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John R. Doyle, a veteran of the World War now connected with the office of the W. P. Stapleton Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Company, was born in Albany, Oct. 18, 1893, the son of Dr. G. W. and Mary (Zoll) Doyle.
G. W. Doyle was born in Illinois in 1851. He received his education at the Central Missouri State Teachers College at Warrensburg and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia from which he graduated in 1881. He located at Albany where he continued to practice medicine for more than 27 years and where he was widely known both in his professional capacity and as a private citizen. Dr. Doyle was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Yeoman lodges. He died at Albany, Dec. 15, 1908 and his remains are buried in Highland Cem- etery. His widow, Mary (Zoll) Doyle, continued to reside at Albany until her marriage, Aug. 12, 1921, to Judge Milton Remley, of Iowa City, Iowa. Judge Remley is a prominent man of Iowa, where he has served three terms as the State Attorney General.
John R. Doyle, the only living child of his parents, graduated from the Albany High School in 1911, and from Westminister College at Fulton, in 1917. He enlisted in the United States Navy at Kansas City, April 22, 1918, and was sent to the Naval Training Station at Newport, R. I. He re- mained there for six months and then was sent to the Harvard Radio School at Cambridge, Mass., and was there when the armistcie was signed. Mr. Doyle was mustered out of service in December, 1918, returned to Al- bany, and became identified with the Stapleton Real Sstate, Insurance, and Loan Company which position he has filled ever since. On Aug. 9, 1920, John R. Doyle was married to Margaret Stapleton, a daughter of W. P. Stapleton.
Mr. Doyle is a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and of the Masonic Lodge. He is a young man of ability and promise.
Samuel Oscar Harding, Doctor of Osteopathy at Albany, is one of the successful young professional men of the town. He was born in Worth County, Aug. 28, 1889. His parents are Samuel and Anna (Keltz) Harding.
Samuel Harding was born in Indiana and reared there where he was a farmer. He came to Missouri in 1888 and is now living at Warrensburg. His wife was also born in Indiana. To their union the following children were born: Albert, a farmer at Ridgeway ; Charlie, a farmer near Warrens-
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burg; E. F., Doctor of Osteopathy at Bethany; Lora, now Mrs. Carpenter of Ridgeway ; Scott, a farmer near Warrensburg; Ethel, married to M. E. Redford, Doctor of Osteopathy, at Tarkio; Cora, wife of Victor Blacketine, Warrensburg; S. O., the subject of this sketch ; J. F., Doctor of Osteopathy, Holdredge, Nebr., and C. H., Doctor of Osteopathy, Hamburg, Iowa. Two children died in infancy.
S. O. Harding attended the Warrensburg High School and later was a student in the American School of Osteopathy from which he graduated, Jan. 20, 1917. He located at Albany and began the practice of his profes- sion there the month after he graduated at Kirksville. On May 25, 1918, Dr. Harding was inducted into service in the United States Army and was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, for training. He was commissioned corporal and was sent to Camp Mills, N. J., Aug. 9, 1918, and overseas Aug. 15, 1918. He sailed on the English ship, Saxton, and arrived at Liverpool, Aug. 28, 1918. He went into training one week at an English camp, and then went to Southhampton, and across the English Channel to Cherburg, France. From there he went to Flavigney where he was in training for two weeks. He was then moved to Stoney Castle. Here the troops were attacked by the influenza and more than two-thirds of the company were ill at the same time. Dr. Harding went to the front on the Alsace Lorraine Sector on Oct. 7, 1918, and left that sector on Oct. 27th. He was sent to Surmagney where he remained until Nov. 9th, when he was sent to the Metz Sector, arriving at Villa St. Etetienne on Nov. 11, the day the armis- tice was signed. He left on Nov. 29th for Hourdlaine Court where he arrived Dec. 1, 1918, and on April 9, 1919, was transferred from Company B, 351st Infantry to 241st Military Police Company. He was sent to Nogent, where he arrived April 10, 1919. He left on May 8th and arrived at Lemans, May 11th. This is a Belgium Military Training School and from there, Dr. Harding went to Brest, on May 29th, and sailed for home on the United States boat, Imperator, at eight o'clock on the evening of June 12th. He arrived at Hoboken, N. J., June 20th, was sent to Camp Merritt, then to Camp Taylor, and was mustered out of service, July 1, 1919. After his discharge from duty, Dr. Harding returned to Albany and resumed the practice of his profession.
Dr. Harding was married May 18, 1920, to Ogartia Gillespie, a daughter of J. H., Jr., and Sarah Gillespie, of Albany where Mrs. Harding was born.
Dr. Harding is a member of the Masonic lodge and is a charter member of the Donald Holden Post No. 106, of the American Legion. He has an excellent record as a soldier, enduring all the hardships uncomplainingly and manifesting at all times, the true soldier spirit of courage and endur-
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ance. He is a young man of marked promise who is winning friends in his profession, as well as a citizen.
John A. Waltemath, a prominent farmer and stockman of Jackson Township, Gentry County, is a native of Illinois. He was born in Shelby County, Oct. 7, 1880, and is a son of Henry and Louise (Wise) Waltemath. Henry Waltemath was a native of Germany and came to America when he was 14 years old, first settling in Shelby County, Ill. He began life as a farmer in Illinois and later came to Missouri and settled in Gentry County, where he was a successful farmer and stock raiser for many years. He was the owner of 458 acres of land in the vicinity of Berlin. He was a Republican and a member of the German Lutheran church. His widow now resides in the old home place, near Berlin, with her son, Edward.
To Henry Waltemath and wife were born the following children: Charles, who is engaged in farming and stock raising in Canada; Reka, married Benjamin Fite, a farmer and stock raiser in Gentry County ; Henry, a farmer and stock raiser near Denver; Fred, a farmer and stock raiser near Ford City; Herman and George, twins; Herman is a farmer and stock raiser about five miles north of King City and George is also a farmer and stock raiser on the old home place; and John A., the subject of this review.
John A. Waltemath was reared on a farm and received his education in the district schools. He has been familiar with farm life since boy- hood. He began his independent career as a farmer and stockman in operating the home place owned by his father-in-law. He continued thus for six years when he bought a farm to which he has added from time to time until he is now the owner of a large and valuable farm of 560 acres in Jackson Township. He carries on general farming and stock raising. He is an extensive sheep feeder, and fed over 7000 head the past year.
Mr. Waltemath married Miss Anna Deiter, a daughter of John and Margueriete (Edwards) Deiter. John Deiter was an extensive farmer and stockman and the owner of 1200 acres of land. He is now deceased and his widow resides at Stanberry. They were the parents of the following children, besides Mrs. Waltemath : Maud, married John G. Eibarger, a far- mer and stockman near Stanberry ; Clyde, a farmer and stockman in Neb- raska; William, a farmer and stockman living in Kansas; Lewis, a farmer and stockman also living in Kansas ; Joseph, a farmer and stockman, living on the home place near Stanberry ; and John, farmer and stockman, also living on the old home place. To Mr. and Mrs. Waltemath have been born the following children, Paul, deceased; Maud, Margauriete, Charlotte, Joseph and Rosalie.
JOHN A. WALTEMATH
MRS. JOHN A. WALTEMATH
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Mr. Waltemath is a dependable citizen and the Waltemath family stands high in Gentry County.
James O'Mara, a successful farmer and stockraiser of Athens Town- ship, Gentry County, and the vice-president of the Gentry County Bank at Albany, as a native of Ireland, born in County Waterford, Feb. 28, 1853, the son of Philip and Mary O'Mara, both of whom died in Ireland. Their children were: Thomas, born in 1850, came to the United States, settled in Hartford, Conn., where he married and died; Mary married Thomas O'Connell and lives in Ireland; Mary, married Thomas Healy and lives in Ireland; James, the subject of this review; Katie, married John McGrath and lives in Ireland; and Margaret, married William O'Connell, and died in Ireland.
James O'Mara came to the United States when he was 18 years old and settled in New York, where he worked in a dairy for one winter for $10 a month. He had to be up at four o'clock in the morning to milk and his hours lasted until nine o'clock at night. He continued to work by the month for ten years and then came to Missouri. He located in Gentry County and worked at first for C. G. Comstock for $16 a month. He con- tinued this work for a year and then bought 95 acres of land for $2,000 from Alfred Keys, using in payment the money he had saved while work- ing by the month. At later times he bought first 40 acres, then 120 acres, 160 acres, then 80 acres of land. He sold 15 acres which leaves him with 490 acres in one tract. His home, two miles southeast of Albany is situ- ated on this land. Mr. O'Mara has dealt in cattle, Poland China hogs and Percheron horses and keeps about 500 Leghorn chickens. He made a prac- tice of selling his cattle off the grass and has always been an astute seller. Of recent years the scarcity of farm help has caused Mr. O'Mara to prac- tically give up any active operations on his farm, instead he has found it advisable to rent the land out.
James O'Mara was married Sept. 26, 1880, to Katie Williams, a daugh- ter of Nicholas and Katie Williams of New York, both now dead. Mr. O'Mara is a Republican. He is a man who has carved his own success in life and says that the sure and safe way to independence is to save a part of one's earnings each month. Mr. O'Mara thinks that a young man of thrift has more opportunities than came the way of the young man 40 years ago. He is one of the interesting self-made men of the county, a reliable and substantial citizen.
O. L. Grace, the efficient proprietor of the Grace Cafe located on the west side of the public square at Albany, was born in Howard Township, Gentry County, July 1, 1880, the son of Rufus and Elizabeth (Wiley) Grace, both now living at New Hampton.
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Rufus Grace was born in Ray County and moved to Harrison County, after the close of the Civil War. He lived on a farm in Howard Township for many years but about ten years ago, he sold his farm and moved to his present residence. His wife, Elizabeth (Wiley) Grace was born in Illinois and came to Howard Township with her parents when she was a child of seven years. Her father was Chester Wiley and her mother, Elizabeth Wiley; they died about 1894, and their remains are buried in Lone Star Cemetery. To the union of Rufus and Elizabeth (Wiley) Grace the following children were born: W. R., now a resident of Sioux City, Iowa; A. J., a farmer in Howard Township, Gentry County ; M. D., living at Rupert, Idaho; Lilly, the wife of Tilman Guess of Albany ; Dora, married to John Bender of Harrison County; O. L., the subject of this sketch ; Junia, married Ernie Crane, and died in Harrison County in 1918, her remains are buried in Lone Star Cemetery ; Charlie, a resident of Lebanon in LaClede County ; Neva, married to Robert Robertson, Worth County ; Bama, the wife of Lewis Logsdon of Howard Township; and Ray, a farmer in Gentry County.
O. L. Grace was educated in the rural schools and began to farm when he was 18 years old. He bought a farm in Harrison County which he after- wards sold and entered the hardware business at Albany in partnership with J. W. Kerlan and Tilman Guess. He remained in this business for three years and in the spring of 1817 he opened a grocery store at Albany. He operated this enterprise for a year and a half and then went to King City where he purchased a restaurant which he managed for some time. On Sept. 22, 1921, Mr. Grace located in Albany where he has estab- lished an excellent business. His restaurant is one of the best in the sur- rounding community and Mr. Grace's long experience in conducting public eating places makes it possible for him to understand and satisfy the de- sires of the traveling public.
O. L. Grace was married Feb. 3, 1904, to Myrtle Bender, a daughter of Frank Benter of Albany. Mrs. Grace was born and reared at New Hampton. Her mother died when Mrs. Grace was a child of three years. Mr. and Mrs. Grace have a son, Guy, a student in the Albany High School, and one son died in infancy.
Mr. Grace is a member of the Yoeman Lodge. He is an energetic and capable business man.
Isaac Gentry Patton, member of a well known pioneer family of Gen- try County and a farmer and stockman of Miller Township, where he has land holdings comprising 555 acres, was born on the farm where he now lives, Dec 17, 1872, the son of John R. and Mary C. (Gentry) Patton; and the grandson of James C. Patton.
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James C. Patton was a native of Tennessee who migrated to Missouri when the state was yet a part of wild frontier land. In 1841 he settled in Gentry County and bought a squatter's rights to a farm entering the land for himself. The first improvements on the piece of ground were a log cabin, the roof of which was held up by "weight poles," and a small corn patch. Mr. Patton however with true pioneer courage set about improv- ing the farm and became one of the prominent men of his community. From the time of his arrival in the county to the date of his death he was intensely interested in the building up of all community interests. The churches were naturally the center of the group life of the early settlers and Mr. Patton bought and paid for the land upon which the old Mt. Zion church was built and where the Mt. Zion Cemetery was laid out. This Presbyterian church, built of loge, housed the congregation for many years later giving away to a more pretentious brick structure, and that in turn supplanted by the present edifice, a frame building erected in 1892. Mr. Patton's son, Isaac A., contributed largely to the building of this last church and the entire north wing was built by Ora Patton, a great grand- daughter of James C. Patton. Mr. Patton's remains are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
John R. Patton was born in Monroe County, Tenn., in 1826, and came to Missouri with his father, James C. Patton. He moved to the place now owned by his son, Isaac G., in 1871 and at the time of his death owned 700 acres of land. He died Aug. 26, 1907, and his remains were buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. His wife, Mary C. (Gentry) Patton was born in Ray County in 1852, and died in Gentry County in 1907. Her re- mains also are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. The children of John R. and Mary C. (Gentry) Patton were: Isaac C., the subject of this sketch; Mary Bell, the wife of Doctor Ganaway of New Mexico; Charles Cooper, living at Stanberry; and Jefferson P., farming his grandfather's old place in Miller Township.
Isaac G. Pattan attended the rural schools of the county and later was a student in the Stanberry and Chillicothe normal schools. He moved to his present farm in 1897 and has been highly successful both as a gen- eral farmer and as a stockman. On his farm he has two good residences with good farm buildings surrounding each house. Mr. Patton was elected county collector for Gentry County on the Democratic ticket in 1900 and during the time he was serving in that capacity he lived in Albany. He was reelected in 1902, serving in all four years. At the end of that time he returned to his farm.
Isaac G. Patton was married in 1895 to Nannie M. Quigley, a daughter of William and Nancy (Price) Quigley, sketches of whose lives appear in
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connection of the review of the life of S. E. Quigley in this volume. Mrs. Patton was born in Athens Township, and attended Christian College of Albany. Mr. and Mrs. Patton have four children: John W., a graduate of. the Albany High School, is a Royal Arch Mason, now living at home; Hen- rietta, the wife of O. G. Cousins, a lumberman of Albany ; Bertha, a grad- uate of Palmer College, and now teaching in the county ; and Pebble Gentry at home.
Mr. Patton is a member of the Presbyterian church and of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Blue lodge, the Royal Arch and the Com- mandery. As a public official, Mr. Patton was efficient and popular, and as a private citizen he has been a man of integrity and industry.
David H. Wooderson, the proprietor of the White Pine Farm in Miller Township, Gentry County, was born in Jackson Township, Daviess County, April 10, 1856, the son of William and Elizabeth (Woolard) Wooderson.
William Wooderson was born in Pennsylvania and came first to Ohio and later to Missouri where he entered land in Daviess County. His wife was born in Ray County, Missouri, in 1824, the daughter of John and Nancy Woolard, both natives of Tennessee. Mrs. Wooderson died in Daviess County, and Mr. Wooderson died in Nebraska, while on a visit there. The remains of both are buried in Jackson Township, Daviess County. To their union the following children were born: Richard, served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and :lied at Clinton in Henry County, Mo .; Nancy, died in girlhood; Mary Jane, deceased, was married to John McKown, also deceased; John, died in young manhood; Sarah, the wife of W. Mckown of Carlow; Martha, died when a young girl; Charles P., died in early youth ; D. H., the subject of this sketch ; Celestine, died in childhood; W. T., a farmer in Miller Township; Elizabeth, now married to David Dever, of Brook Park, Minn .; and Lulu, married to John Gill of Montana.
D. H. Wooderson obtained his education in an old log school house furnished with slab benches, one row of eight by ten lengths extending along the side of the building. He farmed in Iowa for two years and then worked in Gentry County by the month. His first work was splitting rails and his first wage was 50 cents a day. He rented a farm and began to work for himself and after 14 years, had accumulated enough to buy his present farm of 120 acres. That was 27 years ago, and Mr. Wooderson paid $25 an acre for the land. He has a good two story house which he built in 1903 and excellent farm buildings. He raises high grade stock and has five head of registered Poll Angus cattle, besides good grade hogs. In the yard by Mr. Woodersons' home there stands two beautiful white pine trees
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which gave the farm its name. These trees were put out in 1876 by Thomas Wilson, a pioneer farmer of Gentry County now living in Shadron, Neb.
D. H. Wooderson was married May 25, 1881, to Sarah A. Patton, a daughter of W. A. Patton, a native of Tennessee where he was born near Sweet Water. He came with his father, James Patton, to Missouri in 1841, and the Patton family became one of the prominent families of the county. W. A. Patton settled first in Daviess County, but a year later came to Miller Township in Gentry County where he became the owner of 300 acres of land. He died on his home farm April 28, 1900. His wife, also born near Sweet Water, Tenn., died Jan. 31, 1907, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wooderson. To the union of W. A. Patton and his wife the following children were born: Susan, married Port Fore and died a year later; Mar- shal, died at his farm in Miller Township, July 11, 1908, at the age of 61 years; Lou, married Newton McCammon and died in May, 1921; Charles O., a physician of McFall, Mo., died Aug. 1, 1913, at the age of 58 years ; Hattie, married Henry Penniston of Ray County; Sarah A., now Mrs. Wooderson; Fannie, the wife of David Buster of St. Joseph ; W. A., Jr., farming the home place, and Hugh, a physician at McFall.
Mr. and Mrs. Wooderson have four children as follows: Audra, the wife of Arthur Elam of McFall; Frank, a farmer in Miller Township; Eliza, a teacher in St. Joseph, where she has achieved success in her profession ; and Frances, connected with the Watkins Music Store at Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Wooderson have also six grand children ; LeRoy and George Elam ; and Irene, Grace, Dale, and Tom Wooderson.
Mr. Wooderson is a member of the Masonic lodge and of the Modern Woodmen of America lodge. He is a republican in his politics and has made the race for the office of county judge in the south district three times. He has served as the trustee of Miller Township, filling the office in a thoroughly competent fashion. Mr. Wooderson is a substantial mem- ber of the community and a highly esteemed citizen.
Malcolm Monroe Semple, the enterprising proprietor of Semple Ridge Farm in Athens Township, Gentry County, was born Nov. 23, 1878, the son of Robert T. and Mary (Wyper) Semple, both natives of Scotland.
Mr. and Mrs. Semple were married in Glascow, Scotland, March 5, 1858, and came to the United States, the same year. They settled in Penn- sylvania where they remained for 11 years and then came to Missouri where they located on a farm now owned by their son, Malcolm M., in 1870. Robert T. Semple died on his farm, July 26, 1878, and his remains are buried in Bulla Cemetery. His widow died on the farm, Jan. 10, 1912. Their children were: Elizabeth, born May 9, 1859, now married to J. B. Wayman of Johnson County ; David T., born Sept. 3, 1861, now living at
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Waldon, Colo .; Alex. F., born Feb. 15, 1867, now living at Rothville in Chariton County ; Robert J., born Feb. 21, 1870, now residing in Johnson County ; Mary J., born July 16, 1864, now wife of J. W. Smith of Oklahoma ; and James W., born July 7, 1872, and died July 1, 1889 ; and Malcolm M., the subject of this review.
Malcolm M. Semple attended the Spessard school and grew up on the farm. He raised his first crop for his mother in 1893. In 1913 he bought the home place of 80 acres two and one-half miles southeast of Albany. The place is well watered with one good spring which supplies the stock with water. Mr. Semple raises cattle, hogs, horses, and mules. He milks cows and has several Rhode Island Red chickens. His farm is well ar- ranged and nicely fenced and presents an attractive appearance.
Malcolm Monroe Semple was married Nov. 19, 1905, to Eliza Osborn, the daughter of T. J. and Mary J. (Armstrong) Osborn, the former now living at Albany, and the latter died in 1887. Her remains are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Mrs. Semple was born in Miller Township. She has a brother, Samuel, living at Albany, and a sister, Roxy D., the wife of Vestie Cooper of Albany. Mrs. Semple attended the Albany public school and later was a student in Christian College at Albany. Mr. Semple, has been very successful in the operation of his farm and is accounted a thrifty and industrious man.
M. W. Chenoweth, member of the successful firm of Chenoweth & Rice at Albany, was born in Putman County, Ind., Feb. 15, 1880, the son of R. B., and Elizabeth (Drew) Chenoweth, both now dead.
R. B. Chenoweth was married in Indiana and came to Gentry County, in 1855 and located in Athens Township. He was a successful farmer and continued in active farm work until the time of his death in 1904, while he was visiting in California. Mr. Chenoweth was a member of the Masonic lodge. His wife was reared in Indiana, and died in Gentry County, June 16, 1919. The remains of both Mr. and Mrs. Chenoweth are buried in Highland Cemetery. Their children were: J. R., a resident of Albany ; J. W., who also lives at Albany; C. E., living in Panhandle, Texas ; G. W. farming the home place ; and M. M., the subject of this sketch.
M. M. Chenoweth attended the Albany school and later was a student in the business department of the Methodist College at Albany. In 1904 he opened a grocery store with W. H. Davis as his partner. Six years later Mr. Chenoweth bought out Mr. Davis' interest in the store, and in 1920 he sold an interest in the enterprise to Thomas Rice, since which time the firm name has stood, Chenoweth & Rice. The business, since 1904, has been located on the north side of the Public Square in a building 23x80 feet ; and during this time the business has developed into one of the suc-
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cessful enterpriss of the town. The firm carries a complete line of gro- ceries and some queensware.
M. M. Chenoweth was married Nov 16, 1919 to Mattie Wiley, a daugh- ter of James and Jane Wiley of New Hampton. Mrs. Chenoweth was born and educated in Harrison County.
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