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HARRY McCORD TOOTLE, coal oil inspector and merchant; was born in Alachua county, Fla., July 16, 1840. He attended the college of
born in St. Joseph November 4, 1853. His parents were Joseph W. and the city of New York, from which Sarah (McCord) Tootle. Our subject he graduated in 1860. In 1862 he grad- graduated from the St. Joseph high uated from the law school of Columbia college, N. Y., and came to St. Joseph in 1865, where has attained a high professional reputation. Mr. White has never sought public office. ni association. He was married De- He was married in St. Joseph in Dec- ember, 1882, to Miss Emila G. Blanch- ard, who has borne him five children, school in 1872, and delivered the ad- dress at the laying of the corner stone of the present high school building. as president of the High School Alum- cember, 1880 to Miss Mabel King, daughter of Ex-Governor Austin A. King. and their three children, Harry all girls.
King, 16; Lillian, 13; and Mary, 4, are all living.
CARROLL LEONARD CON- NETT, brick manufacturer, was born in Buchanan County Oct. 27, 1856. He attended the country schools and spent two years in the St. Joseph High School. He was raised on a farm, engaged in pork packing, and then in the brick-making business, and is a large manufacturer, his plant being at South Park. Mr. Connett was for many years a Democrat, but now ad- heres to the Republican faith. He was married April, 25, 1805 to Miss Lena, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Sie- mens, and one boy and one girl have been born to them.
HENRY K. WHITE, lawyer. was
CHARLES ALLEN BUDDY, wholesale fruit and produce dealer at 108 North Second street, is the son of Phillip and Sophia M. (Stein) Buddy. He was born in Adams County, Penn- sylvania, Nov. 1, 1856. His father was born in Pennsylvania and was a prom- inert contractor in this city. His moth- er was born at Frederick City. Md. Mr. Buddy came to St. Joseph in 1868; graduated at the Christian Brothers' College in the class of 1873; married Miss Annie E. Farrell of this city Nov. 4, 1879, of which union there are seven children, five girls and two boys. Mr. Buddy has been engaged in his present business since 1881. He is a Democrat in politics and a Catholic in religion.
CHARLES J. BORDEN, manufac- turer of implements, was born in Ti- FREDERICK C. KUEHL, mer- verton, R. I., February 20, 1839. He chant tailor, was born in Oldenburg, attended the common schools and ad- Holstein, March 8 1850. He was ed- opted the business of a mechanic. In ucated and learned his trade in his na- 1861 he enlisted in the First Rhode tive country; also worked in a whole- sale grocery in Hamburg. He came
Island Light Artillery, and was with the Army of the Potomac till 1864. to New York in 1868, going thence to From 1864 to 1865 was in the navy. In Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, New 1871 went to Macon county, Mo., and Orleans, Cheyenne and Omaha. He came to St. Joseph in 1883. Mr. Bor- came to St. Joseph in 1870 and began den is a Republican, and served four years in the city council. He was mar- ried in Williamantic, Conn .. , to Miss now chairman of the finance commit- Jennie M. Knight. They have one son, Alfred A. Borden. his present business in 1871. He was elected to the council in 1897, and is tee. Mr. Kuehl was married April 10, 1872, to Miss Bertha Volk.
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DAVID J. HEATON, Sr., at the time of his death the oldest undertaker in the United States, was a striking example of the sturdiness of the early settlers of Buchanan county. Our sub- ject was born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 16, 1808, and at an early age, removed to Butler county, Ohio, where at the age of 10 years, he was apprenticed to the cabinet making trade at Maysville, Ky., serving seven years. After spending several years in vari- ous states, Mr. Heaton finally located in St. Joseph, in 1845, and started a cabinet shop in the village, which then contained about 300 inhabitants. His business thrived, and though he
DAVID J. HEATON.
died in 1849, having borne him seven children. In 1851, he married Miss Lucinda King of Boone county, Mo., She bore him four children the sec- ond of whom David E., is now at the head of the undertaking establishment started by our subject. Mr. Heaton, who was widely known as the oldest living undertaker, died in St. Joseph, April 26, 1898, aged over 89 years.
MANFRED M. RIGGS, city comp- troller, was born in Georgetown, Me., September 20, 1845. He was sent to the high school, at .Cambridge, Mass., after which he located in Portland, Me .; came to St. Joseph June 1, 1889. Was cashier of the Central Savings Bank five years from 1889 to 1894; in 1897 was appointed city comptroller. Mr. Riggs was married in Topsham, Me., in 1865. His eldest sor., Leon, was a sergeant in the Fourth Missouri volunteers during the Spanish-Ameri- can war.
MAURICE CONNOR, boiler- maker, was born in Ireland in 1847, came to America in 1864, locating in Pennsylvania, and then came to St. Joseph in March, 1865. He learned the boilermakers' trade and was for many years with the K. C., St. J. & C. B. R. R. Co., working in that
lost $3,000 by going on a sheriff's capacity. Mr. Connor was married bord and $6,000 by fire, he kept at . in 1879 to Miss Lizzie Carroll and she work enlarging his business and has borne him seven children, six amased a competency. He was girls and one boy, all of whom are ., the first undertaker in the city living.
and continuing in the business until he sold out to his sor., David E., GEORGE WARREN SAMUEL, one of the oldest settlers of the Platte purchase, was born June, 1810, at in 1881. Mr. Heaton was a member and chairman of the city council in 1858-59. He also engaged in the hotel Newcastle, Henry county, Ky. At the business and established the Heaton age of 17 he started west and reached Howard county, Mo., in 1828. In 1838
home on north Sixth street, now known as the Central. Mr. Heaton he went to Platte City, and later to was twice married. . His first wife was Savannah, where remained for some Miss Emily Donovan of Augusta, Ky., time. He hen came to St. Joseph. He whom he married July 31, 1832. She died February 18, 1899.
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DR. WILLIAM B. DAVIS, phy-
THEODORE A. FOWLER, real sician and surgeon, Sixth and Felix, estate. 1716 Faraon, was born in was born in Platte county, Mo., Jan. 4, Greensburg, Ind., in January, 1832. He 1856, his father C. C. Davis, being at came to the Platte Purchase in 1837, minister of the M. E. church south. and to St. Joseph in 1846, gaining his After attending the common schools education in the common schools of he studied medicine, graduated in 1880 the early days. He has been a mer- from the Missouri Medical college. and has since practiced in Buchanan county. He was county physician eight years, and from 1896 to 1898 was
chandise salesman and was engaged in the revenue and postal service. Dur- ing the war he served in the Twenty- fifth Enrolled, Mo., militia, and Third health officer of St. Joseph. Dr. Davis Provisional regiment. He was also was married in St. Joseph in 1883 to United States commissioner's clerk,un- Miss Dora Pullins, and she has borne der the enrollment act. Mr. Fowler him a boy and three girls. Dr. Davis is a Democrat in politics. was married June 9, 1854 to Miss Martha D. Hopkins, who died April 29, 1855.
WILLIAM H. CARPENTER was born in Luray, Page County, WALTER THOMAS AYLES- Va., July 10. 1844. Came to Missouri BURY, car accountant Burlington in 1854, and located on a farm in Route, was born December 26, 1864, Marion township this county; enlisted the son of Thomas Aylesbury, chief in the First Missouri (Confederate) car builder of the same road. Our cavalry, and participated in many bat- subject came to St. Joseph January tles, being twice wounded. After the 24, 1871, and atended the public war went to Arkansas and two years schools, later graduating from the later came to St. Joseph, and was as
Christian Brothers' college. He at a traveling salesman for thirteen years. once engaged in railroading and has Is president of the Dillon Cement been with his present employers as car company. Was married in Arkansas in accountant since 1882. He married 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Clark, and a Miss Gertrude Reid October 14, 1892, second time in Forrest City, Mo., to and two children Helen and Dorothy, Miss Martha E. Sedgwick.
have been born to them.
JOSIAH BEATIE MOSS, lumber- man, was born in St. Joseph on the boots and shoes, is a native of Ger- many, coming to St. Joseph from the
FREDERICK WENZ, dealer in
spot where the Pacific house now st. nds. His father, Prestor. T. Moss, old country, July 6, 1860. Ir. 1864 he was a Kentuckian: his mother (Susan enlisted as a private in company A, Henry Beattie), was from Virginia. Forty-third Missouri volunteer In- Mr. Moss has been engaged in the fantry, and on his return went into lumber business for many years and the boot and shoe business. Mr. Wenz is a member of the Dougherty & Moss is a prominent Odd Fellow, and is Lumber company, at Tenth and Past Commander of Chester Harding Mitchell avenue. He was married in Post, G. A. R. In politics he is a 1891 to Miss Mary Wood Leach, Republican. He was married in 1871, daughter of Lewis and Ellen J. W. to a daughter of Jacob Schwaderer. Leach of St., Joseph; one girl, Their son Fred J., and daughter Catherine Corby, one boy, Preston Louise M., are married. Another daughter Amelia F., is still at home.
Leach, were born into the union.
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EDMUND G. CHANDLEE, wall Louisville, Ky., medical department,in paper dealer, 415 Edmond street, was 1871, after which he located in St. born in York county, Pa., June 28, Joseph, and practiced his profession; was born in Luray, Page county, council; was married September 1, 1874, to Miss Fannie Nash of Park- ville, and they have one daughter.
1859, his father Ellis Chandlee, being a school teacher, and also a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chandlee attended the common schools of York county and learned the paper hanging trade. He came to St. Joseph in 1877, and worked at his trade, finally starting for himself. He is a Democrat and rep-
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EDMUND G. CHANDLLE.
resents the Sixth ward in the city council. Mr. Chandlee was married in 1883 to Miss Catherine Stein, and three boys and three girls have beer. born to them.
DR. STEPHEN F. CARPENTER, was born in Luray, Va., November 25, 1845. He came to Buchanan county in 1854, and lived on a farm until 1863, when he entered the army, serving till 1865. He then attended school at East- on, Mo., and studied medicine and graduated from the University of boy.
CHARLES M. CARTER, auditor of the Burlington Route, was born in Cambridge, Mass., September 22, 1852. Mr. Carter attended the public schools and a military institute, and came to St. Joseph in 1880. Many years he has held the responsible position of audi- tor for the Burlington svstem. Mr. Carter married Miss Ada P. Hunter, a native of Oshkosh, Wis., May 15, 1879, at Dubuque, Iowa, and three girls, aged 14, 12 and 10 years, have been born to them.
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN ADSIT, general freight and passenger agent of the St. JJoseph & Grand Island rail- road, was born at Sprir.gfield, New York, May I, 1863. With his parents, he removed to St. Joseph and engaged in the railroad business in 1876, since which time he has worked his way up from a clerk in the local depart- ments to the position he now holds, to which he was promoted January I, 1802. Mr. Adsit was married in St. Joseph May 31, 1886, to Miss Mary L. Groscun.
HENKY V. ARROWSMITH, agent of the Pacific Express Company at St. Joseph, is a native of New Al- bany, Ind. He attended school in Quincy, Ill., and graduated from the Quincy Seminary in 1865. Ir. 1878 he went to Kansas City where he was in the express business for six years, coming to St. Joseph in 1884, where he has since been agent for the Pacific and United States Express Compa- nies. Mr. Arrowsmith was married in Quincy in 1884 to Miss Margarette Cooper, and they have one child, a
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FRANK M. ATKINSON, post-
JOHN E. DOLMAN, attorney at law, was born in Denver, Colo., Sep- master of St. Joseph, was born in tember 18, 1865. Removing to Topeka, Lexington, Mo., January 31, 1863. His Kan., while a youth, he attended pub- lic schools and graduated from the high school in 1881. He then attended
parents were Dr. Jesse F. and Harriet (Pierson) Atkinson. He received a high school education at Lexington, Washburn college, Topeka, until 1884, and was employed as a clerk in a after which he attended the Albany law school. Albany, N. Y., graduating in 1887. He began practice in Topeka at once and from 1887 to 1898, was assistant attorney for the C. R. I & P. R. R. at Topeka, for lines west of the Missouri river. He came to St. Joseph June 1, 1898, and associated himself with Stephen S. Brown. clothing store and traveling salesman till 1888, when he came to St. Joseph and engaged in the real estate busi- ness. Being an ardent Republican he soon became prominent in the party councils; was elected to the school board in '92, and September 1, 1892, was appointed postmaster by Presi- dent Harrison. He is now serving his second term, having been reappointed hy President Mckinley.
WALTER HENRY ROBINSON, men's furnisher and hatter, was born in Rappahannock county, Va., March 4, 1862, where he grew to manhood, attending private schools. He gradu- ated from Flint Hill academy in 1880, and in 1881 came to St. Joseph, where for six years he worked for the J. B. Brady Carpet company. He then em- barked in his present business. Mr. Robinson was appointed police com- missioner in 1898, and is treasurer of the police board. He was married in Kansas City in 1889 to Miss Ida L. Yocum and two boys, Kenneth W., aged 8 years, and Edwin Bryan, an in- fant, have been born to them.
JO. F. WOODSON, attorney at law, was born in Concordia, Mo., Feb. 22, 1873, his parents being Will E. and Emma (Patterson) Woodson. He came to St. Joseph ir. 1889 and chose the law as a profession. He attended Washington and Lee Univer- sity, Lexington, Va., and graduated from the law school in the class of 1895. He came back to St. Joseph and began the practice of his profes- sion and has porven himself a worthy member of a family of distinguished lawyers. Mr. Woodson is a Demo- crat, and is unmarried.
WILLIAM D. RUSK, attorney, Fourth and Francis, was born in HOMER OSBORN, solicitor for the Combe Printing Company, was born at Gallatin, Mo., May 12, 1858, and graduated from the high school of his native town in 1876. Two years afterwards he came to St. Joseph; was a traveling salesman for some years and deput- county collector for six Woodford county, Ky., June 15, 1850, and his parents were also Kentuckians. He came to St. Joseph in 1856 and af- ter going through the high school, completed a course at Phillips' Col- lege, Exeter, New Hampshire, grad- uating in: 1872. Returning to St. Jo- seph, he taught in the high school for years. In 1882 he was married to Su- six years, being principal from 1877 to sie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tandy 1882. He began practicing law in 1882, H. Trice, and one child, a daughter, and was married October 16, 1884, to has come into the union. Mr. Osborn Miss Fannie Bayless, who was born is a staunch Democrat, and has been in Alton, Ill. They have three child- prominent in the councils of his party ren.
for many years.
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HENRY BREUNINGER, saloon J. W. D. HALL, manufacturer of keeper, at 1913 Olive street, was born wire fencing, 219 South Sixth street, near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and came was born February 4, 1840. He at- tended the country schools and en- to this city many years ago. He is one of the best known German-American gaged in the wire working and roof-
HENRY BREUNINGER.
citizens of St. Joseph, and has for ing business in Cincinnati and At- many years been engaged in the sa- lanta, Ga., until 1881, when he locat- loon business, and has acquired quite ed in St. Joseph. Has been twice a competency. married, his first being Miss Cynthia C. Snell, whom he married in Cin- cinnati, Nov. 29, 1866, and who died in 1894, leaving one daughter, Nettie H., wife of G. Dawson Cartmell of St. Louis; married again Dec. 4, 1896, to Miss Nellie R. Wheat.
REV. ALBERT BUSHNELL, pastor of the Tabernacle Congrega- tional church, was born at Salisbury, Conn., September 30, 1847. He en- tered Williams' college in the class of '68. During his college course he made a trip to South America with his pro-
O. M. LOOMIS, prominent farm- fessor. Graduated from Union Theo- er, was born in 1838 and came to logist Seminary, New York, in 1873, St. Joseph in the year 1859. Mr. and preached in Chicago, Sterling Loomis never attended any school and Geneseo, Ill., till February, 1889, but that of experience, and he when he came to St. Joseph. He mar- has been a farmer all his life. He is ried Miss Margaret Curle, at New a hard worker in the Democratic York Mills, N. Y., July 20, 1875, and party, but has never held office. He four children have been born to them, was married in 1858 to Miss F. Miller and they have four children, all girls.
three girls and one boy, all living.
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DR. PETER J. KIRSCHNER. and coroner during 1882-86. In 1887 mayor of St. Joseph, was born Tune he took a six-months medical course 13, 1853, in this city, and is the son in Germany, and from 1889 to 1891 of the late John Peter Kirschner, a was again county physician. In April native of Bavaria, Germany, and dur- of 1898 he was elected mayor, defeat- ing his life a prominent farmer and ing Charles A. Pfeiffer. April 17, fruit-grower. Our subject attended school in St. Joseph until seventeen 1887, Dr. Kirschner was married to Miss Martha M. Sengel and they have years of age, when he was sent to three children, one boy and two girls.
DR. P. J. KIRSCHNER.
JOHN P. REMELIUS was born
Cincinnati, where he studied for two years. He then read medicine with at Lexington, Mo., May 11, 1864; is Dr. Jacob Geiger, attended the medi- the son of Frank Remelius, a carpen- cal department of the Louisville Uni- ter and Augusta (Bube) Remelius, versity in 1877, and in 1878-79 Belle- both born in Germany. Attended vue Hospital Medical College in New schools at Richmond and Lexington, York, from which institution he Mo. Came to St. Joseph in August, graduated. In 1879 he began the 1887. Married Miss Ellan E. Gist of practice of his profession in St. Jo- Cameron, Mo., Nov. 21, 1888. There seph and has achieved success. Po- are two children, boys, of this union- litically Dr. Kirschner is a Democrat. Ernest William and Bert. Mr. Reme- He was county physician in 1880-81 lius is a Republican in politics.
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CHARLES LAMARTINE SIM- bought by her husband. There they MONS, lawyer, was one of the orig- lived a quiet, busy farm life until 1865, inal '49ers, he having commenced to when they emigrated to Andrew live with his father's family on the County, Mo., about six miles north- 29th day of June, 1849. This social east of St. Joseph, and settled on a intercourse began at that beautiful large tract of land bought of General "Switzerland of New York" known James Craig. The subject of this as Paris Hill, in Oneida County, in sketch was at that time just under six- the Empire state, at, the old farm teen years of age. There was no house built by Mr. Simmons' grand- other son in the family (and only one father shortly after the close of the daughter) and the task of subduing
CHARLES L. SIMMONS.
war of the Revolution, and where also and making a fine iarm of the wild his father was born and raised. His land proved to be so great that there father's name was John Milton Sim- was never a time when further school- mons and his ancestors came from the ing was possible, and Mr. Simmons, Puritan and Quaker stock of Rhode though earnestly longing for a fin- Island and Massachusetts, among ished education, was obliged to con- tent himself with a diploma from the "Old Red School House" at Paris Hill, where for a few brief weeks each whom were John Alden and Priscella, the Puritan, whose romance is made immortal by the pen of Longfellow. His mother's family name was Green year he studied and excelled in the and through her he traces relationship common school there held. Still, not to Gen. Nathaniel Green of Revolu- losing sight of the goal of his desires, tionary fame. She was born at he persistently carried on a system of Bridgewater in Oneida County, New study while doing his work on the York, and on marrying moved to farm and especially during winter Paris Hill, to the farm then recently time, made good progress, particular-
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ly in mathematical lines, and while tial band consisting of one fife, one doing full farm work, mastered land snare drum (with nobody to play it) surveying and such parts of higher and one bass drum, and many tin pails and pans. This band met regu- larly on the village green in summer evenings until one eventful night it tried to vary its program by serenad- ing one of the captain's best girls, at
mathematics as were necessary to fit him for a civil engineer of that day. During the winter of 1871-72 and the two following winters, he taught school in Andrew County, and dur- ing this time had some leisure and an untimely hour. The girl's father better opportunity to improve his ed- had some good dogs and was a good ucation. Early in 1872 he resolved hand at encouraging them, and the to study law, and as soon as possible. next day the trail of the retiring sere- to devote himself to its practice as a naders might have been followed for profession. An old family friend, miles in every direction by tin pail Charles B. Wilkinson, then editor and covers and handles and broken and principal owner of the St. Joseph bruised pans, drum sticks and general Herald-himself an able lawyer and
wreckage of flight. This episode be- a brilliant man-kindly loaned Mr. came known in local history as the Simmons what law books he needed, Battle of Dog Run, and from it the and for two years he devoted all his band never recovered. It is the only spare time, and more, to the study of army organization known to have no Blackstone, Kent, Greenleaf, etc., and pensioners. Mr. Simmons has always in the spring of 1874, entered the law been a consistent and conservative office of Murat Masterson, in St. Jo- Republican and has held only one seph, where he became familiar with political office, that of county sur- the actual workings of a law office, veyor for Andrew County, for five and in November of that year was ad- years, from 1883 to 188. He attends mitted to the bar. In April 1873 he Tabernacle Congregational Church. married Emily V. Lykins, youngest His only child, a son born in 1878, daughter of Dr. Claiborne B. Lykins and named J. Milton Simmons, Jr., is of Buchanan County, and while he now at the Missouri State University was in Masterson's law office she and will graduate from the law de- stayed at the farm, with Mr. Sim- partment in the class of '99.
mons' parents and the young lawyer boarded in town and weekly went JOHN GEORGE GEIWITZ, drug- gist, Tenth and Olive streets, was born in St. Joseph July 14, 1862 and was educated in the public schools. After learning the cigar makers' trade he engaged as a clerk in the drug store of John, Demond and studied phar- macy, first having taken a course at Bryant's Business College. He became a registered pharmacist in 1881 and in 1882 formed the present firm of Gei- witz & Co. He was married at Con- way, Iowa, in May, 1885 to Miss Ida N. Hagan; they have two children, a home to visit his family. Financial necessities of the family made it nec- essary for Mr. Simmons to return to his work on the farm in the spring of 1875, as he thought and hoped, for a year or so, but death in the family and many unexpected events held him unrelentingly for fourteen years. In 1889 he was again able to com- mence the practice of his chosen pro- fession, and has continued since that time to study and work in it to his heart's content. Mr. Simmons' war record consists in having been cap- boy and girl. He was a member of tain, drum-major and fifer in a mar- the city council for two years.
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DR. THOMAS H. DOYLE was han, of this city, October 12, 1871. born at Doylestown, Pa., Nov. 5, 1840 They have two children living, Miss and was educated at the University of Agnes and Dr. John M. Doyle. The the City of New York, graduating in family are Catholics and Dr. Doyle is March, 1865, in the last class taught a leading member of the Cathedral by the famous Dr. Mott. Subsequent- parish. ly Dr. Doyle had the benefits afford- ed by practice in the Bellevue Hospi- FREDERICK W. HEYDE, City was born in Summerset tal, New York. In March of 1869 he Attorney,
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