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George Bechtold was born in 1885. He is an independent voter who refuses to wear the party yoke of any political organization. Mrs. Bech- told and the children are all members of the Catholic Church. The Bech- tolds are well-to-do people, besides their farm land, Mrs. Bechtold has a comfortable brick residence on High street in Boonville.
George W. Chamberlin, proprietor of a nicely improved farm of 153 acres, Palestine township, is a native of this county. Mr. Chamberlin
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was born Feb. 22, 1888, on the old Chamberlin place south of Billingsville and is a son of Albert M. Chamberlin. Mr. Chamberlin attended the Billingsville school and remained at home with his mother until his mar- riage. He purchased his farm in 1910, and moved to the place in the spring of 1911. He has done considerable improving on this tract, has rebuilt the residence, rebuilt the barns, and built considerable fencing until the farm is a very attractive one with a well kept and prosperous appear- ance.
April 29, 1909, George W. Chamberlin and Clara Eichelberger were married. Two children have blessed this marriage: Albert Hoke, born Kug. 16, 1910; and Clairbel Elizabeth, born Aug. 27, 1911. Mrs. Clara Chamberlin was born March 29, 1887 and is a daughter of Andrew Hoke Eichelberger.
A. H. Eichelberger was born Dec. 14, 1859 in Cooper County, and is a son of Andrew Eichelberger, a native of Maryland, and came to Cooper County in the spring of 1855, settled in this county and accumulated a large tract of 660 acres. Andrew Eichelberger was born in 1823 and died in April, 1900. His wife was Isabella Ketser, born in 1820 and died in 1802. She was a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of John Keyser. To Andrew and Isabella Eichelberger were born five sons and a daughter: John, deceased; George, living in Arkansas; Charles E., died in infancy ; Andrew Hoke, Palestine township; James M., lives near Columbus, Mo .; Mrs. Sallie E. Buchanan, Moberly, Mo.
A. Hoke Eichelberger has always been a farmer and owns a well im- proved and valuable tract of 387 acres. He was married on March 2, 1886 to Sarah Elizabeth Tavener, born June 27, 1865 in Cooper County, a daughter of Morris and Joanna (Lichleider) Tavener, who settled in Cooper County in 1854. Six children were born to A. Hoke and Sarah Elizabeth Eichelberger; Mrs. George W. Chamberlin of this review; Mrs. Lillian S. Worts, living near Speed, Mo .; Mrs. Bessie Edna Smith, living in the same neighborhood; Andrew Marvin, a farmer living near Prairie Lick; Jessie Hall, at home; Mrs. Anna Juanita Butterwick, Pilot Grove.
Mr. Chamberlin is a democrat. He is a member of the Baptist Church and Mrs. Chamberlin is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church south. Mr. Chamberlin is affiliated with the Woodmen of the World.
Otto Stegner, farmer and stockman, Palestine township, is owner of a fine farm of 145 acres of good land which he is constantly improving. Mr. Stegner has resided on the farm since 1900 and it was formerly owned
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by his father, August Stegner. In 1906 he purchased 125 acres and added 25 acres in 1911. He and his father erected the substantial residence on the place, but the present owner has since built a large barn, garage, and erected a windmill. He has built hundreds of rods of new fencing all of which is the best woven wire which replaces the hedges which formerly bounded the place. This farm was in rather poor condition when Mr. Stegner moved onto it in 1900, but it has since risen in value. August Stegner, his father purchased the land for $33 an acre. Otto Stegner paid his father, $50 an acre for the tract which is now easily worth $150 an acre. A valuable asset to the place is a tract of 20 acres of timber which furnishes an unlimited supply of hard wood lumber and fuel. Mr. Stegner disposed of a carload of prime walnut logs at a good price in 1917.
Otto Stegner was born Nov. 11, 1873, on the old Stegner homestead near Billingsville, where his uncle, Feodor Stegner now resides. He at- tended the Billingsville district school and began for himself in 1894. He worked for his uncle Feodor for 22 months. Then he cut cordwood for his father from November until the next March, during that time cutting and cording 91 cords of wood, and splitting 1,000 fence rails and posts. For the next three years he worked for Grathwohl Brothers on their farm at Stony Point and then moved to his present home place. Mr. Stegner's wages were from $15 to $16 per month during his period of farm laborer and he saved $700. From 1898 to 1899 he received wages of $16 per month.
Mr. Stegner was married in 1902 to Essie Marie Roesler, who was born in a log cabin on the Henry Zimmerman farm, now the Wendleton place, and is a daughter of Henry Roesler, whose wife was accidentally killed on July 4, 1917. Henry Roesler owns a farm near Otterville, Mo., where he resides. Three children have been born to Otto and Essie Marie Stegner, as follows: Constantina Augusta, born Oct. 12, 1904; Edith Marie, born July 13, 1906; Elsie Esther, born Oct. 27, 1908.
While Mr. Stegner is a republican in general political matters he pre- fers to do his own thinking and vote for the individual candidate. He and his family worship at the Billingsville Evangelical Church.
Patrick Francis Fitzpatrick, owner of 206 and a fraction acres of good land in Boonville township just west of the city of Boonville, was born in the village of Gubb, Ireland, Feb. 3, 1878.
His parents, Patrick and Delia (McDonough) Fitzpatrick, crossed the Atlantic to America in 1880 and first located in New York. In 1881 the family journeyed to south Missouri and Patrick Fitzpatrick, the elder,
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remained there engaged in farming until 1907. He then moved to Clin- ton, where his death occurred in 1907. Mrs. Delia Fitzpatrick died in 1916. They were parents of seven children: Peter, Dansville, Mo .; Frank, Nashville, Tenn .; Mary died in 1897; Patrick F., subject of this review; John, living in Arizona; Thomas, also residing in Arizona; Joseph, living in California.
P. F. Fitzpatrick was reared to maturity in Camden County, Mo., and came to Cooper County in 1897. He worked as farm hand until 1904 at which time he was married and settled upon a farm adjoining the one he is now cultivating and which was received as an inheritance by Mrs. Fitzpatrick. In 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick purchased the farm where they are now living and have a total of 206 acres. In 1904 they settled upon a tract of 312 acres. In 1907 they sold 175 acres of their original holdings and purchased the present home place.
In 1904, Patrick Francis Fitzpatrick and Miss Katie Oswald of Cooper County were united in marriage. Mrs. Katie (Oswald) Fitzpatrick was born in Cooper County, Feb. 17, 1878, a daughter of the late Herman Oswald, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
Mr. Fitzpatrick is a democrat and he and Mrs. Fitzpatrick are mem- bers of Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Churches. He is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus.
Marie Robert Sloan .- The Robert Sloan residence just south of Boon- ville, is in all probability, the oldest farm house in Cooper County, built in the early twenties of brick, and woodwork of walnut, cut from the farm. This house has a ten foot rock cellar underneath and the original structure has had an addition built on the front. The Sloan farm consists of 140 acres of rich land. M. R. Sloan was born in Lexington, Ky., Feb. 12, 1853, and has resided in Cooper County for the past 63 years.
James Robert Sloan, his father was born April 13, 1814, in St. Louis, Mo. and died Aug. 7, 1903. He was a son of John and Bridget (Hickey) Sloan, both of whom were natives of Ireland and settled at St. Louis in about 1800. Two brothers immigrated to New York. John Sloan came to St. Louis, then a straggling river settlement, and operated a keel boat on the Mississippi River. When making one of his trips down the river in 1816, he was stricken with yellow fever and died at Vicksburg, Miss. He was buried in the river. His only brother then came to St. Louis and took his widow and son with him to his home at Lexington, Ky. This brother was Simon Hickey, his wife, Margaret Hickey. James Robert, the son left fatherless in his childhood, was reared in Kentucky, and there
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married Elizabeth Morton (b. May 16, 1816, d. Feb. 22, 1889). This mar- riage was a happy and prosperous one and the couple lived to celebrate their golden wedding aniversary on May 16, 1884.
In the fall of 1853, James Robert Sloan left Kentucky with his family and settled at Cape Girardeau, Mo. The climate proving to be unhealth- ful in that locality, he removed his family to Boonville and arrived here Oct. 25, 1856. The children born to James Robert and Elizabeth Sloan were: Pauline, wife of Dr. C. S. Boarman, who was a pioneer physician of Cooper County, both deceased; Elizabeth Redd, deceased wife of Jacob W. Spahr; Anna Stockton, deceased ; Marie Robert, subject of this sketch; Georgie Morton Sloan, widow of Frank DeForrest, Boonville, Mo .; Emma Morton Sloan, living on South Main street, Boonville.
The mother of the foregoing children was a daughter of George W. Morton who died at the Sloan home, Dec. 31, 1856. James Robert Sloan purchased the farm where the subject of this review now resides. He was a well educated man who in Kentucky was a scribe and county official. He served as sheriff of the county for 12 years. He prospered in this county and was well-to-do. George W. Morton, grandfather of M. R. Sloan was also a pioneer in this county. He built the old Lionberger place in the east part of the city, and entered land near Bunceton, what is known as the Redmond farm.
M. R. Sloan was educated in the district and parochial schools. He was married Oct. 12, 1886 to Miss Mary Elizabeth Mudd, born Sept. 13, 1865 in Randolph County, Ill. She is a daughter of William and Mar- garet (Simpson) Mudd who left Illinois and settled in Moniteau County, three miles west of Tipton in 1883. Six children were born to this union, five of them are living: Dora Agnes, Margaret Mudd, Marshall Ignatius, Mary Elizabeth, Robert William and Pauline Bennett. Dora Agnes was born Oct. 4, 1887, is the wife of Wallace Morton of Shamrock Heights, Boonville ; Margaret Mudd was born Aug. 2, 1889, and is the wife of E. L. Barrow, Boonville township; Marshall Ignatius, born May 5, 1891, at home on the farm; Mary Elizabeth was born July 2, 1895, is a teacher in the Boonville High School, taught one year in Kansas City, is a graduate of the Warrensburg Normal School with high honors, and is a talented and gifted scholar. Robert William, born Aug. 13, 1897, and died in 1912. Pauline Bennett Sloan was born Jan. 20, 1904.
Coming of a long line of democratic ancestors, M. R. Sloan is naturally and decidedly a democrat of the old school. He has served two terms as
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county assessor of Cooper County, from Jan. 1, 1891 to Jan. 1, 1895. He is a member of Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church and is marshall of the local lodge Knights of Columbus.
Christ Toellner, retired farmer and proprietor of a well improved farm of 200 acres in the Lone Elm neighborhood in Clarks Fork town- ship, began his accumulating of farm land with a tract of 100 acres of unimproved prairie land in 1877. There were no buildings and no fencing on the land when Mr. Toellner contracted for the land. He built a home and fenced the tract and placed it under cultivation. In due time he erected a large residence of six rooms and big barns and has the farm well fenced. Mr. Toellner bought an additional 100 acres in 1895.
Christ Toellner was born in Germany July 11, 1849. He is a son of Christ and Mata Toellner who lived and died in their native land. Mr. Toellner immigrated to America in 1868, locating in the Lone Elm neigh- borhood he worked out as a farm hand for some years, then rented land until he was able to make his first investment.
Mr. Toellner was married in 1876 to Miss Anna Timm, who was born in Germany in 1858 and departed this life in 1916. To Christ and Anna Toellner were born a large family of children, as follows: Mrs. Sophia Fricke; Mrs. Christina Rowe, Boonville; Herman, Chicago; Mrs. Emma Rowe, in Canada; Tillie, wife of Fred C. Stegner, Billingsville; George, lewood, Henry, a farmer in Clarks Fork township; Walter and William, operating the home place.
Mr. Toellner is a republican and is a member of the Lone Elm Evangel- ical Lutheran Church.
Clyde T. Nelson, manager of "Eminence" a splendid stock farm of 230 acres in Palestine township, a few miles northeast of Bunceton, is a native son of Cooper County who is making good as a breeder of Shorthorn cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs. The Nelson farm lands are operated by Nelson Brothers who have achieved more than a local reputation as stock- men in his section of Missouri. The Duroc Jersey herd was established in 1898 and the breeding of these fine animals has continued for the past 30 years vith success. The leader of the Duroc drove is a boar bred b McKee Brchers of Versailles, Ky. This drove numbers 150 head of pue breds. The Shorthorn herd registers 12 head of animals.
Clyde T. Nelson was born April 17, 1886 on the farm where he now resides. He ; a son of Alpha Nelson Sr. of Bunceton who settled apon and improved he Nelson place. The beautiful residence on the plate was
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erected over 50 years ago and is large and imposing. Mr. Nelson, of this review, was educated in the public schools and William Jewell College, after which he pursued the short agricultural course at the State Uni- versity, Columbia. Mr. Nelson has been in charge of the farm since October, 1918.
On June 26, 1918, Clyde T. Nelson adn Miss Clara Harned, a daugh- ter of Ben Harned of Kelly township, were united in marriage.
Mr. Nelson is a democrat, a member of the Baptist Church and is fraternally affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Louis D. Bernard, a well known cigar manufacturer of Boonville, is a native of this city, born Jan. 14, 1854, a son of John and Mary (Schneider) Bernard, the former a native of France and the latter of Germany. John Bernard immigrated to America when he was a boy and first settled at New Orleans, La .; shortly afterwards, he went to Ohio; later he went from Ohio to St. Louis. He rode on horseback from that city to West- port, Mo., which is now included within the city limits of Kansas City. After reaching there he was not favorably impressed with that section and returned on horseback to Boonville. This was in 1849, and here he engaged in the manufacturing of cigars. He introduced the famous "Dexter" cigar, which was named after the well known trotting horse, Dexter. This soon became one of the most popular brands of ciento in the country, the sale of which increased so rapidly that Mr. Bernard soon had one of the most extensive cigar trades in the West. This brand was well and favorably known from Missouri to California, and it was not long until Mr. Bernard was employing a force of from 15 to 20 cigar makers. He met with an unusual degree of success in his business undertakings, and spent the remainder of his life in Boonville. He died at the age of 88 years. His wife is also deceased. They were the parents of the fol- lowing children: Kate, married William Fessler, Nevada, Mo .; Louis D., the subject of this sketch; Mary, married Frank Sombart, who is now de- ceased and she resides in Kansas City, Mo .; Susanna, married William Boehm, Coffeyville, Kan .; John, Jr., St. Louis, Mo .; Anna, died it the age " 12 years, and Oscar who was accidentally killed by an exploion during a tth of July celebration in 1866. All the children of the Benard family wee educated in the public schools of Boonville.
John Bernard was active in the affairs of Boonville duing his career, and Was one of the substantial citizens of this section. H always took a
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deep interest in the cause of education, and was one of the organizers of the Boonville public school system, and served as a member of the board, of which he was president for a number of years.
Louis D. Bernard learned the cigar-makers trade in his father's fac- tory and has spent his life in the cigar business. During his career in the manufacturing of cigars he has probably made over two and a half million cigars himself.
Mr. Bernard was first married to Miss Nellie Beager of Boonville. She died leaving one daughter, Ada, now the wife of Glenn Keeton, of Denver, Col. Mr. Bernard's second wife bore the name of Elizabeth Boller. She is a daughter of Godfrey and Matilda Boller. To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard has been born one child, Lois, who resides at home with her parents.
Godfrey Boller was killed by bushwhackers during the Civil War, while at work in his field 21/2 miles west of Boonville. His father was also killed by bushwhackers a short time previous to the murder of Godfrey Boller.
Mr. Bernard is a member of the Knights of Pythias and is one of the seven surviving charter members of the Boonville lodge, out of a charter membership of 35. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard have a pleasant home at 1858 East Spring street and rank among the leading citizens of Cooper County.
George A. Carpenter, one of Cooper County's leading farmers and stockmen, is a native Missourian, and belongs to a pioneer family of this state. He was born in Benton County, in 1860, a son of Samuel and Lucy C. (Dooley) Carpenter. Samuel Carpenter was born in Clarks Fork town- ship, Cooper County, and was the son of Samuel Carpenter, who was a Kentuckian, and came to Missouri at an early date. He bought 360 acres of land in Clarks Fork and Moniteau township and spent the remainder of his life here. He died on the farm which is now owned by Henry Reavis' heirs.
Samuel Carpenter, father of George A., was born on the Reavis farm in 1835. He was an extensive farmer and stockman and was very suc- cessful. At one time he owned over 1,000 acres of land. He gave each of his children 160 acres, before his death. He died May 17, 1907. His wife died Dec. 9, 1899, and their remains are buried in the Carpenter and Reavis private burial ground. They were the parents of the following children W. H., farmer in Prairie Home township; George A., the sub-
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ject of this sketch; Uriah G. died in infancy; Mason P., the inventor of the rotary engine resides in Chicago, Ill., and Martha Ellen married George E. Taylor and lives in Johnson County, Mo.
George A. Carpenter received his education in the public schools of Cooper County, attending school in the Ellis district, and later attended Prairie Home College. In early life he engaged in farming and stock raising on his own account, and has successfully devoted himself to that field of endeavor to the present time. He began with 180 acres in 1881, and has increased his acreage until he now owns 430 acres in Clarks Fork township after giving his four children 460 acres. This is known as the "Ideal Stock Farm", which is a very appropriate name for this place, as it is truly an ideal farm in many particulars. For several years Mr. Carpenter engaged in breeding Shorthorn cattle and he has also been an extensive feeder of hogs and cattle, feeding from 100 to 150 head of cattle annually. Mr. Carpenter's barn which is 70x112 feet, is one of the largest barns in the county and is built very substantially. The frame is of oak and the roof is metal. There is also a large horse barn on the place 44x52 feet, and also silo, garage and other suitable farm buildings.
Mr. Carpenter was first married in 1883 to Mary McCune Mccullough of Moniteau township. She was a daughter of Robert Mccullough. The following children were born to this union: Lucy M., died in infancy ; Warren E. lives in Prairie Home township; Homer L., Prairie Home town- ship; Edgar A., Moniteau township; and Virginia, a graduate of the Mis- souri Valley College at Marshall, and is now principal of the Bunceton school. The mother of these children died in Aug., 1910, and Mr. Car- penter married Cora M. Dilse, Nov. 15, 1917. She is a daughter of John Dilse of Cooper County. who resides in Clarks Fork township. To Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter has been born one son, Newberry Wilson.
Mr. Carpenter has had a successful career and is recognized as one of the leading citizens of this county. He is a director of the Bank of Bunceton, and has always been ready to cooperate with any worthy enter- prise. the object of which has been for the betterment or upbuilding of his county. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are members of the Baptist Church at Prairie Home, of which he is a deacon.
Henry E. Fuser, farmer and stockman, Boonville township, is owner of a fine tract of 90 acres and is farming the Martin Fuser farm of 279 acres which adjoins his own place. Mr. Fuser is raising cattle, horses, hogs and mules, and is specializing in the breeding of purebred Here-
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ford cattle. He has 16 head of registered Herefords with a splendid herd leader which he purchased in October, 1918. Mr. Fuser is a breeder of Mammoth jacks and has two of these famous animals, descended from the Monsees herd of Mammoth jacks.
Mr. Fuser was born in Boonville township, Oct. 9, 1881 and has lived on his present place since 1883. Martin Fuser, his father, was born in Germany in February, 1856. He accompanied his parents, Vernon Fuser and wife to America in 1864 and was reared to young manhood in Cooper County. He married Mary Lutz, who was born in this county in 1857 and is the daughter of pioneer parents. His first farm was a small tract of 40 acres a short distance from the present Fuser home place. In 1883, he purchased part of the home tract and continued to add to it until he accumulated a total of 279 acres, well improved with a good residence, fencing and farm buildings. In 1911, Mr. Fuser went to Vinita, Oklahoma, where he is living retired. His children are: John, a stock- man, Afton, Okla., owner of 1,380 acres of land; Martin, a farmer and stockman, of Brighton, Ill .; Henry E., of this review; Benjamin, a drug- gist, traveling salesman in Texas; Anna, wife of Henry Esser, Boonville township; Mrs. Mamie Hubener, whose husband is a farmer and stock- man, Brighton, Ill .; Lydia and Cora are with their parents.
Henry E. Fuser attended the Westwood district school and the Boon- ville High School. He purchased his farm in 1907 and has lived all of his life on the home farm. He was married on Nov. 23, 1910, to Miss Minnie Meyers, born July 5, 1892, at Pilot Grove, Mo., a daughter of Michael and Catherine (Hoff) Meyers, who reside on their farm three miles east of Pilot Grove. The children born to Henry E. and Minnie Fuser are: Henrietta, born Oct. 5, 1911; Herbert Benjamin, born Oct. 2, 1913; Alberta Catherine, born Oct. 28, 1915; Martin Michael, born March 1, 1919.
Mr. Fuser is a republican who takes an active and influential part in local politics. For the past nine years he has served as school director alıd clerk of the district board. He is a member of the Catholic church and is affiliated with the Woodmen of the World. He holds membership with the Missouri Jack Association.
R. W. Whitlow, abstractor and llisurance man, Boonville, Mo., was born Sept. 9, 1843, in Cooper County, four miles south of the city. He was a son of Andrew King Whitlow, who settled in Cooper County in
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1841, moved to Henry County in 1856, locating on a farm nine miles southeast of Clinton. Andrew King Whitlow married Susan Harvey in 1842, a native of Kentucky, who died when R. W. Whitlow was three years old.
After the death of his mother, R. W. Whitlow made his home with his grandfather, Martin Harvey for 10 years, when his grandmother died. In the meantime his father had gone back to Kentucky, married his second wife and returned to Cooper County in 1847. The son joined his father in 1855 near Boonville and in March 1856, the family moved to Henry County, Mo. and assisted his father in fencing and improving his farm. They made rails on timbered land owned by the government and he and his father camped out during one winter on Grand River while busy in cutting and splitting rails. In December of 1861, the Civil War being on, conditions around the neighborhood became disturbed and the locality was dangerous for any one who desired to keep out of trouble. R. W. Whitlow went to his grandfather Harvey's place, riding horse- back to Sedalia with a Union man who was fleeing for his life. He then walked to Boonville, 25 miles. He enlisted in Company F, Fifth Missouri State Militia, for service within the state, as a cavalryman. His con- mand went south to Waynesville and guarded the hauling of supplies from Rolla to Springfield. They also hunted guerrillas and had many running fights with rebels. He was at Licking, Mo. several months, and then went to Rolla in February, 1864. At that time the Federal govern- ment was offering a bounty of $400 for volunteer veteran soldiers, and had given orders to recruit men from the Missouri State Militia. Capt. W. A. Mills, of Versailles, was recruiting and organizing Company I, the Twelfth Missouri Cavalry, and when he came to Rolla about twenty-five men of Whitlow's company enlisted, private Whitlow among them, on Feb. 14, 1864. This company went to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, where he was taken down with smallpox. He was then taken to the hospital near Carondolet and quarantined on "Bloody Island".
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