History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri, Part 48

Author: Leopard, John C
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1164

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John B. Robison was married on Dec. 25, 1899, to Anna Compton, a

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daughter of J. P. and Eliza Compton of Cherry Point, Ill. Mrs. Robison was born in Virginia, and her parents moved to Illinois when she was a child of six years. Mr. and Mrs. Robison have a daughter, Hazel, the widow of Guy Lykins.

Mr. Robison is known as an efficient farmer, a substantial business man, and a good citizen.

R. J. Allenbrand, a capable farmer of Huggins Township in Gentry County, is a native of this county, born in Miller Township, Feb. 8, 1884. He is the son of Joe and Minnie (Eberle) Allenbrand; Mrs. Allenbrand is now living in King City ; her husband is deceased.

Joe Allenbrand was born in Canada. He served two years in the Union Army during the Civil War, and at the close of the war, settled in Gentry County. To his union with Minnie Eberle the following children were born: L. G. living at King City ; Dora P., married to John Fitzger- ald of Hobart, Okla .; F. P., living at Dexter, Mo .; H. D., of McFall, where he lives on the home place; R. J., the subject of this sketch; Eliz- abeth, the wife of Ray Gartin of Darlington; Edna married to Bert Mc- Kay of Ft. Morgan, Col .; Lottie, employed in the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City; and Benjamin, died at the age of four years.

R. J. Allenbrand attended the schools in Miller Township, and grad- uated from the Gem City Business College at Quincy, Ill., in 1908. For the year following his completion of his course at Quincy, he worked for a wholesale firm in Kansas City. Since that time, he has farmed in Gentry County. He bought his present farm of 973 acres in 1910, and moved to the place the next year. The farm lies 53 miles northwest of Albany, and Mr. Allenbrand has built a good residence, excellent farm buildings, and in 1919, added a silo to the farm equipment. He raises Shorthorn cattle, Poland China hogs, and standard bred Wyandotte chickens. At the Albany poultry show in 1921, his pen took the second prize, and he also received the second prize on pullets. At the same ex- hibition, Mr. Allenbrand took second prize on yellow corn.

Mr. Allenbrand was married Oct. 12, 1910, to Pearl Bennett of Caldwell, Idaho. She was born at Great Bend, Kan., a daughter of A. W. and Emma (Fesler) Bennett, both natives of Illinois, now living in Kansas City, where Mr. Bennett is a plumber. Mrs. Allenbrand has one brother, Bert L., also a plumber in Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Allen- brand have one son, Rex Ross, born Aug. 20, 1914. Mrs. Allenbrand was educated in the public schools of Illinois and was a student in James Milliken University at Decatur, Ill., for a year. She later taught in Ma- con County, Illinois, prior to her marriage.

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Mr. Allenbrand is a capable and ambitious farmer, a man who suc- cess in his undertakings because of his industry and ability.

S. R. Hise, well known as the efficient cashier of the Bank of Gen- try at Gentry, is a native of this county, born in Bogle Township, July 8, 1865, the son of Noah and Elizabeth (Ross) Hise.

Noah Hise was born near York, Pa., July 1, 1821, and went to Ohio when he was a small boy. In 1856, he came to Missouri and settled in Bogle Township, Gentry County, where he bought a farm. He served in the Missouri State Militia during the Civil War, and was a prominent farmer and stockman of Gentry County until his death, Dec. 19, 1921. He married Elizabeth Ross, born in Holmes County, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1842, the daughter of Henry and Hannah Ross, early settlers of Bogle Town- ship. Mr. Ross died in 1893, and Mrs. Ross died in 1869. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Ross, and of Mr. Hise are buried in the New Friendship Cemetery. Mrs. Hise now 79 years of age, makes her home in Gentry. To her union with Noah Hise the following children were born: S. R., the subject of this review; Almeda D., the wife of H. L. Johnson of Tucson, Ariz .; Belle, married to John M. Ray of Gentry; George F., a retired farmer living at Maryville; Archibald M., a dealer in imple- ments, hardware, and lumber at Hutchinson, Kan .; Elizabeth. the wife of H. R. Cadjew of Omaha, Neb .; Margaret, deceased; May, living at Gentry; and Maud, the assistant cashier of the Bank of Gentry. By a former marriage of Noah Hise to Sarah E. Rambeau, he had the follow- ing children : Mary E., the wife of John Summa ; Aaron R., of Stanberry ; John F., of Stanberry; Sarah A., married to James F. Ross of Gentry ; and Martha E., married Mr. Guyum, and is now dead.

S. R. Hise attended the rural schools, and was a student in the Normal School at Stanberry, and also in the Missouri State University at Columbia. He taught school for three years, and studied medicine under the tutelage of Dr. Campbell of Albany for two years. He then took charge of his father's farm until 1903 when he was elected cashier of the Bank of Gentry which position he has filled ever since.

The Bank of Gentry was organized Feb. 6, 1900 with a capital stock of $20,000.00, the only bank that has ever done business in Gentry. The year of its organization, the present bank building was erected, and has been the home of the institution ever since. The first officers were: J. L. Hash, President ; C. B. Hash, Vice President ; A. F. Galloway, Cashier; the above named officers and J. W. Hinote, S. R. Hise, C. F. Canady, H. P. Dills, and B. B. Coffey, Directors. The capital stock re- mains the same as when the bank was organized; the surplus and un-

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divided profits are now $45,000.00; and the present officers are: Walter Gladstone, President; G. E. Gladstone, Vice President; S. R. Hise, Cashier; and Maud Hise, Assistant Cashier. The directors of the bank are the president, vice president, cashier, and J. W. Dills, W. C. Canady, Ira Summa, and C. A. Jackson. The Bank of Gentry is a thriving organ- ization which owes its success to the efficient management that has been its part since its incipiency.

Mr. Hise was married on Dec. 9, 1903 to Ola M. Snider, born in Gentry, a daughter of N. B. and Martha J. Snider. Mrs. Hise grew up in Gentry, and attended the school here. To her union with S. R. Hise two children were born : a son, who died in infancy; and Harry Snider, born June 27, 1912. Mrs. Hise died on Feb. 12, 1920, and her remains are buried in the New Friendship Cemetery.

S. R. Hise is known throughout the community as an efficient busi- ness man who well merits the success that has accompanied his enter- prises.

Philip Sale, well known stockbuyer of Gentry, has been a resident of Gentry for more than 40 years. He was born in Huggins Township, Sept. 3, 1863. His parents were Benjamin Franklin and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Sale.

B. F. Sale was a Civil War veteran. He came to Missouri from Michigan in the forties, and entered land in Huggins Township, where he owned 100 acres of land at the time of his death on his farm in 1921. His wife was born in Ohio, a daughter of John and Rosa Armstrong, early settlers of Gentry County. Mrs. Sale died in 1910. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. Sale are buried in the Hugginsville Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Sale had the following children: John, a farmer in Huggins Township; W. M., farming in Huggins Town- ship; Philip, the subject of this review; Comfort, married to J. A. Henderson and living on the home place; Allie, married to J. N. Motes, a minister in Green City ; and Etta, was Mrs. Danford, and is now dead.

Philip Sale went to the rural school in Huggins Township and has bought and sold stock since he was 17 years old. For the past 15 years he has been located at Gentry where he has been successful in his work. He buys cattle, mules, horses, and hogs.

Mr. Sale was married on Oct. 24, 1886 to Ada M. Lawrence, a daughter of Newton and Ulissa Lawrence, both now dead. Mrs. Sale was born on the Lawrence home farm, and attended the rural schools. To her union with Philip Sale the following children were born: Bertha, died at the age of 11 years; Newton, married Cordie Summa, and died

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a few years later, leaving two sons, Philip, and Russell; Hazel, the wife of Ray Hall, a physician of Gage, Okla.

Mr. Sale is a Republican, and in 1914 made the race for sheriff of Gentry County on the Republican ticket. He is a man of practical busi- ness ability, well versed in the phases of his work.

Martin Van Buren Miller, now deceased was a prominent farmer and stockman of Jackson Township and was identified with Gentry County for many years. He was born in Virginia, a son of John and Sophia (Cowden) Miller, both natives of Virginia. Martin Van Buren Miller bought the farm which is now the family homestead in Jackson Township in 1884. The place consists of 181 acres and here he carried on general farming and stock raising until the time of his death, Feb. 27, 1910, and his remains are buried in Lafayette Cemetery. Since that time his widow and sons have operated the place. The farm is well improved with a good residence and other buildings.

Martin Van Buren Miller married Malinda Sheridan, a daughter of E. G., and Hettie D. (Rose) Sheridan, both natives of Indiana. E. G. Sheridan settled in Iowa when he first came west and later came to Missouri and settled in Gentry County. He was engaged in farming and stock raising for a number of years and also devoted considerable attention to bee culture and raising flowers in which he was very successful. He is now living re- tired at the age of 88 years. He is a Republican and a member of the Quaker church. His wife died March 24, 1918 and is buried in Lafyette Cemetery. Mrs. Miller is one of the following children born to her par- ents : James, lives at Conception Junction ; William, lives in Gentry County ; Sadie, married M. L. Law, near Stanberry; Frank, Farmington, Wash .; Ethelena, married George Doherty, of Stanberry; Hettie, married Erson Voorhies, Stanberry; Addie, married Archie Wermelskirchen, Stanberry.

To Martin Van Buren Miller and wife were born the following chil- dren: Robert, born May 24, 1882, and died in August, 1886; Harvey, born Sept. 1, 1886, died Feb. 6, 1906; Bertha, born Oct. 17,1884 married Ovid Francis and they live in Gentry County ; Edith, born June 12, 1888, mar- ried Rector H. Smith and they live in Nodaway County ; Roy E., born July 26, 1890 and resides on the home place ; John D., born, March 31, 1897 was inducted in the United States Army during the World War and was at Camp McArthur, Texas when he received his final discharge after the armistice was signed, is now engaged in farming in Gentry County; and Dale M., born Feb. 16, 1901, is on the home place with his mother; Alfred Beebe, a boy taken to raise by the Millers, was born in 1876 and died Aug. 6, 1886. Mrs. Miller has nine grand children. The Miller family is well known and highly respected in Gentry County.

MARTIN VANBUREN MILLER

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Aseph Butler Price of the A. B. Price Clothing Company of Albany was born in Gentry County, Aug. 7, 1862, and grew up on the home farm near Albany. He was educated in the public schools and first estab- lished himself in business as a dealer in meat. He soon enlarged his line to include groceries, and finally developed one of the principal mercan- tile establishments of the county. He now handles dry goods, men's clothing, and ladies ready-to-garments. Mr. Price comes of a family that has long been prominent in northwest Missouri.

Peter Price. great-grandfather of A. B. Price, was of German par- entage and the German language was always spoken in his home. He was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, and was a farmer by occupa- tion. About the opening of the nineteenth century he moved his family to the Miami Valley in Ohio. The country was new and the Indians were not always friendly to the white newcomers. One day Mr. Price, while hunting in the wilderness where the wild game abounded but where the hostile Indians occasionally lurked, was accosted by two red men who tried to bargain with him for his gun. Divining their sinister purpose, Mr. Price declined their proffer, but finally agreed to go with them to their wigwams. The Indians tried to get him to lead the way, but Mr. Price, too wary to be tricked, declined to go first. In single file, The Indians preceding, they moved along for some distance, Mr. Price keep- ing close watch on his companions' movements. Suddenly the Indians came to an abrupt turn in the road and the one in the rear wheeled quickly and aimed his gun at Mr. Price. Mr. Price fired first, sending a bullet through the head of the treacherous Indian. Then jumping over the body of the fallen foe, he struck the other Indian with the barrel of the gun, disabling him, and retreated rapidly to his camp. There he gathered his family and household goods together and returned to the block house which had been erected for the protection of the frontiers- men of the neighborhood.

Sometime later, Peter Price moved to Kentucky and later settled in Vigo County, Indiana. He afterwards moved to Morgan County, Illinois, where he died. His wife, Mary (Williams) Price, died many years be- fore that time. She also was of German stock. Their children were: Mary, who married Robert Miller; Sarah, married Aaron Hatfield and they both spent their lives in Cole and Tazewell Counties, Illinois; Mi- chael, settled in Iowa; Henry, died in Indiana; Peter, Jr., died in Gen- try County ; David, died near Randville, Ill .; and John, also died in Illi- nois.

Peter Price, Jr., was born April 2, 1794, the son of the Peter Price

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who founded the Price name and fortunes in Northwest Missouri. He grew up in Ohio and Kentucky, and for several years lived near Terre Haute, Ind. About 1810 he married Nancy Rector, born in Powell's Valley, Claiborne County, Tenn., a daughter of George Rector, one of the pioneer settlers of Vigo County, Indiana. From Vigo County, Indi- ana, Peter Price, Jr., and his wife moved to Morgan County, Ill., and about 1837 they came to Buchanan County, Missouri. There Mr. Price found Joseph Robidoux whose trading post was the only thing of that sort along the Missouri River, and the nucleus of what has since become the city of St. Joseph. named for Joseph Robidoux. Peter Price, Jr .. lo- cated about six miles southeast of the present St. Joseph Union Station on land now owned by the Beardsley heirs. During his residence in Bu- chanan County, he served as justice of the peace. In 1846 he moved to Gentry County where he entered land just southeast of Evona, later buying more land. He followed farming and stockraising and was ac- tive in building up the new country. He died in 1872 at the age of 79. His wife, two years his junior, died 11 days before his death. In the late fifties, Mr. Price served as county judge of Gentry County. He was a Democrat up to the time of the Civil War, after that he became a Re- publican. In his youth he served in the Mexican War under Gen. Harri- son, and for his service was granted a land warrant which he used in Gentry County. He was identified with the Christian Church of which he was an active member. The children of Peter Price, Jr., and his wife were : David, died in Buchanan County and his remains are buried in a St. Joseph Cemetery; John, died in California, crossed the plains to the West in 1850, and later became a farmer; George W., served in the Mexican War and in the Missouri State Militia during the Civil War, now a farmer of Gentry County ; Michael, the father of A. B. Price, the subject of this sketch; Phoebe, married Benjamin Sampson, and died near Albany; Deborah, married Andrew J. Galloway, and died in Cali- fornia; James, crossed the plains to California, was a gold digger and timber man in the Napa Valley, returned to Missouri in 1853, and died near Wallace, Mo., in 1912; Sarah A., married R. A. Miller and died in California; Nancy, married William Quigley, a Civil War veteran, and died at Albany; and Henry C., went to California in 1859, was a stock- herder, later engaged in the packing business in Sonoma County on the route from that county to Idaho, returned to Missouri in 1865 by way of the Isthmus of Panama, now a retired farmer.

Michael Price was born in Vigo County, Indiana. He was a veteran of the Mexican War, and was one of the principal participants of the

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Taos trouble. Mr. Price was selected to serve as arbiter to settle the dif- ficulties with the Mexicans there, but it was impossible to arbitrate, and the result was the uprising of the Mexicans and the Battle of Taos in which the Americans were victorious. Mr. Price went to California in 1849, where he mined in the Truckee River Valley. He remained on the coast until 1853, when he returned to Missouri by way of the Panama Route, to New York, thence to the Ohio River, and then to the Missouri River. He came down the river to Weston, where he landed and came overland by stage to Gentry County. He participated in the last part of the Civil War, and then settled on his farm five miles southeast of Al- bany, where he became a prominent farmer, and spent the remainder of his life. He died in 1894 at the age of 70 years. Michael Price mar- ried Clarinda Butler a daughter of Aseph Butler, one of the well known pioneer settlers of Cypress Township, Harrison County. He entered land in Harrison County in 1836, later building a residence that became famous throughout the county as the first house erected with glass win- dow panes. His daughter, Clarinda, was born near Blackhawk, Ill. She died in Albany, in 1911, at the age of 78 years. To her union with Mi- chael Price the following children were born : Bolwar, deceased; Clem- ence, deceased ; Aseph B., the subject of this sketch ; Florence, now Mrs. Rourke of Lamar, Col .; Rector, a farmer of Gentry County ; a daughter, . now Mrs. J. B. Foster of Albany; Ella, living at Albany ; and Roscoe, a resident of Chicago, Ill.

Aseph B. Price was married in Gentry County, Feb. 7, 1884, to Emma C. Duncan, daughter of J. W. Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. Price had the following children : Hershel D .; Garvin B., married Blondina Dalby, and now a clothing merchant at Leon, Iowa; Loren Wood; Mary Clar- inda, at home; and James Michael, served in the S. A. T. C. at Colum- bia, Mo., and was training for overseas duty in the World War when the armistice was signed.

Hershel D. Price enlisted for service in the World War, Oct. 1, 1917, at Mt. Ayr., Iowa, selling out his interest in the Price and Agee Clothing Store at Mt. Ayr, Iowa, in order to enter the United States army. He was sent overseas with the 339th Field Artillery Band which had trained at Camp Dodge, Iowa. He was mustered out of service in January, 1919, and was married shortly afterwards to Henrietta Rhoades of Plain View, Neb. They have a daughter, Emma Gertrude. Mr. Price is now connected with the A. B. Price Clothing Company, of Albany. Loren Wood Price was one of the first three boys to volunteer for service in the World War from Albany. He was sent to Camp Funs-

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ton, where he trained for three months, and was discharged because of physical disability. He is now located at Albany.

Mrs. Price is a life member of the Red Cross, and was one of the best workers in the Red Cross during the World War. With all three of the sons, veterans of the war, the Price family may well be proud of the family record for service. Aseph B. Price is a Republican in National affairs, but is independent in his political views locally. The Price fam- ily are identified with the Christian Church. Mr. Price takes a very ac- tive interest in all civic matters; he served as a member of the Albany Board of Education, as the treasurer of Palmer College, and as the pres- ident of the Carnegie Library Board. He is one of the men who stand for progress and achievement in the town, a citizen of whom the com- munity is justly proud.

George William Mitchell, well and favorably known through out his community in Gentry County as an enterprising man, was born in Bogle Township, June 22, 1870.

Mr. Mitchell's parents were Aaron and Martha (Green) Mitchell. Aaron Mitchell was born in Ohio, and settled in Gentry County in 1866. He bought a farm in Bogle Township, and at the time of his death, in July, 1916, he owned 440 acres of land. His remains are buried in the New Friendship Cemetery. His wife was born in Gentry County, the daughter of William and Mary Green, early settlers in Athens Town- ship. They both died in Gentry County, and their remains are buried in Carter Cemetery. Aaron and Martha (Green) Mitchell had two child- ren; G. W., the subject of this sketch; and Anna E., now Mrs. Kier, living near New Friendship church.

G. W. Mitchell went to the Schockley school in this county, and has lived on his present farm for more than 25 years. He owns 80 acres of the home farm, and 240 acres in Bogle Township. His residence is located seven miles northwest of Albany in Huggins Township. The farm is improved; Mr. Mitchell raises both cattle and hogs and has registered males.

G. W. Mitchell was married in 1896 to Etta Manela, a daughter of Job and Nancy Manela of Bogle Township. Mrs. Manela was born and reared in Bogle Township; and Mr. Manela was born in Nodaway County. They both died in Gentry County, and their remains are buried in the Magee Cemetery. Their children were Etta, now Mrs. Mitchell; McDaniel Guyun, of S. Dak .; and Matilda, now Mrs. Sitton of Stanberry. To the union of G. W. and Etta (Manela) Mitchell the following child- ren were born: Ora, now the wife of Wesley Parsons; Iva, married to

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Ray Errickson; Edward, married to Dessie Summa; and Erie, and Herschel, at home; and Victor, also at home.

Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Gentry. He is one of the reliable and substantial men of the township.

William Ellis Melton, a prominent breeder of Shropshire sheep and Duroc Jersey hogs, also raises Shorthorn cattle and single comb Brown Leghorn chickens. His son, W. A. Melton, is a partner with him in the business which they conduct on Mr. Melton's farm of 102 acres in Athens Township. Mr. Melton has handled sheep since 1900, and since 1910, has dealt only in purebred registered animals. He keeps a herd of about 75 on the farm all of the time, with 30 of them, breeding ewes. In 1917, Mr. Melton and his son imported four ewes from England. These were all bred by T. A. Butter of England, and are four of the highest priced ewes in this country. A little later, Mr. Melton and his son bought the highest priced ewe ever sold at public auction in the United States, an animal which, when a year old, brought $750.00 at a sale in Wisconsin. The Melton herd of Duroc Jersey hogs is well known throughout the state. In it are to be found several boars, held to be among the best in this country. In October of last year, Mr. Melton held his regular annual sale at Albany, an event that attracted the attention of stockmen all over the state.

W. E. Melton was born in White Oak Township, Harrison County, Aug. 29, 1872, the son of T. J. and Elizabeth (Persinger) Melton, the former born in Albemarle County, Va., and the latter in Daviess County, Mo., where her father was an early settler. T. J. Melton died in 1898, and Mrs. Melton died July 7, 1912. The remains of both are buried in Foster Cemetery. Mr. Melton was the only child of his parents. By a former marriage of Mrs. Melton to Mr. Rowlett, she had the following children : T. M., was an attorney, died in New York; W. F., a retired farmer; Martha E., now Mrs. Williams of Pattonsburg; and Rebecca J., now Mrs. Black of Colorado Springs, Colo.

W. E. Melton was educated in the rural schools of the county, and was a student in the Normal School at Stanberry. He farmed in White Oak Township in Harrison County until 1913 when he sold his farm, and bought his present place in Gentry County. Since that time, he has achieved a marked success in his work as a stockman and breeder. He has only sheep that are registered, on the farm, and the degree of suc- cess he has attained is indicated by the fact that at the Bethany, Ridge- way, and New Hampton fairs, two rams bred and reared by Mr. Melton in 1916, took first and second championship prizes, and the sweepstake.

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Mr. Melton was married Dec. 7, 1892 to Lizzie Walton, a daughter of Aaron and Nancy E. Walton of Bucklin, Kan., and to this union the following children were born: William Thomas, a veteran of the World War, who served 13 months in France with the transport and ambulance. srvice, now living at Bucklin, Kan .; William Archie, was a student in the Rahe Auto and Tractor School in Kansas City, a stockman in partnership with his father, and a member of the American Shropshire Registry Association ; and Lucy, W. Robert, Ruth, and Mary, at home.

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History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri, Part 48

Author: Leopard, John C Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1164

Author: Leopard, John C
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1164