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C ARL HERMANN SCHMIDT (deceascd) was Secretary of the Land Department of the H. & St. Jo. R. R., Hannibal, Mo., for fifteen years, filling the position with ability until his death, which occurred June 27, 1884. His labors in whatever he undertook were almost invariably crowned with success, and when he was called to his final rest, his fellow-citizens re- alized that they had lost one whose place could not be easily fillcd. Prior to 1869, when he be- came interested in the railroad business, he was
in the ministry and was stationed at Jefferson City, St. Charles and other Missouri cities and towns, afterward being transferred to the Illinois conference and placed in charge of a pulpit at Beardstown.
The birth of Carl H. Schmidt occurred Noveni- ber 28, 1819, in Saxe-Altenburg, Germany. His father, Christian Martin Schmidt, a native of the City of Altenburg, was born in 1776, died in 1860. He was a man of great wealth, and his financial ventures extended over a large portion of the German territory. He was a lineal descendant of George Schmidt, who was distinguished on ac- count of having rescued the two sons of the Elec- tor of Saxony from "The abductor Conrad" of Hesse in 1443, for which act he was offered a title of nobility; he declined the same, but agreed to accept an estate instead. This property (near Freiburg) was to be exempt from taxation and the estates which he owned at Altenburg are still in the possession of his posterity. At the time of our subject's birth he was the only lineal dc- scendant of the famous George Schmidt, bearing the family name, with one exception, namely: Alfred Schmidt, a manufacturer of chemicals in Glasgow, Scotland.
The preliminary education of C. H. Schmidt was obtained in the excellent schools of the Fa- therland under the instruction of a private tutor; one of his fellow-students was Prince Moritz, the young Count von Roedern. Our subject's knowi- edge of languages embraced Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English, French, Spanish, Italian and sev -- eral German dialects. The latter were taken for the purpose of success in commercial life in Ger- many, for his father had determined his career in advance; however, the son imbibed a great desire for freedom and saw much to admire in the insti- tutions of America. Being sent by his father on business to Hamburg, he suddenly resolved to sail for the New World, and fearing opposition, simply wrote to his father apprising him of his plans and stating that he would return in a year from that time. He reached New Orleans at the end of a six weeks' voyage, which was not of the most pleasant description, for, besides encounter- ing storms, the ship narrowly escaped destruction
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by fire. He had purchased immunity from mili- tary service in Germany, but immediately on ar- riving at St. Louis, Mo., enlisted in the United States Army, the special command of which was sent to Santa Fé, N. M., and remained in the Southwest for about eight months. Mr. Schmidt returned to St. Louis, where he made his home for several years. At this time he 'was an atheist and afterward wrote a book to disprove the teachings of Christianity. On plac- ing the manuscript before some Cincinnati pub- lishers, they carefully perused the same, and de- claring that it was the finest work on the subject that had yet been written, agreed to pay him one thousand dollars down and a royalty besides. He was not loath to accept the offer, but while cross- ing the Missouri River bottom with his manu- script in the saddle-bag he was miraculously con- verted to the faith which he had despised, and on his return to Independence, where he was then the owner of a store, he burned the article on which he had spent so much time and effort. Soon afterward he became a minister in the Meth- odist Episcopal Church and was ever afterward an earnest and zealous supporter of Christianity.
When on a visit to Breslau Mr. Schmidt made the acquaintance of Margueretta Ruck de Schelle, of French extraction. Her ancestors were expa- triated during the Seven Years' War (from 1756 to 1763) and settled in Germany. Fraulein Ruck de Schelle was married at sixteen to Heinrich Stein- inger and emigrated to America. They were members of young Minister Schmidt's church in Jefferson City, but not for long, for the girl-wife became a widow when only nineteen years of age, her husband dying of the cholera. Two years later she became her pastor's wife (December 21, 1851) and she now survives him. Her hus- band having contemplated going as a missionary to Japan, in order to make herself more useful to him in his work she took up the study of medi- cine at St. Charles, Mo., and attended lectures in St. Louis. In those days the rights of woman- kind were disregarded by medical colleges and she was not allowed to take a degree. Although on account of her husband's poor health she did not go to Japan, her services were soon in great demand in the vicinity of her home and she was
recognized by all as a physician of ability. . Her field of labor widened and at last she had a clien- tele not exceeded by any other practitioner in Hannibal. She continued in professional work until declining years led to her withdrawal from active practice .. To Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt were born nine children, six of whom survive. The sons, who attained man's estate, were all well edu- cated and were required to learn a trade that they might be better equipped for success in life. The eldest son, Christian Martin, died at the age of twenty years; William A., who married Ida K. Stobernack, is a partner in the Empire Mill of this city; Edward C., a traveling salesman, married Emma Stobernack; John Albert, whose wife was formerly Ellen Bartram, is a railway engineer in Texas; Richard is the youngest; Louise M., the elder sister, took an elective course in the Missouri State University, and is a teacher in the Hannibal Academy; Emily R. graduated in 1888 from the Hannibal High School, afterward pursuing an op- tional course of study in the Missouri State Uni- versity. In 1889. she went to Germany, visiting for a year in her father's native city, and studied the language in the famous school, Carolinum. She is now like her sister engaged in teaching. The youngest child in the family, Carl Herman, Jr., died when only four years of age.
Richard Schmidt, born August 29, 1861, in Hannibal, attended the common schools until fourteen years of age, when for two years he was a student in Baier's College and later in Welsh's Academy. Then for three years he worked as a machinist in the shops of the H. & St. Jo. R. R., after which he was Foreman for a year and re- pairer in the mining and machine department of No. 4 Coal Mine, Bevier, Mo. For a time he was next employed as a house painter, and during his spare moments began medical study under the supervision of Dr. S. G. Smith. At the end of a year he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Louis, from which he was grad- uated in March, 1889. He immediately opened an office for practice here and from the first met with gratifying success. Since June, 1894, he has been City Physician, is a member of the Hannibal Medical Society, Examining Physician for the Covenant Mutual Life Insurance Company of St.
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Louis and for the Fidelity Mutual Life of Phila- delphia, the National Union, the Massachusetts Benefit Association and the Union Central Com- pany of Cleveland, Ohio. Fraternally he is iden- tified with Lodge No. 5, K. of P., Hannibal; Lodge No. I, I. O. O. F .; Bluff City Tent No. 74, K. O. T. M. His right of franchise is used in favor of Republican party candidates. In 1895 he was nominated by the Republicans for Alderman of the Sixth Ward and was elected for a term of two years.
January 1, 1890, Richard Schmidt and Minnie Frederick of Bevier were united in marriage. The lady is the daughter of Dr. Isaiah and Mary E. (Lindsay) Frederick, and is the mother of two sons: Herman Richard, born November 11, 1890; Allen Frederick, whose birth occurred July I, 1892.
M ADISON ROYALTY, residing in Pike County, is a farmer of much practical ability and has acquired a comfortable property in the pursuit of his calling, which places him among the well-to-do men of Cuivre Township. His father, George Royalty, was born in 1808, in Campbell County, Va., of which State his grandparents, Isom and Margaret (Miles) Royalty, were also natives. His father was at one time fireman of a cotton factory in his native State and later superintendent of a warehouse in Lynchburg. In 1835 he came to Missouri with his wife, locating near Prairieville, and there lived until 1842 when he took possession of a farm on the northeast quarter of Section 20, in Ashley Township, Pike County. Their family com- prised nine children: Madison, William, Cyrus C., George M., Mary S., Virginia E., Martha, John G., and Benjamin. Of these, the eldest son, who was born in 1833, is deceased.
Madison, the subject of this sketch, was born January 1, 1835, in Lynchburg, Va., and came to Pike County with his parents when a child. As was the custom of the youth of that day he at- tended the subscription schools, and when at- taining mature years was married to Sarah A.,
daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Huse) Hinton. Their family include, Mary J., born August 26. 1857; Virginia E., born August 30, 1860, married Charles C. Henderson, the son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Anderson) Henderson, and their one daughter is named Sarah E .; Annie Laura was born May 4, 1863, and is at present living with her father.
Our subject is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen at Bowling Green, and re- ligiously is connected with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which he has been a member for over twenty years. He was what was called a know-nothing during the late war and avoided taking any part in the Rebellion.
Jesse Hinton, father of Mrs. Royalty, was born in Logan County, Ky., in 1793. He was a farmer by occupation and in addition to cultivating his land operated a distillery while in the Blue Grass State. After coming to Missouri in 1827, he gave his undivided attention to farming. His family of eleven children were, John, Logan, William, David, Wesley, Rolla, Mary J., Benjamin, Sarahı A., Elizabeth E., and Harriet D. The eldest son, who was born in 1817, never married, but being of a roving disposition, spent his life in traveling from one point to another, sometimes being in California and again the family would hear of him from Vancouver's Island; Logan was born in 1819 and married Margaret Brown, whose parents were natives of North Carolina, their one child was named Mary J; William, born in 1821, married Eliza J. Thomas and their family were Henrietta H., Alice, James, William, Jesse, Laura, Ida, Emma and Samuel; David Hinton, born in 1823, married Martha Trower; Wesley, whose birth occurred in 1825, took for his wife Nancy Brown and the children born to them were Sarah E., Susan, John, Margaret and Edward; Rolla, born in 1827, married Elizabeth Jamison and their five daughters and three sons are Sarah M., Elizabeth, Mattie, Hattie, Alice, Samuel, Alex- ander and George; Mary J., married Samuel Brown and has three children living, James, Al- cinda and Jesse; Benjamin, married Mary A. Jamison and their two sons and two daughters are William, Jesse, Susan and Emma; Elizabeth
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E., married Samuel C. Jamison and their family includes the following members, Sarah, Melinda, Rhoda, Mollie, Carsey, Anna and Mertie; Har- riet D., became the wife of Ephraim Jamison and has four children, Mattie, Benton, Jesse and Car- son1.
R ICHARD FUQUA, a native-born citizen of Ralls County, Mo., is active in the agri- cultural development of the same, and has acquired a standing among the wealthy and pros- perous farmers of the section through years of hard and incessant labor. He was born May 10, 1833, to James and Fannie (Chapman) Fuqua, who reared a family of twelve children, of whom only four survive.
James Fuqua was a native of Kentucky and was born in 1800. He was reared to mature years in the Blue Grass region, and after his marriage came with his family to Missouri, locating at once in Ralls County, on the farm where his son, our subject, now makes his home, and where he was destined to pass the remainder of his life. He was public-spirited and active in local affairs, and for a number of years acceptably filled the of- fice of Justice of the Peace of this district. By strict attention to business and hard work he ac- cumulated a good property and became well and favorably known in the county. His death, which occurred in April, 1877, was the occasion of wide- spread mourning. His wife was also born in Kentucky in the year 1802; she was a devoted member of the Christian Church for more than half a century and held a warm place in the af- fections of all about her.
Richard Fuqua was educated in the com- mon schools, and when ready to commence in life for himself he married Miss Mary J. Hayden, the ceremony which made them one being performed on April 30, 1854. With a partner to join him in the rough voyage of life, and to aid in steering their bark over dangerous places, he was content and soon became prosperous. Miss Mary was the daughter of William and Parthena (Fisher) Hayden, also Kentuckians by birth, who came
to Missouri after reaching manhood and woman- hood; Mr. Hayden located in Ralls County and Miss Fisher made her home in Pike County. They had plighted their troth in Kentucky and soon after their advent here were united in mar- riage. She became the mother of nine children, of whom four only survive.
Shortly after his marriage our subject and his young bride settled upon their present estate, and have made it their home ever since. The tract is one hundred and fifty-four acres in extent, well improved with buildings and all the necessary farm implements, and the splendid manner in which it is tilled makes it one of the finest tracts in the county. Mr. Fuqua has prospered in all his ventures and is now well-to-do in this world's goods. He is affable and courteous to all, and numbers his friends by the score among the best people of the community.
In his political views our subject affiliates with the Republican party, which he believes to be in the right. With his wife he is a devoted mem- ber of the Christian Church and takes an active part in all good work in his community. As one of the leading agriculturists of the county we are pleased to be able to place his sketch among those of its most representative men.
C LIFTON B. HADEN. It is impossible in a brief sketch to render full justice to prominent men, and yet there are some who are so clearly and intimately identified with the county's welfare, and whose names are so fa- miliar to all, that it is only right to dwell upon what they have done, and the influence of their careers upon others. Mr. Haden is a representa- tive farmer of Ralls County, and descended from one of the oldest families in the State.
Our subject is a native of this county, and was born within a half mile of where he now resides, November 12, 1841. He was the son of Henley and Harriet (Bailey) Haden, the parents of four children, of whom our subject and Robert Haden are the only survivors. The father was born about
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the year 1811 in the State of Kentucky, and there grew to early manhood. His parents came to Missouri about that time, settling one mile north of where Clifton B. now lives, and where he was (later) born. In this State Henley Haden met and married Miss Bailey, a native of Virginia. Early in the history of this section her parents came to Missouri and became prominent people in the State.
After acquiring a goodly fund of information in the common schools, and when twenty years of age, our subject determined to take unto himself a wife and helpmate in the person of Miss Frances Fuqua. Their marriage was celebrated February 2, 1862. Miss Frances was the daughter of James Fuqua and sister of James, whose sketch the reader will find on another page. After his union Mr. Hayden purchased a tract of one hundred and fourteen acres of land, which he was enabled to do with his father's assistance, and with his young wife began housekeeping under a cloudless sky; this is the same property on which he now re- sides. He was enterprising and industrious, and his progressive spirit soon brought him to the front, and prosperity has attended his every ef- fort. From time to time, as his means would al- low, he purchased additional real estate, until he was the possessor of four hundred and forty-five broad acres, one hundred and fifty-six of which he has given to his son Robert. This, aside from being one of the largest estates in the county, is one of the best-improved, and consequently one of the most productive.
To Mr. and Mrs. Haden have been born eight children, six of whom survive, namely: James H., who married Miss Emarilla Jackson and has one daughter, named Lela; Lucy, who married W. T. Jackson and is the mother of a son, Lloyd; Robert W., who married Miss Mattie Pritchett, and they have two children, Roy R. and Maric; Nora, Docia L. and Edgar, who are at home witli their parents.
Mr. Haden is an affable and courteous gentle- man, upright in character, and has won the re- spect and esteem of all who know him. In politics he supports the candidates of the Democratic party, and in religious views is a devoted member
of the Christian Church. He is and always has been greatly interested in the cause of education in his neighborhood and has been a member of the School Board for a number of years. As one of the active, wide-awake farmers of Ralls County we are glad to be able to present his sketch to his numerous friends.
F REDERICK LEHENBAUER is one of the worthy German-American citizens who have done much toward the upbuilding of Marion County and for the past twelve years he has made his home on Section 26, Township 57, Range 6, where he owns a well-improved farm comprising three hundred and seventy-five acres. For the past five years he has been School Direct- or of this township, but has never cared for po- litical honors, though he is an active Republican.
The birth of our subject occurred in the Prov- ince of Bavaria, Germany, December 4, 1831. His father, Matins Lehenbauer, died in Germany Jan- uary 26, 1853, at the ripe old age of seventy-two years. He was a farmer and also a weaver by trade, was a man of good education and of promi- nence in his community. His wife, whose maid- en name was Margaret Hoehenberger, left Ger- many with four of her sons in the fall of 1853 and at the end of a forty-two days' voyage arrived in New York City. Two of her sons had come to America two years previously and settled in Campbell County, Ky. She proceeded to Camp- bell County, where she purchased a small farm, but seven years later she came to Marion County, and buying a homestead, there passed the re- mainder of her life, her death occurring in 1878, at the age of seventy-two years. Of her children Frederick is the eldest; William is a farmer of Ralis County, Mo .; Ferdinanda is engaged in farming in this township; John is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Oklahoma; George is de- ceased, and Conrad operates a farm in South Riv- er Township.
In 1859 Frederick Lehenbauer came to Marion County, and in partnership with his brother John
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rented a farm, on which he worked for a year and then bought a homestead of two hundred and for- ty acres for the family. He remained here until 1863, when he was married and went to Hannibal, where he was employed as a butcher for ten months, after which he worked in a machine shop for a little over a year. During this time he was a member of a militia company. In 1865 he bought a farm for himself in this township. The place comprised one hundred and thirty acres, but from time to time he has added more land to the original tract until there are now within its bound- aries three hundred and seventy-five acres.
In 1863 our subject and Miss Elizabeth Kahler, who was born in Germany in 1845, were united in wedlock. Her parents, Henry and Annie M. Kah- ler, were farmers in the Fatherland, where their entire lives were spent. Of their children James and Henry are deceased, Christ is a resident of Palmyra and Mary, widow of Charles Gence, also resides in Palmyra. To Frederick and Elizabeth Lehenbauer seven sons and three daughters have been born, namely: William, who owns a farm in Ralls County, this State; George, a farmer of this county; Christian, Martin, Daniel, August, Benjamin and Elizabeth, all of whom are at home; Emma and Caroline are deceased. The parents are members of the Lutheran Church, in which our subject has been honored with the position of Treasurer for the past sixteen years, and is also an Elder in the congregation.
M ARION O. BIGGS, M. D., is numbered among the leading physicians of Bowl- ing Green, Pike County, and enjoys an enviable reputation as a family practitioner. His partner is Dr. B. A. Wilkes, who has been located here for several years, and is well known and esteemed by the people of this community. Dr. Biggs is a member of the State Medical Society, the Columbian Medical Association and the Pike County Medical Society, and keeps in touch with the recent discoveries and methods used by able men of the profession.
The Doctor was born in Curryville, December 27, 1870, and is a son of William and Martha . (Hawkins) Biggs. The father is a native of Ken- tucky, born in 1837, and came with his parents to Missouri. He has always been a farmer by oc- cupation, but while living at Curryville was in- terested in raising and speculating in live stock. An actve politician, he was chosen to represent this district in the State Legislature in about 1884, being elected on the Democratic ticket, but on account of a protracted illness he resigned his place. Religiously he is connected with the Bap- tist denomination as is also his good wife. His father was, like himself, a member of the Legis- lature of Missouri, and at one time was Sheriff of Marion County.
M. O. Biggs is one of six children, the others being David, now with the Merchants Laclede Bank, of St. Louis; Nannie, wife of E. L. Tinker, of Bowling Green; Richard, an attorney in Han- nibal; William and Nora, who are still at home. Our subject was reared under the parental roof and attended the public schools of his native vil- lage. When he was in his seventeenth year he entered the State University at Columbia and pursued higher branches of study there for two years. In 1889 he was enrolled among the Fresh- men of the Hospital College of Medicine at Louis- ville, Ky., graduating therefrom June 21, 1892. The following month he opened an office in this city and from the first met with most gratifying success.
October 3, 1894, Dr. Biggs and Pearl Rogers were united in marriage. The lady to whom he is married is a daughter of Dr. James Rogers, now deceased, and in former years one of the best physicians of this place. Mrs. Biggs is a very accomplished young lady, having received a good education in the College at Holden, Mo., and in the County College, and having had spe- cial musical advantages. For a time she was a student at Ward's Institute in Nashville, and afterwards went abroad, pursuing a course in Weisbaden, Germany, under the instruction of celebrated teachers of the art. Upon her return home she accepted a position in Pike College as a teacher in the music department.
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The Doctor uses his right of franchise in favor of the Democratic party, but does not care for of- ficial honors. The only society with which he is connected is the K. of P., Lodge No. 201, of Bowling Green. Personally he is much liked by his fellow citizens, and it is safe to predict for him a brilliant and prosperous future. Mrs. Biggs, who also readily makes friends, is an active worker in the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Biggs is now a member of the Board of Managers of the Insane Asylum of Fulton, Mo., being appointed by Gov. Stone in March, 1895.
C HRISTIAN GOTTMANN (deceased) was one of the worthy citizens of Liberty Township, Marion County. At the time of his death, which occurred March 14, 1889, he left his family well provided for, and his widow has since managed the old homestead, which com- prises one hundred and sixty acres of fine land. She is assisted by her son and rents a portion of the place to a brother-in-law. The home of the family is situated just four miles east of Palmyra, near the Mississippi bottoms, where the soil is rich and fertile, yielding abundant crops in return for ordinary care.
Mr. Gottmann was born February 28, 1847, in Kuelte, Duchy of Waldeck, Germany, and spent his boyhood in his native village. He received a liberal education in both the German and French languages, and, though his father was a farmer, he was very desirous of entering one of the pro- fessions, preferring that of law. His aspirations in this direction were destined to be never ful- filled and in 1868 he emigrated to America, where for several years he was employed by farmers. He became a resident of this community in 1867 and from that time until his death devoted himself to the improvement of his farm. As he left the
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