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Stanley Rucker, a veteran of the World War, from Union Township, is a native son of this county and was born May 15, 1890. He is a son of James and Mary (Blaylock) Rucker, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Ohio.
Stanley Rucker was reared and educated in Union Township and was engaged in farming when the United States entered the World War. He entered the United States Army, April 26, 1917. He was sent to Camp Funston, for training and from there to Camp Mills, New York. He sailed for overseas June 4, 1917 and on June 16th, he landed at Liverpool, Eng- land. He sailed from Southhampton, England, to La Harve, France. He was a member of B Company, 356th Infantry, 1st Battillion of the famous 89th Division. Mr. Rucker was with his command, in all the sever fighting in which it participated including the Battle of Argonne- Forest and along the Meuse River. He experienced all the hardships
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and vicissitudes which fell to the lot of the soldier of the World War, and during his fourteen months of active service, he was never away from his company when it was in line of duty. After the close of the war he was returned to the United States and received his honorable discharge. He then returned to his home in Union Township where he has since been engaged in farming. He is an enterprising young man and the Rucker family stand high in Harrison County.
Clifford Chandler, a veteran of the World War, now residing in Union Township is a native of Harrison County. He was born March 9, 1896, and is a son of Charles H. and Smantha E. (Reynolds) Chandler.
Charles H. Chandler was born in Ohio and at an early day removed to Warren County, Iowa, with his parents. This was about 1854. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in Company H, 34th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, at Burlington, Iowa. He was at the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, with his regiment and took part in a great many import- ant engagements of the Civil War, as well as numerous skirmishes. He was confined in a hospital at Morgans Bend for three months and was then given a furlough, April 25, 1865, and after remaining home for a few days went to Davenport, Iowa, where he was mustered out of the service and honorably discharged, in August, 1865. He then returned home and engaged in farming and stock raising, which has been his life's occupation.
Charles H. Chandler was married to Smantha Reynolds, December 19, 1886, and to this union four children have been born as follows: Vernon M., born November 18, 1887, lives in Union Township; M. G., born June 6, 1889, lives in Union Township; August S., born October 15, 1891, lives in Union Township, and Clifford B., born March 9, 1896, also live in Union Township.
Clifford D. Chandler was reared in Union Township and educated in the public schools. When the United States entered the World War, he entered the United States Army at Bethany, Missouri, July 24, 1918. He was sent to Camp Funston for training, and became a member of Company E, 210 Engineers, 10th Division. He left Camp Funston, with his command and was sent to Camp Mills, New York, reaching there November 7, 1918, and was there when the armistice was signed, and remained there until January 7, 1919. He was then sent to Camp Hum-
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phries, where he remained until May 25, 1919, when he was transfered to Camp Taylor, Kentucky, where he was honorably discharged and mustered out of the service.
After being discharged from the army Clifford Chandler returned to his home in Union Township where he has since been engaged in farming.
Frank Fancher, a veteran of the World War and a representative young man of Bethany, Missouri, is a native of this county. He was born October 7, 1888, and is a son of W. S. and Sallie (Nowland) Fancher.
W. S. Fancher and his wife were both born in Missouri. They are the parents of the following children: Bert, Union Township; Jessie, married Rupert Buks, Jamesport, Missouri; Cora, married William Eaton, Grant Township; Frank, the subject of this sketch; Harry, lives in Beth- any; Max, who is engaged in the grocery business at Brooklyn; and Roy, who is employed in a shipyard near San Francisco, California.
Frank Fancher was reared in Harrison County and educated in the public schools and after the United States entered the World War, he was chosen for service under the selective draft and entered the army July 25, 1918. He was sent to Camp Pike, Arkansas, where he was in train- ing for a period of six months, when he was transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa, where, after the armistice was signed, he received his honorable discharge.
After being discharged from the army, Mr. Fancher returned to Har- rison County where he resumed his former occupation of farming and stock raising. He is a dependable young man and is making good.
Otto Vernon McNelly, who served in the United States Navy dur- ing the World War, is a native of Harrison County. He was born June 8, 1894, and is a son of Benjamin F. and Elizabeth J. (Denton) McNelly.
Benjamin F. McNelly was born in Harrison County, Missouri, in 1859. He was engaged in farming and stock raising in Union Town- ship about all his life and died in March, 1919, and his remains are buried in Hobbs Cemetery. Elizabeth J. (Denton) McNelly was also born in Harrison County, Missouri and reared and educated here. She now resides on the home place in Union Township.
To Benjamin F. and Elizabeth' J. (Denton) McNelly, were born the following children: Otto V., the subject of this sketch; Esther B.,
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who resides at home with her mother; Clifford D., resides at home and Cordia R., also resides at home.
Otto V. McNelly was reared on the home farm and received his edu- cation in the public schools. When the United States entered the World War he enlisted in the United States navy and went to St. Louis, Mis- souri. From there he was sent to the Great Lakes Training Station in Illinois. From there he was sent to Hampton Roads, Virginia, and as- signed to the battleship Maine. He served for eleven months on that battleship, when he was transferred to duty in the navy yards at Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, and on August 16, 1919, he was returned to St. Louis, where he was relieved from active service although he is still a member of the naval reserves, his term of enlistment expiring in May, 1922. Since being relieved from the navy, he has been assisting his mother on the home farm in Union Township.
Mr. McNelly is one of the dependable young men of Harrison County and the McNelly family are representative of the best citizenship of this county.
John W. Booher, a well known and progressive farmer and stockman of Union Township is a native of Missouri. He was born August 4, 1860, a son of William J. and Lucinda (Asher) Booher, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Indiana.
When the Booher family first came west, they settled in Iowa and from there came to Harrison County, Missouri. William J. and Lucinda (Asher) Booher were the parents of the following children: Martha, died in 1899; Marguerite F., died in 1891; Isaac M., lives in Iowa; Emily J., died in 1896, and John W., the subject of this sketch.
John W. Booher was educated in the public schools and has made farming and stock raising his life occupation. He now owns and operates a farm of 180 acres, carrying on general farming and stock raising.
Mr. Booher was married in 1887 to Miss Viola J. Parris, a native of Taylor County, Iowa, and the following children have been born to them: George W., lives in Iowa; Carrie L., married John Rucker, Union Town- ship; Guy, deceased; Paul H., lives in Iowa; Viola B., married Verne Chandler, Union Township; Bud, lives in Washington; James E., lives in Harrison County, and John B. also lives in Harrison County; Madge, Bethany, Missouri; Mary C., lives at home; Christy, deceased; Virgil, at home; Charles, died in infancy ; and one other who died in infancy.
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George W. Booher served in the United States army during the World War. He was first sent to Camp Funston and after thirty days' train- ing, transferred to Camp Pike and was in the service twenty months and received his honorable discharge at Camp Pike.
Paul H. Booher enlisted in the United States navy and was sent to the Great Lakes and served on the United States patrol. After the close of the war he was discharged and returned to Union Township.
Mr. Booher takes a commendable interest in local affairs and has served as a member of the local school board. He is a dependable citizen and stands high in the community.
D. A. Hubbard, veteran of the World War and one of the well and favorable known young men of Harrison County, was born in this county April 21, 1894. He is a son of L. S. and Mary E. (Roach) Hubbard.
L. S. Hubbard who is now the capable constable of Marion Township is a native of Missouri and has spent his entire life in this county. He served as constable at Union Township for eight years and then removed to Marion Township and was elected constable of that township in 1906, serving one term at that time. In 1912, he was again elected to that office and since that time he has been elected each consecutive term and still holds that office. He has fulfilled the duties of his office efficiently and has won a wide reputation as a capable officer.
Mary E. (Roach) Hubbard is also a native of Missouri and her par- ents were early pioneer settlers of Iowa. However, they later removed to Missouri and spent the latter part of their lives in this state. To L. S. and Mary E. (Roach) Hubbard have been born the following children: Rosa, died in 1902, and is buried in Atchison County, Missouri ; Elva, mar- ried James Hale and they live in Hamilton Township, Harrison County ; Annie, married William Bensyl, Hamilton Township; Hattie, married Ben Lacy, Eagleville, Missouri; D. A., the subject of this sketch; Pearl, mar- ried Lloyd Hewitt, Eagleville, Missouri; and Goldie, married Ralph Camp- bell, Eagleville, Missouri.
D. A. Hubbard was educated in the public schools and when the United States entered the World War, he entered the United States army, October 2, 1917, and was sent to Camp Funston. Kansas, where he re- mained in training until February 10, 1918. He was then transferred to Washington, D. C., and about four weeks later sailed for overseas, landing at Brest, France. He was at the front for about five months, during
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which time he served with the engineers. He remained in the army for about seven months after the armistice was signed, when he was re- turned to the United States and received his honorable discharge and came home.
D. A. Hubbard was married June 23, 1917, to Miss Pierce of Eagle- ville, and to them have been born two children: John, who is three years of age and Harriet, who is one year old.
W. S. McCollum, who is successfully engaged in the real estate and insurance business at Eagleville, was born in Tennessee, January 24, 1850, a son of Alexander and Susanna (Maltsbarger) McCollum, both natives of Green County, Tennessee.
Alexander McCollum came to Harrison County, Missouri, in 1852, and entered 160 acres of government land, six miles north of Bethany, and spent the remainder of his life on that place. He took a prominent part in the early life of Harrison County and served as county surveyor for a number of years. He was married in Tennessee in 1846 to Susanna Maltsbarger and the following children were born to them: John, Beth- any, Missouri ; David A., died in 1914, and is buried in Harolds' Cemetery ; W. S., the subject of this sketch ; Michael, Huston, Texas ; Martha J., Beth- any, Missouri; Rachel, St. Joseph, Missouri, and Phillip, who lives on Kinghill Avenue, St. Joseph, Missouri; Mary, died at the age of three years; Susanna B., died at the age of eighteen years and Sarah, died at the age of thirteen years. By a former marriage, Alexander McCollum was the father of the following children: Isaac B., who came to Har- rison County, and was killed here during the Civil War; James, who also came to Harrison County and died at the age of fifty years and one died in infancy at the time of the mother's death.
W. S. McCollum was reared in Harrison County and educated in the public schools. He attended the MeCollum District School and re- ceived an excellent mathematical training under the private instruction of his father, who was an exceptionally good mathematician. Mr. Mc- Collum taught school for a number of years in early life in Harrison County and he was then engaged in the banking business in Eagleville for some time, but for the past several years he has conducted a real estate, loan and insurance business. During the course of his business career he has loaned large amounts of money for eastern concerns in this section.
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W. S. McCollum was married in 1881 to Miss Lewella K. Hoylman, a native of West Virginia, born near White Sulphur Springs. To Mr. and Mrs. McCollum have been born the following children: Susanna, Edith, Blanche, Matile, Laura, Glade, Lewella, Allegra and William Alexander.
Mr. McCollum is a Royal Arch Mason and he and Mrs. McCollum belong to the Methodist Church South. He is one of the substantial citizens of Harrison County.
I. A. German, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Union Township, was born in Iowa in 1876. He is a son of William and Lavina (Much- grove) German, both natives of Ohio who came to Harrison County, Mis- souri in 1893 and they spent the remainder of their lives here. They were the parents of the following children: Edward, died at the age of eighteen years; William A., Des Moines, Iowa; Sarah, married Bert Shain and died in 1903, is buried in the Blythedale Cemetery; Nettie, married George Sample, Des Moines, Iowa; Laura, married John Fish; I. A., the subject of this sketch; Mary, married C. B. Hobbs, and died in 1920 and is buried in the Hobbs Cemetery.
I. A. German recevied his education in the district schools. He was reared on a farm, thus became familiar with farm life and farming and stock raising at an early age and has followed farming all his life. He is now the owner of 200 acres of land which is one of the valuable and well improved farms of the county. He has a good eight room residence and other commodious and substantial farm buildings on the place. He carries on geenral farming and stock raising and is meeting with success.
Mr. German was married January 7, 1900, to Miss Villa Dixon, a native of Harrison County and a descendant of one of the very early pioneer families of this section. Her grandfather entered 160 acres of government land, four miles west of Eagleville and Mrs. German was reared on that place. To Mr. and Mrs. German have been born five chil- dren as follows: Roscoe, died in infancy; Lorn, who resides at home; Gladys, Lottie and Elden, all of whom reside at home.
Mr. German has always taken an interest in public affairs and has held the offices of justice of the peace and member of township board. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and one of the depend- able citizens of Harrison County and the family stands high in the com- munity.
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J. W. Todd, a successful and well known farmer and stock raiser of Union Township is a native of Missouri. He was born January 18, 1872, and is a son of Edward and Rosanna (Baugh) Todd, both natives of Kentucky.
The Todd family came to Missouri and settled in Gentry County in 1879 and the father was engaged in farming and stock raising in that county until 1895, when he came to Harrison County and here spent the remainder of his life. He died in 1897 and his remains are buried at Brooklyn.
To Edward and Rosanna (Baugh) Todd were born the following chil- dren: James W., the subject of this sketch; David, who lives in Union Township; Patsy, married Newton Hunter, and they live in Rooks County, Kansas; Capitola, died in November, 1920, and is buried in Holt Ceme- tery; one died in infancy; Mary, lives at Ridgeway ; Joe, who has served in the United States navy since 1906; one died in infancy; Bert, lives in Union Township; and John lives in Jefferson Township.
Mr. Todd was educated in the public schools and early in life began farming and stock raising on his own account and has met with success. He owns a valuable farm of 200 acres in section 33, Union Township.
Mr. Todd was married in 1916 to Mary O. Kennedy and to them have been born three children: Leonard, Frances and Mary Evelyn.
Mr. Todd is a public spirited and progressive citizen and takes an active interest in local matters of a public nature and has served as school director of his district and has also served as township trustee. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.
John E. Wyant, a well known farmer and stockman of Jefferson Township, is a native of Harrison County and was born in 1879. He is a son of J. R. and Martha (Shain) Wyant.
J. R. Wyant came from Iowa to Missouri with his parents in 1867 and was here married to Martha Shain in 1872. She was born in Harrison County. Her father was a very early pioneer settler in this section and upon coming here he settled on the land where the town of Eaglesville is now located.
To J. R. and Martha (Shain) Wyant were born the following chil- dren: Ollie, married L. J. Nible, of Eagleville; Anna, married John Franklin and they live in Oklahoma; Liew, married Josie McCoy and lives
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in Jefferson Township; John E., the subject of this sketch; Arthur, lives in Union Township; Mrs. Stella Hillyard, Grant Township and one child died in infancy.
John E. Wyant was reared on a farm and received his education in the public schools of Harrison County. He has been engaged in farming and stock raising practically all his life and has met with uniform success.
Mr. Wyant was married to Miss Elma Edson, a native of Harrison County and a member of one of the very early pioneer families of this section of the state. To John E. and Elma (Edson) Wyant were born the following children: Lloyd R., St. Joseph, Missouri ; Clare, Nellie, Ivan, Loah, Claude and Gerald, all residing at home. The mother of these children died March 11, 1921 and her remains are buried in the Morris Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Wyant is a substantial citizen and is a member of the Christian Church.
F. M. Wheeler, who has been identified with the development of Beth- any, Missouri, for a number of years was born in Harrison County, De- cember 18, 1861, a son of Isaac and Irene (King) Wheeler.
Isaac Wheeler was a native of Indiana and came to Missouri with his parents in 1855. They settled in Harrison County on what is known as the James Gillespie place, east of Bethany. Isaac Wheeler moved to Bethany in 1873 and died here July 24, 1884, and his remains are buried in the Dale Cemetery. During the Civil War he served in the Home Guards for six months. Irene (King) Wheeler came to Harrison County with her parents from Virginia, in 1853, and her father bought land of John S. Allen, which Isaac Wheeler later bought.
To Isaac and Irene (King) Wheeler were born the following children: F. M., the subject of this sketch; Mollie, married Mitchell Thompson, of St. Joseph, Missouri; Hattie, married Jasper Long, of Bethany, Missouri ; Eliza, married George Bartlett; Rebecca, married John Skinner of Beth- any; and Fred, is engaged in the drug business at Bethany ; Tom; Hiram; and an infant, deceased.
F. M. Wheeler was reared in Harrison County and during most of his life he has been engaged in the manufacture of brick and in building lines. However, he has also been interested in farming and is the owner of a valuable farm of 120 acres in Bethany Township. He also owns property in Bethany besides his home there.
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F. M. Wheeler was married in 1887 to Lou Noll, daughter of Jacob Noll, and four children have been born to this union as follows: Joe, who is engaged in the undertaking business in Bethany; Ross, who served as a soldier in the World War and was in France about eight months, is now instructor in agriculture in the King City, Missouri, schools; and Madge, who is a teacher in the Bethany High School; one child died in infancy.
Mr. Wheeler is one of the substantial citizens of Harrison County and the Wheeler family is representative of the best citizenship of this county.
Dr. C. H. Robertson, a prominent physician and surgeon of Eagleville, Missouri, has been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in Harrison County for the past twenty-eight years. He was born near Gentryville, Gentry County, Missouri, and is a son of Ellis and Abigail (Hardin) Robertson, both natives of Kentucky, the former of Brecken- ridge County, and the latter of Hardin County.
Ellis Robertson was born in Kentucky in 1820 and in 1840 came to Gentry County, Missouri, and entered government land near Gentryville and spent the remainder of his life where he was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising. He died in 1877. His wife is also deceased. They were the parents of the following children: D. T., who now resides at Albany, Missouri and is one of the successful educators of Gentry County, having taught school for over thirty years; Elizabeth, married John Misimer and died in 1902; and Dr. C. H. Robertson, the subject of this sketch.
Doctor Robertson spent his boyhood days on the home farm in Gentry County and received his preliminary education in the public schools and then attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. He was engaged in teaching until 1891, when he entered medical college and was gradu- ated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1893. He then located at Washington Center, Harrison County, where he was engaged in the prac- tice of his profession until 1900. He then came to Eagleville, where he has since practiced. Doctor Robertson is an able physician and has a large practice in Eagleville and the surrounding country. He has always been a close student of the advances which are constantly being made in the science of medicine and he has been uniformly successful throughout his professional career.
Doctor Robertson was married in 1883 to Miss Emily G. Patton, who is also a native of Gentry County and a member of one of the prominent
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pioneer families of that section of the state. To Dr. and Mrs. Robertson have been born the following children: Carlisle, who lives in Montana; Chloe, married J. C. Barber of Eagleville, Missouri; Ruby, died in 1907 and is buried in Eagleville and one child died in infancy.
Doctor Robertson is not only a capable and successful physician but one of the substantial and dependable citizens of Eagleville and Har- rison County.
Edgar B. Barnett, of Jefferson Township, is a World War veteran and is a descendant of one of the early pioneer families of northern Mis- souri. He was born December 5, 1892 and is a son of Shely and Emily (Parker) Barnett, natives of Worth County, Missouri. They were the parents of the following children: Ellen, resides at home; Simon, who lives east of Bethany; John, lives in Nebraska; Edgar B., the subject of this sketch; Snow, married James Booher; and Hazel lives at home.
Edgar E. Barnett was reared on the home farm and educated in the public schools. When the United States entered the World War he entered the United States army and was sent to Camp Funston, Kansas, for training. After remaining there for eight months, he was sent to Camp Mills and ten days later, June 4, 1918, he sailed for overseas, landing at Liverpool, England, June 11th. From there he was sent to South- hampton, England, and thence to La Harve, France, and after a period of six weeks' training there was sent to the front and participated in the battles of St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest and the Meuse-Argonne. In the latter engagement, Mr. Barnett was wounded by shrapnel, being struck on the shoulder and on the knee. He was then sent to Base Hospital No. 19, and after remaining there about a month he was sent to Brest, France and from there to New York to Hospital No. 2. From there he was sent to the general hospital in Iowa. He was honorably discharged from the service September 12, 1919 and returned to his home in Harrison County.
Mr. Barnett was married April 10, 1920, to Miss Ella M. Harris, a native of Harrison County. To Mr. and Mrs. Barnett have been born one child, Lee Franklin.
Cecil Harris, the brother of Mrs. Barnett, was killed in the battle of Argonne Forest, March 16, 1918.
Mr. Barnett is a member of the American Legion and one of the progressive and enterprising men of Harrison County.
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Harry C. Miller, a successful and widely known merchant of Eagle- ville, Missouri, conducts an up-to-date grocery store at that place. Mr. Miller is a native of Harrison County and was born December 5, 1884 and is a son of Jacob A. and Ada V. (Bonner) Miller.
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