The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Part 52

Author: National historical company, St. Joseph, Mo. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: St. Joseph, Mo., National historical co.
Number of Pages: 1064


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JAMES E. CAMPBELL,


retired farmer, section 11, post office Elmo, was born in Mason County, Kentucky, November 30, 1819, and was reared in Mason and Fleming Counties. In 1852, he came to Missouri, and located in Clay County, where he resided till 1855, when he moved to Nodaway County. At the breaking out of the war, he enlisted in Price's army, and remained in service till Price surrendered at Shrevesport, January 9, 1865. He then located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, where he resided till 1869, when he returned to Nodaway County. His land he has sold and divided with his children, till he now only has eight acres. He resides with his youngest daughter, Mrs. David Reynolds, at present. Mr. Campbell is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was mar- ried October 2, 1838, to Miss Frances J. Butler, who was born in Flem- ing County, Kentucky, August 14, 1813. They had eight children, five of whom are living : Robert T., born July 27, 1839; Isabella J., born November 19, 1841; Mary A., born October 22, 1846; John B., born May 5, 1844, and Paulina, born May 13, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. C. arc mem- bers of the M. E. Church South.


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ROBERT T. CAMPBELL,


farmer, section 4, post office Elmo, is a son of J. E. Campbell, and was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, July 27, 1839. His history from this time till he was grown is closely connected with that of his father, as he accompanied him in his various moves, finally locating in this county. In 1861, Robert enlisted in the Confederate cause in Company A, Third Missouri Cavalry, and remained in service till the close of the war, when he went to Sarpy County, Nebraska. There he resided till 1870, when he returned to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since lived, now owning a farm of 170 acres. Mr. Campbell was married October 20, 1860, to Miss Ruth Hedgepeth, who was born in Nodaway County, Missouri, September 19, 1844. They have six children : Francis E., born January 19, 1862 ; Mary P., born October 5, 1866; James R., born December 2, 1868 ; Rose A., born May 19, 1871 ; Arthur A., born March 28, 1875, and Flora, born April 23, 1879.


NILES CARVER,


farmer, section 34, post office Braddyville, is a native of Maine, and was born in Kennebec County, August 16, 1818. When twelve years of age he moved to Piscataquis County, and when sixteen years old he learned the shoemakers' trade, which he followed, in connection with other occupations, for nine years. He was then engaged in the mercan- tile trade for two years, and at the same time was occupied in the hotel business. Mr. C. then went to Phillipsville, New York, where his. time was spent in the manufacturing business for three years, after which he moved to Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. There he remained one year engaged in a saw mill, when he located in Boone County, Illinois, and after residing in Illinois fifteen years, employed in various branches of business, in 1869 he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since lived. He now has 87 acres of land, on which is a fine orchard of over 600 trees and all varieties of small fruits. Mr. Carver was married in the year 1839, to Miss Elmira Freeman, of Maine. She died in the year 1861. They had six children, three of whom are living : Franklin, Henry E. and Emily. Mr. C. was again married in September, 1864, to Mary E. Fuller, of Canada. They have had three children, two of whom survive : Lorenzo F. and Clifford A. During the war Mr. C. enlisted in the Ninety-sixth Illinois Regiment, and was mustered in as fife major, remaining in service till the following spring. He also had with him his son Frank, as drum major, who remained in service till the close of the war. His son Eugene, as tenor drummer, who was then but thirteen . years of age, and his son Millen, who was bugler, and entered the service when about fifteen years of age, served two years.


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I. N. CASTILLO,


farmer, section II, post office Elmo, the subject of this sketch. may be termed one of the pioneers of Nodaway County. He is a son of Michael and Melissa (Bieson) Castillo, the former a native of Virginia. and the latter a Kentuckian by birth. I. N. was born in the town of , Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, July 2, 1824. He was reared in his native county, and spent his youth principally on a farm. March IO, 1848, he started for Missouri, and was located in Clinton County till fall, when he went to Savannah, Andrew County, where he resided and engaged in the carpenter's trade till September 17, 1854, when he came to Maryville, Nodaway County. There he was occupied at his trade till the date of his location in Lincoln Township, where he now resides. Among the different buildings on which he was employed was the old court house. Since moving to this township he has been engaged in farming and now has a farm of 160 acres. He is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M., and is also a member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Castillo was married March 2, 1848, to Miss Malinda Ray, who was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, August 11, 1830. She died December 20, 1858. They had five children : Mary J., born March 13, 1849; John F., born April 10, 1852; Joseph A., born January 30, 1854 ; Alice, born December 5, 1855, and Amos G., born May 10, 1857. Mr. C. was again married December 4, 1860, to Miss Mary Severs. She was born in Anderson County, Tennessee, February 2, 1832. They have five chil- dren : Hugh N., born August 26, 1861 ; Malinda A., born May 10, 1863 ; Daniel, born December 8, 1865 ; Napoleon B., born March 31, 1869, and Etta L., born December 30, 1871.


JOHN H. CLARDY,


farmer and stock dealer, section 1, post office Elmo, was born in Andrew County, Missouri, January 1, 1845, and resided in his native county till 1874, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. He now owns a farm of 140 acres. In January, 1863, Mr. C. enlisted in the Confederate service, and remained in Company G., of Elliott's battalion, till the close of the war. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. Clardy was married February 5, 1873, to Miss Rebecca A. Pew, an estimable lady. She was born in the year 1856, and is a native of Kentucky. They have three children : Sarah J., James M., and Annie.


A. COLVIN,


farmer and stock dealer, section 17, post office Elmo. The subject of this sketch is a native of Boone County, Missouri, and is now about


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sixty years of age. He was raised as a farmer boy, and has made farm- ing his occupation through life. When some eighteen years of age, he, with his parents, moved to Platte County, Missouri, where he remained till about 1850, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. Here he has since resided. Mr. C. was in the Mexican War and acted as quarter master teamster, hauling the first cannon into the City of New Mexico. His estate consists of 560 acres of choice land. Mr. Colvin is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married about the year 1847, to Miss Delila Fulse, of North Carolina. They have had fourteen children, nine of whom are living : Missouri, Platte, Kittie, Wil- liam, John, Robert, Eliza and George.


SPENCER COLLINGS, M. D.,


Elmo, was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, September 13, 1828, and when four years of age he accompanied his parents on their move to Putnam County, Indiana, where he was reared. He was educated in the schools of Greencastle, and when in his nineteenth year he began the study of medicine and attended the Keokuk Medical Institute. During the fall of 1848, he began the practice of his profession in Mercer County, Missouri, where he continued till 1862, after which he was engaged at his profession in various localities in Missouri till October, 1873. At that period Dr. Collings came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and located at Lamar Station, remaining there till 1878, when he took a trip, lasting over three months, to California and a number of the ter- ritories. He also at the same time visited the British Islands. After this journey he again resumed his practice at Lamar Station, and in 1880, he came to his present location, and erected the first dwelling in the town. Dr. Collings is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married September 7, 1847, to Miss Susanna Evans, who was born in North Carolina, November 13, 1831. She died Novem- ber 9, 1862. They had six children, four of whom are now living : Fran- cis A., Julia A., Octava C., and Burr. The doctor was again married May 1, 1872, to Miss Mary J. Henderson, a native of Caster County, Kentucky, where she was born February 22, 1845. They have one child : Spencer. Dr. and Mrs. Collings are members of the Church of God. The former is also a minister of that church.


GEORGE A. CROWDES,


farmer, section 28, post office Dawson, was born in Marion County, Ken- tucky, June 6, 1847, and, in 1851, with his parents he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now has a farm of eighty-seven acres. Mr.


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C. is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M. He was married January 19, 1871, to Miss Nancy A. Bailey. She was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, November 7, 1852, and when seven years of age came to Nodaway County. Mr. and Mrs. C. have had five children, four of whom are living : Dora F., born November 4, 1871 ; May A., born May 30, 1874 ; Lueller E., born July 26, 1876, and Franklin, born June 11, 1882.


JAMES L. DAVIS,


farmer, section 12, post office Elmo, was born in Platte County, Mis- souri, March 18, 1837, and when three years of age his parents moved to Andrew County, where he was reared and educated. He has always made farming his occupation during life. In 1861, he moved to Noda- way County, where he has since resided, except from 1864 till 1866, dur- ing which time he resided in Nebraska, and from that time till IS71, he was a resident of Andrew County. He now owns ninety-five acres of land. In the fall of 1861, Mr. D. enlisted in the Confederate service, in which he remained till after the battle of Springfield, Missouri. During that time he acted as sergeant. He is at present a member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228, A. F. and A. M. Mr. Davis was married Feb- ruary 22, 1859, to Miss Mary Messick. She was born in Platte County, Missouri, July 14, 1843. They have had six children, four of whom, are now living : Elizabeth F., born November 22, 1861 ; Mary A., born May 26, 1863 ; John W., born August 22, 1866, and Elias E., born November 6, 1868.


MARCUS M. DILLEY,


carpenter and farmer, section 15, post office Elmo, was born in Washing- ton County, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1833, and was reared and edu- cated in the town of Claysville, in his native county. After becoming grown (as did ex-President Grant) he learned the tanner's trade, but did not follow it as an occupation. In 1856, he immigrated to Page County, lowa, and in 1868, to his present location, where he now owns a farm of 112 acres. He has in the past year (1881) erected a fine residence, doing the carpenter work himself, which trade he has followed more or less during life. When an orphan boy he was reared under the instructions of a carpenter, thus becoming acquainted with that occupation. He has been justice of the peace and has held other minor offices. Mr. Dilley is a member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228, I. O. O. F. He was married December 25, 1857, to Miss Catharine Nizley, who was born in Highland County, Ohio, February 3, 1831. When she was eight years of age her parents moved to Fountain County, Indiana, where she was reared and educated, after which she came with her father to Page


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County, Iowa, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. D. have four chil- dren : Edward C., Chester E., William S., and Eugene.


CAPT. WILLIAM B. DOUGHERTY


is of the firm of Bilby, Wood & Co., dealers in general merchandise, Dawson, and is also engaged in dealing in live stock and in buying grain for J. W. Chambers & Co. The subject of this sketch is a native of Ohio, and was born in Ross County, May 31, 1839. He was reared on a farm in his native county, there being educated. In the year 1861, he enlisted his services in company C, Thirty-third Ohio infantry, and was mustered in as regimental quartermaster August 4th the same year. In 1864, he was promoted to captain of company H, and in a short time was appointed as commissary in General Walker's staff, first division fourteenth army corps. He was thus mustered out at the close of the war, having participated in a number of the most important battles dur -ยท ing the four years' campaign. Captain D. then returned to Ross County, Ohio, and in a short time came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He was engaged in farming and dealing in stock till December, 1879, when he moved to his present location and began buying grain. June 4, 1881, the present store was opened, and the firm are now doing a thriving business, having a store room in all 100x20 feet. Their stock of goods is equal to that of most any store in the county. Capt. D. was once elected county assessor, which position he held one year, when town- ship organizations came into effect. He is a member of Quitman Lodge, No. 196, A. F. and A. M. February 10, 1867, Capt. Dougherty was married to Miss Acasa J. Corken, of Ross County, Ohio. They have had five children, four of whom are now living : Wm. H., born Decem- ber 31, 1867 ; Mary C., born November, 1874; Myrtie, born August 1876, and Charles M., born March 3, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. D. are mem- bers of the M. E. Church.


R. DWIGHT,


farmer, section 3, post office Braddyville, Iowa, was born in Cortland County, New York, October 3, 1824, and in 1836, with his parents, he moved to Ohio. In 1851, he went to Wisconsin, where he resided till 1861, when he returned to Ohio, and in 1877, visited Minnesota. He was located in Hamstead County for one year, after which he moved to Black Hawk County, Iowa. One year later he came to his present loca- tion. Mr. D. now has a farm of 150 acres, which will compare favorably with any in the county. He was married April, 1858, to Miss Mary A. Thompson, who was born in the City of Rochester, New York, October, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. D. have three children : Charles W., born October, 26, 1858 ; Celia A., born November 27, 1861, and Mattie A., born Octo- ber 13, 1863.


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R. D. EGGLESTON,


of the firm of J. P. Eggleston & Co., dealers in furniture and hardware, is a native of New York, and was born in Essex County, June 28, 1833. In the year 1838, with his parents he immigrated to Hamilton County, Ohio, where he resided till 1845, and then located in Sangamon County, Illinois. In this county he grew to manhood. Mr. E. was principally educated in the town of Rochester, Illinois, and was engaged in farming in that state till the spring of 1866, when he went to Cass County, Indi- ana, and was there occupied in burning lime, acting as superintendent for Talbet & Dunn, proprietors of the lime kiln. He continued in this occupation till 1873, when he moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits till 1881, when he began in his present business with his son, J. P., as a member of the firm of J. P. Eggleston & Co. Mr. E. was married February 13, 1856, to Miss Mildred A. Peddicord. She was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, November 5, 1840. They have had eleven children, seven of whom are now living : Jasper P., born August 13, 1857; Mary E. (now Mrs. Falyer), born December 28, 1858; Jennette B. (now Mrs. Beery), born October 23, 1860; Margaret L. (now Mrs. King), born April 27, 1862 ; Lucy M., born July 19, 1868 ; Jesse D., born December 13, 1874, and Jacob L., born July 23, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. E. are members of the Church of God. Mr. E. has been an elder of that denomination for several years.


JOHN H. FULLINWIDER,


farmer, section 4, post office Elmo, is a native of Indiana, in which state he was born April 1, 1830. When six years of age he moved to Iowa, and in December, 1863, he enlisted in Company K, Fourth Iowa Infantry, remaining in service for twenty-two months. Shortly after this, he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since contin- ued to reside. Mr. F. now has a farm of eighty acres of choice land. He was married November 13, 1851, to Miss Harriet E. Harper, who was born in Highland County, Ohio, October 23, 1830. She was reared and and educated in her native county, and moved to Iowa when about six- teen years old. Mr. and Mrs. F. have had seven children, six of whom are now living : Edward T., born February 12, 1854 ; Charles H., born September 9, 1855 ; Laura E., born April 10, 1858 ; John H., December 23, 1860 ; Mattie V., born June 25, 1866, and William P. F., born August 31, 1869.


J. W. GILLESPIE,


farmer, section 9, post office Elmo. This gentleman is a native of Penn- sylvania, and was born in Mercer County, November 18, 1850. When


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he was a boy his parents moved to Venango, Pennsylvania, and in 1865 they located in Illinois. In 1880 Mr. Gillespie came to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now owns a farm of 160 acres. He was married February 19, 1880, to Miss Ada Warren. She was born in Williams County, Ohio, April 19, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. G. are members of the M. E. Church.


COLONEL E. GEORGE,


farmer and stock dealer, section 10, post office Elmo, was born in Spar- tansburgh District, South Carolina, February 11, 1824, and, in 1833, he moved, with his parents, to Fayette County, Illinois. Their mode of transportation was by foot, carrying what property they possessed. He resided with his parents, near Vandalia, till 1842, when he went to San- gamon County, Illinois, and remained employed by Jacob Strawn (the widely known stock dealer in Sangamon and Morgan Counties,) for four years. He then located at Peoria, and entered the employ of the stage line running between Peoria and Rushville. He first began as teamster, and was afterwards promoted to the agency, supplying and fitting up teams, continuing this till 1847, when he went to Hancock County, Illi- nois. There he was engaged in farming for two years. In 1849, Mr. G. came to St. Joseph, Missouri, and, May 14, he started for California, arriving at Hangtown September 3. He was there occupied in mining and prospecting till 1853, when he returned to Hancock County, Illinois where he resided till the spring of 1855, when he located in Putnam County, Missouri. Here he embarked in the mercantile trade, and also dealt in stock and speculating. He continued this business on a large scale till the beginning of the war, when business ceased to a great extent. In 1862, he was chosen as a delegate from his district of Mis- souri to the Montgomery Convention, and from there, April 6, 1862, he went to Pittsburg Landing and joined Johnson's army. He was with Beauregard for five days, participating in the battle of Shiloh, after which he was discharged, and commissioned as Colonel. Colonel George then returned to Missouri for the purpose of recruiting, but upon his arrival home his good judgment bade him to recant, which he did, destroying his commission. He then went to Macon City, Mis- souri, where he began dealing in stock, etc., and, in 1865, he sold his property in Putnam County and came to Nodaway County, Missouri- Here he has since resided, and now his farm contains 800 acres, 600 of which are improved. Mr. G. is a member of Canada Lodge, No. 329, A. F. and A. M., and also belongs to the I. O. O. F., holding his member- ship in Pontoosuc Lodge, of Pontoosuc, Illinois. He has been three times married. First, February 24, 1846, to Miss Christina Short, who was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, December 14, 1826. She died


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March 3, 1849. They had one child, who is now deceased. He was again married to Mrs. Catherine Dort, whose maiden name was Sutton. She was a native of Illinois, and died in November, 1871. They had three children : William, John and Catherine. Mr. George was again, married, the third time, April 7, 1872, to Mrs. Nancy E. George, whose maiden name was Thomeson. She was born in Moultrie, Illinois, in November, 1841. They have had three children, one of whom is now living, Edmond E. The Colonel is a son of Mathew and Vina (Sanders) George. The former was a native of South Carolina, and died in this County, April 22, 1881. The latter is a Virginian by birth. She was born December 12, 1804, and now resides in this county. They had a family of thirteen children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the second in the family.


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MICHAEL GUTHRIE,


farmer, section 35, post office Braddyville, Iowa, was born in Pike County, Ohio, May 5, 1811, and was reared on a farm, there being prin- cipally educated. In 1827, he moved to Vermillion County, Indiana, where he resided for eighteen months, then locating in Vermillion County, Illinois. After making his home there until about the year 1854, he came to Wayne County, Missouri, and in 1855, settled in his present location. While in Illinois he learned the cooper's trade, which he followed for about ten years. With this exception, he has been engaged in farming during life, and now owns a farm of 209 acres. During the Black Hawk war, Mr. G. served for two months. He was married November 3, 1836, to Miss Elizabeth Osborn. She was born in Adams County, Ohio, October 20, 1819. When about ten years of age, her parents moved to Kentucky, and one year later to Vermillion County, Indiana, where she was married. They have had twelve child- ren, seven of whom are now living : William, Samuel, Melissa, Maria, Nancy, Emma, and Perry.


SAMUEL GUTHRIE,


farmer, section 10, post office Dawson, was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, August 9, 1846, and when about ten years of age, he, with his parents, moved to Nodaway County, where he has since resided. In 1861 he enlisted in the Federal cause in Company I, First Nebraska Infantry, and remained in service till the close of the war. For some time after he was acting as a soldier on the plains. He now has a farm of 240 acres. Mr. Guthrie was married October 24, 1875, to Miss Estel Russell. She was born in Canada West, May 13, 1855. They have three children : Alfred H., born January 19, 1877 ; John L., born December 8,


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JAMES T. HALL,


farmer, section 8, post office Elmo, was born in Oakland County, Michi- gan, July 1, 1836, and was reared and educated in his native county, there residing till 1865, when he came to his present location. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now owns a farm of 120 acres, which is improved in the best manner. In the spring of 1875, he went to California with the intention of making that his future home, but not seeing the advantage of changing from Nodaway County, he returned during that fall. Mr. Hall is a member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228, I. O. O. F. He was married February 25, 1858, to Miss Mary S. Fair, who was born in Oakland County, Michigan, November 3, 1841. She was there reared, educated and married. Mr. and Mrs. H. have two children : Charles N., born November 19, 1864, and Lillie F., born Sep- tember 16, 1862.


GEORGE W. HAMILTON,


farmer, section 10, post office Blanchard, is a son of James A. and Hiliah (Rhodes) Hamilton, both of whom are natives of New Jersey. G. W. was born in Sussex County, of that state in September, 1837. When fifteen years of age he moved to Warren County, where he resided till 1864, when he located in Bureau County, Illinois, there making his home till 1869, the date of his emigration to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has made farming his occupation during life, and now has a landed estate of 283 acres. Mr. H. was married in the year 1857 to Miss Mary E. Hull, of Hunterdon County, N. J. She died in April, 1878. They had six children : Joseph S., James A., Catharine, Benjamin, Charles V., Mary E.


JOHN HARDCASTLE,


farmer, section 4, post office Braddyville, is a native of England, and was born in Yorkshire, March 5, 1837. He was there reared and edu- cated. He resided on a farm till sixteen years of age, after which he worked as an apprentice for five years at the wheelwright trade, or as it is here known, as carriage and wagon making. Mr. H. continued work in his native country for two years as a journeyman, and in 1859 he started to America, landing at New York, May 16. From there he went to Canada, where he remained about four years, most of the time work- ing at his trade. Upon returning to the United States, he was for a few years engaged at his trade in Ohio and some of the Southern states,


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where he was employed by the Government. He finally located in Cin- cinnati, where he continued his trade till 1868, when he came to St. Joseph, and for a short time was engaged in the cabinet trade. He then began work for the Missouri Valley Railroad in the car shops, and in 1877 he located on the farm where he now resides, there owning 120 acres of land, which is moderately improved. Mr. Hardcastle was married in May, 1874, to Mrs. Martha Ladue. Her maiden name was Brown, and she was born in Canada, in September, 1831.




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