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1875, and is buried at Fairview Church. Mr. Porter later married Mary Thornhill, who still lives on the home place. To William S. and Mary (Nicholson) Porter four children were born, two of whom died in infancy. The remaining two are Camp B., the subject of this sketch, and Gertrude, the wife of Sidney Gray, Turney. By his second marriage William S. Porter had six children, as follows: John W., Concordia, Kan .; Mrs. Min- nie Winstead, Perrin; Mrs. Julia Plummer, Turney ; Macie Porter, at home ; Allie Porter, at home; and Longfield, at Keystone.
Camp B. Porter was reared in Clinton County, where he remained until the age of 18 years. He was educated in the district schools near Plattsburg. Mr. Porter moved to his present farm in Platte Township, Clinton County, in 1898, which he purchased from Mrs. Maude O'Neal. The farm contains 210 acres of good farm land and is located four miles northwest of Turney. Mr. Porter has a fine residence and good farm buildings. He raises high-grade stock, and is successful.
On Jan. 27, 1891, Camp B. Porter married Minnie Thornhill, a daugh- ter of Winfield and Eliza (Brown) Thornhill, both deceased. To this union four children have been born, as follows: Lovie, the wife of Elvin J. Smith, Plattsburg; Floy, the wife of Floyd Johnson, Turney ; Camp, mar- ried Flossie Althouse, Turney ; and Virginia, at home.
Mr. Porter is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America at Plattsburg. He is an enterprising citizen, and deserving of the success he has had.
Lewis Quell, proprietor of Twin Cedar Farm, in Platte Township, is a well-known and progressive farmer and stockman. He was born Sept. 4, 1865, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph and Augusta (Smith) Quell.
Joseph Quell was a native of Germany, born Jan. 6, 1831. In 1850 he came to the United States, landing in Baltimore, Md. He settled at Potts- ville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where he worked at the carpenter trade, and also in the mines. During the Civil War he served for three months with the Pennsylvania troops. In 1870 Mr. Quell came to Clinton County, purchasing 80 acres of land in Platte Township, where his son now lives. At one time Mr. Quell owned 280 acres of land. He improved his farm, set out trees, and built a good residence and barns. As a stock- man, Mr. Quell was successful. He died Oct. 13, 1889, and his wife, also a native of Germany, died in 1901. They are buried in the Catholic Ceme- tery of Cameron. To Joseph and August (Smith) Quell the following
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children were born: Josephine, the wife of John Preston, King City; John, King City; George, married Mary Geymer, Kansas City; Lewis, the subject of this sketch; and Joseph, deceased.
Lewis Quell was reared and educated in Clinton County, attending the Harber and Pleasant Hill district schools. He has followed farming and stock raising during his entire life, now owning the home place, and 75 acres or land at West Keystone. Mr. Quell rents the farm at Key- stone, and has a tenant house there. His home is located one mile north of Keystone. It is one of the attractive stock farms of the township. Mr. Quell has been a prominent breeder of Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China hogs for the past 10 years.
Mr. Quell was married Oct. 10, 1894, to Josephine Geymer, a daughter of John and Madeline (Baker) Geymer, both natives of Belgium. Mrs. Quell was born in Illinois. To Lewis and Josephine (Geymer) Quell six children have been born, as follows: Irene Elizabeth, the wife of John P. Broderick, Jr., Perrin; Helen Margaret, a graduate of the Cameron High School, the wife of Walter L. Powell, Plattsburg; Koleta Kathryn, the wife of William F. Gross, living near Osborn, DeKalb County; Marie Josephine, at home, a student in art at Missouri Wesleyan College; Harold Lewis, born Sept. 2, 1902, was accidentally drowned June 25, 1917; Made- line Augusta, at home. Harold and Madeline Quell were the youngest eighth grade graduates in the county, Harold having graduated at the age of 14 years, and Madeline at the age of 12 years.
Mr. Quell has been a member of the school board for 25 years, and has served from Platte Township, Clinton County, on the Democratic County Central Committee for the past two years. He has never been desirous of holding any office. Mr. Quell is a member of the Knights of Columbus of Cameron. He is one of the reliable and progressive citizens of the county, energetic and far-sighted in his methods of business and dependable in his dealings.
J. Hall Anderson, who is now living in Perrin, has been identified with the interests of Clinton County since boyhood. He was born in Platte Township, Clinton County, April 9, 1859, the son of John H. and Zerilda (Hall) Anderson.
John H. Anderson and his wife were both natives of Jackson County, Tennessee. They were married in Tennessee, and in 1852 came to Mis- souri, by oxen team and wagon, settling for a short time in Concord Town- ship, Clinton County. They later purchased 160 acres of land in Platte
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Township, Clinton County, at 121/2 cents per acre, which Mr. Anderson farmed for many years. The log cabin, which he built, was torn down in 1920, and the property is now owned by J. E. Shoemaker. Mr. Anderson died Jan. 25, 1895, and his wife died in 1865. They are both buried at Old Log Church. They were members of the Christian Church, Mr. Anderson being an elder and one of the organizers of the church. To John H. and Zerilda (Hall) Anderson the following children were born: M. M., resides in Cameron; J. Hall, the subject of this sketch; Permelia, the widow of John Rigg, St. Joseph; Laura, the widow of F. E. Brown, Lathrop; Sallie B., the wife of F. M. Lollar, residing near Osborn; W. H., deceased; Mary, deceased; Hartha, deceased, was the wife of Lysias Simms; Eliza, de- ceased, was the wife of W. N. Porter.
J. Hall Anderson was reared on his father's farm, in Platte Township, and attended Fairview district school. He has lived in Clinton County during his entire life, and has spent 62 years of it in Platte Township. In 1909 Mr. Anderson retired from his farm and moved to Perrin, where he now resides. He was one of Clinton County's most prominent and successful farmers and stockmen. Since coming to Perrin, Mr. Anderson has served as clerk for Henry Fulkerson for five years.
On Dec. 27, 1880, Mr. Anderson married Virginia A. Creed, a daughter of Austin and Missouri Creed. Mr. Creed is deceased, and is buried at Old Stony Point Church. His widow now resides with her children, and was 90 years of age on April 26, 1922. To Hall and Virginia A. (Creed) Anderson two children have been born, as follows: Josie, the wife of J. C. Simms, Plattsburg; and Mary, deceased, was the wife of W. S. Burr. She died at the age of 22 years. Mr. and Mrs. Simms have two children, William Hall and Virginia Ray.
Mr. Anderson is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America of Plattsburg. He is one of the highly respected and dependable citizens of his township and county.
Bennett B. King, the popular and efficient agent at Braley for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad, was born April 29, 1852, in Leonardtown, St. Marys County, Maryland, the son of George S. and Mariah King. George S. King was one of the incorporators of the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad, which was formerly known as the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad. At one time he was probate judge of Labette County, Kansas, and at the time of his death Mr. King was practicing law
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in Oswego, Kan., where he was prosecuting attorney. His wife died in , Leonardtown, Md.
Bennett B. King was educated at St. Michael's College, in Toronto, Canada. In 1869 he assisted in the surveying for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad, and remained with the company until 1872. He then returned to Quincy, and was connected in business with a construc- tion company there. Mr. King returned to Canada where he took a busi- ness course for two years. He returned to Quincy and worked with the railroad as a brakeman. Four years later he lost his foot while in the service of the railroad, and since that time has been employed as station agent. His first station was Hurdland, then Galt, where he remained for 25 years. He then went with the Milwaukee Railway Company, where he remained for three years. Since 1907 Mr. King has been located in Brimson and Braley, having come to Braley in 1914. He is subject to pension since May, 1922, but his time for actual service has been extended as long as he will be able to pass physical examination.
In 1876 Mr. King was married in Leonardtown, Md., to Henriette Wise, now deceased. She was drowned while crossing a creek at Brimson in 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett B. King were the parents of two children: Charlie, married Ruby Ripley, Columbus Junction, Iowa; and Susie, the wife of John Cope, section foreman at Braley. Charles King is employed by the Rock Island Railroad, and has been in the railroad business since he was 15 years old. He has one daughter, De Etta King, who is a mem- ber of the Follies, Electric Park, Kansas City, during the summer. In the winter season she is with the Orpheum Circuit.
Mr. King belongs to the Knights of Columbus of St. Joseph, and the Modern Woodmen of America at Plattsburg. He also is a member of the Telegraphers' Mutual Association No. 37. Mr. King is a substantial citizen and deservedly stands high in the estimation of his friends and acquaintances.
J. S. J. Swearingen, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Platte Town- ship, who is well known as a successful breeder of high-grade stock, is a native of Clinton County. He was born Sept. 10, 1863, the son of Rev. Obed and Mary (Key) Swearingen.
Rev. Obed Swearingen was born in 1829, in Howard County, the son of Col. Obed and Sophia (Shipp) Swearingen. Col. Obed Swearingen pioneer settlers of Howard County in 1815, and later moved to Platte was born in 1800 in Kentucky, and his wife was born in 1797. They were
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County in 1840, and to Clinton County in 1852. Colonel Swearingen served in the Black Hawk War, and lived in Concord Township, Clinton County, during the days of the Civil War. He was a Southern sympa- thizer. His son, Thomas Swearingen, was a colonel of the home militia, stationed at Plattsburg, and a Union man. When his regiment was short of corn for their horses, Col. Thomas Swearingen though his father should contribute corn to the army, as he had a surplus, so he sent soldiers with teams and wagons to get a supply of corn. When Col. Obed Swearingen read the paper, he told the men to go ahead to the corn cribs and take as much of the corn as they needed, saying: "Take all of Colonel Swearin- gen's corn you want." They took corn which belonged to Col. Thomas Swearingen, instead of his father's, and for some time Col. Thomas Swear- ingen thought it was his father who had contributed to the needs of the army. Col. Obed Swearingen died in 1875, and his wife died in 1852. They are buried in Log Church Cemetery.
Rev. Obed Swearingen, the father of J. S. J. Swearingen, came to Clinton County in 1852 with his father. He was married in 1850 to Mary Key, and to this union 15 children were born, as follows: Chloe Ellen, de- ceased; Louisa J. McDole; James T., North Dakota; Marion W., North Dakota ; Minerva C. Wood, St. Joseph; J. S. J., the subject of this sketch ; Mary Lee Stephenson, Stanberry ; Hattie Hansel, Maysville; Sophie Puddy- foote, St. Joseph; Charles M., married Miss Smith, killed on the Wabash Railroad near Lexington Junction; Orpha Myrtle Dunn, Pueblo, Colo .; the others died in infancy. Rev. Obed Swearingen, some time after his first wife's death, married Louisa Trotter, in 1874, and to this union the following children were born: Maggie Brown, Pueblo, Colo .; George W., St. Joseph; Rev. Van Swearingen, minister of the Methodist Church, South, at Guilford; Albert J., King City ; and Lucy, died in infancy.
J. S. J. Swearingen was reared in Clinton County, and received his education at Old Log Church schoolhouse. He has made his home in this county since birth, and for the past 13 years on his present farm, which is located one mile east of Braley. Mr. Swearingen owns 159 acres. His farm is one of the attractive stock farms of the county, and he has fine buildings. It was formerly owned by John Chapman, who came to Clinton County in 1868.
On Jan. 20, 1892, J. S. J. Swearingen married Anna M. Chapman, a daughter of John and Mary Chapman. Mr. Chapman was a native of Ohio, born in 1835. He died March 28, 1917, in Cameron, and his widow
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died May 8, 1920, at St. Joseph. They are both buried at Perrin Ceme- tery. To J. S. J. and Anna (Chapman) Swearingen 10 children have been born, as follows: Lee, married Ernestine Trice, Cameron; Gus, married Hazel Word, Perrin; Eula, at home; Paul, married Mary Creed, Perrin; Fay, the wife of Lloyd Sebby, Osborn; Murl, at home; Thomas, at home; Anna Belle, at home; Naomi, at home; and one died in infancy. Mrs. Swearingen's father was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted from Wells County, Indiana. He served nine months, and was wounded.
Mr. Swearingen is one of the successful men of affairs of Platte Town- ship and Clinton County, and is public spirited and progressive.
Thomas Fitzgerald, a prominent farmer and stockman of Lafayette Township, and the owner of 640 acres of well improved land, is an excel- lent citizen. He was born in County Limerick, Ireland, May 24, 1848, the son of Cornelius and Johanna (O'Brien) Fitzgerald.
Cornelius Fitzgerald came to the United States from Ireland in 1860, and settled in New York. His wife came to this country one year later. Mr. Fitzgerald died in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1863, and his wife later moved to Ohio, where she remained until 1881, when she came to Missouri, set- tling in Lafayette Township, Clinton County, where she lived with her son, Thomas. Mrs. Fitzgerald died at the home of her son, Thomas, in 1901, at the age of 80 years. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald were the parents of five children, as follows: Margaret, the wife of Thomas Murphy, both deceased; Johanna, the widow of Richard Collopy, Springfield, Ohio; Thomas, the subject of this sketch; Catherine, the wife of John Collopy, Washington Court House, Ohio; and Lizzie, who died at the age of seven years in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thomas Fitzgerald was educated in the schools of Ireland and came to the United States with his mother when 13 years of age. He has worked from boyhood, working for as little as twenty-five cents per week in New York. Mr. Fitzgerald worked at all kinds of menial labor, and while living in New York, worked for five dollars per month on a farm in Long Island. On March 2, 1866, he enlisted in the army and served for three years as a regular and was discharged as a corporal. Mr. Fitz- gerald did guard duty in Washington, D. C., for nine months, guarding the White House for three weeks. On Jan. 7, 1867, he was ordered to Fort Sedgwick to guard the Union Pacific Railroad, then under construc- tion and camped near there that winter. Mr. Fitzgerald was discharged from service in 1869, and then returned to Ohio. He rented land, and en-
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gaged in farming, later purchasing 50 acres in Ohio. In 1881, Mr. Fitz- gerald came to Missouri, and purchased 120 acres of land in Platte Town- ship, Clinton County, which he later sold to Michael Downey. He then purchased 80 acres, four miles west of Plattsburg, which he traded for 200 acres south of Perrin. Mr. Fitzgerald then sold this land to Dennis Connor and John Lawler, after which he purchased his present farm. He owns 640 acres of land, and has two sets of improvements. Mr. Fitz- gerald rents most of his land. He has handled high grade cattle and hogs. His residence is three and one-quarter miles southwest of Hemple.
In 1872, Mr. Fitzgerald married Miss Mary Ann Fitzsimmons, who died March 16, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald were the parents of seven Children, as follows: Mary, the wife of Hugh McLarney, Clinton County ; Johanna, the wife of Dennis O'Connor, DeKalb County ; Cornelius Patrick, married Elizabeth Digenan, Clinton County; Margaret, at home with her father; Elizabeth, the wife of Arthur Grier, Lafayette Township, Clin- ton County; Agnes, the wife of Jesse McPhee, living in Colorado; and Thomas, at home: Mr. Fitzgerald has 33 living grandchildren.
Mr. Fitzgerald has been candidate for representative in the primaries at two different times. He is a Democrat. He served as first presi- dent of the Anti-Saloon League of Clinton County, and has taken an active interest in temperance work, as he has always believed in prohibition. Mr. Fitzgerald served as first president of the Clinton County Mutual Tele- phone Company for two years. He is now president of The Bank of Hemple, having been one of its organizers. He also was an organizer of The Bank of Easton, Mo., of which he was a director, and the Buchanan County Fair at Easton. Mr. Fitzgerald has lived in Clinton County for 41 years, and 31 years on the same farm.
Mr. Fitzgerald has always been active in the interest of public wel- fare. school work, and anything to benefit his community. He is a public spirited and progressive citizen, and his family are prominent and well liked throughout the township and county.
J. M. Lewis, a progressive and enterprising farmer and stockman of Lafayette Township, is a native of Clinton County. He was born in Atchi- son Township, March 25, 1858, the son of John and Mary Ann (Baum- garner) Lewis.
John Lewis was born in Wales in 1824, and his wife was born in Ohio in 1826. After their marriage they came to Clinton County, in about 1845, and settled in Atchison Township. Mr. Lewis purchased 480 acres
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of land, and became a leading farmer and stockman. He remained in Clinton County, until 1886, when he sold his farm to his children and moved to Iowa, where he died in 1901. His wife died in 1882. They are both buried in Plattsburg. Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis were the parents of 12 children, as follows: Sarah Lewis, deceased; Matilda, residing in Kan- sas City; W. L., address unknown; B. F., Breckenridge; Mary, Wichita Falls, Texas; J. M., the subject of this sketch; Maggie, Dallas, Texas; Esther Halferty, Kansas City; Mrs. Rebecca Haptonstall; Eldrado Springs ; Thomas A., deceased; R. J., Weatherford, Okla .; and Dr. Jacob B., deceased.
J. M. Lewis attended the district schools of Clinton County, and Plattsburg College. With the exception of one year, Mr. Lewis has spent his entire life in Clinton County, and 26 years in Lafayette Township. He has lived on his present farm since 1897, and now owns 490 acres of good farm land. Mr. Lewis also owns 160 acres of land in Texas. The Lewis home was formerly the John F. Swope farm, and the residence was built in 1887, but has been greatly remodeled by Mr. Lewis. All other buildings on the land have been built by Mr. Lewis. He is an extensive feeder of stock, and is a breeder of Hereford cattle, Duroc hogs, and Shropshire sheep. Mr. Lewis also raises Plymouth Rock chickens. He is known throughout the county as a successful stockman.
On Feb. 27, 1895, Mr. Lewis married Mary Catherine Swope, a daugh- ter of John F. and Laura A. (Mann) Swope, and to this union one child has been born, Elmer Lewis. He was born Dec. 12, 1895, and is a gradu- ate of Plattsburg High School in the class of 1914. He also spent two years at William Jewell College in Liberty, and is now engaged in farm- ing and stock raising with his father. He is among the wide-awake and energetic young farmers of Clinton County.
The Lewis farm is planted in bluegrass, and contains 175 acres of corn, and 40 acres in oats. Mr. Lewis has always been a man of enter- prise and ambition, and he is a reliable citizen.
Theodore Bauer, manager of the Cameron Co-operative Elevator Asso- ciation, is one of Cameron's leading citizens. He was born June 25, 1881, in DeKalb County, the son of Samuel and Emma (Kemp) Bauer, both natives of Pennsylvania. They reside in Stewartsville, where Mr. Bauer is president of the First National Bank.
Theodore Bauer was reared in DeKalb County, and received his educa- tion in the public schools and the E. E. Gard Commercial School. He then
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followed farming in DeKalb and Clinton counties until April, 1922, when he came to Cameron.
In 1905, Mr. Bauer married Fannie M. Wilson, a native of Stewarts- ville and the daughter of Zachariah and Helen Wilson, both deceased. To Theodore and Fannie M. (Wilson) Bauer three children have been born, as follows: Samuel, Perry, and Robert.
The Cameron Co-operative Elevator Association was organized in December, 1920, and commenced business the following February. Offi- cers are as follows: J. C. McComb, president; George W. Hainline, vice- president; C. E. Knoop, treasurer; and Theodore Bauer, secretary. The directors are: J. B. Estep, Everett Kester, James Montz, and D. G. Groebe. When the company was organized, C. C. Deshon was manager, but he was succeeded by Mr. Bauer in April, 1922. The company was organized under the co-operative laws of Missouri, and has 150 members. Shares of stock are $100.00 each.
The Cameron Co-operative Elevator Association deals in coal, feed, oils, gasoline, sewer pipe, and all farm products. It buys and ships grain, and opertaes a mill for grinding feed. The company occupies one-half a block beside the lease on the railroad right of way. It has an elevator capacity of 12,500 bushels, and the elevators are of concrete construction. The company occupies one warehouse 50x100 feet, and one 24x100 feet. It has the agency for the E. M. Wilhoit Oil Company of Springfield, and delivers throughout the farm districts as well as the city, using large trucks. Capitol stock of the company is $30,000.00, and it has a surplus of 10 per cent. The firm is a member of the United States Grain Growers, Incorporated, and the Missouri Farm Grain Dealers' Association. Mr. Bauer is a director of the latter association.
Mr. Bauer was a delegate to the United States Grain Growers' Asso- ciation, which was held in Chicago, Ill., in March, 1922, representing the third congressional district.
Mr. Bauer is prominent in Clinton County, and he is one of its most progressive and enterprising business men.
James Hugh Scearce, a well known and successful farmer and stock- man of Lafayette Township, and the owner of Poplar Farm, is a native of Clinton County. He was born three and one-half miles west of Platts- burg, Nov. 9, 1883, the son of S. A. and Laura T. (Thompson) Scearce.
S. A. Scearce was born in Clinton County, five miles west of Platts- burg, and his wife was born at Hainesville. They lived on a farm of 185
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acres in Clinton County, where James H., the subject of this sketch, was born. Mr. and Mrs. cearce were the parents of seven children, as follows: Minnie Gordan, Medford, Okla .; Lizzie, Plattsburg; Nannie A. Young, Los Angelus, Calif .; Allen, Plattsburg; James Hugh, the subject of this sketch ; Robert L., Denver Colo .; and Clarence, Plattsburg. Mr. Scearce died in 1907, and his wife died in September, 1910. They are buried at Plattsburg.
James Hugh Scearce was reared on his father's farm and attended Mount Hope School and Plattsburg High School and College. He has always been engaged in farming and stock raising, living on the home farm until 14 years ago, when he purchased his present place in 1912. Mr. Scearce then purchased 100 acres of land, and now owns 200 acres, which is located four miles southeast of Hemple in Lafayette Township. His farm is well improved, with fine buildings. Mr. Scearce specializes in the breeding of Poland China hogs, Shropshire sheep, and also raises poultry. The Scearce farm, known as Poplar Farm, is among the attrac- tive farms of the township, and has good roads surrounding it.
On April 8, 1908, Mr. Scearce married Jessie Delaney, a daughter of W. J. and Mildren (Snodgrass) Delaney. Both Mr. and Mrs. Delaney are natives of Kenutcky. Mr. Delaney came to Clinton County when he was 18 years of age, and his wife came here when she was a child with her parents, John and Lucinda Snodgrass. Mr. and Mrs. Delaney are the parents of four children, as follows: Loretta, deceased; Mrs. Scearce; Ruth, at home; and W. J., Jr., at home. They reside at Delaney Switch, Concord Township, Clinton County. To James Hugh and Jessie (Delaney) Scearce one son has been born, Jasper Hugh, born July 31, 1911. Mrs. Scearce attended the Christian College at Albany for two years.
Mr. Scearce is a reliable and substantial member of his community, a man known for his integrity and progressive ideals.
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