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William Stewart and his wife came to Missouri and settled in Livings- ton County before the Civil War. In 1861, they went back to Indiana and four years later returned to Missouri. They located in DeKalb County, and Mr. Stewart died at Cameron in 1905. Mrs. Stewart died on July 27, 1913. Their children were: J. R., the subject of this review: E. J., living in Col- fax Township; James M., a resident of Cameron ; M. C., of DeKalb County ; Homer, also living in DeKalb County ; and Ella, the wife of C. T. Newby of Cameron.
J. R. Stewart went to Smith County, Kan., in 1884, and bought 160 acres of land for $1,250.00. He later bought another 160 acres for $800.00. In 1914, he traded his land in Kansas for his present farm of 240 acres in Jefferson Township, Daviess County. This farm lies two miles north of Winston and was formerly the Peed farm. Mr. Stewart built the present residence in 1915. He raises and feeds cattle and Poland China hogs. He bought his home in Gallatin in 1919.
On Dec. 23, 1886, Mr. Stewart was married in Smith County, Kan., to Lottie E. Benjamin, a native of Watertown, N. Y. Her parents were Addison and Minnie E. Benjamin. Mr. Benjamin died at Smith Center, Kan., in 1905, and Mrs. Benjamin died at Gallatin in December, 1921. The remains are buried at Smith Center, Kan.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have six children; Frank, a farmer at Lebanon, Kan .; Minnie, at home; Susie, the wife of James Estes of Gallatin; Howard, a merchant at Grayson; and Everett and Mabel, both students in the Gallatin High School.
Mr. Stewart is a Democrat, and is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen Lodge. He served as the trustee of Garfield Township, Smith County, Kan., for 15 consecutive years, and acted as the clerk for two years, and as the treasurer for two years. He was the treasurer of the local board of education for 22 years in the same township. Mr. Stewart is a substantial citizen, a reliable business man, and a highly esteemed member of the community.
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William Terry Roper, minister of the Missionary Baptist church and a well known farmer in Jefferson Township, Daviess County, has been prominently connected with the church organization of which he is a mem- ber for many years. He is a native of Daviess County where he was born in Marion Township, April 18, 1859, the son of John Caswell and Matilda E. (Morris) Roper.
William Roper, grandfather of the subject of this review, was born in North Carolina, April 10, 1803, and went to Kentucky with his parents three years later. He was married in Kentucky to Polly Stevenson, born Nov. 24, 1804, and they came to Missouri in October, 1827. They located near Pattonsburg on the farm now owned by a grandson, Wiley J. Wilson. He is the son of Sina (Roper) Wilson. William Roper died on his farm, Aug. 10, 1864, and Mrs. Roper died on March 15, 1868. Their remains are buried in a family graveyard on their farm.
John Caswell Roper, son of William Roper and wife, was the second white child born in Daviess County, Jesse Creekmore being the first. John Caswell Roper owned a farm adjoining the Roper homestead, and later owned a part of the home place. He had holdings of 154 acres and was a well known farmer and stockman. He married in Daviess County, and to his union the following children were born: William Terry, the subject of this sketch ; John Charles, now dead, married Flora Trowbridge, also dead, Mary Alice, married first to A. D. Duke to which union three children were born of whom two are living, Artie B. of Arkansas and Rolla J. of Colorado, married the second time to Marshall Mossbarger of Coffey, both Mr. and Mrs Mossgarber are now dead; James Grant, died in infancy ; Minnie May, the wife of I. B. Burwell of Excelsior Springs; and Clara E., married to W. H. Carlow, a professional engineer in Marianna, Ark. John Caswell Roper died on Oct. 30, 1913. His wife died in October, 1904. The remains of both are buried in Marion Township Cemetery.
W. T. Roper attended the public schools of the county and was a student in the Hamilton High School. He taught two terms of school in Gentry County and nine terms in Daviess County. He moved to his present farm in February, 1882. He rented the land for five years and then bought 60 acres to which he added until he now holds 140 acres. His residence lies three and one-half miles north of Altamont. The farm. which Mr. Roper bought from Elisha Frost, a pioneer settler of Daviess County, is well improved. Mr. Frost came from Virginia and took up the land in 1844. He made few improvements and Mr. Roper found the farm practically all timber land. He made rails to use for the first fencing on the place. Mr. Roper has built an especially good barn and has erected other substantial farm buildings.
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For more than 21 years, Rev. Roper was a minister in the Missionary Baptist church. He is known throughout DeKalb, Gentry, Putnam, Suli- van, Daviess, and Grundy counties in which he has held pastorates. He organized the church at Union Chapel in DeKalb County and was the pastor there for 15 years. He is now doing supply work instead of the regular pastoral work.
Rev. Roper was married, Jan. 29, 1882, to Sarah J. Miller of Gentry County. Her father was James Miller, and W. T. Miller of Daviess County was her Uncle. Mrs. Roper died on Jan. 12, 1892 leaving a son, Clarence E., born on May 7, 1883. He now lives in Denver, Colo. Rev. Roper mar- ried Sarah Jane (Mathis) Gore after the death of his first wife. Mrs. Gore was the widow of Rufus E. Gore, a Baptist minister of Gentry County, and a daughter of Lemuel G. and Margaret J. Mathis. Mrs. Mathis, now 82 years of age, lives at Maysville. Mrs. Roper was born near Clearmont Nodaway County. To his second union Rev. Roper had the following child- ren born: Lester Vincel, born on Nov. 19, 1894 and now living in Denver, Colo .; Terry Omar, born on May 1, 1899, married Goldie Shepherd and now lives at Kingman, Kan .; and Lois Jane, graduated from Kidder Institute in June, 1921, and is now teaching at Center Point, Daviess County. Rev. Roper and his wife have three grandchildren ; Pearl Elizabeth, Nina Evelyn and Lois Elda.
Lester Vincil Roper enlisted for service in the World War, but was at first rejected because of his health. He was later inducted into the service in Colorado, and served in Company B, 8th Ammunition Train for nine months. He was sent first to California, later to New York, where he was waiting to go overseas when the amistice was signed. He was then sent to Camp Lee, Va., for three months, and was mustered out of service at Ft. Logan, Colo.
Rev. Roper is a member of the board of education of his district and was elected township assessor and clerk in the election of March, 1921. In 1920, he took the census of Jefferson Township. He has lived on his present farm for more than 40 years and in that long period of residence has established a reputation for integrity, uprightness, and unselfish service.
Henry S. Walp, the proprietor of Evergreen Ridge Farm in Colfax Township, Daviess County, was born on Jan. 30, 1886, on a farm one-half mile south of his present home. His parents were John and Adaline (Knapley) Walp.
John Walp was born in Pennsylvania in 1849. He lived in Illinois for a time and came to Missouri in 1882. He located on a farm in Colfax Town- ship, Daviess County. He rented land for several years and then bought
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76 acres east of Winston, later moving to Winston, where he now lives. Mrs. Walp was born in Illinois in 1861. She died at home in Colfax Town- ship, Nov. 8, 1921. Her remains are buried at Winston. To her union with John Walp the following children were born: Lavina, married Edgar Burkett and died, Jan. 26, 1912; Daisy, the wife of Otis Johnston of Win- ston; Willie, living on the home place; and Henry S., the subject of this sketch.
Henry S. Walp attended the rural school in District No. 58 and has al- ways lived on a farm. In 1915 he bought his present farm of 80 acres located on the Jefferson Highway between Winston and Cameron. The farm is three and three-fourths miles south of Winston, and is one of the well improved places of the community. It is equipped with a good resi- dence and excellent farm buildings. Mr. Walp raises Poland China hogs and pure bred Plymouth Rock poultry.
On March 3, Mr. Walp was married to Zora Harter, a daughter of John and Lena (Wiebke) Harter. They were both born in Missouri, Mr. Harter on Sept. 24, 1859 and Mrs. Harter on Nov. 16, 1869. Mrs. Walp was born in Caldwell County but was educated in Daviess County where she attended school in Island No. 19. District. Her parents now live at Kidder. The Harter children were: Hildah, the wife of John Kaufman of Altamont ; Bertha, married to Willis De Ford of Altamont; Christina, deceased; Zora, the subject of this paragraph; Nellie, the wife of Mack Stewart of Win- ston; Linus, living in Sheridan Township; and Herbert, living in Colfax Township. Mr. and Mrs. Walp have a daughter, Martha Genevieve, born on June 23, 1921.
Mr. Walp is a member of the board of education of District No. 10. He is an energetic and able man, well liked in the neighborhood.
Dr. A. Thompson, a popular and enterprising dentist at Gallatin, Dav- iess County, is a native of Livingston County. His parents were Archibald and Mildred (Peery) Thompson.
Archibald Thompson was born in Tazewell County, Va. He was a farmer and a merchant there, and came to Missouri before the Civil War. He settled at Edinbourg, in Grundy County, where he was a merchant, but later returned to Virginia, and enlisted in the Confederate Army. He came back to Grundy County after the close of the war, and lived there for a short time; he was a farmer in Livingston County until his death, there, in 1908, at the age of 76 years. He was a Democrat, and served as the county judge of Livingston County for a number of years. He was identified with the Methodist church, and was a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. His wife, Mildred (Peery) Thompson, was
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born in Grundy County, and died at Livingston County in 1901. They were the parents of ten children, six of whom are now living.
Dr. A. Thompson was educated in the public schools, and attended the Normal College at Chillicothe. In the fall of 1892 he entered the Kansas City Dental College at Kansas City, Mo., and graduated from that institu- tion in 1895. He began practicing his profession at Gallatin, soon after finishing his professional course, and has established an excellent practice.
Dr. Thompson was married in 1898 to Margaret E. Williams of Living- ston County, and to this union one child was born, Mildred Eglantine.
Dr. Thompson is a Democrat in his political views, and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is held in high regard throughout the community, both as a progressive and scientific man in his profession, and as an excellent citizen of the town.
Jesse James McCoy, a retired farmer and stockman of Washington Township, Daviess County, was born in Pike County, Ill., July 18, 1846, a son of Jacob and Sarah (Owens) McCoy.
Jacob McCoy moved from Pike County, Ill., to Kansas where he had car- ried on farming and stock raising in Linn County for about 3 years. Later, Mr. McCoy came to Missouri, settling in Washington Township, Daviess County. He was a prominent farmer during his entire life and a large land holder. Mr. McCoy was a Republican and a member of the Christian Church. He died in 1860, and is buried in Scotland Cemetery, Daviess County. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy were the parents of the following child- ren. John Williams, deceased; Jesse James, the subject of this sketch; Charles W., deceased; Walker, farmer and stockman, state of Washing- ton; Ann, the widow of Stewart Leander, resides in Jackson Township; Joseph A., farmer and stockman, Harrison County.
Jesse James McCoy was reared in Illinois and had very little schooling. He began life farming with his father, and in 1859 came to Wasnington Township, Daviess County, where he worked out for $20.00 per month. Later, he was able to purchase a little land and now owns 145 acres in Washington Township. He has been very successful in stock raising, and is well known throughout the county. Mr. McCoy is now living retired.
On Aug. 26, 1866, Mr. McCoy married Nancy Ellen Adams, a native of Daviess County, and a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Bell) Adams. Mr. Adams was a native of North Carolina, and a pioneer settler of Andrew County, Mo. He later came to Daviess County, where he became a lead- ing farmer and stockman. Mr. and Mrs. Adams were the parents of the following children: Thomas, deceased; B. B., deceased; Charles, deceased ; Mrs. McCoy ; Lydia A., deceased; Rachael Catherine, deceased. Both Mr. and Mrs. Adams are deceased and are buried in Brown Cemetery. To
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Jesse James and Nancy Ellen (Adams) McCoy 10 children were born as follows : Viola Christian, deceased; Luna Allard, deceased; Maud, the wife of James M. Carroll, Jefferson Township; Z. B., the wife of Jesse Pugh, farmer, Jamesport; Frank B., Kansas City; Eulalia E., the wife of Rev. Zach Mitchell, Christian minister, Eagleville; Lydia A., the wife of W. A. Troxel, farmer, Grand River Township; Elizabeth, the wife of J. E. Sim- mons, farmer, Colorado; one died in infancy ; William H., resides with his father; Wm. H. McCoy married Duane Hutcherson, and they have four children, as follows: J. P., Wm. A., Jesse G., and Nancy E.
Jesse James McCoy is a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Company F, Missouri Infantry. He served for one year in Missouri. Mr. McCoy is a staunch Republican and has served as justice of the peace for three terms, and has also been a member of the township board. He is a director and vice-president of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. He belongs to the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and is a member of the Christian church. In July, 1921, Mr. McCoy erected a one story bun- galow, modern with electric lights. He is a reliable and substantial citi- zen of the community. Mr. McCoy has 21 grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Boon L. Sweany, well known farmer in Colfax Township, Daviess County, was born in Gentry County, July 14, 1875, the son of George H. and Elizabeth (Bacon) Sweany.
George H. Sweany was born in Indiana in 1839. He lived at Civil Bend, Mo. for a while and then moved to Gentry County. He located in Colfax Township, Daviess County, in 1888. In 1905 he moved to Kidder, where he died in 1913. He was a well known farmer and stockman in his day and was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted for service at Gallatin, and was assigned to Company A, 1st Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He re- mained in service for three years. His wife, Elizabeth (Bacon) Sweany was a daughter of Ira Ann (Goodsell) Bacon. Mr. Bacon settled on a farm a mile north of Mr. Sweany's present home in 1847. His family and the Caster family were among the first settlers of Colfax Township. Mr. Bacon died in 1894 and his remains are buried in the Benson Cemetery. His wife died in 1906. To the union of George H. and Elizabeth (Bacon) Sweany the following children were born: Boon L., the subject of this sketch; Faith, the wife of Roy Ayers of Kidder; Earnest O., a minister in the Christian church at Alma, Neb .; Ira M., living in Colfax Township; Andrew B., a resident of Council Grove, Kan .; Stella, living at Kidder; and Harvey, living in Colfax Township.
Boon L. Sweany attended the rural schools of the county and spent one year as a student in Kidder Institute. For the past 19 years he has
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lived on his present farm of 100 acres two miles north of Kidder. He bought the land from Boon Bacon. The improvements have been made by Mr. Sweany. The residence was built in 1916 and Mr. Sweany has added an excellent barn and other farm buildings as they have been needed. Mr. Sweany raises cattle, sheep, and Buff Orpington poultry. He has been interested for the last 23 years in breeding Dorcus Jersey hogs. He and his brother, Ira, hold an annual sale of registered hogs.
Mr. Sweany was married, June 19, 1898 to Anna Chester, a daughter of W. E. and Sue R. (Jeffers) Chester. Mr. Chester was born at New London, Conn. and died in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 26, 1917. Mrs. Chester was a native of Wilmington, Del., and died, Feb. 20, 1889, at Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Sweany was born and reared in Kansas City, Mo. To her union with Boon L. Sweany the following children were born: Walstein I., mar- ried Beatrice France and lives in Sheridan Township with two children, Pauline and Leslie; Julia Elizabeth, graduated from Kidder Institute in the class of 1920; L. Edwin, graduated from Kidder Institute in 1921; and H. Paul, a student in Kidder Institute.
Mr. Sweany is a member of the Christian church and of the Modern Woodman of America Lodge at Kidder. He is a trustee of Kidder Institute and maintains a keen interest in the success of that school. Mr. Sweany is a man of marked civic pride and of practical business ability. He and his family are held in high regard in the neighborhood.
Jason Bacon, an interesting and prominent pioneer of Daviess County, was born Dec. 30, 1840, in Portage, Nelson, Township, Ohio, the son of Ira and Julia (Goodsell) Bacon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bacon came from Portage County. Ohio, in 1848, by boat to Lexington, Ky. There Mr. Bacon purchased a horse and wagon and traveled overland to Daviess County, Mo., settling in Colfax Town- ship, two miles north of the present site of Kidder, Mo. Here he purchased a small farm and lived until his death. Mrs. Bacon is also deceased and they are both buried in the Benson Cemetery. To Ira and Julia (Goodsell) Bacon six children were born, as follows: Jason, the subject of this sketch ; Irwin, Kidder, Mo .; Elizabeth Sweaney, Kidder, Mo .; Boone Bacon, Rocky Ford, Colo .; Faithy Concord, Kidder, Mo .; Emily Bacon, deceased.
Jason Bacon was reared on his father's farm in Colfax Township, Daviess County, and was educated in the district schools. During the Civil War Mr. Bacon enlisted on Sept. 5, 1851, in the United States Army at Gallatin, in Company A, First Missouri State Militia. Later in Febru- ary, 1862, he enlisted for three years in Company B, Missouri State Militia. During the war Mr. Bacon was wounded, being shot through the right leg.
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This necessitated his remaining in the hospital for nine months. He was discharged from service Feb. 12, 1865, after which he returned to Daviess County.
On Sept. 5, 1865, Mr. Bacon was married to Susan Lebo, a daughter of Jacob Lebo. Mr. and Mrs. Lebo were natives of Ray County, Mo. Mrs. Bacon died Feb. 5, 1922, at the age of 79 years, and is buried in the Benson Cemetery. To Jason and Susan (Lebo) Bacon four children were born, as follows: Julia Etta, born Feb. 1, 1867, deceased; Alta May, born June 1, 1871, now deceased; Albert, born May 14, 1876, deceased; and Walter, born Aug. 20, 1881, now residing in Colfax Township, Daviess County. He was educated in the district schools, and has lived in his present location since October, 1921, where he owns a small farm of five acres adjoining the town of Kidder, Mo. Mr. Bacon was married to Carrie G. Dickerson on Nov. 2, 1902, and they have three children: Pearl, a grad- uate of Kidder High School, 1922; Alva D., graduate of the public schools ; and Howard C., at home. Mrs. Walter Bacon is a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Patton) Dickerson, who live in Kidder, Mo., where they own a farm of 40 acres. The children born to Thomas and Sarah (Patton) Dickerson, are as follows : Minnie, the wife of O. C. Howard; Carrie, the wife of Walter Bacon; Jessie, the wife of David Alexander, Chehalis, Wash .; Bessie L., mil- liner at Topeka, Kan .; Verna, the wife of Luther Randall, Sapre, Okla.
Jason Bacon is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic of Kid- der, Mo. After his return from the army in 1865, Mr. Bacon purchased 40 acres of land, later adding 100 acres, all of which was well improved. At the time deer were plentiful in Daviess County, according to Mr. Bacon. He says that the first season he lived in Missouri, in 1847, he had a small patch of corn planted. The deer and wild turkeys were so numerous then that it was necessary to gather in the corn before it was ripe, in order to keep it from being eaten by them. Mr. Bacon has been a resident of Colfax Township, for 75 years. He has many friends in this county and is one of the most interesting men of the community, where he is held in high esteem.
John A. and Frank H. Blackburn, well known pioneer residents of Colfax Township, Daviess County, are the sons of Jene and Cornelius Blackburn, natives of Wisconsin. John A. Blackburn was born Jan. 14, 1852, in Rochester, Wis., and Frank H. Blackburn was born Feb. 8, 1857.
Jene Blackburn died in Rochester, Wis., in 1860, and his widow came to Daviess County, where she purchased 160 acres of land in Colfax Town- ship, adjoining the town of Mabel. Here she lived until her death on Sept. 19, 1915, at the age of 83 years. She is buried in Black Cemetery. Mrs.
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Blackburn's daughter, Lillie J., who came with her to Missouri in 1869 is now the wife of Judge R. O. Strong of Jefferson Township, Daviess County.
When Mrs. Blackburn settled in Colfax Township, the land was all open prairie and the roads ran diagonally to Cameron, and to Kidder. The Blackburn family traded at Cameron. At that time a few deer roamed the prairie and prairie chickens were to be seen by the thousands. The first residence built in that section was the Blackburn home, the land now being divided between John A. and Frank H. Blackburn. They each own 80 acres and have made their homes there since 1874. Their farms are well improved and they have been very successful in general farming. The Blackburn land and the Oliver Lewis estate adjoining it, are the only two farms that have remained in the names of the original purchasers of 50 years ago.
John A. Blackburn was married on Feb. 20, 1879, to Loretta E. Davies, and to this union three children have been born, as follows: Nellie, the wife of William Weuzel, Bolivar, Mo .; Arthur, married to Cora Bradford, Bol- ivar Mo .; and Jesse M., married to Meda Carey, Bolivar, Mo.
Frank H. Blackburn was married on Oct. 27, 1881, to Charlotta Mc- Cutcheon, and to this union three children have been born, as follows: W. M., married to Pearl McEntire, Altamont, Mo .; Clyde S., married to Ola Nicholas, Seattle, Wash .; and Helen, living at home.
The town of Mabel was established in 1882, and the first merchant there was L. W. Crum. He later sold out to William Auten. The other owners in order of their succession are as follows: Johnson Joiner, John Webb, Ezra Cleaves,,Henry Cleaver, Art Anderson, Charles Hammon, Gaskell Bros., Charles Brossenhan, Loren Cooper, Oscar Bartlett, Jacob Donner, Clarence Kirkendoll & Edwards are the present owners.
The Blackburn family is one of the pioneer families of Daviess County. Both John A. and Frank H. Blackburn are energetic and progressive men and stand high in the esteem of their community.
Asa Hardin McGinnis, a progressive and enterprising farmer of Sher- idan Township, Daviess County, was born in Adair County, Ky., in 1853, the son of Anderson and Nancy McGinnis. Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis moved to Nebraska in 1865, where they purchased a home site of 160 acres in Richardson County. Mrs. McGinnis died there and her husband died at Winston, Mo. Their children were: John William, deceased; Joseph G., de- ceased; Francis Larkin, deceased, died near Winston, Mo .; Quales Hughes, Richardson County, Nebr .; Anderson, died in Kentucky when a boy; Mrs. John Ross, widow, her husband was killed in union army during the Civil
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War. She died in Nebraska; Mrs. Samantha Wells, deceased; Mrs. Lucil- lar Triggs, widow, Richardson County, Nebr .; Cordelia, died in infancy.
Asa Hardin McGinnis removed from Nebraska to Missouri about 41 years ago, and has lived on his present farm in Sheridan Township, for 12 years. He owns 120 acres of land there and 80 acres south of this, also 80 acres south of Altamont, making a total of 280 acres. Mr. McGinnis car- ries on general farming and stock raising, and is a prominent breeder of Poland China hogs, cattle, sheep and poultry. His residence is located three miles southeast of Altamont.
On Dec. 16, 1883, Mr. McGinnis was married to Lillie Elvirah Wharton born at Carthage, Hancock County, Ill., a daughter of John and Sarah Wharton, who later moved to Lee County, Iowa, where Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Ginnis were married. Mr. and Mrs. Wharton died there and are buried near Fort Madison, Iowa. They were the parents of the following children: Samuel Edward Wharton, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; John Franklin, Montrose, Iowa; Mary Ellen, died in infancy ; and Mrs. McGinnis.
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