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Hiram W. Swope, one of the leading automobile dealers of Sedalia, is a native son of Pettis County and a descendant of one of the pioneer fami- . lies of this section of Missouri. Mr. Swope was born in Cedar township August 9, 1889, a son of M. K. and Laura Anna (Wasson) Swope, natives of Pettis County.
M. K. Swope, who now resides at Thornleigh, Missouri, is a son of Hiram Swope, who was one of the very earliest settlers in Pettis County. The Swope family came to Pettis County from Ohio, in 1826, and settled in Longwood township. Hiram Swope, Sr., was the first member of the family to come here. He spent the remainder of his life in this county, and his remains are buried in Mount Hermann Cemetery. The first mar- riage, in Pettis County, was that of Hiram Swope, Sr., to Miss Elizabeth Greer.
Laura Anna (Wasson) Swope was a daughter of Ryland Wasson, who was also an early settler in Pettis County. He settled in Longwood town- ship, and what was known as "Pin Hook," the first county seat of Pettis County, was located on Ryland Wasson's farm.
M. K. Swope was engaged in the mercantile business at Thornleigh for a number of years, when he sold the business to his sons, Hiram W. and Ryland, and since that time has lived retired. His wife, Laura Anna (Wasson) Swope, departed this life in September, 1916, and her remains are buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.
Hiram W. Swope was educated in the public schools of Pettis County and Central Business College, at Sedalia, where he was graduated, in 1909. He was then employed by the Globe Clothing Company, about one year. In 1910, he engaged in the mercantile business at Newland, Missouri. In 1915 he disposed of his business there and he and his brother Ryland bought his father's general store at Thornleigh, and he still retains his
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interest in that business. He has been engaged in the automobile business since. His salesrooms are located at 110-114 South Lamine street. Mr. Swope is doing an extensive business in the automobile line, and handles . a number of high-grade cars, among which are the Oldsmobile, Hudson Super-Six and the Reo. During the season of 1918 he sold eighty-nine cars, and, owing to poor freight service, he has made thirty-two trips to Kansas City to drive new cars to Sedalia.
Mr. Swope was united in marriage on December 7, 1910, with Miss Pearl Dillard, of Newland, Missouri. She is a daughter of B. F. and Lee Dillard. To Mr. and Mrs. Swope have been born four children, as follow: Marcell, Anna Lee, Wilma and Marjorie.
Mr. Swope is the member of the Masonic Lodge and the Modern Wood- men of America. He is one of Sedalia's progressive business men.
Dr. Hazel Russell, a well-known and successful osteopathic physician, of Sedalia, is a native of Missouri. She was born at New Franklin, Mis- souri, where her parents, Henry and Alta (Hayes) Russell now reside. Henry Russell is a native of Michigan, and his wife was born in Wisconsin. Rutherford B. Hayes, ex-President of the United States, was a second cousin of Mrs. Russell.
To Henry and Alta (Hayes) Russell were born the following children: John, a railroad man, who resides at New Franklin, Missouri; Mrs. Fay Wayland, New Franklin, Missouri; Harry Evans Russell, who is now a member of the 20th Engineer Corps, United States Army. He enlisted in 1917, and was one of the first members of the American Expeditionary Force to go to France, where he is still in the service, and Dr. Hazel Russell, the subject of this sketch.
Doctor Russell was educated in the public schools and William Woods College, Fulton, Missouri. She then decided upon a professional career and took a course in the American College of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Missouri, where she was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Osteop- athy. She then engaged in the practice of her profession at Fayette, Missouri. Here she was engaged in practice for three years, and in June, 1917, came to Sedalia and since that time has built up a large practice here, and ranks among the leading practitioners of the county. Her office is now located on the corner of Second and Ohio streets.
Dr. Russell is a keen student of the fundamental principles of her profession, and is not only enthusiastic in her professional work, but takes an active part in all progressive movements for the up-building of Sedalia and Pettis County.
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William S. Sneed .- The Sneed farm of 600 acres, located in Bowling Green township, northeast of Sedalia, is devoted to the breeding of reg- istered Shropshire sheep, primarily, although general farming and stock raising is carried on extensively. This farm is owned and operated by William S. and George V. Sneed, widely known citizens of Pettis County. The Sneed home is a very attractive one and is situated on the former site of the old Captain Sneed home, one-half mile north of the rock road, forming the southern boundary of the farm; and one-quarter mile south of the rock road, bounding the land on the north. It is a handsome bungalow, modern in every respect and the buildings are in keeping with the home. For the past ten years the Sneed brothers have been engaged in breeding Shropshire sheep which are sold to breeders and shipped to points in Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois for dis- criminating buyers. A drove of about one hundred head of registered stock is maintained on the farm. One hundred liead of steers are fed annually on the farm, besides one hundred and fifty head of Duroc Jersey hogs. Two men are constantly employed in the farming opera- tions. Judge William S. Sneed was born in Danville, Kentucky, Decem- ber 7, 1849, and is the son of Captain John M. Sneed.
Captain John M. Sneed was born in 1826 and was a native of Girard County, Kentucky. He was the son of Alexander Sneed, a native of Vir- ginia, who fought in the War of 1812 and served under Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Alexander was the son of John Sneed, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and who was a son of Welsh parents. John M. Sneed came to Missouri in 1855, and in 1857 purchased the Sneed farm of 600 acres, improved the place, improved a valuable stock farm and resided there until his death. During the Civil War he offered his services to the Union and was appointed captain of Company "D," Fortieth Regiment, Missouri Militia, on October 15, 1862, and served until 1864 when he received an honorable discharge from the service.
John M. Sneed was married in 1844 to Mary Jane Stewart who was born in 1823. Six sons and two daughters blessed this union: Mrs. John Montgomery, Sedalia; William S., of this review; Mrs. Sallie T. Thomp- son, died in September, 1918; Robert C. died in Idaho, aged forty odd years ; John B. died in January, 1885; George V., lives in Sedalia; Rev. Frank W. Sneed, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, Pittsburg, Penn- sylvania; Harry, a farmer in Cedar township.
W. S. SNEED.
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Captain Sneed died on October 5, 1901. On the same day his devoted and faithful wife, having worn herself out in the task of caring for her husband during his last fatal illness, departed this life. Both were buried at the same hour and in the same grave. John M. Sneed was a man worth while, and one of the most useful and capable citizens in Pettis County. He was presiding judge of the County Court of Pettis County for one term. Captain Sneed was one of the organizers of the Grange movement in Missouri, and served as Master of the State Grange for a number of years. Having received an excellent education at Center Col- lege, Danville, Kentucky, he was gifted beyond ordinary men and while master of the State Grange, he became noted as a lecturer and platform speaker of ability, and was known far and wide, throughout Missouri. He was a Presbyterian and one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church in Sedalia.
W. S. Sneed was educated in Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, and after studying there for one and a half years, he returned to Pettis County and engaged in farming. His success as a farmer, stockman and breeder has been noteworthy. Judge Sneed has been president of the Exchange Bank of Sedalia since its organization in 1911. He has been prominently identified with the Democratic party in Pettis County and was elected presiding judge of the County Court of Pettis County in 1910. He took up his official duties January 1, 1911, and the ensuing term of four years marked an epoch in the road building era of Pettis County. Many substantial bridges were erected during his term of office and the rock roads were built to the twelve mile limit, two and a half miles east of Smithton. The County Court, at this time, inaugurated the employ- ment of a county agent in charge of the work of the County Farm Bu- reau. Mr. Sneed is a member of the Presbyterian Church and is an elder of the Sedalia Church of that faith.
James Mayo De Jarnette, a prominent business man of Sedalia, who is extensively engaged in the retail coal and wood business, is a native of Pettis County, and a son of pioneer parents. He was born in Dresden township, December 22, 1766, a son of Mayo and Marrietta (Garton) De Jarnette. The father died in 1908, and his remains are buried in Walnut Branch Cemetery, and the mother resided on the home place in Dresden township, Pettis County, until her death, October 4, 1918.
Mayo and Marietta (Garton) De Jarnette were the parents of the following children: Edward, deceased; Frank M., Sedalia, Missouri; Mar-
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cellus, resides in Elk Fork township; James M., whose name introduces this review; Willis, lives in Nebraska; Albert, resides in California; Minnie, married J. B. Wise, and resides in California; Alice, married John Williams, Johnson County, Missouri; Dollie, married Ed O'Daniels, Prairie township, Pettis County ; Millard, resides in Nebraska; Nellie, mar- ried Thomas Whaley; Elma, married E. L. Simmons, Nebraska, and Ora, married Jeff Drake, Dresden township, Pettis County.
James Mayo De Jarnette was reared on his father's farm and educated in the public schools of Prairie township. When he was about twenty years of age he came to Sedalia and entered the employ of Rod Gally, who con- ducted a grocery store. Young De Jarnette was employed in this grocery store about three years. He then was engaged in various pursuits for a number of years, and in 1900 he entered the employ of the Eisenmayer Milling Company, where he was employed until 1903. He then engaged in the grocery business on Main street, in Sedalia, and about the same time engaged in the coal business. He was thus engaged until 1912, when he sold his grocery business and since that time has devoted himself to the retail coal and wood business, and has met with marked success in his undertakings. Mr. De Jarnette is also interested in farming, in Pettis County.
On August 6, 1893, James Mayo De Jarnette was united in marriage with Miss Lucinda Hardin, of Sedalia. She is a daughter of John W. and Margaret Hardin. Her father is now deceased and her mother resides in Sedalia. To Mr. and Mrs. De Jarnette have been born one child, Blanche, who is now the wife of George G. Carter, of Webb City, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have one son, George Gilson, and a daughter, Dorothy, deceased.
Mr. De Jarnette is a public-spirited and progressive citizen, who takes a keen interest in the betterment of his town and county. He has served two years as a member of the Sedalia city council. His fraternal affilia- tions are with the Woodmen of the World and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Stuart King, manager of the Central Lumber Company of Sedalia, has been identified with the business interests of this city for over a third of a century, and is one of the progressive business men of Pettis County. Mr. King was born at Port Huron, Michigan, April 23, 1868, a son of C. N. and Sarah Maria Hicks (Bassett) King. C. M. King was born in Erie County, Ohio, August 18, 1831, and now resides in Los Angeles, California.
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He spent over twenty years of his life in Pettis County, where he made a business of training race horses, and will be remembred by many as one of the well-known horsemen of this section. During the course of his career he met with two severe accidents. At Hawthorne Park, Chicago, he was so injured in a wreck that the attending physicians despaired of his life. However, he recovered and in June, 1918, he was injured again in an automobile accident, from which he has fully recovered and now, even at the advanced age of eighty-seven, he is enjoying the best of health. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate army. His wife, Sarah Maria (Hicks) Bassett, was a native of Michigan. She died June 1, 1915, at Memphis, Tennessee. By a former marriage she had one son, Morgan Bassett, who is now a locomotive engineer on the Missouri Pacific railroad, and resides in Sedalia.
Stuart King is one of a family of four children, born to his parents as follow: Charles Price, Los Angeles, California; Hattie, married Harry Stewart, Los Angeles, California; Stuart, the subject of this sketch, and Clara, married Ed Tucker.
Mr. King was educated in the public schools of Fayette, Missouri, and Sedalia, Missouri. His first employment was with the J. B. Gallie Lumber Company of Sedalia. This company was succeeded by the Central Lumber Company, of which Mr. King has been the manager since 1901. This is one of the large lumber companies of Sedalia, and does an extensive business in all kinds of lumber.
April 30, 1889, Stuart King was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Meyer, of Sedalia. She is a daughter of Christian and Anna (Cruse) · Meyer. Her mother is now deceased and her father resides in Sedalia, Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. King has been born one daughter, Bessie N., who married Rudolph Hyatt, and they reside in Sedalia. Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt have one son, Stuart King Hyatt, born August 30, 1918, at Sedalia, Missouri.
Mr. King is a Republican, and holds membership in the Knights of Pythias and the Knights of the Maccabees. Since he came to Sedalia, thirty-four years ago, Mr. King recalls many changes. He remembers, when a boy that the "old swimming hole" was located between Sixth street and the Missouri Pacific tracks, and in winter time he has often skated in that vicinity. He remembers of Main and Ohio streets having been paved three times. He is one of the progressive and substantial men of Pettis County.
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W. W. Barrett, cashier of the American Exchange Bank, of Sedalia, is one of the foremost financiers of this section of the State. Mr. Barrett was born in Boone County, Missouri, in 1873, and is a son of James V. and Joella D. (Brink) Barrett. James V. Barrett was also a native of Boone County and a son of Richard Barrett, who was one of the early pioneers · of Boone County. James V. Barrett died in 1894, and his widow now resides at Centralia, Missouri.
James V. and Joella (Brink) Barrett were the parents of the follow- ing children: Minnie, married J. D. Cash, and is now deceased; E. R., assistant cashier of the American Exchange Bank, Sedalia, Missouri; Mrs. Lera Meffert, Centralia, Missouri, and W. W., whose name introduces this review.
W. W. Barrett received his education in the Centralia High School, the Gem City Business College, Quincy, Illinois, and the Missouri State University, at Columbia, Missouri. After leaving the university he was principal of the public schools at Hazen, Arkansas, for two years.
Mr. Barrett began his banking career in 1895, as bookkeeper in the Bank of Centralia, Centralia, Missouri. In January, 1904, he resigned his position in this bank and organized the Commercial Bank of Wellsville, Missouri. Upon the organization of that institution Mr. Barrett became the cashier, serving in that capacity for six years. The business of this institution rapidly developed under the direction of Mr. Barrett and the bank did a very successful business. However, Mr. Barrett desired a field where the possibilities were not so limited as they are in the smaller towns. In 1911 he sold his interest in the Wellsville Bank and came to Sedalia, with a view of organizing a bank here. At that time few of the conserva- tive business men of Sedalia believed that there was room here for another banking institution. After a careful survey of the situation Mr. Barrett came to a different conclusion, and believed that he saw great possibilities for another bank here. Time has demonstrated the accuracy of his judg- ment and his keen foresight. In May, 1911, he organized the American Exchange Bank, with a capital stock of $50,000.00, and the bank opened its doors for business with the following officers: W. S. Sneed, president; E. M. Stafford, vice-president; E. M. Shultz, second vice-president ; W. W. Barrett, cashier ; E. R. Barrett, assistant cashier. In addition to the above the following gentlemen were also members of the board of directors: E. L. Kemper and Green McFarland. The personnel of the officers remain the same as they were at the organization of the bank. The directorate
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of the American Exchange Bank is a combination of strong, capable busi- ness men, which, coupled with the able, honest and conservative manage- ment of the cashier, has placed this bank in the front rank of the strong banking institutions of the State, now having total resources of over $1,000,000. Mr. Barrett has studied carefully the intricate problems of banking, and is one of the best-posted men on matters of finance in this section of the State. His judgment is always given serious consideration by conservative customers, who often seek his counsel and advice.
Mr. Barrett was united in marriage in 1898 with Miss Lora Davis, of Beacon, New York. One son has been born to this union, a student in the junior class of the Sedalia High School. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett have a pleasant home at 420 South Quincy avenue, Sedalia. They are members of the First Christian Church.
Dr. Nancy (Meek) Hain, A. B., B. Ed. and D. O., is one of the leading osteopaths of Sedalia. Dr. Hain is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, and the daughter of T. S. and Eula Virginia (Jones) Meek, the former a native, of Arkansas, and the latter of Virginia, and they now reside at Miami, Florida. The father of Mrs. Eula Virginia Meek was an officer in the Confederate army during the Civil War. Her uncle, Julius Shepherd, also served in the Confederate army.
To T. S. and Eula Virginia (Jones) Meek were born the following children: Thomas Jones Meek, an attorney, who is now a director of the Bureau of Public Information, Washington, D. C., of which George S. Creel is chairman; Grace, married Spurgeon Wingo Sidell, Louisiana, where he is a Baptist minister, and Dr. Nancy (Meek) Hain, the subject of this sketch.
Dr. Nancy Hain attended the public schools at Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, and later entered Ouchita Baptist College at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where she was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. She then attended the Chicago University, and later attended the Peru State Normal School, at Peru, Nebraska, where she was granted the degree of Bachelor of Education. She received her professional education at the American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Missouri, where she was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy, in 1912. Doctor Hain began her pro- fessional career in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1912. She practiced in that city for two years, and in 1914 came to Sedalia. She specializes in diseases of women and children. She has taken special post-graduate work, and has met with unusual success since coming to Sedalia, and built up a large
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practice. Doctor Hain is a profound student of the principles of her great profession and a tireless worker. She was the possessor of a thorough high-class education before taking up her professional work, which gives her a marked advantage in her professional research. She has well- equipped offices at 235, 237 and 239 Ilgenfritz building.
Albert T. Loewer, a leading merchant tailor of Sedalia, conducts the oldest established tailoring business in the city. This business was estab- lished in 1889, by John Cunningham, who was succeeded by Mr. Loewer in 1903. Mr. Loewer was interested in this business for eight years prior to becoming its owner, and had worked for Mr. Cunningham.
Albert T. Loewer was born in California, Missouri, and is a son of Philip William Loewer, a native of Germany, who came to America in 1854. He first located in St. Louis and then went to Boonville, Missouri, and from there came to Sedalia, prior to the Civil War. He was a tailor, and worked at his trade here prior to the Civil War, and was engaged in the general mercantile business in Sedalia for a number of years, and during the Civil War he went to California, Missouri. During the war he enlisted in the Union Army and served about three months. After the war he located at Smithton, Missouri, and in 1871 moved to Sedalia, and here followed his trade of tailor until his death. He died September 20, 1890, and his remains are interred in Crown Hill Cemetery. His widow now resides with her daughter, Mrs. Charles McDonald, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Albert T. Loewer is one of the following children born to his parents: Albert T., the subject of this sketch; Matilda, married Charles McDonald, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Amelia, married Theodore Mensch, Wicks, Arkansas; William, Cody, Wyoming; Charles, died in Sedalia at the age of twenty-two years, and Henry, died in Sedalia, at the age of nineteen.
Mr. Loewer was educated in the public schools and, before he was fourteen years of age, began learning the tailors' trade with his father, and he has continually been engaged in this line of work up to the present time. He has had a varied experience in all departments of the tailoring business. Since engaging in business here for himself he has met with marked success and has the patronage of a high-class trade, as well as a large volume of business. His place of business is located at 114-116 West Third street, and he employs seven skilled tailors. It is a recognized fact that clothes made in Loewer's tailor shop are made right, and if the customer wants the last word in style, as well as in workmanship, he can get it here.
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Mr. Loewer was united in marriage March 15, 1893, to Miss Martha A. Yunker, of Sedalia, a daughter of Louis and Fredericka Yunker, both of whom are now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Loewer have been born one daughter, Helen Louise, who graduated from the Sedalia High School in the class of 1913, and is now the wife of Alois Hefter, of Kansas City, Missouri, who is now serving in the United States Army.
George M. Pemberton, treasurer of Pettis County, is a native of this county and is a descendant of Pettis County pioneer stock on both his paternal and maternal sides. Mr. Pemberton was born in Elk Fork town- ship, and is a son of George M. and Melissa (Pemberton) Pemberton, both natives of Kentucky. George M. Pemberton, Sr., first came to Pettis County in 1834 and selected a location. At that time he came from Ken- tucky and returned, on horseback. The following year he returned to Pettis County, driving through from Kentucky with an ox team and wagon. He entered land here from the government at a cost of $1.25 per acre. He became quite an extensive land owner and at one time owned about 800 acres. He raised stock extensively and prospered. He died in 1879. His wife, Melissa M. Pemberton, was a daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Pember- ton, who also came from Kentucky to Pettis County in 1834. They entered land from the government in Elk Fork township, six miles southwest of LaMonte. Melissa M. Pemberton departed this life in 1859, and the remains of both her and her husband rest, side by side, in the Pemberton Cemetery, which is located twelve miles west of Sedalia. This is one of the first cemeteries of Pettis County, and George Pemberton, father of Jesse Pemberton, and maternal great grandfather of George M. Pemberton, of this review, was the first to be buried in this cemetery. He was buried there in 1844, and George M. Pemberton, Sr., cut and placed a tombstone of native sandstone at his grave, in 1844, and the inscription which was chiseled in this stone can be easily read today.
George M. Pemberton, Jr., attended the district schools of Pettis County in his boyhood days, and later entered the State Normal School at Warrensburg, where he was graduated in the class of 1881. He then taught school about two years, when he came to Sedalia and engaged in the grocery and hardware business, and for twenty-four years he was engaged in the mercantile business in Sedalia. In 1912 he was elected county treasurer, and at the expiration of his term, in 1916, he was re-elected to that office, and is now serving Pettis County in that capacity. He is an efficient and courteous public official, and as such, has given gen- eral satisfaction to the people of this county.
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