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Woodberry, Baltimore County, Maryland, where he was principally engaged in the mercantile trade till June, 1881, when he came to Bur- lington Junction, and November 23d, became a partner in the firm as before stated. He was married May 15, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth A. Saeffer, a daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Selmon) Saeffer.
J. E. WILSON,
farmer and stock dealer, section 30, is a native of Guernsey County, Ohio, where he was born August 30, 1828. When about eight years of age, he, with his parents, moved to Union County of the same state. There J. E. was reared to manhood. He has followed farming as an occupation during life. In 1852 he moved to Whiteside County, Illinois, where he sojourned one year, and then emigrated to Bremer County, Iowa. In 1865 he located where he now makes his home. His landed estate con- sists of nearly 600 acres, all of which is improved. During life he has been justice of the peace several years, holding that position while in Iowa for eight years. Mr. Wilson is a member of Quitman Lodge, No. 196, A. F. and A. M. He was married August 20, 1851, to Miss Eliza- beth McIlroy. She was born March 17, 1832. They have had six chil- dren, four of whom are now living : Josephine L., born August 12, 1852; James P., born February 11, 1855 ; Orvis F., born September 10, 1860; and Lillie M., born September 21, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the M. E. Church.
POLK TOWNSHIP AND CITY OF MARYVILLE.
MOSES ALBAUGH,
of the firm of Shortell & Albaugh, proprietors of billiard hall and saloon, is a native of Montgomery County, Ohio, and was born November 18, 1827. He was there reared to manhood and received his education, and, at an early age, learned the trade of painting. That he is thoroughly conversant with that art may be inferred from the many fine jobs done by him in this city. In 1852, he emigrated to Iowa, and settled in Linn County, where he resided, working at his trade for three years, when he removed to Minnesota, then a territory. He resided in that state ten years, and from there he removed to this city, in 1868. Since his arrival here he has been recognized as the leading painter of the county, which reputation he deserves. He continued the business till December,
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1881, when he became associated with Mr. Shortell in the present busi- ness. Mr. A. was united in marriage May 12, 1853, to Miss Sarah Wil- gerd, a native of Pennsylvania. They have four children living : Charles WV., Julia S., Mary E. and William D. He has been an alderman of this city one term. Thus far, in his present business, Mr. A. has been suc- cessful, and their billiard room is a very fine onc.
JUDGE IRA K. ALDERMAN,
of the firm of White & Alderman, attorneys and counselors at law, was born in Morgan County, Ohio, May 23, 1841. His father, Asahel A. Alderman, was a native of Ohio, and his mother, whose maiden name was Eliza A. Biddison, was principally raised in the same state. Ira was reared to manhood at his birthplace, spending his boyhood days on the farm and receiving an education in the neighborhood schools. When seventeen years of age he commenced teaching, and after having taught some three years, (making preparations to attend college), the war broke out. He then hastened to the front, and enlisted on the 12th of August, 1861, in Company B, Thirty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was under General George Crook. He served for over three years, taking part in some of the hardest fought battles of the war, among which were the Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Chickamagua, and many others. The constant exposure of Mr. A. proved disastrous to his health, but he remained in active service until the term of his enlistment had expired. He was discharged at Columbus, Ohio, on the 14th of September, 1864. After remaining some three years at home, recruiting his health. he moved westward and landed at Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, on the 22d, of April, 1866. In the latter part of December of the same year he came to Maryville, Nodaway County, where he engaged in teaching, and was one of the first teachers in the present school building. By this time his health had become improved, and in the summer of 1867 he returned to Ohio. On the 31st of July of that year he married Miss Hallie S. Lallance, a worthy lady, of French-American origin, daughter of John Lallance, a resident of Ohio. She was born in Meigs County, Ohio, May 12, 1843. In October, 1868, Mr. Alderman returned with his wife to Maryville. He gave his attention to mercantile pursuits until the fall of 1870, when he was elected judge of the probate court of Nod- away County, and filled this position for four years with great credit to himself and constituents. He commenced the study of law while in Ohio, but completed his studies here, and was admitted to the bar in 1871. In 1874 he actively engaged in the practice of law, his profession. In August, 1879, he formed a partnership with L. Isham White, his present partner. They enjoy a large and lucrative practice, and have taken a
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front rank among the members of the Nodaway County bar. As careful, shrewd and pains-taking lawyers, they have the entire confidence of those with whom they have business relations. Politically, Mr. A. is a staunch Republican, and the party finds in him an able advocate of its principles. He has been an active member of the M. E. Church for the past twenty- one years, and is at present superintendent of the Sabbath . School. In May, 1880, he was a lay delegate to the General Conference at Cincin- nati. His family consists of three children : Dale V., born July 14, 1869 ; Ada A., born May 8, 1871, and Ira Verne, born January 16, 1877. One son, Glen L., is deceased.
JOHN G. ALLEN,
the son of James and Delilah (Wright) Allen, was born near Salem, Washington County, Indiana, September 10, 1811. His father, a car- penter by occupation, and his mother were both natives of North Caro- lina. John attended the old subscription schools of pioneer fame, to some extent, but obtained his education chiefly by self application. He remained at his birthplace until the age of fourteen, when he accompa- nied his parents to Putnam County, Indiana, and there resided until he came to Missouri, in the fall of 1838. He settled in Buchanan County, which was inhabited by roving bands of Indians, bought a claim, erected a log cabin, and cleared a farm, and there remained for twelve years. The country becoming settled, he was induced to locate in Nodaway County, which he did in 1851. He purchased a claim having a cabin upon it, and commenced the improvement of his farm. Since then he has been an industrious citizen, and now owns 270 acres of land. A handsome residence adorns the site of his first dwelling, and from it a good view of Maryville, seven miles distant, is obtained. His orchard contains some 600 trees. Kelley Station, on the line of the Wabash Railroad, is situated on a part of his land, and the place is well stocked. During the war, Mr. A. endeavored to remain at home, but was unable to do so, and consequently he drilled many of the first companies, sub- sequently being elected captain of a company of the Enrolled Missouri Militia. He finally enlisted in the regular service, and was commissioned first lieutenant, serving as long as his health permitted Upon resigning he returned home. Mr. Allen has been twice married. First, in 1832, to Sally Cole, a native of Kentucky. They had three children : Jehu C., born December 5, 1833 ; James H., born January 24, 1838, and John G., born August 24, 1840. Mr. A. was again married in 1844, to Miss Nancy Graves, a native of Tennessee. Their family consists of Rebecca E. (now Mrs. Richard A. Bennett), born April 26, 1846; Jacob M., born October 8, 1852 ; George W., born July 22, 1854; Marcus D. L., born December 8, 1855 ; Benjamin F., born February 21, 1857 : Delilah
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A. (now Mrs. George McConnell), born April 24, 1863, and Martha G., born October 3, 1865. The youngest son, Benjamin F., and the young- est daughter, Martha G., now remain at home. The son is at present conducting the farm and managing the business. Mr. A. is a member of the I. O. O. F., belonging to White Cloud Lodge, No. 92, of Maryville. He helped to organize that lodge, and was one of its charter members. He has filled the position of school director for several terms. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the Christian Church. Now in his seventy-second year, Mr. Allen is still energetic and sociable, and possesses many friends to cheer him in his declining years.
JOSEPH E. ALEXANDER.
There is no man in Nodaway County more favorably known than Judge Alexander. He is the third of eight children of Alexander T. and Mary (McCormick) Alexander, and was born in Missouri, Septem- ber 1, 1815. His parents were natives of Lincoln County, North Caro- lina. They came to Missouri in 1809, and settled on a farm in Washing- ton County, where they lived until the death of the father, in 1848. Mr. Alexander spent the early part of his life on a farm. His opportunity for acquiring an education was very limited, being simply what the common schools of a frontier settlement afforded, they being few in number and inferior in quality, but he made the best use of his advan- tages, and by reading and personal observation, he has acquired such general information as has given him a prominent place in society. He removed to Jackson County, Missouri, in 1842, and in the spring of 1843 came to Nodaway County, locating five miles southwest of Maryville. Here he entered and opened a farm, and for a number of years had all the difficulties of a pioneer with which to contend, characteristic upon the first settlement of a new country. He was one of Nodaway's sub- stantial agriculturists until 1869, when he took up his abode in Mary- ville. In 1849 he was deputy sheriff, and filled the unfinished term of sheriff, the regular incumbent of that office having resigned and gone to California. In 1862 he was appointed by the governor as one of the county judges. In 1864 he was elected sheriff, serving for two years ; as an official, Judge Alexander was found to be one of the most staunch and trustworthy. His views were clear and logical, indicating excellent judgment and a live interest for his adopted county. During his resi- dence he has been interested to some extent in mercantile pursuits, and was a member of the first banking house in Maryville. The judge has a fine library of well selected publications, is a great reader and an inter- esting conversationalist. He was married October 30, 1837, to Miss Mary Ann Currier, of Orleans County, Vermont. They have seven
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children living : Elizabeth, Henry C., Mary Francis, Emma Jane, Lenora A., Thompson A., and Curtiss. One is deceased, Angeline.
JAMES E. ALEXANDER,
farmer and stock raiser, section 5, was born in Washington County, Illi- nois, February 13, 1834, and was the son of William Alexander, a school teacher, and a native of Louisiana, and Parthena B. (Jones) Alexander, of West Virginia. James resided at his birthplace until 1844, when he accompanied his parents to Illinois, and in 1849 to Appanoose County, Iowa. His youth was principally spent in the States of Illinois and Iowa. April 11, 1856, he came to Missouri, and located in the northeast corner of the county, on section 4, township 65, range 33. In the fall of 1860 Mr. A. returned to Appanoose County, Iowa, but came again to Nodaway County in the fall of 1861. In May, 1877, he went to Kansas, but in two month's time returned. He now has 185 acres of land, an orchard of about 200 trees, and some graded stock, with necessary buildings. He was married April 1, 1855, to Miss Maria L. Hendery, daughter of John Hendery, a native of Virginia. This gentleman also came to Nodaway County at the same time of his son-in-law's arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Alex- ander have one child : Mary Ann, born July 19, 1863. He has held the offices of school director and road overseer. During the war he served in the Enrolled Missouri Militia. He is Democratic in politics, and belongs to the Christian Church. Mr. A. is also the owner of two resi- dences in Maryville, and one lot east of the square and one lot near the Advent Church. His first bill for taxes in this county was seventy-five cents, and now it is about on an average of $100.
CLARK ANDREWS
was born in Richland County, Ohio, August 1I, 1834. His father was William Andrews, and his mother's maiden name was Fannie Clark. Both were natives of Connecticut, and were among the pioneers of Richland County. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, in his native state, until fifteen years of age, and, in 1849, he removed to Wisconsin, where he remained until 1855. He then went to Minnesota. He enlisted, during the war, in Company F, First Minnesota, and was in the Army of the Cumberland. He served until the close of the war and participated in the grand review at Washington. In 1870, Mr. A. came to Missouri, and, since that period has been identified with the interests of the county. He was married in 1860, to Miss Louisa Pitch, a native of New York. Their family consists of five children : Edward L., Ernest W. J., Eva L., Arthur C. and Harley H.
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J. J. ARMSTRONG,
is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in Washington County, December 17, 1810. His father, James, was a native of Washington County, and a son of Col. James Armstrong of Revolutionary war notoriety. It is frequently the case that trades and professsions are handed down in a family from one generation to another. Such is true in the Armstrong family as far back as the genealogy can be traced, they having been interested in iron working. The great grandfather of the subject of this sketch at an early day had a foundry at George- town, District of Columbia, and his son at an early day started a foundry in Western Pennsylvania and transferred his material across the Alle- gheny Mountains on horseback. James Armstrong, the father of J. J., was proprietor of a foundry and machine shop in Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Here Mr. A., at an early age, commenced and learned his profession. In 1833 he entered the United States navy in the capacity of engineer, serving several years, after which he worked as journeyman in different cities, eventually engaging in business at Pome- roy, Ohio, in 1844. There he built the rolling mills of Messrs. Pomeroy & Horton, remaining one year, when he returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, and lived there two years. He then entered the Bureau of Construction in the United States navy, continuing several years. While connected with the navy he passed through the Mexican troubles and did good service during that memorable war. After the battle of Vera Cruz he volunteered from the navy and entered the ranks, still holding his posi- tion as master in the navy. He was in Lieutenant Totten's command, under General Scott, and was at the taking of the City of Mexico, and served through until the close, being once wounded. After returning to the states he located for a time in Mobile, Alabama, being on detached service, and superintending the constructing of the iron work on the Mobile custom house. Upon the completion of that structure he resigned and came to St. Louis, Missouri. While in that city he was for a time in the employ of the Excelsior Stove Works, and afterwards took charge of the foundry department of Palm & Robinson's Locomotive Works. He also had charge of Cuddy, Carpenter & Co.'s Broadway Foundry. In 1860 Mr. A. moved to Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, and started a foundry, but this enterprise did not prove very remunerative, the slavery question being strongly agitated, and Mr. A. being an ardent Union man, it had a serious effect on his business. When the rebellion broke out it was his desire to rejoin the navy, but owing to family ties he was obliged to remain nearer home. He took an active part in organizing and recruiting a company, of which he was tendered the captaincy, but declined and accepted the position of orderly sergeant. He was princi- pally on detached service, and served through to the close, when he was
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honorably discharged. After the war he again turned his attention to the foundry business at Liberty, continuing until February, 1876, when he came to Maryville and established himself in trade. His business has been steadily and substantially on the increase, and will compare favorably with any in Northwestern Missouri. Mr. A. served seventeen years in the navy, where the most rigid discipline is observed and none but the best of mechanics and engineers are recognized. He is a Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar, and a member of the I. O. O. F. He has been twice married-first in 1844, to Miss Elizabeth Garret, of Wheeling, Virginia. There are four children living by this marriage : Georgiana, Laura, Naomi and James. Mrs. A. died in 1856. In 1858 Margaret Conner became his wife. They have one son : William.
WILLIAM A. BAILEY,
contractor and builder, is a native of Vermont, and was born in Orleans County, August 17, 1844. When eight years of age, he moved with his father to Louisa County, Iowa, where he was reared. His father was a farmer, and his early days were spent on the farm, afterwards learning the carpenter's trade. In 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Nineteenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, as a private. He served through the war, par- ticipating in the most active campaigns, and received a wound at the battle of Prairie Grove. After peace was restored, he went to Ohio, and attended college at Farmington, and then returned to Louisa County, Iowa, where he lived for eighteen months. For six years he was engaged in teaching, and for a time after this was connected with the Freeman's Bureau, in Southern Alabama. In 1872, he came to DeKalb County, Missouri, and worked at his trade for eighteen months, and then went to Southern Texas, where he remained occupied at his chosen calling for six months. Mr. Bailey then returned to DeKalb County, and thence to Maryville, where he has been actively engaged as a prominent con- tractor and builder. He was married in 1872, to Miss Ella Lackey, of Hartford, Connecticut.
L. A. BARITEAU,
of the firm of Bariteau & Welch, grain dealers, is a native of Lewis County, New York, and was born December 12, 1834. His youth was spent in his native state. He learned the carpenter trade, and for a number of years followed it as an occupation. In 1866, he immigrated to Missouri, and settled in Savannah, Andrew County. In 1870, he removed to Maryville, Nodaway County, since which time he has been prominently identified with the interests of the county. He in company with others brought the first lumber to the town that was shipped in by rail, and for years conducted a successful lumber business. Latterly he
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has been engaged in the grain trade, and the firm have elevators at most of the following points: Mound City, Maitland, Skidmore, Quitman, Hopkins, Pickering, Arkoe and Barnard. In his business transactions he is peculiarly clear and transparent, and has the unlimited confidence of every one with whom he has any intercourse. He is a man of good, sound understanding, and large practical experience and genial manners. He was married January 4, 1859, to Miss M. Peebles, also a native of Lewis County, New York. They have one son : Eugene, married to Miss Nettie Allen, of Bay City, Michigan. Mr. Bariteau is a member of Nodaway Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and of Nodaway Chapter.
FRANK BARMANN,
carriage manufacturer. One of the leaders of the manufacturing indus- tries of this county is Mr. Barmann, who, although but a few years in Maryville, has built up an immense trade, and finds demand for his work not only in Missouri but Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. His growing business necessitated him, in the season of 1881, to erect a large factory on the corner of Main and Fifth Streets. It is a two story brick struc- ture, 44×80 feet. He is employing a large force of skilled mechanics, is a thoroughly skilled workman himself, and gives the business his per- sonal attention. Mr. B. is a native of Ohio, and was born in Ross County, September 11, 1850. He was there educated and brought up, and also learned his trade in that vicinity. In 1873 he came to Missouri, sojourning for a time in St. Joseph. In 1875 he located in Maryville and established his present business. In January, 1881, Mr. B. married Miss Alena Keinster, of Grant County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
CHARLES BEAL,
druggist, is a native of Barry, Clay County, Missouri, and was born October 7, 1841. His father was one of the early settlers here, and a harnessmaker by trade. He carried on that business successfully for many years. The subject of this sketch came to Nodaway County, Missouri, with his father, in 1855, where he grew to man's estate, and remained until 1863, when he went to St. Joseph, and accepted a posi- tion in the drug house of Samuel Hays, the present postmaster at St. Louis. He remained with Mr. Hayes until 1868, then moved to St. Louis, and, for two years, was on the road as a traveling salesman. He subsequently embarked in the drug business, in Maryville, on his own account, and has remained ever since. Through his excellent business ability and social qualities, he has built up a good business, and gained many warm, substantial friends, securing a good trade. Mr. Beal was married, in 1872, to Miss Maqueda Semans. They have one son, Charles
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J. [Since the above was written we have heard of Mr. Beal's death, which occurred at his home February 17. Mr. Beal was an affectionate husband, a kind and indulgent parent and an esteemed citizen.]
WILLIAM D. BELL,
farmer and stock raiser, section 36, was born in Barren County, Ken- tucky, November 22, 1810. His father, Isaac, was a farmer by occupa- tion, and of German descent. His mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Dills, was born in South Carolina. William accompanied his parents to Harrison County, Indiana, when he was quite young, and in 1820 removed with them to Jackson County, where he resided until 1851. He next located in Kendall County, Illinois, and after a period of three years made his home in Knox County, there remaining for fourteen years. Mr. Bell then came to Missouri and settled where he now resides in the fall of 1867, although he purchased the property in the fall of 1866., He is now the owner of over 184 acres, well stocked with graded cattle, and under good improvement. Mr. Bell was form- erly a member of the I. O. O, F. He has been twice married ; first, in 1832, to Elizabeth Thomas. They had five children : Sarah, born Janu- ary 26, 1834, (now the wife of H. Frey) ; Minerva (now Mrs. John Van- gilder), born April 4, 1836 ; Mary (now Mrs. M. Stephens), born August 19, 1838; John T., born June 23, 1840, and William H., born February 4, 1844. Mrs. B. was again married to Margaret Gaultney, February 9, 1865. She has one child living by a farmer marriage, John L. Stafford, born November 12, 1844. Mr. B. is a very strong Republican. ·
EDMUND G. BICKETT,
farmer and stock raiser, section II, was born November 16, 1817, in Marion County, Kentucky. His father, Henry Bickett, was a native of Maryland, and his mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Graves, was a Kentuckian by birth. Edmund spent his boyhood days on a farm at his birthplace, and received a good business education, which he com- pleted at St. Mary's Seminary, of Marion County, Kentucky. He left his native place on the 6th of October, 1846, for the west ; took a steam- boat at Louisville, Kentucky, for St. Louis, thence up the Missouri River to Weston, and by ox team to Nodaway County, which was at that time almost a wilderness. Mr. B. remembers of counting forty-five deer in one drove, and frequently seeing thirty in a drove from his cabin door. Being a good shot, he says he enjoyed himself better in those days than at any time during his life. St. Joseph was their market and supply point. Maryville, their post office, was a cross-roads trading post. Since that early date Mr. Bickett has been identified with the growth.and
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prosperity of Nodaway County. He has filled his present office of justice of the peace for several terms to the entire satisfaction of all parties interested. He is well known and has the respect of all. He still resides on his original claim and owns 380 acres of rich land, and a fine orchard of some 400 bearing trees. He was married October 29, 1839, to Miss Parmelia Ray, an old schoolmate. She was born January 27, 1821. They have seven children living : Richard H., born February 12, 1843 ; Susan M., born September 24, 1845, (now Mrs. David Reardon); Martha A., born August 24, 1848 ; Pernesa E., born November 24, 1852, (now Mrs. Peter Kirch) ; Harriet A., born February 11, 1855 ; Laura E., born August 15, 1857, (now Mrs. B. Moran), and William G. W., born April 23, 1860. Two, Ann E. and Parmelia E. are deceased. Himself and family are active members of the Catholic Church. He was the first Catholic in the county, to his recollection.
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