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May B. Mckinney was educated in the public schools, attending school in the Highland School District in Salt River township, and later
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attended the Baptist College at Boliver, Mo. He remained at home with his parents until he was 23 years old when his father gave him 107 acres of land which is his present home. He improved this place and has since been engaged in farming and stock raising here and has met with success. In addition to general farming, he has become quite extensively inter- ested in stock breeding as well as feeding. He raises Duroc Jersey and also Spotted Poland China hogs and Jersey cattle.
Mr. Mckinney was married March 8, 1893 to Miss Annie Lee Sher- wood. She was born July 1, 1872 in Moberly and is a daughter of Peter R. and Elizabeth (Beasley) Sherwood. Peter Sherwood was a native of Kentucky, born Jan. 20, 1834 and came to Missouri with his parents in 1839. They settled in Randolph County where they spent the remainder of their lives. Peter Sherwood was reared in this county and learned the blacksmith trade which he followed in connection with farming. He died Dec. 15, 1915 and is buried in the Liberty church cemetery. His wife was a native of Georgia and went to Texas with her parents when she was a child. She died in 1873 and her remains were buried in the family burial ground on the place where she resided at the time of her death. Mrs. Mckinney is one of six children born to her parents. The three eldest are deceased and the others are: John H., Jackson township; Wil- liam B., Coffeyville, Kan .; and Annie Lee, wife of May B. Mckinney of this sketch. To Mr. and Mrs. Mckinney have been born three children as follows: Lester H., born Feb. 28, 1894, on the home place with his parents ; Blanche, born Nov. 9, 1897, died Jan. 21, 1898 and Ray H., born May 2, 1900 and resides at home with his parents.
Mr. Mckinney is a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security and he and Mrs. McKinney are members of the Christian church and both are active members of the Grange. He is a Democrat and a substantial and progressive citizen.
H. (Coon) Mckinney, a Civil War veteran and prominent pioneer of Randolph County, is a descendant of some of the earliest families of this section of the state. Mr. Mckinney was born in Salt River township, Sept. 9, 1843 and is a son of Miles and Frances (Peeler) Mckinney.
Miles Mckinney was born in Kentucky in July, 1812 and came to Mis- souri in 1833 and settled in what is now Salt River township, Randolph County, where he entered 160 acres of government land. He engaged in farming and stock raising and was one of the prosperous pioneers of the early days of this section and at the time of his death was the owner of
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over 500 acres of land. He served as a soldier in the Mormon War and died on his home place in Salt River township in 1889. Frances Peeler. wife of Miles Mckinney was born in Howard County, Mo., Aug. 9, 1822 and her parents were among the very first pioneer settlers of what was known as the Boonslick country, which included Howard County. She died in 1859 and her remains and those of her husband are buried in Union cemetery. They were the parents of two children, H. (Coon) Mckinney, the subject of this sketch and J. Logan Mckinney, who resides on the old Mckinney homestead in Salt River township and further mention of whom is made in this volume.
HI. (Coon) Mckinney was reared amidst the pioneer surroundings of Randolph County and educated in the subscription school of the early day and also attended Mount Pleasant College at Huntsville, Mo. He was about 18 years of age when the Civil War broke out and he enlisted in the Confederate army under Captain Ancil in what was known as Colonel Poin- dexter's regiment, which upon reorganization became Company A, 10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry. The first engagement in which Mr. McKin- ney took part was the battle of Silver Creek, Jan. 8, 1862. . Later he sur- rendered to Colonel Denny at Huntsville, Mo., with the understanding that he would be exchanged. He was sent from Huntsville to Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis. On Sept. 9, 1862 he was transferred from there to the Federal prison at Alton, Ill., and on Oct. 25, 1862 he was again transferred from Alton to Johnson Island in Lake Erie. On Nov. 22 1862, he started for Vicksburg, Miss., for the purpose of being exchanged and after being exchanged marched from there to Camden, Ark. and on to Little Rock, Ark. He was in various parts of Arkansas and took part in the battle of Helena, July 4, 1863. He was again captured by the Fed- erals and sent to Federal prison at Alton, Ill., where he was discharged Aug. 25, 1863. He then returned to his home in Salt River township and engaged in farming, remaining on the home place with his father until he was 26 years old, when he was married. His father then gave him 236 acres of land. He has added to this and is now the owner of 409 acres. For many years he was successfully engaged in general farming and stock raising, but in recent years he has been living retired. His career has been a successful one and he is one of the well-to-do men of Randolph County of today, besides having assisted each of his children to a financial start in life.
Mr. Mckinney was married March 4, 1869, to Miss Mary J. Campbell, of Salt River township. She was born Aug. 15, 1842 and died Feb. 2,
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1913. She was a daughter of Rice and Eliza (Darby) Campbell, both natives of Kentucky and pioneers of Randolph County. To Mr. and Mrs. Mckinney were born the following children: May, who resides on a farm adjoining his father's place; Beebe, married J. Frank Newton and they reside on Mr. Mckinney's place; Carey, a farmer and stockman in Cairo township and Ora died in infancy.
Mr. Mckinney has been a member of the Masonic Lodge for 55 years, having been made a Mason, Dec. 10, 1865. He is a member of the Presby- terian church and is a Democrat. He is one of the substantial old pioneers of Randolph County, who has contributed his part to the develop- ment and upbuilding of this section of the state.
Herbert J. Mckinney, a successful farmer and stockman of the younger generation of Randolph County, is a native son of this county and a descendant of one of the honored pioneer families of this section. He was born on the place where his father now resides in Salt River township, April 4, 1887 and is the son of J. Logan and Mollie (Griffin) McKinney. A more complete history of the Mckinney family is given in connection with the sketch of J. Logan Mckinney and H. (Coon) McKin- ney in this volume.
Herbert J. Mckinney was reared in Salt River township and attended the district schools. Later he attended the military academy at Mexico, Mo. for two years. Since early manhood he has been engaged in farming and stock raising. When he was 18 years old, his father gave him 80 acres of land which he has improved and upon which he built a residence in 1910. In 1911 he built a good substantial barn, 24x42 feet and has made other valuable and permanent improvements. He carries on gen- eral farming and stock raising and is meeting with substantial success.
Mr. Mckinney was married Oct. 4, 1909 to Miss Myrtle Dodson, who was born in Randolph County, April 6, 1887. She is a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Wilcox) Dodson and is the youngest of four children born to them. To Mr. and Mrs. McKinney have been born two children as follows: Marjorie, born March 25, 1911, and Robert, born Aug. 8, 1914.
Mr. Mckinney is a member of the Masonic Lodge at Jacksonville, Mo. and also belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star and the Grange. Mrs. Mckinney is a member of the Eastern Star and the Christian church. Mr. Mckinney is a Democrat and a progressive and substantial citizen.
J. Logan McKinney, a well known and prosperous farmer of Salt River township is a descendant of one of the prominent pioneer families
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of Randolph County. He was born on the farm where he now resides Aug. 7, 1846, and is a son of Miles and Frances (Peeler) Mckinney. A more extensive history of the Mckinney family appears in connection with the sketch of H. (Coon) Mckinney in this volume.
J. Logan Mckinney was educated at College Mound, Mo. and the Quincy Academy at Quincy, Ill. He remained at home with his parents until he was 24 years of age when his father gave him 160 acres of land and he began farming on his own account. He has been successfully engaged in farming and stock raising and during the course of his career, he acquired more land from time to time until he became the owner of 600 acres of valuable farm land which is well improved and under a high state of cultivation.
Mr. Mckinney was united in marriage with Miss Mary Griffin, a daughter of William and Annie Griffin, both natives of Kentucky and now deceased. Their remains are buried in the Union cemetery. To J. Logan and Mary (Griffin) Mckinney were born four children as follows: Ora, deceased; Rose, married R. L. Powell of Macon County ; Roy, at home with his father and Hubert J., a sketch of whom appears in this volume.
Mr. Mckinney is a Democrat and a member of the Baptist church and a Randolph County citizen who has had a successful career.
Dr. John P. Allen, one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Ran- dolph County who has practiced at Cairo for over 12 years, was born in Macon County, Mo., Feb. 9, 1877. He is a son of Dr. Frank W. and Mollie (Pearl) Allen.
Dr. Frank W. Allen was born in Monroe County, Mo., in 1831. He was reared on a farm and later opened an academy at Macon which he was conducting at the outbreak of the Civil War. Governor Dockery at- tended this school and after it was taken over and used as general head- quarters for the army he and Dr. Frank Allen went to St. Louis where they both spent two years in the medical college of that city.
Dr. Frank W. Allen was graduated from medical college and then re- turned to Macon County where he was engaged in the practice of medi- cine for 45 years. He continued to live on his farm and carried on a general farming business and raised stock while attending to his pro- fessional duties. Doctor Allen died on the home place Nov. 26, 1906, and was buried in Callao cemetery. His wife was born in Randolph County in 1842 and the daughter of Major Pearl, a pioneer settler who conducted a hotel at the town of Allen when it was on the stage route between Hanni-
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bal and Glasgow. Dr. Frank W. Allen was married in Macon County in 1867. Mrs. Mollie Pearl Allen lives on the homestead in Macon County. There were four children in the family: Robert W., of Callao, Mo .; Charles W., on the home farm in Macon Co., Mo .; Dr. Frank W., Jr., a physician of Callao, and Dr. John P., of this review.
Dr. John P. Allen was reared on his father's farm. He attended the district school then spent three years in the high school at Moberly before entering Barnes Medical College, of St. Louis, where he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1904. He opened an office in Springfield, Mo., where he practiced for three years before coming to Cairo, in February, 1908. Doctor Allen has met with a cordial response from the people of the town and surrounding country due to this skill and known ability and stands high in his profession. He has taken an active interest in local affairs and has served as chairman of the town board and aids all movements for the development of town and county.
April 10, 1907, Doctor Allen was married to Miss Katharine C. Miller, the daughter of Charles and Libbie (Mizer) Miller, the former a native of Ohio, now deceased. The mother was also born in that state and now lives in Macon County, Mo. Two children have been born to Dr. Allen and wife: Kring and Byron, both at home.
Dr. Allen is a Mason, a member of the Randolph County Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the Christian church and is a Democrat. Mrs. Allen is a member of the Eastern Star and the Methodist church.
Thomas B. Dodson, a representative farmer and stockman of Salt River township, is a native of Randolph County and a descendant of one of the pioneer families of this section. He was born on the place where he now resides and which was entered from the government by his father May 1, 1848. He is a son of Thomas and Catherine (Fletcher) Dodson. Thomas Dodson, the father, was born in Kentucky and when 16 years old, came to Missouri and entered 340 acres of land in Randolph County. A part of this place is now owned by Thomas D. Dodson. Here the father was engaged in farming and stock raising during his active career. His wife was a native of Missouri and they were married in this county and are both now deceased and their remains are buried in Union Church cemetery. They are the parents of 11 children as follows: James M., deceased; Nancy J., married Jacob Evans, of Salt River township; George, deceased ; William, deceased; Taylor, deceased; Rachael, lives in southern
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Missouri; Mary A., deceased; Elizabeth, married William Robuck, of Macon County, Mo .; Margaret, married George Robuck ; Charles, deceased ; and Thomas B., the subject of this sketch, who was the fifth in order of birth.
Thomas B. Dodson was reared in Salt River township and received his education in the early day subscription schools and attended school in what is now known as the Highland district. He remained on the home farm with his father until the latter's death. The home place was then distributed among the heirs and he added to his inheritance and now owns 70 acres where he has carried on general farming and stock raising successfully for over 40 years. The farm is well improved and all of the improvements have been placed there by him. He has a comfortable five room residence and a well built large barn 25 x 40 feet and the place is amply supplied with good pure water. For a number of years, Mr. Dod- son was interested in fruit raising and had a large orchard of about 300 trees.
Mr. Dodson was united in marriage in Howard County, Mo., Dec. 3, 1875 with Miss Alice Wilcoxon. She is a daughter of Haden and Susan (Harris) Wilcoxon, both natives of Missouri and now deceased. They were the parents of four children. To Mr. and Mrs. Dodson have been born four children as follows: Lillian, deceased; Riley, lives in Iowa; Bernice, died in infancy and Myrtle, married H. J. Mckinney of Salt River township.
Mr. Dodson has spent his entire life on the place where he was born with the exception of about one and one-half years when he lived in Macon County. He is now 72 years old and is active and does most of his farm work. He is a Democrat and a member of the Christian church and one of Randolph county's substantial citizens.
William O. Cromwell. a well known farmer and stock man of Salt River township, is a member of one of the pioneer families of Randolph County. He was born in Union County, Ky., July 25, 1849 and is a son of Joseph W. and Martha (Finney) Cromwell. Joseph W. Cromwell was born near Richmond, Va., in 1814. He removed to Kentucky in early life and for 15 years conducted a general store at Morganfield, Ky. In 1855, he came to Missouri riding on horseback from Union County, Ky., to Randolph County, Mo. Later he returned to Kentucky and brought his family to this county in 1856. They came by steamboat, down the Ohio and up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and landed at Glasgow.
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Joseph W. Cromwell bought 311 acres of land at $10 per acre in this county and followed farming and stock raising here during the remainder of his life. He died April 20, 1888, and his remains are buried in the Salem church cemetery. His wife was a native of Union County, Ky., born in 1819. She died in 1859 and her remains are buried in the Salem church cemetery.
Joseph W. and Martha (Finney) Cromwell were the parents of the following children: Richard, deceased; Mollie, deceased; Lora, deceased ; John, Mason City, Mo .; Anna, Honeywell, Mo .; William O., the subject of this sketch; Lizzie deceased; Katy, deceased; Susan, married John Coarkin, Macon City, Mo.
William O. Cromwell was about seven years of age when his parents settled in Salt River township and here he attended the subscription schools of the early days and remained on the home farm until the death of his father in 1888. He then engaged in the mercantile business at Lakenan, Shelby County, for one year, when he engaged in farming in that county until 1891 when he returned to Randolph County and bought out some of the heirs of his father's estate and since that time has been engaged in farming and stock raising here. He owns 140 acres of well improved and productive land and is one of the successful farmers of Salt River township. A part of the old house which was built by his father when he settled here is still standing. It has been remodeled and enlarged and is a very comfortable residence. The other buildings on the place are large enough for all purposes and conveniently arranged. Mr. Cromwell has a well equipped blacksmith shop on the place and does his own black- smithing as well as considerable work of this character for the surround- ing neighborhood.
Mr. Cromwell was married at Jacksonville, Mo., Jan. 18, 1893 to Miss Annie Elizabeth Evans, a native of Randolph County. She is a daughter of Marion and Lucretia (Terrill) Evans, both natives of Randolph County and descendants of very early pioneer settlers of this section. Marion Evans was born near Huntsville in 1831 and followed farming during his entire life and died Sept. 21, 1891. His wife was born just east of Mob- erly in 1838. She died Sept. 24, 1889 and her remains and those of her husband are buried in the Deskin cemetery. They were the parents of seven children.
To Mr. and Mrs. William O. Cromwell have been born five children as follows: Chester A., Nadine Lucretia, William B., George B. and Marion
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M. Chester A. Cromwell was born on the home place Nov. 17, 1893. After the United States entered the World War he was inducted into the National army and after a period of training at Camp Funston; Kan., he was transferred to Camp Mills and from there was sent overseas, first landing in England. From there he went to France with the 89th division and spent 11 months in France. He was on the firing line for three months and six days and was gassed on Oct. 6, 1918. After the armistice was signed, he was returned to the United States and was honorably dis- charged at Camp Taylor, Ky., April 28, 1919, with the rank of sergeant. He is now at home with his parents. Nadine Lucretia Cromwell was born Feb. 14, 1895 and is now the wife of John E. Cowell, of Macon County. William B. Cromwell was born Sept. 17, 1896, and was inducted into the National army Sept. 6, 1918 and was sent to Camp McArthur for a period of intensive training and was on board ship ready to sail for France when the armistice was signed. He was then returned to Camp Dodge, Iowa, where he was honorably discharged Jan. 6, 1919 and is now at home with his parents. George B. Cromwell was born Oct. 13, 1898 and resides at home. Marion B. Cromwell was born July 3, 1906, and is at home.
William O. Cromwell is one of the substantial and progressive citizens of Randolph County and the Cromwell family is representatives of the best citizenship of this county. Mr. Cromwell is a Democrat and a mem- ber of the Baptist church.
John A. Jackson, a well known and progressive farmer of Salt River township, is a native of Clark County, Va., although he has spent prac- tically his entire life in Randolph County. He is a son of William A. and Sarah T. (Marshall) Jackson, both also natives of Virginia.
William A. Jackson was born in Clark County, Va., in 1825 and was reared to manhood in his native state. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate army and in 1869 came to Missouri and settled near Darksville, Randolph County where he was the owner of 120 acres of land and was engaged in farming and stock raising until the time of his death in 1885. His wife was born in Fauquier County, Va., in 1820 and they were married in that state. She died in 1902 and her remains are buried by the side of her husband in Hickory Grove cemetery.
William A. and Sarah T. (Marshall) Jackson were the parents of the following children: Emma, married Levi Steely, Mason City, Mo .; Jennie W., the widow of Robert Terrill, of Huntsville; John A., the subject of this sketch, and six children who died in infancy.
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John A. Jackson was educated in the public schools and Mt. Pleasant College at Huntsville, Mo. Later he took a course in a business college at Quincy, Ill. He remained on the home farm until he was about 30 years of age when he was married and purchased an 80 acre farm near the home place. He operated this place for four years and then moved to another farm south of Jacksonville, where he lived for six years. He then sold his farm and for three years was engaged in the milling busi- ness at Jacksonville. In 1914 he went to Moberly where he remained until 1916. He then bought his present place in Salt River township where he has since been engaged in farming and stock raising and is meeting with success. He has a well improved place of 80 acres which is well watered and adapted to stock raising as well as general farming. He has a good substantial residence, a large barn, 36x40 feet, and other suitable farm buildings.
Mr. Jackson was united in marriage at Darksville, Mo., Jan. 26, 1882 with Miss Missouri W. Goddard. She is a daughter of John and Mollie (Shoemaker). Goddard, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. Jackson has been born one child, Odessa, who is now the wife of Noble Block of Salt River township.
Mr. Jackson is a member of the Masonic Lodge and he and his wife are members of the Eastern Star. They are both members of the Baptist church and Mr. Jackson is a Democrat. He is a member of the Grange and takes an active part in any commendable movement that has for its object the betterment and upbuilding of his community, county and state.
Josiah Huntsman, of Salt River township, is a well known farmer and stockman and one of Randolph County's most successful breeders. Mr. Huntsman was born on the place where he now resides, Dec. 16, 1861 and was the only child of Thomas and Catherine (Collins) Huntsman. Thomas Huntsman was also born in Salt River township, Nov. 6, 1838 and his parents were among the very early pioneer settlers of this section of the state. He was a farmer and stockman all his life and was one of the first successful breeders of Shorthorn cattle of Randolph County. He was also a breeder of Mammoth jacks. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate army under General Price, having been a member of Company K, 9th Missouri Regiment. He died on his home place in Salt River township, March 5, 1913, and his remains are buried in the Liberty church cemetery. His wife was a native of Jackson township, Randolph County and was born Aug. 9, 1839. She died Dec. 30, 1901 and is also buried in the Liberty church cemetery.
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Josiah Huntsman was reared in Salt River township and attended District School No. 2. He remained on the home farm with his father until he was 28 years old when he was married and bought a farm of 97 48/100 acres. He improved this place and operated it until 1896 when he sold it and purchased his present place. Here he has made many im- provements, including a seven room residence which he built in 1896 and also two barns, 30x36 feet and 30x60 feet and also two silos with a capacity of 80 tons.
Mr. Huntsman has been successfully engaged in breeding pure bred registered stock for many years. He raises Big Boned Poland China hogs and at this writing has on hand a number of pure bred registered hogs of this type. His strain of Poland China hogs is one of the best to be found in the country. His herd of 20 head of registered hogs is headed by "Big Bob Buster" which was sired by "Wonder Buster", which sold for $10,000 in the fall of 1919. Mr. Huntsman's herd of pure bred reg- istered Shorthorn cattle is no less celebrated than his Poland China hogs. He has 58 head of registered Shorthorn cattle and has one of the valuable pure bred herd leaders of the country. His male Shorthorn "Cumber- land" was exhibited at the Jacksonville fair and took the first prize, three consecutive years, and "Cumberland Pride" was exhibited at the Jackson- ville fair at two successive fairs and won first prize both times. Mr. Huntsman is also a successful breeder of registered jacks and jenettes. Few men in the breeding industry have been so successful in the various lines of breeding as has Mr. Huntsman.
On Aug. 21, 1891, Josiah Huntsman was united in marriage with Miss Fannie B. Hagood. She was born in Sugar Creek township, Randolph County, Feb. 16, 1869 and is one of the three children born to John and Mary (Pollard) Hagood, both natives of Tennessee and early settlers of Randolph County. The father is now deceased and the mother resides in this county. Hagood street in Moberly takes its name from this family. To Mr. and Mrs. Huntsman have been born the following children: Thomas D., born June 18, 1896; Herbert R., born Nov. 6, 1898 and Mary Catherine, born Oct. 12. 1903. The two boys are at home with their par- ents and Mary Catherine is attending school in Macon City.
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