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He figured in several battles, but not once during the Rebellion was he wounded. In 1865 he came with his family to Sedalia, and engaged in the mercantile business until 1878, when he was elected City Assessor. Mr. Lampton has been connected with the insurance business, and also real estate business. He was one of the early settlers of Pettis County, and has been identified with her prosperity and growth almost from the beginning. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has been through all its degress, having been a Mason since 1844. He is a charter member of the Granite Lodge, of this city, also charter member of the Chapter, also of the Council, and St. Omar Commandery. Himself and wife are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church. They have seven children, named respectively: Augusta R., Reuben L., James J., Lizzie, William M., Mary M., Mitchell M., and two deceased.
HENRY LAMM.
Attorney at law. Mr. Lamm was born Dec. 3, 1846, in Wayne Co., Ohio. His father, Wm. Lamm, was a native of Pennsylvania. Henry, the subject . of this sketch, graduated from Michigan University, Ann Arbor, in 1869, after which he came to Sedalia and studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1870. He served two and a-half years as Circuit Clerk, and with this exception, he has been constantly engaged in the practice of his profession since his admission to the bar. Mr. Lamm is a member of the Board of Education, and has taken a great interest in the Sedalia schools. He is a member of Granite Lodge, A. F. & A. M., also of the I. O. O. F. He was married in 1874, to Miss Grace A. Rose, of East Saginaw, Mich. They have two children, Nettie R. and Philip F.
JOHN LANDES.
Watches, clocks and jewelry. Mr. Landes was born September 22, 1846, in Mifflin County, Pa. His father, George Landes, was also a native of Pennsylvania, as was his mother, Paulina Landes, nee Polick. John, the subject of this sketch, began the watch, clock and jewelry business in 1868, and in 1870 opened his store in Sedalia, on Main street, No. 111. Moved to his present storeroom in the Bazoo building in the summer of 1868, which is one of the best in the city. In the spring of 1882 he was elected Alderman of the Fourth Ward. As a business man and as a citi- zen, he is held in high esteem by all who know him. He is a member of the Knights of Honor, of which he is Financial Reporter, also of the Knights of Pythias. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church. He was married in 1871, to Minnie May Kullmer, of Sedalia. They have three children living, Carl, Jessie and Howard.
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WILLIAM LATOUR.
Photographer. Prominent among the names of the distinguished pho- tographers of Missouri appears the name of Wm. Latour. He was born in the village of Eslingen, Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany, Oct. 4, 1845. Came to America ·with his parents in the year 1851, and settled in St. Louis, Mo. In 1856 he commenced learning the art of daguerreotyp- ing, ambrotyping and photographing, under Aug. Plitt, one of the leading artists of St. Louis. After having become proficient in the art, he was engaged in some of the leading galleries of St. Louis until the close of the civil war, when he embarked in the theatrical profession. He made his first engagement with G. D. Chaplin, who was then the lessee of the Leavenworth, Kan., Theatre. It was during his first theatrical career, in a vacation, May 27, 1866, he came to Sedalia. Here he worked at his profession with H. C. Lesher, until the opening of the season of 1867, when he rejoined his former company, and played the following season, in what was then termed the Western Circuit. On the thirteenth day of April, 1868, he returned to Sedalia, having made up his mind to give up the stage as a profession, he again resumed photography. He first worked for J. C. Downing, and then for Richard Penny, whom he bought out in 1869, and has followed the business ever since, and has established a rep- utation second to no photographer in the State. The best evidence of his success as an artist is the large brick building, "Latour's Block," on the corner of Ohio and Fourth streets, which he erected in 1879, with money earned in his business, in Sedalia. In the upper rooms of the "Latour Block," he has one of the finest furnished photograph galleries in the West. Mr. Latour was married to Miss Josephine Lyons, Oct. 25, 1869. They have three children, Blanch, Ira and Lionel.
FRANK LAUBER.
Is the son of John Lauber, a native of Germany, but who came to the United States in the year 1844, and settled in Randolph County, Ill., where he lived until his death, which occurred in the year 1863. The subject of this sketch was born in Germany, Aug. 4, 1843. He received a part of his education in the schools of Randolph County, Ill., completing the same in Moniteau County, Mo. When he was yet a youth he began work for a construction train on the M. P. R. R. Afterwards, in 1860, he worked in the shops of the Missouri Pacific R. R. at St. Louis. He first took an engine on the Missouri Pacific in the spring of 1863, and continued in that position until 1868, when he accepted a position as engineer on the Union Pacific, where he remained about one year. Then he went to California and accepted a position as engineer and conductor on a construction train. In the year 1869 he returned to Kansas City, and accepted a position as
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engineeer on the Kansas Pacific. In the summer of 1870, he returned to the Missouri Pacific, and accepted a position he has held ever since. He has never met with any accidents worthy of mention. He is popular in railroad circles, and a courteous, intelligent and agreeable gentleman.
JAMES P. LEAKE:
Was born in Virginia, in the year 1817. His father, Robert S., now deceased, was a native of Virginia, as was also his mother. In 1828, in company with his father's family, he emigrated to Greenfield, Ohio. James P. learned the mercantile business, and in 1839 opened a store in Peters- burg, a short distance from Greenfield, where he remained for about ten years, at which time he returned to Greenfield, where he again engaged in mercantile pursuits until the war in 1861. He then went on a farm and remained until 1866, when he emigrated west and located in Sedalia, and again engaged in the mercantile business. Mr. Leake built the first business block in Sedalia on Ohio street, located on the southwest corner of Ohio and Second streets. While they were making preparations for the construction of his building and were engaged in unloading lumber to be used in the building, a stranger remarked: "What fool is going to build out there on the prairie?" But the wisdom of his choice was soon manifest, as in a short time it was deemed about the best location in the city. In 1873 he built on the same lot the three-story brick block which he sold to Dr. H. W. Wood in January, 1880, and for which he realized the sum of twenty-seven thousand dollars. In 1875 Mr. Leake retired from active business, but being the owner of some very fine farming lands in this county, and considerable real estate in Sedalia, has to some extent turned his attention to the supervision of his estates. Mr. Leake was married to Mary J. Rogers, daughter of Col. Thos. Rogers, of Greenfield, Ohio, in 1840, and has four children living, named respectively, Nannie E., now the wife of O. J. Baldwin, of Green- field, Ohio, a merchant of that city ; Julia A., now the wife of Henry C. Sinnet, of Sedalia; Alletus W., with Maltby & Co., of Sedalia; Emma A., wife of W. J. Maltby, of Sedalia. His wife died in January, 1878, after which he was married to Matilda A. Love, of Green- field, Ohio, May 16, 1880, and by her has one child, James P. Mr. Leake is a member of the Baptist Church, of Sedalia; and through his influence both as a christian and business man, the church and moral standing of the city is being advanced wherever he devotes his energies.
GEORGE F. LONGAN.
Attorney at law. Is a native of Pettis County, Mo. His father, J. B. Longan, is a native of Cooper County, Mo., and his mother, whose maiden name was Reaves, is also a native of Cooper County. George
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F., the subject of this sketch, was educated at the State Normal School at Warrensburg and graduated at the State University, in 1878, after which he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880. During the year of 1881 he served the city of Sedalia as City Attorney, in which position he gave general satisfaction. Although young in years he is recognized as a ready debator, concise in language, and vigorous in thought, a keen logician, with the power of pressing his arguments strongly and rapidly. He chooses his positions only after he is himself assured of their strength and he then proves himself an antagonist not to be baffled, or a powerful ally. With these qualities the career before him is a brilliant one; yet, as a professional man, and as a citizen, among his associates and in social life, his record is no less one deserving of preservation from its amenity, and the kindly feeling and respect which he inspires.
JAMES H. LOONEY.
Real estate and insurance. Mr. Looney was born, in 1828, in Haw- kins County, Tenn. His father, John Looney, was also a native of Ten- nessee. His mother, Elizabeth, nee Johnson, was a native of the same place. James H. came to Polk County, Mo., in 1854, and after clerking for a few years, opened a store and sold goods until the breaking out of the war. During the war he was Quartermaster of Col. Mitchell's Regiment M. S. M. In 1865 he came to Sedalia, where he was engaged in various kinds of business for some years, but finally engaged in real estate, insurance and money loaning, which he has followed ever since. He owns a beautiful farm just outside the city limits, where he resides. Mr. Looney has been a Mason since 1856. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. He was married in 1859 to a Miss McLain, of Fayetteville, Ark. They have five children living, Perry J., Belle, Mary V., James H., Mack D. Their eldest son, Ralph M., died in May, 1880, aged 19 years.
WM. S. MACKEY.
Wholesale dealer in boots and shoes, hats, caps, etc. Was born in 1830, in Warren County, Ohio. His father, William Mackey, a native of Virginia, died in California in 1858. His mother, Mary, nee Sinnard, was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in 1834. Wm., the subject of this sketch, went to Galena, Illinois, with his father, when but fourteen years of age, and remained until 1849, when he went overland to California, where
. he engaged in the mercantile business, remaining until 1857. About this time he returned to the States, remaining but a short time, however, as he returned to California in 1858.' In the month of October of the same year he returned, and engaged in the flouring business at Peru, Ind. Mr. Mackey soon after sold his mill and commenced business as a dry
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goods merchant in the same town. In 1867, he again sold out, and in the month of June of the same year came to Sedalia, Mo., and opened a boot and shoe store, which he has ever since continued. About the first of January, 1872, he began a jobbing trade, which has been constantly increasing until he now has a jobbing trade almost equal to any house in Missouri. Mr. Mackey was married January 23, 1862, to Sarah McLaughlin, of St. Mary's, Ohio, daughter of G. W. Mclaughlin, of that city. They have four children: Wm. B., now at school at Cincin- nati, Ohio, George K., Mary G. and Flora S.
DR. T. T. MAJOR.
Dental surgeon. Dr. Major was born in Franklin County, Ky., March 4, 1829. His father, Oline T., was a native of Virginia. His mother, Nancy T., nee Gunnell, was a native of Kentucky. In 1848, the family removed to Saline County, Mo., where Dr. Major was reared. In 1852, he took up the study of dentistry under his brother, A. C. Major, of Brownsville. In 1863 he located at Glasgow, Howard County, Mo., where he began the practice of his profession. He afterwards practiced at Waverly and Lexington. In 1868 he located in Sedalia, where he has ever since practiced his profession. He was married in 1850 to Miss Rachel Levi, by whom he has three children living: Maggie, Lizzie and Nannie. His wife died in 1857. In 1864 he married Miss Mattie Buckner, and by her has three children: Sallie, George and Anna M. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. He is also a member of the I.O.O. F.
HENRY H. MAREAN.
The subject of this sketch was born January 7, 1844, in Van Buren, Arkansas; son of Joseph P. and Abbie Marean, both natives of Massachu- setts. His father emigrated to Arkansas about 1836, and opened a gen- eral merchandise business near the mouth of the White River, at a trad- ing post known as Montgomery's point, and remained there six years, then removed to Van Buren, on the Arkansas River, and engaged in the mer- cantile business until the commencement of the civil war, then closed out his business, and with his wife, returned to his native State and settled in Boston, where he and his wife are living at present. Mr. H. H. Marean joined the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers of the Confederate army at the beginning of the war, and served until it was over, then went . to Little Rock and remained a short time; from there he went to New Orleans and engaged in mercantile business for about two years, and then went to Boston and accepted a situation of traveling salesman for the firm of Bliss, Whitney & Co., manufacturers and dealers in clothing, and engaged in that business until 1872; then resigned his situation and came
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to Sedalia and opened a dry goods store on the corner of Main and Ken- tucky streets, where he remained until 1876, when, owing to the increase of his business, it becoming necessary for him to have a larger store room, he removed his stock of goods to the large and commodious build- ing he now occupies on the corner of Main and Ohio streets. Mr. Marean married Miss Anna Bouldin on October 30, 1881, daughter of Clark Bouldin, one of the pioneer settlers of Pettis County.
HENRY G. MASONHALL.
Policeman. Mr. Masonhall was born in Allegheny County, Pa., in 1846. His father, John P., was a native of Germany, who came to Amer- ica in 1821, and is now a resident of Sedalia, aged eighty years. His mother is also living, aged sixty-five years. H. G. moved to Mattoon, Ill., in 1868 or 1869, and engaged in railroading until 1878, when he came to Sedalia and was conductor on the M., K. & T., until 1881, when he joined the police force of Sedalia, where he still remains. He is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., and also of the K. of P. He was married, in 1880, to Miss Maggie Milligan, of Sedalia, a daughter of Benjamin Milligan, of this city.
JOHN W. MASON.
Grocer and provision dealer. Mr. Mason was born, in 1857, in St. Louis County, Mo. His father, T. J. Mason, was a native of Missouri, now a resident of Lamonte, this County. His mother, Sarah A., nee Cor- dell, was a native of Missouri. John W. was raised on a farm. In 1868, he began railroading, which he followed till 1875. He then followed farming until 1881, when he came to Sedalia, and engaged in the grocery business, which he still follows. His father came to Pettis County in 1854, where he has ever since resided. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He was married, in 1879, to Lillie Swanson, of this County. They have two chil- dren, Cornelia and Charles E.
EDWIN E. MCCLELLAN.
Book and stationery dealer. Was born in Peoria County, Ill., in May, 1850, where he was reared. His father, S. R. McClellan, was a native of Maysville, Ky., but was principally reared in Dayton, O., and died in Sedalia, May 16, 1876. His mother, Charlotte, nee Osborn, was a native of Ohio, now a resident of Sedalia. Edwin McClellan was educated in Oneida and Sedalia. He began business in Sedalia as deputy postmaster, serving in that capacity for a period of six years. In 1878, he left the postoffice and began business for himself, as a dealer in books, stationery, etc. Mr. McClellan has an elegant storeroom on Second street, where he
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is engaged in business, and commands a large share of the patronage of the people of Sedalia and Pettis County. Possibly no man in Sedalia is better calculated to build up a lucrative business than Mr. McClellan, serving, as he did, a long term in the postoffice of this city, and being a popular official, he acquired a large acquaintance in the County, and his popularity has followed him in his business. He is a self-made man. Beginning life a poor boy, he has, by close attention to business and hon- esty of purpose, accumulated quite a nice property. He is the owner of an elegant residence on Broadway, in addition to his mercantile establish- ment. He was married in November, 1880, to Miss Sadie F. Castle, of Sedalia, a daughter of J. C. Castle, a prominent farmer of Pettis County.
JEROME B. MCCLURE.
Farmer, section twelve, Sedalia Township. Mr. McClure was born in 1835 in Missouri. His father, Dr. William H. McClure, was a native of Kentucky, who located in Lincoln County, Mo., in 1828. His mother, Fannie, nee Bond, was a native of Kentucky also. J. B., the subject of this sketch, was reared principally in Boone County. In 1859 he came to Pettis County and engaged in farming very extensively, and has ever since been one of the prominent farmers of the county. In 1872 he was married to Miss Sallie F. Field, a daughter of Curtis. Field, whose biography appears in this work. They have two children living, John F. and Lillian, and two deceased.
JOHN C. MCLAUGHLIN.
Was born in Auglaize County, O., in 1851. His father, George Mclaughlin, was a native of Maryland. His mother, Mary, nee Hart, was a native of Connecticut. John C., the subject of this sketch, came to Sedalia in the spring of 1869, when he entered the house of W. S. Mackey as salesman, where he still continues, having been interested in the busi- ness for the past three years. He was married, in 1876, to Flora I. Fer- guson. They have two children, Mary E. and John C., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin are members of the M. E. Church.
GEORGE C. MCLAUGHLIN.
Furniture dealer. Mr. McLaughlin was born in 1846, in St. Mary's, O. His father, George W., was a native of Baltimore. His mother, Mary, nee Hart, was a native of Connecticut -- a descendant of the Hart family who founded Hartford, Conn. She now lives in Sedalia. George C., the sub- ject of this sketch, was educated at St. Marys, O., after which he was engaged in book-keeping until 1874, when he came to Sedalia. After keeping the station ledger of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad for
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a time, he entered the office of Col. A. D. Jaynes (who was at that time Treasurer of the M., K. & T. Railroad), as book-keeper, where he remained four years. In 1880 he engaged in the furniture business, in which he still continues, having the largest and most complete stock in the city. He was married, in 1881, to Nellie Butterfield, of Piqua, O. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church.
WILLIAM A. McNEES.
Grain merchant, Sedalia, Mo. He was born, April 8, 1842, in Grant County, Ky. His father, P. F. McNees, and mother, Artemissa, nee Dejarnette, were natives of Kentucky. W. A., the subject of this sketch, entered the Confederate army, in 1862, in Kirby Smith's command, but soon afterward joined John Morgan's command, in which he remained until Morgan's death. After the war he engaged in the saddlery and har- ness business for a short time. In 1866 he came to Williamstown, Lewis County, Mo., where he continued in the harness business until 1867. He then came to Sedalia, where he pursued his trade until 1872, then spent about two years in the grocery business in Scotland County, this state. Returning to Sedalia, he engaged in the grocery business, and afterward in the grain trade, which he still continues. In 1878 he built the elevator on East Main street, the first and only grain elevator in Sedalia. Mr. McNees was married, in 1867, to Miss Mary H., daughter of Ninian Nichols, a native of Kentucky. Five children were born to this pair, two of whom are living, the eldest and youngest, Edgar F. and Mary H. Three died in infancy, Walter Lee, Joseph William and Carl Roy. Their mother died in 1878, and in 1881 Mr. McNees was united in marriage to Miss Esther Adelia Thompson. Both are worthy members of the Baptist Church, and enjoy the confidence and respect of a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
ABSALOM McVEY.
Was born in Oct., 1802, in Maryland. His father, Benjamin, was also a native of Maryland, as was his mother, Ann, nee Kilpatrick. Absalom, the subject of this sketch, was raised on a farm, but learned the carpen- ter's trade. In the spring of 1838, he came to Pettis County, and located in Georgetown, where he worked at his trade until 1856, when he located on the farm where he now resides, on the eastern border of Sedalia. Here he entered 1,100 acres of land, on a part of which Sedalia now stands During the war he remained at home. Was once taken prisoner by the Confederates, being a strong Union man. About this time his father-in- law, Thomas Allison, was shot by bushwhackers. Mr. McVey is a man universally loved and respected by all. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. He was married, in 1824, to Mary Edminson, by
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whom he had eight children, three of whom are living, Benjamin, John, Thomas. His wife died in 1838. In 1839, he married Hannah C. Burns, by whom he had eight children, five of whom are living. His wife died in 1855, and the same year he married Lucinda Allison, by whom he had eight children, six living; Charles, Levi, Rebecca, George, Schuyler and Hortense.
JOHN W. McVEY.
Is the son of Absalom McVey, who was a native of Maryland, but removed to Missouri in the fall of 1833, and settled in Georgetown, then the county seat of Pettis County. The subject of this sketch was born in Cecil County, Md., May 24, 1833. He received his education at the private schools of Georgetown, and after completing his education he learned the builder's trade, and built the second house erected in Sedalia. It was a school house. He was a contractor and builder for a number of years, and now has a good position in the Missouri, Kansas & Texas shops. He was married in 1854, to Miss Martha Gent, a native of Vir- ginia, and this union has blessed them with a bright family of children, four of whom are living. Ada, Gen, Trall and Maude. His first wife dying, he married Miss Nellie Watts, in 1866, a native of Wisconsin. From this union there were three children, one of whom is living. Mrs. McVey is a lady of refinement and literary taste, having written consid- erable for the public press, a history of Eureka Springs, and many other highly prized productions, and is now writing for several eastern periodi- cals and papers.
WILLIAM H. McQUITTY.
Proprietor of Lindell Hotel. The subject of this sketch is a native Missourian, born in Boone County, Sept. 15, 1837; is the son of Daniel and Susan McQuitty, both natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri in an early day. William H. is the eldest of a family of six children. His brothers and sisters are, Wm. H., Harriett, wife of Dr. G. W. Elliott; Nancy, wife of James M. McKee; Armilda, wife of Robert Baker, and Daniel W., living, and Mary F., deceased. Mr. McQuitty remained on the farm with his father until 1862, then went to Cooper County. October 1, 1863, he married Miss Josephine Scruggs, by whom he has a family of five children, Wm. D., Ada, George, Hortense and Nancy. In 1875 he sold his property in Cooper County and moved to Pettis County, and purchased property in Longwood, where he lived until 1879, then sold his property and purchased a farm in Longwood township, and engaged in farming until the spring of 1882, then rented his farm and moved to Seda- lia, and took charge of the Lindell Hotel, and remodeled and furnished it with the modern hotel conveniences, and is now doing a good business, and has a good class of boarders.
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THOMAS B. MEMMINGER, M. D.
Was born in Charleston, S. C., in 1837. His father, Christopher G., was a native of Germany; is now a resident of Charleston, and was during the late war Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederate States. His mother's maiden name was Miss Mary Wilkerson, a native of New Jersey. The subject of this sketch graduated at the South Carolina College, in 1856. Three years later he graduated from Charleston Medical College, after which he entered Bellevue Hospital, where he completed the surgical course. He then went to Europe, where he spent two years in Paris, attending lectures and visiting hospitals, and returned home in the spring of 1861, and in April of that year, went to Montgomery, Alabama, and was there appointed, by Jefferson Davis, Surgeon of the Confederate Army, and ordered to report to General Beauregard, at Charleston, and on his arrival the General appointed him Surgeon of his Staff. The doctor was present when the first gun was fired on Fort Sumter, and accom- panied his staff to the fort after its surrender. Subsequently he was ordered to Richmond to take charge of Camp Lee Hospital. After Camp Lee he was appointed Surgeon of the Fifth Division, at Winder Hospital, in Richmond, and was shortly transferred to Danville, Va., and placed in charge of the General. Hospital at that place. From 'this position he was ordered to Charleston, S. C., and appointed President of the Examining Board for retirement, furloughs and discharges, for that department. He was then ordered to report to Major General Patten, Anderson's Division of Joseph E. Johnson's Army, and appointed Surgeon of his Division, and in this capacity continued until April 28, 1865. At the close of the war he returned to Charleston, S. C., and commenced the practice of his profession. In 1869 he came to Kansas City, and about 1872 went to St. Louis, where he built up a large practice. He came to Sedalia, in 1881, where he is building up a profitable practice. The doctor was married in 1871 to Miss Maggie Millison, of Decatur, Ill., daughter of Dr. J. H. Millison, of that place. They have two children, Thomas M. and Jessie. Dr. Memminger's social endowments are of the highest order. In stature he is medium, in appearance commanding, edu- cated in the finest schools of this country and Europe, he is prepared to discuss any topic that may arise. His recognized abilities placed him at the head of his profession in the army. A native born Southerner, he carries the honor of that proud birth with proverbial dignity. Such is the brief outline of the life of one whose true merit and genuine worth entitles him to prominence and esteem.
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