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wife of Hurley Bratcher of Athens Township; Esther and Thomas, twins, the former now the wife of Frank Samples of Athens Township, and the latter now in St. Louis ; Flora, the wife of James Banks of Nickerson, Kan .; Thomas Evans enlisted in the United States Army in 1916 and was in ser- vice on the Mexican Border. He was later sent overseas for service in the World War. Mr. Evans has, besides the children named, fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. James and Billie Van Hooser, grandchildren of Charles Evans, deceased.
Mr. Evans many years ago learned the art of making hickory canes and his favorite pastime now is the construction of such canes. Many of his old friends are the proud possessors of these examples of Mr. Evans' handiwork. Mr. Evans is a highly esteemed member of his community.
William Milton Crane, living in Howard Township, Gentry County four and one-half miles northwest of New Hampton, was born in Gentry County, Nov. 17, 1871, the son of Jasper and Jane (Ross) Crane.
Jasper Crane was a native of Gentry County, where he died in 1899, at the age of 44 years. His widow later married Leonard Hime, and now lives in Harrison County. The children of Jasper and Jane (Ross) Crane were: Martha Emaline, now the widow of Chester D. Wiley, living near Martinsville; William M., the subject of this sketch ; John, owns a farm in Harrison County, and lives in St. Joseph ; Bessie, died in childhood ; Myrtle, died when a child; Maggie, now the wife of Frank Smith, Wichita, Kans .; Katie, married to Bert Hoppengardner of Bethany; Ernest Edward, a farmer in Harrison County; Francis C., a resident of New Hampton ; Newton F., living at Berlin, Mo .; and Effie, the wife of James Needles of Ludlow.
William M. Crane was educated in the public schools and later attended the Normal School at Stanberry. He taught for two years in the Muddy Valley District in Harrison County. In 1904, he bought 48 acres of land from Cora Kier, and later 20 acres from Kate Shain. These make his home farm upon which he has made many improvements. He built the present residence, and all of the farm buildings. Mr. Crane does general farming and stockraising, and is especialy interested in raising Black Plymouth Rock poultry.
Mr. Crane was married March 14, 1897 at Martinsville to Julia F. VanHoozer, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Cravens) VanHoozer, both now dead. They were early settlers of Dallas Township in Harrison County. Mr. VanHoozer was a native of Kentucky and his wife of Mis- souri. He died May 22, 1921, and Mrs. VanHoozer died Nov. 12, 1912. The remains of both are buried in the Lone Star Cemetery. Their child-
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ren were: William Lee, a traveling salsman of Chillicothe; Mollie, now dead, was married to H. R. Brumfield; Alfred Jackson, living at Martins- ville ; Evan C., of Martinsville ; Julia F., now Mrs. Crane ; Charles M., resid- ing at Martinsville; and Edna Maud, the wife of Joseph Rader of Martins- ville. Mrs. Crane was born on a farm near Martinsville, May 20, 1875, and attended the rural schools of Dallas Township.
Mr. Crane and his wife are enthusiastic in their zeal for their com- munity. In December, 1905, when their home and household goods were destroyed by fire the neighbors came to their aid, and within three weeks, they were stablished in their presnt home. This spirit of neighborliness is quite typical of Missouri, and especially of Gentry County.
Millege Lester Abarr, a well known farmer living in Bogle Township, five miles east of Gentry, Gentry County, was born in Ringgold County, Iowa, Nov. 27, 1867. His parents were Daniel and Anna Mariah (Poore) Abarr. The former a native of Illinois, died near Redding, Iowa. The lat- ter, now 78 years of age, is living at Redding.
Millege Lester Abarr attended the rural schools of Iowa, and farmed in that state until January, 1899, when he came to Missouri. He settled in Gentry County, where he now owns 295 acres of land, all well improved. Mr. Abarr keeps most of the farm acreage in pasture; and feeds cattle and hogs for shipping. In 1911, Mr. Abarr built a good two story residence and he has erected farm buildings as they have been needed on the place. The farm presents an excellent appearance, and shows the good effects of Mr. Abarr's work.
Mr. Abarr was married in July, 1899 to Effie Green, a daughter of John and Sarah Green, sketches of whose lives appear in this volume in connection with the sketch of the life of E. P. Green, a brother of Mrs. Abarr. To the union of Millege Lester and Effie (Green) Abarr the fol- lowing children were born: Millege, now a student in the Albany High School; Bessie, also a student in the Albany High School; and Ruth, Clif- ford, and Ethel.
Mr. Abarr is a member of the Missouri Farmers Association and has served two terms as the justice of the peace of his township. He is a man of keen intellect, marked business acumen and with high ideals of citizen- . ship.
Charles Korn, a well known farmer of Bogle Township in Gentry County, is the owner of 240 acres of well improved land, located four miles northeast of Gentry. He was born Feb. 29, 1852, in Huggins Township, has spent all his life in this community and has been a factor in the agri- cultural development of Gentry County.
The great-grandfather of Charles Korn was born in Germany and
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came to Pennsylvania in the early days of the migration to this country from Germany. A generation later his son moved to Holmes County, Ohio. Among the children of this family, was a son, Micheal, born in Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1824. He grew to manhood in Ohio, and in 1847 came to Missouri, where he located in Huggins Township, Gentry County, and married Nancy Camery. She was born in Ohio, and reared in Edgar County, Ill., where her parents had moved in her childhood, and came to Gentry County in 1847. Michael Korn entered the land which he farmed in Huggins Township and became a successful farmer of his day. His wife died at the age of 85 years, and he died in McDonald County at the age of 87 years. Their children were: John L., deceased; Charles, the subject of this sketch; James R., a resident of Grant City ; Willis, living in McDonald County; and Mary, married to George Harmer of McDonald County.
Charles Korn attended the district schools and worked on a farm by the month for seven years. At the age of 21 years, he began to teach school, and remained in that profession for four years, farming during the summer. He rented land for six years, and then bought 80 acres of his present farm. He improved this land and added to it steadily. The farm has a good residence and excellent farm buildings.
Mr. Korn was married on Aug. 15, 1875, to Martha A. Shockley, a daughter of L. L. Shockley of Bogle Township. Mrs. Korn was born on March 1, 1852, grew up in Gentry County, and died Jan. 4, 1916. Her remains are buried in the New Friendship Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Korn had the following children: Walter, now a farmer in Bogle Township, married Roxie Todd, who died in 1908; Edna L., married George Garrett, and lives in Huggins Township with three children, Juanita, and Leland W. and Ledrew W., twins; Pruda N., died in 1890, at the age of 14 months ; and Robert W., married Uva Etter, and lies in Seattle Wash.
Mr. Korn is a member of the New Friendship Baptist church where his wife also was a member. Mr. Korn formerly engaged in stockraising on an extensive scale, but of recent years, has been renting some of his land out, and has retired from the more arduous work of farm manage- ment. He is a progressive man of high ideals, and strong business acu- men.
J. W. Hinote, a well known farmer of Bogle Township, Gentry County, and the owner of 160 acres of well improved land, was born Sept. 10, 1858, on a farm adjoining the town of Gentry on the south. His mother was Rachel (Snider) Hinote, a daughter of Alex. Snider, pioneer settler of Bogle Township; and his father was Philip Hinote.
Philip Hinote was born in Indiana in 1816, and came to Gentry County
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in 1849, where he entered 200 acres of land in Bogle Township. He later acquired another 120 acres by purchase. His wife, a native of Tennessee and born in 1822, was married in Indiana, and died in Gentry County in 1894. Philip Hinote became a prominent farmer and stockman of the county, where he died in 1888. The remains of both Mr. and Mrs. Hinote are buried in Hugginsville Cemetery. Their children were: Sarah, died at the age of three years, in 1849, while the parents were on the way to Missouri; Alpha, the wife of Benjamin Shafer of Bogle Township; Eliza, married R. M. Ross, and is now dead; Ellen, deceased, was the wife of Aaron Garrett; Alice, deceased, was married to Edward Hinote; Elizabeth the widow of Thomas Pittsenbarger of Tulsa, Okla .; a twin brother of Elizabeth died in infancy ; Alex, died at the age of eight years; J. W., the subject of this review ; S. A., Douglas, a resident of Hotchkiss, Colo .; and Thomas Sherman, deceased.
J. W. Hinote was educated in the rural schools of Gentry County, and at the age of 18 years, began to work for himself. He rented land for a few years, and in 1880, bought his present farm. The improvements upon the place at the time Mr. Hinote purchased it, consisted of a log cabin, and a rail fence. In this cabin, Mr. Hinote lived for three years and in 1883 he built a part of the present residence, which was rebuilt in 1893. The present house is modern, and there are two good barns on the farm, one of which is equipped with running water. Mr. Hinote has added other farm buildings as they were needed, and a large windmill is used for pumping water to the house and barn. Mr. Hinote raises Shorthorn cattle, and Spotted Poland China hogs, in which line of work has has made a marked success.
J. W. Hinote was married in 1882 to Jennie K. Gladstone, a daughter of Walter and Jane Gladstone. Mrs. Hinote died in 1900 leaving the fol- lowing children: Jane, a graduate of the State Teachers College at Mary- ville, who did demonstration work for the government during the World War, now doing extension work at the State Teachers College at Warrrens- burg; Mary Elizabeth, a graduate of the Missouri State University at Co- lumbia, now teaching at Pauls Valley, Okla .; and Anna, the wife of W. W. Patton of St. Louis. Mr. Hinote was married the second time in 1901 to Mary E. Wall, a daughter of E. V. and Alice Wall of Vernal, Utah. Mrs. Hinote was born at Clarinda, Iowa, in 1875, and was educated in the public schools there. Mr. and Mrs. Hinote have one son, John W., now a student in the Gentry Public School.
Mr. Hinote has filled the office of county committeeman from Bogle Township for eight years, and was a member of the township board for
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two years. For the past 24 years he has been a member of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows of Gentry. Mr. Hinote is one of the prominently successful men of his county. For 40 years, his name has been connected with the enterprise of stockraising, and he operates not only his own land but usually more than 300 acres besides. As an officer, a business man, and a citizen, Mr. Hinote is esteemed for his versatility, energy and relia- bility.
Edgar Black, a practical and energetic farmer of Jefferson Township, Daviess County, was born in Colfax Township, May 5, 1881, the son of James L. and Susan E. (Fisher) Black.
The Black family has been well known in the county since the early days. Edgar Black's great grandfather, Reuben Black, was one of the first settlers of Colfax Township. He lived there many years, and his remains are buried in the Black Cemetery, located on the old Black farm. Reuben Black's son, William, spent most of his life in Daviess County. He died in Texas. His son, James L., was born in Colfax Township, and died in 1921. His remains are buried at Winston. His widow, Susan E. (Fisher) Black, makes her home with her children. Her father, a pioneer settler of Daviss County, lived two miles south of Winston, on the old Ray farm. His remains are buried in Black Cemetery. To the union of James L. and Susan E. (Fisher) Black the following children were born: Ollie, the widow of Cleo Joy of Kansas City, Mo .; Edgar, the subject of this review; Lena, the widow of Samuel Garvin of Cameron.
Edgar Black was educated in the public schools of Winston and has been a farmer all of his life. In 1910 he bought his present farm two and one-half miles north of Winston, from Edward Jones. Mr. Black owns 80 acres of land in one tract, and 40 acres north of his home. With the exception of the residence, all of the improvements were put on the place by th present owner. He has built excellent farm buildings, put up good fences, and has the farm well arranged. He keeps the farm mostly in clover and blue grass. He raises Duroc Jersey hogs and owns 15 brood sows, and a registered Duroc Jersey male. He also has 30 White Faced cattle on pasture.
Edgar Black was married Aug. 30, 1903, to Maude M. Wright, a daughter of Joseph and Amanda (Price) Wright. Mr. Wright was born in Gentry County, and now lives at Weatherby. Mrs. Wright was a native of Missouri. She died in November, 1917, and her remains are buried at Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Wright had the following children: Estella, now Mrs. Hogan of Cameron; Maude M., now Mrs. Black; John T., living at Weatherby ; E. C., a resident of Weatherby; and Cecil, now Mrs. Lawlor
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of Brookfield. Mr. and Mrs. Black have one son, Cecil J., born Aug. 11, 1904.
Mr. Black has served on the local board of education, was the township collector for four years, and the township trustee for six years. He is a man of integrity and ability, a good farmer and an excellent citizen.
C. J. Griffeth, a well known and successful farmer of Washington Township, Daviess County, was born in Pike County, Ill., May 4, 1863. He is a son of J. D. and Lavina Ann (McMillon) Griffeth.
J. D. Griffeth was a native of Ohio, and moved to Illinois with his parents when a young man. He later came to Missouri, settling in Liv- ingston County, and then went to Grundy County, where he remained for several years. Later Mr. Griffeth moved to Harrison County, where he lived until his death in 1910. He was a leading farmer and stockman of Harrison County, and owned 100 acres of land. Mr. Griffeth was a Repub- lican and a member of the Christian church. His wife died in March, 1919. They were the parents of the following children: Mary Ann, deceased; George W., resides with his daughters ; S. J., farmer, resides in California ; H. F., farmer, resides in Idaho; C. J., the subject of this sketch; James E., farmer, resides in California; Margaret Ellen, the wife of T. G. Scott, farmer, residing in Gilman City; Thomas K., died in infancy; Sarah, deceased; Mary Elizabeth, the wife of Richard Graham, residing in Iowa; John O., resides in Seattle, Wash .; Wilson, resides in Trenton.
C. J. Griffeth was reared on his father's farm and attended the dis- trict schools. He began farming in Harrison County, working for $18.00 per month. Later, Mr. Griffeth came to Daviess County, where he rent- ed land, and in 1896 he purchased his present farm in Washington Town- ship. His first purchase was 80 acres, which cost $21.25 per acre. He now owns 140 acres and has a very fine residence. He is a widely known breeder of Durham cattle and Poland China hogs. Mr. Griffeth is also a breeder of Shropshire sheep.
On Aug. 8, 1886, Mr. Griffeth married Ella J. Scott, a daughter of Volney B. and Ann (Jordan) Scott. Mr. Scott was a native of Indiana, and one of the early settlers of Missouri, coming here in 1848. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in the 23rd Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, and was in the service throughout the war. Both Mr. and Mrs. Scott are deceased and are buried in Mitchell Chapel Cemetery, Harrison County. Mr. and Mrs. Griffeth have no children.
In 1896 they took a girl to raise, Edith Kavanaugh, born Dec. 28, 1894, in Harrison County. They reared her from two years old until eight when her mother again took her. Edith Kavanaugh married C. S. Brown,
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who was reared near Chicago, Ill., and they now live at Sunnyside, Wash .; they have one son Harold.
In politics Mr. Griffeth is a Republican, as also is his wife. They are members of the Christian church. Mr. Griffeth is a dependable citizen and is well and highly respected in Daviess County.
George E. Green was born in Athens Township, Gentry Township, on the farm which he now operates, Aug. 23, 1898. His parents were John and Portis (Rainey) Green.
John W. Green was born on a farm in Athens Township, the son of Daniel Green, a pioneer settler of Gentry County. John W. Green died in 1907, and his widow now lives at Albany. Their children were: Leslie, died in young manhood; Elmer, a farmer near Whitton Station; Dora, the wife of Dick Bentley of Bogle Township; Maggie, living at Albany; Cecil also a resident of Albany ; and George E., the subject of this review.
George E. Green attended the public school in Gentry County, and later was a student in Grand Island College at Grand Island, Neb. He then became a timekeeper for the Union Pacific Railway, and later was made the auditor for that same company. He resigned his position to return to Gentry County and take charge of the home farm, a place of 106 acres located four and one-half miles north of Albany. The farm includes 51 acres of bottom land in Huggins Township. Mr. Green has a good resi- dence and excellent farm buildings. In addition to general farming he raises hogs, sheep and cattle.
George E. Green was married on Dec. 22, 1920, to Vera B. King, a daughter of Frank J. and Belle (Silsby) King, residents of Mondamin, Ia., where Mrs. Green was born and attended high school. She was later a student in Grinnell College and then attended Van Saut College for girls at Omaha.
Mr. Green is known as an enterprising and industrious young man who is rapiding achieving success in his farm management.
Charles A. Hess, farmer and dairyman of Jefferson Township, Daviess County, was born Jan. 4, 1880, the son of Andrew F. and Samantha (Mun) Hess.
Andrew F. Hess was born at Preble County, Ohio, in 1836, and came to Missouri in 1869. He settled on a farm just east of the site of Altamont and bought 40 acres of the open prairie land. The nearest railway was at Kidder. Mr. Hess built a small frame house in 1870, and this is now a part of the present residence. At the time of his death in 1914, Mr. Hess owned 200 acres of land. His wife, Samantha (Mun) Hess, was born in Laporte County, Ind., in 1839, and now lives at Altamont. Their children
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were: Joe H., born in 1860, now a resident of St. Joseph; Ollie, was Mrs. Sheeler, and died in 1903; Albert, died in infancy; Calma, died in in- fancy ; Lewis, born in 1870, died in Colorado in 1898; and Charles A., the subject of this sketch.
Charles A. Hess attended the schools of Daviess County, and lived on the home farm until 1918. The Hess farm was sold that year, and Mr. Hess bought the present farm of 113 acres just west of Altamont, from S. A. Johnson, his father-in-law. The farm is well improved, and has excel- lent farm buildings. Mr. Hess keeps 13 cows and sells his dairy products at Altamont.
Mr. Hess was married Jan 13, 1901, to Ollie Johnson, a daughter of S. A. and Mina (Myers) Johnston. To this union two children were born : Roy and Kloy, both now students in the Altamont High School.
Mrs. Hess' maternal grandparents, Christopher and Olive Myers, were both born in Delaware County, Ohio. The Myers family was one of the well known pioneer families of the County. Mrs. Hess' paternal grand- parents, James and Sarah (Castor) Johnston, were well known in the county as early settlers. S. A. Johnston, Mrs. Hess' father, was born in Daviess County, and served in the Missouri State Militia during the Civil War. He lived on the same farm for 48 years. He and his wife cele- brated their golden wedding anniversary on Nev. 12, 1918. Mr. John- ston died in 1919 at the age of 74 years, and his remains are buried in Mount Ayr Cemetery. His widow, Mina (Myers) Johnston, now lives at Altamont. To their union the following children were born: Simon, now a resident of St. Joseph ; Lester, living at Altamont; Fred, living at Clay Center, Kans .; John, died in 1904, leaving a widow, Louise Johnston, in Daviess County ; Ollie, now Mrs. Hess, born on Feb. 2, 1884, and Harrison living at St. Louis.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hess are members of the Christian church in which they take an active interest. Mr. Hess is an elder in the church at Altamont. He is held in high regard in the community as a reliable and energetic man, and the Hess family is accounted an asset to the neigh- borhood.
Charles T. Lindsey, a retired farmer of Daviess County, now living at Altamont, was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, Feb. 2, 1859. He was the son of Samuel and Martha (Salmond) Linsey.
Samuel Lindsey was born in Ireland in 1815, and came to the United States with his parents in 1821. They settled in Ohio at first, but in the sixties moved to Missouri. They lived a year in Randolph County, a year in Macon County, and came to Daviess County in the fall of 1867. They
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settled on a farm a fourth of a mile west of Altamont, and lived there for several years. About 1888 they moved to Gallatin, where Martha (Sal- mond) Lindsey died in 1898. Samuel Lindsey went back to Altamont, and died there in 1905. The Lindsey children were: a son, died in infancy in Ohio; Mary, Mrs. Frederick, died in Macon; Jennie, later Mrs. Cone, died in Kansas City, Mo .; Julia, now Mrs. Woodruff of Washington ; Daniel, liv- ing at Clay Center, Kan .; David, a residence of San Francisco, Calif .: George, died in Oklahoma; John, living at Kaysville, Utah; William, living at Kokomo, Colo .; and Charles T., the subject of this review.
Mr. Lindsey attended the schools in Bevier, and later in Daviess County, and has been a farmer all of his life. He owned the home place for 20 years, prior to selling in in 1919. He fed cattle and raised Spotted Pol- and China hogs. He left the farm in 1917, and bought five acres of land at Altamont, where he has since lived. He is now interested in the breed- ing of Buff Orphington poultry.
Charles T. Lindsey was married the first time, Dec. 27, 1883 to Rosa Lee Starnes, a daughter of W. Starnes and his wife of Winston. To this union the following children were born: Albert, married Ada McGinness, and lives at Winchester, Kan .; Samuel, died, April 26, 1908; Frederick, married Blanche Beasore and lives at Winchester, Kan .; and Merwyn, now a student in the Altamont High School, he has the distinction of building and operating the first radio station in Daviess County, he is now manager of the Radio Station for the Liberty Electric Company of Pueblo, Colo. Mrs. Lindsey died, Dec. 4, 1908, and her remains are buried in the Winston Cemetery.
On Feb. 9, 1910, Mr. Lindsey married Louisa (Huffman) Johnston, born in Germany, the daughter of C. and Caroline Huffman, and the widow John Johnston. Mrs. Lindsey's parents both died in Germany, and Mrs. Lindsey came to the United States when she was 14 years old. By her first marriage she had a son, John Allen, who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey have three grandchildren; Evelyn, Merle, and Wayne Lindsey.
Frederick Lindsey enlisted for service in the World War at Win- chester, Kan., and was with the 353rd Machine Gun Company, an all Kan- sas Company. He left New York, June 2, 1918, and was with the Army of Occupation. He took part in the battles of Chateau Thierry and the Argonne Forest. He was gassed during the Argonne Battle, and spent four days and five nights without water or provisions. He was serving at the front when the armistice was signed.
Charles T. Lindsey is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows Lodge, and both he and Mrs. Lindsey are members of the Daughters of Rebecca Lodge. Mr. Lindsey was one of the original members of the
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Ground Hog Club, organized at Altamont with 13 members on Feb. 2, 1898. For 11 years, the club held an annual banquet, but of recent years, the membership grew so rapidly that the club was disbanded because of a room large enough for the meetings. Mr. Lindsey and his family are among the well known and highly regarded members of the community. Mr. Lindsey served as justice of the peace of Jefferson Township for six years.
J. R. Stewart, well known as a farmer in Jefferson Township, Daviess County, has a home at Gallatin, where he now lives although he continues the active management of his farm. He was born in Fountain County, Indiana, Dec. 23, 1854, the son of William and Ann (Murry) Stewart.
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