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Mr. Daniels is a Democrat. He is an aggressive, enterprising citizen of pronounced ability. Mrs. Daniels is a member of the Christian church.
Judge Samuel L. Luttrell .- Members of the Luttrell family have long been prominent and influential in the industrial, civic and commercial life of Jackson County and the family is a leading one in the county. It is one of the old established families of the county, the forebears of those now living having come to Jackson County in the early days of the settle- ment and development of the western part of Missouri. The late Judge Samuel L. Luttrell of Blue Springs, was one of the best known and in- fluential citizens of his day, who made a success as a farmer, mill owner, business man and public official, leaving a record which will endure for all time and of which his descendants can well be proud.
Samuel L. Luttrell was born on the old Luttrell homestead, one mile south of Blue Springs, in Sniabar township, July 23, 1853 and died Dec. 14, 1915. He was a son of Willis Luttrell an account of whom is given in this volume in connection with the sketch of W. E. Luttrell.
Mr. Luttrell received a good education in the public schools of his native locality and studied for two years in the Missouri State University. He resided on the farm after taking up the life of a farmer and stock raiser until his removal to Blue Springs where he engaged in milling. He with his brother, W. E. Luttrell, purchased the Blue Springs Mill which had been erected by his father. Prior to this, with James Howard as a partner, he established the Blue Springs Lumber Company and was thus
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engaged until his death. The mill was first purchased by Judge Luttrell and Mr. Howard. He and his brother, W. E., purchased the interest of Mr. Howard.
Judge Luttrell was married in 1905 to Miss Anna Cannon of Grain Valley, Mo., a daughter of John Cannon. She died in 1906, leaving a son, Samuel Cannon Luttrell, born Sept. 16, 1906 who resides with his aunt, Miss Annie Luttrell, who is his legal guardian and was her brother's housekeeper after his wife died.
Judge Samuel L. Luttrell was a Democrat who took a prominent and active part in the affairs of his party. He was elected Judge of the County Court in 1900 and served in this position for a term of four years. He brought to the duties of this office the same ability which had enabled him to achieve success in the business world and gave faithful attention to public business. During his term as judge he resided for the last two years in Independence and then returned to Blue Springs. Judge Lutt- rell was a charter member of the Blue Springs Lodge of Knights of Pythias and was popular and highly esteemed in his native county.
John P. Webb .- The life story of the late John P. Webb, of Oak Grove, is a tale of successful endeavor whereby, Mr. Webb displayed wisdom be- yond ordinary in addition to having achieved one of the greatest successes of his day in Jackson County. During a long lifetime of endeavor Mr. Webb accumulated sufficient wealth to enable him to give each of his chil- dren eighty acres of good farm land. This not being sufficient, just prior to his death, he gave each child the sum of $4,000. Mr. Webb was a pioneer and a son of pioneers, who settled in this county during the early thirties. He was born in Tennessee, Sept. 22, 1832, and died Feb. 4, 1913. Thomas Webb, his father, was a Tennesseean who made the overland trip in a wagon to Jackson County in the early thirties and settled in Sniabar township. Thomas Webb had married Margaret Lucy Glaze, who was born in Tennessee in 1806, and who bore him 13 children, 12 of whom were reared and three of whom are yet living. Of the living children of Thomas Webb, there are Francis Marion Webb, of Oak Grove; Mrs. Euphemia Sharp of Oak Grove; and Narcissa, widow of Alfred Ferguson, lives near Oak Grove. The others were: Mrs. Louisa Darby; Mrs. Curren Philpot; Absalom J .; John P., of this review; Mrs. Elzira Odell; Larkin M .; Jane; Mary ; and Louis.
Mr. Webb was a Democrat and Mr. and Mrs. Webb attended the Princeton Baptist church.
John P. Webb was reared on his father's farm, near Oak Grove, and
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was married May 8, 1862 to Susan Philpot. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 he served six months with the State guards. In August, 1862, he cast his lot with the cause of the South and enlisted in Gen. Joe Shelby's brigade. He fought at the battle of Lone Jack, Little Blue and Westport, and took part in the memorable retreat of General Price's army down through the southland to Louisiana where he surrendered at Shreve- port. The children born to John P. and Susan (Philpot) Webb are as fol- lows: Samuel, proprietor of a park and fishing resort near Oak Grove, and a farmer; Josie, wife of J. Wesley Church, southwest of Oak Grove; Addie, wife of James George, south of Oak Grove; Dr. George W. Webb, a practicing dentist in Oak Grove; Fred, a farmer, four miles southwest; Mrs. Lucy McCloud, in Sniabar township; Mrs. Cora Webb Lee, St. Joseph and Jasper, near Oak Grove.
Mrs. Susan P. Webb was born on a farm south of Oak Grove, Oct. 1, 1843, and was a daughter of Addison and Lucy (Jones) Philpot, natives of Virginia, who came to Jackson County in the early thirties. Addison Philpot was born in 1793 and died in 1877. His wife, Lucy, died in 1849. There were ten children born to Addison and Lucy Philpot, those besides Susan being: Lucinda, Anne, Sallie, Polly, Maria, Martin, Samuel, Wil- liam, and John, all of whom are deceased. Mrs. Susan P. Webb has 26 grandchildren and twelve great grand children.
The Bank of Buckner, Buckner, Mo .- This bank has the reputation of being the best and most prosperous country bank in western Missouri and is considered to be the best conducted bank of its size in Jackson County. The Bank of Buckner was organized in April, 1892, and conducted for the next three years with varying success, so that it became necessary to effect a reorganization of the bank in July, 1895. The present cashier, Mr. W. W. Ewing, was then placed in charge and since that time, the bank's progress has been steadily on the upward trend. Its success is due, in great measure, to the ability of Mr. Ewing and the progressive spirit of the men who control the destinies of the bank.
The principal stockholders at the time of the reorganization were: Thomas G. Hall, Judge Samuel W. Hudson, William Hudspeth and James G. Burnley. The original capital of the bank was $10,000. This has since been increased to $16,000, and new stockholders have been taken into the corporation. The first president of the bank was Thomas G. Hall.
The present officers are: J. G. Burnley, president; W. W. Ewing, cashier; J. H. Botts, assistant cashier ; J. G. Burnley, C. A. Winfrey, Ed C. Roth, R. A. Harra, George C. Rissler, Ed. H. Dieckman and Geo. A. James,
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directors. During the past summer and autumn the bank has erected a new brick building of pressed brick and concrete, size 33 x 64 feet, with stone trimmings, and modern throughout, fitted with new and late fixtures and vaults. The main structure was erected at a cost of $12,000, but the total cost of the bank building and fixtures will exceed $16,000.
Condensed statement of the Bank of Buckner at the close of business, August 28, 1919, states the resources and liabilities of the bank to be as follows: Resources-Overdrafts, none; bonds, $1,381.94; real estate and furniture, $3,695.00; cash and exchange, $73,217.66; loans, $200,247.58. Total, $278.542.18. Liabilities-Capital, $16,000; surplus and profits, 12,456.73 ; deposits, $250,085.45. Total, $278,542.18.
Eight shares of the capital stock was recently sold for $405.00 per share, the par value being $100.00 per share.
Columbus Renick .- The late Columbus Renick, of Oak Grove, Mo., is numbered among the late pioneer settlers of this section of Missouri, who were prominently connected with experiences that form the basic history of the early development of the west. Freighting over the plains, the danger of encounter with the Indians, and traveling over miles and miles of territory without seeing the habitation of white men, are some of the experiences with which he was familiar in early life, as well as with the work of developing a home and rearing a family in a frontier settlement.
Columbus Renick was born in Lafayette County, Mo., Jan. 16. 1841, and died July 29, 1918, at his home in Oak Grove. He was a son of Wil- liam H. and Sallie Ann (Ewing) Renick, natives of Kentucky and Mis- souri, respectively, and members of pioneer families. Mr. Renick was reared to young manhood in Lafayette County and early heeded the call for men to push farther ahead of the borders of civilization. The life of a freighter appealed to him and he made several trips across the plains with freighting outfits, to Denver and other western points. During the Civil War, he was engaged as government freighter and assisted in haul- ing supplies to the western forts. He returned to his home in Missouri in 1867 and settled down to the peaceful occupation of farmer. He was married in 1869 to Miss Clara Pallette, who was born Jan. 19, 1845 in Jackson County, Mo. She was a daughter of Abram C. and Martha B. (Dickerson) Pallette, the former born in Tennessee and the latter in Virginia.
The Dickersons first moved from Virginia to Kentucky and thence to Missouri, in 1839. A. C. Pallette was born on Sept. 19, 1810, and died Nov. 12, 1875. He was born in Rutherford County, Tenn. and came to
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Jackson County, Mo., in 1831, with an older brother, T. A. Pallette. He was married Oct. 15, 1840. His wife, Martha, was born Oct. 12, 1812 and died Jan. 12, 1892. She was a daughter of Griffith and Rebecca Dickerson who came to Missouri in 1839.
When Mr. and Mrs. Renick were married, they settled on a farm of 140 acres, four and a half miles north of Oak Grove. They subsequently added 40 acres to this farm and sold it some time after they moved to Oak Grove. The land which they purchased was unbroken and unfenced. They first built a two room house which was their domicile for some years, while Mr. Renick was breaking the tough prairie soil and getting the land in cultivation. March 3, 1913, they removed to Oak Grove and in the fol- lowing month of November, they sold the farm which they had improved by years of hard toil for $150 an acre.
The children born to Columbus and Clara Renick were: Samuel F., deceased, married Rosa Hicklin, and left a daughter, Helen Alice, aged 17 years and is in her third year high school, Grain Valley; Sue T., deceased wife of Robert Livingston; and William R., deceased.
Mr. Renick served for a time in the Confederate army during the Civil War and fought at the battle of Lexington, Mo. He was a dyed-in-the- wool Democrat and was a member of the Presbyterian church. As a citizen he was ideal, had many warm friends, loved his home and fireside and was a kind husband and father.
Henry Reber, well to do farmer of Fort Osage township, and owner of 240 acres of valuable land, near the city of Buckner, upon which he estab- lished himself in 1873, has been eminently successful in his field of endeavor. The Reber land is splendidly improved and with its rich soil and surroundings, is a most desirable homestead. Mr. Reber is a native of Ohio and was born in Fairfield County, Feb. 25, 1850. He is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Dum) Reber who came to Jackson County in 1867 and settled on the old Hambright place, in Fort Osage township. The half- way station and stage house and tavern were located on the old Santa Fe trail which intersected the Reber land, passing directly in front of the house. For years here was the stopping point for the overland traffic, passing from Lexington to Kansas City and Independence over the old trail.
Joseph Reber accumulated a large acreage of land and spent his last days upon his farm. He was born Jan. 19, 1819 and died Sept. 26, 1902. His wife, Sarah, was born Dec. 11, 1823 and died June 7, 1916. Joseph and Sarah Reber were the parents of ten children as follow: Henry, sub-
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ject of this review; Sarah Ann, wife of Joseph Ucker, born Oct. 15, 1851; Albert, born Mar. 28, 1852, married Ann Johnson, and lives on the old Lexington road; John Thomas, born April 11, 1855, lives on the Reber home place; Hattie, born June 2, 1857, married John W. Blue and lives near McCune, Mo .; Scott, born Feb. 14, 1859, lives on the home place; Mrs. Olive Agnes Gilbert, born Feb. 2, 1862, died Jan. 26, 1900; Mary Magdalena, born Jan. 3, 1864, is deceased; Elizabeth, born Feb. 2, 1866, is a Sister of Mercy; Missouri Catherine, born April 7, 1868.
Joseph Reber was a son of Valentine Reber, who was born in Berks County, Pa., May 3, 1777, and was married July 14, 1805, to Mary Magda- lena Van Reid, who was born Oct. 21, 1783, and died July 30, 1860. Valen- tine Reber, migrated to Ohio in 1805 and settled near Royalton, Fairfield County. He served as a member of the Ohio Legislature in 1820, became owner of 1,000 acres of land, had a family of 13 children and died Sept. 12, 1828. Valentine Reber was a son of Thomas Reber, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1746 and died Aug. 27, 1823. Thomas Reber married Elizabeth Kerschner, who was born Nov. 1, 1747 and died Dec. 27, 1817. He had ten children. Thomas Reber was a son of Johann Reber who emi- grated from the Old World, April 23, 1742 and joined the colony of Wil- liam Penn. He was a son of Johann Bernard Reber.
Joseph Reber accumulated a total of 1,400 acres of land in Fort Osage township and was one of the largest individual land owners of Jackson County.
Henry Reber, of this review, was reared in Fairfield and Pickaway Counties, Ohio. He was married in 1873 to Miss Annie Lillard, who was born April 3, 1855 and died March 27, 1895. She was born in Jackson County, a daughter of John Harley and Artemesia (Hamilton) Lillard, pioneers of Jackson County, coming from Kentucky. Lieut. John Lillard was a soldier in the Mexican War and served as a lieutenant in the Second Kentucky Volunteers. The children born to Henry and Annie Reber are as follows: Artemesia, born Aug. 19, 1874 and died Sept. 19, 1875 ; Sallie ; Willie; Tony ; and Beatrice.
Sallie, born Oct. 11, 1875, has been twice married. Her first husband was Thos. W. Hudspeth, whom she married Dec. 24, 1895 and by whom she had two children, Anna Jewell Hudspeth, born Dec. 19, 1899, and Martha Pauline Hudspeth, born Nov. 3, 1901. Her second marriage was with E. C. Judy, who lives on the adjoining farm. Willie Reber was born March 29, 1877 and died July 24, 1881. Tony Reber was born May 31, 1880 and died Oct. 15, 1917. Beatrice Reber was born Aug. 26, 1883, mar-
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ried July 6, 1919, to Edgar Doan of Liberty, Missouri and resides with Mr. Reber on the homestead. Anna Jewell Hudspeth was married Feb. 21, 1918 to Byron Triplet and has one child, Anna Doris, born Dec. 20, 1918. Martha Pauline Hudspeth was married May 5, 1919 to Norman McLaurine, of Oak Grove, Mo.
Mr. Reber is a Republican. He is well informed and stands high among the citizens of Jackson County. His home is one of the best in the county and radiates hospitality and cheer.
James G. Burnley, president of the Bank of Buckner, and extensive farmer and stockman of Fort Osage township, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, June 10, 1858. He is a son of Norburn N. and Mary (Dick) Burnley, natives of Virginia.
Mr. Burnley's grandparents were pioneers in Ohio, going to their new home in that state on horseback at a time early in the nineteeth century when the section of Ohio to which they were bound was thinly settled, and the greater part of western Ohio being then a wilderness. James Burnley, father of Norburn N. Burnley, moved from his old home in Vir- ginia to Ohio in 1832. Mary (Dick) Burnley was the daughter of Nicholas Dick who also settled in Ohio in the early thirties. Mrs. Mary Burnley died in 1861. The father and seven children came to Jackson County in 1868 and settled on a farm one and a half miles southeast of Levasy, where the elder Burnley improved a good farm. He died in 1896. The seven children of the Burnley family were: Mrs. Mary Klutz; Dick; Sarah; Ella and Margaret, all deceased; James G., of this review; and . Mrs. Rosa Holloway, Oak Grove, Mo.
Although the educational opportunities afforded James G. Burnley during his boyhood days were limited, he has managed to acquire a liberal education and has never ceased to be a student, and he is a well read and well informed man. He resided with his father until 1881 and did his full share in the work of his father's farm. He then bought 72 acres of land adjoining the home place of the family, increased his holdings to 135 acres and in January, 1897, he moved to his present place, northwest of Buckner, in Fort Osage township.
Mr. Burnley has been very successful. In fact, he has achieved one of the notable successes in Jackson County as a farmer and stockman. He has owned and operated several farms during his career and he is at present owner of some of the best land in Missouri, well improved and of splendid fertility. His home place is located two miles northwest of Buckner and is improved with a splendid modern residence built of pressed
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brick, erected in 1915. Mr. Burnley owns nearly 600 acres of land, in two farms, and is one of the large hog and cattle producers of the country. The Burnley farms produce and feed from 500 to 600 hog's yearly, as well as from 50 to 75 head of fat cattle.
Mr. Burnley was married in 1880 to Miss Louise Strodtman, daugh- ter of John and Sophia Strodtman. Two sons have blessed this marriage: Mora E., married Pearl Harra and has one child, Sarah Louise; Roy, married Ethel Jones, a daughter of Calhoun Jones, and has two children, Evelyn Louise and James Calhoun. Both of Mr. Burnley's sons are located in the Burnley land and are excellent farmers and stockmen.
Mr. Burnley is a Democrat. He is a member of the Christian church. For twenty years he has been president of the Bank of Buckner, and he has been closely identified with the building up of this widely known and successful institution which is considered to be the most successful country bank in western Missouri.
Albert James Prewitt, late of Sniabar township, veteran of the Civil War, and one of the early pioneer residents of Jackson County, lived prac- tically all of his days with the exception of the four years spent in the war, in the same neighborhood in Jackson County. He was born in Mary- land, in 1833, and died Oct. 14, 1895. He was a son of John and Betsy Prewitt who came to Jackson County in 1836 and settled northwest of Blue Springs.
Mr. Prewitt was reared in Jackson County and in March, 1860, he was married to Mary Ann Ashcraft, who was born Sept. 5, 1836, on Grand River, near Harrisonville, Mo. She is a daughter of Valentine and Cynthia (Hall) Ashcraft, natives of Kentucky, who were early pioneers in Cass County, from whence they came to Jackson County in 1840 and settled on a farm near the Prewitt place. A. J. Prewitt served four years in the Confederate army under Generals Joe Shelby and Price. Thomas Ashcraft, a brother of Mrs. Prewitt, fought in the Battle of Lone Jack and was subsequently killed at the battle of Westport.
Mr. and Mrs. Prewitt settled on their farm in 1879 and erected all buildings and improvements on the place. The Prewitt farm consists of 160 acres, which added to 100 acres owned by George Clyde Prewitt, a grandson, makes a good sized farm which he is cultivating.
Three children were born to Albert James and Mary Ann Prewitt, as follow: James Andrew, George Riley and Martha Elizabeth, all of whom are deceased. George Riley Prewitt married Millie Hall and died,
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leaving a son, George Clyde, born Jan. 20, 1892, who has been managing the farm and makes his home with Mrs. Prewitt.
Mr. Prewitt was a Democrat and a man of sterling qualities. Mrs. Prewitt is one of the oldest pioneer women of Jackson County and is well preserved both mentally and physically.
Benjamin Franklin Harding .-- The log cabin in which B. F. Harding was born in Jackson County, Jan. 26, 1842, is still standing on the Harding home place, not far from Oak Grove. Mr. Harding is one of the oldest of the native born pioneers of Jackson County and carries his age well. He is a son of Greenbury P. and Rebecca (Miller) Harding, both of whom were natives of North Carolina, having been born and reared in that state and there married. With one child they came to Jackson County in 1836 and here founded a new home in what was then a largely unsettled wilderness. The elder Harding cut and hewed the logs for his primitive home and in the course of years accumulated over 1,000 acres of land. He was ac- counted one of the wealthy citizens of Missouri at the time of the outbreak of the Civil War but lost a great amount of his personal possessions dur- ing the war. His seven negro slaves were dispersed, his stock was stolen or killed and all of his ready cash was lost during the war. He was born in 1810 and died in 1868. Rebecca, his wife, was born in 1816 and died in 1852. They were parents of three children: Rev. W. C. Harding, min- ister of the Baptist church, died in 1859; Benj. F. of this review; John M. died in 1914. By a second marriage with Elizabeth Brown there were three children: Thomas Jefferson, died in Kansas; Mrs. Martha Ann Taylor, deceased; Francis Marion, Columbia, Mo. By his third marriage with Martha Waldron, there was two children: Robert Lee, who died in 1907 ; and Minnie Green died in infancy.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, B. F. Harding enlisted in the State service under Gov. Jackson and served for one year. In 1862 he entered the Confederate army and served until the close of the war as first lieu- tenant in Shank's regiment, Second Missouri Cavalry, Gen. J. O. Shelby's Brigade, Gen. Price's Division army. He fought in the Battles of Lone Jack, Prairie Grove, Lexington, Springfield, Cape Girardeau, Boonville, and many other minor engagements and received a wound in the head at the Battle of Prairie Grove. He surrendered at Camden, Ark. and re- turned home.
Mr. Harding followed farming near Oak Grove until 1908 and then located in Oak Grove where he is enjoying well earned retirement. He began building up his farm in 1866 and lived on one place for 42 years.
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The Harding home place consists of 160 acres in addition to another hold- ing of 85 acres making 245 acres of valuable farm land, owned by Mr. Harding.
On Dec. 20, 1866, Mr. Harding was married to Parthenia J. Webb who died in 1872 leaving three children: Adelia Maude, deceased; Oscar G., southwest of Oak Grove; John A., employed at Armour Packing Com- pany, Kansas City, Mo. His second marriage was with Miss Mary A. Webb who bore him four children : Mrs. Bettie A. Lefholz, near Oak Grove; Nettie Estella, resides with Oscar; Dr. William C., Ottawa, Kan .; Walter B., living with Oscar. The youngest son was a volunteer in the National army and was accepted in the Officer's Training Corps and had orders for active service at the time of the armistice. Mrs. Dr. William C. Harding is a practicing dentist in Ottawa, Kan. and during the World War she was enrolled as a member of the Dental Reserve Corps. receiving a lieu- tenant's commission.
Mrs. Mary A. (Webb) Harding was born in Jackson County in 1846 and is a daughter of John P. Webb, who came from Tennessee to Jackson County in 1833.
Mr. Harding is a Democrat and is a member of the Baptist church. He is a fine type of the old time Missourian and is one of those whose perseverance and sturdiness have made Jackson County preeminent among the great agricultural counties of Missouri.
Mrs. Alice Maude Lowe, Blue Springs, Mo., member of an old and prominent Jackson County family, was born May 12, 1878, near Blue Springs. She is a daughter of Judge Albert Gallatin Williams, late prom- inent citizen of Jackson County.
Judge A. G. Williams was born in Simpson County, Ky., Dec. 9, 1835, and died at his home in Jackson County, June 26, 1913. His father, William J. Williams, was born in 1792, in Tennessee, in a fort called Station Camp. The grandfather, John Williams, served for six years in the Revolutionary War under Colonel Harry Lee. In 1800 he removed to Kentucky and was the first State Senator from Logan County. William J. Williams fought in the War of 1812, serving as lieutenant of a company that joined Gen. Harrison's forces and took part in the Battle of The Thames. In 1827, he was one of the commissioners to locate the county seat of Simpson County. Ky., and the choice fell upon Franklin as the county seat. He was one of the few Kentucky farmers who did not use slave labor. He served as sheriff of Simpson County and during his term of office, arrested Col. Sam Houston for participating in a duel with Judge
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