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E. TAYLOR,
farmer, section 31, post office Hopkins, is a native of Baltimore County, Maryland, and was born April 19, 1821. He was reared on a farm in this and Frederick Counties, until eighteen years of age, and, in 1838, he removed to Ohio, settling in Clark County. He was married in 1849, to Miss Margaret O'Brien, a native of New Jersey. In 1855, he immi- grated to Grant County, Wisconsin, and remained there until 1876, when he came to Nodaway County, Missouri. His farm contains 136 acres of land. Mr. Taylor has made farming and teaching his life work. His family consists of five children : John W., Benjamin F., Lewis E., Joseph G. and S. Douglas. Two are deceased, Mary and Emma F.
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WILLIAM W. TAYLOR,
blacksmith and wagonmaker. In 1876, this gentleman engaged in his present business in Clearmont. Having the principal shop in town, he does a thriving business. He is a native of Ohio, and was born Novem- ber 17, 1836. He was raised to manhood in his native state, and at an early age learned the trade of blacksmithing. In 1851, he removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked at his trade till 1853, then going to Waterford, Pennsylvania. After one year he was in the employ of the Ohio Stage Company, working along their line. Upon leaving, he emigrated to Brooks County, Iowa, where he resided nine years, and from there went to Bedford, of the same state, being located there for two years. His next move was to St. Joseph, Missouri, and there he was engaged as a government blacksmith for four years, working between there and Clearmont, till he settled in his present location. Mr. Taylor was married in 1862, to Miss Josephine Peltier, the first white child born in St. Joseph. They have three children : Adelia M., Walter, and Alma. During the war, Mr. T. enlisted in Company H, Thirty-fifth Missouri Regiment. In the engagement at Lexington, Missouri, he was taken prisoner and held in confinement for eight months. He is a mem- ber of the Good Templars.
JOHN B. WALLACE,
section 25, post office Clearmont. Among the old settlers and promi- nent farmers of Nodaway County, may be mentioned the subject of this sketch. He was born in Anderson County, Tennessee, June 22, 1821, and was there raised to manhood, following the occupation of farming. In 1860, he immigrated to Missouri, and settled where he now resides. He has 300 acres of land that will compare favorably with any in the county, 170 acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. Wallace was mar- ried in 1844, to Miss Louisa Weaver, also a native of Tennessee. They have six children : Elizabeth J., Cynthia A., Mitty E., William S., Louisa and Thomas J. Mr. W. is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
REV. AARON M. WALLACE,
Clearmont, another old settler and prominent minister of this district is a native of Tennessee, and was born in Anderson County February 12, 1828. He was there raised, and received his education in the schools of that vicinity. In 1849 he emigrated to Missouri and settled in this county, where he resided till 1851, when he returned to his native state, remaining till 1856. At that time he again came to Missouri and settled in Morgan County, where he resided one year. From there he returned to this county, where he has since resided. He has a very large circuit
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under his charge, and is pastor of the following churches : Clearmont Baptist, Bethel Church of Dawsonville, Baptist Church of Hopkins, and also the Missionary Church. He has been a faithful expounder of the Baptist faith in this district for twenty-five years. Mr. Wallace was married January 20, 1846, to Miss Elizabeth Curnutt. They have four children living: Cynthia, William A., Lulelia E., and Kisiar. Mr. W. has a farm of 146 acres in Lincoln Township, situated in sections 23 and 14, and has a splendid residence where he resides in Clearmont.
GEORGE W. WILLIAMSON,
section 16, post office Clearmont. The subject of the following sketch is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 1846. At the age of nine years, he was taken by the family to Warren County, Illinois, where he was reared to manhood and received his education, following the occu- pation of farming. After a residence there of sixteen years, he immi- grated to Page County, Iowa, there remaining four years, after which time he removed to this state and county, and, in 1881, he located on his present place. He has 240 acres of splendid land, 180 acres of which are under cultivation. He has on his place a nice residence, and his improvements stamp him a progressive and successful farmer. Mr. Williams was married, in 1872, to Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of Joseph Miller, an old and prominent citizen of this county.
THOMAS P. WILSON,
section 30, post office Clearmont. The subject of this sketch is a native of Champaign County, Ohio, where he was born January 27, 1836. He was there educated, and in 1865, he emigrated west and settled in this county. In 1869, he located where he now resides, having 125 acres of as fine land as there is in the county, part of which is under cultivation. Mr. Wilson was married to Miss Mary C. Goslee, a native of Ohio, Sep- tember 13, 1857. By this happy union there is one child : Florence. They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Wilson has been clerk of this township, road master and school director for many years. During the war he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteers, and was honorably discharged in 1867. He was in many of the hardest battles of the war, among the most prominent of which was the battle of Pittsburg Landing.
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H. M. AUSTIN,
confectioner, restauranteur and proprietor of bakery and boarding house, . was born in Orleans County, New York, August 2, 1839. His boyhood days were spent on a farm and attending school. When twelve years of age he accompanied his parents to Effingham County, Illinois, where he remained for one year, then going to Vandalia, Illinois. His next move was to Fulton, Illinois, where he commenced railroading, and five months later located at Rock Island. After being employed a few months in a bakery, he took up his residence in Davenport, and soon after engaged in railroading with the C., R. I. & P. R. R., running for one year between Davenport and Chicago. Upon returning home, he attended school for some time. In 1859 he returned to Davenport and resumed his former position with the C., R. I. & P. R. R. Co., with whom he remained until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted as a private in April, 1861, in Company C, Second Iowa Infantry, on the first three years call. He served until February 25, 1866, passing through the various grades of promotion until he became captain. He participated in the battles of Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Landing and siege of Corinth, in which vicin- ity he remained until the battle of Corinth. He was with General Sturgis on his expedition to Guntown, his command consisting of colored troops. A company of Indians covered the retreat, and saved the center column from being annihilated. At the close of the war Mr. A. went to St. Louis, thence to Mound City, Illinois, and from there to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he engaged in a street car enterprise. Remained there four years. He then came to St. Joseph, Missouri, and entered the employ of a street car company, with whom he remained for two years, when he accepted a position with the K. C., St. J. & C. B. R. R. Co. He also worked for some time on the North Missouri Railroad. Mr. Austin came to Hopkins in February, 1872, and soon was holding the position of steward of the Hopkins House. In March, 1873, he became engaged with the railroad company as check clerk, which posi- tion he is still filling. On the 29th of September, 1881, he purchased the stock and fixtures of his present restaurant and boarding house, and is now doing a flourishing business. He is a member of Xenia Lodge, No. 50, A. F. and A. M., in which lodge he holds the position of secretary.
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He also belongs to Lodge No. 333, I. O. O. F., of Hopkins, and in this order has held all the offices within the gift of the lodge. He is a mem- ber of the Good Templars Lodge of Hopkins, and holds the position of lodge deputy. Captain Austin was married March 25, 1864, to Miss Lytha Brickell, who was born in Michigan, January 9, 1844. She was principally raised in Milwaukee. They have two children: Annie and Abbie. Mr. A. is an active worker in the Presbyterian Church.
DAVID BENDER,
of the firm of Sutherland & Co., proprietors of the Hopkins House, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, October 17, 1816. He was reared at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and when fifteen years of age he commenced to learn the cabinetmaking trade, serving a six years' apprenticeship, after which he followed the trade for ten years. He then moved to McLean County, Illinois, and settled on a farm. This he afterwards traded for town property in Bloomington, where he resided nine years, most of the time being engaged in the hotel business. In February, 1860, his hotel burned, and he lost all he possessed, after which he moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, and then to Parkville, Missouri, coming to Hopkins in February, 1871. He soon built the Hopkins House, one of the first in town, and opened it to the public on the Ist of March, although the first meal was given in a barn. Since that time Mr. B. has been prominent in this place and stand among the pioneers. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. He was raised in the German Reformed Church. Mr. B. was married January 7, 1840, to Miss Sarah Slanker, a worthy lady. She was born January 24, 1817, in Hagerstown, Maryland. They have two children living : A. S., and Allula (now Mrs. W. H. Sutherland). Mrs. B. is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
F. M. BURCH,
stock dealer and shipper, is one of the most prominent of the enterpris- ing pioneer business men of Hopkins. He was born in Monroe County, Indiana, September 17, 1845, and was there reared, spending his boy- hood days on a farm and receiving the benefits of an education in the schools of the neighborhood. He immigrated westward in 1866, arriv- ing in Nodaway County, Missouri, on the 20th of June of that year, and soon turned his attention to farming and teaching. In the spring of 1868 he purchased a stock of general merchandise at Braddyville, Page County, Iowa, and for two years followed the mercantile business, after which he engaged in the stock business at that place. Mr. B. came from there to Hopkins in 1870, the town then being in its infancy, and commenced the stock business on a large scale. During the first few
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years he shipped nearly all of the stock from this point, and during the winter of 1874 he shipped over eight thousand hogs, besides about seven hundred head of cattle. In 1873 he purchased a farm and commenced the feeding of cattle in connection with the shipping. This proving a profitable investment he afterwards purchased two more farms and car- ried on a more extensive business. Since 1877 he has not been as actively engaged in this business, on account of failing health, but has given his attention more to dealing in stock. Mr. B. has always devoted his attention closely to his business, and by strict honesty in his dealings has won the respect and esteem of a large circle of acquaintances. He has taken an active part and done much towards furthering the interests of the community. During the panic of 1876, when most of the stock men of the west were financially depressed, Mr. Burch also lost heavily. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1867, and now holds his membership in Plum Lodge No. 285 A. F. and A. M. He is also an active temperance worker, and has been a charter member of the Good Templars lodge of Hopkins since 1872.
. J. A. BLAIR,
of the firm of House & Blair, proprietors of livery and feed stables, was born March 22, 1844, in Logan County, Ohio, and, while young, was taken by his parents to Wapello County, Iowa, where he was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the schools of the neighborhood. Upon arriving at maturity, he engaged in farming and stock raising, his farm being partly in Mahaska and partly in Wapello Counties. This he continued until the fall of 1877, when he came to Hopkins, and on the 16th of October, of that year, in partnership with D. S. House, pur- chased the livery stables of Culton and Mayham. Having an excellent livery and a commodious feed stable, they are well prepared to accom- date the traveling public. Mr. House has charge of the livery depart- ment, and Mr. Blair superintends the feed stables. Since 1878, the lat- ter has been actively engaged in buying and shipping stock, and, during the last year shipped the larger portion of the stock which went from this point. During the late war, Mr. B. served as a member of the home guards. He has filled the position of town councilman. Com- mencing life a poor boy, he owes his success to his industry and integ- rity. He has been twice married. First, in January, 1864, to Miss Christina Jones, a native of Ohio. She died during the winter of 186g, leaving two children, one of whom is now living, Frank. In 1874, he married for his second wife Miss Sally House. She was a native of Kentucky, although principally raised in Iowa.
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D. D. BOLLINGER,
farmer and stock raiser, post office Hopkins. Prominent among the progressive and successful farmers of this district the subject of this sketch deserves more than a passing notice. He is a native of Pennsyl- vania, and was born on the 6th of November, 1832. He was there raised and received his education, and at the age of twenty-four years he emi- grated to Warren County, Illinois, where he was engaged in farming and stock raising till 1875, when he removed to this state. He then settled where he now resides, and is the owner of 202 acres of land that will compare favorably with any in the county. All of it is devoted to farm- ing and stock raising. Mr. B. was married in 1860, to Miss Emeline J. Hofiens. They have from this marriage four children : Rosa M., Carrie M., Charlie C., Minnie O. Mr. Bollinger was road supervisor for a term of one year. He is an importer of blooded stock, and has done much toward raising the grade of stock generally in this county. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church and liberal contributors to the same.
F. A. BUCK,
photographer, was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, August 28, 1843, and is a descendant of the old Puritan stock. His parents moved to Lake County, Indiana, while he was quite young, remaining there for five years, when they located in LaSalle County, Illinois. There they made their home for ten years. F. A. Buck received good educational advan- tages in his youth. His father being a carpenter he was brought up to learn that trade. He also familiarized himself with the photographer's business. Emigrating to Kansas in 1860, in 1861, he enlisted with the three months troops, at Fort Leavenworth. After serving out his time, he emigrated to Iowa in the fall of 1861, and settled at Winterset. In 1862, he enlisted in Company D, Twenty-ninth Iowa Infantry, and remained three years and ten days, taking part in the following battles : Helena, Little Rock, Terrenoir, Elkin's Ford, Prairie de Ann and Jen- kins Ferry, and serving as a musician. At the close of the war, Mr. B. settled in Chicago, where he remained one year, and then moved to Kansas City, at which place he resided for six months. Moving to Har- risonville, Cass County, Missouri, he accepted a position as principal of the Harrisonville schools, continuing for about four years, when he moved to Spring Hill, Johnson County, Kansas, and was engaged for two years in the furniture business. He came to Hopkins in December, 1873, here opening a photograph gallery, which he has since continued to carry on. He has one of the finest galleries in Maryville, and as an artist has few equals. Mr. B. is a member of the school board of Hopkins, and has been a member of the town council. He was married in 1867, to Miss
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Annie E. Barber, a native of La Salle County, Illinois. She was born May 28, 1844. They have had four children, only one of whom is living : A. Inez.
JOHN R. BUCHER,
proprietor of the Star meat market, an enterprising citizen of this place, was born in Ashland County, Ohio, June 8, 1852. His parents moved to Columbus, in the same state, during that same year, where they remained for about eleven years, and then located in Iowa in 1861, which was their home for ten years. John was raised as a farmer, and received the benefits of a common school education. Upon arriving at maturity, he commenced business for himself by working out by the month. He moved to Mitchell County, Kansas, in 1871, and improved a claim, which he sold in 1873, and then came to St. Joseph, Missouri ; afterwards moving to Carroll County, he improved a farm, but soon sold out and went to Livingston County. After improving and selling a farm there, he moved to Maryville, Nodaway County, in the spring of 1877. He has given his attention principally to agricultural pursuits through life, although he has worked for about ten years at the butcher- ing business. He opened a shop at Clearmont, Nodaway County, in the fall of 1881, and on the 8th of November, 1881, he came to Hopkins and also opened a shop here. His long experience in this line has given him a thorough knowledge of the business, and has gained for him an excellent reputation. Mr. Bucher was married May 13, 1875, to Miss Jennie Wrenfrey, a native of Kentucky. They have one child : Leroy.
T. D. BUSH,
farmer, stock raiser and butcher, was born in Scott County, Iowa, Febru- ary 22, 1843, and was reared at his birthplace, spending his boyhood days on a farm, receiving his education in the schools of the neighborhood. He commenced to learn the butchers' trade in 1858, and has followed it most of the time through life. In 1862, he emigrated to California, going by way of New York City and the Isthmus of Panama, and set- tled in Butte County, where he engaged in stock raising, and principally in the butchering business. Remaining on the coast until 1874, he came across the plains to Missouri, and settled in Hopkins, where he has since resided, his time having been spent in his present occupation .. Mr. B. owns an improved farm of 120 acres, in section 2 of this town- ship, which is well adapted to stock raising. His stock is of a high grade. He also has a handsome residence, and a good barn, in Hop- kins, and is one of the most enterprising citizens of the place. Mr. B. was married January 25, 1877, to Miss Adella House. She was born in Michigan, October 8, 1853, but was principally raised in Clayton and
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Linn Counties, Iowa. They have two children, Franklin L. and Freddie A.
JESSE CAUDLE.
farmer, section 6, post office Hopkins, is prominent among the old settlers of this district. He is a native of Ohio, and was born in Fremont County, January 31, 1808. He was there raised to manhood and educa- ted in the district schools of that day and at the age of thirty years he emigrated to Indiana, and after a residence there of six years he removed to McLean County, Illinois, where he resided two years, and from there he removed to Jones County, Iowa, remaining three years. After this time he moved to Clayton County, and after a residence there of seven years he emigrated to this state, settling where he now resides. He has eighty acres of land that will compare favorably with any in the county, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. Caudle was married in 1830 to Miss Olive Morrison. They have had eight children : Gavin, John, Alfred, Lotta, Margaret, Hiram, Olive and Susanah.
PROF. D. L. CHANEY,
county school commissioner, and principal of Hopkins Public Schools. Among the many worthy representatives of this county may be men- tioned the subject of this sketch. He was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, May 31, 1849, and was reared at his birthplace, spending his boy- hood days on a farm. After receiving a preparatory education in the district schools, he completed his course at the Dennison University of Granville, Ohio. He commenced teaching in 1859, and has followed it as an occupation since. Emigrating to Iowa in the fall of 1864, he settled at Osceola, Clarke County, and afterwards moved to Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, in the spring of 1865. There he took charge of the schools of that place, with one assistant, and in 1875 resigned his position as principal, at that time having eight assistants. He held the position of assistant county superintendent four years, and in 1871 was elected county superintendent, and during the year 1872 he traveled among the schools, this being the only time he was absent from the Bedford schools. In 1875 Prof. Chaney moved to Pattawatomie County, Iowa, where he resided one year and then returned to Taylor County, settling at Lenox in 1876. He had control of the schools of that place until his removal to Hopkins in the fall of 1877, when he accepted the position of principal of the schools of Hopkins. This office he has since continued to fill with great credit to himself and to the entire sat- isfaction of the citizens. In April, 1881, he was elected county school commissioner of Nodaway County. Prof. C. has given his attention entirely to teaching and educational purposes for the past twenty-one
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years. This has given him a long experience and has made him an able and efficient instructor. He commenced life a poor boy, obtained his education by his own exertions, and has gained the respect and esteem of all those who are favored with his acquaintance. He is a member of Taylor Lodge, No. 156. A. F. and A. M .; also, of Lodge No. 333; I. O. O. F., of Hopkins. In this order he holds the office of Right Support. Prof. Chaney was married in May, 1863, to Miss Susan Palmer, a native of Guernsey County, Ohio. She was born December 28, 1845. They have been blessed with a family of seven children : Wm. H., Dolly, Frank A., Samuel, George A., Ells, Blanchie L.
THOMAS B. COOMER,
farmer and stock raiser, section 17, post office Hopkins, was born in Morrow County, Ohio, September 23, 1842. He was roared at his birth- place, spending his boyhood days on a farm and receiving the benefits of a common education. During the late war, in the spring of 1862 he enlisted in Company C, Eighty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and went into camp at Camp Chase. There the regiment was held as a reserve. Since the war Mr. C. has given his attention to agricultural pursuits. He immi- grated west in the spring of 1869, settling in Nodaway County, in the neighborhood in which he now resides, and has been identified with the growth and prosperity of this county since. He owns a fine farm of forty acres, which is well improved, and upon which is a comfortable res- idence and a good orchard. His farm is well watered, giving good facilities for stock raising. Mr. C. has filled the office of road overseer and school director of his district several times. He was married in October, 1867, to Miss Nancy Morehouse, a native of Morrow County, Ohio, born August 22, 1846. They have five children : Mary A., Carrie A., Eve B., Elmer E. and Vivian.
SAMUEL D. CON,
farmer, section 33, post office Hopkins. Among the sons of the old set- tlers who have been identified with the agricultural interests of this county from boyhood to the present time may be mentioned the subject of this sketch. He is a native of Clinton County, Missouri, and was born in 1835. At the age of four years he was taken by his parents to Andrew County, where he resided till 1854, then removing to this county. He settled near the place where he now resides, and in 1871 moved to his present farm. He has followed his present occupation through life, and now has 135 acres of good land, eighty acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. Cox has been twice married ; first, in 1857, to Miss Mary E. Elsey, who died in 1861, leaving three children, none of
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of whom are now living. His second wife was Miss Mary A. Chaness. They have had five children, only one of whom is now living, Laura I. During the war Mr. Cox enlisted in 1863 in Company C, Eleventh Missouri Regiment, Cavalry, and served till August, 1865. He has been school director of his district, and is at present one of the trustees of Hopkins Township. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows fraternity of this place.
DAVID CRINKLAW,
dealer in agricultural implements, is one of the live business men of Hopkins. He was born in Roxburyshire, Scotland, October 15, 1828, and in 1835, came to this continent with his parents. They settled near London, Canada, on a farm in the heavy timber, and there David was principally raised, receiving a preparatory education in the common schools, and afterwards graduating from the London University. Arriv- ing at maturity, he commenced teaching, and in the fall of 1855, he immigrated to McHenry County, Illinois, where he engaged in farming and fine stock breeding, and he was long known as one of the largest stock raisers in that vicinity. Coming to Missouri in the spring of 1875, he settled at Hopkins and commenced the agricultural implement busi- ness. He now has a commodious building well filled with a complete stock in his line, and makes a specialty of C. Aultman & Co.'s steam threshers, and is general agent for Northwest Missouri and Southwestern Iowa. Mr. C. gives his entire attention to his business, and has a large patronage. He is a member of the Good Templars' Lodge of Hopkins. His marriage occurred in June, 1850, to Miss Louisa Murry, a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She was principally raised in Canada. They have had a family of eleven children, ten of whom are living : James, Thomas, Margaret, Jennette, Nellie (now Mrs. S. D. Frayne, of Hopkins), Agnes, David, Georgian, Cora and Belle. Himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church.
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