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Marvin Meals was united in marriage Sept. 26, 1895 with Miss Mary T. Howell and they have one daughter, Ursley, who married William Everette, principal of the Unionville High School, Unionville, Mo. Mrs. Everette is a graduate of the Goeteze School of Music of Moberly and is now engaged in teaching in the Unionville High School where her hus- band is principal. She is instructor in English and is also head of the music department of that institution.
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Marvin Meals is a member of the Randolph County Aberdeen Asso- ciation and through his efforts as a breeder, has largely contributed to raising the standard of live stock in Randolph County.
Benjamin Reeves White, a pioneer business man of Moberly, now retired, has been a resident of this city for half a century. He is a native of Missouri and a member of one of the honored pioneer families of this state. Mr. White was born in Howard County, March 1, 1839, and is a son of David and Nancy E. (Maupin) White. David White was born in Virginia and came to Missouri with his parents who settled in Howard County before Missouri was admitted to statehood. He mar- ried Nancy E. Maupin, a native of Kentucky. He entered government land about five miles northwest of Fayette, Mo., and there he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. He became well-to-do and at the time of his death in 1866 he was the owner of 500 acres of land. His wife died in 1868 and their remains are buried in the Hackley Ceme- tery in Howard County. This is one of the old cemeteries of that sec- tion and is neatly kept. It is surrounded by a solid row of cedar trees about 20 feet in height which are kept neatly trimmed and present an attractive appearance.
To David and Nancy E. (Maupin) White were born the following children : William, deceased; James, deceased; David, resides in Mo- berly; Mrs. Anna Hockley, who resides at Armstrong, Mo., and is 93 years of age; Mrs. Melissa Green; Mrs. Nancy E. Bradtcer, Armstrong, Mo .; Benjamin R., the subject of this sketch, and Mrs. Adelle Hannah, deceased.
Benjamin Reeves White had good educational advantages when he was a boy and obtained a good education and in early life taught school for a number of years. In 1870, he came to Moberly and bought prop- erty here, where he engaged in the livery business and also conducted a retail coal and wood business. Before the advent of the automobile when the livery business was a flourishing institution, Mr. White car- ried on an extensive livery business and had as many as 40 horses at one time. He conducted one of the large livery stables of this section of the state and prospered.
Mr. White was married Dec. 7, 1875, to Miss Katie V. Corbett, of Jerseyville, Ill. She died in March, 1919, and her remains are interred in Oakland Cemetery. The children born to Benjamin R. White and wife are as follows: George E., married Miss Marie Bassett and has
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two children, Dan and Ben Ray; Addie C. and Edna at home with their father, and Allen C., who is engaged in the automobile supply business, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
Mr. White resides at 626 Fisk avenue in a large comfortable resi- dence which has been his home for a number of years. He is one of the honored pioneer residents of Randolph County and has a long record to his credit for reliability and fair dealing of which any man may be proud.
Walter C. Buchanan, a progressive farmer and stock raiser of Sugar Creek township, Randolphh County, belongs to a pioneer family of the state. His grandfather, Colman C. Buchanan, came here from Tennessee in 1836 and entered the land which Walter C. Buchanan now owns, ad- jacent to the city of Moberly, being one of the first men to take up gov- ernment land on thees prairies.
Walter C. Buchanan was born on the old homestead in Randolph County, Nov. 29, 1877 and is a son of Matthew and Sarah M. (Wisdom) Buchanan. The father was born on the same place in 1838 and died in April, 1903, and is buried in the Sugar Creek cemetery. He was a farmer all his life. Sarah (Wisdom) Buchanan was born in Macon County, Mo., in 1851 and died in December, 1919 and her remains are buried in Sugar Creek cemetery. Sugar Creek cemetery was established about 1835 and one of the Rubey family was the first to be buried there.
Matthew Buchanan enlisted in the Confederate army during the Civil War and served under General Price. He was captured at Little Rock, Ark. and was confined in the Federal prison at Alton, Ill. He was re- leased but before he could rejoin his regiment was again captured and sent to Fort Delaware. The two imprisonments totaled 22 months when he was exchanged. On his return to Randolph County, peace was de- clared. He became one of the prominent farmers and stock raisers of the section of the state. He was elected presiding judge of the county court, an office he filled efficiently for eight years. His children were Cyrus Earl, an inspector at the Kansas State Agricultural College, Man- hattan, Kansas, where he has charge of the registry division under Professor Fitch; Ratie, now Mrs. M. Reagan of Tulsa, Okla .; Onie A., of Moberly, who has a position in the Wabash shops; Walter C., the subject of this sketch; Claude C., of La Junta, Colo., now serving his third term as county assessor.
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Walter C. Buchanan was reared on the farm near Moberly and at- tended the district school of Sugar Creek township and then entered the Moberly High School, graduating in 1898. He has followed farming since reaching manhood. In addition to his work on the farm, Mr. Buchanan has for more than a year and a half had charge of one of the rural mail delivery routes out of Moberly. The farm is one of the well kept places of the county and has a fine seven room house, good barns and machinery sheds and 120 acres of fine arable land with the timber tract of some 20 acres adjoining, which is all now in estate and is being sold in 1920.
In 1906, Walter C. Buchanan was married to Miss Minnie B. Mor- rison, of Cairo, Mo., the daughter of E. S. and Susan Morrison, of Cairo. Two children have been born to this union: Morrison Young and Dorothy, both residing at home.
The old Buchanan family residence which was used as a tavern in stage coach days, this being a station on the stage route, is owned today by A. M. Buchanan. It was built long before the Civil War and is an eight room structure. It is in a fair condition today and is one of the old landmarks of the country. This house stands across the road from the Mathews Buchanan farm residence, one mile north of Moberly.
Thomas A. Caplinger, agent for the American Express Company, of Moberly, Mo., is a native of this state, born at Paris, Dec. 16, 1856. He is the son of Andrew and Susan Gentry (Maupin) Caplinger the former a native of Kentucky, born in Scott County, in 1824 and died in Moberly in 1893.
Andrew Caplinger enlisted in the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War, served throughout that conflict and was mustered out of the service at Paris, Mo., where he had enlisted. He was a pioneer settler of Missouri, locating at Paris in 1842 and met and married his wife there. She was born in Albemarle County, Va., in 1826 and now resides in Moberly, a most remarkable woman, 94 years of age, and still retains her mental faculties and much of her physical vigor. Her son has in his possession a sweater knitted by her in 1918. There were 12 children in the family: Mrs. T. H. Hardcastle, Thomas A., Mrs. W. L. Skinner, and A. B., all of Moberly; Mrs. G. W. Tucker, deceased; Joseph. accidentally killed in 1910; Mrs. C. M. Smith, deceased; Mrs. E. W. Berry, deceased; ยท George, deceased, a child that died in infancy ; Adrena, deceased and Ice- phena, also deceased.
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Thomas A. Caplinger was reared in Paris, Mo., attended the public school and after his education was finished engaged in the drug business there, becoming prominent in that profession and continued to run his store for 20 years. Disposing of it, he purchased a grocery business which he owned and ian two years before, coming to Moberly in 1891. Mr, Caplinger become associated with C. W. Tucker, the express agent here and continued to work with him 12 years and in 1906 was appointed express agent, an office he has efficiently filled to the present time.
Mr. Caplinger has a modern residence at 731 S. Clark street, which he has remodeled into an attractive home. He is one of the substantial citizens of Moberly, and for more than 45 years has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Daniel T. Kelliher, senior member of the firm of Kelliher & Ryan, leading printers of Moberly, is a capable newspaper man of wide experi- ence as well as a practical printer. He has virtually made his way up from the bottom of the ladder by himself and in all the lines of endeavor has shown the same initiative and ability that are the marked character- istics of his business successes in Missouri. He is a native of Missouri, born in Richmond Sept. 13, 1889. His parents were Cornelius and Mary (Tuohy) Kelliher, both of whom now reside in Moberly. The father is a native of Colchester, Ill., born in 1857 and Mrs. Kelliher was born in 1857.
Cornelius Kelliher came to Moberly when only 16 years of age and a few years later located at Richmond, where he resided some time before going to Renick and then came to Moberly in 1900, since which time he and his wife have been well known and popular residents of this city. At the present time he holds a position with the Wabash Railroad. There were two children in the Kelliher family; William of Adair County and Daniel T. of this review. He was a good sized boy when the family moved to Renick and attended school there. He then attended the normal school at Macomb, Ill., but left that institution in his freshman year to enter the field of journalism. For ten years he was on the staff of the Moberly Daily Monitor. He resigned his position to become as he says "a cub reporter" on the Kansas City Post and while associated with that paper had many interesting experiences, one of the most interesting being the time when he was assigned to secure an interview with Lord Northcliffe, when he was touring the country, in 1917, traveling on a special train. Mr. Kelliher met the train at Sheffield, a Kansas City suburb, boarded it while running swiftly and was introduced to Lord Northcliffe, who gave
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him the desired story and scored a beat on all other Kansas City papers. Mr. Kelliher was advanced from "cub reporter" to highest salaried man on the staff. After remaining with the Kansas City Post for a year, Mr. Kelliher was offered a position at Parsons, Kans., as managing editor of the Parsons Daily Sun. He returned to Kansas City to The Post, but a month later went to St. Louis to take a better position with the St. Louis Post Dispatch where he remained until May 15, 1919, when he resigned and came to Moberly where he formed the partnership with Mr. Ryan and opened their present business, where they are equipped to do all kinds of job printing of a high class.
Mr. Kelliher married Miss Beulah Cleeton of Lancaster, Mo. and they have two children: Cornelius Lee and Daniel C.
H. Edwin Ryan, of the well known printing firm of Kelliher & Ryan, located at 211 North Williams street, Moberly, which opened up for busi- ness May 15, 1919, succeeding J. E. McQuitty, who had conducted a print- ing and stationery business here, is a native son of Missouri, born at Moberly, Nov. 8, 1893. He is a son of Thomas F. and Lavonia (Robert- son) Ryan, the former a native of Leavenworth, Kan. and the latter of Sugar Creek township, Randolph County, Mo. Thomas F. Ryan was a painter and grainer by trade, specializing in the latter art and came to Moberly in the early 80's and was engaged in business here the remainder of his life. He died in 1912. He was laid to rest in Oakland cemetery. His widow now lives on West Fisk avenue, Moberly. There were four children in the Ryan family: L. T., Council Bluffs, Ia .; Helen, deceased ; H. Edwin, of this review; Gus R., who has charge of the credit depart- ment of D. M. Ferry & Co., of Detroit, Mich. He enlisted for service in the World War in April 1918, was assigned to the electrical department and sent to St. Louis, and later he was transferred to Camp Jessup, Ga., with the motor transport corps. He was rapidly promoted to top sergeant of his company and was boarding the train for Hoboken, N. J., to embark for overseas service the day the armistice was signed.
H. Edwin Ryan was reared here in Moberly and attended the public schools and when 12 years old began work in a printing office so by the time he had completed his studies he was a practical printer. When he left school Mr. Ryan entered the employ of the Democrat Publishing Company where he remained 12 years. From being a printer's apprentice he was advanced from one position to another until he was master printer in charge of all the finest and most difficult work in the establishment.
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Then he was made foreman of the plant, a position he filled for 18 months, when he and Mr. Kelliher formed a partnership. In the spring of 1919, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Kelliher purchased their present plant. They have greatly increased the output and established a reputation for the excel- lence of their workmanship.
Oct. 6, 1915, Mr. Ryan was married to Miss Eugenia R. Brock of Moberly, a native of Excello, Mo. She was a teacher for four years prior to her marriage. Mrs. Ryan is the daughter of William T. and Henrietta (Weymouth) Brock. The father was born at Excello, Mo., and the mother was born in Scotland, coming to the United States when she was 18 years old. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ryan: Elizabeth Park and Margaret Cathrine.
Mr. Ryan has been secretary of the Typographical Union No. 473, of Moberly, since 1911. The Kelliher-Ryan Company prints everything in the job work line and are well known for the fine catalogue work. They also are locally known as the publishers of the Nation Swine Advertiser, a monthly publication with a circulation of 5,000 copies.
W. B. Jones, the leading horticulturist of Randolph County and a prominent farmer and dairyman of this section is one of the old residents who has gained a high reputation for his business integrity, born in Wales May 27, 1843. He is the son of Benjamin and Esther Jones, both natives of the same country, where they spent their lives. Mr. Jones spent his youth in his native land and was educated in the public schools. He emigrated from Wales in 1868 and after reaching the United States, located in St. Joseph, Mo., but a year later went to Macon County, where he engaged in the butcher business until 1870, when he came to Moberly and opened a shop where he built up a fine business which he conducted for many years.
In 1895, Mr. Jones decided to become a farmer and horticulturist, as he had always loved the country and believed there was money to be made in raising fruit. He purchased his present place of 80 acres, putting 25 acres into orchard and today the apple trees he then planted are all bearing and have been doing so for years. In 1919, Mr. Jones had 2,000 bushels of fine apples, his varieties being Jonathan, Blacktwig, York Imperial, Winesaps, Grimes Golden and a few Ben Davis, but Mammoth Blacktwig and Jonathan trees predominate. So that Mr. Jones' vision was a most substantial one and today he is the owner of the largest and most productive orchard in the county. In 1919 he set out 1,500 more.
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trees which will bear within a short time. Mr. Jones has not confined his energies to his orchard alone but is considerable of a farmer and dairy- man. He annually raises around 200 bushels of corn which he feeds to his 100 head of hogs, as he specializes in Chester White hogs; he also milks 18 head of cows, selling the milk. All this work he does himself which is rather remarkable for a man of his years. In addition to the home farm of 80 acres, Mr. Jones owns 157 acres a mile west of his place and a 160 acre tract in Wichita County, Kan.
Mr. Jones was first married to Mary Johns in Wales, who died in 1869, leaving a son, John, who lives in Oklahoma, and Mr. Jones was again married on Jan. 7, 1873, to Miss Elizabeth Humes, of Randolph County the daughter of Philip and Amanda (McKinzey) Humes, who came here fromb Kentucky and settled on land just south of the present town site of Moberly ; both are now deceased. McKinzey street, Moberly, is named after James McKinzey. Mrs. Jones' grandfather, who was a pioneer settler here. The following children have been born to the Jones family: Isaac, lives in Texas; Nannie married D. J. Mandry, of Bartles- ville, Okla .; Esther, deceased; Mary and Martha, twins, died in infancy ; Nellie, married J. W. Burton, of Bartlesville, Okla .; Willia C., now Mrs. W. C. Fonville, of Moberly, and Ashley, also of Bartlesville, Okla.
Mr. Jones is a Republican and made the race for county judge and was defeated in an avowedly Democratic county by only 80 votes which shows his popularity in the community.
Bell Brothers, one of the leading contracting and building firms of Moberly, is owned and managed by James E. and Thurman R. Bell, who are among the younger generation of business men of this city.
Thurman Bell was born in Chariton County, Mo., Feb. 17, 1885, the son of E. N. and Columbus E. (Lepper) Bell, both of whom now reside in Moberly.
Columbus E. Bell was born in Monroe County, the son of John and Linda (Welsh) Bell, the former a native of Virginia who came west at an early day and located in Missouri. His wife was of Welsh descent and lived to be 87 years old. John Lepper and his wife were born in Ger- many and emigrated from their native land and after reaching the United States settled in Monroe County, Mo., and were pioneer farmers of that section of the state. The children of E. M. and Columbus Bell were James E. and Thurman R.
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James E. Bell was born in Monroe County, May 18, 1877, and was educated in the Centralia schools and after completing his education, he learned the carpenter's trade. Within a short time he began to do small contracting jobs which led him to become a general building contractor, a line of business which he followed in Centralia for 10 years before coming to Moberly.
On March 19, 1899, James Bell married Miss Vera Saunders, the daughter of Gus Saunders, a butcher of Centralia; both he and his wife were natives of Germany; they came to the United States when young and Mr. Saunders first located in St. Louis where he was married to Marie Wetterath in 1874, and they later came to Centralia. The father died there in his 64th year. Mrs. Bell was the oldest of their four children. Mr. and Mrs. Bell have two children: Frederick William and Dorothy Frances. A third child died when five years old. The family reside at 316 South Williams street.
James E. Bell is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Kansas City, Kans. He is a public spirited man ever ready to support any movement for the improvement of the city which has become his home.
Thurman Bell, like his brother, spent his boyhood days in Centralia, was educated in the public schools of that town and after his schooling was over and he was large enough began to work as a carpenter. He mastered that trade and after a time began to contract for buildings. Coming to Moberly in 1905, his first work in the city was the building of a house for J. W. Meyer in Millers Park edition. He and his brother formed a partnership in the contracting business under the firm name of Bell Brothers, with offices at 800 South Williams street, since which time they have taken a leading place in the building and contracting business of Moberly. They have erected many fine private residences and the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Moberly. At the present time they have a number of residences and buildings under contract or construc- tion. They are keen business men, have won a high reputation for in- tegrity in carrying out their business obligations.
Thurman R. Bell was married in 1906 to Miss Alice E. Paggett, of Monroe County, the daughter of John J. and Frances Paggett, the former now deceased and Mrs. Paggett lives in the old home. Three children were born to this union: Goldie Opal, Thurman R., Jr., and Mildred, all at home with their parents. The family has a fine home at 800 South
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Williams street. Mr. Bell is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Carpenters Union.
O. R. Nise, of the grocery firm of Nise & Company, 113 East Coates street, and senior member of the Nise & Glover garage, located at 549 West Coates street, is one of the well known retail business men of Mo berly, who has taken an energetic part in the upbuilding and developmen of this city. He was born in Boone County, Mo., Aug. 24, 1871, the son of A. H. and Margaret (Geurin) Nise, the former a native of Germany, who located in Missouri prior to the Civil War and was engaged in the hardware business at Sturgeon before coming to Moberly, where he was in business the rest of his active life. His widow now resides on Union avenue. There were three children in the family: Ernest, of Los Angeles; Fannie, of Moberly, and O. R., of this review, by a former marriage of Mr. Nise had had five children, all of whom reside in Moberly.
O. R. Nise was reared and educated in Sturgeon and graduated from the high school. He began to work for his father in the hardware busi- ness and in 1893 opened a grocery and meat market at his present loca- tion, being one of the first men to put modern equipment in his establish- ment. When automobiles began to become popular, Mr. Nise saw that there was a great future in the garage business and formed a partner- ship with F. T. Glover, opening a building for that purpose at 549 West Coates street, where they have built up a good business. They carry all automobile accessories, have a good service station and paint cars. For many years, Mr. Nise has taken an active part in the civic life of the community, and for eight years has served as a member of the city council. He is a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, of Moberly, being one of the charter members.
John F. Kynaston, now living retired in Moberly, has been a resi- dent of this city for the past 35 years, and for many years was an employee of the Wabash Railroad Company in this city. He has been a success in a financial way and has accumulated a competence and is one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of Randolph County. Mr. Kynaston was born in Earltown, England, in 1855, the son of John and Hannah (Pursell) Kynaston, both natives of England, and spent their entire lives in that country. They died at Newton LeWillows, Lancashire, England. The mother died at the age of 48 and the father at 68 years of age. John Kynaston, the father, was a prominent rail- road man in his native land and for many years was superintendent of
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the London and Northwestern railroad and in later life was engaged in fine carriage building. John and Hannah (Pursell) Kynaston were the parents of the following children: John F., of this review; William, George, Samuel and Mary Ann (Brown), all of whom reside at Earls- town, Lancashire, England, except John F., of this review. Sarah Jane the youngest of the family, is deceased.
John F. Kynaston was reared in his native land and educated in the public schools and also the School of Arts at Warrington, where he became proficient in drawing and mechanical art, passing the examina- tion in that course. He came to America in 1880, first locating at Jef- ferson, Ind., where he was in the employ of the Ohio Falls Car Com- pany, as car builder, for over two years. He then came to St. Louis and after remaining there 18 months came to Moberly in 1885. Here he entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company and for 28 years was in the employ of that company, continuously, and was one of the skilled and trustworthy employees, being coach foreman. At his resignation in 1913, he received a letter from the company, expressing its appreciation of his faithful and long continued service and this is one of the highly prized documents in Mr. Kynaston's possession. After so many years of service it is a satisfaction to have tangible evidence that one's devotion to duty for a long period of years is appreciated. Since his resignation, seven years ago, Mr. Kynaston has devoted his time to looking after his investments and various rental properties in the city of Moberly. He rents several residences in Moberly and also owns 16 acres of valuable land within the city limits.
John F. Kynaston was first married in 1878 to Miss Martha Julia Howcraft, who died in 1914. To that marriage was born one daughter, Ethel Violet, an attorney now in the employ of the Guarantee Title and Abstract Company of Cleveland, Ohio, as title examiner. Miss Kynas- ton is an able attorney, whose preparatory education and professional training has been very thorough and complete. She studied extensively both in this country and abroad. She was educated in the University of Missouri, Prague University, of Prague, Bohemia, and the Conservatory of Music at Leipsic, Germany, and also took special instruction on the violin and piano in Paris, France. Altogether she studied for six years in Europe. Before going to Cleveland, Ohio, she was associated with Attorney Ben Hardin of Kansas City, Mo., for some years.
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