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MARSHALL FORD,
farmer and stock raiser, section 7, is a native of Pulaski County, Ken- tucky, and was born May 27, 1819. His parents were Reuben and Eliz- abeth (Petty) Ford. The father was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, and was raised in Madison County, Virginia. He was born in 1786 and died in 1854. The mother was born and raised in Culpeper County, Virginia. She was born in 1790 and died in 1849. They were married in 1809 and settled in Virginia, and moved to Pulaski County, Kentucky, near Somerset, where they settled on a farm. Marshall spent his youth and received his education in his native county. He started out in life as a farmer. August 12, 1841, he was married to Miss Lucy A. Hutchison, a native of Wayne County, Kentucky, born August 7, 1826.
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She is a daughter of Wm. Hutchison, a native of North Carolina, born in 1801, and Susan (Weaver) Hutchison, a native of Madison County, Virginia, born in 1802. The former died in 1834. They were married in 1820, and settled in Wayne County, Kentucky, where the mother still resides. Mr. and Mrs. Ford located in Wayne County, Kentucky, on a farm, and in 1847 moved to Pulaski County, remaining there till 1850. They then sold their property, and with the family moved to Missouri and settled in Andrew County, near Savannah. In 1853 they came to Nodaway County and purchased a farm six miles northeast of Mary- ville, and in 1857 returned to Andrew County. The year following Mr. F. purchased and settled on his present farm, consisting of 240 acres of finely improved land, with good buildings and fruit. Mr. Ford is a dis- tant relative of Chief Justice Marshall, of Kentucky. Mrs. Ford is a member of the Christian Church. Ile is a Mason in good standing. They have seven children living : Susan H., Jennetta C., Belle T., Jef- ferson D., Albert S. J., Fannie K., Marshall J. They have lost five chil- dren : Allen W., Margaret, Cassius M., James P., and Catherine H. His grandfather, Petty, emigrated from England as tailor for a colony in Virginia.
JOHN B. GARTON,
farmer and stock raiser, section 6. This pioneer was born in Switzer- land County, Indiana, January 12, 1814, the son of Tockeria and Polly (Miller) Garton, who were natives of Kentucky. The father was born the 6th of March, 1781, and died on the 19th of August, 1852. The mother was born in 1783, and died in 1856. They were married June 14, 1804, and then settled in Switzerland County, Indiana, moving from there to Decatur County, Indiana, and then to Buchanan County, Mis- souri, in 1839, locating near DeKalb. John's boyhood days were passed in his native state. May 27, 1833, he married Miss Louisa Loyd, who died in June, 1839, leaving three children : William Zackary, Rebecca M. and A. J. Mr. G., with his children, then came to Missouri. He was married the second time August 6, 1840, to Miss Sarah Hedge- path, a native of Green County, Kentucky, born July 29, 1816. She was a daughter of James and Ruth H. (Jones) Hedgepath, natives of Vir- ginia. The father was born in 1769, and died in 1843 ; the mother was born in 1770, and died in 1840. They were married in 1788. Mr. and Mrs. Garton settled in Nodaway County, Missouri, near Graham, in 1841, and in 1849 moved to St. Joseph, but returned to Nodaway County in 1852 and located in Green township. Mrs. G. died April 17, 1874, leaving the following children : Rutha A., born April 29, 1841, (supposed to be the eldest person now living who was born in Nodaway County) ; James B., Bathana E., John C., Louis J. and George W. now living, and Mary E., Sarah J. and Joel A. deceased. Mr. Garton was married the
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third time March 18, 1875, to Miss Adaline Burton, a native of Pulaski County, Kentucky, born October 14, 1826. Her parents were Samuel and Margaret Burton. Rutha A. Garton was married to Mr. E. H. Bentley, May 3, 1863. He was a native of Rush County, Kentucky, where he was born October 3, 1839. He came to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1852, and died June 29, 1875, leaving a family of : Emma J., Bunyan L. and Sarah W. living, and Milton R. deceased.
JOHN GROOM.
John Groom was born in Clark County, Kentucky, May 1, 1817 .. William Groom and Mary Groom, his father and mother, were Ken- tuckians by birth. In the beginning of the year 1820, William Groom removed with his family to what is now Boone County, Missouri, where he remained through the winter of r820-1. In the spring of 1821, he removed thence to Clay County, Missouri, where he continued to make his home until his death, March 14, 1822. William Groom left surviv- ing him his widow and seven children, four boys and three girls. In 1826, his mother married John McGill. John Groom lived with his mother and stepfather until the year 1833. Shortly after his marriage with Mrs. Groom, John McGill was appointed Indian agent among the Kaws, under General William Clark, the companion of Captain Meri- wether Lewis, in the expedition to explore the northwestern territory. After this appointment, young Groom removed with his stepfather to the agency, sixty-five miles west of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After a stay of four or five years at the agency, John Groom came to Clinton County, Missouri, where he remained a few months, and thence removed with his stepfather to Old Agency Ford, in Buchanan County, Missouri, where he engaged in the business of blacksmithing. There he located a claim on 160 acres of land, and remained on it two years. On the 8th of August, 1842, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Headrich, daughter of Joseph Headrich, of Buchanan County. In 1834, a company of sixteen dragoons, commanded by Lieutenant Parks, from Fort Leav- enworth, came to his cabin, which he had built on his claim. The com- pany had orders to demolish all cabins found within the reservation, . afterwards known as the Platte Purchase. They tore off his clapboard roof, but being hospitably entertained by Mr. Groom, they left without doing further injury to his humble dwelling. While an infant, in the year 1820, he was several times taken to the house of Colonel Daniel Boone. His sister, Sarah Groom, afterwards in 1837, married Lindsay Boone, grandson of that renowned hunter. In 1832, he visited Joseph Robidoux, who then lived in a little log hut, covered with clapboards, and located near the mouth of the Blacksnake. The place was called Robidoux' Landing. Joseph Robidoux occupied this tene-
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ment with his two squaws. Hearing that his wife was expected on a certain steamboat, he endeavored when the boat came in sight to rid himself of his housekeepers. One he persuaded to leave. The other was obstinate, and Robidoux was compelled to throw her out the window. The fall broke one of her legs. Robidoux had her carefully nursed until she recovered. In 1843 Mr. Groom removed from Buchanan to DeKalb County, when he purchased a farm near Maysville. From this place he removed in 1854 to Nodaway County. He located west of the Nodaway River, and there entered 200 acres of land. This land is now owned by George Malvern and John Woods. Here he lived until 1866, when he removed to the farm on which he now lives, which is the southwest quarter of section 19, township 65, of range 37, in Green Township. Mr. Groom has six children now living, namely : Joseph, John, Newton, Aaron Wesley, Jacob and Robert. The last two are minors and live with their father. Joseph married Sarah Jane Ran- dalls, of Kentucky; John married Annie Osborn, of Nodaway County ; and Newton married Dora Thueman, of Nodaway County. All the married sons are farmers and live near their father. Aaron Wesley is single and lives with his father. When John Grooms first settled in the valley of the Nodaway River the last bear had perished by the hunts- man's rifle, a few deer still remained, prairie chickens and turkeys abounded, wolves were numerous and destroyed all the sheep of the farmer. Thieving bands of Pottawatomies, from their reservation in Kansas, frequently visited the lost hunting grounds, and were seen camp- ing or hunting in the valley. At the celebration of the Fourth of July, 1880, Mr. Groom was the recipient of a silver-headed cane, as being one of the oldest settlers of the Platte Purchase. As is the case with most of our pioneers, Mr. Groom has always enjoyed the most perfect health. Although now in his sixty-fifth year, his vigorous frame and serenity of mind give promise that his life, like that of Daniel Boone, who dangled him when a baby on his knee, will be prolonged to four score and ten.
JOHN GWIN,
farmer, section 30, was born in Morrow County, Ohio, December 25, 1842. His parents, Daniel and Mary (James) Gwin, were natives of Penn- sylvania. After their marriage they settled in Morrow County, Ohio, moving from there to Richland County, Wisconsin, in 1854, where they settled on a farm. The father was born in 1803, and died in 1876. The mother died in August, 1854. John spent his boyhood days and received a good education in Wisconsin. He enlisted, in the fall of 1861, in Company D, Eleventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and was in the battles of Vicksburg, Jackson, Champion's Hill, Big Black, Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort. He was mustered out September 4, 1865, at Madi-
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son, Wisconsin. Mr. Gwin was married October 20, 1867, to Miss Ada Dodge, a native of Richland County, Wisconsin, born October 4, 1849. She died January 8, 1870, leaving two children, Charles and Jessie. They settled in Wisconsin, and moved to Illinois, and then to Atchi- son County, Missouri, in 1875, coming to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1878. Mr. G. was married the second time, to Mrs. Sarah A. Gill, whose maiden name was O'Neal. She was a native of Green County, Wiscon- sin, born August 17, 1847. She first married Edwin Gill, April 15, 1866, who was born January 14, 1843. He died March 7, 1876, leaving four children : Erwin E., Gordon G., Fred and Frankie K.
JOSEPH HEADRICK,
farmer and stock raiser, section 31, was born in Howard County, Mis- souri, December 10, 1829, and is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Wilds) Headrick, natives of Garrard County, Kentucky. His father was born in 1793, and died in September, 1858. His mother, who was born in 1783, died in November, 1866. After being married, they settled in Howard County, Missouri, in 1822, moved to Cooper County in 1834, and to Clay County in 1839. In 1840 Buchanan County became their home, they locating near Gower, Clinton County, and remained till 1846, when they moved to Holt County, coming to Nodaway County in the spring of 1854. They settled where the subject of this sketch now resides. Joseph spent his boyhood days mostly in Buchanan County, and with his parents came to Nodaway County. During the year 1848 he freighted in Nebraska. He was married November 12, 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Alford, a native of Virginia. She was a daughter of James and Margaret Alford, who settled in Holt County. She died December 16, 1856, leaving three children : Miranda J., James T., and Maggie E. Mr. H. was married the second time, November 8, 1857, to Miss Mary McCarty, a native of Missouri, born October 10, 1837. Her parents were James and Nancy McCarty. By this union they have four children living : Mary B., Sarah C., John E., and Robert F .; an infant son, Martha A., and Joseph W., are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. H. and two children are members of the Christian Church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His farm comprises some 394 acres of improved land.
HENRY HITCHCOCK,
farmer and stock raiser, section 5, a native of Madison County, New York, was born July 18, 1837, and is a son of J. and C. (Hamlin) Hitch- cock. The former was born in Bristol, Connecticut, August 19, 1803. The mother, a native of Connecticut, was born July 12, 1805. They were married December 27, 1826, and then settled in Madison County,
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New York. Mrs. H. died October 8, 1848, and Mr. H. was married the second time in 1852, to Maria Hamlin. In 1853 they moved to Wau- kesha County, Wisconsin. He died September 22, 1853. Henry Hitch- cock spent his boyhood days and received his education in his native county, and with his parents he moved to Wisconsin, remaining at the homestead until 1861. He then enlisted in Company C, Twenty-eighth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged for disability. He returned to Wisconsin and sold out his interest and came to Nodaway County, purchasing a farm near Maryville in 1865. This he sold and then bought his present farm in 1866. He was mar- ried October 22, 1868, to Miss Martha E. Shell, a native of Platte County, Missouri. She was born August 31, 1850, and was a daughter of Solo- mon and Sarah (Lemmons) Shell, the former of North Carolina, born February 11, 1815, and the mother a native of Clark County, Indiana, was born August 17, 1820. They were married September 27, 1837, and settled in Indiana, moving to Platte County, Missouri, in 1841, and to Nodaway County in 1856. Mr. and Mrs. H. are both members of the Christian Church. Their family consists of John S., C. J., Era L., Henry, George Sidney, Alfred B., and Charles A., living; they lost one daughter. Mary.
J. M. HOLT,
farmer and stock raiser, section 10, was born in Bedford County, Tenn., May 24, 1819, and is a son of John and Elizabeth Holt. His father was a native of Ireland, and his mother of North Carolina. They were mar- ried in 1815, and then became residents of Bedford County, Tennessee. . There the senior Holt died. In 1850, the subject of this sketch, with his mother, moved to Clay County, Missouri, and in 1855 to Nodaway County, Missouri, settling where he now resides. He was married the 19th of November, 1840, to Miss Harriet J. Ayers, a native of Bedford County, Tennessee. She was born July 19, 1823, and was a daughter of Moses and Mary Ayers, natives of Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Holt have seven children living : Moses H., Alexander, John W., Elgivia, George M., L. R. and A. J. They have lost three : Mary, William J. and Phebe J. Both Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Christian Church. He is a member of Quitman Lodge, No. 196, of the Masonic fraternity, and one of the leading citizens of Green Township. In 1861 he enlisted in Capt. McQuittie's company under Gen. Price, and was in service till July. 1852. He was once arrested for treason, but was afterwards discharged.
J. E. HUFF,
farmer, section 6. This gentleman was born in McLean County, Illinois, April 21, 1853. His parents were Thomas J. and Martha (Hastings)
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Huff. The former, a native of Virginia, was born in October, 1827, and died February 21, 1871. His mother was born in Indiana in 1833, and died in 1871. They were married in 1852, and then settled in McLean County, Illinois, coming to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1859. They located one mile west of Quitman. J. E. passed his youth and received. his education in Nodaway County, Missouri. He was married Septem- ber 10, 1875, to Miss Sarah McCormick, a native of Adair County, Illi- nois, born April 2, 1856. She was the daughter of John and Nancy McCormick. natives of Tennessee. After being married, they became located in McLean County, Illinois, and subsequently moved to Noda- way County, Missouri, and from there went to Kansas. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Huff consists of two children : Martin C., born August 10, 1877, and James C., born August 21, 1879. Mr. Huff is a member of Comet Lodge, No. 284, I. O. O. F., of Quitman. His farm consists of 280 acres of improved land.
EPHRAIM JOHNSTON,
farmer, section 24, was born in Ross County, Ohio, on the 7th of May, 1823, and is the son of George and Nancy Johnston, the former of Rock- ingham County, Virginia, and his mother a native of Shippingsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Johnston died in 1843, and his wife in 1855. They were married in 1800, and then settled in Ross County, Ohio, eleven miles south of Chillicothe. Ephraim spent his boyhood days and received a common school education in his native county. He also. attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, and in 1845, returned to the homestead, where he devoted his time to farming. He. was married April 9, 1846, to Miss Rebecca Jones, a native of Ross County, Ohio, born February 13, 1827. She is a daughter of Henry and Rachel (Corken) Jones. Her father was a native of New Jersey; born. February 22, 1791, and died March 16, 1871. He was in the war of 1812. Her mother was a native of Redstone, Pennsylvania, born December 23,. 1796. She is now a resident of Ross County, Ohio. They were married. in 1816, after which they settled in Ross County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston settled in their native county, and there remained till 1853, when they moved to Jackson County, Ohio. In 1859, they became resi- dents of Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio, and in 1862, came to Nodaway County, Missouri, locating where they now reside, some five miles south- west of Burlington Junction. They are both members of the M. E. Church. Mr. J. enlisted in 1864, in Company I, - Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and did post duty at Columbus, Tennessee, and Camp Doug- las, Chicago. He was mustered out at St. Louis, and discharged in. July, 1865. He then returned to his home, and devoted his time to farm- ing. Mr. and Mrs. J. have eight children by this union : Augustus, Ade-
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line, Clara, Rachel, Milton, Howard, Henry W. and Edward. Lost one, Eva, who was born September 17, 1860. She died December 18, 1862.
AUGUSTUS JOHNSTON,
Quitman. This gentleman is the senior member of the firm of Johnston & Radford, merchants. The general stock, with the building, is invoiced at $18,000. Mr. J. is a native of Ross County, Ohio, and was born on the 4th of February, 1847. He is the eldest son of Ephraim and Rebecca (Jones) Johnston, who were married April 9, 1846. They settled in Ross County, Ohio, and in 1853 moved to Jackson County, Ohio, and in 1859 returned to Ross County, there remaining till 1862. They then came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and settled northwest of Quitman, where he now resides. Augustus passed his boyhood days and received a good education in his native county. He accompanied his parents on their various moves, and when he came to Missouri had in his possession some $30. For two years he devoted his time during the summer months in assisting his father on the farm and in winters he taught school. In 1869 he leased 160 acres of uncultivated land and improved it. In 1870 he purchased 160 acres, made excellent improvements upon it, and on the Ist of January, 1878, with his partner, he bought the entire stock of merchandise of J. J. Daniels & Co. He has since continued in the mer- cantile business. Mr. Johnston married, on the 9th of April, 1874, Miss Henrietta Woods, a native of Licking County, Ohio, born May 18, 1854. She is a daughter of Jesse and Martha (Spencer) Woods, who were natives of Licking County, Ohio. Her father was born January 8, 1812, and her mother June 3, 1815. They were married September 3, 1835, and then settled in Licking County, Ohio. In 1855 they moved to LeRoy, McLean County, Illinois, and to Menard County in 1859, coming to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston are both members of the M. E. Church. Mr. J. is a member of Lodge No. 284 of the I. O. O. F. Their family consists of five children living : Ida M., born January 23, 1875 ; Flora E., born March 21, 1877; Ed. M., born September 6, 1878 ; Alma J., born February 26, 1880; and Rebecca, born December 12, 1881.
W. T. LONG,
farmer and stock raiser, section II, a worthy citizen of this township is a native of Madison County, Kentucky, and was born on the 16th of June, 1836. His parents were L. D. and Cynthia (Phelps) Long. The former, a native of Virginia, was born in 1809. He was shot at his resi- dence by a party of bushwhackers on July 21, 1864. The mother of W. T. was a native of Madison County, Kentucky. After they were mar- ried they settled in Madison County, Kentucky, and here the mother
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died in 1838. The father was married the second time, and then moved to Chariton County, Missouri, in 1847. William spent his boyhood days and received his education in Chariton County, Missouri. In 1860 he went to Clinton County, Missouri, and worked on a farm till February 2, 1862, when he enlisted in Company B, Sixth Regiment Missouri Militia, and did scouting duty in Missouri till March 1, 1865. He was mustered out at St. Louis, then returned to Clinton County, Missouri, and was married to Miss Eliza Allnutt, a native of Clinton County, born Decem- ber 17, 1839. She was a daughter of N. H. and Esther (Parker) Allnutt, who were natives of Madison County, Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Long came to Nodaway County in 1868, and settled where they now reside. Their family consists of seven children : W. D., born September 15, 1867 ; Hester Bell, born July 24, 1869 ; Thomas N., born April 12, 1871; C. A., born November 27, 1872; Maggie, born September 15, 1874; Frederick, born May 15, 1876, and Elgiva, born February 23, 1878.
H. B. LUCE,
farmer and stock raiser, section 19, is a native of Long Island, and was born December 10, 1835. His parents were John and Mary (Tuthill) Luce. The former, a native of Long Island, was born May 28, 1808, and died January 7, 1878. His mother was born on Long Island February 14, 1812. John Luce was commander of a trading vessel. He and his wife finally settled on Long Island on a farm, remaining there till the spring of 1851, when they moved to Erie County, Ohio. They resided on a farm till 1857, then moved to Clark County, Missouri, but after selling out, located in Iriquois County, Illinois, in 1861. There Mrs. Luce now resides. Her husband was a son of John T. and Rachel (Terry) Luce, the former born in 1786 and died 1852, and the latter born in 1787 and died in 1842. John T. Luce's parents were Abraham and Jemima. The father was born in 1758 and died in 1843. The mother was born in 1766 and died in 1850. Abraham was a son of Eleazer and Prudence Luce. Eleazer was born in 1729 and died in 1792, and Pru- dence died in 1820. Eleazer's father, Eleazer Sr., who was born in 1700, died in 1759. The paternal name of Eleazer's father was also Eleazer, who was born in 1673. He was a son of Abner, who came from Martha's Vineyard in 1697 and settled on Long Island, possessing that tract of land north of Luce's Landing. Eleazer finally sold out and moved to the Black District, some forty miles northwest of New York City. The origin of the name comes from Louis VII., now Luce. Henry B. Luce, the one whose name heads this sketch, spent his boyhood days at Long Island and Erie County, Ohio. He graduated from Bryant & Stratton's Business College at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1857. He was in the employ of the Cleveland & Toledo Railway for some four years, and
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with his parents then came to Clark County, Missouri, in 1858. He went to Andrew County, Missouri, in 1859, and January 19, 1866, he was mar- ried to Miss Ernestin A. Rogers, a native of Henry County, Indiana, born October 19, 1836. She was a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Barnes) Rogers. Her father was a native of Virginia, born January 2, 1800. He died August 21, 1854. Her mother, a native of Virginia, was born August 26, 1797, and died July 6, 1868. After being married they settled in Virginia and moved to Henry County, Indiana, in 1841. They became located in Andrew County, Missouri, and in 1866 moved to Doniphan County, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Luce are members of the M. E. Church. Their family consists of seven children: John W., Mary E., Permelia A., Alice S., Charles H., Alta B. and Albert L.
E. M. MANNING, M. D.,
Quitman, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, on November 12, 1839, being the son of James and Susan (Ziggler) Manning. The father, a native of Maryland, was born February 28, 1800. The mother of E. M. was born in Pennsylvania February 19, 1804. They were married on the 16th of March, 1826, and then settled in Steubenville, Ohio. James Manning was a minister of the Lutheran Church, and in 1839 moved to Zanesville, going from there in 1856 to Van Buren County, Iowa. He afterwards returned to Steubenville, Ohio, and then to Perry County in 1863, and to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1867. Here he died, April 13, 1880. Young Manning's youth was passed in Ohio, and there he received his education. He first commenced the study of medicine with Dr. J. M. Norris, at Birmingham, Iowa, remaining with him for two years, and subsequently studied under Dr. P. Z. Cassel, of Savannah, Missouri. On the 17th of July, 1861, he enlisted in the Second Regiment, Iowa Volun- teer Infantry, but was soon appointed hospital steward and received a commission as surgeon of State Militia of Missouri. Heresigned in 1864 and began the practice of medicine at Rochester, Andrew County, Mis- souri. He graduated from the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1865. In 1868 Dr. Manning moved to Quitman, and is now enjoying an excellent practice. He was married the 15th of February, 1859, to Miss Emma J. Barker, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio. She was born in August, 1838, and died the 16th of November, 1864, leaving four children : Ida S., Jennie M., Sarah E. and Della C. His second marriage occurred May 25, 1865, to Miss Emma O. Hawkins, who was born June 15, 1848. Both the Dr. and Mrs. Manning are members of the M. E. Church.
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