History of Lewis, Clark, Knox, and Scotland counties, Missouri. From the earliest time to the present, together with sundry personal, business and professional sketches and mumerous family records, Part 112

Author: Goodspeed, firm, publishers, Chicago (1886-1891, Goodspeed Publishing Co.)
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: St. Louis, Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co.
Number of Pages: 1308

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George A. Sallee, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Pike County, Mo., March 8, 1830, and is a son of William H. and Sarah (Neal) Sallee, the former a native of Washington County, Ky., and born March 2, 1806, and the latter born in North Carolina about the same date. When a young man, William H. left Kentucky, and went to St. Louis, Mo., where he was married. He then went to Pike County, from there to Knox County, in 1839, then removed to California in 1881, and died in Amador County, in that State. Mrs. Sallee died in Knox County, Mo., about 1853. Our subject is the eldest of nine children, six of whom are now living. He received his early education in the common schools of Knox County, but has since greatly improved it by study, experience and observation. He lived with his parents until February 4, 1854, when he wedded Ruth A. Bozarth, daughter of Ira J. and Eliza (Carnega) Bozarth. This lady was born in Lewis County, Mo., in 1835, and has borne our subject ten children, all, save one, living: Olive O., Eliza, Laura B., George P., Mary E., Lucy A., Ida C., Thomas J., William I., and Ar- minda J. (deceased). Before his marriage he operated a saw and grist mill for Harvey Beach, at Millport, which he afterward continued to do about two years, and then engaged in farming, which has ever since been his business. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D, Twenty-first Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and served with credit until December, 1864, when he was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh, and retained as such at Memphis, Tenn., Mobile, Ala., Kahauba, Ala., and Macon, Ga., nine months. After his parole he joined the same company. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Pleasant Hill and Yellow Bayou, and at Tupelo was wounded in the left breast. He remained in the hospital two months. He then returned to Benton Township, Knox Co., Mo., of which he has since been a resident, making him the oldest in- habitant of the place. He was a Republican previous to Hayes' election, and has since belonged to the Greenback party. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, and the family ranks among the best in the county.

William H. H. Sallee, a well-to-do and enterprising farmer and stock dealer of Knox County, and a resident of Benton Town- ship, was born in Knox County, Mo., September 7, 1843, and is a son of William H. and Sarah (Neal) Sallee. The father was a native of Washington County, Ky., born March 2, 1806, of French descent, and was a farmer. He immigrated to Knox County, in 1825, and helped to survey the greater part of that county. He is now a resident of Amador County, Cal., where he went in the fall of 1881. There is little known of the mother of our sub-

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ject, she having died when the latter was but a child. The father never married again. Our subject is the youngest of eight children, six now living. He remained with his father until 1861, when he went to Illinois, and in August, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served with credit until April, 1864. He was at the battles of Port Gibson, Miss., Champion Hills, Black River, and at the siege of Vicksburg. He received his discharge at St. Louis, Mo., and then returned to Knox County, of which he has since been a resident (forty-one years). He remained on his father's farm until January 25, 1865, when he married Nancy J. Longfellow, a native of Knox County, Mo., born August 16, 1847, and the daughter of Jonathan Longfellow. The result of this marriage was the birth of six children, five now living: Sarah M., Jonathan W., Mary A., Hosea and Ella. Robert Curtis and Charley L. are deceased. After living with his father-in-law for four years after his marriage, our subject moved to the farm of his father, where he lived five years. He then moved to his present location. He is a member of the G. A. R., and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

Sylvester W. Saunders, M. D., a resident of Edina, was born in Macon County, Mo., September 15, 1851, and is a son of George W. and Ardena O. (Arthur) Saunders, natives of Pu- laski County, Ky., and Virginia, near Jamestown. The father immigrated to Missouri from Kentucky, in 1842, and located on a farm in Macon County, where our subject was born. In 1880 he removed to Randolph County, where he now resides, being a well-to-do and upright farmer citizen. Our subject was reared to manhood in his native county, where he received a good public school education, which he completed in the State Normal School at Kirksville. In 1872 he began the study of medicine with the view of following that profession, and read under Dr. R. H. Dunning, who was then a successful medical practitioner of At- lanta, Mo. Later he attended the American Medical College, of St. Louis (Eclectic), and graduated from that institution in 1877. He then began to practice in his native county, but soon removed to Millard, Adair County, where he established a large and lucra- tive practice. In the spring of 1887 he came to Edina, where he is meeting with good and well merited success. March 13, 1879, he was married to Miss Lou Lantz, a native of Adair County, Mo., by whom he has two children: Earl and Blanche. In politics the Doctor is a Democrat, and himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

Jacob Schempp, who is one of Knox County's enterprising and energetic citizens, was born in Urach, Wurtemburg, Germany,

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in 1836, where he learned the carpenter's trade, in which he became very proficient. In 1854 he immigrated to the United States, where he worked at his trade in New York City for one year. He then went to Quincy, Ill., where he engaged in the carpentering business, and built a number of fine buildings. He also did a great amount of bridge work, and pile driving on the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad, in which he was fairly successful. In 1879 Jacob settled in Knox County, Mo.,- in Myrtle Township, where he purchased a farm of Charles McCoy, containing 415 acres of land, well stocked and improved. Since living in Missouri, Mr. Schempp has built several county bridges, and his work is highly recommended. In 1860 he was united in marriage to Miss Christiane Wagner, a native of Germany, and a daughter of Christian Wagner. This lady was an infant when her parents went to Illinois, in which State she was married to our subject. To this union ten children were born, eight of whom are living: Annie, Mary, Jacob, John, William O., George, Earl and Arthur. Annie and Mary are married, and reside in Knox County. Mr. Schempp owns a fine farm, well improved and cul- tivated, which is the result of his hard labor, industry and economy, and since his residence in Knox County he has estab- lished a fine business, and is well known as a good and responsible carpenter. In politics he is a Democrat.

Spratt Schofield, one of the sturdy and enterprising farmers of this section of the county, is a descendant of two prominent and highly connected families of Mason County, Ky., his birth occur- ring in Marion County, Mo. Ellis Schofield, his father, was born in Virginia, and reared in Mason County, Ky., where he was joined in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Mefford. In 1818 he immigrated to Northeast Missouri, settling in Marion County, which then was a wilderness, and here he resided until his death. He was one of the earliest settlers of that county, and became one of its most influential pioneer citizens. He was one of the chief agricult- urists of that county, and at his death stood at the head of the farmers of that county, owning a valuable real and personal property. In politics he was a Whig, and in religion himself and wife were members of the Christian Church. He died in 1858, at the age of sixty-four. His widow survived him two years. Their son, Spratt Schofield, our subject, is the only living son of a family of eleven children, all of whom but one grew to years of maturity, and five of whom are still living. Our subject was reared in Marion County, securing a fair education at the country schools, which he has since much improved by ob- servation and experience. At the age of sixteen, while yet a green, country boy, he secured his parents' consent, and went to

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California, where he remained four years, and then returned to Marion County. After his father's death he continued in charge of the home farm. In 1874 he was married to Miss Emily Hope, daughter of Joseph Hope, of Shelby County, by which union were born two children: Charles and Edgar. He owns property in Knox City, and about 200 head of fine stock. In 1879 he re- moved to Myrtle Township, Knox County. He is a Republican, and himself and wife are Methodists. Our subject had by his first marriage seven children, six of whom grew to maturity, and five of whom are yet living: Benjamin, Robert F., Rufus B., Fannie E. and Homer W.

Frank V. Schnebly, a farmer and stock dealer of Knox County, was born in Clark County, Mo., August 19, 1844, and is a son of Maj. John H. and Elizabeth (Houser) Schnebly, and is of Ger- man descent. Maj. John H. was born in Washington County, Md., in 1816, but left home when quite young, and engaged in the mercantile business at Peoria, Ill., as a salesman. In 1843 he came to Clark County, and during the war served in the Con- federate Army, participating in several battles, among them Pea Ridge. He served as quartermaster in Green's regiment, and as major in Col. Burbage's regiment. He then went through the Confederate lines into Maryland; then went to Illinois, and remained a year. He then spent two years in La Fayette County, Mo., and two in Saline County, and then came to Knox County, of which he has been a resident since 1870. He has been a farmer since 1843, and during the war lost his property, but has since retrieved his fortunes. Mrs. Schnebly is also of German descent, and a native of Maryland. Her birth occurred about 1816, and her death in Clark County, Mo., in 1849. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. In poli- tics Mr. Schnebly is a Democrat, and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Our subject is the eldest of three children, all living. He received his education at the com- mon schools, and remained at home with his father until twenty- two years old. He then accompanied his father to La Fayette County, and began to farm on his own account. He then went to Saline County, remained two years, and then finally moved to Knox County. When twenty-eight years old he married Miss Emily Suter, of Scotland County, Mo., daughter of John Suter, and to this union three children have been born: Francis M., Ira V. and Freeland O. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schnebly are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Like his father he has al- ways been an ardent Democrat, but has never aspired to office. He is a self-made man, and now owns 340 acres of good land, part in Scotland and part in Knox Counties, which he has im-

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proved in many ways since purchasing it. He is one of the most enterprising and substantial farmers of the county, and takes great interest in fine stock.

Harrison Seaman, one of the earliest settlers and most enter- prising men of Knox County, was born in Fayette County, Ohio, in 1812. He is descended from two prominent families, the Sea- mans of New York, and the Harrisons of Kentucky. His grand- father prominently and gallantly figured in the Revolutionary war, and in border conflicts with the Indians. His father, John, was born in a part of what is now West Virginia, and at the age of eighteen years immigrated to Ohio, where, in Fayette County, he was joined in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Harrison, of the Blue-grass State, a native of Harrison County, which county derived its name from this family. In 1818 he moved from Ohio to Greene County, Ind., where he remained a few years engaged in farming, and then removed to Warren County, Ind., continu- ing the same occupation. In both Greene and Warren Counties he served as sheriff, and was regarded as one of the most promi- nent citizens. In November, 1838, he immigrated via Missouri, where he wintered, to Iowa, and located in Van Buren County, where he resided until his death. He was a man of iron consti- tution, living to the age of eighty-seven years. Our subject was reared in Greene and Warren Counties, Ind., and in the year 1836, at the age of twenty-four, he went to Lewis County, Mo., where he resided until 1843, when he located near his present residence in Knox County. Here he has since resided. While in Lewis County he was united in marriage to Miss Bates, of Goochland County, Va., and to this marriage have been born eight children, all of whom are living in the enjoyment of good health-five girls and three boys. Our subject, though seventy- five years of age, is hale and hearty in mind and body. He is universally respected. He is a Democrat and a Mason; he is the owner of over 400 acres of fine land.

Joel Sever, a prominent farmer of Knox County, was born November 14, 1821, in Warren County, Ohio, and is the fourth of six children born to Hudson and Nancy (Heritage) Sever, natives of New Jersey, but married in Warren County, Ohio, where they came prior to their marriage with each other. Mr. Sever had been married once, and Mrs. Sever twice, before they became united as man and wife. The mother had two children by each of her former husbands. Mr. and Mrs. Sever settled on a farm in Warren County, and there resided until their respect- ive deaths, in 1862 and 1865, the father being eighty-eight years and the mother ninety-two. Mr. Sever was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the two sieges of Fort Meigs, fighting under

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Gen. William H. Harrison. He was a farmer, which occupation he engaged in during the greater part of his life. Our subject received a common-school education, and at the age of twenty-one left the home of his parents, and began farming for himself on the old homestead, where he remained until 1850. He remained in Warren County until 1857, and then moved with his family to Knox County, Mo., where he had purchased a farm upon which he now resides. This he at once began to cultivate and improve but at the beginning of the late war organized a company of Home Guards, of which he was elected captain. This organiza- tion was sustained from April, 1861, to August of the same year, when a number of the company enlisted in the Twenty-first Missouri Infantry. March 4, 1862, our subject was mustered into the Missouri State Militia, where he remained in service until September, 1862, previous to which time he was captured at Newark, by Col. Porter, and held a prisoner a short time, but was then paroled and allowed to return home. He received an honorable discharge from the Union Army, September 1, 1862. He was a participant in the battles of Cherry Grove, Schuyler County, Pierce's Mill, in Scotland County, and Newark, Knox County. Since the war he has been devoted to tilling the soil. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Amy (Ben- ham) Shaver, natives of Ohio. This lady was born July 16, 1826, in Warren County, Ohio, and married to our subject No- vember 21, 1844. To this union five children have been born (all living save one), as follows: Mary Adelia (wife of James Woodcock ), Amelia X. (wife of Ed. J. Brown), Frank P. and Henry E. Our subject is a man of strong energy and will, and, although he has had many trials and disappointments, has per- sistently persevered, and is now a successful and prosperous farmer, of Knox County, owning a fine farm of 130 acres, well cleared and improved. He was a strong abolitionist .. Previous to the war he was a Democrat, but is now a Republican. He cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk, in 1844. He is a worthy member of the F. & A. M., being a member of Paulville Lodge, No. 319. He is also identified with the G. A. R., James Marquess Post. He and his wife are Universalists.

Capt. E. B. Shafer, of Edina, Mo., was born in Seneca County, Ohio, December 25, 1844, and is a son of John L. and Mary A. (Burton) Shafer, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively. Our subject's parents died in Ohio when he was a small lad, and he then resided with his uncle, M. M. Bope, with whom he came to Knox County, Mo., in 1856. He then followed farming in this county until the war broke out, when, July 15, 1861, he enlisted as private in Company E, Twenty-first Regiment Missouri Vol-

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lunteer Infantry, and afterward became first sergeant after the battle of Shiloh. He soon afterward became second lieutenant, and was promoted to the first lieutenancy in 1864, and in August of that year was made captain of his company, being mustered out at Fort Morgan, April 19, 1866. After the war he farmed in this county until December, 1884, when he sold his farm and re- moved to Edina, and after a westward trip, in September, 1886, engaged in the grocery and provision business in Edina on the southwest corner of the public square, where he has since carried on a successful business. April 21, 1868, he married Miss Anna M., daughter of James Cody, of Edina. They have eight children: James R., J. Charles, Eugene A., Mary A., Estella M., Lucina, Gertrude and Francis J. Capt. Shafer was originally a Demo- crat in politics, but of late years has become independent in his views. He is a member of the G. A. R., and himself and family are members of the Catholic Church. He is one of the best known and most respected citizens of the county, and is a success- ful and reliable business man.

J. M. Sharer, one of the business men of Knox County, was born in Davis County, Iowa, March 27, 1855. His father, Jacob Sharer, was born in Huntington County, Penn., in 1814, of Ger- man descent, and died in Davis County, Iowa, in 1857. His mother, Pollie M. ( Parsons) Sharer, was born in New York State and is now making her home with our subject in Knox County, Mo. J. M. lived at home with his parents, until twenty-two years of age. After leaving home he attended the State Normal School at Kirksville, two terms, and also was a student at Oak- lawn College, at Novelty, for about eight months, but was com- pelled by poor health to abandon his studies, and went to Edina, where he was employed in the savings bank, but his health com- pelled him to go upon a farm, where he remained a short time, and then took a trip to Minnesota, after which he returned home, and resumed farming for about a year. He then engaged in business at Locust Hill, where he still remains, and carries a large stock of drugs and groceries, and is prepared to compete with Edina merchants in quality and prices. November 10, 1886, he was married to Adalie G. Eddy, daughter of A. A. Eddy, a business man of Locust Hill. In politics Mr. Sharer is a Repub- lican, but has never sought, nor held office. Mrs. Sharer belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and takes great interest in educational enterprises, to which Mr. Sharer is a liberal donator.

Custer C. Sharp, a prominent pioneer citizen of Knox County, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., August 15, 1825, and is a son of Abraham and Margaret (Custer) Sharp, both natives of the same county and State. Abraham immigrated to Missouri with

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his family in the fall of 1839, and settled in Lyon Township, where he entered land, and followed farming successfully until his death. The mother died in the same township. Of five sons and four daughters raised to maturity, but one son has died. Custer C. is the eldest, and then come Abraham, John, Stephen, and George (deceased). The daughters are Elizabeth (widow of Russell Grant), Sarah (widow of Cyrus Fowler), Clarinda (wife of William Hannahs) and Deborah Ann (wife of George Snow). Custer Sharp lived upon the farm in this county during his youth, and his education was but limited, being received in a primitive log schoolhouse. He farmed with his father until the latter's death, and then began life for himself with no capital but pluck and industry, and after half a century of hard work and good management he succeeded in becoming the owner of a large farm, and owns in this and Adair Counties over 1,500 acres of land. He is a good example of a self-made man, and is worthy of emulation by the rising generation. He has applied himself strictly to farming and stock raising, with the exception of a year spent in the gold fields of California in 1850, and what he possesses is due entirely to his own efforts. In February, 1848, he married Mary E. Palmer, a native of Indiana, and to this union the fol- lowing children have been born: George W., Mason P., Thomas E., Stephen H., James R., Charles W., Lorena A. (wife of A. P. Scott) and Dora E. Mr. Sharp has always been a Democrat, and has always refused to run for office. Himself and wife are mem- bers of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church. He has lately removed to Edina, retired from active work, and is rec- ognized as one of Knox County's most successful and upright pioneer citizens, and can relate many interesting early reminis- cences of early life in Northeast Missouri.

Sylvester Schultz, one of the enterprising farmers of Knox County, was born in Franklin County, Ind., March 15, 1830. His father, John Schultz, was of German origin, and born in Augusta County, Va., in 1800. His mother, Maria (Crawford) Schultz, was a native of the southern portion of the same State. In the early pioneer days of Franklin County, Ind., and before his mar- riage, John Schultz immigrated to that county, but soon after mar- ried our subject's mother, a daughter of William Crawford, who fought in the Revolutionary War, and immigrated to Indiana from Virginia in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz built a home in Franklin County, where they spent the remainder of their days, raising successfully a family of six children, five of whom are still living, four being residents of Missouri and the fifth of Union County, Ind. Mrs. Schultz was a Christian lady, and a member of the Presbyterian Church, and her death occurred in 1837 at

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the age of thirty-one. She was the first person buried in Har- mony churchyard, in Franklin County, Ind. Shortly afterward Mr. Schultz married Miss Catharine Cox, a native of Rockingham County, Va., daughter of Philip Cox, of the same State. To this union six children were born, all of whom are living. After lead- ing a Christian life, and ranking among the prominent farmers of his county, he died at the age of eighty, leaving his widow, who still survives. Our subject was the third son of the first marriage, and was reared in his native county, and began life for himself without the advantages of education and wealth. In the spring of 1852 he immigrated to Knox County, Mo., and purchased the property he now owns. He taught school in the summer of the same year, and in the fall of 1853 visited Franklin County, teach- ing school there in winter. The following spring he returned to Knox County, and on the 11th of April was married to Elizabeth J. Murphy, who is an intelligent lady, and a daughter of Jacob Mur- phy, and sister of Samuel F. M., J. H. and John Murphy, all prom- inent farmers of this county. Ever since his marriage Mr. Schultz has been a resident of Knox County, and is an eye-witness to the progress civilization has made in this county since the early pioneer days. To Mr. and Mrs. Schultz has been born one daughter, Maria Catherine, wife of Tyrone P. Cook, a prominent farmer of Knox County. Mr. Schultz now owns a fine farm of 250 acres, finely stocked and well improved, and his place presents one of the most attractive views in this neighborhood. Mr. Schultz has proved himself to be a man of more than ordinary ability and intelligence, and was elected county judge by the Republicans, which position he efficiently filled for four years. Himself, wife and daughter are members of the Baptist Church.

Henry Schultz was born in Franklin County, Ind., and is the son of John and Maria (Crawford) Schultz, both natives of Vir- ginia. The father was of German descent, and was married in Franklin County, Ind., where he resided until his death. He was a farmer, a Whig in politics before the formation of the Republican party, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was twice married, his first wife dying at the age of thirty- seven. His second wife, Catherine Cox, was a native of Vir- ginia, and six children were born to each of his marriages, all of whom but one, Benjamin F., who died in infancy, are now liv- ing. His second wife yet survives, and makes her home on the old homestead of John Schultz. Our subject, Henry Schultz, was a fourth son of the first marriage. He received his education in Franklin County, Ind., in a log schoolhouse, and at the age of twenty-three married Miss Emeline Bourne, a native of Frank- lin County, Ind., and a daughter of Nathan and Sarah Bourne.

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History of Lewis, Clark, Knox, and Scotland counties, Missouri. From the earliest time to the present, together with sundry personal, business and professional sketches and mumerous family records, Part 112

Author: Goodspeed, firm, publishers, Chicago (1886-1891, Goodspeed Publishing Co.) Publication date: 1887 Publisher: St. Louis, Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co. Number of Pages: 1308

Author: Goodspeed, firm, publishers, Chicago (1886-1891, Goodspeed Publishing Co.)
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: St. Louis, Chicago, The Goodspeed publishing co.
Number of Pages: 1308