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Dr. Gardner is a Democrat, and is a Royal Arch Mason. He is a member of the Daviess County Medical Society, the Missouri State Med- ical Association, and the American Medical Association. He is at present the deputy state commissioner of health and the United States public health officer for Daviess County. Dr. Gardner is the owner of 80 acres of land in Liberty Township, and keeps the place well improved. He is
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a man of progressive ideas in his profession, and a citizen of whom the community is proud.
B. E. Croy, holding the position of second assistant postmaster in the postoffice at Gallatin, was born on Dec. 4, 1875, near Jameson. His parents were John and Nancy Jane (Walls) Croy. They were the par- ents of five children. Mr. and Mrs. Croy have now retired from the duties of their farm, and are living at Jameson.
B. E. Croy was reared on the farm, and attended the Jameson High School. He later became interested in farming, and remained with his father on the latter's farm until 1897. That year he bought a farm of 60 acres, which he operated and improved. He traded his land for a flour mill at Jameson, and entered into partnership with T. A. Walls. They operated the mill during the years 1909 and 1910, when Mr. Croy bought Mr. Walls' interest in the enterprise. A little later he traded the mill for 183 acres of land in Liberty Township. During the year 1915-1916 he operated his father's land, but the next year, moved to his own farm. He improved that land, and continued to farm it until 1919, when he moved to Gallatin. In September, 1920, he was appointed by the Civil Service Commission as a clerk in the Gallatin Postoffice, where he has made a competent and obliging official ever since.
Mr. Croy was married on Oct. 6, 1898 to Neva Byrd. She was born in Grundy County, Dec. 7, 1876. the daughter of Redmond and Ella (Currin) Byrd, both natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Byrd is dead, and Mr. Byrd now lives at Jameson. Mrs. Croy died on July 6, 1921. To her union with B. E. Croy three children were born: Alvin E., a resident of La Junta, Col .: Helen Marie ; and James C., both at home.
Mr. Croy is a Democrat, and is a member of the Baptist Church. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America, the Modern Brother- hood of America and the Mutual Benefit Association Lodges. He is a re- liable man, and a highly esteemed member of the community.
H. E. Patton, manager of the Fuller Lumber Company at Gallatin, has spent practically all of his life in and near Gallatin. He is a native of Daviess County, where he was born at Jamesport on April 17, 1882.
G. M. Patton, the father of H. E. Patton, was born in Alderson, Va., Sept. 30, 1849. He followed the trade of a carpenter and contractor. In 1872 he came to Missouri, and located at Jamesport in Daviess County, where he worked as a carpenter until 1902, when he came to Gallatin. He married Isabelle Caraway, who was born in Daviess County, Sept. 17, 1852, and to this union two children were born: Harry E., the sub- ject of this sketch ; and Kipper, married to R. L. Saunders of Gatesville,
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Tex. Mrs. Patton died on March 1, 1917, and Mr. Patton now lives with his son at Gallatin. Mrs. Patton was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Patton is identified with the Baptist Church.
Harry E. Patton was reared at Jamesport, and graduated from the school at that place in 1900. He entered Grand River College at Galla- tin, where he was a student for a time, later attending the Normal Col- lege at Chillicothe. In 1908 he went to St. Joseph, and was placed in charge of the shoe department of the Battreall and Whittingham Shoe Company. The next year he farmed near Blake, and in 1913 he returned to Gallatin and worked as a carpenter. In 1917, he accepted a position as bookkeeper at the First National Bank, which position he gave up in 1918 in order to become the manager of the Fuller Lumber Yard at Gal- latin.
Mr. Patton was married to Henrietta Kivett on April 30, 1910. Mrs. Patton is the daughter of Newton and Mary (Johnson) Kivett, both na- tives of Missouri. Mr. Kivett is dead, and his widow now lives at Galla- tin. Mr. and Mrs. Patton have two children; Deen and Genevieve.
Mr. Patton is a member of the Christian Church, and is a Democrat. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge. He is well known throughout Daviess County, and is an efficient and energetic man. He is proving successful in his work as manager of the Fuller Lum- ber Yard.
Lee R. Pierce, the county treasurer of Daviess County and a well known auctioneer of Gallatin, where he makes his home, was born in Rooks County, Kan., Nov. 29, 1893. His parents are Fred L. and Addie (Brant) Pierce.
Fred L. Pierce was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Jan. 29, 1871. He moved to Kansas in his youth, and became a farmer in that state. In 1895 he came to Daviess County, and bought a farm in Monroe Township two years later. He now owns 200 acres of well improvel land, and is a breeder of high grade stock specializing in Spotted Po- land China hogs. His wife, Addie (Brant) Pierce, was born in Ohio, Sept. 30, 1872. To her union with Fred L. Pierce the following children were born: Lee R., the subject of this review; Lloyd, Walter, Mary, Ollie, Mildred, Bessie, and John.
Lee R. Pierce was reared on his father's farm, and attended the district schools of Monroe Township. After he completed his school work, he worked on the farm for his father. In 1912, he began crying farm sales, and liked that work so well that he entered the Missouri Auc- tion School at Trenton for special training. He has been a successful and
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popular auctioneer. He served as the assessor of Union Township for two years, and in 1920, he was elected county treasurer for Daviess County.
Lee R. Pierce was married on Aug. 20, 1918, to Gay Green. Mrs. Pierce was born in Monroe Township in Daviess County. Her parents were W. H. and Mina Green, both now dead. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce have no children.
Mr. Pierce is a Republican. He is a worthy young man, energetic and ambitious, and is well lined in the town.
Clinton L. Payne, a retired farmer of Daviess County, now living at Gallatin, is a native of Illinois, was born in Madison County on Jan. 3, 1859. His parents were Henry and Delia L. (Shephard) Payne.
Henry Payne was born in New Haven, Conn., and was reared on a farm. In 1844 he came to Illinois, and located on a farm in Madison County, where he died in 1879 at the age of 61 years. His wife was also born in New Haven, Conn. She died at Trinidad, Col., in 1899, at the age of 78 years. Mr. and Mrs. Payne were the parents of five children, of whom only one, Clinton L., now survives.
Clinton L. Payne grew up on a farm in Illinois. He was a student in Johnson's Commercial College in St. Louis, and graduated from that in- stitution in 1880. He returned to Illinois, after his graduation, but in 1883 he came to Missouri. He bought 100 acres of land in Washington Township, Daviess County, and improved it. He added to his land hold- ings as he could, until he now owns 424 acres, divided into two well im- proved farms. Mr. Payne has always been a stock breeder, and has shipped a great deal of stock from Daviess County. In 1920, Mr. Payne retired from the farm, went to Gallatin, and built one of the best resi- dences in the town on East Grand Street. He is a shareholder and a di- rector in the First National Bank of Gallatin.
Mr. Payne was married on Sept. 2, 1885, to Alice M. Reed. Mrs. Payne was born in Washington Township, Daviess County. Her parents were N. E. Reed, a native of Delaware; and Rachel (Mayo) Reed, born in Illinois. They are both dead. Mr. and Mrs. Payne have two children : Harley, married Geraldine Daniels, has one child, Harley, Jr., and lives on one of Mr. Payne's farms; and Leland, married Arthur Daniels, and lives on Mr. Payne's farm.
Mr. Payne has always been a highly respected citizen of Daviess County, where he is held to be one of the substantial and reliable men of his community. The Payne family is an asset to the county.
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Leonard M. Hosman, the capable and progressive superintendent of public schools at Gallatin, has spent his life in school work. He is thoroly familiar with the various phases and needs of the educational work of Missouri, having been an integral part of the school system for years. He has been a student in the rural schools, the town systems, the State Teach- ers College, and the University. Both as a student and as an instructor, he has shown a keen appreciation of the problems that confront the schools. He is, by virtue of his capacity and training, the type of man who can and does accomplish much for Missouri schools.
Leonard M. Hosman was born in Sheridan Township, Daviess County, Dec. 19, 1891. His parents are S. G. and Alice E. (McCrary) Hosman. Leonard Hosman's paternal grandparents were James and Kathena (Wood) Hosman, natives of Kentucky. They came to Missouri, and settled in Daviess County in 1840, where they settled on a farm and reared seven sons. James Hosman was a slave holder, the owner of race horses and always had Kentucky whiskey in his home. He was one of the intrepid men who, because he enjoyed venturing into new and untried land, was a strong factor in building up this part of Missouri.
S. G. Hosman, a son of James and the father of Leonard M., was born in Daviess County, Feb. 20, 1862. He was reared on a farm within a mile of his present home in Daviess County, and has always been a farmer. He holds 120 acres of well improved land in Sheridan Township, and is a well known breeder of Poland China hogs, and Aberdeen Angus cattle. He has exhibited his stock at various fairs. Mr. Hosman has always been a fancier of high grade horses and mules. He has made an improvement in Reed Yellow Dent corn, which has proved successful. He has for years been a man of prominence in the community and has for been connected with the progressive school movements of his district. He is a staunch Democrat, a member of the Presbyterian church, and belongs to the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows lodge.
S. G. Hosman was married to Alice E. McCrary. She was born in Sheridan Township Nov. 14, 1863, the daughter of F. M. and Martha (McBrayer) McCrary. They were natives of North Carolina, and came to Daviess County in 1825, making the trip overland. Mrs. Hosman's father, F. M. McCrary, was born during the trip. To S. G. and Alice E. (McCrary) Hosman the following children were born: Leonard E., the subject of this sketch; Floyd, a farmer in Sheridan Township; Joseph, living at home; Carrie, the wife of Virgil Walker of Sheridan Township; Alta, at home; and Pearl, at home.
Leonard Hosman was reared on a farm, and attended the Swisher District School. He graduated from the Hamilton High School in 1911,
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and then taught in the Cope District, west of Gallatin, for two years, spend- ing the spring and summer in the Northwest Missouri State Teachers Col- lege at Marysville. In 1913 he was elected principal of the Pattonsburg High School, and the next year was tendered the position of superintendent there. He retained that position until 1914, when he left Pattonsburg in order to accept a position at Gallatin. Since 1917 he has been superinten- dent of schools at Gallatin, and has had the cooperation of the entire com- munity in building up an excellent school system. Mr. Hosman graduated from the Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in 1915, and during 1920 and 1921, he was a student in Kansas State University at Lawrence Kansas. Mr. Hosman has always maintained a keen interest in farming and during the World War, he spent two summers working on the farm. He owns 163 acres of land in Marion and Benton Townships in Daviess County, and successfully oversees the operations of his holdings.
Leonard M. Hosman was married on Aug. 5, 1916, to Eunice E. Eliott born in the southern part of Gentry County, the daughter of H. F. and Alva (Brotherton) Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are now living at Pattons- burg, where Mr. Elliott does general farming.
Mr. Hosman is a Democrat, and is a member of the Methodist church in which he is a steward. He belongs to the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Yoeman lodges. He is a man of energy, vision and ambition, an invaluable asset to the community.
Nathaniel G. Cruzen, a well known and successful attorney who is engaged in the practice of his profession at Gallatin, is a native of Da- viess County and a member of one of the pioneer families of this part of the state. He was born at Jamesport, Aug. 1, 1871, a son of Nathaniel G. and Mary Faulkner (Gillilan) Cruzen.
Nathaniel G. Cruzen, the father, was a veteran of the Civil War anl during his lifetime was identified with Daviess County. He was born in Jefferson County, Virginia, Oct. 14, 1826, and his parents were Rich- ard R. and Aurelia W. (North) Cruzen, the former a native of Loudoun County, Virginia, who for 30 years was inspector of the National Arm- ory at Harper's Ferry, and the latter a native of Fairfax County, Vir- ginia. Nathaniel G. Cruzen, Sr., attended school at Harper's Ferry and worked in the armory under his father there until he was 20 years old. In 1846 he came to Missouri and settled in Saline County. He remained there until 1849 when gold was discovered in California when he went to the Pacific Coast. He was engaged in mining in California for four years and returned to Saline County where he was engaged in the peace-
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ful pursuit of farming until the Civil War broke out. In December. 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army in Company A, commanded by F. S. Robertson. His first engagement was at Kirkpatrick's mill, near Knob- noster, Dec. 19, 1861, where the whole Confederate army was captured. Mr. Cruzen was confined in the Graitot Street Prison at St. Louis for three months when he was transferred to the prison at Alton, Ill., and six months later was exchanged. He was then mustered into Musser's Bat- talion which was later consolidated with the Infantry. He remained in the army until the close of the war when he surrendered at Shreveport, La. He then returned to Missouri and engaged in the mercantile busi- ness at Mt. Hope, Lafayette County, until March, 1869, when he came to Daviess County which was his home until the time of his death, July 1, 1903. Gallatin had been his home since 1883 and at the time of his death he was engaged in the loan and abstract business.
Nathaniel G. Cruzen, Sr., was first married to Nancy. E. Jordin, a native of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, who died July 23, 1856. In December, 1860, Mr. Cruzen married Mrs. Mary Faulkner, a daughter of James Gillilan, a native of Pocahontas County, Virginia, and one of the early settlers of Daviess County. He was the founder of the town of Jamesport in whose honor it was named. To Nathaniel G. Cruzen's sec- ond marriage seven children were born of whom the following are liv- ing: Bettie L., married Charles A. Savage, Kansas City; Nathaniel G., the subject of this sketch; Harry L., Rock Island, Ill .; and Earl M., Walla Walla, Wash. The mother of these children resides in Kansas City with her daughter.
Nathaniel G. Cruzen, whose name introduces this review was edu- cated in the public schools of Jamesport and Gallatin and Wentworth Military Academy at Lexington, Mo. He entered the Kansas City law school in 1895 and was graduated from that institution in 1897 and was admitted to the bar of Missouri in 1897. He held a clerkship in the Kan- sas City post office from 1891 to 1901, taking his law course at night school during the same period. In 1901 Mr. Cruzen returned to Galla- tin and engaged in the practice of law. He was in partnership with R. J. Britton for a time and they conducted the abstract and loan business in addition to the law. In 1911 Mr. Cruzen became associated with E. D. Mann. Mr. Cruzen is a capable lawyer and has been identified with many of the important cases of Daviess County. He was appointed spe- cial prosecutor in the celebrated Tarwater case, which attracted state- wide attention and was carried to the Supreme Court which confirmed the conviction of the lower Court and the contention of the Prosecutor.
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Mr. Cruzen was married June 26, 1896, to Miss Mary Edna Gear- heart, a native of Denver, who was reared and educated in Kansas City and Gallatin. She is a very capable woman and a talented writer. To Mr. and Mrs. Cruzen have been born two children : Richard H., a gradu- ate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and is now holding a commission as ensign on the U. S. S. Claxton, with the Pacific fleet; and Mary N., who was educated at the Central Female College, Lexington, Mo., Kansas State Agricultuarl College and the Chicago Uni- versity, is now a teacher of Dometsic Science at Liberty, Mo.
Mr. Cruzen is a Democrat and has held the office of County Collec- tor. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Exchange Bank of Gallatin and is a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Frank A. Fitterer, a grocery merchant of Gallatin, Daviess County, is a member of a well known Missouri family. He was born at Trenton on Nov. 15, 1873, and is the oldest son of Enos and Mary (Artman) Fitterer, sketches of whose lives appear elsewhere in this volume.
Frank A. Fitterer grew up in Daviess County and attended the school at Gallatin, from which he graduated in 1892. He became a firm member of the M. E. Fitterer and Sons Mercantile Company, and has re- tained his interest in the store ever since.
Mr. Fitterer was married on Oct. 7, 1896, to Maud Clingan. Mrs. Fitterer was born at Gallatin, the daughter of Edward and Lillie (Clou- das) Clingan. Mrs. Clingan, now deceased, was a native of Quincy, Ill .; and Mr. Clingan, born at Gallatin, now lives with his children. Mr. and Mrs. Fitterer have one son, Frank Clingan Fitterer. He graduated from the Gallatin High School, was a student in William Jewell College at Liberty, and later studied in Missouri State University, and also served as a member of the S. A. T. C. in the same college. He married Norris Tomlinson, and to this union one son was born, Jack Clingan Fitterer. Mr. Fitterer is now clerking in the Knauer store.
Frank A. Fitterer is a member of the Presbyterian Church and is an elder in that organization. By inheritance and training Mr. Fitterer is well fitted to handle mercatnile work in a successful manner. He is one of the well established business men of the community, where the Fit- terer family has always been considered an asset to the town.
Enos Fitterer, deceased, was born at Baden, Germany, on July 28, 1835. In 1846 his parents came to the United States and settled on a farm in Butler County, Ohio. Ten years later, in 1856, Enos Fitterer went to Hamilton, Ohio, and learned the trade of a baker. After spend-
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ing 15 months at Hamilton, he went to Carthage, III., and entered the bakery business for himself.
Mr. Fitterer left his business in 1861 and enlisted for service in the Civil War. He was placed in Company B, 32nd Illinois Volunteer Infan- try; and took part in the following battles and skirmishes, Pittsburg Landing, Hatchie River, and Sherman's March to the Sea. He was mus- tered out of service at Leavenworth, Kan., in September, 1865, and re- ceived his discharge at Springfield, Ill.
From Springfield, Ill., Mr. Fitterer came to Missouri and located at Trenton, where he entered into a partnership with C. A. Hoffman. They opened a grocery store and bakery under the firm name of Hoffman and Fitterer, which they conducted until 1867, when Mr. Hoffman re- tired from the business. In 1873, Mr. Fitterer and his brother, John, be- came partners in the same enterprise using the firm name of Fitterer and Brother. That same year they sold the store to Hyde and Crandall. In 1877, Mr. Fitterer moved to Gallatin, and entered the grocery and bakery business, which he conducted until his death on Feb. 18, 1884.
Enos Fitterer was married on Sept. 23, 1868, to Mary Artman. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 20, 1852. She died on April 19, 1908. To her union with Enos Fitterer two children were born: Frank A., and Oscar L., sketches of whose lives appear in this volume. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Fitterer continued to operate the store. She was a woman of keen business ability, and of wide sympathy. She was a de- vout member of the Baptist Church, as was her husband also, and sup- ported it, both spiritually and financially with the greatest loyalty. She was a woman much given to deeds of charity, but never felt that she de- served praise for her kindnesses.
The firm name of M. E. Fitterer and Sons has been used since 1877. The long record of 45 continuous years of successful business is unusual. It has established the Fitterer name among the well known mercantile firms of the county. The two sons of Enos Fittterer now conduct the bus- iness. They have achieved the same success that their father had. The store is one of the best equipped in Daviess County. The firm carries a complete line of groceries and queensware, and operate a bakery in con- nection with the business. Enos Fitterer founded the business along safe business lines. He was a man of unusual discernment, great energy, and with high ideals of integrity and civic pride.
Oscar L. Fitterer, merchant at Gallatin, has been well and favor- ably known in the county all of his life. He is a member of a family that has been prominent in the mercantile business in Daviess County for
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many years, and is himself a partner in the M. E. Fitterer's Sons grocery store and bakery. He was born at Gallatin on May 22, 1883, the son of Enos and Mary (Artman) Fitterer, sketches of whose lives appear in this volume.
Oscar L. Fitterer was educated in the Gallatin public schools and graduated from Grand River College with the degree of Master of Accounts. He did his special work in his chosen field under the tutelage of B. F. Spreyer. After graduation from college, Mr. Fitterer became a clerk in the store owned by his mother and brother. After the death of his mother, he became a partner in the store. He and his brother F. A., now conduct the business, which is one of the highly successful enterprises of Daviess County.
Mr. Fitterer was married to Maud Oxford on Nov. 11, 1908. Mrs. Fitterer was born at Cainsville, the daughter of M. F. and Sarah Jane (Chambers) Oxford. Mr. Oxford is an attorney at Cainsville. Mrs. Fitterer is an active member of the Baptist church, and for the past three years, has acted as the president of the Ladies' Aid Society of the church. She is a woman of marked executive ability and tact, and has made a thoroughly competent officer. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and has filled practically all of the offices in that lodge.
Oscar L. Fitterer is a member of the Baptist church. He is a Royal Arch Mason and the Chapter lodge at Gallatin; and is a Knights Tem- plar and a member of the Moila Shrine at St. Joseph. He is accounted one of the progressive and reliable business men of Gallatin, and is one of the highly regarded citizens of Daviess County.
R. M. McCue, retired, substantial citizen of Daviess County is the owner of 400 acres of well improved land in Grand River Township, Daviess County. He was born in Nicholas County, Va., Feb. 19, 1844, the son of David and Martha (McNeil) McCue.
David McCue was born in Pocahontas County, Va., in February, 1802, and came to Missouri in 1844, where he became engaged in farm- inf in Jackson Township, Daviess County. During the Civil War, Mr. McCue served in the army. He later sold out his farm and moved to Chariton County, Mo. For a short time he lived in Oklahoma. Mr. Mc- Cue died Sept. 12, 1892, on his son's farm in Daviess County. To David and Martha (McNeil) McCue 18 children were born, as follows: Paul, deceased; Isaac, deceased; Elizabeth, died in infancy; Franklin, de- ceased; Rachael, the widow of A. L. Martin, Oklahoma; David, de- ceased ; James, deceased ; John, deceased ; William, deceased ; Charles, deceased; Hannah, the widow of A. L. Holland, Gallatin; George, Okla-
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homa; R. M., the subject of this sketch; Mathew, Shelby County; Abra- ham, deceased; Virginia, twin sister of Abraham; Mary, deceased, was the wife of Alfred Clark; Martha, deceased, was the wife of Wm. Mc- Cartney. Fifteen of the children grew to maturity, and eight of the sons served during the Civil War in the Confederate army.
Martha (McNeil) McCue, the mother of R. M. McCue, was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia, in 1810, and died on May 13, 1854. The following is quoted from remarks concerning the life of Mrs. McCue by Mrs. N. G. Cruzen, written in the Northwest History of Missouri: "Mar- tha (McNeil) McCue, the mother of this very large family of 18 chil- dren underwent many trials and much privation in the rearing of her family. Can you imagine such a great mother love as she possessed ? She brought up her family in a log cabin, shut in by the great wilderness of the prairie land. Beside the enormous task of mothering her children, Mrs. McCue even wove the material for their clothing. She carded the wool by hand, spun it on a big wheel, reeled it on a count wheel, dyed, wove, cut and made the garments for her entire family. She did this work by the light of a tallow candle. She communed in silent prayer with her God and touched each touseled head, fastened each little shoe, and bent to kiss each childish hurt. She was indeed a wonderful mo- ther."
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