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Dale Cemetery. They were the parents of four children, as follows: B. C., who lives in Grant Township; John, lives near the old home in Bethany, Township; and Orrie, who lives on the old home place and H. J., the sub- ject of this sketch who is the oldest of the family. The mother was first married to Jeff Dale, who was a very early pioneer settler of Harrison County and the following children were born to them: Mrs. Victoria Foster, of Ridgeway, Missouri; and S. A. Dale, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
H. J. Hallock was reared on the home place and educated in the public schools and the Stanbery Normal School at Stanbery, Missouri. He taught school for about five years and when he was twenty-five years old he engaged in farming for himself. He first bought 120 acres of land and has added to that from time to time until he is now the owner of four hundred acres of valuable and productive land. His place is excep- tionally improved and under a high state of cultivation. He carries on general farming and stock raising and is specializing in Whitefaced cattle and now has about thirty Whitefaced cows. For a number of years he was an extensive hog raiser. The Hallock home is modern and up to date in every particular being lighted by a private plant and Mr. Hallock has also installed a complete water system. The other buildings about the place are conviently arranged and well kept and altogether the farm pre- sents a very attractive appearance.
Mr. Hallock was married April 6, 1893 to Miss Dora Fransham, of Ridgeway, Missouri. She is a daughter of Charles Fransham who con- ducted a lumber business at Ridgeway, Missouri for a number of years. He was a native of England and he and his wife are both now deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Hallock are members of the Christian Church and he has always been a Democrat.
George S. Bridges, a well known and successful farmer and stockman who operates a farm in Marion Township and resides in Eagleville, is a native of Harrison County and a descendant of early pioneers of this sec- tion of the state. He was born in Marion Township, November 2, 1864, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Patton) Bridges.
James Bridges was a native of Illinois and came to Harrison County with his parents at a very early date. He was a son of Charles Bridges, who settled in Marion Township upon coming to this county, and here he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives.
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James Bridges followed farming and stock raising in Marion Town- ship, where he and his wife both spent their lives and are buried at the Masonic Cemetery, at Eagleville. Elizabeth (Patton) Bridges was a daughter of Thomas Patton, who settled in Marion Township, and spent the remainder of his life there. Thomas Patton homsteaded government land in that township and followed farming and stock raising throughout his active career. His son, George Patton served in the Union Army dur- ing the Civil War.
To James and Elizabeth (Patton) Bridges were born six children, three of whom are living as follows: Mrs. Anna Montgomery, Eagle- ville, Missouri; George S., the subject of this sketch and Charles, county clerk of Harrison County, resides at Bethany.
George S. Bridges was reared in Marion Township and attended the District No. 5 School. He has made farming and stock raising his chief occupation and since early life has been successfully engaged in that busi- ness. He owns a farm of seventy-three acres in Marion Township, which is a valuable and well improved place. He carries on general farming and stock raising and makes a specialty of pure bred Shorthorn cattle. His farm is located a short distance from Eagleville and he makes his home in town where he has a nice residence.
Mr. Bridges is a Republican and a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He is one of the dependable citizens of Harrison County and the Bridges family ranks with the old and honorable families of Harrison County.
G. D. Cramer, a prominent hardware and implement dealer at Eagle- ville, is a native of Harrison County. He was born at Eagleville, October 6, 1871, a son of Andrew and Louisa (Manor) Cramer, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Canada.
Andrew Cramer came to the United States when he was twenty- seven years old and settled in Wisconsin where he was married. In 1868 he came to Harrison County, Missouri and located at Eagleville. He was a shoemaker by trade and worked at his trade here until 1886. He then engaged in partnership with his oldest son, A. E. Cramer, and they were engaged in the mercantile business until the time of the father's death. He died in 1896 at the age of sixty-three years, and his widow now re- sides at Eagleville at the age of seventy-eight years.
Andrew and Louisa (Manor) Cramer were the parents of three chil-
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dren as follows: A. E., who was in business at Eagleville with his father for a number of years, now lives at Moline, Illinois; J. F., died in Chariton County, Missouri, at the age of fifty-three years; and G. D., the subject of this sketch.
G. D. Cramer was reared at Eagleville and educated in the public schools of that place and the National Business College at Kansas City, Missouri. He began his mercantile career clerking in the store at Eagle- ville, which was conducted by his father and brother. In February, 1894, he engaged in the hardware business for himself at Eagleville. He added a harness department in 1900 and in 1906 he added implements. Mr. Cramer does an extensive business. His is the only hardware and imple- ment store in Eagleville and his business extends over a large scope of rich farm territory and by his straight forward methods as a dealer he has built up a large trade. His hardware and implement stores occupy separate buildings. The hardware store has a frontage of twenty-seven feet and is ninety-six feet deep and the implement store has a frontage of fifty feet and is eighty feet deep.
Mr. Cramer was married October 1, 1893 to Miss Lena Martin, who is also a native of Harrison County and a daughter of William Martin, an early settler here. To Mr. and Mrs. Cramer have been born three children: Frank. who assists his father in the business at Eagleville; Ruth, married Carl G. Jones and they reside in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania and Helen who is a student in the local school.
Mr. Cramer belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and is a Republican. He is one of the dependable citizens of Harrison County and is widely and favorably known.
G. G. Collins, a prominent farmer and stockman of Trail Creek Town- ship is one of the widely and favorably known citizens of Harrison County. He was born in Hancock County, Indiana, April 13, 1861 and came to Har- rison County, Missouri, with his parents when he was five years old. He is a son of T. W. and Nancy (Bussell) Collins.
T. W. Collins was a native of Ohio and his wife of North Carolina. They removed from Indiana to Harrison County in 1866, driving through with teams and wagons. They settled on a farm in Trail Creek Town- ship just southwest of Mount Moriah. Here the father spent his life and is now deceased and the mother died in February, 1921, at the advanced age of eighty-five years.
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G. G. Collins has one living sister, Mattie, now the wife of N. N. Stoughton, and they reside at Mount Moriah. G. G. Collins was reared to manhood on the home place in Trail Creek Township and received his education in the public schools. He began farming for himself when he was twenty-three years old and shortly afterwards bought eighty acres of land four miles west of Mount Moriah. Later he sold that and in March, 1898 bought 240 acres of land which is located one and one-half miles south of Mount Moriah. This is one of the valuable farms of Trail Creek Township and is well improved with a good residence and other farm buildings. Mr. Collins carries on general farming and stock rais- ing and specializes in pure blood Durham cattle of which he has a valuable herd.
Mr. Collins was married in 1884 to Miss Vinnie Stoughton, of Trail Creek Township and a native of Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Collins have been born four children as follow: Mona and Cecil who reside at home; Nat, a farmer and stockman of Trail Creek Township and Cappie at home. The wife and mother died January 14, 1916.
Mr. Collins has been a life long Democrat and is a member of the Methodist Church. He is one of the progressive citizens of Harrison County and is recognized as a dependable citizen.
Winfield H. Scott, one of the prominent citizens of Harrison County and a well known merchant of Blythedale, has been connected with mercantile pursuits for practically all of his life. He has served in vari- ous capacities in the business word and has been a marked success in every line of work in which he has engaged.
Winfield H. Scott was born at Albany, Indiana, May 24, 1862, the son of Herbert and Nancy (Mckinley) Scott who were the parents of fifteen children, Winfield H. being the sixth child. The fourteenth child, Z. E. Scott, is the superintendent of Public Schools at Louisville, Kentucky and was one of the lecturers at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City in August, 1921. Herbert Scott was born in Virginia, 1829. When he was a young man he went to New Albany, Indiana where he was a farmer, and a teacher in the district schools. He also preached at times in the Christian Church of which organization he was a staunch supporter, acting as the president of the Southern Indiana District of
WINFIELD H. SCOTT
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the Christian Church. His wife, Nancy (McKinley) Scott was born at Borden, Indiana in 1835. She was a fourth cousin of ex-president McKin- ley. The Scotts were sturdy people, good citizens and standing high in the esteem of their community. Both Mr. and Mrs. Scott died at New Albany, Indiana in 1907.
W. H. Scott was reared on a farm in Floyd County, Indiana and was educated in the public schools of New Albany, where he taught for one year. In 1884 he came to Leon, Iowa and engaged in teaching until 1887, when he accepted a position as clerk in the Young Brothers Gen- eral Merchandise store at Blythedale.
In 1891, he bought a general store in partnership with John E. Gee. This partnership continued for three years when Mr. Scott purchased his partner's interest and the store became known as the W. H. Scott and Company firm. The title later changed to the Scott Mercantile Company and was conducted by J. F. Scott, a brother of Winfield H. Scott. W. H. Scott began to buy and sell general merchandise stores at various places in the United States handling in all, seventy-five stocks of goods during this time. He remained on the road for sixteen years conducting a profitable business. In 1919 he became a manager of the Leader Department Store in St. Joseph and remained there for one and one-half years. In January, 1921, he returned to Blythedale to continue the work of the Scott Mercantile Company of which he has complete control. The store is housed in a large building and Mr. Scott carries a full line of groceries, hardware, dry-goods, and shoes.
Winfield H. Scott was married February 19, 1885, to Mary Belle McGrew, born at Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of J. A. and Sarah A. (Jones) McGrew, both deceased. To this union one daughter, Maleta, was born in 1897. She died in 1901, and during that same year Mr. and Mrs. Scott adopted a daughter, Lalia Kent. They educated their adopted daughter and she graduated from the State Normal at Emporia, Kansas, afterwards teaching school for a number of years. She is now the wife of L. H. Stubbs of Tela, Honduras where Mr. Stubbs is the manager of a banana plantation. Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs have one child, a son named Scott in honor of the subject of this review.
Mr. Scott is identified with the democratic part in politics and is a member of the Methodist Church. He is a member of the following lodges: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, and the
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He served as the township assessor for six years to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Mr. Scott is a man whose versatility, energy and progressive business methods make him an asset to a communtiy, where he can always be relied upon to further the cause of civic interests and improvements.
W. P. Chambers the capable and well known cashier of the Bank of Mount Moriah, has served in his present position since this bank was organized in 1898, and is the oldest bank cashier of Harrison County, in years of service. Mr. Chambers is a member of one of the pioneer families of Harrison County. He was born at Mount Moriah, January 8, 1866, and is a son of James T. and Timander (Reynolds) Chambers. His mother died when he was thirteen years old and his father now lives at Ridgeway, Missouri. A sketch of him appears in this volume.
W. P. Chambers was reared at Mount Moriah and received his edu- cation in the public schools there. He learned the barbers trade early in life and followed that vocation at Mount Moriah for ten years. When the bank of Mount Moriah was organized he was elected cashier and has held that position continously for the past twenty-three years.
The bank of Mount Moriah was organized May 28, 1898 by the fol- lowing gentlemen: John Norton, L. H. Bussell, J. J. Ross, the Miner Brothers, B. M. Frees, N. N. Stoughton, Thomas Gray, W. P. Chambers, and J. S. Twadell.
The first officers of the bank were: W. P. Chambers, cashier; Thomas Gray, president; and L. H. Bussell, vice-president. L. H. Bussell, who is now president of the bank succeeded Thomas Gray to the presidency in 1909. At that time J. S. Twadell, became vice-president and served until January 1, 1921, when he was succeeded by E. A. Miner, the present vice- president.
The bank was organized with a capital stock of $10,000, which was increased to $20,000 later. It is one of the prosperous financial institutions of Harrison County and has had a substantial growth from the beginning. The present resources are about $112,000. The bank owns its own build- ing.
W. P. Chambers is interested in other enterprises in Mount Moriah in addition to banking. He is a owner of the Chambers Block which is a substantial brick building which was built in 1919 and is occupied by a
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picture show and a grocery store, both of which are owned by Mr. Cham- bers. He also owns farm land in the vicinity of Mount Moriah.
Mr. Chambers was married April 5, 1891, to Miss Alice Ross, o Trail Creek Township. She is a daughter of James and Margaret (Lloyd) Ross. James Ross was born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 21, 1841, and died in Trail Creek Township, May 15, 1921. He always followed farm- ing and stock raising. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army and was a member of Company D, 23rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry. He was a great hunter and fisher and in the early days in this section he killed a great many deer and wild turkeys. His wife was born at Warsaw, Missouri. Mrs. Chambers has one sister, Zelpha, the wife of L. H. Bussell, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Chambers has been born one son, Arthur, who married Esther Gathman. Mr. Cham- bers is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias and belongs to the Baptist Church. He has served as tax collector for the past eighteen years and served on the school board for several terms. He is a progressive and public spirited citizen and is widly and favorably known in northern Missouri.
W. S. Williams, who is the owner of one of the attractive places of Harrison County, close to Ridgeway is one of the substantial and well known farmers and stockmen of this county. He was born in Monroe County, Indiana, July 14, 1863, a son of Mathew and Elizabeth (Bails) Williams, both natives of Indiana.
The Williams family came from Indiana to Missouri in 1879. The father drove through from Indiana to Harrison County in the fall of the year and the following spring the family came by rail. They settled in the southern part of Grant Township and later settled on a farm near Brooklyn, where the father was engaged in farming and stock raising during the remainder of his life. He died September 18, 1911. His wife died March 20, 1901 and their remains are buried in the Kirkley Ceme- tery. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are living as follows: W. S., the subject of this sketch ; Charles, lives in California; Isaac, Grant Township; Wiley, Horton, Kansas; James P. died in Colo- rado in 1917 and Mattie married Ed. Wolcotte, Walla Walla, Washington.
W. S. Williams was reared on his father's farm in Harrison County and attended the Greencastle District School. When he was nineteen
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years old he went to Lane County, Kansas and homesteaded a farm and after remaining there five years and having proved up on his. claim he returned to Harrison County and was married. He began farming rented land in Grant Township and shortly afterwards bought a farm in Jefferson Township about one and one-half miles south of Brooklyn. He operated that farm about fourteen years when he sold it and bought 160 acres in Trail Creek Township. He was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising there until 1920, when he sold that and bought his present place of eighty-one acres adjoining Ridgeway on the east in Grant Township. This is a valuable farm and well located. Mr. Williams carries on general farming and stock raising and is recognized as one of the successful men of Harrison County.
January 26, 1891, Mr. Williams was married to Leatha Parrish, a native of Illinois. She is a daughter of Joseph Parrish, who was an early settler in Grant Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams have been born the following children: Mrs. Pearl Guttridge, Union Township; Mrs. Altha Burke, Howell County, Missouri; Mrs. Belle Beaver, Grant Town- ship; Della; W. S., Jr .; and Bernice, residing at home with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are rearing Ruth Parrish who is a niece of Mrs. Williams, her brother's child.
Mr. Williams is a Republican and belongs to the Modern Woodman of America Lodge. He is a public spirited and enterprising citizen and the Williams family are among the representative people of Harrison County.
Dr. George W. Sellers, a well known physician and surgeon who began the practice of his profession in Harrison County at an early day is now living retired at Mount Moriah. He was born in Green County, Ohio, July 15, 1839, a son of Daniel and Mary (Minic) Sellers, both natives of Pennsylvania.
In 1840, when Doctor Sellers was less than a year old the family came West and settled in Peoria County, Illinois. In 1856 they came to Har- rison County and settled seven miles north of Bethany, in what is now Jefferson Township. The mother homesteaded government land here and the father went to the Pacific coast where he remained a number of years and returned to Indiana, where he died. The mother died in Harrison County and is buried at Mount Moriah. Of the children born to them three are now living as follows: Joseph, Ponca City, Oklahoma; Mrs. M.
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B. Dale, a widow who lives at Geneseo, Kansas and Doctor George W., the subject of this sketch.
Dr. George W. Sellers was thrown upon his own resources at an early age. He obtained what education he could in the common schools which he supplemented by self study. He was always ambitious and a close student and after acquiring a good general education, he entered the American Medical College at St. Louis where he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1878. Shortly after graduating he engaged in the practice of his profession in Mount Moriah. He practiced over a large scope of territory during the early days when the roads were bad and in many instances there were no roads at all. He endured all the hardships incident to the life of the pioneer doctor. He traveled much on horseback, responding to calls at all times of night and day and during all manner of weather conditions. He had a large practice and was one of the most successful doctors of Harrison County. For a number of years his son, Dr. C. J. Sellers, practiced in partnership with him. About five years ago on account of failing health he retired from the practice and since that time he has lived retired in Mount Moriah, his son con- tinuing the practice alone.
Doctor Sellers was married July 21, 1861, to Catharine Eades. a native of Crab Orchard, Kentucky. To Doctor and Mrs. Sellers have been born six children, three of whom are living as follows: Evyline, married Charles Webb, Bethany, Missouri; Dr. Charles J., a sketch of whom ap- pears in this volume and Cora A., married Dr. John T. Price, of Sham- rock, Oklahoma.
Doctor Sellers is a Democrat and takes a commendable interest in public affairs. He was the first constable of Jefferson Township but since that time has refused to accept public office. He is a member of the Christian Church and a highly esteemed citizen of the county.
Dr. C. J. Sellers, a prominent and successful physician of Mount Moriah, Missouri, is a native of Harrison County. He was born about a half a mile south of Lorraine, June 24, 1871, and is a son of Dr. George W. Sellers, one of Harrison County's pioneer physicians, who is now liv- ing retired at Mount Moriah after a long and successful professional career. A sketch of Dr. George W. Sellers appears in this volume.
Dr. C. J. Sellers was reared in Harrison County and was educated in the public schools at Mount Moriah and Edenburg College and the Chilla- cothe Normal School. He then entered the American Medical College,
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the same school which his father attended, and was graduated from that institution in June, 1895, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Upon completing his medical course, Doctor Sellers engaged in the practice with his father and has constantly been engaged in the practice here ever since with the exception of the years of 1906-1907, when he was away on account of his wife's health. He and his father practiced together for a number of years but on account of his advanced age and failing health, the father gradually withdrew from the practice and for the past five years Dr. C. J. Sellers has practiced alone. He is the only physician at Mount Moriah and has a very large practice. He is an able physician and surgeon and has met with uniform success in his pro- fessional work.
Doctor Sellers was married December 8, 1898, to Miss Alma Addison, of Mount Moriah. She was born in Mercer County, Missouri and is a daughter of Thomas and Amanda (Mullen) Addison. Her father operated a flour mill at Mount Moriah for a number of years and is now deceased. Her mother lives at Mount Moriah. To Doctor and Mrs. Sellers has been born one child, Kenneth, who is now deceased.
Doctor Sellers is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and is a Democrat. He is a progressive and enterprising citizen and has the best interest of the community at heart.
R. D. Wethered, a well known and successful farmer and stockman of Trail Creek Township, is a native of Iowa. He was born at Afton, Iowa, September 4, 1869, a son of Charles W. and Elizabeth (Handy) Wethered.
Charles W. Wethered was born in Michigan, near the Canadian border. He was a son of George Wethered and came to Iowa with his parents who located at Ottumwa, and there he grew to manhood. When a young man he came to Harrison County, Missouri, first settling at New Hampton. Later he removed to Trail Creek Township where he bought a farm and was engaged in farming and stock raising on the place now owned by his son, Frank. He died in 1905 at the age of seventy-one years. His widow now lives in Bethany. They were the parents of the following children: William, Bethany, Missouri; R. D., the subject of this sketch; Frank, who lives on the old home place in Trail Creek Town- ship; Lewis, Bethany, Missouri; E. H., Grant Township and Mary, who married T. C. Miles, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
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R. D. Wethered was educated in the public schools and since early manhood has been engaged in farming and stock raising. His farm con- sists of 168 acres and is a productive and well improved place. The resi- dence is the very attractive home and the other farm buildings are in keeping with the general high class appearance of the place.
Mr. Wethered was married August 8, 1909, to Miss Louie Hillyard, a daugter of Sol Hillyard of Jefferson Township, Harrison County. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wethered, Lois Maxine and Gar- land Roy.
Mr. Wethered is a Republican and has served as a member of the local school board for a number of years. He is one of the progressive and enterprising citizens of Trail Creek Township and the Wethered family stand high in Harrison County.
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