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H. C. ANNAN,
merchant, was born in Maryland in February, 1843, there receiving an excellent business education. For some time he was engaged in clerk- ing in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and other large cities in the east, thereby acquiring a thorough knowledge of business. In 1869 he came west and located temporarily at St. Joseph, Missouri, where he soon formed the acquaintance of H. L. Williams, Sr., of that city. The latter, who was about to start a store in Hiawatha, Kansas, tendered Mr. A. a partner- ship, giving him full charge of the business. He accepted the offer and accordingly located in Hiawatha, where he was successfully occupied in the mercantile trade for two years. The firm then removed to Barnard in the spring of 1872, and continued to do a large business there until 1876, when Mr. Annan sold his interest to John S. Miller & Co., H. L. Williams being the company of the new firm. The subject of this sketch next took a trip east, visiting his old home in Maryland and vari- ous cities, finally returning to Barnard, where he opened a store of new goods with R. L. Annan, the style of this firm becoming H. C. & R. L. Annan. They have erected a large and commodious building, which has been filled with a complete and choice stock of gen- eral merchandise. The large patronage which they enjoy is a sufficient guarantee of their popularity and success. Mr. Annan married Miss Elizabeth McCandliss, of this city, in May, 1876. They have three children, Annie L., Harry C., and Mary Mable.
ROBERT L. ANNAN,
of the firm of H. C. and R. L. Annan, merchants, was born in Jefferson County, Virginia, June 15, 1845. He received a good business educa- tion, and remained at home with his father, who was in the milling business, until he had reached his majority. From 1864 to 1872 he was engaged in the occupation of tanning in West Virginia, at the expira- tion of which time he sold out and removed west, settling in Nebraska, where he continued to reside for four years. In 1876 he came to Bar- nard and formed a partnership which now constitutes the firm of H. C. and R. L. Annan. They continued to do a prosperous business until 1881, when, on account of their increasing patronage, the Messrs. Annan were obliged to erect a commodious structure, now occupied by them. Few firms through the county are more respected than this one, and none are more honorable in their dealings. Mr. R. L. Annan was married to Miss Emma McCandliss, January 1, 1878. They have two children, Bessie and Robert Garfield.
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HOBART AISQUITH,
grocer, was born in Maryland in 1845, and was educated with great care, first attending St. James' College, in Hagerstown, and later, St. John's College, of Annapolis, Maryland. He was brought up on a farm, and there learned the habits of industry and economy, which have followed him through life. At the age of seventeen years he entered the Con- federate army, serving for three years, discharging his duty faithfully as a soldier. After retiring from the army he farmed for two years, and then went to Virginia, where he was engaged in business until 1873. In 1874, he came to Barnard, and, after clerking for Messrs. Annan & Co. and J. S. Miller & Co. until 1878, he commenced the grocery busi- ness, in which few men have made a greater success. Mr. A. has a large and well selected stock, and by his straight forward course has won the confidence of the community. Mr. Aisquith was married to Miss Mary A. Caples, of Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, May 17, 1876. They have two children, Grace and Edna.
MARTIN VAN BUREN BAKER,
farmer and stock raiser, was born in Daviess County, Missouri, Novem- ber 7, 1836, and in the spring of 1837, with his father he moved to Platte County. At the time he was nine years old, he came to Andrew County, and remained eight years, when he located in this township, in 1854, buying the farm he now occupies in 1865. This consists of 225 acres, situated in section II. Mr. B. married Miss Mary M. Jobe, September 10, 1865. They have taken three children to bring up and educate : Hattie Gary, Sarah Thompson and John W. Thompson. Three young ladies have made their homes with Mr. and Mrs. B., and all are now married : Addie Pickerell, wife of William McGuire; Malissa Hollen- beck, who married Fletcher Badger, and Jennie Hollenbeck, wife of Edwin Gavin. Mr. B. commenced life with small means, working on his father's farm on shares until he was married. He has been one of the hard working men of this section, has improved his farm from year to year, building one of the best farm residences in the county, and has a very desirable home. In 1861, he entered the state militia, and remained one of its members until he enlisted in the Forty-third Missouri Infantry Volunteers. He was promoted to lieutenant, served in the state for one year, and was selected as one of ninety men to protect the county. Mr. B. belongs to the I. O. O. F., and is also one of the leading and active members of the M. E. Church. M. L. Baker, the father of Martin V. ยท Baker, was one of the pioneers of the Platte Purchase, and was born in North Carolina June 15, 1805. He came to Missouri in 1820, stopping in Saline County a few months with his mother, and then went to Clay
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County, where he married Miss Percilla Rama, in 1826. They had six children : Nathan, Christopher, Martin V., Mary Jane, John W. and Rachel. Mr. and Mrs. B. moved into Clinton County, settling near Haynesville, in 1828, and lived there four years. In 1337, they came to Platte County, and then to Andrew County, locating in this county in 1854. Mr. B. died in 1870. Mrs. B. was born in Kentucky, in 1807, and has passed through many trials and deprivations, incident to the settle- ment of a new country. Now at the age of seventy-four she is hale and hearty, and her mind as clear as ever. She lives with her son, Martin, and enjoys such comforts of life as are given to her through a son's care and a dutiful daughter's love.
DANIEL BARINGER.
farmer, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, April 9, 1809, and in 1816 went to Holland, and from there embarked for Philadelphia, U. S. A. . He was on the ocean for ninety-one days; was shipwrecked twice, los- ing everything, and out of four hundred and forty-four persons who took passage on the same vessel only two hundred arrived at New Orleans. Mr. B. then came to Louisville, Kentucky in 1818. In 1829, he moved to Jackson County, Indiana, where he bought 240 acres of land for $400 and commenced work building a double log house and improving a farm. There he lived for thirty years. He married Miss Rebecca Lovier, a native of Maryland, in 1829. They had twelve chil- dren, ten of whom are living: Daniel, John J., Nimrod, William, Alpheus, Catherine, Caroline, Elizabeth, Martha Jane and Josephene. James died while in the army, and Laura was killed by the falling of a tree in Indiana. In 1869, Mr. B. came to Nodaway County, Missouri, and bought a large farm, a greater part of which has been improved. He has a fine residence and orchard, and the farm is divided with hedge fences into twenty and forty acre lots. His landed interest embraces 240 acres in section 36. Nimrod Baringer, his son, married Miss Rebecca Coons, of Iowa, in July, 1881. He was one of the company who went to the Black Hills and was burned out by the government. Upon returning to lowa he was employed on a railroad until he came home to work the farm. Mr. Baringer held many offices of trust and responsibility while in Indiana. He is a Mason and a member of the M. E. Church.
DR. ALFRED WESLEY BEAR
was born in Cooper County, Missouri, March 13, 1841, and received a good primary education in the common school, which he supplemented by a course at the Rural Retreat Academy. At the age of seventeen years he commenced to teach school, continuing that profession for thirteen years.
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In the meantime he continued his studies in higher mathematics, the sciences, and also the languages. The last four or five years of his teaching he devoted much of his time to the study of medicine. At the close of his career as an instructor he had become an excellent scholar, and was well versed in medicine. He attended a course of lectures at the Washington University, of Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1871 came. to Barnard, in 1872 engaging in the drug business with Dr. Heath. Mr. M. M. Silvers afterwards bought Dr. Heath's interest, and after a time Mr. Silvers disposed of his to Samuel Philips. In 1881, on account of failing health, Dr. Bear sold his share to his partner, Mr. Philips, and discontinued business. The Doctor owns a good farm in section 20, in this township and some valuable business property, besides residences in Barnard. Since retiring from business he has visited the different min- eral springs and tested the virtue of their waters, finding some relief, but in none, he claims, as much as in the mineral water of Barnard. He has used it constantly for four months, and finds himself very much improved, considering the water equal, if not superior, to the celebrated Eureka Springs, of Arkansas. The Doctor has been an active business man and successful in all his undertakings. He is a Mason, a Democrat in politics, and in his religious preferences is a Baptist. He married Miss Mary Hester Bradley, of this county, February 9, 1879.
JOSHUA H. BENSON,
farmer and stock raiser, was born in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in 1832, spending his early life at home. In 1853, he went to Vinton County, Ohio, remaining for six years, and, in 1859, he took a trip to California, where he spent two years of successful labor. In 1863, he came to Missouri, and settled in this township. The farm where he now lives was bought by him in 1869, and consists of 164 acres, situated in section 27. Mr. B. built the Western Hotel, in Barnard, in 1874, and continued to keep it for two years. He also had a lumber yard in Bar- nard for two years. He bought the steam mill at Prairie Park, the name of a town which was to take the place of Barnard and Bolckow, and located between the two towns. He also purchased several buildings in connection with the mill, and started a store and established a post office in 1865, which was the first in Grant Township, and Mr. Benson was the first postmaster. When the railroad was completed, R. G. Hub- bard claimed too large damages for the right of way through his farm, on which Prairie Park was located. Hence the towns of Barnard and Bolckow were built and the post office moved to Barnard. (Sec town- ship history.) In 1873-4, Mr. Benson was township collector, and has been for many years one of the leading, active men in all enterprises which would tend to the improving of the town and county. He mar- 59
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ried Miss Catharine Briggs in Ohio, July 25, 1855. She was born in that state. They have seven children: Mary A. (married Mr. L. Williams, of Bolckow), Hiram A., Eliza R., Simeon L., William G., James F. On November 8, 1881, Miss Eliza R. was married to Mr. John H. Jones, of Watson, Iowa, and, on the same evening, Hiram A. was married to Miss Florence Cloud, of Barnard. Mr. Benson is an active member of the Masonic fraterniny.
D. B. CLAWSON, 4
harness maker, was born in Clark County, Kentucky, May 27, 1850, and in the fall of 1866 he removed to Missouri, and in 1870 came to this county and commenced working on a farm. Not being in the enjoyment of good health, he concluded that some trade would be better adapted to his constitution, and accordingly in 1879 he entered the harness shop of George Waugh, learned the business, soon becoming an adept work- man. After completing his trade he bought the interest of Mr. Waugh, and has since been doing a very satisfactory business, goods of his man- ufacture meeting with a ready sale. Mr. C. married Miss Barbara J. Bear, daughter of S. K. Bear, in the spring of 1872. They have four children : Pleasant Lee, Nancy Agnes, Mattie Bell and an infant. Mr. Clawson is an Odd Fellow and a member of the A. O. U. W. They are liberal supporters of the Baptist Church, Mrs. C. being a member of that denomination.
J. P. COLLINS,.
of the firm of Jamison & Collins, proprietors of meat market, was born in Kentucky in February, 1840, and in 1857 came to Missouri. After living in Saline, Andrew and Buchanan Counties for twelve years, he came to this county in 1872. Here he bought a farm, on which he remained until 1880, when he disposed of it and moved to Barnard. In 1881 he opened a meat market with his partner, and they are doing the leading business in the town in a very satisfactory way. Mr. C. is a reliable citizen, and has many friends. He married Miss Lydia M. Kelly, of Andrew County, September 4, 1871. They have four children : Pleasant P., Mary C., William Harvey and Madora A. Mr. C. was a justice of the peace in White Cloud Township for two years, and per- formed the official duties of that position in an efficient manner.
FRANCIS CONLIN,
farmer and stock raiser, was born in Ireland, November 1, 1814, and emigrated to this country in 1835, settling in Dorset, Vermont, where he learned the stone cutters' trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years and a half. He subsequently moved to New York City, where he
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followed his trade for six years, and then went to Pennsylvania, and from there to Richmond, Virginia. He next visited Kentucky and Indi- ana, and then to New Orleans, going from there to Texas, and finally to Shawneetown, Illinois, when he went to work on the Peru Canal. He was subsequently employed to go to Leavenworth, Kansas, to work on the fort, and afterwards to Fort Scott. Upon moving to Platte City, Missouri, he entered eighty acres of land, which he sold, and then came to this county and township where, in October, 1844, he. entered the land where he now lives, consisting of 240 acres in sections 23 and 24. Mr. C. broke twenty acres the first year, built a cabin, and commenced pioneer life in earnest. He was obliged to go with an ox team twenty miles to mill, and to kill game for his meat. Mr. Conlin was among the first settlers in the township, and few men have seen harder times, or suffered more deprivations and trials in a newly settled country. He now belongs to the Masonic lodge, and politically he is a Democrat. Mr. Conlin married Miss Jane Malott, of Platte County, Missouri, September 9, 1845. They have eight children living : Wil- liam T., Frances M., Sarah A., John Floyd, Samuel Houstin, Margaret Ann, Eliza Jane, and Mary M. Mrs. Conlin died June 16, 1881. She was a loving wife and mother, and her death was mourned by all. Mr. C. has given farms to his children and started them well in life. In 1876 he built a fine house and now has a beautiful home. John Floyd, his son, lives at home, and takes charge of the farm. He is well edu- cated and a good business man, and is engaged in dealing in and raising stock, keeping quite a number of hogs and cattle on the place.
PRESTON CURNUTT,
was born in Tennessee, October 13, ISIS, and came to Platte County, June 9, 1841. He was engaged in working on rented land until he came to this county, in March, 1844, where he made a claim, and upon the organization of the county, he was elected the first county clerk. In 1848, he died. Mrs. Curnutt entered the land when it came into market. Mr. C. married Miss Elizabeth Campbell, in Campbell County, Tennes- see, in October, 1839. He left four children : William, Pheeriba J., died February 15, 1861 ; John C., and Thomas J., died September 17, 1863. Mrs. C. has passed through many hardships in raising her family, and an account of her experiences alone would fill a volume. William Cur- nutt, her oldest son, is now in Montana.
JOHN C. CURNUTT,
proprietor of livery, was born December 29, 1843, in Platte County, Mis- souri. He has lived with his mother principally during life, caring for
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her in her declining years. He married Miss Louisa M. Patten, January 8, 1865. They had three children : William R., Martha D. and Samuel Preston. Mrs. Curnutt died May 4, 1872. Mr. C. moved into Barnard in October, 1880, and bought an interest in the livery business, which he is now conducting in a creditable manner.
HENRY DORST,
farmer and stock raiser, section 2, was born in Meigs County, Ohio, October 22, 1841, and came to this state December 3, 1865, remaining in St. Joseph one winter. He afterwards made his home in Andrew County for two years, and in 1867 bought a farm in this township when there were but few houses in this district. He worked on the railroad which was built the year after, and has seen Barnard built up, and the most of Maryville. He improved his first farm, but subsequently sold it and bought adjoining land till he now has a fine residence and a farm con- sisting of ninety-six acres. He married Miss Rhoda Kellogg, of Andrew County, Missouri, October 12, 1867. They had four children : Sarah Ellen, Lizzie Ann, Addie Eliza and John Henry. Mrs. D. died July 16, 1877. June 27, 1878, Mr. Dorst married Mrs. Rhoda Rose, of this county. They have two children, Mary A. and Dora May. Mrs. D. had one child by her former marriage, Florence Cordelia. Mr. D. is a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity, at Barnard. He is one of the reliable men in the township, a good neighbor and a friend to the needy. During the war he joined the Seventh Ohio Battery and served four years, participating in the battles of Vicksburg, Corinth, and many others. He was under the command of Generals Grant, Sherman and McPherson. Entering as a private, for proficiency and valor, he was promoted to lieutenent. After being mustered out he re-enlisted. Not many soldiers have as proud a record.
JAMES M. GAVIN,
merchant. The subject of this sketch was born in Butler County, Ohio, July 18, 1825, and for that time, received a good common school educa- tion. He learned the carriage making trade while young, at which he worked for six years. His taste being better adapted to other branches of industry, in 1850 he commenced the mercantile business, which he continued for eight years, a part of the time doing a large jobbing trade. In 1858 he sold out and moved to Taylor County, Iowa, where he bought a farm and was engaged in dealing in stock and speculating generally. At the breaking out of the rebellion in 1861, he raised the first company of men for the protection of the border towns in Taylor County, and assisted greatly in defending them against bushwhackers and lawless
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citizens. The regiment of which Mr. G. was a member, being independ- ent, when its work was accomplished offered its services to the general government, but as the state quota was full they disbanded. In August, he, with a part of his own company, came to Missouri and joined the Fourth Missouri Cavalry, and were ordered to Southwest Missouri, when they were engaged in defending the Union citizens against the outlaws of that section. He continued this service for eighteen months, when he was appointed district provost marshal, with headquarters at Jeffer- son City, and continued to hold this position until the close of the war. Of his many hair breadth escapes, the competent and satisfactory man- ner with which he discharged his varied and difficult duties, and the encomiums heaped upon him by both citizens and military authorities, space will not permit us here to give. Suffice it to say however, that he always discharged his duty honestly and fearlessly, and retired from the army with an approving conscience. Upon returning to Iowa he dis- posed of his property , and in the spring of 1866 came to Missouri and settled in Rosendale, Andrew County, there buying a flouring mill and woolen factory, in which business he was very successful. In 1871 he he sold out and came to Barnard and bought interests in large mills here. In 1873 he commenced to do a general merchandising business, erected a large store, and with his son as a partner, has since been conduct- ing an extensive trade. In connection with a second son he has established a store in Bolckow, Andrew County. Mr. Gavin married Miss Eliza Paxton, of Preble County, Ohio, March 31, 1846. By this happy union they have five children: Malanthan W., James E., Charles A., who is a student and a fine scholar, Laura A. and Elizabeth A., both young ladies at home. Mr. G. is a successful business man, and has never failed in any enterprise which he has undertaken. He commenced life poor and has been the architect of his own fortune. Toward the close of the war for his meritorious conduct, he was promoted to quartermaster general on General Cooley's staff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
SMITH GEORGE,
of the firm of Earls & George, general hardware merchants and dealers in saddles, harness, wagons, agricultural implements, and proprietors of the only furniture establishment in Barnard, was born in Ohio in 1843, and from there moved to Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, soon locating in Nodaway County. He then went to Fillmore, Andrew County, where he carried on the saddle and harness business, which trade he had learned before coming west. After a few years he added to his business a stock of hardware, and continued to do a large and profitable trade. In the spring of 1876 he located in Barnard, where his success has kept on increasing, adding to his large hardware stock har-
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ness, saddles, wagons, (the Mitchell and Harrison make), all kinds of . agricultural implements and a complete assortment of furniture. This is one of the most complete establishments in the county, and would do credit to any city. All this is the result of his being industrious and accommodating, making his guarantees good and his general dealing perfectly reliable. W. S. Earls, of Savannah, is the partner of Mr. George, and is well known as a man of wealth and of an excellent business repu- tation. Mr. G. has a branch store in Mound City, Holt County, where he is also doing a thriving trade. Mr. George married Miss Emma F. Gleaves, daughter of Dr. Gleaves, of Guilford, formerly of Ohio, in 1868. They have one child, Fanny May, who was eleven years old on Novem- ber 2, ISSI. August 16, 1862, Mr. G. enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after thirteen months of hard service, was honorably discharged on account of disability. He is one of the enterprising reliable business men of this town and has the confidence of all.
JAMES W. HEATH,
physician and surgeon, was born on the 25th day of July, 1825, and is a native of Erie County, Pennsylvania. His father, John Heath, who was a merchant, was born in New Hampshire, and his mother, Hannah . (Wasson) Heath, was a native of the same state. James spent his youth at home and in clerking in a store. He received excellent educational advantages at the Waterford Academy, of Pennsylvania, applying him- self diligently for some time. Having made choice of the practice of medicine as his profession, he commenced its study with Dr. Ira Barton, of Waterford, Pennsylvania, as his preceptor. He attended the Western Reserve College in 1849-50, and soon after began practicing medicine. In 1861, Dr. Heath took a trip to Colorado, Nevada and California, spending nearly ten years in that country, and visiting many different cities. He encountered numerous difficulties while traveling among the Indians, was once robbed of his money and a valuable watch by road agents, but escaped with his life. A narration of his tour is both inter- esting and instructive. He extended his journey through Texas and the south, and finally, in 1870, Dr. Heath came to Missouri, and in March, 1871, located in Barnard, where he has since continued to care for the sick and administer to their wants. After coming to Missouri, he attended and afterwards graduated from the Hospital College of St. Joseph. A physician of over thirty years' standing, a resident of the county for over ten years, and his thorough knowledge of his profession, have combined to render him among the leading practitioners in Noda- way County. In connection with Mr. Noah McClaskey, he owns an excellent drug store, in which they are doing one of the best trades in this part of the county. Dr. Heath has been twice married. By his first
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wife, who died in 1858, he had a daughter, Gertrude, now the wife of John W. Cartas, of this place. His second marriage occurred November 8, 1874, to Mary Phillips, daughter of Joshua Phillips, who died in 1872. By this latter union there is one child, Earl S., born April 6, 1878. Dr. Heath is a member of the District Medical Society of Northwest Mis- souri. He also belongs to the Masonic Lodge. He is a Democrat, and in his religious preferences he is a Presbyterian.
JOHN W. HOUGHTALING,
farmer and dairyman, section 31, was born in Albany County, New York, September 27, 1837, and enjoyed fair opportunities for obtaining an education, until he was ten years old, when his father moved to Boone County, Illinois. There he continued to live until he was twenty- one years of age, when he came to Missouri, and bought the farm where he now lives, consisting of 137 acres. He married Kate Berger, in Boone County, Illinois, in 1863. They have three children : Carrie Bell, Jane May and Frank Edgar. Mr. H. came to the county with but limited means, but becoming possessed of a farm which has proven so productive, and with a love and zeal for his work, together with excel- lent business calculations, he has made one of the best farms, and has among the best improvements in the township, and the close of every year finds new and needed improvements of some kind. Mr. H. and Mr. E. Robinson were the first farmers in the township to start the dairy and butter making business, and their success is shown in the patronage which they enjoy. Farmers who are disheartened and discouraged would do well to take a few lessons of them. Mr. Houghtaling enlisted in 1863, in the Ninety-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was ordered to Vicksburg, and through the south generally. He was with A. J. Smith through the Red River expedition, and suffered most everything but death for seventy-five days. He also was through the siege of Mobile, for thirteen days. He was prompt in the discharge of his duty, a general favorite with the officers and men, and never complained, but made the best of his lot. He was sunstruck twice, and once had his leg broken. He was in the terrible Guntown expedition, in which 10,000 men entered under the order of General Sturgess against Forrest. Through the treachery of the general they came out with the loss of 6,000 men, having suffered untold agonies. Mr. H. was mustered out in February, 1866, and received an honorable discharge. He then returned to Illinois. He is a Methodist, and also a member of the Masonic fraternity.
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