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There were nine children born to James J. and Katharine Lynch of whom the following survive: Thomas, of Chicago; Jack, operating the home farm; James J., also on the home place; Frank, of Kansas City; Ethel, of Moberly ; Bernard E., of this review, and Cleave, also of Moberly.
Bernard E. Lynch was reared in Moberly, attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school. At the age of 16 he entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad as seal clerk at the freight office, working in this capacity during his vacations while still attending school. In 1908 he took a position as time keeper in the master mechanic's office, but a year later resigned to work for R. A. Curran, a grocer, and remained with him until 1916 when he returned to the railroad as brakeman on a passenger train. He changed to the freight service and is still employed in that capacity.
Oct. 4, 1917, Mr. Lynch was inducted into the National army and was sent to Camp Funston for his training. He spent over seven months there and on May 15, 1918, was sent to the Reserve Officers Training Camp and received a commission as second lieutenant, Aug. 26, 1918 and was assigned to Camp Beauregard with the 83d Infantry, 17th Division. On Dec. 5, 1918, he was promoted to first lieutenant and resigned the same day. He at once came back to Moberly and again entered the service of the Wabash system.
Mr. Lynch is a member of the Knights of Columbus, belongs to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Catholic church. He is a Democrat.
Robert A. Nugent, a well known machinist of Moberly who has been employed in the Wabash shops here for the past 23 years, is a native of Randolph County. He was born in Moberly, Jan. 23, 1877 and is a son of Robert and Ann (Barton) Nugent.
Robert Nugent was a native of Ireland, born in the town of Drohda. He came to the United States in 1858, making the voyage on the Great Eastern, the vessel which laid the first Atlantic cable and was the largest vessel of its time. Mr. Nugent was a machinist and helped build the Great Eastern and also assisted in laying the Atlantic cable. After com- ing to this country he lived, for a time, in New York City, and during the Civil War, he enlisted in the United States navy at New York City and served as a first class machinist. After the war he went to Alton, Ill. where he was employed at his trade and later he came to Missouri and was employed in the Wabash shops at St. Charles and when the shops
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were moved to Moberly, he came here and worked at his trade until 1890. He then went to Chicago and was employed as a machinist by the Illinois Central Railroad Company. He died in that city Feb. 29, 1896 and his remains are buried in the St. Mary cemetery at Moberly. Ann (Barton) Nugent was a native of Ireland and came to the United States with her parents and was married to Mr. Nugent here. She died in Moberly in 1886 and her remains are buried in St. Mary's cemetery.
To Robert A. Nugent and wife were born six children as follows: twins, born in New York City, died in infancy ; Mary, married J. L. Booth, Chicago, Ill .; Emma, married Asa Gillette and is deceased; Lizzie, mar- ried C. M. Hage, Chicago; Robert A., the subject of this sketch.
Robert A. Nugent was reared in Moberly and educated in the Loretta Academy and the public schools, including the high school. In 1893, he began his apprenticeship at the machinists trade in the Illinois Central shops in Chicago. After working there four years he returned to Mob- erly in 1897 and entered the employ of the Wabash Company as a ma- chinist and has been in the employ of that company up to the present time.
Mr. Nugent was married June 20, 1917 to Miss Lucille Ardizone of Moberly. She is a daughter of Frank and Lena (Ardizone, both natives of Italy, now residents of Moberly. Mrs. Nugent was born in Quincy, Ill., Feb. 6, 1893.
Mı. Nugent belongs to the Machinists' Union and is a Democrat. He is a member of the Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus.
Charles H. Daniels, a well-known locomotive engineer of the Wabash railroad and a substantial citizen of Moberly, Mo., is a native of Pennsyl- vania. He was born in Mifflin County, Pa., July 31, 1864, and is a son of Sanderson and Johanna Daniels, both natives of Pennsylvania. The father died at Bellwood, Pa., Feb. 8, 1912, and the mother died there May 5, 1917. They were the parents of the following children: Nettie, died June 29, 1916; Andrew J., deceased; Ida, deceased; William K., lives at Bellwood, Pa .; Mamie, died in infancy; Charles H., the subject of this sketch; Annie, died May 29, 1916; Sarah, lives in New Jersey; Maggie, married John Curry, Bellwood, Pa .; one died in infancy, and Mollie, who lives in New Jersey.
Charles H. Daniels was reared in his native state and attended the. district schools and remained at home with his father until he was 17 years old. He began his railroading career April 6, 1881, in the em- ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a brakeman between
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Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pa., with headquarters at Harrisburg. He was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Company for four years, when he went to Kansas City and entered the employ of the Union Pacific as fireman and was promoted to engineer in 1890, and remained with that railroad in that capacity until Sept. 10, 1894, when he resigned and on Sept. 15, 1894, he entered the employ of the Wabash railroad as engineer and ran a freight engine until 1898, when he was promoted to passenger engineer and has since served in that capacity. He is one of the experienced and trustworthy engineers in the employ of the com- pany.
Mr. Daniels was married April 29, 1884, to Miss Mary A. Rider, a daughter of Joe and Phoebe (Hunter) Rider, both natives of Penn- sylvania. The father was born March 23, 1884. He served in the army during the Civil War and died at Harrisburg, Pa., May 29, 1887. His wife was born Nov. 25, 1843, and now resides at Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs. Charles H. Daniels is one of the following children born to her parents: Robert, died in infancy; Mary A., the wife of Charles H. Daniels, the subject of this sketch; Lottie, deceased; Anna, is married and resides in Harrisburg, Pa .; Emma, married Charles Ruby, of Harrisburg, Pa., and Alace, married William Mader, Harrisburg, Pa.
Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniels : Stella Lil- lian, married Joe Kirby, of Moberly, Mo., and Alice Florence, married Matt McHugh, Moberly, Mo.
Mr. Daniels is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers Lodge No. 86, and is a Knights Templar Mason and a member of the Shrine, Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo. He belongs to the Metho- dist church.
William J. Haynes, the well known police judge of Moberly, is a native of Randolph County and belongs to one of the early pioneer families of this section. He was born in Cairo township, Sept. 27, 1858 and is a son of William and Sarah (McKnight) Haynes.
Wilson Haynes was born in Tennessee and came to Missouri with his parents who settled on a farm in Cairo township at an early day. Wilson Haynes was the owner of 120 acres of land in Cairo township and for a number of years was engaged in farming and stock raising there. Later he sold his place and removed to Joplin, Mo. where he was engaged in teaming and the feed business for a number of years and he now resides in that city at the advanced age of 87 years. He is a veteran of the Civil
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War, having served in the Confederate army under Gen. Sterling Price. Sarah (McKnight) Haynes was born near Nashville, Tenn. She died in Joplin in 1890.
Wilson and Sarah (McKnight) Haynes were the parents of the fol- lowing children: Elizabeth, married John Bowden and they reside near Springfield, Mo .; William J., the subject of this sketch; Ina, deceased; John T., lives in Cairo township; Ed lives at Oronogo, Mo .; J. Neff, Joplin, Mo .; Ammet, Tulsa, Okla .; and Mollie, married Henry Crossman, Joplin, Missouri.
William J. Haynes was reared on the home farm in Cairo township and educated in the district schools. He remained at home with his father, assisting on the home farm until the latter sold out and removed to Jop- lin. William J. Haynes then worked by the month for farmers in the vicinity of his old home, but it was not long until he bought a farm two and one-half miles southwest of Cairo. Here he was engaged in farming and stock raising until 1911 when he came to Moberly and first engaged in the second hand business and soon after engaged in the hardware and furniture business which he conducted until 1919 when he was elected police judge of Moberly and has devoted his attention to that office since.
Judge Haynes was married at Huntsville, Mo., Sept. 1, 1880 to Miss Ella Wright, a daughter of Houston Wright, now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Haynes have been born four children as follows: Pearl, married Tom Goodding, of Cairo, Mo .; Clifford, deceased; Florence, deceased and Lloyd, Moberly, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Haynes are members of the Baptist church and he is a Democrat. Judge Haynes is one of the highly respected and substan- tial citizens of Moberly and Randolph County.
R. F. Keeley, business manager of the Moberly Democrat, is a news- paper man of many years' experience, and has been connected with the Moberly Democrat for nearly 25 years. He is a native of Missouri and was born in Breckenridge, Caldwell County, May 11, 1869, and is a son of Patrick and Ruth (Davis) Keeley.
Patrick Keeley was a native of Ireland. He came to this country prior to the Civil War and settled in Caldwell County, Mo., where he engaged in farming and stock raising and spent the remainder of his life in that state. His wife was a native of Indiana and came to Mis- souri with her parents who settled in Caldwell County at an early day. She is now deceased. Patrick and Ruth (Davis) Keeley were the par-
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ents of three children: R. F., the subject of this sketch; Mary, married J. A. Whiteford, superintendent of public schools of Oklahoma City, Okla., and John, deceased.
R. F. Keeley was reared on the home farm in Caldwell County and educated in the public schools. Early in life he began his newspaper career on the "Breckenridge Bulletin" and there learned the printer's trade. After working in various newspaper offices he came to Moberly in January, 1896, and bought interest in the Moberly Democrat with which he has since been connected.
Mr. Keeley was united in marriage in 1893 with Miss Lottie Beaz- ley, of Brunswick, Mo. Two children have been born to this union, Eugene, who is 22 years old, enlisted in the United States navy during the World War and served until its close and is now in the employ of the Bell Telephone Company at Chicago, and Gerald, who is eight years old.
Mr. Keeley is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the Methodist church, south, and is a Democrat. He is one of the widely known newspaper men of central Missouri.
George M. Davis, a well-known citizen of Clark, Mo., is a native of Randolph County and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of this section of Missouri. He was born in Prairie township, Feb. 2, 1858, and is a son of Madison and Saldria (McCauley) Davis.
Madison Davis was born in Kentucky and came to Randolph County, Mo., with his parents when young. He was engaged in farming and stock raising in Prairie township and died there about 1904 at the age of 75 years. His wife, whose maiden name was Saldria McCauley, was a native of Boone County, Mo., and a daughter of Samuel and Cynthia (Lewis) McCauley, both members of pioneer families of that section. Mrs. Madison Davis died about 1908 at the age of 72 years.
George M. Davis was one of the following children born to his parents: Mrs. T. J. Farris, Moberly, Mo .; Mrs. John F. Bradley, de- ceased; George M., the subject of this sketch; Jeff, lives on a farm south of Moberly; J. S., lives in Oklahoma; and Mrs. Lucy Swetman lives in Kansas City, Mo.
George M. Davis was reared on the home farm and attended the district schools and when a boy began work in a sawmill. Later he worked in a flour mill in Renick for the Renick Milling Company and was employed there from 1881 until 1894. He then located at Clark,
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Mo., where he was engaged in the flour and feed business and later entered the employ of the J. H. Teasdale Commission Company of St. Louis as traveling representative. He covers a large scope of territory for this company which includes the states of Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma.
On May 4, 1879, George M. Davis was united in marriage with Miss Victoria Baty, a daughter of Pleasant and Saldria (Adams) Baty. the former a native of Callaway and the latter of Randolph County. To Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been born three children, as follows: Wal- ter E., Moberly, Mo .; Melvin, deceased; and Ethel, married Brad Rob- ertson, Slater, Mo.
Mr. Davis is a Democrat and has taken an active interest in public affairs. He served as constable of Prairie township for two terms and has served on the Clark school board of which he was president for six years and has also served as mayor of Clark. He was one of the organizers of the Clark Electric Company. He is a member of the Christian church and was a member of the building committee when the local church was built in 1898. Mr. Davis is a well known and sub- stantial citizen, and has a wide acquaintance.
Henry Harmon, now deceased, was for many years identified with the interests of Moberly and Randolph County and was a progressive and highly respected citizen. He was born at Canal Fulton, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1853, and died at Taylorville, Ill., Jan. 3. 1919, and his remains are buried at Canal Fulton, Ohio.
Henry Harmon was a son of Frederick and Gesena Harmon. Fred- erick Harmon was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was married there in 1834. Two years later he immigrated to America with his wife and set- tled in Lawrence township, Stark County, Ohio. Here he engaged in farming until the time of his death in 1885. His wife was born in Edin- burgh, Scotland, June 3, 1808 and died in Stark County, Ohio, April 20, 1898. She was the oldest woman in Stark County at the time of her death. Her remains are buried at Canal Fulton, Ohio.
Henry Harmon was one of seven children born to his parents. He was reared and educated in Ohio and in early life learned the trade of brass moulding. In 1875, he came to Moberly from Kent, Ohio, and entered the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company as a brass moulder. He continued in that work until 1890 when he engaged in the dairy busi- ness in Moberly and for five years conducted that business. He bought
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the place in Moberly where Mrs. Harmon now resides April 10, 1880. It consists of six acres besides six adjoining lots. Mr. Harmon built a small brass foundry on one of these lots where he was also interested in that line of work for a time.
Henry Harmon was married at Jacksonville, Mo., Feb. 18, 1878 to Miss Thursie Reynolds, a daughter of Isaac R. and Margaret (Peyton) Reynolds, both natives of Kentucky and settled in Randolph County at an early day where they were engaged in farming and stock raising. Isaac R. Reynolds was born in Kentucky, Nov. 16, 1816 and died in Jack- sonville, Mo. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. M. Carter, Feb. 19, 1900 and his remains are buried in the cemetery near Jacksonville. His wife was born in Kentucky in 1830 and they were married in that state. She died at Jacksonville, Jan. 3, 1893 and is also buried near Jacksonville. They were the parents of eight children as follows: Elizabeth, died in infancy ; William T., Globe, Ariz .; Joseph E., married W. N. Rutherford of Moberly and she is now deceased; Mary E., married M. M. Carter, Jack- sonville, Mo .; Thursie, married Henry Harmon, the subject of this sketch; Hayden L., deceased; Minnie, married Dr. W. D. Halliburton, Moberly, Mo. and Matthew, Amarillo, Tex.
To Henry and Thursie (Reynolds) Harmon were born three children : Frank W., born Feb. 4, 1879; Fred, born Nov. 1, 1882 and Mattie, born March 5, 1885, all of whom reside at home with their mother in Moberly.
Mrs. Thursie Harmon was born in Jacksonville, Randolph County, Aug. 17, 1853 and now resides at 1224 Franklin street, Moberly, which has been her home for over 30 years. She is a member of the Christian church as was also her husband during his lifetime. The Harmon family is one of the highly respected families in Moberly and Randolph County.
John W. Hutsell, an extensive farmer and stockman of Union town- ship, was born Dec. 7, 1839, and has been identified with Randolph County all his life. He is the son of Bloomfield and Elily T. (Carver) Hutsell.
Bloomfield Hutsell was born in Bourbon County, Ky., Oct. 5, 1813, and died in Randolph County, Jan. 2, 1884, and his wife was born in Fayette County, Ky., Nov. 19, 1821, and died in Randolph County in September, 1907, and her remains and her husband's are buried in the Antioch Church Cemetery. They were married in Kentucky Nov. 27, 1836, and the following year came to Randolph County and settled in Union township, where John W. Hutsell, the subject of this sketch, was born. They were the parents of the following children: John W., Mrs.
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Mattie McCampbell, of Moberly; Mrs. Melissa Chrisman, of Union town- ship; J. C., Union township; Mary E., deceased, and James W., deceased.
John W. Hutsell was reared amidst the pioneer surroundings of the early days in Randolph County and attended school in the Cottage Grove district and his first teacher was Prof. Murrell. The school house was a log structure of the primitive type with split logs for seats. The pupils went to school early in the morning and remained at their labors as long as they could see. Mr. Hutsell remained at home with his par- ents until he was 24 years old. He then clerked for two years in a store and in 1867 bought a part of his present farm in Union township. His place is located three and one-half miles northeast of Moberly and he now owns 200 acres, after having given to his son, 240 acres. His place is well improved with a good nine-room residence, barns and other buildings. For many years Mr. Hutsell was an extensive feeder of cattle and hogs and now carries on general farming and stock raising and raises cattle, hogs, horses, mules and sheep.
Mr. Hutsell was married Jan. 11, 1866, to Miss Minnie Eubanks, of Paris, Mo. She was a daughter of Richard and Jane (Tremble) Eubanks. Richard Eubanks was a native of Tennessee, born Oct. 1, 1810, and came to Randolph County in 1836. His wife was the widow of Henry Scott. To Mr. and Mrs. Hutsell were born the following children: James D., Union township; William W., Sugar Creek township; Annie May, mar- ried Sanford Bennett, and they reside on the home place. Mr. Hutsell has two grandchildren: John H. Hutsell and Mable R. Bennett.
James H. Owen, a well known farmer and stockman of Cairo township, is a native of Randolph county. He was born in Cairo township about three miles west of the town of Cairo, October 16, 1867, and is a son of Thomas H. and Susan (Furguson) Owen.
Thomas H. Owen was born near Owensboro, Kentucky, and came to Randolph county with his parents at a very early date. He followed farming and stock raising in this county and became well-to-do. He and his brother, Capt. Ed Owen, at one time owned over 600 acres of land in the vicinity of Jacksonville, and that town occupies a part of the old Owen place. The Owen brothers sold a part of this farm during the Civil War and later, Thomas H. Owen bought 120 acres near Pleasant Hill Church in Randolph county which he afterwards sold and bought a small farm near Grand Prairie Church and died there in 1893. He is buried in
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Grand Prairie Church Cemetery. Thomas H. Owen went to California during the gold excitement of 1849. He was accompanied by his brother, Capt. Ed Owen, and also Warren and John Taylor.
Susan (Furguson) Owen, mother of James H. Owen, was a native of Tennessee and came to Randolph county when a young girl and was here married to. Thomas H. Owen. They were the parents of the following children: Lucy, married Will H. Wright and he is now deceased; Kath- erine, married Charles Snodgrass, of Moberly; Margaret, married Ben Polson, of Moberly; Edwin, died in infancy ; James H., the subject of this sketch; Susie, married John D. DeGrine and they live near Huntsville: William T., Denver, Colo .; and Winston C., Santa Cruz, Calif.
James H. Owen was reared on his father's farm and educated in the public schools of Cairo. He remained at home with his parents until he was 21 years old when he engaged in farming on his own account on rented land. Later he bought land and now owns a valuable farm of 80 acres which is well improved. He carried on general farming and stock raising and deals in mules. He has dealt in mules for many years.
Mr. Owen was married in Cairo township, December 19, 1894, to Miss Nina G. Amick, a daughter of Jack and Catherine (Bennett) Amick. The Amick and Bennett families were among the pioneer settlers of Randolph county. Jack Amick was born in Missouri and his wife in Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Owen were born two children: Orpetta, died December 3, 1917, and Cleona, who resides at home.
Mr. Owen is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Baptist Church. He is a Democrat and a highly respected citizen.
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