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WILLIAM W. CARSON, patrol-
married March 23, 1881 to Miss Mary 96 he was assistant prosecuting attor- Bell, daughter of John R. and Mary ney, under Romulus E. Culver. In Bell, and into this union eight chil- 1896 he was elected prosecuting at- dren were born: W. R., age 16, be- torney and served one term with credit ing the oldest of three boys, and and distinction. Upon retiring from Mary, aged 8 months, being the office he engaged in the practice of youngest of five girls. Mr. Carson his profession, and has achieved high has been on the police force since July success.
16, 1896.
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LAWRENCE J. STUPPY, florist, EUGENE C. ZIMMERMAN, law- was born at St. Genevieve, Mo., Sept. yer, is a native of Frederick City, Md. He was educated at Heidleburg Col- lege and came to St. Joseph in 1859, where he read law in the office of the late Judge I. C. Parker. After a time spent in Colorado mines, he returned to St. Joseph and invested in real
5, 1849, and is the son of the late Fran- cis X. and Mary A. (Kohler) Stuppy. He came to St. Joseph in 1850, attend- ed the public schools and St. Bene- dict's College, Atchison. He learned the drug business, remaining in that line until 1875, when he engaged in the estate, building a number of houses florist business, which has since grown and buying and selling property. He to large proportions under his man- was married to Miss Ada Hawley in agement. Was married in May, 1876, 1868.
LAWRENCE J. STUPPY.
to Miss Annie E. Schiesl, and they have had six children, all living except Lawrence J., Jr., the youngest.
ISAAC T. DYER, Jr., superintend- ent of telegraph and chief train dis- patcher of the Kansas City, St. Jo- seph & Council Bluffs railroad, was born in La Grange, Mo., August 17,
JAMES B. MEEK, real estate and loan agent, was born at Flag Springs, 1860, and educated at Quincy, Can- Andrew County, Mo., Dec. 24, 1862, ton, Mo., and Chicago; learned teleg- and came to St. Joseph, Sept. 1, 1883. raphy and at sixteen years was station agent at Helton, Mo .; subsequently was in charge of the Kansas City of- He was educated in the common schools and has been a commercial traveler, wood and coal dealer, and fice of the Western Union Telegraph real estate and loan agent. Was mar- Company; came to St. Joseph in 1878, ried June 5, 1890 to Miss Laura B. and was chief dispatcher when pro- Payne of this city and they have one moted in 1889. Mr. Dyer served as a child, Thomas Clinton, born Aug. 4, member of the St. Joseph school board for two years.
1894.
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RODERICK MONROE ABER- jeweler and watchmaker in St. Joseph. CROMBIE, secretary and manager of His mother was Mary Flint Baldwin, the Abercrombie Stone Company, was born in Maryland. Our subject at- born in New York City, Jan. 14, 1856, tended school in St. Joseph, learned the son of James Abercrombie. He the trade from his father, subsequent- attended school in New York City, ly attended the St. Louis Watchmak- Holbrook, L. I., Montreal, St. Joseph, ing School and began practical oper- and Breckenridge, Mo. He came to ations in St. Joseph in 1874. After Missouri in 1866 and lived at Brecken- doing business at Severance and Hia- ridge till 1878, when he removed to watha he again located in St. Joseph St. Joseph, going into the stone-cut- in 1888. He was married first to Fan- ting business with his father. He was nie E. Sawyer of this city in 1882, and for four years a member of the St. Jo- next to Nellie E. Davis, also of this
R. M. ABERCROMBIE.
seph city council; was appointed a city in 1897. He has two children, member of the State Board of Chari- Evelyn and Allie Lee, aged 15 and 10 ties for the second time in January, respectively.
1899. Mr. Abercrombie is a promi- nent Odd Fellow and has held every office in the order, including grand master of the Grand Lodge of Mis- souri. He married Miss Rosaline M. Bailey of Breckenridge, and they have five children.
JOSEPHUS BURKE, contractor and builder, was born June 8, 1839, in King William County, Va. He re- ceived his education in the common schools and came to St. Joseph in 1867, where he began contracting and building, in which business he is still CHARLES F. BALDWIN, jewel- er, 2008 St. Joseph avenue, was born in St. Joseph in 1860, the son of Chas. engaged. Mr. Burke was married in Richmond, Va., Dec. 4, 1860, to Miss Mollie Elmon of that city and six chil- dren were born to them, only Edwin Baldwin of Ohio, the first two of whom survive.
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GERARD V. KOCH, druggist, local alderman from the Fourth Ward 1807 Frederick avenue, was born at by the largest majority given a Dem- Clinton, East Feleciana parish, Louis- ocrat and in April of 1899 was re-elect- iana, July 22, 1871. His father, Ger- ed. He was honored with the presi- ard Koch, a carriage maker, and his dency of the common council on April mother, maiden name Elizabeth Hahn, 17, 1899, which position he now dis- were both born in Germany. Mr. charges with marked ability.
Koch was educated at Silliman Insti- tute, Louisana, St. Benedict's College, HENRY VOSS, dealer in wall pa- Atchison, Northwestern University, per, window shades, manufacturer of
GERARD V. KOCH.
Chicago and the Illinois College of mattresses, etc., was born at Penne- Pharmacy, Chicago. He came to St. berg, Holstein, August 9, 1831, where Joseph first in 1887 and after finish- he was reared and learned upholster- ing his studies opened a drug store. ing. He came to New York in 1854, His thorough knowledge of that pro-
and then worked in Cincinnati and fession and his business qualifications New Orleans, coming to St. Joseph have brought him the confidence of in 1855. He established his present the people and he has been highly suc- business in 1862. He married Kath- cessful. Politically Mr. Koch is a rina Ketzel in Nebraska City, Nov. 22, Democrat and takes active interest in 1863, who has borne him seven chil- politics. In 1897 he was elected as dren.
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JAMES A. GIBSON, public ad- sion in his native city. He came west ministrator of Buchanan county, was in 1855, locating for a time at Chi- born in Buchanan county, April 17, cago, and then at Elgin, Ill. He came 1866. His grandfather came to Bu- to St. Joseph in 1865, where he has chanan county in 1837. Our subject practiced his profession since, He came to St. Joseph in 1874; attended was a member of the City Council at one time and was also a director of publie school, business college; was five years a letter carrier and clerk in the St. Joseph Bridge Company. He the postoffice; then he studied law and was married in 1857 to Miss Mary
JAMES A. GIBSON.
was admitted to the bar. In 1896 was Fritz of New Jersey, and Dr. Samuel elected public administrator on the F. Kessler of St. Joseph is their son. Democratic ticket. Is a member of A. O. U. W., I. O. O. F., Modern JAMES WHISMAN, upholstercr, was born in Springfield, Ill., June 24, Woodmen, and Royal Court. Was married November 2, 1888, to Miss 1864, and attended school in that city. Lucy Gabbert; they had three child- ren, one of whom James Edwin, died, February 7, 1899.
He learned the upholsterer's trade and went to Kansas, where he was mar- ried in 1889 to Miss Mary Myers, at Junction City. He came to St. Joseph
DR. C. J. KESSLER, dentist, was born in Easton, Pa., Feb. 9, 1835. He in 18992 and has followed his calling was educated and learned his profes- in this city since.
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CAPTAIN JACOB SHEAFE for services in these wars. His father, CASEY, known to all his friends as the Hon. Samuel L. Casey, was born Sheafe Casey, is one of St. Joseph's at Morganfield, Ky., the county seat enterprising young business men, be- ing interested with his brother George F. Casey in the agency for The Foun- - of Union County, February 18, 1821; While a very young man he became interested in the development of the tain Bath Brush, which they have for natural resources of the country; he the entire Southwest. Their main discovered the Tradewater Coal Field, office is No. 47 Ballinger Building, and was associated with Col. John
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CAPT. J. S. CASEY.
with sub-agencies in the principal Bell of Tennessee and President Tyler towns in this territory. He resides at in their development. He made trips No. 823 Charles street. He was born to Virginia and Pennsylvania on at Bradford, Pa., and comes of good horseback to study the methods of old American stock. His father's an- mining coal. He erected the first en- cestors were Scotch-Irish, who settled gine for hoisting coal from the mines in Virginia at an early date. They that was used west of the Allegheny took a prominent part in the Indian mountains. He also took the first and Revolutionary wars and later set- fleet of coal barges down the Ohio tled in what is now Union County, and Mississippi rivers that was taken Ky., founding the town of Caseyville, down with a steamboat. He also rep- upon land taken up on warrants issued resented the First Kentucky Congres-
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sional District in the Thirty-seventh listed in Company G, Second Regi- Congress, during the stormy times of ment, National Guard of Missouri. 1862-63. Since then he has been iden- He was an energetic and enthusiastic tified with mining and railroad enter- member of the National Guard, par- prises and now resides with his sons ticipating in and bearing his share of in St. Joseph. The Captain's mother its troubles. It was mainly due to his was Miss Mary Quincy Sheafe of untiring efforts that the company was Portsmouth, N. H. The Sheafe fam- kept from disbanding on several oc- ily came to this country from Shef-
casions. He gradually rose until he field, England, settling in Boston in resigned a first lieutenant's commis- 1638. The captain represents the 9th sion in 1896. A short time before the generation in this country. Captain breaking out of hostilities between the Casey's early life was spent with his United States and Spain, forseeing parents in Kentucky. At the age of that war was inevitable, he began to fifteen he commenced to attend the raise a company in St. Joseph. He public schools of Pottsville, Pa. ' Al- was mustered into the state service, as though prior to this he had received captain, with his company, April 27, only such instructions as could be 1898, which then became Company G, given at home, yet at the end of two Fourth Regiment, N. G. M. He serv- and one-half years he was within one ed through the Spanish-American war year of graduation from the High with his regiment as captain of this School. He then entered Antioch company with credit to himself and College at Yellow Springs, O., re- his regiment, and by his discipline and maining there two years. From there soldierly qualities contributed his share toward bringing the regiment to that high state of perfection which made it famous throughout the army. he went to the Ohio State University at Columbus, O., which he attended for about two and one-half years, though not continuously, pursuing en- gineering studies and supporting him- self almost entirely the meanwhile. He was finally forced by ill health, brought on by overwork, and by lack of means, to abandon school life alto- gether. After this he was engaged for a number of years in mechanical en- gineering. He first came to St. Jo- seph in the year 1889 and was em- ployed in the installation of the elec- tric railways. He was then employed for a short time in the county sur- veyor's office, which he left to accept a position under the government on the survey of the Missouri River. On the completion of this work he be- came interested in mining enterprises in the Joplin district for several years,
SOLOMON L. LEONARD, a pioneer judge of the circuit in which Buchanan County was located, was born in Ohio in 1811 and was one of the early settlers in the Platte County. He was first a school teacher and then a lawyer and farmer in Platte County. In 1843 the state of Missouri was en- titled to 500,000 acres of public land, and our subject was one of the com- missioners to select this land. Subse- quently he located in Buchanan Coun- ty, a few miles east of St. Joseph. In 1845 he was appointed judge of the circuit court upon the resignation of Henderson Young, and served until 1852. He then formed a law partner- ship with Bela M. Hughes. In Octo- after which he returned to St. Joseph. ber of 186t he was drowned near Fort Captain Casey's military services com- Gibson, I. T., while journeying on menced in May, 1891, when he en- horse-back to Texas.
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CAPT. N. THORWALD SOM- Company K was promoted to the rank MER, horticulturist, is a son of Al- of major Lieutenant Sommer was derman Niels P. Sommer of the made captain, and served in that ca- Eighth Ward, and was born in St. Jo- pacity during the entire service of the seph May 31, 1877. He attended the regiment, which continued until Feb- public schools of the city, going ruary 10, 1899. His first station, after through the first grade of the Neely leaving Jefferson Barracks, was at School. His father being a fruit-raiser, Camp Alger, near Washington, where the son engaged in business with him. the greater part of the summer of 1898
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CAPTAIN THORWALD SOMMER.
He became a member of Company K, was passed, anxiously waiting for or- Fourth Regiment, and showed such ders to go to the front; later this reg- aptitude for the military profession iment was sent to Camp Meade, Pa., that he was made first lieutenant, and and thence into winter quarters at when the war was declared between Greenville, South Carolina. It was the United States and Spain in 1898 mustered out February 10th, 1899. he volunteered with his company to Captain Sommer proved himself a go to the front. The regiment was highly efficient oficer, and his com- mobilized at Jefferson Barracks, and pany was rated as one of the best in when Captain C. C. Macdonald of the crack Fourth Missouri Regiment.
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LIEUT. VICTOR C. SOMMER tenantcy of Company I, Captain was among the first who answered the Charles F. Keller, on May 8, 1898. He call for volunteers to aid in liberating was constantly with his company in Cuba from Spanish tyranny, and from their camps at Jefferson Barracks, the opening of the war till the muster- where the regiment was mobilized, at out of his regiment he was on duty, Camp Alger, Va., Camp Meade, Pa., ready to respond to orders. Lienten- and at Greenville, S. C., where the men ant Sommer was born in St. Joseph were finally mustered out, Feb. 10, March 1, 1875, of Danish parents, his 1899. While Lientenant Sommer, in
LIEUT. VICTOR SOMMER.
fathers, Niels P. Sommer, being a common with his men, saw no ac- well-known nurseryman and now a tual service at the front, it was no member of the St. Joseph city coun- fault of theirs. They enlisted to fight and chafed because they were forced to lie in camp while others were gain- ing victories over the Spaniards. Lieu- tenant Sommer was a model officer cil. Our subject was educated in the St. Joseph public schools and for sev- eral years was in the nursery business with his father and brother. He en- listed in Company K, Fourth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, on April 22, 1898, and acquitted himself most creditably and was promoted to the second lieu- all through his service.
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GEORGE DIXON BERRY, pur- he was elected to the city council chasing agent and secretary to the and served two years. On January General Manager of the St. Joseph & 21, 1884 he was married to Miss Rose Grand Island Railway Company, was Blumenau, a native of Detroit, Mich., born in Texas, January 28, 1866 and and they have one son, Leroy, aged is the son of George Dixon Berry, M. fourteen years.
D. He learned telegraphy and steno- graphy and worked for the Burlington WILLIS A. GRAHAM, foreman Company for a number of years. In of the Herald composing room, was 1885 he was appointed stenographer born at Milroy, Mifflin County, Pa., to the General Manager of the St. Jo- October 28, 1856, and is the son of seph & Grand Island company and has James S. and Savina (Swanger)
GEORGE DIXON BERRY.
held that position without interrup- Graham. The family moved to Milan, tion, though there have been five gen- Mo., in 1866, and our subject attend- eral managers since then. He was ed the common schools there and fin- married April 16, 1890, to Miss Annie ished at the Kirksville Normal. He M. Roberts, daughter of Thomas C. Roberts of this city.
then learned the printer's trade and after working at various places, locat- ed in St. Joseph, May 12, 1884. He was married at Linneus, Mo., May 4, 1879 to Miss Nannie Smith, a native of Findlay, Ohio, born June 23, 1860. They have two children living-Leroy B., aged 19, and Mable S., aged 17-
THOMAS R. BRETZ, clothing salesman, is a native of Buchanan County, born on a farm May 1, 1855. His parents were from Pennsylvania. Mr. Bretz attended the country schools and then came to St. Joseph and one dead, Guy D. Mr. Graham and engaged in the clothing business, is a Republican, but takes no active which he has since followed. In 1892 interest in politics.
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ALBERT E. MARTIN, attorney, married in Clay County to Miss Ollie First National Bank building, was J. Froman, born in Clinton Counuty born in Illinois, August 12, 1865, the June 18, 1865. son of Charles A. Martin, a native of Berlin, Prussia, and a farmer. His
JOHN T. BRADY, wholesale feed, mother's maiden name was Mary S. was born in Lincoln County, Ky., the son of John and Mary Ann (Buch-
Wright, born in Kentucky. Our sub- ject was educated in the public schools anan) Brady, farmers, came to Buch-
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and at Plattsburg (Clinton County) anan County in 1851, with parents; College, graduating in 1886. He then received but little schooling, and prac- took up the study of law, reading with tically educated himself; came to St. Mr. E. C. Hall at Plattsburg, and be- Joseph in 1851, and has been engaged gan to practice his profession there in in hardware and feed business. In 1894. Mr. Martin is a Democrat and 1864 in St. Joseph, he married Ma- as such was elected public administra- linda Terhune, born in Fleming Coun- tor of Clinton County, which office he ty, Ky., daughter of William and Mary held from 1888 to 1894. In 1895 he lo- Terhune. Seven children were born cated in St. Joseph, and has been un- to Mrs. Brady, the following of whom usualy successful in building up his are alive: James A., Julie C. and practice. In August of 1888 he was Joseph Wyatt.
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A. C. HINCKLEY, master me- an County, and engaged in farming chanic of the St. Joseph & Grand and dealing in real estate. He married Island Railway Company, was born in Miss Martha Kibler in Caldwell Coun- Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1854. He ty, and the couple have seven children, left home at the age of fifteen, learned all living. Mr. Pollard is a Demo- the machinist's trade at Aurora, Ill., crat. and then became a locomotive engi- neer. After running on the Union JOHN H. KELLY, grocer, 1128 S. Pacific for a time he was made coal Eleventh street, was born in Mont- inspector and then rnaster mechanic gomery County, Va., Oct. 7, 1842. He of the Wyoming division, with head- is the son of Madison and Catherine
A. C. HINCKLEY.
quarters at Salt Lake, which he held Kelly, both of Virginia; his father was until he came to St. Joseph. Mr. a blacksmith. Mr. Kelly was educat- Hinckley was married at Rochelle, Ill., ed in the public schools; came to New March 12, 1879, to Miss Frances May Albany, Mo. in 1866 and to St. Joseph Porter, who bore him four children, in 1881; has been in his present loca- all of whom but one are living. Mr. tion for fifteen years. Was married in Hinckley is a member of the St. Jo- Gentry County, Mo. in December, seph school board.
1868 to Lucretia Smith, born in Ken- tucky, 1849; they have two daughters,
WILLIAM J. POLLARD, farmer, Mattie C. and Maggie E. Mr. Kelly was born in Jefferson County, Tenn., served four years in the Confederate in 1838. Stephen W. and Mary army, a member of Company D, 45th (Mount) Pollard, his parents, were na- Virginia and was a prisoner at Fort tives of East Tennessee. In 1850 Mr. Delaware at the close of the war. He Pollard came to Missouri, locating in was elected as a Democrat to the city Caldwell County, where he remained council April 8, 1898. He is a mem- till 1881, when he removed to Buchan- ber of the M. E. Church, South.
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GEORGE J. BEGOLE, undertaker cially proficient as an embalmer. Mr. and embalmer, who has been with D. Be Gole was married Nov. 24, 1891, E. Heaton since April, 1896, is a na- at Fort Wayne, Ind., to Miss Blanche tive of New York State, born in Steu- B. Henry, a native of that place, born ben county, Sept. 28, 1864. He is the in 1868. son of James and Louisa J. (Kings- ley) Be Gole, both natives of New JONATHAN MILES BASSETT, York. He is a nephew of ex-Gover- for many years a distinguished citizen nor J. W. Be Gole of Michigan. Early of St. Joseph and a lawyer of ability,
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in his life the family moved to Ypsi- was born at New Haven, Conn., Feb- lanti, Mich., where our subject was ed- ruary 17, 1817; was admitted to the ucated, finishing at the State Normal bar at Springfield, Ill., by Judge School. For twelve years he was en- Stephen A. Douglas; moved to Platts- gaged in the manufacture of undertak- burg, Clinton County, in 1844, and shortly afterwards to St. Joseph; was ing materials at Owasso and Belding, Mich., and for five years was superin- circuit attorney four years; was mayor tendent and manager of the Miller of St. Joseph in 1855; was a strong Casket Company, located at Belding. Union man, and was for several years In June, 1893, he located in St. Jo- provost marshal of the district includ- seph and was soon recognized as a ing St. Joseph. He died suddenly in leader in his line of work, being espe- 1871.
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JOSEPH ANDRIANO was born city council. He died in September, in Heidelberg, Baden, Germany, Oc- 1885, aged seventy-three years. His tober 15, 1841. His great grandfather wife was Elizabeth Meyer, born in was Count Andriano, an Italian, who Dantzic, Germany, and died in 1877, went to Germany and engaged in the leaving two children, Joseph and manufacture of porcelain, and was Lena, now Mrs. Dr. Hildebrand, of enobled for his success. Albert An- San Francisco. At twenty years Jo- driano, the father of Joseph, was a seph Andriano entered the employ of native of Manheim, Baden, and was Koch & Borngesser, wholesale gro-
JOSEPH ANDRIANO.
engaged in business at Frankfort. He cers. During the war he served in the took a prominent part in the revolu- militia, first under Captain Loving, tion of 1848, and had to flee the coun- and then under Captain Hartwig, suc- try. He came with his family to St. ceeding to the command when Cap- Louis, where they resided until the tain Hartwig was promoted. After spring of 1850, when they removed to the war he purchased his father's bus- St. Joseph. He first kept a hotel and iness, later forming a partnership with then engaged in the manufacture of Louis Fuelling, to whom he sold out soda water. He was an active Union in 1871. He was married in 1869, at . man during the war, was a Republican, Chicago, to Isabella, daughter of Wil- and at one time was president of the liam H. Young, who had been a
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freighter across the plains at an earlier 1867. His parents were Jeremiah and period. Going to Chicago in 1871 he Mary (Knight) Whelan, both natives engaged with his father-in-law in the of Ireland. He attended the Christian omnibus business. They were crip- Brothers' College, after which he en- gaged in his present business, that of a hardware merchant. pled by the great fire, but started again and continued until the panic of 1873, when Mr. Andriano returned to St. Joseph, where he was made chief GEORGE F. BARNES, superin- tendent of circulation of the St. Jo- seph Herald, was born in Philadelphia June 27, 1858. He received his educa- tion in the public schools and Broth- clerk of the stamp and registry de- partment of the postoffice under Capt. F. M. Posegate. In 1880 he was elect- ed city collector and served four years. Later he undertook the management of the St. Joseph Brewery, continuing until 1886, when he was elected sheriff on the Republican ticket. His contest with John H. Carey for this office and his final triumph, are fully related in a previous chapter. He was a candi- date for re-election in 1888, but was defeated. In 1890 he defeated for the office of county treasurer, John H. Carey, his opponent in 1886. This office he held until January, 1893 and declined the nomination for re-elec- tion. In 1898 he was a candidate for sheriff, but was defeated by James Hull. He has been for some years en- gaged in his old business of manu- facturing soda water. Two children were born into his family, William A., who died in infancy, and Grace, who was educated at the Ursaline Con- vent, St. Louis, and who is now Mrs. James D. Martin, of this city.
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