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On Dec. 23, 1869, Mr. Arnote married Elizabeth Green, born in Ten- nessee, July 22, 1848, and the daughter of Rueben B. and Susan (Gar- ber) Green, both natives of Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Green were the par- ents of the following children: Mrs. Arnote; Mary, the widow of Joseph Zimmerman, Polo; John, deceased; Joseph, farmer, Ray County ; James, deceased ; David, deceased; Samuel, deceased; Ellen, died in infancy ; Ira, farmer, living southwest of Polo; and Rose, the wife of Robert M. Cren- shaw, Long Beach, Calif. In the spring of 1853, Mr. Green moved to Missouri from Tennessee and settled on a farm in Knoxville Township, Ray County. He became a prosperous farmer, and has owned as much as 1,500 acres of land. He died in 1914, and his wife died in 1908. They are buried in Bethel Church Cemetery. To John P. and Elizabeth (Green) Arnote six children were born, as follows: a daughter died in infancy; Charles F., born May 8, 1872, died March 9, 1897; Laura May, born Nov. 23, 1875, living at home; Vester C., born March 25, 1878, farmer, living near Polo; Fred, born July 9, 1881, living near Polo; and Richard, born Oct. 3, 1883, farmer, living near Polo. Mrs. Arnote died Sept. 18, 1897, and is buried south of Polo in Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Arnote has two grandchildren: Laurinne, born Dec. 18, 1906; and Doris, born May 1, 1912. They are daughters of Vester C. and wife.
Mr. Arnote is a Democrat and a member of the Christian Union Church. During the Civil War he served with the Missouri Volunteer Militia, in the 4th Provisional Regiment for two years. Mr. Arnote is a substantial member of his community, and a highly esteemed citizen.
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W. S. B. F. Johnson, a prominent farmer and stockman of Brecken- ridge Township, and the owner of 279 acres of well improved land, was born Sept. 10, 1874, in the same township, and is the son of William and Mary (Baker) Johnson.
William Johnson and his wife were both natives of Fayette County, Pa., and were among the early settlers of Breckenridge Township, Cald- well County. Mr. Johnson engaged in farming and stock raising and was the owner of 160 acres of land. He was a well known breeder of high grade stock. During the Civil War, Mr. Johnson enlisted from Pennsyl- vania in Company E, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and was in service for nine months. He died April 20, 1888, and his wife died Dec. 24, 1906. They are buried in Guffey Cemetery, Breckenridge Township. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were the parents of seven children, as follows: Zilpha, the wife of R. H. Bogan, retired farmer, Breckenridge Township; Ava, the wife of Daniel Arnold, merchant, Missouri; Rebecca, the wife of Richard Arnold, merchant, Missouri; John, farmer, living on the home place; Mary, the wife of Ben Sadlier, farmer, Breckenridge Township; W. S. B. F., the subject of this sketch; and Richard, farmer, Kansas.
W. S. B. F. Johnson received his education in the district schools and has always been a farmer. He now owns 279 acres of good farm land in Breckenridge Township, and is among the leading stockmen of the county.
On April 8, 1903, Mr. Johnson married Jeannette Bowers, a native of Gomer Township, Caldwell County, and the daughter of J. F. and Mary Bowers, the former a native of Daviess County and the latter a native of Caldwell County. Mr. and Mrs. Bowers are the parents of the following children: Charity, school teacher, the wife of Frank Arnold, Kansas City; Frank, deceased; Emma, the wife of Sidney Guffey, Breckenridge Township; Mrs. Johnson; Ira, farmer, New York Township. Mr. Bowers owns 320 acres of well improved land and is a leading farmer of Cald- well County. To W. S. B. F. and Jeannette (Bowers) Johnson two chil- dren have been born, as follows: Walter, born March 31, 1904, at home; and Melva, born May 24, 1906, at home.
Mr. Johnson is a Democrat and is a member of the United Brethren Church. He is one of the enterprising farmers and stockmen of his com- munity. He has given much time to the District School and is now serv- ing his eighth year as a member of the local school board, and is a firm advocate of educating the farm children on the farm, and in the
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Rural District School, rather than sending them to town, there to remain for life thereby robbing the country of its best citizens, and the children of the most independent and useful lives God ever gave to mankind.
J. B. Greenawalt, a progressive farmer and stockman of Clinton County, was born Aug. 3, 1855, in DeKalb County, and is the son of A. J. and Nancy Jane (Sloan) Greenawalt.
A. J. Greenawalt was born in 1829 in Kentucky and came to Missouri when he was 18 years of age, being among the first settlers of Clay County. Later, Mr. Greenawalt came to DeKalb County, where he operated a farm of 160 acres for many years. He was a well known stockman and drove his stock to St. Joseph to market, before the time of railroads. Mr. Greenawalt enlisted during the Civil War in the Missouri Volunteer In- fantry and served with General Price, taking part in many battles. Both Mr. and Mrs. Greenawalt are deceased. They were the parents of the following children: Jane, the wife of Benjamin Sturgis, both deceased ; J. B., the subject of this sketch ; James S., deceased; Sarah Elizabeth, de- ceased, was the wife of Daniel Mellon; Christine, deceased; E. P., school teacher, Arkansas; and W. L., merchant, Washington.
J. B. Greenawalt was reared on his father's farm in DeKalb County and attended the district schools. He has always been a farmer, and rented land for the first five years of his work. Mr. Greenawalt now owns 130 acres of good farm land in Lathrop Township, and is a widely known breeder of Shorthorn cattle, Poland China hogs, and other stock. His place is well improved and contains a good watering system.
On Feb. 16, 1879, Mr. Greenawalt married Fanny Lambert, a native of Ray County. To this union four children were born, as follows: Mar- ley, the wife of C. C. Cooper, Kansas City ; J. A., farmer, Rockford Town- ship, Caldwell County; and twins, died in infancy. Mrs. Greenawalt died July 12, 1894, and is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery. Later, Mr. Greenawalt married Mollie Jane Trout, a native of Kentucky, and the daughter of William M. and M. Trout, both natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Greenawalt died Aug. 6, 1913, and is buried in Elmira Cemetery. J. A. Greenawalt, son of J. B. Greenawalt, married Anna Dixon, and they have two children: Bernice, born July 28, 1911; and Clifford, born June 30, 1919. ,
Mr. Greenawalt is a Democrat and has been a delegate on the central Democratic Committee for 12 years. He is a member of the Christian Church and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr.
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Greenawalt is a man who is highly esteemed in his community. He is an enterprising farmer and a worthy citizen.
Dr. James Alexander Nevitt, a prominent dentist of Braymer, was born Feb. 5, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of Moses F. and Matilda J. (Powers) Nevitt.
Moses F. Nevitt was a native of Ohio. He came to Missouri in 1880, settling on a farm of 200 acres. He also owned 280 acres of land in Kansas. Mr. Nevitt was a well known breeder of high grade stock, and an extensive shipper. He served as county treasurer and township asses- sor for a number of years. Mr. Nevitt was a Republican, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and belonged to the Baptist Church, of which he was deacon for several years. He died Sept. 21, 1921, and is buried in Mildred, Kan. His wife now lives in Mildred, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Nevitt were the parents of two children: Dr. Roland R., physi- cian of Mildred, Kan .; and Dr. James A., the subject of this sketch.
Dr. James Alexander Nevitt spent his boyhood on his father's farm and received his education in the University of Iowa and the Kansas City Dental College. He was also graduated from Kidder Institute. In 1895, Dr. Nevitt opened his office in Braymer, where he has since been located. He has built up a large practice and is widely known as an able dentist and a high class citizen.
On Aug. 11, 1896, Dr. Nevitt married Lulu Fletcher, a native of Utica, Mo., and the daughter of Porter A. and Jennie (Rogers) Fletcher, the former a native of Flint Hill, Va., and the latter a native of Mercer County, Pa. Mrs. Nevitt's grandfather on her mother's side was Gus- tave Nitzel. Jackson Fletcher, her paternal grandfather, was a pioneer settler of Missouri. Porter Fletcher was an early settler of Missouri. He was educated at Palmyra Episcopal College and the St. Joseph Business College. As a young man he was a merchant, as had been his father and grandfather. He now lives in Proctorsville, Livingston County. Mrs. Fletcher died Oct. 20, 1873, and is buried in Utica. Mrs. Nevitt was their only child.
Mrs. Lulu Nevitt was educated in the high school of Albany, Mo., and graduated from St. Teresas College of Kansas City, Mo., in 1892. She taught successfully in public schools and college. Her literary talent has made her a desirable member of clubs and church circles to which she devotes much of her ability. She is a teacher in the Methodist Sunday
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School of the largest organized adult class in Caldwell County. She is interested in the moral uplift and civic needs of her home town.
Dr. Nevitt is a Republican and is identified with the Masonic Lodge and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He lives in Braymer, where he owns a beautiful residence. Dr. Nevitt is a member of the Methodist Church. He is a substantial and highly respected citizen of Caldwell County.
Walter F. Snyder, a progressive farmer and stockman of Caldwell County, and the owner of 240 acres of well improved land, is a member of one of the county's pioneer families. He was born in 1872, just across the line in Daviess County, the son of Dexter and Martha A. (Tippett) Snyder.
Dexter Snyder came to Missouri with his father in 1859. He is the son of George Snyder, a native of Ohio. They settled on a farm in Cald- well County, near Breckenridge, where George Snyder died in 1866. His son, Dexter Snyder, enlisted in Company A, 25th Missouri Infantry, dur- ing the Civil War, and served throughout the war. Mr. Snyder is a mem- ber of the Grand Army of the Republic of Breckenridge, and now lives with his daughter, Mrs. Ella C. Guffey, in Hamilton. Mrs. Snyder is a native of Virginia, and came to Missouri with her parents in 1840. She is now living with her son, Albert Snyder, in Nettleton. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder are the parents of seven children, three of whom are deceased. The others are: Mrs. Ella C. Guffey, living in Hamilton; Walter F., the subject of this sketch; Albert, living in Nettleton ; and V. L., living in San Antonio, Texas.
Walter F. Snyder has always lived in Caldwell County. He received his education in the district schools, and Kidder Institute and has been engaged in farming since he was a young man. Mr. Snyder's farm is well improved with a fine residence, and the other farm buildings on the place are of a substantial character. He is a good farmer and his place presents an attractive and well kept appearance.
On Oct. 4, 1893, Mr. Synder married Elizabeth Winscott, a daughter of J. C. Winscott, pioneer resident of Missouri. To Walter F. and Eliza- beth (Winscott) Snyder two sons have been born: Earl C. and James Leonard. Earl C. Snyder was born in July 1894. He married Olivine Eckelberry, a daughter of Charles Eckelberry, in 1920. Earl Snyder en- listed in the navy during the World War, and trained at the Great Lakes Station. He was then sent to Brest, France, on the U. S. S. Carollo, where he remained for about one year and six months, being in the service two
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years and 14 days. James Leonard Snyder was born Nov. 3, 1898, and was married in 1918 to Elizabeth Burkett, a daughter of W. C. Burkett. He enlisted in the service in October, 1918, and served three months when he was mustered out. They have two children: Betty Jean, and Lois Irene.
Mr. Snyder had lived on his farm in Caldwell County for 17 years when he moved in 1921. His son, Earl, now rents the old home place, and Mr. Snyder lives on his farm of 80 acres in Hamilton Township, Cald- well County. He is an enterprising citizen, and one of the progressive and public spirited men of Caldwell County.
I. A. Frost, a successful farmer and stockman of Caldwell County, and the owner of 147 acres of well improved land in Mirabile Township, was born May 28, 1873, in Caldwell County, and is the son of L. L. and Mary J. (Allen) Frost.
L. L. Frost is among the leading stockmen of Caldwell County. He was born Jan. 8, 1848, near Covington, Tioga County, Pa., and is the son of Lyman and Hannah (Ufford) Frost. He came to Missouri in 1868 with his parents, where he has since lived. Mr. and Mrs. Frost are the parents of the following children: Sidney D., farmer and breeder, living on the home place; I. A., the subject of this sketch; Sarah A., the wife of Homer Sackman, farmer and stockman, Mirabile; Alice R., the wife of J. D. Arey, living east of Mirabile; and Benjamin H., living on the home place. L. L. Frost is a breeder of registered stock, and always places his hogs and cattle on exhibition during the various fairs throughout the state. He has won many prizes. The L. L. Frost stock farm is located in Mira- bile Township, Caldwell County.
I. A. Frost spent his boyhood on his father's farm and attended the district schools. He has always followed farming and stock raising and has met with marked success. The Frost farm contains 147 acres of land and is located one and one-half miles north of Mirabile. Mr. Frost keeps purebred hogs and always has about 180 or 200 on hand. His farm is modern and is among the finest stock farms of the township.
On Dec. 25, 1897, Mr. Frost married Xenia Vance, a native of Eliza- bethtown, Ky., and the daughter of William and Margaret (Phillis) Vance, both natives of Allegheny County, Pa. The Vance family moved to Ken- tucky in 1872 and remained there until 1894 when they came to Missouri. They settled near Mirabile, where Mr. Vance died. Mrs. Vance died in Kentucky. Mrs. Frost was one of a family of ten children. To I. A. and
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Xenia (Vance) Frost three children have been born, as follows: Mary G., at home; Blanche, the wife of Frank Elliot, Kansas City; and Helen, at home.
Mr. Frost has been school director for 16 years and is also president of the consolidated school district of Mirabile. In politics he is a Republi- can. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and is among Caldwell County's leading citizens.
John T. Foley, Jr., a substantial farmer and stockman of Gomer Town- ship, is a native of Caldwell County. He was born Oct. 16, 1877, on the farm where he now resides in Gomer Township, the son of John T. and Elizabeth (Talbot) Foley.
John T. Foley, Sr., was a native of Kentucky, born Feb. 24, 1826, and the son of Elijah Foley. Elijah Foley came to Missouri with his family in 1836 and settled on the old Foley homestead, four miles north of Nettleton on what is now known as the Milton Trosper farm in Daviess County. On March 25, 1859, John T. Foley, Sr., married Miss Elizabeth Talbot, who was a native of Bourbon County, Ky., born Aug. 13, 1839. She came to Buchanan County with her parents when she was two years old, where they remained until after the Civil War, when they moved to Daviess County. Mrs. Foley was the daughter of Thornton Talbot. She died Sept. 22, 1917, and John T. Foley, Sr., died Sept. 2, 1892. They were the par- ents of the following children: James, born Feb. 18, 1860, deceased; Sarah A., born March 24, 1862; Elijah T., born April 19, 1865, deceased; Julia E., born Oct. 4, 1867, deceased; Ella, born March 18, 1870, the wife of Tom Toggle, Gallatin; Mary J., born Dec. 22, 1873, deceased ; Mattie E., born Oct. 23, 1875, now Mrs. Wright, living in Oklahoma; John T., Jr., the subject of this sketch; and Laura V., born March 8, 1880, now Mrs. Rid- dinger. The Foley family moved to the present place in about 1870.
John T. Foley, Jr., was reared on the home place and received his edu- cation in the district schools and Kidder Institute. He has always followed farming and stock raising and has met with marked success.
On Aug. 17, 1921, John T. Foley, Jr., married Miss Georgia Watson, a daughter of James Poindexter and Eliza (Tutt) Watson. The Watson family was founded in Missouri by James D. Watson and his wife, grand- parents of Mrs. Foley, who came to Ralls County from Albemarle County, Va., in the thirties. They drove over the Alleghenies and completed the journey to St. Louis by boat, where Mr. Watson worked at his trade of harness making from 1829 to 1831. He then went to Ralls County and
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located at Saveron, where he entered 1,000 acres of government land and also worked at his trade. Later he became a very extensive farmer and stock raiser. He afterwards lived on Salt River and still later moved to a place west of New London, where he died in 1872. His wife died in 1869. They were members of the Christian Church and Mr. Watson was a Whig and later a Democrat.
James D. Watson was married in Fluvanna County, Va., to Miss Eliza- beth A. Woodson in 1826. They were both natives of Fluvanna County, Virginia, where he was born Dec. 31, 1801, and his wife on May 4, 1804. She was a lineal descendant of Dr. John Woodson, who came to this country from England in 1619, the year the London Company sent 90 young women to America to became the wives of American bachelors. They had 11 children, of whom the following lived to maturity: Eveline, deceased, was the wife of John Strang; Elizabeth, the wife of Dr. F. B. Strode, both deceased; John H., who left two children by his marriage to Bettie Miller; Emily M., deceased, was the wife of George W. Allen; Samuel Thomas, Ralls County; James Poindexter, Mrs. Foley's father ; Mary, deceased; Davilla A., died in 1912, was the wife of F. K. Lynch; Susan F., deceased, was the wife of Prof. Boyle, State University ; Fannie, the wife of Marshall Glascock, Oakwood; and Fountain, a farmer of Ralls County. Of this numerous family about 75 attended the reunion on "Watson Day" at the New London. Fair in August, 1912.
The father of James D. was John Watson, a Scotch-Irishman, a native of Little Mountain in Albermarle County, Va. He was well educated and some of his children were educated in the University of Virginia. He died near Franklin, Tenn., about 1841, and his son, James, rode on horse- back to Franklin from Ralls County, Mo., to settle his estate.
James Poindexter Watson, one of the sons of James D. Watson, and the father of Mrs. Foley, attended such schools as the times afforded and was a great reader and a close student of men and affairs throughout his career. At the beginning of the Civil War he entered the Confederate Army as private in Company A, under Captain Poindexter and Colonel Major's regiment and served under General Price of Missouri. He was in the battles of Carthage and Wilson Creek and was with Price's army when it made its first campaign through Missouri and he was discharged at Memphis. After the war he engaged in farming and stock raising near New London and became well-to-do. Previous to the Civil War he was extensively engaged in the horse and mule business.
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He first married Jennie Mills, a daughter of James Mills and the fol- lowing children were born to this union: Charles T., contractor ; William E., Spokane, Wash .; Mayme, the wife of Judge Ragland, Jefferson City. James Poindexter Watson's second marriage was to Miss Eliza Tutt, a daughter of James R. Tutt. Her death occurred in 1908. To this union the following children were born: Virginia, the wife of Thomas Carstar- phen; Laura, the wife of Virgil D. Fisher, Saverton; Richard P., living in Brazil; Emma M., living in New London; Joseph B .; and Georgia Foley.
John T. Foley, Jr., is a member of the Methodist Church. He is well known in his community, where he has always been held in high esteem.
Silas Dodge, a leading farmer and stockman of Hamilton Township, is a native of Caldwell County. He was born Dec. 17, 1874, the son of Dwight David and Lucy F. (Cox) Dodge.
Dwight David Dodge was born Dec. 26, 1845, and died Jan. 23, 1916, in Hamilton Township. He was born in Mirabile Township and was the son of Silas Dwight and May Ann (Hull) Dodge. Silas Dwight was born Aug. 25, 1818, and died June 1, 1880. He was the son of Dwight and Susanne (Monroe) Dodge.
Dwight Dodge, great grandfather of Silas Dodge, the subject of this sketch, was born in 1798 in Massachusetts, and moved to New York when he was a young man. He was married first on Dec. 21, 1817, to Susanna Monroe and to this union the following children were born: Silas Dwight; Lucy M., born March 13, 1820; Levi F., born Aug. 15, 1821, died Aug. 22, 1822; John F., born May 4, 1824, died July 20, 1885; and Lydia S., born July 13, 1830, died Nov. 1, 1860. Susanne (Monroe) Dodge died in 1830, and later Mr. Dodge married Lydia Pierce, born Oct. 6, 1802, died in Kings- ton Aug. 4, 1881. To this union the following children were born: Phoebe H., born Oct. 12, 1831, died Jan. 28, 1847; Obadiah M., born May 22, 1833, died March 23, 1899; Levi James, born April 30, 1835, died Feb. 3, 1844; Sarah C., born April 30, 1837, died in 1860; and Emma A., born March 9, 1841.
Silas Dwight Dodge married May Ann Hull, and to this union the following children were born: Dwight David, and Susanne. Dwight David married Lucy F. Cox, who was born Feb. 22, 1854, and died May 10, 1887. They were the parents of the following children: Nellie L .; John Lewis, deceased; Fannie May; and Silas, the subject of this sketch.
Dwight Dodge, great grandfather of the subject of this sketch, came to Missouri in 1844, and settled near Mirabile, in Caldwell County. He was a Christian minister. His son, Silas Dwight, settled on a farm between
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Kingston and Hamilton in 1846, which remained in the Dodge family for more than 70 years. He cut the walnut shingles for the first house ever built in Hamilton. Silas Dodge, our subject, now operates a farm of 160 acres, which is located next to the original Dodge farm. He carries a good grade of stock and does general farming.
Silas Dodge was married on Nov. 24, 1897, to Nora Maude Turner, and they have four children, as follows: Dwight Turner, born Sept. 4, 1899; Thelma Irene, born Sept. 14, 1907; Lepha Marie, born Sept. 17, 1910; and Dorothy Louise, born Oct. 30, 1912. Mrs. Dodge is the daughter of Captain Samuel E. and Josephine U. (Perry) Turner, the former a native of Walpole, Mass., and the latter a native of New York. Capt. Turner was born April 18, 1836, and died April 9, 1916. When 19 years of age, Capt. Samuel E. Turner came from Massachusetts to Iowa and one year later he went to Kansas and later to Colorado, where he spent the summer of 1860 and in September the same year he came to Caldwell County. For 20 years he conducted a book and shoe store in Kingston, Mo., and in the spring of 1882, he, with his family, moved to the farm six and one-half miles northeast of Kingston, where he lived for 20 years. Then in the fall of 1902 he and his wife moved to Hamilton, Mo., where they resided until the death of his wife in May, 1911, and thereafter he continued to reside with his children. His wife was born Jan. 12, 1841, and was the daughter of Anson B. and Julia Perry, who came to Missouri before the Civil War. Mrs. Turner died May 29, 1911. Captain Turner came to Kansas in about 1855 and later moved to Missouri, where he married. He enlisted as a private at the outbreak of the Civil War in Company D, Missouri State Volunteer Cavalry, and was made a captain before the close of the war. Captain Turner was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 42 years and was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He served as county treasurer for three terms and was school director of the Kingston district for 32 years. He was granted a local preacher's license by the Methodist Church of this district. Captain and Mrs. Turner were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Ida J. Pearse, Hamilton; Mrs. Julia A. Murray, Liberty; Leroy, Nettleton ; Mrs. Nora Dodge; A. D., Stewartsville; Mrs. Lizzie M. Hall, living in Montana; and Joseph, living in Massachusetts.
Silas Dodge is a member of one of the most prominent pioneer families of the county. He is public spirited, progressive, and one of the sub- stantial citizens of Caldwell County.
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John W. Tippit, deceased, was a prominent farmer of Caldwell County for many years. He was born Jan. 8, 1862, in Schuyler County, Ill., and came to Missouri with his parents when he was three years of age.
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