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Josiah Bogue was married to Nancy Ann Taggart, October 17, 1869. She is the daughter of Senator John Taggart and Matilda Ann (Wiley) Taggart, both deceased. Mrs. Bogue was born in Indiana, but came to Harrison County with her parents in 1860. To Josiah and Nancy Ann (Taggart) Bogue the following children were born: Lorenzo, who died at the age of four; John, who died in infancy; and Levora Etta, now the wife of N. B. Williams, the cashier of the Gilman City Bank.
Mr. Bogue has been called several times to serve his community as an officer. He was constable of Fox Creek Township for fourteen years; and was elected coroner of Harrison County about 1883. He served one term and because of the removal of the sheriff, Mr. Bogue filled that office. He was well fitted for this duty as he had served two years as deputy sheriff under Thomas Barker. Mr. Bogue also served two years as justice of the peace in Adams Township and is now serving his third term as justice of the peace and member of the township board in Sugar Creek Township.
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He is the president of the board. Since moving to Gilman City Mr. Bogue has served as mayor for three successive terms.
The estimation in which Mr. Bogue is held by his fellow citizens is shown by the number of times they have summoned him to fill offices. He is known as a man who is interested in all civic welfare and he is justly popular in his community.
James L. Broyles, well known farmer, living near Gilman City, Adams Township, was born in Macon County, Missouri, January 27, 1867, the son of Simeon and Ellen (McDavitt) Broyles, both now deecased.
Simeon Broyles was born in Kentucky and was reared in Macon County, Missouri. He came to Harrison County and settled in Adams Township in 1876. He farmed here until 1913 when he moved to Gilman City where he lived until his death in 1920 at the age of seventy-eight. His wife, Ellen (McDavitt) Broyles, was born in Randolph County, Mis- souri. She died in 1913 at the age of seventy-five. Both Mr. and Mrs. Broyles are buried in Gilman City Cemetery.
The children of Simeon and Ellen (McDavitt) Broyles were: Lela, who was married to H. M. Gutshall and who died in the fall of 1909, and James L., the subject of this sketch.
James L. Broyles was educated in the public schools of Harrison County. He has lived in Adams Township since 1876. He has a farm of 600 acres located two and one-half miles west of Gilman City. His farm is well improved and shows the good effect of his progressive methods. On the farm he has a nice residence, two tenant houses, two barns, one built in 1889 and one in 1909, a good set of farm implements, a good well and ponds for the stock. Mr. Broyles keeps everything in good repair and the farm has a well kept and prosperous appearance.
James L. Broyles was married to Lillie A. Gutshall, February 3, 1887. Mrs. Broyles is a daughter of Jacob and Kittie A. Gutshall. Jacob Guts- hall was married near Cadiz, Ohio and came to Missouri, locating in Har- rison County in the early sixties. He died on his farm in Adams Town- ship in 1881 and his wife died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Broyles, in 1900. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gutshall are buried in Union Grove Cemetery.
To Jacob and Kittie A. Gutshall the following children were born: John C., now deceased; H. M. Gutshall now living near Blue Ridge, Mis-
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souri; Willie Gutshall now deceased and Gideon Gutshall now deceased; Lillie A., the wife of James L. Broyles.
James L. Broyles and Lillie A. (Gutshall) Broyles had one son, Basil C., who died April 4, 1912, at the age of twenty-four. He was married to Roberta Wilson and left one daughter, Mildred Lucille. His widow lives in Moberly, Missouri. Basil C. Broyles was a hardware merchant in Gilman City at the time of his death. He was a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and was a bright and promising young man.
James L. Broyles is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Gilman City and is connected with the Gilman City Bank. He is known as an upright and honorable citizen in Harrison County.
Dockery Wilson, a well known member of the Harrison County bar of the younger generation, is a native son of Harrison County and a mem- ber of one of the prominent families of this section of the state. He is a son of James C. and Alice (Turner) Wilson, the former a native of Colum- bus, Ohio, and the latter was born in Bethany, Harrison County and whose parents were early settlers here.
The Wilson family is of unusual interest from a number of stand- points. James C. Wilson, the father, of whom further mention is made elsewhere in this volume, is one of the leading lawyers of this section of the state, and his three living sons, Garland, Major Randall and Dockery, of this review, are also all attorneys. Captain Carlisle "Chuck" who died in France from wounds received in the battle of Argonne Forest was also an attorney.
Dockery Wilson served in the World War as a first lieutenant of in- fantry and his two brothers, Randall and Carlisle, biographical sketches of whom appear in this volume also served as commissioned officers in the World War, the former attaining the rank of major and the latter was commissioned captain.
Dockery Wilson was reared in Harrison County and received his pre- liminary education in the public schools of Bethany, Missouri. After com- pleting his university course and reading law he was admitted to the Supreme Court of Missouri. While Mr. Wilson is identified with the prac- tice of law to a certain extent, at the present time he is interested in other enterprises to such an extent that little of his time is now devoted to the
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law. He is public spirited and progressive and his courteous manner, ability and loyalty have made him many friends.
For many years the Wilson family has been prominent in north- eastern Missouri. Dockery Wilson, his father and his brothers have been identified with progressive movements and have been strong factors in the growth of their section of the state.
William Walden, a prominent citizen of Melbourne, and president of the Bank of Melbourne for the past four years, was born in Laurel County, Kentucky, September 26, 1857, the son of John and Elizabeth Walden, who were married in Kentucky and came to Grundy County, Missouri, in 1872, and improved a farm there. William Walden lived there until twenty-five years of age.
John Walden died at the age of seventy-seven years and his wife when seventy-nine years of age and they are buried in Coon Creek Church Cemetery. John Walden was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting with the Union army from Kentucky and serving two years. Mr. and Mrs. John Walden were the parents of the following children: William; Arm- ilda, the wife of Martin Duncan, of Nodaway County, Missouri; J. M., a retired farmer of Grundy County, Missouri; Morgan, B. H. and R. S., all on the home place.
William Walden was educated in the public schools of Grundy County. Thirty-six years ago, he moved to his present home one-fourth mile east of Melbourne. This place consists of 170 acres and is well improved, with good buildings, fences, two barns, etc. Mr. Walden engages in general farming and stock raising and is very successful.
In 1883, Mr. Walden was married to Saphrona A. Cole, a daughter of Solomon and May Brown Cole. Solomon Cole died about 1912 at the age of eighty years. He and his wife were the parents of the following chil- dren: Mrs. Elizabeth Turley, of Sugar Creek Township; Mrs. Emma VanDyke, of Kansas; Mrs. Lena Moore of Grundy County, Missouri; Mrs. Walden; O. H., postmaster at Brimson, Missouri; Mrs. Ellen VanDyke and Mrs. Dora Bosley, both deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Walden have four children: Huldah, the wife of James Goudie, of Clinton, Missouri; George, who married Mary Chaney, and who live at home; Ora, the wife of Hadley Pollard of Grundy County, Missouri;
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and Sena, the wife of Paul Brown of Sugar Creek Township. Their grand- children are: Ray, Beatrice and Bertie Pollard.
Mr. Walden is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is progressive and public spirited and one of the substantial citizens and financiers of this county.
The Bank of Melbourne at Melbourne, Missouri, was organized in 1904 with a capital stock of $10,000.00, with C. F. Oram, cashier; Dr. E. Saylor, secretary; and W. H. Oram, president. Its present capital stock is $10,000.00, with surplus profits of $6,000.00, and the present officers are: William Walden, president; Israel VanDyke, vice-president; Frank Murphy, cashier. All of the officers are directors, along with L. D. Terry, J. B. Shirley, John Hughes and W. W. Alexander. The deposits are $50,000.00. The bank owns its building which was built in 1904, and is one of the most dependable institutions in the county.
W. M. and D. O. Van Dyke, well known and successful proprietors of Van Dyke Brothers general merchandise store at Melbourne, Missouri, were born in Sugar Creek Township, the sons of Israel and Emily Jane (Lovell) Van Dyke. Emily Jane Van Dyke was born in Illinois and died here in 1920. Her husband is living a retired life in Melbourne. He is a Civil War veteran as are also two of his brothers, Griffith and Charlie Van Dyke. His father, John Van Dyke, was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars and died in 1862 in St. Louis, Missouri, in a hospital. Charley Van Dyke died in Harrison County, Missouri, and Griffith Van Dyke died in 1920. The Van Dykes are of German and English descent and the great grandfather of D. O. and W. M. Van Dyke was a Revolu- tionary soldier.
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Van Dyke were the parents of the following chil- dren: Charlie, who conducts a restaurant in Melbourne, Missouri; W. M. and D. O., the subjects of this sketch; Hannah, the wife of B. F. Payne of Sugar Creek Township; Mary, the wife of G. W. Chaney of Sugar Creek Township; Laura Ann, the wife of G. W. Hazelit of Glen Rock, Wyoming; and Martha, the wife of E. McClure of Fox Creek Township.
Van Dyke Brothers purchased their store from G. W. Hazelit in February, 1918. They have a nice building, 25x28 with steel ceilings. They conduct their store in a systematic and businesslike manner and have an excellent trade.
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D. O. VanDyke was married in 1913 to Leora Opal McClure, a daughter of J. C. and Celestia McClure of Sugar Creek Township. They have three children: Herschel, Celestia J. and Randell C.
D. O. Van Dyke is a member of the Masonic Lodge and also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Samuel R. Foster, a well known citizen of Bethany Township, and member of a pioneer family of Harrison County, was born on the farm where he now lives, November 1, 1875, the son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Smith) Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foster were married in Harrison County, Missouri, both having come to the county in the early days with their parents. Samuel Foster died in November, 1910 and is buried at Antioch and his wife is now living at the age of ninety years, with her son. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foster were the parents of the following chil- dren: John, deceased; William, who died in Texas; Sarah Jane Harvey, of Bethany Township; Thomas of St. Joseph, Missouri; Rhodus, deceased ; George, of Daviess County, Missouri; Ellen Ann Flint, of Cypress Town- ship; and Samuel R., the subject of this sketch.
Samuel R. Foster was educated in the public schools of the county and has lived on his present farm all of his life. He owns sixty acres, which is located four and one-half miles southeast of Bethany, Missouri, and all of the improvements on the place were put on by his father. Mr. Foster farms sixty additional acres to that of his farm and is very suc- cessful in general farming and dairying. He has the Jersey cows, eligible for registry and milks six cows. He raises the O. I. C. hogs and the standard bred Yellow Leghorn chickens.
Samuel R. Foster was married in April, 1895, to Ida M. Selby, a daughter of J. P. and Ann (Nichols) Selby. The former lives in Grant Township and the latter died a few years ago. Mrs. Foster was born in this county, reared and educated here. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have two children: Garland M., born November 12, 1912; and Mckinley H., born March 21, 1896. McKinley H. Foster enlisted with Company B, 356th Infantry, September 17, 1917, and was sent to Camp Funston and from there went to New Mexico with Machine Gun Company, 134th Infantry. He went overseas June 15, 1918 with Company A, 108th Machine Gun Battalion, 28th Division, and remained with them until his return to the United States, May 17, 1919. He was in the Argonne Forest, Chateau
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Thierry, and spent twenty-two months in service. He is now living at home and is a charter member of the American Legion Wilson-Axline Post, No. 216, and also a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge.
Samuel Foster, the grandfather of this subject, entered the land now owned by Alfred Dale, in Sherman Township, which consists of eighty acres, in 1855. At that time he had no neighbors nearer than two miles. His wife still has the old spinning wheel she used sixty-six years ago, and also a pair of cotton and wool cards, together with a little wheel for spinning flax and tow. John S. Allen operated a store in Bethany, and during the Civil War, Mrs. Foster walked to town and did her trading, while her husband was amay. She also walked to Bethany to church. Her husband was in the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry. Having been a resident of Texas when war was declared and not desiring to join the southern army, he started north and enlisted in the Union army at Fort Smith. For fifteen months Mrs. Foster never slept in a house. She drove a team through from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, to Springfield, and on to Harrison County, Missouri, in 1863, and then, with her two children made a liveli- hood, until her husband's return from the army, with her wheel and loom. Mrs. Foster bought forty acres of land from George Foster in 1865 and later owned 150 acres, buying land in small quantities. Mrs. Foster was ninety years of age, August 23, 1921 and is still active; she has a clear memory and good hearing. Mrs. Foster recalls the old settlers who lived here prior to the Civil War, among whom were: Lewis Charlton, for whom Mrs. Foster worked when a girl for one dollar a week, weaving and spinning; John Jones, Jonathan Jones, Adam Brown, Felix Good, John Bolar and Philip Nighthart.
K. Clifford Burris, a progressive and enterprising farmer of Bethany Township, was born in Cypress Township, March 4, 1890, the son of Frank P. and Emma C. Burris, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
K. Clifford Burris was educated in the public schools and also at- tended Bethany High School. After finishing his education, he engaged in farming and bought a farm of sixty acres in 1913, formerly the Charlie Chapman farm in Cypress Township, which he sold in 1919. At present Mr. Burris is farming eighty acres of the Charles Taggart place in Beth- any Township.
Mr. Burris is very successful and does general farming and stock raising. He raises the high grade Jersey cattle and the Spotted Poland China hogs, and the pure White Leghorn chickens.
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July 2, 1913, Mr. Burris was married to Myra Brown, of Cypress Township, a daughter of George L. and Winnie Brown. Mrs. Brown died about the year 1893 and is buried in Burris Cemetery and Mr. Brown is living in St. Joseph, Missouri.
K. Clifford Burris is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows of Bethany, Missouri. Mr. Burris is a substantial citizen and a progressive type of man. He is a good farmer and stockman and successful manager.
Joseph N. Homan, the capable and well known street commissioner of Bethany, Missouri, was born in Adams County, Iowa, April 17, 1858, the son of Wesley and Melissa (Ramsey) Homan, natives of Kentucky, but who were married in Putnam County, Indiana, and settled in Iowa in 1855, where Mr. Homan entered land, paying therefore $1.25 per acre. Both Mr. and Mrs. Homan died there, she at the age of thirty-three years in 1864, and he in 1893, and they are buried in Washington Township Cemetery in Adams County. Mr. Homan filled the office of county treas- urer and was county commissioner there for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Homan were the parents of the following chil- dren: Robert of Adams County, Iowa, who lives near the home place; Nancy Jane Falconer, of Enterprise, Oregon; Edmund, of Arkansas; Joseph N .; William M., who died in Chicago, Illinois, in 1916; and Oliver P., of Des Moines, Iowa.
Joseph N. Homan was educated in Adams County, lowa, attending the public schools. He engaged in farming there until 1903, then re- moved to Harrison County, Missouri, where he bought a farm of 240 acres, four miles west of Ridgeway in Jefferson Township. The farm is well improved and since coming here, Mr. Homan has built three barns, two of them being destroyed by fire. Mr. Homan moved to Bethany in February, 1917, and owns a residence on 28th Street. He was appointed street commissioner in 1920 and has filled this office for the past year, giving entire satisfaction to the citizens of Bethany in the efficient man- ner in which he handles the duties of this office.
Mr. Homan was married February 21, 1880, to Miss Luna K. Knodle of Ogle County, Illinois, a daughter of Jonathan and Virginia (Eakle) Knodle. Mrs. Homan was eduated at Mount Morris, Illinois, where she attended a seminary.
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Mr. and Mrs. Homan are the parents of four children living and one dead: Oliver L., Lois E., Lula Glee, Ira T., and Edmund Herschel. Oliver, who married Minnie Olson of Montford, Wisconsin, and have three children, Luna Mildred, Jesse and Chauncey ; Lois E., who married W. E. Hendren and live near Eagleville on a farm of their own and have one son, Dwight, and lost two little girls; Ira T., who married Carrie C. Cooper of Holbrook, Nebraska, and they have one child living, Phylis, and lost one little girl; Edmund Herschel, lives on the home place on the Jefferson Highway, just half way between Bethany and Eagleville. He married Nellie N. Teeter of Holbrook, Nebraska, and has one child, Keith.
Mr. Homan is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges and is one of the progressive and enter- prising citizens of Bethany. They are also leading members of the First Baptist Church, Mr. Homan being the superintendent of the Sunday School.
Charles M. Wagoner, a prosperous farmer of Sherman Township, and proprietor of Woodbine Farm, was born on the farm where he now lives, May 26, 1876, the son of John W. and Clara J. (Williams) Wagoner. John W. Wagoner was born in Indiana, June 14, 1853, and his wife was born June 4, 1860. She is living in Bethany, Missouri, with her daughter, Bertha. John W. Wagoner died March 17, 1899, at the age of forty-five years and is buried in Fairview Cemetery. John W. Wagoner owned 280 acres of land at the time of his death. During his school days, he associated with Edgar Howe, now a famous writer.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wagoner were the parents of the following children: Charles M., the subject of this sketch; John Burton and Bertha Jeannette, twins, born June 16, 1879; Roy Silas, born January 1, 1887, who lives in Daviess County, Missouri, near Bancroft, and has five children.
Jacob Wagoner, grandfather of Charles M. Wagoner, was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and located in Missouri, April 16, 1859. He settled where Charles M. Wagoner now lives, paying $650.00 for eighty acres of land. Jacob Wagoner died in Ridgeway, Missouri, in April, 1888. Charles Wagoner has a photograph of his grandfather's residence, built in 1865 on the site of his present home. The old kitchen still stands and is used now for a smokehouse.
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George Wagoner, the grandfather of Jacob Wagoner, was a first lieutenant under General George Washington, in the Revolutionary War.
Charles M. Wagoner was educated in the public schools, and at Ridge- way High School, and moved to his present farm, December 27, 1899. He owns 280 acres in Sherman Township, and, with the exception of a barn built in 1879, has put all of the buildings on the place himself. The present bungalow was built in 1917 by Charles Wagoner, and is a pretty residence, with all modern conveniences, including furnace, bath, water, etc.
Charles M. Wagoner was married December 25, 1899, to Mada Puls, a daughter of James A. and Margaret Puls, a sketch of whom appears in connection with P. C. and Everet Puls, her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Wagoner were the parents of a daughter, Carmaleta, who was born June 17, 1901, and died April 15, 1921. She was the wife of Roe Foster, having married August 29, 1918.
Mr. Wagoner has filled the office of township clerk and assessor and has an extensive acquaintance throughout the county.
W. W. Helton, a prosperous farmer and proprietor of Fairview Farm in Fox Creek Township, was born in Morgan County, Indiana, February 20, 1859, the son of James B. and Mary Jane (Kelso) Helton, both of whom died in Gentry County in 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Helton were the parents of the following chil- dren: Thomas A., of Stanberry, Missouri; W. W., the subject of this sketch of Harrison County, Missouri; Charlie, of Gentry County, Missouri ; Francis M., Cass County, Missouri; Sarah Burroughs, of Iowa; Hattie, the wife of John Petit of Idaho. By a former marriage of James Helton, he had four children: Mrs. Eliza Jane Stout, deceased ; Jess W., of Mon- tana; Mrs. Nancy Ann Elkins, of Indiana, and Mrs. Mary Studer, de- ceased.
W. W. Helton was educated in the public schools and came to Har- rison County, Missouri, in 1881, locating in Fox Creek Township, where he bought his present farm in 1885 of D. P. Brown. He now owns 200 acres, which is situated ten miles east of Bethany, Missouri, on the county road. There are two sets of improvements on the farm, a fine residence built in 1897, good barn and other buildings, and the land is watered by wells and pools. Mr. Helton does general farming and is very successful. He also owns a residence in Bethany, where he lives in the winter.
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W. W. Helton was married the first time in 1884 to Ibbie Brown, a daughter of D. P. Brown. Mrs. Helton died in 1908, leaving a daughter, Lura G., the wife of Bert Layson, of Cypress Township, and they have a son, Garland Layson.
Mr. Helton was married the second time in January, 1913, to Nellie Coffey, of Martinsville, Indiana, a daughter of Moses T. and Lucinda Renner Coffey, both of whom are deceased. Mr. Coffey was a native of Indiana and a veteran of the Civil War and his wife was a native of Ohio. Mrs. Helton was educated in Morgan County, Indiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Coffey were the parents of the following children: George W., deceased; Mary J., the wife of James Beecham; John, de- ceased; Philip L., of Indiana; Mrs. Barbary Huntzniger, deceased; Eliza, the wife of Nathan Elgin ; Mrs. Helton; Willie, of Martinsville, Indiana.
Lewis Coffey, grandfather of Mrs. Helton, was of Irish descent, and was born in Kentucky, but moved to Indiana in pioneer days. The Ren- ners, who are Pennsylvania Dutch, are natives of Pennsylvania and reared there.
Mr. Helton has been a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Bethany for the past five years and is well and favorably known in Har- rison County.
Samuel I. Harrison, an enterprising farmer and stockman of Marion Township, was born in Harrison County, near Morrison Chapel, Novem- ber 18, 1884, and is a son of Henry B. and Katharine J. (Milligan) Har- rison, both natives of Green County, Tennessee, and early settlers in Harrison County, Missouri, where the father was a successful farmer during his active career. The father died in March, 1891 and is buried in the Ridgeway Cemetery, and the mother lives in Marion Township with Samuel I. of this sketch.
To Henry B. and Katharine J. (Milligan) Harrison were born the following children: John W., married Ira Mclaughlin and they reside at Ridgeway, Missouri; Mary, married William V. Leasenby and they live in Marion Township; Seba J., married Alfred Mulnix and they live in Marion Township; James, married Mae Ellington and they reside at Liv- ing Springs, Montana; Coleman B., married Hesther Caldwell, Marion Township; Addie, married Wallace Denton, Marion Township; Emma, married Sam Baker, Madison Township; Frank married Audrey White
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and they live in Marion Township; Rufus, died at the age of sixteen years ; and Samuel I., the subject of this sketch.
Samuel I. Harrison was reared on a farm and attended school at the Pleasant Valley School District and other rural schools in Harrison County. Early in life he bought sixty acres of land which he later sold and went to Texas. After remaining four years in that state, he returned to Har- rison County and operated rented land for two years. He then bought a part of his present place which consisted of 100 acres of valuable land. Later he purchased more land and now owns 208 acres which is known as "Blue Grass Corner." The place is well improved and Mr. Harrison carries on general farming and stock raising and has met with success. He is unmarried and his mother makes her home with him.
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