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Greenell Brown must long be remembered among the worthy heroes of the pioneer age. He married Miss Nancy Simpson, sister of the esteemed old bachelor for whom Simpson township is named. He emi- grated to Missouri in 1828 and settled twenty-five miles south of Lexing- ton, as far south as any settlements at that time. In about three years hence (1832) he heard of a better location farther to the south, to which
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land he immediately came and settled in section five, now Simpson town- ship, just south of Flagstaff. He improved this farm and sold it to Maj. John Boyles. The farm was thrown out to the commons, and now trees grow where Mr. Brown grew corn. He subsequently purchased a prairie farm of John Evans, owned now by Jacob L. Neff, and here died in the year 1850. He reared a family of three sons and seven daughters. The oldest daughter, Sarah, married John Roberts in 1826. The next, Mary G., married Smith Proffitt in 1829. Susan married Jonathan Roberts in 1827 and came to this State. Elizabeth married James Roach in January, 1840. Nancy Married James Martin; she is dead and her husband mar- ried Mrs. Brooks, a daughter of W. Stockton. Emily married Joe. M. Hanley who now resides in Freedom township, Lafayette county. Fran- ces married Thomps H. Foster; after her death he married Mrs. Re- becca Walker, divorced from Jeff Walker. Of the boys James S. mar- ried Miss Sarah J Hornbuckle, a sister of W. S. Hornbuckle, probate , judge. John married Nancy Cornett and now resides near Aullville, in Lafayette county. Bedford married Miss Polly Ann Roberts in 1840 and both live on their beautiful farm in this township.
James Borthick came here from Kentucky, but formerly from New York, and settled here in 1833. He was born March 2, 1795, and died April 2, 1872. He was one of the faithful noble men who helped to build up this county. He was never sick a day in his life, nor did he take a dose of medicine. He believed the human system to be anti-drug, and his life confirms the theory. He had faith in and pacticed hygienic prin- ciples in feed, exercise, clothing and bathing. He certainly had but little pain at the moment of his death. Prior to his demise he was as well as usual, and noticed to be so until breath left him, apparently without a struggle or pain. One example, this is, that by right living death has no terror.
"Standing by a purpose true, Heeding God's command."
"He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." Rev. XXI: 7. This worthy pioneer was a faith- ful member of the Church of Christ or Disciples and bore the cross to his death. In politics he was an old line Whig, but after the war (1865) his affiliation was with the Republican party. He was strictly a temperance man but charitable in his views. He was not a member of any secret society. In his early life he enjoyed hunting with his old flint-lock rifle. Jerry Shores lives on the old place in section 23. George Hoffman came here in 1838 and entered and improved land in section 25. He was born in 1808 and is now farming on his place.
Samuel A. McElvain came here in 1858, from Kentucky, and purchased the Thos. Bradford farm. T. Bradford died in Fayetteville. Joel
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Walker, one of the most charitable and purely liberal-hearted men ever given to hospitality came here in 1830 and improved three farms and died on his last plat in section 35 near the Walker school house. It is said that he was liked by everybody, and that his hospitality was unbounded and he was liberal to a fault. In faith he was a consistent member of the Baptist church at Liberty. In politics he was a Whig, but finally became a Dem- ocrat. In brief it may be truly said of him that he was a kind and a good man. He moved to Lafayette county in 1825. On his way a child was born to his wife in the wagon; he camped the following night near the cottage of a kind-hearted old bachelor, Mr. Jobe. The bachelor, who was ready to sacrifice his comforts and pleasures for the good of others, gave up his cabin to Mr. Walker and family, till they were ready to move on. When Mr. Walker had loaded up his wagon and vacated the bach- elor's tenement, he and Mrs. Walker returned to him their heartfelt thanks for his kindness and hospitality, to which he replied, " Not at all, I feel I've only done my duty. I'm alone in the world and as happy as can be, but I am always glad to help good people, and would give half I have to meet often pleasant people as you are." Before the wagon rolled away the kind bachelor threw a bag of corn meal into their wagon to last them on their route. The child born was a daughter and named for the bachelor, Malinda Jobe; she is now the devoted wife of Hon. Wm. L. Hornbuckle, probate judge, now living in Warrensburg. It is said in further proof of the charitable interest the bachelor Jobe felt in the welfare of his namesake that he would send the little girl dresses and presents frequently. Let it not be said that bachelors are always selfish and penurious. Joel Walker- died in 1875 and his ashes rest in old Liberty cemetery.
Wm. Brandon came here from Tennessee, in 1840, and settled on the place where he now resides. He was born in 1819, of German extraction. In faith, he belongs to the C. P. church and does not affiliate with secret societies. Judge Harvey Harrison settled here near the head of Walnut, March 21, 1831. At first he camped in company with Gideon Harrison. He commenced life quite poor. The Judge resides now in Warrensburg and has yet in his possession a large kettle that he split 1,000 rails for. The kettle has been in use by himself and neighbors for several years. His wife has a white and beautiful counterpane that she made with her own hands. The Judge states that he used to haul meal on an ox sled to. Lexington. Hon. Macklin White resided here and was the first county representative. He was elected by the Democrats. Joe Waddell, a Mex- ican soldier resides in the northern part of the township.
We get the following contribution of important facts from Judge Wm. McMahan: " The early settlers of Hazel Hill township are: R. Hunts- man came here in 1830, from Virginia-deceased; Joseph Harrison came here in 1832, from Alabama -deceased; Joseph Hobson came here in
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1832, from Tennessee -deceased; George McMahan came here in 1832 from Alabama; Wm. Adams came from North Carolina, and settled here in 1832-deceased; Jesse Harrison settled here in 1832 from Alabama- deceased ; Judge Wm. Trapp came here from Tennessee in 1832-deceased; Judge Robert Graham came here from Virginia in 1834-deceased; Jacob Parman came here at an early day from Tennessee-deceased; Henry Brooks came here from Indiana in 1834-deceased; John T. Markham came here in 1835 from Kentucky-deceased; John Shackleford came here in 1835 from Kentucky-deceased; Leroy Barton came here from Kentucky in 1834. It would be impossible for me, with the time I have at my command, to do justice to the characters of those old pioneers. Suffice it to say, that they were the best citizens that I ever associated with for honesty of purpose, pure friendship and unrestricted hospitality, rendering a strict obedience to all the demands of the law, all of them believers in Christianity, and had an abiding faith in Gen. Andrew Jack- son as a great political leader."
Richard and John Huntsman came here in 1829. Wm. McMahan and Samuel Cornett came here about 1831. Elijah Young, an terprising fruit- grower came in 1836. He is a member of the Christian church, and a quiet citizen, still living and enjoying the labors of his hands. Reason Offuit came here about 1842; Jackson White in 1840; Wm. Lemon, Andrew, Thomas, Robert and Wm. Matthews, and Adkin Powell, came here in 1842; G. W., J. P., and A. J. Redford, in 1843.
Perhaps the old settlers' list is not complete, and the data of settle- ment in every case exact, yet the sketcher has given the most authentic record that could be made from the material accessible. This is one of the oldest settled townships. The township was created by an order of court, June 10, 1856, but in 1875 a portion of the eastern territory was added to Simpson to form that township from Grover. The township contains thirty-six square miles.
The following is a list of the township officers, as near as could be pro- cured: S. A. McElvain, officer of registration in 1866; Haver Harrison served twelve years as justice of the peace; James Borthick served as a justice of the peace.
At an election held here October 27, 1866, when the township included part of Simpson, one hundred and thirty-eight persons voted. Eleven of these were rejected as disloyal after taking the oath. Seventeen could not write their names, but made their mark.
The roads of the township are not as good as they might be made. The best road was the one from Warrensburg through Fayettville, at an early day. There are a few bridges. On account of the many depres- sions, ravines and hillsides, the roads along the creeks are invariably dan-
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gerous at night. The main traveled roads are generally kept smooth. The township has no railroad.
Fayetteville-(Hazel Hill) .- The town was named for Lafayette Col- lins, who was brought up here. The name Lafayette is contracted to Fayette and ville is annexed, making Fayetteville, the name of the vil lage. Lafayette Collins was a prominent merchant here for several years, removed to Warrensburg and subsequently, Sherman, Texas, where he died in 1877. John Huntsman entered and purchased from the United States government, September 27, 1845, the forty acres where the village now stands.
Ben. E. Lemon kept the first store here. Others did business here, and among them are Lafayette Collins, A. B. Harrison, Jno. Huntsman, Wm. Gouch, Geo. T. Herndon and A. J. Redford. At present there is but little attraction and business in the village. A public school building, odd fellows and Masonic hall and two church buildings, constitute the public buildings. The following persons are doing business here:
Arbaugh, A. S., wagon shop; Beaty, Wm., plasterer; Collins, N. T., machinist; Hyatt & Boyles, dry goods and groceries; Miller & Oats, druggists; Mock, G. L., physician; Miller, E. H., physician; McDonal, A., physician; Neighbors & Roberts, blacksmiths; O'Rear, W. C., physi- cian; Oats, Wesley, postmaster.
Postoffice .- The first postoffice was kept at the residence of James Borthick, who was the first postmaster. This was long before the town of Lafayette was laid out. The name of the office was "Air," so called for brevity and the great enjoyment and love the pioneers had for the atmosphere around them. In the course of time the office was changed to the new village of Fayetteville, where it took the name "Fayetteville" and has borne it ever since, notwithstanding the popularity of the nick- name, Hazel Hill, applied to the town. The first postmaster in the town was Ben. E. Lemon, who held the office till the war broke out in 1861, when he resigned. He received his commission from Franklin Pierce, then president of the United States. He was followed by A. B. Harrison, Wm. Gouch, Ino. Ham, M. Seamonds, A. J. Morgan, Geo. Matthews, and Wesley Oats.
The Fayetteville Lodge, No. 264, A. F. and A. M., have been organ- ized here for some time. Ben. E. Lemon was the first secretary. The present officers are: W. H. H. Brown, W. M .; Wm. P. Greenlee, secre- tary. The I. O. O. F. have a lodge here. The Sons of Temperance kept up a good lodge here for several years. The I. O. G. T. prospered here for a while after the war.
The church buildings of the township cannot be said to be fine super- structures, but the piety and devotion of the religious people are not sur- passed by other townships. To the Christian work we owe much of the
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moral element we find in society. It is said, "Christ's curative results will bear the scrutiny of his most intelligent and inveterate enemies." Wherever religion pervades the soul and Christ's spirit enters the heart of man, there we see moral influence. The power of the gospel to cure men of sin and set them free to commune with God has been experienced in all ages. From small beginnings, sin is like leprosy, incurable, loath- some, contagious, hereditary, painful, all-pervading, and nothing short of the power of Christ has ever cured the malady of sin. The churches first organized and the early ministers did a noble work for humanity. Their worship was plain but in reverence due to the Lord their Master. They fully realized " The glorious gospel of the blessed God."-1 Tim. I; 11.
Some of the early preachers of this vicinity were Joseph White, P. Roth, and Amos Horn. The latter was first a C. P. exhorter, but left that church and united with the Baptists. Bethel Baptist church stood on B. S. West's land in section 7. The building was a frame, put up in 1852 and stood till the war of 1861. The organization was effected by Jos. White. On account of the local dissentions the organization dis- banded. The old graveyard is one-half mile west of this church.
Mount Moriah Church, Cumberland Presbyterian, was organized and a neat building put up soon after the close of the war. The frame build- ing cost $700. It is in a beautiful grove in section 21. Some of the original members are Wm. Stockton, Wm. McMahan, and Wm. Brandon and families. The pastors are S. H. McElvain and J. Cal. Littrell. The Sunday school is in a flourishing condition. David Ross is superintendent. Judge Wm. McMahan, president of the Sunday school convention of the township, is a member of this school. He held a very successful conven- tion at this church and had a picnic in the grove, Saturday August 27, 1881.
Christian Church at Fayetteville was organized about 1842. A frame building was erected in 1846 and dedicated by Eld. Hiram Bledsoe. The house cost about $1,300. The following is a list of the pastors: Hiram Bledsoe, Jas. Randall, D. M. Grandfield, Geo. W. Longan, Wm. Jarrott, G. R. Hand, Wm. Roe, C. A. Hedrick, and Sam'l M. McDaniel. The church was reorganized in 1876, by Eld. Wm. Jarrott, with the following members: Wm. Trapp,Jno. Trapp, Jesse Trapp, M. Trapp, Thos. Col- lins, Elijah Young, Jno. Seigfield, Hiram Kelso, Wm. Jones, Wm. Lem- on, Sam'l Guinslead, Noah Dyer. The present membership is thirty. The average membership in the Sunday school is fifteen. The present superintendent is Theodore Hyatt, and secretary, Miss Mollie Fields.
Liberty Baptist Church is the first in the township, and among the first of the county. It was organized May, 1836, with ten members, and a log-house was erected in section 24, on the Warrensburg and Lexington
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road, near Liberty cemetery, and where the Liberty school house stands. Revs. Avery White and Joseph Warder, Sr., organized the church. The old church was built of hewed logs and had puncheon floor and slab seats, and contained two stoves. Amos Horn, Martin and Jonathan Gott were some of the first preachers. Some of the original members were: John Thornton and wife, Wm. Thornton and wife, Joshua Adams and wife, Leroy Barton and wife, Tarleton Oglesby and wife, Joel Walker and wife. The house decayed, and the organization was changed to Fayetteville, where it has since met. A frame building was erected in 1877 at a cost of about $1,000. The house contains a pulpit and is well seated and furnished. Names of pastors: David M. Johnson, M. Pelly, R. H. Harris, A. Barton. Rev. Jas H. Carmichael is the present pastor. Other old members of this organization are: J. W. White, J. Warder, Wm. Simpson, V. Schilling, Sarah Walker, Richard Huntsman, Mary, Nancy, and H. Huntsman, Wm. M. Hawker, and Cynthia Walker. The present membership is sixty-five. The average number attending Sunday school is twenty-five. The present superintendent is W. L. Gott, and the secretary is William Talbert. The present pastor is a zealous worker for the cause of Christ, and will do much to build up the organi- zation in Fayetteville.
The school houses of the early settlers were widely different from the neat little frame school houses that are now found over the township. The hardy pioneer understood the influence of education. In those days parental training gave sure culture to the child. Every house was indeed a school, a nursery that was pruned and trained to bear fruit of practical worth. The early education the child received from the pious mother, before it was old enough to enter the school-room, completely fortified the tender minds against the contagious vices of the growing world. The old log school houses have passed away, and belong to a past generation. They were the tenements in which our fathers and mothers received their education and enjoyed the pleasant days of their lives, and we doubt whether now, with all the improved appliances of the age, there is a bit more enjoyment, and obedient children and attentive pupils than in the days of the log school house.
Some of the early teachers who loved the noblest profession outside of the ministry of Christ were: Judge Robert Graham, James Borthick, Judge William L. Hornbuckle, Henry Tarpley, William W. Sparks, John G. Gibbons, Jesse Trapp, and A. Marrs. Some of the pioneer school houses are yet remembered. The old McMahan log school house was built in 1853, and stood till the summer of 1859, when a neat frame build- ing took the place at a cost of $500. It was only used about two years, when it was set on fire by an incendiary during the early days of the
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war: The district went without a house till after the war. An old log school house named Hazel Hill, stood near the present town of Fayette- ville. Here Alexander Marrs taught for several years. In this vicinity James Borthick taught a few terms at his own house. In those days the school furniture and books were scant. A slate, arithmetic, reader, and a swamp dog-wood rod about four feet long were all the furniture of those days.
The following reports appear as entered on the county court record for the year ending September 5, 1838:
"The school funds of township 47, range 26, are $1,216.80. An abstract of reports made by the trustees of Benton school district, in town- ship 47, range 26, as follows, to-wit: There are 56 children, between 6 and 18 years of age, 16 of which are writing, 8 in arithmetic, 11 spelling and reading; and have employed James Borthick as teacher, who teaches spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, and English grammar."
"Abstract of reports made by the trustees of Pettis school district, in township 47, range 26, as follows: There are 33 children, between 6 and 18 years of age, going to school. Spelling and reading; and that we have employed Abraham Bradley as teacher, for the sum of $100 for six months, who proposes to teach spelling, writing, and arithmetic."
The reader will, no doubt, read with interest the reports of the pioneer schools, in contrast with those of his day. The rapid stride that educa- tion has made is wonderful. The teacher of that time should be honored for his noble calling, but not too severely criticised.
We now notice the schools of the township as they are. There are seven district common schools of the township.
Hazel Hill old school, which stood, in 1858, near the village of Fayette- ville, on Thomas Matthews' farm, has been supplanted by the present frame school-building in Fayetteville. The following teachers have taught here: Mr. Tomblin, Mr. Edwards, A. J. Trapp, Jesse Trapp, Samuel H. McElvain, A. B. Logan, John Randall, C. F. Greenlee, F. E. Meigs, Mr. Babbitt, Mrs. Bedicheck, Miss Maggie Lamar, Miss Sallie Young, G. H. Sack, A. C. Jones, WilliamRowe, Henry Gott, Miss Mattie Brinkerhoff, Miss Jennie Lamar, Miss Jennie Gott, and Mattie Meigs.
Liberty School, No. 62, is situated near the old Liberty Church yard, and close to the cemetery. It is a neat frame building, put up in 1867, and cost $720. The following teachers have been employed: Joseph Conner, J. Harrison, Lizzie McCluney, Mr. Day, Miss Kate Lamar, I. M. Harrison, J. Johnson, Miss Jennie Adams, Dora Foster, Miss Josie Hart, William Talbott, Miss Jennie Gott, and Miss Bertha M. Brandon.
Walker School, so named from the residence of Joel Walker. It is No. 61, built in 1867. It is a small frame building, cost $750. Teachers: George Brinkerhoff, Miss Maggie Nelson, Mr. Wimer, J. Crawford, Ed
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Gilbert, Thomas McDougal, G. M. Shanton, W. H. James, Mr. Coe, Miss Annie Rhodes, and Josie Hart.
Neff School, named for a respected citizen living in the place where the old house stood. At the present, the school-building is quite insufficient for the purpose. It has lately been removed near Mr. George Hoffman's. Teachers: Lot Coffman, Miss Nannie S. Dalton, three terms; Miss Maggie S. Lamar, Miss Melissa Taylor, Miss Sarah Ashby, Miss Lina Barkley, Rev. Barnett, W. Payne, Mr. Whitmer, Mr. Motsinger, Rev. Woodard, Samuel Moore, David Bradley, Amos Horn, John M. Cristy, Mr. Shields, and James Crutchfield.
Salem School is in the northwest part of the township. It is a neat frame building, No. 27. Teachers: E. H. Miller, Miss Maggie Humphrey, Geo. Brinkerhoff, Andrew J. Trapp, S. H. McElvain, Miss Mollie Hen- dricson, Will McElvain, Miss Ella Redford, Miss Sallie Cook, John A. Moore, A. Vanausdol, Dean Redford, Jason M. McElvain, Miss Josie Smith.
Mt. Moriah or McMahan School, as it is sometimes called. This is a neat little school-building near the residence of Judge Wm. McMahan. For 1880-1, Mr. T. E. Williams was teacher. The following we clip from a correspondent of one of the county papers:
The Mount Moriah closed last Friday (17th). It was taught by T. E. Wil- liams, and was his second term. The school was a success. The last day was characterized by oral examinations. At noon, a picnic dinner was partaken of, which was partaken of by the patrons of the school. The afternoon was devoted to select reading, declamations, and dialogues.
The Spillman School is in the southeast part of the township. It is a neat little frame building. In 1880, Miss Frankie Miller taught the school. At the close of her school, in June of that year, she gave a public dinner, interspersed with fine music. Prof. J. F. Starr, of the Warrens- burg public schools, and A. J. Sparks, made short and appropriate addresses to the school.
We see how the schools have advanced from 1838, when there were but two districts. Benton in the north, and Pettis in the south. Besides the Sunday-schools at the churches there are two at the school houses- Walker Sunday-school, James M. Myers, superintendent; Salem Sunday- school, T. E. Coleman, superintendent.
The cemeteries of the township will be briefly noticed here. The pio- neers often buried their relatives on their own farms and this accounts for the scattering graveyards.
Liberty cemetery is in section 24, on the Warrensburg and Fayetteville road and has been a burying place for many years. The Liberty school house stands close by on the south.
Harrison cemetery is in section 21. Thos. B. Harrison was the first
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one buried here. It was about 1844. The land is owned by J. W. Stayer of Kansas City.
Hobson cemetery is in the southeast corner of section 15. Mrs. Eliza beth Brooks was the first person interred. Now there are upwards of one hundred graves here.
Mount Moriah cemetery is in section 28. Mrs. P. V. Spring was the first one buried here; now there are fifty or more graves. The land belongs to Judge Wm. McMahan.
Old Bethel cemetery is in the western part of section 7. Morgan Cock- rell was the first interred in this graveyard.
The agricultural interests of the township have always been good. The soil is fertile and produces the leading staples of grain-corn and wheat -with good yield. Timothy, blue-grass, and clover do well here. Wm. McMahan is a successful farmer. H. H. Russell is breeder and raiser of fine thoroughbred swine. He took three sweep-stake premiums on Poland Chica swine, at Higginsville, Lafayette county Fair, Aug. 23, 1881. In the year 1877, he commenced on a small scale, but since then his business has increased steadily each year. He has imported thoroughbred hogs every year since. His honest dealing with the public has so increased his business and popularity, that at present he cannot supply the demand. Jerry Shores has an excellent vineyard which produces well.
The Huntsman Favorite apple originated here on the old Huntsman farm about one mile west of Fayetteville in 1835. The following incident is related in regard to getting the scions: "At that time the old settlers often went to Lexington to mill, and would stop at nurseries and orchards in Lafayette county and dig up seedling sprouts to plant. The following old settlers went to the Sni country, on Sni creek to get young apple trees: Richard Huntsman, Joseph Hobson, Wm. Trapp, Robt. Graham, James Borthick, George McMahan, and Wm. McMahan. The distance was about forty-five miles away. They returned with a large lot of scions and from the bunch of sprouts put out by Richard Huntsman came the Huntsman Faforite apple, so highly prized in our orchards of to-day. Uncle Joe Harrison, as he was called, said he was too old to plant trees, when invited to go to John Ingram's nursery, in the Sni Hills, for trees. Many of these men lived to enjoy the "fruit" of their labors, and Uncle Joe Harrison outlived the greater part of tbem and to eat apples from Judge Wm. McMahan's orchard, which grew from the scions of the " old famous Huntsman tree" in Richard Huntsman's orchard.
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