TNA/T -t^fcLL C ,€>>>l' yx^: o* IOTP -oC r : : n •^^»- AlA ^'?; .-■),|.OJI _^-x«ifej(i'!g-^ —OF— ARSHALL County, Kansas, w CONTAINING Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, TOGETHER WITH PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATE, AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. CHICAGO: CHAPMAN BROS. 1889. (;'> pi^Ep/^(?E. ^jIIE greatest of English historians, Macaulav, and oneof the most brilliant writers of the present centiny, has said : '-The history of a country is best told in a record of the lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the Portrait and Biograitiical Album of this county has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by their enterprise and industry, brought the county to a rank second to none among those iprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life ^gles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelli- public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthy the imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an >3^, influence extending throughout the length aud breadth of the land. It tells of men who hxve risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have become famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and & records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of manj', very man}', who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "they have done what they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the anvil, the lawyer's office and the counting-room, left eveiy trade and profession, and at their country's call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored aud peace once more reigned in the laud. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not be lost upon those who follow after. Coming generations will appreciate this volume aud preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter them- selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the bio"-raph- ical sketches, portraits of a number of representative citizens are given. The faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For this the publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, some refused to give the information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of the familj' would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made at their residence or place of business. .. X- 1 .Qwo CHAPMAN IJROS. Chicaoo, Jsoveinber. 188'.'. rfilTRfl^ a,.,. iOEi^ffi#rEe "^'""m^m^'^ iiflMi^ it t^lf^^;^ \ND OF THE t - an acknowledged leader among his companions, and was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair- ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. When George was 1 4 years old he had a desire to go to sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, but through the opposition of his mother the idea was abandoned. Two years later he was appointed surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In this business he spent three years in a rough froiuier life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very essential to him. In 1751, though only ig years of age, he was apix)inted adjutant with the rank of major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for active service against the French and Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there to restore his health They soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter who did not long survive him. On her demise the estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddle, as Lieuten- ant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was reorganized, and the province divided into four mili- tary districts, of which the northern was assigned to Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this a very perilous mission was assigned him and ac- cepted, which others had refused. This was to pro- ceed to the French post near Lake Erie in North- western Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed was between 500 and 600 miles. Winter was at hand, and the journey was to be made without military escort, through a territory occupied bv Indians. The GEORGE WASHINGTON. trip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished a fall and useful report of his expedition. A regiment of 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com- mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was then begun against the French and Indians, in which Washington took a most important part. In the memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad- dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer of distinction who escaped from the calamities of the day with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock were disabled early in the action, and Washington alone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter to his brother he says : " I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped unhurt, though death was levelino my companions on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was not born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit him. After having been five years in the military service, and vainly sought promotion in the royal army, he Look advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the expulsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio, to resign his commission. Soon after he entered the Legislature, where, although not a leader, he look an active and important part. January 17, 1759- he married Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy widow of John Parke Custis. When the British Parliament had closed the port -jf Boston, the cry went up throughout the provinces that "The cause of Boston is the cause of us all." It was then, at the suggestion of Virginia, that a Con- gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila- delphia,Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, peaceably if possible. To this Congress Col. Wash- ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- cord and Lexington had been fought. Among the first acts of this Congress was the election of a com- mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and responsible office was conferred upon Washington, who was still a memberof the Congress. He accepted it on June 19, but upon the express condition that he receive no salary. He would keep an exact account of expenses and expect Congress lo pay them and nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the fortunes and liberties of the people of this country were so long confided. The war was conducted by him under every possible disadvantage, and while his forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest nation of earth. On Dec. 23, 1783, Washington, in a parting address of surpassing beauty, lesigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the army to to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all connection with public life. Ii\ February, 1 7 89, Washington was unanimously elected President. In his presidential career he was subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new government ; trials from lack of confidence on the part of other governments; trials from want of harmony between the different sections of our own country; trials from the impoverished condition of the country, owmgto the war and want of credit; trials from the beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His clear judgment could discern the golden mean; and while perhaps this alone kept our government from sinking at the veiy outset, it left him exposed to attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and very annoying. At the expiration of his first term he was unani- mously re-elected. At the end of this term many were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely refused a third nomination. On the fourth of March, 1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there his few remaining years free from the annoyances of public life. Later in the year, however, his repose seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France. At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to take command of the armies. He chose his sub- ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat- ters in the field, wliich he superinter.ded from his home. In accepting the command he made the reservation that he was not to be in the field until it was necessary. In the midst of these preparations his life was suddenly cut off. December 12, he took a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling in his throat, jiroduced inflammation, and terminated fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh- teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its final resting place, and interred in the family vault at Mount Vernon. Of the character of Washington it is impossible to speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- miration. The more we see of the operations of our government, and the more deeply we feel the difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common interest, the more highly we must estimate the force cf his tal- ent and character, which have been able to challenge the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na- tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will be as lasting as the existence of man. The person of Washington was unusally tali, erect and well jiroportioned. His muscular strength was great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry. He commanded respect without any appearance of h.nurrhiiness, and ever serious without being dull. mj^^^miyj S:200Nn PRESIDENT. 23 V^ ;l|ki£££ji^ "V % 'f %'x •4: %'<¥»^fr'^-'»*'W"¥*'M-"-PT'S-' "■(■' %'"¥1 ■.^gA5teri» OHM ADAMS, the second J, President and the first Vice- I 'resident of the United States, was born in Braintree ( now Quincy ),Mass., and about ten miles from Boston, Oct. 19, 1735. His great-grandfather, Henry Adams, emigrated from England about 1 640, with a family of eight sons, and settled at Braintree. The parents of John were John and Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His father was a farmer of limited means, to which he added the bus- iness of shoemaking. He gave his eldest son, John, a classical educa- tion at Harvard College. John graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the school in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a "school of affliction, ' from which he endeavored to gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the study of law. For this purjxDse he placed himself under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He had thought seriously of the clerical profession but seems to have been turned from this by what he termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- cils, cf diabolical malice, and Calvanlstic good nature,'' of the operations of which he had been a witness in his native town. He was well fitted for the legal profession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being ready and fluent of speech, and having quick percep- tive powers. He gradually gained practice, and in 1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his marriage, (1765), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- tion turned him from law to jwlitics. He took initial steps toward huldin^ :i town meeting, and the resolu- tions he offered on the subject became very ixapulai throughout the Province, and were adopted word for word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos- ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- lislature) in 1770. Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegates from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congre-s. which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himseU by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- vocated the movement for independence against tlie majority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies should assume the duties of self-government. He was a prominent member of the committee of ive appointed June 11, to prepare a declaration of inde- pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but on Adams devolved the task of battling it through Congress in a three days debate. On the day after the Declaration of Independence was passed, while his soul was yet warm with th? glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wile which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated l)y the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says,"t'ne greatest question was decided that ever was debated in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil be decided among men. A resolution v. as passed without one dissenting colony, ' that these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- pendent states.' The day is passed. The fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable e[:och in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God. It ought to be solemnized with iionip, shows, 24 JOHN ADAMS. games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward for ever. You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can seethe rays of light and glory. I can see that the end is worth more than all the means; and that posterity will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I hope we shall not." In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a delegate to France and to co-operate with Bemjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money from the French Government. This was a severe trial to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- ers, who were seeking hiui. He left France June 17, 1779. In September of the same year he was again chosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi- ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet might l)e found willing to listen to such proposels. He sailed for France in November, from there he went to Holland, where he negotiated important loans and formed important commercial treaties Filially a treaty of peace with England was signed Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, toil and anxiety through which Mr. Adams had passed threw him into a fever. After siiffeiing from a con- tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he was advised to goto England to drink the waters of Bath, ^\hile in England, still drooping anddesixjnd- ing, he received dispatches from his own government urging the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through storm, on sea, on horseback and foot, he made the trip. February 24, 1785, Congress appointed Mr. Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face to face the King of England, who had so long re- garded him as a traitor. As England did not condescend to appoint a minister to the United States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom- plishing but little, he sought jiermission to return to his own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. When Washington was first chosen President, John .\dams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at home and abroad, was chosen Vice President. Again at the second election of Washington as President, Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President, though not without much opposition. ■Serving in this office four vears.he was succeeded by Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in politics. While Mr Adams was Vice President the areat French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, and it was upon this point which he was at issue with the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people in tlieir struggle, for he had no confidence in their jxDwer of self-government, and he utterly abhored the classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it. On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- iginated the alienation between these distinguished men, and two powerful parties were thus soon organ- ized, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies were with England and Jefferson led the other in sympathy with France. The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling had died away, and he had begun to receive that just appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till after death. No one could look upon his venerable form, and think of what he had done and suffered, and how he had given up all the prime and strength of his life to the public good, without the deepest emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar good fortune to witness the complete success of the institution which he had been so active in creating and supjxirting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest station in the gift of the jieople. The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the signers of that immortal instrument left upon the earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is well known, on that day two of these finished their earthly pilgrinifge, a coincidence so remarkable as to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. Adams had lieen rapidly failing, and on the morning of the fourth he found himself too weak to rise from his jjed. On being requested to name a toast for the customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- dependence FOREVER." When the day was ushered in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, he was asked by one of his attendants if he knew what day it w-as? He replied, "O yes; it is the glor- ious founh of Tuly — God bless it — God bless you all." In the course of the day he said, "It is a great and glorious day." The last words he uttered were, "Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re- signed his spirit into the hands of his God. The personal appearance and manners of Mr. Adams were not particularly prepossessing. His face, as his portrait manifests,was intellectual ard expres sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and his manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous. He had neither the /of(y dignity of M'nshington, nor the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked the manners and address of Tefferson. y-zTTZ^ THIRD FRJiSIDENT. z? Ih TH©MA^JEr HOMAS JEFFERSON was burn April 2, 1743, at Sliad- ipwell, Albermarle county, Va. V His parents were Peter and ., Jane ( Randolph) Jefferson, - the former a native of Wales, and the latter born in Lon- don. To them were born six daughters and two sons, of whom Thomas was the elder. When 14 years of age his father died. He received a most liberal education, hav- ing been kept diligently at school from the time he was five years of age. In 1760 he entered William and Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat of the Colonial Court, and it was the obode of fashion a;id splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet lie was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreproacha- able in his morals. It is strange, however, under such influences,that he was not ruined. In the sec- ond year of his college course, moved by some un- explained inward impulse, he discarded his horses, society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen hours a day to hard study, allowing himself for ex- ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out of the city and back again. He thus attained very high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished scholar has seldom gone forth from college halls; and there was not to he found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. Immediately upon leaving college he began th.c study of law. For the short time he continued in il-.e practice of his profession he rose rapidly and distin- guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a lawyer. But the times called for greater action. Tlie policy of England had awakened the spirit of resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led liim into active political life. In 1769 he was chosen a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very beauti- ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow. Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shad well, there was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, which commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new home; and here he reared a mansion of modest yet elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon, became the most distinguished resort in our land. In 1775 he was sent to the Cclonial Congress, where, though a silent member, his abilities as a writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he was placed upon a number of important committees, and was chairman of the one appointed for the draw- ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams. Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Roliert R. Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was ai)[ioiiiteG' to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were .made in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 1776. What must have been the feelings of that 28 THOMAS JEFFERSON. man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — who was charged with the preparation of that Dec- laration, which, while it made known tlie wrongs of America, A-as also to publish her to the world, free, i.ovcrign and independent. It is one of the most re- markable papers ever written ; and did no other effort i;fihemindof its author exist, that alone would be sufficient to stamp his name with immortality. In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to Patrick Henry, £.s Governor of Virginia, At one time the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to Monlicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five minutes ela[)sed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never very good, was much injured by this excitement, and in the summer of 1782 she died. Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. Two yeirs later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- tentiary to France. Returning to the United States in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned Jan. I, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- dent, and four years later was elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, and George Clinton, Vice President. The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- tion was disturbed by an event which threatened the tranquility and peace of the Unioi; ; this was tlie con- spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an uni^rincipltd ambition, this extraordinary man formed tlie plan of a military expedition intc the Spanish territories on our southwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming there a new republic. This has been generally supposed was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been generally known what his real plans were, there is no doubt that they were of a far more dangerous character. In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined to retire from political life. For a period of nearly forty years, he had been continually before the pub- lic, and all tliattime had been employed in offices of the greatest trust and responsibility. Having thus de- voted the best part of his life to the service of his country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his declining years required, and upon the organization of the new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare- well forever to public life, and retired to Monticelio. Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole families came in their coaches with their horses, — fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and nurses, — and remained three and even six months. Life at Monticelio, for years, resembled that at a fashionable watering-place. The fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- sary of the Declaration of American Independence, great preparations were made in every part of the Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, and the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer. and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- tion, to participate in their iestivities. But an ill- ness, wliich had been of several weeks duration, and had been continually increasing, compelled him to decline the invitation. On the second of July, the disease under which he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced state that his medical attendants, entertained ne hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the next d;iy, wliicli was Monday, he asked of those around liim, the day of the month, and on being told it was the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish that he might be permitted lo breathe tie airof the fiftieth anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose dawn was hailed with such rapture througli our land, burst upon his eyes, and then they were closed for- ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble life! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - the day which his own name and his own act had rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear him company, left the scene of his earthly honors, Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desjier- ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and animated their desponding countrymen; for half a century they had laboied together for tne good of the country; and now hand in hand they depart. In their lives they had been united in the same great cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not divided. In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes were light, his hair originally red, in after life became white and silvery; his complexion was fair, his fore- head broad, and his whole countenance intelligent and thoughtful. He possessed great fortitr.de of mind as well as personal courage ; and his command of tem- per was such that his oldest and most intimate friends never recollected to have seen him in a passion. His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- affected, and his hospitality was so unliounded that all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic ; and his language was remarkably pure and correct. He was a finished classical scholar, and in his writings is discernable the care with which he formed his style upon the best models of antiquity. J- CZyC<-^-^ '^'^ it*-^^^-^ '^'V FOURTH r RESIDENT. pri]ES n]^Disoi|. AMES MADISON, "Father of the Constitution," and fourth -'"' President of the United States, was born March i6, 1757, and died at his home in Virginia, i^ June 28, 1836. The name of James Madison is inseparably con- nected with most of the important events in that heroic period of our \\, country during which the founda- tions of this great republic were laid. He was the last of the founders of the Constitution of the United States to be called to his eternal reward. The Madison family were among the early emigrants to the New World, landing upon the shores of the Chesa- peake but 15 years after the settle- ment of Jamestown. The father of James Madison was an opulent planter, residing upon a very fine es- tate called "Montpelier," Orange Co., Va. The mansion was situated in the midst of scenery highly pictur- esque and romantic, on the west side of South-west Mountain, at the foot of Blue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and political attachment existed between these illustrious men, from their early youth until death. The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of 18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. Here he applied himself to study with the most im- prudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but three hours' sleep out of the 24. His health thus became so seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor of constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble body, with a character of utmost purity, and with a mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsr quent career. Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. This educational course, the spirit of the times in which he lived, and the society with which he asso- ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work of a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of mind, and his frail health leading him to think that his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mmd singularly free from passion and prejudice, and with almost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed all the arguments for and against revealed religion, until his faith became so established as never to be shaken. In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to frame the constitution of the State. The next year (1777), he was a candidate for the General Assembh'. He refused to treat the whisky-loving voters, and consequently lost his election ; but those who had witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, and he was appointed to the Executive Council. Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained member of the Council ; and tlieir appreciation of his 32 JAMES MADISON. intellectual, social and moral worth, contributed not a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 1780, he was elected a member of the Continental Congress. Here he met the most illustrious men in our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of the most conspicuous positions among them. For three years Mr. Madiscn continued in Con- gress, one of its most active and influential members. In tne year 1784, his term having expired, he was elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na- tional government, with no power to form treaties which would be binding, or to enforce law. There was not any State more prominent than Virginia in the declaration, that an efficient national government must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the other States to appoint commis- sioners to meet in convention at AnnapoHs to discuss this subject. Five States only were represented. The convention, however, issued another call, drawn up by Mr. Madison, urgmg all the States to send their delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft a Constitution for the United States, to take the place of that Confederate League. The delegates met at the time appointed. F,very State but Rhode Island was represented. George Washington was chosen president of the convention; and the present Consti- tution of the United States was then and there formed. There was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- tive in framing this immortal document than the mind and the pen of James Madison. The Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was to be presented to the several States for acceptance. But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected we should be left but a conglomeration of independent States, with but little power at home arid little respect abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by tiie conven- tion to draw up an address to the people of the United States, expounding the principles of the Constitution, and urging its adoption. There was great op|)osition to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and went into effect in 1789. Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the avowed leader of the Republican party. Wiiile in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs Todd, a young widow of remarkable power of fascination, wliom he married. She was in person and character queenly, and probably no lady has thus far occu])ied so prominent a position in the very peculiar society which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. Madison. Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under Jefferson, and at the close of his administration was chosen President. At this time the encroach- ments of England had brought us to the verge of war. British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and our flag was exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But the meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the crcw to be paraded before him. With great nonchal- ance he selects any ntmiber whom he may please to designate as British subjects ; orders the-m down the ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun- deck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the battles of England. This right of search and im- pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce the British cabinet to relinquish. On the i8th of June, 1812, President Madison gave his approval to an act of Congress declaring war against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter hostility of the Federal party to the war, the countr\' in general approved; and Mr. Madison, on tlie 4th of March, 1813, was re-elected by a large majority, and entered upon his second term of office. This is not the place to describe the various adventures of this war on the land and on the water. C)ur infant navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- pling with the most formidable power which ever swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest by the appearance of a British fleet, early in Februaiy, 1813, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole coast of the LTnited States under blockade. The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me ditator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- ish force of five tliousand men landed on the banks of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa- peake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- burg, upon Washington. The straggling little city of Washington was thrown into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the metropolis. The whole populaticn fled from the city. The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White House, with her carriage drawn up at the door to await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers in a council of war. He met our troops utterly routed, and he could not go back without danger of being captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in Washington were in flames. The war closed after two years of fighting, and on Feb. 13, i8i5,the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent. On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of office expired, and Ixe resigned the Presidential chair to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re- mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi- son died July 12, 1849. ^^T^^x^ 7 /^-^.^^-^-^^T- ^:^^ FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35 € AMES MONROE, the fifth Presidentof The United States, was born in Westmoreland Co., Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of nativity. His ancestors had for many years resided in the i)rov- mce in which he was born. When, at 17 years of age, in the process of completing his education at A\ ilhani and Mary College, the Co- onial Congress assembled at Phila- delphia to deliberate upon the un- just and manifold oppressions of Great Britian, declared the separa- tion of the Colonies, and promul- gated the Declaration of Indepen- dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly probable that he would have been one of the signers of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left school and enlisted among the patriots. He joined the army when everything looked hope- less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased from day to day. The invading armies came pouring in; and the tories not only favored the cause of the mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- tending with an enemy whom they had been taught to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through difficulty and danger, the United States owe their political emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks, and espoused the cause of his injured country, with a firm determination to live or die with her strife for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel- ancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled before its foes through New Jersey. In four months after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the actof charg- ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left shoulder. As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was pro- moted a captain of infantry; and, having recovered from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, receded from the line of promotion, by becoming an officer in the staff of Lord Sterling. During the cam- paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued aid-de-canip ; but becoming desirous to regain his position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at that peiiod Governor, and pursued, with considerable ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag; but on the invasions of the enemy, served as a volun- teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. In 17S2, he was elected from King George county, a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by that body he was elevated to a seat in the Executive Council. He was thus honored with the confidence of liis fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and liaving at this early period displayed some of that ability and aptitude for legislation, wliich were afterwards employed with unremitting energy for the public good, 36 JAMES MONROE. lie was ill the succeeding year chosen a member of ihe Congress of the United States. Deeply as Mr. Monroe f^4t the imperfections of the old Confederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, ihinking, with many others of 'lie Republican parly, that it gave too much power to the Central Government, and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member of the United States Senate; which office he held for four years. Every month the line of distinction be- tween the two great parties which divided the nation, the Federal and the Republican, was growing more distinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep- arated them were, that the Republican party was in sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a strict construction of the Constitution as to give the Central Government as little power, and the State Governments as much power, as the Constitution would warrant. The Federalists sym[)atiiized with England, and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- stitution, which would give as much jiower to the Central Government as that document could possibly authoriee. The leading Federalists and Republicans were alike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the good of the nation. Two more honest men or more pure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and James Monroe the Republican, never l)reathed. In building up this majestic nation, which is destined to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- bination of their antagonism was needed to create the right equilibrium. And yet each in his day was de- nounced as almost a demon. Washington was then President. England had es- poused the cause of the Bourbons against the princi- ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- tween these contending powers. France had helped us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms of Europe were now combined to prevent the French from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse than that which we had endured Col. Monroe, more magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres- ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in magnanimity. Washington, who could appreciate such a character, developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- nouncing the policy of the Government, as tiie minister of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention in France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. Shortly after his return to this country, Mr. Mon- roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the office for three )eais. He was again sent to Prance to co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaiiiing the vast territory then known as the Province of Louisiana, which France had butxShorlly before ob- tained from Spain. Their united efforts were sue cessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen millions of dollars, the entire territory of Orleans and district of Louisiana were added to the United States. This was probably the largest transfer of real estate which was ever made in all the history of the world. From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob- tain from that country some recognition of our rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those odious impressments of our seamen. But Eng- land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng- land on tlie same mission, but could receive no redress. He returned to his home and was again chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned to accept the position of Secretary of State under Madison. While in this office war with England was declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during these trying times, the duties of the War Department were also put upon him. He was truly the arn^or- bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient business man in his cabinet. Upon the return ol peace he resigned the Department of War, but con- tinued in the office of Secretary of State until the ex- piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elec tion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had been chosen President with but little opposition, and upon March 4, 18 17, was inaugurated. Four years later he was elected for a second term. Ainong the important measures of his Presidency were the cession of Floiida to the United States ; the Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.'- This famous doctrine, since known as the "Monroe doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that time the United States had recognized the independ- ence of the South American states, and did not wish to have Eurojjean powers longer attempting to sub- due [wrtions of the American Continent. The doctrine is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their sys- tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety," and "that we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing or controlling American governments or provinces in any other light than as a manifestation by European iiowers of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States." This doctrine immediately affected the course of foreign governments, and has become the approved sentiment of the LTnited States. At the end of his fecond term Mr Monroe retired to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1830, when he went to New York to live with his son-in- law. In that city he died, on the 4th of July, 1831 J, o^ , cAclayrr^ SIXTH PRESIDENT. ^i''''"^ ^'^"'' ^i"^"-' ^'-'^"■' t^'-'"''' ^'^'" i^'^"" -^_\"^"-' g-"""'-^ ji '^"'"' ?i ^'"'"iSi"""''-^ iri '"'"'^ i~- '^'"''^1^^ ^''^'^ A*^"'" I* fl «( ^/.Z^.A^v^^ OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the % sixtli President of the United •states, was born in the rural home of his honored father. John Adams, in Quincy, Mass., on the I ith cf July, 1767. His mother, a woman of exalted uoith, watched over his childhood durmg tiie almost constant ab- sence ot his father. When but eight years of age, he stood with his mother on an eminence, listen- ing to the booming of the great bat- tle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on upon the smoke and flames billow- ing up from the conflagration of Charlestown. When but eleven years old he took a tearful adieu of his mother, to sail with his fatner for Europe, through a fleet of hostile British cruisers. The bright, animated boy spent a year and a half in Pan's, where his father was associated with Franklin and Lee as minister plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted the notice of these distinguished men, and he received from them flattering marks of attention. Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this con/.try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad Again Tohn Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he applied himself with great diligence, for si.K months, to .-.tudy; then accompained his father to Holland, v/here he entered, first a school in .-Vmsterdam, then the University at Leyden. About a year from this time, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen yea-s of age, he was selected by Mr. Dana, our min- ister to the Russian court, as his private secretary. In this school of incessant labor and of enobling culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned to Holland through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and Bremen. This long journey he took alone, in the winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed his studies, under a priv.Tte tutor, at Hague. Thence, in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father to Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintance with the most distinguished men on the Con:iner.t; examining arcnitectural remains, galleries of paintings, and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again became associated with the most illustrious men of all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temporal themes which can engross the human mind. After a short visit to England he returned to Paris, and consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, when he returned to America. To a brilliant young man of eighteen, wlio had seen much of the world, ancl who was familiar with the etiquette of courts, a residence with his father in London, under such cir- cumstances, must have been extremely attractive but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre- ferred to return to America to complete his education in an .Vmerican college. He wished then to study law, that wuh an honorable profession, he might be able to obtain an independent support. Upon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty, he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap- pointed by Washington, resident minister at the Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reached London in October, where he was immediately admit- ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney, assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with Gieat Britian. After thus spending a fortnight ii\ London, he proceeded to the Hague. In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portugal as minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal, upon arriving in London, he met with despatches directing him to the court of Beiiin, but requestirg him to remain in London until he should receive his instructions. While writing he was married to an American lady to whom he had been previously en- gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughter of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in london; a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- plishment which cmincnlly fitted her to move in the elevated sphere for which slie w^^s d??tined 40 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; where he remained until Jul)', 1799, when, havingful- filled all the purposes of his mission, he solicited his recall. Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then was elected Senator of the United States for six years, from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his ability and his experience, placed him immediately among the most prominent and influential members of that body. Especially did he sustain the Govern- ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- sulting our flag. There was no jnan in America more familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon these jwints, and no one more resolved to present a firm resistance. In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- idential chair, and he immediately nominated John Quincy Adams minister to St. Petersburg. Resign- ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked at Boston, in August, 1809. While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- dent. He devoted his attention to the language and history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the European system of weights, measures, and coins ; to the climate and astronomical observations ; while he Kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and Latin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. All through life the Bible constituted an importart part of his studies. It was his rule to read five chapters every day. On the 4th of March, 18 17, Mr. Monroe took the Presidential chair, and immediately appointed Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he sailed in Jane, 1819, for the United States. On the i8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his home in Quincy. During the eight years of Mr. Mon- roe's administration, Mr, Adams continued Secretary of State. Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second term of office, new candidates began to be presented for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought forward his name. It was an exciting campaign. Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- ceived ninety-nine; John Quincy Adams, e'ighty-four; William H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- se%fen. As there was no choice by the people, the question went to the House of Re|jresentatives. Mr. Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and he was elected. The friends of all the disappointed candidates now combined in a venomous and persistent assault upon Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in *i>.e oast history of our country than the abuse which was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was an administration more pure in principles, more con- scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coim- try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per- haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- lously and outrageously assailed. Mr. Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising early, and taking much exercise. When at his home in Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said that lie was the first man up in the city, lighting his own fire and applying himself to work in his library often long before dawn. On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi- dent. The slavery question now began to assume jxjrtentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un- abated zeal. But he was not long permitted to re- main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was elected representative to Congress. For seventeen years, until his death, he occupied the post as repre- sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to do brave battle' for freedom, and winning the title of "the old man eloquent." Upon taking his seat in the House, he announced that he should hold him- self bound to no party. Probably there never was a member more devoted to his duties. He was usually the first in his place in the morning, and the last to leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. The battle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against I he proslavery party in the Government, was sublime in Its moral daring and heroism. For persisting in presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he was threatened with indictment by the grand jury, with expulsion from the House, with assassination : but no threats could intimidate him, and his final triumph was complete. It has been said of President Adams, that when his body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before he slept, the pra)er which his mother taught him in his infant years. On the 2 1 St of February, 1848, he rose on the floor of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly- sis, and was caught in the arms of those around liim. For a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and said " This is the endof eai'th ;"\\\^w after a moment's |iause he added, ''^ I am content" These were the last words of the grand " C)ld Man Eloquent.'' SEVENTH I'RESlhENT. 43 :1i'{p-t i '^s^asiQ/i^^^s^^'^si NDREW JACKSON, the seventh President of the United States, was born in Waxhaw settlement, N. C, March 15, 1767, a few days after his father's death. His parents were poor emigrants from Ireland, and took up their abode in Waxhaw set- tlement, where they lived in deepest poverty. Andrew, or Andy, as he was universally called, grew up a very rough, rude, turbulent hoy. His features were coarse, his form un- gainly; and there was but very little in his cliaracter, made visible, which was at- tractive. Wiien only thirteen years old he joined the volun- teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In 1781, he and his brother Robert were captured and imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British ofificer ordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. " I am a prisoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of the dauntless boy. The brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate Dlow at the head of the helpless young prisoner. Andrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear- ful gashes, — one on the hand and the other upon the head. The officer then turned to his brother Robert with the same demand. He also refused, and re- ceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which quite disabled him, and which probably soon after caused his death. They suffered muchother ill-treatment, and were finally stricken with the small-pox. Their mother was successful in obtaining their exchange. and took her sick boys home. After a long illnjss Andrew recovered, and the death of his mother soon left him entirely friendless. Andrew supported himself in various ways, si:has working at the saddler's trade, teaching school and clerking in a general store, until 1784, when he entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, gave more attention to the wild amusements of the times than to his studies. In 1788, he was appointed solicitor for the western district of North Carolina, of which Tennessee was then a part. This involved many long and tedious journeys amid dangers of every kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear, and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirniisli witn the Sharp Knife. In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who supposed herself divorced from her former husband. Great was the surprise of both parties, two years later, to find that the conditions of the divorce had just been definitely settled by the first husband. The marriage ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur- rence was often used by his enemies to bring Mr. Jackson into disfavor. During these years he worked hard at his profes- sion, and frequently had one or more duels on hand, one of which, when he killed Dickenson, was espec- ially disgraceful. In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then containing nearly eighty thousand inhabitants, the people met in convention at Knoxville to frame a con- stitution. Five were sent from each of tlie elevan counties. Andrew Jackson was one of the delegates. The new State was entitled to but one member in the Narional House of Representatives. Andrew Jack- son was chosen that member. Mounring his horse he rode to Philedelphin, where Congress il-.en 1 eld its 44 ANDRE IF JACKSON. siiiij.13, — a dislaiica of about eight hundred miles. Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Denio- craiic party. Jefferson was his idol. He admired Bonaparte, loved France and hated England. As Mr. Jackson took his seat, Gjn. Washington, whose sjcond term of office was then e.xpi.ing, delivered his last speech to Congress. A committee drew up a complimentary address in reply." Andrew Jackson did not approve of the address, and was one of the twelve wlio voted against it. He was not willing to say that Gen. Washington's adminstration had been " wise, firm and patriotic." ■^ Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home. Soon after he was chosen Judge of the Supreme Court of his State, which position he held f-.r six years. When the war of 1812 with Great Britian com- menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. Aaron Burr sent word to the President that there was an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who would do credit to a commission if one were con- ferred u[X)n him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson offered his services and tliose of twenty-five hundred volunteers. His offer was accejrted, and the troops were assembled at Nashville. As the British were hourly e.\pected to make an at- tack upon New Orleans, where Gen Wilkinson was in command, he was ordered to descend the river with fifteen hundred troops to aid Wilkinson. The e.xpedition reached Natchez; and after a delay of sev- eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything, the men were ordered liack to their homes. But the energy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire devotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him golden opinions; and he became the most popular man in the State. It was in this expedition that his toughness gave him the nickname of" Old Hickory." SoDU after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col. Thomas H. Benton, for a remark that genilenian made about his taking a part as second in a duel, in which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged, he received two severe pistol wounds. While he was lingering upon a bed of suffering news came that the Indians, who had combined under Tecumseh from Florida to the Lakes, to exterminate the white set- tlers, were committing the most awful ravages. De- cisive action became necessary. Gen. Jackson, with his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in a sling, and unable to mount his horse without assis- lance, gave his amazing energies to the raising of an army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, Alabama. The Creek Indians had established a strong ford on one of the bends of the Tallaooosa River, near the cen- ter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother. With an army of two thoi.sand men. Gen. Jackson traversed the pathless wilderness in a march of eleven diys. He reached their fort, called Tohopeka or Horse-shoe, on tlie 27th of March. 1814. The liend of the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres of tangled forest and wild ravine. Across the narrow neck the Indians had constructed a formidable breast- work of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, with an ample suplyof arms were assembled. The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des- perate. Not an Indian would accept of quarter. Wher. bleeding and dying, they would fight those who en- deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn- ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was awful and revolting. Some threw themselves into the river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as they swam. Nearly everyone of the nine hundred war- rios were killed A few probably, in the night, swam the river and escaped. This ended the war. The [jower of the Creeks was broken forever. This bold plunge into the wilderness, with its terriffic slaughter, so appalled the savages, that the haggard remnants of the bands came to the camp, begging for peace. This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con- centrate all our militia upon the British, who were the allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian campaign to so successful an issue Immediately he was appointed major-general. Late in .\ugust, with an army of two thousand men, on a rushing march, Gen. Jackson came to Mobile. A British fleet came from Pensacola, landed a force upon the beach, anchored near the little fori, and from both ship and shore commenced a furious assault The battle was long and doubtful. At length one of the ships was blown up and the rest retired. Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his littl-j army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, And the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued, was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his troops, which numbered about four thousand men, won a signal victory over the British army of about nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the loss of the British was two thousand six hundred. The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men- tioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 1824, he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however, successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he assumed the reins of the government, he met with the most terrible affliction of his life in the death of his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of her death he never recovered. His administration was one of the most memorable in the annals of our country; applauded by one party, condemned by the other. No man had more bitter enemies or warmer friends. At the expiration of his two terms of office he retired to the Hermitage, where he died June 8, 1845. "^^^ last years of Mr. Jack- son's life were that of a devoted Christian man. ^ '7 ^-z^'^ .^-^z^y U<.^^.^ EIGHTH PRESIDENT. A'l ^^W-\®!^m>:^^^-^^^:;\®m^J^Sj:^'^^ nj^RTii] xn BnREii. |5)# ')^^N2)(s)^/®>^©V^^€^^f>jr^^«^>^^>/^^ ARTIN VAN BUREN, the eighth President of the United States, was born at Kinderhook, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1782. He died at the same place, July 24, 1862. His body rests in the cemetery at Kinderhook. Above it is a plain granite shaft fifteen feet high, bearing a simple inscription about half way up on one face. The lot is unfenced, unbordered or unbounded by shrub or flower. There is but little in the life of Martin Van Buren of romantic interest. He fought no battles, engaged in no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in political and hitellectual conflicts, and he gained many signal victories, liis days passed uneventful in those incidents which give zest to biography. His an- cestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin, and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland to the banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, residing in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, also of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- ligence and e.xemplary piety. He was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un- us.ial activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the age of fourteen, he had finished his academic studies in his native village, and commenced the study of law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven years of study in a law-office were required of him before he could be admitted to the bar. Inspired with a lofty ambition, and conscious of his powers, he pur- sued his studies with indefatigable industry. After 51>ending six ye.nrA in an office in his native village. he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted his studies for the seventh year. In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one years of age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil- lage. The great conflict between the Federal and Republican party was then at its height. Mr. Van Buren was from the beginning a politician. He had, perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the many discussions which had been carried on in his father's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with Jefferson, and earnestly and eloquently espoused the cause of State Rights ; though at that time the Fed- eral party held the supremacy both in his town and State. His success and increasing ruputation led liini after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th. county seat of his county. Here he spent seven years constantly gaining strength by contending in tht courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned the bar of his State. Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi. Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump- tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep over her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record of those years is barren in items of public interest. In 1812, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to the State Senate, and gave his strenuous support to Mr. Madison's adminstration. In 1815, he was ap- pointed Attorney-General, and the next year moved to All)any, the capital of the Slate. '.Vhile he was acknowledged ;.s one of the most p ominent leaders of the Democ-ilc party, h.e li;.d MARTIN VAN BUREN. the moral courage to avow that true democracy did not require that " universal suffrage" which admits the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of governing the State. In true consistency with his democratic principles, he contended that, while the path leading to the privilege of voting should be open to every man without distinction, no one should be invested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue and some property interests in the welfare of the State. In 182 1 he was elected a member of the United States Seriate; and in the same year, he took a seat in the convention to revise the constitution of his native State. His course in this convention secured the approval of men of all parties. No one could doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the interests of all classes in the community. In the Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a conspicuous position as an active and useful legislator. In 1827, John Qui ncy Adams being then in tlie Presidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to the Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- termined opposer of the Administration, adopting the "State Rights" view in opposition to what was deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. Adams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- garded throughout the United States as -one of the most skillful, sagacious and cunning of politicians. It was supposed that no one knew so well as he how to touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all the wires to put his machinery in motion ; and how to organize a political army which would, secrefly and stealthily accomplish the most gigantic results. By these powers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams, Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which few thought then could be accomplished. Whea Andrew Jackson was elected President he apix>inted Mr. Van Buren Secretary of Sta'e. This j)Oiition he resigned in 1831, and was immediately appointed Minister to England, vvliere he went the s;ime autumn. The Senate, however, when it met, refused to ratify the nomination, and he returned home, apparently untroubled ; was nominated Vice President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election of President Jackson ; and with smiles for all and frowns for none, he took his place at the head of that Senate which had refused to confirm his nomination as ambassador. His rejection by the Senate roused all the zeal of President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor- ite; and this, probably mjre than any other cause, secured his elevation to the chair of the Chief Execu- tive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re- ceived the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen. Jackson as President of the United States. He was elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the retiring President. " Leaving New York out of the canvass," says Mr. Parton, 'the election of Mr. Van Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. Jackson as though the Constitution had conferred upon him the power to appoint a successor." His administration was filled with exciting events. The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to in volve this country in war with England, the agitation of the slavery question, and finally the great commer- cial panic which spread over the country, all were trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at- tributed to the management of the Democratic party, and brought the President into such disfavor that he- failed of re election. With the exception of being nominated for the Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1S48, Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until liis death. He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits, and living within his income, had now fortunately a competence for his declining years. His unblemished character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned patriotism, and the distinguished positions which he had occupied in the government of our country, se- cured to him not only the homage of his party, but the respect ot the whole community. It was on the 4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retired from the presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwald^ he still exerted a powerful influence upon the politics of the country. From this time until his death, on the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he resided at Lindenvi'ald, a gentleman of leisure, of culture and of wealth; enjoying in a healthy old age, probably far more happiness than he had before 1 experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active life. ■r-^.. /i^. //r^OyiA^^^cn.^ NINTH PRESIDENT. 5' ILLIAM HENRY HARRI- SON, the ninth President of the United States, was born at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. ^D p^j^ father, Benjamin Harri- son, was in comparatively op- ulent circumstances, and was one of the most distinguished men of his day. He was an intimate friend of George Washington, w as early elected a member of the Continental Congress, and was conspicuous among the patriots of Virginia in resisting the encroachments of the British crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- rison and John Hancock were both candidates for the office of speaker. Mr Harrison was subsequently chosen Governor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His son, i William Henry, of course enjoyed in childhood all the advantages which wealth and intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- ing received a thorough common-school education, he entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated with honor soon after the death of his father. He --hen repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of Robert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, signers of the Declaration of Independence. Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- withstanding the remonstrances of his friends, he abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, having obtained a commission of Ensign from Presi- dent Washington. He was then but 19 years old. From that time he passed gradually upward in rank until he became aid to General Wayne, after whose death he resigned his commission. He was then ap- pointed Secretary of the North-western Territory. This Territory was then entitled to but one member in Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that position. In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory was divided by Congress into two portions. The eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced in the State of Ohio, was called " The Territory north-west of the Ohio." The western portion, which included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil- liam Henr)' Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap- jxjinted by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of Upper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as extensive a realm as any sovereign ujxjn the globe. He was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now rapidly increasing white population. The ability and fidelity with which he discharged these responsible duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four times appointed to this office — first by John Adams, twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi- dent Madison. When he began his adminstration there were but three white settlements in that almost boundless region, now crowded with cities and resounding with all the tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Louisville; one at Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French settlement. The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisoix reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Aboui 52 WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. the year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers, of the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. One of these was called Tecumseh, or " The Crouching Panther;" the other, OUiwacheca, or " 'I'he Prophet." Tecumseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit- able perseverance in any enterprise m which he might engage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm, and had long regarded with dread and with hatred the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting- grounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was anorator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored Indian as the gale tossed the tree -tops beneath which they dwelt. But the Prophet was not merely an orator: he was, in the superstitious minds of the Indians, invested with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a magician. With an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went from tribe to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent by the Great Spirit. Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate the Indians, but at last the war came, and at Tippe- canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. October 28, 18 12, his army began its march. When near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made their appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was approaching them in so hostile an attitude. After a short conference, arrangements were made for a meet- ing the next day, to agree upon terms of peace. But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted witli the Indian character to be deceived by such protes- tations. Selecting a favorable spot for his night's en- campment, he took every precaution against surprise. His troops were posted in a hollow square, and slept upon their arms. The troops threw themselves upon the ground for rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his loaded musket by his side,and his bayonet fixed. The wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- ble, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all the desperation which superstition and passion most highly inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the little army. The savages had been amply provided with guns and ammunition by the English. Their war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets. The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- jus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a speedy and an entire victor)-. But Gen. Harrison's troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them u'ltil day dawned : they then made a simultaneous charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- fore them, and completely routing \\\f foe. Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked to the utmost. The British descending from the Can - adas, were of themselves a very formidable force ; but with their savage allies, rushing like wolves from the forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn- ing, i)lundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier was plunged into a state of consternation which even the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the forest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra- tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. Under these despairing circumstances. Gov. Harrison was appointed by President Madison commander-in- chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake Detroit, and to protect the frontiers. It would be difficult to place a man in a situation demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; bul General Harrison was found equal to the position, and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re sponsibilities. He won the love of his soldiers by always sharinp with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket lashed over his saddle Thirty-five British officers, his prisoners of war, supped with him after the battle. The only fare he could give them was beef roasted before the fire, without bread or salt. In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member of the National House of Representatives, to represent the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an active member; and whenever he spoke, it was with force of reason and power of eloquence, which arrested the attention of all the members. In iSig, Harrison was elected to the Senate of Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the jiresidential electors of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought him forward as a candidate for the Presidency against Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the close of Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nomicated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tyler forthe Vice Presidency. The contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave all his influence to prevent Harrison's election ; but his triumph was signal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webster at its head as Secretary of State, ivas one of the most brilliant with which anv President had ever been surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- istration more flattering, or the hopes of the country more sanguine. In the midst of these bright and joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a plenrisv-fever and after a few days of violent sick- ness, died on the 4th of .April; just one month after his inauguration as President of the United States. TENTH PRRSIDENT. OHN TYLER, the tenth . I'residentof the United States. He was born in Charles-city Co., Va., March 29, 1790. He was the favored child of af- fluence and high social po- sition. At the early age of twelve, John entered William and Mary College and grad- uated with much honor when but seventeen years old. After graduating, he devoted him- self with great assiduity to the study of law, partly with liis father and partly with Edmund Randolph, one of the most distin- guished lawyers of Virginia. At nineteen years of age, ne commenced the practice of law. His success was rapid and aston- ishing. It is said that three months had not elapsed ere there was scarcely a case on the dock- et of the court in which he was not retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he was almost unanimously elected to a seat in the State Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo- cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of Jefferson and Madison. For five successive years he was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the unanimous vote or his county. When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and ably with the Democratic party, opposing a national bank, internal improvements by the General Govern- ment, a protective tariff, and advocatmg a strict con- struction of the Constitution, and the most careful vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress were so arduous that before the close of his second term \\z found it necessary to resign and retire to his estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, however, soon after consented to take his seat in the State Legislature, where his influence was powerful in promoting public works of great utility. With a reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen by a very large majority of votes, Governor of his native State. His administration was signally a suc- cessful one. His popularity secured his re-election. John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the United States. A portion of the Democratic party was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. In accordance with his professions, upon taking his seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- tion. He opposed the tariff; he spoke against and voted against the bank as unconstitutional; he stren- uously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist- ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. Jackson, by his opposition to the nullifiers, had abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record in perfect accordance with the principles which he had always avowed. Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of his profession. There was a rplit in the Democratic JOHN TYLER. party. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- ments upon him. He had now attained the age of forty-six. His career had been very brilliant. In con- sequence of his devotion to public business, his pri- vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; and it was not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice of law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan- tation. Soon after this he remosed to Williamsburg, for the better education of his children ; and he again took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in 1839. The majority of votes were given to Gen. Har- rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- ate the .Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- thy with the Whig party in the Noith: but the Vice President has but very little power in the Govern- ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a Democratic Vice President were chosen. In 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- dent of the United States. In one short month from that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler thus found himself, to his own surprise and that of the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential chair. This was a new test of the stability of our institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler was at home in Williamsburg when he received the une.xpected tidings of the death of President Harri- son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of April was inaugurated to the high and responsible office. He was placed in a position of exceeding delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been opposed tc the main principles of the party which had brought him into power. He had ever been a con- sistent, hone?t man, with an unblemished record. Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should he retain them, and thus surround himself with coun- sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or, on the other hand, should he turn against the party which had elected him and select a cabinet in har- mony with himself, and which would oppose all those views which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- vited the cabinet which President Harrison had selected to retain their seats. He reccommL'nded a d.iy of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and bless us. The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the incorporation of a fiscal bank of the United States. The President, after ten days' delay, returned it with his veto. H^" suatcested, however, that he would approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he proposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and privately submitted to him. He gave it his approval. It was passed without alteration, and he sent it back with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. li: is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely touched the pride of the President. The opposition now exultingly received the Presi- dent into their arms. The party which elected him denounced him bitterly. AH the members of his cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a meeting and issued an address to the people of the United States, proclaiming that all political alliance between the VVhigs and President Tyler were at an end. Still the President attempted to conciliate. He appointed a new cabmet of distinguished Whigs and Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- tion passed sadly away. No one was satisfied. The land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. Whigs and Democrats alike assailed him. More and more, however, he brought himself into sympathy with his old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. Polk, the Democratie candidate for his successor. On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the harassments of office, to the regret of neither party, and probably to his own unspeakable lelief. His first wife. Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married, at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of many personal and intellectual accomiilishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- est, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in his manners, richly furnished with information from books and experience in the world, and possessing brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was the scene of unusual attractions. With sufficient means for the exercise of a generous hospitality, he might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few friends who gathered around him, were it not for the storms of civil war which his own principles and policy had helped to introduce. When the great Rebellion rose, which the State- rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal- houn had inaugurated, President Tyler renounced his allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress; and while engaged in active measures to destroy, b" force of arms, the Government over which he had once nesided, he was taken sick and soon died. ^c^^^ey^ ^C OC^ ELE I EN TH PRESIDE N 7 '. 59 V^ -MVIES K. POLK, the eleventh 'ijjFrebident of the United States, WIS born in Mecklenburg Co., N C ,Nov. 2, 1795. His par- ents were Samuel and Jane (knox) Polk, the former a son of Col Thomas Polk, who located It the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 1735. In the year 1S06, with his wife and children, and soon after fol- lowed by most of the members of the Polk farnly, Samuel Polk emi- grated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich valley of the Duck River. Here in the midst of the wilderness, in a region which was subsequently called Mau- ry Co., they reared their log huts, and established their homes. In the hard toil of a new farm in the wil- derness, James K. Polk spent the early years of his childhood and youth. His father, adding the pur- suit of a surveyor to thatof a farmer, gradually increased in wealth until he became one of the leading men of the region. His mother was a superior woman, of strong comnum sense and earnest piety. Very early in life, James developed a taste for reading and expressed the strongest desire to obtain a liberal education. His mother's training had made him methodical in his habits, had taught him punct- uality and industr}-, and had inspired him with lofty principles of morality. His heal tli was frail ; and his father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a sedentary life, got a situation for him behind the counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. This was to James a bitter disappointment. He had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks were irksome in the extreme. He remained in thi.s uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at liis earnest solicitation his father removed him, and made arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half years, in the autumn of 1S15, entered the sophomore class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious service. He graduated in 1818, with the highest honors, be- ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at this time much impaired by the assiduity with which he had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of relaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the office of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few miles from Nashville. They had proljably been slightly acquainted before. Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican, and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi- cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was constantly called upon to address the meetings of his party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that he was popularly called the Napoleon of the stump. He was a man of unblemished morals, gep.i.-.l ard /AMES K. POLK. :ourterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic nature in the joj s and griefs of others which ever gave him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his strong influence towards the election of his friend, Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave to his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- tinuec* in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair of 1 onnessee. In Congress he was a laborious member, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was always in his seat, always courteous ; and whenever he spoke it was always to the point, and without any ambitious rhetorical display. During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr. Polk per- formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of March, 1839. In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was elected by a large majority, and on the 14th of Octo- ber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In i84r, his term of office expired, and he was again the can- didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- ated President of the United States. The verdict of the countryin favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted its influence upon Congress ; and the last act of the administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister, Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and left the country, declaring the act of the annexation to be an act hostile to Mexico. In his first message, President Polk urged that Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- ceived into the Union on the same footing with the other States. In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent with an army into Texas to hold the country. Be was sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent nearly two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, where he erected batteries which commanded the Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on the western banks. The anticipated collision soon took place, and war was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first called one of " observation," then of " occupation," then of "invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly and awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. It v/as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration that the war was brought on. 'To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands. We now consented to peace upon the condition that Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal- ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen majestic States to be added to the Union. There were some Americans who thought it all right : there were others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this money fifteen millions were paid to Me.xito. On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from office, having served one term. The next day was Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in the same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, and his health was good. With an ample fortune, a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years of tranquility and happiness were before him. But the cholera — that fearful scourge — was then sweeping up the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, and died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. ~^cx^c>n..cpc^^>yyy(^^ TWELFTH PRESIDENT. 63 itastaEiSEE: /.ACIMAKY \CHARY TAYLOR, twelfth President of the United States, WIS bom on the 24th of Nov., 1784, in Orange Co., Va. His fither. Colonel Taylor, was ' a Virgniian of note, and a dis- tnij^uished patriot and soldier of I the Revolution. When Zachary j- .,''^5 j was an infant, his father with his '; ■ I wife and two children, emigrated ' • ' \ to Kentucky, where he settled in f- the pathless wilderness, a few miles from Louisville. In this front- ier home, away from civilization and I all its refinements, young Zachary could enjoy but few social and educational advan- tages. When six years of age he attended a commo)i school, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of char- acter He was strong, fearless and self-reliant, and manifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight !;he Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. There is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his childhood on his father's large but lonely plantation. In 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for him the commission of lieutenant in the United States army ; and he joined the troops which were stationed at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady from one of the first families of Maryland. Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- land, in 18 12, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been promoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder- ness by Gen. Harrison, on his march to Tippecanoe. It was one of the first points of attack by the Indians, jed by Tecumseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken company of infantry numbering fifty men, many of whom were sick. Early in the autumn of 18 12, the Indians, stealthilv, and in large numbers, moved uiwn the fort. Their approach was first indicated by the murder of tuo soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor made every possible preparation to meet the antici- pated assault. On the 4th of September, a band of forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort, waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that in the morning their chief would come to have a talk with him. It was evident that their object was merely to ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept them at a distance. The sun went down ; the savages disappeared, the garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before midnight the war-whoop burst from a thousand lips in the forest around, followed by the discharge of musketry, and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick and well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap- ture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor- ture. No pen can describe, no immagination can conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- ceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses- Until six o'clock in the morning, this awful conflict continued. The savages then, baffled at every point, and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the rank of major by brevet. Until the close of the war, MajorTaylor was placed in such situations that he saw but little more of active service. He was sent far away into the depths of the wilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little to be done but to wear away the tedious hours as one best could. There were no books, no society, no in- 64 ZACHARY TAYLOR. tellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful years rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of colonel. In the Black-Hawk war, which resulted in the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part. For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and in em|>loyments so obscure, that his namewas unknown beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. In the year 1836, he was sent to Florida to compel the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, hac"' promised they should do. The services rendered heiiC secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of the Government; and as a reward, he was elevated tc :he rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon after, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- mand of the United Slates troops in Florida. After two years of such wearisome employment amidst the everglades of the peninsula, Gen. Taylor obtained, at his own request, a change of command, and was stationed over the Department of the South- west. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Cieorgia. Establishing his headquarters at Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family to a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue. Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were, '"rom the world, but faithfully discharging every duty imposed upon him. In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed by the United States. Soon the war with Me.xico was brought on, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the Mexicans. The rank of major-general by brevet was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and his name was received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in the Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista in which he won signal victories over forces much larger than he commanded. His careless habits of dress and his unaffected simplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, \\\ ».V^iS£ ^■MILLftRn FILLMnPvE.'^ -M- 'M 4^ ILLARD FILLMORE, thir- 1^^ teentli President of the United :' States, \vas born at Summer '\ Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y ., on the 7th of January, 1800. His father was a farmer, and ow- ing to misfortune, in humble cir- cumstances. Of his mother, the daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, of Pittsfield, 'Mass., it has been said that she [wssessed an intellect of very high order, united with much personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- position, graceful manners and ex- quisite sensibilities. She died in 1831 ; having lived to see her son a young man of distinguished prom- ise, though she was not permitted to witness the high dignity which he finally attained. In consequence of the secluded home and limited means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad- vantages for education in his early years. The com- mon schools, which he occasionally attended were very imperfect institutions ; and books were scarce and expensive. There was nothing then in his char- acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which he was about to enter. He was a plain fanner's boy ; intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, and had laid the foundations of an upright character. When fourteen years of age, his father sent him some hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. Near the mill there was a small villiage, where some enterprising man had commenced the collection of a village librar}'. This proved an inestimable blessing to young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read- ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate ; and the selections which he made were continually more elevating and instructive. He read history, biography, oratory , and thus gradually there was en- kindled in his heart a desire to be something more than a mere worker with his hands; and he was be- coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed, educated man. The young clothier had now attained the age of nineteen years, and was of fine personal appearance and cf gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened that there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge Walter Wood, — who was struck with the prepossessing ap- pearance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint- ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and attainments that he advised him to abandon his trade and devote himself to the study of the law. The young man replied, that he had no means of his own, r.o friends to help him and that his previous educa- tion had been ver\' imperfect. But Judge Wood had so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to take him into his own office, and to loan him such money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous offer was accepted. There is in many minds a strange delusion about a collegiate education. A young man is supposed to be liberally educated if he has graduated at some col- lege. But many a boy loiters through university hal" ■. Hnd then enters a law office, who is by no means as: 68 MILLARD FILLMORE. well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- tense mental culture. fi In 1 8 23, when twenty-three years of age, he v/as admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, his practice of course was limited, and there was no opportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or in fame. Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers. His elevation of character, his untiring industry, his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, gradually attracted attention , and he was invited to enter into partnership under highly advantageous circumstances, vvith an elder member of the bar in Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829, he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of tlie State of New York, as a representative from Erie County. Though he had never taken a very active part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, and he found himself in a helpless minority in the Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, Ihat his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very unusual degn e the respect of his associates. In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in the United States Congress He entered that troubled arena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our national history. The great conflict respecting the national bank and the removal of the deposits, was then raging. His term of two years closed ; and he returned to his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- utation and success. After a lapse of two years he again became a candidate for Congress ; was re- elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe- rience as a representative gave him stsength and confidence. The first term of service in Congress to any man can be but little more than an introduction. He was now prepared for active duty. All his ener- gies were brought to bear upon the public good. Every measure received his impress. Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, he was elected Comptroller of the State. Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles with the Me.xicans, which had caused his name to be proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But it was necessary to associate with him on the same ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. Under the influence of tliese considerations, the namesofZachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. On the gth of July, 1850, President Taylor, but about one year and four months after his inaugura- tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con- stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State. Mr. Fillmore had very serious difficulties to contend with, since the opposition had a majority in both Houses. He did everything in his power to conciliate the South; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt the inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation. The population of the free States was so rapidly in- creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- evitable that the power of the Government should soon pass into the hands of the free States. The famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. Fillmtre's adminstration, and the Japan Expedition was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill- more, having served one term, retired. In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed that his sympathies were rather with those who were en- deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. He was tluis forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874. FOURTEENTH PRESIDENT. 7' — /s^4 fff ^^fJS^^w" ...^^' A c Ff'' \m RANKLIN PIERCE, the fourteenth President of the ■ L^nited States, was born in Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 23, 1804. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, who, with his own strong arm, hewed out a home in the wilderness. He was a man of inflexible integrity; of strong, though uncultivated mind, and an uncompromis- ing Democrat. The mother of Franklin Pierce was all that a son could desire, — an intelligent, pru- dent, affectionate, Christian wom- an. Franklin was the sixth of eight children. Franklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen- erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the love of old and young. The boys on the play ground loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors looked upon him with pride and affection. He was by instinct a gentleman; always speaking kind words, doing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact which taught him what was agreeable. Without de- velo[)ing any precocity of genius, or any unnatural devotion to books, he was a good scholar; in body, in mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy. When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was one of the most popular young men in the college. The purity of his moral character, the unvarying courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and •^s-it^pg^i genial nature, rendered him a universal favorite. There was something very peculiarly winning in his address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de- gree studied : it was the simple outgushing of his own magnanimous and loving nature. Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce commenced the study of law in the office of Judge Woodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of the State, and a man of great private worth. The eminent social quahties of the young lawyer, his father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant political career into which Judge Woodbury was en- tering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci nating yet perilous path of political life. With all the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of Gen. Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here he served for four yeais. The last two years he was chosen speaker of the house by a very large vote. In 18.33, 3.t the age of twenty-nine, he was elected a member of Congress. Without taking an active part in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty, and ever rising in the estimation of those with wliom he was associatad. In 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age, he was elected to the Senate of the United States; taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced liis administration. He was the youngest member in the .Senate. In the year 1834, he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom- plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every station with wiiich her husband was honoied. Of tlie 72 FRANKLIN FIERCE. three sons who were born to thein, all now sleep with their parents in the grave. In the year 1S38, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame and increasing business as a lawyer, took up his residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. President Polk, upon his accession to office, appointed Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States ; but the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous professional engagements at home, and the precariuos state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the same time declined the nomination for governor by the Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr. Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his troops, at Newport, R, I., on the 27th of May, 1847. He took an important part in this war, proving him- self a brave and true soldier. When Gen. Pierce reached his home in liis native State, he was received enthusiastically by the advo- cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo- nents. He resumed the practice of his profession, very frequently taking an active part in political ques- tions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery wing of the Democratic party. The compromise measures met cordially with his approval ; and he strenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa- mous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious sensibilities of the North. He thus became distin- guished as a "Northern man with Southern principles.'' The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- quently regarded him as a man whom they could safely trust in office to carry out their plans. On the 1 2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the Presidency. For four days they continued in session, and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation brought forward his name. There were fourteen more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was the Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas- sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pieice was therefore inaugurated President of the United States on the 4th of March, 1853. His administration proved one of the most stormy our country had ever experienced. The controversy be- tween slavery and freedom was then approaching its culminating point It became evident that there was an " irrepressible conflict " between them, and that this Nation could not long exist " half slave and half free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad- ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution of the Union were borne to the North on every South- ern breeze. Such was the condition of affairs when President Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term of office. The North had become thoroughly alien- ated from him. The anti-slavery sentiment, goaded by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all tlie intellectual ability and social worth of President Pierce were forgotten in deej) reprehension of his ad- ministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also, unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo- cated those measures of Government which they ap- proved, and perhaps, also, feeUng that he had rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be able acceptably to serve them, ungratefully dropped him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, tvio had died, and his only surviving child had been killed before his eyes by a railroad accident ; and his wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left alone in the world, without wife or child. When the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di- vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he liad always cherished, and gave his sympathies to that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov- ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until the time of his death, which occurred in October, 1869. He was one of the most genial and social of men, an honored communicant of the Episcopal Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen- erous to a fault, he conttibuted liberally for the al- leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns- people were often gladened by his material bounty. ^ZcyP7Ze^ (S^^^UO- I- IF TEE NTH PR ESI VENT. Tt, li^i^n^i^i^.'i Vi'£Mtlvi2ti '■ •.H^c^i^e^^ Q> V \MES BUCHANAN, the fif- l^j^teenth President of the United States, was born in a small frontier town, at the foot of the eastern ridge of the Allegha- nies, in Franklin Co., Penn., on the 23d of April, 1791. The place where the humble cabin of his father stood was called Stony atter. It was a wild and ro- mantic spot in a gorge of the moun- tains, with towering summits rising grandly all around. His father was a native of the north of Ireland ; a poor man, who had emigrated in 1783, with little property save his own strong arms. Five years afterwards he married Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- form his obscure part in the drama of life. In this se- cluded home, where James was born, he remained for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual advantages. When James was eight years of age, his father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where his son was placed at school, and commenced a course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His l)rogress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- veloped remarkable talent, and took his stand among the first scholars in the institution. His application *.o study was intense, and yet his native powers en- abled him to master the most abstruse subjects with facility. In the year 1809, he graduated with the highest honors of his class. He was then eighteen years of age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond ol athletic sport, an unerring shot, and enlivened with an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately commenced the study of law in the city of Lancaster, and was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was but twenty-oiie years of age. Very rapidly he rose in his profession, and at once took undisputed stand with the ablest lawyers of the State. When but twenty-six years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc- cessfully defended before the State Senate 01 e of tiie judges of the State, who was tried upon articles of impeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu- crative practice. In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for ten years he remained a member of the Lower House. During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally tried some important case. In i83r, he retired altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac- quired an ample fortune. Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presidency, appointed Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. The duties of his mission he performed with ability, which gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, in 1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States Senate. He there met, as his associates, Webster. Clay, Wright and Calhoun. He advocated the meas- ures proposed by President Jackson, of making repri- 76 JAMES BUCHANAN. sals against France, to enforce the payment of our claims against thai country; and defended the course of the President in his unprecedented and wholesale removal from office of those who were not the sup- porters of his administration. Upon this question he was brought into direct collision with Henry Clay. He also, with voice and vote, advocated expunging from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for removing the deposits. Earnestly he opposed the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and urged the jirohibition of the circulation of anti-slavery documents by the United States mails. As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo- cated that they should be respectfully received; and that the reply should be returned, that Congress had no power to legislate upon the subject. " Congress," said he, " might as well undertake to interfere with slavery under a foreign government as in any of the States where it now exists." U|:)on Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, took his share of the responsibility in the conduct of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing the Nueces by the American troops into the disputed territory was not wrong, but for the Mexicans to cross the Rio Grande into that territory was a declaration of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the account of the course our Government pursued in that movement Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with the party devoted to the perpetuation and extension of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind to bear against the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his cordial approval to the compromise measures of 1S50, which included tlie fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, upon his election to the Presidency, honored Mr. Buchanan with the mission to England. In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. The political conflict was one of the most severe in which oir country has ever engaged. All the friends of slavery were on one side ; all the advocates of its re- striction and final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre- mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re- leived 114 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 174, and was elected. The popular vote stood 1,340,618, for Fremont, 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On March 4th, 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four years were wanting to fill up his threescore years and ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been allied in political principles and action for years, were seeking the destruction of the Government, that they might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a nation whose corner-stone should be iiuman slavery. fn this emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be- wildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin- ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in their assumptions. As President of the United States, bound by his oath faithfully to administer the laws, he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind, unite with those endeavoring to overthrow the repub- lic. He therefore did nothing. The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administration nominated Abraham Lincoln as their standard bearer in the next Presidential canvass. The pro-slaverv party declared, that if he were elected, and the con- trol of the Government were thus taken from their hands, they would secede from tlie Union, taking with them, as they retired, the National Capitol at Washington, and the lion's share of the territory of the United States. Mr. Buchanan's sympathy with the pro-slavery party was such, that he had been willing to offer them far more than they had ventured to claim. All the .South had professed to ask of the North was non- intervention upon the subject of slavery. Mr. Bu- chanan had been ready to offer them tlie active co- operation of the Government to defend and extend the institution. As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow- ing that Congress had no power to prevent it, one of the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im- becility was exhibited the world has ever seen. He declared that Congress had no power to enforce its laws in any State which had withdrawn, or which was attempting to withdraw from the Union. This was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with his hand upon his sword-hilt, he exclaimed. "The Union must and shall be preserved!" South Carolina seceded in December, i860; nearlj' three months before the inauguration of President Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless despair. The rebel flag was raised in Charleston ; Fort Sumpter was besieged; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals were seized ; our depots of military stores were plun- dered ; and our custom-houses and post-offices were appropriated by the rebels. The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away, and close the administration, so terrible in its weak- ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver- ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. The administration of President Buchanan was certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with pleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his fame, that in that dreadful conflict which roiled its billows of flame and blood over our whole land, no word came from his lips to indicate his wish that our countrv's banner should triumph over the flag of the rebellion. He died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, 1868. <^ elx^^3^^^<^T^ SIXTEEyTH P Xl^SlJJEiVT. asa^^sn^c^es^^^gg^i -? \ ♦♦4: ♦ :»S LINCOLN. BRAHAM LINCOLN, the sixteenth President of the J^United States, was born in Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 1 809. About the year 1 7 80, a man by the name of Abraham ^^ Lincohi left Virginia with his liinily and moved into tlie then wilds of Kentucky. Only two years .ifter this emigration, still a young man, while working one day in a field, was stealthily approached by an Lidian and shot dead. His widow was left in extreme poverty with five little children, three boys and two girls. Thomas, the youngest of the boys, was four years of age at his father's death. This Thomas was the father of Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States whose name must henceforth fo'^ever be enrolled with the most prominent in the annals of our world. Of course no record has been kept of the life of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among the poorest of the poor. His home was a wretched log-cabin ; his food the coarsest and the meanest. Education he had none; he could never either read or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- .ess, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- self oat, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a laborer in the fields of others. When twenty-eight years of age he buill a log- cabin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the daughter of another family of poor Kentucky emi- grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their second child was Abraham Lincoln, the subject of this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble woman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn a palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. "All ihat I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- ful son "I owe to my angel-mother. When he was eight years of age, his father sold his cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana. Where two years later his mother died. Abraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated community around him. He could not have had u better school than this to teach him to put thoughts into words. He also became an eager reader. The books he could obtain were few ; but these he read and re-read until they were almost committed to memory. As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly family was the usual lot of humanity. Thi-re were joys and griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sister Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mar- ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, and soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr. Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1830, and emigrated to Macon Co., 111. Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age. With vigorous hands he aided his father in rearing another log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at this until he saw the family comfortably settled, and their small lot of enclosed prairie planted with corn, when he announced to his father his intention to leave home, and to go out into the world and seek his for- tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value of education and was intensely earnest to improve his mind to the utmost of his power. He saw the ruin which ardent spirits were causing, and became strictly temperate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- cating liquor to pass his lips. And he had read in God's word, " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain;" and a profane expression he was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His morals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a single vice. Young Abraham worked for a time as a hired laborer among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield, where he was employed in building a large flat-boat. In this he took a herd of swine, floated them dowr^ tlie Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis- sissippi to New Orleans. Whatever Abraham Lin- coln undertook, he performed so faithfully as to giv^ great satisfaction to his employers. In this advcvi- So ABRAHAM LINCOLN. tare his employeis were so well pleased, that upon his return tney placed a store and mill under his care. In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23 years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew Jackson the appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem, His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he received he carried there ready to deliver to those he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon made this his business. In 1834 he again became a candidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr. Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and began his legal studies. When the Legislature as- sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back o.ie hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 he re- moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. His success with the jury was so great that he was soon engaged in almost every noted case in the ciicuit. In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Douglas, on the slavery question. In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con- test in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most notable part of his history. The issue was on the slavery question, and he took the broad ground of .he Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- test, but won a far higher prize. The great Republican Convention met at Chicago on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty- five thousand. An immense building called "The Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame as a statesman had long filled the land, was the most orominent. It was generally supposed he would be the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the bloody death, to which that nomination doomed him : and as little did he dream that he was to render services to his country, which would fi.\ upon him the eyes of the whole civilized world, and which would give him a place in the affections of his countrymen, second only, if second, to that of Washington. Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, constitutionally elected President of the United States. The tirade of abuse that was poured upon this good and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was greater than upon any other man ever elected to this high position. In February, 1861, Mr. Lincoln started for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his way making speeches. The whole journey was frought with much danger. Many of the Southern States had already seceded, and several attempts at assassination were afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- more had arranged, upon his arrival to "get up a row," and in the confusion to make sure of his death with revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled the plot. A secret and special train was provided to take him from Harrist'urg, through Baltimore, at an unexpected hour of the night. The train started at half-past ten ; and to prevent ai.y possible communi- cation on the part ot the Secessionists with their Con- federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train had started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, although great anxiety was felt by all loyal people. In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave to Mr Seward the Department of State, and to other prominent opponents before the convention he gave important positions. During no other administration have the duti,es devolving upon the President been so manifold, and the responsibilities so great, as those which fell to the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in his own strength to cope with, the difficulties, he learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his trials, bo*h personal and national. Contrary to his own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the most courageous of men. He went directly into the rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, with no guard but a few sailors. From the tim<; he had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had leen made for his assassination, and he at last fell a v ctim to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. C rant, was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theatev. It was announced that they would Le present. Gen. Grant, however, left the city. President Liner , feel- ing, witli his cliaracteristic kindliness of h' , that it would be a disappointment if he should them, very reluctantly consented to go. While li. liiig to the play an actor by the name of John \Vill Booth entered the box where the President and fn '.y were seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. I- iied the next morning at seven o'clock. Never before, in the history of the world was a nation plunged into such deep grief by the death of its ruler. Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was in tears. His was a life which will fitly '^^come a model. His name as the savior of his cr ntr/ ■will live with that of Washington's, its father; h.„ cf^\ ntry- men being unable to decide which is tV>f greater. ^ '^i^'-^^/:2'C^-M-^ SIL VESTKENTll J'RESWENT. "1 NDREW JOHNSON, seven- fi>) teenth President of the United States. The early life of Andrew Johnson contains but the record of poverty, destitu- tion and friendlessness. He i/ WIS born December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, N. C. His parents, belonging to the class of the "poor whites " of the South, were in such circumstances, that they could not confer even the slight- est advantages of education upon their child. When Andrew was five years of age, his father accidentally lost his life while herorically endeavoring to save a friend from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by the labor of his mother, who obtained her living with her own hands. He then, having never attended a school one day, and being unable either to read or write, was ap- prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman was in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often read from the speeches of distinguished British states- men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more than ordinary native ability, became much interested in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen, learned his letters. He then called upon the gentle- man to borrow the book of speeches. The owner, pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the boo/. but assisted him in learning to combine the letter." into words. Under such difficulties he pressed 3.- ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve hours at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest and recreation to devote such time as he could to reading. He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at Greenville, where he married a young lady who p^s sessed some education. Under her instructions he learned to write and cipher. He became prominent in the village debating society, and a favorite with the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or- ganized a working man's party, which elected him alderman, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which position he held three years. He now began to take a lively interest in political affairs; identifying himself with the working-classes, to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. He became a very active member of the legislature, gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and :r: 1840 " stumped the State," advocating Martin "'an Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thosv of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired mud: readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased his reputation. In 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he was elected a member of Congress, and by successive elections, held that important post for ten years. In 1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these resixansible posi- tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished abi. 84 ANDRE IF JOHNSON. ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected United States Senator. Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, and become merged in a population congenial to themselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- promise measures, the two essential features of which were, that the white people of the Territories should be permitted to decide for themselves whether they would enslave the colored people or not, and that the *"ree States of the North should return to the South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. Mr. Johnson was neverashamedof his lowly origin: on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir," said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- ior was the son of a carpenter." In the Charleston- Baltimore convention of 181,0, ae was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- irn Democracy became apparent, he took a decided stand in favor of the Union, and held that " slavery must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap- pointed him Military Governor of the State, and he established the most stringent military rule. His numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 1865, became President. In a speech two days later he said, " The American people must be taught, if Zhey do not already feel, that treason is a crime and must be punished ; that the Government will not always bear with its enemies ; that it is strong not Duly to protect, but to punish. * * The people must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole administration, the history of which is so well known, was in utter iaconsistency with, and the most violent opposition to. the principles laid down in that speech. In his loose policy of reconstruction and general amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In the beginnirig of 1868, on account of "high crimes and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three months. A test article of the impeachment was at length submitted to the court for its action. It was certain that as the court voted upon that article so would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was neces- sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against him. The change of one vote from the 7Wt guilty side would have sustained tiie impeachment. The President, for the remainder of his term, was but little regarded. He continued, though impotently, his conflict with Congress. His own party did not think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- alleled since the days of Washington, around the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was there presented to a man a better opportunity to im- mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until 1875. On Jan. 26, after an exciting struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special session convened by President Grant, on the 5 th of March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the e.x-President made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reach- ing the residence of his child the following day, was stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at 2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, with every demonstration of respect. a. -<--o''L HIGH TFJiETEENTH PRESIDENT. UA RUTHERi:ORB B. HAYES, m ^ UTHERFORD B. HAYES, f^ the nineteenth President of "the United States, was born in Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- most three months after the ■^ death of his father, Rutherford Ilayes. His ancestry on both the paternal and maternal sides, was of the most honorable char- acter. It can be traced, it is said, as far back as 1280, when Hayes and Rutherford were two Scottish chief- tains, lighting side by side with Baliol, William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Both families belonged to the nobility, owned extensive estates, and had a large following. Misfor- tune ovi:r making the family, George Hayes left Scot- land in i6!!o, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son George wa^ born in Windsor, and remained there during his liJe. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- ried Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of his mar- riage until hJs death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- turer of scythej at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, son of Ezekiel awd grandfather of President Hayes, was born in New Haven, in August, 1756. He was a farmer, blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to Vermont at an unknown date, settling in Brattleboro, where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth- erford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was born. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- grated thither from Connecticut, they having been among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich. Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to 1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The father of President Hayes was an industrious, frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me. chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stock- ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to undertake. He was a member of the Church, active in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con- ducted his business on Christian principles. After the close of the war of i8t2, for reasons inexplicable to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day, when there were no canals, steamers, nor railways, was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter- mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived in 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial fever, less than three months before the birth of the son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- reavement, found the support she so much needed in her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the household from the day of its departure from Ver- mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted some time before as an act of charity. Mrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the 92 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. subject of this sketch was so feeble at birtli that he was not expected to live beyond a month or two at most. As the months went by he grew weaker and weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died iast night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on familiar terms with the family, after alluding to the boy's big head, and the mother's assiduous care of nim, said in a bantering way, " That's right! Stick to him. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn't wonder if he would really come to something yet." " You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. "You ;vait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him President of the United States yet." The boy lived, in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy death; and when, in 1825, his older brother was drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his mother. The boy was seven years old before he went to school. His education, however, was not neglected. He probably learned as much from his mother and sister as he would have done at school. His sports were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being his sister and her associates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings of others, which are marked traits of his character. His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest in his education; and as the boy's health had im- proved, and he was making good progress in his studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre- paration commenced with a tutor at home; but he was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- tered Kenyon College in 1838,31 the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. Immediately after his graduation he began the study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- mained two years. In 1845, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro- fession. In 1849 he moved to Cincmnati, where his ambi- tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at this period, had a powerful influence upon his subse- t;uent life. One of these was his marrage with Miss Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of Chilicothe; the other was his introduction to the Cin- cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its members such meri as'^hief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many others hardly less distinguished in after life. The marriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did more than she to reflect honor upon American woman- hood. The Literary Cluu brought Mr. Hayes into constant association with young men of high char- acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the qualities so long hidden by his bashfulness and modesty. In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac- cept the nomination. Two years later, the office of city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council elected him for the unexpired term. In 1861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at the zenith of his professional life. His rank at the bar was among the the first. But the news of the attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take up arms for the defense of his counlr)'. His military record was bright and illustrious. In October, 186 1, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle of South Mountain he received a wound, and while faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude that won admiration from all. Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevet' ed Major-General, "forgallnnt and distinguished strvices during the campaigns of 1864, in West Virginia." In the course of his arduous services, four horses were shot from under him, and he was wounded four times. In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem- ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, and after his election was importuned to resign his commission in the army ; but he finally declared, " I shall never come to Washington until I can come by the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1S66. Ir. 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a popular Democrat. In i86g was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. In 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- lican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a hard long contest was chosen President, and was in augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his full term, not, hcwever, with satisfaction to his party, but his admitrvstration was an average o.n=. TiVENTIETH PRESIDENT. 95 dL r^f/^ > '\-^ 4l^^^» JAMES A, y;AKFmLD. i^^ AMES A. GARFIELD, twen- tieth President of the United States, was born Nov. ig, 1831, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga Co., O His par- eats were Abram and Ehza (Ballou) Garfield, both of New England ancestry and from fami- lies well known in the early his- ■"l, tory of that section of our coun- try, but had moved to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- ment. The house in which James A. was born was not unlike the houses of poor Ohio farmers of that day. It ..ds about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- .ween the logs filled with clay. His father was a .iard working farmer, and he soon had his fields cleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. The household comprised the father and mother and heir four children — Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and "ames. In May, 1823, the father, from a cold con- .racted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At ihis time James was about eighteen months old, and Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can tell how much James was indebted to his biother's toil and self sacrifice during the twenty years suc- ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly verj' much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- lers live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. The early educational advantages young Garfield enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of them. He labored at farm work for others, did car- penter work, chopped wood, or did anything that would bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed mother in he' struggles to keep the little family to- gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- gling childhood, youth and manhood, neither did tht.'y ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor, the humblest fiiend of his boyhood was as kindly greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the sympathy of one who had known all the bitterness of want and the sweetness of bread earned by the sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, modest gentleman. The highest ambition of young Garfield until he was about sixteen years old was to be a captain of a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the understanding, however, that he should try to obtain some other kind of employment. He walked all the way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city. After making many applications for work, and trying to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting with success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. He re- mained at this work but a short time when he went home, and attended the seminary: at Chester for about three years, when he entered Hiram and the Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in the meantime, and doing other work. This school was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of which church he was then a member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way. He then became both teacher and pupil. He soon " exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest hon- ors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram College as its President. As above stated, he early united with the Christian or Diciples Church at Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem- ber, often preaching in its pulpit and places where he happened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, President of Yale College, says of him in reference to hisreliaion: g6 JAMES A. GARFIELD. " President Garfield was more than a man of strong moral and religious convictions. His whole history, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In my judgment there is no more interesting feature of his character than his loyal allegiance to the body of Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent sympathj' which he ever showed in their Christian communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty and noble who are called' show a similar loyalty to the less stately and cultured Christian comnmnions in which they have been reared. Too often it is true that as they step upward in social and political sig- nificance they step upward from one degree to another in some of the many types of fashionable Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the church of his mother, the church in which he was trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unsec- tarian charity for all 'who love our Lord in sincerity.'" Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. 1 1, 1858, who proved herself worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and mourned. To them were born seven children, five of whom are still living, four boys and one girl. Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, and in 1861 was admitted to the bar. The great Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re- ceived his commission as Lieut.-Colonel of the Forty- second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 14,1861. He was immediately put into active ser- vice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in action, was placed in command of four regiments of infantry and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the work of driving out of his native State the officer (Humphrey Marshall) reputed to be the ablest of those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed- ily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres- ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years before, so now he was the youngest General in the army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, in its operations around Corinth and its march through Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of the General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- crans, and was assigned to the " Chief of Staff" The militar)' history of Gen. Garfield closed with his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he won the stars of the Major-General. Without an effort on his part Gew Garfield was elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio had been represented in Congress for si.xty years mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshua R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he resigned his place in the army. At the time he en- tered Congress he was the youngest member in that body. Ther^ he remained by successive re- elections until he was elected President in 1880. Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since the year 1864 you cannot think of a question which has been debated in Congress, or discussed before a tribunel of the American people, in regard to which you will not find, if you wish mstruction, the argu- ment on one side stated, in almost every instance better than by anybody else, in some speech made in the House of Representatives or on the hustings by Mr. Garfield." UfMn Jan. 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected to the U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of the same year, was nominated as the candidate of his party for President at the great Chicago Convention. He was elected in the following November, and on March 4, i88t, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- ministration ever opened its existence under brighter auspices than that of President Garfield, and every day it grew in favor with the people, and by the first of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- liminary work of his administration and was prepar- ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams College. While on his way and at the depot, in com- pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. The President tottered and fell, and as he did so the assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the left coat sleeve of his victim, l)ut in.licting no further injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was " the shot that was heard round the world " Never before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- curred which so nearly froze the blood of the people for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty days, all during the hot months of July and August, he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent bearing was teaching the country and the world the noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass- ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept. 19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J , on the very bank of the ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The world wept at his death, as it never had done on the death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe- cuted, in one year after he committed the foui deed. TWEISITY. FIRST PRESIDENT. 99 HESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty-first Presi-^.^m of the United States was born in Fianklin Cour ty, Vermont, on thefifthofOc'ober, 1830, and is the oldest of a family of two sons and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. William Arthur, aBaptistcJ',rgyman,who emigrated to tb.s country from the county Antrim, Ireland, in his 1 8th year, and died in 1875, in Newtonville, neai Albany, after a long and successful ministry. Young Arthur was educated at Union College, S( henectady, where he excelled in all his studies. Af- ter his graduation he taught school ¥^ in Vermont for two years, and at Ss the expiration cf that time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, and entered the office of ex-Judge W^ E. D. Culver as student. After ' being admitted to the bar he formed 3. partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing in the West, and for three months they roamed about in the Western States in search of an eligible site, but in the end returned to New York, where they hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- ful career almost from the start. General Arthur soon afterward niajppd the daughter of Lieutenant Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at sea- Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur's nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two children. Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity in his first great case, the Tamous Lemmon suit, brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon. athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided that they could not be held by the owner under the Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal, Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed to represent the People, and they won their case, which then went to the Supreme Court of the United States. Charles O'Conor -here espoused the cause of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward the emancipation of the black race. Another great service was rendered by General Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings, a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa- ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride on their cars, and the other car companies quickly CHESTER A. ARTHUR. followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per- sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of the Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- ernor Morgan, of that State, appointed hmi Engineer- in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec- tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered great service to the Government during the war. At the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney of New York, was added to the firm. The legal prac- tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if not indeed one of national extent. He always took a leading part in State and city politics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, ?o, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous National Republican Convention held at Chicago in June, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest political convention that ever assembled on the continent. It was composed of the 'wading politicians of the Re- publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their respective candidates that were before the conven- tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re- ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur for Vice-President. The, campaign which followed was one of the most animated known in the history of our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his party made a valiant fight for his election. Finally the election came and the country's choice .vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated xVlarch 4, 1881, as President and Vice-President. A few months only had passed ere the newly chosen President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re- covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- able patience that he manifested during those hours and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- fering man has often been called upon to endure, was seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his credit that his every action displayed only an earnest desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in deed or look of this man, even though the most honored position in the world was at any moment likely to fall to him. At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- field from further suffering, and the world, as never before in its history over the death of any other man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of the Vice President to assume the responsibilities of the high office, and he took the oath in New York, Sept. 20, 1881. The position was an embarrassing one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all eyes were on him, anxious to know what he would do, what policy he would pursue, and who he would se- lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been greatly neglected during the President's long illness, and many important measures were to be immediately decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he did not fail to realize under what circumstances he became President, and knew the feelings of many on this point. Under these trying circumstances President Arthur took the reins of the Government in his own hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting so wisely that but few criticised his administration. He served the nation well and faithfully, until the close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was a popular candidate before his party for a second term. His name was ably presented before the con- vention at Chicago, and was received with great favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity of one of the opposing candidates, he would have been selected as the standard-bearer of his party for another campaign. He retired to private life car- rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory to them and with credit to himself. Cyii:rL£/;r CA€.^i/C^CiA^U^i TWENTY-SECOND PRESIDENT. ' = 3 r^'j^'^vv? ^:^/v<\\k;^^ TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- LAND, thetwenty-second Pres- ident of the United States, was horn in 1837, in the obscure town of Caldwell, Essex Co., N. J., and in a little two-and-a- half-story white house which is still standing, characteristically to mark the humble birth-place of one of America's great men in striking con- trast with the Old World, where all men high in office must be high in origin and born :n the cradle of wealth. When the subject of this sketch was three years of age, his father, who was a Presbyterian min- ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most straggling of country villages, about five miles from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. At the last mentioned place young Grover com- menced going to school in the " good, old-fashioned way," and presumably distinguished himself after the manner of all village boys, in doing the things he ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the capacity of the village school and e.xpressed a most emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this his father decidedly objected. Academies in those days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to become self-supporting by the quickest possible means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed to be a position in a country store, where his father and the large family on his hands had considerable influence. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to receive $roo the second year. Here the lad com- menced his career as salesman, and in two years he had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness that his employers desired to retain him for an in- definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex- hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- ville, he went with the family in their removal to Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a high school. Here he industriously pursued his studies until the family removed with him to a point on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two years, and although he obtained a good reputation in this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not liis S. GROVE R CLEVELAND. calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, he left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some charm in that name for him; but before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to isk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not speak enthusiastically. " What is it you want to do, my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study law," was the reply. " Good gracious ! " remarked ihe old gentleman ; " do you, indeed ? What ever put that into your head? How much money have you got.*" '"Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got anw. ■' After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a year, while he could "look around." One day soon afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told them what he wanted. A number of young men were already en- gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for his board and washing. The walk to and from his uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although the first winter was a memorably severe one, his shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. On the first day of his service here, his senior em- ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's where they all begin." A titter ran around the little circle of clerks and students, as they thought that was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; but indue time he mastered that cumbersome volume. Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland exhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for chasing principles through all their metaphysical possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do t," was practically his motto. The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was elected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two criminals. \n 1881 he was elected Mayor of the City of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, with es- pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms in the administration of the municipal affairs of that city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his performance of duty has generally been considered fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- reted out and magnified during the last Presidential campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqui- tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time for plain speech, and my objection to your action shall be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme to betray the interests of the people and to worse than squander the people's money." The New York Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- upon recommended him for Governor of the Empire State. To the latter office he was elected in 1882, and his administration of the affairs of State was generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if any, were made very public throughout the nation after he was nominated for President of the United States. For this high office he was nominated July II, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he was elected by the people, by a majority of about a thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- land resigned his office as Governor of New York in January, 18S5, in order to prepare for his duties as the Chief Executive of the United States, in which capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th of March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected the following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York ; Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts ; Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New York ; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi; Postmaster-General, William F". Vilas, of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of Arkansas. The silver question precipitated a controversy be- tween those who were in favor of the continuance of silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, even before his inauguration. C^a ^^S^-'T^-A-t'^^^t^^-^z^ TWENTY-THIRD PRESIDENT. 107 ■.o*o..@^<^..o*o.. ONJAMIN HARRISON, the V , twenty-third President, is ! fW^ the descendant of one of the historical families of this country. The head of the family was a Major General Harrison, one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted follow- i and fighters. In the zenith of Crom- well's power it became the duty of this Harrison to participate in the trial of Charles I, and afterward to sign the death warrant of the king. He subse- quently paid for this with his life, being hung Oct. 13, 16G0. His descendants came to America, and the nest of the family that appears in history is Benja- r::in Harrison, of Virginia, great-grand- father of the subject of this sketch, and after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Continental Congress during the years 1 774-5-6, and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was three times elected Governor of Virginia. Gen William Henry Harrison, the son of the distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a suc- cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- western Territory, was elected President of the United States in 1840. His career was cut short by death within one month after his inauguration. President Harrison was born at North Bend, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. f?0, 1833. His life up to the time of his graduation by the Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- try lad of a family of small means. His father was able to give him a good education, and nothing more. He became engaged while at college to tho daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo! at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin cinnati and then read law for two years. At tht expiration of that time young Harrison receivsd th": only inheritance of his life ; his aunt dying left him a lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as a fortune, and decided to get married at once, taks this money and go to some Eastern town an:' be- gin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with the money in his pocket, he started out mta his young wife to fight for a place in the world. Ee 108 BENJAMIN HARRISON. decided to go to Indianapolis, which was even at ili:it time a town of promise. He met with slight encouragement at first, making scarcely anything the first j-ear. He worked diligentl}', applying him- self closely to his calling, built up an extensive practice and took a leading rank in the legal pro- I'ession. He is the father of two children. In 1860 Mr. Harrison was nominated for the position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be- gan his experience as a stump speaker. He can- vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a handsome majority. In 1802 he raised the 17th Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His regiment was composed of the rawest of material, but Col. Harrison employed all his time at first mastering military tactics and drilling his men, when he therefore came to move toward the E.ast with Sherman his regiment was one of the best drilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery at Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen- eral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most complimentary terms. During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field he Supreme Court declared the office of tlie Su- preme Court Reporter vacant, and another person was elected to the position. From the time of leav- ir^ Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 1864 he had .taken no leave of absence, but having been nominated that year for the same office, he got a thirty-day leave of absence, and during tliat time made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected for another term. He then started to rejoin Sher- man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet iever, and after a most trjing siege made his way to the front in time to participate in the closing incidents of the war. In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined c re-election as j«porter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 £e was a candidate for Governor. Although de- 'eated, the brilliant campaign he made won for him a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- pecia^.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, dS usual, he took an active part in the campaign, iind ws,' elected to the United States Senate. Here ce served six years, and was known as one of the ablest men, best lawyers and strongest debaters in that body. With the expiration of his Senatorial term he returned to the practice of his profession, becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in the State. The political campaign of 1888 was one of the most memorable in the history of our country. The convention which assembled in Chicago in June and named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer of the Republican party, was great in every partic- ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as- sumed ujioa the vital questions of the day, chief among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interest in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly after the nomination delegations began to visit Mr. Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move- ment became popular, and from all sections of the country societies, clubs and delegations journeyed thither to pay their respects to the distinguished statesman. The popularity of these was greatly increased on account of the remarkable speeches made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke dail}' all through the summer and autumn to these visiting delega- tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were liis speeches that they at once placed him in the foremost rank of American orators and statesmen. On account of his eloquence as a speaker and his power as a debater, he was called upon at an un- commonly early age to take part in the discussion of the great questions thai then began to agitate the country. He was an uncompromising ant: slavery man, and was matched against some of the most eminent Democratic speakers of his State. No man who felt the touch of his blade desired to be pitted with him again. With all his eloq"ence as an orator he never spoke for oratorical effect, but his words alwaj's went like bullets to the mark He is purely American in his ideas and is a spier did type of the American statesman. Gifted witl^ quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, he is one of the most distinguished impromptu speakers in the Nation. Many of these speeches sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse statements have already become aphorisms. Origi- nal in thought, precise in logic, terse in statement, yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as the sound statesman and brilliant orator o*' the day '^^C^^ ■v^ ^'ai^ -^«^ ►— (« H^J^i [QQinBQn^ ■.o*o.-@^i%<^^..o*o.. HAELES ROBINSON, the flist Governor of Kansas, was elected under the Wy- andotte Constitution, and upon the admission of the State, Jan. 29, 18G1, was f - inaugurated as Chief Ex- I^^^jik^^"^ eeutive No better man could have •^Ca^^j been selected to lay the foundations V^i^^ of the State, for his mind was crea- ^^Xlw^l five, original and vigorous. Rarely i^9^^ working by copy, he belongs to the ^fi\^^ class who think and originate, and Jt^"- with whom precedence and text-books have little authority. At this time a great State was to be formed from most incongru- ous elements. It required men of genius and orig- inality to formulate laws and a constitution, and to this work the vigor and ingenuity of Rob- inson were peculiarly adapted. Men of all classes, sorts and conditions, had rushed to this section upon different objects bent — some to assist in build- ing up a State, some to make money, to secure no- toriety and political preferment, but more, perhaps, as cosmopolitans, having little interest in its repu- tation or its future. That tlie work before Gov. Robinson was ac- complished in a praiseworthy manner, a grateful people readily acknowledge. In his course, which necessarily was opposed to the rough and irrespon- sible element, he made many enemies and was ■ im- peached by the House, but on his trial by the Senate no evidence was adduced to connect him with any illegal transaction, and a case of malicious prosecution was clearly established, which left his good name untarnished. In reviewing the career of a prominent public man, it cannot be called complete without the story of his early life. Gov. Robinson was born at Hardwick, Mass., July 21, 1818, and received a good common-school and academic education, be- sides two years' drill at Amherst College. His father, Charles Robinson, was a pious and consci- entious man, who cherished an inherent hatred of slavery, and the latter quality of his father's char- acter Charles inherited in a marked degree. Upon religious subjects, however, he was always inde- pendent and liberal, and is considered heterodox, although for the great principles of Christianity, which serve to improve society and make better men and women, he has the highest regard. There is but little which is ideal or sentimental in the nature of Gov. Robinson, as liis life has been spent principally dealing with men upon prac- tical principles. Before completing his studies he was obliged to leave college on account of ill- health, and his eyes failing him from hard study, he walked forty miles to consult a celebrated phj'- sician. Dr. Twichel, of Keene, N. H., and there became so sensibly impressed with both the quack- eries of medicine as so often practiced, and the real utility of the healing art as a science, that he deter- mined to study medicine, and after a preparatory course entered for a series of lectures at Wood- stock, Vt., and Pittsfield, Mass., and from the school of the latter he was graduated, receiving his diploma with the high honors of the class. Subse- quently he became connected with the celebrated 112 CHARLES ROBINSON. Dr. J. G. Holland in the management of a hospital. In 1849 he started out as a physician to a colony bound overland to California. They arrived in Kansas City April 10, and on the 10th of May fol- lowing, left with ox and mule teams for the Pacific Slope. On the 11th of May, thirty-nine 3'ears ago, rid- ing his horse at the head of a colony of gold- seekers. Gov. Robinson ascended Mt. Oread, where now stands the State Universitj' of Kansas, whose Regent he has been for thirteen consecutive years, as well as its faithful, intelligent and gener- ous friend. In his note book at that time he wrote that if the land was opened to settlement and entry, he would go no further, as there seemed to be gold enough for all human w.ants in the rich soil of the Kaw Valley, and beauty enough in the rolling prai- ries beyond to meet all the aspirations of ordinary men. He pushed on, however, to California, and there followed a varietj' of occupations, being mi- ner, restauranteur, editor and member of the Leo^- islature. Then he returned to Massachusetts, and in 1852 commenced the publication of the Fitch- burg I^ews, which he conducted two years. At the time of the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise, and the intense excitement coincident with the organization of the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, Gov. Robinson was sent out by the New England Aid Society to Kansas, charged with saving it to freedom. In the darkest hours of that long struggle, as well as in its hour of victory, he seemed to be the one safe counselor and leader of the Free-State forces. His California experience had rounded and ripened a robust nature, and the perils that the hero of the squatter troubles had passed through in that strange combination of craft and cunning, fitted and schooled him for liis Kan- sas work. In the "Wakarusa War," when the city of Lawrence, only 600 strong, was besieged by an opposing force of 1,200, Dr. Robinson, as he was called in those days, was chosen Major General of the Free-State party. He constructed forts and rifle-pits which did their service, but as a negotiator and diplomat lie excelled. He wanted Kansas to l)e lawfully free, and felt justified in availing him- self of any agency which would assist him in ac- complishing this. Although the recognized leader I of the Free-State forces, it was not Robinson, but Lane, that the Quantrell ruffians sought wlien they massacred in cold blood 180 of the inoffensive citi- zens of Lawrence. In 1855 the Free-State men had been driven from the polls. Robinson was among the first to repudiate the authority of the bogus laws, and was unanimouslj' chosen a delegate to the convention which met at Topeka to formulate a State govern- ment. From May, 1 856, until September, he was a prisoner at Locompton, charged with treason. Af- ter serving his term as the first Governor of tlie State, he was, in 1872, chosen a member of the Lower House of the Legislature, and in 1874 elected State Senator and re-elected in 1876. At the last election he came within forty-three votes of beating his opponent for the State Senate, and where the party majority of the latter was about 1,500. Gov. Robinson has been twice married. Bv his first wife. Miss Sarah Adams, daughter of a highl}^ respected Massachusetts farmer, two chil- dren were born and both died in infancy. The mother died in 1846. On the SOth of October, 1851, he was married to Miss Sarah D. T. Law- rence, daughter of a distinguished Massachusetts lawyer, and connected with the celebr.ated Law- rence family of that State. Of this union there are no children. Mrs. Robinson is a lady of high literary culture, and has written one of the best of the many books which have been published on Kansas. Though highly accomplished- she is not much of a society woman, being content to dwell quietly at home on their farm, which lies five miles out from Lawrence, and is the resort of many friends, who meet a refined and elegant hospitality. In 1856 Gov. Robinson pre-empted a portion of the land which, upon his journey to Califor- nia, he had viewed with so much admiration. He now has one of the finest homes in his section of country, where he resides in affluent circum- stances, busying himself in looking after his farm, esteemed by his neighbors, and ampl^- honored by the great State, in laying the firm foundations of which he rendered such efficient service over a quarter of a century ago. . i..t«.t»^^.fe4-tc.f« A4fe1s»t)fer. f ' "^- — •o^o-(i)^y{/^Q)'-o4o- jHOMAS CARNEY, the sec- ond Governor of Kansas, was boni in Delaware Coun- ty, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1824. His ancestry was a mixed one, coiiiposod of Irish and German. His father, James Carney, was of Irish descent, be- ing the grandson of one of the same name, who came to this country and assisted tlie Colonies in the war with Great Britain. His mother was remotely of Ger- man descent, and like his father was born in Pennsylvania. Thej' removed to Ohio the year before the birth of Gov. Carney. They were Presbyterians, in which faith Mr. C. was reared. The portion of Ohio in which Mr. Carney was born was then a wilderness, and the family engaged in farming, the land having to be cleared first. The father died when the lad was but four years old, leav- ing the mother with four children, the eldest being only six j-ears of age, the early life of J'oung Carney therefore was spent in work of the hardest kind, from the moment he was old enough to be of any assistance. From the age of seven to eighteen he worked on the farm belonging to the family, and then started for himself as a farm hand for six months, at $10 a month. From the time he was eleven years of age until he left home, he was the teamster of the family, and carried the products of the farm to Newark, thirty-six miles, his motive power being a yoke of oxen for most of the time. He attended school some during the winter months, and after he was eighteen went to school in Berkshire, Ohio, for six months. After this he commenced a long, persistent and weary search for employment in a store, and was finally successful in Columbus, where he remained in the employ of a retail dry-goods house for two years, and then took service with a wholesale dry-goods establishment in Cincinnati. He obtained, while in the retail house, $50 a year and his board for the first year's serv- ice, and for the second year $100. At the end of this period he was given a quarter interest in the firm, with his name at the head of it. A rise of so great rapidity is unprecedented. He resided in Cincinnati twelve years. Mr. Carney's health became impaired by his de- votion to business, and in 1857 he visited the West, and commenced business in Leavenworth in the spring of 1858. In 1861 he was elected to the State Legislature, and in 1862 was elected Gov- ernor. He entered on his duties the 1st of Janu- ary, 1863, at a time when Kansas affairs were in a most critical condition. In 1864 he was elected to the United States Sen- ate, but as there was some doubt as to whether or not the time at which the election was held was the proper one, he declined the position. He was soon after elected Mayor of Leavenworth, and was re-elected. Since that period, 1866, he has occupied himself wholly with his private business. The earlier struggles of the future Governor were arduous and severe, but probably had their effect in strengthening him for the career for which he was destined. When he took possession of the gubernatorial office, in January, 1863, he found the State of Kansas but litile better than a i)olitical and 116 THOMAS CARNF.Y financial wreck. A local writer referring to that period says, that the "State was in peril at almost every point, and its settled portions were one ex- tended cam]). A rebel force hovpred on its eastern and southern borders, while Indians were murdering and scalping in the west. Nothing short of a con- stant vigilance could prevent the rebel enemy invading the State and butchering the people." An appeal was made to the military authorities for assistance and to Gov. Carney for protection. It was at a time when the General Government was too busy with the Rebellion to give close attention to matters in a new and remote State, and hence the Governor was obliged to depend on his own resources. He was equal to the emergency. The State had no money, no men, no arms, no ammuni- tion, with which to protect itself, but even this did not discourage him. He visited the menaced re- gions, and soon satisfied himself that something had to be done, or the State would be overwhelmed by the perils which threatened it. In the counties which were more particularly threatened, the popu- lation became uneasy, and removals were being made to places of safety by so many of the resi- dents that there loomed up a probability that the entire region would become a desert. After looking over the ground. Gov. Carney de- termined to raise a force of 150 men from citizens of the menaced region, and to employ them as a patrol along the border, so that no hostile move- ment could be made without detection, and the people could be warned of danger in time to rail}' at the necessary points for defense, all being armed and organized into militar}' organizations. This patrol was hired by the Governor for the public defense out of his private means. He agreed to pay |1 a day each, for man and horse, the United States Government furnishing the rations. He put this force in the field, and kept it in active opera- tion, at a cost to himself of over 810,000. At the same time he was a Captain in the home guards, and many a night was on guard like the private soldier. The little patrol put in the field by the Governor preserved the borders from invasion so long as it lasted, which was some three months. At a later period the Governor was notified by the com- mander of the Federal forces that he was able to care for the safety of the State, and thereupon the patrol was abolished. Almost immediately after it was disbanded Quantrell made his raid into Kansas, and Lawrence was attacked, burned, and its resi- dents massacred. Concerning this feature of the transaction the Governor sa^-s: "While this patrol was on the border the arrangements were such that the different members could speak with each other every hour, and thus be in a position to almost in- stantly communicate with the residents in case of invasion. When the Government notified me that it could take care of the border I disbanded the patrol, and within three da3's Lawrence was in ashes and 180 people were foully murdered. The mili- tary was scattered in squads over a distance of twenty-five miles along the border, and when Quan- trell moved into Kansas he had no difficulty in marching between the Federal divisions. The march of Quantrell was entirely unknown and wholly un- expected. Not a living soul knew that he was in the State when he arrived before Lawrence. A man living on the route taken by the guerrillas saw them, and mounted a horse and undertook to carry the information to Lawrence. His horse fell and the rider's neck was broken, and thus the sole wit- ness of the invasion was silenced." It will show the benevolent disposition of the Governor to state that from his own pocket he gave $500 to the widow of the man who undertook to carry the warning of danger to Lawrence. The entire official career of Gov. Carney was of the stormiest and most perplexing character, and it is certain that, with an official head less clear and efficient, the embarrassments and perplexities of Kansas would have proved insoluble. Cool, self- possessed, firm, intelligent, he guided the State through the storms, breakers, whirlpools and rocks, which were encountered, and finally reached the harbor, with the vessel much battered but sound in frame and in all essential particulars. The following is a copy of a i-esolution passed by the Kansas Legislature after his term of office had expired : "Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, that the thanks of this House and the people of the State of Kansas are justly due to lion. Thomas Carney, late Governor of the Stale of Kansas, for the honest, faithful and im- partial manner in which he discharged his executive duties." Gov. Carney is possessed of ample wealth, which lie uses to the best advantage. His wife was Re- becca Canady, of Kenton, Ohio, who has devoted much of her time for a number of years in caring for the orphaned children of the State. His chil- dren aie four in number, all boj's. No man in Kansas is more honored and re- spected than he, and no man has done more, either in a public or private way, for the advancement of the State and its institutions. Its railroads, bridges, churches, school-houses, and its citizens needing assistance, all bear witness to his liberality and bounty. ^^---^:^^J^^ I r7 ^ -^ ■^ci'm.-izeL ^ {^^coDjioFd ^^^V»fl6?k^-j>t'.W.'Vr ■NT^VTCT'^v-Ti'FiVf^r c<-«i-/-A-V;J^' > AIMUEL J. CRAWFORD, the . K!^ .1/- w „ / I f,jj|.|^| Goyernor of the State of Kansas, was bom in Lawrence County, Intl., April 10, 1835. Ilis ancestors were Scotcli- Irish, who emigrated to Amer- ica at an early period in Col- oni il days. His paternal grandfather served in the war of the Revolution as a soldier from the State of North Carolina, and his maternal grand- father was a planter in the same State. His father, William Crawford, emi- grated, in 1815, to the then Territory of Indiana, and located in Lawrence County, where he became a success- ful farmer. Although born, reared anil educated in a slave State, the elder Crawford had imbibed unconquerable prejudice to the insti- tution of slavery, and as a consequence turned his bade upon friends and kindred and sought a home in the Northwest Territory, in which slavery and involuntary servitude had been forever inhibited. The subject of this sketch was reared upon his father's farm, and received a common-school and academic education. At the age of twenty-one he became a student at law in the ofBce of the Hon. S. W. Short, of Bedford, Lid., piu'suing his studies until the fall of 1«57, when he entered tlie Law College at Cincinnati, from which institution he was graduated in 1858. In March, 1 859, he bade adieu to home and friends, proceeded to the Territory of Kansas, and located in Gai'uett, the county seat of Anderson County. Here he practiced his profession of the law, and was elected a member of the first State Legislature, which convened at Topeka, March 27, 1801. The attack upon Ft. Sumter, following swiftly after the Montgomery Secession Convention, the failure of the Peace Conference, the Proclamation of Jefferson Davis calling for 100,000 men, and ^1 ^<'>- •*■ the seizure of Government property by Floyd and Twiggs, without protest from the Executive, thrilled loyal Kansas to tlie very core. President Lincoln made his first call for 75,000 volunteers in April, 18G1. Responding to this call, Mr. Craw- ford resigned his seat in the Legislature, returned home, recruited a company, was chosen its Captain, assigned to the 2d Kansas Infantry, and mustered into the United States service. He served with the regiment, participating under the gallant Gen. Lyon in the battle of Wilson's Creelc and various other battles of the Missouri Campaign fought during the summer and fall of 18G1. In the winter of 1861-62, the regiment was re-organized, and became the 2d Kansas Cavalry. Capt. Crawford was assigned to the command of Compan}' A, and soon thereafter promoted to the comm.ind of a battalion. He participated with his regiment in the battles of Newtonia, Old Ft. Wayne, Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, Van Buren, and various other en- g.agements fought by Gen. Blunt during tlie Trans- Mississippi campaign of 1862. It was in these engagements that Capt Crawford developed extraordinary ability as a cavalry leader. At the battle of Old Ft. Wayne he charged the enemy's lines and captured a battery under circum- stances which almost forbade the venture, and for which achievement he was complimented in General Orders. At the battles of Cane Hill and Prairie Grove he acquitted iiimself with great credit, and was again complimented by the commanding Gen- eral. In March, 1863, although holding the rank of Captain, he was assigned to the command of the 2d Kansas Cavalry, and led the regiment in the campaign of that year through the Indian Territory and Western Arkansas, which resulted in the battles of Perry ville, McAllister and tlie Backbone Mount- ain, and the capture of F"t. Smith b}' the Federal arms. The 2d Kansas Cavalry covered itself with glory in these memorable campaigns. In October, 1 863, Capt. Crawford was promoted to be Colonel of the 83d United States Infantry, and with his regiment accompanied Gen. Steele on the Siu'evei)ort. La., expedition, ■which moved southward, in March, 1864, from Ft. Smith and 120 SAMUEL J. CRAWFORD. Little Rock to co-operate with Gen. Banks in his Red River campaign, participating in the battles of Prairie De Hand and Saline River. At the latter affair Col. Crawford charged and captured a battei-y, which his men brought off the field by hand, all the artillery horses having been killed or disabled. This battle resulted in a complete victory for the Union forces, to which consummation Col. Craw- ford's regiment largely contributed. After this battle he returned with the 7th Corps to Little Rock, and thence, with the Kansas Division, under the command of C4en. Thayer, to Ft. Smith, Ark. In July, 1864, Col. Crawford commanded an expe- dition into the Choctaw Nation in pursuit of the rebel General, Standweighty, whom he routed. September 8, 1864, while still in the field. Col. Crawford was nominated as the Republican candi- date for Governor of Kansas. Obtaining leave of absence, he bade adieu to tlie gallant army with which he had served so long, and on the 9th of October returned to Kansas. Upon arriving at Ft. Scott Le learned that a heavy body of the enem}', under Gen. Price, was moving westward through Central Missouri, with the design of laying Kansas in waste. He hastened to Kansas City, arriving October 17, reported to Gen. Curtis, commanding the Federal forces there concentrating to resist Gen. Price, and was assigned to duty as a volunteer aid on his staff. A few days subsequently the battles of the Blue, Westportand Mine Creek were fought, and at the latter engagement Col. Crawford ordered and participated in a charge with two brigades of cavalry, which resulted in the. capture of the Con- federate Generals, Marmaduke and Cabell, 500 prisoners and eight pieces of artillery. This battle closed his military career in the war for the sup- pression of the Rebellion, and on April 13, 186.5, he was promoted by the President of the United States to the rank of Brigadier General by brevet, for meritorious services in the field. On the 7th of November, 1864, Col. Crawford was elected Governor of the State of Kansas, and in 1866 was re-chosen for a second term. Duriug his holding of the gubernatorial office, he re-organ- ized and consolidated the Kansas Volunteer Regi- ments, and secured the enactment of new laws, under which the State Militia was placed on war footing for the protection of the people against rebel invasions and Indian incursions. He devoted much of his time to the establishment and main- tenance of the various State institutions, ami on retiring from office he left the Deaf ]\iute. Blind and Insane Asylums, the State University', the Agricult- ural College and State Normal School, in success- fid operation. . He also gave considerable attention to the preparation and dissemination of pamphlet literature respecting the advantages of his State, with the view of encouraging emigration thereto. During the memorable years of 1867 and 1868, hostile bands of Indians hovered on the borders of Kansas, driving back the settlers, checking the con- struction of the railroads and threatening to cut oft' communication between Kansas and the Western States and Territories. For two years an Indian war of savage barbarity was carried on. Many settlers were killed, scalped, and their bodies mutil- ated. Large amounts of property were captured and destroyed. Women and even children were outraged, and others carried into captivity to suffer a fate worse than a thousand deaths. The Federal forces stationed on the border and the State troops furnished by Gov. Crawford were inadequate for the protection of the people. The Indians followed their custom of making war dur- ing the summer months, and then retreating to their homes in the Indian Territory to be fed, clothed and nurtured by the Government in winter. Finally, in August, 1868, the settlements of North'.vest Kansas were raided by these Indians, who killed and wounded some forty persons, carried women into captivity, and also committed other atrocities. As soon as the terrible details of this last mas- sacre reached the ears of Gov. Crawford, he pro- ceeded at once to the scene of disaster, saw tiiatthe dead were properlj' buried and tlie wounded cared for, returned to Topeka. organized a regiment of cavalrj^ resigned the office of Governor, and with his regiment accompanied Gen. Sheridan on his his- toric campaign into the interior of the wild country bordering on Texas, where the hostile tribes had always felt secure from punishment during the win- ter season. These Indians were attacked and cap- tured in the Washita Vallej-, in December, 18G8, and several of their chiefs held as hostages until the captive wliite women were delivered up. Gov. Crawford returned home after the close of this campaign and has since been successfully en- gaged in the practice of his profession. Nov. 27, 1866, he was married to Miss Isabel M. Chase, an estimable and accomplished lady, of Topeka, where they now reside, and the union has been blessed by two children, daughter and son. Gov. Crawford is possessed of an imposing presence, his height being six feet two inches, with the accom- paniment of a Herculean frame, S3'm metrically proportioned, and a pair of shoulders Atlas might fairly en v\'. His manners are the very essence of courtes}' and gentleness, and altogether he presents a marked type of the energetic, patriotic and sturdy sons of tiie great West — suaviter in inodo, fortiter in re — with whom the high sense of duty stands first and foremost in every relation of life. ,— ««^?r<>'^^''^" >-""' ■'''."^^/-^ : ,' ; ,' ,■ V .•,'..•■.' ; ,' .■■ii-;;i^^^^!2£^'^; ^ i .■;-^_g-grr-:- - EHEMIAH GREEN, fourth Governor of the State of Kansas, possesses a his- tory eminently worthy of J record, as that of a man :^ who has distinguished him- self in many positions of trust and responsibility, and in all acquitted himself creditably, both 111 private and public life. A na- tive of Hardin County, Ohio, he was born March 8, 1837, and after a course of preliminaiy study en- tered the Ohio Wesleyan Univers- ity, and subsequently taught school for a number of years in Logan and Champaign Counties, that State. Our subject when a j-outh of eighteen years came, in March, 1855, to Kansas, and took up a claim in Douglas County. The country at that time was inhabited mostly by Indians and coyotes, the earli- est white settler having arrived only a few months before. Young Green, studious and ambitious beyond his j-ears, in 1857 was admitted to the bar, and practiced until 1859, but finding lawyers more numerous than clients, and that the Free-State men were no longer in danger of being overpowered by the border ruffians, he returned to Ohio, and en- tered the ministry, becoming a member of the Cin- cinnati Methodist Episcopal Conference. He was stationed at Aberdeen and Williamsburg, until the first call by President Lincoln for troops to quell the Rebellion. In 18G2 Mr. Green enlisted in the 89th Ohio Infantry as a private, and subsequently became Lieutenant of Company B, and served under Gen. Cox in West Virginia during the celebrated cam- paign which brought Gen. McClellan so promi- nently before the nation, and in which it will be remembered this regiment distinguished itself. The 89th was subsequently transferred to the Army of the Cumberland under Gen. Sherman, and Lieut. Green marched at the head of his company, going all through the Atlanta campaign, and endearing himself to his comrades by his kindly solicitude for their welfare, and the practical sympathy which in- duced him to literally bear their burdens, uamelj', their knapsacks, until he too was overcome by the heat, and fell by the way bleeding at the lungs. From this he did not rapidly recover, indeed, was not expected to live for a time, and was finally compelled to resign his position, and seek the care and quiet of home. Lieut. Green returned to Kansas in 1865, and lU NEIIEMIAII GREEN. resuming his ministerial duties, was stationed at Manhattan two years. The year following he was elected Lieutenant Governor, and upon the resigna- tion of Gov. Crawford, Nov. 4, 18C8, succeeded to the executive chair for the remainder of the term. In the meantime he did not lose his interest in the church, and was appointed Presiding Elder of the Manhattan District, but on account of the ill-health of his wife retired to his farm until 1873, when he again entered the conference. His own health, however, never fully restored since his ex- perience in the army, obliged him to abandon the ministry, with the exception of preaching occasion- ally at church dedications, and upon other occasions where benevolent work was most needed. In November, 1880, Mr. Green was prevailed upon by his neighbors to allow them to use his name as a candidate for the Legislature, and being elected served faithfully his term, and in 1881-82 was Speaker pro tern. When relieved of his public duties he turned to the pursuits of agriculture, to which he has since given his attention. Mr. Green owns one of the finest farms on Mill Creek, and which comprises 840 acres of land, the greater part under a high state of cultivation. Upon it there is an abundance of timber and water, and all the other facilities for carrying on farming and stock-raising after the most approved methods. In the feeding of cattle he has introduced the methods which have given them the precedence, and his were the first Riley County animals known to have been bought in the Kansas City market for shipment to England. The first wife of our subject, and to whom he was married in 1860, was Miss Ida LelHngwell, of Williamsburg, Ohio, and who died in 1870, leaving three children — Glenzen S., Effle and Alice. In 1873 Mr. Green contracted a second marriage, with Miss Islaxy Sturdevant, of Rushvllle, N. Y., by whom he has two children — Burtis U. and Ned M. He has two brothers in Kansas : Lewis F. Green, of Douglas Count}', who was the coalition candi- date for Congress in the Second District last fall ; and George S. Green, of Manhattan, of the firm of Green & Hessin, attorn eys-at-law, and who is now representing the southern part of Rilej' Count}' in the Legislature. In his private character Gov. Green is thoroughly upright, conscientious as a minister, progressive and patriotic as a citizen, and as an orator has no superior in this State, and but few in the country. He is thoroughly posted on political questions, and with his irresistible wit and humor invariably holds the attention of an audience, while his clear and earnest style seldom fails to convince. Among the men of his county none are more popular tiia.. he who is familiarly called " the Governor." The career of Gov. Green as a pioneer citizen has been one eminently worthy and useful to the community in which he has resided, and his neigh- bors and old friends unitedly bear testimony to his sterling worth and his valuable services both to the church and State. He was well calculated b}' nature to aid in the building up of a new country, possessing the judgment and forethought necessary to determine wiiat was to be done, and the manner and time in which it should be accomplished. In building up one of the finest estates in this region he has contributed largely to its standing and repu- tation, and his industry has been an incentive to others about him. The result thus produced is a highly intelligent and progressive community, which was not slow to take advantage of leader- ship, especially when the leader possessed noblest principles of character and sound judgment 'OytyOCCd t/f- . ^fi'-Cu^ \. AMi:S M. HARVEY, fifth Gov- ei nor of the State of Kansas, and a f^w A irginian by birth, is a native of Monroe County, and was born Sept. 21, 1833. His parents, Tiiomas and Margaret (Wallier) II irvey, were also natives of the Old Dominion, but removed from that State when their son James M. was quite young. He acquired his education in the public and select schools of In- diana, Illinois and Iowa, and following his tastes and talents, became a finished practical sur- veyor and civil engineer. Mr. Harvey, in the 3'ear 1859, just before Kansas was freed from Territorial enthrallment, and when she was struggling to become one of the sisterhood of States, removed hither, settling in Riley County. He at once became warmly interested in the affairs of this section of country, and distinguished him- self for his ability, intelligence and enthusiastic sup- port of the measure which was to make the Territory a full member of the American Union. The pur- suit of agriculture at that time offered a more ample income than his profession, and in this he at once engaged, but the seclusion of the farm did not con- ceal his eminent ability and his talents from the public, and he was a prominent factor in the affairs of Kansas for a period of nearly thirty years. It was not long after his arrival here until the Civil War was precipitated upon the country, and James M. Harvey enlisted as a soldier of the Union armj', and was soon given a Captain's commission in the 4lh and 10th Regiments, which were consoli- dated. He served with honor in the campaign in which his command took part, and was mustered out in 1864. The following year, and also in 1866, he was elected to represent his county in the Kansas Legislature, where he displayed such power as to attract the leading men of the commonwealth, and in which he gave unmistakable indications of the distinction he would achieve in the future. After serving his terras creditably as a member of the House, he was, in 1867-71, a member of the Senate, and in the latter year was elected Governor. The duties of these various offices Mr. Harvey discharged with that fidelity and ability which en- titled him to still higher distinction, and accordingl3' on the assembling of the State Leglature, in 1874, he was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Alexander Caldwell, United States Senator. This vacancy had been temporarily filled by the appointment of Robert Crozier, but the Legislature promptly recognized the claims of Mr. Harvey, and gave him the merited compliment of his regular election to that position. He took his seat on the 12th of February, and in this, as in all other places which he was called upon to fill, dis- chai-ged his duties with great credit to himself and honor to his State until the 4th of March, 1877, at which time his term expired. 128 JAMES M. HARVEY. During Mr. Harvey's incumbency of the Gov- ernor's office much important work was done bj' the Legislature, including the issuance of bonds for the military expenses of the Indian War, and pro- viding a military contingent fund for the protection of the frontier of the State against Indian depreda- tions — these two objects calling for §275,000 ; and also the further issuance of bonds to aid in com- pleting the west wing of the State Capitol, $70,000 ; to defray the expenses of raising the 19th Regiment, $14,000; and $1,500 was appropriated to buy seed wheat for destitute farmers on the frontier. Dur- ing that term also the east wing of the new capitol at Topeka was so far completed that on December 25 they were occupied by the State officers. At that date there had been expended on the wing com- pleted and on the west wing, on which work was still progressing, the sum of $417,588.29. At the annual election, which occurred Nov. 8, 1870, Gov. Harvey received over 19,000 majority over his Democratic oppouent. For United States Sena- tor, to serve the unexpired term of Caldwell, the balloting commenced January 27, and was continued four days, no candidate receiving the required seventy votes necessary to a choice. On the 2d of February, Mr. Harvey was elected on a joint vote of seventy-six as against fifty-eight thrown for all other candidates. During the twelfth session of the Kansas I^egis- lature, James M. Harvey, Governor, thirty-eight laws were passed. Amo.ig them were bills authoriz- ing or legalizing the issuance of municipal bonds ; the State Board of Agriculture was created ; 83,000 was appropriated for t!ie relief of Western settlers, and $2,500 for the Freedman's University of Quiudaro; the boundaries of Kingman and Harvey Counties were defined, the latter named in honor of James M. ; two new judicial districts were created, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth: the salaries of State officers and Judges of the Supreme Courts and Districts Courts were increased ; and an act passed providing for the sale of Normal School lands; Commissioners were also appointed to provide for the settlement of losses by Indian depredations between 1860 and 1871. Gov. Harvey upon retiring from public life re- tui'ned to his farm at Vinton, Riley County, where he resided for a time, and then returned to the vicinity of his old home in Virginia, and is now living in Richmond. On the 4th of October, 1 854, he was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Cutter, of Adams Count}', 111., and of this union there were born six children, four daughters and two sous, namely: Clara, Emma, Lillian, Martha, James N. and John A. The assuring smile of peace fell upon Kansas for the first time in her existence when the war of the Rebellion ended, and about the time Mr. Harvey, after serving valiantly in the ranks of the Union army, returned to Riley County, and was called upon to assist in the further great work which lay before both legislators and people. It was a time demanding the best efforts of its wisest men, and Mr. Harvey in his sphere was equal to the emer- gency, and to the perplexing duties devolving upon him as Legislator, Senator and Governor. Twelve years of turmoil and strife had trained the inhabitants to know no rest save in motion, and no safety ex- cept in incessant vigilance. Under this discipline their character had become as peculiar as the expe- riences through which they had passed. A rest- less energy was the controlling element, and the life of ease and peace was one so foreign to their ex- perience as to strike them as almost unnatural. They, however, under the fortunate rule of a wise executive, turned to the pursuit of the peaceful arts and conquered the right to the free soil they now tread. Mines were opened, railroads built, hus- bandry and manufactures brought wealth and plenty, and peace and prosperity reigned. Along with the happy state of affairs just above mentioned, there were also built up the indispensa- ble adjuncts of churches, schools and charitable institutions, together with happy homes, villages and cities, and all else which marks the develop- ment of a civilized and free people. Every man who at that critical period performed his duty de- serves to be perpetuated in history. Among these James M. Harvey was likewise equal to the emer- genCJ^ and is amply entitled to have his name en- rolled among the patriots of that period, who labored efficiently in bringing about the future prosperity of the commonwealth which now occupies a proud position among the States west of the Mississippi. H A_V ^flOMAS A. OSBORN, one of the most poijular and distinguished gentlemen who ever served the State of Kansas as her Executive, is to-day an honored citi- zen of that great common- weajth and a resident of her capital city. He was chosen to this high position at a critical time in the history of the State. While it is true that no commonwealth in our glorious galaxy of States hns been so sorel}' tried or passed through so many and such severe ordeals, there have been some peri- ods of greater trials than others. One crisis after another has come upon this people, but there was alwaj's a firm and wise hand ready and able to guide the ship of State through the storm and over the shoals. Kansas found in the person of Mr. Osborn a safe leader, a patriot and a statesman. From the year 1872 to 1877 was an important period in the history of Kansas, and during this time Thomas A. Osborn stood at the he.ad of its affairs. Manj' vital questions were forced upon the Executive during these eventful years, and the record he made then will ever endear him to the hearts of the people of the State he so efficiently served. When tried he was not found wanting, but demonstrated that he possessed a sound judg- ment, a keen foresight, and an unfaltering devotion to the well-being and prosperity of the State. Though a stanch Republican as a citizen, as a Governor he was non partisan, and worked impartially to the bet- terment and welfare of the whole people. Not only has he been a valued citizen of the State because he so ably filled the Gubernatorial Chair for two terms, but because for over a quarter of a century he has stood in the front rank of her most progres- sive and patriotic citizens, aiding in every laudable enterprise having for its object the public good. Thomas A. Osborn was born nearly fifty-two years ago, at Mead ville. Pa., Oct. 26, 1836. He attended the common schools of his neighborhood during his boyhood, and at the age of fifteen com- menced life as a printer by carrying the newspapers of the office. Here he served a full apprenticeship, and in the meantime pursued the course of study which had been interrupted by the necessity of making his own living. By his labors at the case he was enabled in due time to earn enough money to pay his w.iy through Allegheny College, and in 1856 he commenced the study of law in the office of Judge Dcrrrickson, of his native town. The year following he came to Michigan, and was soon afterward admitted to the bar. In November, 1857, he migrated to Kansas, and began his career in the Territory at Lawrence, as a compositor in the office of the Herald of Freedom. Such was his fidelity to duty, and his industry and efficiency, that he was soon promoted to the position of foreman, and in M.arch, 1858, the editor of the paper, after a two-weeks absence, expressed his thanks "to his worthy foreman, T. A. Osborn, ICsq., for the very satisfactory manner in which he has conducted its columns." Before Mr. Osborn was twenty-two years old he commenced the practice of law at Elwood, Doni- phan County, and soon acquired a fine reputation in his chosen profession. Politically, he w.is a strong 132 THOMAS A. OSBORN. Republican and Free-State man, and in 1859 was elected Senator from Doniphan County to the first State Legislature, taking his seat in 18G1, when twenty-flve years old. The year following he was chosen President p>'o fewi of the Senate during the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, and during the impeachment trial of Gov. Robinson and others. His next promotion was his election to the office of Lieutenant Governor over his competitor, Hon. .L J. Ingalls. In 1864 Mr. Osborn received the appointment of United States Marshal in Kansas, by President Lincoln, and occupied tlie position until 18G7, re- siding during and after his term of office at Leaven- worth. In the fall of 1872 he accepted from the hands of his party the nomination for Governor of Kansas. The convention assembled at Topeka, and their candidate was elected by a majority of 34,000. He was duly inaugurated in January, 1873, and served with so great ability and rendered such sat- isfaction that ho was again chosen at the State Con- vention of his part}' for a second term. The fol- lowing November he was duly elected, and served another two years. It is proper in this connection to give a resume of some of the occurrences in Kansas at the time Gov. Osborn occupied the position of State Execu- tive. In Ma\', 1874, during his second year as Governor, the Indians on the southwestern frontier commenced depredations upon the settlers in Bar- bour County, which were confined for a time to the stealing of their cattle and horses. In an attempt to recover some of the plunder, a detachment of United States Cavalry fatally wounded a son of Little Robe, a chief of the Cheyennes. This in- cited the Indians to open outrages, and in June five murders were committed. These outrages alarmed the eutire southwestern border, and action was at once taken to place the more exposed points in as good a condition of defense as was possible. Companies were organized and armed in readiness for an emer- gency, and stockades were constructed by the set- tlers at INIedicine Lodge, Kiowa, Sun City, and at points midway between the two latter places. Not- withstanding tiicse precautions, hundreds of people deserted their homes and sought protection in the larger towns. In July other murders were com- mitted, and suspicion pointed strongly to the Osage Indians. Early in August a party of these, twenty- five in number, appeared near the town of Kiowa, claiming to be out on a buffalo hunt, and upon be- ing ordered to return to their reservation thej' re- fused to do so. This was communicated to Capt. Kicker, who was in command of a companj' of mounted militia, and who in setting out to find them, overtook them about fifteen miles northeast of Medicine Lodge. In the skirmish which ensued four Indians were killed. The savages now grew more bold and decided in their onslaught upon the white settlers, and by the 1st of September they had slain sixteen citizens, sis of whom were resi- dents of Lawrence and peaceably engaged in sur- veying public lands forty miles south and twenty miles west of Dodge City. Gov. Osborn was com- pelled to keep the volunteer militia companies on the border in active service until nearly the close of 1874, and between those who urged extreme measures and those who, more timid, advised a pol- icy of extreme forbearance, he was in a position re- quiring great ingenuity and temperance of action. Few men in his position could have done better, and more would probably have failed in assisting to bring all these troubles to a jjcaceable conclusion. After leaving the Gubernatorial Chair in 1877, Mr. Osborn was appointed by President Hayes, United States Minister to Chili. In this position he remained for four3'ears, when he vijas tendered by President Garfield the position of Minister to the Empire of Brazil. This he accepted, and remained near the court of Don Pedro until the administra- tion of President Cleveland came into power. Mr. Osborn's record as a foreign Minister was not only highly creditable to our own Nation, but doubly so to him as an official and a citizen of the great peace-loving Republic of America. While in Chili he was quite active in trj-ing to bring to an end the bloody war in which that country was en- gaged with Peru and Bolivia, and in 1880 presided over a conference of representatives of the bellig- erent power on board the American man-of-war "•Lackawanna" in the bay of Arica, which had in view that object. He also interested himself in bringing to a peaceful conclusion the long-pending boundary dispute between Chili and the Argentine Republic. For his valued and able services in this connection he received the tlianks of both nations. Since Gov. Osborn's return to the United States he has occupied himself in various enterprises, and while not entirely eschewing politics, has made known his desire to be excused from filling further official positions. He stood at the hend of the Kansas delegation to the National Republican Convention in 1888, and in that august assembly was a prominent figure. He is a man whose opinions are universally held in respect, and one who has no unimportant influence in the councils of his party. His early life and training served to build up within him that patience and self-reliance, and that perseverance in behalf of a worthy principle, which has been the secret of his standing among his fellowmen, and distinguished him as a man of more than ordinary ability, and one eminently to be trusted. ''.'..•'i'..' i>.;i^^^!^^i^^ z'^^' ^■Qor^^ y . ^-tfntJiQn'go gi'^t^'^'^tg.'^-i'.; ' -. '■; y.'tg^'i^-Jti^t^t^tJS' I •"^i's^^jy^ '•^^ EORGE T. ANTHONY, the seventh Governoi" of the State of Kansas, came of an excellent family of the Empire State, who were or- thodox Quakers religiously, and who in point of the ele- ments T\hich go to make up the bone and smew of the social fabric, pos- sessed all the characteristics of that pe- culiar people. He was born in May- field, Fulton Co., N. Y., June 9, 1824, and spent his boyhood and youth on a farm, acquiring his education mostly in the winter season, and making him- self useful at agricultural pursuits in summer. About the age of nineteen he commenced learning the tin and copper smith's trade at Union Springs, Cayuga County, which he followed as a journey- man five years, then repaired to Ballston Spa, and clerked in a hardware store until his removal to Medina, in 1850. In the town above mentioned Mr. Anthony found his future wife, Miss Rose A. Lyons, to whom he was married Dec. 14, 1852, and thereafter for a period of nine years was engaged in trade in hard- ware, tin and stoves, and also carried on the manu- facture of stoves and agricultural implements. Later he engaged in the commission business, and in due time was made Loan Commissioner for Orleans County, being thus occupied three years. During the late Rebellion and under the call of July 2, 1862, for additional troops, Mr. Anthony was selected by request of Gov. Morton as one of a committee of seven to raise and organize troops in the Twenty-eighth District of New York, embracing the counties of Orleans, Niagara and Genesee. In Au- gust following he was authorized to recruit an inde- pendent battery of light artillery of six guns, and which was subsequently known as the 17th New York Independent Battery. Such was the in- dustry with which he set about this commission, that in four days the maximum number was secured and mustered into service, with Mr. Anthony as Captain, and they proceeded at once to Washington. 136 GEORGE T. ANTHONY. Capt. Anthony served with his battery until the close of the war, operating between Washington and Eichmond, and in front of the latter city and Pe- tersburg, being with the 18th Array Corps during the last year of the war. He was breveted Major for services in the last campaign ending at Appo- mattox Court House, and after the surrender of the Confederate forces, was mustered out of service at Richmond, Va., June 12, 1865. In November, 1865, Mr. Anthony changed his residence from Rochester, N. Y., to Leavenworth, this State, and became editor of tlie Leavenworth Daily Bulletin, also of the Leavenworth Z'a//?/ Con- servative, filling the position two years and one-half. He subsequently assumed proprietorship of the Kan- sas Farmer, which he conducted six j-ears. In the meantime such had been the zeal with which he in- terested himself in the affairs of a State struggling for recognition, and only needing good men for leaders, that he was recognized as a man eminently fitted for promotion, and in December, 1867, was appointed United States Internal Revenue Assistant Assessor, and the following year Collector of Inter- nal Revenue. For three years he was President of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, and for two years held the same position on the Board of Cen- tennial Managers for the State, and was discharging the duties of the three ofHces at the time of his election as Governor, on the 7th of November, 1876. Gov. Anthony, while State Executive, presided wisely as counselor over the many difficult ques- tions arising at that time, and retired from the office with the best wishes of those who had realized how faithfully he had endeavored to perform his duty. He continued his residence in Leavenworth after the expiration of his term of office, and there- after was employed much of the time in a respon- sible position, in connection with the extension of the great Santa Fe Railroad through New Mexico and into Old Mexico. That Gov. Anthony was popular during his in- cumbency of the Executive office, is indicated by the fact that the county seat of Harper County was named in his honor. Over the establishment of this town there was much earnest debate in regard to its location and many other important details in connection therewith. It is now a city of impor- tance, and was honored with a post-office in the summer of 1878. At first the service was only weeklj-, but in due time became daily, and it was made a money-order office in 1880. Previous to this, however, a bank had been established in a small frame structure standing on the street, and its business was soon conducted in a store building, with a capital of $20,000. The Globe Mills were put up in 1880-81, at a cost of over $25,000, and in due time commanded a large trade from points in the Indian Territory, as well as the surrounding towns. Churches and newspapers sprang up in due time in the town of Anthony, and various lodges of the different societies were named in honor of the Governor. The town itself lies on the edge of a beautiful valley, a trifle over two miles from the geographical center of Harper Countj-, and the site was selected after much deliberation by the Town Company, which had been formed at "Wichita for the purpose, as it was found desirable to establish a town not far from the center of Harper County, which embraced large tracts of beautiful rolling land. The projected town was considered a matter of serious importance, and not the least among the matters connected with its establishment was the name by which it should be called. The descendants of Gov. Anthony ma^- be pardoned if in preserving their family history they keep prop- erly in view this fact in connection therewith. The town site was made to cover 320 acres, and the first work of the company was to build a barracks for the accommodation of emigrants, and to dig three public wells. About as soon as the announcement went forth that the " city of Anthony " was ready for settle- ment, about a dozen box houses sprang up as if by magic, and were soon followed by a store of general merchandise, a hardware and a drug-store, and closely upon the heels of these came a physician and an attornej'. The new town grew rapidly', and now occupies a proud position among the other cities adjacent, going in some respects ahead of those which are older. As may be supposed, the patriot, the ex-soldier, and one of tlie most conscientious men who ever occupied the Gubernatorial Chair of Kansas, has watched its growth with lively interest. OIIN P. .ST. JOHN, eighth Governor of the State of Kansas, was born in Brook- fleltl, Franklin Co., Ind., Feb. 25, 1833. The family is of Huguenot descent. Daniel St. John, the paternal grandfather, was a native of Luzerne Count}', Pa., and for i' sixty years was one of the fore- most ministers of the Universalist denomination, preaching with un- f swerving faith the doctrines he had espoused, and illustrating their purity by aguileless and untarnished : reputation. He was the friend and contemporary of Murray, Ballou, Streeter and Thomas, and was numbered with them as one of the American fathers of this religious faith. He was also a Freemason, and at the time of his death, which occurred in Broad Ripple, Ind., was the oldest member of the fraternity in the State. The subject of this sketch was the son of Samuel St. John, who was born in Orange County, N. Y., end was a man of more than ordinary ability. The mother, Sophia (Snell) St. John, was of English extraction, a lady of rare intelligence, with a char- acter adorned by all the Christian virtues. The children of farmers in the rural districts of Indiana forty years ago were taught by such instructors as the limited means of the inhabitants could com- mand, and who dispensed knowledge usually only two short terms each j'ear. Under these circum- stances the early education of John P. St. John was acquired. He soon mastered the elementary branches taught in the district school, but deter- mined to carry on his education as soon as he could secure the means, and for this purpose, while yet a youth, entered a store, but devoted his leisure hours to his books. In 1852 Mr. St. John made his way to the Pa- cific Slope, and employed himself at whatever he could find to do — wood-chopping, steamboating, mining, merchandising, etc. During the period of eight j-ears, which were pregnant with adventure, hardship, danger and toil, if not of profit, he made voyages to Central America, South Amei'ica, Mexico, Oregon and the Sandwich Islands. He was engaged in the Indian Wars of Northern Cali- fornia and Southern Oregon in 1852-53, in which he suffered all the perils and hardships incident to the struggles of that time, and was several times wounded in the service. During his mining life in California the long- cherished predilection of Mr. St. John for the legal profession ripened into a definite purpose. He accordingly procured a few elementary law books, and under circumstances calculated to try the courage of one less determined, he commenced his law studies in his mining camp, reading each even- ing after the close of the day's labor by the light of a burning pine knot or the camp fire, lie thus pursued his studies laboriously for two years. In 1860 he returned eastward with but little more of this world's goods than when he set out eight years before, but equipped with a rich experience, a 1 10 JOHN P. ST. JOHN. knowledge of the world and a fair idea of common law. With the view of perfecting himself still further in his studies, he entered the office of Messrs. Stirkweather & McLain, at Charleston, HI., and at the expiration of a year's time was admitted to practice at the bar, and became a member of tlie firm above mentioned. The anticipated professional career of Mr. St. John, however, was rudely broken in upon by the mutterings of Civil AVar, and laying aside his per- sonal interests, he enlisted as a private in Company C, OStli Illinois Infantry. The regiment was soon sent to Alexandria, Va., and St. John was assigned to detaclied duty as Assistant Adjutant General. He continued in this capacity until his term of enlistment had expired, but subsequently at Camp Mattoon, 111., he was placed in command of the troops there, given the commission of Captain, and upon the organization of the 143d Illinois, was elected Lieutenant Colonel of this regiment. They operated subsequently in the Mississippi Valley, and Col. St. John continued in the service until 1864, when he retired to private life, and resumed the practice of law in connection with Judge MeLaini the surviving partner of the old firm. In February, 1865, Mr. St. John with his family removed to Independence, Mo., where lie first became prominent as a politician, and as a most effective and popular orator. During his four- years residence at that point he took an active part in the political campaign of 1868, making an effect- ive and vigorous canvass of Western Missouri in behalf of the nominees of the Republican party. In May, 1869, he changed his residence to Olathe, Kan., and associated himself with M. V. B. Parker for the pracWce of law. This continued until 1875, and Mr. St. John then formed a partnership with Hon. I. O. Pickering, of Olathe, and continued the practice of his profession until pressing public duties forced him to abandon it. The prominence of Gov. St. John in public life seems to have become his unsought, and as the re- sult of circumstances entirely outside his individ- ual purposes or designs. Up to 1872 he had given only such attention to political affairs as was vouchsafed by all intelligent and patriotic voters. He had held unsought the various local offices which fall to the lot of responsible citizens in the administration of town affairs, and as an ardent Re- publican had done acceptable work on the stump during the canvass of 1868. Four years later he was elected State Senator from Johnson County, and at once took a leading position, both on the floor as a debator, and in the committee rooms as an efficient business member. The temperance movement found a sturdy and fearless advocate of prohibition in Mr. St. John. Consequently when the question came to be an issue in the politics of Kansas, he was at once rec- ognized as the fit exponent and defender of the tlien unpopular doctrine. The Kansas State Tem- perance Convention accordingly nominated him as its candidate for Governor, in 1876. He declined the nomination, although in full accord witli the convention on the issue it presented. That same fall he was on the first ballot in tlie Republican convention, the leading gubernatorial candidate. On the seventh ballot he withdrew his name, which action resulted in the nomination and subsequent election of Hon. George T. Anthony. At the Republican State Convention held two years later at Topeka, in August, 1878, Mr. St. John received the Republican nomination for Governor. Considering the distracting element of a third part}', the campaign was brilliant and effect- ive, and the result one of the most decisive politi- cal victories ever achieved in the State. In 1880, in a total vote of 198,238, Mr. St. John was re- elected by a majority over the next highest candi- date of 51,647 and a majority over all of 32,170, a fact which shows how satisfactory to the people had been the manner in whicli he had discharged the duties of his office during his first term. The great exodus of the colored people from the Southern States to Kansas began in 1879, and Gov. St. John at once took an active interest in their behalf. Through his influence, personal and official, the necessities of thousands of these destitute and suffering people were relieved and themselves placed in a position to become self-sustaining. In 1882 his friends nominated him as Governor for a third term, but he failed of are-election. In 1884 he was the nominee of the Prohibition party for President, and received 150.000 votes. EORGE W. GLICK, ninth Governor of Kansas, was its fiist Democratic State Ex- ecutive. He was born at , Gieencastle, Fairfield Co., Ohio, July 4, 1827, and on the paternal side is of Ger- ^^"■1 '^'' luiu descent His great-grandfather. •^v=^_*«?J3' Ilcniy Glick, was one of five brothers A ^ ^^ «ho left the beautiful Rhino country e a I 1 loi to the Revolutionary "War. In thi> iiumoitciL struggle they all partici- pated and subsequently settled in Penn- sylvania. George Glick, grandfather of the Governor, served as a soldier in the "War of 1812, and was severely wounded at the battle of Ft. Meigs. Isaac Glick, the father of George "W., and who was prominent as a farmer and stock-raiser of San- dusky County, Ohio, held for three consecutive terms the office of Treasurer of that county, and was a man accounted above reproach, both in his business and private character. He married Miss Mary Sanders, daughter of George Sanders, who was a soldier patriot in the "War of 1812, in which he ranked as a Captain and bore the marks of his bravery in bodily wounds of a serious nature. Mrs. Mary (Sanders) Glick is a lady of high culture and great piety, active in the work of Christian charity, and of that retiring disposition which full}' car- ried out the command of the great teacher, "Let not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth." As a boy, George "W. Glick was more than usually studious, and acquired a good English education, embracing the higher mathematics and the lan- guages, which lent a polish to his practical sense and business qualifications, and enabled him to succeed almost uniformly in his undertakings. "When he was a little lad of five years the family removed to Lower Sandusky, now Fremont, where, after com- pleting his education, he entered the law office of Buckland & Hayes, the junior member of the firm being afterward President of tlie United States. In due time he passed a thorough examination in con- nection with the Cincinnati Law School students, and was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court. Mr. Glick commenced the practice of his profes- sion at Fremont, Ohio, where his careful attention to the interests of his clients secured him a large patronage. Later he removed to Sandusky City, and in 1858 was made the Congressional nominee of the Democratic party in his district, but declined the honor in the presence of the convention, but accepted later the nomination for State Senator. Although defeated, he ran nearly 2,000 votes ahead of his party ticket. Later he was elected Judge Advocate General of the 2d Regiment of the Sev- enteenth Division of the Ohio Militia, with the rank of Colonel, receiving his commission from Gov. Salmon P. Chase. Late in 1858 Mr. Glick came to Kansas, locating in Atchison, and associated himself in the practice of law with Hon. Alfred G. Otis. This gentleman was well versed in jurisprudence, and as Judge of the Second Judicial District from Jauuarj', 1877, to January, 1881, won golden opinions as an adminis- trator of justice. The firm of Otis & Glick contin- ued fifteen years, and was finally dissolved in con- sequence of a throat affection from which Mr. Glick had suffered for some time. The firm settled up its affairs annually, never a dispute occurring, its last settlement having been effected within an hour. At the first election held under the "Wyandotte 144 GEORGE W. GLICK. Constitution, Dec. 6, 1859, Mr. Glick was made the Democratic nominee for Judge of the Second Judi- cial District, and received a vote lai-ger than that of any candidate on his ticlcet. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives from the city of Atchison, in 1862, and each consecutive year tliereafter until 1807. He was re-elected in 1875 and again in 1 880. During these years he was Chair- man of the Judiciarj' Committee, and was cliosen to fill this position by tlie Republican Speakers of the House, who manifested the utmost confidence in his wisdom and integrity. Thereafter he served on the most important committees existing, and during the session of 1876 was Speaker pro tern of the House. In May, 1874, he served as State Sen- ator, having been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Joseph C. Wilson. From this time on Mr. Glick was constantly called into requisition by his party, being in 1880 a dele- gate to the Union Convention at Philadelphia, and in 1870 a member of the Democratic State Central Committee. Subsequently he was a member of the State Central Relief Committee, and was commis- sioned a Centennial Manager by Gov. Thomas A. Osborn in 1870. Subsequently he was elected Treasurer of the Board of Jlanagers, and was pres- ent at the first meeting in Philadelphia, when the arranging of the display was completed. In July, 1882, he was nominatedby acclamation as the Dem- ocratic candidate for Governor, and at the election received considerable support outside of his party. Mr. Glick was County Commissioner of Atchison County upon his accession to the office of Governor, and was also holding the position of Auditor. In his election to this office he received about forty- six per cent of the votes cast, and was outdone by only one man in this respect, namely, John P. St. John, who, in 1880, received about fifty-eight per cent. Although a man of temperate habits, he does not consider prohibition a sovereign remedy for the evils arising from the use of, and traffic in, in- toxicating drinks. In February, 1876, while a member of the House and during the tendency of the proposed amendment to the Dram Shop Act, he entered a protest, which was spread upon the House Journal, in which he maintained that the Prohibi- tory Liquor Law had, wlierever tried, failed to ac- complish its purpose, and that this proposition was conceded by all who were not controlled by fanat- icism ; that no one would attempt to enforce such a law, and that regulation and control of the traffic was an absolute necessity for the preservation of the peace and good order of society, and that this control was made of no effect bj' the proposed amendment. Mr. Glick furthermore contended that the reve- nue derived from the sale of intoxicating liquors aided in paying the burdensome expenses following the wake of such sales, and that by the proposed law the burdens upon the public were increased while its ability to prevent them was decreased. He believed that if the bill became a law it would increase the number of places where liquor would be sold, thereby resulting in the increase of the evils of the traffic, and also the expenses of protecting life and property and j^reserving the public peace. The early Kansas railroads found in Gov. Glick a stanch and efficient assistant, and he was one of the first Directors of the Central Branch of the Union Pacific, running west from Atchison. He was also a Director of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe — the important transportation line of the State and of the country west of the Mississippi. From the time of the organization of the Atchison & Ne- braska, he was its President to its completion, and spent four years of incessant labor in order to effect its construction from Atchison to the capital city of Omaha. He organized the Atchison Gas Com- pany and secured the building of the works. Many of the buildings in the citj^ of Atchison, both busi- ness and dwelling-houses, were erected by him, and he has generously disbursed his capital to encourage those enterprises best calculated to increase the im- portance of the cit3'. Mr. Glick was married at Massillon, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. A. Ryder, of Fremont, that State. While he was State Executive his son Frederick was his private secre- tary. This son and a daughter Jennie are his only children. Mr. Glick was the first Master of the Shannon Hills Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity nearly forty years, and aided in organizing the Royal Arch Chapter and Command ery, of Atchison. — ^^^^-H~- (IE tenth Governor of Kansas was born March 10, 1839. at Brownsville, Pa., and in his early days, after an ordinary education, learned the prin- ter's trade. In 1857 he went to Pittsburgh, and was em- ployed in the otfice of the Commer- cial Jou7-iial,a.nd earlj' in October of that year he emigrated to Kansas and located in Atchison. He purchased the office of the Squatter Sovereign in February, 1858, and changed its name to the Freeman's Champion,, and on the 20th of the month commenced his editorial career in this State, by the issue of the first number of the paper which he has since been identified with. He was always a stanch free-State man, and an earnest and ardent Eepublican, being among the organizers of that grand old party in his native State. He was Sec- retary of the Wj-andotte Constitutional Convention, and was elected State Senator before he was of age. During the summer of 1861 Mr. Martin assisted in organizing the 8th Kansas Infantrj', of which he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel. The regiment served on the IMissouri border during the fall and winter of 1861. Early in 1862 he was appointed Provost Marshal of Leavenworth, and in March of the same year his regiment was ordered to Corinth, Miss., Lieut. Col. Martin in command. A few weeks after, when at Corinth, the regiment with the division to which it was attached, was ordered to join Gen. Buell in Tennessee, and thereafter during the whole war it served in the Army of the Cumber- land. Lieut. Col. Martin was promoted to be Colonel on the 1st of November, 1862, and was Provost Marshal of Nashville, Tenu., from Decem- ber, 1862, to June, 1863. The regiment, under his command, took part in the battles of Perryville and Lancaster, Kj-., the campaign against Tul- lahomaand Chattanooga, the battle of Chickamauga, the siege of Chattanooga, the storming of Mission Ridge, the campaign of East Tennessee, in the win- ter of 1863-64, the campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and the subsequent pursuit of Hood north- ward. Col. Martin commanded the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, on the second day of the battle of Chickamauga, and during the siege of Chattanooga, and commanded the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 4th Arm3f Corps, from August, 1 864, until his muster out at Pulaski, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1864. In a lengthy description of the battle of Mission I Ridge, published in the New York Times of July 148 JOHN A. MARTIN. 18, 1876, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, who com- manded the 3d Division, 4th Corps, Army of the Cumberland, says: "Willich's brigade, in the centei', had with it the heroic, accomplished Martin, Colonel of the 8th Kansas. What that regiment could not take it was not worth while to send any other regiment to look for. Martin was among the foremost to set the example of the upward movement, and among the first to reach the crest." In a letter published in the Cincinnati Commer- cial ot 3 an. 24, 1876, the late Brig. Gen. August Willich, commander of the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 4th Armj' Corps, after stating that the orders he received at Orchard Knob, concerning the advance to Mission Ridge, were to "take the rifle pit at the foot of Mission Ridge, and to keep that position," and describing the advance to the base of the ridge and the capture of the rifle pits there, says : "Herein the work assigned by Gen. Grant was accomplished. But now the fire of the enemy be- came very severe; the shells rent the ground in every direction; our lines were infiladed from the different spars of the ridge, where the enemy was protected against our fire by his works and his dominant position. There appeared at first thought to Gen. Willich, holding position about 100 yards behind the rifle j)its, to be only three chances, viz: To obey orders and to be shot without effective resistance ; to fall back, or to charge. The second chance being out of the question, I galloped with Lieut. Green, of my staff, up to the 8th Kansas, lying in line behind the rifle pits. Col. Martin, commanding the regiment, seeing me, jumped on the breastworks and shouted : 'Here wc are. Gen- eral, what more.'' 'Forward, storm! We have to take the works on the ridge,' was the answer. The Colonel: 'Altogether, boys, forward! Hip, hip, hurrah!' Like one man, the whole line, with one leap, cleared the breastworks ; forward they moved and the air was soon filled with the sound, 'Forward ! Forward!' extending more and more, right and left." Returning home, Col. Martin resumed control of the Atchison Champion early in Januarj', 1865, and on the 22d of March issued the first number of the Daily Champion. He has been commander of the department, a delegate to the National Republican Conventions of 1860, 1868, 1872 and 1880; was a United States Centennial Commissioner, and one of the Vice Presidents of that body ; was one of the incorporators of the State Historical Society, of which he was President for one term ; was elected by the two Houses of Congress one of the Board of Managers of the National Soldiers' Home, in 1878, and re-elected in 1882, being now Second Vice President of that body. He was married, June 1, 1871, to Miss Ida Challiss, eldest daughter of Dr. AVilliam L. Challiss, of Atchison, and has seven children. At the Republican State Convention, held in Topeka July 17, 1884, the rules were suspended and John A. Martin was nominated for Governor by acclamation. At the November election following he was elected Governor by a plurality of 38,495 votes. At the Republican State Convention, held in Topeka July 7, 1886, he was again unanimously nominated for a second term, and at the November election following was elected Governor by a plu- rality vote of 33,918. He was the first and only Governor of Kansas who was twice unanimously nominated by his party for that office, and has served with distinction, filling the honored position occupied by his able predecessors with equalability, and giving to the people as the Chief Executive of the populous and growing State, satisfaction. He is a man of honest, upright character, and abhors trickery and deceit, and in looking over his long and useful life he may well feel a just pride at the position he has won in the esteem aud confidence of honest men, and the respect of all good citizens. There are but few men of the stirring State of Kansas who have been more closely identified with all public movements for the general welfare and prosperity of the State than John A. Martin. His name may be found on almost every page of the memorable history of Kansas, from the holding of the first Republican Convention, held at Osawato- mie in 18.59, until to-day, when he is the leading spirit among the enterprising men of the most pro- gressive State of the Nation. A man of excellent judgment, moved by honest purpose and love for the general welfare of the whole State, he is always found identified with the right, and, as might be expected, popular with the people. '^t^rnaAt ^/^. Jr^utP^ph^Q'^^ ['g?»'^'^^'<;>i';^' ; i' -• I'-^-i' ■' ■'-; ?^^^^^^c^\ -^^K^<- . L. v. HUMPHREY. Tliis distinguished gen- tleman was chosen Gov- ernor of Kansas, at the ^555=y. -.5irw=i=s^p=i«s, 1 election held in Novem- ^^ "^^"^r ber, 1888. He had made e\g@S5j/t> for himself an honorable record on ^ ^^ the deadly brittle-field, as well as in ^^^^^^S' the more monotonous, thoush not k'\^^ less courage-requiring hours of po- litical life, in the fields of journal- ism, in the forensic arena, and in the various capacities in which he has labored for the public weal. It is not our purpose in this brief sketch, to dwell at great length upon his [irivate life, his public record sufficing to indicate that his character is noble, and his example a worthj^ one. Gov. Humphrey was born in Stark County. Ohio, July 25, 1844. His father, Col. Lyman Humphrey, who was a native of Connecticut, of English de- scent, and a lawyer of distinction, died when the subject of this sketch was but eight years of age. At the outbreak of the Civil War, in 1861, Gov. Humphrey was attending the High School at Mas- sillon. and his fervid, patriotic heart was thrilled to the utmost, with an enthusiastic desire to serve his countrj', and uphold the flag which he had been taught to revere. Though only a boy of seven- teen, he enlisted in Company I, 7Gth Ohio Infan- try, a regiment famous for its bravery, and for the eminent men who belonged to it. Such was the gal- lantry, and the proper conception of a soldier's du- ties exhibited by him, that he had been promoted to the office of 1st Lieutenant, had acted as Adju- tant of ills regiment, and had commanded a com- pany for a year, before he was out of his minorit}-. Much active service was experienced by Capt. Humphre}', and among the battles in which he par- ticipated, were those of Donelson, Pittsburg Land- ing, Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and the fighting around that city, he be- ing under fire five or six weeks in that single cam- paign. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea, was present at the capture of Savannah, and was engaged in many other tr3ing scenes. He was with his regiment in the campaign through the Carolinas, and took part in the battle of Benton- ville, as well as in the capture of Gen. Joe John- ston's army. He was twice wounded, once at Pittsburg Landing, and once at Chattanooga, but refused to retire from the field. During the four years of his military service, he never was absent from duty for a day. The regiment of which he was a member, belonged to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, loth Corps, Army of the Tennessee. At the termination of the war Capt. Humphrey resumed the studies which had been interrupted bj' 152 LYMAN U. HUMPHREY. the "irrepressible conflict," feeling the need of a more thorough education to fit him to act well his part in the battle of life. He entered Mt. Union College, and soon after matriculated in the law de- partment of the Michigan University', from which he was graduated after having completed his stud- ies in the legal profession. Returning to his native State he was admitted to practice in the several courts of Ohio, in 1868, but feeling that the "West would afford a broader field for his labors, he re- moved to Siielby County, Mo., where for a time he assistedjin editing the Shelby County Herald. The newer State of Kansas, which had already become the home of many men eminent in various walks of life, seemed to beckon Capt. Humphrey still further West, and in Februarj', 1871, he crossed the Missouri and located at Independence. He formed a law partnership with the Hon. Alexander M. York, the attempt at whose briber}' by Senator Pomeroy in 1873, during the contest for Ignited States Senatorial honors, brought his name promi- nently before the people of Kansas as an opponent to fraud and corruption. The legal relation be- tween the two gentlemen lasted until 1876, after which time Gov. Humphrey continued the practice of his chosen profession alone. The Independence Tribune was founded bj' ISIessrs. A .M. York, W. T. Yoe and L. U. Humphrey, the latter with- drawing from the firm at the expiration of a )'ear. Gov. Humphrey had not long been a resident of Kansas before his talents were known and his fit- ness for public ofliee appreciated. In 1871, the year of his arrival in the State, he was honored by the Republican nomination as candidate for a seat in the State Legislature, but because of his vigor- ous opposition to the issue of questionable bonds to the L. L. SJ)1) ^'•'**''®'"Outh, Neb., where it connected with ^^ the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in 1869, and the main line of the road was ex- tended westward to Kearney. Subsequently the Denver extension was finished; this line was short- ened by the construction of the line from Konne- saw to Oxford; by the acquirement of the Omaha & Southwestern Railroad, the Atchison & Nebraska Railroad, the building of the short line from Omaha to Ashland, and the extension to Cheyenne, Wyo.. which gives the road a short line between the Missouri River points and Denver A' Cheyenne. At Omaha connections are made with the roads centering there. The number of miles of road in Nebraska is 2,1 20..30. The road is ballasted with stone, gravel, cinders and earth. 1,600.08 miles are laid with steel rails, the rest being laid with iron. The total mileage in the Burlington 'system West of the Missouri River is 2,778.78 miles. K>-« Chicago, Roclv Island & Pacific. =^HIS is the last important trunk line to enter the South Platte Country. It enters the State of Nebraska at Berwick, and runs in a north and westerly direction to Fairbury and Nelson. At Fairbury the road branches and con- nects with the main line for Denver, thus givino- the Southern part of the State another direct com- munication with the great lumber and other inter- ests of Chicago and Kansas City, and the7great lake and seaboard marts of trade. «\>' ^Jl^^'t^ .^^^^^i-^^^C^S-^LC't.^t^t-^f^-eM..^^-. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 165 ^ITI r ( T^. ^a J PWl^i Qfj ^S K^fi^^\ !^/o C^o -^-5>^6l-c- PKRRY HUTCHIN- SOX. This gentleman is tbe most widelj' known citizen of Marshall Count}', of which be has been a resident for thirty He is a native of New York State, boi'n in Chautauqua Count}', Dec. 2, 1831. His ancestors were from Connecticut, his great grand- fatiier, Samuel Hutchinson, having been a resident of Hebron, iu tliat State, where his grandfatiier, Knoch Hutchinson, was born Dee. 8, 1766.* He died Nov. 30. 1856, in the nine- tieth year of his age. The maternal great-grand- father of Perry Hutchinson, was Davirl Townsend, a resident of Andover, Conn., whose daughter, Bet- sey', married Enoch Hutchinson. She was born March 1, 1771, and died Sept. 29, 1848, in the seventy-eighth year of her age. Calvin, a son of Enoch and Betsey llutcliinson was the fatiier of our subject. He was born in Con- necticut Dee. 9, 1800, but later removed to Chau- tauqua County, N.Y., and there passed the remainder of his days on a farm. He was a plain man, who never took any prominent part in public affairs, l)ut was looked upon as an upright and good citizen. He was a strict member of the Presbyterian Church, in which for many years he had been a Deacon. Accompanied by his wife, he twice came to Kan- sas to visit his sons, the mother making her last visit in 1876, but neither ever desired to settle here, preferring their Eastern home. The father died Dec. 25, 1879, in the eightieth year of his .age. Calvin Hutchinson was m§|-&- ^. ANIEL W. GRISWOLD. Amid the green |i Jii hills of Vermont lived the family of the jjkJk^ subject of our sketch. His father, Nelson Griswold, was born in the township of Berkshire, Franklin Co., Yt., July 8, 1810. His mother was also a native of that State, having been born in Hartland, Windsor County, in the year 1808. Her maiden name was Adeline Webster. After their marriage the young couple settled in Castleton, Rutland Co., Vt., where they lived but a short time before removing to Rutland. Hei'e they resided several j'ears, returning to Cas- tleton for a short time. During these 3'ears Mr. Griswold was engaged in farming. In October, 1849, becoming imbued with the gold fever, he started for California, via the Isthmus of Panama, leaving his wife and three children at Castleton. He was absent about nine j'ears, and engaged a greater part of that time in mining. At the ex- piration of this time, returning to his home, he remained for seven j^ears. In 1866 he again went to California, spending a few months only. Re- turning again to the East, he lived in different PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 159 places until the spring of 1870, when he settled in Jlarshall County, Kan. Since that time he has been a resident on section 12, Marysville Town- ship. Mrs. Griswold died at C.astleton, Vt.. in 1861, leaving three children, of whom our subject was the eldest. Our subject, Daniel W. (Iriswold, was born in Rutland County, Vt., Kept. 8, 1841. He was reared on a farm, remaining in his native State until the age of twenty-one. He then followed his f.ather's example, and beut his steps to the Pacific Slope, staying some eight 3ears in the State of Cali- fornia, his chief occupation being lumbering. In the fall of 1870 he came to this county, settling in Marysville Township, where he has since th.at time been engaged in farming, operating his father's homestead. His father owns 160 acres of land, on which are comfortalile buildings and other improvements. On the 17th of September, 1874, Daniel W. Griswold was married to Cj'uthia A. Carter, daugh- ter of John Carter. She died Aug. 10, 1882, in Marj'sville Township, having borne him four chil- dren, three of whom survive her. Their names are respectivel}' : Cora M., George and John M. Our subject was again married, in Marjsville Township, Sept. 24, 1883, to Louie M. House, who was a native of Racine Countj', Wis. By this marriage the}' have one child, a son. Nelson. In politics our subject is a member of the Union Labor party. He exhibits all the sturdy virtues which seem so peculiarly to belong to the natives of the Green Mountain State. His father is a hale and hearty man, nearly eighty years old. and a stanch adherent of the Republican party. ILLIAM CRANSTON.whose pleasant home s located on section 32, Center Township, the son of Caleb Cranston, who w.as born ill Rhode Island, he being a direct descend- ant of Roger Williams ; his mother w.as Algina Cole, a native of New York. Shortlj* after marriage the}- settled in Scioto County, Ohio, where they resided until 1851, when they removed to Keokuk y.ILI Count3^ Iowa. About twentj--four years after be- coming residents of that county, Mrs. Cranston took her departure from this world to a better oue on high. Their family comprised eleven children, of whom our subject was the eldest. William Cranston is a native of Scioto Countv, Ohio, where he was born Marcli 27, 1837. He emi- grated to Keokuk County, Iowa, in 1851, with his father, and made that county his home, except for i a portion of the time, which he sjienl in Washing- ton County, until 1881, when he removed to Marshall County, Kan. I'pon his arrival, being pleased with the appearance of the countr}-, he bought 160 acres of fine land, located partly in Center .and partly in Wells Township. Following the purchase of his farm, he Ijegan making im- provements. By well-directed energy and wise adaptation of means to ends, he quickly succeeded in securing for himself a comfortable, commodious dwelling, which, if not so elegant as some others in the county, j-et shelters a contented, happy fam- ily, well pleased with the blessings granted them b}' the Giver of all good gifts, united in tender re- gard for one another, and holding in .affectionate remembrance those of their number who have pre- ceded them to the land beyond. In the conduct of his farm Mr. Cranston has shown sound, good sense. All his efforts directed toward the betterment of his condition have been ablj- seconded by his noble wife, a ver}' superior woman, to whom he was married in Keokuk County, Iowa, May 1, 1860. The maiden name of Mrs. Cranston w^as Elizabeth Disor. She is a daughter of George and Rebecca (McDonald) Di- sor. both natives of Virginia, where they were reared to maturity, and upon arriving at a suit- able age pledged their hearts and hands in the indissoluble bonds of matrimony. Some time after their marriage thej' removed to Ohio, and subsequently to Washington County, Iowa. Shortly before their death they changed their residence to Keokuk Countj% where they bade farewell to the scenes of earth and removed to their final home on the shores of Eternity. Mrs. Cranston is the second in a familj- of seven children. She was born in Old Virginia, Feb. 2, 1841, and accom- panied her parents in their migrations, remaining 160 PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPIIICAL ALBUM. with them until she departed to reign as queen of tiie heart and home of her husband. She is a good neighbor, amiable and generous in her disposition, faithful in all the relations of life, an affectionate, intelligent companion to her husband, and a model for iier children to pattern after. Mr. and Mrs. Cranston are the parents of six children, of whom those living are: Mary E., who is the wife of George Adams; Rebecca A. is the wife of Joseph Adams; Laura L and Florence A. Two other little ones grew weary of life almost before they rightly began to live, and were car- ried from the arms of the loving parents, who would fain liave detained them, up to the bosom of their Heavenly Father, where they will be shel- tered from every ill for all eternity. During the earlier years of his life Mr. Cranston was employed in a woolen mill, which was at that time a more remunerative occupation than farm- ing, but he also looked after his farming interests, and eventually gave it his exclusive attention when its superior profitableness was assured. His con- nection with the woolen industry was begun in Ohio, and continued in Iowa. In every depart- ment of life in which it has been his lot to be en- gaged, whether of a business or social nature, it can be truthfuUj' said of him, that he has b3en found faithful. In the exercise of his right of suffrage he casts his ballot with the Republican party, but would not hesitate to vote for the oppo- sition if he deemed the best intei-ests of the times demanded it. Mr. and Mrs. Cranston are repre- sentative and earnest members of the Christian Church, and are widely known for their generous benevolence and sincere Christian lives. \r=^ RANK STOEIIR. Among the many enter- t^g> prising foreigners to whom JNIarshall /I!) "~ County owes so much of its development, is the above named gentleman, wlio occupies a fine farm of 240 acres, situated on section l.o, Logan Township. He was born in Bjn-on, Germany, in which country he was reared, receiving a thor- ough education under the compulsory laws of that empire. His parents, Mathew and Marj' (Swibrie- ger) Stoehr, were horn, reared, married, reared a family of seven children and died in the German Erapiie. They were memljers of the Catholic Church, .as were their ancestors so far as known. Our subject left iiis native land for the United States in 1857. taking passage on the old sail-ship " Moskonoma," .and after a voyage of sixty -six days, landed at New York, Sept. 14. There he clerked in the store of his uncle, Joseph Shouley, about three years, thence coming direct to Illinois in 18G0. Aftei' the breaking out of the Civil War, he, in common with many hundreds of his countrymen, felt the desire to assist in the preservation of his adopted country, and in August, 1862, enlisted, being enrolled in La Salle County, as a member of Companj' G, 57th Illinois Infantry. He served faithfully and gallantly until the close of the war. Among tiie most noted engagements in which he took part were Corinth. Altoona, Jacksonville, Columbus, Resaca, Kingston, Chattanooga, Stone River, and many others, and he also took part in the march to the sea under the gallant Gen. Sherman. He was one of the fortunate in these many conflicts, receiv- ing but a flesh wound which was not sufficient to disable him. After taking part in the Grand Re- view at Washington, he went to Springfield, III., where he received an honorable discharge and thence returned to his home in La Salle Countj-. There he married Mary Piergue, a native of Muhlbach, Transylvania. She was born June G, 1846, a daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Stru- ble) Piergue. Mr. Stoehr and wife resided in Illinois for seven years after their m.arriage, and thence removed to this State, where he bought 160 acres of open prairie, which comprises a part of his present highly improved farm. Their family con- sisted of the following children : Mary, wife of Au- gust Fisher; Lena, wife of John Pauls; Josephine, Frank, Martha, Lawrence, Henrj'. Anna, Flora antl Edith, living; and P^lizabeth and an infant de- ceased. Mrs. Stoehr is the daughter of Lavvrence and Mary (Struble) Piergue, who came from France to America in the fall of liS47. They were on the ocean ninety daj's, a part of the time being lost in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAl'lIICAl. ALBUM. 161 a storm. They landed at New York and thence came directly to La Salle County, 111., where the father was engaged in the bakery business many years. The family consisted of six children, of whom five are still living. The father was for many years a soldier in the French army. He died in La Salle Count3', 111., where the mother still lives, making her home with her son in Ottawa. She is a member of the Catholic Church, in which faith her husband died. Our subject and his faniilj- are members of the Catliolic Church. He behjngs to Lyon Post, Xo. 9. G.A.R.. at IVIarj'sville. He is a man of worth in the community, active, honorable, intelligent and hospitable, and enio3's the respect of his fellow- citizens. Politically he is a stanch Republican. C* IfelNFIELD M. NEEL. The men who care \/\jI' ^^'^ most for outside show, are not those WW who can always be depended upon as pos- sessing those solid and substantial traits of charac- ter most needed in the building up of acoramunit3'. A quiet and law-abiding citizen, Mr. Neel lives in a modest homestead on section 13, in Logan Town- ship, where he has a well-tilled farm and sufficient of this world's goods for all the ordinary comforts of life. He is the offspring of a substantial ances- try, and was born in Fayette County, Pa., Oct. 1, 1852. When our subject was but an infant, his parents, Samuel and Martha L. (Yarnell) Neel, decided upon a change of location, and accordinglj- gather- ing together their household goods, made their w.aj- to Switzerland Count}', Ind., where thej' sojourned for a period of nine years. Their next removal was to Newport, Ky., and later they took up their resif L. H. Calkins, of Marysville; Eva B. married Charles Mayor, of Elm Creek; Charles G., Benja- min F., Edgar W., Edna F., and Lucy M. remain at home vvith their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Means have eighteen grandchildren. Mr. Means was County Assessor for two years before the county w.as divided into tovvnships. He has served as Township Trustee and Justice of the Peace, and was Postmaster of Elm Creek for a per- iod of seven years. Politically, he was formerly a 170 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Republican, bnl is now in syrapathj' with the Union Labor party. Both he and his wife are active members of the Missionary Baptist Church, in which Mr. Means has officiated as Deacon for nearly twenty years. He is the friend of education and of progress in all its forms. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Me.ins set- tled in Buchanan County, Mo., but in tlie fall of 18G0cameto this county, wiiere he secured 160 acres of land on section 35, and lived there five years. lie then purciiased his farm on section 26, where he has since lived. He may be most prof)- crly classed among the earliest pioneers of Elm Creeli Township, as he put up the first house witliin its limits. He has been permitted to watch the growth and development of one of the richest sections of the Great West, and may properly feel that he has borne no unimportant part in bringing it to its present condition. As a representative of tlie worth and ability of this part of Kansas, we are pleased to present to our readers a fine portrait of Mr. Means. ^'ww-oica/Sii© ■■^4S/^J!nr»\^'v\y^ lEZIN CLARK, a prominent farmer of Mar- '({ shall County, Kan., is a son of Jolni and Lucinda (Jennings) Clark, natives respect- ively of Ireland and Ohio. Mr. and Mrs- John Clark were married in Ohio, at the home of the bride's parents in Hancock County, and made that count}' their place of residence for some years, subsequently removing to Allen County, Ohio, where Mr. Clark spent the rest of his earthly pil- grimage, leaving, at its close, his aged com[)anion to pursue the remainder of the journey alone, yet not altogether alone, for the One whom they both so faithfully worshipped has said, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." The famil}- of this worthy couple embraced ten children of whom our subject was the fifth. He was born in Allen County, Ohio, March 24, 1852, and was reared to manhood on his father's farm, remaining under the parental roof until the spring of 1871. In that year he started out in the world to do for himself, and after "spying out the land" somewhat, deeiiled to settle in Center Township. As a nucleus for fu- ture operations, he purchased eighty acres of fine land and .at once set to work breaking up the tough prairie sod preparatory to the regular plowing and planting, reaping and gathering into barns, whieii fill up the measure of the ideal life of the tiller of the soil. As a matter of course, the first buildings erected by him were designed and constructed ac- cording to the severest principles of economy, but in due course of time these homely structures were replaced by others more in accordance with the principles of art, and also more roomy and conven- ient. Other improvements were made as rapidly as possible and our subject was enabled to increase the size of the farm year by year, until he now owns a well-tilled place of 360 acres of good land, located on section 25. In addition to the usual routine work of the farm, Mr. Clark luas been quite success- ful as a stock-raiser, and has placed some fine animals on the market for which he has received highly remunerative prices. Wishing to secure for his children better edu- cational advantages, and desiring a change in his own mode of life, Mr. Clark removed to Frankfort during the year 1888, and engaged in a general mercantile business. He h.as not, however, entirely given up the farm but operates it pretty much as usual, finding it an excellent summer residence for his family. Mr. Clark was married Aug. 15, 1873, in Mar- shall County, Kan., to Miss Jane Ewart, a Scottish lass, whose birth occurred Aug. 24, 1855. Mrs. Clark possesses all the sterling virtues of her race, and is withal a graceful, charming woman, whose acquaintance is much sought for and whose friend- shii) is highly prized. Since her marriage she has become the mother of seven children of whom two died in infancy. Tiie living are: Alvin, Warren, Clara, Charles and Elsie. Mr. Clark is a wide-awake, go-ahead, public- spirited man, right in the prime of life and bound to make a success of whatever he undertakes. Politieall.y, lie falls into line with the Democratic party, but has no time to spare for any party work. He is contented to fulfill his duties as a citizen in private life, leaving to others the honors and emol- uments of public office. Although declining the PORTRAIT AND UIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM. 171 responsibilities and, sometimes, embarrassments of office, lie docs not refuse to assist, according to his ability, in everything tending to promote the best interests of the community in which ho resides. He keeps himself well informed on all subjects of general interest, taking especial pride in the pro- gress of his native land. Mrs. Clark is a conscien- tious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. -»4^3-€- llENJAJIIN J. IIAMMETT departed this i^ life at his home in Elm Creek Township, May 6, 1874, leaving to his widow and family a fine, large property, embracing 960 acres of land besides property in Marvsville. Mrs. Hammett since the death of her husband has managed her farming and business interests with more than ordinarj' ability, being a very capable and intelligent lady and possessed of business qualities in a marked degree. She has an extremely pleasant home which she maintains in a manner in- dicative of refined tastes and ample means, and she occupies a leading position in the community. Mrs. Hammett was born in the Nortli of Ireland, March 18, 1827, and is the daughter of Mathew and Eleanor (Monteith) Robb, whose native place was near that of their daughter. The parents there spent their childhood and youth and after marriage sojourned there a few years, the father being en- gaged as teacher in one of the high schools. lie was a man of excellent education and a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. The confinement of the schoolroom greatly impaired his health and he finally engaged as private tutor in the family of an Episcopal clergjnnan, where his duties were less onerous and he enjoyed more leisure and exercise. In the spring of 1831 the Robb family decided to seek their fortunes in America and after an ocean voyage of eight weeks on a sailing vessel landed in New York City. Thence thej' proceeded to Franklin County, N. Y., where the f.'ither pur- chased a farm, paying therefor $1,000, but on ac- count of an imperfect title it proved a total loss. He was then obliged to return to his professional life and engaged as a teacher and book-keeper until about 1 837. Then leaving the States he went into the Dominion of Canada with his family, pur- chasing another farm, but the air of the Dominion did not restore his health which completely failed and tiie mother was obliged to raise the family and look after its financial affairs. In 1853, the Robb family returning to the States, located in Henry County, 111., but only lived there one j^ear. Then going South they purchased a farm nine miles from Little Rock, Ark., where the parents spent the remainder of their lives, the father dying in the fall of 1856 and the mother in June, 1862. They were the parents of a large family of children, nine of whom lived to mature j^ears and of whom Rebecica was among the elder members. Mrs. Hammett was nearly five years old when her parents emigrated to America, and she went to Illinois about six months prior to the removal of the familjr to that State, remaining with her sister until her marriage, wliich took place near Chilli- cothe, in I'eoi'ia County, April 20, 1853. Her husband, Benjamin J. Hammett, was born near Bowl- ing Green, Ky., and emigrated to Illinois the year prior to the Black Hawk War, locating in Peoria County, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits at Chillicothe. Mr. and Mrs.IIammet after tlieii' marriage resided in Chillicothe, III., until their removal to this State Aug. 23, 1859. They left there on the 20lh of April and first went to the Rocky Mountains over- land where Mr. Hammett intended to engage in mining. Circumstances, however, prevented their remaining and they then came to this county, lo- cating in what is now Elm Creek Township on the Big Blue. By purchase and preemption Mr. Ham- mett secured six quarter sections of land and there- after gave his attention fully to agricultural pursuits. Seven children were born to our subject and his estimable wife but the first born, a son, died in in- fancy. Paul A., Charles A., and Lyman II. are engaged in farming for themselves in Elm Creek Township. Olive B., Benjamin .1. and Eleanor A., yet remain at home with their mother. Mrs. Hammett was trained in the doctrines of the Epis- cop.al Church, with which she united when a maiden 172 fORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of sixteen years, but on coming to Illinois joined the Presbyterian Cliurcb. The Hammett home- stead stands out prominentl}' in the landscape of Elm Creek Township, and comprises one of its most delightful pictures. The dwelling and the ■nain barn are solid stone structures, built in that substantial manner which would seem to insure their existence for a century. There are fruit and siiade trees in abundance, live stock and farm ma- chinery and all the other api)liances of the well- regulated rural home. It is the frequent resort of the best people of the county, to whom the Hammett family is widely and favorably known as occupying no secondary position in the social circle. 7/ RANK G. STETTNISCH. This well-known German farmer of Herkimer Townsliip, is located on a well-regulated farm of 308 acres, occupying a part of section 29, and where he has brought the soil to a good state of cultivation. He possesses in a marked manner the characteris- ijcs of his nationality, thrift, industry and persever- ance, which qualities have enabled him to obtain a competence for his old age. As a citizen he is con- sidered a man of strict integrity, one who pays his honest debts, and makes a specialty of atteniiiug to his own concerns. The opening years in the life of our subject, were sjient in the town of Sonnanburg, Province of Brandenburg, Germany, where he was born Dec. 4, 1855. His parents were Charles and Caroline (Kruschel) Stettnisch, whose ancestors had been na- tives of Germany for centuries, and whose grand- parents died tiiere at about the age of ninety years. In the summer of 1867, August, the eldest brother of our subject, emigrated to America, and located in this county. In 18G8, he was joined by the par- ents and the remaining seven children. The mother died in November, 1869. The father is still liv- ing, making his home near Mar^'sville. Both were members of the Lutheran Church, in Germany. The subject of this sketch was reared to man's estate in this county, and in Nov. 22, 1879, was married to Miss Mary, daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Fink) Heitfeld. The parents of Mrs. Stettnisch were also natives of Germany, and born in the Province of Hanover. They likewise became identified with the Lutheran Church in early life. They came into this county in 1868, and are still living in Herkimer Township. ]\Ir. and Airs. Stett- nisch are the parents of six children, viz: Henry, Lena, Frank, Amelia, Sophia, and Charles. One son, Ernest, died when quite young. True to the teachings of their early years, Mr. and Mrs. Stett- nisch are also members of the Lutheran Church. At the time of the purchase of the present farm by our subject, the only building upon it was a small frame house. He has erected a good stable, corn-cribs, wagon-sheds, and other needed struc- tures, and has the land all fenced and brought to a productive condition. His apple orchard comprises about fifty trees. Upon becoming a voting citizen, Mr. Stettnisch identified himself with the Repub- lican party, but lately votes the Democratic ticket. He has very little to do with public affairs, and pursues the even tenor of his way as a law-abiding citizen, keeping out of the courts, and maintaining the good will of those around him. ^itHy)ENJAM[N W. SMITH. There is probably l^c^ no more popular mau in his community i|?M) li than Mr. Smith, who is numbered among ^^^ the leading land owners of Ricliland Town- ship. He is peculiarly genial and hospitable in his make-up, while his strict integrity and upright character, have gained for him the good will of all who know him. He is a life-long farmer, and op- ates 240 acres of finely improved Land on the north- east quarter of section 17. The whole has been brought under good cultivation, is fenced and cross-fenced, and emlicUished with neat and sub- stantial modern buildings. Mr. Smith has by his own exertions acquired a good fund of practical knowledge, and is a man with whom an hour may always be spent pleasantly and profitably. Our subject was born in Clinton, Summit Co., Ohio, Sept. 22, 1839, and is the son of Freeman O. Smith, who was likewise a. native of the Buckeye PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 173 State, and born about the middle of Januaiy. 1814. The mother of Benjamin W. was, in her girliiood. Miss Mary Wholf, a native of Slii()i)ensbarg,Pa.. and who went with her parents to Ohio, when a maiden of fifteen 3-ears. She was born in 1814, and died in 1877. After marriage the parents of our sub- ject settled in Summit Count}-, Ohio, and the father was employed on a canal boat, aud finally became captain and owner of a boat, making his head- quarters in Clinton. About 1845, our subject, leaving his native .State, removed with his parents to what is now Lot's Grove, in Worth County, Mo., and there spent his boyhood days on a farm. lie acquired a practical education, mostly by his own exertions, and later in the town of Allen learned wagon-making, at which he worked for a number of j'ears. Finally his parents removed to Gentry County, Mo., in 187G, and there the mother died. Tiie father is still living there. He w.as the first man to put up a house in Lot's Grove, this being erected in 1845, before the Land had been surveyed, and while the country was overrun with Indians. Amid tiiese wild scenes our subject developed into a strong and vigorous manhood, and when ready to establish a home of his own he was united in marriage with Miss C'elia J. Gibson. The j-oung people had their first home at Allendale, where our subject worked as a wagon-maker and a carpenter, and also operated a sawmill for some years. About 1865 he removed to Blanchard, Page Co., Iowa, which remained his home until 1883. In the mean- time he turned his attention to agricultural pur- suits, making a specialty of live stock, raising cattle and swine, and shipping to Chicago. In March, 1883, he came to this countj' and purchased a tract of raw prairie, from which he constructed his present homestead. He set out fruit and forest trees aud shrubbery, which have grown and flour- ished, his orchards supplying the family with lus- cious fruits, and his forest trees making a pleasant shade in summer, and serving as a protection from the blasts of winter. He has a windmill, and the other machinery required for the successful prose- cution of farming, and keeps himself posted in re- gard to the modern methods of cultivating the soil to the best advantage. He has declined the responsibilities of office with the exception of one term, when, much against his will, he was presse: a fair education and acquiring those liabits of industry and frugality wiiich have greatly aided him in achieving success. When a .young man of twenty- four years he resolved to seek his for- tune on another continent, and accordingl}^ crossed the Atlantic, landing safely in New York City; thence be proceeded at once to De Kalb County, 111., where he sojourned one year, then removed to Jo Daviess County, of which he was a resident five j'ears. His next removal was to Ogle County, where he lived until 1 870. That year he came to Kansas, locating in Washington County, whence he removed, in 1871, to his present farm where he has since lived. The 18th of October, 185.5, marked a memora- ble epoch in the life of our subject, namelj-, liis marriage with Miss Martha Ann, a daughter of James and Delinda (Boone) Craig. Mr. Craig was born in Ohio, while Jiis wife was a native of Mis- souri, and the daughter of Col. Nathan Boone, who was the youngest son of Daniel Boone, the pioneer and Indian fighter of Kentuckj*. Col. Boone was stationed at Ft. Leavenworth while attached to the regular arm3\ He owned a farm near Ash Grove, Mo., where he died in 18.57, while home on a furlough. James Craig was a mill operator and the owner of mill property at Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., 111.; both he and his wife are deceased. He was captain of a company of volunteers in the Black Hawk War. Of the thirteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Craik eleven are living and named respectively, David J., Luella E., Emma A., Orpha I., Joseph W., Lionel L. G., Gi-ace A., Charles W., Frank A., Florence O. and Jesse A. Albert B. died in 1874, and Cora H. in 1872. The farm of Mr. Craik comprises 240 .acres, all in one tract and all in a highly productive condi- tion. The residence was erected six years ago. Mr. Craik has cultivated his own land with the help of his ions, and makes a. specialty of stock- raisiug, keeping usually eighty-seven head of cat- tle, seven head of horses and forty head of swine. He has been an active man in politics. He was first a Free 8oiler, then a Republican, later a Green- backer and now (1889) votes the Union Labor ticket. He is Treasurer of Balderson Township, and has officiated as Road Overseer and a member of the School Board. He is identified with the I. O. 0. F., the Grange and the Alliance, in both of which he has held the various offices. In religious belief he is an Episcopalian. Mrs. Craik belongs to the Metliodist Episcopal Church, while David and Lueila are members of the Christian Church. OIIN HUNT. The genial countenance of Mr. Hunt has been familiar to the citizens of Marysville Township for, lo, these many 'f^Jj years. His life occupation has been mainl}^ that of a farmer, but since 1879 he has officiated much of the time as a minister of the United Brethren Church. He takes a bright and cheerful view of life and is peculiarly adapted to his pious calling, presenting the truths of religion in the happy and attractive manner which has for the young, especially, the best results. Providence has blessed him with a contented disposition and a fair share of this world's goods, with the faculty of making the most of life under all circumstances and being able to extract therefrom a large amount of enjoyment. He is one of those men seeking to do good at every opportunity, never turning any needj- from his door, and has thus made a good record for himself among his fellow-men. Mr. Hunt was born in Lincolnshire, England, Nov. 19, 1831, and with the exception of two years spent in Nottinghamshire lived there contin- uously until 1 853. Then a .young man of twenty- two years, he determined upon emigrating to America, and after a six weeks' voyage landed safel.y in New Orleans. Tiienee he proceeded to New Albany, Ind., where he was variously en- gaged and where he remained about three j'ears. We next find him established on a farm in Jlorgan County, 111., where lie operated upon rented land until 1866. That year he changed his residence to Clark County, Wis., and for four j^ears thereafter was employed in the lumber regions. Finally, in October, 1870, he crossed the Mississippi and com- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 175 ill": to this county" resumed farming on ronled land for six years. lie then pureli.nsed IGO acres on section G in Marj-sville Townsliip. wiieve lie put up a residence and has since remained. He was pros- pered In his farming operations and has always managed to make a comfortable living for himself and his little family. In Lincolnshire, hynglmd. our subject was mar- ried 10 Miss Charlotte Cox. who was born there not far from the early home of her husband. She bore him two children, Sarah and George, and ac- companied her family to America, but died on the Ohio River ten days after landing at New Orleans. The bereaved husband took the remains to Evans- ville, Ind., where thej- were consigned to their final rest. Mr. Hunt was destined to a still further affliction in the death of his two children, who were taken awa3' three days after the decease of the mother and were laid by her side in the cemetery at Evansville. Mr. Hunt contracted a second marriage at Jack- sonville, 111., with Miss Sylvia Bliller, who was born in Morgan Count}*, 111., and was of German parentage. She became the mother of eight chil- dren and departed this life at the homestead in Marysville Township, this count}', May 7, 1875. Their eld?st daughter. Mary L., is the wife of Mathias Stuffell; John AV. married Miss Lavina Gough ; Emma is the wife of Allen Ilall; Sarah A., Charlotte. Samuel, Jacob and Sylvia, remain at home with their father. Mr. Hunt, politically, is a straightforward Republican, a man of decided views and one who upholds his principles with all the natui-al strength of his character. It is safe to saj' that he has no enemies, as he has the happy faculty of making everyone his friend, and the still rarer one of treating courteously the str.anger who comes to his door and perhaps has a favor to ask of him. 'INLEY McDonald. Among the m.any ^ nationalities represented in America, the Scotch have ever taken the foremost rank for their many virtues. Clannish thoj' may be in their devotion to those of their own race and kin- dred, yet they are ever kindlj' in their intercourse witli all with whom the}' meet, proving excellent neighbors; of strict integrity and with their sterner traits of character adorned by the domestic virtues, as the rough surface of their native land is by the blossoms of the gorse. A worthy repre- sentative of this land and people is the gentleman whose name heads our sketch and who has been a resident of this county for the past quarter of a century. He was born in Rosshire. Scotland. .Lan. 12, 1811. His parents were John and Ann ( McKenzie) McDon- ald, both natives of the shire in which their son was born. The father died in Scotland at the age of eiglity-four. The mother coming to America after his death. In 1857, breathed her last in Marys- ville Township, this county, in the year 1869, also at the age of eighty-four. Our subject w.as the oldest of a family of seven children. At the age of fourteen he engaged in fishing for a livelihood and followed that business in connection with trad- ing until the year 1854, when he came with his family, •which included a wife and six children, to Montreal, Canada. They crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel "John Howard," which took eight- een days in the passage. They tarried in Montreal but six weeks when they came to Stark County, 111. Here Mr. McDonald bought a farm at Elmira, at which place they lived until the spring of 1864, -when he sold his farm and removed to this county. Selecting Marysville Township as his location he preempted eighty acres and horaesteaded 160 acres of land, lying on sections 2 and 11, the homestead being on the latter section. Mr. McDonald has erected excellent buildings upon his land and accu- mulated property until he is now the fortunate possessor of about 800 acres of land all lying in Marysville Township. He gives his attention wholly to farming and stock-raising, having large herds of both horses and cattle. At Inverness, Scotland, Dec. 25,1842, Mr. McDon- ald was united in marriage to Miss Janet Ross, (laughter of James and Ann (Campbell) Ross. Mrs. McDonald was one- of a family of eleven children, being the seventh in order of birth. Her parents died in Scotland both having attained only to the age of fifty-five. Mrs. McDonald's birth took 176 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. place April 2. 1819. She is tlie mother of twelve children, named respective!}-: Annie died on Sept. •20, 1889, she was tiie wife of C. A. Imhert, her home was in Victoria, British Columbia; she left eight 'children. Her husband was a soldier in the late war and was at one time county clerk of Mar- shall County, Kan.; Belle is the wife of Alexander Campbell, now District Clerk of Marshall County; Bettie is the wife of Henry Saunders, a farmer of Marysville Township; William married Lola Parks, and is a farmer of Marysville Township; James is single and lives at home ; Mary is the wife of Al- exander Inglis, they are farming in Pawnee County, Neb.; John married Elizabeth Dunant, and resides in Marysville Township; Maggie is single, and at liome. Collin died in Illinois in his fifth year: Donald. Jesse and Christine are single and at home. Like the majority of his countrymen Mr. McDon- ald takes a warm interest in the education of the young and has held the office of School Trustee for over twenty years. Both he and his wife are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. McDonald is a believer in and a supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He is one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of the township, both he and his wife being held in high esteem as worthy descendants of two of the most prominent of the Scottish families. • -S^^- , ATRICK FINNIGIN. The biographer, in his migrations, has not been permitted to ^ meet a more whole-souled, genial .and hos- pitable gentleman than Mr. Finnigin. He may be designated as one of those willing to "live and let live," and evidently extracts as much en- joyment from entertaining his friends, as tiiey in turn experience in sojourning under his hospitable roof. He is numbered among the representative farmers of Guittard Township, wliere he has a fine body of land, 280 acres in extent and pleasantly located on sections 15 and 22, the residence being on the former. Mr. Finnigin is accredited with being the heaviest tax payer on stock in his township, lie makes a spec- ialty of high grade Short-horn cattle .ind Poland- China and Chester-white swine, often keeping as many .as 250 of the former and 300 of the latter, and which it is hardly necessary to say yield him hand- some products. In looking after his various interests he is absent from home most of the time, but super- intends the operations of the farm, and each year manages to add something to its beautj- and value. Our subject was born in County Antrim, Ire- land, Feb. 16, 1848, and lived there until a young man of twenty years. He in the meantime acquired a limited education in the common schools, and was taught those habits of industry and economy which have been the basis of his success in life. Upon coming to America he at once sought the Great West and located in the vicinity of St. .Joseph, Mo.. Thence he came to this county in 1871. He pur- chased eighty acres and confined his .attention to this until about 1879, when he purchased the bal- ance of his present Large farm. The improvements which we notice upon it to-day are largely the re- sult of his own industry and enterprise. He has set out forest and fruit trees, including an apple or- chard of five acres, and has availed himself of mod- ern machinery, including a windmill, and for the last few years has made a specialty of stock. In the establishment of the Catholic Church of Beattie, Mr. Finnigin bore an important part, assist- ing in the erection of the church edifice, and the purchase of ground for a cemetery, and he has al- ways taken a warm interest in its prosperity- and advancement. He was married in 1874 to Miss Mary Ann Fitzgerald, and they became the par- ents of three cliildren, only one of whom is living, namely a daughter, Charlotte, who remains at home with her father. Mrs. Mary Ann Finnigin departed this life at the homestead in 1879. Our subject contracted a second marriage in 1880 with Miss Catherine Loob, a native of Indi- ana, and at that time a resident of St. Bridget Township. Her father, Thomas Loob, was a native of Ireland, and upon coming to this county, en- gaged in farming, and is still living in this Slate. Of this marriage there liave been born four children, three of whom are living, namely: Thomas Will- iam, Ilenr}' J. and E. Nora. Tlie mother of these children departed this life Aug. 23, 1889. The Residence or J. G. Binder.5ec.28. Walnut Township. Res. OF E.C.M^ K ellips , Sec. 28. Walnut Township. Residence of Geo.Tillmann , 5ec.25, Logan Township. POUTRAIT AND lUOGRAl'llICAL ALHUM. 179 Finnigin homestead is regarded with an admiring eye by the passing traveler and is a fine illustration of the results of energy and perseverance. The pro- prietor is amply n-orthy of a record in the volume designed to perpetuate the names of those who came as pioneers to this county, and to wiiom it is in- debted for its present position, socially, morally and financially. <3= A A ='Wf=£> * O H N M O S H I 8 K E Y, proprietor of the Marj'sville Nurserj-, is a Russian gentle- man of superior education, and has been very successful in his present enterprise. He owns in .-dl 360 acres of valuable land, twenty- five acres of which is devoted to the smaller fruits, and sixty acres to an orchard of 6,000 trees, em- bracing the larger fruits. He has altogether about 100.000 trees and is giving to this industr3^ his en- tire attention. His land occupies a portion of sec- tions 10 and 11, and has been subjected to a thorough process of cultivation. Upon it he has erected good buildings, and he has the modern con- veniences and implements which enable him to ob- tain the best results from his labors. Personally he is a man held in high respect by the people of Elm Creek Township, as combining the best ele- ments of good citizenship. Mr. Moshiskey was born in the Czar's dominions, Feb. 28, 1848, and lived there until he was about twenty-one years of age. He was given excellent educational advantages, attending for three years the Imperial Petrowski Academy at Moscow. He was an ambitious j^outh and believed th.at he could make better progress, socially and financially, on the other side of the ocean, and accordingly in the fall of 1868 set out on a Hamburg steamer for America. After a safe voyage, he landed in New York city, whence he proceeded to Chicago, and two days later to Oilman, Iroquois Co., III. In the latter place he entered the employ of W. II. Mann, a nurseryman, with whom he remained two 3'ears, and in the meantime made the acquaintance of an- other man in the employ of this gentleman, and the tliree formed a partnership with the riew of establishing a nursery in Doniphan County, Kan., about four miles from Tro}'. Our subject remained a member of the firm two years, then coming to tins county estahlished the Marysville Nurser}^, of which he became the sole owner two years later, since which time he has operated it alone. It would seem that he had chosen that to which he is fully adapted, as he has been very successful, and ob- tained an enviable reputation in this line. In the fall of 1882 our subject w.as married in Elm Creek Township, to Miss Magdalena Muller, who was born in Pfalsburg, which was then a province of France, but now belongs to Germany. This union resulted in the birth of three children — Flmma. Peter and Vera. The home of Mr. Moshiskey is all that could be desired in point of taste and comfort. The buildings are substantial and commo- diouSjfinely adapted to the general purposes of rural life. Our subject takes a warm interest in political affairs on both hemispheres, watching not only the progress of his own country towards freedom and enlightenment, but identifying himself full3' with the institutions of his adopted country. He votes independently and has served as Township Treas- urer two terms, besides holding the office of School Treasurer two terms, and serving as a Director in his school district. He occupies no secondary po- sition, socially or financiall3-, among the leading men of his township. Mrs. Moshiskey is a mem- ber of the German Lutheran Church. ILTON C. BRAINARD, senior member of the firm of Brainard & Hedge, lumber and grain merchants, Oketo, is classed among the shrewd, progressive and enter- prising business men, who are abl}' sustaining the great commercial and agricultural interests of Mar- shall Count}-. He is a native of the State of New York, born in the town of Leyden, Lewis County, Nov. 14, 1842. His parents were Lorenzo and Eraeline (Grant) Brainard, who, after their mar- riage, settled in Lewis, their native county, and there lived many years. They subsequently re- 180 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. moved to Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and amid the beautiful scenes of that famous resort the fathers'? life was brought to a peaceful close, and thus passed avva^' an honorable and upright man. The good mother still lives, making ber home in Saratoga, N. Y. Our subject received a substantial education in the public schools of his native State, and was thus well prejiared for any career he might choose to adopt. In the year 1869 he went to Troy, N. Y., where he was employed in a foundrj' for the ensuing twelve years. In 1881 for various reasons he determined to change his environments and condition, and from ths rich soilof Kansas, gain not only a generous subsistence for himself and family, but also build up a handsome competence. Coming to Marshall Countj' in that year, he turned his attention to farming, bujing a farm in Marysville. which he af- terward sold, and in the following j'ear purchased another, from whose rental he obtains a good in- come. Besides that place he owns 160 acres of choice land in Balderson Township. He has been well prospered since taking up his residence in this areat and growing State, and even as in his agricul- tural ventures has met with signal success in the lumber and grain business, he having formed a partnership in October, 1888, with Mr. Morgan Hedge, and in March, 1889, removed with his fam- ily to Oketo. The firm has already establi.shed a large and flourishing trade on a solid basis, and has extensive dealings in this part of the State. Mr. Brainard was united in marriage to Miss Mary Barringer, in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., and to her cheerful co-operation he is much indebted for the comforts and luxuries of a cozj-, happy home. She is the second of a famil}- of six chil- dren born to James and Jane (Roberts) Barringer, natives of New York, her birth occurring in Troy, N. Y. Her parent came to Marshall County from their native State in 1872. and located in Marj's- ville, where the mother died. The father resided in that township till 1883. but is now spending his declining years with his daughter and our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Brainard's marriage has been blessed to them by the birth of the following four children : Emma, Clara, Delia and Jennie. The life career of our subject thus far. show- ing him to be a man of practical ability, sound sense and good moral principles, justifies the high opinion in which he is held by all with whom he has dealings socially or in a business waj-. He is a man of earnest, intelligent convictions, and inter- ests himself in all that concerns the welfare of his fellow-men. As a member of the School Board at one time he did all that he could to forward the cause of education. Religiously, he and his amia- ble wife are esteemed members of the Baptist Church; politically, he is a strong Republican. ?^HORNTON H. EDMUNDSON. Notwith- standing the advantages upon which the present generation prides itself, the press, the telegraph and the railroad, so shortening and almost annihilating distance, that the Atlantic and Pacific slopes seem but next-door neighbors, there remains in the mind of the average Eastern man much ignorance as to life in the West. Instead of the poor buildings, the wagon tracks and cow paths, the unkempt citizens and the inactive business life, which he expected, the Eastern visitor in our West- ern States finds well-made streets, good buildings, well-dressed citizens and great business activity, and the general appearance of progress, prosperitj- and the best civilization. Prominent among those who contribute to these results in Home City, is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, who carries on a flourishing trade in h.nrdware in a store well stocked with fine goods in that line, and who is also Postmaster of the cit3\ He was bora in Allegheny County, Pa., June 25, 1850 (for histor}- of his parents see sketch of Cyrus Edmundson on another page in this Album). lie received a good education in the com- nwn schools of his native county, remaining under the parental roof until the fall of 1870. when he came to this State with his brother-in-law. William B. Mitchell. The following spring his father came to this count}', and our subject then returned to the parental roof, where he remained until his mar- riage, which took place May 7. 1876. The young couple settled in Franklin Township, where Mr. Ed- POUTUAIT AND BIOCIRAPHIC'AL ALBUM. 181 mundson engaged in farming, following this occu- tion until 1885, when he came to Home City, and established himself in his present business. He owns ICO acres of land situated in Franlclin and Center townsliips, in addition to his large stock in trade. The wife of our subject liore tiie maiden name of Alpharctta Crane, and is the daughter of Rob- ert and Savah (Deeds) Crane, both of whom were natives of Ohio. Her parents first settled ia Miami County, Ind., where their daughter Alpharetta was born, Sept. 17. 1859. Thence they removed to Iroquois Count}-, 111., and from there to this county, where in 1869 thej'sectled in Center Town- ship. There they remained until 1886, when they removed to Marysville, where they still reside. They have a family of six daughters and four sons, of whom Mrs. Edmundson was the fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Edmundson are the parents of three bright ci)ildren — Harvey T., Nettie M. and Wal- ter H. Mr. Edmundson received the appointment of Postmaster April 11, 1889, and assumed the duties of his office on May 1, succeeding J. B. Wuester, and is fulfilling his duties to the entire satisfac- tion of the patrons of the office. He has held the office of Justice of tlie Peace for four }'ears, serving with ability and exiiibitingexcellent judgment in the settlement of cases within his jurisdiction. He is an active Republican, having been a laember of the Central Committee of Franklin Township since 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Edmundson are among the most highly respected citizens of the township, be- ing persons of great intelligence, cultivated man- ners and sterling worth of cliaracter. /^ IIARLES L. CHAFFEE. That America now (l( n P'"oi'Some (^) are born to till the soil, while others seem better fitted to control the minds of their fel- lows. The name with which we introduce this sketch is widely and favorably known to the peo- ple of this county, es]3ecially those of Balderson Township, within whose precincts he has sojourned for the last three j^ears, and in addition to culti- vating one of its best farms has made a specialty of politics, keeping himself thoroughly informed with regard to the events of the daj' and age. The labor question has been a prominent one, and he has distinguished himself as in sj'mpathy witli the "hewers of wood and drawers of water." Nature has given him more than ordinary intelligence and a mind to comprehend those things pertaining to tbe moral and intellectual needs of mankind. The subject of this biography was born, in Carroll County, 111., Dec. .5, 1848, and is thus in the prime of life. His father, Timothy Doty, was born in the Dominion of Canada, whence he emi- grated, a young man, to Illinois, and was married there to Miss Jeanette Craig, a native of Charles County, Mo. They settled in Carroll County, 111., where they still live. Nine of the eleven children born to them are still living and making their homes mostly in this country. Young Dot}- attained to manhood in his native township, becoming familiar with farming pursuits. After leaving the district school he studied two years in Mt. Carroll Seminary, and also at Fulton. In 1866 when a J'oung man of twenty years he started to see something of the world, and in due lime found himself in New Orleans, La. He was absent from home two years, then returned, and in the spring of 1872 made his way into Northern Kansas, reaching this county on the 19th of May. He occupied himself at brick making until purchas- ing from the Government a tract of land in the Otoe Indian Reservation, and two years later he moved upon it. The marriage of our subject with Miss .Sarah, daughter of Mark and Julia (.Johnson) Kelly was celebrated at the bride's home in Oketo Township. Aug. 25, 1874. The parents of Mrs. Doty removed from New York City to Ogle County, 111., and from there, in 1871, to this county, where the father died in 1887. His widow is still living and a resident of Oketo Township, this county. Mrs. Doty was next to the youngest in a family of eleven children, and was born in Ogle County^, 111., Sept. 13, 1858. She is now the mother of four children — Bertha M;iy, Ivy Ilattie, Pearl and Ter- rance J. Mr. Dot}- has for many years taken an active part in politics and is one of the leading lights therein, along the northern line of this county. He was elected to the State Legislature in the fail of 1888, by a fusion of the Democratic and Union Labor parties, and in due time secured the passage of a bill in the House, reducing the salaries of the county officers. He is Treasurer of the School Board of his district, and has officiated as Road Overseer and Constal)le. Socially, he be- longs to the Oketo Lodge 8474 K. of L., in which he has held all the oflSces. He has eighty acres of land in a productive condition, and all the stock which the farm will sustain, together with the ma- chinery required. He is accredited as a man hon- est and sincere in his coYivietions, and one not easil}' diverted from the course of duty. -i-h H-^-. -jj^ELS P. CHRISTIANSON. The develop. I jJl ment of this count}' has been Largely the i^tMfi work of those of foreign birth, and none have been more hard-working, active and thrifty than the Danes. Not only has the county been benefited by their industr}- but their own worldly prosperit}' has been advanced more rapidly than could have been the case in their native land. Con- t>ORTRAIT AND BIOOKAPHICAL ALBUM. i8;5 spicuous among this class is the gentleman whose name heads our sketch, and who now occupies a fruitful and attractive farm on section 18, Logan Township. He Tvas born in Denmark, Sept. 25, 1844. being reared upon a farm and educated in the 'country- schools of his native land. In 1866 he came to the United States, occupying three montiis In the voyage and landing at New York. Thence he went to St. Joseph, Mo., where he en- gaged in farming for four years. From there he removed to this county, homesteading 160 acres on the southwest quarter of section 1 8, upon wliich he built a small frame house. He afterward bought the southeast quarter of the same section, thus making a fine farm of 320 acres. The land is all under cultivation or in pasture; both quarters are enclosed by fine hedge fences, and on each is an excellent orchard. Mr. Christianson is now build- ing a large, well-arranged and pleasant dwelling. When he landed in St. Joseph, Mo., he was bur- dened by debts, but by strict attention to his call- ing, persevering industry and good management, he has attained to success and prosperity, being relieved from debt and the possessor of one of the best farms in the vicinity, from which he can se- cure a competence, and upon whicli he can live at ease in his declining years. Our subject was married to Caroline, daughter of Andres Peterson, a native of Denmark, in which countr}' her parents died. Her brothers, Peter and Andrew, are engaged in business in Oketo Township, where they own and operate a flourmill; her sister Mary has just come from Denmark to make her home in America. To Mr. and Mrs. Christianson have been born tliree children — Christian, Gary ISL and James P., ail living. The father of our subject was Christian Nelson, tiie change in name from Nelson to Christianson being made at baptism in accordance with the Danish custom, which uses the father's given name with the affix "son" as surname to his male off- spring. The father died in Denmark and the mother of our subject is now living in Brown Countj% Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Christianson are members of the Lutheran Church, in which thej- were reared, and of wliich their ancestors, so far as known, were members. Mr. Christianson is now secretary of his church, in which lie has held other offices for 3'ears. He is a worthy citizen of his adopted county, and enjoys the heartj' esteem of his neighbors and fel- low-citizens. In polities he is a stanch Republican. J- OHN SANDERSON, a general farmer and stock-raiser, located on section 211, Center 1 Township, has for many years been identi- . . Red with the. foremost interests of Marshall County, and besides accumulating a handsome propertj- of his own, has noi, forgotten to cultivate those social qualities which make a man popular among his fellow-citizens. Earnestly endeavoring to forward an}' movement which tends to elevate society, public-spirited, generous, and charitable, he has the esteem and confidence of the entire com- munity. Upon his estate he has erected a comfort- able home, wherein the visitor receives a hospitable welcome, and can pass hours in social intercourse with this pleasant family. Mrs. Sanderson nobly assists her husband in everj^ effort he makes to ad- vance his interests, and is by no means to be over- looked in studj'ing the elements which contributed to his success. Upon his arrival in Marshall Count}-, in the spring of 1873, Mr. Sanderson purchased 160 acres on section 29, which he has improved and cultiva- ted each succeeding year, and has at last brought it within the ranks of the ideal farms. While mainl}' devoted to his farm, he has become a promi- nent factor in church and political work, in the former affiliating with the Baptist denomination, and in the latter supporting tlia principles of the Republican party. A son of John and Martha (Finle^-) Sanderson, the former born in Berwick, England, and the lat- ter in Dublin, Ireland, our subject combines many traits of his Irish and English ancestry'. For a few years succeeding the marriage of the parents of our subject, they continued to reside in the Old World, but afterward emigrated to the British possessions across the ocean, and made their home near Peter- borough, Canada, where the father engaged in farm- ing. They were both young at that time. He 184 JPORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. passed to rest about 1883, but his widow, the mother ot our subject, yet survives, making her home in Toronto, Ontario. They had a family of seven children, of whom four were sons and three daughters, our subject being the eldest born. Peter- borough, Canada, was his birth-place, and the date thereof June 26, 1849. Sharing in the joys and sorrows common to childhood in any land, he at- tended school during the winter season, while the summer was spent in farm labor. Being the oldest son of a large family, he early learned to assume the responsibility of many tasks seemingly beyond his ability and strength. Upon attaining the age of twenty-tliree years, he left the parental home, embarking upon the great sea of life alone. For a few months after settling in Kansas, he "paddled his own canoe" with suc- cess, but becoming weary of the solitary voyage, chose as a companion, Miss Hannah Parker, witii whom he was united in marriage, Dec. 9, 1874, in Center Township. Mrs. Sanderson was born near Peterborough, Ontario, Dec. 28, 1847, and was the daughter of Martin and Hannah (Agatt) Parker, natives of England. These worthy people had ten children born to them, six daughters and four sons. They passed the greater part of their lives in Can- ada, and there died. The three children of our subject and his wife- Martin Wilber, Alfred IL, and Minnie Pearl, arc the objects of the most devoted love on the part of their parents. They are giving them every oppor- tunity to become well educated, and are preiiaring them for future prominence, among the other resi- dents of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Sander- son are highly esteemed, and are welcome guests in the most exclusive homes of the county. ^MOS W. KIRKWOOD. Before entering (C^TlII! upon the life of our subject, a few words in regard to his parents will not be amiss. His father, Thomas Kirkwood, was a na- tive of Pennsylvania. His mother, in her girlhood Miss Jane McCormick, was a native of Ohio. Their first home after marriage, was in Fayette County. Ind. Thence they removed to Grant County, the same State, and then to Delaware County, also in In- diana, where the father died in 18.50. The mother still survives him at an advanced age. The pa- rental family consisted of fourteen children, eleven of whom are at present living, our subject being the seventh of this number. The subject of this sketch was born in Grant County, Ind., May 15, 1838, and w.as about thir- teen years of age when his parents removed to Delaware County. In this county he grew to man- hood, receiving a good common-school education. He was reared on the farm, and has alwaj's been engaged in agricultural pursuits, except during the Civil War. Animated by the spirit of patriotism that thrilled the hearts of so manj' of Indiana's sons, he entered the ranks of his country's defend- ers, Aug. 9, 1862, being enrolled in Company B, 84th Indiana Infantry, and serving with distinction until the close of the war. He was a member of the 4th Army Corps, and made one of the conquer- ing band in the Atlanta campaign, and the memor- able march to the sea. He was engaged in the battles of Franklin, Nashville, Resaca, and man}' others. At the close of the war he returned to Delaware County, Ind., and engaged in tliat em- ployment, which became his life work. Aft r a two years' residence, he went to Iroquois County, III., where he was married, Sept. 5, 1869, to Miss ISIary Slaughter, daughter of William L. and Isa- belle (McLean) Slaughter, who were natives of Ireland. Mrs. Kirkwood was born in Jeflferson County, Ind., Sept. 13, 1846. The newly married couple made their home for a time in Iroquois County, 111., when he sold out and removed to this county in 1884, locating on section 25, Marysville Township, where he owns 160 acres of fertile land. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood are the parents of six liv- ing children, and have two deceased. The living are: Charles N., Loura J., William M., Robert L., Millie I., and Selina II. Mr. Kirkwood was Highwa}' Commissioner of Prairie Green Township, Iroquois Co., 111., for nine j^ears, Trustee of the Township Board for seven j^e.ars, and a school official. He is a member of Marysville Lodge Xo. 91, A. F. & A. M. Marysville Chapter No. 29, and was formerly a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALfeUM. 185 member of Mt. Olivet Commandery No. 38, K. T. Politically, iiis influence is cast with the Repub- lican party, of whose principles he is an enrnest advocate. He takes a deep interest in all matters pertaining to educational work, in this regard be- ing a worthy son of his native and adopted Stales, hotli of which hold such high rank in school work. Me is a man of a genial nature, and a reliable and enterprising citizen. <^-^»ta?H^|0,^f!-«->tf-<3- ^^ YRl'S EDMUNDSON. In all the vast army [f , of agriculturalists who occupy millions of ^^^^ acres in our broad land, there are few who have not at some period of their lives, been en- gaged in other pursuits. It is seldom we meet one, who like our subject, has spent his years from bo}- hood nearly to the age of threescore years and ten in the occupation of farming. His father, Isaac Edmundson, was a native of New York, and his mother, \n her maidenhood, was Miss Rebecca Sinclair, a native of Pennsylvania. The parents settled in Allegheny County, Pa., and were residents thei'e until their death. They had Bve children, two sons and three daughters, our subject being the third child. He was born in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny Co., Pa., Julj' 17, 1823, and he grew to manhood upon his father's farm. He remained upon the homestead until the spring of 1860, when he removed to Fayette County, Pa., where he bought a farm, upon which he continued to reside until the spring of 1871. He then sold his Pennsylvania home and came to this county, settling on section 34, Franklin Town- ship. Here he owns a thoroughly cultivated farm of 150 acres, upon which he has made excellent improvements In his native countv of Pennsylvania he became acquainted with Miss Lavina Burkhart, a very estimable young lady, to whom he was married, Ma\- 18. 1847, and who has borne him nine chil- dren. Of this family, Wilber and Ella died in in- fancy. The survivors are Eveline, Thornton H., Julia, Rebecca, Elizabeth, \'irginia and Homer B. Mrs. Ednuindson was the second in a faniilv of four sons and five daughters. She was born in Butler County, Pa., March 5, 1831, and was the daughter of Mathias and Julia Ann (Sansom) Burkhart. He father was a native of the county in which his daughter I>avina was born, and her mother of Armstrong County, the same State. Her parents made their last settlement in Allegheny County, Pa., where the father died in 1862; the mother is still living. Mr. Edmundson has always taken a warm inter- est in educational matters, and has served upon the School Board, managing the affairs with excellent judgment. He is a stanch Republican, taking an active part in the r.anks of the party which he honors by his adherence. Both he and his wife are honored members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been a Class- Leader for many years. He is a man in high standing in the community, of marked intelligence and uprightness of character. ^i%i^ THOMAS CUNNINGHAM. One of the mo.st attractive homes in Logan Township, is that 'J owned .and occupied by the above-named gentleman. The house is a large, substantial frame structure, in the midst of a grove of large shade trees, haying an excellent drivewaj' outlined by trees connecting it with the road. Near by is an orchard of 160 apple and forty peach trees, together with pear, cherry and crab trees, while a f^ood vineyard and a collection of small fruits add beauty to the scene and contribute of their abundance to the famil}^ wants. Barns, corn-cribs, hog-pens, and all necessary farm buildings are conveniently lo- cated upon the premises, and thoroughly- cultivated fields are separated by good fencing. The subject of our sketch is a native of County Louth, Ireland, where he lived until nine years old when his parents, Hugh and Margaret (McGowen) Cunningham, went to Durham. England, where they remained five years, whence they removed to Man- chester, where the father eventually died. Our sub- ject learned the trade of cotton spinning, which he followed for a few years. He then enlisted in the 186 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. British army, serving two years and nine months in the ranks. At the conchision of his service in 1852 lie came to the United States, engaging in wool spinning in Windsor, Conn. Here in May, 1854, he was married to Mary, daughter of AVilliam and Catherine (Dugan) Nagle. In 1856 be i-e- moved to Sycamore. DeKaib Co., 111., where for fonr years he worked as fireman on the Galena di- vision of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, being then promoted to engineer. .He then went to Chicago and ran a stationarj' engine three years. Thence in October, 1869, he removed to Kansas^ where he homesteaded a farm of 160 acres on sec- tion 21, Logan Township, where he now lives, hav- ing 130 acres nnder the plow. He had but one horse when he came here and no means with which to improve the wild land which he had taken. He was obliged to leave his family in a sod house and hunt work to provide for their wants and make a start in life. He worked at whatever he could get to do until he could accumulate sufficient means to begin improvements upon his place. He engaged in railroading, and helped to grade the St. Joseph and Western Railroad, from Hiawatha to Hast- ings, Kan. By hard work and good management he has been raised above the hardships of his early years in the West, to a position of comparative ease and substantial prosperity, with the prospect of being able to spend his declining j-ears in rest and quiet. The parents of our subject and his ancestors, as far as known, were natives of County Louth, Ire- land, and members of the Catholic Church, to which he and his family also belong. His mother makes her home with him, having now attained to her ninetieth year. A brother, Mike, is now living in Washington. He served eleven years in the British army, and after coming to America spent four j-ears and three months in the service of his adopted country, being a member of the 52d Illi- nois Infantry during the late Civil War. A brother, Barney, was also enrolled among the defenders of the Union, and received a wound at Ft. Donelson, dying in St. Louis from it. The parents of Mrs. Cunningham, and her ancestors, were natives of County Tipperar}% Ireland, the town of Golden. They also were communicants of the Catholic Church. To Mr and Mrs. Cunningham have been born thirteen children : William John and Mary have been taken from them by death; the survivors are: Kate, now Mrs. Stephen Fay; William, Hugh, Mar- garet; Ellen, now Mrs. John Cox; Barncj', Thomas, James, Alice and Mary. The citizens of the township have sliown their confidence in the ability of our subject bv giving him the position of School Director for two years, and of Road Overseer for six yeiys, and in both capacities he has served them well. He is a man of energetic habits and great determination, as his life well shows, and has just cause to be proud of his business success. He is possessed of a quick intel- ligence, a fair share of the wit for which his coun- trymen are so justlj^ noted, cordial manners and fine moral principles. ARSHALL GRIFFI:E. The parents of our subject were Thomas and Rachael (Adkin- son) Griffee, natives of Virginia and early settlers in Kentucky. In 1835 they re- moved to Warren County, 111., where they spent their last days. Our subject was born in Breckin- ridge County, Ky., Maj' 2, 1827. He was first married, in 1850, to Miss Jane Claycomb, a native of Kentucky, who bore him nine children, six sons and three daughters. She was a consistent mem- ber of the Christian Church. She died July 7, 1869, and our subject, sometime later, married Miss Martha Pedigo, a native of Kentucky. Mrs. Martha Griffee is the mother of seven children, four sons and three daughters. Of the entire family fourteen still survive. In January, 1874, Mr. Griffee removed to Iowa County, Iowa, where he resided for four years. He then removed to this count}- and bought a fine farm, where he now lives. It consists of 280 acres on section 24, Walnut Township. When Mr. Griffee took possession of the place the improve- ments were very poor; now it is in a high state of cultivation, with adequate and substantial farm buildings, with three good residences occupied and owned by himself and two sons, and all now well im- proved to the extent of 600 .acres. With theexcep- 9' £" /^A-^' t'ORTRAIT AND felOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 189 tiou of a short time diiring his residence in Illinois, when he bouglit and shipped stock, our subject lias made farming his exclusive business, having been reared to that employment. Our subject entered the Cliristian Church at the age of sixteen jears. and he has held the offices of Deacon and Elder for many years. His wife is a member of the same body. During their residence in Iowa, the family were connected with the Free- will Baptist Church. While a resident of Illinois our subject held the office of Road Commissioner, and since coming to this county has held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Townshi|i Trustee. He and all his sons are ardent adherents of the princi- ples of the Republican party. Mr. Griffee is a man of financial abilitj-, fine character and courteous manners, and thoroughly worthy of the esteem in which he is held by his fellow-citizens. Vf UDGE EDWARD HUTCHINSON is a gen- tleman of distinguished abilit}', whose past is full of honor and whose future is rich with promise. So closely is his history interwoven with that of Marshall Count}', that it would be im- possible to write a concise account of the growth and development of the latter, without prominent mention of the former. .Judge Hutchinson was born Jan. 23, 1847, in Ponifret,Chautauqua Co., N.Y., and was the j'oung- est child of Calvin and Sophia (Perry) Hutch- inson. A full sketch of his ancestors is given in the biography- of his elder brother, the Hon. Perrj' Hutchinson. Our subject received his academic education at the Fredonia Academj', near his home, while his collegiate education was obtained at Adrian College. Michigan, where he was gradu- ated in 1870. When a student there he also at- tended law lectures at the Michigan University in Ann Arbor. After his graduation he came to Marysville. Kan., in Jul}-, 1870. where his brother Perry was then living. In October of that year, at the first term of court held after his arrival in this State, he was admitted to the bar. Ilis home has ever since been in Marysville, where he has been actively engaged in the practice of his pro- fession, with the exception of the term which he served on the Bench of llie State. At the general election held in 1884, Mr. Hutchinson was elected Judge of the District Court for the Twelfth Judi- cial District; and served a full term of four 3'ears, retiring with the good-will and esteem of his fel- low-judges and the members of the Bar with whom he had been brought in contact, and with the deserved reputation of an upright and able jurist. Before his elevation to the Bench. ;\Ir. Hutchin- son had held minor positions of trust and responsi- bility. He had been Justice of tiie Peace, City Attorney and County Attorup}', and had dis- charged the duties intrusted to him with a fidelity and ability wiiich won the good-will of his fellow- citizens. Since his retirement from the Judiciar\-. Judge Hutchinson has resumed the practice of his profession in Marysville. May 25, 1871, at Xenia, Ohio. Judge Hutchin- son was united in marriage with Miss Priscilla F. Watts, who was born in Richmond, Ind., Feb. 26, 1847, and who is the daughter of Dr. J. S. and Margaret Watts, the former a prominent physi- cian of that citj'. During the war Dr. Watts was surgeon of the 4th Michigan Infantry. He was one of the original abolitionists, and was the only man in his county who voted for James G. Birney for President. His house was one of the stations of the celebrated " underground railro.ad," and he assisted many a poor hunted slave to escape to Canada. He died in the beginning of the year 1889, at the age of sixty-seven years. His de- mise occurred in Richmond. Ind., where lie had practiced medicine in his youth and where he was located in 1849, when it was decim.ited by the cholera. Later he removed to Ohio, thence to Michigan, but went back to Indiana several years before his death. His wife is still living at Rich- mond, Ind.. and is now sixtj'-five years of age. Judge Hutchinson and his wife are the parents of nine children, all still under the parental roof. The}' are named respectively, Ralph W., Mabel I.. Ben C, Roy J., Linna L., .Hattie M.. May S., Florence and an infant. Both parents and their eldest daughter are members of the Presbyterian 190 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Church at Marvsville, of which the Judge has been an Elder. Politicall}- he is a strong Republican ; he is lilcewise a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Marysville Lodge No. 91, A. F. & A. M., of which he is Past-master; to Marysville, Ch.ipter, No. 29, R. A. M., of whicli he has been High Priest for ten years; and to Hiawatha Com- mandery, No. 13, K. T. He is also a member of Marysville Lodge of Perfection, No. 10. Judge Hutchinson, in the course of his practice at the Bar and ou the Bench, justly acquired the reputation of being a trustwortliy lawyer and up- right judge, and, being now in the prime of life, has before him the reasonable prospect of reaching a still more exalted station and of receiving honors such as are in the power of his many friends to be- stow upon liini. Tlie Album of Marshall County would be in- complete without the portrait of a man of such eminent abilitj' as Judge Hutchinson, hence it is with pleasure tliat we direct the attention of the reader to a fine portrait of l:ira to be found in this volume. -~'vA-"vt4a2'®^l@" 1 |-»»g5^1/OTTir,» -\/v~- lOBERT SHIELDS. In reviewing the ca reer of the prominent and successful men of Marshall County, none are perhaps more '^^deserving of special mention than the sub- ject of this notice. We find him occupying a pleasant home in the city of Beattie, while he em- ployes himself in superintending the operations of his extensive farming lands, which comprise 610 acres lying on sections 28, 34 and 35, in Guittard Township, and fort^' acres in Rock Township. He also has valuable city property, aside from liis resi- dence and grounds. Stock-raising forms a leading feature in his farming transactions, and in this in- dustry he aims to excel, keeping at the head of his herd as choice animals as he can procure. Sociallj-. morallj- and financially he is looked upon as one of the leading men of his community. Mr. Sliields was born in Fayette County, Ind.. Aug. 24, 1823, and lived there until 1870. His early years were spent at the homestead of his par- ents, assisting in the various employments of the farm, and obtaining a practical education in the common schools. He chose agriculture for his calling in life, and while yet a youth commenced dealing in live stock, and gaining the experience which has served him so well in liis later years. Upon reaching man's estate he became prominent in local affairs, officiating as Township Supervisor, and holding a leading position witli the Agri- cultural Society of his native count}-. Remaining a resident of Indiana until middle age, Mr. Shields, in 1869, crossed the Mississipjii, and coming to Vermillion, this county, purchased 100 head of cattle, also a tract of land, and put up the first store building in the place, in partnership with J. N. Huston, now United States Treasurer. This structure was raised upon the same daj' as the depot. Mr. Shields afterward turned his attention to agricultural interests, and in due time was the owner of 400 acres of land in Noble Township, besides about 1,000 acres in this vicinity. After a few j'ears' residence in Vermillion, he, in the year 1872, removed to Beattie, when it was a very small hamlet of about half a dozen houses. He at once proceeded with the improvement of his land, at a time when there were no bridges built or roads laid out, and it is hardly neccessary to say he was the encourager and supporter of the various enterprises calculated to build up the county\ His enterprise and industry not only resnited in his own financial success, but was the means of at- tracting to this region other men of his own stripe, and thus practically began the prosperity of this section of Marsliall County. Among the men now living, who commenced fighting the battle of life in a new countiy along with Mr. Shields, are: II. Newton, Messrs. Fitz- gerald and McCoy, and A. J. Brunswick, and there are only two ladies living who were residents' of this region at that time. Mr. Shields was largely instj'umental in securing the construction of the railroad through this place, and securing the loca- tion of tlie depot at this point. He spent many days visiting railroad officials in different towns, and interviewing the prominent men having a voice in the matter. At the same time he officiated as a member of the School Board, which established the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 191 present lai-ge and flourisliing school, and sii|jfrin- tended the construction of the building. He also gave his support and encouragement to the build- ing up of both church societies and editiees, and in short has let pass no opportunity to assist the pro- jects calculated for the general advancement of the people. Liberal minded and public spirited, he uuiformlj- votes with the Republican parly, but has never sought office, having his time fully em- plo3'ed in looking after the various interests alread3' mentioned. In Fayette County, Ind., Jan. 9. 18G6, occurred the marriage of Robert Shields with Miss Margaret Bulkley, of Connersville, that county. Mrs. Shields was born in tliat count}-, Oct. '22, 1829, her childhood home being wMthin four miles of that of her husband. Her father, Nathan Bulkley, was a general mechanic, and employed considera- bly in a woolen factory. Mrs. Shields received a good education in the common schools, and em- ployed herself as a teacher about twelve years prior to her marriage. Nathan Bulkley was born near Roxbury, N. Y., May 1, 1804, and lived there until attaining man's estate. He was married, in Fayette Count}', Ind., to Miss Rebecca Reid, who was born March 21, 1803, and was acousin of the father of Whitelaw Reid, who is well-known to the people of thel'nited States as having commenced his newspa- per career with Horace Greelej', founder of the New York Tribune, and after Mr. Greeley's death suc- ceeded to its proprietorship, which he still retains. Mr. and Mrs. Bulkley removed to Indiana prior to their marriage, and were among the pioneer settlers of Faj'ette County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The mother was for many years a member in good standing of the Christian Church. The father of our subject was Ralston Shields, a native of Franklin Countj', Pa., and who lived there until 1818. Tliat \-ear he visited Fayette County, lud., and decided upon locating there. Then, returning to his native State, he was married to Miss Anna, daughter of William Huston, and returned with his bride to Indiana, where he opened up a farm from the wilderness, near which subsequently grew up the flourishing tow-n of Con- nersville. He was successful as a tiller of the soil. and succeeded in building up a good home, where he spent the remainder of iiis life, but died while in his prime, in 18.58. The mother survived her husband until July 15, 1888, dying at the advanced age of ninety-one years, in Faj'ette County, Ind. Of the five children comprising the parental family, four are still living: Robert, our subject, being the eldest; his brother .Lames is a resident of San Francisco, Cal.; Benjamin and Margaret live on the old home farm in Fayette County, Ind. Mrs. Shields has two sisters and two brothers living, Jonathan. occup}-ing the old Bulkley homestead ; and Thomas, living two miles south of Beattie. Her sisters, Amanda and Mary, are residents of Indiana. Mrs. Shields is prominently identified with the Christian Church. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shields have spent consid- erable time and money in traveling, largely in connection with some important project relating to the social or moral welfare of their community. The County Agricultural .Society is largely in- debted to Mr. Shields, both for its existence and its prosperitj'. He, with his compeers. Perry Hutchinson and Mr. Koester, labored assiduously during the first years of its organization in keep- ing it alive and before the people, inciting them to put forth their best efiforts in the way of exhibits, and stimulating their ambition to develop the ag- ricultural resources of Marshall County. Mr. Shields was at one time Mayor of the city of Beattie, and President of the Board of Trade. No man has taken a warmer interest in its prosperitj', and none have contrilmted more effectually to this end. ^fOHN II. OTTO. To many tlie life of an agriculturist is very humdrum and unevent- ful. 'Tis true that few startling events oc- cur in his life, that his days are devoid of the tumult and whirl which make up the life of his city brother, but neither is his ear shocked by tales of crime, his eyes startled by sights of distress, until, as is too often the case, his senses become dulled, his sympathies deadened, and he looks upon everything about him as only the means by which 192 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. he is to get gain. In calmer wa3's the farmer walks, renewing his bodilj' vigor from day to day, with healthful, if hard toil under a free sky in the pure air, his senses regaled bs' the sight and smell of green things growing. Abundant opportunity has he for the exercise of the sterling qualities of true manhood. Nowhere is a larger field for persever- ing industry, honesty, kindness, and pleasing social qualities. A worthy example of this nature is to be found in the subject of our sketch, who is a prosperous farmer of Marysville Township. INlr. Otto was of German parentage, his father, Henry, and mother Mar}' (Lambert) Otto, having been natives of that country. They emigrated to America in 1855, settling on the Fox River, near Appleton, Wis., where they lived for some eleven years. They then removed to Richardson County, Neb., where Mrs. Otto died in November, 187G. Three or four years after her death, her husband came to Republic County, Kan., where he made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Anna M. Avers, until his death, which occurred June IS, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Otto had a familj- of four children, two sons and two daughters, of whom our subject was the youngest. He was born near Appleton, Wis., Dec, 21, 1867. He was quite young when his par- ents went to Nebraska, where he grew to manhood upon his father's farm, receiving as good schooling as could be obtained at that time, and in that sec- tion. After his mother's death, and when about eighteen years of age, he operated his father's farm for two years. He then spent one season in the Black Hills countr}', returning home on account of sickness. He again took charge of bis father's farm, which he purchased in the spring of 1881. He sold out in the fall of the same year, and in the succeeding spring came to this county, where he purchased 160 acres of land on section 18, together with fifteen acres of timber land. Since that time he has been a resident of Marysville Township, giving his attention wholly to farming and stock-raising. In Pawnee City, Neb., July 16, 1882, was celebrated his marriage with Miss Kate Cbristner, daughter of Moses and Mar}' (Nichols) Christner, natives of Pennsylvania. They had removed from Somerset County, Pa., to Richardson County, Neb., in 1879, and in the latter county they still reside. Of the family of seven sons and six daughters, Mrs. Otto was the eleventh. She was born in Somerset County, Pa., July 11, 1860. She is a most estimable woman, proving a wortjiy helpmate to her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Otto are the parents of three bright chil- dren — Irving L., Nettie J., and Clayton. iMr. Otto is a strong adherent of the principles of the Union Labor party. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, and with his wife has high standing in the conununitv in which ho resides. TTO IIOLLE is owner and occupant of a fer- ll tile and well-cultivated farm of 240 acres lying on section 20, Logan Township. The broad acres are well fenced, being divided into fields mostly under the plow, and in meadow. On the farm is an orchard of about 150 trees, while barn, windmill, and other outbuildings, show its owner to be a in'Ogressive and enterprising farmer. A fine large frame house affords a comfortable home for the happy family. All of this is the result of hard work and good management by Mr. Holle and his wife, both of whom are justly proud of their success in the West. Our subject was born in Prussia, there reared and educated under the compulsory laws, which secure such excellent foundation for the work of later years. He served two years in the German army, and came to the United States in the spring of 1866. He had embarked on the sail-ship "Co- lumbus," which occupied six weeks in her voyage across the Atlantic. Landing in New York, Mr. Holle went directly to Will County, 111., where he worked as a farm hand for a period of two and a half years. Thence he came to this county, and homesteaded his farm, on which he kept bachelor's hall about three years, living in a dug-out. lie then built a frame house, to which he brought his bride, and in which they resided until about seven years ago, when the present structure was erected. The parents of our subject were natives of Prus- sia, where the father, Henry Holle, died. The mother, Dora (Rise) Holle. came to the United States with our subject, and died in Marysville, at roKTKAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 193 llie borne of her daughter Maiy, wife of Fred Miller, of that city. Botli parents were nieinbcrs of the Lutheran Church, of vvhich our sulijccl and liis family are also menibers. Tlie wife of our subject was a Prussian, bearing the maiden name of Clara Smilii. Iler parents, Mathias and Julia Smith, emigrated to the United States, and died on a farm tliree miles south of Alarysville. Tin>y were members of the Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. IloUe are the parents of six children — Martin, Clara M., Louisa, Fred Will- iam, Katie, and Edward. Mr. Ilolle is a man of intelligence, uprii;htness, industr}', and ability-, and with his estimable wife commands the hearty respect of the entire commu- nity. y^ILLIAM RAEMEH, a son of Fred W. Rae- mer (a sketcli of whom appears elsewhere ^^f^ in this volume), is numbered among the rising young business men of Ilerivimer. He holds the office of Constable, and since February, 1889, has been engaged in the lumber business at this point and at Bremen, being associated in partner- siiip with AV. PL Koenelie and JMr. Carl Menter. They handle from 35.000 to 40,000 feet of lumber annually at Herkirjer, and 12,000 to 15.000 at Bremen. Our subject is also agent for the Hart- ford Fire Insurance Company. He is onl3' twenty- six years of age, having been born Sept. 21, 1863, and has already made line headway on the road to prosperity. Mr. Raemer was born at his father's homestead on section 12, Logan Township, and was reared on the farm and educated in the district school. In March. 188H, he began clerking in the office and attending to the lumber business of Mr. Koeneke, and gave such good satisfaction that less than a j'ear later he was promoted to a partnership in the business. He was married, July 1, 1888, to Miss Emma, daughter of John and Callierine (Neidell) Krug, who was a native of Allegheny County, Pa. ilrs. Raemer came to this county with iier parents about 1878, where her father engaged in farming and died a few years later. The mother is still living and a resident of Washington County, this State. The parents were born, reared and married in Hessen, German^-, and trained in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which they belonged. Our subject and his little family occup\' a snug home on the edge of the village, and number their friends among its best citizens. Mr. and Mrs. Rae- mer are members of tlie Evangelical Church, and our subject, politically, is a sound Republican. Vf^ DWIN S. ROWLAND. Some of the most ll^ successful farmers of Walnut Township are l i — i^ those wiio came to Northern Kansas in their young manhood, among whom was the subject of this notice. With wise forethought he set about the establishment of a home before assuming the responsibilities of a family, and liomesteaded eighty acres of land which he has improved into a first- class farm, making fences, putting up buildings, planting forest and fruit trees and graduallj^ accu- mulating the comforts and conveniences which have so large a share in the happiness and welfare of humanity. For a number of years hs operated simply as a tiller of tlie soil, but now makes a specialty of fine stock, including Clydesdale horses and Short-horn cattle, and is able to exhibit some of the finest specimens of these to be found in lliis part of the county. A native of New \ ork State, Mr. Rowland was born in Suffolk County, March 6, 1847, and there spent his boyiiood and youth, receiving a practical education in the common school. He worked with his father on the farm and acquired those habits of industry which have proved the basis of his success in life. His parents were Sanford and Mary (Thompson) Rowland, natives uf Long Island. The father was owner of a sailing vessel the '•Dover," which was chiefly used in the oyster busi- ness on the American coast and of which he was commander. He was lost at sea off F'ire Island Inlet, where his ship grounded on a bar and where he perished Marcii 2, 1854. The paternal grandfather of our subject spent many years of his life on Long Island, where he 194 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was married, reared his family and died. The ma- ternal grandparents likewise died on Long Island, in the village of Patchogue. where thej' had been reared. Our subject left his native State when a young man and after coming to this county was 1 united in marriage to Miss Catherine, daughter of i John and Catherine Binder, who was born in Iowa. > The parents of Mrs. Rowland were natives of Ger- ] many, and further notice of them may be found in the sketch of J. George Binder, a brother of her ' father. Of her union with our subject there have > been born three children — William. Albert and James Franklin. Mr. Rowland is a stanch sup- porter of Republican principles. He has always maintained an interest in local affairs and officiated •as Township Clerk one term. John Binder departed this life at his home in Waterville Township, this county. Feb. 15, 1888, after a residence of twenty-one \'ears, having come here in 1869. He at that time homesteaded eighty acres on section 2. W aterville Township, where they reared their family of seven children and where the mother still lives. Mrs. Rowland was their third child. She was carefully trained in all housewifely duties, received a common-school edu- cation and remained under the parental roof until her marriage. IF UGO ROIIDE. general farmer on section 10 [fji in Logan Township, takes great pride in '^^/^ the development of this country, and the ^) fact that he as one of the early settlers of this part of the county, has been a witness to much of th.at progress. He was born in Prussia, Dec. 9. 1855, the son of Charles and Ernestina (Werdeich) Rohde. In the summer of 1857 the family emi- grated to the United States, landing in New York, and thence going to LaSalle County, 111. In 1868, Ihev came to tliis county where the father pi'e- empted eighty acres on section 9. Logan Township, and after improving it took a homestead of eighty acres on section 10. where the parents lived until their death. Though for so short a time in America, the f;illrer displayed ail the patriotism of a native American, and upon the bre.aking out of the Civil War in 1861, he enrolled himself as one of the supporters of the Union, enlisting in Company I, •24th Illinois Infantry. He served faithfully for fifteen months, being promoted from the ranks to the position of Sergeant, when he was discharged on account of disability, having been ruptured. His death took place June 18, 1884, at the age of sixty-two years, being the result of the injur}' re- ceived in the service. The mother survived until the 8th of December. 1887. when she too was called from earth. Both parents were reared in the Lir- theran faith, to which the ancestry, so far as known, were attached. The}' were natives of Prussia, where their ancestors had lived for genei-ations. There thej- were married and there the family of five children was born. The elder and third of the children died in their native land and the sec- ond child, after their removal to America (in Illi- nois), leaving only our subject and a sister, Minnie, wife of Ernest Lange, furniture dealer in Marj's- ville. to represent the family. Our subject was in his thirteenth j-ear when his parents removed to this county and well remem- bers when his father took up the homestead, tlien wild land and which he assisted in improving and upon which he now resides. He has a comfortable frame house, a substantial stone barn and other im- provements upon this place, and the land under thorough cultivation. He is also owner of 160 acres on section 16, about fifty acres being under cultivation, the balance in pasture and meadows. He devotes his .attention to general farming but keeps good grades of stock, his horses being three-fourths Norman. Our subject was married in Washington Couirty. Kan., to Sophia, daughter of William and Char- lotte (Brockme3-er) Phrele, a native of St. Louis. Mo. Her parents were natives of Hanover, Ger- luany, being members of the Lutheran Church. Mrs. Rohde has become the mother of three chil- dren. Carl, Bertha, and Paulina. Mr. Rohde is a member of the Turner Lodge of .Alarysville. of the A. O. U. W., and of the Druids Society of Marysvrlle. He has held the office of Constable one year, acted a.s enumerator during the census taking of 1880, and is now and has been for PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAnUCAL ALBUM. 195 several years, Justice of tlie Peace of the town- sliip. He is a man of strict inteurity, upright cliaracter, and good judgment, thorouglily deserv- ing tlie rank which he occupies in llie respect of his fellow citizens. ETKR COHRS. Few people realize the immense strength and importance of the (lerman element in this county; tliey come liither in large numbers, and financially as well as numerically, form a part of tlie community by no means to be overlooked. Taking hold of ever}- department of labor, making themselves in- dispensable in the development of every public en- terprise, and becoming identified witli our customs and institutions, they command at once the wonder and admiration of other foreigners, who perchance lack their business capacity and financial ability. Not the least among these progressive Germans, may be mentioned the gentleman with whose name (ve introduce this sketch. He is tlie owner of a sjilen- did farm of 160 acres, whose fertile soil yields bountiful harvests, and whose broad acres are yearly made beautiful by the ripening sheaf, the blooming flowers, and the blushing fruits. Upon his home- stead he has erected a pleasaut, room}' dwelling, prominent among others in his vicinity. His barn is well painted and comm.odious, while the corn-cribs, granaries, and other outbuildings are of the best, and materially assist in promoting the interests of the farm. Naturally he feels proud of his well- improved estate, for it is the result of his own un- aided efforts. It is almost entirely fenced and in good cultivation. Personall}', our subject is one of the most promi- nent men in liis township, has served as Road Commissioner, and in various ways advanced the interests of his county. He is public-spirited, con- serviitive and careful, guarding with a watchful ej'e and a vigilant brain those puldlc affairs and national interests, which should be first in the llioughts of every patriotic citizen. In company with many others of German extraction, Mr. Cohrs and his family are faithful attendants at the ser- vices of the Lutheran Church, as well as regular communicants of that denomination. They are rearing their children in the faith of their ancestors, and molding their characters so as to fit them, relig- iously and socially, for positions of responsibility and honor awaiting their future years. The parents of our subject were Hans Henry and Catherine Cohrs, natives of Hanover, and of German ancestry as far back as the family record extends. In Hanover the parents lived and there passed to rest in 1853, the father first, and the mother sur- viving him only one week. Their son, Peter, our subject, was born March 15, 1847 in the same pro- vince which was the life home of his father and mother, was educated under the laws of compul- sory education, and was one in a family of four children, two of whom are now living. Early left orphans and thrown upon the mei'cies of a thought- less world, these children were separated, a brother, Henrj', and a sister, Dorethe, coming to the United States several years before our subject himself lie- came a resident of the "land of the free." With careful insight into the future, and a vivid realization of what the New World held for him over and above the opportunities presented in tjie Fatherland. Peter Cohrs decided to make his home in the United States; flattering reports from that country having been sent back by his relatives who had preceded him thither. When the Civil War Imd been brought to a termination, he saw bright prospects for the future in the reunited country, and accordingly, in 1865, embarked from Bremen on a sail-ship, the "Helena," which landed him in New York, July 5, fifty-three days after taking passage. He came immediately to Cook County, 111., where he worked as a farm-laborer five years, with the tixception of two years spent in Kansas. He, however, did not find his ideal home in Cook County, and being pleased with the soil and appearance of Kansas, came to this State in 1870, and bought his present farm located on sec- tion 29 in Herkimer Township. Marvellous changes liave since then lieen wrought by the all powerful hand of man. Then the landscape presented a wild aspect, with a rank growth of weeds, while all around was uncultivated, unattractive and unim- proved. Now the beholder's eye is pleased with 196 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the Older, regularity, aiifl evidence of harmony ex- isting between the surroundings, both in outward form and inward worliings. It seems the abode of peace and plenty. The wife of our subject was also a native of Han- over, where her parents lived till 1855. Mrs. Cobrs was in her youth Catherine, daughter of George and Anna (Bunker) Gieshler, who were universally respected both in their native land and in the com- munity of which they were residents in Kansas. Religiously, they belonged to the Lutheran Church, and after a life well spent in deeds of kindness and self-sacriflce, passed quietly and hopefully to rest. They had resided for fourteen years in Illinois prior to their removal to Kansas in 1869, and it was in this latter State that they died. After the marriage of our subject and his wife, which took ; place June 18. 1874, they lived for a time on rented j Land, then had a house built on his present home- j stead, into which thej^ removed. The home circle is gladdened by the birth and presence of four children, namely: Henry, Anna, Fred and Cather- ine. They are now at home and receiving careful training for life's responsibilities. i In politics Mr. Cohrs is an Independent. ^!^EORGE FREDERICK G E R L I N G E R. /|[ ,_-, Perhaps in no portion" of the world are the "^^51 results of industry and perseverance more cle.arly defined than in the Great West. Fifty years ago a large portion of its lerrritoi'y laj' iin- tilled. and it is hardly necessary to say that its present civilized condition, its rich farms and flour- ishing villages, have been brought into existence only by those men possessing an unlimited amount j of enterprise and energy. In noting the career of the leading men of Marshall Count}"-, the name of Mr. Gerlinger can by no means be properly omitted from the list. He represents farm property to the amount of 720 broad acres, his homestead being finely located on section 9, Elm Creek Township. He commenced in life dependent upon his own re- sources and has arrived at his present position, so- cially and financially, solely by his own cfiorts. Next in importance to a man's personal history, is that of his forefathers. Our subject is the son of Christian Gerlinger, who was born in Germany, where he received a practical education, and was married to Miss Sophia Schmidt, a maiden of his own Province. His distinguishing trait was his desire to get on in the world and to follow a course which would be best for those dependent upon him. There seemed little prospect of attain- ing his desire in the F.atherland and, accordingly in 1846, he set out for America. The voyage across the Atlantic was made in a sailing-vessel, and the family first settled in Pennsylvania, sojourning there, however, only a short time. Then they re- moved to Milwaukee, Wis., of which place they were residents about fifteen years. The father of our subject then having his attention attracted to Northern Kansas as a desirable location for a man with little means, came to this county and settled in Elm Creek Township. He redeemed a portion of the soil, and constructed therefrom a comfort- able homestead, where he and his estimable wife spent the remainder of their days. The subject of this sketch was the only child of his parents, and was born in Wurtemburg, Ger- many, April 24, 1840. He was a child of six years when his parents emigr.ated to America, and he came with them to this county in April, 1862. He acquired his education mostly in the common schools, and at an early age was taught to make himself useful, and became imbued with those hab- its of thrift and prudence which are the leading characteristics of the German nationality. When reaching man's estate he was married in Nemeha County, May 25,1868, to JMiss Augusta Weyer, who born July 15, 1842, to Frederick and Mary Louisa Weyer. This lady was a native of his own coun- try, and after becoming the mother of four chil- dren, departed this life at the homestead Sept. 25, 1 880. One of their sons — John — died when an in- fant of six months. George P., born July 17, 1870; Christian A., Sept. 27, 1871, .and Willi.am E., Aug. 30. 1873, remain at home with their father. Mr. Gerlinger contracted a second marri.age Aug. 16, 1881, in Milwaukee, Wis., with Miss Elizabeth Munzinger, who born Sept. 8, 1850, near the Cream rOKTUAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 199 City, and lived there until her marriage. Both Mrs. Gerlinger and her liiisband :u'e iiu'inbers in good standing of the Lutlieran Cliiuch. Mr. Gtiv- linger, political)}', is independent, a man who docs his own thinliing and endeavors to support the men whom he considers best qualified for office. Jn his farming operations, lie makes a specialty of slock- breeding, and has all the conveniences for the suc- cessful prosecution of his calling. He has erected good buildings on his place, and avails himself of modern machinery* in the cultivation of the soil. Among bis fellow-citizens he is uniformly popular, and ids home is the frequent resort of the best peo- ple of F21m Creek Township. We call the atten- tion of our many readers to an elegant lithographic view of the handsome residence and surrijundings on the farm of Mr. Gerlinger, to be found on an- other page of this work. ^t^ BSALOM H. .TKSTER has for many years l^gyiJII been an active citizen and earnest worker for the promotion of the best interests of Marshall County, where he has attained the wortliy reputation of being public-spirited, lib- eral, and industrious. By trade a carpenter, he has devoted his later years to agricultural pursuits, owning and cultivating a fine farm on section 30, Center Township. By developing the l)est inter- ests of his own estate, he has thereby elevated the standard of agriculture in this county, and has stimulated others to more determined efforts by his successful operation of his farm. Inheriting the thrift of a long line of Scotch an- cestry, he has had the hearty co-operation of a worthy helpmate for many 3rears. Sirs. Jester has all the charms and attractions of gracious woman- hood, mellowed and subdued by age. Of charit- able disposition, winning and kind, the |)oor never fear to approach her, while those in her own social sphere rival each other in bestowing upon her those little favors so gratefully received by all the gen- tler sex. She was united in marriage with our sub- ject, in Springfield. 111., July 11, 1850, and has ever since then been a true wife, faithful com[)an- ion, and active co-laborer, working earnestly for the promotion of the family welfare. Not alone has she been a worthy helpmate, but in every sense of the word, she has been a devoted mother to her children, of whom there are eight. We herewith give the family record: John, Julia, Ann, Varden, Charles, Katie, Stephen, and Mattie. Ann died when just budding into womanhood, at the. In- teresting age of sixteen ^ears. She was buried near the homestead, in Center Townshi]i; Varden was taken from the famil}' circle- when an infant; John married Laura Crary, and resides in Colorado; Julia is the wife of George Thomas, and lives in Marys ville; Mattie married Edward Dexter, a resi- dent of this county; Charles and Stejihen are at home. Politically, Mr. Jester is an active supporter of Democratic principles, working for the election of their ticket in all National and local affairs. To- gether with his wife he attends services at the Baptist Church, of which both are members. Mr. Jester has filled with characteristic ability several school offices, but prefers the quiet of the domestic circle to the uproar of official life. The father of our subject, John B. Jester, was a native of Scotland, and by occupation a shoemaker. In early manhood he married Tabitha Jones, who was born on the eastern shore of Mar3dand. After marriage, they removed to Woodford County, Ky., where he followed his trade several years. During their sojourn in that county, our subject was born Nov. 1. 1822, and was one among nine children born to John Jester and his helpmate. He was the third in order of birth, and was eight years old when his parents left their Kentucky home, and located in Sangamon County, III. Here, as in Ken- tucky, Mr. Jester was occupied with his trade, but afterward became interested in farming pursuits. Both he and his wife died in their Illinois home. For twenty years a resident of the capital city of the great State of Illinois, our subject there was engaged as a carpenter, and enjoyed the personal acquaintance of President Lincoln, who was then entering upon that career so brilliant, so wondei-- ful, and so suddenly terminated in the midst of the greatness .achieved, when he had been pl.aced on the pinn.acle of renown, by. a loving, reunited people. 200 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Leaving Sijringfielcl, Mr. Jester returnerl to his father's old homestead, and made it the scene of his labors for six years. In the autumn of 1869 he left that place and settled in Center Township, on section 30, this county, where he has since re- sided. He preempted a homestead of eighty acres on section 30, and has since added another eighty to the original claim. Upon his estate he has erected a commodious residence, and has also set out fruit trees, and otherwise improved the prop- erty. Mrs. Jester is the daughter of John and Ann (Wetherell) Connelly, who after their marriage, settled in Georgetown, D. C, and there resided until the year 1837, when they came to Sangamon County, 111., settling in Springfield. There the father followed the occupation of a shoemaker, and filled various offices of trust, and became prominent among those of his social circle in his vicinity. He and his wife reared a family of eleven children, six daughters and five sons. Of these Mrs. Jester was the eighth child, and was born in Georgetown, 1). C, Feb. 28, 1832, accompanying her parents on their removal later, to Springfield, where she met and married the subject of this sketch. Daring the period of their residence here, Sir. and Mrs. Jester have endeared themselves to those with whom they have associated, and are known in their community for their good works. , ATRICK J. FARRELL. It is a remark- able man, who takes no pleasure in view- ^ ing the evidences of thrift and enterprise in a community, the cultivated fields of the agricultural districts, especially, the substantial buildings and the various other indications of in- dustry and prosperity. He who has built up for liimself sucli a homestead among an intelligent peo- ple, is worthy of more than a passing mention. The farm of Mr. Farrell, which is pleasantly lo- cated on section 7, Walnut Township, invariably attracts the eye of the passing traveler, its fields being well tilled and productive, its buildings neatly painted and kept in good repair, and the surround- ings generally' indicative of a man intent upon reaching a high point of excellence, both socially and financially. Tlie subject of this notice was born in County Longford. Ireland, March 4, 1849, and is the son of Patrick and Mary (Milnamow) Farrell, who emigrated to the United States when Patrick J. was a child of two years. They made tlie voyage on a sailing-vessel of the Black Star Line, and landed in New York City in December, 1851. Thence they proceeded to De Kalb Count3-, Hi., where the father occupied himself as a farmer, and where he still lives. The mother died in 1886. Both were mem- bers of the Catholic Church, of Killishee Parish. Mr. Fari'ell came when a young man, in 1869, to this State, and homesteaded 160 acres of land where he now lives, and which occupies the south- east quarter of section 7. He had acquired a com- mon-school education in Illinois, together with those habits of industry and frugality, which have been the secret of iiis success. "When becoming sufficiently established, financially, he was married in this county, on June 20, 1877, to Miss Mary C, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Downey) Flem- ing, who was born in Bruce County, Canada, and whose father was a native of Kilkennj-, Ireland. The latter when a young man, emigrated with his parents, William and Catherine (Mackey) Fleming, to the Dominion, and there his parents spent their last dajs. The father was a member of the Church of England, and the mother was a Catholic in re- ligious belief; the father when married also joined the Catholic Church. Grandmother Fleming died soon after landing in Quebec. Grandfather Flem- ing died while on a visit to his daughter in Michi- gan. Mrs. Farrell's mother was born in Canada, where she was reared to womanhood, and married. The parents of Mrs. Farrell are now residents of Pottawatomie County, this State. The maternal grandparents were Patrick and Elizabeth (Phelan) Downey, both natives of Kilkenny, and members of the Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell began their wedded life to- gether on the farm where they now live, and upon which great changes have been brought about since our subject took possession. Besides the buildings mentioned, there is an abundance of fruit and portuah' and iuograi'iiical album. 201 shade trees, including a fine orchard of about 100 apple trees. The land is largelj' devoted to pastur- age. Mr. and Mrs. Farrcli are members in good standing of the Catholic Church, and our subject, politieall}', votes the straight Democratic ticliet. He has served as Townsliip Trustee two years, and also as Road Overseer, and Clerk of his school dis- trict several years. The household circle includes six bright and interesting children, viz.: Patrick, Elizabeth T., Thomas L., Bernard W., Gregory, and Henry M. Mrs. Farrell is a ver}' intelligent lady, and well educated, having completed her studies in the Catholic school at Galesburg, 111., of which she was a student four years. She was also in the convent at Farniassa, Canada, four years. In 1885 Mr. Farrell and his familj' visited their old home in De Kali) County, 111., and also took in the great and growing citj- of Chicago. J' AMES SHROYER. A plain and unassum- ing citizen, the subject of this notice has long been recognized as one of those men possessing the qualities of character which form the basis of all good society, and lend dignity and worth to a community. He has been content to pursue the even tenor of his wa}-. giving his thoughts mostl}' to his family and his farm, but at the same time has maintained a uniform interest in the progress and welfare of the people about him. He has a very pleasant family and a wife possessing great excellence of character, a lady who is warmly interested in the cause of education, maintaining a worthy ambition to give her children the best of advantages. Their home makes one of those quiet countr3- pictures, having a charm about it greater than that which wealth or aml)ition can give. Pliilip Shroyer, the father of our subject, was a native of Pennsj'lvania where he was reared to farming pursuits and married Miss Catherine Lash, a native of his own State. Soon after uniting their destinies they removed to Perr}' County. Ohio, where the father was cut down in his prime, dying when his son James, our subject, was about seven years old. The mother subsequently removed to Fulton County, Ind., and later came to this county and died about 1878. The family of nine children consisted of seven sons and two daughters, of whom James was the youngest born. He first opened his eyes to the light near Thornville, Perry Co., Ohio, Sept. 30, 1841, .and was eight 3'ears old when his mother left the Buckeye State and removed to Ind- iana. He was reared to manhood in the latter State and came to this county in the fall of 1804, when twenty-three years old. He secured a tract of land on section 31, Elm Creek Township, and established the homestead where he now lives. He is now the owner of 320 acres of land upon which he has erected good buildings, planted forest and fruit trees, and gathered about himself and his fam- ily the other comforts and conveniences of modern life. The marii.age of our subject with Miss Sarah Blalock took place at the home of the bride in Elm Creek Township. Sept 12. 1869. Mrs. Shroyer is the daughter of John .and Rosamond (Hill) Blalock; the mother is deceased, the father is a resident of Texas. The wife of our subject was born in Grant County, Wis., Sept. 20, 1845, and received a good education, after which she followed the profession of a teacher in this county and other places, until her marriage. This union has resulted in the birth of four children, viz.: Warren is now a student at Pl.attville, Grant Co., Wis. ; John, Ferdinand, and Mary J., are at home with their parents and receiving the benefits of a good edu- cation. Mr. Shroyer, politically, afHlliates with the Democratic party, but has never sought the re- sponsibilities of office. Mrs. Shroyer is promi- nently connected with the Congregational Church. 'DAM SACHS. The reader will at once recognize this name as belonging to a 'm\ German citizen, and the biographer found him located on one of the best farms in Walnut Township, pleasantly situated on section 8. ' The homestead in all its apiwintments indicates tlie tiirift and industry of the proprietor, from the 20-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALliUM. large ueatly-painted frame dwelling, to the barn and other outbuildings, the fat cattle and other well-fed live stock, the machinery and all the appurtenances usually employed by the skillful and thorough agriculturist. The soil has been brought to a highl3' fertile condition and very little of it is allowed to run to waste. Mr. Sachs is one of the most worthy representatives of his national- ity, and has been no unimportant factor in uphold- ing the reputation of his adopted township as one of the most intelligent communities in this region. A native of the Kingdom of Bavaria, German}', our subject was born Jan. 2, 1847, and reared un- der the compulsory education laws of his native land. He spent his bo.yhood and youth on the farm of his parents, Lawrence and Maggie (Goller) Sachs, who were likewise natives of Bavaria and of pure German ancestry. They were most excellent and worthy people, members in good standing in the Lutheran Church, and spent their entire lives on their native soil. Our subject left his native shore in 1868 on the steamer "Weser," and after a voyage of eleven days landed safely in New York City on the 16th of September. He made his way directly from the metropolis to Scott County, Iowa, where he emplo3'ed himself as a farm laborer three years. Afterward he established himself on a rented farm which he operated two years and then removed, first to Guthrie County, Iowa, and next to Adams County, Neb. In the latter couiity he purchased a claim, chiefly wifli money which he had made by months of hard labor, and next took unto himself a wife and helpmate. This lady was Miss Philipina, daughter of Philip Schoneberger, a native of his own countrj', and they lived on that farm until 1883, during which year our subject came to this county. Mr. Sachs now purchased 240 acres of land, tiiat wiiich constitutes his present farm, and has since given to it his best efforts. He makes a specialty of .Short-horn cattle, an industry in which he has been ver\' successful and which j'ields him a hand- some income. At the same time he takes an inter- est in everything pertaining to the general welfare of his community, being the friend of education and progress in all its forms and uniformly sup- porting the principles of the Democratic party. He has held the otiSce of School Treasurer in his dis- trict for the last four years, is a man prompt to meet his obligations and one whose word is consid- ered as good as his bond. Both he and his wife are leading members of the Lutheran Church in the faith of which they have been reared since child- hood; they have two children, whose names are George and Mary, who are receiving the beneflts of a good common school education. ETKR J. SCHUMACHER. This gentle- i) man, who is on the sunny side of forty and who is a farmer by occupation, having a well-regulated homestead on section 12, in Logan Township, was born in Wisconsin, Oct. 12. I860, and lived there until a child of seven years. About 1867 his parents removed to the Northern part of the Wolverine State, but not be- ing satisfied with their surroundings, came a year later to this county and located on the farm now occupied by their son. Here our subject was reared until approaching to man's estate and when about eighteen years old, the parents, leaving the farm in his hands, removed to another on section 18, Lo- gan Township, where they still reside. Mr. Schumacher was the third born in a family of six children, one of whom is deceased. He was educated in the district school and when twenty- five years old, was married in Logan Township to Miss Paulina C, daughter of Anton and Julia (Richard) Huber. The parents of Mrs. Schumacher were natives of LaSalle (Jounty, 111., where they lived until she was about three years old. They then removed to this county and are still residents of Fr.anklin Township. The 3'oung people began their wedded life together under the old roof tree, and are now the parents of one child, a son, An- drew, who was born July 21, 1888. The farm of our subject comprises 160 acres of good land, the greater part of which is in a good state of cultivation. He lias a substantial frame dwelling with a good barn and an orchard of about 100 fruit trees, besides other fruit and shade trees. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBTTM. 203 He has been quite a prominent man in his commu- nity and in tiie spring of 1887 was elected Trustee of Herkimer Township, and re-elected in the spring of 1888-89. He superintended the assessment of the township after its division in the s|)ring of 1889, the south half being given the name of Logan. He likewise served as Constable five 3'pars prior to his first election as Township Trustee. Sociality, he belongs to the I. O. O. F., Otto Lodge, No. 85, of Marysville and to the Turner Lodge of that place. His farming operations are conducted with that good judgment and skill which has made his land a source of a comfortable income, whereby be is able to surround his family with everything needful for their comfort and happiness. He is First Ser- geant of Com[)any fi, .3d Regiment, K. N. G. * )>.ILLIAM R. RICK. Postmaster of Elm \/sJ/' Creek, has been a life-long agriculturist, \^/sy and makes his headquarters at a good farm on section 35. He has a substantial and tasteful modern residence, and his domestic affairs are pre- sided over by a lady of more than ordinary intelli- gence and worth. The family is widely and favor- ably known and occupj- a high social position among the leading people of their community. In reverting to the early histori' of our subject, we find that he was the eldest of a famil}' of twelve children — six sons and six daughters — the off- spring of Isaac N. and Hannah (Collier) Rice, the former of whom is supposed to have been a native of Virginia, while the latter was born in Kentuckj'. Tiie parents of our subject after their marriage set- tled in W.ashington County, the latter State, where the father carried on farming for a time and then, in October, 1850. moved across the Jlississippi into Buchanan County, Rio. There tlie parents spent the remainder of their lives. William R. was born in Washington County, Kj'., Feb. 8, 1839, and was consequently a lad of eleven 3'ears when he accom- panied the fami'y to Missouri. He lived there until 1862, engaged in farming pursuits. In tiie spring of that year, his attention having been called to the fertile lands of Northern Kansas, he came to this county and settled on section 35. The fol- lowing year he removed to Marysville, and lived there two years, engaged in blacksmithing and wagon -making. With this exception, his life oc- cupation has been that of a farmer. In 1865 he returned to his possessions in Elm Creek Town- ship, where he lived until April, 1866, then removed into Blue Rapids City, remaining there until 1874. He then returned to the farm, where he has since lived. This embraces at tiie present 243 acres of choice land, which he is cultivating with excellent results and at the same time carry- ing on his blacksmith shop. This latter is a great convenience to the people of this region, and is generously pati-onized. The proprietor is a man prompt to meet his obligations and stands well among his neighbors. Our subject was married in Elm Creek Town- ship, Sept. 13, 1860 to Miss Susan M., daughter of James and Sarah (Farris) Taylor. The parents of Mrs. Rice, it is believed, were natives of Kentuck}', but after their marriage they settled in Indiana. Later, the}' removed to Illinois, and thence to Buchanan County, Mo. In 1859, they once more changed their residence, locating tlien in this county, on a farm in Elm Creek Township, where they spent their remaining days. Their family consisted I'of twelve children, only six of whom lived to mature years, four sons and two daugh- ters. Mrs. Rice was born in Andrew Count}-, Mo., April 26, 1841. Of her marriage with our subject there have been born seven children, the eldest of whom, a son, James N., died when a child of eighteen months; John L. died when fourteen months old ; Martha A. became the wife of Will- iam H. Leach, .and died in Wells Township, this county, Feb. 2, 1889, at the age of twenty-four years; William J. married Miss Minnie Thompson of Marysville, they live in Elm Creek Township; Albert. Charles F. and Edgar D. remain at home with their parents. Mr. Rice was appointed Post- master under the administration of President Arthur in September, 1882, and has since held the office. Politicall}-. he is a sound Democrat. On the 13tli of September, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Rice appropriately celebrated the twenty- fifth an- 204 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. niversary of their wedding. A large miiuber of friends and relatives were present at the homestead and a goodly number of valuable gifts were pre- sented the couple in remembrance of their silver wedding. Among the guests was one lady, Mrs. Eliza Jane Gift, who was a witness of the ceremony which made the twain man and wife in their youth. It was an occasion which will long be re- membered with pleasure by those who were pres- ent, and who expressed their wishes that man}- more years might be granted ;Mr. and Mrs. Rice on the journey of life togetiier. (SI I^ILLIAM LOVE. Our subject is of Irish \rJ/l ancestry and birth, his father. John, and ^f his mother, Mary (Donelly) Love, both having been natives of the Emerald Isle, on which they lived and died. They had a family of eleven children, of whom our subject was the fourth. He was born in County Cavan, in 1826, and in his six- teenth year left home to make for himself a place among the residents of the New World. He landed at Brooklyn, N. Y., where he made his home for three years, engaged a portion of that time in stage driving. He then went to Schoharie Connty, N. Y., where he worked upon a farm for some time, then buying a half-interest in a steam sawmill, he fol- lowed this business for about two years. Selling out, he removed to Delaware County, N. Y., where he engaged in lumbering for nearly a year. He afterward spent some time in Chicago, Milwaukee, and other cities of the northwest, engaging in dif- ferent occupations as the demands of the region made most profitable. Among his various employ- ments, was that of a carpenter, and engineer of a threshing machine. In Menomonee. "Wis., he en- crao-ed in mercantile pursuits, afterward in the wholesale and retail liquor business, and traded in furs. Here he met Mrs. Lydia H. Inglesbe, a woman of that noble nature fitted to make a happy home. To this lady Mr. Love was married in 1871, and he then removed to this county, locating on section 12, Marys ville Township, where he has since that time devoted his attention to farming. He now owns 240 acres of land on whicli are the usual improvements of the enterprising and progressive farmer. Mrs. Love was a native of Delaware Count}', N. Y., where she was born July 23, 1837. Her first husband was Heni-y Inglesbe, who died in Menom- onee, Wis. Tlie fruit of this union was five chil- dren, two of whom grew to maturity' : William Inglesbe married Emerilla Bigham, and resides in this count}-; Jennie was the wife of Kennet Bent- ley, of Marysville Township. She died in 1889. Mr. Love is a supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He possesses all the native wit for which his countrymen are so justly noted, is a man of varied ability, and is held in high es- teem by his fellow-citizens. His wife is a worthy associate, looking well to the ways of her house- hold, and proving an efficient aid to his financial and social success. y^^ARREN S. LESLIE. It is a great mistake to suppose that refinement and intelligence W^ are confined to the limits of the incorpor- ated cities. The biographer in making his rounds through the rural districts, frequently meets with men of more than ordinary intelligence, readers, and well-informed, those who keep themselves abreast of the times, and well-posted upon current events. Among these may be properly classed the sul)ject of this notice, who is a man particularly progressive in his ideas, and one with whom an hour may always be spent in a pleasurable and profitable manner. Mr. Leslie believes in availing himself of every opportunity for mental improvement, and has a thorough appreciation of the value of history and biography, without which no community can preserve a proper record of its local affairs. Farm- ing has been his life occupation, and we find him snugly situated at a well-regulated homestead on section 34, Elm Creek Township. In examining the records of the Leslie family, we find that they were first represented in Nevv England, at an early day. The father of our sub- ject was Cyrus Leslie, a native of Vermont, who PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 205 resided in his native county until early manhood, and was married to Miss Elvira Smith, a maiden probably of his own township. He served an ap- prenticeship at the tailor's trade, which he followed the greater part of his life in the Green Mountain State. The parental household ineluded seven children, of whom "Warren S. was tlie fourth in or- der of birth. Mr. Leslie was lioru in Plymouth. Windsor Co., Vt., Dec. 14, 1841, and was left fatherless at the early age of seven j-ears. He was placed on a farm in his native count}^ where he became familiar with agricultural pursuits, which he followed with the exception of the time spent in the army, until he was a man of twenty -six years. On the 18tli of May, 18fil, he enlisted at Ludlow, in Compan}' I, 2d Vermont Infantry, in which he served until February, 1863, and was then obliged to accept his honorable discharge on account of disability occa- sioned by a wound received while in camp. He participated in many of the important battles of the war, being present at the first engagement of Bull Run, and was afterward at Lee's Mill, Will- iamsburg, and the seven day's fight under Gen. McClell.in. at .South Mountain and Antietam. At Bull Run he received a bruise from a spent ball, which, however, was not serious. Upon his discharge from the army, our subject returned to his native State, and for two years was employed on a farm in the vicinity of Rutland. The j'ear following he spent on a farm in the vicin- ity of Pittsford, then returning to Plymouth, so- journed there until the spring of 1868. That J'ear he left New England, and spent about twelve months in Jackson County-, Kan. We next find him set- tled in this county, on a farm of eightj' acres, occu- pying a portion of section 34, Elm Creek Township. Here he has since remained, bringing the soil to a good state of cultivation, and erecting substantial buildings. He is a universal favorite among his fellow-citizens, being of that genial and compan- ionable tcmperarrent which makes for him friends wherever he goes. While a resident of his native State, our subject was married, Oct. 18, 1866. at Woodstock, to Miss Alice D.. daughter of William B. Newman, a sketch of whom appears on another i)age in this volume. Mrs. Leslie was also born in Vermont, where she spent most of her early life. They have one child only, a daughter, Eva B.. who is now the wife of John Prell, of Elm Creek Township. Mr. Leslie, politically, is a stanch Republican, but aside from holding the office of Township Treasurer, mixes very little in public affairs. Both the [)arents and the daughter are prominently identified with the Baptist Church. APT. FRANK KISTER. Among those .'hose history- is eminently worthy of record, stands prominently the name of this gentle- man who for many years was one of the leading resi- dents of Marysville Township, and who departed this life July 6, 1872. He was born in the little village of Wrego, Prussia, Dec. 28, 182.5, and lived there until a youth of seventeen years. He was placed in school at an early age, and pursued his studies until a lad of fourteen years. He spent the following three years under the parental roof, then, leaving home, served an apprenticeship at the miller's trade, which he followed in different places, but mostlj- in Wittenberg, where he was in the employ of one man five years. In the meantime he met and married Miss Augusta Paulina Woel- fel, also a native of Prussia, and born in Eislepen, Aug. 23, 1827. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Kister set- tled in their native Province, and Mr. Kister pur- chased a flouring-niill near Wittenberg, which lie operated about three years. The buildin<^ w,as then destroyed by fire, and, in addition, they lost all their clothing and household goods, as the fire occurred in the night, which was a very cold one, and they barely escaped with their lives, endurino- great suffering. After the destruction of his mill, Mr. Kister making the best of the circumstances, entered the employ of others, and for one year worked in the cit\' mill at Wittenberg. While en- gaged in some repairs, he accidentally dropped a broad ax upon one of his feet, which greatly im- paired his usefulness as a workman and laid bim up for some time. He was becoming greatly discour- •206 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. aged, and in March, 1855, determined to emigrate to America. With his family, lie embarked upon a sailing-vessel, and May 7 landed safely in New York City. Thence they proceeded directly to White Pigeon, Mich., where Mr. Kister obtained employment, and later was engaged in a sawmill about three and one-half miles from White Pigeon, where he remained three years. He then rented the mill, which he conducted successfully for several years. The family lived in tliat vicinity until August, 1860, then, coming to Kansas, settled in Marysville, which remained their home until after the close of the war. In December, 1861, our subject enlisted, at Marysville, in Company K, 2d Kansas Cavahy, and was mustered into service on the 10th of Jan- uary, 1862. He was soon promoted to the rank of Sergeant, but two years later was detailed for the recruiting service, and raised a company of colored men at Ft. Scott and vicinity, of which lie was made Captain, this being Company D, 83d Kansas Infantry, of which he retained the com- mand until the close of the war. He was a man of cool judgment and great braveiy, and by liis fidelity to duty secured the approval of his supe- rior officers and the loyalty of his subordinates. Upon receiving his honorable discharge, Capt. Kister, returning- to Marysville, entered the employ of Perry Hutchinson, the noted miller, with whom he remained some two or three years. In the mean- time he homesteaded 160 acres of land on section 17, from which he constructed a good farm, which was afterward conducted by his two sons. In due time the Captain took up his abode at the farm, where he spent his last days. The hardships and privations which he had endured in the service, had their permanent effect upon his constitution, and he never fully recovered his former good health. In time dropsy set in, from which he suffered for sev- eral months prior to his decease. Both as a citizen and soldier, Capt. Kister had conducted himself in that manner which gained him the esteem and confidence of all who knew him. He was libeial and public-spirited, and uni- formljr gave his encouragement to those measui-es calculated for the best good of the community. Since his death, Mrs. Kister has managed the farm with excellent judgment, and it is now the source of a comfortable income. Mrs. Kister is a very intelligent and pleasant lady, and entirely devoted to the interests of her children. In every position which she has Ijecn called upon to fill, she hasmain- tained a womanly dignity which has gained her the admiration and esteem of all with whom she comes in contact. She has for a number of years been a member in good standing of the Lutheran Church, to which she gives a liberal support. The six children born to Capt. Kister and his estimable wife are recorded as follows: Oscar H. married Miss Naomi Angell, and lives in Bridge- port, Mono Co., Cal. ; he is now County Clerk of that county. Heniy J., Ida J. and Edith J. remain at home with their mother. Frank died when an infant of two weeks; Emma L. became the wife of Charles H. Griffee, and died at Beatrice, Neb., March 18, 1887. The Kister homestead is kept up in good shape, and, while making no pretensions to elegance, presents a picture of plenty and com- fort, which is pleasing to contemplate. ATRICK FARRELL. The generous, oiieu- hoarted and industrious Irish-liorn citizen is admirably represented in the subject of this notice, who occupies no unimportant position in his community, and is well known to a large portion of the residents of Walnnt Township. He lives on a well-regulated farm of 160 acres, occu- pying the northwest portion of section 7, the land of which is highly productive and 3ields to the proprietor a good income. Without making any pretensions to show or elegance, Mr. Farrell enjoys a goodly measure of the comforts of life, and is ever willing to lend a helping hand to those about him. The native place of our subject is County Long- ford, Ireland, where he was born in May, 1843, and where he lived until a youth of eighteen j'ears. He was a bright and ambitious b03' and at an early age determined to be somebody in the world, but seeing little prospect of attaining to his ambition in his own country, he. at tiie age mentioned, set Residence 8c Quarries ofA.R. Lsterbrook, Qketo City, Kansas. Residence OF Joseph Ellenbecker,5ec.30. Marysville Township. Residence of Henry Niemann, Sec. 32. Oketo Township. t>OUTRArT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 209 out for the United States, iii;ily years of pleasant .associations, and braving the dangers of the deep, in 1872, Mr. Kennedy crossed the Atlantic and came to the United Stiitcs. Land- ing in New York, he proceeded to Stark County, 111., and there made his home with an uncle, Don- ald McDonald. ■ This uncle lived on a farm, and his nephew was his energetic .assistant for six years. Realizing that '' Westward the star of empire wends its way." he determined to once more change his residence and start again among strangers. In the winter of 1878 he came to Marshall County, Kan., and for one year rented land in Marysville. After that he was able to purchase land for himself, buy- ing 120 acres of land in Marj'sville Township, where he lived until about 1884; then, selling .again, he located on his present estate, which com- prises 160 acres on section 5, Franklin Township. Here he has erected good buildings, and has .also improved the land, giving his attention exclusively to agriculture and stock-raising, in the latter mak- ing a specialty' of Poland-China hogs. He votes with the Republican party, and is a strong be- liever in the truth and correctness of its princi- ples. Fortunately or unfortunately, Mr. Kennedy has remained invincible to the charms of the ladies, and so far has paddled his own canoe. He is an energetic, progressive farmer, of whom his com- munil}' feel justl}' proud, and hope that his love for his home will prove too strong to allow him to ever desire to leave it for other fields of labor. His sister, Kate, looks after the domestic affairs of the house, and m.akcs home ple.asant for him. ' "t - ^ ' l ' l - S "^ \IJ_^ENRY KRAMME is one of the large land 'l/yl! owners of Franklin Township, owing 640 il J// ' ° S)<^ .acres of well tilled land, upon which he h.as (^; erected good buildings and made such im- provements as are needful to the carrying on of the work of a successful agriculturist. He was born in Germany, Oct. 24, 1836. At tiie age of twenty-five he left his native land and emigrated to America, landing in New York City. From there he came to Chicago, III., remaining but one POKTRAIT A^'l) BIOCHAPHICAL ALBUM. 211 week, when he came to I'eiii, in the j^aiiK- State, whei'c he found employment in a coal shaft, anil wliuri' he remained for seven j-ears. He then bought a farm in La Salle Countj-, 111., and en- gaged in agricultural pur.suits in that county until 1879, when he came to this State. Selecting this count}' and Franklin Township as his location, he has ever since been a resident on section 21. Mr. Kranime was married in Lee County, 111., to Miss Alvena Branch, who was born in La Salle County, 111. They were the parents of four chil- dren — Louisa, August, Alvena and Anna. Mr. Kramme is an attendant of the Lutheran Church. He gives his support to the Democratic party. He devotes his attention strictl}- to the work of farming and stock-raising, in which occupations he proves verv successful. -^^^^-^ '^JACOB UElTEli was born in Elm Creek Township, this county, Oct. 4, 18G1. Here he was reared, receiving his education in I^J/' the district schools. He is the son of .Tolin Reitcr. whose sketch occupies another page in this volume. In the spring of 188C he visited South- ern Kansas, tlience returning to his home, and then journeying to Western Kans,as and Colo- rado. In Sherman Countj', Kan., he took up a homestead of 160 acres. After two years' experi- ence in "baching" there, he returned to this county, and in October. 1888, was married to Katie, daugh- ter of John Armstrong, of Walnut Township. She is a native of Chicago, 111., wlicuce her parents re- moved to this county when she was seven years of age. She has been educated in the district schools of this county, making excellent use of the advantages given her. (For history of her family see sketch of John Armstrong, whioh occu- pies another page in this work.) Our subject has rented a farm of IGO acres, ly- ing on section 36, Logan Township, where he car- ries on an active farm life. He is just beginning his career, with bright prospects before him, being an industrious, intelligent and moral man. He is a nuMnber of the Farmers' Alliance, of I\Iar\ sville. Both he and his wife are members of the Catholic Church, in the s.anie city. His political adherence is given to the Republican party. JtjOHN 11. SCIH:IBE. This gentleman, origi- I nally a weaver by trade, has proved conclu- ll sively that a man may be \ master of more V than one industry, as he is now numbered among the well-to-do farmers of Walnut Township. A native of the Kingdom of Prussia, he was born April 29, 1839, and was reared and educated under the laws of his native country, being placed in school when a little lad of six 3'ears, and pursuing his studies until fourteen. Before reaching his majority he learned the weaver's trade, at which he worked until a man of twent3--five years, then, in 1864, set out for the United States. After an ocean voyage of seventeen days our subject landed safely in New York Cit}', vvhenee he proceeded directly to ]Marshall County, 111. After a few months sojourn there emplo3'ed at farming, he pushed on further Westward, across the Mississ- ippi, and early in the spring of 1865 we find him in this county. For two and one-half j-ears there- after he was employed on the Northern Pacific Railroad, making his headquarters along the line; then, returning to this count}-, he purchased 160 acres of laud in Walnut Township, only twenty-five of which were under the plow. That same season he also honiesteaded 160 acres adjoining his origi- nal purchase, and he has now brought the wliole 320 acres to a good state of cultivation. One of the noticeable features on the farm of Mr. Scheibe is the commodious stone dwelling, which bids fair to stand for a century. He has also a frame barn, graneries, sheds, corn-cribs, and other buildings, and the whole premises has about it the air of thrift and plenty which is almost in- separable from the industrious German farmer. The land is nearly all enclosed with fencing, aarl 120 acres is highly productive. The biilance is in pasture and meadow. The present dwelling stands npon the site of one which was torn down by a tornado. Much of tiie material was used in re- •212 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. building, although it cost Mr. Scheibe about 1500 to recoustnict. This disaster occurred in the spring of 1878. when ttie house had only been built about one year. Our subject came to tliis county without means, and thus began at the foot of the ladder in the ac- cumulation of his possessions. He was married, Jan. 20, 1870, to Miss Minnie, daughter of Henry Bren- nike, who, like himself, was of German birth and parentage, and who came to the United States with her father and mother in 1863. They at once located in Illinois and lived four years, then moved to this county, and here Mr. Brcnneke died in 1874. The mother, whose maiden name was Maria Hill, is still living and makes her home in Logan Township with her son. They were born in what was then the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, and reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Ciuucii, to which they loyally adhered. The i)arents of our subject were also Lutherans in religious belief, to which church he and his fam- ily belong. His household circle was completed by the birth of seven children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Anna, is the wife of Reinhart Froh- berg. a resident of Bremen. Christina, Herman, Bertha. Carolina, Sophia, and Albert Adam are at home with their parents. Mr. Scheibe makes a specialty of live-stock, keeping chiefly good cattle and Clydesdale horses. He uses several teams in the operation of his farm, and each 3'ear adds something to his worldly possessions. He mixes very little with politics, but gives his support to the Democratic party. A peaceable and law-abid- inir citizen, he is contributing his full quota to the moral and financial welfare of the township, and is lield in high esteem by his neighbors. -H-^-i'^^^=#-^-^- yjilLLIAM LEWIS. Those who have been residents of Kansas for the past twenty *J^^ years or more, have witnessed great and startling changes in the aspect of the landscape and the face of the broad prairies. Where once stood the lonely cabin of the pioneer are now busy, bustlino- cities. Instead of the camp fires of the Indians gleaming in the distance, are now the brilliant lights devised by the ingenuity of man. Desert tracts have been made fertile, and raw prai- rie has been caused to bear bountiful harvests of grain. Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis have been inter- ested lookers-on in these great revolutions, and have contributed their full quota of earnest en- deavor to produce the happy results that have been achieved. They have labored, in company with tiieir neighbors, to cultivate and improve the wild land, and are now in possession of a fine estate, comprising 400 acres, in Marshall County, and located on section 26, Franklin Township. Mr. Lewis also owns a small tract of land in Ottawa County, this State, and some property in England, the land of his nativitv. Upon their home farm there has been erected a comfortable residence, fur- nished with excellent taste and surrounded bj- the buildings necessary to successfully carry on a large farm. Coming to the State of Kansas in 1869, our sub- ject and his family first made their home in Hia- watha for one year, where Mr. Lewis followed the occupation of a butcher, which he had become familiar with in England, Leaving that trade, he came to Franklin Township, and bought eighty acres of land, the nucleus of his present farm. This has subsequently been enlarged to its present pro- portions, and is well stocked, Mr. Lewis making a spccialtj' of Durham cattle. In this he has been usually prosperous, but has not neglected his farming interests, and has sowed and reaped the har- vests with unremitting industr}-. Nor has he over- looked the importance of his duties as a citizen, but has served with satisfaction in several local offices, and has endeavored by his vote to assist into official positions those whom he deems most worthy to be entrusted with the responsibilities thus devolving upon them. In matters of national importance he votes the Democratic ticket, being a strong supporter of their platform. He has dis- played his interest in educational affairs by serving as School Director, .and w.as of assistance in ele- vating the standard of education in his district. He has also occupied the position of Township Trustee, and has served as Constable and Road PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 213 Overseer. He is not.abl^', in pul)lic ;iiiil piivate life, a careful man, Uiouglitful, energetic, anil in- fluential — a man whose word is always to be relied upon, and thus is an honor to his township and to the country of his adoption. Bt)th being born in England in 1841, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis gve\7 to years of maturity amid tiie familiar scenes surrounding their parental homes, he assist- ing his father in his occupation as a butcher, and she making herself useful in her home, and learn- ing those lessons of industry and economy which were so helpful to her in after years. Mrs. Lewis was Miss Maria Brewitt, a native of Lincolnshire, and was married in Yorkshire, Oct. 28, 1863. For six years succeeding their marriage, Mr. Lewis and his wife made their home in England, when, in 1869, they took passage for the United States, landing in Kew York, and thence coming immediately' to Hiawatha, Kan. In time the household circle was increased by the presence of nine children, two of whom were taken away from their happy home before they had reached years of maturity. Their living children are: Robert J., Mary A., George W., Thomas IL, Emma J., Jonathan and Dick. All are at home with their parents. -^^^ ^^- M. CHAFFEE. Pleasantly located on a farm of 334 acres of improved land on section 13, of Marysville Township, is one ^^ of the most attractive homes of this county. The house is a well-built frame of home- like aspect, and comfortable surroundings. In it resides the subject of our sketch, his estimable wife and three bright ciiildren. His father, Charles Cl)affee, w.as boi-ne in Greene County, N, Y., and died in Bradford County, Pa., June 12, 1889. His mother was Adeline Horton, a native of Pennsylvania. The parental family- consisted of six children, of whom our subject was the fifth. He was born in Bradford County, Pa., Oct., 23, 1853. growing to manhood in his native county. He was reared on a farm, receiving a thorough common school education. In 1878 ho came to this county where he engaged in teaching for three years. He then settled on the land where he now resides. He was married at the residence of the bride's parents, J. M. and Helen \. (Shaw) Elliott, of this county, on March 28, 1873, to Miss Adelia Elliott. The three children born of this union are Helen A.. Wilmot M, and Beryl. Mr. Chaffee gives his entire attention to farming and stock-raising, and is a ver^- active and progrcs- sive farmer. He takes a great interest in all edu- cational affairs, and has held several school ottices, discharging his duties with ability and judgment. In politics Mr. Chaffee is an earnest advocate of the principles of the Republican party. The life of Mr. Chaffee shows in a marked manner the suc- cess which is to be earned by the honest and enter- prising, in a quiet rural life. 'j||OSEPH STFHLIK, late of Logan Township, dep.irted this life Dec. 14, 1888, at the age of fifty-four years. He died in the faith of the Catholic Church, in which he had been reared, and to which he gave a life-long allegiance. His widow and her children are still living on the farm which the father opened up from an unbroken tract of land, and of which the second son, Frank, has the man.agement. The latter is a young man highly- respected in his community, moral, upright, and industrious, and is the chief counselor and sup- port of his widowed mother, whose affairs he man- ages in a most wise and judicious manner. The subject of this sketch was born in the King- dom of Bohemia, where he spent the opening years of his life, and until reaching man's estate. He was occupied mostly in agricultural pursuits, and in due time was married to Miss Tresse A'avruaska, a native of his own Province, and like himself, a member of the Catholic Church, In the summer of 1870, they set out for America, and after a safe voyage, landed in New York City early in August. Thence they came directly to Logan Townshij), this county, where Mr. Stehlik honiesteaded eighty acres of land on section 18. Upon this ho m.ade some iuii)rovements, then sold out and purchased 214 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 160 acres, where his famil3- now live, and which oc- cupies tlie northeast quarter of section 19. Of this only about ten acres had been hroken. Mr. Steh- lik put up a good frame house with a stable, wagon sheds, corn-cribs, .and other necessarj- buildings, fenced the land, and brought the soil to a good state of cultivation. Here he spent his last days, and left to his famil}' a competence. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Steh- hk, and named respectively: Joseph, Frank. West- ley, Marj'. Anna, John, and Adolph; they are all living, making their home with tlieir mother. The family is greatly respected in the community on account of their moral worth, industrious habits, and general reliability. ^L^ENRY SCIIELL, a soldier of the Union Ifljl) Army during the late Civil War, and now a !5^^ well to-do farmer of l->lm Creek Township, (j^ is comfortably located on section 11, where he has 160 acres of choice land which, by a course of careful cultivation has jn'elded him such returns that he is now, financially, comparatively independ- ent. A native of France, he was born in Alsace- Loraine, Sept. 27, 1827. and li^ed there until a man of twenty-eight years. Receiving a common-school education, young Schell after completing his studies, occupied him- self variously until the age mentioned and then set out for America. He landed in New York Cit}-, and thence proceeded to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was emplo3'ed on a river steamej-as cook and in different capacities. Finally deciding to seek the farther Wgst, he came into Doniphan Count}', this State, and purchased 160 acres of land on Inde- pendence Creek, five miles from the town of Doni- phan. Twoyears later, however, not being satisfied with the outlook, lie sold out and established him- self in Rock Creek, Jefiferson Co., Neb., where he lived one year. In 1860 he came to this county and homesteaded 160 acres on section 11, in Elm Creek Township, of which he has since been a resi- dent. Right in the midst of his early improvements, Mr. Schell found himself in sympathy with the Union cause, and during the second year of the war enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, 9tli Kansas Cav- alry in which he served three jears. While on the march he sustained a severe accident, having his right shoulder broken and receiving othf r serious injuries. He refused, however, to be permanently relieved from duty, and as soon as sufficiently re- covered rejoined his comrades in the field and remained with his regiment until the expiration of his term of service, when he received his honor- able discharge. After retiring from tlie service Mr. Schell came back to his farm in this county and has since unin- terruptedly followed agricultural pursuits. On Dec. 25. 1861, he was married to Mrs. Nancy (Jackson) Ricker, widow of Peter Ricker. Mrs. Schell was born near Rockford, Ind.. March 13, 1828, and by her first marriage became the mother of five children, four of whom are living, viz. : Alonzo. Harvey, Ed- ward andLizzie. Of her union with our subject there have been born three children, William, Henry, and Amanda. The first mentioned died when a promising youth of sixteen years. Mr. Schell, po- litically, is a sound Republican but aside from serving as Overseer of Highways, has bad very little to do with public affairs. As one of the old soldiers he is identified with Lyons Post, No. 9. G. A. R.. at Marysville. 3'terian Church at Marysville he is an active member and Deacon. Active, energetic and public-spirited, he occupies a position in tiie front rank among the representative men of his commu- nity, and gives his uniform support and encourage- ment to the projects calculated to advance the interests of the people. Mrs. Hammett is a mem- ber in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have a very pleasant home and hosts of friends. Mr. Hammett is a member of the A. F. & A. M. Lodge No. 91, Marysville. - i^i{W« — ■"^5«^"€- m OHN REITER. The Reiter farm makes a ll very handsome picture in the landscape of ^_^|lj Elm Creek Township, being located near its i^j^ northwest corner on section 7. In all its appointments there are evidences of thrift and in- dustry" which characterize the proprietor. The buildings are comfortable and substantial, and everything about the premises is indicative of comfort and plenty', from the well-fed live stock to the household, comprising the father and children, who form a group of more than ordinary intelli- gence. The family met with a great affliction in the death of the wife and mother, Mrs. Catherine (Brandenberger) Reiter, vfho departed this life on June 29. 1887. and. who was deeply mourned, not only by her immediate famil3', but b3' a large cir- cle of friends. Mrs. Reiter was a lady |)Ossessing all the womanly virtues, and set before her household a high example of devotion to their best interests and the affectionate care which seemed to be the controlling ira[)ulse of her life. Her name will be held in tender remembrance until she is joined b3' her loved ones in another sphere. The subject of this sketch is a native of Ger- many, and was born Sept. 5, 1833. He attended scliiiol from the time he vvas a lad of six years un- til fourteen years old, and afterward served an apprenticeship of six years at the blacksmith trade. Then a young man of twentj' 3"ears, dissatisfied with the prospects held out to him in his native land, he embarked on a sailing vessel for America, and landed in Philadelphia, Pa., wjience he soon repaired to New Jersey. He was there employed on a farm for two months, then returning to Penn- sylvania and working in the mines near Pottsville two months. We next find him in the eit3- of New Orleans, La., vehere he sojourned until the spring of 1854, engaged as a wood-cutter. His next ob- jective point was Vicksburg, Miss., where he was emplo.ved in a soap factory two months. Then returning to Louisiana, he was engaged on the levee two months, after which he proceeded to Memphis, Tenn., and worked in a sawmill one month. St. Joseph, Mo., was his next stopping place, and from there he emigrated to Omaha, Neb., looking for work, but not finding it at that point. He then returned to St. Joseph, and afterward made his wa3' to Leavenworth, this State. Our subject then hired out as a teamster to go across the plains, and from there went to Salt Lake City, and during the summer of 1858 was emplo3 ed by the Government at Ft. Supply a 3-ear, the Fort being located fort3' miles south of Salt Lake C'it3'. We next find him established on a tract of land in Elm Creek Township, of which he has been a resident since 1859, and during this time has devoted his attention mainlv to the improvement and cultivation of his landed possessions. In tiie meantime, in 1862, he removed to section 7. and has now -140 acres of land, embellished with good buildings; he has fenced and cross-fenced his fields, planted fruit and shade trees and added from time to time to the value and beauty of his prop- erty. He has for some years been one of the School Directors in his district, and with his family belongs to St.Gregory's Catholic Church, in Marys- ville. To Mr. and Mrs. Reiter there were born eight children, viz: Jacob, who married Jliss Katie Armstrong, and is a farmer in Logan Township; Elizabeth the wife of Albert JIaeska, who is also a farmer in Logan Township; Katie A., Martin, Nicholas, George, Josephine and Jolin reside with ResidenceofGeorge Cebbie Sec, 4. Centre Towmship Residence: of John Reiter, 5ec.T. Elm Creek Township. POHl'I^VIT AND 15IOGKAP11ICAL ALBUM. •219 their father .it the ohl homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Reller were married in Marysville, this county, Feb. 9, 1861. Mrs. Keiter was also a native of Germany, and born March 17, 1H1.3. She was thus at the time of her decease in the prime of life, only a little over forty-four j-ears of age. In politics Mr. Keiter is, and always has been, a a stanch supporter of the principles of the Repub- lican part}-. We invite the attention of our many readers to a handsome lithographic view of the home and sur- roundings on the farm of Mr. Keiter, which is one of the most be.iutiful and [licturesque homesteads in Elm Creek Townshii). -^ia- ^ ^^E0RC4E GEBBIE, a general farmer and (if ,^-, stock-raiser on section 4, in Center Town- ^^^ijj ship. Marshall County, ma^' be classed prominently among those men, who from humble beginnings have worked their way toward the top rounds of the ladder of success, and while gaining an independent footing financially, have not neg- lecledto cultivate the social qualities, which endear a man to those with whom he is thrown in daily contact. A devoted father, a tender husband, a faithful friend, he has many warm admirers among his neighbors, who know him to be generous to the needy and charitable toward the erring. Of Scotch ancestry, Mr. Gebbie is a native of that land famous for its sturdy sons and fair daugh- ters, and was born Nov. 22, 1839. In the land of the thistle and the gorse he grew to a robust man- hood, developing a strong and athletic frame dur- ing those years of rugged exposure. Before, however, a quarter of a century of years had passed over his head, he wisely concluded that if the future held for him any great good he must seek it in another land. Scotland was the land of his youth, and to him the dearest of all lauds, but the road to prosperity there was almost as insurmount- able as were her rocky crags and loftx' peaks. Before leaving forever his native country, that ••peerless jewel of the sea," Mr. (iebbie had taken unto himself a helpmate, who has during all the succeeding years been to him of inestimable value. far more precious than gold and jewels, and who has by a life of purity and goodness, exemplified the words of that wise man of old concerning the woith of a good woman, who lookelh well to the ways of her household. She became the wife of Mr. Gebbie .lune 6, 1862, and has been his faithful companion during all these ensuing years. Her maiden name was Mary Bain, and she was born in Scotland, Oct. 17, 1842. and is the daughter of Alexander and Mary (Findley) Bain, the latter of whom has resided with the family of our subject ever since the marriage of her daughter. Unto our subject and his wife seven children were born, thus recorded: Belinda, Thomas, Ocelia, Geanie, Alexander, Lillie, Nettie H. Belinda, an accom- plished young lady, married Martin J. Bender, and resides in Center Township. Ocelia is the wife of .John .J. Hall, and the}' also reside in this townshii). The remaining children are all at home, and are naturally' the object of their parents' most devoted care and affection, which they full\- reciprocate. Among the refined and pleasant young people of this countj', it would be difficult to find any more loveable in disposition, more refined in taste, or more noble in ambitions than the children of these worthj^ parents. Believing in the efficiency of education to remedy the great and increasing evils of this day, Mr. Gebbie has shown his interest in the development of the mind by serving with his characteristic abil- ity as School Director. Indeed so satisfactorilj- has he filled this position that his fellow citizens have re-elected him to the responsibilities of the office many succeeding years. Politicall}-, he is independent, and casts his ballot in local elections to assist into office the man he considers best qualified to hold the position in question. Deeply concerned also in things spiritual, Mr. Gebbie and his wife are identified with the Christian Church, the principles of which they earnestly believe in, and steadfastly adhere to. Upon coming to America our subject was accom- panied by his wife and one child, and when Ihe ship came to anchor in the harbor of New York, they proceeded directly to Feoria. 111., where they lived six and one-half years, and wiicre Mr. Gebbie 220 PORTRAIT AND I5I0GRAPIIICAL ALBIIM. was engaged in mining. Not finding tlint piirt.iiit lucrative or pleasant, he emigrated to Kansas in the spring of 1871, coming to Marshall Conn ty, and locating on section 4 of Center Township, where he homesteaded the first fort}' acres, included in his present possessions. He has erected a neat and cozy residence, a fine view of which appears else- where and which is filled with evidences of the taste of the inmates. He has increased the acreage of his farm to 240, and gives his attention almost exchisiveiy to farming and stock-raising. In the success he has met with, he has received the co- operation of his noble wife, and it is in no small measure due to her earnest efforts in his behalf and her ambition for the future of her offspring, that our subject has attained financial independence, and is enabled to not only provide handsomely for his children, but has sufficient to secure the old age of himself and his beloved companion from penury. (f'^^HOMAS C. RANDOLPH. Although yet n the prime of life this gentleman is a 'veteran" of the late Civil War. He served with faithfulness and courage during almost the entire period of national strife, having enlisted in June, 1861, and served until mustered out at Har- risburg. Pa. He is also a well-known and successful teacher, and was for many years in the front rank in that profession. Consequently he is highly inter- ested in the cause of education, and does whatever lies in his power to advance the standard of learn- ing, and promote the character of the school sys- tem. In fighting for his country, endangering life itself for the Union, and in rearing the children entrusted to his care, to take their places in the world as honorable men and women, well-fitted by thorough instruction to cope with all the trials awaiting them, he has discharged his duty to so- cictj', and merited the cherished encomium, " well done." He of whom we write w.is born in Butler Countj', Pa., in the town of Portersville, on the 24th of Jan- uary. 1845, to Dr. AV. J. and Margaret S.J(Chvisty) Randolph, also natives of Butler County. There tliey were married and lived until the latter part of the war, removing then to Buford. S. C, where the mother died in 1864. Dr. Randolph removed from South Carolina, in 1870. to Riley County, Kan., which is his present home. He was a sur- geon during the Rebellion, and is an able practi- tioner, having had in youth a thorough medical education at the Cleveland Medical College, where he was graduated. Dr. Randolph and his wife had a family of ten childn'n, of whom four died in infancy or child- hood. Of the remaining six who lived to matur- ity, the subject of this sketch was the eldest. The early portion of his life was quietly and happily passed in Butler and Lawrence counties. Pa., and there he attended the country schools of those days, but was allowed a better education than was common at that time, as he was for one and one-half years a student at New Wilmington, Pa. About this time the clouds of the coming tem- pest were beginning to gather over the country, and in common with other patriotic boys our sub- ject was intensely interested in the vital questions then agitating the minds of all loyal citizens. When finally the storm burst with all its force on the devoted heads of the patriots, he, although only sixteen and one-half-yeais of age, was fired with a desire to serve his nation, and preserve it from disruption. Accordingly he enlisted in Company F, 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, and was a brave soldier until peace came again to his country. Among the general engagements in which he i)arti- cipated were the following: Fredericksburg, siege of Yicksburg, siege of Knoxville, battle of the Wil- derness, Spotts\dvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and numerous others. He was an active partici- pant in the mine assault of Petersburg, and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant during the latter part of the war. He was mustered out at Harris- burg, Pa., and then returned to his old home in Lawrence County, Pa. Our subject was now about, twenty years old. and the fall following his return home, attended the Commercial College at Pittsburg, Pa. He was a student there nearly six months, but left to make his home in South Carolina, where he engaged in planting cotton in the Sea Islands for two years. rOIMHAIT AND HKX; KA I'lIRA 1. ALIiUM. This was an Ofciipation not entirely suiteil to liis taste, and he therefore removed to tbe vicinity of St. Cliarles, Mo., where he was a teaclier for seven vears. In this, as in everytliing else he attempted, he was successful, as he thought whatever is worth (loin? at all. is worth doing well. Again clianging his location, in 187.5 Mr. Kan- dolph came West to Marshall County, Kan., and [nirchased forty acres on section 7, Franklin Town- ship, which has since been his home. Besides look- ing after iiis farming interests, he has devoted some time to teaching since residing in Kansas. The faithful companion, the thoughtful wife, the devoted mother, througii all these years, was in her girlhood Miss Mattie H. Tarvin, with whom our subject was united in marriage in Marysville, Kan., April I, 1877. She is the daughter of George W. Tarvin (see sketch elsewhere in this work), and was born in Campbell County, Ky., Aug. 24, 1855. Their family circle has been enlarged by the birth of six children, herewith enumerated: .Tohn 1'.. Annie M., Gcraldine. Ralph, Thomas C. .Jr., and William G. Thomas C. died when about nine months old. Mr. Randolph, in his political affiliations is allied with the Republican party, and has been Clerk of his township. lie and his wife are sincere mem- bers of the Methodist Church, and try in every way possible to increase the happiness and comfort of those around them, never allowing the hungry and needy to be turned away empty-handed, when they are deserving of aid. Mr. Randolph is a member of Lyon Post No. 29, G. A. R., and com- mands universal respect among his comrades. SjSAAC B. HOLLOWAY. veterinary surgeon. ill was one of the earliest settlers of this county as /ii well as one of its most prominent and favor- ablj' known citizens. He has devoted considerable time and attention to the study of medicine, and is one of the most successful veterinarj' surgeons of this part of the State.. In all respects he is worthy of moi'e than a passing mention in a book purport- ing to contain the life histories of the representa- tive citizens of Marshall County. It was the earnest labor of such men as Mr. Holloway, that has con- tributed in a material degree to make this county one of the foremost in all the length and breadth of the State. ;Mr. Holloway w.as born near Toledo, Ohio. Feb. 5, 1841, and there enjoyed the years of boyhood after a manner similar to other boys of the day, as- sisting in the farm work and studying the "three R's" for a few months of the year. When fifteen years of age he came to Kansas, accompanying "Father Henry," who was a missionar_y among the Indians, and with him our subject remained a time. Three years after his own removal from Ohio his father. Noah Holloway, and step-mother, Mary A. (Hall) Holloway. followed the "star of Empire" in its westward course and located in Doniphan Count3'. Kan., which was their home for a short period. Locating in this county in 1860, on sec- tion 35, the father here passed the remaining por- tion of life allotted to him, passing to rest Feb. 1 1 , 1878. The step-mother lives with her son Jacob. (See sketch elsewhere in this volume.) As he approached manhood, Isaac B. Hollo- way was possessed of a laudable desire and deter- mination to make a home of his own. and entered 160 acres of land on section 35, where he now lives. With praiseworthy perseverance and unremitting industry he has labored from daylight to darkness, through the short, cold days of winter and the long, enervating heat of summer, always animated by his hopes of future comfort and competence. He now is the fortunate owner and manager of a well-im- proved and carefully cultivated farm of fertile soil, on which each year the grain springs forth abund- antly. Upon his estate he has erected a good frame dwelling, a fine stone barn, besides corn-cribs, and all other outbuildings necessary to a well-regulated modern estate. His farm is chiefl}' fenced, and has an orchard containing about sevent3'-five trees of choice apples. He also pays considerable attention to stock-raising, and makes a specialty of Clydes- dale horses, of which he has some splendid speci- mens. Not unaided has Mr. Holloway been in attaining this pleasant result, but has for many years had the ifi. rORTUAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. assistance of her to whom he was married Jan. 7, 1863. Her maiden name was Margaret Bartlow, Ler parents being James F. and Rebecca (West) Bartlow, natives of Campbell Countj', Ky. Leav- ing that State in 1858 they came to Doniphan County, Kan., and later, in 1860, located in this county, in Herkimer Township, where the mother passed awaj' in April, 1804. The father lives near Waterville, this county. The happy home established by our subject was not without the music of childish voices, for he and his wife became the parents of two children. Harry D. and Hattie, the latter now Mrs. Frank Maxwell. (See sketch of James Maxwell). In political affil- iations iMr. Holloway is a Democrat, and has held the office of Clerk of the township, besides other local offices. By parental ancestry Air. Hollowa}' is of Welsh origin, the grandfather being supposed to be a na- tive of Wales or of direct Welsh descent. Our subject is also of English descent, his maternal grandfather, Thomas Hunt, probably being a native of England. Amanda (Hunt) Holloway, the mother of the subject of this sketch died in 1843, in Ohio. The ancestors of our subject on both sides were members of the -'Shaker" communitj' in Ohio and died in that faith. Many and varied are the transformations that have been witnessed by the pioneers of this part of the West, and much food for reflection ma\' be furnished by conversation with those brave fore- runners of civilization, who left happy, comforta- ble homes in the East, to prepare a way for coming generations in the grand Western country. Mr. Holloway well remembers when these beautiful prairies were the abiding places of buffalo, wild turkey, deer, elk, antelope, wolves, and various kinds of wild game , including tiie Mexican lion. This part of the State was then the home and hunt- ing grounds of Indians, some civilized, some sav- age. On the night of the birth of Mr. Holloway's eldest child, hundreds of Indians were in the vicin- ity of the house, but they were not hostile and did no harm. The Otoes, Oraahas, Shawnees, Pawnees, and other tribes were here for some time after our subject located in this township. Many times were the families, alone and unprotected, frightened by the sudden appearance of the "red man", with his implements of warfare. This was peculiarly the case between the years of 1861 and 1865, the per- iod when our Union was threatened with destruc- tion, and the Republic was tottering on the proud pinnacle of glory, wiiere a happ^', united nation had placed it. The Indians, participating in the national excitement, would often invade peaceful communities and create havoc, leaving behind them ■ only the ruins of hitherto quiet, happy homes. The I family of our subject was unusually fortunate, nor was their neighborhood molested seriously. At one time a group of savages came to the door of the house when Mr.HoUoway was absent, and demanded something to eat. This demand was immediately I gratified as far as possible, and they departed peacefully. Amid all these troubles and excitements our subject did not once forsake his new home, but remained and assisted to make llie county a beautiful one, noted as one of the most fertile and most carefully cultivated of any in the State of Kansas. —^ #^ If? OUIS HANKE. The West affords many il ((§) examples of what are styled self-made men, ji^Vi but none more striking than is our subject, who landed in America at the age of twenty-one years, his worldly possessions being limited to his clothing and the sum of one and one-half cents. His capital consisted of an education obtained un- der the noted system of Prussia, a healthy body, and an abundance of physical energy and deter- mination. He is now in possession of 320 acres of land in a high state of cultivation, upon which are the usual improvements made by an enterprising .and progressive farmer, and notwithstanding the fact that he has as security for another been a loser to the extent of $5,000, his flnances are upon a good basis. Our subject was born in Prussia April 2, 1836. In the year 1858 he came to America, the voyage, which was made on the sail shi)) ■■ Leotine," occu- pying five weeks. He landed at New York, in August and spent a couple of mouths in the em- ploy of a gardener near that city. He then went PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 223 to Ikiffalo, near which [jlacc he worked upon a farm (luring the winter, receiving the compensation of ^0 per montli for his labors. In tiie .spring of 18,")i) lie removed to Piatt County. Mo., where he wdiked liy the day. He there joined the Home (i\iards ill 18()1, and later became a member of the State Militia. In tlie fall of 1886 he came to this county and with mone}' which he had saved while in Missouri, he bought 160 acres of land adjoining llic same amount which he had homesteaded, and lying on section 17 Walnut Township. Tiie p.arenis of our subject, John and Anna (Korff) H.anke, were of Prussian birth and ances- try. The father died in his native land and the mother came to America and breathed iier last in Marysville. Both parents were members of tiie Catiiolic Church. The wife of our subject, in her m.'iiileniiood was Miss Caroline Meisner, to whom lie was married in this county, Dec. 16, 1872. She is of Prussian birth and ancestry. She is a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church as were her parents. She is the mother of five children — Anna, Mary. .John, pjinma, and Katie, all living and brightening the home fireside. Mr. Hanke has served as .Tustice of the Peace in this county for four j'ears, and has also occupied the positions of Road Overseer and School Director. He is a progressive and enterprising farmer, a tlioroughly reliable citizen, and an honorable man. deserving of the success which he has attained. \f?OIIX L. JOHNSON. The best thing which ever befel Mar.shall County, was the class of men who settled within its borders. The / elements maj- be favorable, the air |)ure,the streams clear and the land fertile, but unless there are moving spirits to take advantage of these, agri- culture would necessarily be a failure. Among those who the most readily availed themselves of these adjuncts to successful farming, Mr. Johnson may be most properly numbered, as he occupies no secondary place in the farming community. A lifelong experience at this business has given him a full knowledge of it, which he has turned to the best account. He owns 160 aci'es of the best farm- ing land in Elm Creek Township, finely located on section 24, and with the exception of two years spent in conducting a livery stable in Marysville, he has given to it his time and attention since 1881. He has brought the soil to a high state of cultivation, erected good buildings, planted forest and fruit trees, and surrounded himself and his family with all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. A native of Scandanavia, Mr. Johnson was Ijorn in the southern part of Norway, near Begron, March 1, 1849. He lived there until a 3'outh of eighteen years, then set out for America, landing first in the city of Quebec, Canada. Thence he enrigrated to Madison, Wis., and was a resident of the Badger State probably one year, working in a livery stable, and was employed in a hotel about one year. He then worked in a plow f.actory some two years, but later was again employed in an hotel for some time. From Wisconsin Mr. Johnson went southeast- ward into Stephenson County, 111., where he worked on a farm about one ye.ar. Subsequently he was employed in a livery stable at Freeport, and a jear later, crossing the Mississippi, came into Jewell County, Kan., where, in 1871, he took up a claim. Not being satisfied, however, with the outlook in that region, he only staid there a short time, and we next find him on a farm in the vicinity of Atchison, where he was employed one season. Then returning to Jewell County, he made some impi'ovements on his cl.aim, and finally emigrated to this county, and for the next seven }-ears was emplo3'ed in a flouring-inlll. At the expiration of this time he purchased 160 acres of land on section 24 in Elm Creek Township, where he has since, with the exception of the two years spoken of, made his home. After selling out his livery stable in Marysville. he conducted a similar establishment in Frankfort, this county, for about one }'ear, and then was satisfied to return to his farm. Our subject was married in Marysville, this county, Oct. 16, 1875, to Miss Charlotte Anderson, a native of Sweden. They are now the parents of two bright children, a son and a daughter, Fred M. 224 PORTRAIT ANt) BlOGfeAtHlCAL AttOM. and Elnora E. In addition to general farming x>Ir. Johnson is considerably interested in stock-rais- ing, in which he has been very successful. Both he and his wife are prominently connected with the Baptist Church. Politically, Mr. Johnson supports the principles of the Republican party. The father of our subject was Peter Johnson, ,i native of Norway, of Scotch descent, his father being a native of Scotland, and was there married to Miss Martha Olsen, a native of the latter coun- try. He died in Norway in 1849. The mother is still living at tiie old liomestead in Norway, and is now quite well advanced in years. They were the parents of two children only, of whom our subject was the second born. The other was a daughter. ■ '^^- LEXANDER M. STALEY. The biogra- pher in his migrations seldom encounters a ' more hospitable and pleasant home than that which has been built up by Mr. Staley and his agreeable life partner. Avarice and greed are unknown to them, and they extend both to friend and stranger that cordial welcome wliich is one of the evidences of good birth and breeding. The snug farm of eighty acres is under a good state of cultivation, and embellislied with comfortable buildings. Mr. Staley secured possession of this in 1882, and has since given to it bis best efforts, making a vast improvement in its original condi- tion; he came to Waterville, however, ten years previous. The homestead is pleasantly located on section 31, Elm Creek Township. A native of Allegheny County, Pa., our subject was born Sept. 10, 1834, and is the son of Jacob and Margaret (Miller) Staley, who were likewise natives of that county, and the mother, the daugh- ter of Gideon Miller, an old and well-known resi- dent. In 1844, when our subject was a lad of ten years, his parents removed to Crawford County, Ohio, where Alexander M. sojourned until 1853. Then setting out for the farther West, he crossed the Mississippi into Linn County, Iowa, where he was joined by his parents a year later. Our subject still liaving a desire to see some- thing of the farther West, finall3' went to Colorado, and during the second year of the war, he, in Octo- bor, 1862, enlisted in Company A, 2d Colorado Cavalry, was promoted to Sergeant, and remained in the service of his country until August, 1865. The war being then ended, he returned to Iowa and resumed farming. In September, 1868, Mr. Staley visited Ohio and was there married to Miss Anna E., daughter of Maitland and Magdalena (Seerjf) Wiltse. Imme- diately' after marriage they went to Tama Count3'. Iowa, remaining until June, 1872, then came to Waterville, remaining until 1875, then farmed four years and returned to Waterville, and in 1882 came to his present farm. Of this he took possess- ion in March, 1882, and here he has since lived. Among other improvements noticeable, is the sub- stantial stone dwelling, which forms a safe and comfortable shelter from the storms of winter and the heat of summer. The barn and outbuildings bear fair comparison with those of his neighbors, and there is about the place a general air of comfort and solidity which speaks well for the proprietor. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Stale}' two daughters — Verona M. and Grace E. Our subject and his wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Staley, socially, as an ex-soldier, belongs to R(jbert Hale Post No. 328, G. A. R., in Blue Rapids. He voles the straight Republican ticket, and served one term as Justice of the Pe.ace. Aside from this he has avoided the responsibilities of oltice. RVINE C. HINER, of Logan Township, is numbered among its younger and most enterprising farmers and has made man}' friends since establishing himself here, in The farm he is now operating is owned by his mother-in-law. It comprises 120 acres. He was born in Columbiana Count}', Ohio, July 22, 1851, where he obtained the rudiments of his education and later officiated as pedagogue of the district school. In the meantime he did not aban- don his studies and subsequently jjursued lliom in PORTRAIT AND BIO(;RAPHlCAL ALBUM. 225 Mt. Union College, Stark County, taking a course in the law dcnartnient which he contemplated mak- ing his profession in life. He entered upon his career as an attorney in Canton, Ohio, after having been, admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court at Columbus, May 24, 1880. He followed his prac- tice in Canton until the summer of 1888, and on the 5th of June, that j'ear, started for the farther West, arriving in this county in due time. In Paris, Stark Co., Ohio, Mr. Hiner was married in 1874 to Miss Maude, daughter of Benjamin and Amanda H. (Martin) Estep. Mrs. Iliner was born in Findle^'. Ohio, and when less than a year old moved with her parents to Paris, where her father died in the year 1882. The mother subsequently joined her daughter and is now living with our subject. Mr. Hiner employs himself as a teacher during the winter season and superintends the op- eration of his farm all the year round. He sought the West on account of ill health and finds himself greatly improved. The parents of our subject were Henry and Emilj^ (Irey) Hiner and tiie_v were born in Ohio,where the mother died in 1871. His father is still living in Canton, that State. They became members of the Friends' Church early in life, in the faith of which our subject was carefully reared. Henry Hiner was married to Mrs. Mary Barton after the death of his first wife .and there were born three children, Joseph, Ada and Ida, the latter two being twins. Of the first marriage there were born five children, namely-, Arvine C, our subject, Cicero, Elizabeth, Eden and Harrison. The paternal grandfather, John Iliner, was a native of Pennsylvania and spent his last days in Paris, Ohio. Grandfather Dawson Irey, was likewise a native of the Keystone .State and died in Columbiana Country, Ohio. To the parents of Mrs. Iliner there were born five children, of whom she is tiie eldest and of whom four survive. Her maternal grandfather, Rudolpiins Martin, was a native of Maryland and was married in Penn.sylvania to Rahama Uncles, a native of Penns^dvania. They removed to Ohio and died in Paris of which they had been residents many years. Her paternal grandfather, Henry Estep. was born in Germany and w.as of pure Ger- man stock. He married Abigail Anderson, a native of Ireland, and died in Delphi, Ind. Gr.andmother Estep died at Evansville, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Hiner are the parents of two sons, Ernest C. and James M. Mr. Hiner, while a resi- dent of Ohio, identiQed himself with the Knights ject of this sketch, who is a man prominent in his community, and the owner of the nortliwest quarter of section 3. He makes a specialty of grain raising, and conducts his ojierations with that good judgment and indus- try wtiich arc usually accompanied by success. The first twenty-five years of the life of our sub- ject were spent in Worcestershire, England, where he was born in June, 1829. Upon emigrating to America, he established himself upon a farm near Freeport, III., where he sojourned until crossing the Mississippi. In the Prairie State he was mar- ried, Jan. 16, 1862, to Miss Sarah Jane Rea. Of this union there were born five children, all of whom are living, namely: John. Edith, Minnie. Charles, and Herbert. In 1872, Mr. Blakew.ay leaving Illinois, came to this county, and purchased the tract of wild land, from which he constructed his present comfortable and valuable homestead. There were then upon it no improvements what ever, and for years, in addition to the cultivation •24-2 POliTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALfiUM. of the ground, he was busily employed in Iniilding fences, setting out trees, erecting the various struc- tures necessar3^ for his comfort and convenience, and gathering together the necessary farm machin- ery. There is now presented the picture of a well- regulated homestead, which yields to the proprietor handsome returns for his labors, and from which he has fortified himself against want in his declin- ing years. Mr. Blakewa}- has been a Director in his school district for a period of nine 3-ears, being elected in the fall of 1889 for the tenth term. He votes the straight Republican ticket, and is an active member of the Grange. He reads his weekly newspapers and other instructive literature, and thus keeps himself posted upon matters of general interest. Mrs. Sarah Jane (Rea) Rlakeway, was born in Northumberland County, Pa., Aug. 22, 1834, and is the daughter of Samuel and Rachael (Stout) Rea, who emigrated to the vicinit}- of Freeport, 111., at an early date. Mrs. Blakeway there spent her child- hood and 30uth, remaining under the parental roof until her marriage. She is on both sides of the house of Scotch descent. The mother died in Illi- nois about 1846. Subsequentlj- the father sought tlie Pacific Slope, and spent his last days in Cali- fornia. John Blakewaj^ was married to Miss Sadie Beckett, of Richland Township, and they live in Washington; Edith is the wife of Lewis Hutchin- son, of Liberty, Neb.; thej- have one child, a daughter, Lura. ' DDISON R. BARBOUR. It is a strange fact that comparatively few men take any active interest in educational affairs. They cast their vote for school officers, and if their interest goes beyond this, it is at most shown in the building of a good school-house, one which they can point out to a stranger with some degree of pride. Thej' leave to the School Board the hir- ing of the teacher, taking it for granted that those officers will select a capable one. A few men there are whose interest extends beyond this — who con- sider it their dutj', as well as pleasure, to learn something vf the internal workings of the school system ; giving the teachers their cordial support and sympathy in their efforts to develop the youth- ful minds in their care. Among the latter class is the subject of this sketch, who, though a farmer, yet finds time to manifest his interest in the educa- tional affairs of his township. It could scarcely be otherwise, descending as he did from natives of those sections of our countrj- where school-houses were among the first buildings erected in a new set- tlement. His father, Charles W. Barbour, was a native of New England. His m.other, whose maiden name was Helen Woodcock, was a native of Massachusetts. They were married in the latter State, and removed to New York City, where Mr. Barbonr engaged in the mercantile business for nine years. He then removed to Illinois, engaging in business first at Rochelle, and later in Ashton, thence removing to Geneva Lake, Wis., and leaving the latter place for Ciiicago, in September, 1880. He is now engaged in business on Cottage Grove Avenue, in the last named citj*. The mother died in Ashton, 111., leaving five children, four tons and one daughter. Our subject is the eldest of the family, having been born in New York City, March 24, 1855. He was quite young when his father came to Illinois, where he remained until the age of twenty-two. At this age, March, 1878, he came to Jlarshall Count\-. Kan., where he first found employment on a farm by the month. He then engaged in teaching for seven years, and then rented land in Oketo Town- ship, and engaged in farming. In the fall of 1888 he bought 120 acres on section 2, where he now resides, being also the owner of 160 acres in Ellis County, this State. Since giving up teaching, Mr. Barbour has given his attention to farming and stock-raising, which he is carrying on very suc- cessfuUv. In Oketo Township, Oct. 25, 1882, occurred the marriage of Mr. Barbour to Miss Ella Blmisou, daughter of Henry P. and ]Maria (Travelute) Ben- son, who are residents of that township. Mr. and Mrs. Benson have four sons and four daughters, of whom Mrs. Barbour is the eldest. She was born in Cook County, 111., May 25. 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Barbour are the parents of two children, Gilbert H., PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. •243 and Arthur Kicliiiioiid. Our subject is a meiuber of llie Union Labor party. His re<'ord as a teaciier, as well as his active interest in educational affairs, indicates tiiat lie is a man of intellisjenco and |Hib- iic woi'tli. -►J-+ (i^^HOMAS J. WOLVERTON. A pioneer of ll^^'i 1869. the subject of this notice coming to ^^^ Walnut Township, this count_y. in the spring of that j'ear, homesteaded 160 acres of land where he now lives, and upon which he has effected mod- ern improvements. We find him the occupant of a fine, large, frame house. neatl\' painted and com- fortabh' furnished, and adjacent to it. a commodi- ous frame barn and the other structures required b3- the enterprising agriculturist. The greater part of his land has been brought to a good state of cul- tivation, including forty acres which he subse- quently purchased. The evidences of thrift and industry are apparent on every hand, .and the Wol- verlon homestead presents the picture of plenty and content which is delightful to contemplate. The subject of this sketch was liorn in AV'yandot County, Ohio. Aug. 7. 1842, and lived there until a lad of thirteen years. His parents. Thomas and Catherine (Scout) AVolverton, then removed with their little family to Iowa County. ^Mich., and thence, in 1859. to Lee County. III., where the death of the mother occurred about 186'). The father of our subject spent his last days with the latter in this county, departing hence in 1875. Both parents were natives of Pennsylvania, where the paternal grandparents, who were of Welsh and English ancestry, reared their family and spent their last days. Upon the mother's side, the grand- parents of our subject were from Germany, and died in Pennsylvania. In 1865, while a resident of Illinois. Mr. Wolver- ton was united in marriage with Ellen M., daugh- ter of Charles and Nancy (Bassett) Darby, who were natives of Ohio. They emigrated to Michi- gan when their daughter, Ellen, was a thild of about eight years, and the mother died there in 1865. Jlr. Darby is still living in Michigan, and has now reached the ripe old age of eighty-four years. Our subject and his wife began the jour- ney of life together in Illinois, and his subsequent movements we have alieadv indicated. Thej^ are the parents of three children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Ella, is the wife of Albert Neider, of Greenleaf, Kan.; Anna became the wife of Charles Neider, and they live on a farm in Walnut Town- ship, this county; Verne, remains at home with her parents. Mr. Wolverton keeps a goodly .assortment of live-stock, just enough to be sustained comfort- ably on his farm. In politics, he affiliates with the Democratic party, and has held the office of Town- ship Clerk. His estimable wife is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have a pleasant home, and live in the midst of plenty, enjoying the esteem and confidence of their neighbors. ^(OSEPH TOTTEN. Thjs gentleman enjoys the distinction of being one of the oldest settlers of Guittard Township, having come to this region when there were onlj- five or six families within the present limits of -the town- ship, lie had a full experience of jdoneer life, and opened up a farm from the wilderness, which he still owns and occupies. He settled upon it June 3, 1858, and has made all the improvements which have transformed it from a tract of raw prairie into a valuable and well-regulated farm. It is finely located on section 9, and is embellished with a substantial stone dwelling, which has stood the storms of twenty years, and remains as firm as ever. In addition to this there is a substantial barn and the various other buildings which are required for the successful prosecution of agri- culture. Upon the arrival of Mr. Totten in this region he found plenty of wild game and Indians. His white neighbors were few and far between. The out- look for the first few j^ears was at times veiy du- bious, but he was possessed of a sturdy courao-e .and resolution essential to the demands of the occasion 244 I'OllTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and li;i(l iiiupMicil liiinself for every emergency. He w:is pi'u.spei'cd in liis labors, and while i)roceed- ing with the euitivation of his land and the construc- tion of iiis homestead, became a prominent man in his communit}', serving as Townsiiip Trustee four years, and for the last twenty years has been a member of the School Board in his district (No. 19), which he assisted in organizing. He was also instrumental in putting up the school buildings in this and other districts. A stanch Republican, politically, ho is warmly devoted to the interests of his part3', and has since its organization been a firm supportei- of its principles. The subject of this sketch was born in Blanford, Mass., March 22, 1825, but three years later his par- ents removed to Albany, N. Y., where they sojourned for a period of eight years. They next emigrated to New Orleans, La., where they lived one year, and then set out for the North and located in Rock Island Count}', 111. There our subject completed a practical education in the common school, and chose fdrming for his life occupation. When ready to establish domestic ties he was united in marriage with Miss Susan Postin, Nov. 17, 1844. Soon afterward he removed to Minnesota, and in 1858 to this county. For some years after his settle- ment here he was obliged to journey to St. Joseph, for the family provisions and the necessary house- hold articles. Among the latter were a number of cats, for which he paid $1 each, to catch the mice which infested the premises, and all of his produce had to be transported to the same point. Thus he labored and managed until his industry met its legitimate reward.'and he found himself upon solid ground financially. It took years of labor and an outlay of hundreds of dollars to bring his land to its present condition, and erect upon it the nen- cessary buildings. We find him now in the midst of plenty, with a sufficiency for his declining years. He has watched the development of Marshall County with a warm interest, and by redeeming a portion of its soil from its (iritnitive state has con- tributed his quota towmd tiie upbuilding of his towns)iip. Mrs. Totten was born in Ohio Feb, G, 1829, and when quite young was taken l)y hor parents to Scott County, Iowa. She attended the common school, assisted in tiie houMeliold duties, and re- mained under the parental roof until her marriage. She is now the mother of twelve children, eight of whom are living : The eldest, a daughter, Eliza- beth, is the wife of G. W. Thorn, and the mother of eleven children; Emeroy is the wife of Peter Jones, of Guittard Township, and they have five children; John L. is married and the father of four children; Florence, Mrs. Sharp, died leaving a family of seven children; Henry T. is married and is the father of eight children; Eliza became the wife of J. T. Newton, who is now deceased; Frank II. is married and lives near Axtel; Nora, wife of R. S. Pauley, is the mother of two children; Will- iam J. is married and the father of one child; Cora is the wife of II. Weaver, of Baldersoii Township. Mr and Mrs. Totten rejoice in the possession of three great-grandchildren. Henry M. Totten, father of our subject, was born in Rhode Island in March, 1795. He sjjent the most of his early life in his native State, and when reaching manhood was married to Miss Mi- riam Carpenter, who was born Jan. 4, 1804. They came to Iowa at an early date and the father died in 1864. The mother subsequently removed to this county, and died at the home of H. T. Totten in 1878. at the age of seventy-seven years. Could Mr. Totten recite in detail the story of his pioneer life and his experiences on the frontier, there would be given to posterity an extensive and readable volume. There was very little hard cash in circulation, and none of the conveniences of modern life. The nearest mill was on the Missouri River, and sometimes they were obliged to go to Iowa Point. In the summer of 180;} Mi-. Totten started out to explore the farther AV^cst, his objective point being Denver, Col., to which he made the journey in seven months. He put up the first hotel in Marysville, and was concerned in the erection of the first three houses built in Frank- fort. In the fall of that year he worked 105 days, receiving therefor $315. He also officiated as Assessor that year, and was thus enabled to raise sufficient money to reach his necetsary expenses. Each \-ear added something to the fertility of the soil and the value of his propertj', and in due time there was little cause for anxiety as to how €i. 'WUd. JW. ^Cr^^t^ PORTRAIT AND BIOCRAPIIICAL ALBUM. nt he should make both ends meet. Those days have long passed away, and sitting under his own vine and fig' tree, Mr. Totten reviews the past with the satisfactory feeling that he has done what he could, and that his years have not been spent in vain. — 'i^^fS^' OWEN R. JONES, farmer and stock-raiser, resides on section 31, Vermillion Township, where he operates a farm of 500 acres be- longing to his father-in-law, Horace L. Sage. The two gentlemen live in the same house, which is a large stone building, pleasantly situated a short distance fiom Barretts Station. Mr. Jones is of Welsh ancestry, being the son of Owen and Mar- garet Jones, of Anglesea, North Wales, where our subject was born May 20, 1835. His parents had eleven children — John, Elizabeth, William, Dora- tliea, Jacob, Owen R., Cadwallader, Hugh, Miriam, David ,and one who died in infancy. John is a far- mer living in Wales near the old home, is married and has a large family. Elizabeth is the wife of Owen Jones, who is a farmer and has five children. William is pursuing agriculture near Lake Crystal, Blue ICarth Co., Minn., is married and has six children. Dorathea died in AVales when about fif- teen years old. Jacob is a retired farmer living in Emporia, Kan., and is married and has three chil- dren. Cadwallader lives in Wales and has a family of twelve children. Hugh died in infancy. Miriam was the wife of John Hughes, but was taken from her earthly home in Wales at the early age of twenty-five years. David was a farmer, and died in Wales in June, 1880, leaving a wife and four children. Our subject was reared upon a farm, where he remained until nineteen years of age. He then came to America, landing in New York, whence he went direct to Waukesha County, Wis. He at- tended school one winter, and afterward worked a month on a farm. Proceeding to Milwaukee he apprenticed himself to a carpenter, with whom he worked six months. Concluding that he preferred country to city life, he departed for Rochester, Minn., where lie was employed upon a farm for two years. During a brief sojourn in New Orleans, he enjoyed an insight into Southern life, but was not induced to make that his permanent home. In 1859 he came to Knox County, 111., and there worked upon a farm, continuing at that occupation until the breaking out of the Civil War. In the summer of 1861 Mr. Jones enlisted in Company C, 42d Illinois Infantry, and immediately following his enlistment was actively engaged in various parts of Missouri, looking after Gen. Price. The command wintered at Tipton, in Moniteau County, ami the following season took part in the engagements at Columbus, Ky., Island No. 10, and at New Madrid, when Col. Roberts spiked the stone battery and so enabled gun boats to proceed down the river. Our subject ^arrived on the field of Pittsburg Landing at the close of that memorable battle. He was at Farmington Miss., wiih Gen. Palmer at luka, also at Tuscumbia, Ala., Portland, Decatur, and during the latter part of 1862 at Nashville. In the latter city he remained about three months, being subsequently engaged in the battles of Stone River, Tullahoma, Tenn., Bridge- port, Ala., Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. After tiie last named battle his company was sent to the relief of Burnsides at Knoxville. They next went to Dandridge, Tenn., and tlien crossed into North Carolina. Mr. Jones' term of service having expired, he re enlisted at Stone Mills, East Tenn., and was given a thirty days veteran furlough. After this period of rest and recuperation he again entered actively into the life of a soldier, and took part in the conflicts at Buzzard's Roost, Rocky Faced Ridge, Resaca, Calhoun, Kenesaw and Lost Moun- tains, New Hope Church, Atlanta a'ld Jonesboro, ill Georgia. When the army was divided and Sherman started for the sea, our subject's command was sent back to Chattanooga. They were at Co- lumbia, Tenn., Spring Hill., as well as at the bat- lU'S of Frankfort and Nashville, which resulted in the defeat of Hood by Gen. Thomas. From there they were sent to East Tennessee, near the home of Andrevv Johnson, and were thence ordered to Texas, reniainiug in that Slate until mustered out. Mr. Jones vvas honorably discharged from service at Springfielil, 111., in 1866, after a service of four 248 PORTRAIT AND UIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. years and five months, and was among the last of the members of the Union army to be mustered out. He returned to the quiet pursuits of agricul- ture, and rented a farm in Illinois until 1869. He then came to Kansas and settled in this county, where he continued to reside two years. Remov- ing to Gage County, Neb., he settled on land which now forms the site of Wyraore. After a residence there of about eight years he sold out and removed to his present liomestead. He is the owner of 385 acres of land on the Blue River, near tlie mouth of the Vermillion. Mr. Jones was married May 20, 1866, to Miss Amy Sage. He has an interesting family of nine children, named respectively: Joseph E., Julia, Arcliiljald, Horace, Owen W., Edith, Ellen, Jacob and El ma. Mr. Jones is a member of Henderson Post No. '143. G. A. R., at Frankfort; also of Frankfort Lodge No. 67, A. F. & A. M. He belongs to the Repuljliean party, giving to its principles the same sturdy support which he gave to the Nation in her time of need. He has been and is at present Scliool Director, an oflice which lie fills in an acceptable manner. He has been a very hard-working man, and well deserves the success that has crowned his efforts. As a man of kindly nature, upright char- acter, a competent agriculturist and stockman, and a reliable citizen, he commands the respect of the people, who will welcome his portrait, which may be found elsewhere in this work, as a valuable and interesting feature thereof. l[ ON. J. T. WATKINS. Emerson says "All 'W)il history is only biography.'" We find this i}^^^ especially exemiilified in the community in (^) which Mr. Walkins resides. Its history is only tlie biography of a few men. chief among whom is our subject. Mayor of Beattie, and also a large and prominent farmer and stock-raiser. Our subject now owns 210 acres of fine farming land adjoining the city on tlie east. The ea-.t half of the town of Beattie lies on his original half section, INIr. Watkins iiaving purchased it of the Government in 1860, while still in Indiana. The railroad coming through, the town was platted be- tween Mr. James Fitzgerald, our subject and the railroad, which formed the station here. Our sub- ject gave the alternate lots to the railroad to locate a depot, and has disposed of the balance, his land originally running up to the center of sections 21 and 22, on which Center street now runs. Jeremiah Watkins, father of our subject, was born in New Jersey, and moved to Pennsylvania, where he married Miss Anna Pugh. They reared a family of seven children. Removing to Dear- born County, Ind., he died on the old farm, in Octo- ber, 1846. Our subject was born Feb. 17, 1834 in Washington County, Pa., where he lived until seven years of age, and with his parents removed to Indiana. There he finished Ids school education and worked on his father's farm until reaching his majoritj', when he took up f.arming for himself. Hannah Heuslis, daughter of Elias and Sarah Ileustis, was born in Dearborn County, Ind., where she lived until after her marriage to the subject of our sketch. Mr. Watkins continued farming in Indiana until the year 1876. He was also engaged in the sawmill and lumber business and also in the culture of bees, dealing in honej- quite extensively, and being well known all over that section of the country as a successful apiarist, breeding and pro- pagating Italian bees. In the spring of 1877, he with his family removed to this State, settling in the town of Beattie. His farm w.as simply used for grazing purposes and he soon set about improving it. So successful was he in this undertaking that his farm is now considered one of the finest in Guit- tard Township. Mr. Watkins engaged in general stock raising, including fine grades of horses, cattle aud hogs. He has also been interested in village real-estate, and still owns more or less town lands. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins have become the parents of five children — Clara Elvira, John E. Anna Florence, Ada M. and Paul C, all of whom are at home and enjoying thorough school advantages. The town of Beattie being incorporated in 1884, Mr. Watkins was chosen as a memberof its first Coun- cil, and has held city office continuously since that time ; he is now serving his second term as Mayor. He h:is also been a member of the Scliool Board for t»OfetRAit ANb btOGftA]?HtCAL ALfeUM. U^ the last six years, and is now serving as Clerk in that body. He has never been an office-seeking pol- itician, but serves his townsmen to the best of his ability when chosen by them to represent their in- terests in local affairs. Until the time of the Civil War. Mr. Watkins was a member of the Democratic party. At that time he found reason to change his political views and turned squarely to Republicanism, where he has ever since remained. Our subject has been a lead- ing man in organizing the Baptist Church and building the edifice of that societ3\ Every matter pertaining to the building was left to his care and faithfully has he discharged the duties that de- volved upon him. He is now a Deacon of the church and one of its chief supfjorlers. All in all, Mr. Watkins is a man without whom Beattie would not be what it now is, in a commercial, moral or social way. ff^ON. MILO A. TUCKER. A stirring and }lf)j! successful business man and farmer, Mr. ~^^ Tucker retired from the active labors of (^) farm life in 1880, and estal)lished himself as a grocer and proprietor of a meat-market in Beattie. He sold out this latter enterprise in 1888. and since that time has been taking life easj' amid the comforts of a pleasant home in the central part of the city. He is familiarly known to most of the people of this region as one of its most reliable men and praiseworthy citizens. In briefly reviewing the life historj' of Mr. Tucker, we find he was born in Mercer County, Pa., Sept. 11, 1833. When he was a boy of three years his parents removed to Riple3- County, Ind., where he developed into manhood, and resided until 1856, engaged in farming pursuits. That year, pushing still further Westward, he established himself in Marshall County, Iowa, where he prose- cuted agriculture until after the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1862 he enlisted as a Union sol- dier in Company K, 23d Iowa Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, 13th Army Corps, and operated around Vicksburg and other important points in the South. During his service of nearly three years he took part in the battles of Ft. Gibson, May 1, 1860; Champion Hills, May 16; Black River Bridge, May 17; and was in the siege of Vicksburg, after which he assisted in guarding the prisoners during their transportation froin the captured city to Memphis. In the mean- time, on account of exposure, he had contracted rheumatism, from which he suffered severely, and just before the expiration of his term of enlistment was obliged to accept his honorable discharge on account of disability. His army record will bear lair comparison with that of thousands of others, who took their lives in their hands and went to fight the battles of their country. Upon retiring from the army, Mr. Tucker re- turned to Marshall Couut^^ Iowa, where he lived one year, and then proceeded further westward to Paw- nee County, Neb. There, taking up a tract of wild land, he proceeded with its improvement and cul- tivation, and lived upon the farm which he thus opened until 1872. Then, selling out, he came to this count3', of which he has since been a resident. In the meantime he was married, Nov. 22, 1855, to Miss Sarah Small, a native of Indiana and the daughter of Samuel Small, who was of English de- scent, and whose parents were natives of Kent County', England. He emigrated to Pawnee County, Neb., and died there in 1868. His widow is still living, and a resident of Pawnee Citj'. To Mr. and Mrs. Tucker there have been born seven children, and the family circle remains un- broken bj- death. The eldest, Martha E., is now the wife of William Hatton, of Richland Township; Theion W. occupies himself at railroading, and is a resident of East Norway; Samuel D. emplovs himself as a butcher in Wallace, Kan.; Thomas C. is an employe of the Grand Island Railroad, and lives in Beattie; Sarah E., Lena M. and Milo A., remain at home with their parents. Mr. Tucker, with his wife and five of their children, are mem- bers in good standing of the Methodist P^jiscopal Church. Mr. Tucker, politically, votes the straight Republican ticket, and gives his unqualified support to the principles of this part^-. David Tucker, the fiither of our subject, was liorn in Pennsylvania in 1805. In Mercer Countv, •2b0 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. about 1826, he was married to Miss Eleanor Hazen, who was bom in tliat county, March 7, 1807. Tliey remained residents of the Ke}'stone State until 1836. The father followed farming all his life, and died in Indiana. The widowed mother then icmoved to the vicinity of Albion, Marshall Co., Iowa, where she died in 1862. They were the par- eats of seven cliildren, all of whom lived to mature years. The youngest fcon and child, Haden L., was the first to be called hence, having died in tiie army. Samuel and Elizabeth (Clark) Small, the parents ORTRAtT AND tetOGtlAtHtCAL ALBUM. ^61 his parents removed to Eaton County, Mich., eight miles northwest of Lansing. Here he lived on a farm until eighteen jears of age, gaining a good, practical education. He then began spending his winters in the lumber woods, working upon a farm in the summer, and saving his earnings until he was about l\vcnt}'-seven j'ears old, when he came West, stopping near Jefferson City, Mo. hi February, 1878. he came to Beattie, then but a small railroad station, and went with his brother Julius Slieldon, into the lumber business, carrying on the only business of the kind located here at that time. Our subject remained in this business some three or four years doing well. Then selling out, he en- gaged in farming until about a year ago, when he came to the city and joined Mr. Jones in the livery business, the firm also having a sale stable. The wife of our subject was Ida, daughter of H. M. Newton, and was born in this county, in 1862. Their marriagt took place July 15, 1889. Fernando C. Sheldon, the father of our subject was born in New York, and when a young man, he re- moved to Indiana, and thence to the Western re- serve of Ohio, where he married Miss Augusta Maynard. To them were boru four children, of whom three still survive: our subject, Elmer, liv- ing in Greenville, Mich., and Ernest, of Hamden, Ohio. The mother, and only daughter, died in Michigjin, when our subject was sixteen years of age. The father married again, came to Kansas, but returned to Ohio in 1874, and there died the following year. Oursubject votes with the Repub- lican party. j^^ TAFFORD HOLMES. Among the many ^^^^ pleasant, genial and successful residents of 111// )J) Marshall County, considerable mention may be made of the gentleman whose name ap- pears at the head of this biograpliical review. Of American birth, he is intensely and devotedly at- tached to the land of his birth, and for her stars and stripes cherishes a most patriotic affection. Born to Nelson and Julia A. (Iseminger) Holmes, our subject spent the earlier portion of his life among the i)k'asant hills and valleys of Monroe County, Ind. His father was a native of the south- ern part of that State, while his mother was born in Ohio. Their first home in Indiana was in Jack- son County, whence they removed to La Porte County in an early day. The closing period of their lives was spent in the homes of their children, and they passed to rest in York County, Neb. Of their family of six children, our subject was the third in order of birth. The first four years in the life of him of whom we write, were spent in the place of his birth, Mon- roe County, Ind., where his earthly career com- menced July 9, 1845. When he had arrived at the age before mentioned, he was taken by his parents to La Porte County, and there grew to a hardy and vigorous manhood. His father's farm was his early tramping ground, and there he passed the happy years of childhood in boyish pleasures, developing a robust system; but as he grew older, fun and frolic gave place to the busy occupation of a farmer. He remained witii his father until he w:is prepared to estal)lish a home, and found family ties of his own. Reared in La Porte County, it was natural that our subject should select a wife from among its fair daughters. He was united in marriage, Oct. 29, 1868, with Miss Sarah Taber, a native of In- diana, and born in Lake County, April 12, 1845. After marri.agc Mr. Holmes and his young bride settled in La Porte County, which continued to l)e their home until the fall of 1880. Then attracted to Kansas by reports of its fertile soil and vast re- sources, Mr. Holmes and his wife, accompanied by their children, started for Marshall County, and located on section 4, Center Township, of which he has since been a resident. On this estate he - ^' AMES M. WILLIAMS is a man of superior I intelligence and one of tl\e most enterprising and public-spirited citizens of Center Town- sliip. His charming home on section 12 is a rallying point for the culture and wealth of the entire neigliborhood. The father, James Williams, a native of North Carolina, is a shrewd business man and a well-posted observer of current events. The mother, Maria (Sawj^er) Williams, was also born in North Carolina of a good family and is a capable woman and a good mother. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Williams were married in their native State and made that their home until 1850 wiien they travelled northward, and after a leisurely sur- vey of the district traversed b}' them, located in Hartford City, Ind. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom James M. is the fourth. Hand-in-hand Uie^' have passed througli the many struggles of a long and laborious life and are now enjoying a well-earned repose in their pleasant home in Indiana, where Mr. Williams has retired from the active duties connected witli the management of his farm. The subject of this biography was born on his father's farm near Elizabeth Citjs N. C, March 8, 1850, and was only a few months old when his par- ents emigrated to Ijidiana. His 3'outh and early manhood were spent on the farm of his parents. The schools were far superior to the usual ones found in ordinary country districts, and j'oung James improved tlie opportunities offered by them to the best of his ability and thus became quite a noted scholar in that locality. In 1870, when oul}' twenty years old, he was enabled to de- rive some pecuniary benefit from his previous close ai^plication to his studies, bj' accepting a position to teach others what he had thoroughly learned himself. He followed the profession of teaching for a period of seven years, but subsequently rented a farm and engaged in the occupation of a tiller of the soil in imitation of our first parents. One of the happiest days in the lifetime of Mr. Williams, and best remembered, was the one when Miss Louisa Jones transferred her happiness into his keeping, and trustingly set out with him to seek what the future held in store for them. Their marriage was celebrated Feb. 27, 1879, and after one year's residence in the neighborhood of their youthful days they emigrated to Kansas, and located on section 12, Center Township. Marshall County, where thev had previously purchased 160 acres of land. The soil was highly productive and markets good, our young friends were blessed with j'outh and healtii, which, united witii thrift and intelligent labor, have brought them their just reward of a flourishing and well ordered estate that now em- braces 240 acres of finely cultivated land, upon which he has made many good and valuable im- provements, besides the commodious buildings erected at convenient places for the use and com- fort of his family and dependents, and for shelter for the high grade stock, which forms a very con- siderable and profitable part of his farm opera- tions. jMrs. Williams is one of the ornaments of the social and literary world of Center Township, but is equall}' charming in domestic life, and her gra- cious hospitalitj' is a real boon to any world-weary one who chances to stray that way. She is a native of Indiana, where she was born Aug. 16, 1853, near Hartford City. Her parents, John and Dolly (Buo}') Jones were residents of that city for a num- ber of years; their last resting place is in the beau- tiful cemetery, Olive Branch, adjoining the thriving town, which was the scene of their earthly activities. Mr. Jones was a native of the historic little State of Delaware, hallowed to the annals of our country by the gallant efforts of the doughty cMl. i^^ , BSgswrg •-''r^'if^SiKrl R E5IDENCE or John Kirch. Sec. I 7. Elm C reek Tr Ff^VORiTC S38^ Res. or James Williams SecJ2*Center Tf? i»ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 265 sons of liberty in their struggle for freedom from the yoke of the haughty Briton. Mrs. Jones was born in Monroe Country, Ohio, anrl was tjie wortli3- mate of a good man. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have become the parents of two children — Jim, and one who died in earlj' infancy, like a tender bud that was plucked too soon. Mr. Williams is a wide-awake citizen, keenly- alive to anything that will tend to promote the interests of his district, but takes a proportionally great in- terest in national affairs and assists with all his might, whatever will, in his opinion, produce the most good for the greatest number. He takes a deep interest in educational matters, believing that the proper training of the young is a dut}' that the present generation owes to those who will follow. Politicallj", our subject is a Republican, but would not subordinate right principles to mere partj' suc- cess. He has filled the position of Justice of the Peace with eminent ability for two 3-ears. Elsewhere in this work appears a fine lithographic engraving of the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Williams. abbath-scliool. Both he and his wife and and all the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Hill has held the offices of Steward, Class-Leader and Trustee. Two of his children have been superintendents of the Sabbath-school, and all make themselves useful as teachers therein. In the County Sundaj'-school Association Mr. Hill is a prominent light, having served as Vice-president in Kansas, and in Illinois he was President of the County Sundaj'-school As- sociation for three j-ears. Coming of good old New England stock, our subject was born Jan. 3, 1827, in Oneida Count}-, N. Y., and was the second in a family of four chil- dren, the offspring of Uriah and Rhoda (Tibbals) Hill, who were natives respectively of Connecti- cut and Greene County, N. Y. The paternal grandfather, Uriah Hill, was of Englisii parentage, and born in Connecticut. The parents of our sub- ject were married in New York State, after which they settled in Oneida County, and died there, the the mother in April, 1833, and the father in June, 1843. Three of their children are living, the two besides our subject being residents of Illinois and California. Mr. Hill was reared to manhood in his native count}-, receiving a good education in the common school. After the death of the father the children had guardians appointed over them. Upon at- taining his majority, Byron A., leaving the Em- pire State, made his wa}' to Marshall County, 111., where he engaged in farming and as a house car- penter until December, 1880. Then, selling his farm, he removed first to Fairbur}-, Neb., and thence, in March, 1881, came to this county, and the year following took jjossession of his present homestead. The 10th of August, 18ii2, witnessed the mar- riage of our subject with Miss Amanda Leigh, daughter of Elisha N. and Sarah (Bowman) Leigh, who were natives respectively of New Jersey and Virginia. The}- became residents of Marshall County, III., at an early day, and had a family of seven children, Mrs. Hill being the fifth. She was born in Tazewell Count}', 111., Dec. 15, 1832. Mr. Leigh died March 16, 1871. The mother survived her husband a number of years, passing away in May, 1883. Of the nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hill seven are living: Harry H. died Feb. 22, 1878, aged four years; Katie died Feb. 8, 1878, aged two years. Rhoda E. was born May 19, 1H,53; S. Alice, Aug. 3, 1855; Horace W., June 2. 1857; Frank L., March 5, 1860; Sherman S., Jan. 7, 1864; Lucy Renette, Sept. 1, 1867; and Charles B., Dec. 1, 1870. Mrs. Hill has 320 acres of land, S68 PORTRAIt AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. all in one bod}', including forty acres of timber and stone quarry. The farm is operated princi- pally by Mr. Hill and bis son, Sbevman. Tbey keep about sixty bead of cattle, fourteen horses and fifty bead of swine. Mr. Hill. takes an active part in politics, and was first an Abolitionist, second a Free-Soiler, and lat- terly a Republican. He has served as a member of iIh: Scliool Board, and also as Commissioner of Highways in Illinois. During tiie late Civil War be was an efficient member of the Union League. He takes an active interest in local affairs, and in his temperance principles has the warm sympathy of his whole family. "if; OHN L. HAZLETT. To this gentleman was given the honor of naming the township for Ex-President Grover Cleveland, as he had / been instrumental in securing its formation. John L. Hazlett, whose residence is in section 10, Cleveland Township, was born in Butler County, Pa., Nov. 6, 1835. His father, Reuben, now de- ceased, was a native of Indiana, following the occu- pation of a farmer. His mother was Rlary Duffe.v, a native of Carlisle, Pa. Of the large family of nine children, six are living — Eliza, Mrs. McBride, of Butler, Pa.; Jane, Mrs. Messick, of Genesee County, Mich.; Catherine, Mrs. Messick of this county, near Marysville; Reuben, of Danville, Ark.; Matilda, Mrs. Duff, of Butler County, Pa., and the subject of our sketch. Mr. Hazlett's education was maini}' acquired in country schools and at a boarding-school at North "Washington, Pa. In May, 1871, he reached this county after a somewhat lengthy trip, having come via boat from Pittsburg to Kansas Cit}', changing at Wheeling, Cincinn.ati and St. Louis. From Kan- sas City his journey was by rail to Frankfort. This, however, was not his first trip to Kansas, as in 1869 be had worked at his trade (carpenter) in Sedalia and Holden, Mo. Mr. Hazlett lived in Frankfort one year, then located at Irish Creek, in this township and has made it his home ever since, continuing, however. to work in Frankfort for the space of ten years. At this particular time it was all Vermillion Town- ship, and for seven years he served as Justice of the Peace, having his office .at Frankfort. In 1882 Mr. Hazlett took a trip to Colorado, being absent about two months. In 1873 he made his perma- nent home on the farm where he now resides, but may stilf be found working at his trade, which he learned when twenty-five years old. having built many of the houses and barns throughout the country. Mr. Hazlett is a fine mechanic, as much of the machinery used in rhat vicinity will tcstif}-. November 21, 1858, our subject was united in mar- riage to Miss Bridget E. Magee, daughter of William Magee, deceased. Mrs. Hazlett's birthplace was Butler County, Pa. Fifteen children blessed this union, and of the number ten are living. Will- iam R. married Jane Kelly, is a resident of this township, and the father of three children — David Edward, Cecelia M. and Mary G. ; Eugene A.; Ida L. and Viola, (twins;) Ida married John Harris of this township, and has three children — Walter J., John Ray and Mary C; Zachary J.; Flora J. and Leo E., (twins;) Margaret A., Ellen T. and Henri- etta. They have lost one pair of twins. Mr. Hazlett's farm consists of eighty-live acres, the management of which he has given up to his sons. He was elected Township Trustee at the organization of Cleveland Township in July, 1885, and has served ever since, with the exception of one year, and is its present incumbent. Mr. Haz- lett's wife and family are Roman Catholics, but he is not a communicant. -g-^S-e- \l]ACOB S. PARTHEMER. A prominent figure in Barrett is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. Six feet in height (^jl/ and proportionately large, with gray hair^ mustache and goatee, and florid complexion, light ej'cs beaming from behind his spectacles, and an air of dignity and self-respect, he would be notice- able in a far larger city. The position which he occupies as one of the prominent general mer- chants and Postmaster, is additional reason for the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 269 notice of a passing visitor, and inquiry would de- velop the fact that he has been fur many years an important member of the society of the town. Philip Parthemer, great-grandfather of our sub- ject, emigrated from Germany to America in 1744. He took part in the Revolutionary War, and lived beyond the three-score years and ten allotted to man. He was a whitesmith, or worker in edge tools, in wiiich trade his son, John Jacob, grand- father of our sul)ject, was instructed. Jacob Par- themer, father of our subject, was a native of Pennsylvania, and during the War of 1812, was a member of a regiment from that State. He en- gaged in no active service, however, as the war ended before his command could reach any scene of battle. He married liar)', daughter of Jona- than Suster, of an o'd Pennsj'lvania family. Their family embraced three sons and seven daughters, of whom our subject was the eldest: Elizabeth is the wife of Martin Wetzel, a farmer and miller; her home is in Milford Center, Union Co., Ohio, and they have a family of grown children. Mary married Alexander Amrine, who died over thirty- five years ago; she subsequently married Zephniah Reed, who died leaving a small family; her home is in Milford Center, Ohio. Christian is a farmer, at the same place; he married Jane Bo^^er. Cath- erine, now Mrs. Isaac V. Coffey, lives upon a farm in Waubansee County, Kan. Joseph lives in Maysville, Union Co., Ohio, where he is employed as clerk in a store; he is a blacksmith by trade. Magdaline died at the age of thirteen years. Har- riett is single, and resides vvith her sister Elizabeth in Milford, Ohio. Malissa is the wife of Albert Gibson, a farmer. Sarah. Mrs. Ed Turner, lives with her husband and family in Champaign County, Ohio, upon a farm. Our subject was born in IJauphin, Pa., in 1818, and passed his boyhood in his native State, ac- quiring an education in subscription schools there. When about twenty-one years of age his parents removed to Union County, Ohio, and settled upon a farm near Maysville. He had been reared to the pursuit of agriculture, which his father followed, and he also learned the carpenter's trade. At the two employments he found abundant use tVir his physical energies, and exercised his mental [)owers by teaching school a number of terms. Earl} in December of 1841 he was married to Maria, daugh- ter of John and Nancy Amrine, the bride being a native of Union County, Ohio. The wife died in 1851, leaving five children to the care of the be- reaved husband. On April 13, 1852, our subject was married a second time, the bride being Miss Maria Clayton. Shortly after this marriage he re- moved to Marion, Butler Co., Iowa, where he re- sided until October, 1859. He then came to this county, and at the Junction City land office enterc^:^§i--g \T^iLI OOLDSBERRY. This substantial old jp veteran of eighty -three years was found cora- /*i=^ fortably located at his large, well reguhitetl farm, which embraces 320 acres on sections 22, 29 and 30, in Guittard Township. His surroundings indicate the patience and perseverance with which he must have labored in redeeming a portion of the soil of Northern Kansas from its primitive condition. The pioneer history of this part of the county would scarcely be complete without the record of the life and labors of Mr. Goldsberry. who has borne no unimportant part in bringing it to its present condition. His has been a career to wiiich his descendants may revert with pride and satisfaction after he has been gathered to his fathers. A native of Ross County, Ohio, Mr. Goldsberry was born May 31, 1806. A few years later his parents removed to Indiana, where Eli completed the rudiments of a common-school edu- cation, and became familiar with agricultural pur- suits. When a young man of twenty-three years, in 1829, he was married to Miss Anna Guy. The young people settled upon a farm, and in the course of a few years the household circle em- braced ten children. The wife and mother died in Indiana, and our subject was then married to Miss Elizabeth Paulson, who came with her family to Kansas, and died at the homestead in this count\' in 1858. About 185() Mr. Goldsberry moved across the Mississippi into Iowa, where he lived two years, and thence came to this county, arrivino- in Guit- tard Township on the 8th of August, 18.58. He took up a tract of Government land, and a home- stead besides, and added to his real estate until he was at one time the owner of 640 .acres. He paid special attention to the home fai-m. however, insti- tuting one improvement after another as rapidly as possible, and Laboring early and late in tliecultiva- 272 POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tion of the soil, and endeavoring to obtain a foot- liold. In due time his industry met witli lis reward, and be is comparatively independent. He makes a specialty of stock-raising, and among other good qualities uniforml}' votes with the Republican party. For his third wife Mr. Goldsberry married Miss Sarah Wi)lfe, and to tliem were born eleven chil- dren, ten of whom are living, namel}': Hulda E., John E., Martha, Clinton B.,Ida A., Silas G., Will- iam W. Francis M., Ruth and Marinda. Mrs. Sarah (AVolfe) Gohisbcrry was born in Boone County, Ind., in April, 1841, and in 1860 came with her husband to this county, of which she has since been a resident. ^ #>#. ^ ^1 ACOB L. HOLLO WAY. While great praise is due the men who left the comforts of the East for the purpose of building homes and establishing homesteads in the new West, and who lived and died where so many j-ears of earnest labor and unremitting toil had been passed, 3'et we must not forget the important part taken in the development of the resources of the county, by those who are natives of the place they now in- habit, or came here when they were so young they have onl}' a few childish recollections of other scenes than the ones now surrounding them. Among the young men of prominence and ability, Mr. Jacob L. Hollo way is especially worthy of honorable mention. He was born in Ohio, Jan. 19, 1852, to Noah and Mary A. (Hoig) Ilolloway. The mother had previous to this marriage been united in bonds of wedlock with Francis Sanford, who died in Ohio. Our subject was only seven years of age when he accompanied his parents to Kansas. (See biographical sketch of Thomas L. HoUowaj'.) The father of our subject has passed to his rest, tiie date of iiis death being Jan. 29, 1879; but the mother still resides with her son Jacob. The boyhood and youlli of Mr. Ilolloway were spent in a comparativel}' uneventful manner, being occupied with the various duties attendant upon farm life, and in the intervals being engaged in the pursuit of knowledge in the primitive temples of of learning, such as were then scattered here and there along the lonely roads. Looking out at the cabin door, he used to watgh the antelope and deer grazing in groups, and furnishing much excite- ment for the pioneer hunter, who was always glad to add to the larder of the housewife by a nice venison steak, or other choice delicacies. At that time the Indians were numerous, not yet having been driven West by the advancing tide of civilization. Marysville, now a populous and thriving city, was then a rural hamlet, with few people, and would scarcely be recognized as the now prosperous town, with its railroads, schools and churches, and other indications of prosperilj'. Ten years ago our subject was united in mar- riage with Sarah A., daughter of George and America (Jones) Reedy. Their marriage was sol- emnized Nov. 18, 1879, in Marshall County, Kan. Mrs. HoUoway is a native of Missouri, coming to Kansas in 1858, when a mere babe, having been horn Feb. 17, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Holloway are the parents of four children, namelj': Bertha, born July 27, 1880; Thomas B., Jan. 17, 1883; William A., Nov. 15, 1884; and an infant that died unnamed, was born Jan. 4, 1887. With the aid of his estimable wife Mr. Holloway has built up a com- fortable home, and is now the owner of a splendid farm of eighty acres, well cultivated, and compiis- ing some of the most fertile soil in the county, soil, that responds readily to tiie careful hand of the husbandman. He and his family are highly respected by all those among whom they have lived for many j'ears, and are valued members of the best society of llie county. In politics he is a stanch Repub- lican. R. ANDREW J. OC'KERMAN. In com- piling the pioneer history of Marshall County, it would scarcely be complete without mention of the life of one of its earliest and most eflicient physicians, who, although deceased for a period of twenty-seven years, is still remembered by many of the older residents, not PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 273 only for his talents as a practitioner, but his gen- uine worth as a member of the couimunity. He flepartefi this life in October, 1862, and is one of those whose names are held in kindly remembrance. He was a man of decided views, a stanch Repub- lican, politically, and in religious matters identi- fied with tlie Methodist Episcopal Church as an exhorter, and one of its most earnest laborers. The subject of this sketch was born in Highland County', Ohio, and was the son of Daniel Oekerman, a farmer who prosecuted his calling in Iligliland County, that .State, but finally removed to Cincin- nati, where be spent liis last days. Our subject took kindlj' to his books during his youth, and through his own efforts acquired a good education. He cliose the profession of medicine, and was grad- uated regnlarl3' from one of the Ohio colleges. In 1850 he was united in marriage with Miss Polly Herron, after which lie located on a farm in De- catur County, Ind., where they lived until remov- ing to Tippecanoe County, Ind. In the latter county Dr. Ockermr.n engaged in teaching school. Not being satisfied with his prospects and sur- roundings in Indiana, our subject decided to seek the farther AVest, and in June, 1852, set out over- land with a team, and landed on Muddy Creek, in Decatur County, Iowa. There he resumed farm- ing, but met with considerable discouragement on account of failing health. Finally he resolved to seek his fortunes in Northern Kansas, and setting out as before b}' team, he came with his familj' to this county, being one of the first to locate in what is now Vermillion Township. The hardships and privations afterward encountered by the Ock- man family, make a story similar in its detail to that which has so often been recounted in this work. Here, as before, he prosecuted agriculture, and as the country became settled up, followed his profession until 1860. Then returning to Iowa, he located in Brooklyn, Howard County, remaining there until after the outbreak of the Civil War. He then volunteered his services to the Union ca'jse, but was rejected on account of ill health, and onl}' survived a short time thereafter. Mrs. Ockerinan, after the death of lier husband, remained a resident of Iowa for some time, then returned to this county and began farming on the old homestead, haying to begin anew. She effected good imi>rovements on the place, carried on agri- culture successfully, and reared her family. Ic was difficult at times to make both ends meet and keep the wolf from the door, but being industrious and an excellent manager she succeeded, and con- tinued there until 1879. In the meantime she pur- chased a loom, and in addition to her household duties, and the general oversight of the farm, spun and wove, working sometimes the greater [lart of the twenty-four hours. In the year above-mentioned Mrs. Oekerman dis- posed of her farm property and remo\'ed to Frank- fort, where she put up a residence. She occupied tbis a number of years, and then, at the solicitation of her daughter, Mrs. Tilley, sold her town prop- erty, and took up her abode with the latter in Rock Township, where she now makes her home. She owns a 40-acre farm, well improved, in Ver- million Township. She has four children living, the eldest of whom, Mary H. (Mrs. Millikeu). is the wife of the County Surveyor, and resides in Marys- ville. Emma is the wife of R. H. Tilley, of Rock Township, and who is represented elsewhere in this volume. Josiah D. is traveling in the AVest. Will- iam H. is attending the Kansas City Dental Col- lege. Mrs. Oekerman is a lady of very decided views and opinions, and her sympathies, politi- call3', are with the Union Labor party. She has been for many years a prominent and active mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Little Timber school-house. Mrs. Oekerman was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., Oct. 15, 1826. She was reared there on a farm until reaching womanhood, and there also was married. She has been the wit- ness of many and great changes, and has watched the growth and development of the Great West with that warm interest which none but the inteli- gent mind can feel. Kansas, now a prosperous commonwealth, bears little resemblance to the wild frontier, upon which she settled with her husband, and endured the trials and tribulations usually encountered by those who ventured to this region soon after the Indians had left it. She is one of the oldest residents of Marshall County, and after her and her husband Oekerman Creek was named. She has many friends among the people of this 274 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. county hy whom she is held in deep i-espect, not only on account of her age. hut the excellent qualities of her character. The father of Mrs. Ockerman, was John M. Her- ron, a native of Korth Carolina, who, in addition to farming pursuits, operated as a blacksmith and wheelwright. He removed to Kentucky, where he sojourned a number of years, then crossing the Ohio River, settled in the forests of Bartholomew County, Ind., wher6 he engaged at his trade a few years, and then removed to Tippecanoe County. In the latter he entered a tract of land, and in addition to farming engaged in the manufacture of chairs, wheels, etc., and m.ade all his own farm im- plements and fixtures. In 1854 he came to this State with his family, and locating upon a farm in Vermillion Township, labored until advancing age caused him to retire, when he took up his abode with his daughter Polly. In 1862 he returned on a visit to Indiana, where his death occurred in Tippecanoe County, when he was over seventy years old. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Ock- erman was John Ilerron, who was of English de- scent, and who served in tlie Revolutionary War, receiving wounds which crippled him for life. 1; 'if/ OHN T. WATT. Among the men who have been instrumental in forwarding the agri- cultural interests of Marshall County, Mr. Watt has occupied a prominent position. He is a thorough and skillful farmer as a glance at his fine homestead will at once indicate. He owns and occupies 160 acres, comprising a portion of sections 1, 8, and 9, Richland Township, to which he removed Oct. 1, 1883. This was then a tractof wild land without any improvements whatever, and it is hardly necessary to saj- that no small amount of time, labor and raonej' have been expended in bringiug it to its present condition. Tiie greater part has been thoroughly cultivated, and produces in abundance the rich crops of this region ; the bal- ance is good pasture. Mr. Watt has put out an orchard of 400 apple trees, and a (juantity of forest trees, which form a fine windbreak. He has fenced and cross-fenced his land, erected substantial build- ings, and gathered together the modern machinerj- required in developing the soil to the best advan- tage. In addition to general farming, he makes a specialty of stock-raising — horses, cattle and swine — and feeds the most of the fifty acres of corn which he usually plants. He puts in about thirty acres of oats, fifteen acres of flax, and has fifteen acres of fine meadow land, which produces a choice quality of timoth}- ha}'. The improvements on his farm liave been effected in six ^-ears' time, mostly by the proprietor alone, he hiring help onl}- about six months during the entire period. Mr. Watt was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 17, 1840, but when he was an infant of three months, his parents removed to Jefferson County, where he was reared to man's estate, and received a good practical education in the common scliool. About the lime of reaching his majority, the Re- bellion having broken out, he enlisted as a Union soldier, July 12. 1861, in Company A, 32d Ohio Infantry, which was assigned to the army of the Cumberland, and first sent into Virginia. He first met the enemy in actual conflict at tlie battle of Green Briar, in the Alleghany Mountains, when there were about 5,000 troops on each side, the Union boys being under the command of Gen. Mil- roy. He also fought along the valley of the Shen- endoah in many skirmishes, and was at Vicksburg and Port Hudson. At Harper's Ferr}-, after three days' fighting, he was captured with 5,000 otiiers, but with them was soon paroled and sent to Chi- cago to be exchanged. Later our subject went with his regiment to the vicinity of Vicksburg, where Grant was operating and again to Port Hudson. He participated in many of the important battles which followed, namely : Franklin, Wilson Creek, Jackson, Miss., Champion Hills, Black River, and was present at the siege of Vicksburg. After the capture of the city, they set out and marched 400 miles to Meridan, Ga., deslro3'ing everything along the railroad lines, and some da}s marching twenty hours out of the twenty-four. After returning from Canton, Miss., they were seven days without rations, living on parched corn until a train of sup- plies could reach them from Vicksburg. They PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 275 cai)tured a number of rebels, among them being one Jeff Davis, although not the leader of the Con- federacy. Their next expedition was up the Ten- nessee River, and they afterward joined Sherman on his march to the sea as far as Atlanta. Mr. Watt, when in the vicinity of Kenesaw Mountain, was sent out scouting with an Indian, and received fifteen bullet holes through his clothes, while his left arm was broken, and one of the large arteries partially severed. Prior to this, while scouting in the Alleghany Mountains, be was sepa- rated from his regiment for six weeks, but received no bodily injur}'. After being wounded he was sent to Rome, Ga., where he remained four weeks, then went home on a furlough. AV^hen starting to rejoin his regiment, he was sent to Chattanooga and thence to New Berne, N. C, whence he pro- ceeded to Washington, and was present at the (irand Review at the close of the war. Shortly af- terward he received his honorable discharge at Co- lumbus, Ohio, and was mustered out in Louisville, K}'., after having given to his country a faithful service of four years and three months. He has not yet entirelj' recovered from the effects of army life and his wounds. After retiring from service, Mr. Watt lived one year in Carroll County, Ohio, then removed to De Kalb County, Mo., where he became owner of 120 acres of land, three miles from Marysville, the county seat. In connection with farming, he oper- ated as a contractor and builder in Marysville, Plattsburg, St. Joseph, and Northern Kansas, and was thus employed until coming to this county. Here he has been Township Clerk, and a member of the School Board, besides occupying other posi- tions only given to the useful and efficient citizen. He votes the straight Republican ticket, and be- lieves in ''the I'nion forever." While a resident of Mar3'sville, Mo., our subject was married Oct. 18, 1870, to Miss Nancy J., Mc- C'laren, and of this union there have been born four children, all of whom are living — Grace, Bertha, Bessie, and a babe unnamed. Mrs. Watt was born in Carroll County, Ohio, July 31, 1850, and when a young lady, removed to Missouri to keep house for a brother. She lived there until the time of her marriage. Her parents, John and Anna Mc- Claren, were natives of Virginia and Ohio, and are now deceased; she was the fifth in a family (jf eight children. James Watt, father of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania, and was married in the Key Stone State, to Miss Maria Thomas. Shortly afterward they removed to Carroll County, Ohio, and then to Jefferson County, where they spent the remainder of their days, living to a ripe old age, the father dying in the spring of 1882, at the age of seventy, two. and the mother three months later, at the age of seventy. The latter was born in 1812, and was the daughter of William Thomas. Mr. Watt so- cially belongs to the Masonic fraternity, also to the A. O. U. W., the G. A R., and the Pilgrim Knights. By a course of general reading he has kept himself well informed in regard to current events, and is in all respects a representative citizen. c^^HOMAS McMAHAN, of Irish-American ((^^ parentage, is a leading, influential, and re- ^^^ spected citizen of Marshall County, which has been his home for a period of nearly twent}' years. He is the son of John and Sarah (Lon- don) McMahan, the former a native of Ire- land, and the latter of Northumberland County, Pa. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. John Mc- Mahan located in Northumberland Count}-, Pa., where for many years they were valued and indus- trious members of the community. They afterward removed to Bradford County, Pa., where they both passed to their final rest. In their family of eight children our subject was the eldest, and, as is the usual experience with the eldest child in a laro-e family, he was never allowed to lapse into idleness, but was a constant example to the younger children of thrift, prudence and industry. The date of his birth was March 26, 1832, and he was born during the sojourn of his parents in Northumberland County, Pa. His father was a contractor, but also owned and operated a farm. Here the son grew to manhood, learning to make himself useful at what- ever needed his attention, and helping his father in evfery way possible. When a small boy his 276 PORTRAIT AND JUOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. father and mother removed to Bradford County, Pa., where he continued to live until 1871, com- ing tiien to Marshall County, accompanied by liis wife and four chiklreu. The first home of Mr. and Mrs. SIcMahan was in the same location as their farm of the present, being situated on section 18, Franklin Township. He is the fortunate possessor and cultivator of 167 acres of land, comprising as fine land as is to be found in the West. He has made some good im- provements on his home place. He has received the assistance of his wife in all his efforts to ad- vance his interests and to provide for his children. }fe was married, in Bradford County, Pa., Dec. 23, 1856, the wife being in her youth Miss Jemima Elliott, daughter of Joseph S. and Jemima (Hor- ton) Elliott. (For further account of the life of her parents see sketch of J. M. Elliott, elsewhere in this volume.) Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were the parents of nine children, of whom Mrs. McMahau was the eightii in order of birth. She was born in Bradford County, Pa., April 6, 1837, and lived in the home of iier birth until her marriage. Our subject and his wife are the parents of seven children, two deceased. Below they are enumerated: The eldest died in infancy; James E., Mattie E., Thomas W., George C, John V. and Maud I. Mattie was snatched from the loving par- ents by the hand of death, dying in the springtime of life, at the age of twenty years. She passed away in Franklin Township, Nov. 19, 1881, just when the carefull}' -nourished bud was blossoming into a lovely rose. Truly, there is "no home, how- e'er defended, but has one vacant chair." Though gone before these man3' years, she is still sincerely mourned for by those who held her dear. The other daughter is receiving a good education in the district school, and is being fitted to be an orna- ment to societ}', which her refinement and accom- plishments will permit her to adorn. The sons are all residents of this count}'. One sou, James E., has located the "•Home City" Nurserj' on his father's farm. Our subject in his political affiliation is in sym- pathy with the Union Labor party, and has held various offices in his township, among them being Town Clerk for two terms, and also School Treas- urer for six years. The people have thus endeav- ored by every possible means to display their confidence in him. In the Masonic fraternity he is a valued member and active worker. Mrs. Mc- Malian is in her belief a Christian Scientist, and is known for miles around as possessing admirable traits of character and wonderful strength of mind. In the best social circles of the community our subject and his wife are honored guests, while in turn they welcome their man}- friends under their own hospitable roof. il—^ ENRY BRENNEKE, general merchant, grain i/jlj and live-stock dealer of the town of Bremen, J\^ is widely and favorably' known as locater (^) and chief support of the place where he re- sides, as well as a man of means. He is one of those whose present prosperity has been attained by untiring industry under the most discouraging circumstances, and whose life presents a stirring example to those who are just beginning a career. The parents of our subject, Henry and Mary (Hille) Brenneke, were natives of Germany, where five children were born to them, our subject first seeing the light in Hanover, June 28, 18i7, and receiving a good education under the compulsory laws of his native land. The eldest son, Christ, came to the United States in 1861, and as soon as he had earned sufficient money sent for his father and family to come to him. Ihey embarked on the sail ship "Adler" and after a voyage of seven weeks, landed May 31, 1864 at New York City, whence they came directly to Cook Count}', III., finding that their son, Christ, had died a month before their arrival. An older daughter of the family ,Johnnah, wife of Henr}' Poppe, had come to America and was at that time living in Illinois, her husband being in the army. Left without money, and with no accquaintances near, ex- cept the friends of the deceased son and brother, the father, mother and children, hired out to work by the day or month, as tiiey best could. A daughter, Mary, wife of Frederick Germer, was yet in Germany, and as soon as sufficient money had I'ORTUAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 277 been earned for the purpose, she was sent for; and with the arrival of herself and family, the parental family were reunited. Our subject was about seventeen years of age when he came to America, and for tiiree years worked upon a farm in Illi- nois. After the return of his brother-in-law, Mr. Poppe, from the service, the two cnme to Kansas to look up a location for the family. The follow- ing yenr all came to this county, locating on Moun- tain Creek, this being in April, 1867. Here our subject took a homestead of 160 acres on section 6, where Bremen is now located. The father located in another part of the township, but spent his last days with our subject, dying July 13, 1874 aged sixty-four years. The mother still lives, making her home with our subject. Here in 1872 the marriage of our subject took plf.ce, his bride being Mary, daughter of Heni-y and Eva (Vogel) Schneek, a native of Wurteni- burg, German}', where her parents and ancestors were born and reared. ISIr. and Mrs. Brenneke have lost two children — Henry and Caroline — and Ave still live to gladden their lives. The surviv- ors are named respectively, Herman, Frederick, Wilhclmina, Anna and Maria. Our subject still owns his original homestead, including the town site, which was platted in 1886, on wiiich he has a good frame residence and other buildings, a store and a grain office; he also owns eighty acres of his father's home farm. Mr. Bren- neke has a partner in the mercantile business, Mr. Otto Peicker, and the firm usually carry from |4,000 to ^5,000 worth of goods. The grain and live- stock business is carried on solely bj' Mr. Brenneke. The town of Bremen owes its existence to the efforts of our subject, who, now as the only general merchant and grain and stock dealer in this place, is the chief business support of tiie town and its contributory districts. Mr. Brenneke and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, the same faith having been held by their ancestors for generations back. For sev- eral years our subject has held the office of Trustee in that church. He is a man of independent politi- cal views, voting for those whom he considers most capable of administering the offices to which they are nominated. For three years past he has served as Postmaster of this place. He is one of the charter members of the Bremen Farmers' Mu- tual Insurance Company, of which body he has been Secretary for about twelve years. He has served as Clerk of the School Board during a per- iod of eighteen years. He is possessed of the sterling traits of character that make a man a power in a community, and is one whose presence seems indispensable to the town in whose development he is BO deeply interested, and to whose growth he so largely contributes. ,., M .^~~^m^^, ^ ,„, Vf OSEPH MANNING. In the front ranks of those who were attracted to Kansas by ru- mo-'s of its vast wealth of soil, and itsappar- (^^ ently unlimited resources, was he of whom this brief notice is written. He is located on sec- tion 18, Franklin Township, which has been his permanent residence since 1883. Both the father and grandfather of our subject were by name John Manning, the father of our subject, a native of Clermont County, Ohio, where he married Mi.ss Ursula B. Morgan, also a native of the same State as himself. Living in this, the home of their youth, until 1850, tney resolved to seek pastures new, and accordingly- repaired to Appanoose Count}-, Iowa, which, with the exception of four years in Lee County, the same State, has since been their home. There the father passed away from earth, leaving his wife and family in good circumstances. The mother of Joseph Manning yet survives, residing in Appanoose County, Iowa. The home circle of Mr. and Mrs. John Manning, Jr., was enlarged until in time eleven children clustered around the fireside, and among these our subject was the fourth in order of birth. He w.ns born in Franklin Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, on the 20th of November, 1837, and lived in his birthplace until he was about thirteen years of age, when he accompanied his parents to Iowa. This was his home until 1870, but in the meantime sev- eral important events had occurred in his life. About the time he became of age the topic of slav- erj- was one of all absorbing interest, and a nation '278 PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was threatened with extinction and ruin. Popular feeling was aroused to a fever heat, and enthusiasm for the national cause was unbounded. In liis quiet country home our subject had ample time to reflect on these vital questions, and when the call for more soldiers came he responded at once to the ap- peal. He was for three years a faithful and cour- ageous soldier, having enlisted in August, 1862, in Company I, 36th Iowa Infantry, and escaped with, out any severe injuries being received in service. When Mr. Manning's term of service had expired he returned to his old home in Appanoose County, Iowa, and soon afterward married. He was very fortunate in liis selection of a life partner, his wife being Miss Maria I. Holshouser, to whom he was united in the bonds of wedlock Dec. 31, 1865. Her parents were Milus A., and Caroline (Ativinson) Holshouser, the former a native of North Carolina, and the latter supposed to have been born in Ind- iana. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hol- shouser settled in Putnam Count}', Ind., which was their home until 1850, when they came to Wa- pello County, Iowa; after a five years' sojourn in the latter county they again removed, this time locating in Appanoose County, Iowa, where Mrs. Holshouser died in 1861. At the present time iier husband yet survives. To Mr. and Mrs. Holshou- ser was born a family of eight children, of whom Maria I. (Mrs. Manning) was the fourth. Her birth- place was Putnam Count}', Ind., and the date of her birth Aug. 30, 1849. Remaining in Iowa for only a few 3'ears after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Manning were induced to remove to Kansas, and preempted a homestead of 160 acres in Marshall County on section 18, Franklin Townsliip. The ensuing five years were passed in the busy pursuits of agriculture in this then new country, but the charms of old friendships, and the ties of old associations drew him back to the home in Appanoose County, where the family remained until 1883. He dales his permanent resi- dence in Kansas from tliat year, as he then removed to Marshall County, where he has a good farm now well improved and carefully cultivated. . During all these years of labor, Mr. Manning has been greatly assisted and cheered by the faithful, ever devoted wife, and has also enjoyed the com- panionship of his children, of whom there were born six, namely: William A., who died in infanc}'; Nevada A., who was removed from the loving par- ents and friends b}- the angel of death, waiting to lead this fair flower of earth to gardens of unfad- ing glory. Her death occurred in Appanoose County, Iowa, Feb. 14, 1882, when she was four- teen years of age. The living children are: Ed- ward A., Gertie M., Mary E. and Clyde C. Mr. Manning affiliates witli the Republican part}' in matters political, and has held several of the townsliip offices. Together with his wife, he has been a consistent member of the Methodist Church, which he has assisted in every way possible, both by the example of an upright life, and by giving it financial aid. They are also welcome additions to the social circles of their vicinity, and being now in life's prime, will probably devote the re- mainder of their lives to the cultivation and im- provement of their property and the education of their ciiildren. ^^!5jK0RGE HAHN. This county is indebted if <^w7 ^*^ ''''^ lands across the sea for many of her '^^JS most enterprising citizens. Not the least among them is the above named gentleman, who resides upon a well-tilled farm on section 34, Franklin Township. He is a native of Germany, in which country he was born May 2, 1838, being the son of Christian and Catherina (Patzke) Hnhn, both of whom lived and died in their native land. The parental famil}' consisted of thirteen children, of whom our subject was the third. He passed his bo3'hood upon his father's farm, and at the age of sixteen found employment as clerk in a general store. This position he occupied for three years, when he returned to the farm, remaining until the age of twenty-four. Believing that the New World afforded a better field for the energies of a young man, he came to America, landing in New York the 2d of August, 1862. From that city he went direct to Detroit, Mich., in or about which place he remained until 18C5, when he went to Livingston County, Mo. Here he remained for a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 279 j-ear, employed for the greater part of that time in running a sawmill. He next crossed the plains to Denver. Col., driving a mule team and making one round trip, which consumed about two months. He then returned to Denver and entered the em ploy of a stage company, being on the route from Denver to Living Si>rings, for over a year. At the expiration of this time be started a hay rancli, four- teen miles west of Living Springs, Col. He lived upon this ranch about nine months, when he returned to St. Joseph, iMo., where he remained for over a vear, suffering from rheumatism, wliich had taken so firm a hold upon his system that he was unable to work. As soon as he had sufficiently recovered to engage in light employment, he accepted a po- sition as bar-tender, and after the expiration of a year, entered upon the work of traveling agent for a wholesale wine, liquor and grocery house of St. Joseph. He remained in the enii)loy of this estab- lishment for about eighteen months, leaving it to accept the position of travelling agent of an agri- cultural implement house, which he retained for nearlj' three years. In 1871 he visited his native land, remaining about six months. During this time he was married, and returning to America, he settled in St. Joseph, Mo., where, ably assisted by his wife, he operated a milk dairy for a period of eight years. In 1879 he sold out and opened a flour, feed and commission store, in which business he continued successful!}' until 1883. At this time he sold out his business and came to this county, settling upon section 34. Franklin Township, where he owns 160 acres of well-lilled land. Since his settlement in Kansas, he has given his attention to farming, in connection with which lie makes a specialtj' of raising Poland-China hogs. The marriage of Mr. Hahn took place Sept. 7, 1 871, his bride being Miss Ottilea Engler, daughter of Prof. Carl and Caroline (Behrcnd) Engler. The mother died in Germany, and the father is now a resident of Home Cit}\ Mrs. Ilahn was i)orn in German}' Jan. 21. 1852, and has borne her husband nine children — Carl, Christian, Katie, George, Ot- tilea. Gustav. Henrietta, Lena and Otto. The home of our subject is one of those well- kept places suited to the needs of an enterprising farmer, and an intelligent family. The buildings are comfortable and attractive. Mr. Hahn is a man of industrious habits, as his life well shows, possessing in a marked degree the traits of charac- ter, which make of him one of the most reliable and energetic citizens of the township. His fel- low-citizens have shown their confidence in his ability by placing in his hands different school of- fices. He is now a member of the Union Labor party, though formerly in sympathy with the Dem- ocrats. He has been President of the Society of the Lutheran Church, of which he and his wife are earnest and consistent membirs. — '--SN^-^- JOHN B. RESER, the subject of this sketch, is most emphatically a self-made man in all that the term implies. He was born in Au- rora, 111., March 29, 1846, and came to this county in 1870, locating a farm of 160 acres on sec- tion 30, Clear Fork Township. His farm, then a wild and unbroken i)rairie, has by his energy and enter- prise been brought to its present state of cultivation. It is now one of the model farms of the community, well-fenced and possessing all the requisite buildings and machinery for its successful operation; it is in every respect all that a farm should be. The parents of our subject, Anthony Reser and his wife, whose maiden name was Phileta Soul, were both natives of Ohio, and had nine children. Almira J., now i\Irs. Shedden; Armena, Mrs. Latli- rop; Marilla, Mrs. Lewis; Charles W., John B., our subject, Alanson S., Dema M., Ella A., now deceased, and Florence I. Dema and Florence are unmarried. John B. Reser, our subject was broiKi^ht up and educated in Plato. Kane Co., 111. He after- ward attended the Elgin Academy for two years, where he acquired an excellent education which he afterwards put to practical use by teaching school in Illinois for seven years. He came to this county in 1870, where he has lived ever since, except for two years which he spent in l)e Kalb and Kane counties, HI. The wife of the subject of our sketch was Phebe E. EUithorpe, d.aughter of Stephen R. Ellilhorpe, 280 fORTRAtT AND BtOGRAPHiCAL ALBUM. of Burlington, Kane Co., 111. Born in Burlington, she resided there with her parents until her mar- riage with John B. Reser, which took place Aug. 17, 1869. Of this union three children were born — Mi'rt L., Mettie A. and Ella A., a bright and intelligent family of whom any parents might be proud. Although a prominent man, respected and admired by everyone, Mr. Reser has never sought public office, though he has served as Township Trustee and was Township Clerk for three years, and has also served for three terms as School Clerk. Mr. and Mrs. Reser with their two eldest children, are active and influential members of the Congre- gational Church. They are deeply interested in the moral and intellectual advancement of the com- munity where they reside. c^p^HOMAS J. MANN, a prominent and well- /jf^^ known farmer and stock-raiser of Oketo ^^^y Township, has, on section 23, one of the best appointed and best managed farms in Mar- shall Countj^ and also one of the finest residences within its bounds. Elsewhere in this Album ap- pears a fine view of this beautiful structure, which not onl}' produces a favorable impression on the exterior, but within is filled with evidences of skilled hands and refined tastes. Our subject is a native of Ohio, having been born in Delaware County, June 20, 1839. He was third in order of birth of the ten children born to Eleazer and Lucy (Cook) Mann, natives respect- ively of New Jersey and Ohio. The father, a son of Shuey Mann, a native of New Jersey, was reared in Ohio, where his par.ents had removed in the early days of its settlement, and he there married a daughter of Capt. Cook, an ofBcer in the War of 1812. Thej' spent the earl}- years of their wedded life in Delaware County. Our subject passed the most of his boyhood in the State of his birth, and from his worthy parents received the careful training that so well fitted him for his honorable and useful career in after life. At the age of fourteen, a manly, active, self- reliant lad, he left his old home and went to Iowa, where he lived till he was seventeen years old. Not content with the quiet life that he was leading there, the spirited, venturesome youth desired to see more of the world, and determining to visit the Pacific Coast and find what life held for him there, he pushed on across the plains and mountains to Oregon and Washington territories, the journej- in those anti-bellum days being fraught with dangers and perils that the modern traveler, comfortably seated in a luxurious Pullman car behind the swift iron steed, knows not of. Our subject remained in that part of the country one year, working in the cabinet shop of Hergan & Shanler. He then made his way to Idaho, where he was employed in split- ting clapboards and burning coal during the three ensuing years. At the expiration of that time he invested some of his money in ponies, and with them recrossed the plains to Jackson County, Iowa. Desiring to become more settled in life and to have a home of his own, Mr. Mann was soon united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth West, and she has been to him all that a true wife can be, ever faith- ful to his interests, a blessed home-maker, a cheer- ful helper, a wise counselor, a loving mother to their children, and he gratefully acknowledges his indebtedness to her in bringing about their pros- perity. She is a daughter of the venerable Evan- der West, formerlj- of Jackson County, Iowa, now living in Seward County, Neb. Her mother, Mary West, died in 1887. Mrs. Mann was the second of seven children, and was born Nov. 1.5, 1842. Twelve children have blessed her marriage with our subject, of whom the following six are living: Charles, Herbert, William, Calvin, George and iMary. They have been carefully trained and educated to be useful members of society, and the .^ons are all connected with the Methodist Episco- pal Church, while in politics, they follow in the footsteps of their father, and are ardent supporters of the Republican party, and strongl}' in favor of the temperance movement. After marriage Mr. Mann settled down to the life of a farmer, purchasing a farm in Jackson County, Iowa. He managed it successful!}' four years, and then came to Marshall Countj', this State, Sept. 10, 1869, being the d.ate of his advent here. lie cast in his lot with the pioneers of this Residence OF Angus M- Leod ,Seg. 26. Oketo Township. Residence of T. J. Mann, Sec.23. Oketo Township. J'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ^83 section of the county, and bought a farm two miles east of this place, which he carried on till 1882. In that year he disposed of it ,it a good price, and going to Marysville opened a hotel in that eitj-, whicli he managed one 3ear. At the expiration of that time he came to Oketo and purchased his pres- ent farm. Besides the trials that the Kansas farmer often has to contend with in his agricultu- ral operations, Mr. Mann has had the additional bur- den of seven years sickness from an abscess in the back, caused by a runaway team, that nearly dis- abled him, and would have completely unnerved and discouraged a less resolute and strong- hearted man. Notwithstanding these drawbacks his success since coming to Kansas has been con- spicuous, and he is numbered among the solid, moneyed men of Oketo Township. He has a model farm, comprising 240 acres of land, under a high state of cultivation, 160 acres being in corn, with a fine set of buildings for every needful pur- pose, including a handsome residence, erected in 1887, and considered one of the best in the count}'. Everything about the place is in perfect order, and betokens the guidance of a master mind and hand. Mr. Mann is engaged extensively in raising stock of excellent grades, and handles ninety head of cattle, sixteen horses and flfty-ftve hogs. During the last two 3'ears he has had the misfortune to lose nearly 200 hogs a j^ear. On his farm is the finest living spring in the county, which furnishes water for an artificial fish pond, ten feet in depth, fed through two tanks and pipes, the cost of its con- struction being ^2.50, and this year he has had it stocked with German carp, 1,000 in numlier. Mr. Mann has had a wide and varied experience in life, and as an intelligent observer and thinker, has profited therebj'. He is a fine type of our self- made men, and all that he is, and all that he has, he owes to his own exertions, as when he set fortli in the world to make his own way therein, his only capital was a sound intellect and a good phj'sique, together with a shrewd, ambitions, self-helpful spirit. Tliese same traits, while they have been prominent factors in bringing about his prosperous circumstances, make him an invaluable citizen, and as a pioneer of this State, for so he may be denom- inated, though not among the early settlers, he has done good woik in aiding the development of its wonderful agricultural resources and stock-growing interests. He and his wife are valued members of the Methodist Episcopal Churcli, and he has served in the capacity of Steward. lie is a member of the local School Board, and is earnestly interested in educational matters. He takes an active part in politics, formerly affiliating with the Democrats, but of late identifiying himself with the Repuub- lican party. He favors temperance legislation, and every such worthy cause finds in him a strong champion. Mr. Mann, Mr. McLeod,and Jacob Lawson have laid out jointly a town on the Ohio RiverA'allc}' Rail- road eight miles north of Mar3sville, the plat con- taining forty acres beautifully situated on the Blue River, and from the lay of the land it is bound to make a fine village in the near future. NGITS McLEOD, a young farmer and stock-raiser of more than ordinary intelli- gence and enterprise, is ably performing his share in upholding the great agricul- tural interests of Marshall County, and in him Oketo Townsliip finds one of the most active and skillful members of its farming communitj'. He is a son of Alexander McLeod, of Marysville Town- ship, a sketch of whose life appears on another page of this work. Our subject is the eldest child of his parents, and was born in Scotland, March 25, 1856, being tliree years of age when he accompanied the family to America. He received his early education at Kincardine, Canada, and later attended the public schools of Bay City, Mich., and completed his studies in the excellent Normal School at Emporia, Kan. Thus liberally educated he was fitted for any career in life that he might choose to adopt, and he first entered the teacher's profession, teaching one year in this county. Wishing to still further equip himself for his work, he became a student in Thomas J. Bryant's Business College at St. Joseph, Mo., and pursued a full course in that institution. After leaving college Mr. McLeod gave his at- •284 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tenlioD to farming, and has ever since pursued that vocation, remaining with his father till he was twenty-six, affording him valuable assistance, and at the same time gaining equally valuable experi- ence in carrying on agriculture. He then began farming on his own account, and has a valuable farm of 280 acres, all in a body, and under excel- lent cultivaiion, and supplied with a suitable set of buildings, including a neat dwelling, erected in 1884, and a substantial barn built in 1889. A view of the principal structures on his homestead is given on another page. His place is well stocked and he handles about two car-loads of cattle each 3'ear and the same number of hogs. This season (1889) his well-tilled harvest fields have vielded fine crops, so that he has a large surplus over what his stock can consume. Bringing an active and well-trained mind to bear upon the problems that confront every earnest and thoughtful farmer as to the best methods to be pursued in the cultiva- tion of his own particular plot of ground, our subject has met with the success that his efforts merit, and he is already regarded as one of our progressive and most successful farnners. January 1, 1879, Mr. McLeod and Miss Nellie Taylor were united in marriage, and three children have been born of their happy wedded life, namely : Mary Bell, Alexander T.. Archibald W. Mrs. McLeod is the fourth child of Thomas and Mar^- (iSinclair) Taylor, of St. Joseph, Mo., they having had five children, of whom four are now living. Mr. Taylor is a blacksmith by trade, but he owns and operates a farm in Washington County, Kan. Mrs. McLeod was born in Canada, and was about six years old when her family came to the "'States." She received a good education in the public schools of St. Joseph, and a careful training in the parental household that well fitted her to preside over a home of her own. Both she and her husband are leading members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder, and both are very active in the Sunday-school as teachers, and he has been Superintendent. Mr. McLeod possesses excellent business qualifi- cations, fine tact, and the canny thrift and keen foresight, undoubtedly inherited from his sterling Scotch ancestry, which are so essential to success in any walk in life. Gifted with an irreproachable moral character, he is reputed to be a model young man, who is an honor not only to his family, but to the community at large. Ho is actively inter- ested in politics, and in him the Republican party finds one of its most honest and zealous supporters. He has proved that he has all the qualifications necessary for a public-spirited civic official, and he has served Oketo Township as Clerk, filling that office with characteristic faithfulness and ability. ■^ OHN KANE. For the past twenty years this gentleman has been a busy, prosperous and honored resident of jMarshall County, and both _as a pioneer of the county and as a veteran of the Civil War, merits and receives the respect of all whose acquaintanceship or friendship he has made. His farm is situated on section 34 in Herkimer Township, and is universally conceded to be one of the best in the county, both in point of fertility of the soil and improvements made upon it by the owner. He is not only interested in general farming, but is a stock-raiser cf no small import- ance, making a specialty of Durham cattle, Poland- China hogs and Norman horses. In the raising of these he has been uniformly successful, and has been assisted financially by the selling of the stock he has raised. A resident of his present farm since 1879, our subject has changed its outward appearance from the primitive condition of nature to a"thing of beautv;" where once wild animals ranged now the stock quietly graze; on the old camping ground of the Indians, the only lights visible are those shining out with pleasant beams from friendly cottages; the forest trees, scattered here and there irregularly in former years, now are outlined in graceful rows, symmetrical and beautiful, against the blue of the sky. In the midst of the surrounding landscape, as the principal feature visible to the eye, stands the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Kane, a commodious, recently erected frame house. Near it is a fine orch- ard of three acres, and in the background are corn- cribs, barn and other outbuildings. On all sides PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 285 stretches the fair laii(L responding with almost human sympath\- to the work of the farmer, and bestowing upon him bountiful harvests of grain and fruits in season. Mr. Kane naturally takes an honest pride in Ills military record, |having fought for his country dur- ing the period of the dreadful conflict l)etween the North and Soutli. He enlisted in Angust, 18G1, in Companj- I, 38th Oiiio Infantry, as a private. As the terrible contest deepened and thickened, liis courage rose to the emergency, and with the neces- sit3- for immediate action his soul laid aside every fetter binding it to earth, and he was prepared to even die for tlie land he loved. For personal bra- verj' he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in May, 1864, a position he held until his discharge at the close of tlie war. Beiow we mention some of the battles in which he participated: Stone River, Mission Ridge; Jonesborough, Ga., thence with Slierman on his march to the sea, an ever-to-be- remembered march, during which tlie army was under constant fire. At Resaca our subject received a wound but was not disabled thereby. At Jones- borough, in September, 1864, he received a gun-shot in the left arm, which, although only a flesh wound, tore the muscles of the arm very considerably', and still is a source of frequently recurring pain to him. He took part in the grand review at Washington, D. C, and was mustered out of the service July 22, 1865. Thus was terminated an honorable period in the life of Mr. Kane, and although a time of horrors, yet in the midst of the sorrows were a few joj'S, and some pleasant and amusing occurrences, to which our subject enjoys referring, and of whieii he often thinks when memory goes back to those hours of struggle. Of Irish and Scotch parentage Mr. Kane was born in Londonderry', Ireland, Sept. 12, 1841. In the t^merald Isle he passed the days and years of childhood, but when ten jears of age came witli his parents, Henry and Mary (King) Kane, to the United States. They took passage from Liverpool in 1851. in the sail-ship '"Fidalia," which was anchored in New York harbor in thirt^'-tliree days after leaving the shores of England. Continuing iheir journej* westward the family setttled in Ful- ton County, Ohio, and tliere tlie father died in a few months succeeding his arrival in this countrj', the date of his death being June 26, I 852, when he had reached the age of forty-five years. The mother survived her husband many years, and passed to her final rest Oct., 13, 1886. They were both mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and the paternal ancestors as far back as the record ex- tends were natives of Ireland, while the mother's people came from Scotland to Ireland many gener- ations ago. Preempting a claim of eighty acres in Herkimer Township, this county, in July, 1870, Mr. Kane there remained until 1879, and thence removed to his present farm, buying 160 acres, later addino- to it 140 acres, all then in a wild condition, upon which few furrows had ever been turned. This was the basis of his present possessions, and has been the scene of his labors for these many years. When peace had once more returned to bless the countrj', and the tumult of war was being foro-otten in the excitement of business prosperity, Mr. Kane turned his thoughts to domestic ties, and in found- ing a home of his own, chose as his wife Miss Sarah, daughter of Nicholas and Helen (Rector) Simmons. This lady was a native of New York, and came to Ohio when a child in company with her parents. The wedding celebration of our sub- ject and his excellent wife occurred in Fulton County, Ohio, on the 3d of September,! 865, and for the next five years the}- resided in the county which had for so long been their home, and where they had so many warm friends. The parents of Mrs. Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Simaions, also came to Mar- shall County, May 10, 1870, and located in Herki- mer Township, where the father passed away in 1872. and the mother Jan. 25, 1888. They were either natives of Germany or of direct German descent. The home circle was completed by the birth of seven children, of whom two, John F. and Lillian, were laid to rest by the grief stricken par- ents. There remain to bless the home five chil- dren, whose names are recorded as follows: Albert H.. Mary E., William A, Leion W. and Lena T.. all at home. Politically, our subject aims in local elections to cast his ballot for the one he deems most competent to discharge the duties devolving 286 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. upon him in official life, but in general elections he affiliates with the Republican party. When he first came to this county he not only had nothing, and was $400 hi debt, but now enjoys the possession of a competence which will educate his children and protect his age from want. -^f RCHIE P. McLEOD. Scotland may be @£M fitly described as a cradle of heroism. Cowardice, either physical or moral, being considered almost in the light of a crime, 1)3' the noble people inhabiting either the highlands or lowlands of the country whose soil was trodden by such heroes as Wallace and Bruce, and their followers. They are a brave, generous, thrifty, intellectual, and for the most part moral and relig- ious people. Liberty-loving, and intolerant of oppression, their descendants in America, contrib- ute not a little to the capacity which this countr3' has thus far shown to resist all abridgement of the proper liberties of its citizens. The Scottish emi- grant brings with him not only his love of freedom, but also a shrewd thriftincss that assures him a living in anj' situation, and makes him a desirable member of every community. To this renowned and glorious people, celebrated in song and story, romance and history, Archie McLeod is proud to trace his ancestry-. His par- ents, Duncan and Barbara (^Patterson) McLeod, were both natives of North Carolina, of Scotch parentage. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McLeod were married in their native State, and made it their home for some time, subsequently removing to Georgia, where they remained one 3'ear. They then gathered up their belongings and emigrated to Knox Count3', Kj'., and lived there until a short time previous to their death, when the3' removed to Harrison County, Ky. They passed away from the cares and trials of life in the latter county, leaving the heritage of a good name to their children. Archie McLeod was born near Macon, Ga., on Aug. 20, 1828, being the fifth in order of birth in a family of six children. His 3'outh and earl3' manhood were passed in Knox County, Ky., in which place he remained till 1851, when he went with his parents to Harrison County, where he fol- lowed farming and also taught school; employing himself in the latter occupation principall3' during the winter months. He was engaged in the pro- fession of teaching for the space of about ten years, making Cla3' and Harrison counties the theatre of his operations. October 13, 1861. Mr. McLeod, then in the very prime of life, enlisted, at Lexington, Ky., in Com- pany B, 6th Kentucky Cavalry, and served with true Scotch- American valor till Dec. 23, 1864, when he was mustered out and honorably dis- charged. Upon first entering the service he was elected Orderlj- Sergeant, but was promoted for distinguished gallantry in action, to the First Lieu- tenancy of his company, in September, 1862. and retained this rank till the time of his discharge. Li F'ebruar3', 1865, Lieut. McLeod departed from his home in Kentucky and located in Illinois. He bought a farm in Berlin, Sangamon County, and made it his residence for about four years. In September, 1869, he sold out his possessions and removed to Marshall Count3', Kan. He home- steaded land in Center Township, on Section 30, and imniediate!3' began improving it, with the intention of making it the permanent residence of himself and family. All the work necessary to make a comfortable home was pushed forward with vigor and spirit, and he owns at present 167 acres of well cultivated land. Farming and stock-rais- ing occupies his attention exclusivel3'. He makes a specialtj' of Norman horses, and his intelligent zeal has been rewarded with a large measure of success. Mr. McLeod has lieen married three times, his first wife being Miss Frances Kinne3-, to whom he was united in Harrison County, Ky., Nov. 18, 1857. Mrs. McLeod was a native of Harrison County, and six months after her marriage was called away from the pursuits of life to enjoy the beauties of a home above. About five years after the loss of his first wife our subject was again married, the lady of his choice being Miss Garrard, a native of Harrison County. The wedding was celebrated in the same count3', on Ma3' 26, 1868. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 287 She became the mother of eight children : Anna, William R., Barbara, KOtlTRAlt ANt) UtOGilAPHlCAL ALfeUM. and our subject took part in the battles of Ft. Donelson, Ft. Henry and Shiloh. At tlie latter place his brother was killed by his side on the first day of the fight and Willard O. narrowly escaped, several balls having passed through his clothing and one through the front of his cap, and twice the cartridges were knocked out of his cartridge- box. Later he was one of those detailed to re- move forage from a boat which was the first to arrive after the fight. Mr. Packard, in carrying large sacks of corn up the hill from the boat, missed his footing and was doubled back and down so that it caused partial paralysis, from the effects of which he still suffers. The sight of his right eye is also affected. On account of these injuries he receives a pension of $12 per month. He re- ceived his discliarge for disability at the Marine Hospital, located at that time in Chicago. Oct. 28, 1862. Upon leaving tlie army Mr. Packard returned to Courtland, in tlie vicinity of his old home, where he remained until liis recovery, which was effected bj' liis own treatment, including a galvanic bat- tery, lie suffered much witli his left limb, which became withered to the extent that it could be spanned by the fingers. His ordinary weight prior to entering the army was 230 pounds, but the re suit of his injuries was to reduce this to less than 110 pounds. He finally brouglit his limb to its natural size. The marriage of our subject with Miss Nancy E. Croff was celebrated Feb. 22, 1852, in Belvidere, 111. This lady was the daughter of Ezra and Marie Croff, of Belvidere, the former of whom died in Courtland, 111., about 1875. Our subject in 1877 removed to Montgomery County, Iowa, where he lived on a farm and practiced medicine when able four years. Then selling out he came to this county and settled upon the eighty acres which constitutes his present homestead. This is pleasantly situated near the little station of Mina. The Doctor makes a specialty of chronic ailments, in which he has been remarkably successful, and frequently in the course of his practice drives out in the country to the distance of twenty miles. To the Doctor and his wife there have been born six children, four sons and two daugliters. Wil- lard E. is married and the father of three daugh- ters and one son. He lives on a farm of his own two miles north and one mile west of Mina. Jacob is married and the father of two children ; he lives on his own farm a quarter of a mile west of his father. John W. is married and has three children; he likewise operates his own farm a quarter of a mile east of his father. Lucy Adell is the wife of Wilbur Nash, who is engaged in the lumber business in Toledo. Washington; they are the parents of four children, two sons and two daughters. Sidney <). married Miss Emma J. Ford, daughter of John II. Ford of this county, and the}' have two children, a son and daugliter. Pauline Diana is the wife of C.C. Spiker; they have two daughters and a son and live on a farm near the Doctor. Our subject is thus pleasantly situated, having the most of his children around him. In politics he votes the straight Republican ticket and socially belongs to Cortland Lodge, No. 229, I. O. O. F., with which he has been identi- fied for a period of twenty -eight years. He is also a member of Axtell Post, No. 253, G. A. R., and witli his wife belongs to the Baptist Church of Marysville. His motto has been to do unto his neighbors as he would be done by ; and he has never figured as defendant in a magistrate's court or been involved in any trouljle witli his neighliors. He has a comfortable property, suflicient to insure him against want in his declining years. (^^HOMAS W. WADICK is an enterprising [flf^^ farmer and stock-raiser, who owns a fine ^^Jy farm on section 4, township 5, range 10, Cleveland Township. He was born within twelve miles of Brockwell, Lower Canada, Dec. 26, 1842. His fatlier was W^illiam Wadick, of Flora, ITpper Canada, where he emigrated in 1851. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Middleton, was of Scotch descent. Her father and mother were both born in County Wexford, Ireland, whence they emigrated to Canada in 1839. Our subject was the eldest of eight children. Ann c^^r/^ cn^\^ i*ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBfTM. 301 is unmarried; Ellen E. and Mary, who are vi the convents at Monroe and Mt. Clemens, IMich. Ar- thur, who is married and has four children, lives near the old homestead in Canada; William J., who is also married, and lives near the old home; Mar- garet is the wife of an officer in the prison at To- ronto, and has four children; and James, who is a machinist in Toronto, Canada. Our subject came to Palo Alto Count}-, Iowa, in July, 1866, to Kan- sas in April, 1872, and traveled throughout the western part of the State, when he came back to this place and worked nearly a year at his trade of a stone cutter, particularly on the public school building at Waterville. On the 10th of Novem- ber. 1872, he bought 160 acres, where he has since lived. He now owns a fine farm of 440 acres, well stocked with graded Hcrefords. Poland-Chinas and Berkshires. Thomas Wadick was married Oct. 10. 1872. to Miss Catherine Corteen, whose parents were na- tives of the Isle of Man. Born and educated there, she lived with her [larents until she emigrated to the United States in 1872. Bj this marriage Mr. Wadick has six children — William A., Thomas A., James F., Joseph E., Robert F. and Henr}' C. Mr. Wadick began life upon but little ca[)ital; he is a good, upright citizen, and of exceptional intelligence. He is fond of his books, and possesses an extensive law library. He and his family are firm Catholics, though his wife's parents are Wes- le3-an Methodists. He is a Republican in politics. *. : sg^^ii^c : ~, l^ E^^ JOSEPH WILSON, whose portrait on I'm^ another page, lends added value to this /4i\V volume, is a minister of the Universalist 5^ Church.and Pastor of Grace Chapel, Frank- fort, and is recognized as one well-fitted for the dis- charge of his responsible duties. He was born Sept. 22, 18.31, in Westmoreland County, Pa., near what is now known as West Newton, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Porter) Wilson, who were likewise natives of the Keystone State. Both of his grandfathers were natives of Ireland. The father of our subject w.as a farmer by oc- cupaLion, and when the latter was a child the parents removed to Tuscarawas Countj% Ohio, settling near New Philadelphia, and later located in the vicin- ity of Princeton, Bureau Co., 111. There the father died in 1870, the mother having passed to rest when her son Joseph was four years of age. The father was h second time married to Mrs. Lily (Gorsuch) Karenhapock. Of the first marriage there was born five children, namel}': Year P.. James R., Samuel. Joseph, our subject, and Mary M. Year P. is a resident of Denver, Col., and President of the company- known as Y. P. Wilson & Sons, publishers ; he married Miss Maria Dotts, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and they are the parents of twelve children. Samuel died near Abilene. Kan., in March, 1886. Mary M. died in Illinois at the age of twenty years. When twent3^-three years of age our subject was united in marriage with Miss Jane Shaw, near New PhiLadelphia, Ohio. Soon afterward they located in the vicinity of Princeton, 111., where they re- sided for seventeen years, and in the meantime our suliject purchased 173 acres of land near Walnut, 111. In 1871, leaving the Prairie State, he came to Kansas and settled near Abilene, where he carried on farming for five years, and improved two farms. In the fall of 1876 he came to this count}- and purchased his present farm which comprises a fine tract of land 400 acres in extent. Mr. Wilson makes a specialty of live-stock, also of fruit, hav- ing an orchard of 700 apple and peach trees of the best varieties. Upon his farm is a stone quarry from which material has been taken for the con- structi<^-o♦o. .<, — IIRIST?:N JOHXSON. in driving about the agricultural di-stricts of this county, one 'finds few homes which excel, or even equal that of our subject, in beauty and appearance of comfort. It is situated on section 16, Walnut Townsliip, and comprises 160 highly cultivated acres. The dwelling is a large neatly painted frame structure, situated about 100 yards from the road to which it is connected by a fine drive-way. The door yard contains a number of beautiful flower beds with walks leading through and around them in different directions, and displaying much taste in its arrangements. Everything about the home is in a perfect state of order and neatness, and pre- sents a very attractive appearance. Mr. Johnson is a native of Denmark, having been born Aug. 5, 1845. He was reared in his na- tive land and educated under its compulsory laws, and there learned the blacksmith trade. He came to the United States on the steamship "Peruvia," making the voyage in about twenty-one days, hav- ing left Liverpool the 16th of Ma3-, 1866, and ar- riving in this country July 17. They were obliged to remain off New York harbor six weeks on ac- count of cholera on shipboard. Of the 700 emi- grants on board, 120 died on the trip. After landing Mr. Johnson came at once to Doniphan County, Kan., where he worked as a farm hand until 1873. He then went to Toledo, Ohio, where he was employed on a railroad for several 3'ears. He there married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Miller, a native of Bavaria, Germany. In 1878 the}' came b.ack to Doniphan County, where our subject rented a farm, upon which he lived for four years. He then removed to the farm where he now resides. It was at that time open prairie, but has been brought to a high state of cultivation and improvement. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Lutheran Church, to which he had become attached while yet in his native land. His wife was reared in the same faith. His father, Christen, and his mother, Nicolin (Hemming) Johnson, were members of the same church, and they with their ancestry, so far .as known, were natives of the same pLace. Mr. Johnson is a supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He is much pleased with his success since coming to Kansas, a success which well illustrates his energy of character, persevering industrj' and business ability. His early educa- tion was Yery thorough, and he speaks and writes five different langu.ages with readiness. \f; AMES S. MAGILL. This gentleman is the oldest living resident, excepting one, in the northern part of the count}'. Francis Linn having been in JNIarj'sville one month prior to the arrival of Mr. Magill, who, having taking a pre- emption claim, located five miles northwest of wh.at is now Marj'sville, reaching the Big Blue River, July 8, 1856. The subject of this sketch was born in St. M.ary's Count}-, Md., May 1, 1S21, residing there until 1845, having in the meantime received his education at the common schools, but finishing it at Charlotte Hall. At the early age of fifteen years he left his home to become a clerk in the mercantile business, fol- lowing that vocation until he was twenty-one. For the following three ye.ars he served as Deputy- Sheriff and Constable, employing his leisure time in the study of law. In 1845, Mr. Magill removed to Georgetown, S. C, and again entered the mer- cn utile business, and there on May 11, 1847, he married Miss Ella M.. the youngest daughter of 314 PORtUAlT AND BIOGUAPHiGAL ALBUM. Capt. J. H. Christian. Mr. Magill remained in Georgetown until the fall of 1848, when he re- moved to Savannah, Ga., continuing in the same line of business until 1851, when he located at Marietta, Ga., in that year and engaged in busi- ness until the spring of 1853, when he returned to Savannah, and accepted a position as clerk and book-keeper in a commission house, remaining with this firm until May, 1856. The Western fever, which was then raging at its height, found in him a victim, and upon severing his connection with the commission house he started for Kansas, having been for two years deprived of the society of his family. He came to Atchison with a colony of South Carolinians, and upon his arrival found Gen. Marshall with four or five men. The wild condition of that country may be un- derstood when it is noted that it was necessary for the colonists to travel in company, it being very unsafe to cross those broad prairies alone, if one had any valuables in his possession. That same fall Mr. Magill took up 160 acres of land, and made the usual improvements. Having an oppor- tunity in 1860 to dispose of it, he did so and re- moved to Marysville. Marshall County having been recently organized he was elected District Clerk of the Count}', a position which he held until January, 1861, when he entered upon the practice of his profession. In 1866 he was elected County Treasurer, filling that office for two terms ; with this exception he has followed his profession. At various times he has served as Justice of the Peace, City Clerk, Police Judge, and one term as Coroner. Mr. Magill was one of the thirteen original stock-holders who located the town tract, and still owns part of it. The country having been mostly settled b}- Southern men, and these becoming scattered at the breaking out of the war, it was impossible to have a quorum from 1862 until 1886, when a sufficient number were enabled to be present to proceed to business. There is yet serious trouble in collecting what they had early let go by default. Mr. Magill has built a number of residences in the town and is considered a public-spirited citizen, a man whose influence is given for the benefit of the community where he resides. Mrs. Magill followed her husband in 1858, bringing with her one child, but leaving the eldest at school. Of the ten children born to them, but six are living — Katie D., Mrs. P. H. Peters, now a resident of this city, who has two sons — William J. and ISIagill; Loyal S., who married Miss Mary Rozine. and now a resident of Hanover, this State; Hettie A., Mrs. Daniel N. Kelly, of Marysville, who has three sons — Roy, John J. and Harry; Harry W. and Nellie P., who are members of their father's house- hold; and James S., Jr. The children deceased, died in infancy. Miss Ella M. Christian, wife of the subject of this sketch was born in Georgetown, S. C, Oct. 6, 1831, and there made her home until her marriage. Capt. J. H. Christian, her father, was a native of Massachusetts, being reared as a sea-faring man, and the last twenty j'ears of his life was engaged in steamboating on the various rivers near South Car- olina; at the time of his death, being master and owner of one and part owner of another vessel. He was married in Georgia to Miss Catherine Fry, and reared a famil}- of four children — Eliza, who married a Mr. McWilliams, now deceased ; Henry R. at present is one of the agents of the Ocean Steam- ship Company, Jacksonville, Fla.; Benjamin is deceased; and Ella the wife of our subject. Capt. Christian died in 1847, aged about sixty-eight years; his wife removed to Kansas and died in 1867. Mathew Magill, the father of James S., was born in St. Mary's County, Md., in 1783. He mariied Miss Dorotha Jarboe, and they had a familj- of seven children (both parents dying when our sub- ject's father was only three j-ears old.) Mathew Magill was a farmer in St. Marj-'s County, follow- ing that vocation until his death in 1837. His wife survived him, dying in 1846. Of the children, John F. remained in his native town engaged in teaching and farming, and died at the ripe old age of seventy-two j'ears; Susan A., who remained un- married, also contiimed to reside in her native county, and died at the age of seventy; William H. left St. Mary's County in 1839 at the age of nine- teen years. His whereabouts is unknown; Benja- min remained near home, having married and reared four children, and died there; Charles A. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 315 removed to Savannah. Ga., engaged in the commis- sion business and died in that city; Ignatius, who tilled the position of station agent at Monlv's Cor- ners, S. C, died at that place. Consequently the subject of this slieteh is the only one of these seven cliihlren now livina'. ARTIN V. B. HALL, one of tlie oldest settlers of Wells Township, is a native of Kane County, III., and was born Feb. 17, 18;37. He was the son of Hiram and Eliza- l)etli Hall, his father being a native of Pennsyl- vania, and his mother of Virginia. The Hall family are undoubtedly of English descent, while his ma- ternal ancestors are probably German. Our sub- ject was the second in a family of four children. When about three j'cais old his parents removed to Nodaway County, Mo., where lie was reared and received such education as the common schools af- forded. In 1858 Mr. Hall, in company with William Trosper, came to this county, where he took up a claim of 160 acres of land, about one and a half miles west of the present city of Frankfort. These primitive acres were improved by their owner, who made them his home until 1862. He then returned to Missouri for a sojourn of tsvo years, thence re- turning again to this count}', where for several j-ears he occupied rented land. In the fall of 1872 he settled on his present location, and is now loca- ted on the northwest quarter of section 22, Wells Township, where he has a cozy and pleasant home. Mr. H.all has been a hard-working and industrious man, and like all early settlers in a country, has had his share of hardship and privation. The first winter spent here after his marriage, he and his wife lived for three months on corn coffee and hominy. November 24, 1858, Mr. Hall was united in mar- riage with Miss Anna J. Trosper, the record of which event is said to be the first made in Marshall County. Miss Trosper was Ijorn in Nodaway County, Mo., Jan. 4, 1844, and was a daughter of William and Sarah Trosper, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Illinois. Her mater- nal grandfather, Samuel Ferguson, was a soldier in the Black Hawk A\^ar. Her father was twice mar- ried. His first union resulted in the birth of six children, four of whom are living, Mrs. Hall being the eldest. The others are: John S., now at Bige- low, Kan.; Robert, and Emily J., wife of J. J. Roper, of Washington. By his second marriage, Mr. Trosper became the father of three children, two of whom are now living — Sarah M., the wife of Samuel Strange, of Marysville, and Amanda, who is living at Bigelow, Kan. Mr. Hall, politically, is a Democrat, and a hearty supporter of the party measures. He is now serv- ing his second term as Trustee of Wells Township with credit not only to himself, but to his constit- uents. He has served as Constable for three years, and was for several years Clerk of the township. Mrs. Hall is a member of the Christian Church, and an active member of society. As an upright and worthy man, and a reliable citizen, Mr. Hall is hon- ored by the community in which he lives, and can, with his wife, enjoy the fruits of their labors in the consciousness of having assisted in the develop- ment of a great and growing State. ^^^EORGE .J. WINKLER ml 5^ upon the life of our sul ^^4' regard to his parents WINKLER. Before entering ., ^__ . - bject a few words in will not be amiss. George J. Sr., and Tillie Winkler, were natives of Germany, from which country they emigrated to America in 1852, settling in Westmoreland County, Pa., where they breathed their last. They had a family of three sons and two daughters, of whom our subject was the fourth child and third son. He was born in Germany, Dec. 12, 1842, and was con- sequently about ten years of age when he came to America. He grew to manhood in Westmoreland Count}-, making that county his home until his re- moval to Kansas, May 6, 1878. In Marcli, 1865, he enlisted at Pittsburg, and served in the Union army until the latter part of July. After being mustered out of service he engaged in farming. In May, 1878, he came to this county, livino' in 316 l»OtlTRAlt AiSfD BIOGRAPHICAL ALl5UM. Marj'sville for a 3'car and then locating on section 3, Marysville Township, where lie is now living, occupjing a finely improved farm of 160 acres. While residing in Pennsj'lvania, Mr. Winkler was married to Miss Margaret McCaulej', who died in December, 1869, leaving one son, George E., who was educated in the common schools of Pennsj'l- vania and this State, and also attended for a time the State Normal at Fort Scott, and the State Ag- ricultural College at Manhattan. He has been a teacher for the last five years. His present wife is Mary Jane, daughter of Jacob and Rosana ( Wills) Karns, of German ancestry. She was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., Aug. 12, 1845. She is a very bright and intelligent woman, well fitted to discharge the duties of wife and mother and to do what woman can to elevate and brighten the lives of those about her. Cordial and kindly to the stranger within her gates, Mrs. Winkler's generous nature finds its chief expression in her efforts to make her home one to which her children in after years may look back as the most attractive spot on earth. Her marriage to Mr. Winkler took place in Westmoreland County, Pa., July 4, 1872. To them have been born seven children — Anna B., Rosana M., John F., Catherine M., Agnes A., Elizabeth J., and Lena M. Mr. Winkler was formerly a mem\)er of the Democratic party but has lately identified himself with the Union Labor party, and both he and his wife are communicants of the Catholic Church. #^ -;— Jf( OSEPH C. DICKEY, junior member of the |! firm of McCurdy & Dickey, liverymen, is I, one of the most extensive farmers of Water- fy ville Township, where he has held manj' offices of trust and responsibility. He is possessed of more than ordinarj' intelligence, and is one of those stirring, energetic characters who prefer a life of activity to one of indolence. He started in life poor in purse, and by a course of economy and prudence laid the foundations for a snug fortune and enough to ensure him against want in his de- clining years. He established his present busi- ness several years ago, and at the same time has carried on his farm of 190 acres, a valuable piece of property lying adjacent to the town limits. Jefferson County, Ohio, is the native place of our subject, and the date of his birth May 25, 1838. His father, William Dickey, was a native of Pennsj'lvania, whence he emigrated to Ohio when a 3'oung man, settling in Jefferson County. Later he removed to Coshocton County, where his death took place about 1877 at the age of seventy- five years. He was a farmer, merchant and car- penter combined, and although never becoming wealthy, accumulated sufficient to keep him in com- fort during his old age. He had served in the War of 1812 during his younger years and was Justice of the Peace for a long period. Religiously he belonged to the Associate Reformed Church. Mrs. Elizabeth (Beaston) Dicke}', the mother of our subject, was born in Baltimore. Md., and died in 1867 at the age of fift^'-five years. The paren- tal household included ten children, seven of whom are living. Joseph C, when quite young removed with his parents from Ohio to Ft. Wa3'ne, Ind., where he learned blacksmithing and worked at his trade twenty years. Soon after the outbreak of the rebellion he enlisted in April, 1861, in Com- pan}' F, 12th Indiana Infantrjs with which he served one year and was then made a member of Company D, 129th Infantry'. Shortly afterward he was promoted to First Lieutenant and two years later was tendered a captain's commission, with which rank he served until the close of the war. Mr. Dickej^ followed the fortunes of his com- rades in the camp and on the field, and participated in many of the important battles of the war, among them that of Winchester, Va., and was at the bat- tle of Resaca, Buzzard Roost, Kenesaw Mountain. Peach Creek, Good Hope Church, Jonesborougli, nil through the Georgia campaign, being at Frank- fort and Nashville, and Kingston, Nortli Carolina, and in other minor engagements and skirmishes. He was captured near Harper's Ferrv' in 1861 and confined in Libby and Salisbur3' prisons for a period of seven months, being then paroled, then enlisted in the 129th Indiana and continued till the close of the war. lie was mustered out of the X #:i^ft^-Sl ^ ?4f^^-y.^^ .X}:y^i^,r^-: Residence OF Godfrey Lodholz ,Sec. 26. Richland Township RtsiDENCCOF David Heisse,5ec.2 Rock Township. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Sl9 service at Washington and received his honorablo discharge. Then returning to Manchester, Ind., he sojourned tliere until 1868, and that year came to this count}'. For a period of ten years thereafter Mr. Dickey worked at his tr.ade and in the meantime established himself in the esteem and confidence of his fellow- citizens. During the administration of President (iarfield, he was appointed Postmaster of Water- ville and has served as Count}' Commissioner two terms. He was at one time Clerk of the School Board two terms, and served as Mayor one term and member of City Council two terms. In Ma- sonry he has attained to the Royal Arch degree. He is also identified with the G. A. R. and the A.O.U.W. In politics he uniformly supports the principles of the Re|)ublican party. Our subject was married in 1863 to Miss Cathe- rine, daughter of Lewis M. Stewart, of South Whitley, lud. Tiie three children born of this union were named respectively, William L., who is in Kansas Cit}', working at the tinsmith business; Ray and Daisy are at home. lOBERT W. SMITH. For a period of of twenty-three 3'ears Mr. Smith has wit- nessed the growth and development of ^P Northern Kansas, and has been no idle wit- ness of the changes which have transformed the wide frontier into the abode of a civilized and in- telligent people. There is no individual without an influence, wherever he may be; he is either as- sisting in the general advancement of his commu- nity, or retarding its best interests b}' his lack of enterprise. Mr. Smith most decidedly belongs to the former class, having contributed in a marked degree to the development of Marsliall County. A pioneer of 1866, Mr. Smith emigrated to this region in the fall of that j'car, and settled in Clear Fork Township, of which he has since been a resident. His native place was in Armstrong County, Pa., and he was born Dec. 30, 1838. His parents were Robert and Sarah (Wray) Smith, the former likewise a native of the Kejstone State, and the paternal grandfather was born in Ireland. On his mother's side Grandfather Wray is supposed to be of Scotch-Irish origin. Robert VV., our subject, was the second child of his parents, and spent his boyhood and youth at the homestead in his native county, where his father owned a farm, although he was likewise engaged in mercantile pursuits, having his business at Elder's Ridge. Young Smith pursued his early studies in the common schools and completed them in the acad- emy at Elder's Ridge, and afterward for a time of- ficiated as clerk in his father's store. Naturally intelligent and observing, he has always kept him- self posted upon matters of general interest, and has qualified himself for the. transaction of all ordinary business. After about six months spent in general merchandising on his own account at Polder's Ridge, he, in the spring of 1860, decided to cast his lot with the pioneers of Northern Kan- sas. He according!}' packed up his stock of goods, and crossing the Mississippi, established himself as a general merchant at Barrett, where he carried on business for nearly two years. Barrett at that time consisted only of a corn and sawmill com- bined, and, as may be supposed, there was little call for his merchandise. He accordingly com- menced the freighting of goods between important points in the West, and in the pursuance of this business traveled over the Rocky Mountains, being thus engaged until the fall of 1866. He then es- tablished himself on a tract of land near Barrett, whence he removed to his present place in 1870. The country around was thinly settled, and the laud which he acquired possession of was compara- tively without improvement. It has required the labor of years and the outlay of hundreds of dol- lars to bring bis farm to its present condition, provided, as it is, with substantial buildings, and the land brought to a good state of cultivation. In addition to this property, Mr. Smith has a half interest in 647 acres in the county. Mr. Smith came to this region a single man, and here found a wife and helpmate, being married in September, 1867, to Miss Henrietta Edg.ar. This lady was a native of Knox County, III., whence she came to Kansas with her parents, in 1860, the same year as her husband. To them have been 320 PORTRAIT AND BlO&RAPHICAL ALBUM. born six children, viz: Harr3% William F., Sarah, Jaracs, Edgar and Robert. Mr. Smith, politically, votes tlie straight Republican ticket, and, as one of the' pioneers of the county, is prominently iden- tified with the Old Settlers' Association. Mrs. Smith was born in Knox County, 111., March 5, 1841, and is the daughter of Thomas and ]Martha Edgar, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. She lived there with them until a young lady of nineteen years, and then came to this county. The parental family consisted of seven children, five of whom are living: Mary, Mrs. Hopkins, a widow; Henrietta, Mrs. Smith; .lane, the wife of James Smith, of Topeka; Will- iam, and Rebecca, Mrs. Frederick Brown, of this countj'. The father of Mrs. Smith settled in Clear Fork Township, improving a farm, where he spent the remainder of his days, passing away in 1885; the mother is living at the old home in this town- sliip. •^ €^-B ^^ ^OHN JOERG. Among the man}- elements which tend to the prosperity of our land, the vigor and energy of Iier German citi- ^_ zens have borne a prominent part. A fine example of these qualities is found in the subject of our sketch. Mr. Joerg was born in Krenznach, Germany, April 27, 1849. When three years old his parents went to Milwaukee, Wis., where our sub ject grew up and obtained his education. John Joerg, Sr., the father of our subject, was a farmer, and during his later 3'ears he lived a retired life at Marysville. He died in 1884, aged seventy- eight j-ears. His wife was Miss Catherine Schild, who bore him six children, five of whom are now living. She now lives in this city, eighty-one years old. Until the age of eighteen our subject lived upon his father's farm, six miles south of . Milwaukee. He then learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked in Milwaukee for about six years. He then went to Chicago where he remained until 1871, when coming to Kansas he continued at his trade at Blue Rapids for one j^ear. Returning to Milwaukee he remained a year and in 1874 moved to Marysville, starting a steam furniture factory, the first ever here. He brought two car-loads of machinery and gave emploj'ment to fifteen men. In this business he continued three years, when he sold out and engaged in other business. At one time he was contractor and builder, having con- tracts for building all the best houses in the town, putting up twent3--one. About 1884 he put up a good building and started a grocer}' store at the corner of Broadway and Sixth street, where he now has one of the largest groceries in the city, also carrying on general jobbing business in poul- tr}- and eggs, buying as much as any man in the city of Marysville. Since quitting the furniture business Mr. Joerg has been a very successful bus- iness man, having added to the size of his grocery and building. He now owns four good buildings, three fine residences and other citj' propert}'. Our subject married Miss Agnes Ranksch, of this city, Dec. 13, 1875. They have three children, all living: Jennie Elinora, Albert John and Minda Katie, all of whom are at home and will receive good educations, and all the advantages for culture. Miss Ranksch was born in Pennsylvania, in 1855, and is the daughter of George Ranksch, who came to Marysville in 1871, and here died in June, 1889. The mother also died here. The subject of our sketch was one of the early and active members of St. Gregory's Catholic Church, and has been instrumental in bringing it up to its present high standing financially, being one of the building committee, and an earnest worker all of the time he has been here, as men- tioned in the sketch of the Rev. Father Schmickler and the Church. He votes the Democratic ticket, and, though not an office-seeker, is now serving his fourth term as Alderman of the third ward. LEE MILLER. A cursory view of the business portion of a town, gives the stranger a better idea of its prosperity than any other adjunct. So the visitor to Marj-sville notes with surprise and pleasure the large number of business houses engaged in the successful pur- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALlJUM. 321 suit of their legitimate object. Prominent among these business houses is that of Mr. Miller, who oc- cupies a large store in the Koester Block, with a slock of drugs anil stationer}', and every article that goes with the first-class prescription and gen- eral drug store. The father of our subject, Jotham P. Miller, was born in "Westchester County, N. Y., near Sing Sing, in tiie year 1818. There he passed his early life engaging in business in Sing -Sing and New York Cit3^ About 1849 he came to Wisconsin, traveling b}' lake and settled in York, Dane Countj-, where he took up a new farm. This farm he im- proved and on it he lived for man}- j'ears, and at last retired to Columbus, Wis., and afterward came to Marysville, this count}'. Our subject was married to Miss Sarah M. .lolin- son in 1849. He is the father of tliree children, all still living, our subject being the eldest. The second child, Joette, now Mrs. T. J. Morse, of Be- loit, Kan.; Alia, who is still at home. For many years before coming to Kansas he suffered with asthma, but is now a hale and hearty man. He belongs to the Republican party and is a member of the Masonic order, and of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. Mrs. Sarah M. (.lohnson) Miller was born near Verona, Oneida Co., N. Y. When a young lady she, with her parents, moved to Dane County, Wis., where she lived until her marriage. She was the daughter of Elias O. and Phoeba Johnson. Our subject was born in Dane County, Wis., Dec. 22, 18;')1. When lie was six years old his father moved to Columbus, whei-e he was educated. After leaving school he entered the drug store of Frank Iluggins, remaining for three years. He then went to Sing Sing, N. Y.. and for eight years was with an uncle who was in the drug business. He then came toBeloit, Kan., and established a drugstore for himself, carrying on a successful business for two 3'ears. He then sold out and came to Marysville, and buying out a drug store which had been es- tablished three months, he has by strict business methods and an agreeable manner built up a pros- perous trade and a popular reputation. Mr. Miller was married at Albany, N. Y., in January. 1880, to Miss Stella Riclitmeyer. The result of this union is one child — Earl. While re- siding in Beloit, Mr. Miller was elected Coroner of Mitchell County, but moved away before qualify- ing for the office. While not an active politician, he has accepted an opportunity to serve the city as member of the City Council, representing the Fourth Ward. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and a man very highly spoken of, honest and honorable in all his transactions. ■if OSEPH GORBUTT. Among those who took part in the labors incident to the opening up of Wells Tow^nship, and whose success is _^ due wholly to their own unceasing industry and practical ability, is the gentleman above named, who owns and occupies a fine farm on sec- tions 14 and 15. His first settlement in Marshall County was made on section 14, where he home- steaded eighty acres of Government land. Deer, coyotes and other wild animals roamed over the prairies when he took possession of his claim. Their haunts have now become a highly productive and attractive estate. Since his first settlement, Mr. Gorbutt has added eighty acres by purchase of railroad lands, making his present acreage 160. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch wa.s born in Woodford County, Ky., Jan. 10, 1836. He is a son of Joseph and Johann Gorbutt. The father was a native of Manchester, England, and the mother of Paisley, Scotland. They emigrated to America when young, and finally married and settled in the Blue Grass State, where the father died in 1869. The mother is now living in this county. Our subject was reared to manhood in his native county and received his education in the common schools, which at that time did not afford such ad- vantages as at present. His father being a woolen manufacturer, he was reared to that business, which he followed until about thirty-five years of age. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, 5th Kentucky Confederate Cavalry, which was first at- tached to the command of Gen. A. Buford, and later was transferred to that of Gen. Morgan. Mr. 322 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Gorbutt participated in the battles of Perrysville, Stone River, and numerous others of minor im- portance. He toolc part in the celebrated Morgan Raid in Ohio, and with the brigade was captured at Bufflngton. He was confined at Camp Douglas, Ohio, for about eighteen months. Receiving a pa- role at tiie expiration of that time, he returned to Kentucky and resumed the duties of a civilian. On November, 1865, Mr. Gorbutt was united in marri.ige with Sallie W. Dougherty, who was a na- tive of Franklin County, Ky. The union has been blessed by the birth of five children. Annie and Kiltie are engaged in public school teaching, while William J., Rose and John still reside under the parental roof. In 1870 Mr. Gorbutt left his Ken- tucky home and settled in this count3\ He has not only shared in the privations of pioneer life, but has also suffered from the elements. During what is known as the "Irving cyclone," that caused so much destruction a few years ago, Mr. Gorbutt lost all of his personal property, including house, barn, etc. This clean sweep put him at quite a disadvantage, but he has overcome his obstacles and now stands upon a firm financial basis. The gentleman of whom we write has served for several years as a member of the School Board of his district. He is a member of the Christian Church. In politics he is a stanch Democrat. As a man of upright character, and a citizen interested in the upbuilding of the locality where he has made his home, he merits and receives the respect of his fellow citizens. ,T^LBRIDGE G. WILLIAMS. Tiie kindly |W| Christian countenance of Mr. Williams is 11' — ^ known to a large portion of the people of Noble Township, among whom he has sojourned pleasantly for many years. His life career has been interesting and varied, during which he served as a soldier in the Union Army while the late Civil AVar was in progress, and endured more than the usual amount of hardship and privation, which resulted in permanent injury to a naturally robust constitution. lie will not own. however, that he has ever regretted offering bis life to the service of his countr}% which sacrifice he esteemed no more than his duty. He is a prominent figure in tiie G. A. R., and a very active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Providence has blessed him, finauciallj', and we find him pleasantly located on a good farm of 160 acres, occupying the southwest quarter of section 23, in Noble Township. A native of the Buckeye State, our subject was born at the modest homestead of his parents, near Adanisville, Muskingum County, Feb. 19, 1837. Three years later his parents removed to Hocking County, making the journey overland with a team. Elbridge was there i eared to man's estate, receiv- ing three months' schooling each year in the prim- itive log school house, which has been so often described in this volume. In the meantime he learned the arts of plowing, sowing and reaping, and chose farming for his vocation in life. He re- mained under the parental roof until reaching his majority, at which time his father gave him eight}' acres of land. Upon this he went to work with the ambition inspired by ownership, put up a log house and in due time installed within it a wife and help- mate. He was wedded in Hocking County, Aug. 5, 1858, to Miss Rachel McKitrick, who was born in Vinton Count}', Ohio. They lived upon this farm until August, 1862, when our subject laid aside his personal plans and interests and enlisted in Company G, 90th Ohio Infantry. He was mustered into service at Camp Chase, and soon ac- companied his regiment to the front. He partici- pated in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and went with Sher- man on the march through (Georgia. Later he was in the fight at Buzzards' Roost, Resaca, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, and in fact in most of the important battles of tlie war which followed. Mr. AVilliams, although experiencing many hair- breadth escapes, was fortunately neither wounded or captured b} the enemy, and at the close of the war received his honorable discharge at Circleville, Ohio, after a service of nearly three years. Fre- quently in battle his clothes were perforated by bullets while his comrades were falling around him, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 323 and frequently he felt the wind from the balls as they rushed past his face. He was in sixteen reg- ular battles besides skirmishes, wliieii were some- times equally dangerous. I'pon retiring from the service he returned to his farm in Ohio, whicii had been managed by his wife during iiis absence. He lived there until 1871, then selling out in the fall of that j'ear, came with his family to this countj- and located where he now resides, purchasing a tract of wild land from the Chicago, Burlington & Union Pacific Railroad Compan}-, for $8.50 per acic. There were no improvements, and it is hardly necessary to say that in order to bring it to its present condition there has been expended a large amount of time, labor and hard cash. Mr. Williams broke the ground, fenced his fields, set out forest and fruit trees, erected the buildings and has now one of the most attractive homesteads in this region. He raises corn in large quantities and keeps considerable live stock, including cattle, draft horses and swine. He has been, since leaving the army, unfitted for manual labor, but his mind remains vigorous and unimpaired, and he has dis- charged the important duties of superintending his farm in a most admirable manner. Jlr. and Mrs. Williams are tlie parents of two children only — Lizzie and Clark. Their daughter is the wife of E. A. Coulter, a dair^'man in Pawnee City, Neb. Clark remains with his parents at the homestead. It is hardly' necessary to say that Mr. Williams is a warm adherent of the Republican party. Fie serves as School Director in his dis- trict and has been Sciiool Treasurer for two years; he is also Road Supervisor. He was one of the most efficient members of the building committee during the erection of the Meliiodist Episcopal Church edifice, and has officiated as Steward in the church. The father of our subject was Ciurden D. Will- iams, a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, and the son of Jesse Williams, who wns born in Mary- land. The latter emigrated to Ohio during the earliest settlement of Muskingum County, where he entered land and cleared a farm of over 300 acres. There he spent his last years, dying in the faith of the Baptist Church; he traced his ancestry to England. Gulden Williams was reared to man's estate in his native county, but in 1840 removed to Hocking County, Ohio, where he cleared a farm from the wilderness and became owner of 380 acres of land in the vicinity of Logan, Ohio, where he died Oct. 12, 1868, at the age of fifty-seven years. He was a Republican, politically, and a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Charlotte (Williams) Williams, the mother of our subject, was the offspring of a different family from that of . her husband, but supposed not to be related in any way. She was like wise a native of Maryland, born near Baltimore, and was the daughter of Stephen Williams, like- wise a native of that State and one of the earliest pioneers of Muskingum County, Ohio, where he died. Mrs. Williams departed this life in Hocking County, Ohio, in 1887, when nearly seventy-six years old. The seven children of the parental fam- ily, of whom our subject is the eldest, were named respectively: lilbridge G., Harriet and Jesse, who live in Hocking County, Ohio; Lucy, Mrs. Hone, of Noble Township, this county; Caroline, of Ohio; Gurden and William; the two latter are deceased. ^^1!^ iiHOMAS J. PLUNKETT. This honored old pioneer ventured into the wilds of Kan- sas as early as the spring of 1 858. The ap- pearance of the country at that time can better be imagined than described. The settlei-s were few and far between, and the ground was mostly trod- den b}- wild animals. The outlook was certainly anything but prepossessing; but the men who came to this region at that time were [)0ssessed of more than ordinary courage and were prepared for what- ever emergency might arise. Our subject was no exception to the rule, and "came to stay." Upon arriving in this county, Mr. Plunkett se- lected a piece of wild land and settled upon it. and here he has since remained. This preemption claim occupied the southeast quarter of section 8 in St. Bridget Township, and under the careful cultiva- tion of years has been made to assume a widely different appearance from that which it presented 324 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. when the present proprietor first looked upon it. Ho 1ms now brought the land to a state of good cultivation, and planted an abundance of fruit trees, including several orchards of apples, peaches, pears, cherries and the smaller fruits, of different varieties. Mr. Plunkett was prospered in his early efforts, being successful, financially, and has added to his real estate until he is now the owner of 400 acres, all in a productive condition. In the early daj's there was not even grass upon the land. Now there is a rich growth of this green covering, under the trees and about the home. For man^- years the nearest market was at Marysville. In order to get grass for his live stock Mr. Plunkett was obliged to travel some distance to a slough. Now there is an abundance of this kind of feed growing of its own free will. One winter, a few years after his settlement here, the snow fell to such a depth that it covered a shed where Mr. Plunkett sheltered his calves, and he dug a tunnel through to them and led them out under the arch to water. Later he encountered the grasshopper plague, and in his own fields has seen them so thick that they com- pletely covered the blades of corn upon which they would feed and leave not a vestige of when taking their leave. In this manner tliej' would go through the whole field. Mr. Plunkett has been a witness of many won- derful changes since coming to this section of country, during which time occurred the Pike's Peak excitement, when on the trail just south of his home tliere passed hundreds of teanrs in a single caravan, each usuall3' drawn by four yoke of oxen, and seeming to travel day and night. As settlers came in and it became necessary' to establish lines and boundaries, and organize townships and school districts. Mr. Plunkett performed his share in the good work. He was one of tlie original founders of St. Bridget's Church, organized in 1859: he as- sisted in the erection of the church edifice, and has freely contributed in supporting the society. The subject of this sketch was born April 3, 1829, ten miles from the city of Dublin. Ireland, and was there reared almost under the shadow of the famous College of Meynooth, four miles dis- tant, although he did not have tiie privilege of at- teudiug the institution. To this the British CtOV- ernment contributed £30,000, and it arose to such importance that it is now named among the princi- pal educational institutions of the world. Many eminent men have been graduated from its halls, and taken high positions among the noted charac- ters of the nineteenth centurj-. The parents of our subject were Alexander and Bridget (Smith) Plunkett, natives of County Meath, Ireland, adjoining County Dublin. Their family consisted of six sons and four daughters. The father was a farmer b^' occupation and in moderate circumstances, but managed to give his children a fair education. One of his sons, James, was unusually bright, took readilj' to his books and became a fine scholar. He emigrated to America, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he operated first as a stone mason and later as a contractor. Thomas J. Plunkett, our subject, left the old country when a young man and settled first in Connecticut. Later he, too, emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, where ho lived several years and occupied himself as a gardener. In that citj- ho was married to Miss Mar}-, daughter of James Laird, an Irish gentleman who spent his entire life upon his native soil. The young people soon moved to Kentucky, and Mr. Plunkett was em- ployed in building stone fences. About 1857 he set out with his little family' for the West, crossed the Mississippi, and located in the vicinity of Da- venport, Iowa. This now flourishing city at that time consisted of one unfinished hotel. Mv. and Mrs. Plunkett were then the parents of one child. Upon leaving Davenport, the}' sojourned in Leav- enworth Cit\', this State, a short time and soon afterwards established themselves in this county, where they have since remained. Our subject and his estimable wife arc now the parents of nine children, eight of whom were born in Kansas. Their eldest daughter, Mary Ann, (Mrs. D^die) is married and the mother of three children; she lives in Wymore, Neb. Josephine obtained a thorough education and upon leaving school qualified herself as a teacher, but failing health compelled her to abandon this profession; she is now an invalid. John, Thomas, James and William, are at home with their parents. Maggie is the wife of Mr. McCafiferty. of Wymore, Neb., PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 32o where Mr. McCafferty is engaged as a painter; tiiey have one child. Kate is the wife of Nicholas Ki-iley, of Pawnee County, Neb. ; they live on a farm and have two children; Sarah is unmarried and remains at home with her parents. Our sub- ject, i>olitically, is a Democrat and religiously is a member of the Catholic Churcli. (|]_^^^OUATIO N. FARRAR. Among the many l(J progressive and intelligent farmers of Mur- '1\^ ray Township, none take higher rank than ((®) the subject of this sketch, who is one of the old homesteaders of the county, having added to his original 160 acres another quarter on section .5, and the same amount on section 8. all adjoining and making up a fine farm. Our subject was born in Madison Count}', Ohio, Dec. 30, 1841, and was reared and educated in his native county, receiving the best advantage.s af- forded there. He was of English descent, being the son of Henry Farrar, whose biography occu- pies another page in this work. When about twenty years of age our subject went to Kentucky, where he enlisted in the 1st Kentuckj- Infantry, his en- rollment taking place Feb. 9, 1862, at Bowling (Jreen. The regiment to which he belonged was organized in Ohio, but not being able to obtain a place in the army as an Ohio regiment, it trans- ferred its enrollment to the adjoining State, Ken- tuckj'. The regiment was under the command of Col. Eryant, and later of Col. Guthrey, and com- pany C, to which our subject belonged, was under the leadership of Capt. Ralph Hunt. Twentj'- seven months after Mr. Farrar's enlistment his regi- ment was discharged, the time of regimental enlistment having expired, and our subject served on detached duty for the succeeding nine months of his own term. While with his regiment he par- ticipated m the battle of Shiloh, being in the thick est of the fight, and receiving a flesh wound only, though twenty of his company were wounded and a number fell. His second engagement with the enemy was at Stone River. He also participated in the battles of Corinth and Chickamauga, in the latter of which he saw hot shot and cannister to his entire satisfaction. Mr. Farrar was a private dur- ing the entire term of service, and is justly proud of his military record in the ranks of those who bore the brunt of the great conflict. AVhile on de- tached duty Mr. Farrar was for five months clerk of Union Prison No. 3, of Lexington, Ky., and there became familiarized with clerkly duties. At the expiration of his three j'ears' service he re- ceived an lionorable discharge, and returned to his home. After a short sojourn there he went to New York City, and for two years served as clerk for a stock man. He returned again to the Buckeye State, in which sometime later lie was married to Miss IMartha Minter. In 1*870 I\Ir. Farrar came to tliis State and took up a soldier's claim on the fractional part of Mur- ray Townshi)). At that time much of the town- ship was unbrolien. Tliere was no post-office or marketing place nearer than Frankfort. Mr. Far- rar w.is a poor man when he came to the county, and endured many hardships in the improvement of ins homestead. Undiscouraged by tiiem he labored on, and being energetic, economical and industrious he has succeeded, and now owns one of the most highly cultivated and attractive farms in the countj'. Since his marriage he has found an able second in his wife, wlio is a very smart, active and intelligent lady. Mrs. Farrar was liorn in Adams County, Pa., April 19, 1850, being tlie daughter of Samuel and and Mary (Hutchinson) Minter, both natives of Pennsylvania, where they were reared, educated and married. Her father, Samuel Minter, was of German extraction, and her mother a native of New Jersey, and of New England parentage. The daughter, Mrs. Farrar, was but a small cliild when her parents moved to Salem, Ohio, wliere they lived for some years, from thence removing to London, Madison Co., Ohio, where the father died in 1862, at the age of forty-six. The mother survived him until 1871. when she died at the age of fortj-.. Mr. Minter was a stonemason, and a very skillful work- man. l>oth he and his wife were, in their latter years, members of the Presbyterian Church. Their family consisted of two sons and two daughters, of whom one son, Oscar, died at the age of twenty- 326 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. two. The other son, Charles S. Minter, is with bis wife residing at Cortez. Col., where he follows the trade of a blacksmith. One daughter, P'lora, is now a teacher in the public schools of Lancaster, Ohio, being the widow of T. V. Clover. Mrs. Farrar re- ceived tiie best of training in her early 3ears. She was educated in London. Ohio, and became a teacher, ranking high in her profession. She is the mother of eleven bright and interesting children, named respectively: Robert K., Edwin O., Neil, Pearl, Flora, Minter, Lena, Henry H., Homer T.,Dale and Georgie, all of whom still cluster about the home fireside. Mr. and Mrs. Farrar are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Farrar has held official place. He is a member of- Axtell Post. No. 252 G. A. R. He is a stanch Republican, and takes an active interest in local politics, though not in an office-seeking capacity. He is warmly interested in educational affairs, as is his wife, who occupies a position upon tlie School Board, where she exhibits excellent judgment in her decisions. DGAR R. FULTON has been prominently E connected with the First National Bank of Marysville, since its establishment in 1882, occupying with ability the important position of cashier. He became a resident of Marysville, in July, 1882. The above mentioned bank was organized August 1, 1882. and succeeded to the business of the Marshall County Bank. The doors were opened Oct. 15, 1882, with the following officers: M. 8. Smalley, President; 8. A. Fulton, subsequent!}' be- came President: Perry Hutchinson, Vice-president; E. R. Fulton, cashier. They commenced business with a capital of 850,000, now increased to $75,000, and are doing well, having met with uniform and unvarying success. Born in Clearfield County, Pa., Feb. 10, 1856, Mr. Fulton there lived during the days of his boy- hood, and received a good, practical education, becoming well- fitted for the responsibilities of an active life. At the age of seventeen jears, he fol- lowed the march of human progress Westward, and located at Falls City, Neb. While residing in Falls City, he read law in the office of his brother S. A. Fulton. Subsequently he was graduated in the class of '77, from the Law Department of the University of Iowa, and commenced the practice of his profession in Western Kansas, locating in Hodgeman County, where he was a successful attor- ney for some time. Since he engaged in banking, he has quit the practice of law. The 20th day of May, 1885, he was united in marriage with Miss Jennie A. Schmidt, a daughter of Frank Schmidt, a banker of this city, whose sketch also appears in this volume. Two bright and interesting children have come to bless the home circle, a son, Edgar R., Jr., and a daugliter, Jennie L. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Fulton is also iden- tified with the Masonic fraternitj', having passed tlie chapter degrees. Politically, he is strongly in sympathy with the Republican party, and votes that ticket. Moses Fulton, the father of him whose life re- view is thus recorded, was born in Clearfield County, Pa., on tlie same farm where our subject first saw the liglit. There the father lived and died.* He was born in 1812, and passed to rest May 25, 1865. His wife, the mother of Edgar R., was Miss Annie H. Caldwell, who became the motlier of eight chil- dren, two of whom, our subject and his brother S. A. are residents of this county. Both of these gentlemen have identified themselves with the most important matters pertaining to tiieir communit}-, and enjoy the respect of all who know them. OLOMON L. DOTSON. The name of this gentleman is familiar to the older residents of this count}', as one of those who located on the banks of the Vermillion in tlie earl}' days, where he has some very rich bottom land, included in a well-regulated farm of 177 acres, lying on section 31, Bock Township. Before proceeding further with his personal history it may be inter- esting to mention those from whom he drew his origin. He comes of a good family, being the son PORTRAIT AND BIOiiRAPHICAL ALBUM. 327 of William Dotson, who was born in Virginia, and tlie grandson of Richard Dotson, likewise a native of the Old Dominion, and a farmer who, at an early date removed to Wood County, W. Va., and opened up a farm in the wilderness. During his career he served as a soldier in the Kevolutionar}' War, and also fought the French and Indians. He spent his last days in Tyler County, Va., pnssing away at the ripe old age of one hundred and four j'ears. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject was .Solomon Dotson, a native of England, who emigrated to America during the Colonial times and established himself on a large tract of land in Ritchie Countj', W., Va., where he cleared a farm and remained upon it until his death when over ninety-three years old. roliticall3^ he was a Demo- crat, and religiously, an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Marj- A. Franks, a native of Virginia and a daughter of Henrj- Franks, who was also born there. He farmed along the Ohio River, in the western part of the Domin- ion, being among the first settlers of that region. He fought in the Indian War and was wounded. He became well-to-do, and spent his last years sur- rounded by all the comforts of life. The great- grandfather Frank was a native of Germany, and served as a Revolutionary soldier at the battle of Bunker Hill. The paternal great-great-grandfather was Hobbs Dotson, who was born in the Turkish Emiiire, and went to England with his parents, where he spent the remainder of his life. The motlier of Mr. Dotson died in Virginia at the age of eighty-seven years; she was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Sixteen children completed the household circle of William and Mary A. Dotson, seven of whom are deceased, namely: Emanuel, John, Nancy, Thomas, Betsey, Maria and Margaret. The sur- vivors are: Henr}-. a resident of Virginia: Lottie and William, also living there; Solomon L., our subject; Mary A., a resident of Belle Plain, Kan.; J. Cynthia; Eliza .and Jane, of Virginia, and Squire, of Missouri. The suliject of this sketch was born in what was then Wood, but is now Ritchie County, W. Va., near Maryetta, July 8, 1816, and there spent his early years upon the farm. He obtained a ver3' limited education in the subscription school, dressed fla.\, bunted wild game, killed bears, wildcats and panthers, frequently fighting the bears with dogs, of which he had tw-enty-one at one time, and thus attained to man's estate. He then purchased 100 acres of land, which he cleared and brought to a state of cultivation. lie I'aised sheep to a great extent and lived in his native count}' until 186.5. Then selling out he removed to Adair County, Mo., where he purchased an improved farm of 120 .acres and raised cattle and sheep. Aft r two years, however, he became dissatisfied, and changed his residence to Benton Count}', Iowa. Thence, in 1868, he came to this count}', secured eighty acres of land in Clear Fork Township, and lived there about ten 3'ears. Indians and wild game were plentiful when he first settled there. In 1878 he sold out and purchased his present farm. The cy- clone of 1879 destroyed his orchard, his barn and a part of his house. The family sought shelter in the basement of the latter and were not seriousl}' injured. He rebuilt as soon as possible, and has all modern improvements. He makes a specialty of graded cattle, a good quality of draft horses and full-blooded, Poland-China and Berkshire swine. Mr. Dotson was first married, in Harrison County, W. Va., in 1835, to Miss Orlindo Tucker, who was born there and died in the Old Dominion in 1863. Of this union there were eight children, of whom Serena, Betsey, Squire, Clarence and Cora are de- ceased. Eli is a resident of Nemeha County, Neb.; Columbus lives in Ringgold County, Iowa; Floyd is a resident of Pottowatamie County, Kan.; Clarence died in California, leaving one child, a daughter, Mabel. Eli, during the late Civil War, enlisted in 1861, in the 14th Virginia Infantry and served un- til the close, suffering the horrors of imprisonment at Andersonville, and receiving a wound in the hand; Squire was under Gen. Sherman in the 82d Ohio Infantry, enlisting in October, 1861. He died at Goldsboro, N. C. Our subject contracted a second marriage in Ritchie County, W. Va., with Miss Elizabeth West, who was born in Tyler County, that State, and died in Clear Fork Township, this county, in 1876. 328 PORTRAIT AM) BIOGRAFIIICAI. ALBUM. The four children born of this union were; Jerusha, who married J. J. Tilley ; Vietta, the wife of James A. Barrett; Eveline. Mrs. W. Long, of Rock Township, this county, and Porter, who remains at home with his father. Our subject was married the third time in Rock Township in 1878, to Mrs. Telitha (Cain) Trosper, a native of Kentucky, and who died at the homestead in Rock Township in March, 1880. The present wife of our subject, whom he mar- ried in Marysville, Oct. 25, 1886, was formerly Miss Carrie C. Clark, daughter of Daniel D. Clark, the latter a native of Sidney, Me. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Dotson was Samuel Clark, a. native of England, who upon coming to America carried on farming in Maine and New Hampshire, dying in the latter State. The great-grandfather was closely allied to the nobility and died in En- gland. Daniel D. Clark was born Jan. 3, 1805, and was reared to man's estate in Maine, whence he re- moved with the family to New Hampshire, and engaged as a stone and marble cutter, in which he became an expert. He also worked as a cooper, and died in New Hampshire in 1882, when seventy- eight years old. He was first a Whig and then a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church until during his latter years, when he became a Second Adventist. The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Dotson was Lydia Quinby. She was born in Sandwich, N. H., and died in Concord, that State, in 1887 when eighty-one years old. Her father was of En- glish descent and spent his last years in Concord, N. H. Mrs. Dotson was the sixth in a family of eleven children, of whom Charles C, Mar3' A., Olive A. and Fanny A. are decased. Esther G., Mrs. Curtis, is a resident of Concord, N.H. ; Laura J.. Mrs. Turner, lives in Iowa County; Samuel F. resides in Michigan; Lucinda H., Mrs. Gross, lives in Beverly, Mass.; Sarah E., Mrs. Cook, is a resi- dent of Concord, N. H., where Daniel G. also lives. Charles C. Clark during the Civil War enlisted, in 1861, in the 2d New Hampshire Infantry, was captured by the rebels and confined in Anderson- ville prison, finally being exchanged when the war was over. He was nearly dead then, and was not found by his friends until the fall of 1866, when he was sent home from Annapolis (Md) Hospital. He died the following year. ' Another brother, Samuel F., enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Battery, and was given a Captain's commission, serving from 1861 until the close of the war. Mrs. Carrie C. Dotson was born Jan. 6, 1837, in Concord, N. II., and was first married there, Aug. 14, 1853, to John D. Heath. Mr. Heath was like- wise a native of Concord, and a cabinet-maker by trade; he died in 1856. Mrs. Heath subsequently removed to Columbia County, Wis., where she en- gaged as a seamstress and remained until 1866. Thence she removed to Chicago, and from there in February, 1885, to Beattie, this county, and be- came the owner of a good propertj', which she occupied until her marriage to our subject. She has one son, Charles A. Heath. Mrs. Dotson, while in Wisconsin made her home with an uncle, Moses Smith, who had married one of her father's sisters. He became a true friend to the widow who w.as struggling to maintain herself and son. He is now an old man of seventy-six years, and is tenderlj' cared for by the lady whom he befriended in former years and with whom he makes his home. Mr. Smith was born in New Hampshire in 1812, and lived there until after his marriage, when he emigrated to Columbia Count}', Wis., and became the owner of a large farm. He also practiced as a veterinary surgeon, having been regularly graduated from a school of this profession at Portsmouth. Mass. From Columbia he removed to Sauk Count}', where he also became owner of a large farm, and was well-to-do when an unfortunate train of circumstances deprived him of his prop- ertj' and made of him a comparatively poor man. In 1872 lie come to Jewell Count}-, this State, and homesteaded a tract of land near Oraio, which he proved up and upon which he lived several years. He then disposed of the property and engaged as a bookkeeper in the co.il mines at Oraio until 1887, when at the solicitation of Mrs. Dotson he took up his abode with her, retiring from active labor. Mrs. Dotson affectionately speaks of him as her adoitted father, and always addresses him as '-Pap Smith." Mr. Smith has a remarkable memory and has seen many changes during his long life, espec- iallv in the West. While in N?w England he PORTUAIT ANIJ UIOGKAI'IIICAL ALBUM. 329 freighted goods in New Hampsliire before the building of a railroad, and had the pleasure of a ride on the first institution of this kind in the Old Granite State, rolitically, he is a stanch Repub- lican. RTilLK II. XEAL. One of the most beautiful farms in Marshall C'ount\-, is that owned and occupied b3' the above named gentleman. It is admirably lo- cated on section 4, Vermillion Township, on land sufficiently high to afford a magnificent view to the east, south and west, and overlooking the city of Frankfort, which lies one mile south. The estate, though small, consisting of but eighty-four acres, is thoroughly cultivated, the fertile fields enclosed by neat hedge fences, and the orchard is one of the finest in the county. Mr. Neal has made the raising of fine apples a speciality, and his orchard contains several hundred trees of the best varieties of that fruit. He also raises peaches, grapes and various small fruits. His display at the F"rankfort Fair, Sept. 11 to 16, 1889, was one in which any fruit-grower would take great pride. Though the place is supplied with comfortable and adequate buildings, our subject contemplates the erection of anew residence at an earh^ daj'. Mr. Neal devotes his attention to general-farming, fruit and stock- raising. He is a breeder of Norman and Cl3'des- dale horses,and owns two very fine blooded stallions. "Beauty of the West" is a splendid imported Nor- man, and '-Glasgoiv' Bridge, Jr." a beautiful high- spirited animal of Clydesdale and Morgan blood. Our subject is the son of Arthur and Sarah (White) Neal and traces his ancestry to Irish stock. His father, and grandfather, John Neal, were na- tives of Virginia, from which State the grandfather removed into Indiana, while it was still a territory. The father was twice married, his first wife being Nancy Conley, who bore him seven children — Diana, Nancy, John, Harvej', Rebecca, Wesley and James. Diana is the wife of William Kenned}% a farmer residing in Missouri; Nancy was the wife of Ephraim Beasley, a farmer, she died in Logan, 111., in 185G: John is a retired farmer, whose hoiiie is in Kearney, Neb., he married Mahala Mitchell, and has si.x children now living; Harvey died at the age of twenty-three near Mitchell, Jnd, he was unmarried; Rebecca is the wife of Benjamin Pot- ter, a farmer of Center Township, their family con- sists of eight children. Wesley died in Indiana at the age of fifteen years, and James when about twelve years of age. The mother of our subject wf.s twice married, her first husband being Benja- min Sutton, by whom she had two children. John W. Sutton, died April 12. 1889 at Lancaster. Schuyler Co., Mo. He was a railroad engineer, and during the later years of his life followed farming. He had been twice married. His first wife was Narcissa Combs, and his second, Miss Mary Bailey. Rachael lives in Denver, Col., and is the widow of Elisha E. Allen, a cabinet-maker, she has two children. The marriage of our subject's father and mother resulted in the birth of five children — Anna, Emily, Arthur H., Maria and Clara. Anna was the wife of Frank Clutter, a brick-layer. She died at Mt. Vei'- non, 111., when thirty-five years of age, leaving four children; Emily married Robert Wild, a com- mercial traveller, whose home is in Atlanta, Ga.; Maria is the wife of William Hutchinson, a me- ch.anic at the same place, she has four children; Clara is the wife of James Robinsou, of Atlanta. who died in 1885, leaving her with one child to mourn his loss. Arthur H. Neal was born in Lawrence County, Ind., Oct. 23, 1844. He was reared on a farm and received a good common-school education. The excitement attending the breaking out of the Civil War, gave rise in the Hoosier State to a mar- tial spirit among the very young, and hundreds of her youths gave their flesh, blood and growing energies to the cause of the Union. Among these patriotic sons of Indiana was our subject, who at the early age of seventeen, enlisted in the Northern army. He was enrolled in 1861 as a member of the 50th Indiana Infantry, serving under Gen. A. J. Smith. Among the more prominent engage- ments in which he took part were Mumfordsville, Ky., Bowling Green, Parker's Crossroads, Little Rock, Mobile, Ft. Blakely, Spanish Fort and Nash- ville. He was one of the number sent to the relief 330 PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAFIIICAL ALBUM. of Gen. Banks in his Red River expedition. During the engagement at Saline River, Arlt. he was wounded in the left shoulder, and for four months was unfit for dutj-. At the expiration of his term of service he re-enlisted, and as veteran was trans- ferred to the 52d Indiana Infautr}'. After yems of gallant service he was honorablj' discharged Oct. 23, 1865. Upon leaving the army he engaged in farming near Richland County, 111., and was for three years a renter of land. On Sept. 30, 1866, our subject celebrated his marriage to Harriet Mayden, an intelligent and agreeable 3'oung lady in whom he found a fitting companion. She was a native of the Hoosier State, and the daughter of William and Catherine JIa3den, former residents of Tennessee. Five chil- dren iiave been the result of this marriage — Minnie, Charles, Emma, Irena and Lillian. The latter died in infancj'; Emma, the third daughter, is a public school teacher, and was an attendant of the late session of the Marshall County Normal Insti- tute. All have received, or are receiving an excel- lent English education. Mr. Neal is a stanch Republican and an active worker in the ranks of the parly. He has served as a delegate to the Countj^ Convention at various times. Both he, and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He enters earnestlj- into the business which he has undertaken, and takes great pride and interest in carrying it to a' successful end. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, of high principles, and is held in great esteem by his neighbors. — *> «|3 - c| » «.— Wf^ "JTl AMES W. NASH. This gentleman owns and occupies one of the most beautiful homes in Cottage Ilill Township — a fine farm, un- der a thorough state of cultivation and im- proved with substantial modern buildings. It is devoted mainly to general agricnlture, with a goodly assortment of live stock, and yields to its proprietor each year considerably more than is necessary for his current expenses. Mr. Nash was one of the earliest settlers of this region, and being a liberal and public-spirited man, upright and honest, enjoys in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow- citizens. He has held some of the minor offices, but prefers to give his time and attention to his farming interests. A native of Stark County Ohio, our subject was born Sept. 7, 1840, and is the son of David E. Nash, whose birth took place in 1813. The latter settled in Stark County, Ohio, during its pioneer days, but in 1842 pushed on further Westward into Elkhart County, Ind., where his death took place, March 21, 1845. He was a life-long farmer, and was a member in good standing of the Methodist Church. He married Jliss Judith Winder, who was born April 15, 1812, and was the daughter of James and Ann Winder. She departed this life March 4, 1856, in Elkhart County, Ind. To the parents of our subject there were born two children onlj', of whom James W. was the 3^ounger. His sister, Mary A., is now in Lenawa County, Mich. James was orphaned by the death of both parents when very young, and lived there- after in Indiana until a j'outh of fifteen years. He then spent one year in Pennsylvania, and from there emigrated to Bureau Count}-, 111., of which he was a resident at the outbreak of the Civil War. Soon afterward he enlisted as a private in Companj- B, 52d Illinois Infantry, and served until April, 1862, when he was obliged to accept his honora- ble discharge on account of disabilitj', the result of hardship and privation. In 1866 Mr. Nash came to this county and secured a tract of land on section 22, in Cottage Hill Town- ship, of which he has since been a resident. He broke the first sod within its limits, and endured all the hardships and privations of life on the frontier. He has been a member of the Republi- can partj' since its organization, and for many jears a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He also belongs to the G. A. R. On the 18th of January-, 1863, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Emma A. Bole, of Elkhart County, Ind. Mrs. Nash was born July 16, 1847, and is the daughter of Ebenezer B. and Phebe D. (Corpe) Bole, who were natives of New York, and are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Nash are the parents of eight children — Judith P., PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 331 Henry I).. Ira E., ^lary L., Josepli, Irene, Addie and William. Judith is the wife of S. John Swan- son, a well-to-do farmer of Cottage Hill Township, and they have one child, a daugiiter — ( Jladys. Tlie rest of the children remain at homo. :],f^KV. MATHIAS JOSEPH SCHMICKLER, Ij!^' pastor of St. Gregory's Catholic Church. -f^\ At an early period in tlie iu'story of Marys- ^^J^ville the Catholic missionaries finding here Messrs. Joseph EUenbeeker, Jacob and Christian Mohrbacher. Nick Koppes and J. P. Smith, with tlicm collected a small congregation, holding ser- vices in the school house. The first missionary priest was Rev. Father A. M. Weikmann, who built a brick structure, which was sold b}- his successor, who erected a frame churcli near the depot, which building still stands and is owned by the Church. The first resident priest was Rev. A. M. Meili, who made preparation for building the present edifioe. Rev. Father Hartman succeeding him, built part of the foundation, which was finished b3' the subject of our sketch. The Bishop was here to la}- the corner-stone, and there was a grand celebration of the occasion on the 9th of October, 1886. Our subject was sent here specially to finish the church. He has so far built a fine structure to the first storj", which is now roofed and in use, and expects to complete the edifice before long. It is a brick structure 50x10.5 feet, and from the foundation to the cross on the s|)ire will be 140 feet, and when completed will be a splendid building, having two stories, the lower part to consist of chapel and school rooms, the second story for the church proper. So far it has cost $8,000, and to finish and furnish it when completed, it is estimated that about ti20,000 will be required. The building is one of the finest architecturally designed churches in Northern Kansas, it having been planned by the architect Adolphus Druiding, of Chicago. From a small beginning the Church has grown to a fine organization of from fifty to sixty active families, comprising a membership of 2.50 to 300. It now^ has a school attended by thirty -five children, under the charge of a competent teacher, and the direct supervision of Rev. Father .Schmickler. Prominent among the supporters of the Church are Joseph EUenbeeker, Jacob and Christian Mohr- bacher, Nick Koppes, J. P. Smith, Jacob Ring, John Tracy, John Joerg, Mr. Kohorst, P. Brenan, Mr. Wassenberg. Mr. Mentchen, and many others. Father Schmickler was born in the Rhine I'rov- ince of Germany. April 7, 1858. He received a classical education at Nassau .and studied philoso- phy at St. Trond, Belgium. Then volunteering at Cologne, he spent a year in the Prussian army. Returning to his books, he spent three years in the study of theology at Louvain, Belgium. He was ordained at Roermond, Holland, after which he returned to Germany- for four months, and thence came to America in October, 1884. He first located in Wilson County, Kan., being Pastor of St. Ignatius church at Neodesha. He was then appointed Priest at Marj'sville, in August. 1886, and has remained here since that time. \f OSEPH A. WILLIAMS. In the spring of 1866, there started out from Buchanan Count}-, Iowa. Mr. Williams with his wife and eight children for the wilds of Northern Kansas. His outfit consisted of two wagons and two span of horses, the vehicles loaded with the household utensils and a blacksuiithing outfit with which the leader of the train proposed to fight his battles in the new countrj', and at the same time labor in the construction of a homestead. The little caravan arrived at their destination about ten daj^s from the time of starting, in the meantime camping out wherever night overtook them and cooking by the wayside. Mr. Williams had visited this section a year previous and homesteaded eighty acres of wild land, occupying a portion of section 34, Wells Township, upon which not a furrow had been turned, nor had there been any other attempt at improvement. The first business was to provide a shelter for the family and the next to provide for the wants of the household during the coming 33i PORTRAIT AND BlOGbAtHlCAL ALBUM. winter bj' the way of provisions. After planting his garden he put in a crop of corn and wheat, commenced fencing his land and as the time passed on erecting the buildings most needed. The fol- lowing year he made still furtiier progress and in due time was enabled to add to his landed posses- sions, so that he is now the owner of 200 acres, ail of which has been brougiit to a good state of culti- vation. Mr. AVilliams was not by any means exempt from the usual difficulties of life on the frontier, and suffered various losses by drouth, grasshoppers and chinch bugs, but taken altogether he cannot regret that he adhered to his first purpose of re- maining. The first dwelling was a small frame structure, 16 x 24 feet in dimensions, built of na- tive lumber — cottonwood, sycamore and burr oak — the principal part of which was hauled from Atchison. They occupied this a number of years and finally becoming desirous of a change, re- moved to Blue Rapids, where the^- lived two years. Tliey then returned to the farm quite contented to remain. For several years Mr. Williams has been engaged in quarrying stone near Bigelow and usually gives employment to about fifteen men. In 1888 he put out about 10,000 feet of curbing, all of which was shipped to Kansas City. The subject of this notice was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1826. His parents were Oliver and Dinah (McGrew) Williams, the former a native of Pennsylvania and born in 1804. His paternal grandfather had a half brother who served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Dinah Williams was a native of New England and is now deceased. The father of our subject is still living and a resident of Iowa, and has arrived at the eighty-fifth year of his age. He was one of the earliest pioneers of Guernsey County, Ohio, to which he emigrated when a young man, before a wagon road had been laid out and when the coun- ti-y was veritably a wilderness. He operated as a millwright and house carpenter during his early manhood and later learned blacksmithing. The subject of this slvctch received a very limited education in the pioneer schools of Ohio and for a time attended a select school. He studied his first lessons in a log school house with iiuncheou floor and slabs for seats and desks. Light was admitted through window panes of greased paper, and heat was furnished from a large fireplace extending across nearly one end of the building. Ihe smoke was coaxed up a chimney built outside of earth and sticks. Young Williams did not attend school after he was fourteen years old, being required thereafter to raalve himself useful on the farm. He began learning the blacksmith trade in 1840, which he has followed up to the present time, including his term of service in the arm}'. After the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Will- iams enlisted Aug. 1, 1862, in the 27th Iowa In- fantry which was assigned to the 16th Corps, Army of the West, under command of Gen. A. J. Smith. They were in detached service and Mr. Williams operated as a blacksmith. He enlisted at Dubuque as regimental blacksmith and finished iip as fore- man at headquarters. He remained in the ranks until August, 1865, and then received his lionora- l)le discharge. In the meantime, while a resident of his native Slate Mr. Williams was married April 8, 1847, to Miss Mary A. Walters, who was born in Monroe County, Ohio, in 1828, and is the daughter of Samuel and Catherine Walters. To our subject and his estimable wife there has been born a large family of children, nine of whom are living, viz.: Clarissa, Mrs. Anton Weeks, of Noble Townsiiip, this county; Olivia, the wife of AVilliam Greve, living near Los Angeles, Cal.; Alvaretta, Mrs. Peter Cline, of this county; Lovina, the wife of Martin Goldsberry of this county; Oliver, a resi- dent of Osborn County; Josiah, St. Clair, McGrew, and Hattie are at home with their parents. Mr. Williams has served as a School Director in his district a number of terms, but aside from this has invariably declined the responsibilities of office. He usually voles the straight Republican ticket ai.d has contributed his full share in developing the best interests of Marshall County. His integ- rity has never been questioned and both as a farmer and a citizen he occupies no secondary' place in his community. Togetlier with his estimable wife he has labored many years in the establishment of a home and the accumulation of a competence, and they are traveling down tiie iiill together, feeling a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 333 degree of satisfaction in the knowledge of lives well spent, and reaping solace from the friends witli whose esteem and confidence thej' arc blest as a part of their reward for well doing. -^^i- lIp^ICHARD MORTON'. The results of per- 'L^ severance under difficulties and adverse i^\ circumstances, are admirably illustrated in ^P' the career of Mr. Morton, one of the early homesteaders of Kansas, who came to the frontier during the time which tried men's souls. From a tract of wild, uncultivated Land, he has constructed a valuable homestead, 1 60 acres in extent, and finely located on section 26, Rock Township. He has, in addition to this, eighty acres on section 35. The whole has been brought to a productive condi- tion, and the buildings of the home farm, although making no pretensions to eleg.ancc, are all that is required for the comfort and convenience of tiie family. In and around the dwelling are the evi- dences of refined taste, chiefly the result of the la- bors of Mrs. Morton, who is a very intelligent lady, and delights in beautifying iier home. Their chil- dren have been given the best advantages, and the family stands second to none witiiin the limits of Rock Townsliii). The subject of this sketeii was born near Sea- fortli, Huron Co., Canada, Dec. 13, 1840, and lived with his parents on a farm until a youth of sixteen years. He in the meantime received only limited school advant.ages, and now, starting out for him- self, began an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, which he has since followed the greater part of the time, although likewise prosecuting agricul- tural pursuits. He proved h.-indy with tools, and at an early age developed the business talents which have been the secret of his success through life. At the age of nineteen he commenced as a builder and contractor, which he followed thereafter for a period of twelve years, in the meantime making his home with his parents. In the spring of 1869, Mr. .Morton decided ui)on seeing something of the Great West, and jonrncvcd across the Mississippi to Colorado. He sojoui-iied in that region only a short time, then coming to this county, homesteaded eighty acres of his pre- sent farm, which has since been his abiding-place. •For two years thereafter he worked principally as a carpenter, but In the meantime labored at the improvement of his farm as he had opportunity. In 1871 he located upon it permanently, and orad- ually made farming his principal business, although doing carpenter work as opportunity permitted. He made very good headway until 1873, when a fire destroyed his buildings and grain, and in the fall of 1874, the maxim that misfortune never comes singly, was verified, as his team ran away, and Mr. Morton suffered the fracture of an arm and leg, by reason of which he was laid up for some time. He had come here to sta}', however, and there was nothing to do but make the best of cir- cumstances. In 1876 his homestead was proved up, and since that time he has been prosperous. In 1880 Mr. Morion invested a portion of his surplus capital in 100 acres of school land on sec- tion 35, Rock Township, for which he paid $4 per acre. Three years later he sold this and purchased eighty acres adjoining on section 35, at $8 per .acre. Many of his fields are enclosed with hedo-e- fencing, which being nicely trimmed, is ornamental as well as useful. Among the other attractions of the place is a fish-pond and a never- failing spring by which it is fed. Jlr. Morton makes a specialty of stock-raising as well as feeding, and ships an- nually several car-loads of cattle and swine. He keeps seven head of gr.aded Norman horses, utiliz- ing two teams in his farming operations. The homestead lies about five miles from Frankfort. In addition to his other labors, Mr. Morton planted forest and fruit trees, having a fine apple orchard, and maple and cottonwood groves, which serve as a protection from the summer sun and the wintry blasts. In Centralia, Kan., on the 28tii of Jul^', 1871, a marriage ceremony performed by the Rev. T. B. Gray, united the destinies of our subject with Miss Susan, daughter of G. E. Ewing, the latter a na- tive of Maryland. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Morton was William J. Ewing, likewise a na- tive of Maryland, and who occupied himself as a farmer and wagon maker. The great grandfather. 334 t>Otlt]RAlt AND fitOGRAPHlCAL ALfeUM. James Ewing, served as a private in the Revolu- tionary War, and Iiis son, William, was in tiie War of 1812, in a cavahy regiment, and furnished his own equipments; both died in Maryland. The father of Mrs. Morton was a well-educated man, and during his 3'ounger years engaged in school teaching. He likewise studied medicine under the instruction of Dr. Andrew, of Westerville, Ohio, and began the practice of his profession in Han- cock County, that State. After living in various other places, he finally crossed the Mississippi in 186.5. locating in Centralia, Kan., where he was in- strumental in the organization of a college. Later he came to this county, and homesteaded a tract of land in Rock Township. Five years later he re- moved to Beattie, and embarked in the drug busi- ness. Next he removed to Council Grove, this State, where he followed his profession. He was a Republican, politically, and a member of the Church of God. Mrs. Elizabeth (Peters) Ewing, the mother of Mrs. Morton was born in Licking County, Ohio, and was the daughter of William Peters, a native of Maryland, who emigrated to the Buckeye State at an early day, settling in Licking Couiity. He married Miss Sarah Bashford, of Virginia, whose father was born in Ireland. This lady died in Beattie, this county, on the 19th of February, 1883; she had been a member of the United Brethren Church for the long period of fort}' years. Mrs. Morton was the eldest child of her parents, whose family consisted of four daughters and two sons. Her younger sister. S. Jennie, Mrs. Cook, is a resident of Ellsworth Countj^, this State; Jerry R. is a resident of the same county; Mattie. Mrs. Storm, resides in Pawnee County, Neb.; Daniel L. acquired a good education, and became Principal of the Wyandotte School, where he died in 1885; Mary, Mrs. Ott, is a resident of Rock Township. Mrs. Morton was born near Johnstown, Licking Co., Ohio, Oct. 23, 1844. She was reared in her native town, and received a good education, fitting herself for a teacher, and conducting the first school in Wyandot County, when a maiden of eighteen years. She came to this State in 186.5, and fol- lowed her profession six terms, and until her mar- riage. Of this union there have been born three children — Ida H., Clara E.. and George W. The eldest daughter is ijrejjaring for teaching. Miss Clara is musically inclined, and is studying the art at Frankfort, with the intention of fitting herself for a teacher. Mr. Morton, politically, is a sound Republican, and one of the leading lights of his party in this region, frequently being sent as a delegate to the County conventions. He has served as Township Trustee and Assessor three years each, and has been a School Director in his district for the past fifteen years. He assisted materially in the building of the first school-house in his district, donating the work. He has also oflSciated as Road Supervisor. Both he and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcojml Church, at Frankfort, in which Mr. Morton is a Trustee. The father of our subject was Elisha Morton, a native of Vermont, and the son of Silas Morton, who, during his younger 3'ears carried on farming in the Green Mountain State, then removed to the Province of Ontario, Canada, and settled on a farm near Toronto, where he became well-to-do, and spent his last days. He was of Scotch descent. Elisha Morton was a boy when his parents removed to Canada, and he lived there until reaching; man's estate, becoming owner of a 100-acre farm, wiiich he operated together with a steam sawmill. Dur- ing the Canadian Rebellion he was forced into the service, handcuffed, and hauled on a sled with oth- ers to the seat of war. He finally made his escape, and remaining a resident of the Dominion, died tliere in 1876. He was a believer in the Christian religion. The maiden name of the mother of our subject, was Samantha Gager, and she was born m the Pro- vince of Ontario, Canada, in 1818. Grandfather Gager was a native of Massachusetts, where he was educated, and taught school during his younger years. Later he removed to Canada, and followed farming in the Dominion until his death. He mar- ried a Miss Huntley, whose father was a native of Wales. The latter upon emigrating to America, settled in Massachusetts on a farm, and later served in the Revolutionary War. Finally he removed to Canada, where he died. Tlie mother of our -{/-tyuT^, I'OKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM U1 subject is still living" at the oM homesteatl in Can- ada, and sympathizes with the doctrines of the Christian Chnich. The parental household con- sisted of eight children, the eldest of whom, Enos, is a farmer of Williams County, Ohio; Huldali, Mrs. Hilborn, is a rssident of Horton, this State; Rebecca. Mrs. Abby, lives in Michigan; Richard, our subject, was the fourth in order of birth; Sid- ne}- is a farmer in Rock Township, this county; Alonzo is a carpenter by trade, and makes his head- quarters at Frankfort; Alfred, deceased; AVealth_v lives with her mother in Canada. ^Il"^^ EV. JOHN M. BROWN, whose portrait is II 11/ llyis partner, conducting a thriving livery business in AVaterville, where he has been estab- lished since 1886. He is a gentleman of consider- able means, owning, besides his interest in the above-mentioned business, a well-improved farm in Waterville Township. He is popular both in social and business circles, being public-spirited and liberal-minded, and giving his aid and influ- ence to those enterprises best calculated to advance the interests of his community. A native of Onslow, Nova Scotia, our subject was born June 14, 1834, and is the son of Alex- ander McCurdy, a native of the same Province, where he spent his entire life. Tiie father of our subject was a carpenter by trade, and also prose- cuted farming on a modest scale. He accumulated a moderate amount of property, and held various public offices of trust and responsibility'. He was prominently connected with the Baptist CJiurch for many years prior to liis death, which took place ill, or about, 1844. TLie maiden name of the mother of our subject was Margaret Conkey. She was likewise a native of Nova Scotia, where she spent her entire life. The parental family included ten children, of whom our subject was the seventh in order of birth. Ik- was orplianed by the death of botli [larents when quite young, and tlius thrown upon his own re- sources, began at an early age to look for himself. He acquired a common-school education, and was employed as a clerk in his native town' until 1853. Then, going to Lynn, Mass., he followed the same calling, and clerked there, .ind then at Boston, until about 1856. Mr. McCurdy, now repairing to Lynn, Mass., established himself as a manufacturer of boots and shoes, and remained there until 1862. Then, sell- ing out, he changed the scene of his operations to Waterford, N. Y., and was in the retail business, but two years later he returned to L^'nn, and re- sumed operations there until 1868. Tiiat year he sold out the second lime, and set his face toward the Far West. Coming to this county with the re- solve of engaging in agricultural pursuits and stock- raising, he purchased a tract of land in Waterville Township, to which he gave his undivided atten- tion until 1878. That year he removed to Marys- ville, which remained his home until 1881. We next find Mr. McCurdy at Winslow. Ariz, engaged in mercantile business, which he prose- cuted one year, then removed to Flag Staff, Ariz., where he still followed merchandising, and for a time also engaged in furnishing ties to a railroad. Finally, returning to Marysville, he sojourned there for a time, then, on account of failing health, started for the South, and siient some months trav- eling. He returned to Waterville, in 1886, greatly improved, and purchased nu interest in a livery and feed business, in which he has since been interested. His farm near Waterville is operated b}' Andrew McMillin, Mr. McCurdy having the general super- PORTRAIT AND BIOCRAPIIICAL ALRUM. 347 vision over it. Tliis embraces a fine area of fer- tile land, from which the proprietor enjoys a handsome income. The people of Marshall Count}' have paid Mr. ]\[cC'iirdy the com|)linient of electing him to many olHces of trust ard responsibility. He was elected, in 1869. the first Trustee of Waterville Township, serving one term, and in 1871 was elected Probate Judge of Marshall County, and re-elected twice, serving in this ''apacity a period of six years. It was conceded by all that he made a wise and im- partial judge — one well qualified for the position. He now holds the office of .lustice of the Peace. He takes an active interest in educational affairs, and uniformly gives his support to tiic Republican party. In 1866 occurred the marriage of William C. McCurdy and Miss Mary R. Brooks, of Waterford, N. Y. Mrs. McCurdy was born in Waterford, in 1845, and is the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Brooks, who were natives of England, and are now deceased. Of this union there were born five chil- dren — Maude, Susie M. and W. Fred are deceased ; Harry and Mabel reside at home with their parents I MOS SPANGLER. Here and there the (.©/yj] biographer encounters an old homesteader * who ventured out on the frontier during the earl}' settlement of Kansas, fortified with that hardy spirit which was so necessarj' dur- ing the times which tried men's souls. Not only did they have to contend with the difficulties of life in a new settlement, but there followed the troubles which gained for this now happy and prosperous commonwealth the title of "Bleeding Kansas." ^Ir. Spangler has borne no unimportant part in the affairs of his adopted State, both politically and financially. He spent three years in active service during the Civil War, and at its close followed the pursuits of agriculture and built up one of the most charming homesteads within the confines of Noble Township. This embraces 160 acres of land on sec- tion 24, and has proved a monument more endur- ing than marble to the man whose energ}' and industry have been exercised in a marked degree, and which have met with results which should he lo him satisfactory in the extreme. In noting the antecedents of Mr. Spangler. we find that he is the offspring of an excellent family and the son of Timothy Spangler, a native of Penn- sylvania. The paternal grandfather, George Span- gler, likewise a native of the Keystone State, was a miller by trade, and in early years followed his calling on the banks of the Susquehanna River. He served in the War of 1812, and finally leaving his native Slate emigrated to Ohio, and settled in the wilds of Pickaway County, lie entered land from the Government and constructed a fine farm of 320 acres, where he spent his Last days in the enjoyment of an abundance of this world's goods. He was of German descent and a ))rominent and active member of the German Reformed Church. He stood high in his community, and for many years served as Justice of the Peace. The father of our subject accompanied his par- ents to Ohio, and for many years farmed on his father's place and became the owner of fifty-three acres of good land. He made a specialty of live- stock and remained a resident of the Buckeye State until his death, which took place in 1871, when he was seventy-eight years old. He was married in early manhood to Miss Eliza Crider, a native of Virginia, in which State her father was also born. The latter emigrated to Hocking County, Ohio, in the pioneer days, and there spent the remainder of his life. The mother of our subject died in 1865 in Pickaway County. The three children of the parental family were named respectively, Charles, a resident of Lancaster County, Ohio; Amos, our subject, and Mary, who died when about thirty years of age. The subject of this sketch was born nearTarlton, Pickaway Co., Ohio, March 4, 1842,^and there spent his boyhood on his father's farm, acquiring his education! in the common school. He was put to work when a lad of eight years, and this really suited him better than school, from which he fre- quently ran away as opportunity occurred. On the 15th of August, 1862, when twenty years of .age, and after the outbreak of the Civil War, he proffered his services to his counti-y, enlisting in Company B, 14th Ohio Infantry, and was mustered 3i» PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. into service at Circlievilie. After a brief time in Camp Chase lie went South with his regiment, and thereafter participated in some of llie most import- ant engagements of the war, namelj': Chickasaw Bayon, Arliansas Post, Grand Gulf. Willow Springs, Ft. Blakely, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, the siege of ^'icksburg, and many others. He was uniformly found at the post of duty, and suffered the privations and hardships incident to army life. In due time after the close of the war he was mustered out, in August, 1865, and received his honorable discharge at Columbus, Ohio. He par- ticipated in nine |)ilclied battles, besides minor en- gagements and skirmishes, and was frequently in the thickest of the fight, with his comrades falling around him. Upon returning home our subject operated his father's farm until 1870. and then decided to estab- lish a home of his own. He had in the meantime been married, in Tarlton, Ohio, Aug., 19, 1869, to Miss PLlizabeth, daughter of John McKitrick. The latter is now a resident of Illinois. In the spring of 1 870 Mr. Spangler sought the wilds of Northern Kansas, and purchased 160 acres of land, from which he constructed his present valuable home- stead. He put up a house the fall following, set out forest and fruit trees, the former comprising ()oplar, maple, box, cotton wood, willow and wal- nut. He has two orchards, embracing 300 trees of all kinds of fruits, and a grove of five acres. He put up a neat and substantial dwelling for himself and has another for his hired help. The barn and other outbuildings are fully adapted to the storage of grain and the shelter of stocik. The land is watered by Tyler's Branch, which is fed by a run- ning spring, thus making it admirably adapted for stock-raising. Mr. Spangler keeps graded Norman draft horses, nine head, using three teams to operate the farm, also graded Short-horn cattle and Po- land-China swine. The land is all under a good state of cultivation. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Spangler, the eldest of whom, Mary E.. together with the five younger, Hattie, Charles, Effle R., Daisj' E. and Roy, are at home with their parents. Etta, the second daughter, is the wife of John Mourchcad. a farmer of Noble Townshij). Mr. Spangler, politically, was reared a Democrat, and loyally adheres to the precepts of his early train- ing. He has never aspired to ofHce, although of- ficiating as Road Supervisor. He assisted in the organization of Noble Township and helped to build its first school-house. Socially, he belongs to Thompson Post, No. 46, G. A. R. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he gives a liberal support. Upon his first settlement in Noble Township there were no houses between his land and the [);esent site of Vermillion. Wolves were plentiful, and other wild animals abounded. Mr. Spangler came without capital to this region, is consequently a self-made man, and has reason to ••be proud of the job." ■JOSEPH H. WALKER. The advantages of life in the country are set forth in their most attractive aspect at the home of this (^^^ gentleman, which comprises a well-regulated farm of 160 acres on section 8 in Noble Township. The buildings are neat and substantial and the dwelling with its surroundings is in all respects in- dicative of refined tiistes. There is an abundance of shade trees, with beds of flowers, the latter at- tended mostly by the wife, a lady of much culture and who is in all respects the suitable partner of her husband. Mr. Walker settled upon this place in 1881 when there were upon it few improvements, and its condition to-day indicates the industry and perseverance with which he has labored. He is a natural mechanic and thus has, been enabled to bring about man}' conveniences without the outlay of large sums of money. As a farmer he is thorough and skillful and in business is prompt to meet his obligations. As a member of the community he is held in high esteem. In reverting to the antecedents of our subject, we find that his father, James P. Walker, was a native of Wayne County, Ind., and the son of Dr. James P. Walker, who during his younger years was a resident of Louisville, Ky., where he occupied himself as a teamster. When leaving the Blue Grass State he established himself near PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAfllTCAL ALBUM. 349 Hagcrstowu, Iiid., where lie was among the earliest pioneers anrl openetl up a farm from the wilder- ness. He lived there until about 18fi8, then came to Kansas, settling in Cherokee County and on- g.iged as a land speculator. About this time also he began practicing medicine. He acquired 820 acres of improved land and died there in 188S. He had lieen identified with the Republican party man\' years. The father of our subject during his younger years carried on farming in Ripley Count}-. Ind.. where he owned 160 acres of land. In i878'he moved to ^Missouri, and became the owner of 320 acres of hand in Nodaway Countj', where he so- journed two years. Thence he removed to Cow- ley County. Kan., and later to Reno County, where he had 160 acres of land and where he spent the remainder of his life, dying Aug. 4. 1888. at the age of fifty-eight years. During the Civil War he served about six mouths in an Indiana regiment. He was a Republican, po- litically, .and a Universalist in religious belief. The maiden name of the mother of our suliject was Mari.an !>. Knap|). She was born in Ripley County. Ind. Grandfather Knapp was a native of Dearboiii County, that State, whence he removed to Ripley County during its |)ioneer days. In the latter he became the owner of a large farm and also en- gaged at his trade of a wagon-maker. lie is still living, being seventy years old and is now the owner of five farms. He has been a Justice of the Peace for thirty-Gve j-ears. Religiously he is a Universalist and politically, a Republican. The mother of our subject is living with two of her sons in Oklahoma and is now fifty years old; she is a member of the Baptist Church. The par- ental household included three children : .Toseph H., Alonzo C. and Oliver P. M. The subject of this sketch was born near Ver- sailles. Ripley Co., Ind.. Nov. 10. 1859, and lived there until a youth of eighteen years, receiving a practical education in the common schools. He worked on the farm with his father until the spring of 1878, then went to Nodaway County, Mo. In the meantime his mechanical genius developed itself, hebeinn- able to turn his hand to most nnv- thing and was variously employed until coming to this countj- in the spring of 1881. He was accom- panied by his brother. Oliver P. M., and made the journey overland with a team. He at once secured 1 60 acres of land, for which he paid $5 per acre and upon which there were no improvements. Six- teen acres had been broken, but otherwise it lay in its original condition. Mr. Walker improved his time thereafter and made preparations to establish domestic ties. On the 3d of December, 1882. hav- ing repaired to Ripley County, Ind., be was united in marriage to Miss Norah B., daughter of .Samuel R. Grimes. The latter was a native of that county and the son of .lohn Grimes one of its pioneer set- tlers. The latter cleared a farm from the wilder- ness and died there. Samuel R. Grimes spent his boyhood upon a farm and improved his opportunities for an educa- tion which was rather limited. By faithful appli- cation to his books, however, he became fitted for teaching and followed this profession for a period of twenty years. In the meantime he was gradu- ated from Wilmington College, Ind. He became prominent in local affairs, occupying the various offices, among them that of Assessor and Collector, lie left Indiana in 1885 anuthern battlefields, but .at T.a^lor's Ridge. Ga.. in 1864, he received a sunstroke, from the effects of which he is troubled to this day. He served \vith his regiment all through his term of service, and was with it in the engagements at Duck River, Tenn.; Lookout Mountain ; Aiken, S. C; Tayloi's Ridge, Ga., Tunnel Hill, Ga.. Atlanta, Ga., Love- joys, Ga., and various other places. The 92d Regi- ment did v.aliant service on many a Southern bat- tlefield. The field ofl^icers were : Smith D. Ad- klns. as Colonel; Sheets, Lieutenant-Colonel; Woodcock, Major; This was a mounted infantry regiment, and was commanded by as brave a set of field and line officers as ever wore shoulder straps, and thej' were backed by as brave a set of soldiers as ever bore muskets on a battlefield, and won for themselves an enviable record during the war. They were noted for great strength, and were always dismounted during the battle. Capt. Woodcock was the first Captain of Corapan\' K, who was promoted to M.-ijor; then Lieut. ScovlU was Captain until he was captured at Wickorjack, Ga., when Lieut. Walker took command of the company, and was commander until the close of the war. Aflei- Ills discharge, .luly 23. 1865. Mr. De Lair MapleGrove Farm'! Residence of EoMUh E Lair , Sec. 13. OketoTownship.Marshall County. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 35^ letiunefi liume with his regiment to Illinois, and was once more united with his famih*. He re- mained in that State until the fall of 1866, when he came to Kansas, having' foreseen witii charac- teristic sagacity and keen judgment tlial in such a coranumit}' of intelligent, enterprising, industrious men as were settling this State, land would rise in value and prosperity would smile upon the people, and that the chances for a practical, skilful agri- culturist to make money were exceptional. Hav- ing determined to cast in his lot with the sturdy, resolute pioneers of this section of the country, he at that time purchased his present farm. It com- prises 720 acres of rich, tillable land, under excel- lent cultivation and capable of producing large crops, and it is provided with neat and commodious buildings for every necessary purpose, including his pretty, tasty residence that he erected last sea- son. His farm is well stocked with cattle of good grades, of which he handles a large number, and he has at present about 450 hogs. Mr. De Lair lias been twice married. He was first wedded Sept. 20, 1852, to Miss Dilena King, a daughter of Joshua King, of Ogle County, 111. Of that union eight children were born, five of whom are living, namely: Oscar M., Ida H, Dora O., Rachel C, Efiie May. June 21, 1886, the shadow of death again fell athwart the threshold of the home of our subject, and the devoted wife and lov- ing mother was removed from the midst of her family. Mr. Delair was married to his present amiable wife Aug. 24, 1887. She was formcrlj' Miss Hannah Smith, a daughter of Thomas Smith, of Creston, 111., and a sister of Thompson Smith, whose sketch a|)pears in this volume. Although our subject was born over the border within the dominion of our northern neighbor, yet crossing the line into the United States when he had attained his majority, the years of his manhood have been entirely passed under this flag, and from the time when in the prime and vigor of life he enlisted to do battle in its defence, he has proved his loyalty and devotion to the interests of his adopted country. He has been closely identified with the growth and development of Marshall County, and will ever hold an honorable place among her pioneers. The extraordinary success that has met his endeavors to aecumiihite proiierty shows him to be a man of marked abilitj', profound judgment, and keen business talents. His position as a citizen of Oketo, is that of one who by his pub- lic spirit and beneficence has been of great good in advancing its material, educational, and religious interests. He has done his dut3- with conscientious fidelity when called to public office. He has been an efficient Treasurer of his school district for a number of years, and has been a good Road Over- seer. In commemoration of the part he took in the Civil War he is identified with the Okcto Post, No. 477 of the G. A. R. In politics he is a sound Democrat, and gives material support to his party. He and his wife are people of sincere religious convictions, and the Methodist P]piscopal Church has in them two of its most consistent members. eHARLES A. SWANSON. Among the suc- cossful stock-raisers and farmers of this county, is the above named gentleinan, who resides on section 4, Murray Township, where he occupies a highly improved farm of 220 acres. The land is well watered, well stocked, and upon it the owner has erected adequate and substantial farm buildings. In addition to the home farm Mr. Swan- son owns forty acres in another part of the town- ship. Mr. Swanson is of foreign birth, having first opened his eyes to the light in Smolin, South Sweden, Dec. 16, 1849. His father, Swan John- son, lived and died in Sweden, his death taking |)lace in 1859, when he was but fifty-four j'ears of age, and his son, the subject of this sketch, vet under ten. The wife still survives at the age of sixtj'-seven, and lives in America with her chil- dren. Both parents were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject was reared and obtained a good edu- cation in his native country'. When about twentv years old he set out for the L'nitcd Slates via Eng- land, taking passage at Liverpool, July 19. 1869, and landing in New York City, from which place he came to Chicago, 111. He spent some years in Illinois, coming to this State from Hancock County 358 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. in the year 1871, and obtaining from the Govern- ment an 80-ac're liomestead. He endured many hardships during his early residence without being dismayed by tiiem. By persevering industry he not only improved the liomestead, but graduallj- attained a greater measure of prosperity, adding to his farm many acres, and bringing the entire jilace ti) a iiigii state of cultivation, and raising annually large numbers of horses, cattle and hogs. Mr. Swanson was married, in this township, to Miss Ingra Eliason, who was born near her hus- band's native town in Sweden, Feb. 5, 1854. At- taining to years of maturity, she had come to America alone, her father, Elias Moody, with his wife, following their daughter to this country in 1882, and now living upon the farm of their son- in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Swanson are the parents of five children — Victor S., Amanda D., Emma A. and Edgar F. now living; and Minnie C. deceased. The family are attendants of the Lutheran Church, both jNIr. and Mrs. Swanson being members in good standing. Mr. Swanson is now serving as Town- ship Clerk, an office which he has held for some- time. His political adherence is given to the Republican party. He is a man of sterling integ- rity of character, progressive and enterprising in his business, and occupies a high rank among the people of the county. HARLES C. AVIIEELER. Among the prom- inent business men of Marysville, none have exhibited greater ability than the subject of our sketch, who is now engaged in the coal busi- ness in the city, attending to two farms, and also dealing in real estate. James T. Wheeler, the father of our subject, was born in the Province of New Brunswick in 1807. He was educated in his native country and taught there for some years after arriving at maturity. About the year 1833 he came to St. Charles, III., and there took up a new farm. In January, 1835, he married Miss Young, formerly of the same place. He made of his farm a fine home, where he continued farming until 1865, when his eldest son took charge ol the property' and the father retired from business. In 1885 Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler held their golden wed- ding anniversary at St. Charles. To them have been born six childreii, all of whom lived to ma- turity: J. 15. T., now living on the homestead; Mary A., now Mrs. C. II. Davidson, of Austin, Minn.; H. N., now editor of the Quincy Journal, at Quincy, 111.; C. C, our subject; J. K., at Hart- ford, a preacher of the Baptist denomination, and J. N., engaged in the publishing business at Chi- cago. The father and mother are consistent mem- bers of the Baptist Church. In politics Mr. Wheeler was a Whig and tlien a Republican, always radical on that subject and on temperance. Two of the sons, J. B. T. and II. N., were in the army during the late Civil War. Our subject was born on the homestead near St. Charles, Sept. 3, 1847, and there lived until twenty 3-ears of age, finishing his education at the St. Charles school. At the age of seventeen he went on the road as commercial salesman, following that business until two years ago, traveling from Mo- bile, Ala., to St. Paul, Minn., and as far west as Denver. For the past nine years he has made this city his home. On April 11, 1867, in Mobile, Ala., occurred his marriage, to Miss Anna E. Cogg- eshall. She is the daughter of W. A. Coggeshall, of New Lf>ndon, Conn., in which place she was born, Jan. 31, 1848, receiving her education at Providence, R. I. Mr. Wheeler is a stanch Re- publican, a man of fine business ability, as is man- ifested in his affairs. He resides in a large frame dwelling of pleasing design, built in 1880, on Wheeler's Addition to the town of Marysville. This addition to the town was platted in 1887, and from its sightly precincts Mr. Wheeler has been selling town lots. J. K. Wheeler, brother of our subject, was edu- cated at Wlieaton, III., for a teacher, and then took a theological course at Chicago. He is a self-made man, having educated himself with the means which he obtained from teaching. He was for two years Principal of the schools at Austin, 111., at a salary' of $1,500 a year, r.nd with the prospect of receiv- ing the position Of Principal in the schools iif Chi- cago. These prospects he left to study for the ministry. His first charge was at Marengo, 111., Portrait and biocuaI^hical ALiiUM. 359 where he remained four years. He then spent four years at Terre Haute, Ind., and thence wont to Hartford, Conn., a fact which spealcs more to his praise tliau words could do. Being a man of abil- ity' and an earnest worker, if life be spared to him. he will undoubtedly make his mark in tiie world. J -"f AMES M. BRAD.SHAW. The results of perseverance and industry are admirably I illustrated in the career of this genlleman, ' who has one of the finest farms in Murray Township, located on section 2. The land has been brought to a high state of cultivation, and upon it have been erected neat and substantial buildings, second to none in this part of the county. The farm is largely devoted to stock-i'aising, and tiie residence vvith its appurtenances is situated on a rise of ground commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country. Mr. Bradshaw acquired possession of his prop- erty in 1885, and has effected great improvements in its condition. In addition to this he owns a tine farm of 160 acres on section 25 of Murray Township, which is also well stocked with Durham cattle and Norman horses. Mr. Bradshaw has gained an enviable reputation in the breeding of fine stock, and is able to exhibit some of the best specimens of horses and cattle in this region. He came to Murray Township in February', 1880, and for five years lived on a farm near the city limits of Axtell. Prior to this he had been a resident of Groveland Township, Tazewell Co., III., where he was born Dec. 16, 1842, and where he spent his youth and early manhood with the exception of three years in which he served as a soldier in the Union Army. Our subject comes of substantial Pennsylvania stock, being the son of Robert Bradshaw, who was born in Bucks County, that State, Aug. 28, 1799. The paternal grandfather was James Bradshaw, likewise a Pennsylvania farmer and of I^nglish ancestry. The latter was married in early man- hood to a Pennsylvania lady by the name of Jane Thomas, and they spent tlie remainder of their lives in Bucks County, , ;it I lie iljio of scvi'lil V- livc yi'Mis, liMviii.y liccii lidiii I'Vh. 7, ISOS. 'I'lio siilijifl ol' lliis sUt'toli WMs till' I'iLjhtli cliihi Mini Ihinl sun 111' his pMii'iils, Mini received m |irMi-ti- i-mI ediu'Mlion, e<>in|iU'tinji liis slndies in liu' emii- ii.ereiMl I'olU'j;." Ml \\ov\:\. 111. Aflor llir nutlneMk 111' llie Civil Wmt lie enlisted, under tlie seeund eiill tiir iKKips ill ('(iiiiiiMiiv :ai;v- iiieiil of his leiiiniciil until the expiration of his term of iiilistment, when he received his honoi'nlijc diseliMruc Ant;. "J. If^dl. He wms foituiiMte in never l)einn wonndoil, and was never :iliscnl ;it roll-call, llo possessed a viijoi't'i's friuiic. ;iiid was enabled to eiidnre liardsliip ami priv;itioii to .-i rcniMrkMlile de,i:rcc. I'poii retirin<;j from the service Mr. lir.adsliaw liciiMii tcMcliing dnrini;' the winter season, and in summer farmini;' on liis own account. AVlien ready to estaliHsh a home of his own he was married, Nov. •Jl. ISTO. at 'riemont, 'rM/cwell Co.. 111., to Miss l.unctli' l.McklMiid. who wms horn there .Ian. 4, lS,"i(i. llcr iMihcr. Col. William K. Lackland, was a nalivi' of Tennessee, and removed to Tazewell County, 111., prior to his marriajje. 'i"he maiden name of his wife w,as Conh'lia Warner. ,She was born in Now \'ork .Stale, and removed to Illini)is with her parents when a young girl. Col. Lack- land was a farmer by occupation until the outbreak of the Civil War, and soon afterward organized Company A, IttSth Illinois Infantry, of which he was electeil Captain. Later he was promoted to Major, next lo Lieutenant-Colonel, and finally to Colonel of his regiment, lie led his men to bat- tle in many of the imporljint engagements which followed, and wjis for some tinu- connected witli (Jen. Cmit's stall'. llo served three years, and es- caped unhurt Mtid without being cMptured by the enemy. lleroci'ived mii lioiior:ilile discharge, aiid resumed fjirming in 'rM/ewcll County, but only lived M few years lliereMflcr, dying in 1.S7I when only foi'ty-thi-eo years old. lie wms m proniinont niMii III local politics, and held iiiMiiy of the olliecs. Mrs. LacklMiid is still living. rciiiMiiiiiig m widow. Mild niMkes her home in 'I'leiiiont. Ill,; she is now si.xly ycMis of Mge. Kotli she :iiid her hu:-li«U(l identiliod themselves with the .Methodist Chiiieh CMrly in life, Mrs. KradsliMW wms reari'd to woniMiihoinl in her n.'itivc county, reeciving careful home tr.Miiiiiig. m(- tciidiiig the 'rreiiioiit High School. Her union with our subject Iims resulted in the birth of livi' children, one of whom. ()li\e. died .at the age of sixteen iiioiiths. 'I'lio survivors :ire iMigcnc 1... Maiule M.. (Jertrudc F., Mud Km1|i1i II. Mr. and Mrs. I>r.iilsliMw Mttond the .Melhodisl Kpisi'opMl Church. Mild our subject politically, like his father iK'foro him, is a st;iuch supporter of KepiiblicMU principles. He has held the VMiious IocmI ollicos, and has been for niMiiy yens a member of the .ScIkhiI I'xiMrd. He is .-i friend of cducMtion and progress, and is accounted one of the most useful moil of the commnnit\. S'KOKOK A. 1;LV. of the tirm of Ely firos.. I in Axtell. dealers in h.ardwarc and farm implements, also liimbor and coal, l)eeame connected with the business in 1885. The hard- ware department was established in 1880, by J. T. Kly, and five years later IJeorgc A. became a part- ner m the business. They operated one year under the title of Kly l?ros.,and a year later the firm was strengthened by the addition of Mr. A. C. Axtell. Mr. Ely came to Axtell in March, 1882. and w.as associated with the dry -goods trade until engaging in his present business. Prior to this he had been in the dry -goods trade at Dresden, low-a, for a period of twelve years, and has been uniformly successful ill his various enterprises. He was born in Williams County. Ohio, Feb. 10, 1845, and is I'OinitAIT ASl) JJIOf.UAI'lilCAL Al.illM. ■■'jCI the SOI) of Aslier Kl^'. Jr., a native of Norllium- berland County, Pa. Tli«; paternal {grandfather. Aslier Ely, .Sr., was a native of Sitw .fcritey. an'l remove'! to Pennsylvania wliilc young, and of Kni^lisli ancestry. P'attier and son were farmers by oc(,-iii>ation, and crnigratefl from Pennsylvania to Knox County-. Oliin, wlu-n the latter was but five years old. Thev' removi-d U> Williams County thir- teen j-ears later. The fatiiertook up a tra/;tof land, and there spent the remainder of his days, dying when aliont sixty years old. fie served in tiic War of 1812. and w.as pos-j<;ssed of those qualities of char- acter most needed in the settlement of a nev/ country, being brave in spirit and vigorous in frame. He married in early manhood a Pennsylvania lady, Miss Catherine Campbell, who died at the homestead in Williams Count}-, Ohio, in June. 1872, when about eighty years of age. Both she and hei- husband were I'resbytcrians in religion. The father of our subject grew to manhood in Williams County, Ohio, and was married to Miss Martha Borton. She was born in New Jersey, where her father died when she was quite 3-oung. Her widowed mother later emigrated to Williams County, Ohio, where the}' were among the earliest settlers. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Kly established themselves on a new farm in Brady 'J'ownship, Williams County, where the father of our subject is yet living, at the age of sixty-seven years, and is still bright and active. The mother died in 1863, at the age of fort}- three jears. She was a most excellent and worthy woman, and had fieen reared in the Society of Friends, in the faith of which she died. Asher Ely is a Presbyterian in religion, and a Republican in politics. The subject of this sketch was the eldest son and second child in a family of two .sons and two daughters. He was reared to man's estate in his native county, where he remained until after the outbreak of the Civil War. In June. 18fi.3, he enlisted in Company' II, 86tli (Jhio Infantry, in which he served six months, then re enlisted, in September following, in Company- V. I82d In- fantry, under Capt. William Caslett. the regiment being under command of Col. Butler, and aasignwl to the Army of the Cnuiberland. He was under command of f l«n. Tlioma.s at the battle of Nash- ville, and was promoted Color Corporal. While a memlicr of the 8';th Infantry our subject fought at the battle of Cumberland Gap. He served alto- gether seventeen months, and after receiving his honorable discharge engaged in teaching school, both in Ohio and Iowa. Mr. Ely was married, in his native county (Will- iams), in 1 8C6. to Miss Carrie A. Shangle. This lady was born in New Jersey, and is of German descent. Her pari-nts emigrated to Ohio when she was quite young, and she remained a resident of Williams County until her marriage. Mr. anfl Mrs. Ely have one child, a little girl — Iva Pearl. Our subject votes the straight Kepublican ticket, and both he and his estimable wife are members in good stand- ing of the Presbyterian Church, in which .Mr. Elv holds the oflice of Ehler and Trustee. He was a member of the first City Council at Axtell. anri is at present (188;^) holding the office of City Treas- urer. TOHN k. LIVINGSTON, a member of the I firm of Lucas, .McGrath - lican. and takes an active part in local politics, fre- quently serving as a delegate to the County .and St.ate conventions. He is intelligent and well read, and keeps himself posted in regard to events of general interest. lEORGE D. SWEARINGEN. On the cor- ner of Eighth A Elm streets, Marysville, stands a large, square house of fine archi- tectural design and ple.asing proportions. In this elegant home lives the subject of our sketch, one of the representative farmers of the township. Will- iam D. Sn'earingen, the father of our subject, was born in Pan Handle, Va., in 1800. There he lived until his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Swearingen, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 363 wlion he settled in Pennsylvania, near his wife's home. He spent iiis life as a farnur and miller, living to about the age of sevont^-five. His wife survived him until 1885. They had a family of six children, all living except one, Jessie Florence, who died when an infant. The surviving children are: Rebecca, now Mrs. William McLeary, of Un- iontown. Pa.; our subject, George D.; Daniel, also of Uniontown; Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. William Wallace, living near Waynesburg. and William, also living at Uniontown. The subject of our sketch first saw the light in Fayette Count}-, Pa., JIarch 8, 182.5. In this county he lived until his maturit}', attaining a good pract- ical education at the common schools, after which he learned the tiade of a tailor in Uniontown, the county seat of his native count\'. There he cast his first vote, and there he remained until 1848, working at his trade. He then spent a year in Farmington, in the Alleghany Mountains, and then oi)ened a shop in Ilopwood, where bis parents lived. After spending a year in this village he removed bis shop to Brucctown. where he remained one year, then to Brandonville, W. Va., where he continued until 1857, building up a fine trade. Here he mar- ried Lucinda Shaffer, Dec. 16, 1851. In 1857 he removed with his family to St. Joseph, Mo., where leaving them he came to this county and took up a claim some distance from other settlers, near where Frankfort now stands. Returning to his family he remained until New Year's Day, 1858, when he came back to build a cabin, which he got under roof by February, 5. He then paid another visit to his family, but early in March helped to move the family of James Grimes, who hud taken up a claim and built a cabin near his own. In April the two men moved the family of our subject, since which time he has been a constant resident of this county. He began breaking his land and put in a crop of sod corn. Exposure and hardship brought on the ague, from which he suffered for eighteen months. His crops were lost on account of his ill- ness, but he continued his labors and succeer'ed in making the improvements common to the more in- telligent and active farmers, including a floor in his cabin, which many of the settlers did not have. In February, 1860 Mr. Swearingen sold the farm. and being appointed Deputy Sheriff, moved to fllarysville; he served two years, when the people sliowed their approbation by electing him to the ofHce of Sheriff, which he held for four years. He was also appointed Treasurer of the county, mak- ing the first record of taxes, this being while Kan- sas was still a Territory. At the expiration of his term of office he engaged in freighting to the mountains, making his first trip across the plains with five outfits, and then taking ten— four yoke to a wagon — occupying on an average about four months to a trip. In AVestern parlance an outfit consisted of a wagon, or several wagons trailed to- gether, and drawn by several yoke of cattle or span of mules, the number varying according to the number of wagons and the route. Mr. Swearingen saw considerable trouble with the Indians, but was one of the fortunate men who never lost by them. During his first trip he was held in Denver ten days by an Indian raid, which cleaned out everything on the Platte River. He carried on the business of freighting successfully for four years, and turned his attention to stock dealing, buying in the spring and selling in the fall. Finding this business profitable he continued in it until 1870, when lie built the Sherman House, which is still the leading hotel in Marysville. He managed the hotel for ten years, when ho quit the business, retaining the ownership of the property, however, until 1885. He had -previously bought a farm of 240 acres, lying on sections 5 and 8 of this township, only part of which was broken. Out of this he has made one of the finest farms in the vicinity, bringing the laud to a high state of pro- ductiveness, making the usual improvements and putting out a large number of fruit and forest trees, as well as erecting a large, fine stone house. On this farm he spends the greater part of his time, having a tenant on it, but going out to it daily from his city residence. The wife of our subject was born in Chambers- burg, Pa., Nov. II. 1831. She is a daughter of Jacob Shaffer, and when a young lady moved to Virginia, living in Brandonville until the time of her marriage. Her union with Mr. Swearinoen has been blest by the birth of four children, three of whom still live; Sandi died in infaiic\-. Elizabeth, 364 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. now Mrs. William P. Tinlvham, is the mother of three children; Belle is at home, and George P., a conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad, makes his home at Hanover. The latter married a Miss Dick- son and has had two children, of whom but one Buivivos, a daughter, Blanche. Mr. Swearingen Is a straight Republican. Though he does not seek office he has been elected to the City Council, and is willing to serve the people as a member of that body. He was a charter member of the I. O O. F. lodge in Virginia, and was also a charter member of that order in Marysville. His family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is an attendant and supporter. Mr. Swearingen is a man of strict integrity' in both business and social life, honest in all his transact- ions, of great ability, and is held in high esteem by his townsmen who consider him one of the sub- stantial men of the place and the promoter of the welfare of bot*^ "'*'' and county. jlSAAC N. GRIFFIS. Among the earliest set- l| tiers of this county must be mentioned Mr. l\ Griffis, who established himself in what is now Blue Rapids Township as early as 1857. There were then coming to this region people from most ever}' section of the country'. The_y blended won- derfully well in their interests and laboi's, there be- ing a common bond of sympathy in those times, each man making his neighbor's interests his own. The early home of Mr. Griffis was in Butler County, Ohio, where he first opened his c^'es to the light Oct. 20, 1836. The Grittis family were among the earliest pio- neers of the Buckeye State, where David, the father of our subject, was born and reared to manhood. There also he was married to Miss Lydia Park- hurst a maiden of his own county, and of French descent. The Griffis family traced its aneestr}- to Wales. David, Sr., the paternal grandfather of our subject, served through the Revolutionary War, from the beginning to the end, and for man}' years received a pension from the Government, lie fought in all the prominent battles, including Lexington and Bunker Hill. Grandfather Park- hurst was a missionary Ba()tist preacher, and emi- grated to Ohio at an early da}', where he spent the remainder of his life. The subject of our sketch about 1852 made his way to Bartholomew County, Ind., where he re- sided about four years. In 1855 he crossed the Mississippi and established himself on a tract of land in Wayne Count}', Iowa, where he also so- journed a number of years. It is hardly necessary to say that his school advantages were limited, but he was naturally bright and observant, and made the most of his opportunities for acquiring useful knowledge, both from books and keeping his eyes open to what was going on around him. Although mostly reared to farming pursuits, he for a short time w.as employed in a grist and saw-mill. In 1863, Mr. Griffis leaving the Hawkeye State, came to this county and settled upon a portion of the land which he now owns and occupies. It was very sliglitly improved and he labored in true pio- neer style thereafter for many years in the cultiva- tion of the soil, and gathering around himself and his family the ordinary comforts of life. The orig- inal dwelling, now a venerable looking log cah:)i, bears the marks of several bullets, the relics of a skirmish between one of the early sheriffs and his posse of men. who attempted the capture of Ben- son and Lovell, desperate characters whom they undertook to arrest, but who finally got atvay. . On the 20th of April. 1864, the subject of this sketch was united in marriage with Mrs. Helen .1. McDermott. This lady was born in Wisconsin, and became the mother of five children, four of whom are living, viz.: Marietta V., Spencer, Al- bert and Chloe. Lydia died when seven months old. Mrs. Griffis was born in Jefferson County, Wis., Jan. 11, 1843, .°,nd is the daughter of Daniel and Anne (Sweet) Woodin, who were natives of Vermont, and whose ancestors were among the early New Englanders. Mrs. Woodin died when her daughter, Helen, was but ten years old, and the following year her father went to California, since which time he h.is not been seen by her. Mrs. Griffis was reared in the family of Josej)!] Lang- don, one of the earliest settlers of this county, of which she has been a resident since a child of eleven I'OKTUAIT AND BIOGRAl'III('AJ> ALBUM. 36j vears. Slie was tirst inarrieil to Patrick McDer- luott, and they became the parents of one eliild— Florence — who is now tlie wife of De Witt Giiffis. Mr. McDerinott departed this life in 1863. Mrs. Griffls lias been the witness of some thrill- ing scenes during her life on the frontier, at a rime when wild animals were plentiful, and Indians like- wise. When a child of thirteen years in going af- ter the con-s. she was chased bj- the Indians, who probably had in view her capture. It is safe to say she did not allow the grass to grow under her feet upon that occasion, and outrunning lier pur- suers reached her home in safety, and afterward was careful about getting very far away from it alone. The property of Mr. (iriftis embraces 320 acres of land which he has brought to a good state of cultivation. The labor of fencing his fields, plant- ing fruit and shade trees, erecting buildings and gathering about himself and his family the com- forts andconveniences of modern life,kept him bus- ily employed for many years, and he is now in a condition to rest upon his oars. He joined the Republican party many years ago, and is a member in good standing of the Christian Church. He believes in the maintenance and establishment of schools and frequently serves as Director in his dis- trict. In f.act he has, without question, performed all the duties of an honest man and a good citizen, and long years ago established himself in the con- fidence and esteem of his neighbors. ~ »> o>o-^^Story Count}', Iowa. He lived there and in Marshall and Hardin coun- ties, until the spring of 1857. Not satisfied then with the outlook in the Hawkeye State, he decided to try the climate of Northern Kansas and jour- neyed to this county bv team as before. He pre- empted laud paying therefor ^1.25 per acre, made some improvements and lived upon it until 1859. Then returning to his old haunts in Indiana he farmed on rented land until the fall of 1869. His next movement was to come back to th;s county, when he located on his present farm where he has made all the improvements which are now to be seen. The cyclone of 1876 made way with most of his buildings, but he replaced them and since that time has been uniformly prosperous. He has added to his first purchase eightj' acres and now has ample facilities for the cultivation of his land, which is abund.antly fertile. The farm embraces sixty acres of native timber and is watered by the west fork of the Vermillion. There are groves and an orchard in good bearing condition besides trees of the smaller fruits, a comfortable dwelling and the outbuildings required for the shelter of stock and the storing of grain. Mr. Martin keeps good grades of cattle, swine, horses and mules, and uses three teams in the operations of his farm. The PORTRAIT AND l'.l()( i HAIMIICAI. ALBUM. 367 story of his p.ii-ly toils aiifl struggles is similar to that of so uianj- whose lives have been faithfully recorded in this volume. The loth day of April, 1861, was made memor- able in the life of our subject )iv his marriage in Wells County. Ind., with Miss Syrilda Edmunson. This lad}- was born in Rush County, Ind. Her union with Mr. Martin resulted in the birth of ten children, the eldest of whom, James M., remains at home with his parents. William A. married Miss Lulu Rakestraw and is farming in Rock Township. John F. is at home ; Rena A., Jlrs. Brooks; Martha 1. married William Taton and they reside on a farm in Guittard Township; Mary J., the twin sister of Martha, is the wife of William Bond, a barber of Sheridan, Mo.; Nancy I. remains under the home roof. Jehu A . Andrew .1., and Emmett C. are all at home. Politically, our subject affiliates with the Repub- lican part}'. He has been a Deacon and Elder in the Christian Church for manj' years and is one of its chief pillars. In the early days he assisted in the organization of Rock Township, and was active in the establishment of schools besides assisting in the erection of school buildings. He has had little desire for the spoils of ofHce and aside from serving as Constable at one time, has declined the resjjon- sibilities of public life. The father of our subject was Hon. Benjamin F. Martin, the son of Rev. Robert Martin, both of whom were natives of North Carolina, where the latter engaged in farming, and as a minister of the Baptist Church. He carried a musket in the Re- volutionary War, and died in his native State. His son, Benjamin F., was bred to farm pursuits, which he followed during his life long, and during his early manhood owned a farm in his native county. He served in the War of 1812. and afterward emi- grated to AV^ayne County, Ind., where he settled among its earliest pioneers. Later he removed to Whitley County, where he cleared a farm from the forest and spent his last da3's. In the meantime he became well-to-do, was the owner of a large tr.act of land, and was a successful dealer in cattle and sheep. He was prominent in politics, and at one time represented his county in tlie Legislature. lie was also Judge of the county court several terms He (lied at the ago of fifty-five years in the faith of the Baptist Church, religiously, and a member of the old Whig party, politically. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Sarah Rousseau. She, likewise, was a native of North Carolina, as was Grandfather Rousseau, the latter being a planter and well-to-do. He was of French descent and served in the Revolutionary War. He emigrated to Indiana with his family and died in Whitley County, Ind., in 1855, at the age of seventy-seven years. He w.as an active Whig, politically, and in religious belief a Dunkard. Mrs. Sarah (Rousseau) Martin departed this life in 185."). at the age of fifty-five years. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and the mother of nine children, who lived .to mature years. Nancy i.s now deceased; Diana is a resident of Whitley County, Ind.; Benjamin F. and David H. .ire de- ceased; Reuben died in infancy; James L. is a resident of Polk County, Mo.; Samuel S., our sub- ject; Hiram H. lives in Mo.. William R. lives in Arkansas, near Fayetteville. '^S^\ Kl'RII^L S. SlIEPARD. This gentleman I belongs to the firm of Wilson & Shepard, livery men of Marysville. Mr. Shepard was born in Westfield, Mass., Feb. 20, 1845, and there lived until the year 1871, when he located in Marysville. His early education was obtained at the High School, after which he at- tended the academy in his native town. His first venture in a business line was to enter his father's whip manufactory, and for a period of two years before he came to Marysville he was in business for himself. Different occupations have absorbed his time, mostly in the way of stock -dealing since leaving a purely mercantile line of business. His stock shipments have been mainly to Kansas Citv. Mo., and Chicago, III. At present Mr. Shepard "is associated with C. B. Wilson in the livery business, and is the manager, devoting his time and energy to the establishment and growth of a successful place of business. Mr. Shepard married Miss Lettie Montgomery. 368 PUUTHAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of Mai'^sville, Feb. 11. 1872. Tlie^' have had foui chilihen, three of whom are living— Hallie, Frank S. and Katie. Mrs. Shepard was born in Hanover, 111., and is a daughter of Abe] Montgomery, who was a business man of that citj', and at one time kept an hotel. Mr. Montgomery moved to Hiawatha with his family. His wife was Miss Poll3- Paddock. At the time of his death he was pro- prietor of tiie Blue Valley livery stable. His wife is also dead. Solomon Shepard, the father of Merrill S.. was a native of AVestfield. Mass. Here he married Miss Harriet Dewey, and their union was blessed with seven children. Mr. Shepard was a whip manfac- turer of his native city, and alwa^'s made his home tiiere. In politics Merrill S. Shepard belongs to the Republican party. ■'^yxn^^ytJiejZf^^Q^ I j/@|.s;/ZraTr»\« A/v~^ LFRED M. JUDSON is one of the prominent '@/Llli business men of Marysville, where he is engaged in the hardware business. His store is located on Broadwaj-, between Sev- enth and Eighth streets, where he carries a complete stock of heavy and shelf hardware, and also a full line of queensware, and where he has built up a fine trade. Alfred Judson, father of our subject, was born in New Woodstock, Conn., in 1800. He moved to Schenectady, N. Y., where he learned the tailor's trade. He subsequently went to Detroit, Mich., and from there accompanied a partly to Pontiacand Saginaw. He returned and located in 1882 in Ponti.ic, where he was successfully engaged in the tailoring business. There he married Miss Louisa Bartlett. To them were born twelve chil- dren, all of whom survive except a son, James, who died in Galesburg, 111., aged thirty-three years. Of the surviving children Louisa was graduated with honor at Galesburg, and married the Rev. Justus Doolittle, of China, where they lived for fourteen years. Tliey are now residing in Prince- ton, N. J.; Orson is a wealthy business man of Galesburg. where he has occupied the same block for twenty-nine years; diaries is engaged in the grocery trade in Dcs Arc, Ark.; Sarah; Roxy is the wife of J. D. Fields, hardware dealer in Topeka, Kan.; Philander, a successful general merchant and banker in Hamlin, Kan.; Frank, traveling agent for a house in Omaha. Neb. ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. M. D. Osman, living on the old homestead; Maria, wife L. J. Smith, insurance agent at Wacoma, Iowa; Junius, who has for ten 3^cars been a missionary in China, is now located in Shaug-Hai, teaching arts and sciences, having successfully- opened up a new field of study for the Chinese; and our subject. Alfred M. Judson was born in Pontiac, Mich., Dec. 25, 1843, and in the hjrae of his birth received a good education and was reared to years of man- hood. Then he became interested in the great national conflict, and as soon as possible enlisted, Jan. 4, 1864, at Galesburg, 111., in the 77th Illinois Infantry, and was assigned to Compan3' A. His reigment formed a part of the 13th Army Corps and the 4th Division, Gen. Gordon Granger, Corps Commander. Our subject took part with his regi- ment in many prominent engagements, and among them the siege of Vicksburg, and Island No. 10, down the Mississippi to and around New Orleans. He accompanied the disastrous expedition to the Red River, and was present during the bombard- ment of Ft. Morgan and Ft. Gaines, at the entrance of Mobile Bay, and when Admiral Farragut passed between Ft. Morgan and Ft. Gaines; he was also at Whistler at the time of the great explosion of pow- der, when forty tons exploded near him at Mobile He formed part of a detachment which was sent toward Richmond, marching across the country- and driving gunboats and blockade-runners upon the Tombigby River. At the surrender of Lee's army, the 77th and companions took gU7iboats and returned to Mobile, going again into camp at Whistler. The 130th Infantr>' disbanded after be- ing nearly annihilated on the the Red River expe- dition, and its Colonel, I. N. Reed, not wishing to go liome without a command, obtained permission of commanders of different regiments to take all their men who had enlisted after a certain date to recruit his own regime'it. The soldiers knew noth- ing but obedience, and remained for two months after their companions were discharged, the War Department knowing nothing of such a regiment. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 369 Wbeu tlie slate of affairs became known to the De- partment the men were discharged, the act tak- ing place at New Orleans, Aug. 1^, 1865. Our subject returned to Springfield., III., and to iiis home at Galesburg. AVith the money which he had saved he went through Eastman's Business College, after which he went to Watnga, ill. There he learned llie tinner's trade. After sixteen months' stay he returned to Galesburg, and entered the railroad shops to increase his general knowledge. He then went to St. Louis and worked for a firm. Mideringliouse & Co., now the Excelsior Manu- facturing Company. He subsequently- went to Des Arc, Ark., and engaged with liis brother Frank ill trade. The business not being sntticientl}- large to need the attention of both, our subject sold out and went to Memphis. Tenn..wliere he engaged with Long & Dnsch. He subsequently went to Batesville, Miss., and opened up business. He had been there but six months when, learning of the illness of his TO0tlicr,lie closed out and returned to PontiacMich.. which he reached five days after her death. He then went to Galesburg for a short sojourn, and then on to the West, looking over various places. He had freigiit loaded for Wichita, Kan.; bought and doubled his money in ten days at Chicago, and worked at his trade in Ft. Scott. He finally went to Centralia, Nemaha County, and entered into business in tlie year 1870. In Centralia, Mr. Judson was married to Miss Henrietta D. Rogers, to whom were born two chil- dren, a daughter, Effle, and a son, Charles H. Mrs. Judson died in 1877, three and a half years after iier marriage. Charles H. died Aug. 21, 1877, at the age of one year; Effle is at home and is receiv- ing all the advantages of a good education. Mr. Judson has been very successful in business in Nemaha County, and was the pioneer in the barb wire trade. In 1873 he bought his first in- stallment, 230 pounds, paying 815 per hundred and selling for §18. It now sells for §3.60 per hundred. Mr. Judson had the entire trade in tiie county for several years. In the fall of 1879 he was able to sell out to advantage, and afterward spent about a year with his famil}' in Colorado, New York, Ohio. Michigan and other States, in recreation. In 1880 he came to this county and establislied himself in his present business. June 14, 1879, our subject married again, the bride being Margaret E. Dunn. Mrs. Margaret E. Judson was born in Linden, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1847, and was reared in tliat county. Her parents, William and Agnes (Steveson) Dunn, were born in Sterling, Scotland. They removed to New York State, wliere the father lived until his death, and the mother still survives, residing in Linden, N. Y., at the age of eighty years. Mr. Judson has no political aspirations. He votes as he fought, in defense of what his judgment decrees to be for the best interests of his county. He is a member of the Masonic order, of the A. (). U. W., Select Knights, and with his wife of Degree of Honor. He was one of the committee who located the Episcopal church of Marysville where it now st.ands. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence and business ability, a trustworthy citizen, and an honorable, upright man, and their home is the resort of the elite of tlie city. Our subject possesses one of the finest cabinets of Chinese curios to be seen in the West. It was collected by his brother Junius, and consists of many rare and exceedingly valuable specimens. It is fortunately in the hands of a man who is willincr to impart all the knowledge he can of the habits and customs of the Chinese, a people so long dis- pised by P^uropean and American civilization, but whose attainments are liecoming known and prog- ress hastened through missionary labors. ^|AMES BIRD WILSON, proprietor of the principal livery, sale and feed stable in Frankfort, is located on Main Street, south '^^ of the railroad, where he carries on a flour- ishing business, being the best patronized livery- man in the city. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania. His paternal great-grandfather served during the Revolutionary War. His mother was of Irish descent, her jjarents having come to America from Antrim. Our subject was born in Newmarket, Oliio, March 17. 1847. In his second year iiis parents removed 370 PORtUAIT AND BlOGUAl'HiCAL ALBUM. to Keokuk, Iowa. The father afterwarrl followed fanning in Wayne County, Iowa, and still later en- gaged in the mercantile business in Corydon, this being during the years 1rest trees, fenced his fields, and six years later pur- chased forty acres adjoining at $6.50 an acre. He brourht 120 acres to a good state of cultivation, and in 1884 added to his landed possessions by the purchase of 160 acres of land adjoining at $15 per acre. Of this amount, 100 acres are under the plow, a substantial dwelling has been erected, and the other buildings added, as required. The farm is now considered one of the best in this part of the State, adaiirably adapted to stock-raising. Mr. Hone keeps about fifty iiead of cattle, a herd of Poland-China swine and graded Normau horses, of wiiich he has about ten head, and utilizes two teams in his farm operations. He has always main- tained a warm interest in the agricultural resources of this county, and is a member of the Vermillion Live Stock Association. Mr. and Mrs. Hone have not been blest with children of their own, but some years since adopted a boy. Albert Marble, who was born in Noble Township in 1874, and who still lomains vvith them. Mr. Hone, politically, is a straight Republican, and both he and his wife are members in good stand- ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Vermil- lion. Mr. Hone was a member of the building committee, and has ofiiciated as Steward and Trustee. He has been School Treasurer of his dis- trict three years, and was Road Supervisor two years. |1 IjfeHITE 15R0S. This Arm consists of F. W. \Jjl & E. I). Wiiite. sons of E. D. White, Sr.. W^ the latter being a resident of Gaines, N. Y. These young men occupy a fine store on Broadway, where they have an extensive stock of groceries and qiieensware. They are thorough business men, all their energies being devoted to the promotion of their interests in that line, and as they are endowed with more than ordinary ability. their business is in a highly prosperous condition. E. D. White, Sr., was a native of Vermont, but moved to New York at an early age, and there married Miss Eliza Beardsley. Mr. White died at the early .age of thirty six years, before the birth 372 I>OtlTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of E. D., Jr. F. W. was also born at Gaines, M. Y., Aug. 13, 1852, and the younger brother, .Jan. 4, 1855. There is an older son, H. C. White, who is a resident of the old home in New York. When the children were quite young the mother removed to Flint, Mich., wliere the younger days of tlie bo3's were passed, and at the High Sclioo! of tliat place they received their education. F. W. White then became a dry -goods clerk, and the youngest son entered a jewelry store. Flint, Mich., was their home until the year 1880, when they engaged in business in Marysville, where they have made a iitie reputation for tlieniselves, both in a business and social way. The order, Knights of Pythias, claims one of the brothers as a mem- ber, and F. W. White is a communicant of the Episcopal Church. Neitlier of the brothers has any predilection for politics, but both belong to the Demociatic party. KWITT C. GRIFFIS. The present status of Clear Fork Township indicates in a for- cible manner the character of its early pio- neers, among whom mav be properly men- tioned the one with whose name we introduce this sketch. He came to Northern Kansas when comparatively few settlers had ventured into this region, having determined to cast his lot among those adventurous spirits who felt themselves equal to the task of transforming a portion of the wilder- ness into an abiding place for themselves and their families. The industry with whicli he labored, and the perseverance with which he overcame tlie diffictdties which beset him and others, are now tilings of the past, and with them he feels amply repaid for those toils and sacrifices. Few men came to this region with other capital than their strong hands and vigorous constitutions, and these qualities proved to them at such a time of more real value tlian hard cash. The State of Ohio contributed to Northern Kansas, one of her most worthy sons in the subject of this sketch, who was born in Butler County, Sept. 21, 1845. His parents were David andLydia (Parkhurst) Griffis, likewise natives of the Buckeye State. The paternal grandfather, David Griffis, was one of the earliest settlers of Butler County, choosing his location on the Miami River. He was the son of David, Sr., an old Revolutionary hero who followed the fortunes of the Colonists from the beginning of the war for independence until its close. He was a blacksmith by trade, and one of those hurdy spirits who never knew fear and seldom knew fatigue. DeWitt C. is the possessor of a number of knives and forks which were made by his great-grandfather GrifHs, during the winter which he spent at Valley Forge under the direct command of Gen. Washington. He was of Welsh descent, and after the independence of the Colo- nists had been established he emigrated to the Territory of Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his days, dying at the advanced age of ninety years. His ancestors on the maternal side were of French extraction. The subject of this sketch remained a resident of his native State until a lad of eleven years, then removed with his parents to Indiana. The}' only- sojourned there a year, however, then pushed on Westward across the Father of Waters into Wa3'ne County, Iowa, taking up a tract of wild land and prosecuting farming a number of years. In the meantime the mother died, when DeAYitt C. was a lad of fourteen. The boy was deprived of the ad- vantages accorded the 3'outh of to-day, but his natural faculty of thought and observation, and his habit of reading whenever the opportunity per- mitted, were the means of his gathering much use- fid information, and when arriving at manhood he was well fitted, both by nature and training, to enter upon the more serious duties of life. In the fall of 1863 the Griffis family, leaving the Hawkeye Slate, came to this county, establish- ing themselves on a tract of land in Blue Rapids Township, where the death of the father took place in 1877. DeWitt C. was a youth of nineteen years when the family came to this county, and when reaching his majority he began farming on his own account. He purchased 160 acres of land from the railroad company, paying therefor $4.75 per acre, tills comprising the quarter-section upon which lie still lives. The land w.as in its original condition, ,0f f: /^Ii'/fT^mA^ PORTRAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 3?o just as the Indians had left it, not a furrow having been turned upon it. His first business was the erection of a shelter for liimself, and he then com- menced breaking the sod. Year after year he steadilj' pursued his labors, adding something each year to the value of his possessions, extending tlie area of cultivated soil, erecting buildings, planting fruit and shade trees, and instituting the other im- provements naturall}' suggested to the mind of the progressive agriculturist. Mr. Griffls in 1870 took to himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Chloe, daughter of David Woodin, who, with his son Ira, subsequently founded the town of Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Griftls came to this county with Joseph Langdon, when quite young, and was reared in his famil}'. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Griffis two children — Oscar and So- phia. Mrs. GrifBs departed this life in August, 1885. Mr. Griffls contracted a second marriage, Jul3' 12, 1887, with Miss Florence McDermott, who likewise settled in this county during its pioneer days: they have one son, Benjamin H. Mr. Grittis, politically, votes the straight Repub- lican ticket, and he and his wife are members in good standing of the Christian Church at Bigelow. Mr. Griffls has alwa3's believed in the establishment and maintenance of schools, and has served as a Director in his district. He bears the reputation of being a liberal and public-spirited man — one who uniformly gives liis aid and influence to the projects calculated to advance the people, sociallj', morally, and financially. As one of the earliest pioneers, he is iirominent in the Old Settlers' Association, and is usually present at their very interesting annual meetings. 'S'HOMAS W. WATERSON was a few months since regarded as the oldest white settler in Kansas, but he too has now passed to his last long rest, and is numbered with the great ma- jority who "were, but are not." He died Sept. 5, 1889, mourned b}' his friends, and sinking peace- fully into the arms of death. At the time of his arrival in Kansas in 185-4 he found only a few Government officials, Mr. Smallwood, father of Secretary of State Smallwood, having come the day before. Mr. Smallwood is now dead and ex- tensive inquiry fails to reveal any now living, who were settlers prior to our subject. He was there- fore closely identified with the growth of North- eastern Kansas, and his biography in man}- particulars is a history of this part of the State. Mr. Waterson was born Feb. 15, 1811, in what is now Perry County, Pa., but was at that time a part of Cumberland County. He lost his mother when he was only three years old. His father re- mained in that county until 1827, when he re- moved to Hamilton County, Ohio, living in or near Cincinnati, and at one lime near Hamilton City, Butler (Jounty. Our subject was early thrown on his own resources, but sflcceeded in get- ting a good practical education, Ijy working in the summer to make the money neces-iary to piy tui- tion, and in the winter working for his board while attending school. He settled upon a farm in But- ler County, and there resided until coming to Kan- sas. As before mentioned, he came to Kansas in 1854, settling with his family in Doniphan County. On the 6lh day of Ma^-, that year, he made a |)re- emption claim by driving a clapboard in the ground and writing his name upon it, and laying the foun- dation of a home by crossing four poles. He built a log cabin, covering it with clapboards, and dur- ing the spring and summer of his first three 3'ears' sojourn in Kansas, brought 100 acres of prairie under cultivation without hiring a day's work. He devoted his land to the raising of the great staples, wheat, corn and oats, and cultivated an abundance of garden vegetables. When he first located in Kansas, Indians were plentiful, many of them be- ing treacherous and hostile, but our subject had no personal trouble with them. In 1855 he proved up on his place, of which he continued a resident until 1857. He then removed to Iowa Point, where he engaged in the mercantile business. Removing to this county iu the spring of 18G0, our subject engaged in selling general merchan- dise, he and Gen. Marshall, being among the first who supplied freigiiter's outfits. His first store was located on the Big Blue, where the bridge now stands, everyone at that time being obliged to ford 376 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the stream. At that point the business of the vi-- cinit3^ was done for tliree or four years, when the town was started a half mile east. Mr. Waterson then removed to Broad waj', where he sold goods until 1870. Then erecting a double brick store, he occupied one part of it until the 1st of January, 1889, when he sold his stock, retaining the build- ing, together with several fine business blocks on Broadway, and other city property. For a num- ber of yeftrs he sold agricultural implements as well as general-merchandise. At various times he bought land, much of it being a short distance west in A\"ashington County. For several years he carried on farming, owning one farm of 400 acres near town, and renting 1000 acres. There was no local government in this section when our subject arrived, as it had not then been declared a Territory. The Kansas and Missouri border war was in progress and tliere was a great deal of excitement. The Territorial treaty was ratified during the summer of 1854, and the first Congressional election held in the fall. On March 30, 1855, a Territorial election was held and our subject was elected to the First Territorial Legis- lature. The first session was held in Jul}-, 1855, near Ft. Riley, at a place called Pawnee City. This bein" far west of the center of civilization, the body was thereby greatly inconvenienced, but soon had a good house in which to stay. Our sub- ject arrived on Sunday afternoon and found men eno^aged in cutting trees, drawing and sawing them. On Monday the Legislature met in the brush for preliminary work, but in the afternoon had a capi- tol building, -20x30 feet, with doors, roof, windows and floor complete. Our subject was a member of the committees on Corporation, Judiciary and oth- ers. The session lasted only for a short time and but one bill was passed. This bill was to remove the Capital from Pawnee City to the Shawnee Man- ual Labor School in Doniphan County, that being the only place capable of accommodating the mem- hers. The Legislature had a rather boisterous ses- sion, as the Governor had been angered by the change in the place of meeting, and he vetoed the first bill passed. Mr. Waterson was returned to the Legislature in 1857, the body meeting at the same place. Being personally acquainted witii the Governor he was appointed by the Legislature to confer w-ith him in regard to the change of the Capital. Our subject was the first Justice of the Peace ap- pointed in the Territory, being elected at a meet- ing of early settlers in Wathena, Doniphan County, and appointed by the Governor. His jurisdiction extended from the Nebraska line to the southern boundary of Kansas, and from the Missouri River to the Colorado line. Subsequently' there were two other citizens appointed to the office of Justice of tlie Peace in that territory. After receiving his commission he asked the Governor what law he should use, as there was none in the Territory. The Governor asked what State he was from, and then told him he could use either the Ohio or the Missouri law. He counseled with Judge Woodson at St. Joseph, Mo., and finally decided to use the old Missouri Territorial law. Mr. Waterson served as Justice of the Peace until the State was divided into counties. Having held court he was familiarly known as Judge Waterson. Mr. Waterson was first married to ^liss Jane Moore, who died while young, leaving two chil- dren, both now deceased. One of these, James, grew to manhood, married and settled in this State, and at his death left three children. Our subject again married, his second wife being Miss Caroline Hall, who accompanied her husband to Kansas. She left three children to mourn her loss. The third wife of our suliject was Mrs. Rebecca M. Boyd. The people displayed their confidence in Mr. Waterson by choosing him to occupy the responsi- ble position of Mayor of Marysville for several terms. He was not an active politician, but was prominent in Democratic circles, having voted with the Democratic party from Jackson to Cleve- land. He was a man of eminence in Marysville. not only on account of his many j-ears of life and service in the State, but on account of his abilities and upright character. The following clipping fiom the ^Marysville J^ews, published the day after the death of this pioneer and time scarred warrior, will be appre- ciated by the readers: '•He was very successful in his business pursuits PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 37 and amassed a verj' Inuidsoine fortune, amouuting to well upwards of SI 00,000. He was always a liberaL public spirited man, and worked for -nii.at lie believed to be the best interest of the chy. He always contributed liberally to ciiaritable purpo.ses, and was always willing to aid and encourage his unfortunate fellowmen. He was a man who car- ried his age well, and was unusually smart and ac- tive for a man of nearlj' eighty years of age. but for the past year his friends liave noticed that his pliysical strength was failing. He realized this himself, and had his business matters all shaped up according to his desires, so that there would be no likelihood of any complications after his death. On last Sunday while at the dinner table he was stricken with paralysis on the left side, and this was followed Wednesday by another stroke which com- pletely paralyzed his whole body, and he lay in a comatose state until 2:20 yesterday, when he died. The deceased was a man of good moral character, and was alwa3S identified with the moral element of the community. His death removes a good citizen, an old land mark. An honest, upright man has gone to enjoy his reward free from the trials and turmods of tliis world." We are pleased to present to the readers of the Album a fine portrait of this honored citizen, whose familiar face and friendly voice will no more greet old and young, rich and poor, with a smile of sym- pathy or a word of kindness. (OHK TURNBULL. Six years since, the subject of this notice came to this count}' and purchased eighty acres of land on sec- ^^' tion 7. in St. Bridget Township, from which he [iroceeded to build up a homestead. The in- dustry- with which he has labored is apparent in the many improvements he has effected and the general air of comfort and plentj' which surrounds him and his family. Besides fencing Xhe land and bringing the soil to a good state of cultivation, he has erected the necessary buildings, and has planted several hundred fruit trees and as many forest trees. He is considerably interested in stock-rais- ing, and has a goodly assortment of domestic ani- mals — cattle, horses and swine. A native of bonny Scotland, our subject was born in Roxburghshire. April 26, 1 844, and is th ' son of .lolin Turnbull. who spent his entire life in the Land of the Thistle. Upon reaching man's est.ate our subject wa.s married, in his native shire, in 1873, to Miss Margaret Cook, who was born and reared not far from the early home of her husband. A few months after their marriage the j'oung people set out for America, and coming di- rectly Westward, settled eight nales south of Pawnee City, where Mr. Turnbull prosecuted farm- ing until coming to this count}', in 1883. The six children were born in this State and are all liv- ing. The eldest, a daughter, Jane, has completed her studies, and with the others — John, James, William, George and Robert — remains at home with her parents. Mr. Turnbull takes no active part in politics, otherwise than casting his vote in support of the Republican party. j^^ IDNEY WALTER. No visitor to this ^^^ county will long be ignorant of the name Wj/^J and person of the gentleman whose cogno- men heads this sketch, he being well known throughout this section as farmer, stock-raiser and breeder, and occupj'ing a well-improved farm of of 420 acres on section 14, Marysville Township. His father was Jacob Walter, a native of Wells, England. The maiden name of his mother was Sarah Clark, she being a native of Madison County, N. Y. Mr. Jacob Walter first settled on the Mau- mee River, where Toledo now stands, and thence removed to Oakland County, Mich., where he and his wife both died. The}' had a family of nine children, of whom our subject was the fifth, being born in Oakland County, Mich., July 10. 1842. Our subject was reared to agricultural pursuits, his father being a farmer, ^md in his native county followed his father's occupation. The call of Presi- dent Lincoln for 75,000 men lo repossess the forts, places and proi>erty seized from the Union, found earnest response in the breast of young AValter, who in May, 1861, enlisted in the Union service, being assigned to Company F, of the otii Michigan Infantry, in which he served as Corporal. At the battle of Fair Oaks he was wounded by a falling S?8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tree which had been cut by a shell, having four ribs broken in his left side. He was taken prisoner, but remained in tlie hands of the enemy but a short time when he was recaptured. His wound proved a serious one, and tor three months he was entirely paralyzed in the lower limbs. Being unfitted for the service he received a discharge in October, 1862, hut upon his restoration to health in June, 1803, he re-enlisted in Company L, 10th Michigan Cavalry, filling the office of first Sergeant, and later receiving the commission of Second Lieutenant. He was in the siege of Yorktown, took part in the fierce contest between fighting Joe Hooker and Gen. Johnston, at Williamsburg, and in the battle of Greenville, E. Tenn., where Morgan was killed, as well as in less important affrays. Mr. AValter also took part in the Sherman raid in the memora- ble pursuit of Jeff Davis. He considers his sever- est war experience to have been at tlie time of the assiisiuation of President Lincoln, when he engaged in the pursuit of the assassin. Being honorably discharged from the service in December, 1865, our subject returned to his home, and early in Jan- uary of the following year went to Grenada, Miss., with the intention of making that place his home. On his journey South Mr. Walter fell in with two men from Vermont. These men being killed by Forester's band Mr. Walter considered it unsafe to remain in that section and departed to Canada, where he engaged in the oil business for three years. He then came to Clinton, Iowa, where he was fore- man in a match factory. He loaned the parties 13,000 and took the insurance for security. In Oc- tober, 1871, he was liurned out, and being insured with the Chicago companies which were crippled on account of the great fire, he obtained no insur- ance. Undismayed by this loss of all he possessed he set to work to repair his shattered fortunes, and coming to this county he located and engaged in farming. Mr. Walter was married in Ft. Huron, Mich., July 15, 1868, to Miss Maria F. Goring, a native of Lincoln County, Ontario, where she was born Sept. 22, 1842. This estimable young lady is a daughter of Francis A. Goring, of Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Walter have one child — Lottie Matilda. Since coming to this county Mr. Walter has de- voted his attention wholly to farming and stock- raising, has made good improvements on his place and carries on the stock business very successfully, turning oflf about 300 head of fat cattle yearly. He has been School Trustee for many years, working faithfully for the improvement of the schools. At the present time he occupies the position of Town- ship Clerk. He is a member of Lyons Post No. 9, G. A. R. In religious views he is in harmony with the noted Col. Robert Inejersol. rf|_ ARRY IIUMFREVILLE, M.D., local sur- jfji' geon for the Missouri Pacific Railroad /^^ Conii)any, and a leading practitioner at ^^ Waterville, has established a good practice in this part of the count}' with a prospect of contin- ued success. He is only thirty-five years old, hav- ing been born June 28, 1854, and his native place was Miami County, Ohio. His father, William T. Humfreville, was a native of Dayton, that State, and born in August, 1813. William T. Humfreville was a man of more than ordinary abilities and good business ca[)aci- ties, and was nearly all his life successfully on- gaged as a contractor and builder at Piqua, Ohio. He was liberal and public-spirited, and became prominent in his community, taking an active interest in its educational matters. He served for a time in the Union army during the Civil War. He was successful in the accumulation of property, and from early manhood was a devoted member of the Baptist Church, taking an active part in its .support. In Masonrj' he had attained to the Royal Arch degrees. He held many of the minor offices. He is now deceased. The paternal grandfather of our subject was David Humfreville, a veteran of the War of 1812, who afterward enjoyed a pension and received a land grant from the Government for his services. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Harriet Licklider, of Beavertown, Ohio, and the daughter of Jacob and Susan Licklider, who were natives of Virginia. To tlie parents of our subject there were born six children, all of whom PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 379 lived to mature years. Harry, our subject, was the youngest boni. He was rearerl at I'iqua, in liis native county, and received a good education, being graduated fioni tlie High .School in 1870. Wiien little raoie than a boy he learned telegraph3-, wiiieli he followed a few years, then turned his at- tention to the study of medicine. He pursued his studies in the office of Dr. W. C. P.arker, of Piqua, and in 187.5 was graduated with high honors from the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville. Dr. Husnfreville commenced the practice of his profession at Versailles, Ohio, where he was lo- cated about eighteen mouths, and then removed to Shelby County, that State, where he followed his practice until 1880. That year he came to Kansas and located in Waterville, where he has since re- mained. He stands high among the medical men of this section, and is a member of the North Kan- sas Medical Association, also member and .Secretary of the Marshall County Medical Association. In 1889 he was appointed the health officer of Mar- shall County. He isau active member of the Epis- copal Church, and a liberal contributor to church and charitable institutions. Socially, he is con- nected with the Masonic fraternity", having been the Master of Sutton Lodge No. 85, at Waterville, for several years. He is the friend of education and progress, genial and courteous in his demeanor, and has made many friends since his residence in this county. On the 14th of September. 1880. Dr. Hnmfreville was united in marriage with Mrs. Hannah Bronson, an accomplished und educated young lady of Shelby County, [Ohio, and the daughter of Josiah T. and Teachoup. To the Doctor and his amiable wife there have been born two children — William J. and Johnie T. LEX CAMPBELL, Clerk of the District Court of Marshall County, was ttrst the incumbent of this office from 1862 to 1873, and after the lapse of a few j-ears was re-elected Jan. 1. 1889, for the two years' term whicli he is now serving. He was born in the Highlands of Scotland, Dec. 31, 1833, and lived there until a youth of sixteen years, acquiring a l)ractical education in the common schools. He then crossed the Atlantic, and took up his residence in Guelph, U|)per Canada, where he was employed as a clerk in a store until the spring of 1852. Our subject, now leaving the Dominion, crossed the lake to Cleveland, Ohio, and ihence made his way to Chillicothe, Ross County, where he became the employe of Frazier & Co. and remained there until 1859. One of the Arm then came to Leaven- worth, this State, accompanied by our subject as clerk, and with whom the latter remained until the establishment was destroyed by Are in March. 1860. Mr. Campbell then came to Marysville, this county, and changing his occupation somewhat, established himself on a tract of .'and on the Big Blue, four miles north of town, taking up a homestead claim of 160 acres. After building a cabin he proceeded with other improvements as rapidly as possible, and remained there two j^ears, suffering in the meantime from drouth which considerably crippled his farming operations. In March, 1862, Mr. Cam[ibell was appointed by Judge Horton, Clerk of the District Court, and in order to enter upon the duties of his office, re- moved to Marysville. He served his terra, and at the general election which occurred in the fall of that year, he was chosen for the same office, which he filled with credit to himself and in a manner sat- isfactory to the people, as his re-election for four consecutive terms amply indicated. Upon with- drawing from the office he engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1872 he put up a fine brick residence on Elm Street, which he now occupies with his family-. He is a man of sterling worth and has hosts of friends in this county. He uniformly votes with the Republican party, and is a consist- ent member of the Presb3-terian Church. Mr. Campbell while residing in Canada, was married Ma3' 2. 1855, to Miss Aon McLeod, and they became the parents of three children, the eld- est of whom, a daughter, Effie, became the wife of William Henry, of Marysville, .and they have three children, Bertha, Mamie and Effie; Mary Ann re mains at home with her parents; John married Miss Gladys Rice, and they have two children; he is the assistant of his father in the office of the latter. 3»0 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mrs. Ann (McLeod) Campbell departed this life at the family residence in Marysville at tiie early age of thirty years. In December, 1864, our subject contracted a second marri.age, with Miss Belle McDonald. Eiglit of the nine children born of this union are now Jiving. The deceased, a daughter, Ettie, became the wife of H. C. Harvey, and died in Kansas City, March 12, 1889, when twenty-three years old. The survivors are Benjamin, Christie, Alex, Jr., Frank, .Jessie, Katie, Belle and Ettie. They are all at home with their parents and will receive the training and education suited to their position in life. Mrs. Belle (McDonald) Campbell is the sec- ond daughter of Finley McDonald, of whom men- tion is made in the sketch of R. McDonald elsewhere in this Album. She was born in Rosshire, Scot- land, and was brought to America by her parents when a child. The mother of Mr. Campbell died in Scotland man3' 3'ears ago. Her maiden name was Henrietta Cameron. Tiie parental household included six children, of wliom our subject and his brother Donald are the only survivors, and he and .John are the only ones who came to Amer- ica. El'BEN FULLER. Postmaster, Swede lUir Creek. Among the many citizens of Kan- sas who, beginning life with no capital but )^. tliat bestowed upon them by nature, have achieved financial success, tiie gentleman whose name heads this sketch deserves mention. He is one of the first settlers of Cottage Hill Township, where he now owns eighty acres of well-improved land on section 26. He has been owner of a mucli larger estate, but is now living a rather retired life and enjo3Mng the prosperity which he has achieved. Mr. Fuller is a native of Nantucket Island, where his birth took place July 27, 1830. His fa- ther, Thomas Fuller, was born at Barnstable, Mass., in 1796, and died on Nantucket Island in 1841. He spent the most of his life in whaling. During the war of 1812 he was engaged in the service against the land from which he traced his descent. In the sixteenth centurj', three brothers named Fuller had emigrated from England to America, and settled respectively in Maine. New Hamjjshire and Massa- chusetts. To the latter was born a son, Joseph, who was the grandfather of our subject. He served in defense of his country in the Revolutionary' War. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sophia Cash. She was a daughter of Reu- ben Cash, of a well known Nantucket Island fam- ily. On the Island she was born in 1800, and there she died in 1879. Thomas and Lydia Fuller became the parents of two children, Reuben and Caroline, tlie former of whom is tlie only surviv- ing member of the family. Reuben Fuller was reared and educated on his native island and in early life worked at the car- penter's trade. In 1 859 he went West and soon settled upon the land where he now resides. In 1850 he married Miss Elmira Andrews, of Nan- tucket. She passed from earth in 1857, leaving two children, Reuben A. and Herbert 8. Seven years after her death our subject married again, the bride in this instance being Miss Angeline Nichols, of Tazewell County', 111. The result of tills union has been two children, Fannie and Edwin N. Our subject has been for many years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and takes an active part in all its work. He is a stanch Repub- lican and never fails to exert his influence in be- half of the principles with which his judgment coincides. He is a public-spirited citizen and a leader in every elevating movement in his town- ship. As neighbor, citizen and man, he is highly spoken of by all who know him. j^ ORNELIUS ALSPACH. Among the well- ilf _ regulated farms of Murray Township, that ^^^z belonging to the subject of this notice, is wortliy of more than a passing mention, being a lasting monument to his industry and perseverance. By his good management, prudence and econom}', he has accumulated that which will defend him from want in his old age, and which has jil.aced him in a leading position among his fellow-citizens. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 381 The 200 acres of larnl li.ave all been brought to a fine st:ile of eiillivation, and besides this propeitj', Mr. Alspach owns eighty acres on section 33. St. Bridget Township. When our sulijpct tooU po.sse.ssion of his present farm in 1878, it was an nnbroken tract of land with- out fences or other improvement. Its condition to- d.a3' indicates in a marked manner the persistence with which he has labored. He first homesteaded eighty acres, which he improved and lived upon until coming to his present place. He was born in Fairfielri County, Ohio. June 15, 1814, at the pa- rental homestead in Bloom Township, where he lived until reaching his majority, and then emi- grated to Kansas. The parents of our subject were John H. and Elizabeth (Hindhaugh) Alspach, who were natives respective!}', of Pennsylvania and Oliio. The grand- father left the Keystone State early in life, and fol- lowed farming in the Buckeye State uutil his death, which occurred when ho was about eighty years old. The parents of onr subject after their marriage, remained residents of Fairfield County, Ohio, and there were born to them eight children, of whom Cornelius was the sixth, and he was about five years old when his mother died. His father was subsequently married to Miss Melinda Rockey, a maiden lady, by whom he had eight children. They are yet living on the old farm where they have sojourned for the long period of thirty j-ears. Mr. Alspach is pow seventy-seven years old, while his wife is several years younger. Both are mem- bers of the German Reformed Church. The subject of this sketch received careful train- ing at home, but conned his lessons mostly in the chimney corner, as the schools at that day in his 'native county were few and far between. He came to Kansas a single man, but not long after reaching liis majority, was married in this county, Sept. 20, 1874, to Miss Barbara Wolfgang. This lady was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Jefferson County, in 1858. Her parents were Jacob and Sarah (Swartz) Wolfgang, and they emigrated to Kansas in 1870, settling in Rock Township on a tract of unimproved land, from which the fatlier constructed a good homestead, and where both par- ents are now living. Their daughter Barbara, was carefully reared, and received a common school education; she lived with her parents until her marriage. This union resulted in the birth of eight children, viz: Priscilia M.. Sarah 1?., Delia R.. Cor- nelius F., Nellie P.. Alta B., Charles M.. and a bal)e unnamed. Mr. Alspach is the Superintendent of a Sund.ay- school in his neighborhood; although there is no church in the vicinity. He is a sound Democrat, politically, and has held the office of School Treas- urer for the last nine years. His wife has in all respects been his suitable companion and helpmate, and they number their friends and acquaintances among the best people of the county. ^1 AMES WARREN STOWELL, proprietor of the Starr Stowell JXairj-, and an expert at dehorning cattle, has likewise attained an enviable reputation as a breeder of fine Holsteins, and is recognized as a l)usiness man of the first water. He has made a great many friends since locating in this county, and has one of the pleasantest homes within its limits. His domestic affairs are presided over by a lady of excellent education and fine intelligence, one who is amply fitted for the position which she occupies as the wife of a leading citizen. Their home comprises a well-regulated farm of 160 acres, embracing a quarter of section 35, township 3, range 10. A native of Madison Count}-, N. Y., our subject was born near the city of Hamilton. Dec. 17, 1850. In the winter of 1856 his parents removed to Ogle Count}', 111., making the journey by rail, but the year following pushed on further westward into Wisconsin, locating in Richland County, where our subject was reared upon a farm. He was pressed into service at an early age. driving a yoke of oxen at the plow when a lad of seven years. As may be supposed his education was limited to an attend- ance of a few weeks each 3-ear at the district school, which was conducted in the typical log school with puncheon floor and desks and seats of slabs. From that time until reaching manhood, he assisted his 382 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. father in clearing tliree farms. When a youth of eighteen 3-ears he went into Sauli County, Wis., where he worked in the hop yards one season. The following spring he returned to Richland County and embarked in business for himself by setting out thirteen acres of hops upon forty acres of land which ho owned. He prosecuted this business suc- cessfully until tiie crash of 1872 and then retired. Subsequently he resumed general farming until February, 1878, when he repaired to Ogle County, 111., and farmed there one year. He still retai'.jed possession of his Wisconsin land. In the spring of 1879 Mr. Stowell repaired to Atchison, Kan., whence he drove through to Ver- million, this county, and located in Noble Town- ship, an entire stranger. He rented land the first season, and in August following, having disposed of his Wisconsin property, purchased the land which constitutes his present fra-m. It was then in its wild state, and he commenced at first princi- ples in its improvement and cultivation. He made fences and put up the necessar^^ buildings, planted an orchard of 150 trees, and instituted the other conveniences necessary to his wellbeing and that of his family. He had at the beginning a capital of $2, and contracted to pay So an acre for his land. It is now unimcumbered, and in 1889 he purchased the adjoining eighty acres, for which he paid $17.50 an acre. In early manhood he learned the trade of a stonemason, at which he works as opportunity occurs. During the past two years he has dehorned 7,000 head of cattle and has 5,000 engaged for the fall of 1889. He has also prac- ticed considerably as a veterinary surgeon. Mr. Stowell established his dairy in 1884, and ships his butter principally to Atchison. He has twenty-five head of Holstein cattle and other val- uable animals, including a jack, "Mammoth Tom," from which he breeds a fine quality of mules, hav- ing now about seven head. He uses three teams in his farm operations, and has seven head of horses. Our subject was lir.st married in Wisconsin, in September, 1870, to Miss Sarah J. Harris, who was born in Ohio and died in Wisconsin in 1871. There was one cliild born of this union, a son, Si- mon, who is now farming in Colorado. Mr. Stowell contracted a second marriage, Aug. 26, 1873, with Miss Anna B. Seckler, who is a native of Northumberland County, Pa., and born March 29, 1852. The five children of tbis union are named respectively: William B.. Charles H., Amy B., Nellie M. and LeRoy D. Mr. Stowell is the School Treasurer of his district, and has served as School Director three terms. He has also been Road Supervisor two terms, and occupied this office in Wisconsin one j'ear. Socially, he belongs to the A. F. & A. M. at Vermillion, Lodge No. 320. In politics he sympathizes with the Union Labor party. ALPH COMPTON, the present Township ff Clerk of Wells Township, is a native of England, having been born in Northum- I berland County, Feb. 20, 1835. He was the son of John and Mary Compton, and was reared to manhood in his native countr3% receiving a common school education. Upon reaching man's estate he went to Scotland and for a time was ticket agent on a railway. Following this, for a number of years he was a railway station agent. On May 3, 1860, he celebrated his marriage to Margaret II. Inglis, an estimable young lady vvlio was born in Scotland in 1838. The union resulted in the birth of eight children — John, William, Ma- tilda, James, Thomas, Robert, Mary M., and Anne, all living except the last named. In the spring of 18C9, Mr. Compton with his family emigrated to America, taking passage at Glasgow on the steam vessel '-St. Patrick." After an ocean voyage of nineteen days they landed at Quebec, Canada, where our subject left his familj- for a short time, while he came West to secure land. He chose Kansas for his future home, and homesteaded eighty acres of land on section 10, Wells Township, which by dint of energy and perseverance he has converted from a wild prairie into an attractive and thoroughly tilled farm. He has added to his original acreage until he is now the possessor of 480 broad acres. There were just eight buildings in Frankfort when he came to this section, and the present condition of the count}- is POiriRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 38;? a standing monument of the energy of the pioneers among whom he is classe(L Jlr. Corapton is a Reinibliean in liis [lolitical views, but generally votes for the best man irre- spective of party. He has served several years as Township Clerk and identifies himself with all the progressive enterprises of the community-. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is now serving as Superintendent of the Sunday- school in whose working he is greatly interested. He is a man of judgment and intelligence, a kindly neighbor, and a citizen who is held in high repute. ^^USTAF RUDEN. The career of this gen- ii/ j_^ tleinan furnishes a fine illustration of what ^^4 a man may accomi)lish by perseverance and industry. He is of Swedish birth and parentage, and left his native land poor in purse, with com- parativelj' little experience of the world, and en- tirelj' dependent upon his own resources. He labored many years after coming to the West be- fore gaining a financial foothold, but he is now numbered among the most successful men of this county. In connection with operating the City Feed Mill at Axtell, which he established in 1885., putting up the building and creating the business from the beginning, he is also operating a large farm of 260 acres in Murray Township, on sections 5, 6, 7, and 18. This is mostly under cultivation, and is fairly well improved. Mr. Ruden became a resident of this county in 1871, coming here from Kansas City, Mo., after having been a boatman on the Missouri River for a year. Prior to this he had lived in Rockford, 111., one year, in which place he settled, upon com- ing to America, in 1869. He was born in West Yealing, Sweden, Jan. 8, 1848, and is the son of Johonas Johnson, a farmer by occupation, and who still sojourns in his native land. The latter is now about seventy years of age, and is living with his third wife. His first wife, the mother of our sub- ject, died when Gustaf was a boy of seven years. In early life our subject learned the tailor's trade, and remained a resident of his native place until a young man of twenty years. Not making the progress wliich he desired, financially, he re- solved upon emigrating to the United States, and accordingly set out in May, 18Gi),on an ocean steamer, and after a voyage of eighteen days landed safely in New York City. His subsequent move- ment we have already indicated. He was married in Murray Township, this county, Sept. 15, 1878 to Miss Emily Johnson, a native of his own conn- try, and born in Smolen, Oct. 12, 1857. The par- ents of Mrs. Ruden were Juhnn and Benedicta (Munson) Pearson, who are stilT living in Sweden at the .ages of sixty-seven and sixty-two years re- spectively. Mrs. Ruden lived with her parents in Sweden until approaching womanhood, and then came to America .with some of her friends and kinspeople in the summer of 1878. Most of the time since she has been a resident of this county. Of this marriage there have been born five chil- dren, namely: Ada M., Anshalm, Palmer, Carl O. W.. and Efiie, Y. C. Mr. and Mrs. Ruden are members in good standing of the Lutheran Church and our subject, politically, is a sound Republican. They have a very pleasant home, and count their friends by the score. ^\ IjfelLLIAM SCIIMITKER. The above named \sjf gentleman, who is one of the successful W^ business men of Frankfort, where he is en- g.aged in gener.al merchandising, has had some ex- periences which are more interesting to relate than pleasant to experience. But before entering ui)ou a brief outline of them, a few words regardino- his parental family will not be amiss. His father was Samuel Schmucker, who was the son of the Rev. John Nichlas Schmucker, a Lutheran minister, whose father had emigrated from Germanj' to America, and settled in Shenandoah Countjr, Va., prior to the Revolutionary War. The mother of our subject was Rebecca Trook, who, like her parents, was a native of Shenandoah County, where she is still living at the age of eighty-two. When our subject was five years of age, his father, who was a farmer, died, leaving three children to the 384 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. mother's care. She aftei-ward inanitMl Kni;inuol Rhinehart, by whom she had six children. The eiiildren of her Qrst marriage were John N., AVill- iara and Sarah, and those of her second marriage were Mary C, Ada, Amanda and John C. A.; two others died in youth. Mary C. is the wife of David B. Sliirks, who operates a foundry in Elizabeth- town. Pa.; Mrs. Ada Wood is a widow, living on a farm near New Market, Pa.; Amanda, who resides in the same place, is single; John C. A. is employed in a glass factory in Pittsburg, Pa., and is unmar- ried. William Schmucker was born in Shenandoah County, Va., April 13, 1828, and passed his life until the age of twelve upon a farm. At that time he was sent to learn cabinet-making under an uncle, the Rev. George Schmucker, with whom he remained a year. He next worked on a farm for a year, and then went to Freeden's Church to learn the shoemaker's trade. After serving an appren- ticeship of four and a lialf years he went to his grandfather's in Shenandoah County, and set up as a journeyman shoemaker. On Oct. 2, 1855, he mar- ried Sarah, daughter of Thomas Corbin, of Shen- andoah County. Mr. Schmucker folowed his trade until tlie breaking out of the Civil AVar, when, be- ing a member of the Virginia militia, he entered the army of the Confederacy. He served in Com- pany A,5tli V^irginia Infantry, under the renowned Stonewall Jackson, and participated in the battles of Cliancellorsville and the second Bull Run. In the latter lie received a severe wound in the left forearm from a Federal bullet. His heart was not in the cause of the South, and on the night of June 13, 1863, while his command was near Fredericks- burg, Va., he and a comrade named Jacob Doll de- serted. They had previously told several of their comrades of their intention, and quite a number were anxious to accompany them; but as too great a number would defeat their purpose, Mr. Schmucker would not agree to the companionship of any others. On the night above mentioned, Doll and himself having permission to go beyond the lines to a small creek to fill their canteens, con- cluded to take advantage of this opportunity and bid farewell to the Confederacy. They therefore took to the woods, and as rapidly as possible left their camp behind, them. They had gone but a mile or two when they stopped to rest and began to talk over their cliances of escape to their fam- ilies and the protection of the Stars and Stripes. Mr. Schmucker had previously told his comrade that if he ever did desert he would make a success of it, but now he remarked that he would give ^1,000 to be back in camp, as their chances seemed HO poor. During the night the two comrades were within a mile or two of camp, and had to be ex- tremely cautious and alert. Once during the night they almost came upon a cavalry picket guard, but perceived him in time to escape recapture. They were obliged to remain in the brusli or woods during the daytime, traveling mostly by night and avoiding the roads and open country, as "conscript hunters" were patrolling tlie entire section. They were guided by the moon and stars. When thej' la}' down to sleep Mr. Schmucker would put his walking stick on the ground so that it pointed toward the north star, that upon awakening they might know in which direction to pursue their journej'. They depended upon the wives of the poorer farmers for their meals, the men being ab- sent from those homes, while among the rich, who were able to purchase exemption from service, they were liable to betrayal. They bought food as often as they could with safet}', and in as large quantities as tiiej' could obtain, paying for it in Confederate mone}'. They had no other currency, but were well supplied with this. They were one day at the edge of the timber, when Sclimiicker climbed the fence to look over the open strip in front. A man was approaching with a gun, and he and Doll ran back into the woods, jumped a drainage ditch and hid in the brusii. The man, who was accompanied by a darkey boy and a small dog, soon came into the timber. The dog ran to the ditch and beg.an hark- ing, and the darkey said, " I seed 'em right here, massa." The comrades expected to be discovered, but the man gave up the search. They did not venture from concealment, however, until night. After a tiresome experience they reached the Shenandoah River, which they crossed at a ford. Early in the morning the}- met a negro with a drove of cattle, and asked him if there were any PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 385 "conscript hunters" in the neighborhood. He said yes. and told them to go down by the miller's, as the miller was all right and would not disturb them. The darkey agreed to get them some bread and meat, and see that the road was clear. While making their w.ay toward the top of a hill where lie had gone they were warned to go back, but they did not understand his signal. They presently came across a man driving a w.agon, and though he showed no dis[)osition to interfere with them they again sought shelter. Crossing a strip of timber, they came unexpectedly to a road, and saw a man driving an ambulance from one direction and a confederate officer on horseback coming from another. They were immediately discovered, and the officer cried out, •' Here, you fellows, where are you going.? Come here, or I'll bring j'ou." Mr. •Schmucker replied, " If j^ou have any business with me, yon are as near to me as I am to you," and he and his companion started to run. The officer fired two shots at them with his revolver, but they succeeded in getting once more into the timber. They soon came to a field where a darkey was plowing corn, but passed on through a strip of timber until they came to a road. This they fol- lowed to a branch, where they saw a man fishing, .and again took to the timber. The following day they came across a man to whom they told their stor}-. He proved friendly, and directed them how to continue their journey. About noon they came to a house, where the peo- ple were about to sit down to dinner. They asked if they could get a bite to eat, and were invited to come in. They hesitated to do so, but were in- formed there was no danger, and found that the occupants were Unionists. One of the women ex- pressing the opinion that they were deserters, Mr. Schmucker replied, "No, ma'.am, we are exempt from the Conscription act. I am a shoemaker, and shoemakers and blacksmiths are exempt." There was an old man here, to whom they gave *10 to show them over the ro.ad seven miles. He said to them, " I cannot take \'0u home to stay, but I will lake yon to .another Union man where you will be safe." When they got close to the Shenandoah River, their guide said he would go on .ahead, and if there was no danger he would come back in sight and signal them. They, however, saw no more of him. After dark they went down the mountain to near the river's edge, and in the morning at- tempted to cross. As neither of them could swim, they tested the depth of the water with poles. Mr. Doll got beyond his depth and was in danger of drowning, but was helped out by Mr. Schmucker reaching a pole to him. Two men appearing upon the opposite bank, a parley was held with them, and 12 apiece promised them if they would get the fugitives safely across. The men piloted them to a bar some dist.ance down the stream, whcie tliev ciossed in safety. During the day they came across a negro who had been shearing sheep, and gave him a dollar apiece for half of his dinner. One day, while in the woods, Schmucker remarked remarked to his comrade, " There are more rocks around here than I have ever seen." The words were hardly spoken when bang, bang, went the gun of a cavalry picket in front of them. The fugitives took to their heels, while the picket after firing started for camp. Finally, after thirteen days and nights of wan- dering, and having traveled over .300 miles to go a distance of eighty, Mr. Schmucker reached his home at about 11 o'clock at night. He concealed himself on top of the spring-house, and when his wife came out to milk in the morning made his presence known to her. Learning that a sick sol- dier was at the house, she was cautioned to secrecy regarding his own presence, and he then concealed himself in an underground apple-house. Here a change of clothing and food were brought him by his wife. lie remained around home five davs, learning that within a week after his desertion his description was in possession of the conscript hunt- ers all through the State. One night when about home he went to the house to see his mother. While there a scratching sound was heard at the door, as of some one trying to open it. Beins sus- picious of every noise, and fearful of capture, Mr. Schmucker jumped into a chest to conee.al himself. The disturber was found to be only the family cat. On the fifth night he li'ft home, and going to his old employer near Freedens Church, he told him of his desertion, and was concealed by him. He was then within half a mile of a Confederate camp-fire. 386 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. His former employer gave him provisions and ac- companied him 500 yards, heing enabled by bis knowledge of the country to find secluded routes, though at one place he came upon a soldier, who asked him some questions and wanted to take him to camp. Our subject declined to go, and jump- ing a fence, soon placed himself out of immediate danger. After becoming foot-sore from travel and en- during many privations, he finally came across a picket of Federal cavalr}^ He informed them that he was a deserter from the Confederate army, and was taken before the Deputy Provost Marshal, Michael Graham, and by him to General Milroy, by whom he was subjected to close questioning. Being asked what were the intentions of the Con- federacy, he replied, " To take Winchester within ten days." That city was tfiken by them thirteen days afterward, and at Stravvsburg they came near capturing Gen. Milroy. His papers fell into their hands, among them Schmucker's statement, which had been taken down in full, and whicii was pub- lished in the Richmond Sentinel. After taking the oath of allegiance to the United States Government, Mr. .Schmucker was given his freedom. He went to Martinsburg, Frederick Co., Va., and began work at his trade. His wife and child joined him soon afterward, and the family crossed the Ohio. They located at Fairfax, Ohio, where they remained seven years, our subject be- ing employed in shoemaking. In 1869 he came to this county and purchasea from a railroad company a tract of seventy-two and three-fourth .acres, near the town of Frankfort. After two years' residence in the countr3'. he left the farm in charge of his son, and removing to town resumed work at his tra(Je. He continued in shoemaking nearlj^ ten years, giving emploj'ment to a number of men and carrying on the business on an extensive scale. He subsequently sold out and engaged in the busi- ness in which he is now occupied. Mr. and Mrs. Schmucker have had five children born to them. The oldest, Martin Luther, being in poor healtli. removed to Woodville, Jackson Co., Ore., in the hope of recovery, and is now engaged in farming there. Emily died about four years ago; she was the widow of Jasjjcr Williams, who died of consumption in Los Angeles, Cal.; they left four children. Tena C. is the wife of Heurj' Cajser, a farmer living four miles northwest of Frankfort; slie is the mother of four girls. Mary died when four months old. and the fifth child when t)ut two days old. Mr. and Mrs. Schmucker are worthy members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Schmucker is now a Republican. He has held no office except that of Supervisor, being content to keep out of active political life. He is a member of Frankfort Lodge No. 67, A. F. & A. M.. By the residents of Frank- fort and vicinity he is recognized as a successful business man, and an honorable and upright citi- zen. ,EV. ORLANDO B. WATKINS, a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is also fond of agricultural pursuits, which \^he has been for some years prosecuting successfully at a good farm on section 9, in Wells Township. He is a Kentuckian by birth, and is still in the prime of life, having been born March 22, 1847, in Henry County. His i)arents were Felix G. and Eliza Watkins, also natives of liie Blue Grass State, and ins paternal ancestors were of German descent. On his mother's side he is of Welsh-English extraction. Grandfather Evan Watkins served as a soldier in the War of 1812. There were born to Felix and Eliza Watkins, the parents of our subject, seven children, onl^' four of whom are living, viz: Marian E., the widow of Mr. Roys, of AVashing- ton County, Ind.; Anne, Mrs. Blice, of Washington County, Ind.; William E., of Doniphan Count}-, this State; and Oi'lando B., of this sketch. The family removed from Kentuckj' to Washington County, Ind., when Orlando B. was a child of two j'ears, and he was there reared to man's estate. His education was conducted in the district school, and was supplemented by improving his leisure hours with his books at home. In due time young Watkins developed into a pedagogue, and followed this profession for a period of twelve years. He was married in Indiana, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 387 Sept. 22, 18G8, to Miss Rebecca A., daughter of Alexander an(J Phcebe ISIcKeiizie. To them was born a daughter. Laura B., deceased. Mrs. Rebecca Watkins departed this life April 17. 1871. Mr. Watkins was again married, to Miss Hannah 'Slc- Kinzie, March 13, 1872. Mrs. Watkins, like her husband, is a native of Indiana, and to them there have been born six children, only two of whom are living — Minnie L. and Balma M. The deceased are Rebecca A., Ula, Emma C. and Felix A. Mr. Watkins, in the fall of 1869, came to this county and took up a homestead claim in Center Township, upon which he resided two 3'ears, not proving it up. He then prosecuted farming on rented land during the seasons of sowing and reap- ing, and added to his income by teaching in the winter. He final I3' secured the farm which he now occupies, and upon which he settled in the spring of 1880. The j'ears since that time have been in- dustriously- occupied in bringing his land to a state of cultivation and erecting upon it the nece.ssary buildings. He is now comfortably situated in all respects, and feels repaid for his earlier toils. His political sympathies are with the Union Labor party, and he is likewise a Prohibitionist. ENNP^ RYAN. In addition to being one ]|: of the best farmers of Murray Township, (fiJ^ Mr. Ryan has signalized himself as a stanch advocate of temperance in ail its forms, refraining from the use of tobacco in an}- shape and never partaking of ardent spirits of any kind. These excellent habits, coupled with those of industry and perseverance, have elevated him to an enviable position, socially and financially, among his fellow men. The biographer found him snuglj' located on a well-regulated farm of 160 acres, occupying the northwest quarter of section 13, well watered and fairly improved. Mr. Ryan located on this place in 1874. when it bore a wide contrast to its present condition, being- then a raw prairie, unfenced and without any im- provements. It has taken years of labor and an outlay of hundreds of dollars to build up the homestead which he now enjo3's. Upon coming to Kansas, in 1868, he located first in St. Bridget Townsiiip, where he resided until 1874, during which year he acquired his present property. Prior to this he had been a resident of Fletcher, iliami Co.. Ohio, where he lived until 1857. He was born in County Tipperar}-, Parish of Uskane, Ire- land, Oct. 20, 1820, and is the offspring of pure Irish stock. His parents, John and Elizabeth (McLoughlin) Ryan, were also natives of County Tipperary-, .and had a family of six sons and seven daughters, all of whom came to the United States, some at one time and some at another. The parents likewise crossed the Atlantic, and settled in Miami County, Ohio, joining their son Dennis, our subject, who had preceded them a few j-ears. When the father was about sixty-four years old they removed to Shelby Count}', Ohio, and later to Randolph County, Ind., where he died at the age of seventy- four years. The mother died in Shelby County, Ohio, at the advanced age of ninety years. Both were members of the Roman Catholic Church. The subject of this sketch was the second child and eldest son of his parents, and attained to man's estate in his native count}-. Afterward he went over into England, settled in Lancashire, and was there married to Miss Jane Howe. This lady was, like himself, a native of Parish Uskane, County Tipperary, Ireland, and born in 1830. Her parents were Patrick and Catherine (Flannery) Howe, na- tives of County Tipperary, where the father died in the prime of life. Mrs. Howe later emi- grated to America, and settled in Fletcher, Ohio, where she died when quite aged. Both she and her husband were members of the Catholic Church. Mrs. Ryan w.as a mere child at the time of her father's death, and she accomi)anied her mother and the other children to Lancashire, England, where she lived until her marriage. After the birth of one child jMr. and Mrs. Ryan, in 1855, came to the United States, embarking at Liverpool and landing in New York City after an eight weeks' voyage on the steamer "Albert Gallatin." Thence they proceeded directly to Miami County, Ohio, where they sojourned until coming to this State. To them have been born eight children, one of whom, a son, John, born in England, died 388 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALPUM. in Ohio when ulioul six years did; Wiliiam died in infancy. The survivors are Katie, at liome with her parents; Eliza, the wife of John O'Neil, of Beattie, and engaged in tht. liardware trade and as a grain dealer; Thomas, who operates the h(jn)e farm; James, a grain dealer of Suminerfield; Mary occupies herself as a teacher in this county; Dennis, Jr., married Miss Annie Randall, and they are living on a farm in St. Bridget Township. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan are members of .St. Michael's Church, and our subject, politically, is a sound Democrat. \|^ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MARKS. The \l>K, biographer finds in the farming commu- /^ I nities some of the most intelligent men of ^^y the age — men who, practically independent of the rush and turmoil of a business life, have time for the interchange of tiiought and the perusal of books and newspapers, by which they keep them- selves posted upon current events. Among these may be mentioned the subject of this sketch, who is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a com- [jrehensive riiader and one who has given much time and thought to the problem of life. He takes an active interest in the welfare of liis community and is the uniform supporter of those enterprises calculated to benefit the people in any way. Mr. Marks has been a resident of this county since 1879. His well-improved farm of 200 .acres on section 7, Rock Township, is largely the result of his own industry and perseverance. He is an Ohio man by birth and lirst opened his eyes to the light in Delaware County, that State, Jan. 26, 1850, where he grew up on a farm and attended the common school. In 1859, the family emigrated overland by team to(uuruly Cuunty, 111., and soon after- ward Benjamin began working on a farm. When twenty-two ye.n-s old he commenced renting land and also operated a threshing machine. He con- tinued a resident of the State of Illinois until 1879. In the meantime, in the full of 1877, Mr. Marks had visited this county, and purchased his present farm of HiO acres — railroad land for which he paid $1.37.', per acre. It was a tract of wild prairie williout buildings or fences, and after making all his arrangements he, in the fall of 1879 returned and located upon it and commenced the improve- ments, which have made of it one of the most de- sirable homesteads in this part of the township. Mr. Marks has set out an orchard of 330 apple trees and 150 peach trees, besides groves of forest trees and grape vines and cherry trees. In fact it is acknowledged that he has as fine an assortment of fruit trees as there is in the township. Ninety acres of his land are under the plow, and since his first purchase he has become the owner of forty acres adjoining, for which he paid $7 per acre. He landed in this county in 1879, with a cash capital of $15. It must be acknowledged that he has done bravely and his success is due simply to his perseverance and industry. He has a goodly as- sortment of live-stock, fattens swine on a small scale and utilizes two teams of horses in the opera- tion of the farm. There are springs of living water on the place, and besides fruit raising, Mr. Marks has been quite successful in the cultivation of flax. He is a Republican, politically, and has been Township Clerk four years, besides serving as Church Trustee. He is promiuent in party poli- tics and for the last two years has been sent as a delegate to the count}' conventions. The Metho- dist Episcopal Church at Little Timber recognizes Mr. Marks as one of its most useful and efficient members. Eli Marks, the father of our subject, was the son of John Marks and both were natives of Xiv- ginia. The latter emigrated to Ohio at an early day and settled in Terry County, where he so- journed a few years and then removed to Grundy County, 111., and there spent his last days. Eli Marks was reared to manhood in his native State, and later carried on farming in Delaware County, where he became owner of fifty acre?, which he cleared from a forest. He removed to (Jrundy County, 111. in 1859, making the journey overland with a team. Purchasing 105 acres in the vicinity of Morris, he made good improvements and lived upon the farm which he built up until 1883. 'Ihen selling out, he came to this county and pur- chased 320 acres on sections 17 and 18, Rock Town- ship. He is now successfully eng.aged in farming PORTRAIT AND P.IOC RAPIIICAL ALBUM. 389 and stock-raising. Politically, he is a standi Re- publican, and religiously, is a nieiulicr of tlie Metiiodist Episcopal Cliurch. Mrs. Mary A. (Irvin) Marks was likewise a native of Ohio, and the daughter of Richard Irvin, who prosecuted farming during his younger years in the iJuckeyc State, and emigrating to Wisconsin, settled near Watertonn, where he died. Mrs. Marks is still living, and is now sixty-one years old. She li;is been a member of the Methodist l-;pisc(jpal (liurcli for a numlier of yeai's. The nine children of the [jiirental family are recorded .as follows: Elisha is the [wstmaster of Garrison, Pottawatomie Co., Kan., where he also officiates as Notary Public; Benjamin F. is the second cliild; Elizabeth, Mrs. Button, resides in Bcattie; P^liza, Mrs. Wing, is a residentof Rock Township; Lovina, Mrs. Bauman, is a resident of Beattie; Perry is farming in Rock Township; Almira is the wife of F. James, a farmer of Rock Tf)wnship; Charles and Irvin remain at home with their parents. WILLI.UIS ern Kansa: ^ ^ settlement ^ILLI.VM S. BOll). There came to North- sas during the |)eriod of its early it, men from three points of the compns.s — North, East and South — and among them Mr. Boyd, a pioneer of 187(1, who emigrated hither from the Blue Grass State. He was well fortified with those qualities of character most needed in .assiyting to develop a new section of country, and both by birth and early training was l)repared to enter upon the task before him with the resolution and industry which could onlj' insure success. He is now looked upon as one of the leading farmers of Wells Township, and may usually be found at his well regulated homestead on section 32. He is the owner of 240 acres of choice land, comprising the homestead proper, while he has IBO acres in Riley County. The story of his early experiences in this region is not unlike that of those whose labors and struggles have been recounted on many p.ages in this volume. Mr. lioyd is a gentleman in the piime of life, having been born Sept. 8, 1«40, in Bath Countj', Ky. He was next the eldest in a family of eight children, the offspring of Samuel G. and Roxalina Boyd, the latter of whom is now deceased. Tlie parents were both natives of Kentucky, and the record of their six surviving children is as fol- lows: Sarah is the wife of S. Evans, and remains a resident of her native State of Kentucky; William S., our subject, is the second born ; Martha, Mrs. Montz, is a widow and is a resident of Lyon County, this State; Melissa J. married William Fenwick, and is living in this county; Mary is the wife of William Irvin of Marshall County, Kan.; Alonzo is a resident of California; Jemima and George W. are deceased. The wife and mother de- parted this life in 1862; the father is still living. Young Boyd remained in Kentucky until reach- ing man's estate, being reared to farm pursuits and acquiring his education in the common schools which were conducted in a manner quite dilTerent from that of the present day. Being naturally intelligent he gained much information from read- ing after his school days were over, and has always kept himself fairly well posted upon current events. He sought the Far West in 1865, coming to this county, and working for a short time on the farm of John D. Wells, in what is now Wells Township. Then desiring to see something more of the (u-eat West, he set out across the plains hauling freio-ht with an ox-team, in company with Robert Smith, William Wells and others. They left Marysville July 4, 1865, making their way to Denver, then returned, occnpying about two months for the round trip. Mr. Boyd visited Denver upon sev- eral occasions afterw.ard, and in the winter of 1865 and 18G6 was at Ft. Laramie. About 1867, Mr. Boyd in partnersiiip with William Fenwick, purch.ased 120 acres of land, but shortly afterward disposed of his interest to his partner, and for sometime thereafter farmed on rented land. In 1870 he homesteaded eiulity acres of that which he now owns, and subsequently added to his possessions 160 acres more, which comprises the homestead. He endured the usual hardships attending life upon the frontier, and labored early and late for a series of years in gathering around himself and his family the ordi- 3!)0 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. nary comforts of life. He was one of the first settlers in his neighborhood, and to those who came in afterward, his example of thrift and indus- try proved an effective stimuUis. After having laid the foumlation of a home, Mr. Boyd on the 5th of May, 1874, took unto himself a life partner — Miss Laura B. Pollitte, the wed- ding being celebrated at the home of the bride in Louis County, K3'., of which she was a native. Of her union with our subject there were born ten children, viz: Lilly B., John A., George L., Omar S., Charles A., Eva May, Willie Frank, Lena A. Emma N. and an infant son who is not yet named. Mr. Boyd was the first regularly elected Treasurer of Wells Township, and has served some years as School Director and Clerk. He is a strong Prohi- bitionist, politicall}', with Democratic proclivities. He finds his religious home in the Methodist Epis- copal Church, in which he is a leading light, serv- ing as Treasurer and Trustee, and contributing liberally of his means to its support. OSES T. BENNETT. There is probably not within the limits of Waterville Town- ship, a man who is held in more general respect than Mr. Bennett. He is of that solid, substantial and reliable character which at once impresses itself both upon friend and stranger as belonging to a man who can uniformly be trusted. In addition to this are his lifelong habits of industry which have made him practically inde- pendent, financially, and -enabled him to build up one of the most valuable homesteads in this part of the count3\ He is one of its largest land owners and most extensive farmers, and has borne no un- important part in the development of the rich resources of Northern Kansas. The subject of this sketch was born in Lamoille County, Vt., Nov. 14, 1831, and is the son of Otis Bennett, a native of the same place. The latter, in 1835, leaving the New England hills, sought the prairies of Illinois, but only sojourned in that State one year. Next, in 1836, he crossed the Missis- sippi into Iowa, took up a tract of land and formed many plans for the future. He was cut down in his prime, however, dying in Clinton County, about 1845. In his native State of Vermont he had been engaged as a clothier, but was fond of agricultural pursuits and later abandoned his trade and gave his attention to farming. He accummulated con- siderable properly and left his family in comforta- ble circumstances. Mrs. Nancy (Thurston) Bennett, the mother of our subject, was born in Westminster, Mass., on on the 28th of September, 1809, and is still living. To her and her husband there were born four children, of whom Moses T., our subject, was next to the youngest. One of the others is living and located in Carroll County, 111. Our subject re- ceived a fair education, and followed farming and teaching in the Green Mountain State until the removal of the famdy to Illinois. In 1849 we find him in Carroll County, that State, and he made his home there and in Clinton County, Iowa, until 1860. That year he came to this county and es- tablished himself on a tract of land embracing a portion of section 30 in Waterville Township, where he has since made his home. It is hardly necessary to say that the face of the countrj' at that time bore little resemblance to its present condition. Mr. Bennett, like most of the men around him had many difficulties to contend with on the frontier, and began practically with nothing. By keeping one aim and object steadily in view he in due time was established upon a sound basis, and while suc- cessful, financially, his course was such as to estab- lish himself in the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. His possessions aggregate 500 acres of land, all of which he has brought to a productive condition, and upon which he has erected suitable buildings, gathered together the farm machinery' necessary for the systematic prosecution of agricul- ture, and has all the other appurtenances of the modern country estate. Groves of shade trees and an abundance of fruit trees, both large and small, embellish the homestead and serve to ensure the comfort of the proprietor and his family. The •25th of September, 1859, witnessed the mar- riage of our subject with Miss Matilda Tracy, of Clinton County', Iowa. This lady is the daughter of William and Levina (Coy) Trac3',who were Eastern PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 391 people, and spent their last yeais in Iowa and Kansas. This union resulted in tiie birth of ten children, viz.: Miriam A., Jennie E., James F., Harrison E., Alfred W., Sarah L., Nancy M., Aldelia V., Albert T. and Charlotte L. They are all living with the exception of Nancj' M., who died at the interesting age of fourteen years. Mr. Bennett for several years has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a liberal contributor to its support. He cast bis first Presidential vote for John C. Fremont, and is one of the most earnest supporters of the Republican party. He has uniformly given his support to those enterprises calculated to benefit the people, socially, morally and financiail}-. In 1865 he was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction of Marshall County, and later served as County As- sessor for several years. He was likewise for some time a member of the Board of Trustees of Water- ville Township, and has also officiated as Justice of the Peace and Township Clerk. He is a man of decided views, and when once his mind is made up is not easily turned from his purpose. Among those whose names will be held in kindly' remembrance after they have been gathered to their fathers, Aloses T. Bennett will occupj' no secondary posi- tion. J' AMES L. IIAYI<;S, the leading general merchant of Axtell, is likewise one of the prominent and representative men of the county. He settled at this point in 1 882, and was for a time in partnership with C. D. Rus- sell, the latter withdrawing in the fall of 1888, when Mr. Hayes became sole proprietor and has since conducted the business. He has built up a lucr.a- live patronage and is a favorite both in social and business circles. For ten years prior to becoming a resident of Axtell, Mr. Hayes was employed with the United States Express Company as messenger, having his headquarters at Detroit, Mich. He had been a res- ident of the latter State since a child of seven years. He was born in Franklin County, Fa., Dec. 24, 1847, and is the son of Andrews Hayea, a far- mer who died in Mercersburg, at the age of sev- enty-eight years. The mother, Mrs. Mary E. (Osbrough) Hayes, died in Petersburg, Mich., at tlie age of seventy-two. Beyond the fact that they were universall}' recognized as excellent and worthy people, our subject knows comparatively little of the history of his parents. They were members of the Presbyterian Church, and the father during his later years was identified with the Republican party. The subject of this notice was one of the younger members of a family of tiurteen children, seven of whom are living and all married. He received a good practical education in Monroe Count}', Mich., where he attained to his majority, in the meantime being eng.aged in farming pursuits until a youth of eighteen years. Later he became interested in mercantile business, and was engaged in this for some time in Monroe County, and until securing the position of PCxpress Messenger. In addition to his store and stock, he is the owner of a good farm of 320 acres, in Murray Township, this county. He is also a stock holder and Director in the Ax- tell Butter & Cheese Factor}', which was organized in May, 1889. Energetic, public-spirited and lib- eral, he is numbered among the most useful men of the community, and is selfmade in the best sense of the term, having been thrown upon his own resources early in life, which developed within him those qualities most essential to success. While a resident of Monroe County, Mich., our subject was married in Petersburg, to Miss Mary E. Taylor. This lady was born in Hillsdale, that State, on the 26th of July, 1853, and is the daugh- ter of the Rev. W. S. Taylor, who is yet living, at the age of sixty-nine or seventy 3'ears. In his more vigorous manhood he officiated as a minister of the Prcsbj'terian Cliurch, and has not yet laid en- tirely aside his pious duties. The mother of Mrs. Hayes died when she was quite j'oung. Mrs. Hayes completed her education in Trumansburg, N. Y., and at Monroe Seminary in Michigan. She re- ceived careful home tr.iining and developed into an attractive womanhood. Of her union with our subject there have been born five children, two of whom are deceased, viz: Virginia, who died at the age of nine years, in October, 1888. and an infant 3&2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. who died at biith. llie survivors are C. Harry, Bessie and a babe unnamed. Mrs. Hayes was reared in the doctrines of the Congregational Church, to which she loyally adheres. Mr. Hayes politically, is a sound Rci)ulilican. ._..^^^_.._ T^ LI GIKRIIART CARNEY, the subject of 11^ this sketch, was bom in Licking County, /ji—^ Ohio, Jan. 16, 1839. His father. James Came}', was born and reared and married in Ohio, his wife being in her girlhood Miss Louvesia Gier- hart, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. There were born to tiieni five children: Daniel, who died in infanc>-; John H., who resides in Nataskala, Ohio; Eli G., our subject; Sarah A., the wife of Frederic E. Bitsberger, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Elizalielh, the wife of Henry Dellinger, of Alle- gan, Mich. Mr. Carney's father died when he was about five years old; his mother died at Ft. Wayne, Ind., Jan. 1, 1885. She was a lady possessing many excellent qualities, and in religion a Presby- terian. E. G., as he is more faiiiiliarlj- known, worked as an apprentice to the smith trade in Licking and Franklin counties, from the time he was fifteen until he was in his twentieth year. He then moved to Fairfield County, where he followed smithing eleven years. He was married to Miss Catherine Alspach, the daughter of Mr. John D. Alspach, June 24, 1860. He moved to Marshall County, Kan., landing in Frankfort, Nov. 9, 1871. A few weeks later he bought a claim of John Ryan, on section 6, township 3, range 10, in what was then known as Guittard Township; he moved upon this claim and followed farming, smithing and raising Poland-China swine for several years, when he disposed of tiiat farm and bought the one he now resides upor, on section 3, township 2, range 10, Murray Township, consisting of 280 acres. He has brought this farm from the state of nature up to its present state of cultivation, and its pro- ductive soil has given him the reputation of being one among the largest and most prosperous grain raisers in the eastern part of the county. He has a fine grove and a pleasant place, and his large red barn has become quite a noted landmark for the traveling pul)lic. The Kansas City, Wyandotte & North-Western Railroad right of vvay, cut off about three acres off of the northeast corner of Mr. Carney's farm, but the company more than repaid the damage by giv- ing him a grain switch, making his one among the pleasantest and most valuable farms in the north- east portion of Marshall County. Mr. and Mrs. Carney have had born to them eight children : Mar}- Emma, who died in infancy'; John H. married Miss Nannie Brolyer, owns and resides on a farm adjoining his father's. Alta M.. Eli E., Charles C, OUiver O., Alice M. and Maude, reside with their parents. Mr. Carney is not identi- fied with any religious organization. His excellent wife has been identified with the church the greater portion of her life. Politically, Mr. Carney is a Democrat, having cast his first vote for Stephen A. Douglas. ,^^ AMUEL H. PETERS, editor and proprie- ^^^ tor of the Frankfort Sentinel, traces his 1|A/_1|) ancestry to Prussia, where his forefathers lived at Frankfort on the Rhine. Mem- bers of the Peters family came to America at an early day, and were engaged with the American forces during the Revolutionary War, in the defense of the principle that '• all man are created free and equal, and have an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." His paternal grand- father was a hotel keeper at Columbia, Lancaster Co., Pa., where George W., the father of our subject, was born. George W. Peters first eng.aged in the lumber business and afterward followed cabinet-making in Unionville, Center Co., Pa. In 1867 the family came West and settled at Al- bany, Nemaha Co., Kan. Near that place Mr. Peters bought land and became a large land-owner. He combined the business of farming and hotel- keeping and was for a number of years the host of the Albany House. His wife, Susannah Ho|iper. was of English an- cestry. Sliedied in 1882 in Nemaha County, after PORTRAIT AND ftlOGRAPHlCAL ALlilTM. 393 which her husband returned to Center County, I'a., where he is now living'. The parental family consisted of six children: Justin was drowned while the family was living in Pennsylvania; Elizabeth died wlien about twenty 3'ears old, also in her native State. Addie B. died iu iSt. Joseph, Mo., in 1883,where she was engaged in the millinery business; she was unmarried. Emily, widow of N. Slosson, lives in Sabetha, Kan., and has one child; Vima is the wife of Alonzo Hook, a liard- ware merchant in Sabetha. and has one cliild living. Samuel II. Peters, the gentleman of wiioin we write, was born .'it Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Pa., July 6, 1848. His boyhood was passed in Center Count}', where he received a common school educa- tion. At the early age of sixteen he entered the Union army, enlisting in Company G of the .51st Pennsylvania Infantry, this being in 1864. He participated in the engagements of Hatcher's Run, the siege of Petersburg, Fort Steadman, and in the breaking of tlie Confederate lines at Fort Hell, on April 2, 1865. He was discharged in June, 1865, and after being mustered out entered the Normal School at Unionville, Pa., where he continued as a student until tlie spring of 1867. He then followed his parents to the West. In May, 1872, he w.as married to Miss Chcrrie Healy, daughter of William and Jane Healy, who were natives of Ireland. After his marriage Mr. Peters settled in the western part of Brown County, where he remained about ten years en- gaged in the pursuit of agriculture. In 1883 he came to Frankfort, and engaged in the sale of ag- ricultural implements, in which business he contin- ued four years. On May 15, 1886, he established the Frankfort Sentinel, an eight column folio, which has attained a good circulation and gives promise of a more extended circulation in the fut- ure. Mr. Peters and his wife have been blessed by the birth of three children, George AV., Bert J. and Kay T. In his political views Mi'. Peters is Anti-monop- oly, with Union Labor leanings. He has been del- egate to count}' conventions and was Secretary of the County Central Committee of his party. Two terms in the Frankfort Cilv Council have been served by him in an acceptable manner, and he has been School Director a number of terms. He is a member of Henderson Post. ^'o. 53, G. A. R., in which he has held the office of Adju- tant. Mrs. Peters is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Peters is proprietor of Sentinel Hall, the only public hall in the city of Frankfort. He is a man of good business ability, honorable in his dealings and intercourse with his fellowraen, and a public-sixirited citizen who is interested in every movement which tends to the upbuilding of the cit}- he has made his home or of the contributory couutr\'. -5-f J TAMES F. ENSIGN. Few men have proba- |{ bly seen more of life on the frontier than l| Mr. Ensign, who can relate many an inter- ^Jj esting tale of his early exploits during the first settlement of this State. After manj' thrilling experiences he finally settled down upon a snug farm in Blue Rapids Township, where he now re- sides, his farm embracing forty acres of land on section 2. Of New England Ijirth and parentage, our sub- ject first opened his eyes to the light March 17, 1819, in the State of Connecticut. His parents were Ariel and Roxic (Humphrey) Ensign, of Simsbur}', Conn., and one of his ancestors. Col. Humphrey, served as an officer in the Revolutionary War. About 1634 one James Ensign left the Mas- sachusetts Colony and settled in Hartford, Conn., and from him sjjrang in a direct line the subject of this notice. The family was of clean, Puritan stock, and jrossessed in a marked degree the pecu- liar characteristics of that sect. The paternal grandfaiher of our subject was one of the leading members of the Presbyterian Church at Simsbury, a man of note in his community, and possessed of great wealth. He wore the old Conti- nental dress in Hartford as late as 1824, and our subject, when a lad of five years, remembers seeing him thus attired. His son, Ariel, the father of our subject, obtained a good education and was at one time Principal of the seminary at Sims- 394 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. bury. Later he confined himself to mercantile pursuits. He compiled the first directory for the city of Hartford. James F., our subject, was reared in tliat city mostly, having left home at the age of ten 3'cars, and talking up his abode with an old gentleman, Thomas Belden. Later he became an inmate of the family of Dr. Sylvester Wells. After the death of the latter he lived with a maiden la#. ^ UILLIAM A. i:WING. Among those who looked upon the country in Northern Kan- W^ sas during its primitive days, Mr. Ewing's name can scarcely be properly omitted. We find him here in 1870, at which time he homesteaded eightv acres of land on section 32, Wells Town- ship, upon which he established himself, and where he hiis since lived. In the great change which has passed over the face of the country and transformed it from the wild frontier into the abode of a civil- ized and intelligent people, Mr. Ewing has borne no unimportant part. Every man who opened up a farm in this then wild region, contributed his quota to the general development of this sec- tion of country, and his name should be preserved and handed down to posterit}-. Mr. Ewing was fairly prospered in his efforts as a tiller of the soil, and in due time added forty acres to his first pos- sessions, all of which he has brought to a good state of cultivation, and has now a well-regulated farm of 120 acres, upon which he has erected a comfort- able dwelling, and the outbuildings required for the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. Pennsylvania contributed freely of her sons in the settlement of Kansas, as well as other portions of the Great AVest. The subject of this sketch, a native of Perry County, that State, was born March 22, 1827, and is consequently still in his prime. His parents were Ralph and Anne Ewing, both likewise natives of the Keystone State, and his pa- ternal grandfather, it is believed, carried a musket in the Revolutionary War. He is supposed to have been of Scotch-English ancestrj'. William A. was reared to manhood in his native count}', where he acquired a limited education, but was trained to habits of industry and economy, being taught at a very early age, to make himself useful about the homestead. He remained a member of the parental household until a man of twenty-seven years, and was then married to Miss Rebecca N. Marshall, a native of his own State. In due time the household circle of William and Rebecca Ewing, was completed by the birth of twelve children, seven of whom are living, viz: Lizzie A., Laura M., Anna L., Sadie, Grant, Ira, and John. They remained residents of Pennsyl- vania until 1855, when he removed to Illinois, and in the spring of 1870, to his present home in Kan- sas, then the parents and children came to this county, and entered upon the pioneer life which we have already described. Mr. Ewing. like his neighbors, had many difflcnlties to contend with during these years, among them, grasshoppers, prairie Bres and failure of crops. It took a large amount of courage and persevei'ance to overcome them, but the men of those times were not easily given to discouragement, and the most of them persevered, and finally met with their reward. The farming communit}- necessarily confined their at- 396 PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tention to their own concerns, amid the various political agitations through whicli Kansas passed, and i\Ir. Ewing should be proud of the fact that, nltliougli nuich of liis time was absorbed in the till- ing of liis fields, lie still gave his influence in favor of freedom, and was one of the most loyal adher- ents of the Republican party. He has never sought office, but has in his sphere contributed his full quota to the welfare and advancement of his com- munity. U ILL! AM A. BROOKS, one of the younger farmers of Rock Township, and only a lit- W^J tie over twenty-six years old, is numbered among its most enterprising men. He came to this county in 1877 without a cent, and is now the owner of a good farm eighty acres in extent, finely located on section 22. It is conceded by all that he is highly deserving of bis prosperity on account of the sterling worth of his character, and the ge- nial qualities which constitute the thorough gentle- man. A native of MeC'ovdsville. Hamilton Co., Ind., our subject was born May 11, 1857, and spent his early life under the home roof, assisting liis father, who was a miller, operating a saw, grist and card- ing-mill, of which he was owner. William A. ob- tained a limited education in the primitive log school-house with its puncheon floor and slabs for seats and desks. He also became familiar with farming pursuits during those early days and so- journed in his naiive county until twenty years of age. He then set out for Northern Kansas, and coming to this county was employed by his father one year and then purchased the land upon which he operated until 1880. That year he bought his present farm, for which he paid 13.50 an acre and which proved a very fortunate investment. lie labored under great difficulties at the start, being without capital, and the improvements upon his farm testify with what industry and to what good advantage he has spent his time. In addition to the cultivation of the soil he has set out groves and an orchard, fenced his fields, made a fish-pond which is stocked with German carp, and is rapidly bringing about the improvements which will make it one of the most desirable homesteads in this part of the county. It lies about six miles from Frank- fort. Mr. Brooks feeds most of his corn to his live stock, consisting of Clydesdale horses, graded cattle and Jersey-red swine. One of the most interesting and important events in the life our subject was his marriage, which oc- curred in Waterville, this county, Nov. 10, 1881, the bride being Miss Lottie MuUender, who was born near Cuba, N.Y. Mrs. Brooks is the daughter of John and Jeanette (Loveridge) Mullender, who settled at Waterville in the pioneer days. The fa- ther was a farmer b}' occupation and the mother was a well educated lady who taught school before her marriage. Of this union there have been born three children: Norman. Glenn and Jeanette. Mr. Brooks politically is a strong Republican, and in his religious views he coincides with the doctrines of the Methodist Church, at Little Timber, of which he and his estimable wife are members in good standing and in which he officiates as Class- leader. He has served sis Constable two terms but cares little for the responsibilities of office. N. Brooks, the father of our subject, was born in North Carolina, and was the son of John Brooks, also a native of that State. The}'' emigrated to the wilds of Hamilton County, Ind., at an early day. where grandfather Brooks became well-do-do and spent his last days. N. was a child of four year when leaving his native State, and as we have already stated, became prominent in Hamilton County, Ind., as a miller. In 1863 he enlisted as a Union soldier in an Indiana regiment and going South endured many hardships and privations which undermined his health and from the effects of which he has never recovered. After spending some time in the hospital he was given an honora- ble discharge, and returning to Indiana purchased eif'hty acres of land near McCordsville, where he engaged in farming. In 1877, with the hope that a change of climate might be beneficial to his health, he came to this count}- and located in Rock Township, where he operated on rented land four years. He then purchased a farm of eighty acres in Center Township, which he conducted until 1887, then renting it to another party, removed to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 397 Oketo, where lie is now successfully operating a meat market. He is fifty-liiree years of age. a Republican in polities and a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Cliurcii. Mrs. Julia Barnes Brooks, the mother of our subject, is still living at the .ige of fifty one j-ears. and like her husband belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Sjie was born iu Indiana, where her father carried on farming and spent his last days. There are living only four children of the nine originall}' comprising the parental family. Of tiiese William, our subject, is the eldest; Clara, Mrs. Farrar. is a resident of Murray Townshij); Elmer is a barber by trade and lives in Oketo, of which Frank is also a resident. ^|()HN S. SMILEY, of Summerfield, is fami- liarly known as the proprietor of the town site, and has been closely identified with its growth and development. He is recog- nized as one of its most stirring business men and one of the most valued members of the community. A native of Butler County, Ohio, he was born Oct. 28, 1833. and when a small boy came to Illi- nois with his parents, John and Hannah (Harrell) Smilej-. They settled on a farm six miles north- west of Monmouth, Warren Countj\ The family consisted of the parents and twelve children, ten of whom came West. Two children had been mar- ried and remained in Ohio. In Warren County our subject was reared to man's estate, and acquired his education in the dis- trict school. He remained under the parental roof until twenty-seven years of age, assisting the father in operating the farm, then purchased eighty acres of land two miles southwest of Biggsville, upon which he operated five years. In 1860 he was married to Miss Mary McDill, daughter of Dr. A. McDill, one of the most prominent physicians of that part of the county. Mr. Smiley then sold out to good advantage and purchased a quarter section of land adjoining his father's homestead, and upon which he sojourned six years. Then selling out once more he crossed the Mississippi and estab- lished himself on a farm of 265 acres in the vicinity of Holden, Johnson Co.. Mo. He lived there two years, then sold at an advance of $2,000. Soon afterward, in January, 1882, became to this county and purchased a farm of 530 acres, upon which was a fine large house. He has effected other im- provements, and now has one of the nicest homes in the country, the residence being surrounded by trees and shrubbery, the most of which have been planted by himself. Until the completion of the Kansas City. Wyan- dotte & Northwestern Railroad, Mr Smiley was obliged to travel thirteen miles to market. This road was completed to the farm of Mr. Smilev in February, 1889. He sold the company seventy acres of land and presented them with the right-of- way upon the condition that they should locate their station on his farm. Where in December, 1888. there was not a building, there is now (1889) a flourishing little city of about 500 inhabitants with probably 100 buildings. Mr. Smiley has sold some thirty lots from Smiley's Addition,' through which run Pearl and Minnie streets, and he h.as donated ten lots, upon one of which, will be erected thisfall(1889)a school-house at the cost of *!3,500. This building will front on Main Street and be located between Minnie and Pearl streets. As may be surmised, the streets were named after .Air. Smiley's two youngest daughtens. To our subject and his estimable wife there were born seven children, all of whom are natives of Illinois, where they received their early education and training under the benign influcnceof the United Presbyterian Church, in the moral atmosphere of Monmouth, which is appropriately called the Maple City on account of the maple trees planted along its streets. Adjacent to this city is the picturesque Cedar Creek, a favorite resort of its people and of which a poet has sung as follows: ••Above the dam thv waters In laxy silence lay. Then from the summit leaping Are broken into spray. Then spray and sunlight meeting Embrace in colors bright. Then o'er the waters spanning Is an arc of brilliant light. 398 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Then the over-hanging branches Will meet above thj' bed, And the sunlight scarce can kiss j'ou Through the foliage overhead. 'Tis there in summer hours The children love to go And bathe within th^y waters Or watch their rugged flow." The children of Mr. Smiley are more than ordi- narily intelligent and have become good and use- ful members of society. Edmond J. amemberof the dry-goods firm of Smiley Ar McLennan, is mar- ried, has three children and lives one mile west of town. William A. lives on a farm presented hitn by his father, and which adjoins their homestead. He is married and has two children. Fanny is the wife of Granville Ruflf of Lamar, Neb., who is ac- counted as one of the leading merchants of the place ; they have one child. Eva, Harry, Minnie and Pearl remain at home with their parents. Mr. Smile}', politically, is a standi Republican, and his family all belong to the United Presbyterian Church. ii of his term he returned to liis fiirm, on wIiIl-Ii hi! remained unti' 1880. In that year he came to Franlifort, and en- gaged in the business of buying, shipping and soil- ing live-stock. He continued in this business about three years, when he went into the lumber business, becoming the junior mem her of liie firm of lirown it Watson. In 1888 he bought out his p^irlniT. and has since been running the business alone. He now owns the principal lumber yard in Frankfort, and his aniuial sales aggregate a large amount. His farm, wiiicli is rented, also yields him a satisfactory animal income. On Feb. 4, 1872, our subject was married to Miss Emma McDougal, a native of Missouri. Her parents died when she vvas a little girl, and she made her home with her sister, Mrs. May Mar- shall in Maysville, which city had been named after her. Mrs. Marshall now resides in Denver. Miss McDougal was educated at the convent schools of St. Marys, in Pottawatomie County, Kan., and of St. Joseph, Mo., and is a cultured, refined and ac- complished lady. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Watson — Fjank W., Thomas II., Ida, and Wiley H., all of whom are living except Ida, who died at the age of seven Ncais. Mr. Watson is a member of I'lankfort Lodge No. 67, A. F. &■ A. M., and has been Secretary of his Lodge for a number of years. He is also a member of Henderson Post No. 5.3, G. A. II., and is the Post Quartermaster. For the past seven years he has been a member and Treasui'er of the Frank- fort School Hoard. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and has been prominent in the coun- cils and active in the work of his party. He h.as served repeatedly as a delegate to County, .Judi- cial, Congressional, and State conventions, and as a member of the County. Judicial and Congressional Central committees. It will thus he seen th.at Mr. Watson is not only an active and energetic busi- ness man, but a prominent and popular citizen. During his residence in Frankfort he has engaged heartily and earnestly in every enteri)ri.se liaving for its object the prosperity and welfare of the city. Mr. Watson is a man of medium stature and build ; his black hair and beai'd ,are ver}' slightly sprinkled with gray. His eyes ami c(iin|ii<'xi(in are dark. In business Mr. Watson brings jutlginent and pru- dence to bear, and his decisions are based upon mature and deliberate judgment. His success as a farmer is attributable to the fact that he carried business methods and principles into the manage- ment of his farm. In the conduct of his present business ho has earned a reputation for honest and honorable dealings, whic^h insures him the respect of all who know him. He is a m.an of uniform courtesy, genial and companionable. Tj^^Kf^S P. ANDERSON. There are few finer )| jlj farms within the limits of Marshall County. I^Mi than that which has been built up by Mr. Anderson, who is one of the leaders among the Swedish population of this county. He has first- class buildings, a goodly assortment of live stock, and all the machinery necessary for prosecuting agri- culture after the most approved methods. He is a man who has fought his way unaided to his present position, having started in life without means, and furnishes an admirable illustration of what may be accomplished by diligence and perseverance. The native place of our subject was in Sleaho Soken, Sweden, and the date of his birth Dec. 31, 1839. He is the son of Andrew and Maggie (Van- sen) Anderson, wlui were likewise natives of Sweden, the former born in 1810. He followed farming all his life and died about I87i). He was a member of the Lutheran Church. The parental family con.sisted of three mm — Swan, John and Nels Peter, our subject. Mr. Anderson was the youngest child of his parents and lived in his native country until ap- proaching the thirtieth year of his age. He attended school and assisted his father on the farm, then emigrating to America came directly to this county and homcsteaded eighty acres of land on section 14, in Cottage Hill Township. He had very little means at the time, but made it a rule to live within his income and this steadily followed up, together with his industrious habits, soon pl.aced him upon a .solid footing. Indue time he purchased addi- 406 PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAfHtCAL ALBUM. tional land and is now the owner of 320 acres, which is finely adapted to the rich crops of North- ern Kansas. Mr. Anderson besides his real estate has a snug bank account, and will be able to spend his declining years surrounded by all the comforts of life. Our subject in 1873 was united in marriage with Miss Mary Swanson, a native of this county, and of Swedish descent. They are now the parents of two sons and two daughters, viz.: Andrew E., Frank J., Mamie S. A., and Olidia O. Mr. Ander- son, politically, supports the Republican party, and he is a regular attendant of the Lutheran Church. •^^- HILLIP DOUGLASS. As one of the self- made men of Marshall County, Mr. Doug- lass deserves more than a passing mention. He is a life-long farmer by occupation, and owns 240 acres of prime land, occupying a portion of sections 3, 4 and 9, the residence being on sec- tion 4. From his earliest recollection he has been mainly dependent upon his own efforts, having lost his father when an infant, and thereafter as soon as old enough was thrown upon his own re- sources, and obliged to look out for himself. The years of his earl^' life, although seemingly years of hardship, proved after all an excellent school for the development of a manly independence, which placed him in due time upon the highway to pros- perity. His early advantagos for an education were extremely limited, but his natural shrewdness has partially supplied the place of book learning. Our subject was the only child of his mother, Mrs. Barbara B. (Shunk) Douglass, who was a na- tive of Ohio, and the daughter of Josiah Shunk, likewise born there, and who traced his descent to Germany. The mother, after the death of her hus- band, made her home for a number of years in the Buckeye State, then removed to Marshall County, Ind., where her death took place when she was seventy-two years old ; she was a member of the Dunkard Church. Phillip was her only child, and was born In Holmes County, Ohio, March 26, 1844. When quite young he became an inmate of the home of Ac'um Snyder, with whom he remained until thirteen years old. He then commenced work- ing out by the month on a farm, and followed this occupation in Ohio until removing with his mother to Indiana, in 1858. Thereafter he was employed in a sawmill as foreman two 3'ears, and later as an engineer. The two years following this he was engaged in the lumbering business. Afterward he resumed work on a farm, and remained in Indiana until a man of twenty-five years. In 1870 Mr. Douglass came to Northern Kansas, landing in Frankfort, April 21. He at once home- steaded eighty acres of land on the northeast quar- ter of section 10, and purchased a claim of 100 acres. He settled upon the latter, put up a house, and farmed with oxen for two years. He had started without any capital, and had to proceed cautiously, and with close management to make both ends meet. He worked for others in order to obtain the requisite amount of hard cash, carrying the improvements on at his own place as he had opportunity. After having it proven, he sold out and purchased 160 acres of his present farm, pay- ing therefor $4.20 per acre. He was one of the first men to locate on the prairie in that region, and for a few years following did an immense amount of labor, setting out forest and fruit trees, putting up his house, and adding the other build- ings as they became necessary. His fields are mostly enclosed with hedge. In due time he pur- chased eighty acres adjoining at $3 per acre, and has the whole under a good state of cultivation. He makes a specialty of live stock, keeping about forty head of high-grade Short-horn cattle, eleven head of draft horses, and a herd of swine. He uses two teams in his farm work. The marriage of our subject with Miss Anna Shearer took place in Marysville, this county, Feb. 18, 1879. Mrs. Douglass was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and is the daughter of James Shearer, a prominent citizen of this county, and a sketch of whom will he found elsewhere in this volume. The family emigrated to America in 1870. To Mr. and Mrs. Douglass there have been born four chil- dren, viz. : Mary M., Maude M., Margaret and James r. Mr. Douglass, politically, is a straight Republican, and has been quite prominent in local ^^!^smisM}i^oi^'r: rmmf'-'^-"'-^^^'^ -'^'••■"'"^■"'^*'^^^ .„ if^tUr g--a~-&,-.>.a^3r j^Mg^«;Bgjaa»i...aa^j^w.;.<^aw»t^^ St. Bridget's Church a- Parsonage, St Bridget, Kan RE5IDENCE OF W.^ CaSSI DY , S EC. 9. RoCK TOWNSHI F. Residence of Fred. Veith , Sec. 20. Rock Township. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIHCAL ALBUM. 409 affairs, serving as a delegate to tlie comity conven- tions. He has also been Road Supervisor for the last five 3-ears. Mrs. Douglass is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Chuich. They have a pleasant home and manj' friends. '^T^.EVERAGP: manly, formerly of Ohio, jl^^ came with his wife and children to Kansas /^^ill) in 1872 and settled on section 20. in .St. ^^f' Bridget Township, this county, whore he opened up a fine farm of 200 acres. He brought the soil to a good state of cultivation and erected substantial modern buildings. Later he sold out and removed to a farm of eighty acres, one-half mile north of the old place, where he has a very comfortable home, comprising a well-developed farm with good improvements. He is numbered among the leading citizens of St. Bridget Town- ship and is considered an important factor among its agricultural interests. A native of Harrison County, Ohio, our subject was born July 14, 1819, and is the son of Allen and Rachel (Wilken) Manly, formerly of Harris- burg, Pa. The paternal grandfather was Jacob Manly, who with his wife Betsy, lived and died in Pennsylvania. Our subject was married at the age of twenty-six years, and continued a resident of his native county until his removal to this State. He was wedded March 4, 1846, to Miss Sidney Stephens, daughter of Robert and Ann (Walker) Stephens, who were natives of Maryland. The latter removed to Ohio, probably the same year (1802) in which the JIanly family took up their residence there. Since coming to this county Mr. Manly has been possessor of 720 acres of land. His family includes seven children who are all married. Allen II., the father of six children, carries on farming on his own land in Ozark Count}', Mo.; Robert, who is married and the father of five sons, lives on the home farm about three miles east of his father; James W. married Miss Mary A., daughter of John H. Ford, and they have five children, three sons and two daughters — Lilly N., Mary Sidney, John Henry, James Ross, and Robert Edwin. This son owns eight}- acres of land on section 32, in St. Bridget Township, where he has opened up a good farm, this being the fourth whicli he has developed in this county. He has a fine young orchard on his place, the third which he has set out in St. Bridget Township. Ross is married and operates his own farm of eighty acres adjoining the home- stead. Rachel Ann married John Gallagher, of St. Bridget Township, and they now live in Idaho, where Mr.tiallagher isoccupied as a millwright ; they have four children. Josephine married Henry Jennings of Richland Township, and is the mother of three children; they live in Colorado, where Mr. Jennings secured a farm by preemption. Lucy married Walter Smith. Mr. Manly, politically, sup- ports the principles of the Democratic party, is in favor of temperance and in religion a Presbyterian. Mr. Manly was the third son in a family of five boys and three girls, all of whom are living. The father and mother were nearly of an age when married, having been born in the same month and year; they died at the age of eighty-four, and eighty-eight years respectively, liaving spent their last days in Fulton County, 111. % ROLVIN LEONARD, editor of the Irving Leader, has been a resident of Kansas for six years past, locating in Lawrence in 1883. He was born at Wolf Lake, Noble Co., Ind., Dec. 7, 1861. His grandfather. Joseph W., w.as a resident of Ohio, where he first followed the occupation of a carpenter, afterward becoming a farmer, and died at Albion, Ind., in 1869, at the age of seventy-five years. His son, Wellington Young Leonard, is the father of the subject of this sketch. He was born in Troy, Miama Co., Ohio, Oct. 5, 1834, and in his youth learned the trade of a carpenter. He went to Wolf Lake in ISoO, in company with his parents. In 1858 he began to read medicine. The winter of 1 859 and 1 860 he at- tended lectures at Jefferson Medical College, Phila- delphia. Inthe springof 1860 ho began the practice of medicine with his precepior. In the winter of 410 PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPIIICAL ALBUM. 1863 and 1864, he again attended lectures, this time at the Cincinnati Meilical College, from which he was graduated in the spring. He returned to Wolf Lake and resumed his practice until the fall of 1865, when he went to Chicago and attended Rush ; Medical College for one term, at the end of which he received the ad eundem degree. In 1865 he removed to Albion, Noble County, Ind., where lie in-acticed until 1883, when on account of failing health, he came to Kansas. Here he abandoned his practice and engaged in the drug business in Law- rence, in partnersliip with James A. Hamlin, also formerly of Albion. In that place he still lives, and is yet in the same business. The father was married at Phti-nixville, Pa., Nov. 19, 1857, to Miss Sarah Amanda Place, a na- tive of the Keystone State, born June 3, 1836. She is still living in Lawrence. Mr. Leonard has not held any public position which is not congenial to his nature, although often within his reach, he being very popular with the people who know him. He is an upright man, a member of the Baptist Church, and is at present a Deacon in the church of which he is a member. He and his wife are the parents ofeight children, as follows : Warren,Charles, Frank, .and Annie, all died in infancy. Those now living, are : Elwood W., is at present in the restaur- ant business at Argentine, Kan., but is a druggist by profession; John R., our subject; Oscar Place, is engaged in merchant tailoring business in Law- rence, and Ella Amanda lives with her parents. John R. Leonard attended the common schools in Noble County, Ind., and when eighteen years of age began learning the trade of a printer at Li^o- nier, Ind. Tliere he stayed about a year, when he again attended school for a year, on leaving which he worked on a paper at Albion, Ind., until the spring of 1883, when he came to Lawrence, Kan., and in November of that year, in cojiartnership with James W. Sowers, established a paper called The New Era, at Spring Hill, Johnson County, Kan. He sold his interest to his partner in March of the following year, returning to Lawrence, where he worked at his trade until the spring of 1886. At this time he fixed his attention on Irving, in this county, in which there was no paper published, although various attempts had been made before that to publish papers there, all of which were short lived. His journal, the Irving Leader, has been as successful as the size of the place warrants, and is gaining ground weekly. The circulation is increasing and the advertising patronage is good. Mr. Leonard has ample conveniences for doing job printing, and is gradually increasing his facilities as his business demands. ■-'•^ i^m- -^ — )jy* RS. ELIZA PICICKTTE is a pioneer, of /// \\\ Kansas, having resided here since 1860. ll lA' Though time is beginning to leave traces on *' her face of past hardships endured in open- ing up a home from the wilderness, yet it has been unable to dim the lustre of her eye, or dull the power and energy of her mind. Her narrations of life on the frontier are always interesting and often thrilling. She has a very pleasant home in the northeastern part of Vermillion Township, this county, located on section 7. Her residence is a frame, painted brown, and is both attractive with- out and cozy within. Around it are forty acres of land in her possession, her son, ^Marshall, owning 160 acres of the old homestead. Of Scotch and German ancestry, Mrs. Pickette was born Oct. 2, 1830, in Mercer County, Pa., her parents being Valentino and Mary (McDowell) Pfouts, the father of German parentage, while the progenitors of the mother were Scotch peo|>le. The father and mother were natives of Pennsylva- nia, where the former was engaged in agricultural pursuits. Their household circle consisted of three children: Eliza, our subject; Robert and Edith. Robert died when eleven years old, while Edith was removed from the loving parents and devoted playmates when five years old. Valentine Pfouts cauo-ht the gold fever in the earl}- d.a3's of the Cali- fornia excitement, and made two trips to the min- ina reo-ions of that new State. He was married a second time, choosing as his wife Anna Miller, who lived only one year after her marriage, while Mr. Pfouts himself passed from the noise and tumult of life about 1852. When a maiden of sixteen years our subject took poirruAiT AND bio(;raphical album. 411 upon herself the n-sponsibilities of manied life, aiul became the loving wife of Stephen M. Haskins. Their wedding services were solemnized in Mercer County Feb. 4, 1847, and for three years tlie j'oung couple were residents of Olmstead County, Minn., wlience they came to Kansas in 1860, aud took up a claim of 160 acres on the site of the present place. Mr. Haskins was a coal miner during the earlier portion of his life, but later was a farmer. He showed his patriotism and his love for the Union, bj' enlisting in her defence in the 8tli Kansas In- fantry', and died in the service Aug. 11, 1862. Be- sides his wife he left three children, then reaching an age when a father's love 'and care are most essential. Those children were William L.. Marsliall and Iva. William L. owns a ranch in Arizona, wliere, necessarily, he spends a large portion of his time, though his home is in Frankfort. Kan. He was married Jan. 7, 1 869, to Sarah Dehart, by whom lie became the father of five children. The second son, Marshall, is serving the seuond term as Sheriff of Marshall Count}', a position in which he has discharged the various duties devolving upon him with zeal, fidelity and efficiency. This gentle- man was born Oct. 21, 1857, and is thus in the midst of a useful career. The maiden name of his wife, by whom he has three children, was Ora Da- vis. The only daughter born to Mr. and Mrs, Haskins was Iva, who died when three years of age. A few years after she was left a widow Mrs. Has- kins married again, becoming the wife of William M. Pickette, July 26, 1863. They h.-id three chil- dren, of whom George, the eldest born, died Jan. 7, 1867, when a little more than three years of age. The two daughters. Belle and Sadie, received a splendid education, and are accomplished, popu- lar young ladies, the former being a teacher in Frankfort. ^-^^^^ , ETER CHAMPAGNE. To no other class of men is Kansas more indebted for its marvelous growth, and the high standing it has attained among its sister .States since the war. than to the noble citizen-soldiers of our great RcpuHlic, who fought so bravely for its pre- servation, and at the close of the strife, quietly laid down their arms and resumed their peaceful callings in the hamlets and cities, or on the lonely farms whence they had gone forth a few years before to do battle in a righteous cause, or else, in many in- stances, sought the boundless and fertile plains of the West be^'ond the Mississippi, to begin life anew in this sunny clime, and build up comfortable homes for themselves and loved ones. Among such, no one is more worthy of honorable mention in this Biographical Album of Marshall County, than the subject ofthis review, and it gives us pleasure to transcribe to these pages a brief record of his life and work. He is now a prosperous, well-to-do farmer and stock-raiser, owning a valuable farm on section 15, and a beautiful home near Oketo. He is of French birth and antecedejits, but having been a resident of this country since boyhood he is thoroughly Americanized, and these United States have no more loyal and devoted citizen than he. His father, Joseph Champagne, was a farmer in his native France, and was there married to Justine Bay, who was also born in that country. In 1846 the}' came to the United States, landing in New York, whence tliey proceeded to Meadville, Pa., and there settled on a farm, which continued to be tlieir home until death called them to a higher, she dying in the fall of 1846, soon after their ar- rival, and he dying in 1853. Of tlieir four children, our subject is theonlvone known to survive, their son Emil having enlisted to take part in the war, and has never been heard from since. He of whom we write was the eldest of the famil}', and lie was born in France, July 5, 1836. He first attended school in his native land, and after coming here obtained a fair English edu- cation, and still keeps up his knowledge of the French language and literature. At the youthful age of seventeen, he begaw life on his own account being employed on a farm. At eighteen years of age he left Pennsylvania, and proceeded to Illinois, ambitious to better his condition, and jjut himself ill the way of earning more money. He was in that State when the great Rebellion broke out. and though he was of alien birth, his heart boat in s\ ni- pathy for the Union cause, and in 1862 he enlisted for the defense of his adopted countiy. and his 412 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. name was enrolled as a member of Company A, 12th Illinois Cavalry, and lie served his company all throuoli the remainder of the bitter contest be- tween the North and South, proving to be a true soldier, brave in the face of danger, and efficient in camp and on the field, and he received well-de- served promotion for some heroic deed, to the rank of Corporal. His regiment was with the army of the Potomac, and his first active service was in Stoneman'.s raid. He and his comrades went through much hard fighting with the rebel Gen. Stuart's cavalry, and they did gallant work in the battle of Gcttj^sburg, following the enem3' several days on their retreat. In the latter part of 1863, our subject's regiment veteranized, and returning home for a furlough of thirty days, its original number was restored by new recruits. It was then sent to St. Louis, and from that city proceeded to Alexan- dria, Marksville, Mansura, Napoleonsville, Liberty (Miss.), Pascagoula, (Ala.), La Grange (Teiin.), and wherever it met the enemy it showed a brave front, and fought with daring and skill, each man a hero and a host in himself. Mr. Champagne was honorably discharged after the close of the war, at Memphis, Tenn., June 16, 1865, and was mustered out of the service at Camp Butler, Springfield, 111. He stayed in Illinois until after the harvest, and then went back to Pennsylvania, where he was em- ployed in some oil works for a year and a half. In the spring of 1867, he resolved to emigrate to Kansas to avail himself of the cheap lands for sale by the Government, and selecting Marshall County as a suitable location, he has ever since been one of its most useful citizens. He settled at that time on his present farm on section 15, Oketo Town- ship, said farm comprising 330 acres of valuable, highly fertile land, all in a bodj', under excellent tillage, and provided with a fine set of buildings, including a substantial, commodious stone resi- dence and a good frame barn, all the improvements having been made b}- himself, and the land re- claimed from the wild, uncultivated prairie. On Sept. 20, 1868 Mr. Champagne was united in marriage to jSIiss Elizabeth Suggett. She is a daughter of John and Clinda (Burgess) Suggett, who came from Rock Island, 111., to Marshall County, in 1860. They were natives of England, and the father was a farmer. He died in 1874. The mother is still living, and makes her home in this township. Mrs. Champagne is the eldest of ten children, and she was born in Detroit, Mich.. June 18, 1848. Five children have been born of her marriage with our subject, as follows: Mary S., Victor B., Eugene F., Grace B., and Ernest J. Mr. and Mrs. Champagne are highly' valued mem- bers of this community, where tiiey liave many warm friends, none knowing them but to respect them for their solid worth. They are sincere be- lievers in Christianity, and in their daily lives fol- low its teachi)igs, and are attendants at church and Sunday-school. Mr. Chamjiagne has mingled much in the public life of the township, has been Road Overseer, and has been an important factor in promoting the cause of education, having been a member of the School Board for many years, and is Clerk of that honorable body. He is a progres- sive agriculturist, and has been connected with the Grange. He is a prominent member of Oketo Post No. 477, G. A. R., of which he is Chaplain. In his political views, he is a true Republican, and always votes with his party. -^ >* .o*o-f©y^.^» -v^ "^ ■^OHN P. SHEEHAN, of Vermillion Town- ship, is numbered among its most successful farmers and stirring men — one whose de- ' meanor indicates that he has seen much of men and has kept his eyes open to what is going on around him in the world. He was born in the city of St. Louis, Mo., in June, 18G3, and is the son of Michael and Ellen (Dasey) Sheehaii. the former a native of County Cork, Ireland, and tlie latter born in County Maj'o. The father of our subject came to America with his parents when quite young. They landid in Boston, Mass., but afterward removed to St. Louis, Mo., where Michael was married in 1847, and fol- lowed steamboating thereafter for a number of years on the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers. There were born to the parents, in St. Louis, four children — Patrick, John P., Bernard and Ellen. The eldest born is still unmarried, and remains at home with his parents. Ellen is the wife of Peter Car- ney, a farmer of Noble Township, and tliev liave three children. Bernard remains at homo with his parents. In 1881 the Sheehau family came to this county, and the father of our subject purchased 316 acres of land on section 31, in the southeast corner of 'N'ermillion 'I'ownship — this being the greater part PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of the west half of that seotioii. Later, he piir- cliasecl 160 acres additional, tliree miles east, in Noble Township. John P. followed teaming in St. Louis for several years, but accompanied the family to Kansas. On the 19th of August, 1884, lie was married to Miss Elizabeth Carney, and they arc now the parents of three children, viz: Ellen, Lizzie an.i=»tf^«^te— W¥ the fc fILLIAJI A. THURSTON was born Jan. 25, at Wolfsborough Bridge, N. H., at the foot of Lake Winipiseogee. He was the son of Charles and Martha (Lucas) Thurston, both of English ancestry and natives of the Granite State. The father was a plasterer and bricklayer. The mother passed away when our subject was nine years old, and his father subsequently married again, his second wife being Miss Priscilla Lord. The result of the first marriage was five children, our subject being the youngest. The oldest, Eliza A., died at home in 1878. She was unmarried. 424 PORTRAIT AND BIOGUAPHICAL ALBUM. Mark resides in Chicago, 111.; he followed plaster- ing- and brickla3'ing for years, but is now retired. He married, Nancy Budge, and they have two grown children. Charles S. is now living in Ash- land, Aroostook Co., Me.; he is a plasterer and bricklayer. During the late war he served as ser- geant in Company C, loth Maine Infantry'. His wife, formerly Miss Mary Gordon, has borne him ten children. Martha married John Nichols, who was Captain of Company C, 15th Maine Infantry, was taken prisoner and confined in Libby prison three months. She died in Kenduskeag, Me., leav- ing three children. By his second marriage, Mr. Charles Thurston became the father of five daugh- ters, Mary Clarinda, Sarah L. M., Orvilla, Esther and Marilla. The oldest passed from earth at the age of nineteen, and the others are now living in the East. "When seven years of age, our subject removed with his father to Corinth, Me., eighteen miles from Bangor. After receiving the educational advant- ages of the common schools, he spent two years in the East Corinth Academy. He then became clerk in the gener.al merchandise store of P. P. Pearson, of Corinth. He next went to Bangor, and after a sojourn of six mouths went to lower Massachusetts, ■where he worked at a sawmill for one year. He then went to Lawrence, Mass., where he spent two years. He was subsequently emplo3'ed for thirteen years in Ashland, Me., scaling lumber for Coe & Pingrey. Thence he went to St. Anthony's Falls, Minn., where he remained during 1866-7. Return- ing to Maine, he abode in that State until the winter of 1869, when he came to this county, and on Christmas day took up a homestead of forty acres, on section 10, Vermillion Township, where he has ever since resided, and where he has a very cosy home. Our subject was married in Aroostook, Me., Aug. 29, 1855, the bride being Miss Elizabeth Dodge, a i-efined and intelligent j'oung lady of English and Scotch descent. She was born in Salem, Me., and was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Curtis) Dodge, who were natives of the same State. She has borne her husb.and seven children — Ida L., Isadore M., Carrie V., Clarence W., Ida E., Nancy B. and one infant who has irone before. Ida L. passed away v.iien seven years old ; Isadore M. be- came the wife of Clark Pennington, and lives in Paradise Valle\-, Nev. Carrie V. is the wife of Charles W. Hawes, a farmer in Washington County, Kan., and is the mother of one child. The remain- ing members of the family are still at home. - Mr. Thurston was a member of the A. F. & A. M. He casts his vote with the Union Labor party, and has been a delegate in county conventions. His cordial, courteous manners are indicative of careful training in his early years, and his wife also has the manners of a well bred lady. Mr. Thurs- ton is a strong believer in Christian Science, and a thoroughly honest and conscientious man. As husband, father and citizen, he fulfills his duties with all the conscientious earnestness of the New Englander, and in the spirit that insures him the re- spect of those with whom he comes in contact. LEG T. VICKERY. This gentleman owns and occupies one of the most beautiful homesteads in Marshall County, and which is finelj- situated on sections 27 and 28, in Cottage Hill Township. He is one of the bright lights of his community, a man intelligent, pro- gressive, liberal-minded and public-spirited, and possessed of refined tastes and ample means. He has for many years been closely identified with the most important interests of his township, and has contributed his full quota to its advancement. He has been a life-long farmer by occupation, and his landed possessions embrace 314 acres, which have been brought to a fine state of cultivation, and em- bellished with substantial modern buildings. The subject of this notice was born in Rensse- laer County, N. Y., May 29, 1837. His father, Thomas Vickery, was a native of the same count\-, and born about 1807. He followed farming and lumbering, and spent his entire life near llie place of his birth. He accumulated a moderate propert}-, and was one of the substantial men of his commu- nity, taking an active part in politics, and constitu- ting one of the pillars of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he connected himself in early Residence of James FitzGerald, Beattie, Kan J t Residence OF N.T.Waters, Beattie, Kan. Residence of R. Y. 5hibley,Sec.29.marysville,Kan. rORTUAlT AND BtOGRAl'MlCAL ALBUM. 427 manhood. The paternal grand fat lier uf our sub- ject, Eli Vickeiy, was born in England, and emi- grated to America at an early daj-, settling in New York State, where he likewise prosecuted farming and lumbering. His wife, Susan, was born in the New England States, but was of Oerman parent- age. The mother of our subject was in lier girlhood Miss Phebe A. Taber. She was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., about 1815, and remained a resident of her native State nearly her entire life, dying about 1881. Her death occurred in Marshall County, Kan. Her parents, William and Mary Taber, were natives of Rhode Island, and of stanch old Puritan stock. To Thomas and Phebe Vickery there were born five children, three daughters and two sons, viz: Hannah, Pleg T., our subject, Fletcher, Mar}' and Emma. Our subject remained a resident of his native State until a youth of eighteen years, then removed to Lee County, HI., where he fol- lowed farming until 1875. That j'ear he came to this county and settled upon his present farm. He went to Illinois without means, and in adHlCAL ALBUM. 1883. He was married in Seneca, Kan., to Miss Mary J. Wlieeler, a native of Hancock CouDtj-, 111., where she first saw the light Sept. 22, 1861. She was the daughter of P. L. Wheeler, who re- moved from Illinois to Missouri, making his home near Plattsburg for a time, and later locating in Marray Township, this county, where he now re- sides. Mrs. Kaufold was reared at home, receiving good educational and musical advantages. On attaining her majority she became a teacher in the public schools, and also gave instruction in the science of music. She is a woman of intelligence and refined character. She has borne her husband two children — Helen L. and Mabel C, both of whom j'et brighten the home fireside. Mr. and Mrs. Kaufold are among the most active citizens of the township, taking a prominent part in every enterprise which tends to the improvement of the country, or advancement of its inhabitants. Mr. Kaufold is an independent voter. ^,' J AMES M.BURKE. The biogrnpher finds in Mr. Burke one of the most popular men of his township. Genial and obliging, he is ever readj' to confer a favor, is intelli- gent and enterprising, and is a renter of the farm property where he prosecutes agriculture success- fully, and enjoys a comfortable income. He de- votes considerable attention to the breeding of live stock, which yields him handsome returns. As a member of the community he occupies no second- ary position, and is always to be found on the side of those projects calculated to advance the interests of the people. The Burke family flourished in the Old Domin- ion, probably during the Colonial days. The par- ents of our subject settled in Greene County, Pa., after their marriage, and in that county James M. was born Nov. 3, 1856. His father, Cornelius J. Burke, was born in Westmoreland County, Va., in 1820. He moved to Pennsylvania about the time of reaching his majorit}-, and lived there until 1872. Thence he came to this county, and died in 1887. He was a life-long farmer, in eas}- circum- stances, financiallj-. Politically, he was a stanch Republican. During the first year of the war he enlisted in Company A, 144th Pennsylvania In- fantry, in which he served three years. At the battle of Mine Run, Va., he received a wound which necessitated tiie amputation of his right leg, and he was cousequentl3' retired from the service. He participated in the battle of Gettysburg, and had his clothing perforated by fifteen balls, al- though his person was not injured. He was like- wise in the battle of the Wilderness, Spottsj'lvania Court House, and at Fredericksburg. The paternal grandfather of our subject, like- wise named Cornelius, was born in Virginia, of parents who emigrated from Ireland to America at an earl}' day. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Elizabeth Flick. .She was born in Greene Countj, Pa., in 1826, was of German ex- traction, and is still living, making her home in Waterville. Of her union with Cornelius Burke there were born seven children, viz.: William L., Fann}', James M., Catherine, George, John Cand Ross D. The subject of this sketch was the third child of his parents, and was born on the farm in Greene County, Pa., near wliich he attended the common school, and remained there until a youth of sixteen years. Then, in 1872, he accompanied the family to this county, and settled with them in Cottage Hill Township. lie taught school for twelve j-ears thereafter, and since that time has given his sole time and attention to farming. For a man who started in life without ca[)ital it must be admitted that he has done well, as he is still young in years. He has been pi-ominent in local affairs, holding various positions of trust and responsibilitj-. In 1887 he was elected Trustee of Cottage Hill Town- ship, was re-elected in 1888, and still holds the office. On the 5th of October, 1875, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Fannj', daughter of Benjamin F. and Jane (McCutcbon) Jacobs, who came to Kansas from Iowa in 1871, and were orig- inallj' from Mrginia. They settled in Johnson Count3% Iowa, and there Mrs. Burke was born Aug. 25, 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Burke are the parents of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 429 four interesting children, viz.: Elsie W., Frank B., Harry and Raymond. Our subject, politically, is a sound Republican, and in his religious belief adheres to the doctrines of the Methodist Kpisco- pal Church. jl_^ ON. FRANK SCHMIDT, the founder of llfjli the banking firm of Schmidt & Koester, ^i^ came to Marysville with the early settlers in (^) 1860, bringing with him a general stock of merchandise, in which brancli of trade he was emi- nently successful. In 1870 he established the Ex- change Bank, the oldest bank now in Marshall County. All his public and personal relations have been in the highest degree honorable. As a State Sena- tor for Kansas, general merchant, banker, and worker in public or private relations, he is an earnest, honorable man, acting upon his own con- victions, alvva3'S ready to do a large share for the good and advancement of Marshall County. Mr. Schmidt is now in his fifty -seventh year, and a man of plain life and taste in general, but in building up his elegant and elaborate homestead, as well as his large property possessions, he has displa^'ed unusual genius. He is quiet and simple in his tastes, and has kept his heart warm for the welfare of his family, teaching the maxims of living a good and useful life. Three of his sons are now identified in the man- agement of the Exchange Bank. Charles D.Schmidt was born at Marysville; he has been for years in active business as the Cashier of the Exchange Bank, and his relationship with the depositors, customers and friends of this llank has always been most cordial. George Philip Schmidt was born at Marysville. After completing his studies in the public school he entered in the service of the Exchange Bank where he now holds the responsible position of book-keeper. Alexander Schmidt has for the past two years been corresponding clerk in the Exchange Bank. Charles F. Koester came to Mar3'sville in ^860 W and is one of the early settlers, and is now forty- eight years old; in 1862 he was elected Registrar of Deeds and held the position for four successive terms, after which he was twice elected County' Treasurer; in 1876 he was a member of the Kansas State Centennial Commission to Philadelphia; he has been for several terms Mayor of the City of Marysville ; was identified in the mercantile busi- ness with the Hon. Frank Schmidt, and afterwards became associated with the Exchange Bank, with whose interests, property and growth, since 1870, he has been connected, and with splendid success. This institution is solidly entrenched in the confi- dence of the business and farming community, and has done much to enable them to reach the advanced position they enjoy. ILLIAMIllLL. Among the younger mem- bers of the business community of Axtell, there is probably a no more stirring or worthy representative of its best interests than the subject of this sketch. He operates a general meat market, of which he became proprietor in Septem- ber, 1887, having succeeded Mr. G. W. Bush, who purchased the building and business of the original proprietor. Mr. Hill, was the employe of IMr. Bush four years, and then succeeded to the business. Our suliject was born in Venango County, Pa., in June, 1862, and is the son of John Hill, likewise a native of the Keystone State. The latter learned blacksmithing early in life, which he followed a number of years, and finally established a shop, which he conducted successfully for a long period, especially during the late Civil War. At its close he emigrated to Illinois, about 1866, and located at Kickapoo, Peoria County, where he purchased 136 acres of land, and began farming. About 1880, leaving the Prairie State, he came to Kansas and [)urchased 320 acres of unimproved land. This he brought to a good state of cultivation, erecting substantial buildings, then selling out purchased a home adjacent to the city limits of Axtell, where he is now spending his declining years amid all the comforts of life. He is aged about sixtj^-seven, 430 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and since reaching his majoritj- has been a stanch adherent of tlie Democratic party. He was born Jan. 6, 1824. The father of our subject was married in Penn- sylvania, to Miss Jane Hilburt, who was born in France, and reared in Pennsylvania, and who is still living. The parental family included thir- teen children, nine sons and four daugliters, five of whom are deceased, and of whom AVilliam is the fourth son. He was reared in Peoria County, 111., and received his education at Kickapoo. He came to the farther "West a single man, but in 1887 was married in Axtell, to Miss Mary O'Laughlin. This lady was born in Nemaha Count}-, March 12, 1866, and is the daughter of John and Mary (Ragan) O'Laughlin, the former of whom was an American- boin citizen, while the mother was a native of Ire- land. They came to Kansas in their j-outh, settling in Nemaha County, where they were married, and began the journey of life on a farm. Both are now deceased, dying when ripe in years. Each had been married prior to their union with each other, and were the parents of children. They were greatly respected in their community, and were in tlie enjoyment of a fair share of this world's goods. Mrs. Hill was the only child of her parents, and was reared and educated in her native county, re- maining under the home roof until after the father and mother had passed away. Of her marriage with Mr. Hill, there has been born one child onl^^ Elsie M. Both are members of the Catholic Church, and Mr. Hill votes the Democratic ticket. John O'Laughlin was born Dec. 24, 1796, and was married to his first wife June 23, 1817. He was the father of nine children. He settled in Ind- iana in 1814, and resided tliere until 1839, follow- ino- the occupation of farmer, miller, and distiller. Later he removed to Louisa County, Iowa, where he resided until 1848, and during which time he improved two farms. That year he changed his residence to Des Moines County, where he im- proved a large farm, and traded in farm produce along the Mississippi River, from Burlington to New Orleans. In the year 1854 he came to this State, and was the means of forming a large set- tlement along Turkey Creek, Nemaha County. Finally, about 1857, he removed to Ash Point, where he spent the remainder of iiis days. His was a very active life, he being engaged in various en- terprises, following mercantile business, conducting an hotel, and entertaining travelers principally oi. the old and direct California mail route, between St. Joseph and the Pacific. He enjoyed an exten- sive acquaintance, and was universally esteemed, being generous and liberal, and encouraging the various enterprises calculated for the good of the people. ^ AMPjS TILLEY. Among the representative farmers of Marshall County, and those who with little or no capital have attained a mer- _ ited and substantial financial standing, and have assisted largely in the development of the ag- ricultural resources of the county, the above named gentleman is by no means the least. He has been a resident here since 1870, and has passed through hardships incident to pioneer settlement. He has suffered by one cyclone, one severe and a number of minor hail-storms, but by industry and push has prospered. His original farm in the county consisted of eighty acres, which he homesteaded on section 10, Wells Township, and to which he has adortunitios. extending its courtesies to those around him. and keeping his eyes open to POUTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 437 what is goinsr on in the worlfl. He was trained to i\j>ricultural pursuits from boyhood, and is famil- iarly known as the proprietor of the Lane Blooded Slock Kami. He makes a specialty of English thoroughbred horses and is an expert horseman, in connection wilh which industry he has become widely and favorably known throughout this reg- ion. He also breeds full-blooded cattle and swine, and takes an active interest in all matters pertain- ing to live stock, encourging the introduction of better breeds of the domestic animals. He is lib- eral and public spirited, and may usually be found at the front in all public enterprises, including the Agricultural Fair Association, wiiith has received substantial aid from him. During the late Civil AVar Mr. Lane made a de- cided effort to assist in the preservation of the I'nion. First he laised a company of which he was elected Lieutenant, but a man who li.ad as- sisted him in this, desired the position, and refused to go as a private. Mr. Lane accord ingl}' volun- teered to change places with him and resigned his commission. At the examination, however, he was rejected on account of having lost two fingers. Later, in 1863, he crossed the plains with an ox- teara, and after five months' travel landed in Mon- tana and went to work in the mines. The result of Ids labors not being satisfactory, he repaired to Salt Lake Cit}', and again volunteered as a Union soldier. The onlj' pa}' proffered him was the spoils of war, and these he refused to accept. Later in Nevada, he attempted to enter the army as a teamster, but there seeming to be no need of his services, he (inally gave up the idea of following a soldier's life. Mr. Lane now proceeded to San Francisco, Cal., by team, and thereafter for about eighteen months was employed in a quartz mine. Later he began breaking rock at $40 per month, and worked his way up to the position of Superintendent at §100 per month. He remained on the Pacific Slope un- til the fall of 1S65, then set out on his return to Ottumwa. making the trip by waj- of the Isthmus of Panama, and New York Cit}'. He engaged in the grocery trade until 1870, then removed his stock of goods to Pawnee City, Neb., but soon af- terward sold out, and in the fall of that j'ear es- tablished himself in the livery business, at which he was successful. In 1881 he purchased a second barn, and in due time had thirty-five head of horses, with all the necessary vehicles. He also became owner of a good residence nicely located. In 1885, however, he sold out and came to this county, lo- cating where he now lives. His homestead em- braces a well-cultivated farm of 160 acres, embrac- ing the northwest quarter of section 26. Upon it he h.as erected a neat and substantial dwelling, with a barn and other necessary outbuildings, has an abundance of fruit and shade trees, and all the conveniences of modern, rural life. His cattle are all thoroughbred Short-horns, and the only pedi- greed animals in this township. At the head of his herd, forty in number, is the celebrated "Vora Polk." His swine .are the Poland-Chinas. His English running horses are numbered among the finest animals produced in the county. Amono- them is the thoroughbred "Eclipse," sired by -'Col. Elsworth," dam "Minnehaha." This animal has taken the first premiums at the different fairs in this region and won first monej' in six races. "Bes- sie L.," sired by "Eclipse," has taken six first premiums; "Maude L.," an English thoroughbred, h.as also made a good lecord. Mr. Lane has a goodly number of two-year-olds, one-year-old and colts of the same stock. The subject of this sketch was born in Erie County, Pa.. Jan. 18, 1835, and when nine years of age removed with his parents to Morgan County, 111., and thereafter lived in the vicinity of Wav- erly. 111., and at an early age engaged as clerk in a store. He had received veiy limited advantaoes, having no schooling to speak of, and was oblio-ed to make his own way in the world, almost from childhood. After being occupied two 3'ears as .above mentioned he embarked in business for him- self, going out into the country and purchasing wool, from the sale of which he realized very o-ood profits. In 1 854 he took charge of a general store at Clares Grove, in Menard County, 111., which he operated one year. In 1 855 he crossed the Mis- sissippi, and .at Dahlonega was employed as clerk in a general store four years. In the meantime our subject w.as married, Jan. 16, 1851*, to Miss Elizabeth A. Eickett, who was 438 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. born in Gallipolis, Ohio. The year following he commenced farming and followed the trade of ma- son and plasterer, which he had learned early in life under the instruction of his father. Tliis oc- cupied liim until the outbreak of the Civil War. His subsequent course we have already indicated. To Mr. and Mrs. Lane there have been born three sons: George M., Fred C. and Lysander D., all of whom arc at home with their parents. Mrs. Lane is a very estimable lady and a member in good standing of the Christian Church. Our subject, politically, votes the Democratic ticket, and so- cially', belongs to the jNLasouic fraternitj' and the K. of P. at Vermillion. In the latter lie has held the office of Chancellor Commander. The father of our subject was M. M. Lane, a na- tive of New York State, and the sou of Emor Lane, who was born in England and emigrated to Amer- ica in time to participate in the AVar of 1812. He was located for a time in New York State, but later removed to the vicinit\' of Kalamazoo, iMich.. where he spent his last days. The fatlier of our subject was the eldest of a family of twenty-one children, and was reared mostly in Pennsylvania. Early in life he learned the trade of a brickmason and plasterer, and located at Erie, where he oper- ated as a contractor and builder and remained un- til 1844. He then removed to Morgan County, III., settling in Waverlj', but after a few years crossed the Mississippi and establislied himself at Ottumwa, Iowa. In this latter place he engaged in general merchandising and lived there until 1881. He is now living on a small farm in the vicinity of Ottumwa, and has arrived at the advanced age of eighty-one j'ears. Politically, he is a Democrat, and religiously, belongs to the Christian Church, in which he has been an Elder for a number of years. He also holds the office of Justice of the Peace. He was for twelve years the Postmaster of Dahlonega, Iowa. Mrs. Caroline (Wooley) Lane was likewise a na- tive of New York State, and the daughter of P. S. Wooley, who was also born there. He served in the War of 1812 and was wounded in the hip. By trade he was a wheelwright and carpenter, and af- ter the war closed removed to Erie County. Pa., where he cleared a large tract of land and spent his last days. His daughter, Caroline, was reared to womanhood in the Keystone State. She accom- panied her husband to .Iowa, and died there in September, 1888, at the advanced age of eigbtj^- three years. The parental household included six children, namely: Lysander, a resident of Wapello County, Iowa; Wilsey C, our subject; Amanda, a resident of Colorado: Perr)' and Mary deceased, and Morgan, a practicing phj'sician of Waynes- ville, JNIo. ; the latter during the Civil War enlisted in the 18th Iowa Infantrj' at the age of flfteen years as drummer boy, and received his honorable discharge at the close of the war as Drum Major. AVID SMITH, of Murray Township, is numbered among its leading land owners, being the proprietor of 480 broad .acres, 320 of which, comprising tlie homestead, being located on section II. He has lived on this farm since 1863, redeeming it from a wild and un- cultivated tract of land, bringing the soil to a good state of cultivation and erecting upon it' neat and substantial buildings. His career has been marked by that persistent industry and resolution which seldom fail of their reward. Mr. Smith came to this county in 18G1, and for two years thereafter was a resident of St. Bridget Township. In July, 1862, he took the station of the Ben Holida}' Stage Line, which was located where his home now stands, on Little Vermillion Creek, and he kept this station three years, lieing ver^" successful financially. In the meantime he entered 160 acres of land in Murray Township, and the same amount in Nemaha County, the latter l)e- ing located on either side of Clear Creek, and admirably adapted to stock purposes. There was for several years no trading point nearer than Sen- eca, twelve miles away, and Mr. Smith for two years thereafter was the only settler in Murray Town- ship. Our subject was born in Switzerland County, Ind., Feb. 28, 1832, and is the son of James Smith, a native of North Carolina, and who was a farmer by occupation. The latter remained a resident of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 439 his native county until reaching manhood, and was then married to Miss Nancj' Vernon, who was like- wise a native of North Carolina, and born in Rock- iiigliam County. Her parents were Southerners, and of English ancestry. After marriage James Smith and his wife remained residents of their na- tive county until after the birtli of six children. The^- tlien removed to Shelby County, Ind., set- tling in the unbroken wilderness of that region, as early as 1830, and building up a home amid the timber, through the slow process of felling trees, grubbing out the stumps and laboriously preparing the soil for cultivation. There they spent the re- mainder of tlieir lives, the father dying at the ad- vanced age of eight3'-six. The mother survived her husband some time, and [lassedaway at the age of eighty-five. Our subject was the seventh child and fifth son of his parents, and the first one of the family born in Indiana. Of the thirteen children, ten lived to become men and women, and nearly all were married and became parents. Seven are yet living and are located mostly in Indiana. David, like his brothers and sisters, was reared on the farm, and received a very limited education. He attained to manhood in his native county in Indiana, and was there mar- ried to Miss Erail}- Shockle}-. This lady was born and reared in Hancock County, Ind., and is the daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Murnan) Shock- le3", who were early settlers of that region. They came to Kansas in 1861, and settled on a farm in St. Bridget Township, where they spent the remain- der of their lives. Mr. Shockley died at the age of fifly-six years. He had been prominent in lo- cal affairs, and in the years 1857-58, was a mem- ber of the Indiana Legislature, to which he was elected by the Democratic party. To this party he had given his allegiance since becoming a voter. The mother survived her husband a number of years, passing away at the ripe old age of seventy- two. Mrs. Smith was carefully reared by her excel- lent parents, and received her education in the dis- trict school. She grew up to an amiable and attractive womanhood, and by her marriage with our subject has become the mother of ten children, four of whom are deceased, namely : James B., who died when he was a promising j'oung man of twenty years; Anna J., who died when four 3ears old; Charles A., who died when a child of tw4 years, and Nancy L., who became the wife of Charles Phillips, and died seven months after her wedding. The sur- vivors are recorded as follows: Amanda F. was formerly' a teacher, but is now the Postmistress of Axtell. John D. is the assistant of his sister in the post-office, and makes his home with his parents; Sarah E. is the wife of S. 15. Funk, and resides on a farm in Murray Township; Harr3' B., Mary and Thomas H. arc at home with their parents. Mrs. Smith and several of her children are connected with the Methodist Church. Our subject, politic- ally, like his father before him, votes with the Democratic party. <^/ YMAN W. CHESLEY, formerly a teacher I (^ of note both in this count3' as well as in the ilL^ ^ East, some years ago retired from that pro- fession to follow agricultural pursuits. He owns a farm of 120 acres on section 26, Vermillion Town- ship, and has a comfortable stone residence and necessary outbuildings. The laud lays finely, and is very fertile, and was purchased in 1873. Mr. Chesley is interested in all affairs of State and Na- tional moment, and votes the Republican ticket. His official record will bear the closest scrutiny, and the most minute inspection, as the interests of his county are ever uppermost in his mind, and while economic and prudential in all measures, he yet favin'S anything that will aid the local government. For three 3-ears he has been Townshiij Trustee of Vermillion Township, a position he yet retains. Born Dec. 23, 1 838, in Barnstead, N. H., our sub- ject was the fifth of seven sons and one daughter born to Benjamin and Sarah (Bodge) Chesley, both natives of the old Granite State, where the father was a tiller of the soil. The grandfather of L3'man Chesley-, was Aaron Chesley, also born in New Hamp- shire, and a farmer. The remote ancestors on this side of the house came from England in 1640, and were early settlers of New Hampshire. Aaron Chesley married, and there gradually gathered 440 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. around his fireside a family of seven children, all now passed to rest. They were: George, Aaron, Benjamin, the father of our subject, Eleazer, Ruth, Mary, and Eliza. When Benjamin had attained to years of maturity, he married Miss Sarah Bodge, daughter of Daniel and Eliza Bodge, and a descen- dant of an old New England family of Englisli origin. Worliing tluis with mutual interests and ambi- tions, Benjamin and Sarali Chesley lived in quiet happiness and content in their New Hampshire home, which nestled in a pleasant little valley on tlie banks of the Suncook River. In due time the quiet of tlieir home was disturbed by the presence of seven rollicking, healthy, fun-loving boys, among whom the one daughter was tlie pet and idol. Tlieir children were: Aaron, the grandf.ather's name-sake, Da;iiel, Mary A., John D., Benjamin F., Lyman W., Charles, and Calvin. Aaron enlisted in the United States Navy, and served under Farragut at New Orleans. While on duty on the war-ship '-San Jacinto," he was accidentally drowned in Charles- ton, (Mass.) harbor during the month of October, 18G2. He was thirty-three j'ears old at the time of his death, and unmarried. The second son, Daniel, is a farmer near Barnstead, N. II. He is married and has a family. The onlj^ daughter, Mary, married George F. Killam, who passed away twenty-six years ago, leaving her a childless widow. Her present home is in Lawrence, this State. John B. is engaged in farming near Barnstead, N. H.; Benjamin F. is also a resident of the Granite State; Charles enlisted in the 2d Colorado Cavalry, and was killed in the month of October, 1864, at the battle of Newtonia, Mo., an engagement fought be- tween the Federal forces under Gen. Blunt, and the Confederates under the leadership of Sterling Price. The youngest child in this familj', Calvin, who was engaged in the practice of dentistry in Barnstead, N. H., died Sept. 28, 1889. Passing the days of boyhood on his father's farm, our subject can peruse with all the interest and en- thusiasm of youth itself, that beautiful little poem, "The Barefoot Boy." Fortune seemed to favor our subject in some respects, for he gained what in those days was granted to few, a good education, taking an academic course at the Blanchard Aca- demy, in Pembroke, N. H. Leaving New England soil when he became of age, in 1859, New Jersey was for a time his home, and the scene of his labors. He was no idlei' in the vineyard, but for four years was actively engaged as a teacher near Patterson, N. J. Coming AVest in 1864, Mr. Chesley spent some time in Western Missouri and in Lawrence, Kan. He finally settled in Marshall County, in 1867, and taught school several years in the neighborhood of his present residence. For a few years he was with- out home ties, but in 1873 chose a wife, and on May 13, that year, was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Morrison, daughter of William and Margaret Morrison, residents of Frankfort. Four of the five children born to our subject and his wife, are living, namely : Nellie, Myrtie, Charles, and Koester. The third child and eldest son, George K., died when one year old. For only a few years, was it granted that the faithful compan- ion and loving mother should he spared to those who needed her care and love. Maj- 4, 1887 was the date of her death. Mr. Chesley was thus de- prived of the one nearest to him, the faithful friend, the loving wife, and the active co-laborer ever at his side. Society too, sustained a loss, and had a vacant place difficult to fill, while the poor and needy missed their S3'mpathizing and helpful friend. f^s^ AMUEL D. McKEE, lawyer and real es- ^^^ tate dealer in Frankfort, is tme of its best |ll£_^) known citizens. He was born in Tusca- rawas County, Ohio, April 17, 1831. His grandfather, James McKee, a native of Ireland, died at New Cumberland, in 1864, aged seventy-seven. His wife died three j'cars later at the same age. Their son Robert, father of our subject, formed one of a famili' of six children, and was reared upon the farm. He was married, in Hagerstown, Md., to Sarah Dunlap, a native of Ohio, and daughter of Samuel Dunlap, of German descent. He made farming his life work, but engaged for a short time in mercantile business. He also learned cabinet-making, at which he woi'ked in connection PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 441 with fariuiiio:. lie was for several years Justice of llie Peaoe, and County Coromissioner of Craw- ford County, Ohio. lie was a member of the Pres- byterian Church. In bis earlier years he belonged to the Whig party, and after its abolition was a Republican. He had a family of ten children, of whom ovu' subject was the second. Alfred is a a farmer, and, with his family, is now living in AVestmoreland, Kan.; Ann died before attaining the age of twenty years; James and his family re- side in Allen Counlj', Ohio, where he is engaged in farming; Robert W. is a retired farmer, who, uilji his wife and children, resides in Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Jane is the wife of John Caldwell, whose sketch occupies another page of this Album, and lives southwest of Frankfort; John C. was engaged in mining at Crystal Spring, Colo., where he died in 1880, being about thirty-five years of age and unmarried; Leonard V. is cashier of the State Bank of Frankfort; he was i\Iayor of the city in 1887, and has been Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, and Trustee of Rock Township, in which he resided for several years; he married Miss Jane B. Blaire, a native of Ohio. Lecta is the wife of I. M. Bloom- quist, who is engaged in tailoring in Frankfort; they have no children; Martha was the wife of Daniel Schaaf, 'ind died in 1878. Our subject was reared on a farm, and remained in agricultural employments until twenty five ^-ears of age. He then engaged in general merchandis- ing in Beaver Dam, Ohio, in which business he continued four years. He also ran a sawmill dur- ing that time. In August, 1864, he enlisted in the 100-day service, joining Company E, 1.57th Ohio Infantry-, and was on duty at AVashington, D. C. He was Captain of his companj', in which his brother, R. W., was a corporal, L. A'., a private, and A. J., First Sergeant. In 1871 our subject came to Fiankfort, where he began the study of law. and was ailmitted to the bar in 1878. He practices in all the courts, both State and United States. For several years before his admission to the bar he was engaged in collec- tions and real estate business, which he still carries on in connection with his legal practice. Mr. McKee was married, in Beaver Dam, Ohio. Aug. 9, 1854, to Miss Cynthia Ann Edgecomb. She and her parents were natives of the Buckeye State. She died Oct. 31, 1864, in Beaver Dara. She had been the mother of five children: Will- iam, who died in infancy in 1856, and a son and three daughters who survive to mourn her loss. Charles E. married Miss Frances McCannon, and is engaged in the butcher business in Frankfort; Maltha A. is the wife of Henry W. Hawk, of Frankfort, and the mother of two children ; Sarah J., wife of Edward Davis, a miller, of Concordia, has four children; Emma married A. D. Hall, who is engaged in the livery business at Bluffton. Ohio, and has one child. The second wife of our subjecl was Rosanna, daughter of James Reeves, to whom he was mar- ried, at Sima Dam, Sept. 18, 1865. She bore him one child, Ammadilla, who died at the age of fif- teen years. Oct. 18, 1869, Mr. McKee was a third time married, the bride being Emma J., daughter of Willis Bird. She bore her husband five chil- dren. Lillian and one unnamed died in infancy; Ellen, Samuel and Ada E. are still at home. Mr. McKee has been a member since 1862 of Frankfort Lodge No. 67. A. F. & A. M. He has been a Republican ever since tliere w.as such a party, and has been delegate to the county con- ventions and member of county Central Commit- tees. He has been very prominent in municipal affairs, having been City Clerk for four years and City Attorney for the same period. He is a man of shrewdness in business, with an intelligent and legal mind, firm principles, and is a man of mark in the city which he has made his home. ^: #w# ^ ATRICK HUGHES, the owner of 620 acres jjjj of fine land in St. Bridget Township, came to this region about thirty-two years ago when there was not a settler between his present place and Big Blue, a distance of eighteen miles. He expected then to have the range to himself for all time to come, as he never supposed that it would be settled up. at least during his life- time. The traveler in going over this portion of the country now encounters a series of well-de- 442 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALfiUM. veloped farms and all the evidences of civilization. There was no market for produce and consequently no hard cash in the pocket of the pioneers from this source. When in need of money, he and others repaired to the river to work in order to get cash with which to purchase the necessary articles of food and clothing. Mr. Hughes experienced all the dangers and difficulties of life on the frontier and has lived to witness the changes, which if re- lated as they occurred, would make a story stranger than fiction. The subject of this sketch was born in County Galway, Ireland, March 17, 1827. His parents were James and Biidget ^Scarrett) Hughes, the former of whom spent his entire life in his native Ireland, dying about forty-five years ago. Patrick emigrated to America when twenty-two years old, forty years ago, preceding his two brothers, James and Michael. From New York city he emigrated to the vicinitj' of Cravvfordsville, Ind,, where he was emploj'ed on the railroad for a while and then found work in a packing house. The money which he thus earned he sent to his mother in Ireland to pa}' her passage and that of his brother and sister, to America. The mother is still living and makes her home with the sister in Nebraska, a few miles north of the farm of our subject; she has now reached the advanced age of eighty years. While a resident of Crawfordsville, Ind.. Mr. Hughes was married Feb. 7, 18.54, to Miss Mary, daughter of John Council, of County Galway. Ireland, where the latter lived and died. About two years after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes in the winter of 1856, took up their abode in Leav- enworth, where our subject for two summers em- ployed himself as a laborer and thus earned money with which to secure his land, for which he paid $1.25 per acre. He moved upon his present place with his little famil}- in 1858 permanently, having prior to this time removed several times back and forth. He lived upon his original purchase, north of the St. Bridget Clmrch, about ten j'ears, then sold out liis property on section 11, and purchased school land on section 16, this being now his home- stead. He assisted in the organization of St. Bridget Church, also in the erection of the church edifice, quarrying much of the rock with his own hands on his own farm, upon which is some of the finest stone for building purposes in this locality. This is now leased to a party of Kansas City men and he realizes handsome profits. His dwelling is built of the same material and forms a substantial structure. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have eight children living, all of whom, with the exception of the eldest, were born in Kansas. James is unmarried and remains at home with his parents; Margaret is the wife of Joe Duncan, of Leavenworth, where Mr. Duncan is em- ployed in the wholesale grocery store of Putnam & Taylor, with which firm he has been for the last seven years. He in the meantime has purchased eighty acres of land on section 22, St. Bridget Township, where he purposes removing in the spring of 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan are the parents of one boy. Miss Kate Hughes, an accom- plished young lady, is in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad Compan}', at Evanston, Wyo. Ter. Mary Ann remains under the parental roof. Ellen is married and lives near Grand Island, Neb. Patrick, Jr., John and Norah, remain with their parents. Mr. Hughes, politically is a stanch Dem- ocrat, and in religion is a member of St. Bridget Catholic Church. ^ .#3^ ^ yfelLLIAM ACKER. The subject of paia- / mount importance to the inhabitants of ^f^ any country is that of schools, and those having charge of tiiem, and we think we are borne out by the facts in the case, when we affirm that the early settlers of the West, at their very first op- portunity established as excellent a school system as was possible, when the circumstances and avail- able material .are considered. It gives us pleasure to sketch the leading incidents in the career of any- one to whom the instruction and care of those of ten- der years is given. Mr. Acker was elected to the responsible position of Superintendent of Public Instruction of Marshall Count}', in the fall of 1888. Mr. Acker was born in Seneca, Kan., March 19, 1862, and when only four years old came to Noble ^i^^^ps^^^^^^^^^^^ Re5. of Jacob Mohrb achee, 5EC.ia Elm Creek Township. Residence OF Charles Curs, Sec. 28. Walnut Township. Residence of Esq. August FRfiHM.WATERviLLE, Kan. l>OtlTRAlT AND RIOGliAPHlCAL ALBUM. 445 Township, Marshall County, where his adopted father, Delos W. Acker, engaged in farming and brickinaking. On the farm William Acker passed his youthful days, finishing his education at the Kansas Normal School, situated at Paoli, being grad- uated in the class of 1883. He had already turned his attention to teaching, and after his graduation resumed this vocation. The following 3'ear he taught at America Uity, Nemaha County, this State, afterward accepting a position in the gram- mar department of Marysville school, and was suc- cessively Principal of the Axtell, Logan and Waterville schools. Upon leaving the latter school he was elected to his present office. This is Mr. Acker's first political venture, lie liav- ing been nominated by the Republican partj^, of which he is a prominent member. He is a young man of more than ordinary ability and of high moral character — one peculiarly- fitted for the high position which he occupies. Scholarly in a supe- rior degree, with the experience and peculiar tact which the successful educator needs, Mr. Acker is in a fair way to reach the lofty heights to which a well directed ambition can point. Mr. Acker is a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 234, of Ax- tell, and M. AV. A., and Lodge of Perfection, Scot- tish Rites, of Marysville. It may be well to note a brief outline of the histor}' of Mr. Acker's parents. His father was John Spencer, a native of Indiana, but who came to Kansas at an early day and there married Miss Ellen Smith. AVilliam was their only child, and when he was about three years old his mother died at Seneca, I\^an., where the family were living. Soon after, his father, who was a farmer by occupa- tion, was killed by the upsetting of a stage. Thus William at a tender age was left an orphan, but, unlike many others, became the i)ossessor of a good home and excellent advantages through his adop- tion liy Mr. Acker of Noble Township. The subject of our sketch was united in mar- riage, Sept. 7, 1887, to Miss Ellen Sheridan, who had been engaged in teaching school at Marysville for the previous five years. Miss Sheridan is a na- tive of Miami County, Kan., having been born June 27, 1861, and making her home in that county until nineteen years of age. She is a daughter of William D. Sheridan, who was born in Armstrong County, Pa., and married Miss Ma- linda McLafferty. Mr. Sheridan moved to Kan • sas in 1867, and followed the occupation of a farmer. But after remaining there a few years he removed to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, but finally returned to Miami County, in 1868. He now, with his wife, is a residentjof Gage County, Neb. JJJWMfSyM. '^sr^ HILO I). HARTMAN, editor of the True Republican^ of Marysville, has been a resi- Tdent of Kansas for the past twenty years. He is a native of DeKalb County, 111., where he was born July 11, 1841, his parents being Elias and Almira (Churchill) Hartman. The father vvas a native of Luzerne County, Pa., and in his youth was an emplo3'e on the then famous Erie Canal in New York State. In 1833 he decided to remove West, and in that year arrived at Chi- cago, HI., among the earliest visitors to that place. There was then but one frame house there, and nothing to indicate its future greatness. He stayed there but a brief period, refusing an offer of eighty acres of land in what is now the heart of the city, in exchange for a team of Indian ponies, which at the time were sunk in the mire, the would-be trader offering to take his own risk in getting them out, so little value at that time was set upon the land. Refusing the offer, Mr. Hartman extricated the ponies, and continued his journey sixty -one miles West. He traded his team for a land claim of 160 acres, in what was called the Ohio Grove settle- ment on the Kishwaukee Creek. There he made his home for a good many years, dying at Syca- more, four miles from where he first settled, in Marci), 1887, at the age of seventy-seven years. In 1851 he had removed to Sycamore, and engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued until the panic of 1857, when he sold out to his partner, and went back to his farm. He remained there until 1867, when he traded for a hotel in Cortland, which he conducted for three years. He then gave up active business life, and going back to Sycamore, spent the rest of his days there. He 446 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was a man of active business mind, and ready to seize the opportunily to add to his means. As soon as he had miide a small beginning in DeKalb County, he begiin buying and improving land, and selling out piece by piece only to repeat the opera- tion. In this way he accumulated considerable means, and during his later years, was in comfort- able circumstances, although he had only his team and wiigon as capital, when he arrived in DeKalb County. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and was known as a strictly upright man, wliose word was as good as a note, and he had the respect and esteem of every one who knew him. Elias Hartman was a single man when he came West. In 1838 he was married at Ohio Grove, to Almira Churchill, who is now living with a mar- ried daughter in Sycamore. She was born in Gen- esee County, N. Y., in 1820, and had removed to Illinois with her parents in 1835, they being among the pioneers of DeKalb County. Mr. and Mrs. llartman had six children, the eldest of whom, Hiram Delos, died at the age of eight years. The survivors are: Philo D.; Mary, wife of C. W. Hunt, a commercial traveler, whose home is in Council Bluffs, Iowa; Rosetta M., who has been twice mar- ried, first to Alonzo Joslin, after whose decease she was married to Henry Briggs, a farmer in De- Kalb County, 111.; David W., editor and pul)lisher of the Genoa Issue, at Genoa, 111., of which place he is also Postmaster; and Delia M., who is mar- ried to John M. Ken\on, an attorney at law at Sycamore. Philo D. Hartman was about ten years old when his parents removed to Sycamore, where he at- tended the common and High Schools, completing his education in a select school at that place. When but fifteen years old, he left school of his own ac- cord in order to learn the trade of a printer. He entered the office of the True Republican, and there he stayed until the failure of the concern, when he turned his attention to tlie trade of a tin- ner, at which he was engaged at liie outbreak of the war. Inspired by patriotism, he at once re- sponded to the first call for troops, and three days after the firing on Ft. Sumter, on April 18, 1861, he enlisted in the first company which left Syca- more. They went into camp at Dixon, 111., and were mustered into United States service on May 24, 1861, as Company F, of the 13th Illinois Infan- try. They were enlisted for three years, or during the war, being the first regiment from Illinois to be mustered in for that length of time. They were at first attached to the arm3' of the Southwest un- der Gen. John C. Fremont; were afterward trans- ferred to the army of the Tennessee, and finally became a part of the army of the Cumberland. They took part in the engagements at Wet Glaize, Mo., Oct. 14, 1861; Lynn Creek, Mo., Oct. 16, 1861; Chickasaw Bayou, Dec. 27 and 28, 1862, where their commander. Col. John B. Wyman, was killed; Arkansas Post, Jan. 11, 1863; Deer Creek, April 7, 1863; Black Bayou, April 10,1803; Jack- son, Miss., May 14, 1863; siege of Vicksburg, May 18, to July 4, 1863; siege of Jackson, Miss., July 10 to 16, 1863, and Brandon, Miss., July 19, 1863. In all of those general engagements, and in all their marches and toils, Mr. Hartman took his part, and was fortunate in escaping wounds, but was a victim of rheumatism contracted by exposure. For many months he had no use of his right arm, which has ever since been in a measure disabled from use, his shoulder being drawn out of place. He was mustered out of service at Springfield, 111., June 18. 1864. On leavingthe army, he returned to Sycamore, and in the latter part of the year, with his old Captain, A. A. Buck, and Jonathan Dowe, raised a company under the last call for troops. He was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Chicago, III., as First Sergeant of Company F, 147th Illinois Infantry, Col. H. F. Sickles, commanding. The party was sent South, and were with the force that destroyed the rebel prison pen at Andersonville, Ga., their headquarters being at Americus, one and a half mile distant. At the close of the war, they were engaged in gathering up arms and munitions of war of both sides, and were thus employed until January, 1866. On the 24th of that month, they were mustered out at Savannah, Ga., and return- ing to Springfield, 111., were paid off and discharged on Februai-y 10. Mr. Hartmau's first emploj'ment on leaving the army, was carrying on the home farm of his father on shares. The following year he was married, PORTRAIl- AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALfeLIM. 447 and went to farming on a rented place with his wife's father. The next year they went to Black Ilawiv County. Iowa, where he continued farming. In 1869, Mr. Hartmau and his wife having decided to try their fortune in the new State of Kansas, made settlement in Washington County, near the site of the present city of Hanover, about ten miles west of Mar3'sville. There he took up a claim of 160 acres on which he lived until 1871, when he traded for the press and outfit of the Western Inde- pendent of Hanover. That paper lie published for nearly five years, when his health failing, he sold it and went back to Illinois for a few mouths. Re- turning to Hanover, he began work as a painter, turning his liand to one emplo3'ment, failing an- otlier, with true American grit and enterprise. He made his home in Hanover for about three j-ears, when in 1879 his health again failing him, he came to Marysville. He, however, again took up the painting business, which lie followed until 1885, when he was finallj' compelled to relinquish it alto- gether. During this time his wife, who had learned the trade of a compositor in Hanover, was working in the Neivs office. They, togetlier determined to buy an oflBce, and establish a paper of their own. Tliis they did, their paper being an organ of the G. A. R., and known as the Bugle Call. This they carried on for a year, when tiie sheet was enlarged, and the name changed to the True Reimblican, af- ter the paper on which Mr. Hartmau had learned his trade. Having alwaj-s been in sympathy with the Green- back and Union Labor ideas, Mr. Hartman natur- ally became an advocate of the policy of the latter party on its formation, and his was the first paper in the State to publish its platform. At the State Convention at Abilene, Kan., the True Repuhlkan was made the official organ of the Industrial party of the State of Kansas, as it was tlien called. The party being disbanded, and the present Union La- bor party formed, the paper has since occupied the position of the leading organ of that party in Northern Kansas. M'-. Hartman has recently wiselj- discarded the patent inside, and now prints his paper entirely at home. It has the confidence of the people in the county and vicinity, for wliom it caters, and is well patronized by the merchants and business people of the county. Attached to the publishing depart- ment is a complete jobbing office, in which Mr. Hartman has all he can do. All the work in the office is done by himself, wife and daughter Mag- gie. The paper has a good circulation, is well edited, is a model of t3-pograpliy, and is published at the low price of $1 per year. On Oct. 9, 1866, Mr. Hartman was united in marriage with Miss Lucretia B. Thayer, daugliter of Oliver and Betsey (Williams) Thayer, both of whom are now living in Floyd County, Iowa. Mrs. Hartman was born in DeKalb County, 111., Aug. 3, 1848. Her marriage has been blessed by the birth of three children, namely: May, wife of Lewis Scott, now principal of the school at Axtell, this county, and formerlj' for five years principal of the Marysville school; Maggie, unmarried, who is a teacher, and also assists her parents in the office; and Wallace D., both the latter living with their parents. Mr. Hartman is a member of Lyon Post No. 9, G. A. R., of which he is Past Commander, and of the Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. .514. While living in Hanover he was a member of the City (Council for three years, and was also City Clerk for about the same length of time. Since removing to Marj'sville, his time has been wholly given to his business. He is regarded by his fel- lowmen as a plain, straightforward man, and a good citizen. % OHN CALDWELL is the owner and occu- pant of a valuable farm, in W'rniillion Township, just southwest of the town of ^^}j Frankfort. Though small, being comprised of ninety-four acres only, the farm is an extremely fine one. It contains all the improvements needed by a progressive and successful farmer, including a handsome stone residence. The owner of this beautiful place is of Irish descent, though his par- ents, John and Sarah (Reed) Caldwell, were na- tives of the Keystone State. The father was a blacksmitli and in addition to working at his trade. 448 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. followed farming. The mother was a widow when she was married to our subject's father, and had one son, Robert Reed, who died in 1882. The parental family consisted of nine children, of whom onr subject was tlie fifth in order of birth: Samuel M., living near Mansfield, Ohio, is engaged in blacksmithing. He is married and has one living son. Eliza R., was the wife of James Davidson, a farmer in Richland County, Ohio, where she died, leaving three children; Ankrum died in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1885, leaving a wife and four children to mourn his loss ; he was an agriculturist. William H. is engaged in farming in Cadiz Town- ship, Harrison Co., Ohio ; he is married but has no children. Isaac S. died in Harrison County when nearly twentj'-one years of age. James S. has not been heard from for several years. David is a farmer and resides near Antrim, Ohio; he is married and has three children. Albert H. lives near Antrim; he is a minister of the United Pres- byterian Church; he is married. John Caldwell, our subject, was born May 3, 1827, in Harrison County, Ohio. He was reared on a farm, receiving but limited educational ad- vantages, but making the best use possible of tlie opportunities he had. He remained with his par- ents until thirty-two years of age. In Allen County, Ohio, he was married to Jane McKee, the ceremony taking place Feb. 22, 1860. The young couple removed to Harrison County, where they remained for two years. They then returned to Allen County', where our subject followed farming, until 1873. In that year he came to Kansas, and settled six miles north of Frankfort, where he bought 160 acres of land, and afterward added another quarter section. In 1886 he sold out and removed to Frankfort, where he lived the life of a retired farmer for a year or so. He then pur- chased the place upon which he now resides. Mr. Caldwell enlisted in Company E., 52d Ohio In- fantry, under the last call for troops in the late Civil War, but was discharged by reason of the close of the war, before lie had an opportunity to enter active service. To Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell four children have been born. The oldest child, Sadie, became the wife of Victor Perry, and resides in Custer County, Neb. Martha died in infancy; William R., and Emmett L. are at home; they have also an adopted son. Howard C, who is seven years of age. Mr. Caldwell is a believer in the principles of the Democratic partj- and never fails to support its candidates. He has been a hard worker and proved himself a successful farmer. As an honest, up- right man and a good citizen, interested in all that pertains to the welfare of the community, he commands the respect of all who know liim. ($, *ILLIAM CRAGLE. The German element \/yJ// of Waterville Township, has performed no ^yj small part in its growth and development and has been especially efficient in carrying forward its agricultural interests. The subject of this notice owns and occupies one of the best farms within its limits, and has the reputation of being an honest and upright man and a thorough gentleman. He was born in Luzerne Counlj', Pa., Nov. 16, 1826, and is the'son of Adam Cragle, whose native place was Mauch Chunk, that State. The latter was a lifelong farmer, and died in Luzerne County in moderate circumstances. The Cragle family is of German origin. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Mary Gearhardt, was likewise a native of the Keystone State, and by her union with Adam Cragle, became the mother of twelve children, six sons and six daughters. These were named re- spectively: Hettie, Jacob, Daniel, Saloam, Adam, Ann, William, Isaac, Susan, Priscilla, Arabella and Anthony. William, who is the seventh child, was reared on the farm in Luzerne County, where he lived until a young man of twenty-four years. He then entered the employ of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, with which he was connected for a period of fifteen years. At the expiration of this time he came to Kansas, and secured the south- west part of section 7, and is now the owner of 310 acres of land, a part of which lies in Washing- ton County. When the3' first settled here, their nearest postoffice was eighteen miles,and their place for milling purposes was fift^' miles away. He has PORTRAIT AND 15I0GRAPHICAL ALBUM. 449 iiccumulated his property solely by his own imlus- tr3% having received no financial assistance from an J- source. Our subject was married in his native .State Jii\y 23, 1848 to Miss Amanda, daughter of George and Amelia (Kremer) Sleppj-,of Wiliiesbarre, Pa. Mrs. Sleppy was born Nov. 23, 1808, and was about three years younger than her husband, who was born in Nov. 1805. They were the parents of nine children, viz.: Amanda, Alvin, Hendrick, Adeline, Laura, Nelson, John and Susan. Our subject and his wife have no children of their own, but have an adopted daughter named Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. Cragle are members in good standing of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, of which our subject has been identified for the long period of fort}- years. JOHN H. RP:ITZEL. Tliat in which Mr. Reitzel. of Waterville, probably takes the most pride in connection with his career, is the record of his service in the Union array during the late Civil War; and he may be properly classed among the old veterans who covered them- selves with glory. He has since been following the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, and is now lo- cated on a well-developed farm of 240 acres in Waterville Township, in which he is recognized as a leading citizen. He has been successful finan- cially, is liberal and public spirited, and a promi- nent member of the Lutheran Church. In the sketch of Martin Reitzel, liis brother, whieli may be found on another page in this volume, is noted the parental history. The subject of this sketch was born in Hendricks County, Ind., May 23, 1843. He was the eighth in a family of ten children, the offspring of David and Deborah (Marshall) Reitzel, and was reared on a farm, acquiring a common-school education. He worked with his father until after the outbreak of the Civil War, and then, a youth of nineteen 3'ears, enlisted in Company C, 70lh Indiana Cavalry, Benjamin Harrison commanding. He participated in all the battles in which iiis regiment was en- gaged, being at Russellville, Ky., Resaca, Cassville, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta and Savannah, these all in Georgia, besides Benton- ville in North Carolina. He served until the close of the war, was mustered out at Washington C'ity, and received his honorable discharge at Indianapo- lis in June, 1865. Although experiencing many- hairbreadth escapes, he was never wounded or cap- tured, but returned a broken down man, who will never fully recover his former health. After retiring from the service Mr. Reitzel re- turned to Hendricks County, Ind., where he fol- lowed farming until 1870. Then coming to this county, with very little capital, he entered upon the career which soon ensured his prosperit}' and success. By hard work and good management he has become well-to-do, and has that which will fortify him against want in his old age. His farm is largely devoted to stock raising and is improved with good buildings, the residence being put up in 1884. The 29th of !;?eptember, 1867. was a day made interesting in the life of our subject by his mar- riage with Miss Emily A., daughter of David and Mary (Zehrung) Defabaugh, of Hendricks County, Ind. The parents were originally from Pennsyl- vania, and are now in Cass County, Mo. Of this union there have been born six children, viz: Ed- ward O., Minnie E., David A., Charles A., Walter M. and Harry C. Mrs. Reitzel is a devoted mem- ber of the Lutheran Church. Our subject, politi- cally, is a stanch Republican, and has held some of the minor offices. He belongs to the Evangelical Church, in which he has been an officer for many years. He is an active member of the G. A. R., at present officiating as Chaplain of Waterville Post No. 260. ■ — -^^^mi- — ,ENJAM1N TILLMANN. Wherever the ^ German citizen abides, there is usually a well-cultivated farm, numbers of fat cattle and horses, plenty to eat, drink and wear, and all the other evidences of thrift and prosperity. Although not himself a native of the Fatherland, the parents of our subject were born there, and 450 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. emigrated to America about 1849, locating in Dodge Count3% Wis., where they lived until 1861. They then came to this county and settled on a tract of land embracing a portion of section 19,in Marysville Township, where the father spent his last days, de- parting this life Dee. 28,1887. William Tillmann was one of the earliest pioneers of this county, and made for himself a good record as a steady, industrious and upright citizen. The maiden name of the mother was Mary Ann Tillmann. They were natives of the same Province, where they were married, and where they lived until emigrat- ing to America. Their family consisted of nine children, one of whom is deceased. Four sons and four daughters are living and residents of Kansas, Washington and Wisconsin. The subject of this sketch was born in Dodge County, AVis., April 26, 1858. He was a mere child when his parents came to this county, and knows no other home. He received a practical ed- ucation in the common school, and at an early age became familiar with farming pursuits. Since the deatii of his father he has had charge of the farm, which now embraces 240 acres of fine land, the greater part of which is under a good state of cul- tivation, and yields ample returns. yir. Tillmann was married, Sept. 15, 1879, to Miss Marcia E. Goddard, of Smith County. Kan. She is the daughter of N. A. Goddard, of that county. Politically, Mr. Tillman is a sound Republican, and by the perusal of the weekly newspaper and other literature keeps himself posted upon matters of general imformation. He is a favorite in the social circle, and is of that courteous and obliging dispo- sition which has gained for him hosts of friends. LBERT GALLATIN BARRETT. Henry Lee's famous saying regarding George Washington, might well be paraphrased to suit our subject, who has been "first" in many respects in this section of country. He was one of the first settlers of this county, to which he came with a Quaker colony in 1855. He established the first flouring and saw mills in Northeastern Kansas, to which people came from Nemaha, Wash- ington, Pottaw.atomie and other counties, as well as from Southern Nebraska. The first schoolhouso in the count}- was built on land given by him and Thomas Warren, and to the subscriptions raised by his neighbors Mr. Barrett added enough to make the amount needed to erect a building. The handsome stone edifice now standing in District No. 1. marks the site of the original building. The first Fourth of July celebration held in this countj' was given by our subject at Barrett, July 4, 1857. The station, which was named for him, was the principal trading point in the township until the town of Frankfort was started, and our sub- ject's home was, in early days, and for a number of 3'ears, the stopping place for travelers. Mr. Barrett has been prominent in count}- affairs since his arrival in Kansas. He was the first School Di- rector in the count}', and held the office for eight years. He now occupies a large two-story frame residence at Barrett Station, the location being that upon which he first settled after reaching this State. As one of the wealthy farmers of Vermillion Town- ship, this sketch finds an appropriate place in a a volume of this nature, and the conspicuous place he has hiid in local history gives it added interest. David Barrett, the father of our subject, was a native of Frederick County, Va., and of English descent. The mother, Winnefred Kirby, w.as born in the old Carroll mansion in Maryland, being a descendant of a cousin of that Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, whose signature is so prominent on the Declaration of Independence. After his marriage, David Barrett and his wife removed from Virginia to Ohio, where the f.ather was engaged in agricul- ture. They had a family of ten children, the old- est of whom, William, was born in 1808, and lived to the age of seventy, leaving a wife and four o-rown children when he passed from earth. He was a farmer and resident of Barrett. One of his daugh- ters married G. W. Moffltt, wliose sketch may be found on another page of this work. Thomas is now living in Rock Township, with a wife and three bright children. [See his sketch elsewhere in this book.] Elizabeth was the wife of Benjamin Hughes; she died in Monroe County, Ohio, in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 451 1852, leaving ten children to the bereaved hiis- liand's care. L'riah died in Vermillion Townsliip, Nov. 18, 1885, leaving a wife .and six children. [See sl of Mrs. Uriah Barrett, which occupies another page.] .Sarah is the wife of Isaac'Allen, a retired farmer, whose home is at Freeport, Ohio; she is the mother of four children. Ruth is single, and resides with our subject. David died in Har- rison County, Ohio, in 1883, leaving a wife and six children. Joseph is engaged in agriculture near Barrett, is married and has eight children. John is a farmer of Center Township, is married and ii.as seven children. The mother of our subject was, before her marriage, a Catholic, and later joined the CJuakers, and the fatlier was, during ids entire life, a Quaker. Our subject was borii in Harrrison Count}, Ohio, July 18, 1815. He was reared u|)on his father's farm until the age of eighteeen, when he went to work as a millwright, contractor and builder. He followed this business in his native State until the year of his removal to Kansas. In his native county, in the j^ear 1843, our subject celebr.ated his marriage to Miss Marj', daughter of William and Phcebe McKeever. She was born near Lawrence- burg, Ind. Her parents were natives of Penns3d- vania, and of Irish ancestry. To Mr. and Mrs. Barrett have come eight children: Jane is the wife of P^verett Love, station agent on the Southern Pacific Railroad at Caliente, Kern Co., Cal.; they have a family of eight children. William is living in the southeast corner of Wells Township, near Barrett's .Station; he married Miss Rena Mont- gomery', and is the father of one child. AVinne- fred is the wife of William Holtham, a merchant of Frankfort. Thomas died when a year old. Cyrus, who occupies the adjoining farm to that of his parents, married Mary C. Comstock, and has five children. David and Arthur died in in- fancy. Phoebe is the wife of George Van Vliet. a farmer living northeast of Frankfort, and has two children. [See sketch.] Mr. Barrett was by birthright a (^luaker. but for- feited his membership by marrying outside of the Church. Neither he nor his wife is identified with any denomination. He is a memlicr of Frank- fort Lodge No. G7, A. F. & A. M. He had been a Republican up to the year when Peter Cooper was a candidate for President, since which time he has been identified with the Union Labor Party. He was for eight years Chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, and has been a dele- gate to a number of Republican State and County conventions. He is now Chairman of the County Central Committee of the Union Labor Party. In addition to the offices mentioned at the beginning of our sketch, Mr. Barrett has served as a member of the County Board, was County Treasurer from 1878 to 1882, and served two years as Township Clerk. It will thus be seen that our subject is a man of intelligence and character such as com- mands the respect of his acquaintances and neigh- bors, and that his abilities have been frequently called into play in their behalf. Though seventy- six years of age, he does not look to be over sixty, as he is still active and energetic in movement, with vigorous mind and bright memory. The in- habitants of Barrett cannot expect to retain him in their midst for many years longer, but when he is called from earth, he will long be remembered for what he has done. R. CHARLES A. COLE. The medical profession of Marshall County, finds in this gentleman one of its most worthy representatives, while he al.so carries on a drug store in Axtell, of which he has been a resident since August 1, 1881. He first connected himself with Thomas Hynes. in the drug trade, and they operated under the firm title of Cole & Hynes one year, until July 1, 1889, when Dr. Cole became the sole proiu-ietor. He has a large practice, while his drug business is, in addition, the source of a good income. Dr. Cole came to Axtell as he ex- presses it, "worse off than nothing," but he has no(v a comfortable supply of this world's goods. He was graduated from the Hospital Medical Col- lege, of St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 26, 1881, .and began the practice of his profession in Axtell. He came to the West in March, 1871, and located in Hia- watha, this .State, of which he w.as a resident nine 452 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. years, employed as clerk in a drug store, and there became famiJiar with the business. He was born in Bronson Township, Huron Co.. Ohio, May 13, 1854, and is the son of John Cole, an Ohio farmer, who was born upon the same homestead as his son, in April, 1824. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Le- man Cole, a native of New York State, and of Ger- man descent. He was there reared and married to Miss Hannah Willisson, and they, joining a colony, settled in Huron County, Ohio, in what was then known as the Western Reserve, when the country was a wilderness. The grandfather improved the farm already spoken of; where his son John and our subject were born and where he spent the remain- der of his days, as did likewise the father of our subject, who died in 1862, at the age of sixty-five years. Grandfather Cole served as a minute man during the Revolutionary War. The grandmother, after the death of her husband, removed to St. Jo- seph, Mo., and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. A. Wells, at the age of seventy-five years. Both were members of the Old School Baptist Church. John Cole was reared in his native count}-, and married to Miss Alma Foote, who was born in Au- burn, N. Y., and was of English descent. She was left an orphan at an earl}' age, and reared bj' friends ■ of her parents. After their marriage the parents of our subject continued to live on the old farm in Huron County for the long period of forty years. Then, deciding to seek the farther West, they left Ohio on March 1, 1871, removing to Hiawa- tha, Kan. The mother only lived a few months thereafter, her death taking place in September, 1871, when she was only forty-two years old. She was a lady of man}' excellent qualities, and a con- sistent member of the Baptist Church. The father of our subject is still living and makes his home with his son, Charles A., being sixty-five years old. He is likewise a member of the Baptist Church, and, politically affiliates with the Democratic party. The Doctor attained to his majority at Hiawatha, Kan., and in 1875 was married in St. Louis, Mo., to Miss Belle T. Smith, who was born there Oct. 9, 18G4. She was the daughter of a Mr. Thorborn who, during the Civil War, enlisted in the Union army, and was never afterward heard from. His daughter. Belle T., was born in St. Louis. Mr. Thorborn was a non-commissioned officer. Mrs. Hannah Thorborn. after his death, was subsequently married to Lemuel Smith, who legally adopted her daughter. Belle T., and thus her name was changed to that of Smith. Mrs. Smith died in Doniphan County, this State, to which she came with her hus- band during its earliest settlement. Mrs. Cole completed her education by a year's attendance in Highland University, several years prior to her marriage. She is now the mother of one child, a son, Albert T. Doctor and Mrs. Cole are regular attendants of the Congregational Church, of which Mrs. Cole is a member in good standing. Our subject, like his honored father, votes the straight Democratic ticket, but has very little to do with politics, preferring to give his best efforts to his profession. e LINTON J. PLANCK. Among the younger men of Waterville Township, none occupy a more enviable position, or have made bet- ter use of their time than Mr. Planck. He com- menced at an early period in his life to work for wages, and at once began saving his money until, in 1880, he had enough to purchase 160 acres of fine farming land on section 18, Waterville Township, where he now resides. To this he has since given his undivided attention, and has illustrated in an admirable manner the results of energy and perse- verance. Now, although only twenty-six years old, he has obtained a fine start and is already in good circumstances. Our subject was born in Lewis County, N. Y., May 1, 1863, and is the son of Josiah Planck, like- wise a native of the Empire State, and born in 1821. The latter became a well-to-do farmer and spent his entire life in his native State, dying in 1873. He was a good man in the broadest sense of the term, and for many years prior to his death was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was married in early life to Miss Catherine Heruing, who was born in Susquehanna PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 453 County, Sept. 26, 1821, and still survives. The parental family consisted of five children, viz.: Juliet. Imogene, Ella. Alice and Clinton J. Our sub- ject was the j'oungest of the family, and lived in Lewis County, N. Y., until ten years old, then came with his mother and her family- to this State, loca- ting in Irving. A j'ear later the3' removed to Waterville, this count}-, where our subject com- pleted his education in the common school. On the 26th day of September, 1883, Mr. Planck was united in marriage with Miss Minnie H., daughter of John T. and Lucy (Rider) Maycroft, of Washington County. The father of Mrs. Planck was a native of England, whence he emigrated about 1832 to America, being then a child. He married a lady who was born in Vermont, in 1817. They became the parents of four children, viz. : William H., Minnie H., James T. and Alice M. Mrs. Planck's great-great grandfather was born on the Mayflower on her voyage to LTnited States and was landed at Plymouth Rock with the Pilgrims. Mr. and Mrs. Planck have one daughter, Elsie May, who was born May 29, 1884. Politically, Mr. Planck is a stanch Republican. The Methodist Episcopal Church, of Waterville, recognizes in him and wife its most active and useful members. — -I-+ i-f- AMUEL R. KOCH, who prosecutes farming in a modest manner on section 4, Blue Rapids Township, came to this county when a young man, and has seen much of pio- neer life. He was born in Cumberland County, Pa., Aug. 1, 1841, and is the son of Lewis and Mary Koch, who were natives respectively of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The family traces its ancestry to Germany. After having come to the West and sojourning for a time in Iowa, the father of our subject, in June, 1860, brought his familj- to this county, and at once entered 156 acres of land including the present farm of Samuel R. It was then in a wild and uncultivated state mostly, only about eighteen acres having been broken, and there stood upon it a small log shanty 10x12 feet in di- mensions. As soon as possible the father put up a more commodious dwelling, and here he spent the remainder of his days, his death occurring in 1866. The elder Koch became well known in this sec- tion of the countr}-, and was universally respected. He was a Democrat in politics, was liberal and pub- lic-spirited, and a strong advocate of the establish- ment of schools as early as possible in those pioneer times. He had been trained in the doctrines of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, to which he adhered during his entire life. The mother survived her hus- band for many j-ears, passing away on the 11th of January, 1885, at the old homestead; she was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject of this notice was a youth of nine- teen years when he came with his father's family to this count3% and he assisted in the development of the farm and the building up of the homestead. He had left his native State in 1 846, accompanying the family- to Illinois, and two years later they re- moved to Clinton County, Iowa, where they lived until coming to tliis county. Like his honored father he possessed in a marked degree the elements of industry and perseverance which have enabled him to succeed amid difficulties and maintain his po- sition as a man among men. He has been for some years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has officiated as Class-Leader and Su- perintendent of the Sabbath-school, while he is fre- quently employed as an exhorter during protracted meetings. He has alwa3's been warmly interested in the temperance movement, and some time since allied himself with the Prohibitionists. He has been content to live without making very much stir in the world, pursuing the even tenor of his waj- as an honest man and a good citizen, and earning the resoect of his neighbors. ^/ OHN B. KRILEY. The three Kriley broth- ers of St. Bridget Township, have been no unimportant factors in its growth and devel- -^ opment, and they are all, who live in St. Bridget Township, represented in this work. The subject of this notice is the owner of a snug home- 45t PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. stead of cighly-flve acres, and lias a third interest in a quarter-section with his brothers — Andrew and Frank. This land adjoins his farm on the south. He makes a specialty of fruit growing, having about 110 apple trees, besides mulberries, cherries, apricots, grapes, and n goodly assortment of the smaller fruits. In addition to these 1,000 forest trees serve to further embellish the homestead, forming a grateful shade in summer and a protec- tion from the blasts of winter. The entire premises arc indicative of enterprise and energy. The subject of this sketch is the son of F. J. Krilej', a native of Germany, who upon coming to America, settled in Pennsylvania. Our subject was born in Butler County, that State, May 1, 1842, and lived with his parents there upon a farm until a youth of eighteen years. Then with the natural desire of youth for change he repaired to the town of Butler, in the same county ,and served an appren- ticeship at shoemaking. Later iu 1865 he went into the oil regions, but only staid there thirteen weeks, as he could not endure the atmosphere. Then returning to Butler County he resumed his early occupation of farming, staying there two years and three months. We next find him in Pitts- burg, Pa., where for four years he was employed in the aas works as a fireman. He continued a resi- dent of the Smoky City until 1878, and that year made his first trip to the farther "\Vest,landing in this county. Two months later, however, he returned to Pittsburg. In the meantime he had purchased the eighty-five acres of land constituting his pres- ent farm, but which at that time lay in a state of nature. In February following he returned to Kansas, bringing with him his family, consisting of his wife and four children. Our subject was married in Clearfield Township, Butler Co., Pa., Feb. 18, 1869, to Miss Mary, daughter of Claude and May (Gallagher) Marshall. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Kriley was Claude Marshall, of Alsace-Lorraine, then partly a Prov- ince of Fnance, but which now belongs to Germany. The maternal grandfather was Peter GalKagher, a native of Ireland. Grandmother Josephine (Gunn- bert) Marshall was likewise a native of France. Upon coming to this county with his family, Mr. Kriley at once commenced the improvement of his Lind, putting in a crop the first year with sucess- ful results, and has uniformly been prosperous in the cultivation of the soil. He h.as, however, lost considerable stock. Two seasons, just as he was about to ship a fine lot of swine, they were stricken with cholera and nearly all died. He has also met with the misfortune of losing a good many horses and cattle. He is a man, however, who permits no small matter to discourage him. and will labor on just as industriously as ever. To Mr. and Mrs. Krile}' have been born four sons .and four daughters, viz.: Emma Frances, William M., Philomena. Annie Elvira, Lawrence, Bernard, Nicholas and Cecelia. Mr. Kriley uniformly votes with the Democratic party, and for the past nine years, nearly from the time of his arriv.al here, has been the School Treasurer of his district. Both he .and his wife belong to St. Bridget Catholic Church. They are peo[>le highly respected among their neighbors, and number their friends among the best citizens of the towushiii. \i p^ RANK THOMAXN. Among the business ' — '^ men of the thriving j'oung town of Summer- field, none better deserve mention than the .above named gentleman, junior member of the firm of Wuester & Thomann, druggists. He had no educational advantages, having received but two months' schooling, and since the age of seven- teen has been working for himself. His success is due wholly to his natural abilities and enterprising nature. The railroad track was laid in Summer- field on the 3d of February, 1889, and about a fortnight later the firm of Wuester and Thomann began the erection of a fine frame building, 22x50 feet. It w.as completed within a month and sup- plied with a well-assorted stock of the goods usu- ally found in a first-cla.ss drug store. Our subject is a native of France, and accom- panied his parents, Jacques and Victoria (Bishop) Thomann, from Alsace to Kans.as, when about nine years of age. The p.arents settled on section 31, Richland Township, June 3, 1857, on land which still belongs to the family. The father died about PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 455 eight years after coming to America, and tlie mother still lives in Richland Township with her oldest son. The parental familj- consisted of three children, of whom our subject is the youngest. At the death of his father Mr. Thomann began farming and bu^'ing stock. He became very suc- cessful, and in the year 1884 moved into Beattie and engaged in grain dealing, in addition to his stock business. He continued to carry on the for- mer business until he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law in his present occupation. Mr. Wuester is a practical pharmacist, having graduated before the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy. On March II, 1883, our subject was united in marriage to Charlotte, daughter of Abram and Margaret (Bauer) Wuester, the parents being na- tives of Germany. This union has been blessed by the birth of two childrem: James Abraham, who died at the age of three 3'ears, and Wilbert, wliose child life gl.addens the home. Mr. Thomann is not a member of any church, though he and his wife were both baptized in the Catholic Church. He is a member of the Masonic lodge at Beattie. and of the Chapter at Marysville. He carries $2,500 insurance in the Masonic North- western Aid Association, located at Chicago, III.; he is .also a member of the A. O. D. W., Lodge No. 168, of Beattie, in which he carries $2,000. Po- liticall}', his adherence is given to the principles of Democracj-. He is a man of ujiright character and cordial manners, and is held in high respect by his fellow citizens. Our subject is President of the .State Bank of Summerfield. EPHANIAH K. MASON. Among the na- tives of the far Eastern States who now take rank among the prosperous farmers of this State, is the above named gentleman, a gen- eral farmer, occupying land upon section 33, in Murray Township. His father, Luther Mason, was a native of New Hampshire, and when of age re- moved to Waltham, Mass. There he began work in the woolen mills, becoming at length overseer of a large part of the business. There he married Angeline Kidder, a native of Maine, who when grown to womanhood bad come to W.altham, and entering the cotton mills, became an expert opera- tive. Mr. and Mrs. Mason continued work in the mills for some eight years, during which time four children were born to them. In 1858 they removed to Dubuque County, Iowa, and there began farm life, having purchased land in that county. ]Mr. Mason became a very successful farmer, and ranked among the best of Dubuque County's citizens. He was a member of the Baptist Church, in which denomination he was a Deacon, and one of the chief pillars of the society to which he belonged. He was of independent politics. In the year 1884, when sixty-one years of age, he was gathered to his fathers. His wife some time later removed to Greeley, Colo., where she now lives with her children. She is now about sixty years of age, and even at this age an active member of the Baptist Church. The parental family con- sisted of seven children, five sons and two daugh- ters. One daughter died in childhood, and two other children in later years. Of the four surviv- ing children, all are unmarried except our subject. Zephaniah Mason was born in Waltham, Mass., April 21, 1857. He was but an infant when his parents removed to Iowa, and in that State he was reared, obtaining a good education in the common schools. He learned the business of farming with his father. Removing with his mother to Greeley, Colo., he lived there for four years. In the year 1880 he purchased 240 acres of raw land in this county, which he had has improved and upon which since 1885 he has made his home. He has erected excellent buildings, and made all adequate improve- ments for the carrying on of a successful agricultu- ral life. The wife of our subject was born in Dubuque, Iowa, in October, 1859, and is the daughter of James and Margaret (Wilson) Wilson, who now reside on a farm in that county. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were born and reared in Ireland, emigra- ting to America in 1857, since which time they have been residents of Iowa, where Mr. AVilson is a very successful farmer. They are consistent members of the Pres))yterian Church. Their daughter Elizabeth received the best of training from her parents, and 456 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. obtained an excellent education at Epwortli, Iowa. In due time she became the wife of Lewis K. Mason, brother to our subject, to whom she bore one son, James L. The husband having died in June, 1884, the widow sometime later became the wife of our subject. The result of this union has been one son, Walter L. Mr. Mason is a man of independent politics, casting his vote for the m.in whom he considers most efficient and best able to advance the inter- ests of the country in national and local affairs. Both he and his wife are attendants of the Pres- byterian Church. Mrs. Mason is a woman of more than ordinary intelligence, well fitted to make a happy home and train her family to useful man- hood. She shares with her husband in the respect of the community in which he, as a man of integ- rity, reliability and enterprise, takes a high rank. 4-^^ bEROY W. LIBBY. Though occupying the position of Mayor of Marysville, and being ^ -1 a prominent dealer in agricultural imple- ments, a visitor to this cit\' would have_his atten- tion first drawn to Mr. Libbyas a breeder c Here- ford cattle and fine roadster horses. One half- mile southeast of the city lies a fine farm of 600 acres belonging to our subject. On this farm Mr. Libby now has about '200 head of cattle and 100 head of fine horses. At the head of the latter is a Hambletonian stallion. The brood mares are nearly thoroughbred stock, from which are being bred a fine line of strong roadsters. He now has sixt^-- five head of colts sired bj' this horse. At the head of his cattle stands a fine thoroughbred Remus bull, and eighteen other thoroughbreds. Our subject is the only living representat^e of Charles Libby, who died in California about 1852. His wife, Lucy Ann Doane having previouslj' died, our subject was left an orphan at less than five years of age. He was born in Maine Jan. 25, 1847. Spending his youth in his native State, he was graduated at Kents Hill College in 1869. Immediately after his graduation he came West, locating in Marysville, September 16. Here he en- gaged in teaching for a year, following which for two j'^ears he acted as salesman and book-keeper for Capt. P. Hutchinson. He then with AV. H. Smith organized tlie firm of Smith & Libby, grocerymen, which was well-known all through the country. Starting without means, by active attention to business they succeeded, and continued together for six years, when our subject engaged in the sale of agricultural implements. He also bought a quarter-section of land, and began in a small way the s'.ock business, which he is now carrying on. Taking raw land, by his own efforts he put it into tame grass and pasture, making one of the best farms and stock ranges in the county. Mr. Libby now lives in the city, leaving his farm in the care of an overseer. In the year 1872 the subject of our sketch went to Maine, where on May 30th was celebrated his marriage to Miss Abbie E. Manson, of Rockland. The newlj' married couple came immediately to Marysville and established a home to which have come five sons and five daughters, all living. Mr. Libby has been County Commissioiun- for six years, belongs to the Democratic party, is a member of the order of Knights of Pythias, and also of the A. O. V. W. •^••r«'>K-«- 1" FRANK PEABODY is of English extrac- tion on both his father's and mother's side, and descended from families whose mem- bers took an active part in behalf of the cause of American freedom, during the Revolution and the War of 1812. The Peabod}' family came to America in the early part of the eighteenth century and settled in New England. In that State, John, the grandfather of our subject was born, and there his son, Jonas H., father of our subject, first saw the light in 1798. Jonas Pea- body passed his youth in his native State, thence removing to Rochester, N. Y., where he lived until 1846. At that time he removed to Clark County, 111., where he died the following year. He was a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 457 cooper bj- trade, following that occupation during his entire life and being in comfortable circum- stances. He was a strong advocate of temperance, and devoted much time to lecturing on that sub- ject. F'or man}' years he was a member of the I'niversalist Church. Mary Howe, the mother of our sul)ject, was the daugliter of Natiian Howe, of New England. Siie died in New York .State in the year 1839, while yet a young woman. She was the mother of Qve children — .James H., Mary J.. S. Frank, Eleanor and an infant unnamed. The subject of this sketch was horn in Rochester, N. Y., April 24, 1836. His early life was spent at Clarendon, Orleans County, where he received an academic education. He began teaching while }-oung and followed the profession until 1861, in the meantime having followed iiis parents to Illi- nois. At the breaking out of the Civil War he en- listed in the Union Arm}-, becoming a member of Company E. 62d Illinois Infantry. In 1864 he re-enlisted in the same company and regiment, in which he served until February, 1865, being then First Lieutenant of the company. The 62d was attached to the 7th army corps, and served in AVest Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. During the war Mr. Peabody took part in many hard- fought battles. lie contrcicted an illness, from the effects of which he still suffers, and by reason of which he draws a pension. At the close of the war, be- ing honorably discharged from theservice, lie went to Cedar Countj', Iowa, where he engaged in farming and in mercantile pursuits until the >ear 1874. His he ilth being very jMor he determined to try a different climate, in the hope of staying the hand of disease. He therefore went to Colo- rado, where he devoted himself to wool growing and sheep ranching for six 3'ears. He then returned as far east as Walerville, Kan., where he has since resided. Being in rather frail health he is not en- gaged in any regular business, though he does some mone}- loaning. He is possessed of consid- erable means, all of which is the result of his own exertions and good management. On April 25, 1866, Mr. Peabody was married to Miss Helen A. Jackson, of Cedar County-, Iowa. This estimable young lady was a native of Ohio, and daughter of .lames and Elizabeth (Rabey) Jackson. Both her parents were born in England, but have been residents of America since their childhood. Mr. and Mrs. Peabodj- have been blessed by the birth of three children — Mary J., Blanche and Ned. The gentleman of whom we write has been for twentj- 3'ears a member of the A. F. & A. M. fra- ternity: he also belongs to the G. A. R. He is a stalwart Republican. His wife is an honored mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a man possessed of bnsiness ability', intellectual ac- quirements and pleasing address, and his standing in the community is unquestioned. #-# * JilLU t I^ILLIAM M. SPEAK, a fiirmer of Murray )wnship and a well-known auctioneer of this county, is the descendant of an old .and honored Virginia family. His great-grandfa- ther was a Revolutionary soldier, who fought as a private during the entire contest. At the conclu- sion of the war he settled in Lee County, Va., upon land which he had obtained from tlie Gov- ernment for services rendered during the Revolu- tion. His son, Charles Speak, married a Vii-ginia lady and settled upon the same land, where he and his wife died at a very advanced age. The}- were buried at Speak's Chapel, an old Methodist Church that had been organized by the family of that name, the family being quite numerous. Charles Speak was a patriot In the War of 1812. His son, Andrew, the father of our subject, was born and reared on the ancestral acres, being one of a family of two sons and several daughters that were born to Charles Speak and wife. After at- taining to manhood, Andrew Speak married Miss Lavina Chance, a native of the same county with himself. Siie was like himself a Virginian of sol- dierly' blood. Her father, while serving as a soldier in the War of 1812, was run over by an artillery wagon and received such injuries that he was dis- charged for disabilit}-, and though he lived to be quite old, the injuries eventually caused his death. Andrew Speak lived in Lee County, Va., until the close of the late Civil War, duriiio- wliich. though 458 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. opposed to slavery, he had preserved a state of true neutrality. He had voted for union at every election, though he did not wish to fight either for or against slavery, and during the war had gone into Kentucky to be under the protection of the United States Government. In 1864 he secured from a Confederate officer a pass for his wife and five children in order that they might come to him. The mother and children had nothing on earth except what they could carry in their arms, and they were obliged to walk the entire distance from their Virginia home, not even being able to stop at a friendly inn by the way, so complete had been the ruin of the family finances. Settlement was made near Williamstown, Grant Co., Ky. The father now i-esides in Gallatin County, and is seventy years of age. His first wife had died in Virginia before the war broke out. He was again married, and after the death of his second wife was married to the lady with whom he now lives. The family were always opposed to slavery, for the suppression of which Andrew Speak bad voted when but one other man in the county voted that way. Unlike mauj' anti-slavery men, he is a sound Democrat in politics. He is a worthy member of the Methodist Church. The subject of this sketch was born in Lee County, Va., near Cumberland Gap, Dec. 14, 1848, where he was reared by his parents. He accom- panied the famdy in the trying journey to Ken- tucky at the close of the Civil War, and two years later he left his home to try his fortunes in the West. His father not having recovered from the financial distress into which the war had thrown him, our subject had but. a few dollars with which to lay the foundation of his fortunes, and was obliged to walk nearly half way from his Ken- tucky home to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., where he found employment in driving Government teams from that place to Ft. Hall, on the Snake River in Idaho Territoiy. He spent eight years in the States and Territories of the P.icific Slope, engaged after leaving the Government employ in the varied occu- pations of a miner, stage driver and cattle rancher. While em plo3'ed as a Government teamster, he be- came familiar with the country and witli its people, both savage and civilized. He often came in con- tact with the turbulent Indians during his Western life and went through many trying experiences. In 1871, while on the Sweet Water River, near South Pass, Wy., he and two companions were at- tacked bj' redskins and he was passed by as dead by them. He, however, made good his escape, and for two nights and three days had nothing but a raw jack rabbit to sustain life. He never after- ward heard of his comrades, who, he supposes, met their death at the hands of their savage foes. Mr. Speak made a fortune in the Rocky Mountains, but lost it and returned east of the mountains, set- tling in Brown Count}', Kan., where he lived for three years. In Hiawatha, that county, he was married to Miss Matilda Overfield, a native like himself of Virginia, having been born in Barber County, that State, June 7, 1857. In the fall of 1877 Mr. Speak located a farm in this count}', and the following spring took possession of the place which he has since made his home. The land was unbroken and he had but little means to improve it. He went to work with a will, and after having worked hard all day for the maintenance of his family, he would follow the plow in the evening, actually breaking forty acres of land after dark during the summer. In October, 1878, he took up active farm life, and has since made of his home what it now is, an expanse of fertile fields, which amply rewards him for his labors. The place is well watered, contains excellent farm buildings, and the entire 240 acres which he now owns is un- der hedge fence. The residence is situated on the northwest quarter of section 2, Murr.ay Township, and is both comfortable and attractive. Mrs. Matilda Speak is the daughter of Wesley and Rachael Overfield, both natives of Virginia. In 1871 her father came with a family of eleven children to Hiawatha, Brown County, where he owns three-quarters of a section of weIl-ini|)roved land. Mrs. Speak lived at home until her mar- riage. She is the mother of four children, two de- ceased, NoraL. and an infant. The living children are Frederick and Nellie M., both at home and bright attractive children. Mr. Speak is a sound Democrat, and is Chairman of the Township Central Committee. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic Order, Blue Lodge No. 234 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 459 Axtell, also the A. O. U. W., No. 202 Axtell. In both orders he has held official positions, and is now .Junior Warden in the Masonic order. Both he and his wife are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a popular man in his section, being possessed of high principles, more than ordinary intelligence, and cordial. kin(ll\- nuiiuiers. \f; OHN PAUL. The broad prairies of the Mis- sissippi Valley afford numerous illustrations of the success which attends honest and and persistent industr}' when coupled with prudence and good judgment. One of these ex- amples is to be found in the person of our subject, who owns and occupies a line farm on section 9, Cottiige Hill Township. It consists of 160 fertile acres, which have been thoroughly improved by their owner, and upon which he has erected all the necessary farm buildings, making a home of which any man might well be proud. Mr. Paul is not only a successful farmer and financier, but a man of high standing among the citizens of the count}-. Our subject's father, Jesse Paul, was born in Northumberland County, Pa., and there spent his life. He was a farmer by occupation, and before his death had accumulated considerable means. Politicallj', he adhered to the principles of Repub- licanism. From earl}- manhood he had been an active member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and well posted on all the leading topics of the day. His death occurred Jan. 18, 1887, he being about sixty -six years of age. The family are of English extraction. The grandfather of our subject was Jacob Paul, of Pennsylvania. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah Hammor. She is still living, and has passed the age of sixty. She was a d.aughter of John Hammor. The subject of this sketch was born in Northum- berland County, Pa., Dec. 24, 1849, and was the eldest in a family of seven children. He received a common-school education, and in the intervals of study was occupied in such of the work of the home farm as his strength would admit. In 1877 he journeyed westward, and selecting Kansas for his future home, he bomesteaded the land upon which he now resides, and which by industry and perseverance he has brought to its present fine con- dition. He purchased 160 acres of land, which he highly improved, and then sold. The marriage of our subject took place Feb. 23, 1871, the bride being Miss Kate, daughter of Augustus and Annie (Klingaman) Garber. One son, named Clarence H., has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul. Mr. Paul is a member of both the A. F. & A. 31. and the I. O. O. F. fraternities, and has high stand- ing in both orders; he is also a member of the A. O. IJ. W. He is a believer in and a sup- porter of the principles of the Republican party. He is an active member of the ^lethodist Episcopal Church. As a man of intelligence, moral prin- ciples and public spirit, he enjoys the respect of his fellow-citizens. 3 €-*-S ELLJAH P. BILLINGSLEY, Notary Public, Insurance and Collection Agent, dealing in real-estate, and also a loan ageni, located at Axtell in September, 1885, and was in partnership with his brother, Andrew M. until March, 1887. Since that time he has been sole proprietor of the business and very successful. He has been a resi- dent of this county since 1878, having removed here from what is now known as St. Bridget Town- ship. For some time after coming to the county he was engaged as a teacher. Mr. Billingsley came to Kansas in 1872, settlino- first in Jewell County, where he became a victim of the grasshopper plague, which visited that region in 1873 and '74. In the fall of 1874 he re- moved to Jefferson County, Iowa. In connection with teaching he also operated as a farmer a num- ber of years, and until coming to Axtell. Our subject was born in Harrison County, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1845, and is the son of Samuel K. Billino-g- ley, who was born in Belmont County, that State, and whose father, William R. Billingsley, was a native of Virginia. The family was represented in the Old Dominion, prior to the Revolutionary War 460 1>0IITIIA1T AND BlOGHAfHICAL ALBUM. and was of Scotch and Welsh ancestry. William R. was a Quaker in religion and a farmer by occu- pation. He emigrated to Ohio in his youth and was married in the latter State, to Miss Sarah Jones. They settled in IJelmont County, in an almost unbroken wilderness and endured all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. The grandfather transformed a portion of the forest into a good farm, and there spent the remainder of his life, djing in 1871, when about seventy -six years old. His wife had preceded him to the silent land but a siiort time ; she also was a Quaker in religious belief. Samuel K. Billingsley, the father of our subject, was born and reared in Belmont County, Ohio, and was married in Harrison County, to Miss Rebecca F. Knight. This lady was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Her father, John Knight, served as a sol- dier in the War of 1812, and died when Rebecca was an infant. She was his only child, and was reared by her mother and step- father in Harrison Count}', mostl3". The father of our subject was a man of considerable force of character, and ac- quired a good education. He taught school during the winter seasons after his marriage, at $10 per month, and in summer occupied himself at farming until after the outbreak of the Civil War. On Aug. 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, 98th Ohio Infantry, under the command of Capt. Butt, a min- ister, and was promoted to Second Sergeant. Soon afterward this regiment was sent into Kentucky after the Rebel General Bragg. They remained in the Blue Grass region for some time, and then set out on a forced march to tlie vicinity of Perry- ville, in which battle our subject participated and narrowly escaped with his life. He was for some time assigned to special duty as guard of supplies and was many times a target for the enemy, but is proud of the fact that he has never deserted his post, altliough a comrade frequently sought safety in flight. His health finally failed, and in June, 1864, he was obliged to accept his honorable dis- charge on account of disability. Returning to his home in Harrison County, Ohio, the father of our subject lived there until April, 1866, and then accompanied by his family' crossed the Mississippi into Jefferson Countj-, Iowa, and purchased a tract of land near the present site of Glasgow. He there spent his remaining da3'S, his death taking place Aug, 26, 1871, when fifty-two years old, he having been born in 1819. He was a Methodist in religion, and for a score of years officiated as a Class-Leader, and occupied other positions of importance. He identified him- self with the Republican party after its organiza- tion and occupied most of the local offices. Socially, he belonged to the I. 0. O. F. Will- iam F. Billingsley, a younger brother of our subject, occupies himself as a farmer and teacher in Adams County, Iowa; Samuel C. operates as a farmer near Marys ville, Kan; he married Miss Carutbers; Levi K. is a minister of the Methodist Church, and is located at Lenexa, Kan. The mother of our subject survived her hus- band a few years and died Sept. 26, 1874, when about fifty-two years old. She likewise was a member of the Methodist Church; .Elijah P., our subject, was the second son and child in a family of eight children, comprising seven sons and one daughter. He received a practical education in his native county, but did not begin teaching until after Jiis removal to Iowa. He was married in Mt. Pleasant, that State, Dec. 18, 1870 to Miss Mary L. Coffin. Mrs. Billingsley was born near Salem, Iowa, May 5, 1853, and is the daughter of Cyrus and Hannah (Cook) Coffin, natives, respec- tively of Indiana and Ohio, and both descended from good old Quaker stock. They were early residents of Henrj- County, Iowa, and were married at Salem, after which the}' settled on a farm. In the latter part of the 'oO's they removed to Kansas City, Mo., where the father conducted a hotel. Later, he sold out and established himself in Olathe, Johnson County, this State, where he prosecuted farming and died about 1863. Later, the mother with her six children returned , to Henry County, Iowa, and about 1868 Mrs. Coffin was married to lier second husband, J. B. Smith. They are living in t'illisca, Montgomery County, where Mr. Smith is employed as a brick-maker. Mrs. Billingsley pursued her studies both in Iowa and this State, and remained with her mother until her marriage. Of her union with our sub- ject there have been born three children — Adelphua, Residence OF Martin L.Reit2el,Sec.15.Waterville Township. Residence of D. C.Griffi5,5ec.15. Clear Fork Township Kesidenceof John 5chubkagel^Sec. 30. Vermillion Township PORTRAIT AND blOGRAf HlCAL ALBUM. 463 Mj'rta and AVilliara, who are all at home with their parents. Sociall}-. Mr. Billingsley is a member of Subordinate Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the chairs and has been sent as repre- sentative to the State Grand Lodge, held at Wichita. He is liberal and public-spiiited and operates as Secretary of the AxtellTown Improve- ment Companj'. He served as Justice of the Peace two years, and as Police Magistrate the same length of time. Politically, he is a sound Republican. His various interests have led him into contact with a large number of the business men in this vicinity, among whom he bears an excellent reputation. ^., LBERT C. AXTELL. Besides being a (fe^iOl member of the firm of Ely Bros. & Axtell, dealers in hardware, lumber, coal, etc., this gentleman is also associated with the firm of W. A. AValker & Co., lumber and hardware merchants at Bailey ville, Kan. Mr. Axtell has been in business at Axtell for the past eight j'ears and for five years was a member of the firm of A. C. and J. Axtell, dealers in lumber. He and Mr. J. Ax- tell established the second lumber j'ard in the cit3'. For four j-ears prior to this time our subject had operated as a farmer in Rice County, Kan. He came to this State from Iowa, having been located near Grinnell, Jasper County, where he lived nearly six years. Before crossing the Mississippi his home had been in AVarren County, 111., where he was reared from childhood in the vicinitj' of Roseville. His native place was in Mercer County, Pa., and he was born Dec. 25, 1846. The father of our subject was Joseph Axtell, a native of Pennsylvania, a farmer by occupation and an old settler of Mercer County. He was married in that county to Miss Eliza Conditt, who was his second wife. They lived in Pennsylvania until the birth of all their children, of whom Albert C. was the youngest. While on the journey from Penn- sylvania to Illinois, Joseph Axtell was stricken down with typhoid fever and died at Danville when about fifty-one years old. The mother and children i)roceeded on their journey and settled near Roseville, where a few years later the mother died when past middle life. She was a member of Congregational Church while the father of our subject was a Presbyterian. Mr. Axtell from a boy has been familiar with farm life. After the death of his mother he was reared bj- an older brother. When reaching man's estate he was married at Deer Park, McDonougb Co., III., Dec. 23, 1869, to Miss Cynthia A. Walker, This lad}- was born on the 14th of October, 1843, and was the daughter of Andrew H. Walker. Her paternal grandfather was Alex Walker, a native of Christian County, Ky. The latter in early life studied medicine, although it is not known that he became a practitioner. He spent his entire life in Christian County, and died there when quite aged. He was born July 12, 1765, and was the scion of an old Presbyterian familj- in which church he was carefully trained and of which he became a mem- ber early in life. He traced his ancestry to Scot- land and Wales. He was twice married, both wives being Kentucky ladies and both are now deceased. The first was Mary M. Hammond, and the second Jlargaret Coumbs. The latter died in Illinois, Among the children of the first marriage was the father of Mrs. Axtell. Andrew H. Walker, was one of the j'ounger members of a family of ten children and received an excellent education for those times. After leaving school he entered upon the studj' of law and was admitted' to the bar, together with two brothers who became prominent attorneys. One of the younger brothers also officiated as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Andrew, however, became greatly averse to the many contests in- volved in the practice of law and abandoned it. Later he taught school and operated as a farmer. He emigrated with three brothers from Kentucky to McDonough County, 111., arriving there in 1830. One of the brothers set out the group of trees which later became familiarly known as Deer Park, Andrew H, settled on a tract of school land, from which he improved a farm, and where he spent the remainder of his days, dj'ing Jan. 6, 1866, at the age of seventy-eight years. He had been born in Adams County, Ohio, and was mar- ried .at Camp Creek. McDonough Co.. III., to Miss 464 t>ORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Jane L. Campbell. This lady was born in Tennes- see, and when quite 3-oung emigrated with her par- ents to McDonough County, 111., of which they were early settlers. She died at Deer Park, Oct. 29, 1845, when comparatively a young woman. Mrs. Astell was one of the younger of the five children born to her parents — two sons and three daughters — four of whom are living. One daughter, Margaret A., became the wife of Isaac Michaels, and died in Missouri. Alex A. is a resident of Little River, this State; Joseph G. is farming near Salisbury, Mo.; Mary I. lives in McDonough County, 111.; Mrs. Axtell attended school at Prairie City, 111., and also at Mon- mouth, 111. She then began teaching, which profession she followed until her marriage and in which she was popular and very successful. She taught in the high school at Macomb, 111., and was prominent among the educators of that region; she is a lady of fine intelligence and many accomplish- ments. Of her union with our subject there have been born six children, one of whom, Clarence, died in infancy. Myron W., a promising youth of seventeen years, has already become a teacher; Maggie M., May L., Walter R. and Mary L. are all at home with their parents. The children have been well educated and are more than ordinarily bright and interesting. The first wife of Joseph Axtell, the father of our subject, was Miss Eunice Tuttle, who was born and reared in Pennsylvania, and who became the mother of five children — Mary, Thomas, Sarah, Elizabeth and Ruth. They are all deceased. Of the second marriage there were born twelve chil- dren, viz.: Eunice, Bathsheba, Samuel, Pliny, Clarinda, Amy, Linus, Caroline, Permilla, Sarah, Zenas, and Albeit. ETER JONES. A fine farm of 400 acres. J) lying on sections 7 and 8, in Guittard ^! ■^ Township, and under a good state of cul- I \ livation, speaks well for the industry- and perseverance of Mr. Jones, who with his own hands most effectively redeemed a goodly portion of his land from a state of nature. From a modest position in life he has arisen sociall^^ and financiall3', and is numbered among the prominent and well- to-do men of this township. Of English parent- age and descent, he was born in 1833, in Herford- shire County, England, and lived tliere until a young man of twent^'-two 3'ears. In ISoo he emi- grated to America, and for a time thereafter was a resident of Saratoga Count}-. N. Y. Later he emi- grated to Champaign County, 111., and from the Prairie State about 1858 changed his residence to Nemaha County, Kan. Thence in the fall of 1858 he came to this county, locating in Guittard Town- ship, of which he has since been a resident. There was then but one building in Seneca, and none from the present place of Mr. Jones to Marys- ville. He first purchased IGO acres of land, and for a number of years labored amid the disadvant- ages of life on the frontier, hauling his produce to the river and tr.ansporting therefrom his necessary household provisions. Mr. Jones assisted in the organization of Guittard Township, and was among the first to assist in the establishment of a school. He was instrumental in the erection of the first school building put up in this part of the county. He has steadily avoided the responsibilities of office, although keeping himself well posted in re- gard to avails of general interest, and since Lei-om- ing a voter has been a stanch supporter of the principles of the Democratic party. Mr. Jones, after coming to this countj^was mar- ried. Sept. 30, 1862, to Miss I>mma, a daughter of Joseph Totten, a sketch of whom appears on another page in this volume. Mrs. Jones was born in August, 1847, in Illinois, received her edu- cation in the common schools, and remained a member of the parental household until her mar- riage. Of her union with our subject there were born five children, all of whom are living: May E., John P., Oliver G., Albert L. and Arthur T. They form a bright and interesting group, and are all at home with their parents. The Jones' farm is devoted to general agriculture and stock- raising, and in its buildings and appointments bears fair comparison with its neighbors. Their residence is a very convenient and comfortable one, and is represented by a fine engraving on PORTRAtT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 465 another page. The proprietor is a man who per- haps has made little stir in the world, being noted chiell}' for his reliable qualities as a citizen, and one who has uniformly signalized himself as a man interested in those projects calculated for the gen- eral good of the people. /*p^ HARLES H. TRAVEJA'TE, a retired farmer ||( ^-'^ of Oketo Township, was closely connected ^^^ with the great agricultural interests of Mar- shall County for several years, and developed one of its finest farms, which is still in his possession. He is a man of superior intelligence and educa- tion, and of high personal reputation, and his fel- low-citizens liave delighted to honor him by electing him to responsible public offices, and in whatsoever position he has Ijeen called on to fill, he has acted witii characteristic discretion and wis- dom, and so as to serve the best interests of county or township. Our suliject was born Aug. "2.5, 1818, in Baden, Germany, a son of Andrew and Eve Travelute. His father was born near Strasburg, on the Rhine, and was of French descent, while his mother was a native of Baden. They came to America in in 1832, and the father, who was a blacksmith by trade, turned his attention to farming in Pennsjl- vania. His death occurred in 1852, and his wife survived him only two years, dying in 1854. Thsy had six children, of whom the subject of this biog- raphy is the only one now living. He was well- educated in the Fatherland, and is conversant with both the German and English languages. At the age of fourteen he accompanied his parents to this countrj^ and since then has known no other home. When he was twenty years old he began life for himself, and for two years was engaged in working in some iron-works in Pennsylvania. He then adopted the calling of a farmeV in that State, con- tinuing thus employed till 1842, when he settled on a farm in Mason Count}', 111. In 1851 he went to live in Ogle County, that State, and in 1866 he made still another move, and from that time has resided on his present farm on section 31, Oketo Township. He was one of the pioneers of the place, and his 310 acres of land have been reclaimed from the wild prairies by his patient, well-directed toil, and he has made all of the various fine im- provements, including a neat and commodious set of farm buildings, having erected his cozy, comfortable dwelling seven years ago. He has re- tired from active farming, having, by the aid of his faithful wife, accumulated a competency,whereb3- they are enabled to pass their declining years in ease and comfort in their pleasant home, free from care and hard labor. When Mr. Travelute entered the married state, Nov. 22, 1840, it was his good fortune to secure a wife of great worth, one who has been to him a help- mate and companion in ver}' truth during the period of nearly half a century that they have journe3'ed over life's road together. She is an active, capable woman, of great force of character, has always been a great worker, and is a fine manager, her do- mestic machinery always running smoothly. She has been all that a wise and affectionate mother can be to her children, and they owe much to her coun- sel and training. Her maiden name was Margaret Spealman, and she was born in Wittenberg, Ger- man}', which was also the native place of her parents, John and Mary (Shrink) Spealman. (See sketch of her brother. Henr}- Spealman, on another page of this volume.) Her father was a black- smith b}' trade, but after his emigration to America with his family, in 1832, he devoted his attention mostly to farming, buying a farm in Pennsylvania two years later. He subsequently sold that place, and removing to Illinois, died there in 1855, his wife dying in 1867. They had five girls and two boys, and Mrs. Travelute was the fifth child. Slie was born in Wittenberg, Nov. 7, 1818, and ob- tained all her education in her native land and language. She was married to our subject in Penn- sylvania, and the result of their happy union has been eight children, as follows: Andren- ,T. ; Maria, Mrs. Benson; Melinda, Mrs. W. W. Watson; Mary, Mrs. Butterfleld; Sarah, Mrs. C. L. Watson; Etfie, Mrs. G. C. Butler; Margaret, who is deceased; and Charles F. Mr. .and Mrs. Travelute are thoroughly resp.;cted by all in the community for those sterling traits of 466 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. mind and heart that place them among our most desirable citizens. While laboring to accumulate a competency for themselves and familj', tiiey have faithfully contributed tiieir quota towards the up- building of the county, and the townsiiip is partly indebted to them for its standing and prosperity. Mr. Travalute lias played an important part in the public life of the township and county in various official capacities. He has been a member of the School Board for a number of years, and has also served as Road Overseer. He was County Asses- sor one year, and performed the duties of the same office for the township for three years; he held the position of County Commissioner one term, and has been Justice of the Peace. He is a mem- ber of the Grange, and also of the sons of Temper- ance. He has been very active in politics, and w.as for many years associated with the Democratic party, but now uses his influence in favor of the Union Labor party. He and his wife are sincere Christians, and are numbered among the most val- ued members of the Presbyterian Church, he hav- ing served as Elder of that church for twelve years, and as Steward for more than twenty years. (b)^v\ELSON T. WATERS. The subject of this sketch was born in Berkshire County, Mass., July 21, 1833. He obtained a good practi- cal education at the common schools, after which he was on the farm until twenty years old. When twent3--one he went to Ohio, where he drove a four-horse peddler's wagon for three years. He then came to Illinois, locating at Loda, as a farmer. There he lived for twenty-five years. During the later years he engaged also in business as a stock dealer. In 1879 he came to Kansas, locating in Nemaha County, stopping near Oneida, where he bought raw prairie land, improved it and made a home, where he lived until 1882, when he sold and came to Beattie. Here he bought out J. J. Shel- don's lumber yard, and has continued in that busi- ness since. During his residence at Loda, on July 14, 1869, cur suliject was married to Miss Emma McBirney. His wife died in 1879, leaving two children: Maude and Albert, both still living. He was afterward married to Mrs. Martha Bell, nee Noel, of Paxton, 111., a native of Virginia, and born in 18.53. When seven years old her father, William Noel, moved tllow-ed the profession of teaching during a period of forty years. In Branch County he was Justice of the Peace, and served several terms as County Superintendent of Schools. He died in Mich- igan in 1883, at the age of eighty-seven. His wife was eighty-two years old at the time of her death, which took place the year previous to his own. He was a Whig and later a Republican, and was a member of the count}- delegation in several conventions. He belonged to the Baptist Church and his wife to the Methodist. The family con- sisted of seven children; Sarah M., Henry, Sioliee Ann, John J. our subject, Aaron, Cornelius, and one who had died in infanc}'. Sarah M. is now living in Montgomery, Hillsdale Co. Mich.; her husband Seneca Canfield was a farmer and during the late war served in a Michigan regiment. He breathed his last in 1873. Henry is living on a farm adjoining the parental home in Brancli County, Mich.; lie married Mrs. Rufus Murray, and is the father of four children. Sichee Ann is the wife of John Walworth, a farmer, living on land adjoining the old Waterbury homestead ; she is the mother of seven children. Aaron served in Company H, 17th Michigan Infantry, and lost his life by the explosion of the steamer "Sultana," April 24, 1865; he left a widow and three children, now living in Michigan. Cornelius died at the age of twelve j'ears. Our subject was born in Richland County, N. Y., July 1, 1833. His parents removed to Michigan when he was six years old. and he remained with them until about sixteen. He then went to Hillsdale, Mich., to learn tailoring, and served there three years. Going to Jonesville, he there worked one and a half years. He completed his apprentice- ship atColdwater, where he remained about a year. From this time up to the summer of 1861 he worked at his trade. He then joined a squadron of cavalry, which was being raised for Gen. Rich- ardson's body guard. After three months' service the squadron disbanded, and our subject went to Frankfort, Ind., where he spent the winter of 1861- 62. The fires of patriotism burned too fiercely in his breast for him to carry on the peaceful em- ployment of his trade, while the nation was in need of brave men, and in August, 1862, he en- listed in the 100th Indiana Infantry, serving in the loth army corps. They took part in the hat- ties at Yicksburg, Mission Ridge, Lookout Moun- tain, and came to the relief of Burnside at Knox- ville. Coming back by the wa}- of Chattanooga, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 4G9 the regiment wintered at Scottsborougli, Ala. In the simimei- of 1864, they participated in the lil(K)ily battles of Resaca, Keiiesaw and Lost Mountains, and were at Atlanta, .7u!y 22, and Love- joy Station, September 2. They then formed a part of the gallant 60,000 in the march to the sea and finally participated in the last fight of the Sher- man campaign at Bentonville. N. C. The regi- ment was discharged in August, 1865, and our gallant soldier returned to Frankfort, lud., and resumed his old trade. He remained at Frankfort two j-ears, and after working as journeyman tailor at various places, he finally came to Kansas. In 1883 he located at Clyde, where he remained about two years, and then going to Lane County, he took up a homestead. After two years resi- dence on the farm, he proved up and still owns the land,and then came to Frankfort, arriving here Aug. 1, 1888. In Frankfort, Ind., Sept. 20, 186.5, the marriage ceremony was performed, which made Jliss Annie E. Waters, Mrs. John J. Waterbury. The bride was the daughter of Robert and Schalatt Waters, both natives of the Keystone State. The mother died when her daughter was but a babe. The father was a "forty-niner," who having gone to California during the great excitement, remained in the Golden .State until two years ago. He died in Frankfort, Kan., in June, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Waterbury have lost one child, a girl, who died in infancy. Robert the onl^' living child, is now conducting a merchant tailoring establishment in Frankfort. He was married July ,3, 1S89 to Miss M. S. Smith, daughter of M. C. Smith, whose par- ents are residents of Frankfort. Mr. Waterbury is independent in his political views, voting for those whom he considers best qualified to advance the interests of the county. He is a member of the Good Templars order, of Clyde Post G. A. R. in Cloud County, and of Dighton Lodge, I. O. O. F. and is now a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. here. In the latter society he lias filled the Chairs, been delegate to the Grand Lodge, and has served two terms as District Deputy. Mrs. Waterbury is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which her hnsband is an attendant. Mr. Waterburv is a man of fine charac- ter, a thorough workman and a good citizen, in- terested in every movement which is calculated to advance the interests of the town in which he resides. I«^^ AMUEL BENTLEY is numbered among ^^^ the intelligent, progressive, industrious lfl/_jB farmers and stock-raisers who are uphold- ing and extending these important interests in Marshall County. And on section 17, Oketo Township, he has a fine, well-managed farm, one of the most desirable in this locality, which, in the fall of 1877, he took up under the provision of the homestead act, it then being a tract of wild uncul- tivated prairie land. Our subject is a worthy descendant of good Canadian stock, and on his father's side he is of (Quaker blood. His parents, Wilson and Mariam (Jackson) Bentley, were natives and life-long resi- dents of Ontario, Canada. His father was a pros- perous farmer, and a man of superior intelligence and ability, and was very prominent in his count}'. He was Justice of the Peace for many years, and held the responsible office of Sheriff of the county for three j'ears. He was for some years lighthouse keeper at Presque Isle. His father, Elijah Bentley, was a Quaker preacher, and removed from NewYork to Ontario during the War of 1812. He was ar- rested by the British authorities, and placed in prison, because he was thought to be a spy. His wife carried him food, which with characteristic generosity and self-forgetfulness, he divided with his fellow-prisoners, who were less fortunate in se- curing provisions. He was finall}- released from his unjust confinement, and he subsequently re- moved to Prince Edward Island. In the latter part of his life he took a long journey in a buggy to visit his sons and daughters in Indiana, and there the good man's life was brought to a close, and all that is mortal of him is buried in Eugene, Ind. Samuel Bentley, of this biographical review, was the third child in a family of seven children, four of whom are living, and he was born in Ontario, Canada, April 5, 1835. He grew to man's estate in 470 PORTRArr AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. his native province, receiving fair educational ad- vantages, whicii he profited by, so that he is a well- informed man. At the age of twenty he began life on his own account on a farm near his old home, marrying in that year and establishing a home of his own. In 1858 he left Canada to take up bis residence in Montezuma, Ind., and lived there till 1861, when he returned to his native land, Can- ada. In 1864 he went back to Montezuma, and re- mained there till 1877, engaging in business there as a carpenter and millwright. Having through his friends heard much of the fertile soil, fine clim- ate and, above all, the cheap lands of Kansas, he plainly saw that there was money to be made here by a man of fair abilities, backed by industrious habits, thrift, entcr})rise and keen common sense, and he determined to take his chances, so in the month of September, 1877, he emigrated here with his family, coming to MarysviUe, and im- mediately took the homestead on the Otoe Indian Reserve, where he now lives. It has taken much hard labor to bring his farm to its present fine con- dition, with its 223 acres all under cultivation and bearing large crops, its buildings in good order, and its stock well kept, and comparing favorably with other herds in the vicinity. Mr. Bentley has greatly increased the value of his place, to sa}' nothing of the additional beauty of the landscape, by planting a large number of trees, cottonwood, maple and fruit. He devotes a part of his farm to raising stock, and handles forty head of cattle, and has been a heavy dealer in hogs. During the Civil War, Mr. Bentley wiis part owner of the schooner "Gold Hunter," that plied between Kingston, Can- ada, and different ports in the States, and he has experienced many hard storms on Lake Ontario. Mr. Bentley has been twice married. He was first wedded in 1855 to Miss Maria Walker, a daughter of William Walker, of Ontario. Three children were born of that marriage, two of whom are living, Pencey and Kenneth. July 26, 1863, she was taken from her famil}- by death, while she was yet a young woman in the midst of her useful- ness. Mr. Bentley was remarried Sept. 25, 1866, Miss Jenetty Dailey becoming his wife. She is a daughter of William and Elsie (Conner) Dailey, of Parke County, Ind. Five children have been born to our subject by his marriage, namely: Ella Ann, James D., William H., Elbert E. and Mariam I. All are being given good educational advantages, and fitted to be honorable members of societ}-. In his career as a farmer and stock-raiser, Mr. Bentley has manifested shrewdness, discretion, cal- culation and clear discernment, coupled with pru- dent and industrious habits, and these have led him to success. He is a man of good standing in the community', and is vvell thought of Ijy all. He has held public office with credit; in Canada, when he was a resident there, he was Recorder of Elec- tions at different times, and since living here, has been Scliool Director of this district, .and while he was in office, the present neat schoolhouse was erected. He is prominently identified with the I. 0. 0. F. as a member of Oketo Lodge, and has gone through the chairs three times. He is also a mem- ber of the encampment of the same order, and was formerl}' connected with the Masonic fraternity, as well as being a member of the Sons of Temperance and Good Templars. In politics he is identified with the Union Labor party, which has no more earnest, enthusiastic, conscientious or intelligent supporter than he, who can eloquently discourse on its object, and convince an unprejudiced individual that of all parties it has the best right to exist, as, if its policy were carried out, the best interests of the greatest number would be subserved, and the Government would be purified. Mrs. Bentley is a valued member of the Christian Church, and in her daily life seeks to live up to its teachings. •~v\.-Miica/©-SS* i »^va/Zf?ra»^i ^I^RNST BROCKMEYER. This representative ||3 pioneer of Marshall County, may usually jl^z^' be found at the well-regulated farm which he built up from the wilderness, and which is finely located on section 9 in Bigelow Township. The premises bears all the evidences of thrift and pros- perity for whicli the German nationality is peculiar. Mr. Brockmeyer was born on the other side of the Atlantic, in what was then the Kingdom of Han- over, Oct. 23, 1844, and thus is in the verj- prime of life and in the midst of his usefulness. He is PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL Ar>mTM. 471 essentially a self-made man, one who started at the foot of the ladder in life, and furnishes a fine illus- tration of the results uf steady perseverance and unflagging industry". In glancing at the parental history of the subject of this sketch we find that he is the son of Henrj* and Sophia Brockmeyer, who were also natives of Hanover, and who lived there until after their marriage and until their son Elrnst was a lad of seven j'cars. Then they resolved to seek their fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic. Repair- ing to the city of Bremen, they embarked on a sail- ing vessel bound for New York City, and after an ocean voyage of forty-eight days arrived safely at their destination. Thence they emigrated east into Connecticut and established themselves on a farm, and there the father died in 1855. In 1856 Mrs. Brockme^yer with her five children, three sons and two daughters, set out for the West- ern country, and coming to this county located at the mouth of Clear Fork Creek, a short distance northeast of the present site of Bigelow, and where the creek empties into Vermillion River. Thej' were among the earliest settlers of that region, but only remained there a short time. The eldest brother and one sister continued residents of this county while Ernst and the balance of the family removed, in the fall of 1857, to St. Louis in order that the education of the younger children might be conducted as they wished. Mr. Brockmeyer attended school in St. Louis until the spring of 1860, then coming back to this county was located for about two 3-ears on the ^'ermillion River. He then removed with his mother to Washington County, where her death took place in 1882. Mr. Brockmeyer returned to to this county two years later. In 1884 he pur- chased 160 acres of land, which now comprises the improved farm which has for man^' years yielded him a comfortable income. Some of the time dur- ing his younger years he was engaged as clerk in a store, but mostly was occupied in farming pursuits. He thus labored about twelve years in obtaining a foothold financially. In 1873 Mr. Brockmeyer took unto himself a wife and helpmate, being united in marriage with Miss Louise, daughter of William and Mary Hol- lenberg. There have been born to them two sons — William and Henr}'. While a resident of Washing- ton County, INIr. Brockmeyer served as Clerk and Treasurer of his school district, and he has alwa>-s been interested in the maintenance and establish- ment of schools, having come from a country com- pelling its youth to be educated. He was reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which he still loyally adheres. Upon becoming a voting citizen he identified himself with the Republican party, to which he has since given his unqualified support. When he first came to this county there were only two families in his immediate neighbor- hood, Louis Trumblej', a half-breed Indian, and Henry Hollenberg. The following year quite a number of families emigrated from Ohio. ^""LEXANDER VAN BUREN THOMAS. It is fortunate that among the various members of a community, there are some who, in addition to being interested in its business advancement, also take its moral and educational matters under their fostering care. During his honorable career in this section, Mr. Thomas has distinguished himself as the particular friend of education, and has carried his principles into active application as regards his own family. His children have been given the best advantages within his power. In his early home he was the eldest of his father's family, and after the death of that parent, assisted in educating the youngest child, and has at all times done whatever he could for the others, helping them to a start in life. He is numbered among the leading citizens of Noble Township, and is a prominent light in local pol- itics, advocating the principles of the Democratic party. Our subject is the owner of 320 acres of land, a part occupying a quarter of section 26 and the other section 35 in Noble Township. He is a Mis- sourian by birth, having first opened his eyes to the light in the vicinity of Columbia, Boone Countv, Aug. 20, 1886. He lived there with his parents until a lad of eight years, and then the family re- 472 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. moved to Buchanan County, where Alexander at- tended school in a log house finisherl and furnislied after the pattern of that period. II? was at an early age made acquainted with hard work, and acquired those habits of industry which have proved of so much service to him in later life. When a youth of nineteen years, Mr. Thomas re- turned to his native county and attended the dis- trict school. Then, after a year's sojourn at home, he, in 1857, made his way to Doniphan County, Kan., where he entered 160 acres of land. Subse- quently he was swindled out of this, and returning to Missouri engaged in farming with his father, also operating a coal pit. This last venture proved quite profitable. He still carried on farming, how- ever, and in due time took charge of the homestead. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he, in 1862, joined the State Militia, and was in active service seven months at St. Joseph. He remained in Mis- souri until 1867, and after the death of his father administered upon the estate. In the last men- tioned year the family came to this county, and our subject assisted them, making many sacrifices in order to do so. Finally Mr. Thomas located in Center Township and engaged in farming and stock-raising, and since that time has made a specialty of the latter, also feeding and shipping. He was one of the first settlers of this township, and located on Perkins Creek. He resided there until 1877, then disposed of his property and purchased the homestead which he now occupies. Only forty acres had been broken, and it was destitute of any other improve- ment. He has brought the balance of the soil to a state of cultivation, put up a house and barn, planted an orchard, made fences, and gathered around him all the other appliances required by the progressive, modern farmer. His land is w.a- tered by the north fork of Vermillion Creek, and is highly productive. Mr. Thomas keeps a goodly assortment of graded cattle and Poland China swine, besides the horses required in his farming operations. Our subject was married near St. Joseph, in Buch- anan County, Mo., April 10, 1863, to Miss Sarah Feuquay, who was born in that county, and is the daughter of Alvery Feuquay, one of its oldest set- tlers and a large farmer, owning 1,000 acres of land. Of this union there have been born ten children, the eldest of whom, a son, William, re- ceived a first grade certificate from Campbell Uni- versity ; he is now the principal of a school at Home Cit}-, this county. The second son, Alvery, is farm- ing in Noble Township, as is also the third son, Joseph. Jerr3% Frances. George, Lee. Elizabeth, Alexander and Grover C. remain at home with their parents. The name of the younger child in- dicates the politics of its father. Mr. Thomas has frequently been sent as a delegate to the county conventions, and is at present a member of the Democratic Central Committee. He has been Road Siipervisor the last eight 3'ears, and while in Mis- souri was a Director in his school district ten j-ears. Socially, he belongs to Vermillion Lodge No. 234. A. F. & A. M. Mrs. Thomas, a very esti- mable lad}', is a member in good standing of the Baptist Cluirch. The father of our subject was Joseph H.Thomas, ft native of Virginia, and the son of James Thomas, who was also born in that State, and served in the Revolutionary War. He was overseer of a planta- tion in his younger years, and later, about 1834, removed to Boone County, Mo., where he engaged ill farming, and where he died. He traced his an- cestry to Wales. Joseph IT. Thomas was reared to farm life, but when approaching manhood learned blacksmithing. When starting out for himself he jjroceeded to Galena, 111., by boat and on foot, and engaged at smelting and blacksmithing. Finally, returning to Missouri, he resumed farming, pur- chasing land in Boone County, where he remained until 1844. Thence he emigrated to the Platte Purchase in Buchanan Count)-, and entering land, improved probably 500 acres, and likewise engaged as a wood merchant on the Missouri River. He was a slaveholder, and became well-to-do, but lost the greater part of his property during the war. He died in Buchanan County, Mo., in December, 1864. Politicall)', he was a Democrat. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Elizabeth Hopper, a native of Kentucky, and the daughter of John C. Hopper, who was also born there and carried on farming. He served in the War of 1812, and later emigrated to Boone PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 173 Count}-, Mo., settling among its earliest pioneers. lie likewise became well-to-do. having a planta- tion, and there spent his last j-ears. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, and a Baptist in religion. The mother of our subject was reared to woman- hood in Missouri, and came to Kansas in 1873, purchasing a farm of eighty acres in the vicinity of Beattie. and likewise a town residence, where she died in October, 1888, when over sixty-nine 3'ears old. She was a member of the Christian Church. To the parents of our subject there were born the following children, most of whom are living, and of whom Alexander was the eldest; William M. is a resident of California; John L. and Leander are deceased; La Fayette is a resident of Browne County, Kan.; S3dney died in Missouri; Frances Mary is deceased; George and Clifton are residents of Beattie; Laura is deceased; Kate lives in Browne County, Kan.; Belle lives in Beattie, and Charles in California; Molly is deceased; Annie, Mrs. Harry, is a resident of Beattie; Monroe was in the Confederate army nearly four years, and was wounded at the battles of Pea Ridge and Lexing- ton; he is now in California. |?^»-^^a<^wn». fT^^ ON. AUGUST HOHN, merchant of Marys- iTjl] ville, Kan., is a native of Rhenish Prussia, JW^ born not far from the city of Cologne, (^) Dec. 11, 1844, his parents being Henry and Regina (Frackenpohl) Hohn. His father was a farmer, whose entire life was spent in his native province, where for years he held an official posi- tion in his native town. He died in 1874, at the age of seventy-six j-ears. They were the parents of nine children, two of whom are still living in their native land; Henry is a baker in the town where he was born, and Frank, a blacksmith near the same place; four are deceased; three emigrated to the United States, our subject and two brothers, Charles and William. Charles came to America in 1864, locating first in LaSalle County, 111. From that place he came to Marys ville with our subject; here he stayed until 1884, when he sold his farm and removed to Liberty, Gage Co., Neb., where he is now carrying on an extensive livery barn. The y-ounger brother. William, came to this county in 1870, and coming direct to Kan- sas joined his brothers on the farm on Mission Creek, where he shortly afterward died. Our subject was educated in the place of his birth, and after leaving school served an appren- ticeship in a wholesale silk and velvet manufactor}', where he stayed four and a half years. He then joined the Prussian army, in which he served four- teen months, during the war with Austria in 1866-67. On leaving the army he procured em- ployment in a mercantile establishment, where he stayed until his emigration to America. Determined to try his fortunes in the New- World, our subject took passage from Hamburg for New York, in June, 1868, landing in the latter city on July 12 of that year, after a voyage of eight- een days. He remained in the metropolis but four weeks, when he joined his brother Charles in LaSalle County, 111., where the latter had located. In that place he was employed as a clerk in a dry- goods house until March 1869, when he and his brother came to Kansas, first locating in Marshall County, on Mission Creek, on a farm. Not likino- the occupation ot a farmer, he removed to Marys- ville in 1870, and engaged again in clerking and served in different stores until 1876. He then be- gan business on his own account, in partnership with a Mr. Kalenborn, the firm being Hohn it Ka- lenborn. This connection continued about fifteen months when it was dissolved, the junior partner desiring to return to the Old Country. His inter- est was bought by Mr. Rummell, and the firm name was changed to Hohn it Rummell. Six months later the latter's interest was purchased bj- E. G. Draheim, and the present firm of Hohn it Draheim was established. They carry on a general merchandise business, dealing largely in groceries, dry-goods, boots and shoes, hats and caps, and everything to be usually found in the best general merchandise stores in the country, and they do l)robabIy the largest business of any establishment of the kind in Marysville — the business steadily increasing from year to year — a result reasonably 474 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. to be expected from the reputation they have ac- quired for the most scrupulous honesty and up right dealings with all customers, and from the intimate knowledge of the business in all its details acquired by Mr. Hohn through many years of experience and in many places. January 20, 1870, Mr. Holm was united in mar- riage while living on JNIission Creek, with Miss Minna Zimmerman, daughter of L. and Minna Zimmerman, the latter now living in .Pawnee County, Neb., where the fatlier died in the spring of 1889. Mrs. Hohn was born in Tilsit, Prussia, March 30, 1845, and was twenty-four years of age when with her parents she came to this countrj'. Tlie union of Mr. and Mrs. Hohn has been blessed by the birth of seven cliildren, of whom two, Otto and Meta, died young; the others are all under the parental roof, and are named respectively, Hugo, Arthur, Minna, Emil and Nellie. Mr. Hohn belongs to the Masonic fraternity, is a member of Marysville Lodge, No. 91, A. F. ik A. M., of Marysville Chapter No. 29, R.A.M., and of Hiawatha Commandery, No. 29, K. T. He is also connected with several beneficiary societies, as the Order of Druids, Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica, and the Turner Society of Marysville. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Marysville, when it was changed from a State bank in 1882, it being then known as the Marsliall County Bank, and he has ever since been one of the Board of Directors. He has since his residence in Marysville held several positions of honor and responsibility. For two terms he was Township Clerk, and from 1878 until 1882 was one of the Count}' Commissioners. In 1883 he was chosen by Gov. Glick for tlie responsible posi- tion of Treasurer of the State Board of Charities, and held that positiou for two and a half years, when he gave it up and retired with the reputation of having administered the finances of the Board in a manner reflecting the highest credit on himself and to the complete satisfaction of the State authorities. It is the testimon}' of all who know Mr. Hohn personall}-, and many of whom the writer has questioned, that he is a man of undoubted in- tegrity in all the relations of life, that he has re- markably good judgment and a kind heart, and is always willing to lielp a worthy neighbor. Among the German people of the county especially he exercises a strong influence, and most of them rely implicitly on him. Still in the very prime of life, Mr. Hohn has apparently before him many years of honor and usefulness. In his political afHlia- lions he was formerl}' a member of the Republican part}', but many of the acts of that party in this State not suiting liis views, he withdrew from its ranks and is now independent in his political views. RAUTHWAY JOHNSON. This gentle- man, who recently disposed of his farm property in Washington County, is now operating on rented land on section 11, Blue Rap- ids Township, and undoubtedly has a thorough understanding of his business. He is regarded as a valuable acquisition to this community, being a reliable and praiseworthy citizen, honest and up- right in his dealings, and in every way wort'.iy of representation in the Biogr.\phical Album of Mar- shall County. He is an Ohio man by birth, and first opened his eyes to the light in Logan County, that State, Nov. 6, 1843. It may be well before proceeding furtiier to glance at the parental history of our subject, whose father, the Rev. John Johnson, was born in Ken- tucky in 1809. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Johnson, emigrated from Pennsylvania to the Blue Grass State, shortly after tlie well known Indian fighter, Daniel Boone, left it, aud settled in Flem- ing County. Later he moved on into Ohio, where be died about the close of the Civil War, at the advanced age of ninety years. The father of our subject was converted to re- ligion when a youth of eigliteen, and in early man- hood, evincing great piety and great interest in the Master's work, took a prominent part in religious meetings, and in due time was ordained as a min- ister, and in this capacity pursued his pious labors in the Metliodist Episcopal Church for the long period of fifty-five years; indeed he was one of tlie founders of Methodism in Ohio. He was three PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 475 times married, his first wife, Abigail Southard, being the motlier of our subject. Of tiie seven children born to her six are now living, and C'rauthway was next to the youngest. Slie died in Oliio in her prime, about 1846. Tlie fatlier lived thereafter for a period of fortj^-three years, and departed hence May 23, 1889, when quite aged. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and remained a member of the parental household until a youth of nineteen years. The Civil War then being in progress, he enlisted in Company C, 12th Ohio Cavalry, and took part in many of the important battles which followed, including the fight at Mt. Steiliug. Lexington and Cynthiana, Ky. He, however, was seized with ciironic rheumatism, which resulted in disease of the heart, and was obliged to accept his honorable discharge, which was given him Dec. 19, 1864. Then returning home, he served an apprenticeship at harness-making, wliich trade he followed until 1876. In the meantime our subject had taken unto him- self a wife and helpmate, being married Nov. 10, 1866, to Miss Lucinda M. Vernon, a daughter of George P. and Matilda (Dixon") Vernon, of Ohio. The parents of Mrs. Johnson were natives respect- ively of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the father a farmer b\' occupation. The}' had a family of nine children, Lucinda M. being the fourth in order of birth, and she was born Sept. 14, 1848, in Logan County. She received a common-school education, and lived with her 'parents until going to a home of her own. Mrs. Vernon departed tliis life April 20, 1866. The father of Mrs. Johnson is still liv- ing, and is in the enjo3'ment of good liealtii. at the age of seventy-four j'ears. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson lived in Oliio four years after their marriage, then removed to Overton County, Tenn., where our subject prosecuted farm- ing three years. Then returning to his native State, he opened a store with a stock of harness, dry- goods and groceries, and operated this until 1876. He then traded his stock for a farm in Washington County, Kan., to which he removed with his family and lived there until in March, 1889. Then selling out. lie came to this county. He is active in politics, and uniform!}- votes tlie sliaighl Republican ticket. In Washington County he served as Justice of the Peace two years, and was a School Director and Clerk in his school district for several j'ears. He and his estimable wife are mem- bers in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Johnson has otticiated as Class-Leader. He was at one time an Elder of a branch society of the Christian Church. Socially, he belongs to Greeuleaf Post No. 134, G. A. R. To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born eleven ciiildren, eight of whom are liv- ing, viz.: Clarence V., Etha, Emmet F., Overton» George M., Vernon E . John Arthur, Letta Leona. Harley Francis died Sept. 22, 1889. Anna and one unnamed are deceased. ^ IfclLLlAM S. WAYMAN. A man quiet and \r\j// unobtrusive in his habits, and pursuing the ^^\V even tenor of his way on a farm of forty acres, occupying a part of section 12. in Blue Rap- ids Township, Mr. Way man has, by living hon- estly and uprightly, secured the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens, and is held bj' them in general respect. He is a West Virginian by birth, having first opened his eyes to the light in Mar- shall County, that State, March 4, 1844. He lived there until a young man of twenty and one-half years, then resolved to seek a new location. Upon leaving the Old Dominion our subject made his way to Woodford County, 111., where he sojourned one 3'ear, then removed to LaSalle County, continuing there until 1884. The summer of 1885 found him located in Blue Rapids Town- ship, this county, of which he has since been a resi- dent. His farm embraces forty acres of land, and is located three-fourths of a mile south of Irving. It is all under cultivation, and supports a goodly number of live-stock. Mr. Waj-man has been quite prominent in local affairs, and is now serving his second term as Township Trustee. In Illinois he was a School Director for many years, Commis- sioner of Highways seven years, and Assessor of Grovelaiid Township, LaSalle County, throe years. The education of our subject was conducted in a 476 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. log school-house during tlie pioneer times of West Virginia, and he was taught at an early age to make himself useful about his father's farm. He assumed charge of this when a youth of sixteen years. His father died when he was a little lad of six. Will- iam S. was the youngest of nine children, and the mother died in 1875. Our subject was married, Dec. 28, 1871, to Miss Henrietta, daughter of John and Harriet (Wheeler) Ward, of West Virginia. Mrs. Wayman was the seventh in a family of eleven children, and was born May 30, 1847. They removed to Woodford County, 111., in 1860, after the death of Mr. Ward, which had occurred in 1857. The mother survived her husband for the long period of ,twenty-seven years, and departed this life, July 30, 1884, in Eu- reka, 111. To Mr. and Mrs. Wayman there have been born seven children, only three of whom are living, namely: Ada B., born Aug. 30, 1879; Jessie E., June 1,1882; and Annie H., Sep. 17, 1888. In LaSalle County, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Wayman were identi- fied with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and have not as yet transferred their membership. Mr. Way- man has been active in politics, and is a stanch supporter of Republican principles. In local mat- ters, however, he votes for the man whom he con-' siders best qualified for office. Socially, he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and in Illinois was Mas- ter of Rutland Lodge No. 477, for many years. He was likewise High Priest of Rutland Chapter, R. A. M. 'So. 112, and a member of Rutland Coun- cil No. 52, R. and 8. Masters. Mr. Wayman's two brothers (twins), Ephraim C. and Manassah B., were ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The first named, during the late Civil War enlisted in an Ohio regiment, and was made a Lieutenant. The other was Chaplain in an Iowa regiment, and died from the effects of disease contracted in the army, in July, 1864. Mr. Wayman experienced some of the rigors of war during the late civil strife, as there was much trouble in his native county from bushwhackers, and [other lawless characters. Mrs. Wayman is a lady of more than ordinary intelligence and good sense, and has proved the faithful and efficient counselor in many of his most important business transactions. Their three little daughters are re- markably bright and intelligent, and it is hardly necessary to say are the joy and pride of their. par- ents' hearts. OHN T. MONTEITH. For the last few years Mr. Monteith has distinguished him- self as an ardent temperance man, in addi- ^&// tion to his other good qualities .as a member of his community. He has been a lifelong farmer, and is now located at a comfortable homestead on section 9 in Blue Rapids Township. The fact that he is uniformly spoken well of by his neigh- bors indicates the true character of the man — one who has lived at peace with his fellows, and possesses those sterling qualities which have gained him their confidence and esteem. He conducts his farming operations in a methodical and skillful manner, realizing handsome returns. It is noticeable the world over that our most in- telligent men, and those who have attained to any prominence, have made a point, where possible, of preserving their family historj^; and in the good old-fashioned days we are led to believe that wealth was made secondar}^ to honesty and honor, whether it be so at tlie present time or not. Our most emi- nent men have sprung from an huml)le beginning, financiall3', but the m.ajority of them have traced their origin to an honorable ancestry in point of moral worth, as in the case of our subject. His fatiier, Thomas Monteith, was a native of New York State. The paternal grandfather was of Scotch birth and ancestry, and emigrated to Amer- ica at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. Thomas and William, the father and uncle of our subject, were emploj'ed by the American Govern- ment to haul cannon balls from Sandy Hook to Sackett's Harbor. They thus performed an im- portant part in the history of that period, and it is not necessary to say that their sympathies were en- tirely with the cause of the Colonists. The mother of our suiiject, Mrs. Jane (Allen) Monteith, was t native of Scotland, and the par- ents were miirried in New York State. The}- lo- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 477 cated a tract of land in Livingston County during tlie days of its earlj- settlement, sojourning there until 1841. That year they emigrated to Allegan County, Mich., where they built up another iiome- stead in the wilderneys, and where the father died, at the age of sixty-five years. The mother subse- quently made her home on the old homestead, and died, in 1881, at the age of ninety years. The eight children born to tiiem all grew to mature years and were married. .Six are now living, and they are located mostly in Michigan and Kansas. The subject of this sketch was the fifth child of his parents, and was born July 27, 1820, in Living- ston Countj', N. Y. He did not attend school until after he was twenty years of age. but then hy close application acquired a good knowledge of the methods of doing business, and by reading, as he has had opportunity, he has become generally well- informed. Ui)on reaching his mijority, he was presented l)y his father with a qiiaiter-seetion of wild woodland in Martin Township, upon which he at once began operations, clearing the land and preparing the soil for cultivation. In this manner he brought 120 acres to a productive condition, and built a house and barn. He made his home with his parents until his marriage, which occurred Nov. 11. 1852. The maiden of his choicte was Miss Elizabeth C, daughter of John and J. (Trimble) Matthews, of Summit County, Ohio, to whicii the parents had removed from Pennsylvania. Mrs. Elizabeth Monteitli was the third in a fam- ily of seven children, and was born in 1831. T'here were likewise born to her and her husband seven children, all of whom grew to mature years, and who are still living. Mrs. Monteith departed this life May 11, 187.3. The eldest son, Finley P., re- mains at home with his father. Jane became the wife of Truman Bell and the mother of two chil- dren, and they live in Clay Center, Kan.; William remains at the homestead; John A. married Miss Sarah Fincham, and they live in Riley County, this State; tliey have one child. Martha A. mar- ried Everett Harris, and lives in Franklin County, Iowa; she has three children. Mary E. and Wal- ter M. remain with their father. Mr. Monteith came to Kansas in the fall of 1879, arriving in this county on the 2(Jtli of October. He spent the first year at Blue Rapids, and then removed to his present farm, which is now largely "devoted to stock-raising, principally high-grade cattle and horses. He is a member in good stand- ing of the United Presbyterian Church, and has officiated as School Director and Road Overseer in his district for many years. Although warmly- interested in local affairs, he has steadily declined the further responsibilities of office, and will not allow his name to be used in connection therewith. He votes the straight Republican ticket, and be- lieves thoroughly in Republican principles. The cause of temperance has found in him one of its stanchest friends. im^ENRY W. LEAVPTT, one of the oldest Wjw, settlers of Wells Township, is a native of ii^^ York County, Me., and was born, Dec. (^ 24, 1832. He was a son of William and Ruth (Merrill) Leavitt, both natives of Maine. The Leavitt family has been traced back eight gen- erations to one John Leavitt, a native of Scotland, who at an early i)eriod in the histoiy of New Eng- land, emigrated to America and settled on the Massachusetts coast. Our subject was the fifth of a family of six chil- dren. He was reared to manhood in his native county, receiving such education as the common schools of the State at that time afforded. His earlier life was spent principally on a farm. In 1855 he left his native State and came west to Greene County, Ohio. There he remained ten months and in the summer of 1856 continued west- ward as far as this county. He preempted the southeast quarter of section 25, in Wells Town- ship, on which he settled before a furrow had been turned. He first built a box house 14x16 feet, out of native Cottonwood and walnut lumber. He sub- sequently built another box house of larger size, this one being lGx24. It is still preserved on his farm, being now used as a granary, and is a good pioneer relic. Several years since he buih his pres- sent comfortable and substantial residence. He at present owns but eighty acres of land, which is 478 PORTUAt r AND filOGRAf HtCAL ALBUM. well improved throughout and in a high state of cultivation. Having come to this county without means, Mr. Leavitt has had to undergo many of the self-denials necessar3' in getting a start, and has done a fair share of tiie pioneer work of the county. January 5, 18G5, Mr. Leavitt was united in mar- riage with Ellen Means, a native of Missouri, and daughter of James and Elvira Means. Mr. Means was a native of Kentucky, and his wife of the Prairie State. When their daughter, Ellen, was nine years of age they removed from Piatt County, Mo., to Buchanan County, where the father died about three years later, and where Mrs. Leavitt re- mained till she was eighteen years old. Mrs. Means is now living in this county in the home of her sou, John Means. She is now seventy-two 3'ears old. She bore the maiden name of McWilliams. Her paternal grandmother was named Tagard and her great-great-grandmother's name was Wallace. Mrs. Means' maternal grandmother bore the name of Allison, and was the daughter of a Scotch lady, whose maiden name was Black. To Mr. and Mrs. Means were born ten children, eight of whom are now living. They are, Margaret, wife of James Ranej^ of Jackson County, Kan.; John, a resident of this count}'; Mrs. Leavitt; Jane, wife of Arclii- bald McLeod, of this county; Elvira the wife of Archibald McKeever, of Jefferson Countj'; James, of Graham County; Mary, wife of Edward Bras, in this county ; and David residing in Missouri. The deceased children were Benjamin and Juliet. To Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt have been born ten children: Walter now living in Colorado; Lucy and John. The deceased are, Grace, Elvira, James, Maggie. Mary, Nellie and Horace. Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt are also rearing a motherless child, the daughter of Henry Walrath, who is now residing in Nebraska. Her name is Cora W. Leavitt, she having taken the n.ame of her adopted parents. Mr. Leavitt was for a time postmaster at Barrett, which was the first oflSce opened in the southern half of Marsliall County. He is a Republican in political views, but sometimes votes for the man, irrespective of party. Mrs. Leavitt is a devoted member of the Baptist Church, and the family takes quite an interest in the social affairs of tiie locality. Mr. and Mrs. I^eavitt iiave an extended acquaintance, and are held in high repute for their upriglit characters and useful lives. -^hf^^^^^ri-^ YLVESTER M. KEIPER. A fine large farm, 400 acres in extent, amply supplied with buildings and machinery, and in a high state of cultivation, illustrates the industry and energy which form the leading charac- teristics of the subject of this notice. His land is finely located on sections 3, 9 and 13, in Rotk Township, and forms one of the most desirable estates within its limits. Five teams are used in its operations and it is largely devoted to stock- raising, embracing about thirty head of cattle and the cows required in carr^'ing on a dairy, the pro- duct of which is shipped to St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. Keiper has usually about 100 head of swine, sixty head of horses and mules, including an imported Clyde stallion, eight years old, and weighing 1,600 pounds. His other horses are Clydesdale and Morgan. The Keiper family flourished for several genera- tions in Penns3'lvania, where John Keiper, the father of our subject, was born in Lehigh County, in 1818. The paternal grandfather, likewise John Keiper, crossed the Atlantic from Germany with his parents when a child of four years, and with them settled in the Keystone State, near Allen- town. In the latter place, John, Sr., learned shoe- making, and carried water for the soldiers during the Revolutionary War. He spent his last days with his son, John, Jr., in Mahoning County, Ohio, dying at the age of seventy -six. The latter followed blacksmithing, and put up the first shop at Canfield in Mahoning County, which he conducted for a period of twentj'-five years. He was a skilled mechanic — in fact was a leading blacksmith of that region. He lived thereuntil 1864, then emigrating to Marshall County, Ind., purchased 160 acres of timber land and proceeded to clear a farm from the wilderness. In this he was assisted by his children who carried on the farm while he followed his trade. They cleared 130 acres, where the father PORTHAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 481 lived until 1870, then coming to this count}', pui- chased 160 acres of land on section 9, Rock Town- ship. This was a good propert}'. and Mr. Keipcr effected ad, 1H30, and is the son of John and Frances (Mitcliel- tree) Mills. His paternal ancestry were English and Irish, and his father a native of New Hamp- shire. His mother was born in Ohio. His father belonged to the Democratic party, and was a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church. The paternal family consisted of six children, named respect- ively: .lohn, Samuel, Khcnezer, Elizabeth, Mary and Jane. Our subject was reared upon a farm, and w.as the recipient of such educational advantages as weie afforded by the common schools. In addition to a thorough knowledge of agricultural pursuits, which he learned upon his father's farm, he became thor- oughly acquainted with the carpenter's trade. On June 30, 1853, he celebrated his marriage to Caro- line, daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth (Taylor) Barcus. His wife is r.n estimal)le lady, and a na- tive, like himself, of the Buckeye .State. In 1856 our subject removed to this county, settling on a quarter section of land, one-half mile southwest of Barrett Station, on which he remained until 1877. He was the first carpenter in this part of the county, and helped in the building of Barrett's mill, the first edifice of the kind in Northeastern Kansas. Animated by the spirit which led so many thousands to leave home and friends in their country's service, Mr. Mills enlisted on Sept. 1, 1862, as a member of C(.mpany G, 13th Kansas Infantry. He took part in engagements at Pi-airie Grove and Cain Hill, Ark., against the forces of Price and Quantrell, and did frontier duty in In- dian Territory. He proved himself an excellent soldier, and when mustered out, on June 26, 1865 well merited the honorable discharge he received. Cold and exposure during his service so injured the optic nerve as to leave him almost blind. Af- ter his return from the army, our subject entered upon his former occupations, and continued a resi- dent of his farm until 1877, when he removed to Barrett. In the fall of 1884 he went into his pres- ent business, building up a good trade, in which he has since that time been continuously engaged. To Mr. and Mrs. Mills nine children have been born, the first two of whom died in infancy. His daughter Lottie is the wife of Robert Tudor, a stock dealer living in Frankfort; she is the mother of three surviving children. Alice is the wife of -192 I'OUTUAIT ANO l}IO(i UArilK'AL ALBUM. Allen Faircbikl, a farmer living half a mile easl of Barrett Station, in Wells Township; she is the mother of one child. Martha is the wife of Simon Massey, a blaclcsmith in Barrett, and has two chil- dren. James, Margaret, William and Joel are un- married and reside at home. Mrs. Mills is a consistent and worthy mcmlier of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Mills is a Republican in politics; he is a member of Hender- son Post, No. 53, G. A. R. In his prime he was possessed of rugged strength, and now shows little of declining energy, the lack of sight being the only noticeable pliysical weakness. He is a man of intelligence and an abundant supply of good com- mon sense, and is a thoroughh- respected citizen. LI^ILLIAM D. WARNICA, whose home is il on section 14, Wells Township, is one of ^}f^ the earliest settlers of that locality, to which he came in 1869. He was born in the town of Barry, Canada, Dec. 19, 1848, and was a son of Joseph and Melvina (Denure) Warnica. The father was of German descent and the mother a native of New York State. Joseph Warnica removed from Canada to Kent County, JNIich., when our subject was about eight years of age. He settled six miles south of Grand Rapids. In the year 1 861 he enlisted in the I'nion Arm}', and his family last heard of him in 1866. He had been mustered out of the service and was on his wa}' home. All trace of him was lost at Columbus, Ohio, and it is supposed he was there murdered for his money. His widow continued to reside in the State of Michigan until she sold her home and followed her son to this county. Her death took place in Wells Township, Oct. 1 1, 1876. She was a member of the Christian Churcli. Siie was the mother of ten children, seven of whom are now living: Peter is in Texas; Joseph G. is in Oklahoma, I. T.; Melvina, wife of O. Crandall, is in Colorado; William 1). and George A. are in Jlissouri; Calvin is in Wells Township, this county; and James H. is in Morris County, this State. The gentleman of whom we write was reared to man's estate in Michigan, whence he came to Marshall County, as before stated. He filed a claim on a homestead of eight>- acres, which he re- claimed from its primitive condition into a well- improved farm. He subsequently purchased forty acres, and by dint of iiis energy and econorav has Ijlaced himself on a firm financial basis. Wolves, ®i© ••^-S/ZiTnw^'wv. ellARLES B. WILSON. The agricultural interests of Marysville are well represented ' by the above-named gentleman, who is a large stock-raiser, and a member of the firm of Jo seph Wilson & Son. These gentlemen own a large farm of 900 acres near this place, and with a great de.al of pride and pleasure exhibit to the vis- itor some of the finest cattle and horses to be seen within the country around. Their stock, which is registered, embraces a number of full-blooded Short-horn cattle, and two Imperial Perclieron stallions, also an Imperial mare, "Flora." In addi- tion they have fifty head of high-bred marcs, and also a large number of .young stock, all finely bred. The stock farm of Wilson & Son is considered one of the finest in the county, feeding on an aver- age about 400 cattle every year. The buildings, yards and fences on the farm of our subject are all in fine order, and everything in connection with the estate shows the busi- ness-like management of the firm. It is really a treat to the stranger to view the handsome horses, sleek and well-fed cattle, which range at will over its ample pastures. A visit to Marysville is incom- plete without viewing these noble animals. Mr. Wilson is also the senior member of the firm of Wilson ife Shepard, livery men of Marysville, who handle all classe.s of live-stock, horses, cattle and hogs, and also deal in grain. Mr. Wilson, how- ever, makes his home upon the farm. Charles B. Wilson was born in Boston, Jan. 15, 1854, where the first seven years of his life were passed. His next residence was at Maiden, five miles from Bos- ton. Later he made his home in Maine, and finished his education at Brunswick, that State, pre- paratory to entering Bowdoin College. However, after passing his examination he took the Western fever, and spent the next year in Indiana. His life now was mainly out of doors, most of the time be- ing spent in hunting, in company with his father. (For sketch of his father see that of Joseph Wil- son, on another page in this Album. ) May 20, 1873, Mr. Joseph Wilson arrived in Marj'sville, and purchased a farm, which was con- sidered improved for that time, and here he and his son established the Blue Valley Stock B^arm, above described. Mr. C. B. Wilson married Miss Hattie Montgomery, a sister of Mrs. M. S. Shepard, Jan. 19, 1876. Miss Montgomery's native place was Hanover, 111. Mr. Wilson is a member of the Masonic order, Past Master of the Marysville Lodge, Past High Priest of Marysville Chapter, and is also a member of the Hiawatha Commandery. It ma^' be of interest to note that Mr. Wilson is one of the few 32d degree Masons in this vicinity. In politics he is a Republican, using his influence to augment the best interests of the party, but is not in any sense of the word an office seeker. He pos- sesses groat executive ability, is highly respected, and considered one of the most prominent men of the city and county. NDREW SHEARER. Among the straight advocates of the Union Labor movement lii there are few having more sound, practical ideas than Mr. Shearer, who is a well-in- formed man of more than ordinary abilit}', accept- ing life as it is and striving to make the best of it. He is of substantial Scotch ancestry, from '• away back," and was himself born in the Land of the Thistle, which he left, however, when a young man and has become full}- identified with American in- stitutions. He is an old time resident of Rock Township, his home lying on section 19, whiu'e he fORTUAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 495 has 200 acres of valuable land. He occupies a higb position in l)oth social and business circles, and is looked upon as a representative citizen who has contributed his full quota in advanciiig the interests of his adopted eouuly. The childhood lioine of our suliject was in Lan- arkshire, near the city of Glasgow, wliere he was born March 10, 1850. He was reared upon a farm, receiving good school advantages, and when six- teen years old began an apprenticeship at the car- penter's trade, which he followed four years. Then in October, 1870, he set sail for America, with his father, on the steamer '-Columbia," of the Anchor Line which, two weeks later, landed them safely in New York City. Thence they proceeded to Can- ada, but not liking the outlook in that region, three weeks later returned to the States and set out on their journey' to Northern Kansas. The father of our subject secured a tract of land in the vicinitj' of Frankfort, this count}', and An- drew assisted in its cultivation and iiBprovement until reaching his majorit}'. He then homesteaded eighty acres of land in Rock Townsiiip, section 1 0, which he occupied five years, then sold and pur- chased 160 acres of raw land on section 22. Tliis he improved and occupied until 1883, then traded it for his present farm, upon which he has effected fine improvements, has fenced the land and brought it to a good state of cultivation. There is an abundance of native timber and the soil is highly productive. It lies on both siiles of Vermillion Creek and is seven miles from market. Mr. Shearer makes a specialty of live stock, to which he feeds the most of his grain, having high-grade Norman and Hambletonian horses, Poland-China swine and Short-horn cattle. He uses two teams in his farm operations, and realizes handsome returns. He is prominent among the agriculturists of this section and has officiated as a Director in the Vermillion Valley Farmers Association Fair, and is frequently- one of the judges in the awarding of premiums. In 1880 Mr. Shearer was united iu marriage with Miss Mary B. Walker, the ceremony being jiei- formed at the bride's home in Rock Township. This lady is the daughter of an old and well-known resident. Isaac Walker, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this volume. Four children have been born of this union, viz: George W., David W., Herbert W., and Winnifred W. Mr. Shearer has frequently served .as a delegate to the county con- vention? of his party and attended the National Convention at Cincinnati, Ohio, in February, 1887, when the party was formally organized. He has been a .School Director in his district for many years, and served as Commissioner of Highways and Township Clerk and Treasurer, each one year. He was formerly a member of the Grange and of several temperance organizations, and the Knights of Labor. He was member of the Greenback party, and cast his first Presidential vote for Horace Greeley. He was at one time a member of the Central Committee of the Union Labor party and stumped the county at two different times. It is his opinion that farming in Northern Kansas is not very profitable at the present time, most of the farmers laboring under a mortgage caused by an arbitrary shrinkage of values and excessive inter- est, a high rate of transportation and the big salary paid to officials. The father of our subject was James Shearer, likewise a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and born in 1810. The paternal grandfather was Archibald Shearer, an honest yeoman of the same place who there spent his entire life. The maternal great-grandfather of our subject was forced into theBritish service during the American Revolution- ary war, and died of dysentery while on ship cross- ing the ocean. James Shearer prosecuted farming in Scotland until emigrating to America in 1870. Soon after landing he set out for Northern Kansas and homesteaded eighty acres of land in Rock Township, this county. He was prospered in his labors as a tiller of the soil and is now the owner of 400 acres of land which is valuable and well improved. In religious views he leans to the Presbyterian faith in which he was trained, but occasionallv attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject of this sketch has left the religion of his youth and is a pronounced freethinker on religion. Mrs. Mary (Marshall) Shearer, the mother of our subject, was born in Linlithgowshire, Scotland, and was the daughter of James Marshall, a native 496 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of the same place and a blacksmith by trade, which he followed there ail his life, operating as a master mechanic. Mrs. Shearer is now seventy-four years old, and the father of our subject seventy-nine. They are the parents of nine children of whom Agnes and Archibald are deceased. James is a resident of Rock Township. Andrew, onr subject, was the fourth child; George, who was a farmer in Rock Township, died Sept. 19, 1889; Annie, (Mrs. Douglas) is also a resident of this township; John is a resident of Wells Township; Thomas died in infancy ; Mary, (Mrs. Boggs) lives in Gnittard Township. ?RANK W. HUTCHINSON, sou of Perry Hutchinson, of Marysville, whose sketch appears on another page in this work, was born in Palo, Linn Co., Iowa, Aug. 2, 1857. When two years of age his father removed toMarj'sville, where our subject attended school until the age of sixteen. He then entered the Higliland (Kansas) School, from there went to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he graduated from Eastman's Business Col- lege. Returning to Marysville. he kept his father's books, and managed his lumber yard until twent3'- one years old. About that time he had three cars run over him, the injuries laying him up for some time; and also while at Marysville, a horse that he was riding, reared and fell backward, and so severe were the injuries thereby occasioned, that our sub- ject was in a state of unconsciousness for seven weeks, and only regained liis strength verj- slowly. In the spring of 1879 our subject came to Beattie, and established a grocery store, by the burning of which, two months later, he lost ever}' dollar he had. But undeterred by disaster he again started in business, soon building up a good trade, and has since been blessed by continued prosperity, now having the leading grocery store in the town. March 4. 1889, he received his commission as Post- master, and took possession March 9. He has also been to some extent engaged in buying and ship- ping grain. Mr. Hutchinson is a man of abilit}- and sterling character, well liked by his fellow- townsmen and one who has made for himself a position and record of which any young man may be proud. Our subject was married Feb. 2, 1878, to Miss Dorcas Carson', of Marysville, who died Nov. 20, 1883. Dec. 2, 1884, he took for his second wife Miss Emma Brumbaugh, of Peoria, 111. Miss Brumbaugh was born at Valparaiso. Ind., in 1864, the family afterward removing to Peoria, where she lived until 1881, and then came to Kansas. Mr. Hutchinson votes with the Republican party, but has never been an office-seeker, the position which he holds coming to him through the good will of his townsmen, and their feeling that by him the public would be well served. On another page of the Album will be found a lithographic engraving of the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson, where they welcome and hospitably entertain their man}' friends. ¥-^ '■f.ILLIAM MEINECKE. Among those who have suffered the hardships and discour- agements of pioneer life, endured with pa- tience the many trials and discomforts incident to' the development of a home on the frontier, and enjoyed the successful outcome of labor in a pleas- ant home and fine farm, we mention the name of William Meinecke, and herewith place on record a few important facts concerning his busy and pros- perous life. He of whom we write was born of thrifty Ger- man parentage, near Bremen, in the Province of Hanover, Germany, and the date of his birth was Nov. 16, 1847. He is thus now in the prime of an honorable and useful career, and surrounded by a happy family and pleasant friends, is in an enviable position, and seems to have everything essential to life's happiness. His father was the first German settler in his community, and his son is accorded the respect due a pioneer who has battled success- fullv with the uncultivated soil, and has caused the "wilderness to blossom as a rose." The residence of our subject and his estimable wife is represented elsewhere in the Album by RES.& BusiWESS Property of F.W.Hutchinson,Be:attie. Kan. Res. of W-W Meiwecke, Sec.36.Herkemer Tp PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 499 a fine view, and is a fine, commodious one, at- tracting the attention and admiration of the passer- b}', who invariably pauses to view tlie beautiful surroundings and remark upon the air of taste, culture, and prosperity visible everywhere on the farm. The house stands back a short distance from the road, with which it is connected by a long, in- viting drivewa3% lined on either side by forest trees, whose lofty branches droop over the secluded path, and wave and rustle in the summer breeze, or bend with the weight of the winter snow and ice. Imag- ining ourselves to pass along the drive-way and beneath the shade of tiie trees, we come first to the residence, neatly painted and attractive without, and within furnished with every evidence of taste and comfort; thence we proceed back to tlie barn, also commodious, and kept in excellent repair, and well stored in the winter with grain ; standing there, we see near us a windmill, which supplies the farm with a never-failing abundance of water, and turn- ing in another direction, we notice a large stone building, used as a milk and fruit house. Around us are green meadows and pastures, iu which stock are grazing, for Mr. Meineckeis interested in stock, and has some good grades on his farm. As we no- tice all this, we are compelled to pause and admire the master hand which has devised all these com- forts, and examine the principal elements in the character of the owner, who now lives in the pleas- ant consciousness that he has his farm all paid for, and owes no man. Glancing more closely at the personal histor}- of Mr. Meinecke, and at the record of his ancestr3-. we find that his father and step- mother, Henry and Minnie (Shotte) Meinecke, came to the United States wlien their son, our subject, was six j'cars of age, and located in Cook Countj', 111., where the}' lived on rented land until 1861, a period of nine years. Not feeling entirely satisfied with tlie prospects for the future there, and Kansas being then tiie El Dorado of thousands of people, they joined the ranks of emigrants, and once more seek- ing a new home, located in Marshall County, this State. Their journey to Kansas had been made b}' rail to St. Joseph. Mo., where the father bought a joke of oxen .and a wagon, and proceeded thus to his frontier home. He sui)ported his family the first winter of his residence in the county by haul- ing corn from Brownsville to Rock Countj', a dis- tance of at least 100 miles. The only pay he received was the profit on the corn, a mere pit- tance, but it kept hunger from the door until something better was offered to them. Henrj- Meinecke first preempted a claim on some land, which upon coming into market was bought by a speculator. Then he took another homestead of 160 acres. At the home thus es- tablished, and improved by his hard labor and unremitting, persevering toil, the father passed to rest in April. 1864. A few years after this event the stepmother married Henry Frederick, and is now a resident of this township. Henry Meinecke had been during his lifetime an active member of the Lutheran Church, of which his ancestors were also members, and in which his family was reared. The early years of our subject were spent upon the home farm, in the midst of the hardships of pioneer existence, and there he grew to a hardy, robust manhood. He experienced dangers and ex- ercised self-denials, in common with all other resi- dents of the county. On one occasion there was a general failure of crops, a statement which can be realized in all its horrors onlj' by those who have suffered its realities, .and our subject was sent to Marysville to procure provisions. When he arrived in that city he had $5, received from the sale of a load of hay, but could not find a sack of flour or meal in the whole vill.age. Yet he endured these struggles with .all the courage and hope natural to j'outh, and after the death of his father worked by the month until he h.id saved enough monej' to start out for himself and "'paddle his own canoe." He first took up a claim of eighty acres, later sold it, and finallj^ became possessed of his fine farm of 126 acres, for which he paid $1,200, and 103 acres which he bought of the railroad for $6.25 per acre. Besides having paid for this, he has bought good grades of stock, and has been enabled to lay aside a neat surplus. The wife of Mr. Meinecke was. like himself, a native of Germany, having been born near Berlin. Her i.-aiden name was Augusta 8taufs, and when a mere child she came to America with her parents. Gust.ave and Minnie (Angle) St.auss, who still live 500 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. in Marysville. She was reared to domestic ways, and taught to provide for the comfort and happi- ness of the household, so that she was well fitted to make a thoughtful, industrious, housekeeper. Mr. and Mrs. Meinecke were united in marriage Dec. 14, 1875, and since their union have resided on their present farm, which they have improved to its fine condition. They are the parents. of eight children, five living: Minnie, born Sept. 28, 1876; Rosa, July 31, 1878; AVillie, Dec. 8, 1880; Henry, born Jan. 2, 1882, died in infancy; Charley, born May 27, 1883; Henrietta, April 10, 1885; Mary, May 31, 1887; and Frank, born April 10, 1889, deceased. Both reared in the Lutheran Church, our subject and his wife remain faithful to the training of their childhood, and are among the active and earnest workers in their home church. He is one of the Building Committee, and has been largely instru- mental, both by financial aid, encouraging words and timely action, in the erection of the new church edifice in Herkimer Township. Politically, he is an ardent supporter of the principles of the Republican party. GEORGE B. STOCKS, a well-known citizen , of the county, has been a resident of Kans.as for a period of seventeen years, having his home in Blue Rapids the entire time. He was born in Derbyshire, England, July 3, 1835, and when twelve years of age came to America with his parents. The latter, Joseph and Ann (Storer) Stocks, were likewise natives of Derbyshire. The maternal grandfather, Benjamin Storer, was a lead- inw public carrier, who before the days of rail- roads did a large business, transporting freight on the canals. The advent of railways ruined his business, and he, undertaking to compete with them, lost all his property but his freehold. His wife was Ann Cowlisher, who was in her younger days personally acquainted with Richard Ark- wright, the inventor of the spinning jenny. On the paternal side the grandparents of Mr. Stocks, were William and Ann (Radford) Stocks, the former being a road contractor, making State roads. The latter was the daughter of a gentle- man of wealth and position, and tiie match was a runaway one. Grandfather Stocks was a man of fine character, and had the respect and esteem of all who knew him. He and his wife were well- educated people for that day. Both grandfathers took part in the Chartist War, in which Grandfather Storer was especially active. William Stocks died suddenly of apoplexy while on the road superin- tending his men, at the .ige of fortj^ -seven years. His wife lived to be sixty-five years old. Their remains were laid to rest in Pentridge burial ground, in Derbyshire. Benjamin Storer died at the age of seventy; his wife lived to be seventy-six j'cars old, and both were interred at Duffleld. The familj' name of the subject of this sketch was originally spelled S-t-o k-e-s, but the peculiar pro- nunciation of the Derl)3'shire folk made it sound as if spelled S-t-o-c-k-s, to which it was made to conform. Joseph Stocks in his native land was a machinist and engineer. In 1847 he, with his wife and six children, came to America to take advan- tage of the better opportunities for acquiring a home for himself and his family. He was born in 1810, and died Feb. 28, 1886, when a few days past seventy-six years of age. His wife, Ann, died Feb. 22, 1888, lacking just five days of being sev- enty-six years old also. Upon coming to this country Joseph Stocks landed in Philadelphia, and thence made his way to Lycoming County, Pa., where he engaged in lime burning for a j'ear and a half. He then pur- chased a team, and with his family set out for the West. He stopped at Freeport, III., and later pur- chased a farm within seven miles of that place, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man of unblemished character and unimpeachable honesty, and was held in the highest regard by all who knew him. He had strong religious convic- tions, and lived up to his professions. His death was deeply mourned not only by his relatives, but by a large circle of friends, to whom his sterling character had greatly endeared him. He took a great interest in everything pertaining to the well- being of his adopted countr}'. He became an Portrait and bio(5raphical album. 501 Abolitionist from conviction, and was naturally a supporter of the Republican party, advocating vigorously the prosecution of the War for tlie Union. Quick and ready in speech, his witty ansvvers to questions propounded by his disloyal neighbors often turned the laugh against them and encouraged the friends of the Union. He never held public office other than that of School Director, which position he filled for nearly twenty years, having a great interest in educational matters. Joseph and Ann Stocks were the parents of ten children, six of whom were born in England and four in this country. George B., the subject of this sketch, was the eldest child. The second one. David, during the Rebellion enlisted in Company 1, 15th Illinois Infantry, and was killed at Altoona Gap, Ga. Joseph was also a Union soldier, enlist- ing in Company H, 4th Illinois Infantry, and was wounded at Jackson, Miss., from the effects of which he died about a year afterward. Maria is the widow of William Fotherby, a butcher at Free- port, 111., where she is now living. Sarah Ann married Abraham Houser, a stock dealer of Lena, 111; li^liza is the wife of Lorenzo Rosensteel, a farmer of Stephenson County, 111.; William, a plas- terer and frescoer by trade, makes his home at Eau Claire, Wis.; James is a lumberman at the same place; Samuel is a farmer and real-estate agent in California; Fanny is the wife of William Wagoner, a farmer and school teacher in Stephen- son County, III. George B. Stocks, the subject of this notice, re- ceived his early education in his native land. Upon the emigration of the family to America, being the eldest child, he was obliged to assist in the support of the younger children, consequently his schooling was extremely limited. Ill Illinois he learned the bricklayer's trade, at which he worked for fifteen years, and lived with his parents until he was married at the age of twenty-five. He then removed to Lena, where he lived five years, and thence crossed the Mississippi into Shelby County, Mo., where he embarked in the lumber and grain business, and was agent for the Amer- ican Merchants' Union Express Company. After several years he sold out his business and real estate, and in the s)iring of 1872 came to Blue Rapids, this county, where he commenced dealing in lumber, grain and cattle. He disposed of his lumber business, and in 1884 purchased the Bank of Blue Rapids and the buildings in which its busi- ness was carried on. He took into partnership his son, Fred A., who continues as Cashier and man- ages its affairs very successfully. In 1885 Mr. Stocks built the elevator at the depot of the central branch of the Missouri Pacific, which is said to be the finest country elevator in Kansas. It is furnished with many labor-saving- appliances of Mr. Stocks' own invention, and its best features have been copied by many others since built. By an ingenious use of power, hand labor has been greatly lessened, all the heavy work being done by steam. In disposing of his lumber business in Blue Rapids, Mr. Stocks, in 1887, ex- changed it for valuable property in Kansas City. He is the owner of two valuable farms, one of 480 acres and another of 320 acres, both in Blue Rap- ids Township, all under fence and in a state of thorough cultivation. He also has twenty acres within the city limits of Blue Rapids. Upon one of his farms is a fine gypsum quarry, about two miles from the city. His son, the only boy of the faiiiil3-, has many interests in common with his father. On the 3d of July, 1860, Mr. Stocks was united in marriage with Miss Adelaide Julia Culver, a daughter of Asa and Julia (Armstrong) Culver, who were natives respectively of Canada and Ver- mont. At that time they were living in Stephen- son County, III., where Mr. Culver was engaged in farming. Later they removed to Shelby County, Mo., where Mrs. Culver died, and where her hus- band still resides, being now eighty years old. Mrs. Stocks was born in Conneant, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Oct. 8, 1844. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Stocks has been blessed by the birth of three chil- dren, viz.: Carrie Ann, the wife of Charles Holmes, of Blue Rapids; Fred A., of whom a sketch is given elsewhere in this work, and Mina Creta. Thej' also have an adopted daughter — Cora May Butler — a niece of Mrs. Stocks. Mr. Stocks has been connected with mr.iiy bcne- ficiary orders, but is now only an active member of the Kniglits of Honor. He is heartily' in favor 502 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of temperance, and has been Vice President of the Temperance Societ}' of Marshall County. He and his wife are members of the Metliodist Episcopal Church in Blue Rapids. In politics, Mr. Stocks is a Republican, but he has never sought public office, although he has served as a member of the Blue Rapids City Council, and is at present Chairman of the School Board of the city. His energy and good business judgment have'borne their legitimate fruit, and he is now a -wealthy man. Possessing a sturdy honesty, plain and unassuming in manner, lie enjoys in a marked degree the confidence of his communit}', and is numbered among the rep- resentative men who have had its best interests under tlieir fostering care. eAPT. JAMES HEMPHILL, now Postmaster of Sumraerfield, earned his military title by nearly four years of faithful service to his country during the late Civil War. He is a gen- tleman of unusually modest bearing and retiring disposition, and although receiving injuries from which he has suffered much since the close of the war, he has never asked for or received a pension, although fairly entitled to it. He is a man highly esteemed in his community, being possessed of tliose sterling qualities which have gained liim the confidence and good will of all who know him. The subject of our sketch was born in Cumber- land County', Pa., Jan. 29, 1839, and was there reared to manhood on a farm. "Wiien twenty-two years of age he enlisted as a private in Company B, 107th Pennsj^lvania Infantry. He was first promoted to Second Sergeant, then to Second Lieutenant, later to First Lieutenant, and finally was presented with a Captain's commission. At the close of the war he was brevetted as Major. He received his promotions for meritorious conduct in the field, and participated in many of the impor- tant battles of the war, being present at South Mountain, Rappahannock, Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Bethsaida Church, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, Stony Creek, and other minor engagements and skirmishes. At Gettysburg he was knocked over by the explo- sion of a shell, and rendered unconscious for some time. One of his sergeants was killed by his side. He received a slight wound at Antietam, and at Petersburg, while charging on the works, received a ball in the calf of the right leg. At the expira- tion of his term of enlistment he received his hon- orable discharge at Petersburg, and upon returning home was proffered the Majorsliip of the regiment. His father, however, lay at the point of death and he was obliged to remain at liome. The Captain after leaving the army followed farming in his native county, and dealt consider- ably in live stock. In the meantime he was mar- ried and lived there until 1873, during which year he removed with his family to Holt Count}', Mo. He remained there two years engaged in farming, then returning eastward as far as Livingston County, 111., settled in tiie vicinity of Pontiac, where now is located the town of Sannemin. He effected some improvements, then sold out, eight years later, and coming to this county settled upon land one mile south of his present place, which he had leased, and where he made good improvements. He then purchased eiglity acres upon which he has effected many improvements. After being ap- pointed Postmaster in May, 1889, he erected a building for the business in which he is assisted by his son. He has since purchased a residence in the south part of Summerfield. wliere he expects to make his future home. The parents of our subject were Moses and Margery (Clark) Hemphill. The paternal grand- parents were James and Cynthia Jane (Jack) Hemphill. The great-grandfather was Moses Hemp- hill, who was a native of Scotland, and came to America probably during the Colonial daj's. The maiden name of the wife of our subject was Sarah Belle Mickey. She is the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (McCuUoch) Mickey. Her paternal grandparents were James and Lucetta (Cruthers) Mickey, and the great-grandfather was Robert Mickey, Jr., the son of Robert, Sr. The family came originally from Ireland at a very early day. Grandfather John McCulloch married Elizabeth Clark, and they were botii from Penns3'lvania. Our subject was married in his native county Dec. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 503 25, 1867. Of this union there has been born one child only. a. son, Robert W.irren, who is now a promising young man of more than ordinary in- telligence. He took kindl}- to his books and ob- Uained a good practical education, after which he taught school three terras before reaching his eight- eenth year; he is now with his father in the post- office. Socially. Captain Jlemiihill belongs to Axtell Lodge, No. 253, A. F. & A. M., with which organ- ization he became identified in the Cumberland Valley in his native State. He is also a member of Axtell Post, No. 253, G. A. R., and in religious matters is identified with the Presbyterian Church at Axtell. It is hardly necessary to state that he belongs to the Republican party and is always ready to work for the good of the cause. 'iMs M-^ ON. JAMES BILLINGSLEY, has had a IjlJV varied experience in the West, and proves 1^)^ a very entertaining companion to one who (^; is interested in life beyond the Mississippi, more especially as it was among the pioneers of the section between the Father of Waters and the Rockies. He has also had much to do with the early history of this count}-, having been a resident here for nearly twenty years. Our subject was born in St. Clairville, Belmont Co., Ohio, in thej'ear 1839. His father was a car- penter, who gave his son all the advantages possible in the schools of his native citj-, during his boy- hood. At the age of fifteen our subject determined to begin life for himself, and left home for the West, where he became a stage driver. He had the route from Ft. Smith, Ark., to Sherman. Tex., at one time, and later was messenger from Little Rock to Ft. Smith. He was a voter in Arkansas at the time of the vote on the question of secession, and voted against the secession ordinance. He was present at Little Rock wheu the United States arse- nal there was surrendered to the State Government. He was in the employ of what was known as the Holliday Company, and as tlie route of travel changed to the northward, he came with the com- pany to Kansas. This was in the spring of 1861, and during the next five years he continued in the same service, keeping a station on the route at Point of Rock, on Bitter Creek, near the Utah line in Wyoming. While at Lone Tree, a band of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians made a night raid upon the station, but Mr. Billingsley and wife, with the help of a hired man, repulsed quite a large force. The United States troops came up the next day, and tiie red men left. The route was abandoned in 1866, and our subject returned to this State, and bought a farm in Nemaha County. There he lived for two j'ears, wheu he removed to this county. In 1871 he settled upon the place which he now occupies, on section 36, St. Bridget Township, and upon which he has made .idequate and substantial improve- ments. The wife of Mr. Billingsley bore the maiden name of Sarah E. Kelsey. She is a native of Mis- souri, and daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Bowers) Kelsey. At the time of her marriage she was a resident of Nebraska. She has become the mother of ten children, four of whom died in infancy, the survivors being reared upon the farm, which their parents now occupy. The eldest surviving child is a daughter — Ida Belle — who is now the wife of J. J. Lackland, a prominent educator of Axtell. Mr. and Mrs. Lackland are the parents of one child. The other children are: Charles, James N., Nellie May, Jennie E. and Edward F., all of whom are still under the parental roof. Among the many incidents occurring in this sec- tion, during Mr. Billingsley's connection with the Holliday Company, we note the following, which show some of the phases of life in the stage days. In 1863 the stage road ran through Marysville. It was then re-located running ten miles north of that place. After the re-location, the stage company was harrassed by many petty depredations, such as hav- ing their prairie boats cut loose, or ditches made across the road, into which stages would plune<'ted in his community, and belonged to the Masonic fraternity. To him and his wife, Cathe- rine, there were born six children, of whom our subject was the youngest. Mr. Rommel revived his education in the com- mon schools of his n.<»tive county, and completed his studies in the city of St. Louis. He remained a member of the parental household until reaching his majority, and then repairing to Wathena. this State, commenced clerking in a drug store and was thus occupied for a period of five years. In 1875 he came to this county, and soon afterward established a drug store at Waterville. which he has con- ducted successfully until the present time. He keej^«5 a full stock of the articles in his line of trade, and has built «p a large and lucrative patronage. He has very little to do with political affairs, but is a well informed man with decided views, and uni- formly gives his supjHjrt to the Republican party. He has been for manv years a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, and also of the I. O. O. F. The marriage of our subject with Miss Katherina Quandt. of Hermann. Mo., was celebrated at the bride's home. May 15. 1875. Mrs, Rommel is the dausfater of John and Mary Quandt, who were natives of Germany, and are now residents of Hermann, Mo. She was born July 21, 1856, and re- maiue . iS^DWIN M. BRICP:, editor of the Blue Rapids ||U) Times, has been a resident of that place for (hs^ twelve j'ears past. He is a native of Eng- land, born ill Nottingham, April 24, 1842. He learned the trade of a printer in his native laud, and in 1861, in consequence of ill health made a trip to the United States on a visit. Liking the countrj', after a short sojourn he determined to make this his home. He entered the Union army in 1 862 in the 85th Ohio Infantry, and after leav- ing the service made Chicago his home, and was living there at the time of the great fire, being connected with a newspaper. This establishment being burned out and Mr. Brice not being in vigor- ous health, he determined to try out-door life, and bought a farm in Lorain County, Ohio, on which he staid two j'ears, then selling out and making a visit to his native Land. Returning after a few months' absence he came to ICansas and entered into partnership with C. E. Tibbitts, founder and proprietor of the Blue Rapids Times, the connec- tion continuing for one j'ear, when Mr. Brice be- came sole proprietor of the office, and remained so until Jan. 1, 1888. when he entered into partner- ship with Edward Skinner, the firm being Brice & Skinner. Our subject is a member of the Knights of Honor, and of Robert Hale Post, No. 328. G. A. R. of Blue Rapids. He has been a member of the City Council in Blue Rapids, and in 1889 was elected Mayor of that citj\ He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church. The Blue Rapids Times was established by C. E. Tibbitts in 1871, on the laying out of that city by the "Genesee Colony." He was its owner until Mr. Brice bought into it, as already stated, in 1877. The paper is Republican in politics, but not vio- lently partisan. It is a "clean" paper, edited with- out any attempt at sensationalism, or catering to the instincts of a certain class of readers, and is therefore held in high esteem in the intelligent community where it is published. The office is well stocked with every facility and convenience for business. The presses are run by steam, and the quality of the job w-ork thrown out is equal to that done in the large cities. The paper is one of the best published in Northern Kansas, and is en- tirely printed at home, and the favor with which it is received shows that the efforts of the editors to make a first-class familj' paper are appreciated by their constituents, their circul.ation constantly- increasing. (^^HOMAS CORP.STEIN. As a rule the men m^^ who have been most successful in life, are ^^^ those who were at an early age thrown upon their own resources and obliged to look out for themselves. The career of the subject of this no- tice is an admirable illustration of what a man may accomplish bj' persevering industry and frugality. The German element all over the West is composed of such men. and to them the great commonwealth of Kansas is largely indebted for her present pros- perity. The early home of Mr. Corpstein was on the other side of the Atlantic, in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, Germanj% where he was born Dec. 21, 1 836. His parents, Joseph and Catherine (Hoschett) Corpstein, were likewise of German birth and an- cestiy, and when Thomas was a lad of six years he was placed in school, and in accordance with the laws and customs of his native land continued there until fourteen years old. After coming to Amer- ica he learned to read and write in English, mostly through his own efforts. This, however, was after becoming a man grown, as he emigrated to America in 1857, when having nearl3' attained his m.ajority. The voyage to the United States w.as accom- plished on a sailing-vessel bound from Antwerp to New York Citv. where it landed forty d,\ys from the time of starting. From the metropolis Mv. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 526 Corpstein made liis waj- to Brown C'oimtj% 111., and losided in that locality five years, working mostly on a farm. He then determined to see something more of the Great West, and accordingly started for the Rocky Monntains, and for eighteen months thereafter was engaged in mining. Having done fairly well financially, and being desirous of look- ing upon the old faces on the other side of the water, he visited his native land, remaining there over two years. Upon returning to America, Mr. Corpstein re- sided for a brief time in Illinois, then went again to Iowa, and thence emigrated to Minnesota. Later we find him in Missouri, where he staid two years. He h.is thus seen a goodlj- portion of the AVestern countrj-. He came to this county in 1872, and as he has since made his residence within its limits it is fair to suppose that he is better suited with this region than any which he has yet seen. Mr. Corpstein upon coming to this county re- sided for a short time in Waterville, then rented a farm in Waterville Township, which he operated for a number of j-ears. Then, in 1880, he located upon his present homestead, which is 120 acres in extent, and which was then comparativel3' destitute of improvements. He has thus done much pioneer labor, but in looking upon his fertile fields and the comforts which surround him he feels amply repaid for his toil and sacrifices. This year, 1889, he has built a handsome new home for himself and family. The marriage of our subject with Miss Anna Catharine Behm took place in Maryville, Nodawaj' Co., Mo., April 13, 1871. This lady was born in Wisconsin, Sept. 5, 1850, and is the daughter of Frank and Gertrude Behm,the latter of whom is now deceased. Both parents were natives of Luxemberg, Germany, whence they emigrated to America in 1848. The3' lived in New York City about two years, then removed to AVisconsin, where they re- sided eight years. From there thej' went down into Missouri, and later, in 1877, came to this county, of which they are now residents. Their family consisted of seven children, five of whom are liv- ing, viz: Anna Catharine, Mrs. Cor|)stein; Annie, Peter, Lena and Louisa. Politically, Mr. Corpstein is identified with the Democratic part3-. Both he and his excellent wife were reared in the doctrines of the German Catholic Church., to which thej' still loyallv adhere. They make no pretensions to elegance in their style of living, but have an abundance to eat, drink and wear, and have laid up something for a rainj- day. AVe take pleasure in drawing the attention of our many readers to a fine lithographic view of the old homestead .and the new residence of Mr. Corpstein, and the farm, on another page of this volume. ^?^EORGE T. SMITH, editor and proprietor II (=, of the Marshall County News ^ of whom we ^^11 now present a brief sketch, was born in Armstrong County, Pa., June 13, 1853, and spent his boyhood da^-s on his father's farm. His edu- cation was received in the common schools of the county and in the Elders' Ridge AcademJ^ After leaving the academy he taught school during the winter seasons, passing his summers on the farm, until 1874. In that year he came to Marshall County, Kan., stopping on the A'ermillion, where he engaged for a few months in farming; later in the fall he found his wa}- to Marysville, and soon accepted a position in the Countj' Tre.asurer's otHco as Deputy, where he remained for four and one-half j-ears. He also served as Deputy in the County Clerk's oflSce for two years. Jan. 1, 1881, Mr. Smith bought an interest in the Marshall County JSews with C. E. Tibbetts, its publication being continued under the firm name of Tibbetts & Smith for one j^ear, when the latter purchased his partner's interest, and has been sole proprietor ever since. The Marysville Locomotive, founded by P. H. Peters, was merged into the Marshall County Xeirs in 1870 b}- Hughes & Mc- ChesnejN the latter retaining an interest but a brief time. For the last ten years it h.as been the prin- cipal Republican paper of the county. In August, 1877. Mr. Smith was united in mar- riage to Miss Kate L. Alleu, of Clear Fork Town- ship, this county-. Their union has been blessed b^' the birth of four children, all of whom are still living — Ora Allen, Robert S., A'eda and Ena. Miss Allen, the wife of Mr. Smith, was born in 526 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Aledo. l\[erccr Co., 111.. Aug. 1. 1858, and is the daiit>hu>r of O. C. Allen. [For his biography see sketch elsewliere. For n sketch of Robert Smith, father of George T. Smith, sec sketch of W. H. Smith on another page in this Ai.ium]. Al- though ]VIr. Smith is not an oflice-sceking politi- ci'iii, he lias been an active' Republican worker, and used the influence of his paper for the advance- ment of the principles of that party. Mr. Smith ■was appointed Postmaster in September, 1889, and took possession of the office Oct. 1, the same year. ?1\KD W. STOIIS. Among the [irosperous German residents of Marshall Count}', the gentleman witii whose name we preface this sketch, as representing the worth and thrift of his native land and the money -m.akiug capabilities of his adopted country, is worthy- of considerable mention in a volume of this character. A native of the Province of Pomerania, Ger- many, our subject was born April 12, 18-19, and was educated there under the law of compulsory education. Thus he was fitted to cope with the world by a thorough training in youth, and was also skilled in farm hilior, as in the intervals of school life he was no idlor among the busy throngs of laborers. As he was emerging from youth into the pride of manhood, our subject came, in 18t>7, to the I'nited States with his parents, John and Caroline (Kat) Stohs. They took passage from the port of liremen in the sailing vessel " Republic," on the 3d of May, 18t>7, and in June, after a voyage of five weeks, the ship was .anchored in New York harbor. Reaching that city penniless and without friends, the promised land of plenty seemed to recede further into tiie boundless realm of the future, as they beheld all around them happy homes and cheerful faces, themselves friendless and homeless. Unable to proceed further on their journej', tbey staid on AVard's Island for six weeks, until the}^ received funds from a brother-in-law, Fred Minge, which sufficed to pay llieir railroad fare to Chicago, but left them filOO .in debt. This amount had been sent some time previous to its reception, but was delayed a week en route. Coming immediately to Cook County. 111., the fatiier and sons went to work to make nione^-, first to discharge the indebt- edness and afterward to la^' the foundation of a home. On the 8th of July, 1868, the father became overheated in the field while at work, and died from sunstroke witliin an hour after his first seizure. Thereafter for a period of two j'ears our subject and his brothers worked as farm laborers until they had earned sufficient funds to enable them to come to Kansas. In 1870 Mv. Stohs removed to Kansas, taking up a homestead of eighty acres and working on the railroad to make the money wherewith he might improve the claim. While he was thus engaged, another man "'jumped the claim." and our subject lost his first claim. In August, 1871, he engaged as a farm laborer with Herman Lutjemeier, and continued with him until the deatii of the employer in 1876. Mr. Stohs has been for more than ten years the husband of a lady universally esteemed and possessed of great amiability and sweetness of dis- position and character. Her maiden name was Sophia Lutjemeier, and she is the daughter of Mr. Stohs' former employer. Mr. and Mrs. Stohs were united in marriage Feb. 20, 1879, and soon after tins important event our subject began to im- prove the farm left by his father-in-law. They have a pleasant, commodious rural home, a view of which is presented on another page of this work; he also has a large, conveniently-arranged barn, all fitted out with reference to storage of grain and shelter of stock. Besides these, there are other buildings essential to the proper conducting of a farm. The farm comprises 320 acres, in which the mother-in-law has a dower. "Mv. Stohs has another farm of 200 acres, and 151 acres of land in Logan Township; also 160 acres on section 29, which he purchased prior to his marriage. All this land has been accumulated by unremitting labor and earnest efforts, when others, more indolent and less ambi- tious, "slumbered and slept." Nor has he been selfish in his interests, for he takes an active part in all affairs conducive to public welfare, and is recognized as a man of sterling worth and intei>- Res. OF LuDWiG Merklinghau5,5ec.1. Balderson Township. ' '■15^!S'**SS^,'-«-''" Res. OF Fred.W. Stoh5,Sec.21. Herkimer Township PORTHAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 529 i-ity. His fellow-citizens are cognizant of his wortli, and have shown their esteem for him bj' bestowing upon him the office of Justice of the Peace of Herkimer Township. Ho was elected in the spring of 1 889, and is therefore serving at the present writing. The mother of our subject, with whom he crossed the ocean, has again married, !icr hiisb.ind being Henry Dirking, and they are residents of Logan Township, this county. In the happy home of our subject, Mud chistered around the winter fireside or playing in lively groups during summer days, are five children, who are named respectively-: Augusta, Minnie, Adolph, Frederick and Herman. These children are bright and active, full of fun and frolic, the idols of their home and loved by their plaj'mates. They are receiving good educations, and are being prepared for whatever station in life they may be called upon to occupy. Mr. Stohs and wife are prominent and consistent members of the Lutheran Church, in which faith thej"^ were reared by their parents, who were also associated with that denomination. Liv- ing as consistent Christians and active laborers in the vineyard, our subject and his wife are now in the prime of an existence devoted to the best in- terests of their township and county, and bj^ their upright lives have added to the reputation of IMarshall Count}', and gained an enviable character as worthy members of the community. Mr. Stohs is, and alwajs has been, a stanch sup- porter of the principles of the Republican party, and is a man whose counsel is sought in the interest of his party in this part of the .State. .'\/v\,~xtiUji2/©i©" I *^®(ZW?i»^ -Wfl* y boat down the Mississppi to Keokuk, where, prior to this time, he had purchased 1 60 acres of land near Newton, Jasper County. He now located upon this and commenced making im- provements. He was one of the first settlers of that region, but the climate appearing too severe, although the country was in other ways very desir- able, he, in the spring of 1865, sold out and started overland by team for Kansas. After a journey of three weeks with horses and oxen and driving some cattle besides, our subject with his famil}' crossed the Missouri River at Ne- braska Cilj', on a steam ferry. Thence he came to this county and purchased eighty acres of land in Vermillion Township, one and one-half miles from the present site of Frankfort. He commenced the improvement of his purchase, but lived there onh" one j^ear, then sold out to his brother, and pur- chased 240 acres of wild land east of Frankfort. This also he onh- occupied one year and after the r.iilroad w-as surveyed through the place, sold out. and in the spring of 1868 changed his residence to what was then Vermillion, but now Rock Town- sliip. His laud laj' along the banks of Vermillion Creek, and he proceeded to cultivate the soil, set out forest and fruit trees, build a house, barn and PORTKAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 531 other needed structures,and now has one of the most desirable farms in this part of the county. His land is largely devoted to the raising of grain and slock, to whicii it is admirably adapted and is now carried on by a son, Uriah, who possesses much of the enterprise and al)ilit3' of his honored sire. In Cadiz, Ohio, Mr. Barrett was niiirried J.an. 22, 1835, to Miss Susannah, daughter of Thomas Parry. Mr. Parry was born in Mrginia and is the sou of Llewellyn Parry, a native of Penns3dvania, and of Welsh descent. He farmed in the Keystone State during his earlj^ manhood, then removed to Virginia and tinally to Ohio, and from Ohio to Indiana, where he died. Thomas accompanied the family to the Buckej'e State and followed carpen- tering in Cadiz, operating likewise as a contractor and builder. He also owned a farm upon which he lived three j'ears, then sold out .and renaoving to Huntington Count}', Ind., entered 320 acres upon which he labored until his death. The mother of Airs. Barrett was. in her girlhood. Miss Sarah Chew. She was born in Virginia, which was likewise the native State of her father, Will- iam Chew, who emigrated to Ohio and settled near the present site of Cadiz, during the pioneer days. He prosecuted farming there for a time, tiien sell- ing out removed to Richland County, where he opened up a farm and spent his last days. He was of Welsh descent. Mrs. Parry after the death of her husband, made her home with our subject, un- til her de.ath which occurred in August, 1879, after she had reached the advanced age of eighty. five years. She was one of the tj'pical wives and mothers of the olden times, and a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Barrett was the eldest child of her parents, whose family consisted of one daughter and six sons: John is a resident of Lucas, Ohio; William is deceased; James continues a resident of the Buckeye State; Alfred sojourns in this county; Amon is in Ohio, and Llewellyn in >i'ebraska. Mrs. Barrett was, like her husband, born in Cadiz, Ohio, Jan. 29. 1817, and lived in the town until fourteen years old. Her parents then removed to a farm, and she continued under the home roof until her marriage. She has been the faithful and devoted companion of her husband for over fifty years, the anniversary of the golden wedding occurring in 1884, and which was celebrated with due ceremonj'. The eight children born of their union were named respectively: William, Uriah, Sarah, James, David, Albert, Emily, Elizabeth. Uriah during the Civil War enlisted in Company I, 10th Iowa Inf.antry in the fall of 1861, and served three ^-ears, participat- ing in all the battles in which his regiment was en- gaged, and aside from the hardships and privations incident to life in the arm}-, escaped unharmed. He makes a first-class farmer and a highly re- spected citizen. James now (September, 1889) m.akes his headquarters at Callaway, Neb. Emily is the wife of Harvey Fry, who has secured 320 acres of land in Oklahoma, and they are at present so- journing there. David Barrett, the father of our subject, was born in Chester Count}', Pa., in 1780. The pater- nal grandfather, Arthur Barrett, likewise a native of that county, learned the trade of a weaver du- ring his younger days, but later removed to Fred- erick County, Va., and located upon a farm, although he worked at his trade .as the opportunity occurred. From the Old Dominon after a few years he emigrated to Harrison County, Ohio, in the spring of 1803, and selecting a section of land five miles from the present site of Cadiz, established himself there for the remainder of his days. He was prospered and accumulated a good property ; in religious belief he was a Quaker. The great- grandfather of our subject was Ralph Barrett, a na- tive of England, who crossed the Atlantic durino- the Colonial da3-s. The father of our subject removed with the fam- ily from Virginia to Ohio, in 1803, and thereafter assisted in the cultivation of the land belonging to his father. In due time he became owner of 160 acres, upon which he put up a log house, whicli was finally succeeded by other and better buildings, and there he spent the remainder of his life, dying at the age of sixty-five years. He was reared in the doctrines of the Quaker faith, to which he strongly adhered. He married Miss Winnifred Kirby, a native of Carroll, Md., and the daughter of John Kirby, a native of Ireland. The latter married [Miss Winnifred Carroll, a native of his own country, and after coming to the United States 532 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. they located first at Carroll's Manor, Md. Later they removed to Pennsylvania, where Grandfather Kirby died. The grandmother subsequently removed to Ohio,and died there about 1818 at the age of eighty-one years; they were Catholics in religous belief. To the parents of our subject there were born eleven children, of whom William, Elizabeth, Uriah and David are deceased. The survivors are Thomas, our subject; Albert G., a resident of Barrett; Sa- rah, Mrs. Allen, of Ohio; Ruth, living in Vermill- ion Township; Winnifred, Mrs. Walker, a resident of Rock Township; Joseph, who is farming in Clear Fork Township, and Jolin who sojourns in Centre Township. Mr. Barrett voted for William H. Harrison in 1840, and has cast his ballot every four years since that time. He was in former years a Republican but his sympathies are now with the Union Labor party. He has been an active worker in educational matters in his township, and has served as School Director for many years, and Road Supervisor. ^ OSEPH C. RODKEY, a representative farmer and stockman of Blue Rapids City Township, owns and occupies a valuable farm, compris- ing about 380 acres on sections 34, 35 and 26. It is all under excellent cultivation, and sup- plied with adequate and substantial buildings. Mr. Rodkey is a native of Huntingdon County, Pa.. born Sept. 2, 1 828. He was the son of John and Esther Rodkey, the former a native of Maryland, and the latter probably born in Pennsylvania. He is the tenth child in a family of eleven children, of whom the following survik'e: Jacob, now living in Wichita, Kan.; Susan, the widow of Micliael Thompson, of Andrew County, Mo.; Samuel lives in Indiana; Margaret, wife of Mr. Rushing, in Wichita, Kan.; and our subject. John Rodkey died when iiis son Josepli was quite joung, and a short time afterward his widow re- moved with her children to Miami County, Ohio. There our subject grew to manhood, being reared upon a farm, and receiving but limited educational advantages. His schooling consisted mostly of what he could obtain during three winter months, and he could not attend regularlj' even during this time. Mr. Rodkey has been all his life a reader, and aimed to keep himself well posted on general topics. He is a well informed man, and self-edu- cated to a large extent. In Ohio, May 13, 1849, he was united in mar- riage with Frances Dohner, a native of Pennsylva- nia, and a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Long) Dohner. To Mr. and Mrs. Rodkey have been born ten children, seven of whom are now living: John resides in Rooks County, Kan.; Esther, the wife of John Wilson; they live in Whitley County, Ind. Clayton lives in this county; Lincoln also lives in this count}' ; Anna, the wife of John Koutz, in Smith County, this State; Lucinda J., the n-ife of George Layton, of this county; and Grant, still under the parental roof. Lodiska became the wife of C. Bar- rett, and after his death she married Charles Knowlton; she died in the fall of 1883. Florence o-rew to womanhood, and died aged twenty, in the spring of 1881; Davis was the fourth child, and died at the age of seventeen months. After his marriage, Mr. Rodkey resided for a short time in Ohio, whence he removed to Huntington County, Ind., being a pioneer there. He settled in the woods, and cut the first stick of timber on his place for clearing purposes. Like most pioneers, he had many hardships and privations to endure. In the fall of 1880, he removed with his family to this count}', and settled upon the land where he still resides. During his residence in Indiana, Mr. Rodkey was strongly identified with the support of the schools, and officiated on the School Board. His children are quite well educated, and a number of them have been engaged in the profession of teach- ino-. He is a Republican in politics. Both he and his wife ai'e members of the Universalist Church, and active participants in all enterprises which have for tlieir object tlje elevation of society. He is a public-spirited citizen, favoring and supporting all enterprises which tend to advance the interests of the vicinity. AVhen he started out after his mar- riage, he and his wife together had about $750, and some years later together they inherited about l^ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 533 $1,800 more. He may well be considered a self- made man, and may justly rejoice in the success wiiich has attended his efforts. Though past the prime of life in years, Mr. and Mrs. Rodlvey are still capable of an active participation in its labors and pleasures, and are enjoying the fruits of a life spent in usefulness and well-doing. They have man3- friends who esteem them very highly', and they gain the respect of all who know them. ,,.2 LDUS SHARP, proprietor of the Arling- WllM ton Hotel, at Blue Rapids, has lived in Kansas since 1867, when with his brothers, Joseph and William, he came to Jackson County, from Pennsylvania. He was born in Lan- caster County, Pa., Sept. 15, 1845, his parents be- ing William and Ann(Bowm.an)Sharp. The famil3' came originally from Scotland, the great-grand- father of our subject having come from that country a great many years ago, and settled in Virginia, where he was married and where his children were born. His son, George, grandfather of Mr. Sharp liv^ed in Virginia until some years after his mar- riage, as his children were born there. He then re- moved to Lancaster County, Pa., where he stayed for some years, and when somewhat advanced in life went to Higiiland County, Ohio, where his daughter, Phcebe, wife of Abraham Conard, was then living. In all of these places he worked .at the trade of a miller, and he lived to an old age, dying when nearly ninety years old. His wife was Phoebe Downing, who survived him three or four years, and was about seventy- five years old when she died. Besides the daughter mentioned, thej- had other children. Jane, who was married to Samuel Thomberg in Ohio, reared a large family and is still living; Sarah, another daughter married .lames Evorhart, and lived in White County, Ohio; Ellen married a Mr. Fletcher and died comparatively young; Eliza married an Episcopal minister named John Boyd, and now lives in Ohio; Joseph went to Indiana at an early day, and settled near the site of the present city of Kokomo; Hannah mar- ried Jacob Conklin, and died near Indianapolis, In 1. Ti c lomaining child was William, the father of our subject. AVilliam Sharp was born in ^'irginia, Dec. 20. 1813, and when still ayoung man removed to Lan- caster Count}', Pa. In that county he was mar- ried on Ma}- 29, 1834, to Miss Ann Bowman, and there all his children but one were born. Later, he removed with his family near Lexington, Highland Co., Ohio, where he lived the rest of his life, dying in 1853, in his fortieth year. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Ann Sharp returned to Lan- caster Count}', Pa., with her four youngest children, and there she made her home the rest of her life, dying at the age of forty-five. This worthy couple had nine children. The eldest, Josiah, died in in- fancy; Ann Maria is living at Blue Rapids with her brother; Joseph B. is a farmer in Highland County, Ohio; William is a resident of Blue Rapids. Both of these brothers were in the Union army during the Rebellion, enlisting Sept 9, 1861, in Com- pany A, 48th Ohio Infantry; Joseph being dis- charged for dis.ability in the spring of 1862, while William, after serving three years and nine mouths was discharged because of becoming partially blind. George is living in Jackson County, Kan.; Elmira was the wife of Lewis Rogers and died in Harrisburg. Pa. ; Aldus was the nest in order of birth; then Lydia, who was married to Daniel Longenecker of Lancaster County ; John w.as the child born in Highland County, Ohio, and is now residing in Kansas City, Mo. Aldus Sharp was quite young when he lost both his parents, and he was brought up on the farm of an uncle. AVhen sixteen years old he be- gan working out, being employed for different persons until he was about twenty-one years of age, when he went Ohio, on a visit to his brothers, William and Joseph. A few months after the brothers came to Kansas, arriving in Jackson County in the fall of 1867. There Mr. Sharp and his brother, Joseph, rented a farm on which they lived for a couple of years, when Joseph went to the vicinity of Topeka, where he took up a home- stead. Our subject went to the city of Topeka and worked for about a year. He then went to Texas, and during the winter worked in a store, the following spring coming back to Kansas with a hU t>ORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. herd of cattle. For two or three years thereafter he was engaged in hauling produce from Jackson County to Topeka, and in buying and selling stock. Being married about this time, he removed to Blue Rapids, arriving here March 12, 1874. Here he built a barn and engaged in the livery business, carrying that on for seven or eight years exclusively, and always since being engaged in it. In 1882 he rented the La Belle House, aud for the first time engaged in the business of keeping a hotel. This house he kept for two years and eight months, and then bought the brick hotel, known as the Arlington, on the other side of the Square, which he has ever since conducted. November 26, 1873, Mr. Sharp was united in marriage with Miss Mary Susan Smith, daughter of Peyton T., and Lucy H. (Bates) Smith, the former a native of St. Charles, Mo., born in 1820, and the latter born in Virginia in 1823. Mrs. Sharp was born in Ray County, Mo., April 21, 1850, and in that county she was married. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp are the parents of two children — Lucy May, born April 29, 1875 and George S., Nov. 6, 1877. Peyton T. Smith, the father of Mrs. Sharp, was a son of James W. Smith, who died in Jefferson, Tex., Dec. 26, 1852, aged sixty-three years; Lucy H. his wife, died at the same place, Nov. 4, 1857, ao-ed sixty-eight years. They had five children — Joel W., who died in June, 1843, in Ray County, Mo.; Powhattan, who died in Tarrant, Tex., Nov. 30, 1864; Sardinia H., who is the widow of William Perry, and lives in Jefferson, Tex.; James A., who is a resident of Colorado, and Peyton T., who is the father of Mrs. Sharp. Peyton T. Smith was born May 3, 1820, in St. Charles, Mo., was brought up to farming, and has followed that vocation all of his active life. He is now living retired on his farm at Richmond, Ray Co., Mo. He was married on June 19, 1843, at the place where he has ever since made his home, to Miss Lucy H. Bates, who was born in Halifax County, Va.. Aug. 12, 1823, and is now therefore, sixty-seven years of age. They had five children, of whom one died in infancy. The survivors are: Cleopatra S., who was born May 19, 1844, married Henrj- C. Smith, Dee. 6, 1870, and now lives at Millville, Ray Co., Mo.; James W., who was born May 7, 1848, married Jeannie Bates, and is a drug- gist and physician at Richmond, Mo.; Mrs. Sharp; Nannie, who was born May 22, 1852, and is the wife of Charles A. Burns, a liveryman of Blue Rapids. Mr. Sharp has been Constable and City Marshal of Blue Rapids, but is not looking for office. Own- ing the property in which he does business, he is enabled to give the best of accomodations possible, and his house is a favorite resort for the travelling IHiblic. He has admirable facilities for commer- cial trade, having fine sample rooms and an excel- lent livery in connection with the hotel, which is kept in admirable style, being plea.sant and home- like in all its appointments. In its management he is ably assisted by his wife, and the success they are meeting: with is well deserved. ;(1 )^.ILLIAM A. TATLOCK, a practical and skillful farmer, has a farm on section 34, Oketo Township, that, in point of cultiva- tion aud improvement, is classed among the best in this part of MarsliAll County, and under his wise management it yields him a good annual in- come. October 5, 1839, our subject was born in the pioneer home of Miles and Margaret (Cam- eron) Tatlock. His father was a native of North Carolina, and was a carpenter by trade. In early life he went to Indiana and was there married. He subsequently moved to Iowa, and there died in 1853, his death depriving his community of a good citizen and neighbor, and his family of a kind father and husband. His wife survived hitn till 1881, when she too passed away. To that worthy couple were born four children, of whom our sub- ject was the eldest. Mr. Tatlock was three years of age when his parents became pioneers for a second time, mov- ing to Iowa and casting in their lot with the early settlers who had preceded them to that State. He received a fair education, which he has since sup- plemented by intelligent reading, and is a man of good general information. Having the misfortune to lose his father when a boy, from the age of fif- w I^ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ■ 535 teen till he was thirty years old, he managed the business for his mother, carrying on her farming interests with admirable judgment and sagacity. In the spring of 1872 he came to rhillips County, Kan., having become convinced that he could prosecute his calling to still better advantage on this fertile soil and under these sunny skies. He subsequently came to Marshall County and located on his present farm. He has 118 acres of as rich and productive land as is to be found in this sec- tion of the county, and 100 acres of this is under a high state of cultivation. The buildings are neat, commoilious and well kept, his cozy and sub- stantial dwelling being erected in 1880. Fifty fine apple trees, plums, cherries and grapes furnish an alnindaut supply of delicious fruit, both for home consumption and for market. Our subject may well be pleased and proud of the great change that he has wrought by years of patient and hard labor in this place since it came into his possession, he having made every improvement and by wise man- agement converted it into a valuable piece of propertj-. He engages to some extent in the stock business and has nine head of fine horses and thir- teen cattle of good grade. March 27, 1872, was an auspicious dale in the life of our subject, for he was then united in mar- riage to Miss Leonora Bunner, a daughter of Reu- ben and Emeline (Salladay) Bunner, farmers of Van Buren Count}', Iowa. The father is eigiit}- 3'ears of age, and the mother is seventy-five years. Mrs. Tatlock is the fourth child in their family of four daughters and six sons, and she was born in Ohio, in 1840. .She is a devoted member of the Prcsb3'terian Church, is true to the faith, and an earnest Christian. To her and her iiusband have been born two sons, Ralph E. and Arthur G. Mr. Tatlock is a man of good natural abilit}-, which is re-enforced by strong common sense, so that he manages his affairs sagaciously and well. He is shrewd in his dealings, though never taking unfair advantage in a bargain, and the property' that he has, has been obtained by lionest toil, and he well merits the respect shown iiim by his fellow- citizens His desire to promote the prosperit}- of his adopted township is strong, and he has been especially active in educational matters, liaving been a momber of the School Board for twelve years and is Treasurer of that honorable body. He has been connected with the Masonic fraternity in times past. He is influential in politics, and gener- ally works for the Republican party, though he supported the Lnion Labor ticket last 3'ear. REDERiCK WESTERMANN. Although now in life's prime and in the meridian of an existence when "coming events" have not yet " cast their shadows before," nor has the hope of youth faded into the reality of age, he of whom we write this brief life history is 3'et in the possession of vvhat might be a matter of pride to others older than himself. He is not one of those world- wearied, battle-scarred toilers in the warfare of life, but having recentl3'put the armor on, views with courage the coming conflict. Much more fortunate financially than many 3'oung men, he now owns one of the finest farms in the whole county, embellished with a beautiful residence, a stone barn, granary and other buildings. Protect- ing the family from the heat of summer and the winds of winter, is a fine grove of natural forest trees on all sides of the house and barn, while there is splendid shade for the feeding lots near the barn. Breaking the monotony of the scenerv for miles around and presenting a pleasant contrast to the waving corn and ripening wheat, is this well-improved and cozy homestead. The estate comprises 440 acres of fine land, formerly the prop- erty of the father of our subject but now his indi- vidual possession. Though prevented by poor health from an active participation in the cultiva- tion of the land, Mr. Westermann oversees the whole property and makes it a financial success. Frederick and Sophia (Shotte) Westermann were natives of the province of Hanover, Germany, and there were reared and married. In the fall of 1853 the3' came to America, landing in New York and coming thence directly to- Cook Count}', 111. In that county their son, our subject, Frederick, was born, Oct. 7, 1854, and was also educated in the place of his birth. He was the second in order of 536 J^ORTRAlt AND BiOGfeAMtCAL ALBUM. birth of the four children born to Frederick Wester- mann, Sr., and his wife. When a lad he removed with his parents in 1868 to Kansas, coming with them to this county and locating on section 34 in Herkimer Township, which is tlie present home of our subject. The father bought 440 acres, which he improved and made his home until his death, vSept. 5, 1871. His widow survives liim, and makes her home with our subject, her sou, Frederick, in this countj'. Among the most important events in the life of Frederick Westermanu may be mentioned his mar- riage, which occurred May 19, 1876, in this town- ship. His wife was in youth Miss Henrietta Seuger, daughter of Charles and Henrietta Senger, and a native of Prussia. She was born on the 4th of May, 1858, in Prussia, where her parents were also born and reared. Mr. and Mrs. Senger were members of the Lutheran Church, as are our subject and his wife. Four children complete the family circle, whose names are herewith given, Alphons, Frederick, Ernest and Henry. Two chil- dren have been called away, Thomas and Mattie. Mr. Westermann has been prominently associ- ated with the political historj' of his county, and in casting his ballot aims to support the man best qualified to fill the position, but in matters of na- tional importance he votes the Democratic ticket. He was Township Treasurer for two years, and in other waj's has aided the township in which he makes his home. He is a general farmer, and is one of the most thorough-going and successful in all the county, keeping pace with all the improve- ments in agricultural matters, while upon his farm are all the modern implements and machinery which indicate the progressive farmer. -a-=gft- J' OHN B. PRICE, of Blue Rapids, has been a resident of that flourishing little city for thirteen years past. He was born in Brec- onshii-e, Wales, Oct. 10, 1848, his parents, John and Jane (Jarman) Price, both being natives of the same place. The father followed the occu- pation of milling, also carrying on' a farm, a foundiy, and a machine shop. He was a miln of considerable note, was a Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Rate Collector, etc. He believed in the liberty of conscience, and strenuously opposed pa}-- ingtithes to support the Church of England, he be- ing a member of the Congregational Church. Being implicated in some measures of opposition to the Es- tablished Church of Englaud, he thought best to sell his property and come to America in search of a home where he and his might enjoy the liberty of conscience, which he felt was in a measure denied him in his own country. He according!}- disposed of his property, and in 1866, with his entire famih', all of his children having been born in Wales, emi- grated to the United States. Deciding to try his fortunes in the West, Mr. Price came as far West as Newton, Iowa, where he located and engaged in farming. He remained there until 1873, when he sold out and removed to Arvonia, Osage Co., Kan., where he still lives. He is engaged extensive!}* in farming and cattle raising, owning about 700 acres of land on the Marais des C3-gnes River. He and his wife are now sixty -seven years of age, both having been born in 1822. They are the parents of eight children: Mary, who died in Arvonia, Kan., was the wife of John Jones, a farmer at that place; our subject was the next eld- est; William F. the third child, is a resident of Blue Rapids, where he is engaged in the foundry business; Margaret is the wife of Lewis Humph- re3'S, a wealthy farmer and merchant of Arvonia; Thomas B. is a teller in the United States National Bank at Topeka, Kan.; Ed H. is a stock-raiser and dealer at Arvonia; Evan H. is a bookkeeper for the Union Stock Yards Company of Chicago, II!., and Jennie H. is married and lives at Topeka. John B. Price, the subject of this notice, was eighteen years of age when his parents emigrated to America. He went with them to Newton, Iowa, and in 1870, having attained his majority, he re- moved to Pella, Marion Co., Iowa, where he em- barked in the foundry and machine shop busiuess. This he carried on for three years wlien his establish- ment was totally destroyed by Are, he losing prop- erty worth $12,000, without a penny of insurance. This was the product of his own skill and energ}', and its loss was a serious blow. Not dismayed, PORTRAIT AND BTOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 539 however, by the misfortune he removed to Center- ville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, and started in business asaiii. He built the shop which is now owned by the Appanoose Count}' Manufacturing Companj-, in which he carried on a general foundry and ma- chine shop for three years. He then sold out and came to Blue Rapids, where he has ever since lived. Here he purchased a site, built a shop and embarked in the same business, in partnership with his brother, AV. F. The connection continued until the summer of 1889, when Mr. Price sold his inter- est to his brother, Iieing himself interested in a number of valuable patents, principally inventions of his own. March 17. 1870, Mr. Price was united in mar- riage with Emma E. Kelly, a daughter of James M. and Caroline R. (Lockwood) Kell}\ then of Newton, Iowa, to which place they had removed from Bueyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio. Mr. Kelly is now living at Herrington, Kau.. his wife having died ,at Centerville, Iowa. Mrs. Price was born in Bueyrus, Ohio, in 1853. She and her husband have two children : Lee L., who is a machinist, now working in Concordia, Kan., and .lohn I?., who is under the parental roof. Mr. Price has been a member of the City Coun- cil of Blue Rapids. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, also to the I. O. O. F., and. K. of P. He is a thorough mechanic and a man of considerable inventive talent. Plain, blunt and straightforward in manner and speech, open and honest in his deal- ings witii his fellowmen, he commands the respect and good will of the people who know him. I 't- g " AVID HEISSE, now a highly-esteemed ,., ,.j resident of Rock Township, is a man of ^sj^ large experience and one who has seen much of life in the Great West. During his carl.v manhood he was for a period of nineteen years in the employ of the United States Govern- J44 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. meiit, and was considered one of the best guides and scouts on the plains. He has faced danger in many forms since a boy of fourteen }'ears, and is well versed in Indian and border warfare, which for a number of years mingled much with his other occupations. When returning to the bounds of civilization he in 1877 established himself on a tract of wild land in Rock Township, where he has eighty acres under a good st.ate of cultivation and finely located on section 2. In reverting to the parental histor}' of our sub- ject we find that his father, Jacob Heisse, was a native of German^' and a stone-mason by trade. He emigrated to America when a young man and settled in Luzerne County, Pa., where he lived until 1852; then going to Buffalo, N.Y., he engaged in the hotel business. Two years later he set out for the West, and in Leavenworth, this State, began work at his trade, being the fourth stone-mason to locate in that city. He lived there until removing to a farm of 160 acres, which he operated a few years, then, pushing still further westward to Den- ver, Col., again became "mine host," and died at his hotel in 1860. He was an honest and industri- ous man and supported the principles of the Re- publican party. The mother of our subject was a native of Penn- sylvania, and emigrated to America with her parents when a child, settling with them in Penn- sylvania. She died at Buffalo, N.Y., in 18.52. The parental family included four children, viz: David, our subject; Henry, a resident of Montana; Jacob, the Postmaster of Salt Lake City, and Louisa, Mrs. Beohme, a resident of Leavenworth. Henry dur- ing the late war enlisted in the 8th Kansas Infnntr}' in 1861, and served until the close; he is now a member of the G.A.R. The subject of our sketch was born near Wilkes- barre, Luzerne Co., Pa., Dec. 9, 1840, and remained there until removing with his parents to Buffalo, N.Y. In July, 1854, he accompanied his father to Kansas, locating in Leavenworth, where he lived one year, then entered the employ of the Govern- ment as a teamster, hauling supplies to different points. He drove a six-mule team until the outbreak of the Rebellion, in the meantime was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and various other parts of the west and southwest. Soon after- ward at Denver he enlisted in June, 1861, in Company A, 1st Colorado Infantry, which was the first company going from that State. He served nine months and was in several skirmishes and as- sisted in taking a number of prisoners. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he received his honorable discharge, but continued in the army as a teamster from Leavenworth, out on the plains. In June, 186.3, he enlisted in Company A, 14th Kansas Cavalry, and was one of the body-guard of Gen. Blount. The company was mustered into service at Leavenworth, whence they were soon sent to Ft. Smith, engaging in the battle of Honey Springs and Baxter Springs, where occurred a reg- ular massacre in which .all but eight of the com- pany were killed. Afterward with twenty-four others Mr. Heisse was sent out as a scout along Waldron Creek, hunt- ing up stray rebels. Our subject was detailed with a party of four men, and while eating dinner in a double-log house were surprised by Texas rangers, who opened fire upon them. Mr. Heisse was wounded in the arm above the wrist, and while his companions escaped he was taken pris- oner. In a spirit of malice his captors amputated his arm four inches below the shoulder with a handsaw and butcher-knife. He was then taken to Camp Ford where he was confined twenty-eight days and then paroled. As soon as sufficiently re- covered from the shock produced by this outrage, he presented himself for dut\' and was under com- mand of Gen. Thayer, in Arkansas and Missouri, and spent several months in Arkansas. He re- mained in the service until December, 1864, when on account of his misfortune he was. obliged to accept his honorable discharge. Afterward, notwithstanding the loss of his arm, Mr. Heisse resumed teaming on the plains between Leavenworth and the frontier until 1868, when he engaged with Gen. Custer as a scout in the Indian country for two years longer. Afterward he re- entered the employ of the Government as teamster, remaining thus occupied until 1874. He traveled all over the Western States and Territories .and made the acquaintance of many famous characters, including the celebrated guides, Bridges, Kit Car- PORIKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 546 son. Buffalo Bill, "Wild Bill, and was with them most of tlie timo. Subsequently, upon the out- break of the Iriiubles in Kansas he shouldei-ed his musket and under Capt. Dixon and Col. Jim Lane, routed the border ruffians several times. In 1874 he was again in Leavenworth and spent sev- eral years thereafter in travel, having i)lenty of money and taking ins ease. Mr. Heisse came to this county in 1878 and set- tled on the land which he now owns and occupies and which h.id been homesteaded by his wife iul869. I'pon it he has instituted all the improvements which are to be seen. He has brought the land to a thorough state of cultivation, put up a house, barn and other buildings, enclosed his fields with fences, set out a grove and orchard, and in the meanwhile prosecuted agriculture successfull3'. The farm lies about three and one-half miles from Beat- tie. Mr. Heisse keeps a goodly .assortment of live- stock, making a specialty of Poland-China swine. He and his amiable wife are among the most re- spected and loved of all Marshall County's worthy corps of farmers. They have an attractive resi- dence, and we direct the reader's attention to a view of it. which will be found elsewhere in this work. In .September, 1878, our subject was married in Rock Township, to Miss Mary Wolfgang, a native of Pennsylvania, and a resident of Kansas since about 1868. Her father, Jacob Wolfgang, was a native of Clarion County, Pa., and born Ma}- 1, 1826. Her paternal grandfather, Theodore Wolf- gang, was likewise a native of the Keystone State, born near the city of Philadelphia, of German parents, who emigrated to America in the early dnys. Jacob Wolfgang cleared a farm of 125 acres in Pennsylvania, where he lived until the fall of 1870. Then coming to this county he homesteaded eighty acres of land in Rock Town- ship, and later added to his possessions until he now has a fine farm of 164 acres, where he still lives. The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Heisse was Sarah Schwartz. She was born near H.arrisburg, Pa., and is still living. The parental famil}' included eight children, of whom Miss Mary was the eldest. Her sister, Lavina, Mrs. Hunt, is a resident of thisconntv; Barbara, Mrs. Allsbaugh, lives in Axtell; Lydia, Mrs. McClen- house, is a resident of this county; Priscilla, Mrs. Weaver, lives in Barnston, Neb.; Jacob H. is at home with his parents; Elizabeth and Sarah are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Heisse are the p.arents of six chil- dren, viz., Amos, Jacob, Thomas, Henry, Flora and a babe unnamed. Our subject politically is a decided Republican and was one of the strongest advocates of the Union cause. He has officiated .as Road Supervisor and is a member of the G.A.R. He also belongs to the I.O.O.F. and the A.O.U.W. at Beattie. and is an active member of the Metho- dist Ei)iscopal Church. f' LBERT J. MOHKBACHER, photographer in the growing young town of Summerneld, » is one of the rising young men of this sec- ^ tion, and a man who evinces a desire to occupy a front rank among the members of his call- ing. The biography of the father of our subject is shown on another page. He is the second in a family of fourteen children, and was born in Elm Creek Township, Nov. 5, 1863. He was one among the first children born in the count}-. He received his education in the district schools, which were among the best in the country. In January, 1888, he engaged in his present employment with Mr. H. 8. Hover, of Marysville. A few months later he had tiie building, which he now occupies, erected pur- posely for a photographic gallery, and in March, 1889, began business for himself. He is well equipped for doing first-class work, and takes es- pecial pride in so doing. He has established a good trade, and laid the foundation for greater prosperity hereafter. The grandparents of our subject were Jacob and Elizabeth ]Mohrbacher, who emigrated from Ger- many to the United States, and settled south of Milwaukee, Wis. Their son, Jacob, who w.as born in the province of Bavaria, Germany, left the old home with his parents. He was educated and grew to manhood in Wisconsin, and in 1859 went to Nemaha County, this State. In 1860 he was mar- 546 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ried at St Josepli, Mo., to Kate, daughter of John and Kate (JSheild) Joerg, the bride with her par- ents having come from Prussia. After liis marriage Mr. Jacob Mohrbaclier removed to this county, settling ill Elm Creek Township, where he opened up a farm, and where he reared his large family, all of whom survive. Our subject is a Democrat, but takes no active part in political life. He is a member of the Catho- lic Church of St. Bridget. He is a man of firm principles, enterprising in business, honorable in his dealings, and of courteous manners. '^i OHN H. DL'NTZ. This enterprising and prosperous 3'oung farmer has worked his way up from a modest beginning and is evi- dently now on the highway to prosperity. His industry and good judgment have maintained him in the possession of a good farm on section 9, in Balderson Township, to whicu he is giving his best efforts with most excellent I'esults. His landed possessions aggregate 333i acres of land, all in one body and 270 acres yielding abundantly of grain and other produce. He keeps about sixtj- head of cattle, nineteen head of horses and seventj^-flve swine. The cattle are mostly graded Shoi't-horn, and upon the place is one thoroughbred Clj'de, "John L. Sullivan", together with another Clyde and Percheron named ''Iowa Duke." In glancing at the parental history of our subject we And that he is the son of Peter and Margaret E. (Lawrence) Duntz, natives of New York State, and the father born in Columbia County. After marriage they settled not far from the place of their birth, where they lived until 1868. They then moved across the Mississippi into Jones County, Iowa, and after- ward to Nebraska whence they came to Kansas about 1883 and settled in Balderson Township, this county. Their thirteen children are all living, and the eldest, John H., our subject, was born in Columbia County, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1856. He at- tained his education mostly in the Hawkeye State, and began life for himself at the early age of fifteen years, choosing farming for bis vocation. which he has since followed. He came to Kansas with his family in 1884. Mr. Duntz had been married in Iowa, Dec. 30, 1878 to Miss Sarah J. daughter of Andrew and Melissa (Cole) Ballon. The parents of Mrs. Duntz removed from Ohio lO Jones County, Iowa, where they now live and in which the father is a land- owner to the extent probably of 1000 acres. The parental farailj- included seven children of whom Mrs. Duntz was next the eldest. She was born July 25, 1858, in Jones County, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Duntz have three children — Edna May, John and Ethel. Our subject has served as Treasurer of the School Board of his district and was at one time identified with the Grange. He takes an active interest in politics and usually votes with the Republican party. On another page of this volume appears a fine lithographic engrav- ing of his present residence, which he put up in 1884, and he has other good buildings. An orchard of 140 apple trees will in time yield an abundance of fruit for the family and some to spare. The popular picture of quiet and content, usually assigned to a country homestead, seems to be thoroughly realized in the home and surround- of Mr. Duntz and his family. -./vv,«\«ilCi2/55^- ^^iSi^Tmit'^'K/Vr. GEORGE W. TARVIN, a well-to-do farmer of Marysville Township, and a min- ister of the United Brethren Church, is widely and favorably known throughout his com- munity as a man possessing all the qualities of a Qrst-class citizen. He has a very pleasant home and a charming family', and is apparentlj- sur- rounded b3' all which makes life attractive and desirable. His farm embraces 180 acres of land on section 19, which, under a course of skillful cultiva- tion has become highly- productive and is the source of a generous income. Mr. Tarvin comes from a good family, being the son of Squire G. and Sallie (Dix) Tarvin, who were natives of Kentucky and were there reared and married. They settled in Campbell Count)-, and spent the remainder of their lives in the home Residence of G.W.Tarvin,5ec, 19. MarysvilleTownship. Residence of John H. Duntz, Sec. 9. Balderson Township. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. they established there. Their family consisted of nine children, of whom our subject was the second born. The survivors, five in number, are residents of KentucliV, Indiana and Kansas. George W. was born in Campbell County, Ky., Sept. 14, 1824. He there spent tiie days of his childhood and youth, and upon reaching m.in's estate, was married and settled upon a small farm, which he operated until the spring of 1865. Then selling out he came to this county and rented his present homestead. In the fall of that year he returned to the Blue Grass State, but in May, 1866 came back to Kansas and purchased his present farm. Upon this he has effected excellent improvements including a set of substantial buildings, together with other modern appliances requisite for the successful prosecution of his calling. For two years he was the agent of an insurance company, and has been in the ministry for the last eight or ten years. The marriage of our subject with Miss Ann S. Hicks, was celebrated at the bride's home near Carthage, Campbell Co., Ky., Oct. 14, 1850. Mrs. Tarvin was born in Fleming County, Ky., July 25, 1828, and is the daugliter of John G. and Martha (Tarvin) Hicks, the former of whom was a native of Virginia, while the latter was born in Kentuckj'. The father was for about forty-two years a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church and died in Fleming County, Ky., while the mother passed to rest in Campbell Count}'. To our subject and his estimable wife, there have been born seven chil- dren, namely: Lewis S., Martha H., Willie G., John M., Charles H., Sallie H. and George W., Jr., Willie died at the homescead, when an interesting lad of eleven years. Mr. Tarvin was a resident of Kentucky during the Civil War, and had a full experience of what it cost to be a supporter of the Union. He is a stanch adherent of the Republican party, a man of decided views, and one who does his own thinking. Both he and his wife, identitied themselves with the United Brethren Church soon after its organ- ization in this part of the county. During the Grange movement, Mr. Tarvin witlidrew from the church on account of its decided opposition to secret societies. His son, Lewis S., took up the mantle of his father as a miuister, being connected with the Kansas conference; he married Miss Mary Ellen Riddle. One daughter, Martha is the wife of T. C. Randolph; John married Miss Hester Bart- low; Charles was first married to Miss Monnie B. Strietler, who died, and he was subsequently mar- ried to Miss Cora Tays. We invite tiie attention of our many readers to the handsome lithographic view of the home place and farm residence of Mr. Tarvin on another page of this volume. There maj' also be noticed in con- nection with the engraving of the present residence, a view of the old stone house, which Mr. Tarvin and his family occupied when they first came to this county. r | | — ^ Ll iNIARKS. It sometimes occurs that tlie fe) euphony of a man's n,aine corresponds with /j|— ^ his makeup, and the short, decided title bj' which tliis gentleman is known seems to be fully in keeping with his character. Independent in thouglit, progressive in his ideas, active and decided, he has, by his resolute industry become well to-do, and is numbered among the leading men of his community. He is active in tlie Methodist Epis- copal Church, and foremost in the various enter- prises set on foot for the general good of the people around him. A self-made man in the best sense of the word, he began life lependent upon his own resources, and has unquestionably made of it a success. We find him located on a valuable homestead in Rock Township, comprising 320 acres of land, occupying a portion of sections 17 and 18, the dwelling being on the former. The branch of the Marks family to which our subject belongs originated in Germany, and the first representative upon coming to America estab- lished himself, it is supposed, in the Old Dominion, where the paternal grandfather spent his last days. There also John Marks, the father of our subject, was born, and when a bo}' was pressed into the ser- vice when the British came up the Potomac, and made to do teaming for the American army. In 1824 he emigrated to Ohio, making the journey overland by team, and for a time operated on rented 550 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. land ill Perry County. Later lie removed to Dela- ware County, where he purchased a small farm, upon which he lived a few years, then pushed on farther westward to Illinois. He spent his last days with his son Eli, our subject, dying in Grundy County, 111., at the age of eighty -two years. He was a Democrat, politically, and in his religious views coincided with the doctrines of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Lydia (Mellen) Marks, the mother of our subject, was born and reared in Virginia on a farm and died in Perry County, Ohio, in 1826. The parent.1.1 household included eight children, viz.: Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Nancy, Hannah, Thomas, Elisha and Eli. Our subject, the youngest born, first opened his eyes to the liglit in Londoun County, Va., Oct. 26, 1820. He was a child of four years when his parents removed to Ohio, where he spent his childliood and youth, acquiring his education during the winter season in the log school-house with its puncheon floor, seats and desks of slabs, and greased paper for window panes. He was taught to make himself usefnl on a farm at a very early age, and was fourteen j'ears old when the family removed to Delaware County, where he re- mained until a man of twenty-five years, assisting in the development of the new farm. At this time Mr. Marks commenced farming on his own account on rented land, and thus operated until 1850, when he purchased a tract in the forest, from which he felled the trees, grubbed out the stumps and prepared the soil for cultivation. He lived there until 1859, then resolved to seek his fortunes in the farther West. He set out over- land by team for Illinois, and in the vicinity of Morris, Grund}' County, purchased eighty acres of land. This, however, he sold soon afterward and purchased 105 acres, where he lived until 1882. That year he crossed the Mississippi to this county, and purchased his present farm, which was onlj' partly improved and for which he paid $19 per acre. He has built a large amount of fencing, set out an orchard of 200 trees, including apples, cher- ries and peaches, and makes a specialty of fruit raising. He has several fine groves and a com- fortable dwelling, together with all the necessary outbuildings for the accommodation of grain and stock. Besides his own domicile there are two other houses on the farm, each comprising a little home by itself, with fruit trees and other comforts and conveniences. There is .in abundance of running water furnished by Mosquito Creek, and a goodly area of n.itive timber. Besides his fruit operations Mr. Marks is a successful breeder of graded Holstein cattle, Poland-China swine, and Percheron horses, of which he h.is three te.ams. He rents a portion of his land. The marriage of our subject with Miss Mary Irvin was celebrated at the bride's home in Dela- ware County. Ohio, March 28, 1847. Mrs. jNIarks was born in Licking County, that State, in March. 1827, and is the daughter of Richard Irvin, a prominent farmer of Delaware County. Of her union with our subject there have been born nine children, the eldest of whom, a son, Elisha, is the Postmaster and Justice of the Peace in Garrison, this State. Benjamin is the owner of 200 acres of land in Rock Township, where he operates success- fully as a farmer. Olvin died when about two years old; Elizabeth is the wife of Leander Button, find is a resident of Be.attie; Eliza J. is the widow of Nelson Wing, and makes her home with her parents; Lovina is the wife of James Bowman, of Beattie; Perry is farming in Rock 'J'ownshi]); Almira is the wife of Frank James, a farmer of Rock Township; Charles and Irvin are at home with their parents. Mr. Marks is a strong Repub- lican, politically, and has been the Director in his school district for a number of years. IP: R. WILLIAM STRAYER. Occasionally ^1 we encounter a medical practitioner who ((^3^^ makes an .art and a science of his profes- ^■"^ sion. and labors with the worthj^ ambition to excel. Dr. Strayer has only been a resident of Axtell since February, 1887, but he has fully established himself in the esteem and confidence of the people. He removed to this place from Beattie, in September, 1882, during which year he hiid be- come a resident of this county. For two years prior to this he was traveling salesman for a New PORTKAir AND BIOGRAIMIICAL ALBUM. 551 York Medical Library. Before associating himself with this concern he had iiracticed medicine at Rovalton, Fairfield Co., Ohio, where he had spent the earlier 3'ears of liis life. He was born at Roy- alton, Jan. 8. 1852, and lived there until attaining his majority'. Our subject received a practical ediicalion in the schools of his native county and began teaching when a youth of seventeen years. He took up the study of medicine about tiie time of reaching his majorit}', and later entered a rising medical college at Columbus, from whicii be was graduated Feb. 25, 1 878. In the meantime he had already com- meiiced tlie practice of his chosen profession, and for a time was located in Lancaster, Ohio. Soon after being graduated Dr. Strayer left his native place and proceeding to Illinois, establislied liimself at Curran, Sangamon County. But he soon became homesick, the town being new and the countrj- practicalh- undeveloped, so he returned to Oliio, and remained there until 1 880, at which time he became associated with the Medical Librarj- above mentioned. In 1 882, coming to Beattie, this county, he entered into partnership with another physician, but they only operated together a few months, since which time Dr. Straj-er has conduct'^d his business alone. He is a member of the North- ern Kansas Medical Society, which includes in its ranl\S some of the best physicians in the State. The father of our subject was Abraham W. .Stra3'er, a native of Pennsylvania, and of German parentage and ancestry. He became familiar with mercantile pursuits in his j-oulh, and by tlie death of his fatlier, was thrown upon his own resources wlien quite young. Later, he emigrated with a brother-in-law to Ohio, and settled in Fairfield Couhty, where lie attained his majority. He was married to Miss Ellen M. Cross, a native of Vir- ginia, and of English descent. Mrs. Strayer went to Ohio witli her father, John Cross, when quite young, and was reared to womanhood in Fairfield County, on the farm of her parents, who died tliere. After marriage the parents of our subject settled in Royalton, of which they were residents many 5'ears. and where the father died in 1866, when fifty-two 3-ears old. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits during his younger years, .and later learned the trade of a saddler and harness- maker. • Religiously, he was a Methodist, and po- litically, a sound Republican. The mother is yet living, and makes her home in Royalton, Ohio, and is now seventy-five years old; she .also is a Methodist. The subject of this sketch was the youngest in a family of five sons and three daughters. He re- ceived a careful parental training, and like his father before him, is an ardent supporter of Re- publican principles. He takes an active interest in local matters and gives his encouragement to the enterprises calculated to benefit the community. He has been an Odd Fellow for many years, and is at present a member of the F;ncampment at Barnes, and belongs to the Blue Lodge, A. F. " ly' • 2 > n * S * ^' * *°* ~ ^E-^ARLAND McGREW, of Blue Rapids, has |l|)f lived in Kansas about a score of years, hav- !«V^' ing come here in 1870, locating first in (^1 Holton, Jackson County, where he arrived Oct. 9, of that year. He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 30, 1828. His grandfather, Nathan McGrew, removed from Westmorel.and Count}', Pa., to Ohio, at .an early da}'. The Mc- Grews were from Ireland, and the grandmother, whose name was Blackburn, was of Scotch ancestrj'. The grandparents were married in Pennsylvania, and as stated, located in Ohio, where both spent the rest of their lives. Their son, also named Nathan, was the father of our subject. He was quite young when the family removed to the then new countrj-, Ohio. There he endured the usual hardships encountered by the early settler in that 554 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. heavily wooded countiy, where they had literally to hew out a home from the wilderness. His father was a miller, and the first building he put up after his emigration, was a mill on Cross Creek, in a part of which building they lived until they had a house built. On this same stream the grandfather built three mills, selling out and again building. Nathan McGrew also learned the trade of a miller, and worked at that occupation all his life. He died Sept. 19, 1854, aged fifty-seven years. He was a man who never pushed himself forward in public life and never held public office, but attended strictly to his business, and was accounted one of the best millers in that part of the country. He was of Quaker descent, but later in life became a ■member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife was Angelina McManama, who came from Loudoun County, Va., where she was bcrn. Her ancestors had come from England with one of the colonies settled in Pennsylvania by William Penn. ISlie lived ten years after her husband, dying in Har- rison County, Ohio, in the house of her son Ilarland, Feb. 18, 1864. She like her husband was a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a o-ood wife and a devoted mother. Both siie and her husband were highly esteemed and respected by those who knew them. They had six children, one of whom was killed by a falling log, in his sec- ond year. The others lived to maturity : Nathan is now living in Holtou, Jackson Co., Kan., where for many years he carried on a large grocery ; Harland was next in order of birth; John was a teacher and died unmarried in Jefferson County, Ohio; Matilda also died unmarried in the same county; Samuel came to Marshall County in 1872, and died in Blue Rapids the same year. He was a Union soldier, and served for four years in the 40th Illinois Infantry, and his death was hastened bjr the hardships endured in the service. He was Sergeant and Color Bearer of his company, and was a gallant soldier. His children, and his widow, who was remarried, all live in Massillon, Ohio. Harland McGrew was brought up in Jefferson Count3% Ohio, and received his education in its district schools. He learned the trade of milling with his father, for whom he worked until he was twentj'-four years old. About this time he went into partnership with his brothers, Nathan and Samuel, in a flouring mill on a fork of the Yellow Creek, in Jefferson Count3^ Thej^ carried on this business for a number of years, when selling out, the}' bought another mill, in Carroll County, Ohio, which they operated about six years. On Samuel's enlistment he sold his interest to his brothers, who continued the mill for some time. The one which they had sold in Jefferson County not proving successful under its new management, it was put in the market, and the McGrevv brothers bought a half interest in it. They carried on both mills for about a year, when they again sold the Jefferson Counter mill. Harland had a short time before sold his interest in the Carroll County mill to his brothers. This was in the early part of 1862, in which year our subject went to Springfield, Ohio, and there carried on a mill for other parties for a year. His brother had sold a half-interest in his mill, and the new firm removed it to the railroad at a place called Bowerstown. There Harland took charge of it for them, running it for over two years. In 1865 he bought a mill at Sherrodsville. Carroll Co., Ohio, which he kept until 1870. Our subject then sold out and determined to try his fortunes in the new State of Kansas. The first year here he ran a mill at Holton, and on coming to this county, in 1871, he took charge of the flouring mill on the east bank of the Blue at Blue Rapids, then owned by Olmsted Bros. & Co. In that position he remained for nearly eleven years, having entire charge of its operation. In 1882 Mr. McGrew went to Frankfort for a few months, and from there, being in failing health just then, he went to Jackson County, where he was in the grocery business with his brother for a 3'ear. On his return to Blue Rapids, in the fall of 1884, he kept a flour and feed store for a few months, and then returned to the mill in which he had passed so many years. From there he went into the mill at Clifton, Washington County, which he ran for a year, when it burnt down, and he came back to Blue Rapids, where his family still lived. On coming back to Blue Rapids, Mr. McGrew and Jacob H. Barlow bought the mill on the west bank, now known as the Gem City Mill, and the water power. It had originally been built for a POtlTRAiT AND SIOGRAPmCAL ALBUM. 555 paper mill, but they determined to make it a first- class flouring mill, and to get money for that pur- pose sold a half interest in it to Levi Forbes, who died before the papers were signed, and whose heirs declined to carry out tiie contract. They then sold the half-interest to IM. L. Duncan and David II. Miller, the connection continuing as Bailow, McGrew & Co., for over a year, when Mr. McGrew sold his interest to M. L. Duncan. The new firm then formed retained Mr. McGrew as miller, and in that capacity he is still emplo^-ed. February 28, 1855, Mr. McGrew was married to Miss Ellizannah Smyth, who vvas born in Jeffer- son Count)', Ohio, Feb. 24, 1836. Her parents were William and Mary (Story) Sm3'th, the father a native of renns^dvania and the mother of Ohio. Mr. Smyth vvas brought up to farming, but went to Mississippi to take charge of a plantation for his brother, who was a planter, and not liking the work, gave it up and returned to Ohio, where he bought a woolen mill, which he carried on many years. He later converted it into a flouring mill, which he sold in 1 850 to the father and brother of Mr. Mc- Grew. He then went to Ashland County, Ohio, where he bought a farm, which he ojierated for a number of years, when he sold it and bought another, which he also sold in a year. He then re- moved to Carroll County, Ohio, and bought a half- intei'est in the mill in that count}', owned liy his son-in-law, our subject, and with him he remained until they all came to Kansas in 1870. On coming to this State he bought property in Holton, Jack- son County, but has not engaged in an\' active business. His wife died in Holton, in 1876, aged about sixty-six years, and he is yet living there, and has attained to almost eighty years. Mr. and Mrs. McGrew have three children: Malissa Ann, born Sept. 9, 1857, is the wife of William Caul- kins, of Marysville, this county; Sarah Jane, Nov. 19, 1862, is married to George B. McC. Reed, and lives in Holton; Ida Maj', born Oct. 17, 1866, is the wife of William J. McNab, a merchant of Blue Rapids. Mr. McGrew has been a member of the Council of Bine Rapids. He belongs to the Masonic fr.a- ternity, and is a member of Blue Rapids Lodge No. 169, of which ho has been Junior Warden, and is now Senior Steward. He and his wife are members of the Jlethodist Episcopal Church in Blue Rapids, of which he is Trustee. Mr. McGrew is a well- known citizen of the county, especially to the people of Blue Rapids and the surrounding country, and they speak o' him as an upright and straight- forward man, of unimpeachable character, who has fairly won the goodwill which they bear him as a man and a citizen. \tiAMES W. WATTERS, late a highly re- spected resident of Wells Township, was born in Iowa, Sept. 13, 1845, and dep.arted ^ this life at his homestead on section 6, Ma\^ 17, 1881, being thus cut down in the prime of life. He was the son of Samuel and Irene Watters, and was reared in his native county, receiving a fair education in the district schools. He came to this State about 1869, settling first in Washington County, where he sojourned one year, then coming to this county, located on a tract of land in Wells Township, homesteading eighty acres, upon which not a furrow had been turned. By perseverance and industry he brought his land to a good state of cultivation, and has left to his f.amily that which will maintain them comfortably. Mr. Watters was a kind man in his family, and among his neighbors was held in the highest es- teem. Politically, he was a sound Republican, and in religious matters a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was married Feb. 14, 1866, to Miss Eliza Williams, who was born in Washington County, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1843. The parents of Mrs. Watters were Henry and Jane (Johnson) Williams, who were natives of Pennsyl- vania, and early pioneers of Washington County, Ohio. They had a family of six children, of whom the following survive, viz: Nancy, the wife of Ira Adams, of Washington County, Iowa; Henry, Eliza, and John. Mrs. Watters was a maiden of sixteen years when her parents removed from Ohio to Iowa, where they spent the remainder of their days. She at- tended scIk)o1 during hei' cliildiiood and ynulh. and Portrait and biographical album. became familiar with all the useful housewifely duties, being thus able to assist her husbaud in his efforts to obtain something for the future. Of their union there were born five children, nanicl}': Jennie, who is a teacher in the public schools: Au- gustus, Oscar, Ora, and Walter, the latter four re- maining at home with their mother. Mrs. Waiters, like her husband, identified herself with the Meth- odist Episcopal Church some years ago. She Is managing the homestead in a praiseworthy manner, and cnjoj's the resi)ect of her neighbors. -W-f=^^ ^ I I - ANIEL LOCKE, who owns and manages a farm on section 29, Balderson Township, has always followed the occupation of a farmer, to which he was reared. He now has 160 acres of fine land, all but thirty of which are under the plow. Among the prominent features of this estate, is a fine young orchard of 150 trees, including apple, cherry, apricot and a generous collection of small fruits in addition. He not only carries on a successful farm but handles consider- able stock. Our subject is a native of Devonshire, England, where he was born Nov. '24, 1814. While he was yet an infant his parents removed to Canada, in which country he obtained most of his youthful training and education. When he was sixteen years old the family went to Illinois, and that was the home of our subject for over twenty years. He began life for hiinself at the age of twenty- two, engaging in the occupation in which he had previously been his father's able assistant. Nov. 10, 1868, he was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Smith, of Ogle County, 111., and immediately returned with his bride to Champaign County, settling upon tiie farm of his father. After three years sojourn he bought 160 acres in the same county upon which he lived for three years. Removing to Ogle County, he sojourned five years, and then returned to Cham- paign County, where he staid two 3'ears. In 1882 he removed to this State, and settled upon the farm, where he now resides. The land was raw prairie when he took possession, and in the short period of seven years he has lirought it to its pres- ent state of cultivation and productiveness, and erected a dwelling, barns and other adequate build- ings. The father of our subject was William Henry Locke, a native of Devonshire. England, and his mother, Hannah (Escott) Locke, a native of Som- ersetshire, England. Thej' were married in their native country, and resided upon a farm there until 1846, when they came to America. After landing in New York they proceeded immediately to Canada, where the}- remained until 1862, and then removed to Champaign County, 111. In that home the mother died Oct. 17, 1874, at the age of sixty- eight, and the father June 1, 1884, at the age of eighty- four. The family consisted of twelve chil- dren, eight of whom are now living. Our subject was the tenth child in order of birth. Mrs. Locke was the sixth child of Thomas and Jane Smith, of Ogle County, 111., (for history of her jmrents see sketch of Thompson Smith). She was born in London, Canada. May 14, 1846, and was reared in Ogle County, where she feT;eived a good education in the common schools. She is a lady of intelligence and geui.al manners, a notable housekeeper to whose splendid management is due much of the prosperity of the family, as well as the comfort and order of the household. Mr. and Mrs. Locke have six children — Franklin T., born Aug. 20, 1871; Willis D., Nov. 12, 1873; Hattie, Feb. 11, 1875; Julia IL, Nov. 28, 1876; Thomas S., April 5, 1878; and Elmer H. July 14, 1879. All are still clustered about the home fireside, forming a bright and attractive circle whose growing intel- ligence and educational advancement is watched with delight by the parents. Mr. Locke has been a member of the I. O. O. F., and is at present connected with the Masonic fra- ternity and the Grange. He is Road Overseer in his Township, Treasurer of the School District, and has been for many years a member of the School Board. He votes the Republican ticket and takes an active interest in political affairs. Though not at present identified witli anj' congregation, Mrs. Locke holds a letter of commendation from the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Locke is an in- telligent and reliable citizen, interested in the ad- vancen)ent and growth of the count}' .and State, a Mnawif* i ,a.".iiitj«»»>v»A J^fe Residence of Daniel Locke, 5ec. 29. Balderson Township. Residence OF John Chambers, 5ec. 21. Oketo Township. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 550 honorable in his business relations, and a favorite in the community where his wortli is unquestioned and his ability acknowledged. A view of the residence of Mr. and JMrs. Locke, appears elsewhere in this Ai.hum. Vt/OHN CHAMBERS, an honored resident of Oketo Township, where he is extensivelj- engaged in farming and stock-raising, is a pioneer of this localit}', and since settling in Marshall County, several years ago, has been an important factor in developing its resources and advancing its prosperity. He is of English birth and antecedents, but the most of his life since at- taining man's estate has been passed in this country, and the United States has no more patriotic or loyal citizen than he. He was the seventh child in the family of nine children born to William and Mary (Gorham) Chambers, natives of England, where the mother spent her entire life, dying at the age of Qfty-one. The father, who was a farmer, also passed tiie most of his life there, not coming to America till the fall of 1841, and dying in Illi- nois in 1850. Our subject was horn June 30, 1814, in the par- ish of Bennington, County Kent, England, and has a copy of the certificate of his baptism, issued seventy-five j'ears ago. His boyhood daj's went by uneventfully in his old English home, where he assisted his father in the farm labors. When he was twenty years old, just merging into a sturdy, manly, vigorous manhood, he ambitiously resolved to seek in the United States of America, the fine opportunity to build up a comfortable home offered Iiy this Government to whomsoever dared to brave the dangers and trials of settlement on the wiM, lone prairies of its western possessions. Crossing the ocean, he landed in New York, and for about two years followed farming in Oneida County, and with the money that he thus secured, he then made his way to Illinois in 1835, and settled on the Fox River, near Aurora. He thus became an early |)ioneer of that region, which then gave little or no indication of becoming the populous and wealthy community that it is to-day. White settlements were few and far between, and the Indians still lingered around their old haunts, while deer, prairie wolves, wild turkeys and other kinds of game were plenti- ful. In a few years he married and established a home, and from the virgin soil developed a desir- able farm, on which he made many valuable im- provements. In 1852 Mr. Chambers resolved to try his chances in California, where fortunes were in those days so easily won and lost, and emigrating to the Pacific Coast, he bought a ranch, and for the ensuing four years was profitably engaged in trading with the miners. In 1856, with the wealth thus acquired, he started to return to his old home in Illinois, making the tedious journe}' over the desolate plains and mountains that intervened. While crossing a river, all his possessions were swept away by the rapid and swollen current, and as he was unable to recover them, he arrived in Ill- inois in a destitute condition. Forlunatelj' he had his farm there to depend on for support, so that he was still independent. Our subject came to Kansas in 1872, and bought 160 acres, part of his present i>ossessions, but his family remained in Illinois till 1877, when they came to Kansas, and the re-united family settled on his present farm, on sections 15, 21 and 22, Oketo Township. This comprises 480 acres of fertile, highly productive land, all in a body and well im- proved, with tubstantial buildings and one of the finest orchards of choice fruit in this section. His residence is a convenient and cozj' one, where friends are always heartily vvelcomad and agreeably entertained. A fine view of it appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Chambers has devoted much time to raising stock of good grades, and now has sixty head, all in excellent condition. In all these years that Mr. Chambers has been accumulating this property, he has had the valuable assistance of a capable, cheerful wife, a home-maker and helpmate in truth. They were united in marriage in 1838, and thus for more than fifty years have walked life's road together, sharing its joys as well as its sorrows. Six of the eight children that have been born to them, are living, namely: Gustavus G.. Ur. John W., Thomas G., Myra K., S. Douglas and M. Zeno. They have been given the benefit of a 560 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. liberal education, and four of tliem are graduates of some literary institution. John, a physician, is a graduate of the University at Ann Arbor, Mich.; Thomas was graduated from the seminary at Au- rora, 111.; Myra from the academy at Cainville, 111.; and Zeno from a school at .Sedalia. Mo. Mrs. Chambers, whose maiden name was Lydia Williams, comes of sterling New England ancestry, and is herself a native of IMassachusetts, born April 28, 1821, the second of the seven children of George and Keziah (Eldridge) Williams, who were likewise natives of the old Bay State. They removed to Illinois, becoming pioneers of the State, and there the father carried on farming. The mother died in 1854. The father lived to the venerable age of eighty-four years. Mr. Chambers possesses in a large degree the sound intelligence, ripe wisdom and discretion so necessary to full success in any walk in life, and he is regarded as one of our best citizens, none being more public-spirited or more desirous to promote the welfare of the township than he. Every scheme for its improvement in any direction, and especially all plans for making good highways, if feasible, meet with his heart}' approbation and material as- sistance. He is earnestly interested in educational matters, and has done all in his power to secure good school advantages for the youth of this jjlaic, understanding fully tiie importance of an educa- tion in moulding the character of a child and in contributing to its success in after life. He and his wife are sincere Christians and devoted members of the P^piscopal Church, and he has been Superin- tendent of the Sunday-school, and now has a class in the same. In politics he is a faithful adherent of the Democratic part}'. He supports the temper- ance cause, and was at one time a member of the Sons of Temperance. 5§^J^U^S r^HOMAS HOWES. No member of the farm- ing community of Marshall County, is more ^^^p^ worthy of honorable mention in this Bio- GUAPniCAL Alhv:*! than this gentleman. He has been identified witli tlie farming and stock-raising interests of this part of the country for more than twenty years, and his farm on section 28, is consid- ered one of the finest cultivated and best improved in Oketo Township, and under his able management is the source of a good income. Our subject is of English birth and ancestry, his native place being Northamptonshire, England, where he first saw the light of day Oct 10, 1839. His father, Lazarus Howes, was born in the same shire, and on his native sod, early commenced the struggle of life for himself as a laborer, and he is still living there at the venerable age of seventy- five years. The maiden name of his wife, the mother of our subject, was Mary Nightingale. She was born in Buckinghamshire, England, and died in her native land in 18G6. Three of the six children born of her marriage arc now living. Thomas Howes was the fourth child born to his parents, and in the land of his birth he grew to a stalwart, energetic manhood, and at the age of eighteen he left the parental roof to m.ake his own way in the world, unassisted by foi'tune or favor of another, his clear brain and sturdy strength, be- ing his only capital. Yet. notwithstanding, he was placed at a disadvantage by having his right hand crippled in childhood, his success in life has I.een such that he and his may well feel proud of it, and others may be encouraged who are starting out in the same wa}', to patiently persevere in their work as he did, and toil on till the desired end is attained. He worked on a farm in England till 1866, when he resolved to better his condition if he could by emigration to the United States. He came hither with Mr. Cockerill's family. (See sketch of that gentleman on another page of this volume). Land- ing at New York with his companions, Mr. Howes came to Kansas to build up a home on this soil. He at that time entered his present land from the Government, and nt once commenced the pioneer work of improving it. He erected his present sub- stantial residence, and has a neat set of outbuild- ings, and ever3-thing about the place gives evidence of a skillful, practical man at the head of affairs. Mr. Howes deals to some extent in stock, and has thirty-seven head of cattle, eleven head of horses and thirty-two head of hogs, all of excellent grade and blood. One of the most important events in tlie t'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 561 life of our sul)jc'ct was his marriage witli Miss Eliza Loveridge, a daugliler of Moses and Mary Love- ridge, natives of Nortbamptonsiiire, England. Mrs. Howes was the eldest of their eight children, and she was born July 10, 1839. Her marriage with our subject has resulted in the birtli of a like number of ciiildren, namely: Charles W., Mary A., .John T.. Sarah E., Charlotte J., Esther, Louie and Wal- ter. We have seen that our subject is a self-made man, and we ma}' add, what seems to be the united testimony of the entire community, that he is a strictly honest, straightforward man, a most desir- able citizen, a kind husband and father. He has built up a fine home for himself and family, which is the center of true-hearted hospitality. He inter- ests himself in public, social and political matters, and has been connected with the Grange. He affiliates with the Republican party, but reserves the right to vote for whom he pleases, supporting the man whom he deems best fitted for office, re- gardless of his political views. \Y' OHX McCLARNEN. The Emerald Isle has contriluited to the I'nited States, a lai'ge proportion of the men who have been in- strumental in the development of the Great West. Among these may be properly classed the subject of this notice, who has his homestead, era- bracing eighty acres of fine farming land, on section 5 in Richland Township. Besides this, he rents and cultivates other land, and employs modern machinery and the best known methods in pursu- ing his chosen calling. Mr. McClarnen was born in the city of Belfast. Ireland, Aug. 26. 1833, and lived thereuntil .nbout twenty years of age. Then, unaccompanied by any of his kindred, he set out for America, and until 1855 was a resident of Philadelphia, Pa. He then resolved upon seeking the Farther West. and crossing the Mississippi, settled in Monroe County, Iowa, where he performed his first day's work on a farm. The business was entirely new to him, and after a year thus employed he pre- empted 160 acres in Page Count}', which he im- proved into a good farm, and upon which he lived until about 1879, then selling out. he, in 1881,. came to this county, of wiiich he has since been a resident. With the exception of the time spent in the army, our subject was a resident of Iowa for a period of twenty-five years. On the 28th of Sep- tember, 1861, he enlisted as a Union soldier in Company C, 5th Iowa Cavalry, which was assigned to the Western armj-, and fought at Fts. Henry and and Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth. Subsequently they were sent back to Cumberland, Tenn., and along the Tennessee River to do picket duty, which involved much travel up and down both sides of the river. Subsequently they entered upon the Atlanta campaign, and our subject was engaged as a scout, being almost constantly in the saddle, and upon one occasion rode sixteen daj's and nights, wearing out three horses. L.aterhe was sent on the Cook rsiid and, with 300 others, was captured by the Rebels, all losing their horses in swimming the Cliattahooohee River. There they were seventy-five miles south of the Union lines and in the enemy*'s country. They took to the woods, where' they wandered five days and six nights, sustaining themselves by eating bl.ack- berries and green corn, and in the meantime being tracked with bloodhounds. Our subject was finally captured, and about Aug. 10, 1864, thrown into Andersonville prison. Such were his sufferings and privations that to this d.av he is unable to recall them without a sensation of horror. Finally, he was sent to Savannah, and thence to Milan, and after an imprisonment of four and one-half months finally escaped b}- being selected as one of the worst cases picked out l)y the Rebel doctois. He W.1S carried out by four men, and after being sent to Annapolis lay insensible for five days. At the time of his capture he w.is a strong, robust man, weighing 185 pounds. At the time of bis release he was a skeleton of ninety-seven pounds. Mr. McClarnen states that no language is ade- quate to describe the sufferings which he and his comrades endured in their imprisonment, and f.uat the half has not yet been told. He remained in the hospital at Annapolis until convalescent, and was 562 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. given trausportation liome. after which he received his honorable clischnrge at Davenport. Iowa. After leaving the army, Mr. JlcClarnen returned to his ■n ife in Page Conntj-, and soon afterward came to Kansas. During his residence in Iowa our subject was for fifteen j-ears engaged in the bu3'iug and shipping of live- stock. While a resident of Iowa, our subject was mar- ried. March 13, 1861, to Miss Sarah E.. daughter of R. C. Murph}-. who is still a prominent man in Page County, where he established himself in the |)ioneer daj's. He occupied himself at farming during his j-ounger daj-s, but is now living re- tired in Ciarinda. Of this union there have been born eight children, four of whom are living: Mar- garet J., the wife of S. W. Black, of Furnas Count}-, Neb.; John W., A. Wilson and Henry M. Mrs. McClarnen was born in Ohio in 1S44. and was a child of ten 3'ears when her parents emigrated from the Buckeye State to Southwestern Iowa. Both ]Mr. and Mrs. McClarnen. with tlieir children, attend regularlj- the United Presbyterian Church, of Mission Creek, to which thej' all give a liberal support. ILLIAM L. .SOUDERS. The most cur- */ sor\' view of the business part of Frauk- W^ fort, would reveal one establishment as preeminent among the many thriving business houses. It is a two-story stone building of truly palatial appearance, wherein is carried on the most extensive merchandising business in this county. The establishment consists of three departments, each in a separate room, and with an interior ar- rangement at once attractive and convenient. A o-as machine manufactures the gas by which the entire establishment is lighted. Business is con- ducted in a system.atic manner, with a view to ac- curacy, rapidity and thoroughness. Cash carriers lead from the various counters to the cashier's desk, and a corps of courteous and competent ladies and o-entlemcn serve the customers in the various de- partments. The grocery department; clothing, boot and shoe department; and dr}' goods and no- notion department, are each suppKed with a well- assorted and heav}' stock of goods. The proprietor of this appropriately named -Trade Palace." is the gentleman whose name heads this notice. The de- tails of the immense establishment are given his close attention, and the success which attends his efforts proves him to be a man of the finest business tact and executive ability. He occupies a large and beautiful residence in the north part of the cit3'. The site is high and healthful, iind commands a wide view overlooking the city and many miles of picturesque country on the east, south and west. Mr. Souders paternal ancestry are German. The grandfather of our subject removed from the Kej- stone State to Zanesville. Ohio, where he operated a farm of over 1,000 acres. Noah, the father of our subject, remained at home until his marriage. He soon afterward set- tled on a farm in Hocking County. The mother of our subject was Clara Spring, who died in 18()4. The father after remaining a widower ten j^ears, married again, his second wife being Miss Lucy Sanderson. He is a Republican in politics and a Lutheran in religion. To his first wife were born seven children, of whom our subject was the second. William L. .Souders was born Julj- 7, 1849, near Logan, Hocking County. Ohio. He was reared on a farm and attended the public schools until he was eighteen j'ears of age, when he began life for him- self. He first found employment as a clerk in a grocery house in Circleville, where ho remained for two and a half j'ears. Believing that the West afforded a better field for the emploj-ment of his energies, in 1870 he came to Kansas. Arriving in Frankfort, he engaged as clerk for J. .T. Weisbaugh, who at that time was engaged in the sale of general merchandise, lumber, farm implements and machin- erj'. 5Ir. Souders remained in this employment until August 1874. On the atli day of that month he opened a general store in a one-stor\- frame build- ing, 14 X 16, which stood in the middle of the block east of his present quarters. He began with a capital of $1,500. He remained in that location for six j-ears, though his space h.ad been enlarged . In 1880 he bought the lot which is now occupied by his splendiil building. In that year he erected PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 563 a two-story stone building 28 x 100 feet, which was then a. very commodious edifice. It soon proved too small for liis rapidly increasing liusiness, and three years later he added on tlie west another building -30 x 100. the whole forming a convenient and attractive structure. 58 x 100. I^xiwuding trade again proved the quarters to be inadequate, and in 1887 he again added on tiie west a large building, 33 x 100. Our subject was married April 3, 1872. to Miss Amy E. Howe, daughter of James and Mary A. Howe. (See sketch of her brother, .1. H. Howe). The eeremonj' took place at the residence of the bride's parents at Cedar Grove, Ohio. Mrs. Sou- der's parents were natives of the Buckeye State. .She was one of a famih' of twelve ciiildren. To Mr. and Mrs. Souders have been born four children : Waldo B., Willi.im Tucker. Charles E. and Ethel. "Waldo B. died Dec. 5, 18S6, at the age of eight years, seven months and fifteen days Charles E. died ten daj'S later, being four months and twenty- nine days old. Mr. Souders is a member of Frank- fort Lodge, No. 31.K. of P.. and of Frankfort Lodge, No. 67. A. F. & A. M. He is a Republican in politics. UFL'S S. CR.\FT, M.D. This gentleman has long been a resident of Kansas, having tii\V, come to the Territory first in 1859 and lo- ^p! cated at Helton, Jackson County. There he engaged in the practice of his profession and was also interested in a sawmill, afterward build- ing the gristmill which is still being operated there. He was born in Winchester, Ya., Feb. 11, 1831, his parents being Samuel and Elizabeth (Hines) Craft. The family is probablj' of Welsh ancestr}'. The great-grandfather of Dr. Craft emigrated to America before the middle of the last century, in company with a brother, the latter settling in New York and the former in Maryland, w^hcre he was married and died. His son, Benjamin, was the grandfather of our subject. He was born in Mar3'land, and when grown to manhood located in New Jersey, going from there to Ohio. He settled near Zanesville, which was then the Far West, and engaged in farming, spending the rest of his life there. His son Samuel was born in New Jersey in 1802 and went to Ohio with his father. He learned the trade of a shoemaker with David Anson at Zanesville. He worked at his trade at various places, and while in Georgetown. D.C., became ac- quainted with Elizabeth Hines, to whom he was married. Shortly after he went to Winchester, Ya., where he lived a few j-ears, going thence to Lawrenceburg, Ind., in 1833. He stayed there until 1870, when he came to Kansas, where his son was living. He finally located in Topeka. and at that place was in the service of the Santa Fe Railroad Companj-. onlj- leaving bis business a week before his death, which took place in January, 188?, when he was eighty -six years of age. His wife Elizabeth was born in the District of Columbia, and died in Lawrenceburg, Ind., in 1844. Sevenal j-ears after her decease, Mr. Craft was married to Jane Boice, who died a j-ear before her husband, in Topeka. Kan. Mr. Craft was always an industrious man, working at his trade until after he had taken up his residence in Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he first engaged in r.ailroading in the employ of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. He was an independent man, upright, honorable and straightforward in his dealings. At the time of his death he was said to be the oldest Freemason and Odd-Fellow in Kan- sas. Such was the esteem in which he was held that at his funeral, which was on the coldest da3- of the winter, an imposing cortege composed of his Masonic and Odd-Fellow associates, his fellow rail- road employes and a large concourse of friends, followed his remains to the grave. Elizabeth (Hines) Craft was the mother of three children who lived to the 3'ears of maturitj- and several who died in infancy. Besides our subject, there was Samuel A., who is a farmer near Osborn City, Osborn County, this State, and Julia, who became the wife of George W. Bemis, a resident of Cincin- nati, Ohio. R. S. Craft was reared in Lawrenceliurg. Ind., where he was educated, finishing in the Lawrence- burg Institute. While attending the Institute he had taken up the stud3- of medicine, but all his studies were interrupted b3' the breaking out of 56.t PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the Mexican War, and he volunteered at the age of sixteen, passing himself off as eighteen, however. He enlisted in the 4th Indiana Infantry, and served first under General Taylor, and was afterward transferred to General Scott's army. The regi- ment toolc part in the battles of Huanautla and Atalixeo; the raising of the siege of Pueblo, and in numerous skirmislies with the Mexican troops. After having served about fourteen months, Mr. Craft in 1848 again took up his medical studies and also finislied his course in tlie Institute. He was then employed as a teacher in one of the depart- ments of the Institute, and later attended medical lectures in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1852, on reaching his maturity lie emigrated to Missouri, and in Putnam County began the practice of medicine witli his uncle, Dr. John Hines. There he re- mained about four years, and thence removed to Harrison County. Mo., where he practiced until he came to Kansas, as stated at the beginning of this notice. In 18G.5 Dr. Craft, who was interested consider- ably in mill enterprises, heard of the water-power on the Blue River, and came to Blue Rapids to inspect it. His brother examined the water-powers in the southwestern part of the State and a partner those in the southeastern, the Doctor taking this section. The three afterward met and compared notes and unanimously agreed that this was the best water-power in the State. , They accordingly made a proposition to the persons then owning it, and bouEY. Among the men who '// li have left their mark within the precincts of an enterprising community. Mr. Kelley deserves more than a passing mention. Interested mostly in fine stock, especially horses, he made a study of this noble animal, and per- formed no small part in raising the standard of horse-flesh in this county. In a country where so much depends upon the staying qualities of draft animals and roadsters, the industry which has sprung up in bringing them to a state little short of perfection, occupies no unimportant position among the employments to which men are devoted. The subject of this sketch was the eldest in a family of eight children, and was born in Clark County', Ky., March 12, 1808. After reaching man's estate he followed agricultural jjursuits to which he had been bred from bo3diood, and in due time became the owner of 800 acres of land in Warren Coimt^-, five miles from Bowling Green, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. r;5 and which was worked by eight3'-five slaves. Mr. Kelley at an early date attained a reputation as a dealer in live stock, and a shipper of horses and mules, whicli he carried on until after tiie outbreak of the Civil War and then supplied a large number to the Southern arm^ . Fur many of these he re- ceived no compensation, and the natural conse- quence was, he was obligeil to part witli a large portion of his fortune. Mr. Kelley remained a resident of his native State until 1874, then disi)osing of his interests there emigrated to Colorado, and purchased a farm for which he paid §6,000. This comprised 320 acres in the vicinity of Greeley, but not finding fiirraing profitable in that region, he. in 1877, sold out and started for Kentucky-. On his way thither he stopped in Marysville, this county-, and was so pleased with the outlook that he concluded to lo- cate here. He accordingly purchased the land in- cluded in the present homestead, where he engaged in farming and effected fine improvements. The following year a cyclone destroyed the house, and although there were nine persons within it. none were injured with the exception of Mr. Kelley, who had three ribs broken and one of his feet muti- lated. Soon afterward he purchased 140 acres ad- joining, where he put up another dwelling, and where he sojourned until his death, which took place Aug. 10, 1885. While a resident of Kentucky he had held various important offices in his town- ship and county of which he was considered as among the best citizens. Politically, he wjis a stanch Democrat iind religiousl}-. he belonged to the Chris- tian Church. He took pride in his occu|)ation, was a great lover of fine horses, of which he owned several, and nothing gave him more satisfaction than developing their best points. Mr. Kelley was first married, in Kentuck}-, to Miss Frances Stark, a daughter of the well-known Stark family, which stood higii in that region. There is one child living of this union — .I.ames C, who is a prominent and prosperous farmer of 'War- ren Conntj', Kj'. On the 21st of June, 1863, Mr.- Kelley contracted a second marriage with Miss Elizabeth Darwin, who was born in Gainesboro, .lackson Co., Tenn. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Kelley, was a native of Virginia, whence he removed to Tennessee and engaged as a planter, likewise raising cattle and keeping slaves to work the plantation. The Darwin family is of English descent. William Darwin was reared to manhood in Tennessee, and also became a stock man and overseer of the phantation. He also was a slave- holder, a Democrat in politics, and a man who closely held to the old theories. He departed this life in 1850. in J.ackson County, Tenn. Mrs. Mary (Burke) Darwin, the mother of Mrs. Kelley was born and reared in Jackson County, Tenn. Her father, Capt. Burke, was a native of South Carolina, .an old Revolutionary hero and he also participated in the War of 1812, comma,nd- ing a company. After hi.s military days were over he settled in .Tackson County, Tenn., where he had a plantation worked by slaves and where his death took place. Mrs. Darwin was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and died in her native State at the age of sixty-five years. Of the nine children born to them Sarah P. died in Illinois; John died in the Southern arm^-; Leonidas, and Molly (Mrs. Suit), are residents of Texas; William lives iu Arkansas; George and Ilirara are residents of Jackson County, Tenn.; Elizabeth, (Mrs. Kel- ley.) was next the youngest; Parry is in Arkansas. John enlisted in 1861 in a regiment under the command of Gen. Bragg. He was taken with the measles and died in 1863. Leonidas enlisted in the .same regiment, the same year, and at Atlanta was struck in the jaw by a piece of shell, having one side of his face torn away. He lived, how- ever, and later settled in Texas as before noted. William enlisted in 1862, and went through the war without a scratch. He was captured by the Union troops and for ten months was kept a pris- oner .at Camp Moulton, Ind. George entered the Confederate service in 1863, in the same regiment with his brother, William, and was prisoner at the same time. He served until the close of the war, but was a prisoner in Indianapolis for six months. Mrs. Kelley after her marriage, followed. the for- tunes of her husband and since his death has man- aged the property- with excellent success. Wishing to be relieved of such heavy responsibilities, she sold all but eighty acres of land and in 1887 moved upon this, put up a house and instituted the other 574 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. improvements which have made of it a very at- tractive homestead. It lies on the west forlv of the Vermillion, and with the exception of fifteen acres is all under the plow. ]Mrs. Kelley is also a lover of fine horses, and bred the celebrated "Nellie Gray," whose dam was presented to her by her intimate friend, Gov. Wells, of Louisana. Her son Thomas has inherited much of the talent of his father, and is also interested in trotting-stock. To Mr. and Mrs. Kelley there were born five children, the eldest of whom, Charles W., married Miss Molly Flynn, and is farming in Rock Township; Thomas C, Miles, Jr., Lurana B. and Fred A. are at home with their mother. Mrs. Kelley is a mem- ber in good standing of the Christian Church. She is a well read and very intelligent lady, and be- ing of Southern birth and training, is naturally the supporter of Democratic principles. Grandfather Beal Kelley was born in South Carolina, and participated as a soldier in the Rev- olutionary War. Afterward he settled in Allen County, Ky., where he entered land from the Gov- ernment and became owner of a large estate ; he was of Scotch-Irish descent. The father of Miles Kelley, Sr., was owner of a large farm of 500 acres, which was operated by slaves. He participated in the War of 1812, and subsequently settled in Ken- tucky, where his death took place in 1853 from cholera. He married Miss Elizabeth Ashley, who spent her entire life in her native State of Ken- tucky; she was a devoted member of the Christian Church. Mrs. Kelley, of this sketch, has travelled extensively throughout the South and is thoroughly in sympathy with its people and its institutions. bENRY NIEMANN, a pioneer of Marshall ) County, has been connected with its farm- ._^ ing and stock-raising interests since 1865, (^ and the homestead on section 32, Oketo Township, that he then bought from the Govern- ment is still in his possession, and constitutes one of the finest and most productive farms in the neighborhood. Our subject is of German antece- dents and birth, though he has made his home on American soil these many years, and is a loj'al citi- zen of the United States. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Muller) Niemann, were natives of Han- over, and spent their entire lives in Germany, the father carrying on farming. They had seven chil- dren, of whom our subject was the oldest. Born in Hanover, Germany, Sept. 28, 1828, our subject grew to vigorous, self-reliant manhood in the Fatherland, receiving a substantial education in the German schools, which he attended until he was fourteen years old. He then went to work on a farm, continuing thus employed till his emigration to America. Desiring to better his condition finan- cially, to become a land owner, and thus be more independent, he left his old home in 1864 and made his wa}' to this country, landing in New York. From there he proceeded to Cook County, 111., where he staid one year. At the expiration of that time, in 1865, he came to Kansas, and entered his present farm from the Government under the provisions of the homestead act. The valuable improvements that he has made on his place since then are the result of his own work, and his 280 acres of choice land, all in one tract, are under fine cultivation, while the buildings that he has erected are in excellent order and substantially built. A view of his residence may be found on another page of this volume. Mr. Niemann has a beauti- ful orchard, comprising 400 trees of the best varie- ties of apples, peaches and plums, and he has besides a vine3'ard which bears luscious grapes. He also engages in stock-raising to the extent of, at the present time, fifty head of cattle, fifteen head of horses, and sixty head of hogs, from the sale of which he derives an excellent income. Mr. Niemann was married, prior to coming to this countr}', in Hanover, Germany, on the 3d of May, 1857, to Miss Mary Boneka, a daughter of Henry and Dorothea (Burmeister) Boneka, all na- tives of Hanover; the father was a tailor. Mrs. Niemann was the eldest of five children, four of whorii are now living, and she was born Feb. 29. 1832. She was reared and married in the Father- land, as we have before noted. Four of the six i children born to her and our subject are now living I — William, Christina (the wife of August Tillman), 1 Charles and Frederic. In the death of their son, PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPIITCAL ALBlTM. 575 August, a fine young man wlio dioil in Denver, Colo., of lung fever, May 10. I.SSI). aged only twenty-two years, Mr. and Mrs. Niemann liavc sustained the bitterest grief of their wedded life. But thev do not sorrow as those without hope, as their simple Christian faith teaches them that all is well with him thus early taken from the cares and sorrows of this life; that he has but gone on a longer journey, and their separation from him is only for a few years at the most, and witli tiie comforting assurance that ■■ He cannot be where God is not, On any sea or sliore," the}' are fain to be- content to abide His appointed time for their happy reunion. B\- lionest and persistent toil and thrift, guided by shrewd common-sense, our subject and his wife liave gathered together a goodly subsistence tiiat places them far above material want, so that thej' can afford to cease from the wearisome and hard labor tiiat was tiieir lot in their earlier j-ears, and .IS the shadows of life lengthen for tliem they can take their ease, free from care, and in the full en- joyment of the comforts of their cozy home. It mny well be their pride that as pioneers of Mar- shall County, they have not onl}- witnessed its sur- prising growth and progress, but they have been factors in bringing about its prosperit}'. lu the period of more than a quarter of a century that they liave been dwellers within its precincts, their conduct has been such as to win tliera the resjject and esteem of all about them. They are earnest and active members of the Lutheran Churcli, and always strive to live up to its teachings. In poli- tics, he is a firm supporter of the Democratic party. OBERT Y. SHIBLEY. In tiie subject of l^i^ this notice we have one of the old and prominent residents of Marj-sville Town- ^. ship. He has a valuable farm on section 29, and his residence is adjacent to the city limits of Marysville, the liomestead being thus a ver}' de- sirable piece of property. He came to this region during it? jiioneer days, and maybe classed among the men who labored effectively in developing the resources of the county, and bringing it to its pres- ent condition. He has witnessed with the interest felt by every intelligent man, the growth and pros- l)erity of Northern Kansas, .and takes a worthy pride in the position which she has attained among the commonwealths of the West. Our subject is the offspring of an excellent fam- ily, being the son of James Shibley, a native of South Carolina ,ind a farmer by occupation. Tiie maiden name of his mother was Elizabeth Lamb, a n.acive of the same State .as her husband, and where they settled after their marri.age and spent their entire lives. They were the parents of three children only, of whom our subject was the feeond born. He first opened his eyes to the light at the modest homestead of his parents in Edgefield District, S. C, Dec. 20, 1839. He lived there until a j'outh of sixteen years, then, anxious to see something more of the world, set out for the great Northwest. His objective point was Atchison, in this State, where he sojourned about one month, then came to this count}' on a hunting expedition, and remained from July, 18r)6, until the fall of 1857. At the expiration of this time young Shil)ley re- turned home and spent the winter of 1858 with his parents in South Carolina. He then came back to this county and assumed possession of a tract of land which he had purchased, and which is now included in the present site of the Marshall County fair ground. In the fall and winter of that year he constructed, on the Big Blue, a steam sawmill, which was the first one of the kind erected in Mar- shall County. It has long since passed away, and the land is occupied by the agricultural fair ground. He operated the mill in company with another party until 1862, when it was sold. After this he was engaged in freighting from Atchison and Ne- braska City to Colorado, until about 1865. Since that time he has given his attention mainly to farming and h.as dealt some in real-est.ate, selling considerable land, .and during former years was one of the most extensive land-owners in tiie countv. Mr. Sliil)l('y's farm comprises IGO acres of land, 576 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. which he has brought to a good state of cultivation. He has been a prominent man in his community, filling the various local offices, and is at present a Road Commissioner and Township Treasurer. So- cially, he belongs to Marysville Lodge No. 91. A. F. & A. M. He is also identified with the Knights of Honor. He was married in this county, May 28, 1872, to Mrs. Frances C. Covell, the widow of George P. Covell. Her maiden name was Blanchord, and she was a native of Connecti- cut. They have five children, whose names are: Robert F., James G., Ludie C, Horatio B., and Ethel E. They are all at home with their parents, and are receiving the benefits of a good education. Mrs. Shibley when a young woman became a mem- ber of the Congregational Church. In politics, Mr. Shibley is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. We invite the attention of our many readers to the handsome lithographic view of the old pioneer home, and the present residence of Mr. Shibley, on another page of this book. -^•^sOsS-i jkS RS. ELIZA A. PAUL, a pioneer of Mar- ^ \\\ shall County, residing on section 2G, Blue I IS Rapids City Township, is a native of * Madison County. 111., but when a child was taken to Rock Island County, 111., bj' her par- ents. She was born Jan. 2C, 1836. She was a daughter of the Rev. Samuel A. and Nancy (Thompson) "Walker. Her father was a native of Virginia, and of English descent, his ancestors having come to this country with the Jamestown Colony. Her mother was of Irish ancestry and a native of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were early settlers of Rock Island County. 111., in which they had located immediately after the Black Hawk War. To them were born five children, of whom three now survive: Sarah, the wife of Samuel Swank, whose home is in Otoe County, Neb.; Mrs. Paul, and Mary, now the widow of William Lemon, in Oliio. The deceased bore the names of Harriet and Julia, respectively. Mrs. Paul grew to matu- rity in her native county and State, acquiring her education largely under the instruction of her father, who was a teacher, as well as a pioneer preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In the time of Mrs. Paul's youth, public schools were not known in Illinois, and the instruction which she received outside her home was acquired in private schools. On June 30, 1 853, Eliza Walker was m.arried in Rock Island County, to William Paul, a native of County Antrim, Ireland, born Feb. 16, 1830. He was a son of Samuel and Martha Paul, and of re- mote Scotch ancestry. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Paul resulted in the birth of five children : Martha, the wife of Thomas Short; S. Frank; Sa- rah, wife of J. N. Wannamaker; Clara, wife of Wesley Miller, and William, all living in this county. Mr. Paul, when seventeen years old emigrated to America, and remained for a short time in Quebec, Canada. Thence he removed to St. Lawrence County, N. Y., where he resided about three years. Ho next went to Rock Island County, 111., where he remained until 1859. He then with his wife and fam- ily emigrated to this county ,and homesteaded eighty acres of land, which comprises a part of the estate on which his widow still lives. The land was raw prairie, and Mr. Paul was practically without means when he settled upon it. At his death he left an estate valued at about $10,000. This success resulted from the industry and energy of the young couple, who endured many of the privations consequent to pioneer life, and practiced great self-denial in the earlier years of their residence in the State. Mr. Paul found an efficient helpmate and counselor in his vvife. She retains possession of the home farm, owning 180 acres of land there, and fifty-five acres in Blue Rapids Township. Mr. Paul was a member of the Metliodist Epis- copal Church. In politics he was a Republican. He had served as a member of the School Board of liis district and likewise as Justice of the Peace. During the Civil War lie served nearly three years in the Union army, the most of that time being spent in fighting the guerillas in Arkansas and the Indian Territory, together with some raids in Mis- souri. His dcatii, which occurred Aug. 12, 1886, was occasioned by disease contracted in the army. In his death the county lost one of her earliest ^ ^^'/^-^^<-/^ f^OiEiTtlAtT AiSriD BiOGRAtHiCAL ALBUM. 519 pioneers and most respected citizens. He was always in favor of those movements which would tend to improve and elevate society, and advance the in- terests of the county. He was a kind and loving father and hiishand, and his death was regretted by all who knew him. Mrs. Paul being one of the earliest settlers in tins part of the county, enjoys an extended ac- quaintance, and is an active member of society. 8he is a consistent member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, and is held in high respect by all who know her. — >^ ^.o»o..® ><^..o»o <, — ^^R. WILLIAMSON F. BOYAKIN. For {■ )li more than twenty years the subject of this (fij^^ notice has been a resident of this county, having come here in .lune, 1869. Much of this time he has been a practicing physician, in connection with which he has carried on agricul- ture, and occupied various positions of trust and responsibility. Now somewhat advanced in years he is retired from active labor, and is spending his declining daj^s amidst the comforts of a pleasant home, on section '2, in Blue Rapids City Township, where he has a well-cultivated farm comprising 120 acres. His career in life has been such as to win for him the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen, and his name will be held in kindly remembrance long after he has been gathered to his fathers. The paternal ancestors of Dr. Boyakin originated in France, whence, being Hugenots, they escaped to England after the revocation of the edict of Nantes. From England they came to America, in 1730, settling at Edgefield, S. C." There they be- came numerous, and are now to be found in many of the Southern States, only a few of them coming North. The father of the subject of this sketch, Wiley Bo3'akin, was born in 1780, in Edgefield, S. C. Upon reaching manhood he was married, in Anson County, N. C, on the Rocky River, near the Peedee, his wife being Miss Milly Yarbrough, who was born in 1781, in that county. They lived thereuntil after the birth of William F., the subject of this sketcli, which took place May 30, 1807. Later they came to Illinois, where the mother died in 1846, and the father in 18.50. To Wiley and Milly Boyakin there were born five sons and three daughters, of whom only two survive — the subject of this sketch and his sister, Mrs. Catherine Merrill, a resident of Belleville, HI., and the widow of Frederick Merrill, a wealthy farmer of that place. The death of Nelson Boyakin occurred in Northern Mississippi, in 182-l,when he was a youth of about eighteen j'ears. Wilson H. was a pioneer of Arkansas, and died in Union County, that State, in 1850; he was a well-educa- ted man, and a great reader, besides being noted for his phj^sical strength and extraordinarj' powers as a pedestrian, he having traveled on foot over a large part of the country. He was a Justice of the Peace, and died from the effects of a chill pro- duced by swimming a river in winter, while on his way to perform a marriage ceremony. Henderson P. Boyakin was a prominent lawj'er and politician, living at Salem, 111., and was a man of brilliant parts. He raised a regiment of volun- teers for the Mexican War, known as the 2d Illinois, of which he was Colonel, and served throughout that war. In 1846-47 he was Militar3' Governor of New Mexico, having two regiments under his command. At Taos, in an expedition against the Indians, he contracted an incurable dis- ease, and returning home died three months later, unmarried. He was a young man of great promise, who would have made a bright record bad he lived. Simpson S. became an artist and mathema- tician; he lived in Decatur, 111., and accumulated a fine property, but suffered serious losses by lire, and died in 1861. a comparativelj' poor man. As an artist he became eminent, and acquired a fine reputation. He left two children, one of whom, a son, inherited his mathematical genius, and was en- gineer of the great bridge at St. Louis for five years. He is now a resident of Portland, Ore., holding a similar position. His daughter, Louisa A., is one of the most noted female educators in the West, and makes her home at Belleville, HI. Miss Har- riet Bo}".akin, the eldest daughter, married Freder- ick Merrill, and died in 1854, on a farm near 15ellevillc, 111., from injuries received in a cyclone, which destroyed the fine Inick house in which she 580 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. .lived. Frederick Men-ill afterward became the husband of her sister Catherine. Emily P. was a beautiful woman, and a sweet singer; she married Dr. R. S. Plllniore, in 1851, and a sketch of her family- will be found on another page, under the name of her son. Dr. R. S. Fillmore. Williamson F. Boj'akin was but one 3'ear old when, in 1808, his parents removed with a com- pany from North Carolina to Middle Tennessee. The caravan consisted of 100 two- wheeled carts of primitive construction, not a pound of iron being used in the whole outfit. In the train was a boy, who afterwar J became Attorney-General of the United States — Lumsford M. Bramblett — and two who became Postmaster Generals — Aaron V. Brown and Felix Grund3^ Another boy became President — James K. Polk. Still another boy, who walked most of the way barefoot, was Gideon Blackburn, one of the most brilliant pulpit orators America ever produced. Many otiiers became emi- nent, and were leaders of public opinion in the South, such as the Polks, Pillows, Friersons and Buchanans. This colony settled in Middle Tennessee, in Maury, Giles and Stewart counties. Young Boya- kin was reared in Giles and Maury counties, in a manner common to the boys of that region, his earliest recollections being of taking refuge in block houses from the Indians. His father won re- nown as an Indian fighter under Andrew Jackson, and General (afterward Governor) Carroll. In the campaign against the Creeks in Northern Alabama, Gen. Jackson was riding behind their onl3- cannon, a six-pounder, when the Indians fired on them from ambush, killing the artillery horses as they were crossing a stream, everyone retreating except Jackson, who remained on his horse in the water. The father of Dr. Boyakin, who was a subordinate officer, rushed into the stream with a few men, drew the gun and led out the general's horse with him on it, and loading and firing the gun, he soon scattered the sav.age foe. Gen. Jackson was grate- ful for this timely action, which he declared had saved his life, and when the subject of this sketch was approaching manhood insisted on sending him to Spring College, in Pulaski. Giles Co.. Tenn.. where he was graduated; and afterward, still under the patronage of Gen. Jackson, he studied law in Columbia and Pulaski, Tenn., in the office of Lums- ford M. Bramblett, Aaron V. Brown & James K. Polk, which was the st3'Ie of the firm. On July 4, 1826, Mr. Boyakin delivered his first public speech at Pidaski, Tenn., to an .assemblage of 30,000 people, among whom was Gen. Jackson, then a candidate for the nomination of President. Dr. Boyakin's prospects for a legal practice were brilliant, but his religious scruples drove him from tiie bar, and not willing to lose the benefits of his education, he turned his attention to the healing profession, studying medicine at Lexington, K3'., and being graduated at the Trans3ivania Medical College in that place. He settled in Logan Count3'^, Ky., and practiced in that region until 1834, when he became a member of the Baptist Church, and before the end of that year was preach- ing at Jacksonville, III., his religious opinions lead- ing him into the pulpit, and his Free-Soil proclivi- ties driving him north of Mason and Dixon's line, although he was not what was then known as .an Abolitionist. Dr. Bo3'akin continued his pulpit work for a period of twenty years, but kept fully posted on the political movements which led to the Re- bellion. As a proof of this it may be stated that the celebrated compromise bill of Henry Cla3', was written on the table in his parlor, in Jacksonville, 111. When the question of slaver3' was convulsing the land, and tiie denominations were disrupting, the Baptists took steps looking to a fraternal sep- aration between the church North and South. At the triennial convention of the Baptist Union in Baltimore, in May, 1841, Dr. Boyakin was a dele- gate and representative of the State of Illinois. A committee of one for each State was appointed to devise means for a peaceful separation, and on that committee were such men as Spencer H. Cove, of New York; Dr. Sharpe, of Boston; Dr. Johnson, of South Carolina; John Culpepper, of North Caro- lina; Richard Fuller, of Maryland; and other leading men of the denomination in that day. Of that committee Dr. Bo3'akin was also a mem- ber. They met in Sharpe Street Church, and de- liberated ten days and nights, the result being an advice to the convention that the denomination PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 581 should separate on geographical lines, and that Dr. Fuller and Dr. ■\Va3dand sliould lead off in an amica- ble discussion of the Bible doctrine of slavery, and the outcome was the celebrated text book called "Waylaud and Fuller on Slavery." Dr. Boyakin frequently smiles at the idea that the ))ublication of ■•rncle Tom's Cabin" was one of the most po- tential agencies in connection with the deliberations of that committee, in indirect!}' bringing about the fraternal divisions between the Baptists North and South. In due time, at the ago of fifty, Dr. Boyakin found himself devoted to his pulpit work, and his children growing up without a trade or profession. He felt that his duty lay in establishing a home for them and himself, and he accordingly decided to seek the far West. He completed his outGt at St. Joseph, Mo., and thence with his familj' made his wa\' to Portland, Ore., where he realized his desires and acquired a good property. Twice he canvassed the Territory in the interests of the party who de- sired to make it a State. He returned East, in 1858, and seeing the war cloud rising, contributed his time and services freely in doing all he could to stave off the inevitable, buying and editing a paper in Belleville, 111., in which he advocated the doctrines supported by Senator Stephen A. Doug- las, and reported .and published the joint debates between that statesman and Abraham Lincoln. When Sumter was fired upon be became an ardent Unionist, and entered the arm}', accepting the Chaplaincy of the 30th Illinois Infantry. He like- wise became a member of Gen. Grant's Staff, and was in the battles fought by him at Belmont, Ft. Henry, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, luka, Corinth, Ticks- burg, Chattanooga, after which failure of health compelled him to resign. One Sunday, at Jackson, Tenn., during the war. Dr. Boyakin preached to 30,000 citizens of Ten- nessee, on which occasion Generals Grant, Ilalleck, Logan, Garfield, McCook, Buell, and twenty-five others were present to hear him. The sermon was directed to the citizens of the South, and at its con- clusion the crowd was invited to dine with the armj- by Gen. Grant, he guaranteeing their safe conduct to and fro without passes. The sermon, coming from a Southern man, and directed to Southern men, had a great effect in that section of country, and as said bj' the brave Logan — "was worth 5,000 men" — a statement verified the very next day, when a full regiment of them came into the Union camp, and enlisted for the I'nion service. Dr. Boyakin was one of the first to sign the peti- tion to the President to emancipate the slaves. During Mr. Lincoln's second campaign he was sent from the army to Oregon, to canvass that State in the President's interests, and he made a thorough canvass through the State, which it will be recollected cast its electoral vote for Mr. Lin- coln. After retiring from the array. Dr. Boyakin settled in Paola, Miami Co., Kan., where he preached in the Baptist Church until 1869. That year he came to Marysville, this county, and re- sumed the practice of his profession as a physician, having become advanced in years, and, as he sa3-s himself, pnor. He took up a homestead on Elm Creek, and practiced through all that part of the country'. In 1874 he was elected Coroner of Mar- shall County; he has been since continuously re- elected, and still holds the office, being now a candidate for re-election. A few years later he was elected County Superintendent of Schools, and served four years, and endeavored then to resign his office of Coroner, but his resignation was not accepted. He has been a School Director since his settlement in this county until recently, when he refused to accept a renomination. Upon retiring from active practice he gave the management of his farm over to his son, Gershora W. In Logan County, K3'., Sept. 13, 1832. Dr. Boy- akin was married to Miss Maria McQuary, who was born in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 10,1810. They became the parents of five children, the two eldest of whom, Algernon and Theodore, died in Oregon, in 1852 and I8C0 respectivelj-. Champion also died in Oregon, where he had a large ranch, in 1876. Adoniram Judson is a resident of Boise City, Idaho,where he is owner and editor of the lead- ing Democratic paper in the Territory. Amanda is the wife of James H. Rhea, and resides in Mc- Lean County, 111. The mother of these children died in 1850, and on the 13th of June, 1852, Dr. Boyakin took to wife Miss Elizabeth (juorton. To them were born four children, the eldest of whom, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. a daughter, Bettv, possesses great musical talent, and at the age of sixteen years taught music in the college at Columbia. Mo., five years. Then going to Philadelphia she studied the art a year, and sub- sequently finished a five 3'eai-s' course in Paris and Berlin. Williamson, a son, is a prosperous cattle man of Helena, Mont. Henderson is in business at St. Louis, Mo. Wiley -nas in the United States Army five years, but is now married, and engaged in business in San Antonio, Tex. On the 30th of June. 1868, Dr. Boj-akin con- tracted a third m.arriage, in Cass County, Mo., with Miss Lucy Jane Gabriel, who was born in Cooper County, Mc, July 26, 1839, and was the daughter of a Baptist preacher. She received but a limited education, but an unusually large share of common sense fully supplied its lack. Two brothers of Mrs. Boyakin were soldiers in the Union Army, one be- ing the voungest volunteer who ever enlisted. Tlieir home was in the region which was the scene of operations of the notorious bushwhackers who infested Missouri during the early part of the war, and Mrs. Boyakin particip.ated in many of the stirring episodes of that time. The well-known Union sentiment of the family caused them to be looked upon with distrust, and once Mrs. Boj'akin ■was fired upon b\- a detachment of Price's army sis she was entering the house of a Union neighbor to warn him of his peril. Her union with Dr. Boy- akin has been blessed by the birth of a large famil\- of children, viz.: Theodore, Algernon, James Por- ter, Mary Ann, and Sar.ah Ann, deceased. Three are yet under the |)arental roof: Gershom Walter, who was born April 12. 1869; Lucy Koester. Oct. 20, 1876, and Charles Simpson. March 27,1881. The children are bright and intellgent. inheriting the best qualities of both parents. A man of rare qualities. Dr. Boyakin is an orig- inal and vigorous thinker, and a writer and speaker of marked ability. Politically, he is a stanch and ardent Republican. He might, had he so chosen, become wealth}", and been cl.assed among the great men of the nation. His stern sense of duty, and his rigid adherence to principle at any cost, have kept him poor. In the position of life, however, which he has made for himself, he probably enjoys more real comfort than if he had been more ambi- tions for riches and social station. With means enough to satisfy his modest desires, witli a wife devotedly attached to him. and beautiful children around him. and with the esteem of his fellow-men, the evening of his stirring and most useful life is passing calmly away. The readers will be pleased to observe on another page of the Album a fine por- trait of this honored citizen, able physician and consecrated minister, and will unite in wishing him a peaceful close to an adventurous and exciting life. ^ AMES W. VAN SCOTER. In the career I here presented, we find that of a youth who ,_^ I came West to -grow up with the country;" ^/ a process which resulted in his becoming a man of note in his communit}", and the owner of a good property, embracing a well-cultivated farm, with a substantial dwelling and other necessarj'^ buildings and appliances of comfortable rural life. A man of excellent business capacities, prudent, industrious, and upright, he has each year made some progress toward the top of the ladder, and is numbered among the most reliable men of the community. The subject of this sketch is the offspring of ex- cellent parents, being the son of Richard and Mary (Sweet) Van Scoter, both natives of New York State, the former of Steuben County, and the latter of Chautauqua Count}-. They were married in Fre- donia, near which they settled on a farm, and which farm is still in the possession of the famih". The father died there in October, 1888, at the .age of seventy-three years; the mother is still living, and makes her home in Dunkirk with her daughter. Their family included seven children, five of whom are living, and residents mostl}^ of James- town, N. Y. Mr. Van Scoter was the eldest child of his par- ents, and was born on the home farm near Fredonia, N. Y.. Jan. 29, 1853. After the district school, he attended the State Normal School at Fredonia. He was early made acquainted with the more seri- ous duties of life, and worked on the farm until coming to Kansas in 1840. He was married Dec. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 583 5, 1879, to Miss Maria, daughter of William and Jane (Wriglit) Miller, who were of English de- scent, and had been residents of Chautauqua County, N. Y., for many years. Their family consisted of nine children, one of whom, a son, David, enlisted in the army as a Captain's waiter, when only fif- teen years old. His captain being killed, he was placed in the ranks, and during the skirmish which followed, was also shot down. Mrs. Van Scoter was the sixth child of her par- ents, and was born in Chautauqua County, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1858. Her f.ather died there Oct. 18, 1 884, at the age of sixty-one years. The mother is still living at the old homestead in Chautauqua Count}'. Our subject and his wife remained in their native State one year after marriage, then came to this county. They lived on a rented farm for two years thereafter, and then our subject pur- chased that which he now owns and occupies. When Mr. Van Scoter came to Kansas, lie had S300, and eighty acres of land that his father had bought for him. When he saw the land, he found it rough and stony, and so tried to sell it. He could get an offer of but $:J00 for it, and flnall}' traded it tow.ird his present place. What he has since made has been by hard work and good management, and his habit of paying cash as he goes, is, he saj's, because he keeps the weeds out of his crops. The thoroughly cultivated fields of Mr. Van Scoter's farm, are highly productive — indeed it is considered one of the finest farms in this section. It is largely devoted to stock-raising, Mr. Van Scoter usually keeping as man}' as thirty head of cattle, and eight head of horses. At the present time (1889), he has some very fine Polled Angus and Hereford cattle, and several very valu.nble equines. He feeds annually about 100 head of swine. Mr. Van Scoter takes an active interest in horticulture. He has at the present time, sixteen kinds of grapes, and tests the most promising new sorts, as they are offered for sale. He has now four kinds each of red and black raspberries, black- berries, also dewberries, and several varieties of strawberries. He also has a very fine orchard of 400 trees, now coming into bearing. There has been born to our subject and his es- timable wife, a child, a son, Theron, Aug. 15, 1882. Mr. Van Scoter, while a resident of his native State, became identified with the Temple of Honor. He has always been an ardent Republican, politically, and takes an active interest in local affairs. He has been Clerk of the School Board of his district seven years, and was Supervisor four j-ears. His honored father voted for AVilliam H. Harrison in 1840, and our subject voted for the grandson of Old Tippecanoe during the election of 1888. -'"^Mi- ^1 ARTIN KAHAE. In driving about Lo- li gau Township, the eyes of the stranger IS are attracted by a cluster of buildings' which from a distance present the appear- ance of a village, so numerous and neatly painted are they. A nearer view shows them to consist of a two-story frame house, large and well designed, together with a substantial barn and other farm buildings, standing in the midst of well-tilled fields, and readil}- seen to be the home of a man of means and good taste. Around them are 320 broad acres, all but twenty-seven under the plow, and evincing thorough cultivation, and all are enclosed by well-kept fences. On this fine place resides the subject of our sketch, his wife and two daughters. Mr. Kahae is a native of County Carlow, Ire- land, where he was reared. In 1852 he came to the United States, occupying seven weeks and two days in the voyage, and landing at New York. Here he hired as a farm hand and remained five years, thence going to Wisconsin, and thence on to Iowa, where he bought a farm of 160 acres, with money which he had made by hard work and strict economy. On this farm he lived for sev- eral years, and then spent a few years in traveling. In May, 1884, he came to this county and bought, on section 23, Logan Township, the farm which he now owns, and where he carries on general farm- ing with both grain and stock. He still retains ownership of the Iowa land. Our subject was married, in Ireland, to Miss Ellen Doyle, a native of that country, where their first son, John H., was born. Three children have been born in the United States, n.amed respect! velj-: 384 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Martin J., Maria and Ellen. Tlie sons are located j near Baton Rouge, La., about 120 miles above New Orleans. They are operating a sugar planta- tion of about 3,000 acres, employing from 300 to 500 hands in the raising of the cane and making of sug.ar. They iiave a sugar house now almost completed at a cost of nearly $50,000. The parents of our subject, John and INIargaret (Hogan) Kahae, were natives of Ireland, and members of the Catholic Church, as were also Mrs. Kahae's parents, James and Mary (Kennedy) Doyle. That Mr. Kahae was a man of unwavering industry and good management, is abundantly proven by the fact that on a salary of $7 per month he laid the foundation of his present pros- peritj'. He is a man of good principles, ready intelligence and the genial manners of his race, and, with his worthy wife and family, occupies a high rank in the community. '^ AMES WELLS. The subject of this notice may be properly numbered among the earlj' pioneers of Marshall County, he having '^/'' come to this region while the country around lay mostly in its primitive condition, and at a time when few men had ventured to settle upon the frontier. For many years he has been a resident of Blue Rapids Township, where he con- structed a home from the wilderness, and not onh' gained for himself a competence, but has been a useful factor in the growth and advancement of this part of the county. A native of Bath County, Ky., the subject of this sketch was born Dec. 20, 1840, and is the son of Thomas and Amanda Wells, who were also na- tives of the Blue Grass State, and the father of Scotch ancestry. James remained a resident of his native State until a j'outh of eighteen years, then, in company with his father's family, started, in 1858, for the Tenitory of Kansas. The journey was made via the Mississippi River to Keokuk, Iowa, whence they came overland to this county. Thomas Wells took up a tract of land in Wells Township, and also purchased land and thereafter prosecuted agriculture successfully the greater part of the time until his death, which occurred March 3, 1887. To James and Amanda Wells there were born seven children, of whom the following survive, viz: John D.; Susan, Mrs. Webster, a widow; James, William, and Charles. Mr. Wells was a very hospitable man and highly respected b}- all who knew him. In his death the county lost one of her best citizens. James, like his brothers and sisters, received only a limited education, and at an early age was taught to make himself useful about the homescead, where he remained until after the out- break of the Civil War. which occurred just before he had reached his majority. On the 1 Itliof Jul}', 1862. he enlisted in Company K, 9th Kansas Cav- alry, which was assigned to the Western Army in Missouri and Arkansas. He met the enemy in bat- tle at Prairie Grove, and afterward in various minor engagements and skirmishes, remaining in the service until 1863, when he was obliged to accept his honoraljle discharge on account of disa- bility. He now receives a pension from the Gov- ernment of $10 per month. Upon retiring from the arm}' Mr. Wells prose- cuted farming pursuits and in 1869 settled upon his present homestead, which was then a wild, unculti- vated tract of land upon which not a furrow had been turned. For many years he labored early and late in the improvement of his property, and became successful as a tiller of the soil. He fenced and cross-fenced his fields, erected buildings, purchased machinery, set out fruit and shade trees, and in due time added to his landed possessions, so that he is now the owner of 350 broad acres, the most of which is in a productive condition and yields handsome returns. In January, 1864, when a little over twenty-three years of age, Mr. Wells was married to Miss Julia McClure, and they became the parents of five chil- dren, one of whom, John L., died at the age of four years and six months; Mary B. is the wife of George Miller and lives in Blue Rapids Township, engaged in farming; Ida married Mr. A. E. Stimson, a railroad contractor, making his headquarters at Kansas City, Mo. ; Ora and Frank are at home with PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 585 their parents. Mr. Wells, politically, is an uncompro- mising Democrat, although in local matters he sup- ports the men wlioni he considers best qualified for office. He has served on the Scliool Board of his district, and as an ex-soldier belongs to Sacker Post, G. A. 11.. at Irving. He h.^s watched the growth of this section of country with the interest only felt by the intelligent and progressive citizen. He has been identified with the Masonic fraternity since 1887, and at present belongs to the lodge at Irving. f/AMES WINTER. Among the m.iny at- tracted to Kansas at the beginning of its development from a barren wilderness to a (^^ smiling prairie, was the gentleman with whose name we introduce this brief biographical sketch. He is a veteran of the Civil War, having on Southern battlefields fought for the land he so dearly loved. He is also a prominent farmer in Blue Rapids City Township, having a fine farm of 160 acres under splendid cultivation, situated on section i. Coming to this county in 1870, Mr. Winter has spent all the ensuing years here, with the ex- ception of four 3ears in Missouri. He, upon his first arrival, preempted a homestead of 120 acres, which was his home for about eight years. He left it to locate in Missouri, but was not satisfied there, and finally m.ade a permanent change, com- ing back to his forn^er iiome in Marshall County in 1883, and settling on his present farm. Then it presented an aspect quite different from that of to-day. Where now we view the trees bowed down under the weight of their annual tribute, and the grains, waviiig with the breeze and promising rich harvests to the careful husbandman, tlieu a barren waste spread before the eye, and the still- ness of night was broken only by the mournful cries of wild animals, or, perchance, some belated traveler hastening to seek the friendly shelter of a far away cabin. But, under the all-powerful hand of man, the land is settled, improved and adorned with handsome dwellings. When our subject came to Kansas he was one of the first settlere in Elm Creek Township, and became prominently identified with its best in- terests and public affairs of importance. He served as Clerk of tiiat township several years, and was for a short period. Justice of the Peace. Politically, he is in strong sympathy with the principles adopted by the Republican party, and is at the present time School Director, a position for which his talents and interest in tlie cause of education peculiarly qualify him. Born in Ontario, Canada. Sept. 21, 1841, our subject is the son of Thomas and Abigail (Dolson; Winter, the former a native of Lincolnshire, Eng- land, and the latter of Canada. Thomas Winter was born in 1815, and when twelve years of age emigrated to America with his parents, and settled in Cortland County, N. Y. Afterward the father located in Ontario, where his son, the subject of this personal sketch, was born and passed the early years of his life. When James Winter was a lad of twelve years, he accompanied his parents to Bureau County, III., where the family were early settlers, coming there in 1856. They subsequently removed to Kewanee, Henry Co., III. The parents of our subject still reside at Kewanee, at an ad- vanced age and in tlie enjoyment of reasonably good health. The years of his youth were passed by James AVinter in the home of his parents, and the educa- tional advantages allowed him were no better than permitted other lads of that daj-. He is to a great extent self-educated, being well-read, and conversant with all topics of general interest. Thus the time glided by until he was almost twenty years old, and the nation was engaged in the ter- rible conflict which threatened the stability of the Union. As soon as old enough, Mr. Winter en- listed, in December, 1863, in Company A, 89th Illinois Infantr}', and thus became a member of one of the regiments of the famous Arm}' of the Cumlierland. He fought in the battles of Dal- ton, Resaca, Adairsville. New Hope Church, and numerous skirmishes. In the last-named engage- ment he was taken prisoner by the Confeder- ates, and for six months was confined in Southern prisons, four months being passed in the noted prison at Andersonville. He was discharged with 586 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. honors in June, 1865, at the time of the disband- ing of the armies. In compensation for injuries received, our subject is now in receipt of a pension of S12 per month. Once more settling down to peaceful occupations. Mr. Winter returned to Illinois, but in 1869 re- moved tlience, and for a year was variousl}' em- ployed in the Northwest. The year 1870 was the date of his removal to MarshtiU County, Kan., his present home. He takes especial interest in all matters pertaining to the G. A. R., of which or- ganization he is a member, belonging to the Rob- ert Male Post No. 328, at Bhie Rapids, and is now serving as senior Vice-Commander thereof. A personal history of our subject would be very incomplete without considerable mention of his wife, who has been for many years his faithful companion and devoted helpmate. With her he was united in marriage June 30, 1874, in Marshall County, Kan., and thej^ have become the parents of one child, a daughter, Alice, who was born Jan. 9, 1877. The maiden name of Mrs. AVinter was Lucy Hurlbut, a native of Steuben County, N. Y., and the daughter of Silas (deceased) and Amanda (Baker) Hurlbut, early settlers of Walnut Town- ship, this county, where they located in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Winter are active and earnest members of the Baptist Church, and not only give liberally of their means for the aid of that organization, but are generous in all good works, and contribute to assist all worthy objects. Socially, they are wel- comed into the best homes of their community, and are held in high esteem by their many acquaint- ances. if „^ ENRY YATES. Among the successful men lf)V of this county, is he whose name heads our l^y^ sketch, a gentleman who, having secured a (^) competence by honest industry, has now retired from the active pursuit of business to a quiet life in Home Citj'. Mr. Yates is a native of England, having first seen the light in Hereford- shire, Nov. 17, 1835, and is the son of George and Jane (Hall) Yates, also natives of England. He was reared to manhood in his native country, and continued to live there until 1857, when, coming to America, he settled in Nemaha County, Neb., where he resided for three years. He then came to this county, settling in Franklin Township, and in the spring of 1889 moved to Home Citj-, where he erected a small, but attractive house. He still owns a farm on section 4, Franklin Township, compris- ing 160 acres of well-cultivated land, but rents it to other parties, and is not actively engaged in its operation. Mr. Yates was married, in England, Oct. 10, 1853, to Mrs. Mary Ann Dunn, widow of Charles Dunn. She was a native of Oxfordshire, England, and was born Oct. 20, 1836, her maiden name be- ing Edginton. She had two children by her first marriage, named respectively Jane and Richard. The daughter is the wife of James Gallagher, and resides in Minden, low.a. Richard is married, and is a farmer in Oketo Township. By her marriage with Mr. Yates she became the mother of six chil- dren: Emma, Mrs. George Munson; George, Will- iam, Thomas, Alice and Rosina. The sons are carrying on the home farm for Mr. Yates. Mr. Yates is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Republican party, in the interests of which he never fails to cast his vote. His wife is a member of the Christian Church, of which he is also an attendant, and to the support of which he is a very willing and liber.al contributor. A view of the farm owned by our subject, and oper- ated by his sons, is presented on another page of this Album. "fw/OSEPH M. ELLIOTT. Marshall County I has been exceptionally fortunate in the ehar- 1 acter of most of the citizens who have set- (^^ / tied within its boundary, as they are of a law-abiding, honorable disposition, energetic and prosperous, and aim, in every way possihie, to ad- vance the interests of their chosen home. Foremost among them may be mentioned him with whose name we head this biographical sketch. A resident of Marshall County for nearly twenty years, Mr. Elliott is entitled to a prominent men- tion in a volume designed to perpetuate the lives Residence OF Henry Yates, Sec.-^. Franklin Township. Residence of J. M. Elliott, .5EC's,r.-18. Franklin Township. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 589 and names of its most influential citizens. He now owns 160 acres of land which he has cultivated and improved, erecting commodious farm build- ings, and having a fine, large barn, together with other outbuildings necessary to a well-conducted estate. In his labors he has been aided by his wife, to whom he was united in marriage Nov. 24, 1857, in Bradford County, Pa. Mrs. Elliott was in youth Miss Helen Shaw, tlie daughter of Harry and Polly (Snyder) Shaw, who passed the greater portion of their lives in that county, where they also died. That same county was the liirthplace of Mrs. Elliott, and the date of her birth was May 11, 1840. She is a woman universally respected, and enjoys the esteem of all who have the pleasure of her acquaintance. The parents of Mr. Elliott were Joseph S. and Jemima (Horton) Elliott, the former a native of Dutchess County, N. Y., and born Ma}- 17, 1798, while the latter was born in Bradford County, Pa., .Sept. 13, 1802. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Elliott settled in Bradford County, Pa., and made it their home for many j'ears. In 1871 they removed to Kansas, locating on section 18, Franklin Township, Marshall County, where the father died on the 1st of June, 1875. The mother still survives, and although her eyes are dimmed with age, and her hair whitened with ihe snows of many winters, she still retains the blessings of a contented mind and a cheerful heart. Unto her and her husband were born nine children, three of whom died j'oung; six, however, lived to be men and women. A record of the youth of Joseph M. Elliott would not differ, materially, from that of other boys of his day and circumstances. Born in Brad- ford County, Pa., April 23, 1834, he was the sev- enth child, in order of birth, born to Joseph S. Elliott and his wife, and grew to years of maturity upon his father's farm. When he became a man, he was engaged in various occupations, at one time being traveling salesman for a hardware firm, and at another time engaged to some extent in flat- boating on the Susquehanna River. In March, 1865, he enlisted in the army, in the Quartermaster's De- partment, and was for a time in Nashville, Tenn. When the war closed, he returned to Bradford County, Pa., where his family were residing, and remained amid the familiar scenes and faces until 1871, when he followed the tide of emigration westward, and located in Marshall County, Kan. Since that date he has been a resident of Franklin Township, on section 18. He has given his atten- tion wholly to agriculture and stock-raising, and makes a specialty of Norman horses. Short-horn cattle and Poland hogs. Although mainly inter- ested in farming, he is ever ready to forward the interests of church and countj- by any financial assistance he can bestow, and, as a representative citizen of Marshall County-, is one who enjoys the esteem and confidence of all who know him. In politics, he is a member of the Union Labor party, and has held various school offices. In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott there have been born seven children, whose happ}' faces and merry hearts added much to the domestic happiness. They are Arielia, wife of R. M. Chaffee; Frank, who died in infancy; Myrtle (Mrs. F. L. Horton); Ruth, wife of C. L. Chaffee; Mahlon, Mary and Joseph. All the familj' reside in Marshall County. We invite the attention of our numerous readers to a fine lithographic view of the home and sur- roundings on the farm of Mr. Elliott, on another page. AMES A. THOMPSON, formerly a promi- nent business man of Waterville Township, .and now deceased, was born in the city of ^M Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 10, 1833. His par- ents, who were natives of Ireland, emigrated to America at an early day, and settled in Philadelphia, Pa., where they lived for many 3'ears. Later they removed to Illinois and remained residents of that State until 1876, when they came to Kansas and located in Waterville Township, where he died in April, 1885. The parental family included eight children, of whom James A. was the tliiril in order of birth. He was reared and educated in the City of Broth- erl}' Love, and accom[)anied his parents to Illinois and subsequently came to this count}-. Early in life he worked on his father's farm, and afterward 590 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. engaged in the real-estate and grain business at Morris. 111., until coming to this county in 1876. Mr. Thompson now engaged in the loan and real-estate business. He was successful as a mone}' getter and became the owner of a large extent of land. At the time of his death he was considered one of the wealthiest men of Marshall County. He started in life with nothing, but was possessed of unusual business qualifications, and everything seemed to prosper at his hands. He occupied a high position in his community, and was prominent in the Masonic fraternity in which he attained to the higher degrees. On the 2d of October, 1862, occurred the mar- riage of James A. Thompson with Miss Sarah Leech, of Lisl)on, 111. Mrs. Thompson was born May 26, 1843, in that place, and is the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Bagshaw) Leech, who were natives of England. They emigrated to America about 1841 and settled in Lisbon, 111., where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the parents of one child, a daughter, Olive A. -+|-^'^=#+^ UlLIP DAILY, a well-known resident of Waterville, furnishes another illustration of what a man may accomplish, by begin- ning in life without means and pursuing a steady course of industry. Mr. Daily possesses in a marked degree those qualities which form the basis of all good society, and are the most essential in the building up of a community. He was born in Jackson County, Ind., Feb. 21, 1837, and is the son of Eli W. Daily, a native of Germany. The father of our subject came with his parents when a mere child to America, they settling first in Clark County, Ind. Subsequently they removed to Jackson County, that State, where they lived until 1851. That year they changed their residence to Tama County, Iowa, and the father died there in 1 860. The elder Daily in early life fitted himself for the practice of law, and followed his profession very successfully both in Indiana and Illinois. He was exceedinglj"^ popular and eflicient, and became Judge of the Circuit Court in the district where he lived, in Iowa, for several years. He accumulated a good propert}', including a valuable farm which he carried on in connection with his law practice, making a specialty of live-stock. He became con- nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, when a youth of eighteen years, and for many years later in life, labored as a local preacher, giving much of his time gratuitously to the Master's cause. He was a Mason of high standing, and politieall3', an active member of the Republican party. He contributed liberally to charitable purposes, and the needj- were never turned empt}' from his door. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Mar3' R. Tewl. She was a native of Virginia and died in Iowa. The parental household included twelve children, of whom Philip, our subject, was the eldest. He remained a resident of his native county until a lad of fourteen j-ears, then removed with his parents to Tama County, Iowa, where he was reared to man's estate, and followed farming until 1871. Then repairing to Washington, he sojourned there until 1874. Next we find him in Boulder City, Col., and in 1875 or 1876 he moved to Ellsworth County, this State. In 1877 he went to the Black Hills, but only remained there a short time. He subsequently resided in Butler and Davis counties, Kan., until 1880, during which year he established himself on a farm in Waterville Township, this county. Here he has since been a resident and followed agricultural pursuits. On the 9th of September, 1861, a few months after the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Daily enlisted in Company D, 10th Iowa Infantry, and served until January, 1802. Then on account of failing health he was obliged to accept his honora- ble discharge. He was incapacitated for hard labor for several years thereafter, and has spent consid- erable time traveling, endeavoring to find a local- ity best suited for his recovery. He was m.arried, Aug. 25, 1857, to Miss Eliza Harris, of Tama County, Iowa. Of this union there were born three children — Martin, Cora E. and Amos G. Mrs. Eliza Daily departed this life at her home in Tama County, Iowa. Our subject, in 1868, contracted a second marriage with Miss Lucetta Stevens, of Tama County, Iowa. This lad}' died in 1869. His PORTRAIT AND HIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM. 591 present wife, to whom lie wns inarrii'd in 1871. was formerly Miss Fannie Arbutlmot, of tlie above- named county, and they have one child, a son, Charles J. Mr.Daily, politicall}', is a straight Repub- lican, and beloniis to Waterville Post, G. A. R. —J- #-#• ELI MATlIlAS^McATEE. a fanner jresiding on section 11, in Blue Rapids City Town- ? ship, h,as been a resident ofQtliis count}' for about thirty years, and lias not only been a witness of its development, but an active participant^in pioneer work here. He has by his own exertions become the owner of 300 acres of fine land, wliicli is thoroughly cultivated and sui)plied with ade- quate and substantial buildings. Ml. McAtee was born in Buchanan County, Mo., May 20, 1845. Both his parents were natives of Virginia, the paternal ancestry- having lieen Scotch- Irish, and the mother tracing her descent from German stock. James McAtee, llie father of our subject, died when his son was about five years old. The widow. Eliza J. McAtee, married James Waller, and with her second husband and children, moved to this county in 1859, being among the earliest settlers in this township. They pre-empted land on section 2, where our subject's mother con- tinued to reside until a few years ago. She then removed to Marysville, where she is now living. Her third husband was Peter Gift, who is also dead. Mr. and Mrs. James McAtee were the parents of nine children. Those still living are: William J. and Rufus J. in Brown County, this State; John A. in Wells Township; George W. in Arkansas; our subject; Abraham C. and James R. in this county. Eli M. McAtee received his early education mainly in the district schools of this county. Through his own efforts he was enabled afterward to attend the Irving, Kan., Seminary for a year, and still later si)ent a year at the State Agricultural College at Manhattan. He adopted the profession of teaching and during a period of eight years was a successful instructor in district schools. In the fall of 1877. he settled on his present farm, which he has ever since made his home, and where he is successfully carrying-on agricultural work. As an incident of the early life in this new country, Mr. McAtee states that the firstSvheat the fiimily raised after their settlement here was in 18fil, when the grain was hauled to Atchison, a distance of 100 miles, the trip consuming more than a week's time. On Nov. 29, 1877, Mr. McAtee celebrated his marriage with Mary E. Hammett, daughter of Joseph and Rachael M. (Frazier) Hammett, who was born in Marshall County, 111., July 23, 1858. (For; further paternal ^history see biography of Joseph Hammett.) The union has been blessed by the birth of four children: Eli D., deceased; Jesse E., Chester Earl, and Olive V. Mr. McAtee is a Republican in politics. He has been solicited to accept important oflices of trust but has preferred not to do so. 2 He is interested in the advancement of the cause of education, and his experience in the school room, gives him an unusual fitness for the office of School Director, which he is now fill- ing. As one of the men longest resident in this part of the county, he is included among the repre- sentative pioneers, and holds membership in the Old Settlers Society of the county.'.^ He and his wife are members of the B.aptist Church. They take an active interest in the social matters of the township, where they are justly respected and es- teemed for their useful and upright lives. -JZJze'JS^- K'i—>''^-Suzmr\^ (^^ FKANK PAUL, school teacher, and farmer ^^^ and stock-raiser, on section 25, Blue Rapids 1^^ City Township, is one of the prominent young men of the township in which he has resided since his third year, and of whose growth and development he has been .an eye witness. He is a native of Rock Island County, 111., born Jan. 28, 1856, and is the son of William Paul, de- ceased, and Eliza (Walker) Paul. William Paul w.as a native of County Antrim, Ireland, from which he emigrated to America when aljout seventeen years of age. He first settled in Quebec, Canada, and after a short residence there removed to New York State. Sometime afterward 592 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. he came as far West as Rock Island County, 111., where he was a resident for a miraber of jears. There he was married in 1853 to Miss Eliza Walker, a native of that State. She bore him five children, all living in this county. They are: Marliia, wife of T. B. Short; S. Frank, of whom we write; Sadie, wife of J. N. Wannamaker; Clara, wife of Wesley Miller, and William F. In 1859 William Paul emigrated to Marshall County, Kau., settling on section 26, Blue Rapids Cit^r Township. There he took up Government land, being one of the earliest settlers of that part of the county. He endured the usual hardships incident to the cultivation of raw prairie, and life on the frontier, but was successful in the accumu- lation of valuable property. He had in his youth received but limited educational advantages, but made good use of the opportunities afforded to a reader and was well posted on general topics and current events. He served as Justice of the Peace with judgment and discretion. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which he had officiated as StewariJ. During the Civil War he had served some time as a soldier, and was a member of the G. A. R. Post at Blue Rapids. He died Aug. 12, 1889, regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the county. His widow still survives, and resides upon the home farm, and is classed among the earliest pio- neers now living in the locality. (The sketch of Mrs. Paul occupies another page in this work). S. Frank Paul was educated in the public schools of this county, and supplemented tliis instruction by an attendance of one year at the State Agricul- tural College, at Manhattan, Kan. He subsequently taught school some nine years. In 1887 he settled upon the place where he now resides, where he carries on general farming and raises thoroughbred Hereford cattle. He owns 160 acres of well-im- proved land, and is proving as successful in liis present occupation, as he was in charge of the school room. March 3, 1885, Mr. Paul was united in marriage with Miss Clara Dunlap, a native of West Virginia. Her parents, James and Mary Dunlap, are now re- siding in Axtell, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Paul have been blessed by the birth of three children : Clar- ence, born Dec. 7, 1885; Pauline, April 1, 1887; and Sarah, Nov. 15, 1888. Mr. Paul is a member of the Sons of Veterans. He is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Republican party. As a citizen and a man he is following worthil3' in the footsteps of his la- mented fatlier. -.. : sS^^ii^c : M HRISTIAN MOHRBACHER, one of the '1 most prominent farmers and stock-raisers of iMarshall County, is pleasantly located on section 16, Franklin Township, whA-e he has a well- improved farm of 400 acres, devoted to the raising of grain, and pasturing of stock, making in the lat- ter a specialty of Short-horn cattle, and having at the present time about sixty head of that breed. The parents of him of whom we write, were na- tives of Germany, by name Jacob and Elizabeth (Latterner) Mohrbacher. In their large famil}' of eleven children, our subject was the second in or- der of birth. Elsewhere in the Albdm appears a sketch of his brother, Jacob, who is a leading resi- dent of Elm Creek Township, Marshall County. Christian Mohrhacher was born in Bavaria, Ger- many. Oct. 30, 1838, and remembers the exciting journey across the Atlantic, when, with the eager- ness and interest natural to a child of six years, he first beheld the wonders of the ocean, and experi- enced the dangers of the deep. The family, after their arrival in this country, first located in Wis- consin, and in Maj', 1860, came to Marshall Countj', Kan., where our subject continued for a few years to reside with his parents. Prep.aratory to establishing home ties of his own, Mr. Mohrb.acher was married in Marshall County, Kan., May 18, 1864, to Miss Martha E. Tanner, a native of Ironton, Ohio. She was born May 14, 1840, to the late George and Elizabeth Tanner, who in 1857 left their home in Iowa, to face the perils of the farther West, and coming toward the setting sun, located in Pawnee County, Neb., where thej' passed the remainder of their lives. After this important event in the life of Mr. Christian Mohrbacher and his wife, they came to PORTKAIT ANT) BTOGRaHIICAL ALBUM. 59*) make their home in Elm Creek Township, and pur- ch.ised a farm, upon whic-h they lived until the death of the wife, August 30, 1871, at her home. Tliere had been born to them five eiiiidren. namel}-: Alexander, Ilettie E., I">lwin, Tliomas. and Cliris- toplier J. Hettie is tiie wife of J. E. iSk'Mann, of Fr:inl\lin Township, and the brotliers arc in Kansas and Missouri; Edwin and Christopher have received a good education, having graduated from Ritner's Commercial College, at St. Joseph. Mo. Edwin is a teacher, and Christopher is in the mercantile busi- ness in Summerfleld, Kan. After tlie death of the wife and mother, Mr. Mohrbaclier sold his farm, and in 1873 bought his present estate. cOinprising 400 acres on section 16, Franklin Township. The present wife of Mr. IMohrbacher, to whom he was married in Milwaukee County', Wis., Feb. 11, 1873, was Miss Caroline Koch, daughter of the late Albert and Sophia Koch, natives of Hanover, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Koch were attracted to tlie fertile soil of the New AVorld, b}^ the reports of its wondrous wealth, and sought its shores, hop- ing to obtain a competence for their declining years, and for tlieir children. There were seven in the fam- ily, Mrs. Mohrbacher being the fourtli in order of birth. It was in 1842 that they came to America, and settled in Milwaukee County, Wis., where the father passed to his final rest in 18.07, while the mother still survives. Mrs. Molirbaclier was born in Milwauke.; County, Wis.. Oct. 30, 1847, and was a loving member of her father's household until she removed to one of her own. By her union with Mr. Moiirbacher, she has become the mother of four children, who are: M0RTRA1T AND BIOGUAl'IllOAL ALBUM. was a native of Lewis County, N. Y., and was but twelve years of age when his father removed to Illinois. When but sixteen years old he began life for himself, by engaging as a drug clerk with Dr. P'ithian, in Danville, and continued in that employ- ment for two years. He nest engaged in the stock business, driving cattle and horses to Cincinnati, wiiicli was at that time the great stock market of the West. After two or three years spent in this way, lie turned his face westward, arriving in St. Joseph, Mo., in 1837. After remaining a shmt time, prospecting with a view to locating, lie wont back to Illinois. He soon returned to Missouri, however, and located at Platte City, I'latte County. Shortly after settling there, he secured a contract for outfitting Government trains, preparatory to journeys over the almost unexplored wilderness west of the Missouri, and be also engaged in freighting. At that time Ft. Leavenworth was an important frontier military post, and Mr. Horr's business brought him into familiar contact with Gen. Leavenworth, Col. Doniphan, Gen. Atchison, and other leading military men and civilians of tlie then Far West. During his residence at Platte City, in .luly, 1847, O. C!. Horr was married to Elizabeth .lane, daughter of T. O. Rader. She was a native of Pennsylvania, and of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. In 1856 he moved to Atchison, where he continued in the business of outfitting Government trains, and also furnished emigrant outfits. After a so- journ of four years he came to the then recently established town of Marysville, now the county seat of this county. He was one of the earliest and most prominent business men of the place, in which he remained until 18G8. At that time he trans- ferred his business of general merchandising to Frankfort. He began business in a frame building, where the State bank is now situated. It was a one-story structure, 22x80 feet. After a year spent in that location he erected a frame building 20xC0, on the site now occupied by his sons, and in 1887 that edifice gave way to the present beautiful build- inf. He continued to reside in Frankfort until his death, which took place Aug. 7, 1887. at the age of seventy-four. His widow still survives him. Mr. Uovv was a very successful man, and during his life maintained a high reputation fof upright- ness, integrity, and honorable business, methods. His prosperity was the result of his own eflforts and good judgment. He was a Mason and an Odd Fellow, a member of the School Board, and was I'ostmaster of Frankfort during the latter [lart of Johnson's administration, and all of Grant's first term. He was prominently identified with every enterprise calculated to advance the interests of the city. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Horr were the parents of seven children. The two eldest are members of the firm before alluded to. Aurelia M. is single, and lives with her motiier; Elizabeth J. is the wife of W. W. Lane, a salesman in the dry -goods estab- lishment of D. C. Newcomb, at Atchison, Kan.; Lillian E. is the wife of T. H. Lainhart, a merchant in Albany, Mo.; Orwell S. is unmarried, and re- rides in Frankfort, participating in the business of the firm; Adell is single, and living at home. Henry C. Horr, the subject of this sketch, was born in Platte County, Mo., Sept. 14, 1848. His bo_y hood and youth were passed in Platte City, and Atchison, Kan., in the common schools of which he received the greater part of his educa- tion. After his parents' removal to Maryville, this county, he finished the High School course in that place. It might almost be said of- him that he was raised behind the counter, as he early began assisting his father in the store. When he was twenty years of age his father gave him and his brother, Thomas C each a share in the business. In that year (18G8) they adopted the firm name under which the business is still continued. On Jan. 23, 1877, the marriage of our subject took pliice, the bride being Amanda E., daugiiter of Amos and Harriett (Wolf) Flin. (See sketch of Amos Flin, which occupies another page in this Album). The young lady was a native of the Hoosier State, where she first saw the light June 19, 1854. She is a consistent member of the Presbyte- rian Church. Thomas C. Horr, brother and partner of our sub- ject, was born in Platte City, Mo., Oct. 22, 1849, and his boyhood and youthful history is similar to that of Henry C. In Frankfort, June 22, 1873, he celebiated liis marriage to Ella, daughter of T. .1. od-iy?7^, 72^ POHTR.MT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 603 and Mary E. Snodgrass. The bride was born in Ohio, Aug. 26, 1856. To Mr. and Mr.s. T. C. Horr have been born two children. The parents are members of tlie Presb^'terian Church. Both the present members of the firm are to be found in the ranlcs of the Kepul)Iican party. They are gentlemen of courteous address and cordial manner, of excellent business habits, prudent yet liberal, and stand high in the regard of their fel- low-citizens. 'ismi- yMLLlAM THOMPSON. The i)eople of Blue Rapids City and vicinity, regard Mr. W^ Thompson with warm interest as being the oldest settler now living within Blue Rapids City Township. He earae to Noithern Kansas in 1858, arriving in this county on the 4th of March, and on the following da}' located a claim on section 20, a part of it comprising the present site of North Blue Rapids. At the time of his settlement here, there were but a few families in this part of the county. The widow Oliver and her son William lived on Fawn Creek, now in Waterville Township. Thomas C. Palmer lived on section li). Sterns Ostrander was located on Coon Creek, one and a half miles from where Waterville now stands, and his nearest neighbors were the Ship family, below Game Fork, south of the present vdlage of Irving. With the exception of Thomas Ship, who lives in Waterville Township, all passed to rest many years ago. Mr. Thompson was born in Crispin County, Ky., April 3, 1809, and in December, 182-1, removed to Hamilton County, 111. He was left fatherless at the age of three years, and as soon as old enough was obliged to make his own way in the world. His three elder brothers had emigrated to Illinois, and when he had reached the age of fifteen years he prevailed upon his mother to allow him to fol- low them. He sojourned in Hamilton County one winter, and the following spring joined his brothers in Madison County, 111., where he remained until 1832. In the meantime, in the fall of 1825, he was joined by his mother, with whom, in 1832, he re- moved to Rock Island, and worked at wheelwright- ing, millwrighting and chairmaking until 1845. During this time he was married and his mother had died. In the year mentioned he removed to Richland County, Wis., where he built a mill and operated it until 1857. Then selling out, Ik^ re- moved to Kansas Territory, thus having been a pioneer in one new State and two Territories. Upon coming to Kansas to look for a location, Mr. Thompson was accompanied by his son-in-law, Jackson Taylor. Their outfit consisted of two hor.«es and a covered wagon, in which they carried provisions for themselves and their team. They crossed the Missouri at Atchison, this then being considered but a trading village, and notwithstand- ing offers of land ami lots elsewhere, continued on to the Blue River, where Mr. Thompson had de- termined to settle, his objective point being Marys- ville. On the 4th of March they reached that place, then consisting of two log houses, one of them being an outfitting store for parties making the overland trip, and in it, he says, there was plenty of whisky and tobacco to be had, likewise plenty of customers for both. A council of the stockholders of Palmetto Town- ship, as Marysville was then called, was in session, and great efforts were being made to induce the emigrants to settle there. One man. Bill Oliver, so eloquently set forth the beauties of Marble Falls, as he called the Blue Rapids, that Mr. Thompson and his partner decided to investigate that section of country. The next da}' at noon they arrived at a house situated near the banks of the Little Blue, and Thomas C. Palmer, who lived there and ope- rated a farm, walked with them to a place where they found a spring of excellent water. There Mr. Thompson drove his claim-stake, and there he }-et owns a farm of 100 acres, which has since been in his possession. The following day, Sunday, he walked with a neighbor for a considerable distance, to see if a more desirable location was possible, but concluded he could do no better, and the very next day began preparations for building his house. His companion, Mr. Taylor, took up a claim on tlic east side of the Blue. When he had decided to remove to Kansas, Mr. Thompson and Mr. Taylor, who had married his 604 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. eldest daughter, journeyed as far as Sugar Lake, Mo., five miles from Atchison, where they wintered. As soon, therefore, as they had selected their claims they returned to Missouri; Taylor and a part of the family at once came back to " squat " on the claims, but Mr. Thompson in the meantime went to Wisconsin to settle up his business there. Upon his return he found that his claim had been ■•jumped," but he went ahead and put up his cabin regardless of that, filed his claim, and had no further trouble. His house was then in the height of fashion in those parts, mother eartli furnishing the only floor. He went to work with a will, plow- ing and planting, and within a short time had a fine vegetable garden, setting before visitors from Marysville on .June 24, three months after settle- ment, a dinner which included vegetables raised on his own land. That log cabin was the dwelling of Mr. Thomp- son until 1866, when he built a frame house into which he removed, making it his home until it was destroyed by fire in October, 1880; that fall and the following spring Mr. Thompson was employed in building the house which was his home up to the time he accepted the position of Postmaster of Blue Rapids, in 1885, and there he again expected to make his home and to end his days. In the time he has jived in Kansas he has seen great changes. The country was then but a wilderness and unsettled, with deer and antelope thick among the hills. Not a fence had been built in the county, except, possibly, what was called a " shanghai " fence. The only houses were log cabins, and vil- lages and cities were things of the future. Our subject, by an unfortunate accident, lost the use of his left arm permanently and almost com- pletely. In the spring of 1866, in company with Andrew Scott, James Hynes, his son, Joel Henry, and three others, he started for the west side of the Republican River on a buffalo hunt. They had reached Clifton, situated on the south line of Wash- ino'ton County, when it was reported that a party of six men, who were out on a similar errand, had overstayed the time when they were expected to return, and it was feared they had met with hos- tile Indians. Mr. Thompson's party went on their way to the hunting grounds, intending to look for the missing men. They soon met a party of friendly Otoes. who had been driven in by a band of hostile Cheyennes. The Otoes joined forces with the white men and all turned back. Next day they were overtaken by a party out lumt- ing for tlie missing men, and Mr. Thompson, with his companions, joined in the search. Finding no trace of those for whom they were looking, Mr. Thompson and his partj' soon reached the hunting grounds, and killed enough game to furnish tlie requisite supply of meat. I'pon join- ing the other part}' and learning that the Cheyennes were coming that way on tlie war path, they hur- riedly made preparations to return home. Mr. Thompson was sitting on a pile of dry buffalo meat, and his son was endeavoring to draw his gun out of its covering, when the weapon was accidentally discharged, and the load entering Mr. Thompson's left arm tore away the sinews above the elbow and lacerated the flesh in a dreadful manner. Since then he has had the complete use of but one finger of his left hand, and onl}- the partial use of his arm. This was a great drawback to the hardy pioneer, upon the labor of whose hands so much depended, but he made the best of circumstances, and has ac- complished much during his long and useful life. It may be mentioned here, that the men whom they sought in vain were afterward found, murdered. One incident of the early career of Mr. Thomp- son occurred in 1831. While a resident of Madison Count}', III., he enlisted as a soldier in the Black Hawk War, but the troubles were brought to a tem- porary settlement before he was permitted to go into active service. Upon the outbreak of hostili- ties the following year he re-enlisted, and served as a scout until the surrender of Black Hawk, and the close of the war. On the 1st of April, 1838, Mr. Thompson was married in Rock Island County, 111., to Miss Mary Jane Ohlhausen. This lady was born Dee. 4. 1821. in Lynchburg. Campbell Co., Va., where her par- ents had emigrated from Germany. The father died in Lynchburg, Oct. 3, 1825, and her mother subsequently came to Kansas and died on the farm of Mr. Thompson, July 11, 1867, in her seventy- eighth year. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the parents of eight children, all living: Julia, the wife PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 605 of Jackson Taylor, is a resident of Independence Mo.; Lev\- A. is tliewife of A. ,1. Palmer, a farmer of Waterville Township, this count}-; Emma mar- ried William H. Lee, a farmer of Blue Rapids (Jity Township; Joel Henr}- is a farmer and carpenter and a resident of Cottage Hill Township; Marj' J. is the wife of W. R. Moore, a farmer of Colorado; William H. is farminu- in Blue Rapids City Town- ship; Margaret I. is the wife of Charles Lee, a butcher in the citj' of Blue Rapids; Inez II. is un- married and lives witli her parents. Mr. Thompson has always taken a warm interest in the affairs of his communit3\ While in Illinois he served as Constable in Madison County, and later he was the Deputy Sheriff of Rock Island County, and Constable there also for two years. In Wisconsin he was elected Assessor of Ricliland County, and for five or six years he served as Jus- tice of the Peace. He was also elected to that office during a temporary residence in Missouri. In 1855 he was appointed Postmaster at Ashland. Wis., under the administration of President Pierce, holding the position until he came to Kansas. In this county he was chosen Township Clerk at the first election held within its limits. Tlie following year he was made Probate Judge, which office he held until the Territory became a State. His next office was Justice of the Peace of Blue Rapids Township, which he held for two years, being at the same time Township Trustee. He was also the first Postmaster of Blue Rapids, and the third in the county. After a short interval Mr. Thompson was elected Trustee, and in 1885 was appointed Postmaster under President Cleveland's administration, dis- charging the duties of the office for four years. In every position to which he has been called, be has discharged the duties entrusted to him in a manner creditable to himself and satisfactory to the people. One of the most pleasing events of his life occurred on the Isl of April, 1888, when he and his estimable wife celebrated the fiftieth an- niversary of their wedding — a golden wedding which was attended by a large number of their descendants. It is hardly necessary to say that it was an occasion greatU' enjoyed by all concerned, and in which the vener.able pair were tendered many wishes for their continued health and happi- ness. They are not only among the oldest, but are also among the most highly respected people of this countj". In noting the career of those men and women who ventured upon the frontier in ad- vance of civilization, the pioneers, William Thomp- son and his estimable wife, deserve to be placed in the front rank, and it is therefore fitting to perpet- uate their features by presenting their portraits to the citizens of Marshall County, througli the me- dium of the Album. JOHN M. WINTER, residing on section 32, Wells Township, has been a resident there since 1872. He is the possessor of 400 acres of land, all under excellent cultivation, and has been the pioneer in his neighborliood, in the introduction of thoroughbred stock of all kinds, except horses, and also improved varieties of grains. He now keeps thoroughbred Hereford cattle, and Poland-China hogs, and is engaged in stock-raising and general farming. Mr. Winter was born in Washington County, X. Y., May 21, 1832, and is a son of Moses and Abigail Winter. His father was a native of Mas- sachusetts, and his motiier of Vermont. Both his grandfathers were members of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War, and his maternal grandfather also took part in the A\'ar of 181 2. Our subject was but young when his parents re- moved to Warren County, N. Y.,and he was reared on the shores of Lake George. He received his early education in the public schools of Warren County, and later attended the State Normal School at Albany. He subsequently attended and was graduated from A'. M. Rice's Commercial Col- lege, at Buffalo, N. \. He accepted a position as bookkeeper for the wholesale lumber firm of I. S. & L. G. Newton, of Buffalo, and retained the situa- tion some sixteen years. In 1856 our subject was united in marriage with Sarah B. Goodman, a native of tlie Empire State, and a daughter of Samuel C. and Lovice Goodman, 606 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of Warren County. To Mr. and Mrs. Winter have been born three children — Nancy, Burton M. and Catlin G. From New York State, Mr. Winter re- moved, in 1 872. as before stated, to this county. He selected the southern part of Wells Township as his locr.tion, and there homesteaded eighty acres of land. A few acres of the land had been broken, and there was a cabin on it. From that rude be- njinning- has grown his present estate. Mr. AVinter is a Republican, and during his resi- dence in the East took considerable interest in polit- ical matters. Reserved for several years as Clerk of the 8th Ward Republican Club, of Buffalo, and was quite active in the political work of the ward. Having been residents of the county for nearly a score of j'ears, Mr. and Mrs. Winter have not onlj' participated in its development, but have witnessed much of the labor which has made it a standing monument to the energy and perseverance of its pioneer settlers. Mr. Winter is upright and hon- orable in his dealings, and is held in high repute among the citizens of the county. ^ENRY C. FOLLETT. It is conceded that I! Mr. Follett is the owner of one of the best • farms in Walnut Township, and one which steads of the entire county. He has been a resident here since the fall of 1869, when he purchased a tract of wild land, and in the spring of 1870 home- steaded eighty acres, and purchased eighty acres additional, the two lying on sections 22 and 27, the dwelling and its appurtenances being on section 22. The residence is a neat and substantial building, while there is a good barn and all the other neces- sary structures for the storage of grain and the shelter of stock. The land is devoted to general agriculture and pasturage, and reflects great credit upon the proprietor. There is a goodly assortment of live stock, including some verj- fine Clydesdale horses. The subject of this notice was born March 18, 1845, in Williams County, Ohio, and lived there until 1863. During this year the Civil War being in progress, he enlisted in Company H, 38th Ohio Infantry, in which he served as a private until the close. He participated in many active engage- ments, was at Missionary Kidge, Buzzard's Roost, Big Shanty and Jonesboro. At the latter place he was taken ill of the typhoid fever, and suffered therefrom about two months, being confined in the hospital first at Nashville and later at Camp Deni- son. In the the meantime his company rested at Atlanta, and upon recovering strength he joined them in Chattanooga, whence they went with Sher- man on his march to the sea. After the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, our subject with his com- rades went up through the Carolinas to Washing- ton where he was present at the Grand Review, and later received his honorable discharge July 12, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. In the meantime, while Mr. Follett was in the army, his parents, Robert and .Tnlia A. (Turner) Follett, removed to Doniphan County, this State. Henry C. after visiting his friends and relatives in his native county, joined his parents in this State, and here took up his abode. He was married Jan. 16, 1868. to Miss Aure E., daughter of Louis and Julia (Carr) Rose. Mrs. Follett was born in the town of Bryant, AVilliams Co., Ohio, July 5, 1850. Her union with our subject has resulted in the birth of three cliildren — William H., Louis E. and Florence Mabel. The parents of our subject were natives of Mas- sachusetts, whence they emigrated to Qhio at an early day, prior to their marriage. They died in Doniphan County, this State, each having attained to the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mrs. Fol- lett's father was a native of New Jersey, while her mother was born in Dayton, Ohio. Her father died in Ohio, during the month of February, I860, but her mother is still living, and makes her home in Blue Rapids this county. While Mr. Follett piobablj' has not been the hero of any thrilling event, he is fulfilling the duties of an honest man and a good citizen, and is a uniform encour- ager of the various enterprises set on foot for the good of the community. In politics, he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. His well-tilled fields yield him a comfortable income, and his chief interests are centered in his family and his farm. Residence or H.C. Follett, Sec. 22. Walnut Township. Residence: OF Nicholas Koppes^Sec.IZ. Marysville Tonwship. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. G09 He may be properly named as a representative cit- izen, worliij' of mention in ;i work designed to perpetuate tlie names of uumi who luive been in- strumental in developing tlie best resources of Marshall Count}'. A fine engraving of the home- stead of Mr.Foilett appears on another page of this volume, and is a good representation of one of Marsliali County's most cultured homes. Cw^ ICHOL AS K( )PPKS. Marysville Township [[ jjj has no more worthy citizen tlian the sul)ject liy^j of this notice, who is widely and favorably known to the people as one of the early residents of the townsiiip and one who assisted largely in its growth and development. Tiie surroundings on his homestead are indicative of intelligence and in- dustry', the chief object of interest being a hand- some modern residence with the buildings adj.acent calculated for the successful prosecution of agri- culture. Mr. Koppes is a man prompt to meet his obligations, is scrupulously- honest and one whose word is considered as good as his bond. Not the least among his excellent qualities is his uniform support of the principles of the Republican party. He is in favor of education, morality and all those elements which tend to build up the community socially and financiall}', and is universally respected for his uprightness of life and consistent character. Our subject was born June 11, 1833, in what was then the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg,(iermany, and lived in the Fatherland until about fourteen years of age; then going to France he worked on a farm about seven years. At the expiration of tliis time, in March 1854, he set out for America on a sailing- vessel and landing in the cit}' of New York, pro- ceeded in the latter p.irt of June to Chicago, III., and thence two or three days afterward repaired to Port Washington, Wis., remaining in that vicin- ity about two years. In the fall of 1855 he went to New Orleans, but finding no employment re- turned as far as Vicksburg, where he sojourned un- til the following February. In March, 1856, he came up the Mississippi to St. Louis, Mo., and thence by the Misso\iri to Leavenworth and at that point set out on foot for this county, hailing near the present site of Marysville. For six weeks thereafter he w.as employed by Mr. Marshall on a farm, then returning to Wisconsin via St. Louis, for two months was employed in a harvest field near Kenosha. Afterward he went into Ozaukee County, that State, and remained until the spring of 1859. We next lind iiur sulijeet upon Lake Superior in the copper mines, where he was employed about tliree months, and later he drove a team for a con- tractor for about nine months. About that time lie once more struck out for this county, and near the hamlet of Marysville, was in the employ of dif- ferent individuals until after the outbreak of the Civil War. In July. 1862, he enlisted as a Union soldier in Company E, 13tli Kansas Infantry, for the three years' service. He participated in man}' of the important battles which followed, namely. Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Forts Smith and Van Buren, as a member of the 7th Army Corps. With the exception of being thrown from a mule which he was riding rapidly, he escaped injury, 'and received his honorable discharge at the close of the war, being mustered out at Leavenworth. The German soldiery did most efficient service in assist- ing to preserve the Union and to them their adopted country owes a weighty debt of gratitude. Mr Koppes was in no wise behind his countrymen in performing his duty during this conflict, and his war record is one of which he has reason to be proud. Upon leaving tlio army our subject i-eturned to this county and in the fall of 1865 took up a homestead of 160 acres in Marysville Township. He first put up a small cabin, which in a few years w.as abandoned for a frame house, and he occupied the latter with his family until 1885: That year he erected his present residence, which is con- ceded to be one of the finest in the township and which is represented elsewhere in the Albii.m b}' a lithographic engraving. It is faultless in point of architecture and fitted up with modern conve- niences, while the interior decorations indicate in a marked degree the exercise of cultivated tastes and ample means. Mr. Koppes from year to year invested his sur- 610 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. plus capital in additional land, until he is now the owner of 380 acres which, having- been brought to a fine state of cultivation, is devoted to general farming and stocii- raising. The toils and struggles of his earlier years have been richlj- rewarded and he has an ample competence for his old age. Our subject was married in Ozaukee C'ountj% Wis., Sept. 28, 1865, to Miss Helena Klas, a native of the kingdom of Prussia and born on the line be- tween Luxemberg and the latter. Feb. 18, 1844. She lived there with her parents until about ten or eleven years of age, and then the family-, consisting of the parents, two daughters and a son, emigrated to America. The}- landed in New York City, whence they proceeded to Wisconsin, where Miss Helena made the acquaintance of her future hus- band. They became the parents of the following children, namely. Nicholas, George S., Mary A., Margaret, Lizzie F., Jacob F. and Katie F. The latter d ied when about two 3^ears old. As an ex-soldier of the Union Mr. Koppes is identified with the G.A.R., and with his excellent wife and their children, is a member in good stand- ing of the German Catholic Church, attending ser- vices at Mar^-sville. VfACOB H. BARLOW. This gentleman has made his home in Blue Rapids, since Aug. 10,1872, on which day he first arrived there. ^^^/J He is a native of Fairfax County, Va., born Sept. 3, 1846, his parents being James P. and Maria L. (Ilaight) Barlow. Thej' were of English de- scent, and the great-grandfather of our subject lived and died in Dover, Dutchess Co., N.Y., where his son, Elisha, grandfather of our subject, was born, over 100 years ago. Elisha Barlow was a farmer during his entire lifetime. He was married to Charlotte Palmer, a native of AVestchester County, N. Y., vvho was somewhat 3'ounger than her husband, and who died at their New York home in 1866, aged over eighty years. Her hus- band died some years prior to tlie date of her own death. They were plain people, well-to-do for their station in life, and were looked upon as good. substantial citizens. They, like their ancestors, were members of the Societj' of Friends. Thej' had four sons and four daughters, the eldest but one being James P., the father of our subject. James P. Barlow was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., June 15, 1813. In ins youth he was a clerk in a mercantile establishment in Buffalo, remaining there several years, and gaining an insight into the wholesale grocer^' business. Later he went to New York Citj', and there entered into the same business, in which he remained engaged for a number of years. During his residence in New York he was married, and his wife's fatlier having removed to Chantilly, Fairfax Co.,Va., they determined to fol- low him. Mrs. Barlow's father had purchased a large estate of 750 acres, formerl}^ owned by Rich- ard Bland Lee, and on this place Mr. Barlow and his wife lived. At the death of her father, Mrs. Barlow inherited half of the estate, on which she continued to make her home until the fall of 1869. They then sold all but a small part of the estate, on which Mr. Barlow built a mill. This he operated until 1873, at which time they determined to make their home in Blue Rapids, this county, with our subject, who was their only child. This they did, and here Mr. Barlow died ou April 14, 1879, being then nearlj- sixtj'-six years of age. He was a man of marked honesty and uprightness of character, a successful farmer, although not brought up to that occupation, and an excellent man of business. Ilis trustworthiness made him manj- friends, by whom he was greatly respected and esteemed, and he in a marked degree inherited the sterling qualities which have been characteristics of members of the Soci- ety of Friends. James P. Barlow was married Oct. 5, 1839, to Miss Maria L. Haight, who was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., March 11, 1819. Her parents were Jacob and Amy (Clement) Haight, the one born in Dutchess County, and the other on Long Island. The Haight family had been among the earliest set- tiers of the county, to which they had come from Long Island, and had been members of the Society of Friends for many generations, being counted among the early followers of George Fox. Mrs. Haight was lilvcwise of the Society' of Friends, and her daugiiter, Mrs. Barlow, yet retains her birth- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM They were the parents of four 611 riiflit among tliem cliiiflren. one son, Dr. Charles Maight. still living in Ponghkeepsie, N. Y., at the age of eight^'-four 3'ears. James P. Barlow and wife hart but one chilli, our subject, with whom his mother makes her home in Blue Rapids. Jacob H. Barlow, the gentleman of wliom we write, was brought up on the Virginia farm, where he lived until tlie outbreak of tlie late war. He re- ceived his education in the schools of his native count}' and a noted institution in Loudoun Count}-, which was under the charge of the Society of Friends, by whom it had been founded, and in a select school in Xorristown, Pa. During the war he was emploj-ed in the Government shops at Alexandria, and on the militar}' railroads in Vir- ginia, remaining in that employment nearly three years. After the war he returned to the farm in Virginia, and there worked on a sawmill with his uncle, in connection with the farm. After tlie sale of the farm, he went into the milling business, which he carried on until he came to Kansas. Our subject came to Blue Rapids to take an in- terest in a woolen factory, then just getting read}- to start in that place, in whicli he helped to place most of the machinery. This mill did not prove a success, and Mr. Barlow, after a connection with it of over four years, retired a poorer man than when he engaged in the enterprise. He next worked for several j-ears at various employments, and in the spring of 1886, in connection with Har- land McGrew, he bought the mill property on the west side of the river at Blue Rapids. This they ran as a custom mill, under the firm name of Bar- low (fe McGrew, until the fall of the same year, when Messrs. M. L. Duncan and David II. Miller each purch.ased a quarter interest in the mill, which was then operated under the firm name of Barlow, McGrew tV Co. In the fall of 1889, Mr. McGrew sold his interest to Mr. Duncan, the firm name being changed to M. L. Duncan & Co., under whicli it is now carried on. Below will be found a short sketcli of the mill and its business. Wlien Mr. Barlow first came to Blue Rapids, he bought the lot on which his house now stands. It was then but a piece of bare prairie, without a tree or shrub on it, and the large trees and shrubbery with which it is now beautifully shaded, were all set out by himself and wife. The large and comfort- able home was built in 1887, and is in a sightly loca- tion on an elevation close to the river. In Washington, D. C, Sept. 13, 1870, Mr. Bar- low was united in marriage with Mrs. Nettie Barnes, whose maiden name was Shear, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Dr. Tustin, who had been Chaplain of the United States Senate for many years. Mrs. Barlow was born in Seneca County, N. Y., May 13, 1844. Her parents were Peter and Henrietta (Wilkins) Shear, both natives of the Empire State, the father horn in Albany County, and the mother in Greene County. Her father is a farmer and cattle dealer, and is yet living on the old home in Seneca County. His wife died when Mrs. Barlow was an infant. These people were likewise Friends, and Mrs. Barlow was reared in their faith, attending meeting with her grandfather, with whom she lived after her mother's death. By her first marriage, Mrs. Barlow bad one child — Gertrude A. Barnes, who makes her home with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barlow have one child, named J. Carroll. Our subject is a member of the Presbyterian Cluiich. He is no politician, and has never held any public office, but votes the Democratic ticket. As a man of integrity and uprightness, he stands high in the community, and in every relation of life he bears an excellent reputation. THE GEM CITY ROLLING MILL was origi- nally built for a paper mill in 1873, and was rebuilt and refitted as a full roller flour mill in 1886-7. Our subject and his partners began operations there in March, 1887. The mill is situated on the north side of the Blue and is run by a magnificent water power, which supplies all the mills in that place, on both sides of the river, and which is capable of running many more, and will in time undoubtedly be full}' used. The firm name is M. L. Duncan & Co., the partners being M. L. Duncan, Jacob H. Barlow and David H. Miller. The}- use the centri- fugal system, and the mill with a capacity of 100 barrels in twenty-four hours, is run day and night. They also use two runs of burrs for meal, with the 612 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. usual capacity of thirt^y barrels of bolted meal or 120 bushels of corn per day, sometimes, however, grinding mucli more. They also, of course, manu- facture buckwheat flour, bran and other mill prod- ucts. They make three grades of flour, known as "Our Best," "Straight" and "Good Luck," which are well known in this part of the country', nearly all they can make being consumed in local trade. Whatever they can manufacture above the home demand is shipped to Kansas City and elsewhere. ^^EOKGE W. MOFFITT. The .subject of III ^— , this sketch settled on a farm in Wells Town- ^^Ij ship, in October, 1870, having removed from St. Louis, Mo., a few months previous with his family. He is tiie father of six children, one son and five daugthers, named Charlotte, John Jar- dine, Martha, Minnie, Lizzie and Georgia. His son and the three eldest daughters are married, and are settled within the neighborliood of the pa- ternal homestead. Our subject was born near Harrisburg, Pa., July 5, 1833. When about three years of age his par- ents emigrated to Canton, Ohio, where his father entered the Pittsburg Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as a minister, and from that event on, his youth was passed as became an itiner- ant minister's child. About the year 184G his father bought a residence in the suburbs of Cadiz, Ohio. His early education was pursued in the pub- lic schools, with a two 3'ears course at Bethany Col- lege, Bethan3% Va. He was married Feb. 15. 1854, in Cadiz, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of William and Phcebe Barrett. She was a gr.iduate of Pleasant Hill Seminary, in AVest Middletown, Pa., and of Quaker origin. Iier grandparents having been Quakers who emigrated from Eastern Virginia about the year 1800, and settled in Harrison Countj', Ohio, where thej' lived and died. Her fatlier was a prom- inent and successful politician in Harrison County, along in the forties. Our subject is the eldest of a family of seven sons. His father, the Rev. John Jardine Mofifitt, D.D., was born in Trenton, N, J., in 1810. His paternal grandfather was a Scotchman, wlio came to America at an early day, settling in Trenton. His mother, Charlotte (Epley) Moffitt, was of (ier- man descent, born in Dauphin County, near Har- risburg. Pa., in the year 1810. 1 — *iiaa/&^^ t.®S.S/ZW2r>>* 'W~^ 'mpton and died leaving a daughter who is also dead ; Josiah J. married Sarah, daughter of Joseph Pry or, 1766 and died young and she then married John P>aton of Mid's, 1780 and afterward Joseph Bassett, 1798 and died 1839, aged 100. 10 — . Ephraim (son of Ephraim 4. — ) married Susannah, daughter of Thomas AVillis and had Eliam, 1739; Silence, 1745; Abigail, 1746; Ephraim, 1748; Thomas, 1750; Susannah, 1757; Lemuel, 1 761 ; Caleb, 1773. He died 1802, aged eighty-five. Silence married Nathaniel Conanl, 1772; Abigail married John Morey of Norton, 1776; Susannah married William Morey, 1780; Lemuel never married. 11 — . .Joshua (son of Joshua 5. — ) married Esther, daiighte)- of Nicholas Porter of Abington, 1740 and had Azariah, 1741; Daniel. 1742; Ruth, 1744; Abigail, 1747; Joshua, 1749; Caleb, 1750; Robert, 1753 and Solomon, 1756. Rulh married Ebenezer Alden of Mid's, 1763; Abigail married Joseph Cowen. 1772; Solomon had Laben, Martin and others. Laben married Hannah Richmond, 1816 and remained here. The rest moved away. Caleb married Susannah, daughter of Ebenezer Keith, 1776 and went to Lyme, Conn. 12 — . Abner (son of William 7. — ) married Phebe, daughter of Benjamin Leach and had Absa- lom, 1751 ; Hannah, 1753; Edward, 1755; Jotham, 1758 and Molly, 1761, Absalom lived in Usbridge and died in the Revolutionary War and Judge Ab- ner Fobes of Windsor, Vt. is his son. Hannah mar- ried Levi Leach, 1771; P>lward went to Buckland; Jotham wentto Genesseeand his mother died there. Charles, son of Judge Abner lives in Louisville, Ky. 13 — . Timothy (son of William 7. — ) married Mary, daughter of William Dean of Mansfield and had William, 1767; Avery, 1770; Dwelly, 1774, killed at the raising of the Baptist Meeting House; and Timothy, 1783. The father died 1803; the mother, 1814. 14 — . Libens (son of John 8. — ) married INIehit- abel, daughter of Ebenezer Howard, 1775 and had Libens and Mehitabel. Libens married Mary, daughter of Benjamin Leach, 1807; Mehitabel mar- ried Leonard of Easton and went to Vermont. 15 — . Rev. Perez, L. L. D. (son of Josiah 9. — ) graduate of Harvard L^niversity, married Prudence, daughter of Rev. Samuel Wales of Raynliara and settled in the ministry at Raynham and died 1812, aged seven tj'; ho had two sons who died young and two daughters. Rev. Perez was born in Bridge- water, Mass., Sept. 21, 1742, received first degree from Harvard University 1762, ordained Nov. 19, 1766; Chaplain in Revolutionary Army. 1777; elected President of Brown l'niver.'=ity 1 780, dur- ing President Manning's absence as Representative in Congress; chosen professor of experimental phi- losophy in 1787. Hi 1787 he was chosen to its fellowshi|) and In 1792 received highest honors. Anonima married Rev. Simeon Doggett I'ollv married Rev. Elijah Leonard of Marshfield. C26 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 16 — . Jason (son of Josiah 9. — ) maniccl Leah daughter of Israel "Wasbburne, Esq. of Raynham and had Selina, 1771 ; Philander, 1773; Molly. 1775; Salmon. 1781; Davis, 1783; Clarissa, 1785; Shep.ard, 1787, and Laura, 1792. Selina married Andrew Alden, 1797; Philander went to Albany, N. Y.; Molly married Caleb Fobes, 1799; Clarissa ni.arriod Ad in Alger. 1814; Laura married Charles Bassett, 181 C. 17 — . Ezra (son of Josiah 9. — ) married ilary SIkiw of Raynham, 1776 and had Abigail 1777; Susannah. 1779; Mary, 1781; Cordana, 1783; Ezra, 1785; Sirena, 1788; Celia, 1793; Armena, 1796 and Eliza, 1798. Eliza married Albert S. Merrill, died May 20, 1888; Abigail married Otis Holmes of T., 1796 and Eaton Aldrich. 1807; ISIary married Calvin Hay ward, 1801; Cordana married Lemuel Dunbar, 1806; Sirena married Albert Whitman, 1813; Celia married Elijah Fobes of Canandaigua, N. Y., 1819. 18 — . Alpheus (son of Josiah 9. — ) married Mehitabel, daughter of Seth Lathrop and had Seth, 1783; Mehitabel, 1786; his wife died .and he mar- ried Lucy, daughter of Rev. Isaac Backus of JMid's, 1788 and had Isaac, 1789; Sybil, 1791; Josiah, 1793; Alpheus, 1796 .and Arelas, 1798. Mehitabel married Alpheus M. Withington of Milton, 1810; Sybil married Simeon Taylor, 1816; Isasic married Mary, daughter of Timothy Hayward, 1811 and then Olive, daughter of Edward Mitchell and widow of Dr. Rufus Walker; Alpheus went to New York. 19 . Joseph. Esq. (son of Josiah 9. — ) mar- ried Susan, daughter of Capt. Joiin Ames, 1782 and had Perez and went to Oakham. 20 . John (son of Josiah 9. — ) removed to Windsor and had Silas, Enoch, Elijali, Edson, John and Horatio, all now in New York. He had daugh- ters also. Freelove died unmarried; one married Jonathan Bassett in Bridgewater; Elijah married Celia daughter of Ezra Fobes, 1819; Susan mar- ried Rodney O. Cooley; Clarissa married Henry Bryan; John, born, 1758; married Rosinda Alden of ]\Iiddleboro, 1781 and is de.ad. 21 . Eliab (son of P^phraim 10. — ) married Mehitabel, daughter of Thomas Ames, 1759 and had Keziah, 1760; Martha, 1762; Thomas, 1764; Chloe, 1766; Mehitabel, 1768; Eliab, 1770; Hannah, 1772; Susannah, 1774; Thomas and his wife, Lydia, lived in Boston and left no children; his widow married a Tucker. Chloe married Josiah Kingman of Mid's' 1781; Mehitabel married Benjamin Packard 1784 and went to Vermont; Martha married Oliver Washburn. 1787; Susannah married Thomas Hooper, 1795; Hannah married Levi Macomber, of Mid's, 1802. 22 — . Ephraim (son of Ephraim 10. — ) married Bethia, daughter of Joseph Ames, 1769 and had Caleb, an only child. Martin Fobes married Beltie Eaton of Plympton, 1793; Azari.ah married Olive Leach, 1793 . 23 — . William (son of Timothy 10. — ) married Freelove French, 1796 and Mary Deane, 1798; Dwelly. 1801; Albert, 1804 and Rlioda French, 1807. He died 1812 and tiie widow married Jonah Willis. 1816. 24 — . Robert (son of Joshua 11. — ) and his wife Abiah had Zcphaniah, 1870; Reiiel, 1783; Bela, 1786; Joshu.a, 1787 and Abinh, 1790. Zcph- aniah married Lurania Wilber, 1810; Bela married Alice Washburn, 1805; Abiah married a Knapp; Joshua married Chloe Keitii, 1809. 25 — . Avery Esq. (son of Timothy 13. — ) mar- ried Lois, daughter of Luther Hooper, 1801. had Harriet, 1802; Vesta, 1S04; Cornelia, 1807 and Fanny, 1810. 26 — . Jesse (son or grandson of Benjamin 6. — ) married Susannah, widow of Oakes Angier, Esq. and daughter of Col. Edward Howard. 1792 and had Henry, 1792. She died 1793 and he married Poll}', daughter of Rev. Elijah Packard, 1795 and had Charles E., 1795 who is an Attorney at Northamp- ton and writes his name Forbes. 27 — . Col. Salmon (son of Jason 16. — ) mar- ried Chloe, daughter of James Leach, 1807 and had Sumner 1807; Lentha, 1809; Justin, 1811: Stella Washburn, 1813; Fideli.a, 1816. 28 . Shepard (son of Jason 16. — ) married Phebe, daughter of Peter Dunbar, 1814 and had Alice Alger, 1818 and Frederic Handel, 1820. 29 . Ezra (son of Ezra 17. — ) married Han- nah, daughter of Joseph Bassett. Esq., 1810 ai\d had Franklin B.aylies, 181 1 and Joseph Bassett, 1814. 30 . Caleb (son of Ephraim 22. — ) married PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIIICAI. AL15UM. 627 Moll^'. daughter of Jason Fobes. ITflSt and liad Katbia Ames, 1800; Nancy Warner, 1802; Epbraim. 1805; Amelia Wasbbiirn, 1808; Cassan- dra Angelina, 1810; Mary Wales. 1812: Jason, 1815 ami Sarah Williams. 1820. 31 — . Seth (son of Alpliens 18. — ) and his wife Rachel, had Elmira, 180-1; Edwin. 1806; Angeliue, 1810; Elbridge. 1812: Ilanimh. 1814; Daniel. 1817. 32 — . Reuel (son of Robert 24. — ) married daughter of Samuel Battles, 1806 and had Thomas Jefferson, 1806; Henry Franklin, 1809; Reuel Bat- tles, 1812: Willard Williams. 1814. and Robert. 1816. 33 — . Daniel (son of Joshua 11. — ) married Hannah, daughter of Miles Standish, 1769 and had Azariah, Daniel and others. Martha Fobes married William Conant, 1813. Elizabeth Fobes married Thanan Thompson. 1802. <.., s^.|«^.^vo^ ,..:5o.=^-«* NDREW B. WEKDK. The results of per- - , ■ severance and industr3' are nowhere more II tfc forcibly illustrated tlian in the home and ^fl surroundings of this gentleman who has only been a resident of this county sirce the spring of 1883. He then settled on a piece of wild, un- cultivated land, without fences or buildings. He preceded his family to the spot a few days and put up the stable for his horses, but housed his family in this until he was enabled to erect a more sub- stantial -dwelling, which he did at once. He then began breaking the prairie, building fences, plant- ing fruit trees, and now has one of the most beau- tiful farms in this region, comprising 430 acres of fine laud, 300 acres of which are devoted to grain and other produce and the balance to pasture and Iki}-. About tlie residence have been planted a large amount of fruit trees and shrubbery, there being 900 peach trees, 200 of which are in bearing condition, about seventj- apple trees and probably 1,000 catalpas, besides a number of willows. The residence and surroundings are in keeping with the enterprise of the proprietor, .and have that air of comfort and plenty denoting cultivated tastes and ample means. The subject of this sketch was born in Alleghenj' County, Pa., May 6, 1846, and was brought by his parents to Marshall County, III., when but a child. His father. Rev. Nathaniel Cooper Weede, was a minister of the United Presbj'terian Church, and married iMiss .lane Campbell. The paternal grand- father was Reuben Cooper Weede, of South Caro- lina, whence he removed to Pennsylvania at an early day. Grandfather Robert Campbell was a General, commanding a division in the army in the War of 1812, .ind was killed in battle. Our subject was reared at his father's homestead in Marshall County, 111., and received a common- school education, remaining in that count}' until a youth of nineteen years. The family then changed their residence to Starke County, 111., locating near Elmira. where they lived five 3'ears then removed to Birmingham. Jefferson Co., Iowa. Our subject was there married to Miss Sadie Kirkpatrick, daughter of T. Kirkpatrick, of Keokuk Count}-, Iowa, formerly of Bureau County, 111. and amono- the early settlers of that region, to which they had removed from Ohio in 1837. Theo. Kirkpatrick was born on the 27th of July, 181 l,in Utica,Lickin<' Co., Ohio. His father was born in Lancaster County, Pa., and died in Ohio, aged about seventy- five. His mother. Flora Patterson, died when he was a little child. Mrs. Weede's mother, Sophia Papp, was born in Stanton, Va., on the 27th of August, 1815. Her father was born in Germany, her mother in England. Both Mr. and Mrs. Weede's parents lived to celebrate their golden wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Weede, after "^heir marriage, set- tled on a farm in Jefferson County, Iowa, then re- moved to Keokuk County, where they sojourned until coming to their present place. They are the parents of six children, two sons and four daughters, but their sons have been taken from them bv death. The eldest daughter, M. Estella. is attending the academy and studying music in Pawnee City, Neb.; Edna R., Edith S. and K. Irena are the i j'ounger children at home. Ralph D. died at the age of ten months, and Freddie C. died when three years and three months old. Mr. Weede. politically, 1 though a Prohibitionist in sentiment is identified 628 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. with the Repuhlican party. He is a member of the United Presln'terian Chnreh, and contributed a snug sum of money toward the erection of the church edifice at SumraerfieM. .,^,. ATEIIAS KUONI is a native of Switzer- ///^\V '" !•' land, where he was born Oct. 26, 1834, growing to manhood amidst the wild and rugged scenery of his mountain home. The snow-capped i^ealis of the world-renowned Alps, which catch and reflect the earliest rays of" the glorious "orb of day" throw long, dark shadows ncross the fertile valleys nestling at their feet like sparkling emeralds glowing in a deep setting of l)urest ijorcelain. In such a charming valley, the subject of this sketch engaged in, what is in other less favored countries, the prosaic occupation of farming. Neither the picturesque and romantic scenery, tlie hardy, frugal lives of the peasants, nor the simplicity and liberality of the constitution of the little mountain Republic, has sufficed to secure them from the ills and troubles of other nations. Despairing of wresting from the over-taxed soil an income at all commensurate with his desires, Mr. Kuoiii determined to turn his footsteps to the land of hope — free America — where, enjoying the bless- ings of good government, liberty of conscience, and abundant harvests, lie might expect to obtain for himself and children, a fuller measure of the good things of life, and a chance to advance to a higher plane in tlie social and intellectual world, than was offered by the narrow and contracted sphere of ac- tivity possilile in his native country. In Maj', 1866, our subject landed in New York, after an uneventful voyage of thirteen days. Shortly after arriving in that city, he boarded the cars for Chi- cago, but left soon after entering the city, and lo- cated in Peru, 111., where he procured work in a brewery. He continued in that employment about four years, when he once more turned his face west- ward, and established himself in Marsliall County, Kansas. Coming to this State in August, I«69. Jlr. Kuoni immediately preempted 160 acres of land on sec- tion 12, Marysville Township. Upon this farm he erected a good comfortable residence for himself and famil}^ and ns rapidly as possible put up all the other,necessar3' buildings, erecting them in a substantial and workmanlike manner, so that they are not only convenieiitly arranged within, and large enough for the purposes for which they are used, but are tasty in appearance, and tidily kept both inside and out. Thrift, economy, and shrewd management )iave brought material prosperity to Mr. Kuoni. lie owns at present 400 acres of good land, all in fine condition and well-improved. In addition to the usual operations necessary to carry on a farm successfully, Mr. Kuoni follows the business of stock-raising, giving close attention to all the details of grade, food, and housins', and everything else required to ensure a profitable re- turn of capital and labor invested in the business. It is. perhaps, needless to say that he has been suc- cessful in his chosen occupation, as his fine farm, excellent buildings, and sleek, fat cattle, speak for themselves, and forcibly impress the beholder with the fact that the owner of that estate is a man well qualified for the business he has undertaken to per- form. While a resident of Switzerland, Mr. Kuoni was married to Miss I'rsula Bhonner. Mrs. Kuoni was born in Malans Cit3-, Switzerland, Julj' 19, 1835, and is a daughter of John H. and Anna Bhonner. She is an excellent woman, and a worth}- compan- ion of her good husband. She has become the mother of five children, who are a credit to tlieir parents, and a blessing to the land of their adop- tion. Their names are: John, Michael, George. Christine, and Julia. Mr. and Mrs. Kuoni are ac- tive and efficient workers in the Evangelical Cliurch, in which denomination Vaey have been worthy mem- ber for many j^ears. Politically, our subject be- lieves in the principles of the Democratic part}', and upholds his opinions with his ballot. Mr. Kuoni is a fine man, a good citizen, a first- class neighbor, and a wide-awake, progressive farmer, one whose liberal ideas, advanced methods of working, and general intelligence make him a genuine blessing to his community. In addition to the other farm work, his son John operates a cheese factory as a profitable adjunct to the business of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 631 stock-raisincr. This has proved not only a good in- vestment for using the suri)lus prodnct of his own dairy, but is also a great convenience to his neigli- liors. A fine lithograpliic view of the home and surroundings of our sul>ject, appears eisewliere in this volume. ANIEL (i. PERDUE. The most success- ful men are almost invariably those wiio started in life at the foot of the ladder and accumulated their property by habits of industry and perseverance, and a rigid economj-, adhering to their rule of living within their income. Twenty four years ago Mr. Perdue was almost pen- niless and bad upon his hands a large familv. The outlook seemed discouraging, but resolving to do the best he could under all circumstances he went to work, and b}' pursuing a steady course of indus- trj' and prudence for a series of years, he has be- come one of the leading men of his community, and most popular in social and business circles. Our subject was born in Sumner County, Tenn., June 10, 1829, and is the son of Luke Perdue, a native of Virginia. The latter left his native State about 1820, and located in Tennessee, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was by occu- pation a farmer, and accumulated a good property. From early manhood he was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Macheck Perdue, was of French birth and ancestry, and crossed the At- lantic with Gen. LaFayette in time to participate in the Revolutionary War. After the independ- ence of the Colonists had been established he set- tled in Franklin County, Va., and became very wealth \-. He died there at the venerable age of 109 years. Luke Perdue married Miss Susan Bowsman. of Franklin County, Va.. and after giving birth to eight children she died in Sumner County, Tenn. These children were named respectively, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mark, George, John, Diiniel G., Eli and Mary. Daniel G., our subject, was the sixth child of the family and spent his early j'ears in his native county. He was a man of thirty years when he lo(\ited in Kansas, and first settled on a tract of land near Blue Rapids. Subsequently he sold this dur- ing the war and purchased a farm on the Blue River near Irvin. He became quite prominent in the community and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Blue Rapids Township. Finally, owing to political troubles arising at that time, Mr. Perdue sold out once more and re- moved with his family to Wayne County, Iowa. Not being satisfied with the cxj)eriraent he returned to Kansas a few months later and located in Doug- las County, but shortly afterward removed to Jack- son County, Mo., where he sojourned until 1873. Then coming again to this county he secured a portion of his present farm on section 20, Water- ville Township, of which he has since been a resi- dent. His landed posessions embrace 250 acres in a productive condition, and valuable from a dnan- cial standpoint; a view of his pleasant home may be found elsewhere in this work. Mr. Perdue received the first nomination for Count}' Superintendent of Schools of this countj', but for good and sufficient reasons declined to serve. He has been Justice of the Peace and held some of the minor offices. He has a large family of intelligent children, and a very estimable wife, who in her girlhood was Miss Icj' CFrost, of Jackson County, Mo., and to whom he was married March 20, 1855. Mrs. Perdue was born Aug. 19, 1838, and is the daugl'ter of John and Rebecca (York) Frost. Of her uuion with our subject there have been born thirteen children, viz: John H., Lill}' B., Mark A., Mary E., George W., Luzzetta C, Susan E., Ida M., Edward G., Annie L., Re- becca A., Daniel W. and Sarah L. They are all residents of Kansas except Luzzetta, who resides in Missouri. — •''^mi- — Yi; OHN p. FARRANT. This well-known mer- chant of Bluo Rapids, took up his abode in this county March 27, 1869, on which day he arrived at Irving, now in Blue Rap- ids Township. He was born in Liverpool. England, Sept. 12. 1828. The family were for many genera. 632 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tions residents of Devonsliire. Their ancestors came from Normandy with Duke William, or as lie is generally known, William the Conqueror, in 1066, and for centuries were peo[)le of note in Dev- onshire. One of them was a baron during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and several were killed at the battle of Naseby. .Some lost their heads on the scaffold during the reigns of Charles I and Charles II. The paternal greatgrandfather of the subject of this sketch was one William Farrant, a Devonshire man whose son, William, Jr.. the grandfather of our subject, was engaged in the shipping business and was captain of a vessel, sailing to all parts of the world. He became the father of a son. Henry, the father of John P., of this sketch. Henry was likewise a native of Devonshire, and adopted the profession of a sailor, becoming commander of a vessel, and in the course of his life visited every part of the world. He had the reputation of being a thorough seaman and followed his chosen calling until two or three years before his death, having been a captain for thirty-one years. As was customary in those days the ship of Capt. Farrant carried both passengers and mail as well as freight. His life was full of adventure, and his recollections were very interesting. Upon his last trip to Constantinople he received the usual "fir- man" entitling him to pass the ports, and knowing that he would not again visit that port, he decided to run past without stopping to give it up. He accomplished the feat, although he was fired upon by the Turks, and the '"firman" is now in the pos- session of the subject of this sketch, by whom it is naturally highly valued. In 1813. while Capt. Farrant was on his way homeward his vessel was captured by a French privateer, and he was taken to Harfleur, France, and imprisoned with otlicers of other vessels. They by strategy succeeded in getting their jailors in- toxicated, and making their escape reached the coast after enduring many hardships. It being the historically severe winter of 1813, they were en- abled to cross the rivers on the ice. They traveled by night alone, hiding themseves in snow mounds during the day. Finally, in pitiable plight, they were received on board a friendly vessel and con- veyed to England. Capt. Farrant, during his many voyages, accumulated curiosities from different parts of the world. His collections embraced Chinese gods, articles of rare workmanship, and other things curious in art and nature. A box which he brought home from the Orient, and con- sisting of not less than 5,000 pieces, is now in pos- session of his son, the subject of this sketch. Like most men following the sea, he was in disposition cheerful and buoyant, kind but firm in the exaction of duty from others, and withal had a vein of stern- ness running through his composition. He was both loved and respected by his children, and was uni- versally esteemed by all who knew him. Capt. Henry Farrant was horn in 1796, and died in 1852. aged fifty-six years. In 1822 he was mar- ried to Miss Mary Ann F.irrant, a cousin, also of Devonshire, who was born in 1799 and died in 1875, aged seventy-six years. They had a numer- ous family, several of whom died young, and one son. Frank, who died at the age of sixteen years in Rio Janeiro, of yellow fever. He had been designed to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps, and that was his first voyage. Another son, Will- iam, who also followed the sea, was lost with his vessel, which was never heard from after leaving port. Those who lived to maturit}- were John P.. Ann and Caroline. The sisters came to America some years ago to visit their brother. Thev are now residents of Lancashire and unmarried. John P. Farrant was educated in his native county, and at an early age engaged in mercantile pursuits, dealing principall}' in teas at Liverpool. His health was delicate from boyhood, and later he became subject to fits, which necessitated a change of climate. He had in the meantime been married, and in 1854, with his wife and one child, crossed the Atlantic, landing in Boston, and thence went to Philadelphia where the wife had relatives. In that city Mr. Farrant engaged in the pickling and pre- serving business. A few years later he embarked in general merchandising. In 1869, .selling out his business, he left Pennsylvania and started for Kan- sas, arriving at Irving, in this county, in the latter part of March. He took up a homestead, upon which he lived until 1875. That j-ear he removed to Uarrett and resumed business as a tea merchant. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 633 He was also appointed Postmaster, and soon became the ticket and freight agent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, lil'^,'* by two citizens, .Jefferson Cox and .Mr. Casey, who arrested him on the charge of being a rebel sohlier and spy. Having been conveyed to the home of Mr. Burnett, he was searched and his valise opened and examined. He was then t.-iken across the Blue River to the home of Mr. Cox, where he wa? guarded until the next morning, and then told by his captors that if he would enlist in the Union Army freedom would be granted him. A soldier acting as commissioned officer, administered the oath, the act being a mere farce, however, as he was not an officer. The next day one of the sol- diers went to Ft. Riley, while the other accompa- nied our subject to the vicinity of Irving to see his mother. Here thej^ spent a daj', and upon their return to this neighborhood our subject gave the horse which he had hired in charge of a messenger to convey back to Marysville. The weather was in- tensely cold and the river full of ice, and before the village was reached tlie horse was frozen to death. Our subject with the soldier started for Wild Cat Creek, the prisoner walking while his captor rode. After traveling some distance he was allL;wed to ride, and now, having possession of the soldier's small arms, he took the back track. He spent some days in the neighborhood where he had been arrested, vainly endeavoring to elude the company of men pursuing him. In an attempt to ford the Blue River, the heavy floating ice made it impossible for his horse to cross, so he left the ani- mal and managed Uy means of a log to cross the stream. During his attempts to swim the horse his clothes had become quite wet, and as he walked along the stream the3' rapidly stiffened in the severe cold. It was very late when the light of a distant cabin appeared to his view, and thither he hurried, although impeded by frozen feet and heavy ice-laden garments. In this lonely refuge he was given some supper and warmed sutHcientl^- to be able to take off his boots. He made inquiry as to the waj- to Maiysville, but was careful when leaving to take the opposite direction. Early the next morning he reached the cabin of Mr. Van Hoosier, whom he had once known, and there he obtained much needed bodily nourishment and a short rest. Mr, -Van Hoosier furnished him au ox, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. I 637 I'pon which he rode some distance in order to pre- vent leaving his own tracks in the snow. Getting onto the prairie, where the snow was blown off the ground, he lay down in the cold, with the earth for a couch, and with nothing to eat except buffalo meat .and corn bread. It was his intention to re- main on that desolate spot until the darkness of night would protect him from the bullets of a pur- suing foe. In the meantime the Union soldiers reached Mr. Van Hoosier's house. Here the trail was lost, and after hunting through the house and failing to find trace of him they sought, thej- threatened to hang Mr. Van Hoosier, suspecting him of knowledge of the young man's whereabouts. They promised to give our subject a fair trial, and Mr. Van Hoosier put them on his track. They soon captured him, and kept him under guard in Mr. Van Hoosier's house until the next da}-, then conveyeil him to Mr. Casey's, where he was put into the hands of a company from Ft. Riley, taken to that fort and put in the guard house. He was given a trial, during which the little he had done for the Confederate cause, and his sympathy with the Union, were stated by him, and being proved true, secured his release. Returning to this neighborhood, Mr. Frost made a short sojourn, and in the spring of 1864, went West by a stage line to Cottonwood, Neb., again entering upon trade with the Sioux. He learned to converse in the Sioux language, and is still fluent in its use. After making two trips to Salt Lake, and spending one winter in herding cattle on the Platte River at the foot of the Rockies, he re- turned to his native county in Missouri. After- ward be bought 886 head of Texas cattle, and drove them to Junction City, Kan., for sale. Re- turning to Missouri, he married Miss Sarah I. Long, a native of North Carolina, and a l.idy held in high esteem by all who know her. Believing this county to be the only place where his reputa- tion was below par, he chose it for his home, and has proved his loyalty to his country, at the same time building up an enviable reputation. He now owns 320 acres of fertile land, and on the spot where his original cabin stood, has erected a sub- stantial stone house. On these broad acres he pro- secutes successfully the work of farming and stock- 638 rOUTUAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. raising, beiiio; cliierty interested in Clydesdale horses, of which he has a fine grade. The father of our subject, John Frost, was a na- tive of South Carolina. When a young man lie went to North Carolina, and there married Miss Rebecca York, a native of that State. After living there several years, in 1818 they removed to Jack- son County, Mo., where the father died. The mother later married again, her second husband, David Daily, being by a previous marriage the father of twenty-six children. In the fall of 186.3 she witii two sons came to Kansas, bringing what goods could be hauled by one yoke of oxen; and locating in this cour.ty, where she passed to her last rest, though in the interim she spent a few years in Missouri. Our subject was one of a family of ten children, seven of whom now survive. Mrs. Sarah Frost, wife of our subject, is the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Doub) Long, of German ancestry and natives of North Carolina, where they married and reared a family of six chil- dren. In this home the mother died, and there the father still lives. She has borne her husband one living child, a son, John; one child, died in infancy. Jlr. Frost is a member of the Congregational Church, while his wife holds membershi]) in the Methodist F.piscopal Church. He is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He is a man of progressive ideas, keeping well abreast of the times in matters pertaining to his occupation, as well as in all topics of general information, and is a reliable citizen and prominent in his community. On another page in the Album may be found a lithographic engraving of the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Frost. -i^^- ^^^^EORGE MOSER. The homestead of this 11 __, gentleman is observed with admiring eyes ^V^iJJ by the traveler passing along the central line of Marysville Township. The farm, 700 acres in extent, has been brought to a high state of cul- tivation, and is embellished with neat and substan- tial modern buildings, while the live stock, farm machinery, groves, apple orchard, and trees of the smaller fruiis, indicate in a marked manner the in- dustry and enterprise which have been employed, no less than a generous outlay of hard cash. In Marshall County, as in most parts of the great West, the thrifty German has made a lasting impression, and Mr. Moser, as a leading representative of this nalionality, is worthy of more than a (jassing no- tice. Our subject was born in what was then the king- dom of Wurtemberg, German}'. Aug. 26, 1833. and lived there until a young man of twenty years. In the meantime he received a practical education, being placed in school at an early age, and continu- ing his studies, until a lad of fourteen years. Later he occupied himself mosll}' at farming. All these years his mind had been busily at work, and not being satisfied with the progress he was making financially, he determined upon emigrating to America. Accordingly, in the spring of 1853, he embarked in a sailing vessel at Antwerp, and after a voyage of forty-three days landed in New York City. Thence he proceeded to Toledo, Ohio, and secured employment on a farm about three miles from the city. After working there tvvo months he repaired to Chicago, 111., and for about two years thereafter, was variously employed on the canal and railroad, and at other labor. We next find him in the vicinity of Paris, Edgar Co., 111., where he worked on a farm two j'ears. In 1857 he crossed the Mississippi into Henry County, Mo., where he was employed at farm work and other oc- cupations until the spring of 1859. He then pro- ceeded to Pike's Peak, but in the fall returned to Marysville this county, bringing with him as his sole earthly possessions, three yoke of oxen and a pony, his Pike's Peak enterprise not having been verv profitable from a pecuniary standpoint. In the fall of 1859 Mr. Moser [)reompted 160 acres of land, six miles cast of the present site of Marysville, upon which a village had just been begun. He settled upon his land the following spring, and gave his attention to its cultivation and improvement until 1865, when he traded it for 320 acres in Marysville Township, where he now lives. Later he added to his landed estate, and has now 700 acres, all of which has been brought to a productive condition. He has made a specialty of POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 63:) stock raising, an iiuliistry wiiicli lias yielded hiiu handsome returns. Soon after coming to this county, ilr. Moser was married. .July 1. 1860, to Miss Mary Schmid. who was born in llohenzollern, Germany, July 4, 184;i. She lived tiiere until a child of ten years, and then came to America with her parents, with whom she remained until becoming the wife of our subject. Of this union there were born thirteen children, eight of whom are living, namely: Rosa, who is the wife of Anton Huber, Jr., of Her- kimer Township; AmaJia, who became the wife of John Huber, and died Sept. 24, 1889; Minetta, John. Frank, Matilda, Katie, George and Andrew are at home. One little daughter, Annie, was diowned in the Big Blue, when five years old. Elizabeth, Freddie and William died in infanc}-. The mother of these children departed this life Sept. 14, 1888. She w."is a lady possessing manj^ estimable qualities, was a devoted wife and mother, and her death was greatly mourned by her husband and children. Upon becoming 'a voting citizen. Mr. Moser identified himself with the Democratic party. He keeps himself posted upon current events, and is a man whose opinions are higldy respected. A fine lithogr;iphic view of the handsome farm and resi- dence of Mr. Moser is shown on another page of this volume. FREDERICK WAGNER. The farming and stock-raising interests of Murray Township, acknowledge a wortliy representative in Mr. Wagner, who owns and operates a snug farm of eighty acres on section 9. He located here on the raw prairie in 1879, and by the exercise of great industry and good management has brought the soil to a thorough st.ate of cultivation and erected good buildings, besides making fences, set- ting out fruit and shade trees, and gathering about himself and his family all the other comforts and conveniences of farm life. He makes a speeialtj' of live-stock and avails himself of modern methods and modern machinerj', keeping himself well posted upon the ini|)r()vemeuts which are constantly oc- curi'ing in connection with farm work as with other industries. A native of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg, Germany, our subject was born March 17, 1842, and lived there until emigrating to America, upon whose sliores he landed Feb. 19. 1872. He re- mained a resident of the Empire State one year, then coming westward located in Livingston County-, II!.. of vvhicli he was a resident six years. Thence ho came to this county and is now num- bered among the reliable and prosperous men of Murray Township. There descended to him from his substantial German ancestry those elements of character for which his nationality is noted, and by which he has been enabled to attain to a good position sociallv and financially among his fellow- men. John F. Wagner, (he father of our subject, was also of tierman birth and parentage and a farmer by occupation. He died prior to the birth of his son, Frederick. The mother, Mrs. Catherine (Nangle) Wagner, also a native of the Fatherland, lived to be sixty-three years of age. Both parents were members of the Lutheran Church. Frederick was the youngest child of the family, only two of whom came to the United States, himself and his sister Mary, the latter of whom became the wife of Frederick Fuger, and is now deceased. Mr. Wagner lived in his native Germany until a man of thirty years, and after coming to Illinois, w.as married in Livingston Count}^ to Miss Sophia Shultz — she dying sliortlj^ after their marriao-e- he afterward married Miss Marj' Clinsman. Mrs. Wagner was born in Pennsylvania, March 21 1857, and removed with her parents to Peoria County, III., where they lived until 1873, They then changed their residence to Livingston County where they still reside. To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born eight children four of whom are deceased, namely, Minnie, P^rank Jesse and a babe unnamed. The survivors are Harry, John, Lewis and Irena M., all of whom are at home with their parents. Mr. Wagner, upon becoming .a voting citizen, identified himself with the Republican party and later served as a soldier in the late Civil War two OKI PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. years. Both he anrl his "good wife arc members of the German-Baptist Church. They have a com- fortable and pleasant home, live at peace with tiieir neighbors and enjoy the society of many friends. SpSRASTUS CUTLER, one of the leading men llU] of St. Bridget Township, may be usually j'— ,^ found at his well-appointed farm on section 7, where he has effected good improvements and is successfully prosecuting agricultural pursuits. The commonwealth of Missouri finds a worthy representative in Mr. Cutler, who was born in Ray County, that State, March 10, 1838, and is the sou of Thaddeus and Lemira (Scott) Cutler, who are still living, making their home in Ness County, Kan. The parental household included eight chil- dren, five of whom are living. The paternal grand- father of our subject was Alpheus Culler, who served as a captain in the War of 1812. The grandfather of our subject settled near Fredonia, N.Y. He spent his last days in Iowa; he with his two brothers, one of whom was named William, became quite famous in the Indian wars. He was a man of powerful frame and great courage, and iiad many a hand-to-hand encounter with the sav- ages, in each of which he came out victorious. Our subject removed with his parents to Illinois and later to Iowa, and when twenty-two years old commenced farming in the latter State for himself. That same year he was married to Miss Martha J. Wliiting, daughter of Charles and Martha (Hurl- but) Whiting, and who was born in La Fayette, Iml. Two of the Whitings served under Gen. Winfield Scott in the Mexican War, and one at an earlier day served under Gen. Wasliington in the Revolutionary War. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler after their marriage settled in Fremont County, Iowa, where our subject fol- lowed farming for a time, then removed to Mis- souri. Thence in the spring of 1881 he came to this county and settled on section 7, St. Bridget Township. The farm comprises 115 acres and lies three-fourtlis of a mile south from tlie growing town of Summerfield. About 100 acres is under cultivation, and one-half mile away is the site of the contemplated $3,500 school-house, upon which the citizens of this region look with pardonable pride. Politically Mr. Cutler votes with the Union Labor party. He was formerly identified with the Democracy. Two of the seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cutler died in infancy. The survivors are re- corded as follows: Jennie Louisa is the wife of Her- bert Rouse, and they reside on a farm in Richland T'ownshij); the3' are the parents of three ciiildren living; Anna Belle is the wife of D. L. Wandling, they have two children, and live on a farm in Richland Township. Mina Cordelia obtained a thorough education and occupies herself as a teaclier ; Emma Jeanette, a bright and interesting young lady remains with her parents at home, as also does tiie youngest son, George Walter. fl IS one '^^^ town, ; APT. JESSE R. SITLER, Mayor of Axtell, le of the leading business men of the and has been closely connected with its growth and development. He has for tiie last seven years been a leading grain dealer of the county, and in the meantime has erected a large ele- vator with a capacity- of 10,000 bushels, which he sold later to other parties. He employs two buyers, one of these being stationed at Mina. and the other at Kearney on the Northwestern Railroad. He is the owner of a large amount of real estate both in this and Nemaha counties, including 400 acres of land which at the time of purchase was mosllj' a raw prairie, and which he has brought to a good state of cultivation. Capt. Sitler came first to Kansas in 1870, but did not settle permanently in this county until 1877. Prior to this he had lived in different parts of the West, and for some time operated .as a contractor in Iowa, on the Illinois Central Railroad, also the Santa Fe in Kansas, the Missouri, Kanstis & Texas in the Indian Territory, the Texas Central in Texas, and others. He has lived west of the Mississippi River since the close of tiie late Civil War, and most of the time west of the Missouii .as far as POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 641 Idaho. He was in Cheyenne, Wyt). Ty., when that now flourishing city was a hamlet of a few houses. anil had some experience with the Indians. I'pon the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the 86th Penns3'lvania Infantr3' as a private, and at once went .South to his regiment, operating first in South Carolina, after which occurred the engage- ment at Bermuda Hundred, Va., under command of Gen. Butler. Later our subject was present at the battle of Cold Harbor, after which the 76th was made a part of the 18th army corps, and assigned to the command of Gen. Grant, going with him in the Petersburg campaign. In October, 1864, he was present at the taking of Fort Harrison, then was present at the battle of Chapin's Farm, remained there on picket duty, and was then ordered to ac- companj' the expedition to Ft. Fisher under Gen. Butler. The regiment remained on shipboard about thirty days prior to returning from the un- sucessful expedition. In .January, 1&65. our sub- ject was in command of a detachment of the regiment that was left on Cha|)in's Farm on garrison duty, while the balance of the regiment went to North Carolina, his detachment following in Feb- ruary. He witnessed 'the taking of Wilmington, N. C, and was present for duty in all the service of tiie regiment, with the exception of ten days. After hostilities ceased, he was on provost duty at Raleigh, N. C. Later this regiment became a part of the arnij^ of the Tennessee, fighting under Gen. Sher- man until the surrender of the Rebel General John- ston. This was the last active engagement of the war, and occurred the latter part of April, 1864. Our subject in the meantime had received a Cap- tain's commission, commanding Company A, and was mustered out with this title, receiving his hon- orable discharge at Raleigh, N. C, July 19, 1865. He had arisen from a private through the various grades, being first a Corporal, then Sergeant-Major, Oct. 25, 1864; was made Second Lieutenant Nov. 1 0, following, and a First Lieutenant at Wellington, N. C, March 10, 1865. He assumed the duties of Captain, April 15, 1865. During the siege of Petersburg he was slightly wounded, but aside from this escaped unharmed. Capt. Sitler was born in Meadville, Crawford Co., Pa., Sept. 14, 1834, and is the son of George Sitler, a Pennsylvania farmer. The paternal grandfather was Jacob Sitler, a native of Berks County, Pa., and one of the first men to settle in the wilderness of Crawford County. In the latter he spent the last days of his life, dying at the ripe age of eighty- four years. He was of the regular old Pennsylva- nia stock, and in his conversation always used the patois adopted by that class of people. He mar- ried a Pennsylvania lady. Miss Catherine Foust, who was of similar ancestry to her husband, and who, like him, lived to a good old age. The father of our subject was born in Berks County, Pa., and when about eight years old, went with his parents to Crawford County, where he was reared to manhood and married Miss Sarah Robins, a native of New Jersey, but reared in New York State. Her father, AVilliam Robins, was of New England birth and parentage, and the family re- moved from New York to Crawford County, Pa.. where grandfather Robins in due time settled upon a farm and spent his remaining days, dying when quite aged. The son, George, learned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed for some years after his marriage, but finally turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he followed until his death in Crawford County. He was born Feb. 20, 17i»8, and departed this life May 8, 1883, at the ad- vanced age of eighty-five years. The wife and mother survived until October 1886. She was born Nov. 12, 1805. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church. The subject of this sketch w.as one of six chil- dren, who grew to mature years, and lived to be married. Five of these are yet living. Those be- sides Jesse R. ,are residents of Kansas, Iowa and Pennsylvania. The latter, like his brothers and sisters, acquired a practical education in the common schools, and later followed the profession of a teacher until the outbreak of the Civil War. He was married near his old home in Crawford County, Pa., March 5, 1877, to Miss Mina Beatt^', who was born in Harmonsburg, May 2, 1844. The parents of Mrs. Sitler were John and Mary (Hope) Beatt}', likewise natives of Pennsylvania, and reared in Crawford County, of which their ancestors had been residents for probably several generations. Joseph, the father of John Beatty, was born in the 642 POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. vicinity of Leesburg, Va., July 2, 1771, but was reared and married in Pennsylvania. His wife v\^^s Susan Lintner, a native of the latter State, wlio was born March 23, 1779. They lived there some time after their marriage, then changed their residence to Crawford County in the summer of 1806. There the}- spent their last days, each attaining to about three-score years. John Beatty and his estimable wife, after mar- riage, were residents of Crawford County. Pa., until their decease. The father of Mrs. Sitler departed this life May 10, 1885, having survived his wife a period of eighteen years, her death taking place March 24, 1867. Both were members of the United Presbyterian Church. They were the parents of three children only, of whom Mrs. Sitler is the only survivor. Of her union with our subject no chil- dren have been born. Both the Captain and his wife are members in good standing of the Presb}-- terian Church, iu which he has officiated as Elder for some years. He was the first Mayor of Axtell. and in politics is a stanch Republican. Both he and his estimable wife are great favorites in their com- munity', being intelligent, genial and hospitable, extending to both friend and stranger that courteous treatment which never fails to bring its reward. ^AMES O. WHEELER. The farming and stock-raising interests of Blue Rapids City Township," acknowledge a most worthy rep- resentative in Mr. Wheeler, who may be usually found at his well-regulated homestead, oc- cupying eighty acres of land on section 7. He may be properly called a self-made man, one who in early life was thrown upon his own resources and had many difficulties to contend with. The true state of affairs may be appreciated, perhaps, when it is known that upon the day he became of age he was the possessor of only seventy-five cents in money and was $30 iu debt. He is now well to-do and a man of standing ni his community. The native place of Mr. Wheeler was in Wabash County, Ind., and the date of his biilh Feb. 11, 1845. His parents were Milton and Charily 'Beroth) Wheeler, the father a native of North Carolina and the mother of South Carolina. His paternal grandfather is believed to have been a soldier in the lievolutionary War, and he also served in the War of 1812. James O. Wheeler was reared to manhood in his native State and bred to farm pursuits. He acquired his education in the schools of his native county and as may be sup- posed, his advantages in all respects were far in- ferior to those enjoyed by the youtli of to-daj-. He was deprived of a father's care by death when a lad of seven years and shortly afterward was wholly' orphaned by the death of his mother. Being thus left alone in the world, Mr. Wheeler was bound out to a farmer of his native county, with whom he remained until reaching his majority. In the meantime during the progress of the Civil War, he entered the ranks of the L'nion armj-. en- listing Aug. 4, 1863, when a youth of eighteen years, in Company C, II81I1 Indiana Infantry as a private. He met the enemy in battle at Walker's Ford, Forest Springs, and other engagements, and at the expiration of his term of enlistment received his honorable discharge in March, 1864. He en- dured the ordinary hardships and privations of life in the army and made for himself a good record as a brave and faithful soldier. Upon retiring from the service Mr. Wheeler re- turned to his native county in Indiana, and was there married March 13,1866, to Miss Sall3- A. Stewart. There was born of this union a son and daughter, William Harrison and Henrietta M. Mr. Wheeler remained a resident of Indiana until 1870, then crossing the Mississippi came to Kansas, and located first in Washington County. After a resi- dence there of six j'ears, he in 1876 came to this county, having disposed of the 160-acre farm which he had homesteaded in Washington County. The 80-acre tract of land of which mention is made, was improved about as we now see it. He is a man who meddles ver^- little with public affairs, but keeps himself posted upon events of general interest to the intelligent citizen, and supports the principles of the Republican party. He has seen much of pioneer life in Kansas, witnessing with warm interest the growth and development of a region, which comparatively a few years since, was-largelj' the home of wild ani- PORTRAIT xVNI) BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 643 mals and IixHaiis. Aside from servinu' as School Director in his district, he has never held oflice. Sociall3', he belongs to the G. A. R., Robert Hale Post, at Blue Rapids. ^Irs. Wheeler is a member of tiie Methodist Church. /^7'UGUST FHAHM. This oentleman bears ■lUt the .distinction of being one of the first to li" settle on the present site of Waterville. 15^/ Of German birtli and ancestry, lie first opened his e^yes to tlie light in Meeklenberg-Sch werin Dec. 24. 1823. llis father, John J. Frahm. was a native of the same province, followed gardening all his life and died in his native German}'. He was an honest and uprigiit man and accumulated some means although not becoming wealtliv. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was EUinor Erdmau. She likewise was a native of Gerraanj- where she spent her entire life. There were born to her and her husband five children, of whom August, our subject, was the third. He continued a resident of his native province until a man of twenty-five years, receiving a good educa- tion and working with his father at gardening until 1850. Then he decided upon emigrating to America and for a year thereafter was located in Louisiana. In 1851 he came North to lovva, where lie sojourned until 1C60, then changed his residence to Leaven- worth, Kan. He subsequently removed to Atchison Count}', and was engaged in farming until 1867. During tlie three ensuing years he sojourned in Waterville. In 1870 locating his family at Denison, Tex., he assisted in building the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad, through the Indian Nation, a work which occupied his time until the middle of 1879. During that time and the following years he went to the Chickasaw Nation and established an academy for the Indians. In July, 1 880, our subject returned to this county and established himself at Waterville, where he has since remained, engaged as an Insurance and Col- lection Agent, also Justice of the Peace. After the outbreak of the Civil War. Mr. Frahm, in 18(52. joined the I'nion ranks as a ct>lor bearer for the l.'Uli Kansas Infantry and served in that cap.acitv until late m 18C5. Being taken prisoner by the Confederates at Big Cabin Creek in the Indian Territory, he was held as such until the close of the war. In 1850, while a resident of Louisiana, Mr. Frahm was united in marriage with Miss Sophia Kroger, who, like her husband, was born in Ger- many. Their only child, a son, William, died when a promising young man of twenty-three years. Our subject, politically, is a sound Repub- lican, and takes an active [)art in local affairs. He is one of the leading members of the G. A. R., and a man highly respected by all who know him. He commenced the battle of life dependent upon his own resources and while he may not be called wealthy he is well situated financially, with suffi- cient to provide for him in his old age. For many years he has been connected with the Masonic fra- ternity in which he h.as always manifested a warm interest. Elsewhere in the Alium may be found a fine engraving of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frahm. OHN J. MOFFITT, a farmer and stock-raiser of Wells Township, where he owns and oc- cupies a well-improved farm of eighty acres on section 4. is a native of AVashington County, Pa. He was born Sept. 28, 1857, and is a son of Dr. George W. and Elizabeth B. Moffitt. Dr. MofBtt removed with his family to this county in 1869, settling on section 4, Wells Township. He there homesteaded eighty acres of land, upon which he still resides. He is a dentist of experi- ence, and one of the first in this countv, having also had three years' practice in Topeka. this State. Dr. Moffitt and his wife were the parents of six children: Charlotte, wife of Herman McKee. in Frankfort; Martha M., wife of John Shearer, on section 1, Wells Township; Minnie M., wife of James Montgomerj^; Lizzie, Georgia, and our sub- ject. Mrs. Moffitt died Jan. 25, 1870. The gentleman of whom we write, was about twelve years of age when the family removed to G44 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Kansas. He was reared to manhood partly in town and partly upon a farm, and received his education in the public schools of the countj'. When but eight years old. he began his investigations in the dental profession in his father's oflice, and during the next ten j^ears acquired a practical understand- ing of the profession. He then began practice for himself, and has since followed dentistrj'. He now has an office in Frankfort, and enjoys a good pat- ronage. He also carries on his farm, and raises a good grade of botli Hereford and Durham cattle. Mr. Moffitt was united in marriage Feb. 18, 1885, with Alice D. Barrett. She is a native of Iowa, and daughter of John K. Barrett, now of Center Township, this county. The result of the union has been one son, John J., born April, 1, 1887. Mr. Moffitt is at present Treasurer of the School District in which he resides. He is a Republican in politics, and an earnest advocate of that party. He is an industrious and enterprising man, and has accumulated all his present possessions since the age of twenty-seven. He is a man of honor and integritj', intelligent and public-spirited, and has many friends in the locality whose growth he has witnessed, and to which he has contributed. «j^ANFORTH FAIRBANKS, of Blue Rap- l] jY ids, has been a resident of that place for If^y^ seventeen years, iiaving arrived here ^^ March 13, 1872. He was born in Catta- raugus County, N. Y., April .3, 1839, his parents being David and Elmira (Johnson) Fairbanks. The father was a native of Vermont, whence he went to New York State when quite a young man. He settled on a farm in Cattaraugus County, which was then new and unsettled, and there he died in 1863. His wife is still living in that co\inty, and is now eight3--two years of age. Mr. Fairl)anks passed a quiet and uneventful life, engaged in the occupation of a farmer. He and his wife were the parents of ten children, all born in Cattaraugus County. Thejf were: Cynthia, who was the wife of Allen L. Nichols, and who died in her native county; Artemus is still living there; Polly is the wife of Moses Lowe, living near Jleadville, Pa. ; Daniel is in San Diego, Cal.; Ladacia is the widow of Noble L. Reed, and lives in Cattaraugus County; ,A.delia was wife of James Darling, and died in her native county; Hannah, wife of Lores- tin Foss, of Kane County, fll.,died while in Massa- chusetts on a visit; Danforth came next; Marj- Jane was the next born, and is now living in her native county, and is married to Ira Ruland; Epliraim is a resident of San Diego. The subject of this sketch was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, and lived at home until lie was of age. He then began for himself, and was employed at farm work until August, 1862, when he joined the Union army, being enrolled in Com- pany A, 154th New York Infantry. The regiment was attached to the Armj' of the Potomac, and Mr. Fairbanks with it took part in the battles of Chan- cellorsville and Gett3-sburg. At the latter place he was taken prisoner, July 1, 1863, with almost all of what was left of his regiment. He was first taken to Richmond, Ya., and spent eight months at Belle Isle. From there he was taken to Ander- son ville, where he was kept until the, close of the war, except during the time the prisoners were taken away for fear that Sherman might succor them. At that time thej' were taken to Savannah, Milieu, and other places to keep them out of the way of the Union troops. The hardships endured in the rebel hell broke down Mr. Fairbank's con- stitution, as it did t'lat of many another brave sol- dier, besides killing thousands outright, and wlien on April 28, 1865. tlie prisoners, with a refinement of cruelty, were turned loose about twenty miles from .Jacksonville, Fla., he was in a truly bad plight. He reached the lines of Jacksonville after a painful tramp, and was from there taken on a transport to Annapolis, Md. Thence he was sent to New York City, receiving his discharge at Elmira, June 20, 1865. As soon as his health was partially restored, Mr. Fairbanks carried on a farm as best he could for two or three years. But the condition in which his imprisonment had left him, made it impossible for him to do much hard work. In 1870 he sold his farm in New York, and the following year came aa X d^/Lld^y^ I'OHTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 647 to Blue Ivaiiids, vvhero his lnoUiiT Dmiiel was then located, to see what the couutr^- looked like. Lik- ing its appearance, he removed to that place the following: spring, and has ever since made Blue Rapids his home. For ten years he and his wife kept the Riverside House, a large boarding-house .at the bridge over the Blue River. But of late j-ears he has had to give up .all thought of work, for which he is tot.ally unfitted by the state of his health. In Cattaraugus County, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1865, Mr. Fairbanks was united in marriage with Eliza- beth S. Myers, daughter of George and Maria (Streeter) Mj-ers. The father was a farmer in Cattaraugus Countj', where the mother ^died, and he subsequently removed to Harlan County, Xeb., where he died. Mrs. Fairbanks was born in Smith- field, Madison Co., X. Y.. Feb. 20, 1836. Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks have one child, a son, named Glenn W., who m.akes his home with his parents. Since his residence in Blue Rapids, Mr. Fairbanks has been three times a member of the Council, and has several times refused to accept olticial positions. He is a member of Robert Hale Post No. 328, G. A. R., of Blue Rapids. Mr. Fairbanks has been a martyr to his p.atriotism, and he bears the life- long suffering caused by rebel b.arbaritj', with a patience and fortitude which does him infinite credit. An upright .and just man. "and a citizen of irreproachable char.acter, he is justly esteemed by everyone who knows him. m |y^ RS. HARRIET P. GILCHRIST, who owns and carries on an extensive stock- ranch on section 3, Blue Rapids City Town- ship, wiis born in the city of New York, June 20, 1833. and is the daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah (Myers) Eames. Her father was a native of New Hampshire, and a well-educated and intel- ligent man. In early life he learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, and on arriving at years of man- hood established himself in this business in New York City, and was quite prosperous until the great fire of 1835. This devastated a large por- tion of the city, and Mr. Eames' business place was likewise destroj-ed. Leaving the scenes of his misfortune, Mr. Eames, in 1837, removed with his f.amily to Rock Island, 111., which w.as then but a small village, and ten months later he was seized with illness and died, and his remains were laid to rest in the ceme- tery at that pLace. The mother of Mrs. Gilchrist was born and reared in New Y''ork City, and was the daughter of John and Mary Myers, who were natives of Holland, and among the earliest settlers of Manhattan Island. They were of old Knicker- bocker stock — people who were held in high esteem. Mrs. Eames, after the death of her hus- band, was a second time married .and continued to reside in Rock Island until her decease which oc- curred in 1869. Mr. Eames, a short time prior to his de.ath, de- sired that hisdaughter,Ilarriet,should be given to his onl}' sister, Mrs. Brooks, of Rock Island. This Lady was a remarkably bright character, possessing much intellectual ability and great energy, and was emi- nently fitted for the charge which she assumed in the rearing of her niece. With her, Miss Eames resided until a maiden of sixteen years, in the meantime receiving good educational .advantages. She, however, desired to rise higher in the scale of knowledge, and with this end in view, engaged in teaching during the summer season, .and with the money thus earned was enabled to attend the Rock Island Seminary, where she continued until eigh- teen 3'ears old, becoming fitted for a te.aclier of the higher branches. Leaving Rock Isl.and, Miss Eames now repaired to Iowa City, Iowa, and for four years thereafter was one of the most popular teachers in the Odd- Fellows Seminary, following this profession until twenty-two years old. On the 25th of Februarj% 1856, she was united in marriage with Mr. Charles Porter, in Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Porter was a native of Lee, Berkshire Co., Mass., and was the son of Ebenezor and Eunice (Yale) Porter, who were descended from highly respectable and well- known old families of the Bay State. Ebenezer I'orlcr was a man of sterling character, highl}- 648 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. lionored and respected by all who knew him. His wife, Eunice, was a lineal descendant of John Yale, the founder of Yale College. She was not only a woman of line intellectual attainments, but of a remarkably sweet and lovable disposition and her family wore noted for their culture and refinement. The Yales were among the most prominent people of New England, even back to its earliest Colonial history. Ebenezer Porter and family removed from Lee, Mass. to Lorain County, Ohio, when their son, Charles, was eight years old. Charles Porter re- ceived the benefits of a good education, and after leaving school became connected with the Ohio Stage Company, and it was in the interest of this companj' that he came west to Iowa City, and there lie met his future wife. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Porter continued to reside in Iowa City, where their son. (ieorge Dana, was born, Jan. 1, 1857. In 1858 they went to Lorain County, Ohio, and settled near Elj'ria, to take care of Mr. Porter's father, who was then eighty-three years old and quite feeble. They ministered tenderly to his necessities until his decease at the advanced .age of ninety-two years. J^ater, Mr. and Mrs. Porter removed to Elyria, Oiiio, where the death of Mr. Porter occurred, Jan. 15, 1871. Charles Porter was a man of fine intellect and kindly disposition, and was greatly beloved by all his friends and acquaintances. He prospered finan- cially and left a competence to his familj'. Dur- ing their stay near Elyria, at the home of Grand- father Porter, their danghter. Jennie Gardner, was born at the old homestead tliree miles east of Elyria. She is now the wife of Hon. James Law- rence, of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Lawrence was Attorney-General of the State of Ohio during the incumbency of Governor Hoadly. Shortly after the death of Mr. Porter his widow and children removed to Cleveland, where the latter were edu- cated. The daughter, Mrs. Lawrence, was gradu- ated from Miss Salisbury's school. The son learned the profession of an architect in the office of Mr. Ireland, in Cleveland. Early in life he had a desire to engage in trade on the lakes and soon became mate on a lake sailing vessel. His mother desiring that he should change his vocation, pur- chased the ranche in Blue Rapids City Township, Kan., which she now owns. For about two years her son conducted this as a sheep ranche, then be- coming tired of this occupation journeyed to the Pacific coast, and is now a resident of San Diego, Cal. His tastes for a seafaring life continued to abide by him and he has become the owner and captain of a sailing vessel, plying in the trade along the coast and also to the South Sea Islands, the .Shetland Islands and Japan, which tr.ide he finds profitable. IMrs. Porter was married to Al- bert Gilchrist in 1879. After her son left the ranche, Mrs. Gilchrist came hither, began improving and stocking the place with cattle and horses, and emplo3'ed men to carry it on. For eight years she traveled back and forth between the ranche and Cleveland. Ohio, and dur- ing the 3-ear 1888, remained most of her time here, returning to Cleveland for the winter. When she first took charge of the ranche it had only a straw shed and a one-room shanty. With the energy and ability, which she bad inherited from her ancestors, she at once set about vigorously the im- provement of the place. She has now a commo- dious residence of eleven rooms, and on the lower floor is a well-equipped creamery with .all the mod- ern machinery requisite, including a supply of spring water conveyed in pipes wherever re- quired. There are four or five barns on the place, liesides granaries, corn cribs and feed rooms. The main barn st.ands about 200 yards from the resi- dence and is a large structure, 150 feel in length, with ample accomodations for the stor.igo of grain anasser-by, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 653 :incl a tine vicn- thereof, given elsewhere in the Alblm. will be equally admired bj' the readers of this volume. A barn and other outbuildings are also worthy of mention, being quite adequate to the purpose the^' were intended to fulfill. An orchard of about 200 apple trees, together with cherry and peach trees, adds to the attractiveness of the place, as well as to the income of its owner. The stock is all of good grade, the hogs being of Suffolk stock, the cattle Durham, and the horses Clydesdale and Cleveland Hays. Mrs. Tillraann is a member in high standing of the Methodist E|iiscopal Church. Mr. Tillmann is a Republican, and supports the measures of his party with heart}' zeal. He is a successful business man, a reliable citizen, a good neighbor, a kind husband and father, and most honorable in all his dealings. Both he and his wife are held in high esteem in the community . -^ ^^-^ ^^ ^/ONATHAN D. HOWE, one of Marshall County's leading farmers was born in Perr}' County, Ohio, Jan. 20. 1838. His father^ William Howe, was a native of Georgetown, Md., and was born April 6, 1813. The latter left his native State in early manhood ' and emigrated to Ohio, settling in the wilderness of Warren Counts', where he constructed a good homestead and where he still lives. The farm which he cleared from the forest is now valued at 8100 per acre. The father of our subject was carefullj' reared by ( Juaker parents and loyally adheres to the simple faith of that peculiar .sect, among whom he is an active member and a liberal contributor to the church. An honest and upright man, he is highly respected in his community, and in politics uni- formly tenders his support to the Republican party. He married Miss Ruth M. Bell, who was born near Washington City about 1815, and who died in Ohio, .June 25, 1859, when comparatively a young woman. Their union was blest by the birth of seven child- ren, viz.: Jonathan D., our subject, Mary C., James S., AVdliam O., Martha J., Myra B. and Charles C. The subject of this sketch was the eldest child of the parental family and spent his early years at the old homestead in Perry County, Ohio, receiving his education in the common school. When .about tvvent3'-one years old he emigr.ated into Warren County and soon afterward joined the army as a private in Company D, 79th Ohio Infantry, which was assigned to the first brigade, third division, 20th arm}' corps, the regiment being commanded l)y Col. Uriah W. Doane. Mr. Howe was in the same brigade vvith (ien. Benj. Harrison, now Presi- dent of the United States, and participated in all the battles fought during the Georgia campaign. He went with Sherman on the march to the sea and served until the close of the war. He then received an honorable discharge and was mustered out at AVashington City, July 9, 1865. Returning now to Ohio our subject in the fall of the year above mentioned, after a brief sojourn among his old friends, repaired to Henry County, 111., where he became Overseer of a large tract of land. He occupied this position until January, 1883, then coming to this county purchased 160 acres of land on section 35 in Waterville Township. This is now largelj' devoted to stock raising, but has been brought to a thorough state of cultivation and is well improved. Mr. Howe is pardonably proud of the fact that he commenced in life with compar.ativcly nothing and is indebted to no man for a dollar of his possessions. As an ex-soldier, he is identified with the G. A. R., Waterville Post. Our subject wasm.arried inDecember,1882,toMrs. Sarah E. (Caldwell) Clark, widow of James O. Clark of Henrj' County, 111., by whom she became the mother of two children: Benja?nin F. and Nellie W. Mr. and Mrs. Howe are the parents of one child, a daughter, Neva M., born Feb. 5, 1885. Their home is a cozy and attractive one, and is represented in the Ai.iujr by a fine engravinor. I GEORGE BINDER. In the spring of 1870 Mr. Binder came to this count}- and pur- ^ chased IGO acres of slightly improved land, ^^i from whj(;h he has constructed a good homestead, bringing the soil to a state of cultiva- 654 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tion, and erecting a substantial stone dwelling, with l a frame barn and other needed structures. A view of this convenient residence, also of the principal farm buildings surrounding it, is presented on an- other page of the Album. He also has a quarter- section south, and is looked upon as a well-to-do citizen, who is contributing his quota to the moral and financial interests of the community. A native of the Kingdom of AVurtemburg. our subject was born near the town of Nellingsheim, Jan. 25. 1831. and there spent his childhood and youth, being reared under the compulsory educa- tional laws of his native land. When of suitable age he began learning the trade of a stonemason, but upon reaching his majority, not making the headway financially which he desired, he resolved to emigrate to the United States. Accordingly, bidding adieu to the friends of his childhood, he embarked on the sailing vessel '-John of Prackle," and after a somewhat lengthy voyage of lifty-two days landed in New York City, in the month of June. From the great metropolis young Binder pro- ceeded to llichland County, Ohio, where he so- journed two years; then pushing further Westward, he took up his abode in Mahaska County, Iowa, where he followed his trade some years, and then occupied two years in traveling. He finally de- cided to locate in Scott County. Iowa, and was there married to Miss Catherine, daughter of Michael and Mary (Shiner) Bald. Mrs. Binder was born in Germany, and was brought by her parents to America when an infant. Our subject thereafter sojourned in the Hawkeye State until coming to this county, in 1870, as already stated. Since that time he has worked very little at his trade, finding farming more congenial to his tastes and health. He may be properly termed a self- made man. having arisen to his present position solely by his own efforts. The parents of our subject were J. C4eorge, Sr., and Catherine (Barber) Binder, likewise natives of Wurtemburg, and devout members of the Lutheran Church. The}' emigrated to the United States with their family in 1852, settling in Delaware, Ohio, where the father died about 1854. The mother later joined lier son, our subject, in Iowa, where she died. The parents of Mrs. Binder, it is believed were natives of Bavaria, and members of the German Catholic Church. The father is deceased, while the mother lives in Scott County, Iowa. Our subject and his estimable wife are the parents of ten living children, namely: William F., John P., Catherine B., George H.. Charles T., Frank B.. Edward Otto, Lena M., Amelia A., Anna M. One daughter, Menice, died when one month old. Mr. Binder belongs to the Lutheran Church of his fore- fatliers, while his wife is a member of the German Catholic Church. Politically, our subject supports the principles of the Democratic party. n?EDERICK FOCKS was born at Barth, Germany, Jan. 5, 1850. His father, after whom he was named, was a son of Michael Focks, and was born in the same place in 1811. and was by trade a ship carpenter. He followed that employment until after becoming a resident of America, to which country he emigrated in 1871, locating first in Chicago, and a year later removing to Waterville Township, where he followed farm- ing until his death. He had been from early man- hood a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife. Margaret Brumzagen, who yet survives, is the daughter of Michael Brumzagen, and was born in Karnz, Germany, March 8, 1821. She bore her husband two children. Lena and Frederick, of whom the latter only is living. Our subject was reared in his native country, and received a thorough education under the compul- sory laws of the Empire. He followed farming in his native land, and in 1868 came to America loca- ting at Milwaukee, Wis. After a two 3'ears' resi- dence in that city, he went to Holly Springs, Miss., and remained South, traveling during one summer. Afterward sojourning for a time in Southern Mis- souri, and Kansas, he became interested in tlie lat- ter State, and although he returned to Chicago, he did not remain there, but in 1872, came again to Kansas, and settled in Waterville Township, where he now resides. He has a farm of 160 acres in an excellent state of cultivation, with adequate barns I'ORriJAIT AM) KIOGWAIMIR'AL ALIil'.M. r,ru and other (nitlniililin^s, and an t-xei-Uont house, a view of which, with its pleasant farm surroundings, is presented to the readers of tliis Ai.ium. He is an industrious and enterprising man, and has risen from the ranisbyteri:in Ciiurcli. He]] was a prominent ninn in iiis (•oniiimiiit}'. holding various offices of responsiliilily and trust. He served .as .Justice of the Peace fiji- more llian twenty 3'ears, and for a number of years was County Commis- sioner. The motlier of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Eliz.abeth Longbreak. She was born in Penn- sylvania, and died in Ohio. The parental family embraced eleven ciiildren, of whom William C., our subject, was the eldest born. He was reared at the old homestead in Ottawa County, Ohio, to which his parents had removed after his l)irth. He was bred to farm pursuits, and received his education in the district school. He worked witli his father on the farm until a young man of twenty-two years, having in tlie meantime for some time prior totiiis. its entire management. When leaving the old roof- tree, he settled on a farm adjoining, wiiere lie |)rose- cuted agriculture until 1870. Our subject now decided to cast his lot among the people of Korthern Kansas, and first located in Washington County. Thence he removed, in 187.5. to Marshall County, purchasing the farm in Water- ville Township which he now owns and occupies. He started in life without means, and has met witii financial reverses, but lie has held f.ast his integrity', and if there has been anj- injustice in connection with his transactions it has been to himself. Pultlic- spirited and liberal, he is of that temperament which can scarcely refu.se to gr.ant a favor, and has con- sequently given away almost as much as he has made. Politically, he is a supporter of the Demo- cratic party, and from early manhood has been a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. William C. Park was first married, .Jan. 27, 1853, to Miss Sarah Pickering, of Ottawa County, Ohio. There vvas liorii of this union one child, a son, James F.. and tlic mother departed this life Feb. 10,1851. On tile 25tii of May. 1 850, Mr. Park contracted a second marriage with Miss Sarah A. Grundy, a native of I<]iigland, but at that time a resident of Oiiio. There have Ijeen born of this marriage nine children, namely: Ellen , I., Lowell W., Sarah E., Mary A., John G., Charles W., George G„ Henry and Harriet A, All arc alivQ, 658 PORTRAIT AND BIOGUAPIIICAL ALBUM. three remaining- inider the parental rool', while tlie Others are residents of Kansas, except .1. F.. who resides in Ohio. Elsewhere in this volume we present a fine litho- irraphic engraving of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Park, where they live in comfort and happiness, and where their many friends are always assured of a warm weleorae. "I]__^ ENRY E. WIEDEMEYER. Fortunate is the bo.y, who, thrown upon his own resources at an early aoe, has mental or manu.al skill _ combined with the persistent will which will make for him a place among men of means and in- fluence; more fortunate he who combines with his mental and bodily strength the moral principles and stubborn self-respect which will win him also the esteem of his fellowmen. Such an one have we in tiie subject of our sketch, a wholesale and retail cigar dealer, occupying a fine retail store on Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth streets, and having a factory in the next block. He has a fine trade, giving employment to a large number of men, and having a man on the road all of the time, who sells over a large terri- tory. .(oseph Wiedemeyer, the father of our subject, was born in Keroika Kreis. Worburg, AVestphalen, Germany. When a man thirty-five years of age, he came to this country, locating at Alton, 111., where he lived during the remainder of his life. There he married Miss Elizabeth Dueker, and they became the parents of four children — Henry E., Elizabeth, .losephine. and Mary. He died in 1866, and his wife three years later. Our subject was born in Alton, 111., Feb. 23, 1857. At the death of his mother, which took place when he was twelve years old, he went to St. Louis. Mo., remaining with an aunt for about two years, working during the intervals of school until the aoe of fourteen. He then returned to Alton, where he learned the cigar and tobacco trade in the factory of Leggett A- Dansman. In 1875 he went to Moline, Ul., remaining there three years engaged in cigar manufacturing as a journeyman, from there to Alton, and then to Jersey ville, 111., where he re- mained two years, when he came to this city and found employment. He remained hut three months, then returned to Jersey ville, 111., but after an ali- sence of two years, returned here permanently. In 1882 he went into partnership with Charles E. Bendel. At the expiration of three months Mr. Wiedemeyer bought out his partner's interest. The business has grown to be an extensive one, and its manager may well be considered one of the suc- cessful business men of the town. In addition to his business property, he owns a good residence at the comer of Eighth & Calhoun streets, another .adjoining- it and city property in Oberlin, Kan. At Jcrseyville, 111., Sept. 22. 1878, was celebratefl our subject's marriage to Miss Catherina Wurth. Miss Wurth was born at Grafton, 111., June 22, 1857, and is the daughter of Vincent and Frede- ricka (Ketzenburger) Wurth. Her parents removed to Jersey yille while she was young, and there her father still lives, engaged in the shoe business; the mother died some years ago. To Mr. and Mrs. Wiedemeyer have been born five children — Joseph, Lulu, Maggie, Elizabeth, and Charles. It is the intention of their father to give them every educa- tional advantage. Oursubject isa member of the Democratic party. His appetite for office is satisfied with a position on the School Board. He is a most honorable man, deserving the envi.able position he occupies both as to his means and the esteem in which he is held. ^ ft^ILLIAM D. IIEALY. who was born in \rj/l County Cork, Ireland, in J.anuary, 1826, ^^ grew to manhood under his father's roof, enjoying siich .advantages in the w.ay of secur- ing an education as were common to the youth of Erin's green isle at that time. Chafing at the hardships imposed upon the tenant class of his na- tive land, he determined to seek his fortune in America, and when twenty-three years old took passage on a vessel bound for the land of promised wealth and frcedou). In due time the good shiij PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 051) came to anchor in tlie workl-famous harbor of New York, and onr subject set foot on the hospitable ■ihore of the New World in joj'ous anticipation of a prosperous future, not, however, without a de- gree of sadness at the thought that lie might never see his beloved native land again. Mr. Healy remained in the State of New York for about two years, being engaged in dilferent occupations, but not being satisfied with anything he could get to do. he emigrated to Moline 111., where he remained for some time working at vari- ous employments, and among others, assisting on a Government contract, in which he gave very good satisfaction. When the o|)portunit}' for en- li-sting in the defence of his adopted country was given, in'.the fall of 1861, he embraced it eagerly, and in December of that year he became one of Uncle ,Sam's most valiant defenders. The regi- ment of which he was a member was mustered into service in January, 1862, and shortly after de- parted for the immediate theatre of war. To write a record of the numerous engagements in which he participated would be, not simply to transcend the limits of this sketch, but to write a history that would fill a volume, as his period of service ex- tended without a break until the close of the war in 186.5, when he was mustered out, at San Antonio. Tex. L'pon receiving his discharge, he returned to Illinois, where he remained until the spring of 1871. when he removed to Marshall County, Kan., and settled on section 23, Center Township. Be- fore finally locating, he made a preliminary survey of various portions of the State, and was so well satisfied with what Marshall County offered him that he has never since desired to change his place of residence. He owns 130 acres of good land, upon which he has erected a nice, comfortable dwelling and good outbuildings. Mr. Healy and Miss Jane Cue were united in the bonds of matrimony, in the city of Rochester. N. Y., Nov. 18, 1848. They have become the par- ents of eight children, five of whom are now living, namely: William J. married Miss Emily Doolittle, of Moline. 111., and resides in Topeka, Kan.; he is chief clerk in the Auditor's office of the Atchison, Topeka ( our country- men to offer their lives to their countrj^ and he was enrolled among the members of Company C, 6th Connecticut Lifantry. Enlisting as a private, he was, before going into service, promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant, arid a short time later was again promoted, this time to the rank of First Lieutenant. Being taken sick, he by the doctor's advice resigned and went home. But upon recov- ering his health, he re-entered the service, organiz- ing, in company with Capt. T. K. Bates, Company B, of the 18th Connecticut Infantry, which, enroll- ing in August, 1863, served until the close of the war. Our subject, after serving as First Lieuten- ant for over two years, was promoted to the cap- taincy of Company (J. Among the many engage- ments in which he took part, was the well known battle of AVinchester. At the close of the war he returned to Connecticut, and in 1869 came to this county, where he had previously bought a half sec- tion of land. He took a homestead of eighty acres and settled down to the life of a Kansas farmer. He now owns 240 acres of thoroughly cultivated prairie, together with twenty acres of timber land, on section 22, Walnut Township. He has erected neat farm buildings, entirely adequate to his needs, and displaying an air of comfort pleasant to be- hold. His farm is altogether one of the most at- tractive in the township. Mr. Blanchard was married in this count}- to Florence, daughter of Euos and Belle (Bartley) Neal, natives respectively of Mrginia and New York. The families of both parents had removed to Irontown, Ohio, when they were quite young, and in the Bucke3e State they were married, removing soon after to Illinois, thence to Missouri, and thence in 1881 to Mar3^sville, where they still live. Mrs. Blanchard is a native of Missouri, where she was born Dec. 7, 1861. She is the mother o,f two chil- dren — Bessie L. and Delia C. The subject's paternal great-grand f.ather w.as William Blanchard, a native of Rhode Island, in which State he spent his last days. His son, Caleb, married Betsey A.W'alker, a native of Connecticut, afterward removing to the latter State. His son, George Blanchard, father of our subject, was born in Rhode Island, but when a boy, removed with his parents to Connecticut, and was reared at En- field, that State. The mother of our subject was left an orphan when a child, her father, a sea cap- tain, having been lost at sea. She was reared by the Shakers at Enfield. Mr. Blanchard, our subject, is a member of Lyons Post. G. A. R., of Marysville. He is a straight Repulilican, never failing to east his vote as in his opinion the best iiterests of the country demand- 670 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. He is an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which his wife is a consistent member in higli standing. He talies great pride in his beauti- ful farm, as well he may, and also in his cozy resi- dence, a lithographic engraving of which appears elsewhere in the Album. He is highly respected by all who know him for his uprigiit character, gallant war record and good citizenship. \1'AMES MONTGOMERY, farmer and stock- raiser, resides on a fine farm on section 4, Wells Township. Here he is carrying on a successful business in agriculture and the raising of Hereford cattle. His farm, though not so large as some in the township, consisting of only eighty acres, is highly productive, and furnished with substantial and adequate buildings. Mr. Montgomery was born in Madison County, Ind.. July 6, 1855, and is a son of Roland and 8u- repta Montgomery. Both parents were natives of the Hoosier State, and their ancestors were Irish and English, respectively. The parental ' family con- sisted of three children, of whom our subject was the eldest. The mother died early in the sixties, and the father now resides in Wells Township, this county. When a child of about two years, iii.s parents re- moved to Knox County, III., where lie was reared to manhood. He received a good education in the Knoxville graded schools, and supplemented this by an attendance at Lombard Universitj- at Gales- burg. 111. He was reared to farm life, and has en- gaged in the same occupation during all his years since boyhood, and has also spent a number of terms an as instructor in the schools of Kansas. In 1878, he came to Marshall County, and bought the land upon which he has since resided. On Nov. 16, 1882, Mr. Montgomery was united in marriage with Minnie M. Moflit, a daughter of Dr. G. W. Mcffit, of Frankfort. Kan. The union has been blessed by tiie birth of one daughter, Ma- bel, born Sept. 10, 188M. In the spring of 188.3. the gentleman of whom we write, was elected Trus- tee of Wells Township, which office he held for four years with credit to himself and his con- stituents. In 1880, he w.as appointed enumerator of the National Census for the 172d district. From 1879 to 1884, he was in charge of Wells post-office on section 2, the office being at that time discon- tinued through his recommendation. He is now serving as Justice of the Peace, and Clerk of the School District, and is a candidate on the Repub- lican ticket for County Clerk. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and take an active interest in society matters. Mr. Montgomery's excellent education and upright character give him a prominent position in the township, by whose citizens he and his wife are held in high esteem. 'V|| OHN DAWKINS, owner and occupant of one of the best farms in the county, the said farm being situated on section 6, in Blue Rapids Township, h.as been a resident there since the spring of 1872. He was born in Kent County, England, April 30,1842, and is a son of John and Sarah Dawkins. He was the oldest son in his father's family, and was reared to man's estate in his n.ative land. He is mainly self-educated, as his youthful advantages for schooling were quite lim- ited. In the fall of 1863 he emigrated to America, taking passage at Liverpool, and after an unevent- ful voyage of two weeks, landing at New York City. He went direct to Lorain County, Ohio, where he made his home for eight \ears. During this time he enjoyed a four months' visit among llie friends of his ciiildliood in his native coun- try. On Dec. 27, 1871, Mr. Dawkins was united in wedlock with Racliael Whitestine, who has borne liim four children, namely: Rhua E., James F., Charlotte A. and Mary E. The spring following his marriage, Mr. Dawkins came to Kansas, and settled upon eighty acres of raw prairie, which he has by persevering industry brought to its present state of high productiveness. He is now classed among the re])re.sentative pioneers of the county. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 671 whose (leveloptnt'iit during the pasl lifteen years lie has watched with untiring interest, and he has borlie no unimportant part in the iniprovement of the county, witli whose interests he is identified. Mr. Dawkins. politically, advocates the principles of the Republican part\% and never fails to cast his vote in its interest. lie has frequently been solic- ited to accept office, but has chosen to devote his time and energy to his own affairs. Religiously, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Irving. As an enterprising and progressive farmer, an intelligent and trustworth3' citizen, and a man of sterling integrity, Mr. Dawkins is held in high repute. Ml'. Dawkins has an attractive residence, wliicli with its surroundings is represented by a tine en- graving to bo found on another page. In this abode of hospitality and hearty good will, our subject finds a happy dwelling place, made gay by childish voices and laughter, and blessed by the gracious presen(>e o*' a loving wife and mother. HARLES S. STRANGE has been for a score ., of years a resident on section 12, Blue Rap- ids City Township. Here he owns 160 acres of fertile land, which is under excellent cultivation, well fenced, and bearing such improvements in the way of buildings as are made by a thorough-goino- and progressive farmer. He was born in Carroll Count}-, ^'a., March 25, 1845, being the son of Samuel and Jane (Traylor) Strange, and the oldest child of his father's second marriage. His parents were natives of the Old Dominion, from which they emigrated to Kansas in 1857, settling in Doniphan County. There they remained until 186'J, when they removed to this countj*. On the removal of the family to this county Mr. Strange filed a homestead claim on eighty acres of land, which forms a part of his present farm. It was in the primitive condition of all unsettled prai- ries, and by dint of energy and perseverance has been brought to its present state of .attractiveness and fertilit)'. Mr. Strange was united in marriage, Sept. i;!. 180!), in Doniphan County, Kan., with Mrs. Kd- die Stigall, widow of C. N. Stigall, of Cedar County, Mo., and daughter of Robert Rickman. By her first marriage Mrs. Strange had two children — Bettie Stigall, deceased; and Julia A., wife of .lohn Strange. Mr. and Mrs. Strange have one child, Harry K., who is receiving the benefits of a good common-school education. Mr. Strange received but limited educational advantages in his early life, but iias made good use of the facilities afforded for gaining Information on general topics, and is well posted on current events. Having been an eye witness of much of the growth of Marshall County, and an active participant in pioneer work both here and in Doniphan County, he has a large fund of experience and observation from which to draw entertaining and instructive lessons. His wife braved with him the hardships and privations of pioneer life, and to her able co- operation and counsel he is indebted for much of the success which has attended his efforts. In poli- tics Mr. Strange is a Republican, and stanch in his party adherence. He has served on the School Board for a number of years, and is much inter- ested in promoting the cause of education. He is a public-spirited citizen and an honorable man, and as such is esteemed by his neighbors and the resi- dents of the county. I — tjuia.'®^^^ I »®f.SW72ra'»\~'\/v~- ' DONIRAM J. PALMER, a gentleman who enjoys the distinction of being one of the first settlers of Marshall County, was born in Steuben County, N. Y. July 2, 1834. father, William Palmer, was born in Olney, Me., May 30, 1794. When about twenty-one years of age, he moved to the Empire State, where he lived until 1837, removing thence to Scott County, Iowa. There he passed the closing years of his life, and died in .January, 1848. Although a mere lad at the time, yet he served in the War of 1812, and afterward became a well-to-do farmer, accumu- lating considerable means. He was a member of, and Deacon in the Baptist Church for many years. His wife, to whom he was married in New York 672 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. State, bore the maiden name of Amanda Haynes. She was born in Rhode Island, in 1798, but was reared in New Jersey. She was a daughter of Marium Haynes, a native of Soutli Carolina, of English extraction. Her death took place in Iowa, in 1855. The grandfather of our subject, Lj-man Palmer, was a native of Maine. He served seven years in the Revolutionary War. The genealogy of the family is traced to t,To brothers, who came to America in 1640, and settled in Maine and Massa- chusetts. Lyman P.almer's wife was an own sister of Gen. Dearborn, of revolutionary fame. Our subject is the ninth of a family of eleven children born to his parents. His boyish days were spent on a farm in Scott County, Iowa, and he re- ceived his education in the common schools. He resided in Iowa until 1858, wdien he removed to this county, of which he has since been a continuous resident. Only two other gentlemen are now living in W.aterville Township, who have been residents thereof for as long a period as our subject. In 1871 he settled on section 36, where he now resides, being at present the owner of 120 acres of land, well cultivated and improved. Upon his estate he has erected a convenient residence, a view of which, with the farm surroundings, appears else- where in this volume. He has devoted all his life to farming, and the property which he has accumu- lated is the result of his industrj- and good man- agement. May 8, 1861, Mr. Palmer was united in marriage with Miss Lucy Thompson, of Blue Rapids, Kan., a lady well fitted to make a happy liome. and assist her husband in the building up of the family for- tunes. She is a daughter of William and M.ary Thompson, whose sketch appears in another place in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have six children: William A.. Henry I., IMary. Nettie, Rufus and Lucy. All are living except the sec- ond. Mr. Palmer is a member of the Knights of Labor, and votes with the Uuion Labor party. He is a man of intelligence, an enterprising and progressive farmer, and a reliable citizeu, who is interested in every movement pertaining to the welfare of the State and county in which he has so long made his home. As a man of fine principles and honorable dealings, he commands the respect of all with whom he associates. Our subject was Postmaster of Blue Rapids in 1864. and was burned out" in that year on account of his political views. He was a County Commissioner from 1863 to 1865. ^ajm.tS^' <^^^S/^y^^o»• SinyARNARD DOUGHERTY. They were not 1^5^ all Eastern men who sought a home in the f®))li ^^^ ^^'est in th(! early days of its history. ^^^r:^ Many came from across the ocean, and the Emerald Isle sent some of its sons, who stepping boldly to the front, made for themselves a name for industiy arid energy, and in many ways ad- vanced the best interests of tlie community wherein they had taken up their residence. Kansas was not overlooked in their choice of homes, and hence we find the gentleman, whose name heads this sketch, a resident of Cleveland Township, and enjoying the respect and esteem of the entire community. Mr. Dougherty is a very prosperous farmer and stock-raiser, having on the rich bottom-lands of his well-fitted farm rejoiced in the excellent yield of sixtj' to seventy-five bushels of grain per acre. Mr. Dougherty, whose home is on section 5, Cleve- land Township, is a native of Count}- Donegal, Ire- land, having been born there March 17, 1822. His father. Barnard Dougherty. Sr.. emigrated to the United States in 1836. making his home in Flem- ing Count}', Kj-., where he died in September, 1883, at the ripe age of eight3--eight years. Mr. Dougherty's mother was Bridget O. Doughert}', who also died in Kentucky in 1881, aged eighty- four years. Of the eleven children born to the old people, five are living, Barnard being the youngest. The others are Patrick, Charles, Sarah, and Bridget. It is interesting to have Mr. Dough- ertj' relate incidents of his early school life in Kentuck}'. His education is limited, having been acquired in a log cabin in that State, and the picture 1)ecomes quite real, as he tells of the huge fire-place with its rock chimnej'. the low ceiling black with smoke and age, the seats manufactured of slabs, the desks only rough boards placetl on pins in the walls, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIIJC'AL ALBUM. C73 and tlie genernl primitive .aspect of the little cabin I'ises before one as it is compared with the modern scliool-room. In 1863 Mr. Doiighert}' removed to Putnam Count}', Ind., locating on a rented farm near Greencastle, where he raised two crops only, as he came to Saline County, Mo., in 1865. In this count}' he purchased a farm, and remained until the spring of 1880, when a desire to go farther West led his steps to his present location, and 240 acres enabled him to gratify his taste in the raising of choice slock, as well as that of cereals. It was on the 9th of January. 18G2, that he was married to Miss Mary C. Kelly, a daughter of Amos Kelly, of Kentucky. Of the nine children born to them, eight are living: Maggie, the wife of Price Clark, Saline County, Mo., who has two children. Ernest K., and Thomas Cleveland; John; Sarah, the wife AVilliam Meagher, and who is also the mother of two children. Honora, and an infant girl; Rosa, Jennie, George, Patrick, and Katie. Mr. Dough- erty is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. In politics, he is a Democrat, but votes for the man rather than the party. Mr. Dougherty has always been industrious, hard-working, unassuming, and is considered one of the stanch, good citizens of the county. '^ AMES MAXWELL. Pleasantly located on a farm of 160 acres of finely cultivated land, on section 14, Walnut Township, is situated the home of the above named gen- tleman. The house is well built and comfortable, and from its setting of green fields and waving trees presents a very homelike aspect. Not only is the land well tilled, but on it have been erected very comfortable farm buildings, and on it lias been grown a fine orchard of various kind.s of fruit. A view of this pleasant spot is presented on another page. The owner is of Scotch ancestry, though born in the north of Ireland, June 18, 1833. His parents, Joseph and Mary (Russell) Maxwell, removed to Scotland when he was but eleven mouths old, and amid the rocks, glens and heaths of his ancestral home he attained to the age of sixteen. He then sailed from Glasgow on the sail ship "Lady Colbrook," and aftei' a voyage of six weeks landed at New York. Thence he Went to Patterson, N. J., where he finished his trade of machinist and engineer, and where he re- mained for five years working at the same. After- ward he came to Peoria, 111., where he followed his trade until 1861. His parents having come to the ITnited States about 1855, and being located on a farm in Peoria County, lie spent the year 1861 with them. In August. 1862, our subject enlisted in tlie ser- vice of his adopted country, being enrolled in Company B, 86lii Illinois Infantry. He enlisted as a private, and served gallantly in that capacity until the close of the war, taking part in many of the most famous engagements of the conflict. lie was in the terrible engagement at Perrysville, also at Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain. After the battle last mentioned he marched the next day to Knoxville, Tenn., to relieve Burnside, and then went back to Chatta- nooga. In May, 1864, his regiment entered on the campaign to Atlanta, their first engagement being at Resaca, following which came Rome, Dallas, the hard fight of Kenesaw Mountain, and that at Peach Tree Creek. From this time they were in constant skirmish with the enemy till they reached Atlanta, where they made a charge, and with their comrades took the city, having cut off the supplies of the Confederates. After being in camp at Atlanta for a couple of weeks, the com- mand started back to Alabama after Hood, follow- ing him to Rome, Ga., thence going to Cliatlanoogn. and then bacK to Rome, from tiiere to Cartersville , and then to Atlanta. Here they entered upon the famous march to the sea, and after taking Savannah, marched up through South Carolina to Benton- ville, N. C, where they engaged in another hard- fought contest. Marching forward to Fayettevllle, and on to Raleigh, they paused in their onward course until Lee's surrender; then wending their steps to Washington, took part in the grand review, after which being mustered out of service, our sub- ject returned to Illinois. He remained in that State two years, and then removed to this county, locating upon the farm he now occupies. In Patterson, N, J., was celebrated the marriago 674 PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of our subject to Betsey, daughter of Jolin Jen- nings. The result of this union has been four chil- dren — John J. is married, and is City Editor of the Kansas City Gazette; Franlf W. is married and farming in Marshall County, Kan.; Mary, now Mrs. Charles McChesney, lives in Russell County, Kan.; aud Sherman. The parents of our subject, while in Scotland, were members of the Free Church. Mr. Maxwell is a man of fine character, earnest, energetic, of industrious and economical habits, hearty manners and fine principles, and de- servedly receives the respect of the community. UlLLIAM B. HINT. The extent to which success has smiled upon the labors of per- ^^ severance and industry, is indicated in the surroundings of Mr. Hunt, who is accounted one of the most thorough and skillful farmers of Rap- ids City Township, where he owns and operates 160 acres of valuable land on section 16. He may be called essentially a self-made man, one who has acquired a competence by his own unaided ef- forts, and who has been fortunate in not only ac- cumulating capital, but investing it in a profitalile manner. In addition to general agriculture he makes a specialty of stock-raising, and is in the en- joyment of a handsome income. The subject of this sketch was born in Genesee Connty. N. Y.. May 6, 1854. and is the son of James and Esther (Bond) Hunt, who came to this county during its pioneer days, and of whom men- tion is made elsewhere in this volume. The par- ents after their marriage resided in the Empire State until 1871, "William B. being then a youth of seventeen years. It may easily be imagined that when bis father talked of coming West, he was highly in favor of the project, and in the spring of the year above mentioned they all set out for Kan- sas, reaching their destination in safety, and here William B. has since resided. Mr. Hunt attended the public scliools of his na- tive count}', and for two terms pursued his studies in a seminary, and was thus furnislied with a fair business education. He cliose farming for his vo- cation in life, and whatever lie has attempted he has done well. He remained a member of the parental liousehold until a man of twentj'-five j'ears, and then, being ready to establish a home of hisowi., was married, March 24, 1879. to Miss Ella Ham. This lady was born in Brooklyn. N. Y., July 29. 1861, and is the daughter of Ezbon Ham, and Hariett E. Hazeltine, his wife, now a resident of Elm Creek Township. Ol this union there have been born five children, and those living are : Esther B.. Hattie A., James E. and William W. The eld- est cliild was a daughter, named Carrie Belle; she died when eleven months of age. The present homestead of Mr. Hunt came into his possession in 1884, and since that time he has given his attention to its improvement and culti- vation. Years of labor and hundreds of dollars have been expended in bringing it to its present condition, and not only as a well-to-do farmer, but as a business man and a member of the community, Mr. Hunt is fully entitled to the respect and esteem in which he is held by his fellow-citizens. He has never sought public positions, but has kept himself well informed upon the political issues of the day, and uniform!}' gives his aid and influence in sup- port of the principles of the Republican party. The I biographer in looking around for representative men who have assisted in the growth and develop- ' ment of Marshall Count}', finds that William B. Hunt occupies no secondary position among the ! leading citizens of his towuship. I ^ .#>^ ^ D. ESTES, a farmer and stock- raiser, living on section 13, Blue Rapids City Township, is a native of Clay County, son of Bartlett and Catherine (Samples) Estes, both natives of Missouri, of which his father was said to have been during his life one of the oldest inhab- itants. He is the youngest child of his father's first marriage, and was reared upon his father's farm until the age of eighteen. His educational advantages during boyhood were rather limited, and lie had not the opportunities afforded the youth PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBDM. 675 of this (lav to ac-quiio kiK)T\'ledge. lie is practi- cally a self-educalwl man. At the age of eighteen he went to Buchanan Count}-, Mo., where as a f.arm liand and renter he remained until he wa.s twenty- one. He then spent several years in St. Clair County, Mo., still engaged in the occuptition of farming. He returned to Buchanan County, where he was ra,arried, Sept. 7, 1873, to Miss Frances Chestnut. The young couple settled in St. Clair County, on a rented farm, and there remained for two years. The}' next spent a short time in Buch- anan Count}', following which they lived for sev- eral years in Atchison County, still upon rented land. In the spring of 1883, the family removed to this county, and settled where they now live. Tlie farm consists of 160 acres in a good state of cultivation, and bearing the usual improvements in the way of buildings, which are put up b}' an en- terprising and progressive farmer. ]Mrs. Estes is a native of Missouri, and the daugli- ter of Andrew and Evaline Chestnut, of Buchanan County, that St.ate. She and her husband have been blessed by the birth of five children: Cathe- rine E., Charles A., Elizabeth M., Albert F., and P^ddie B. Mr. Estes is a Democrat in his political views. He is a man of public spirit, favoring all enterprises which will improve and advance the in- terests of the county. He .and his family take an active interest in the social affairs of their locality, and after years of hard work, are now able to enjoy more of the pleasures of life. As a successful and industrious agriculturist, and a man of honor and uprightness. Mi\ Pastes is esteemed bj' his fellow- citizens. Ij^ ARTIX L. REITZEL. The man who is "' l| held in universal respect by the people of IS his communit}', .and who has the tact, ingenuity and goodness which enables him to live at peace with his neighbors, deserves to have his name handed down to posterit\'. These quali- ties are pre-eminent in the character of Mr. Reit- zel, who is designated as an irreproachable Christian gentleman morally, while in a business point of view, he possesses those capacities whereby he has accumulated a comfortable property sutticient to fortify liini against want in his old age. Wo find him located on one of the most desirable farms in Waterville Township, where his industry and per- severance have surrounded his family with all the comforts of life. Hendricks County, Ind., was the native place of our subject, and the date of his birth Feb. 18, 1841. His father David Reitzel, was born in Guil- ford County, N. C, in 1806. The latter left the South in 1837, and emigrating to Indiana located in Clay Township, Hendricks County, where he stil! resides. He has followed agricultural pursuits all his life, and by thrift and industry accumulated considerable means. For many years he has been an active member of the Lutheran Church. Polit- ically, he sides with the Republican party, giving to it his uniform support, and is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, keeping himself well posted upon the leading events of the day. The Reitzel family originated in Germany, and was first represented in America probably as early as the Revolutionary times. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Deborah Marshall, was of American parentage and was born in North Carolina in 1808. Iler death took place at the homestead in Hendricks County. Ind., in 1849. The parental family was completed by the birth of ten children, of whom Martin L. was the sixth. He was reared to man's estate in his native county, and an early ,age w,as trained to those habits of in- dustry which have served him so well in later years. He acquired his education in the common schools, and worked with his father on the farm until after the outbreak of the Civil AVar. In July, 1861, he enlisted as a soldier of the Union army in Comp.any E. 21st Indiana Infantry, the regiment being under the command of Col. James McMillen. Soon afterward they were ordered to Ship Island and assigned to the command of Gen. Ben Butler, whom they accompanied on one of the first boats under his command that landed in New Orleans. Mr. Reitzel was one of the General's special body- guard. He served with that command in Louisi- ana until 1863, when his regiment was transformed to heavy artillery. In April of that year they 076 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. reacbed the rear of Port Hudson, La., and fired the first guns on the land forces. Oar subject participated in all the battles and skirmishes in which his command was engaged, and after serving his first term of enlistment, he in 1864, re-entered the ranks and for a lime was on garrison duty. Later he joined the Red River expedition and gathered up anomunltion and arms for the Government. On Jan. 10, 1866, some months after the close of the war. he was mustered out of service at Baton Rouge, La., and received his honorable discharge. The hardships and privations incident to army life had their natural effect, and Mr. Reitzel found himself at, the close of his soldier's career consid- erabl}' broken down in health, and he has never fully recovered. He returned to his native county and followed farming there until 1880. He had for some time been casting longing looks across the Fatlier of Waters, and now determined to seek the soil and climate of Northern Kansas. Coming to this county he purchased a farm in the vicinity of Waterville, and has since made it his home. He is now the owner of 120 acres, to which he gives his whole time and attention, making a speciality of live stock. He has good buildings and the requis- ite machinery for thorough and successful agricul- ture and has a comfortable and attractive home, which is represented by a lithographic engraving on another page. In 1886, Mr. Reitzel was elected Trustee of Wa- terville Township, and was re-elected the follow- ing year. He, however, has no desire for the spoils of office, preferring to relegate to others its cares and responsibilities, although he has held many of the other local offices. He is universally popular, both in social and business circles. The establishment of schools has always received his warm .sanction and support, and he has been a faithful member of the Lutheran Church from early manhood. Politically-, he is a stanch Demo- crat, and although living in a Republican township, is not likely to be beaten in the race for any office, whicli he maj- be prevailed upon to accept. Soci- ally, he belongs to the I. O. O. F. and the G. A. R. The marriage of our subject to Miss IMary J. Richardson was celebrated at the bride's home in »\ )*,1LL1AM til/Ail \wi ^^^^^ ^^ Marshall wH' of 3'ears, and has PeckKUurg, Ind., March 29, 1864. Mrs. Reitzel was born Maj- 1, 1844, in Hendricks Count}', Ind., and is the daughter of William and Milly (Har- ckreider) Richardson, who were natives of Virginia and Kentuck}-, respectively', and are now residents of Hendricks County, Ind. The four children born of this union are, Charles J., Franklin K., Walter A. and Flora E. Both parents and children are active members of the Lutheran Church. Charles J. and F"ranklin E. are in business in Kan- sas City; Walter A. and Flora E. are at home with their parents. ULLIAM FITZGERALD has been a resi- Countj- for nearly a score has been an eye witness of much of its growth. He is the owner and occu- pant of a splendid farm of 120 acres on section 27, Blue Rapids City Township, the lands being em- bellished by a commodious and well-built residence, and adequate farm buildings. The success which Mr. Fitzgerald has attained, is due to his own in- dustry and trustworthiness, as he had no one to give him a financial start in life. ]Mr. Fitzgerald was born in Ontario, Canada, Sept. 1, 182G. He was the son of Thomas and Margaret (Sperling) Fitzgerald. The father was a native of Ireland, and the mother of Irish birth, but German ancestry. Thomas Fitzgerald emigrated to Amer- ica about the year 1825, and settled in Canada, where he lived until his death. The gentleman of whom we write, was the sixth in order of birth in the parental family. He was reared to manhood on a farm in his native country. He received a good common-school education, and being all his life a reader, was well posted on general topics and current events, and might be considered in a large sense a self-educated man. In 1871, he removed from Canada with his family, and deciding upon this county at his future home, he bought the land where he now lives. The land was in the raw con- dition in which the Indians left the territory from which the}- had been driven, and its present state of cultivation and improvement, is a standing PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. monument of the industry and hard labor of its owner. The family endured many of tlie liard- shlps incident to pioneer life, and did much of pio- neer labor. Mr. Fitzgerald was married in February, I80O, to Agnes Davidson, a lady of Scotch descent, though a native of County Down, Ireland. She was the daughter of Hugh and Isabelle Davidson, and when about twentj' years of age, emigrated with her parents to Canada, where she met and be- came the wife of our subject. The union has re- sulted in the birth of five children: Isabella M., wife of William Hamilton, of Blue Rapids; Alice, wife of John Hamilton, of this county; Ross and "William M. living in Montana; and Isaac F., who is still at home. Mrs. Fitzgerald died in Septem- ber, 1876. He was afterward married to Mrs. Rhoda Morrison in November. 1884; she was the widow of William Morrison. He was a native of New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald are niemliers of the Bap- tist Church. Mr. Fitzgerald has served for five years as Treasurer of the Blue Rapids City Town- ship, and has discharged the duties of his office with credit to himself and constituents. He has also served several years as Treasurer of his School District. He is among the representative pioneers of the county, and enjoys a large acquaintance. Surrounded by children and friends, they are now enjoying the fruits of lives spent in usefulness and well-doing. « IfelLLIAM COI'LTER. Since 1871 Mr. \^/l Coulter has been continuously a resident W^ of Kansas, which he first visited in 1873. He then purchased lots within the present limits of Blue Rapids, and put up a brick block for business purposes on the south side of the square, and which is now used as the Arlington Hotel. I'pon locating here he engaged in the drug trade and is now num- bered among the prosperous men of this part of the count}'. A native of the County Louth, Ireland. Mr. Coulter was born in the town of Dundalk, Dec. 7, 1814. His paternal grandfather was a Major in the British Army, but his son, the father of our subject, who was named Charles, was brought up on a farm near Dundalk. I'pon attaining manhood he engaged in mercantile pursuits, and for many years was in the grocer}' business in Couthill, Count}' Cavan. Some years after his marriage, desiring to take advantage, for the sake of his chil- dren, of the better opportunities offered for homes in the New World, he emigrated to Canada with the most of his family about the year 1830. He settled at Peterboro, in the county of that name. Province of Ontario, where he took up a farm but did not live to realize his hopes, dying in a year or two after his arrival. Charles Coulter, the father of our subject, was married in Ireland to Miss Jane Cluxton, also a native of County Louth. Their six children were all born in Ireland and all emigrated to Canada. AVith the exception of our subject and his sister, Jane, they are all deceased. Jane is the wife of William McDonnell, a well-known writer of Canada, and a gentleman of large means, who is now living retired in Lindsay, \"ictoria County, Ontario. The mother of our subject died at the place where the family had settled shortly after the death of her husband. The sid)ject of this notice attended school in his native town and completed his studies in a classical school at Couthill. Afterward, deciding to become an apothecary, he, in order to acquire a thorough knowledge of the business, attended the hospital and dispensary in Kells for three years. At this latter place he was apprenticed for seven years to learn the business, which in that country is under Governmental control, in order that those practic- ing it should be thoroughly qualified to act as phy- sicians. During his apprenticeship there occurred the cholera scourge of 1831, and Mr. Coulter, with another young man, attended the patients who were brought to the hospital in the town. The epidemic was disastrous, decimating the population, especially before the opening of the hospital, and the stricken people had but little care in the gen- eral terror which prevailed. Mr. Coulter and his companion had the entire charge of admitting the patients and compounding their medicine, each taking a turn of twenty-four hours. They were G.78 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the means of saving many lives, and it is gratifying to state that neitlier suffered on account of their devotion to the cause of humanity. At the time of his parents' emigration to America, young Coulter decided to remain in Irelan(L to graduate as an apothecary, and then he joined them in the Dominion. Both parents dying soon after- ward, he remained upon the farm until liis In'others were establislied in business, when he sold out and going into the town of Peterboro, established him- self there as a druggist and apolliecary, remaining until coming to this State with his family, in Janu- ary, 1874. In 1842 he had been married to Miss Eliza Lince, who was born in the city of Dublin. Ireland. The}' are now the parents of twelve chil- dren, two of whom died in infancy. Ann Jane, is the wife of John Roche, a resident of Guelph. Canada; Charles Lince was graduated from Belle- vue Medical College, New York City, and from Victoria College, in Cobourg, Canada; he is now a practicing physician of Lindsay, Canada. William was graduated from the University of Toronto, and is engaged in the drug business at Geneseo, Kan.; Clement is also a graduate in pharmacy both in Canada and Philadelphia, and is in the drug store of his father-in-law, Dr. R. S. Craft, of Blue Rai)ids; Frederick H. was educated for tlie profession of medicine, but abandoned it and likewise became a pharmacist; he was in business in British Columbia, Canada and San Francisco, Cal., but is now a resi- dent of St. Joseph, Mo.; Herbert B., also lives in that place where he is conducting the business of the Coulter- Welch Co., manufacturers of syrups, molasses, jellies, and kindred articles; Emma F. re- mains at home with her parents; George E. is also a pharmacist, having been graduated from the Kansas Board of Pharmacy, also of the institution in St. Joseph, Mo., and is now traveling in the in- terest of his brother, Herbert; Clarence, likewise a pharmacist, received his diploma from the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy; he married Miss Nettie Besack and assists his father in the business at Blue Rapids: Harold L., the youngest, was bookkeeper in the Saxton National Bank of St. Joseph, Mo., for five years, but in consequence of ill health, was re- cently compelled to resign. While in Canada Mr. Coulter was for many years a member of the School Board of Peterboro Collegiate Institute, and was also for manj' years County Magistrate at that place. In Blue Rapids he has been a member of the City Council, although he has never aspired to a public position. In 1884 he was appointed by Gov. Gliek, a Notary Public, and re-appointed by Gov. Martin in 1888. Thor- oughly educated in his chosen profession, he has given to it more study than is usual with persons who learn it in this countr3', and he conducts his business in the most tliorough manner. In both social and business circles, he is held in high esteem. AVID WERTEMBERGER, whose wife and 'eral of his children have been residents this county- since 1880, was born in Center County, Pa., Nov. 4, 1802, and de- parted this life in Kosciusko Count}-, Ind., Sept. 14, 1866. He was a well-to-do farmer and an active member of the Lutheran Church from early manhood. He left his native State with his parents when a child, and with them removed to Ohio, where he was reared and educated, growing up with those habits of industry which served him so well in later years. On the 22d of February, 1852, the subject of this sketch was united in marriage with Miss Lj'dia Kimmell, who was born in Stark Count}', Ohio, Jan 1 1, 1823. Their union resulted in the birth of eight children, viz.: Emma M.. Mary A., Amanda H., Orlando D., David V.. .Sarah J., Isaac N. and Nancy E. Mrs. Wertemberger, after the death of her husband, remained with her family in Indiana until 1880, then disposing of her property there, came to this county, and settled on her present farm in Waterville Township. This embraces a fine body of ninety-six acres of land, well improved and in a high state of cultivation. Mrs. Wertem- berger is very pleasantly situated, her children being all married, and most of them settled around her. Emma Wertemberger, the eldest daughter of our subject, is the wife of John Whistler, a well educated gentleman, who is teaching and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 67!) farming in Dickerson County, tliis Slate. They have two cliildren — Ora and Arthur. Mary A. is the wife of Harry Funk, a carpenter of Barnes, this State; they have ten children, viz.: James B.. Henry D.. Charles C, Fmd R.. Mary K., Gusta A.. Harley E.. Ralph W.. Walter L. and Harold D. Amanda H. marriedWilliam McCoiiiiel, a farmer and teacher in Kosciusko County, Ind., and thej- have six children — Maude, Myron, Deniay, Kate, Ralph and Delos. Orlando I), married Miss Emma Sim- mons, of St. Joseph, Mo.; they re-siile at Barnes and have one child, a son. Claude. Sarah J. mar- ried Warren D. Hover, a carpenter of this county, and the}' have three children — Galen O., David D. and Dessie I. Xancy E. married Clay Whitesides, a farmer of this county, and they have four chil- dren — Carrie M., Grace L., Lula M. and Edwin H. Mrs.Wertemberger is a very capable and intelligent lady — one who has reared her children well, and has man}' friends. I'nder her wise management the farm is increasing in value each year, and is the source of a handsome income. She has a handsome residence, represented by a lithographic engraving elsewhere in this work, and filled with every evi- dence of taste and culture. i>4=f=£> ENZO W. TERRY, of St. Bridget Town- ship, is looked upon as one of its most en- ergetic and promising 3'oung men. He has been a member of the Democratic County Cc>nventions, for the past two years has held the office of Township Treasurer, and his name has been mentioned in connection with other leading local offices. He laid aside the practice of law to secure the laud which he at present occupies and to which he will have substantiated his claim Septem- ber 10, when he will return to his profession. Mr. Terry traces his ancestry back to the colonial days on both sides of the house. His father w.as Seth Terry, formerly of New York State, and at present a resident of Page County. Iowa. The paternal grandfather was Henry Terry, who married Miss Hannah Mapes. daughter of David Mapes, and they became the parents of six children, live sons and one daughter. They settled on Long Island. David was the son of James Mapes, who removed to Orange County. N. Y., where he married Miss Anna, daughter of Barnabas Manny, when he was twenty -one years of age and she was only thirteen, their wedding taking place in 1805. They reared a family of fifteen children, thirteen of wliom lived to be married. They died at the age of seventy-eight and sixty-seven years respectively. Barnabas Manny, the father of Anna, married a daughter of Major Everet, who was born in France about 1720, and came to America when a young man and settled in Orange County, N. Y. He was of noble birth and his symp.athies were with the English Government during the Revolutionarv War. Barnabas was of English birth and coming to America in 1755, settled in Orange County, N. Y.. where he married Miss Everet. when she was but twelve years of age. They reared a family of twelve children, many of whom lived to be ripe in years and held various positions of honor and trust. One of the sons was a Major in the Federal Army during the Revolutionary War. They were all highly respected and some of them possessed inventive genius in a marked degree, producino- a number of valual)le articles upon which they obtained patents. James Mapes was the son of an Englishman, who married a Welsh lady and they were among the very first settlers on Long Island, where the city of Brooklyn now stands. James was born Dec. 16. 1856. He was one of the three brothers who settled in Orange County. He learned millwrighting and followed this subsequently with five of his sons. Two of his sons operated as farmers and one as a blacksmith. He served in the Federal Army durino- the Revolutionary War and was promoted to Col- onel, which rank he held at West Point. His son, David, the great-grandfather of our subject, served in the AVar of 1812, and afterward drew a pension. Henry Terry was the son of a Revolutionary soldier, who comprised one of the body guard of Gen. Washington. His son, Seth. the father of our subject, married Miss Laura, daughter of Buell and Marinda Cone, who came to this county about 1878 from Iowa. Here they spent their last days and 680 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. their remains were laid side by side in the cemetery at Axtell. Both were natives of New York State. Grandmother Cone was a Miss Morgan, of New York State. The subject of this sketch was born near Charles City, Iowa, wiiere his father remained for about three years. The family then removed to Ta_vlor County, Iowa, where they resided about six j'ears. Their next removal was to the vicinity of Clarinda, Page County, where Menzo W., pursued his stud- ies, attending the high school atClarinda for about two j'ears. At the age of twenty-three years he entered the law department of the State University of Iowa, from which he was graduated with honors in the spring of 1882, receiving the degree of L. L. B. He was admitted to practice in the courts of Iowa and the Circuit and District Court of the United States. Instead of entering upon the duties of his chosen profession, however, he accepted a position as clerk in a large mercantile house, where he labored for some time, then came to this county Feb. 22, 1884. He then commenced teaching sehool which he followed for several years. Shortly after his arrival here he investigated the titles of various lands and found that the southeast quarter of section 4, St. Bridget Township, still belonged to the Government through an error on the records at Washington. He therefore proceeded in a legal manner to locate a homestead, which was the last taken in this county. Mr. Terry has now a well developed farm, with a neat and tasteful residence, finely located three miles from the growing city of Summerfield. Upon the farm there are 4,000 forest trees and about 150 fruit trees in good bearing condition. Mr. Terr}- has complied with the requirements of the Home- stead Act and will soon be entitled to receive his papers from the Government. Within his home is a library of choice books, including valuable legal works which he peruses almost daily and thus keeps himself fully posted in regard to the intricacies of his profession. He intends in the near future open- ing an office for business in Summerfield. A marriage ceremonj' performed at St. Bridget's Church, Aug. 3, 1886, united the destinies of our subject and Miss Maggie, danghter of Thomas Cunningham, of this county. Mr. Cunningham came to Northern Kansas ten years ago from Leav- enworth, where he had lived a few years and to which he had moved from Madison, Ind. Mrs. Terry was born Sept. 17. 1867, in Madison, Ind., and was one of a family of five daughters and one son. Her parents are still living in this county upon their own farm. Mr. and Mrs. Terry are the parents of one child, a son, Menzo A. They have many friends in this part of the county. Mr. Terrj' was the unanimous choice of both the Union Labor and Democratic conventions, held Oct. 3, 1889, for the office of Register of Deeds of this county. His campaign was fair, honest and upright, but he was defeated by a very small majority, owing to falsehoods and a liberal use of campaign money by his opponents; but we may estimate the high esteem in which he is held by his neighbors, when we learn that his own township gave him a majority of four to one over his opponent. Some of his friends have asked him what he thought of his defeat, and his reply has often been : "The mill never grinds with the water that has passed." As regards the question of Pro- hibition, he considers the principle to be wrong, but thinks the few should acquiesce, if the many desire prohibition, therefore he does not oppose the law now in force, and further, he is a real temperance man of the truest type, and is bitter!}' opposed to the use of alcoholic drinks in any form whatever. He is an admirer of beauty in the fine arts, and an earnest student of the laws of nature. He is also a natural genius, possessing inventive skill in a marked degree. -J^^- ^|UDGE ROBERT WHITE was born April 4, 1811, in Bath County, Ky., where he lived until 1858, He received his education at the country schools, and was an apt student. He prepared himself for teaching,and while teaching took up the study of law when about twenty years of age. For several years he taught during the winters, studying law with the noted Henry Cliilds, and so well did he use his time that he was admit- ted to the bar of Kentucky in 1840. He located at Gra3'Son, the county-seat of Carter Count}-, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 681 there built up a good legal practice. He took but little part in politics, though hohling the office of Justice of tiic Peace for a number of ycar.s. He was also elected County Judge, serving for four years, it si^eaiving well for his ability, that so young a man sliould be elected in a State so noted for able jurists. Judge White was united in marriage with Miss Edith Goodan, a native of Kentucky, June 5, 1834. She was a daughter of Samuel Goodan, a Captain in the War of 1812. In 1858 Judge White removeil to Kansas with his family, locating in Paola. In 1863 he went to the Territory of Colo- rado, taking up his practice at Empire City, Clear Creek County, but in a short time was appointed (Quarterly Court Judge. The United States Court being held only twice a year, the Quarterly Court became a necessity. Judge White had jurisdiction in all c;i.ses not exceeding $3,000. He held through one term of four years, and for about half of the second term. T'be first term was held under appointment from the Governor, the second was through election by the people. In 1868 he came to Marysville. About two months after his ar- rival he was elected Justice of tlie Peace, which office he has held for twenty years. During Grant's first term he received the appointment to the office of United States Commissioner for the district of Kansas, and has held this office contin- uouslj' since that time. The nearest other Com- missioner being at Atchison, he had a large business for the first few years, but recently has had but few cases. He was also Police Judge of the city for a number of j'ears. For some years he has been trying to retire from public business, but his constituents have not 3'et found a man to fill his place. To Judge and Mrs. White has been born a family of eight children, one of whom, Eliza Ann, died at the age of nineteen. Tliose living are: Elizabeth, wife of H. Nutt, of tliis county; Mar- garet, wife of S. W. Fisher, of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Sidney, now Mrs. E. Bentlei', of this eountj-; Grace, at home; William and \^an are liv- ing in this county; and Eveline, now Mrs. Parme- ter, of this county. Our subject bought property ui)on coming to Mar3"sville, and now lives on Elm street, and has his office on Broad wa}'. He is a member of the Masonic order. Politically he is, and always has been, a Democrat. The Judge is a member of the Christian Church. J"; AMES S. DAWES, a well-known fruit-grower I of Blue Rapids, has been a resident of that : city for nearly a score of years, having ar- ' rived there on March 14, 1872. He had purchased the property, on which he has ever since lived, in November of the previous j'ear. The family is of an ancient lineage, the first progenitor in this country being William Dawes who settled in Braintree, Mass., in 1635. He came from Eng- land, where some of the family had achieved emi- nence and distinction, one, Sir William Dawes, being Archbishop of Canterbury. William Dawes removed from Braintree to Boston, and the house which he built on Sudbury Street was in the pos- session of the family and standing until 1775, when it was pulled down bj' the British during their oc- cupation of Boston. He was a man of importance, energetic, upright and God-fearing, and exercised considerable influence in the young colony. From him, and from others of the family who came to America about the same time, are descended the Dawes family, now numerous in the country, one of the most noted members being Senator Henry L. Dawes, of Massachusetts. Our subject traces his descent directly from Sam- uel Dawes, of Pembroke, who was born in the lat- ter half of the seventeenth centurj- and died m 1750. He bought a great deal of land in Bridge- water, about the year 1714, and a few years later was married to Sarah Howland, of Pembroke, where he was then living. After his marriage he removed to East Bridgewater, where he died. The next in the direct line of descent was also named Samuel, and was born in East Bridgewater, Feb. 24, 1724. Before the Revolutionary' Wiir he removed to Hampshire County, Mass., and there, in 1755, was married to Abigail Kingman, who was born May 19, 1730. He died of smallpox, Nov. 5. 1794, and his wife died in February', 1808. 682 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. John Dawes, a son of Samuel and Abigail, was born in Bridge water, Mass.. March 4, 17G3, and died in Windsor, Nov. 20, 1848. He was a lad when the Revolutionary War broke out, and at the age of sixteen entered the Continental army, serv- ing until the close of the contest, and afterward re- ceiving a pension from the Government. He was one of the pioneers of Windsor, to which he re- moved at an early day. He was a man of promi- nence in the communit}-, and was several times chosen as Selectman. He possessed unusually strong and sincere religious feelings, and look a very active part in church work. He was a lifelong member of the Congregational Church, and well-known to the ministers of that part of tlie country, who made his home their headquarters when called to Windsor. He was married Nov. 20, 1794, to Dolly Shaw, wiio was born in Abington, March 30, 1774, and died June 3, 1864, at the age of ninet}' years. She was a woman of marked piety, who had im- bibed the strict ideas of her Puritan ancestors, and her character endeared her not only to her own familj', but to all who knew her. Kind and chari- table, her neighbors in sickness or trouble .always called upon her, and her services were freel}' given. The children of John and Dolly Dawes were: Eb- enczer, Stephen, Betsey. John, Doll}-, Howland, Newton, James and Vesta. Of this family the onli' survivor is the gentleman of whom we write. James S. Dawes was born in Windsor, M.ass., Auo-. 12, 1812. Until about the age of sixteen he lived on the farm, when old enough working in the summer and attending school in the winter. When sixteen he began attending the academ}' at Cummington, where he was a classmate of Henry L. Dawes. There he fitted himself for the profes- sion of teaching, which he followed during the next six winters, and in the intervals of his work fitted himself for Yale College. He never entered the latter, however, as he subsequently ch.anged his plans, and in the spring of 1834 went to Michigan, which was then a wild and unsettled country. He and two brothers formed part of a colony of Mas- sachusetts people, and located in Medina, Lenawee County. The three brothers each took up a farm, and there our subject lived twenty-four years, with the exception of a couple of years which he spent in his old home in the East. The Michigan farm of eighty acres he cleared, on it planted orchards and erected buildings, and there he intended to pass the remainder of his life. Fail- ing health compelled him to give it up, however, and selling out he removed to Ypsilanti, Mich., and in that city lived about a year. Thence he re- moved to Earlville, Delaware Co., Iowa, where he bought a small farm, on which he lived four years, and passed one year in the drug business in that town. He next removed, in 1864, toGrinnell, Iowa, where he engaged in the mercantile business, which he carried on until his removal to Kansas, in 1872. On coming to Blue Rapids he erected a comfortable residence, where he now lives, and embarked in the business of fruit growing, which he has carried on with more or less success ev€r since. Mr. D.awes has been twice married, first at !Me dina, Mich., on June 13, 1831, to Miss Alvina S. Homes, who was born in Galen, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1821. She died in Medina, May 15, 1851, leaving two children, both of whom are now deceased. They were: Adelaide, born Aug. 22, 1843, who was mar- ried to William V. Cattron. of Earlville, Iowa, Sept. 11, 1864, and died there on July 31. 1869; and Miriam, born Dec. 27, 1847, who died unmar- ried, Aug. 23, 1870. The second marriage of Mr. Dawes took place on Sept. 6, 1853, when he was united to Miss Su- san E. Seymour, in Granville, Mass., where she was born April 16, 1827. Her parents were Arden and Orpha (Collins, Seymour, the father a farmer at Granville, a member and Deacon of the Congre- gational Church for manjf years, and several times elected Selectman of the town. James S. and Su- san E. Dawes have one child, Laura S., born in Medina, Mich., Feb. 2, 1855. She became the wife of Horace Smith, under whose name a further his- tory appears. Mr. Dawes has been until a few years past a Re- publican in politics, having been a radical Aboli- tionist prior to the formation of the Republican party. He is an ardent advocate of temperance, and a few years ago became a member of the Pro- hibition party, to whose success he gives his best eflforts. He and his wife and daughter are all POUTRAIT AND HIOCRAl'HICAL ALBUM. 683 inembcrs of the Congregational Ciuircli. llo was a Deacon of the church in Grinnell, during almost the entire period of his residence there, and at the flrst election of church officers after his removal to Bine Rapids he was elected a Deacon in that place, and has ever since worthily' filled that position. Although now nearing four-score ^ears, Mr. Dawes is in good health and in the full possession of all his faculties, and daily attends to the business of his fruit farm. He has always lived a temperate, upright and godly life, and is now reaping its just rewards. Possessed of means sufficient for his needs, with the well-earned respect of his fellow- men, with an affectionate wife, daughter and grand- children around him, the evening of his days is pass- ing serenely, and he can, without anj- occasion for self reproach, look back ui)on a well-spent and useful life. ^^ Residence or Alfred B. Pollard, Sec. 2. Franklin Township. , < . -d -Cr Residence OF Marion R. Ewing. Sec. 20.Noble Township. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 687 goodly' abumiance each 3'oar. He owns a thresher, coni-slieller, etc., and conducts the various depart- ments in a liig'hly successful and profitable manner. A native of Illinois, our subject was born near the town of Lincoln, Logan County, June 1, 1866. When lie was four 3'cars old his parents removed to Livingston Count3-, where he lived until 187-t, ac- quiring his early education in the common school. In the spring of that year the family came to Kan- sas. Mr. Ewing, when a boy of nine years, began following the plow, and in 1887 assumed charge of the land which he now operates. It is watered by tjje upper branch of Spring Creek, and yields bountifull3'. Upon the farm is the railroad station of Kwingsport, named after Thomas Ewing, the father of our subject, and at which, by the aid of a switch, the farm produce and stock is shipped. The farm accommodates fort}' head of iiorses. and twenty to twent^'-five head of cattle. Thomas Ewing, tiie father of our subject, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Sept. 29, 1836. When quite J'oung his parents removed to Pike Count}', 111., where he was reared upon a farm. The paternal grandfather was Alexander Ewing, a native of Penns3'lvania, where he farmed in earl}- life, and whence he emigrated to .Jefferson Count}', Ohio. There also he prosecuted agriculture, until 1852, then removed to Pike Count3' and secured 700 acres of land, upon which he operated verj' successfully and became well-to-do. There he spent his last3'ears, dving in 1866. When a 3'outh of eighteen years he served in the War of 1812. He was first a Whig, then a Republican and Aboli- tionist, and in religion a Presb3'terian. The great- grandfather of our subject was James Ewing, a native of Londonderr3', Ireland, who emigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary War. He lo- cated on the Susquehanna, where he followed farm- ing and operated a ferry with a rope, transporting in this manner upon one occasion La Fayette and his army across the river and return. He there spent his last da3's. The father of our subject was reared in Jefferson Count}', Ohio, where he lived until a youth of six- teen years, then repairing to Pike County, 111., began the following year for himself, at the age of seventeen. He rented land until he could pur- chase, and in due time bought 500 acres in part- nership with his brother. He broke prairie in order to increase his cash account, and was pros- pered in his labors. Finally, selling out, he re- moved to LaSalle County and purchased eighty acres of land in the vicinity of Old Town. Thence, in 1865 he removed to Logan Count}', where he farmed six years, then, changing his residence once more, established himself on a farm of 160 acres in Livingston County, and afterward purchased an additional 160 acres in Iroquois County. There he became largely interested in live stock. In 1873 he traded that property for his present place, and removed to it in the spring of 1874. The 1,280 acres was originally a wdd, uncultivated tract, but it now presents the appearance of a well- leguKited modern estate, with groves, orchards, buildings, and everything required to prosecute agriculture conveniently and extensively. He turned the business over to his son, our subject, in 1887, and is now retired from active labor. He votes with the Republican party, and is a man ex- ercising due influence in his community. A lithographic engraving of the residence of Mr. Jawing appears elsewhere in this volume. ?RANK L. HUNT. While a man may never have been the hero of any very thrilling event, yet, like each individual brick which composes the solid structure, he, al- though a modest citizen undisputably has his uses, and as one of the factors upholding the basis of society, bears no unimportant part in the composi- tion of the grand whole. The peaceful and law- abiding citizen who gives his aid and influence to the moral welfare of society, is in his place as im- portant as the soldier who rushes out upon the battle-field and fights for his country. In the person of Mr. Hunt we find a steady- going and well-to-do farmer and stock-raiser — a man yet young in years but who is making for himself a good reputation among his fellow-citi- zens. He is diligently engaged in the improve- ment and cidlivation of 160 acres of good land. 688 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. pleasantly located on section 16 in Blue Rapids City Township, and is meeting witii fair success. A native of Genesee County, N.Y., he was born Nov. 10, 1861, and is consequently approaching the twent3'-eighth >ear of his age. He is the rep- resentative of an excellent family, being the son of James and Esther (Bond) Hunt, who came to this region during its pioneer days and a sketch of whom appears on anothei ])age in this volume. The Hunt family came to Kansas from the Empire State in 1871, and endured in common with the people about them, the toils and difficulties incident to the settlement of a new couiitrj-. Frank L., in common with the other children of the family, pursued his first studies in the district school, and early in life chose farming for his vocation. When twenty-five years old he was married, Jan. 4, 1887, to Miss Pvlla J., daughter of Thomas and Marj- (Bedford) Peters, of Center Township, and of this union there is one child, Mabel, born Nov. 15, 1888. Mr. Hunt politically gives his unqualified sup- port to the Republican party. Each year sees something added to the value and beauty of his property, and he is one of those industrious char- acters who, without making perhaps anj- great stir in tlie world, possesses the elements of character which can always be depended upon. Mrs. Hunt is a member of the Presbj'terian Church. — i- #«# Ii,_^ ENRY W. CHAPMAN, Justice of the Peace at Bhie Rapids, settled in that place in May. 1872, coming from Iowa. Tiie family on lioth sides is of English origin. His father, also named Henry, was born near London. His grandfather was in the ship chandlery business, and his son liecame a sea-faring man, following that occupation all his life. He was lost at sea in llie year 1836, the sliip of wliich he was chief mate never having been heard of after leaving Apa- lachicola, Fla.. whence she had sailed for New York with a cargo of cotton. When a young man, I\Ir. Cliapman sailed for this country, and here lie de- cided to make his liome. He therefore settled at New bury port, Mass., which was at that time an im- portant seaport. He sailed in one ship in seven- teen voj'ages under the same captain, he being chief mate. He could have been in command of a ves- sel, but being a man of a rather retiring disposition, he preferred not to have the responsibilities of the command. He was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Bennett, by whom he had twins, who died in infancy, together with their mother. Some time afterwards Mr. Chapman was married to Abigail Watts, who was born in Bath, Me., of Eng- lish parents. She came to Blue Rapids with her son, and there died in 1886, aged about ninety years. She was the mother of seven children, one of whom, George W., died in infancy. Elizabeth lived to the age of twelve years, and died suddenly of malignant dysentery. A sister, Abigail, two years younger, was so affected by the death of Eliza- beth that her parents were compelled to remove her from school, and she never recovered her healtii. After years of great suffering in a manner that attracted much attention from eminent physi- cians, she died at about the age of eighteen years. Our subjecit was the third child; then came Mary, who became the wife of Peter Cropley, and died in Newbur3'port, Mass.; Charles L. is now living in Newport, R. I.; and the youngest child, George W., is a resident of Arizona. Henr}- W. Chapman, tlie subject of this notice, was born June 5, 1822, in Newburyport, Essex Co., Mass. Up to the age of two years he was a strong, healthy child, but was suddenly taken with an at- tack of partial jjaralysis, or palsy, and it was at the time thought that he would never again be able to walk. He, however, regained the partial use of the leg which had been paralyzed, but has ever sin(;e been crippled. At tlie usual age he was able to attend school, and graduated from the grammar school at his native town at the age of twelve, and from the high school two years later. About this time his father was lost at sea, and he was obliged to go to work. He learned the trade of slioemak- ing, at which he worked for several ^ears in his native town, but during this time he was diligently engaged in pursuing his studies in the higher branches of learning. He ap|ilied for, and was unanimously appointed to the position of teacher, 'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 689 remaining in one soliool for three years. He was then transferred to another, of which he was prin- cipal for seventeen _vears. While tcaohing he was reading and studying law, and on giving up his profession of teaching, he read law for three years in the office of Col. E. F. Stone. This gentleman was an eminent member of the ^Massachusetts bar in Newburyport, was later a member of Congress, and declined re-election; he went into the I'nion army, became a Colonel, was at the taking of New Orleans, and is yet living in Xewbiiryport. Mr. Chapman was admitted to the bar in 1860, and practised in his native town until June. 1870. when with his family he removed to Farley Junc- tion, Dubuque Co., Iowa. One reason for the re- moval was the hope th.at his health would be bettered b\' the change, but a few months' residence showed no improvement. Early in the following summer, therefore, he had a wagon built for the purpose, and with his wife and two children traveled extensively, crossing the State of Iowa not less than five times. He decided to trj' a warmer clim- ate, but on reaching Council Grove, Morris Co., Kan., he was told b^' residents of that place, that going farther south would take him into the region of fever and ague. This determined liini to travel northward, and he had reached Blue Rapids, when, being overtaken by cold weather, he decided to re- main for the winter. The following spring he pur- chased the propert3' on which he now lives, and which has ever since been his home. On June 1, 1854, at Newburjport, ]Mass.. Mr. Chapman was united in marriage with Miss Ann M. Atkinson, a native of that city, born April 11, 1832. .She is a daughter of Josiah L. and Elizabeth (Toppan) Atkinson, both natives of Xewburyport, and both now deceased. Mr. Atkinson was Deacon of the Congregational Cluu'ch in Newburyport for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are the parents of two children — Lizzie M. and Mary A., who live with their parents. Mr. Chapman, on coming to Blue Rapids, began the practice of law, which he has ever since carried on, as his health would permit. At an early day he was solicited to become a candidate for Justice of the Peace, to which office he was elected. For one term he was pot re-elected, but the followiny term he was again chosen, and has ever since held the office, giving entire satisfaction by the way he has discharged the duties intrusted to him. He is also Police Judge of Blue Rapids, which office he has filled for several years; and he is likewise a No- tary Public. In his native city, Mr. Chapman had held many positions of trust and responsibility. He at one time held simultaneously the positions of Police Judge, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and member of the City Council. He was there also in several places of trust in [)rivate corpora- tions, as Treasurer, Collector, etc. Mr. Chapman, his wife and daughters are all members of the Congregational Church. During his nearly twenty years' residence in the city, he has acquired the reputation of a thoroughly honest and upright man, who discharges without fear or favor the sometimes delicate duties entrusted to him, aiming to administer impartial justice, but in a manner to least hurt the feeling of the losing liti- gant, and to create the least ill feeling among neigh- bors. MON (^RIFFEE. There is a fine repre- sentation of rising 3'ouug men in Blue IS Rapids. City Township — those who settled (^ here some years since and have established themselves on a solid footing, both socially and financially. Many of them are Western men, as is the subject of this sketch, a native of Illinois and born in Warren County, .Jan. 2, 1854. Although his native State is accounted one offering great possibili- ties to men of enterprise and perseverance, still the rolling lands of Kansas presented an outlook more desirable, and he consequently settled within its borders and here has since contentedly remained. He has been familiar with farm pursuits since boy- hood, and is making of his vocation a decided success. The iiarents of the subject of this notice were Marshall and Jane Griffee (see sketch of his fa- ther), the latter known to have been a native of Kentuck,y and the former probably born in that Stale. Mrs. Jane Grififee died several years ao-o. The family settled in Warren County. III., at an 690 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. early date and originally included nine children. Of these eight are still living, viz: Joseph, a resi- dent of this county; Anion, our subject; Mary, the wife of John Knowlen, of Iowa; Frank, Marshall, Harrison, Minnie, residents of this county, and Jennie, who continues his residence in Warren Coiint3% 111.; Samuel is deceased. Mr. Griffee spent his boyhood and youth in the Prairie State, remaining under the parental roof until a young man of tvventj' years. Then crossing the Mississippi he went into Iowa Countj', Iowa, where he sojourned until 1 878. That year he came to this county, of which he has since been a resi- dent. He owns 160 acres of land, which he has brought to a good state of cultivation and whereon he has made good improvements. His practical education in early life has been advanced by his habit of observing what is going on around him and making the most of his opportunities for acquiring useful knowledge. Mr. Griffee found a wife and heli)-mate in this count}-, being married Feb. 23, 1879, to Miss Amanda Shroyer. Mrs. Griffee was born in this county, Feb. 14, 1859, and is the daughter of John and Mary (Zartman) Shroyer, who came to the frontier when few white people had ventured t.o this region to make settlement. Mr. and Mrs. Griffee are the parents of three children, Elffie, Arnold and Stella. Upon first coming to this county Mr. Griffee was a resident of Walnut Town- ship three j-ears, purchasing in 1883 his present farm. He was recognized as a valued addition to the community, and is at present a member of the School Board of his district. Politicall}' he is a sound Republican. Mr. (iriffee is a member of the Christian Church. OK. STEHL1N(4 AV. IIAZEN. One of the most agreeable gentlemen with whom it has been the pleasure of the biographer to meet and associate, was found in this pioneer set- tler,a veteran of the Civil War, and late member of the Kansas Legislature. He is a man of kindl}' bearing, friendly yet dignified address. In liis prime he must have presented a magnificent ap- pearance in uniform, for liis figure is erect and symetrical, while age seems to have added to rather than detracted from the benevolent expression of his face. His domestic circle is a charming one, his daughters being accomplished, refined and well educated, fitted to grace the most select society, while music, literature and all topics of current thought and interest receive due attention. Bound volumes of the Century Magazine extending back to the initial number of that name indicate the lit- erary taste of the famil3% while standard works make up a large and valuable librarj'. In their pleasant home Mr. Hazen and his fam- ily greet their many friends hospitably, and enter- tain them so well that one forgets the lapse of hours. Their residence, a view of which is pre- sented elsewhere in this volume, is situated in a grove under the shelter of a hill, and is thus well protected from the elements, while the surroundings are picturesque. Bejond the dwelling place is the farming land consisting of 381 acres, which our subject owns and manages, having increased it to its present proportions from an original claim of 160 acres. His farm is well and careful!}' cultivated, and he has the justly merited reputation of being not only a good farmer but also an excellent busi- ness man. Of New England stock, Sterling Hazen is a direct descendant of Edward Hazen, who came to the New World and settled in Massachusetts in 1649. He took up a homestead there and commenced to im- prove it, and at the present writing it is occupied by some of iiis descendants. The grandfather of our suliject was Edward Hazen, a native of Groton, Mass., and born in May, 1738. Nearly all his rel- atives took an active part in the Revolutionary War, participating in the principal engagements, among them those of Lexington and Bunker Hill. In 1769 (irandfather Hazen moved to Swanzey, N. H., and thence to Vermont. In 1 794 he located in Little Falls, N. Y., and started the first foundry in that part of the State. In this home lie died in 1796. Among the sons born to Edward Hazen and his wife, was Suel Hazen, who was born April 25, 1793, near Denniston, Vt. He grew to manhood in Little Falls, N. Y., and was united in marriage with PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 693 Miss Betsy Graves, Jan. 7, 1815. Tliis L"nlj' was born Aug. 11. 1797, near Westmoreland.Oueida Co., >«. Y.. and became the mother of seven children, namelj': Joseph Franklih, Betsey, Lycursius P., Matilda, Solon M.. Sterling W. and Helen. Jo- seph F. died in childhood; Betsy married Morgan Lewis in 1846, and resided in Denmark, N. Y. There the husband prosecuted his calling of a farmer, and to him and his wife were born six chil- dren. Mrs. Lewis died in Denmark, N. Y.. in 1885, and her husband survived heronl\-two years, passing awaj' in 1887; Lycurgus P. married Sarah C^uin in Butler County, Iowa, and died Nov, 10, 1887, leaving a wife and five children to mourn their loss; Matilda married George Wilson, and re- sides in Fairport, N. Y"". : Solon M. located in Gage Countj-, Neb., where he rose to prominence in pol- itics as well as in business relations. He was elected to the Legislature on the Republican ticket, and while serving in that capacity was placed on various important committees, among them that of Ways and Means, and Cities and Villages, and was also Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee. He chose as his wife Miss Prissa A. Vary, of Harris- burg, N. Y., and with her was united in marriage Dec. 24, 1863; they became the parents of eight children, of whom seven are living. Our subject was the nest in order of birth, while the youngest, Helen, married James Potter, and resides in Car- thage. N. Y., where her husband is a wagon manu- facturer; they are the parents of three children. The father ot these children, in early manhood, learned the trade of cloth-dressing and manufact- iiring cloth, but made farming his life business. First attending the common schools of his own district, afterward a student at the Academy in Denmark. N. Y.. he left the latter institution to read law with Judge Merrill, in Copenhagen, N. Y. He continued the study of this profession for three years, being admitted to the bar in 1858 in the city of .Sj'racuse. He began the practice of his profession in Martinsburg, the county-seat of Lewis County, N. Y., where he remained until the opening of the great national conflict. Fired with national zeal, enthused for his country's honor, de- termined to help fight his Nation's battles, Mr. Hazen enlisted as a private in Company I, 14th New Y''ork Infantry, on the 7th of May, 1861 ; he was afterward promoted from the rank and file to the position of Second Lieutenant, and in Maj', 1862, was appointed First Lieutenant, serving with never failing ardor until June 1, 1863. Among the important battles in which our subject took part may be mentioned the siege of Y'orktown, Hanover Court House, Mechanicsville, Gainesville and Malvern Hill. In the battle last mentioned he was wounded, receiving a ball in the left shoulder. The bullet passed around and lodged in the right side of the back of the neck imder his collar. After recovery from this our subject rejoined his regi- ment, and was in the battles of Antietam and Fred- ericksburg. In the latter conflict he was twice wounded, one wound caused by a piece of shell or grape shot scalping the right limb, and the other caused by a piece of A\eU p.assing into the left thigh. Recovering from this he again came to the front and participated in the engagement at Chan- cellorsville. After his honorable discharge from the arm}' Mr. Hazen prepared to emigrate toward the lands of the setting sun. Desirous of a change and believing in the inexhaustible resources of the Great West, he came to Kansas in the autumn of 1863 and lo- cated on his present place. He had prior to his enlistment in the I'nion Armj' formed domestic ties, being united in marriage with Sarah E. Shultz, daughter of Solomon and Ph(ebe (Sisson) Shultz. natives of New York; of the union of our subject and his estimable wife have been born six children, all living and at home,namely: Suel Meade, Lillian Maude, Wyatt B., Ida E., Sterling S.. Bessie K. They have all been given exceptionally liberal ad- vantages in regard to education, and are charmino- representatives of an old family. Mr. Hazen is interested in political matters, both pertaining to local and national affairs, and has served in various offices of prominence, havino- been County Surveyor, Township Trustee, etc. He has served as delegate to count}' and congress- ional conventions. He was also chosen as Repre- sentative to the State Legislature in 1881. and here exhibited those valuable characteristics which have aided him in attaining to his present enviable po- sition. He discharged the duties devolving upon 004 rORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. him while serring his State, with zeal, ability and tact, giving universal satisfaction to his rtistrict. He and his family are among the most prized ac- quisitions to their community, and are always anx- ious to take part in anything that will improve their county. -5 #3.^^ i- HILO B. INGRAHAM is one of the oldest settlers of his part of the county, to which he came in the spring of 1872. His home is on section 22, Wells Township, where he has a well improved farm of 1 60 acres enclosed with neat hedge fences, and containing all neces- sary farm buildings. Mr. Ingrahara is the leading fruit grower of the township, and has now about three acres in select varieties of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, grapes, raspberries, plums, goose- berries, currants and other fruits. Our subject was born Aug. 3. 1835, in Ontario County, N. Y., and is a son of Benjamin W. and Sallie (Gilbert) Ingraham, natives of New York State. His jjaternal aneestois wereof English stock, while his grandfather and grandmother Gilbert were of Scotch and German descent, respectively. His grandfather, lienjamin Ingraham, was a soldier in the War of 1812, as was also his uncle. Harrison Ingraham. The paternal family consisted of eleven children, of whom the following now survive: Lu- cina, wife of James Coye, now residing in Ontario Count3', N, Y.; Kowena. wife of Joiin O. Goodsel, in Kent County, Mich.; Sarah E., wife of Edwin Clark, of Greenville, Mich.; Philo B. ; Marion, wife of John Trickey, in Ontario County, N. Y., and John in Colorado. Our subject lost his mother when about eleven years of age. When seventeen his father, with other members of the family, removed to Mont- calm County, Mich., of which they were early set- tlers, and which was their home for manj' years. The early education of Mr. Ingrahara was obtained in the public schools of Ontario, N. Y. ; he also at- tended the Canandaigua Academy for about three years, and he later spent some time in the schools at Grand Rapids, Mich, Until tW -i-gc of thirteen he was reared on a farm, but at that time he began work at the trade of a carpenter and joiner, servirng for five years. He subsequently followed the tr.ade at different periods, for a time doing contracting, and being engaged in the work more or less up to date. He also spent some time in the profession of school teaching. On the 4th of February, 1862, Mr. Ingraham en- listed, at Grand Rapids, Mich., in Companj^ B, 2d Batallion, 16th United States Infantry, which was attached to the Western army and operated in Kentuck}', Tennessee, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Mr. Ingraham participated in the battles of Perryville, Crab Orchard, Stone River, the sec- ond Stoneman raid, and numerous smaller affrays. At tiie beginning of the battle of Stone River, while on picket duty he received a gun-shot wound, which shortened and stiffened his right thumb and left it permanently deformed. He was discharged after the battle of Stone River, but re-enlisted and his final discharge from the service took place Oct. 28. 1865. He returned to his home in Michig.an bearing the record of an honorable soldier. In 1872, as before stated, Mr. Ingraham removed to Marshall County and took up a homestead. The place bore no improvements except a little broken ground, and a shanty 12x14 feet. Mr. Ingraham, though he has suffered from poor health ever since he left the army, lias by his industry and good management brought his place to its present highly improved condition. He now occupies anew house, of which a fine view- is presented on another page. He was the architect and builder, as well as the originator of the plan. It is a frame structure, the main building 25x28 feet, with a ba3' window on the front, and at the rear a wing 16x20 feet. The building is one story in height, with a iiip roof. finished inside in hard wood. Under it is an arched cellar, made of cut stone, and said to be one of the best in this part of the State. Our subject was first married in Michigan, F'eb. 16, I860, to Miss Rosella Laskey, who departed this life July 20, 1862. On the 10th of November, 1866, in Montcalm County, Mich., lie was again married ; the bride was Miss Carrie E. Brown, born June 3, 1844, in Jefferson County, N. Y. -She was the daughter of Jefferson M, and Lovina (Wilson) PORTRAIT AND HIOORAPHICAL ALBUM. (;95 Brown, niid lived until the age of twentj- in her native county. At that time her parents removed to Montcalm Count}-. Mich., where she resided un- til her marriage. Prior to this important event she was a school teacher, and is now an artist of con- fidarahle ability. Mr. Brown was a native of Maine hut spent a part of lii.s early life in Vermont and New York States, being virtuallj' reared to man- hood in New York C'it}'. Mrs. Brown was born in Westchester Count}'. N. Y.,but was also reared in the metropolis. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents of nine children, three of whom survive: Lucy, now the widow of Eli Remington, of Jefferson County, X. Y. ; Mrs. Ingraham and Edward, who lives in in ilichigan. The oldest son. Thomas J., was a soldier in the Union Army, and was wounded while near Washington City, subsequently dying from the effects of the wound. While a resident of Michigan j\lr. Ingraham served as Supervisor of his township. Politically, he is numbered in the ranks of the Republican l)arty. Both he and his 'wife are active members of the Baptist Church. They take a great interest in social affairs, and in all enterprises which tend to improve the county and elevate society. Mr. Ingraham is a man of unquestioned integrity, and commands the respect of all who know him. NDREW M. BILLINGSLEY. A subject of paramount importance to the inhabitants of any section is that of schools, and the efficiency of a school system depends very largely upon the character of those who conduct its work. It gives us pleasure to sketch the leading incidents in the career of one who for a number of years was engaged in the work of instruction, and in the equally important work of examination. Before entering upon our sul)ject's history, how- ever, a short sketch of his ancestors will not be out of place. His grandfather. William R. Billingsley, was a native of Virginia, and one of the pioneers of Belmont County, Ohio, where he cleared up a farm and reared his family. He was also one of the first settlers in Harrison County, in the same State, where he died in the year 1866, having reached his three score years and ten. His son, Samuel K., father of the gentleman whose name heads this notice, was born in Belmont County. Ohio, removing with his father's family to Harri- son County. In this county he w.as married to Miss Rebecca F. Knight, and to them were born seven children, of whom the eldest and fourh son and one daughter died young. The living children are: Samuel C, now a resident of Mar\s- ville, this .State; Levi K.. a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, residing in Johnson County, this State; William F.. a resident of Adams County, Iowa; our subject; and Elijah P.. who re- sides at Axtell. Our subject began his life near Tippecanoe, Harrison Co., Ohio. ISIay 7, 18.51. When fourteen years of age his parents removed to the little town of Glasgow, Jefferson Co., Iowa, where the father bought a partly improved farm of 160 acres, con- tinuing the improvements usually made by the en- terprising andprogressive farmer. Upon this farm our subject grew to manhood and finished his com- mon-school education. In September. 1872. hav- ing arrived at the age of manhood, he visited Kansas and pre-empted a claim in Jewell County. The succeeding fall he sold this place for enough money to pay his expenses in homesteading, and taking another claim, spent time enough on it to secure it. During the intervals of improving his farm he taught in Marshall and Nemaha counties, making final proof on his homestead in July. 1878. He continued more or less the work of teaching up to the year 1882. On account of ill-health he spent some time in Jefferson County, Iowa, at his former home, teaching there during the season of 1879 and 1880. He also taught one term in Henry County, Iowa. Entering Eastman's Business Col- lege at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 22, 1880, he passed the summer in study, being graduated on the 17th of August. He then returned to Kansas and accepted the position of Principal of the Axtell City Schools, which position he retained for two years. During the summer of 1882 he assisted in the Normal Institute at Frankfort, taking part in thf examination of teachers at the close of the in- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. stitute. Slioi'tly before this time lie was appointed member of the Board of County Examiners. Mr. Billingsley was one of those men who will allow no time to waste in idleness, and in the intervals of his professional work had kept books for IVIr. Liv- ingston, of Axtell, and in the fall of 1882 was en- gaged b}- him as a book-kee|)er, retaining the position until January, 1884, where he became Deputy Kegister of Deeds under Mr. Sharp. After remaining in this office for some time he returned to Axtell, and with his brother, E. P. Billingsley, established the firm of Billingsley Bros., in the Real Estate, Loan and Abstract business, and In- surance agency. Early in the spring of 1887 our subject sold his share in business to his brother, and took the road for the National School Furnish- ing Company, of Chicago, 111. His territory em- braced all of Southwestern Kansas, of which lie had entire control. About the' middle of August he resigned his position to made his campaign for Register of Deeds, and being the successful candi- date, succeeded his former superior to that office, during the interval before taking charge of which, Jan. y, 1888, he assisted the Treasurer of the county in the collection of taxes. In connection with his official position Mr. Billingsley has con- trol of an abstract office. Our subject celebrated Easter Sunday, IMareh 28, 1880, by his marriage to Miss jNIaggie R. Stone- liocker, of Henry County, Iowa. Mrs. Billingsley was a native of Coshocton, Ohio, where she first saw the light Nov. 22, 1851, and where she lived until the fall of 1864, when with her parents she came to Henry County, Iowa. She was the daugh- ter of John M. and Mary (Pew) Stonehocker. Her father was a native of Coshocton County, Ohio. He was engaged in farming in Iowa. He now lives near Belleville, Republic Co., Kan. The mother died Aug. 16, 1879, near Salem, Iowa. Mrs. Bill- ingsley has borne her husband but one child, who gladdened their hearts only six weeks. INIr. Billingsley is a man of fine ability and strict integrity of character. He is highl}' hon- ored by the people of the county, whom he has faithfully served. He will be a candidate for re- election, and will have no opposition in|his party. He is an earnest Republican, the family from his grand- father's time having been adherents of the princi- ples which he advocates, and in support of which his father spent three years in the late Civil War. He is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., both Subordi- nate Lodge ami Canii), and of the K. of P. ICHARD G. CUNNINGHAM, of the firm of Cunningham & Mohrbacher, dealers in gen- Z4i *, eral merchandise, Summerfield, is one of \^) the most enterprising business men of that bright new town. The firm carries the largest stock in the place, and has also a well-selected stock of agricultural implements, buggies, wagons, etc. They occupy a fine new building, 20x56 feet on the ground floor, and eighteen feet high, located on the principal street of the town, and are building up an excellent trade. The parents of our subject were James and Mary (Ring) Cunningham, both natives of New York State. Some j-ears after their marriage they re- moved to Will County, III., and settled upon a farm. The father had run a stationary engine in the East, and followed the same occupation after his removal to the Mississippi Valley. Our subject was the third of a family of eight children, all of whom survive except one. The father died on his farm in Illinois, in the year 1873, the mother still surviving. Our subject was born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and when a child accompanied his parents to Illinois. In the common schools of that State, which are classed with the best in the countrjr, he received his education. In 1878, being then twenty-three years of age, he left his parent's home, and started out in life for himself. He came to Marysville, this count}', and found employment with L. W. Libby, in the agricultural implement business. He contin- ued ten 3'ears with Mr. Libby, whom he considers his great benefactor, as through his generosity our subjcet has been enabled to start in his present business. Among our subject's schoolmates in Will County, 111., had been Miss Malina J. Stoll, a young ladj' of bright mind and charming manners. She is a na- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL AIJJUM. 69/ tive of Illinois, and removed with her parents to Beatrice, Neb., the same 3'ear in which our subject located in Marysville. To this lady Mr. Cunning- ham was married, April 6, 1885. The result of the union has been two children — Nellie May, and an infant son unnamed. The parents of Mrs. Cunningham are H. C. and Barbara (Sheik) Stoll, who are still living near Beatrice, where the father has become famous for his fine breed of hogs. He owns 1,280 acres of finely- improved land, having plastered houses for his stock, of which he takes to the fair eacli year two car-loads. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Woodmen fraternity, in which he carries §2,000 for the ben- efit of his family. He is thoroughly devoted to his business, and manifests a large degree of ability, is a reliable citizen, a kind husband and father, and a man entitled to the position he occupies as one of the most prominent men of .Summcrfield. MOS WITHAM. Seldom does the biogra- pher encounter a more genial or whole- souled man than he with whose name we introduce this biographical notice. By trade he is a stone-cutter of practical experience and an expert, but he has alwa^'s been fond of agricultural pursuits, and may usually be found at his farm, which comprises 160 acres of good land, pleasantlj' located on section 9. During the late Civil War he gave a service of three years to his countrj', and it may safely be said that in all the relations of life lie has performed his part nobly and like a man. In personal ai)pearance he is large and well-built, with a countenance indicating his generous heart and open disposition. In iiis do- mestic relations he has been fortunate, his estima- ble wife being a lady well fitted for her position. Mrs. Witham came to this county during the period of its earliest settlement, and endured the solitude, hardship and toil incident to those times. Next in importance to a 7nan's own personality' is that from which he drew his origin. The father of our subject was the Rev. Elisha Witham, a na- tive of ]\Iaine and the son of an old seaman who served in the Revolutionary War, and during his life on the ocean was part owner of three ships. He died in the West Indies. Grandmother Wit- ham after becoming a widow emigrated to Ohio, and was one of the first settlers of Washing- ton County. Klisha, the father of our subject, learned coopering during his early maniiood, and also followed farming along the Muskingum Valley in Washington Count}', Ohio. He sojourned there until 1834, then emigrated to Allen County, Ind., where he entered land and constructed a homestead upon which he spent his last days. He was a AVhig. politically, and for many j'ears a local |)reacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Zilpha Rice. .She was born in Boston, Mass., and was the daughter of Nathan Rice, a Massachu- setts farmer who emigrated to Ohio and cleared a farm in Rainbow Vallej-. He had distinguished himself as a faithful soldier in the Revolutionary War, and spent his last years in the Buckeye State, living to be over seventy. He was united in marriage to Miss McClure, whose father was a native of Ireland. The mother of our subject died in Ohio. She had been twice married, and bv her first husband was the mother of seven children, namely: Luciba, of Dakota; Henry, deceased: Jemima O. ; Nathan, deceased ; Amos, our subject; Armantha and Jerusha M., of Ohio. Of her sec- ond marriage there were born three children — Sanih, Asaph and Austin— all residents of Wash- ington Count}', Ohio. Nathan, Josiah M., Asaph and Austin were with the 100-day's men during the Civil War. The subject of this sketch was born near Chester- field, in what was then Washington, but is now Morgan County, Ohio, April 10, 1825. He was nine years of age when he removed with the family to Indiana. The father dying there, the follow- ing year his mother returned to Ohio, and our sub- ject lived there on a farm until a youth of eighteen years, receiving a limited education in the sub- scription school. He then began learning the trade of a stone-mason at Plymouth, serving an apprcn- 698 PORTRAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ticeship of three years. He followed his trade in Ohio until a man of thirty-six years, then engaged as a contractor and builder. He attained to un- usual skill, and there was very little which he could not accomplish in this line. He owned a residence and eleven lots in Plymouth, besides a farm in Morgan County. Our subject, however, ill 1868, desirous of a change, left Ohio and made his way across the Mississippi to Hardin County, Iowa, locating in Eldora, where he established him- self in business. He remained there until 1860, then removed to Atchison County, this State, lo- cating on a farm near Monroeville. He still fol- lowed his trade, but remained Uiere only one year. On the 10th of September, 1862, the Civil War beino- in progress, our subject enlisted in Companj- F, 13th Kansas Infantry, which was mustered in at Atchison, and was at once sent to Ft. Scott, Kan. lie participated in many of the important battles which followed, and wintered in the vicinity of Springfield, Mo. In the spring of 1863 the regi- ment repaired to Ft. Scott, and Mr. Witliam se- cured a sixty days' furlough and returned home. Upon rejoining his regiment they were sent to Ft- Gibson to look after the Indians, and engaged in several conflicts with the Cherokee Nation, skir- mishing and fighting all the way for about three weeks. Later they were ordered to Ft. Smith, Ark. where the3' remained two months, and next held a fort near Van Buren for eighteen months, in the meantime foraging, scouting and being var- iously engaged. In the meantime Mr. Withamwas seized with an ailment by which he came near los- ing his life, but finally recovered sufficiently to re- join his regiment, and remaining with it until the close of the war, was mustered out at Little Rock. He received his honorable discharge at Ft. Leav- enworth in June, 1865, after having served three years. He suffered the loss of an eye from expo- sure and hardship, and now receives a pension of $18 monthly from the Goverment. For two years he was unable to do any manual labor. In addition to'^his other afflictions while in the army Mr. Witham lost his wife by death. Upon his return to Monrovia he resumed work at his trade in the employ of the Central Branch Railroad Com- pany, and in 1867 assisted in preparing for the laying of culverts and building of bridges, receiv- ing |.5 per day for his services. In 1868 he ope- rated as a contractor. In 1872 he repaired to AViciiita, and followed his trade part of the time at 17 per day, remaining tliere until 1874. The first wife of our subject, to whom he was married in Ohio March 16, 1848, was Miss Hester A.' Ellis, who was born there. She departed this life in Monrovia, Kan.. Mijreh 15, 1864. Of this union there had been born six children : Hannah is the wife of Thomas Piper, and lives in Kansas City; Alice is the wife of E. Benjamin, and lives in Effingham, Atchinson County, this State; Louis is deceased ; Nathan is engaged in the lumber busi- ness in Pawnee City, Neb.; Lucy A. is the wife of B. Johnson, of Vermillion, this county; William H. is farming in the vicinity of Humboldt, Neb. Our subject contracted a second marriage in Noble Township, this county, Oct. 8, 1867, with Elizabeth, a daughter of Robert Morrison, the latter a native of Kentucky and a farmer by occu- pation. Grandfather Morrison was of German descent. He was born in North Carolina, and re- moved first to Garret County, Ky., and then to Howard County. He served in the War of 1812 as a Corporal. He was a member of the Christian Church. The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Witham was Elizabeth McDonald, a native of Kentucky. Grandfather McDonald was born in the Blue Grass State, and carried on farming in Howard County, Ind. Mrs. Morrison died in the latter county. The parental family included eight children, viz.: Hugh, deceased; William, a resi- dent of Frankfort; Nancy, deceased; Elizabeth, Mrs. Witham; Robert, residing in Noble Township; Rosanna and Mary J. residents of Indiana; and George, of Noble Township, this county. George served three years in an Indiana regiment during the late Civil War, and Robert served six months in the 13th Kansas Infantry. Mrs. Witham was born in Garret County, Ky., Feb. 22, 1829. She was five years old when the family removed to Howard County, Ind., where she was reared to womanhood and became familiar j with all useful housewifely duties. On the 20th of I December, 1848, she was married to Samuel Smith, I who was born near Indianapolis, Ind., near which PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 699 lie became tlie owner of :i farm. They lived there until 1 853, then started for the fartlier West by team, and located in Story County, Iowa. Mr. Smith farmed there two years, but finding the win- ters too severe, decided to try the climate of Kansas. In making the journey hither they crossed the Missouri at Weston, and located on the farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Withara, which, com- prises 160 acres on the banks of the Vermillion. They were the first settlers of Noble Township, their nearest neighbor being one John Wells, sev- enteen miles distant. There were then only two houses between this point and Marysville. Indians were plentiful, embracing representatives of the Pottawatomie, Kickapoo, and Otoe tribes. Mr. Smith made some improvements on his land, but was cut down in his prime, dying on the 22d of August, 1860, at the age of thirty-four years. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith there were born seven children, the eldest of whom, a son, James, is farm- ing in Noble Township; Maggie is the wife of George Warner, and they live in Vermillion; Sarah E. is deceased ; William H. makes his home with our subject; Samuel B., Robert J., and Albrada are deceased. One son was born of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Witham, Hugh, Aug. ]-2, 1868, and remains at home with his parents. Mr. Witham, politically, is a sound Republican, and has served as a School Director in his district for many years. He belongs to Vermillion Post No. 141. G. A. R., and to the A. F. & A. M., at Fr.inkfort. His re- ligious views are in harmony with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has officiated as Class-Leader. The Witham home- stead is improved with comfortable and substantial buildings, and the land is watered by Vermillion Creek. It is mostly devoted to general agriculture, although Mr. Withara keeps a goodly number of cattle and horses. Without making any great stir in the world he is looked upon as a reliable citizen, one who is contributing his quota to the moral and social welfare of the community. Mrs. Witham was a resident of her present farm when the Indian massacre occurred near Marysville ill 1863, when a number of emigrants were attacked and killed. Prior to this time Indians, alleged to be peaceable, were in the habit of visiting her place and asking alms. Mrs. Witham always treated them kindly, and gave them to eat. her kindness winning for her the title of "good squaw," by which name she was known among the aborigi- nes for miles around. J^ LBERT KINZ. One of the leading young f@0 men and prominent dealers of Waterville, Ij l» is the gentleman whose name heads our ^ sketch, and who is tngaged in the drug business in that thriving town. He started in life with only such capital as nature h.id bestowed upon him, and by the exercise of his native business ability, by industry and honest dealing, he has at- tained to a prominent position among the business men of Waterville, and by his fine character, and pleasing manners and address has achieved an en- viable popularity. The father of our subject was Henry Kunz, a na- tive of Berlin, Germany, where he was born about the year 1814. He emigrated to America when a young man, and located in New York City, wliere he remained for many j^ears, engaged in his trade of mechanic. In 18 70 he came to Waterville, Kan., where he died seven years later. He had been in poor health many years prior to his death, and was in only moderate financial circumstances. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and a man of many Chris- tian virtues. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Miller, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, about 1820. She still survives. Six children were born to them, of whom the subject of this biography is the second. AlbertKunz wasborn inNew York City, Nov. 30 1858. He was reared in the place of his uativitv, and made good use of the advantages afforded him by the common schools. When young, he learned the painter's trade, at which he worked until 1877 when he began clerking in a drug-store at Water- ville, to which place he had accompanied his par- ents. In 1880 he engaged in the drug business for himself, and has built up a good trade, and laid the foundation for greater success in the future. Miss 700 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Isabella J. Hall, daughter of John Hall, of Water- ville, won the affection of our subject, and on Nov. 25, 1885, the}' became man and wife. They are the parents of one child, Henry L. Mr. Kunz has served as Constable and Cit}- Marshall to the entire satisfaction of his constitu- ents. He gives his adherence to the Republican party, of whose principles he is an earnest advo- cate. At other times he has held various offices of trust; is a member of the I.O. O. F. in Waterville, and the A. O. U. W. society of the town. eHARLES ('. BKOWN is u direct descendant of an Englishman who came to this country, settling in Massachusetts prior to the year 1720. The great-grandfather of our subject was Joseph Brown, son of the above laentioued gentle- man. He was born in Massachusetts, but sjjentthe most of his life in Connecticut, where for many years he was a Justice of the Peace, a time when Connecticut yet retained some of 'the Blue Laws, and for such a crime as theft would sentence the criminal to lashes on the bare l)ack at the whip|)ing post. For three generations this family resided upon the same farm. Joseph Brown had a son Jesse, who in his turn became the possessor of the farm, and upon it reared ten children, the youngest of whom, named Lemuel, in his turn inherited the place. He was the father of eight children, of whom the subject of our sketch was the youngest. Charles C. Brown was born Nov. 24, 1842. and was reared upon the ancestral acres. He was mar- ried in Minden, Mich., to Sarah L. Turrell, a native of Vermont. Soon after his marriage he re- turned with his bride to his former home in Con- necticut, where he resided until April, 1885, and then removed to this county, having some years previously bought a farm on section 23, W'alniit Township. He eng.aged in mercantile business in IMarysville, continuing in this occupation until the following spring, when he moved on his farm. The place was onl}' slightly improved when he took possession, but he now has the 160 acres under good cultivation, and has built a very nice house, which is represented on another page by a litho- grajihic engraving, and has made other substantial and adequate improvements, forming altogether a home which is both comfortable and attractive. Mrs. Sarah Brown is a native of Vermont, the daughter of Ira and Betsey (Martindell) Turrell. Her father was a native of Stafford, Conn., from which State he removed to Vermont, whore lie mar- ried, his wife being a native of the latter State. Mrs. Brown's maternal grandfather was Thomas Martindell, a native of England, where he was a shepherd boy. At the age of fifteen he was drafted into the British army, in which he spent about three years. He made two unsuccessful attempts to escape from the service, and on the second occa- sion was sentenced to be shot as a traitor, and was l)laced on a coffin ijreparatoiy to that event, when a reprieve arrived. He made a tliird and success- ful attempt to reach the American army, and spent several years in the service of the Colonies, during I'OKTKAIT AND BlOGilAPlUCAL ALBUM. till- R('V()lnlii)uaiv \\':ir. At llio conclusion of that condlct lie loc.-ili'cl in X'erniont. llicn' rearing a family and dying at tlie advanced age of ninety. Mrs. Brown received an excellent edncalion, and for some years i)rovions to iier marriage to onr subject, had been engaged in teachitig in Wisconain and Miciiigan. Mr. and Mrs. Brown liave no fam- il\% but have roared Rienzi Brown, a son of our subject's brother Nelson, to the age of nintceen years. During their residi'uce in Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were members of tlie Congregational Church, but on coming to this county they united with the Presliyterian CLiurch of Mar\-sville. They are of high standing in the community, being pos- sessed of fine intelligence, high [irinciplcs and courteous manners. ^JT^i \tiOHN C. FORD. Tlie aliove-naineil gentle- man owns and occu|)ies an attractive home on section 33, St. Bridget Township, where (|^7/ he carries on general farming. His dwell- ing is a substantial structure, one and a half stories in height, 16x24 feet in ground dimensions, with an addition 20x16 feet. Around it lie 130 acres of highly cultivated land, on which are adequate farm buildings, together with 4.50 bearing apple trees. Six acres immediately adjacent to the house are planted -in grove and orchard. The place is located half a mile east of the young and growing station of Mina, on the Kansas Citj', Wyandotte & Northwestern Railroad, seven miles north of Axtell. The grandfather of our subject, George Ford, was an Englishman of splendid education, but be- came very poor, so that his family wen^ deprived of the educational advantages he had himself re- ceived. His son, J. H. Ford, father of our subject, was born near Chumleigh. Devonshire, England. He was bound out when a boJ^ and grew to man- hood without education. After attaining to man's estate, he vvorked always with a view of emigrating to America. He was married to Miss Mary Carter, also of Devonshire. When their son. J. C. Ford, our subject, was but nine days old. they started for America. The mother suffered much during the voyage, but regained her health, and is now living, at a good old age. The family settled at Batavia, N. Y., but a few years later removed to Ohio. There they lived one year, before continu- ing westward to Kickapoo, Peoria Co., 111. Our sul)ject there spent his boyhood, receiving his education at the little Bramble Sehoolhouse that is located on the road west of Kickapoo Creek. When he was eighteen years of age, he removed with his parents to Livingston County. At the age of tvventy-one he commenced farming for him- self, and married Miss IMary .T. Fuger. Her par- ents, Frederick and Mary (W.agner) Fuger, were natives of Germany, who emigrated to America in 1H50, when their daughter Mary was two and a half years of .age. To Mr. and Mrs. Ford have been born eight children, one of whom died in in- fancy. The survivors are named i-cspectively : John William, Lilly A., George F., Ella Jane, Laura Bertha, Elsie May and Solomon Elmer. in 1874 our subject came to this county and bought eighty aci'cs of uncultivated land, where his home now is. He has since added an additional fifty, and brought the entire pl.ace to its present state. The father of our subject, after establishing his own family in America, sent money to pay for the passage of his father, brother, and two sisters, all of whom followed him across the Atlantic. The old gentleman lived some eighteen years in New York State, where he died at a rijie old age. Mr. Ford is a member of Lodge No. 221, 1. (). O, F., located at Axtell. He is a believer in, and supporter of, the Democratic party. He is a man of upright character, industrious habits, and i)0S- sesses the respect of the citizens of his section. -►i-i-f=^^4^H- <|i felLLIAM BECKER, editor of the Marys- \aj/l ville Demorral (English) and Post (Ger- V^^ man, and Postmaster, has been a resident of Kansas for about twenty years. He was born in Fritzlar. Hesse-Cassel, (Jermany, Jan. 13. 1838. His [larents were Philip and Christina (Rlieinbold) no PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Becker, both of whom died in their native land, where Pliilip Becker carried on a bakery-, having been previously a farmer. Our subject received his education in Hamburg, to which city his father had removed in 1849. William attended the Johannarum and College in that city, from which he w.as graduated in 1855. On leaving college he began learning the trade of a baker from his father, and followed that occupation until lie came to this country, spending as is usual in Germany, three years in traveling and working at his trade. Three years also, from 1859 until 1862 he served in the array in the First Regi- ment of Iluss.ars at Hesse-Cassel. His time after that was occupied in carrying on a bakery at Ham- burg, on his own account, until 1866, when he de- termined to try his fortunes in Ameria. The subject of this notice came to America Oct. 2, 1866. He landed in New York City, whence he journeyed to Baltimore and Philadel- phia, but his objective point was Cliicago, where he arrived a few weeivs after landing in this country. He made Chicago his home for several years, until the spring of 1870, when he came to Kansas, flnst settling in Sabetha, Nemaha Count}', where he re- sided until April 1. 1880. At that time he came to Marysville, which has ever since been his home. July U, 1881, Mr. Becker entered the ranks of journ.alism, and on that day issued tlie first number of the Maryville Posi, the onlj' paper printed in the German language in the northern tier of coun- ties of this State. This journal has attained a good circulation, and exercises a wide influence among tlie German speaking people of this county. lu its political complexion it is now Democratic, and of course reflects the views of its proprietor and editor, althovigh first started as a Republican jiaper. On Oct. 5, 1882, Mr. Becker decided to enlarge his fleld of communication with the people of the county, and issued on that day tlie first number of the Marysville Democrat, the only Dem- ocratic paper in English, published in Marshall Countj'. These journals have naturallj' brought their editor into prominence in the councils of the Democratic party in the county, and on the election of President Cleveland, he was chosen for the posi- tion of Postmaster of Marysville, After coming to Marysville, Mr. Becker was chosen to several positions of trust and responsi- bilitj'. In 1881 he was elected a member of the City Council, serving a year; from 1882 to 1885 he was Cit}' Treasurer, and in 1883, he was ap- pointed by Gov. Glick as Brigadier-General of the State Militia, holding that rank for two years. Mr. Becker has Ijeen twice married, first in 1869 to Miss Mary Caffer, from .Toliet, 111., and a native of Louisiana. She died Aug. 3, 1873 at the age of twenty-six years.leaving two children, one of whom — Florence, died at Sabetha, aged eight j-ears. The other child is Lucy, born April 18, 1870, who makes her home with her mother's brother in Atch- ison, where she was educated, finishing at a convent in St. Louis, Mo. The second wife of Mr. Beckei-, to whom he was united M.arch 26, 1874, was Miss Mary O'Mara, a native of Chicago. 111., where she w.as born July 14, 1856. This union has been blessed by the birth of seven children, all living under the parental roof. They are: Dorothea, born July 9, 1875; Agatha, July 8, 1877; Jean- nette, April 18, 1879; William John, May 9, 1880; Mary, April 14, 1883; Margaret, Dec. 26, 1885, and Florence. July 25, 1888. In the social institutions of the city, Mr. Becker takes much interest. He is a member of the Patri- archal and Subordinate Lodges of I. O. O. F. ; the K. of IL; the A. O. U. W. ; the S. K. of A.; the Degree of Honor Lodge of the A. O. V . W. : the order of Druids, and the Turner Societ}'. A man of positive convictions and views, which he does not hesitate to express on all proper occa- sions, Mr. Becker naturally makes both warm friends and enemies. His papers are outsjioken, and when he believes a thing to be wrong he does not hesi- tate to say so, but he is alwa3's open to conviction. These traits of character give him considerable prominence, especisilly in political circles, as he stands alone in the county .as the editorial expon- ent of Democrat doctrines. Of course, when his party has the power, he is, as he should be, re- warded for his services by appointment to anj- office within their gift. In regard to the question of prohil)ition. Mr. Becker takes the stand that it is impracticable. He is heartily in favor of a high license and a strict regulation of the liqut)r traffic. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. '11 believing thai with proper supervision the prac- tical side of temperance may be thereb}' advanced. He is by no menns an advocate of the saloons, but counsels these measures, as a solution of the evils which affect many parts of this State. Mr. Becker is an accomplished musician and since his residence in Marysville, has t'.Tice pre- sented to the public the cantata of Esther, the parts being filled by native talent under his direc- tion, and having about seventy-flve singers in the cast. All of his children inherit his musical taste, his eldest daughter, Lucy, being an especially fine performer on the piano. -*^ ^1^ RANK H. TOTTEN, of St. Bridget Town- ship, is probablj' the oldest man now living in the county who was born here. He first saw the light of day at Beattie. June 30, 1860, and is the son of Joseph and Susan Totteu, a sketch of whom will be found on another page in this work. He grew to manhood on the farm north of ttie cit^-, and attended the district school, laying the foun- dations of a practical education. He has seen considerable of the Great West, and is a man who keeps his eyes open to what is going on around him. Tlie boyhood and youth of Mr. Totten were spent in a comparatively uneventful manner — learning the art of farming, and remaining a mem- ber of the household circle until his marriage. This interesting and important event was celebra- ted Aug. 17, 188.^. the bride being Miss Orplia Craik. Mrs. Totten is the daughter of David and Mary (Craig) Craik, who c,ame from England, and settled in Illinois before the birth of their daughter Orpha. They lived in the Prairie State until 1871, then coming to Kansas, settled in the vicinity of Oketo, this county. Prior to his marriage Mr. Totten had purchased eighty acres of land near Beattie, and the same amount in the city of Sura- merfield, all of whicli is under process of cultiva- tion. Later he purchased another eighty .acres, •which he has also improved, and altogether he is the owner of 325 acres of rich prairie land, which yields in abundance the best crops of Northern Kansas. It is, however, largely devoted to live stock, Mr. Totten having on hand at the present time. October, 1889, seventy head of cattle and ten head of horses. Politically, Mr. Totten takes satisfaction in the reflection that he is "a Repub- lican by I)irth and education." Socially, he be- longs to Axlell Lodge No. 221. I. O. O. F. Mr. and Mrs. Totten have no children. i AIRICE B. HALL, engaged in the real- estate, loan and insurance business at Vev- milliou, is one of its most prominent •citizens — a man possessing an excellent education, an old-time teacher, and a public-spir- ited citizen. He was born near Charlotteville, Han- cock Co., Ind., Nov. 6, 1859, and is the son of Samuel A. Hall, also a native of that county. His paternal grandfather, Festus Hall, was one of the early pioneers of Hancock Countj-, settling first near the present site of Carthage, on the Little Blue River. He secured land and became well-to- do as a farmer and stock-raiser, and there spent his last days. During his earlj' manhood he had served as a soldier in the War of 1812. The father of our subject was reared to farming pursuits, and after his marriage became owner of the homeste.id. Later he sold this and removed to a point near Charlotteville, Ind., where he purchased a well-improved farm of eighty acres and engaged as a stock-dealer, buying and driving to Cincinnati. He subsequently became an extensive shipper, es- pecially during the war. He dealt largely in mess pork, but on account of a fall in prices when he had a large quantity on hand, lost probably 8!45,000. After this he disposed of his interests in that re- gion and removed to Rushville, where he was en- gaged for two years in the patent right busmess, traveling extensively. At the expiration of this time he located on a farm adjoining the town, but in the spring of 1872 sought the farther West, and located near \'ermilIion, Kan., owning and operating IGO acres of land. He sold this in 1884, and purchased forty acres on section 11, where he '12 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. has effected moclern improvements, and carries on farming in a modest way, still dealing in cattle, lie is qnite prominent in liis community, having served as Township Trustee several years, also officiating as Township Clerk and Road Supervisor. He also holds the office of Postmaster, and belongs to the A. F. & A. M. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been a Class-Leader, and is at present a Trustee. Politically, he is a Republican. Mrs. Martha .1. (Kelley) Hall, the mother of our subject, was born in Rush County, Ind., and was the daughter of George R. Kelley, a native of Kentucky. The latter was reared and married in the Blue Grass State, whence he removed to Rush County, Ind., being one of its first settlers, and securing 300 acres of land. He was greatly pros- pered, becoming one of the most extensive stock- dealers of that region. He left there in 1870, coming to Kansas, and purchasing 10,000 acres of land in INIarshall and adjoining counties. Three years later he oh.anged his residence to the vicinity of Vermillion, where he purchased 200 acres of land, and in fact was the original founder of the town, giving a lot to every man who would build a house upon it. At the time of his death he was the owner of about 1,000 acres of land in Marshall County. He thoroughly improved the home farm, where he spent his last days amid all the comforts of life. His death occurred July 3, 1884, when he was about seventy-eight years old. In religious belief he was a strong Universalist. The mother of onr subject was carefully reared and well-educated, receiving good school advant- •igcs. She departed this life May 30, 1884. She likewise was a Universalist. The eight children liorn to her and her husband were Omar, now a banker at AVaterville; Maurice B.; George, man- ager of the bank at Waterville; William, a profes- sional stone-cutter, and now engaged with a surveying party in Colorado; Anna, who died in infancy ; Frank and Festus, at home with tiieir par- ents, and John, who died in December, 1889. The subject of this sketch was a boy nine years of age when his parents removed to Rush County, Ind. He attended the city schools and made his home with his parents, accompanying them in their various removals. Upon reaching man's estate, he became considerabi}' interested in live- stock. At the age of eighteen he taught his first school, and has followed this profession for several years, during the winter season. His duties in this connection have lain in different parts of the county, where he has become favoralily known and is popular. During the winter of 1884, Mr. Hall entered the office of the Register of Deeds as a deputy, and later was Deputy Count}^ Clerk. This latter position, however, he only held a brief time, resigning and resuming his old profession. In 1 887 he engaged as a real-estate dealer, becoming the principal agent for S. T. Powell, of Waterville, and as an insurance agent, represents four good companies, this occupying the greater part of his time. In 1884, Mr. Hall was appointed a Notary Public, still holding the position. Politically, he is a sound Republican, prominent in his party, and is frequently sent as a delegate to its various conven- tions. He is a member and Secretary of the Cen- tral Committee. He belongs to the Masonic fra- ternity, Vermillion Lodge No. 320. At one time he was a member of the A. O. U. W. He owns his home in Vermillion, besides a number of town lots. In Noble Township, Dec. 25. 1889, occurred the marriage of Maurice B. Hall with Miss Bella Rogers. This lady was born in Toronto, Canada, April 3, 1864, and came to Kansas in 1876 with her mother's family. Further notice of the family will be found in the biography of II. A. Rogers, on another page in this volume. "if? AMES JOHNSON. The seemingly unim- portant little peninsula of Denmark, washed by the Baltic and North seas, and with rugged shores extending in varied lines of beauty and grandeur along the Cattegat and Skager Rack, has furnished not only crowned heads for the proud dynasties of the Old World, but has given to the New World some of its most ener- oetic and prosperous people. Among them may POHTRAIT AND BIOCtRAI'IIR'AL ALBUM. 713 be noted the gentleman of wlioni this life record is written. His parents were Danes, and possessed the persistent, determined self-will 1iy wliieh their nation has wielded a mighty inthuMu-e among others larger and more important. A native of Denmark, our subject was born Sept. 27. 1847, to Hans Johnson lieck and Eleo- nora E3'rup. Themselves born and reared in that seagirt peninsula, Mr. and Mrs. Beck p.assed their married life, where they had friends and loved ones, and there the fsither was removed by death while in the prime of a useful life. He left a widow and two children, of whom Mr. Johnson, our sub- ject, was the eldest and the only son. After the death of her husliand, Mrs. Beck determined to seek the United States, hoping that she might be better enabled to rear her children for future use- fulness, and trusting that she might be able to im- prove her own financial condition. She accompanied her brother to America in May, 1858, and our sub- ject was thus face to face with the dangers of the deep, for the passage was a tempestuous one, and it was only after repeated storms that they finally landed in New York. Accustomed, however, to the sullen roar of the angry waves, the ocean pre- sented no terrors to the lad, then scarcely eleven years old. With his uncle, mother and sister, he came directly west to Marshall County, Kan., where they settled on section 9, Franklin Township. In the home thus made, thirty years and more have been pleasantly and Industriously passed by the mother, and there she yet remains. An inmate of his mother's home and an .active participant in all the labors necessary to the de- velopment of a home from the wilderness, James Johnson passed from boyhood to youth, and from youth to manhood. He was yet very young when he left his mother's roof and began to work for the Government at Ft. Leavenworth. Lie was thus employed for four and one-half years, and after- ward was engaged in various occupations in the Far West, principally having charge of livestock. With the exception of a visit to his home in Marshall County, our subject was in the West until 1873, traveling through nearly all the States and Territories of that then undeveloped tract of country; among others, he visited Colorado, Wy- oming, ("tab, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Old Mexico and Texas. He saw many things of wonderful interest, and was the hero of many thrilling episodes, enjoying the sports of the chase and experiencing the dangers of the land, whose sole inhabitants were hostile Indians and a few Americans. Many interesting hours may be passed in instructive and interesting conversation with Mr. Johnson, while he relates incidents of thrilling excitement and tells pleasant anecdotes of camp life. Becoming tircil of being a wanderei- upon the earth, Mr. Johnson, in 187:3, returned to Marshall County, and has since been engaf,>-oc[ in farming and stock-raising. He has met with success in these pursuits, having a good farm with flrst-class buildings, and in stock-raising makes a specialty of Poland-China hogs, and buys and feeds large num- bers of cattle. His farm comprises 480 acres in Franklin Township, and in time will be one of the finest farms in the Stale, as he is a master mind in the cultivation of land, which everywhere shows the guiding hand over it. A view of his commodi- ous residence, with its surroundings, is an added feature of interest to our volume. For many years a bachelor, Mr. Johnson a1 last succumbed to the charms of her who is now his wife, and who was formerly Miss Mary Lindsay, of St. Charles, Mo. They were united in the bonds of wc'dlock in Rosendale, Mo., June 2, 1889. Mrs. Johnson is a young lady of refinement and many accomplishments, and received a good education in St. Charles, being a graduate of the Lindenwood College, of that city. Her father was the late James Lindsay. Jr., and was born in Aylett, Scot- laud, while her mother was Miss Sar.ah Fleet, a na- tive of Covington, Xa. Mr. Linds.ay was one of the earliest settlers of St. Charles, and was occupied in farming and stock-raising. He came to St. Charles when a lad of ten years, and that continued to be his home until his death, Dec. 16, 1884. His wife survives. Only one child was born to them, the wife of our subject, the date of her birth beino- Jan. 9, 1866. Naturally, she was the idol of her parents, who lived only to promote her happiness and to give her all the advantages they could. Thus she was fitted to become a useful and clnrmino- 714 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. member of societ}-, as well as a careful housekeeper and home-maker. Since her residence among the people of Marshall County she has, by her many charming and endearing wa\'s, become a loved and admired member of the community. Taking an active interest hi all matters of politi- cal interest, Mr. Johnson was formerly a Democrat, but later became a member of the Union Labor part}^. He is also a member of the Sub No. 80, Encampment 81, of Odd Fellows, and is one of the Modern Woodmen of America. If^ RS. AMANDA R. SUMMERS. This lady occupies a snug homestead on section 28. Wells Township, and is wideh' and favor- ablj' known by a large portion of its peo jile. She was born in Bath County, Ky., Aug. 15, 1844, and is the daughter of Joseph and Emit}' (Boyd) Jones. Her maternal grandfather Boyd was a soldier in one of the important wars con- nected with the early history of this country. To her parents were born a large family of children, of whom the following survive: Nancy, the wife of A. B. Filson, of Kentucky; Louisiana, the wife of James M. Jones, of this county; Monroe, a resi- dent of Wells Township; George and Amanda. The parents were members in good standing of the Christian Church. The motlier died when her daughter Amanda was a maiden of seventeen years and the father died about a year afterward. Amanda attended the common schools, and at the age of nineteen years was married, Dec. 24, 1863, to George R. Summers. Mr. Summers was likewise a native of Bath County. Ky., and came with his parents to Kansas at an early date, the latter settling on the raw prairie from which has been built up the comforta- ble home which Mrs. Summers now occupies. Mr. Summers turned the first furrow here, and with his wife endured the hardships and privations common to frontier life. After the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the Union service, but during the years of his soldier life was much of the time inca- pacitated for duty and contracted a disorder which will probably always cling to him. About eleven j'ears ago, owing to misfortune and ill-health, his mind became greatly affected, and in 1880 he was conveyed to the asylum at Ossawatomie. where he has since remained. During his active years Mr. .Summers was recog- niz3d as a good citizen, liberal and public-spirited, in favor of everything to improve the county and elevate society. He was a kind man in his familjs an indulgent husband and father, and enjoyed in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of his neighbors. In politics he was a stanch Republican and in religion a member of the Christian Church. There were born to him and his estimable wife four children, viz.: P]mil3' J., the wife of John Kicii- ards; William J.. Marion and .John. In the latter part of the '60s Mr. and Mrs. Sum- mers emigrated from Kentucky to Miami County, Kan., where they resided two years, then came to Marshall County. Since the misfortune of her husband Mrs. Summers has conducted the farm in an admirable manner. She has seen the country develop from its wild state into, the abode of a prosperous and intelligent people, and may prop- erly be given a place among the pioneer wives and mothers who have done their part in the gre:it work accomplished. eHARLES J. JOHNSON. One of the finest farms in Cottage Hill Township, is that owned and occupied by the above named gentleman, who is not only a large stock-dealer, hut a leading citizen of the township. His estate con- sists of 160 acres on sections 10 and 11, which are carefully tilled, and bear excellent and adequate buildings. Hero Mr. Johnson carries on a very successful business. He feeds all the grain he can raise, as well as a considerable amount which he annually purchases, to the large herds of fine stock which he raises. Starting in life as a poor boy, he has already attained to a position of financial suc- cess such as many men arrive at only in far later years. Our subject was born in Fogurhult Socken, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Sweden, May 3, 1851. His father, Adolph F., was born March 13, 1826, in the same place, and there lived until 1869. when he came to America. He first settled in Boone County, 111., and two years later, removed to this countj-. where he bought land upon which he lived until 1884, when he re- turned to his native land. In Sweden he had been both farmer and builder, but he has given the most of his attention to the former occupation. He h.as accumulated some means, but is still, as in his earlier life, a hard worker. He is a member of the Lu- theran Church. ITis wife. Christian Peterson, was also born in Sweden, her natal day being Nov. 29, 1823. She is also still living. The farail}' con- sisted of two children, our subject, and Helen S., who is now the wife of France Isaacson, and whose home is in Sweden. Charles J. Johnson was reared on a farm, and under the compulsory education law in his native land, laid a thorough foundation for the intelli- gence of his Later years. On Feb. 12, 1870, he sailed for America, and followed his father to Boone County, 111. He accompanied his parents to this county, and has since resided where his father tirst made settlement. In Miss EmmaM. Johnson, a resident of this count3', he found all the qualifi- cations which he desired in a wife, and having won her consent, they were united in marriage, Feb. 12, 1880. Mrs. Johnson was a native of the same county as himself, her birth having taken place March 27, 1857, and she having come to America in the j-ear 1869. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnson two children have been born, Theodore and AVilliam R. They also reared a child named Maude Peterson, who has since died. Mr. Johnson belongs to the A. O. V. W., in whidi he holds an insurance of a considerable anifunit, and to the Modern Woodmen of America. He is an earnest advocate of the princi|)les of the Demo- eatic part}-, never failing to support them by his vote. He was an active member of the Lutheran Cliurch, and contributes generousl}' to its support. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a trustworthy citizen, and one who is interested in every movement which tends to advance the inter- ests of his section of the growing West. Though well occupied in the management of his own affairs, Mr. Johnson has been willing to serve his neigh- bors in local affairs, and lias tilled several offices in the township. A view of the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will be seen on another page in this book. EV. FATHER THOMAS J. BUTLER, pas- {( tor of the " St. Joseph of the Prairie " Catholic Church, on Irish Creek, Cleveland ^yi'ownship, was born in Lockport, N, Y., Sept. 22, 1859. His father, a native of County Mayo, Ireland, came to the L'nited States when eighteen, j-ears old and settled in Buffalo, X. Y. He was for many years a stock-holder in the Erie Canal. The mother, Margaret Irwin, was a native of the North of Ireland, and was brought to Lower Canada by her parents when but three years old. settling in the citj- of Quebec. During the black cholera rage at Buffalo. N. Y., she went to that city, where she helped the "Sisters" in their labor of caring for tliose afflicted by that terrible scourge. Our subject was one of a family of eleven children, of wliom nine are still living. The mother died in 1880, leaving a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn their loss. Onr suliject was educated at St. Bona venture College, of Alleghany. N. Y., where he was gradu- ated .liine 21, 1886, and on the same day was or- dained priest by Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo, for the Diocese of Leavenworth. He took charge of the congregation at Chetopa, Labette Co., Kan., in August of the same year, thence to Auo-usta, Butler Co., Kan., in August, 1887, and in Novem- ber following went to Arkansas City, where he took charge of the congregations of Augusta. Arkansas City, Ehlorado, Fredonia, and Fall River. During his administration the churcii in Arkansas City was finished. He came to this town in August, 1888, and has since had charge of this church and the church of Frankfort. The church of which he is now pastor Mas estab- lished about thirty years ago by the Rev. Father Du Mortie, a French Jesuit Priest, who said the first mass. The first resident priest was Father 718 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Fitzgerald, who said mass in the house of Edward Burke, in the year 1867. The church membership was at first very small, but now numbers eighty families. The present structure is a fine frame building, 25x85, feet, with east and west wings, each 20x30 feet. The entire structure is in the shape of a cross, and cost about $3,000. The altar is very beautiful, and cost over $400. The church and grounds, together with the parsonage, are val- ued at $5,000. Services are lield each alternate Sunday, at this place and at Franlifort. A fluent speaker, a refined, cultivated and intelligent man, he is loved and respected by his congregation. He does not confine his intellectual studies to tlie works of his own faith, but keeps informed upon subjects relating to other creeds and other beliefs. Faith- ful to visit the sick and administer to their wants, he is loved and admired not only by his own con- gregation, but by members of all sects. We call the attention _of our readers to a view of his church, found elsewhere in this volume. \F^ ON. FRED. A. STOCKS, Representative of 'jfjV the 48th District in the House of Represent- A^' atives of the Kansas Legislature, is the only ^) son of Mr. G. B. Stocks. He was born in Lena, Steplienson Co., III.. March 25, 1863. His education was begun in tlie schools of Shelby County, Mo., from which place his parents removed in 1872. to Blue Rapids, when he was nine years old. On coming to Marshall County, he began at- tending the common school here, afterward enter- ing the State University of Kansas, at Lawrence, where he was graduated with honor in 1884, being one of the speakers selected to speak at the annual commencement, standing second in the largest class ever graduated at the University, and virtually leading his class, as those standing ahead of him, had had a year's extra course. In 1889 he was ciiosen to deliver the Master's Oration, on the oc- casion of his taking the degree of M. S. This speech made for Mr. Stocks the reputation of a cap- able and brilliant speaker. The subject, '-Constitu- tional Development." was ably handled, and the oration was widely printed, .and attracted much at- tention and favorable comment. During his second year Mr. Stocks was editor-in-chief of the college paper, the Kansas Reciev. On leaving the University, he at once entered the Bank of Blue Rapids as cashier and manager, as equal partner with his father, who had at that time purchased the banking business and real estate. Since that time the sole management of the affairs of the bank has been entrusted to his care, his father rightly having the utmost confidence in his ability and trustworthiness.' Under his able and careful management, it has prospered, and greatly extended its business connections and usefulness. The bank was established in 1871. by Olmsted, Freelaud & Co., the firm afterward becom- ing J. L. Freeland, from whom it was purchased by G. B. Stocks & Son. They do a general banking Dusiness, in all its branches, and have correspon- dents in all the largest cities of the countr3^ April 29. 1885, Mr. Stocks was united in mar- riage at Independence, Kan., to Miss Sallie A. Loveland, daughter of Dr. C. D. and S. A. (Hunt) Loveland. Her father had been a practicing phy- sician in Louisville, Ky., and was a graduate of the Medical College at Halifax, N. S., and also a grad- uate of Dartmouth College, N. H. He was a bril- liant man, and an able and successful physician. In literary circles he was well known as a writer of uncommon merit. He died in 1869, at Havana, 111. His widow makes her home with her daugh- ter and our subject, in Blue Rapids. Mrs. Stocks was born in Havana, III., April 9, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Stocks are parents of two children, named Fred Loveland and William Stewart. In 1887 Mr. Stocks was elected Maj'or of the city of Blue Rapids, and discharged the duties imposed ui)on him, to the entire satisfaction of the people who had chosen him. In November 1888, he was elected Representatives of the 48th District in the Kansas Legislature, on the Republican ticket. He was placed upon several important committees — was on the Wa^'S and Means Committee, on the Committee on State Affairs, on two other Commit- tees, and was appointed Chairman of the sub-Com- mittee of the Ways and Means, to investigate the affairs of the State University, the institution from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 719 which he was gradualed, and to find out and re- port upon its needs. He also served upon the sub-committee to investigate the condition of the Topeka Insane Asylum, and wrote the report for both of these committees. Although the youngest member of the Legislature, Mr. Stocks made for himself an enviable reputation as an able and con- scientious worker on legislative matters, and it ma}' safely be predicted that he has before him a career of honor and success. He has very many friends in the community, all of whom speak of him in terms of highest praise, as a gentleman of great capacity, of sterling integrity- and of unimpeach- able private cliaracter. Mr. Stocks is a member of tbe Masonic frater- nity, belonging to Blue Rapids Lodge No. 169, and he is also a member of the Phi Kappa Psi So- ciety. SREKELL & FLEMMING, dealers in lumber and building material at St. Bridget, are numbered among its leading business men. The junior member, Mr. W. A. Flemming, was born in Clarion County, Pa., in 18.51, and is tlie son of John and Mary Ann (Johnson) Flemming. The family in 1855 emigrated from the Keystone State to Illinois, settling near the present site of Gene- seo, Henry County, where the f.-itlier purchased a tract of land which he improved into a good farm. He resided upon it until the spring of 1878, and then retiring from active labor took up his resi- dence in the town above mentioned. The sou was reared on the farm and attended the district school during his younger years, while later he took a course of study at Knox College, Galesburg. Tpon leaving college he began teaciiing and fol- lowed this profession in Henry County for three years. At the expiration of tliis time lie returned to the farm and engaged in agriculture. In the meantime, in tlie fall of 1S77, Mr. Flem- ming was united in marriage wit'i Miss Nellie M. Benedict, of Blue Rapids, Kan. Mrs. Flemming is the daughter of Foster E. and Jeanette (Follett) Benedict, who were among die earliest pioneers of Ilenrv Countv. 111., whrre their daughter Nellie M. was born. The Benedicts were originally from Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Flemming remained at the old homestead until their removal to Summer- field, about the 1st of March, 1889. Soon after- ward Mr. Flemming .associated himself with his present partner, who was also from Henry County, 111., but after leaving Illinois sojourned for a while in Gage County, Neb. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Flemming four children, Frederick M., Fannie J., Charles Wilbert and John F. Mr. Flemming politically is a straight Republi- can, and while a resident of Henry County, III., was j elected to the office of County Clerk. He is a ; member in good standing of the Modern Wood- : men. in which he carries $2,000 insurance for the benefit of his family. The firm of Trekell & Flem- I ming carry a well-selected stock and have estab- lished a paying trade. They have three yards in a town which seven months ago was unmarked hy a single building of any kind, but which now boasts 100 buildings and about .JUO people. In its growth and development they have performed no unim- portant part. M^< — -•^^i/zra?!** PHILIPS L. WHEELER, one of the repre- ))) srintative farmers and stock-raisers of Mur- ray Township, owns a fine bodj- of land on sections 2 and 3, embracing 480 acres. The most of this is under the plow, and in a good state of cultivation, and is largely devoted to stock-rais- ing. The buildings are the best in this part of the county, and Mr. Wheeler is regarded as one of its most progressive citizens. Upon coming to Murray Township, in 1881, Mr. Wheeler first secured a half-section of land, and gradually increased his possessions. He had been formerly a resident of Buchanan Co., Mo., for twenty years, making his home on the line between that and Platte County, twenty miles from St. Jo- seph. There .also he owned land to the extent of 350 acres, which he brought to a good state of cul- tivation, in f,aet. making it one of the finest farms ill the State. I'rior to this, he liad lived in the vi- 7-20 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. cinity of (Juincy, 111., for twenty years, and also improved a farm there. He has been quite an ex- tensive traveler, crossing the Rocky Mountains, and visiting the Pacific Slope. His first trip to the Far West was made in 1861, in company with others, they having an outfit of over thirty teams, and following the Holl3-wa}' overland route. They visited Montgomery-. Helena and Walla Walla, and later ^Mr. Wheeler worked in the mines. During his sojourn in the Far West, Mr. Wheeler made the acquaintance of both friendly and un- friendly Indians, with the latter of whom he had several skirmishes. There are few of the Western States and Territories over which he has not trav- eled, and besides mining, he occupied himself in freighting and prospecting. A fair type of the genuine New Englander, Mr. Wheeler was born in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 2, 1829. His father. Alvah, was likewise a native of that State, and a carpenter liy trade. He subse- quently operated as a contractor. He was married to Miss Jerusha Stevens, who was likewise born and reared in Fairfield County, Conn., and who, like himself, came of an old New England family. Her father was a farmer by occupation, and sjient his entire life in New England, dying at an advanced age. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Fairfield County, Conn., a tanner and currier by trade, and lived to a ripe old age. After marriage and the birth of their first child, the parents of our subject removed to Wayne County, Pa., and there two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, were added to the household circle. Later, they changed their residence to Pough- keepsie, N. Y., where the father fulfilled contracts for a large number of both public and private buildings, and became well known as a skilled workman. In 1836 he pushed on further westward with his family, landing in Peoria, III., on the 13th of May, that year. We next find him in Knox County, and after building the Court House and other structures, both public and private, he se- cured a tract of land and turned his attention to farming. He finally removed to Oneida, and lived retired from active labor until his death, which occurred in 1865, at the age of seventy-four years. The widowed mother is still living at Oneida, and is a very bright and intelligent old lady, more than ordinarily well preserved. She belongs to the Uuiversalist Church, of which her husband was also a member. The subject of this sketch was the eldest of two sous and six daughters born to his p.arents, and ac- quired his education principally in Galesburg,Ill. He remained a member of the parental household until his marriage, in 1851, with Miss Mary A. Powers. This lady was born in Allegany Countj^, N. Y., April 29, 1829, and was the daughter of Benjamin B. and May (Powell) Powers, natives of Vermont. Her father was a cousin of the famous sculptor, Hiram Powers, and Mrs. Powers was a niece of Ex- Gov. Marsh, of Vermont. Both parents were born in Woodstock, that State, where they lived until their marriage. Subsequently Mr. Powers followed his trade of a cabinet-maker, removing from New England to Allegany County, N. Y. In 1834 be sought the Prairie State, locating in Atlas, Pike County. Later, accompanied by his wife and chil- dren, he set out across the plains to Oregon over- land with teams. The mother died at Cheney Rock, near Ft. Ranney, Neb., June 10, 1851, and was laid to rest in a lonely grave on the plains. The father and children continued their journey to Oregon, and became the owners of a large tract of land. The father was prominent in politics, and in due lim? elected a member of the Legislature. He died in Oregon, in 1872. when quite well advanced in years. He likewise, together with his excellent wife, was a Uuiversalist in religious belief. Mrs. Wheeler was carefully reared, and remained with her parents until her marriage. She has proved a most efficient wife and helpmate, assisting her husband in the accumulation of their property-. There were born to them twelve children, one of whom, a daughter, Ellen, became the wife of David Berkshire, and the mother of a son, Ro.y. She died at Waco, Tex., where she occupied the position of a teacher in the High School. Frank is engaged as a general merchant at Vilas, Colo.";*\^lbert married Miss Martha Mattox, and lives in Platte City, Mo.; II. Emma is the wife of Jefferson Morris, a farmer of Greenwood Count}', Kan.; Clara married Sam- uel V. Smith, and lives in Sumner County, Kan.; William married Miss Myia Havwiuil. and thev PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. r2i live on a farm in Murra}^ Townsliip; Mary .L is the wife of Tlieodore Kaiiffold, lilvcwlse a farmer of Murra}' Township; Alta L. married George W. Randall, and they reside on a farm in Murray Township; Newton L. is likewise farming in the above-mentioned township; Edward A. is an agent of tlie Oregon Navigation and Transportation Com- pany, with headquarters at Portland; Frederick B. remains on the home farm, and likewise Willis A. Mrs. Wiieeler. togetlior with her children, is a member in good standing of the Christian Church. Mr. Wheeler, politically, is a stanch Republican, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity, being iden- tified with the Blue Lodge, at Axtell, and the Chap- ter, at Agency, Mo.; also of the Hugh deP.aync Commander}', at St. Jose|)h. that State. X OSS ik NYE. editors and publishers of the i(f Anchor at Axtell have been located in that place for the past four years. James M. Ross, senior partner of the firm is a native of Warren Count}', N. Y. and was born May 19, 1853, his parents being Hamilton and Fanny (Ken- }on) Ross. The father was a farmer and lumber- man, but at the outbreak of the Rebellion he joined the Union army, enlisting in Comp.any E, 118th New Y'ork Infantry, and served two j'ears, dying from disease contracted in the army at the hosi)ital in Virginia. He left a family of three children, viz: James M., Mary H., the wife of Frank Shirk, a farmer of AYaterville Townsliip, this county; .and Willard, who died in Waterville about eight years since at the age of twenty-one years. Four years after the death of her husband Mrs. Ross was married to John Atkinson, a farmer of Essex County, N. Y.. where they are now liv- ing. James M. Ross was but nine years old at the time of his father's death and received but little education, most of this Iteing self acquired. Upon the marriage of liis mother he went to live with his grandfather, A. W. Kenyon in Essex County, N. Y.. where he w.as reared to farm pursuits. In 18GH. when James M.. w.ns a youth of fifteen years his grandfather came to Kansas and settled on a farm in Leavenworth County, where they resided one year. Thence they removed to this county. In 1869 young Ross entered the office of the Wa- terville Telegraph, where he began learning the trade of a printer. After two years thus employed he repaired to Marysville, where he worked at his trade until in partnership with Thom.as M. Nye, he purchased the office and the good will of the Axtell Anchor, and since that time has been a resi- dent of this pl.ace. A marriage ceremony performed Sept. 9. 1877, united James M. Ross with Miss Nellie, daughter of J. L. and Harriet (Choate) McChesney. The par- ents of Mrs. Ross are residents of Waterville Town- ship, where Mr. McChesney has a farm. The union has resulted in the birth of two children — Albert and Gertrude. Mr. Ross is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Axtell lodge. No. 234, also of the I. O. O. F., Axtell lodge No. 221. and of the A. O. U. W., Axtell lodge No. 202. At the last city election he was elected a member of the city council, and he is also a member of the Republican County Central Committee. He is industrious and capable and is making his way in the world solely by his own eflforts, having started in life without the advan- tages of education and without financial .assistance. His success is a matter of pride to his friends as well as satisfaction to himself. Thomas M. Nye, junior partner of the above- mentioned firm, was born March 16, 1860, in Northfield, Mass., and is the son of Marshall .and ,Iane (Ellis) Nye, natives of New Hampshire. Mar- shall Nye was a f.armer in Massachusetts to which State he removed after his marriage. He died Dee. ;'). 1867 leaving his widow with a family of six young children, all of whom are living. The fam- ily is of French extraction, the name being origi- nally spelled Ne\'. From France they emigrated to Eiigland and thence to Scotland, whence several of the brothers came to America about tiie middle of the eighteenth century. From these brothers all of the Nyes living in the United States are descenrled. Some of them, as shown by the records, bought property in Massachusetts in 1752, which was in tiie possession of the family until a few years .ago. 722 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM: Artemus Nye, the paternal granclfatber of our subject, was a resident of New Hampshire during his early life, but later purchased a farm in Massa- chusetts upon wiiich he spent the remainder of liis days. It was upon this farm that his son, Marshall, died, prior to the decease of the grandfather. The death of the former was due to over exertion and he was cut down in his prime on the ath of Decem- ber, 1867, at the early age of thirty-seven years. He was a very industrious man and one who was held in universal esteem by his neighbors who placed tliorough reliance upon his integrity and trust- worthiness. He was constantly called upon to assist them in their business affairs and his opinions were held in high respect. His wife, Jane, is still living, making her home in North Amherst. Some time after becoming a widow she married Lyman Smitli, who is now a retired farmer. The record of the children of Marshall and .lane Nye is as follows: John E. is conducting a cream- ery at Northfleld, Mass; Fred A. met with an accident, the injuries from which affected his brain, and he is now living at Northampton, Mass.; Thomas M., our subject, was the next in order of birth; Henry L. is a foreman of the Whiting Pa- per Mills at Holyoke, Mass. ; George Edward is em- ployed as a locomotive fireman in Southern New Hampshire with headquarters at Baldwinville, N. H.: Lora J. is the wife of George Clarke, a farmer living near Sunderland, M.ass. Thomas M. Nye lived with his mother until a boy of twelve years and attended the common school. At the age of sixteen he started out in the world on his own account, being Brst employed on a farm near North Amherst, Mass. Later he emigrated to New Hampshire, and when a youth of eighteen came to the West in December, 1878, locating in Blairstown, Iowa. There, for a year he was employed on a large stock farm. In De- cember, 1879, he went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and entered the employ of a wealthy ph3sician, whose property consisted largely of real estate, which he looked after. In that capacity he worked for three j'ears. In the meantime he took a regular course in the Cedar Rapids Business College, studying at night, and also read law during his leisure time and at night after his regular work was done. At the end of his three year's service he went into the office of the Cedar Hapids Insurance Company, his employer being the President, and there he spent the following three years. In that office he had a varied experience, filling a great many po- sitions and acquiring a business knowlege of in- calculable beneOt. He staid with that company until the spring of 1885 when the company having reinsured all their risks and virtually retired from business, he was thus compelled to make a change, and now determined to go further Westward. Making the town of Marysville, this county, his objective point, Mr. Nye engaged in the real-est."ite business for a lime, but this not suiting his active temperament, he in December, 188.5, in company with Mr. Ross purchased the office and business of the Axtell Anchor, which they have since con- ducted very successfully. Since locating in Axtell, Mr. Nye has made many friends, and it is safe to sa)' that he will be heard from before he is many years older. He does thoroughly whatever he undertakes and is bound to succeed. In society affairs he is Past Grand of Axtell Lodge, No. 221, I. O. O. F. and is also Recorder of Axtell Lodge, No. 202, A. O. I'. W., which office he has held since its institution in 1886. In 1886 he took an active [)art in the incorpor- ation of the city, and was the first City Clerk. He has been secretary of many of the business asso- ciations — board of trade, business mens' association, immigration society, etc — and any enterprise that is for the best interest of the city or community always receives his hearty support. He was married Sept. 29, 1889 to Miss Olive Elliott, daughter of John and Miriam (Lincoln) Elliott. The Axtell Anchor was first issued Oct. 18, 1883 by the Anchor Publishing Company. The pi'o- prietorship was afterward vested in the name of Hj^nes . /^ HARLES TOTTEN. This gentleman ranks ((( ^ among the early settlers of Marshall County, ^^^ having located liere as early as December, 1869. He lias an excellent farm, a quarter section of land in Franklin Township and also a fine resi- dence in Beattie. Mr. Totten was born in Rock Island Counl3-, III., Jan. 8, 1839. He lived there until lie was seven- teen years of age, receiving a good education in the common sciiools. He then accompanied his parents, H. M. and Mariam Totten, to Poweshiek County, Iowa, and assisted in the farm work on the home- stead. When the war broke out he enlisted in the 4th Iowa Cavalry, Company E. lie had not wav- ered long after the old flag had been fired on, for we find his enlistment dated Oct. 1, 18C1. He spent most of his time in the Department of the Mississippi. After the usual scouting and also after the battle of Pea Ridge, he joined Price and went to Helena, Ark., and from there with the force to Milliken's Bend on tiie Mississippi, and joined Grant's Array, crossing at Grand Gulf and taking the advance of the army about the liith of May. He went with Sherman's corps to Jackson, and on May 17th went to the rear of Vicksburg and on the 18th formed their line and remained with his regiment during the entire siege. After the famous siege of Vicksburg, lie accom- panied his regiment to Grenada, Miss., and then returned to Vicksburg. He also participated in Sherman's raid on Meridan. He had just previ- ously to this re-enlisted, and did not go home on the usual furlougli until after returning from this raid. Returning from his furlough he joined his comrades at Memphis, Tenn., under Washburn. He was with the Guntown expedition, where our troops were on the losing side. He was also in the battle of Tupelo, Miss., and then did scouting duty until September 2d. 1864, when they joined A. J. Smith, at Brownsville, Ark., on his raid after Price, who was making his last raid in Missouri. The division in which our subject was shipped from Cape Girard- eau, Mo., to St. Louis and finally overhauled Price at Independence, where a hard battle was fought Oct. 23, 1864. Our subject was wounded in the right arm and shoulder at the battle of Osage, N. C, Oct. 25, 1864. He was sent to the field hospital at Mound City, Kan., from which place after six weeks he was sent to Leavenworth. lie was quite severely wounded, the injury being inflicted l\v a cartridge, a ball, and three buckshot. After three weeks he was given a furlough and came home. He now suffers from this injury, the fore arm being paral- j-zed, having had the ulna nerve destroyed. As soon as he was able he rejoined the command and endeavored to get his discharge, but failing, was sent to Jo Holt Hospital, at Jeffersonville, Ind., and transferred to Keokuk. Iowa, in A|.ril, 1865. Here he was retained until June 1, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability. After Mr. Totten's discharge he returned to his home where he remained until 1869, when he came to Kansas and took up a quarter of section 2, town- ship 2. range 8 east, (Franklin Township), all raw land at that time. Our subject made the usual im- provements and lived there until the spring of '1883. He left his farm in that year on account of a severe accident. He was having a well dug and reached the depth of sixty-five feet. The well had a rock bottom and he had started down to put in a blast to show his men how tliis might be done, when lie fell the entire distance, dropi>ing on his feet and breaking both bones in his left ankle, and one bone in Ills right, dislocating his shoulder, and also badly injuring his hii>s. Shortly after this he came to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 725 ilio village of Bealtie, and for three years engajfcrl ill the furniture, undertaking and shelf hardware business. He tiien retired from active hil)or, and is enjoying the fruits of his life of toil. Our subject has been Justice of the Peace in F"ranlilin Township, and also Trustee, and a member of the School Board. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, a member of the (i. A. R. and of the A. O. U. W. He is one of the representative men of Beattie, honored and respected by all who know him. Our subject married Miss l-Jli/.abeth S. Ingraham. of Green Lake Count}', Wis., Sept. 13. 1873. To them have been born two children: Eugene I. and Guy G. Both are at home and are enjoying ex- cellent educational advantages. Mrs. Totten was born in New York Dec. 28, 1845, and is the daugh- ter of James and Eliza J. (Mct'ulley) Ingraham. When a child three years old she came to Illinois with her mother, the father having been drowned when she was on!}' a few months old. Three j-ears later a move was made to Wisconsin, where she lived until her m.arriage witu our subject. Her mother, now Mrs. Johnson, still lives in that State. m:' e — ^* -y^^' "^^^ WILLIAM RANDALL, a general mer and stock-raiser, lives on section 27, Murray Township, where he, in 1880, pur- chased 160 acres of land. He was born in Jeffer- son Connty. N. Y., March 8, 1828, and is the son of Lyman and Susan (Harris) Randall, who were likewise born there and settled in Lorrain Town- ship. The paternal grandfather was Hubbard Randall who carried on farming and died in the Empire State when very aged. The parents of our subject were natives of New York and Ver- mont, respectivel}'. They lived in New York State until after the birth of their 6ve children, then removed to Cleveland, Ohio, of which they were residents about twelve years. The father died about 1840, when middle aged. The mother was subse- quentlj' married, and died in Polk County Mo., at the age of sixty years. The subject of this sketch was the third child in a family of four sons an(l in his own hriek building on the corner of Broarlway and Kigiilh sti-eets. Mr. Barlow was married, in ISfiil, to Miss Ma- tilda Wright, a daughter of .lohn and Margaret Wright, of Washington. I'm., in whicli place Mrs. Barlow was born and wiiere her mother yet lives, her father being deceased. One eliild was the result of this union, a daughter, Minnie, wife of John Degnan, as mentioned al)ove. Mr. Barlow is a Re- publican, but has never taken an active part in politics, although he has been a member of the City Council of Marysville for several years. lie takes a warm interest in social matters, and is a member of Lyon Post, No. 9, G. A. R. He is also affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Marysville Lodge No. 91, A. F. & A. M., and to Marysville Chapter, No. 9, R. A. M. He was for- merly a member of the I. O. O. F., but resigned from that order. An old resident of the county,. Mr. Barlow is well known and has many friends in the community. _ >, .o*o..^^<\^..o*o.. -V*. 'Sp!) DMUND B. TARVIN. The subject of this fe) sketch, who is now a resident of Franklin I t — i^ Township, was born in Campbell County, Ky., Sept. 8, 1847, and is the youngest son of G. W. T.arvin. of Mar^'sville, whose family consisted of ten children. He was reared at his father's home- stead in his native county, residing there until ap- proaching the twenty-fourth year of his age, and becoming familiar with farm pursuits. In Novem- ber, 1870, he emigrated to this county, and entered the employ of Robert Lening, in Marysville Town- ship, with whom he remained that winter. On March 18, 1871, he rented a farm on Horseshoe Creek, where he lived until the fiiUowing autumn, and then removed to Elm Creek Township. Mr. Tarvin now rented land on shares until 1878, and then returned to the place where he was first employed, and rented that farm for one >-ear. In the spring of 1874, he came to Franklin Township, and purchased forty-seven acres on section 17, where ho has since resided. He has fair improve- jTients on his place, and lives corafoi'tabl}'. He was 727 married in Campbell County, Ky., April 17, 1870, to Miss Nancy Ann Reed, who was born in Cov- ington, that State, July 12, 1848. This union re- sulted in the birth of six children, the eldest of whom, Alice M., died when two years old. The survivors are: Flora A., Adeline, Bessie I., Sadie K., and Lyda A. Flora is the wife of Oscar Dalrym- ple. Politically, Mr. Tarvin votes the Republican ticket. His family history may be found in this sketch of his father, G. W. Tarvin on another page in this volume. J'OHN LIFE, one of the oldest settlers in the southwest part of Guittard Township, is located on section 31, where he owns eiglity acres of land. He arrived here Oct. 17, 1859, settling on the Vermillion, where he has since lived. Then there were but a few settlers along the bottom, and none on the upland. Mr. Life purchased a claim, which he improved, and brought the soil to a productive condition. He was here in time to assist in organizing the Township and School District No. 10, being one of the first offi- cers of the Board, and has been a member of such for twenty-two years. He also has served as a Justice of the Peace, receiving his appointment while Kansas was a Territory, after the Missouri code. The subject of this sketch was born in what is now AVest Virginia, Fob. 10, 1827, and lived there with his parents until a lad of ten years. He then accompanied them to Randolph County, Ind.; where he was reared to man's estate. He was mar- ried. Aug. 8, 1H47, to Miss Susanna Holsopple. and they became the parents of two children P:iizabetli and Mary Jane. The elder is the wife Charles M. Devoe, of Wyoming. Mary became the wife of Frederick Millet, of Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Susanna Life accompanied her family to Kansas, and died April 1, 1868. On the 16th of December, 18G9, Mr. Life con- tracted a second marriage with Mrs. Mary L. (Kin- ser) Borren, and this union resulted in the birth of eight children, five of whom are living, viz.: 728 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Rhoda, Lucy, Peny, Maude and Martlia. Mrs. Mary L. Life was born in Tennessee, Nov. 2, 1842, and when ten years old removed witii her parents to Illinois. Upon reaching womanliood she was married, and became tlic mother of one child, a daughter, Ann Elizabeth. Her father's name was Adam Kinser. The father of our subject was John Life, a na- tive of West Virginia, where he grew to man's es- tate, and married .Julia A. Bauragartner, a native of Germany. They removed to Indiana, where they spent their last days. •«vw~v*£jlZiJ'©-^«< '-ii/QiSi/Znn^^y^'w^ y.ALLACE B. & MARION HAWK, drug- gists of Beattie, were born in Nodaway ^^y County, Mo., Dec. 18, 1857. They were educated in Missouri, worked with their father on the farm, and also were in the mercantile business with him until he came to Beattie and established a drug store in 1880. The brothers came here soon after, and have remained here continuously, and now have a fine stock of goods and a good trade. They are among the representative men of the town, highly spoken of as lionorable and honest business men. W. B. Hawk married Miss Mina Sheldon, Sept. 22, 1885. Miss Sheldon was born in Seneca, this State, and is the daughter of Dr. J. J. Sheldon, who for many years preached in Seneca and in this place. She is the mother of one child, a daugh- ter. Ruby. Marion Hawk is still unmarried. Messrs. Hawk are members of the Masonic fraternity. 0~ KA C. ALLEN. The Empire State sent its \ full quota of sturdy men to swell the pio- _^ neer settlements in the early days of our country's history. Scarcely a town dots the West- ern plains without it contains, in its long list of early sufferers from the privations and hardships natural to a new country, some of the names of the sons of that grand old State which is always fore- most where duty calls to the front, and, therefore, we are not surj^rised tliat among those who came to Marysville in its early days should lie included a few of the sons of New York. Prominent among these is the subject of this sketch, Ora C. Allen, who claims Poolville, Madi- son Co., N. Y., as his birthplace. Born there Oct. 2, 1818, the first four years of his life were passed within its limits. When he had reached that age, his father sought a home in Tioga County, Pa., and there the family remained until 1837, when they came to Mentor, Ohio. Here, in the town sacred to the name of Garfield, Mr. Allen lived until he had reached his twentieth year. It may be well to state that Mr. Allen enjoyed a near ac- quaintanceship with the lamented President and his familj*. In 1839, Mr. Allen became imbued with an ad- veuturons spirit, and decided to visit Illinois. For the next two years he had no permanent home, part of his time being passed in Peru and part in St. Louis. In .Tune, 1843, he married Miss Joan Osborne, and made his home in Knox County, where he engaged in blacksmithing and wagon- making. The 3'ears were uneventful until the de- sire came to push on farther West, and in Maj', 1864, he reached Kansas, locating at Barrett, this count3', where he purchased an improved farm and entered the mercantile field. For ten years he re- mained on tlie farm in Clear Fork Township, and finally, in Sei)tember, 1885, came to Marysville to be near his children, of whom six are living, one having died. Following are their names: Sarah A. Massey, of Center Township; Mary E., Mrs. W. H.Smith; J. C, a resident of Seneca; Kate, Mrs. George T. Smith; Frank, a clerk in a grocery; and J. R., of Concordia. Mrs. Allen, nee Joan Osborne, was born in San- gamon County, 111., near Springfield, Sept. 19. 1819. She is a daughter of Stephen Osborne, one of the oldest settlers in Illinois, and also a sister of the Osbornes, who live in the southern part of this county. Mr. Allen has held several important positions, political and otherwise, during his resi- dence in Kansas and Illinois. For eight years he was County Commissioner, filling this position with rare acceptance to the people, He has also C)T.JosEPH5 Church and Pastoral Residence, Sec.21,ClevelandTown5hip. Residence OF Charles J Johnson, 5ec.10. Cottage HiLL~fowN5H PORTRAIT AXI) BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 731 been Land Agent for the Central Branch Railroad, appraising the lands and furnishing the t3'pographi- cal description of them, and selling thousands of acres for this railroad. When Mr. Allen first came to this county, the valleys contained but a few settlers, and the up- lands were left to their pristine solitude, as they were considered unsafe to dwell upon. He assures us there is at this day probablj' more than double the number of acres of timber than at that time; much of its present growth is a natural one, as tiie annual IJres have gradually diminished with the settlement of the State. AVhile a resident of Illi- nois, Mr. Allen was quite a prominent man, hold- ing the offices of Commissioner. Justice of the Peace, and also that of Countj' Clerk for Mercer County. ■ -S^^- '^'I'OHN ARMSTRONC; is a native of Logan II Parish. Count}' Longford, Ireland. Hispar- ^,,^1 ] ents, AVilliam and Eliza (Blessinglon) Arm- "^^A/ strong, together with their ancestors, had been born and reared in the same county, and there the}- died. x\ll were reared in the Catholic faith. Our subject was about nineteen years of age when he left his native country for the United States. He landed at New York, where he remained about two years, and thence removed to DeKalb County, 111., where he worked upon a railroad about six years. Thence he went to Chicago, where he was employed in a foundry about six 3-ears. He then, in November. 1870, came to Kansas, and home- steaded fort}' acres of the farm, which he now pos- sesses. His first dwelling was a dug-out. in which the family lived for several years, our subject work- ing as best he could for money to support them. As soon as he was able to obtain necessary material, and take time for the labor, he with his own hands, erected a nice stone house. He has since bought eighty acres, and now his farm of 120 acres is un- der good cultivation with a fine orchard of about 200 trees, and such other improvements as are usually made by an enterprising agriculturist. ilr. Armstrong was married in Chicago, 111., to Mary, daughter of Mike and Mary (Farrell) Cori- gan, a native of the same county as himself. To them were born the following children: JIaryA.. now !Mrs. Frank Bel); Ellen, now Mrs. Thomas Far- rell. living in Washington County, Kan.; William (deceased); Kate, now Mrs. Jacob Reitor, (see sketch); John William. Benjamin. Andrew, antl James. Mrs. Armstrong was reared in the Catholic Church of the parish of Foreigny Chapel, of which her parents and ancestors, as far as known, were members. She with her husband and family fol- lowed in the faith of their fathers. -«¥*- ^ETER SCHUMACHER, of Logan Town- ,. ship, was born in Lutzenburg, Germany, ?*^ in September, 1846, and lived there until \ fifteen years old. He attended the schools of his native Province, and at the age mentioned went to Paris, France, where he worked at finishing leather and remained about seven ye.ars. Then returning home he staid there about three mouths and in the spring of 1855 set out for America, landing in New York City after sixty-four days, on the 25th of May. He was accompanied by his bride of a month, he having been married in his native place to Susan, daughter of Michel and Mary (Reece) Cuppes. Her parents were natives of Luxemburg, where they reared their faniilv of eight children and died in the faith of the Catholic Church. The parents of our subject were Matliew and Kate (Herber) Schumacher, also a native of Lux- emburg and members of the Catholic Church, to which their ancestors had belonged as far back as the records go. Mr. and Mrs. Schumacher soon after their arrival in America made their way to Wisconsin and located on a farm, where they lived five years and then removed to Northern Michigan, where Mr. Schumacher was employed in the eojjper mines about eight years. Thence he came to Kan- sas in the fall of 1865. He first located on section 12, Logan Township, where his son Peter now lives and owns 160 acres. Later,he removed to section 1 3, where he has effected 732 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. good impiovenients, putting up a house and barn and other buildings, and is the owner of 240 acres. He has a large variety of fruit including an acre of grapes of excellent varieties, and an apple orchard which yields bountifully. Mr. and Mrs. Schu- macher are members of the Catholic Church at Marysville, and the parents of six children. Mag- gie became the wife of Nicholas Mollinger and tiie mother of two children— Katie and Mathew; she died Aug. 3, 1885. aged thirty years. Katie mar- ried Charles Huver: Peter J. is written of elsewhere in this Album. The others are Mathew, Susan and Stephen. Mr. Schumacher landed in America without any money and commenced working by the month, being thus occupied in Wisconsin and Michigan and after coming to this county. He saved what he could of his earnings and thus obtained his start in life. He constructed the tunnel under the Marysville mill now owned by Perry Hutchinson which job assisted him greatly. Indians yet lin- gered in this region and he was obliged to leave his wife and little children at home in the cabin trembling with fear at times. Had it not been for the kindness of Mr. Hutchinson our subject and many others vvould have l)een obliged to leave the country or starve. The first harness owned by Mr. Schumacher was made from leather taken from olil boot legs and used for light work. As soon as the boys were large enough they commenced breaking prairie with the oxen. The father would put the yoke on the oxen Monday morning and it would be left there until he came home Saturday night, the boys not being able to take it off. As years passed by things in general became better for both man and beast. i)HOMAS D. S A T T E R F I E L D, Deputy County Surveyor of Marshall County, is recognized as one of the old residents of of the Sunflower State, in which he took up his residence in the year 1875. He was born in Adams County. Ohio, on the 8th of October, 1835, and there spent his youthful days, obtaining a more than ordinarily good education. He completed his studies in South Salem Academy, after which he taught in his own and adjoining counties until coming to the farther West. Prior to this he liad been elected Surveyor of Pike County, Ohio, hold- ing the office three j'ears, and for a period of twenty- one years he was engaged almost continuouslj' as a teacher, with which he combined surveying, and was also owner of a farm in Highland County, Ohio. On Feb. 8, 18G6, our subject was united in mar- riage with Miss Alice J. Renoe. The3' settled on a farm in Highland County, where they lived until she died, he coming to this State. Their union has been blest by the birth of four children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Ella May, is the wife of William Smith, of Highland County, Ohio, and the mother of one son. Daisv Florence married William McMoran, of Home City, Kan., and is the mother of a son, Hugh; Mr. McMoran is engaged as a lumbermiin. Winnie Burton and Alta Blanche remain at home with their parents. The wife and mother departed this life in Highland County, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1875. On Nov. 25, 1875, Mr. Scatterfield landed in the city of Beattie. this county, and soon afterward purchased a farm in Center Tovvnshii\five miles south. He effected good improvements upon a raw, uncultivated tract of land, making fences, setting oat fruit and shade trees, erecting buildings and bringing about the other comforts and conve- niences suggested to the enterprising and progres- sive citizen. He still owns the farm and spends much of his time looking after his agricultural in- terests. He was married the second time, Oct. 28, 1877, to Mrs. Henrietta A. (Higgins) Morgan, of Berryville, Ohio. They are the jarents of twin oirls — Lulu Pearl and Birdie Berl,and Julia Hazel. Mr. Satterfield usually votes the straight Demo- cratic ticket. He is a man of high character, and universally respected. The father of our subject was .Tames Satterfield, a native of Virginia, and born Jan. 1. 1809. When a boy of ten years he removed with his parents to Pike County, Ohio, where he was bred to farm pur- suits and married Miss Mahala Legg, of Loudoun County, Va, They established themselves in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 733 Adams County, Ohio, and becamo the parents of ten cliildreii, seven of whom lived to mature years. The father departed this life in 1.SH7. IMrs. Alice J. (Renoe) Satterfleld was lion, in Highland Count}', Ohio, .June 2, 184.o. and was the daughter of Simpson Renoe, Esq., a prominent man in his coinniunity. who served as Justice of the Peace for the long- period of thirty j-ears, and is still living'. The mother, Mrs. Eleanor (Hastings) Renoe, died some years ago. Mrs. Henrietta A. (Iliggins) Satterfleld was horn in Highland County, Ohio, in October, 1852, and is the daughter of Thomas and Julia A. (Weaver) Higgins. She spent her girlhood daj-s in her native county, remaining under the parental roof until her first marriage. Her father. Thomas Higgins, was a native of Virginia, went with his parents to Ohio when a boy, whore he was reared to man's estate and occupied himself as a farmer and general merchant at Berry villc. He departed this life in the spring of 1888; his widow is still living. Miss Henrietta Alice Higgins received a good education.and lived with her p.arents in her na- tive count}' until her marriage with James Morgan, who was the son of a prominent merchant of Ber- ryvlUe, and occupied himself during his younger years in his father's store. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Morgan lived in the village of Berr3'ville about six months, and then Mr. Morgan was stricken with that dread disease, consumption. He was sent to Texas with the hope of recovery, but receiving no benefit, went to Montana, whence he wrote many times, and there died. To his wife there was born one son, Richard, and the mother lived with her father whose land .adjoined the town of Berr_yvillc, for six years. At the expiration of this time she was married to our subject. Her son, Richard, is now a young man of great promise, and remains with his grandmother in Berry ville, completing his education and being usefully em- l)loyed during his vacations. During the Civil War Mr. Satterfleld was elected Lieutenant Colonel in Pike County of the 1st Ohio Militia, and drilled his regiment regularly. Although never called out, they held themselves in readiness, especially daring the time of Mor- gan's I'aid, and blockading tlie road sent for arrqs, and were going up the canal lo the town of Jasper, passing the liridge over which Morgan made the passage about five minutes before. They harrassed him all that it was in their power to do without their^arms. In Highland County, Oliio, Mr. S,atterfleld held the office of Township Clerk one^erm, and Dep- uty County Surveyor for three years, and was a member of the School Bord. He has always main- tained his interest'in educational matters, and has held conventions in both Highland and Pike Coun- ties. He followed teaching .three years after his second marriage, and until his'wife's health failed. ^|OHN PALMER,:Justice of the Peace of Blue Rapids^Township, has held his pres- ent office for a period of four years and (^/y given general satisfaction. He is an old and highly-respected citizen, cultivated in thought and with a well educated mind, a man greatly interested in the advancement of education, an old music and singing teacher, active in politics, voting with the Republican party, a strong temperance advocate, and generally in favor of those measures tending to the social and moral advancement of mankind. He is one of those kindly characters, genial, cor- dial and refined, with whom an hour may always be spent pleasantly and profitably. The family occupies a high social position, and have borne no unimportant part in sustaining the standard of moralit}' and piety. The Palmer homestead, comprising a fine farm of 160 acres, is pleasantly situated on section 6 in Blue Rapids Township, and has about it the air of plent}- and comfort, which is always so pleasing to contemplate. The subject of our sketch was born in Clarkson, Monroe Co., N. Y., Feb. 6, 1820, and is the son of the once well-known Deacon Joel Palmer,a native of North Branford, Conn., who by trade was a tanner,currier and shoemaker combined. The father of our subject was born in 1779. and was in the vigor of young manhood during the War of 1812. in which he took an active jiart as Sergeant, He married Miss Phc))e Barlow, a native 734 I'ORTUAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUIM. of Massachusetts. ( Irandfatlier Barlow served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and after, its close established himself on a farm in the vicinity of Lima, Livingston Co., N. Y. To him and his wife. Phebe, there were born nine children, all of whom grew to mature years. The grandparents died at the agos of seventy and eighty-nine respect- ively. The parents of our subject were eighty-nine and seventy years, respectively, at the time of their decease. There had been born to them nine chil- dren, five sons and four daughters, five of whom are living and located mostly in New York. The family traces its ancestry directly to Walter Palmer, of Stonington, Conn. The subject of this sketch acquired a practical education, and wlien leaving the common school pursued his studies for a time in the academy of his native town. When a youth of eighteen he struck out for himself, teaching during the winter season. He thereafter was thus occupied, with the exception of three years,froml)S39 to 1870, including ten terms taught in this State. He learned the trade of a tanner and currier witii his father, at which he was employed in the summer season in his native State until 1846. He then purchased a farm and worked upon it during the summer. Ou tlie M of May, 1847, he was united in marriage with Miss Ann O. Clark, at the bride's home at Syracuse. This lady was a daughter of Daniel and Nancy (Wattles) Clark, who were natives respectively of Vermont and Lebanon, Conn. They, like tiie Palmers, came of Puritan stock, and set foot upon the soil of America as early as 1G21. Mrs. Palmer was the eldest in a family of five children, who grew to mature years, and was born in Manlius, N. Y., April 8, 1822. She .attended the common school at Rochester, and the Academy at Clarkson. She possesses considerable musical talent, and since 1842 has been a teacher of the |)iano and organ. She inherited this talent from lier father, who for many years was the organist at St. Luke's Church, at Rochester, N. Y. He de- parted this life in 1848, at the age of fifty-eight years. The mother died in 1837. aged forty -seven. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer after their marriage settled in what was then Clarkson. but is now Hamlin, win-re they lived until 1870, That year he game to this county, and was joined by the rest of the family the following spring. Mr. Palmer pre- empted his present farm in 1871, and finally en- tered it under the timber culture Act, and since that time has effected some fine improvements. It embraces 161 acres, sixty of which are under the plow. The proprietor has planted 2,700 trees on each acre of a body of fourteen acres, and has built a substantial stone house, besides erecting the other structures necessary for the successful prosecution of his calling. He handles consider- able live-stock, and to this devotes nearly all the grain raised on the place. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, of whom the record is as follows: Charles H.; John N., who died in New York; Marcia, John N., George H., AVilliam B., Frances A., Emma and Pidward P. Charles II., who married Miss Ida Brooks, is the father of two children, and lives in Missouri. Marcia is the wife of Furgess A. Edin- borough; tliey have three children, and are living in Wells Township, tliis county. John N. married Miss Stella R. Blaney, and they live in Cleburne, Eiley County, this State; they have no children. George II. married Miss Kate Bowman, and they live in Concordia; they have two children. Will- iam B. remains at home with his parents. Frances passed to her last rest Aug. 31, 1888; she was a devoted Christian, and beloved by all who knew her for her unselfish and gentle disposition. Emma mar- ried A. E. Holick, who resides near Sharon's Springs. John N., who is engaged in the mercantile busi- ness, has charge of two Sunday-schools. The other son, George H., is likewise an active worker in the Sundaj'-school and a le.ader of the choir most of the time, and is in the employ of the Citizens' Na- tional Bank of Concordia. The children, as well as the parents, are actively interested in the cause of temjjerance. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer are members of the Con- gregational Ciiurch of Blue Rapids, in which our subject has been a Deacon, and both have officiated as teachers in the Sunday-school. While a resident of Clarkson, N.Y''., Mr. Palmer was Superintendent of Schools. He also taught music, both vocal and instrumental. He took an active part in politics during bis younger years and uniformly votes the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 735 Republican ticket. Altiiough a strong temperance man he is averse to a tiiird pavt3-. The eldest son. Charles H., has been a teacher of music in the common school since a youth of nineteen j'ears, and for man^' years has been Sundaj'-school Su|)er- intendeiit; otherwise he is engaged in farming. ^$^ 'it, AME.S FITZGERALD. Well would it be for our country if every "old settler" had the record of fine character .-ind financial success of the subject of this sketch, whose home is just outside the city limits, west of Beattie. The main business part of the city is built upon land preempted b}- Mr. Fitz Gerald in 1859, said land comprising 160 acres on sections 21, 2 and 9. In August, 1866, the subject of this sketch came here to live, residing for nine years in a building opposite the Catholic Church. In 1872 he agreed with Mr. Watkins. who lived just west, to give the railroad every other city lot if a depot was located here, the railroad company to plat a quarter-section, and in order to secure this end, he visited St. Joseph to present in person to the railroad officials tiie offer of himself. H. C. Smith and Mr. Hamilton, and arguments at his command in favor of his pro- ject. He sold village lots on what he still owned, and bought more land outside, so that he now owns 500 acres near the town. He is engaged in geuer.'d farming and stock-raising. In the year 1875 Mr. Fitz Gerald built a fine large stone house, which has a beautiful lawn surrounding it and good stone walks, the stone being supplied from a flue quarry on his own land, which is still in opera- tion through another party. We invite the atten- tion of our readers to a fine engraving of this at- tractive residence. Mr. Fitz Gerald was born in Ireland in 1829. When twenty-two years old he came to America, first settling in Maryland, where he remained for six years, becoming a citizen of the I'nited States. He spent two years in Chicago, and then came to Kansas, in 1858, locating in Atchison, where he re- mained until after the war. He married Miss Mary Nolan, of Baltimore, Md., who is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Fitz Gerald are tiie parents of eight children, of whom six are still living. Thej' are named respectively : Patrick .S.. Ellen. Katie, John, Rose and William F. All still make this their home, with the exception of Patrick S., w-ho mar- ried Miss Florence Patterson of this citj', and re- sides at St. Joseph, Mo. One of the original members of the Catholic Church of this city, Mr. Fitz Gerald aided largely in its organization in 1668. Mr. Fitz Gerald has stood by the church, assisting to build in 1881, doing his duty as far as he was able, and living to see the soeietj' grow from eight families to a flourishing organization of fifty. Our subject has been an active business man, not looking for political offices, but has served the township as Trustee for two terms. He now votes with the Republican party, though formerly a Democrat. Mr. Fitz Gerald has done much to make the town of Beattie what it is, both as regards l)us- iness and church work, and well deserves the re- spect of every resident of this thriving village. ^ «^ ^^yiRlSTlAN SCHKOEDER, son of Ludwig 'l(^L and Joh,anna Schroeder, was born Jul3- 10, ^^f' 1840, in Gustrow, in the Duchy of Meck- lenburg Schw^erin, and w.as a resident of the Ger- man Empire until the age of thirty-one. He was reared upon a farm, and received his education in the common schools. After arriving at the proper age for army service, he served between two and three 3-ears as a baggage master. He was then em- ployed upoH a farm. Leaving his native country in 1871. he emigrated to America, landing at Castle Garden, New York, whence he came directly to this county, engaging in farming six miles west of Marysville. Here he remained for six 3'ears, then removing to Franklin Township, he bought 160 acres of land on section 17, on which he has since resided. He has erected a substantial brick house, accoinpanied by adequate farm buildings, and brought his place to a fine state of productiveness. Soon after his arrival in this State he married Miss Wilhelmina Bell, the ceremony taking place 736 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Nov. 7, 1871, in Marysville. She was the daughter of Ludwig and Mary Bell. Mrs. Schroeder was born in Hohenfeld, Germany, Oct. 18, 1846. She is the mother of three children — Mary, Wilhelmina and Charles. Mr. Schroeder is a man of intelligence, energy and uprightness, a reliable citizen, commanding the respect of the entire community. Politically, he is independent, and votes for the men he deems best qualified for the office. - to bu}' land in Livingston County, and was » resident of tliis and Fulton County for about twelve years. The beauty of Illinois scenery, the fertility of her soil and the advantages of her cities, did not suffice, however, to keep .lohn .Shubkagel within her limits. Kansas presented such an opening as an older State never could grant, and therefore in 1879. our subject wended his way Westward, and purchased land, his present place of 240 acres, on which he removed in JLarch. Mention has .already been made of the wife of Mr. Schubkagel, with whom he was united in mar- riage, Feb. 23, 1879, in Livingston County. 111. Her maiden name was Lydia Stafford, and her birth occurred .Tan. 7. 18(il. Iler parents, W.ashington and Klizabctli (Lcckliter) Stafford, were born .Sept. ."i, 1820, and Feb. 5. 1823, respectively, and were natives of N'irginia. Tc« Washington Stafford and his wife were born ten children, seven now living, of whum the record is as follows: .lames AVilliara, born Nov. 30. 1843: .Tohn Wesley. Feb. 12, 1849; Mary Louisa, .bin. 17, ]8.j2; Matilda Catherine, March 2, 18.5(5; Lydia Eliza- beth, the wife of our subject. .Ian. 7. 1861 ; George B. McC, Jan. 27. 1864, and Mazy ,Iane, .July 18, 1865. The others died in infancy. The father and mother are still living in Livingston County. 111. The oldest of their children. James W.,was united in marriage with Kate Hartman, and lives in Wil- berger County. Tex., where lie owns and operates a farm. He and his wife liave a family of six children. John Wesley resides in Ringgold County Iowa, where he is engaged in farming; iie became the husband of Miss Maggie Ridell, by whom he has two children. Joseph is engaged in mining in Colorado, and resides there with his wife, who w.is formerly Lizzie McDowell, and by whom he has four children; Mary L. is a resident of Livingston County, 111., and is the wife of (ieorge Flurer, a farmer of that county; they are the parents of three children. Matilda married Charles Foitz, a farmer of Marshall County, and tiiey have five children : George B. McC. lives in Livingston County. [11., and selected as his life partner Libbic Weller; Mazy Jane lives at home and is unmarried. Our subject and his wife have had four children born to them, one of whom, Jane Elizabeth, died when three months old; William G., John and Ida M. are at home, and are naturally the objects of loving interest and devoted care on the part of their parents. The family are regular .attendants of the Methodist Church, to which they belong, while in political sympathies Mr. .Schubkagel is a Prohibitionist. Socially, they are welcomed into the most refined circles of their community, where they are valued for their many honorable and worthy traits of character. REKELL & FLEMING, dealers in lumber and building m.aterial at St. Bridget, are numbered among its leading business men. The junior member, Mr. W. A. Fleming, was born in Clarion County, Pa., in 1851. and is the son of John and ;Mary Ann (Johnson) Fleming. The family in 1825 emigrated from the Keystone Stone to Illinois, settling ne.ar the present site of Gene- seo, Henry County, where the father purchased a tract of land which he improved into a good farm. He resided upon it until the spring of 1878, and then retiring from active labor took up his resi- dence in the town above mentioned. The son was reared on the farm and attended the district school during his j-ounger years, while later he took a course of study at Knox College, Galesburo-. Upon leaving college he Iiegan teaching and fol- lowed this profession in Henry County for three vcar.s. At the expiration of this time he returned to the farm .and engaged in agriculture. In the meantime, in the fall of 1877, Mr. Flemino w!is united in marriage with Miss Nellie M. Benedict, of Blue Rapids, Kan. Mrs. Fleming is the daughter of Foster E. and Jeanette (Follett) Benedict, who were among the earliest pioneers of Henry County. III., where their daughter Nellie M.. was born. The Benedicts were origin.ally from Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming remained at the old homestead until their removal to Summer- /. r4o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. field, about the 1st of March, 1889. Soon after- ward Mr. Fleming- associated himself with liis present partner, who was also from Henry Count3', 111., but after leaving Illinois sojourned for a while in Gage County, Neb. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fleming four children, Frederick M., Fannie, J., Charles Wilbert, and .Toim F. Mr. Fleming, poiiticall}', is a straight Republi- can, and while a resident of Henry County. 111., was elected to the office of County Clerk. He is a member in good standing of tiie Modern Wood- men, in which he carries $2,000 insurance for the benefit of iiis family. The firm of Trekell & Flem- ing carry a well-selected stock, and liave estab- lished a pajang trade. They have three yards in a town which seven months ago was unmarked by a single building of any kind, but which now boasts 100 buildings and about 500 people. In its growth and development they have pcformed no unim- portant part. Abboll.J.M 633 Acker, William 442 Adams, John 23 Adams, lohnQ jg Allen, O.C 728 Allender, William H 520 Alspach, C 3S0 Anderson, N. P 405 Andrews, Jacob E 233 Anthony, George T 135 Armstrong, John 731 Armstrong, J. S 570 Arthur Chester A 99 Auld,DanC 399 Axtell, A.C 463 Ealderson, John 569 Ball, JamesE 5t2 Barbour, A. K 242 Barks, C. F 266 Barlow, Jacob H 610 Barlow, Michael 726 Barrett, A. G 450 Barrett, Thomas 550 Beach, Calvin G 665 Becker, William 709 Bell, William 165 Bennett, Lloyd S..,- 467 Bennett, M . T 390 Bentley, Elijah 431 Bentley, Samuel 469 Bigham, A 257 Bigham, Jonathan 565 Billingsley, A. M 695 Billirgsley, E. P 459 Billingsley, Hon. J.lnies 503 Binder,J.G 653 Bishop, J 250 Blakeway,J.S 241 Blanchard, Horatio 669 Bluhm, Joseph 288 Bluhm, Christian 288 Poyakin, Dr. Williamson F..579 Boyd, Williams 385 Bradshaw, J. M 355 Brainard, M. C ,79 Brenneke. H 576 Brernan,P. A 6i5 Bricc,E..M 52^ Brockmeyer, Ernst 470 Brooks, A 23,, Brooks, William A 396 Brown, C. C 703 Brown, JohnG 257 Brown, M. H 707 Brown, Rev. J. M 337 Brucker, Fred ,64 Brucker, Fred ,66 Brucker, Henry ,58 Buchanan, James 75 Burke, J. M 428 Burke, JohnT 29c Burnett.P.S 4,9 Butler, Rev. T.J 7,7 Cain, Edward 165 Caldwell, John 447 Campbell, Ale.x 379 Campbell, Patrick 40. Campbell, W. J 5,9 Carney, E. G 392 Carney, Thomas 115 Cassidy, William 492 Casterlinc, T. C 417 Chaffee, C. 1 ,81 Chaffee, R. .M 2,3 Chambers, John 559 Champagne, Peter 411 Chapman, I. H ...237 Chapman, Henry W 688 Chesley, L. W ^j, Christianson,N. P ,s, Cleveland, Grover S 103 Cockerill, William 506 Cohrs, Peter ,95 Cole, Dr. C. A 451 Colgrove, William H ,62 Compton, Ralph 382 Cook, Charles A 403 Cooper, Robert 430 Corpstein, Thomas , 524 Coulter, William 677 Craft, R. S., M. D 563 Cragle, William 448 Craik, David ,73 Cranston, William 159 Crawford, Samuel J ,,9 Crevier,John 705 Crnsa, Peter 6,6 Cunningham, R.G 696 Cunningham, Thomas 185 Curs, Charles 631 Culler, E 640 Daily, Philip jgo Davis, JamesM 296 Dawes, JamesS 681 Dawkins, John 670 Degnan, [ohn 725 De Lair, Edmund 352 Dickey, J. C 3,6 Dille, George J. T 307 Dotson, S. L 326 Doty, Hon. Wellington 182 Dougherty, Barnard 672 Douglass, P 406 Duffy. G. W.,Sr 304 Duntz, JohnH 546 Eby,L. H 270 Eddy, William W 270 Edmundson, Cyrus ,85 Edmundson,T. H ,80 Edwards, Dr. A. G 303 EUcnbecker, Joseph jr, Elliott, J. M 5S6 Elliott. W. H 612 Ely, George A 360 Ensign, James F 3,3 Eslerbrook, A. R 57, Estes, A. D 67^ Ewing, M. R 684 Ewing, William A 395 Fairbanks, Danforth 644 Farrant, John P 631 Farrar, Henry ,63 Farrar, H.N 325 Farrell, Patrick 206 Farrell, P. J 200 Fillmore, Millard 67 Fillmore, Rollins. ,M. D....619 Finnigin, Patrick ,76 Fi,^ Gerald, James 735 Fitzgerald, William 676 Fleniintr W 4 riemmg, n . a 73, flin, Amos 341 Focks, Fred 654 Follett, Henry C 606 Ford, John C 709 Frahm, August 643 Frost, J. M 634 Fuller, Reuben 380 Fulton, E R 326 Fulton, G. R 3,1 Funck,Dr.G. M 3,4 Garfield, James A g, Gebbie, George 219 Gem City Rolling Mill 611 Gerhart, A. A 233 Gerlinger. G. Fred ,96 Gilchrist, M rs. Harriet 647 Click, George W ,^, Goldsberry, Eli '37, Goodwin, Judge C, 35, Gorbutt, Joseph 321 Granger, W.J ^,3 Grant, W. H ^^^ Grant,U.S 87 Green, Nehemiah ,23 Green, Stephen 309 Griffee, Marshall ,g(, Griffee.Amon 589 «"'«".J-D 343 Griffis, DewittC 3,2 GrifEs, Isaac N 364 CJriswpM, p. W ',.« INDEX. littard, Xa ithrie. Da' Hahn, George 278 Hall, M. B 711 Hall, Martin V. B 315 Hammett. F. \V 266 Hammett, J. M 214 Hammett. L.n 215 Hammett, Benjamin J 171 Hamntelt, Rebecca 171 Hanke. I.ouis 222 Harrison, Benj 107 Harrison, William Henry 5. Hartman.Philo D 44S Harvey, James M 127 Hawk, W. B 728 Hawk, M 728 Hayes, R. B 91 Hayes,;. L 39' Hazcn, S. W 690 Hazlett, J. L 268 Healy, W. 1) ...658 Hedge, Morgan 260 Heisse, David 543 Heleker, George B 435 Hemphill, Capt. James.' 502 Hill, Byron A 267 Hill, William 429 Hiner, .-^.C 224 Hohn.Hon. .\ngust 473 HoUe.Otto 192 Holloway, I. B 221 Holloway, Jacob L 272 Holloway, Thomas L 229 Holmes, Stafford 261 Holton, C 230 Hone, J. H 37° Hcrr, H.C 597 Horr,T. C 597 Howe, J. D 653 Howes, Thomas 560 Huber, .Anton 595 Hughes, Patrick 44r Humfreville,H.,M. D 378 Hnmphrey, Lyman U 151 Hund.H 312 Hunt, Frank L 687 Hunt, James 633 Hunt, John 174 Hunt, William B 674 Hurley, Rev. John A 490 Hutchinson, Kdward 189 Hutchinson, F.W 496 Hutchinson, Hon. Perry. ,..155 I Ingraham, Philo B 694 J Jackson, .Andre Jefferson, Thon Jester, .A. H... Joerg, John 3^0 Johnson, .Andrew 83 Johnson, C.J 7-4 Johnson, Christ 313 Johnson, Crauthway 474 Johnson, lames 712 Johnson, J. 1 223 Jones, Owen R 247 Jones, Peter 464 Judson, .A. M 368 Kahae.M 583 Kane, John "84 Kanfold, T. E 427 Keiper,S.M 478 Kelley, Miles 57^ Kennedy, William 210 Kerschen, Charles --25 Kirch, J. B 265 Kirkwood, A. W 184 Kister.Capt. Frank 205 Kistler, George R 4'7 Kistler,L. K 365 Kjellberg, A 706 Koch, Samuel R 453 Koeneke, W. H =54 Koester, Charles F 429 Koppes, Nicholas 609 Kramme. Henry 210 Krebs, Werner 61* Kriley. A. P 483 Krilev,F. J 483 Kriley, J. B 453 Kunz, .Albert. .- 699 Kuoni, Mathias 628 Landrum, George B 488 Lane, J. M 668 Lane, W. C 436 Lann, .August 422 Leavitt, Henry W 477 Lemons, Joseph E 484 Leonard, J. R 409 Leslie.W.S 204 Lewis,.William 212 Libby. L. W 456 Life, John.... 727 Lincoln, Abraham 79 Livingston, J. R 361 Loban, John A 539 Locke, Daniel 556 Lodholz, Godfrey 489 Long, B. F 50s Love, William 204 M Mabie, Dan M Madden, Hon. Willi; Madison, James 31 Magill, JamesS 313 Manly, Beverage 409 Mann, T.J 280 Manning, Joseph 277 Marks, B. F 388 Marks,Eli 549 Martin, John A 147 Martin, S. S 366 Mason, Z. K 455 Massey, John 482. Maxwell, James 673 McAtee, Eli U 591 McClarnen, John 561 McCurdy, W. C 346 McDonald, Finley 175 McGrew, Harland 553 McKannon, Henry H 43- McKee, John 252 McKee, S. D 440 McKellips, E. C 705 McLennan. J. J 487 McLeod, Angus 285 McLeod, A. P 286 McMahan, Thomas 27s McMillan, Alex 292 McMillan, Ira F 161 McPherson. John 663 Means, J. W 169 Meinecke, William 496 Merklinghaus, Ludwig 529 Millenbruch, F. H 723 Miller, Charles 650 Miller, David H 551 Miller, E. L 320 Miller, Philip 596 Mills, Ebenezer 491 MoffitI, G. W 612 Moffitt, John J 643 Mohlenbrink, Henry 509 Mohrbacher, A. J 545 Mohrbacher, C 592 Mohrbacher, Jacob 661 Montieth, J. T 476 Monroe,James 35 Montgomery, James 670 Moore, R. B 294 Morton, R 333 Moser, George P38 Moser, R. E 423 Moshiskey, John 179 Murphy, William 310 sh, J. W.. al, Arthur el, W, M. wton. Jam Ockerman, Dr. A. J... Ockerman, Mrs. Polly. Olston, Peter A Osborn, Thon Otto, John H. Packard, Dr. W. O 297 Palmer, A. J 671 Palmer, John 735 Park, W. C 657 Parthemer, J. S 268 l-aul, John 459 Paul, Mrs. Eliza A 576 Paul,.S. Frank 591 Peabody,S. F 456 Pecenka, John 703 Perdue, Daniel G 631 Peters,P. H 340 Peters, Thomas 253 Peters, S.H 392 Pickette, Mrs. Eliza 410 Pierce, Franklin 71 Planck, C.J 452 Plunkett,T,J 323 Polk, James K 59 Pollard, Alfred B 684 Price, John B 536 Pritchard, Charles 231 Punteney, Eli M 700 Raemer, Frederick W 5,6 Raemer, Philipp 209 Raemer, William 19, Randall, Capt. William 725 Randolph, T.C 220 Reed, Mrs. M. E 621 Reed, Homer T 621 Reiter, Jacob 211 Reiter,John 216 Reitzel, J. H 449 Reitzel, M. L 675 Reser, J . B 279 Rice, W. R 203 Robinson, Charles iii Robinson, Elizabeth 287 Rod key, J. C 532 Rogers, H. A. 4,5 Rogers.L 342 Rohde, Hugo 194 Roll, John 289 Rommel, William J 515 Rossi- Nye 721 Rounds, H.L 486 Roundtree, VV. M 350 Rowland, E. S 553 Ruden, G 383 Rundle, R. B 434 Ryan, Dennis 387 Sachs, Adam Sanderson, John. Satterfield, T, D, INDEX. ijcheibe, John H jn Schcll, Henry 3,4 Schmickler, Rev . M. J 331 Schmidt, Hen. Frank 439 Schmucker, William 383 Schroedcr, Christ 735 Schiibkagel, John 738 Schumacher. P. J ao3 Schumacher, Peter 731 Scott, J. F 466 Scrafford, C. G 296 Scriher, Joseph P 422 Shaffer, C. H 569 Sharp, Aldus 533 Shearer, Andrew 494 Shechan, John P 418 Sheldon, Stephen 260 Shepard, M. S 367 Shibley. R. V 575 Shields, Robert 190 Shores, James 259 Shroyer. James 201 Siller, Capt J. R 640 Souders, \V. L 562 Smercheck, Joseph 293 Smiley, John S 397 Smith, B. W 172 Smith, David 438 Smith, George T 525 Smith, H.C 255 Smith , Horace 6bo Smith, Robert W 319 Smith, Thompson 240 Spanglcr, Amos 347 Speak, W. M 457 Spcalman, Henry 306 Stalej', A. M 224 Staley.J. R 5>o Stauss,Gustav 615 T Stegelin, John 597 Slehlik, Joseph -213 Stcltnisch, Frank G 172 St. Jehn. JohnP 139 Stocks, G. B 500 Stocks, Hon. Fred A 719 Stoehr, Frank iCo Stohs, Fre.lW 526 Stowell, J Warren 381 Strange, Charles S 671 Strayer, Dr. William 550 Summers, Mrs. A. R 714 Swanson, Charles A 357 Swart, Rochester 305 Swearingen, George D 362 Talbot, John 228 Talbot, William E 661 Tarvin,E. B 727 Tarvin,G.W 546 Tallock, W. A 534 Taylor, Zachary . 63 Terry, M.W 679 Thomann, Frank 454 Thomas, A. V 471 Thomas, Owen 239 Thompson, James A 589 Thompson, Thomas J 541 Thompson, William 603 Thompson, William C 253 Thurston, W. A 423 TiUey, James 4.^0 Tilley, R. H 504 illn 449 Tillmann, George 652 Tottcn, Charles 724 T°"="-fH ,,3 Tolten, Joseph 243 Travelute, A. J ,„, Travelute, Charles H 465 Trekell& Fleming 7,, T'-°'".JH 3,8 Tucker, Hon.M. A 245 Turnbull,John j„ Tv'".James 344 ■'■>•'"■ J°hn 53 y Van liuren, Martin 47 Van Scoter, J. \V jSj Veith, Fred j,^ Vickery,P.T ,3, w Wadick, T. W :...3,8 Wagner, Fred 639 Walker, Isaac 412 Walker, Joseph H ,48 Walls, George W 488 Walter, F.J 34, Walter, Sidney 37., Warnica, William D .^^ Washington, George 19 Waterbury, John J 468 Waters, N. T 466 Waterson, Hon. T. W 375 Watkins, Hon. J. T 248 Watkins, Orlando B 386 Watson, C L 227 Watson, J. M 404 Watt, John T 274 Watters, James W 5,5 Walters, Samuel K 553 Wayman. W. S 475 Webster, John B 4S5 Weede, A. B 627 Wells, James 584 Wertemberger, David 678 Westermann, Fred 535 WheeIer,C,C 358 Wheeler, Edward U 730 Wheeler, James O 642 Wheeler, P. L .7,, White, Bros 37, White, Judge Robert 680 White, V.S 55, Wiedemeyer, H. E 658 Wilcox, James R 366 Williams, E.G : 3^ Williams, James M 262 Williams, J. A 35S Williams, Joseph A 3,, Willjs, George VV .,, ^^'"-"■C-B 4,, Wilson, J. B 36, Wilson, Joseph 3,0 Wilson, Rev. Joseph 301 Wi„kler,G. J 3,j Winter, James 585 Winter, John II 605 Witham,Amos 697 Wolverton, T.J ,,, Wuester, J. B ^g Y Vatcs, Henry 586 Adams, John 22 Adams, John Q 38 Anthony, George T 134 Arthur, Chester A 08 Boyakin, W. F 578 Brown, Rev. J. M 336 Buchanan, James 74 Carney, Thomas 1.4 Cleveland, GroverS loa Crawford, Samuel J 118 Fillmore, Millard 66 Garfield, Tames A 94 Gilchrist, Mrs. H. P 646 Click, George W 142 Grant, Ulysses S 86 Green, Nehemiah 121 Harrison, William H 50 Harrison, Benjamin 106 Harvey, James M 126 riayes, Rutherford K 90 Humphrey, Lyman U 150 Hutchinson, Edward 188 Hutchinson, Perry 154 Jackson, Andrew 42 Jefferson, Thos 26 Johnson, Andrew 82 Jones, O. R 246 Lincoln, Abraham 78 Loban, J. A ,538 Madison, James 30 Martin, John A ,46 Means, J. W ,53 Monroe. James ,4 Osborn, Thomas A ,30 Pierce, Franklin :. 70 Polk, James H 58 Robinson, Charles ,,0 St. John, John P ,38 Taylor Zachary 62 I hompson, William 60Q Ihompson, Mrs. M. J 60. Tyler, John „ Van Buren, Martin ffi Washington, George 7, Waterson, Thomas W.... „. Wilson, Rev Joseph ij^ TXDEX. Balderson, John 567 Be«ch, C. G ••••....227 Bindtr, J.G 177 Brooks, A 235 Corpstcin, Thomas 623 Cassidy, William 407 Chambers, John 557 Chapman, I. H 23s CoekeriU, William 507 Curs, Charles 443 Dawkins, John 227 Uel,air, Edmund 354 Dr.ntz, John H 547 Ellenbecker, Joseph 207 Elliott, J. M 587 Elliott, William H 613 Esterbrook, A . R 207 Ewing, Marion R 685 KitzGerald, James 425 Focks, Fred 655 Follett, H.C 607 Frahm, August 443 Frost, J. M 6.^5 Gebbie, George 2T7 Gerlinger, G. F 197 Griffis,D.C 461 Hazen,S. W 691 Heisse, David 317 Howe, J D b23 Huber, Anton 503 Hutchinson, F. W 497 Ingraham, P. B 691 Johnson, C, J 729 Jones, Peter 317 Kirch, John B 263 Keiper, S-M 479 Koppes, Nicholas 607 Kuoni, Mathias 629 Locke, Daniel "••5';7 Lodholz,G 317 Mann, T.J 281 Massey, John 479 McLeod, Angus 281 McKellips, E.C 177 Merklinghaus, Ludwig 527 Meinecke, William 497 Mohlenbrink, Henry 507 Mohrbacher, Christian 593 M oh rbacher, Jacob 443 Moser, George 635 Murphy, William 701 Niemann, Henry 207 Palmer, A. j 227 Park, William C 655 Perdue, Daniel i; 629 Pollard, A. B 685 Punteney, Eli M 701 Raemer, Fred W 517 Reiter,John 217 Reitzel, Martin I. 4«i Schubkagel, John 461 Shibley, Robert Y 425 Stohs, Fred W' 527 Stauss,G 613 St. Bridget's Church 407 St. Joseph's Church 729 Tarvin,G.W 547 Tillmann, George 177 Waters, N. T 425 Wertemberger, Lydia 623 Wileox, James R 567 Williams, James M 263 Veith, Fred 407 Yates, Henry 587 ^rS^ ^^ XMC«:»