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He first deceased ; she for a little tried To live without him, liked it not, and died.
Both were members of the Christian church, and their lives and death exemplified the beauties and power of the Christian's faith. Mr. Bowman was also a member of the Masonic order.
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JAMES W. BOWMER.
Mr. Bowmer's father, Peter, came from Fanquier county, Virginia, to Howard county, away back in 1816, when forts and Indian camps stood where towns and cities have since been built. Here Peter Bow- mer married Miss Catherine Mahan, of Cooper county, and of this union James W. was born and reared. His mother was a native of Kentucky, but came to this state with her parents in an early day. James W. was brought up in his native county, and was educated in the common schools of the period. He lived in this county until 1869, then thirty-seven years of age, having been born on the 29th of February, 1832, when he went to California, where he remained nine years employed in store and warehouse establishments. In 1877, he returned to old Howard, where he has since lived. How- ever, in 1855, he was married to Miss L. Wilcox, a true and noble woman, who died June 17, 1871. Mr. Bowmer has two children living - Susan and George. Mr. Bowmer is a member of the Masonic order, and is well respected by his fellow-members and acquaintances.
L. S. BRASHEAR.
Mr. Brashear's parents came originally from Maryland, settling first in Scott county, Kentucky, where he was born, and afterwards emigrating to this county. They were among the first settlers, how- ever, of Howard county, having come here as early as 1816. Judge Brashear, his father, was for many years one of the most prominent citizens of the county, and Mrs. Brashear, who before her marriage was a Miss Elizabeth Leach, was a lady respected and esteemed by all who knew her. Mr. L. S. Brashear was born January 31, 1808, and was reared on his father's farm in this county. His farm bringing up created for him the partiality for farm life, which controlled his decision in choosing an occupation, and hence he has always lived on the farm and followed that calling. However, it should be stated that, like many others during the gold excitement in California, he went to the Pacific and spent two years in the mines, but returned more wedded to an agricultural life than ever. He now has a fine body of land, embracing 360 acres. His farm has a spring of salt water, highly recommended for its sanitary qualities. His nephew, L. B. Bras- hear, lives on the farm with him. Mr. Brashear is the only surviving member of a family of twelve children. He is a member of the Chris- tian church, and is regarded by all who know him as a conscientious and upright man.
HENDERSON BROWN
was the fourth of a family of seven children born to L. Brown and his wife, Mary M., whose maiden name was Kidd. Mr. Brown, the father, was a native of Kentucky, and in Frankfort, of that state, Henderson was born December 17, 1823 ; but Mrs. Brown was a Vir-
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ginian by birth. In 1829 the family came to Palmyra, Missouri, and there the son, the subject of this sketch, was brought up, receiving a substantial education from the common schools of the place. After reaching manhood he learned the cooper's trade, which, when he had acquired it, he followed, first at La Grange, and then at Canton, Mis- souri, together, until 1851. He then went to St. Louis county, where he was engaged as superintendent of a large farm not far from the city, and in that capacity he was employed four years. In 1855 he began farming on his own account, and followed it in St. Louis county until 1864, when he moved into the city and resided there one year. From St. Louis he came to Audrain county and farmed near Mexico a year, and then came to Howard county, where he has since lived and followed the occupation of a farmer. In the meantime, in 1848, he married Miss Dorcas Todd, a young lady of Maryland birth, but she died in 1851, and four years afterwards he was again married, Miss May Long, of St. Louis, becoming his wife. Their family con- sists of four children : William H., Thomas L., Nellie ( wife of John S. Sebree ), and Harry L. Mr. B. is a member of the Christian church and of the I. O. O. F.
C. E. BURCKHARTT.
Mr. Burckhartt, as his name indicates, is. of German descent. His grandfather, Christopher, was brought to this country by his parents when an infant, the family settling in Maryland. He enlist- ed in the Continental army during the revolutionary war, and served his country until the establishment of peace. He afterwards returned to Maryland where he married Miss Elizabeth Hobbs. From there he went to Kentucky. On the first settling of the Boone's Lick country he was attracted to these new and inviting fields, and accord- ingly his name is found among those who arrived in this section in 1811. By this time his family had all grown up and married, with the exception of James and Nicholas S., Mr. B.'s father. His father died in this county about 1831, and his mother some fifteen years later, at the residence of her son-in-law, Judge Drake, of Henry county. They were both members of the church and strict worthy and pious people. Nicholas S., once a prominent citizen of this sec- tion of the state, was born in Maryland, June 16th, 1792, and was, therefore, about grown when he landed in Howard county. From his first connection with the county he proved an active, public- spirited and energetic citizen, and was afterwards very successful as a business man. Immediately after coming out from the fort he secured a comfortable home for his parents, which he deeded to them during their lives. In connection with his father he early commenced the manufacture of salt at what has since been known as the " Burckhartt Lick," in Franklin township. This business proved remunerative, as salt at that time brought as high as one dollar per bushel at the place of mannfacture. He afterwards bought the sixteenth or school sec- tion of township 45, range 16, most of which he improved. On the
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organization of the county, he was appointed sheriff by Governor Clark, the territorial governor, and performed the duties of this office for Howard county, when it embraced what is now thirty-one counties and fractions of nine others. On the admission of Missouri into the Union in 1821, he was elected to the same office. He was one of the delegates in the convention that framed the constitution of the state in 1820. After the expiration of his second term as sheriff he was elected to the state legislature, where he served several terms. He was afterwards elected to the state senate and was a candidate for re-election when death put an end to his earthly labors, June 14th, 1834. He was taken from this life in the prime of manhood, in the very meridian of his usefulness and popularity. He was widely known as an honest, public-spirited and highly gifted man, who, had he lived, would no doubt have been called to still higher positions in the state and nation. February 22d, 1818, he was united in marriage to Miss Sallie Rose, daughter of Mathias Rose, of St. Louis county. From this union there were eight children reared, of whom the sub- ject of this sketch was one. Christopher Burckhartt, our subject, was born in Franklin township, July 15th, 1829. He followed farm- ing in that township a number of years where he still owns a fine traet of land as a homestead. In 1867, he was appointed deputy sheriff. He was elected collector in the fall of 1872, and re-elected in the fall of 1874. He is a member of the Masonic order, of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. O. U. W. On the 17th of August, 1852, he was married to Miss Susan, daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Newkirk Stewart. They have four children living. Bettie S., Hugh, Chris. E. and James M. One infant son and two daughters aged re- spectively, 17 and 19, are dead ; Ada and Mattie R. Mrs. Burck- hartt was born in Bullitt connty, Kentucky, June 29th, 1829. Her father, Mr. Stewart, was a native of Pennsylvania, and her mother of Kentucky, but in 1831 her parents came from the latter state and settled in Howard county.
JAMES M. BURRUS.
Among the many good citizens of Howard county who claim the Old Dominion as the cradle of their families in this country, is Mr. . James M. Burrus, the subject of this sketch. His grandfather, Michael Burrus, was a native of Virginia and a soldier from that state in the revolutionary war. His father (J. M.'s), Thomas, was also a Virginian, but emigrated to Kentucky in an early day, and there, in Madison county, James M. was born, February 5, 1809. Mrs. Thomas Burrus, before her marriage, was a Miss Mary A. Mills. The Burrus family came to Missouri from Kentucky and settled in Howard county in 1816, and here the son, James M., grew to man- hood. He had the advantage of the ordinary country schools, and when he attained to early manhood, engaged in clerking in a store in Old Franklin. This he followed two years, after which, he gave his attention to farming, and in that he has since continued. He has a
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farm of 220 acres well improved. On the 21st of October, 1834, Mr. Burrus was married to Miss Sarah Hughes, of this county, and twenty-eight years of a noble, good life were devoted to his happiness and that of her children. But on the 8th of February, 1862, the an- gel of death entered his home, and wife and mother were no more. She left him five children -James C., William H., Nancy J., Mary A. and George N.
" 'Tis a precious thing when wives are dead, To find such members who will serve instead, And in whatever state a man be thrown, 'Tis that precisely they would wish their own."
Mr. B. was again married on the 26th of May, 1864, to Miss Sallie Wilkerson, an excellent and worthy lady, born and reared in this county, and they have three children - Madison C., Frances J. and Mary. He and his wife are both members of the Baptist church.
JOHN Q. CALLAWAY,
one of the oldest residents as well as one of the leading farmers and stock raisers of Howard county, was born in this county, October 18, 1819. He was a son of Charles Callaway and wife, Elizabeth, both of Kentucky. His mother's family name was Eubanks, and his par- ents came to this county in about 1812. Mr. C. was reared on the farm in this county and adopted farming as his occupation, which he has since followed in connection with stock raising. However, in 1861, he enlisted in Captain Cooper's company, recruited in this county, and did service until the battle of Pea Ridge, where he was severely wounded, on account of which he was honorably discharged. Returning home, he resumed farming after his recovery, and has met with marked success. Miss Lucinda Swemgener became his wife on the 25th of September, 1852, and seven children have blessed their union - Gus, Willmoth, Charles, Bettie, Clabe, John and Bell. Mr. C. has a large farm containing 840 acres, most of it improved and in a good state of cultivation. He has a splendid herd of short-horn, thor- ough-bred cattle, numbering eighty head. He is an enterprising, intelligent farmer, and one of the solid, substantial citizens of this county.
STEPHEN CALLAWAY,
farmer. Mr. Callaway has led a somewhat stirring and active life, but now as old age begins to approach, he is settled dowu in a com- fortable home to enjoy the comparative ease his industry has brought him. He has a farm of 275 aeres in a good state of improvement and cultivation. He was born and reared in this county, but has been a soldier in two wars and has been twice on the plains. His father, Charles Callaway, was a native of Virginia, but was brought up in Kentucky, where he married Miss Elizabeth Eubanks and after- wards, in 1816, came with his family to Howard county. Here
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Stephen was born, June 13, 1824. In 1846, he enlisted under Col- onel Doniphan and followed the flag of stripes and stars to Mexico. He was afterwards honorably discharged in New Orleans under the pine and orange, and returned to his home in Howard county. In 1850, he went to California, but after an experience of about two years on the Pacific coast, he returned to this county and engaged again in farming, and in that, continued until the civil war, in which he served a short time, and afterwards, in 1865, hauled freight for the government on the plains for a year. Since then he has given his whole attention to farming on his present place. In March, 1849, he was married to Miss Ann Edwards, who died here on the 16th of April, 1861, leaving him six children - Elizabeth, California, Anna, William E., James C. and Charles C. He was again married in October, 1868, to Miss Ann Lawtham, of this state.
CHARLES B. CANOLE.
William Canole, the father of Charles B., was a native of Vir- ginia, and his mother (C. B.'s), whose maiden name was Elizabeth Barb, was born in Maryland, but they went to Tennessee in early life and settled in Sullivan county, where Charles B. was born September 15, 1822. He was brought up in that county and educated in the common schools, and lived there until twenty-two years of age, when he came to Howard county, Missouri, and engaged in farming in Franklin township. He followed farming until the gold excitement in California broke ont, and in fact for two years afterwards, and in 1852 started for the gold fields on the far-off Pacific coast. He re- mained in California four years, engaged in mining, etc., and in 1856 returned to his adopted home in Howard. Here he resumed farming, believing that the majority of those who succeed in life by honest toil owe more to the soil and to the sky than to the hidden treasures of the earth, and, so far as his own experience is concerned, his faith has not misled him, for he is now comfortably fixed in life. He has about 200 acres of good land. In 1880 he was married to Miss Sarah Mul- lins, a lady of Johnson county, Missouri, a daughter of Moses Mul- lins of that county. Mr. Canole's father died in 1863 ; his mother in 1843.
F. G. CANOLE,
a younger brother of Charles B., whose sketch appears elsewhere, like his brother, is a farmer by occupation, and has a neat farm of 116 acres, containing an excellent orchard and otherwise well improved. He was born in Sullivan county, Tennessee, August 10, 1840, and was, therefore, but four years of age when his father, as noticed in Charles B. Canole's sketch, came to Howard county in 1844, the mother having died in Tennessee the year previous. F. G. grew up on his father's farm in this county, and received a good practical edu- cation in the neighborhood schools. In 1862, then twenty-two years of age, he enlisted in the Confederate army as drummer in the 9th
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Missouri infantry, and followed the three-barred flag of the south until it was furled to float no more at the final surrender in 1865. Then returning home he resumed farming in this county, and two years afterwards, December 4, 1867, was united in marriage to Miss Nannie G. Smith, a beautiful and accomplished lady of Howard coun- ty, and they now have two children, Ada B. and William A. Mr. C. is an enterprising farmer and ranks among the best citizens of the county. He is a member of the M. E. church south, of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. O. U. W.
BROWN M. CHANCELLOR.
Like so many others of the best class of citizens of Howard coun- ty, Mr. Chancellor is a Virginian by birth. He was born in Fauquier county, of the Old Dominion, December 24, 1832, and there he lived until he had grown to early manhood. But in 1852 he came to How- ard county to east his fortunes with the newer and more fertile country on this side of the Mississippi. He now owns a fine farm of over 500 acres of better land than he could have ever had in his native county, all in a good state of cultivation and improvement, besides large stock and personal property interests. He is one of the substantial and well-to-do farmers of Howard county, and as a neighbor and citizen he is respected and esteemed. On the 9th of February, 1866, he was married to Miss Hannah E. Gearhart of this state. They have five children : Ella, John G., Sallie, Ernest and Horace W. Mr. C. is a member of the A. O. U. W. His father, John Chancellor, and mother, whose name before her marriage was Elizabeth Rogers, were both natives of Virginia.
DR. GEORGE E. CHINN
is what may be fairly called a self-made man, and withal, he is one of the leading physicians and prominent farmers of Howard county. He was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, Jime 16, 1834, but was mainly reared in Scott county, that state, where he also acquired a good practical education. When a young man he was not situated so that he could attend medical college (for he felt that his mission in life was to be a physician ) ; but he procured books and read medicine under the direction of local physicians, and in a few years became thorough, so far as private study could make him, in that science. With his books and his duties on the farm, his time was closely em- ployed, but his early years, so well improved, could not fail to pro- duce gratifying results; so, that in 1855, when he came to Johnson county, Missouri, he found himself not only in a position to follow farming successfully, but also well qualified to enter upon the prac- tice of medicine. His life was a busy and energetic one in his new home, and in a few years he had so shaped his affairs that he could leave home and attend medical college, which he did in 1861. Ac- cordingly, he entered the St. Louis medical college that year, from
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which afterwards he was duly graduated. He continued practicing in Johnson county, and farming there, until 1863, when he came to Howard county and settled. Here he has since been engaged in the practice and in farming. Determined to stand second to none in his professon, in name as well as in fact, in 1867, he attended the Mis- souri Medical college, from which he was also afterwards graduated. Though well advanced in life at this time, he is still a student in his chosen profession -to him the science of medicine is a constant source of pleasure as well as interest, and he pursues its study with unabated zeal. In 1852, he was married to Miss Polly Glinn, from Kentucky, but in 1865, she died, leaving him three children - Wm. E., E. H. (now Dr.), and Emmett. He was again married in 1868, Miss A. L. Settles, of Cooper county, Missouri, becoming his wife, and they have two children - Elmina and George. Dr. Chinn is a member of the Masonie order and of the Chapter of that order ; also of the Christian church.
BENJAMIN H. COX,
blacksmith, and manufacturer of wagons, plows, etc., Franklin, Mis- souri. One of the respectable and well-to-do citizens of Franklin, is Mr. Cox, the subject of this sketch. By industry and perseverance he has worked his way up in the world, always regulating his life by honest and honorable principles, until now he is regarded as one of the most substantial citizens in the community in which he lives, and is as much respected as any man in it. Besides attending to the duties devolving upon him in connection with his wagon and plow- making and blacksmithing establishment, he was called to the respon- sible office of justice of the peace, of this township, the duties of which he discharged for four years with intelligence and uprightness, and to the entire satisfaction of the people. He is a worthy member of the Baptist church and is also a member of the I. O. O. F. He commenced the active duties of life as an apprentice to the black- smith's trade when but fifteen years of age, in 1849, with Wm. R. Dickerson, of Fayette, this county. After working there five or six years he came to Franklin, where he has since lived and followed his trade, in connection with wagon and plow making, etc., and with gratifying success. Mr. C. has been three times married. On the 10th of Sep- tember, 1856, he was married to Miss Lucy J. Spencer, a native of Buckingham county, Virginia. She was taken from him by death, July 11, 1857. He was again married, June 4, 1859, Miss Martha Bradshaw becoming his second wife. She died June 10, 1867, leav- ing him three children - William O., Effie G. and Ethel A. On the 4th of February, 1869, he married Mary A. Kirkpatrick. They have one child living - Maggie B. Mr. Cox is a native of Buckingham county, Virginia, and was born, November 22, 1834. He was a son of Francis Cox and wife, Hester A., whose family name had been Seary, both natives of Virginia. When Benjamin H. was but a year old his parents came to Boone county, Missouri, where he grew up and was educated in the common schools.
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ISHAM F. CREWS.
Mr. Crews' father came to Howard county from Kentucky with his family when Isham was but eight years old, but here the father shortly afterwards died and Mrs. Crews, with her children, thereupon returned to Kentucky, and settled down in the county of their old home - Madison. But young Crews had seen the country which his father had brought him to and had thought was so desirable to live in, and, although young as he was, he had the intelligence and judg- ment to appreciate its advantages over that of his native county. Ac- cordingly, in 1855, he returned to Howard county and cast the die of his destiny with the new country. He now has a farm of 187 acres of rich land in a good state of improvement and cultivation. He also has an abundance of stock around him and other personal property, and withal, is comfortably situated for a substantial competence in life. He was married, October 9, 1860, to Miss Mary Turner, of this county, who was born July 17, 1842. Her father was Edward Tur- ner, a well-known and highly respected citizen of Howard county. Mr. C. and wife have eight children living - Edward T., Sallie M., Minnie E., Milton, Mattie R., Evalina, Oscar W. and Maggie F. Mr. Crews is a native of Madison county, Kentucky, having been born there in August, 1844, and was the son of Milton and wife, Rhoda P. Crews, formerly Miss Fox; both were also natives of Kentucky. Mr. C. is a member of the A. O. U. W.
IRA C. DARBY.
A four hundred and ninety acre farm, well improved and well stocked, an honorable name, and an intelligent and respectable family, are the results of nearly fifty well-spent years of the life of Ira C. Darby. He was sixteen years old in 1834, when he went from his birthplace, in Montgomery county, Maryland, to Virginia, and began work at the blacksmith's trade. For seven long years he toiled over the anvil in the Old Dominion, until in 1841, when by frugal management he found himself in a situation to cast his fortunes with the new empire, then rapidly springing up along the shores of the Missouri. Accordingly, he came to Howard county and worked at Glasgow for some time, and then, in 1843, settled on his present place, where he has since followed farming and blacksmithing. On the 5th of October, 1843, he was married to Miss Catherine Long, of Howard county, a daughter of Reuben and wife, Nancy Hocker Long, of this county, both now deceased. Mr. Long was born April 14, 1797, and was one of the first settlers in Howard county. He died here November 26, 1842. His wife, born in this county February 21, 1827, fol- lowed him in death September 22, 1845. Mr. Darby's father, Thomas, and mother, Rebecca, whose family name before her mar- riage was Allnutt, were both natives of Maryland. Mr. Darby, the subject of this sketch, and his wife now have seven children living - Thomas L., Anna E., Mary J., Ira C., Jr., Gabriella, James N. and Pensa.
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IRA C. DARBY, JR.
Mr. Darby's father, for whom the son was named, was a native of Maryland, but came to this county early in life, and afterwards married Miss Catherine Long, and of this union Ira C., Jr., was born June 16, 1853. Young Darby was reared on his father's farm, and as common schools had been established, he enjoyed excellent advan- tages to obtain a practical education, which he did not fail to improve. Having been reared on a farm, he has adopted that occupation as his permanent calling. He and Mr. Gabriel Long own jointly an excellent farm of 314 acres. Mr. Darby was united in marriage February 15, 1883, to Miss Anna M. Long, of this county, and daughter of Mr. William Long, one of the many good citizens of Howard county. She was born November 6, 1857. Mr. Darby is a member of the Masonic order.
GEORGE C. EDWARDS.
Mr. Edwards is one of the prominent and enterprising young farmers and stock raisers of Howard county. He was born in this county December 1, 1852, and was reared on his father's farm. His father, Captain Wm. G. Edwards, was one of the remarkably suc- cessful men of central Missouri. When he married, in 1851, then a young man twenty-one years of age, he was practically withont a dollar, and he began his career at farming and followed it until his death. When he died, in 1875, he owned over 500 acres of fine land. Mrs. Edwards, the mother of George C., before her marriage was a Miss Amelia Monroe, daughter of William Monroe, one of the first pioneers in Howard county. The Monroe family figure prominently in the early history of the county, for they had much to do with opening it up to immigration and with its improvement and develop- ment. Both of Mr. Edward's ( George C.'s) parents were from Ken- tucky, and their parents, in turn, were among the early settlers of that state. George C., in early youth, had the advantage of the common schools of the neighborhood where his father lived, and afterwards he was sent to Kemper's college, at Boonville, and an in- stitute at Glasgow, thus securing more than an ordinarily good edu- cation. After his college course he gave his attention to farming and stock raising, which he has since followed. The farm now contains 600 acres of land, well improved. He has a large amount of stock, and gives this branch of his interests special attention. He was mar- ried in the spring of 1878 to Miss Sallie Wirtheimer, of Boonville, and they have one child, Morris W. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Masonic order and a Knight Templar ; also a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W.
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