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He was first married in 1849 to Miss Letha P. Corvell, of Chariton county. She died in 1853 and he was again married in 1854 to Miss Mary J. Brown of Macon county. Ten children were born of this marriage, eight of whom still survive. Mr. Cash is a large farmer, having a place of 760 acres. The quarter section on which he now resides, one and a half mile south of Buck- lin, is the claim he located with a land warrant, given in consideration of his services in the Mexican War. He is a good farmer and a practical man, and is recognized by all as a worthy citizen.
LUTHER T. CATON,
a farmer and stock-raiser, five miles northwest of Bucklin, is a native Mis- sourian, having been born in Warren county, Missouri, where he was raised on a farm, and educated in the common schools of the country. After he became of age he went to Texas, where he remained four years. He spent two years in California, engaged in the stock business. He also took a trip to New Mexico.
Mr. Caton settled in Linn county in 1854, where he has since resided, and has made a success of farming and stock-raising as his premises now indicate. Mr. Caton was married in November, 1852, to Miss Margaret H. Hubbard, by whom he has three children living: Sarah T., Missouri B., and Henry L. His wife died April 8, 1858. He was again married, August 31, 1859, to Miss Sarah F. Switzer, of this county, by whom he has four chil- dren: Ida B., Ada L., Carrie M., aud Leo T.
Mr. Caton is a member of Bucklin Lodge No. 233, A. F. & A. M. Served six months in the Forty-second Missouri Infantry. He is the son of Jonas and Ora Caton. His father was a native of Kentucky and his mother of Illi- nois.
Mr. Caton is one of the largest and most successful farmers and stock- raisers in Bucklin township, and is one of the staunch men of his commu- nity.
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WILLIAM H. CARTER,
son of John B. and Mahala Carter. His father was a native of South Caro- lina, and his mother of Kentucky. In 1855 he came with his parents to this county, where he has since resided, and has been engaged in farming and tobacco-raising. Mr. Carter was inarried in 1853 to Miss Lucy Lamp- kin of this county, by whom he has two children: John R., and Sarah F. W. His wife died 1864. He again married, in 1865, Miss Elvira S. Warren, of this . county, by whom he has five children: Orlando, Jessie, Walter, William, and Nannie. He and wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church South. He is a member of the Grange. His father was in the War of 1812. Mr. Carter is a man that stands high in his community.
ALEXANDER B. CARTER,
a farmer and stock-raiser, four miles northwest from Bucklin, was born in Tazewell county, Virginia. When about six years of age he came with his parents to Linn county, where he was raised on a farm, and educated in the common schools of the country. At the age of twenty he began teaching school, and continued at that avocation for six years. He then engaged in farming, which occupation he has since followed. Mr. Carter was married in 1873 to Miss Elizabeth Riley, of Chariton county, Missouri, by whom he has had four children, three of whom are living: Ora Ella (deceased), Della May, Ira Inis, and Elizabeth. His wife died November 25, 1881. She was a member of the Christian Church.
JAMES CARTER,
a farmer, four miles northwest of Bucklin, was born in Tazewell county, Vir- ginia, in 1823, where he was raised on a farm, and educated in the common schools of the country. Came to Missour in 1854, and settled in Linn county, where he has since resided and has been engaged in farming. Mr. Carter was married February 12, 1846, to Mrs. Sallie Hendrickson, of Tazewell county, Virginia, by whom he has five children: George, Alexander, Pres- ton, Napoleon, and Sallie. His wife died June 13, 1880. He again mar- ried, October 27, 1880, Mrs. Jemima Warren, of Linn county, though a native of Kentucky. He and wife are both members of the church. Mr. Carter was elected justice of the peace of Bucklin township, in the year 1871, on the people's ticket; served two years. His uncle, William Carter, was in the War of 1812. Mr. Carter's boys are married and settled around him, and are an honor to the community in which they live.
ANDREW JEFFERSON DAVIS, M. D.,
is the son of Melvin and Pamelia Davis, and was born in Monroe county, New York, in 1837. Both of his parents are natives of the same State. The father was of Welsh, and the mother of French extraction. His grand-
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father and great-grandfather on the paternal side, were both soldiers in the war of the Revolution, the former holding the rank of captain, and lived to serve his country again in the War of 1812. One peculiarity of this family is longevity, Dr. Davis's great-grandmother having reached the remarka- ble age of one hundred and three years at the time of her death. Andrew J. continued to reside in his native county till he was twenty-two years old, when he left and went to California, where he was engaged in mining for nearly two years. He then returned to Missouri and settled in Clarke county, where he began the study of medicine. He subsequently attended lectures at Chicago, and soon afterwards began the practice of his profession in Clarke county. He afterwards removed to Grundy county, and remained two years, settling then in Livingston county, where he continued his prac- tice four years more. From there he moved to this county and located in Bucklin, remaining in the practice till 1874, when he moved on a farm five miles southwest of Bucklin and engaged in farming. Dr. Davis was mar- ried in December, 1863, to Miss Ellen B. Butler, of Macon county, this state, daughter of Hardin Butler, formerly of Iowa. By this union they have had seven children, of whom Victor L., Edna L., Alma Florence, and Alice L., are still living; while Charles, Armella, and Jay H., are deceased. Dr. Davis is a gentleman of good standing in the community where he re- sides, and has the respect and confidence of many warm personal friends and neighbors.
ERVIN FORREST,
a farmer in Bucklin township, three and one-half miles north of west from Bucklin, was born in Howard county, Missouri. When near the age of three years his father moved to this county in the spring of 1840. The subject of this sketch was raised and educated in Linn county, and has resided here all his life, and has been engaged in farming. Mr. Forrest is the son of Pres- ton and Lucinda (nee Lee) Forrest. His father and mother are natives of Kentucky. Mr. Forrest's paternal grandfather came to Missouri in 1814, and settled in the forks of Chariton River. Mr. Forrest was married in 1860 to Miss Susan J. Robinson, of Linn county, by whom he has had five children, three of whom are living: Minnie A., George C., and John Thomas. He and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Forrest is a daughter of John and Jane Robinson, who came from Ken- tucky to Missouri in 1840, and settled in Boone county, where they re- mained for eighteen years, then moved to Linn county. Mr. Forrest is a man who stands high in his community, and is noted for his honesty and integrity.
WILLIAM A. GREER,
was born in Franklin county, Virginia, where he was raised; was educated at the University of Virginia. Graduated at the medical department of the
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Hampden-Sidney College, at Richmond, Virginia, in 1854. Practiced several years in Virginia. In 1858 he came to Missouri and settled in Monroe county where he continued his practice for some time. He practiced sev- eral years in Shelby and Macon counties. In May, 1881, he moved to Buck- lin where he continues his practice, and is engaged in the drug business. Dr. Greer was married in August, 1842, to Miss Mary F. Meason, of Mon- roe county, and formerly of Kentucky, by whom he has five children living. His paternal grandfather was a captain in the Revolutionary War, and was severely wounded, but died at the advanced age of one hundred and six years. His father was a colonel in the War of 1812, and died in 1842.
FREDRICK HAINDS
was born in Chariton county, Missouri. When quite small came with his parents to this county in 1857, where the subject of this sketch was raised and educated. In the fall of 1880 he went into business in Bucklin. The firm enjoy a liberal share of the public patronage. He is the son of Henry S. and Elizabeth Hainds. His father was a native of Kentucky, and his mother of Missouri. Mr. Hainds was married March 29, 1881, to Miss Jen- . nie A. Jones, of Kewanee, Henry county, Illinois. Is a member of I. O. O. F. His father died in 1863, in the town of Bucklin. Mr. Hainds is a good salesman, having had three years experience with A. Hansaman, and one and a half years with H. Emmanuel, before going into business for himself.
JONATHAN J. HENDRICKS.
This gentleman is a son of Mark and Sarah Hendricks, and was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, of which State his parents also were natives. In 1854 he came with his mother to Linn county, this State, and here grew up and received his education. He was married on the twenty-fifth day of January, 1874, to Miss Cynthia Ramsey, of this county. During the civil war Mr. Hendricks was Union in sentiment, and served the government in the Missouri Enrolled Militia. He has taught school in this county for several years, though at this writing he is engaged in farming and stock- raising. He owns a good farm five miles northeast of St. Catharine, on which he and his family reside. He belongs to the Masonic order and fra- ternizes with Bucklin Lodge No. 233, A. F. & A. M. He is a highly re- spected neighbor and a good citizen.
J. A. HOWE.
Mr. Howe was born in Monroe county, Missouri, July 5, 1837. At the age of seven he went with his parents to Chariton, where the subject of this sketch was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools of the country. He was married, February 23, 1859, to Miss Rachel S. Cupp, of Chariton county, by whom he has five children living: Louisa E., Laura E.,
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Isaac S., Sarilda I., William H. Mr. Howeis a member of the A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., and I. O. G. T. He was township assessor two years in Macon county, and was elected assessor of Bucklin in April, 1881, which office he continues to fill. His parents were William and Nancy Howe, natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri in 1832. His maternal grandfather, James Dorrell, was in the War of 1812.
Mr. Howe came to this county, April 22, 1852, and has been engaged in farming. In July, 1881, he moved to Bucklin and since then has devoted himself to the live-stock trade. He has the entire control of the trade in that line. He is of English and Irish descent, and is one of the staunch business men of his town, and has done much toward increasing the busi- ness of the place.
HIRAM LONG
was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, in 1827, where he was reared and educated. His father was a native of Massachusetts, born in 1760, and his mother was a Vermonter by birth. They both died at an advanced age. The father had served in the Revolutionary War, and was several times- captured by the British. After he grew up, Hiram spent three years in New York, and several years in the West engaged in mining. He was- married, in 1858, to Miss Emily M. Judkins, of New Hampshire, by whom he had four children, three of whom-Ellen E., Alice G., and Edward Irv- ing-still survive. His first wife died in 1866, and Mr. Long was a second time married, in 1868, to Miss Anna Charlton, of New Hampshire. By the last union he has one child, named Mary C. B. Mr. Long is a member of the Episcopal Church and of the Masonic order. He also belongs to the Patrons of Husbandry. He is extensively engaged in sheep-raising, and is a worthy citizen.
GILBERT KEMP.
Mr. Kemp was born in the rocky region of Grafton county, New Hamp- shire, and when he was quite small his parents moved to Vermont, where. they lived for five years. In 1841 Gilbert went to Ohio, where he engaged. in farming till 1861. He then came to Linn county, this State, and en- gaged in farming. In addition to his farming and wool-growing, Mr. Kemp is also proprietor of hay-baling houses in Bucklin and in Laclede, where he controls a good business in that line. He was married, in 1849, to Miss M. A. Harvey, a native of Lower Canada (Ontario). Mr. and Mrs. Kemp are the parents of five children: Eva M., George W., Eugene. C., Hattie A., and Bertie.
Mr. Kemp's parents were Zachariah and Elizabeth Kemp, both natives of New Hampshire. The paternal ancestor of the Kemp family, great- grandfather of Gilbert, was shipwrecked at twelve years old, on his voyage:
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to America, and himself and one other man, only, escaped. He settled in New Hampshire, and times were so hard with him that he had to dig up the potatoes he had planted and eat them ere they had time to grow.
Mr. Kemp resides one mile south of Bucklin, where he has a splendid farm. He is a successful farmer, and an enterprising business man. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. of Bucklin.
GEORGE MANEWAL, JUNIOR,
was born in Germany. At the age of five came with his parents to the United States, and settled in St. Louis, where he remained eleven years. In 1870 came to Linn county and engaged with L. Stuenkle in business.
Mr. Manewal was married in September, 1880, to Miss Mollie Claus, of Macon county, Missouri, by whom he has one child, Gustav.
Mr. Manewal is a young man of good business habits, and is bound to win.
SAMUEL J. MADDOX
is a son of Joseph and Amanda Maddox, and was born, reared, and educated in Linn county. His parents were natives of Howard county, and came to this county about thirty years ago. Mr. Maddox was married in Decem- ber, 1879, to Miss Alice Caton, by whom he has one child. At this writ- ing Mr. Maddox resides seven miles northwest of Bucklin, and is running a large farm of two hundred and forty acres, the estate yet belonging to the heirs. His parents died in this county, leaving Samuel J. the care of the family, and he deserves much credit for the manner in which he has held the family together, and carried on the old home place. The children are an honor to the community in which they reside.
ALLEN NICKERSON,
a farmer and stock-raiser, six miles north of Bucklin, was born in Madison county, Kentucky, 1824. He is the son of John and Ruth Nickerson, both natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri in 1835, and settled in Howard county, where the subject of this sketch was raised on a farm, and was edu- cated in the common schools of the country. His mother died in Howard county in 1832. In 1842 Mr. Nickerson came to this county and settled in Bucklin township, where he has since resided. His father moved to this county in the spring of 1847, and died in the fall of the same year.
Mr. Nickerson was married in 1844, to Miss Emma Long, of this county, but a native of Howard. By this union they have six children living. His wife died in 1866. He was again married in 1868 to Mrs. Frances R. Speece, a native of Virginia, by whom he has one child. He and wife and most of his family are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. His paternal grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
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He had three brothers in the Mexican War, one of whom died, and one was killed.
Mr. Nickerson is an industrious, energetic farmer, as his premises indi- cate. He is a man highly respected in his community, and one which the community may well be proud of. He has raised a family of children who are an honor to their parents.
S. F. PERRY,
was born in Chatham county, North Carolina. In 1844 he came with his parents to Missouri and settled in Macon county, where the subject of this sketch was raised on a farm and educated at McGee College, in Macon county. In 1867 moved to Bucklin, and engaged in business, where he has since re- sided. Mr. Perry is the son of James and Martha Perry. His father was a native of Virginia and his mother of North Carolina. Mr. Perry was married in 1862 to Miss Nancy E. Green, of Macon county, by whom he has one child, George Edward. His wife died in 1869. He again married in 1871 to Miss T. Elizabeth Jones, of Callaway county, Missouri, by whom he has one child, David Lee. She died in 1874. He was again married in 1876 to Miss Mary F. Runyon, of Linn county, by whom he has three children, John F., Maud, and Guy. He served a term of years as justice of the peace and is now filling that office.
He is a member of A. F. & A. M., and of the Good Templars. Mr. Perry is a man of good business qualifications, makes a good justice, and is an honor to his town.
J. A. ROSE
was born in Monroe county, Michigan, and spent his early life on a farm. He was educated at Ypsilanti, in the same State. He came to Linn county, Missouri, in 1867. Mr. Rose is a carpenter by trade, though he has ad- vanced in the world till his circumstances are such that it is no longer nec- essary for him to work at that calling. In 1873 he engaged in the hard- ware business at Bucklin and continued till 1879. He engaged in the gen- eral merchandise business in December, 1880, the firm being styled. Rose & Hainds. Mr. Rose was married in 1868 to Miss Ophelia L. Davenport, of Monroe county, Michigan. His first wife died in April, 1879, and he was again married in February, 1880, to Miss Mary M. Damerell, of Bucklin. By his first union Mr. Rose became the father of six children, three of whom still survive; named, respectively, Charles Elbert, Lillie W., and Don Al- phonso. When the civil war came on Mr. Rose enlisted and served two years in the Seventh Michigan Cavalry. He was in the battles of Gettysburg and Falling Waters, and was severely wounded in the latter, which necessi- tated his remaining in the hospital for one year. In September, 1876, he was appointed postmaster at Bucklin and has held the position ever since.
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Mr. Rose is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge and is a true worker in the .. order.
DR. G. M. ROBERTS
was born in Sullivan county, Indiana. When quite small his parents moved to this county, where the subject of this sketch was raised. He is a grad- uate of the State University of Indiana. In 1870 he graduated at the Ann Arbor Medical College. Began the practice of medicine in Macon county, where he continned three years, when he went to Jasper county and re- mained until 1875, when he came to Bucklin and continned the practice.
Dr. Roberts was married in the fall of 1880 to Miss Carrie Kathan, of this county. He is the son of Morris and Jane Roberts, who came to this. county in 1856. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
Dr. Roberts is one of the leading physicians of Bucklin, and one of whom the citizens should be proud.
HENRY SHOOK.
Dr. Shook was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1820, where he was: raised and educated, residing there until sixteen years of age, when he went with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Received his medical edu- cation at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
He came to Missouri in the spring of 1843 and settled in Kirksville, Adair county, where he began the practice of medicine. He continued there about twelve years. In the fall of 1858 he came to Bucklin, where. he has since resided, and has been engaged in the practice of medicine.
Dr. Shook was married in 1844 to Miss Sarah Calison, of Adair county,. by whom he has four children living: Mollie A., James B., Henry Clay,. and John D. His first wife died in 1857 and he was again married in 1858 to Miss Lucy Caps, of Hardin county, Kentucky, by whom he has. one child, William E. He and wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church Sonth, and he is also a member of the A. F. & A. M.
He was regimental surgeon of the Seventh Missouri Regiment during 1861 and 1862. Was captain in the Twenty-seventh and Forty-second Missouri Regiments during 1863 and 1864. He is the son of Daniel and Christina Shook, his father being a native of Virginia and his mother of Pennsylvania. The Doctor has been identified with the interests of Buck- lin and surrounding country for many years and has taken an active part in the welfare of the place.
JORDAN SIGHTS,
a farmer of' Bucklin township, four miles northwest of Bucklin, was born in Chariton county, Missouri, in 1832, where he resided with his parents until March, 1838, when he came to this county, where he has since resided, with
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the exception of eighteen months spent in the West engaged in mining. Mr. Sights is the son of Isaac and Elizabeth Sights, natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri in an early day.
Mr. Sights was married in July, 1862, to Miss E. J. Lawson, a native of Breckenridge county, Kentucky, by whom he has had seven children, six of whom are living: Mary C., Milton J., Albert P., Olin Ewin, Filena E., Flossie Lee. Allen B. is deceased.
Mr. Sights and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mr. Sights is an industrious and energetic farmer.
WILLIAM E. STORY.
Mr. Story is a native Missourian, having been born, raised, and educated in this county.
He is the son of Oscar F. and Sarah A. Story, natives of Ohio, who came to Linn county in 1859.
Mr. Story learned the trade of tinner in Bucklin. In 1857 he engaged in business for himself. He enjoys the leading trade of the place and car- ries a large stock of hardware, stoves, tinware, and agricultural implements. He is a young man of good business habits, and is bound to succeed, hav- ing already earned a reputation to be proud of.
Mr. Story was married December 15, 1881, to Miss Emma. Hansmann, of Bucklin.
LOUIS STEUNKLE,
senior member of the firm of Stuenkle & Co., dealers in general merchan- dise and live stock, was born in Prussia, where he was raised and educated. When about nineteen years of age he came to the United States. He spent two years in New York, two and a half years in St. Louis, and one year in Macon county. In 1860 he came to Bucklin, and engaged in business. In 1873 he took in as his partner his brother-in-law, George Manewal, and they now carry the largest stock in town, and have the leading trade of the place. Mr. Stuenkle was in the United States service for three years, in the Second Missouri Cavalry. Was in the battle of Little Rock and others engaged in by his command.
Mr. Stuenkle was married in 1869, to Miss Elizabeth Manewal, by whom he has three children living: Louis, Carl, and Emma.
Is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and I. O. O. F.
Mr. Stuenkle is one of the staunch business men of his town.
Z. M. TITUS,
was born in Onondaga county, New York. When quite small he went with his parents to Ohio, and there grew up and received a fair common-school education. At the age of fifteen he went into a mill to learn that business,
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and has continued in the same calling all his life. From 'Ohio he went to Kane, in Greene county, Illinois, and there had charge of the "Peoples' Mills " for twenty years. In 1879 he moved to Bucklin, in this county, and took control of the "Bucklin Mills," which he still continues to man- age successfully. Mr. Titus was married in 1848, to Miss Elizabeth Shurts of Ohio, by whom he has four children, named: William L., Kate D., Leonard L., and Smith M. His first wife died in 1879, and he was again married in April, 1880, to Miss Jane Harper, of this county. The mills, of which Mr. Titus is now proprietor, were erected in 1867, at a cost of six thousand dollars. They have a thirty horse-power engine and three run of burs, with a saw-mill and carding-machine attachment. Mr. T's long expe- rience has made him every way a first-class miller. His public spirit and enterprising disposition make him a valuable acquisition to any community. He is a Freemason, and is a worthy and upright citizen.
JAMES M. WALTER,
was born in Fauquier county, Virginia, where he continued to reside till he was seven years old. His parents then mnoved to Indiana where the subject of this sketch was raised on a farm. In 1867 he moved to Linn county, Missouri, which has since been his place of residence, residing on his farm four miles from St. Catharine. Mr. Walter was first married in 1847, to Miss Ada Richardson, of Indiana. . Only one child, a son named Thomas A., was born of this union. His first wife died in 1850, and Mr. Walter was again married, in 1852, to Miss Mary Lowry, by whom he has seven children living: James W., Robert N., Marion T., George C., Lucy J., Andrew J., and Marinda C. Mr. Walter's father served in the War of 1812. One of his sons, though young, served in the great Civil War in the United States.
WILLIAM L. WHITE,
is the son of Reynolds and Catharine White, and was born in the State of Massachusetts, though his parents were both natives of New York. He was educated in the public schools, and at the age of thirteen, learned the trade of paper-making, at which he worked for seven years. Ten years of his life Mr. White spent in Wisconsin, engaged in farming. Four years of that time he served as treasurer of Pierce county in that State. He was engaged for three years in mining pursuits, two of which were spent in Cali- fornia, and one in Colorado. When the great war came on in 1861, Mr. White enlisted for the Union in the Second Massachusetts Infantry, and served three years. He was in the battle of Winchester, both battles of Bull Run, Slaughter Mountain, Antietam, and Chancellorville, and was severely wounded in the latter engagement. Mr. White was married in 1852 to Miss Frances C. Bartholomew, of Massachusetts. Nine children have been born of this union, seven of whom still survive. He moved to
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