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In politics Mr. Fanning is a Democrat, up- holding its principles with vigor and enthusiasm. He takes an active part in the work of the Chris- tian Church, in which he is a Deacon and to which. denomination his good wife also belongs. Though a comparatively young man, he has shown marked business ability and is widely and favorably known in the county where he has spent so many years of his life.
G EORGE W. JUDY. Well-directed en- ergy and honest dealing always tell in business as in everything else. Mr. Judy has been prosperously engaged in farming for many years, and during the whole time that has elapsed has advanced by rapid strides, until to- day he is known as one of the largest landhold- ers in Ralls County. His estate, which is three hundred and forty-three acres in extent, lies on Section 16, Township 54, Range 7, and in point of improvement is second to none in the State.
Our subject was born in Clark County, Ky., January 24, 1826, and is the son of John and Susan (Burroughs) Judy, the mother being born in Virginia and the father in Clark County, Ky. Mrs. Judy was taken by her parents to that State when young and was there reared and married. Her husband was engaged in farming and also later sold groceries, liquors, etc., through the county. He was engaged in the latter business during the greater part of his life in Clark Coun- ty, dying there in 1866. His wife passed away in the same locality in November, 1863. They were the parents of nine children: David was born in 1815 and married Miss E. Hutchins and, on her death, chose for his wife a Mrs. Ratliff; he is now living in Carlisle, Nichols County, Ky .;
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Martin was born in 1817, and married Miss C. Marsh; he is deceased and she lives in the Blue Grass State; John A. was born in 1820, married Miss Elizabeth Richard, and is a resident of Mex- ico, this State; Elizabeth was born in 1821, and died after her union with William Stewart, who is now a resident of Mexico, Mo .; Eliza Ann is now deceased; she was twice married; our sub- ject was the next born; Susan's birth occurred in 1827; she married a Mr. McKray, and both are deceased; Mary was born in 1832; she became the wife of Dr. J. C. McCowan, and is living in Butler County, Mo .; Eliza died in infancy. The members of this family who lived to mature years were well educated in the common schools of their native county.
The original of this sketch remained at home until 1864, when he determined to come to Mis- souri, where he had relatives living. He ac- cordingly went to Mexico and was there but a short time when he came to his present place, purchasing at first two hundred and forty acres. He was a thoroughly practical farmer and pros- pered in nearly everything which he undertook. As stated above, he is now the owner of three hundred and forty-three broad acres in this coun- ty, the greater part of which is beautiful prairie land. He has placed the very best improvements in the way of buildings and modern machinery on the place and is proud of the fact, and justly so, that it has been accumulated through his own well-directed efforts.
Mr. Judy has been twice married. His first union occurred in 1866 with Miss Katie Vande- venter, a native of Monroe County, Mo., and the daughter of William Vandeventer, an early settler of the county. She only survived her marriage a few months. Our subject was mar- ried in 1870 to Miss Julia Spencer, a native of this county and the daughter of John Spencer, whose history appears on another page in this volume. This marriage resulted in the birth of a son, Rockie M., who was born in 1871. Hc married Miss Maggie Cope and makes his home with our, subject.
In the early days a Whig, our subject now casts his vote for Democratic candidates. His
duties have been too numerous to allow of his seeking office, but he is ready at all times to en- courage and aid in any way that he can, all pub- lic enterprises. Mrs. Judy is a member in ex- cellent standing of the Christian Church.
S QUIRE WILLIAM T. FUQUA came on horseback to Missouri from Kentucky in 1857, his sole possessions being one hun- dred and fifty dollars in cash and the horse he rode. He first settled in Pike County near the Town of Spencerburgh, renting a farm for a year, and during this time managed to save a little money, which he added to his small fortune and invested in one hundred and twenty acres of land, which he sold a few years later. After his mar- riage he purchased the Rose homestead, on which he made many improvements and con- tinued to operate the place until 1881, at which time he sold out his interests in Pike County and cast in his lot with the farmers of Ralls County. He became the owner of his present farm of three hundred and twenty acres, located on Section 36, Township 53, Range 7, and has inaugurated sub- stantial improvements since that time. He was . elected Justice of the Peace in 1893, which office he is yet acceptably filling, and is also a Director of the People's Bank of Perry.
On the paternal side our subject's grandfather, Capt. William Fuqua, a native of Virginia and of French descent, moved to Nashville, Tenn., in 1800, when a log cabin in that city was used for a courthouse. He did splendid service in the War of 1812 under Gen. Jackson and by his gal- lantry he won his title. For thirty years he con- ducted a good farm near Nashville and then de- cided to settle in Logan County, Ky. Arriving there he embarked in the milling business, being thus employed for ten years, and in 1840 became a resident of Robertson County, Tenn., buying a farm in company with our subject, where he was living at the time of his death, which occurred in November, 1857.
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Samuel, son of Capt. Fuqua and father of our subject, was born in Tennessee in 1814, and was a youth of sixteen years when he went with his parents to Logan County, Ky. He was married in Nashville to Eliza Kirk, who was born in North Carolina, and the young couple settled on , a farm in Robertson County, previously men- tioned. Mr. Fuqua was a prominent man in that locality, where his active years were principally passed, and at the close of a happy and pros- perous life he was summoned to his reward in January, 1882. His wife survived him several years, dying in November, 1893. A rather un- usual fact is that their thirteen children all lived to mature years, apparently inheriting strong constitutions, and the sturdy characteristics of their parents. In the order of their birth they were named as follows: William, Mary, Sarah, Joseph G., James K., Tillie T., George C., Stephen G., Samuel Q., John G., Almetia C. Amos and Florence. For those early days they were all well educated and several of them at- tended college.
A native of Logan County, Ky., our subject was born May 10, 1836, and was reared to the duties of farm life. When he had reached his ma- jority he embarked in agriculture on his own ac- count, on his father's homestead, and the follow- ing year came to Missouri, as stated at the be- ginning of this article. September 1, 1859, his marriage with Martha Rose took place in Pike County, at the home of the lady's parents, the Rev. Robert and Mahala (Stark) Rose. They were born in Robertson County, Tenn., and set- tled on a farm in Pike County about 1852, where they both departed this life. Mrs. Fuqua was also born in Robertson County, her nativity oc- curring in 1838 and on August 19, 1866, she was claimed by the angel of death. Her eld- est son, Robert L., is a traveling man with head- quarters at St. Louis; the second son, Samuel, married Lulu B. Stevens, and is now living in this locality; William T., Jr., whose home is also · in this neighborhood, married Ellen Brown. In 1870 Mr. Fuqua married Jane Parker, who was a native of Pike County, and who died June 6, 1889. September 24, 1892, our subject married
Clara Cranshaw, who was born in 1845 in Lin- coln County, Mo. Her parents were Joel and Nancy (Norton) Cranshaw, the former born Oc- tober 21, 1802, and the latter July 2, 1812. They' both died in Lincoln County at a good old age. Meredith W., the only child of Mr. Fuqua and his wife Jane, died in infancy.
Our subject is noted for his generous support of all worthy public enterprises and has given his children one hundred and sixty acres of land, near his own home. For the past thirty years he has been a member of the Masonic Order and now belongs to Perry Lodge No. 302. For a like period of time he has been connected with the Baptist Church of the vicinity, and is now serv- ing the congregation as a Deacon. He has given both of his means and time to forwarding re- ligious movements. On political matters he sides with the Democratic party, to which he has given his allegiance since becoming a voter.
J OSEPH H. KEITH is one of the repre- sentative young farmers and stock-raisers of Ralls County. He is a native of this county, having been born on September 21, 1866, and was fifth in a family of eight children born to James H. and Sarah (Le Fever) Keith. (See sketch of the father elsewhere in this work.)
Our subject was reared on the home farm and received such education as the common schools of his native county afforded. On July 30, 1889, he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Ford. Soon after this important event he settled down to farming in Ralls County as a renter. After some five years' residence in this county he re- moved with his young bride to Pike County, where he now lives engaged in farming.
His wife is a daughter of Daniel Boone and Mary (Keithley) Ford, and was the fifth in a family of eight children; she was born April II, 1869. Her father is a native of Kentucky, and was born on February 26, 1831. He removed in his youth to Missouri and later married in Pike
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County, since which time he has spent his years in Montgomery and Pike Counties and is at the present time living in Wellsville, Montgomery County. In early life he followed farming, but some fifteen years since he learned the trade of a carpenter and has since devoted his time to that occupation.
His wife, the mother of our subject, is a native of Ralls County and was born in July, 1841. She was for many years a devout member of the Christian Church and died in that faith, her death occurring August 4, 1891.
To Mr. and Mrs. Keith two children have been born: Harry O., September 16, 1891; James Elmer, May 12, 1894. In his political affiliations Mr. Keith is of the Democratic persuasion; his wife is a member of the Christian Church, and both enjoy the respect and esteem of all who know them.
J UDGE SAMUEL J. HARRISON, attor- ney at Hannibal, was born in St. Louis, Mo., July 18, 1842. He is the son of Judge William P. and Margaret (Morton) Harrison, and the grandson of Samuel J. Harrison, whose birth occurred in Virginia, in which State he passed his entire life, being engaged during his later years in the tobacco business.
The father of our subject was born in Lynch- burg, Va., in 1818, and when about fourteen years of age left home and traveled to Clarksburg, Tenn., and from there went later to St. Louis, this State. Up to the time of his marriage he was engaged as clerk in mercantile establishments at the various places he visited.
William P. Harrison made his advent into Hannibal in 1845. Five years later he was ad- mitted to the bar and established an office for the practice of his profession. In 1851 he was elected Mayor of the city and served acceptably for one term. In 1864 he was honored by being elected to the Senate from the Hannibal District, serving in this capacity for one term. Subsequently he was appointed to the bench of the Circuit Court
to fill a vacancy. In the election following he was declared elected to that position, but the judges of the election threw out one county which should have been represented and on account of which he resigned the position. While at Palmyra he was made Registrar of the Land Office under Pierce's Administration.
During the Civil War the father of our subject was appointed Lieutenant Colonel and was also Provost Marshal of Hannibal. After the estab- lishment of peace he continued his practice until a year or two before his death, which occurred July 29, 1894. After the war he was a supporter of Republican principles, although prior to that time he voted the Democratic ticket. In relig- ious affairs he was a devout member of the Cath- olic Church. He was a man of marked ability, was a true patriot and much esteemed.
William P. Harrison was married at St. Louis, Mo., in February, 1839, to Margaret Morton, who was a native of that city and the daughter of George and Mary Morton. To them were born a family of children, of whom six grew to mature years. They are: George M., Samuel J., Ellen M., the wife of Guy Bryan, of St. Louis; Margaret, who was married to E. C. Hayes, of Hannibal, now deceased; Nannie C., the wife of J. C. Fuller, of Winfield, Kan .; and Sallie B., now deceased, who married Samuel Colladay, who is also dead.
The wife and mother departed this life Febru- ary 24, 1852. The Judge was married later to Nannie Bullock, a native of Lexington, Ky. To them were born seven children, who are now liv- ing, viz: Frank; Lucy, who married J. C. Fuller, is living in St. Paul, Minn .; Lizzie, now living at home; Alice, now Mrs. Frank Collins, of St. Paul, Minn .; Thomas Q., William P., Jr., and Jesse McVeigh. This lady is still living and makes her home in Hannibal.
The subject of this sketch secured his educa- tion in the parochial schools of Palmyra, the St. Paul College and the Baptist College. When his father removed to Hannibal he became a stil- clent in the schools of that city and was in attend- ance when the war broke out. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate service, joining a battalion raised about Hannibal, which was under
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the command of Maj. Hawkins and attached to · Gen. Price's Army as the Missouri State Guards. He remained in the service until the troops were disbanded, in December of that year, when he joined the regular Confederate Army at Rich- mond, Va., and was mustered into Otey Battery, Longstreet's Corps, with which he remained dur- ing its entire service through the war, and until it was compelled to surrender at Appomattox. Mr. Harrison participated in many of the noted engagements of that period. His battery was first stationed in Virginia, but was later ordered to other points. He fought in the battles of Get- tysburg, Winchester, Spottsylvania, Wilderness, Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg and Five Forks. While at Petersburg he was wounded by a piece of shell, and at Five Forks received a saber cut in the charge made by Sheridan's Cav- alry.
Samuel J. Harrison returned to Hannibal after the close of the war and engaged in the mercan- tile business until December, 1868, when he re- moved to Ralls County and located on a farm, making that section his home for ten years, when he returned to Hannibal. He began the study of law at that time with his father and brother and was admitted to the bar in 1880. He at once opened an office and began the practice of his profession. Two years later he was elected Jus- tice of the Peace, and reelected continuously for twelve years. After Judge Harrison retired from the office of Justice of the Peace he resumed the practice of law.
Judge Harrison was married the first time on December 10, 1868, to Miss Alice McPike, daughter of A. McPike, of Ralls County, Mo. To them was born a son, Abraham McPike, who died in infancy. The wife and mother departed this life December 27, 1870, and May 30, 1872, the Judge was married to Miss Alice, daughter of John Crow. One son was the result of this union, George M., who died when seven years of age. The wife and mother died February 12, 1874. Our subject chose for his third companion Mary E. Buchanan, and their marriage was celebrated December 17, 1889. This lady was the daughter of John F. Buchanan, of Hannibal. To them
have been born three children, Walker W., Mar- garet M., and Mary B. Mrs. Harrison is a mem- ber in good standing of the Presbyterian Church.
In social affairs the Judge is a member of the K. of P., and takes an active part in the politics of the county. He was sent as a delegate to the State convention which nominated Marmaduke for Governor in 1884, and he was Chairman of the delegation sent from Marion County in 1888, which nominated Gov. D. R. Francis for Gov- ernor; and in 1892 was also Chairman of the county delegation which nominated Gov. Stone for Governor; and from 1890 to 1892 was Chair- man of the County Central Committee.
Judge Harrison during his long incumbency of the office of Justice of the Peace discharged the duties there creditably and ably. He is one of the men whom the people of Hannibal hold in confidence and esteem.
D AVID HARRISON MOORE is now practically retired from business life, having an ample fortune which permits him to surround himself and family with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. His farm, which he cultivated for many years, com- prises one hundred and fifty-five and a half acres of very desirable land, this being located on Sec- tion 29, Township 53, Range 7, Ralls County, and at present he has leased the place to tenants. For thirty years or more he has been connected with the upbuilding and progress of Ralls Couli- ty, which is now one of the best in the State. By his honorable and straightforward conduct he has won the good will and high esteem of all with whom he has come in contact.
Our subject is the second in order of birth in a family of eight children born to David and Me- linda (Hopkins) Moore, natives of Kentucky. The father ran away from home when he was a boy and learned the blacksmith's trade at Mays- ville, Ky., afterward working there five or six years. He then returned to Bath County, where
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he was married and continued to dwell for sev- eral years. In March, 1849, he started from Moore's Ferry on the Licking River (named after his family), for Missouri, making the trip by boat to Hannibal, and from that point went to Florida, Mo. He was accompanied by his wife and four children and for a year or so lived in a log cabin on William Underwood's farm. There the father raised one crop and in 1850 pur- chased three hundred and twenty acres of land on Section 29, Township 53, Range 7, Ralls County, where he remained the balance of his days. On the death of our subject's mother, he purchased one hundred and fifty-five and one- half acres of the old homestead, on which he built the pleasant and substantial residence he now occupies. The father was an energetic man and managed to clear off most of the land prior to his declining years. His first wife died Octo- ber 20, 1877, and he subsequently married Mary Wilson, who was born in Kentucky, and came to this State with her parents in girlhood. She is now living in Mexico, Mo., and is still in the enjoyment of good health. David Moore was the father of eight children, namely: James W., David H., Mary Jane, Martha Ann, John Calvin, Henry P., and Elizabeth and Georgia, who are deceased. With the exception of John C., who was educated in New London, the children all received their schooling in the district schools.
D. H. Moore was born in Bath County, Ky., March 10, 1844, and after his mother's death bought a half interest in the old homestead, where he has since made his home. November 15, 1864, he enlisted in Company E, Thirty- ninth Missouri Infantry, under command of Capt. Welda and Col. Kuchner. With his com- pany he was sent to Glasgow, where he remained a short time. They were then ordered to Frank- ford, but failed to get there as at Jeffersonville, Ind., they met fifteen hundred Confederates who had been captured and were being sent to prison. They went as far as Nashville, and about that time Mr. Moore was taken ill and sent to the hos- pital, where he remained one week and was then transferred to the Jeffersonville barracks, where he stayed for three weeks. On being released
he went to St. Louis and there rejoined his con- pany. With them he proceeded to Glasgow and in April, 1865, went to Macon City, where he remained a few months and was mustered out June 16 following. He resumed his usual rou- tine of farm work, and with the exception of a six months' trip to Kentucky, when he visited his grandparents and relatives, in the winter of 1869- 70, has never been absent more than a few days at a time from home. As an agriculturist he has been very successful, as he is conservative in his methods, preferring the old and tried ways of do- ing business to the quicker and less certain new methods. He has always been affiliated with the Republican party and, like a true citizen, tries to advance the public welfare in every possible manner.
On September 8, 1879, Mr. Moore was united in marriage with Miss Betty Hedrick, who was born near Bloomington, Ill., April 28, 1860. The parents were James and Abigail (Roe) Hedrick, who were natives of Kentucky. Grandfather Roe was a pioneer of that State and about 1868 removed to Saline County, Mo., where his death- occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Moore became the par- ents of four children, of whom two, Effie B. and Ray E., are deceased. The remaining son and daughter, Anna M. and Leslie C., are at home. The parents are members of the Christian .
Church, in which Mr. Moore is an elder. Social- ly, he belongs to Lick Creek Lodge No. 203, F. and A. M., and to Maj. Hunt Post, G. A. R.
T HOMAS J. PETTITT. Few residents of Ralls County have had a more interesting or eventful life than he of whom we write. Though for years he has devoted himself to the quiet pursuit of agricultural duties, his early manhood was full of exciting adventures and novel experiences in the new West. His present residence is on Section 34, Township 54, Range 7.
The paternal grandparents of our subject were
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natives of Gideon, S. C., where the great-grand- father, James Pettitt, had settled in very early times. About 1798 our subject's grandfather moved to Tennessee and, settling on a farm, there passed the remainder of his life. After his death his widow went to Texas, and later died near Fort Worth. . Of their family of seven chil- dren the following are mentioned: Gideon, Eliza, Sarah, Nancy, and James. James, father of T. J. Pettitt, was born in South Carolina, and was about three years of age when he was taken to Tennessee. In that State he grew to man- hood and married Matilda Center, a native of Kentucky. She died when her son, Thomas, was only three months old, he being her only child. Subsequently James Pettitt wedded Martha Stout, a native of Eastern Tennessee, and this union was blessed with three children, viz: John, a farmer and stock-man of Panhandle, Tex .; Louisa married a Mr. Huffacre and now resides in the Cherokee Nation; and Andrew Jackson lives in Panhandle, Tex.
James Pettitt entered the Government employ and assisted in transferring the Indians from Tennessee to the Indian Territory, receiving in compensation a quarter section of land. He improved the place and afterwards bought more until he was the proprietor of an extensive and valuable homestead. About 1848 he moved to Shreveport, La., and a year later traded some negroes for a farm near Jeffersonville, Tex. After operating the ranch for about three years he disposed of it to good advantage and, moving to Collins County, in the same State, he bought one hundred and sixty acres, which he cultivated until the war came on. He then sold out his interests, left his family comfortably situated, and went to Brazil, where he died in 1864.
The birth of T. J. Pettitt occurred in Meads County, Tenn., December 24, 1839, and his edu- cation was principally acquired in the subscrip- tion schools of Texas. Afterwards he attended private schools in Kentucky, whither he had gone when about seventeen years of age. For some six months he studied in a private school in Lincoln County and then, going to Boyle Coun- ty, in the same State, was a pupil in the public
schools there for a year. While a resident of Perryville, Ky., the charms of his landlady's daughter made a great impression on the youth, and as the family intended to settle in Missouri, he made arrangements to accompany theni, . though his parents insisted on his finishing school and taking up the study of law. January 3, 1859, he first set foot in Hannibal, Mo., and not long afterwards settled near the town of Warren, in the vicinity of which his future father-in-law, the Rev. Mr. Wade, had entered land. Young Pettitt continued to dwell on the "Wade farm," as it is now known, in Marion County, until the war came on.
February 24, 1859, Mr. Pettitt was united in marriage with Margaret Ann Wade, a native of Marion County, born January 27, 1841, and a daughter of Rev. Mr. Wade and his wife, Mar- garet, who was a Miss McAfee before their mar- riage. The former commanded a regiment at the battle of New Orleans and did effective serv- ice during the War of 1812, at that time winning his title. He early located in Marion County, but afterwards returned to Perryville, Ky., where he resided for some years. His death occurred in 1843, but his wife survived him many years, dying at the home of our subject in 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Wade had eight children, namely: . Rebecca Jane; William; Susannah W .; John McAfee; Margaret A .; Rhoda W .; Maria. C .; and Elizabeth. John was one of the ten med killed at Palmyra, Mo., during the war, and the only survivors of the family are Margaret, Rhoda, and Maria.
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