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Charles B. Crowder was married, March 11, 1885, to Carrie Polk, a daughter of Albin and Margaret (Lewis) Polk. Mrs. Polk died in 1856, and her remains are buried in Illinois. Mr. Polk, now 87 years old, makes his home with his daughter. He is a veteran of the Civil War in which he served in the Union army for a year, enlisting from Kentucky.
Mr. and Mrs. Crowder had the following children: Hugh A., born Jan. 2, 1886, married Nora Creason on June 15, 1912, and lives on the home place; Jesse M., born March 9, 1888, married Lulu Spain, and lives at Winston ; Perry C., born Feb. 9, 1890, married Cleo Sutton, and lives in Kansas City, Mo .; Larkin L., born Feb. 1, 1892, married Jessie Robinson, and lives in Jefferson Township; Cleo W., born Jan. 7, 1895, mention of whom occurs later in this sketch; Bessie Q., born Nov. 17, 1896, married to Thomas Hunt of Burton, Kan .; an infant son, born in 1902 and died in infancy ; and Margaret L., born April 6, 1904, now a student at Kidder Institute. Mr. and Mrs. Crowder have three grand- children ; Thelma Crowder, Max, the son of Cleo W. Crowder, and Nola Noll, the foster child of Hugh Crowder. Cleo W. Crowder was inducted into the United States army at Gallatin, was sent to Camp Doniphan, Okla., for training, and was overseas for 11 months. He was in service for 19 months. He married Phleta West, and now lives on the Pettijohn farm near Gallatin.
The Crowder family is held in high regard in the community.
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Charles Bruce Crowder is esteemed as an able and practical farmer and a citizen of high ideals.
Thomas L. Frost, a successful farmer of Jefferson Township, Da- viess County, has recently retired from active farm life and will make his permanent residence at Gallatin. He is a member of a pioneer fam- ily of Daviess County, and was born in Jefferson Township on the farm which he now owns on Dec. 6, 1856. His parents were Elisha and Eliza- beth (Born) Frost.
Elisha Frost was born in Grayson County, Virginia. He came to Missouri in 1844 and located in Jefferson Township in Daviess County. His farm comprised the land now owned by his son, Thomas L. He be- came a widely known farmer and stockman of the county. He served as trustee for the township for many years and was actively interested in building up the schools. His wife died on July 22, 1864, and he later married Rachel Black. Elisha Frost died on Feb. 21, 1894. His remains and those of his first wife are buried in Union Church Cemetery. To his union with Elizabeth (Born) Frost the following children were born : James H., at one time county recorder, address now unknown; George H., died in 1889; J. W., died in 1918; Nancy E., died in 1877; W. C., died in 1884; Elisha L., living in Marion Township; E. F., a resident of St. Joseph; Thomas L., the subject of this review; and C. D., died in 1910. To the second marriage of Elisha Frost one daughter was born, Laura May, died in 1902. Both James H. and George H. Frost were members of the Missouri State Militia during the Civil War.
Thomas L. Frost lived five years at Pueblo, Col., and 15 years at Leadville, Col., where he still has mining interests. He went to Colorado in 1879 and remained in that state until 1903, when he came to Da- viess County. He has land holdings of 175 acres in Jefferson Township. The farm is equipped with an excellent residence, a large barn, and other improvements. Mr. Frost held a sale some time ago and for a short time lived with Charles F. Youtsey three miles north of Altamont.
Mr. Frost was married in 1914 to Nettie (Hoover) Youtsey, a daughter of Scott and Lizzie Hoover of Gallatin and the widow of San- ford M. Youtsey. By her first marriage Mrs. Frost had two children: Charles F., a farmer of Jefferson Township; and Lois, married Ross Naylor and is now dead.
Mr. Frost is a Republican in his political views. He is a reliable man and one of the progressive and highly esteemed citizens of his commun- ity
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E. G. Brown, a well known farmer of Jefferson Township, Daviess County, was born on a farm a mile northwest of his present home, Aug. 27, 1865, the son of James and Phoebe (Frost) Brown.
James Brown was born in Kentucky, May 8, 1833, and was brought to Missouri in 1836. He went to California in 1844 and returned to Mis- souri in 1851. He made the trip to the West with an ox team, and came back by way of Panama. He engaged in mining in Colorado for a time, and after his return to Missouri, bonght land in Jefferson Township, Daviess County. He died on Oct. 27, 1911. His wife was a daughter of E. and Elizabeth Frost, who were pioneer settlers of the county. She was born, Jan. 10, 1832, and died, July 15, 1905. James Brown and his wife had three children: Mariam, now Mrs. Smith of Winston; Lizzie, now on the home farm; and E. G., the subject of this review.
E. G. Brown attended the public schools and was a student in the Stanberry Normal in 1881. He returned to the farm at the end of that year, and now owns 260 acres of well improved land lying six miles north of Winston. The farm is on the Jefferson Highway and has excel- lent improvements. There is a fine grove of trees and also an orchard of four acres. Mr. Brown has been successful in raising cattle and mules. The farm shows the effect of Mr. Brown's practical methods. It presents a neat, well kept appearace.
E. G. Brown was married on March 3, 1885, to Lydea E. Smith. Mrs. Brown was born in Jefferson Township, the daughter of William and Sarah (Ray) Smith of Plattsburg. Mrs. Smith died in 1908 and Mr. Smith died in 1916. The remains of both are buried at Winston. Their children were: Mack, died in 1908; Lydea, now Mrs. Brown; Mrs. A. I. Hays of Denver, Col .; Mrs. H. A. Murray of Denver, Col .; Clarence, de- ceased ; Myrtle, now Mrs. Riggs of Colorado; Florence, deceased ; and Dr. O. L., of Ft. Collins, Col.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have the following children: Clyta, cashier with the National Cloak and Suit Company at Kansas City, Mo .; Lloyd Earl, owner of the old Smith homestead, which he operates; Lucille, married to Dr. V. W. Myers of St. Louis ; Roy R., who was with the Mid- west Bank at Kansas City, Mo., for a year and is now at home ; and Mar- jorie, a teacher in the Benton School at Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. V. W. Myers served in the World War and was commissioned as First Lieutenant. He was in Camps Oglethorp, Chattanooga, Tenn., and was married there, and his wife then went to Shoshone, Idaho, where she was musical supervisor ; resigned later and is now living in St. Louis.
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Mr. and Mrs. Brown have three grandchildren: Jewell, the daugh- ter of Lloyd E. Brown, and Marjorie Gale and Betty Ray Myers.
Mr. Brown and his son, Ray R., are both members of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Altamont. Mr. Brown belongs to the Blue Lodge and Chapter at Gallatin. He has filled the office of collector of the township for three terms and was a clerk under Representative Dunlop in 1919. He has always taken an active interest in politics and has participated in political affairs. He is a man of keen intelligence and as a citizen manifests pride in all the movements that pertain to civic progress.
E. M. Foley, Jr., a prosperous farmer and stockman and owner of 600 acres of land in Monroe Township, Daviess County, was born Feb. 23, 1847, two and one-half miles from where he now lives, a son of Thomas Green and Elizabeth D. (Payne) Foley.
Thomas Green Foley was born Nov. 12, 1819, in Knox County, Ky. When about 14 years of age he came to Daviess County, locating on a farm in Monroe Township, now owned by Milton Trosper. He remained at home until 1846, when he purchased a farm in Monroe Township, where he reared his family. Mr. Foley enlisted in the Civil War in 1861. He was in Captain David Enyart's Company, which was sent south, and en- gaged in the battles of Carthage, Wilson Creek and others. He then re- turned home for a short time, after which he re-enlisted and was stationed in Colonel Reed's regular Confederate service. He took part in the battle of Pea Ridge, then crossed the Mississippi River and fought on the east side. He also took part in the second battle of Corinth. After the battle at Resaca, Mr. Foley was discharged. He then went to east Tennessee, where he rested up, later going to Illinois. Here he purchased some land in Schuyler County, and made his home there, having married a second time, his second wife being Nancy S. Payne, a sister of his first wife. Mr. Foley died in McCombe, Ill., in April, 1893, and is buried in Schuyler County, where his two wives are also buried.
Elizabeth D. (Payne) Foley was born in Wayne County, Ky., Dec. 16, 1822, and died in August, 1863. To Thomas Green and Elizabeth D. (Payne) Foley nine children were born, as follows: E. M., subject of this sketch; Henry H., deceased, was superintendent of public schools of Schuyler County, Ill .; Sarah Ann, died in infancy ; John F., president of the Plymouth Bank, Plymouth, Ill .; A. C., retired farmer, Norton, Kans .; Mary F., Long Beach, Calif .; Nancy L., the wife of Fred Luce, Oak Park, Ill .; Elizabeth, deceased; Rebecca, the wife of John A. H. Keith, Indiana, Pa. To Thomas Green and Nancy S. (Payne) Foley one child was born, who died in infancy.
E. M. FOLEY. JR.
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The following is taken from the "History of the Foley Family." by T. G. Foley: "The first of the Foley family that I know anything about was James Foley, who lived and died in Virginia. He had a son by the name of Moses Foley. Moses was a lame man, was one of the cavalrymen under General Green in the Revolution. He was a man of considerable means but lost most of it during the war and when the war was over he moved further west to the frontier to secure a home. He settled on what was called New River. Moses Foley had two families of children, his first family consisted of five boys: Elijah, Moses, James, Thomas and Spencer, and six girls. His second family consisted of two sons. Martin and Hugh, better known as Hughey. The most noted of these being Elijah and Moses, both being Baptist ministers. They preached in Virginia. Ken- tucky and Missouri. Elijah, the eldest son, was born Sept. 4, 1771, but young as he was, he had to help support his family during the Revolution- ary War. Elijah Foley married first Elizabeth Nordyke, by whom he had six children, three boys: Moses, Abraham and Elijah, and three daughters. His second wife was a widow by the name of Brown. By the second mar- riage they had four children: James, Green, Franklin, Sampson, and one daughter. He moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1821, previous to this several years he had moved from Virginia to Kentucky. His best work in the ministry was in Kentucky, although he spent 20 years of his life in Missouri.
Moses Foley. second generation from James Foley of Virginia and brother of Elijah Foley, was a noted evangelist I know nothing of him until he came to Kentucky he had a large family, principally boys. He lived near Crab Orchard and he was pastor of that church for 30 years. In addition to raising his own large family he went to Virginia and brought out James' family after his death and raised them, there being four boys and one girl, her name after she married was Jane Rector. She had two very smart boys.
Some of Moses' family moved to southern Indiana and I don't know where the others went. Thomas Foley IV, son of Moses Foley son of James Foley of Virginia, had a very large family. He lived in Whitely County, Ky. One of his sons, Jonathan, was a very bright young man and was elected to the Legislature of Kentucky, but never took his seat as he was bitten by a snake and died soon after his election. Spencer Foley raised a family but went insane while the family was growing up. Most of his family were very reckless. One son, however. was converted, and became quite a minister. Moses Foley, oldest son of Elijah Foley, one of the ministers, lived in Boone County, Mo. He died when he was about 40 years old and his wife took the family and went back to Kentucky.
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Abraham Foley, brother of the above, moved to Boone County, Mo., at a very early day, being one of the early settlers there, later he moved to Polk and Dade Counties, Mo. He practiced medicine there for several years. When his family grew up he moved to Oregon.
Elijah Foley, third son of Elijah, Jr., one of the ministers, our grand- father, was born Feb. 14, 1798, at New River, Va., and moved with the rest of the family to Knox County, Ky. Elijah Foley was married to Mary Ann Blakely, Oct. 6, 1818. They had seven children: Thomas Green, Betsy Ann, John Treble, Moses Franklin, James William, Elijah Madison and Mary Jane. At the present time, 1898, there are only one of Elijah Foley's children that survive him: Elijah Madison. All of Elijah Foley's children married and settled in Caldwell and Daviess Counties, Mo., except one, Moses F., who died when young."
Marriages :- Elijah Foley-Polly A. Blakely, Oct. 5, 1818. William E. Hales-Elizabeth A. Foley, Nov. 26, 1843. Thomas G. Foley-Elizabeth Payne, May 14, 1846. James T. Green-Mary A. Foley, March 16, 1856. James W. Foley-Mary Green, June 22, 1856. John T. Foley-Elizabeth Daugherty, March 20, 1859. Elijah M. Foley-Laura Brosius, David Gilt- ner-Margaret Hale, April 24, 1870.
Births :- Elijah Foley, Feb. 14, 1798. Polly A. Foley, Oct. 23, 1799. Thomas G. Foley, Nov. 12, 1819. Elizabeth A. Foley, Dec. 16, 1822. John T. Foley, Feb. 24, 1826. Moses F. Foley, March 19, 1829. James W. Foley, Feb. 8, 1832. Elijah M. Foley, Feb. 11, 1835. Mary J. Foley, Jan. 11, 1838. Mary K. Hale, Oct. 31, 1834. Elijah Foley, Sr., Sept. 4, 1771. Thomas Blakely, Oct. 13, 1777.
Deaths :- Elizabeth A. Hale, Jan. 6, 1848. Mary C. Hale, Oct. 15. 1848. Rebecca Blakely, Oct. 13, 1847. Elijah Foley, Sr., April 17, 1848. Elijah Foley, Jr., March 30, 1865. Moses Foley, April 20, 1868. Mary A. Foley, April 19, 1883. James W. Foley, John T. Foley, Sept. 2, 1893. Thomas G. Foley.
E. M. Foley, Jr., the subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm and lived from March, 1865, until March, 1867, in Scuyler County, Ill. Later he worked for his uncle, Moses F. Foley, on a farm in Monroe Township, Daviess County, and after his uncle's death, Mr. Foley continued to live on the farm with his grandmother, Mary A. (Blakely) Foley, until 1875. After his marriage in 1875, Mr. Foley removed to his present farm in Monroe Township, where he has made many improvements. He has been unusually successful in farming and raises high grade stock.
April 14, 1875, Mr. Foley was married to Julia Ann Ramsbottom, a daughter of Obediah and Matilda (Hemry) Ramsbottom, natives of Brad- ford, England, and Corroll County, Ohio, who came to Daviess County in
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the early days and settled in Harrison Township. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ramsbottom are deceased, having died in Gallatin. Mrs. Foley was born in Union Township, Daviess County, just west of Gallatin on Jan 1, 1849. To E. M. and Julia Ann (Ramsbottom) Foley four children have been born, as follows: The oldest child died in infancy; Oscar, a graduate of West Point Military Academy in 1902. He was commissioned a second lieu- tenant and sent to the Philippines. He was in the Sixth Cavalry, later being transferred to other branches of service, and sailed for overseas during the World War as a Major. Shortly afterwards he was made a Lieutenant Colonel. After the war he returned to the United States and was assigned to various kinds of duty, and is now stationed in the school of instruction at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Oscar Foley was married in November, 1916, to Louise Hughline, a native of Louisville, Ky. They have no children. William H., deceased and George E., living at home with his parents. He is a graduate of William Jewell College, Liberty, and is now engaged in assisting his father in farm work. He is unmarried.
Mr. Foley is a Democrat, and served in the capacity of public adminis- trator of Daviess County, for four years. He is a stock holder in the Gallatin Flour Mill. Mr. Foley, through his wife, became heir to 180 acres of land where the residence now stands. He had added to his hold- ings until now he owns 600 acres, and with his son, has under control about 800 acres of land.
Mr. Foley is a member of the Baptist church. He is a substantial citizen and a progressive type of man. He is a good farmer and stock- man and successful manager, and the Foley family stands high in Daviess County.
James L. Johnston, one of the progressive and substantial farmers of Jefferson Township, Daviess County, was born, reared, and has spent his life in the vicinity of Altamont. He is the son of S. A. and Harmina (Myers) Johnston, and was born on Sept. 8, 1873, on the Johnston farm 1} miles west of Altamont.
S. A. Johnston was born on a farm two miles southwest of Alta- mont in 1844. His father, James Johnston, was one of the first settlers of Colfax Township. S. A. Johnston served in the Missouri State Militia during the period of the Civil War. He died at Altamont, Feb. 2, 1919. His wife, Harmina (Myers) Johnston, was born on a farm 1} miles south of Altamont. Her parents were Christopher and Miss (Cole) Myers. She now lives at Altamont. To her union with S. A. Johnston the follow- ing children were born: Simon C., a resident of St. Joseph ; Fred A., living at Clay Center, Kan .; H. M., living at St. Joseph; Mrs. Charles Hess, living on the home place ; James L., the subject of this sketch ; and John L., died at the age of 26 years.
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James L. Johnston attended the rural school in the Prairie Valley District, and bought his present farm from his father 23 years ago. It comprises 130 acres of the Johnston home place and is well improved. There is a good residence, the farm buildings include a barn and three poultry houses, and the place is equipped with a cave. Practically all of the improvements were made by the present owner. Mr. Johnston raises Galloway cattle, Shropshire sheep, Duroc Jersey hogs, and Brown Leghorn poultry. He keeps a registered Duroc Jersey male.
Mr. Johnston was married on April 8, 1900, to Ida Easter, a daugh- ter of James and Polly Ann (Blythe) Easter. A brief review of the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Easter appear in this volume in connection with the sketch of the life of Melvin R. DeFord, whose wife is a sister of Mrs. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have two sons: Virgil Ray, graduated from the Gallatin High School and is now a student in Central College at Fayette; and Victor Clay, at home.
James L. Johnston is a member of the board of education of the Altamont Consolidated School District No. 7. He was one of the pro- moters of the consolidation which was accomplished in 1921. The school employs five teachers and has 210 pupils enrolled. The pupils are trans- ported to the school building at the expense of the district, and the text books are furnished free. In 1921 the school installed a wireless tele- graph system and the next year, a wireless telephone. The community may well be proud of its efficiently managed and progressive public school.
Mr. Johnston is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Mason Lodge at Altamont, where he is also a member of the Blue Lodge. He belongs to the Chapter at Gallatin and to the Scottish Rite Lodge at St. Joseph. He is a director in the Citizens State Bank of Altamont, which his father helped t oorganize and in which he was a director for many years. Mr. Johnston is one of the alert and progressive men of the com- munity, a highly esteemed citizen of marked civic pride and ability.
John A. Strasser, the proprietor of Twin Cedar Farm near Winston in Jefferson Township, Daviess County, is a native of Ontario, Can- ada, where he was born on Jan. 10, 1868, the son of Frederick and Bar- bara (Crowder) Strasser.
Frederick Strasser was born in Germany in 1835 and his wife was born in Canada in 1840. She died in 1880 and Mr. Strasser, in 1915. The remains of both are buried in the Winston Cemetery. They settled in Jefferson Township, Daviess County in 1872, and Mr. Strasser bought 200 acres of land. In 1902 he sold the home place and moved to Wins-
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ton, where he spent the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Strasser had the following children : Rosina, deceased; Fred K., living in California ; Katie, married to Isaiah Young, pastor of the Evangelical Church at Col- orado Springs, Col .; Jacob, died in 1916 at the age of 51 years; John A., the subject of this review; Willie, who is blind and a musician of note, now assisting in evangelical work; Mary, deceased, was Mrs. Wilkin- son; and Edward, living in Texas.
John A. Strasser attended the rural schools of Daviess County and grew up on his father's farm. He bought his present farm from E. C. DeFord in the fall of 1902. The two cedar trees which give the farm its name were standing in the yard when Mr. Strasser purchased the farm, but all of the improvements have been made by the present owner. There is a good residence and the farm buildings are painted and neatly kept. The farm home is located 13 miles north of Winston. Mr. Strasser has made a marked success of his work with Duroc Jersey hogs, in fact he says that the hogs have paid for his land. He keeps purebred stock, which he feeds and sells.
John A. Strasser was married on June 2, 1897, to Frances Owings, who was a teacher in Buchanan and Daviess Counties. She is a daugh- ter of Eldridge and Mary (Ryland) Owings, both natives of West Vir- ginia. They came to Missouri in 1880 and settled in DeKalb County. They moved to Daviess County in 1895, where Mrs. Owings died in 1911. Her remains are buried at Winston. Her husband lives on his farm a mile south of Winston. Mr. and Mrs. Owings had the following chil- dren : Fred, living in Kansas City, Mo .; Frances, now Mrs. Strasser ; May now Mrs. DeFord of Dallas, Tex .; and Mrs. Charles Triem of Winston.
Mr. and Mrs. Strasser have a daughter, Ruth. She graduated from the Winston High School, attended Stephens College at Columbia, and later was a student in Missouri Wesleyan College at Cameron. She is now a teacher of mathematics in the Lawson, Mo., High School.
Mr. Strasser is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge. He is a Republican in politics and Mrs. Strasser is a Democrat. They are two estimable people who manifest the most intense pleasure in making a successful home. They are regarded highly in the commun- ity, where Mr. Strasser is accounted an excellent business man as well as a high minded citizen.
James A. Manring, well known farmer of Jefferson Township, Da- viess County, is a member of a family that has been well and favorably known in the county for 90 years. For three generations the Manring family has been a factor in the development of this part of Missouri,
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and the representatives of the family have been worthy citizens. Mr. Manring's father was a pioneer settler of Daviess County, Mr. Manring himself has spent practically all of his life here, and his sons are all vet- erans of the World War.
James A. Manring was born a mile north of his present farm on July 23, 1854. His father, Elisha Manring, was born in Ohio and came to Missouri in 1832. He located in Daviess County and entered 80 acres of land, which he improved, and where he lived the remainder of his life. He helped build the first grist and saw mill in DeKalb County. The mill was located on Grindstone Creek near the Daviess County line and served people of DeKalb, Daviess, and Gentry counties. It was owned by Mr. Happenstall. Elisha Manring was married to Mahulda Owens in Daviess County in 1844. She was born in that county in 1829, and died in 1886. Mr. Manring died in 1865 at the age of 54 years and his re- mains are buried at Fulton. To his union with Mahulda (Owens) Man- ding the following children were born: B. A., living in Kansas City, Mo .; James A., the subject of this review; J. W., living at Old Alta Vista in Jefferson Township; Fannie, the wife of Dr. J. N. Clark of Mos- cow, Idaho; and Alice and Anna, deceased. By a former marriage of Mr. Manring he had a daughter, Mrs. Abbie Daviess, who died at James- port in February, 1917.
James A. Manring attended the Alta Vista School where his first teacher was W. W. Stout, who died at Gallatin. The school building was built of native lumber and the yearly session lasted only four months. Among the families represented in the school were the Nor- man, Osborn, Wiglesworth, Reid, Downs, Manring, and Owens.
Mr. Manring went to Wyoming in 1873 and worked for eight years as a cowboy. In 1881 he returned to Alta Vista and he and his brother, J. W., operated a store there. From 1884 to 1894 they also held a con- tract with the Rock Island Railway to supply rock, ties, and wood, the railway taking all that the firm could deliver. In 1898 they sold their store and Mr. Manring moved to his present farm of 140 acres. He raises hogs and cattle. The farm is well improved, has a nice residence and good farm buildings.
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