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Captain Spahr attended the Loomis Private School and Kemper School, the latter being later known as Kemper Military School. After leaving school, he followed farming for two years and then returned to Boonville and began the work of carriage making. This business he abandoned to begin, with his brothers, the manufacture of tobacco. Of the plant the Spahr brothers established, Captain Spahr was foreman. He was for 50 years employed as pilot on the Missouri River, a part of the time with
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Captain Kinney's boats and later with the Star Line. He made regular trips from St. Louis to Kansas, and, for a time, to Fort Benton in Montana, the head of navigation on the Missouri River. It usually required from two to three months to make the trip to Fort Benton, and the return trip was made in from 8 to 10 days. As pilot, Captain Spahr received from $600 to $700 a month remuneration. The capacity of the boats was from 200 to 500 tons. Captain Spahr worked on the river until five years ago, and the last 25 years of his work on the river was done for the Govern- ment in the Missouri River improvement work. He recalls that in 1868 his crew had a skirmish with the Indians in Montana, and again at Fort Peck, where one of the number was killed. Captain Spahr has the dis- tinction of having brought Sitting Bull with 250 Sioux Indians from Fort Buford to Fort Yates, at the time of Sitting Bull's surrender.
Oct. 17, 1880, Captain Spahr and Erma Palmore Browne, a daughter of W. S. and Mary (Blackburn) Browne, of Miami, Mo., were married. The Brownes are honored pioneers and prominent citizens of Saline County. Mr. Browne was born in Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Browne was born at White Sulphur Springs, Va. They were the parents of the following chil- dren: Mrs. Adelaide Guthrie, deceased; Mrs. Helen Spencer Irvine, of Marshall, Mo .; Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hudson, of Los Angeles, Cal .; Anna ; Mrs. Mary Ellis Webster, deceased; Mrs. Martha Washington McDaniel, of Siloam Springs, Ark .; Lilia Leola, of Marshall, now deceased; Mrs. Captain Spahr, the wife of the subject of this sketch; Mollie, deceased ; and George W., a dry goods merchant at Platte City, Mo. Mr. Browne was the first banker of Saline County, and he was afterward interested in the mercantile business in that county. He died at the age of 99 years at Siloam Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Browne died at the age of 52 years in Miami, Mo.
Captain Spahr is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and he is a democrat. He is well known throughout this State and he is held in the highest regard in Cooper County.
Elijah Hugh Roberts, a well-known and respected citizen of Boonville, is one of the Boonville boys of yesterday, a native son of Cooper County. Mr. Roberts was born and reared in Boonville, a son of E. H. and Ellen (Sweeney) Roberts, the former of Welsh descent, and the latter of Irish. He was born Nov. 30, 1862.
E. H. Roberts, father of Elijah Hugh Roberts, was born March 19, 1830. He immigrated to America in the early fifties and located at Buf- falo, N. Y. From Buffalo, he went to Indianapolis, Ind., thence to Louis- ville, Ky., whence he came to Cooper County, in 1854, and settled in
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Boonville, where he opened a lumber yard and entered the contracting business. Mr. Roberts built the James Nelson residence in Boonville, and he erected the Christian and the Evangelical churches, the hall of the Knights of Pythias, and one of the buildings of the Kemper Military School. He died Jan. 22, 1907. Mrs. Roberts was born in 1832 in Ire- land. In Buffalo, N. Y., she was united in marriage with E. H. Roberts in 1852, and to them were born the following children: T. E., a late lum- berman of St. Louis, Mo., who was engaged in the lumber business for 20 years, and he died in 1895 and is buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery ; Sallie, the only woman living in Boonville who attended the Kemper School; Mary; James W., a contractor and builder of splendid reputation, who died in 1904; Elijah Hugh, the subject of this sketch; Hattie, the widow of Herman Appel, a late riverman and boat clerk at St. Louis, who died in 1916, leaving his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Roeschel, of Chicago, Ill., whose husband served with Company I, 135th infantry, in France, and at the time of this writing in 1919, is in Chicago, Ill .; and Dora, the wife of Harry L. Byler, of Kansas City, Mo. All the Roberts children were born, reared, and educated in Boonville. The Roberts home is the same as when Mr. and Mrs. Roberts decided in Boonville to reside permanently, in 1868, although they had located in this city 14 years before, in 1854. Mr. Roberts was a member of the Home Guards during the Civil War. The family suffered many hardships and privations in those days, due to the general scarcity of provisions. Mrs. Roberts is a brave and noble woman. She will be 88 years of age Jan. 20, 1920, the oldest living mem- ber of the Boonville Presbyterian Church, a woman worthy of the highest respect and greatest consideration.
Elijah Hugh Roberts is a graduate of the Boonville High School. He completed the high school course, May 29, 1880, studying under D. A. McMillan, one of the most renowned and best educators of Missouri, who left Boonville to take up work in Mexico, Mo., where he died. The Mc- Millan School in Mexico, Mo., was named in honor of D. A. McMillan. After leaving school, Mr. Roberts entered the lumber and building busi- ness, and upon his father's death succeeded him. For one year he was foreman of a lumber camp in Texas, and there operated a mill. He dis- posed of the lumber business in Boonville in 1911, selling the Roberts plant to the Logan Moore Lumber Company, after the Roberts Lumber Yards had been in operation for more than 50 years. T. E. Robert's wife, Kate Roberts, and son, Hugh, reside in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Roberts and his mother and his sisters reside at the old homeplace at 1135 South Seventh Street in Boonville.
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Charles A. Friedrich, a successful farmer of Saline township, is a native of Germany. Mr. Friedrich was born July 15, 1862. He came to America in April, 1879, and located at Pittsburg, Pa., and there helped build and operate the first complete wire mill in this country. He learned his trade at Krupp, Germany. At Pittsburg, Mr. Friedrich remained three years. He then spent a short time in Chicago and came to Mis- souri about 36 years ago.
Mr. Friedrich is a son of Herman and Elizabeth Friedrich, who were the parents of the following children: William, deceased; Ferdinand, who resides in Pennsylvania; Charles A., the subject of this sketch; Henry C., of Palestine township, and Adam, of Kelly township, Tipton, Mo. The father died in Germany in 1867, and the mother then came with her children to America. She now makes her home with her son, Henry, in Kelly township.
When Mr. Friedrich first came to Missouri he worked on a farm by the month for four years, and in 1892 he purchased his present home, a farm comprising 442 acres of land in Saline township. This farm is one of the best in the township and upon it are two sets of improvements. Mr. Friedrich is engaged in general farming. He raises hogs, cattle, sheep, horses and mules. Formerly Mr. Friedrich raised Big Bone Poland Chinas, but is now raising Spotted Poland China hogs.
March 18, 1891, Charles A. Friedrich and Louise Effinger, a daughter of Blasius and Louise Effinger, of Saline township, were united in mar- riage. Mr. Effinger was born in 1830 in Germany, and came to America in the early fifties and died at the Effinger home place in Saline town- ship, the farm now owned by Charles A. Friedrich and wife. To Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich have been born the following children: Herman, a farmer on the old Effinger home place, who was in the United States Army from Sept., 1918, to Dec. 23, 1918, and was on his way to France when the armistice was signed; Lula, at home; Laura, the wife of Emil Derendinger, who served in the United States Army, and was stationed at Camp Mc- Arthur, Waco, Texas, and they now reside in Kansas City, Mo .; William, George and Anna, at home. Mrs. Effinger, mother of Mr. Friedrich, died in Oct., 1905, and she was laid to rest in Walnut Grove cemetery. Mrs. Friedrich has one sister and one brother now living: Mary, the wife of George Effinger, of Boonville township; and Henry, a farmer of Boon- ville township. Herman Friedrich married Dora Oerly, a daughter of Samuel Oerly, and they have a son, Ewing Joseph.
Mr. Friedrich has filled the position of road overseer twice, the first time his services covered three years and the second time seven years.
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He has always been a "booster" for good roads. . Mr. Friedrich operated the first road grader in Saline township. He has talked and worked for good roads, but he admits that we are not making the progress he would like to see. Because of his interest in better roads he is known as the "Road Booster" in his township.
Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich are consistent members of the Evangelical Church of Boonville. Mr. Friedrich is a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Pythias. He is a good citizen and he and Mrs. Friedrich are highly regarded in their community.
John Cardwell Sappington, a prominent citizen of Boonville, is a mem- ber of one of the old, colonial families of the south, a native of Saline County. Mr. Sappington was born Feb. 4, 1849, a son of William B. and Mary Mildred (Breathitt) Sappington.
William B. Sappington was born Jan. 4, 1811 in Madison County, Tenn., a son of Dr. John Sappington, who located in Missouri more than 100 years ago. Dr. Sappington located first in Franklin in Howard County, moving thence to Arrow Rock in Saline County, where he settled. He was engaged in the practice of medicine and was the owner of a large plantation and he had from 50 to 60 slaves. Governor Claiborne F. Jack- son, Missouri's Civil War governor, married three daughters of Dr. Sapp- ington, namely: Jane, who died within a short time after her marriage; Louisa, who died; and Eliza. The Sappington family is of English an- cestry. Mary Mildred (Breathitt) Sappington was born in Russellville, Ky., Aug. 7, 1827, a daughter of Governor John Breathitt, of Kentucky. To William B. and Mary M. Sappington were born the following children: William B., Jr., deceased; John Cardwell, the subject of this sketch; Mil- dred Jane, who died in 1896; E. D., who died Nov. 24, 1908 ; Mrs. Stella P. Gephart, deceased; and Price, who died in infancy. William B. Sapping- ton was engaged in farming in Saline County and he was president of the Bank of Arrow Rock for many years. He was a resident of Arrow Rock for more than a half century. He died Aug. 16, 1888. Mrs. Sappington died Aug. 13, 1880. Both mother and father were laid to rest in the Sappington cemetery near Arrow Rock, Mo., in the burial ground estab- lished by Dr. John Sappington about 1840.
John Cardwell Sappington was educated in private schools and he was a student of the Presbyterian College at Lebanon, Tenn., a member of the class of 1867. He also attended Kemper Military School at Boon- ville, Mo. and the State University of Missouri at Columbia, a student at the latter institution in 1869. Mr. Sappington has followed the vocation
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of farming practically his entire life and he is the owner of two farms in Boone County. Formerly, he was engaged in raising livestock exten- sively. He moved from his farm to Boonville in April, 1905, but he still attends to his farms and farming interests. He keeps a few registered cattle of the Jersey breed at Boonville, which he raises more for the pleasure than the profit of so doing.
Oct. 22, 1873, John Cardwell Sappington and Pauline W. Nelson, a daughter of Dr. George and Pauline E. (Wyan) Nelson, were united in marriage. Dr. Nelson, a native of Virginia, was one of the honored pioneer physicians of Cooper County. Mrs. Nelson was a native of Boon- ville and daughter of Jacob F. Wyan. He died Aug. 13, 1867 at the age of 40 years and Mrs. Nelson died Oct. 15, 1910 at the age of 82 years. Both parents of Mrs. Sappington are buried in Walnut Grove cemetery. Mrs. Sappington has one sister now living, Mrs. Sallie N. Chandler, who makes her home in New York City. To Mr. and Mrs. Sappington have been born the following children: George William, at home; and Card- well Wyan, who died at the age of 42 years, Dec. 18, 1918. Cardwell Wyan Sappington was a successful farmer and stockman, a leading agri- culturist of Columbia, Mo. He was a graduate of Nelson High School. He left a wife and two children, May (Hupp) Sappington, formerly of Marshall, Mo., Pauline and Arthur Cardwell. One child, a daughter, Lena May, died April 11, 1910, at Boonville. Son and daughter are buried in Walnut Grove cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Sappington are members of the Methodist Church South. Mr. Sappington is a democrat. Mrs. Sappington is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Alvin J. Bozarth, a well-known, wholesale dealer in butter, eggs, poultry, hides and cream at 415 Chestnut street in Boonville, is one of the leading business men of Cooper County. Mr. Bozarth entered business Jan. 1, 1916 at his present location, purchasing the business of the Wilson Produce Company. He mastered his trade under F. M. Stamper of the F. M. Stamper Company at Moberly, Mo. and George Legg of the George Legg Poultry establishment at Mattoon, Ill. Since he began business three years ago, Mr. Bozarth has prospered and his trade has yearly grown. The receipts for the three years, enumerated successively, were: $98,000, $108,000 and $150,000. He ships his produce to New York, Chicago and other leading markets, shipping in carload lots. Mr. Bozarth deserves much praise and credit for the excellent market he has established for all the countryside bordering Boonville.
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Mr. Bozarth was born at Cairo, Mo., Nov. 21, 1891, a son of F. R. and Frances (Roberts) Bozarth, both of whom are natives of Monroe County, Mo. Jefferson Bozarth, father of F. R. Bozarth, came from Kentucky to Missouri and settled in Monroe county in the early days. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Bozarth reside at Cairo, Mo. They are the parents of eight children, as follow: Lucy, the wife of Albert Snodgrass, of Moberly, Mo .; Alvin J., the subject of this sketch; Harry J., of Moberly, Mo .; Floyd C., of Detroit, Mich .; Deston L., of Cairo, Mo .; Pearly, Eulah Mae, and Roy Marshal, of Cairo, Mo. Floyd C. Bozarth is, at the time of this writing in 1919, serving as mess sergeant with the Signal Corps, United States Army.
April 27, 1915, Alvin J. Bozarth and Isla Rinehart, a daughter of Benjamin and Rosa (Irwin) Rinehart, formerly of Iowa, now residents of Cairo, Mo., were married. Mr. and Mrs. Bozarth are the parents of two children: Wilburta E. and Hartzell I .. Mr. and Mrs. Bozarth reside at Shamrock Heights in Boonville. Both are worthy members of the Chris- tian Church and Mr. Bozarth is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
Alvin J. Bozarth first learned the elementary principles of the poultry business under his fathers instructions. The elder Bozarth was engaged in this business at Cairo, Mo. Leaving Moberly High School, where he was a student, Mr. Bozarth entered the mercantile trade and he has in a few years time established a name and reputation for himself, a name which is known throughout the county as the synonym for honesty and fair dealings.
W. C. Renfrow, of the firm of Renfrow & Renfrow, of Overton, Mo., was born Oct. 14, 1866, a son of William and Malvina (Freeman) Ren- frow, both natives of Cooper County. The mother died in 1870 and is buried in Moniteau County at Cop Cemetery. The father lives in south- eastern Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. William Renfrow were born the fol- lowing children: Alonzo, lives in southeastern Missouri; and W. C., the subject of this sketch. The other member of the firm of Renfrow & Renfrow is A. D. Renfrow, a cousin of W. C. Renfrow, born in 1859, a son of James Renfrow, of Moniteau County. A. D. Renfrow lives on the farm in Moniteau County, and also owns a farm in Cooper County, near Wooldridge. The well known firm of Renfrow & Renfrow are dealers in groceries, dry goods, shoes, hardware, etc., and occupy a nice building, 40×60 feet, with arches nicely arranged between the rooms.
W. C. Renfrow was educated in Liberty School, near Gooch's Mill, and taught school for 10 years in Prairie Home, Robinson and Oak Grove, Cooper County, and Bruce and Lupus and Oakland, in Moniteau County.
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He was afterwards with Dr. Cochran, of Gooch's Mill, for about six years. Mr. Renfrow then went into the mercantile business at Gooch's Mill, and in 1914 came to Overton and accepted a position with Mr. A. D. Manson, his father-in-law, and afterwards went into the store in which he now owns a half interest.
Mr. Renfrow was married April, 1910, to Miss Cora Manson, daugh- ter of A. D. and Anna (Kelly) Manson, of Gooch's Mill. Mr. and Mrs. Manson live at Overton and are the parents of the following children: Ida Whittahes, died at Raton, N. M., Jan. 1919; Cora, wife of W. C. Ren- frow, subject of this sketch; John, resides at Gooch's Mill; Kelly, resides at Prairie Home, and Owen C., Kansas City, Mo. To Mr. and Mrs. Ren- frow have been born the following children: William Cyrus, Harold Barber, Chester Bryan, and Gordon Woodrow, all residing at home.
Mr. Renfrow is a member of the Woodmen of the World of Gooch's Mill, and Mrs. Renfrow belongs to the Woodman Circle, and their boys are members of the Boys Woodcraft. Mr. Renfrow is also a member of the Cooper County Sick and Accident Society and the Renfrows are sub- stantial citizens and stand high in their community.
John Frederick Krohn .- "Fairview Dairy Farm", consisting of 103 acres located two and a half miles south of Boonville, is one of the finest country places in Cooper Country. This place is owned and operated by John F. Krohn, and is equipped with every convenience for caring for the large amount of work involved in the operation of a dairy. Thirty-six Jersey cows comprise the Krohn herd, the milk obtained being sold over established milk routes in Boonville. The Krohn residence is a large ten room house, modern in every respect and very attractive. A large bank barn 30x40 feet, and a silo with a capacity of 125 tons are substantial fixtures on the place. Mr. Krohn has recently erected a new tile silo 14x36 feet.
J. F. Krohn was born in Cooper County, Oct. 18, 1863, on a farm near Billingsville, and is a son of Christian and Mary (Hoflander) Krohn. Christian Krohn, the father, was born in Holland, and emigrated from his native land to America when a young man. He was shot down in cold blood by marauding bushwhackers in his own yard in Aug., 1863. Mr. Krohn, had like others who were loyal men in Cooper County, been in hiding when the guerrillas were infesting the country. Mrs. Krohn had been visiting at one of the neighbor's houses. Mr. Krohn sent for her to come home that he wanted to see her. She came on horseback carrying
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John F. Krohn, the subject of this sketch in her arms. Mr. Krohn as- sisted her to a light from the horse, first taking the child in his arms. The guerrillas who had been hiding, then stepped out and told her to take the baby, that they were going to kill her husband. She was forced to do as they bid. The assassins then deliberately shot their defenseless vic- tim in the back, and one more dastardly crime was laid at the door of the murderers masquerading as Confederate soldiers. Mrs. Krohn was twice married after the death of her first husband but the details of the family history will be given in connection with the history of the Robien and Zimmerman families of Cooper County.
John F. Krohn was reared in the vicinity of Boonville, and attended the Concord district school, Lone Elm, and Mt. Sinai schools, and also attended the German Evangelical school at Boonville for a time. He began for himself in 1889 when he bought his present home place and began improving it.
Mr. Krohn was married on Feb. 4, 1891, to Miss Flora Hoefer, who was born Oct. 25, 1870, in Boonville. Mr. and Mrs. Krohn have one son: Frederick H., born Oct. 18, 1896, was inducted into the National Army July 26, 1918, was trained at Camp Funston, became a private in the Battery A. 28th Field Artillery, 10th Division and was honorably discharged from the service, Feb. 6, 1919. He is now assisting his father in the management of Fairview Dairy. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Krohn is a republican but takes little active interest in political matters. He and Mrs. Krohn are members of the Evangelical Church of Boonville, and Mr. Krohn is president of the board of trustees of the church. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and is a thoroughly progressive citizen of the best type.
Clarence Shears, contractor and builder, is one of Boonvilles best known citizens and most competent workmen. Mr. Shears is a native of Illinois. He was born Feb. 10, 1858, in Christian County, Ill., a son of Robert and Emily (Wilcox) Sears, the father a native of Virginia, and the mother of New York. The Shears family left Illinois in 1876 and located in Boone County, where the mother died in 1908, and the father died 10 years later, at the age of 76 years. The remains of both parents lie in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boone County. Robert Shears was an honored veteran of the Civil War. He served four years with the Union army. Mr. and Mrs. Shears were the parents of five children, as follow:
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Clarence, the subject of this sketch; Marion, deceased; Elmer, of Colum- bia, Mo .; Byron, of Kansas City, Mo .; and Mrs. Lillie Thorpe of Kansas City, Mo.
In the public schools of Nokomis, Ill., Clarence Shears obtained his education. He came to Missouri in 1876, with his parents, and in Boone County he was engaged in farming. Later, he abandoned farming and engaged in carpentering and contracting in the vicinity of Woodlandville, and these trades he followed until he came to Cooper County in 1897. Since locating in Boonville, Mr. Shears has built many residences and erected several important buildings. He built the $10,000 residence of John Lohse in 1918, and he also built the residence of ex-Lieutenant Gov- ernor Gimelich. The Farmers Bank building and the Phoenix American Pipe Factory building were erected by Mr. Shears. His shop is located at the corner of Morgan and Fourth Streets.
Sept. 25, 1877, Clarence Shears and Bettie Settles, a daughter of Duskin and Mark Settles, noble pioneers of Virginia, were united in mar- riage. Mrs. Shears is a native of Virginia. She is one of nine children born to her parents, as follow: George, of Woodlandville, Mo .; Harris, of Woodlandville; John, of Fulton; Duskin, of Columbia; Mrs. Clarence Shears, the wife of the subject of this sketch ; Mrs. Mary Turner, of Boon- ville; Mrs. Susie Morritz, of Witt, Ill .; Mrs. Amanda Smallwood, of Wash- ington, Mo .; and Mrs. Mattie Shears, of Ottawa, Kan. To Mr. and Mrs. Shears have been born six children: Susie, the wife of J. T. Tucker, of Boonville; Edna, who died at the age of 17 years; and four children who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shears reside at 1026 South Third Street in Boonville.
Mr. Shears is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows. He is an honest, capable workman, and he is respected highly among his fellow citizens. He is an independent repub- lican. Since January, 1915, he has been a member of the Boonville Board of Public Works. For a number of years he was a member of the City Council, was president of the Council, and finished out Grimes' term as mayor of the city.
W. A. Oerly, merchant of Wooldridge, Mo., one of the best-known citizens of Cooper County, is a native of this county. Mr. Oerly was born May 21, 1879, in Prairie Home township, a son of John and Elizabeth (Mischler) Oerly, the former, a native of Moniteau County.
John Oerly was born in 1854 near Jamestown, a son of Ulrich Oerly, who located in Moniteau County in 1853, and later settled in Cooper County. Ulrich Oerly died in Cooper County and he is buried in the
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cemetery of the Methodist Church at Pleasant Grove. John Oerly owned several farms in Prairie Home township and he moved from Moniteau County to Cooper County and here followed farming and stockraising. He died in September, 1912, and is buried in the cemetery where his father's remains were laid to rest. His widow still resides at the old homestead.
The children of John and Elizabeth (Mischler) Oerly are: W. A., the subject of this review; Lulu, the wife of Thomas Chrisman, of Wooldridge; Mrs. N. H. Blank, who died in August, 1918; Oscar, who died in 1908; Cordula, the wife of Hogan Hickman, of Boonville; Ernest C., residing near Gooch's Mill; and Grace, the wife of True Swanston, of Boonville.
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