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In the fall of 1882 Mr. Lampkin came to Kingsville, and for a time was engaged in the merchandise business in partnership with Ed King. Later, in company with his brother, he purchased a grain elevator, and after two years' experience in this line, sold out his interest in the enterprise and turned his attention exclusively to the stock business, and at the present time is one of the largest buyers in the county.
Mr. Lampkin was married, in 1869, to Miss Lucy Davis, whose parents, Frederick and Cath- arine Davis, were born in Virginia. Prior to their marriage, they came West and settled in St. Charles County, this state, where they were classed among its first residents. The children of our subject and his wife are three in number. Walter L. is engaged in teaching school at Miami; Ida is the wife of Eli Greaves, of Kansas City; and John Adams is attending school.
Although in no sense of the term an office- seeker, our subject is greatly interested in the success of the Democratic party, with which he has always voted. He has been Justice of the Peace for ten years, and is now serving his sec- ond term as Notary Public. As Squire of this locality, he endeavors to adjust cases brought to him for settlement without litigation, which is a very commendable feature in his official conduct. He is a very close observer and a good judge of human nature, and keeps himself thoroughly in- formed on all topics of general interest. In con- versing with him one can hardly believe that he
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is self-made as regards his education, he being well posted in science, philosophy, political economy and all kindred subjects. He belongs to the Christian Church, but is not sectarian, and is a man of strong convictions. As a loyal citizen, he never fails to acquit himself satisfactorily of the duties devolving upon him.
OHN T. GOODWIN. Until his death, March 2, 1895, Mr. Goodwin was a well-to- do farmer of Johnson County, owning a good homestead on section 11, township 45, range 27. He was comparatively a new-comer in this vi- cinity, as he had lived here for less than fifteen years, but became very popular with his neigli- bors and acquaintances. He made a specialty of raising draft horses, for which he found a ready sale in the home markets. He embarked in his business on a moderate scale and became the pos- sessor of a good fortune. He made many im- provements on his farm and took an active part in everything relating to the advancement of this community. Though an ally of the Democracy, he never allowed his name to be used in connec- tion with a political position.
John Goodwin, the father of our subject, was born in Staffordshire, England, about sixty-five years ago. His father, Thomas Goodwin, emi- grated to the United States with his family about 1844, and died on land which he had purchased in Madison County, Ill., a few years after his ar- rival there. While in England he was connected with an ironstone-china manufacturing concern. His wife died in 1842, in her eighty-second year. John Goodwin was a youth of fourteen when he reached the United States. He had worked with his father in the flintmills and had partially learned the trade. When in his eighteenth year he entered the employ of the company that put up the first saw and grist mill at Bunker Hill. Al- ton being the nearest shipping point, he hauled
a set of burrs from there to Bunker Hill by ox- team. He has lived in that locality up to the present time and owns a fine farm of two hun- dred and twenty acres in his home place. Alto- gether he is the possessor of six hundred and for- ty acres, lying in Shelby and Macoupin Counties, Ill., and Johnson County, Mo.
About 1853 John Goodwin married Elizabetlı M. Wood, a descendant of an old pioneer family of Illinois, and born in Macoupin County, Febru- ary 3, 1835. Her ancestors crossed the Atlantic from England in 1753, and settled first in Tenn- essee, later moving to Kentucky, and thence to Illinois. In her girlhood days Mrs. Goodwin attended the Pleasant Hill School, in which her children subsequently received their education. Ten of the number grew to maturity, and James and Albert died in infancy. George E. is more fully referred to elsewhere in this work; John T. was the next in order of birth; Emma J. became the wife of Jaines Hale, of Center View Township, this county; Frank A. is mentioned on another page in this volume; A. L. is a farmer of Bunker Hill Township, Macoupin County, Ill .; W. W. is a resident of Madison Township, this county; Mary E. lives with her parents; Lillie Ann died in De- cember, 1884, when eighteen years of age; Hes- ter married Ernest Shrier, and is now deceased.
John T. Goodwin was born April 29, 1857, near Bunker Hill, Ill., and received a district- school education. He obtained a general knowl- edge of agricultural pursuits on his father's farm, where he lived until his marriage. That event occurred November 18, 1880, the lady of his choice being Sarah, daughter of James and Anne (Whitaker) Maguire, natives of County Fer- managh, Ireland. They settled in Pike County, Ill., in their early married days, and both died there. The mother departed this life when Mrs. Goodwin. was only an infant, and, as her father died eight years later, she was reared by an aunt. A little daughter, Lucy by name, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin.
Our subject was quite a geologist and had made a fine collection of fossils, Indian relics, etc. He was Master Workman in Center View Lodge No. 359, A. O. U. W., and represented the same
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in the Grand Lodge of the state. Mrs. Good- win is a member of the Christian Church, to which body her husband also belonged. Mr. Goodwin's death was caused by the accidental dis- charge of a gun, and his demise was mourned as a public loss.
R. JAMES A. HOUSTON, a well known physician and surgeon of Warrensburg, has made his home in this city since 1887, prior to which time he lived for thirty-one years on a farm in Jackson Township, Johnson County, with the exception of eight years spent in Illinois. At an early age he took up the study of medicine, and from time to time utilized his knowledge among his friends and neighbors when his serv- ices were required, but had no intention of becom- ing a regular physician. In 1875 he went to Kansas City, where he took a course in the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1876. In 1887 he went to New York City, where he took a course in the New York Post-Graduate School, in order to further qualify himself for his profes- sional labors.
The parents of our subject were Stephen C. and Amelia A. (Yeager) Houston, natives of Ken- tucky and Virginia, respectively. The father set- tled on a farm in 1818 and continued there until his death, in 1861. He was born August 14, 1795, and served under General Henry in the War of 1812, for which he received land-warrants, afterwards sold by his son, the Doctor. He was a Whig, and a man who abhorred political intrigues. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was influential in the building of a brick house of worship on the site of an old log meeting-house which had been put up through the efforts of his father. Mrs. Ame- lia Houston died in 1866, leaving eight children, of whom James A. is the fifth in order of birth.
Dr. Houston was born in Scott County, Ky.,
August 19, 1831, and passed his youth on his fa- ther's farm. When he was about eighteen years of age he began teaching in the home district, at the same time pursuing higher studies. For some time he attended Pleasant Green Academy, where he took up the studies of algebra, survey- ing, etc. November 17, 1853, he married Mar- garet Glenn, also of Scott County. She was called to her final rest in 1886, at her home in Johnson County. The record of her children is as follows: James M., born October 22, 1854, died August 30, 1874; Leslie B., born March 16, 1856, died August 11, 1881, in Jackson County, Mo., leaving a wife and two children; Andrew Lee, born in this county, July 19, 1858, is a minister in the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church in Henry County, Mo., and is married and has five children; Stephen, born October 16, 1860, died September 11, 1865, in Macon County, Ill .; Al- len Fletcher, who was born October 20, 1862, and who lives on our subject's farm, is married and has two children; William Edwin, born in Macon County, Il1., January 27, 1865, died in Trinidad, Colo., October 22, 1891; Charles C., a native of Macon County, Ill., born January 10, 1867, is a shoe merchant in this city; Maggie Blanche, born in. Macon County, Ill., October 24, 1868, died March 19, 1869; Edgar, born January 17, 1870, is a teacher and Principal of the Lin- coln (Benton County, Mo.) schools; Laura Watts, born February 20, 1873, died at Rocky Ford, Colo., June 25, 1891; and Luella Daily, born in this county, December 16, 1874, is at home.
When he was twenty-four years of age, Dr. Houston moved to this county, and in October, 1856, invested in land. For a few years his time was employed in farming and teaching, but in 1863 he moved to Macon County, Ill., where he followed the same occupations for eight years. He built up a good reputation as a teacher, and received as high as $75 per month. In 1871, having sold his Illinois property and doubled his money, he returned to his former homestead, which he still owns. In order to afford better educational advantages for his children, he moved to Warrensburg in 1887, and has succeeded in establishing himself in a good practice.
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His first Presidential ballot was given to Gen- eral Scott, and in 1860 he voted for Bell and Ev- erett, since which time he has been a Democrat. In 1894 he was elected County Coroner, and on the very day that he received his commission held an inquest at Kingsville. While living in Illinois he served for seven years as Justice of the Peace, his commission being made out by Gov- ernor Oglesby. Soon after reaching his major- ity, he became a member of Pike Lodge No. 292, A. F. & A. M., and in Harristown, Ill., was a charter member of Summit Lodge No. 436, of which he was Master for eight successive years. While a member of Anderson Lodge at Chapel Hill, Mo., he held various offices, among others that of Master. He was also a charter member of a lodge in Holden, and held the office of Mas- ter, but this lodge perished during the war.
June 16, 1887, Dr. Houston married Mrs Mary C. Dunn, nee Cameron, a native of this state. They are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
ILLIAM B. WALLACE. When the re- liable and successful farmers of Johnson County are being mentioned, the subject of this narrative is invariably called to mind. He possesses those qualities most needed in an agri- cultural community, and discharges his duties, both as a citizen and a tiller of the soil, in such a manner as to win the friendship of the people. His estate, which is located near Kingsville, lies on section 30, township 46, range 48. In addition to owning this splendid farm he is Vice-President of the Kingsville Bank. Mr. Wallace has always lived in Johnson County, and as the proprietor of four hundred and eighty acres of fine land, he is regarded as one of the wealthy residents of the county. He makes a specialty of raising Poland- China hogs and fancy poultry.
The father of our subject was H. L. Wallace, a prominent physician of this country, who de-
parted this life in 1868. He was born in Virginia in 1836, and after attending lectures at the Uni- versity of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, was gradu- ated therefrom in March, 1855. During the Civil War he was Assistant Surgeon of the Thirty- third Illinois Infantry, in which position he gave entire satifaction, but was obliged to abandon the work, as he was taken sick while in the South. He was confined in the hospital at Meridian, Miss., and while delirious stepped out of a win- dow, sustaining injuries which doubtless had much to do with his early demise, although his death was supposed to have resulted from con- sumption.
Dr. H. L. Wallace was married to Mary A. Chapman, October 4, 1859. The mother was born in Kentucky, in 1832, and is now living with our subject. The only child born of their union was William B., of this sketch. His birth occurred on the home farm in this county, No- vember 28, 1860. Farming has always been his vocation in life, and in this industry he has been remarkably successful. He was elected Vice- President of the Kingsville Bank on its organiza- tion, and his advice and judgment are much re- lied upon in the administration of the affairs of the bank. He is also one of the Directors in the Johnson County Agricultural and Mechanical As- sociation, and has been connected with the or- ganization since its inception, fourteen years ago. He is enterprising in all that he does, and is an efficient organizer, and a man possessing execu- tive ability of a high order. Although active in Democratic circles, Mr. Wallace has no time for office-holding. He owns valuable real estate in Kingsville, and besides the farm already men- tioned has another estate west of town, which he owns in partnership with Judge Fryer. With his wife he is a member of the Cumberland Pres- byterian Church, in which body he is one of the Trustees. They give liberally to the support of the same, and are always ready to lend a helping hand to the needy.
Our subject and his wife were married January 4, 1883, and to them have been born three chil- dren, Cliffie, Edith and Frank B., who are all at home. Mrs. Wallace, who was known in maiden-
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hood as Jennie Hogan, was born in Johnson County, in which section her parents, David and Mary (Givens) Hogan, now live, owning a fine farm on section 32, township 46. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Wallace were Robert and Carissa (Davis) Givens, while on her father's side she is the granddaughter of Wilkinson and Mary (Lane) Hogan. Wilkinson Hogan was one of the early settlers of this county, and took an active part in its organization, doing his full share in its improvement. Through his influence many enterprises were inaugurated which have made this section a pleasant place in which to live. He was born in Knox County, Ky., whence he canie to Missouri in 1831, conveying his household goods hither in a wagon drawn by a yoke of oxen, and first settled in Lafayette County, but six years later we find him living in Johnson County. He was very successful in all his un- dertakings, and at the time of his death, in 1881, was the owner of one thousand acres of good farming land. David Hogan, the father of Mrs. Wallace, is a native of this county, and was born June 10, 1839.
OBERT BARNETT GRAHAM is one of the self-made men of Johnson County, and one of the most prominent citizens of town- ship 45, range 27. After the war he invested what money he could raise in sixty-three acres of land, a part of his extensive farm, which has within its boundaries about four hundred and eighty acres. He has always made it his plan in life to pay cash for everything which he buys, or else do without. He has worked industriously and perseveringly and has bravely surmounted all difficulties in his pathway. In the ranks of the local Democracy, he has been a leader for many years and a factor in its success. He has served on the Central Committee, and is looked upon as an authority on questions of public im- portance. For some twenty years he has acted
in the capacity of School Director. When the creamery company of Center View was organ- ized, he was one of its promoters, and is now its President, and besides this he has been connect- ed with almost every enterprise in the county.
John G. Graham, father of the gentleman just mentioned, was born in Wytheville, Va., July 6, 1811. He grew to manhood in that vicinity and was brought up as a farmer. In 1833 he emi- grated with his parents to this state, and here passed the remainder of his life. He continued to live with his parents until his marriage, which occurred December 21, 1837. The lady of his choice was Miss Nancy E. Hobson, who was born February 5, 1822, in Lafayette County, Mo., and is still living and in the enjoyment of good health. Her parents, Joseph and Rachel (Barnett) Hob- son, were early settlers of this county, having lo- cated a mile southeast of where Fayetteville now stands. They were strict members of the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church, and the resources of their household were taxed to the utmost at the annual camp-meetings held in their neighbor- hood in early years. To Mr. and Mrs. John G. Graham were born eleven children, all but three of whom are yet living. Mary Margaret is now living in Kansas; J. C. is engaged in farming near Ft. Smith, Ark .; Robert B. is the next in order of birth; Helen A., widow of Ribert Hug- gins, lives with her mother; Susan E. married John M. Barnett, a stock-raiser and dealer of Lafayette County, Mo .; Sarah C. is the wife of John Huggins, of Center View; Nancy A is the wife of Perry Houx, who owns a farm three miles north of Center View; and John S. operates the old homestead. J. H., born in 1844, died Sep- tember 11, 1894. W. S., of Cherokee County, Kan., was drowned in the Missouri River in the fall of 1894. Louisa C., who died August 25, 1894, was the wife of Rev. Frank Russell.
In 1834 John G. Graham entered one hundred and sixty acres in township 45, range 27. In time he bought additional tracts of land, until at his death his estate comprised five hundred and forty acres. He possessed the sturdy and fearless qualities necessary to the pioneer, and met all misfortunes bravely. His death, which occurred
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July 3, 1878, was felt to be a public loss, and his old friends and neighbors still hold his memory dear.
The birth of Robert B. Graham took place on his father's farm a little over a mile southwest of Center View, Johnson County, October 5, 1842. Much of his boyhood was passed on his grandfa- ther's farm, but when he was fourteen years old he returned to his father's rooftree. He attended school when there was any held in the neighbor- hood and worked at farming until the outbreak of the war. In 1861 he enlisted in Captain Cun- ningham's company of enrolled militia, and en- gaged in fighting bushwhackers and guerrillas. After a time he enlisted in Company A, Seventh Missouri State Militia, a regiment that probably did more active fighting than any other of the state troops. Mr. Graham was mustered out July 11, 1865, at St. Louis, having participated in the battles with Price and Shelby at Jefferson City, Big and Little Blue and Mine Creek, where Marmaduke was captured. Though he had many narrow escapes, he was neither taken prisoner nor wounded.
December 2, 1866, R. B. Graham and Nancy J., daughter of Ambrose L. King, were united in marriage. She is a native of this county, and was one of our subject's schoolmates; her broth- er, J. B. King, whose sketch is given elsewhere in this volume, was a member of his company during the war. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Graham, namely: Ella, who is now attending the Woman's Medical College in St. Louis; Charles, manager of the creamery com- pany of Center View; Albert R., a graduate of the Gem City Business College of Quincy, Ill .; George B., a graduate of the State Normal at Warrensburg, and now teaching his second term in the Houx District; Oscar M., a student at the State Normal; Horace Guy, a schoolboy; and Jesse K., Robert Paul and Lora, who are at home. Mattie and Stella were six and eleven years old, respectively, at the time of their death.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham, and all of their children but the two youngest, are members of the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church. For twenty years our subject has been an Elder in the congrega-
tion, and in 1894 it was his privilege to attend the General Assembly in Oregon. In his social relations he is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
ILSON A. CAMPBELL, of Holden, was born in Lafayette County, this state, No- vember 10, 1830, and is a son of Tandy and Mary (Wright) Campbell, both of whom were natives of Virginia, where they were married and where three children were born. From Virginia the family removed to Warren County, Ky., soon after the War of 1812, in which the father was a soldier. From Kentucky the family removed to Lafayette County, Mo., in 1828, and were thus numbered among the pioneers of that county. Here Tandy Campbell entered land from the Gov- ernment, and here the family lived until the deatlı of the father, in 1845, at the age of sixty-five years. There were ten children, one of whom died in infancy. Of this number all had left the parental home except two at the death of the fa- ther, our subject being one of those.
Soon afterward Wilson A. Campbell commenced life for himself, working on a farm for the sum of $7 per month. With part of his wages he pur- chased books, and in winter he attended school, paying his tuition and working for his board until he was eighteen years of age. He then entered forty acres of land in Johnson County, for which he paid the Government price of $1.25 per acre. The purchase money he earned by working by the month. On securing his land, he at once commenced its improvement, but in the spring of 1850 he sold out and made the trip overland to California, fitting out an ox-team with the money he received for his land. He was five months and thirteen days on the way.
On arriving at California our subject at once commenced mining at Diamond Springs, and con- tinued during the first winter. He had fair suc- cess, and the next spring went to Georgetown, Cal., where he also engaged in mining for a few
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months, and then went to Horse Shoe Bend, on the American River, where he bought some claims, which took all his money. He was unsuc- cessful in this region and was compelled to aban- don the claims. Going down the river to Yankee Slide, he remained in that vicinity for four months, and there made some money. He then went to Weaver Creek, at a place called Coon Hollow, though sometimes called Hangtown. He soon afterward left for San Francisco, and from there started home by the Panama route. They were shipwrecked at the Gulf of Tehuantepec, and blown from land out into the ocean five hundred miles, losing nearly everything they had to eat or drink. The ship's pumps would not work and the entire crew and passengers were compelled to bale the water out of the vessel. They finally drifted back and landed in Central America. They crossed the country by jack mules to Lake Nicaragua, from where they proceeded to Gray- town, where they took ship for Havanna, thence to New Orleans, and from there home by way of St. Louis. They were fourteen days making the trip from New Orleans to St. Louis, and seven days from the latter place to Lexington.
On arriving home, Mr. Campbell was in posses- sion of $1,100, his trip costing him $500. He was then in his twenty-second year. Before set- tling down to business, he made a trip through the Indian country on horseback, being gone from home about three months. On his return to Johnson County he purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land, on which he made his home. On the 13th of March, 1853, he was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Hodges, of John- son County, but a native of Lincoln County, Ky., and a daughter of Capt. Moses and Nancy (Wright) Hodges. Her father was a native of Georgia, and had served as a Captain in the War of 1812. Her mother was born in Virginia. Her father went to Kentucky soon after the War of 1812, where he married and lived until 1845, when the family moved to Johnson County, Mo.
At the time of the breaking out of the Civil War, Mr. Campbell was possessed of four hun- dred and forty acres of land, which he was farm- ing. In November, 1861, he was taken prisoner
by James H. Lane and his followers, and stripped of nearly all his personal property. After keep- ing him prisoner for a time they turned him loose, and he then went South and joined General Price, and was with him at the battle of Springfield. then south to Tennessee. He served in the com- missary department, with the rank of Captain. He was in all the engagements of his regiment, including Pea Ridge and Bentonville. His regi- ment being united with others, the General, with his staff, were ordered to report to General Raines at Little Rock, Ark., from which place they went to Ft. Smith, then back to Missouri to hold a crossing on the Missouri River, but got into a fight at Lone Jack, after which the recruits re- turned to Arkansas, where the regiment was re- organized as an infantry regiment under General Parsons, and served under him until the close of the war. Mr. Campbell took part in all the en- gagements in the trans-Mississippi region, includ- ing Perry Grove, Helena, Pleasant Hill, La., and Jenkins' Ferry. He was at Freeport, La., when his regiment surrendered to the Ninety-ninth Illi- nois Infantry, some time after Lee's surrender. The division of which his regiment formed a part was the last to surrender.
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