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JESSE THOMAS,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 33, post-office Westport, is a native of Madison County, Kentucky, and was born November 7, 1803. He was reared and educated in his native State, and after leaving school, learned the mill-wright trade, and followed it until October, 1839, when he came to Jackson County, where he now owns 400 acres of improved land, and is one of the prominent farmers of Jackson County. He married Miss Maria Davenport, of Kentucky, January I, 1828. By this marriage they had seven children, four of whom are living. Mrs. Thomas died in 1844. He married for his second wife E. J. Baily, of Independ- ence, November 30, 1854. By this union they had one child. His second wife died January 8, 1881.
ANNIE B. VOGEL,
Westport, widow of the late Lewis Vogel. Mrs. Vogel is a lady of rare intellect and honored by her many friends and neighbors. She has a beautiful residence, situated just west of Westport, also fifty acres of fine fruit-growing land ; in fact, has one of the finest places in Westport.
GEORGE W. VOGEL,
Farmer, section 19, post-office Westport, was born in Jackson County, Missouri, May 18, 1846, where he was reared and educated. Mr. Vogel, since leaving school, has followed farming, and now owns thirty-three acres of well improved land, besides 160 acres in Kansas. He has a fine, new residence. He was married in Westport, January 16, 1868, to Miss Katie Wiedernmann. They have three children : Mollie, George W., and Freddie.
S. E. WARD,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 31, post-office Westport, is a native of Virginia; and was born March 4, 1820, and lived in his native State until fourteen years of age, and then removed to Indiana, where he lived two years, and then returned to Virginia. In 1837 he went to St. Louis, Missouri, and occupied the position of clerk in a tobacco factory. In the summer of 1838, he went to Boonville, Mis- souri, and the same year came to Independence, and joined Captain L. P. Lup- ton's expedition to the Rocky Mountains, and returned for a short time, in 1845, and took back a stock of goods, to sell to the Indians. He continued this busi- ness until 1854, and then received the appointment of post-sutler, at Fort Lara- mie, and held the position until 1870. He returned to this county in 1873. He owns a fine stock farm of 450 acres. He married Mrs. M. F. McCarty, February 9, 1860, in Westport Missouri. They have two children living: John E. and Hugh C. Lost one daughter, Mary F.
J. W. WHITE,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 31, post-office Westport, is a native of Missouri, and was born in Clay County, October 21, 1836, and when eight years of age he removed with his parents to Platte County, where he was reared and educated. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1860, and then went to Pike's Peak, and remained until October, of that year, working in the mines. He then returned
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to Platte County, and in 1861 enlisted in the Confederate service, and received a wound in the hip which disabled him, and was mustered out of the service. In 1866 he came to Jackson County, and owns a farm of 100 acres of land. He was married in Westport, Missouri, September 19, 1865, to Miss Annie P. McGee. By this union they have four children : James G., Addie B., William A., and Liz- zie Ward.
HON. J. B. WORNALL,
Section 32, post-office Westport, was born in Clark County, Kentucky, October 12, 1822, and from that county was taken by his parents to Shelby County Ken- tucky. In the spring of 1844 he came to Jackson County, Missouri. His father, Richard Wornall, bequeathed to him a good name, unstained in any particular, and a place in the public esteem which could only be maintained by that gentle- ness and uprightness and real strength of character, always so much applauded by honest, hard-working pioneers. Mr. Wornall is honorably conspicuous among those who many years ago brought the intelligence, manliness and intergrity, in- herited through long lines of honorable ancestors, and laid them, in the vigor of manhood and confidence of youth, on the altar of civilization, so newly erected on the western border of Missouri. The Wornall Farm, now so well known by the people of Kansas City, and so frequently pointed out to travelers, as one of the most pleasant of suburban homes, has already won its name for hospitality, and become a center of social life. It is not surprising that Mr. Wornall should rise to influence and become a leader among the people. In every great enter- prise he has stood with the foremost, at once bold and cautious; all who know him are inspired with zeal and confidence in every enterprise in which they have the endorsement of liis judgment and the co-operation of his energies. Effort, with him, always stood for success, and success means the grandest possible results in given circumstances. He early became the patron of public schools, and num- erous, beautiful and commodious buildings that have sprung up in every quarter, providing abundantly for the cozy accommodation of all children in the city and suburbs, attest his faithfulness to the common schools. But higher education has found in him also a noble patron. For many years he has been a trustee of the William Jewell College, and much of the time president of the board. He has been a very substantial friend to the institution, at one time giving $8,000 to the endowment fund, and has always been ready with such smaller sums as have seemed to be demanded by the merits involved. In his religious preference he is a Baptist, and has always been much interested in the progress of that denomi- nation; he has been quite as much appreciated in the various departments of Christian work as in educational matters. In the minutes of the General As- sociation of Missouri Baptists, for 1872, his name appears as president of that body, an assembly representing upwards of 80,coo people, with 900 ministers. For a number of years Mr. Wornall has been president of the Kansas City National Bank. In 1869 he was nominated by acclamation for the State Senate from the Fourteenth District, and was elected by a large majority. Mr. Wornall's name was favorably mentioned by a number of Democratic papers of Missouri in 1874, as a candidate for Governor, but he made no canvass or effort for the nomination. He was married in 1850, to Matilda A. Polk, daughter of William Polk, of Ken- tucky ; she died in 1851. He again married in 1854, his wife being Eliza S. John- son, daughter of Rev. Thomas Johnson. By this union there are two children living, five deceased. His third marriage occurred in September, 1866, to Miss R. Johnson. Their family by this union consists of two children living; lost one.
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J. C. ANDERSON,
Farmer, section I, post office Kansas City, is a native of St. Louis County, Mis- souri, and was born March 29, 1827 ; was reared on a farm and has since followed it as an occupation. He came to Jackson County, Missouri, in 1855, and owns a farm of eighty acres. He was married in Jackson County, August 5, 1856 to Miss Emily Shaw a native of New York, and an adopted daughter of James Hick- man. They have seven children living : Jerome, Martha, George F., William, Charlie, Emily and Ellen.
L. W. BRADLEY,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 36, post-office Kansas City, was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, March 27, 1814. He was reared a farmer and gave consid- erable attention to tobacco culture. In November, 1833, he came to Jackson County, Missouri, and owns a farm of 1681/2 acres of land. He was married in Jackson County, Missouri, August 4, 1840, to Miss Margaret M. Parrish. Their family consists of four children living : William P., Eldridge M., Bettie P., and Maggie. They have lost five : James W., Militus E., Thomas E., Ralph P., and Edith G.
O. C. CARLE,
Dairyman, section 12, post-office Kansas City, was born in Ohio, August 29, 1838. He was reared a farmer and followed it until 1873, when he engaged in the livery business until 1875, when he removed to Pennsylvania, and resumed his former occupation. In 1878, he immigrated to Kansas, and in March, 1880, he came to Jackson County, Missouri, where he owns 116 acres of land, and is devoting his attention to his dairy interests, in which he is winning an enviable reputation for the quality of his product. He served in the late War in Company C, 126th Ohio Infantry, enlisting in August, 1861, and serving until the close of the War. He participated in the battles of Winchester, Gettysburgh, Wilderness, Locust Grove, Petersburgh, and many others; at the last named battle he was wounded. At the battle of the Wilderness, in May, 1864, he was taken prisoner and held ten months when he effected his escape. He was married in Pennsyl- vania, January 12, 1871, to Miss Addie R. Maitland. By this union they had one son : Willie M., born November 13, 1871 ; he died October 22, 1873.
PETER DUFNER,
Was born in Baden, Germany, July 27, 1857, and when ten years of age he was brought, by his mother, to America, landing in New York. From there he came to Kansas City and attended school, after which he was employed as clerk with H. T. Hovelman. He remained with him for three years and a half, and then engaged with H. C. Hucke. In the fall of 1874, he removed to Westport, and engaged in clerking until 1876, when he returned to Kansas City. He there obtained a position in a brewery, remaining until August 16, 1879, and in Sep- tember, engaged in his present business. This he sold to his partner, and August 19, 1880, he opened his present place of business.
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BEAL GREEN,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 14, post-office Kansas City, was born in Mont- gomery County, Kentucky, March 3, 1815, and was reared there on a farm. He came to Jackson County, Missouri, March 7, 1840 and owns a farm of 297 acres. He was married in Bath County, Kentucky, November 7, 1839, to Miss Corinna Ratliff. By this union they have a family of ten children living. November 10, 1880, they had a family re-union of the ten children, and twenty-four grand- children.
J. J. HOWE,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 11, post-office Kansas City, is a native of Mason County, Kentucky, and was born September 9, 1818. Was brought up there, and after leaving school he commenced farming. This he followed there until the spring of 1855, when he came to Clay County, Missouri, and has since made his home here. October 31, 1850, Miss Jane K. Larew became his wife. Their marriage occurred in Kentucky. They had by this union eleven children, eight of whom are living. Mrs. Howe died on the 28th of May, 1881.
J. E. JACKSON,
Superintendent of the Fair Grounds, Kansas City, and deputy county collector, was born in Clinton County, Missouri, October 23, 1836, and when ten years of age came with his parents to Jackson County, where he was reared and educated. He commenced his business experience as a clerk in a mercantile house, and continued in this business until 1860, when he engaged in farming. He was elected superintendent of the Fair Grounds March 15, 1880. He was married in Jackson County, Missouri, November 22, 1859, to Miss Maria Steele. By this union they have had five children, of whom four are living: Edward L., born September 3, 1860; Frank, September 17, 1868; Lloyd, May 14, 1872; Nellie M., October 17, 1874.
J. Y. LEVERIDGE,
Secretary of the Kansas City Fair Association, is a native of Cooper County, Mis- souri, and was born January 24, 1839; after finishing his education he learned the jewelry business, and followed it as an occupation until 1861, and then went to St. Louis. In 1869 he came to Kansas City, and continued his business until 1872. In 1879 he was elected to his present position of secretary of the Kansas City Fair Association. He was married in St. Louis, January 21, 1869, to Miss Ellen Pitcher. Their family consists of four children : Nellie, Florence, Gertrude and Harry. ยท
R. J. LONG,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 1, post-office Kansas City, is a native of Ken- tucky, and was born March 20, 1834, and was brought, while an infant, by his parents to Jackson County, Missouri, where he has since lived, engaged in farm- ing, and owns 146 acres of land, on which is one of the most promising orchards in the vicinity. He was married in Jackson County, Missouri, October 30; 1872, to Miss Mary E. Burge; they have two children.
LEVI OWINGS,
Farmer and stock raiser, section 10, post-office Kansas City. The subject of this sketch is a native of Baltimore County, Maryland, and was born January 10, 1827. He was there reared, and having completed his education, he became engaged in the mercantile business, which he continued until the fall of 1854. He then came to this county, and has since made it his home, and is now the owner of 200 acres of fine land. Mr. Owings has a beautiful farm, and with his excellent wife presiding over the home duties, is pleasantly situated. His mar-
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riage was in Carter County, Kentucky, August 25. 1868, to Miss Sarah Lewis. They have four children : Mary M., Mattenia D., Levi M., and Charles N. L.
DR. CHARLES ORENDORFF,
Physician and surgeon, section 12, post-office Kansas City, was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, June 10, 1832. He was educated at Illinois College, and in the spring of 1853, he went to California, and was engaged in prospecting and min- ing for gold, and returned to Illinois in 1858. He made choice of the practice of medicine as his life work, and after a thorough preparation, was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, March 13, 1862. He commenced the practice of his profession in Illinois. The doctor is a good writer, and is liberal in his religious preferences. He has published a work, called the "Pantheist," which indicates merit, as a writer and thinker. He came to this county in 1872. He married Miss Mollie Hunt, of Illinois, December 22, 1865. They have two children : Otis and Charles B.
J. M. SLOCOMB,
Fruit-grower, section 10, post-office Kansas City, is a native of Massachusetts, and was born December 22, 1810. His early education was in the common schools, and in October, 1832, he went to Marietta, Ohio, and entered Marietta College. After leaving his studies, he was engaged as an architect and builder, and continued the business until August, 1866, when he came to Jackson County, and has since devoted his attention to fruit-growing. He was married in Ohio, to Miss J. White, April 5, 1837. They have seven children living: William P., Mary P., now Mrs. Lord; Albert H., Harriet E., Martha E., now Mrs. ; Edwin M., and Fannie M., now Mrs. Morris; lost one son, George L.
I. J. SMITH,
Farmer and carpenter, section 16, post-office Kansas City, was born in Kentucky, July 8, 1829, and when four years of age was taken by his parents to Illinois, where they lived four years, and then removed to Missouri, where he was princi- pally reared. He learned the carpenter's trade in his youth, and followed it as a vocation until 1859, when he commenced farming. His residence is one of the desirable locations of the vicinity. He was married in Jackson County, Missouri, April 21, 1859, to Miss N. J. Holloway, who was born in Kentucky, February 15, 1830. They have three children living-two sons and a daughter.
JOHN A. POLL & Co.
This firm has its principal place of business at Cincinnati. The Kansas City house is under the successful management of A. W. Horn. They deal in custom made gents furnishing goods, hats and caps, and are having a successful patron- age.
DR. W. L. SEAMAN,
Physician and surgeon, was born in Wisconsin, May 21, 1852, and received his early education in the schools of Milwaukee. When eighteen years of age he entered an academy, remaining for three years and pursued a thorough academ- ical course. He was also engaged in the study of medicine with Dr. Hopkins as preceptor, continning for two years, and then removed to Chicago. He attended the Chicago Medical College from 1871 to 1875, and after graduating commenced to practice in the hospital. He came to West Kansas City in April, 1879, and has succeeded in securing a good and lucrative practice. He married Miss Anna Chappelle, of Ogle County, Illinois, who was born May 14, 1859. They have one daughter, Emma.
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