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PROFESSOR E. R. CARR,
principal of the Maryville schools, was born in Ashland, Ohio, August 4, 1845. His parents, John and Catharine (Casebeer) Carr, were also
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natives of Ohio. E. R. accompanied his parents to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1855, and there he was principally raised. He first took a course at the Wesleyan University, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, then attended the acad- emy at Iowa City. When twenty-one years of age, he commenced teaching, and paid his own way through college. He was graduated from the State University at Iowa City, in 1875, with the title of P. P. H. During the war, Mr. Carr took an active part by enlisting February 29, 1864, in Company K, Third Iowa Cavalry. He was mustered out the 22d of August, 1865, having been kept in pursuit of General Price, in the fall of 1864. His regiment followed him from Little Rock, Arkansas, to St. Louis, then to Independence, Missouri, thence to Fort Smith. On this expedition they were three days without food. Mr. Carr's horse fell under him from fatigue, and he footed it the rest of the way. He subse- quently took part in Wilson's expedition through the Gulf States, from Lost Point, Mississippi, thence to Selma, Alabama, from there to Mont- gomery, then to Columbus, which was taken by assault on the night of the 16th of April, 1865. After this they did provost duty in Augusta, Georgia, until mustered out. At the close of the war, Mr. Carr returned to lowa, and continued his studies. In 1871, he became principal of the . high school of Mongolia, Iowa, and in the years 1872-3, he filled the position of principal of the high schools of Atlantic, Iowa. He settled at Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, in the autumn of 1875, where he had charge of the schools for five years. In 1880, he went to Rock Port, and remained in charge of the schools of that place one year. Professor Carr came to Maryville in 1881, when he took charge of the public schools, and has since proved himself to be a successful educator. In 1878, he received the degree of A. M., at Iowa City. He filled the position of county school commissioner for two terms while in Andrew County. Politically he is a Republican, and is a strong prohibitionist. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., of Savannah, also of the I. O. O. F. Professor C. was married April 5, 1870, to Miss Elizabeth M. Haroff, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Haroff, of Muscatine, Iowa. She is a native of Ohio, and was born the 25th of May, 1846. They have four daughters : Olive P., born March 3, 1871 ; Iona M., born December 6, 1874; Elna T., born May 27, 1878 ; Elizabeth A., born February 20, 1880. Mr. C. is a member of the M. E. Church, while Mrs. C. belongs to the United Brethren Church.
J. W. CARR,
attorney, is a native of Whiteside County, Ilinois, and was born Sep- tember 21, 1852. His grandfather was among the pioneers of that state. The father of the subject of this sketch died on the 26th of September, 1861, J. W. being the oldest of five children who, with the mother, were left in humble circumstances. He spent his youthful days tilling the
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soil, assisting his mother in the maintenance of the family, and attend- ing the common schools when the opportunity would permit, He early decided to become a practioner at the bar, and with that object in view he labored diligently and continuously. He worked as a farm hand for a small sum per day, but husbanded a sufficient amount to enable him to attend the State University at Urbana, where he commenced a course in the autumn of 1872. His sinking fund, after paying for books, etc., was eight dollars, and to make that amount hold out for a three years course required not only good financiering, but an indomitable will and energy. A great portion of his time during the interval of recitations was employed in doing odd jobs in town, such as working in printing offices and carpenter shops, yet he kept up in three and the greater por- tion of the time in four classes, his standing on general reports being ninety-two and one-half per cent. Economy during this time was his first law. In company with another student he boarded himself, attend- ing to his own culinary department. After completing his education he left Urbana with seventeen dollars more than he had when commencing, and returnd home, and the same season, with his brother, Charles W., entered the harvest fields of Illinois, and continued work in Iowa and Minnesota, as the season progressed, until leaving that occupation at Rochester, Minnesota. They walked to Wabashaw, the nearest point on the Mississippi River, where they purchased a skiff and rowed down the river to Albany, Illinois, a distance of 228 miles, in fifty-two hours, traveling during the day only. In the autumn of 1875, he entered the law department of the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, and during vacation pursued his studies in the offices of A. D. Crane and Judge Cooley. His diploma was granted March 28, 1877, from Ann Arbor Law School. After a temporary sojourn in Illinois, Mr. Carr came to Missouri, arriving in Maryville, May 15. His means were limited, he had no acquaintances, and still inexperienced in his profes- sion, the outlook was not favorable. Securing office room with Judge Alderman, he commenced active practice, the compensation for the first month amounting to fifty cents. This steadily and solidly increased as his reputation became known, until now it compares favorably with any in Nodaway County. Upon locating in Maryville, he spent a few days of each week at Barnard. He was admitted to all the courts of Noda- way County, May 22, 1877, before Judge Kelley, and admitted to prac- tice in the United States Courts, October 19. 1881. He is highly esteemed on account of his scrupulous regard for principle and justice, and honored as a private citizen. On the 29th of January, 1878, Miss Jennie M. Thompson became his wife. She is the daughter of Samuel A. Thompson, of Whiteside County, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Carr have two daughters : Myrtle M., and Amable B. Mr. C. is a member of the
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I. O. O. F., and A. O. U. W. Of the former he is permanent secretary, and of the latter P. M. and financier.
SAMUEL S. CASTEEL,
of the firm of Casteel & Lomax, proprietors of livery, feed and sale stables, was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1843. His father, J. H. Casteel, and his mother, whose maiden name was Miss Nancy McCreary, were both natives of Pennsylvania. Samuel was reared to manhood at his birthplace, spending his boyhood days on the farm, and receiving an education in the neighborhood schools. In 1866, he immigrated west, and settled six miles east of Maryville, on a farm, where he improved ninety acres, and remained upon it some fourteen years. He moved to Maryville in 1880, and was engaged in the hardware business one year, after which he purchased a livery stock, and, on the 13th of June, 1881, formed a partnership with Mr. L. Lomax, by combining their- stocks. They conducted two barns until January, 1882, when they put their stock in one barn. They have a large and complete outfit, and a good line of buggies, etc. Their livery is one of the best in Maryville. . Mr. C. is an active member of Maryville Lodge, No. 145, A. F. and A. M. Politically, he is an Independent Democrat. He owns residence property in the east part of town. He was married February 18, 1868, to Miss Mary A. Blakley, daughter of Mathew Blakley, of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. She was born in that county in March, 1844. They are active members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. C. have raised one child, Miss Louisa Cook. She is now about eighteen years old.
J. W. CHAMBERS
is of the firm of Chambers, Whitehead & Co., grain dealers and shippers. Their main office is at Maryville, while the branch offices are at Concep- tion, Kelley and Roseberry. At Dawsonville they have an elevator, and also one each at Corn, Clarinda and Morsman, Iowa. The firm is com- posed of J. W. Chambers, C. D. Whitehead and Charles S. Maxwell. It was organized November 1, 1881, from the old firm of J. W. Chambers & Co., which was formed in 1879. J. W. Chambers was born in Mont- gomery County, Indiana, February 20, 1836. His parents, David and Susannah (Kennedy) Chambers, were both natives of Virginia. J. W. was reared to manhood at his birthplace and received the benefits of a good common school education. His father owning a farm and flour and saw mill, he obtained a knowledge of the milling business. When President Lincoln issued his call for three years' volunteers he enlisted in Company L, Fifth Indiana Cavalry. He took part in the battles of
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East Tennesee, including the siege of Knoxville, then joined Gen. Sher- man on his Georgia campaign and the siege of Atlanta. He was cap- tured on the 28th of July, 1864, on General Stone's raid below Atlanta and was taken to the noted Andersonville prison, and thence to Charles- ton. His next prison pen was at Florence, and then Libby prison, finally being exchanged at Richmond on the 24th of February, 1865. He was ordered to Camp Chase, Ohio, and was mustered out the 20th of June, 1865. During his service he filled the position of quartermaster-sergeant, and was promoted to orderly sergeant. At the close of the war he turned his attention to farming and stock dealing. Mr. Chambers remained in Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana, until 1872, when he moved to Indianapolis and engaged in the real estate business for some five years. He then began in the flour and feed business ; he opened a feed store in Indianapolis ; owned a grist mill in the western part of the state, at Catlin, and handled grain at several points. In November, 1879, he emigrated west and settled at Maryville, where he has since been engaged in the grain business. The firm has a large and increasing business, and handle about one million bushels of grain per year. Mr. Chambers has filled the position of town councilman several terms, while in the east. He was married September 1, 1864, to Miss Mollie A. Maxwell, a daughter of Dr. W. T. Maxwell, of Newton County, Indiana. She was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, October 15, 1844. They have had three chil- dren : William H., born October 28, 1866; Wiona G., born September 16, 1868, and Mary E., born October, 1871. Himself and family are active members of the Christian Church, of Maryville, in which he holds the position of deacon.
WILLIAM P. CHERRY,
proprietor of the Maryville Business College, was born at Carthage, Illinois, November 27, 1853. His father, John W. Cherry, a native of Overton County, Tennessee, was by occupation a grain and stock dealer. His mother, whose maiden name was Paulina E. Chandler, was born and reared in Kentucky. William was reared to manhood at his birth place, and after receiving a preparatory education in the high schools of the city, he entered Carthage College. After finishing a four years' course here he entered the Gem City Business College of Quincy, Illinois, and was graduated from that institution in October, 1872. During the year 1873 he filled the position of deputy clerk of the Circuit Court of Han- cock County, Illinois. In the fall of 1874 he entered La Grange Col- lege of La Grange, Missouri, as a student and teacher, and taught the commercial department until 1878. He graduated in May, 1877, from the scientific department. The faculty wishing to retain him as a teacher, persuaded him to stay one year. He then returned to Hancock County, Illinois, where he recruited his health. Being a strong Demo-
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crat, he canvassed his county three times in the interest of his party. He located at Maryville in the fall of 1880, and founded the Maryville Business College, which has proved very beneficial to the young people of this vicinity and has supplied a long felt want. His average enroll- ment for the year 1881 was 135. He employs an assistant, Mr. L. H. Thompson, who received his education at the La Grange school. Dur- ing the summer vacation Mr. Cherry acted as clerk of the Probate Court of Maryville from May until November, and during the absence of Judge Snyder the full charge of the business fell upon the shoulders of Mr. C. He has been a self made man, and possesses a great amount of will and energy. He was married on the 8th of September, 1879, to Miss Emma I. Grigsby, daughter of Judge S. J. Grigsby, of Illinois. She was born in that state June 10, 1861. They are active members of the Baptist Church of Maryville.
B. E. CONDON,
of the firm of Dunn & Condon, proprietors of the Maryville Republican, was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in September, 1850. His father was A. J. Condon, a native of Maryland, and his mother's maiden name was Ann E. Shaw. She was born in Connecticut. When six years of age the parents of B. E. Condon removed to Missouri, and settled in Andrew County, where he attended school until fourteen years of age. He then entered the office of the New Era, and learned the printer's trade, and has since followed his chosen occupation. He has been a resident of Nodaway County for eleven years. In 1879, he purchased an interest in the Maryville Republican. In 1879, he married Miss Mattie Vaughn, a native of Andrew County, Missouri. They have two children, Jettie E. and Gertie.
C. CONRAD,
farmer, section 12, was born in Fishbaugh, Germany, September 5, 1821, and is the son of Philip and Mary (Spindler) Conrad, both natives of that country. He received a good common school education, and was prin- cipally brought up on a farm, although he learned the tailor's trade. In 1843 he came to Baltimore, Maryland, and from there to Missouri in 1853, locating in St. Louis, where he was engaged in working at his trade. In 1856 he removed to this county, where he now owns 200 acres of land, with an average amount of stock. During the war he served for three years in the state militia, and held the position of corporal, having participated in the battles of Springfield, on the Blue, in Jackson County, and others. He is Republican in politics, and his religious preferences are with the Lutherans. Mr. Conrad was married in 1845, to Christian Ruff, a daughter of Jacob Ruff, of Baltimore. They had four children :
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Louise, (now Mrs. Levi Taylor), born in 1846; George, born in 1848; Dora, (now Mrs. Henry Eckert), born in 1850; and Fennimore C., born in 1854. Mr. C. is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity.
F. C. CONRAD,
farmer and stock raiser, is the son of Cassimere and Christina (Ruff) Conrad, and was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 4th of February, 1854. His parents were both natives of Germany, and the father was a tailor by occupation. In 1856, Fennimore located in this county, where he is now engaged in tilling the soil. He is in partnership with his father, the latter owning the land, while the son conducts the farm. He received a common school education in his youth, being brought up as a farmer boy. He was married March 7, 1880, to Maggie McDaniel, a daughter of John McDaniel, of Kentucky. They have one child : Maud, born January 23, 1881. Mr. Conrad is Republican in his political pref- erences.
GEORGE CONRAD,
of the firm of Conrad & Totterdale, contractors and builders, was born on the 12th of April, 1850, being a native of Baltimore, Maryland. When at the age of four years he was taken by the family to St. Louis, Mis- souri, where he resided two years, and in 1856 he emigrated to this county. He was here reared to manhood and educated, following farm- ing till thirteen years of age, when he was apprenticed to the wagon- maker's trade, and which he served two years. He then returned to farming, and after two years he began work at his trade, of which he is now so thorough a master. Mr. C. continued to do carpenter work till 1872, when he, in company with J. Gile, began contracting and building. They did a very successful business for one and a-half years, when Mr. C. withdrew from the firm, but continued to work with the new firm of Gile & Southwell till 1875, when he, with Mr. Totterdale, formed the present partnership. Mr. Conrad was united in marriage in March, 1872, to Miss Elizabeth J. Wray, a native of Ohio. They have to bless this happy union three children : Gertrude, Henrietta and Ladora. He is a member of Nodaway Lodge No 470, A. F. and A. M., and is its present senior warden. He is also a member of White Cloud Lodge No. 92, I. O. OF., of this city, and has held all the offices of a subordinate lodge. The firm of Conrad & Totterdale, although not among the recent acquisi- tions to the city of Maryville, are not the oldest, but the reputation to which they have attained is a guarantee of their continued success.
F. M. COOPER,
of the firm of Cooper & Glasgow, proprietors of the Luona Hotel, is deserving of special mention as one of the most enterprising citizens of
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Maryville. He was born in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, February 22, 1838, and lived there until 1855, his youth being spent on a farm. In 1855, he removed west, and for several years made his home in Dakota Territory and Colorada, where he was engaged in mining, with a good degree of success. In 1871, he married Miss Laura McWilliams, of St. Joseph, Missouri. Mrs. Cooper died in February, 1876, leaving two chil- dren : Alice and Luona. The name of the latter is given to the hotel, and also to a mine, which has yielded a large revenue to its proprietors. In 1881, Mr. Cooper returned to Maryville, and erected the above hotel, which is an elegant three-story brick structure, which is 66x98 feet on the ground, and will be elaborately finished and ready for opening the coming March. This will be one of the finest hotels in Northwest Mis- souri, and has cost the enterprising owners $26,000. The owners are among the most enterprising men of the city, and deserve great credit for this new and elegant acquisition to the notably fine structures of this growing town.
ISAAC COX,
section 7, was born November 5, 1803, in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky. His father, Joseph Cox, a farmer by occupation, was a native of Kentucky. His mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Newland, was born in Pennsylvania. Isaac passed his youth at his birthplace on a farm, obtaining his education in the old log school houses of that early day. His father, who owned a shop, hired a blacksmith, and when Isaac became twenty-one years of age, he commenced to learn that trade. He worked at that occupation, splitting rails and clearing ground until he was twenty-five, when he began working at carpentering, which, with other odd jobs, he continued until he was thirty-four. Mr. C. was then married and bought a piece of land, with a saw and grist mill, which after operating for four years, he found proved a failure. He came west in the July just before the land in the Platte Purchase was offered for sale (1842) and first stopped a short time in Buchanan County. Then he came to this county, locating near the place where he now resides, took up a claim, but shortly after sold it and purchased the one on which he now lives. This he entered, and some two years after his log cabin and all his household goods were destroyed by fire. Mr. Cox moved to Platte County, where he worked at the carpenter trade and other occupations until obtaining enough to liquidate the back payments on his property. He erected another building, which was subsequently burned and again rebuilt. He helped to construct many of the first buildings in Maryville, the town then being but very thinly populated. In the early days of the county he was very fond of hunting, and was the owner of a fine hound, which he called Drum, an unusually intelligent dog. It was finally poi- soned, to Mr. Cox's great regret. He now owns 200 acres of land, with
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some blooded stock, and an orchard of about 1,800 apple trees, 100 bear- ing peach trees, and considerable small fruit. He was married about the year 1837, to Miss Lucy A. B., daughter of Benjamin Boatright, a native of Virginia. They had four children : Elizabeth H., born in 1839; Wil- liam Y., born in 1842; Theodore B., born in 1843; and Benoni A., born in March, 1845. Mr. Cox had two sons in the Enrolled Missouri Militia, who were afterwards in the regular service. He has held the office of school director. He is Republican in politics, and was formerly a mem- ber of the Baptist Church.
JOHN B. COX,
manufacturer of harness and saddles, etc., and dealer in boots and shoes, is a native of Jay County, Indiana, and was born July 23, 1850. He learned the harness-making trade in his youth, and completed it in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he lived for several years. In 1869, he came to Maryville as a journeyman, and in 1875 embarked in business on his own account, and rapidly succeeded in securing a liberal patronage, and at the present time is one of the active and successful business men of the town. Mr. Cox was married in 1874 to Miss Emma C. Lawrence, of Michigan. They have three children living : Johnnie L., Clarence E., and Dessie Pearl ; lost one daughter, Maudie Belle. Mr. C. is a mem- ber of White Cloud Lodge, No. 92, I. O. O. F.
S. L. CRAIG,
of the firm of Craig Brothers, attorneys and loan agents, is a native of Gallatin County, Kentucky, and was born February 1, 1847. He was educated at Ghent College, Kentucky, and was graduated in 1869. Hav- ing formed a preference for the law as a profession, he commenced read- ing with J. M. Collins, of Crittenden. He was admitted to the bar in 1871, and for two years practiced in Kentucky, and in 1873 he came to Nodaway County, Missouri, settling in Maryville, where he has been actively identified with the interests of Nodaway County. The firm have complete and reliable abstract books of all lands in the town and county. Mr. Craig was married in 1873 to Miss Annie M. Collins, of Maysville, Kentucky. They have a family of three children : Mary, Virginia, and Ellen.
J. M. CRAIG,
farmer and stock raiser, section 30, was born near Ghent, Gallatin County, Kentucky, September 11, 1849, and is the son of A. G. and Virginia (Brooking) Craig, both Kentuckians by birth. J. M. passed his youth at his birthplace, on a farm, and received good educational advantages, having attended Ghent College, from which he was graduated with
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honor. When twenty-one years of age, he commenced business - for himself, by working by the month, and, in 1873, he came to Missouri, locating near Bridgewater, in August of that year. He now owns 240 acres of land, and has one-half interest in 333 acres, where he resides. His farm is well stocked, and upon it is an orchard. On the farm located about a mile and a half from the business portion of Maryville, Mr. Craig is erecting a fine residence, which will be an ornament to the township. He has been active in building up the county, and is hon- ored by all who know him. He has been a member of the Good Tem- plars, and also of the Grange. He has been school director several terms. Mr. Craig was married December 26, 1876, to Nannie Keene, daughter of L. C. Keene, a native of Kentucky. He is a Democrat and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
LOUIS N. CRAIG,
of the firm of Hawkins & Craig, grocers, was born in Carroll County, Kentucky, December 22, 1842, and resided in his native county till 1871, being reared on a farm. He was afterwards engaged in teaching, and was also for a time occupied in the drug business. While there he was county assessor for one term. In 1871 he came to Missouri and located in Pettis County, where he was engaged in teaching and selling drugs, his drug business being in Windsor, of the adjoining county. In the fall of 1874 Mr. Craig came to Nodaway County and located on a farm west of Maryville, where he resided one year, then moving into Maryville. He acted as deputy circuit clerk for two years under Henry Graves, after which he was engaged in various works, assessing, abstracting, etc. As an abstract writer he is considered by those acquainted with him, one of the best in the city of Maryville. He was also city clerk three years. In November, 1880, he began in his present business. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. C. was married December 15, 1874, to Miss Mary E. Means, a daughter of Robert D. and Susan (Tindall) Means, both natives of Kentucky. Mr. C. was born in Pettis County, Missouri, in September, 1856. They have two children : Claude and Edward. The parents of Mr. C. were Joseph and Emily (Taudy) Craig, both of whom were born in Kentucky.
GEORGE S. CRUMP,
dealer in agricultural implements, farm machinery, seeds, &c., was born near Wheeling, in Ohio County, West Virginia, November 1, 1833. His father, John Crump, was a merchant, and George spent his early days in attending school and clerking in his father's store. From Virginia he moved to Morrow County, Ohio, and then to Griggsville, Pike County,
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