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Mr. Miller is affiliated with the following lodges: Masonic, Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
C. A. Rowland, proprietor of the Rowland Mercantile Company, of Bethany, and well known in this section as a prosperous business man, was born in Daviess County, Missouri, November 28, 1879, the son of S. C. and Helen (Smith) Rowland; the former now is living in St. Joseph, Missouri, and is connected with the Rock Island Railway Company, and the latter died in Daviess County August 11, 1883 at the age of thirty years, and is buried in Black Cemetery. C. A. Rowland is the only one living of three children born to his parents, the other two being Nellie, who was born in 1876 and died in 1881, and Barnett, who was born in 1875 and died in 1880. By a later marriage of S. C. Rowland to Eliza- beth McSparren, two children were born: Frank, who is manager of the hat department of McGee Brothers, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Elizabeth, who attends school in Kansas City, Missouri.
The grandfather of C. A. Rowland, who was born January 8, 1797 and died January 12, 1877, was prominently identified in the early history of Daviess County, Missouri, he having been one of the earliest settlers of this county, and lived near Old Victoria. He took an active part in political issues of pioneer days and was a Democrat. His wife, Nancy Rowland, was born in 1813 and died May 12, 1877. Anderson Smith, the maternal grandfather of C. A. Rowland was born January 19, 1813 and died April 19, 1876 in Daviess County and his wife, Mahalla Smith,
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was born December 11, 1817 and died November 16, 1888. All of the above are buried in Black Cemetery near Winston in Daviess County, Missouri.
C. A. Rowland received his education in the public schools of Gallatin, Missouri, and, after finishing his education, he engaged in the grocery business in this town, and afterward was with a general store at the same place in which work he continued until he began operating a general store at New Hampton with M. A. Higgins. He was also associated with H. B. Henton in the mercantile business at New Hampton for a few years. Dur- ing his seventeen years in New Hampton, Mr. Rowland was very success- ful, but, in July, 1920, he saw broader fields in Bethany where he decided to locate and consequently bought out the D. T. Deal stock, and since he has established his business in this city he has continued to meet with success and his store is the center of trade for groceries, ladies' ready- to-wear, dry goods and gent's ready-to-wear, and, in each line, a complete stock is carried. The storc, which presents a very attractive appearance, has a frontage of sixty feet on Main street and 100 feet depth, one of the best location in the city.
Mr. Rowland married Stella Virden, a daughter of J. H. Virden, of New Hampton, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Mrs. Rowland was born in White Oak Township, received her preliminary education in the public schools of the county and later attended Liberty Ladies Col- lege at Liberty, Missouri.
Although Mr. and Mrs. Rowland have been in Bethany only a short time, they have won the esteem of the residents of the city, as well as those of surrounding territory and stand high in the community.
S. L. Maize, a well known and successful farmer of Bethany Town- ship, and member of a pioncer family of this county, was born in Cypress Township, three miles from where he now lives, on the J. R. Maize farm. J. R. Maize, who died on October 9, 1921, at the age of ninety-nine years, two months and four days, entered this farm in 1840. He came to Mis- souri from Illinois when he was seventeen years old and was accompanied by his cousin, Asaph Butler and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Maize were the parents of the following children : Mrs. Catherine Van Meter, deceased; George, of Coffey, Missouri; Robert
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J., who died in St. Johns, Kansas; S. L., the subject of this sketch ; W. R., who died on the home place; Martha Ann, widow of S. P. Daniel of Har- rison County, Missouri; H. T., of Cypress Township; and Jesse, who died in infancy.
S. L. Maize was educated in the public schools of Cypress Township and remained at home until twenty-four years of age, when he went to Butler Township, where he lived for eight years. He then sold his farm there and moved to his present home about 1890, buying at that time 110 acres, but later adding forty additional acres, making a total of 150 acres in the home place. Mr. Maize has made all of the improvements on the farm, consisting of good residence, two barns, fences, etc. About thirty-five acres is bottom land, and 125 acres is under cultivation. Mr. Maize does general farming and stock raising and is very successful.
November 16, 1882, Mr. Maize was married to Effie J. Slaughter, a daughter of M. B. and Martha Ann (Hawk) Slaughter, who live in Bethany Township and pioneer settlers of this county, locating here prior to the Civil War.
Mr. and Mrs. Maize are the parents of six children: Milton, of Bethany Township, who married Josie Atterbury; Frank, who lives with his grandfather Slaughter, married Essie Clark; Martha Oval, the wife of C. B. Baker, of Center, Colorado; S. Irlin, who married Hazel Clark of Bethany Township; Lois, who lives at home and is in her second year at Bethany High School.
Mr. Maize has always taken an active part in the affairs of his town- ship and has many friends. He is at present a member of the township board of Bethany Township. He has been on the school board at different times for eleven years and has also served as justice of the peace. Mr. Maize and family are highly respected citizens.
John R. Maize, now deceased, was a prominent citizen of Cypress Township, and rightfully called "The Pioneer" of Harrison County, was born in Jackson County, Alabama, August 5, 1822, the son of David and Catherine (Acree) Maize and died in Cypress Township October 9, 1921, at the advanced age of ninety-nine years, two months and four days.
John Maize came to Harrison County, Missouri, in the spring of 1839 with Asaph M. Butler and entered the land where he died in 1849,
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and made this his home to the time of his death. Mr. Maize had an ex- cellent memory and could relate many interesting incidents relative to pioneer days up to within a short time before his death. The following people lived here when he first came: John Field, Levi Field, William Robinson and Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor lived near the present site of Bethany Mills on the north side of the creek, and he was the only man living between the Maize home and Bethany. Edward Hunt, Joe Hunt and Hudson Lowe lived south of Mr. Maize. Mr. Maize built a 16 x 18 foot hewed log house near the site of the present barn. He owned 120 acres of land at time of his death but did own more, which has been dis- tributed among his children. He entered this land from the government and it never had a mortgage on it.
Mr. Maize located here before there were any mills and they pounded out their corn with a log mortar set on end, and chopped or burned out, then put in a pint of corn and pounded it out with an iron wedge. The corn was then sifted, the coarsest used for hominy and the finest for meal. He drove oxen up until he was twenty-two years of age, making trips to Liberty, Missouri. The first sawmill built in Daviess County was by a Mr. Watson and later the Hunts built a sawmill near Bridgport, and also put in a gristmill. The wheat was tramped out by horses, which were ridden by boys, and ofttimes as many as six horses were used at one time. Mr. Maize was left an orphan at the age of fourteen years and he began working for Asaph Butler and received $100.00 for four years' work, and he put this money in land he had entered. All of the clothing that Mr. Maize wore at that time was home spun and home made. He received his mail at Gallatin, Missouri, when he first came here and paid "two bits" for the privilege, as the charges for delivery on postage was twenty-five cents, payable by the recipient. A twin brother, Robert Maize, lived in Schuyler County received a letter at one time and didn't have the "two bits", so the postmaster being kindly disposed, let him have the letter on his promise to pay soon and two weeks afterward, Robert Maize walked thirteen miles to pay the quarter.
The brothers and sisters of John R. Maize are all deceased; they are as follows: Sarah, the wife of George Bridwell; William, Abraham, Ephraim, Robert, David G., Betsey, Henry and Martha.
The father of John R. Maize was buried in Vermillion County, Illinois and his wife is buried in Lawrence County, Indiana.
John Maize had many friends in this county and was one of the most honored and respected citizens.
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Francis Marion Clark, a capable farmer of Butler Township, was born at Matkins, Missouri, August 3, 1857, the son of Benjamin F. and Sallie Druitt Halloway Clark, both natives of Kentucky who located in Butler Township, Harrison County in 1857, where Benjamin Clark owned 200 acres of land and did general farming. Benjamin Clark died in 1873 and his wife died about 1903, both are buried in Gentry County in Fallas Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clark were the parents of the following chil- dren : William, deceased ; Ben P., deceased ; Mrs. Lucinda Glover of Saloam, Iowa; Mrs. Sarah Bush, deceased; Joseph and James, twins, the former now lives at Montevista, Colorado and the latter on the home place; Charles of Colorado; and Francis Marion, of this sketch. By his first marriage, Benjamin Clark had one child, Eliza Powers, deceased, and by his second marriage, he had three children: John, who died at New Hamp- ton ; Jennie was married to Gip Taylor, deceased and Mrs. Catherine Clark, deceased.
Francis Marion Clark was educated in the public schools here, his first teacher being Tazewell Morris, and he has lived in Butler Township all of his life. He moved to his present farm in 1877, at which time, he owned but forty acres, but he now owns 247 acres all in one piece, located one mile north of Matkins. The improvements were put on by him, and they include residence, three barns, tenant houses, etc. He and his sons do general farming and stock raising.
Francis Marion Clark was married November 14, 1877 to Elizabeth Wright, a daughter of James and Nancy (Mothersead) Wright, both de- ceased. James Wright died in 1896 in Gentry County, and his wife died about 1865. Both were natives of Kentucky and came to Gentry County in the 50's.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Melvina Harmon, deceased; Mrs. Mildred Bush, deceased; Dallas, deceased ; Mrs. Lucy Crosswhite : Mrs. Rebecca Sampson ; Mrs. Katie Vance ; Mrs. Fannie Crosswhite and Nannie, all deceased; Nathaniel of Canada; Willis of Nebraska and Mrs. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Clark are the parents of the following children: Verdo Luella, the wife of Robert Van Meter of near Bridgeport; Della Pearl Green, of White Oak Township; Mary Waneta Nickerson of New Hampton; Susan Pearl Vance of Butler Township; Cleo Cecil, who lives at home; Beatrice, deceased; Homer Nathaniel, who lives at home and Desda Delavan, deceased.
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The grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Clark are: Avis Adram, Dale, Olin, Marian, Elizabeth Lillian, Robert, Jr. Muriel Asa, who died when three years of age and Homer Cecil; Van Meter; Popowell, Willie, Loneva, John, Flora Gertrude and Frances Green; Lenore Nickerson: Georgia, Wilda Dean and Enghvaugh Marguerite Vance.
Cleo Clark was with the United States Army from July 24th to December, 1918 at Ft. Riley and Camp Funston, during the World War, and Homer Clark was also at Camp Funston for a short time, but failed to pass the physical examination and was sent home.
Francis Marion Clark is a member of the Woodmen of the World, and is a progressive and enterprising citizen. In politics he votes the democratic ticket. And is a member of the Christian Church of which he is an Elder.
James M. Kinkade, a prominent citizen and leading farmer of White Oak Township, was born in Daviess County, Missouri, in the Civil Bend country, July 22, 1855, the son of George and Margaret (McDonald) Kinkade.
George Kinkade located in Daviess County about the year 1853 and, in 1856, came to Harrison County and settled two and one-half miles south of Bethany, where he and his wife lived until their death, which occurred in the year 1874, and, after their death, James M. Kinkade assumed con- trol of the home and reared and educated the family and paid off the mortgage. George Kinkade was a Republican and a strong Union man during the Civil War, and was a member of the state militia. William and John Kinkade, his brothers, served all through the Civil War. He was a Presbyterian and was an elder at Bethany church several years.
When he was a young man he knew General Robert E. Lee and at one time they sheared sheep together. Although they radically differed in politics, they got along very nicely shearing sheep. He taught school when a young man.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kinkade were the parents of the following chil- dren: James M., the subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, the widow of Thomas F. Rowlosson; Mary, the wife of J. B. Patton; Rosa, the wife of John King of Colby, Washington; William R., who is in the oil business at Delaware, Oklahoma ; Emma, the wife of George Daniel of Los Angeles,
J. M. KINKADE
MRS. J. M. KINKADE
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California; Robert, a farmer near Coffey, Missouri; and Ruth, the wife of the Rev. J. W. McGee of Warrensburg, Missouri.
James M. Kinkade was married October 24, 1894, to Naomi J. Virden, a daughter of John W. and Caroline Delight (Black) Virden. John Virden was the first settler of White Oak Township, coming here in 1839 and settled on the farm where Mr. and Mrs. Kinkade now live, he having homesteaded this place. John Virden was a strong supporter of the Pres- byterian Church, his home being the headquarters for the ministers in the early days. He was one of the largest contributors to the building of the Foster church. He was a member at New Hampton, where he was an elder. He was one of the first elders of the church at New Hampton. When he came here he went seven miles to get fire, there being no matches. He was a strong Union man. He served as school commissioner of Har- rison County at an early day.
James M. Kinkade taught school in the county for twelve years, his first school being at old Mitchelville, which he taught in 1875. While teaching school, he cared for the family of orphan children at home, the youngest of whom was his sister, Ruth.
Mr. Kinkade is an extensive land owner, owning 560 acres of land, 117 acres in Bethany Township and the remainder in White Oak Township. He only farms 200 acres, his home place, and rents out the other acreage. The present residence was built in the early '40s, but has been remodeled, although the old original fireplace is still intact.
Mr. Kinkade was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for many years. He and a few others held the lodge together for many years and eventually this became one of the best lodges in northwest Missouri.
Mr. Kinkade is connected with the Farmers Bank of New Hampton. He has always been a Republican and served two terms as county clerk of Harrison County. He also served as collector two terms, and lived in Bethany when county clerk. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinkade had two children: Virden V., a senior at the Synodical College at Fulton, Missouri, taking a special course in elocution ; and Ruth Alma, a teacher in the public schools at Kansas City, Missouri. She is a graduate of high school at New Hampton, Lindenwood College and Boulder, Colorado, in University of Colorado.
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J. M. Scott, an enterprising and well known farmer of Cypress Town- ship, and member of a pioneer family of Harrison County, was born in this township, July 16, 1875, the son of James R. and Rosanna (Maloney) Scott.
James R. Scott was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1836, and died May 23, 1921 at the age of eighty-five years, one month and twenty-six days. He came to Harrison County, Missouri, in 1856, with his parents and during the Civil War served three years and eight months in Company I, 1st Missouri Cavalry under Capt. Milton Burris. Mr. Scott was married at Peoria, Illinois, in August, 1865, to Rosanna Maloney, who died April 29, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. James Scott were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Fannie Burris of Harrison County ; Mrs. Sadie Cox, of Butler, Missouri; Mrs. Mary Read, of Har- rison County ; Mrs. Dove Annis Joyce, of Harrison County; Mrs. Addie Conway, of Daviess County ; J. M. Scott, the subject of this sketch; Wil- liam, deceased ;and Effie Tilley, deceased. James R. Scott was a man of high standing in his neighborhood. He possessed a cheerful disposition and spoke a good word for his neighbors and friends and was loved by all with whom he came in contact.
J. M. Scott was educated in the public schools of this county and has lived here all of his life. For the past twelve years he has farmed the home place, which consists of 200 acres of upland and second bottom. Mr. Scott does general farming and stock raising and is very successful.
J. M. Scott was married February 11, 1909 to Nora Phillips, daughter of G. L. and Ida (Munson) Phillips, both deceased. Thomas Munson, grandfather of Mrs. Scott, was born June 22, 1819, in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and died at the age of eighty-eight years. His wife, who was a native of Bourbon County, Kentucky, died in Bethany, in 1912, and both she and her husband are buried in Munson Cemetery. Thomas Mun- son came to Missouri in early life, and lived in Carroll County for a short time, and then returned to Kentucky. He moved to Harrison County in 1851 and bought 500 acres of land near Bethany, the present site of the fair grounds and the sanitarium. He sold this land in 1892 to the Bethany Improvement Company and then lived in Bethany until his death, which occurred in 1907.
G. L. Phillips, the father of Mrs. Scott, was born in Dumsville, Essex County, Virginia, September 15, 1853, and died July 27, 1912. His wife died November 19, 1918, and they are both buried in Munson
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Cemetery. G. L. Phillips was a hardware merchant, and came to Bethany, August 9, 1873. He worked in the dry goods store of Blackman and Newman for awhile, and in 1875, he, with Frank Woodruff and J. P. Hamilton, as silent partners, started a hardware store. Mr. Phillips bought out Woodruff's interest in 1877 and the firm became known as J. P. Hamilton and Company. Mr. Phillips was appointed postmaster of Bethany under Grover Cleveland in 1884 and then sold out his interest in the store to Mr. Hamilton. In 1890, he and Mr. Storm bought out the M. A. Ford and Company Hardware, and later bought the stock of Hamil- ton and Stubbs, and then Mr. Phillips bought his partner's interest, and in 1893, formed the Bethany Hardware Company. Mr. Phillips was elected president and manager, in which capacity he served until his death. He was a wide-awake business man and prominently identified with the schools of the city and the Christian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were the parents of the following children: Nora Scott; Eulalie, deceased; Robert C., with the Bethany Hardware Company ; Catherine, the wife of Max Broadhurst of Bethany; Munson Phillips, who died in France in 1918; Willard E., with the Hamilton Hard- ware Company of Bethany; Ruth, a bookkeeper in a bank at Clayton, New Mexico.
Munsan Phillips was with the 3rd Division and left Bethany, Sep- tember 7, 1917. He was sent to Camp Funston and then to Camp Stewart, Virginia, February 27, 1918, and went overseas in April, 1918, with Com- pany L. of the 4th Infantry, 3rd Division. He was killed October 5, 1918 at Argonne Forest, and is buried in France.
Robert C. Phillips was also with the United States Army overseas, in the Army Motor Transport Company for ten months. He returned to the United States, in September, 1919.
J. M. Scott and family are well known in Harrison County, and are substantial citizens.
William O. Dunham, a well known retired farmer, who now lives in Bethany, Missouri, was born in Pike County, Ohio in 1852, the son of Dr. W. H. and Henrietta C. (Odell) Dunham. Dr. W. H. Dunham died in Bentonville, Arkansas at the age of seventy-six years, and his wife, who is eighty-six years of age, is now living in Bentonville. Dr. Dunham was captain of Company D. 36th Ohio Regiment for one year during the Civil War. He came to Missouri in 1865 and remained for
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a short time in Carroll County near Brunswick, and came to Chillicothe about December 1, 1865, and to Harrison County in February, 1866, and bought a farm in Butler Township, (now Cypress Township), of 200 acres, where he made his home until 1885. He bought other land, and when he sold out, he had accumulated five hundred and forty acres. While living in this county, he also practiced medicine.
When the Dunhams settled in Cypress Township, they lived in a double cabin of logs for three winters and then they built a new house. The frame house was built from lumber hauled from St. Joseph, Missouri, sixty-five miles away, with a mule team. Dr. Dunham was one among the first to introduce Shorthorn cattle in this county.
Dr. and Mrs. Dunham were the parents of the following children: William O., of this sketch; Dr. J. D., of Pattonsburg; Franklin of Benton County, Arkansas; George of Portland, Oregon; and Mary, the widow of William Plummer of Bentonville., Arkansas.
William O. Dunham attended the district schools of this county and has lived here since 1866. He was married in January, 1872 to Nancy C. Burton, a daughter of Abraham and Jane (McFall) Burton of Butler Township. Abraham Burton owned about 1300 acres of land in Daviess, Gentry and Harrison counties, which he divided among his family. Mc- Fall, Missouri, was named after John McFall, on whose farm the town was laid out. Abraham Burton came to Butler Township about 1848. He was born in Kentucky and died in Gentry County at McFall. His wife died on the home farm and both are buried in Liberty Cemetery in Da- viess County, Missouri. Mr. Burton was an influential Republican of this county.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Lettie Christie of McFall; Sarah Christie, deceased; Mrs. Eliza Neal of McFall, Missouri; Adaline Christie, now deceased; Mrs. Martha Christie, deceased; Mrs. Mary M. Graves, deceased; Laura F. Hawk, of Pattons- burg; Allen, who died in the Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth, Kansas ; John, of McFall; Missouri; and Mrs. Dunham.
William O. Dunham improved and owned 320 acres of land on which he and his family lived from August, 1876 until 1919, when he moved to Bethany. His son, William A. Dunham now owns the home place. This farm lies one mile west and one-half mile north of Bridgeport on the Jefferson Highway.
William O. Dunham and wife have five children, as follows: William A., on the home place; Fannie, the wife of John Chipp of Bethany Town-
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ship; Bertha, the wife of George Joyce of Bethany Township; Mattie, the wife of G. W. Grabler of Portland, Oregon; and Sophia, the wife of W. F. Twohy of Olympia, Washington.
Their grandchildren are: Fritts Chipp, who died from diptheria at Minneola,, New York, April 22, 1918, the day before his company started overseas. He enlisted at Bethany with Company G. under Captain Ran- dall Wilson, and served eleven onths on the Mexican Border, and then returned home and was operated on for appendicitis, and as soon as he recovered, he reenlisted at Lawton, Oklahoma. Marie, the wife of Porter Wiley, Helen Joyce, deceased; Dot Joyce, Loren Joyce; Virginia Grabler and Georgiana Grabler.
They also have two great grandchildren: Beatrice Wiley and Helen Wiley.
William Dunham is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America ; Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Yeoman lodges.
Mr. Dunham took an active interest in the school in Cypress Town- ship, and also assisted in the organization of Union Church in Cypress Township, at Bridgeport, and was on the building committee of this church. Mr. Dunham is widely and favorably known in Harrison County.
Charles Franklin Youngman, an enterprising and progressive farmer of Butler Township, and proprietor of Clover Ridge Stock Farm, was born in Worth County, Missouri, April 16, 1872, the son of Jacob and Rachel (Cart) Youngman. Jacob Youngman was a native of Kentucky, born in 1825. His father moved to Indiana and entered land, and later moved to Central Missouri where he died. Jacob Youngman located in Iowa in 1827 and then came to Worth County, Missouri, later locating in Harrison County in 1877, where he died in 1901 and is buried in Matkins Cemetery. His wife, who was born in Virginia, June 10, 1844, died in Butler Township in 1912.
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