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William Alexander Jameson, was married June 16, 1872, to Mary Belle Buster a native of Caldwell County. She is a daughter of John Buster a prominent pioneer farmer and an early settler of Caldwell County. He was a Democrat, a member of the Presbyterian church and he and his wife are both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Jameson were born the following children: Eliza Emeline, deceased; Mary Frances, mar- ried Newton McMillen and they live at Bloomington, Ill .; Sarah, mar- ried Homer Bentley, a farmer and stockman near Gentryville; Carrie, married Thomas Setzer, who is engaged in the garage business at Al- bany; Lola Maude, married Clark Costolo, who is a traveling salesman and lives at McFall ; Davidean, married Walter Ross, Pattonsburg; Bil- lie Louise, married Clark Murfey, Bloomington, Ill.
William A. Jameson, settled in Gentry County at an early day com- ing here with his parents who settled in Gentryville and experienced all the hardships of the pioneer life. He was engaged in farming and stock raising for a number of years and is now living retired at McFall. He is a Democrat and a well known and highly respected citizen.
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Enoch W. Brewer, the well known and capable postmaster at Mc- Fall was for many years engaged in teaching and is one of the well known educators of this section. He was born in Daviess County, Dec. 27, 1860, and is a son of Thomas and Sarah Frances (Neil) Brewer, both natives of North Flag Park, Kentucky. Thomas Brewer was an early settler in this section of Missouri and was a farmer and is now living re- tired. He is a Civil War veteran, having been in the service about 18 months. He is a Republican and a member of the Baptist Church.
To Thomas Brewer and wife were born the following children: Spencer, deceased; Victoria, married N. P. Christie, a carpenter living at Mound City; Lorena, married Arthur Graves, a real estate dealer, Monte Vista, Col .; Minerva, married Clyde Lucaus, a farmer, Monte Vista, Col .; R. T., a farmer and stockman, Gentry County; Virginia, married Theodore Coffman, a railroad conductor who is now deceased and she resides in Salt Lake City, Utah; J. C., a barber, Akron, Col .; Ethel, married William Fallace, a ranchman, Colorado; and Enoch W., the subject of this sketch.
Enoch W. Brewer was educated in the public schools and the Stan- berry Normal school. He began life as a teacher and for 40 years was successfully engaged in teaching in Gentry and Harrison Counties and was engaged in that profession until he was appointed postmaster of McFall, Oct. 1, 1921.
Mr. Brewer was first married March 4, 1896, to Miss Josie Evans, a native of Harrison County, now deceased. The following children were born to that union : Lola and Clinton, deceased ; Evans, a telegraph operator, enlisted for service in the World War at Fort Logan, Col., May 14, 1917, was in training at Fort Leavenworth and Camp Merritt, New Jersey, was sent to France in the Signal Corps, took part in the heavy fighting on the Western Front, was gassed and after the armistice was signed was discharged at Fort Logan, Col., Dec. 24, 1918, is now a tele- graph operator on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad; Glee Brewer was born Feb. 4, 1900, is a graduate of high school and attended the State Teachers College at Maryville, now lives in Los Angeles, Calif. On Oct. 9, 1905, Mr. Brewer was married to Cleora Crawford, a native of Fayette, Howard County, Missouri. She was educated in high school and the Stanberry Normal school and was successfully engaged in teach- ing for 13 years before her marriage, having taught in Kansas and Gen- tryville and McFall. Mrs. Brewer is a daughter of William and Julia A. (Williams) Crawford both natives of Kentucky. William Crawford came to Missouri in 1880 and settled in Howard County where he was engaged in farming and stock raising and was an extensive land owner.
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He was a Democrat and a member of the Christian Church. He died March 21, 1881, and his wife died June 1, 1891. They were the parents of the following children: Margaret, James, Chester, Dr. Charles L., and Pauline Abigail, all of whom are deceased; G. T., a farmer and stock raiser, Fayette, Mo .; Dr. William E., a physician and surgeon, Council Grove, Kan .; John, a farmer and stockman, Vandalia, Mo .; and Jefferson D., a salesman. To Mr. and Mrs. Brewer has been born one child, Benjamin, born Nov. 12, 1907, a student in the public schools.
Mr. Brewer is a Republican and a member of the Baptist Church and Mrs. Brewer is a Democrat and a member of the Christian Church.
Henry C. Jolly, a progressive and enterprising merchant of McFall who has been engaged in the drug business for 40 years, is a native of Gentry County. He is a son of Samuel J. and Matilda J. (Robertson) Jolly, natives of Breckenridge County, Kentucky. Samuel J. Jolly came to Missouri and settled in Gentry County in 1852. He was one of the very early pioneer settlers. He entered government land upon coming here, the government land office being then at Plattsburg. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Unoin army and saw much serv- ice, remaining in the army from 1861 to 1865. After the war he was then engaged in farming and was the owner of 600 acres of land. He and his wife are both deceased and are buried in Fairview Cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: Albert Newton, Ben- jamin, Mary Rainey, and Charles, all of whom are deceased ; James P., a farmer and stockman in Gentry County ; Sarah, married Lloyd N. Neil, who is deceased and she lives in Nebraska; Mattie, married William S. Manring, a farmer and stockman of Gentry County.
Henry C. Jolly was educated in the public schools and Keokuk Col- lege, Keokuk, Iowa. He began life in the drug business at McFall and has been continuously in that business for 40 years. His drug store is one of the old established commercial institutions of Gentry County and he has an extensive trade.
Mr. Jolly first married Medora A. Rosebrook, a native of Gentry County and to them have been born the following children: Henry C., lives in Gentry County ; Arlie L., St. Louis; Samuel J., further mention of whom is made below; and Lula M. Guinnvaughn. Denver, Col. Mr. Jolly was married the second time to Mary C. Williams of Gentry County, and two children were born to them : Prentice G., further men- tion of whom is made below, and Juanita, attending the public schools.
Prentice Jolly enlisted in the United States navy for service in the World War and was in the service laying mines in the North Sea, and after the armistice was signed, remained in the service for some time,
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being discharged at the Great Lakes Naval Station, Oct. 19, 1919. He is now employed as a night watchman in the Union Stock Yards at Kan- sas City.
Samuel J. Jolly, is a veteran of the World War, having enlisted in the Marine Corps at St. Louis shortly after war was declared. He was sent to France in the early part of the war and took part in a number of important engagements. He was wounded and spent three months in a hospital in France. He was discharged after the armistice was signed and is now a ranchman, near Phoenix, Ariz.
Mr. Jolly is a Republican and one of the leading citizens of Gentry County. He served as postmaster of McFall from 1881 to 1884. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., M. W. A., and the K. of P.
John Henry Allen, a well known and successful merchant at Mc- Fall engaged in the general mercantile business, is a native of Missouri and a descendant of one of the very early pioneers of this section of the state. He was born in 1856 and is a son of Ezra G., and Mahala (Pet- trey) Allen. Ezra G. Allen was a native of Virginia and his wife of Ohio. He came to Missouri in 1843. He was a farmer and during the Civil War served in the Union Army, being a member of the Missouri State Militia. He was justice of the peace for a number of years and also served as school director. He was a Republican and a member of the Baptist Church. He and his wife are both deceased, and their re- mains are buried in Walker Cemetery, Worth County.
Ezra G. Allen and wife were the parents of the following children : Celia, Barbara, Lucinda, and George, all of whom are deceased ; W. Z., an optician. Joplin, Mo .; Mary Ellen, married Jacob Williams, who is now deceased and she resides in Worth County; Thomas, a dealer in walnut timber, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Ira, a farmer and stockman in Worth County ; Oscar, a machinist, Omaha, Neb .; and John H., the sub- ject of this sketch.
John H. Allen was reared on a farm and began life as a farmer on rented land. He then engaged in the butchering business at Albany in partnership with A. B. Price. Shortly afterwards he sold out and was in the broom business in Albany for 10 years. He was then engaged in farming in Iowa for a time when he entered the mercantile business at Evona. In 1906 he went to Deslacs, N. D., where he was engaged in the hotel business for a year. He then farmed for a year when he engaged in business at Deslacs, N. D., again. In 1910 he returned to Missouri and engaged in the mercantile business in partnership with his son E. G. From there they went to Island City where they were in business for seven years. In 1917 Mr. Allen engaged in the general mercantile busi-
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ness at McFall where he has built up a large trade and has one of the leading stores of the county.
Mr. Allen was married to Johannah Dwyer, a native of Harrison County, a daughter of Thomas and Katherine (Shane) Dwyer, both na- tives of Ireland. Thomas Dwyer came to America when he was 13 years old. He learned the blacksmith trade in New York state and afterwards went to Iowa where he was engaged in cattle business for a time and came to Missouri in 1856. For a number of years he was engaged in blacksmithing at Lone Star. He was a Democrat and a member of the Baptist Church: He and his wife are both deceased and he is buried at Lone Star and she in Harrison County. They were the parents of six children: Mary, Nora, Katherine, Thomas, Daniel, all of whom are de- ceased ; and Mrs. Allen of this review.
To John Henry Allen and wife were born the following children: Nora Ellen, deceased ; Bessie May, deceased ; Ezra Grover, a merchant in Gentry County ; William Chester, a veteran of the World War further mention of whom is made below; Elvis E., a merchant at Coffey; Charles, a graduate of the Maryville State Teachers College and the University of Missouri and a member of the bar of Missouri, is now su- perintendent at Flagler, Col .; Frank, engaged in the furniture business at Joplin; Mary Lucinda, married Elmer Egbert, a railroad agent at Foristell, Mo .; Grace, married Charles Garvey, an engineer on the Great Northern railroad, lives in North Dakota; Jesse Ray, a veteran of the World War of whom further mention is made below; Ruth Mabel, mar- ried Dale C. Ripley, who is engaged in the mercantile business at Mc- Fall; and Ralph G., chief clerk for Swift and Company at Pattons- burg.
William Chester Allen enlisted at Calgery, Alberta, early in the spring of 1916, in the Canadian army for service in the World War. After a period of training he was promoted in the following order: Cor- poral, sergeant, sergeant major, the latter promotion carrying with it the rank of warrent officer. He left Halifax in December and arrived in England, Dec. 26, 1916, and was soon sent to France, reaching the front March 1, 1917. He took part in some of the hardest fighting in the Western Front and was in France about two years. On one occasion his company of 157 men went over the top when they were greatly out- numbered by the German forces, the captains and lieutenants were killed and Sergeant Allen took command and succeeded in getting 54 members of his company back to the trenches where the fighting was continued for two days and the slaughter continued until his company was reduced to 16 men. Their supplies were exhausted and they sig-
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nalled to a flying airplane and relief was soon after sent. During his service he was gassed and also received a gunshot wound near the spine. After spending six months in a hospital in France he was returned to Canada and sent to a hospital at Calgery where he remained until June, 1918, when he was able to come home and made several speeches in Gentry County during one of the Red Cross drives after which he re- turned to the hospital. He recovered sufficiently to attend business Col- lege but later his condition became worse and in the summer of 1921 he returned to the hospital where he is still suffering from the effects from the gunshot wound he received while in the service and also from the poisonous gas. The wound is so near the spine that it is difficult to treat by an operation without great danger.
Jesse Ray Allen was educated in the public schools and attended high school and normal school and he was engaged in teaching when the United States entered the World War. He enlisted for service and was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, for training, becoming a member of Company E, 163rd Infantry. He was sent to France in May, 1918, and served for 14 months. He was gassed while in service and after the arm- istice was signed, remained in the service until July 1, 1919, when he re- ceived his honorable discharge at Camp Dodge, Iowa. He is now mana- ger of the Teachers Bureau at Fargo, N. D. He served as superintendent of the consolidated school at McFall, and was also superintendent of schools at Washington, Iowa.
John H. Allen is a Republican and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodman of America. He is a dependable citizen and the Allen family stand high in the community.
J. H. Cunningham, a Civil War veteran who for many years was en- gaged in farming and stock raising, is now living retired at McFall. He was born Aug. 6, 1857, in Sangamon County, Illinois, a son of William and Martha (Hinkle) Cunningham, both natives of Pendleton County, West Virginia. They were the parents of four children all of whom are deceased except J. H. Cunningham of this review. The parents both died in Illinois and their remains are buried at Springfield, Ill.
J. H. Cunningham began life for himself at the age of 14 years in Sangamon County, Illinois, and since that time has made his own way in the world. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of Company F, 20th Regiment, Indiana Vol- unteer Infantry. Later he was transferred to Company H, 154th Indi- ana Infantry. He was with the army at the Potomac and participated in a number of the important battles around Richmond. He witnessed
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the engagement between the Merrimac and Monitor which was the first engagement in the world between ironclad warships. Students of his- tory will recall this engagement and the result. During the course of his military service, Mr. Cunningham was injured by having his shoulder dislocated on one occasion. His health became so impaired that after 20 months' service he was discharged on account of disability and never fully recovered.
In the fall of 1866 Mr. Cunningham came to Missouri and for a number of years was engaged in farming and stock raising in Daviess County and at one time was the owner of 200 acres of land. He is now living retired at McFall, having moved here in 1918. He has lived in Gentry County since 1909.
Mr. Cunningham married Miss Mary McCullough, a native of Jas- per County, Indiana, and a daughter of George P. and Christina (Morse) Mccullough. They are both deceased, the father being buried in Da- viess County and the mother in Jasper County, Indiana. Mrs. Cunning- ham died April 9, 1899, and her remains are buried at McFall. Mrs. Cunningham was one of the following children born to her parents: Martha, Nancy, Porter, and Duncan are deceased; Katherine, married John Hinkle who is now deceased and she lives in Wichita, Kansas; Charles, a farmer and stock raiser, Montrose, Col .; and Mrs. Cunning- ham of this review
To J. H. Cunningham and wife were born the following children: Jessie, Georgia, Bruce, Martha, Myrtie and Flora are deceased ; Fanuel, a carpenter, resides at Trenton ; Florence, lives at home with her father ; Charles, a retired farmer and stockman; Mary, married Bert Lumrey, a farmer and stock raiser in Genty County.
Mr. Cunningham is a Republican and cast his first vote for Lincoln for United States senator and voted for him for president twice. He held the office of constable in Daviess County and was school trustee and road overseer for a number of years. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Christian Church.
John H. Hoyt of the firm of Hoyt Brothers which is composed of John H., Noah and Charles Hoyt who conduct the leading garage of Mc- Fall and also do an extensive blacksmithing and automobile business, is a native of Missouri. He is a son of Albert F. and Rebecca (Warner) Hoyt and was born Nov. 22, 1885. Albert F. Hoyt was born in Illinois and came to Missouri in 1881. He engaged in farming and stock raising and now owns 130 acres of land in Harrison County where he and his wife reside.
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Albert F. and Rebecca (Warner) Hoyt are the parents of the fol- lowing children: Bertha, born in Harrison County in 1896, died Aug. 6, 1914, and is buried in the Matkins Cemetery; David, is a farmer and stockman in Harrison County ; Fred, a farmer and stockman in Harri- son County ; Noah, a member of the firm of Hoyt Brothers; Charles, a member of the firm of Hoyt Brothers; and Ernest, who lives in Harrison County. He is a veteran of the World War. He was trained at Camp Funston, becoming a member of the 341st artillery 89th Division and went overseas with this famous Division. He was on the firing line on the West Front for 52 days and nights. After the armistice was signed he went to Germany with the Army of Occupation, remaining there about six months. He then was returned to the United States and in June, 1920, was discharged at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. During his serv- ice he was gassed and also had his arches broken down.
John H. Hoyt was educated in the public schools and learned the blacksmith trade. He worked at his trade in Harrison County and in 1908 engaged in the garage and blacksmith buisness at McFall in part- nership with his brothers Noah and Charles. They do an extensive busi- ness and are first class workmen.
John H. Hoyt married Bertha Stewart, a native of Harrison County, and a daughter of W. C. and Julia (Rice) Stewart, natives of Missouri. Frank Stewart, grandfather of Mrs. Hoyt, was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the Union army. During his active career he was engaged in farming and stock raising in Harrison County. He was a Re- publican and a member of the Christian Church and is now deceased. His widow is deceased, buried in New Hope Cemetery, Harrison County. Mrs. Hoyt is one of the following children born to her parents: Estel, a veteran of the World War, who served in France with the famous 89th Division and later transferred to the 3rd Division. He was in France 22 months and was with the Army of Occupation in Germany about eight months. During his service he was wounded by a shell on the left arm and also gassed and has not yet recovered his health. He was discharged in September, 1920, and is now engaged in farming and stock raising in Nebraska. The other brothers and sisters of Mrs. Hoyt are Eimel, who lives in Nebraska ; Nellie, married Walter Giles and lives in Nebraska ; Lizzie, married Arthur Faucett and they live in Nebraska; and Blair, Ross, Harold living in Norris County.
To Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hoyt have been born two children : Paul, born in Harrison County, Sept. 3, 1911, and Lois, born in Gentry County, Oct. 3, 1914.
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John H. Hoyt is well known and highly respected in McFall and the Hoyt family stand high in the community.
Fred Hamm, president of the McFall telephone company who also operates a grist and saw mill at McFall is one of Gentry County's most progressive and enterprising citizens. He was born at Andover, Alle- ghany County, New York, July 13, 1862, and is a son of Simian and Ra- chel (Adams) Hamm.
Simian Hamm was born in Stamford, Conn., about 1809. He was a pioneer settler in western New York and was engaged in the lumber business and operated a farm and also bought cattle extensively for the New York market. He was a successful man of affairs and was a strong supporter of churches and schools. He was captain of Cavalry in the state militia and a prominent man in the community. He was a Repub- lican and a member of the Methodist Church and belonged to the Ma- sonic Lodge. He died Nov. 14, 1876, and his wife died in March, 1886, and their remains are buried at Andover, N. Y. They were the parents of the following children: Jacob M., Harriet, Levi, and Emily, all of whom are deceased; Simian, a farmer, Andover, N. Y .; Charles, a rep- resentative of the Standard Oil Company, Hornell, N. Y .; Saphrona, married Charles Downs, a farmer, Fort Alleghany, Pa .; Alice, married Charles B. Lever, who is deceased and she lives at Andover, N. Y .; Adel- bert, Andover, N. Y., and Fred, the subject of this sketch.
Fred Hamm was educated in the public schools and began life as a farmer and also followed teaming in the oil fields of Pennsylvania. He also operated a threshing machine in New York state. In 1887 he came to Missouri and settled in Gentry County and bought 40 acres of land. He cleared and improved this place and started a saw mill and a grist mill in 1903 and has successfully operated it to the present time. He is president of the McFall Telephone Company, having assumed charge of that concern when it was in a bad financial condition and the property more or less run down. Through his capable management the company was in a prosperous condition within six months, with all obligations paid.
Mr. Hamm was married March 4, 1884, to Miss Anna May Austin of Andover, N. Y. She is a daughter of Stephen and Elmira (Pingery) Austin, the former a native of Stamford, Conn., and the latter of Alfred, N. Y. Stephen M. Austin was a teacher in early life and came to Mis- souri when he was about 44 years old. He continued to teach school for 40 years. He bought a great deal of land and was the owner of 600 acres here and 320 acres in New York state. He was extensively interested in
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farming and stock raising. He was a member of the Methodist Church and was a Prohibitionist. He died March 12, 1906, aged about 90 years. His wife died Oct. 17, 1902, and their remains are buried at McFall. Mrs. Hamm is one of the following children born to her parents: Flor- ence, Mary, and Shadrack, all of whom are deceased ; Burritt, a jeweler, Oklahoma City, Okla .; Fred, a farmer and stockman, McFall; Alice, lives in McFall, Gentry County.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hamm have been born four children : Gertrude, Fred R., Clair S., and Burritt. Gertrude Hamm was born in Pennsyl- vania March 30, 1886. She graduated from high school and entered Howard Payne College, specializing in music and afterwards took a course in the Academy of Music at Chicago, Ill. She is thoroughly ac- complished in both vocal and instrumental music and during the course of her studies won two medals for the excellency of her scholarship. She was instructor in voice culture and music in the State Agricultural College and the Methodist College at Oklahoma City, Okla. She mar- ried J. L. Buchanan, a jeweler of Lawton, Okla. Fred R. Hamm was born at McFall, Dec. 8, 1890, is a graduate of high school and after- wards took a mechanical course in the College at Stillwater, Okla., now conducts an electrical school in St. Joseph. Clair S. Hamm was born in Gentry County, June 30, 1902, and was educated in the public schools and Park College, is now teaching in Central High School in Kansas City. Burritt Hamm was born in Gentry County, Sept. 24, 1905, and is a member of the junior class in the McFall High School.
Mrs. Hamm is an accomplished musician and taught music for a number of years. The Hamm family are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Hamm was the first man in McFall to vote the straight Prohibition ticket and he and Mrs. Hamm are strong supporters of pro- hibition. They are well known and prominent in Gentry County.
Mr. Hamm is now serving his second year as president of the town board of McFall.
Joseph Henry Patton, a prominent farmer and stockman who is a member of one of the very early pioneer families of Gentry County, was born in this County, June 11, 1855. He is a son of Harvey and Martha (Wollard) Patton, the father a native of Tennessee born Feb. 19, 1820, and the mother was born near Richmond, Mo., in 1837. They were mar- ried Sept. 7, 1852, and were the parents of the following children : Abra- ham, and John, both of whom are deceased ; and Nancy, married Colum- bus Robertson, a fruit grower and they live in California; Mollie, mar- ried Jerry Lysle and they live at McFall; Maggie, married Robert Moss,
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