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C. S. SADLER,
retired farmer, section 33, postoffice Cameron, was born May 26, 1804, in Germany. He was raised in his native country. At fifteen years of
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age, commenced to learn the tanner's and currier's trade. After he had worked three years as a journeyman, and nine years on his own account in his mother country, he then emigrated to the United States in 1831, and settled in New Jersey, where he worked six months at his trade, and also attended school. He moved to Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1832, and followed his chosen vocation. He there married Miss Caroline Kester, October 26, 1833. She was a native of that county, born in March, 1808. They resided in Northampton County, until the fall of 1836, when he then purchased a one horse wagon and a horse, and with his household goods, his wife and one child, made the trip to Wayne County, Ohio, where he resided until 1838. He then moved to Holmes County, and started a tanyard, which he operated until 1852, when he sold out, and turned his attention to farming, He came west in the spring of 1865, and settled in this county. He first purchased some 440 acres, and went into partnership with his brother-in-law, A. Kester. They afterwards divided the place, and he now owns 220 acres of fine land, which is well watered, on which he has a good orchard and a handsome residence, the farm is one of the best in the county. Mr. S. commenced life a poor boy, and has been the architect of his own fortune. He is one of the oldest citizens in the county, being now in his seventy-eighth year, and he is still active and youthful in his disposition, and bids fare to see a mellow old age. They have been blessed with five children, two only of whom are living, Sarah J. (now Mrs. T. Corbin), and Rufus B., who takes charge of the farm. Mr. and Mrs. S. have been active members of the Christian Church, since 1839, in which he has filled the office of deacon, and is one of the most liberal contributors of the church at Cameron. The eldest son Leonard, served in the late war, and lost his health, and finally died in the hospital at Camp Denison, Ohio. Rufus B. was born September 19, 1847, in Holmes County, Ohio, and received excellent edu- cational advantages in his youth, and has been raised on the farm. He was married, May 15, 1873, to Miss Nancy McComb, of this county. They have four children : Carrie, Eldon, Carl and Lydia. They are members of the Congregational Church of Cameron.
ADAM SCHLEMMER,
manufacturer of cooperage, was born in the Province of Hesse-Cassel, March 21, 1837. He was educated in his native land, and, in 1866, came to America, landing in New York October 14. From there he went to Pittsburgh, remaining a short time, after which he moved to Cincinnati, where he learned his trade. He made his home there for three years, and then followed his trade in different parts of Ohio, until 1871, when he went to Omaha, for a short time. Ile then located in St. Joseph, and shortly afterwards started a manufactory in Stewartsville, where he con-
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tinued business till 1875, when he began in his present location. He is an Odd Fellow, and belongs to Star of Hope Lodge No. 182. While in his native land he was in the war for eighteen months. He was mar- ried, October 23, 1873, to Miss Artie Smith. She was born in Gentry County, Missouri, in May, 1855. They have one child, Charles.
ADOLPH SELLE,
farmer and stock raiser, section 32, post office Cameron, was born August 3, 1827, in Prussia, Germany, and was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education. When fourteen years of age, he com- menced to learn the stone cutter's trade, at which he worked for about seven years. He came to the United States in the fall of 1848, and landed at Baltimore, Maryland ; then he removed to Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania, where he remained one season and worked on the county court house. After living in Fairfield County, Ohio, he came to this county in November, 1855, where he has since resided. He owns 312 acres of fine land, about 200 acres of which are improved and well watered. He has filled the office of school director and road supervisor several times. He was married in September, 1853, to Miss Christina Steimer, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany. They have had five children: Christina, Henry, Charles, John and Anna. Himself and wife are active members of the M. E. Church, in which he holds the position of steward, and is also superintendent of the sabbath school. Mr. S. had but $5 in his pocket when he landed in Baltimore, but by adhering to sterling princi- ples of honesty and industry, he has risen to a prominent position among agriculturists.
GUSTAVE SELLE,
farmer and stock raiser, section 8, post office Cameron, is a native of Germany, and was born on the thirteenth day of January, 1842. He came to America, with his parents, in 1854, and settled in this county. He received a good education, and assisted his father in working the farm, till 1861, when he responded to his country's call, and enlisted under Captain Edgar, and re-enlisted in 1862, under Captain Thomas Doak, in Company H., twenty-ninth Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He participated at the battle of Vicksburg, and many others, and accom- panied Gen. Sherman on his march to the sea. He was mustered out, at Washington, District of Columbia, on the 17th day of June, 1865, after which he returned to Clinton County, and purchased a farm of 160 acres of land. Mr. Selle was married, in December, 1870, to Miss Emily Beachner, a native of Germany. Their family consists of Emma, Lewis H., William L., Omar, deceased, and Bertha E.
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HENRY SELLE,
farmer and marble cutter, section 4, post office Cameron, is a son of Fredrick and Rebecca Selle, of Prussia, Germany, and was there born. He enjoyed excellent educational advantages in his native country, and devoted some two years to the study of music, being a master of harmony and thorough bass. In 1853, Mr. S. emigrated to America, landing at Baltimore, Maryland, and came direct to Clinton County, Missouri, here beginning the life of a farmer in connection with his pro- fession. He pursued his chosen avocation with untiring zeal, and with a success which has earned for him no inferior rank among the farmers of the county. He is a man of strong intellect, untiring ambition, and as a musician has few superiors. He was united in marriage on the first day of May, 1841, to Miss Eva Wagner, a native of Aldenburg, Germany. She was born on the sixth day of September, 1822. By this union they have had eight children : Gustave, Augusta, Albert, Clara, Agnes, Oscar, Minnie and Aimie.
C. L. SHARP, M. D.,
the subject of this sketch was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, April 30, 1828. He received his education in the schools of that city, and when eighteen years of age he began the study of medicine, and 1859 he en- tered the Ohio Medical College. After completing the usual course he graduated in the spring of 1851, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Cincinnati, where he lived till 1857, then went to Monte- zuma, Parke County, Indiana, where he was engaged in the practice of medicine till 1860, when he returned to Cincinnati and attended a full course of lectures in the Eclectic Medical College, graduating in the spring of 1861. Dr. S. then went to Eugene, Vermillion County, Indi- ana, where he again resumed the practice of his profession till May, 1864, next moving to Quincy, Illinois. This place he made his home till 1866, when he located in Cameron, Missouri. Since that time he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession. He was married May 3, 1863, to Miss Ann M. Phillips. She was born in Vermillion County, Indiana, September 28, 1834. They have one child, Edna, born March 26, 1869.
CALEB SHREVE,
farmer, stock raiser and dairyman, section 34, post office Cameron, was born October 15, 1823, in Wayne County, Ohio, and was reared at his birth place, receiving the benefits of a common school education. Dur- ing the war he espoused the Union cause. In 1866, he settled in Clinton County, Missouri, where he purchased 290 acres of land. He has lately
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sold all but eighty acres. Mr. S. has filled the positions of school director, road overseer and public administrator, and has been one of the most influential men of the county. He was married March 6, 1845, to Miss Eva Gorsach, a native of Holmes County, Ohio, born January 9, 1824. They have had nine children, seven of whom are living : Zepha- niah B., Mary E. (now Mrs. H. B. Fales), Sophinia (now Mrs. L. E. Fales), Alexander F., Thomas J., David G., and Andrew B. Himself and wife are active members of the Christian Church.
W. G. SLOAN,
proprietor of the Cameron marble works, is a native of Trenton, Canada, and was born February 22, 1851. He was reared on a farm until sixteen years of age, when he commenced an apprenticeship for three years to his present trade. In the spring of 1871, he went to Chicago, where he remained a short time, and was afterwards located in Mays- ville till the fall of the same year, when he returned to his native country. There he was principally engaged in attending school till 1872, when he again came to Missouri, and located in Cameron. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. S. was married January 1, 1876, to Miss Sarah E. Craig. She was born in Iowa, July 4, 1851. They have one child, James C., born February 21, 1878. Have lost two.
T. K. SMITH, M. D.,
is a son of the late Hon. George Smith, and was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, March 19, 1842. When three years of age, he was taken by his parents to Caldwell County, Missouri, and was educated at the Franklin High School, of Clay County, Missouri, and at Edinburg Col- lege, in Grundy County. At the age of sixteen, he commenced teaching school, and followed it for some years, with marked success. He formed a taste for the practice of medicine, and commenced reading with Dr. G. W. McCook, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, as preceptor. He attended lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 1864-5, and in 1866-7, he attended the medical department of the University of Michigan, and graduated in the spring of 1867. He commenced the active duties of his profession, in Springfield, Missouri, and remained there one year, and then came to Lathrop, Clinton County, where in connection with his practice, he conducted a drug business for two years, and then abandond the practice of medicine, and removed to Cameron, and engaged in the boot and shoe trade. He served as a Duputy United States Marshal, for eight years, and was a clerk in the legislature, for four sessions, one in the House, and three in the Senate. In 1876, he was selected by the Republicans, as their standard bearer, for representa-
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tive in the state legislature, but in a district largely Democratic was, of course, defeated. He has always taken a deep interest in educational matters, and has served, for six years, as a member of the board of edu- cation, and the last year, has acted as president. When he first became a member, the debt of the school district was about $40,000, and, largely through his efforts, this debt has been reduced to $22,000. In February, 1880, he visited St. Louis, and succeeded in reducing the rate of interest on the school bonds, from ten per cent. to seven per cent. He married Miss Hattie Smalley, August 8, 1866. She was born in Ohio, July 15, 1841. Their family consists of five children living : George P., Eugene T., L. Agnes, Fanny M., and Maud L.
EDWARD SMITH,
familiarly known as Diamond Smith, farmer and stock raiser, section 29, post office Cameron, was born May 27, 1842, in County Tipperary, Ire- land, and was brought to the United States, by his parents, when an infant. They settled in Peoria, Illinois, where Edward was principally raised, and where he received a part of his education. He accompanied his parents to Burlington, Iowa, when about thirteen years of age, and attended school there for five years. He then went to the Pacific Coast, and engaged in mining, there spending about twenty years, visiting many of the Pacific Islands, and traveling around the coast of Chili, to Africa, where he visited the famous diamond fields. He returned to the United States again, having had an eventful life, and one that few have the privilege to enjoy. He came to Clinton County, Missouri, in January, 1881, and engaged in tilling the soil. He purchased the old Shult farm, one of the finest in the county, containing 280 acres of well improved land, upon which is a fine residence and an excellent barn. Mr. S. is giving his attention, principally, to the raising of thoroughbred cattle.
EDWARD SMITH,
owner of the farm upon which the Acme Mineral Springs are located. He was born on the place he now occupies, and has there been reared. His farm consists of 335 acres. He was married June 15, 1881, to Miss Maggie A. Coil. She was born in DeKalb County, Missouri, July 15, 1852. These springs have been more particularly noticed in another part of this work.
H. S. SMYSER,
of the firm of Smyser &. Grannis, wagon and carriage manufacturers, also general blacksmithing, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1831. When ten years of age, his parents moved to Ash :-
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land County, Ohio, where he was educated. In 1845, he went to Cincin- nati, where he learned the carriage making business, remaining in Cin- cinnati till 1850, when he returned to Ashland County, Ohio, living there until 1855, when he went to South Bend, Indiana, and worked in the employ of the Studebaker Wagon Company for twenty-two years, the latter part of the time in St. Joseph, from which place he moved to Cameron, in 1876, and opened a shop for himself. He is a Mason, and member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 78. He was married, February 28, 1852, to Miss Mary A. Spousler, who was born in Brookfield, Ohio, July, 1836. They have two children, Alice P. and Etta M.
J. H. SNYDER, M. D.,
is a native of Schoharie County, New York, and was born July 17, 1833. He was educated in his native county, and when eighteen years of age, he began the study of medicine. In 1852, he entered the Electic Medi- cal College, at Syracuse, New York, and graduated in the same in Febru- ary, 1854, and soon after commenced the active duties of a practitioner, in Springfield, New York, where he lived till 1868, when he moved to Clinton County, Missouri, and in a short time located in Cameron, where he has since resided. He is also interested in some mines in Col- orado, being the president of the Silver Mining Company, of Cameron. He also has the honor of being the discoverer of the medical properties of the Acme Mineral Springs, and being the first to give them their boom (mention of same is made elsewhere). He has, for five years, been dealing in fine Hambletonian horses, with success. He is a Mason, and a member of Evergreen Lodge, No. 363, of Springfield, New York ; also a member of Cameron Royal Arch Chapter, No. 67, and Kadosh Commandery, K. T., No. 21. He was married March 12, 1854, to Miss Sarah A. Mereness, of New York. They have one child, Kittie M. She was born September 26, 1864.
A. D. STEVENS,
proprietor of the Combs House. Among those experienced in catering to the wants of the traveling public and who have made themselves popular as landlords, is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Norwich, New York, April 8, 1841. He was educated in the academy of his native town. On November 26, 1861, he enlisted in Company D of the United States Sharpshooters, and remained in the service till November 27, 1862, when he was discharged. He was then engaged in various business till 1866, when he went to Royalton, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, where he was engaged in the lumber business till 1869, since which time he has been in the mercantile and hotel business. January 25, 1881, he took
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charge of the Combs House. He is a Mason and member of Cameron Lodge No. 296. He was married January 26, 1864, to Miss Mert Combs. She was born in Madison County, New York, in 1841. They have one child, Alice M.
C. J. STEVENS,
cashier of the Farmers Bank, was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, January 2, 1845. When thirteen years of age, he, with his parents, William and Elizabeth (Townley), moved to Ohio. He was educated in the common and high schools of Ohio and graduated at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, of New York City, in 1866. In 1867, he came to Cameron, and was engaged in the dry goods business until the fall of 1871. He then embarked in the boot and shoe business till 1877. During four years of this time he acted as Deputy United States Marshal. In 1878, he, in connection with others, organized the Farmers Bank, of which he is and has been, cashier. He was married Jan- 16, 1872, to Miss Nellie, a daughter of Ex-Governor George Smith, deceased. She was born in Caldwell County, Missouri, November 15, 1851. They have two children : Clarence W., born December 30, 1872 ; and Alina M., born August 15, 1875.
G. W. STONER,
general real estate and collection agent, was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, January 13, 1835. He was raised on a farm in his native county. In the fall of 1857 he came to Missouri and located in Daviess County, spending most of his time for four years in traveling, princi- pally in Kansas. In 1868, he moved to Cameron, where he has since re- sided, and has been engaged in his present business, trading in lands'in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Texas and other States. He was married March 5, 1862, to Miss Susan Rogers. She was born March 5, 1835, and is a native of Kentucky, but was raised in Indiana. They have three children, two now living : William Jacob, born December 14, 1862, and Ida C., born November, 25, 1864. Mr. S. belongs to the I. O. O. F., and is a member of Cameron Lodge. He and Mrs. S. are also mem- bers of the Christian Church.
JOHN N. STROTZ,
merchant, was born in Belgium, April 16, 1837. He was educated in the French language, having the benefits of a very fair training, being taught to read and write three different tongues, French, German and Latin, before coming to America, which was in 1853. He first located in Chicago, where he was engaged at wagon making till 1859, when he came
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to Missouri and located in Clay County for a short time, after which he moved to Clinton County, where he was engaged in the carpenter's trade till 1861, then returned to Illinois, where he followed wagon making till 1866. He then returned to Clay County and was engaged in the baker's trade, in Liberty, till 1869, when he came to Cameron and commenced his present business. He has been a member of the town council since he came to Cameron, for four years. He is an Odd Fellow and member of Star of Hope Lodge, No. 182. He was married in Chicago, April 29, 1864, to Miss Margarette Baker. She was born in the same place as himself, January 6, 1838. They have had eight children, seven of whom are living: Nellie M., John S. P., George F., Nina J., Wyota R., Flossie, and an infant.
GEORGE SUDSBERRY,
farmer and stock raiser, section 12, post office Keystone, was born July 27, 1826, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he was reared, and spending his boyhood days on a farm, and received the benefits of a common school education. He worked one year at the blacksmith trade. Owing to a weak back he gave it up and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. He commenced working for himself at the age of seventeen as a farm hand. During the late war he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, on the 16th of October, 1862. He took part in the action at Newbern, North Carolina, and at Little Washington. His regiment was drilled for heavy artillery men. He received an honorable discharge on the 12th of August, 1863, and returned home. He came west in May, 1868, to look at the country, and moved out in the spring of 1869. He first settled near Plattsburg, thence to his present residence in March, 1870, and at once commenced improving the farm he now owns, which consists of 160 acres. He was married February 13, 1851, to Miss Mary A. Row, an estimable lady, a native of the same place as her husband, and born Sep- tember 29, 1826. They have been blessed with a family of eight children, seven of whom are now living: William H., Elizabeth (now Mrs. Fred Harter), Laura B. (now Mrs. Frank McClintic), Nettie J. (now Mrs. Samuel Wolf), Nora, George and Peter R. Himself and wife and five of the children are members of the Church of God, in which he holds the office of deacon. He was one of the original members when the church was organized. He holds the position of Sabbath School superinten- dent, and is one of the most active church workers.
E. A. SYLVESTER,
nurseryman and fruit grower, section 24, post office Osborn, was born November 15, 1843, in Wayne County, New York. He was raised there
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as a farmer and nurseryman. He received the benefits of a common school education in youth, and has a practical knowledge of the nursery business. He emigrated to Missouri in the spring of 1869, and settled where he now resides, when it was unbroken prairie, and commenced improving a farm. He now owns 110 acres of well improved land, and has one of the best nurseries in the county, containing a large variety of fruits. He has an apple orchard forty acres in extent, being one of the largest in the county. He raised over half a million hedge plants the past year. He is an honest, industrious citizen, and one that gives his entire attention to his business. He has spared no pains to make his nursery equal to any in the vicinity, and deserves the patronage of the citizens of Clinton and adjoining counties, wanting choice trees adapted to the soil and climate. He was married, in September, 1871, to Miss Rosalie Wells, a native of Utica, Michigan. She was born November 3, 1843. They have six children : Eliham W., Philip K., Ida M., Charles S., Flora I. and Fannie. They are members of the Presbyterian Church of Osborn, in which he holds the office of trustee.
J. W. THOMPSON,
proprietor of livery stable, is a native of Ohio, and was born in Warren County, August 5, 1840. When seven years of age his parents moved to Huntington County, Indiana, where he was reared and educated. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry, and was commissioned a lieutenant, and served nearly four years. In 1869, he moved to Kansas, where, in different localties he was engaged at various pursuits till the summer of 1875, when he came to Cameron. He engaged in his present business in August, 1879, and now conducts a first class livery. He was married January 22, 1862, to Miss Armantha Olds, a native of New York. They have three children : Alice J., Sarah I., and Celia M.
J. J. TIPTON,
carpenter and contractor, and one of the firm of Tipton Bros., dealers in furniture at Winston, Missouri, is a native of Montgomery County, Indiana, and was born December 9, 1834. He was educated in the schools of his native state, and was reared a farmer boy. In 1856, he went to DesMoines, Iowa, where he remained one year engaged in teach- ing, when he returned to his native home and came from there to Mis- souri, remaining one year in this state and Kansas. Subsequently he returned to Indiana and moved to Daviess County, following teaching and working at the carpenters' trade till 1860, when he again went to Des- Moines. In 1860, he enlisted in Company D, Second Iowa Cavalry, and
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was mustered out at Davenport in October, 1865. He returned to Daviess County, where he followed his trade till 1867, when he moved to Cam- eron, where he has since resided and has been one of its most successful contractors and builders. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and belongs to Star of Hope Lodge No. 182. Mr. T. was married January 1, 1865, to Miss Mercy Reed. She was born in Marysville, Ohio, November 8, 1841. They have four children-Alice, born December 18, 1865; Annie, born September 13, 1867; Cappie, born January 29, 1869; Ella, born October 6, 1874.
JOHN P. TRUSSELL,
farmer and stock raiser, section 19, post office Turney, the subject of this sketch, owes his nativity to Clarke County, Virginia, where he was born on the 19th day of August, 1824. He was educated in the schools of his native State, and lived at the old homestead till 1856. Like thou- sands of other energetic and aspiring young men, he early resolved to sek some field of usefulness in the great and growing west. Good for- tune directed his footsteps to Clinton County, where he purchased his present farm. By constant industry and good management, he is now the owner of a fine estate. On the 8th of April, 1846, he was married Miss Mary E. Beltz, a native of Virginia. They had three children: Amanda M., Mary A., deceased, and Sarah D. Mrs. Trussell departed life on the 6th day of September, 1855. Mr. Trussell was again married September 30, 1858, to Miss Margaret Potter, a native of Missouri, and the result of this marriage was : Alice H., Josephine, Thomas S., Charles E., deceased, Edna E., and William E. Mrs. Margaret Trussell died on the 12th of January, 1873.
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