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Our subject was reared on a farin and thus from boyhood had a practical experience, which has been of great benefit to him in his later life. He re- ceived a common-school education and remained on the homestead with his parents until reaching his majority. The year Jste witnessed his arrival
Very Respectfully E. S. Harvey
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in Missouri. He purchased land and started to carve out his fortune in the pursuit of agriculture. He raises and deals considerably in stock and has been very successful both in that line and as a farmer. He recently made numerous improve- ments upon his place. He has added to his origi- nal purchase adjoining land year by year as his resources permitted, until his property now com- prises four hundred and eighty acres, which are under good cultivation.
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In 1885, Mr. Leonard married Miss Mary E. Jordon, who was called to the better land soon after coming to Missouri. Their union was blessed with a son and daughter. Rowe and Nora. Mr. Leonard is a Democrat politically, and has served as Township Collector, filling the office very satis- factorily. He is a man of veracity and strict in- tegrity. his word being considered as good as his bond.
b ON. ELIJAH D. HARVEY, who was a Rep- resentative of Linn County in the State Legislature in 1880, and who for over forty years has been Justice of the Peace. is one of the prominent and influential citizens of Linn County, his residence being at Meadville. Ile is numbered among the honored early settlers. having made his home in this locality since 1847.
The father of our subject, John Harvey, was born in Madison County. Ky .. September 1. 1791. lle was a son of William, a native of Virginia, who removed to Kentucky at an early day, and there participated in the Indian Wars. He was a promi- nent man, a progressive farmer and a leading member of the Baptist Church. The family is de- seended from Sir John Harvey, the first Gover- nor of Virginia. The mother of our subject. be- fore her marriage, was Elizabeth Walkup, who was born in Kentucky in the year 1800. Her father John Walkup, was of Irish descent, his ancestors having settled in North Carolina.
After his marriage John Harvey went from his native State to Missouri. and arrived in what is now Howard County in 1817. This was in the
Territorial days, when Indians and wild animals were abundant in that region. The farm upon which he settled was a wilderness, and to its culti- vation and improvement he devoted many years. He was a prominent citizen of that county. and held many positions of responsibility and honor. having been a Representative in the Legislature in 1839. a Justice of the Peace for many years, Col- lector of Howard County, and a leading politician of that district. He was a newspaper correspon- dent for a number of years and during the Civil War was a supporter of the Union cause. Politi- cally he was an old line-Whig.
By his union with the mother of our subject John Harvey became the father of twelve children. of whom four only are now living: James E .. who is engaged in farming in Howard County; Dr. Will- iam C., a practicing physician in Roanoke. Mo .; our subject; and Benjamin F., who is a farmer and one of the Directors of the bank at Moberly, Mo. Two sons were in the Civil War, one in the Fed- eral service and one in the Confederate army. The mother of these children was called to her tinal rest in 1843. Some years later, Mr. Harvey again married, and of that union were born four children, who are all now living. His death occurred in 1862.
Our subject was born August 22, 1827. in low- and County. Mo .. and was reared on his father's farm. He received a district-school education. and on reaching the age of twenty years started forth to make his own way in the world. In 1847 le landed in Linn County, and commenced teach- ing school in the house of Judge Botts. This was a subscription school. the first in the locality. Hle continued teaching until 1863, and has the honor of having taught the first school in Mead- ville, in the building of which he assisted and which he later donated to the district. In 18 19. Mr. Harvey settled on a farm adjoining the vil- lage, and has brought it under good cultivation. From the year 1863 he was exclusively a farmer until 1887. when he retired. though he still owns his original farm.
In 1819 Mr. Harvey returned on a visit to llow- and County, where his marriage with Miss Elvira Thomson was celebrated. She was born May 15.
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1828. and was the daughter of George Q. Thomas, a native of Kentucky, and one of the early settlers and farmers in Howard County, where he died. To them were born five children. the following of ! whom are living: Grace L .. widow of James Cas- per, who has one child. Florence B; and Eustatia U., wife of J. F. MeArthur, who has two children. Mrs. Harvey was called to the better land May ?. 1886.
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Mr. Harvey is the owner of four hundred and forty acres of farm land. all of which is improved. In addition to general farming, he was for many years engaged in business as a stock-raiser. He has always been active in political eireles, having been a member of the Democracy since 1860, when he cast his ballot for Stephen A. Douglas. In 1880 he was elected Representative of Linn County to the State Legislature. In 1850 he was elected Jus- tice of the Peace, which office he held until 1891. While in the House of Representatives, he was on the Committees of Internal Improvements. Edu- cation and Judicial Districts. He has been twice elected Public Administrator, which position he still occupies. Ile has been a member of the City Council, and President of the Township Board for many years, resigning the latter office two years ago. In 1890 he was City Attorney of Meadville. and has acted as Counselor for the people for the past forty years. during which time he has had very few decisions rever ed by the Cirenit Court.
June 12, 1889. Mr. Harvey was united in mar- riage with Mrs. Mary Garrett. neo Dinwiddie. Her parents were Samnel and Patty ( McBride) Dinwid- "die, both natives of Kentucky. Her paternal grand- father, William Dinwiddie. was a native of Vir- ginia, and a descendant of the famous general and governor of that name. Mrs. Harvey's parents removed to Missouri in 1810 and made a settle- ment in Boone County, where they resided until their death. The father died in 1866. and the mother in 1871. The former, who was born in 1798. was in sympathy with the Secessionist- dur- ing the Civil War. Of his family of nine children, but three now survive. Mrs. Harvey was born. August 1. 1837, in Lincoln County, Ky .. where she received a good education. Her first marriage was with W. II. Garrett.
In company with two friends. Mr. Harvey built the first church in Meadville. Both himself and wife are members of the Christian Church, in which he has served as an Elder. Hle was the first Chief Templar in the village. and is now Chap- lain, his wife having also held olliees in the lodge Mr. Harvey is a charter member of Dockery Lodge No. 325. A. F. & A. M, in which he has been Master, and is now Treasurer. He is a charter mem- ber of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, hav- ing held the position of Past Master and now being a Guide. Ile represented his lodge in 1877 and in 1878 in the Grand Lodge, and altogether has been much interested in eivie societies.
HARLES E. ISLE. a leading business man. managing an excellent livery, and a sue- cessful dealer of wool and coal in Bruns- wick. Mo., is one of the most able, energetic and upright citizens of Chariton County. Mr. Isle is widely known throughout this portion of the State, having been a native of Chariton County and a constant resident of Missouri for nearly three-score years. Few residents of Missouri have a more correct and extensive store of reminiscence of early days in the broad Southwest than our subject. whose genial manner and happy method of expression make him a most pleasant conversa- tionalist. He was born ,lily 12. 1831. and a farm- er's son, was reared upon a farm. and thoroughly trained into the regular routine of agricultural life
During the winter months he enjoyed the privi- lege of instruction in the little log schoolhouse of those primitive days, and. in common with many other students. the more highly appreciated an education that it was so difficult to obtain. Time passed on. and the aeres which his father had from wild land brought up to a high state of cultiva- tion annually yielded an abundant harvest and were constantly increasing in value. The coun- try, which in the youthful remembrance of Mr. Isle was Unt sparsely settled, began to receive larger immigration: here and there clearings were
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made and humble homes erected, until the land of Chariton County, under the manipulations of the tillers of the soil, began to blossom like the rose. Then came the Civil War, which no where was more disastrous to the farming community than in Missouri, which was constantly the scene of men- acing opponents and was raided hy bushwhackers, who found their opportunity for profitable plun- der.
Our subject received property from his father's estate, but by his own efforts has acquired a com- fortable competence. For many years he was numbered among the leading agriculturists of Chariton County, and was also a successful stock- maiser, being highly esteemed by his neighbors as authority upon various matters connected with the sowing and reaping of the annual crop. Mr. Isle was married September 12. 1851. to Miss Catherine Mauzey. a most excellent lady, well known and highly respected for her worth of character. The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Isle was blessed with the presence of four children, who brought joy and sunshine into the hearts of their parents: Mary E. was the eldest-born of the family: Robert W. was the first-born son: and then followed Jo- seph E. and Mauzey W. During the Civil War our subjeet had some experience of military life. then aceepting the Captainey of a company in the Missouri State militia, discharged the duties of his position with fidelity.
In his present business Mr. Isle has as a partner Mr. Perry Simpson, his son-in-law, and a gentle- man of energy and business ability, who divides with him the cares and responsibilities of daily labor, and is an invaluable assistant and manager of his special department. Although our subject has almost reached three-score years, he retains the strength and activity of early manhood. and in the full vigor of his mental powers, is as ever deeply interested in local and national issues. Intimately associated with the upward growth and steady progress of Chariton County. Mr. Isle remains a prominent factor in the promotion of social and business enterprise, and. a native-horn citizen and a son of one of the oldest and most highly hou- ored of the pioneer settlers of the State, commands the confidence and regard of the community, and
together with the various members of his family. occupies a position of influence and usefulness. A true friend and kind neighbor, upright in charge- ter and earnest in purpose, our subject has a host of well-wishers and old-time acquaintances.
W ILLIAM HI. BRADLEY, attorney-at-law and Notary Publie in Salisbury, Chariton County, and one of the bravest soldiers of the Union army in the late Civil War. was born in Fineastle, Brown County, Ohio. March 23, 1840. Ilis father, Capt. John Bradley. a well-known re-i- dent of Ohio, was a native of Montgomery County. The grandfather, Thomas Bradley, was a native of the Keystone State and was of Irish descent. He removed to Ohio, and located in Montgomery County, near the city of Dayton. Later he settled in Brown County, and died near Fineastle. llis son JJohn became a farmer and carpenter and is still living, being now in the eighty-fourth year of his age. At one time he was the Captain of a company of State militia. In his politics, he is a sound Republican. His religious membership is with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was one of the pioneers of Ohio, having been born there in 1809, and passing his youth amid primi- itive scenes.
The mother of our subject was named in her maiden days Charlotte Marquis, and was born in Ohio. Her father, Jacob Marquis, was a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, who moved into Brown County. and later settled in Adams County, Ohio, where he carried on farming pursuits. The beloved mother still lives at her home, bearing her weight of seventy-nine years with ease. She is the mother of twelve children, five of whom are yet living. A brother of our subject. John T .. was a member of the Seventieth Ohio Regiment during the late war and passed through the struggle with- out injury. participating in many hard-fought bat- tles. Ile now lives at Parsons, Kan.
William was the second child in the family and was reared on the farm. In his boyhood he at- tended the common schools of the neighborhood,
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and for a time studied in a seleet school of the vi- cinity. At the age of sixteen years he was appren- ticed to the trade of a saddler for two year- in Fincastle. Ile worked at his trade until the break- ing out of the war, and then joined the thousands of other brave young patriots who answered the call for defenders of the Flag. October 18, 1861 he and his brother John T. enlisted in Company .1, Seventieth Ohio Infantry and joined the reg- imental band. He was mustered in at Camp Den- nison, Ohio, and took part in the battles of Shi- loh, Corinth, Holly Springs, Iuka, and the second fight at Corinth. with the attending skirmishes. At Memphis, Tenn., they went into winter quar- ters. While there, Mr. Bradley was taken siek and was discharged in order that he might recuperate at home. On regaining his health he re-enlisted. February 22. 1864. as a private in the same com- pany and joine | Gen. Sherman at Scottsborough, Ala.
After this the soldiers saw no child's play, it was all grim war. The battles which followed in quick succession, and in which our subject bore his part, were Resaca. Dallas, Buzzard's Roost. New Hope Church, Snake Creek Gap, Kenesaw Mountain and the siege of Atlanta. At that time, the brave and beloved Gen. MePherson was killed and our sub- jeet was dangerously wounded. A minie-ball went through his left lung, passing entirely through his body, and he fell on the field of carnage. In this. dreadful and helpless condition he lay until night, when his comrades found him and tenderly carried ! him to the field hospital. where the opinion of the surgeons was that he would not recover; and surely, when this record declares that for three days and nights our subject was left without care until his wounds were infested with maggots. the reader ean but wonder with the biographer that his career did not end in that place of agonizing suffering. However, William HI. Bradley then possessed the will and determination which have since placed him in the front rank in civic life. and he resolved not to weakly give up his young life there.
The attention of the brave Maj. Brown of his regiment was called to our subject. His wound was properly dressed and he immediately began
to gain strength. Later he was sent to the hospital at Marietta, Ga., where under the care of skillful and humane physicians, he soon became well enough to return home on furlough. In the spring of 1865 he rejoined his regiment at Pocotaligo Sta- tion. S. C., about the time of the surrender, and was enabled to take his merited part in the Grand Review and parade at Washington. He wa- mus- tered out of the service June 22, 1865. at Louis- ville, Ky. Although he was always uncompromis- ing in his defense of the Union, he never had an unkind word to utter against the brave Confed- erate soldiers but instead declares that his most ar- dent and faithful friends since he has resided in Missouri have been the Confederate soldiers. who have often assisted him in times of need and fa- vored him with many aets of kindness.
After his return home at the close of the war. our subject entered the excellent school at Fin- eastle, Ohio, where he carried on his studies until 1866. He then came to Missouri by boat and en- gaged in teaching in Bowling Green, Chariton County, and one term in Saline County, near Mi- ami. In 1868 he returned to Ohio and attended the Southwestern Normal, at Lebanon. Ohio, under Prof. Holbrooke for one year, at the end of which time he returned to Missouri.
Chariton County seemed to be attractive to our subjeet, and upon his return to the State he located here and taught school. Later he entered the law office of Crawley & Holcomb, at Keytesville, and became acquainted with the intricacies of the law. About this time he served as Deputy County Clerk under E. A. Holcomb for about one year. In 1870 he was admitted to the Bar and began the practice of his profession in Chariton County. at Bynumville. In 1880 he located in Salisbury and has continued in successful practice here ever since. At the time he located here the city was a place of seven hundred inhabitants and now has a population of over two thousand. For two terms, he has been City Attorney. He has a comfortable residence here, besides owning other real estate, and has done business for others in real estate as an agent.
The marriage of Mr. Bradley in 1570. in Kinks- ville. Mo .. united humm with Miss Annie J. Stice. who was born in Chariton County and is a dangh-
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ter of Thomas Stice, formerly a farmer, now de- ceased. Three children have been born of this marriage: Annetta Lenora. Charles Luther and Lizzie Bliss, At the time of their union, our sub- ject and his wife had but little of this world's goods, but by industry and striet attention to busi- ness they have built a beautiful and attractive res- idence, besides accumulating other property. and, in addition, have always contributed liberally to charitable institutions and benevolent enterprises. Much of his prosperity our subject owes, as he says. to his industrious wife, who has assisted him in every enterprise by economy in household duties and devotion to home.
Mr. Bradley is a member of Lodge No. 236, I. O. O. F., and fills a prominent position at pres- ent. Ile is identified with Pinhart Post, G. A. R .. at Brunswick, and is a charter member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. of Salisbury. In his politics, he has taken a prominent position in the Democratic ranks, and has been a delegate to State and congressional convention -. The re- ligious connections of the family are with the Meth- .odist Episcopal Church. and the family is much re- spected in the neighborhood. Mr. Bradley is in the prime of life and is a man who has won the esteem of the community.
EWIS G. HOPKINS, an able and successful attorney-at-law. Notary Public and insur- ance agent of Missouri City, Mo., has for many years been numbered among the leading res- idents of Clay County. and. held in high esteem and confidence, ha- received from his fellow-citizens important positions of public trust. In 1878 he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, and for twelve years efficiently and impartially administered the law, his decision- being sustained by the upper courts. For a period of eight years he served as City Marshal to the universal sati -- faction of the general public. who thoroughly ap- preciated the unvarying fidelity which he untir- ingly gave to his daily cares and responsibilities. Although a long time associated with the pro-
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gressive interests of Missouri, our subject is not a native of the State, but was born in Person County, N. C .. March 13. 1837. The parents. Alex and Susan (Cothran) Hopkins, were natives of North Carolina, but were of Scotch-Irish descent. The father, a successful trader and merchant, died De- cember 21, 1856. but the mother survived until September. 1887.
Of the nine children who blessed the union of Alex and Susan Hopkins, two died in infancy. Seven survived to mature years and went out into homes of their own. Martha J., Mrs. Bradshaw. died at Durham, N. C., in 1890; Areadmus died at Liberty, Tex., in 1859. aged about twenty-four years; William II. resides in Durham, N. C .: Mary S. is Mrs. . I. C. Lyon, of Durham, N. C .; Cornelius is a prominent citizen of Durham County, N. C .: Melissa has never married and makes her home in North Carolina. Our subject attended the publie schools of Roxborough. N. C .. until sixteen years of age, and was then reading the Fifth Book of Virgil, but although having previously antici- pated a college course, he was then obliged to aban- don his books and give his entire attention to the affairs of his father, whose health was vitally im- paired. The management of large and luerative business interests now devolved upon Lewis G .. who even at this early age evinced a judgment and executive ability which won for him the con- fidence of the surrounding community of his home locality. The death of his father shortly after placed him at the head of the family and with hope, courage and ambitions enterprise be assumed the burden of responsibility, fully equal to the re- quirements of the hour.
At the breaking out of the Civil War Mr. Hop- kins enlisted in Company E. Twenty-fourth North Carolina Regiment, and served until the surrender of Lee at Appomattox Court House, April 9. 1865. Serving as First Lieutenant. and an active partici- pant in all the engagements of the corps, our sub- jeet never missed a single day of duty, and. con- stantly at the front, was never wounded upon the field of war. but received. through an accident at Garysburgh. N. C., a ball. which he carries in lu- arm to this day. In 1879, our subject began the study of law and in Esss was admitted to the Bar.
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practicing in the higher courts and licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States. On the 15th of October. 1863, Lewis G. Hopkins and Miss Virginia P. Webb, of Rox- borough, N. C., were united in marriage. Mrs. Hopkins was a daughter of Rev. William R. Webb, a well-known and eloquent Methodist di- vine, whose death some years ago was deeply mourned as a great loss to the church which he so ably represented. Our subject and his estima- ble wife were the parents of six children, one of whom passed away in infancy. William 1., the eldest child, was born February 9, 1866. in Person County, N. C .; Susan E., Mrs. A. B. Zweifel, was born March 20, 1869, in Person County, N. C .; Mary E., born November 8. 1871; Margaret L., December 28. 1874; and Fannie B., November 2. 1877. are all natives of Clay County. Mo.
March 15, 1851. the beloved mother of the-e children died of consumption, after four years of suffering, patiently borne, and, a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, passed away in the faith and joyful hope of a blessed immor- tality. Mr. Hopkins kept his family together and cared for them tenderly, filling as best he could the place of father and mother until his second marriage. July 20, 1881, he married Miss Sarah E. Reed, of Missouri City, a daughter of James and Nancy J. Reed, old-time residents of Missouri City. Mrs. Hopkins was born October 24, 1838, and is a lady of worth and intelligence. Her father died in 1876; but her mother yet survives, aged eighty-four years. Her sister. Margaret E. Reed, is now Postmistress of Missouri City. An- other sister, Mollie, Mrs. Arthur Leopold. resides in Centropoli-, Mo. John Reed, the only brother, is a prominent citizen of Kansas City. No chil- dren have been born of the second marriage. The eldest son of Mr. Hopkins, William A., is station agent of the Wabash Railroad at Carrollton, Mo. Fraternally, our subject is a member of Lodge No. 193, A. F. & A. M., and was initiated in Person (N. C.) Lodge. Politically a Democrat, he cast his first vote for the party in ts5s. In religious faith a Methodist. he has been connected with that denomination nearly all his life. His pre-ent wife is a member of the Christian Church. Mr.
Hopkins and his family occupy positions of use- fulness and influence in their various home-, and are upright, intelligent and enterprising citizens. worthily receiving the sincere regard of all who know them.
LFRED C. TURNER. general merchant of Browning is a dealer and shipper of all kinds of live stock. He owns Kentucky as his native State, his birth having oe- curred in Madison County, in 1857. Until arriv- ing at mature years, his time was spent on a farm and in obtaining an education. For some time he attended Central University, of Richmond, Ky .. where he finished his studies. His father. Alfred C. Turner, was a native of that city, and wedded Miss Martha C. White. To them were born four sons and a daughter, who are: Talton T .. who is engaged in the lumber business at Lexington. Ky .. and is married; Brutus W., a general merchant of Richmond, Ky .; Curtis F., a retired merchant and banker of Linn County, Mo .; Alfred C .. our sub- ject; and Anna, who became the wife of Dr. Alex G. Fife. of Richmond, Ky., who was a soldier in the late war. The latter have one son. Leon F .. who is in partnership with our subject.
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