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Mr. and Mrs. Hendren are members of the Presbyterian Church and he belongs to the Modern Woodman of America. He has always sup- ported the policies and principles of the Democratic party and is one of the substantial citizens of Jefferson Township and Harrison County.
B. N. Bell, a prosperous farmer of Jefferson Township who owns and operates a farm of 400 acres is a native of West Virginia. He was born in Greenbrier County, a son of Joseph and Eliza Jane (Wiley) Bell. Joseph Bell, the father, was a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and was killed in battle, in Virginia.
Eliza Jane (Wiley) Bell removed from Virginia to Indiana, with her family about 1869, and in 1881, came to Harrison County, Missouri, and settled in Jefferson Township. She died in 1909, and her remains are buried in Harold Cemetery.
B. N. Bell is the youngest of three children born to his parents. The others are: Mary, who married Michael Hillyard, and is now de- ceased a sketch of whom appears in this volume, and Lydia, died in Virginia.
B. N. Bell received his education in the public schools and has made farming and stock raising the occupation of his life and has met with success. He is now the owner of the old homestead in Jefferson Town- ship and additional land which aggregate 400 acres. This is one of the valuable farms of Harrison County and Mr. Bell has operated it profit- ably for a number of years.
On December 25, 1888, B. N. Bell was married to Mary Buzzard a native of Harrison County, born in 1870. She is a daughter of. Isiah and Melissa (Fields) Buzzard, the former a native of Greenbriar County, West Virginia and the latter of Harrision County, Missouri. Isiah Buzzard
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was born in 1845 and came to Harrison County, with his parents when he was seven years old. He grew to manhood here and was engaged in farming and stock raising here. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and well and favorably known in Harrison County. To Isiah Buzzard and wife were born the following children: Mary, Robert W., Charles, Bessie, Harvey, Ernest, Bertha, Onas. Henry lives in Canada and Bertha, Harvey Colorado and Charles, California, and the others are residents of Harrison County.
To Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Bell have been born two children: Clella, mar- ried Homer Sheppard, of Harrison County and to them were born two children, one died in infancy, and Dorothy Belle Sheppard; and Roy Bell, who is on the home farm with his parents.
Mr. Bell is a public spirited citizen and takes an active interest in local affairs. He has served on the school board for twenty-one years and has been a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge for fifteen years. The Bell family is very prominent in the community.
John H. Walker, proprietor of the Interstate Tire Shop, of Bethany, Missouri, is one of the progressive and enterprising business men of Bethany. He is a native of Tazewell County, Virginia, and is a son of Harve and Nannie J. (Empschiller) Walker. Harve Walker was a native of Vinginia and died in 1886. His widow afterwards married R. K. Nickerson, who was the superintendant of the Harrison County poor farm, for six years, and died while holding that position. Nannie ( Walker) Nickerson died February 2, 1921, aged seventy-one years.
John H. Walker is the only living child born to his parents. One other, Fenton, is deceased. Mr. Walker was reared and educated in Harrison County and has practically spent his life here. In 1918, he went to Kansas City, Kansas where he learned all the details of the automobile tire business and engaged in that business there, which he later sold. On February 2, 1921, he established himself in business in Bethany, where he purchased the Interstate Tire Shop, which is located just south of the Knights of Pythias Hall. Here he carries a complete line of tires, and accessories and also does vulcanizing and general tire repair work, and has an extensive and profitable business.
On June 22, 1910, Mr. Walker was married to Miss Carrie I. Wilkison, a native of Bethany, and a member of a well known Harrison County family, Mrs. Walker is a daughter of J. B. and Jane (Kinkade) Wilkinson.
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natives of Harrison County, Missouri. They now reside on a farm six miles northwest of Eagleville, Missouri.
Mr. Walker has an extensive acquaintance in Bethany and vicinity, where he is regarded as a representative and dependable business man of tried integrity.
Lewis Hendren, a well known farmer and stockman of Jefferson Township, was born in this county December 19, 1869, and is a son of George W. and Angeline (Kelly) Hendren. George W. Hendren is a native of Kentucky, and came to Harrison County in 1856, and now resided in Jefferson Township. Angeline Kelly is a native of Tennessee and came to Harrison County with her parents in 1857 when she was a child.
To George W. and Angeline (Kelly) Hendren were born the following children: Lewis, the subject of this sketch; George E., a veterinary sur- geon of Bethany, Missouri ; Della M., married L. C. Wyatt, and they live in Topeka, Kansas; Oliver C., of Jefferson Township; Rosa J., married Jacob Jennings, and lives in Bethany ; Charles W., resides at home with his parents; and Sarah, deceased.
The paternal grandfather of Lewis Hendren, William Hendren, Sr., came to Harrison County in 1857, locating in Jefferson Township, where he farmed until his death, in 1896, at the age of eighty-three years. His first wife was Miss Pauline Starks, a native of Kentucky, and she was Lewis Hendren's grandmother.
The maternal grandparents of Lewis Hendren was G. W. and Eliza- beth (Alexandria) Kelly, natives of Tennessee, and settled in Harrison County, Missouri, in 1857. They are buried in Morris Chapel.
Lewis Hendren was reared on a farm and attended the public schools. He began farming for himself early in life and for a number of years has been successfully engaged in farming and stock raising. He first bought sixty-seven acres, and afterwards bought more land and is now the owner of 125 acres of well improved and valuable land and carries on general farming and stock raising and has met with success, and is today one of the substantial members of the community.
Mr. Hendren was married April 28, 1907, to Miss Mary C. McCollum, a native of Jefferson Township and a member of one of the pioneer families of Harrison County Her parents are John and Elmer Etta (Jeff- ries) McCollum, natives of Tennessee, and Kentucky, both now reside
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at Bethany, Missouri. They have eight living children and one dead. To Mr. and Mrs. Hendren have been born two children: Clarance, died in infancy, and Lewis V., resides at home with his parents.
Mr. Hendren is a Democrat and for a number of years has taken an active part in local politics. He has served as constable, collector, town- ship clerk, and assessor. He was the Democratic candidate for county treasurer at one time, but on account of the normal Republican majority of the county, he was defeated. He has been a member of the Modern Woodmen of America for twenty-three years and of the Knights of Pyth- ias for fifteen years. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and an Elder, and was for seventeen years clerk of the Mount Olive Congre- gation. This church was organized in 1862, and Mr. Hendren has the session record since its organization.
William H. Brough, who is one of the well known and prosperous stockmen of Jefferson Township, is a native of Indiana, although he has spent his life, since early childhood in Harrison County and for many years has been identified with the development of this section of the state. He was born in Laporte County, Indiana, June 6, 1861, and is a son of William and Sarah (Brooks) Brough, both natives of Indiana.
William Brough, Sr., remained in his native state until 1867, when he came to Missouri with his family and settled in Harrison County. Here he engaged in farming and stock raising and spent the remainder of his life. He was an industrious and hard working man and his life was typical of that of the early pioneers, who by their industry and dauntless perseverance laid the foundation of Harrison County.
To William and Sarah (Brooks) Brough were born the following children: William H., the subject of this sketch; one who died in in- fancy; and Mrs. Amanda Dodge, who lives in Kearney County, Kansas. William Brough, Sr., was married three times. By a former marriage, he has one daughter, who is now the wife of H. M. Hogan, of Jefferson Township. After the death of his second wife, the mother of William H. Brough, the father was again married and to that union were born the following children: Peter F., deceased; Emma, who lives in Kansas; Fred, lives in Iowa: Hannah, also lives in Iowa; Anna, and Bertha, both deceased.
William H. Brough was about six years old when the family settled in Harrison County and here he was reared to manhood and obtained
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his education in the district school. He was reared on a farm and since his childhood days has been familiar with farming and stock raising, and began farming for himself at an early age. He is now the owner of 290 acres of land, 170 of which constitutes his home place, and 120 acres in another farm. He carries on general farming and stock rais- ing and is meeting with well merited success. He is an extensive hog raiser.
Mr. Brough was married January 8, 1884 to Sarah F. Plank, a native of Buchanan County, Missouri, daughter of Thompson and Matilda (Eng- land) Plank, former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Jefferson Township. Her father, Aaron England, was a pioneer settler of Jeffer- son Township and entered forty acres just south of where Mr. Brough lives, and the land has never been out of the family, it being a part of the Brough farm. To Mr. and Mrs. Brough there have been born six children as follows: Mrs. Nora Kibbe, Centerville, Kansas; Charles H., Gillett, Wyoming; Earl W., Union Township, Harrison County; Royal, died in infancy; Leslie M., an employe of the government, at Washing- ton, D. C., and James K., on the home place in Jefferson Township.
Mr. Brough is enterprising and public spirited and takes a keen interest in his community and county. He has served on the school board and for the past twenty-five years has been a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows. Has always been a Republican.
Charles H. Stanton, owner and proprietor of Long View Stock Farm, in Jefferson Township, is one of the enterprising and substantial farmers and stockmen of Harrison County. He is a son of Morris H. and Serena J. (Blakeman) Stanton, both natives of New York. They were married in Illinois and came to Harrison County, Missouri, in February, 1858, making the trip across the country in a covered wagon. This type of wagon was known to the early day pioneers as a "prairie schooner". After coming here, Morris H. Stanton engaged in farming. During the Civil War he was a member of the state militia, although he saw very little, if any, service.
To Morris H. and Serena J. (Blakeman) Stanton were born the fol- lowing children: Hardy C., lives in Oklahoma; Alice A., married I. A. Edson, of Bethany, Missouri; Charles H., the subject of this sketch; Joel L., died in 1911; Lucy C., married J. H. Smith and died about twenty years ago; Edwin M., died in childhood; and one child died in infancy.
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Charles H. Stanton was reared on a farm and received his education in the public schools. In early life he engaged in farming and stock raising for himself and is now the owner of a valuable farm of 300 acres, which is known as Long View Stock Farm. His place is well improved and he carries on general farming and stock raising. He is the owner of one of the valuable jacks, eligible to registration, of Harrison County. He also is extensively engaged in raising sheep.
Mr. Stanton was married August 4, 1887 to Rachel Wiatt, a native of Harrison County, Missouri, and to that union were born the following children: Guy A., who lives in Colorado; Robert W., Union Township; Willa J., married L. R. Barnes, Dallas Township; Morris J., died in in- fancy ; and Joel C., Union Township. Harrison County. By a second mar- riage, Mr. Stanton has one son, Donald K., who resides at home with his parents. Mr. Stanton has a stepdaughter, Ruth Montgomery, whom he raised and she is now the wife of Donald S. Martin and they live in Sher- man Township, Harrison County.
Mr. Stanton has been a member of the school board for a number of years. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having held membership in that order for the past twelve years. He is a substantial citizen and one of the representative men of Harrison County.
Elden Landes, of Jefferson Township, is a well known and prog- ressive farmer and stockman. He is a native of Harrison County, and was born in Trail Creek Township, November 9, 1889. He is a son of Daniel and Nancy (Stauffer) Landes, both natives of Indiana.
Daniel Landes was married in Indiana and in 1876, came west and settled in Daviess County, Missouri. He remained there until 1881, when he came to Harrison County.
To Daniel and Nancy (Stauffer) Landes were born the following children: Harry, lives in Billings, Oklahoma; Charles, Ridgeway, Mis- souri; Riley, died in 1918, and is buried in Ridgeway Cemetery; Alice, married Charles Price, Ridgeway, Missouri; Clara, married Clarence Francis and is now deceased; George, died in 1907; Eva, married Calvin Longfellow, Madison Township; Maud, married John Edward, Harrison County ; and Etta, married George Howell, Kansas City, Missouri; and Eldon, the subject of this sketch.
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Eldon Landes was reared in Harrison County and obtained his edu- cation in the public schools. He has always followed farming and stock raising and is now the owner of a well improved farm of 120 acres, where he is successfully engaged in farming and stock raising. He keeps a good grade of stock.
Mr. Landes was married in 1910 to Miss Lillie M. Jinks, a native of Harrison County, Missouri. She died in 1915 and was buried at Ridge- way.
Mr. Landes second marriage was with Edna McCorkle, a native of Iowa, and a resident of Harrison County at time of her marriage, and two children were born to this union, Gerald H., and Wilbur Lee. Mr. Landes also has two children by his first marriage, Loren D. and Lila.
Mr. Landes is serving his second term as collector and constable of Jefferson Township and is the present clerk of the school board. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge and is one of the substantial citizens of this county. He is a Republican.
Robert S. Frame, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Jefferson Township, who is well known as a successful breeder of pure bred Poland China hogs, is a native of Harrison County. He was born July 8, 1885, and is the son of J. W. and Mary E. (Stolls) Frame, natives of Guernsey County, Ohio, a more detailed history of whom is given in the biograph- ical sketch of John W. Frame in this volume.
Robert S. Frame was reared in Jefferson Township and received his education in the public schools. Since early life he has been engaged in farming and stock raising and in recent years he has given special atten- tion to the breeding of big bone Poland China hogs. He has on his place some of the finest registered Poland China hogs to be found any place. He recently sold one which weighed 800 pounds and he has a valuable registered male hog which is a little over a year old and weighs over 500 pounds. Mr. Frame has a well improved farm of 240 acres and carries on general farming and stock raising, his place being well adapted to both grain farming and raising stock. His barn, which is 40x60 feet, is a unique structure and is built entirely of poles. It is a substantial building and is unusual in its plan as well as the material of which it is constructed.
Mr. Frame was married September 8, 1908, to Miss Minnie E. Groomer, a native of Daviess County, Missouri. She was born in May,
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1885. To Mr. and Mrs. Frame have been born two children, James L., born September 8, 1915, and Opal L., born May 10, 1918.
Mr. Frame is an enterprising citizen and one of the progressive and public spirited men of Harrison County.
J. C. Thompson, the capable cashier of the Citizens Bank of Eagle- ville, is a native of Harrison County. He was born in Colfax Township, June 13, 1890, and is a son of W. C. and Dane (Brower) Thompson.
W. C. Thompson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and came to Missouri when he was about twenty years old. He located in Colfax town- ship, Harrison County where he was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising until recent years. He is now living retired at Blythe- dale, Missouri.
Dane (Brower) Thompson was born in Dubuque, Iowa and is a daughter of Judge J. D. Brower, who during his life time was one of the most prominent citizens of Harrison County. He was a native of Indiana, and came to Harrison County before the Civil War and settled in Hamilton Township. He was a successful farmer and stockman and was also engaged in the mercantile business in Eagleville for a time. He was a prominent Republican and was a member of the county court of Harrison County for three terms and represented Harrison County in the State Legislature one term. He was a soldier in the Union Army dur- ing the Civil War and made a good military record but never would ac- cept a pension. He took the position that there were others who needed pensions worse than he did, and that they ere the ones who should have it. He died at Hamburg. Iowa, and his remains are buried at Eagleville.
J. C. Thompson is one of a family of three born to his parents, the eldest of whom is Ray, a farmer and stockman, living north of Bly- thedale, and the youngest is Agnes, who is now the wife of Ed. M. Bridges, of St. Joseph, Missouri.
Mr. Thompson was reared in Harrison County and educated in the district school and the school at Lamoni, Iowa and the Eagleville High School. He remained on the home farm until 1914 when he entered the employ of the Citizens Bank of Eagleville, as assistant cashier. He remained in that capacity for two years when he became cashier of the Bank of Blythedale. After remaining there three years he was elected cashier of the Citizens Bank of Eagleville, in 1919, and has filled that position until the present time.
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The Citizens Bank of Eagleville was orgnaized with a capital stock of $10,000 in 1900. The first cashier was John Barber who served in that capacity until 1908, when he was succeeded by J. C. Barber, who served until November, 1919, when he was succeeded by J. C. Thompson, th present cashier. George A. Powell was the first president and has held that position from the organization of the bank until the present time. G. D. Cramer has been vice-president since the organization of the bank. The present directors are George A. Powell, George D. Cramer, J. S. Vanzant, J. C. Barber, C. B. Hunsicker, B. B. Sharp. The deposits of the bank on June 16, 1921, were $100,000; loans, $290,000 and capital and surplus, $75,000. The bank owns its own building and is one of the substantial institutions of Harrison County.
J. C. Thompson was married in 1915, to Miss Ethel Hart, a daughter of Judge John Hart, a prominent farmer and stockman who lives north of Eagleville. To Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were born three children Neva, Elane, and Mary.
Mr. Thompson is a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a Republicon. He has an extensive ac- quaintance in Harrison County and is held in the highest regard by all who know him.
Albert T. Hogan, a well-to-do farmer and stockmen of Jefferson Town- ship, and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, is a native of Harrison County, and a member of one of the pioneer families of this section. He was born November 22, 1879, a son of Henry M. and Mary A. (Brough) Hogan.
Henry M. Hogan came from lowa in an early day and settled in Jefferson Township, Harrison County. He came here before the Civil War, but was too young for military service during the war. He was a successful farmer and stock raiser and spent his life in Jefferson Town- ship after coming here. He died at the age of sixty-two years.
Mary A. (Brough) Hogan was a native of Indiana, and a daughter of W. M. Brough, Sr.
To Henry M. and Mary A. (Brough) Hogan, were born the following children: Candacy, deceased; Albert T., the subject of this sketch ; Wil- iam R., who resides on the old home place; Nora A., Washington Town- ship; John S., Dallas Township; Jessie C., Jefferson Township; Beatrice,
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lives at Blue Ridge, and Robert Lee, and Homer Earl, both of whom died in childhood.
Albert T. Hogan, was reared to manhood on the home place and received his education in the public schools. April 16, 1898, he enlisted for the Spanish-American War and was discharged, February 3, 1899. He then re-enlisted in the United States Army, October 3, 1899, and saw much service in the Philippine Islands during the insurrection there, which followed the Spanish-American War. He was in the following en- gagements: Magdalan, January 19, 1900; Nasagbu, February 21, 1900 ;. near Pasacao, April 15, 1900; Lupi, August 15, 1900; Leubanan, August 20, 1900. He was with General Wheaton's Expedition into the Province of Cavite, from January 5, to January 14, 1900, and with Colonel Dorst's Expedition to Nasagbu, January 15, to 19, 1900, and with General Bates' Expedition into the Province of Southern Camarines, February 15, to February 22, 1900, and with Colonel Parkers' Expedition, to Pasaco, February 26, 1900, and with Major Nolan's Expedition, to Ragay, Au- gust 12, to 21, 1900. During the early part of his service, Mr. Hogan was made corporal and was promoted to sergeant April 13, 1901, and held that rank when he received his honorable discharge, at the Presidio, at San Francisco, California, June 3, 1901.
After his discharge from the army, Mr. Hogan returned to Harrison County and engaged in farming in Jefferson Township. He first pur- chased sixty acres of land and bought more land from time to time and is now the owner of 280 acres of land in Jefferson Township. His place is well improved and Mr. Hogan has placed most of the improvements on the farm himself. He carries on general farming and stock raising and is one of the successful men of Harrison County.
On April 23, 1905, Albert T. Hogan was married to Miss Eva Dillard, a native of Albany, Missouri. To this union were born three children as follows: Gladys O., Mary M., and Eva, all of whom reside at home; and Gladys is a student in the high school. Mrs. Hogan departed this life in 1918 and her remains are buried in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery at Bethany, Missouri.
Mr. Hogan has been a member of the school board for the past fifteen years and has also served as constable and collector of Jefferson Township. He has been a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge for seventeen years and belongs to the Christian Church.
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E. C. Ross, a prominent farmer and stockman of Dallas Township, was a successful teacher in Harrison County for thirty-two years. He was born in Harrison County, February 2, 1856, son of Hugh and Cath- arine (Carter) Ross, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Indiana.
Hugh Ross came from Ohio to Missouri in 1842 and was one of the very early settlers of Gentry County. He remained in that county until about 1845, when he moved to Harrison County. He was an early day school teacher and taught school in Harrison and Gentry counties for about twenty years. Later in life he devoted himself to farming and stock raising. He was married to Catharine Carter in 1843. She was a member of one of the very earliest pioneer families of Gentry County. She came from Indiana with her parents in 1839 and the family settled in Gentry County.
To Hugh and Catharine (Carter) Ross were born the following chil- dren: James, died in Iowa in 1861; Susan, married Harve Long, of Iowa and they are both deceased; Mary, married John Demott, both deceased; Martha, married C. C. Noble and they live in New Hampton, Missouri ; Jane A., married Jasper A. Crane and after his death she married Leonard Hines; Nancy, married J. L. Solomon, New Hampton, Missouri ; E. C., the subject of this sketch; Arch F., farmer, Dallas Township; Sarah, married I. M. Edson, Dallas Township; Marguerite, married James Edson, Dallas Township.
E. C. Ross was reared to manhood in Dallas Township and was educated in the public schools of Dallas Township and at Bethany; he then attended the State Teachers College at Kirksville, Missouri. He began teaching school in early life and for thirty-two years he was recognized as one of the able teachers of Harrison County. Six out of eight of his children have also been teachers and the youngest is now engaged in that profession.
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