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July 16, 1884, Mr. Hagemeyer married Anna Strubbe, of Holden, who was born in St. Louis. They have three children, all natives of this place, namely: Mabel, born July 14, 1885; Minnie, Feb- ruary 28, 1887; and Olinda, June 16, 1889. Mr. Hagemeyer is a member of the Odd Fellows' so- ciety, and religiously is a member of the Evan- gelical Church, to which his wife also belongs.
DGAR P. FORD is First Deputy Clerk in the County Clerk's office, and was formerly Deputy Internal Revenue Collector of the Sixth District. He received his appointment to his present position in January, 1895, and in the intervals of his regular duties is pursuing law studies, which he took up first two or three years ago, and for nine months was in the office of Messrs. Sangree & Lamm. Numbered among the active young Republicans of this section, he was at one time Chairman of Cedar Township Central Committee, and is now Treasurer of the County Central Committee. While he was a student in Drury College at Springfield, Mo., he was Second Sergeant of a militia company, and at present is a member of Company D, Second Missouri National Guards.
Mr. Ford is a native of Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, born October 12, 1870. His fa- ther, William R., was born in Rumley, Harrison County, Ohio, July 2, 1833, and his grandfather, Henry Ford, was also a native of the Buckeye State. The latter was a merchant, farmer and miller in Monroe County, whither he moved about 1839, and was a hero of the Mexican War. Will- iam R. Ford was reared in Monroe County, and though he studied medicine, did not practice,
preferring to engage in merchandising. In April, 1861, he raised a company, of which he was made Lieutenant, and six months later was promoted to be Captain of Company E, Thirty-sixth Ohio Infantry, the regiment which was formerly com- manded by Colonel Crook. Captain Ford served for three years, during which time he was under General Hayes, General Crook and Colonel De- vol. At Winchester he was shot through the temples and was left for dead on the field, being reported as such. This was not the case, how- ever, and he was taken captive by the Confeder- ates, lying for six weeks in Libby Prison before being exchanged. Thus incapacitated for serv- ice, he was obliged to resign in 1864. In 1866 he moved to Pettis County, Mo., but for a few years traveled back and forth between his new home and his former one, while engaged in the sheep business. At first he lived on a farm south of Sedalia, and later on one north of the city, and subsequently moved to a farm near Georgetown. In July, 1889, he was appointed Deputy Revenue Collector by Gen. H. F. Devol, of Kansas City, his old army colonel. His health failed in a short time thereafter, and his son, Edgar P., took charge of the office. The father died August 31, 1893, aged about sixty years.
April 26, 1866, William R. Ford was married, in Woodsfield, Ohio, to Ann E. Hunter, who was born in that village, January 18, 1837. Her father, Hon. William F. Hunter, who was born in Vir- ginia, was an attorney-at-law in Woodsfield, and for two terms was a Member of Congress. He was called to his final rest in 1873, leaving a wife and three children. The former, who is now liv- ing in Georgetown, and whose birth occurred in Pittsburg, Pa., was Miss Mary Kincaid before her marriage. Her only brother, William F., Jr., is President of the Ohio State Law School at Col- umbus. Mrs. Ford is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which she has been identified for many years. Her three chil- dren are Edgar P., Frank F. and Mary R. One child died at the age of seven years.
Edgar P. Ford was reared to manhood in this county, and until fourteen years of age attended the district schools. Then, entering the Sedalia
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High School, he graduated from there in 1890, and entered Drury College at Springfield, Mo., but in the sophomore year was obliged to return home to take charge of his father's office, on ac- count of his failing health. The father having resigned in October, 1892, our subject was ap- pointed Deputy Revenue Collector of the Sixth District, on the 17th of the same month, by Col- onel Devol. He had full charge of fourteen coun- ties in the center of the state, namely, Cole, Mill- er, Johnson, Camden, Cooper, Hickory, Benton, Henry, St. Clair, Bates, Cass, Pettis, Morgan and Monteau, and held the office satisfactorily until December 5, 1893, when there was a change made in the office force on account of political influence. During the next year our subject turned his attention to law studies, and taught one term of school near this city. Fraternally he is a member of the Royal Tribe of Joseph, and religiously is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
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I SAAC BOWMAN was born in Stark County, Ohio, April 23, 1838, to Henry and Nancy (Leiter) Bowman. The former was born in Pennsylvania, May 21, 1807, while Mrs. Bowman was a native of the Buckeye State. The fa- ther was a farmer by occupation, and a shoemak- er by trade, following these combined vocations most of his life. He died in Stark County, Ohio, at the age of eighty-six years, and his wife passed away January 20, 1847, when in her thirty-sec- ond year. They were the parents of three daugh- ters and five sons: Sarah Ann, William, Jacob, Isaac, Harriet, Israel, Emeline and Samuel. Samuel and William are now living in California; two of the daughters make their home in Indiana, and the remainder of the family are residents of Stark County, with the exception of Sarah Ann, who is deceased,
Our subject lived with his parents until his marriage, November 19, 1867, when he was unit-
ed with Miss Kate Burnheimer, who was born in Stark County, September 14, 1843. She was the daughter of John and Catherine ( Flora) Burn- heimer, natives of the Keystone State, whence they removed to Ohio when young with their re- spective parents. They were there reared to ma- ture years and married, soon after which event they located on a farm and followed the vocation of agriculturists nearly all their life. Mr. Burn- heimer was a shoemaker and was often compelled to work at his trade in order to accommodate the early settlers. He was in good circumstances, and took a prominent part in public affairs, as- sisting by every means in his power to promote its welfare. He died there September 3, 1869, and his wife passed away May 30, 1882. To them was born a large family of children, eleven in number, of whom only five are now living. Harriet, who married John Parker, has lived in Canton, Ohio, since the decease of her husband; Magdalene, now Mrs. Jacob Brothers, is a resi- dent of Stark County, Ohio; Rebecca married James Knox, and they make their home in Tus- carawas County, that state; Mary became Mrs. Milton Farber, and is also living on a good estate in the above county; Kate was the next in order of birth. The deceased members of the family were George, Isaiah, Malinda, Belinda, Eliza- beth, and one who died unnamed.
For the first five months after their marriage, our subject and his wife lived with her parents, and in the spring of 1868 they came to Warrens- burg, this county. Here Mr. Bowman began work at the carpenter's trade and lived here until 1887, in which year he returned to his native county, where he is now living. His good wife re- mained a resident of Warrensburg for five years, and then, thinking that she would like farm life, purchased a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, lying in township 45, range 25. This she has placed under good tillage, making of it a neat and desirable home. In addition to raising a goodly amount of grain, she also has on her place several head of horses, cattle and swine, and from the sale of these animals she greatly adds to her income.
To our subject and his wife were born nine
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children, of whom Katie, who was born February 16, 1886, died December 29 of that year. War- ren Hill was born November 30, 1868, and is the twin of Holden Dell; Henry Benton was born November 15, 1870; Irvine Hunter, February 16, 1873; General Isaac, July 26, 1875; Bessie, Sep- tember 4, 1878; Stella, December 5, 1880; Ruth, April 23, 1884.
In politics Mr. Bowman is a Republican. He is a Mason in good standing and while in War- rensburg belonged to the lodge of that place. Both himself and wife are respected members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. During the late war, in 1862, our subject enlisted in the serv- ice of the Union army, joining the Fifth Indiana Cavalry at Huntington, while there studying law. Although in the service for four years, he was never injured, but was taken prisoner. He par- ticipated in many of the important battles of that period, and on being mustered out returned home. He is a gentleman highly regarded by all who know him and has been fairly successful in life.
HOMAS WALLACE. This prominent res- ident of Post Oak Township, Johnson County, is a native of Tennessee, having been born in Anderson County, January 7, 1816. His parents were Joseph and Millie (Landrum) Wallace, the former born in Virginia, and the latter in South Carolina. They were both taken by their respective parents to Tennessee when about six years of age.
The maternal grandparents of our subject, Thomas and Alred Landrum, were also natives of South Carolina, and after emigrating to Ten- nessee passed their remaining years in that state. The paternal grandparents, John and Jennie (Miller) Wallace, were natives of the Old Do- minion, and after taking up their residence in Tennessee engaged in farming. The grand- mother was accidentally killed by falling off a horse. John Wallace then removed to Indiana,
locating in Putnam County, and several years thereafter became a citizen of Hendricks County, that state, where his death occurred. He reared a family of eleven children, namely: John, Saın- uel, David, Enoch, Nancy, Jennie, Joseph, James, Bryce, Peggy and Betsy.
The father of our subject remained at home until his marriage with Miss Landrum, when he purchased a farm in Anderson County, Tenn., and made that section his home for several years, when he removed to Indiana. After several years' residence in the Hoosier State he returned to Anderson County, making several changes back and forth until his decease, which occurred in Tennessee. His first wife had died several years previously, and for his second wife he mar- ried Eliza Kirkpatrick, who also departed this life in Anderson County.
In 1839 Joseph Wallace made a trip to Mis- souri, in company with our subject. They jour- neyed as far as Crawford County, but as the former was not favorably impressed, they re- traced their steps to Tennessee, purchasing the old farm again. To Joseph and Millie Wallace there were born nine children, of whom Thomas was the eldest. Jennie died in infancy; John is now living in Nodaway County, this state; Joseph Miller died in the above county; Armstead departed this life while a resident of Tennessee; Fannie also died there; David, when last heard from, was a resident of that state; James is living on a farm near the old home place; and Aaron makes his home in Nodaway County.
Our subject left home at the time of his mar- riage, which occurred in 1837. The lady on this occasion was Miss Hannah Hibbs, a native of Tennessee, who was born in Anderson County, January 17, 1818. She was the daughter of William and Betsey (Weaver) Hibbs, both of whom were born and spent their entire lives in Tennessee.
After his marriage Thomas, of this sketch, erected a small log cabin on a portion of his fa- ther's farm, but only made his home there one winter, when he purchased a small tract near the home place, for which he paid $250. He farmed it until the following fall, when he sold and
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moved three miles distant, renting a tract of land until the spring of 1839, when, with his wife and one child, he came to Missouri, accompanied by his father. Their stay in the state was very short, as on the same day as they arrived they turned their faces homeward. Upon again tak- ing up his abode in Tennessee, Thomas Wallace built a house on a portion of his father-in-law's farm, and resided there for four years, when he took charge of his father's estate. A year later, however, he became the owner of a tract of land, but never occupied it, as about the same time he bought land on which he made his residence for five years. At the end of that time he sold his possessions in Tennessee and determined to try his fortunes in Missouri. He accordingly came hither and located in Nodaway County, but remained there only a few months, when he returned to Anderson County, Tenn., on account of poor health. In 1855 he made a trip to Texas, but returned shortly afterward, making his home in Tennessee fer a number of years. By that time he had saved quite a sum of money, which it was his determination to invest in Mis- souri lands. In 1861 he came hither with a cap- ital of over $5,000, again locating in Nodaway County, where he stayed until the following fall, when he came to Johnson County. He first rented a farm on the Clinton Road for three years, and while there selected one hundred acres of his present homestead. He has added to this purchase from time to time, until it now includes two hundred and twenty acres, all of which, with the exception of twenty acres, is under a high state of improvement. Mrs. Wallace died in this township September 16, 1875.
December 22, 1878, our subject chose for his second companion Miss Louisa Wyatt, a native of North Carolina, who came to this section with her parents after the close of the war. By his first marriage Mr. Wallace became the father of twelve children, namely: Elizabeth, born July 5, 1838; Amelia, December 25, 1840; William, Sep- tember 24, 1842; Nancy, born December 9, 1844, and now deceased; Joseph, born September 20, 1846; Tabitha, who was born September 28, 1848, and died when fifteen years of age; Hannah, born
September 16, 1850; Fannie, February 24, 1852; Benjamin, January 17, 1855; Louisa J., June 17, 1857; Thomas, July 24, 1859; and Stotha A., January 13, 1864.
Mr. Wallace has never been an office-seeker, nor has he ever held any public position, with the exception of School Director. Although in early life he voted the Whig ticket, he is now a stanch Democrat. Mrs. Wallace is a member of the Dunkard Church and a most worthy and estima- ble lady.
AMES RIDDLE, an honored veteran of the late war, is the proprietor of a desir- able farm, situated on section 20, township 44, range 28, Johnson County. He is a true pa- triot and a good citizen, taking commendable in- terest in everything which pertains to the welfare of the public in general, and to that of his home neighborhood in particular. He is a true-blue Republican, and voted for Lincoln in 1864, on at- taining his majority.
The parents of the above-named gentleman were Archibald and Anna (Carpenter) Riddle. The grandfather of the former emigrated from the northern part of Ireland and settled in Pennsyl- vania. One of his three sons went to Kentucky, another to Canada, and a third, James, for whom our subject was named, remained in the Keystone State until his son Archibald was sixteen years of age. He then removed to Richland County, Ohio, where he passed his last years. Soon after the marriage of Archibald and Anna Riddle, the young couple moved to Marion County, Ohio, making the journey with an ox-team and sled. They built a log cabin, without windows and with skins for doors, and this old structure is still in ex- istence. They became the parents of seven chil- dren, five of whom grew to mature years, but only three are now living. The father entered one hundred acres of land from the Government, and though he was a man of simple tastes, and
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was content with the old cabin for many years, he ultimately built a good house and barns, and gave to each of liis children good advantages. He also offered each of them the wherewithal for taking a college course, but for various reasons none of them ever graduated. Mattie A. attend- ed the Ohio Central College for a number of years, became an able teacher, and finally was made Principal of the public schools of Iberia, Ohio. Margaret, the eldest, is still unmarried, and a resident of the latter place. Caleb C. died in early manhood, and Mary J. and Rebecca at the ages of nine and seven, respectively. William, now a resident of Iberia, where he is engaged in the carpenter's trade, served for three years in the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry. His son Ernest is proprietor of a clothing store in Galion, Ohio.
The birth of James Riddle occurred in Marion County, Ohio, December 1, 1842, and his early years passed uneventfully on his father's new farm. On completing his common-school studies, he pursued a course of training in the higher branches, and entered college, but about that time the Civil War began, and January 4, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Twelfth Ohio Cavalry. He was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, his duties being to take part in raids, to cut rail- road, and the like. He was under Burbridge, Commander of the Department of Kentucky, and also served under General Stoneman, his duties calling him into Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. He never was wounded, captured or was absent from his post for any reason, and won the commen- dation of his superiors. At Mt. Sterling, Ky., his battalion lost a Major and forty out of sixty men inside of twenty minutes. They had expected to surprise the enemy, but the tables turned, for the Confederates were prepared for the attack. Mr. Riddle's battalion went on the search for Jeff Davis, and was only five miles away when he was captured. Soon afterward our subject was mustered out at Nashville, and was duly dis- charged at Columbus, Ohio.
April 10, 1866, Mr. Riddle wedded Martha C. Creswell, of Morrow County, Ohio. She was born in Washington County, Pa., and was edu-
cated there, in Pleasant Hill Seminary. Having a natural taste for art, she took lessons in paint- ing and music, becoming very proficient in both branches. She has various specimens of her hand- iwork as a painter, one of these being the picture of a bridge across the Catawba River, which was painted from minute descriptions given by Mr. Riddle. While he was in the army he helped to destroy this bridge, and so true to nature is its reproduction in colors, that a civil engineer wlio had seen it recognized it at once. Mrs. Riddle has a picture of her father's home and mill in Pennsylvania, with the surrounding scenery, re- markably true in every detail. She is the daugh- ter of James and Martha (Archer) Creswell, and was born August 30, 1844. She was about eight- een years of age when she removed to Ohio with her parents.
On his return from the army Mr. Riddle en- gaged in farming in Marion County on rented land about two years, after which he operated his father's homestead until 1881. In 1866 he pur- chased one hundred acres of land with money he had earned in the Union service, some $700. This land lay idle until 1878, when he gave a three- years lease on the place in consideration for having it well fenced. In 1881 he erected the house in which he is now living, and sent for his family. His four children were all born in Ohio, the eld- est in Morrow County, and the others in Marion County. Lissa May, born July 10, 1868, re- ceived a good education and is now engaged in dress-making. Grace Darling, who was born April 6, 1871, taught school for a time, and then attended the Warrensburg Normal. She was only sixteen years of age when she obtained a certifi- cate, and is considered a fine teacher. Both she and her youngest sister have manifested artistic talent, and are very fond of painting. Mattie Ethel, born December 21, 1872, attended the state normal and began teaching when in her eigh- teenth year. Ruth Anna, born August 11, 1875, graduated from the common schools in 1893. Her examination papers were pronouced to be the best ever handed in to the school committee. The daughters have all received instruction in vocal and instrumental music. With their parents,
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they are members of the Presbyterian Church of Creighton, Cass County, Mo. Mr. Riddle's grandfather was a Democrat, but his father was a Whig, and voted for Harrison in 1840, and in 1888 for his grandson, Benjamin F. At the time of the outbreak of the war, there was not a near or distant relative of the family who was not a stanch Republican. James Riddle is a member of the American Protective Association, and in Ohio served six years on the Board of Education. Since coming to Missouri he has been Clerk of the board for four years.
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UBERT ELLIOTT. This well-to-do agri- culturist of Johnson County is the owner of a quarter-section of improved land in township 44, range 27. He was born in Adair County, Ky., Christmas Day, 1844, to William and Susan (Nelson) Elliott, also natives of that county, the father's birth occurring in 1814, and the mother's in 1816. They were there married, about the year 1836, and there made their home until 1849, when, with a company of other Ken- tuckians, they drove to Moniteau County, this state.
The father of our subject was in limited cir- cumstances when he first came to this state, but later he was enabled to purchase a small tract of land, and so successful was he in its cultivation, that at the present time he is the owner of one hundred and sixty broad acres. In the early days, before his land began to yield an income, in order to procure the necessaries of life, he worked at the trade of a carpenter and blacksmith. His family was large, comprising seven children born in Kentucky, and five after coming to Missouri. These he gave a fair education in the common schools, and the sons were trained to farm work. Mrs. Elliott departed this life about 1885, while the father is still living in Moniteau County, this state. He was a second time married. In po- litical matters he is a Democrat, and religiously
is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was Class-leader for many years.
The subject of this sketch passed his boyhood days on his father's farm, and being in poor health he did not attend school very regularly. At the age of eighteen years he enlisted in Company E, Ninth Regiment Missouri Militia, and served during the Civil War in Moniteau County. On one occasion, when the company was ordered to go to Jefferson City, at the time of Price's raid, he was sick, and his father went in his place. Two years later he worked a farm for a neighbor on shares, continuing thus for three years, in this way getting a start in life for himself. In March, 1867, he came to Chilhowee Township, this coun- ty, and August 6 of the following year was mar- ried to Nancy R. Hindman, who was born in Adair County, Ky., March 21, 1844. There she was reared to mature years, and acquired a fair education in the district schools of her neighbor- hood. In November, 1865, she came to Missouri and began teaching, following this vocation until the time of her marriage. She was the daughter of Samuel and Polly (Elliott) Hindman, the former of whom died in Kentucky, while the lat- ter departed this life in Chilhowee Township, this county.
A short time prior to his marriage, our subject had purchased a tract of eighty acres in Chilho- wee Township, on which he erected a comfortable little cabin, and began improving the place. This he made his home until 1880, when he sold it and invested his means in the one hundred and sixty acres which he now owns. He has made many valuable improvements on the same, among them being a more substantial and conveniently arranged house and the necessary outbuildings and machinery.
Four children were granted to Mr. and Mrs. Elliott. Mary Susan, born May 8, 1869, was united in marriage with Lemuel T. Hughes, Jan- uary 1, 1893, and makes her home in Chilhowee Township; she is well educated, and for some time was a student at Holden College. Robert H. was born June 8, 1872; Montrie H., September 10, 1874; and Arthur William, June 25, 1876.
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Mr. Elliott is a Democrat, and cast his first Pres- idential vote for Horace Greeley. In religious affairs he is a member of the Cumberland Pres- byterian Church, to which denomination his wife and two daughters also belong. He is greatly in- terested in the cause of education, and for ten years has rendered efficient service on the School Board.
] ACOB ANDERSON OZIAS. Among the rich agricultural districts of the state of Mis- souri, Johnson County must ever take a prominent place with regard to the importance and value of its farm products. This is due, per- haps, not so much to its natural resources, as to the careful, painstaking efforts of its worthy citi- zens. One of those who have thus sought to ad- valice her interests is the subject of this sketch, who owns a farm in township 46, range 27, and who has been identified with this county since the year 1866.
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