History of Saline County, Missouri, Part 65

Author: Missouri Historical Company, St. Louis, pub
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri historical company
Number of Pages: 1008


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THOMAS LESSLEY, P. O., Cambridge. Mr. Lessley was born in Jessamine county, Kentucky, April 22, 1827, and moved to Randolph county, Missouri, in 1847. In 1852 he went to California; remained there about one year, and then, in 1853, returned to Randolph county. In 1865 he went to Montana, returning in 1866. On the 7th of February, 1866, he married Miss Sallie Darr, and on the 22d of May, 1872, she died, leav- ing no children. In 1874, he moved to this county and settled here as his final home. In 1879, September 11, he married Miss Etta Daniels, and has one son, William F. Lessley, born October 20, 1880. He has a fine farm located in Cambridge township.


GEORGE W. CONLEY, P. O., Cambridge. Was born in West Virginia, on the 1st day of March, 1846, and came to Saline county, Missouri, in 1866, and stopped at Saline City for a short time and returned to West Virginia. In 1868 he moved to this county and settled near Cambridge, and engaged in farming. He never married, but lives pleas- antly and contentedly with his two sisters. He has three brothers living in other portions of the state.


PETER W. LAND, P. O., Cambridge. Son of Robert C., and America Land. Was born in Prince Edward county, Virginia, Decem- ber 25, 1831, and came with his parents to Saline county, Missouri, in November, 1836, and remained here until 1855. On the 23d of Novem-


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ber, 1855, he was married to Miss Virginia C. Ayers, and in 1857 moved to Howard county, where he extensively engaged in prizing and shipping tobacco, farming, and in buying and shipping stock to New York, Chi- cago, Cincinnati and St. Louis, until 1881, when he returned to his old home in Saline county, near Cambridge, where he is now surrounded by a very interesting family, and is highly respected. Has six children, two sons and two daughters living.


JOSEPH S. DAVISON, P. O., Cambridge. Son of Stewart and Annie Davison. Was born on the 15th of October, 1845, and came to Missouri in 1860, and located in Carrollton, Missouri. From there he came to Malta Bend, in Saline county. Stayed there two years, and then went back to Carroll county. In 1877, he returned to Saline, and engaged in teaching, near Cambridge. On the 20th of December, 1871, he married Miss Lou A. Faulkner, daughter of G. H. and Jane E. Faulkner, and has three children, born, as follows: Richard W., born September 13, 1874; Granville L., born January 1, 1877; Lucy A. L., born April 28, 1880. After teaching several terms he engaged in the drug business, in Cambridge, sold out in one year and returned to his old occupation, that of farming.


JOHN W. FISHER, P. O., Cambridge. Is the son of William H. and Phœbe Fisher, and was born in Montreal, Canada, October 4, 1835. In 1837 he left Canada with his parents and moved to near Javord, and in 1840, went to Ohio. In 1852 went to Michigan, and thence back to Canada in 1855. In 1856 he moved to Wisconsin. In 1857 he came to Missouri on his bridal trip, and determined to settle in Saline county, which he did. On the 12th of September, 1857 he married Miss Mary A. Vaughn, and has eight children, born as follows: Charles A., born October 24, 1858; · William H., born January 9, 1864; Laura J., born January 13, 1867; Ade- laide, born July 9, 1869; Mary Belle, born March 13, 1872; John, born June 30, 1873; Edward, born July 9, 1875; and Ada, born June 5, 1880. When he came to Saline, Mr. Fisher settled in Cambridge, where he followed his trade of carpenter and joiner ever since, and is an energetic business man and a courteous gentleman.


JOSIAH BAKER, Sr., P. O., Slater. Known as the "Father of Slater," the son of Joseph and Mary Baker, was born, September 23, 1814, in Pickaway county, Ohio, from whence his parents, when he was only six years old, moved to Ross county, Ohio, where he was raised on a farm. He was married, April 7, 1836, to Miss Emma Schooley, daughter of William Schooley of Ross county, Ohio. He settled down to farming after his marriage, for several years renting; and then bought a a farm, and began steadily to enlarge his trading in live stock, which he has made a life business. For fourteen years, he and his brother James, bought cattle in the west, drove to Ohio, fed, and shipped east. In 1864


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he came to Saline county, Missouri, and purchased 700 acres of land, upon part of which the city of Slater now stands, and, afterwards, 400 acres more, on the Petite Saw Plains. Being a member of the Christian church, Mr. Baker united with the Mt. Zion church, in this county, which has since been moved to Slater. He has three brothers living in this county: James, David, and Joseph-and had a fourth-Martin, who died here. Has five children living: Matilda, Sarah, Emma, Josiah and Erskine. His great grandfather was a Baptist preacher, his grandfather, also a Baptist preacher, was a revolutionary soldier, and his father, also a Baptist preacher, was a soldier in the war of 1812.


JACOB GREENABAUM, P. O., Slater. Mr. Greenabaum was born, October 10, 1838, in Offenbach, Prussia. Crossed the Atlantic, to Philadelphia, April, 1854, and attended school for a time. In the fall of the same year, he came, with his brothers, to Fayette, Howard county, Missouri, whither their brother, Alexander, had preceded them, some eight or ten years. He finished his education at Central College, in Fay- ette, and then entered his brother Alexander's store as a clerk. In 1856, he loaded a wagon with merchandise, and, traveling in Kansas territory, traded with the Indians, until 1858; and, in that year opened a store in Morristown, Cass county, Missouri. In 1860, he married Miss Rosa Gibbon Morris, daughter of John Calvin Morris. In 1861, he engaged in milling, and took an active part in fighting the Kansas jayhawkers, and remained about home until the capture of Lone Jack, in 1862. He then joined Col. Hays' command (C. S. A.), and went to Arkansas, where he enlisted in Gen. Parsons' brigade, C. S. A., and continued in the same until the surrender at Shreveport, 1865. He was in the battles of Elk- horn, Prairie Grove, Little Rock, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Camden. After the war, he returned to Westport, where his father-in-law had moved during the war. He then settled in Miami, in this county, and engaged in general merchandise. In 1870, his wife died, leaving two daughters, Bertha M., and Alice M. In 1871, he was married to Miss Ella Woolford, daughter of Hiram P. Woolford, of Miami, Missouri; and, by this marriage, he has four children: Clara, Arthur, Frank, and Bettie M. When Mr. Greenabaum began business in Miami, after the war, he had but $500, but the reputation he had made, enabled him to purchase a stock of $7,500; and he has been one of Miami's most successful mer- chants. In 1880, Mr. Greenabaum removed his business to Slater, and opened out there a large and splendid stock of dry goods and clothing, and no merchant in Saline has excelled him since.


THOMAS V. McCONNELL, druggist, P. O., Slater. Mr. T. V. McConnell has recently moved to Slater, in the winter of 1881, and established a drug store, and carries one of the finest and fullest stocks of


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drugs, medicines, paints, oils, etc., etc., in the city. The store is elegantly arranged, and attractive in appearance. Mr. McConnell is an old drug- gist, having been in the business for over twenty years, in Chicago, St. Louis, and in Frankford, Pike county, Missouri, from which last place, he moved to Slater. He has had all the advantages to be obtained in the large cities in perfecting the necessary knowledge of his profession.


CLAIBORN WINFIELD HILL, P. O., Slater. Son of Claiborn and Martha Hill, was born in Saline county Missouri, May 31, 1847. In 1864, he left home and enlisted in the Confederate army, and at the close of the war, returned home aud bought a farm, and farmed until 1869. Then went to Southern Kansas and engaged in the grain business in the town of Earlton. Next year he visited Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, etc., set- tled in Minburn, Iowa, and there found employment for three years in the drug store of J. H. Peabody-moved with him to Ripley and remained two years. In 1875 he attended the school of pharmacy, graduating the next year. From Ripley he went to Grand Junction and established a drug store under the firm name of Crow & Hill, and continued the busi- ness until 1880. In 1880 he purchased the stock of Gaines & Moseby, the leading drug house in Slater, and in the same year, moved to Slater. His thorough education in his profession, is an assurance of safety to his cus- tomers. On the 29th of December, 1880, he was married to Miss Emma Johnson, daughter of Thomas and Eliza Johnson, who were formerly of Ohio, now of this county, owning one of the best farms in Saline. Mrs. Hill has an elegant millinery establishment in the same building with her husband's drug store.


THOMAS BERRYMAN CARTER, P. O., Slater. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Susan Virginia Carter. Was born in Glasgow, Missouri, May 9, 1857. His parents were married in 1842, and came to Glasgow, Missouri, in 1844, from Virginia, of which State they were both natives. His grandparents were Jesse and Nancy Carter. His maternal grand- parents were William and Agnes Taylor. Mr. Carter was educated at the Glasgow institute. At the age of seventeen he entered the store of T. E. Birch, Jr., of Glasgow, and soon acquired a reputation for good business qualifications. After being with Mr. Birch for three or four years, he was induced to study the profession of dentistry with Dr. T. H. Wilson, of Glasgow, with whom he was connected in the practice for nearly two years. In 1879 he visited Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas. In October, 1879, he entered, as salesman, the store of L. S. Meadsco, in Slater. He bears in Slater the same high character which he won in Glasgow, and he will yet reach the front rank of merchants.


DAVID HOLMES, P. O., Slater. Son of Thomas and Mary Holmes; was born in Brook county, Virginia, February 22, 1840. He moved to Jefferson county, Ohio, with his parents. His father was a miller; he


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spent his early years helping his father in the mill, and has followed the business to the present time. In 1868 he moved to Rocheport, Missouri, and was seven years engaged in the mill of A. M. Clayton. In 1875 he moved to Laynesville, in this county, and the next year to Marshall, and established the "Centennial Mill " there, and in 1880 sold out to his, then, partner, Charles H. Vanstone. He then purchased his present interest (one-half), in the Slater flouring mills. February 29, 1868, he married Miss Sarah Taylor, daughter of George and Jane Taylor, the former of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. They have five children: Ina M., Elry, Edna, Clarence E. and Leona.


JOSEPH SINGER OOTS, P. O., Slater. Son of Sampson and Mary Oots. His father was a native of Madison county, Virginia, and his mother of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They moved to Kentucky about 1809, and married about 1818. The subject of this sketch was born June 1, 1824, in Fayette county, Kentucky. In 1855, he came with his father, who was a cooper by trade, to this county. He afterward learned the carpenter's trade, which he has worked at since, at different times. In 1860 he bought eighty acres of land of Joseph Cooper, lying seven miles southeast of Miami, which he sold and purchased the farm he now lives on, of seventy acres, two and one-quarter miles west of Slater, now very valuable. His wife was Miss Virginia Barbee of Fayette county, Kentucky. They have six children: Samuel J., Walter C., Rule J., Edward B., Arthur, and America B. Mr. Oots is now preparing to cooper for the Slater flouring mills. He is one of the most industrious men in the county.


JUDGE MATTHEW CLAY GWINN, P. O., Slater. The son of Bartholomew and Susan Gwinn, was born June 3, 1804, in Virginia. His parents came to this county from Tennessee, in 1816, and settled where the town of Frankfort now stands. He sold his farm to the German company who laid off the town. He died, however, before the sale was effected. He was the first white man to settle so high up the river. Judge M. C. Gwinn lived with his father until his death, and then with his mother until his twenty-ninth year. He was married in 1833, to Miss Mary Thrailkill, daughter of James and Susan Thrailkill, who was a native of North Carolina, and came to this county from Tennessee, in 1817. Judge Gwinn entered 300 acres of government land. He was elected judge of the county court in 1865, and served two terms. His father was one of the first county judges of Saline county, and his wife's father one of the first sheriffs. Judge Gwinn died March 16, 1881, and Mrs. Gwinn still lives on the home place. Judge Gwinn leaves nine sur- viving children: Polly A., Thomas B., Elijah, Andrew J., Virginia (Mrs. Abner Wilhite), Abner, William A., Richard P., and Martha L. (now Mrs. Wm. Baker.)


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WILLIAM GRANT FOWLER, P. O., Slater. Son of John B. and Mary Fowler, his father a native of Boone county, Kentucky, and his mother of Maysville, Kentucky, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, March 2, 1834, where he was raised on his father's farm, and was edu- cated at the Morgan academy, Burlington, Kentucky. From 1855 to 1859, he was engaged in trading in Texas and Mexico. He then settled in Scotland county, Missouri. In 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate ser- vice, under Col. Martin Green, as first lieutenant, and was engaged in the battles of Lexington and Wilson's Creek, and continued with the army to 1862. He was then commissioned as captain under Col. Bur- bridge, on recruiting service. Was in the battle of Hartsville, and other small engagements. His health then became so bad that he gave up the service, and returned home. In 1864, he re-enlisted during Price's last raid through the state. On the 5th of September, 1864, he was married to Miss Mary Frances Thomson, daughter of Robert Y. and Lucy T. Thomson. of Saline county. They have six children: Robert W., Susan M., McDonald T., Effie L., LaSelle P., and Lucy M. He has a splendid farm, one mile east of Slater. Mr. Fowler is an educated and cultivated gentleman, who keeps himself well posted in the history of the times. Mrs. Fowler and her sisters were educated at Glasgow, Missouri.


THOMAS LYNE, P. O., Slater. Mr. Lyne was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, in 1821. His family is of English origin, his ancestors immigrating to Virginia about the year 1660, removing, later, to Gran- ville, North Carolina. His great-great-grandfather, Thomas, remained in Virginia, and married Mary Edwards. Their son, his great-grand- father, Thomas, married Mary Sanford. Their son, Thomas, his grand- father, born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, in 1746, married Mary Padgett, and settled in Loudon county, Virginia, and to this union were born several children. Their son Thomas, the father of the subject of the following sketch, was born in Virginia, in 1783, and married Mary Connelly, a relative, and moved to Woodford county, Kentucky. Sanford R. Connelly, maternal grandfather of Thomas Lyne, is of Irish ancestry, and was probably present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis -married Mary Ramy. Thomas Lyne received but a limited education, and labored on his father's farm, going to school in the winter. He remained on and managed his father's farm until twenty-three years old. In 1848, he married Miss Eliza Garnett, of Boone county, Kentucky, and in 1853 moved to this county, and purchased the land on which he now lives. As the reward of his industry and good management, he has now one of the finest farms in Saline county. At an early age he united with the Baptist church, and his success in life, pecuniarily, enabled him to con- tribute of his means to the advancement of religion, and worthy objects generally. Mr. Lyne takes great interest in public affairs, and his


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pen has been busy for years in county matters. He is, and has been a democrat all his life, so far as party politics are concerned. When the war broke out, he was in earnest sympathy with the South, but did not feel justified in joining the army, because of his large and helpless family. The war cost him, in the loss of personal property, about $8,000. He has had twelve children, nine of whom are living, and nearly all of them grown.


JACOB NAUERTH, P. O., Slater. Son of John and Anna Nauerth, of Bavaria, Germany. Was born in Bavaria, November 27, 1844, and emigrated to Paris in 1862, and to the United States in 1866; landed in New York; went from there to Iowa, and in the fall of 1866 settled in Cincinnati, Ohio; engaged with the firm of Dunn & Witt, in the tinware and stove business, until 1868. He then moved to Frankfort, Saline county, Missouri, and opened a tin and stove store there. In 1871 he moved to Cambridge, a few miles below Frankfort, in this county, contin- uing the same line of business until 1878, when he moved to Slater, and, building himself a store-room, established a tin, stove and hardware store, and was the first merchant to sell goods in the new city. In 1880 he built a two story brick business house, and moved into it in the fall of that year, changing the firm name to J. Nauerth & Co., and extending his line of trade to furniture. He was married, in 1869, to Miss Annie Buck, daughter of Anton and Regine Buck, of Baden, Germany, who immi- grated to the United States, in 1852, and both died the next year, in New Orleans, of yellow fever. To this union there are two children living: Annie R. and Maggie W. Mr. Nauerth landed in the United States a stranger and without money, but by energy, economy and good manage- ment he has acquired a competence and stands high among the merchants of Saline.


ABNER WILLIAM WILHITE, P. O., Slater. Son of Elias Wil- hite, and Nancy Wilhite, ( Baker) of North Carolina. Was born in this county, near where Slater now stands, on the 17th of July, 1843. He enlisted in Co. F, Capt. Ben. Wilson, 7th Reg. M. S. M., and was in the battles of Osage, Big Blue, Mine Creek, on Price's retreat, 1864. Resumed farming after the war closed, and in August, 1866, was mar- ried to Nancy A. Cott, who died in 1875, leaving four children: Sarah L., Rudolph A., Eva M., and Reuben A. July 30, 1876, was married the second time, to Miss Virginia Gwinn, daughter of Judge Matthew C. and Mary Gwinn, of Saline county. He has one child of his last mar- riage: Mary Lewis.


DR. NOAH HAYDEN GAINES, P. O., Slater. Was born in Lafayette county, Missouri, October 16, 1843. His parents were Thomas N. Gaines and Elizabeth Gaines, (nec Hayden); his grandfather, James Pen- dleton Gaines, of Culpepper county, Virginia. He was educated at Ver-


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sailles, Woodford county, Kentucky, and at the age of sixteen entered the drug trade, and studied dentistry and pharmacy with regular profes- sors and graduates. In 1862 he entered the confederate service, and served with Gen. John H. Morgan until the close of the war. Was ser- geant-major and acting adjutant of Col. Dick Morgan's battalion. In November, 1876, he married Miss Mary Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of John Shaw, of Richmond, Missouri. In 1879 he moved to Saline county, and settled in Slater, then containing but one hundred inhabitants, where he continued the practice of dentistry, in connection with a first- class drug store. The drug store he sold out to Mr. C. W. Hill, in 1880, and has since devoted his whole attention to his practice. Doctor Gaines has built up a lucrative practice, and has one of the handsomest resi- dences in Slater. Like all her citizens, he takes great interest in the pros- perity of Slater.


ALBERT WARREN YAGER, P. O., Sláter. Was born, June 16, 1837, in Madison county, Virginia, and is a son of A. M. Yager and Mar- tha T. Yager, nee Ford. While he was yet an infant, his parents came to Callaway county, Missouri; and in the next year moved to Howard county, and settled at Rock Springs, and there donated the ground for a school house. In 1862, Mr. Yager came over to this county, and lived near Longwood for four years. In 1870, he removed to Howard, and the next year returned to Saline county, where he has since resided. In 1874, he purchased the farm where he now lives. October 13, 1864, he enlisted in the Confederate army, and served in Col. Crisp's battalion, under Gen. Shelby, as orderly sergeant, and participated in the battles of Lexington and Westport, on the retreat south. May 26, 1865, he surrendered with Gen. Parsons, at Shreveport. On the 29th of October, 1856, he was mar- ried to Miss Cornelia Callaway, daughter of S. E. Callaway and Mary Ann, his wife. To this union have been born the following children: Stephen M., Agnes, Charlie A., Lucy W., Minnie J., Juliet C., George R. Roy W., May H., Cornelia C. and Henry Ross.


HENRY EUBANK, P. O., Slater. Is a son of Reuben B. Eubank and Martha Eubank (nee Thompson), his wife, and was born in Barren county, Kentucky, September 4, 1851. In 1854, came with his parents to this county, where he was raised. He was educated at the "Christian " university, Canton, Missouri, for the ministry, and was ordained in Can- ton, by the Rev. Dr. W. H. Hopson, and has been engaged in preaching, for some time. April 15, 1879, he was married to Miss Jennie Jenkins, daughter of Judge R. Jenkins, of this county. In 1879, he moved to Slater, and in the spring of that year, laid off " Eubank's addition " to the town of Slater-ten acres-and at this time it is being rapidly bought, and built up.


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Reid, livery and feed stables, corner of Maine and Parker streets, in Slater; was born on the 13th day of January, 1842, in Culpepper county, Virginia. When he was about one year old, his parents moved to Newark, Ohio, and they lived there until 1852, and then moved to Pontiac, Illinois. In 1876, he moved to Mexico, Missouri, and in November, 1880, removed to Slater, in Saline county, where he has since resided. They have an excellent stable building, costing about $5,000, and are doing a good business.


ELISHA ANCELL, P. O., Slater. Son of James and Frances Ancell, (nee Estis), was born in Orange county, Virginia, December 24, 1825. Came with his parents, who moved to Howard county, Missouri, in 1836, and settled twelve miles east of Fayette, the county seat. His father died in the fall of 1877, and his mother in 1873, in Howard county. In 1847 Mr. Ancell moved to Cooper county, Missouri, and engaged in farming for several years, until 1849, when he moved to Arrow Rock, in this county, where he was occupied in carpentering, and established a lumber yard in Arrow Rock, until the latter part of 1878, or early in 1879, he moved his business and family to Slater, where he has since remained and is doing a thriving business. Mr. Ancell was married December 26, 1855, to Miss Margaret Ann Pemberton, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Pemberton, of Saline county, of which union he has one child, Mrs. Sarah M. Alexander, wife of Edward Alexander. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Ancell married her sister, Miss Nancy C. Pemberton, September 23, 1859. The children of this union are Leona, Lura, Dora, Ava, Arden, and Etta, all living. Socially, Mr. Ancell is a pleasant gentleman, happy, in his household, and has been instrumental in building up Slater.


WILLIAM WILLS, Sr., P. O., Slater. Son of William and Polly Wills (Ballard) of Montgomery county, Kentucky, was born in Clark county, Kentucky in May, 1805. Soon after his birth, his father moved to Montgomery county, and there he was raised on a farm, and educated. In 1826 he moved to Howard county, Missouri; having, the year before, married Miss Charlotte Benson, daughter of Amos and Sallie Benson, formerly of Virginia. The children of this marriage were: Amos, Polly A., James, William, John, Amanda, Martha, Henry and Sallie A. After the death of his first wife, in 1864, he married Mrs. Bathsheba Sly, widow of Richard Sly, and daughter of Reuben and Laura Harris, and of this union were born three children, Laura A., Ollie V. and Charles A. Was mostly occupied with farming in Howard county, except two years, in which he was merchandising in Lisbon. In 1879 he moved to Slater in this county, where he continued the mercantile business, and occupies himself in building, owning now · quite a number of dwelling houses. He is the oldest man in the city of Slater, but quite active yet.


DR. EDWARD W. SMITH, P. O., Slater. Son of William V. and


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Miriam Smith (his mother being a daughter of Capt. Peter Adams, a revolutionary soldier), of Warrenton, Virginia. Was born, March 28, 1842, in Warrenton, Fauquier county, Virginia. In 1846, his father moved to Howard county, Missouri, and, the year afterward, to Saline county, near Miami. He was educated principally at Miami, and graduated in medicine at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York city. He spent some time in hospital practice in Cincinnati and New York, and, in 1866, located in Paris, Monroe county, Missouri. On the 11th of June, 1868, Dr. Smith was married to Miss Almanda Naomi McBride, daugh- ter of Judge McBride, of Monroe county, Missouri. They have five chil- dren: Moses, Edgar M. B., Louis O., Fannie B., and William W. Dr. Smith is closely identified with the town of Slater, having been there from the beginning; and, besides attending to a large and growing prac- tice, he is always greatly interested in every progressive movement and enterprise connected with the growth of Slater, and freely devotes his time and means to the same. Sedalia owes a considerable proportion of her prosperity to his indefatigable efforts. Some of the best brick stores he has built from his own means, besides a handsome family residence.




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