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OHN L. GLAZEBROOK. Among the well- to-do farmers and stock-raisers of John- son County, mention may be made of Mr. Glazebrook, whose estate lies on section 13, town- ship 44, range 26. He is a native of this state, having been born in Cole County, August I, 1848. His parents were John L. and Mary (Moreland) Glazebrook, natives, respectively, of Kentucky and Virginia. They were brought to this state by their parents when young and were married in Cole County.
John Glazebrook, Sr., was a blacksmith by trade, and for twelve years after his union with Miss Moreland lived in Cole County. They had born to them eleven children, of whom John L. was the youngest but one. The father for many years resided upon an estate belonging to one of his sons, so that our subject was reared to farm work, following this vocation industriously when not in school.
The subject of this sketch began to do for him-
self when about eighteen years of age, working tor a brother by the month. He was economical and ambitious to become the owner of property, and shortly afterward purchased a tract of eighty acres, paying down one-third of the price asked for it. He had about wiped out the debt three years later, when he sold it and bought one hun- dred and twenty acres in Post Oak Township, which he held for about seven years. Being mar- ried about that time, he disposed of it to good ad- vantage and located elsewhere. Mr. Glazebrook, who took part in the late war as a member of the Home Guards, was strongly in sympathy with the Union cause and served faithfully and well during the period of his enlistment.
The lady to whom our subject was married De- cember 1, 1869, was Miss Fannie Freeman, of Post Oak Township, her birth occurring in Greene County, this state. She became the moth- er of two children, but has since passed away. Leona, now the wife of Fleetwood Hunt, is liv- ing in Madison Township, this county; Sterling is a resident of Post Oak Township. Soon after his wife's death our subject sold out, and until about 1881 did not make a permanent location. That year lie took possession of his present farm, which included ninety acres under advanced cul- tivation. He was married, June 26, 1881, to Miss Maria Bryson, also of Post Oak Township, whose birth occurred in Allegheny County, Pa., Novem- ber 14, 1861. Her parents were Rev. John C. and Nancy (Chambers) Bryson, who emigrated to this state when Mrs. Glazebrook was six years of age. Her mother was the daughter of John Chambers, the noted glass manufacturer of Pitts- burg, Pa. Mr. Bryson was a minister in the United Presbyterian Church.
The four children born to our subject and wife are as follows: Grover, who was born Jan- uary 3, 1881; Roscoe Conklin, March 26, 1888; Myrtle, June 11, 1890; and Lucile, December 8, 1894. Mr. Glazebrook cast his first Presidential vote in 1872 for Horace Greeley, and from that time until a few years since used his influence in support of Democratic principles. Now, how- ever, he votes for the best inan, independent of party. Both Mr. and Mrs. Glazebrook are mem-
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bers in excellent standing of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in the work of which they take an active part. They are highly respected in their community and have an extended ac- quaintance throughout the county.
RANCIS A. SMITH, one of the substantial and enterprising citizens of Johnson Coun- ty, owns an improved farm on section 15, township 46, range 29. A man of unostentatious and quiet life, he has made it his main business to attend to the wants of his family and the proper management of his farm. He is now living upon what is known as the old Howard Place, which was settled upon over forty- five years ago. This tract Mr. Smith purchased some four years ago. It comprises one hundred and ninety-one acres, and is devoted to fruit and stock raising.
Our subject is the son of Samuel M. Smith, who is at present living in Atchison County, this state, where he is one of its substantial residents. He was formerly from Ohio, and prior to coming to this state lived for one year in Indiana. He married Miss Amanda Silket, also a native of the Buckeye State, who departed this life when twen- ty-nine years of age. At the time of that sad event our subject was a lad of ten years and the eldest of a family of four children. The others were Granville M .; Anna K., living in Lodena, Ill .; and Louella, also a resident of that place.
The subject of this sketch was born March 22, 1859, in Adams County, Ohio. On the death of his mother he began to do for himself, first work- ing out on farms, but later found employment as clerk in a store. He was very observant and quick to learn, so that, although prevented from attending school very regularly when young, he gained a good, practical knowledge of business in various lines, which has been of benefit to him in later years. He married Nancy A. Handley, of this state, in 1882. They have four children,
all of whom are at home, and are named as fol- lows: Jennie, Blanche, Glessie and Geneva.
Since taking possession of the Howard Place our subject has made many improvements in the way of buildings, etc., and in prosecuting his business as a fruit and stock grower employs a number of men. He is a very hard worker him- self, and although having settled here only four years ago, is well known and liiglily respected. He is in no sense an office-seeker, but always votes for candidates of the Republican party. A man of progressive ideas, he is ever in touch with the progress made in agriculture.
OSEPH J. PENQUITE. Not without jus- tice Mr. Penquite is conceded to hold an en- viable position among the prominent business men of Pettis County. With but limited means when a young man, and with no influence to help him along except his own good name and upright conduct, with these and by untiring industry and intelligent management, he has steadily risen, un- til he now occupies a place of marked considera- tion in the business circles of Lamonte.
A native of Virginia, Mr. Penquite was born in Fanquier County, March 27, 1836, being a son of Stephen and Margaret (Jackson) Penquite. He is one of their family of nine children, five sons and four daughters, seven of whom are now liv- ing. They are named as follows: Virginia, wife of D. B. Glasgow, of Blanchester, Ohio; Cath- erine, Mrs. Kenton Wilson, of Clarksville, Ohio; Mary E., who married Joseph R. Whittaker, of Wilmington, Ohio; Joseph J., of this sketch; John M., a resident of Clarksville, this state; Burr F., whose home is also in that city; and Warren D.
While living in the Old Dominion, Stephen Penquite was principally engaged in farm pur- suits, and was similarly occupied after coming to Ohio. He made his home on a farm near Clarks- ville from 1836 until 1873, when he died at the age of seventy-two. His wife, who was born in
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1803, survived him for a number of years, dying in 1887, at the age of eighty-four. Both were devoted Christians and earnest members of the Methodist Church.
Tracing the lineage of our subject back another generation, we find that his paternal grandfather was a native of Virginia, where he followed the occupation of a farmer. He reared a large fam- ily, and continued to make his home in the Old Dominion until his death, at the venerable age of ninety-eight. The maternal grandfather of our subject was also a Virginian and a farmer.
Upon his father's farm, three miles from Clarks- ville, Ohio, the subject of this sketch spent the years of youth, his education being obtained in the neighboring district schools. In 1872 he be- gan the study of pharmacy, and since that time he has been engaged in the drug business. In 1866 he came to Pettis County, Mo., and located on the present site of Lamonte when there was no town here. Sedalia was then only three years old, and was an unimportant village, giving no indication whatever of its present importance as a commer- cial and railroad center. The development of the resources of the county has been witnessed by Mr. Penquite with the greatest interest, and he has given his active co-operation to all measures cal- culated to promote the progress of his community.
In 1861 Mr. Penquite was united in marriage with Miss Minerva, daughter of Jonah and Sarah Vandervort. Three children were born to them, namely: Ella V., who became the wife of J. M. Reed, but is now deceased; Walter, who married Miss May Wood, and is a practicing physician of Lamonte; and Robert G., who married Miss Ollie Hall, and is a railroad telegraph operator. Mrs. Minerva Penquite was a faithful member of the Baptist Church, with which she was identified until her death, in 1878. On the 3d of June, 1884, our subject married Miss Eva E., daughter of William W. and Mary O. (Roby) Boswell.
For five years Mr. Penquite was in partnership with Å. C. Snoddy, and after discontinuing that connection was associated for a time in business with W. U. Haynie. Now, however, he carries on the business alone. Politically a Republican, he has been very intimately associated with pub-
lic affairs in Lamonte. He was Postmaster for twelve years, Mayor six years, and served as Councilman for ten years. These responsible po- sitions, as well as all others to which he has been called, he has filled to the satisfaction of his fel- low-citizens and with credit to himself. During the late war he enlisted in the hundred-days serv- ice as a member of the One Hundred and Forty- sixth Ohio Infantry. In religious belief he is a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which his wife also belongs.
RVIN LEIHY, an honored citizen of John- son County, is now living retired from active labor on his well improved farm on section 14, township 45, range 24. He is a native of Michigan, his birth having occurred there in 1847, and in the Wolverine State the first twenty years of his life were passed.
The parents of our subject were Charles and Lucretia (Sheldon) Leihy, natives of Pennsylva- nia and New York State, respectively. They both moved to Michigan when quite young, and were married in that state. In 1867 they emi- grated to this county, where the remainder of their days were spent.
Reared to agricultural pursuits, Ervin Leihy determined to continue in the same when the time came for him to decide upon his future life work. His education was of a very practical na- ture, and well fitted him for the duties before him. When a mere boy he enlisted in the Federal army, and while in the service he contracted a disease, from the effects of which he has never recovered.
February 18, 1870, a marriage ceremony was celebrated, by which Miss Lucy Crews became the wife of Mr. Leiliy. She is a daughter of Caleb and Narcissa ( Parker) Crews, natives of Madison County, Ky. They emigrated to this county at an early day, and here spent the rest of their lives. Mrs. Leihy, who is a lady of marked business ability, received her education in the country
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schools. Since the failure of her husband's health she has ably attended to everything relating to the homestead and financial affairs. She is a de- voted member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
The union of Mr. and Mrs. Leihy was blessed with thirteen children, as follows: James, Addie, Ernest, Jesse, Bessie, Ervin, Grace, Laura, Charlie, Ida, and three who have been called to the better land. Addie is the wife of Oliver Bab- bitt, of this county. Politically our subject is an ally of the Republican party.
3 ELL HUTCHINSON, who is one of the most successful farmers and business men of Sedalia, now resides in this city, though he travels for the Sedalia Woolen Mills, of which he is one of the proprietors. He was born in Bowl- ing Green Township, Pettis County, on the 12th of April, 1851, and is a son of W. T. Hutchinson, a native of Lafayette County, Ky. The father came to Pettis County in 1849, and located upon a farm in Bowling Green Township. He con- tinued the cultivation of his land until 1885, when he removed to Sedalia, where lie is now serving as President of the Citizens' National Bank. He was united in marriage with Martha G. Porter, a native of Virginia, and daughter of Bellfield Porter, who was a farmer of Bowling Green Township, where his death occurred.
Bell Hutchinson is the eldest in a family of nine children, of whom seven are still living. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and his pri- mary education was obtained in the district schools, but he later attended the Forest Grove Institute. At the age of twenty-two he started out in life for himself, buying a farm of one hun- dred and thirty acres in Elk Fork Township, and there engaged in general farming. He later pur- chased five hundred and forty-eight acres in one
body, and still oversees its cultivation, though lie has placed a foreman in charge. He deals quite extensively in cattle and hogs, shipping from ten to fifteen carloads annually. He has one of the best stock farms in the county, and the cattle and hogs which he raises are of the best grades. He also owns a good farm of seventy acres in Johnson County, which he rents.
In 1876, in Johnson County, Mr. Hutchinson married Miss Lizzie Owsley, a native of that coun- ty, and a daughter of John Owsley, who there engages extensively in farming and stock-raising. By this union four children were born, but only one is now living, Linnie, who is now attending the Central Female College at Lexington, Mo. The mother was called to her final rest in 1885.
After the death of his wife, Mr. Hutchinson located in Sedalia, where he purchased a third interest in the Cain Bros. manufacturing estab- lishment, the firm becoming Cain Bros. & Hutch- inson, and he now travels for the same. In 1870 a woolen factory was established by Mr. Hancock in the northeast part of the city, and was known as the Sedalia Woolen Mill, but it was later purchased by Cain Bros. It is now one of the leading industries of the city, and employ- ment is furnished to twenty-eight hands. The plant is run by steam power, and they manufac- ture all kinds of woolen goods, together with trousers and shirts. They are meeting with most excellent success, and do both a wholesale and retail business, selling all over this state and Kan- sas. Their store building, which is situated at the corner of Osage and Second Streets, is two stories in height, with a basement.
In April, 1891, Mr. Hutchinson was elected on the Democratic ticket as Alderman from the First Ward, and served for two years, being President of the City Council the last year. He was on several important committees, and was chairman of the one on waterworks. He always discharged his duties faithfully, and during his term most of the paving was done. He is one of the lead- ers of the Democracy in Pettis County, has served on the Central Committee, and has been a dele- gate to both county and state conventions. So- cially he is a member of several civic organiza-
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tions, including the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Woodmen of the World, the Elks, and the Commercial Travelers' Association of America, at Sedalia, and has been Treasurer of the local branch. As a citizen he stands high, and justly deserves the esteem in which he is held.
APT. J. M. GLENN, one of the prominent and representative citizens of Sedalia, is now serving as Deputy Circuit Clerk of Pettis County. June 29, 1849, he was born in Wash- ington, Iowa, where his father, A. A. Glenn, was one of the earliest settlers. The latter's birth oc- curred in Lancaster County, Pa., as did his fa- ther's, William Glenn, who there spent his entire life, engaged in agricultural pursuits. The fam- ily is of Scotch-Irish descent. The father of our subject was reared in Pennsylvania, where he was afterward married, but later emigrated to Iowa, in which state he followed general farming and stock-raising. He has now reached the advanced age of seventy-three years. Religiously he is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, while in politics he supports the Republican party with his ballot. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Mcclellan, by her marriage became the mother of eight children, who are still living, three sons and five daughters. Her birth also occurred in Lancaster County, Pa., but in the '50s she removed with her father, John McClellan, to Iowa, where the latter followed farming until his death.
Captain Glenn in his youth had the advantages of a good education, first attending the common schools and later an academy in his native city. During the years 1869-70-71 he served as clerk under Colonel Murdock in the Internal Rev- enue Collector's office, in Marble Hill, Mo., after which he was employed in a dry-goods house in Ft. Scott, Kan., for three years. In 1876 he arrived in Sedalia, where for two years he worked for the firm of Johnson & Wharton, and then for
seven years was salesman for John G. Allen. He was next employed as bookkeeper in the whole- sale notion house of C. P. Muir, where he re- mained for some time. From 1890 until 1895 he served as Assistant Postmaster, for four years un- der H. C. Demuth and the remainder of the time under V. P. Hart. He resigned, however, on the ist of January, 1895, to accept his present posi- tion, that of Deputy Circuit Clerk.
In Sedalia, on the 11th of February, 1879, Cap- tain Glenn was united in marriage with Miss Re- becca Otten. The lady was born in this city and is a daughter of Henry Otten, one of its leading hardware merchants. The union of our subject and his wife has been blessed with four interest- ing children, Flora, Harry, Madge and Leonard.
In the spring of 1892 the Captain was elected City Treasurer on the Republican ticket, having a majority of two hundred, and in April, 1894, was re-elected to the same position by a majority of eight hundred, running far ahead of his ticket, which was the largest ever received by any one in the county. He assisted in the organization of the Sedalia Republican Flambeau Club in 1888, which comprises seventy-five members and is one of the finest clubs of the kind in the United States. Lieutenant Burr, of the regular army, was made its first Captain, but after serving six weeks he returned to duty, when our subject was unanimously elected to that position, though he was away at the time. He has worked hard for its success, but his labors have been well re- . warded, and it is one of which he may be justly proud. It is now uniformed and is in every way a credit to the leader. He has served as its Cap- tain continuously since September, 1888. Dur- ing President Harrison's inauguration the club went to Washington, where it received the second prize. Sixty members were there present and they received a two-column notice in the papers of that city. The club has traveled extensively, and in 1892 took part in the grand naval battle on the Mississippi at St. Louis, where they dis- played the finest fireworks.
Captain Glenn is interested in several civic so- cieties. He is a member of Queen City Lodge No. 52, K. of P., belonging to the Uniformed
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Rank, and served as Captain of Fletir de Lis Di- vision No. 7, of Sedalia, for three years. He also holds membership with Granite Lodge No. 272, A. F. & A. M., and is a charter member of the Royal Tribe of Joseph No. 1, in which he now fills the chair of Worthy Patriarch. The Repub- lican party has in the Captain a faithful ally, the principles of which he stanchly advocates. He is public-spirited and progressive, and his friends in Sedalia and surrounding country are numerous. His wife, a most estimable lady, holds member- ship with the Presbyterian Church.
OSEPH C. CULP, M. D. As one of the suc- cessful physicians and surgeons of Pettis County, the name of Dr. Culp is well and favorably known among the residents of this por- tion of the state. His office is in Ionia City, Washington Township, and his practice extends throughout the surrounding country, where he enjoys an enviable reputation as a skillful physi- cian and an honorable man. Commencing the practice of his profession in this village in 1882, he removed two years later to Clifton, Cooper County, Mo., but in 1893 returned to Ionia City, and has since been a resident of this place.
The family of which Dr. Culp is a member has long been associated with the history of Amer- ica, and the historic town of Culpeper, Va., was named in their honor. The first representative in this country was his great-grandfather, John Kolb, a native of Germany. Next in the line of descent was John Culp, a planter of the Old Do- minion, and following him was William Culp, our subject's father, who was born on the Poto- mac River, in Hampshire County, Va., and fol- lowed the occupation of a farmer. During the Civil War his sympathies were strongly on the side of the South, and though he did not enter the army, he hired a substitute to take his place. Becom- ing interested in oil speculations, he found this a source of large revenue.
In 1865 William Culp removed to Missouri and settled in Randolph County, where he purchased land. He assisted in laying out the city of Mo- berly, and made Culp's Addition to the town. Where stood his old homestead may now be found many of the most desirable residences of the city. He became a man of prominence in his commu- nity and was frequently elected to offices of trust. He is still living and resides in Collins, St. Clair County, Mo. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Holland, passed away in 1870.
The subject of this sketch was born in West Virginia, October 23, 1855, and is the eldest of the three children of his father's first marriage. The others are Amos H., a physician of Otter- ville, Mo., and Minnie, Mrs. Walter McCormick, who lives near Sedalia. In boyhood our subject attended the schools of Moberly, and between the years of fifteen and twenty-one was with his fa- ther upon a farm. While still very young he evinced a decided predilection for the medical science, but his father discouraged him in his ef- forts to study the profession, promising to aid him in a start in any occupation beside that which he had chosen.
At the age of twenty-one, our subject entered the Kirksville Normal School, where he spent the greater part of two years. He then taught in the country schools of Randolph County, devoting his spare hours to the study of medicine. In the winter of 1879-80 he took a course of lectures in the Missouri Medical College of St. Louis, and afterward formed a partnership with his former preceptor in Randolph County. Later he took a partial course of lectures at Keokuk, Iowa, and completed his medical education at Marion Sim's Medical College, St. Louis, in 1892.
In the spring of 1882 Dr. Culp came to Ionia City, and here in the following year lie married Miss Lucy Wright, who was born and reared in Randolph County, Mo. In 1884 he moved to Clifton, Mo., where he built up a large practice, having, in fact, far more than he could attend to with justice to himself, so that finally his health was impaired by overwork. He is a good finan- cier, an exceptionally keen business man, exact, honorable and discriminating, and through his
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judicious investments he has gained valuable properties. He and his wife have four children, namely: May, who was born in Ionia City in 1884; Gertrude, whose birth occurred in Clifton in 1885; and Annie and Stella, both of whom were born in Clifton, tlie former in 1887, and the latter in 1892.
The first Presidential ballot of Dr. Culp was cast for Samuel Tilden, and he has since advo- cated Democratic principles. His paternal rela- tives, with the exception of one uncle, have all been stanch Democrats. While not an office- seeker, he is interested in everything pertaining to the party, and is one of its best local workers. Socially he is identified with the Pettis County, the Missouri Central, and the State Medical So- cieties. He is a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church South, and his wife belongs to the Baptist Church. Personally he is genial, com- panionable and popular with all classes, decided in his opinions, yet conceding to others that free- dom of thought which he claims for himself.
OHN DAVIS is a retired merchant and cap- italist of Warrensburg, where in 1870 he started a bank in company with his brother- in-law, George Colburn. For several years there- after he was connected with the institution in a clerical capacity, and ever since the bank was started has been Secretary and a Director of the same. Though he has transacted a large amount of business in his day, it may be said that, great- ly to his credit, he has never had trouble with any man, has kept free from lawsuits, and for years his life has exemplified the teachings of the Golden Rule.
The Davis family is of Welsh descent, the great- grandfather of our subject having emigrated from Wales to Virginia. There Richard and Harrison, the grandfather and father of our subject, respect- ively, were born, the last-named in 1781. He was a nephew of William Henry Harrison, who
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