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HENRY R. HOLLAND,
farmer and stock raiser, section 15, post office Plattsburg, was born Octo- ber 18, 1821, in New Hampshire, and when quite young removed to Canada, and later to New York, living for a number of years in the latter state, where he learned the blacksmith trade. His father, Christopher, was a sergeant-major in the British army, serving in the ranks for twenty-five years. The subject of this sketch, after learning his trade, came to Chicago, Illinois, where he resided for a time pursuing his voca- tion, after which he migrated to Berrien County, Michigan, and for a number of years followed various industries. In 1871, he came to Clin- ton County, locating in Plattsburg, where he engaged in the milling business with Moses Shoemaker, and while performing his labors, he was so unfortunate as to be deprived of his right arm, after which he traded his mill interest for his present farm. This consists of 160 acres of choice land, the greater portion of which is surrounded by an excellent hedge, and is divided by cross hedges. Mr. H. is a practical farmer, and although having had many adversities in life, has been eminently suc- cessful. During his sojourn in Clinton County, he has formed a large acquaintanceship, and is popular wherever known. He has been twice married. First in New York, to Miss Bettie Stoughton. Six children, the result of this union, are now living-William F., Emily, E. Ryan, C. Franklin and Charles E. Lost two-Rosa and William. In 1874, Mrs. Holland's death occurred. His present wife, Maggie J. Bell, he married at Savannah, Andrew County. They have two children-Irvin T. and Ella May. Himself and family arc members of the M. E. Church, South.
HON. W. P. HOOPER,
Mayor of Plattsburg, insurance, real estate and government claim agent. Favorably known as a public man, in Missouri, and a gentleman of the finished type, is W. P. Hooper, who was born near Knoxville, Tennessee,
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January 15, 1836. His father, Abraham, was a native of that state, and a farmer. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fought under Jack- son. The Hoopers are of English extraction. W. H. Hooper. of Utah, and Samuel Hooper, of Massachusetts, well known in political circles, are lineal descendants of the same family. Soon after the Platte Purchase was opened, the senior Hooper migrated with his family, including W. P., to Missouri, locating in Platte County, where he was raised and educated. In 1860, he commenced merchandising in Platts- burg, and on the 24th December, 1861, was appointed clerk of the court, after which he sold out his stock of goods, and continued in that office until May 5, 1865, when the Democratic officials were obliged to vacate, the Republicans taking the reins. Mr. Hooper, politically, has been a life long Democrat. He again embarked in mercantile pursuits, in which he was interested until 1872. In 1873, he was chief clerk of the state prison, and again in 1874. In 1879, he was docket clerk of the House during the revision session, and was highly complimented for the effi- cacious manner in which he discharged the duties of his office. He is attorney for claims in five departments, at Washington, District of Col- umbia, and in this branch does a large business in connection with insurance and real estate. In 1871, he was the people's choice for Mayor of the City of Plattsburg, and was re-elected in 1872. Was again elected in 1880, and re-elected in 1881. This is prima facie evidence of the satisfaction he has given as an incumbent of this position. Mr. H. took a leading part in the organization of the Presbyterian Church in Platts- burg, which event transpired in April, 1861, he being the clerk, and one of the elders. Few men have contributed more amply in the cause of advancing religion, and the general morals of Plattsburg, than Mr. H. He has been three times married ; first, in 1857, to Miss Sally Arnold. She died, leaving four children : Artie, Mattie, William P. and James A. For his second wife, he married Miss Fanny Arnold, by whom he had one daughter, Fanny Gertrude. In 1873, Miss Alice McClellan became his wife. The result of this union is two children, Lester B. and Jefferson V.
S. G. HOOVER,
farmer and stock raiser, post office Plattsburg, is a native of Pennsylva- nia, and was born in Franklin County, January 8, 1841. His father, Christian, was also a native of the same place, and S. G. was there reared and educated, following the occupation of farming until 1871, when he came to Missouri, locating in Clinton County, on his present farm, which consists of So acres, conveniently located to Plattsburg. He is a practi- cal farmer, and few are more successful in this branch of industry. He married in 1866, Miss Nannie J. Miller, of Cumberland County, Pennsyl- vania. By this union they have had seven children-Ira, Mary, Charlie,
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Georgie, Ellen, Susan and Martha. Himself and family are identified with the German Baptist Church.
MASON HORD,
dealer in dry goods, notions, groceries, etc., Plattsburg, is a native of Mason County, Kentucky, and was born October 21, 1823. His father, Abner, was a farmer, and in later years of his life, he was actively engag- ed in railroad enterprises, and was president of the Maysville & Lexing- ton Railroad, and died soon after its completion. When Mason attained his fourteenth year, he became a clerk in the store of his uncle, Mr. A. S. Parker, at Frankfort, and there remained until he attained his major- ity. In 1847, he came to Missouri, and engaged in general merchandise, at Barry, Clay County, purchasing the stock of his brother-in-law, Mr. I. M. Summers, who was among the first business men of Clay County. After remaining one year at Barry, he removed to Liberty, where he sold goods four years, thence to Parkville, Platte County, where for several years was prominently identified in mercantile pursuits. In 1859, he came to Clinton County, and settled on a farm seven miles west of Plattsburg, which he cultivated until the close of the war, when he opened a store in Plattsburg, in December, 1869. Since he became a resident of Clinton County, he has proved himself a worthy citizen, and few men are more highly esteemed. He married, August 21, 1845, Miss Elmira Summers, of Fleming County, Kentucky, daughter of Jesse Summers, who came to Missouri, and died in Platte County, in his seventy-fourth ycar. Their family consists of seven children : Richard, born Sept- ember 9, 1846; Mary E., born September 11, 1848; Annie Belle, born May 6, 1854; Nellie, born August 30, 1861 ; Eveline, born August 24, 1863 ; William J., born March 11, 1866 ; Hattie, born May 15, 1868. Lost three : Adelaide, Caroline and Abner.
JAMES HOWE,
farmer and stock raiser, section 18, post office Plattsburg, is a native of New York, and was born in Montgomery County, August 22, 1809, and was there reared and educated. After attaining his majority, he came to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and embarked in the grain trade, and for twenty-five years he was one of the leading business men of that city. He next went to Leavenworth, Kansas, and engaged in the insurance business. In 1871, he came to Plattsburg, and in 1875, located where hc now resides. During his long sojourn in the west, he has traveled con- siderably in California and other sections. He is a gentleman of broad views, well posted in the current events of the day, and a successful farmer and stock raiser. He has been twice married. First, in 1828, to Miss Sarah Holiday, of New York, now deceased. His present wife, Mary
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Smith, he married in 1868. Mr. H. is a strong believer in Spiritualism, and in that doctrine can advance very strong and convincing arguments.
COL. JOHN T. HUGHES,
deceased.) Col. John T. Hughes was born in Jessamine County, Ken- tucky, July 25, A. D. 1817, and was the sixth of a family of ten children, eight sons and two daughters. In the fall of 1821, just after the state had been admitted into the Union, his father, Samuel M. Hughes, moved to Howard County, Missouri. His grandfather was Joseph Hughes, who married Sarah Swan, a lady of distinction in Kentucky, in its early set- tlement. His mother was Nancy Price, who was the daughter of Col. William Price, of Jessamine County, Kentucky. He was a brave soldier of the Revolution, and was captain of the Life Guard of General Wash- ington during the revolutionary struggle. He was a cousin to Pugh Price, the father of General Sterling Price. Col. Hughes' ancestors were from Wales, and inoved to this country and settled in Pennsyl- vania, early in the seventeenth century. In Howard County he received his primary education. He was passionately fond of his books, and was greatly admired by all for his manliness and his unabating industry. About the year 1840, he entered Bonne Femme College, located in Boone County, this state, about six miles south- east of Columbia. At this time this institution was under the control of Professors Roach and Cunningham. These men were dis- tinguished for their learning. He prosecuted his studies with such energy that his health became impaired, and in order to regain what he had lost, he joined a surveying company, and for several months his life was spent in camp. He resumed his studies, and about the year 1843, he graduated with distinguished honors. This college was merged into the State University, located in Columbia. Col. Hughes, after leaving his Alma Mater, taught school for several years. He first taught in Richmond, Ray County ; after this in Randolph County, and in 1846, when the war broke out between the United States and Mexico, he was teaching school in Liberty, Clay County. When a call for volunteers was made by the president, James K. Polk, he quickly responded, and joined the company from Clay County, (). P. Moss being captain of the company. At a subsequent date, General A. W. Doniphan was elected colonel of the regiment to which this company belonged, and was ordered to march against the states of Chihuahua, Santa Fe, and others. After the war had ended with honor and success to the American arms, Col. Hughes wrote and published a book of 407 pages, entitled " Doni- phan's Expedition." This book was published in Cincinnati by J. A. & W. P. James, A. D. 1848, and distributed extensively over Missouri and
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other western states. In August, 1848, he was married to Mary L. Car- penter, of Liberty, Clay County. She was born in Versailles, Kentucky, April 12. A. D. 1829, and was of English descent. To them were born five sons : Paley C., Roland, Edward T., Henry C. and Tyre C. In the early part of the year 1849, he made a public profession of religion, and united with the Baptist Church, in Liberty, Clay County, and adhered to the end of his life with great tenacity, to his faith in the Christian religion. About this time of the same year (1849) he was appointed r `ceiver of moneys in the land office, then located in Plattsburg, Clinton County, by Zachary Taylor, and continued in this office for four years. During his connection with this office, he bought and entered about one thousand acres of land in Clinton County. This land he improved, together with many lots he owned in Plattsburg, applying his means and talents to the improvement of his county and its county seat. He was also a friend to education, and as commissioner of schools, he greatly aided in building up the common school system in Clinton County. In 1854, he was elected to the Legislature upon the Whig platform, and was conspicuous in the debates upon the Omnibus Railroad bill, and other bills of state interest, which were then agitating the Gen- eral Assembly of Missouri. General Sterling Price was then governor of Missouri. From boyhood Col. Hughes was passionately fond of the principles of the Whig party, but the opposition of this party to the prosecution of the Mexican war, lessened his attachment to it, and when it merged into the Know Nothing organization, he refused longer to give it support, after which he acted with the Democratic party. In 1861, when the war broke out between the states, he espoused the Southern cause, and under Governor Jackson's call for fifty thousand men, he was elected captain of a company from Clinton County. But when the vol- unteers were called south of the river, to a place of general rendezvous, for the purpose of electing state officers, he was elected colonel of the First Regiment of the Missouri State Guards. But as Governor Jackson and the Legislature of the state were driven out of the state by Federal power, the State Guards being rendered powerless, Col. Hughes, and many others, joined the Confederate service, and when they convened at , for the purpose of electing Confederate officers, he was
elected colonel of the First Regiment of the Army of the West, under General Price, and others. He was a sagacious officer, and was brave to a fault. His disposition was, as an officer, never to order a man to go where he was not willing to lead him. At the battle of Wilson Creek, near Springfield, Missouri, his men were stationed immediately opposite General Lyon and his regular troops. These were the bravest and best disciplined troops on the Federal side. The battle was fought on both sides with great desperation, Col. Hughes having two horses shot from under him, and his regiment cut to pieces. His brother, Lieutenant
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Samuel S. Hughes, was killed in the heat of the contest. So much had his regiment become distinguished for its bravery, that through the whole army of General Price it was known as the "Bloody First," and when General Price was advancing on Col. Mulligan, then well fortified at Lexington, the army was halted, and it is stated that Col. Hughes' regiment was brought in front and placed at the brow of the hill, near the enemy, in order to cut off their supply of water. It was claimed for him by his men, that he first originated the idea of the portable hemp- bale breastworks, used so successfully against the enemy. After the battle at Pea Ridge, Col. Hughes, together with General Price's whole army, marched to Memphis, east of the Mississippi River, where he remained until about August, 1862, when he was sent back to Missouri, for the purpose of raising a new brigade of men, and when he had advanced north as far as Jackson County, this state, he, with about 300 men, attacked the Federals, then fortified at Independence, under the command of Col. Buell. The contest was long and bloody. The Fed- erals surrendered, but Col. Hughes, together with Col. Boyd, Major Hart, Captain Clark, and others, were killed and wounded. Col. Hughes was killed dead on the field, having received a shot through the head. Thus ended the life of one of the bravest and most sagacious officers con- nected with the civil war between the states.
NEWTON HUGHES,
the son of James and Elvira A. Hughes, was born in Ray County Mis- souri, in 1855, on a farm eight miles northeast of the town of Richmond. He attended the schools of the county, in the immediate vicinity of his home, remaining at Liberty school until he entered Richmond College, located at the county seat of Ray County. Here he continued for three years, where he received a fair education. Upon leaving Richmond College, he entered the bank of Salsbury, in Chariton County, Missouri. Here he remained for two years, giving entire satisfaction to his em- ployers. He then returned to the farm, where he followed agricultural pursuits for six months. He then became a clerk in the dry goods house of Holt & Hughes, in Richmond. In January, 1880, he came to Platts- burg, Clinton County, Missouri, and entered the banking house of Clay & Funkhouser, as their book keeper, which position he now (1881) fills. Mr. Hughes is a young man of great energy, and strict integrity of character, and by his unassuming manners, and good habits, has won the esteem and respect of all who know him.
ROLAND HUGHES,
attorney at law and abstractor of titles, was born in Plattsburg, on the 30th of March, 1852, and there attended the common schools. He after-
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wards entered a college, for the purpose of undergoing a further course, but was prevented on account of failing health. He commenced the study of law, reading in the office of Governor Ingalls, and was admitted to the bar. Subsequently, he was elected prosecuting attorney, , and served for four years. In November, 1874, he was again elected to the same position, which he filled for two terms. Mr. Hughes was mar- ried to Miss Maud E. Steele, of Kansas, February 27, 1880. The result of this union was one child, Count Steele. He is a Mason, was Worship- ful Master during 1880, and belongs to the Missionary Baptist Church.
CHARLES INGLES,
son of Anthony Ingalls, a prominent merchant of Clinton, New Jersey, was born in Auburn, New York, February 26, 1826. He was the fifth of a family of eight children. He attended school in Auburn till he was fourteen years of age, when he entered Skaneateles Academy, New York. After three years residence in this institution, he went to the State of Ohio, where he entered Twinsburg Institute, a Presbyterian college. In 1846, he was graduated here with the degree of A. B. He then moved to Kentucky and settled in Carrollton, where he had charge of an academy until 1853. In the meantime, he had devoted considera- ble time to the study of law, and now entered the law school of Judge Pryor, in Louisville. In the spring of 1854, he passed his examination before Chancellor Pyrtle and Judge James A. Pryor, and was admitted to the bar with Henry Crittenden, a brother of T. T. Crittenden, present Governor of Missouri. He then engaged in the practice of law in Car- rollton, where he continued till the spring of 1855, when he moved to Missouri and settled in Plattsburg, where he has since continued to reside in the practice of his profession, meeting with unqualified suceess. For the period of five years immediately preceding its close, he prac- ticed in the land office in that town. In 1848, while a resident of Carroll- ton, Kentucky, he married Miss Polly Ann O'Neal, a daughter of James O'Neal, of that place. They have two children : Mary W., graduate of the class of 1881, of the Boston, Massachusetts, Conservatory of Music, and, at present, a teacher in one of its departments, and Anna, a grad- uate in the class of 1875, of Vassar College, New York, and wife of M. S. Peters, an attorney at law, resident of Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Ingles has been, all his life, a Democrat. He is a member of no religious organization, and has always entertained and expressed liberal views with reference to theological dogmata. The old family name was Ingalls. The change to the present orthography was the result of a whim on the part of Mr. Ingalls and two of his brothers, when children at school. He is a representative citizen of the county and ranks with the leaders of the bar in his section of the state. c
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WILLIAM JOHNSTON,
liveryman, is a well known citizen of Clinton County. He is a native of Indiana, and was born in Kosciusko County, August 22, 1833. In 1837, his father, John, with his family, including William, emigrated to Missouri, locating in Clinton County, ten miles northwest of Plattsburg, being among the first families in that section. The senior Johnston, was a brick mason by trade, and at an early day plied his vocation in Clinton and adjoining counties, in erecting chimneys, etc. Young Wil- liam was reared to manhood, in Clinton County, following the pursuit of his early days, that of farming, until the spring of 1880, when he engaged in the livery business. Mr. Johnston possesses those traits which make him popular, with all who form his acquaintance. He was married in 1851, to Miss Elizabeth Livingstone, daughter of John Living- stone, one of the pioneers of Northwest Missouri. They have four child- ren : John O., Charles T., Louisa J. and William D. Himself and family, are identified with the Christian Church.
REV. M. R. JONES,
Presiding Elder of the Plattsburg Circuit of the M. E. Church South, was born in White County, Tennessee, December 27, 1820. His father, Byron Jones, and his mother, Fannie, nce Frazer, were natives of Vir- ginia. The son spent his early days, in his native state, on a farm, and received his primary education in a select school. When eighteen years of age, he commenced clerking in a store. The family afterwards removed to Illinois, where his father died. In the spring of 1844, Mr. Jones came to St. Louis, and, the following spring, to Platte County, and engaged in teaching school. He had a long cherished desire to enter the ministry, and his leisure hours were spent in study, with that duty in view. After receiving his license to preach, his first charge embraced the territory lying between the Platte and the Missouri Rivers, extending near what is now St. Joseph. In 1851, he came on the Plattsburg Circuit, and services were held in the Log Church, and occupied as an office by Doctor Essig. He continued his relations with the Plattsburg Circuit two years, during which time he inaugurated the movement for building the Academy, which is now the Plattsburg Col- lege. He then removed to Liberty, Clay County, where he was stationed one year, and returned to Plattsburg, and, through his efforts, the academy was completed, which was conducted under the auspices of the M. E. Church South, until the outbreak of the civil war. In 1864, he went to Illinois, and labored faithfully for ten years. In 1874, he returned to Missouri, and was stationed at Richmond, and for four years was on the St. Charles Circuit, and, in the autumn of 1880, once more
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made liis home in Plattsburg. It is the privilege of but a few to be the instruments, in the hand of the Master, for the accomplishment of such a work, and to witness the result of his labors, to such a degree as has taken place in the life and experiences of Elder Jones. He has not only proved himself an acceptable and instructive preacher and success- ful pastor, but has a remarkable executive ability in the builing of churches, and the numerous houses of worship scattered throughout this and adjoining counties, connected with the society to which he has long been devoted, are monuments of his faithfulness, and witnesses of his labors, in the the great moral vineyard. His life has been one of cease- less activity, and remarkable for energy and courage, and he has enjoyed, in an unusual degree, the confidence and respect of the community in which he has lived. He was married, in 1843, to Miss Nancy Wilson, of Tennessee. They have three children : Carrie, Randolph P., pastor of a church at Edina, Knox County, Missouri, and William Riley. Lost one daughter, Julia.
F. KENNEDY,
of F. & C. T. Kennedy, grocers and produce dealers, is a native of Garrard County, Kentucky, and was born January 30, 1836; was there raised, educated and resided until 1854, when he came to Missouri, arriving at Liberty in October of that year. He soon after engaged in merchandis- ing at Parkville, Platte County, continuing until the breaking out of the rebellion, when the Confederate cause received his support, and he enlisted in the First Missouri Cavalry under Col. Yates, and participated in many of the stirring events of the war; eventually was captured at Blackwater, Mississippi, and was held a prisoner one year. After the war he settled in St. Joseph, and was for a time identified with its business interests. In 1866, he took up his abode in Plattsburg, and for a while was engaged in general merchandising, and for a few years was owner and proprietor of the Clinton House. For the past three years he has been one of the leading grocers in the city. His son, C. E., is associated with his father in the business. Mr. K. has been twice married, first in 1857, to Miss Lucy Arnold, of Clay County, Missouri, who died leaving one son, C. E. His present wife, whom he married in 1867, was Miss Hattie Wells. By this marriage they have had five children-Robert T., Mack, Ida, Willie and Allen.
HENRY KLEIN,
baker and grocer, is a native of Germany, and was born in Bavaria Sep- tember 4, 1840. When Henry was quite young his parents died, and in 1856, with two brothers and a sister, he came to the United States, lo- cating in New York, where he learned the baker's trade and resided until
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the breaking out of the war. In August, 1861, he tendered his services to the Union cause, enlisting in Company I First New York Cavalry. He participated in thirteen hard fought battles on the Potomac; was severely wounded and had his horse shot under him, and was honorably discharged August 22, 1864, at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Resided tem- porarily in St. Louis and other points until 1869, when he embarked in trade at Richmond, Ray County, continuing until 1871, when he took up his residence in Plattsburg. The greater portion of the time he has been engaged in the hotel and restaurant business. He is a superior baker, and in this important branch has attained considerable celebrity. In 1867, Miss Eliza Shott, of St. Louis, became his wife. By this union they have had six children-George C., Harry E., Freddie C., Willie E .. Minnie L. and Bertha E. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
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