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" Intelligent, earnest and upright in character. Mr. Hill has passed his life among the citizens of the county, and, widely known. commands universal regard and confidence. The handsome family resi- dence on Main Street is the centre of attraction to a host of friends. both our subject and his wife being extremely popular among a wide circle of acquaintances. He has for years been an influen- tial member of the Democratic party.
12 ATHANIEL DAVIS, M. D., was born July 31, 1807. in Washington County. Tenn. When he was about five years old. his pa- rents removed with him to Knox County. Tem .. where he spent his youth and passed the the lol of manhood. At the age of twenty-two. he was entered as a student in the University of East Tennessee. and graduated with honor from that institution in 1832. after which he attended the famous Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia. Pa .. and in the spring of 1834 received his di- ploma of graduation therefrom. Ile then selected Ray County, Mo., as the field of his future labors, and started for the Far West to carve out his des- tiny. He was an eminently successful practitioner. because he was skillful. prompt and always resin- ble. In 1837 he was thrown from a horse, and by this accident his ankle was dislocated and broken. thereby permanently laming him. Dr. Davis was here through the exciting period of the "Mormon War, " and was compelled to seck safety by leav- ing his home for a time. During the great Civil War, however. he remained at home, and was not seriously molested.
In the fall of the year 1837. Dr. Nathaniel Davis was united in marriage with Miss Mariah Allen, of Ray County. She was, however. a na- tive of Virginia. They have had six children. two of whom are deceased. The living are as fol- lows: James A .: Margaret Ann, wife of Murray F. McDonald. a merchant of Richmond: Alice, widow of George Mason, deceased. late of Richmond; and Samuel B. Deputy County Collector. Mrs. Davis
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died August 23, 1878. She was a lady of cheerful disposition, and added to an exemplary Christian character gentle manners and the grace of woman- hood.
ILLIAM PRICE HUBBELL, for many years one of the most prominent and successful merchants of Ray County, and widely known as a prosperous general agriculturist and stock-raiser. now resides in Richmond and is en- gaged in managing his coal interests, which are among the best in the State. ITe is also a dealer in the product of his mines, and an energetic busi- ness man, commanding the respect of all with whom he comes in contact.
Our subject was born in Franklin County. Ky .. March 13, 1828, and is the son of Capt. William D. Hubbell, who was born in Bridgeport. Conn .. in 1797, and died in 1882. The Hubbells have a re- liable record of the date of birth and the descend- ants of Richard Hubbell. who was born in Great Britain in 1627, and in 1650 married Miss Eliza Meigs, of Dorchester, England. from whose children sprang the line to which belonged the father of our subject. Ezra Hubbell. a sea captain by call- ing, was the son of Hezekiah, who was born in Connecticut.
Capt. William Hubbell, the great-uncle of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. and emigrating to Kentucky in 1791, settled near Georgetown. William D. Hubbell. the father of our subject, was a clerk on the first steamboat that passed up the Missouri River, in the spring of 1819. lle came to Missouri in 18-10, and settled in How- ard County, afterward in Clay County, and thence removed to Ray County, and from there to Boone County, where he died. He married Elizabeth E. Price. a native Kentuckian, and a daughter of John Price, who resided near Frankfort, Ky. The mother of our subject was born in 1808 and died in 1874. at Columbia, Mo. William Price Hubbell. our sub- jeet, remained upon the homestead during his boy- hood, and attended the little school of the neigh-
borhood. When he was twelve years old his father removed to Howard County. Mo .. and aftera two- years residence there, journeyed to Clay Comity. where he made his home for a time.
In the year 1850 our subject went to California. crossing the plains with a train of ox-wagons. On the way toward the Pacific. Mr. Hubbell and hi- associates enterprisingly established a ferry across the Green River, and after six weeks soll out their venture at a clear protit of $5,000. In 1831 our subject returned to his home and engaged in mer- chandising, first at Liberty. Clay County, and af- terward at what is now known as Missouri City. Here he continued prosperously for eleven years. and then in 1864 removed to Carrollton. III .. where he remained in the mercantile business until the fall of 1865. At that time he came to Richmond. Mo .. and immediately entered into merchandising. and also profitably managed an extensive and va'- uable farm, where he now resides, and as the place adjoins the city limits it is constantly inereasing in value.
For a time Mr. Hubbell took a great interest in growing small fruits of various kinds. and also had a fine orchard of apples, peaches, pears and cherries of the choicest varieties. He was a member of the firm of Shotwell & Co .. who were engaged in coal- mining, and had a shaft near Richmond. He is now associated with C. C. Hyatt. of St. Joseph. Mo., and John W. Hubbell. and is operating three coal banks near the railroad track. Ile is al-o a member of two other firms engaged in coal-mining. The name under which the second bank is operated is the Hubbell Mining Company. The coal here mined is of a superior quality, and meets with a ready sale.
Our subject has been twice married. His first wife was Miss Mary C. Quail, to whom he was mar- ried August 25. 1859. the ceremony ovenrring at Washington. Pa .. the birthplace of the bride. This lady was the daughter of Robert and Sarah Quail. and was born January 1. 1>37. She was a eul- tured woman. and a graduate of Washington Fe male Seminary. Mrs. Hubbell survived her mar- riage almost a quarter of a century, passing away in October. 1883. The children who had blessed the home were: John W., who is in the coal bu-i-
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ness with his father; Mary W .. who married D. E. Martin, of Kansas City: William M .; Clarence II. and Charles G. Mr. Hubbell married his second wife, Mrs. Susan E. Minor, in 18st. This lady is the daughter of Clayton JJacobs, a prominent citi- zen of Ray County. In the class of 1856 she was graduated from the Camden Point School, which was afterward changed to an orphans' school under charge of the Christian Church. Our subieet and his wife are members of the Christian Church, be- ing numbered among the prominent supporters of that religious organization, and are held in high esteem by all. Mr. Hubbell is a strong Democrat, and is widely known as a liberaland public-spirited citizen, ever aiding in matters pertaining to the publie welfare, and deeply interested in local prog- ress and improvement.
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HIRISTIAN BARGER. Prominent among the successful residents of Ray County may be mentioned the name of Mr. Barger, who occupies a finely improved farm on township 52. range 29. Upon locating here on New Year's Day of 1879, he purchased ninety acres, to which he has added as opportunity afforded, until he is now the owner of a splendid place comprising two hun- dred and ninety aeres. In addition to his agricul- tural duties, he has been engaged in the mercantile business since 1882, when he opened a store at Crab Orchard, and has since carried on a lucrative trade, his stock being valued at $2.500.
Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., March 10. 1826, our subject belongs to a family which had been long and prominently identitied with the in- terests of the Keystone State. His grandfather. the Rev. Christian Barger, was a native of that State, and was one of the founders of the United Brethren Church at Baltimore, of which he was the pastor. He died in Canton, Ohio. The father of our subject, John Barger, was born in Union County, Pa., in 1796. and in his youth served an apprenticeship to learn the shoemaker's trade. Early in life he became self-supporting. and when
ready to establish a home of his own, married Miss Mary Swartz, who was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1800.
After their marriage, which took place about 1817, the parents of our subjeet settled on a farm near Mt. Pleasant, Pa .; the father, however, did not follow agriculture as his occupation. but wa- successively engaged in business as general mer- chant. butcher and -hoe dealer. He was a man of sagacity, prudence and the utmost integrity, car- rying his principles of honor and his religion into his daily life. His connections from youth were with the United Brethren Church. of which he was a prominent member. Politically. he was a Demo- erat. and that party had no adherent more devoted or enthusiastie than he.
As he was one of ten children whose parents were in limited circumstances. it may be supposed that our subjeet had few educational advantages, but such as were possible he availed himself of, and is now a man of broad information on all the subjects of the day. At the time of his father's death. in 1813, he commenced in business as a shoemaker, which occupation he followed in con- nection with conducting a meat market until 1854. In that year he removed to Illinois and settled in Adams County, where he was a tiller of the soil for twenty-two years. During this long period he became well known throughout that -ec- tion of the State. and was universally esteemeit as a man of high principles and honorable life.
From Illinois Mr. Barger removed to Virginia, whence after a residence of four years he came to Ray County. Mo .. as above stated. on New Year's Day, 1879. While residing in Adams County. in 1862, he enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company K. Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry, under Gens. Granger. Rosecrans and Sherman. Ile participated in the battles of Chicka- mauga. Mission Ridge. Lookout Mountain. Kene- saw Mountain. and in other engagements of im- portance, but although in the thickest of the fight he was fortunately never wounded or imprisoned. At the close of the war he was mustered out of the service at Washington, after which he returned home.
The lady who on August 8. 1550, became the
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wife of Mr. Barger, and who since then has been his devoted helpmate. bore the maiden name of Catherine Hanna and is a daughter of Daniel and Susan Hanna. They have been the parents of ten children, nine living, named as follows: Robert O., Johnson B., Cyrus. Charles. William, Frank. Emma, Iney and Rebecca. Lewis is deceased. The daugh- ters are all married. Emma being the wife of R. G. Steve, Luey the wife of T. Madden. and Rebecca the wife of Samuel Swain. Mr. Barger was one of the charter members of Moss Rose Lodge No. 350, I. O. O. F., at Mt. Pleasant, but since coming West has not identified himself with the order. Politi- cally, he is a Democrat. and served as Postmaster of Crab Orchard, as well as in other local ollices of honor.
S AMUEL L. BAY. A student of measure- ments and greatly interested in mathemat- ies as a youth. it was only natural that our subject should have drifted into sur- veying, and that the people of his county should have recognized his ability by electing him Sur- veyor. Mr. Bay was born May 10, 1851. near Panora, in Guthrie County. Iowa. the eldest son of the first marriage of David S. Bay, a native of Illinois. The mother of our subject was Delilah (Anderson) Bay, who was born in Ohio. Both she and her husband were among the earliest set- tlers of Guthrie County, Iowa. Our subject's father died in Texas, and his mother in California.
Samuel 1. Bay spent five years in Texas, then returned to lowa. In the fall of 1868, being in his seventeenth year. and while a resident of lowa, he entered the Wesleyan University at Mt. Picas- ant. Iowa, and pursued his studies in the latter place for eighteen months. He then followed the profession of teaching for two years in lowa. then in Missouri until 18St. when he took charge of the County Surveyor's office. During his service as a teacher in Missouri, all of the time except four years was spent in Ray County.
Ilis nomination as County Surveyor was made
by the Democratic party in 1884, and after his election he assumed the duties, January 1, 1885. and continued in office throughout the four years' term: was renominated and elected in 1988, and again in 1892. He was married September 28. 1875, to Mis Jennie Wilder, of Vibbard. Mo .. a daughter of Samuel Wilder, and she has borne him six children. Mr. and Mrs. Bay have a very com- fortable and attractive home on East Main Street. in Richmond. where they live happily together. Mr. Bay is a member of Bee Hive Lodge No. 393, A. F. & A. M., at Lawson.
Nothing is permitted by Mr. Bay to interfere with the discharge of his official duties. to which he devotes his entire time. Herein he sets an ex- ample worthy of emulation by all. A skilled Sur- veyor, he is also a conscientious one. not only per- forming his work thoroughly but also with des- patch. The estimation in which he is held by his fellow-citizens is attested by the long time he has been in oflice. Apart from appreciation of his ability, there is a strong liking for the man him- self, whose many sterling qualities cause him to be very popular. It would be quite difficult to name a man who would be vain enough to think he could defeat Mr. Bay for Surveyor.
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OIN T. HUDSON, a prominent citizen, en- terprising business man and leading hard- ware merchant of Smithville. Clay County. Mo., is a native of this State, and was born upon a farm in the western part of the same county where he now resides. Ile was a son of simon and Celia (Massie) Hudson, both of his parents being natives of Kentucky, and born in Madison County, the father in 1812, and the mother in 1> 19. The great-grandfather of our subject came from England to this country at an early day in the history of our nation, and settled in Virginia. Of his children, but one lived to adult age. simon Hudson. who was born and reared in the Old Po- minion and there married a fair young bride, and with his wife Pollic emigrated to Kentucky, where
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he made a home for the family who later clus- tered about the cheery hearth. Simon Hudson afterward removed to Clay County. Mo., but it was in the Kentucky home that the father of John T. was born.
The birth of Simon Hudson occurred in the tragie year when in the War of [812 so many of the best citizens of Kentucky were mas-acred in one of the most horrible and barbarons scenes in the history of the I nited States. After the treaty of 1815, Kentucky was undisturbed by any stirring events of public importance, but danger lurked for a long time within her frontier settlements. Amid the privations of pioneer life the father of our sub- jeet passed his boyhood. This advantages for an education were necessarily limited, but he received the book knowledge obtainable in the little sub- scription schools, and dutifully remained with his father until he reached his majority, aiding with cheerful energy in the maintenance of the home which had been desolated by the death of the lov- ing wife and mother, who in early womanhood passed away.
Simon Hudson and his son came to Missouri in 1825, and located a large body of Government land in Clay County. The elder Mr. Hudson was now a man past middle life but full of hope, courage and ambition. Before his death in 1853, he had pros- perously accumulated fifteen hundred acres of valuable land, and was numbered among the sub- stantial and most highly respected citizens of the county. Ile lived to be eighty-one years of age. and although his wife, who passed away in 1813. died when he was comparatively a young man. he never married again. Our subject received his education in the common schools of Clay County, and remained upon the farm with his parents until twenty-two years of age. When about twenty-six years old. Mr. Hudson was united in mar- riage with Miss Nannie D. Faubion, daughter of J. W. and Elizabeth ( Broadhurst) Faubion. Mrs. Hudson was born in Clay County, where her par- ents, who were native Tenne-ceans, were also reared. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have been blessed by the birth of two children, Maud and Roy H.
After the marriage of our subject. he made his home upon his father's farm until Is71. when he
went to Excelsior Springs, and clerked in a hard- ware store for three years. At the expiration of this length of time. Mr. Hud-on came to Smithville and engaged in his present business, which was from the first an established success, and is now the leading hardware house in this part of the county. Mr. Hudson carries a complete stock of goods in his line of business. and is located in a pleasant store, thirty-two by eighty feet. and would inventory about $3,500 worth of goods. Politically our subject is a strong Democrat and an earnest adherent of the party. Interested in all matters pertaining to public welfare, an etti- cient promoter of worthy enterprise, and an advo- cate of the cause of educational advancement, he enjoys the esteem and confidence of the general publie, who thoroughly appreciate his sterling in- tegrity of character.
AMES F. BATES. Fate has dealt kindly with the subject of this sketch, for it has cast his lines in pleasant places and given him the power to command most things to his liking. He has the acquisitive faculty in an unusual degree and has been successful in all his financial ventures. Ilis attention has been given largely to the breeding of Shorthorn cattle until a comparatively recent date. A native of this county, his growth to manhood and maturity has heen synonymous with the development of the country.
James F. Bates was born in Ray County, March 12. 1851. İle is a son of Thomas J. Bates, whose birth occurred July 19. 1810. The family is of English origin. Grandfather James Bates, who was born April 27, 1777, was probably a native of Virginia and at an early day emigrated to Ken- tueky, where he engaged in farming. He died October 3. 1831. He was the father of eight chil- dren. six daughters and two sons, all of whom are now deceased. Thomas Bates was reared on his father's farm in Kentucky, and after finishing his studies in the country school became a farmer.
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He removed to Ray County, Mo., in 1829. having visited the county some three years previously. coming hither on horseback. Upon locating in this county, he purchased land in Crooked River Township, where he was one of the earliest pio- neers. Although there were no stores and the nearest market place was at a long distance, the larder was never without meat. for the woods abounded with game and Mr. Bates was fond of hunting. Ile lived in a log cabin and bent his energies to improve the land. After a long and useful life, he died September 12. 1872.
At the time of his death. our subject's father owned a farm comprising tive hundred acres. Ile was a good manager and a successful business man and all his investments proved to be well placed. llis wife, whom he married in Kentucky. was Miss Emily R. Duval, who was born in Culpeper County. Va., in 1809. and died June 16, 1884. In church relations, she was a believer in the articles of faith held by the Baptists. Of her two children. James F. is the elder. The other. Mary V .. is now the wife of Dr. J. W. Smith. of Richmond. The maternal grandfather of our subject. Daniel Duval, was born in Culpeper County, Va .. in the year 1767. and died there in 1817. llis marriage occurred in that county in 1798, and united him with Mary Her- ring, who died in Ray County in 1849.
As a lad, our subjeet attended the country schools and later entered the Springfield Academy. Ile spent one winter in a commercial college and thus equipped for business life, he occupied himself as a farmer. After his father's death. in 1872, he took charge of the family estate. residing on the old homestead. Ile has farmed here for twenty years and knows the country perfectly. His fine farm comprises four hundred and forty acres. which are located on seetion .8. and he has four hundred acres more on two other sections. The place was improved by his father, who settled upon it in 1855, but he has greatly added to its value and has made of it a model farm.
Mr. Bates was married November 23, 1876, his bride being Miss Ella Morrison, who was born in Estherville, Va. She is a daughter of William II. and Hettie (Zimmerman ) Morrison, natives of Vir- ginia, who removed to St. Louis, this State, in 1858
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and came to Ray County shortly after. Mr. and Mrs. Bates are the parents of five children, whose names are Taylor E., Emily V .. Fannie D .. Floy F. and U'la J. In political preference, Mr. Bates is a Democrat. Ile is a Mason and belongs to the Cyprus Chapter of Hardin Lodge and Richmond Commandery.
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P OUIN N. HINES. Apart from the worry and bustle of the city, peacefully pur-aing the interesting work of an agriculturist. our subject, like all of his class who are free from the harassments of monetary obligations. occupies a most enviable position. He resides on a well- improved farm in township 50, range 27. Ray County, surrounded by everything calculated to make comfortable and enjoyable the days as they pass. Mr. Hines was born in Moniteau County. Mo., in 1845, the son of William and Ruth E. (Reavis) Hines. The father was a native of Knox County. Tenn .. born December 11. 1818. and the mother was born in Bedford County, March 14. 1×21.
The father of our subject was reared on a farm in his native county by his elder sister, his parents having died when he was quite young. For this reason he started out in life for himself at the age of eighteen. and was married in 1813 in Moniteau County, Mo., whither he had previously gone. Af- ter taking this step he rented land and continued a farmer throughout his life. Ile and his wife reared a family of eight children. namely : Pernecia J., Mary E., Naney L .. Laura F., and James B .. all deceased; Jolin M., our subject; Pernecia and Will- iam S.
In the year 1848, William Hines came to Ray County, Mo .. where he bought Government land. and later deeded land and accumulated seventy acres. In politics he was a Democrat before the war, but after that time affiliated with the Repub- lican party, uniformly supporting its candidates. His religious convictions were strong, and he ear- nestly supported the Missionary Baptist Church, in
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which he held a membership. He passed peacefully away after a life spent honestly and industriously. in August, 1891. his wife following him in March, 1892. This worthy man was the son of William and Mary ( Null) lines, natives respectively of Scotland and Pennsylvania.
Our subject remained with his parents until twenty-five years of age, but worked for himself previous to that time. At that age he married Mary S., daughter of Charles W. and Rebecca (Warrenstaff) Dasher. all natives of Virginia. The newly married couple began life on a rented farm, but after ten years purchased seventy-three aeres where they now live, most of it improved. Our subject and his wife hold their membership with the Baptist Church of the neighborhood. He en- tered the Union army in 1864, enlisting in Com- pany C. Fourth Regiment. Missouri State Militia. ITis service was confined to the boundaries of the State, and he remained in the army until the elose of the war. The political convictions of our sub- ject are positive, and he is a devoted member of the Republican party. its traditions and history and platform of principles being very dear to him. He is Postmaster at Sunshine, Ray County, having served as such ever since the postoffice was estab- lished at that place.
old home residence on Thornton Avenue. She is the mother of two children. namely: our subject and Ella s. both at home. William Rice Jackson. the father of our subject, was born December 25. 1831. and was killed by the falling of a wall left standing after the interior and roof had been barned, his death being instaneous.
The Richmond Conserrator. of February 13. 1890. - peaks as follows concerning the tragedy : " M. F. McDonald. Sr .. and William R. Jackson. two of Richmond's oldest and most successful busi- ness men. were huried beneath the ruins and killed without a moment's notice. At twelve o'clock the mill whistle sounded the alarm of fire and the peo- ple of Rielmond were summoned to battle against the fiery element once more. It was discovered that the two-story briek building on the north -udle of the public square. owned by Benjamin F. Koel and occupied by Frank L. Ellege as a faadly grocery store, was on fire. The fire spread through the building so rapidly that only a portion of the goods could be reached. the principal part of the stock being left to be burned with the building. After an hour and a-half of hard fighting the fire was brought under subjection, and confined to the one building.
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