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1877. He came to Nodaway County in the fall of 1877, and after stop- ping for a short time at Pickering, he settled at Gaynor City and com- menced the practice of his profession, remaining there until July, 1881. Dr. Goodson then came to Hopkins and purchased the residence prop- erty formerly occupied by Dr. Dawes, and established his headquarters at Hopkins. He has a large and lucrative practice, as he well deserves, for to the most thorough qualifications as a physician he adds prompt- ness in attention to his calls, and his pleasant and agreeable manners make him a welcome visitor to the sick room. He is an active member of Lodge No. 333, I. O. O. F. of Hopkins. Dr. G. was married July 14, 1875, to Miss Elvina Vernon, a native of Morgan County, Ohio. By this union they have two children : Ethelbert and Lulu B.
ALEXANDER GRANT,
attorney and dealer in real estate, was born January 22, 1844, in Strat- ford, County of Perth, Province of Ontario, Canada, and is of Scottish parentage. He was reared and educated at his birthplace. Having made choice of the practice of the law as a vocation, he passed through the regular five years' course requisite in Canada, and was duly admitted to the bar in 1871, immediately thereafter commencing the practice of his profession in Stratford, his native city, a place of some nine thou- sand inhabitants. He also filled the position of mayor of the city for two years. Upon removing to Missouri in January, 1881, he located at Hopkins, and purchased a two-thirds interest in the stock of the town company, and has since been interested in the sale of this property. He also purchased a tract of land adjoining the town, on which he is developing a stone quarry, the only one in this vicinity. Mr. Grant has taken a deep interest in advancing the interests of the town and county, and has the energy and will to carry out whatever he undertakes. He was married December 26, 1870, to Miss Mary McCulloch, a native of the same place as her husband, born in August, 1844. They have been blessed with a family of three children : William F., Mary McKay, and John H. Mr. and Mrs. Grant attend the Presbyterian Church. As a business man, Mr. G. is honorable and upright, and has already won the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends.
THOMAS HEPBURN,
dealer in harness, saddles, saddlery hardware, etc., was born in Scotland, on the 18th of March, 1838, and remained in that country until twelve years of age, crossing the ocean with his parents in the spring of 1850. He landed at Quebec and settled in Argintile County, Canada, five years later moving to Hastings County, Canada, where they settled permanently. Thomas spent his boyhood days on a
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farm and received a common school education. On the 3d of January, 1862, he met with a severe accident by losing his right leg while engaged in teaming. In 1864, he commenced to learn the harness and saddler's trade in Bellville, Hastings County, Canada, and has followed it since, working in Hartford, Plainville and Waterbury, Connecticut, and in Morristown, New York. He visited New York City in 1865 and returned to Hastings County, Canada, and followed his trade there until the spring of 1874, when he emigrated to Missouri and settled at Hopkins. For some time he was in the employ of John Stewart. He then opened a shop of his own in the fall of 1874, which he has continued to conduct, and now carries a complete stock and makes a specialty of the collar business, work of his manufacture being of a superior quality. He has a large trade in this line, his goods being often shipped to Chicago, and to Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. Mr. H. is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Hopkins, in which he holds the office of Foreman. He was married May 7, 1866, to Miss Catherine Sample, a native of Canada. She died January 17, 1881, and left five children - John J., William H., Norman D., Barbara E. and Annie B. Three are deceased.
HARRISON HICKS,
grain dealer and a leading business man of Nodaway County, Missouri, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, March 4, 1831, of Quaker descent. He was named after General, afterwards President Harrison. The fol- lowing is a genealogical record of the Hicks family : James Hicks, Sr., was born in Sussex County, Virginia, September 3, 1834, and died in 1784, in the same county. His wife, Elizabeth Clemmons, was born in Sussex County, Virginia, April 12, 1734. She died in the same county. Clemmons Hicks, their son, was born April 19, 1757, in Sussex County. Virginia, and died in 1804, in the same county. Mary Bailey, his wife, was born in Sussex County, Virginia, September 19, 1764, and died March 6, 1839, in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. Asa Hicks, Sr., their son, was born in Sussex County, Virginia, January 9, 1793, and died November 4, 1837, near the Wabash River, in Indiana. Anna Cox, his wife, was born in Warren County, Georgia, May 29, 1796, and died March 18, 1853, near Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. These latter were the parents of Harrison Hicks. When six years of age his parents decided to remove to Illinois, and while on the journey his father, Asa Hicks, was accidentally killed. His mother, Anna (Cox) Hicks, was left with a family of nine children. She settled on a farm in Tazewell County, Illinois, where young Harrison was principally raised, receiving his education in the public schools of the neighborhood. When nineteen years of age he commenced learning the carpenter's trade, and followed it as an occupation for six years, most of the time in Peoria.
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In 1856 he moved to Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in partnership with his brother Milton, until 1861. The firm then devoted their attention to stock dealing for five years, when Milton engaged in the lumber business in Streator, and is now one of the most prominent business men of the place, and the brother con- tinuing the stock trade until 1873. He then immigrated to Iowa and settled in Creston, and thence to Hopkins in 1876, and has since been one of the leading grain dealers of the city, and handling a large part of the shipments from this point. His facilities for handling are excel- lent, and his corn dump has a capacity of ten cars per day. To his most thorough qualifications for capacity as a business man, he adds those sterling qualities of integrity, honor and fair dealing, and those cardinal virtues that are the essence of a consistent life, for which the Society of Friends are noted, are fairly combined in the every day life of the subject of this sketch. His capital when he commenced life was his willing hands and hopeful heart, and his successful business career is ample evidence of the position he holds in the community. His standard of morality is high, and neither himself nor brothers are addicted to the use of intoxicating drinks or profane language, which he attributes to the wise counsel and teaching of a loving mother. He has been twice married. First, April 21, 1859, to Frances Graham, of Shelbyville, Kentucky, who died October 21, 1870, leaving two children : Arthur S and Rilla A. He married for his second wife Miss Martha Mills, October 11, 1877. She is a native of Belmont County, Ohio, born March 18, 1836. Mrs. Hicks is a member of the M. E. Church, while her husband's preferences are with the society of his birth, although not connected with any stated organization. He cast his first presidential vote for John C. Fremont, the first Republican candidate for the presi- dency, and has always voted with this party until the last election. In the temperance movement he is an active worker, and every good cause receives his support.
ROBERT HOOK,
farmer and stock raiser, section 34, post office Hopkins. Prominent among the enterprising and progressive farmers and stock raisers in this district stands the subject of this sketch. He is a native of Ohio, and was born January 9, 1836. He received his education from the district schools of that day, being brought up in the occupation which he now follows. March 29, 1871, he emigrated west, and settled in the state and county where he has since resided. His farm consists of 240 acres of good land, most of which is under cultivation. He has an excellent resi- dence on his place, and his improvements thereon are fully in keeping with the characteristics of the owner. Mr. Hook was married January 1, 1860, to Miss Mary McCoy. They have from this union five children:
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William E., Russell E., Millen O., Mettie V. and Waldro C. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the M. E. Church.
D. S. HOUSE,
of the firm of House & Blair, proprietors of livery and feed stables, was born September 2, 1851, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. In 1854 his parents moved to Indiana, and thence in 1855 to Mahaska County, Iowa, and later to Wapello County, same state, in 1861. D. S. spent his boyhood days on a farm, and received a common school education. He gave his attention to agricultural pursuits until the spring of 1875, when he commenced the mercantile business at Braddyville, Page County, Iowa. After pursuing that business for a year and a half, he became engaged in stock dealing, continuing therein until the fall of 1877, when he came to Missouri and settled in Hopkins. On the 16th of October, of the same year, in partnership with J. A. Blair, he pur- chased the livery stables of Cotton & Mayham, and they have carried on the business successfully since that time. The livery stables are under the charge of Mr. House, and are well stocked and kept in good condition. The feed stables are superintended by Mr. Blair, and are well arranged for the accommodation of patrons. Mr. House was mar- ried August 19, 1873, to Miss Lottie Hart, a native of Iowa. They have had two children : Byron and Jessie. Mr. House's parents were among the pioneers of Kentucky. His father, who is still living at the advanced age of seventy years, was born in Kentucky.
JACKSON BROTHERS,
proprietors of Hopkins steam grist mills. This firm is composed of W. H. and James A. Jackson, whose father was a millwright. The boys were naturally brought up to the milling business, and in 1868 they formed a partnership, erecting a mill in Gentry County, Missouri. In 1874 they moved to Grant City, Missouri, and erected a mill at that place. After operating it for two years they moved to Hopkins in the fall of 1876. Their main building is thirty by forty feet, three stories high, and , is equipped with four run of burrs and a complete set of machinery. They also have a corn dump in connection with the mill, and excellent facilities for shipping grain, their manufacture meeting with a ready sale. The Jackson Brothers are also interested in the raising of hogs for stock and market purposes, great pains having been taken in selecting their animals, among which are some fine Berkshire stock. They are ener- getic and public spirited men, and well deserve the success which has attended their business career. Their father, W. B. Jackson, was one of the leading and best known millwrights of Virginia, and is also well
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known through Missouri, especially at St. Joseph. W. H. Jackson, the eldest son, was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, March 30, 1839. He was reared at his birth place until fourteen years of age. About this time his parents decided to move to Missouri ; but while on the way his mother died. His father then settled on a farm in Gentry County, Mis- souri. When fifteen years of age W. H. commenced to learn the mill- wright's trade with his father, and has followed it as an occupation since, now being widely known as one of the most efficient millwrights in the western states. He arranges plans and specification, and often buys machinery for parties so desiring, though principally giving his attention to buying grain and the financial affairs of the Hopkins mills. During the late war he served for about two years in the enrolled Missouri militia. Mr. J. was married in Gentry County, March 29, 1863, to Miss. Sarah J. Canaday, a native of Gentry County, Missouri, daughter of W. G. Canaday, a prominent citizen of that county. They have been blessed with five children, three of whom are living; Martha S., and Nettie D. and Rosa B., twins. Mr. and Mrs. J. are active members of the Christian Church.
JAMES A. JACKSON
was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, February 25, 1843. In 1853, with his parents, he came west, his mother dying while en route. His. father settled on a farm in Gentry County, Missouri, and there James was principally raised, the senior Jackson giving his attention principally to his trade, the boys meantime carrying on the farm. During the late war he enlisted in the southern army under General Shelby in August, 1862, and served until April, 1865, taking part in the battles of Helena, Arkansas, and Cape Girardeau. He accompanied General Price on his raid through Missouri in 1864, and took part in most of the important engagements south of the Missouri River. At the close of the war he- returned to Gentry County, Missouri, and commenced the milling busi- ยท ness, which he has since followed. He has principal charge of the busi- ness at the mill. Mr. Jackson was married in 1866 to Miss Minerva Shockley, a native of Missouri. They have one child, Olive.
ROBERT P. JOHNSON,
dealer in general merchandise, was born July 5, 1835, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and was reared at his birthplace, spending his boyhood days on a farm, and receiving his education in the schools of the neighborhood. Upon reaching his majority, he commenced to work at the carpenter trade, which he followed for twelve years in Pennsyl- vania. Coming west in 1863, he settled near Rockford, Illinois, where he engaged in farming, and in 1868 moved to Kirkville, Wapello
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County, Iowa. There he farmed one year, when, on account of ill health, he turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, and has since con- tinued therein with marked success. He came to Hopkins in May, 1879, and brought a stock of goods from Iowa, also purchasing a stock here, and has done a thriving business since. He is now erecting a substan- tial brick building twenty-two by fifty-five feet, two stories high, with a wareroom back. Mr. J. is the owner of the residence property formerly occupied by W. K. Adams. It is one of the best locations in the town. He is a member of Lodge No. 333 of the I. O. O. F. of Hopkins, and has' filled with honor all the offices within the gift of the lodge. He is also a member of the Good Templar Lodge of Hopkins. He has been twice married. First, in 1858, to Miss Margaret E. Brown, a native of Perry County, Pennsylvania. She died in the fall of 1868, leaving one child : Ella (now Mrs. E. Eichelberger). He was married again in the fall of 1869, to Miss Maggie A. Griffith, a native of Washington County, Penn- sylvania. Mr. J. has two children : John R. (born April 18, 1875), and Ettie M. (born in January, 1877). He is a member of the Old School Presbyterian Church, in which he has held his present office of elder for several years.
A. C. KENNEDY,
agent for the K. C., St. Jo. & C. B. R. R. Co., and also of the C. B. & Q. Railroad, is a native of Perthshire, Scotland, and was born October IO, 1842. He was reared at his birthplace, and received his education in the schools of his native country, spending his youth in tilling the soil. When fifteen years of age he commenced to learn the grocery business in Dundee, and after working for two years he resumed his school studies. After completing his education he learned the art of telegraph- ing, and followed it for two years in his native country, working at various places. Crossing the ocean in the winter of 1861, he landed at Castle Garden, New York, and soon came westward, settling in Detroit, Michigan, where he engaged in the grocery business. In 1863 he com- menced railroading, and has continued the business since. Remaining some six years in the vicinity of Detroit, he then moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, and entered the employ of the K. C., St. Jo. & C. B. R. R. Co., and from there came to Hopkins in April, 1872. Here he accepted the position of chief clerk, and on the first of September, 1880, was given entire control of the business at this point, this being the junction of the two roads. The position he occupies is a responsible one, but the employee has the confidence of the railroad officials. He is a thorough business man, and in the discharge of his duties exercises scrupulous care and fidelity. Mr. K. is a member of Xenia Lodge No. 50, A. F. & A. M., in which he fills the position of Past Master. He is also a mem- ber of Lodge No. 333 of the I. O. O. F., of Hopkins, and has been
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a member of the Good Templars' Lodge. Mr. Kennedy was mar- ried in November, 1874, to Miss Dora Johnson, a native of Gosport, Indiana. They have had one child, Effie P. Himself and wife are active members of the Presbyterian Church of Hopkins, in which he holds the position of treasurer.
W. W. KINNISON,
farmer and stock raiser, section 16, post office Hopkins. Although not among the oldest settlers of the county, he is, nevertheless, one of the representative farmers and stock raisers of the same. He is a native of Virginia, and was born November 5, 1810. At an early day the family emigrated to Ohio, where he was raised and educated. In 1826, he removed to Elkhart County, Indiana, and after a long residence there removed to Illinois, where he remained for some time and then emi- grated to Iowa. There he made his home for five years, and then in 1865, moved to Missouri, settling in DeKalb County, where he resided eighteen months. From there he went to Andrew County, and four years later he came to this county, where he has since resided. Previous to moving on his present place, he was engaged in the hotel business in Hopkins, and has at different times. conducted hotels in Nora, Illinois ; Afton, Iowa, and Savannah, Missouri. Mr. K. has 157 acres of land, eighty of which are under cultivation. He was married in 1834, to Miss Fannie DeHaven. They have five children : Cyrus J., Mary E., Abram C., Joan J., and Harvey B.
SAMUEL H. LEATHERS,
farmer and stock raiser, section 31, post office Hopkins. The subject of this sketch is a native of Indiana and was born in 1836. He was brought up in his native county till in his sixteenth year, spending his youthful days in the occupation he now follows. At that time he emigrated to Edgar County, Illinois, where he resided six years, and from there he returned to Indiana, remaining for a like period. He then went to Page County, Iowa, in 1864, where he remained till 1881, when he set- tled in this state and county, which has since been his home. Mr. L. has 131 acres of good average land, 70 acres of which are under culti- vation. He has been twice married, first in 1857, to Miss Eliza E. Grover. They had by this union five children : Caroline C., Mary E., Julia A., James E. and Henry P. Mrs. Leathers' death occurred in 1873. Mr. L. was again married September 20, 1875, to Mrs. Mary J. Stine. They are members of the Baptist Church.
ABRAHAM LINDSAY,
farmer and stock raiser, section 7, post office Hopkins, was born in the town of Holland, Penobscott County, Maine, April 30, 1833, and was
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taken to Bureau County, Illinois, by his parents when quite small. There he was principally raised on a farm, receiving an education in the schools of the neighborhood. He took a trip westward in 1858, and visited Nodaway County, Missouri, where he purchased 240 acres of land, which embraces part of his present farm. He returned to Illinois, and in the spring of 1859 emigrated to California, and thence to Wash- ington Territory, going from there to Idaho and thence to Oregon. Mr. L. spent fourteen years in the west engaged in lumbering and min- ing, and has gained a pretty thorough knowledge of frontier life, having had some thrilling adventures, and also narrow escapes from being massacred by Indians. He spent some time in traveling through the southern states, but as a home prefers Nodaway County, Missouri. He settled on his farm in this county in the fall of 1872, which he has been improving and making additions and is now the owner of 320 acres, half of which is under cultivation, the remainder being pasture lands. His farm is well adapted to stock raising, in which he is largely inter- ested. He is at present filling the office of school director. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. of Hopkins, and is an industrious and ener- getic citizen. Mr. L. was married December 31, 1874, to Miss Mary A. Wilson. She was born in Sheridan, Missouri, May 25, 1849. They have three children : Edward, Francis, and Clarence.
JACOB LOUDEN,
proprietor of the Star Bakery, Restaurant and Grocery, was born in Perry County, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1841, and was reared in that vicinity until fifteen years of age, spending his boyhood days on a farm receiving the benefits of a common school education. In 1857 he removed with his uncle to Ogle County, Illinois, where he remained for five years, when he enlisted in Company I, Fifteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, on the 24th of March, 1862, at Rockford, Illinois, and served something over three years, taking part in the siege of Corinth and Vicksburg, where they were engaged fifty-two days, siege of Jackson, Mississippi, battle of Kenesaw Mountain and siege of Atlanta. His regiment was then sent back to guard a railroad, and were all taken prisoners at Aqueth, Georgia, in September, 1864, by General Hood, and sent to Andersonville prison. They were held prisoners until March, 1865, when they reached the Union lines at Jacksonville, Florida, and were taken aboard a vessel and sent around by water to Annapolis, Maryland, thence to St. Louis, and from there to Springfield, Illinois, when they were mustered out, July 4, 1865. Mr. 1. returned to his old home in Ogle County, and in the fall of 1867 immigrated to Butler County, Iowa, where he improved an eighty acre farm. In 1872 he came to Hopkins and engaged in teaming for two years and a-half, when he erected a building and started a restaurant
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and grocery, his cash capital being $70. In September, 1881, he sold out, and after taking a trip through Iowa, here turned to Hopkins and fitted up his present place of business. His rooms are neat and taste- fully arranged, his bakery is first-class in every particular, and his stock of fancy groceries is complete. He is a member of Lodge No. 333 of the I. O. O. F., of Hopkins, and of the A. O. U. W. He also belongs to the Hopkins cornet band, of which he was one of the organizers. He is said to be one of the best tuba players in the west. Mr. L. was married July 4, 1870, to Miss Amanda C. Renn. She was born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, September 5, 1851. They have one child : William M.
HENRY J. LOW,
farmer and carpenter, section I, post office Hopkins, occupies a front rank among old settlers and progressive and enterprising men of this county. Heis a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 1828. He was there raised to manhood, following the occupation of contracting and building, having learned that trade some time previous. At the age of twenty-two years he emigrated to Lee County, Illinois, where he resided till 1868, when he removed to Missouri and located in this county. Here he now owns eighty acres of good average land, most of which is under cultivation. Since his residence here he has, besides following farming, worked at his trade in and about Hopkins, and has built some of the most substantial buildings in that place. In 1848 Mr. Low was united in marriage to Miss Abigail Holdren. They have from this union five children living : Mary E., Philip M., Sarah J., Charles M. and Theodo- sia. They are members of the M. E. Church, to which they are liberal contributors.
H. LOWREY,
druggist and stationer, was born August 13, 1841, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and was taken to Wayne County, Ohio, by his parents when about three years of age. There he passed his youth on the home farm, and received an education in the schools of that vicinity. During the late war he enlisted in Company I, Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, and served until April, 1863, when he was discharged on the surgeon's cer- tificate of disability and returned home. In the fall of the same year he enlisted in the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, Company D, serving until the close of the war. He held the position of sergeant in the last named com- pany, and took part in the battles of Chickasaw Bluffs and Tazewell, Tennessee, and was on Sherman's retreat from the rear of Vicksburg in August, 1862, and also took part in many skirmishes. During the Atlanta campaign his regiment made a raid and cut the communication on the West Point and Montgomery Railroad, and joined Sherman in
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