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MAJOR WILSON S. HEN- advanced to the grade of first lieuten- DRICK, treasurer of the George A. ant of the same company, and on Dec. Kennard Grocer Company, was born 2, 1892, was made quartermaster of the in Chicago, June 27, 1866, and is the Fourth Regiment. When the Spanish- son of Robert U. Hendrick, the lead- American war broke out he was ing jeweler of St. Joseph. Our sub- among the first to tender his services, and when the Fourth Regiment was
ject came with his parents to this city in December of 1879. He attended mustered into the United States vol- the public schools and finished at the unteer service at Jefferson Barracks,
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MAJOR WILSON S. HENDRICK.
St. Joseph high school, and then began on May 16, 1898, he was commissioned his mercantile career, working first in as major. The regiment was not sent to the front, however, doing only camp duty, and when hostilities ceased Ma- jor Hendrick resigned and returned to his private pursuits. October 5, 1898, he was married to Miss Madge Hosea, daughter of ex-Mayor Isaac T. Hosea a bank and later in the wholesale gro- cery trade. He had a strong inclina- tion toward military life from his ear- liest years. When the Wickham Ri- fles (Company K) of the National Guard of Missouri, were organized, in August of 1891, he was elected as sec- ond lieutenant. July 22, 1892, he was of St. Joseph.
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FRANZ L. BAUER, proprietor of came of age was made manager of the "The Buffalo" saloon, was born in Postal Telegraph Company's office in Bavaria, Germany, Dec. 31, 1865, his this city, which position he has held parents being B. L. and Sophia ever since and by strict attention to (Dorst) Bauer. He came to America business has secured his company a with his parents in 1872, locating in large share of the telegraph traffic St. Joseph, where he attended school, of the city. Mr. Brinson is an earnest graduating from the Christian Broth- Republican in politics, but has never ers' College, 1879. He then engaged aspired to office.
FRANZ L. BAUER.
in the saloon business, which he has followed ever since. He is an ardent lover of athletic sports and was at one time owner of the St. Joseph Baseball Club. He is a Republican.
JAMES D. WITTEN, real estate, was born Nov. 2, 1844 in Monroe Co., Ohio, his father John N. being a steamboat captain. He attended school at Belair and Antioch College, Ohio, and removed to Iowa, where
WILLIS GILBERT BRINSON, he enlisted, serving three months in manager of the Postal Telegraph Co., the Ist Iowa infantry and three years in the 7th Iowa cavalry. Mr. Witten was born on a farm near St. Joseph, Sept. 18, 1867, and was educated in the came to St. Joseph Nov. 28, 1874 and public schools of St. Joseph. He engaged in business. He is a Repub- learned telegraphy and before he be- lican in politics.
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RICHARD FULKS, member of
ELIJAH M. BIRKES. dealer in agricultural implements, 216 S. Fourth the metropolitan police force, was street, St. Joseph, is a native of Barry born in Platte County, Mo., Sept. County, Mo., born September 18, 17, 1862, the son of A. C. Fulks, born 1866. He was educated in the com- at Rockford, N. C., and Sarah Jane mon schools of Barry County and at (Wolf) Fulks, born in Pennsylvania. Our subject came to St. Joseph in 1884 and worked in the shops of the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad prior to his appoint- Elliott's Business College, Burlington, Iowa. In 1888 Mr. Birkes came to St. Joseph and after traveling as a sales- man for some years, engaged in busi-
ELIJAH M. BIRKES.
ness for himself. By fair dealing and a thorough knowledge of his lines he has won the confidence of the people and has built up a lucrative trade. He was married in St. Joseph, February 15, 1894, to Harriet, daughter of Hon. Wm. H. Haynes. Mr. and Mrs. Birkes have one child, a girl. Mr. Birkes is Republican in politics and now represents the Fourth Ward in the city council, where he figures as an able leader of the minority.
ment on the police force, June 15, 1893. In May of 1891 he was mar- ried to Nora Christman, born at Car- rollton, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1868, the daugh- ter of Michael and Christina Christ- man, now of St. Joseph. Mrs. Fulks died Oct. 4, 1894, leaving one child, Ray Norman, now seven years of age. Politically, Mr. Fulks is a Democrat, and in matters of faith an Episcopal- ian.
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MILTON O. BLACKMORE, 7 years; Clark, 4 years, and Beulah, financial agent and broker, office in aged I year.
German-American Bank Building, is a native of Drakeville, Iowa, where JOHN MOECK, proprietor de- he was born in April, 1870. He at- partment store, 1902-1904 St. Joseph tended school in his native state, and ave., was born in Wurtemberg, Ger- then located in Lyons, Kansas, where many, Oct. 4, 1846; came to America he was married to Miss Lizzie Clark, May 1860, locating at Ravenna, Ohio; a native of Missouri, on Dec. 10, 1890. came to St. Joseph in 1868 with $5 In 1892 Mr. Blackmore removed to in cash, secured employment as book-
MILTON O. BLACKMORE.
St. Joseph, where he took a position keeper in a clothing house and has with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa fought his own way to his present position. Since 1877, has been in bus- iness for himself; was married first to Miss M. O. Islaub, who died in 1894, leaving seven children. His sec- ond wife was Mrs. Elizabeth Giebens, to whom he was married in October, 1898. His father, John, is living with him, and is hale and hearty at the age of eighty-two years. Fe Railroad Co., remaining with it until 1897, when he engaged in his present business of negotiating loans. Though yet a young man, he stands high in business circles and in social circles as well. Mr. and Mrs. Black- more live at 419 North Tenth street, with their three children, Verne, aged
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DR. CHARLES R. WOODSON, before he graduated he was married superintendent of the State Lunatic to Miss Julia Taber, daughter of Dr. Asylum No. 2 is a native of Kentucky, Paul T. Taber, of Albany, N. Y., who born in Knox County, May 17, 1848. died in Buchanan County in 1853. In His father, Benjamin J. Woodson, was also a Kentuckian and his mother,
1886 Dr. Woodson moved to St. Jo- seph, where he also built up a large whose maiden name was Margaret J. practice which he continued until Au- Fulkerson, was a native of Lee Coun- gust II, 1890, when he was appointed ty, Va. In 1855 the family came to to his present position. That Dr.
DR. C. R. WOODSON.
Lafayette County, Mo., and in 1856 to Woodson is a man of affairs and cap- Buchanan County. Our subject was able of great undertakings and a prac- educated in the public schools of this tical economist as well, is demonstrat- county and then, having chosen the ed by his remarkable record in man- medical profession for his life's work, aging the Asylum, which is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States. His fame as a success- ful physician and humane superintend- ent extends throughout the land and under him Asylum No. 2 has become he entered the Missouri Medical Col- lege at St. Louis from which institu- tion he graduated with honors March 6, 1872. Opening an office at Agency he met with success and rose to a high place in his profession. Shortly a model. Politically Dr. Woodson is
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an active Democrat and he exercises a marked influence in that party. In religion Dr. Woodson is affiliated with the Christian Church. He is a mem- ber of various medical societies and finds time to lecture once a week to the classes of Ensworth Medical Col- lege on diseases of the nervous sys- tem.
THOS. J. CARSON.
THOMAS J. CARSON was one of the pioneers of the Platte Purchase. Mr. Carson was born in Cocke Coun- ty, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1825, where his father was also born. He married Miss Sarah Easterhay, Nov. 19, 1846, and in 1851 came with his wife and small children to Platte County, later removing to Buchanan, where he was for many years a successful farmer. His wife died March 22, 1882, leaving borne him nine children, of whom five are still living, among them Deputy Sheriff T. Jeff Carson. Our subject died March 31, 1899.
REV. CORNELIUS I. VAN DEVENTER, a pioneer and venerat- ed minister of the gospel, of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, South, was born on a farm in Loudoun County, Va., July 25th, 1825, the son of Cor- nelius and Mary C. (Gallagher) Van Deventer, both natives of Loudoun County. In November of 1836 our subject came, with his mother, grand- mother and brother, to Missouri, locating near Hannibal. After attend- ing the schools in his neighborhood and seminaries at Shelbyville and Philadelphia, Mo., our subject entered the ministry, beginning his life's work at Shelbyville, Mo., in March of 1844. He came to St. Joseph first in 1852, and again in 1868, and was pastor of the Francis Street Methodist Church. During the past twenty years Rev. Van Deventer has been pastor of sev- eral churches which he organized in St. Joseph, and has been presiding elder of the St. Joseph District. He is now a superannuated member of the Missouri Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, South. August 27, 1846, he was married at Paynesville, Pike County, Mo., to Elizabeth A., the daughter of John j. and Elizabeth A. Grimes, the bride being a native of Paynesville, born January 5, 1830. The golden wedding anniversary of this worthy couple was celebrated in this city and both are yet hale. Three children were born to them- Mary Elizabeth, October 10, 1847, who died as Mrs. Charles Stewart in her 26th year; Olin E., born August II, 1852, now a commercial traveler, and John W., born Oct. 23, 1857, who died in his 30th year.
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JOHN J. HORIGAN, president of the firm and he has demonstrated re- the Horigan Supply Co., 209-211 S. markable ability in the conduct of its Fourth street, is one of the youngest affairs. Mr. Horigan was educated of St. Joseph's prominent business in St. Joseph and is unmarried. men. He was born in St. Joseph in October 10, 1869, and is the son of CLARENCE U. PHILLEY, man- the late James Horigan, one of the ager Tootle Theater and confidential pioneer plumbers of St. Joseph. clerk to. Milton Tootle, Jr. and the James Horigan, a native of Ireland, Tootle Estate, was born Oct. 31, 1866
JOHN J. HORIGAN.
came to America in 1850 and to St. in McDonough, Chenango County, Joseph in 1860, where he engaged in N. Y .; was educated in the common the plumbing trade. His energy schools and Chaffee's Business Col- and application to business were re- lege, Oswego, N. Y. Came to St. Joseph Jan. 1, 1886 and for four years was office clerk and stenographer for the Buell Mfg. Co., then assumed his warded and he soon saw the rather insignifcant business grow larger and larger until now the company is one of the greatest in its line in the west, present position. He was married in its patronage coming from all the Topeka, Kan. on Nov. 6, 1891, to Miss country tributary to this city. On the M. Elizabeth Van Houten, and two death of his father several years ago girls, Myra Nan and Grace Elizabeth our subject was called to the head of have been born to them.
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DR. EUGENE H. BULLOCK, successful and has become one of the physician and surgeon, of South St. leading citizens. Dr. Bullock also Joseplı, is a native of Doniphan Coun- conducts a drug store in connection ty, Kan., where he was born Sept. 26, with his practice and does all the 1867, his parents W. W. and Cynthia "accident" surgery for the big packing (Hastings) Bullock being natives of houses. He is vice-president of the New York state. He acquired the So. St. Joseph Commercial Club, and ordinary public school education, government pension examiner. Dr. after which he entered the Ensworth Bullock was married June 3, 1891 to
DR. EUGENE H. BULLOCK.
Medical College of St. Joseph and Miss Edna Davis of. Doniphan, Kan., graduated in 1891. He began the and two pretty girls have come to practice of his profession at Forest bless their union. City, Holt County in 1891, remaining there till 1894. He was coroner of
FRANK KAUCHER, elevator ar- Holt County, 1892-94. In the latter chitect, 2212 Frederick avenue, was year he removed to Nodaway, An- born at Germantown, Ohio, July 2, 1856, where he attended school. Came to St. Joseph in 1884. Was married in Germantown, Oct. 16, 1886 to Miss
drew County, where he remained un- til 1897, when he removed to St. Jo- seph, locating in the southern suburb, at the Stockyards, now known as Ida McCranor, who has borne him South St. Joseph. Here he has been two boys and one girl, all living.
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DR. JOSEPH MERRILL HAM- ica at the age of six. After six years BLIN was born at Portland, Me., spent in the east his family came west Sept. 16, 1850. He came West when and finally located in St. Joseph. He quite young and graduated from the learned the shoemaking trade with American Medical College, St. Louis Ernest Wenz, and was eight years in in 1875; began practice at Osage, Ia., the employ of Fred Wenz. He en- the same year. In 1882 he went to gaged in business in Oct., 1880, and Atchison County, Mo., where he fol- has been successful. In 1876 he mar- lowed his profession till 1898, when ried Miss Mary S. Bode.
DR. J. M. HAMBLIN.
he came to St. Joseph. He was pen- LEWIS F. PEARSON, dealer in sion examiner in Atchison County feed, 826 S. Sixth, is a native of Cass during both administrations of Presi- County, Md., where he was born April 9, 1846. After leaving home he dent Cleveland. Dr. Hamblin has been higlily successful. He was married in lived in different parts of the west till Rock Port, Mo., April. 27, 1889 to 1897, when he came to St. Joseph and Miss Jessie R. Folliart and they have went into business. For eight years one child, a boy.
Mr. Pearson was Indian agent at the Pottowatomie and Great Nemaha
JOHN C. SCHMIDT, manufact- agency in Jackson County, Kansas, urer of boots and shoes, was born in having been appointed during the ad- Saxony, Germany, and came to Amer .. ministration of President Cleveland.
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SAMUEL S. ALLEN, St. Joseph's seph, but elsewhere in the West. Mr. leading retail grocer, is a native of Allen was married January 1, 1861, in Mumfordsville, Ky., born January 24, St. Joseph, to Miss Eveline Dillon, a 1835. His father, Samuel S. Allen, native of Ohio. Politically Mr. Allen also, was a pioneer hotelkeeper in St. is affiliated with the Prohibitionist Joseph. His mother's maiden name party, and has several times been hon- was Sarah Amus. Both of Mr. Allen's ored with nominations for office,
SAMUEL S. ALLEN.
parents were native Kentuckians. Our though he never made any efforts to subject attended school at Brunswick, be elected. The only office he ever held was that of deputy sheriff, under Samuel Ensworth, in 1862. He is a progressive business man and believes in advertising; his name and business are known to more people in St. Jo- seph than perhaps any other. Mr. and Mrs. Allen occupy a beautiful home at the corner of Ninth and Charles Mo., and came to St. Joseph on Nov. 10, 1854. From 1856 to 1878 Mr. Allen was a pilot on steamboats plying the Missouri River. For the past twenty- one years he has been in the grocery business in St. Joseph and has estab- lished and maintained a standard that is held in esteem not only in St. Jo- streets.
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BENJAMIN J. CASTEEL, Judge Judge Romulus E. Culver. Judge of the Buchanan County Criminal Casteel was married March 15, 1876, Court, was born in Sevier County, to a daughter of James and Mary Gib- Arkansas, October 14, 1851. His bany of Osborn. Seven children were father, B. J. Casteel, was a native of born into this union, five of whom are Monroe County, Tenn., and a lawyer. living. Politically Judge Casteel is a His mother, whose maiden name was
Democrat and is a leader in the party. Elizabeth Mckenzie, was also of Mon- In religion he is a Methodist and a roe County, Tenn. Our subject was member of the Francis .Street M. E. educated in private schools and grad- Church, Sonth.
BENJ. J. CASTEEL.
nated from Hiawassee College, Ten- GEORGE W. RUSCO, carpenter and builder, is a native of New York state, born September 3, 1833. At the nessee in 1869. In 1872 he came to Osborn, DeKalb County, Mo., with his mother, and there began the prac- age of 18 he went to Wisconsin, where tice of law. He was prosecuting at- he learned his trade, and, in 1864 came torney of DeKalb County for two to St. Joseph. He was always a leader terms and in 1881 came to St. Joseph, in his line and many elegant and sub- stantial residences and business houses in this neighborhood stand to his credit. He was married in Wiscon- sin to Miss M. F. Saunders, also a native of New York. They had four
where he built up a large practice, and took rank with the first lawyers. In the spring of 1897 he was appoint- ed City Counselor, which position he held until April 18, 1899, when he was appointed judge of the Criminal children-Charles, Alice, Elmer and Court, to fill the vacancy caused by Lydia.
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BINJAMIN R. VINEYARD, at- business, Mr. Hornkohl was married torney-at-law, was born July 31, 1842, Jan. 10, 1875 to Miss Alice Jenni, a on the Platte Purchase. He was rais- native of Switzerland and three daugh- ed ona farm and educated at Pleasant ters and a son have been born to Ridge and William Jewell Colleges. them. He taught in the public schools of St. Joseph studied law, was admitted to
EDWARD C. GOULD, of Gould's the bar in 1866, and has practiced Private School for Boys, was born in with remarkable success in St. Boston in 1850; graduated from the Joseph ever since. He was at one Boston Latin School in 1867; from time City Counselor, in 1877 and 1878. Williams College, B. A., in 1870, M. He has been a member of the school A. in 1873. Since 1870 he has been
BENJ. R. VINEYARD.
board since 1895. He was married continuously engaged in the profes- May 19, 1868, to Miss Emma Hoag- sion of teaching, with the exception land, and they have three children. of a year's continental trip, for the Mr. Vineyard is a Democrat. sake of French and German conversa- tional practice. He came to St. Jo- seph in 1889, from which time his school has shared with the high school and business colleges the patronage of our best people. While Mr. Gould's vocation is teaching, his avocation ap- pears to be music, since he comes of a
FRED HORNKOHL, dealer in real estate, 715 Edmond, was born in Germany, Jan. 10, 1853. He attended school there, and in 1867 came to America with his parents, locating in St. Joseph. He engaged in bookkeep- ing and has been connected with some of St. Joseph's largest business houses. musical ancestry, and plays the piano He is now engaged in the real estate and pipe-organ as well.
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THOMAS W. HARL, lawyer, was
JOHN BRODER, Chief of Police, born in Virginia, Feb. 26, 1845. He was born in Middleburg, Vermont, attended school in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, July 14, 1830, and is of Irish descent. and when the civil war broke out he After leaving home, early in life, Mr. enlisted in Company A, 4th Ohio In- Broder worked as a farm hand near fantry, serving till Sept. 13, 1865. He Boston for some years,and then be- came west and for a time was located came a pioneer railroad builder, work- in Kansas. He came to St. Joseph in ing in Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, 1879 and has followed the practice of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Texas, law, enjoying a large business. He is holding high and responsible posi- especially successful as a criminal law- tions, both in construction and oper- yer, having won many very difficult ation. He was counted among the
THOMAS W. HARL.
cases. His office is in the German foremost railroad men in his day. He American Bank Building.
laid the first track in Kansas, begin- ning opposite St. Joseph and running WILLIAM B. HELSLEY, con- to Wathena, and superintended the tractor and paver, was born in Illi- construction of the Central Branch, nois, Oct. 27, 1861, and came to St. from Atchison to Waterville. In 1874- Joseph in 1865 with his father, the late 76 he was city marshal of St. Joseph, Phil Helsley, one of the best known after which he engaged in lead mining men in St. Joseph. Our subject en- near Joplin. In 1884-86 he was dep- gaged in the contracting business with uty sheriff under John H. Carey. In his father and brothers, and has done the spring of 1886 he was appointed much road building and paving in chief of police, which position he has Buchanan County. He was married filled continuously, with distinction, in California in 1894, to Miss Rose and to the satisfaction of the people, Schoen, and they live at 2617 Dela- ever since. He was married to Miss ware street. Florence C. Cole, September 15, 1869.
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ROMULUS E. CULVER, ex- won a high place in the esteem of the judge of the Buchanan County Crim- people as a judge, the place was dis- inal Court and recently appointed City tasteful to him. On April 17, 1899 Counselor, is a native Missourian, he accepted the appointment of Mayor born at Plattsburg, Clinton County, January 12, 1865. He is the son of William and Augusta (McMichael) Culver, his father being a native of
Kirschner to the office of City Coun- selor and resigned from the bench. Since coming to St. Joseph Judge Culver has taken an active part in pol- Kentucky, while his mother was born itics and he is counted as one of the at Plattsburg. Our subject was edn- first men in the Democratic party. He cated at Central College, Fayette, Mo., was married in April, 1897 to Miss
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ROMULUS E. CULVER.
and at Vanderbilt University, Nash- Sara Judson, daughter of the late ville, Tenn., graduating in the class of Winslow Judson.
1888. In January of 1889 he came to St. Joseph and began to practive law, taking a high rank in the profession from the start. He was elected pros- ecuting attorney in November of 1892, and served one term. In 1895 he was appointed judge of the Criminal Court to succeed the late Judge Silas Wood- son, who had retired, and in Novem- ber of 1896 was elected to the full term of that office. Though he had he has prospered.
JOHN T. ALLISON, financial agent and broker, 112 South Seventh street, was born in Andrew County, Mo., his parents being Hood and Sarah (Faulkner) Allison, both na- tives of Kentucky. He came to St. Joseph in 1889 and embarked in the business he now follows and in which
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LOUIS HAX was one of the pio-
DR. JAMES HOWELL ROSS, one of the most successful dentists in neer manufacturers of St. Joseph. He St. Joseph, is a native Missourian, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Ger- born at Stanberry, May 10, 1864. His many, April 18, 1829; came to Amer- father, John A. Ross, a banker, was ica at the age of fourteen and to St. born at Cape Brittain. His mother, Joseph in 1858. Having learned tlie whose maiden name was Martha How- cabinet maker's trade he opened a ell, was born in Albany, Mo. Dr. shop and by thrift, industry and mar- Ross graduated from the Normal velous business tact, became a great
DR. JAMES H. ROSS.
School at Stanberry and then took up manufacturer and dealer. He was the study of dentistry and attended the identified with other business ventures Pennsylvania Dental College. In 1892 also, having been a partner in the Dr. Ross came to St. Joseph and lo- Schuster-Hax Bank and president of cated in the Ballinger building, at Sev- the Central Savings Bank at the time of his death, on Christmas morning, 1898. He was married to Mrs. Louisa enth and Edmond streets. His skill and success have brought him into fa- vor with the public, and he is counted Gartner in 1857, who died some years as one of the leading dentists of St. ago. Their survivors are Louis W. Joseph. Politically, Dr. Ross is a Hax, Mrs. Bertha Foreman, Mrs. H. Democrat, and in matters of religion A. Smith, Mrs. E. B. Chapman and a Baptist. Mrs. E. C. Hartwig.
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WILLIAM B. NORRIS, attorney THOMAS H. B. BURNS was at law, Hughes building, was born at born in Andrew County, Mo., Sept. II, Baltimore, and is the son of Rev. 1840, and has been a resident of An- Richard Norris, a Methodist minister, drew and Buchanan Counties all his born at Richmond, Va. His mother, life. In 1861 he went into the Con- maiden name Baker, was born at Bal- federate army and was with General timore. Mr. Norris was educated at Sterling Price. Was deputy sheriff Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., and under Sheriffs Thomas, Carey, Spratt at Columbian University, Washing- and Hull. He married Miss Phesom ton, D. C. Adopting the legal profes- J. Peters at Graham, Mo., Oct. 9, 1862.
WILLIAM B. NORRIS.
sion, he began to practice at Wash- ington, where he remained until 1887, man, was born in Buchanan County, when he located in St. Joseph. In 1889 Oct. 12, 1859, the son of William and he was married to Miss Gertrude Louisa (Dysart) Carson, both born in Houck, who has borne him two chil- Kentucky. Mr. Carson attended the dren, a boy and a girl. Politically, Mr. Christian Brothers' College. He was Norris is a Democrat. During 1894-
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