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WILLIAM G. WILSON,
farmer and cattle feeder, section 32, is a native of Bath County, Ken- tucky, and was born on a farm the 9th day of March, 1847, being the third son of M. and Mary (Whalen) Wilson, natives of the same county. William spent his youth and received his education in his native county, and in 1862 he enlisted in Company F, Ninth Kentucky Regiment, and participated in the battles of Mission Ridge and Chickasaw Mountains. He was under John H. Morgan's command, and also under General
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Johnston while resisting General Sherman's march to the sea. His division was an escort to Jefferson Davis in his attempt to escape the United States forces. His regiment surrendered at Petersburg, Georgia, and took the oath at Nashville, Tennessee. Returning to the old home- stead, he farmed some three years, then sold out in 1868, and moved to Cass County, Missouri, where he remained some two years. In 1871 he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and settled in Hughes Township, about five miles south of Graham. His farm consists of 560 acres of well improved land and well watered. He also has a ranche in Coffee County, Kansas, with a large herd of cattle. Mr. Wilson was married on the 17th of January, 1872, to Miss Lorretta McIlvane, a native of Mason County, Kentucky, born on the 21st of May, 1848. Mr. W. is a Mason, of Newton Lodge, No. 286. Their family consists of four children : James 'A., John M., Mary and Lula. Mrs. Wilson is a church member.
SAMUEL ZAUCKER.
The subject of this sketch is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, born on the 21st day of April, 1841. He spent his boyhood days and received a good common school education in his native state. In 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Fourth Maryland Volunteer Infantry, and par- ticipated in the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the battle of the Wilderness, receiving a wound in the right shoulder on the 5th day of February, 1865. He was mustered out at Baltimore City in May, 1865, returned to his home, and, in the spring of 1866, came to Noda- way County, Missouri, settling in Graham. In 1868, Mr. Z. took a trip through Arkansas, Texas, and the Indian Territory, then returned to Graham, and remained a few months, after which he went to Denver, Colorado. There he prospected for some months, then took up his abode in the Black Hills, and from there, by pony express, moved to Yankton, Dakota Territory, and thence to Onawa, Monona County, Iowa. After remaining one year, in 1869, he went east to his native place in Maryland, his father having died, and spent one year in settling the estate. Mr. Zaucker was married in November, 1870, to Miss Lydia A. Snyder, a native of Maryland. They returned to Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri, where Mr. Z. devoted his time as a contractor. In 1872, he procured machinery for the purpose of boring wells of any size. In this undertaking he has been successful. His family consists of Ada L., Harvey M. and Effa, living, and Daniel H., deceased. Mr. Z. is a member of Hesperian Lodge, No. 189, of the I. O. O. F.
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DAVID A. ALKIRE,
farmer and wool grower, section 29, owns 806 acres of land. He was born in Menard County, Illinois, August 5, 1825, and was raised a far- mer, receiving a good education. He taught school, and has been engaged in merchandising, dealing in stock, and in later years he has been engaged in farming and making a specialty of wool growing and raising fine wool sheep. In 1876 he came to this county, bought his large farm, and has added many very valuable improvements. His flock of sheep has numbered as high as 1,500. He has reduced his flock now to 600, by starting his sons in the wool business. He is one of the progressive farmers of the county. He has a large, intelligent and industrious family of children following in the footsteps of their father. He married Miss Ann Eldridge in 1852. They have seven children : Charles C., Benjamin, Chauncey, Lydia, William, Timothy, and Katie. Mrs. A. died April 11, 1867. He married for his second wife Miss Mary C. West, in Illinois, October 13, 1867. They have six children by this union : Callie, Nannie, John, Milern, Lillie and Lizzie. He is an active member and liberal supporter of the Christian Church.
ARTHUR ANDREWS,
farmer and surveyor, owns 160 acres of land on section 32. He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1835, and came to this state in 1867, settling on the farm he now occupies. He received a liberal education in the best schools in his native county, and made the study of surveying a specialty, thereby becoming a practical surveyor since when he was twenty years old. He has devoted much time to this occupation, and for five years was the deputy county surveyor. He has a good farm, well improved, with good orchard. He moved to Maryville when he was appointed deputy surveyor, in 1869, and while there he was elected jus- tice of the peace, which office he held for three years. He lived there eight years, and then returned to his farm. Mr. A. is a Presbyterian and a member of the Masonic fraternity. He married Miss Mary E. Jackson, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1857. She died in 1875. February 15, 1877, he was married to Miss Mary Whirch, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
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They have one child, Arthur C., born November 21, 1877. The great- grandfather, grandfather, father, himself and son, five generations, have had the name of Arthur. His father was one of the leading men of his county. He was a member of the legislature for several terms, county surveyor for sixteen years, and justice of the peace for forty years. When he declined it longer on account of old age, his son, Arthur, the subject of this sketch, was appointed in his place, receiving all the votes polled for the office. Benjamin Whirch, father of Mrs. Andrews, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, March 4, 1816, and remained there until 1866, when he came to Iowa, where he remained ten years. He has spent his life in the milling business, and in the building of mills. In 1874, he located in Missouri, and made Maryville his home for two years. He then came to live with Mr. Andrews. His wife was Miss Diana Salter, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, whom he married in 1845. Their only child is Mrs. Andrews. Mr. W. is a man of remarkable energy, will and endurance. On one occasion he had a contract in flour to fill. The millers being sick, the whole work came upon him. He run the mill nine days without sleep, grinding and packing 200 barrels of flour, filling the contract. Mr. Andrews has been to Colorado, engaged in mining, and has now an interest in several good mines.
HENRY BRIDGFORD,
farmer and stock raiser, section 24, is the owner of 160 acres of land. He was born in Butler County, Ohio, May 22, 1840, and was raised on a farm, receiving a good common school education. His father, John Bridgford, moved to Indiana in 1844, and to Rock Island County, Illi- nois, in 1849. There he bought a fine farm and made a good home for his children. In August, 1872, Henry enlisted in the One Hundred and Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company C, and was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky. In the battle of Resaca, May 15, 1864, he received a painful wound on his head. He passed through the Atlanta Campaign, was at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, and was with General Sherman in his march to the sea. He held the position of sergeant, and was a favor- ite with the men, respected by his superior officers, and was a faithful soldier. After the surrender of Johnson at Raleigh, North Carolina, he marched with his corps to Washington, District of Columbia, where they participated in the grand review. He was mustered out in Chicago, June 6, 1865. Mr. B. now receives a pension for his suffering from his wounds. He came to this county in 1874, bought his beautiful farm and is making some very fine improvements. He has a good residence and orchard and a beautiful grove. Mr. B. it one of the advanced farmers of the county, and raises and feeds the best of stock. He married Miss Josephine S. Jones of Rock Island County, Illinois, September 24, 1874.
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They have one child, William Henry, born March 12, 1877. Mrs B.'s father was John W. Jones, who died in the army. Mr. Bridgford is a Republican and Universalist.
LORENZO DOW BRIGGS,
farmer, has 160 acres of land on section 31. He was born in Orange County, Vermont, in September, 1808. He received a good education at the Military Academy at Norwich, Vermont, and spent several years in teaching, making it a business until 1839. In 1836-7 he taught at the Mt. Pleasant Seminary. He then embarked in the dry goods business in Jefferson County, New York. In 1859 he sold out, and after living in Illinois for one year, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and bought a farm near Bridgewater, and in 1864 he disposed of this, purchasing the farm he now occupies. He married Miss Ellen Steele in Windsor, Vermont, in September, 1838. They have four children : Oscar Solon, merchant in Maryville ; Silas Wright, a stock dealer in Omaha ; Julian A., a farmer in this township, and Ella A., who married Mr. James T. Denning, of this township. Mr. Briggs is an Episcopalian, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity.
JACOB C. CLAYTON,
farmer, section 36, was born in Newton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on the 19th of November, 1841, and was the son of Amos K. and Deborah C. Clayton, both natives of Pennsylvania. The former was a farmer, and Jacob passed his youth on the farm and attending school. In the year 1869 he came to this county, and though finding nothing but prairie to cultivate, commenced the improvement of a farm. This now contains 120 acres, and when contemplated improvements are completed, will be a valuable place. He is Republican in politics, and his religious prefer- ences are with the Society of Friends. On the 21st of March, 1865, Jacob C. Clayton was married to Phebe A. Brown, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas Brown, of that city. They have six children : Frank L., born April 22, 1866 ; Lizzie B., now nine years of age ; Harry T., seven years old ; Luella, five years old ; Anna, three years old, and Wilmer, two years old. Jacob's father, Amos Clayton, came here in 1869 and improved a good farm of 160 acres. After remaining five years he returned to Pennsylvania to educate his children, expecting to again come to this county, but in March, 1881, he died, leaving five children : Samuel C., Jacob C., Joseph C., Anna and Phebe E. His first wife had died in 1853. He was married the second time to Elizabeth Briggs, of Pennsylvania. They had three children : William B., Elwood and Harper.
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JAMES M. CLISER,
farmer, section 4, was born in Page County, Virginia, May 16, 1829, and came to Filmore, Andrew County, in 1847, with his father, who died October 19, 1847. The father bought a farm, made one payment, and the balance was left for James, the oldest son, to pay. He remained with his mother until he was twenty-six years old, paying for the farm and supporting the large family. After the father died he was obliged to work by the day. He bought eighty acres of the large farm he now owns in 1852, and moved on to it in 1855, and located 200 acres of it from the Government. Since then he has made additions until he now has 500 acres. When he left his mother and started for himself he had nothing, and has earned his large and fine improvements by his own industry. He lost $1,200 by the burning of a large barn and its con- tents. But not being of the material to be discouraged, he soon replaced his building. He has a good orchard, and everything about him denotes comfort. He belongs to the Christian Church, of which he is a very consistent member. He has been justice of the peace for many years, and is now township trustee. He served in the Missouri State militia for two years in Company M, Ninth Regiment, and received an honorable discharge from the government at the close of the war, and now has the satisfaction that he has left a record to his children that the stars and stripes were not defended by him in vain. He married Miss Louisa Best, of Andrew County, December 28, 1854. They had eleven children, seven of whom are now living: David M., Mary C., Frances Leanna, Susan Dora, Cora Bell, Mattie Nora and Thomas Edgar ; Charles Price died May 13, 1881, aged 18; John Howard, died August 27, 1865, aged four years ; Margaret died when eight months old, and an infant is also deceased. Mrs. C. died November 30, 1874. His second wife was Miss Mary Jane Hall, of Andrew County, whom he married May 24, 1877.
SAMSON COLE,
farmer, sections 28 and 29, was born in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1833, and when seven years old he went to Arkansas, with his father, Benja- min Cole, and embarked in the stock business. In 1853 he returned to Illinois, and after three years, he came to this county in 1856, and bought the farm where he now lives, containing 145 acres. He has a fine residence, excellent fruit, and a lot of five acres set to peach trees, 3,000 in number. He intends to cultivate all kinds of fruit, and to raise fine stock. He is a thorough going farmer. Mr. Cole married Miss Nancy Cling, of Harrison County, Missouri, August 10, 1858. She was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and reared in Bureau County, Illi- nois. They have five children : Ida C., Bettie, Ollie J., Marietta, and
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George Washington. Mr. Cole was a strong Union man during the war, and enlisted twice in the United States service, but was rejected on account of a defect of one of his limbs. He was connected with the state militia, and did what little he could do. He and his family belong to the M. E. Church.
GEORGE D. DAVIS,
farmer, section 17, was born in Platte County, Missouri, August 6, 1841, and moved with his father, William Davis, to this township in 1841, settling on the farm now owned by Alfred Jones. He was among the earliest settlers of the county. Mr. Davis moved to Iowa in 1851, and George D. grew up and received his schooling in that state. He went to Nebraska, and, after remaining for a while, he enlisted, in 1862, in the Second Nebraska Cavalry, for the defense against the Indians. He remained one year, and then received his discharge. In December, 1864, he came to Maryville, and engaged in the United States mail ser- vice, and also bought a livery stable, and continued in the mail service until the railroad was built, and in the livery business until 1873, when he moved down to his farm, consisting of 180 acres. He has a beautiful place, and everything around shows hard work, good taste and pros- perity. This has all been accomplished in eight years from raw prairie. Mr. D. married, in 1869, Miss Henrietta Prather, daughter of Isaac M. Prather, one of the pioneers of this township. They have three chil- dren living : Ruth, Lucy and George Paul. A twin brother of Ruth died when five years old.
THOMAS COWLES ELLIS, M. D.,
farmer, is owner of 660 acres of land on sections 16, 17 and 5. He was born in Kentucky December 19, 1821, and in 1843 came to Buchanan County, Missouri. He received his education at the best schools in Kentucky and studied medicine in Buchanan County, practicing his pro- fession for some time in St. Joseph very successfully. He attended the Eclectic Medical College in Cincinnati, and graduated with honor in the winter of 1853. He was a practicing physician of Amazonia, Andrew County, for five years and in Savannah one year. In March, 1855, he came to White Cloud Township and bought the farm on which he now resides, and for thirty years has had a very large and successful practice. During this time he has improved a very valuable farm and erected good buildings. In his profession few have a better local reputation. In 1872 he received the nomination to the state legislature from this county and was defeated by only a few votes. In 1878 he was nominated by acclamation for the same position, and was elected by a large majority. He served the county faithfully and with acknowledged
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ability. The Dr. is a self made man, commencing life poor with much to contend with, obtaining his profession by himself with years of hard study and toil. He has now retired from active practice, living in com- fort surrounded by a large circle of friends who know him for his worth as a man and Christian, and for the many acts of kindness shown dur- ing so many years of professional duty. He married Miss Louisa Pigg, of Buchannan County, Missouri, in 1847. She lived for two and a half years and then died. His second wife was Mrs. J. H. Forbes, to whom he was married in 1854. Her maiden name was Jennie H. Gentry, a niece of Col. Dick Gentry, of Boone County, and a daughter of Over- ton Gentry, of Kentucky. They have two sons: Leander E., a very successful farmer, living near his father, and Overton Gentry, who is now for the third year attending the State University. The Dr. was a Union man, and deserves great credit for his firm and consistent course during the war. Leander T. Ellis, the father of the Dr., was born in North Carolina in 1798, and moved to Kentucky in 1800, and came to this state in 1843. He lived in Buchanan County ten years, where he was sheriff. He came to this county in 1855, after living in Andrew County for two years. He settled near where the Dr. now lives, and at once became a leading man in the county. He was elected county judge for many years, and held that office during the war. He was a justice of the peace in Kentucky for twenty years. In his personal appearance he was tall and commanding, and a leader of his party. He married Miss Harriet Humber in Kentucky. Their children are: Dr. Thomas C .; Mrs. Mary Key, wife of Thomas Key ; Mrs. Amanda Dittemore, Wash- ington Territory ; Elizabeth is married and lives in Oregon ; Mrs. H. L. Grant died in Lexington, Missouri, in 1879; Mrs. Patience S. Blackman, of this township ; twins, Leander and William ; Albert T. is a druggist in Maryville, and Sarah Jane Ferguson is in California. Mrs. Ellis died in 1856. Mr. E. then married Mrs. Elizabeth S. Cross, of New York. They had three children : Alexander C., died at sixteen ; Charles A. and Alva C. Mr. Ellis died when seventy years of age.
CYRUS L. GLASGOW,
farmer and dealer in stock, section 20, was born in this county, October 21, 1854, and received his education at the district schools, and worked on the farm during his younger days. December 29, 1874, he married Miss Florella Lucas, of this township, (formerly of Ohio). They have three children: William Franklin, Mamie C, and Todd L. F. P. Glas- gow, the father of Cyrus died when the subject of this sketch was eigh- teen years old, leaving him to manage a large estate. Thus at that early age he continued the stock business, dealing extensively in horses and mules, and overseeing the large farm. He has one of the choice and
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most valuable places in the county, containing 480 acres. Everything betokens thrift and prosperity. He commenced when he was fifteen years old to buy horses and stock, and has become an expert, making the business profitable. In company with Mr. M. F. Cooper he has just completed the Luona Hotel in Maryville, one of the most complete hotel buildings in Northwest Missouri. Franklin Glasgow was an early pion- eer of this county, and settled on the farm where his son now lives. He was born in Madison County, Kentucky, May 2, 1814, and came to this. county in 1845, with very limited means, but soon became a leading cit- izen. His chief business was dealing in stock-hogs, horses and mules, and also in feeding the same. He married Miss Sarah Stevenson, in. Kentucky, November 4, 1841. She was born July 14, 1820, in Kentucky .. There is only one son living, Cyrus L. They have lost three, one died in infancy. John died when six years old, Jesse died when five years old. Mr. Glasgow died March 10, 1873. He was a member of the first jury in the county. Mrs. Cyrus L. Glasgow was born in Highland County, Ohio, and came to this state in 1865, with her father William Lucas.
HARVEY D. HALL,
farmer, stock raiser and feeder, section 31, was born in Monroe County, Ohio, June 16, 1837, and received a limited education, learning the black- smith trade of his father. He worked at that business for several years,, and subsequently came to Indiana with his father at an early age. In 1865, he came to Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, with his brother John, and conducted a blacksmith shop for one year. They then came to this township, and bought a farm on the state road from Maryville to Savannah, built a house and shop, and commenced improving the farm, doing a very large blacksmithing business. In 1872, Harvey moved on to his present farm of 171 acres. He has built a fine residence, and set out a good orchard and grove, and his place is well stocked. Mr. H. married Miss Mary Jane Current, December 25, 1866. She was born and educated in Jay County, Indiana, and came to Andrew County in 1865. She is a lady of taste and culture, and knows how to care for a home. They belong to the M. E. Church, and Mr. H. belongs to the Odd Fellows. He enlisted in the Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infan- try, in 1862, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea. He was detailed as division blacksmith, and used to shoe Grant's and Sherman's horses. He was at the battles of Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, Corinth, Atlanta, and many others. He was a faithful soldier, and at the close of the war received an honorable discharge. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have taken Ethel Silvers (a neice) to rear and educate. She was born April 9, 1870.
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HENRY M. HARMON,
farmer, stock feeder, etc., is the owner of 800 acres of land, some of which is situated in Andrew County, 240 acres in Grant Township, and his res- idence and farm in White Cloud Township, on section 28. Mr. H. was born in Virginia, October 19, 1829, and came to St. Louis in 1837, remov- ing from there to Platte County in 1840, and to this county in 1853. He soon settled on the farm where he now resides. When Henry was a boy his father had a small farm, which was mortgaged. He went to Califor- nia for the purpose of raising money to pay it off, but soon died, and left the son to either pay the debts and support the family, or lose the farm. The country was new, and business and money for a boy hard to find, but his ambition knew no failure, so he bought leather and commenced making ox-whips for the California overland trade, and, with other small speculations, he saved money enough (some $300) to save the forty acres. He then bought land and commenced to work with a will, raising stock, etc., adding to his original purchase from time to time until now he finds himself one of the heaviest land owners in the county. He has a fine farm, and everything about him to make the remainder of his days happy ones. It may be truly said that he has been the architect of his own fortune. He married Miss Susan Baker, of Andrew County, in 1854. They have eight children living: John W., Alonzo M., Luemma Jane, George A., Joseph D., Mary F., William E. and James Henry. One is deceased. Mr. H. is a member of the Odd Fellow's fraternity, and loves to follow its rules and regulations.
ELI HARTLEY,
farmer, section 18, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, April 7, 1835, and was a son of George and Nancy (West) Hartley, both natives of Ohio. The former was a blacksmith and miller, and Eli, though a natural mechanic, learned those trades, and also that of gunsmith, carpenter, etc. ; he has also built many bridges. He received a limited education, and was brought up mostly on a farm. In 1866, he came to Missouri, locating in Andrew County, and, in 1870, removed to this county, where he now owns 126 acres of land, well improved, though when he first came here it had not been at all cultivated. He erected his own house, which is a very good one, and has lately completed a large barn. There is upon the place an excellent orchard. In 1865, he was married to Louisa C. McClelland, daughter of William A. McClelland. She is an experienced school teacher, and is possessed of a highly cultured mind. They have a family of five children : George, born in 1866; William M., born in 1868 ; Daniel, born in 1872 ; Charles A., born in 1875, and Min- nie Cora, born in 1877.
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ALBERT A. HUMBER,
farmer, and stock dealer, section I, was born in Richmond, Virginia, February 26, 1806, and was raised at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, where he lived until he was eighteen years old. He then went to Mill Springs, remaining there until 1849, when he came to Savannah, Missouri, and there made his home for one year. In 1850 he located in White Cloud Township, and entered 1,000 acres of land, and has lived here since. He has improved two good farms, the one where he lives he has resided on ten years. This contains 400 acres. He has owned several farms, having bought and sold and dealt much in land, and has been one of the most extensive stock dealers in the county. In this he has been engaged for many years. He has one of the best stock and grain farms in the county, and also owns a fine stone quarry and a coal mine. In 1880 there was $15,000 worth of stock fattened on his farm, mostly from his own corn crop. Mr. H. has been one of the most fortunate farmers in this neigborhood. He is a good specimen of a southern gentleman, and is a fine conversationalist. He was for the Union during the war, and his honor is never now questioned. He has been a member of the M. E. Church for fifty years, and his family also belong to that denomin- ation. Mr. Humber was married to Miss Margaret Ford, of Kentucky. They had four children : Hannah, the wife of Rev. H. Davis ; Ambrose W., married, and lives in Albany, Gentry County ; Samuel T., and Newmeris F., who are at home working the farm. Mrs. H. died July 28, 1851.
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