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After the war onr subject continued to reside in Virginia until 1869, in which year he removed to La Fayette County. Mo., and first located in Do- ver Township, where he resided two years. Then he removed into Saline County, where he remained for a year, but later went back to La Fayette and took up his residence upon his present farm. con- sisting of seventy-five acres. The marriage of our subject was celebrated in November, 1873, with Miss Rebecca Pfleger. a native of this county and State, the daughter of David and Nancy Pfleger, who were early settlers of the county, having come here in 1828. when they made settlement in Lexington Township.
To Mr. and Mrs. Pfleger two children were born, but only one survived, Maria, now residing at
home. In his political feelings our subjeet prefers the Democratic party, and is active in its ranks. Ilis religious connection has long been with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. In the community where he has made his home and is best known, Mr. Pfleger is regarded as an honest, enterprising citizen and an important member of society.
RS. ELIZABETH JENNINGS, a well- known lady, residing upon a fine farm of five hundred and forty aeres of nicely improved land, located in La Fayette County, Mo., on section 16, range 26, township 49, is the subject of this sketch. Her birth took place in Berkeley County, Va., August 15, 1830, a daughter of James and Mary (Wigle) Robinson, the father a native of Virginia, and the mother of Ireland, the latter coming to America with her parents when a young girl. Mrs. Jennings was reared in Berkeley County, Va., receiving a liberal education for the times, growing up into fair womanhood under the parental care. Her mar- riage with Rev. J. Il. Jennings took place Janu- ary 4, 1819.
The birth of James II. Jennings occurred March 1, 1813. a son of James and Phohe (Sanford) Jen- nings, in Shelter Island, N. Y., receiving his pre- paratory education in Monson Academy, in New York, later entering the theological school at Ilampden Sidney, Va. Receiving his license to preach in 1842, he continued in the work for a period of forty years. During the war Mr. Jen- nings was a conscientious Union man, and found it desirable to leave his home until the unhappy time was over. The family remained in the old home, but Mr. Jennings removed to a more congen- ial atmosphere in the State of Maryland.
In 1867 Mr. Jennings came with his family to Missouri, locating upon the line farm now owned by his bereaved widow, remaining there until his death, October 6, 1885. At this time not only did the Presbyterian Church lose a faithful la-
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borer, the family a devoted husband and father, but the community a man of sterling character, who bore every test of life as does the true gold the touch of the acid. He was true-what more need be said? The family born to Mr. and Mrs. Jennings was a large and interesting one, reaching the number of thurteen, but only eleven are liv- ing, who are as follows: Elizabeth, who became the wife of .J. T. Siler; James R .; Thomas; Sophronia became the wife of A. Reed; William; Ella be- came the wife of Lewis C. Frey; Emma became the wife of George W. Smith; Edmund, Sallie, Lanra and Minie. . Mr. Jennings was well known in this county and will long be remembered.
ERMAN SCHNIEDER, residing upon see- tion 9, township 49, range 26, is a native of Warren County, Mo., and was born April 7, 1841. His parents were Christian and Anna M. Schnieder, both natives of Germany, who, in 1839, emigrated to the United States. They took passage at Bremen, and after a tedious and uneventful voyage landed at New Orleans, whence they proceeded up the Mississippi River to Missouri and located in Warren County. They were among the first German settlers of that por- tion of the State, and made a home on what was practically wild land. We of this day ean but fecbly imagine the condition in which those pio- neer settlers found themselves, coming as they did to a strange, wild country where dread dangers lurked in the form of beasts and savages.
The father of our subject was a man of great energy. Soon his log cabin was sending its wreaths of smoke to the sky, and beneath its simple roof thankful hearts reposed. Coming here with limited means, Mr. Schnieder was obliged to work hard and long, but before his death, in 1869. he was able to see his family in comparative comfort upon the farm he had struggled to obtain. The first wife of Mr. Schnieder died in 1850, but the second wife survived him and now lives on the
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home farm in Warren County. The following children survive: Minnie, who became the wife of Rev. Henry Iloefer, of Iligginsville, Mo .; Herman; Frederick; Matilda, Mrs. Frederick Knopheide; Mary, who married Frank Kroek; and Anne, who became the wife of Charles Cook. The father of this family was a good man, a member of the Ger- man Evangelical Church, and in his death Warren County lost an excellent citizen.
IJerman Schnieder was reared to maturity in his native county amid the pioneer scenes of those early days in Missouri. His first recollection is of life upon a farm, and he became well acquainted with agricultural pursuits before the war clarion aroused within his breast feelings of patriotism which did him honor. His enlistment took place in August, 1862, in Company II, Thirty-third Mis- souri Infantry, First Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, and the greater part of his service was per- formed under the command of Gen. A. J. Smith. He took part in the battles of Helena, Aik .; Pleas- ant Hill, La .; Yellow Bayou, La .; Lake Chicot, Ark .; Tupelo, Miss .; Nashville; the siege of Span- ish Fort, Mobile Bay, and other minor engage- ments. For injuries received during his long and dangerous service, he receives a pension of $12 per month. Now, as always, a true and loyal Union man, Mr. Schnieder is a valued member of the Grand Army Post at Higginsville. The trying events in which he bore so faithful and courage- ous a part occurred before he established a home in La Fayette County.
In the spring of 1869 Mr. Schnieder came to this county, where for several years he farmed upon rented land, and afterward bought a farm near Page City. lle resided on that place until 1883, when he purchased his present farm, eonsist- ing of one hundred and thirteen acres of land, which he has accumulated by his own efforts. The marriage of our subject, which took place Decem- ber 24, 1869, united him with Miss Lisette Brueg- genjohn, of Warren County, Mo. Their happy union has been blessed with twelve children, eleven of whom are living, as follows: Elizabeth, Louis, Minnie, Annie, Frederick, Frank, Metia, Emma, Pauline, Clara and Bertha. Benjamin is deceased. Our subject is a man of influence in
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the community, an intelligent and progressive citizen. and both he and his wife are members of the German Evangelical Church, which he supports as liberally as his means permit.
ILLIAM DAVIS, an energetic and enter- prising agriculturist and promment citi- zen, owning and residing upon valnable farming property located in township 50, range 19, Saline County, Mo., near Arrow Rock, is widely known and highly respected for his business ability and his sterling integrity of character. Born November 9, 1823, in Sullivan County, Ind., Mr. Davis belonged to a family who came originally from near Guilford, England, and who at an early date settled upon land which was then part of the colony of Virginia. This branch of the family have all been agriculturists from time immemorial. The paternal grandfather, William, was born in 1741, near Guilford Court House, Va., and died in 1837, at ninety-six years of age.
Grandfather Davis was twice married and his children were all born in Virginia. By his first wife he had two sons, John and Abraham. The eldest child of his second wife was a daughter Jane, who married Stephen Welch; Bethiah Jane died unmarried; Guilford, the father of our sub- jeet. was born in the Old Dominion in 1795. Ile removed to the Territory of Indiana in 1813 and journeyed tlnther with wagons, crossing the Ohio River at Lawrenceburgh, and camping out on the journey. Three years later, when Guilford Davis was about twenty-one years of age. he was mar- ried to Miss Mary, a daughter of Thomas and Mar- tha Gray. The wedding occurred in 1816, and soon afterward the young husband and wife settled on the Vermillion River, in Vermillion County, Ind., and there they remained a few years, when they lo- cated in Sullivan County, where our subject was born. The maternal ancestors of William Davis, the Grays, were of Scotch descent and were strong
Presbyterian>, thrifty and prudent. They made their early home in Pennsylvania, the old Quaker State which furnished to the ranks of our soldiers in the old Revolutionary days some of the bravest and best of her people.
Grandfather Gray and his wife removed from Virginia to Kentucky, thence to Indiana, arriving in the latter Territory about 1816, where he died. The widow removed to lowa in 1852 and settled in Wapello County, where she died at about the age of ninety-three years. The grandfather of our subject settled near Bloomington and died there at a good old age. The mother afterward died at her home in Wapello County, surviving to reach her ninetieth year. William Davis passed the days of his boyhood upon the Indiana farm. attending the little log schoolhouse in winter and through springand summer assisting upon the farm. There was underbrush to be cleared away and land from which the wood was to be cut, and so the time went on and at last our subject reached his twenty- first year. To this time he had been looking for- ward, and now it had come, and he began life for himself, though with very little capital other than a stout heart and a willing pair of hands.
The eldest of our subject's father's family was Thomas; William, the subject of our sketch, was the second born; the third son was Abraham, who died in Wapello County, lowa, in 1890: Bethiah Jane, the eldest daughter. married Aaron Wood, of Towa; James lives in lowa; Martha is married to Ernest Miller, a resident of lowa: Joseph makes his home in lowa, while John lives in Kansas; Nancy resides in Highiland Township, Wapello County, lowa; Benjamin is deceased. From this list of brothers and sisters, it will be easy to see that the homestead held a cheery group of young people long after our subject had left its shelter. At first Mr. Davis found employment on a farm. then he entered a blacksmith shop at Terre Haute, and at- tentively sought to gain an insight into so useful a trade. He afterward made two trips to New Orleans on a flatboat. going to that Southern city in the spring of 1846 and 1817.
In the early spring of 1818, our subject removed to Wapello County, lowa. With the savings he had carefully accumulated, he bought one hundred
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and sixty acres of land, and subsequently added thereto until he had three hundred and thirty acres, all under fine cultivation. In March, 1851, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Eliza- beth, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Green) Major, natives of York County, Pa., and of Scotch ancestry. The children who have gladdened the hearth and home of Mr. and Mrs. Davis are: Duane, deceased; Andrew J .; Guilford, deceased; Simon, Thomas J. and John G. These sons of our subject assisted him upon his farm, as he had assisted his father many years ago. In 1867, Mr. Davis again returned to Missouri, settling in the spring in Pet- tis County. During the same year he sold that property, and came to Saline County in the spring of 1868, loeating on the farm where he now hves.
At present, Mr. Davis owns one thousand acres of land and is engaged extensively in farming, besides which he handles stock, being especially success- ful in raising graded stock and fine cattle. Pros- pered in business, he finds time to interest himself in the affairs of the day, and though never a poli- tician, he is, as have been all the others, a stanchi Democrat. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. and our subject is a cheer- ful giver in behalf of all its good work. Pleasantly situated in the evening of his days and surrounded by his children and his children's children, Mr. Davis cannot but contemplate with satisfaction the reward which honest integrity, busy industry, en- ergy and wise management have bestowed with a liberal hand upon him and his household.
Greensburgh, Greene County, Ky., July 13, 1823. llis father was Matthew Hutchason, a native of Virginia, and his mother, Naney Rogers, was also born in the Old Dominion, whence she removed to Kentucky, being among the early settlers of Boone County. Our subject has a twin brother, who is engaged in business at lligginsville, Mo.
Mr. Hutchason spent his youthful days in his native State and county. He attended the dis- triet schools of his home neighborhood during the winter months, and also at other times when he could be spared from the necessary assistance which, in common with all farmer boys, he gave to his father. The practical knowledge of agricul- tural duties thus obtained was but the apprentice- ship given to his future work in life. Thoroughly grounded in the sowing, planting and reaping of the yearly harvest, he gained his capital, which he afterward used to excellent advantage. In 1856, he became a free and independent tiller of the soil, farmning for his individual benefit in the State of Kentucky, where he has passed the most of his years.
In the spring of 1884, our subject came to La Fayette County and settled upon his present home of eighty acres, a well-improved and valuable farming property. Upon the Kentucky homestead he raised stock extensively, dealing only in the liner grades of cattle. In Missouri, he has given his attention mostly to the care of Shorthorns. Many years ago, now almost a half-century since, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Em- ily F. Carter. Her father, L. B. Carter, a native of Virginia, was one of the early settlers of Ken- tucky, locating with other Virginians in Greene County. The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. HIutchason was blessed by the birth of eleven chil- dren, and of this large family of sons and daugh- ters, ten vet survive.
OSEPH U. HUTCHASON, a prosperous gen- eral agriculturist and successful stock-raiser The brothers and sisters who once gathered daily around the family hearth and table are in the order of their birth: Elizabeth, Benjamin M., Louis E., Zillia B., Ida R., Sara, Mattie M., Joseph W., Bertha and Mabel C. Many of these children have married and formed family ties. and their sons and daughters will worthily represent the has for several years been an honored and useful citizen of Dover Township, La Fay- ette County. Upon section 13. township 50, range 26, he profitably engages in the cultivation of his farm, one of the most pleasantly located and gen- erally productive pieces of farming property in this part of the county. Our subject was born in | family name, as have their forefathers before them.
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They all oceupy positions of influence and useful- ness, and as good citizens, upright in principle and energetic in character. are widely known and uni- versally respected. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchason are numbered among the active and valued members of the Baptist Church, and are important factors in the religious and benevolent enterprises of that organization.
The first representatives of the Iutehason family in the United States emigrated from the Queen's dominions in the early history of this country, took part in the Revolutionary struggles and have through their descendants contributed to the rapid advance and constantly increasing prosperity of our nation. Our subject has not yet completed a half-score of years in Missouri, but in his compar- atively brief residence in the county of La Fayette has won the entire esteem and confidence of the farming community which surrounds him. He has never aspired to political promotion. yet is ever interested in local and national issues, and easts his vote with the Democratic party.
AVID J. POWELL, a prominent and high- ly respected farmer of Washington Town- ship, La Fayette County, was born here December 25, 1825, being the son of Rich- ard and Rachel (James) Powell. His grandfather. Joseph Powell, a farmer, born in Tennessee, cable with his wife to La Fayette County, Mo., about the year 1835, and settled in Jackson County, where he died. The father of our subject, also a native of Tennessee, came to Missouri in 1820, making the journey overland with a wagon and team. He remained in Lexington until lands were placed on the market, when he entered about one thousand acres in Washington Township, upon which he resided until his death in 1840. lle was married three times. llis first wife was Miss Rachel James, who bore him six children, namely: Polly, Hannah. Ann. Jane, Joseph and David J. By his second wife, whose maiden name
was Barbara MeClellan, one child was born, James. His third wife, Martha (Mays) Powell, bore him three children, namely: Franeis M. and George W., both in Oregon, and Thomas J. IIe was a member of the Methodist Church, and an industrious, honorable man.
The mother of our subject, born in Tennessee, was the daughter of David James. David J. Pow- ell, after the death of his father. removed to Jack- son County, where he resided until the war with Mexico. He then enlisted in Company A, Mis- souri Mounted Infantry, participated in the battles of Brazito and Sacramento, and after thirteen months returned to La Fayette County. With his brothers he bought his father's homestead, where he has resided since, owning three hundred acres. He participated in the Civil War for a short time, serving under Gen. Price for three weeks, and taking part in the battle of Lexington.
Mr. Powell has been married twice. His first wife was Miss Nancy, daughter of John and Prude (Rice) Ingraham, who were among the earliest of the settlers of Washington Township. Her father was a hatter prior to his removal to Missouri. There were born to our subject by this wife eight children, four of whom lived to maturity. They were: Martha C., wife of Robert Ramsey; David D .; Joseph and Joli R., deceased. Mrs. Naney Powell was a Presbyterian before her marriage, but subsequently became a Missionary Baptist. She died in the fall of 1865.
The lady who for many years has been the de- voted helpmate and faithful companion of Mr. Powell was known in maidenhood as Sarah A. Basham, and was born near Louisville, Ky .. the daughter of Benjamin and Malinda (Mongold) Basham, of Virginia. the father being a farmer and carpenter. They removed from Kentucky to Iowa, and thence to Jackson County, Mo., and later to La Fayette County. He served through the war under Gen. Price. Two sons and one daughter by his first wife were reared to manhood and womanhood. Ilis second wife was Mrs. Bet- sie (Ruby) Gibson, who bore him four children, three sons and one daughter. In his religious faith he is a Missionary Baptist.
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living, namely: Charles W .; Emma J., wife of Os- car Fitler; Benjamin R .; William L .; James M .; Elizabeth P. and Dixie C. One eluld died in in- fancy. Mr. and Mrs. Powell are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, which he joined when but sixteen years old. Ile was one of the organ- izers of the Greenton Church, and has been a Dea- eon for forty years. In politics he takes a lively interest, and is actively identified with the Den- ocratie party.
BRAM HUPP, for nearly two-score years an honored citizen of Saline County and widely known as a prosperous agricul- turist, resides upon section 4, township 52, range 20, near the village of Sharon. A na- tive of Virginia, he was born in Shenandoah County in 1805, and is the son of Abraham and Elizabeth Ilupp, both Virginians by birth. The father was one of the courageous and faithful of- ficers who fought bravely in the War of 1812. Our subject was the third in a family of seven sons. John Hupp, born in Virginia in 1802, mar- ried Miss Circle, and was a farmer in Ohio; Sam- uel, born in the Old Dominion in 1803. married Miss Gips and resides in Virginia; Israel, who was born in Virginia in 1807, was united in mar- riage with Miss Barnes, and some time afterward died in his native State; Michael, born in 1809, married and afterward removed to Ohio; George Washington married and located in Ohio.
Our subject studied in both the American and German schools of Virginia, and industriously ac- quired all the book knowledge his limited time for study allowed him to gain. Ile was present at the laying of the corner-stone of the Baltimore Railroad Depot. The first wages he received amounted to $96 per year, and for a time he was employed in driving cattle for a resident Vir- ginian. Five years' steady occupation as a drover gave him the munificent salary of $100 each twelve months. He next became overseer of a
large slave plantation, and continued there until he finally decided to locate in La Porte, Ind., where he purchased forty acres of land, paying for the property $13 per acre. Industrious, hard- working and thrifty, he prospered and added to his real estate until he had acquired by honest toil one hundred and five acres, which he brought under a high state of cultivation, and made his permanent home for thirty years.
On account of business reverses Mr. Hupp set- tled in Saline County, Mo., December 1, 1865, and bought a tract of land containing six hun- dred and fifty-eight acres, at that time worth $15 per acre, but now valued at $40 and upward. The home of our subject is desirably located, and could not be purchased for $11,000 with its ex- cellent improvements. Aside from this property, Mr. Hupp has given to each of his children a quarter-section of fine land, or its equivalent in money. Devoting his time to agricultural duties, he raises mostly wheat and corn, and also is an extensive stock-feeder.
Sharing Mr. Hupp's pleasant and attractive home is his devoted wife, formerly Miss Louisa Gardner, with whom he was united in marriage June 9, 1837. Mrs. Hupp was born in 1814, and was the mother of ten children, of whom there are four boys and two girls living: Ann Elizabeth, born in La Porte, Ind., in 1838, married William Replogle, and resides in her native city, where her husband is a well-known banker and farmer. Or- mond, born in La Porte, Ind., September 11, 1810, married Mrs. Laura Campbell, and resides in Sa- line County, where he owns nine hundred acres of valuable land; he became the father of eleven children, of whom there are nine living. Arthur, born in La Porte, Ind., married Mrs. McAmis and removed to Fairville, Saline County, where he is a farmer and cattle dealer; Julia, born in Virginia, married a Mr. Crane and died in 1880; Mary E., whose native place is La Porte, Ind., is married and lives in Wichita, Kan .; Theodore, born in 1857, married Miss Martha Davis, and they are the parents of five children, two of whom now sur- vive; he resides in Saline County, where he owns three hundred and sixty acres of valuable land, all under excellent cultivation.
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Mr. Hopp is a devoted member of the Baptist Church, and a liberal supporter of that religious organization located in Miami Township. Frater- nally, he has been a Free Mason sinee 1839, when he joined that order in La Porte, and is now identified with Lodge No. 85, at Miami. As a pioneer settler in the West, he had many severe and thrilling experiences. For a brief time dur- ing the year 1832 he lived in the wilderness of Ohio, where he was once surrounded by wolves and narrowly escaped with his life. Being nearer his destination than he supposed. a friend heard his cry for help and came to his relief. He has had many hardships to surmount and obstacles to overcome. Prior to his marriage he had $4,000 loaned out. and through the Bankrupt Act lost every dollar of the amount. After his marriage he suffered another heavy loss. as some scoundrel poisoned eleven head of his best horses. Polit- ically. our subject was in early days a Whig, and later became an active supporter of the Repub- liean party. In Indiana he served as Door-keeper of the Legislature in 1845-46, one year in the House and one year in the Senate when it was Democratie. A true friend, a kind husband and father, and a law-abiding citizen, he has won and retains the confidence of all who know him.
M RS. LUCY J. DUVALL, one of the early settlers of La Fayette County. Mo., now residing upon the old place in township 49, range 26, section 21, is an honorable representative of the brave and cheerful pioneer women of the State. Her birth took place Febru- ary 14, 1830, in Jessamine County, Ky., a daugh- ter of Dr. W. J. and Elizabeth (Tapp) Ballard, both of whom were well-known and beloved resi- dents of the localities where their last days were passed. Dr. Ballard was a man whose life cannot be passed by with only casual notice, as his was an eventful career in many ways. Those who knew him best remember that he was an honored citizen,
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