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Charles W. Kimler is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Brewer) Kimler, who were born in Loudoun and Prince William Counties, Va., in 1789 and 1787, respectively. They were married in their native state and there lived until 1837, when they came to Lin- coln County, Mo., and settled in Waverly Township. Daniel Kim- ler was a blacksmith and farmer, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a Democrat, and lived to be over eighty-seven years of age. His wife lived to be about eighty years old. There were ten children in their family, four sons and six daughters. The sixth child and subject of this sketch, was born February 13, 1824, in Loudoun County, Va., and spent his boy- hood days on a farm. In 1848 he married Mildred A. Duncan, a native of Lincoln County, born April 5, 1830. Seven children have blessed their union, one son and six daughters. Mr. Kimler and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and since the dissolution of the Whig party he has been a believer in the principles of the Democratic party. During the late war he and family resided in Central America for some time, but subse- quently returned to Missouri. He owns 120 acres of land, the greater part of which he has earned by his own industry.
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Claudius F. Kimler may be mentioned as one of the success- ful and worthy farmers of Lincoln County. He was born in the county July 2, 1847, and his boyhood days were spent in assist- ing his parents on the farm, and in attending the common schools of his district. He spent two years at Blackburn College, Carlinville, Ill., and after returning home taught one term of school, but not liking this occupation turned his attention to farming, and is now the possessor of 260 acres of tillable and fertile land. His marriage with Katie E. Corley was celebrated in 1873. She was born in the " Empire State," March 20, 1850, and became the mother of four children. Her death occurred in 1885, and the following year Mr. Kimler married Alice C., a daughter of Zachariah Callaway; she was born in Lincoln County, November 12, 1861, and is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Kimler's parents, John T. and Sophronia (Ham- monds) Kimler, were born in Virginia and Kentucky in 1813 and 1827, respectively. Both parents were early residents of Lincoln County, and the father was a tiller of the soil all his life. He affiliated with the Democratic party, and died in 1880. His widow still survives.
Joseph A. Knox, M. D., was born near New Hope, Lincoln County, Mo., August 21, 1839, and is one of nine children born to Henry and Lucinda (Hunter) Knox, who were born in Ten- nessee and Missouri in 1806 and 1811, respectively. They were married in 1830. The father was a farmer and Democrat, and died in 1885. The mother is still living, and is the oldest native citizen of Lincoln County. The Knox family trace their origin to John Knox, the Presbyterian reformer of Scotland. James Knox, the father of Henry Knox, was a nephew of General Knox of the Revolution, and came to America about the close of the Revolution, first locating in South Carolina, and later near Knox- ville, Tenn., where his son Henry was born. At a later period he moved to Christian County, Ky., and in 1818 to Lincoln County, Mo. His wife was Jane McElroy, whom he married in Ireland. Joseph A. Knox, whose name heads this sketch, remained on the farm and attended the old subscription schools until he was seventeen years of age, when he entered the Mis- souri State University and attended two sessions. In 1860 he
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began the study of medicine under his brother, and in 1863 entered the St. Louis Medical College, and was graduated from the same in 1865. Almost immediately he located at Auburn, and has enjoyed a liberal patronage ever since. He is interested in farming, and in connection with his practice oversees his farm of 330 acres. He was married in 1872 to Sarah A. Cochran, a daughter of Andrew Cochran, one of the early settlers of Auburn. She was born in this town August 21, 1852, and is the mother of three daughters. The Doctor supports the principles of the Democratic party, and is a Master Mason. His mother's people, the Hunters, came from Virginia to Kentucky, thence to Lincoln County, Mo., about 1804.
Edward H. Lawrence is a son of Richard D. and Rebecca (Williams) Lawrence, who were born in Maryland and Kentucky in 1820 and 1824, respectively. The father came to Lincoln County, Mo., at the age of sixteen years, and followed the occu- pation of farming through life, and was married in 1841. He became the father of two sons by this marriage. After his wife died he was married a second time, and to this marriage eight children were born. The father died at the age of forty-six years. Edward H. Lawrence was born in Lincoln County November 3, 1844, and was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Second Missouri Infantry, C. S. A., and served over four years, being a participant in the following battles: Pea Ridge, Boonville, Lexington, Spring- field, Carthage, Vicksburg, Corinth, Iuka, Holly Springs, Boston Mountain and Guntown. He was severely wounded at Pea Ridge. After the war he returned home and in 1867 was married to Mrs. Martha (Bilbro) Gillum, who was born in Lincoln County, Mo., March 14, 1842. She had one daughter by her first marriage and three sons and one daughter by her second marriage. Both Mr. Lawrence and wife are members of the Christian Church, and he is a successful farmer of the county and the present owner of 160 acres. He is a Democrat in his political views and served four years as Justice of the Peace. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity.
William Lindsey was born in Christian County, Ky., in 1813, and is a son of John and Margaret (Carr) Lindsey, who were born
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in North Carolina and Kentucky, respectively. John Lindsey started for Kentucky with his parents when quite small, but the father was killed by the Indians while en route and only he, his mother and brothers and sisters, ever reached the "Blue Grass State." John clerked in a store in Dover, Tenn., for a number of years, and was married in Kentucky about 1809. In 1818 he and family came to Pike County, Mo., of which he became a prominent and influential citizen. He was the second sheriff of Pike County, served twelve years, and was at one time coroner of the county. In 1840 he was elected to represent the county in the State Legislature, and proved to be an able and efficient representative. He was a descendant of one of five brothers who came from Eng- land to America before the Revolution, and many of his descend- ants reside in Pike County. He died in 1856. His wife died in 1855, and both she and the father were for many years members of the Baptist Church. William Lindsey, the subject of this sketch, is the second of eleven children, and was educated in the common country schools. He attended school three months after he was twenty-three years of age, which schooling did him more good than all his previous attendance. He served as deputy collector and sheriff of Pike County, Mo., during the last term, and in 1838 was married to Harriet Humphrey, who died in 1840, leaving one child, James D. His second marriage was consummated in 1855, his wife being Lucinda Humphrey. She died in 1862, also leaving one child, Elizabeth, wife of George Long. Annarah Day became his wife in 1863, and their union was blessed by the birth of six children, four of whom are living: Andrew Johnson, Jennie Lee, Albert J. and Liberty Day. Mr. Lindsey is a Democrat in politics, and served in the Mexican War under Gen. Sterling Price. In 1850 he crossed the plains to California, and after spending about three years in mining and stock trading he returned home, and in 1854 came to Lincoln County, but since 1865 has resided on his present farm of 310 acres.
William C. Logan, dealer in hardware, stoves, tinware and agricultural implements at Olney, Mo., was born in Yadkin County, N. C., July 2, 1838, and is a son of. George and Mary (Uptegrove) Logan, who were born in the same county and State, and were there married and became the parents of five
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sons and two daughters. The father was a farmer and Demo- crat, and died in 1866 at the age of sixty-six years. The follow- ing year William C. and his mother came to Lincoln County, Mo., where the latter died in 1873, being seventy-six years of age at the time of her death. William C. Logan was reared a farmer's boy and received a limited education. Soon after com- ing to Missouri he located in Montgomery County, where he was engaged in tilling the soil. Sarah M. Henton, a native of Lin- coln County, became his wife in 1873, and by her he became the father of eight children, seven of whom are living. In 1878 Mr. Logan returned to Lincoln County, and in partnership with a brother ran the Olney grist and saw-mill for one year. He then engaged in his present business. For about two years he hired a tinner and learned the trade of him. Now he makes all kinds of tinware with the skill of an old tradesman. He is a Demo- crat, and for six years has held the office of justice of the peace and for about seven years has been school director. He is a member of the Masonic order and A. O. U. W., and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Logan also belongs to the Temperance Benevolent Association of Troy.
Llewellyn Z. Long, farmer, is a son of William H. and Sa- rah (Williams) Long, who were born in Maryland and Kentucky in 1815 and 1822, respectively. They were married in the lat- ter State, and in 1836 came to Lincoln County, Mo. The father was a finely educated man and was a school teacher by profes- sion. At the time of his death, which occurred when he was about thirty-six years of age, he was preparing to publish an arithmetic and grammar. He was a Henry Clay Whig, and after his death the mother married L. D. Liles. She was the mother of five children by Mr. Long and six children by Mr. Liles. Her eldest child, Llewellyn Z. Long, was born in Lincoln County, March 12, 1837. He was reared on a farm and received but very meager educational advantages. At the age of twenty years he began learning the carpenter's trade, but becoming disgusted with his insufficient education, he gave up this work and attended school. After teaching school two years he commenced till- ing the soil, and in 1861 was married to Virdilla Ferry, who was born in Lincoln County, October 17, 1839, and died in 1864, hav-
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ing borne one son. Mr. Long then married Eulala Robertson, and by her became the father of six children. She was born in Lincoln County, August 14, 1848. Mr. Long is a Democrat, and is the owner of 187 acres of land. He is a Mason.
Dr. James Long was born in Pike County, Mo., in 1838, and is a son of John and Eliza (Grimes) Long, who were born in Montgomery and Bourbon Counties, Ky., in 1804 and 1808, respectively, and were married in Missouri in 1830. In 1827 the father went to St. Louis, where he built the old Missouri Hotel, but soon after went to Pike County, where he afterward spent the major part of his days. He was a farmer and mill- wright by trade, but gave the most of his attention to farming. His death occurred in 1881. His widow is still living, and is an earnest member of the Christian Church. Dr. James Long was educated in the common schools, and was reared on his father's farm. After attaining his majority he began the study of medi- cine with Drs. Hawkins and Bankhead at Paynesville, and grad- uated from the St. Louis Medical College in 1861. He practiced in New Hope and then in Troy, remaining in the latter place until 1867. He then spent five years in St. Charles County, and, after taking another course of lectures, returned to New Hope, but soon after located in Elsberry, and after residing there until 1879, located on his present farm of 1,100 acres of fine land. The Doctor is a Democrat, and was married March 1, 1862, to Mary A. Jenkins, who died in 1872, leaving one child. His second marriage took place in 1875. His wife, Isiaetta Car- ter, is a daughter of John C. and Margaret (Coleman) Carter, who were born in Virginia, and became residents of Pike County, Mo., in 1852. At the time of their respective deaths they owned the tract of land on which the Doctor now lives. Dr. and Mrs. Long have two daughters and two sons, and are members of the Christian and Episcopal Churches, respectively. He is a mem- ber of the A. O. U. W.
William H. Long is a son of William H. and Sarah ( Will- iams) Long [ see sketch of Llewellyn Z. Long ] and was born in Pike County, Mo., October 12, 1840, but was reared on a farm in Lincoln County. He attended the district schools and the school near Paynesville, Pike County, Mo., but at the death of
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his stepfather was obliged to leave school and assist his mother in obtaining a livelihood. Virginia F. Mitchell became his wife in 1864. She was born in Lincoln County, June 9, 1846, and to her marriage with Mr. Long were born ten children, five sons and five daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Long are members of the Mission- ary Baptist Church, and he is a supporter of Democratic princi- ples. He has lived on his present farm of 290 acres since 1870. He has been prosperous in his business enterprises, and his property has been acquired through his good management and industry. He has been a Mason for twenty-four years.
Richard O. Long, farmer and stock raiser, of Lincoln County, was born in Hurricane Township of that county, November 30, 1842. At the early age of six years he was put to work on the farm and his education was limited to the district schools. When nineteen years of age he began fighting the battle of life for him- self by splitting rails at sixty-five cents per 100, and at a later period began tilling the soil. This occupation he has continued up to the present time, and is now the owner of over 102 acres of land, though he annually tills over 400 acres. His wife, who was formerly Martha Mitchell, is a daughter of Rev. A. G. Mitchell, and was born in Lincoln County. They were married in 1867, and are the parents of five sons. Mr. Long is a Demo- crat and belongs to the Masonic and K. of H. fraternities, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He has given his children good educational advantages, and is one of the representative citizens and farmers of the county.
Henry L. Luck is a son of Joel T. and Nicy L. (Terrell) Luck, who were born in Virginia and followed the occupation of farming. They were members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and he was a Democrat and died in 1876. The mother is still living and is hale and hearty. Henry L. is the eldest of their six children, and was born in Caroline County, Va., May 11, 1836. His early days were spent in tilling the home farm and in attend- ing the district school. When seventeen years of age he began clerking in a store, but owing to ill health was obliged to abandon this occupation and began tilling the soil as a more healthful oc- cupation. He came to Missouri in 1857, and in 1858 Odessa A. Robertson became his wife. She was born in Shelby County,
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Ky., October 12, 1839, but came while young to this county with her parents. She has borne nine children, seven of whom are living. After trying different parts of the county, Mr. Luck, in 1866, located on his present farm of about 200 acres, which he has earned by his own industry and economy. Mr. Luck is a Democrat, and is a worthy and upright citizen of the county.
James Lyons, farmer, and son of Philip and Elizabeth (Whalen) Lyons, was born in Ireland in 1837, his parents both being natives of Ireland, and there the mother died when the subject of this sketch was but a child. After her death the father was twice married. By his first marriage were born five children, four sons and one daughter, of whom three sons are now living. By his second marriage there are no children liv- ing. By the third marriage were born two sons and a daughter; one son and daughter are now living. In 1851 all came to America, and settled in New Jersey, where the father died in 1860. He was a farmer by occupation. The third son born to the first marriage was James Lyons. He received only three years' schooling, though, by self-study, he has become a well-in- formed man. He cared for his father and aided in rearing the other children. In 1860 he came to Lincoln County. Mo., where he has farmed ever since. During the late war he served in the militia. In 1864 he married Mrs. Mary A. Corcoran, a native of Ireland, who came to St. Louis, Mo., when a baby. By this union were born ten children, five now living, a son and four daughters. Mrs. Lyons has a daughter by a previous marriage. Mr. Lyons owns 320 acres of good land, and has lived in this county twenty-eight years, being accounted a successful farmer and a highly respected citizen. He is a Democrat in politics, is a member of the C. K. of A., and he and wife are members of the Catholic Church.
Solomon R. McKay, M. D., is the eldest of four children -three of whom are living-born to the marriage of Dr. S. H. Mckay and Lucy A. Moxley, who were born, respectively, in Kentucky and Virginia. Both came to Missouri when young, and married in Lincoln County, and were earnest and devoted members of the Missionary Baptist Church. The father was a graduate of the St. Louis Medical College, and during the war
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was appointed examining surgeon for several drafts. In 1867 he moved to Pike County, where he died in 1876. His wife's death occurred in 1872. Their son, Solomon R., was born in Auburn, Mo., March 4, 1855, and was educated in the district schools and the high school of Clarksville. After studying med- icine with his father for some time, he entered the St. Louis Medical College, and was graduated from that institution in 1876, and soon after located at Mackville, where he has met with good success in the practice of his profession. He is a Repub- lican in politics, and has been a delegate to the State convention the last two times. He belongs to the A. O. U. W., and in 1877 was married to Julia Alexander, and their union has been blessed by the birth of two sons and two daughters. Mrs. McKay was born in Washington County, and is a member of the Catholic Church.
James Martin MeLellan, an extensive farmer and stock raiser of Lincoln County, Mo., was born in Clay County, Mo., December 22, 1839, and is the son of Dr. William E. and Emaline ( Miller ) MeLellan, natives of Smith County, Tenn., and Windom, Vt., respectively. In early life the father grad- uated from a medical college in Cincinnati, Ohio, and while in that State he married Miss Miller, who came with her parents to that locality in 1815. For many years Dr. Mclellan prac- ticed successfully in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and Missouri, where he passed his last days, dying at Independence, where the mother still lives at the age of seventy-eight; though so far advanced in years she does her own work. Their family consisted of six children, only two now living-one son and a daughter. James Martin McLellan learned the printer's trade while growing up, serving an ap- prenticeship of about two and one-half years. His higher edu- cation was received at Geauga Seminary, Chester, Ohio, and at Western Reserve Teachers' Seminary, Kirkland, Ohio. He then went to Michigan, taught school a short time, and while there read law under William Newton, of Flint, Mich., being admitted to the bar in 1860. In the year 1862 he came to Troy, Lincoln Co., Mo., and accepted the position of deputy county clerk, which office he held continuously until 1875.
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During the war he served a time as captain of Company A, Sixty-seventh Missouri State Militia. While acting as deputy clerk he also practiced his chosen profession, and after leaving that position gave his entire attention to law. He was county school commissioner for thirteen years, and organized and put into working order the public schools of the county. In 1880 failing health drove him from the practice of law, and he then engaged in farming and the raising of short-horned cattle and Percheron horses. He owns a fine farm of 500 acres adjoin- ing the town of Troy, besides other lands. In 1865 he mar- ried Miss Martha W. Cummings, a native of Indiana. Nine children were born to this union, six now living. Mrs. McLellan is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mclellan is a Democrat in politics, and is a Knight Templar in Masonry. Dur- ing the sale of railroad bonds of Lincoln County, Mr. Mclellan was appointed agent for the county, and $150,000 worth of bonds were given him to dispose of, the court not requiring him to give bond. While this was contrary to all business principles, it showed unbounded confidence in him, which was not betrayed.
David M. Magruder was born in Henry County, Ky., October 9, 1831, and is of Scotch ancestry. His parents, Alpheus and Sarah ( Martinie) Magruder, were born in Maryland and Ken- tucky in 1803 and 1812, and died in Lincoln County, Mo., in 1858 and 1886, respectively. When the family first came to America they spelled their name McGregor, but to escape the prosecutions of the English they changed the name to Magruder. The parents were married in Kentucky, and in 1852 came to Lincoln County, where they spent the remainder of their days. David M. is the eldest of their nine children. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. After remaining with his parents until twenty-three years of age, he engaged in farming on his own responsibility, and by industry and economy has secured a farm of 610 acres. Previous to the war he was a member of the old Whig party, but since that time has voted the Democratic ticket. He was married in 1855 to Letitia A. Magruder, of Kentucky. She bore him five sons and died in 1872. Five years later he married Mrs. Phœbe (Estes) Day, and by her is the father of two daughters. Both husband and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.
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Elias Magruder, dealer in hardware, furniture, agricultural implements and also undertaker's goods, in Whiteside, was born February 20, 1833, in Henry County, Ky., and is the son of Alpheus and Sallie (Martinie) Magruder, whose sketch appears in that of David Magruder. Elias was the second child born to his parents. He received his education in the old subscription schools, and came to Lincoln County with his parents. In 1856 he married Miss Nancy Hardesty, a native of this county, and to this union were born four children, three sons and one daughter. After marriage Mr. Magruder moved to his present farm, where he has resided ever since. In 1884 he was chosen business manager of the Grange Store at Argentville, and held the posi- tion two years. In 1886 he opened his present store, being one of the leading merchants of Whiteside. Beside this he owns 176 acres of good land. He is a Democrat, though not an active poli- tician, and has been a peace-loving man all his life, never having a law-suit and was but once on the witness stand. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
Thomas G. Martin was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., in 1820, and is a son of Louis and Balinda (Rucker) Martin, who were born in Henry County, Va. In 1818 the former came with a brother to Tennessee, where the mother died in 1832. The father came to Lincoln County, Mo., in 1840, and there died in 1877. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and his father was a Rev- olutionary soldier, and died in Virginia. Thomas G. Martin is one of two living members of a family of seven children, and was educated in the common schools of Tennessee. At the age of seventeen years he came on horseback and alone from his native state to Lincoln County, Mo., and made his home with an uncle, and that fall and winter attended the schools of Troy. He then went to work on a farm, and in 1840 was married to Georgia Ann, a daughter of Dabney and Mary M. Carr, who were born in Albermarle County, Va., in 1793 and 1799, respectively. They were married in 1818, and in 1831 removed to Pike County, Mo., where they reared a family of five children. The father died in 1872 and the mother in 1877, the former being a soldier in the War of 1812. His father, Gideon Carr, was a Virginian, of English descent, and was a Revolutionary soldier. He died near
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Nashville, Tenn., aged one hundred and six years. Thomas G. Martin has a good farm of 220 acres near Brussells. He is a Demo- crat, and he and wife are church members. They became the par- ents of two children, Thomas Dabney (deceased) and William L. Thomas Dabney was married in 1869 to Susie F. Hayes, and died in 1882, leaving three children: Lottie A., Louis C. and George Thomas Dabney. In 1884 his brother, William L., married his widow. They have two children, Rubie L. B. and Birdie Lee. William L. lives on the farm where he was born. His wife was born in St. Louis, and is a member of the Method- ist Church. Grandfather Gen. Joseph Martin was captured by the Indians in one of the Indian wars and afterward married a Cherokee squaw, by whom he had two children, whose supposed descendants, the Rosses, are prominent among the Cherokee In- dians to-day. He was sentenced to be executed by the Indians, but owing to the intercession of his wife was spared, and suc- ceeded in making his escape.
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