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To John and Amelia (Fehleisen) Theilmann seven children were born, as follows: G. A., assistant superintendent of schools, Jefferson City; Robert H., ranchman, Yuma, Ariz .; Louis, superintendent of schools in Breckenridge, living near Cameron; Dr. Emil, Kansas City; Bertha L., a teacher ; Laura M., a teacher; and Lena, deceased.
Mrs. Theilmann has lived in her present home for the past 55 years. Four rooms of the Theilmann home were built in 1867. When they came to this section the only other families then living in the neighborhood were the Houghtons and the Carters.
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Mrs. Theilmann is a very interesting woman. Although she had prac- tically no opportunity to attend school when she was a girl, she can read and write two languages. She came to the United States from Germany when she was six years old. Mrs. Theilmann says she has sheared sheep, spun yarn, and knit stockings for her family during the pioneer days.
Mr. Theilmann was an active temperance worker. He was industrious, earnest and sincere. He merited the high regard in which he was held by the community.
J. K. McBeath, a well-known farmer and stockman of Kidder Town- ship, was born March 7, 1851, in Wayne County, Ky., the son of Robert S. and Mary Jane (Kerr) McBeath.
Robert S. McBeath and his wife were both natives of Kentucky. After their marriage they remained in Kentucky for several years, coming to Missouri in 1856. They settled on a farm in Clinton County, and later moved near Mirabile, where J. K., the subject of this sketch, was reared. Mr. McBeath died in 1863, and his wife died in 1887. They are buried in Morris Cemetery, between Kingston and Mirabile. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Beath were the parents of six children, as follows: J. K., the subject of this sketch; A. W., living in Hamilton; Elizabeth J., deceased; Catherine Rhea, the wife of Charles Rhea, living in Kingston, a sketch of whom appears in this volume; John B., living in Mirabile Township; and Robert S., farmer, living in Hamilton Township.
J. K. McBeath received his education in the district schools. He was 12 years old at the time of his father's death, and being the oldest child in the family was forced to help in the support of his brothers and sisters. Mr. McBeath lived on the home place until he was 30 years of age, and in 1889 purchased his present farm of 80 acres, which is located six miles southwest of Kidder. The farm has excellent improvements and shows the effect of Mr. McBeath's practical methods.
Mr. McBeath was married Oct. 16, 1887, to Elvie Hudson, a daughter of Richard L. and Sarah (Boroff) Hudson, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are the parents of the following chil- dren: Mrs. McBeath; Mrs. Lurena Martine, deceased; Hawlye, living in Omaha, Neb .; Hayes, deceased; Mrs. Olivia Bonar, living in Cameron ; and Gretta, died in infancy. Mrs. McBeath attended the Far West school and Kidder Institute, being in the first class ever attending the latter school after it became known as Kidder Institute. She taught school for one year before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. McBeath have the following
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children : Melvin R., at home; Edna M .. died in 1918, at the age of 29 years; and R. William, a sketch of whom appears in this volume, operating a store at Kerr.
Mr. McBeath has served on the township board for four years, and has been a school director for many years. At one time he was a director on the telephone board. Mr. McBeath is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and Mrs. McBeath belong to the Methodist Church. He is a progressive type of man, a good farmer and stockman, and a successful manager.
Martin W. Haddon, a prominent farmer and stockman of Kidder Township, was born Oct. 30, 1869, on the farm where he now resides, the son of Valentine and Nancy (Turner) Haddon.
Valentine Haddon was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, nine miles west of Zanesville, Feb. 14, 1819, and died in 1901. His wife was a native of Ohio, and died in 1871. The Haddon family moved from Ohio to Indiana, and from there to Missouri in 1865, settling on the farm now owned by Martin W. Haddon, the subject of this sketch. At that time there were no other houses between the Haddon log cabin and Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Haddon were the parents of seven children, as follows: Mary, the widow of Ed Sheets; Lavina, the widow of Abe Parks, living in California ; Sarah, the wife of John N. Wyckoff, living in Kansas City; Malissa, the wife of James McBride, Kidder; Amanda, the widow of Charles D. Mc- Bride, Los Angeles, Calif .; Arminda, Los Angeles, Calif .; and Martin W., the subject of this sketch.
Martin W. Haddon was reared on the farm where he now lives and received his education in the district schools, and also attended Kidder Institute for one year. He has always been a farmer, and has been suc- cessful. The Haddon farm is located six miles southwest of Kidder, and contains 125 acres of well improved land. There is a good residence on the place and the improvements were all made in 1914. Mr. Haddon does general farming and is a widely known breeder of Shorthorn cattle, Spotted Poland-China hogs, and Plymouth Rock poultry. One small building on the land, used for a woodshed, was built over 50 years ago and was used as a smokehouse.
On Dec. 19, 1901, Mr. Haddon married Ellen Mercer, a native of Pulaski County, Kentucky, and the daughter of Frisbie and Rebecca (Stigall) Mercer. Mr. Mercer was born Nov. 10, 1841, in Wayne County, Kentucky, and died March 13, 1919. His wife now lives at Somerset, Ky.,
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and is 79 years of age. Mr. Mercer was a veteran of the Civil War. They were the parents of three children, as follows: Ollie, the widow of David Rankin, Danville, Ky .; Otho, Somerset, Ky .; and Mrs. Haddon. In 1899 Mrs. Haddon came to Missouri and taught school for two years before her marriage. She had taught school in Kentucky for ten years before com- ing to Missouri. To Martin W. and Ellen (Mercer) Haddon two children have been born: Pansy May, a teacher in the Turkey Creek school, near Breckenridge; and John Frisbie, at home. Miss Haddon was graduated from Missouri Wesleyan College in the class of 1921.
Mr. Haddon is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Cameron. The Haddons are well known in Caldwell County and are highly regarded among their many friends and acquaintances.
Hon. Willard Freeman Blair, a progressive business man and prom- inent citizen of Caldwell County, was born Jan. 26, 1846, in Hillsdale County, Michigan, the son of Freeman and Melvina Eliza (Shedd) Blair.
Freeman Blair was born in 1810 in Vermont, and his wife was a native of New York. They were married in Genesee County, New York, and moved to Michigan in 1831, where Mr. Blair purchased land for $1.25 per acre. Mrs. Blair died in 1862, and her husband died Feb. 6, 1883. While living in Michigan, Mr. Blair, Sr., taught school for about 14 years, and also operated his farm. He came to Breckenridge just one week before his death. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Blair were the parents of the following children: Josephine, deceased, was the wife of E. Humphrey; Freeman S., deceased; and Willard F., the subject of this sketch.
Willard F. Blair was educated in the public schools of Michigan. He taught school for six years, and also operated his farm at the same time. In 1868 Mr. Blair moved to Caldwell County, settling on a farm in Fair- view Township, which he has since owned. He and Mrs. Blair own 440 acres of well improved land, and a fine residence in Breckenridge, where he lives. Mr. Blair was elected to the Missouri Legislature in the forty- first and forty-third assemblies, serving four years under Governors Folk and Dockery. He has served as township trustee and assessor of Fairview Township, and also has been identified with the schools of the county as an officer.
On March 31, 1875, Mr. Blair married Olive Elizabeth Waldo, a daughter of Asel and Aurelia A. (McNutt) Waldo. Both Mr. and Mrs. Waldo were natives of Ohio. They moved to Wisconsin in 1848, and to Missouri in 1869, where Tr. Waldo became a leading farmer of Caldwell
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County. He died in Breckenridge in 1909, and his wife died in 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Waldo were th parents of three children, as follows: Theo- dore, deceased; Louise, the wife of J. N. Chapman, Breckenridge; and Mrs. Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Blair have five children, as follows: Helen Malvina, the wife of Fred Goodnow, Cowgill; Angeline Louise, at home; Vashti, the wife of R. H. Moorehouse, Florence, Ariz .; Olive, the wife of Carl H. Rogers, California; and Willard McNutt, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Blair have nine grandchildren.
For many years Mr. Blair has been a director and the secretary of the Breckenridge Savings Bank. He is a man who is highly esteemed in the community, and a reliable and substantial citizen of Breckenridge.
Judge J. N. Chapman, who has served as county judge of Caldwell County for eight years, is a valuable citizen. He was born July 31, 1846, in Ontario, Canada, the son of Benjamin H. and Mary (Pepper) Chapman.
Benjamin H. Chapman was a native of Ireland, as also was his wife. After coming to this country they settled in Wisconsin. They are both deceased.
Judge J. N. Chapman came to Missouri in 1869, after having spent his boyhood in Wisconsin, where he was educated. He settled in Fair- view Township, Caldwell County, and worked on a farm for three years at $16.75 per month. Later Judge Chapman purchased half interest in a 240-acre farm, which was bought for $13.00 per acre. In 1919 he sold the farm for $125.00 per acre. Judge Chapman still owns three farms in the county, each consisting of 80 acres. In 1907 he moved from Fairview Township, after which he toured the Northwest and Canada before set- tling in Breckenridge, where he now lives. In 1921 Judge Chapman drove through Yellowstone Park and ten states by automobile, doing the driving himself.
Judge Chapman was elected presiding judge on the Republican ticket, while he was living in Fairview Township, and re-elected, serving eight years. He has been the only man in Caldwell County to serve that length of time. During his term of office the Court House was completed. Every bit of construction work, done during his office, was given the best of attention, and Judge Chapman proved capable and dependable in all in- stances.
Judge Chapman was married Oct. 24, 1872, to Louisa Waldo, a daugh- ter of Asel and Angelina (McNutt) Waldo, both deceased. Mrs. Chapman has one sister, Mrs. Willard F. Blair, of Breckenridge. Mr. and Mrs. Chap-
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man have three children, as follows: Elizabeth, the wife of C. F. Morse, living in El Paso, Texas; W. W., farmer and stockman of Braymer, mar- ried Alta Proctor; and Asel Benjamin, living in Madison County. Asel B. Chapman is a graduate of Missouri University, where he took a four-year course in agriculture. He then went to El Paso, Texas, where he re- mained until his enlistment in the World War. He trained in San Antonio, Texas, and was commissioned first lieutenant. Later Mr. Chapman volun- teered for the aerial service and was sent to Detroit, Mich., and overseas with the 829th Aviation Squadron, of which he had command. He was in France for more than a year and returned in the fall of 1919. Mr. Chapman married Rowena Bothwell, a native of Breckenridge.
Judge Chapman is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Breckenridge. He is one of the far-sighted and excellent citizens of Caldwell County.
Jesse Ream, known throughout Caldwell County as a successful farmer and stockman, was born on the farm where he now resides, March 18, 1878, the son of Adam and Jane (Leeper) Ream.
Adam Ream was born in Ohio in 1854. He came to Caldwell County in 1867, settling in Kidder Township. He is the son of Conrad Ream, deceased. Mr. Ream lived on the home place in Kidder Township until 1917, when he located in California. Jane (Leeper) Ream died Nov. 25, 1915, and is buried in Kidder. Mr. and Mrs. Ream were the parents of four children, as follows: Mrs. Vinnie Henry, living in California ; Jesse, the subject of this sketch; and Wesley, living on part of the home farm. In 1919 Adam Ream married Sybil (Leeper) Shaw, the widow of John Shaw, and the sister of his first wife.
Jesse Ream was reared on the farm and attended the district schools. He also attended Kidder Institute for two years. He now operates the old home place, where he has lived during his entire life. The farm con- tains 200 acres of land, and is located one and one-half miles south of Kidder. It is well improved and is among the finest stock farms in the county. Mr. Ream has been very successful in his agricultural pursuits and is widely known throughout Caldwell County.
Mr. Ream was married on Dec. 25, 1902, to Ida Ellen Broadwater, a native of Maryland, and the daughter of Perry Broadwater. Mrs. Broad- water is deceased, and her husband lives in Maryland. To Jesse and Ida Ellen (Broadwater) Ream five children have been born, as follows: Myrtle Jane, Mary Ellen, Helen Frances, Gerald Glenwood, and Jesse Maurice.
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The original farm of 240 acres owned by Conrad and Adam Ream was entered in 40-acre tracts by the Mormons, and had changed hands several times before the Ream family purchased it.
Jesse Ream has served as a school director for a number of years and is now clerk of the board. Mr. Ream is one of the dependable citizens of Caldwell County.
Thomas J. Shinn. James Shinn, grandfather of Thomas Shinn, was a native of England, came to America when a boy in the 18th century, and settled in New Jersey where he engaged in the lumber and real estate business, being highly successful, leaving at his death $60,000 to each one of his children. One son was Ezra Shinn, member of the firm Shinn, Kissam & Cooper, a large mercantile house, Philadelphia. They pros- pered until the War of 1812. Shinn went to serve his country and upon his return found himself stripped of everything, but his good name. Stephen Girard furnished the endorsement that put Ezra Shinn back on the road to success. Later he moved to Ohio, where he died in 1864. He had 12 children. Two of his sons came to Clinton County, Thomas J. and Ezra Worley Shinn.
Thomas Shinn, the subject of this sketch, was born Aug. 17, 1835, near Dayton, Ohio, and died near Lathrop, Mo., Oct. 25, 1898, in the 64th year of his age. His wife, who was Miss Adaline Stonum, and his daugh- ter, Mrs. S. L. Stuckey, still survive. Mr. Shinn was a methodical man and had kept dairys from his school days, notes of travel, essays, verse and reflection, military forms from the war days and accounts, and then of minor happenings. These records had been treasured by the wife, and the grateful daughter gathered them up, persued them, made notes enjoying over again life with her father on the farm, and going again her own Western trip with the dairy of 1859.
When Thomas Shinn was 13 years old his family settled near Carlisle, Ohio. At 19, he wrote interestingly of his preparation to enter Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1854. He writes of his trip to Yellow Springs. He attended Indiana University at Bloomington, 1855 and 1856. April 1, 1856, he left Taylorville, Ind., for Mirabile, Mo. He boarded the steam boat High Flyer at Louisville, Ky., to St. Louis, then boarded the steamer Emigrant, came to Camden, thence to Rich- mond, Ray County, then on to Mirabile.
His brother married March 3, 1858, and T. J. went on a visit back to the scenes of his childhood. Returning, he started West, April 19,
THOMAS J. SHINN
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1859. He crossed the Missouri River at Weston and they left Leaven- worth April 25, 1859, following the lure of gold and travel. Their first camp was upon Stranger Creek, and they followed the military road to Fort Riley. They shot rabbits, antelope, sage hens, ducks, and grizzley bear were seen after leaving Denver. From Fort Riley they took the ex- press road to Denver. Indians caused no trouble except by begging for food. They passed through hunting grounds of Pottowatomies, Dela- wares, Pawnees, Cheyennes, Sioux, Arapahos and Kiowas. "Denver City" consisted of about 50 log huts. They pressed on toward the Golden Gate. June 20th they camped near Boulder City at the foot of Rockey Moun- tains.
The company included John Morgan, Wm. Elliott, Henry York, Adam Hank, James Woodlock, John Sprague, Wm. R. Rutter, John Atkins, Joseph B. Lockey, M. H. Ferguson and family (wife and three children). Elliott had a wife and two children, making 18 in the party. July 27 they en- tered the first canyon leading to Salt Lake City. Two days later they crossed the largest and steepest mountain on the road. They attended Sunday services at the Tabernacle, Salt Lake and heard Brigham Young preach. August 24th, four months out from Missouri, they reached Humbolt River, and five days later the first mail station on the California road. Traveled 300 miles down Humbolt River to Lawson's Meadows. Camped September 22 on Summit Range of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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Upon his return he passed through Woodbridge to Stockton, then on to San Francisco, where he bought a "through ticket" to New York for $128.25 and left Oct. 11, 1861. Reached New York, Nov. 2, 1861, and then proceeded to Ohio. He came back to Missouri, bought 80 acres of land in Clinton County on Crooked River, east of Lathrop, from his brother, E. W. Shinn.
Then the Civil War came and he enlisted in 6th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, in 1861, and was commissioned second lieutenant, March 20th, 1862. Mustered out as second lieutenant Company C, 6th Cavalry, at Camp Springfield, Ill. He was appointed first lieutenant Company D, 13th Cavalry, Missouri Volunteers, Sept. 13, 1864, Camp Fort Dodge, Kan. Mustered in upon same to take effect Sept. 19, 1864. He marched from Ft. Riley, Kan., Dec. 11, 1865 to Ft. Leavenworth, where he was mustered out Jan. 11, 1866. For two months afterward he visited in Missouri and Illinois. He returned again to Clinton County and hauled the material for the house still standing on the Shinn farm near Crooked River.
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He kept the dairy from 1854 until Aug. 31, 1898, his last entry: "Not feeling well." He fell esleep on his farm on Pennsylvania Ave., near Lath- rop to which he had removed.
Thomas J. Shinn was married Oct. 16, 1866, to Adeline Stonum, and to this union one child was born, Lulu May, the wife of S. L. Stuckey. Mr. and Mrs. Stuckey have one daughter, May, the wife of Robert Har- rington, who is connected with the Lathrop Bank, with Mr. Stuckey.
Mrs. Shinn is the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Rockholt) Stonum, the former a native of Virginia and the latter a native of Ten- nessee. The Stonum family came to Missouri during the early days, and settled on a farm near Lathrop. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stonum were the parents of the following children: John, deceased; Louise, deceased; Susan, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; James, farmer, residing near Lath- rop; George, deceased; Mrs. Shinn; Thomas, deceased; and Joseph, de- ceased. Mr. Stonum died in 1850 and left Mrs. Stonum with a large family to take care of. She sold a number of slaves, which they had owned, and in this way was able to obtain some money. She died in 1868. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stonum are buried in the Lathrop Cemetery. They were members of the Christian Church.
Frank M. Otto, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Kingston Town- ship, is the owner of 670 acres of well improved land. He was born Oct. 4, 1872, in Winston, Daviess County, the son of A. D. and Mary (Ball- man) Otto, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
Frank M. Otto was reared on his father's farm and attended the dis- trict schools. He has followed farming and stock raising during his entire life, and has met with marked success. In 1898 Mr. Otto moved to his present farm, which is located two miles northwest of Kingston. He rebuilt the residence in 1919, a fine two-story building, with concrete porch. It is one of the attractive homes of Kingston Township. Mr. Otto's farm is well equipped and modern. He is a widely. known breeder of high-grade cattle, and is also a feeder of stock. About one-half of his 670 acres of land is in pasture.
On Jan. 17, 1897, Mr. Otto married Clara Scott, a native of Topeka, Kan., and a daughter of Andy Scott. His wife is deceased, and Mr. Scott still lives in Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Otto died May 17, 1910, at the age of 33 years, leaving four children: Clarence, at home; Lola, the wife of Philip Hogan, St. Joseph; Edith, at home; and Lottie May, at home. On Oct. 16, 1912, Mr. Otto married Mrs. Della Murphy, the widow of Charles Mur-
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phy. To this union one son has been born, Truman Otto. By her first marriage Mrs. Otto had one son, Harold Murphy.
Mr. Otto is one of the successful men of affairs of Kingston Town- ship, and Caldwell County. He is a public spirited and progressive man.
A. E. Miller, owner of the Breckenridge Oil and Supply Company, is a progressive business man of Breckenridge. He was born Nov. 16, 1848, in Albany, N. Y., the son of John L. and Mary E. (Calhoun) Miller.
John L. Miller was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. After his marriage he lived in Albany, N. Y., for several years, later moving to Shelby County, Missouri, in 1857. In 1870 the Millers moved to Caldwell County and set- tled one and one-half miles south of Breckenridge. Mr. Miller was a trader in farms and stock, and was widely known. He later moved to Washington County, Kan., built a large hotel in Clifton, which he oper- ated for a few years, after which he engaged in the furniture and under- taking business. While living in Clifton, Kan., Mrs. Miller died, and her husband later moved to Greenleaf, Kan., where he remained until the time of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were the parents of the following children: Levinia, deceased; A. E., the subject of this sketch; George C., living in Colorado; Minnie, deceased; John H., further mention of whom is made below; Robert Bruce, Kansas City, Mo .; and Agnes C., deceased.
A. E. Miller was reared in Shelby County and attended the district schools. With the exception of seven years spent in Kansas, Mr. Miller has lived in Caldwell County. He farmed for 26 years on land west of Breckenridge, near Nettleton. Mr. Miller engaged in the grain business for seven years in Kansas, and while there purchased a farm, which he later sold. He operated a grocery store in Leavenworth, Kan., for one year.
On Nov. 20, 1920, Mr. Miller organized the Breckenridge Oil and Supply Company, which he now operates with his son, G. C. Miller. The company handles oil on a wholesale scale, and has stations in Braymer, Nettleton, Breckenridge, Moorsville, Utica and Lock Springs. Mr. Miller also owns and manages the Ford automobile service station in Brecken- ridge. He has established an extensive and rapidly growing business.
When he was 24 years of age, Mr. Miller married Elizabeth Ward, a native of Breckenridge, and they have the following children: Mrs. Eliza- beth Christianson, living in Moorsville; William John, coal operator, Bur- lingame, Kan .; George C., in business with his father; May, at home; Frank, farmer, Nettleton; and Mrs. Pearl Bryant, living near Nettleton.
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John H. Miller, a brother of A. E. Miller, is one of the largest oil jobbers and refiners in this part of the country. He owns one of the biggest oil refiners in Wichita Falls, Texas, which has an output of 4,000 barrels of oil a day. He is also the owner of the Humboldt, Kan., plant, which has a capacity of 1,000 barrels per day.
A. E. Miller is one of the leading citizens of Breckenridge. He has the esteem of the residents, as well as those of the surrounding territory, and stands high in the community.
R. A. Shaver, a prominent farmer of Concord Township, is a native of Clinton County. He was born Jan. 28, 1872, the son of Albert and Mary (Morgan) Shaver. Albert Shaver was born in Clay County, and his wife is a native of Clinton County. Mr. Shaver was engaged in farming near Plattsburg during his entire life. He died in 1880, and his widow is now residing in Plattsburg. They were the parents of two children: R. A., the subject of this sketch; and Lydia, deceased, was the wife of John B. Scott.
R. A. Shaver has always lived in Clinton County. He was educated in the public schools and also attended Plattsburg College. He then engaged in farming and stock raising, and has become one of the leading and most successful stockmen of the county. Mr. Shaver and wife own 1,280 acres of land, which is located southeast of Plattsburg. He resides in Platts- burg, having built a fine residence in the south part of town in 1902.
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