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HENRY McMULLIN
is a native of Belmont County, Ohio, and was born March 17, 1833. He was there reared till he attained his seventeenth year, when he removed to Washington County, Ohio, and in that locality principally received his education, following farming and school teach- ing as an occupation. In 1865 he immigrated to Owen County, Indi- ana, where he remained one and a half years, after which he came to Missouri and settled in this County, where he now resides. In 1866 he became engaged in mercantile business in Sweet Home, and asso- ciated with Mr. Clutter, continued in trade there for one year. Mr. McMulin then bought out his partner's interest and sold a half inter- est to S. P. Joy, they continuing the business six months. The subject of this sketch withdrew from the firm, but after a short time he again purchased the stock and successfully managed the business till 1875, 1875, when Leroy Harry became his partner. They conducted the store till 1880, when Mr. McM. turned his share over to his son, who, with Mr. Harry, now follows this business. Mr. McMulin has a large tract of land consisting of 950 acres, besides the store building at Sweet Home, and a residence in that town. He was married September 22, 1855, to Miss Rebecca Sample, a native of Ohio. They have one child, James L. They are members of the Christian Church.
IRA MOORE,
section 4, is a native of Parke County, Indiana, and was born May 31, 1832. At the age of eleven years he moved with the family to Han- cock County, Illinois, where he spent his youthful days in the occupation he now follows. He was educated in the schools of that county. In 1869 he emigrated west and settled in this state, where he has since resided. He has a large farm of 580 acres of land, making one of the best stock farms in this district. Mr. M. deals largely in stock, and is well and favorably known as a successful and enterprising man. He was married July 4, 1856, to Miss Mahala C. Rohrbaugh, a native of Vir- ginia. They have by this union six children : Sarah E., George E., Ira F., Homer W., Cecelia M. and Allie. They are members of the Protest- ant Methodist Church. Mr. M. has been school director and also road overseer for several terms.
JOHN S. MOW,
section 23. The subject of this sketch is a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, and was born June 23, 1808. While he was an infant the family emigrated to Montgomery County, where they resided till his eighth year, then removing to Union County. Two years later they went to
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Shelby County, where he was raised to manhood and educated. He has always followed his present occupation. In 1841 Mr. Mow removed to Fulton County, and after a long residence there of twenty-four years, he came westward and settled in this county on the place where he now resides. He has eighty acres of good average land, all of which is under cultivation. He was married in 1837, to Miss Matilda McCall, a native of Pennsylvania. They have five children : Richard S., John O., Lyman B., Flora F. and Charles S. They are members of the M. E. Church.
THOMAS B. NEAL,
section 35, was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, on the Ist of Novem- ber, 1846, and at the age of three years, with the family, he emigrated to Clark County, Illinois. When he was eleven years old they came to Missouri and settled in this county, where the subject of this sketch was reared to manhood and educated. He has followed his present occupa- tion since boyhood, and in connection with farming has been a school teacher, and is well and favorably known in that capacity. In 1873 he settled where he now resides. He has a fine farm of 200 acres of well improved land, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. N. was married December 25, 1870, to Miss Mary E. Wilcox, a native of Illinois. They have three children : Mary I., Ulysess A., and Olive L. They are mem- bers of the M. E. Church. In 1865 he enlisted in Company H, Fifty- first Missouri Infantry, and served till the close of the war.
ALEXANDER B. NEEDELS,
section 4. The subject of this sketch is a native of Gentry County, Mis- souri, and was born April 27, 1848. He was then reared to manhood and educated, following farming as an occupation. In 1870 he removed to this county and settled where he now resides. He has a fine tract of land consisting of 220 acres, second to none in the county, 120 acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. N. was married in 1870 to Miss Ruth A. Heim, a native of Stark County, Ohio. They have four chil- dren : Cora E., William A., Ada L. and Elizabeth. They are mem- bers of the M. E. Church.
JUDGE MORRIS D. NOBLES,
section 26, is prominent among the old setlers and successful farmers, and is one who has been closely identified with the interests of Noda- way County. He is a native of Adison County, Vermont, where he was born May 15, 1824. He was there raised till he attained his sixteenth year, when he emigrated to Edgar County, Illinois, following the trade of tanning with his father. That business he continued for five years,
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after which time he engaged in mercantile pursuits in Logan, Illinois. After conducting this occupation for four years he embarked in farming. In 1855 he emigrated to Missouri and settled where he now resides, here having 280 acres of land in a body that makes one of the finest stock farms in the county, most of which is under cultivation. Judge Nobles was united in marriage December 8, 1853, to Miss Julia A. Jones, a native of Ohio. They have two children-Mary E. and Hattie A. He has been county judge for two terms and served with honor to himself and credit to the county. He served as deputy sheriff one term, and was the first township trustee of Jackson Township. He has also been school director of his district several terms.
R. O'NEAL,
section 29, was born in Carroll County, Kentucky, on the 13th of Novem- ber, 1847. He was there raised to manhood and enjoyed the advantages of a good education, spending his boyhood days in the occupation he now follows. At the age of twenty-four years he immigrated to Mis- souri and settled in this county, where he now resides. He has 240 acres of land that will average with any in the county, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. O'Neal was married September 10, 1872, to Miss Eva P. Shouse, a native of Missouri. They have four children: Willie W., Mamie H., Lenora and Birdie. Mr. O'Neal is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities. During the war he cast his lot with the Confederate cause, in 1863 enlisting in Company F., Fourth Ken- tucky Cavalry, and served till the close of the war. He participated in the siege of Knoxville and many other battles.
JESSE PARRISH,
section 21, was one of the early settlers and prominent and progressive farmers of this vicinity, and has done much toward the prosperity of Nodaway County. He is a native of Putnam County, Indiana, and was born March 30, 1829. At the age of five years he removed with the fam- ily to Lee County, Iowa, and when thirteen he was brought to this state, locating in Holt County. He was there reared to manhood, following the occupation of farming. In 1845 he settled in this county, where he has since resided, and in 1867 he moved to his present farm. His estate consists of 160 acres of good land, 120 of which are under cultivation. Mr. P. was united in marriage, April 6, 1848, to Miss Susan Spoonamore, a native of Indiana. They have fifteen children : Mary E., Eliza A., Polly A., Nancy E., Matilda, Sarah, George L., Jesse P., Arthur M., Malinda, Cora B., Rozella, Edward M., Henry and Myrtie. They are members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Parrish was constable of
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his township one term. During the war he was a member of the state militia.
JAMES M. PARTRIDGE,
section 32, is a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, and was born July 19, 1814. At the age of three years he was taken by the family to Adams County, residing there for nine years, after which he removed to Highland County. He was there principally raised, following the occu- pation he now follows. In 1336 he returned to Adams County, where he remained till 1837, when he immigrated to Edgar County, Illinois. There he lived till 1862. He then enlisted in Company F, Thirtieth Illinois Regiment, and was corporal of that company. He participated in a number of important battles, and after a service of two years he was discharged for disability. In 1865 he came to this state and settled where he now resides, having 360 acres of land as good as any in the county, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. P. has been twice mar- ried : First, in 1833, to Miss Delida Thatcher, a native of Ohio. They had four children : John F., Samuel S., Sarah E. and James. Mrs. Par- tridge's death occurred in 1876. He was again married to Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. She has three children by her former marriage: Mary E., Mat- tie E. and Agnes G.
THOMAS PIERPOINT,
section 16, is a native of West Virginia, and was born March 6, 1828. He was reared to manhood in his native state, and was educated in the schools of that vicinity. He has always followed the occupation of farming. In 1850 he removed to Taylor County, residing there till 1869, when he emigrated to Hancock County, Illinois, remaining there for only six months. From that place he came to this county and settled where he now lives. He has 160 acres of land, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. P. was married September 2, 1852, to Leona Worth- ington, a native of Pennsylvania. They have from this union nine chil- dren : Ralph, Mary, Samantha, Zackwell, Elslay, John W., Henry R., Albert S., and Rosa B. Mr. Pierpoint has been school director of his district. During the war he was a member of the state militia.
DANIEL C. PIERPOINT,
section 26. The subject of this sketch was born in Tyler County, West Virginia, November 4, 1843, and was there raised to manhood and edu- cated, following farming and school teaching. In 1870 he immigrated to Nodaway County, and in 1881 settled on the place where he now resides. He has eighty acres of land on the home place, besides other land in this county, all of it being above the average. Mr. Pierpoint
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was married March 31, 1868, to Miss E. E. McCay, a native of Ohio. They have five children: James E., Cora M., Mary A., Clara B. and Gracie V. They are members of the Protestant Methodist Church. Mr. P. is the present township collector. He has been school director of his district for several terms.
ROBERT RUSSELL,
section II, is an old settler of this county. He was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 14, 1836, and was there reared till fifteen years of age, when he emigrated to Edgar County, Illinois. There he was engaged in the trade of shoemaking, and after residing there six years he removed to Vermillion Courty, Indiana. For one year he was engaged in farming, after which he came to Missouri, and settled in this county. In 1870 he located where he now resides. He has eighty-five acres of good land, all under cultivation. Mr. R. was married March 7, 1861, to Miss Mary J. Moss, a native of Illinois. They had seven children : Charlotte R., Edward, Charles, Sarah F., Marion, Arella K. and George. Mrs. Rus- sell's death occurred February 29, 1877. During the war Mr. R. enlisted in the state militia. -
GEORGE A. RUSH,
section 32. The subject of this sketch is a native of Canada, and was born May 28, 1841. At the age of six years he was taken by the fam- ily to Racine County, Wisconsin, where he was reared to manhood as a farmer, and received his education. In 1870 he emigrated to Missouri and settled where he now resides. He has 112 acres of land, most of which is under cultiuation. Mr. Rush was united in marriage in 1864 to Miss Mary Banchop, a native of Scotland. They have four children : Arthur E., Alvin M., Mary A., and Charlotte J. They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. R. is the present township constable.
BENTON SMITH,
section 23, is a native of Indiana, and was born February 27, 1841. At the age of six years, with the family, he emigrated to Andrew County, residing there but five months, and from thence they removed to this state and county, where he was reared to manhood in the occupation of farming. He received his education in the schools of this vicinity, and in 1873 he settled on the place where he now resides. He has 200 acres of land, 170 acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. Smith was mar- ried February 23, 1868, to Mrs. Margaret Vaughn, whose maiden name was Bassford. They have five children by this marriage : Oliver, Har- riet A., Laurinda M., Joseph E. and Charlotte A. Mrs. S. has one child by her former marriage, George K. Vaughn. At the breaking out of
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the war, in 1861, Mr. Smith enlisted in the six months call, and after serv- ing that time he enlisted, in 1863, in Company C, Fourth Regiment Missouri State Militia, serving till the close of the war.
ELON SMITH,
farmer, section 36, is a native of Missouri, and was born in Andrew County, September 11, 1846. When three years of age he came to Nod- away County, where he has since resided. He was reared on a farm, and has made farming his occupation during life, and now has 160 acres of land. He was married November 25, 1870, to Miss Bettie Holmes, who was born in Edgar County, Illinois, May 1, 1854. While a child she came to Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have five children : Bell, Adda, Della, the fourth left to chose its own name, and the fifth an infant.
GEORGE A. SPECK,
section 9, was born in Warren County, Illinois, July 10, 1852. When he was fourteen years of age, the family emigrated to Fremont County, Iowa, and there resided till 1871, when he moved to Mitchell County, Kansas. After remaining four years, he returned to Iowa, and, one year later, went to Atchison County, Missouri, where he lived five years. Mr. S. then came to this county and settled where he now lives. He has 160 acres of choice land, most of which is improved. He was married, in 1873, to Miss Emma Banks, a native of Iowa. They have four children : Alice A., William H., Louis M. and Rosetta M.
ANDREW SPIRE,
section 25. The subject of this sketch was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, May 1, 1845, and was there reared to manhood and educated, fol- lowing the occupation of farming. He resided in that locality till 1870, when he emigrated westward and settled in this county, and in 1880 he located on the place where he now resides, having leased the place for a term of years. He, in company with Mr. Wm. Shew, is largely engaged in sheep raising. They now have on their place 1,650 head of sheep, and sell on an average 10,000 pounds of wool per year. The farm they occupy contains 330 acres, most excellently adapted to the industry in which they are engaged. Mr. Spire was married in 1868, to Miss Mary Shew, a native of Ohio. They have five children : John H., Mary S., George A., Ellen and Charles. They are members of the Catholic Church. In 1864 Mr. S. enlisted in Company H, Thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and served till the close of the war.
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MOSES STINGLEY
was born in Hardy County, Virginia,, on the fourth day of September, 1810. His father was a soldier in the revolutionary war. His parents raised sixteen children-nine sons and seven daughters. Thirteen of the sixteen played on the violin. He lived in his native state until twenty-two years of age. He was married on the 9th day of Septem- ber, 1830, to a Miss Terry, of the same county as himself. In August, 1832, he started for Tippacanoe County, Indiana, arriving there in Octo- ber, of that year, and lived there twelve years, and on the Ist of Octo- ber, 1844, he started for the Platte Purchase and settled in Andrew County, two miles north of Whitesville. In the spring of 1845 he rented a farm and raised a crop. In the fall all the family were taken sick, and on the 30th day of September, Mrs. Stingley died, leaving five children, and the family were so ill that but one child could attend the funeral. As soon as he recovered his health sufficiently, Mr. S. went to Plattsburg and entered 160 acres of land in Nodaway County, where he now lives, and during the winter camped in a pre-emption house until he was able to build a mansion, eighteen by twenty feet. He raised good crops that year on rented land, and bought a set of plow irons for eleven dollars and stocked it himself and broke seven acres of prairie fenced it, and put it in corn. He had to go to Savannah and St. Joseph for his smithing and milling. On the 3d of December, 1846, he married Miss Eliza Moon. To use his own language, he then had nothing to do but to work and kill deer and turkeys, and go to mill, and sometimes to St. Joseph for whisky, when the cows failed. On the 10th of December, 1848, the snow fell thirty-four inches deep on the level, and remained on the ground until March, and during this time had sport in catching tur- keys, when they could get them to leave the timber.
In 1851, owing to high water, they had to grate the corn for bread, and got along in that way until they heard of a horse mill at Rochester. He went there and had thirteen bushels of corn ground, and, after bring- ing it home, said it was the best time to loan meal he ever saw. On the 15th day of June, 1856, he was again deprived of his companion by death, leaving five children by this union, and on the 18th day of the following November he married Miss Margaret L. Gray, and, for awhile, he says everything went on finely. Then came chinch bugs, destroying crops ; next, swarms of grasshoppers, and, by the by, Jeff. Davis broke loose, which checked matters for a while ; but he survived all that, and on the 18th of January, 1877, his third wife died, leaving four children. The following September, he sold part of his property and took a trip to California and Oregon, and returned the following year, and has remained here since, he says, except when professionally out fiddeling for the neighbors, having been their fiddler for fifty-five years. He has
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served as road overseer, constable and judge of the county court one term, and, in 1861, was captain of a company, known as Platte River Hellions, besides has been prominent at log rollings and house raisings. Although a farmer, he has made combs, brooms, stocked plows, axe handles, shoes for all his family, and many for others, ox-yokes, shod horses, made weaving looms and well wheels, weaving shuttles, coop- erage, and has at this time a cedar churn, in good condition, made by himself in 1826, and manufactured many a grind stone, besides other articles too numerous to mention. His children's names are as follows : Nancy M., George R., William, Allen, Hiram M., Thursey Ann, Rosina, Perneacy, Jane, Stanford G., Lozilla, Norton C., Orleany and Noah E. It has been a habit of Mr. S., during life, never to go in debt, and his name has never been on the books of a merchant in the county. He never gave but one note, and that was for forty acres of land, that they could not receive the money for at the time, although he was anxious to pay it, and paid the note with the same money which he reserved for that purpose. His landed estate at the present time consists of 285 acres. In his religious preferences he inclines to the Universalist belief.
ISAAC WILCOX,
deceased, was prominent among the old settlers of this county, who have now passed away from this world. He was a native of Green County Kentucky, and was born September 27, 1817. When twelve years of age he went with the family to Menard County, Illinois, where he was reared to manhood and educated, following the occupation of farming and stock raising. This he continued through life. In 1852, he immigrated to Missouri, and settled in this county, and after a short residence here of six months, he removed to Union County, Iowa, where he resided eighteen months. After that time he returned to this county and set- tled in section 26, where his family now resides. Mr. Wilcox was mar- ried in 1844, to Miss Mary J. Curry, a native of Kentucky. They had five children : Mary E., Willis, Rachel, George and Andy. After a long and useful life Mr. W. died February 15, 1881. Since his death, Mrs. W. with the assistance of her sons, George and Andy, has successfully managed the home farm. They have 340 acres of choice land, making one of the best stock farms in the county. It is well improved, and about 150 acres are under cultivation.
WILLIS WILCOX,
section 23. The subject of this sketch,was born in Menard County, Illi- nois, January 29, 1853, and when one year old he accompanied the family on their move to Missouri. He resided in that state six months, and
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from there went to Iowa, remaining eighteen months. He afterwards returned to Missouri, and settled in this county. Here he was reared to manhood and educated, following the occupation of farming. In 1877 he settled on his present place, where he has 160 acres of land, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. W. was married March 29, 1874, to Rowena Hunt, a native of Missouri. They have two children, Elfie and Carrie.
SAMUEL YARNALL,
section II, is a native of Harrison County, Kentucky, and was born February 15, 1835. At the age of eighteen months he immigrated with the family to Vermillion County, Illinois, where he was reared to man- hood and educated, following the occupation of farming. In 1854 he came to this state and settled in Nodaway County, and in 1869 located on his present place. He has a neat farm of fifty acres of land as good as any in the vicinity, most of which is under cultivation. He was mar- ried July 17, 1867, to Letha Stingley, a native of Clinton County, Mis- souri, and daughter of Moses Stingley, an old settler of this county. They have four children: Anna M., Etta L., Leota M. and Franklin T. Mr. Yarnall has been township constable for one term, also clerk of the township three terms. He has served as school director of his district for the past ten years. During the war he enlisted in Company C, Fourth Missouri Regiment, enlisting in 1862. He served till the close of the war.
JAMES A. YARNALL,
section 22. The subject of this sketch was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, May 28, 1841. At the age of thirteen years he emigrated, with the family, to Missouri and settled in this county and township. He was here raised to manhood and received an education from the schools of the county. He was brought up in his present occupation, and now has 530 acres of land that will compare with any in the county, most of which is under cultivation. As a successful and progressive farmer. Mr. Yar- nall is well and favorably known. He was united in marriage, Novem- ber 12, 1865, to Miss Rebecca S. Scott, a native of Missouri. They have seven children : Frisby A., Dorcas L., Mary A., James A., Florence R., Belva C. and Alfred. In 1861 Mr. Y. enlisted in the six months call for volunteers, and after serving that length of time, in April, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Fourth Regiment Missouri State Militia, and served till the close of the war. He participated in the battle of Spring- field, Missouri, Horse Creek, and many others of lesser note.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
A. T. BLEYLEY,
carpenter and notary public, also insurance agent, is a native of Ger- many, and was born September 17, 1829. When about sixteen years old he came to America, landing at New York, and then located in Cin- cinnati, where he resided for about ten years .. He was principally educated in his native country, although he attended school for some time in Cincinnati. While there he learned the carpenter trade, and in 1857, moved to Illinois, and located in Quincy, where he followed his trade till 1861. He then settled at Ottumwa, Iowa, and in 1864, he came. to Conception, where he has since worked at his trade, in connection with other work and official business. He was made a notary public in 1873, and has also served seven years as justice of the peace. Mr. B. was. married October 8, 1856, to Miss Barbara Krape, who was born in Ger- many in September, 1832. They have nine children : Mary, Andy J., Albert, John, Anna, Clara, Frank, Barbara and Francis. Mr. B. and family are Catholics.
OLIVER P. BOGART,
farmer and school teacher, section 16, is a son of Jacob and Margaret (Bishop) Bogart, the former of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. He was born in Seneca County, Ohio, October 27, 1839, and was reared and educated in his native county. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Forty- ninth Ohio, and remained in service for twenty-three months, being. wounded in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, thus disabling him for duty. In 1868 he came to Missouri and shortly located where he now resides. When about sixteen years of age he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed about five years, and has also worked at it at various inter- vals. He began teaching when he was twenty-one years of age, and this he has since continued to a greater or less extent. He now has a farm of 160 acres on which he resides, also eighty acres in the vicinity. Mr. B. is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married August 6, 1868 to Miss Ophelia Emery, a daughter of Judson and Lucinda (Mead), Emery, the former of Maine and the latter of Ohio. Mrs. B. was born in Henry County, Ohio, January 13, 1850. She was there reared and was married in Oberlin, Ohio, where she had resided for a short time.
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