Portrait and biographical record of Marion, Ralls and Pike counties, Missouri, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties; together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the Unted States, Part 25

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In September, 1839, the marriage of Mr. Car- roll and Harietta Attis was celebrated. She was born in Missouri and died June 4, 1840. April I, 1846, Mr. Carroll married Miss Mary, daugh- ter of Judge James Stark, a Kentuckian. Mrs. Carroll was born in Pike County, and has be- come the mother of eight children: Harriet, now Mrs. John Barnett; Horace J., a resident of Hen- rietta, Texas; Ambers, of Vandalia, Mo .; Will- iam W., of Henrietta, Mo .; Susan, the wife of Robert R. Rowley; Effie; Stella May, the wife of Henry Black, of Pittsburgh, Texas; and Sarah, now Mrs. Frank Close, of St. Joseph. Prof. Rob- ert R. Rowley is the Principal of the High School of Louisiana. He is a son of Jabez E. and Adelia (Roberts) Rowley. The elder Rowley is a native of Pike County, but was reared in Illinois, to which State his parents went when he was a child. He returned to Missouri early in the '50's. Robert was born in Pike County, and secured his ele- mentary education at the common schools. He was a student at the State University of Missouri in the years 1878-79. He began teaching in

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1876, and has taught continuously, except two years, for seventeen years. For five years he was Principal of the Curryville schools. Two years he occupied the chair of natural science in the High School at Fort Smith, Ark., and in 1894 he was chosen Principal of the High School at Lou- isiana. For several summers he has been en- gaged in special field work for the Missouri Geo- logical Survey, and for about twelve years has contributed scientific articles to the Kansas City Scientist, American Geologist, of Minneapolis; The Entomological News, of Philadelphia, and the Canadian Entomologist, of London, Ont. He has written quite extensively on scientific sub- jects, and his papers have received marked atten- tion. He has won special distinction as a geolo- gist. He and his estimable wife have two daugh- ters, Ethel and Grace. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll are members of the Presbyterian Church, the former having served in the capacity of Elder for many years. Though reared in the Democratic creed, Mr. Carroll is a true blue Republican.

J AMES S. BRITTINGHAM, one of the oldest and much esteemed citizens of Han- nibal, was born in Worcester County, Md., December 30, 1816, and is the son of Thomas and Eleanor (Merrill) Brittingham. His father, a native of the same State and town and a soldier in the Revolutionary War, was born December 7, 1758, and died in 1828, in Maryland; his calling in life was that of a farmer, in which he was mod- erately successful. He was a Democrat in poli- tics. The latter's father bore the name of Painter Brittingham and likewise served his country in the Revolution. This grandfather came with a brother from England in the early colonial days and purchased a tract of land six miles square in Worcester County, where the family was founded in this country. He was buried in the Quaker cemetery at Snow Hill, where also our subject's father and mother were laid to rest.

Mrs. Eleanor Brittingham was the daughter of Levi and Eleanor (Bishop) Merrill, who were

born in the State of Maryland. The mother was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which faith she died in 1829. She became the mother of three children, namely: James S., who is the eldest; Ara S., who was drowned in 1859; Eleanor C., who married Francis Bull and is now living in St. Louis.

Up to the age of nineteen years our subject's life was passed in Maryland, where he attended such schools as were carried on in those days in the country districts. In April, 1836, he started for Missouri, not taking a palace-car as do the travelers of to-day, but walking from Baltimore to Pittsburgh, where he took a boat, which con- veyed him down the Ohio River to St. Louis, from which city he was conveyed in another vessel to Hannibal. After locating here our sub- ject was variously employed until he engaged to clerk in the store of T. R. Selms, with whom he remained fifteen years, at the expiration of which he formed a partnership with Milton Strong in the general merchandise trade. This connec- tion existed for twenty-eight years, when Mr. Brittingham sold out his interest and retired from business (1885). Prior to this time, however, he had become interested in the Empire Line Con- pany of Hannibal, of which he was at one time the President and of which he is still a large stockholder.

Mr. Brittingham was married at Hannibal April 24, 1844, to Adaline H., daughter of Levi and Martha (Davis) Collins, the former of whom was born in Berlin, Md., in which State her father lived and died; the mother died in Kentucky while en route to Missouri. They are the parents of two children: Rosanna, now the wife of J. F. E. Phillips of Albuquerque, N. Mex., where her hus- band is engaged in railroading; Julia, who lives at home. Mrs. Brittingham departed this life February 9, 1867. She was a member of the Pres- byterian Church, being with her husband the first to identify themselves with the church here, which was then holding services in the building occupied as a court-house. In politics our subject is a stanch Democrat, and socially belongs to the Masonic Order, joining St. John's Lodge No. 28 and the Royal Arch Chapter No. 7.

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of Hannibal. He has watched its growth from a few scattering houses to a fine and populous city. Every road, street and by-path are familiar to him and he is well known to the citizens of this com- munity, by whom he is honored and respected for his high character and upright life.

E LIJAH JAMESON, Vice-President of the Ralls County Bank, is a native of Ralls County, Mo., born March 17, 1833. He is fourth in a family of eight children born to Willis Mahan and Fannie (Stone) Jameson, of whom five now survive.

Willis M. Jameson, the father of our subject, was born in Madison County, Ky., November 9, 1803, and came with his parents to Missouri when a small boy. It was here he grew to manhood, his boyhood days being spent in St. Charles, Lin- coln and St. Louis Counties, where his parents lived up to 1822, when they removed to Ralls County, where Willis entered upon his career as a farmer. Later he met, and on November 20, 1827, he was united in marriage with, Miss Fannie Stone, who was a daughter of Elijah and Rebecca (Duncan) Stone. She was born December 5, 1804, and was a native of Nelson County, Ky. After his marriage Mr. Jameson settled down to farming and stock-raising, and being a progress- ive man, he soon was carried to the front, and through his kindly nature he won the esteem of his fellow citizens and endeared himself to all who knew him. He lived to a ripe old age, dying December 23, 1889, in his. eighty-seventh year. His wife died some years earlier, her death oc- curring in July, 1861.

The grandfather of our subject, Robert Jame- son, was a native Virginian, born in Augusta County. His life was an eventful one, he having served as a soldier through the Revolutionary war, and participating in the siege of Yorktown. Coming to Kentucky after the war, he settled in Madison County, and while there became en- gaged in trading with the frontiersmen of Mis- souri, shipping his goods on his keel boat. This

was some time prior to 1800. He it was who, in partnership with a Catholic priest and a Spanish officer, made the first gunpowder ever made in what is now. the State of Missouri, it then being a country under Spanish rule, and the making of gunpowder being forbidden. But the article com- manded a high price, and they were willing to take the chances. Later, coming to Missouri to reside, he made one of the occupants of the fort at Troy, Lincoln County, from 1812 to 1815. He was always known as Maj. Jameson, but as to whether or not he held this rank during the Revo- lution has not been learned. The maternal grand- father, Elijah Stone, met death early in life by being thrown from a vicious horse against a tree, dying soon after from injuries received.

Elijah Jameson grew to manhood in his native county, and received such limited education as the primitive schools of an early day afforded. He was a boy of courage and energy, such as pioneer hardships and privations developed. On March 21, 1850, when the gold fever in California was at its highest, he joined a wagon train bound for the gold fields, going by way of Salt Lake City and arriving at their first mining camp on July 7. He remained there until December 20, with but moderate success, when he boarded a sailing ves- sel at San Francisco bound for the Isthmus of Panama, and, after a rough voyage of seventy- two days, during which time the vessel was driven well out at sea, and was buffetted about by wind and wave, they arrived at the Isthmus, having been on short rations for thirty days. Crossing the Isthmus on foot, he reached home by way of steamer to Hannibal, April 2, 1851. From this time until his marriage, October 25, 1853, with Miss Levina Wilson, he worked at various occu- pations, doing whatever paid him most for his services. After his marriage he settled down to farming for himself, since which time he has de- voted himself to stock-raising and tilling the soil.

In 1866, Mr. Jameson removed to his present home farm, which he rented for seven years, and in 1873 purchased three hundred and thirteen acres of land, to which he has since added, mak- ing his farm one of five hundred acres. In 1888 he erected one of the handsomest suburban resi-

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dences in the county, the location being most de- lightful, commanding, as it does, for miles around, a view of some of the most picturesque country. Mr. Jameson was a charter member of the Ralls County Bank and was later elected a Director, and still later the Vice-President of this institu- tion. Beginning life on nothing, he has been unusually successful, and all that he has he owes entirely to his indefatigable efforts.

Mrs. Jameson is a daughter of Hedgeman and Levina (Fuqua) Wilson, and was born in Ralls County, Mo., April 30, 1833. Here she grew to womanlood under the loving guidance of intelli- gent parents and, as already stated, married the subject of this sketch. There has been born of this union three children, two of whom are yet living, George Washington and Laura. The for- mer is married and has a family of ten children. He was elected Sheriff of Ralls County in 1888 and served four years, since which time he has resided in New London, and is now interested in different enterprises. Laura married Frank Crow, of New London, and they have three chil- dren.

The subject of this sketch is well known throughout Ralls County and is esteemed for his many noble qualities of head and heart. In his political affiliations he is a staunch supporter of the Democratic party and its principles, and it is with pleasure that this sketch is given to the read- ers of this volume.

T HEODORE CUPP is a fine representa- tive of the prominent farmers and stock- raisers of Ralls County, who have met with success in their chosen vocation. He was born in Steuben County, Ind., August 27, 1845. His parents were Jacob and Dorcas (Smith) Cupp, who reared a family of nine children, seven of whom are living.

Jacob Cupp was a native of Marion County, Ohio, and was born in the year 1819. He there grew to manhood, and was married in his eigh- teenth year. Some six years later lie moved to

Stark County, Ind., and made his home there and in Steuben and LaGrange Counties, for a period of thirteen years. At the expiration of that time, in 1857, he came to Missouri, settling in Shelby County, where he passed the remainder of his life. He was an agriculturist, making this his business through life.

The father of our subject was twice married. His first wife, a Miss Smith, dying in 1858, he was united with Miss Adeline White, a daughter of William White, of Shelby County. Their mar- riage resulted in the birth of six children, two of whom are deceased. Father Cupp was a public- spirited man, and prior to the war was one of the most ardent supporters of the Democratic party. Since that time, however, he lias had reason to change his views, and is now a staunch Republi- can. He was one of the active workers in the Christian Church, with which denomination he identified himself many years ago.

The mother of our subject was also a native of Marion County, Ohio, growing to womanhood under the guidance of a loving and godly mother. She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in her early life and was a consistent Christian until her decease, in August, 1858. Grandfather John B. Smith was a veteran of the war of 1812. He was born in Maryland, but later removed to Virginia, where he reared his family. He died in 1859. Grandfather Cupp was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, and was fifty-nine years of age at the time of his death, in 1877.

The education which our subject obtained was acquired in the common schools, and when com- pleting his course he decided to follow farming for a livelihood. Accordingly he purchased a farm in Marion County, Ohio, and when twenty- one years of age located upon it. His marriage with Miss Rebecca A. Pepper occurred January 5, 1873. She was the daughter of Benjamin F. and Mary (LeFever) Pepper, her father being an old and honored resident of Marion County, whither he removed from his native State of Ken- tucky.

To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Cupp there have been born four children, one of whom is de- ceased. Those living are Lewis S., born April 7,

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1874; he is a bright and promising young man, and has just completed his education at the New London High School. He is studying for the ministry at Canton, Mo. Callie A. was born August 27, 1878; she is an accomplished young lady, living with her parents and contributing her share of sunshine to a happy home. Myrtle D. was born March 15, 1883; she is a charming miss of twelve years.

In 1879 our subject moved to Adams County, Ill., where he remained until March, 1888, when he came to this county and settled some four miles south of his present estate, on a tract of one hundred and sixty acres. Here he resided until about two years ago, when he purchased the land which is now his home. This is a large and vald- able estate, containing two hundred and thirty- four acres of highly productive land.

In his political affiliation Mr. Cupp is a sup- porter of the Republican party, and socially is a member of the Masonic order. He is an influen- tial member of the Christian Church and contrib- utes liberally of his means to worthy charities. His fellow men hold him in good repute as a man of honorable character, intelligence and useful- ness.

S T. CLEMENT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, located at St. Clement, Pike County, is presided over by the Rev. Father H. S. Aertker. This gentleman was born September 8, 1856, in Westphalia, Germany, and before com- pleting his elementary studies he determined to prepare himself for the priesthood. Having fin- ished four collegiate classes in Germany, em- bracing the dead languages, Greek and Latin, as well as the modern French, he resolved to dedi- cate his services to the Catholic Church in the United States. For this purpose he crossed the Atlantic in 1879 and entered the St. Francis Semi- nary at Milwaukee, continuing his classical course and finishing his philosophical and theological studies. On August 3, of that year he was or- dained priest by the Most Reverend Patrick Ryan, coadjutor-archbishop of St. Louis. He

later held several charges in and near St. Louis and was appointed priest of St. Clement Novem- ber 25, 1885.

The origin of St. Clement's Church occurred in the following manner: In the fall of 1871 two men, William Klumpe and Clement Grote, Sr., became the owners of a large tract of land along what is now called the Bowling Green and Ashley Rock road. Soon their number was increased by other new comers, among whom were Herman Deters, Theodore Wilmes, Frank Linnhoff, Joseph Wilmes, Henry Grote and George Koes- ters and others. For the first two years divine services were held in a private building, a Fran- ciscan father from Quincy, Ill., visiting them about every two months. About the middle of the year 1873 they undertook to erect a church of brick, which was finished several months later, when it was dedicated by Most Rev. Patrick Ryan, now Archbishop of Philadelphia. Soon the congregation added a schoolhouse, which later on was destroyed by fire but soon replaced by a larger building. In the meantime the con- gregation constantly kept on increasing and from 1880 to 1883 divine services were celebrated every two weeks.

In 1883 there were about forty to forty-five families belonging to this church and at that time a resident priest was appointed for it by Most Rev. Archbishop P. R. Kenrick of St. Louis, in the person of the Rev. Charles Brockmeyer, who now is affiliated with the arch-diocese of New Orleans. A change in the rectorship was made in November, 1885, when Rev. H. S. Aertker, the present rector, was given charge. This in- volved also a change of teachers, the Rev. H. S. Aertker appointing Mr. Charles Schulte, now teaching at St. Augustine, St. Louis, who for five years successfully conducted the schools. The number and classes of children having outgrown the capacity of the school, the congregation went to work to erect a suitable new building, 56x32 in dimensions with a vestibule, 14x12 feet in size, which was completed in September, 1891. It is divided into two large class rooms and will accon- modate one hundred and twenty-five pupils. The Ursuline Sisters of St. Louis agreed to teach,

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sending three sisters, two teachers and one lay sister. Since September, 1891, Sister Engelbertha and her assistant, Sister Lawrence, have very ably and successfully directed all studies. Since Sep- tember 1, 1895, one more teacher has been added. The limited capacity of the old brick church is a constant source of anxiety to both the pastor and congregation. Initiatory steps werc taken in the summer of 1893 to tear it down and erect a more substantial structure, which would both accom- miodate the members and be an ornament to the neighborhood, but hard times following they were obliged to postpone operations for awhile. The congregation now numbers about seventy fann- lies. Instruction is given both in English and German, in which languages the rector also preaches to his members. The now acting trus- tees are Frank Vogelsang, Gerhard Turk, Henry Wendel and Frank Hayden.

J OHN McDOWELL PATTON is one of the successful and extensive builders and contractors of Hannibal, Mo. Evidences of his skill and handiwork are to be seen in all parts of the city, both in private residences and public structures, and he has operated a planing-mill for many years, giving special attention to the manu- facture of sash, doors, moldings and hardwood house finishings. His mill is furnished with every facility for carrying out the wishes of his numerous patrons and has always more orders on hand than can be casily filled.

Thomas Patton, father of our subject, was born in 1807, in Brook County, Va., and was a son of John Patton, a farmer and native of the northern part of Ireland. At an early period the latter emigrated to Virginia and there rearcd his seven children; his wife was Elizabeth Conkleton be- forc her marriage. Their cldest son, William, was in the War of 1812 and the other members of the family were: John, Thomas, James, Mary, Martha and Elizabeth. The son of John, Jr., is now occu- pying the old homestead in Brook County, where his grandparents dicci. William moved to Ohio,

where he passed his last years. Thomas learned the carpenter's trade and was a successful builder and contractor; he passed his entire life in his native county. In politics he was a Democrat. Although his father and grandfather were Pres- byterians of the old school, he was not identified with any church organization. His death oc- curred in 1890, at the age of eighty-three years. His wife, whosc girlhood name was Elizabeth McDowell, was a daughter of William and: Eliza- bcth (Ross) McDowell and a member of the Presbyterian Church; she was called to the better land about 1848. Her five children are: John, the eldest; William and Eugene (both died in infancy); James C., lives in Virginia; Elizabeth, living with her brother Julius.

John M. Patton was born May II, 1837, at Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va., and there passed his early years. He attended private schools and on arriving at a suitable age learned the carpenter's trade under his father. When eighteen years old he left home and went to Columbus City, Iowa, where he remained about six months, working at his trade. Thence going to Galesburg, Ill., he stayed tlicre about a year, after which he was a resident of Mount Pleasant, lowa, for six months. In October, 1857, Mr. Patton arrived in Hannibal, where he found em- ployment as a journeyman carpenter until the fall of 1861. In the winter of 1862 hc embarked in the tobacco business, in which he was interested for about two ycars, when he went to Nevada and engaged in putting up quartz mills in Austin for two years. Afterward he purchased a team of four mules and took a load of passengers to Helena, Mont., where he remained about six months. At this time he had more than he could do in erecting buildings and doing general car- penter work. About thirty miles from Helena, on Crow Creck, was a mine in which he became interested and purchased a two-thirds interest. At length becoming homesick and wishing to get back to civilized life, hc started by way of Fort Benton, and then down the Missouri River in a Mackinaw boat as far as Omaha. While making the river voyage the boat was disabled by drifting against somc rocks and Mr. Patton was injured so that he was obliged to return to Helena. The

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next time he proceeded by wagon to Fort Ben- ton, but from there was obliged to go by boat to Omaha; the rest of the journey to St. Joseph, Mo., was made by steamboat and November 10, 1866, he once more landed in Hannibal. From that time until 1873 he was employed in work at his trade and conducted a planing-mill for nine years.

In 1882 Mr. Patton erected a mill near Cruik- shank's Lumber Yard and the same year entered into partnership with H. W. Sheed, constructing a mill at the corner of Lyon and Ninth Streets. In 1885 the firm of Sheed & Patton was dissolved, the property being divided, and since that time Mr. Patton has conducted the business alone, purchasing subsequently the property owned by his former partner. Among the houses which he has erected here are those of J. L. Rabards, A. R. Levering, A. J. Settles, the Hauck Building, the Central School, the store occupied by Ed Drescher, the City Hall and engine room, the Holmes-Dagan Cigar Company's Building, the Courier-Post Building and the one owned by Robinson Bros.

In 1895 Mr. Patton organized the J. M. Patton Manufacturing Company, for the purpose of mak- ing shirt waists, wrappers, underwear for ladies and children, leggins, overgaiters and all kinds of hunting goods. The factory began business July I, with J. M. Patton, President, J. H. Kirkman as Vice-President and Charles Patton as Secretary and Treasurer. From the beginning the business has been prosperous and the company are now employing forty employes.

March 15, 1858, Mr. Patton was married in this city to Sarah A., daughter of William and Margaret (Pouder) Hubbard, the former a native of South Carolina and the latter of Maryland (both deceased). Mrs. Patton was born in Ham- ilton County, Ohio, and is a member of the Chris- tian Church. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Patton, namely: Flora, who died when about five years of age; Elizabeth, William and Walter, who died in infancy; Charles, who is in business with his father; Jessie and Aurelia, who are at home.

For two years Mr. Patton has served as a mem- ber of the City Council, having been elected on

the Democratic ticket in 1888. Socially he be- longs to Hannibal Lodge No. 188, A. F. and A. M .; Hannibal Chapter No. 7, R. A. M .; Ex- calibur Commandery No. 5, and Moloch Temple of the Mystic Shrine at St. Louis. He has passed through all the chairs in the Commandery and is also a member of Hannibal Lodge No. 1529, K. of H. He has acquired a valuable estate, has made a success in life and, what is of more importance, has an unblemished reputation and the confidence and respect of all who know him.

F RANK H. SOSEY, in company with his brother John M., to whom we will refer later on, is the owner and editor of the "Spectator," published in Palmyra, Marion Coun- ty. At an early age he became interested in jour- nalism and learned the rudiments of the business in Palmyra. Later he was associated with his father in conducting the "Spectator." This con- nection continued to exist from 1884 until the death of the senior Sosey, which occurred in 1888, since which time the brothers have taken charge of the plant. For many years it had been one of the leading Democratic papers of Northern Mis- souri and the reputation and high character for- merly sustained have been amply maintained by the sons of its founder.

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Portrait and biographical record of Marion, Ralls and Pike counties, Missouri, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties; together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the Unted States, Part 25

Author: Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Chicago, C. O. Owen & Co. Number of Pages: 820

Author:
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Chicago, C. O. Owen & Co.
Number of Pages: 820