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PEMBROKE V. WISE, lawyer the Thirty-first United States infantry. and solicitor, 415 Francis street, was He participated in fifteen battles and born near Frankfort, Ky., June 27, numerous skirmishes. He belongs to 1833. His father, John Wise, born in no political party now, but believes in Virginia, was a farmer and hotel keep- expansion, in holding all the islands er, and his mother was a native of
acquired during the Spanish-American Kentucky. Mr. Wise received the war and in the construction of the rudiments of education in the common Nicaragua canal. Captain Wise was schools and then took up a course of first married on April 10, 1853, to Miss
P. V. WISE.
profitable reading which has made him Elizabeth G. Hammond, a native of one of the best posted men in this Pike county, Missouri, who died in community. He was a gold miner in this city Jan. 18, 1899, and by whom he California in 1849 and 1850. Subse- had four children, one of whom, Vir- quently he went to Wisconsin, where gil, survives. He was again married he read law, and began to practice at May 16, 1899, to Mrs. Rebecca Bean. Beetown, in Grant county. When the Captain Wise came to St. Joseph in war broke out he enlisted in Company November, 1869, and has been en- F of the Three Months' Riflemen, gaged in the practice of law, in loan First Wisconsin infantry, volunteers, and insurance, in looking after pension next in the Thirty-seventh infantry, claims, bounty claims and patents, and Wisconsin volunteers, and finally in is also a real estate broker.
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JAMES NELSON BURNES, who to St. Joseph in 1854. Studied music represented this district in congress under able instructors in St. Louis and Chicago; organized his band in 1865, and has played in the principal Western cities, gaining much favor- able comment. His son Arthur is with Sousa, the famous bandmaster, and is known as the leading trot- bone soloist of the country. Mr. Pryor was married Nov. 29, 1866, to Miss M. A. Coker.
from 1882 to 1889, was one of the ablest men in the history of Missouri. He was born in Indiana Aug. 22, 1827, and came to the Platte Purchase in 1837 with his father, James Burnes; was educated in the best schools of the section and then went to Harvard, graduating from the law school in 1852. Locating at Weston in Platte county he soon took front rank in his profession, and was elected circuit at- WILLIAM DE VORSS, 706 South Ninth street, was born in Ohio, June 22, 1829, and came to St. Joseph in 1842, where for seven years he con- ducted a livery business. He is a Dem- ocrat, and was deputy sheriff for four years and court crier in the United torney in 1855. He had a great talent for business and was interested in va- rious enterprises, notably in projecting and building railroads, bridges and water works in this section, and in the promotion of public interests gener- ally. In 1869 he was elected judge of States court ten years, a position he the court of common pleas of Platte still holds. Mr. De Vorss was wedded county, which he held until 1872, to Miss Mary F. Smith in September, 1852, and two sons and two daughters were born of the union, all of whom are living. when he resigned and located in St. Joseph. In 1882 he was elected to congress and re-elected in 1884, 1886 and 1888. He served with distinction and was one of the foremost members
CHRISTIAN BOCK, dealer in on the Democratic side. On Jan. 23, general merchandise at 1501 South 1889, he was stricken with paralysis Tenth street, was born in Germany January 15, 1847. In 1864 he came to America with his mother, brother and sisters, and located in St. Joseph, en- gaging in merchandising, which he still follows. Mr. Bock has been successful as a business man and has built up a large trade. He was mar- ried in 1874 to Miss Agnes Yaeck and they have had two boys and three girls, all living. while uttering the first words of a speech on the floor of the house, and died at his hotel in Washington on the following day. He was married early in life to Mary, the daughter of Phine- as Skinner, a Kentucky gentleman. Into this union two sons, Daniel D. and Calvin C., were born. The form- er, a lawyer of marked ability, repre- sented this district in congress during 1893-95; the latter, after a brilliant busi- ness career for one of his age, died Nov. 20, 1893. Mrs. James N. Burnes
CHARLES ZONDLER, proprietor of the saloon at 733 South Eigth street, and her son, D. D., live at Ayr Lawn, is a native of St. Joseph, where he a charming country home south of the was born Nov. 24, 1874. His parents city.
were Henry and Mary (Schneider) Zondler, both natives of Germany.
SAMUEL D. PRYOR, leader of Mr. Zondler was reared and ed- Pryor's Military Band, was born at ucated in St. Joseph, and is an enter- Liberty, Mo., May 22, 1844, and came prising young business man.
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LYMAN W. FORGRAVE, city
W. L. CRAIG, the veteran black- smith, who died December 26, 1898, building inspector, was born in Ohio was born in Rock Castle county, Ken- July 10, 1844. After attending school tncky, December 19, 1823, and was, in Ohio he came west, locating in therefore, a few days more than 75 Iowa, and at the breaking out of the years old. After learning the black- civil war, entered the volunteer service smith trade and working at several as a member of what was known as places he came to St. Joseph in 1855, Gen. Dodge's band of the Third brig-
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living here constantly, with the excep- ade, Fourth division, Fifteenth army tion of five years. He was an ex- corps. He was mustered out at Louis- pert at his trade and a man much ville in 1865, and engaged in the con- tracting business. He came to St. Jo- seph in 1888, and for two years has held the position of building inspector. Mr. Forgrave was married in Leon, loved by his friends. He was married in Washington county, Kentucky, in 1844, to Miss Elizabeth Shoemaker, and they had a large family, notably James Y. and Robert A., both well Ia., June 18, 1871, to Miss Nannie A. known horseshoers.
Sales, and they have four boys.
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JAMES ASHTON MILLAN, real in what were known as subscription estate 317 Edmond street, was born in schools, quite common in those days. Lancaster county, Kentucky, April 20, In 1850 he left his Indiana home on 1826, Ind went to Palmyra, Mo., with foot and walked all the way to St. Jo- his parents in 1831; was apprenticed to learn the printing business in 1843, and ater three years took charge of the "Missouri Statesman" at Colmbia, Mo., a; foreman and local editor, and in 1850 established the "Missouri Sen- tinel" at that place. In 1853 removed to St. Joseph and purchased the "Ad- venture," a weekly paper published by Emery Livermore on Main street, changed the name to that of "Com- mercial Cycle," a few years afterwards selling out to E. C. Davis; engaged for a short time in the dry goods business, then established a job printing office; the closing year of the civil war estab- lished the "Missouri Vindicator," a weekly Democratic newspaper, after- wards published as a daily. After sev- eral years sold out, and established the "Missouri Reflector," also a Dem- ocratic weekly, which he finally sold and the plant was removed to Platts- burg and is now published as the "Plattsburg Lever." He was the first secretary of the school board, estab- lished the first job printing office, book bindery and blank book manu- factory, bringing to the city the first power job press, then a great curiosity, established also the first exclusive dry goods store in the city. Mr. Millan has also held the positions of city as- sessor, recorder of deeds and judge of the county court. He was married October 7, 1852, to Mary E. Barnett, daughter of Rev. Wm. H. Barnett. Six children were born to them, three of whom are living.
seph, where he secured employment, and for sixteen years he was engaged with various business houses in this city. He farmed fourteen years, being successful; has now retired from busi- ness. He left this city the day after Sumter was fired on and joined the Sixteenth Indiana, serving in the Shenandoah valley under Banks and was with McDowell at Centerville and Mannasses Junction. Mr. Brinson was married December 25, 1865, in Buchanan County to a daughter of Hiram and Mary Gilbert. They have two sons, Willis G., local manager of the Postal Telegraph Company, and Frank M., jr., chief operator in the of- fice of that company.
FERDINAND H. DUVE, saloon- keeper, is the son of the late Henry Duve, one of St. Joseph's foremost German-Americans. Our subject was born in St. Joseph Jan. 12, 1870, and was educated in the German-English school. His father was a native of Braunschweig, Germany, and his mother, whose maiden name was Mar- garetha Weber, a native of Darm- stadt, Germany. Our subject was married in St. Joseph Dec. 30, 1897. His wife's maiden name was F. Reed- er; she was born in Illinois April 25, 1870.
JOHN L. CLAYBORN, member of the police force, is a native of West Virginia, born April 24, 1859. He came to St. Joseph in 1887, and was for some years an attendant at Asylum No. 2. May 2, 1891, he was appointed
FRANK M. BRINSON was born September 16, 1832, at Milford, Deca- policeman and has served continuously tur county, Indiana, his father, John ever since, making a fine record and Brinson, being a merchant and farm- winning the esteem of his superiors, er. Mr. Brinson got his education his associates and of the public.
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GEORGE L. ROLLINS, expert 1887; was appointed to be corporal in accountant, is a native of Maryland, September 1887, and promoted to be born at Frederick July 6, 1870. He is sergeant in company A, July 6 1888. the son of George W. Rollins a native August 1, 1890, Colonel P. W. Mc- of Concord, N. H., and a manufacturer Manus signed the warrant that trans- of guns. His mother, maiden name ferred him to the non-commissioned Louise Leilick, was born at Frederick, staff as regimental color sergeant. Md. Mr. Rollins attended the com- He was discharged in July, 1890, from mon schools at Keokuk, Ia., and on the Iowa national guard by reason of
CAPT. GEORGE L. ROLLINS.
July 1, 1889, came to St. Joseph. He removal to St. Joseph, and re-enlisted was first engaged as assistant cashier as private in company K, Fourth Mis- of the Burlington Route, then as an- souri infantry, N. G. M., in March, ditor of the St. Joseph Street Railway 1892. He was appointed sergeant by Company, which position he resigned Captain Macdonald, August 2, 1893; to go to war, and he is now assistant was elected second lieutenant by a secretary-treasurer of the Lake Im- two-thirds vote of the company in provement Company. Our subject December, 1893; was elected first lien- has been a military enthusiast for tenant unanimously by company K. many years. He enlisted as a private and commissioned May 14, 1895. May in company A, Second regiment, Iowa 20, 1896, at the request of Colonel Jo- national guards at Keokuk, April 10, seph A. Corby, Governor Stephens
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commissioned him captain and adju- tant, chief of regimental staff. April 27, 1898 he answered the president's call for volunteers and Governor Ste- phens again commissioned him cap- tain and adjutant of the Fourth Mis- souri volunteers, in which position hie served during the Spanish-American war, and was mustered out with the regiment at Greenville, S. C., Feb. 10, 1899. During the service Captain Rol- lins was the correspondent of the Globe-Democrat with the Fourth Mis- souri regiment. At Greenville, S. C., and Camp Alger, Va., he was a mem- ber of two generals' courtmartial. During the entire service he was not once on the sick call and missed not a single day of service, except when laid up from injuries received from being kicked by a staff officers' horse during President McKinley's review at Camp Alger Va. Captain Rollins has served in the national guard for twelve years continuously, working his way to within three ranks of the command of the regiment. His father was major in the Third Wisconsin during the civ- il war, under Thomas H. Ruger, U. S. A., now retired. Captain Rollins was married at Keokuk April 24, 1894, to Miss Katherine Dunbar Miller, born at La Harpe, Ill., May 17, 1872. They have two children-Louise, aged three years; and Martha M., aged two years.
DR. NOAH BOAZ, physician and surgeon, was born in Clay County, Mo., Aug. 5, 1844. He removed to Stewartsville in 1854 and to St. Jo- seph in 1866. He had learned the carpenter trade and followed it till 1883, when he graduated from the Northwestern Medical College and began the practice of medicine. He was married Aug. 16, 1864 at Stewarts- ville, Mo., to Miss Sarah M. Ander- son, and they have five children, four of whom are girls, and married.
JOHN CHARLES HILL, agent of the W. J. Lemp Brewing Co., was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1858. He came to St. Joseph in 1879 and in 1882 went into the newspaper business, engaging with the Herald; was ad- vertising solicitor for the Gazette for many years. He severed his connec- tion with that paper in the fall of 1898 to take the agency he now holds. In politics Mr. Hill is a Republican. He was married Jan. 12, 1881, to Miss Margaret Light, daughter of John G. and Rebecca Light. They have four children, all boys.
GEORGE R. MOKEL, live stock and commission merchant, was born August 16, 1855, at New Millport, Pa., the son of Daniel and Alice Jane (Ross) Mokel. Graduated from the State Normal School, came to St. Jo- seph in 1877, and was for many years a commercial traveler. In 1883 mar- ried at Washington, Lottie, daughter of George W. and Adila Lowry; have one child, Leona, aged thirteen. Mr. Mokel is a National Democrat. Is vice-president of the St. Joseph Live Stock Commission Co.
JAMES P. THOMAS, judge of the probate court of Buchanan county, is a native of Indiana, born Oct. 3, 1844. He came to Platte county in 1857. Having fitted himself for the legal pro- fession he came to St. Joseph in 1867 and began to practice. He was prose- cuting attorney in 1874-76, having been appointed to fill out the term of S. Alex. Young, who had resigned. In 1894 he was elected judge of the probate court and in 1898 was re-elect- ed. He was married in St. Joseph in 1870 to Miss Ella Murdock and has four children, two boys and two girls. Judge Thomas has won the confidence of the people by his fairness, honesty and ability.
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KAY GILL PORTER, attorney at Mo., and in '58 went to Denver, but law, was born in Lathrop, Mo., April returned to Andrew County, where he 17, 1873, and is a nephew of Judge Thomas J. Porter, with whom he read law. He came to St. Joseph in 1892 and engaged in the retail dry goods business. He attended the Plattsburg remained till 1861, when he enlisted in the army and served until June, 1864. In 1877 he started in the transfer and storage business. He was married April 28, 1864 to Miss Mahalah Ann
KAY PORTER.
College, the Carthage Collegiate Insti- Pearson and a son and three daugh- tute and the Northwestern University, ters have blessed their union. graduating from the latter in 1896, after which he began the practice of
HENRY WEIPERT, saloonkeeper law in St. Joseph. He is one of the Seventh and Edmond streets, was born most successful young lawyers at the in St. Joseph in 1866 and has been Buchanan county bar.
located here ever since. After being in various occupations he formed a
AMOS MILTON BROWN, pres- partnership with August Biller recent- ident of the A. M. Brown Transfer ly and opened The Union saloon. Mr. Co., is a native of Christian Co., Ind., Weipert was married in St. Joseph, where he was born Aug. 10, 1840. In Sept. 23, 1896, to Miss Anna M. Biller, 1853 he removed to Andrew County, who has borne him one child, a son.
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DR. SILAS McDONALD-Bn1- olina. Among their children living are chanan county was fortunate in hav- Mrs. C. B. France, Mrs. Ernest Lind- ing amung its early settlers men of say, John T., William F., Silas and solid worth. They contributed to that Alexander.
excellent cpuitation of the county of which it has ever had just cause to be
JOHN S. LOGAN was born in proud. Of this number no one has Shelbyville, Ky., June 25, 1830. His contributed a larger share than Dr. father, Thomas Logan, was of Scotch- McDonald. He was born in Washing- Irish parentage and was a successful ton county, Kentucky, April 18, 1812, dry goods merchant. He married and was there raised. After making Frances Sublette of Woodford county, choice of the practice of medicine as a Kentucky. Our subject was educated in Shelby College and the Kentucky of lectures at Tryansalvania Univer- Military Institute. In 1857 he came to St. Joseph with his stepfather, James
profession, he attended his first course sity, in 1834, and his second course was at the Cincinnati Medical College. L. O'Neill, his mother, his sister, Mrs. In the year 1836 he came to Missouri, Mary Lykens and three stepsisters- and settled in Howard county, and in now Mrs. W. J. Fairleigh, Mrs. Vir- 1837 made a prospecting tour to Tex- ginia Weakly and Mrs. Milton Tootle. as, but not liking the country, he re- He read medicine with Dr. Alexander turned, and made his home in this Schue, a celebrated man in his county. In January, 1838, he pre- day, graduated from the Kentucky empted a claim, and at the same time School of Medicine and then attended engaged in the active duties of his Jefferson Medical College at Philadel- profession. He was the first physician phia. During the war he served as a to settle in what is now known as Bu- surgeon in the United States army for chanan county. Dr. McDonald is a three years, in hospitals at St. Louis, man of acknowledged ability, as a Louisville, Jeffersonville, Ind., Camp physician, and his sehvices as such are Holt, near New Albany, Ind .. and recognized by a host of appreciative Camp Gamble, near St. Louis. He made a valuable discovery in the treat- ment of gangrene, by using bromine, which was afterwards used extensively in both armies. After the war he farmed in Buchanan and Andrew counties and then engaged in various financial ventures which were success- ful. He owns large bodies of land in Southern Missouri and in Texas and
friends. His kind and sympathetic na- ture made him a welcome visitor in the sick room, and when in active practice, his calls were numerous and remote. He is well known throughout the county, and the respect shown him is as wide as his acquaintance. He has ridden hundreds of miles to administer to the necessities of the poor, at all seasons of the year, without any ex- pectation of compensation. Day and is a man of affairs. On November 20, night he answered calls, regardless of 1862, Dr. Logan was married to Miss the pecuniary circumstances of the Emma P. Cotton, a native of Wood- summoner. He retired from active ford county, Kentucky, by whom he practice many years ago, but his suc- has six children, all boys-Charles cess in treating dropsy brings him into Cotton, Thomas Trabue, John Sub- frequent demand yet. . Oct. 30, 1839, lette, Jr., Frank Puryear, Lewis Sub- Dr. McDonald was married to Miss lette, and Milton Tootle, all of whom Sarah Dennell, a native of North Car- are living.
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JOEL V. D. PATCH, portrait ar- E. Reed. One boy and three girls tist, is a native of Brookline, Vt., born were born to them, all of whom Jan. 30, 1843. Mr. Patch graduated are living. Mr. Patch's home and from Ellington Academy, Ellington, studio is at 820 Jule street. N. Y., in 1861, and, giving bent to his artistic instincts, attended the famous ISAAC R. FARRIS, wagonmaker, 1208 Sacramento street, is a native of Indiana, and was born Nov. 21, 1836. He is a son of William and Anna Cooper Institute in New York city. He began painting first in Ellington in 1859 and has followed the profession
HARRY G. FRY.
of a portrait artist ever since. He (Coulter) Farris, both of Kentucky. came to St. Joseph in 1893 and Mr. Farris came to the Platte Pur- has made portraits of a large number chase in 1840 and located in Center of prominent people that have attract- township, Buchanan county, where he remained until 1881, when he came to St. Joseph and engaged in his business of woodworker and wagonmaker. He was married Dec. 2, 1864, to Miss ed much attention. Among these may be mentioned one of Bishop Hogan and another of John L. Bittinger, both of which were for a time on public ex- hibtion, and were greatly admired. Abigail Deartherage,a native of North Mr. Patch was married in 1865 in Ne- Carolina, who, with their three chil- braska City, Neb., to Miss Purlie dren, is still living.
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EDWARD R. BRANDOW, de- HORATIO N. TURNER, retired ceased, was born in New York city merchant, was born in Rochester, N. Dec. 1, 1830. His father was Harvey .Y., in 1819, and came to St. Joseph in Brandow, a shipsmith, born in Green 1859; engaged in general merchandis- county, New York, and his mother, ing 1860 to 1876. He was educated in Mary Ray in maidenhood, was born at
country schools; was officer of militia Hudson. N. Y. Early in life the sub- during the war; is a Republican, and ject of this sketch showed great was in the city council in 1863, city treasurer 1868 to 1870, city collector '76 to '78, and street commissioner '82 to 84. He ,was treasurer of the Mis- souri River Bridge Company and was a member of the school board twenty years. He married Miss Matilda Newland, in Indiana, in 1842, who died in 1853. One son, Ira N., lives at San Antonio, Tex., a daughter died in 1867. Mr. Turner is a Mason. talent for mathematics, and his father gave him every advantage in his power to bring this talent to practical perfec- tion, sending him to the Hudson Academy, a school of local fame, and also providing for instruction in Prof. Cockburn's private school. As a re- sult Mr. Brandow became an expert accountant, and in his day ranked among the foremost specialists in this line. Commerce was his chosen field of labor and he began his life's work PERRY W. NOLAND, dealer in wood and coal, 813 Patee street, was born at DeKalb, Buchanan County, Nov. 22, 1847. He engaged in mer- chandise and milling at Halleck. For fourteen years, from 1868 to 1882, he was justice of the peace, and later was deputy sheriff two years and deputy constable of Washington township two years. He was married April 4, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Murphy, also a native of Buchanan county, and three boys and one girl were born to them, only one of whom, a boy, is now living. in earnest in 1850. After spending ' some years successfully in the east he came to St. Joseph in the spring of 1858 as the advance agent of the Northwestern Fur Company, and re- mained until his death, holding va- rious positions of high trust and re- sponsibility. During the war he was a staunch Union man. He was, how- ever, always an unswerving Dem- ocrat. and as such was elected to the city council in 1866. He was an en- thusiast on the subject of volunteer fire departments and was a leading spirit among the local organizations in their palmy days, and he was for eight CLAUDE M. WHITE, advertising years the chief of the department here, manager of the St. Joseph Herald, is a native of St. Joseph, born in 1875. He attended the public schools, gradu- ating from the high school in 1893. He at once engaged in newspaper work and has been a reporter on the Daily News and Daily Herald, rank- ing high in his profession. In 1898 he was placed in charge of the adver- tising department of the Herald, and has added many new friends to his al- ready large list from among the busi- ness men of the city. a position of honor and importance. Mr. Brandow was married at Ottawa, Ill., to Miss Harriet Prescott, dangh- ter of Mark Hollis Prescott and Pris- cilla Bartlett. Mrs. Brandow was born at Kingston, Me., and is yet liv- ing. Four children sprang from this union, all of whom are living-Hollis P., Benjamin R., Mary, now Mrs. An- toine Muzarelli, and Edward R., Jr. Mr. Brandow died August 4, 1898.
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GRANT S. WATKINS, attorney Miss Tillie Druhn, who died Dec. 20, at law, 413 Francis street, was born at 1892. He was again married to Miss Nelsonville, O., Feb. 15, 1864. and is Jennie Gekeler in St. Joseph, Aug. 30, the son of E. N. and Clarissa (Peugh) 1898. Mrs. Watkins is the daughter of Watkins. He was educated in the John and Mary Gekeler, and was born common schools at Troy, Kan., at at Buffalo, N. Y., May 18, 1874. Highland University, and at the Atch- ison Normal Institute, from which he
ARTHUR A. STEWART, com- was graduated in 1880. He engaged mercial printer, 912 Frederick avenue,
GRANT S. WATKINS.
in teaching school, farming, clerking was born in Indiana, Sept. 7, 1867. He in a hardware store, and then decided was educated in the public schools of to adopt the law as a profession. He Iowa and then learned the art of job came to St. Joseph in May, 1891, and, printing, in which he now excels. having thoroughly fitted himself, he After living at Lyons, Kan., for eleven was admitted to the bar and began to years, Mr. Stewart came to St. Joseph practice in February, 1892, since which in 1895 and began a business which time he has taken a high rank in his has steadily grown. He was married profession and established a good at Sterling, Kan. in 1889 to Miss Em- practice. Mr. Watkins was first mar- ma M. Royer, who has borne him two ried May 13, 1891, at Leona, Kan., to children, a boy and a girl, both living.
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