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here, which he conducted successfully alone until Mr. Shores became his partner in 1882. Mr. Nelson has been married twice. To his first wife, nee Miss Allie Watters, of Lincoln county, he was married in 1855. She survived, however, less than two years; and in 1858 he was married to Miss Kate Watters, a sister of his first wife, daugh- ters of Landy Watters, of Lincoln county, but now deceased. There is but one child, Elizabeth, who is by his last wife, and now a young lady. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church, and he has been a member of the Masonic order for over 30 years.
WILLIAM NEWLEE
(Farmer, Brick-mason and Brick-maker, Post-office, Montgomery City).
Mr. Newlee, who has for nearly half a century been a resident of this county, and is now long past the allotted age of three score and ten, one of the old and respected citizens of the county, and yet re- markably well preserved for a man of his age, is by nativity a worthy son of the Old Dominion, born in Montgomery county, Va., January 10, 1813. He was the third in a family of eleven children of William and Mary (Glenn ) Newlee, his father a tailor by trade, originally from Maryland, but his mother born and reared in Virginia. The family subsequently removed to Tennessee, where the father died in 1864. The mother had preceded him to the grave in 1851. William New- lee in his ephebiage learned the brick-mason's and brick-maker's trade, and he has followed these occupations more or less continuously ever since. He now has a large brickyard at Montgomery City and also one at his homestead, and he has made the principal percentage of all the brick that have been used in and around Montgomery City. He also has a good farm of nearly 200 acres, and is engaged generally in farming and stock-raising. Mr. Newlee came to Missouri in 1837, and for two years was engaged in the brick trade in Callaway county. He then came to Montgomery county, where he has resided ever since. He was justice of the peace of Upper Loutre township for over twenty years continuously, from 1845 to 1866. During this time he was ab- sent from the county but three months, this interim being spent on a trip to Pike's Peak during the year 1858. In 1834 Mr. Newlee was married to Miss Amanda Wilson, a daughter of Samuel K. and Cath- erine (Peterman ) Wilson, formerly of Virginia. This union has been blessed with seventeen children, eight of whom are living, namely: Ellen J., Virginia C., James O., John R., Redman W., Sarah N., Arah L. and Melvina. The deceased were: Rachel S., Robert L., Samuel P., Mary E., William P., Charley F., and three others died in infancy. The fourth, fifth and sixth of those mentioned as de- ceased lived above 16 years of age. All of the sons living were brought up to the brick business and are engaged in that at the pres- ent time. Three of the boys were in the Union army during the war, or rather in the State militia. William P., however, was in the reg- ular United States service.
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ALPHEUS PAYNE
(Farmer, Post-office, Wellsville).
Mr. Payne was born in Scott county, Va., September 15, 1830, and was the fifth in a family of nine children of David and Margaret (Thompson) Payne, his father a locksmith by trade and from Dublin, Ireland, but his mother a daughter of Michael Thompson, of Virginia. He was reared to farm work and attended the schools of Rodgersville, Tenn., and Danville, Ky., to which points his father removed. In 1844 the family came to Missouri, but returned to Kentucky the fol- lowing year, locating near Lebanon, where the father died in 1877. The mother died in Missouri in 1844. Alpheus Payne, besides work- ing on the farm, also learned the milling business when a youth, in- deed, the latter formed his principal occupation. In 1846 he went to Mexico as post-rider, and the following year enlisted in Walker's bat- talion, where he served for two years. He then came to Missouri, lo- cating in Ralls county, where the family had resided in 1844, and the same year he was married in that county to Miss Wysida Chipwood, a daughter of ex-Judge Chipwood, of that county. He then engaged in farming in Ralls county, and in 1854 removed to Audrain county, where he farmed for three years. In 1857 he went to Southern Mexico to engage in stock trading, but came back the following year. In the spring of 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate service, and re- mained out for four years, or until the close of the war, participating in all the battles and campaigns of his command. He then went to Mexico with Gen. Shelby, but returned and bought a flouring mill in Ralls county, where he followed milling until 1880. Mr: Payne then went to Texas and took charge of a large stock ranch. Two years later he returned to Ralls county, and in 1883 came to Montgomery county. Meanwhile his first wife had died, leaving him four children : Ella M., Rosana, Eva G. and Mollie J. Two others died at tender ages. In 1882 he was married to Mrs. Harriet Archie, a widow lady whose maiden name was Amsell. Two years after his marriage, or the past year, Mr. Payne settled on the farm where he now resides. This place contains 160 acres of land, all fenced and otherwise im- proved. Mr. and Mrs. P. are members of the Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. P. is also a member of the A. F. and A. M. He and wife have one child, Alpheus Theodore.
HORATIO G. PENN
(Dealer in Groceries, Queen's-ware, Glassware, Etc., Wellsville).
Mr. Penn is the son of John W. Penn, of St. Charles county, but formerly of Virginia, and a descendant of Sir William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. Horatio G. was born in St. Charles county, June 14, 1841. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth S. Major, and when he was 11 years of age the family removed to Lincoln county. After living there six years they moved back to St. Charles
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county. His father was a blacksmith and wagon-maker by trade and also a carpenter, and, indeed, was a natural mechanic, skillful with any kind of tools. He made a wagon, doing both the wood and iron work, that made a successful trip to and from California, and also a trip to Pike's Peak. Horatio G. grew up in St. Charles county. He had a fair common-school education and learned the tobacco business in a tobacco factory. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Co. F, of Col. Burbridge's cavalry regiment, of Harris' division, Southern service, in which he served for 12 months, during which time he participated in the battles of Lexington, Pea Ridge, and numerous skirmishes. At Pea Ridge he was taken prisoner, but was paroled in a few days. He afterwards clerked in a store at Middletown for two years, and then followed farming for two years. September 25, 1865, he was married to Miss Sarah F. Crouch, a daughter of Thomas Crouch, an early settler of Ralls county. Two years after his marriage, having followed farming in Audrain county in the meantime, he removed to Lincoln county and established a blacksmith shop at Olney, which he carried on for a short time. He then accepted a position as clerk in a store at Middletown, and in 1877 went West, spending a year in California, engaged in mining, milling, etc. In the spring of 1879 he located in Wellsville and followed clerking in a store here for five years. In the spring of 1884 he began his present business at this place. He has an excellent and well selected stock of goods in his line, and has al- ready built up a good trade. Mr. and Mrs. Penn have four children : Lulu M., Maud M., Leta and Charles W. Mrs. P. is a member of the Christian Church and he is a member of the A. F. and A. M. Mr. Penn, besides his grocery business, is also handling the Plano Har- vester and Twine Binder, the best machine of the kind now in the market.
EDWARD W. PURVIS (Retired Farmer, Wellsville).
Scotland is the country of Mr. Purvis' nativity and where he was reared. He was born near Glasgow, in September, 1827, and was a son of William and Sarah Purvis, both parents being of the same sur- name and distantly related, and of an ancient family in their native country. Mr. Purvis' father was a farmer, and Edward W. remained on the farm until he was 15 years of age, when he entered a calico print works as an employé and continued in that industry for about 11 years, or until 1853, when he immigrated to America. Meanwhile, in 1847, he was married to Miss Margaret J. Coddle, who accompanied him to America, but died two years afterwards of cholera in Illinois. Mr. Purvis, on coming to America, located at Freeport, Ill., where he worked two years at the carpenter's trade, and after his wife's death went to Wisconsin, locating near Galesville. After working at another point a short time, he removed to Decorah, Winneshiek county, Ia. and was there 14 years, working at the carpenter's trade and doing a general contracting and building business. For about two years while there, however, he was engaged in gardening, but not with success.
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In the contracting and building business, however, he accumulated some means. In April, 1857, Mr. Purvis was married to Miss Eliza- beth, a daughter of John Corn, formerly of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pur- vis was reared in Ohio and moved in 1853 to Freeport, Stephenson county, Ill. In 1870, Mr. Purvis came to Missouri and bought land in the immediate vicinity of Wellsville, where he improved a farm and resided for some 15 years. In 1880 he sold his farm and retired from agricultural life. He thereupon bought property in Wellsville and removed to town. He has from time to time bought other prop- erty at this place and now owns several valuable residence properties and a number of choice town lots. Mr. Purvis and wife are members of the M. E. Church at Wellsville, and he has been a member of the Odd Fellows order for 20 years.
LEVI AND JAMES C. RAWSON
(Of Rawson & Son, Proprietors of the Wellsville Woolen Mills).
The Rawson family settled originally in this country in Vermont, of which State the father of the senior subject of this sketch, Calvin Rawson, was a native. He afterwards removed to Cayuga county, N. Y., where he lived for a number of years. From there he removed to Ohio with his family, in which State he made his permanent home. Levi Rawson was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., December 28, 1828, and was about six years of age when his parents removed to Ohio. He grew up in the latter State, and in early manhood was married there to Miss Mary Ann Sabin. Having been reared a farmer, he con- tinued to follow that occupation during his subsequent residence in Ohio. His first wife died there, and he then removed farther West, finally locating in Stephenson county, Ill. There he was subsequently married to Mrs. Amelia H. Sabin, relict of Nathan Sabin, and a daughter of M. T. Hutchinson. In the fall of 1856, Mr. Rawson, leaving Stephenson county, came to Missouri, and for a short time stopped near Bowling Green, in Pike county. The following winter, however, he bought a farm six miles north-east of Wellsville, where he resumed farming and continued it for some eight years. He then traded his farm for the brick flouring mill at Wellsville, and therefore moved his family to this place and took charge of the mill. He con- tinued to run the mill for nearly four years, but then sold it in order to turn his whole attention to his woolen milling business, in which he had also engaged a short time before. He has been successfully en- gaged in this business ever since. Meanwhile, his son, James C. Rawson, had grown up and is now, as he has been for some years past, his father's partner in business. James C. was born of his . father's second marriage, in Stephenson county, Ill., January 2, 1851. He was reared to the age of 15 in his native county. He received a good public school education as he grew up, and was brought up to good habits and to strict industry. The result is that he has come to be a young business man of energy and enterprise and of excellent business qualifications. The firm of Rawson & Son have had a suc-
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cessful career in their woolen milling business. They added to their factory from time to time until they had one of the best carding and spinning establishments in this part of the country. They have sold out recently all of their woolen machinery and are replacing the same with flour mill machinery. They also have a saw mill department, in which they do a large business, especially in the winter and early spring. On the 15th of January, 1873, Mr. Rawson, Jr., was married in this county to Miss Annie Bay, a daughter of Maj. J. C. Bay, de- ceased, late a prominent citizen of this county, formerly from Ohio. Mrs. Rawson was educated at the common district school. They have three children : Charles L., Bessie L. and Harry F. Mr. R. and wife are members of the Congregational Church, and he is a member of the A. O. U. W. He has filled several local political offices.
JOHN H. REED
(Retired Merchant, Wellsville).
Mr. Reed, now retired from business, is one of the oldest business men in length of residence and continuous business, if not the oldest one, in Wellsville, and is one of success. He came here in 1859 and has been here ever since, for a period of 25 years. He was born in Maryland, August 1, 1832, and on his father's side came of an old family in Maryland. His grandfather Reed was in the War of 1812, from that State ; he was in the naval service of the United States, and was run down at sea, having his ship sunk, which was loaded with flour, by a British man-of-war. In 1851 Mr. Reed's parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Taylor) Reed, removed to Missouri, and he, then 19 years of age, came with them. They first located at Hanni- bal, but shortly afterwards at Middletown, in Montgomery county, where the father was successfully engaged in farming until his death, which occurred in 1863. John H. Reed was partly brought up to mercantile business, and continued with his father until he was 22 years of age, or until 1854. He then went overland to California in the company of Henry McCune, and spent about two years princi- pally in the mines, and with fair success. Returning in 1857, via the Isthmus of Panama and New Orleans, he remained two years at Middletown engaged in manual labor. From Middletown Mr. Reed came to Wellsville, and has been here ever since. For the first three years he clerked in a store, and then bought out a farm and engaged in business on his own account. For years he was engaged in general merchandising, and also later along in buying and shipping grain. About two years ago he bought a half interest in the Wellsville flour- ing mill, and was an active partner in that until a short time since. He also bought a half interest in a grain elevator and shipped large quantities of grain. But he has retired from this also. December 24, 1862, Mr. Reed was married at Wellsville to Miss Agnes Holliday, a daughter of Beverly Holliday, an early settler of Montgomery county, originally from Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have four children living : Charles W., Wilmer H., Calvin D. and Gladys.
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Mrs. R. is a member of the M. E. Church South, and Mr. Reed is a member of the Christian Church. He is also a prominent Mason and Oddfellow.
CHRISTIAN F. SCHWENDKER
(Farmer, Post-office, Wellsville).
Mr. Schwendker is a native of Germany, born in Prussia, April 12, 1835. His parents were Henry Schwendker and Elizabeth, nee Schwendker. He was reared in Prussia, and up to the age of 14 his time was principally spent at school. He was then apprenticed to the tailor's trade and served for three years. Subsequently he worked as a journeyman tailor until he was 20 years of age, when, having saved up a little means, he decided to come to America. He landed at Quebec in 1855, and worked at his trade in Port Elgin, Bruce county, Can., for 10 years. He then engaged in farming in that county, which he followed there until 1868, when he removed to Missouri, and bought a part of the land where he now resides, on which he located and went to work improving a farm. He has made a fine farm here, one of the best improved in the township. He has an excellent orchard, con- taining over 200 bearing apple trees and a choice variety of other large and small fruits. December 9, 1862, Mr. Schwendker was married to Miss Katharine Schilholtz, a daughter of Heinrich Schil- holtz, of Perth county, Can. Mr. and Mrs. Schwendker have nine children : Louis, Mary, Arthur, Clara, Elizabeth, Anne, Jacob, Emma and Henry. They have lost one in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the Swedenborgian Church, and he is a member of the A. O. U. W. at Wellsville.
ROMEO J. SHANER
(Dealer in Furniture and Cabinet-maker, Wellsville).
In 1877 Mr. Shaner, who was then a young man in his twenty- third year, came to Missouri and located at Wellsville. He began breaking on the Wabash Railway, and continued in the service of the Wabash for about four years. He was soon promoted to the conductor- ship of a freight train running between Glenwood and Ottumwa, which he held until he quit the road. He then engaged in contracting and building, which he had previously learned, and worked at it success -- fully until 1884, when he established his present furniture store and cabinet shop at this place. He had also previously learned the cabi- net-maker's trade. Mr. Shaner carries a good stock of goods and has an excellent trade. His business is on a prosperous basis, and he has every prospect of a successful business career. Mr. Shaner was born at Shaner Station, near Monongahela City, Alleghany county, Pa., October 5, 1854. He was reared in his native county, and received a good education. He was sent to Watertown College, Ohio, where he took a thorough course and graduated in 1875. Before coming to Missouri, as has been stated, he learned the carpenter's and cabinet-
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maker's trades, and he had also learnt engineering, having worked at a stationary engine for a short time. In 1878 Mr. Shaner, or Romeo, as he is known among the young folks, met Miss Fannie A. Perry, and on the 17th of December, 1878, they were happily united in marriage, and their union has proved one of singular felicity. They have an interesting little son, Fred H., born December 27, 1882. Mrs. S. is a member of the M. E. Church South. Mr. S. is a mem- of the Triple Alliance.
WILLIAM H. SHACKELFORD
(Dealer in General Merchandise, Wellsville).
Mr. Shackelford has one of the leading stores in the general mer- chandise line in Wellsville. His stock includes large and select lines of dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots, shoes, etc., and he has two rooms adjoining filled with goods, and is doing a good business. Mr. Shackelford is a native of Montgomery county and a representative of one of the old and highly respected families of the county. His father was Hon. Willis G. Shackelford, a well known lawyer of the county, now deceased, and formerly a representative in the State Legislature, and for years judge of the probate court. He was from Kentucky, and died at Wellsville in 1858. He was twice married and left two families of children. His first wife left three children at her death - the subject of this sketch, Robert, an attorney at this place, and Mary, now married. William H. was born in this county February 22, 1848, and as he grew up received a good common school and academic education. In 1868 he engaged in merchandising at Wellsville in association with a partner, and has continued in business at this place ever since. For the last four years he has carried on business alone. He has been satisfactorily successful and has built up a large trade. Mr. Shackelford is quite popular as a business man, and as a citizen is public-spirited in all enterprises calculated to promote the general in- terests of Wellsville and the community. In the fall of 1870 he was married to Miss Adelia, a daughter of William and Sarah M'Cay, of this county. Mr. and Mrs. S. have four children - a son and three daughters. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church, and he is a member of the Masonic order.
MCCUNE SHANNON
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Wellsville).
Every one who knows anything about Pike county knows that the Shannons, Biggses and McCunes are among the oldest and best families of that county. Mr. Shannon, the subject of this sketch, is by descent and kindred a representative of those families, and of several other well known and prominent families in Pike county. His grandfather, Wm. Shannon, settled in that county with his family from Kentucky in the pioneer days of the county, and when Mr. Shannon's father, John E. Shannon, was yet in infancy. He grew up there and was
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married to Miss Margaret B. Biggs, of another old and highly respected family, and of this union McCune Shannon was born January 10, 1856. His father is one of the leading farmers and stock-raisers of Pike county, and young Shannon was brought up to these occupations. He received a good common and high-school education, and on the 8th of February, 1877, was married to Miss Maggie B., a daughter of William Reading, of Curryville, an early settler of Pike county. In a few weeks after his marriage Mr. Shannon located on the land where he now resides in Montgomery county, about two and a half miles north of Wellsville. He has a place of 360 acres and has it well im- proved. He is engaged in stock-raising, and is making a specialty of breeding the Norman stock of horses, and has a fine representative of that breed on his place. He also feeds cattle for the wholesale markets and is engaged in raising sheep as a special industry, which he has found quite profitable. Mr. S. is a member of the Baptist Church. His wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
ASA E. SHIPHERD
(Physician and Surgeon and Farmer and Stock-raiser, Wellsville).
Dr. Shipherd, a man of excellent academic education before he be- gan the study of medicine, graduated with distinction at the Cleveland, O., Medical College in the class of 1845, and for the last 29 years has been more or less actively engaged in the practice of his profession. He is now principally interested in farming, and has a handsome place of 640 acres about a mile from Wellsville where he resides and superintends his farm. By nativity Dr. Shipherd is a Ohioan, born in Cuyahoga county, May 21, 1821, and he was reared in that county. His father, Henry Shipherd, a soldier in the War of 1812, was from Vermont, but his mother, who was a Miss Cynthia Jones before her marriage, was from Connecticut. She died when the Doctor was in infancy, and he was reared by his uncle, Dr. David S. Shipherd, a prominent physician of Cuyahoga county. He attended the common schools until he was 18 years of age, and then took a course of three years in the Kirtland Academy. At the age of 20 he began teaching and continued it for some four years, also reading medicine at the same time under his uncle. In 1842-43 he took a course in the Willoughby Medical College, of Ohio, and completed his medical edu- cation at the Cleveland Medical College. Dr. Shipherd then removed to .Lake county, Ill., and afterwards located at Oswego, Kendall county, where he practiced for about six years, his health completely breaking down at the end of this time. Subsequently locating at Freeport, Ill., he continued until 1864. In June of that year Dr. Shipherd was appointed regimental surgeon of the One Hundred and Forty-second Illinois volunteers, which position he held until after the war. Returning to Freeport, he remained there until 1867, when he came to Wellsville and engaged in the practice at that place. He bought valuable tracts of land some years ago with a view of retiring,
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but still does some neighborhood practice. His farm is well improved. In May, 1845, Dr. Shipherd was married to Miss Eliza Brown, then a popular and accomplished school teacher in the public schools of Paynesville, O. She is a lady of fine intelligence and culture, and although now advancing in years is highly entertaining and instruct- ive in conversation. Dr. and Mrs. Shipherd have reared three chil- dren and two others died in childhood. In 1861 Dr. Shipherd took a supplementary course in the Rush Medical College of Chicago, and also another partial course in 1865. The Doctor's father died in Christian county, Ill., in 1883, having removed to that State in 1852, and after an eight years' residence in Stephenson county located in Christian county, where he died. He married twice and reared a second family of children.
JAMES R. SHOCKLEE
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Wellsville).
Mr. Shocklee is well known to be one of the substantial and suc- cessful farmers and stock-raisers, as well as one of the worthy and highly respected citizens of this township. His homestead contains 380 acres of fine land, all well improved, besides 40 acres of tributary timber, about two and a half miles east of Wellsville. He is exten- sively and successfully engaged in raising grain and stock. Mr. Shocklee is a native of Kentucky, born in Marion county, January 5, 1839. His father was James M. Shocklee, also a native of the Blue Grass State ; and his mother was a Miss Nancy A. Lee, a daughter of Samuel Lee, formerly of Virginia, and distantly related to Gen. R. E. Lee. Mr. Shocklee's parents came to Missouri in 1850, and after three years' residence in St. Charles county made their permanent home in Lincoln county. James R., who was 14 years of age when the family settled in Lincoln county, grew up there, but in 1861, at the outbreak of the war, enlisted in the Confederate army. After the fight at Fulton, in which he participated, he was taken prisoner and required to take the oath of loyalty, after which he returned home and took no further part in the war. He then soon bought a tract of raw land in Montgomery county and began the improvement of a farm - the place where he now resides. He first bought only 80 acres, but by industry and good management has added to his posses- sions until he now has nearly a section of fine land. January 27, 1861, Mr. Shocklee was married to Miss Mary A., a daughter of S. W. Worland, an early settler of Montgomery county. She died, however, April 5, 1879. Six of the family of children born of this union are living: James W., Francis Lee, Charles B., Edward S., Joseph D. and Nancy E. February 9, 1880, Mr. Shocklee was mar ried to Miss Margaret A., a daughter of William Jarbo, formerly of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. S. have two children : Mary A. and Will- iam A. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church.
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