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Mr. Ross was also interested in farming while he was engaged in teaching and is now the owner of a valuable farm of 280 acres of well improved land where he was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising for many years and which is now being operated by his son Lewis. Mr. Ross is extensively engaged in farming and stock raising.
Mr. Ross was married February 4, 1879, to Emma J. Apperson, a native of Cole County, Illinois and to Mr. and Mrs. Ross have been born eight children as follow: John H., Bethany, Missouri; Arch W., de-
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ceased; W. E., married Marie Baldwin and they live in Dallas Township; Mrs. Mary P. Ebersole, Albany, Missouri; Mrs. Catharine Nickerson, Bethany Township; Leslie L., White Oak Township; Lewis C., who is operating the home place with his parents and Jean N., a teacher at High Point.
Mr. Ross is a progressive and public spirited citizen and the Ross family stand high in Harrison County.
Jesse F. Frank, a progressive and well-to-do farmer and stockman of Dallas Township, who is the owner and proprietor of Hill View Farm, is a native of Iowa. He was born in Warren County, July 7, 1881, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Opie) Frank, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the mother was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Henry Frank came West and located in Iowa about 1870 and was engaged in farming and stock raising in Warren County until the time of his death. He served in the Union army during the Civil War, hav- ing enlisted in 1862. He participated in a number of important engage- ments and numerous skirmishes and was with Sherman on the famous march through Georgia and to the sea. He died in Warren County, Iowa, in 1887 and is buried there. He was married to Elizabeth Opie, December 25, 1866.
To Henry and Elizabeth (Opie) Frank were born five children as follows: Alice, married James Frank and they live in Illinois; Cora, mar- ried L. C. Wright and they live in South Dakota; Nancy, married A. N. Smith, Centerville, Kansas; Grace, married Joe Tremble, and they live in Iowa; and Jesse F., the subject of this review.
Jesse F. Frank was reared on a farm and received a good common school education in the district schools. He began life as a farmer and stockman and is now the owner of a splendid farm of 320 acres which is known as Hill View Farm and is located in Dallas Township, about one and one-half miles south of Martinsville. The place is well improved and all of the improvements have been made by Mr. Frank. He carries on general farming and stock raising and is one of the successful farmers of Harrison County. He raises registered big boned Poland China hogs and at this writing has about eighty head on hand. Mrs. Frank is one of the successful poultry raisers of this section. She raises standard bred White Leghorn chickens of the Hill View strain. She also raises
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Mammoth White Holland turkeys with which she has been very suc- cessful.
Mr. Frank was married August 6, 1901 to Miss Bffie England, a native of Harrison County and to this union two children have been born as follow: Archie H., a graduate of the Bethany High School, of the class of 1921 and now a student in the University of Missouri, at Columbia ; and George D., who is attending school in Bethany.
Mr. Frank is one of the dependable citizens of Harrison County and the Frank family is well known and highly respected.
Archibald F. Ross is a prominent farmer of Dallas Township and a member of one of the pioneer families of this section of Missouri. He was born in Harrison County, February 17, 1858, a son of Hugh and Catharine (Carter) Ross, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Indiana.
Hugh Ross came to Missouri and first located in Gentry County, in 1841 and his wife came here the following year. Hugh Ross remained in Gentry County a few years, when he came to Harrison County, and settled in Dallas Township. This was about 1845. He was a pioneer school teacher in this section but devoted his life chiefly to farming and stock raising.
Hugh Ross and his wife were the parents of the following children: James R., died in Iowa, in 1861; Susan, married Harvey Long and they are deceased; Mary, married John Demott and they are deceased; Martha. married C. C. Noble, New Hampton, Missouri; Jane, married Leonard Himes, Dallas Township; Nancy, married J. L. Solomon, New Hampton; E. C., Dallas Township; A. F., the subject of this sketch; Sarah, married I. M. Edson, Dallas Township, and Marguerite, married James Edson, Dallas Township.
A. F. Ross was reared in Dallas Township and educated in the public schools and the State Teachers College at Kirkville, Missouri. He has made farming and stock raising his chief occupation and has met with success. He now owns 240 acres which is one of the best farms in Har- rison County. His place is well improved with a good residence and other farm buildings and it is under a high state of cultivation.
Mr. Ross was married March 13, 1879, to Miss Barbara Ann Hen- dricks. Her father is now deceased, having departed this life January
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5, 1921, at the advanced age of eighty-nine years and her mother now makes her home with Mrs. Ross and is eighty-five years old.
To Mrs. and Mr. Ross have been born seven children as follow: Mrs. Ella Stewart, lives in Gentry County; Mrs. Bessie Van Hoozer, Dallas Township; Charles I., Dallas Township; Mrs. Addie Kelsey, Cam- eron, Missouri; Mary, died in 1892, and is buried in Kidwell Cemetery; Mrs. Willa Nickerson, Jefferson Township, and Wilbur Carter lives at home with his parents.
Mr. Ross is public spirited and takes a commendable interest in local affairs. He has served as township trustee and on the local school board. He is a member of the Methodist Church and ranks as one of the lead- ing citizens of Harrison County.
Elmer C. Baldwin, one of the well known and substantial citizens of Dallas Township, is a native of Harrison County and a member of one of the honored pioneer families of northern Missouri. He was born in Dallas Township, March 24, 1868, a son of E. T. and Margaret (Clark) Baldwin, the former a native of Michigan, born March 24, 1837, and the latter a native of Ohio.
The Clark family went to Iowa at an early day and Margaret Clark accompanied her parents to that state. Later they came to Missouri and settled in Dallas Township, Harrison County. After coming to Harrison County, E. T. Baldwin entered 160 acres of government land on section 21, in Dallas Township and followed farming and stock raising for a number of years. He served in the Union army in the Civil War and held the rank of lieutenant. He was prominent in the affairs of Har- rison County and one of its most widely known citizens. He died in 1912 and his wife died in 1878, and they are buried in Kidwell Cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: Judge W. C., Dallas Township; Edward, died in infancy; James died in infancy ; Elmer C., the subject of this sketch; Lucille, who was a teacher in the Bethany Schools for a number of years, and Hattie, both of whom live on the old home place in Dallas Township.
Elmer C. Baldwin was educated in the district schools of Dallas Township and the Stanberry Normal School at Stanberry, Missouri, and in early life taught school for four or five years. However, he has made farming and stock raising his chief occupation and is one of the suc-
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cessful farmers and stockmen of Harrison County. He owns a splendid farm of 340 acres which is under a high state of cultivation and well improved. He carries on general farming and stock raising and has met with success.
Mr. Baldwin was married December 27, 1900, to Miss Jennie Scott, a native of Harrison County and they have three children: Margarite, who graduated at the Martinsville Consolidated High School in the class of 1921, now a student at Park College, Parkville, Missouri; Trumen, age thirteen; and Eleanor, age nine.
Mr. Baldwin is a member of the board of directors and secretary of the Bank of Martinsville, and is a member of the local school board. He has held membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge for twenty-five years and the Baldwin family belong to the Presbyterian Church at Martinsville, Missouri. Mr. Baldwin is an enterprising citizen and has an extensive acquaintance and stands high in the community.
Joe L. Rader, the capable and popular postmaster of Martinsville, Missouri, is a native of Harrison County and has been identified with this section of the state all his life. He was born December 10, 1881, a son of John M. and Martha J. (Funk) Rader, natives of Indiana. They were married in Indiana and in 1872 came to Missouri and settled in Harrison County, where the father engaged in farming and stock raising.
To John M. Rader and wife were born the following children: James M., who lives in Woods County, Oklahoma; Mrs. Ova Clipp, of New Hampton, Missouri; Mrs. C. L. Crafts, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Etta, de- ceased; and Joe L., the subject of this sketch.
Joe L. Rader was reared in Harrison County and educated in the public schools of New Hampton and has always been engaged in clerical work. In 1918, he was appointed postmaster of Martinsville, and since that time he has faithfully and efficiently discharged the duties of that office. He has a nice home and ten acres of land at Martinsville, where he is successfully engaged in raising chickens.
Mr. Rader was married in October, 1907, to Miss Edna M. Van Hooser, a native of Harrison County and a member of one of the pioneer families of Dallas Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Rader has been born one child, Wanola, who is now a student in the Martinsville High School.
Mr. Rader has an extensive acquaintance in Harrison County and is a dependable and highly respected citizen.
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Lewis R. Marrs, a prosperous farmer and stockman, of Dallas Town- ship, is a native of Denver, Worth County, Missouri. He was born March 1, 1871 and is a son of Willis and Elizabeth (McGee) Marrs.
Willis Marrs was born in Iowa in 1839, while his parents were enroute from Illinois to Missouri. Dr. Willis Marrs was a son of James Madison and Elizabeth (Camerer) Marrs. The former, a native of Clarke County, Indiana, born June 10, 1816. He was a son of Major James Marrs, born in Tazewell County, Virginia, in 1798 and died August 24, 1859. He married Nancy Carr, a native of Pennsylvania and she died February 12, 1871. He came in April, 1840, to Missouri and he and his wife are buried in Henton Cemetery, Gentry County. The grand- father and grandmother are both buried in Carter Cemetery, Gentry County. James Madison Marrs was the first settler of Howard Town- ship, Gentry County, and his wife was the only white woman this far north in the then unbroken wilderness of this section.
Dr. Willis Marrs spent his early life in Gentry County, and later located at Denver, Worth County, where he was engaged in the practice of medicine during the remainder of his life. He died in 1892 and his remains are buried in the McGee Cemetery in Gentry County. Willis Marrs and Elizabeth McGee were married about 1866. She was a native of Kentucky and came to Missouri with her parents in 1856. He was a prominent military man and was a great drill master and drilled soldiers for different wars.
To Willis and Elizabeth (McGee) Marrs were born the following children: James T., born September 13, 1867, and died in 1920; Ollie Morris, born April 17, 1869 and died in 1894; Lewis R., the subject of this sketch; Amanda, born October 16, 1872, married G. J. McGee, of St. Joseph, Missouri; Jane, born October 15, 1874, married Sam Jones, Pritcher, Oklahoma; Beulah, born March 17, 1876, married Hugh F. McKee, Weiser, Idaho; George, born May 7, 1879, and died in infancy ; John, born November 16, 1880, died in 1883 and Lena, born December 1, 1882, died November 27, 1898. The mother was born December 31, 1842, and died April 7, 1884.
L. R. Marrs received his education in the public schools at Denver, Missouri and early in life engaged in farming and stock raising. He owns a valuable farm of 240 acres in Dallas Township, where he carries on general farming and stock raising and is recognized as one of the suc- cessful men of affairs of Harrison County.
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Mr. Marrs was married September 21, 1897 to Barbara Sevenson, a native of Gentry County, born in 1866, a daughter of William and Achrah Jane (Dennson) Stevenson, the former a native of Scotland and the mother of Massachusetts.
The Stevenson family settled in Gentry County in 1865, coming from Wisconsin. They drove with oxen. When Mrs. Stevenson was a girl about fifteen years old she rode on the first railroad that was built in the United States from Albany to Schnectady and would never ride on a railroad train again. They spent their lives in Gentry County after coming here. They first lived in a log house which later was replaced by a more modern residence. The father died December 17, 1900, aged eighty-six years, and the mother was born in 1826, within forty miles of Boston and died in October 29, 1895 and are both buried in Carter Cemetery, Gentry County.
To Mr. and Mrs. Marrs have been born two children: Thankful, born July 11, 1898, married Elvis Rice, Dallas Township, and Lorraine, born April 2, 1901, at home with her parents.
The Marrs residence is one of the fine modern homes of Harrison County. It is a ten room structure and beautifully finished throughout. Mrs. Marrs is a very successful poultry raiser and at this writing has over a thousand chickens on hand. Mr. Marrs has been a director in the Bank of Martinsville ever since that bank was organized and has served as township trustee. He has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for the past twenty years and is one of the well known representative citizens of Harrison County.
Roy C. Travis, the owner and proprietor of Hill View Poultry Farm, which is located on sections 35 and 36, Dallas Township, is a native son of Harrison County. He was born August 15, 1882, a son of Charles and Eliza (Music) Travis, both natives of Harrison County.
Charles Travis was born in this county in 1858 and was engaged in farming and stock raising here until 1888, when he went to California and after remaining about a year returned to Harrison County, which has since been his home.
Roy Travis was reared in Dallas Township and attended the district school. Later he attended the Stanberry Normal School at Stanberry, Missouri. He has made farming and stock raising his life occupation and has met with success. Mrs. Travis is one of the successful poultry
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raisers of Dallas Township and specializes in raising White Leghorn chickens. She raises a standard bred strain of chickens and keeps about 350 on hand and each season raises about a thousand chicks. She also sells large quantities of eggs for hatching purposes. Hill View Poultry Farm is well improved and is productive land. It is located about seven miles from Bethany.
Roy Travis was married in September, 1907, to Miss Vernie Oyler, a native of Harrison County and a member of one of the prominent pioneer families of this section. To Mr. and Mrs. Travis have been born one child, Doris, who was born in 1909 and resides at home with her parents.
Mr. Travis is a progressive and enterprising citizen and the Travis family stand high in the community.
J. A. Gutridge, a well known farmer and stockman of Union Town- ship is a native of Harrison County and his parents were among the early settlers here. He was born November 13, 1862, the son J. N. and Rachel (Dorrel) Gutridge.
J. N. Gutridge was born in Ohio and his wife was a native of Indi- ana. He was an early settler in Missouri, coming to this state about 1853. In 1861, when the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the Union army and served until the close of the war. He then returned to Har- rison County and spent several years here and went to Indiana where he died. His wife died in Harrison County.
To J. N. and Rachel (Dorrel) Gutridge were born the following children : Cordelia, married G. W. Buntin, of Ridgeway, Missouri; H. S., is deceased and his remains are buried in the Allen Cemetery ; E. M., died in the west; S. T., died at the age of thirty years and is buried in the Allen Cemetery; James H., lives in Marion Township, Harrison County, and J. A., the subject of this sketch.
J. A. Gutridge was reared in Union Township and received his edu- cation in the district school. He began farming and stock raising in early life and has been successful in that field of endeavor. He is the owner of 136 acres of well improved land which is under a high state of cultivation. He carries on general framing and stock raising.
Mr. Gutridge was married in 1883 to Miss Columbia J. Triplett, who is a member of one of the pioneer families of Harrison County, who set- tled here at an early date. To Mr. and Mrs. Gutridge have been born
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the following children: H. E., who lives in St. Joseph, Missouri; H. C., Coffey County, Kansas; Alva N., Union Township; Clella M., married Alva Wolcut; Stella O., who died in 1919, and is buried in Allen Ceme- tery ; one died in infancy ; and Velma L., married H. R. Shaw, of Marion Township, Harrison County.
Mr. Gutridge has always taken an active interest in local affairs and has served as township collector, school director and as a member of the board of trustees of the township. He is progressive, enterpris- ing and one of the dependable citizens of Harrison County.
Peter McCaul, a Civil War veteran, now deceased, was a pioneer settler and a prominent farmer and stockman of Union Township, Har- rison County. He was a native of Ireland, born April 5, 1837. He came to America when he was fourteen years old and first located in Brooklyn, New York, where he remained about six years. Later he came to St. Louis, Missouri, and from there to Harrison County. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in August, 1861 and served in the commis- sary department. He was discharged on account of disability before the close of the war. After the war he returned to Harrison County where he was engaged in the general mercantile business and later in farming and stock raising until the time of his death, February 13, 1889.
Peter McCaul was chief clerk for The Markey Mercantile Company at New Orleans, Louisiana, and left there during the yellow fever epidemic. He settled in St. Louis |for a time. In 1860 he came to Har- rison County. After the Civil War in 1868, he conducted a general store at Eagleville, Missouri. He with his sister, Margurate, conducted a grocery store at Brooklyn, New York before going south.
Mr. McCaul was a Democrat in his political views.
Peter McCaul was married in 1870 to Mary McKone. She is a native of Maine and came west to Illinois with her parents when a girl. In 1869, they came to Missouri. She now lives on the old home place in Union Township. This is one of the valuable farms of Harrison County and consists of 380 acres of valuable land. Peter McCaul was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge for twenty-five years and was a substantial and highly respected citizen.
To Peter and Mary McCaul were born the following children: Ed- ward F., who lives on the home place in Union Township; Isabelle, mar- ried J. H. Ward, of Springfield, Missouri; Peter B., Horton, Kansas; J.
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C., who lives on a part of the old home place in Union Township and owns 160 acres of land, which he homesteaded near Roosevelt, Oklahoma; Michael, who lives in Kansas City, Missouri; and Marguerite, who is a teacher at Centralia, Missouri.
Michael McCaul enlisted in the World War in 1917 and after a period of training in Camp Funston he was commissioned a first lieu- tenant. He went overseas June 7, 1918, and served in the quartermaster department. He remained in France until after the armistice was signed and later returned to the United States and received his discharge at Camp Taylor, Kentucky.
The McCaul family is one of the prominent families of Harrison County. Mrs. McCaul is a member of the Catholic Church of Andover neighborhood. She is one of the estimable women of Harrison County.
E. L. Mitchell, owner and proprietor of Brookdale Stock Farm, in Union Township, is a leading farmer and stockman of Harrison County. He was born September 26, 1866, and is a son of David S. and Eliza J. (Mathes) Mitchell, natives of Indiana. They were married in Indiana, and in 1868, the family came to Missouri and settled in Harrison County.
To David S. and Eliza J. (Mathes) Mitchell, were born the follow- ing children: William, died at the age of twenty years; Elmer, died at the age of two years; E. L., the subject of this sketch; John P., lives in Harrison County ; Sarah H., married Sherman Dale, and died January 17, 1921, and her remains are buried at Eagleville; Emery M., lives in St. Joseph, Missouri ; Clara M., married Tom Beeks, Union Township.
E. L. Mitchell was reared in Harrison County and educated in the public schools. He engaged in farming and stock raising when a young man and has successfully followed that field of endeavor to the present time. He is now the owner of 345 acres of well improved and valuable land which is one of the best farms in Harrison County. The place has an ample supply of water and is well adapted to either stock raising or general farming.
On September 9, 1888, E. L. Mitchell was united in marriage with Sarah J. Tripp and the following children were born to this union: Ocie O., lives at Lingle, Wyoming; Orren, lives in Wyoming; Opal A., resides at home; Thelma O., is a graduate of the Torrington High School, Torr- ington, Wyoming; one child died in infancy ; and Manley B., resides at home.
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Mr. Mitchell is a public spirited citizen and has contributed his share to the upbuilding and development of Union Township and Harrison County and the Mitchell family is represented of the leading people of Harrison County. Mr. Mitchell has been a member of the Modern Wood- men of America Lodge for the past thirty years.
W. A. Wethered, a substantial citizen of Bethany, is a native of Mis- souri and a member of one of the early pioneer families, of the northern part of the state. He was born in Grundy County, Missouri, September 2, 1866, and is a son of Charles W. and Elizabeth (Handy) Wethered.
Charles W. Wethered was born in Canada, November 17, 1836. He was a son of George Wethered, who came to Iowa with his family at an early day and settled near Ottumwa and there Charles W. Wethered grew to manhood. When he first came to Harrison County he lived near New Hampton for a time and later he removed to Trail Creek Township, where he bought a farm and was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising during the remainder of his life and became very well-to- do. He died in 1905 and is buried at Mount Moriah. Elizabeth (Handy) Wethered was born in Indiana in 1844 and in 1850 her parents came West and located in Iowa. She now resides at Bethany.
To Charles W. and Elizabeth (Handy) Wethered were born the fol- lowing children: George, died in childhood; W. A., the subject of this sketch; R. D., a successful farmer of Trail Creek Township; Frank E., who lives on the old home place in Trail Creek Township; Lewis lives in Bethany; E. H., Grant Township; and Mary J., married T. C. Miles, of Grant Township; and twins, Clarence and Clara, who died in infancy.
WV. A. Wethered was reared to manhood in Harrison County and has always been interested in farming. He is now the owner of a valu- able farm of 300 acres which is located in Sherman Township. Mr. Wethered was married in 1902 to Miss Mabel Selby and they have one child, Illene.
Mr. Wethered has always taken an active part in the public affairs of his township and county and has held the office of township trustee and justice of the peace. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a progressive, enterprising, and dependable citizen. The Wethered family is one of the representative families of Harrison County. Mr. Wethered moved to Bethany in 1918 where he still resides.
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L. Underwood, a leading farmer and stockman of Union Township, was born in January 4, 1864, in Hamilton Township, a son of James and Sarah (McCarty) Underwood, the former a native of South Carolina, who died when L. Underwood of this sketch was eleven months old. The mother died in 1896.
L. Underwood received his education in the public schools and has been engaged in farming and stock raising since early manhood. He is the owner of 280 acres of highly improved and productive land. Much of his place is devoted to grass and with an ample supply of water makes it an ideal stock farm. Mr. Underwood is one of the successful men of affairs of Harrison County.
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