CALDWELL, Earl Raymond
Walker Township, Henry County
born: Aug 27 1890, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:393
Earl R. Caldwell, one of the progressive young farmers of Walker township, who is farming 120 acres of the CaIdwell home place, was born in 1890 and is a son of John Caldwell, who was born in Ohio in 1844, and who first located in Pettis County when he came from his native State to Missouri. In the spring of 1875, he came to Henry County and settled on a tract of prairie land which he improved with a splendid farm residence which is a mansion in size and became very successful as an agriculturist. John Caldwell became owner of 320 acres of well improved land, and he tilled his acreage until his removal to Urich on April 1, 1911, where he engaged in the milling and feed business. Mr. Caldwell married Abigail Neptune, who was born in Ohio in 1844 and died in March, 1914. Of the children born to John Caldwell and wife, six are now living: Charles, Urich, Missouri; Francis, Urich, Missouri; Mrs. Nettie Toalson, Urich, Missouri; Mrs. Flora Long, Walker township; Earl R., subject of this sketch; Florence Chenoweth, Walker township. Earl R. Caldwell was educated in the district school and took charge of the home farm when his father removed to Urich. He was married in 1911 to Miss Nelia Allison, daughter of A. H. Allison of Walker township, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. They have two children: Vestal Harvey, aged four years; and Frances Willard, aged three years. Mr. Caldwell is a Republican and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John Caldwell operated the first threshing outfit ever used in Henry County and for a number of years after coming to Henry County, he operated a sawmill and threshing outfit operated by steam.

CALDWELL, John
Walker Township, Henry County
born: Sep 18 1844, Noble Co, OH
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:720
John Caldwell was born In Noble County, Ohio, September 18 1844, and was the third in a family of five children, of whom one brother, William, and two sisters, Jane Neptune and Mary Moberly, are living. His parents were Robert Caldwell, a native of Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth Ann (Coles) Caldwell, originally from Ohio. His father died while the son was but a boy and his mother seven years after married a William Huddleston. Her death occurred in 1872. In the spring of 1864 Young Caldwell entered the Twentieth Ohio Infantry and was attached to General Sherman's command and served with him through his memorable campaign, being discharged at Springfield in July, 1865. On Christmas day of that year, he was married in Noble County, Ohio, to Miss Abigal Neptune, who was born in Belmont County, Ohio, March 9 1844. In the spring of 1867 they came to Missouri and for two years lived at Dresden, Pettis County. There he engaged in milling at which he worked until 1880, coming to Henry County in 1877 when he erected the mill on Deepwater. In 1869 he purchased his present tract of land and in 1875 he moved upon it. He has 160 acres in cultivation and handles a number of cattle and hogs. He and his wife are identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church and in politics Mr. Caldwell is Republican. He stands prominent among the enterprising men of Walker Township and takes an active interest in all matters of moral and educational tendencies. His family has numbered eight children: Charles W., William Hampson, Nettie Jane, Francis Marion, Flora Ellen May, Florence Matilda, Clifford Levy and one who died in infancy. Recently Mr. C. and wife have had the misfortune to lose their second son, William Hampson, who died on the 17th of November, 1882. He was born March 3 1869 and was a promising boy of nearly fourteen years.

CALDWELL, Seth A.
Fairview Township, Henry County
born: Jul 10 1838, Franklin Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:755
Seth A. Caldwell, farmer and stock feeder, section 31, is a native of Franklin County, Missouri, and was born July 10, 1838. John Caldwell, his father, was born in Kentucky in 1796, and in 1805 moved to Missouri with his parents, who were one of the first families settling in Franklin County. There he grew to manhood and married Mary Ann Stockton, also a Kentuckian by birth. He resided in Franklin County till his death, which occurred in 1862. The subject of this sketch passed his youth on a farm, having but very limited opportunities for schooling. He has, however, obtained a good education in the common English branches, almost entirely by self culture, and he has taught in the public schools for a number of years. He was married in Franklin County, October 15, 1863, to Miss Paulina E. Campbell, of that locality, and a daughter of Harvey Campbell. Mr. Caldwell resided in Franklin County until February, 1878, when he came to Henry County and located in Fairview Township on the farm where he now resides. He has 240 acres of land, improved with a comfortable house and a young bearing orchard of 125 apple, about 150 peach and forty cherry trees. During the past year about sixty-five acres of his farm, which were planted to corn, yielding forty bushels per acre. He is also engaged in feeding and trading in stock, and usually feeds about one car load of steers and fifty hogs annually. He entered the Confederate service in the fall of 1864, in the Fourth Missouri cavalry, under Col. Burbridge, and served till the close of the war, participating in a number of engagements. After the close of the war he returned to his family. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell have a family of five children: Robert E., Eugene S., Edgar V., Cynthia C. and John Harvey. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

CALLAWAY, J. C.
Fairview Township, Henry County
born: Aug 25 1831, Edgar Co, IL
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:756
J. C. Callaway, farmer and stock raiser, section 22, was born in Edgar County, Illinois, August 25, 1831. Elijah Callaway, his father, was a native of Virginia, where he grew to manhood and married Elizabeth Peck, also of that state. He moved to Illinois in 1830, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Edgar County, where he died in the spring of 1832. J. C. Callaway grew to manhood in that county, his youth being spent upon the farm. He was married in Coles County, December 5, 1853, to Miss Harriet Ferguson, a Virginian by birth, and a daughter of Samuel Ferguson. He subsequently located in Coles County, where be lived until 1866, then sold out and came to Missouri, purchasing land and settling on a farm in Henry County, where he now resides. He has 210 acres, 200 under fence with fair improvements, upon which is a fine orchard of 300 apple and 300 peach and Too cherry trees. He makes a specialty of raising corn and had the past year 155 acres, which yielded forty bushels per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Callaway have a family of eleven children: Cerilda, (now Mrs. Thomas Manbeck, of St. Clair County), George W., Harriet, (wife of Oscar Roberts), Jerry M., Albert L., Katie, Sarah E., Minnie E., William H., Derinda and Myrtle Belle. Mr. C. is a member of the Baptist Church.

CALLISON, John G. Sr.
Tebo Township, Henry County
born: Oct 17 1854, Lafayette Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:635
J. G. Callison is the proprietor of Locust Grove Farm, section 35; was born October 17, 1854, in Lafayette County, Missouri, and was the son of David N. and Louisa H. (Oglesby,) Callison. The former died while J. G. was but five years of age, and the latter now resides in Missouri. Of their family one son and a daughter only survive. For two years, our subject was a student at Columbia College, after which he commenced giving his attention to farming and stock raising. He is one of the most thorough agriculturists in the county, and though a young man, fully understands his chosen calling. His farm, containing 500 acres, is located about 7 miles northwest of Calhoun, and he raises about 10,000 bushels of corn and 800 bushels of wheat annually. He also feeds a quantity of stock, and has some fine colts of the Hambletonian breed. His residence is situated on a slight elevation, commanding a good view of the surrounding country, the city of Windsor appearing in the distance, and everything about the place indicates the successful and progressive farmer. May 17, 1877, Mr. Callison was married to Miss Hildred R. Wall, daughter of Wm. J. and Martha Wall, of this county, she having been born June 1, 1856. They have three sons: George F., born April 16, 1878; Sterling M., born August 13, 1879; and John G., born June 27, 1881. Politically Mr. C. is a Democrat. He is a member of the "County Line Church" of the Baptist denomination, and also belongs to Cold Spring Lodge, No. 274, of Johnson County.

CALMES, Paul E.
Appleton Township, St. Clair County
born: May 7 1841, Clark Co, KY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1104
PAUL E. CALMES, M.D., was born in Clark County, Kentucky, May 7, 1841. His father, John W. Calmes, a native of Woodford County, Kentucky, married Miss Ann Evans, originally of Clark County. They reared five children, Paul E. being the oldest. When he was sixteen years old the family moved to Lexington, Missouri, and in the fall of 1859 he began the study of medicine with Dr. Alexander of that city. This he continued until the spring of 1861, when he enlisted in Captain Wilson's company of Missouri State Guard. He served until the disbandment of the company, and then he returned to Lexington and resumed his studies under Dr. William Ruffin until the fall of 1864, when he went south as a soldier under General Price. In the winters of 1866-7 and 1867-8 he attended lectures at Louisville, and was graduated in the latter year. After practicing in Jackson, Lafayette and Bates Counties until December, 1869, he came to Appleton City, where he has since been a prominent and successful practitioner. Dr. Calmes was married October 24, 1872, to Miss Fannie Churchill, of Kentucky. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity. The doctor attended the Louisville Medical College during terms of 1877-8, and received a diploma from this institution in the spring of 1878.

CALVERT, Samuel
Davis Township, Henry County
born: Mar 1 1831, Franklin Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:732
Samuel Calvert was born in Franklin County, Kentucky, March 1, 1831, being the son of Isaac and Mildred (Chambers) Calvert, both natives of Virginia. One brother, Cyrus, is in Kentucky, and one sister, Nancy Mullin, is in White Oak Township, this county. Samuel was reared on a farm, and December 19, 1854, he was married to Miss Amanda E. Bodkin in Harrison County, Kentucky. March 31, 1868, she departed this life, and on April 27 of the following year he was married in Clarke County, Missouri, to Miss Mary S. Beckett, a native of that county. She died in January, 1875. March 22, 1876, he married Mrs. Harriet N. Sullivan, whose maiden name was Wisely. She has one daughter, now the wife of S. C. Armstrong. Mr. Calvert has four children by his first marriage: Isaac N. (in Washington Territory), Catherine Z. (wife of James Shipp), Wilham S. and Mollie Belle. His second wife left him two children, Woodford and Ellen, in Clarke County. Mr. Calvert came to Henry County in 1858 and bought 620 acres of land. His farm now contains 280 acres, and he has been handling stock more or less while living here, now having one car load feeding, with about fifty head of stock cattle. During the war he served under Colonel Marmaduke and was wounded at the fight of Lone Jack. He is a thorough business man and a most hospitable gentleman.

CALVERT, Woodford B. Dr.
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Aug 20 1871, Davis Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:350
Dr. W. B. Calvert, a prominent dentist of Clinton, is a native son of Henry County, and a descendant of one of the honored pioneer families of this section. He was born near where Delmar now stands in Davis township, August 20, 1871, a son of Samuel and Mary S. (Beckett) Calvert. The father was a native of Kentucky, born in Harrison County, March 1, 1831. He was a son of Isaac Calvert and Mildred (Chambers) Calvert. Isaac Calvert was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, October 18, 1783, and married Mildred Chambers in Harrison County, Kentucky, June 25, 1823. He died near Franklin, Harrison County, Kentucky, July 13, 1853. He was a son of Isaac and Katherine Calvert, the former a native of Prince Williams County, Virginia, born in 1743 and married in 1771. He died February 1, 1809. The Calvert family traced the founding of that family in this country to the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, Doctor Calvert of this review being a direct descendant from a Calvert who was a member of the Jamestown Colony. Mary S. Beckett, Doctor Calvert's mother, was born at Chambersburg, Clark County, Missouri, July 19, 1841, a daughter of Woodford and Duranda (Taylor) Beckett. Woodford Beckett was a native of Pendleton County, Kentucky, and an early pioneer of Missouri. He came to this State in 1837 and located near Hannibal, where he remained until 1839, when he went to Clark County and there spent the remainder of his life. He was a surveyor and prominent in Clark County. He was of English descent and traced his ancestors to the same family as that of Sir Thomas Beckett, well known in English history. Duranda Taylor Beckett, wife of Woodford Beckett, was a native of Kentucky, and was related to Zachariah Taylor. Doctor Calvert's parents were married April 18, 1869, and two children were born to this union, of whom the doctor is the eldest, and Ellen, born March 15, 1874, now the wife of William Kious, Kahoka, Missouri. Samuel Calvert came to Henry County in 1857 and settled in Davis township, where he engaged in farming, which was his life occupation. When the Civil War broke out his sympathies were with the South and he joined the Confederate army, serving under Gen. Sterling Price in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, participating in all the principal battles fought by General Price's army. He received a gunshot wound at the Battle of Lone Jack. He died November 6, 1896. His wife preceded him in death a number of years, having departed this life in January, 1874, when Doctor Calvert was a little over three years old. When his mother died Doctor Calvert went to live with his grandparents, Woodford Beckett and wife, who resided in Clark County, Missouri. His grandfather was a surveyor, and when Doctor Calvert was a boy he assisted his grandfather a great deal in that line of work and became quite proficient as a surveyor himself. He received his education in the public schools of Clark County and Kahoka College at Kahoka, Missouri. After receiving a good preparatory education he entered the Western Dental College at Kansas City, Missouri, and after studying there one year entered the Keokuk Dental College at Keokuk, Iowa, where he was graduated with a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1900. He then engaged in the practice of his profession at Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri, where he remained about six months, and in the spring of 1901 he came to Clinton, where he has since been engaged in the practice. Doctor Calvert is a skillful dentist and recognized as one of the capable professional men of western Missouri, who are schooled and skilled in the great science of dentistry. Doctor Calvert was united in marriage June 26, 1902, with Mrs. Lillian (Sawyer) Pugh, who was born near Indianapolis, Indiana, of North Carolina parentage. Mrs. Calvert has one son by a former marriage to John Pugh, Joel S. Pugh, who was engaged in the wholesale lumber business at Ardmore, Oklahoma. Doctor Calvert is a member of the Masonic Lodge and is a Democrat. He takes an active interest in local municipal affairs and for ten consecutive years has served in one capacity or another in connection with the city government of Clinton. He has been councilman for four years and was a member of the public works commission when the electric light plant was built by the city. He is a progressive citizen and a professional man of high standing. Doctor Calvert can always be safely relied upon to co-operate with any movement that has for its purpose the betterment or upbuilding of his city and county.

CALVIRD, Charles Agustus Sr.
Henry County
born: Apr 27 1854, St. Clair Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:355
Charles A. Calvird is a native of St. Clair County, Missouri, and he was born April 27, 1854. His youth was spent on a farm. He commenced the study of law in the office of M. A. Fyke, and was admitted to the bar in Henry County in February, 1875, and though young in his profession, in 1878-9, held the office of city attorney of Clinton. His career has been one of honest, continued and successful effort, and he has a bright and promising future before him. He was married March 30, 1881, to Miss Flavia Lindsay, a native of this county, and a daughter of J. Lindsay, one of Henry County's most worthy citizens. They have one daughter, Enid.

CALVIRD, Francis Marion "Frank"
Davis Township, Henry County
born: Jan 8 1848, KY
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:509
Francis Marion Calvird - The Calvird family is one of the oldest, most influential and prominent families of Henry County, and Francis Marion Calvird, pioneer settler of Davis township, proprietor of 337 acres of rich farm land, is a worthy representative of this old family. Mr. Calvird has resided in Missouri since 1850 with the exception of a few years and has grown old and prospered with the county. F. M. Calvird was born January 8, 1848, in Kentucky, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Peters) Calvird, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Virginia. The Calvirds came to Franklin County, Missouri, in 1850, but conditions not being exactly to the liking of Thomas Calvird, they removed to St. Clair County, Missouri, and resided in that county until death called them. Thomas Calvird died in 1858 and Mrs. Calvird departed this life in 1875. They were parents of the following children: W. B., of Newton County, Missouri; Henry T., died in St. Clair County; Mrs. May Severs, a widow living at Clinton, Missouri; Charles, judge of the District Court at Clinton, Missouri; Julia, wife of Miles Price, died in Henry County. Francis M. Calvird left St. Clair County in 1869 and roamed all over the southland, visiting nearly every State in the South while engaged in railroading. He began his railroad career in the employ of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, and worked as a railroad man for four years. In 1873 he returned to Henry County and began raising cattle. Even at this time there were large areas of free range over which cattle were allowed to graze unhindered by fencing or other barriers. Mr. Calvird took advantage of this condition and made his first money by herding his own cattle. As the country became more settled the free ranges were cut up into farms, he decided to abandon the ranging of cattle and get a farm of his own. He bought his first land in 1883, when he traded a bunch of cattle for forty acres in the northern part of Davis township. He erected his first home on this tract, but later bought his present farm on the State highway, west of Clinton in Davis township, consisting of 160 acres. This farm is well improved with a well built residence and other buildings situated upon a high point of ground from which the land gently slopes to the northward. The soil is very fertile, the Calvird farm of 337 acres being one of the most valuable in Henry County, and is noted for the big crops raised thereon from year to year. In 1876 Francis M. Calvird was united in marriage with Miss Anna Boyd, who was born in Warren County, Missouri, the daughter of Judge Joseph and Elizabeth (Adkins) Boyd, old pioneers and prominent people of Henry County. Six children were born to this union: Nettie, wife of Riley Hibler, Clinton, Missouri, mother of two children, Enid and Locke Hibler; Samuel Joseph, a rancher in the Panhandle country of Texas, married Kate Shye and has three children, Helen, Bernice and an infant child; Lucy, wife of Thomas Rogers, Kansas City, Missouri, has two children, Calvird and Thomas William Rogers; Frank Lee, farmer, Davis township, married Pauline Henny and has two children, Anna and Boyd Calvird; Sallie V.; Charles B., at home, married Nannie Gillilan. Mr. Calvird is a Democrat. Although he was reared in the teachings of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he is a member of the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church. He is one of the best respected and widely known citizens of Henry County who has accomplished more than the average citizen in this county.

CALVIRD, William B.
Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Nov 18 1843, Franklin Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:505
William B. Calvird, assistant cashier of the Henry County Bank, is a native of Franklin County, Missouri, and was born November 18, 1843, being the son of Thomas Calvird, a Kentuckian by birth, who was married in that state to Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, whose maiden name was Peters, and a native of Virginia. They reared seven children, of whom William is the eldest. In 1850, the family having lived in Franklin County some years, returned to Daviess County, Kentucky, where they resided for four years, subsequently moving to St. Clair County, Missouri. There our subject was brought up, residing in the locality till 1862, when he went to Pettis County. He was there engaged in various branches of trade, and in 1870 he came to Clinton and embarked in the hotel business which he continued until he was appointed deputy sheriff of Henry County, in 1873. After serving three years as such he was elected sheriff of the county in 1876, and after one term was re-elected and served till January, 1881. From that time he was occupied in clerical work in the recorder's office till December 10, 1881, when he became bookkeeper and assistant cashier of the Henry County Bank. This office he now holds. Mr. Calvird was married April 27, 1867, to Miss Sarah J. Pollard, a native of this state. They have one child, John H. Mr. C. is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity and has held all the offices within the subordinate lodge.

CAMERON, Allen Delos
Deer Creek Township, Henry County
born: Oct 5 1833, Madison Co, NY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:798
Captain A. D. Cameron, farmer and stock raiser, section 6, is a native of Madison County, New York, and was born October 5, 1833. His father, Robert Cameron, was also born in that county, while his mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Allen, came originally from Wilkesbarre County, Pennsylvania. The family early removed to Onondaga County, where A. D. Cameron. grew up. His youth was spent on a farm, and his primary education was obtained at the public schools. He attended the Morrisonville and Peterborough Academies for a number of terms, and finished his studies at the Cazenovia Seminary in Madison County. After completing his education he came west, and in the fall of 1854 located in Illinois, where he was engaged in teaching for one year. Removing to Iowa he resumed teaching for two years in VanBuren County. In the spring of 1857 he came to Missouri and purchased land in Henry County, after which he went to Howard County, where he taught until the breaking out of the war. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served till discharged, July 27, 1865. He entered the service as a private, but was promoted and filled several different positions, until promoted to captain of Company H, in July, 1864, in which position he served until the close of the war. He participated in a large number of important engagements, among which are the battles of Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shilo, Siege of Corinth, the battle of Iuka and a number of others. He was in the battle of Atlanta, and was in Sherman's march to the sea. After the close of the war Captain Cameron embarked in the mercantile business at Titusville, Pennsylvania. In 1870 he returned to Missouri and settled in Henry County, where he has since been occupied in farming and stock raising. He has 270 acres of land, with a comfortable house. He is also engaged in breeding thoroughbred hogs, and has some fine blooded stock. Mr. Cameron was married in Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, October 5, 1869, to Miss Mary W. Hines, a native of Trumbull County. They have three children, Cecil D., Mary Edith and Arthur W.

CAMP, Albert H.
Osage Township, Henry County
born: Feb 9 1855, Chautauqua Co, NY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:746
Albert H. Camp, merchant at Brownington, and one of the enterprising men of the town, was born in Chautauqua County, New York, February 9, 1855, being the son of A. H. Camp, a native of the same state. His mother, whose maiden name was Julia Hopkins, was born in Connecticut. Albert H. was brought up in the county of his birth, passing his youth mostly at school. He worked one year in the hardware business at Warren, Pennsylvania, and in the fall of 1877 came west, and after looking through Kansas and parts of Missouri he located at Brownington. Here he embarked in his present business, and he now carries a good stock of shelf and heavy hardware, and is enjoying a thriving patronage. Mr. Camp was married in Norwalk, Ohio, December 25, 1876, to Miss Mary Watrouf, a daughter of George A. Watrouf, and a native of Ohio. They have one son, Frank. Mr. C. and his wife are members of the M. E. Church.

CAMPBELL, Frank
Leesville Township, Henry County
born: Mar 1830, Ireland
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:774
Frank Campbell, deceased. The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland in March, 1830. His parents, Frank and Mary (Connelly) Campbell, were both natives of Ireland. Young Campbell grew to manhood in his native country on a farm, receiving a practical education in youth, but by self application in later years by a wide range of reading and close observation he was prepared, and taught several terms of school after moving to Henry County. He emigrated to the United States in about 1850 and located at Cincinnati, where he was a city mail carrier for four years. Coming to Missouri in 1855, he settled in Henry County, and bought land and improved the farm where his family now resides. He was married May 5, 1866, to Miss Mary Martin, also of Ireland, but who was reared and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Campbell has a family of five children: Maggie May, Frank, Mollie, John Carl and Eddie B. Mr. C. continued to reside on his farm until his death, which occurred March 17, 1880. He took an active part in political matters and held several local offices in his township. Mrs. Campbell's farm contains 140 acres.

CAMPBELL, R. L.
Shawnee Township, Henry County
born: Dec 12 1854, Lafayette Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:663
R. L. Campbell, farmer and stock raiser, section 33, was born in Lafayette County, Missouri, December 12, 1854, and was the son of G. K. Campbell, a farmer by occupation and a native of Alabama, and one of the early settlers of Lafayette County. His father was James Campbell. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Louisa Walker, a native of Missouri. R. L. was reared to manhood on his father's farm, and was educated in the common schools, following farming and stock raising at his birthplace until 1880, when he came to Henry County. His farm contains 360 acres of well improved land. His residence was built in 1880 at a cost of $1,000. He has two good orchards on the farm, and is feeding sixty-two head of cattle and 100 head of hogs: February 12, 1880, Mr. Campbell married Miss Lydia Huff a daughter of Willis and Martha (Hocker) Huff. She was born in Henry County, Missouri, December 29, 1857. They have two children: Samuel K. and Warner Hocker. Mrs. C.'s father died October 21, 1865, and her mother, August 27, 1866. After their death she went to her Grandfather Hocker's, in Johnson County, where she grew up.

CAMPBELL, Thomas
Monegaw Township, St. Clair County
born: Apr 18 1811, Blount Co, TN
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1128
THOMAS CAMPBELL, farmer and stock raiser, section 19, was born in Blount County, Tennessee, April 18, 1811. William Campbell, his father, was a Virginian by birth, while his mother, formerly Margaret Biddell, was born in Tennessee. William Campbell early removed to Tennessee with his parents and was one of the first settlers of Blount County. Thomas passed his youth on a farm, receiving his education at the subscription schools. He was married in Humphreys County May 10, 1832, to Miss Frances Prince, of that county, and who was born July 17, 1813. She is a daughter of William Prince, Esq., a pioneer settler of Humphreys County. They have nine children. Eliza, (wife of Harvey Douglas), Isabelle, (wife of Bevley Hall), Minerva, (wife of James Moore), Caroline, (wife of John Horner), Margaret, (wife of J. M. DeHart), Cornelia, (wife of Joseph Hodgins), Albert and Mary, (wife of William Yonce). Mr. Campbell removed to Illinois in 1837 and located in Pike County. In the spring of 1855 he settled in Adair County, Missouri, where he resided eight years, going thence, in 1863, to Davis County, Iowa, where he lived six years. In 1869 he returned to Missouri and located where he now resides. He has 120 acres of land, with eighty acres in cultivation and improved. He is a Mason.

CANNON, William Hill
Springfield Township, Henry County
born: Jul 8 1874, Springfield Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:846
William Hill Cannon, a progressive farmer of Springfield township, farming two hundred sixty-seven and one-half acres, is a native of Springfield township, Henry County. He was born July 8, 1874, the son of Lemuel D. and Laura (Reavis) Cannon, who were the parents of four children: Gussie, wife of C. C. Hartle, Roseland; William H.; Alice, wife of James Jordan, manager of elevator, Windsor, Missouri, and Jessie, wife of Lloyd Thomas of Springfield township. Lemuel D. Cannon was born November 25, 1844, in Benton County, Missouri, the son of John R. and Feribs (Farmer) Cannon. John R. Cannon was born in Alabama in 1814 and came to Kentucky in early manhood. He married Feribs Farmer, who was born in Virginia, and came to Kentucky with her parents. Three children were born to this couple before they came to Missouri. It was in 1838 that they settled in Benton County, Missouri. Six more children came to bless this couple, making nine children. They are as follow: James, in the Confederate Soldiers Home in Houston, Texas; Henry, met his death by accident on the home farm; William, deceased; Anna, deceased, was the wife of Silas A. Jenkins, Leavenworth, Kansas; Lemuel D., father of the subject of this sketch; Napoleon, farming the home place in Springfield township, Henry County; Lafayette, deceased; Arthur C. and Almira, twins, the former with his brother, Napoleon, and the latter is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cannon lived within the radius of three counties, Benton, Henry and Johnson, at different times. On January 1, 1854, John R. Cannon died. During the Civil War the older brothers being in the army the care of the mother devolved upon the son, Lemuel Cannon, and many were the hardships the young son and mother endured during those trying times. Mrs. Cannon, who had married at the age of thirteen and reared her family, lived to be over eighty years of age. She died in 1910. Lemuel Cannon was married August 1, 1869, to Laura Reavis, born in Henry County August 19, 1865, the daughter of Drewey Reavis. He was born in Tennessee and first settled in Cooper County, Missouri, later making their home in Henry County, and is now retired. Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Cannon farmed in Springfield township for many years, owning one hundred forty acres of well improved land. William Hill Cannon, the son of these early pioneers, received his education in Henry County and has always farmed. He purchased his first land in 1889 - one hundred acres in Springfield township. He is now the owner of two hundred sixty-seven and one-half acres of land He is a stockholder in the Windsor elevator and also of the People's Bank of Calhoun. September 5, 1901, William Cannon and Ida Plecker were united in marriage. She is the daughter of James and Millie (Wetford) Plecker. One child, Orville, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cannon and is now attending the district school. Mr. Cannon is a Democrat and has been school director of Oakland school district. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and belongs to the Baptist Church.

CARLE, George B.
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: May 30 1840, Fayette Co, PA
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:551
George B. Carle, proprietor of a well improved farm of 126 acres in sections 4 and 5 of Windsor township, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1840, and is the son of Moses and Eliza (Bunker) Carle, who were parents of six children. Moses Carle was born and reared in Pennsylvania and after his marriage in Fayette County he moved to Ohio and lived in that State until 1872. He then made the long trip westward and settled in Henry County near Windsor, where he spent the remainder of his days in profitable farming and stock raising. He was born December 7, 1814, and died June 7, 1894. Of the six children born to Moses and Eliza Carle, George B. Carle is the eldest, the other being: Sarah, deceased; Minerva, who is keeping house for her brother on the home place; Mrs. Mary F. Neal, deceased; Bertha J., deceased; James A., a farmer near Clinton, Missouri. The late Mrs. Mary F. Neal left two children: Albert, who lives at New Carlisle, Ohio, and Harvey Neal, who is mayor of La Porte, Texas. Mrs. Eliza Carle was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1816, and departed this life January 29, 1899. The home place of the Carles was willed to the five surviving children upon the death of the father. It is now owned by the three survivors and has been under the management of George B. Carle for several years. The Carles are of Scotch-Irish descent on the paternal side and on the mother's side they are of Welsh ancestry. The Carle farm has recently been sold, May 30, 1918, and Mr. Carle and his sister are now living in Windsor, Missouri.

CARLE, Moses
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: Dec 7 1814, Fayette Co, PA
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:560
Moses Carle was born December 7, 1814, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where in youth he received a good education. His father, William Carle, a blacksmith and farmer by occupation, was born October 1, 1789, in New Jersey, while his mother, Sarah Dulaney, was born September 18, 1786, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. They were married in 1808, and to them were born five children, four sons and one daughter, but only two are living: Mary was born March 27, 1809; John, born December 27, 1811; Moses, born December 7, 1814; Thomas, born June 11, 1818, and Albert G., born April 20, 1822. William Carle emigrated with his parents in an early day from New Jersey, to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he was reared to manhood. His son, Moses, commenced life for himself at the age of twenty-one years. He was married January 4, 1838, to Miss Eliza Jane Bunker, of the same county as himself, and by this marriage there are six children, four daughters and two sons. In 1842, he removed to Ohio, and there bought 170 acres of land, remaining upon it for two years. At this time he sold his farm and located on property which he had purchased, embracing land and a saw mill. Three years after he disposed of that, and renting a farm, for several years was employed in farming. In 1865, he bought another estate in the same county, and making improvements lived upon it for six years, when he again sold out. In 1872, he came to Henry County, Missouri, at first buying forty acres, but from time to time he has added thereto until now he has 140 acres under good improvement. He, in connection with his son, G. B. Carle, is successful in his farming operations, and also in the stock industry, they raising fine blooded hogs of the Jersey breed. In 1849, Mr. Carle having received a commission as captain, organized a company intended for the Mexican War, but was never called into actual service. He was also the enrolling officer during the civil war of 1861, though never engaged as a soldier on account of age. Religiously he is a Methodist, and in politics a Democrat. George B. Carle, his eldest son, enlisted July 24, 1862, in Company K, Ninetieth Ohio Infantry Volunteers, Captain Morris Rowe commanding, as private, and served for three years in that capacity. He was regularly discharged June 20, 1865, at Camp Denison, Ohio.

CARLISLE, James A.
Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Feb 14 1827, Frederick Co, MD
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:506
James A. Carlisle, coal merchant and proprietor of Bridges' Coal Mine, came originally from Frederick County, Maryland, where he was born February 14, 1830. He was there reared to manhood and received his education, and in 1847 he began learning the carpenter's trade, at which he was engaged until 1853. In that year he removed to Berkeley County, Virginia, and in 1865, to Wayne County, Indiana, there residing till April, 1869. He then came to Johnson County, Missouri, and in May 1869, to Clinton, where he commenced work at his trade. In 1873, he started in the lumber business, the firm being Aurand & Carlisle, which he continued till 1879, then disposing of his interest to his partner Finally he gave his attention to farming. In February, 1869. he purchased the property known as Bridges' Coal Bank, and upon it he has developed a thirty-six inch vein of fine coal. He also owns 700 acres around his mine, most of which is coal land, but is also fine farming land, for which purpose he now uses it. It is located in the southwest portion of Clinton Township. Mr. Carlisle was united in marriage March 16, 1852, to Miss Mary E. Houser, a native of Maryland. They have three children living: Fannie M., Sallie R. (twins), and Mollie L. In 1861, Mr. C. enlisted in Company G, Seventh Virginia Cavalry, and was a participant in many of the hard fought battles in Virginia. He served till paroled, April 12, 1865. He is a member of the A. O. U. W.

CARNEY, Jefferson Davis
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Jun 9 1861, near Memphis, Scotland Co, MO
Source:1917 Missouri The Center State, selected bios reprinted by Clinton Democrat
Jefferson D. Carney, well known in Clinton, where for a long period he has successfully conducted an abstract and land title business, is one of the class of self-made men whom the general public holds in high regard. It has been individual worth, diligence and enterprise that have brought him to his present position as one of the substantial citizens of Henry County. He was born near Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, June 9, 1861, and is a son of Washington and Sarah Elizabeth (Fryrear) Carney, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. The father followed farming and stock-raising throughout his entire life. At an early age both he and his future wife came to Missouri and they were married in Scotland County, where they resided until 1866. They then removed to Platt County, where they remained for a year, and on the expiration of that period went to Johnson County, where Mr. Carney became a landowner and continued to engage in general agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred July 19 1903. His widow survives and is now a resident of Holden, Missouri. In the family were thirteen children, of whom Jefferson D. Carney was the second in order of birth. Liberal educational opportunities were accorded Jefferson D. Carney, who was a student in the Warrensburg Normal School and the State University, after mastering the early branches of learning in the district schools of his native county. He continued his studies at the State University of Missouri and made his own way by working on his father's farm during the summer months and also by sowing a small crop of wheat each year for his own benefit. At one time when the wheat crop failed, he taught school the first half of the year, in order to gain funds for his expenses during the other half. He was graduated from the academic and pedagogic departments of the university in 1887 and from the law department in 1888. The manner in which he acquired his education in the face of obstacles and difficulties indicated the elemental strength of his character and promised well for his success in the future. Following his graduation he entered the law office of Senator S. P. Sparks of Warrensburg, Missouri, with whom he remained until January, 1889, when he went to Jefferson City, Missouri, to become clerk of the judiciary committee of the senate, of which Mr. Sparks was chairman. It was on the 28th of October, 1889, that he arrived in Clinton with all of his worldly effects in a farm wagon. Throughout the entire intervening period, covering a quarter of a century, he has been engaged in the abstract business, save for the period when he has devoted his attention to official duties. As an abstract and title expert he conducts a good and growing business, that brought him increasing success as the years passed on. This has enabled him to make judicious investments in real estate and he is now the owner of valuable farm and city property in Missouri. In September, 1891, Mr. Carney was united in marriage to Miss Delima Paquin, who was born in the province of Quebec, Canada, after which the mother brought her family to the United States in the early '80s, and eventually established her home in Columbia, Missouri. She is now living with Mr. and Mrs. Carney, unto whom have been born two children: Lucile Elizabeth, who is attending St. Joseph's Academy at St. Louis, Missouri; and Paul Julian, who is a high school student. Mr. Carney holds membership with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Woodmen of the World and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His political allegiance is given to the Democratic party and he has been called to public office by his fellow townsmen, who recognize his worth and ability. He served for four years as city clerk of Clinton and became probate judge of Henry County in 1907, and still holds that office. His official duties have ever been discharged with promptness and fidelity and the record which he has made in that connection commends him, as does his business career, to the confidence, good will and high regard of all.

CARNEY, Joshua
White Oak Township, Henry County
born: Apr 4 1832, Pendleton Co, KY
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:672
Joshua Carney of White Oak township is one of the pioneers of Henry County, who has done his part in reclaiming this county from an unbroken plain and making of it one of the leading political subdivisions of the state of Missouri. Mr. Carney was born in Pendleton County, Kentucky, April 4, 1832, a son of Thomas and Mary (Hunt) Carney, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Virginia. Joshua Carney and his mother left their Kentucky home in 1850 and went to Illinois. After spending two years in that State they came to Missouri, settling in Scotland County. Here they remained until the Civil War broke out. Joshua Carney being a Southern man, his sympathies were with the South and he enlisted in the Confederate Army, and after about a year of active campaign in behalf of the lost cause, in which he participated in five important battles in Missouri, he returned to civil life. In 1862 he went to Platte County, where he remained four years. He then settled in Johnson County, near Holden, and in 1869 came to Henry County. He settled on a farm in White Oak township, and for forty-nine years this place has been his home, and he has added acreage from time to time until he owned five hundred thirty-five acres, half of which is owned by his son, Robert, who owns three hundred acres of the home place. This is said to be one of the most productive farms in Henry County and Mr. Carney raises large quantities of corn, wheat and oats, and he is also one of the important cattle raisers of the county. Mr. Carney now owns two hundred acres. Robert and George W. own twenty acres in partnership. Mr. Carney was united in marriage in 1854 to Miss Margaret Cline, a daughter of Peter and Katherine Cline of Scotland County. Mrs. Carney was born in Kentucky and died in White Oak township September 10, 1910. To Joshua Carney and wife were born the following children: Mrs. Eleanor Bell Godwin, deceased; Mrs. Anna Hill, lives in Bates County; Jack S., lives at Urich, Missouri; Mrs. Sarah C. Gilbert, lives in Oklahoma; Mrs. Virginia Connor, Bates County; Dr. Ira, Blairstown, Missouri; Mary Elizabeth, resides at home; Robert Lee, at home; Emma, at home; George W., Walker township; and William L., Bates County. Mr. Carney has observed many changes in Henry County during the forty-nine years of his residence here. When he came here all kinds of wild game, including deer, turkey, geese and ducks, were plentiful. There were no roads and the country was unfenced, wire fences being unheard of at that time. Transportation in the county depended upon the freighter who hauled goods from Warrensburg or Sedalia. The present towns, the most important ones of today, were mere hamlets or settlements and others were not thought of. There were no railroads in the county. He has lived to see all this change, and when he reflects on all the development and progress that has been made in the short period of less than half a century, he marvels at the wonders of the accomplishment of man. Mr. Carney has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for over forty-five years, and it may be truthfully said of him that he is living a Christian life and is one of Henry County's most valuable citizens.

CARNEY, Joshua C.
Fields Creek Township, Henry County
born: 1865, Scotland Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:748
Joshua C. Carney, a leading citizen and one of the progressive farmers and stock raisers of Fields Creek township, is a native of Missouri. He was born in Scotland County in 1865, a son of Washington and Sarah E. (Fryrear) Carney, natives of Kentucky, and pioneer settlers of this section of Missouri. The father died in Johnson County, Missouri, July 19, 1903, and his remains are buried in Rock Springs Cemetery, and the mother now resides at Holden, and is seventy-five years of age. Washington E. Carney had a successful career and at the time of his death was the owner of over six hundred acres of land. To Washington and Sarah E. (Fryrear) Carney were born the following children: Mrs. Sarah Eads, Kingsville, Missouri; J. D., a former Probate Judge of Henry County, now residing at Clinton; Robert L., Holden, Missouri; Joshua C., the subject of this sketch; D. P. Holden, Missouri; Mrs. Nora Eads, Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Lillie Lewis, Kansas City, Missouri; Gilbert A., Sugar City, Colorado; Charles, Holden, Missouri; N. V., Gailton, Colorado, and Russell, Holden, Missouri. Joshua C. Carney was educated in the public schools of Holden, Missouri, and remained under the parental roof until he was twenty-three years of age. He then was engaged in farming rented land for four years, when he bought a farm containing two hundred acres of land in Jackson township, Johnson County. He lived on this place for eight years, when he sold it. After renting the lands for a time he went to Texas, where he remained two years and then to Colorado, remaining in that State about one and one-half years. In 1910 he bought his present place in Fields Creek township about one and one-half miles northwest of the court house. This is one of the valuable farms of the county and here Mr. Carney is engaged in general farming and stock raising. March 3, 1889, Joshua C. Carney was united in marriage with Miss Emma Eads, a native of Johnson County; she is a daughter of C. H. Eads, who is now deceased, and his wife, Mrs. Jane Eads, resides in Kansas City at the age of seventy-six years. Mrs. Carney is one of a family of twelve children born to her parents, as follows: Mrs. Belle Reynolds, lives in Kentucky; W. T., Kingsville, Missouri; Mrs. Hellen Garrison, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; J. Sherman, Kansas City, Missouri; Rufus M., deceased; Emma, married Joshua C. Carney, the subject of this sketch; E. L., St. Joseph, Missouri; Charles, deceased; E. C., Kansas City, Missouri; Pierce, St. Joseph, Missouri; Mrs. Bessie Tuggle, Kansas City, Missouri; Frank, a soldier in the United States Army. To Mr. and Mrs. Carney have been born six children as follow: Stella M., deceased; Eula E., Greely, Colorado; Jannie B., Greely, Colorado; Bertha M., Garnett C., and Morgan H., the last three named residing at home. Joshua C. Carney is a representative of one of Henry County's substantial pioneer families and is one of the valued citizens of Fields Creek township.

CARPENTER, William H.
Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Jun 9 1837, Philadelphia, PA
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:506
William H. Carpenter, of the firm of Carpenter & Kratz, lumbermen, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1837. When eight years of age he was taken by the family to Center County, Pennsylvania, and was there reared. When fourteen years old he was apprenticed to his uncle, John Harris, and with him learned the tanner's trade, at which he worked three years. Returning to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended school, arid was a student at the breaking out of the war. In 1861, he enlisted in the first three month's call, and after that term had expired, re-enlisted as a private in Company D, Ninety-First Pennsylvania Regiment. He arose from the ranks, and when mustered out at the close of the war, held the commission of captain of his company. After the disbandment of the troops he held a position in the quartermaster's department. After that department ceased its work, he went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he arrived in the spring of 1867. There he resided till 1870, then came to Clinton, Missouri, and managed a lumber yard for Andrew & McElvain, till 1873. Purchasing the business of his former employers, he continued it alone till March, 1878, when the firm became Carpenter & Raymond. This partnership existed till March, 1879, they disposing of the business to S. A. Brown & Co., who retained the services of Mr. Carpenter, as their manager, till January 1883, when with Mr. Kratz, he bought the interest of Brown & Co. Mr. C. was united in marriage February 2, 1868, to Miss Ester Malvin, a native of Missouri, they have three children: William H., Jr., Jennie E. and Anna L. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and also of the Knights of Pythias.

CARR, James R.
Dallas Township, St. Clair County
born: 1857, Monroe Co, IL
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1167
JAMES R. CARR, a prominent young farmer of this township, was born in Monroe County, Illinois, in 1857. His parents, Jonathan and Maria (Parker) Carr, were both natives of Illinois, the former having been born in 1833. They were married in 1854. James R. remained at home until 1874, when he came to Missouri and commenced work as a farm hand. In 1877 he was married to Miss Harriet Renfro, daughter of Markis Renfro, of Dallas Township. They have two bright children, Bertie and William K.

CARROLL, Jacob W.
Taber Township, St. Clair County
born: Mar 6 1844, Roane Co, TN
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1212
JACOB W. CARROLL, the owner of a farm consisting of 200 acres, located in section 19, is a native of Tennessee, and was born in Roane County, March 6, 1844. When he was about ten years of age he came to St. Clair County, Missouri, where he has since resided. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, Seventh Missouri Infantry, of the Confederate service, and remained in active service until the close of the war. January 16, 1873, Mr. Carroll married Miss Lizzie Ellis, a Kentuckian by birth. They have one child, Myrtie J.

CARROLL, John W.
Monegaw Township, St. Clair County
born: Dec 9 1845, Roane Co, TN
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1129
JOHN W. CARROLL, section 30, originally from Roane County, Tennessee, was born December 9, 1845, being a son of Alfred and Barshaba (Miller) Carroll, natives of South Carolina. In 1859 the family removed to Missouri and settled in St. Clair County. John W., the fourth son of a family of nine children, grew to maturity in this county upon a farm. He was married December 9, 1872, to Mrs. Tamar Richey, a widow of James Richey and a daughter of Thomas Coulthard. She emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1829 and settled in Virginia, where she was married the following year to Mr. Richey, who came to Missouri in 1838 or 1840. Mrs. Carroll has one daughter by her former marriage, Mrs. Hannah Slaws, widow of John F. Slaws. Mr. C. owns 1,200 acres of land, with 916 acres in his home farm under cultivation. He feeds quite a number of cattle and hogs annually. He belongs to both the A. F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F. fraternities and is a member of the Presbyterian Church, while his wife is connected with the M. E. Church, South.

CARROLL, Z. T.
Taber Township, St. Clair County
born: Mar 16 1849, Roane Co, TN
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1212
Z. T. CARROLL, farmer, section 36, was born in Roane County, Tennessee, March 16, 1849. He came to St. Clair County, Missouri, with his parents when but a child, and has since continued to make his home here. He now owns a farm of 100 acres. Mr. Carroll married August 25, 1870, Miss Mary J., a daughter of J. M. Hoover, and a native of Missouri. They have four children: Samantha Lee, Willard Gillmore, Georgia Ann and Dora Miller.

CARTER, William F. Sr.
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Mar 4 1843, St. Clair Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:306
Capt. W. F. Carter, a Civil War veteran, now engaged in the real estate, loan and insurance business at Clinton, comes of a long line of good old Southern stock and is one of the representative pioneers of Henry County. Captain Carter was born in St. Clair County, Missouri, March 4, 1843, Osceola being his native town. He is a son of William F. and Eliza A. (Conn) Carter. The father was a native of Culpeper County, Virginia, and was a member of the "first families of Virginia." Anna Hill Carter, of Shirley, Virginia, a close relative of William F. Carter, was the wife of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and this branch of the Carters trace their lineage back to Robert Carter, who was the agent of Lord Fairfax, and he was a conspicuous figure in the colony of Virginia prior to the Revolutionary War and a very wealthy man. William F. Carter, the father of Captain Carter, the subject of this review, was at General Washington's funeral, but was a baby in his mother's arms. He grew to manhood in Virginia and became very wealthy, at one time owning 8,500 acres of land, which was located in Kentucky. Later he removed to Missouri and bought what was known as the "two mile farm" near St. Louis. He went to St. Clair County about 1842, and was engaged in farming the balance of his life. He was a thorough scholar and was a graduate from the law department of the University of Virginia, taking his degree from that institution when lie was eighteen years of age. He was a fine Latin and Greek scholar and an accomplished gentleman of the old school and a great enthusiast in educational matters. He died at the age of sixty-two years. He was related to the Washington family in the following manner: George Washington's sister, Bettie, married Col. Fielding Lewis, Washington's aide-de-camp. To this union was born one daughter, Bettie, who married Charles Carter, and Charles Carter and Bettie Lewis were the parents of W. F. Carter, Captain Carter's father. Eliza A. Conn, Captain Carter's mother, was born at White Sulphur Springs, Kentucky. She was a daughter of Colonel Conn, who was the owner of White Sulphur Springs. She died in 1872. Captain Carter is the only living member of the children born to his parents. When a youth he attended the public schools at Osceola, Missouri, and was prepared for college under the preceptorship of his father. He was a student in the University of Missouri when the Civil War broke out. In April, 1861, at the first call to arms, he enlisted in the Confederate cavalry service and later was transferred to the infantry, serving as second lieutenant in the Ninth Missouri Infantry, and practically had command of Company A most of the time. He participated in many important engagements but was never wounded, sick nor taken prisoner. He was of the cheerful type of soldier. never seeing the discouraging nor gloomy side of life, even in the most trying hours. He won the reputation of being the jolliest soldier in his regiment. During his term of service he was with his command in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana, and served four years, two months and ten days. As a soldier his fidelity to duty never ceased and his service never ended until the principles for which he fought were hopelessly inscribed, "the lost cause." At the close of the war Captain Carter returned to Missouri, and located at Sedalia. In 1868 he came to Henry County and engaged in the mercantile business at Montrose Here he prospered and built up a large business establishment, but in 1876 he met with a severe financial loss, his business being destroyed by fire. He was then elected county treasurer of Henry County and moved to Clinton. After the expiration of his term of office he was employed as clerk in Sammons & Sammons Bank until that institution failed. In 1905 he engaged in real estate, insurance and loan business, in which he is still engaged. In 1915 he was elected collector of Clinton township and re-elected at the expiration of his first term, serving until 1918. Captain Carter was married September 2, 1869; to Miss Frances Vickars, a native of Missouri, of Virginia parentage. To this union was born seven children, four of whom are living: Fanny, wife of Frank S. Callaway, Kansas City; Jennie Washington, married Ed Covington, Deepwater, Missouri; Frank, proprietor of the Troy Laundry, Clinton; Stephen V., engaged in Government service at Tacoma, Washington. The mother of these children died in 1887 and in 1895 Captain Carter was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Kennedy, who had been a teacher in the Clinton public schools for a number of years prior to her marriage. Captain Carter has been a Mason for fifty-three years, and is a Knights Templar. He has been a lifelong Democrat and is a member of the Methodist Church, South. He is well known in Henry County and in this section of Missouri, and no man stands higher in the estimation of his fellow citizens than Captain Carter.

CARVER, John T.
Dallas Township, St. Clair County
born: Nov 4 1830, Carter Co, KY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1167
JOHN T. CARVER was born in Carter County, Kentucky, on November 4, 1830, his parents being Morgan and Harriet Carver, nee Pierce. The former was born in Albermarle County, Virginia, in 1755, and was a farmer by occupation. Shortly after his marriage he emigrated to Kentucky in 1828, and in 1863 died in Carter County at the advanced age of 108 years. John T. was the fourth child of a family of fourteen. In 1860 he was united in marriage with Miss Ameseta Peters, of Virginia birth. Just previous to the late civil war he came to this county, and during that conflict, on account of his party principles, which were Democratic, he was twice threatened with lynch law. Mr. and Mrs. Carver have had sixteen children: Alice Gertrude, Fannie Belle, George, Ella, John Morgan, Emma Dora, William Worth, James T., Emma Sarah, Charles Edward, Laura Elizabeth, Harry, Sylva, Thomas F., Joseph D. and Ameseta. Two of these died while young. Mr. C. is a member of the United Brethren Church, of Mt. Carmel. He owns 168 acres of land on King's Prairie, and is extensively engaged in the raising of stock.

CASEY, George M.
Shawnee Township, Henry County
born: Apr 3 1837, Hardin Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:664
George M. Casey, section 24, is one of the representative citizens of Henry County, and none are more worthy of success than he. John Casey his father was a son of Stephen Casey, who was a native of South Carolina. John Casey was born in Kentucky in 1808, and was there married to Miss Amanda Smith, of the same state. Their family consisted of seven children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the fifth child. He was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, April 3, 1837. In 1842 his parents moved to Henry County, Missouri, and entered land in Shawnee Township, where George M. has since resided, and where he received his education. He now has a landed estate of 1,520 acres. His home farm is known as "Tebo Lawn," and contains 1,200 acres, ten miles northwest of Clinton. This is one of the finest improved farms in Southwest Missouri, being surrounded by hedge and rail fences, well watered by living springs and wells. His residence is a fine brick one, built in 1876, at a cost of $6,500 and his out buildings, etc., are excellent. Mr. C. has a superior herd of shorthorns, representing many of the most popular families of English and American Herd Book record. He is a successful breeder and one of the ranking short horn men of Southwest Missouri. He also owns large interests in two stock ranches in Texas, stocked with 35,000 head of cattle. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Sixteenth Missouri Infantry of the Confederate service, and remained in action till the close of the war. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity and commandery. August 13, 1857, Mr. Casey was married to Miss Lucy Croswhiet, of Randolph County, Missouri. They have nine children living: Thomas M., Amanda E. (now Mrs. John Barker), John S., Lulu, Minnie, George R., Effie, Annie P., and Lucy M. They have lost one, Mary A.

CASEY, Thomas Marion
Henry County
born: Apr 25 1858, Shawnee Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:356
Thomas Marion Casey. The subject of this sketch is a native of Henry County, having been born in Shawnee Township, April 25, 1858. He was reared upon a farm and took a liking to the business, but was anxious to have a thorough education. In this he was supported by his parents. Having received the rudiments of an English education, and otherwise fitted himself in an advancement for a thorough-collegiate course, he entered the Cumberland University, of Lebanon, Tennessee, in the opening fall term, 1877, in the nineteenth year of his age. He made rapid progress and graduated with high honors from the literary department in 1881. He returned home for the summer vacation, and in the fall again returned to Lebenon and entered the law department, which has become famous for its thorough course of studies, and the number of legal lights that claim it as their Alma Mater. In June, 1883, he graduated from the law department, received his diploma, and was admitted to the bar. Armed with the proof of his talents and hard study, he again returned home, and soon after entered the law office of the Hon. Banton G. Boone, where for nearly a year he has steadily pursued his legal studies, and will undoubtedly become a member of the bar of Henry County.

CAUTHON, Mitchel Y.
Dallas Township, St. Clair County
born: Dec 21 1851, St. Clair Co, MO
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1167
MITCHELL Y. CAUTHON was born on the 21st of December 1851, in St. Clair County, Missouri. James Cauthon, his father, a carpenter by trade and a native of Missouri, was born in 1824, and in 1849 married Miss Eliza Burse, of this county and a daughter of Zach. Burse, Esq. To them were born thirteen children, of whom Mitchell Y. was the second child. He resided on the home place until his marriage, in 1867, to Miss Penelope Dodson, and they have had four children: James E., William R., George M. and Izona. Politically, Mr. C. is a staunch Republican and always has been such. He owns eighty acres of land, and besides farming is interested in stock raising to some extent.

CECIL, Phillip W.
Springfield Township, Henry County
born: Sep 14 1827, Montgomery Co, VA
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:808
P. W. Cecil was born September 14, 1827, in Montgomery County, Virginia, and was the son of Philip Cecil, who was born December 8, 1776, and Polly (Wygal) Cecil, born December 8, 1789. They were married May 22, 1826, and by this union had eleven children, five of whom are still living. They immigrated to Saline County, Missouri, in December, 1831, when Mr. Cecil purchased a large tract of land on the forks of Salt Creek and Black Water, and lived there two years and then removed to Rives (now Henry) County, settling in Springfield Township in 1834. In 1836, he pre-empted 160 acres in addition to his former purchase. He died July 23, of the same year. In 1837, the subject of this sketch bought of the government 240 acres, and had the management of affairs for seven years, until the marriage of his mother, when he came into possession of 160 acres of the homestead, including the buildings. He married Miss Mary Ann Duncan, of Henry County, January 11, 1844. They had six children, four of whom were daughters. He has four children living. In 1858, he sold his farm and removed to Leesville, where he was engaged in merchandising for two years, but he again took possession of the farm in the fall of 1860. He was elected a justice of the peace in 1846, and served two years, and was afterward appointed to fill vacancy in 1862. During the years of 1863-4, he was in Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri. Returning in the spring of 1865; he resumed farming. He was elected township trustee in 1872, and served one term. In 1874, he was elected county judge for the term of two years, and was again tendered the office, but declined to accept. During a residence of nearly half a century in the county, Judge Cecil has been one of its honored men, giving his services often for it, and his influence is always on the side of right. Politically he is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil have been members of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church for a period of thirty years.

CHALMERS, Emanuel K.
Deer Creek Township, Henry County
born: Jan 1 1843, Cooper Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:799
E. K. Chalmers, farmer and stock raiser, section 23, was born in Cooper County, Missouri, January 1, 1843, being the son of James B. Chalmers, a native of Maryland, who grew to manhood there and married a Miss Evans, of the same state. The family removed to Missouri in an early day, and were among the pioneer settlers of Cooper County. In 1860, they came to Henry County, where J. B. Chalmers died in 1873. E. K. was reared in this county as a farmer's boy, and enjoyed fair educational advantages. In 1862, he enlisted in the Confederate army, and serving about six months returned home. He subsequently served in the enrolled militia till the close of the war. Mr. Chalmers was married March 7, 1865, to Miss Emma J. East, of this county, and a daughter of George A. and Mary T. East. She died October 20, 1877, leaving three children: Maggie B., Frederick H. and John Ernest.

CHAPEL, William W.
Appleton Township, St. Clair County
born: Sep 1 1839, Chenango Co, NY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1105
WILLIAM W. CHAPEL, attorney at law and notary public, is a native of Chenango County, New York, and was born September 1, 1839. He was reared in the county of his birth, and was educated at the academy of Cincinnatus, New York. In 1859 he attended a term of the law school of Albany, New York, and in September, 1861, he enlisted in the late war in Company C, 157th New York Volunteer Regiment, remaining in the service till mustered out at Charleston, North Carolina, July 10, 1865. Returning home he was engaged in farming till November, 1867, when he moved to Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri, and embarked in the real estate business and the practice of law, being admitted to the bar of that county in February, 1868. In March, 1882, he came to Appleton City and has since been successfully occupied in the practice of law. Mr. Chapel was married December 13, 1865, to Miss Alice G. Pritchard, a native of New York. They had four children: Minnie, Mary, William and Frank. He was again married March 4, 1875, to Miss Alice Penny, of Missouri. Mr. C. is a member of the I. O. O. F.

CHAPMAN, Nelson Knight
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: Nov 8 1839, Henry Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:563
Nelson Knight Chapman, attorney-at-law, notary public, etc., was born in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1839, his parents being William Chapman, a native of Virginia, and Nannie (Knight) Chapman, originally from North Carolina. They came to Missouri in 1842 and settled in Morgan County, where William bought a farm and brought up his family. Nelson's early advantages for acquiring an education were very limited, though his zeal for books was great. He early went to learn the wagon and carriage trade, and during this time continued studying. He became a soldier early in the war, joining the First Missouri Infantry, State Service. When his time expired he enlisted in Captain Chapman's (his brother) company of cavalry, Shelby's Brigade. He remained through the war; was taken prisoner in May in Greene County, Missouri, court-martialed for being a spy and duly condemned to be shot the following August at Lebanon, Missouri, some distance from the prison. He was shackled with a chain fourteen inches in length about his ankle and placed in a double wagon to ride to the place of execution. Halting once for the night, while the guard was asleep at the end of the wagon he escaped at the front end, and made his way into some brush and hid under an old log. A long search was made for him, but he could not be found. The train left with other prisoners, and he for several nights wandered around and at last found a blacksmith shop, and with the sledge hammer and cold chisel relieved himself and made his way home, in Morgan County, where he found protection. Injustice to Mr. Chapman it is proper to say here that General Sanborn, in command of the Federals, was opposed to the finding of the court martial and would have reprieved him could an order have reached him. In 1871 he came to Windsor and opened a wagon shop, working during the days and studying law evenings. He carried on his shop until 1875, studied until 1878 and was then admitted to the bar by Judge Foster P. Wright. He immediately started an office and now has built up a fine practice. Colonel Boone, of Clinton, rendered him valuable advice and aid during his studies, and in his practice he finds in him a valuable friend. He married Miss Mary Jane Hall in 1863. She died June 1, 1881, leaving five children: Jennie Lee, Mabel Gray, Claudius Eugene, Annie E. and Charles Henry. His second wife was Miss Ella Evans, whom he married May 3, 1882. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Politically, Mr. C. is a Democrat. He belongs to the Baptist Church. He is now city attorney of Windsor.

CHAPPELIER, Henry S.
Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Feb 1 1841, Muskingum Co, OH
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:507
Henry S. Chappelier, dealer in boots and shoes, is a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, and was born February 1, 1841. At the age of ten years his father's family removed to Platte County. Missouri, where he was reared and educated. In 1861 he went to Clinton, Illinois, and there enlisted in 1862, in Company E, Sixty-eighth Illinois Regiment, serving in that company for four months. Returning to Clinton he enlisted in Company D, Seventeenth Illinois Regiment, and remained in action till mustered out as first lieutenant of that company in 1865. After his discharge he went back to Clinton, and resided there until 1870, when, upon going to Farmer City, Illinois, he was engaged in the boot and shoe business until August, 1881. At this time he came to Clinton, Missouri, and established his present business. He has a fine and complete stock of goods and is doing a satisfactory business. Mr. Chappelier was married September 14, 1869, to Miss Clara E. Evans, of Bloomington, Illinois. They have three children: Louis S., Clarence E., and Alice L. Mr. C, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is a Knight Templar.

CHAPPELL, Jordon R.
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: Sep 3 1831, Otsego Co, NY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:561
Jordon R. Chappell, farmer and stock raiser, was born September 3, 1831, in Otsego County. New York. His father, Elijah Chappell, was born March 8, 1788, in Lebanon, Connecticut, and was the son of Oliver and Eunice Chappell. His mother, formerly Betsey Newcomb, was born September 12, 1792, in the same locality. They were married December 13, 1813, and had eleven children, of whom five sons and one daughter survive. Their first child, Henry, was born January 10, 1815, in Otsego County, New York, and died at the age of three years. Thadeus was born September 16, 1818, and married Catherine E. Martin, of Montezuma, New York, October 3, 1851. Henry was born June 20, 1820, but died at an early age. Ruth E. was born November 8, 1821, and now resides at Windsor. Solomon N. was born August 16, 1823; October 3, 1851, he married Miss Ester A. Dyer, of Port Byron, New York. Oliver was born August 1, 1825, and died at the age of ten months. Maxamilla, the second daughter, was born February 19, 1827, and married Henry E. Baker, of Poughkeepsie, New York, October 3, 1848. She died September 3, 1849. Sumner E. was born December 8, 1828, and married Miss Cordelia Baker, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Jordon R. Chappell, the ninth child and seventh son, was born September 3, 1831, in Otsego County, New York. He received, during his childhood, an ordinary education, and at the age of eighteen years, in 1849, he entered the Auburn Academy, New York, his preceptor being Prof. Hopkins, which school he attended for a term of two years. He then entered Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, where he remained for four years, graduating in the class of '55. He was engaged in teaching for some years, and previous to going to Michigan was elected school commissioner at the age of twenty-five, in Auburn, New York. Removing with his parents from Otsego to Mentz, Cayuga County, they remained there until 1856. They then sold their farm of 132 acres and emigrated to Ontwa, Cass County, Michigan, where they bought 396 acres. Elijah Chappell died December 12, 1858, and his widow died in March of 1870. J. R. Chappell was married December 1, 1859, to Miss Sophronia M. Phelps, of Homer, Cortland County, New York. Their only child. Charles J., was born August 31, 1866, in Cass County, Michigan. Mr. C. bought forty acres of land while in Cass County, and in addition held an undivided interest in the homestead. Disposing of his property, he removed from Michigan in 1867, and made his home in Windsor Township, Henry County, Missouri, near the city of Windsor. He first bought 160 acres where he still resides, and has been steadily improving his farm and increasing in wealth. He, his wife and son are members of the Seventh Day Adventists Church, of Sedalia, Missouri. St. Clare Chappell, his youngest brother, with whom he is associated, was born September 30, 1840, in Cayuga County, New York. Commencing life for himself at the age of twenty-one years, he left Michigan, and returning to his native place, engaged with an older brother as hotel clerk. After six years he bought an interest in the business, remaining as partner for one year. August 1, 1866, he married Miss Sarah L. Phelps, of Cortland County, New York. In November, 1867, he emigrated to Missouri, and joined his brother, J. R., buying 120 acres adjoining him, and then uniting their interests, which for fifteen years have been one. They own 680 acres of fine farming and grazing land, and both residences, are on section 35. They make the raising of fine stock a specialty. In politics he is Democratic. Mrs. Chappell is a member of the Congregational Church, of Windsor.

CHASTAIN, John Harry
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: May 27 1888, Wheatland, Hickory Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:630
J. H. Chastain, formerly of the grocery firm of Knisely and Chastain, of Clinton, Missouri, now deceased, was a native of Missouri. Mr. Chastain was born at Wheatland, Hickory County, Missouri, in 1888, and was a son of John and Caldona (Coons) Chastain, both of whom were reared in Barton County, Missouri. The father died in that county and the mother now resides at Brownington, Missouri. They were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Ida Austin, Roseland, Missouri, who succeeded J. H. Chastain as a member of the firm of Knisely and Chastain, Clinton, Missouri; Emma, Clinton, Missouri; and J. H., the subject of this sketch. J. H. Chastain was united in marriage November 22, 1917, with Miss Lula Fry of Osceola, Missouri, where her mother now resides. J. H. Chastain and O. W. Knisely engaged in the grocery business in partnership at No.701 East Ohio street, July 6, 1916, and were successfully carrying on the business when Mr. Chastain was inducted into the National Army July 23, 1918. He was in training at Ft. Riley, Kansas, where he died, and his remains were taken to Clinton, Missouri, for burial, October 12, 1918.

CHEATHAM, Campbell Luther Dr.
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Dec 1 1870, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:335
Dr. C. L. Cheatham, a prominent veterinary surgeon of Clinton, is a member of a well-known pioneer family of this section. He was born in Henry County in 1870 and is a son of Claude E. and Jemima Jane (Hurst) Cheatham. The father was born in Calloway County, Missouri, in 1844 and the mother was a native of Kentucky, born in 1846. Claude E. Cheatham was reared in Calloway County, and about 1866 came to Henry County, and settled in Bethlehem Township, and is still the owner of the farm which he bought in that township at the time, although he resides in Clinton. Claude E. and Jemima Jane (Hurst) Cheatham are the parents of the following children: Etta, married Joseph Black, and they reside in Henry County; Pearl, married Benjamin Campbell, Chicago, Illinois; Dr. C. L., the subject of this sketch. Dr. C. L. Cheatham was educated in the public schools of Clinton and entered the Kansas City Veterinary College, where he was graduated in 1900. He immediately engaged in the practice of his profession and for the past eighteen years, with the exception of about one year, he has been successfully engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery in Henry County, although his practice has frequently extended to other sections of the State. He has been deputy State veterinarian for a number of years and is now serving his fourth term in that office. He is frequently called to different parts of the State in the capacity of deputy State veterinarian. Doctor Cheatham was united in marriage September 30, 1914, with Miss Lilla Broaddus, a daughter of Rev. M. E., and Lilla (Caldwell) Broaddus, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of South Carolina. Rev. M. E. Broaddus is a well-known Baptist minister and came to Clinton in charge of the local Baptist Church in 1911, and is now located in Kansas City, Missouri. To Doctor and Mrs. Cheatham have been born one son, Claude Edwin, born October 15, 1916, and a daughter, Lilla Jane, born August 9, 1918. Doctor and Mrs. Cheatham have an extensive acquaintance in Clinton and are universally esteemed. Doctor Cheatham was a schoolmate of Uel W. Lamkin, the editor of this work, when they both attended Lamkin's Academy, at Clinton.

CHEATHAM, John Thomas
Garland, Honey Creek Township, Henry County
born: Jul 30 1859, Carroll Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:636
John T. Cheatham of Garland, is a descendant of a pioneer family of this State, who settled in Henry County at an early date. Mr. Cheatham was born in Carroll County, in 1859. He is a son of James M. and Anna (Milsapps) Cheatham. The family removed to Saline County, Missouri, when John T. was a child and resided there during the Civil War, and in 1869 came to Henry County, and settled in Honey Creek township, which was then known as Flat Foot. Here the father bought two hundred eighty acres of land at ten dollars per acre. There were only a few settlers in this section of the county at that time, and among those who lived in the Flat Foot district when the Cheathams came were George Crank, William Daly, J. C. Nighbarger, David Simms, James Wiles, and a few others. James M. Cheatham died in Honey Creek township in 1893, and his remains are buried in Fields Creek Cemetery. His wife now resides in Garland at the advanced age of eighty-seven. They were the parents of the following children: James P., died at the age of twenty; W. C., Garland; Charles, died in Los Angeles, California; John T., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Catherine Beauregard Brown; Anna Lee; Amanda J., and Madora. John T. Cheatham received his education in the old Flat Foot school district, in Honey Creek township. He has been interested in farming and stock raising practically all his life. For eight years he conducted a general store in Garland, which was the second mercantile establishment there. He was succeeded by Thomas H. Raney. Mr. Cheatham is now interested in farming and has property interests in Windsor. Mr. Cheatham was married in September, 1889, to Miss Janet G. Mastin, a daughter of William and Mary Mastin, and to this union the following children were born: Julia D., now Mrs. G. Gilbert, and James Thomas, who is in the National Army and has been in military service in France since October, 1918. Mr. Cheatham is a Democrat and has always taken an active interest in political matters.

CHEATHAM, William C.
Honey Creek Township, Henry County
born: 1854, Brunswick, Chariton Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:636
W. C. Cheatham, of Honey Creek township, was born at Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri, and is a son of James M. and Julia Ann (Milsapps) Cheatham. The father was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1815; he died in 1893. His wife was a native of Cooper County, Missouri, born in 1831. During the Civil War the family lived in Saline County, and in 1869, came to Henry County. At that time there was no railroad in Henry County, and they drove here by wagon. The mother is now eighty-seven years of age and lives at Garland, Henry County. She is an interesting pioneer woman, and has a store of war-time and pioneer experiences. She says that at one time when they lived in Saline County, that the settlers had to take the calves inside the house at night to keep them away from the wolves. During the Civil War she relates that William Quantrill and the James and Younger boys had a hiding place on the Cheatham farm, in Saline County, where they camped when they were operating in that section, and that she frequently cooked for them and furnished them with food. She says she also cooked for the Union men, when she was compelled to do so. W. C. Cheatham received his education in the public schools and has always followed farming, until a few years ago when his health failed, and since that time he has not been actively engaged in any kind of work. When James M. Cheatham and wife settled in Henry County they bought two hundred eighty acres of land in the vicinity of Garland, and the Garland school house now stands on a portion of this land. The Cheathams were among the very early pioneers here, and practically saw Henry County develop almost from the beginning.

CHEEK, Silas E.
Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Aug 6 1854, Mason Co, IL
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:507
Silas E. Cheek, dealer in real estate and loan agent, etc., was born in Mason County, Illinois, August 6, 1854. He was reared to manhood and was educated in his native county, spending his youthful days in the occupations of farming and clerking. In 1871 he emigrated to Merrick. County, Nebraska, where he was engaged in farming for one year, but after that time he returned east and settled in Clinton, Missouri. For two years he pursued a course of study under C. C. Dickinson, and then till 1875, was interested in clerking. Going west again to Tyler, Texas, he resided there one year, but then retraced his steps to Clinton, Missouri, embarking in the real estate and loan business. Mr. Cheek, was married November 9, 1881, to Miss Bettie P. Karsner, a native of Kentucky. Mr. C. is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and also of the Knights of Pythias. He is one of the directors of the Henry County Hank.

CHEEK, Walter W.
Big Creek Township, Henry County
born: Mar 7 1862, Mason Co, IL
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:701
Walter W. Cheek, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Big Creek township, is a native of Illinois. He was born in Mason County, May 7, 1862, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Newkirk) Cheek, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Maryland. The Cheek family came to Missouri and settled in Henry County in 1883. The parents returned to Illinois and now reside at Havana, that State. They are the parents of the following children: George, Havana, Illinois; Thomas, deceased; Walter W., the subject of this sketch; Robert died at Urich, Missouri, in 1901; John, lives at Manito, Illinois; Samuel, St. Louis, Missouri; Frank, Phelps County, Missouri; Fannie. died at the age of fourteen; James Madison lives in South Dakota; Marietta, resides with her parents at Havana, Illinois, and Delia, died in infancy. Walter W. Cheek came to Henry County with his parents in 1883, when he was about twenty-one years of age. He followed farming in the vicinity of Urich for a number of years and in 1890 purchased his present place in Big Creek township. This is a valuable farm of one hundred twenty acres, and is a part of the Fox estate, which was originally entered from the Government by William Fox, grandfather of Mrs. Cheek. He was a very early settler in this vicinity and entered a great deal of land from the Government in Henry County. At one time he owned about eight hundred acres. Walter W. Cheek was married to Miss Geneva A. Fox in 1888. She is a daughter of William C. Fox, a native of Kentucky, who was born in 1814. He married Emma Hornbarger, a native of Tennessee, born in 1826. William C. Fox died May 21, 1899, and his wife died in 1897, and their remains are interred in the Carpenter Cemetery. Mr. Cheek is not only a successful farmer and stock raiser, but takes a keen interest in local affairs and is especially interested in the public school system and for seventeen years has served as director of his school district. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Presbyterian Church and is one of the substantial citizens of Big Creek township. William C. Fox came to Howard County, Missouri, from Kentucky. He was a "forty-niner," crossed the country and was in the gold mining country of the Pacific Coast for twelve years. Upon his return via Cape Horn, he settled in Big Creek township, Henry County. He was a farmer and stockman on a large scale. W. C. Fox had two children: Mrs. Walter Cheek and James Edgar Fox, who died in 1908 in Kansas City, where he had moved from his farm in Big Creek township. William C. Fox was the son of James Fox, a Missouri pioneer who was one of the earliest settlers of Howard County and later of Henry County. W. C. Fox owned a fine farm of 320 acres and dealt extensively in live stock.

CHILDERS, William Huff
Fields Creek Township, Henry County
born: Dec 30 1842, Henry Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:677
William H. Childers, farmer and stock raiser, section 2, is a native of Henry County, Missouri, and was born December 30, 1842. His father, Washington Childers, originally of Logan County, Kentucky, came to Henry County, Missouri, in 1842. He married Miss Catharine Yates, also a Kentuckian by birth. The subject of this sketch spent his youth on the farm in this county, and received his education in the common schools. He followed agricultural pursuits until January 1, 1862, when he enlisted in Captain Beaty's company. He was in a number of important battles, and surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana. After the close of the war he returned to Henry County, where he has since continued to till the soil, and also the raising of stock. His farm contains eighty acres of good land, well improved, upon which is a fine orchard, and he is feeding thirty head of cattle. Mr. Childers was married November 24, 1866, to Miss Martha Webster, who was born in North Carolina. They have four children, John H., Lillia, Mollie and William P. He is connected with the Baptist Church.

CHILDERS, William Pleas
Fields Creek Township, Henry County
born: Jun 14 1882, Fields Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:756
William Childers, is a well-known and prosperous farmer and stockman of Fields Creek township. He is a native son of Henry County, and was born in the township where he now resides, June 14, 1882, a son of W. H. and Martha (Webster) Childers. The father was also born in Henry County, the date of his birth being December 30, 1842. He is a son of Washington Childers, a native of Kentucky, who settled in Henry County in 1842. He spent the remainder of his life here and his remains are interred in a private cemetery on the old Carr homestead. W. H. Childers now resides in Clinton, Missouri, and is seventy-seven years of age. He was a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, enlisting January 1, 1862, in Captain Beaty's Company. He took part in a number of important engagements and served until the close of the war. He then returned to Henry County and was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising until 1917, when he retired and removed to Clinton. His wife died in April, 1898. They were the parents of the following children: William, the subject of this sketch; John H.; Mrs. Lillie Burton and Mrs. Mollie Burton, all of whom are deceased, except William. William Childers was reared on his father's farm in Fields Creek township, and received a good common school education in the district schools. Since reaching his majority he has been engaged in farming and stock raising and is now the owner of a valuable farm of one hundred seventy-two acres in Fields Creek township, about six and one-half miles north of Clinton on the Warrensburg road. The place is well improved with good farm buildings which are modern and commodious. Mr. Childers was married in 1901 to Miss Bessie Dean, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Woodruff) Dean, natives of Virginia, and they are both now deceased. They were the parents of the following children: George Edward, Wayside, Kansas; Daisy, married G. A. Lile, Clinton, Missouri; Charles Wallace, deceased; Otis, Nowata, Oklahoma; Earl, Bigheart, Oklahoma and Bessie, married William Childers, the subject of this sketch. Mr. and Mrs. Childers have two children: Andie Otto and Vera Pansy. Mr. Childers takes a keen interest in local public affairs and has been a member of the school board for a number of years, and a member of the township board. At present he is a member of the Council of Defense. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and he and Mrs. Childers are members of the Knights and Ladies of Security. The Childers family belong to the Baptist Church, and Mr. Childers is clerk of the local organization, and also a deacon.

CHIPMAN, William Thomas
Henry County
born: Nov 14 1907
Source:Tina Damron, tdamron@281.com
William Thomas Chipman Nov. 14, 1907 to May 9, 1984 - William Thomas Chipman was born near Calhoun Missouri. Nov 14, 1907 to William J. and Willie B. (Ford) Chipman. When he was six weeks old he and Virginia (his sister) took whooping cough and that delayed the family joining Will. He and his brother Russell were each homesteading in Kansas. The railroad station was Syracuse. Willie stayed with her mother, Mrs. Kate Ford, in Windsor until the children were ready to travel. Thomas kept well in Kansas and likely did not mind spending two years there. They moved from Kansas to a farm near the Chipmans home. Before long Willie took typhoid fever and was very sick. Virginia and Thomas were taken to Grandmother Chipman's to stay. The little boy was very lonesome and Ella was a young girl and she was his comforting Aunt. He begged her to lie down with him every night. When he was three years old the family moved to a farm two miles north of Calhoun. Soon his parents decided to buy the farm making installment payments. Before Thomas was old enough to do daily chores he gave the family a scare. He opened the trap door to the cistern and Virginia caught him and was screaming for help as she held him. When he was six years old He entered Plum Grove School for the Eight years of grade school. Thomas was baptized in a creek near Calhoun in Nov 1917. There was a thin coating of ice on the water. In conversation with Thomas during his last trip to Hannibal he recalled experiences which were interesting. There were several varieties of apples in the large orchard. Thomas and his father would take apples to Hall Goodrich's to run them through the cider press. Our family had delicious cider to drink fresh. Then they filled a fifteen gallon wooden barrel with cider and it set in the cellar to make vinegar. The vinegar was sold to Calhoun grocery store for 10 cents a gallon. He remembered , when his mother made lye soap in large iron kettles helping stir with heavy wooden paddles. A big event every year for farmers was hog butchering day. Children old enough to go to school hated to miss the activity. The hogs were shot, then throats were stuck so they would bleed. Then scalded in a barrel (temperature must be exactly right). Then hung for several hours before the men began to cut up the meat. The meat for sausage was brought into the kitchen to be ground. Farm children came home from school, had a snack, changed clothes, and started chores. The older, Thomas became, more and harder the chores became. Thomas went two miles to high school on horseback. Spring and Fall he went to the fields for a few hours to plant crops or harvest. His sophomore year he stayed home a month to help plant and went two days for exams. The junior year he helped his father for the last quarter and went back to take exams. It was Thomas's idea to help his father as he knew he could pass the exams. His senior year 1924-1928 Thomas went the full year and participated in all the activities. He especially enjoyed his part in the senior play. July 1, 1928 Thomas enrolled in Central Business College in Sedalia. He washed dishes in the cafeteria. On Sunday afternoons he was in YMCA office. Late Oct, he came home to help shuck corn. Dad remodeled house that summer adding pantry, bedroom and new screen porch on the back. Big snow at end of October with deep drifts. Thomas worked in Hughesville in winter of 1929-1927. Thomas married Della Parks, daughter of William Henry and Eugenia (Houts) Parks of Leeton Missouri in Dec 31, 1927 in Clinton Missouri. The wedding was in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Houts. Dan Houts was Della's mothers brother. Sue Parks Houts was Della's father's sister. Rev A. N. Lindsey, minister of First Christian Church performed the ceremony. Sterl Morgan and Addie Whitaker were the attendants. It had rained and began to snow so hard the wedding party had to stay over night in Clinton. Thomas farmed the Parks land and they lived with the Parks family over a year. Thomas accidentally cut off one finger and seriously injured another. Them moved in with Thomas' parents to be nearer good roads to get to the doctor in Clinton. When he was able to farm he moved south of the Chipman farm. Then he also did some trucking working long hours. May 9, 1934 Thomas began to drive the Standard Oil Truck. By this time the family was living in Calhoun. Sept 29, 1941 Thomas began driving for Skelly Oil and worked 28 years for Skelly. In 1966 Thomas decided to seek employment at Lake City. The higher pay would increase Social Security. He drove back and forth for a while and then rented a house in Blue Springs. They went to Calhoun every weekend to attend church and also to see how Thomas father was doing. When he terminated Jan 19, 1971 they moved back home and he was soon driving a school bus. Then when his age was reached to retire from driving a school buss he was night watchman at Rival plant in Clinton. Rival later installed electronic surveillance. When fuel became so high they bought a wood stove for dining room. It would heat the rooms they used. Thomas had permission to cut all the dead wood he wanted. When weather and timber roads were okay he would go and cut. There was always a big pile of wood left over every spring. All of their married life Thomas and Della had a big garden. It would be interesting to know how many jars of fruit and vegetables Della canned. When Thomas retired he helped pick vegetables and helped can them. Also he would help with the cleaning. While Thomas worked for oil companies there was no time for vacations. In 1967 Thomas and Della took his father and step-mother Naomi, with them on a trip. They went through Dodge City, Ks, Co, New Mexico and back into Co. They saw the royal Gorge, Crippled Creek and attended Sunday school and church in Colorado Springs and had dinner with Russell and Jennie Chipman (Will's Brother) Then to Clyde Texas to visit Della's uncle Ed Parks. At Monta Vista, Will and Naomi visited two days with Naomi's cousin, Claude Pepper. During their visit, Thomas and Della went to Lake City, Co. to see more beautiful scenery. When Will Chipman was sixteen to escape from hay fever he went to Colorado to work. He drove a team and wagon and hauled ore on the road from Crippled Creek sometimes moving large rocks from the road. They wanted to travel that road and at halfway house on Stage Coach line there were signs warning that it took a good driver to make the trip. Thomas continued driving. In 1969 Thomas and Della went to Yellowstone Park and saw beauty there and also going and coming home. Sunday they were in Sunday School and church in Rapid City. The last few years Thomas did not feel as well as he had been feeling. He wouldn't say he did not feel good and told Della not to tell the children he was sick. He insisted on going to the doctor alone May 4.1984 and did not tell what the doctor said. He and Della went to sing inspiration in the evening. Sunday he did not go to Sunday School or Church, the first he had missed for over twenty years. That day the church members voted for the most valuable member of the church and Thomas received the most of the votes. Irene and Oscar came Monday for their annual visit and Irene and her father had a good visit. Sometime during Wednesday night Thomas died quietly in his bed. May 9, 1984. Thomas and Della had the following children. Henry , Irene Davis, William, Dorothy Gillespie, Robert, Parks and Gerald.

CHITWOOD, Henry Clark
Big Creek Township, Henry County
born: Oct 23 1840, Henry Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:699
H. C. Chitwood, farmer and stock raiser, section 16, is a native of Henry County, Missouri; having been born here October 23, 1840. Daniel Chitwood, his father, originally from Scott County, Tennessee, was born February 24, 1808, and grew to manhood in his native county, and was there married to Sally Pruett, a Kentuckian by birth. In 1829 the family removed to Missouri and located where the town of Lexington now is, but after residing there a short time came to Henry County, in 1833. He entered land for two years and improved the farm which the subject of this sketch now occupies. In 1830 Mr. Chitwood went overland to California, and after spending one year in the gold mines returned by the way of the Isthmus and New Orleans. They had a family of eight children, all of whom grew to maturity and married, but only four of them are living at this time, H. C. being the fifth child. His youth was spent on the farm in this county, and he enlisted in the Confederate army in 1862 in Colonel Lewis' regiment, participating in the battle of Prairie Grove, where he was taken prisoner. Upon being paroled he returned home, having served about six months. Mr. Chitwood was married January 24, 1861, to Miss Jane Hicks, a native of Moniteau County, but who was reared and educated in Henry County. She was a daughter of Abner Hicks. There were eight children by this marriage: Thomas H, Willard A., Charles F., Viola A., Melissa A., Nancy E., Lavina and Willie. Mr. C. has a farm of 273 acres, with a good new residence and other improvements on the place. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church South.

CHOICE, Franklin
Collins Township, St. Clair County
born: 1820, VA
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1172
FRANKLIN CHOICE, farmer and stock raiser, is a Virginian by birth, and was born in 1820. His father, John Choice, who was also born in Virginia. was married to Miss Jane Haygood in 1813, and they had five children, of whom Franklin was the youngest. He resided with his parents until 1842, and in that year was married to Miss Martha E. Copeland, of Cumberland County, Virginia. To them were born eight children: William F., Mary, Laura V., Augusta M., Charles, Mattie J., Louisa and Anna. In 1859 Mr. Choice, leaving his native state, emigrated to Missouri and settled in St. Clair County, on the place which he now occupies. He has eighty acres in his farm, it being very productive land, and upon it is a good residence. He is most thorough in his transactions, and this is the cause of his success. In politics he is a Republican. He was a member of the militia under Captain Cook during the late war.

CHURCHILL, Henry C.
Windsor, Windsor Township, Henry County
born: Aug 31 1845, Union Co, KY
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:836
Henry C. Churchhill, retired druggist, Windsor, Missouri, was born in Union County, Kentucky, August 31, 1845, and has spent fifty-two years of his life in Missouri, being one of the pioneer residents of this section of the State. He is the son of Armstead and Rebecca (Catlett) Churchhill, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. Armstead Churchhill was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, October 27, 1810, and died at Knob Noster, Missouri, April 12, 1873. He followed agricultural pursuits during his active life and settled in Missouri in April, 1866. His wife, Rebecca Catlett, was born in Morganville, Kentucky, October 14, 1815, and died April 16, 1876. Armstead and Rebecca Churchhill were parents of ten children, four of whom grew to maturity. Henry C. Churchhill was reared to young manhood in his native State of Kentucky and was educated at St. Mary's College, Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the army for one year during the Civil War. Mr. Churchhill attended Barnes Commercial College at Louisville, Kentucky, and also conducted a store in that city for a few years. When his parents came to Missouri he accompanied them and followed farming in Johnson County for three years. In the spring of 1871 he located in Windsor, Henry County, and conducted a hardware store for two years. Having previously studied pharmacy under his uncle, Henry Catlett, and being somewhat familiar with the drug business, he purchased a drug store in Windsor and conducted it for a number of years. He then purchased a flouring mill in partnership with R. N. Ousley and was engaged in the milling business successfully until his retirement in 1903. Mr. Churchhill has made a success of his life and has become well-to-do in the course of his long business experience in Henry County. He is owner of farm lands in Henry and Johnson Counties and is now living in comfortable retirement at his pleasant home in Windsor. Mr. Churchhill was married on November 20, 1866, to Miss Virginia Ousley, who was born in Johnson County, Missouri. Three children have been born to this union: Armstead L., of Vinita, Oklahoma; Mrs. Eliza Evans, Eldorado, Kansas; Florence S., wife of P. Ball, Mangum, Oklahoma. The mother of these children is deceased. Mr. Churchhill's second marriage was to Miss Missouri Campbell, who was born in Circleville, Ohio. Two children blessed this marriage: Samuel B., Vinita, Oklahoma; and Mary J., at home with her parents. The Democratic party has always had the support of Mr. Churchhill and he has generally taken an interest in political and civic matters. He served one term as mayor of the city of Windsor and has always endeavored to do a good citizen's part toward the building up and material progress of his home city. He is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and he and Mrs. Churchhill are members of the Congregational Church.

CHURCHILL, Henry C.
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: Aug 31 1845, Union Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:564
Henry C. Churchill, druggist, and dealer in druggists sundries. was born in Union County, Kentucky, in 1845, and was the son of Colonel A. L. Churchill, of Louisville, Kentucky. His grandfather was one of the original owners of Louisville. His mother was formerly Rebecca Catlett, daughter of George Catlett, of Virginia. Col. Churchill came to Missouri in 1866, and settled in Johnson County, on a farm. The subject of this sketch received an excellent education at the St. Mary's College. in Kentucky, and learned the drug business in his native state, with his Uncle Catlett. He then farmed for three years in Johnson County, and subsequently took charge of a stock of goods for his father. In 1871 he came to Windsor and entered into the hardware business for three years. In 1875 he bought a drug store of W. B. Pomeroy, which was the first one started in town, and has since done a good business. In his political preferences he is a Democrat, and religiously a Baptist. he is an active member of the Masonic fraternity, He is a director of the bank, and one of the charter members of the State Pharmaceutical Society, and a delegate to the legislature to get an act passed for the benefit of the druggists. He married Miss Virginia Owsley, in November, 1866. She died June 24, 1879, leaving three children: Amsted Ludwell, Eliza and Florence. Her father, John N. Owsley, was born in Boone County, Missouri, his father having come from Kentucky. Her mother, whose maiden name was Susan Enlow, was born in Christian County, Kentucky. For his second wife he married Miss Missouri Campbell, daughter of A. S. Campbell, of Circleville, Ohio, on October 19, 1881. Mr. Churchill is one of the leading business men in the city, and has advanced ideas in regard to improvements and enterprises tending to build up Windsor.

CLARK, Andrew Hockersmith
Tebo Township, Henry County
born: Feb 8 1831, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:636
Andrew H. Clark, farmer, stock raiser and wagon maker, was born in the state of Kentucky, as were also his parents, Andrew R. and Hannah Y. (Owsley) Clark. They were born in 1826, and to them were born eleven children, of whom eight - five daughters and three sons, are now living. In 1835, leaving Kentucky, they came to Johnson County, Missouri, and purchased 160 acres of land, improved it, and after three years or in 1838, removed to, Henry County. The senior Clark bought 320 acres of timber and prairie land, now known as the Hanger Farm, remained upon it until 1858, when he sold that property and took up his location three miles south, on a one hundred acre tract. This was his home until his death, which occurred in January, 1863. His widow died in November, 1864. Andrew H. Clarke, bought his first farm in this township in 1856, consisting of eighty acres, living upon it until 1865, when through misfortune he lost it. He removed into Calhoun, where he engaged in wagon making, applying himself for thirteen years, and in 1878, he again purchased eighty acres of land and resumed agricultural pursuits. He is a man possessed of an indomitable will and energy, and now has in course of erection a fine residence. Mr. Clark, his wife and three daughters are connected with the First Baptist Church of Calhoun. Politically he is a Democrat.

CLARK, Charles Martin
Montrose, Deepwater Township, Henry County
born: Aug 4 1869, Deepwater Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:411
Charles M. Clark, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, Montrose, Missouri, was born August 4, 1869, in Deepwater township, Henry County, and is the son of David W. and Sarah E. (Jackson) Clarke, the former of whom was a native of Virginia and the latter was a native of North Carolina. David Clark was the son of Joseph Clark, a native of Ireland, who emigrated from his native land to Virginia, and after a residence of some years in that State, he came to Missouri, as early as 1837, and settled in Lafayette county, developed a farm in that county and there ended his days. David Clark was reared to maturity in Lafayette County and was married in that county to Sarah E. Jackson. During the early fifties he came to Henry County and settled in Deepwater township, developing a farm which is still in possession of the Clark family. During the Civil War he served in Capt. John B. Newberry's company of Missouri State Militia. He resided upon his farm of 140 acres in Deepwater township until death came to him. Nine children were born to David W. and Sarah E. Clark: Dr. J. W. Clark, Liberal, Missouri; Mrs. Louisa J. Barker, Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Elizabeth Marsh, a resident of Indiana; Mrs. Lucy A. Gutridge, deceased, was a resident of Montrose, where she died in 1900; Wesley, who is tilling the home place east of Montrose; Mrs. I. J. Marsh, living in Bear Creek township; Charles M., subject of this review; Mrs. Lillian Covey, Appleton City, Missouri. After receiving such education as was afforded by the district schools in the vicinity of his home, Mr. Clark attended the Academy at Butler, Missouri. For a period of two years he taught school and then engaged in the mercantile business at Montrose, a vocation in which he was profitably engaged for over twenty years. In 1913 he entered the Farmers and Merchants Bank as cashier. His work as cashier of this bank is marked by efficiency, courtesy of demeanor and a desire to attend to the wants of the patrons of the bank in the most painstaking and obliging manner. On November 12, 1893, Charles M. Clark and Miss Vina Campbell were united in marriage. Mrs. Vina Clark was born in Bates County, Missouri, a daughter of John Campbell an old settler of that county. The children born of this union are as follows: Constance E., a teacher in the Windsor High School, is a graduate of the Montrose High School, and holds a state teacher's certificate from the Warrensburg State Normal School; Ralph C., born in April, 1896, a soldier in the National Army who enlisted as a member of Supply Company, 137th Infantry, in April, 1917, and is now the regimental supply sergeant at Camp Doniphan, and who prior to his enlistment, was with the International Harvester Company at Hutchinson, Kansas, left for the front in France April 13, 1918, and is now on the fighting line serving his country and the great cause of world freedom for all nations and peoples. The Republican party has always had the allegiance' and support of Mr. Clark and he served four years as postmaster of Montrose under Presidents Roosevelt and Taft. He is a member of the Baptist Church and is fraternally affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge No. 408, Montrose, Missouri.

CLARK, David A.
Fairview Township, Henry County
born: Feb 14 1835, Johnson Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:756
David A. Clark, originally from Johnson County, Missouri, was born February, 14, 1835 His father, Andrew Clark, was a native of Kentucky, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Hannah Owsley, of the same state. He removed to Missouri in 1834 and located first in Johnson County, of which he was one of the pioneers, coming thence to Henry County in 1837. He then settled near Clinton. David grew up here on a farm and while young learned the blacksmiths' trade. He was married July 18, 1859, to Miss Sarah A. Comer, a daughter of Mark Comer. She is a Tennesseean by birth but was reared and educated in Cooper County. They have four children: Andrew A., James H., Georgia and John W. After his marriage Mr. Clark resided on a farm north of Clinton until the spring of 1882, when he sold it and purchased the place in Fairview Township which he now occupies. He has ninety acres of valuable land with eighty acres in cultivation and a young bearing orchard of 140 apple and some peach trees. Mr. C. and his wife are members of the Methodist Church.

CLARK, David Russel
Fields Creek Township, Henry County
born: May 26 1842, Estill Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:678
D. R. Clark, farmer and stock raiser, section 8, owes his nativity to Estill County, Kentucky, where he was born May 26, 1842, being the son of William Clark, a farmer and moulder by occupation, and a native of Virginia. His mother's maiden name was Marion McKiney, and she was a Kentuckian by birth. Mr. Clark died in 1868. Mrs. C. is still living in Missouri. D. R. was the ninth of a family of fifteen children. His youth was passed on the farm in Kentucky, and when twenty years old he engaged in farming. In 1862 he enlisted in Company C. Seventh Kentucky Cavalry, remaining in the service until the close of the war. He was captured in Ohio, and spent about eighteen months of the time in prison at Camp Morton and Camp Douglass. At the close of the war he returned to Kentucky, and was located there until 1868, when he came to Henry County, Missouri, and here he has since resided, following farming and stock raising. His farm contains 202 acres of good land and well improved, with a fine residence, barn and orchard. Mr. C. is one of the largest stock feeders in the township, and usually feeds about 100 head, and he owns some fine stock. He is a member of Tebo Lodge, No. 68, A. F. and A. M. July 22, 1862, he was married to Miss Celia Kimbrell, who was born in the State of Kentucky, December, 1837. Her death occurred August 26, 1882, and she left two charming daughters: Alice D., and Fannie R.

CLARK, David Wesley
Deepwater Township, Henry County
born: Feb 17 1863, Deepwater Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:471
David Wesley Clark. Lovers of the picturesque would take delight in climbing the hill whereon the lifetime home of David Wesley Clark of Deepwater township is located. A picturesque home, a part of which is the original log cabin built by David Clark, his father, long ago, is situated upon one of the highest points in Henry County, and is surrounded by large cedar trees. Twenty miles away the church spires and the court house dome of Clinton can be seen. The city of Butler also twenty miles distant to the west can be seen on a clear day. Other towns in the neighborhood can be seen. David Wesley Clark was born in Deepwater township, in the Clark log cabin, February 17, 1863, and is the son of David Clark. David Clark, the elder, was born in Virginia, near Richmond, May 12, 1825, and died April 22, 1911. He was the son of Joseph Clark. David, Sr., came to Missouri in 1853 and entered forty acres of the land now owned by his son, David Wesley, built a cabin and resided thereon until his death. His wife was Sarah Jackson, born in Lafayette County, Missouri, where David had located with his father in 1840. Prior to coming to Henry County they had lived in Lafayette and Johnson counties. Sarah Clark was born in 1835 and died January 22, 1890. There were nine children in the Clark family, eight of whom are living: J. W., Louisa, Sarah Elizabeth, Lucy Ann, deceased; David Wesley, Mary E., Charles M., Lillian, Louis Bennett. David Clark was a highly respected citizen of Henry County and was well and favorably known in his home neighborhood. He served in the Missouri State Troops during the Civil War and was in many hard-fought battles. Born and reared on the Clark homestead, David Wesley Clark has spent all of his days on the farm. He is the owner of 140 acres of land which is situated in the exact center of section 16 and adjoins the Dahlman land on the north, both farms being reached by a private roadway. He was first married to Rebecca J. Hardy, October 1, 1890, who bore him two children: Lena, Montrose, Missouri; and David, at home with his father . Mrs. Rebecca J. Clark departed this life September 16, 1908. Mr. Clark's second marriage occurred December 25, 1911, to Mrs. Ellen Chisham, a widow, and mother of two children: Eunola, wife of Frank Schaffer, living in Kansas; and William Chisham, a farmer in Deepwater township. Mr. Clark is a Republican, and is of that kindly, intelligent, type of Missourian of the old school who possesses so many excellent qualities which makes and retains friends for all time He loves his county, his State, his neighbors, his home and his fellowmen.

CLARK, Joseph
Appleton Township, St. Clair County
born: Nov 30 1848, Macoupin Co, IL
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1106
JOSEPH CLARK, section 24, was born November 30, 1848, in Macoupin County, Illinois, his parents being Randall and Lucy (Gray) Clark. The former was a native of South Carolina and the latter was a Virginian by birth. They moved to Macoupin County, Illinois, in an early day and there reared thirteen children, of whom Joseph was the sixth. He grew up on a farm at his birth place, and there remained until October, 1871, when he settled in St. Clair County, Missouri. Here he now owns a farm of 240 acres of land. Mr. Clark was married August 9, 1871, to Miss Jane Walker, a native of Illinois. To them have been born seven children: Edgar F., Theodore E., Bertha, Branton L., Ethel O., Valentine and Katie.

CLARK, William D.
Appleton Township, St. Clair County
born: Feb 18 1844, DuPage Co, IL
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1105
WILLIAM D. CLARK was born February, 18, 1844, in DuPage County, Illinois. His father, David K. Clark came from New York when a boy, and his father built the first frame house erected in Chicago. His mother's maiden name was Mary Jarvis, born in Rochester, New York. William was third in a family of five children. At the age of fourteen he went to Wausekea, Minnesota, where he remained three years. Returning, he enlisted in February, 1862, in Company F, Fifty-third Illinois Volunteers, and in the battle of Jackson, Mississippi, October 5, 1863 he was wounded in the lower limb and for some time was in hospital at Vicksburg, and afterwards in Chicago. As soon as able he was assigned duty at Camp Douglass, where he remained till 1865, when he was discharged. In 1867, Mr. Clark came to Missouri, and engaged in farming in St. Clair County. In 1874 he embarked in the grocery business at Appleton City, which he has since continued, now enjoying about the finest trade in the city. He was married November 8, 1870, to Miss Matilda Walker, a native of Madison County, Indiana. They have two children living: Ora M., and Ethel E. Mr. Clark has been entrusted with some official position nearly all the time since living in the town. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. fraternity and is connected with the Presbyterian Church.

CLARKE, Alexander Clifton
Windsor, Henry County
born: Feb 15 1835, Christian Co, KY

The subject of this sketch, Alexander Clifton Clarke, was born February 15, 1835 in Christian County, Kentucky, grew up from the farm, attended the local schools and clerked in country stores. In the Spring of 1856 he came to Missouri, stopping near the "High Point of Tebo," a noted landmark at that day, a guide to the travelers over the trackless prairies, which could be seen a distance of many miles. High Point is now included in the homestead farm of D. B Sutherland in Johnson County. The country at that time was sparsely settled and only in the timber or along the timber line. The early settlers had no confidence in the fertility of the prairies, and many cleared up timberland for their farms. Timberland was worth from $15 to $25 per acre and prairie land could be entered at 75 cents to $1.25. Those were the primitive days of Southwest Missouri. The settlers lived in log cabins - most of them only one room and a lean-to. Occasionally there was a more commodious home with two rooms and a hall, one and a half or two stories high. The settlers were hospitable, kind and generous toward new-comers. Church buildings were few and far between. Divine services were held in school houses or at the homes of the people during inclement seasons. In summer and fall they were held under the trees, as were political and social gatherings. In the country townships the state and county elections were also held in the open. A pleasing feature of these gatherings was the absence of the tough or rowdy element that sometimes demonstrates itself in later years. During 1856 a political gathering at Calhoun assembled from six counties during a hotly contested campaign between Trusten Polk, Thomas H. Benton and Judge Ewing for the office of governor, each representing a political party. They canvassed together, addressing audiences composed of partisans of all three candidates at the same time and there was not a symptom of disorder or drunkenness. At that time Windsor was not on the map. A short time previous thereto a wayside post office had been established at the residence of R. E. Taylor who was appointed postmaster. In the fall of 1856 the town of Belle Monte was surveyed, consisting of the four blocks now cornering at the crossing of Main and Benton streets in Windsor. After Belle Monte was surveyed an effort was made to have the County name changed to Belle Monte, which failing, the name of the town was changed to Windsor. When the State Legislature next met after the town of Belle Monte was surveyed a bill was before it organizing a new county of portions of the four adjoining counties, to be called Meadow County. The advocates of the measure continued their efforts until a constitutional convention placed a clause in the constitution practically prohibiting the formation of new counties. At one time the Meadow county bill failed to pass by only four votes. In 1856 there were four farm residences within the present corporate limits of Windsor; R. F. Taylor's, Weden Major's, G. D. Foster and Silas Turner. In that year Joseph Brame built a small business house on the corner now occupied by Murphy's drygoods store. R. F. Taylor put up a store room on the lot now occupied by Tompkin's feed store. Such was the beginning of Belle-Monte, now Windsor. Although Missouri stands in the front rank of agricultural states and our sections is not behind any other section, at the period of which we write agriculture was not very far advanced. The land was productive and every settler had more or less land in cultivation and could produce bountiful crops with very little labor, yet they were not encouraged to farm extensively, because that had but a limited home market, and no other this side of St Louis and cattle and hogs had to go to market on foot, often at a loss. Many persons cured their pork and found a market for it at Lexington or Boonville, either being sixty miles away. Not until the Mo. P.R.R. was built to Syracuse in Morgan county was it wed by the people of this section as means of transportation to market. In September, 1856, all Western Missouri was aroused by reports from Kansas to the effect that Jim Lane had organized into bands of robbers, murderers and house-burners, immigrants sent to the territory by abolitionists of the northern states, supplied with arms and ammunition, and that settlers from the Southern states, wherever found were being exterminated, and that the latter class were calling for help from Missouri. Thirty-five hundred Missourians assembled near Westport in Jackson County, MO and organized themselves into an army commanded by Col. John W. Reid, and moved in the direction of Lawrene, KS where there were companies from Henry, Benton, Pettis, two from Johnson, Cass, Bates, Jackson and several counties north of the river. With this force was Capt. Hiram Bledsoe with a battery of artillery. In this battery was a twelve-pounder known as "Old Sacremento" was captured during the Mexican War and presented to him by the U.S. Congress for gallantry in that War. Old Sacremento handled by Captain Bledsoe on August 10, 1861 during the battle of Wilson's Creek was a factor in routing Lyon's forces on that battlefield. There were seven men from the Northeastern portion of Henry County with Reed's army of invasion; J. M Miller, Philip Gaterwood, Frank and Lawrence Berry, Courtney Campbell, Dr. J. H. Caldwell and the subject of this sketch, all of whom has passed away except the latter. On the evening of the second day after leaving Westport the invading army camped on a prairie ridge overlooking the fortified town of Lawrence where Lane and his forces were supposed to be. As Commander Reid was preparing at daylight to attack the place, Sec. Woodson, acting governor of the Territory in the absence of Gov. Robert Walker, came to Reid's lines as the head of a force of U. S. dragoons and asked for a parley, which was granted. The result of this was that Acting Governor Woodson assured the invaders if they would withdraw from the territory that Lane and his bands should be suppressed by U. S. troops if necessary. So the invaders retired in good order if not in good humor. Many of these men had relatives or friends robbed or murdered in the Territory. The Territorial authorities suppressed the war on the pro-slavery settlers in the Territory, but the Freesoilers began a borer warfare of making incursions at night into the border counties of Missouri and at times extending them into Henry County, about Johnson County and into Johnson County about Kingsville. These raids were continued until the fall of 1860, when Governor Stuart sent a force of State troops into Vernon and Bates counties under the Command of General D. M. Frost of St. Louis. This force remained on the border all winter as a guard. In the spring of 1861, Governor Jackson, who had succeeded Governor Stuart in January of that year, ordered General Frost with his command to St. Louis where he established Camp Jackson in the suburbs of the city. In October, 1864, one traveling from Blue Mills in Jackson County to Spring River in Jasper one would see not more than a half dozen farm houses in all of the six counties. The Kansas Jayhawkers were prompt in carrying out Order No. 11. The Country was utterly devastated. Blackened chimneys were the only indices that the country had once been inhabited. Those were the monuments that pointed to pharisaical freedom shriekers whose self righteousness qualified them to be keepers of the consciences of those less holy than themselves. These counties had been inhabited by an intelligent, industrious class of people, with well improved farms, happy, prosperous homes. Jennison, Nugent and Montgomery will long be remembered with feelings of horror by the descendants of those border people. Later Camp Jackson was captured by General Lyon of the U. S. army, thus inaugurating the war of 1861-1865 in Missouri with the massacre of many women and children in the streets of the city. In April, 1861, military companies were organized throughout the state as Missouri National Guard. Gob. Jackson called for fifty thousand men to defend the state against invasion. A group organized in Windsor, which became a very noted company, The Windsor Guards, severed throughout the war as "Especial Escort" to Major General Sterling Price who was Chief in Command of the State Guard, but in January '62 was commissioned Major General in the armies of the Confederate States. The Windsor Guard enlisted in body in the services of the Confederacy at that time. Our subject served with the Windsor Guards until April 1863, when he with twenty others transferred to the regular cavalry service. While with the escort he was frequently on detached duty as a secret service man often within the enemy's lines. On one occasion being in Missouri and learning that his command had been ordered to Corinth, Miss, he took the train for St. Louis at Smithton. Thence through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, and reported to General Price at Tusselomis after an absence of two months. During the time he was on detached duty seeking information for his commander, he often found himself in very close places, but managed to escape on each of these occasions. Under such circumstances in warm times one is not always expected to adhere to the truth, but to deport himself according to the exigencies of the occasion. He served under General Beauregard Bragg, Vandorn Pemberton, Kirby Smith, Sand Magruder, always under the immediate command of General Sterling Price, who commanded a "division" of the army of teach of them. He served from April 186, until in Mary 1864, was paroled in May 1865,, at Shreevesport, LA. He was in fifteen or twenty battles and skirmishes. He missed being in two important battles in which his command was engaged; Elkhorn, Ark, and Corinth, Miss, being on detached duty, when these occurred. He did not take a dose of medicine during the war, was never wounded or taken prisoner, but had many opportunities for both. After surrendering at Shreevesport, LA. We went to eKntuel, remaining there and in Tenn, until March, 1868, when he returned to Missouri, improved the farm on which he now lives and married Mary F. oldest daughter of B. F. Williamson an early pioneer to this section. To them have been born six children, all of whom were educated in the Windsor School and are no discredit to their Alma Mater.

CLARY, Agrippa Valentine
White Oak Township, Henry County
born: Jul 12 1851, Overton Co, TN
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:695
Agrippa Valentine Clary, a prominent pioneer of White Oak township, was born in Overton County, Tennessee, July 12, 1851. He is a son of John H. and Lavina (Sevier) Clary, both natives of Tennessee. John H. Clary came to Henry County, Missouri, in November, 1860, and settled in Walker township, Henry County, and spent the remainder of his life in Missouri. He lived for many years in Walker township, and later moved to the southwestern part of the State. He died near Joplin at the age of eighty-four years. His wife preceded him in death several years. She died at Rich Hill, aged sixty-three years. John H. and Lavina (Sevier) Clary were the parents of the following children: Agrippa Valentine, the subject of this sketch; William R., Wenatche, Washington; Mrs. Martha Gragg, deceased; Mrs. Mary Tinsley, deceased; George W., Diamond, Missouri; Catherine, deceased; John, deceased; James, deceased, and Nannie Bales, deceased. A. V. Clary was educated in the public schools of Walker township, a Mrs. Cummings being his first teacher. The school house which he attended was one of the pioneer log buildings, and he had an opportunity to. experience the beginning of public schools in Minnesota. Mr. Clary remained on the home farm until 1874 when he engaged in farming for himself on the place where he now lives. He owns ninety acres, five miles south of Urich, and carries on both general farming and stock raising and is one of the successful men of White Oak township. Mr. Clary was united in marriage with Mary Frances (Dunn) Sevier, a daughter of J. N. and Zulima (Ogle) Dunn of White Oak township. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn were pioneers of White Oak township, coming from Kentucky to Cooper County, Missouri, in a very early day, and came from Cooper County to Henry County in 1853. Mrs. Clary was born in Cooper County October 8, 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn were the parents of the following children: Thomas, deceased; Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Blevins; Daniel Luther, deceased; James A., a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Mrs. Margaret E. Armstrong; Mary Frances, the wife of Agrippa Valentine Clary, the subject of this sketch; Jasper Newton, who lives at Urich, Missouri. To Agrippa Valentine Clary and wife have been born the following children: George Ernest, who lives on the home place; Ola A., a farmer in Walker township; and John E., the present treasurer of Henry County. Mrs. Clary was first married to George A. Sevier and to that union were born the following children: James W., a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Rosa E., married W. R. Williams, and she is now deceased; Dora E., married W. G. Martin, a sketch of whom appears in this volume, and Elwood F., a farmer of White Oak township, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Mr. Clary has a vivid recollection of the pioneer conditions as they existed in Henry County over fifty years ago. He recalls many of the pioneers who lived here when he came, and has observed the many changes. that have gradually taken place in the county since his boyhood days to the present time. He is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Clary. are members of the Urich Presbyterian Church.

CLARY, Ola Arthur
Henry County
born: Jun 28 1882
Source:1971 Montrose Centennial, Montrose, Missouri Pg:234
Ola Clary was the son of Agrippa Valentine Clary, who came to Missouri in November 1860 at the age of nine years, and settled with his parents on Deepwater Creek in the area of what is now the Montrose Lake; and Mary Frances Dunn Sevier, who was born in Cooper County and came to Henry County in 1853. Ola Clary died in 1960. Mrs. Ola Clary (Arminta Lee Hart) was born in Henry County. Her parents were Sebastian Cabot Hart and Rebecca Cannon Hart. Mr. Hart, commonly known as Uncle Bas was born near Germantown in 1855. His father came to Missouri in 1851. Sebastian Cabot Hart was a descendant of Deacon Stephen Hart who was one of 54 settlers who came in 1632 from Braintree in Essex County, England, to the Massachusetts Bay area. He was one of the original proprietors of Hartford, Conn. Tradition is that the town was named from the ford he discovered and used as a crossing in the Connecticut River. Mrs. Arminta Clary lived in Montrose for about ten years before her death in 1968. Seven children were born to Ola and Armita Clary: Estel Clary, Mary Mildred Schoonover, Ruby Pauline Kreher, Kansas City, Mo., Oral Clary, Columbia, Mo.; Johnnie N. Clary, Wheatridge, Colo., Ralph Clary, Montrose, Mo., Richard Clary, Renton, Washington.

CLEAR, P. H.
Butler Township, St. Clair County
born: Jul 25 1841, PA
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1180
P. H. CLEAR is the son of Philip Clear, who was a native of Pennsylvania, his father, Jacob Clear, also having been born in that state. Parmelia Clapp was the maiden name of the mother of P. H. The subject of this sketch was born in Randolph County, Indiana, July 25, 1841. He grew to manhood in his native county and there received the advantages of the public schools. August 9, 1862, he enlisted in the sixty-ninth Indiana Volunteers and at the battle of Port Gibson he received a wound which caused the amputation of one of his lower limbs. He was discharged July 5, 1865. Returning to Indiana he followed farming in the summer and teaching during the winter months. In 1869 he moved to Ohio, but in 1872 retraced his steps to Indiana where he taught school until 1876. At that time he came to St. Clair County and was occupied in teaching until 1882 when he became manager of the Lowry City Association. They carry a general stock of goods and are doing a good business. Mr. C. owns one of the best improved farms in this township. He is a member of the Christian Church and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. fraternity. January 19, 1867, Mr. Clear married Miss Sarah A. Fisher, a native of Indiana. They have seven children: Arthur B., George W., Luther E., Oscar, Henry D., Grace and Blanch.

CLEVELAND, Alonzo A.
Osceola Township, St. Clair County
born: Dec 1 1853, Randolph Co, IN
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1077
ALONZO A. CLEVELAND, farmer, stock raiser and dealer, section 13, was born in Randolph County, Indiana, December 1, 1853, and was the son of Morgan H. Cleveland, of New York, who married Miss Lucinda Brandon, of Ohio, a daughter of John Brandon, originally from Ireland. They had nine children. Morgan Cleveland was a merchant for thirty-five years in one town in Indiana. He went to California in 1849, and remained long enough to acquire quite a fortune, and on his return he bought 1,600 acres of land. He came to St. Clair County, Missouri, in 1865, and died in 1870. Alonzo A. received a good education in youth, and had advantages of a thorough business training in his father's store. At the age of eighteen, he commenced teaching school, and followed it at intervals for several years. In 1878 he started a store in Chalk Level, and after conducting it four years, sold out and bought his present farm of 140 acres. Politically he is a very active Greenbacker, having done much in organizing the party.

CLIFTON, Walter
Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Aug 5 1863, SC
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:599
Walter Clifton is a well known and successful breeder of Shorthorn cattle who is farming 156 acres of land in Clinton township. This land was homesteaded by his parents, James and Mary (Clifton) Clifton before the Civil War. James Clifton was born December 25, 1819, in South Carolina, and his wife was born in the same State January 5, 1824. They were the parents of ten children. Walter Clifton, whose name introduces this review, is the only living member of this large family. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton lived in Perry County, Missouri, where they were employed in farming and dealt in cattle previous to coming to Henry County. They homesteaded 160 acres in Clinton township, clearing the land of its native timber and building their log cabin in the clearing, where the sons and daughters were reared. Mr. Clifton would buy large lots of hogs and cattle and drive them across country to St. Louis, Missouri, for the eastern markets. On his return trip he brought freight for the settlers. Mr. Clifton was a public spirited citizen and ever eager to lend his influence to the organizations which were an uplift to the community. He was a charter member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Clinton. He passed away in Henry County January 15, 1879. His wife, who was born in South Carolina January 5, 1824, survived him nearly twenty years, passing away February 5, 1899. They were devout members of the Methodist Church. Walter Clifton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, August 5, 1863, on one of the trips that his parents made to St. Louis with their cattle. His life was spent upon the farm and he was educated in the district school. His first employment as a farm hand netted him fifty cents a day and he often cut broom corn for seventy-five cents a day. After his parents' death Mr. Clifton purchased the home place from the other heirs and built all new buildings in accordance with the modern needs. In 1916 he started his herd of Shorthorn cattle and expects to specialize in this breed. Walter Clifton married Miss Anna Neil November 21, 1894. She is the daughter of Alex and Augusta (Harnagel) Neil, the former a native of Iowa and the latter of Germany, coming to the United States with her parents when she was an infant. They are now retired and live at La Due, Missouri. Mrs. Clifton was born April 7, 1873, in Upton, Missouri, and was educated in the schools of this State. Mr. Clifton is a Democrat and a member of the Christian Church. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

CLINKINBEARD, Andrew Lynn
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: 1840, Clark Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:564
Andrew L. Clinkinbeard, jeweler and watchmaker, was born in Clark County. Kentucky, in 1840, his father, John Clinkinbeard, who was. born in Clark County, having died there in 1870, aged seventy-seven years. His mother was formerly Sally Strode, a Kentuckian by birth; she died in 1866. Young Andrew was brought up on a farm, receiving a common education. He was for many years engaged in the insurance business, in which he succeeded in building up a good calling, connecting himself at times with other agencies, and various branches of business. He came to Brownville, Salem County, Missouri, in 1874, and in 1877 had learned his trade there. In 1881 he moved to Windsor and started a fine jewelry store, and being an excellent workman is doing a good business. He married Miss Lilla C. Fagan, in October, 1873. Her parents were Thomas and Caroline (Rees) Fagan, both natives of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. C. have two children: Fagan and Andrew L. He has frequently held positions of trust and responsibility, and discharged his duties satisfactorily to all. He belongs to the Christian Church and is a member of the A. O. U. W.

COALE, William
Bethlehem Township, Henry County
born: Dec 18 1800, Sullivan Co, TN
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:784
William Cole, section 24. Few, indeed, are the old pioneers of Missouri who have been spared by death to tell of the hardships, pleasures and experiences of a life three-quarters of a century ago, and the many wonderful changes wrought in Missouri during that time. Among the class, however, who are still living may be mentioned William Cole. He was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, December 18, 1800; being the son of Isaac and Mary (Anderson) Cole, also natives of that county. The former died while William was quite young. His family consisted of three children, this subject being the only son and the second child. In 1807, they removed to Wilson County, Tennessee, and after a residence there of two years went to Bedford County, which was their home for two years. Going thence to Franklin County, Tennessee, they resided there till 1818, then came to Cooper County, Missouri, settling near Clark's Station, and it was on this place that the mother died in 1823. William Cole lived on the home place till about 1845, when he moved on the edge of Moniteau County, Missouri, there making a farm, which he occupied till 1866. Coming to Henry County, he settled where he now resides, having entered the same years previous. At that time he entered a large body of land, but has since given his children farms and otherwise disposed of it, now retaining a fine tract of 200 acres. Mr. Cole was married May 9, 1822, to Miss Rhoda Smiley, a native of Tennessee, born August 16, 1807. When ten years of age she had removed with his parents to Cooper County, Missouri. They have had eleven children: James A., Thomas S. deceased; Isaac T., Peter W., deceased; Hester A., Stephen D., deceased; William A., Gustave H., Hugh G., Samuel B. and Lycurgus L. Mr. C. is a member of the Baptist Church.

COATS, Jasper L.
Shawnee Township, Henry County
born: Feb 2 1828, Cooper Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:664
Jasper L. Coats, farmer and stock raiser, section 3, was born in Cooper County, Missouri, February 2, 1828, his parents being William and Martha (Tracey) Coats, natives of Tennessee. He was the seventh of a family of nine children, and when six years old, his father removed to Callaway County, where he grew to manhood, receiving his education in common schools. At the age of eighteen years he began working at the blacksmith trade in Fulton, which he followed two years. In 1848 he came to Henry County, Missouri, and worked at his trade one year in Calhoun. In 1849 he went to California, but returned to Henry County in 1850, and engaged in farming. He now owns a landed estate of 315 acres, well improved with a good house, outbuildings and an orchard, besides a supply of water. In 1865, he enlisted in the Union service, but was mustered out in six months, after which he was with the Enrolled Missouri Militia, until the close of the war. In 1861 he was appointed sheriff of Henry County, and held the office for about one year. He is a member of the Christian Church. April 11, 1854, Mr. Coats was married to Miss Sallie Freeman, a native of Henry County, Missouri. She died September 28, 1862, leaving two children: James W. and Lizzie. He was again married March 30, 1845 (1865?), to Mrs. Eliza Foster, a daughter of James Patrick. They have three children: Marsh, Sallie, and George.

COCK, B. W.
Butler Township, St. Clair County
born: 1837, Hanover Co, VA
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1180
B. W. COCK, farmer and stock raiser, section 23, is a son of Robert P. Cock, who was born in Virginia September 26, 1814. His father was Benjamin Cock. November 16, 1833, Robert was married to Miss Mary Pulliam, a Virginian. B. W. was born in Hanover County, Virginia, January 16, 1837. When only two years old his parents moved to St. Clair County, Missouri, where he grew up on his father's farm, receiving a common school education. He has followed farming through life, and now owns a landed estate of 520 acres. June 1, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate army and was captain of Company B, Sixteenth Missouri Infantry, afterwards being promoted to major. He was in many important battles. May 1, 1861, Mr. Cock married Miss Mary Barnett, of St. Clair County, Missouri. They have a family of five children: Mattie, Ida, Stella, Della and Blanche. They have lost three: Lemuel, Robert and Hugh.

COCK, Thomas A.
Polk Township, St. Clair County
born: Oct 5 1846, Warsaw, Benton Co, MO
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1159
THOMAS A. COCK, section 6, was born October 5, 1846, in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri. His father has been twice married, first to Miss Mary Bradley, who subsequently died, leaving thirteen children, nine of whom are living: Elizabeth, George C., William H., Martha, Mary, John F., Susan, Francis R. and. Thomas A. In February, 1860, Miss Sarah Effinger, of Hickory County, became his second wife. In 1864 they removed to Osceola Township, St. Clair County, Mr. C. here purchasing 500 acres of land, on which he remained for about fifteen years. Selling it, he located in Clinton, where he has since resided. His second wife is deceased and he now makes his home with his son, William H. Thomas A. Cock was married October 25, 1876, to Miss Melissa Rice, and they are the parents of three children: Lena, born September 23, 1877; Paul, born November 3, 1880, and William Archie, born May 27, 1882. In 1877 Mr. C. settled upon his present farm, where he has since devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits and the raising of stock. His religious preferences are with the Methodist denomination, to which church his wife belongs. In politics he is a Democrat.

COCK, Thomas G.
Springfield Township, Henry County
born: Apr 14 1824, Campbell Co, VA
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:808
Thomas G. Cock, farmer and stock raiser was born April 14, 1824, in Campbell County, Virginia. His father, Chastain Cock, was born there, June 22, 1793, and by trade a tanner. He subsequently abandoned his trade and engaged in farming. His mother, formerly Mary Bronson, was born June 22, 1797, in Campbell County. They were married June 22, 1815, and to them were born eight children, six sons and two daughters, only one of whom is living. Thomas Cock received but a limited education in youth, and in November, 1833, he emigrated with his parents to Christian County, Kentucky, where he remained four years, then removed to White Township, Benton County, Missouri. For ten years he farmed in that county, and on September 22, 1847, he married Miss Martha Bishop, of Kentucky, born February 3, 1828. By this union there were six daughters and two sons, all of whom are living. In December 1847, he removed from Benton County to Osage, Henry County, where he commenced farming for himself. Two years later he sold his claim and began working for his brother in Springfield, with whom he continued one year. He then bought a claim and has added to his original purchase, until he now owns 560 acres. Mrs. Cock died February 6, 1865. November 21, 1865, he married Mrs. Henrietta L. Huff, of Johnson County, Missouri, widow of Dr. William Huff, and daughter of Maj. John W. Williams, of Henry County. They have had three sons, two of whom are living. In 1874, Mr. C. was elected township trustee, serving for two years. Himself, wife and six of his daughters are connected with the Mount Olivet Baptist Church. The father of Mrs. Cock, Maj. John W. Williams, was born October 10, 1797, near Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, and before his recollection, accompanied his parents to what is now Simpson, then Warren County, Kentucky, His father, John Williams, enlisted in the continental army at the commencement of the revolutionary war, and continued in service until its close. He commanded a volunteer company in the northwestern army in the war of 1812, and served in the senate of Kentucky ten years. His son, John W. Williams, after he had grown to manhood, filled various offices in his. county, and was sheriff for several years, and had the honor of serving his county in the Kentucky legislature in the years 1833-4. In the year 1836, he moved with his family to Missouri, and settled in Henry County, near where he died. He filled the office of brigade inspector or drill officer for seven years. He was a member of the Missouri legislature in the years 1854-5, and was school commissioner for several years. He had been a member of the Baptist Church for thirty-seven years. When the civil war commenced he opposed secession, and being between sixty and seventy years of age, resolved to remain at home, and did so throughout the troubles. He died at his home, January 23, 1876. Mr. Williams, during his long career as a citizen of Henry County, held various offices of trust at the hands of the people of his county, and also filled his. official station with honor to himself and his constituents.

COCK, William H.
Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Jul 9 1829, Rutherford Co, TN
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:508
William H. Cock, of the firm of W. H. Cock & Co., extensive dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, carpets, etc., is a native of Rutherford County, Tennessee, and was born in Murfeesborough, July 9, 1829. His parents, Archibald and Mary (Bradley) Cock, were also born in that state and were there married in 1820. They reared thirteen children. The mother died in August, 1859, and the father is now living in this county. William resided at his birthplace till nine years of age, when the family removed to Christian County, Kentucky, there residing till 1839 In that year they settled in Benton County, Missouri, and in 1848 went to Quincy, Hickory County, where our subject was engaged as clerk in a general store, with A. Trippett. A short time afterward he took a stock of goods which he managed for Mr. T., at Hermitage, Missouri, they doing business at that point till 1851, when they removed the goods to Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri, where he remained till 1853, arid then became a partner with Mr. Trippett in a store at Howard's Mills, Missouri. In 1856 he came to Clinton, Missouri, and resumed his business, continuing it till the commencement of the war, in 1861. Then he retired from active business life. In 1866 he again engaged in the dry goods trade, the firm being then known as W. H. Cock & Co., and they carried it on successfully till 1869, when Mr. Cock embarked in farming, at which he is still largely interested. In 1871, he, with others, organized what is now the First National Bank of this city, and was its first president, holding this position till 1875, when he resigned. For about one year he gave his attention to the live stock commission business, at St. Louis, Missouri. In 1876 he returned to Clinton, and buying a stock of goods, again commenced selling dry goods. In 1878 the firm became W. H. Cock & Co., and they now carry a large stock of goods and are one of the most solid houses of Clinton. Mr. C. was married July 21, 1853, to Miss Eliza L. Hancock, of this state. They have three children: Jessie, Arthur and Daisey. Mr. C. was a member of the legislature from this county in 1878. In 1872 he was collector of Henry County, serving in that official capacity for one year. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he and his wife belong to the Christian Church.

COCKRELL, H. P.
Taber Township, St. Clair County
born: 1839, Bourbon Co, KY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1212
H. P. COCKRELL, farmer, section 12, is the son of Peter B. Cockrell, a native of Bourbon County, Kentucky, who was married in Cooper County, Missouri, to Miss Elizabeth Sproul, originally of Virginia. H. P. was born in Cooper County, Missouri, May 23, 1839. About the year 1847 he came to St. Clair County, Missouri, where he now has a farm of eighty acres. In 1863 he enlisted in the Missouri State Militia Cavalry, served two years, one month and two days and was mustered out as sergeant. In December, 1869, Mr. C. was married to Miss Harriet J. Sproul, a native of St. Clair County, Missouri. They have had four children, three of whom are now living: Margaret G., Nellie S. and Mollie A. E.

COFFIN, James G.
Monegaw Township, St. Clair County
born: Apr 23 1848, Allegheny Co, PA
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1129
JAMES G. COFFIN, a well known and prominent citizen of Monegaw Township, was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, April 23, 1848. J. G. Coffin, his father, a native of Massachusetts, was born in 1816, and married Miss Isabella C. Anderson, a Virginian by birth. James G., the eldest son of a family of seven children, grew to maturity in his native county, his primary education having been given him by a private tutor. After a preparatory course he attended and graduated at the Western University in 1867. Upon completing his studies he was engaged in clerking in the banking house of William H. Williams & Co., in Pittsburg, one year. He then was employed in the office of his father, who was the general western agent of tile Franklin Fire Insurance Company. Coming west in 1869, he purchased land in St. Clair County and engaged in handling stock. In November, 1871, he returned to Pennsylvania and worked in the office with his father three years. In 1875 he again came to St. Clair County and commenced farming and the stock business. In 1878 he was interested in the mercantile business at Appleton City. Mr. Coffin was married in this county November 4, 1879, to Miss M. Virginia Wilson, daughter, of J. W. Wilson. Mr. C. has 200 acres of land with forty acres in cultivation. He was appointed a justice of the peace of his township in 1881. He is identified with the Republican party and is well posted on the political issues of the day. He was nominated by his party and elected justice at the election of 1882. Mr. Coffin has been a delegate to numerous county and state conventions.

COLLINS, Charles T.
Henry County
born: Feb 22 1833, Fayette, Howard Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:353
Charles T. Collins was born in Fayette, Howard County, Missouri, February 22, 1833, and reared there until seventeen years of age. During three and a half years of this time he was a student in Central College, Fayette. He then removed to Clinton and commenced clerking in a mercantile house and pursued this avocation until the outbreak of the war, when he enlisted in a company of Missouri State Guards commanded by Captain Owens, but on account of disability he served only a short period. In the autumn of 1862, he went to Macon City, Missouri, residing there until July, 1864; then to Clay County, Illinois, where he lived one year and then returned to Clinton and resumed his former business of salesman with different firms until 1872, when he entered the law office of Fyke & Ladue. After applying himself assiduously for three years he entered into partnership with Mr. Fyke. He is a safe, reliable and successful attorney, and the firm of Fyke & Collins has a reputation not bounded by county limits. Mr. Collins was married January 6, 1868, to Miss Emma Moore, who died July 23, 1870. He was again married May 24, 1876, to Mrs. Mollie Bradley, whose maiden name was Skinner. They have two children: Edna E. and Birdie S.

COLLINS, Richard Filmore
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: Jun 25 1857, Choctaw Co, AL
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:561
Richard Filmore Collins was born in Choctaw County, Alabama, June 25, 1857, and is the third son of a family of eight children. He was brought up to study and work on a farm and in a tannery, his father, Dellard Collins, who had a boot and shoe store, also carrying on a large tannery. In 1869 the father moved to Missouri and settled in Cooper County, where he still resides. In 1879 Richard F. came to Windsor with his brother-in-law, W. H. Burton, and together they engaged in the livery business. Dick, as he is familiarly called, is an exemplary young man, of good habits and attends strictly to his business.

COLLINS, Theodore Wilson Jr.
Henry County
born: Dec 9 1843, Boone Co, OH
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:354
Theodore W. Collins was born in Boone County, Ohio, December 9, 1843. He received an academic education at the Ohio Valley Academy, of Decatur, that state. He enlisted in the Federal army during the late war in Company E, Tenth Cavalry Regiment, serving over one year. Seven months of this time was spent as drill master of Marsh's battalion. After his discharge he, in 1864, re-enlisted in the Fourth Ohio Regiment, which was on escort duty, being General Howard's body guard in the march to the sea. After returning home he was engaged in teaching in his native state until 1867, when he removed to Macon City, Missouri, and taught school until 1869, devoting his leisure hours to the study of law in the office of Williams, Jones & Brock. He was admitted to the bar in Macon County, and in 1869 settled in Clinton and commenced the practice of law. He has both talents and ability and first-class business qualifications which he is utilizing in carrying on a heavy insurance business. His mind runs more to that than law and he makes little effort to secure a practice in the profession. He has held the position of mayor of Clinton and is active in educational matters. He was married August 2, 1868, to Miss E. Johnson, of Pennsylvania. They have two children, Carl F. and Maud E.

COLLINS, William
Collins Township, St. Clair County
born: May 17 1819, Pulaski Co, KY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1172
JUDGE WILLIAM COLLINS, a well known citizen of this county was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, May 17, 1819, and is the second son of William and Sarah Collins, nee Porterfield, both natives of Washington County, Virginia. The former was born in 1784, and the latter in 1790, they having been married in 1810. Young William remained at home until eleven years of age, when he went to Adair County, Kentucky, to live with an uncle. Here he received his education, and spent the rest of his time in working upon farms there, until 1854, when he came to St. Clair County, Missouri, settling in what is now known as Collins Township (then Washington). In the year 1847, he was married in Russell County, Kentucky, to Miss Anna L. Miller, a daughter of the late Nathaniel Miller. To them were born eight children: Nathaniel J. Charles P., Martha M., William S., Milly A., John S., Sallie J., and Mary E. Politically, Mr. Collins is a Republican, and in 1866, was nominated by that party for judge of the county court. After an exciting campaign, in which the Democrats exerted themselves nobly, he was elected and served faithfully and well, winning the approbation of all. During his administration, the act known as "The New Township Act," was passed, and in accordance with its provisions, Washington Township was divided, one part retaining the name of Washington. It becoming necessary to name the territory thus taken off, the name of him who had served so well and had discharged his official duties with such good judgment, was proposed and so thereafter called. Judge Collins has now retired from political life, and is devoting his attention to the cultivation of his farm at the same time filling the position of postmaster of Collins. He owns 160 acres of land.

COLLINS, William Benjamin Judge
Big Creek Township, Henry County
born: Jul 18 1856, Big Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:400
Judge William Benjamin Collins, a member of the County Court from the north district of Henry County, is a native son of this county and belongs to one of the pioneer families of western Missouri. Judge Collins was born July 18, 1856, in Big Creek township, a son of Thomas and Sarah (Wooster) Collins, natives of Virginia. Thomas Collins was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, August 20, 1816, and came to Warren County, Missouri, with his parents in 1825, when he was about nine years of age. He was a son of George Collins, who spent the remainder of his life in Warren County after coming to this State. Thomas Collins went to California in 1849 with an ox team train. He met with more than the success of the average gold seeker and when he returned he came by way of the Isthmus of Panama and New Orleans, and had several thousand dollars in gold, which he exchanged for currency at New Orleans. He came to Henry County in 1855, settled near where Garland is now located in Big Creek township. Here he bought three hundred twenty acres of land, and later added more acreage until at one time he owned over eight hundred acres. He died February 10, 1899. His wife departed this life September 9, 1872, and their remains are buried in the Norris Cemetery. Thomas and Sarah (Wooster) Collins were the parents of the following children: William B., the subject of this review, and James T. and John Pressly, twins. James T. lives in Bogard township and John Pressly died at the age of eight years. When the Collins family settled in Henry County this section of Missouri was sparsely settled. Indians were still within the present borders of Henry County. When Judge Collins was a baby the squaws who lived in the vicinity of the Collins family often wanted to borrow the white papoose, but his mother, fearing that they might forget to bring him back, persistently refused to loan him for the amusement of the squaws. Judge Collins lives practically on the same place where he was born, and still drinks water from the same well from which he drank during his boyhood days. He attended school in the rural district school in Big Creek township and in Honey Creek township. His first teacher as he remembers was a Miss Spangler. He has made general farming and stock raising his life's occupation and has met with a reasonable degree of success. He owns a valuable farm of two hundred acres in Big Creek township and eighty acres in Honey Creek. In addition to general farming he is also extensively engaged in stock raising, and is recognized as one of the successful stockmen of Henry County. Judge Collins has been a life long Democrat and has always taken an interest in political affairs. He was elected county judge for the north district of Henry County in 1914 and re-elected in 1916. He has made a capable and conscientious public officer and has conducted the affairs of the county in the same capable, conscientious manner characteristic of him and his private business affairs. Judge Collins was united in marriage February 20, 1876, to Miss Mary Blevins, a daughter of R. P. and Missouri Ann (Crockett) Blevins, the former a native of Henry County and the latter of Indiana. Further mention of the Blevins family history is made elsewhere in this volume. To William B. Collins and wife have been born two children: Ella and John Pressley. Ella Collins is now the wife of Dr. S. W. Woltzen, a native of Illinois, born May 6, 1870. He was educated in the public schools of Minook and Benson, Illinois, and the St. Louis Medical College of St. Louis, Missouri. He practiced medicine for twenty-three years in Henry County and on June 23, 1917, was commissioned captain in the Medical Reserve Corps of the United States Army and served in that capacity until his honorable discharge on account of sickness in June, 1918. John P. Collins, the only son born to Judge Collins and wife, is now engaged in farming in Big Creek township, Henry County. He married Ethel Miller November 14, 1906.

COMER, R. E.
Shawnee Township, Henry County
born: May 1 1837, Cole Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:665
R. E. Comer, farmer, section 25, was born in Cole County, Missouri, May 1, 1837, and was the son of Mark and Edna (Elliott) Comer. When he was about two years old his parents removed to Cooper County, where he passed his youthful days and attended the common schools. In March, 1854, he came to Henry County and engaged in farming. His farm now contains eighty acres, all in cultivation with good improvements, orchard, etc. Mr. Comer served nine months in the Missouri State Militia during the late war. He is a member of the M. E. Church. September 30, 1866, he was married to Mrs. Amanda Barlow, a daughter of Jacob McFarland. They have five children: Aldridge, Emma A., Frank, Reuben and William.

CONAUT, Lewis
Osceola Township, St. Clair County
born: May 1830, Androscoggin Co, ME
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1077
LEWIS CONAUT, dealer in general merchandise, was born in Androscoggin County, Maine, in May, 1830, being the son of Benjamin Conaut, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, who was a soldier in the war of 1812. His father, Lott Conaut, was also born in Massachusetts and participated in the revolutionary war. Benjamin's wife, formerly E. Staples, was born in Maine. Lewis was the eighth child of a family of ten children. In 1853 he emigrated to VanWert County, Ohio, and after several business ventures engaged in the grocery and provision trade and as agent for the American Encyclopedia, in which he was satisfactorily successful. He enlisted during the war and served four months. In 1866 he came to St. Clair County, Missouri, and in 1870 engaged in his present business with W. A. Dale as partner, and after two years he bought Mr. Dale's interest. He is the oldest merchant in the city. John Butcher was with him for eleven months and James H. Linney was his partner fifteen months. In 1882 he put in operation an apple evaporator, and in the fruit season did a successful business. He was married January 1, 1862, to Miss Angelina S. Williamson, daughter of John W. Williamson, a native of New Jersey. They have three children: Lewis H., Arthur B. and Albert E. Mr. C. is a Republican in politics and his religious belief is with the Universalists. He is a Mason and a member of the A. O. U. W. fraternity.

CONN, Josiah J.
Collins Township, St. Clair County
born: n/a, n/a
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1173
JOSIAH J. CONN, farmer, section 21, is the son of Josiah Conn, originally from Tennessee, who in 1837 left that state, emigrating to Cooper County, Missouri. After living there some time he removed first to Camden County and thence to Dallas, where he died in 1863. The subject of this sketch was married in 1850 to Miss Evaline Stockton, daughter of Josiah Stockton. She died, leaving one child, Elizabeth. In 1854 Mr. C. was again married; this time to Miss Amanda Hendricks, of Dallas County and a daughter of Mark Hendricks. They have been blessed with a family of ten children: John A., Felix S., James L., William H., Columbus T., Mary I., Virginia T., Dorothy C, George F. and Minnie E. Two of these are deceased. During the late war Mr. Conn served in Company G, Chitwood's command of the Missouri State Volunteers, in the capacity of corporal. He is a Master Mason and belongs to Modern Lodge, No. 144, of Humansville, Polk County. His farm embraces 200 acres of land. He was formerly occupied in the stock business, but on account of failing health was obliged to give it up.

CONRAD, Nicholas Bayard
Montrose, Deepwater Township, Henry County
born: May 4 1868, near Montrose, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:864
Nicholas Bayard Conrad, attorney at law, Montrose, Missouri, member of the Clinton bar and actively engaged in practice since 1894, was born in Henry County, two miles east of Montrose, May 4, 1868, a son of John and Elizabeth Margaret (Wolfrum) Conrad, the former a native of Canton Graubuenden, Switzerland, and the latter of Bavaria, Germany. In early life the father was a stone cutter, learning the trade in the old country. His family had lived in Switzerland for many generations and was of old crusader stock. When twenty-eight years of age he crossed the Atlantic to the new world, intending to work his way across the continent to California, where he had relatives. He was a cousin of John Sutter, in whose mill-race gold was discovered in California in 1848. But while be was at Leavenworth, Kansas, the Civil War broke out and he enlisted in the Second Regiment of Kansas Infantry as a private, becoming a member of Company A. He re-enlisted, serving in all four years. He saw General Lyon shot at Wilson's Creek, and was afterwards at the battles of Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He was twice wounded, once by a musket ball, and again by having his collar bone broken by a piece of shell, but was never in a hospital. Elizabeth M. Wolfrum came from Germany in 1839 with her father, mother, and three brothers. They were on the ocean all winter, having suffered shipwreck and went up the river to their destination, Kansas City, where she lived with her father ten years. Her father had been a soldier in the German army and had served under Blucher at Waterloo, and the father wished to get his sons away from the danger of European wars, but two of them died from disease contracted while serving the Union during the Civil War. Her father's brother, Jacob Wolfrom, came to Henry County in 1839 and entered land. In 1849 she was married to Andrew Gunther of Jefferson City and they moved to Henry County, two miles east of where Montrose now stands, bought out her uncle and built a new log house, a mill and a distillery. Four children were born of this marriage: Mrs. Rosalie Berneker, of El Centro, California; Andrew J. Gunther of Montrose, Missouri; Mrs. Fritz Datweiler of Clinton, Missouri; and Mrs. Theresa Brownsberger of Montrose, Missouri. Andrew Gunther enlisted in the Federal Army in 1861 and was shot the same year. In 1866 the widow married John Conrad and two children were born to this marriage: Nicholas B. and Albert M. Conrad. John Conrad died August 4, 1887, and Elizabeth M. Conrad died July 5, 1903. N. B. Conrad supplemented his early education by study in the Clinton Academy under Prof. E. P. Lamkin. Mr. Conrad received the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts., and was valedictorian of his class. He then taught school five years, obtaining his certificate from County Commissioner W. W. Palmer and had at that time the highest grade of any first grade certificate in the county. Mr. Conrad afterward pursued a law course at the University of Missouri, graduating in the law class of 1894 in the first rank with distinction and wrote one of the prize theses of the year, and in June, 1896; was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of the State. In 1906 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Henry County, the only Republican ever elected in the county for over forty years. During his incumbency of the office he made an efficient officer and never had an indictment quashed. For some years, Mr. Conrad was the editor of the "Henry County Republican" of Clinton, Missouri. On September 22, 1896, Mr. Conrad was married to Miss Emma L. Arnold, who was born in Wisconsin, a daughter of Christian C. and Sarah J. (Snowden) Arnold, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Canada. The father learned the millers trade in the East and upon his removal from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin engaged in the milling business in that State for a number of years. In 1883 he removed with his family to Montrose, where he operated a mill for a number of years, and afterwards for fifteen years was owner and editor of the "Montrose Record." Mr. Arnold was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the Forty-first Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Corps three years, participating in many hard fought battles, among them being the battles of the Wilderness and Gettysburg. Mrs. Conrad was educated in the public schools of Wisconsin and Missouri and graduated from the Montrose High School as valedictorian of her class. She taught for three years in the Montrose public schools, and later graduated from the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso, Indiana. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad: Elizabeth Margaret, Arnold Bayard, and Wolfrom Snowden. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad are active members of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Conrad is an elder. He is a Mason and has filled all the chairs in his Masonic lodge and has taken the Royal Arch Degree.

CONSALUS, John L.
Osage Township, Henry County
born: Jan 23 1833, Seneca Co, NY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:746
Captain J. L. Consalus, a native of Seneca County, New York, was born January 23, 1835, his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Consalus, nee Hendricks, having also come originally from that state. The youth of J. L. was spent on a farm and in attending the public schools. He came west in 1857, and after traveling through Michigan and Wisconsin, located in Henry County, Missouri, the same year, being one of the early settlers in this vicinity. At the breaking out of the war in 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, Twenty-ninth Missouri volunteer infantry, and when his company was organized he was elected captain. He served in that company eight months and participated in the charge at Hai? (unreadable) Bluff, where he was wounded in the head. This produced a deafness unfitting him for the service and causing his discharge. In the fall of 1864 he re-enlisted in the Forty-fifth Missouri infantry and served till the close of the war, taking part in the fights at Jefferson City and Arkansas Post. After the war he returned to Henry County, and in the following year located on the farm which he now occupies. In 1867 he laid out the town of Consville, near Browning's Ferry and erected a store building and engaged in merchandising, and was appointed postmaster of his town. In this capacity he served several years. After selling goods about six years he disposed of his goods, and has since been occupied in farming and stock raising. He owns 146 acres of land, with fair buildings and improvements. Mr. Consalus was married in this county in the fall of 1871 to Miss Jane Walker, of Indiana, and a daughter of David S. Walker. They have a family of three children: Samuel L., Fanny and Hattie. Mr. C. is a member of the M. E. Church.

COOK, Benjamin F.
Osceola Township, St. Clair County
born: Aug 31 1816, Franklin Co, VA
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1078
CAPTAIN BENJAMIN F. COOK was born in Franklin County, Virginia, August 31, 1816. His father, John Cook, who was born in Franklin County, Virginia, was the son of Captain James Cook, of the same state, who was killed at Sansbury, South Carolina, in the Revolutionary war. The family are of English descent and are from the same locality as was Captain Cook the navigator. The mother of Benjamin was formerly Aura Belcher, of Virginia, and of French ancestry. Their family consisted of nine children of whom Benjamin was the sixth. He was reared there and learned the trade of tobacconist, working at that employment forty-four years. In 1858 he came to Missouri and settled in St. Clair County on a farm. In 1862 he organized a company of Union troops for the Sixtieth Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia and was elected captain. Afterwards Company H, of the Provisional Regiment was raised and he was put in command. In the spring of 1864 he organized a company of volunteer mounted militia whose duty it was to keep track of marauding parties, in which capacity he acted until the close of the war. In 1863 he was elected a member of the state legislature, performing the duties of that position with much ability. Mr. Cook married Miss Julia A. F. Mitchell in September, 1842. She died in 1849, leaving three children: William B., Mary E. and Lafayette. In 1850 he married Susan A. F. Meridith, daughter of James Meridith, of Virginia. They have seven children: Sarah V., Eliza D., Susan E., James H., John Rives, Mirand A. and William R. Politically Mr. C. is a Republican. He is an active member of the Grange.

COOK, Jesse D.
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Dec 22 1880, Gower, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:677
Jesse D. Cook, of the firm of Cook & Kincaid, well-known grocers of Clinton, was born in Gower, Missouri, December 22, 1880. He is a son of J. H. Cook and Lydia B. (Johnson) Cook. J. H. Cook was a native of Kentucky and came to Missouri when he was nineteen years of age, and bought a farm near Gower, where he spent his life engaged in farming and stock raising. He died at the age of seventy-four years. Lydia B. Johnson came to Missouri with her parents when she was eleven years of age and died at the age of fifty-five years, and her remains rest by the side of those of her husband, in New Harmony Cemetery at Gower, Missouri. They were the parents of the following children: Dr. Emmet F. Cook, a prominent physician and surgeon of St. Joseph, Missouri, who is now serving in the Medical Corps of the United States Army with the rank of Captain and was the first surgeon called to the service from St. Joseph; Ambie, now the wife of S. P. Hering, an electrician of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; Jesse D., the subject of this sketch, and James K., an employee of the Burlington railway at St. Joseph, Missouri. Jesse D. Cook was educated in the public schools of Missouri and the St. Joseph High School. After leaving school he engaged in farming, which he continued until 1914, when he engaged in the grocery business at Clinton in partnership with Mr. Kincaid. They succeeded to the business of O. A. Peckstein. The Cook & Kincaid firm is recognized as one of the live, up-to-date and substantial retail grocery houses of Clinton. Their store is located at 908 North Second street. Jesse D. Cook was married in 1902 to Miss Nellie Jones of Gower, Missouri. She is a daughter of W. H. and Lucy Jones of that place. Mrs. Jesse D. Cook is one of the following children born to her parents: Walter L., a traveling salesman, Kansas City, Missouri; Ed, farmer, Gower, Missouri; L. R., an electrician, Kansas City, Missouri; Lela, married Claud Kincaid of Clinton, Missouri; Mrs. Jesse D. Cook, wife of the subject of this sketch; Lotta, married Wyatt Kincaid of Gower, Missouri. Mr. Cook is one of the progressive business men of Clinton, and is rapidly making a business reputation that might well be envied by men who have been in business here for years.

COOK, John J.
Germantown, Deepwater Township, Henry County
born: Feb 23 1844, Germany
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:438
John J. Cook. One of the oldest living pioneers of Henry County is John J. Cook of Germantown, who enjoys the distinction of not only having resided in this county for a period of over fifty-seven years, but also served in the Union Army during the Civil War. For years Mr. Cook was the well known merchant of Germantown and became widely known throughout Henry County as a shrewd business man and an intelligent and enterprising citizen. He is now living in peaceful retirement at his home in Germantown. John J. Cook was born in Germany February 23, 1844, the son of John and Frances (Koch) Cook, who immigrated to America in 1851. John Koch was twice married, his first wife, Catherine, dying in 1848, and he then married Frances, his second wife. When he came to America he located in Henry County upon a farm situated just one-half mile west of Germantown, where his death occurred in June, 1877. There were four children by his first marriage, of whom John J. Cook, subject of this review, is the only survivor. Two children out of three born of the second marriage are living: Henry, deceased; Joseph, a farmer in Walker township; Anna, widow of William Rotert, resides in Nebraska. On February 23, 1863, John J. Cook enlisted for service in the Civil War in Company H, 7th Missouri Cavalry, under Captain Box and General Brown. He served until his honorable discharge, April 20, 1865. He enlisted at Greenfield, Missouri, and from that point went to Linden, in southeast Missouri, thence to Marshfield, always fighting the bushwhackers who infested the State during that troublesome period. It was the duty of his division to give protection to the loyal citizens of the territory assigned them for patrol. His next station was at Warsaw, then to Tipton, Missouri, thence to Warrensburg, Missouri, and from there he went to St. Louis, where he was mustered out of the service. His brother, Anton Cook, was shot three times while serving with the Union forces at the battle of Lone Jack. After his return from the war Mr. Cook tilled his father's place for three years, then after his marriage he purchased a farm of eighty acres near Montrose which he tilled for five years, eventually trading this farm for another tract, which he owned and farmed for twelve years. He then rented his farm and came to Germantown, where he engaged in the mercantile business for twenty-five years. Mr. Cook has done well. He has accumulated a comfortable competence, reared a splendid family and can now live in peace for the, remainder of his days. He retired from active business in 1911, but is still kept busily engaged in raising vegetables on his tract of four acres, which, as Mrs. Cook says, "the plot just furnishes enough vegetables to feed the children when they come to visit the old folks on Sundays and holidays." On May 19, 1867, John J. Cook and Elizabeth Schmedding were united in marriage. Mrs. Elizabeth Cook was born in Deepwater township April 16, 1869, and is the daughter of Bernard and Mary Schmedding, natives of Germany who came to America in 1830 and were among the very first settlers of the Germantown neighborhood, Bernard Schmedding locating near the site of the village as early as 1834. Seven children have been born to John J. and Elizabeth Cook, as follow: Mrs. May Cook, Montrose, Missouri, mother of six children; Mrs. Minnie Bettels, Deepwater township, mother of seven children; John F., a clothing merchant in Montana, has one child; Mrs. Kate Kirsch, lives in Texas and has two children; Mrs. Emma Fick, Deepwater township, has six children; George A., with Armour & Company, in Texas, father of two children; Andrew B., a farm owner in Deepwater township, married Anna Cook and has two children. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have five great-grandchildren. On May 21, 1918, Mr. and Mrs. Cook celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren. Despite his age Mr. Cook is still active and strong, and takes a keen interest in life. He and Mrs. Cook are a jolly, contented and happy couple who keep themselves well informed on what is going on during these interesting days. Mr. Cook is one of the finest gardeners in the State of Missouri and is proud of his accomplishments in this respect. He is a Republican and served sixteen years as postmaster of Germantown. He served for two years as justice of the peace and is a notary public. He and Mrs. Cook are good Catholics, and he is affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic.

COONCE, David W.
Chalk Level Township, St. Clair County
born: Jan 2 1850, Washington Twp, St. Clair Co, MO
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1143
DAVID W. COONCE, only son of Jacob Coonce, was born in Washington Township, this county, January 2, 1850. He received a limited education at home, but in 1867, went to the Notre Dame College, Indiana, and took a commercial course of two years. He married Miss Mary Clevenger, of St. Clair County, in 1880. They have two children: James Elmer and an infant. Jacob Coonce, the first man to settle in the county, was born in St. Charles County, Missouri Territory, February 6, 1806. His father, Jacob Coonce was born in Pennsylvania, and was a miller by trade, and also a farmer. Young Jacob left home when fourteen years of age and made his way alone from that time. The first money he ever earned was a silver dollar, which he kept as long as he lived, and now it is the property of Elder W. W. Warren, his son-in-law. He was in the Black Hawk war with General Dodge in 1833, and in the Mexican War under Colonel Doniphan. He married Mrs. Lovina Wamsley in 1839, a daughter of Jedediah Waldo, of Harrison County, Virginia. They had three children: Mary E., now Mrs. W. W. Warren, Elizabeth O., who married Thomas Dudley, and died in 1871, and David W. Mr. Coonce came to this county in 1827, and selected a site for a home near a large spring in the township of Washington, some fourteen miles south of Osceola. In 1831, he returned to this county, and afterwards made his home near this spring during life. He died in 1878. His claim embraced 720 acres. Mrs. Coonce died in 1868. Mr. C. was a great hunter, and spent much of his time in an early day in roving o'er hills and dales. In an Indian battle he received a severe wound on the head by a tomahawk, five in his party capturing sixteen Indians. Mention of this pioneer is made elsewhere in this work.

COOPER, M. L.
Chalk Level Township, St. Clair County
born: Jul 21 1840, Greene Co, TN
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1143
M. L. COOPER, farmer, section 5, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, July 21, 1840, and was a son of John A. and Sarah (Law) Cooper, both natives of Tennessee. When M. L. was five years of age his parents moved to West Virginia, and in two years to Clinton County, Missouri, where he became grown. March 17, 1864, he was married to Miss Lucy A. Estes, a native of Missouri. He followed farming in Clinton County, Missouri, till 1867, when he moved to Ray County, and in 1870 came to St. Clair County where he now has a fine farm of 250 acres. During the war he held a commission as captain in Slack's Division, and participated in many important battles. He has been constable of his township for six years. He is now a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and also belongs to the Grange. Mr. C. is the father of eight children: Sarah E., George W., John B., Albert L., Charles B., Elmer M., Archibald and Ann C.

COPENHAVER, Thomas
Jackson Township, St. Clair County
born: Aug 2 1815, KY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1152
THOMAS COPENHAVER, was born in Kentucky, August 2, 1815. His father, a Virginian by birth, emigrated to Kentucky in an early day, and after being married removed to Alabama. His wife was formerly Miss Hannah Barrier. They had a family of nine children, of whom Thomas is one of four and the only son now living. The senior Copenhaver died February 17, 1836, and his widow in 1855. Our subject was married February 2, 1835, to Miss Nancy Looney, daughter of Isaac and Anna Looney, of Jackson County, Alabama. Their family consists of fourteen children, eleven of whom still survive. Peggy was married to Jacob Harper, John was married to Miss Eliza Copenhaver, of Lincoln County, Missouri. Sally A. is the wife of Benjamin Hall; Samuel married Nancy Thompson; Hannah is now Mrs. Pleasant A. Jones, of Kansas; Benjamin married Mary A. Hudson; Isam married Louisa Thompson; Nancy J. married Thomas Wilkerson; Mary E.; Thomas married Cynthia Green, and Caruthers B. married Mary Brown. In 1842, Mr. Copenhaver came to Missouri and settled in this county and township. Though in declining years, Mr. C. has the satisfaction of knowing that his life has not been a failure, and he has acquired a comfortable competency. His son, Thomas N., is a blacksmith and farmer by occupation, and was born in this county March 29, 1856. His wife was a daughter of Granville and Martha Green, of this county, to whom he was married September 21, 1877. They have three children: Armetta, Thomas G. and Delsia M. Mr. T. N. Copenhaver now has a farm of 160 acres on section 26. He does some work at his trade, but attends principally to his farming interests. He and his father are Democrats. They belong to the Baptist Church.

COPPAGE, John Wesley
Tebo Township, Henry County
born: Oct 19 1844, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:636
John W. Coppage, proprietor of "Pleasant Valley" farm, was born in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri, October 19, 1844, being the son of William Coppage, a farmer and tailor by occupation, born December 17, 1811, in Culpeper County, Virginia. He emigrated to Howard County, Missouri, in 1834, removing thence to Henry (Rives) County in 1836, and February 7, 1837, he married Miss Nancy Jennings. She was born November 2, 1818, in Tennessee, and in 1835 accompanied her parents to Henry County. They had six children, Thersa Jane, born February 22, 1839, now Mrs. B. P. Anderson; Mary S., born March 24, 1842, wife of A. J. Bailey; William T., born February 19, 1849, died December 7, following; Virginia L., born November 17, 1850, died at the age of eight years, and Louis J., born May 9, 1855, died October 12, 1882. Mr. William Coppage died May 28, 1877, and his widow December 14, 1879. For more than forty years they were esteemed residents of this county, and he had been an active business man up to 1866, when he retired to settle upon his fine farm. The subject of this sketch was married October 23, 1867, to Miss Lenora A. Avery, who was born August 2, 1847, in this county, she being the daughter of Judge William L. and Sophronia Avery. To them were born nine children: William Otis, born April 1, 1870, died October 11, 1871; Lena Opal, born September 14, 1871; Harley T., born November 29, 1872; John O., born April 1, 1874; Ida L., born June 15, 1875; Clara E., born September 5, 1877; Horace M., born February 1, 1879, died August 7, 1880; Owen C., born September 20, 1880, and Fisher, born February 5, 1882, died January 23, 1883. Mr. Coppage received as an inheritance from his father's estate 150 acres of land, to which he has added twenty acres. This valuable property is located about six miles northwest of Calhoun, and upon it he raises good graded stock, having some fine grades of Cotswold and Southdown sheep. During the war he enlisted in the first company raised in the county, Captain Owen commanding, and was in several hard fought battles. After six months the company was disbanded, and he then re-enlisted in the Confederate service under General Joe Shelby, his first battle then being at Newtonia, Missouri. He was twice made prisoner and paroled, finally surrendered at the close of the war at Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the M. E. Church South. Politically he is Democratic.

CORBIN, J. E.
Taber Township, St. Clair County
born: Feb 9 1836, Licking Co, OH
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1212
J. E. CORBIN, farmer, section 7, is a native of Ohio and was born in Licking County February 9, 1836, being a son of William and Sophia (Boyer) Corbin, both Virginians by birth. J. E. was the youngest in the family, which consisted of eight children. In 1844 he moved with his parents to Noble County, Indiana, where he grew to manhood, there completing his education. In 1856 he went to LaPorte, of the same state, and in 1861 to Sangamon County, Illinois, where, from 1863 to 1867, he was employed as wood workman in the car shops of Springfield. In 1867 he moved to Missouri, locating in Bates County till 1869, when he came to St. Clair County, where he now has a farm of 240 acres, which, in regard to improvements, is surpassed by no farm in the county. December 30, 1863, Mr. Corbin was married to Miss Sarah E. McKinney, by whom he has three children: Oliver E., William and Jennie B. Mrs. C. was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, September 3, 1844. She was reared and educated in that county, where she resided till her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Corbin are members of the Christian Church.

CORBIN, James Fletcher
Polk Township, St. Clair County
born: Dec 31 1831, n/a
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1159
JAMES FLETCHER CORBIN, one of the earliest settlers of St. Clair County, was born December 31, 1831. His father, David Corbin, a Virginian by birth, born in 1790, was married in 1813, to Miss Annie Erwin, originally of Kentucky. Their family consisted of eleven children, of whom James was the youngest. In 1839 the senior Corbin removed with his family to St. Clair County, Missouri, they being among the pioneers here. In the fall following his arrival (1839), he erected his first dwelling of round logs, it being just fourteen feet square, and in this house of one room, fifteen persons ate and slept for seven months. The next spring an addition was placed upon it, which when completed, measured 20x18 feet. During this time the meat used by them was procured with the rifle. Mr. Corbin and his sons built the first frame house erected in Osceola. This structure was constructed of whipsawed lumber, sawed by them, and after being finished it was occupied by a Frenchman as a tailor shop. This was located near the present site of the Upper Osceola Mill. James F. Corbin resided with his father until 1853, when he was married to Miss Nancy O. Beckley of this county, and a daughter of John W. Beckley. They have eleven children: Anna L., David F., Susan M., John H., James W. Nancy B., Carolina B., Joseph P., William T., Leona M., and Mary J. Mr. C., through his own industry and good management, has accumulated a good competency, now owning a farm of 200 acres.

CORNELIUS, Alfred Griffith
Osceola Township, St. Clair County
born: 1825, Carlisle, PA
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1078
ALFRED GRIFFITH CORNELIUS, deputy county clerk; was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1825, and is the son of James Cornelius, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who was married in 1820 to Elizabeth Elliott. Her father, James Elliott, came from Ireland. In 1837 the family moved to Morgan County, Ohio, where Mr. C. was engaged in business for many years. Mrs. Cornelius died in 1872, and her husband in 1880. Alfred G. received a good primary education at home, and then entered Granville College, remaining two years and qualifying himself for teaching school, which profession he followed for some time. In the spring of 1853 he formed a partnership with his father in the drug trade in Morgan County, which he continued for two years. Selling out he embarked in general merchandising, in 1857, but soon after was burned out. In 1859 he opened a grocery store and continued the business until 1861. In July of the same year he enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, and was appointed orderly sergeant. His regiment participated in the second battle of Bull Run and he was also in many of the engagements of the Potomac. For meritorious conduct he was promoted to lieutenant, and then to captain, and made a capable and efficient officer. After returning home, in October, 1865, he came to Missouri and farmed in Johnson County until 1869, when he resumed general merchandising, this time in Taberville. In 1878 he sold out. In the spring of 1879 he was appointed deputy county clerk, and served three years. In the spring of 1883 he was again appointed deputy county clerk. Mr. C. married Miss Emaline Miller, of Pennsylvania, in 1854. They have three children: A. Branch, Edward M. and Kate M. The latter married Mr. Thomas David, of this city. Politically he is a Democrat, and he is a Royal Arch Mason.

CORNICK, Edgar
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Dec 1 1874, Ripley, Brown Co, OH
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:302
Edgar Cornick, proprietor of the Clinton Green House, is one of the progressive business men of Clinton, and at the head of the oldest established green house in the county. This green house is located in the southwestern part of the city on Artesian avenue, and was established about twelve years ago. About three acres are devoted to flower and plant culture and about 6,500 square feet are under glass. Here all kinds of plants, flowers, bulbs and shrubs usually found in a modern green house are kept growing summer and winter. The plant is equipped with steam heat so that the temperature can be kept normal for plant life during the most severe winter weather. The Clinton Green House has customers covering a large scope of territory and flowers are shipped to numerous towns in the surrounding country. Edgar Cornick was born near Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, December 1, 1874, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Van Landingham) Cornick. Thomas Cornick, the father, was a son of John Cornick, who came to Ohio with his parents when he was a child. He died in 1874. He was a native of Pennsylvania and a son of Thomas Cornick, who came to Ohio with his family at a very early date, before Ohio was admitted to statehood, and settled in what later became Brown County. When the Cornick family crossed the Allegheny Mountains on their way to Ohio, which was then the far west, they carried their belongings on pack horses, and the subject of this sketch has heard it related by his ancestors how they carried their children in two large baskets that were suspended on either side of one of the horses, and the grandfather of Mr. Cornick of this review was one of the children that was thus carried from Pennsylvania. Thomas Cornick, the great-grandfather of Edgar, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and spent the latter years of his life in Ohio. Thomas Cornick, the father of our subject, was a soldier in the Union army during the Civil War and served in Battery F, First Ohio Light Artillery. He enlisted when the war broke out and served until its close, and took part in several important engagements but was never wounded. Elizabeth (Van Landingham) Cornick was born in Flemmingsburg, Kentucky, in 1831 and came to Ohio with her parents in 1845. She was a daughter of Manly Van Landingham. She died in 1911. Her husband departed this life in 1909. Edgar Cornick was one of a family of six children born to his parents who are now living: Thomas, resides near Ripley, Ohio; Mary, married G. C. Jordan, Lavanna, Ohio; W. N., Clinton, Missouri; Ida, married W. T. Jordan, a former resident of Clinton, now residing at Lavanna, Ohio; Arthur, Clinton, Missouri, and Edgar, the subject of this sketch. Mr. Cornick was reared and educated in Ohio. He first came to Missouri in 1898, and after spending about a year here returned to Ohio and for a time was engaged in farming and later entered the shoe business. In 1913 he returned to Missouri, and for two years was employed in the green house which he purchased in 1915, in partnership with W. T. Jordan, and later bought Mr. Jordan's interest. Mr. Cornick is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Woodmen of the World, and politically is identified with the Republican party, although he is inclined to be independent. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

CORWINE, Richard S.
Bogard Township, Henry County
born: Feb 9 1813, Mason Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:690
Richard S. Corwine, farmer and stock feeder, section 28. was born February 9, 1813, in Mason County, Kentucky, and was the son of George Corwine, a native of New Jersey, who, when only five years old went to Kentucky with his parents, where he was reared and then married Miss Nancy Thornton, a Virginia by birth. The subject of this sketch was the third child in the family. His youthful days were spent on his father's farm, his education being received in the subscription schools. When nineteen years old he went to Indianapolis, Indiana, and there worked at house carpentering for two years, when he became engaged in farming in Henry County, Indiana, though following his trade a part of the time. In 1872 he removed to Henry County, Missouri, and has since given his attention to farming. His farm contains 160 acres surrounded and subdivided with hedge fence, well improved, etc. January 28, 1835, Mr. C. married Elizabeth B. Thornton, who was born May 21, 1813, in Mason County, Kentucky. They have seven children: George, Mary, Lucindia, William, Richard, Ruth and John. They lost three children: Amanda C., Nancy A. and an infant. Mr. and Mrs. Corwine and all their children are members of the Christian Church.

COSTLEY, Eugene W.
Urich, Bogard Township, Henry County
born: 1857, St. Charles Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:765
Eugene W. Costley, a well known representative citizen of Urich, is a native Missourian. He was born in 1857 in St. Charles County, a son of John C. and Elizabeth (Stone) Costley. The mother was a second cousin of the late Senator William J. Stone. She and her husband are both now deceased and their remains are interred in Darden Creek Cemetery, St. Charles County, Missouri. They were the parents of the following children: Edward C., deceased; William M., lives in St. Louis, Missouri; Eugene W., the subject of this sketch; John D., deceased; Katurah, Howell, Missouri. When E. W. Costley was a child his parents removed to St. Louis, where he attended the public schools until he was sixteen years of age. He then attended the University of Missouri for three years. After leaving college he returned to St. Louis, where he was engaged in the boot and shoe business for a time. On account of failing health he went to Natchez, Mississippi. Later he went to St. Paul, Minnesota, and from there to Texas, then to Holden, Missouri, and shortly afterward, during the seventies, he went to Clinton, where he was engaged in the boot and shoe business for a number of years. He also served as deputy sheriff of Henry County under Sheriff A. B. Hopkins. In 1882 he settled in White Oak township, where he bought a farm and engaged in general farming and stock raising, to which he has devoted his attention ever since. He owns seventy-five acres of land in Bogard township, eighty acres in White Oak and fifty-seven acres adjoining the town of Urich, where he makes his home. Mr. Costley was married in 1882 to Miss Millie A. MOHLER, a daughter of Charles H. and Phoebe (Hendricks) MOHLER, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Henry County. Charles H. Moler was an early settler in Bogard township and entered Government land here. His wife was a daughter of Asa Hendricks, who was one of the very early pioneers of this section. Mrs. Costley died in 1898, aged forty years, leaving the following children: Wade, who was born November 14, 1882, and is now at Dallas, Texas, in the employ of the United States Government as a constructor, he married Lula May Newcomb and they have four children, Harry H., Eugene, Laura May and Wade H., Jr. The second and youngest child born to Mr. and Mrs. Costley is Hoyland L., born February 20, 1887. She was educated in Stevens College, Columbia, Missouri, and now resides in Kansas City, Missouri. Wade was educated in the public schools of Henry County and the Central College at Fayette, Missouri. Mr. Costley is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights and Ladies of Security.

COVINGTON, Edwin Savage
Deepwater Township, Henry County
born: Dec 16 1878, Honey Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:855
Edwin S. Covington, a successful and well known farmer and stockman of Deepwater, Missouri, is a native born Missourian and his education and opportunities have been such as Henry County affords. He was born December 16, 1878, in Honey Creek, Henry County, the son of Robert W. Covington, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Mr. Covington's early life was spent upon the farm and his education was received in the district schools of his township and the Clinton High School at Clinton, Missouri. When he was twenty-one years of age Mr. Covington was renting land from his father and tilling the soil on his own account. He rented land until 1909, when he purchased two hundred acres of land in Bethlehem township. In 1914 he purchased thirty-five acres close to the western outskirts of Deepwater, Missouri, and has built a modern home. The marriage of Edwin Covington and Virginia Carter was solemnized April 25, 1907. Virginia (Carter) Covington was born in Henry County and is a daughter of Capt. William F. Carter, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Covington supports the policies and principles of the Democratic party. He takes a commendable interest in public matters and ranks high among the citizens of Henry County, of whom he is one of the most substantial.

COVINGTON, Robert Lewis
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Apr 7 1874, Honey Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:619
Robert Lewis Covington, general insurance, Clinton, Missouri, the son of Robert W. and Lucy B. (Lewis) Covington was born in Honey Creek township, April 7, 1874. He is a descendant of a pioneer family of Henry County, his father, Robert W. Covington, having been born in Big Creek township September 30, 1846, died July 9, 1910. Robert W. Covington was the son of John O. Covington, native of Delaware, who settled in Henry County in 1840. When he came here he entered a large tract of land consisting of about three thousand acres in Shawnee, Big Creek and Honey Creek townships. When the Civil War broke out he was a stanch supporter of the Confederacy, giving practically all he had to the support of the lost cause. At the beginning of the war, he went South to what was then known as Indian Territory, and died at what is now McAllister, Oklahoma, and his remains were buried there. The wife of John O. Covington bore the maiden name of Eliza A. Barker, and her parents were among the very first settlers in what is now Henry County. They came here in 1832 and settled near Calhoun. She died October 25, 1907, in Henry County, and her remains were buried in Englewood Cemetery. Robert W. Covington and Lucy B. Lewis were married December 30, 1869. To this union were born four children, Edwin S., farmer and stockman, Deepwater, Missouri; John O., merchant, Cockrell, Missouri; Daisy, now the wife of Morris Lane, Garland, Missouri; and Robert L., the subject of this sketch. Lucy B. Lewis Covington was born in St. Louis County, Missouri, November 13, 1848. She was the daughter of Robert Lewis. Her grandparents having settled here as early as 1811, her family is related to familiar names, among the first settlers of Mississippi Valley, as the Bacons, Longs, Bates and Woodsons. Robert Lewis Covington was educated in the district schools of Henry County, and Clinton Academy, and in early life engaged in farming and stock raising. Mr. Covington was united in marriage May 20, 1896, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Gilmer, a daughter of Robert and Anna Alexander Gilmer, natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Covington was born May 18, 1876, at Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, and moved with her parents November, 1884, to Henry County. She was educated in the district schools of Henry County, and Clinton Academy. Her parents now reside near Texhoma, Oklahoma. To Mr. and Mrs. Covington have been born five children, Helen E., Robert Merritt, now serving in the United States Navy; Louise O., Lucy Lewis and Anna Gilmer. Mr. Covington is the owner of a valuable farm in Honey Creek township. Neither John O. Covington or his son, Robert W., ever held office, but both in their time were among the leading influential citizens of this county, strong men of robust, vigorous individuality. Robert Lewis Covington, the subject of this sketch, is a Democrat of influence and was Circuit Clerk for eight years, and filled that office with faithfulness and ability. He is now engaged in insurance business and is one of the prominent men of Clinton, aiding in the public welfare and especially active and useful in all patriotic work. This pioneer stock of these generations mentioned represents faithfully the highest type of the moral and civic virtues of the old-time citizenship of this county.

COWDEN, Albert
Fields Creek Township, Henry County
born: Feb 27 1847, Boone Co, MO
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:678
Albert Cowden, farmer and stock raiser, section 7, was born in Boone County, Missouri, February 27, 1847, his parents being Robert A. and Catherine (Steffy) Cowden, natives of Virginia. He was the fifth of a family of seven children. His youth was spent on his father's farm and in attending the district schools of this county, and after arriving at his majority he engaged in farming. In 1867 he removed to Henry County, Missouri, and has since resided here, following farming and stock raising. He owns 150 acres of land, of which 140 acres are in a high state of cultivation, and upon. it is a fine residence, built in 1879. In the spring of 1864 Mr. C. enlisted in Captain Ballard's Company, General Price's Army, with whom he remained until the close of the war. He is a member of the Baptist Church. March 29, 1877, Mr. Cowden married Miss Laura Covington, a native of Henry County, Missouri, born October 2, 1859. They have two children, Owen and Charley.

COWIN, William
Dallas Township, St. Clair County
born: 1833, TN
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1168
WILLIAM COWIN, farmer, came originally from East Tennessee, where he was born in 1833. His parents were George and Lydia (Thornton) Cowin, the former born in July, 1800, and the latter on the first day of the first year of the nineteenth century. Their marriage occurred in 1823, and to them were born eight children, of whom William was the youngest. He lived in his native state until 1836, when he accompanied his father to Missouri, settling in Saline County. There he was reared upon a farm and enjoyed the advantages of attending the schools of the locality, gladly availing himself of such opportunities. In 1870 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Fizer, of Saline County, a daughter of Henry Fizer. Mr. Cowin now owns a fine farm of 200 acres. Politically he is a Democrat. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.

COX, Pleasant M.
Doyal Township, St. Clair County
born: Nov 12 1809, Daviess Co, KY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1189
DR. PLEASANT M. COX. No man in St. Clair County is better or more familiarly known than Dr. P. M. Cox, and no name is more of a household word than his, he being the first physician in the county. He was born in Daviess County, Kentucky, November 12, 1809, and was the son of Meredith Cox, a Virginian by birth, whose father, Samuel Cox, came originally from Ireland. Meredith Cox married Miss Margaret McFarland, who was also born in Virginia. Pleasant, the fourth of five sons, accompanied his father to Missouri when nine years old, the senior Cox settling in Lincoln County, where he died, in 1835. In the fall of 1836 our subject moved to Osceola, this county, with his mother, who died in the following year. Pleasant M. was deprived in early life of such educational advantages as he desired but still devoted his entire energies to the study of medicine. He read under the instruction of Dr. Eastern, of Pike County, and also with Dr. Nash, and after a thorough preparation, attended lectures at the Transylvania University, at Lexington, Kentucky, in 1830-31. He subsequently practiced his profession in Lincoln County, Missouri, until 1836, when he came to this county, practicing for some twenty years. In 1839 Dr. L. Lewis settled in Osceola and formed a partnership with Dr. Cox, which relation existed for several years. The latter entered portions of section 17, 20, 21 and 22 in this township, became a large land owner and a prominent citizen in southwest Missouri. Building a residence and store he was in company with Z. Lilley and others occupied in trade, and at the outbreak of the war was one of the wealthiest men in the county. In 1858 he was elected a member of the state legislature. During the war he was in Texas, and in 1865 went to Fayette, Arkansas, where he opened a drug store, sending the children of his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Harris, to school. In 1875 he returned to Osceola, but at present resides on his farm known as the Dr. Harris' place, which is managed by his son, Pleasant M., who is a large stock raiser and dealer. The Doctor was married in October, 1833, to Miss Elizabeth M. McClannahan, daughter of Elijah McClannahan, of Virginia. They have two children living: Margaret A., widow of Dr. E. E. Harris, and Pleasant Madison. Edwin Eugene Harris, M.D., was born in Albermarle County, Virginia, March 30, 1828, his parents being Major Samuel W. and Sarah Miller (Ward) Harris, of Virginia. He attended school for ten years and in 1840 came to Osceola, Missouri, and subsequently studied medicine with Dr. L. Lewis. He attended medical lectures at Louisville and graduated with honor in 1850. October 6, 1853, he married Miss Margaret Cox, daughter of Dr. P. M. Cox, and to them were born three daughters: Bettie Virginia, Sarah Eugenia and Agnes M. During the war Dr. Harris entered the military service of the Confederate army as surgeon in General Clark's Cavalry Division in the Trans-Mississippi department and was one of the most faithful and capable of surgeons. He died in Arkansas before the war closed.

COX, William M.
Chalk Level Township, St. Clair County
born: May 22 1833, Hopkins Co, KY
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1144
WILLIAM M. COX, section 28, was born in Hopkins County, Kentucky, May 22, 1833. His father, Howell B. Cox, originally from North Carolina, was a son of Samuel Cox, of Richmond, Virginia, whose father early came from England. William's mother, formerly Henrietta Steen, of Hopkins County, Kentucky, was a daughter of Nathan Steen, a Kentuckian by birth, and a friend and companion of Daniel Boone. Howell Cox was for many years engaged as pilot on the Mississippi River, and was also interested in a successful business in which he became very wealthy. But serious reverses overtook him and he lost his property. He died in Kentucky in 1849, his wife having preceded him in 1835. In 1853 William M., the only surviving son of his parents, went to California and was occupied in milling a portion of the time, also having an interest in the Pilot Creek Canal and being agent for the company. He remained there for three years with satisfactory results; then returned to Kentucky and attended school for a time, when he came to Missouri, settling in St. Clair County. Purchasing a farm, he commenced its improvement, and has since been largely interested in raising, handling and shipping stock. In 1868, the political parties being in an unorganized condition, he took an active part in bringing the Democratic party back to its former status, and received the nomination for probate judge. In 1876 he was elected county sheriff, and in 1878 was elected clerk of the county, serving for four years. Mr. Cox now has a fine farm of 785 acres in this township. He is a member of the M. E. Church South, is a Royal Arch Mason and belongs to the I. O. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. fraternities. He married Miss Phebe H. Cox February 12, 1856. She was the daughter of William M. Cox, of Tennessee, and she died November 5, 1873, leaving three children: Howell S., Cargill C., and Phebe T., since deceased. His second wile was Mrs. Mary E. Palmer Clark. They have two children, Eudora and Agnes.

CRAIG, Samuel C. Dr.
White Oak Township, Henry County
born: Mar 2 1850, Harrison Co, IN
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:715
Samuel C. Craig, physician and surgeon, was born March 2, 1850, in Harrison County, Indiana, and was the son of P. R. Craig, who was born March 3, 1806 in Virginia. He was in early life a cooper by occupation, but abandoned his trade for farming. After leaving his native state, he moved first to Ohio, while a young man, and then to Indiana, where he settled as an agriculturist. In 1827 he married Miss Elizabeth Hiestand, born in Pennsylvania in 1809. By this marriage they had seven children, four of whom are living, our subject being the youngest. He was early educated in the common schools of Iowa; but fixing upon the practice of medicine as his profession, at the age of nineteen he commenced attending a course of medical lectures at Ames, Story County, Iowa. His preceptor was James Bradley. In 1877 he came to Lucas, Henry County, Missouri, and commenced the practice of medicine, and since that time has remained there with a constantly increasing patronage. Dr. Craig was married March 8, 1877, to Miss Mary Shaw, of Ames, Iowa. They have one daughter, Winona Florence.

CRAIG, Samuel G.
Monegaw Township, St. Clair County
born: Sep 12 1853, Lawrence Co, PA
Source:1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co. Pg:1130
SAMUEL G. CRAIG, merchant and postmaster at Ohio post office, was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1853, his parents being Joseph and Eliza (Kennedy) Craig, both natives of Ireland. They emigrated to the United States in 1840 and located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Samuel G., the youngest son and sixth child of a family of seven children, spent his youth on a farm in his native county and received a good common school education, supplemented with a course at Copp's Commercial College at Paynesville, Ohio. After completing his studies he engaged in farming two years. In January, 1877, he went to Oregon, spent one year and in the fall of the same year returned and located in St. Clair County, Missouri. He was occupied in farming about four years, and in 1882, he embarked in the mercantile business at his present place. He carries a good stock of general merchandise, and is doing a fair business. Mr. Craig was appointed postmaster of the Ohio post office in October, 1882. He was married February 26, 1879, to Miss Emma M. Holden, a daughter of Henry Holden. She is a native of and was reared and educated in Illinois. They have three children: Joseph D., Ettie T. and Charles H. Mr. and Mrs. Craig are members of the Presbyterian Church.

CRAMER, R. S.
Deer Creek Township, Henry County
born: Sep 24 1854, Fredericksburg, Wayne Co, OH
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:800
R. S. Cramer, a prominent business man of Lewis and the present postmaster of the place, is a native of Wayne County, Ohio, and was born at Fredericksburg September 24, 1854. His father, H. A. Cramer, originally from Pennsylvania, removed to Ohio with his parents and settled in Wayne County, where he was married to Miss Margaret Riddle. In 1854 the family located at Fort Dodge, Iowa, and were among the pioneer settlers of Webster County. R. S. Cramer grew to manhood in that county, receiving his primary education at the public school, supplemented with three years' attendance at the Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa. After completing his studies he entered a store and clerked at Fort Dodge for about three years. He was married at that place December 19, 1875, to Miss J. A. Fleming, who was born in Pennsylvania and is a daughter of Thomas Fleming. About one year after his marriage Mr. Cramer removed to the Indian Territory, where he had charge of a store at McAlister for the Osage Coal Mining Company, remaining there two years. In the fall of 1877 he came to Lewis, Henry County, Missouri, purchased the stock and business of Thomas Terry, and has since continued in business at this point. He carries a complete and well assorted stock of general merchandise and is doing a good business. He had the misfortune to be burned out in September, 1882, but has since erected a good building, 24 x 60 feet. He was appointed postmaster at Lewis in September, 1877. He and his wife have four children: Rolla T., Floyd A., Jennie and Bessie. Mr. C. is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

CRANDALL, B. F.
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: May 25 1838, Crystal Lake, IL
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:565
B. F. Crandall was born at Crystal Lake, Illinois, May 25, 1838, and was the son of Beman Crandall, who was born near Hartford, Connecticut, in October, 1795, emigrating from his native state with his parents about the year 1801, and settling near Syracuse, New York. He married Miss Polly Tuttle, who was also born near Hartford about the year 1802, and she likewise went with her parents and settled near Syracuse. They were married about the year 1822, and had ten children, eight sons and two daughters, seven of whom are still living. The senior Crandall was among the early pioneers of Northern Illinois having moved to that state from New York about the year 1832, when he located in what is now McHenry County, at Crystal Lake, which town was founded by him. He was president of the Virginia settlement, an organization made up by the earliest settlers for their own government and protection, that portion of the state being unorganized at that time, which office he held until McHenry County was organized, when he was elected the first magistrate. This position he held successively for twenty-five years. Emigrating to Missouri in October, 1859, he settled in Saline County, where he resided for two years, when the civil war breaking out, he abandoned the farm and returned to Illinois, where he lost his wife in 1864. After the close of the war he again came to Missouri, and made his home with O. A. Crandall, Esq., of Sedalia. He is still residing in Missouri with his daughter, Mrs. William Parsons, at Blackburn, Saline County, and now at the ripe age of eighty-eight, is active in mind and body, and a fair specimen of the hardy American pioneer. B. F. CrandalI was the youngest of seven sons. He commenced his early education at Crystal Lake, Illinois, in an old log house, and at the age of seventeen left school with a fair English education. He came to Missouri with his father's family, and was engaged in farming and stock raising until 1862, when owing to the civil war, he discontinued it and engaged as a clerk in the commissary department under Captain J. E. Howard, chief commissary of the Central District of Missouri. In 1864, he went to Louisiana, and was interested in the culture of cotton for five years. In 1868, he returned to Missouri and commenced the study of law with Crandall & Sinnett, of Sedalia, Missouri, and after a thorough course he was admitted to the bar, practicing in all the courts of the state. Not suited with the profession he turned his attention to a mercantile life, in which business he embarked in 1871, and this he has steadily pursued. He is now in the employ of Albert Mayer & Bros., of Cincinnati, looking after their interests west of the Mississippi. In politics he is a Republican. He was married January 12, 1870, to Miss Jessie Hopkirk, of Windsor, Missouri. They had three children: Clarence H., Edward Oscar, and Nellie Josephine. The former two died in infancy. Nellie J. is now a bright little girl of six years. Walter Hopkirk, the father of Mrs. Crandall, was born February 18, 1821, in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. At the age of sixteen years he emerged from the schools with not only a good English education, but as a classical scholar. His father, William Hopkirk, a shoemaker by trade, was born December 25, 1780, and worked at his trade for the most of his life. His mother, whose maiden name was Isabella Home, was born in 1782 in Hornecliffe, England, being the last in the line of lineal descendants of the house of Home. They were married in 1804 and had eight children, four of whom are living. Both of his parents died in Scotland. Mr. Hopkirk emigrated from his native country to America in 1837. On arriving here he apprenticed himself to the cabinet trade, serving five years in Steubenville, Ohio He afterward worked at the same place as a journeyman for eight months and then went to Burlington, Iowa, where he worked as a journeyman for one year and six months. Next he removed to Bonaparte, on the Des Moines River, and was there established in business for eight years. December 25, 1858, he married Miss Mary E. Moffitt, of Lexington, Iowa. They had six children, five of whom are still living, two sons and three daughters. He remained at Bonaparte for three years after their marriage, when, in 1851, he joined a company, and, taking the overland route, went to California. He was engaged in mining for four years, when he returned to his family, who had accompanied his wife's father to Henry County, Missouri, where they bought landed property.

CRAWFORD, James K.
Deepwater Township, Henry County
born: Dec 11 1844, Medina Co, OH
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:608
James K. Crawford, farmer and stock raiser, section 34, was born December 11, 1844, in Medina County, Ohio, being the son of William and Rebecca (Smith) Crawford, natives of Pennsylvania. The former moved to Ohio with his parents, who were among the pioneer settlers of Medina County. J. K. grew to manhood in his native county on the farm and received a good common school education. Coming west to Missouri in 1867, he located first in Bates County, where he lived for three years. He was married in Montrose September 15, 1870, to Miss Lucy May, of Kentucky birth, but who was reared and educated in Bureau County, Illinois, and is a daughter of Thaddeus May. After his marriage he bought land and improved the farm where he now resides. He first purchased 160 acres and afterward bought sixty acres adjoining this, now constituting a fine body of land, all enclosed with a good hedge. There are thirty acres devoted to tame grass. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have three children: William B., born June 24, 1871; Mary Belle, born September 5, 1874, and Jessie, born May 15, 1877. Mr. C. makes a specialty of raising, feeding and trading in stock.

CRESS, Leroy Linn Dr.
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Mar 9 1878, Salisbury, NC
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:343
Dr. L. L. Cress, a well-known and successful veterinary surgeon of Clinton, Missouri, is a native of North Carolina. He was born at Salisbury March 9, 1878, and is a son of Adolphus and America (Cody) Cress, both natives of North Carolina, and now residents of Salisbury. The Cress family is of Holland descent, members of whom settled near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, probably about 1700. Many descendants of these early Pennsylvania pioneers are scattered throughout the East, including Ohio and Illinois. The great-grandfather of Doctor Cress went to North Carolina and the Southern members of the Cress family are descendants from him. Many members of the Cress family served in the Revolutionary War in Washington's army. Americas Cody, mother of Doctor Cress, comes from a long line of Southern ancestors who suffered severe losses during the Civil War. The late William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill," was a cousin of Doctor Cress' mother. Doctor Cress was one of a family of ten children all of whom are now living. He received his early education in Rowan County, North Carolina in an old log school house near Salisbury. Doctor Cress is a young man but he has experienced the atmosphere of the log school house. His early life was spent on his father's farm and in 1898 he came to Missouri and located at Clinton. Here he was employed by a veterinary surgeon, and young Cress soon discovered that he had a liking for the profession of his employer and under the preceptorship of his employer began the study of veterinary surgery, and at the same time getting considerable actual practice. He was thus employed for eighteen months when he entered the Kansas City School of Veterinary Surgery and after studying there two years, entered the Ontario Veterinary College at Toronto, Canada, where he was graduated in the Class of 1904. He then returned to Clinton, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. Doctor Cress has met with well-merited success in his chosen profession and is one of the capable veterinary surgeons of the State, and is recognized as such. In 1910, Doctor Cress was united in marriage with Miss Pearl Hawkins of Clinton. They are both members of the Presbyterian Church. Doctor Cress is a man who has read a great deal and traveled much He has been in the East, the West and the South, but as he expresses it himself, after he returned to Missouri from a trip, he feels like "jumping up and cracking his heels together, and saying that he is glad he's back home."

CREWS, Charles Floyd
Big Creek Township, Henry County
born: Sep 13 1882, Windsor, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:811
Charles F. Crews, a progressive farmer and stockman of Big Creek township, who is farming 110 acres of land, is one of the leading farmers of this County. Mr. Crews is a native of Henry County and was born in 1882 at Windsor, Missouri. He is the son of Samuel P. and Clara (Snelling) Crews, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Samuel Crews was born in 1852 in Boone County, Missouri, and his wife is a native of Henry County. They are engaged in farming in Shawnee township. They have the following children: Darrell, Huntingdale, Missouri; Essie, the wife of Nathan Gilliam of Big Creek township; Charles F., the subject of this sketch; Snelling, farming in Shawnee township; and Raymond, of Big Creek township. Charles F. Crews received his education at Huntingdale schools, Huntingdale, Missouri, and since early manhood, he has been engaged in general farming and stock raising. He is one of the successful farmers of Big Creek township. Mr. Crews was married May 9, 1906, to Martha McQuitty. She is a daughter of W. G. and Martha McQuitty, of whom extensive mention is made in this volume; see biographical sketches of George and William McQuitty. One daughter, Dorothy, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Crews. Mr. Crews is one of the substantial men of Henry County and comes of pioneer Missouri stock. He is public spirited and one of Henry county's foremost citizens.

CREWS, James W.
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: Aug 3 1878, Huntingdale, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:824
James W. Crews - The automobile business has increased by leaps and bounds in the past fifteen years and Mr. Crews, a member of the Clinton Auto Company, has been personally interested in the motors since their introduction in the county. The first automobile in Henry County was built by the Bragg Brothers of Clinton. It was a steam-propelled motor and a year or more after it was built it was purchased by Mr. Crews. He was the envy of all the men and the most looked for man throughout the county as he went by in the first "horse-less carriage." This machine was later exchanged for a one-cylinder Cadillac at Kansas City, Missouri. The second car owned at Clinton was a two-cylinder Oldsmobile, purchased by Garland Covington; the third one was a one-cylinder Cadillac owned by E. T. Montgomery; then a Ford, owned by Mr. Patterson, and a two-cylinder Buick by Dr. Marseilles came into the community at the same time. Thus has Mr. Crews seen the automobile evolve from a cumbersome slow, heavy-moving vehicle to a swiftly moving thing of beauty and an everyday necessity. James W. Crews was born at Huntingdale, Missouri, August 3, 1878, and is the son of Floyd and Mary (Freeman) Crews. The former was a native of Illinois who came to Huntingdale, Missouri, where he made his home for many years. His wife, Mary (Freeman) Crews, was born near Huntingdale, Missouri. She was laid to rest in 1900. They are the parents of nine children as follow: James W., with whom this sketch deals; Garrett Allen, of Kansas City, Kansas; Clyde, death occurred at sixteen years of age; Sallie, died at six years; Bessie died at seventeen years; Ruby and Ruble twins, deceased and Mary deceased. The early education of Mr. Crews was received in Huntingdale, Missouri, and Montrose, Missouri. For a good many years he was employed as an electrician and also dealt in music and pianos. In 1916 Mr. Crews was made a member of the Clinton Auto Company and has since confined his efforts to the automobile business. Claude Lingle is the senior member of the firm and they are located on North Washington street. At the beginning of their business relations they handled the Studebaker automobile, which they continue to handle and also the Chevrolet. The work rooms are fitted up for repair work and accessories of every sort for the automobile industry. The building is 50x120 feet on the west front and a building 50x90 feet in which they keep their new cars stored. The marriage of Mr. James Crews and Maude Eleanor Barnes of Golden City, Missouri, was solemnized May 5, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Crews are the parents of one son, Jule Garrett, who is at home with his parents. Mr. Crews is a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Travelers Protective Association. He is a progressive business man and thoroughly alive to the best interests of his city and county.

CREWS, Samuel Perry
Shawnee Township, Henry County
born: 1852, Boone Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:812
Samuel P. Crews, a well-known farmer and stockman, is a native Missourian. He was born in Boone County, Missouri, in 1852, a son of Erasmus and Elvira E. (Crosswhite) Crews, who were pioneers of that county. They came in the flush of youth to conquer the wilderness and convert its wild fertility to cultivated fields of wheat and corn. They moved to Windsor, Missouri in 1870 and later moved to Huntingdale, Missouri, where they spent the rest of their lives and are laid away in the Carrsville Cemetery. Four children, all of whom are living and successful in their several vocations, were born to them as follows: William, the first born, is in Reno, Nevada; Samuel P., the subject of this sketch; Floyd J., in Kansas City, Missouri; and Everett, resides in the State of Washington. Samuel Crews received his education in the public schools of Windsor, where his parents settled in 1870. In 1883, he purchased a farm of fifty-five acres in Shawnee township, which he has improved and successfully farmed to the present time. In 1874, Samuel Crews and Clara E. Snelling were married and five children have been born to them as follows: Darrell, a farmer of Huntingdale, Missouri, who has one daughter, Fay, and a son, Samuel; Estelle E., now Mrs. N. F. Gilliam of Big Creek township, Henry County; Charles F., of Big Creek township, Henry County, has one daughter, Dorothy; Snelling E., a farmer of Shawnee township, Henry County, has two daughters, Wilma and Estelle; and Raymond, who is a farmer of Big Creek township. Mr. and Mrs. Crews are members of the Carrsville Baptist Church and are loyal workers of the same. The Crews family are well known in Pettis County and stand high in the community.

CROLEY, Jesse D.
Garland, Honey Creek Township, Henry County
born: Jun 30 1884, Walker Twp, Henry Co, MO
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:635
Jesse D. Croley, a well-known Henry County educator, now at the head of the Garland schools, is a native of Henry County, and belongs to a pioneer family of this county. Mr. Croley was born in Walker township, June 30, 1884, in an old house that was built August 10, 1861, the day of the battle of Wilson Creek. He is a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Short) Croley, both natives of Henry County, the father being born and reared in Bethlehem township. He died in 1887; he was a son of Berry Crowley, who was a very early settler in Henry County, locating near where La Due now stands at a very early day. Joseph Croley served in the Union Army during the Civil war and participated in the Battle of Wilson Creek. Rebecca Short, his third wife, was born in Bates County and also belongs to pioneer Missouri stock. Her parents were William D. and Susan Jane Short. Joseph and Rebecca (Short) Croley were the parents of the following children: Jesse D., the subject of this sketch; Thomas A., deceased; and Ada May, now the wife of Walter S. Schroeder, Urich, Missouri. Joseph Croley was married three times. By his second marriage were born the following children: Albert Henry, Olney Springs, Colorado; and Alice, now Mrs. Seaman, Chicago, Illinois. And to the first marriage were born: William James, Lawson, Missouri, and Charles Edward, Brookfield, Kansas. Jesse D. Croley was educated in the public schools of Henry County and the Urich High School. Later he took a commercial course in a Kansas City business college. He has been engaged in teaching in Henry County for fifteen years, his first school being in American school district, and for the past six years he has taught at Garland district No.33. He is one of the well-known and successful teachers of Henry County, and has taught twelve terms in Honey Creek township. He received his first certificate to teach from Uel W. Lamkin, the editor of this work. Mr. Croley was united in marriage May 12, 1908, to Miss Clara Horrell, a daughter of C. W. and Viola (Mitchell) Horrell of Clinton, Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. Croley have been born two daughters, Dorothy May, and Clara Bernice. Mr. and Mrs. Croley are well known in Henry County, and have many friends.

CROME, William F.
Clinton, Clinton Township, Henry County
born: 1853, Germany
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:290
William F. Crome. Personal achievement of moment and consequence to the community in which the individual under review has succeeded in his life work is deserving of more than casual mention. The late William F. Crome, founder of the William F. Crome and Company, wholesale grocery company, of Clinton, Missouri, was a pioneer in his line of endeavor, and succeeded in establishing a wholesale business in Clinton when the undertaking was looked upon as of doubtful success by others of the business world. He established one of the first wholesale grocery concerns in western Missouri and did more than any other Clinton citizen in placing Clinton in the front rank of Missouri commercial towns. For a quarter of a century he contributed to the commercial development of Clinton and western Missouri. As far back as 1887, at a time when it was generally considered impracticable, if not impossible, to establish a wholesale grocery house in Clinton, Mr. Crome came here and placed in operation a branch house of the Fink and Nasse Wholesale Grocery Company of St. Louis. He began the business here under the name of William F. Crome and Company and his sons are at this day proprietors of the business which he founded and are operating successfully under the original title of the concern. Nearly a third of a century of square dealing has made the name of William F. Crome and Company the leading one in the wholesale grocery world of this section of Missouri. William F. Crome was born in Germany in 1853. When sixteen years of age he immigrated to America, without money or even influential friends to assist him in the upward climb to prosperous well being which became his after years of patient endeavor. He came to this country imbued with the idea of making his fortune and was able and willing to perform any honest labor of which he was capable. He first located in Kentucky and from there went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he obtained employment in an eating place - a position which was no sinecure in those early days and requiring the hardest kind of labor. From Nashville he went to Decatur, an inland Missouri town, where he was employed as general assistant in a flouring mill and a general store. It was here that he secured his first experience in handling retail merchandise and gained an experience in business which was valuable to him in later years. His next move was to Bunker Hill, Kansas, where he operated a general store. Not long afterward he went to St. Louis and was married, shortly afterward returning to Bunker Hill with the intention of remaining there in business for himself. He soon sold out his interests in Kansas and, going to St. Louis, became connected with the firm of Fink and Nasse. Attaining a partnership in this concern, he remained in St. Louis until 1887, when he came to Clinton and established the wholesale grocery business which still bears his name and is operated by his sons. This was the first wholesale grocery business established in Henry County and is the leading one, covering a broad scope of territory in western Missouri. The trade of this establishment covers a radius of about fifty miles of prosperous territory around Clinton, and everything usually found in a first-class, well-equipped wholesale grocery house can be had at short notice from the William F. Crome and Company. The reputation and high standing of this institution has been builded upon the twin precepts of success - quality and service. William F. Crome departed this life January 12, 1910 at his home in Clinton. He was in active management of his immense business until his health began to fail him. During his long years of residence in Clinton he took an active part in the upbuilding of the city and its development, contributing probably more than any other citizen of his day to the development of this city and through his business, giving the city a wide advertisement as a trade center. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and lived a clean and upright life, being ever ready to contribute liberally to worthy religious and charitable enterprises. For a number of years he was a member of the Clinton school board and took an active and influential interest in educational matters until compelled to resign from the board on account of failing health. Mr. Crome was married in 1882 to Miss Julia Fink, of St. Louis. Mrs. Julia (Fink) Crome is the daughter of Conrad Fink, a man who had a remarkable business career and during his time was one of the captains of industry of St. Louis. Mr. Fink began his career as a steamboat captain on the Mississippi River and became the owner of a fleet of boats plying that waterway in the days when the Mississippi was the great artery of commerce through the western and central sections of the country. He commanded the first boat to reach Memphis, flying the Union flag during the Civil War. After the war he engaged in the milling business in St. Louis and amassed a fortune. Later, he engaged in the wholesale grocery business there and amassed another fortune. Mr. Fink died at Ashville, North Carolina, while sojourning there for his health. To William F. and Julia (Fink) Crome were born five children: Carl A., William F., Robert, Conrad E., and Alice. William F., Conrad E., and Carl A., are now the owners and active managers of the business founded by their father, and which is carried on under the name of William F. Crome and Company. All are well educated and received a thorough training in the business under their capable and successful father and are enterprising and worthy citizens of the city of their birth and rearing. The sons of William F. Crome were all educated in the Culver Military Academy of Indiana, and are affiliated fraternally with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and are Knights Templars and members of the Mystic Shrine. The Crome Brothers represent a high type of progressive business men and good citizenship, being ever ready and liberal in their contributions and support of worthy local enterprises. Carl A. Crome married Miss Helen Mitchell of Clinton, and has one child, Helen Elizabeth. Miss Alice Crome resides with her mother in Clinton. William F. Crome was married in July, 1918, to Miss Cory McConnell of Clinton. Conrad F. Crome was born August 5, 1892, is an enlisted officer in the National Army of the United States, was graduated from the Second Officers' Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, August 28, 1917, and is now serving as captain with the 305th Supply Train, with the American Field Army at the western front in France.

CROMER, George H.
Fairview Township, Henry County
born: Sep 16 1834, Lancaster Co, PA
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:757
George H. Cromer, farmer, section 30, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1834, being the son of John Cromer, also a native of Pennsylvania, who was born in 1812. His mother, formerly Elizabeth Fink, came originally from the same state. John Cromer moved with his family from Lancaster to Adams County in 1841, where they lived about thirteen years, going thence to Darke County, Ohio in 1854. George H. passed his youth on a farm and received a common school education. He was married in Darke County, November 25, 1856, to Miss Ellen Hufnagle, of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Hufnagle. She moved to Ohio with her parents when about three years old, they settling in Darke County, where she was reared and educated. He was engaged in farming after this nine years, and in the fall of 1865 he came to Missouri, locating in Henry County. He moved on the farm where he now resides in 1870, having 160 acres, all fenced and in cultivation and pasture. His new residence is a neat and substantial one, and his yard is tastily ornamented. Mr. Cromer is one of the thrifty farmers of this township. He and his wife have four children: William D., James H., and Ettie Jane and Nettie Belle, twins. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Presbyterian Church.

CROSS, Dewit C.
Deepwater Township, Henry County
born: Mar 7 1838, Madison Co, TN
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:608
D. C. Cross was born in Madison County, Tennessee, March 7, 1838. John D. Cross, his father, and also his mother, formerly Eliza Anderson, were either natives of Virginia or Tennessee. D. C. accompanied his parents to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1844, where his father died soon after. The son spent his youth up to his fourteenth year mostly in school, and upon arriving at this age he went on the river and followed boating for about four years. In 1857 he engaged in the mercantile business in Graffenburg, where he sold goods for about six months. Mr. Cross was married in Franklin County, Kentucky, March 25, 1859, to Lucinda E. Johnson, of that county, and a daughter of Robert R. Johnson. After this he came to Cooper County, Missouri, and farmed for seven years, and in the spring of 1866 he moved to Henry County, where he bought land continued his farming operations. He has a fine farm of fifty-five acres one-fourth of a mile south of Montrose, in section 23, in cultivation, with a good residence, barn, and out buildings. An orchard of 300 bearing apple trees of select varieties is on the place, besides fifty peach, some cherry, pear, plum, and small fruits in variety. Mr. Cross is Democratic in politics and has filled several offices in his township. He served four years as justice of the peace with marked distinction, and for a number of years was a member of the school board. He and his wife have nine children: Mary E., Robert S., Dora, Lulie, Alice, Martha, Viola, Fanny and Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. Cross are members of the Christian Church. He belongs to the United Workmen. He engaged in the butcher business in November, 1832, and now has an excellent shop and is enjoying a liberal patronage.

CRUCE, George W.
Davis Township, Henry County
born: Sep 11 1829, Crittendon Co, KY
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:861
George W. Cruce - The late George W. Cruce was one of the oldest pioneer settlers of Henry County. Mr. Cruce was born September 11, 1829, in Crittendon County, Kentucky, and died March 26, 1912, at his home in Clinton, Missouri. He was the son of James and Nancy (Harrison) Cruce, who spent all of their lives in Kentucky. George W. Cruce made his first trip to Missouri in 1854, and after viewing the country with the intention of settling in the western part of the State he returned home. After a stay of two years in Kentucky he came to Henry County and purchased his farm in Davis township. Two years after coming to this county he was married to Miss Frances G. Hester. Three children were born of this marriage: Ella, died at the age of five years; George Cruce, born 1860, resides with his mother in Clinton; Marshall R., born 1863, resides in Nevada, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Cruce improved a splendid tract of 400 acres of land in the northwest corner of Davis township and resided there until 1898, when they retired to a home in Clinton. In 1880 they removed to Whitesboro, Texas, so as to be with their son who was engaged in business in that city. They resided in Texas for eleven years and then returned to Clinton. Mrs. Frances G. (Hester) Cruce was born May 22, 1838, in Tennessee, the daughter of Thomas and Mary E. (Baynum) Hester, natives of Virginia, who were pioneer settlers of Kentucky and who came to Missouri as early as 1840 and made a settlement in St. Clair County. Thomas Hester died in St. Clair County in 1841 and his widow then came to Henry County and lived here with her children. During the Civil War period the family removed to Kentucky, where they remained for a short time, and then came back to Missouri and made their home in Warrensburg for four years. After the war they came to Henry County. Mr. and Mrs. Cruce accompanied them to Kentucky, where Mrs. Cruce's youngest son was born. Her daughter, Mary E. Cruce, died in Crittendon County, Kentucky. There were fourteen children in the Hester family, eight of whom were reared: Anthony N., Robert, Thomas, Martha B., Mary A., Juliet, Eliza, and Frances G. (Cruce) the only surviving member of the family. George Cruce, who makes his home with his mother in Clinton, has been a successful farmer and has been married and is father of six children: George G., living in Canada; Robert J., lives in Montana; Mrs. Ella Clairy, lives near Urich, Missouri; James G., who is cultivating the Cruce home place; Mrs. Mary F. Hedland lives in Warrensburg; Paul lives in Clinton. Mrs. Frances G. Cruce has eleven great-grandchildren. For the past sixty-four years she has been a member of the Christian Church and active in religious works. She is the only living charter member of the Clinton Christian Church. Mrs. Cruce recalls the early pioneer days spent in St. Clair County and that the settlers went to mill at what was known as Captain Lena's Mill on Sac River. They went to market by ox-team to Osceola, at that time a landing port for the boats which came up the Osage River. Mrs. Hester owned a number of slaves, seventeen in all, who did all the work of the farm and were very devoted to their mistress. All of the children were well educated and received every advantage possible to give them during those early days. They were prosperous and happy until the war broke out, eventually causing Mrs. Hester to lose all of her slaves and the family fortunes were considerably weakened. George W. Cruce was a Democrat and was one of the leaders of his party in Henry County for a number of years. He was a self-educated man and was highly intelligent. For over twenty years he served as justice of the peace for Davis township. He was a member of the Christian Church and while a resident of Whitesboro, Texas, he served as deacon of the church. For over sixty-two years he was a Mason and took an active interest in the affairs of this order.

CRUCE, George W.
Davis Township, Henry County
born: Sep 11 1829, Crittenden Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:732
George W. Cruce is a native of Kentucky, having been born in Livingston County, (now Crittenden) September 11, 1829. His parents were James and Nancy (Harrison) Cruce, also natives of Kentucky. George was the fifth of nine children, and he has one brother, James, in Vernon County, Missouri. In 1854 he first came to Missouri and then entered a half section of land, but soon after went back to his native home. After an absence of two years he returned to Missouri and began to improve his land. On the 7th of February, 1858, he was married to Miss Frances Hester, originally of Tennessee. In 1862 he again returned to Kentucky, and remained there until the close of the rebellion, when he once more came to Missouri, and for four years was occupied at Warrensburg in clerking for the firm of Cruce & Bell. In 1869 he removed upon his farm. This contains 315 acres in one of the most agreeable sections of the county, all of which is in a fair state of cultivation, and he is improving his stock to some extent. Mr. Cruce is one of the more substantial and reliable men of this vicinity, and for ten years has held the office of justice of the peace. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having been admitted over thirty years ago. He has but two children, George, aged twenty-two, and Marshall, aged nineteen years.

CRUM, Elijah Calvin
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: Jan 13 1841, Greenup Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:567
Elijah Calvin Crum, miller, who with his brother, William G., owns the Windsor Custom Mills, was born in Greenup County, Kentucky, January 13, 1841, and came to Windsor in 1877. He learned the milling business in his own mill. He married Miss Mary E. Estes January 14, 1862. She was the daughter of Jackson Estes, of Louisville, Kentucky, and Abigal Cravens (Jackson) Estes, who was born in Georgia. They have three children: Millie, George Ernest and Mary Abigal. Mr. Crum in his religious preferences is a Baptist. He is an industrious man and has made the milling business a constant study, understanding all its details. He takes great delight in fulfilling his duties as a Christian and good neighbor.

CRUM, William G.
Windsor Township, Henry County
born: 1839, Greenup Co, KY
Source:1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg Pg:566
William G. Crum, of the firm of Crum Brothers, proprietors of the Windsor Custom Mills, was born in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1839, his parents being Thomas and Wilmoth Ann (Dickson) Crum, Virginians by birth. The former was a farmer and brick mason by occupation. In 1857-8 the family came to Missouri, and settled in Benton County, bought a farm and improved it, and made it their permanent home. The mother died in 1864 and the father in April, 1880. In January 1876, William G. Crum came to Windsor, and having learned the milling business in Lincoln, Missouri, he at once went to work in the Windsor Mills, and remained for three years. In 1879, the Crum Brothers built their present mill and have since operated it. The mill has two run of stone, a fine engine, and is run to its full capacity. Mr. C. married Miss Patience Gibson in February, 1861. Her father, Hawkins Gibson was born in Kentucky, as was also her mother, formerly Sally Bradley. Their family consists of Thomas H., Sally Ann, Elizabeth, Virginia P., Emma Bell, Willie G. and William Henry. John Calvin died in 1871. Mr. Crum, in his political affiliations is a Democrat. He is an active member of the Baptist Church, and belongs to the A. O. U. W. fraternity.

CUNNINGHAM, J. O.
Bogard Township, Henry County
born: Nov 30 1864, McLean Co, IL
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:764
J. O. Cunningham, owner and proprietor of the "Valley Farm," is one of the extensive farmers and stockmen of Henry County. Mr. Cunningham is a native of Illinois. He was born in McLean County November 30, 1864, a son of J. W. and Rachel Elvina (Shaw) Cunningham. The father was a Union veteran of the Civil War and now resides in Iroquois County, Illinois. The mother died in October, 1917. They were the parents of the following children: J. O. Cunningham, the subject of this sketch; Emery, Sikeston, Missouri; John S., Iroquois County, Illinois; Eva May, married Clarence Hollister, Sikeston, Missouri; Elma, married John Whitlaw, Hastings, Nebraska. J. O. Cunningham was reared in Illinois and educated in the public schools and Eureka College at Eureka, Illinois. He engaged in farming in early life in his native State and followed that occupation there until 1901, when he came to Henry County, Missouri, and bought one hundred sixty acres of land in Bogard township. He improved this place and added eighty acres to his original purchase. He also owns a farm of two hundred acres near Blairstown. He built a fine residence on the home place in 1912. It is a two story, modern residence with sixteen rooms and is equipped with hot and cold water and modern heating and lighting systems. The barns and other buildings on the place are in thorough keeping with the residence. Mr. Cunningham is one of the successful stockmen of the county. He is well known as an extensive breeder of registered Poland China hogs. He raises as many as one hundred head of these hogs annually, all of which are eligible to registration. He also raises high grade cattle. The "Valley Farm" is well adapted to general farming purposes as well as being one of the ideal stock farms of the county. To supply the place with water Mr. Cunningham has drilled a well three hundred feet deep, which furnishes an inexhaustible supply of water for the place. February 17, 1896, J. O. Cunningham was united in marriage with Miss May Center, daughter of H. C. and Hattie (Hall) Center of Watseka, Illinois. Mrs. Cunningham's mother died February 14, 1914, and the father died March 9, 1918. To Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham have been born two children: Dewey C., a graduate of the Blairstown High School, and Eleanor Rachel, who married Paul H. Allen, of Urich, Missouri, May 8, 1918. Mr. Cunningham takes a deep interest in local public institutions and has been especially active in the betterment of the public schools. He was one of the strong supporters for the Blairstown High School district, which is one of the best schools of the county. He is now serving his second term as secretary of the consolidated school district, number two. For six years he was president of the township board, and during that time much excellent road work was done, many concrete culverts being constructed and other road improvements made. He is one of Henry County's progressive citizens who stands ever ready to support any worthy public enterprise.

CUTHRELL, Edward Franklin
Tebo Township, Henry County
born: Dec 17 1875, Davie Co, NC
Source:1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg Pg:590
Edward F. Cuthrell is a successful farmer of Tebo township, who owns 590 acres of well improved land. This farm of generous proportions had its nucleus in 240 acres purchased in 1902 and Mr. Cuthrell has added to it until he has 590 acres of good farm land. Mr. Edward F. Cuthrell was born in Davie County, North Carolina, December 17, 1875, the son of James F. and Nettie (McBride) Cuthrell. James Cuthrell was a native of North Carolina and served in the Confederate Army for a short while, but was discharged because of disability. He was a tiller of the soil and lived to an advanced age, passing away in 1911. His wife, also a native of North Carolina, survived him until June, 1917, when she was laid away. Edward F. Cuthrell remained in his native State until he was seventeen years of age, when he came to Clinton, Missouri, in 1892 and received employment as a farm hand. After five years of work as a farm hand Mr. Cuthrell in 1897 rented land for himself, until by dint of hard labor and economy, he was able to purchase the 240 acres, the nucleus of the present farm, in 1902. He made needed improvements, building a large barn 64x100 feet in extent and various other outbuildings. February 3, 1894, Edward Cuthrell and Emma Gilkerson were united in marriage, and are the parents of the following children: Hattie, wife of E. Wilson, farmer of Tebo township; Taylor, a soldier in the United States Army; Rolla, in the United States Navy; Elmer, in Iowa; Alpha, Edward, Effie and Pauline at home with their father. The mother of this family, Mrs. Emma (Gilkerson) Cuthrell, was born in 1878 in Fields Creek township, Henry County, the daughter of Charles and Mollie (Page) Gilkerson, the former a native of Henry County and the latter of Lafayette County, Missouri. They live in California. In June, 1910, Mrs. Cuthrell passed away and her younger daughters are shouldering the responsibility of the home making since her demise. Mr. Cuthrell has been an extensive breeder of jacks, road horses, Percheron and Belgian horses for twenty years. He has been a member of the Methodist Church since childhood.