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HENRY DEETS,
farmer, section 29, post office Wilcox, was born on the sea, while his parents were immigrating from Germany to America, on the 13th of September, 1846. They landed at Baltimore, and located in Jackson County, Indiana. Henry's father died in Indiana in a few months after their arrival, and when but twelve years of age, his mother died. The- maintainance of life depending on his own exertions, his educational advantages were very limited. In 1855, he went to Louisa County, Iowa, where he remained till 1857, when he returned to Indiana. Pre- vious to this time he had been on a farm. He then began railroading,.
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which business he followed for a period, when, in the year 1855, he went to California, where he was engaged in mining till the spring of 1867, then returning to Indiana. In 1867, Mr. Deets came to his present loca- tion. He now has a well improved farm, which he has by his own efforts made from the wild and unbroken land. In April, 1867, he was married to Miss Sarah E. Kelley, of Indiana.
WILLIAM DUNCAN,
farmer, section 26, post office Burlington Junction, is a son of John and Margaret (Wright) Duncan, the former of North Carolina, and the lat- ter a native of Tennessee. The subject of this narrative was born in McDonough County, Illinois, December 27, 1833. His avocation during life has been the same as at the present time. In 1869 he came to Nod- away County, Missouri, where he has since resided. His landed interest consists of 160 acres. Miss Ella Birton became the wife of William Duncan February 17, 1856. Mrs. D. was born in Kentucky, September 5, 1834. They have had eight children : Jane, Margaret, Noah S., Thomas, Allen, Nora E., Clarence J. and Edna A.
WILL R. GAY,
attorney at law, was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1859. He was educated in his native county, taking a thorough course at Edin- boro, where he completed his studies in the year 1878. He was then engaged in teaching for some time, and in March, 1879, he came to Mis- souri, and began the study of law with Beech & Lane, of Maryville, Nod- away County. He continued his studies with them till April, 1880, when he came to Burlington Junction and formed a partnership with W. A. Burdick, forming the firm known as Burdick & Gay, in November, 1880, being admitted to the bar. The firm dissolved partnership in June, 1881. Mr. Gay is also engaged in the real estate and insurance business. His success has been of remarkable note, having began with nothing in the way of finances, but possessed of an indomitable will and purpose to achieve victory, he has risen high in the estimation of all, and has been prosperous. He is at present holding the office of city attorney. His father, Sanford Gay, was a native of Canada, and his mother, Amada (Burdick) Gay, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Gay is a Mason and a member of Burlington Junction Lodge U. D. He is also an Odd Fellow and a mem- ber of Burlington Junction Lodge, No. 404, and of the Nodaway County Lodge, No. 477, I. O. G. T. Of this he is state deputy. He was married August 29, 1880, to Miss Julia Albaugh. She was born in Rice County, Minnesota, September 18, 1858. When she was but ten years of age her parents moved to Maryville, Missouri, where she was educated, and
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afterwards was for some time engaged as teacher in the Maryville schools. Her parents, Moses and Sarah (Williard) Albaugh, were both natives of Ohio.
E. E. GITTINGS,
of the firm of Gittings & Neighbors, lumber dealers of Burlington Junc- tion and Fairfax, is a native of Kentucky, and was born in Union County, July 27, 1830. When three years of age his parents moved to Indiana, where they remained one year, and then located in Illinois. After resid- ing in different counties for a few years, they settled in Henderson County. E. E. was reared as a farmer boy, and followed the same in Henderson County, Illinois, till 1872, when he emigrated to Neosho County, Kansas, where he was engaged in the mercantile trade for two years. In the year 1874 he moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and located on a farm, where he remained till 1876, then coming to Mary- ville, where he was engaged in the lumber trade till 1879. At that time he came to his present location, making his first sale of lumber on the 9th of July, of that year. He is now one of the leading citizens of the town. Mr. G. is a member of the town board, and is greatly interested in the welfare of the city. He was married January 29, 1859, to Miss Mary R. Mudd. She was born in Hart County, Kentucky, November 9, 1840. They have six children : Laura, William W., Thattius, Electus, Anna M., and Joseph.
JAMES GRIFFEY,
farmer and stock dealer, section 6, was born in Andrew County, Mis- souri, on the 28th of September, 1848. When about two years of age his parents moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he has since resided. He has followed farming from boyhood, except during the years 1863-4, when he engaged in freighting to the mountains. His farm contains 280 acres, and Mr. G. has recently erected a convenient residence. He was married February 22, 1866, to Miss Martha Davison, of Missouri. They have seven children : Edward, Mary J., Goodman, Charley, Ida, Ella and Adah. John Griffey, the father of the subject of this sketch, is a native of Kentucky, and was one of the first settlers of Nodaway County. He now resides in Daviess County, Missouri.
WASHINGTON H. GRIFFITH,
farmer, section 30, was among the earlier settlers of Nodaway Township. He is a native of Bourbon County, Kentucky, where he was born May 21, 1821. When two years of age, his parents moved to Lewis County, of the same state, where he was reared and educated, his educational advantages being rather limited. In 1839, he immigrated to Missouri, and
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located in Andrew County, the inhabitants at that time being Indians and wild animals. In 1845, Mr. Griffith came to Nodaway County, Mis- souri, and has since resided on the same farm, having entered a part of what he now owns. Consequently, all improvements have been made by his own labor, or under his supervision. His landed estate consists of 623 acres. Mr. G. is a member of Quitman Lodge; No. 196; A. F. and A. M. October 2, 1850, he was married to Miss Bethlehem Cain, who was born in Platte County, Missouri. She died in August, 1866. Their family consisted of seven children : Amanda (now Mrs. Workman); Austrella, Baxter, Henry B., George W., Thomas J. and Milton.
JUDGE SAMUEL F. GUTHRIE,.
farmer, section 17, is the fifth of a family of ten children, sons and daughters of James and Margeret (Phelps) Guthrie. The former was a native of Kentucky, and was born August 1, 1793, and died in Nodaway County, Missouri, March 30, 1873. Mrs. Margeret Guthrie was a native of Ohio, and was born September 2, 1793. She also died in Nodaway County, Missouri, January 15, 1876. The subject of this sketch was born in Boone County, Missouri, March 12, 1822. In October, 1832, his- parents moved to Moniteau County, Missouri, and February 26, 1840, Samuel went to Platte County, Missouri. In 1842, he settled in Buchanan County, Missouri, from which location he came to Nodaway County, in the spring of 1854. Judge G. has since resided on the same farm. His occupation during life has been that of a farmer. His landed estate embraces 359 acres of land, all of which is well improved, his house and barn buildings being of great credit to the township. In 1880, he was elected for four years as one of the County Judges, and has continued to fill that position with great credit, always deciding cases in a most impartial manner. He is a member of Burlington Junction Lodge, No. 442, A. F. and A. M. May 26, 1851, Judge Guthrie was married to Miss Allie A. McCoy. She was born in Moniteau County, Missouri, January 4, 1832. They have had nine children, of whom six are living : Cordelia C., Virgil A., Laura C., Madora A., Amanda M. and Charley V. Mr. and Mrs. G. are members of the old school Bap- tist Church.
D. HEALD.
Among the various branches of business which are to be found in. Burlington Junction, the jewelry business is not in the rear, but is shown to be represented in a manner which is a credit to any town, regardless. of size or population. D. Heald, who is engaged in this trade, is a native of New Hampshire. and was born in Hillsborough County, Feb- ruary 28, 1834. He was reared and educated. in his native county, and
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being a natural mechanic, has learned many trades during life, of all of which it is unnecessary to speak. When seventeen years of age he began at the cabinet business, which he followed till the fall of 1862, when he enlisted in Company C, Eleventh New Hampshire Infantry and remained in service till the close of the war, when he returned to his native county and resumed the trade of cabinet making for one year. In 1867 he emigrated to the west and located in Exira, Audubon County, Iowa, and was engaged in farming for two years, when he com- menced at the jewelry business in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa. There he continued for about one year, and after this he was engaged in working for a short time at the same calling in Anita, Cass County, Iowa. He then located in Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa, where he remained till November 5, 1879, when he came to Burlington Junction, Missouri, and has since taken much interest in the town, now being a member of the town board. He belongs to the A. O. U. W. Mr. Heald has been twice married; first, in November, 1857, to Miss Sarah A. Wood, who was born in New Hampshire, April 7, 1835. She died in December, 1867. They had two children : Willis E., and Mary S. Mr. H. was married the second time December 25, 1868, to Miss Mary J. Wood, a sister of his first wife. She was a native of the same state.
J. H. HERRIFF,
brick manufacturer, contractor, etc., was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Feb- ruary 2, 1844. He was reared and educated in his native town, and was religiously instructed by the lamented James A. Garfield. Till the breaking out of the war, Mr. H. was engaged in the milling business. In 1862, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Ohio Infantry, and was mustered out at Nashville, July, 1865, having been in service for two years and nine months. He participated in many import- ant battles. After being released from service, he returned to Cleveland, where he was occupied in chair manufacturing till 1867, and in January of the same year, he was married to Miss Silistria Lebby. After this he moved to White County, Illinois, where he located on a farm, and in 1869, he moved to his present location. Mr. Herriff was engaged in farming till the spring of 1880, when he engaged in his present vocation with his father, the firm name being Herriff & Son. He has since been doing a thriving business. He was elected justice of the peace in the spring of 1879, and was the first justice to do any official business in Burlington Junction. Mrs. Herriff was born in the town of Bedford, Ohio, May 15, 1841. Their family consists of two children: Rufus W. and Edwin F.
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L. C. HINZE,
carpenter and contractor. Among those who have been identified with the growth of Burlington Junction may be named the above mentioned person, who was born September 5, 1852, in St. Louis, Missouri. When five years of age he accompanied his parents, Ernest and Elizabeth Hinze, to Fort Madison, Iowa, where he remained till sixteen years of age, then returned to St. Louis. There he learned his trade, which he has since followed as an occupation. In the fall of 1876, he went to Illinois, and was there employed on bridge work by the C., B. & Q. Rail- road Company for two years, when he went to Creston, Iowa, and in a short time came to his present location June 3, 1879. He helped to build the first house in the town. Mr. H. is a member of Burlington Junction Lodge No. 404, I. O. O. F. August 30, 1880, he was married to Miss Annie C. Frederick. She was born in Ft. Madison, Iowa, Octo- ber 17, 1854. Mr. Hinze's parents now reside in Ft. Madison. His father came to America from Germany in the year 1841, and located at Wheeling, West Virginia, and in St. Louis in 1844.
WILLIAM HOBBS,
farmer, section 25, is a native of England, and was born January 25, 1837. In 1850 he went to sea, working on vessels till the beginning of the war, and in December, 1861, while in New York City, he enlisted in the navy, and remained in service with the gulf squadron till the close of the war, when he was discharged as a petty officer. After being released from duty he went to the town of Duncan, Stark County, Illinois, where he was engaged in the mercantile trade until 1873, the time of his location in this county. Since then he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and now has a farm of 120 acres. July 4, 1868, Mr. Hobbs was married to Miss Nancy Ginrich. She was born in Stark County, Illinois, May 20, 1848. They have two children : Watt M. and Mary J.
GEORGE H. HOTALING,
is a member of the firm of George H. Hotaling & Co., of Burlington Junction, Jones & Hotaling, of Clearmont, Missouri, and Hotaling, Crain & Co., of Braddyville, Iowa. He was born April 23, 1840, and is a native of Albany County, New York. His father, George E. Hotaling, and his mother were both born in the same county-the former July 23, 1797. and the latter on the 3d of July, 1801. They also are now living in that county. There the subject of this sketch was reared and educated, his boyhood days being passed on the farm. When eighteen years of age he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, which he followed in con- nection with farming for about seven years. In the spring of 1870 he
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moved to Galesburg, Illinois, where he remained till the spring of 1871, when he located on a farm in Taylor County, Iowa, and in August, 1872, settled in Hopkins, Nodaway County, Missouri. There he began in the lumber business as general manager for Goodsill Brothers, continuing the same till June, 1879, when he moved to his present location. Here he has since been engaged in the lumber trade, under the present firm name. They furnished the greater part of the lumber used in building up the town of Burlington Junction. Mr. Hotaling is a member of the I. O. G. T., and belongs to Nodaway County Lodge, No. 477. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and were among the founders of that denomination in Hopkins. July 6, 1865, he was married to Mrs. Mildred E. Boyd, her maiden name being Robbins. She was born in Lewis County, New York, May 20, 1842. Mr. and Mrs. H. have a family of five children : William E., Walter N., Nettie L., Charles S. and Nellie.
JOHN HOUSTON,
farmer, section 10, avas born in Jackson County, Indiana, December 15, 1831. When nine years of age he, with his parents, moved to Andrew County, Missouri, in 1841, and, in 1847, came to Nodaway County, Mis- souri. The subject of this sketch accompanied his parents during vari- ous moves, and soon became a citizen of Nodaway County. He has followed farming from boyhood, and now his landed estate consists of 430 acres, all of which is the savings of his own labor and judicious man- agement. Mr. H. is a member of Burlington Junction Lodge, No. 442, A. F. and A. M. He was married April 21, 1859, to Miss Sarah Orm, who was born in Rush County, Indiana, October 12, 1844. She died August 20, 1871. They had a family of four children': Lou E., born August 24, 1862; William N., born October 15, 1864; Mary E., born February 27, 1867, and Leonard, born March 7, 1869. The parents of Mr. H. were William and Martha (Flinn) Houston, the former of Dela- ware and the latter of Virginia. They were pioneers of Indiana, and also of this county. Their family consisted of five boys and five girls, John being the sixth in the family. He was in the Home Militia of Mis- souri, during the war. At the time of Lincoln's first election there were fifteen votes cast in the three townships-Lincoln, Atchison and Noda- way-John being the only one to vote for Lincoln.
CHRISTIAN HUDDLE
was born in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, July 3, 1793. His father died when Christian was but one year old. He was reared by his different uncles, though knocked about from one place to another, and had a poor chance to receive an education. When about fourteen years
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·of age he went to Shenandoah County, Virginia, where he remained till the age of seventeen. Until this time he had worked at various occupa- tions. He then went to Richmond, Virginia, and enlisted as a State Guard at the penitentiary, and was at the great theatre fire on the night of December 26, 181'I, having been stationed there, and was on the stage .at the time that the fire began. Becoming disgusted with the dreadful sight he resigned his position, but was not released till the following June. He then returned to his native county and bound himself as an apprentice to learn the carpenter's trade, and on the 12th day of July, 1812, he enlisted in the war of that year, remaining in service till January 24, 1813, when he was discharged. Previous to this time, however, he had been taken sick, and was not able to return home. In a short time he returned to his native county and completed his trade. He now draws a pension for his servicesin the war of 1812. In 1815 Mr. Huddle went to Ross County, Ohio, where he followed his trade. At this he has worked principally during life, till within the past few years. He has for some time made his home with his children, and now lives with his daughter, Mrs. Eliza Walker, with whom he has remained since 1876. Mr. H. made three trips to this county before settling here, one in the fall of 1867, one in the fall of 1870, and another in the year 1873. He was married March 6, 1817, to Miss Nancy Kelley, who was born on December 29, 1798, in Virginia. She went with her parents to Ross ·County, Ohio, when but two years of age. She died in that county July 3, 1867. They had a family of five children : Eliza, Martha, Mary A., .(now dead), Quincy, (now dead), and Socrates. They also raised one orphan child, Warren L. Johnson, who now resides in Ross County, Ohio. Martha, his second child, is married to Stephen Walker, and resides in Ross County, Ohio. Socrates, his only son, now lives in Peabody, Kansas. Eliza, his oldest daughter, was born in Ross County, Ohio, December 9, 1817. She was there reared and educated, and there was married November 22, 1838, to Jesse H. Walker. He was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, June 29, 1812, and when two years of age his parents moved to Ross County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. He was a carpenter by trade, but followed various branches of business during life. He moved to Nodaway County in the spring of 1865, and located on a farm now joining the town of Burling- ton Junction, where he was engaged in farming till the date of his demise, May 30, 1879 The family of Mr. and Mrs. Walker consisted of ten children : John A., the oldest son, who was brought home from the service with fever, died shortly after his arrival ; Nancy A., (now Mrs. Jones); William H., Christian, Mary A., (now Mrs. Drennan); Martha A., (now Mrs. Edmisten); Pauline, (now Mrs. Barnum); Alma J., who died in this county, and many years before her death had been engaged in teaching. The next child died while quite young. The last, and the .
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only one at home, is Littie F., who is employed as teacher in the schools of Burlington Junction. Out of the family now living six have been educators.
T. J. HUNT, M. D.,
dealer in groceries, is a native of New York, and was born in Orange County, March 14, 1823. He was principally educated in his native county, receiving fair educational advantages, having been kept in school most of the time until grown to manhood. In 1843, Mr. H.'s parents moved to Ulster County, of the same state, and when seventeen years of age, he chose the practice of medicine for a profession. He immediately began his studies, and after continuing them for a number of years, attended the Medical Institute of New Jersey. In 1847, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he remained one year, and then located in Madison, Wisconsin, where he began his practice, he being of the homeopathic school, which has become so noted in the larger cities. In the locality mentioned he continued his practice till 1861, when he moved to Northwood, Worth County, Iowa. There Dr. Hunt introduced his system of practice, which was met with great success. He continued to labor there till May, 1877, when he moved to Mary- ville, where he was engaged in practicing for one year, when, on account of failing health, he retired from his profession. In 1880, he moved to Burlington Junction, where he has since been engaged in the grocery business. He is a member of the M. E. Church, and while in Northwood, Iowa, organized the first Sabbath School in the town. He was also a member of the school board, taking much interest in educational mat- ters. Dr. H. is an active member of the school board of this town, having been elected for three years. He is a Mason and a member of Burlington Junction Lodge, U. D., he being their master. He is also a member of the I. O. G. T. He was married July 3, 1847, to Miss Eliza Wakeman, who was born in Ulster County, New York, December 18, 1828. They have three children : Amanda M. (now Mrs. Perkins), born May 23, 1851 ; George H., born May 18, 1853 ; Ida F., born June 4, 1860. She has been teaching in the schools of Burlington Junction for some time, and is employed at present, being an instructor of both the English and Latin languages. Dr. Hunt's father, Joseph, and his mother, Maria (Wood), were both natives of New York. The former was born in Pull- man County, and died in Dane County, Wisconsin, in the year 1872. The latter was born in Dutchess County, and died in Ulster County, in the year 1840. Their family consisted of eight boys and four girls, the subject of this sketch being the ninth in the family.
CHARLES H. HUNGATE,
farmer, section 26, is a son of William and Dorcas (Ward) Hungate, who were both natives of Kentucky. The subject of this sketch was
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born in McDonough County, Illinois, July 14, 1842. He was reared and educated in his native county, completing his education in the high school of Macomb. After leaving school he was employed as an educa- tor for about five years. In 1867, he went to Hamilton County, Iowa, where he followed the occupation of farming, and has since continued the same. In 1868, he returned to his native county, and in 1870 he moved to Louisa County, Iowa. In the spring of 1875 he came to Nod- away County, Missouri, where he now resides, his farm containing eighty-five acres. Mr. Hungate acted as justice of the peace one year, and is now the assessor of Nodaway Township. February 18, 1862, he was married to Miss Polly A. Short. She was born December 15, 1839, in Marion County, Kentucky. When sixteen years old, she moved with her parents, James and Sallie (Harding) Short, to Illinois. The family of Mr. and Mrs. H. consists of John T., born January 15, 1870 ; James R., born November 28, 1872, and Quinton W., born March 12, 1877-
JAMES JOHNSTON,
farmer, section 2. The subject of this sketch is a native of Ross County, Ohio, where he was born November 15, 1816. The hair of his head is white, and has been frosted by many long winters, but he is a man still possessed with a great amount of energy. His landed interest includes 277 acres of tillable land and fifty acres of timber. His orchard is one of more than ordinary merit, he having been greatly interested in the raising of fruit, and which he has made a study for some time. Mr. J. has resided at his present location since 1867. He made his home in his native county till 1852, when he located in Piqua, Ohio, and in the year 1863 he moved to Piatt County, Illinois, where he remained till the time of his immigration to Nodaway County, Missouri. February, 1855, he was united in marriage to Miss Jane Maxwell, who was born in West Virginia, January 9, 1826. Three children are the fruit of their union : Collin, Ellen and Norris.
WILLIAM A. JONES,
farmer, section 10, P. O. Burlington Junction. As one of the more distin- guished citizens of Nodaway Township we mention the subject of this sketch. He is a native of Ross County, Ohio, and was born December 28, 1818. He was reared in his native county and was there educated, and has made farming his chief occupation from boyhood. In 1842, he went to Pike County, Ohio, where he was engaged for some time in buy- ing grain and feeding stock. February 27, 1845, he was married to Miss Rachael Teaster. They remained in Pike County till the fall of 1863, when Mr. Jones came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and, in the follow-
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ing spring, moved his family here also. While in Pike County, Ohio, he was for about three years occupied in the mercantile trade. Since his immigration to this county he has adhered closely to agricultural pursuits. His landed estate now consists of 470 acres. Mr. Jones rep- resented the county of Nodaway for four years in the State Legislature, being elected in the fall of 1866, and re-elected in the fall of 1868, serv- ing with great credit to himself. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of the Ohio M. E. Church, of Burlington Junction, and contributed liberally in the building of the church edifice, he being one of the trustees at that time. Mrs. Jones was born in Pike County, Ohio, April 10, 1825, and remained in her native county till married. Their family consists of seven children, now living, whose names are : Emma (now Mrs. Rittenoure) ; Rachael J. (now Mrs. Evans) ; Sarah (now Mrs. Mitchell) ; Mary (now Mrs. Montgomery) ; Laura S., Carrie and John W. They have lost one.
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