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Edmon Henry, the subject of this sketch, was married to Miss Alice Christie of McFall, Mo., Dec. 25, 1906. Mrs. Henry is the daughter of Lemuel and Sarah Burton Christie. Mr. Christie was a native of Kentucky, born Feb. 12, 1833; he was a veteran of the Civil War and died Nov. 12, 1886. Mrs. Christie was a native of McFall, Mo., and died March 27, 1907. Interment at Salmon Cemetery.
The children of Edmon and Alice Henry are; Theresa Christine, now a sophomore in the Pattonsburg High School and Selden Kent, still in the grades ; their respective ages are 14 and 11 years.
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry have continued in the example set by their parents, in improving the home. Most of the farm is under cultivation, four acres in orchard. Mr. Henry specializes in Aberdeen Angus cattle, and is a successful raiser of pure bred hogs. He is a man of enterprise and ambition, and is a reliable and well known citizen of Daviess County.
Cort Francisco, a leading farmer and stockman of Daviess County, and owner of 330 acres of the finest land in Grand River Township, was born Nov. 20, 1873, in Daviess County. He is a son of E. H. and Levissa Ellen (Steel) Franicsco.
E. H. Francisco was born in Iowa in 1848. He grew up in Iowa, but removed to Daviess County in 1869, where he settled in Benton Township. He has always been a farmer and is now living in Grand River Township, Daviess County, three miles west of Jameson Township. Mrs. Francisco's parents were natives of Pennsylvania and Indiana, and Mr. Francisco's parents were natives of New York. To E. H. and Levissa Ellen (Steel) Francisco 11 children were born, as follows: Claud, a Methodist minister, married Lizzie Goodkey, living at Graham, Mo .; Cort, the subject of this sketch; Elmer, Salem Township, Daviess County; Nellie, the widow of J. J. Wigger; Herbert, teacher at Weatherby; Oscar, deceased; Elma, the wife of William Burn, residing in Brooks County, Kan .; Ray, married Carrie Hammond, living west of Pattonsburg; Walter, now of Cheyenne, Wyo .; Margaret, the wife of Mont Smith, Washington Township, Daviess County ; Frank, married M. Cunningham, Salem Township, Daviess County.
Cort Francisco was reared in Benton Township, Daviess County, and attended the district schools. He has been a farmer and stockman during his entire life and has lived on his present farm since 1908. Mr. Francisco is widely known as a successful breeder of Shorthorn cattle and his farm is one of the largest and best in the township.
Mr. Francisco was married in 1896 to Melissa Hays, a daughter of George and Susan (Williams) Hays. Mr. Hays is a native of Kentucky and his wife was born in Iowa. They were pioneer settlers of Daviess County, having come to Marion Township in 1877. To Cort and Melissa (Hays) Francisco three children have been born, as follows: Orville, married to Boline Ellis. They are living at home with Mr. and Mrs. Francisco and have one child, Raymond Earl; Earl, deceased ; Golda, living at home.
George W. Williams, a leading farmer of Daviess County, is a veteran of the Civil War. He was born August 8, 1841, in Grundy County, Mo., the son of George and Nancy (Austin) Williams, natives of Virginia who came
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to Grundy County, Mo., in 1838. They were the parents of five children as follows: Susan, the widow of Theodore Peniston; Martha, deceased ; Sarah, deceased; Roger, deceased; and George W., the subject of this sketch.
George Williams, Sr., died in 1841, the same year in which George W. was born, and his wife died in 1844, three years later. After the mother's death, the oldest sister, Susan, a brother, Roger and George W., the subject of this sketch, came to Daviess County to live with an uncle, Chas. B. Williams, with whom they lived until 1861, at which time Roger and George W. enlisted in the army. Two sisters, Sarah and Martha, lived with an aunt in La Fayette County, Mo., until they were married. At Springfield Roger and George W. were taken prisoners while in the hospi- tal sick with the measles. Roger and George W. were both engaged in the battle of Carthage, Wilson Creek, Drywood, and Lexington. At the end of the war, George W. settled in Daviess County, where he remained until 1869, when he went to Colorado. He remained there for six months, and then went to Texas, and Indian Territory. He was engaged in the cattle business in Texas, New Mexico, and Indian Territory for 18 years. At the end of that time, Mr. Williams returned to Daviess County. In 1891 he removed to his present location in Marion Township, where he owns 575 acres of well improved land. Mr. Williams has made many improvements on the land, and is one of the best known farmers and stockmen in the country.
Mr. Williams married Frances P. Smith, daughter of William B. and Mary (Black) Smith, natives of Missouri. Mrs. Williams is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the parents of six children, as follows: Mrs. Williams, deceased; James; Jennie; William; Chester; and Katie Smith, deceased. To George W. and Frances P. (Smith) Williams five children were born, as follows: J. B., deceased; Roger E., deceased; Lee, deceased; George, deceased; and Frederick, living at home.
Mr. Williams also owns a large section of land in Texas and some property in Roswell, N. M. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a Democrat. Mr. Williams is one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of Daviess County and a prominent pioneer of Missouri.
Dr. S. L. Hardinger, a prominent physician of Pattonsburg, and Civil Bend, Mo., was born Aug. 7, 1855, in Maryland, the son of Conrad and Eliza M. (Rice) Hardinger. To Conrad and Eliza M. (Rice) Hardinger seven children were born, as follows: Mary Virginia, married Frank Lee- son, both deceased; Bascom, died in infancy ; Dr. S. L., the subject of this
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sketch; Joseph Benson, married Alice Hermance; Hughbartus, married Cora Reed; George Sommerfield, married Della Ward; Charles Temple, married Della Gregory.
In 1868 Doctor Hardinger moved to Osceola, Iowa. He was educated in Centenary College, Indianola, Iowa, and studied medicine under Doctors Davis and Park in the Medical School in Keokuk, Iowa. He was graduated from the Medical Physicians and Surgeons School in 1878, and began his practice of medicine in Aurora, Hamilton County, Neb. Two years later he removed to Daviess County, Mo., settling at Civil Bend, where he has since practiced. He has been the leading physician and surgeon of that community for many years, and is still active in his profession, although he does not make long trips.
In 1883, Doctor Hardinger was married to Emma Powell, daughter of Dr. Henry and Mary J. (Webster) Powell, natives of Ladoga, Ind. Mrs Hardinger's parents were pioneer settlers of Daviess County, having settled in Gallatin, where Mrs. Hardinger was born. To Dr. Henry and Mary J. (Webster) Powell four children were born, as follows: Mrs. Hard- inger ; John W., died in infancy ; James H., married to Sarah Gilbert, living in Montana ; Alice, died in infancy. Mrs. Hardinger's father was a veteran of the Civil War, having served under General Lew Wallace of Indiana. He died in 1871 and is buried in the Christian Church Cemetery. For a time Doctor Powell was deputy sheriff of Daviess County. At the time of his death he was living on his farm in Marion Township, Daviess County. His wife died in 1906 and is buried in the Civil Bend Cemetery.
To Dr. S. L. and Emma (Powell) Hardinger three children have been born, as follows : Cleic T., educated in the schools in Hamilton County, Neb., University of Missouri, Columbia, and attended school in Wisconsin. He taught French for two years in Chillicothe, Mo., and also taught mathe- matics and Latin. Mr. Hardinger is now principal of the Consolidated Schools of Civil Bend, Mo .; Georgia, died at the age of 14 years; Mina A., graduated from the Chillicothe High School, and is now taking a commer- cial teacher's course in the State Teachers College at Kirksville, Mo.
Doctor Hardinger is a Republican. He is one of the substantial citi- zens of Daviess County and the Hardinger family is representative of the best citizenship of this county.
N. B. Brown, a well known farmer of Marion Township, Daviess County, was born March 3, 1856, in Daviess County, two miles east of his present home in Marion Township, and is a son of Samuel and Missouri A. (Carroll) Brown, natives of Ohio.
Samuel Brown's first marriage was to Miss Keller, and to this union
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six children were born, as follows: John, deceased; James, deceased; Mar- ion, deceased; Obediah, deceased; the remaining two are also deceased. Mr. Brown's second marriage was to Matilda Morris, and to that union one child was born, William, deceased. To Samuel and Missouri A. (Carroll) Brown, his third wife, the following children were born: N. B., the subject of this sketch; Henry; Charles; Rose Anna, the wife of George Brestow; Sarah E., the wife of Frank Landes; Mahada, the wife of Will Morris; Thomas O., married to Ellen Crawford; May, the wife of Charles Rhodes; Wiley E., deceased; and Franklin, deceased.
N. B. Brown was reared on a farm and attended the district schools in Daviess County and Professor Peery's College at Stewartville, Mo. After completing his education, Mr. Brown practiced law for some time in justice court of Daviess County, together with his farming. In 1911 Mr. Brown gave up his law practice and since that time has devoted his entire time to farming. He has lived at Civil Bend since 1888, and owns 71/2 acres of land. Civil Bend is a very old village.
Mr. Brown was married to Myra E. Canfield, a daughter of Gilbert and Emma (Flint) Canfield. To this union seven children have been born, as follows: Franklin E., married to Bertie Teal; Clara, the wife of Floyd Smith ; Lola, the wife of Jake Donner; Ruth, the wife of W. Wimple; Ruby, the wife of J. E. Way; Effie, the wife of Ray Long; and Emma, living at home, and attending the Gallatin High School.
In politics Mr. Brown is a Republican and is serving on the township board. He is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Brown takes a com- mendable interest in local affairs. He is progressive and enterprising and one of the highly esteemed citizens of Daviess County.
Edward E. Rybolt, a prominent and successful farmer of Grand River Township, Daviess County, was born in Greensburg, Ind., the son of Jacob and Mary Jane (Johnson) Rybolt. Jacob Rybolt was born near Cin- cinnati, Ohio, and spent his boyhood days there. He was a brick layer by trade and was also in the grocery business with his brother in Cincinnati. He later sold out and moved to Greensburg, Ind., where he pur- chased a farm. After farming there for ten years, Mr. Rybolt returned to Cincinnati, where he remained for several years. Later he again moved to Greensburg, Ind., and was engaged in farming there for 20 years, until he came to Missouri, and settled in Daviess County in 1881. Mr. Rybolt carried on general farming in Grand River Township, until his death in 1889. His wife died in 1906 and is buried with her husband in Brown Cemetery at Gallatin.
To Jacob and Mary Jane (Johnson) Rybolt 12 children were born as
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follows: William Alexander, deceased ; Micheal Robert, married to Caroline Crossin, Gallatin ; Eliza J., the wife of Wilson Agin, both deceased; Rachael Caroline, the widow of John Yaney, Cleves, Ohio; John Jacob, deceased ; Phoebe Margaret, the widow of Ephram Cory, Chillicothe; Oscar Fitzallen, married to Lizzie Johnson and he is now deceased; Mary Elizabeth, deceased; Phemie, unmarried, living at home with her brother, Edward E .; Clara Belle, married Henry Wheeler, both deceased; Edward E., the subject of this sketch; James Lane, living at home with Edward E.
Jacob Rybolt had the following brothers and sisters: John William ; Willis ; Steven ; Barbara; Alice; and Phoebe. His wife, Mary Jane (John- son) Rybolt had the following brothers and sisters: Aletta; Caroline ; Katherine; Robert; Alexander; Jonathan and William.
Edward E. Rybolt was reared on his father's farm and received his education in the district schools. He has been engaged in farming and stock raising for many years. He moved to his present location on Aug. 31, 1920, which is located just southeast of Jameson, Mo., and was formerly known as the Cal Fisher farm. Mr. Rybolt owns 85 acres of well improved land in Grand River Township, and is a well known breeder of Shorthorn cattle. He operates the farm with his brother, James Rybolt, and his sister, Phemie, also makes her home with her brothers. Mr. Rybolt is unmarried.
Two of Mr. Rybolt's brothers served during the Civil War in the army. John Jacob Rybolt served 100 days, while Micheal Robert Rybolt served 30 days.
Mr. Rybolt has a wide acquaintance in Daviess County and is recog- nized as one of the representative and substantial citizens of the community.
O. R. Whitt, a prominent farmer and stockman of Union Township, Daviess County, was born Aug. 25, 1880, in Monroe Township, Daviess County, a son of Henry A. and Sarah Elizabeth (Place) Whitt.
Henry A. Whitt was born in Kentucky and his wife was a native of Missouri. They were pioneer settlers of Monroe Township, Daviess County, where Mr. Whitt carried on farming and stock raising until the time of his death in 1892. Mrs. Whitt died in 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Whitt were the parents of 15 children, as follows: Ida May, married first to John stone, deceased, and now the widow of John New; Jeanna Rebecca, deceased; and William Powhattan, deceased; Eva Lee, widow of Samuel Holcomb, deceased ; John T., unmarried ; Sarah Ann, the wife of A. J. Place ; Joseph B., married Nannie Boor; George A., married Gusta May Whitt ; Henry B., married Mary Lillie Winburn; Linnie E., deceased, was the wife
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of George Boor; O. R., the subject of this sketch; Offa H., the wife of James Jones; Hannah B., the wife of George F. Wilson; Perry Place, married Sarah J. Cox; and Fred F., married Mary Lizzie Place. All reside in Daviess County except Ida May, who resides in California, and Joseph R., in Colorado.
O. R. Whitt was reared on a farm and attended the district schools of Daviess County. He also attended the Grand River College for two years. After completing his education, Mr. Whitt farmed for his mother on the home place until he was 21 years of age. He then rented a farm for two years, after which he purchased a farm of 130 acres in Monroe Township, Daviess County, in 1903. Mr. Whitt operated this farm for ten years, and then sold it. He then purchased his present farm of 160 acres and later, 82 acres in Union Township, Daviess County, where he carries on general farming and stock raising. He and his wife now own 415 acres of land in Monroe and Union Township, Daviess County. In 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Whitt purchased their property in southeast Gallatin where they now live. Mr. Whitt still operates their farms in Union Township, Daviess County.
Mr. Whitt married Virgie L. Downing, the daughter of Charles L. and Thusa I. (Richessen) Downing, both natives of Missouri. Mrs. Downing died Feb. 17, 1885 and Mr. Downing died Jan. 7, 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Down- ing had but one child, Mrs. O. R. Whitt, who was reared by her grand- parents, Mr. Powhattan and Hannah B. Downing, after the death of her mother. To O. R. and Virgie L. (Downing) Whitt, three children have been born, as follows: Lena Grace; Mildred Fay; and Roy Powhatan.
In politics Mr. Whitt is a Democrat. He is a member of the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows of Gallatin, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church of Gallatin. Mr. Whitt is an enterprising and public spirited citizen of Gallatin, and well known in Daviess County.
John W. Reed, a prominent citizen of Gallatin, Mo., was born in Wash- ington Township, Daviess County, Mo., April 8, 1860, the son of Nathan E. and Rachael (Mayo) Reed.
Nathan Reed was born in Delaware, Ohio, and later went to Illinois. He was a wagon maker by trade, and also a carpenter, having built many houses within a radius of ten miles of his home in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Reed settled in Daviess County, Mo., in 1860, where Mr. Reed died in 1888, at the age of 62 years. Mrs. Reed was a member of the Christian Church, and all of her grand children and great-grand children, numbering 42, are members of the Christian Church, with one exception. Mrs. Reed died Aug. 23, 1920, aged 86 years.
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Mr. and Mrs. Reed were parents of 13 children, six of whom are now living, as follows: John W., the subject of this sketch ; Chas W., Indepen- dence; Mrs. C. L. Payne, Gallatin; Mrs. James Brown, Jamesport; D. J., Jamesport ; Josie, the wife of C. J. Royston, Lawrence, Kans. Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Brown are twins.
John W. Reed, the subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm and was educated in the district schools. During his early life he was engaged in farming, later going into the mercantile business at Pattonsburg, Mo., where he lived for 17 years. After being in the mercantile business for eight years, Mr. Reed bcame a salesman and agent for acetylene lights and lightning rods.
In 1919 Mr. Reed moved to Gallatin, Mo., where he became an agent for the Pathe Phonograph, Moore Bros. Lightning Rods and the Capital City Motor Oils. Mr. Reed owns his residence in the southern part of Gallatin, Mo.
Mr. Reed was married March 1, 1883, to Ella Dunn, a daughter of John A. and Jane (Loer) Dunn, and a native of Piate County, III. In 1866 Mr. and Mrs. Dunn located on a farm in Grand River Township, Daviess County, known as Prairie City, an inland town which stood on what is now Mr. Dunn's farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are deceased. They were the parents of seven children, of whom three are now living: Mrs. Reed; Harvey, Tappenish, Wash .; John J., now living in Washington.
Mr. Reed is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Modern Woodmen of America, and the Yeoman Lodge. In politics he is a Repub- lican. He is a member of the Christian Church, being an elder and has not missed Sunday School but six times in seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have no children.
Mr. Reed is a progressive and enterprising citizen and one of the lead- ing business men of the community.
D. H. Robinson, a well known and successful breeder of Shorthorn cattle who is now the owner of 340 acres of land in Grundy County, was for many years identified with Daviess County. He owned and operated a farm of 330 acres, known as the Dr. R. V. Thompson place, which he sold in 1921. Mr. Robinson has been a breeder for 30 years and four years ago he began with three imported Shorthorn cows. He has a demand for his stock over a large scope of territory and ships a great many pure bred Short- horns. In 1909 he received $800 for one cow at Trenton and in 1920 he sold a male calf for $525.
D. H. Robinson was born in Menard County, Ill., March 1862 and is a son of William and Virginia (Turner) Robinson, the former a native of
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Clay County, Tenn., and the latter of Ky. They settled in Illinois at an early day and in the fall of 1865 came to Missouri and settled in Daviess County seven miles north of Jamesport. The father died in St. Louis in 1918 at the age of 82 years and the mother died on the old home place in 1896. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are now liv- ing, as follows : D. H., the subject of this sketch ; O. P., who lives in Lincoln Township; Elizabeth in St. Louis and Gertrude, married J. W. Lay, of St. Louis.
D. H. Robinson was reared on a farm and attended the district schools. When a young man he began his career as a farmer and stock raiser and bought his first land in Lincoln Township, in 1883. He operated the home farm for five years and in December, 1907 bought his present place.
Mr. Robinson was married Nov. 8, 1881 to Miss Dora Garner, a native of Grundy County and a daughter of Thomas and Clarissa (Jones) Garner, natives of Kentucky and early settlers in Missouri and both of whom are deceased. They died on their home farm in Grundy County. To D. H. Rob- inson and wife have been born ten chilren as follows: Lettie, married J. T. Miller, Maysville; Austa, resides at home; Howard L., Brimson; Harvey, Brimson; Harmon, a sketch of whom appears in this same volume, lives at King City ; Lowell, Joseph D., Marvin, Ida May, and Nellie, all of whom reside at home.
Mr. Robinson is a Democrat and has held various local offices. He is a member of the township board and has also served as a member of the school board. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and be- longs to the Christian Church.
S. W. Allen, who is extensively engaged in the marble and granite business at Albany, and King City, Mo., is one of Gentry County's progres- sive and enterprising business men. Mr. Allen was born in DeKalb, Ill. March 16, 1864, a son of George and Mary Campbell Allen, both natives of Ireland. The mother died in Illinois and the father in Iowa where he settled in 1869.
S. W. Allen is one of eight chldren born to his parents, the others being as follows: W. S., a retired stone mason, residing at Scranton, Iowa ; J. J., retired harness maker at North Yakamo, Wash .; G. C., deceased; I. J., a carpenter and contractor, Portland, Ore .; Robert, deceased; Mary I., married J. M. Blackburn, Jefferson, Iowa .; and S. W., the subject of this sketch.
S. W. Allen was educated in the public schools, completing high school at Scranton, Iowa. March 1, 1883 he engaged in the harness business at Early, Iowa, and was engaged in that line of business about ten years. He
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then bought 160 acres of land in Sac County, Iowa, and engaged in farm- ing and stockraising. He gave particular attention to breeding pure bred cattle and hogs, making a speciality of Shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs and standard bred poultry. He came to Missouri and settled in Har- rison County in 1903 and bought a farm a mile northeast of Bethany where he was engaged in general farming and stockraising about 16 years.
Mr. Allen was the first man to pay as much as $1,025.00 for a Poland China hog at auction. In 1919 he came to Albany and engaged in the marble and granite business. He has an extensive business which extends over a large scope of territory from St. Joseph to Iowa. He has a branch at King City with one of his sons as manager.
Mr. Allen was married July 20, 1888 to Miss Liddie Warden, a daugh- ter of James and Mary A. (Ross) Warden of Conewango, N. Y. Mrs. Allen is one of seven children born to her parents, four of whom are living: Frank M., Odebolt, Iowa; Charles M., Waterloo, Iowa; J. Mark, Odebolt, Iowa; and Mrs. Allen.
To S. W. Allen and wife have been born the following children; two died in infancy ; Monroe, born March 19, 1892, graduated from the Bethany High School, married Carrie Bodam, lives at Riverside, Calif .; Edith, born in 1894, graduated from high school, worked as a linotype operator for a time and is now the wife of Ross Berry, a farmer near Bethany, Mo .; Clinton and Clayton, twins, born Jan. 1, 1896, both graduated from high school and are now engaged in the marble and granite business at Albany and King City ; Clayton married Odessa (Wilkinson) Emery of Ridgeway ; Clinton, enlisted in the mechanical department during the World War and served in the army for eight months and was discharged as sergeant, married Ola Cooper now resides at King City ; Elma, born April 17, 1878, graduated from high school, married Lewis Barr, Albany ; Anna, born June 16, 1900, is bookkeeper for her father and resides with her parents at Albany, Mo.
Mr. Allen has always been a Republican and is a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows and Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons.
Mrs. Ada Wood, one of the well known and highly respected women of King City, is a native of Iowa and a decendent of pioneer parents ; she was born in Taylor County, Iowa, and is a daughter of George and Helen Clark, the former a native of Massachusetts and the later of Michigan. They settled in Iowa at an early day and to them were born the following children : Delia, married Richard Foster, a farmer and stock raiser in South Dakota; Charles, died in Iowa; Hattie, married Mark King, a farmer and stockman and lives in Iowa; Edna, deceased; and Ada, whose name intro-
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duces this sketch. The father, George Clark was a farmer and breeder and was well known as a successful breeder of Clydesdale horses, Shorthorn cattle, and Poland China hogs. He was a Republican, a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Presbyterian church. His widow now resides at Newmarket, Iowa.
To Ada Clark's marriage to Mr. Wood were born the following chil- dren: Bessie, married Wilbur McKnight, who is engaged in the tailor business St. Joseph ; Georgia, graduated in the high school and the Univer- sity of Missouri and is now engaged in teaching; Dona, a graduate of high school and the University of Missouri, is now superintendent of schools at Marshalltown, Iowa; Claude Calvin, was born in Gentry County and educa- ted in the public schools and the State Teachers College at Maryville, Mo. He began life as a teacher and later entered the United States mail service. When the United States declared war against Germany he entered the army and on Sept. 18, 1918 he was sent to Camp Funston, Kans. He was a member of C Company, 356th Infantry, 89th Division. He was sent to France with his Division, leaving New York, May 23, 1918 and arriving at Liverpool June 16, 1918. After arriving in France he went on the firing line Aug. 6, and was with his command in all the hard fought battles in which they participated. He was promoted to Corporal and while leading his squad in the battle of Argonne he was killed on Nov. 10, between 10 and 11 o'clock. His remains were buried at Lille, France with about 22 other American soldiers. In March 1921 his remains were shipped to the United States arriving at New York, March 18th, and at King City on April 7th. Here the body was met at the depot by a delegation from the American Legion and escorted to the home of the dead soldier's mother. The body was identified and on April 10 buried with Military Honors, the funeral services being in charge of the American Legion, Lieutenant Keys com- manding the Firing Squad and the remains of Corporal Wood now rest beneath the sod of the land for which he gave his life.
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