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(1) William Jasper, a farmer, now living in Howell County.
(2) Mary Jane, now Mrs. Henry Hunts, of Phoenix, Ariz.
(3) Richard Newton (deceased), died in Colorado.
(4) Laura, died at the age of 6 years.
(5) John W. Woodard.
(6) Sterling P., moved to Kansas and died there.
(7) Sarah, now Mrs. Thompson of San Diego, Cal.
John W. Woodard resided on the home farm of 160 acres in Rock Prairie Township with his mother until her death, then, on the 25th day of December, 1881, he married Lizzie R. Daigh, who was born in Christian County, Ill., on March 12th, 1863, a daughter of James L. and Eveline (Willis) Daigh. Her father is still living in Barton County, Missouri, with his son-in-law, Mr. Hastings, at the age of 82 years. Her mother died at the age of 69 years.
In 1883 John W. Woodard moved to Elk County, Kansas, where he rented land for two years, returning to Dade County.
Mrs. Woodard is the second of a family of 13 chil- dren. Her father, James L. Daigh, was born in Law- rence County, and her mother, Eveline Willis, was born
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in Dade County, a daughter of Rev. Willis, a well-known minister of the gospel:
(1) Willis Daigh, a farmer residing in South Town- ship.
(2) Mrs. John W. Woodard.
(3) Richard T., lives west of Pennsboro.
(4) Charles, died at the age of 10 years.
(5) Mary, now Mrs. Buster Hastings of Barton county.
(6) George, died at the age of 38 (was killed) left wife and three children. She was Miss Ella Ruyle, a native of Lawrence county, and now lives in Los Angeles, Calif.
(7) John Harvey, now living in Kansas.
(8) Francis Elmer, a farmer of South Township.
(9) Leslie, a farmer in Dade county.
(10) Alva, lives in Webb City. Twin sister died in infancy.
(12) Amanda, now Mrs. Frank Grewell, a farmer of Dade County.
(13) Jesse, died at the age of 28 years. Was twice married. First wife, Alta Mitchell, a native of Dade County. Second wife, Laura White of Greene County.
John W. Woodard and wife are the parents of five children, three of whom are living:
(1) Charles E., born November 23rd, died January 1st, 1885.
(2) W. Roy, born February 22nd, 1884, married Bertha Gideon, a native of Barton county, Mo. He is now farming in Barton county, has one child, Wava, born March 26th, 1914.
(3) Neva G., born December 3rd, 1887, married Richard Hill, a farmer of Lawrence County, Mo. Two children were born to them, one baby named Donald died in infancy and Ralph Harold, born December 22nd, 1914.
(4) Lela B., born August 15th, 1893.
(5) Baby, died in infancy.
On his return from Kansas in 1885, John W. Wood- ard purchased a partly improved 80 acres of land in South
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Township, which he immediately proceeded to put in first class shape. In 1891 he erected a fine 8-room house and in 1907 he added a splendid barn. Mr. Woodard was prosperous and bought an adjoining 70 acres of land. His farm now consists of 150 acres, fenced, cross- fenced, well watered with branch and four wells, and especially improved for raising hogs.
Mr. Woodard is engaged in general farming, raises cattle, hogs and mules and is living easy. He is ex- perimenting with alfalfa. He and his family are members of the Christian church, worshiping at Antioch. Mr. Woodard is a democrat, has served as Justice of the Peace six years, a member of the Township board four years and as school director for sixteen years. During most of those years he was clerk of the board. He is a member of the Odd Fellow lodge at Everton, and for two years the family resided in Greenfield where the daughter attended High School.
Mr. Woodard is a man who never frets or worries. He takes life easy and tries to make the best out of every aggravating situation. He is respected by his neighbors and friends and is always ready to lend a helping hand to those who are in trouble or distress.
JOHN A. WOODY.
Was born in Dade County, Mo., December 28th, 1855, a son of James C. and Eliza (Alexander) Woody, both of whom were natives of Tennessee. His father was born in Tennessee, May 19th, 1824, was married to Eliza Alexander in that state and came to Missouri in 1850. They made the trip overland with a party of emigrants, being six weeks on the road. His first purchase of Dade county soil consisted of 160 acres but prosperity enabled him to add another 160 acres before his death. At the time of his coming to Missouri, James C. Woody had one daughter, Lorina, who afterward married Alonzo Buchan- an and raised a family of four children. One son, James Buchanan now lives in Springfield.
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MR. AND MRS. JOHN Mc. PATTERSON.
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James C. Woody died in September, 1880, his wife, Eliza Woody, died September 18th, 1908.
John A. Woody was the 4th of a family of eight children:
(1) Lorina, mentioned above.
(2) Catherine, first married to Henry Maxwell. After his death she was married to Rolla Freeman and now they reside in Idaho.
(3) Oliver, a farmer living near Golden City, Barton county. They have two children, L. Laverne and Maude.
(4) John A. Woody.
(5) James Wesley, married Margaret Dodson and raised two children. He is now deceased, his widow lives in Colorado.
(6) Charles E., married Buela Porter of West Plains. He is now a regular practicing physician at Springfield but was formerly prominent in Dade county.
(7) Alice Elmora, died at the age of 26. She was a Dade County teacher, and at one time was a member of the Greenfield High School faculty.
(8) Cordie F., married James Yarbro, now of Springfield. They have four children, Gladys, Leslie, Elizabeth and James Edward.
John A. Woody and Mary Magdaline (Kimbler) Woody were married December 5th, 1882. She was born February 20th, 1861, a daughter of Henry and Cynthia Ann (Humbert) Kimbler who were married in East Tennessee July 30th, 1846, came to Dade County in 1853. They bought 80 acres of land and lived thereon. He was a soldier in the civil war and died in service, October 7th, 1861. She died May 17th, 1898. Of their seven children, Mrs. Woody was the only girl. The others are:
(1) Samuel, married Sarah Boyd. Lives near Hul- ston Mill and has two children.
(2) William, married Mary L. Wright. He died September 21st, 1892 leaving a large family. He was twice married, his second wife, Mary Jane (Wright) is still living on the farm in Polk Township.
(3) Anderson Riley, died when 5 years of age.
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(4) Joseph A., died at the age of 27 years.
(5) Henry A., now living in Oklahoma. Married Margaret Coose and raised a large family.
(6) John Harvey, died in infancy.
(7) Thomas David (a twin of Mrs. Woody) died August 9th, 1883, married Orlena Stockton, one child which died in infancy.
Mr. Woody and wife were the parents of three chil- dren :
(1) James Albert, died in infancy.
(2) John C., born February 7th, 1890, died age 5 months.
(3) Anna May (twin) born February 7th, 1890, married Howard Farmer, a farmer and teacher. They have two children: John Howard, born April 12th, 1914 and Samuel, born June 29th, 1917. Anna May was a teacher in the Dade County schools for a few years prior to her marriage.
John A. Woody and wife are members of the Cum- berland Presbyterian church. He is a republican in pol- itics. His father served in the militia during the war. Mr. Woody spent 13 years in Greenfield, returning to his farm in 1913.
Mr. Woody owns and resides upon a fine farm of 100 acres a few miles northeast of Greenfield. It is improved with two dwelling houses, one being occupied by Howard Farmer, his son-in-law. They do a general farming busi- ness, the entire tract being in cultivation. Mr. Woody has owned this farm since 1884 and has placed all the improvements thereon.
Mr. Woody is an exemplary citizen, being vitally in- terested in the general welfare of the county. He is a leader for good schools, good roads and good citizenship. Mrs. Woody died May 13th, 1917.
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JOHN Q. WORKMAN.
A short time prior to the civil war a colony of home- seekers headed by John Dyer, Sr., was formed at Alle- gehny City, Pa., and known as the "Sylvania Homestead
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Company" and its agents located several thousand acres of land in Dade County. Each member of this colony was to receive 80 acres of prairie land, 10 acres of timber land and one town lot in the prospective city of Sylvania. The members of this colony were artisans living in the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny City. The breaking out of the civil war in a large measure destroyed this enter- prise, however a number of its members came to Dade County and occupied the land allotted them but the city of Sylvania was never built. Ross A. Workman, father of the subject of this sketch, was one of the original Syl- vania Homesteaders.
John Q. Workman was born in the city of Pittsburg, Pa., December 4th, 1861, a son of Ross A. and Letitia (Gazzam) Workman, both natives of Pittsburg, Pa., of Scotch-Irish parentage. Ross A. Workman was a printer by trade and came to Dade County with his family in 1867 and settled upon that portion of the original Sylvania Homestead tract which had been allotted to him, in Cedar Township. Being the holder of two shares in the company he was allotted 160 acres. Ross A. Workman spent the remainder of his days in Dade County, departing this life in 1885 his wife having previously died in 1874. They were the parents of eight children all but one reaching maturity.
John Q. Workman was but six years of age when he came with his parents to Dade County and the next twenty years of his life was spent upon the farm. During that time lie attended the common schools of the neighborhood and engaged in general farin work.
At the age of 27 years he and his brother Ross opened a tin-shop in Lockwood. Here he worked at the bench repairing tinware, polishing stoves and later did con- siderable out-side tin work on buildings, and after three years formed a partnership with his brother Ross and en- gaged in the general hardware business under the firm name of Workman Bros. This firm continued in business 23 years and prospered. In the beginning it was quartered in a small frame building but as its business grew it be-
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came necessary to erect a large two-story brick business block with a frontage of 42 feet on Mission street and augmented with commodious storage rooms in the rear. As the years went by, Ross sold his interest in the business to Jacob F. Horn and for two years the business con- tinued in the name of Workman & Horn, after which Mr. Workman sold out to engage in the then new enter- prise of selling automobiles. Witlı keen business. fore- sight he secured the Dade County agency for the Ford cars and his son who was associated in business with him became the agent for the Oakland cars. They have sold these cars by the hundred and in order to accommo- date their ever increasing business Mr. Workman in com- pany with Arthur Smith erected a large two-story brick business block in Lockwood with ample show rooms, of- fice, garage and work shop below and business offices on the second floor.
On the 17th day of December, 1883, Mr. Workman was married to Dora Scott, a native of Worth County, Mis- souri, who was born in April, 1865, a daughter of T. M. and Elizabeth (Bonham) Scott who came to Dade county in the 70's and settled on a farm in Cedar Township. Dora was one in a family of nine children. Her father is now dead.
John Q. Workman and wife are the parents of eight children, one dying in infancy, viz:
(1) Myrtle, a graduate of the Lockwood High School and a teacher by profession. Has taught a number of terms both in the country schools and in the High School at Lockwood.
(2) Wilma, a graduate of the Lockwood High School. Taught one term, married Fred R. Heisey who operates an auto-livery business. They have one child, Mildred.
(3) Sylvia, married John Covert, a farmer, residing near Lockwood. They have two children, Jay and Ken- neth.
(4) Arden, asociated with his father in auto business.
(5) Clifford R., works in business with his father.
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(6) Ward, in school.
(7) Harry, in school.
(8) Virginia, at home.
Mr. Workman and wife are active members in the M. E. church. He is an Odd Fellow and a member of the M. W. A. In politics Mr. Workman is a Republican and his official life has been confined to that of Alderman in the city of Lockwood. In business, Mr. Workman has been a success but in social and domestic affairs he has been even more. He has raised a large family of children who are an honor to their parents and a credit to the com- munity in which they live. His home is one of the best in the city and one which he has occupied for more than 20 years. In matters of church and school Mr. Workman has always taken a leading part while in business circles his firm has always been looked upon as one of reliability and permanence.
ANDREW JACKSON YOUNG.
Was born in an obscure log cabin in Woodville Town- ship, Greene County, Illinois, December 24th, 1859. Ilis father, Nathaniel Eaton Young was born in this same cabin, September 19, 1833. His grandfather, William Young, was born in Virginia in 1790, of German-French parentage, was a veteran of the war of 1812, and later of the Indian wars which raged in the Ohio valley. He was a member of Dick Johnson's company of famous riflemen and participated in the battle of Tippecanoe. At the close of the Indian wars he settled in Kentucky near George- town. He was a woodsman of the Daniel Boone type, wedded to winning the wilderness with the rifle and im- bued with the wanderlust of the Cavalier. He was mar- ried to Catherine Ann Lair of Cynthianna, daughter of a wealthy distiller and after a few years emigrated to Greene County, Ills., and settled there in 1830. At the breaking out of the Mexican war he was again seized with the spirit of the Cavalier and entered that conflict as captain of a company of volunteers and served with dis-
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tinction till the end of the war. The old army rifle, medals of honor and other souvenirs of pioneer days are still in possession of the family.
Ten children were born in Greene County cabin, Nathaniel E., being ninth in point of birth. They all grew to maturity and remained near the old homestead till the breaking out of the civil war. Nathaniel E. Young cast the only vote for Abraham Lincoln in Woodville Township in 1860.
Nathaniel E. Young was married on the 27th day of March, 1857, to Mary Peeler of Bloomington, Ills., daught- er of Abner Peeler a minister of the gospel and a college professor. She was a Colonial Dame of purest Puritan stock, a graduate of the Bloomington Seminary and a teacher by profession.
To this union were born seven children:
(1) George Edwin, born March 4th, 1858, in Logan County, Illinois; married Huldah Slater, was a carpenter- contractor of Topeka, Kas., and died in February, 1890, leaving a widow and one son, Harold.
(2) Andrew Jackson, the subject of this sketch, born in Greene County, Illinois, December 24th, 1859.
(3) Annie Melissa, born in Sangamon County, Illi- nois, December 29th, 1861; married W. A. Wiley, lives at Palouse, Wash. They have five children.
(4) Sarah Ellen, born in Lyon County, Kansas, May 10th, 1864; married W. L. Mills, a railroad man. They have four children.
(5) Emily Alberta, born in Douglass County, Kan- sas. September 23rd, 1866; married Fred H. Woodbury, a cattle ranchman and farmer of Osage County, Kansas. She is now deceased. They had a family of nine children.
(6) William Evans, born in Douglas County, Kan- sas, December 8th, 1868; married Belle Moss. He is a ranchman in Wallace County, Kansas. They have two children.
(7) Agusta, born in Osage County, Kansas, April 19th, 1871; died single and unmarried at the age of 20 years.
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At the breaking out of the Civil war Nathaniel E. Young moved to central Kansas and was stationed with the Seventeenth Kansas Infantry at Council Grove, which was then the Kaw Indian Agency. He was mustered out of the service at Fort Riley in 1865, and settled at Law- rence, Kas. He was a militant Republican, and with him the war never ended. He moved to the Sac and Fox In- dian Reservation with his family while it was yet occu- pied by the Indians, was one of the founders of the city of Quenemo and spent the remainder of his days at this place. He died in October, 1909, and was buried beside his wife in the Quenemo cemetery, she having departed this life in November, 1887, at the age of 50 years.
A. J. Young grew to manhood upon the plains and rolling prairies of central Kansas with cowboys, half- breeds and frontiersmen for companions. He was a child of the forest and grew up very close to Nature. His education was acquired largely at home, his mother being a highly-educated woman and a teacher by profession. At the age of 16 years he attended his first Teachers' Institute, passed the examination, obtained a certificate and entered the teachers' profession. He taught school seven years, the last three as principal of the High School at Arvonia, Kas. When the Short Line Santa Fe Cut-Off was built from Kansas City to Emporia he was one of the townsite company that laid out Lebo in Coffey County, and at this place he resided for four years, en- gaged in the real estate and newspaper business.
On the 4th day of October, 1881, he was married to Laura Emily Bedell of Garnett, Kas., a daughter of Henry E. and Ann (Wiley) Bedell. Her father was a native of New York, following the Erie Canal in early manhood; a veteran of the Civil war, serving in a New York regiment, coming to Kansas in 1867 and settling in Allen County. He died at Leavenworth, Kas., January 1st, 1917. Her mother was a native of Canada, of French-Irish parentage, who came to Oswego County, New York, in an early day. She was the mother of eight children, two of whom died in infancy :
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(1) Laura E., born at Bernhard's Bay, N. Y., Sep- tember 2nd, 1862, wife of A. J. Young, the subject of this sketch.
(2) Annie, married Dr. C. F. Lusk, a prominent phy- sician of Lebo, Kas.
(3) Mary Frances, a trained nurse, residing at the Knickerbocker Apartments in Kansas City.
(4) Edith, wife of R. T. Shaw, a traveling salesman, resides at Berkeley, Cal.
(5) Arthur I., married Rose Bosley of Cooper County, died at Carterville, Mo., in May, 1917, leaving four children.
(6) Albert H., engaged in the dairy business at Carterville, Mo. Has been twice married. Has five chil- dren.
A. J. Young and wife are the parents of three chil- dren, two of whom are living:
(1) Gertrude K., born at Arvonia, Kas., June 16th, 1883, received her education in the common schools and High School at Lockwood, Mo., married M. R. Stark on December 25th, 1901. He died at Excelsior Springs in 1903, leaving one son, Monte Russell, born December 10th, 1902. He has made his home since infancy with his grandfather, A. J. Young. Gertrude is a stenographer and artistic decorator by profession and usually works in Kansas City.
(2) Gracio, born at Lebo, Kas., September 19th, 1884, died November 29th, 1888, and is buried at Quenemo, Kas.
(3) Mabel, born at Lebo, Kas., June 19th, 1886, re- ceived her education in the public schools at Lockwood, Mo., married John Howard Moran February 11th, 1907, and now resides at Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Moran is a traveling salesman. They have three children, John How- ard, Jr., Mildred and Laura Bayne.
A. J. Young commenced the study of law and prac- tieed in the justice courts in Kansas, and was admitted to the bar in Dade County in 1892.
He came to Dade County in May, 1890, a stranger in a strange land. Without money, without friends and
JOHN O. MITCHELL.
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without employment. He first located at Lockwood and was engaged to teach the newly-organized band at that place. During the months of July and August of that year he taught the band of nights and worked in the har- vest fields and at threshing in the day time. In Septem- ber, 1890, he formed a partnership with William Beisner and engaged in the butcher and meat market business. He followed this business about six months, sold out and purchased the Lockwood Independent, a newspaper of local circulation. After about six months in the newspaper business he sold out and entered the practice of law.
As a lawyer Mr. Young's success was most gratifying. He was elected city attorney of Lockwood, practiced in all the local courts and was soon recognized as one of the leading lawyers of southwest Missouri. He was instru- mental in organizing the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company and was its president for fourteen years. He always took great interest in the Fair Association and was an officer and director in that organization for many years.
In politics A. J. Young is a militant Republican and has been actively engaged in every campaign as a public speaker for the past twenty-four years. In 1902 he was elected to the office of prosecuting attorney of Dade County and in January, 1903, moved to the county seat. He pur- chased property on East Wells street, consisting of a tract of about six acres, which is well improved. He owns his office building, located near the southeast corner of the Public Square.
He has an abstract business in connection with his law practice and has dealt largely in tax-title lands. He has lost considerable money in mining speculations, but in business as well as politics Mr. Young is a good loser.
He served one term as prosecuting attorney and two terms as city attorney and two terms as tax attorney since coming to Greenfield. In 1914 he was the candidate of his party for Congress in the Sixth Congressional Dis- trict, and in 1916 he was the Republican candidate for circuit judge in the Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit.
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Mr. Young has acquired a state-wide reputation as a public speaker, being a lecturer and pulpit orator as well as a campaign spellbinder. In the field of letters Mr Young has also gained considerable distinction. He is a regular contributor to the National Sportsman, the American Field and the Forest and Stream. His story entitled "The Glories of Snoqualmie" was perhaps the most widely-read and commented upon.
During the year 1909 Mr. Young visited the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, Wash., as the per- sonal representative of Senator William Warner. He made the trip up the Alaska coast, and many of his best outing stories are based upon sights and scenes taken while on this journey. "In the Maze of the Magnetic North" was written at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Young are each members of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, Mrs. Young having been converted almost in childhood, while his religious life dates from 1905. He has been a regularly licensed local preacher since 1906, and has visited many churches in various states, lecturing to the Epworth Leagues and religious as- semblies.
The Pagan blood of his paternal ancestors quickened by war-like scenes from "The Dark and Bloody Ground" of Kentucky has in a measure been cooled by the Puritan influences coming from his mother's side of the house, but after all the real spirit of the man is best revealed in his sketch entitled "The Lure of the Legend" and his love for all that is beautiful in nature by its companion piece, "November in the Ozarks:"
"When I think of my home in the Ozarks, In sight of their oak-grown crest, On the banks of a stream with a golden gleam, Flowing gently down to the West, Then the loom of life runs smoother, And the threads in its golden chain
Make bright autumn leaves in the web as it weaves,
Where the Ozarks meet the Plain."
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REV. DAVID G. YOUNG.
Was born in Niagara County, New York, September 17th, 1829, son of Uriah and Phoebe (Gregory) Young. His father was a native of Vermont, a farmer by occu- pation, and died when David was very young. He had gone to Ohio to buy land, and never returned. His family never heard from him direct, but it was supposed that he had been murdered for his money. This was at a very early date. There were four children in this family : David G., the subject of this sketch, and three sisters, all deceased. A brother of Uriah Young married a sister of Phoebe Young, his mother, and they brought up this family, the mother having died very soon after the death of his father. The brother who took the four children to raise moved to Michigan and settled there in the early 30's, and both died there. They were located in Genessee County and David was brought up on a timbered farm, which he helped to clear and place in cultivation. He received his schooling in the common schools of Michigan. He started in life for himself at the age of 20 years, work- ing out for various farmers in clearing up timber land, which occupation he followed up to the time of his mar- riage, which occurred first in 1856 to Margaret Pratt, a native of Michigan. She was the mother of one child, which they named Margaret, and died the day after the birth of the daughter. The daughter afterward married a man by the name of Holly, and raised a family of six children, all living but one. She lives at Silverton, Wash.
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