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Mr. Kynaston's second marriage was with Mrs. Lavonia A. Ryan,
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June 29, 1915. She was the widow of the late Thomas Ryan, and to her marriage with Mr. Ryan was born the following children: Lloyd T., a railroad man of Council Bluffs, Iowa; H. Edwin, of the firm of Kelliher and Ryan Printing Company, Moberly, Mo., and Gus R., credit man for the D. M. Ferry Seed Company, Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Kynaston is a daughter of James R. and Margaret L. (Barkley) Robertson, a prominent pioneer family of Missouri. James R. Robertson was born in Greene County, Tenn., and settled in Sugar Creek town- ship, Randolph County, about 1865. He moved to Moberly in 1880, and died here in 1891. His wife was born in Rheatown, Tenn., and died here in 1915. The remains of both father and mother are interred in Oakland Cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: George Robertson, deceased, who was a prominent attorney of Mexico, Mo., and for many years was attorney for the Wabash railroad, and he also wrote a history of Audrain County ; Mrs. Laura Doran, deceased ; Emma, married Washington Robertson, and is now deceased; Martha, married J. C. Brown, St. Louis, Mo .; Jesse F. Robertson, is now pro- bate judge of Nodaway County, Mo .; Bertha, married W. S. Zittle, Omaha, Neb .; Joseph A., now retired, living in Buffalo, Okla .; Mrs. John F. Kynaston, of this review.
Mr. and Mrs. Kynaston are extensively and favorably known in Moberly and Randolph County and have the confidence and high esteem of the entire community.
W. W. Hutsell, one of the leading agriculturists of Randolph County is descended from a fine old Kentucky family whose members became pioneer settlers of Missouri when this state was considered to be on the frontier. He is a native son of Randolph County, born in Union town- ship, March 21, 1870, the son of John W. and Imilda Ruth (Eubanks) Hutsell, the former also born in Union township.
Bloomfield Hutsell, father of John W., came to this county in 1837 and located on government land which he farmed for many years; he died in 1884. There were three children born to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hut- sell: James D., of Union township; Annie May, the wife of Sanford Bennett, who lives on the old homestead, and W. W., of this review.
W. W. Hutsell was reared on his father's farm and received his edu- cational advantages in the schools of Cottage Grove district. He then engaged in the furniture business in Moberly, where he built up a fine trade and was recognized as one of the sound and substantial business
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men of the city. Mr. Hutsell decided to buy a farm and return to an open outdoor life, for he had become a good practical farmer while a boy on the home place and it was a business with which he was familiar. He purchased the farm owned by W. A. Norton, which consisted of 126 acres. From first locating here Mr. Hutsell began to make improvements and buy modern farm implements with which to increase production and also lighten the farm work. In 1918 he built his present house of seven rooms, equipped with acetelyne lights, running water and now has gas power machines on the place. His residence is a handsome place on the road which runs from Moberly to Macon and is one of the show places of this section, neatly kept and cared for. This farm is an old place, entered by John G. Cochran, when land sold by the government for $1.25 an acre. In 1919 Mr. Hutsell rebuilt his barn 40x40 feet which is well equipped for stock and grain storage. There are four fine wells on the place.
In 1897, Mr. Hutsell was married to Miss Stella Vince of Union town- ship, who died in 1907, and on Sept. 17, 1917, Mr. Hutsell married Miss Jessie Bailey, a daughter of J. O. and Jessie (Davis) Bailey, both of whom now reside at Kirksville, Mo. Mrs. Hutsell was educated in the schools of Kirksville and the State Normal School at Columbia, Mo. and for seven years before her marriage taught English in the high school at Moberly. She is one of the highly cultured women of the county and is always ready to assist with time and money in any worthy movement, in which she is ably supported by her husband, one of the progressive and prosper- ous men of this part of the county.
R. F. Pigott, owner and manager of the Pigott Coal Company of Moberly, was born in Quincy, Ill., July 13, 1867, and is the son of Peter and Joannah (Cotter) Pigott, both born in Europe. They came to this country when young and were married at Lambertville, N. J., and came west, locating in Illinois, where Mr: Pigott was employed in railroad work for many years. He resigned and came to Missouri in 1870, buying land in Chariton County where he and his wife lived the rest of their lives. She died in 1886 and was buried at Salisbury, Mo. Mr. Pigott was a veteran of the Civil War as he enlisted in the Confederate army and served three years. He died in 1898 and was buried in Salisbury. There were six children in the family: Mrs. Mary Burke, of Higbee; Mrs. Susie Windsor, of Moberly; Mrs. Kate Bardotte, of Salisbury, Mo .; J. M., on the farm in Chariton County, Mo .; R. F., of this review, and Peter, deceased.
Mr. Pigott was reared near Salisbury, Mo. and attended the Salis-
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bury schools. He worked on the railroad for eight years but at the death of his brother returned to the home place and remained with his parents until they died when he bought the homestead. Later Mr. Pigott came to Moberly and formed a partnership with W. E. Eastwood, open- ing a wholesale and retail coal business here. About a year later, Mr. Pigott disposed of his interest to his partner to take a position on the road for the well known Peabody Coal Company, of Chicago, and re- mained with that concern two years. He then opened a coal yard in Centralia and Paris, Mo., and now conducts three coal yards. The Pigott Coal Company handles in the retail department about 400 cars of coal and an equal number in the jobbing branch. All the yards carry the best grades of Illinois coal and Pennsylvania anthracite and the business has been successful from its inception. Mr. Pigott is a straightforward busi- ness man, square in his dealings and today is rated as one of the sub- stantial men of the community.
Nov. 19, 1887, Mr. Pigott married Miss Laura Tillotson of Salisbury, the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Fennell) Tillotson, the former living in Salisbury, Mo., where he was born more than 84 years ago. The mother died in 1919. There are four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Pigott: H. L., assitant ticket agent for the Wabash railroad in Moberly; Mamie A., the wife of Perry H. Hawes, of Moberly; Ruth, the wife of Charles Milham, of Moberly, and Naomi, at home.
Mr. Pigott is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus and the Modern Woodmen.
Alexander B. McCoy, judge of the eastern district of Randolph County, who has been a resident of Moberly for 50 years, is one of the well-known and prominent men of the county and city. He is a Penn- sylvanian, born in Mifflin County, April 5, 1850, the son of Alexander and Nancy (Glass) McCoy, the former born in the same county as his son in 1813. He came west and located in Moberly in 1876, then removed to Sedgwick County, Kan., where his wife died, and soon after this be- reavement, Mr. McCoy went to the state of Oregon, where he remained three years before returning to Moberly. Subsequently he entered the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, Ohio, as he was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in the 48th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served two years before being discharged for disability. Later he recovered his health and re-enlisted in the 47th Ohio Cavalry and was sent west under Colonel Collins to fight the Indians in Idaho and Wyoming, during the Indian
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uprising following the close of the war. Mr. McCoy died at the home in 1898, a man of years and honor.
There were nine children in the McCoy family: John, died in Cali- fornia in 1910; William, also died there in 1908; Reed, a veteran of the Civil War, died at Hillsboro, Ohio, in 1865, from disease contracted in the army; George, died in Oklahoma in 1885; James, died in Salem, Ore., in 1890; the above five sons and their father all were veterans of the Civil War serving in the Union army. Alexander, of this review; Albert, died in Mason City, Ia., in 1906; Mary, who married Edward Fenner, is dead; and Emma, the wife of Cyrus Shafer. The McCoy family moved to Ohio when Alexander B. McCoy was a boy and it was in that state he was reared and educated.
In 1868 Mr. McCoy came to Missouri, locating at Gallatin, Davis County, where he learned the carpenter's trade with A. C. Ball, and worked two years and nine months for $5 a month. He was in Gallatin when the James brothers killed the banker with the intention of rob- bing the bank. He was one of the posse that started after the robbers, as he and another man took the horses Judge McCoy was driving and started in pursuit. The James brothers eluded the sheriff's posse and taking a back trail met the judge and his companion, both sides opened fire, but the James men got away.
In 1871, Alexander McCoy came to Moberly, to engage in' the car- penter business here, but a year and a half later accepted a position in the Wabash shops, where he worked until 1903. He began to learn the pattern maker's trade soon after coming here. He saved his money and invested it in a farm west of Moberly and it was while on his farm on a "lay off" in 1903 that his wife was killed at the Coates street crossing. Soon after this bereavement Judge McCoy sold his farm and for four years was associated with Robert Haynes in the grocery business. In 1908 Mr. McCoy went west on a pleasure trip, visiting Arizona, Califor- nia and other Pacific coast states, and after his return to Moberly in 1910, the judge built his present fine residence, located at 320 Burkhart street. This is one of the fine homes of Moberly.
From first locating in this city Judge McCoy had taken an active interest in civic affairs and in 1914 was elected county judge of the eastern district. He was re-elected in 1916 and again in 1918 and is now serving his third term.
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In 1874, Alexander McCoy was married to Miss Jennie Thompson of Moberly, who was killed in 1903, as above stated, leaving two chil- dren; H. A., of Moberly, whose biography appears in this volume; Bertha, married William Stephens, of Moberly. In 1907, Judge McCoy married Miss Jennie Coffee, of Moberly, who was born in Iowa, and came here some years ago with her widowed mother.
Judge McCoy has been a member of the Carpenter's Union for many years. He has done much for the benefit of the county as the County Sanatorium has been built at Huntsville since he was installed in office. He is a man of high moral standard and one of whom the county may well be proud. For many years the judge has commanded the respect of men of all political parties for his fair dealing.
Milton M. Marshall, one of the leading grocery merchants of Moberly, who is also justice of the peace, is one of the men who stand high in this community. He is a native son, born in Randolph County, Sept. 22, 1866, the son of J. D. and Susan (Martin) Marshall, the former a native of Albermarle County, Va., and the mother was born in Kentucky. The father died in his 76th year and his wife died when she was 64 years old. J. D. Marshall was a wagon maker and blacksmith, but after set- tling in the west he located on a farm where he spent the remainder of his life. Six children were born to J. D. Marshall and wife: J. W., of Higbee; John, of Monroe County; Milton, of this review; Aubrey, of Las Animos, Colo .; Zenobia, of Moberly and Kenton, deceased.
Milton M. Marshall was reared on his parent's farm and attended school at Renick, Mo., where he laid the foundation for a good prac- tical education, and when old enough he began to work on the railroad, being first employed by the Wabash, and later by the Chicago and Alton, and then accepting a position with the Burlington Railroad. Thus for sixteen years, he was associated with various departments of the rail- road business until he lost his right arm in an accident in 1887. This great handicap, however, did not discourage him and Mr. Marshall went ahead and made a success. This injury has caused trouble for many years and in 1914 it was necessary to take off all the arm and later the shoulder blade. After leaving the railroad, Mr. Marshall studied phar- macy and was engaged in the drug business for 14 years at Clark, Mo., where he built up a fine trade. Five years ago he sold his store in Clark and came to Moberly to open his present grocery business, purchasing the store building and residence adjoining at 300 William street. Mr.
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Marshall was appointed justice of the peace to fill the unexpired term of Everett Hamilton, deceased, and after that was elected to office in 1918.
On Oct. 6, 1891, Mr. Marshall was married to Miss Hattie Kim- borough. She is the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Kim- borough, of Renick, Mo. Henry Kimborough is a well-known merchant of that town, born there in 1836, the son of John Stewart Kimborough, a pioneer settler of Missouri, who came here at an early day and entered government land, two and a half miles west of Clark. He was a veteran of the Black Hawk War. Two of Mr. Marshall's uncles were veterans of the Civil War, enlisting from Renick. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall: Nadine, the wife of Ray Galbreath, of Mober- ly, and Freda, who holds a position with the Wolff-Berger Company, of Moberly. She is a graduate of Mrs. Stewart's School of Music. Mr. Marshall's fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic Lodge and the Maccabees.
Hamp M. Nise, one of Moberly's prosperous business men, is engaged in furnace and sheet metal work with a shop at 106 East Car- penter street. He is a native son of Missouri, born at Renick, May 3, 1870, the son of P. H. and Laura (Myrtle) Nise, the former born in Paris, Mo., in 1843. the son of A. H. Nise, who was a native of Germany. He came to the United States when a young man. He was a tinner by trade, and after reaching this country located in Paris, Mo., where he was in business for many years. There were five children in his family: P. H., of Moberly ; Mollie, W. T., Charles Augustus and Rosa, all of Mo- berly, and by a second marriage, to Margaret Gurin, there were three children : Fannie, Ernest and Oscar.
When the Civil War was precipitated P. H. Nise enlisted in the Con- federate army from this state. He was captured after six months serv- ice and taken to St. Louis, confined in a prison that formerly was Mc- Dowell College and later he was transferred to Alton, Ill. Taking the oath of allegiance to the United States, six months later he was released and in 1871 came to Moberly to open the hardware and implement busi- ness which he owned and managed for 40 years. In 1869, P. H. Nise was married to Miss Laura Myrtle of Renick, Mo., who died in 1899, leav- ing the following children: Hamp M., of this review; Elgie, the wife of John Curry, of Moberly, and Alma and Elma, twins, the former now de- ceased, the latter is the wife of Beijamin Padget, of St. Louis.
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Hamp M. Nise was reared in Moberly and attended the public schools. He entered his father's hardware store and worked for him for about 20 years. When the father retired from active business Hamp M. Nise opened his present sheet metal shop and furnace and heating establish- ment in 1906, and from its initiation he has been doing a good business, having associated with him his son, Robert, who is one of the younger generation of business men of the city.
In 1895, Mr. Nise was married to Miss Blanche Morris, of Moberly, the daughter of George W. and Arabella (Deyoung) Morris, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Nise have had two children: Morris H., born in 1898, attended the local schools and graduated from the high school in 1914. When war was declared against Germany he enlisted at Coffey- ville, Kan., in the 18th Balloon Company, and was sent to Fort Omaha for his training. He sailed for overseas duty in October of the same year. Being assigned to service in France, he was at the front for many months and was killed in an accident April 13, 1919, giving the greatest gift he had, his life, that the world might be made a safe place for the future generations. Robert D. is at home with his parents.
W. J. Stamm, now living retired in Moberly, was for several years actively identified with the business interests of this city. Mr. Stamm was born in St. Louis, Jan. 18, 1856, and is a son of William and Kath- rine (Shafer) Stamm, both natives of Germany. William Stamm, the father came to St. Louis in 1844. He served in the Union army through- out the Civil War. After the war he worked at his trade, which was that of a blacksmith. He died at Palmer, Ill., at the age of 66 years, and his remains are buried there. His wife survived him for a number of years and died Dec. 22, 1913, at Palmer, Ill., and her remains are also buried at Palmer. William and Kathrine (Shafer) Stamm were the parents of the following children: William J., the subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, married John Logon, of Wichita, Kan .; Henry, Mo- berly, Mo .; Anna, married Earnest Stockman, Tailorville, Ill .; Carrie, married Irvin Doroner, Palmer, Ill .; Ed, Palmer, Ill .; and George, died at Sedgwick, Kan.
William J. Stamm has made his own way in life since he was nine years old. In early life he worked at various jobs and received the sum of 25 cents per week herding cattle. In 1880, he engaged in the retail liquor business at Litchfield, Ill., and remained in that business there until 1894, when he came to Moberly and bought the Anthony
MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM J. STAMM AND SON, WILLIAM STAMM, JR.
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Cafe at 206 North Clark street. He conducted that place until 1907, when he sold it and engaged in the wholesale cigar and tobacco busi- ness and the manufacturing of candy in Moberly under the firm name Stamm and Son, in partnership with his son, William Stamm, Jr. They successfully conducted this business until 1910, when Mr. Stamm re- tired and has not been actively engaged in business since.
In July 2, 1881, William J. Stamm was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Bergschneider, of Harvel, Ill. She is a native of that state, born in 1857. To Mr. and Mrs. Stamm was born one son, William, Jr., born at Litchfield, Ill., April 4, 1882, and died in 1917, at the age of 36 years. He was educated in the public schools of Illinois and Mo- berly. He then took a four years' course in Blees' Military School, at Macon, Mo., and afterwards attended an electrical engineering school at Washington, D. C. He then entered the employ of the Wabash Rail- road Company, as assistant to the chief clerk at Moberly for a time, and then engaged in the shoe business at Kansas City, Mo. He sold out that business and engaged in the wholesale cigar and tobacco and candy business in partnership with his father at Moberly. While en- gaged in this business his health failed and he was forced to give up business. He visited various climates in the hope of regaining his health, but to no avail. He was an energetic and capable business man and made many friends in the business world. He was married to Anna Mann, of Alton, Ill., and three children were born to this union: Mar- cella, Alouise and Beatrice, who are being reared by their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Stamm.
Mr. Stamm is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and one of the stubstantial and highly respected citizens of Moberly. He is a member of the Travelers' Protective Association and has been a delegate to the National Convention, attended several times.
Chester S. Wilhite, junior member of the Nise & Company, of Mo- berly, was born in Howard County, in 1897, the son of W. S. and Sallie (Noel) Wilhite, both of whom reside in Moberly. The former was born in Cass County and the mother in Brown County, Ill., though they were married in Howard County, Mo., in 1894.
W. S. Wilhite was in the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company as car inspector for 14 years at Moberly. There were four children in the family: Walter, a clerk for the J. C. Penny Company, of Moberly ; Mary, now Mrs. Williams, of St. Louis; Ova May, at home, and Chester, who
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received his education in the public schools of Howard County and later in Moberly. When he was 12 years old he began to work for O. R. Nise, as delivery boy for the grocery, and four years later he became a clerk in the store. He was ambitious to get ahead in the world, saved his money and in 1919, when Mr. Nise needed a partner for his growing busi- ness, purchased an interest in the grocery and meat market. They carry a full line of all kinds of fancy and staple groceries and good line of meats and have a good business.
In Aug., 1918, Mr. Wilhite was married to Miss Emma Paulette Mil- ler, of Moberly, the daughter of W. E. and Caroline Miller, the former deceased, and his widow resides here. Mr. Wilhite enlisted on Oct. 1, 1918, for services in the World War and was sent to Camp Bowie, Tex., for training. He was there six months and after the armistice was signed was given his honorable discharge April 1, 1919, and returning home and resumed his business. He is a member of the American Legion, Theo- dore Bazan Post, Moberly, and also belongs to the Loyal Order of Moose. Today he is regarded as one of the best business men of the younger generation in the city.
Temple Stephens, a successful grocer of Moberly, was born at Water- loo, Neb., Dec. 29, 1889, the son of Lewis L., who is the scion of a pio- neer family that came west from Kentucky at an early day.
Lewis L. Stephens was born near Middle Grove, Mo., in 1843, the son of Thomas Nelson and Mary (Swindell) Stephens, the latter born in Virginia in 1818 and died in 1895. The father was a native of Kenton, County, Ky., born in 1808. He was reared and educated in his native state and when old enough to start life independently rode through the country on horseback to Missouri. He arrived in this state in 1832 and entered government land in Monroe County, taking up a large tract. His father; William Stephens, also came here about the same time and entered land. The patent issued to him was signed by President Andrew Jackson. Both William and Thomas Stephens spent the remainder of their lives in Monroe County, the former passing away in 1873, aged 90 years, and the son died in his 79th year. There were the following children in the Stephens family: Lewis L., J. C., of Columbus, Mo .; James T., of Moberly ; Lena, now Mrs. Bassett; Leonard, of Middle Grove; Kent K., of Paris, and Ida, now Mrs. Noel, of Kansas City.
Lewis L. Stephens, the father of Temple Stephens, of this review, was reared on his father's farm and received his educational advan-
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tages in the private schools maintained in the county at that period and when only 18 years of age enlisted in Monroe County in a company raised and commanded by Captain Brace of Paris, Mo., to serve in the Con- federate army. Mr. Stephens was in the service throughout the war, was in many important skirmishes in Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama. He participated in many of the important battles, including Lexington, Pea Ridge, Ark., Baker's Creek, Miss., Vicksburg, Kenasaw Mountain, Atlanta and Altoona, where he was wounded Oct. 5, 1865, and was paroled at Jackson, Miss. Just after the close of the war he located in Douglas County, Neb., not far from Omaha, and engaged in farming and merchandising for 30 years. In 1895 Mr. Stephens retired from the active management of his affairs and came to Moberly to open a store, which he disposed of in November, 1918, and his son now has charge as owner.
Lewis L. Stephens was married in Douglas County, Neb., on Nov. 12, 1874, to Miss Harriet Concannon, a native of Indiana, the daughter of the Rev. Thomas and Rhoda (Hathaway) Concannon, the former a minister of the Christian Church, and both natives of Miami County, Ohio. One son was born to this union, Temple, who was reared in child- hood in Nebraska, then when the family came to Moberly he attended the public schools here, later going to Kansas City, Mo., where he took special studies and voice training. Following this Mr. Stephens was en- gaged for concert work by the Ridpath Lyceum Bureau, as a tenor solo- ist and spent the time on their Chatauqua circuit. One season he spent with a cathedral choir of eight people, winning a high reputation for his skill as a musician. In 1918, when his father retired from business, Mr. Stephens returned to Moberly to assume charge of it and became the owner-manager of the store at 709 South William street.
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