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CHAPTER XXXV.
OFFICIAL RECORD.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Solomon L. Leonard, 1845; William S. Almond, 1846; Elijah H. Norton, 1856; Silas Woodson, 1860; William Herren, 1864; I. C. Parker, 1869; Bennett Pike, 1871 ; Henry S. Kelley, 1874; Henry S. Kelley, 1880, present incumbent.
CIRCUIT ATTORNEYS.
I. N. Jones, 1846; L. Archer, 1849; James Craig, 1852 ; J. M. Bas- sett, 1857; Joseph P. Grubb, 1862; I. C. Parker, 1864; Jeff. Chandler, 1866 ; B. K. Davis, 1868. The office of Circuit Attorney was abolished before the term of B. K. Davis expired.
COUNTY ATTORNEYS.
J. P. Crew, appointed, 1867; I. V. McMillan, 1868 ; H. M. Jackson 1870 ; H. M. Jackson, 1872 ; Cyrus A. Anthony, 1874; John Edwards 1876; W. W. Ramsay, 1878; W. W. Ramsay, 1880.
CIRCUIT. CLERK.
Amos Graham, 1845 ; James B. Prather, 1860; J. C. Terhune, 1862 : J. C. Terhune, 1864; J. C. Terhune, 1866; Henry Graves, 1870; Henry Graves, 1874 ; L. J. Growney (term of office expires in 1882), 1878.
COUNTY CLERKS.
Amos Graham, 1845; B. G. Ford, 1860; Joseph Jackson, 1866; Joseph Jackson, 1868; Joseph Jackson, 1870; Joseph Jackson, 1874; John S. Miller, 1878 ; John S. Miller, 1880.
JUSTICES COUNTY COURT.
1845-Thomas A. Brown, James M. Fulkerson, John Lowc. 1846-Thomas A. Brown, John Lowe, William Hutson. 1847-Thomas Adams, Gillim Baley, William McDowel.
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1848-William Ingles, Peter Loar, William McDowel.
1850 -- J. W. Beckett, Adam Terhune, Joel Hedgepeth.
1852-Adam Terhune, Joel Hedgepeth, Moses Stingley.
1854-Hiram Elliott, William V. Smith, William Emerson. 1856-William V. Smith, Henry Neal, Ambrose Cain.
1858-Thomas A. Brown, Stephen Morehouse, Jacob Vinsonhaler. 1860-Stephen Morehouse, Thomas A. Brown, William V. Smith.
1862-John Wray, T. D. Wallace, J. E. Alexander.
1864-T. D. Wallace, L. T. Ellis, M. D. Nobles.
1866-T. D. Wallace, L. T. Ellis, M. D. Nobles. 1868-Andrew Royal, William Leeper, Elijah Shelton.
1870-A. Terhune, William Leeper, Elijah Shelton.
1872-A. Terhune, William Brady, William R. Hays.
1872-John M. Bell, S. L. McDowell, R. B. Linnville, Wm. W. Wray, Alex M. Hulse, E. George, M. Skidmore, John A. Mendenhall, James Wakefield, J. W. Houghtaling, Rufus McMackin, C. Farnean, M. D. Nobles, C. W. Hardesty. The above' were elected June 4, 1872. Sam- uel McFarland was appointed in lieu of R. B. Linnville, elected county surveyor.
Elected April, 1873-C. L. McDowell, Samuel McFarland, Wm. M. Pistole, Alex. Gray, C. W. Hardesty, E. George, Marteny Skidmore, John A. Mendenhall, James M. Clizer, Samuel Phillipps, Rufus McMackin, C. Farnan, M. D. Nobles, John M. Bell.
Elected July, 1873-S. T. Kennedy, Martin Landfather, Amos B. Bentley, Stephen K. Wray, and C. W. Hardesty.
Elected April, 1874-Same court as above, except John M. Bell, in lieu of S. K. Wray.
1876-Same as above, except Ed. Donlin, elected April, 1876, in lieu of Amos B. Bentley.
July 28, 1877-Samuel T. Kennedy, Martin Landfather, and Ed. Donlin appointed by the Governor.
Elected November, 1878-Samuel F. Guthrie for four years, F. B. Dinsmore two years, and C. M. Myers two years.
November, 1880-C. M. Myers and Judge Dale elected for two years each, Judge Guthrie holding over.
From 1878 the county was divided into two districts, one judge being elected at large, the judge at large holding for four years, the others hold for two years each.
From 1873 up to 1878 the county was divided into four districts, one judge being elected at large.
PROBATE JUDGES.
A. Royal, 1866; I. K. Alderman, 1870; Stephen Morehouse, 1874 ; Frederick Snyder, 1878.
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SHERIFFS.
Bartlett Curl, 1845 ; C. S. Burns, 1847; James Pennington, 1850; S. M. Juster, 1855 ; James R. Prather, 1856; B. F. Torrance, 1858; Thomas J. McQuiddy, 1860; T. K. Beal, 1861 ; William Swinford, 1862; J. E. Alexander, 1864; I. N. Wray, 1866; John Ham, 1868; I. N. Wray, 1870; Scribner R. Beech, 1872 ; Scribner R. Beech, 1874; Joseph M. Cooper, 1876; Henry Toel, 1878; Henry Toel, 1880.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
John Jackson, 1845; Peter Loar, appointed October 4, 1847; John Jackson, 1848; A. T. Jenkins, appointed 1855; W. J. W. Bickett, 1860 ; J. P. Coover, 1862 ; J. P. Coover, 1864; W. L. Johnson, 1866; Samuel Lutes, 1868; H. H. Geiger, 1870; Henry M. Carver, 1872; Patrick J. Keeler, 1874; Patrick J. Keeler, 1876; Joseph Updegraff, 1878; Joseph Updegraff, 1880.
ASSESSORS.
David McCarty (resigned, Elhanan Reinhart appointed), 1845 ; James L. Ray, 1847; Dyer Cash, 1850; Isaac Harris, 1851; John F. Davis (resigned, Jas. Pennington appointed), 1853 ; Benjamin F. Sims, 1855 ; Arch Graham (removed from office, L. T. Ellis appointed), 1860; A. P. Craven (elected August, 1860), 1860; James A. Forrest, 1862 ; A. C. Votaw (appointed September 9, 1862, resigned 1865). 1862 ; L. T. Ellis (appointed May 13, 1865), 1865 ; John M. Busby, 1866 ; William H. Stewart (elected in 1866), 1866; Spencer Stark, 1868; William Daugh- erty (no assessor for county until 1877-township assessors between these dates), 1870 ; Lawrence J. Growney (appointed August 6, 1877), 1877 ; James C. Pistole (elected), 1878 ; James M. Given, 1880 (elected, but did not serve on account of county organization going into effect).
CORONERS.
The record prior to 1860 is imperfect. John Lieber, 1860; John Leiber, 1862 ; - - 1864; George Lucas, 1866 ; Thomas Wright, 1868 ; G. H. Sexton, 1870 ; Robert Cox, 1872 ; John Dean, 1874 ; Thomas Phillips, 1876; Thomas Phillips, 1878 ; Thomas Phillips, 1880.
COUNTY COLLECTORS.
James W. Lamar, appointed Agust 5, 1877 ; P. J. Keeler, appointed March 5, 1878 ; Joseph Skidmore, elected in November, 1878 ; Ed. Vin- sonhaler, elected in 1880.
Previous to 1873 the sheriff acted as collector. From 1873 the treasurer was collector.
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SURVEYORS.
Green McCafferty, appointed 1845. (Record from 1845 to 1864, imperfect.) Nathan Goslee, 1864 ; Joseph Miller, 1868 ; R. B. Linnville, 1872; Joseph Paquin, 1876; Joseph Paquin, 1880.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Thomas A. Brown, 1846; W. Cock, IS48; Thomas A. Brown, 1850; Joseph Nickols, 1852 ; Dr. P. H. Talbott, 1856; Dr. F. T. Davis, 1858; Amos Graham, 1860 ; Alonzo Thompson, 1862 ; Josiah Coleman, 1864; Wm. A. Jones, 1866; William A. Jones, 1868; M. B. W. Harmon, 1870; Scott K. Snively, 1872 ; Joseph Updegraff, 1874 ; A. P. Morehouse, 1876; Dr. T. B. Ellis, 1878 ; C. A. Anthony, 1880.
SENATORS.
Ed. Celly ; General R. A. Wilson, 18 -; William Herren, 1862 ; P. A. Thompson, 1864 ; D. Bonham, 1866; M. G. Roseberry, 1868 ; A. E. Wyatt, 1872 ; Thomas Parish, 1876; T. C. Dungan, 1880.
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THE THREE STAGES OF TRANSPORTATION.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
JOHN APPLEBY.
farmer, section 4, post office Elmo, is a native of New York, and was born in Onondaga County, January 10, 1815. When about four years of age, with his parents, he moved to Cayuga County, where he was reared and educated, being brought up on a farm. He has made farming his occupation during life. In 1851, he moved to Jo Daviess County, Illinois, and in 1875, came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. His farm contains forty acres. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. Mr. Appleby was married in December, 1835, to Miss Louisa Annable, who was born in Saratoga County, New York, May 6, 1813. When a child she moved to Cayuga County, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. A. have a family of six children : Melissa, John, Silas, Leonard, Emerson, and Cecelia.
GEORGE W. ATHERTON,
farmer, section 19, post office Elmo, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, October 2, 1836, and was reared on a farm, and has made farming his occupation during life. In the fall of 1853, he moved to Lee County, Iowa, where he resided until the spring of 1866, when he came to his present location, now owning a farm of one hundred acres. Mr. Ather- ton has been twice married. First, in March, 1862, to Miss Rebecca J. Price, who was born in Indiana. She died January 2, 1871. They had five children : Ida I., born December 6, 1862 ; Cora E., born April 4, 1864; Annie, born March 4, 1866; Edwin, born July 4, 1869, and Willie, born November 30, 1871. Mr. A. was again married June 21, 1875, to Miss Eveline Price, a sister of his first wife. She was born in Lee
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County, Iowa, September 20, 1858. They have two children ; Marion, born January 19, 1876, and Arthur, born September 20, 1879.
WILLIAM M. ATHERTON,
of the firm of Scott & Atherton, merchants, is a native of Ohio, and was born in the town of Lancaster, April 12, 1856. When three years of age, his parents moved to Dayton, Kentucky, where they remained three years, then moving to Cincinnati, where William grew to manhood. He was educated in the schools of that city, and when eighteen years old, he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Cincinnati till the fall of 1878, when he wended his way to the west, making Nodaway his destination. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits till the fall of 1880, when he began buying grain in Elmo for N. J. Stratton, which he has since continued. In August, 1881, he embarked in the mercantile trade as one of the firm of Scott & Atherton. They do a large business, are excellent business men, and well thought of in the community. Mr. A. was married August 15, 1881, to Miss Catharine Colvin, of this county.
E. M. BAILEY,
farmer and stock dealer, section 15, post office Elmo. The subject of this sketch was born in Burke County, North Carolina, February 22, 1842, and when he was but a boy his parents, Joel and Nancy (Kerley) Bailey, moved to Platte County, Missouri, where they resided till 1856, then coming to Nodaway County. There E. M. was educated, being reared as a farmer boy, and he has made farming and dealing in stock his occu- pation during life. In August, 1861, he entered the Confederate service in Company B, Third Missouri Cavalry, remaining in this company till about 1864, when he was taken prisoner, but was afterwards released. He then joined Company F, Second Missouri Artillery of the Federal cause, and continued to serve till June, 1865. Mr. B. now has a landed estate of 280 acres, his home farm containing 160 acres. He has held the office of constable three terms, and is now deputy sheriff of the county. He participated in the hanging of the Talbott brothers, and also had been guarding the jail against the suspected mob. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. Mr. B. was married March 20, 1866, to Miss Barbara A. Pruett, a native of Illinois. They have five children : Ervin A., William F., Charley L., Mary F. and James B. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Church of God.
S. A. BALES,
farmer, section 24, post office Elmo, is a son of Daniel and Mary (Trobaugh) Bales, the former of Tennessee, and the latter of Virginia.
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S. A. was the fourth in a family of eight children, and was born in Greene County, Tennessee, September 21, 1832. He was reared and educated in his native county, and, in 1848, with his parents, he moved to Illinois, and located in Coles County, where he resided till 1857. He then went to Coffee County, Kansas, and, in 1868, moved to Macon County, Illinois, and, in 1871, came to Nodaway County Mis- souri, where he has since resided. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now owns a farm of 150 acres. In 1862, Mr. B. enlisted in Company F, Twelfth Kansas Infantry, and remained in service nearly three years. He has been twice married. First, March 23, 1854, to Miss Angeline Woodard, who was born in Indiana, December 17, 1836. She died August 27, 1868. They had four children, three of whom are now living : Minerva, born January 9, 1855 ; John R., born February 13, 1858, and Elmer E., born March 27, 1861. Mr. B. was again married March 9, 1874, to Mrs. Minerva J. McCord, a daughter of Henry and Rachael (Williams) Scott, both of Pennsylvania. Mrs. B. was born in Franklin County, Indiana, August 3, 1837, and when seven years of age her parents moved to Lee County, Iowa, where she was married to William H. McCord, on September 20, 1857. He was born in Cass County, Illinois, January 8, 1835, and died September 20, 1868. They had six children, four of whom are now living : Ida J., born August 16, 1858 ; May F., born April 30, 1860; William E., born March 21, 1862, and David A., born January 29, 1864. Previous to the death of Mr. McCord, in the year 1865, they moved to Nodaway County, Missouri. By the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Bales there is one child, Maggie E., born April 16, 1874.
WILLIAM BALES,
blacksmith, Elmo, was born in Knox County, Tennessee, May 14, 1851, and when a child, with his parents he moved to Iowa and located in Appanoose County, where he was reared. When twenty years of age, he learned the blacksmith trade in the town of Livingston, which he followed till 1875, when he embarked in the mercantile trade for two years. In 1879, he went to Kansas, remained a short time, and then returned to Iowa, and again resumed his trade in College Springs. In 1880, he came to his present location. Mr. Bales has been twice mar- ried. First, June 1, 1871, to Miss Celestra Maddox, of Appanoose County, Iowa, who died July 27, 1875. They had two children, one of whom is now living : Hattie M. Mr. B. was again married August 26, 1877, to Miss Mary F. Ketter, who was born in Adams County, Illinois, in October, 1859. They have two children : Ollie P., and Albert L.
CHARLES BARRATT,
farmer, section 29, post office Elmo, is a native of England, and was born in the town of Liddington, Rutlandshire, February 3, 1830. He
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was reared in his native town, receiving the advantage of a good school education. His father being a merchant and proprietor of a bakery, Charles learned the trade of baking, which he followed while in Eng- land. In August, 1850, he was married to Ann Wright, and in the fol- lowing spring they emigrated to America, landing at New York, and locating in Racine County, Wisconsin, where Mr. B. was engaged in tilling the soil till 1860. At that time he became a citizen of Nodaway County, Missouri, and has since been engaged in his present occupation. He has a finely improved farm of 320 acres. In the spring of 1861, he enlisted in the Federal cause in Company C, Fourth Missouri Cavalry, remaining in service two years and six months. During this time he was regimental baker, and his wife and two adopted children were with him for two years, when, on account of his wife's failing health he was released and returned home. Mrs. Barratt was born in the same county as her husband, the date of her birth being 1821. They have no child- ren of their own, but have raised two orphan children : Sarah J. (now Mrs. Price), and Nellie (now Mrs. Joy).
JOSEPH M. BANGS,
farmer and stock raiser, section 3, post office Braddyville. Was born in Hillsdale County, Michigan, August 10, 1837, and was raised and educated in his native county. In 1857, he went to Minnesota, where he remained three years, then returned to Michigan, and in a short time located in Page County, Iowa. In 1860, he took a trip to the mountains, where he was engaged in mining, and after making two journeys to the mountains and one to Michigan, he returned to Page County, Iowa. In the spring of 1866, he came to his present location. He now has a farm of 160. acres, which is well improved. He. is an Odd Fellow and member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228. Mr. Bangs was married June 2, 1862, to Miss Christena Webster, of the same county as himself. They have two children : Charles H. and Herman M.
HENRY F. BARKER,
notary public and justice of the peace; also of the firm of Colvin & Murphy, lumber dealers, Elmo. The subject of this sketch is a son of William R. and Sarah (Fairwell) Barker, the former of New Jersey, and the latter of New York. Henry was born May 1, 1836, and is a native of New York. He was educated in the Brockport schools, and while. there acted as clerk in the post office, but had resided in Rochester since. he was ten years of age He was there employed in the post office till eighteen years of age, when he was engaged in traveling all the fall of 1857. He returned to New York, and in the spring of 1858, went to.
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Illinois, and was there occupied in farming till the spring of 1862. At that time he enlisted in Company F, Seventh Illinois Cavalry, and November 3, 1863, he was appointed as first lieutenant ; he also acted as commissary sergeant and as company clerk till the close of the war, when he returned to Illinois. In the fall of 1867, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, being engaged in various occupations. He was the first to build a house in the town of Elmo, and since that time has been engaged in his present business. In 1865, Mr. B. was elected township collector for one year, and in the following spring was elected as a justice of the peace, which position he has since continued to hold. In January, 1876, he was qualified as notary public. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Barker has been twice married. First, May 16, 1858; to Miss Marcia Dunn, of Monroe County, New York, who died June 22, 1858. He was again married May 1, 1865, to Miss Mary George, of Fayette County, Illinois. They have two children : William E. and Clara O.
REV. THOMAS BENNETT, M. D.,
section 31, post office Braddyville. The subject of this sketch is a native of England, and was born in Bedfordshire, within forty-five miles of Lon- don, on April 15, 1808. He was educated in his native land, and when fifteen years of age, he chose the practice of medicine for a profession. In the year 1827, he embarked for America, and at that time was appointed surgeon of the vessel on which he took passage. He landed at Philadelphia, and was located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, for one year, when he settled in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, for about three years. He then went to Philadelphia, where he was married to Miss Rachel Metcalf, of Pennsylvania. After residing there for six months, he immigrated to Clinton County, Illinois, and in 1862, moved to Mont- gomery County, where he resided till the spring of 1880, when he came to his present location. The doctor has been engaged in the practice of his profession since he came to America, and has met with a considera- ble degree of success. In the year of 1879, he received a diploma from the State of Illinois for the practice of his profession. He has also during life been engaged in the ministry, and is now a minister of the Christian Church. His first wife died in the year 1874. They had nine children, four of whom are living : Samuel, Joseph, Nathan and Thomas. Dr. B. was again married, on June 2, 1875, to Mary Starkweather, whose maiden name was Lyons. She was born in Matoupin County, Illinois, Novem- ber 28, 1834.
JACOB BOONE,
ยท farmer, section 29, post office Elmo, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, January 29, 1822, and when but five years of age he emi-
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grated with his parents to Guernsey County, Ohio, in which location he was reared and educated, improving his useful time on a farm. In 1845, he located in Hannibal, Missouri, where, for a period of eight years, he was engaged in running a wood yard on the Mississippi River. He was a resident of Hannibal and vicinity till the beginning of the war, when, in the latter part of 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Twenty- first Missouri, continuing in service till the close of the war, when he was honorably mustered out, having participated in many important battles. He then went to Boone County, Indiana, where he remained two years, then removing to Tama County, Iowa, and in the spring of 1869, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. His landed estate consists of 145 acres, most of which is improved. Mr. Boone acted as constable of the township for one year under the township organization. He was married April 22, 1866, to Miss Malinda J. Davis, who was born in Boone County, Indiana, September 26, 1843. They have had six children, five of whom are now living : Cornelia, Cora I., Mary C., Elizabeth, and Arminda.
MRS. MARIA BOWMAN,
section 12, postoffice Dawson, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, June 3, 1829. In the year 1852, her parents moved to Nodaway County, Mis- souri, and located on the farm where she now resides, the land having been entered at that time. Her father, Abraham, and her mother, Susan (Hamer) Hagey, now reside in Green Township, of this county. Mrs. B. was educated in Ohio, and in October, 1855, she was married to Henry Bowman, a native of Indiana. He was born February 4, 1837, and came to Missouri about 1840, residing in Platte County till 1844, when he came to Nodaway County. Here he died, February 7, 1866. Their family consisted of five children, four of whom are now living : John W., Susan J., Missouri A. and Sarah C. Mrs. B., since the death of her husband, has carried on agricultural pursuits, and now has a farm of 220 acres. During the past year she built a very fine residence, which adds much to the appearance of the farm. At the death of Mr. B. he left a farm in Green Township for his family, which is undivided. Mrs. Bowman is a member of the Christian Church.
J. C. BREWRINK,
farmer, section 27, post office Elmo, is a native of Holland, and was born May 19, 1838. When eight years of age he came to America and was located in St. Louis for two years, when he went to Sangamon County, Illinois, where he resided till 1871. At that time he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has made farming his occupation dur-
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ing life and now has a landed estate of 240 acres. Mr. B. was married November 21, 1868, to Miss Sarah Cheesman, who was born in Washing- ton County, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1847. When twelve years of age she went to Sangamon County, Illinois, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. Brewrink have three children, Georgia E., born January 26, 1871, and William L. and Mable L., twins, born September 21, 1879.
STEPHEN BROWN,
farmer, section 14, post office Elmo, is a native of Indiana, and was born in Sullivan County, February 4, 1853. When a child with his parents he moved to Jefferson County, Iowa, where they resided for seven years, when they located in Van Buren County. When he attained the age of sixteen years, they settled in Page County, and in 1873 Mr. B. came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He now has a farm of eighty acres. He was married March 16, 1874, to Miss Sarah O. Cunning, who was born in Humboldt County, Ohio, in September, 1855. They have had three children, two of whom are living : Dora M. and Olive M.
H. BURNETT,
dealer in general merchandise, also proprietor of the Burnett Mill, Daw- son, was born in Duchess County, New York, July 2, 1827, and when seven years of age his parents moved to Wayne County, Michigan, where they resided one year, then moving to St. Joseph County, Indiana. After remaining there two years they located in Jefferson County, Iowa, where H. Burnett grew to manhood. He was reared as a farmer boy, and in 1847, he went to Warren County, Iowa, where he was engaged in farm- ing till about 1853, when he began the milling business. This he has since continued. In 1856, he settled in Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, except for four years, during which time he was in Atchison County. His present mill was built by him in the year 1870. In 1880, Mr. Burnett began in the mercantile trade at Dawson, and has since been doing a leading business. He was postmaster during the existence of the City Bluffs post office, which was for seven years, and was also postmaster in Dawson for a period of time. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. Mr. B. was married January 14, 1849, to Miss Mercy A. Whitton. She was born May 2, 1833, and is a native of Maine. They have had twelve children : Henry C., William H., Lafayette N., Willis A., James H. and Ida G.
R. S. BURNETT,
farmer and dealer in sheep and mules, section 36, post office Braddyville, is a native of Indiana, was born in Putnam County, February 10, 1838,
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and was reared and educated in his native county. His father, William Burnett, is a native of Tennessee, and now resides in Buchanan County, Missouri. His mother, Sarah (Jones) Burnett, was born in North Caro- lina, and died when R. S. was but two years of age. He was then brought up under the instructions of his grandfather, and in December, 1856, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided, being engaged in farming and dealing in stock. In the fall of 1880, he sold his farm in Grant Township, which contained 120 acres, and in March, 1881, he moved to his present location on the farm owned by Baker and Saun- ders, containing 370 acres, which he has leased for three years for the purpose of making sheep raising and dealing in mules his main occupa- tion. In August, 1861, Mr. B. enlisted in Company H, Thirteenth Mis- souri Infantry, and September 27, 1861, he was captured by Price's army and in two days was sworn out, when he re-enlisted in the Missouri State Militia, Company K, Thirty-sixth Regiment, and remained with this company till the close of the war. While in the battle of Lexing- ton he received two wounds from which he has since been afflicted. Mr. Burnett was married December 26, 1861, to Miss Rebecca E. Allen, who was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, April 26, 1846. They have had ten children, six of whom are living : George W., born October 12, 1862 ; John A., born August 2, 1866; Richard S., born November 19, 1870; Linia L .; born September 21, 1872 ; Amanda O., born October 23, 1875 ; Martha A., born April 9, 1877. .
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