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Mrs. Hadley is one of the pioneer women of Gentry County. At the age of 17 she became a public school teacher, teaching five terms of school in Chautauqua County, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Hadley were married in March, 1866, and after remaining in New York for three years removed to their present home in April, 1869.
When they first came to Missouri this country was very much unde- veloped. There was not even a residence where Ford City, Darlington, and
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Stanberry now stand. There were not even public highways. Deer, wolves and wild turkeys were a common sight.
Mr. Alex. Greenwell is now the only man living on the road from King City to Albany that was living there the first summer that the Hadleys were here.
Mrs. Hadley has been a loyal member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Ford City, holding such offices as Sunday School superintendent, teacher and class leader. She is a member of the W. C. T. U. and a life member of the Foreign Missionary Society. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Hadley has always been a home for the ministers.
Lewis W. Denny, a farmer of Howard Township in Gentry County, is the son of Alfred and Martha (Montgomery) Denny, early settlers of Gentry County. Lewis W. Denny was born near Galesburg, Ill., in 1853 and in May, 1869 his parents came to Missouri and bought 160 acres of the farm where Lewis W. Denny now lives. They paid $5.00 an acre for the land, and later bought the timberland on the north of the original tract, paying $10.00 an acre for it. Alfred Denny enclosed his land with eight rail fences, six rails, then a stake and rider. He then set to work to make improvements, and became a successful farmer of the com- munity. He and his wife were both natives of Indiana and they both died on their farm in Gentry County, Mr. Denny in 1888, and Mrs. Denny a few years later. Their remains are buried in the Carter Ceme- tery. Their children were: Mary, married Milton Wentworth, they came to Missouri, later went to Nebraska, and then to Oklahoma where Mrs. Wentworth died; John died on his farm in Nebraska; L. W., the subject of this review ; Hugh, a farmer, died in Dallas Township, Harri- son County in 1901; and Fletcher, a farmer of Howard Township, died in 1906, and his remains are buried in the Carter Cemetery.
Lewis W. Denny attended the public schools of Illinois and Missouri and has made his home on his present farm most of his life. He is the owner of 385 acres of well improved land, all but 40 acres of which is located in Howard Township. He raises Duroc Jersey hogs, Shropshire sheep, cattle, and mules. He has good farm buildings on his place and is rated a highly successful man in his farm management and stock- raising.
Lewis W. Denny was married in 1879 to Olive Allen, a daughter of William Allen of New Hampton, Mrs. Denny was born and reared near New Hampton. Her mother died when Mrs. Denny was but a child, and her father now lives on the home place. To the union of L. W. and Olive (Allen) Denny the following children were born: William Arthur, a
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merchant in New Hampton with the firm of Denny and Jones, married Maggie Sampson of Albany; John A., taught school in Gentry County until 1910 when he went to Washington, D. C. and entered law school, he was admitted to the bar there, moved to Tulsa, Okla., and is now a well established lawyer; Cora M., married to A. C. Taylor of Dodge City, Kan., the president of company organized to develop a silica mine near Dodge City ; Thomas L., a farmer and stockman of Chariton County, married Vern Mayo; and Oren W., mentioned later in this sketch; Mary, married Claude Carter of Darington; and Loretta, married Gilbert Weed, Athens Township; Oren W. Denny entered the U. S. Army in August, 1917, and was sent to St Louis, then to Camp McArthur, Texas where he was in training for five weeks. He was sent to Camp Merrit, N. Y., in September and overseas on Sept. 26. He was with the 82nd Division, was northeast of Metz on Nov. 1 with the replacement army, and was sent home, May 1, 1918. He was mustered out of service May 23, 1918, and is now on the home farm. He was a charter member of the Donald Holden Camp No. 106 of the American Legion.
Mr. Deuny is a republican. He is a reliable business man, and a substantial member of his community.
Milton Glendenning, deceased, was a man who grew up in Gentry County, experiencing in his childhood and youth all of the privations and hardships entailed by life on the frontier. He was born in Virginia in 1838, and his parents, John and Nancy Glendenning, brought their family to Missouri in 1845, where they settled in Howard Township in Gentry County. John Glendenning entered land there, and improved it.
In 1865, Milton Glendenning settled on the farm of 300 acres where his widow now lives. He improved the land, and built the residence located 33 miles northwest of New Hampton. He became one of the efficient and well known farmers of the township, a man highly es- teemed by his fellow citizens. He died in 1901, and his remains are buried in Carter Cemetery.
Milton Glendenning was married in 1861 to Julia Ann Crane, a daughter of John W. and Rebecca (Wade) Crane, early settlers of Howard Township from Tennessee. They both died in Gentry County, and their remains are buried in Carter Cemetery. To the union of Milton and Julia Ann (Crane) Glendenning the following children were born : John W., deceased ; Emily Melissa, now dead, was the wife of Ed Mount ; Joseph Newton, deceased ; Cora Emaline, now the wife of James Kier of Kansas City, Mo .; and Mildred Victoria, married first to Earl Williams, and the second time to J. N. Maxwell of Rogers, Ark.
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Roy Williams, son of Earl and Mildred Victoria (Glendenning) Williams, and the grandson of Milton Glendenning. Mr. Williams grew up in Texas, but two years ago he came to Missouri and is now living with his grandmother on the Glendenning farm. He operates 203 acres of the land, doing general farming and stockraising. He is a young man of industry and capacity. and is rapidly achieving success in his present line of work.
The name of Milton Glendenning still stands in his community for upright dealings, for energy, and for high ideals of citizenship.
Walter E. McCampbell, the capable manager of the Cousins Lum- ber Yard at Darlington, was born near Gentry, April 11, 1894.
His father, Charles A. McCampbell, was born in Ohio and came to Missouri with his parents, J. W. and Mary McCampbell, who settled on a farm three miles west of Gentry where they still live. Charles A. Mc- Campbell became a minister in the Methodist church, and died while in the service of that church at Bolckow in 1907. His remains are buried in the Green Ridge Cemetery near Gentry. Rev. McCampbell married Margaruite Leonard, who, since his death, has lived in St. Joseph. Their children were: Walter E., the subject of this review; Ethel L. living in St Joseph where she married Artie L. Bryant, bookkeeper and secretary for the Central Oil Company ; and Leonard J., now a student in Gards Business College in St Joseph.
Walter E. McCampbell graduated from the Gentry High School in 1912, and then attended the Northwest Missouri State Teachers College at Maryville for three summer sessions, and taught during the winter for six years. He taught his first term in the Canady District, and his last in the Carmack District. In July, 1918 he was inducted into service in the U. S. Army and was sent to Camp Funston, where he remained six months in training. He was with Headquarters Company 10th Field Artillery, and was mustered out of service in February 1919 after six months of service. He then went to Cosby with the Cousins Lumber Company for one year. At the end of that time he went on the road, and sold lumber for nine months. He came to Darlington, Sept. 1, 1920, and has been the manager of the Cousins Lumber Company here ever since. The local office now handles all kind of builders' supplies, coal, and tile, and is one of the well known and profitable enterprises of Darlington.
Walter E. McCampbell was married Nov. 7, 1920 to Katherine Jefferies, a daughter of Dr. C. O. Jefferies of Savannah. They have one child, Mary Katherine, born Nov. 18, 1921. Mrs. McCampbell was born in New York City, graduated from the Savannah High School, attended
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the Northwest Missouri State Teachers College at Maryville, and taught for two years in Andrew County.
Mr. McCampbell is a Mason, and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the American Legion at Albany. He is a Republican. Mr. McCampbell is an efficient young business man, whose successful administration of the affairs of his company is assured by his ability and industry.
James Edward Vandermark, plainsman during the early days of the development of the west, a Civil War veteran, and later a well known farmer of Gentry County, is now living at Darlington. He was born in Niles, Mich., Dec. 25, 1846, the son of Albert and Diana (Campbell) Vandermark, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania and both died in Michigan.
Mr. Vandermark attended the public school at Pine Woods in Mich- igan. On Dec. 14, 1861, he enlisted for service in the Civil War. He was not quite 15 years old, but was placed in Company K, 12th Michigan Infantry, and was sent with the army of Tennessee. His first participa- tion in any battle was at that of Shiloh, Tenn., on April 6-7, 1862. Mr. Vandermark has a picture of the church at Shiloh where the battle was fought, and says that his feelings during those two days will never be lost from his mind. He was afterwards sent to Vicksburg, Nashville, He- lena, and was at Chickasha when the war closed.
After the war, Mr. Vandermark went to St. Louis, and from there was sent to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., and was then with Custer in the In- dian Territory at Camp Supply. In 1866 he went to Salt Lake with the 18th Infantry quartermaster service. He later returned to Larimie, Wyo., where the government installed Ft. Saunders, and from this fort, he made many expeditions. He remained at Ft. Saunders for three years, and spent two summers with the surveying crew of the Union Pa- cific Railway. He was transferred to Ft. McPherson in the South Platte territory in Nebraska and later resigned from service. Before his resig- nation, however, he, with several others, made a 300-mile trip with a government expedition sent over the Nebraska plains to hunt buffalos. The party was escorted by United States troops and met with many in- teresting adventures, and dramatic experiences. After leaving the gov- ernment service, Mr. Vandermark went to Omaha, then back to Niles, Mich., and finally returned to Ft. Leavenworth where he re-entered the quartermaster service. This time he was sent to Camp Supply and Ft. Dodge, Kan. While he was in western Kansas, his company was at- tacked several times by hostile or pilfering Indians. The story of Mr.
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Vandermark's advetnures in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas is one of enthralling interest. Life in those states in the early days was filled with constant excitement, and sometimes actual peril.
Mr. Vandermark knew Wild Bill Hickok in the days when that worthy was a law unto himself. "Wild Bill" lived at Hays City, Kan., and Mr. Vandermark was detailed on duty to help get the wounded men to a hospital after the famous fight in the town when "Wild Bill" Hickok "cleaned out" Tom Drumm's saloon. Men of the 7th United States Cav- alry undertook to manage the intrepid Hickok, but as was his custom, Mr. Hickok not only refused to allow himself to be reasoned with, but fully established his own ability to handle his affairs. Out in western Kansas in the winter of 1869, Mr. Vandermark was caught in a blizzard, which raged for days ; 19 of the mules belonging in the train were frozen to death. The men with the train named the spot "Boneyard," a name that is still used to distinguish the place.
In 1871, Mr. Vandermark came to Missouri. He stopped at St. Jo- seph, and from there he and Keeran McKenny, a former comrade of Mr. Vandermark's, came by hack to Gentry County. They stopped with Thomas McKenny for a time, and in 1871, Mr. Vandermark moved to his place of 120 acres 33 miles southeast of Darlington, where he farmed until 1909 when he retired from active farm life and came to Darlington to live.
In 1873, Mr. Vandermark was married to Fannie Davis. She died in 1890 in Nebraska where her husband had taken her for her health. She left two sons, E. H., now the superintendent of Union Pacific Rail- road shops in Los Angeles, Calif .; and F. M., with the Santa Fe Railway at San Bernadino, Calif. Mr. Vandermark married the second time, Sept. 25, 1892, Nannie James of Darlington, a daughter of Bayliss and Nancy James. Mrs. Vandermark was born in Ohio, and her parents were pioneer settlers of Darlington. The railway station stands on ground formerly owned by the James family.
Mr. Vandermark is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Grand Army of the Republic. He joined the latter lodge at Ford City when it was organized, later transferring his member- ship to Darlington. He has served as the mayor of Darlington for two terms, and was Commander of the G. A. R. Post for several years. He has made three trips to California in a Pullman car over the part of the route he had once driven a government six-mule team over. Mr. Vander- mark has been a friend of Mr. McCammon, the editor of this volume, for more than half a century.
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Jonathan W. Van Hoozer, a farmer of Athens Township, Gentry County, is a native Missourian. He was born near Martinsville, Dec. 20, 1872. His father, Isaac VanHoozer was a plainsman, and a veteran of the Civil War. He served in the State Militia from Harrison County. During the war and afterwards. he drove a team to Denver, Col., Ft. Kearney, Neb., and Laramie, Wyo. In 1866, he bought a farm near Mar- tinsville, Mo., and the place is still owned by his widow. He died in 1900, and his remains are buried in Grace Cemetery near the farm which was his home for many years.
Isaac Van Hoozer married Amy Wayman, a native of east Tennes- see, born Sept. 27, 1841, who now lives with her children. To this union the following children were born: Luella May, died at the age of 18 years ; Margaret, the wife of Tilman Guess of Ridgeway ; J. W., the sub- ject of this sketch; Willie, died at the age of 16 years; Callie Maud, was the wife of L. Wilkerson and died in 1913; Albert L., died at Powell, Wyo., in 1917, at the age of 36 years; and Carl Victor, of Powell, Wyo., a World War veteran. He enlisted from Harrison County, and was sta- tioned at Camp Donaphan.
J. W. VanHoozer attended the public school, and was a student in the Normal at Chillicothe, Mo. At the age of 19 years, he taught a term of school in the Adams District of Gentry County, and has followed the occupation of farming since that time. He spent five years in Comanche County, Oklahoma, then returned to Gentry County and bought 100 acres of land near his present farm. He sold the land in 1909 and bought his present farm of 141 acres six miles northeast of Albany. His farm is well watered, and has good improvements. Mr. VanHoozer raises sheep, hogs, and cattle, and does general farming
J. W. VanHoozer was married Dec. 28, 1907, to Nellie Baldwin, born in Martinsville, a daughter of Edward and Susie (Glendenning) Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. VanHoozer have a daughter, Amy Lenore, born Dec. 25. 1909.
Mrs. VanHoozer's father, Edward Baldwin, was born in Michigan in 1838, and died at Martinsville, Mo., in 1895. His remains are buried in Kidwell Cemetery. He was a captain in the Confederate Army dur- ing the Civil War. His father, Ezra P. Baldwin, was born in New Hamp- shire, and came to Michigan then to Harrison County, about 1850. His father was a soldier in the American Revolution, and one of Mrs. Van- Hoozer's prized possessions is a button from the uniform of this ances- tor. The Baldwins were among the venturesome souls that came across in the Mayflower, and settled the new land. Mrs. VanHoozer's mother,
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Susie (Glendenning) Baldwin, was born in Indiana in 1838. She died April 11, 1922. Her parents, Richard and Saleta (Carter) Glen- denning, came to Gentry County in 1841, and settled on a farm in How- ard Township. To the union of Edward and Susie (Glendenning) Bald- win the following children were born: Emma, later Mrs. Roundtree, died in 1907; Ellis, died at New Hampton in 1921; Eugene, of Shenan- doah, Iowa; W. A., of Bethany; Flora, now Mrs. Thompson of Dallas Township, Harrison County; Nellie, now Mrs. VanHoozer; Charles, of Neosho, where he is the superintendent of Public Schools; and Ethel, deceased.
Mr. VanHoozer is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and Mrs. VanHoozer is a member of the Board of Education of the school district. They are a capable and progressive family, known as citizens who are ever ready to aid in the cause of civic improvement.
Fred S. Austin, a prominent farmer and stockman of McFall is a native of New York, born May 12, 1869. He is the son of Stephen and Elmina (Pingrey) Austin. Stephen Austin was born in Stamford, Ct., in 1817; in 1831 he removed from Connecticut to New York and came to Missouri in 1887. He was married in Elmina Pingrey in 1848. She was a native of New York, born in the town of Alfred. Stephen Austin began teaching school when he was 19 years old and continued teaching until he reached the age of 70. He was also extensively interested in farming and stockraising and at one time was also the owner of 549 acres of land. He bought and sold cattle extensively. He was a member of the Methodist church and a highly esteemed and upright citizen. He died in 1907 and his wife departed this life in 1912 and their remains are buried in the cemetery at McFall.
To Stephen Austin and wife were born the following children: Burt, who is engaged in the jewelry business in Oklahoma City, Okla .; Anna, who was a music teacher, married Fred Hamm and they reside at McFall; Alice, who resides with her brother Fred at McFall; and Fred, the subject of this sketch. They were all born at Andover, N. Y.
Fred Austin received his education in the public schools of New York and Missouri and in early life was associated with his father in farming and the stock business which he still continues. He is the owner of a valu- able and well improved farm and carries on general farming and stock raising. He raises Jersey cattle, Poland China hogs and standard bred Rhode Island Red chickens. He and his sister together have 233 acres of land all within about three miles of McFall.
Mr. Austin is one of the successful men of affairs of Gentry
FRED S. AUSTIN
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County. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a supporter of the principles of the Socialist party.
Willis Adams, owner of 175 acres of well improved land three miles northeast of Lone Star in Gentry County, is one of the well known farm- ers of Howard Township. He was born west of Lone Star, Aug. 25, 1861, in a log cabin, the roof of which was weighed down with poles.
His parents were William and Delila (Wood) Adams, the former born in Illinois and the latter in Ohio. They were married in Illinois and came to Missouri in 1855, where they lived on a farm west of Lone Star for ten years, and then moved to a farm 33 miles north of Lone Star where they lived until their deaths. William Adams was a mem- ber of the State Militia during the Civil War. He took a very active in- terest in the schools of the county, and served on the local board of edu- cation for 31 years. He was a Democrat. He did general farming and stockraising on his place of 100 acres, and was successful. He died in 1890 at the age of 59 years, and his widow died in 1906 at the age of 73 years. The remains of both are buried in the Lone Star Cemetery. Their children were: Mary, now the wife of W. A. Hunter of Harrison County ; Clark, of Ridgeway; Matilda Jane, the wife of N. R. Spillman of Worth County ; J. W., died in 1917 at the age of 58 years, and his re- mains are buried in the Lone Star Cemetery; Willis, the subject of this review; W. W., living near New Hampton; Elizabeth, the wife of A. L. Grooms of Howard Township ; Loretta, married J. H. Shofner, died Nov. 13, 1921, and her remains are buried in Lone Star Cemetery ; C. F., on the home place; and Della, also on the home place.
Willis Adams attended school at District No. 1, Chris. Sellers was his first teacher. He later went to the Groom school and there Mr. Lan- den was his first teacher. Mr. Adams bought his present farm in 1885, and brought his wife there to begin housekeeping. They had a box house then, 15 feet square, with a "lean to" 8x15 feet. Mr. Adams traded the only team he owned for 40 acres of the land which made the nucleus of his later holdings. He owed about $100.00 on the farm, but worked out by the day, and soon had enough to buy another farm. The old box house was used as the basis of the present residence. Mr. Adams keeps a small orchard, does general farming, and is interested in stock- raising. ,
Willis Adams was married Aug. 23, 1885, to Alice Dotson, born in Harrison County, the daughter of Noah and Scrilda (Smith) Dotson. Mrs. Dotson died in 1878 and her remains are buried in Smith Cemetery ; Mr. Dotson died in 1911, and his remains are buried in Matkins Ceme-
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tery. Their children were: Mary, married W. W. Adams living near Matkins; Lafayette, living at Tulsa, Okla .; Alice, now Mrs. Adams; Sarah Susan, married to William Roush of Enid, Okla .; Charles, living in Arizona; John, of Texas County; and William, of Hayes, Kan. A daughter, Ona, died at the age of two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams have had the following children: Grace, died in 1910 at the age of 24 years; C. V., mentioned later in this sketch; E. R., married Iva Pulsifer, and is the superintendent of schools at New Hampton; Wood, married Ruth Jones, and is a teacher in Harrison County ; Myrtle, married Edgar Parman, a farmer of Howard Township; Russell, married Ada Hensley, and is farming in Worth County ; Mabel, died at the age of two years; and Curtis, at home.
C. V. Adams was born Oct. 22, 1887, and was reared on the home farm. He was inducted into the U. S. army, July 25, 1918, and was sent to Camp Funston for three months. He was twith the Ambulance Com- pany 237, 10th Sanitary Train, 10th Division. He was sent east to Cham- bersburg, Pa., and while waiting there for orders to go overseas, the armistice was signed, and Mr. Adams was esnt back to Camp Funston and was mustered out of service, Jan. 23, 1919. He owns a farm of 80 acres in Worth County which he and his brother operate together, along with a part of their father's farm. Mr. Adams is a member of the Amer- ican Legion Donald Holden Post No. 106 at Albany.
Willis Adams is a Democrat, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the Knights of Pythias, and was a charter member of the Siloam No. 4407 Modern Woodman of America. He has served as a member of the township board for two years. He is a man esteemed for his reliability and industry.
Simpson W. Needels, proprietor of the Salem Stock Farm, was born in Howard Township, Gentry County, on the site of his present resi- dence, Aug. 18, 1865, and has spent all of his life in this community, where his father, G. W. Needels, was one of the prominent men of his day.
George W. Needels was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, October, 1825. His father, Alexander Needels, was born in Delaware in 1797, and died in 1878. His mother, Elizabeth (Cubbage) Needels, was also a native of Delaware. G. W. Needels came to Gentry County in 1845, and entered 200 acres of land in Howard Township. He improved his place, and in 1881 had 16 miles of rail fencing on the place. In Ohio he mar- ried Rebecca Throckmorton, a daughter of Archibald and Ruth (Simp- son) Throckmorton. The marriage occurred in 1847, and Mrs. Needels
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died in 1878, at the age of 49 years. Her children were: John W., a farmer at Scott City, Kan .; A. B., a prominent farmer and stockman, died at his home in Parnell, Nodaway County, at the age of 63 years; Ruth E., married G. W. Caster of New Hampton; Mildred F., died in 1887 at the age of 30 years; Elizabeth, married N. J. Green, and was killed in a cyclone, May 10, 1890; Simpson W., the subject of this sketch; G. W., living in Webster County; and Elmer C., of Pasadena, Calif.
George W. Needels was married in 1879 to Jane Nicholson of Bar- tholomew County, Indiana, and after her death, Mr. Needels married Barbara (Green) Culp, now living at Albany. Mr. Needels died Feb. 24, 1903. He was a man with a wide vairety of interests. He owned 640 acres of land, was interested in property in Albany, was an editor and publisher of the American Freeman, a reform paper of popularity dur- ing the early eighties, and helped raise militia for service during the Civil War. He was a quartermaster in the service of the state for a while, and was commissioned county judge of Gentry County in 1864, holding this position for two years. He was identified with the American Reform party in politics, and was a member of the Free Methodist Church, a man who was fearless in doing the thing he considered right, interested in everything that meant the development of the civic good.
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