Rnnk ' P^(p -^ ^^^M- ,-<^- ^ ^iSi^'&M\ -hia,Se|)t. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, peaceably if [jossible. To this Congress Col. Wash- ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- cord and Lexington had been fought, .'\niong the first acts of this Congp.'ss was the election of a com- mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and res[x)nsil)le office was conferred u[K)n Washington, wiio was still a memherof the Congress. He accepted it on June 19, but upon the express condition that he receive no salary. He would keep an exact account of expenses and expect Congress to pay them and nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the fortunes and liberties of the people of this country were so long confided. The war was conducted by him under every ]X)ssible disadvantage, and while his forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest nation of earth. On Dec. 2-5, 1783, Washington, in a parting address of surpassing beauty, resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the army 10 to the Continental Congress sitting at Annaijolis. H^; retired immediately to Mount N'ernon and resumed his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all connection with public life. In February, 1789, Washington was unanimously elected President. In his presidential career ht was subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a hew government; trials from hick of confidence on the part of other governments ; trials from want of harmony between the different sections of our own country; trials from the imjwverished condition of the country, owing to the war and want of credit; trials from the beginnings of party strife. He was no jiartisan. His clear judg.nent could discern the golden mean ; and while perhaps this alone kept our government from sinking at the very outset, it left him exposed to attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and very annoying. At the expiration of his first term he was unani- mously re-elected. At the end of this term many were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely refused a third nomination. On the fourth of Marth, 1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there his few remaining yeais free from the annoyances of public life. Later in the year, however, his rejxjse seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France. At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to take command of the armies. He chose his sul - ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat- ters in the field, which he superintended from his home. In accepting the command he made the reservation that he was not to be in the field until it was necessary. In the midst of these i)reparations his life was suddenly cut off. December 12, he took a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling in his throat, produced inflammation, and terminated fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh- teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its final resting place, and interred in the family vault at Mount Vernon. Of the character of Washington it is impossible to speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- miration. The more we see of the operations of our government, and the more deeply we feel the difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common interest, the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal- ent and character, which have be'*n able to challenge the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na- tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will be as lasting as the existence of man. The person of Washington was unusally tan, erect and well pro]X)rtioned. His muscular strength was great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry. He commanded re-^pect without any nipc.ir.ince o' haughtiness, and ever serious ttithoi" l^>^^r dull, a/mid SECOND PHESIBENT. 23 «<«: ►- OHN ADAMS, the second J, President and the first Vice- President of the United States, was born in Braintree ( now Quincy ),Mab') , and about ten miles from Boston, Oct. ig, 1735 His great t,randfather, Henry \dams, emigrated from England about 1640, with a family of eight sons, and settled at Braintree. The parents of John were John and Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His father was a farmer of limited means, to which he added the bus- iness of shoemaking. He gave his eldest son, John, a classical educa- tion at Harvard College. John graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the school in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a 'school of affliction," from which he endeavored to gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the study of law. For this purpose he placed himself under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He had thought seriously of the clerical profession but seems to have been turned from this by what he termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- jils, of diabolical malice, and Calvanistic good nature,'' of the operations of which he had been a witness in his native town. He was well fitted for the legal profession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being ready and fluent of speech, and having quick percep- tive powers. He gradually gained practice, and in 1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his marriage, (i7f>5), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- ^on turned him from law to politics. He took initial Steps toward holdinj^ a town meeting, and the resolu- K .t..t,..t. ^.tr.t».t..,t.,t»4.t..t,..tA4.t.A»)Mfcjt ..t^«fe"lg| tions he offered on the subject became very populai throughout the Province, and were adopted word foi word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- lislature) in 1770. Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegate.s from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congress, which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himself by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- vocated the movement for independence against th° majority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies, should assume the duties of self-government. He was a prominent member of the committee of nve, appointed June 11, to prepare a declaration of inde- pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but on Adams devolved the task of battling it through Congress in a three days debate. On the day after the Declaration of Independence was passed, while his soul was yet warm with th= glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "the greatest question was decided that ever was debated in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil be decided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, ' that these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- pendent states.' The day is passed. The fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable e[ioch in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated, by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary, festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day ofi deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God, It ought to be solemnized with pomp, shows- JOHN ADAMS. games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations lioin one end of the continent to the other, from this imie forward for ever. Vou will think mc transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of light and glory. I can see that the end is w^rth more than all the means; and that posterity will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I hope we sl^U not." In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a delegate to France and to co-operate with Benijamin Franklin and Artluir Lee, who were then in Paris, in the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money from the French Government. This was a severe trial to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- ers, who were seeking him. He left France June 17, 1779. In September of the same year he was again chosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi- ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet might be found willing to listen to such pro[X)sels. He sailed for France in November, from there he went to Holland, where he negotiated important loans and formed imiwrtant commercial treaties Finally a treaty of peace with England was signed Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, toil and anxiety through which Mr. Adams had passed threw him into a fever. After suffering from a con- tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he was advised to go to England to drink the waters of Bath. While in England, still drooping anddes[X3nd- ing, he received dispatches from his own government urging the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through storm, on sea, on horseback and foot,he made the trip. February 24, 1785; Congress ap]X)inted Mr. Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face to face the King of England, who had so long re- garded him as a traitor. As England did not condescend to ap|X)int a minister to the United States, and as Mr. .\dams felt that he was accom- plishing but little, he sought i)ermission to return to nis own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. When Washington was first chosen President, John Adams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at home and abroad, was chosen Vice President, .\gain al the second election of Washington as President, Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President,though not without muchopjx)sition. Serving in this office four vears.he was succeeded by Mr. Jefferson, his oppcment in ]x>litics. ")Vhile Mr. Adams was Vice President the great French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, and it was uixjn this jxjint which he was at issue with the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their fxjwer of self-government, and he utterly abhored the classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it. On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- iginated the alienation between these distinguished men, and two powerful parties were thus soon organ- ized, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies were with England and Jefferson led the other in symi)athy with France. The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling had died away, and he had begun to receive that just appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till after death. No one could look u[X)n his venerable form, and think of what he had done and suffered, and how he had given up all the prime and strength of his life to the public good, without the deepest emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar good fortune to witness the complete success of the institution which he had been so active in creating and sup|X)rting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest station in the gift of the jieople. The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the signers of that immortal instrument left ujx)n the earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is well known, on that day two of these finished theit earthly [jilgrimpge, a coincidence so remarkable as to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning of the fourth he found himself too weak to rise from his bed. On being requested to name a toast for the customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- dependence FOREVER." When the day was ushered in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, he was asked by one of his attendants if he knew what day it was? He replied, "O yes; it is the glor- ious fourth of July — God bless it — God bless you all." In the course of the day he said, " It is a great and glorious day." The last words he uttered were, "Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re- signed his spiiit into the hands of his God. The personal appearance and manners of Mr. Adams were not particularly preixjssessinc. His face, as his portrait manifests.was intellectual ard expres- sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and h^^ manners were frequently abnipt and uncourteous. He had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor the engaging elegance and prarefulness which marked the manners and address of Jefferson. ^. ^^wz. THIRD PMESIDENT. *7 HOMAS JEFFERSON was born April 2, 1743, at Shad- "Ipwell, Albermarle county, Va. V Hi!, parents were Peter and line (Randolph) Jefferson, the former a native of Wales, and the latter born in Lon- don To them were born six daughters and two sons, of whom Thomas was the elder. When 14 years of age his father died. He received a most liberal education, hav- ing been kept diligently at school from the time he was five years of age. In 1760 he entered William end Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat of the Colonial Court, and it was the obode of fashion and splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreproacha- able in his morals. It is strange, however, under such influences, that he was not ruined. In the sec- ond year of his college course, moved by some un- exi)lained inward impulse, he discarded his horses, society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen hours a day to hard study, allowing himself for ex- ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out of the city and back again. He thus attained very high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- phy and the languages. Tlie most difficult Latin and Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished scholar has seldom gone forth from college halls; and there was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. Immediately upon leaving college he began the study of law. For the short time he continued in the practice of his profession he rose rapidly and distin- guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a lawyer. But the times called for greater action. The policy of England had awakened the spirit of resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led him into active political life. In 1769 he was chosen a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very beauti- ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shadwell, there was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, which commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new home; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye!: elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon became the most distinguished resort in our land. In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress, where, though a silent member, his abilities as a writer and a teasoner soon become known, and he was placed u|X)n a number of important committees, and was chairman of the one appointed for the draw- ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was apiwinted to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 1776. What must have been the feelings of that 28 THOMAS JEFFERSON. man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — who was charged with 'he preparation of that Dec- laration, which, while it made known the wrongs of America, was also to publish her to the world, free, soverign and independent. It is one of the most re- markable papers ever written ; and did no other eflbrt of the mind of its author exist, tiiat alone would be sufficient to stamp his name witli immortality. In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to Patrick Henry, ;,s Governor of Virginia. At one time the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to Moniicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five minutes ela[)sed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- sion of the 15ritish troops. His wife's health, never very good, was much injured by this excitement, and in the summer of 1782 she died. Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. Two yeirs later he was apixjinted Minister Plenipo- tentiary to France. Returning to the United States in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned Jan. I, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- dent, and four years later was elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, and George Clinton, Vice President. The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- tion was disturbed by an event wiiich threatened the tran(]uility and peace of the Union; this was the con- spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an imprincipled ambition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a military expedition intc the Spanish territories on our southwestern frontier, for the purix)se of forming there a new republic. This has been generally supposed was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been generally known what his real plans were, there is no doubt that they were of a far more dangerous character. In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined to retire from jwlitical life. For a period of nearly forty years, lie had been continually before the pub- lic, and all that time had been employed in offices of the greatest trust and resix)nsibility. Having thus de- voted the best part of his life to the service of his country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his declining years required, and uixan the organization of the new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare- well forever to public life, and retired to Monticello. Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole families came in their coaches with their horses, — fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and nurses, — and remained three and even six months. Life at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a fashionable watering-place. The fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- . sary of the Declaration of American Independence, great preparations were made in every part of the Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, and the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer. and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- tion, to participate in their testivities. But an ill- ness, which had been of several weeks duration, and had been continually increasing, compelled him to decline the invitation. On the second of July, the disease under which he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced state that his medical attendants, entertained nc hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the nex". day, which was .Monday, he asked of those around him, the day of the month, and on being told it was the third of July, he expresied the earnest wish tha'; he might be permitted to breathe the airof the fiftietl- anniversary. His prayer was heard — tliat day, wliose dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land, burst uix)n his eyes, and then they were closed for- ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble life! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - the day which his own name and his own act had rendered glorious; to die amidst tiie rejoicings and festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- dred s|)irit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear him company, left the scene of liis earthly honors. Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desper- ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and animated their desjKjnding countrj'iiien; for half a century they had labored together for the good of the countr)'; and now hand in hand they dejjart. In their lives they had been united in the same great cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not divided. In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes were light, his hair originally red, in after life became white and silvery; his coni])lexion was f;iir, his fore- head broad, and his whole countenance intelligent and thoughtful. He possessed great fortitr.de of mind as well as personal courage ; and j.is command of tem- per was such that his oldest and most intimate friends never recollected to have seen him in a passion. His manners, though dignified, were simjile and un- affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded that all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic ; and his language was remarkably pure and correct. He was a finished classical scholar, and in his v^ritingsis discernable the care with which he formed his style upon the best models of antiquity. (2A- -, ^ iti^i-c^r c'-K FOURTH PRESIDENT. 3^ 3^n]ES npDisoi]. \MES MADISON, "Father of the Constitution," and fourth President of the United States, was born March i6, 1757, and died at his home in Virginia, Tune 28, 1836. The name of " L?i Times Madison is inseparably con- nected with most of the important events in that heroic period of our country during which the founda- tions of this great repubhc were laid He was the last of the founders of the Constitution of the United States to be called to his eternal reward. The Madison family were among the early emigrants to the New World, landing upon the shores of the Chesa- peake but 15 years after the settle- ment of Jamestown. The father of JuLIL James Madison was an opulent J/irL planter, residing upon a very fine es- ftate called "Montpelier," Orange Co., Va. The mansion was situated m the midst of scenery highly pictur- j esque and romantic, on the west side of South-west Mountain, at the foot of Blue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and political attachment existed between these illustrious men, from their early youth until death. The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of 18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. Here he applied himself to study with the most im- prudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but three hours' sleep out of the 24. His health thus became so seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor of constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble body, with a character of utmost purity, and with a mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsf ' quent career. Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. This educational course, the spirit of the times in which he lived, and the society with which he asso- ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work ot a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of mind, and his frail health leading him to think that his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mind singularly free from passion and prejudice, and with almost unequalled ix)wers of reasoning, he weighed all the arguments for and against revealed religion, until his faith became so established as never to be shaken. In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to frame the constitution of the State. The next year (1777), he was a candidate for the General Assembly. He refused to treat the whisky-lovir.g voters, and consequently lost his election ; but those who had witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, and he was appointed to the Executive Council. Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained member of the Council ; and their appreciation of his 32 JAMES MADISON. vntelleclual, social and moral worth, contributed not a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 1 7 80, he was elected a member of the Continental Congress. Here he met the most illustrious men in our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of the most consiticuous positions among them. For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con- gress, one of its most active and influential members. In the year 1784, his term having expired, he was elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. No man felt more deeply tlian Mr. Madison the utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na- tional government, with no ixDwer to form treaties which would be binding, or to enforce law. There was not any State more prominent than Virginia in the declaration, that an efficient national government must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the other States to appoint commis- sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss this subject, l-'ive States only were re[iresentcd. The convention, however, issued another call, drawn up by Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft a Constitution for tiie United States, to take the place of that Confederate League. The delegates met at the time apixjinted. Rvery State but Rhode Island "vas represented. George Washington was chosen president of the convention ; and the present Consti- tution of the United States was then and there formed. Tliere was, perhai)s, no mind and no pen more ac- tive in framing this immortal document than the mind and the pen of James Madison. The Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was to be presented to the several States for acceptance. But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected we should be left but a conglomeration of independent States, with but little jxDwer at home and little respect abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by the conven- tion to draw up an address to the people of the United States, expounding the principles of the Constitution, and urging its adoption. There was great opi)osition to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and went into effect in 1789. Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the avowed leader of the Rei)ul)lican party. While in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs Todd, a young widow of remarkable [xiwer of fascination, whom he married. She was in person and character queenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied so i)rominent a ]X)sition in the very peculiar society which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. Madison. Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under Jefferson, and at the close of his administration was chosen President. At this time the encroach- ments of England had brought us to the verge of war. , British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and our flag was exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring in his disix)sition, war had no charms for him. But the meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the crew to be paraded before him. With great nonchal- ance he selects any number whom he may please to designate as British subjects ; orders them down the ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun- deck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the battles of England. This right of search and im- pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce the British cabir.et to relinquish. On the 1 8th of June, 181 2, President Madison gave his approval to an act of Congress declaring war against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter hostility of the Federal party to the war, the country in general approved; and Mr. Madison, on the 4th of March, i8'3) was re-elected by a large majority, and entered wyow his second term of office. This is not the place to describe the various adventures of this war on the land and on the water. C)ur infan navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- pling with the most formidable power which ever swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest by the appearance of a British flett, early in Februaiy, 18 13, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole coast of the United States under blockade. The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me ditator. America accepted ; England ref^ksed. A Brit- ish force of five thousand men landed on the banks of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa- peake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- burg, upon Washington. The straggling little city of Washington was thrown into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict at liladensburg echoed through the streets of the metropolis. The whole population fled from the city. The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White House, with her carriage drawn up at the doer to await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers in a council of war He met our troops utterly routed, and he could not go back without danger of l)eing captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in Washington were in flames. The war closed after two years of fighting, and on Feb. 13, i8i5,the treaty of jieace was signed at Ghent. On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of office expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re- mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi son died July 12, 1849. v'^--- ? y ^^^-^i^-c- f t ^ ^-^ FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35 PEQES n]OI]^OE. AMES MONROE, the fifth ,1'residentof The United States, was born in Westmoreland Co., Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of nativity. His ancestors had for inany years resided in the prov- ince in which he was born. When, at 17 years of age, in the process of completing his education at William and Mary College, the Co- lonial Congress assembled at Phila- del]jhia to deliberate upon the un- just and manifold oppressions of (Ireat Britian, declared the separa- tion of the Colonies, and promul- gated the Declaration of Indepen- dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly probable that he would have been one of the signers of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left school and enlisted among the patriots. He joined the army when everything looked hope- less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased from day to day. The invading armies came pouring in ; and the tories not only favored the cause of the mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- tending with an enemy whom they had been taught to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through difficulty and danger, the United States owe tlieir political emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks, and espoused the cause of his injured country, with a firm determination to live o. iie with her strife for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel- ancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled before its foes through New Jersey. In four months after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the actof charg- ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left shoulder. As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was pro- moted a captain of infantry ; and, having recovered from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, receded from the line of jiromotion, by becomiuT an officer in the staff of Lord Sterling. During the cam- paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of P>randy wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued aid-de-camp; but becoming desirous to regain his position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at that period Governor, and pursued, with considerable ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag; but on the invasions of the enemy, served as a volun teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. In 1782, he was elected from King George county, a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by that body he was elevated to a seat in the Executive Council. He was thus honored with the confidence of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and having at this early period displayed some of that ability and aptitude for legislation, wliich were afterward.^ employed with unremitting energy for the public good. 36 JAMES MONROE. he was in the succeeding year chosen a member of the Congress of the United States. Deeply as Mr. Monroe felt the imperfei tionsof theold Conlederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, ihiiiking, with many others of 'he Republican party, shat it gave too much [XJWcr to the Central Governnient, and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm supix)rters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member of the United States Senate; which office he held for four years. Every month the line of distinction be- tween the two great parties which divided the nation, the Federal and the Rc|)ulilican, was growing more distinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep- arated them were, that the Republican party was in sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a strict construction of the Constitution as to give the Central Government as little power, and the State Governments as much [jower, as the Constitution would warrant. The Federalists sympatiiized with England, and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- stitution, which would give as much jjower to the Central Government as that document could [xissibly authorize. The leading Federalists and Republicans were alike noble men, consecratiTig all their energies to the good of the nation. Two more honest men or more pure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and James Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In building up this majestic nation, which is destined to eclipse all Grecian and .Assyrian greatness, the com- bination of tlieir antagonism was needed to create the light equilibrium. And yet each in his day was de- nounced as almost a demon. Washington was then President. England had es- poused the cause of the Bourbons against the princi- ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- tween these contending [lOwers. France had helped us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms of Europe were now combined to prevent the French from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse than that whicli we had endured Col. Monroe, more magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous and noble nature. He violently op]X}sed the Pres- ident's i)roclamation as ungrateful and wanting in magnanimity. Washington, who could appreciate such a character, developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- nouncing the ixjlicy of the Government, as the minister of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. Monroe was welcomed by tlie National Convention in France witu the most enthusiastic demonsti^ions. Shortly after his return to this countrv, Mr. Mon- roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the office for three yeais. He was again sent to France to co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaining the vast territory then known as the Province of Louisiana, which France had but shortly before ob- tained from Spain. Tneir united efforts were suc- cessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen millions of dollars, the entire territory' of Orleans and district of Louisiana were added to tlie United States. This was probably the largest transfer of real estate which was ever made in all the historj- of the world From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob- tain from that country some recognition of on: rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those odious impressments of our seamen. but Eng- land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng- land on tlie same mission, but could receive no redress. He returned to his home and was again chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned to accept the jxisition of Secretary of State unde'- Madison. While in this office war with England was declared, the Secretary ot War resigned, and during these trying times, the duties of t'.ie War Departnien were also jjut upon him. He was truly the armor- bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient business man in his cabinet. Upon the return ol peace he resigned the Department of War, but con- tinued in tlie office of Secretary of State initil the ex- piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elec- tion held the previous autumn Mr Monroe himself had been chosen President with but li;tle opiwsition, and uix)n March 4, 18(7, was inaugurated. Four years later he was elected for a second term. Among the important measures of his Presidencv were the cession of Florida to the United Stales; the Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.' This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1S23. At tha: time the United States had recognized the inde|)er.d- ence of the South American states, and did not wish to have European jxawers longer attempting to sub due [jortions of the American Continent. The doctrine is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt on the par' of Eurojiean powers to extend their sys- tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety," and "that we could rot view any inter|X)sition for the purjwse of oppressing or controlling American governments or provinces in any other light than as a manifestation by European ixjwers of an unfriendly disyxi^^ition toward the United States." This doctrine immediately affected the course of foreign governments, and has become the approved sentiment of the United States. At the end of his f econd term Mr Monroe retired to his home in Virginia, where he li\ed until 1830 when he went to Xew Vork to live with his snn-in- law. In that city he died. on the 4th of July. •S31, J. 5, Ai fiyytxS SIXTH PRESIDRNT. S9 ^.^/L/<\A^J OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the ^ixth President of the United 'Smes, was born in the rural home of his honored father, John Adams, in Quincy, Mass., on the 1 1 th cf July, 1767. His mother, a woman of exalted worth, watched over his childhood daring the almost constant ab- sence of his father. When but eight years of age, he stood with his mother on an eminence, listen- ing to the booming of the great bat- tle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on upon the smoke and flames billow- ing up from the conflagration of Charlestown. When but eleven years old he took a tearful adieu of his mother, to sail with his father for Europe, through a fleet ot hostile British cruisers. The bright, ijumated boy spent a year and a half in Paiis, where nis father was associated with Franklin and Lee as n)inister plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted the notice of these distinguished men, and he received from them flattering marks of attention. Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this cou/.try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. Again lOf.n Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he applied I'limself with great diligence, for si.x months, to .-.'udy; then acconi pained his father to Holland, vrnere he entered, first a school in Amsterdam, then the University at Leyden. About a year from this time, in 178 1, when the manly 1 oy was but fourteen yea"? of age, he was selected by Mr. Dana, our min- ister to the Russian court, as his private secretary. In this school of incessant labor and of enobling culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned to Holland thiough Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and Bremen. This 1( ng journey he took alone, in the winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed ais studies, under a pri"»te tutor, at Hague. Thence, in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father f Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintance with the most distinguished men on the Continent examining architectural remains, galleries of paintings and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again became associated with the most illustrious men oi all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temporal themes which can engross the human mind. Afte" a short visit to England he returned to Paris, ana consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, when he returned to America. To a brilliant young man of eighteen, who had seen much of the world, and who was familiar with the etiquette of courts, a residence with his father in London, under such cir- cumstances, must have been extremely attractive but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre- ferred to return to America to complete his education in an American college. He wished then to study law, that with an honorable profession, he might be able to obtain an independent support. Upon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap- pointed by Washington, resident minister at the Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reached London in October, where he was immediately admit- ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney, assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with Gieat Britian. After thus spending a fortnight i. London, he proceeded to the Hague. In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portugal as minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal. . upon arriving in London, he met with despatches directing him to the court of Beiiin, but requesting him to remain in London until he should receive his instructions. While waiting he was married to ar American lady to whom he had been previously en- gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughte! of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in london a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- plishment which eminently fitted her to move in tUi elevated sphere for which she was dos'iued JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; where he remained until July, r799, when, having ful- 6Ued all the purposes of his mission, he solicited his recall. Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then was elected Senator of the United States for six years, from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his ability and his experience, placed him immediately among the most prominent and influential members of that body. Especially did he sustain the Govern- ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- sulting our flag. There was no man in America more familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon these points, and no one more resolved to present a firm resistance. In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- idential chair, and he immediately nominated John Quincy Adams minister to St, Petersburg. Resign- ing his professorship in Harvard Q)llege, he embarked at Boston, in August, 1809. While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- dent. He devoted his attention to the language and history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the European system of weights, measures, and coins; to the climate and astronomical observations ; while he kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and Latin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. All through life the Bible constituted an im[X)rtant part of his studies. It was his rule to read five chapters every day. On the 4th of March, 18 17, Mr. Monroe took the Presidential chair, and immediately apixjinted Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he sailed in June, 1819, for the United States. On the i8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his home in Quincy. During the eight yearsof Mr. Mon- roe's administration, Mr Adams continued Secretary of State. Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second term of office, new candidates began to be presented for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought forward his name. It was an exciting campaign. Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- ceived ninety-nine; John Quincy Adams, eighty-four; William H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- seven. As there was no choice by the people, the question went to the House of Representatives. Mr. Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and he was elected. The friends of all the disappointed candidates now :ombined in a venomous and persistent assault uixin Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in *^>« pa.<;t histor)' of our country than the abuse which was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was an administration more pure in principles, more con- scientiously devoted to tiie best interests of the coun- try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per- haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- lously and outrageously assailed. Mr Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising early, and taking much exercise. \N hen at his homein Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said that he was the first man up in the city, lighting his own fire and applying himself to work in his library often long before dawn. On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retirtd from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew Jackson. John C. Caliioun was elected Vice Presi- dent. The slavery question now began to assume portentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un- abated zeal. But he was not long permitted to re- main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was elected representative to Congress. For seventeen years, until his death, he occupied the post as repre- sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to do brave battle' for freedom, and winning the title of "the old man eloquent." Ujxin taking his seat in the House, he announced that he should hold him- self bound to no party. Probably there never was a member more devoted to his duties. He was usually the first in his place in the morning, and the last to leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. 'I he battle wiiich Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against the proslavery party in the Government, was sublime in Its moral dating and heroism. For persisting in presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he was threatened with indictment by the grand jur)' with expulsion from the House, with assassination but no threats could intimidate him, and his final triumph was complete. It has been said of President Adams, that when his body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before he slept, the prajer which his mother taught him in his infant years. On the 2 1 St of February, 1848, he rose on the floor of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly- sis, and was caught in the arms of those around him. For a lime he was senseless, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and said " This is the end of earth -"kWw after a moment's pause he added, ^^ I am content" These were the last words of the grand " Old Man Eloquent.' ^■^,^_^ NINTH PRESIDENT. S' ILLIAM HENRY HARRI- SON, the ninth President of the United States, was born at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. His father, Benjamin Harri- son, was in comparatively op- ulent circumstances, and was one of the most distinguished men of his day. He was an intimate friend of George Washington, w as early elected a member of the Continental Congress, and was conspicuous among the patriots of Virginia in resisting the encroachments of the British crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- rison and John Hancock were both candidates for the office of speaker. Mr Harrison was subsequently chosen Governor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His son, i William Henry, of course enjoyed in childhood all the advantages which wealth and intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- ing received a thorough comuion-school education, he entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated with honor soon after the death of his father. He then repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of tobert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, signers of the Declaration of Independence. Jl)on the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- withstanding the 'emonstrances of his friends, he abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, waving obtai'^-'l a commission of Ensign from Presi- dent Washington. He was then but 19 years old From that time he passed gradually upward in rank until he became aid to General Wayne, after whose death he resigned his commission. He was then ap- pointed Secretary of the North-western Territory. This Territory was then entitled to but one member in Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that position. In the spring of i8oo the North-western Territory was divided by Congress into two portions. The eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced in the State of Ohio, was called '' The Territory north-west of the Ohio." The western portion, which included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil- liam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap pointed by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of Upper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as extensive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. He was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now rapidly increasing white population. The ability and fidelity with which he discharged these responsible duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four times appointed to tliis office — first by John Adams, twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi- dent Madison. When he began his adminstration there were but three white settlements in that almost boundless region, now crowded with cities and resounding with all the tumult of wealth and traffic. Oneof these settlements was on the Ohio, nearly ojiposite Louisville; one at Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French settlement. The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisoii reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. About 52 WILL/ AM HENRY HARRISON. the year i8o6, two extraordinary men, twin brothers, ot the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. Or.e of these was called Tecumseh, or " Tlie Crouching Panther;" the other, Olliwacheca, or " The Prophet." Tecuinseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit- able perseverance in any enterprise in which he might engage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm, and had long regarded with dread and with hatred the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting- grounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was anorator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored Indian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath which they dwelt. But the Prophet was not merely anorator: he was, i 1 the superstitious minds of tlie Indians, invested with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a magician. With an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went from tril)e to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent by the Great Spirit. Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate the Indians, but at last the war came, and at Tippe- canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. October 28, 18 12, his army began its inarch. When near the Prophet's town tliree Indians of rank made their appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was approacliing them in so hostile an attitude. After a .short conference, arrangements were made fora meet- ing the next day, to agree uiwn terms of peace. But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted with the Indian character to be deceived by such protes- tations Selecting a favorable sixst for his night's en- campment, lie took every precaution against surprise His troops were [X)Sted in a hollow square, and slept U|X)n their arms. The troops threw themselves uix)n the ground for rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his loaded musket by his side, and his bayonet fixed. The wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- ble, and j'lst then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all the desperation which superstition and passion most highly inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the httle army. The savages had been amply provided with guns and ammunition by the English. Their war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets. The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- pus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a speedy and an entire victor)-. But Gen. Harrison's troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them until day dawned : they then made a simultaneous charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- fore them, and completely routing th*" foe. Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked to the utmost. The British descending from the Can - adas, were of themselves a very formidable forte ; but with their savage allies, rushing like wolves from the forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn- ing, plundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier was plunged into a state of consternation which even the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. The war-whoop was resounding everyvvliere in the forest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra- tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull liad made the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. Under these despairing circumstances. Gov. Harrison was appointed by President Madison commander-in- chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake Detroit, and to protect the frontiers. It would be difficult to place a man in a situation demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but General Harrison was found equal to the [xjsition. and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re sjxmsibilities. He won the love of his soldiers by always sharing with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket lashed over his saddle Thirty-five British officers, his prisoners of war, su])[)ed witli him after the battle. The only fare he could give them was beef roasted before the fire, without bread or salt. In i8i6, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member oi the National House of Representatives, to represent the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an active member; and whenever he six)kc, it was with force of reason and [wwerof eloquence, which arrested the attention of all the members. In 1819, Harrison was elected to the Senate ol Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the i)residential electors of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought liiiii forward as a candidate for the Presidency against Van Buren, but he was defeated. At tlie close of Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re -nominated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tyler forthe Vice Presidency. The contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave all his influence to i)revent Harrison's election ; but his triumph was signal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webster at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most brilliant with which any President had ever beon surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- istration more flattering, or the ho|)es of the country more sanguine. In the midst of these bright and joyous prospects, Gen. Harrison was seized by a plcurisv-fever and after a few days of violent sick- ness, died on tlie 4th of .^pril ; just one nioiith after his inauguration as President of the Ur^ited States. "lyn '7 r^- TENTH PRESIDENT. S5 \ OHN TYLER, the tenth * J Presidentof the United States. He was born in Charles-city Co., Va., March 29, 1790. He was the favored child of af- fluence and high social po- sition. At the early age of twelve, John entered William and Mary College and grad- uated with much honor when but seventeen years old. After graduating, he devoted him- self with great assiduity to the study of law, partly with his father and partly with Edmund Randolph, one of the most distin- guished lawyers of Virginia. At nineteen years of age, ne commenced the practice of law. His success was rapid and aston- ishing. It is said that three months had not elapsed ere there was scarcely a case on the dock- et of the court in which he was hjt retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he was almost unanimously e'ected to a seat in the State Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo- cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of Jefferson and Madison. For five successive years he was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the unanimous vote or his county. When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and ably with the Democratic party, opposing a national bank, intem-ji improvements by the General <^vern- ment, a protective tariff, and advocatmg a strict con- struction of the Constitution, and the most careful vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress were so arduous that before the close of his second term he found it necessary to resign and retire to his estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, however, soon after consented to take his seat in the State Legislature, where his influence was powerful in promoting public works of great utility. VVith a reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen by a very large majority of votes. Governor of his native State. His administration was signally a suc- cessful one. His popularity secured his re-election. John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the United States. A portion of the Democratic party was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, and brought forward John Tyler as his op[X)nent, considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. In accordance with his professions, upon taking his seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- tion. He op[XDsed the tariff; he spoke against and voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren- uously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist- ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. Jackson, by his opposition to the nullifiers, had abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record in perfect accordance with the principles which be had always avowed. Returijing to Virginia, he resumed the practice of his profession. Ther? was a rplit in the Deniocr^iic JOHN TYLER. ,^arty. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- ments ujxin him. He had now attained the age of forty-six. His career had been very brilliant. In con- sequence of his devotion to [jublic business, his pri- vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; and it was not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice of law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan- tation. Soon after this he remo\ed to Williamsburg, for the better education of his children ; and he again took his seat in the Legi^lature of Virginia. By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in f839. The majority of votes wer^ given to Gen. Har- rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disapix)intmentof the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- ate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- thy with the Whig party in theNoiih: but the Vice President has but very little power in the Govern- ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a Democratic Vice President were chosen. In 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- dent of the United States. In one short month from that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler thus .cund himself, to his own surprise and that of the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential chair. This was a new test of the stability of our institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler was at home in Williamsburg when he received the unexpected tidings of the death of President Harri- son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of A7ril was inaugurated to the high and resjxmsible office. He was placed in a ixjsition of exceeding delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been opposed tc the main princi|)les of the party which had brought him into power. He had ever been a con- sistent, honest man, with an unblemished record. Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should he retain them, and thus surround himself with coun- sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or, on the other hand, should he turn against the party which had elected him and select a cabinet in har- n.ony with himself, and which would opiwse all those views which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- vited the cabinet which President Hanrison had selected to retain their seats. He reccommended a day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and bless us. The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the incor|K)ration of a fiscal hank of the United States. The President, after ten days delay, returned it with r.is veto. H^" «uagested, however, that he would approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he pro[K)sed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and privately submitted to him. He gave it his approval. It jvas passed without alteration, and he sent it back with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. It is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely touched the pride of the President. The opposition now exultingly received the Presi- dent into their arms. The party which elected him denounced him bitterly. All the members of his cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a meeting and issued an address to the people of the United States, proclaiming that all political alliance between the Whigs and President Tyler were at an end. Still the President attempted to conciliate. He appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs and Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- tion passed sadly away. iNo one was satisfied. The land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. \\'higs and Democrats alike assailed him. More and more, however, he brought himself into sympathy with his old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. Polic, the Democratic candidate for his successor. On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the harassments of office, to the regret of neither ]>nrty, and probably to his own unspeakable lelief. His first wife, Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married, at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of many personal and intellectual accomplishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- est, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in his manners, richly furnished with information from books and experience in the world, and possessing brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was the scene of unusual attractions. With sufficient means for the exercise of a generous hosjiitality, he might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few friends who gathered around him, were it not for the storms of civil war which his own princi|)les and policy had helped to introduce. When the great Rebellion rose, which the State rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. CaU houn had inaugurated, President Tyler renounced his allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress; and while engaged in active measures to destroy, by force of arms, 'he Government over wbic h he had once presided, he was taken sick and soon died. ^c. ■'15 OCL^ ..fC 'ELEVENTH PRESIDENI. 59 v^.^^^?^^ AMSv^ v<^<^ ^1"^.^ ^iS^^" l AMES K. POLK, the eleventh r-iiPresident of the United States, 1^ was born in Mecklenburg Co., N. C.,Nov. 2, 1795. His par- ^ y^s ents were Samuel and Jane / (Knox) Polk, the former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located it the above place, as one of the hrst pioneers, in 1735. In the )'ear 1S06, with his wife and children, and soon after fol- lowed by most of the members of the Polk famly, Samuel Polk emi- grated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich valley of the Duck River. Here in the midst of the wilderness, in a region which was subsequently called Mau- ry Co., they reared their log huts, and established their homes. In the hard toil of a new farm in the wil- derness, James K. Polk spent the early years of his childhood and youth. His father, adding the pur- suit of a surveyor to that of a farmer, ' gradually increased in wealth until he became one of the leading men of the region. His mother was a superior woman, of strong common sense and earnest piety. Very early in life, James developed a taste for reading and e.\pressed the strongest desire to obtain a liberal education. His mother's training had made him methodical in his habit;-,, had taught him punct- uality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty principles of morality. His health was frail ; and his father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a sedentary life, got a situation for him behind the counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. This was to James a bitter disappointment. He had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at his earnest solicitation his father removed hiai, and made arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half, years, in the autumn of 1815, entered the sophomorei class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious service. He graduated in 1818, with the highest honors, be- ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at this time much impaired by the assiduity with which he had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of relaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the office of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few miles from Nashville. They had probably been slightly acquainted before. Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican, and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi- cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was constantly called upon to address the meetings of his party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that he was popularly called the Na])oleon of the stump. He was a man of unblemished morals, genial and 6o JAMES K. POLK. courteous in his bearing, and with that sympathetic nature in the joys and griefs of others which ever gave him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his strong influence towards the election of his friend, Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave to his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- tinued in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair of Tennessee. In Congress he was a laborious men>ber, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was always in his seat, always courteous ; and whenever he s|X)ke it was always to the jwint, and without any ambitious rhetorical display. During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr. Polk per- formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of Marchr 1839. In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was elected by a large majority, and on the 1 4th of Octo- ber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841, his term of office expired, and he was again the can- didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. On the 4th of March, iS45,Mr. Polk was inaugur- ated President of the United States. The verdict of the country in favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted its influence upon Congress ; and the last act of the administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister, Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and left the country, declaring the act of the annexation to be an act hostile to Mexico. In his first message. President Polk urged that Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- ceived into the Union on the same footing with the other States. In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent with an army into Texas to hold the country. He was sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent nearly two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, where he erected batteries which commanded the Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on the western banks. The anticipated collision soon took place, and wai was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first called one of "observation,"' then of "occupation,' then of "invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly and awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. It v/as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration that the war was brought on. 'To the victors belong the six)ils." Mexico was prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands. We now consented to peace upon the condition that Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal- ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen majestic States to be added to the Union. There were some Americans who thought it all right : there were others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this money fifteen millions were paid to Mexico. On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from office, having served one term. Tlie next day was Sunday. On the sth. Gen. Taylor was inaugurated as his successor. Mr Polk rode to the Capitol in the same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, and his health was good. With an ample fortune, a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years of tranquility and hapjiiness were before him. But the cholera — that fearful scourge— was then sweeping up the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, and died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fiftv-fourth year of his age, greatly ntourned by his countrymen. /^^ -^/Cc^l^^Yy ^ jy ywer of the Government should soon pass into the hands of the free States. The famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. Fillmtre's adminstration, and the Japan Exi'edition was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr Fill- more, having served one term, retired. In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It was generally supiwsed thaf his sympathies were rather with those who were en- deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. He was thus forgotten by both. He li\ed to a ripe old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874. FOURTEENTH PRESIDENT. ^^ FRANKLIN PIEHEE.<4 RANKLIN PIERCE, the fourteenth President of the ' United States, was born in Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 23, 1804. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, who, with his own strong arm, hewed out a home in the wilderness. He was a man of inflexible integrity; of strong, though uncultivated mind, and an uncompromis- ing Democrat. The mother of Franklin Pierce was all that a son could desire, — an intelligent, pru- dent, affectionate. Christian wom- an. Franklin was the sixth of eight children. Franklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen- erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the love of old and young. The boys on the play ground loved him. His teachers loved liim. The neighbors looked upon him with pride and affection. He was by instinct a gentleman; always speaking kind words, doing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact which taught him what was agreeable. Without de- veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural devotion to books, he was a good scholar; in body, in mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy. When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was one of the most popular young men in the college. The purity cf his moral character, the unvarying courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and =s»- .-wtt-jr^v-^ genial nature, rendered him a universal favorite. There was something very peculiarly winning in his address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de- gree studied : it was the simple outgushing of his own magnanimous and loving nature. Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce commenced the study of law in the office of Judge Woodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of the State, and a man of great private worth. The eminent social qualities of the young lawyer, his father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant political career into which Judge Woodbury was en- tering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci- nating yet perilous path of political life. With all the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of Gen. Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here he served for four yeais. The last two years he was chosen speaker of the house by a very large vote. In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was elected a member of Congress. Without taking an active part in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty and ever rising in the estimation of those with whom he was associatad. In 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age, he was elected to the Senate of the United States; taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced his administration. He was the youngest member in the Senate. In the year 1834. he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom- plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every station with wliich her husband was honoied. Of the 7* tRANKLIN PIERCE. three sons who were bom to them, all now sleep with their parents in the grave. In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame and increasing business as a lawyer, took up his residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. President Polk, ujwn his accession to office, apixsinted Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States; but the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous professional engagements at home, and the precariuos state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the same time declined the nomination for governor by the Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr. Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his troops, at Newport, R. I., on the 27th of May, 1847. He took an imixartant part in this war, proving him- .self a brave and true soldier. When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his native State, he was received enthusiastically by the advo- cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo- nents. He resumed the practice of his profession, very frequently taking an active part in political ques- tions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery wing of the Democratic party. The compromise measures met cordially with his approval; and he 'strenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa- mous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious feensihilities of the North. He thus became distin- guished as a "Northern man with Southern principles.'' The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- quently regarded him as a man whom they could safely trust in office to carry out their plans. On the i2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the Presidency. For four days they continued in session, and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation brought forward his name. There were fourteen more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was the Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas- sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pierce was therefore inaugurated President of the United States en the 4th of March, 1853. His administration proved one of the most stormy our country had ever experienced. The controversy be tween slavery and freedom was then approaching it« culminating [X)int. It became evident that there was an " irrepressible conflict " between them, and that this Nation could not long exist " half slave and half free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad- ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution of the Union were borne to the North on every South- ern breeze. Such was the condition of affairs when President Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term of office. 'l"he North had become thoroughly alien- ated from him. The anti-slavery sentiment, goaded by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all the intellectual ability and social worth of President Pierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his ad- ministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also, unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo- cated those measures of Government which they ap- proved, and perhaps, also, feeling that he had rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be able acceiJtably to serve them, ungratefully dropped him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, two had died, and his only surviving child had been killed before his eyes by a railroad accident , and h.is wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left alone in the world, without wife or child. When the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di- vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov- ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until the time of his death, which occurred in October, 1869. He was one of the most genial and social of men, an honored communicant of the Episcoi>ai Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen- erous to a fault, he contributed lil)erally for the al- leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns- people were often gladened by his material bounty. ^,,^.>x^ ZL^/77.^j (S^u^'/T^iyp^ €^^97/^ I'IPteenth president. n •m> :g»t^t^'^'^'^'^ t gat^':^ t^t^ *-<- -3»^ AMES BUCHANAN, the fif- teenth President of the United -!>v-K., *aw/^iK/®i States, was born in a small frontier town, at the foot of the eastern ridge of the AUegha- nies, in FrankHn Co., Penn.,on ■' the 23d of April, 1791. The place where the humble cabin of his father st^od was called Stony ' Batter. It was a wild and ro- mantic spot in a gorge of the moun- tains, with towering summits rising grandly all around. His father was a native of the north of Ireland ; a poor man, who had emigrated in 1783, with little property save his own strong arms. Five years afterwards he married Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, and, with his young bride, plunp;ed into the wilder- ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- form his obscure part in the drama of life. In this se- cluded home, where James was born, he remained for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual advantages. When James was eight yearsof age, his father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where his son was placed at school, and commenced a course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His progress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- veloped remarkable taient, and took his stand among the first scholars in the institution. His application to study was intense, and yet his native powers en- abled him to master the most abstruse subjects wi '- facility. In the year 1809, he graduated with the highest honors of his clas^. He was then eighteen years of age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of athletic sport, an unerring shot, and enlivened with an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately commenced the study of law in the city of Lancaster, and was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was but twenty-one ) ears of age. Very rapidly he rose in his profession, and at once took undisputed stand with the ablest law) ers of the State. When but twenty-six years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc- cessfully defended before the State Senate 01 e of the judges of the State, who was tried upon articles o) impeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu- crative practice. In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as 3 candidate for Congress. He was elected, and foi ten years he remained a member of the Lower House During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally tried some important case. In 1831, he retired altogether from the toils of his i)rofession, having ac- quired an ample fortune. Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presidency, appointed Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. The duties of his mission he performed with ability, whicl, gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, iti 1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States Senate. He there met, as his associates, Webster. Clay, Wright and Calhoun. He advocated the meas- ures proposed by President Jackson, of n'.i>li'ng repn- 70 JAMES BUCHANAN. sals against France, to enforce the payment of our claims against that country ; and defended the course of the President in his unprecedented and wholesale removal from office of those who were not the sup- porters of his administration. Upon this question he was brought into direct collision with Henry Clay. He also, with voice and vote, advocated expunging from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for removing the deposits. Earnestly he opposed the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and urged the prohibition of the circulation of anti-slavery documents by the United States mails. As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo- cated that they should be respectfully received; and that the reply should be returned, that Congress had no [wwer to legislate upon the subject. " Congress," said he, " might as well undertake to interfere with slavery under a foreign government as in any of the States where it now e.\ists." Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, took his share of the resixDusibility in the conduct of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing the Nueces by the American troops into the disputed territory was not wrong, but for the Mexicans to cross the Rio (Jrande into that territory was a declaration of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the account of the course our Government pursued in that movement Mr. Hiichanan identified himself thoroughly with the party devoted to the pi-rpetuation and extension of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind to bear against the Wilniot Proviso. He gave his cordial approval to the compromise measures of 1S50, which included the fugiiive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, upon his election to the Presidency, honored Mr. Buchanan with the mission to England. In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. The political conflict was one of the most severe in which our country has ever engaged. All the friends of slavery were on one side; all the advocates of its re- striction and final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre- mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re- reived 1 14 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 174, and was elected. The (wpular vote stood 1,340,618, for Fremont, 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On March 4th. 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four years were wanting to fill up his threescore years and ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been allied in political principles and action for years, were saeking the destruction of the Government, that they might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a nation whose corner-stone should be human slavery. In tliis emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be- wildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin- ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in their assumptions. As President of the United States, bound by his oath faithfully to administer the laws. he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind, unite with those eiideavoring to overthrow the repub- lic. He therefore did nothing. The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administration nominated Abraham Lincoln as their standard bearer in the next I'residential canvass. The pro-slavery party declared, that if he were elected, and ihe con- trol of the Government were thus taken from their hands, they would secede from the Union, taking with them, as they retired, the National Capitol at Washington, and the lion's share of the territory of the United States. Mr. Buchanan's sympathy with the pro-slaver^' party was such, that he had been willing to offer them far more than they had ventured to claim. All the South had professed to ask of the North was non- intervention u[x>n the subject of slavery. Mr. Bu- chanan had been ready to offer them tlie active co- operation of the Government to defend and extend the institution. As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow- ing that Congress had no power to prevent it, cue of the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im- becility was exiiibited the world has ever seen. He declared that Congress had no ])ower to enforce its laws in any State which had withdrawn, or which was attempting to withdraw from the Union. This was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with his hand uiwn his sword hilt, he exclaimed. "The Union must and shall be preserved!" South Carolina seceded in December, i860; nearly three months before the inauguration of I'resident Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless despair. The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpter was bei-ieged ; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals were seized ; our depots of military stores were plun- dered ; and our custom-bouses and post-offices were ajjpropriated by the rebels. The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away, and close the administration, so terrible in its weak- ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver- ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. The administration of President Buchanan was certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with l)leasure. ,^nd still more deplorable it is for his fame, that in that dreadful conflict wlii( h rolled its billows of flame and blood over our whole land, no word came from his lips to indicate his wish that our country's banner should triumph over the flag of the rebellion He died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, i863. /t, >'/■ <^^ G^X^^S^^-^ T^ SIXTEENTH PRES/DENT. 79 a^^DlS^! .^"^^ggt^i^ ^^a^a^g g^i^i < ABRAHAM > lii>^i-='<:iP < LINCOLN. > % i!:a^:5:3ia22a^o^Lij^ '^f=i^^^Mi ^k3e ereatec. ^^-^^^y'-'^d'hui.'C^^^ ,;-^::?''''^^^^?*^ ^^^^'-^'■ClC^^^ SEVENTEENTH PRESIDENT. 8i NDREW JOHNSON, seven- teenth President of the United States. The early life of Andrew Johnson contains but the record of poverty, destitu- tion and friendlessness. He was born December 29, 180S, in Raleigh, N. C. His parents, belonging to the class of the "poor whites " of the South, were in such circumstances, that they could not confrr -ver. the slight- est advantages of education ujxan their child. When Andrew was five years of age, his father accidentally lost his life while herorically endeavoring to save a friend from drowning. V^vil teti years of age, Andrew was a ragged boy abouV the streets, supported by the labor of his mother, who obtained her living with her own hands. He then, having never attended a school one day, and being unable either to read or write, was ap- prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman was in the Ijabit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often read from the speeches of distinguished British states- men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more than ordinary native ability, became much interested in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and with the assistance of some of his fellow- workmen, ieamed his letters. He then called upon the gentle- man to borrow the book of speeches. The owner, pleased with his zeal, not only gave hJm the bootc, but assisted him in learning to combine the letters into words. Under such difficulties he pressed oi. ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve hours at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest and recreatio:^ to devote such time as he could to reading. He went to Tennessee m 1826, and located at Greenville, where he married a young lady who pos sessed some education. Under her instructions he learned to write and cipher. He became prominent in the village debating society, and a favorite with the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or- ganized a working man's party, which elected him alderman, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which position he held three years. He now began to take a lively interest in political affairs; idenrifying himself with the working-classes, to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a member of the House of Representarives of Tennes- see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. He became a very active member of the legislature gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in 1840 "stumped the State," advocaring Mardn Tan Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thos^ of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased his reputation. In 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he was elected a member of Congress, and by successive elections, held that important post for ten years. In 1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these resi)onsihle posi- tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished abi.- 84 ANDREW JOHNSON. ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected United States Senator. Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, [ind become merged in a population congenial to ihemselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- promise measures, the two essential features of which were, that the white people of the Territories should be permitted to decide for themselves whether they would enslave the colored people or not, and that the ''ree States of the North should return to the South persons who attempteJ lo escape from slaver)'. Mr. Johnson was neverashamedof his lowly origin: on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir," said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- ior was the son of a carpenter." In the Charleston- Baltimore convention of 181,0, .le (tvas the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the "Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- im Democracy became apparent, he took a decided stand in favor of the Union, and held that " slavery must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap- pointed him Military Governor of the State, and he established the most stringent military rule. His numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 1865, became President. In a speech two days later he said, " The American people must be taught, if they do not already feel, that treason is a crime and must be cunished; that the Government will not always beai with its enemies ; that it is strong not only to protect, but to punish. * * The people must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole administration, the hi^itory of which is so well known, was in utter iotionsistency with, and the most violent opposition to, the principles laid down in that speech. In his loose policy of reconstruction and general amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly defied it, in everythmg possible, to the utmost. In the beginniiig of 1868, on account of "high crimes and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three months. A test article of the impeachment was at length submitted to the court for its action. It was certain that as the court voted upon that article so would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was n»;ces- sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against him. The change of one vote from the not guilty side would have sustained the impeachment. The President, for the remainder of his term, was but little regarded. He continued, though imixDtent!;-, his conflict with Congress. His own party did not think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- alleled since the days of Washington, around the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was there presented to a man a better opportunity to im- mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until 1875. On Jan. 26, after an^exciting strutrgle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- gress, and took his seat in that body, at th( special session convened by President Grant, on th« 5th of March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-President made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was apparently in his usual vigoroas health, but on reach- ing the residence of his child the following day, was stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at 2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, with every demonstratiQn of respect '/" 6r .z^ EIGHTEENTH PRESIDENT. LYSSES S. GRANT, the eighteenth President of the 'United States, was born on the 29th of April, 1822, of Christian parents, in a humble home, at Point Pleasant, on the banks of the Ohio. Shortly after his father moved to George- town, Brown Co., O. In this re- mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses received a common-school edu- cation. At the age of seven- teen, in the year 1839, he entered the Military Academy at West Point. Here he was regarded as a solid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and of sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the middle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in- fantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis- souri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary solitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperating Indians. The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here for the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at Resacade la Palma, his second battle. At the battle of Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that ne performed a signal service of daring and skillful horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am- munition. A messenger must be sent for more, along a route exposed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut. Grant, adopting an expedient learned of the Indians, grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one side of tlie aninvl, ran the gauntlet in entire safety. From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry, to aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. Jn preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he was appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the battle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha- pultepec. At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re- turned with his regiment to New York, and was again sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The discovery of gold in California causing an immense tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt. Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im- migrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt. Grant resigned his commission and returned to the States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva- tion of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo. He had but little skill as a farmer. Finding his toil not re- munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into the leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga- lena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears of Capt. Grant in his coundng-room, he said, — "Uncle Sam has educated me for the army: though I have served him through one war, I do not feel that I have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready to discharge my obligations. I shall therefore buckle on my tword and see Uncle Sam through this war too." He went into the streets, raised a company of vol- unteers, and led them as their captain to Springfield, the capital of the State, where their services were offered to Gov. Yates. The Governor, impressed by the zeal and straightforward executive ability of Caj)!. Grant, gave him a desk in his oflice, to assist in the volunteer organization that was being fomied in the State in behalf of the Government. On the iy'>> of ULYSSES S. GRANT. ]une, 1 86 1, Capt. Grant received a commission as Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol- unteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who had served for 15 years in the regular army, were such that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier- General and was placed in command at Cairo. The rebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth of the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds ap- peared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The rebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and stripes were unfurled in its stead. He entered the service with great determination and immediately began active duty. This was the be- ginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond he was ever pushing the enemy with great vigor and effectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur- prised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Henr)- won another victory. Then came the brilliant fight at Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the victory, and the brave leader of the boys in blue was immediately made a Major-General, and the military Jistrict of Tennessee was assigned to him. Like all great captains, Gen. Grant knew well how to secure the results of victory. He immediately i;)ushed on to the enemies' lines. Then came the terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an unconditional surrender of the city with over thirty thousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can- non. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most severe blow which the rebels had thus far encountered, and opened up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf. Gen. (Jrant was next ordered to co-operate with Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from his horse, and received severe injuries, from which he was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and by a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas- ures put the Union Army in fighting condition. Then followed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels were routed with great loss. This won for him un- bounded praise in the North. On the 4th of Febru- ary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant- general, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant. He repaired to Washington to receive his credentials and enter upon •)"• duties of his new office Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of the army to concentrate the widely -dispersed National troops for an attack upon Richmond, the nominal capital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de- stroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as- sembled from all quarters for its defence. The whole continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these majestic armies, rushing to the decisive battle field. Steamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains were burdened with closely packed thousands. His plans were comprehensive and involved a series of campaigns, which were executed with remarkable en- ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur- render of Lee, April 9, 1865. The war was ended. The Union was saved. The almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen. Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal- vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered the country brought him conspicuously forward as the Republican candidate for the Presidential chair. At the Republican Convention held at Chicago. May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the Presidency, and at the autumn election received a m.ijority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294 electoral votes. Tlie National Convention of the Republican party which met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, 1872, placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati- cally indorsed by the people five months later, 292 electoral votes being cast for him. Soon after the close of his second term, Gen. Grant started ujwn his famous trip around the world. He visited almost every country of the civilized world, and was everywhere received with such ovations and demonstrations of respect and honor, private as well as public and official, as were never before bestowed upon any citizen of the United States. He was the most prominent candidate before the Republican National Convention in 1880 for a re- nomination for President. He went to New York and embarked in the brokerage business under the firm nameof Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain, wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to the penitentiary. The General was attacked with cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like manner, never complaining. He was re-instated as General of the Army and retired by Congress. The cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 1885, the nation went in mourning over the death of the illustrious General. 6V '^J^ !> ^ NINETEENTH TRESIDENT. 9» UTHERFORD B. HAYES, the nineteenth President of the United States, was born in Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- most three months after the *^ death of his father, Rutherford Hayes. His ancestry on both the paternal and maternal sides, was of the most honorable char- acter. It can be traced, it is said, as far back as 1280, when Hayes and Rutherford were two Scottish chief- tains, fighting side by side with Baliol, William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Both families belonged to the nobility, owned extensive estates, ' and had a large following. Misfor- rane ovtrrcaking the family, George Hayes left Scot- and in 16.S0, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son George way born in Windsor, and remained there during his life. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- ried Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of his mar- riage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- turer of scythes at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, son of Ezekiel aud grandfather of President Hayes, was born in New Haven, in .\ugast, 1756. He was a farmer, blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to Vermont at an uiiknown date, settling in Brattlelwro, where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth- erford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was born. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- grated thither from Connecticut, they having been among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich. Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to 1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The father of President Hayes was an industrious, frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me- chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stock- ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to undertake. He was a member of the Church, active in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con- ducted his business on Christian principles. After the close of the war of 181 2, for reasons inexplicable to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day when there were no canals, steamers, nor railways, was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived in 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial fever, less than three months before the birth of the son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- reavement, found the support she so much needed in her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the household from the day of its departure from Ver~ mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted some time before as an act of charity. Mrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the RUTHERFORD B. HA YES. subject of this sketch was so feeble at birth that he was not expected to live beyond a month or two at most. As the months went by he grew weaker and weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died last night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on (familiar terms witli the family, after alluding to the ■boy's big head, and the mother's assiduous care of liim, said in a bantering way, " That's right! Stick to him. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn't wonder if he would really come to something yet." " You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. "You wait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him President of the United States yet." The boy lived, in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy death; and when, in 1825, his older brother was drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his mother. The boy was seven years old before he w.int to school. His education, however, was not neglected. He probably learned as much from his mother and sister as he would have done at school. His sports were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being his sister and lier associates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings of others, which are marked traits of his character. His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest in his education ; and as the boy's health had im- proved, and he was making good progress in his studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre- paration commenced with a tutor at home; but he was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- tered Kenyon College in 1838,31 the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. ' Immediately after his graduation he began the study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter the I.aw School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- mained two years. In 1 845, after graduating at the Law School, he was admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, and apparently unamliitinus of distinction in his pro- Cession. \n 1849 he moved to Cincmnati, where his ambi- tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at this period, had a powerful influence ujxjn his subse- quent '.ife. One of these was his marrage with Miss Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of Chilicothe; the othei was his introduction to the Cin- cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its members such men as "^hief Justice Salmon P^Chase^ Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many others hardly less distinguished in after life. The marriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did more than she to reflect honor upon American woman, hood, 'fhe Literary CIud brought Mr. Hayes into constant association with young men of high char- acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the qualities so long hidden by his bashfulneis and modesty. In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge d" the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac. cept the nomination. Two years later, the office ot city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council elected him for the unexpired term. In 1861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was af the zenith of his professional lii,. His rank at the bar was among tlie the first. But the news of the attack on Fort Sunipter found him eager to take 'lo arms for the defense of his country. His military record was bright and illustrious. In October, 186 1, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle of South Mountain he received a wound, and while faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude that won admiration from all. Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and ])laced in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevetted Major-General, "for gallant and distinguished fervices during the campaigns of 1864, in AV'est Virginia." In the course of his arduous services, four horses were shot from under him, and he was wounded four times In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem- ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, and after his election was importuned to resign his commission in the army; but he finally declared, " I shall never come to Washington until I can come by the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1866. Ir. 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thunnan, a popular Democrat. In 1869 was re-eJected over George H. Pendleton. He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. In 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- lican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a hard long contest was chosen President, and was ir, augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his full term, not, however, with satisfaction to his party, but his administration was an average orv? TiVENTIETH PRESIDENT. 95 _ ^'^k'i I JAMF;^ ^, iAR FIELD. AMES A. GARFIELD, twen- tieth President of the United States, was born Nov. 19, 1 83 1, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga Co., O His par- ents were Abram and Eliza (Ballou) Garfield, both of New England ancestry and from fami- lies well known in the early his- tory of that section of our coun- try, but had moved to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- ment. The house in which James A. was born was not unlike the houses of poor Ohio farmers of that day. It jfls about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- tween the logs filled with clay. His father was a nard working farmer, and he soon had his fields jleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. The household comprised the father and mother and rheir four children — Mehetahel, Thomas, Mary and 'ames. In May, i823j the father, from a cold con- .racted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At diis time James was about eighteen months old, and riiomas about ten years old. No one, ])erh.Tps, can fell how much James was indeLted to his biother's toil and self sacrifice during the twenty years suc- ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- vers live in Solon, O., near their birtliplace. The early educational advantages young Garfield enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of them. He labored at farm work for others, did car- penter work, chopped wood, or did anything that would bring in a few dollars to aid liis widowed mother in he' struggles to keep the little family to- gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- gling childhood, youth and manhood, neither did they ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor the humblest fiiend of his boyhood was as kindly greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the sympathy of one who had known all the bitterness of wa;it and the sweetness of bread earned by the sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, modest gentleman. The highest ambition of young Garfield until hi was about sixteen years old was to be a captain of a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the understanding, however, that he sliould try to obtair some other kind of employment. He walked all the way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city After making many applications for work, and trying to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting with success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. He re- mained at this work but a short time when he wen' home, and attended tlie seminary at Chester for about three years, when he entered Hiram and the Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in the meantime, and doing other work. This school was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of which church he was then a member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way He then became both teacher and pupil. He soon " exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest hvas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated iVlarch 4, 1 88 1, as President and Vice-President. K few months only had passed ere the newly chosen President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re- covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- able patience that he manifested during those hours and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- fering man has often been called upon to endure, was seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to hi? credit that his every action displayed only an earnest desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in deed or look of this man, even though the most honored jxssition in the world was at any moment likely to fall to him. At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- field from further suffering, and the world, as nevei before in its history over the death of any othei man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty o\ the Vice President to assume the responsibilities ol the high office, and he took the oath in New York. Sept. 20, 1881. The iwsition was an embarrassing one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all eyes were, on him, anxious to know what he would do, what jxjlicy he would pursue, and who he would se- lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been greatly neglected during the President's long illness, and many imiwrtant measures were to be immediately decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he did not fail to realize under what circumstances he became President, and knew the feelings of many on this jwint. Under these trying circumstances President Arthur took the reins of the Government in his owr, hands; and, as embarrassing as were the condition o< afTairf he happily surprised the nation, acting so wiselv hat but few criticisea his administration. He served the nation well and faithfully, until the close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was a popular candidate before his party for a second term. His name was ably presented before the con- vention at Chicago, and was received with great favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity of one of the opposing candidates, he would have been selected as the standard-bearer of his party for another campaign. He retired to private life car- r)'ing with him the best wishes of the American peo- ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory to them and with credit to himself. iJ' ■ C a-t^rt^y/' C/^C^uC^CCu^l^^A TWENTY-SECONn PRESIDENT. «°3 •i»^;;;^*#-?:!'^^ ^X^r^^i ^ ^ ^' t ^ % >' i ^ # X i^^^>i.^ — ;,^C©«-^;^ V X?-X ^ •^Av' ^ ^/f-C ^ Xt^ *& TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- LAND,the twenty second Pres- ident of the United States, was ^ born in 1837, in tlie obscure town of Caldwell, Essex Co., N. J., and in a little two-and-a- half-story white house which is still standing, characteristically to mark the humble birth-place of one of America's great men in striking con- trast with the Old World, where all men high in office must be high in origin and born in the cradle of wealth. When the subject of this sketch was three years of age, his father, who was a Presbyterian min- ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most straggling of country villages, about five miles from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. At the last mentioned place young Grover com- menced going to school in the "good, old-fashioned way," and presumably distinguished himself after tlie manner of all village boys, in doing the things he ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the capacity of the village school and expressed a most I emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this his father decidedly objected. Academies in those days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to become self-sup[X)rting by the quickest possible means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed to be a position in a country store, where his father and the large family on his hands had considerable inflaence. Grover was to be paid ^50 for his services the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to receive $too the second year. Here the lad com- menced his career as salesman, and in two years he had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness that his employers desired to retain him for an in- definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex- hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. Bat instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- ville, he went with the family in their removal to Clinto;i, where he had an opportunity of attending a high school. Here he industriously pursued his studies until the family removed with him to a point on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, iV. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching but three Su.idays. This event broke up the family, and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a sm.ill salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two years, and although he obtained a good reputation in this capacity, he conclu'i-'d that teaching was not his S. GROVE R CLEVhLAND. calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, he left the city to seek his fortune, inst^-'' n' •^'--i^f to a city. He first mougnt ot Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some charm in that name for him; but before proceeding to that place he went to BafTalo to »sk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not Ej)eak enthusiastically. " What is it you want to do, my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study lav," was the reply, "Good gracious!" remarked ih* old gentleman ; " do you, indeed .' What ever put that into your head? How much money have you got?" "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got any." After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a year, while he could "look around." One day soon afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Ihem what he wanted. A number of young men were already en- gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, a:id ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and nave the use of the law library, for the nominal sum of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for his board and washing. The walk to and from his uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although the first winter was a memorably severe one, his shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. On the first day of his service here, his senior em- ployer threw down a copy of Blacksione before him with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "Th.u's where they all begin." A titter ran around the little circle of cleiks and students, as they thought that was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; Dut in due time he mastered that cumbersome volume. Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland exhibited a talent for execuliveness rather than for chasing principles through all their metaphysical possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do t," was practically his motto. The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was elected was that of Slieriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital pi'-'.Ishment upon two ciminals. In 1881 he was elected Mayor of ;he City of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, wiih es- pecial reference to the bringing about certain r-.-forms in the administration of the municipal .iffairs of that -:►.- Tp iV\e •^ffice. a? well as that of Sheriff, his penormance of duty has generally been considered fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- reted out and magnified during the last Presidential campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in a veto message, we quote fiom one vetoing an iniqui tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time lb\ plain speech, and my objection to your action shall Ije plainly staled. I regard it as the culmination of a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme to betray the interests of the people and to worsj than squander the people's money." The New York Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- u[X)n recommended him for Governor of the Empire State. To the latter office he was elected in 1882, and his administration of the affairs of State was generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if any, were made very public throughout the nation after he was nominated for President of the United States. For this high office he was nominated July It, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at Chicago, when other competitors were Thom.as F. Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he was elected by the people, by a majority of al;out a tliousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- land resigned his office as Governor of New York in January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as the Chief Executive of the United States, in which ca[)acity his term commenced at noon on the 4th ot March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected tlie following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York; Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts; Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New York; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of Mississipi)i; Postmaster-General, William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of .\rkaasas. The silver question precipitated a controversy be- tween those who were in favor of the continuance of silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr. Clevela:.d answering for the latter, even before his inauguration. ' o^^ TWENTY-THIRD PRESIDENT. [ENJAMIN HARRISON, th« twenty-third President, is the descendant of one of the historical families of this country. The head of tiie family was a Major General Harrison, one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted follow- ers and fighters. In the zenith of Crom- well's power it became thv; duty of this Harrison to participate in the trial of Charles I, and afterward to sign the death warrant of the king. He subse- quently paid for this with his life, being hung Oct. 13, 1660. His descendants came to America, and the next of the family that appears in history is Benja- min Harrison, of Virginia, great-grand- father of the subject of this sketch, and after wbom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Continental Congress during the years 1774-5-6, and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He wa three times elected Governor of Virginia. Gen William Henry Harrison, the son of the distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a sue cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- western Territory, was elected President of the United States in 1840. His caraer was cut short by death within one month fifter liis inruguration. President Harrison wa,^ born at Noi-th Bend, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. "0, 1833 His life up to the time of his graduation by the Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- try lad of a family of small means. His father was able to give him a good education, and nothing more. He became engaged while at college to tho daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin cinnati and then read law for two years. At tht expiration of that time young Harrison receivt/d th': only inheritance of his life; his aunt dying left bim a lot valued at 1800. He regarded this legacy as a. fortune, and decided to get married at once, taka this money and go to some Eastern town an I be- gin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with the money in his pocket, he started out wito hi* young wife to fight for a place in the world- Ka 108 BENJAMIN HARRISON. decided to go to Indianapolis, which was eren at that time a town of promise. He met with slight encouragement at first, making scarcely anything the first year. He worl:omplimentary terms. During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field ho Supreme Court declared the office of the Su- preme Court Reporter vacant, and another person was elected to the position. From the time of leav- ing Indiana with his regiment until the fall oi 1864 he had taken no leave of absence, but having been nominated that year for the same office, he got a thirty-day leave of absence, and during that time made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected for another term. He then started to rejoin Sher- man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet ',ever, and after a most trying siege made his way to the front in time to participate in the closing 'xcidents of the war In 1868 Gen. llariison declined r. re-election as .-eporter, and resumed the practice of law In 1876 t» was a candid.ate for Governor. Although de- «ated, the brilliant campaign he made won iorhim a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- pecially in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, as usual, he took an active part in the campaign, and was elected to the United States Senate. Here uc set-ved six years, and :ras known as one of the ibiest men, best lawyer' <«nd strongest debaters in that body. With the expiration of his Senatorial term he returned to the practice of his profession, becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in the State. The political campaign of 1888 was one of the most memorable in the history of our countr\\ The convention which assembled in Chicago in .June anci named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer of the Republican party, was great in every partic- ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as- sumed ujion the vital questions of the day, chief among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interest in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly after tlie nomination delegations began to visit Mr. Harrison .at Indianapolis, his home. This move- ment became popular, and from all sections of the country societies, clubs and delegations journeyed thither to pay their respects to the distinguished statesman. The popularity of these was greatly increased on account of the remarkable speeches made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through the summer and autumn to these visiting delega- tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were his speeches that they at once placed him in the foremost rank of American orators and statesmen. On account of liis eloquence as a speaker and hi^ power as a debater, he was called upon at an un- commonly^ early age to take part in the discussion of tiie great questions that then began t j agitate tiie country. He was an uncompromising anti slavery man, and was matched against some of tlie most eminent Demf)cr.atic six^akors of his Statt No man who felt the touch of his blade der'red tt be pitted with him again. With all his e'oq'-ence !us an orator he never sjwke for or.itoricii'i. effect, but his words always went like bullets to the mark He is purely American in his ideas and is a spier did type of the American statesman. Gifted witii quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, he is one of t1»» most distinguislicd impromptu speakers in the Nation. Man}' of tiiese speeches sparkled witli tlie rarest of eloquence and contained arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse statements have already become ajihorisms. Origi- nal in thought precise ia logic, terse m statement, ye*^ withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as the sound statesman and brilKan orator c tu^ ■ 0*0.g>y><^^..0*0.. HARLES ROBINSON, the first Governor of Kansas, was elected under the Wy- andotte Constitution, and upon the admission of the State, Jan. 29, 1861, was inaugurated as Chief Ex- ecutive. No better man could have been selected to lay the foundations of the State, for his mind was crea- tive, original and vigorous. Rarely working by copy, he belongs to the class who think and originate, and with whom precedence and text- books have little authority. At this time a great State was to be formed from most incongru- ous elements. It required men of genius and orig- inality to formulate laws and a constitution, and to this work the vigor and ingenuity of Rob- inson were peculiarly adapted. Men of all classes, sorts and conditions, had rushed to this section upon different objects bent — some to assist iu build- ing up a State, some to make money, to secure no- toriety and political preferment, but more, perhaps, as cosmopolitans, having little interest in its repu- tation or its future. That the work before Gov. Robinson was ac- complished in a praiseworthy manner, a grateful people readily acknowledge. In his course, which necessarily was opposed to the rough and irrespon- sible element, he made many enemies and was im- peached by the House, but on his trial by the Senate no evidence n'as adduced to connect him with any illegal transaction, and a case of malicious prosecution was clearly established, which loft his good name untarnished. In reviewing the career of a prominent public man, it cannot be called complete without the story of his early life. Gov. Robinson was born at Hardwick, Mass., July 21, 1818, and received a good common-school and academic education, be- sides two j'cars' drill at Amherst College. His father, Charles Robinson, was a pious and consci- entious man, who cherished an inherent hatred of slavery, and the latter quality of his father's char- acter Charles inherited in a marked degree. Upon religious subjects, however, he was alwaj's inde- pendent and liberal, and is considered heterodox, although for the great principles of Christianity, which serve to improve society and make better men and women, lie has the highest regard. There is but little which is ideal or sentimental in the nature of Gov. Robinson, as his life has been spent principally dealing with men upon prac- tical principles. Before completing his studies he was obliged to leave college on account of ill- health, and his eyes failing him from hard study, he walked forty miles to consult a celebrated phy- sician. Dr. Twichel, of Keene, N. H., and there became so sensibly impressed with both the quack- eries of medicine as so often practiced, and the real utility of the healing art as a science, that he deter- mined to study medicine, and after a preparatory course entered for a series of lectures at Wood- stock, Vt, and Pittsficld, Mass., and from the school of the latter he was graduated, receiving his diploma with the high honors of the class. Subse- quently he became connected with the celebrated 112 CHARLES ROBINSON. Dr. J. G. Holland in the management of a hospital. In 1849 he started out as a physician to a colony bound overland to California. They arrived in Kansas City April 10, and on the 10th of May fol- lowing, leftwitli ox and mule teams for the Pacific Slope. On the 11th of May, thirty-nine years ago, rid- ing his horse at the head of a colony of gold- seekers, Gov. Robinson ascended Mt. Oread, where now stands the State University of Kansas, whose Regent he has been for thirteen consecutive years, as well as its faithful, intelligent and gener- ous friend. In his note book at that time he wrote that if the land was opened to settlement and entry, he would go no furtlier, as there seemed to be gold enough for all human wants in the rich soil of the Kaw Yallej% and beauty enougli in the rolling prai- ries beyond to meet all the aspirations of ordinary men. He pushed on, however, to California, and there followed a v.-irietj' of occupations, being mi- ner, restauranteur, editor and member of the Leg- islature. Then he returned to Massachusetts, and in 1852 commenced the publication of the Fitch- burg Neirs, which he conducted two years. At the time of the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise, and the intense excitement coincident witli the organization of the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, Gov. Robinson was sent out bj' tlie New England Aid Society to Kansas, charged with saving it to freedom. In the darkest hours of that long struggle, as well as in its hour of victory, he seemed to be the one safe counselor and leader of the Free-State forces. His California experience had rounded and ripened a robust nature, and the perils that tlie hero of the squatter troubles had passed through in that strange combination of craft and cunning, fitted and schooled him for his Kan- sas work. In the "Wakarusa War," when the city of Lawrence, only GOO strong, was besieged bj' an opposing force of 1,200, Dr. Robinson, as he was called in those days, wiis chosen Major General of tiie Free-StJite party. He constructed forts and rifle-pits wliicii did their service, but .as a negotiator and diplomat he excelled. He wanted Kansas to be lawfully free, and felt justified in availing him- self of any agency whicii Would iissist hini in ac- romplishing this, Although the recognized leader of the Free-State forces, it was not Robinson, but Lane, that the Quantrell ruffians sought when *'^ey massacred in cold blood 180 of the inoffensive citi- zens of Lawrence. In 1855 the Free-State men had been driven from the i)olls. Robinson was among the first to repudiate the authority of the bogus laws, and was unanimously chosen a delegate to the convention whicli met at Topeka to formulate a State govern- ment. From May, 1856, until September, he was a prisoner at Locompton, charged with treason. Af- ter serving his term as the first Governor of the State, he was, in 1872, chosen a member of the Lower House of the Legislature, and in 1874 elected State Senator and re-elected in 1876. At the last election he came within forty-three votes of be.ating his opponent for the State Senate, and where the party majority of tiie latter was about 1,500. Gov. Robinson has been twice married. By his first wife. Miss Sar.ah Adams, daugliter of a highly respected Massachusetts farmer, two chil- dren were born and both died in inf.-incj'. The mother died in 1846. On the 30th of October, 1851, lie was married to Miss Sarah D. T. Law- rence, daughter of a distinguished Massachusetts lawyer, and connected with the celebrated Law- rence family of that State. Of this union there are no children. Mrs. Robinson is a lady of high literary culture, and has written one of the best of the many books which have been published on Kansas. Though highly accomplished, she is not much of a society woman, being content to dwell quietly at home on their farm, which lies five miles out from Lawrence, and is the resort of many friends, who meet a refined and elegant hospitality. In 1856 Gov. Robinson pre-empted a portion of the land which, upon his journey to Califor- nia, he had viewed with so much admiration. He now has one of the finest homes in his section of countrj'. where he resides in atlluent circum- st-inces, busying himself in looking after his farm, esteemed by his neighbors, and amply honored by the great State, in laying the firm foundations of which he rendered such efficient service over n quarter of a century iigo, h ■•o»o-@>>robably have failed in assisting to bring all these troubles to a peaceable conclusion. After leaving the Gubernatorial Chair in 1877, Mr. Osborn w.as appointed by President Hayes, United States Minister to Chili. In this position lie remained for four3'ears, when he was tendered by President Garfield the position of Minister to the Empire of Brazil. This he accepted, and remained near the court of Don Pedro until the administra- tion of President Cleveland came into power. Mr. Osborn's record as a foreign Minister was not only highly creditable to our own Nation, but doubly so to him as an official and a citizen of the great peace-loving Republic of America. While in Chili he was quite active in trying to bring to an end the bloody war in which that countiy was en- gaged with Po4'u and Bolivia, and in 1880 presided over a conference of representatives of the bellig- erent power on board the American man-of-war "Lackawanna" in the baj' of Arica, wliich had in view that object. He also interested himself in bringing to a peaceful conclusion the long-pending boundary dispute between Chili and the Argentine Republic. For his valued and able services in this connection he received the thanks of both nations. Since Gov. Osborn's return to the United States he has occupied himself in various enterprises, and while not entirely' eschewing politics, has made known his desire to be excused from filling further official positions. He stood at the head of the Kansas delegation to the National Republican Convention in 1888, and in tiiat august assembly was a prominent figure. He is a man wliose opinions are universnll}- held in respect, and one who has no unimporlaiit influence in the councils of his party. His early life and training served to build up within him that patience and self-reliance, and that i)erseverance in behalf of a worthy principle, which has been the secret of his standing among his fellowmeii, and distinguished him as a man of more than ordinary j ability, and one eminently to be trusted. ^'-."ji'^^^t^'^'^'i,"!'.; .'..v,'.; i'.;.'^;.-,',; '•- 'i '. 'i '. 'i '. 'i • 'i '. 'i •. '»'-^t^t^»a^t^<^[^l '''''^'^^^^^^'^\>-iiS^{/' ['^^'•^^'''^ "' EORGE T. ANTHONY, the seventh Governor of the State of Kansas, came of an excellent family of the Empire State, who were or- thodox Quakers religiously, and who in point of the ele- ments which go to make up the bone and sinew of the social fabric, pos- sessed all the characteristics of that pe- culiar people. lie was born in Maj'- field, Fulton Co., N. Y., June 9, 1824, and spent his boyhood and youth on a farm, acquiring his education mostly in the winter season, and making him- self useful at agricultural pursuits in summer. About the age of nineteen he commenced learning the tin and copper smith's tr.ade at Union Springs, Cayuga County, which he followed as a journey- man five years, then repaired to Ballston Spa, and clerked in a hardware store until his removal to Medina, in 1850. In the town above mentioned Mr. Anthony found his future wife, Miss Rose A. Lyons, to whom he was married Dec. 14, 1852, and thereafter for a period of nine years was engaged in trade in hard- ware, tin and stoves, 'and also carried on the manu- facture of stoves and agricultural implements. Later he engaged in the commission business, and in due time was made Loan Commissioner for Orleans County, being thus occupied three years. Duriug the late Rebellion and under the call of July 2, 1862, for additional troops, Mr. Anthony was selected by request of Gov. Morton as one of a committee of seven to raise and organize troops in the Twentj'-eighth District of New York, embracing the counties of Orleans, Niagara and Genesee. In Au- gust following he was authorized to recruit an inde- jjcndent battery of light artillery of six guns, and which was subsequently known as the 17th New York Independent Battery. Such was the in- dustry with which he set about this commission, that in four days the maximum number was secured and mustered into service, with Mr. Anthony as Captain, and they proceeded at once to Washington, 136 GEORGE T. ANTHONY. Capt. Anthony served with his battery until the close of the war, operating between Washington and Richmond, and in front of the latter city and Pe- tersburg, being with the 18th Army Corps during the last year of tlie war. lie was breveted Major for services in tlie last campaign ending at Appo- mattox Court House, and after the surrender of the Confederate forces, was mustered out of service at Richmond, Va., June 12, 1865. In November, 18Go, Mr. Anthony changed his residence from Rochester, N. Y., to Leavenworth, this State, and became editor of the Leavenworth Daily Bulletin, also of the Leavenworth Z)ai7!/ Coii- servatice, filling the position twoj'earsaud one-half. He subsequently .issumed proprietorship of the A'an- sas Farmer, which he conducted six j'ears. In the meantime such had been the zeal with which he in- terested himself in the affairs of a State struggling for recognition, and only needing good men for leaders, that he was recognized as a man eminently fitted for promotion, and in December, 1867, was appointed United States Internal Revenue Assistant Assessor, and the following year Collector of Inter- nal Revenue. For three years he was President of tiie Kansas Stiite Board of Agriculture, and for two years held the same position on the Board of Cen- tennial Managers for the State, and was discharging the duties of the three ofllces at the time of his election as Governor, on the 7th of November, 1876. Gov. Anthony, while State Executive, presided wisely as counselor over the many difficult ques- tions arising at that time, and retired from the office witli tiie best wishes of those who had realized how faithfully he had endeavored to perform his duty. He continued his residence in Leavenworth &fter the expiration of his term of office, and there- after w.as employed much of the time in a respon- sible position, in connection with the extension of the great Santa Fe Railroad through New Mexico and into Old Mexico. That Gov. Anthony was popular during his in- cumbencj' of the Executive office, is indicated by the fact that the county se.at of Harper County was named in his honor. Over tlie establishment of this town there was much earnest debate in regard to its location and many other important details in connection therewith. It is now a city of impor- tance, and was honored with a post-office in the summer of 1878. At first the service was only weekly, but in due time became daily, and it was made a money-order office in 1880. Previous to this, however, a bank had been established in a small frame structure standing on the street, and its Inisiness was soon conducted in a store building, with a capital of $20,000. The Globe Mills were put up in 1880-81, at a cost of over $25,000, .and in due time commanded a large trade from jwints in the Indian Territory, as well as the surrounding towns. Churches and newspapers sprang up in due time in the town of Anthonj', and various lodges of the different societies were named in honor of the Governor. The town itself lies on the edge of a beautiful valley, a trifle over two miles from the geographical center of Harper County, and the site was selected after much deliberation by the Town Company, which had been formed at Wichita for the purpose, as it w.as found desirable to establish a town not far from the center of Harper County, which embraced large tracts of beautiful rolling land. The projected town was considered a matter of serious importance, and not the least among the matters connected with its establishment was the name by which it should be called. The descendants of Gov. Anthon}' may be pardoned if in preserving their family history thej' keep prop- erly in view this fact in connection therewith. The town site was made to cover 320 acres, and the first work of the company was to build a barracks for the accommodation of emigrants, and to dig three public wells. About as soon as the announcement went forth that tlie " city of Anthony " was ready for settle- ment, about a dozen box houses sprang up as if by magic, and were soon followed by a store of general merchandise, a hardware and a drug-store, and closely upon the heels of these came a phj'sician and an attorne}'. The new town grew rapidly, and now occupies a proud position among the other cities adj.acent, going in some respects ahead of those which are older. As ma}' be supposed, the patriot, the ex-soldier, and one of the most conscientious men who ever occupied the Gubernatorial Chair of Kansas, has watched its growth with lively interest. ?))^)@yv(9)^)^^ OHN P. ST. JOHN, eighth Governor of the State of Kansas, was born hi Brook- flekl, Franklin Co., Ind., Feb. 25, 1833. The family is of Huguenot descent. Daniel St. John, the paternal grandfather, was a native of Luzerne Countj', Pa., and for sixty years was one of the fore- most ministers of the Universalist denomination, preaching with un- swerving faith the doctrines he had espoused, and illustrating their purity by aguileless and untarnished reputation. He was the friend and contemporary of Murray, Ballou, Streeter and Thomas, and was numbered with them as one of the American fathers of this religious faith. He was also a Freemason, and at the time of his death, wliich occurred in Broad Ripple, Ind., was the oldest member of the fraternity in the State. The subject of this sketch was the son of Samuel St. John, who was born in Orange County, N. Y., and was a man of more than ordinary ability. The mother, Sophia (Snell) St. John, was of English extraction, a lady of rare intelligence, with a char- acter adorned b}' all the Christian virtues. The children of farmers in the rural districts of Indiana I'orly years ago were taught by such instructors as the limited means of the inhabitants could com- mand, and who dispensed knowledge usually only twy short terms each year, Un^ler these circum- stances the early education of John P. St. Johi. was acquired. He soon mastered the eicnienlary branches taught in the district school, but deter- mined to carry on his education as soon as he could secure the means, and for this purpose, while yet a youth, entered a store, but devoted his leisure hours to his books. Ill 1852 Mr. St. John made his way to the Pa- cific Slope, and employed himself at whatever he could find to do — wood-chopping, steainbdating, mining, merchandising, etc. During the period of eight years, which were pregnant with adventure, hardship, danger and toil, if not of profit, he made voyages to Central America, South America, Mexico, Oregon and the Sandwich Islands. He was engaged in the Indian Wars of Northern Cali- fornia and Southern Oregon in 1852-53, in which he suffered all the perils and hardships incident to the struggles of that time, and was several times wounded in the service. During his mining life in California the long- cherished predilection of Mr. St. John for the legal profession ripened into a definite purpose. He accordingly procured a few elemental'}' law books, and under circumstances calculated to try the courage of one less determined, he commenced his law studies in his mining camp, reading each even- ing after the close of the day's labor by the light of a burning pine knot or the camp fire. He thus pursued his studies laboriously for two j-ears. In 1860 he returned eastward with but little more of this world's goods than when he set out eight years before, but equipped with a vich experience, a 140 JOHN P. ST. JOHN. knowledge of the world and a fair idea of common law. "With the view of perfecting himself still further in his studies, he entered the office of Messrs. St:irkweather ,rt>. •..'■'•. ■■"..'(igi'>ai^t^ii%'«^i^t^li Q,G^^fc3,iS«^ ■i>-^S53-^ L. U. HUMPHREY. This distinguished gen- tleman was chosen Gov- ernor of Kansas, at the election held in Novem- ber, 1888. He had made for himself an honorable record on the deadly battle-field, as well as in the more monotonous, though not less courage-requiring hours of po- litical life, in the fields of journal- ism, in the forensic arena, and in the various capacities in which he has labored for the public weal. It is not our purpose in this brief sketch, to dwell at great length upon his private life, his public record sufficing to indicate that his character is noble, and his example a worthy one. Gov. Humphrey was born in Stark County, Ohio, July 25, 1844. His f.ather, Col. Lyman Humphrey, who was a native of Connecticut, of English de- scent, and a lawyer of distinction, died when the subject of this sketch was but eight j'ears of age. At the outbresik of the Civil War, in 1861, Gov. Humphrey was attending the High School at Mas- sillon, and his fervid, patriotic heart was thrilled to the utmost, with an enthusiastic desire to serve his countr}-, and uphold the flag which he had been taught to revere. Though only a boy of seven- teen, he enlisted in Company I, 76th Ohio Infan- try, a regiment famous for its bravery, and for the eminent men who belonged to it. Such w.as the gal- lantry, and the proper conception of a soldier's du- ties exhibited by him, that he had been promoted to the office of 1st Lieutenant, had acted as Adju- tant of his regiment, and had commanded a com- pany for a year, before he was out of his minority. Much active service was experienced by Capt. Humphre}', and among the battles in which he par- ticipated, were those of Donelson, Pittsburg Land- ing, Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and the fighting around that cit}', he be- ing under fire five or six weeks in that single cam- paign. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea, was present at the capture of Savannah, and was engaged in many other tr3-ing scenes. He was with his regiment in the campaign through the Carolinas, and took part in the battle of Bcnton- ville, as well as in the caj)ture of Gen. Joe John- ston's army. He was twice wounded, once at Pittsburg Landing, and once at Ch.attanooga, but refused to retire from the field. During the four years of his military service, he never w.is absent from duty for a daj'. The regiment of which he was a member, belonged to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1.5th Corps, Army of the Tennessee. At the termination of the war Capt. Humphrey resumed the studies) whicb had been interrupted by 152 LYMAN U. HUMPHREY. the "irrepressible conflict," feeling the need of a more thorough education to fit him to act well his part in the battle of life. He entered Mt. Union College, and soon after matriculated in the law de- partment of the Michigan Universit3', from which he was graduated after having completed his stud- ies in the legal profession. Returning to his native State he was admitted to practice in the several courts of Ohio, in 1 868, but feeling that the "West would afford a broader field for his labors, he re- moved to Shelby County, Mo., where for a time h« assisted in editing the Shelby County Herald. The newer Slate of Kansas, which had already become the home of many men eminent in various walks of life, seemed to beckon Capt. Humphrej^ still further West, and in February, 1871, he crossed the Missouri and located at Independence. He formed a law partnership with the Hon. Alexander M. York, the attempt at whose bribery by Senator Pomeroy in 1873, during the contest for United Stales Senatorial honors, brought his name promi- nently before the people of Kansas as an opponent to fraud and corruption. The legal relation be- tween the two gentlemen lasted until 1876, after which time Gov. Humphrey continued the practice of his chosen profession alone. The Independence Tribune was founded by Messrs. A .M. York, W. T. Yoe and L. U. Humphrey, the latter with- drawing from the firm at the expiration of a year. Gov. Humphrey had not long been a resident of Kansas before his talents were known and his fit- ness for public office appreciated. In 1871, the year of his arrival in the State, he was honored by the Republican nomination as candidate for a seat in the State Legislature, but because of his vigor- ous opposition to the issue of questionable bonds to the L. L. & G. Railroad Company, he was de- feated by a small vote. In 1876 he was vindicated by an election to the House from a district form- erly Democratic, and served two years as a member of the Republican State Central Committee. In 1877 Melville J. Salter having accepted a position in the land office at Independence, resigned his position as Lieutenant Governor, and our subject was chosen to fill the vacancy. His principal op- ponent was the Democratic candidate, Thoma.s W. Waterson, who received 24,740 votes, while Mr. Humphrey received 62,750, his majorit}' over all other candidates being 27,381. The following year he was re-elected; the covention which nominated him having, after a protracted and exciting strug- gle, placed John P. St. John at the head of the ticket. In 1884 Mr. Humphre}- was elected to the State Senate for the term of four years, and upon the or- ganization of that Legislative body was chosen President, pro tem, by a unanimous vote. On July 25, 1888, that being the forty-fourth anni- versary of his birth, he was nominated for Gover- nor of the State of Kansas, and was elected by the splendid majority of 73,361. Gov. Humphrey carried 104 out of the 106 counties in the State, his opponent in the contest being no less prominent a person than Judge John Martin. Gov. Humphrey has been frequently called upon to preside as a Judge, pro tem, of the District Court, an honor which indicates the degree of con- fidence reposed in him bj' the public. He has been an active Republican, and has an envial)le record both as a speaker and writer in behalf of the prin- ciples to which he is a devotee. He is deeply in- terested in the promulgation of the fundamental doctrines of true government, and the loyal prin- ciples for which our forefathers in earlier j-ears and our nearer kinsmen in recent times, gave their strength and even their lives. He belongs to the Loyal Legion, a body made up of those who, like himself, are intensely patriotic. Also is a member of the G. A. R., and a prominent Mason. His affa- bility, his frankness, and his justice in dealing with men, has won for him a high place in the esteem of all with whom he comes in contact, either personall}- or through the medium of his published addresses. His keen perception as to the wants of the growing State, his desire that she shall be built up in all the elements that constitute the true greatness and glorj- of a government or of a people, and tlie powers of discrimination, which lead him to discern right from wrong, justice from injustice, especially qualify Mm for the high office to which the people called him. Gov. Humphrey was married at Independence on Christmas Day, 1872, to Miss Leonard, daugliter of James C. Leonard. Thej' have two ch Idren. Lv- man L., and A. Lincoln. tf^ Y5i fc^l^ Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marlon Counties, Kansas. (B^ . ^-^- -^=^) 5HE time has arrived when it becomes the duty of the people of this county to per- petuate the names of their pioneers, to furnish a record of their early settlement, and relate the story of their progress. The civilization of our day, the enlightenment of the age and the duty that men of the pres- ent time owe to tlieir ancestors, to themselves and to their posterity, demand that a record of their lives and deeds should be made. In bio- graphical history is found a power to instruct man by precedent, to enliven the mental faculties, and to waft down the river of time a safe vessel in which the names and actions of the people who contributed to raise this country from its primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly the great and aged men, who in their prime entered the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- maining who can relate the incidents of the first days of settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an actual necessity exists for tlie collection and preser- vation of events without delay, before all the early settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind from remotest ages. All will be tbrgotten soon enough, in spite of their best works and the most ejrnest efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion and to perpetuate their memory has been in propor- tion ^to the amount of intelligence they possessed. Th ; pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the names and deeds of their great rulers. <• The exhu- mations made by the archeologists of Egypt from buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people to perpetuate the memory of their achievements. The erection of the great obelisks were for the same purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- ments, and carving out statues to chronicle their great achievements and carry them down the ages. It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — to leave something to show that they had lived. All these works, though many of them costly in the ex- treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and charac- ters of those whose memory they were intended to perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of the people that then lived. The great pyramids and some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity; the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- bling into dust. It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- limited in extent and perpetual in its action ; and this is through the art of printing. To the present generation, however, we are in- debted for the introduction of the admirable system of local l)iography. By this system every man, though he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, ihrough the coming ages. The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the physical man is left. The monument which his chil- dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme- tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated by a record of this kind. To preserve the lineaments of our companions we engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col- lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we thir.k it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to wait until they are dead, or until those who know them are gone :^to do this we are ashamed only to publish to the world the history of those wlvjse live.' are unworthy of public record. u ^^ O^^J7^>^--^^^ ^~^^:^ ^ ' ONROE DAVIS HERINGTON, the founder of the city of Heringtou, Kan., was born in Lenawee County, Mich., April 23, 1844, and is a son of David Herington. He re- moved to Iowa when ten years of age, and after- ward spent thirteen years in Linn County, Mo. At the close of the war he removed to Bloomington, 111., and in 1869 located on a farm. He afterward became proprietor of four meat-markets, and on selling out came to Kansas with about $16,000, which he invested in land. He was married June 17, 1880, to Mrs. Jane Parker, a widow, who bj' her first marriage had a daughter, Brucy. Mr. Her- ington had three cliildren by a former marriage: Di- ana H., Alice and Monroe Davis. On the 4th of March, 1881, Mr. Herington came to his present home and purchased two thousand acres of land at from 11.35 to $4 per acre. He also purcliased fourteen hundred acres elsewhere, trading city property in Bloomington, 111., for his land. He then embarked in stock-raising, buying four hundred head of cattle, and he now handles about seven hundred head of cattle an- nuall}-. In 1882 he purchased thirty-one thousand acres of land at !is2.30 per acre in Dickinson and Morris Counties, mortgaging them for one-fourth the amount, but in 1884 and 1885 he sold at from $10 to ^'20 per acre, thus securing a handsome profit. In 1883, Mr. Herington secured thirty thousand acres at 81.97 per acre, and at the expiration of sixty days had disposed of twenty thousand acres. A company was organized in .Staunton, Va., and sent to the West a committee which purchased that amount at $5 per acre. This land was located in Stafford County, Kan., south of Great Bend. On the thirty thousand acres an organized company made settlements and then sold to actual settlers. No railroad had been built to this part of the county at that time, but in 1886 the Missouri Pacific was built. Mr. Herington gave the road a four-mile right of way, eighty-one lots, and $1,000 in cash, and the township gave $6,000 in bonds. In 1887, the Rock Island Road was built, and to it Mr. Herington gave a half-interest in twelve hundred lots at this place, a half-interest in the same number in Latimer, the deed to seventy-one acres at Her- ington, where the depot shops now stand, and the right of way through the county from the main line. In the city which bears his name Mr. Herington platted forty acres of land before any railroad was built, and in the early days gave lots to settlers who would locate there. There were two hundred and fifty residents before the railroad was con- structed, and now the population amounts to about two thousand. He built and started a bank, and in 1887 built a hotel and opera house at a cost of $90,000. He has placed about $140,000 worth of buildings in the city. Everj' improvement has been aided by and promoted througli his earnest efforts, and every house in the place is now occu- pied. The town is the division point for four branches of the Rock Island Railroad, running out in ever}' direction. A round-house and repair shops have been built, and about ten miles of sidetracks. 164 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. There is also a fine stone passenger depot. The city owns an electric-liglit plant, having both the arc and incandescent ligiits, and water-works have also been built. In 1884, Mr. llcrington sold enough land to clear 840,000, after i)a\ing a commission of 85,000, and he sold six hundred and eight}' acres of land to M. R. Mosher, two miles south of Herington, to be converted into a fruit farm. In politics Mr. Herington is a stalwart Republi- can, and in 1887 was elected the first Mayor of the citj'. It is just such a man as our subject who suc- cessfully founds a city. He is sagacious and far- sighted, possesses excellent Inisiness ability, is en- terprising and progressive, methodical and reliable. He has suffered much loss, especially through as- sisting all who wished to establish business in Her- ington. He would put up a building for tliat pur- pose, back them in purchasing stock, and if the parties were without experience and would make injudicious investments and ultimately lose, the loss would come upon Mr. Herington. He has re- cently i)aid !^{)0,000 in such security debts, but the enterprise and perseverance which have character- ized his life will not fail him now. He is an enthus- iastic, earnest worker, and Herington may well be proud of its lionored founder. In manner he is a pleasant, genial man, and no one in Dickinson County has more friends than he. Ci^KOROK R. .l.\Y, one of the leading farmers — of Eureka Township, Saline County, residing ^ on .section 4, is the second son of the late Judson and Saliie (Godding) Jay. His birth oc- curred in Tomjjkins County, N. Y., on the IGth of January, 1851. His parents removed to Mason County, 111., about the year 1855, when George was a lad of four summers, and after living in that county for a couple of years, changed their place of residence, locating in Marshall County, 111., where Mr. Jay purchased a farm, on which they lived until 1874. In that year, he sold out and came to Saline County*. Here they settled on sec- tion 4, Eureka Township, where they continued to live until the death of the father, in September, 1887. Their family numbered five children, four sons and one daughter. George R.,our subject, received his education in the common schools of Illinois, where the days of his boyhood and youth were spent. On Christmas Da}- of 1872 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Ja}' and Miss Sarah Kitterman, the wedding tak- ing place in Marshall County, 111. The lady was the second daughter of .lohn and Marj- (Sciireek) Kitterman, and was one of a family of four sons and three daughters. After living for some time in Harrison County, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Kitter- man went to McDonougli County, 111., and there resided for one j'ear, after which they removed to Marshall County, III. In that jilace they remained until 1873. Subsequently, they came to Saline County, locating on section 4, Eureka Township. The mother passed to her final rest in July, 1886. The wife of our subject was born in Harrison County, Ind., on the 11th of December, 1849. They have an interesting family of two daughters, Lillie M. and Rosa M. Mr. Jay is the owner of a finely improved and fertile farm, one hundred and sixty-five acres pa}'- ing him a golden tribute, and the most modern improvements are there found, including fine and substantial buildings. He is considered one of the leading farmers of the communit}-. Througliout his life, he has made the agricultural calling his principal business, and his steadfast perseverance in his adopted calling has won for him an excel- lent success. He has been called upon to fill many of the minor offices of the township, among wiiieh was that of Township Trustee, which he held for some time. In all matters which pertain to the well-being of the community in which he resides, he is an .active worker, doing all in his power to advance its best interests. In his political allil- iations, he is independent, preferring not to be trammeled by politic.il ties, thus leaving him free to support the best candidates in his estimation. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jay are active and earnest workers in the Methodist Episcopal Churcli, in which they iiold membership and in wliich Mr. Ja}' has served as Trustee. Our subject is one of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 165 the public-spirited, progressive citizens of the com- munity, taking an active interest in all educa- tional affairs. He and liis wife have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, whom the^' delight to entertain in their pleasant and hospitable home. IIRISTIAN B. HOFFMAN, a well-known business man of Enterprise, was born in Aznioos, Switzerland, on the 30th of No- vember, 1851. His education was acquired in the public schools, and after coming to this country he attended the Central AVesleyan College, of Warrenton, Mo., from which he was graduated in the Class of '72. The following year, he entered upon his business career as the junior member of the firm of C. Hoffman & Son, millers. This busi- ness is a leading industry of the city. The an- nual output is about one hundred and twenty thousand barrels of Hour; thirty thousand bar- rels of meal are also sold annually, and fifteen thousand barrels of rye flour. They ship about three hundred carloads of corn annually, and about one half of their flour is sent to foreign markets. Eniplo3'mcnt is furnished to about thirty- five men, and the business h.as long been on a good paying b.isis. In 1884, Mr. Hoffman of this sketch established the Enterprise Bank, of which lie has since been President, and for two years the business was car- ried on under his personal control, with the aid of II. M. Warner, Cashier. He has also been President of the Elirsam Machine Company since its incor- poration, another of the leading industries of the city. Mr. Hoffman is now giving much of his time and attention to the work of the Kansas- Sinaloa Investment Company, which was organ- ized under the laws of the State in 1889, with a capital stock of ij! 100.000. Our subject is the President. The first Board of Directors was com- posed of J. W. Lovell, a publisher of New York City; Herr Flurschcim, a large manufacturer of Baden Baden, Germany; and C. F. Lindstrom, of Topolobampo, Mexico. The principles of the com- pany are: To the laborer the full product of his labor. Public control of public utilities. Free land, free money and free education. Its motto is: "A service for a service." A tract of over two thousand .acres of land has been purchased in Sin- aloa, Mexico, and has been irrigated by a main canal over one hundred miles long. There are to be no corporations or monopolies, and all public works are to be controlled by the government of the colony. The only outside means of transpor- tation at this time is bj' water, but soon a railroad twelve hundred miles long will be built across the country to (ialveston, Tex., through a region rich in minerals, metals and agricultural facilities. The place has already been settled up by a large colony, mostly of American people, many from Kansas. C. F. Lindstrom, of Topolobampo, is the resident agent and manager, and all affairs are under the charge of a board of directors. The business has taken Mr. Hoffman repeatedly to the scene of op- erations. This scheme is a gigantic one, but it has already been proven that it can be carried out suc- cessfully and with mutual benefit. It indicates the great progressive spirit and enterprise of Mr. Hoffman. On the 16th of .January, 1873, in Warrenton, Mo., our subject married Miss A. C. Hopkins, a native of Virginia, and by their union have lieen born five children: Ralph, Ernest, Walter, Daisy, and Thaddeus. Mr. Hoffman h.as taken quite a prominent part in educational interests and is one of the seven men who succeeded in establishing the Normal College in this place. He is a charter member of the Odd Fellows' soeiet3% of Enterprise, and also belongs to the United Workmen Lodge. In 1881, he was elected to the State Legislature on the Republican ticket, and was the author of the Hoffman Bill for the regulation of railw.ay rates. He was also a member of the Railroad Committee. In 1881, our subject made an independent race for Senator in the district composed of Ottawa and Dickinson Counties, being led to take this step through the position of the Republican party on railroad legislation and prohibition. The district gave Blaine eighteen hundred m.ajonty, but he suffered defeat with less than one hundred votes, 166 PORTRAIT AND BTOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and carried his own county by a majority of over three hundred. Since that time Mr. Hoffman has been independent in politics. Hon. J. A. Anderson, who is Minister to Eg-ypt, having been defeated for renomination to Congress, he arranged for an independent campaign, and Mr. Hoffman made a canvass for him. In seven out of ten counties the County- Republican Committee was captured and resolutions passed denouncing the Concordia Con- vention and favoring the election of Mr. Anderson, who received the election b>- a large majority, nineteen thousand voles being cast for him, -vyhile his opponent, Mr. Wilson, received only five thou- sand. In 1880, Mr. Hoffman became a member of the State Central Committee of the Union Labor party and in 1890 affiliated with the People's party. He is a sagacious, far-sighted and shrewd business man, strictly honorable in all his dealings, and is one of the most valued citizens in Dickinson County-. ■■M-\-Wr^- EDWARD GIBSON, a successful and prosper- ous farmer of Dickinson County, and one of the extensive land-owners, resides on sec- tion 24. As he is well and favorably known throughout this county, the sketch of his life will undoubtedly prove of interest to many of our readers. A native of England, he was bora in Yorkshire, December 29, 1843, and is one of a family of seven living children, whose parents were Joseph and Julia (Parneby) Gibson. The paternal grandfather, a native of England, removed to Canada, and there spent the remainder of his days. The father of our subject was a farmer by occupa- tion and followed that business throughout the greater part of his life. In 1 844, lie crossed the broad Atlantic and located in Durham County, Canada, where he secured one liundred acres of timber land and began the development of a farm. His death occurred on the 3d of February, 1892, at the ad- vanced age of eight3'-one years, and his wife passed away a few months previous at the age of seventy- seven years. They had ten children, and those now living are John,who is engaged in farming in Iowa; Elizabeth, wife of John Dixon, an agricul- turist of Durham County, Canada; Alfred, a resi- dent farmer of Algoma, Canada; Anna, wife of John Martin, who makes his home in Durham County; Henry, who is living in Algoma; and Edward of this sketch. Our subject is the fifth in order of birth. Dur- ing his infancj' his parents emigrated to Ontario, and at the age of sixteen he went to Huron County, where he learned the carpenter's trade. He was engaged in business in Constance, near Seaforth, until 1872, and mot with fair success in his under- takings. On the 23d of December, 1869, Mr. Gibson wedded Eliza, daugliter of Abram Taylor, a native of Toronto, Canada, who engaged in farming in Huron County. The lad^' was born January 9, 1851. Of her brothers and sisters, Mary Ann is married; George resides in Flora Township, Dickinson County; Mrs. Sarah Jane Elcoat makes her home in Huron Count3', Canada; AYilliam is a resident of Flora Township; Shered is a resident of Buckeye Township; and Hannah is keeping house for her brother William. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Gibson have been born two children: Anna Elizabeth, who was born November 11, 1869, in Huron County, Ontario, is the wife of Elmer Diffenbaugh,son of John Diffeiiliaugh. They have one child, Clarence Earl, aged eleven months. John George, the only son of our subject, w.asborn August 15, 1871, and aids in the operation of the home farm. In 1872, Mr. Gibson removed to Kansas and lo- cated on section 24, Flora Township, where he secured a homestead of eighty acres and also pre-empted eighty acres He has been industri- ous, and .as the result of his earnest efforts has been able to make additional purchases. He bought another eight^'-acre tract on the same section as his home farm, which now comprises two hundred and forty acres of highly improved land. He also has one hundred and sixty acres on section 2, Willowdale Township, and in the ^pring of 1892 purchased one hundred and sixty .acres on section 13. Flora Township, where his daughter will make J PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 167 lier home. At the time of his first purchase his home farm was entirely destitute of improvements and the land was largely in its primitive condition. Since that time he has planted a hedge fence all around the place, and has set out about five acres In fiuit trees, thus making a good orchard, and j-earby year improvements have been added until he now has one of the most desirable country homes in the county. On coming to Kansas, Mr. Gibson formed a partnership with William Bailey and together they carried on business until 1889, when the property was divided. Our subject is recognized as a successful and enterprising agriculturist of the community, and is one of the leading influential citizens of Flora Township. During the twenty j'ears of his residence here his life has been one of uprightness and integrity, and he has therefore won an enviable i)lace in tlie esteem of his fellow- townsmen. Success has crowned liis efforts and a well-deserved prosperity is now his. ♦^^ jlL^ EXRY WHITLEY, who is engaged in the jl jii furniture business in Solomon C'it3-, is an /4\^^ honored pioneer of this place, where he lo- (^ cated June 4, 1859. He was born in Eng- land, September 14, 1830, and is a son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Carnley) Whitley, who came with tlieir family to Canada in 1840. When a youth, our subject learned the trade of a shoe-maker. On attaining his majority he went to St. Paul, Minn., in 1857, and there remained for two years, during which time he saw a regular Indian war-dance on the streets of that city. He was a musician and while there established an orciiestra. In November, 1858, Mr. AVhitley married Miss Catherine Hall, daughter of Jal)ez IIalI,of AVhitby, Canada. After the birtli of their first cliild they came to Kansas, and in crossing a creek three or four miles east of Topeka, the wagon was overturned and the babe, onlj- about four months old, was killed. They buried the little one in Topeka, and then came on across the country to Lecompton. Mr. Whitley secured a pony and in this way traveled over the country in search of a location. He was much pleased with the country in this vicinitj' and decided to locate on the Solomon River. His nearest neighbor was at Mud Creek, now Abilene, nine miles awa3^ The nearest post-office was at Junction City, thirty-five miles away, and the near- est ra.arket at Leavenwortli, one hundred and seventy miles distant. The first winter about three hundred Indians camped in the tend of tlie river a-half mile from iMr. Whitley's cabin. He and his wife lived for a while on the meat of buf- faloes and wild turkeys, but it afterward became impossible to get buffaloes and they had to depend upon small game, corn-meal, and coffee made of parched corn. In 1860, Mr. AYhitley broke land and planted a crop of corn, but raised nothing on account of the hot wind. The next year, however, he secured a good crop. He took his first grist to mill sixty miles away and in order to make the trip had to leave his wife alone for ten days. In 1858, the Oovernment had bridged Solomon River, but at the time of high water this was washed away, so in 1861 Mr. Wliitley secured a ferry boat, which for many years was in use on the river. For a number of j'ears he drove a stage be- tween Leavenworth and Ft. Ellsworth for the Kansas Stage Company, and was afterward con- nected with the Butterfield Overland Stage Com- pany. His home was a station on the route, and he did a good business, continuing until the rail- road was built. In 1859, many of the emigrants en route for Pike's Peak passed through this lo- cality-. Mr. Whitley also built the first stock yards and did an extensive commission business. In the fall of 1863, he opened the first store in Solomon Cit}' and since 1865 has been successfully en- gaged in the furniture business. No other man has done more for the upbuilding and imjn-ove- ment of this locality than our subject. In 1887, Mr. Whitley was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 1st of Octo- ber, after having been an invalid for several years. She was an estimable lady and is well remembered by many througliout the community. The chil- dren now living are: Charles, who is engaged in business with his father; Nellie, wife of George 168 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Orr, of Kansas Citj'; and Lulu, who is keeping house for her father. Mr. Whitley is a charter member of tlie Odd Fel- lows' Lodge of .Solomon City, has passed all of its chairs and been representative to the Grand Lodge. He is a member of the Haptist Church, which was or- ganized in 1865, and has ever been identifieed with those interests calculated to improve and upbuild the community. In politics, he has been a stanch Republican siuce the organization of the party, has labored earnestly in its interests, and is now a member of the Central Committee of the county. In 1860, he was appointed Postmaster of Solomon City by President Buchanan and served three j'ears. He was Police Judge in the old wild days, and did much to quell the rebellious spirits who wished to rule the town. In 1860, he was elected Justice of the Pe.ice and held that ofiice continuously for twenty-seven years. He was also Chairman of the Board of Count}' Commissioners and carried the records of that bodj' in a carpet- sack as he went to and from Salina. To no man is the history of this county more interest- ing than to Mr. Whitley, whose name is insep- arably connected with its best interests. He has been one of the important factors in the upbuild- ing of Solomon City, and no man has more friends or is held in higher regard than this genial, jovial, honored pioneer. FREDRICK ROGGENDORF, one of the highly respected farmers of I)a}-ton Town- ship, Saline County, resides on section 26. He was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, on the 2»th of September, 1825, and in his native land was reared to manhood. At length he determined to try his fortune in the New World, of whose ad- vantages and privileges he had heard much. In 1854, he crossed the Atlantic and went direct to Chicago. For some time he worked on a farm be- tween Chicago and Joliet, and in 1858 he came to Kansas, locating in Leavenworth. For one year he engaged in teaming for the Government, crossing the countrj' toFt. Kearney. He then worked for two years as a farm hand iu'Platte County, Mo., op- posite Leavenworth, and in April, 1861, he came to his present place of residence, his removal be- ing prompted by a desire to make his home in a free .State. He pre-empted land, but afterward ex- changed it for a homestead. When in Illinois, Mr. Roggendorf had loaned ^200, the part}- agreeing to pay interest on the same. When he came to Kansas he tried to collect this, but the man refused i>aymeut, and he lost it all. He had verj- little capital with which to start in life in this State. Misfortune overtook him, and he sufTerect the loss of many of his relatives. On the .3 1st of May, 1867, his brother George, who had taken a claim on the opposite side of the .Sa- line River, was drowned. On the 10th of August, of the same j'ear, his mother, and his brother-in-law. Christian Lempk, died of cholera, and in the night were buried by our subject. His sister, Mrs. Lempk, died a few da_vs later, and he also lost his wife and their only child, which was then about a 3'car old. Thus none of the family were left except his father, who survived until 1883. His sister left three small children, all of whom were reared b}' our subject. In almost every familj' were one or more deaths from this dread disease, and nearl}' all were buried in the night-time. In 1868, Mr. Roggendorf was again married, but he was soon afterward separated from this wife. In 1873 he was joined in wedlock with Minnie Luck. Two children grace this union: Fred and Millie. As before stated, his sister's children also found a home with him. The}- were Mary, Minnie and Fred. The second daughter died in early child- hood, and the son is now living on the farm which belonged to his father. Mr. Roggendorf pas,sed through many trials and difficulties. He not only suffered the loss of many of his family, but he had many financial difticulties to contend with. In those pioneer days he was often urged to engage in buffalo-hunting, but would alwaj-s refuse, saying that he came here to make a home by farming. As the yeai-s passed on, how- ever, success came to him, and he now owns four hundred and fiftv-two acres of valuable land, all PORTRArr AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 169 in one body. He possesses in the liigliest degree the confidence and esteem of his fellow-men. He is a noble-liearted man, possessing man}' excellent ehai'acteiisties, and in his declining years is now surrounded by all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life, which have been won In- his own industrious efforts, and are the fruits of his own toil. gaHBi ^^HRISTOPHER BARTEN, the eflicient (l( _ Township Trustee of Jefferson Township, ^^^/ Dickinson Count}', is engaged in general farming on section 20. He is one of the worthy citizens that Germany has furnished to this com- munity. His birth occurred in Mecklenburg- Schwerin, October 16, 1840. His parents, John and Ann;i (Ross) Baa ten, were also natives of Germany and never left the Fatherland. Both are now de- ceased. The subject of this sketch spent his early life in his native country and grew to manhood upon his father's farm. He was twenty-six years of age when he determined to try his fortune in America and crossed the Atlantic in 1866. He landed in (.Juebec, but came direct to the United States. He made his first settlement in Michigan, afterward resided in Chicago, 111., and subsequently lived in different localities until 1870, when he came to Kansas and secured a homestead of eighty acres. He also pre-empted one hundred and sixty acresof land on section 20, Jefferson Township. This was in its primitive condition, not a furrow having been turned or an improvement made, but he at once began the development of the farm and is now the owner of one of the most valuable homes in this locality. He li.as devoted his time and at- tention almost exclusively to farm work and has thereby won prosperity. The buildings upon his place stand .as monuments to his thrift and enter- prise, and the many improvements there seen all indicate his industrious character. Mr. Barten was united in marriage in Jefferson Township with Jliss Anna Gantenbiue.a native of Switzerland, and their union has been blessed with a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters, all yet living, namely: John, Anna, Bertha, Henry, Clara, William and Fred. Mr. Barten is recognized as one of the practical and progressive farmers of the community and is a public-spirited citizen who has the interests of his county at heart. With the German Reformed Church, he holds membership. His fellow-towns- men have recognized his worth and ability and have called upon him to serve in positions of pub- lic trust. In the autumn of 1887, he was elected Township Trustee and has been re-elected at each succeeding election since that time, a fact which indicates his faithfulness and his prompt perform- ance of the duties devolving upon him. He also filled the office of Township Clerk for several years, and was alike faithful in that position. Mr. Barten has made all he possesses since coming to this country. Working his way upward by his own efforts and acquiring a competency by his own labors, he may truly be called a self-made man. PANIEL DOMVIYER, a well-known farmer re- 1 siding on section 25, Cambria Township, .Saline County, claims Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity. He was born in Cambria County, November 16, 1839, and is a brother of S. P Donmyer, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. No event of special importance oc- curred during his childhood days, which were quietly passed upon his father's farm. As soon as old enough to follow the plow he engaged in farm labor during the summer months, while in the winter season he attended the common schools. Under the parental roof he remained until twenty- six years of age and was then married to Miss Jane Murphy. Farming has been his chief oecu[)ation through- out life. He followed that pursuit for some years in the Keystone State and then decided to try 170 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his fortune in Kansas. He has been a resident of Saline County since 1876. In that year he pur- chased his present farm of one hundred and sixtj' acres, for which he paid ^2,300, and it has since been his home. He has made many good improve- ments upon it. It is surrounded by a wire fence, the fields are well tilled, the buildings are such as are found on a model farm, and the neat appear- ance of the place indicates the thrift and enter- prise of the owner, who is one of the substantial and progressive agriculturists of the community. After a short married life of six years, Mr. Don- myer was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died about 1871, leaving three children: William, who is now occupied in farming in this county; Laura, wife of Jacob Stauffer, of Cambria Township and one since deceased. After two years, Mr. Donmyer was again mar- ried, his second union being with Miss Mary M. Seese, also a native of Cambria Countj-, Pa. Their union has been blessed with four children, John, Albert, Daniel and Jacob, who arc all yet at home. The parents are members of the Eng- lish Lutheran Church, and Mr. Donmyer exercises his right of franchise in support of the Dem- cratic party. By his industry and enterprise he has accumulated a comfortable competence and now has a nice farm, well improved, on the line of the Union P.icific Railroad. He is a straightfor- ward, upright business man who has won the con- fidence and good-will of all with whom he has come in contact. His life has been well and wortliily spent and ho is highly esteemed for his sterling; worth. I'jS-^JI^-^I I^ON. JOHN RICHEY, County Treasurer of McPherson County, Kan., and one of the most prominent and popular men in this ^ part of the State, is the subject of this too brief notice. The State of Ohio has contributed many fine men to swell the number in the newer State of Kansas, and among them must be num- bered the gentleman of whom we write. Harrison County, Ohio, was lionored in his birth, September 15, 1842. The old family home farm, which came into the possession of the grandfather of our sub- ject about the year 1800, was the birthplace of Da- vid Kichey, the father of John, and is still owned b}' members of the Richey familj-. The mother of our subject was Susan Dorse3-, of Pennsylvania, where her name is a well-known one among the So- cietj' of Friends. The family moved to Illinois when John was two years of age and located in Bureau Count}', and then moved on into Mercer County, where David Richey died. The mother returned to Ohio when her son was ten years of age. Here he re- mained and attended school, and when he had grown to years of maturity he retuined to Mercer County and enlisted in the Union armj- in August, 1862, joining Company D, Eighty-third Illinois Regiment, and while in it was a comrade of Sen- ator Perkins and in the same regiment was also Sen ■ ator Pfeiffer. Col. A. A. Harding, afterward a Member of Congress, was the commander of the regiment. Later he was made Brigadier, and Col. .Smith, who is now District Judge of Galesburg, 111., was promoted to fill the vacancy. Mr. Richc}' enlisted .as a private and came out of the struggle as a Sergeant. The regiment was stationed at Fts. Henry, Donelson and Ilinman. It was used iirincipally on scouting duty, but was in the fight at Dover, near Ft. Donelson, February 3, 1863. The regiment was then detached and his division did garrison duty until the close of the war and did a good deal of bushwhacking when stationed at Clarksville, Tenn. It was then mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., in June, 186f). Our subject was captured with a squad of five others, while foraging seven miles south of Ft. Donelson, November 11, 1862. He was paroled and exchanged two weeks later, but be- fore this he had the unpleasant little experience of a sixt}"-mile ride on the bare back of a mule, until he re.iched Waverly, Tenn., where the parole was granted. After the war, Mr. Richey returned to Illinois with his mother, and then located in Jasper County, Iowa, where he engaged in farming for PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 171 five years. In March, 1872, our subject took up a homestead seven miles east of McPherson, Kan., in P^mpire Township, where he has lived ever since. He lias here one hundred and sixtj' acres, which he devotes mainly to stock, being one of the first breeders of Short-horns in the county-; he also has thoroughbred hogs and selects the Poland- Chinas as breeders. The first Norman stallion which came to the countj^ he brought here. In 1875, Mr. Richey was elected County Com- missioner, but resigned this honorable position to take his position, in 1876, in the State Senate. While occupying this latter position he took a most active and determined stand in favor of the Prohibition amendment, and was a member of the Railroad Committee, Committee on Accounts, on Agriculture and, latterly, on Prohibition. Mr. Richey was elected over Sampson, of Saline County, who was also a candidate of the Republican partj'. The two counties compose a district, but split at the convention. The canvass was ver\' close and it absorbed almost the entire attention of the people of the district, but Mr. Richey had about three hundred majority, which was a matter of county pride. In 1883, our subject was again elected County Commissioner, and served three j'ears. In 1889, he was elected County Treasui-er and was re-elected in 1891. Mr. Richey still conducts his farm, which affords his family a pleasant summer home, while they spend the winters in town. The marriage of Mr. Richey was celebrated February 16, 1870, with Miss Lou Ditch, of Jasper County, Iowa, a native of Indiana. The family of this union is as follows: Clarence Roy, Floy Bell, John Elmer, David Claire, Alma Lucille, Preston Blaine, Daisie (who died at the age of three 3-ears and one month), and little Maude. Roy has taken a commercial course in the college at McPherson and is now Deputy County Treasurer, and Floy is now studj'- ing in the college. The family is connected with the'Congregational Church, in which they are veiy highly regarded. Mr. Richey is a member of M. M. Crooker Post, G. A. R., at Galva, Kan. For sev- eral years he has been President of the McPherson County Fair Association, which under his manage- ment was very successful, and is Chairman of the Republican Central Committee. He has been very successful in all his enterprises and his pleas- ant, genial manner has contributed veiy materially to this end. ^RANK G. BARKER, who resides on section 4, Cambria Township, is one of the effi- /jb ~ cient County Commissioners of Saline County, and a prominent and influential citizen. A native of Illinois, he was born in Warsaw, Han- cock County, on the 13tli of September, 1854, and is a son of James S. and Arailda (Peyton) Barker. The father was a native of the Empire State and in 1846, when a young man, emigratedHo Illinois, where he was married. For many years he en- gaged in farming, but during the war carried on the grocery business in Warsaw. For the past eight J'ears he has resided with our subject. Mr. Barker, whose name heads this record, was educated in the High School at Warsaw, and when a young man learned telegraphy, but has never utilized that art as a means of livelihood. In 1878 he came to Kansas and secured a claim of eiglity acres. At that time he had less than $100, and his possessions consisted principally of an old team. He at once began to develop his land, which was then wild, and has now a highly culti- vated and well-improved farm. By his industry and enterprise the uncultivated prairie has been transformed into rich and fertile fields, which yield to him a golden tribute in return for the care and labor he bestows upon them. He has forty acres planted in fruit, including grapes, peaches, apples, pears, etc., and from his farm in 1891 cleared about $1,000. He started out in life emptj'-handed but now has a comfortable compe- tence as the reward of his own efforts. For some time Mr. Barker was a supporter of the Democratic part}-, but became one of the first members of the Alliance in this county and lias taken an active part in its upbuilding and promo- tion. In 1891 he wfts elected County Commis- 172 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. sioner from the second district on the ticket of the People's party, his opponent being one of the most popular men in the county. He helped to organize the County Horticultural Society and has since been one of its most prominent members. Mr. Barker is a man of good business ability, and by his well-directed efforts, good judgment and perseverance has won a well-deserved suc- cess. He is an excellent manager and can raise as much on his land as many would on a farm tiiree times the size of his. He is regarded as a straight- forward and upright business man and has the confidence and regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. QTEIMIKN ,)()NKS. The gcntleni.in wiiose name appears above is a native of the Ijil/^) land which Longfellow has immortalized ' and wrcalliod with garlands of fanciful beauty in the stoiy of '•Evangeline." He was born in Digby County, Nova .Scotia, Ma}' 10, 1832, and like all the representatives of the Queen's domain in that ozone-filled locality, he is electric with energy and ambition, and since coming to his farm on .section 8, Gypsum Creek Township, McPherson County, he has brought to bear all these traits and characteristics with admirable re- sults. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native place and lived at home until the death of his father, which took place about 1860. He then engaged for two years in the mercantile business, but at the end of that time resumed farming. He continued to live in Nova Scotia until 1869, when he came to Kansas and, pre-empting the tract which he now owns, devoted him.self to cul- tivating tlie land. He took his first eight}- acres under the Homestead Act. Upon this place, which is the site of the family home, he has erected a comfortable and spacious dwelling, which is the family residence. It is beautified with trees and commands an admirable prospect, just before the harvest season, of long vistas of waving grain and the ripe blades of the golden-sheaved corn. He now owns one hundred and forty-five acres, which are mostl}' under cultivation. Mr. Jones was married, while still a resident of his native land, to Miss Avis C. Jones, of Digby County, Nova Scotia. Their nuptials were sol- emnized on the 24th of March, 1864, and they have become the parents of four children: Annie G. is the wife of Charles Power; Letitia died just after crossing the threshold of womanhood and at the most attractive period, when life is only full of promise. The}' also lost a little son in infancy. Mrs. Avis C. Jones died in this township in December, 1875. During a trip to Me.Kico, Audrain County, Mo., our sul)ject was married a second time, the lady whom he per- suaded to become mistress of his house being Mrs. Annie ^Yasllburn,»(»(' Warren. .She was born JLirch 1, 1846. The two children of whom she became the mother by her first marriage were Ethel M., who died in infancy, and Cora B. Mi-s. Annie Jones was born in Henry County, Mo.. April It, 1846. Mr. Jones has been awarded several local offices. He is particularly interested in the school matters of this locality. With this exception, he has kept free from political entanglement and gives his attention wholly to his .agricultural pur- suits. 1^H^[ \||AMES W. HOSIE, the efficient Township Trustee of (Jarfield Township, Dickinson County, resides on section 24, where he has _ a good farm of two hundred and five acres. He IS a native of the old Bay .State, his birth hav- ing occurred i« Uoxbury, Mass.. Sei>tember 21. 1847. The Hosie family is of Scotch origin. The father of our subject, Robert Hosie, was born in Paisley, Scotland, and the mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth McGregor, was a native of Gl.isgow. The} now reside in Chenango County, N. Y. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 173 Our subject spent his early boyhood days in Massachusetts, and when eighteen years of age accompanied his parents to New Yorlt. He then resided in tlie Empire State until 1879, his home being in Sullivan, Chenango and Schuyler Coun- ties. He was reared to agricultural pursuits and throughout his business career has followed that occupation. As a companion and helpmate on life's journey he chose Miss Anna M. Beardsley, who was born in Burdett, Schuyler County, N. Y. Tlieir union was celebrated in that county, July 22, 1870, and unto them was born a family of four children, who are yet living: Alice J., Wil- ber E., Harrison AY., and Mary E. They also lost two children: Robert, who died in the spring of 1891, at the age of eight years; and Clara M., who died at the age of twelve years. During the late war, Mr. Hosie entered the serv- ice of his country, enlisting on the 13th of .Jan- uary, 1864. He was assigned to the First Ohio Light Artillery and served for a year and a-iialf, or until .Jul}^ 1865, when, hostilities having been brought to a close, he received his discharge, hav- ing taken part in the Atlanta campaign. Mr. Hosie returned to his home in New York at the close of the war, and there resided until April 1879, when he came to Dickinson County, Kan. For three years he rented a farm in Garfield Town- ship, and then purchased his present farm on sec- tion 24. AVithin its boundaries are comprised two liundredand five acres of arable land, and its well- tilled fields and good improvements indicate the supervision of a careful manager. The home was made desolate in 1889 by the death of the wife and mother, who passed away on the .31st of De- cember. She had united with the Baptist Church when only twelve years of age and was a consis- tent Christian lady, whose many excellencies of character won lier the love of all. Mr. Hosie is also an adherent of the Baptist faith and has held the office of Deacon in the church in Garfield Township since its organization in 1881. In liis political affiliations he was for many years a Republican, but is now acting with the People's party. He has held several official positions and in 1890 was elected Treasurer of Garfield Township. So ably did he discharge the duties of that office that he was re-elected in the fall of 1891, and is the present incumbent. Mr. Hosie is a member of the Farmers' Alliance and is a man of sterling worth and integrity, known and honored throughout the community for the upright life he has led. I^EV. C. IT. McKEE, General Manager of the iWr^ Central College, of Enterprise, w.is born in LVIN .1. DONALDSON. There is a great ^'/LiW tract of land in Dale Township, Marion County, which is known far and near as the Donaldson Ranch. It is a typical Western ranch, comprising three thousand two hundred acres of land, and is located ten miles from the town of Marion. This immense tract is owned by E. M. Donaldson, of Sioux City, Iowa, but tlie management is entirely under the geiUleman whose name heads this sketch. To the Easterner or one from the Old World who has never seen these vast stock or wheat farms, the life here would be a revelation. There is on the place a little commu- nity in itself, with not only commodious quarters for the numerous assistants and laborers employed on the place, but wareixioms and storehouses, im- plement houses, and immense sheds for the housing of the stock. The residence of the manager is a commodious and tasteful house, well located so as to command a sweeping view of the surrounding territory. It is (juite new, having been erected in 1891. While ever meeting witli the courtesy expected from a gentleman, the forty or more men that are constantly employed upon the Donaldson Ranch immediately feel, in entering the employ of the manager, that A. J. Donaldson is not a man to be trifled with, that he knows his business and expects others to know theirs and to do it according to their best liglits. He is himself an energetic and go-ahead man, who does not believe in sparing him.self, and brings an indomitable will, that would ride with- out hesitation furiously ten miles over a desert prairie for a cigar if he really wanted it, to bear in the every-day routine of his ranch life. He is a fair exponent of that pithy Western doggerel: •'It is not rank or wealth or state. But 'git up and git' that makes man great." The Donaldson Ranch, whiili is characterized throughout by the most perfect .and finished order, is stocked with between eight hundred and one thousand head of stock. Enough has been said to show the important trust which our subject has re- posed in him. Now let us turn to the individual and consider the circumstances that liave made him what he is. He was born in Butler County, Kan., April 19, 1858, and is a sou of the late George T. Donaldson, who was a native of Illinois. His mother was Elinore V. Vaught,alsoa native of the Prairie State. They, in company with three other families, came to Kansas and settled in Butler County, being the first settlers in that vicinity. There they passed the remainder of their lives and died after an industrious and hard-working ex- perience. . Of the nine children who were born to George and Elinore Donaldson, our subject is the third in order of birth. He was reared in his native place, breathing in vigor of mind as well as body with the free prairie air in which he lived. On finish.* ing his preparatory education he became a student at the State Agricultural College at Manhattan, Kan., but just before the time that he should have graduated he was called home by the illness of his mother. His father had passed awaj^ when he w.is a lad of but twelve years of age. Our subject continued as a resident of Butler County, Kan., until 1885, when he removed to Clark County of the same State and operated a ranch for three years. He then went to Lexington, Mo., where he was engaged as a special manager for the lumber company of Chapman 0, and is a son of Abijah .S. and Elizabeth (JlcCune) Sherwood. His father was a native of New York, and his mother was born in Franklin PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 179 County, Pa. After their marriage tUe^y settled in Fulton County, 111., where they resided for several years, but when our subject was a child of a year they changed their pl.ace of residence, locating in Marshall County, 111. The mother died in 1865, and tlie father lives in (Oklahoma Cit}-. The subject of this sketch w.is the third in order of birth in a family of seven children. No event of special importance occurred during the days of his boyhood and youth, which were spent in Mar- shall County, 111., until twenty j'ears of age. He then came to Dickinson County, Kan., in 1870, and beg.an business for himself. The success which he has since achieved has all been due to his own efforts. He continued to engage in agricultural pursuits in Newbern Township until the spring of 1876, when he returned to Illinois and risided in Iroquois County until the fall of 1878. During that period, Mr. Sherwood was united in marriage with Miss Sarah J. Knowlton, daugh- ter of Samuel and Grace N. (Warren) Knowlton, who were nixtives of Canada, where Mrs. Sherwood was born on the 2d of August, 1857. The union of our subject and his wife was celebrated October 10, 1877, and h.as been blessed with three daugh- ters: Ada L., Grace E. and Martha M. They also lost one child, Sadie B.. who died March 19, 1892, when six months old. In the autumn of 1878, Mr. Sherwood returned to this county and has since been a resident of Newbern Township. He is one of its thrifty farmers and owns and operates two hundred and forty acres of good laud, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation, transforming the wild prairie into rich and fertile fields. His worth and ability are appreciated by his fellow-townsmen, who regard him as a prominent citizen in the com- munity and have honored him with the office of Justice of the Peace, which he yet fills. He has also filled a number of school offices and has taken an active part in educational affairs, doing all in his power for the advancement of the best inter- ests of the school. For a number of years be was a supporter of the Republican part3', but is now a Prohibitionist, having been led to affiliate with that part3' on account of his temperance views. For eighteen 3-ears Mr. Sherwood was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but is now an active worker and faithful member of the Lutheran Church, to the support of which he contributes liberall}'. His life has been one of uprightness, honesty and sobriety, and the years of his man- hood have been well and worthily spent. He is held in high esteem for his sterling worth and well deserves representation in the history of his adopted county. AVID J. ADDISON, County Clerk of Sa- iii line County, was elected to his present position in the fall of 1889 and was hon- ored with a re-election in 1891. He is a native of Randolph County, 111., where he was born March 17, 1848. i>-^-*<^=»' I y AMES CUNNINGHAM. One of the finest farms in Saline County, Kan., is that owned by the subject of this sketch. It is located on section 11, Greeley Township, and is a fine piece of Kansas soil, and here our sub- ject has lived since the year 1869. He was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in July, 1832, and wasa man of thirty when he came to America in 1862. He came immediately to Kansas, and first located in Atchison County, where he made his home for eight years, and then spent three years in Bourbon County. In the spring of 1869, he finally re- moved into Saline County, where he bought four hundred and eighty acres himself, and where his brother Daniel and D. D. McAuliflf bought three- fourths of a section; his brother, however, has never lived here, but resides in Atchison County. The farm of our subject contains three hundred and sixty acres of fine land, and has the advan- tage of being all in one body; it is located on the south side of the Smoky River, and is nearly' all bottom land. This is prime wheat land, and great j'ields of that cereal and corn make the farmer's heart glad. Our Subject keeps about ninety acres in wheat, and llie same in corn, and he feeds about a 192 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. hundred head of cattle, and grows alfalfa to some extent. The im])rovements upon the place are very good. The first, barns were burned and Jlr. Cun- ningham has liad to renew them. About two 3-ears ago our subjei'l met with an accident by which he has been ever since disabled, lie fell backward from a wagon and fractured and dislocated his right hip, so that he was confined to his bed for six months, and since that time he has onl^' been able to walk with crutches. Tliis acci- dent injured his'heallh to a great extent also. The marriage of Mr. Cunningham took place February 18, 187(1, to Miss Bridget Rily, who was the sister of Mrs. Maurice McAuliff, and the fam- ily resulting from this union is as follows: John, Alexander, Daniel, Harry, James, Ben, Kate and Mary. Mr. Cunningham was formerly a Democrat in his political belief, but lately he has afliliatcd with the People's party, and is an ejergetic member of the same. His warm heart and kind disposition make liim much beloved in his neighborhood, and there is no one who enjoys more respect. OLOF FORSSE. All the beauties of a rich Scandinavian literature are brought to mind at the name which heads this sketch, and indeed Mr. Forsse is a true son of the land of poetic legend. Holding the oHice of Postmaster at Falun, Saline County, he is also ex-Sheriff, and during his term of office in the last-named capacity was a terror to the law-breakers and criminals who ventured within his province. Mr. Forsse was born in Dalarne, Sweden, July 8, 1842. When he was a lad of eight j-ears of age he came to America with his parents. The journey over was made in a sailing-vessel, and after a tedi- ous voyage they landed in New Orleans, whence the}' went to Oalesburg, 111. The Foi-sses made Galesburg their home only three months, and then removed to Knoxville, also in Illinois, where they spent another three months. They then sojourned in Moline tor six months, and from that point re- moved to Bishop Hill, Henry County, where the lad who is the subject of this sketch grew to manhood. He received but a common-school ed- ucation, having beer reared on a farm and the family exchequer requiring the additional help of I his small efforts. He of whom we write lived with his parents ( until 1864, when, in the month of February, he en- listed in Company D, of the Fifty-seventh Illinois Infantry, serving until July, 1865, when he was discharged at Louisville, Ky. From that point he ; returned to Henry County, 111., and remained there until 1869, during which time he devoted himself to farming. June 13, 1868, our subject was married in Ilenr3' County, 111., to Miss Segrid Naslund, like himself a native of Sweden. The following year the young couple came to Kansas and settled in Falun Town- ship on land which his father had purch.ascd in 1868. Since locating here, Mr. Forsse has given his attention almost entirely to his legitimate call- ing, which is that of farming, but in January, ■1884, he assumed the management of the oHice to which he had been elected the previous fall, that of Sheriff of Saline County. He served for two years, and then for the succeeding two years acted as I'nder Sheriff and Jailor. For one term he has been County Commissioner and for several years has been Township Trustee, Local and political affairs have the fascination for oursubjcet that they have for most loyal citizens. He believes the public interests and good to be also individual in- terests, and works with that view. He is a People's party man in politics, and a strict adherent of all the principles as held by his party. Mr. Forsse is a member of Post No. 127, G. A. R., of Salina. He is also associated with the Knights of Pythias and the Kedmen, and is identified with the Farmers" Alliance. He owns one hundred and fifty -.^-even acres of good land in Falun Township. He was appointed to the posi- tion of Postmaster in August of 1891. Our sub- ject's father", Eric Forsse, was a veteran in the late war. He was commissioned a Cajttain and was later promoted to be ISIajor. He served in the State I Legislature during the session of 1874. The father j of our subject was the originator of a scheme to POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 193 bring a colony to this State. In his company were fortj'-two adult persons. In 1869, he chart- ered a train and brought them to Salina, and they at once came to Falun Tovvnsliip and have been instrumental in bringing the county to what it is to-day. He died in Topeka, Kan., in tlie spring of 1888. His wife passed awa}' in Salina in the spring of 1887. Of the six children that were born to them our suiiject is the eldest. Since coming from Salina to F'alun, Mr. Forsse has engaged in the grain and coal business in ad- dition to his other interests. He and liis estimable wife have reared four children: Ida M., Jane A., Gustaf A. and Ella I. ^^EORGE F. LIVINGSTON, an enterprising 111 (5—- and successful farmer of Dicliinson County, residing on section 10, Buckeye Townsliip, was born on the 2-4 th of January, 1834, in Adams County, Pa., and is a son of Abraham and Maria (Fauss) Livingston, who were also natives of tlie Keystone State. The family is of German origin and was founded in America by the great-grand- fatiier of our subject. The fatlier was a blacksmith and farmer, and upon the home farm George re- mained until lie had attained his majority. On the 1 5tli of January-, 1856, wlien in his twenty- second 3'ear, Mr. Livingston, of this sketch, was married to Miss Elizabeth Chronister. For two years after his marriage lie worked on his fatiier's farm at *12 per month, after which he rented land for a year. In 1861, he offered his services' to his countrj', but was not accepted on account of phy- sical disabilit}-. In 1862, however, he bade good- bye to his little family and joined Company I, One Hundred anil Sixty-fifth Pennsylvania In- fantry. He volunteered as a spy, and on one oc- casion, with tliirty others, he ventured into the enemy's very lines to bring away a dead comrade. He had many narrow escapes and saw arduous dut}'. He received his discharge and went to Washington. Two weeks later he was made wag- on-master and served as a carpenter at City Point, New Berne, N. C, until sent home, having been stricken down with typhoid fever. On his recov- ery he was engaged in construction work, and was at New Berne, N. C.,atthe time of Lee's surrender. AVhen the war was over, Mr. Livingston re- turned to his native county and was engaged in farming for three years. He then went to Vir- ginia with the expectation of locating there, but the spirit of insurrection had not yet been quelled and lie changed his plans. The year 1871 wit- nessed his arrival in Kansas. He had seen a paper describing Dickinson County and its fair prospects, and had corresponded with a gentleman in Abi- lene. Thus induced to come to the West, he lo- cated a homestead eight and a-half miles northeast of Abilene. He was accompanied by Charles Brenheiser and Abraham Baer, both of whom took homesteads near him. Mr. Livingston at once be- gan the improvement of his land. He also bought a number of Texas cattle with the intention of devoting himself to stock-raising, buttliej- all died from cold. In 1873, he purchased three quarter- sections of land at ^5 and $5.50 per acre. As he had no means with which to buy, he made one payment and was to p.iy off the rest on time. He mortgaged his homestead for $1,000, but realized only $885, as he paid a commission of twelve per cent. He also paid ten per cent, interest semi-an- nually. Mr. Livingston worked hard from earl}' morning until late at night, and by his industri- ous and persevering efforts cleared the farm of its indebtedness, ajid is now one of the substantial citizens of the community. He has five hundred and sixty acres in the home farm, and also owns one hundred and sixtj"^ acres six miles to the north. He has seventy acres in Industry, one hundred and sixty acres in Flora Township, and eighty acres of irrigated soil in Colorado. He makes a specialty of wheat-raising and has about three hundred and fifteen acres planted in wheat, forty acres in oats and one hundred acres in corn. He practices rotation of crops, and his method of farming is a successful one. In addition to the raising of grain, he has about one hundred head of cattle and feeds one hundred head of hogs, his 194 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. sales of hogs amounting to about ^1,000 annually. Upon the place arc all the improvements of a model farm, including good barns and outbuildings and all otlier accessories. The pleasant home was erected about eight _years ago at a cost of 16,000. It is a ten-room residence, supplied with all mod- J ern conveniences, and is one of the finest country dwellings in this section of the State. Two yeai's after coming to Kansas, Mr. Livings- ton w!is called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died April 30, 1873. Unto them were born the following children: Albert Clinton, who is engaged iu farming near Abilene; Abraham Willis, Cashier in the Kirby Bank of Abilene; Jacob Elmer, a resident farmer of C'lieever Township; Min- nie M., wife of Fiber Dieffenbaugli, of Flora Town- ship; Harriet Arrametta, at home; Anna Catherine, wife of Samuel Garver, an agriculturist of Buck- eye Township; and Sarah, who died in infancy. Mr. Livingston was again married, on the 16lli of April, 1874, his second union being with Miss Min- erva Probasco, of Michigan, sister of George Probasco, of this county. She was born in New York, P^ebruary 4, 1840, and is a daughter of Jo- seph and Eunice (Gilbert) Probasco, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Connecti- cut. The mother is still living and makes her home in Holly, Mich. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Liv- ingston have been born two cliildren: Bertha Adel, a student of the High School in Chapman; and Clarence Curtis. Mr. Livingston was a Republican in politics un- til 1876. He now affiliates with the People's party, believing that if its principles were carried out, it would redound to tlie country 's prosperity and bring the return of such times as were experi- enced after the war. He is an enthusiast, and does not hesitate to devote his means or his time to the cause. He has a wide influence, and being well read and of an argumentative and logical turn of mind, his ideas are given fluent expression and produce no little result. In 1891, he was elected by his parly a.-* County High School Trustee, and has been tiie candidate for County- Treasurer and the Stale Legislature. He is a man true l(» every public and private duty, and has tlie high regard and esteem of ail with whom he has been brought in contact. During the past year be visited Penn- sylvania and Washington, and in May, 1891, at- tended the Cincinnati Conference. His success in life may well serve to encourage others, who, like himself, have to begin at the bottom of the ladder •ind work their way upward unaided. Through his own efforts he has achieved success, and his prosperity- is certainly well deserved. =^^-f^e '\fi' AMES R. WILSON is a leading niercliaiit of Carlton, Dickinson County. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland, on the 21st of !March. 1848, and was the sixth in order of birth in a family of eleven children. His father is William J. Wilson, and iiis mother bore the maiden name of Catherine Robinson. The\- are yet living and still make their home in County Antrim. The subject of this sketch was reared to man- hood in the county of his nativity, the daj-s of his boyhood and youth being spent upon his father's farm. He wats also employed in a flax mill for two or three j-ears. Wishing to try his fortune in America, and hoping to beltei' his financial condi- tion thereby, he sailed for tl»e New World in 1868, after bidding good-bye to his friends on the Emer- ald Isle. On landing in this country he made a location in Washington County, Pa., where he se- cured eraplo^-ment as a farm hand for three years. With the capital lie thus secured he then embarked in fanning on his own account and followed that occupation in the Keystone State until 1880, when he came to Dickinson County, Kan. The previous year he had purchased a farm in Holland Township, and he now located u|)on it, devoting his time and attention to its cultivation and im- provement unlil June. 1888. when became to Carl- ton and embarked in the mercantile business. During the first two j'eai-s he also continued to operate his farm. He still owns two hundred and forty acres of valuable land and carries on general stock-raising. In the line of merchandising he rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 195 has met with ^ood success, building up an excel- lent trade and securing a liberal patronage among the best class of people in the community. Mr. Wilson was married in AVashington County, Pa., to Matilda Stinson, who is also a native of County Antrim, Ireland. He and his wife have a large circle of friends and acquaintances in the community, who hold them in high esteem for their sterling worth and many excellencies of character. The cause of education finds in Mr. Wilson a true fi'iend. For some ten years he has served as a member of the School Board, and has done much for the best interests of the schools in the com- munity. In his political affiliations he is a Repub- lican, having supported that part3' since he became an American citizen. He takes quite an active part in religious work and with his wife is a prom- inent member of the United Presbj'terian Church, of which he has served as one of the Ruling Eld- ers. His life has been an upright one and in many respects is well worthy of emulation. It was a fortunate daj' for Mr. Wilson when he determined to emigrate to America, for here he has not only won prosperity but has also secured a pleasant home and gained many warm friends. LISIIA BANKS. A representative citizen of Gypsum Creek Township, McPhersoa County, and a royally good man, whose principles and heart are in unison, is he whose name appears above. lie is a son of Orrin and Ol- ive (Brown) Banks, botii natives of Schoiiarie County, N. Y. Little that is delinite concerning the more remote ancestry of Mr. Banks is known. His grandfather was William Banks, and supposedly a native of Vermont. On the maternal side. Grand- father William Brown was a colonel in the Revo- lutionary War, and served under Gen. Wasiiing- ton. He died in Schoharie County, N. Y. After marriage our subject's parents settled in ijuhohane County, N, Y., which was their home for several years. They then removed to Ohio, and settled in what is now Lake County, in Madison Township. After living there for nine years, they removed to La Porte County, Ind., where they stayed six years, and later removed'to Lake County, Ind., which was their last home. The father was a farmer by occupation. They had twelve children, of whom our subject was the fourth child and third son in order of birth. He was born in Schoharie County, N. Y., November 14, 1829, and lived with his jiarents until twenty years old, when he pur- chased the remainder of his time of minority. For this he traded a horse and saddle, and came to De Kalb County, 111. He was employed in several different occupations for about one year, and then returned to La Porte County, where he was mar- ried, October 30, 1850, to Miss Elizabeth H. Sharp, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Haymond) Sharp, the former a native of Baltimore County, Md., and the latter of Virginia. After the marriage of Mrs. Bank's parents, they settled in Shelby County, Ivy., but soon went to Franklin County, Ind., living there four years, when they went to Rush County, the same State, whence, after spending several years, they removed to La Porte County, and there died. Of the seven chil- dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Banks is the fifth in order of birth. The place of her nativit3' was Rush County, Ind., and the date, March 11, 1830. Immediatel}- after the marrriage of our subject, he and his bride settled in La Porte County, and lived for three years. They then removed to Lake County, and were there residents for twelve years, when they returned to La Porte County and con- tinued to live six years. In the fall of 1873, Mr. Banks, with his family, came to McPherson County, and settled on section 21, Gypsum Creek Township, where he has a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, on vvhicli he has erected a very excellent set of buildings, and has made flrst-class improvements, it now being one of the finest farms in the county. His life business has been that of agriculture, in connection with horticulture, in which he takes a decided interest. Of the five children that have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Banks, Lewis J. died September 30, 1857, 196 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. when about six years old; William N. died Sep- tember 20, 1854, when about one year old; Ben- son L. married Miss Uettie Hall, and resides in Battle Hill Township; Orin L. married Miss Ida McArthur; and the youngest child is Francis M. Although Mr. Banks has taken a decided interest in tlie local political aspect, and is a stanch Repub- lican, he has never been an oHice-seeker, leaving that to others who have less individual affairs than himself to take charge of. He is a supporter of the Gospel, being deeply interested in religious affairs. November 10, 1K64, Mr. Banks joined Company Bof IheThirty-eighth Indiana Infantry, and served until the close of the war. At Raleigh, N. C, he was attacked with the scurvy, and lost all his teeth. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic. 'I ^ KNHY BKTIIK, who is engaged in general f )1 farming on section 31, .Jefferson Township, \^ is numbered among the carl}- settlers of (§§)j Dickinson County-, where he has made his home for more than a quarter of a ccntur}-. He came to the county about 1865, and has therefore witnessed the greater part of its growth and prog- ress, and has aided in its development and ad- vancement. He well deserves representation among its honored pioneers, and with pleasure we present this record of his life to our readers. Mr. Bethe was born in (ierman^', on the 17th of April. 1841, and was quite a j'oung child when his parents started for America. His mother died dur- ing the voyage to this country, and his father's death occurred in low^ not many yeai-s later, so we see that in early youth our subject was left an orphan. He was the youngest of a family of five children. He lived in Iowa until nearly four- teen years of age, when he crossed the plains to California for the purpose of mining, and remained upon the Pacific Slope until about 1865, and in his mining operations was quite successful. At length he left that State, and on liis return stopped in Colorado for a time. After a few months he came on to Kansas, and made a location in Dick- inson County, where he has since resided. Here he secured a homestead of eighty acres in Banner Township, and for several years resided upon the farm which he there developed and imjjroved. He then removed to his present farm, which is located on section 31. Jefferson Township. In Banner Township, Mr. Betlie was married to Miss Anna Rothenberger, and unto them was born a daughter, Ella. The mother died at their home in Banner Township, after which Mr. Bethe was again married, his second union being with Miss Eliza Cristen. They have an interesting family of three chihlren: Ida. Melvina and Emma. The family have a pleasant liome. and their household is the abode of hospitality'. Our subject has been very successful in liis busi- ness career, and is now the owner of a fine farm of three hundred and twenty acres, upon whicli he has erected good barns and other outbuildings, and made many ini])rovemcnts, which add lx)tli to the value and attractive appearance of the pl.ace. His fields are well tilled and yield a golden tril)ute in return for tlie care and cultivation of the owner. Mr. Bethe has served as School Treasurer, and is a [)r()niinent citizen of the community. ' *t^ 'i-^m-r ^> '^OHX A. LAHSON, who is a druggist in As- saria. Smoky ^'iew Township, Saline Couu ty, is a native of Sweden, having been born _ there July 10, 1854. His father is L.J.Lar- son, who is a resident of Falun Township, where he settled in the fall of 1869, and where he has since been a resident. When our subject had reached the age of fourteen years, he emigrated with his parents to America, and lived with them in Falun Township until he had grown to manhood. He received the education provided by the com- mon schools of that county. In 1882, he came to Assaria, where he engaged in the hardware busi- ^^^^^^/^^^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BlOGRArHICAL RECORD. 199 ness, which calling he followed for about a year and a-!ialf, when he sold out, and engaged in stock-raising for about two and a-half years. He then learned the drug trade, and has since con- tinued in that occupation, in which he has met with excellent success. He has shown that he is a man of good business ability, and by his upright dealings has won the esteem and respect of all. Mr. Larson was united in marriage to Miss Ma- tilda .lohnson in the town of Knoxville, 111., in .January, 1883. Her death occurred in 1886, and she left man}' friends to mourn her loss. Our subject is active in all political affairs, af- filiating with the Republican party, which has his sympathy and support. He is Secretary of the Re- publican Central Committee of Saline Countv. The Swedish Lutheran Church, of which he is a member, has his interest and warm support. He is recognized as one of the solid and enterprising business men of this town, and his manj' friends rejoice in the measure of success he has attained. His business career has been most honorable and upright, and this has won for him many friends. eHARLES M. CASE, Cashier of the Bank of Enterprise, Treasurer of the J. B. Ehr- sam Machine Company, and proprietor of the Enter|)rise Journal, was born in Woodstock, Vt., February 27, 1843. He remained in the Green Mountain State until seventeen years of age, when, in 1861, he entered the Ignited States Naval Ser- vice as Master Mate of the "Penguin." In 1862, he was made Ensign on the "Frazer" gunboat, and was afterward Master of the same vessel on the Potomac. Subsequently, he became Master of the "Anacosta," a steam gunboat, and in 1864 was transferred to the staff of Commodore Parker, Commander of the Potomac fleet, with whom he remained for fifteen months. He was in the ser- vice until December, 1865. At that time, Mr. Case resigned his position to accept the appointment of Consul to Sydney, 9 Australia,which was made by President Lincoln and secured to him through the efforts of Henry J. Ray- mond, of the New York Tmies,\\\s personal friend. However, he resigned before entering upon his duties and engaged in business for himself in Sa- vannah, Ga., as a produce and commission mer- cliant. After two j'ears, he was burned out and lost all he had. He then went to New York and engaged in the brokerage business for more than a j'ear, but on the "Black Friday" of history he again lost everything. In 1870, Mr. Case came to Kansas and secured Indian land in Wilson County. Two years later, he made a homestead in Rice County, wliere he resided for ten years, and then was engaged in the banking business in AVindom, McPherson County. In 1887, he sold out and bougiit an interest in the Enterprise Bank, of which he has since had the entire management. He and his friends own the controlling interest in the manufacturing company before mentioned, representing $100,000 worth of stock. Tlie Enterprise Bank was incorporated in 1883, with a capital stock of $50,000, $20,000 being paid in. This was increased to $75,000 in 1889, and again increased to 1100,000 in 1892. The bank pays a dividend every six months. Its present officers are C. B. Hoffman, President; J. F. Buhrer, Vice-president; and C. M. Case, Cashier. The J. II. Ehrsara Machine Company was in- corporated in 1883, with a capital of $30,000. This was increased in 1890 to $60,000, and in 1892 to 1100,000, all paid in. The Missouri River jobbing rates have been secured, and tlie freight bills from .January 1 to April 1, 1892, exceeded $6,000. The p.ay roll averages over $200 daily, and they employ from one hun- dred and twenty to one hundred and forty men, mostly mechanics. They principally manu- facture mill machinery and do a general mill out- fitting business, and also manufacture agricultural implements quite extensively. They fill large or- ders for the Wilson Header, having made six hun- dred m.achines in 1892, and ihey expect to manu- facture fifteen hundred the ensuing year. They manufacture the well-known Stickle patents, and their annual business amounts to nearly $500,000. They have a seventy-five horse-power water- 200 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. wlieel and engine of equal jiowcr. This company also established the electric-light works with an outla}' of $8,000, and they do the i>iunping for the city waterworks. The3- occupy a large plant and liave lately built extensive warehouses, having made $30,000 worth of improvements during the last year. Mr. Case was largely instrumental in securing the establishment of the Harrison Normal College, which was incorporated in 1889, with C. Hoflfman, President; A. G. Kyth, Treasurer; and C. M. Case, Secretary. A subscription list was started, and these gentlemen, in connection with J. F. Buhrer, John A. Hafner, E. F. (irosser and C. B. Hoffman, gave the entire amount, $15,000, with the exception of about $1,000 given in small amounts. They also gave eighty acres of land. The building was erected in 1890, and is a fine three-story structure with fourteen rooms. On the 8th of November, 1866, in Franklin, Conn., Mr. Case was joined in wedlock with Miss Lottie A. Johnson. They have no children of their own, but have an adopted son, Richard J. Case, who is now seven years old. Mrs. Case is a member of the Congregational Church, but as there is no organized society here, she works with the Union Sunday-school and is very prominent, being its Superintendent. Her life has been largely devoted to church work, and she is a kind and be- nevolent ladj-, whose goodness of heart prompts her to perform many acts of charity. The poor and needy recognize in her a friend, and those in distress are ever sure of her sympatly. She is also connected with the Woman's Christian Tem- perance Union and one of its leading workers. Mr. Case is a prominent Mason. He belongs to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery of Abilene, and to the Scottish Rite of .Salina. In politics, he is a stalwart and inflexible adherent of the Republican party and publishes the Enterprise Journal in its interests. He has served for three successive terms as Mayor of Enterprise, being twice unanimously elected, and during his ad- ministration the system of city waterworks was established. He is a man of marked social quali- ties, pleasant and affable in manner, an interest- in q; conversationalist and a genial companion. He has an elegant home, commanding a view of the town and surrounding country, and h.as one of the finest and choicest priyate libraries to be found in the St-ate. It contains several hundred volumes, works of the best authors, and indicates the refinement and cultured taste of the owner. As a business man, Mr. Case has been eminently successful. He is industrious, enterprising and progressive, and in the legitimate channels of business has won a well-deserved prosperity. ^TpiS ENJAMIN r.. STIM.MKI-. Our subject, who L-^^ is Registrar of Deeds in .Salina, Salina I^M) li Count}', is a very poi)ular oflicial, hisgood- ^^?^ nature and genial manners commending him graciously to his fellow-townsmen. He is also notable for the careful, painstaking attention that he brings to his work. Mr. Stimmel was born in Dauphin County, Pa., just within the cit}' limits of Harrisburg, Septem- ber 18, 1824. His parents were Philip and Eliza- beth (Mahon) Stimmel, both natives of the (Quaker State, where the^' lived and died. Our subject was reared upon the farm, and upon reaching man- hood's estate, contributed his labor to its cultiva- tion until twenty-five years of age. He then took a position on the Pennsylvania Central Railrc>ad as br.akemau, but not long after became a p.-vssen- ger conductor, holding that position for two years. Later he was appointed train-dispatcher, with his headquarters at Harrisburg, and to sum it all up, was for twenty years occupied in railroading. For a time his yards adjoined Camp Curtis, and he had charge of many of the trains during tlieCettys- burg campaign. In 18(>-1, the railroad boys .issistod in organizing Company H, of the Two Hundred and First I'eiiii- sylvania Volunteers. Our subject was appointed (Quartermaster, and served in that capacity through- out his time. His duty was mainly in defense work, and took in the territory from W.ashington, and through \'irffinia, Maryland and rennsylvania. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 201 After one year's service the company was dis- charged, and in 1869 our subject came to Salina, and located a quarter of a mile north of the town, near the military school. Here he owns one hun- dred and seventy-five acres, and has ever since de- voted himself to farming. Mr. Stimrael was elected Registrar in 1891, be- ing a candidate on the People's ticket. He has been a member of the Alliance ever since its organ- ization. He is a member of the County Central Committee, and has been delegate to both State and county conventions. At the age of twenty-four the original of this sketch was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Garvrich, like himself a native of the Quaker State. They have an interesting family of children, most of whom are in the railroading business. George R. is on the Union Pacific Road, and has his head- quarters at Spokane Falls, Wash. Philip P. is conductor on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Edwin S. is a conductor on the Santc Fe, having a run througli New Mexico; Harry, also a railroad man, lives at Spokane Falls; Katie is Mrs. F. B. Grigg, of Salina. The other child is Benjamin B., Jr., who lives at home with his parents, and holds an otHce as Deputy Registrar. Mr. and Mrs. Stim- rael are members of the English Lutheran Church. i^^HOMAS II. LAWRENCE, living on section i^T^v^ 36, Eureka Township, Saline County, claims X.^' Ohio .as the State of his nativit}'. He was born in Trumbull County, July 6, 1844. His father and mother were both born in Wales, the former in Newport, South Wales, and the latter, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Smith, in Swan- sea, South Wales. Having emigrated to America, they lived for some time in Trumbull County, Ohio. From there they removed to Galena, Jo Daviess County, 111., where they resided most of the time until their deaths. Our subject was reared chiefly in Galena, and when eigliteen years of age, enlisted in Com- pany F, Ninety-sixth Illinois Infantry. His serv- ices commenced August 14, 1862, and continued only a few months, when he was discharged on ac- count of disability'. Returning to Galena, he pro- ceeded to learn the harness-maker's trade, in which occupation he was engaged for some three years. At the expiration of that time, Mr. Lawrence be- gan keeping a hotel in Galena, and followed that business for four and a-half years. His next place of residence was in New Hampton, Iowa, where he worked at his trade of harness-making for a 3ear, when he returned to his old home in Jo Dav- iess County, 111., where he was in business for a year. During the succeeding two and a-half years, he devoted his energies to the butchering business, after which he returned to his native county and engaged in coal-mining for three j'ears. He spent the following j'ear in Iowa, selling sewing ma- chines, after which he turned his attention to agri- cultural pursuits, renting land in Kirksville, Mo., which he operated for six months. In the autumn of 1879, Mr. Lawrence went to Dickinson County, settling on section 31, Wheatland Township, where he remained until 1886, when he moved across the line into Saline County, where he now resides. Since coming to Kansas, Mr. Lawrence has devoted his time and attention wholly to farming. On his fine farm of two hundred and forty acres he has made good improveinents and erected substantial buildings, which indicate the thrift and enterprise of the owner. Mr. Lawrence's marriage took place in Galena, 111., February 6, 1866, his bride being Miss Mary Eustice, who was born in Jo Daviess Count}', 111., May 7, 1845. Her father was John Eustice and her mother was Ann Ward, both of Cornwall, Flng- land. The deaths of both occurred in Jo Daviess County. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence have four living children: James G., Ella M., George C. and Ida I. They lost three children when j-oung. Mr. Lawrence, since coming to this .State, has taken an active interest in. all enterprises pertain- ing to the welfare of the community. He has been elected to fill a number of the township offices. and has performed his duties in those positions with fidelity and zeal. In his social relations, he is a 202 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. member of J. li. Steadman Post No. 465, G. A. R. Mr. Lawrence has led an active and useful life, and, in whatever business engaged, his upright and honorable dealing has won him the esteem and re- sptTt of all. ^^>-^^- sister of B. .S. and John Bean, of North Salina, and at that time the widow of Nelson Garner. She was born in Randolph County, 111., May 16, 1847, and at the age of nineteen she was married to lier first husband. She came to Kan- sas after his death in 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Morri- son have but one daughter, Addie, who is an at- tractive miss, fourteen years of age. Politically, our subject has, until recently, been a supporter of the Republican party, but now he gives the support of his vote to the People's party, and is a member of the County Central Commit- tee. He has not been an office-seeker, leaving that to those who have less individual interests than has he. Mrs. Morrison is a member of the Presby- terian Church. ■iT/ STUBBINS MEEK is a wide-awake and en- terprising young man of Dickinson County residing on section 18, Hope Township. A native of Tennessee, he was born in Knox Countj^, on the 8tli of May, 1861. His parents, William E. A. and Mary Hester (White) Meek, were also natives of the same county, and are represented elsewhere in this work. Under the- pareutal roof our subject spent the days of his boyhood and .youth, no event of special import- ance occurring to vary the monoton}' of farm life. When he was a lad of eleven summers his family came to Kansas, where he has since resided. He is the third in order of birth of four children. On the 20th of January, 1886, Mr. Meek was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Dell R. Johnson, daughter of Charles H. Johnson, now of Hope Township. The lady is a native of Michigan, her birth having occurred in Livings- ton County, December 3, 1869. Their union has been blessed with a little daugiitcr, Mabel, who was born in January, 1887, and is now five years of age. The occupation to wliieh he was reared Mr. Meek has made his life work, and he is now en- 204 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. gaged in general farming on section 18, Hope Township, where he owns one hundred and forty- six acres of arable land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation. He has also made many good improvements, and the neat appearance of the place indicates the supervision of a careful maniiger. In politics, he is a member of the Peo- ple's party, and was twice elected Township Treas- urer by the Farmers' Alliance. Wiiile filling that office he discharged his duties with ci'edit to him- self and to the satisfacticm of his constituents. He is a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he holds the office of Deacon, contributes liberally to its support, and is one of the active workers. Mr. Meek is a popu- lar man, whose sterling worth and many excellen- cies of character have won him the confidence and good-will of all with whom business or social rela- tions have brought him in contact. 3 <■?■■> (i NS ISTERS OF ST. .lOSEPH. The congrega- tion of the Sisters of St. Joseph owes its origin to Bishop Henry De JIaupas, who, at the suggestion of Rev. J. F. Medaille, established it in the beautiful town of LcPuy, in Velav, France, in the year 1651. This congrega- tion, at once contemplative, charitable and edu- cational, was soon afterward placed under the care of St. Joseph, and in honor of that il- lustrious Saint it was called the Congregation of St. Joseph. Under the auspices of this wortln- divine, it flourished, and like the grain of mus- tard-seed spread and overshadowed with its beneficent branches not onl^' the diocese of Le- Pu}-, but numerous others throughout the prov- inces of France, where it had been established through the zealous efforts of its venerable found- ers. Such was the success of the chosen members of this humble institution in the unpruned vine- yard of our Lord, that a more extensive field of labor was soon opened to their zeal, for the Rt- Rev. Joseph Rosatti, Bishop of St. Louis, Mo., in 1836, while on a visit to France to obtain co- laborers in his missionary work, stopped at the Mother House of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyons, and earnestly entreated Mother St. John to send to America a colony of her devoted daughters. She willinglj- accepted the new field of \ahor then opened to her spiritual children, and began imme- diatelj' the preparations necessary to assure its success. The little band of missionaries was quickly se- lected, and .Sister Febronia Fontbonne, niece of Mother St. John, was appointed Superior by Rev. Father Cliaileton, and was prepared to discharge the duties of her office by the wise advice and instruc- tion of her Venerable Mother. Upon arriving in America, they established their first house in Car- ondelet, a small village five miles distant from St. Louis. This house was made the novitiate of the congregation in the year 1836, and from it houses hare been established in nearly all the cities of the United .States. In the year 1887, under the auspices of the Rt.-Rev. Bishop Fink, the order was established in the flourishing city of Abilene, by a small number of sisters from Erie, Pa. In accomplishing their design, these noble women had many obstacles to contend with, but their zeal and devotion to the cause rose in proportion to the obligations of their position, overcoming all difficulties and surmounting all obstacles. .So wonderful has been the progress of their work, that at present, besides the academy, there are four mission-houses and one parochial school un- der their supervision. The academy, a handsome four-storj' brick structure, is conspicuously situated on a small eminence in the center of a beautiful rolling prai- rie two miles north of Abilene. As an institution of learning it ranks among the best Catholic schools in the State, and enjoys a reputation which many of its older contemporaries would feel proud to possess. In fact, from the ability of its faculty, the enthusi.asm of its students and thoroughness of its work, the school is reco;;nized as one of the best of its kind in the West. The school year is divided into two sections. The first opens on the first Monday of .'icptember, the second on the fii-st Mondav in February. The PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 205 acadeinj' at present comprises the following de- partments: primary, intermediate, preparatory, academic, art, musical, phonographic and type- writing. With the exception of the two last- named, each consists of a three-j^ear course in the branches assigned to that division. In the primary department the following branches are taught: catechism, phonetic spelling, object les- sons, elements of geography', oral grammar and phj'siology, and exercises in drawing and elocu- tion, reading and calisthenics are given. In the intermediate department are taught cate- chism of Bible history, orthography, reading, writ- ing, arithmetic, elementary grammar, penmansliip, composition work, drill in elocution, extracts from authors, oral physiology, calisthenics. In the preparatory department, which is de- signed to meet the demands of many pupils who desire a thorough knowledge of the funda- mental or common branches before taking up the sciences, are taught Bible history, grammar, high arithmetic, descriptive geographj', United States history, book-keeping, pliysical geography, geology, rhetoric, constitution, algebra, Longfellow and Tennyson, and tiie pupils are given exercises in elocution, orthography, drawing, singing, ])en- manship and calisthenics. The academic department includes wliat is known as a literary-scientific course, and wliich embraces thorougli instruction in catechism, ancient history, mental philosoph}-, botany, chemistry, geolog}-, Englisli literature, astrononi 3', ornamental penmansliip and perspective drawing. The musi- cal department now offers advantages equal to many conservatories in the East. It is divided into three courses, vocal, preparatory and gradu- ating, and these in turn are separated into grades of five, four and three rcspectivelj'. The work in the fine art department also re- quires three yenrs, and embraces the following branches: drawing (light and shade), theory of color composition, landscape, marine, still life, portrait and figure painting, pastel, cra^-on and India ink. These are taught as in the academies of Europe at a rate that defies competition. In fact, the sj-stem of education taught here embraces ever}' useful and ornamental branch of art and science suitable for young ladies. Beginning with the rudiments of each branch, the pupil is taken through the entire course of study, i)assing onlj- through a higher grade or department after hav- ing undergone a satisfactory examination in lier respective classes. ^^^EORGE W. WILSEY, oneof the represen- I ^i? ^^^'"^^ farmers of Hayes Township, owns O' and operates a farm on section 31. He settled here in Dickinson County about 1882. Washington County, Ind., was the place of his birlii, which occurred on the 13th of Jul}', 1851. His father, Adam C. Wilsey, was a native of the Em- pire State, and his mother, ' Margaret Loudon be- fore marriage, was a Southern lady, who claimed South Carolina as the place of her birth. Eight children were the result of this union, two being sons and six daughters. The parents lived for many years in AVashington County, Ind., where they both passed away. The subject of this sketch was the youngest of the family. He remained under the parental roof until he attained manhood. Wlien about twenty- one years of age he went to Iroquois County, 111., where he worked on a farm for some two 3"ears, after which lie went to Chicago and was there em- ployed as driver and conductor on the street rail- way during a period of about three 3'ears. In February of 1877, he came to Dickinson Countj-, and for four years engaged in farming in Hayes Township. He went to Colorado in 1881, where he remained about six months, and then returned to Dickinson County. Since that time he h.as re- sided here. Mr. Wilsey was united in wedlock .September 13, 1883, in Abilene, Kan., to Mrs. C. E. Loudon, the widow of .lohu Loudon, who died January 10, 1880, while making a visit to Iroquois Countv, 111. He was born in that county December 31, 1846, and was there married on the 29th of Feb- ruar}> 1871. By their marriage thej' liad fourchil- 206 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. dien: Charles H., George R., Willie D. and Irena I). The last two named are deceased. Mr. Lou- don came to Dickinson Countj' in the fall of 1872, and engaged in fanning in Hayes Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilse^' have been born two children, Ada E. and Leslie A. Cordelia E. Thisler was the maiden name of Mrs. AVilsey, she being a daughter of George and Eliza (Warren) Thisler, both natives of New York. They moved to Dickinson Count}', Kan., in March, 1872, settling in IIa3'es Township, where the}- resided for several yeai-s, and then re- moved to Detroit, in Centre Township. In the spring of 1884 the}- settled in the village of Chap- man, where they lived until the death of the mother in Jul}', 1887. The father still survives. Mrs. Wilsey is the eldest of three children. She was born in White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph County, Mich., October 17, 1852. Mr. Wilsey is a member of the People's party. In all local affairs ho takes a warm interest, doing all in his power to advance the township's best in- terests, and has served them in the capacity of School Director, acquitting himself in the duties of that position with fidelity and earnestness. He has a well-improved farm, numbering one hundred and sixty acres, and numerous good and substan- tial buildings erected upon it. He has won the reputation of being a man of integrity and honor, a good business man and a thrifty farmer. Since turning his attention to farming, he has given it his entire attention, and by his industry and well- directed energy has succeeded in obtaining a good competency and a pleasant and comfortable home. ^pF E. BOYLAND may be justly proud of his ©/Jii highly improved farm, whicli is one of the ii finest in Fragrant Hill Tnwnship, Dickin- son County. It is situated on section 25, and comprises one hundred and sixty acres of ara- ble land on the site of an old military post on Spring Branch, one of those that formed a line from Denver eastward in an early day. The well- tilled fields and many improvements upon the place indicate the thrift and enterjjrise of the owner. There are good buildings and a pleasant home, which is almost hidden from the road by the beautiful shade and ornamental trees which adorn the lawn in front. A beautiful spring of pure, cold water issues from the banks of the creek that flows across his farm. In all the accessories of a model farm it seems complete. The owner of this desirable place was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1822. and is a sou of Samuel Boyland, who was born in Licking County, and was a farmer by occupation. The grandfather of our subject was a native of Scotland and set- tled in the Buckeye .State among its pioneers. A. E. Boyland when only three years of age was left fatherless and his mother died when he was a lad of nine years. He then went to live with a Mr. Reynolds, with whom he remained until seven- teen years of age, at which time he started out in life for himself. He has since been dependent upon his own resources. As a companion and helpmate on life's journey, Mr. Boyland chose ML-^s Julia Ilartmann, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, although her parents were natives of Germany. Her father, Henry Hartinann, emigrated thence to America and set- tled in Westmoreland County, Pa., with his pa- rents when a lad. At twenty-one years of age he removed to Ohio and there married Kalherine Benedon. Her father, George Benedon, was a minister of the United Brethren Church, and came with the family from Westmoreland County, Pa., to Lancaster, Ohio. She was a resident there at the time of her marriage to Henry Hartinann. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Boyland was cele- brated near Findlay, Ohio, in 1851, and they began their domestic life uj)on a farm, devoting their time and attention to farm labors until 18()8. In that year, Mr. Boyland came to Kansas, accompa- nied by their only child, Henry H., who is now married and is traveling in Tennessee with a pat- ent of his own invention. Locating in Manhat- tan, our subject there resided for five years and was at the head of the Agricultural College in the department of practical farming. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 209 In the meantime, Mr. Boyland purcliased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Fragrant Hill Township, his present farm. It was then a wild tract of raw prairie, with only a few trees along the bank of the creek. He experienced many hardships and trials in the earlier days, and his crops suffered severely from grasshoppers. In 1874 those insects were so thick on and about his farm that it was impossible to see the sun, and they destroyed fifteen acres of corn for him in a few hours. However, Mr. Boyland has triumphed over his adversities by his perseverance and in- dustry. He has excellent taste in landscape gardening, which fact is evinced by the tasty and beautiful manner in which he has laid out his grounds. The pleasant home is presided over by his genial and agreeable wife, who extends to her guests that free hospitality for which the early pio- neers were noted. This worthy couple well de- serve representation in the histor3^ of their adopted county, and it is with pleasure that we record their sketcli. /^, IIARLES A. HILLER, of Salina, is one of (l( ^.^ the most prominent lawj'ers of Central ^^' Kansas. He was born in New Haven, Conn., near College Square. His father, Jonathan Ililler, came of one of the prominent families of Boston. His mother was in her maidenhood Abby M. Allen, and her family has furnished one of the Chief Justices of the Court of Vermont and an As- sociate Justice in Vermont and IMassachusetts. The subject of tills sketch was reared in the classical old college town of New Haven. He at- tended the Hopkins Grammar School of that city, and after pursuing a Yale Academical Course was graduated in the Class of '64. He then pursued a commercial course in Eastman's Business College, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., just after the close of the war, when fifteen hundred students were in attend- ance at that school. Mr. Hiller then spent several months in tr.avel, visiting various States of the Union, and in 1867, at the age of twenty-one years, he pre-empted a claim in Ottawa County, Kan., which he improved, making it his home for some time. It was in his possession for fifteen years, when he sold it. In the spring of 1868, Mr. Hiller was called to Salina and became assistant to the Clerk of the District Court, which was then in session for the second time. In those earlj' days, Mr. Hiller as- sisted in all tlie count}^ offices except that of Trea- surer and was appointed the first County Clerk of Ottawa County. He was elected at the next elec- tion for two years. In the meantime he had been reading law, and in the fall of 1869 was admitted to the Bar, after which he became a member of the firm of Lowe, Mohler & Hiller. The senior mem- ber died in 1873. Our subject, on the dissolution of the firm, began to widen his circuit. He now practices in all the State and Federal Courts and is doing a large and lucrative business. In 1884, he was the independent candidate for Judge of the Fourth District, comprising Saline, McPher- son, Lincoln, Russell and Ellsworth Counties, but suffered defeat by Judge Hines, the Republican nominee. In 1886 and again in 1888, he made the race for the Legislature on the Democratic ticket and canvassed the county, speaking in English, German and Swedish. In 1890, he was a member of the State Central Committee. In 1877, Mr. Hiller was united in marriage with Miss Marguerite C. Blodgett, of Salina, an accom- plished lady, who possesses a rare contralto voice and has long been a member of the choir in the Episcopal Church. They have a family of two children, Ralph and Edwards. Mr. Hiller is also a musician and is conversant with sixteen different languages, many of which he speaks very fluently. In 1891, he prepared an Arabic calendar, which has solicited praise from all Arabic students. It has been adopted by the Mystic Slirine for use and he lias been requested to prepare one for each member. Mr. Ililler was made a M.ason in the New Haven lodge, one of the oldest in the United States. He has always been a close student. He spends his leisure in study and finds recreation in his books. He has the finest librarj' in this part of the State, containing many rare and 210 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. " curious volumes of forgotten lore." He also has one of the finest private telescopes in the countiy and during the past few ^-ears has given much at- tention to the study of astronomy. Mr. lliilei- has a genial, companionable nature which wins him friends wherever he goes. He is one of the ablest members of tlie Kansas Bar, possesses quick and keen perceptive powers, is logical and his argu- ments are convincing. He well deserves the high rank he has attained among his professional bretiiren and in business and social circles. ♦^^^^©^Sl^i^^^ jIlU^IRAM A. HENDRY, a pioneer of Kansas ijj, and a resident of McPherson, is one of the '^)^ prominent men of tlie place. His cxperi- (^) ence of tlie early settlement of the State is interesting and is that of others who have paved the way for future generations. Tlie subject of this notice was bom in .Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, December 27, 1834. His father, Samuel Hendry, was for twenty-six years the effi- cient clerk of Ashtabula County and became pub- lisher and proprietor of a paper well known to. an older generation. This w.as the organ of the cele- brated Joshua R. Giddings, who was a native of Jefferson, Ohio. The editor and proprietor was one of the most intimate friends and admirers of the great Abolitionist. He made his paper, the Sentinel, an organ for tlie dissemination of his views, and often was this sheet read by the fol- lowers of Giddings while they were risking their lives in assisting the escape of the fugitive slaves. Samuel llcndry died in Oberlin, Ohio. Hiram learned the trade of a printer and fol- lowed it for six or seven years in Ohio and also in Chicago. His father had become the agent for the firm of A. L. Scoville & Co., of Cincinnati, for pat- ent medicines, and Hiram began to assist him in this enterprise at the age of twenty-one, and for about eight years he traveled for the firm through Michigan .and Ohio. In April, 18G3, our subject located in Mansfield, Ohio, since well known to the public as the home of Senator John Sherman, and there remained in the general drug business for one year when he removed his business to Ashta- bula, Ohio, and there continued for eight years. In 1871, the Ashtabula colony went to Kansas and located in King City, eight miles east of the present town of McPherson. It is now called El- }M-ia, as the name King City did not fit the unfor- tunate village. When Mr. Hendiy came, M.ay 17, 1872, he joined the King City colony, although he had not been originally a member of it. He built a store and opened up a stock of drugs, knowing that King JIalaria would reign in the newly-opened town and that for a time his place, of business would perhaps flourish more than au^- other enter- prise. However, about this time a bill was passed taking off one row of townships from the south side of the county, and this threw King Cit}- too far from the center. Tlien it was resolved by the business men to start another town so located that it must become the county- seat. There were twelve men of King City who made up the company. Mr. Hendry; John W. HilUwhose sketch appears elsewhere; Thomas Simpson, of Sharp's Creek; Oscar .Seitz, Mr. Eberhardt, L. U. Skanky; Mr. Martin, of Salina; J. R. Fisher, of Lins- borg; L. Raff, and others to the number of twelve in June, 1872, located the ))resent town site and gave it the name McPherson in honor of the brave and beloved Gen. McPherson who lost his life at Atlanta. Nearly all of the twelve homesteaded, but INIr. Hendry was not able to remove to this pl.ace until .January, 1874, as he had been made Postm.aster of King City. When the town was taken up and transported, his obligations to the Govern- ment were such as to make him the last one to leave. He had sold his store so as to give his at- tention to his public duties, and when he reached McPherson he found that his claim had been jumped. A young lady by the name of Mil- ler had homesteaded the original town site of Mc- Pherson. which settlers had left on .account of grasshoppers. She became the wife of J. R. Fisher, who was the President of the town company, and through his influence the land was not allowed to revert to the actual settlers. The original town site was four hundred and eighty acres, wiiicli left three hundred and twenty acres after the Fisher lan(J was secured. The people pre-empted on the balance and platted it, sold the lots and divided the balance among the town-site men, and Mr. Hendry sold out his interest at an early day. Since 1880, Mr. Hendry has been interested in silver mines in Gunnison County, Colo., the "Early Bird" being still in a state of development. The company is a stock company with a capital of $200,000 and Mr. Hendry has purchased a surplus of the stock. The marriage of our subject took place in Mans- field, Ohio, May 17, 1864, to Miss Julia Suther- land, and his family consists of Alexander S., Harry Sutherland and Ada Eloise. Alexander S. IS practicing law, was admitted to the Bar in 1888, and in 18i)2 was appointed Court Stenographer for tiie Second Judicial District under Judge Earle for a term of four years. In his political opinions, Mr. Hendry is a Republican, although he does not take any active interest in politics. He is one of the original fourteen members of the Congrega- tional Church here, to which the entire family be- long, he being one of the prominent men of the jilace. Mrs. Hendry has been a member of the School Board for four years and is now com- mencing her third term. Mr. Hendry is a mem- ber of the Masonic organization. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD. fx. EYTII, who is engaged in the drug business and is Secretary and Treasurer of the Enterprise Creamery Company, is of German birth. He was born May 16, 1848, and when a young man of twenty years crossed the Atlantic to America, locating in Cin- cinnati, Ohio, where he resided until 1870. In that year he came to Kansas, and for eighteen months was engaged in the drug business in Junction City. His residence in Enterprise dates from 1872, and covers a period of twenty years. Jlr. Eyth was married in Junction City, on the 3d of -luly, 1872, the lady of his choice being Miss 211 Emily Staatz, who was born in Prussia, on the 15th of August, 1850. By their union have been born the following children: Carrie H., who is now clerking in her father's store and expects to take a full course as a pharmacist; Paulina A., at home; Augustus L., who is employed in the creamery; Sophia E., Adolph J., Louis, Robbie, Edward and Julia. On coming to tiiis county, Jlr. Eytli opened a drug store, which he still carries on. For the past two years the business has been conducted under the firm name of Eyth & Flack. They carry a stock valued at from $5,000 to $6,000, and their annual sales amount to $10,000. This firm is enjoying an excellent trade, which it has secured by fair and honest dealing and courte- ous treatment of its patrons. Mr. Eyth is inter- ested in other business concerns. Several years ago a creamery company was organized, but the enterprise proved unsuccessful, and later Mr. Eyth, in company with C. Hoffman and John Sheets, purchased the controlling interest and re- opened the creamery, our subject taking imme- diate charge. He has since given it his close supervision. It has been in operation since 1887, with Mr. Eyth as manager since 1889. About $12,000 has been invested in the enterprise, and about one hundred and fifty thousand pounds of butter are annually manufactured. This furnishes the farmers with a market for their milk, for which about $.35,000 is paid each year. The cele- brated "Shady Brook" creamery butter, on ac- count of its excellent quality, finds a ready sale in the market. The business has grown to im- portant proportions, and branch factories have now been established in Woodbine and Sheets, Kan. The drug store is a brick structure, 25x75 feet, with a cellar under the entire building, and was erected at a cost of $4,500. Mr. Eytii is also owner of the Enterprise Bottling Works, which manufactures soda water, and he owns a one hun- dred and sixty acre farm in Rhincliart Township, ten miles east of this city. Public enterprises calculated to prove of bene- fit to the community have ever received tiie sup- port of our subject. He was one of the seven men who erected the Normal College and is now Treas- 212 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. urer of the Board. Socially, he is a member of the Odd Fellows' society and of the United Work- men, and in polities he is a Democrat. His home is situated on Court Avenue, lie owning two residences and ten lots on that street near the High School building. Mr. Eyth is a man of excellent business abililv, reliable, accurate and methodical, and by the exercise of correct busi- > ness principles has gained prosperit^y and won a l)lace among tiie substantial citizens of the couuty. (lU^ ENRY ACHILLES, a prominent farmer jr)l) and leading citizen of Little Valley- Town- /^^^ ship, McPherson County, Kan., now a resi- (^^ dent of section )2, upon whicli he settled a half-score years ago, has witnessed many great and almost wonderful changes in his adopted State in this comparatively brief limit of time. Active, energetic and industrious, he has materiall}- aided in her upward progress, and as Road ^Master for many years, and afterward as Trustee of the town- ship, has proved a most important factor in local enterprise, and in the improvements of his neigh- borhood and vicinity. Our subject is a native of the province of Bruns- wick, Germany, and was born May 2.5, 1812. His parents were Frederick and Henrietta (Burgdorf) Achilles, both natives of Brunswick, Germany. Tiie father was a soldier in the (ierman army, and died in 1845. The old soldier and his wife were the i)arents of two children, botii of whom are yet living. In 1851, our sul)jcct came with iiis mother and brother to America. His mother located on a farm in Lee Count3-, Iowa, and, yet surviving, continues to reside there. Henry, who was but nine 3'ears of age when his mother emigrated to the United Slates, had received some education in the German schools, and afterward attended the district schools of his neighborhood, and studied by himself. Having attained manhood, lie was married, in 1865, to Miss Caroline Wisher, who was born in Brunswick, Germany, in the month of October, 1842. This estimable lady was brought to America in 1846, and immediately following her marriage, located with her liusband upon a farm in Lee County-. Our subject had toiled industriously man}- years to pa}' for a farm, out of which he was finalh" swindled, and now rented land until 1872, when he came to Kansas and settled upon the homestead where he resides. His family, who still remained in Iowa, followed him to the new home the succeeding year. Mr. Achilles has brought his farm from wild prairie land up to a high state of cultivation. When the family first made their home upon the claim, their neighbors were distant, and no house was in sight. Now flourishing farms surround them, and with the increase of population prosperity has come to them. Of the one hundred and sixty acres, one hundred and twenty are all under a high state of cultivation. The land is fenced .across with hedges and entirely enclosed. Tlie first house built was very small, but in 1883 it gave pl.ace to a handsome and commodious residence, which cost $1,000. Barns, cribs, and the various outbuild- ings are in excellent order, and show the careful thrift and wise management of their owner. Mr. Achilles further adorned the farm with a valuable orchard of fine fruit. He has planted out three hundred apple trees, twelve pear trees, sevent}' apricot trees, and two hundred and twent^'-fivc choice grape vines, beside some small fruit. Our subject handles some fine stock, and profitably en- gages in mixed agriculture. Mr. and Mrs. Achilles arc the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living. These sons and daughtei-s are Ida, Lena, Edward, William, Henry, Emma, Jlinnie, Lizzie and Frederick. The famil}' are members of the Evangelical Churcli, at Inman, and are among the active and valued workers of the organization. Our subject has been Ti-ustee and Treasurer of that religious body for eight years, and has also been a member of the School Board of the district ever since its establishment, with the exception of one j-car, and, in the sixteen yeai-s of faithful and continued service, has as- sisted in materially advancing the s;rade of scholar- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ship and instruction. His sons and daughters have received an excellent education in both the English and German language, and have well imroved their opiiortunities, being all highly respected and esteemed. In connection with the other du- ties of our subject, he was Treasurer of tiie School Board seven years, and was a Director nine years. Mr. Achilles was one of the chief organizers of the Anti-IIorse Thief Association, and was Vice- president, and is now Financial Secretary of the society. He has alsobeeu Master Workman in the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is Trus- tee of the same at Inman. He has held vari- ous positions in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Inman, and is at present an hon- ored Trustee. He has always been a Democrat, and upholds tlie principles of his party with sound argument. As Township Trustee for two terms, and as Road Master, he gave most satisfactory and energetic public service. An upright and efficient man, he has well discharged the duties of Treas- urer of the township for the last four years. Our subject has frequently been a chosen delegate to attend various State and county conventions, and has in every instance well expressed the wishes of his constituents, and conducts the busi- ness in hand with energy and ability. Six years ago he was the Democratic candidate for County Commissioner. The honor of this nomination was entirely unsolicited by him, but he was the choice of many of the community and of all his personal friends and acquaintances, who know his worth and integritj-. 213 i>-^m ]Mr. Weaver was appointed. lie resigned when Cleveland became President, not desiring to hold a Democratic post- oflice. Mr. Weaver was born in Washington County, Pa., in 1833, on the 27th of jS'ovember. When nine years of age he removed with his parents to Hanover Landing, Ind., and thence went to Wis- consin in 1844, where they lived in Grant County for thirty j-ears. During this time Daniel spent four years in the Chippewa Pineries, coming to Kansas in June, 1874. Our subject purchased a farm which had been located by the Agricultural College and for which he paid 12.50 per acre. He bought three quarter- sections here and one hundred and sixty acres in Marion County, nearly all of which is bottom land. He purch.Tsed this land during a trip to Kansas in 1870, but did not settle here until June 11, 1874. He was the first settler on the Creek, which is a branch of Lyon Creek, the nearest neighbors to the south living in Lincolnsville, Marion County, ten miles distant, and to the northea,st was the Elliot Ranch (now lierington), a distance of four miles. Five miles to the westward lived a settler named Thomas Derry. Mr. Weaver engaged in raising grain and had to haul his products to Abilene, Junction City or Parkersville, none less than thirty miles distant, necessitating a two-da3- trip. The nearest mill was located at Enterprise, twent3'-four miles awav. AVitli the exception of a number of German fami- lies, who had located fifteen years previously, and the people on the Elliot Ranch, Mr. AVeaver was the first settler in the township and was the first settler of American birth. He now owns the northwest quarter of section 27 and the north- east (juarter of section 28, Lyon Township. He has two hundred apjile trees upon his farm and also grows fine crops of corn, oats and barley. His live stock is of the best grades and he has among them a number of thoroughbred Holstein and Galloway cattle, having upward of forty head of cattle in the herd. He is also engaged in breeding English coach horses, at present owning ten head. In politics, Mr. Weaver is a Republican and has held a number of offices. For nine jears he served as Treasurer of the School Board, for three years was Township Treasurer, and was elected for a fourth term on November 8, 1892. In 1886, the township was divided by our subject and Mr. Her- ington, and Mr. Weaver was appointed Township Trustee. He has been identified with every inter- est tending to open up the country and advance the interests of his township. He takes an active part in local and political affairs and is considered one of the standbys of the Republican party. He was instrumental in having the railroad brought through Heringion, having circulated each peti- tion in this township, though man\- of his neigh- bors were strongly opposed to it and the i^ople in tlie town of Hope even threatened to take his life. The petition was to change the route of the Rock Island so that it should pass through lierington to Enterprise and Abilene, in place of passing tlirougii Hope, as it was first chartered. In the original plan the railroad would have run parallel with the Missouri Pacific from lierington to Hope, and parallel with the Santa Ke from Hope to En- terprise. This change of route saved bonds of |i50,000 to the people, "^^^i., '&• _^ '?^ ^t^t^^*^^^:^4 ,»V^. :'■.** ■ ■ ' >?f M . -^ :* ^%^ X, •^■-m-i y^"^ 'X''^ u "REDWOOD farm'.' residence: OF DANIEI cNcrs. /VILL A'/ A WCAie/?,SSC £6 LYON **=^dr*^=^ ^ '^v:^}-'imsy:^ \ ±A ^-.rr.u,* VEAVER, SEC.28. LYON TP. DICKINSON CO. KAN PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In Iowa, on the 1st of June, 1852, Mr. "Weaver married Sarah Benson, who was born in Norway, on the 9th of November, 1833, and came to the United States when but eigiit years of age. They have a family of three sons and one daughter. The eldest, John S., resides at home; Charles E. k farming on section 16; Ada is tlie wife of C. E. Triplett, the editor of the Wichita Standard, at Leota, Kan.; and William Albert is farming on section 28, Lyon Township. Mr Weaver is a man of will and energy and has attained a position where he is respected by the whole community. He is widely informed and a man of quick perceptions, prompt in action and far-seeing in judgment. Such are the men who advance the country's best interests. With a cer- tain ruggedness of character, he possesses to a marked degree the natural poetic refinement of a tender and honest heart in sympathy with nature. He is a great lover of flowers and with his esti- mable wife has cultivated many varieties of the natural wild prairie flowers, many of them produc- ing surprising results. He has no less than twenty varieties of roses. He is a good neighbor and widely known, having resided in this community for nearly twenty years. 'OHN II. JOHNSON, who carries on mercan- tile business, and is the Postmaster of Assa- ria, is a native of Sweden, where his birth occurred December 14, 1841. The early years of his life, up to about twelve years of age, were passed in his native country. In August, 1854, he emigrated to America with his parents. His father, soon after coming to this country, died in Chicago. Our subject lived with his mother in that city until 1868. He there learned the bookbinding and ruling business, and followed that occupation for eleven years. Mr. Johnson went to Salina, Kan., as agent for the Swedish Agricultural Company in 1868 to 10 221 look after their interests in this section, and at the same time served as agent for the National Land Company, at which he worked for about a year. He then started in the mercantile business near Lindsborg, where after about one year he sold out, settling on a farm in McPherson County, about three and a-half miles from Lindsborg.' While living in Lindsborg, he organized the post-office, and served as the first Postmaster of that place. For the space of al)out a year, he fol- lowed agricultural pursuits, and then removed to Topeka, where he returned to his trade of book- binding and ruling. Kansas City was the next place of his abode, where he remained until 1877 working at his trade. He then went to Chanute' and followed merchandising for a year, when he removed to Osage City, and there engaged in the same occupation until the spring of 1881. At that time he sold his interest in the business and came to Assaria, where he has carried on merchan- dising, in which he enjoys a good trade. He is one of the successful merchants of this town, and carries a very good stock of goods. In 1889, Mr. Johnson was appointed Postmaster of Assaria, and has filled the duties of that ofllce very acceptably since that time. On the organi- zation of McPherson County, he was appointed County Commissioner, thus serving as one of its first Commissioners. Knowing that he has always been identified with the growth and prosperity of the community, his fellow-citizens have elected him Mayor of Assaria, in which position he has so faithfully performed the duties that they have re- cognized the wisdom of their choice. Politically, Mr. Johnson has always acted with the Republican party, with whom his sympathies are enlisted. In religious affairs, he is quite active, and is now serving as Deacon in the Swedish Lutheran Church of Assaria. The marriage of our subject occurred December 21, 1870, in Lindsborg, his bride being Miss Carrie G. Lindh, who like him is a native of Sweden where she was born on the 18th of May, 1848. To this worthy couple have been born a family of ten children: Elizabeth P., William O., Anna C, John R., Emma S., Hannah ('., Agnes O., Mary C, Adolpli L. and Frances A, 222 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RPXORD. Mr. Johnson is the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of farming land in RooivS County, Kan., and also owns considerable real estate in Assaria. He is truly a self-made and self-educated man, having struggled upward to his present position of success and prominence solely through his own unassisted efforts. He has met and overcome diffi- culties and privations before which a man of less courage and strength of character would have fal- tered and given wa}', but he has steadily pushed forward, and as the result has reached a good measure of success. He is recognized as one of the leading and influential citizens of this town- ship, and during his residence here has won the esteem and resi)ect of all. aARLTON 15. DAVIS. History repeats itself, - and the career of the earl3' pioneers in ' Pennsylvania, New York and the more central States differs from the experience of tlieir children and children's children who are making settlement in the Western States only .according to tlie time. Our subject was one of the early set- tlers in Kans.as and deserves all honor as a veteran of the late war. He belongs to a good old Penn- sylvania family and w.ns born November 16, 1842, in the (Quaker Stite. He is a son of I. B. and Klizabeth (Waters) Davis, the former a grain merchant and railroad contractor, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1819; the latter a daughter of .loiiathan Waters and born in 1818. I. 15. Davis served as Captain of Company K. One Hundred and Thirty-first Pennsylvania In- fantry, serving for a term of nine months. He took part in the battles at Antietam, Chancellors- ville and Fredericksburg, carrying out of the ct)n- tlict with him a wound made by the enemy in the arm and foot. This afterward produced paralysis, and he was thus disfiualified for service. After the children had made a home in the .Sun- flower Slate, our subject's parents came hither, in 1881. The father died in 1884, the mother still survives. Of the three children born in the Davis family, two are now living. Our sul)ject claims pri- orit3-of birth; his sister, who is Mrs. Mary Anspach, lives at Wilson, Kan. The family was brought up in the Presbyterian faith. Although our subject was but a school boy when the war broke out, his zeal in the cause of his country- was thoroughly aroused. He tried to en- list but was rejected because of his youth, but, not to be deterred, he went with his father to the front and acted as Clerk. He even went upon the battlefield and missed no opportunity to take an active part. At the battle of Fredericksburg, in which his father was wounded, Carlton 15. Davis went into the hottest of the light in order to bring away his wounded parent. In 186.3, he was per- mitted to enlist, and joined Company G. of the .Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry. The regiment to which he belonged joined Gen. Sherman's arm}- at Chattanooga and went through that campaign. They then went to Atlanta and back again after Gen. Hood to Nashville, pursuing Hood to the Tennessee River. Our subject's military career was brought to a close while under Gen. .lames II. Wilson. He was with him in the celebrated Wil- son Raid, and again present at the capture of Sclma, Ala. After a gallant term of service, our subject was mustered out, August 23, 1865, at Macon, Ga. During his heroic effort to get his father off the battlefield at Fredericksburg, the hero of this sketch was wounded in the left hip b^' a minie- ball. During his regular service in the cavalry he received other slight wounds, .\fter his discharge, the young man returned to Pennsylvania and was interested in the grain business until 1870, when he came to Kansas and settled on section 21, of Harper Township. The locality was quite wild and uncultivated when he came here. He now pos- sesses six hundred and forty acres of land, of which one hundred and fifty acres are under cul- tivation. He is engaged in farming and stock- raising and usually winters one hundred head of cattle. Mr. Davis is a member of the Marquette Post, G. A. R., and n\so a charter member of the Mc Pherson Post. He has been Adjutant three times and Commander for one term. In politics he is a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Republican, and his fellow-townsmen have been his stanch supporters in his various local offices. For many years he has been a member of the local School Board and has done efficient service. At the same time that our subject came to Kansas his brother, William D., also settled on this section. He died April 19, 1881. His widow, who had been a Miss Carrie Rich and a native of Ohio, is the mother of three children, Carlton I., Mary E. and William D., and is still living on the old home- stead of her departed husband. ^^ HARLES CLARK, the owner of a fine farm liL JU ^'^^^^^^ ^^ section 28, northwest quarter, %^' Groveland Township, McPherson County, near the town of Inman, Kan., is the subject of this sketch. Mr. Clark was born in Ingham County, Mich., December 19, 1844, and is the son of Theodore and Delia (Parish) Clark. He re- mained at home, assisting his fatiier by attending to the various duties around the farm, until he was twenty-one years old. After this, Mr. Clark engaged in working with a threshing-machine, but a sei-tous accident which befell him when he was twenty-four years of age probably changed the whole course of his li^e. His left arm was caught in a cog-pinion on a cyl- inder wheel of a threshing-machine and terribly injured. This accident and the medical atten- dance which it necessitated absorbed nearly every- thing which the young man had saved, and, think- ing of the future, he decided that tlie best thing he could do was to go West. In May, 1872, he pre-empted his land in tlie State of Kansas, and for his outfit for his agricultural labors he had one old horse; his partner, however, had two yoke of cattle, and together with an eighteen-inch plow they broke up two hundred and forty acres of land, for one hundred acres of which they were paid *4 an acre, boarding themselves and eampino- on tiie prairies. The Iiouse he first i.iijlt i.s „ow used as a hen house and is 8x16 feet. 223 Mr. Clark is now the owner of a fine farm of three hundred and twenty acres, one hundred acres of which he devotes to wheat, which is his largest crop. Upon seventy-seven acres he raises corn. When Mr. Clark first came to this county, he found it almost wholly unsettled, and he took one trip into Dickinson County, one hundred miles away, for seed wheat, which journey consumed three weeks' time. For three years after locating in Kansas he used oxen, but he found them too slow and tedious, and now has fine teams of horses. Mr. Clark was married April 8, 1875, to Miss Josephine A. Russel, daughter of J. T. Russel, now of Groveland Township. Her birth took place in Wisconsin, and she entered a homestead here about 1874. Mr. Clark broke land for two seasons, and then gave his attention to his farm. Hard' times did not cause him to leave as they did many others. He felt that all that he had was here, and that he would remain with it. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Clark is as follows: Alva J., George W., DeWitt A. and Charles W. The children are all excellent representatives of their energetic father and amiable mother, and the eldest are of much assistance to their father. In politics, Mr. Clark is a stanch Republican. He is pleased with Kansas and the stranger sees no reason why he should not be as he looks over his beautiful farm, neatly surrounded with hedge, and notices the excellent farm buildings, complete and comfortable. ill^ ON. CLEMENTS BELL, one of the most prominent and influential citizens of Dick- inson County, resides on section 12, Wheat- land Township. His fatlier, Edward A. Bell, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and married Leah Kennedy, also a. native of that county, where they began their domestic life. About 1848, they emigrated to America and set- tled in Belmont County, ()hii>. SiihscMnieiitlv 224 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. they removed to Muskingum County-, where the raotlier died Apiil 11, 1854. Mr. Bell came to this county in 1871, and ii.is here since m.ide his lionie. Our subject was the eldest of their five ciiildrcn. He w!is born in (bounty Antrim on the ICtli of December, 1845, and was onl^- three years old wlien his parents crossed llie broad Atlantic. "After the death of his motiier, he lived with some neigli- bors for about five years, and then returned home, remaining under the parental roof until December, 18(51. Prompted by patriotic impulses, lie re- sponded to the country's call for troops, enlisting as a member of Company B, Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry. He took part in manj' important en- gagement*, including the battles of Ft Donelson. Pittsburg I>anding, luka, the Vicksburg cam- paign, Raymond, .lackson, Champion Hills, Black River, the siege of Vicksburg, and the battles of Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta. At the Last- named place, on the 22d of July, 18fil, he was taken prisoner, and for nine months was confined in the prison at Andersonville, and for a short time was incarcerated at Milan, Ga., and Savannah, Ga. After the battle of Atlanta, it was reported that Mr. Bell was killed. A body was found on the field supposed to be that of our subject, for a handkerchief found on the person was recognized as his. They laid the dead soldier beneath the sod, marked the grave with a rude post, and in- scri!)ed Mr. Bell's name upon it. For some time the mistake w.as not discovered, as oursubject was in prison and had no means of communicating with his friends. He suffered untold hardships at Andersonville, but owing to liis vigorous constitu- tion lie survived, and lives to tell the stoiy of the dreadful prison life. On the close of the war, he was mustered out, .luiie 20, 18(>5. after about four years of faithful service. On receiving his discharge, Mr. Bell returned to his home in Muskingum County, Ohio, and shortly afterward went to Chicago, III., where he w.ns em- ployed in a packing-house for about six months. In the S[)ring of 1866, he went to .lohnson County, Mo., where he engaged m fanning until the spring of 1871. That year witnessed his arrival in Dick- inson County, Kan., where he .secured a iiomestead of one hundred and sixty acres on section 12, Wheatland Township. Here he has since resided, and has transformed his land into one of the fmosl farms in the locality. By additional pur- chase, he has increased tlie amount of his property- until liis possessions now aggregate live hundred and sixty acres, four hundred acres in one body. I'pon this farm he has made excellent improve- ments, has erected good buildings, and the land is under a high state of cultivation. On the 28th of October, 1873, Mr. Bell w.-is mar- ried in Johnson County, Mo., to Miss !Mary E. Fos- ter, daughter of William and Lavina .S. (Lansden) Foster. Her parents were both natives of Ten- nessee, and died in Johnson County, Mo. They had a family of seven children, five of wlioni grew to mature years. Mrs. Bell was born in Johnson County, Mo., June 8, 185.3, and by her marriage became the mother of four children: Carrie L., wife of .James T. Kvan; .Sue L., Clements W. and Mary P. The mother died January 5, 1 885, at the age of thirty -one years. She was a woman well known for her many Christian virtues and noble traits of character — a faithful and devoted wife and mother. At the .age of sixteen years, she united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was an active and consistent member up to the time of her death. The poor and needy found in her a friend, and her loss was mourned through- out the community. ''Her children rise up and call her blessed," and her husband will never cease to mourn the loss of her who, for more than eleven years, was his faithful companion and helpmate. .Socially', Mr. IScll is a member of Abilene Post No. 63, G. A. K., and in politics he is a stalwart Republican, having always supported that party. In the fall of 1875, he was elected to the Legisla- ture from the seventy- fifth district to fill an un- expired term, and served throughout the re- mainder of the session. This fact plainly indi- cates his great personal popularity and ability, as he was the first Republican ever elected in the district, and out of eighty-six votes cast in his own township he received all but two. Mr. Bell has many, many friends and few, if any, enemies. His sterling worth and strict integrity have won him the high regard of all with whom he has come ^£Jl-^>^^<2X^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 227 in contact. He is also a self-made man. When he came to Kansas, he had only $18, and with that as a nucleus he has acquired a handsome compe- tence, which is the just reward of his energy, per- severance and ffood manaa:enient. LEWIS, ]M. D., who has been engaged in the practice of medicine in Solomon City *' since 1881. was born in Zanesville, Mus- kingum County, Ohio, October 16, 1823. received excellent educational advantages; for three years he was a student in Zanesville Acad- emy', and was graduated from Granville ITniversity in 1848. Having determined to make the practice of medicine his life work, he began stud3'ing with Dr. .John Watkins, with whom he i-emained three 3'ears. He then attended a course of lectures in the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, and after- ward read and practiced for three years with his old instructor. In 1800, he was graduated from the Zanesville Academy of Medicine. Two years later. Dr. Lewis entered the service of his country, and was made Captain of Company I, First Ohio Regiment of Heavj' Artillery, but at Knoxville, Tenn., was transferred to the Medical Corps, becoming Post Surgeon of Ft. Clay, Ky. In Februar}', 1864, Gen. Fry placed Dr Lewis, who then bore the rank of Colonel, but had been brev- eted Brigadier-General for this expedition, in com- mand of a brigade made up of parts of the First and Second Heavy Artillery, the Tenth Indiana Infan- try, and the Fourth Michigan Cavalry. With two thousand men, he proceeded from Camp Burnsides to Salina, on the Cumberland River, where tliree thousand rebels were in possession, thus effecting a complete blockade of the river, shutting off the provision boats conveying supplies to the Union army in Eastern Tennessee. Gen. Lewis approach- ed .Salina, and for a time waited for the arrival of gunboats which were to be sent to his assistance, but as these failed to arrive^ he ordered an attack. The battle raged from dark until eleven o'clock the following day, when he landed his forces and rou- ted the enemy, capturing over three hundred prisoners and opening the river to transports. While in command on his headquarter's boat. Gen. Lewis was shot, receiving a severe wound in the left leg, and from that injury he h.as never fully recovered. He was highly complimented on the successful issue of this expedition by Gen. Thomas. On being mustered out of the service, the Doc- tor returned to Zanesville, where he continued to engage in practice until 1876. In 1848, he wedded Mary J. Vickers, and unto tliem were born three children: Minnie M., wife of H. J. .Johnson, of Em- poria, Kan.; Carrie, wife of A. Fickler, of Dickinson County; and Elmer, whose sketch appears else- where in this work. The mother of this family died at her home in Abilene. Dr. Lewis was again married, February 19, 1891, his union being with Mrs. Alice Hall, of Troy, Kan., a successful teacher, and a lady of rare merit. By her former marriage she was the mother of one daughter, Viva Trevino. Dr. Lewis is a Republican in politics, and has twice served as a Presidential elector, at which times he supported Gen. Scott and Gen. U. S. Grant. For some years he lectured in Zanesville Academy of Medicine, and in medical institutions of New York and Philadelphia on hygiene and the diseases of children. He and his wife have a pleasant home in .Solomon City, whither they removed from Abi- lene after a four-year residence, and there he has secured a liberal patronage. fOIlN P. STROMQUIST. Few there are in the vicinitj' of Union Township, McPher- Json County, who do not know good .Squire Stromquist, and who do not admire his energy, his industry and his loyalty to his adopted countrj'. Mr. .Sti'omquist was born August 31, 1840, in Smoland, Sweden. He there received a good common-school education, and grew to man- hood, the latter part of his stay there being em- ployed on a farm. 228 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Our subject came to America June 24, 1863. He first proceeded directly to Burlington, Iowa, but remained tiiere only a short time, subsequently making his home for five years in Galesburg, 111., where he was employed in a bri(;kyard. On the 19th of October, 1867, Jlr. Stromquist was married to Matilda Asp, like himself a native of Sweden, born on the 29th of May, 1849, and who emigrated to America in 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Stromquist have been the parents of nine children, eight of whom are living. They are Nannie Chris- tina, John Oscar, William Alfred, Gustaf Luther, Peter Leonard, Hulda Matilda, Otto Theodore and Edna Sophia. The boys are vigorous and sturdy j-oung men, who will undoubtedly take an assured enviable position in social and business life, while the girls are both amiable and attractive, and will make many a home brighter by their presence. Our subject came to Kansas in December, 1868, and homesteaded his present farm. There was then not a house between Salina and this point, a distance of twenty-eight miles, but a few dug-outs served as habitation for the scattered settlers. Mr. Stromquist built a log house, laying the floor of lumber, which he bought at six cents a foot, a lux- urv at that time. The homestead claim covered eighty acres of land, and he secured one hundred and twenty acres more of railroad land. Since then he has added to his purchase until he now owns six hundred acres, of which two hundred and forty-two acres are under cultivation. The Sunflower State is noted for the handsome residences of the agricultural cl.ass, nor is our sub- ject's an exception to the rule. His residence was built in 1876 at a cost of ^2,500, and his barns and outhouses are both capacious and substantial. The land is nearly all fenced. He hL-re carries on gen- eral farming, raising grain, stock and large (pianti- ties of broom corn. During the summer of 1892, he raised one hundred and fifty acres of broom corn. For two years after coming to Kansas, Mr. Stromquist operated a brickyard in Marquette. He made all the brick for the Fremont church on his own farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. .Stromquist are mem- bers of the Evangelical Church, and the former is the Secretary of the organization at Fremont, hav- ing held this position for twenty-three years. He has also been Trustee and Deacon of the .same church. His son, John Oscar, is now Superintendent of the .Sunday-school. At the same time, he carries on the full collegiate course at Bethan}' College, where Miss Is'annie is also a student. The younger chil- dren are still in the district schools. Mr. Strom- quist helped financiall}- toward the building of Bethany College. Politically, he is a Republican. He was the first Township Trustee, holding the office when JlePherson County was organized, and was County Commissioner for six years. For the past ten years he has been Justice of the Peace. He has served at various times as delegate to the Kansas Swedish Augustana Synod. Mr. Stromquist has won his way to competency and an assured finan- cial position against severe odds. A poor man when coming here, in his early experience he lost several thousand dollars through going as security for othere. This retarded him greatly in his prog- ress. He was undaunted, however, and made up by hard work what he lost through his softness of heart. For many yeare he has been a great suf- ferer from rheumatism. <^ I^ILLIAM 11. liKARl). The gentleman whose \,-j// name opens this sketch is one of the farm- ^^ eis who have found .agricultural life in the State of Kansas both ple.asant and profitable. His fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres of land is located upon sections 10 and 15, in .Solomon Township. Saline County, eleven miles east of Salina. The birth of Mr. Beard, of this notice, took place in Highland County, Ohio, on the lOtli of April, 1828, his i)arents being among the pioneer settlers of that place from A'irginia. When yet a young man, our subject m.ade his w.ay to Indian- apolis, Ind., and beg.an life for himself b_v becom- ing driver of an omnibus, for which service he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORlJ 229 received the munificent wages of $13 a montli. Later his wages were increased to |!50 a month, and about this time lie was married. The date of the wedding was March 19, 1854, and tlie bride was Miss Margaret R. Mullenix, a native of High- land County, born November 6, 1833. After marriage, the young couple settled in In- dianapolis for about nine months, and tlien re- turned to Highland County and settled at Hills- boro, where Mr. Beard became the superintendent of a large farm and engaged in teaming and farming until the breaking out of the Civil War. November 27 Mr. Beard put liis name down upon the record as a volunteer for his country's ser- vice in Company D, Eleventh Ohio Cavalry, and tlie next spring the battalion to which he was at- tached went to Idaho under the command of Col. Collins to guard overland mail routes from Ft. Laramie tiirougli to Idaiio. He was located on the route over the South Pass, but this entailed so much exposure that he soon became sick and was sent to a hospital. In October, 1864, lie was discharged from there and the army on account of disability, and he returned to Ohio after an absence of almost three years. Home comforts so restored him that he was able to return to his farming, and continued to be so occupied until he moved to Kansas. In 1879, Mr. Beard came to this State, and the next spring made settlement upon his present farm, wliich consists of one hundred and sixty acres, for which he paid $2,800, and which now is fully worth $40 per acre. It is fine bottom land, ly- ing along Gypsum Creek, and Mr. Beard lias fine crops of wheat and grain. He is well pleased with this State and thinks the failure in crops which sometimes occurs is not more frequent than are disasters in other portions of less favored States. Tlie family of our suliject is a pleasant and in- telligent one, as follows: Charles is in business at Council Grove; Catherine Elizabeth is Mrs. George Caldwell, of Ford County, 111.; and Cary Allen is upon the farm. A little girl named Alice May has been with the family' for the past five years. Mr. Beard is one of the open-hearted, honest men of Kansas, who impress the stranger at siglit with a feeling of respect and esteem. He is a Repub- lican and in the old days was a Whig, and takes great interest in the progress of affairs in his chosen home. Our subject is a member and sup- porter of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is highly valued. 11^^^ i^ 1% AVID COFFENBERGER, a self-made man J ))) and a successful farmer residing on section ij!)^ 7, Center Township, Dickinson County, claims Pennsylvania as tlie State of his nativity. Franklin County is the place of his birth, and the date is October 4, 1844. His parents, Peter and Barbara (Mellinger) Coffenberger.were both natives of Germany and came to America during child- hood. The subject of this sketch began life for him- self at the tender age of nine years, and until twenty-two years of age worked as a farm hand. Thus thrown upon his own resources so early in life, his success is all due to his own efforts. In 1866, he chose as a companion and helpmate on life's journey Miss Lydia Dover. They began their domestic life in the Keystone State, and Mr. Coffenberger there continued to reside until 1885, when lie came to Kansas. He Iiad previously lost his first wife, wlio died about eight years after their marriage, and on the 20th of Februar}-, 1883, was joined in wedlock with Miss Maria Wingert, who was born in Franklin County, Pa., February 6, 1847. They have no children of their own, but have an an adopted son, Eber Samuel Kelso, aged three years. On coming to Kansas, in 1885, Mr. Coffenberger located on the farm in Center Township, which he had previousl}' purchased. He now has one hun- dred and eighty acres, and the land is under a high state of cultivation. He is farming large tracts and has four hundred acres planted In wheat, seventy-five in corn and forty acres in oats. Over $5,000 have been invested in buildings upon the place since our subject located thereon. He erected a frame barn, with stone basement, 46x76 230 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. feet, at a cost of |I2,000, anrl has made many val- uable improvements, which stand as monuments to his thrift and enterprise. While he has liis farm under his pereonal supervision, he employs sev- eral men to aid him in its development and cul- tivation. Mr. Coffcnberger also runs a threshing- machine and has had twenty years' experience in this line. In the season of 1891 his bill for thresh- ing amounted to $2,500. He also has a thirty- inch separator and a Massillon C3'clone Traction Engine Stacker, worth $2,200. He also owns a corn-sheller, feed-grinder, and all other machinery of the latest improved methods. Everj' accessory of a model farm is found on the Coffcnberger homestead, which is complete in all its appoint- ments and is classed among the best farms in tiie county. In politics, Mr. Coffcnberger is a Republican, and is a member of the River Hrethren Church. He is methodical, reliable and systematic in busi- ness, and his life has been characterized by pusli and industry, which are important features of success. His beautiful home is pleasantly situ- ated five miles east of Abilene, and is presided over with grace by his cultured and intelligent wife. Both Mr. and Mrs. Coffcnberger are well known in this community and have man^' friends. j^^®_ "^S" y,J LO^:Z() M. TOLT5ERT. a representative ■I'M farmer of AVheatland Township, Dickin- 1' son County, residing on section 14, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, on the 26th of June, 1844, and is the sixth child in a fam- ily of twelve children whose parents were John and lanthy (Bradfield) Tolbert. The father was a native of Rockingham County, Va., and the mother was born in Loudoun County of that State. For many J'ears they resided in Belmont County, Ohio, where they were living when called to their final rest. Upon his father's farm in the county of his na- tivitj', our subject was reared to manhood. Dur- ing the summer months he aided in the labors of the farm, and in the winter season he attended the common schools, acquiring a good English educa- tion. After he had attained to mature years, he embarked in business for himself as an agricultur- ist, and has followed that pursuit throughout life, lie continued to reside in Belmont County until 1872, when he came to Illinois, locating in Macon Count}'. In the spring of 1874, he came to Kan- sas, and took up his residence in Dickinson Count}', purchasing a farm in Wheatland Town- ship in company' with his brother, the late Albin A. Tolbert. Our subject has been a resident of Wheatland Township since that time, and is re- garded as one of its prominent farmers. He now owns and operates four hundred .acres of arable land, the greater part of it being under a high state of cultivation. The man}' improvements which he has made upon the place add to its value and attractive appearance, and indicate tlie thrift and enterprise of the owner. He is a successful farmer, and by his industrious efforts has .acquired a comfortable competence. Since coining to this county, Jlr. Tolbert was married on the 11th of October, 1877, Miss Jane A. Bell becoming his wife. The lady is a sister of Clement Bell, of this county, and a daughter of Edward A. and Leah (Kennedy) Bell, both of whom were natives of Count}' Antrim, Ireland. Alxiut 1848, they bade good-bye to the Emerald Isle, and crossed the Atlantic to America. Their first settlement was in Belmont County, Ohio, but after- ward they removed to Guernsey County, and sub- sequently to Muskingum County, that State. Mrs. Bell died in Concord, Guernsey County. Mr. Bell is still living, and has made his home in Dickinson County, Kan., since 1876. This worthy couple had a family of five children, of whom Mrs. Tol- bert is the fourth in order of birth. She was born in Belmont County, Ohio, January 2, 1854. Our subject and his wife have six children: W:dtcr H., lanlhy L., Edith M., John E., Arthur M. and Daisy B. The family circle remains unbroken, and all the children are still under the parental roof. Mr. Tolbert is a public-spirited and progressive man. and manifests a commendable interest in all **^wlIi-?ar... «l i ; 4 U It^ >.^v'g>>at 'B j>J&rt*.^- _-!£-«"> v4-«5'a>^ 'SSii RESIDENCE or SIMON STEIN, SECT, GARFIELD TP. DICKINSON CO, KAN. RESIDENCt OF A. M. T0LBERTj5EC.14.WHEATLAND ^^ DiCKlNSON CO. KAN. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 233 that pertains to the welfare of thecom^lunit3^ He has held the office of Township Treasurer. His life has been well and worthil}^ spent, and his straightforward and honorable career has won for him the confidence and good-will of his many friends. His wife is a most estimable lady, whose many excellencies of character have won her warm regard. Roth Mr. and Mrs. Tolbert are members of the Christian Church. »j«^IMON STEIN, one uf the self-made men '^^ of Dickinson County, who follows general 111 farming on section 7, Garfield Township, is of German birth. He was born in Sax- ony, on the 9th of January, 1832, and the days of his boyhood and youth were spent in his native land until eighteen years of age. Having bade good-bye to home and friends, on the 12th of Au- gust, 1850, he sailed for America and after a long voyage landed n\ Philadelphia on the 4th of Octo- ber. He made his first location in Schuylkill County, Pa., where he was employed in the coal mines for thirty years. He began work as a com- mon laborer, but his ability and faithfulness won him promotion and he became Superintendent of the mines in which he was first emplo.yed. He served in that capacity for two years, and with the capital that lie acquired through his industry and perseverance he then purchased a third interest in another mine in Tamaqua, Pa. About a year later, a flre broke out in the mine, which the firm later sold to the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company. Mr. Stein continued in the mines as Superintendent in the employ of tliat company for two years, when he resigned, and again owned an interest in another mine for about a year, after which he sold out. Mr. Stein was married in July, 1855, in Tama- qua, Pa., the lady of his choice being Miss Cath- erine Schultz, who was born in Saxony, Germany, on the 7th of July, 1830. They have a family of seven children, five sons and two daughters: Charles, Anna, Leonard, John, Katie, George and Henry. The children have now all attained to mature years and the sons are all in business for themselves and are doing well. Katie is the wife of William Numeller. On coming to Dickinson County in the fall of 1880, Mr. Stein purchased a half-section of land in Garfield Township, and has since made his home upon that farm, devoting his entire energies to agricultural pursuits. He has one of the best im- proved farms in the locality. In addition to the pleasant residence there are commodious barns and outbuildings which are models of convenience. The fields are well tilled and in all of its a])point- ments the place is complete, while its neat appear- ance indicates the supervision of a careful manager. He is recognized as one of the leading and sub- stantial farmers of the community. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stein hold membershi|) with the Lutheran Church. In politics, he is a sup- porter of Republican principles. He held the of- fice of County Commissioner for one term but has never been an oftice-sceker, as his time has been well taken up with his business; however, he mani- fests a commendable interest in all that pertains to the advancement of the cause of education and the promotion of the general welfare. Mr. Stein may truly be called a self-made man and of his success in life may be justly proud. He started at the bottom of the ladder and climbing upward has won prosperity. The obstacles and disadvan- tages in his path did not impede his progress but rather served as an impetus. He is the founder of his family in this country, and in future years his descendants can point with pride to their first Am- erican ancestor. ^-^H ^1 LONZO L. EYERS, an extensive sheep- 'ilsOl grower of Hope Township, Dickinson //( lii County, residing on section 6, came to Q^ this community in August, 1871, and, se- curing a homestead, has here since resided. He has made extensive improvements upon the place, 234 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. transforming it into one of the best farms in the central part of Kansas. He has raised about four hundred head of slieep each 3'ear, and now has a large sheep farm of fifteen hundred and eighty acres in Morris County, whicli is stocked with about two thousand sheep. He came iiere witli the intention of raising cattle, and now feeds about a car-load each ^ear, but has given his attention ehietly to sheep-raising. He at first made a spe- cialty of the Merino sheep, but now raises Cots-, wolds. Mr. Ph'ers was born in AVarren County, Pa., May 18, 18:56, and is a son of John and Emeline (Fel- lows) Evcrs, the latter of whom was a native of the Empire State, the former being born on the farm where Alonzo L. first saw the light. At the age of twentj', he removed with his parents to Barry County, Mich., where he resided until Au- gust, 1861, at which time lie enlisted in Kalamazoo as a member of Compau}- II, under Capt. J. .1. Bar- rett. Two companies from Michigan, one from Ohio and seven from Illinois organized as the Northwestern Ritle Regiment, which was after- ward changed to the Fortj'-fourth Illinois Infan- try. The troops served in Missouri under Fre- mont in the fall of 1861, going to Springfield, but were ordered back into winter quarters at RoUo, Mo. In the spring of 1862, the regiment partici- pated in the battle of Pea Ridge, and then went to Shiloh to re-enforce Grant, participating in the battle of Corinth, following the retreating enemy as far as Rienzi, !Miss., where they surrendered. In the fall of 1862, he took part in engagements at Perr^'ville, Ky., and Stone River, where, on the 31st of December, he received a gun-shot wound in the shoulder. After l3'ing for three and a-half months in the hospital, he was dis- charged in April, 1863, and returned home, but soon afterward entered the Quartermaster's de- partment, and remained at Chattanooga until after the close of the war. He was a faithful and valiant soldier, ever found at his post of duty. After the war was over, Mr. Evers, befoi-e re- turning North, was married in Chattanooga, Tenn., September 29, 1865, to Mrs. Eliza Jane Roberts, uee Collier, who was born in Cleveland, Tenn., August 21, 1844, and is a daughter of Irby and Mary Jane (Turk) Collier. Her mother, who is now Mrs. Murray, has resided for the past four- teen years with her daughter. Mi-s. Evers had previously been married, and when she became the wife of our subject was the widow of Joseph Rob- erts, of Athens, Tenn. Two children were born of her first marriage, and Lena, who is now in her eighteenth year, is a student in Oswego Col- lege, of Oswego, Kan. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Evers have been born the following children: Charles Edgar, Joseph Floyd, Harry, Bertie and Guy Ern- est, who all died in childhood. Those remaining are Lena Evers, who is now seventeen years of age, and John Clifford, a lad of fourteen. Jlr. Evers is the owner of a gypsum bed a half- mile from Dillon, covering from ten to twenty acres of land. The deposit is from two to ten feet deep, and lies quite near the surface. He is an enterprising and successful business man, and is one of the few that have succeeded in sheep-raising. He has met with excellent pros- perit3', and is now one of the wealthy citizens of the community. In politics, he was first a Democrat, afterward became a Republican, and is now identified with the Prohibition party. In 1890, he erected his elegant residence, one of the finest country homes in Dickinson County. He is a pleasant, genial gentleman, open-hearted and hospitable, of generous nature, and a veiy popular man. He h.as the high regard of all with whom business or social relations have brought liiu) in contact, and Dickinson County recognizes ill him one of her valued citizens. The following facts in regard to the early set- tlement and organization of Hope Township m.ay be of interest to the readers of this sketeh: The first house built in the township was built by A. Klingberg on section C, township 16, range 3 east, in 187(1. The first child born in said township was Martha Klingberg, in March, 1871. The first election was held at Hiram Bardow's in November, 1871, when fourteen votes were cast. Ridge Township w.is organized in 1872, and in- cluded the territory of Ridge and Hope Townships. The first township election was held in April, 1872, when fifty votes were polled. C. M. Teats and A. L. Evers were elected Justices of the Peace; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 235 Martin Pear, Trustee ; Mr. Chalmers, Clerk; Wesley Swayzee, Treasurer; James Burton and G. P. Baird, Constables. The first sermon preached in Hope Township was preached by Rev. Mr. Estes at the home of Frank Sawyers, section 4. The first death was of a little daughter of D. Shortier, in the spring of 1872. The first school in Hope Township was taught by Ledora Frj' in a little log house on section 8. The first Sabbath school was organized in the spring of 1872 by W. E. A. Meek, shortly after he arrived here with the Tennessee colony. The first lawsuit was A. Ilenquenet vs. G. P. Baird before A. L. Pavers, Justice of the Peace. Tiie first marriage in Hope Township was between Wesley Swa3'zee and Adell Williams, September 29, 1872, the ceremony being performed by A. L. Evers. The first schoolhouse built in Hope Township was on section 8, district 45, and has always been called the Tennessee Schoolhouse. /- A^^.^4. XDREW J. KINGSLEY, a prominent citi- zen and representative business man re- siding upon section 23, Little Valley ^^ Township, McPherson County, Kan., is ambitious, energetic and enterprising, and to his zealous efforts in behalf of local i^rogress and im- provement the advancement of man}' of the lead- ing interests of the county are due. An efficient member of the School Board, he has materially aided in raising the standard of scholarship and instruction, and in the discharge of various oflieial duties has won the esteem and confidence of his co-workers and the general public. Born May 1, 1835, in New London Count}-, Conn., our subject's ancestors were among those sons of New England, earnest, tried and true, who liave taken a high place in our country's history. The paternal grandfather of Andrew J. Kingsley, Asahel Kingsley, was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and in the struggle for Na- tional independence fought bravely for God and Liberty. Surviving the perils of those troublous times, he married and in the good old State of Connecticut, reared a famil}', of whom the fa- ther of our subject was a son. This son, Shubael W., was a native of New London, and there was educated, married, and died at a good old age. His life was uneventful, 3'et he was honored by his fel- low-citizens, and held various positions of public trust. He was a Selectman in his native town, and a representative in the legislature of the State. In early life a strong Democrat, he afterward was a stalwart Republican, and prominent in politics. In religion, he was a Baptist, and lived and died an upright, conscientious man. The mother, Mary (Loomis) Kingsley, was born in Andover of the same State, where she spent her entire life, and reared a family of seven children, of whom three j'et survive. Like her husband, she was a Bajjtist in persuasion, and a devoted Christian woman. Andrew J. was the second child, and received a good common-school educa- tion in his native State, and there taught school. When twenty-one years of age, he left home and went to New York, and worked for a lumber com- pany in the Catskill Mountains, where he remained for eighteen months. In 1857, Mr. Kingsle}' was united in marriage with Miss Minerva L. Fuller, also a native of Connecticut, and a niece of the well- known Dr. Fuller, of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Kings- ley was a daughter of William and Nancy (PoUey) Fuller, both natives of Connecticut. She received a good education and taught school before her marriage. Eleven children blessed the home of our subject and his estimable wife. Four daugh- ters and two sons are now living: Lucius F., Florence A., Clara A., Fred B., Grace M. and Mary E. After his marriage, Mr. Kingsley returned to his native State, and there spent six months, at the end of which time he journe\-ed with his wife to De Kalb County, III., and located upon a rented farm. Two years later, they removed to La Salle County, and lived there three j'ears, finally set- tling in Grundy County, where without a dollar of capital our subject bought a farm, and in ten years was worth ^10,000, money he himself had earned. 236 PORTRAIT AND BlOGRAPmCAL RECORD. Mr. Kingsley then invested the most of his fortune in a mercantile and grain business, and lost half his money. Courageously gathering together the remnant of his possessions, he emigrated to Kansas, and made his home upon his present farm. The land tiien had never known a plow, but was all unbroken prairie. To-d.iy our subject owns four hundred and cigiity acres of valuable land, three hundred acres of which are under high cultivation, and j'ield a bounteous harvest. Mr. Kingsley has also been the owner of five other neighboring farms, which he h.as disposed of advantageously. Ills agricultural interests are most prosperous, and have been managed with characteristic energj' and excellent judgment. He deals extensivelj' in live- stock, and has now on hand one hundred and fifty head of fine cattle. Our subject and his wife are among the valued members and .active workers of the Methodist Episcopal Ciiurch, and, together with their family, are important f.actors in the success of the various benevolent, religious and social enterprises of their township and vicinit}'. Mr. Kingsley lias ever taken a deep interest in educational advancement, and while in Grundy County, 111., and also in Livingston County, of the same State, was Trea- surer of the School Fund, and in his present home has alwaj's been a member of the School Board. His children are well educated, two of them hav- ing completed a course of instruction at college. Our subject is fraternally associated with the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows. rolitically, Mr. Kingsley is a stalwart Republi- can, and a firm advocate of the party principles. In Illinois, he was .lusticc of the Peace, and was wise and just in his decisions. For two terms he has served as Trustee of the township, and in the conduct of the ollicial duties thus involved has given universal satisfaction to the entire commun- ity. Mr. Kingsley has been repeatedly' urged to accept the nomination for the olHce of County Commissioner, and has been asked to allow the use of his name as a candidate for Representative of the district, but h.as invariably declined the of- fered honors. In the varied changes of his event- ful life, our subject has ever met both misfortune and prosperity with the spirit of a true American e citizen. Prosperity he generouslj' shared with others, reverses he endured with fortitude and courage, and with hope energy and ambition re- soluteh' retrieved his fortunes. In private life a good neighbor and kind friend, in public service zealous and faithful, Mr. Kingsley may number his well-wishers by the score, and throughout the county has a host of warm supporters. -^^^m>^^r^m^- HARLES OSCAR ORAKT is a farmer on section 35, New Gottland Township, Mc- ^ Pherspn County. He was born June 26, 1849, in Morlunda Soc-ken, Smoland, Sweden, and came to America in 1865, being then about fifteen j-ears old. He first settled in Galesburg. III., where he attended school for four years. Thus he was equipped with a good knowledge of the English language as well as with American manners and customs. He then worked for his father until twenty-four years of age, devoting himself to farm work, to which he has alw.ays been constant. In 1873, our subject married Miss Tilda Hol- corab, a daughter of .John Ilolcomb, of Altoona. 111. She was horn in Knoxville, 111., October !•, 1856, and was carefully reared and educated. She is the mother of eight children, all of whom are liv- ing. They are: llattie Matilda, Albertina Wil- helmina, Matten Ward, Nellie Alfreda. Oscar Wil- fred Emanuel, Ida Adelia, liland.iy X'ictoria and Mal)el Marinda. Jlr. Grant came to Kans.as in 1875 and took up a homestead claim on the southeast quarter of sec- tion 34. This was all wild land and he devoted himself from the first to its culture and improve- ment. He at once built a house, barns, granary, ete., and the whole thing has increased wonder- fully in value. The place is well fenced and he h.as set out an orchard covering five acres of land. This was his home for seven years. 'Mr. Grant then moved to the soutliwesl quarter of section 35. Here he built a residence at a cost of ^2,500, a fine barn and other buildings suiting PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPII^CAL RECORD. 237 the home. He now takes pride in tlie fact that he owns the finest buildings in New Gottland Town- ship. He li.is tlirce hundred and twenty acres of land all in a body; of this two hundred and twenty acres are under cultivation. He here carries on general farming, raising large quantities of grain and much stock. He averages an annual product of two thousand bushels of wheat and plants seventy-five acres to corn. He also feeds a car- load of cattle per year and fifteen head of horses, beside fifty head of hogs. Indeed, the establish- ment is one worthy of Kansas and of tlie Swedish settlers. Both Mr. and Mrs. Grant are members of the Swedish Evangelical Church. He h.as been a Trus- tee of the New Gottland Church, which lie helped build and of which he has been a liberal suppor- ter. Ilis children have received good common- school educations and Minnie and Freda are pay- ing special attention to the study of music, both being skilled performers upon the organ. For fif- teen years Mr. Grant has been a member of the local School Board. In politics, he is a leading member of the People's party in this locality. He was formerly a Republican. For several terms our subjeot has served as Justice of the Peace and also as Township Clerk. He has been a frequent dele- gate to conventions and has always been very de- cided in his stand in favor of the People's party. He is now recognized as one of the well-to-do farmers of the locality'. \JI EUEDIAH I. HAMILTON, M. D. The pro- fessions are ablj^ represented in the pretty ^^, , town of Marquette, and that of medicine '5^f-' hfis one of its ablest and most popular dis- ciples in the person of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Smithfield, Bradford Count}', Pa., April 3, 1834, and is a son of John \V. and Polly S. (Irish) Hamilton. The former was a millwright I)y trade. The Hamilton family was of Scotch origin, and our subject's father was a cousin of that Alexander Hamilton who was at the head of the Treasury Department under Washington and to whom the country owed so great a debt for the ability with which he managed the financial affairs of the embarrassed young nation. John W. Hamilton came from Scotland to America when thirteen years of age. He was reared in Pennsylvania and spent the greater part of his life in Bradford County but died across the line in Chemung Countj', N. Y., in 1840. Our subject's mother, who was a native of Bradford County, Pa., died in Vernon County, Wis., in 1880. Of the five children that were the result of that union three were sons and two were daughters. Dr. Hamilton was the third in order of birth in the family-. He remained with his mother until fourteen years of age, after which time he became her chief support and she made her home with him until her decease. The Doctor was reared on the farm and engaged in agriculture until eighteen 3'ears of age. He had a great desire, however, to study medicine, and at the age above-mentioned he entered the medical college of the University of Pennsylvania. After a thorough course, embracing four years, he graduated and received his diploma. In fixing upon a place in which to practice, he looked toward the young West, feeling that that was the place for the future professional and business man. He settled in Vernon County, Wis., in the fall of 1855. He at once acquired a good i)ractice and continued in that vicinity for seventeen years. He then removed to Dayton, Webster County, Iowa, and was there engaged until July, 1 888, at which time he removed to Marquette. Since coming to Marquette Dr. Hamilton has been the leading physician of the locality. He is a quiet, modest, unassuming and scholarly gentle- man, seeking to perfect himself in his chosen pro- fession, rather than to attr.act notoriety. After 1865, or until he removed to Wisconsin, he served as Examining Surgeon for the Government. He has repeatedly been solicited to accept high public office, but has steadily declined to allow his name to be used, desiring rather to alleviate the suffer- ings of others by the application of his skill. 238 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Doctor Hamilton was fii"St married in Vernon County, Wis., to Miss Saraantlia Fox, daughter of ex-Governor John Fox, of Ohio, she being a na- tive of Fairfield County, Ohio. This marriage was fruitful to the extent of six children, who were named as follows: John Wesley; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Mr. E. Poison; Gertrude, who married William Fox, of Virginia; and Jedediah, Hose and William. Mrs. Samantha Hamilton died March 14, 1874, in Vernon County-, Wis. Our subject was again married in tiiat same locality to Miss Eva Hill, daughter of Egbert Hill, of Vernon County, 111. They have two children, Dora and Anna M. The subject of this sketch has, as becomes a loyal citizen, always taken an active interest in the politics of his country and in local affairs he is particularly vigilant and active. He has been connected with the Metiiodist Episcopal Church since 18.54 and lias always occupied a prominent position. In his professional work he has never spared himself, and night or day has found him ready to respond to an^' of the calls of human- ity. * EAVIS B. CAMPBELL is numbered among I ^ the early settlers and prominent citizens of l ^'—^N Dickinson County. He is now engaged in general farming on section .30, Newbei-n Town- ship. He claims Illinois as the State of his nativ- ity-, Morgan County being the place of his birth, which occurred on the 5th of November, 184i). His father, Samuel F. Campbell, was born in Ken- tucky and was reared in Tennessee. After attain- ing to mature years he was joined in wedlock in Maury County, Tenn., with Miss Nancy T. Moore, a native of that county. Removing to Illinois, they became pioneer settlers of ^lorgan County, where Mr. Campbell continued to reside until his deatli. His wife still survives him and yet resides in Morgan County. Our subject was one of the j-ounger members in the family of thirteen children born unto this worthy couple. His bo3-hood days were quietly passed in the county of his nativity, and he contin- ued to reside there and in Cass County until 1870. Having attained his majority, he came to Dickinson County, Kan., in October of that j'ear and secured a homestead, pre-empting eighty acres of land on section 30, Newborn Township. Since that time he has devoted his entire attention to the cultiva- tion and improvement of his land, which was in a wild and undeveloped state when he located thereon. He has erected good buildings such as are found upon the model farm, and made other improvements which add both to the value and attractive appearance of the place and also indi- cate the thrift and enterprise of the owner. 63' industry and ecouomj-, combined with good busi- ness ability, he increased his financial resources, and, as his capital was enlarged, added to his farm until two hundred and fortj- acres of arable land now yield him a golden tribute for the care and labor he iiestowed upon it. Mr. Campbell came to Dickinson County a sin- gle man and here chose as a companion and help- mate on life's journe\' Miss Alice A., daughter of David and Augusta (D^-er) Huggiiw, the latter of whom died when Mrs Campbell was only a year old. Mr. Huggins was again married and he and his wife are numbered among the pioneer settlers of this community', having come to the county in 1871. Mrs. Campbell was born in Peoria, III., November 27, 1855. The union of our sub- ject and his wife has been graced by seven chil- dren who are yet living, namely: Mary L., Martha II., David L.. Josephine A., Achsah M.. Katie P. and Samuel C. They lost one child, James, who died at the age of one year. Mr. Campbell has led a busj- and useful life, j-et he has found time to devote to public interests and his aid is never withheld from the cntcri)rises cal- culated to promote the general welfare. Politi- cally, he is a member of the People's party, but has never sought the honore or emoluments of ollicial life. He and his estimable wife take a prominent part in religious work and are consistent and faithful nieiiibers of the Christian Church, in which he has served as Deacon for several 3'ears. .Mis. rOETRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD. 239 Campbell is a benevolent lady, of kindly manner, and the poor and needy find in her a friend. Both our suliject and his wife are highly esteemed tiiroiiijboiit tlic coninuinity. 1^+-^! ^jl ACOB A. SCHMIDT, a prominent stock- raiser and sufcessful general agriculturist, now residing upon section 3, Mound Town- sliiji, McPherson County', Kan , owns one of the most flourishing and attractive farms in his portion of the State. Our subject is an lionest. up- right and substantial citizen, and may always be numbered among the enterprising men of his neigliborhood and locality' who are ever re.ady to aid with word and deed in the Improvements and general progress of the township and county. Mr. Schmidt was born January 15, 1847, in Ba- varia, German\-. He was the second child of Abraham and Anna Sclimidt, both natives of Ba- varia. This worthy husband and wife were the pareats of nine children, of whom five arc yet living. In 1850 they emigrated to America, when .lacob was a little lad about three years old. The mother died in 1860 but the father still survives, and lives in Kansas. When the family first came to the I'nited States, they located in Lee Count3-, Iowa, and the father and a portion of his children continued to reside there until 1884. Our sub- ject went to the district schools of Iowa, and as- sisted u|)on his father's farm until twenty-one years of age, and afterward worked for him by the month three years. In 187.'!. Mr. Schmidt was married to Miss Mary Berghlhol, a native of Lee Count3', Iowa. This excellent lad\' died in 187(), leaving one cliild, a son, Ernest. Our subjept was again united in mar- riage in 1880. His second wife was Miss Barbara Rings, also a native of Lee County. Mr. and Mrs. .Sclimidt are the parents of seven children, all of whom but one are living. These intelli- gent children, tiie light of their parents' pleasant home, are Henry, Annie, Otto, Minnie, Clara and Hilda. At twenty-four years of age, our subject rented a farm in Lee County, and there engaged successfully in general agriculture about four years. In 1875, he came to Kansas and settled upon land whose sod had never known a plow, but was un- broken prairie. Seventeen years have come and gone, and now those acres are 3'ielding a rich har- vest. Mr. Schmidt owns four hundred acres of valuable property, all improved, and two hundred and thirty-five are ready for a bounteous croj) of golden grain. When our subject built his small frame house, it w.as large enough to accommodate his family, but as time passed on he was obliged to add nu- merous rooms. He now has a handsome residence, one of the most attractive in Mound Township, and which cost $1,200. The farm is neatly and substantially fenced with hedge wire, beyond which one may see the orchard of sevent^'-live apple trees, chorr}', peacii, plum and apricot trees and vari- ous kinds of small fruit. Every portion of the large farm shows careful and prudent management, and look where one may the evidences of thrift and en- ergy abound. The magnificent Helgian stallion, ".Toe," is a most valuable animal. This noted horse is four years old, weighs eighteen hundred pounds, and is about seventeen hands high. There are also a number of fine colts upon the place. Mr. .Schmidt is deeply interested in the progress and upward tendency of educational interests, and has been a member of the District School Board nine years, ever giving his earnest effort and the needed work to raise the standard of scholarship and instruction to the highest grade attainable. Our subject and his wife are members of the Men- nonite Church and are among its stibstantial sup- porters, and Mr. Schmidt is also a member of the School Board connected with that religious or- ganization. Mr. Schmidt's children enjoy excel- lent advantages for education, which the older ones have well improved, and the smaller ones are now sharing. Our subject votes with the Demo- cratic party in national elections, but in local affairs gives his earnest support to the man he thinks best adapted to serve the interests of the townshii) and county. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt and their family are widely known and respected, and 240 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. are prominently connected with all local benevo- lent or social enterprises, and both in tiie church circle and among the general public have many warm friends and well-wisiiers. ^\ ICIJAEL HOFFMAN, one of the enterpris- ing and progressive agriculturists of Dick- inson County, resides on section 35, New- bern Township. He was born in Switzer- land on the 27th of December, 1837, and was reared amid the beautiful scenery of tlie Alps. At the age of twenty, he determined to try his for- tune in America, and bidding good-bye to his ol<( home he crossed tiie broad Atlantic in a sailing- vessel, which after some weeks dropped anchor in the harbor of New York. From that city lie went to Wisconsin, where he spent one year, and tiien came to Kansas, locating in Leavenworth. For a time he was employed as a stonemason in the summer, wliile in the winter season he engaged in ciiopping wood. Mr. Hoffman lived in that city and vicinity for about two years, and then came to Dickinson County, Kan., in the spring of 1860. His father, L. Hoffman, had entered a tract of land, tiie same upon wliicli our subject now resides, and made it the homestead of the family. He and his wife, Agatha Hoffman, both died on the old home. A brotiier of our subject, Christian Hoffman, is now living in Enterprise, and is represented elsewiiere in this work. Wlieii ISIichacl Hoffman came to this county, lie settled upon his father's farm, and has since been a resident of Newbern Townsiiip. On his father's deatli tlie old homestead became iiis property, and to its cultivation and improvement lie lias since devoted liis energies. His landed [lossessions now aggregate four hundred acres, located in Newbern and .lefTerson Townships. Upon tiie liome farm are good barns and other outbuildings for the shel- terof his stock and grain. Mr. Hoffman h.is aisfi set out many shade trees, which add both to the value and attractive appearance of the place, and has made excellent improvements. In Newbern Township on the ICtli of December, 1868, our subject married Agatlia (iantenbein, who was born in .Switzerland, April 9, 181U. Their union has been blessed with ten children, and the family circle yet remains unbroken. In order of birth thej' are as follows: Anna, Agatha, Leonard, Fred, Christian, Eli, Margaret, Ileur^-, Mary and Elmer. The Hoffman household is the abode of lios|titaHty, and the members of the family rank high in the social circles in wliicli they move. During the late war Mi. Hoffman was an ad- vocate of the Lincoln administration, and for a short time served in the Kansas State Militia. He has ever faithfully performed his duties of citizen- ship, and is alike true to every public and private trust. He is one of the oldest members of the German Reformed Church, which is located in Jef- ferson Township, and takes an active interest in its work and its upbuilding. His life lias been well and worth ilj- spent, and no man can say aught against liis integrity and straightforwardness. He is well deserving of re[)resentation in thisj'olume, for he is one of the worthy citizens of the com- munity. t^.ANlEL KREHBIEL, a successful farmer and representative citizen of Mound Township, McPherson County, Kan., has resided upon section 35 for over sixteen years. Settling upon the land in 1876, he erected thereon a stoic, and dividing his time from 1877 to 1887 between the duties of general agriculture and operating a prosper-^^^m y{l AMKS AV. WILLIAMS. Certain portions of Kansas are ridiculously young, and it is al- irost laughable to call a man who has been a resident of a locality onl3- since 1871 an old settler, yet such is our subject considered in Wilson Township, Marion Countj-, he having been one of the earliest settlers to locate here, bringing his household goods and gods In May of that year. He then took up a tract of land, a little homestead tract on section 32. It comprises one hundred and sixty acres. He set himself preparing a habituation for his family, and July i) of that same year took formal possession. Our subject came hitiier directly from Keokuk County, Iowa. He was born, however. In Parke County, Ind., the day of his nativity being July 13, 1840. About 1847, he was taken by his parents to Iowa, and there grew to manhood. His father was a farmer by occupation, and James W. received his preparatory training for the same calling, receiving such education as the schools In the vicinity of his home afforded. He remained at home, contriljuting his share to the develop- ment of the farm, until the fall of 18t>l. In October, 1861, our subject enlisted in Com- pany D, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry. He served something over three years, and took part in the noted battles of Shiloli. Corinth and In the siege PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPinCAL RECORD. 249 of Vicksbiirg. After the surrender of Vicksburg, Mr. "Williams was detached from his company and assigned to duty in the engineer's department, be- ing wagon-master of the train, and serving in that capacity until the close of the war. At the battle of Shiloh, his ramrod was shot away, and he was shot under the belt, although not wounded. The regiment of which our subject was one was a ]xart of the Iowa Brigade, and one of those bril- liant bodies which took a very conspicuous part in Sherman's march to the sea. It was known far and wide as Crocker's Iowa Brigade. After re- turning from the war, Mr. Williams was married in Keokuk County, Iowa, Februar}' 4, 1866, to Miss Mary Durce, who was like himself a native of Parke County, lud., and born .luly 22, 1842. They are the happy parents of six children, whose names are Charles B., Mary A., Elsie M., William A., Daniel T. and James P. Besides these, they have buried two children, who died in infancy. Mr. Williams has held various minor offices since coming to Kansas. He has been Township Treasurer and Clerk, and is a member of the School Board. He belongs to Marion Post No. 42, G. A. R., and has taken quite a part in local and political affairs. He is a Democrat in his political belief and affiliations. ^•{••5''5''5'^^B''i'*'5"!'F ^ILLIAM B. DEWEE8, A. M., M. I)., one of the prominent physicians of Central Kansas, engaged in the practice of his pro- fession at Salina, was born near Reading, Pa., on the 18tli of July, 1854, and is a son of George and Catherine (Bushey)Dewees. His parents were also natives of the Keystone State, and'his father was a blacksmith by trade. In the vicinity of his birth our subject was reared to manhood and he received his education principally in the Keystone State Normal School, at Kutztown, Pa., and in Ursinus College, of Collegeville, Pa. Having determined to make the practice of med- icine his life work, our subject began studying under the direction of Drs. J. C. and L. A. Livin- good, of Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa., and was graduated from the medical department of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania in 1877, with high honors. Prof. Carson, Professor of Materia Medica in the uniTersity, presented him with tickets to the lectures of the State University on learning that he w.as a nephew of his old friend, the late Dr. William P. Dewees, Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, in the University of Penn- sylvania. Immediately after his graduation in 1877, our subject began practice in Myerstown, Lebanon County, Pa., where he remained until 1885, and thence removed to Kansas, locating in Salina on the 12th of August in tlie above-mentioned year. He has here since engaged in general practice and has been very successful, his skill and abilitj' hav- ing won for him a high reputation and secured a lib- eral practice. He has been the surgeon in charge of the St. John Military School for a few years, and is now local surgeon for the Atchison & Santa Fe Railroad Company at Salina. He has the honora- ble distinction of being the first physician from Kansas that has ever been invited to cross the At- lantic to address a medical convention, being thus favored by the First International Periodical Con- gress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Brussels, Belgium, September 14-19, 1892. At Myerstown, Pa., in 1877, Dr. Dewees was united in marriage with Miss Amelia Walborn, who died six months later. In 1879 he married Miss Ida V. Manderbach, of Myerstown, and unto them have been born two children: Katie Rebecca, aged eight years; and William George, a lad of five years. The Doctor and his wife are English Lutherans in their religious belief and hold mem- bership with St. John's Church, in the work of which they take a piominentand active part. Mrs. Dewees is connected with the different ladies' so- cieties of the church, and was sent as delegate to the Kansas Lutheran Synod at Waterville, before which body she read a i)aper. They rank high in social circles and their friends throughout the community are many. Their elegant home, which was erected at a cost of * 17,000, is located 250 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. on the corner of Santa Fe and Prescott Avenues, and is one of the finest in Salina. The Doctor is a member of the order of the Knights of Pythias and is Past Chancellor of Cy- don Lodge Xo. o, of Salina, liefore wliich he deliv- ered the twenty-flfti\ anniversary address. He is also a prominent Odd Fellow, and is an active worker in the Young Men's Christian Association. He was a member of its first Board of Trustees and from the beginning has aided greatly in its up- building and advancement. As before stated, Dr. Dewees stands in the front ranks among his pro- fessional brethren. He has evei- been a close student, well versed along the different lines of the science and art of medicine, and his contribu- tions to medical literature are taken as authority by the profession. He has often been honored by being chosen to deliver addresses before important medical societies all over the country. His article on the method of preserving the periiutum during parturition, published in the Journal of the Ameri- can Medical Association. December 7 and 14, 1889, and his Axis-Traction Obstetric Forceps, presented before the American Medical Association at De- troit, Mich., June 7, 18i»2, and his article on it in the University Medical Magazine, Philadelphia, in October, 1892, will alone preserve his name to pos- terity. He is the originator of the Golden Belt Medical Society, of Kansas, and was chosen its third President. This society has now grown to be one of the foremost medical organizations in the State. The following is a list of the offices and mem- berships Dr. Dewees holds at present with tlie fore- most medical bodies in the country, before most most of which he has read papers: A founder and life member of the International Periodical Con- gress of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Vice-presi- dent of the Pan-American Medical Congress for Kansas; ex-President of the Golden Pelt Medical Society of Kansas; Fellow of the American Acad- emy of Medicine; Fellow of the American Associa- tion of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; member of the American Public Health Association; of the American Medical Association; of tiie American Association for the Study and Cure of Inebriety; of the Western Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; of the Missouri Valley Medical So- ciety-; of the Mississippi Valley Medical Associ- ation; and of the Kansas State Jledical Society, etc. The Doctor is a genial, courteous gentleman, rather below the medium height but of fine j)er- sonal appearance. He is very popular in both professional and social circles for his upright- ness of character in all his dealings, and by his duly respecting the rights and priveges of others with a full sense of his duty to all. It is said of him, by those who have learned to know him by actual contact, that no man was ever more earnestlj' prompted by the principle that "rights and duties balance each other "than the subject of this sketch. ^UDGE JONATHAN WKAVKR. The hon- I orable gentleman of whom we shall here at- f^ ' tempt to give a sketch in outline is an ^^f ex-Judge of the Probate Court of Saline County, Kan., his more individual interests being those of a farmer. He is, however, retired from ac- tive engagement in this work. He was born in Reallsville, Washington County, Pa., February 27, 1836, and is a son of Henry Weaver, a native of the same countj' as himself. His ancestors were among the original settlers in Western Pennsyl- vania, having taken up land there, and his father was of (German extraction. His mother, who was in her maiden days, a Miss Nancy Hill, was of .Scotch parentage, but born in Pennsylvania. When about one year old, our subject wa.s brought with the rest of the household effects to Columliiana County, Ohio, but in 1865 his parents removed to Douglas County, Kan., where the old gentleman still lives, at the age of eighty j-ears. He was born September 22, 1812. The town of Weaver, located on the Santa Fe Hoad, was named after him. He is a prominent land-owner, having twelve hundred acres of Kansas bottom land. Mrs. Nancy Weaver died in 1878. Our subject remained at home until 18.'(7, when PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 251 he came to Kansas with a view to assist in making it a free State, inspired to this ambition by the articles which he had read in the New York Tribune over the name of Col. "William A. Philips, who was the Kansas correspondent located at Law- rence and who represented this AVestern land as a veritable El Dorado. Our subject's fatiier had pur- chased a one-sixteenth interest in the town of Eldorado and his sons took up land within one mile of the town. Growing sick of the loneliness and desolation of the Kansas prairies, our subject returned after a few months to Ohio. lie then engaged in teaching for a time, until his return to Kansas in 1860, when he purchased two hundred and forty acres of land near Eudora. Five years later, his father also returned and purchased a tract, where he still resides. The next five j'ears Judge AVeaver spent between Ohio and Kansas. In 1864, he purchased a thou- sand head of sheep and in company with his brother drove them to Kansas. July 19, 1865, the bonds which had drawn him so persistently to Ohio were tightened about him and he was mar- ried, his bride being Miss Elizabeth J. Gaver, who was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, April 30, 1843. The young couple located on a farm for a short time. In 186!l, they left the farm in order to teach school in Lawrence. Tliere they remained vintil February 1, 1872. During this time, they had secured a large tract of land in Eureka Town- ship, Saline Countj", three miles northwest of Gypsum City. That same year he planted an orchard of sixteen acres. Judge Weaver was elected Probate Judge in 1878, and in January, 1879, he assumed the dut}' of the oHice, in April of the same year removing to Sa- lina. His popularity as a Judge was shown from the fact that he was re-elected three times. His first election was on the Independent ticket, but thereafter he was a regular candidate on the Re- publican ticket. He still holds his farm, wiiich now comprises a section of well-iinjjroved land. He grows large quantities of wheat. Within sixty days after coming to this county, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and in eighteen months after his arrival was elected to the State Legislature, re- ceiving ever^' vote cast in his township. In 1888, he was re-elected. At the last-named date, he became Chairman of the Republican Club and was appointed on the County- Committee as dele- gate to conventions. He has tiie satisfaction of never yet having suffered defeat after consent- ing to become, a candidate for office. He is a popular member of the Saline County Agricul- tural and Horticultural Society. The addition just west of the Court House in Salina, known as the Weaver Addition, was platted by the Judge and his brother, Frank L. He is one of the stock- holders in the National Hotel, and indeed is inter- ested in most of tlie big enterprises of tliis vicin- ity. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver liave been the parents of the following children: Hiram G. and Anna D., who died at the ages of three and nine years, re- spectively. Norman H. is a painter and paper- hanger in Salina. Homer J. is a student in the High School, as are also Maggie B. and Mary I. The younger children are: Ralph F., Earl R. and Leone E. Both our subject and his wife are mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. They have a commodious residence near the Court House on Eighth Street and here the best citizens of the town often meet in friendly intercourse. Judge Weaver is a shrewd financier and a clear-headed and logical reasoner. ^^+^§ ylLLIAM A. HOFFHINES. An enterpris- ing, public-spirited citizen of Marquette Township, McPherson County, Mr. Iloff- hines' individual interests center about his farm and home place, which are located on section 9, of the township and county above named. He was born in Vinton County, Ohio, July 15, 1843, and is a son of Henry Iloffhines, who was also a farmer and stock-raiser. Our subject was brought up upon his father's farm. He received a good prac- tical education in the common schools in the vicin- ity of his home. The gentleman of whom we write continued to 252 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. live under tbe home roof until 1869. At that time he married, and as the matrimonial step is ver}' fre- quently the occasion for making important changes not only in the manner, but in the place, of liv- ing, so it was with our subject. lie and his bride came to Kansas in March, of 1869. They lived in the city of Salina for one year and then came to MePherson County and settled in Marquette Town- ship, where they have since been residing. Mr. Hoffhines has been engaged in general farming, giving a large share of his attention to stock-rais- ing, and as his attention has never been directed in other channels, he is wise in all that pertains to agricultural lore. He conducts his agricultural affairs upon business principles, and his work is characterized by its thoroughness and the method with which it is accomplished. He li.as erected upon the place a very good set of buildings, and has expended not only his time but large amounts of money in thorouglily improving the land. He is the owner of four hundred acres, all of which are under the plow. Mr. Hoffhines' marriage was solemnized in Vin- ton Count}', Ohio, March 9, 1869, when he was married to Miss Martha J. Ilixon, a native of the same locality. They have seven children, who are named as follows: Roy, Oscar, Uatta, Henry, Yenonia, Jennie and Charles. They are all vigor- ous and intelligent young people, who ])romise well to make their way in the world. Our subject has filled some of the oHices of the township and is always interested in local politi- cal matters. He votes with the Proliibition part}", feeling Ihat it is not enough to show by example in his life alone the beauty of temperance princi- ples, but feels that the .State should take active steps in the extermination of the liquor traffic. Church affairs, too, engross a good deal of the at- tention of our subject. lie and his wife are iden- tified with the Christian Church. Ileiii'}' Hoffhines, the father of our subject, was born in Vinton County, Ohio, where he still lives. Our subject's mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Cassill, was a native of the same place as was her husband, and there she passed away at the age of seventy years. Of the eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoffhines, Sr., our subject was the third in order of birth. He has held sev- eral offices in the gift of the township, having frequently served upon the School Board, educa- tional matters interesting him above all others. He is a progressive man with a mind and heart open to all that is new and good. AVID BALLANTVNE, owner of one of the largest sheep ranches of Lyon Town- ship, Dickinson County, resides on sec- tion 13, and is one of the worthy citizens that Scotland has furnished to Airerica. He was born in the Parish of Carnwath, Lanarkshire, .June 3, 1846, and is a son of David and Nicholas (John- son) Ballantyne. His father died when he was only nine years old, his mother's death occurring when he was a lad of twelve. As he was reared on a farm, he became familiar with agriculture and stock-raising. In 1870, crossing the Atlantic, Mr. Ballantyne came to America, coining direct to Kansas in com- pany with a friend, William Bothwick. Together they rented a farm belonging to Cieorge Hender- son, situated on Smoky River, some two miles east of Chapman, Dickinson Countv, and began stock- raising, purchasing cows at %70, and calves at $25, per head. They continued to operate the farm until the spring of 1872, when the price of cattle was reduced one-half. Mr. Bothwick, disgusted and discouraged, returned to Scotland, but Mr. Ballantyne determined to remain until he had won back the money he had invested, which amounted to about 81,000. Entering the employ of Messrs. Elliott & Bowne, who owned a ranch of fourteen hundred acres, Mr. I5allantyne remained with them for two }'ears and three months, herding cattle during most of that period. In the meantime, when he had been in their employ about six months, he pre-empted land near Hemona, pl.accd thirty head of cattle on it and gave it in charge of a party who operated it on shares. His emploj'ers having dissolved part- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 255 nership, the firm of Bowne & Ballantyne was formed in 1874. They bought one-half section of land one mile southeast of Heiington, wliere our subject now resides, and together continued busi- ness during tlie succeeding twelve years. They had three hundred and twenty sheep, twenty head of cattle, two mules and two ponies. Their flock of sheep was afterward increased to sixteen hun- dred head. On dissolving partnersliip, which they did in 1886, they had seven hundred sheep and seventy head of cattle. They had also increased their land by additional purchase to thirteen hundred and twenty acres. Mr. Ballantyne took the sheep, six hundred and forty acres of land and two horses as his share, while Mr. Bowne retained six hundred and eighty acres and the cattle. Our subject now has six hundred and eighty acres, and nine hundred sheep, an excellent cross between theCotswold and Shropshire breeds, and shears about 1900 worth of wool annually. He also owns a herd of tine Short- horns, including eight registered cattle. In addi- tion to the above, he raises a good grade of Clydes- dale horses. His farm is under a high state of cultivation, one hundred acres being plowed land, on which fine crops are raised, and four hundred acres being bottom land. One pasture, containing two hundred and forty acres, and another of eighty acres, are surrounded by stone fences. The many improvements upon the i)lace are indications of the thrift and enterprise of the owner. On the 29th of February, 1876, in Linlithgow- shire, Scotland, occurred the wedding of our sub- ject and Miss Agnes Jack, a native of that place, and the daughter of William and Janet (Love) Jack, also natives of Scotland. Their union has been blessed with five children, as follows: David, Janet, Willie, Agnes and Klizabeth. Mr. Ballantyne is a supporter of the Republican party, for which he has alwa3's worked, with the exception of voting for Grover Cleveland in 1884. Himself and wife hold membership with the Presbyterian Church. In 1886, with their three children, Mr. and Mrs. Ballantyne returned to Scotland, making a lono- visit in their native countr}-, the trip costing them 81,000. On the 6th of May, 1885, there was a terrific hail and wind storm in the section ol Kansas in which our subject resides, and he met with a great loss, his house being so greatly dam- aged that he was obliged to rebuild it, and his stock also met with great injury, thirty-five sheep and two hundred and twentj--five lambs being killed. Mr. Ballantyne is a thorough-going busi- ness man and is one of the very few who have made a success of sheep-breeding in this part of the country. He considers Kansas as fine a coun- try as could be found, and has but one fault to find with it — its numerous severe storms and oc- casional cyclones. By strict attention to business and upright, square dealing, he has made a fortune here and can now take life comparatively easy. With characteristic energy and undaunted courage, he overcame the misfortunes of his first enterprise in this State and owes his well-deserved success to those qualities. No man in the community is more highly esteemed and none have a wider circle of earnest friends. He is an open-hearted, hospitable man, and has a very pleasant home and estimable wife and family. Mrs. Ballantyne, though for many years longing to return to her native land, has become reconciled to living here, and her hus- band's remarkable success and the many beauties and advantages of this land have led her to be- lieve Jhat Kansas presents the finest opening for business to be found in any country. -^ity. i7> ■ -"-I N CO. KAN. J, ;v,,;_l5 5 E.or marqul:::, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 273 he did not miss a single issue of liis paper on ac- count of the tire, but continued its publication, and later removed it to Onialia, Neb., and contin- ued it there until 1874. After he severed his connection with the paper, Mr. Hawkinson was emplo\-ed in various capacities in several cities of Nebraska and Dakota, and spent some little time in Sioux City, Iowa. This period of his career was not marked by success, and he returned with his family to Kansas in 1876, 82,r)00 in debt. Undaunted by these mis- fortunes, he started out to work by the day. In 1877 he rented land in Marquette Township, and devoted himself to the cultivation of broom-corn. His efforts were so successful that in three years he purchased some land near by and worked that in connection with his rented land for two years. In 1882 he bouglit the land where he now resides, and operated all three farms for one year. He re- moved to his present place in 1883, and has since devoted himself to the development of the land. Seven hundred and twenty acres are now in- cluded in the landed possessions of Mr. Hawkin- son, of wliich four hundred and forty acres are under cultivation. He devotes his attention prin- cipalh' to the raising of wheat and broom-corn, and to the buying and selling of the latter. Mr. Hawkinson is the owner of the finest farm residence in McPherson County, a commodious and substantial structure, which was erected in 1886 at a cost of ^7,000. His barn was built at a cost of 82,500, and the otlier outbuildings are in keeping with these. Politically, he is a Repub- lican, devoted to the welf.ire and success of his party. He has often been urged by his political friends to let his name be used for political i)re- ferment, but he has always declined these honors. He served as Trustee of Marquette Township one term, and in the district in whicli he now resides has been a member of the Sclioul Hoard ever since its organization. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkinson are the parents of ten children, namely: Rertlia Alice, Nora Wilhelmina, Olivia Josephine, Johanna Ilildegard, Carl Will- iam, Mildred Victoria, John Oscar, George l>aw- rence, Frances Irene and Dorothea Evangeline. August 28, 1892, death entered their home and re- moved hence the youngest member of the family, Dorothea Evangeline. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkinson have the greatest ambition that their children should become educated and cultured men and women. They are lovers of good music, and it is their desire that all their children shall become proficient in this fine accomplishment. The eldest daughter is now a student at Bethany College, and devotes her attention mainly, to music. In church relations both Mr. Hawkinson and his wife are members of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church. EBASTIAN B. CROIMER, who owns and operates an excellent farm of one hundred and sixty acres on section 18, Ridge Township, Dickinson County, is one of the worthy citizens that tlie Keystone State has furnislied to Kansas. He was born in Franklin County, Pa., October 1, 1847, and is a son of Ja- cob and Hattie (Bear) Cromer, the former a native of Washington County, Md., and the latter of Franklin County, Pa. Their family numbered fifteen children, twelve sons and three daughters. Eight sons and the daughters are yet living, and most of them are residents of Illinois. Our subject, who was the third in order of birth, spent the days of his boyhood under the parental roof and at a veiy early age began to aid in the labors of the farm. When a lad of ten he bound wheat in tlie harvest fields and as soon as old enough he followed tlie plow. His education was acquired in a log schoolhouse with .slab seats. The family left Pennsylvania when he was a smalt boy and emigrated to Montgomery County, 111. They afterward removed to Du I'age County-, I II., where our subject made liis liomc until after his marriage. He was joined in wedlock with jNIiss Annie Steck, a daughter of Jacob Steck and a na- tive of Pennsylvania, born November 23. 184S). After his marriage, Mr. Cromer wont to Chicago, where he engaged in business as a milk dealer. 274 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He was living on West Van Buren Street at the time of the memorable fire in that city, which cau.sed him considerable loss, and he therefore re- moved to Naperville, 111., where he continued to reside until 1885. In that j-ear he became a resi- dent of Kansas, locating in Ridge Township, Dickinson County". He purchased one hundred and sixt}' acres of improved property and is now engaged in general farming with good success. The place is well improved with good buildings and its neat appearance indicates the supervision of a careful manager, who understands his business and is promi)t and thorough in its execution. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Cromer have been born the following children: jNIyron, whois now twentj--one years of age; Lester, aged nineteen; A'iola, seventeen years of age; Susan, aged fifteen; Louis Jacob, aged thirteen; Lizzie, aged nine; and Lulu, six j'cars of age. Alvin Boaz and Alma Belle, twins, both died in infancy. The parents are true Christian people, consistent and faithful members of the River Brethren Church. They have carefully reared their children and of tiieir intelligent and interesting familj' may well be proud. Mr. Cromer's earl3- advantages were limited, he having no special privileges when a youth. He was earl3' inured to hard labor, however, and thereby developed self-reliance and industrj-, which have proven of incalculable benefit to him in his later 3'ears, winning him success which without these could not have been gained. /^^ ALEB C. .SEIDEL, a retired farmer residing (|(^^ in Banner City, is of German birth. He ^^^ was born on the 25th of May, 1849, in Oberambde Vaenger in Wurteniberg. His father, John G. Seidcl, was also a native of that locality. After attiiining to j^cars of maturity' he married Barbara Geiser, and unto them were born fourteen children, twelve of whom grew to mature years, while two died in infancy. In the fall of 1853, they emigrated with their famih- to America, crossing the Atlantic in a sailing-vessel which reached New York after a v03'age of fifty-six days. On landing in this country' they went direct to Ohio, and settled in Columbus, where they lived for one year, after which thej- located on a farm in Franklin County, Ohio. In 1860 they went to Illinois, spent a few months in Sterling, that State, and then settled on a farm near by in Whiteside County. For fifteen years John Seidel there engaged in tlie cultivation of his land, after which he sold out and returned to Sterling, where he and his wife lived retired until called to the home beyond. Her death occurred May 11, 1883, and he passed awa^' on the 10th of November, 1885. They were highly- respected people of the community where they resided. Our subject was the tenth child in their family. He was a lad of but four summers when with his parents he crossed the broad Atlantic. He re- mained under the parental roof until nearly twenty-six j'ears of age, his time being spent in the usual manner of farmer lads, unmarked by any event of special importance. On leaving home he came to Kansas and purchased a farm on section 11, Banner Township, Dickinson County, where he continued to engage in agricultural pur- suits for some years. Mr. Seidel was married in Newbern Township, this county, October 11, 1877, to Miss Barbara Somnier, a native of Stark County, Ohio, born in Massillon, August 29, 1856, She was the third in a family of ten children whose parents were Henr^- and Catherine (Winger) Sommer. Her father was born on the ocean when his parents were emigrat- ing to America, Her mother was a native of Switzerland and died in May, 1875. By the un- ion of our subject and his wife three children were born, Clara B., Lilian C. and Milton J. Mr. Seidel continued to reside upon his farm until the autumn of 1891, when with his family he removed to Banner Cit\', where he h.as since lived a retired life. He has there a pleasant home supplied with many comforts. Farming and stock- raising have been his chief business and he j'et owns his farm of two hundred acres which is well improved with a fine set of buildings and all the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 275 accessories of a model farm. Among the valued citizens of the community he is numbered. The cause of education finds in him a friend and he manifests a commendable interest in all that per- tains to the upbuilding of the community. He is an active and prominent member of the Lutheran Church and one of its chief supporters. The in- dustry, enterprise and good management which have characterized the life of Mr. Seidel have won for him success, and the comfortable competencj' which he has thus acquired now enables him to live a retired life. He expects to spend his re- maining days in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil, and this privilege lias been well merited by him. — i- i>^^-^^<^^- R. THOMAS C. AYRES, who resides on I section 22, Choever Township, Dickinson County, is a representative farmer of the community. He was born in Carroll County, Ohio, on the 12th of December, 1822, and is a son of William Ayres, a native of Northum- berland County, Pa., and a grandson of James Ayres, who was born in the Keystone .State and died in Wayne Conn tji-, Ohio. The father died in Putnam County, Ohio. He married Elizabeth Simonton, a native of Venango County, Pa., and a daughter of Thomas Simonton, who was born in m 286 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Ireland and spent bis last days in Stark County, Ohio. The mother of our subject died in Cheever Townsliip. The Ayres family numbered seven children who grew to matuie years, and two died in infancy. The early boyhood da3-s of our subject were spent in the village of Ilarrisburg, Ohio, and when he was a lad of thirteen his parents removed to Stark County, locating on a farm. He remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority, and acquired his primary education in the common schools. At the age of sixteen, he began te.iching school, following that profession through the winter season, while in the summer montlis he worked at farm labor. .\t length he determined to enter the medical profession, and in 1842 began studying in Osnaburg, Ohio, under the direction of Dr. Samuel Wolf, with whom he remained three years. During that lime he attended a course of medical lectures in the Cleveland Med- ical College, and in the spring of 1847 located in West Lebanon, Wayue County, Ohio, where he em- barked in i)ractice. He spent one year in that place and in the spring of 1848 removed to Strasburgh, Tuscarawas County, where he continued to suc- cessfully engage in practice for twenty-four years, with the exception of the time spent in tiie army. In 1861, the Doctor enlisted in Company O, Fifty-first Ohio Infantrj', and was made First Sergeant, serving in that capacity until New Year's Day of 1863, when he was commissioned Second Lieutenant for good conduct and meritorious service at the battle of Stone River. In June, 1864, he was made First Lieutenant of Company I. In December of the same year he was trans- ferred to Company D, of the same regiment, with which he remained until the 2.'?d of .lanuary. 186."), when he was forced to resign on account of ill health. He had been numbered among the boys in blue for more than three years, and his promotion from a private to the rank of First Lieutenant is evidence of his faithfulness and valiant conduct. He participated in twenty-two engagements, in- cluding the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and the .Mlanta campaign. Dr. Ayres returned to Strasburgh, Ohio, with greatly impaired health and for two years was un- able to do any business. He then engaged in farming for about two years, and in the spring of 1872 he sold his pro|)erty in the Huckeye State and came to Dickinson County, Kan., residing in Abilene for a few months. He then located upon his present farm and has since erected his pleasant and commodious home. His ban'us and outbuildings are models of convenience and he has made nianj' other useful, ornamental and valuable improvements. He owns two hundred and forty .-icres of tine land, which yields him a golden tribute in return for his care and culti- vation. In Stark County, Ohio, on the 4th of Jul3-, 1847, Dr. .\yres was united in marriage with ^liss Eliza Black, who w.os born in Columbiana County, that State, on the loth of May, 1826. They are parents of six children, the eldest of whom is Maiy E.; Robert E. married Lydia C. Jones; Winfield S. wedded Fanny Moore; Millard F. married Ella Henry: Cynthia is the wife of Thomas Ross; and Thomas C. completes the family. Mrs. Ayres is a daughter of Michael Black, who was born in Frederick County, Md., and died in Huntington County, Ind. He married Mary Bauman, who was born in York, Pa., and also spent her last days in Huntington Countj-. The}- bad a family of twelve children, of whom Mrs. Ayres was the ninth in order of birth. While residing in Ohio the Doctor filled the of- fice of Justice of the Peace, and for several years was Postm.aster of Strasburgh. Since coming to Dickinson County, he has been honored with the jiosition of Township Trustee and that of Township Treasurer. He was also Postmaster of Cheever for thirteen 3'cars and when he resigned the position the ollice was discontinued. In his political alliliations he is a Reiuiblican and a stanch advocate of the party principles. Me belongs to the Masonic and Independent Order of Odd Fellow fiaternities, and in his religious views is liljeral. The Doctor is a well-informed man. He keeps posted on all the fpiestions of the day, both polit- ical and otherwise. He is recognized .as a promi- nent and influential citizen of this community, and his name is c(uinected with its best interests and POKTRAIT AND BIOGKAPHICAL RECORD. 289 the promotion of those enterprises which are cal- culateri to advance the general welfare. When lie located in Cheever Township in 1872, he again took up the practice of his profession, which he continued for seven years, when he was again forced by ill health to relinquish that work. He has since devoted his entire time and attention to agricultural pursuits. He was a skillful physician and his ability always won him a liberal patronage. In his retirement the profession lost one of its valuable members, but the ranks of agriculturists gained thereby. The Doctor is a ])opular man and has won many friends in his adopted county. ^I*****^^^****! E\. C. A. SWEMSSON, A. M. We doubt if there are any representatives of Mr Swens- son's nationality in the United States who '^p have been more energetic workers than he, or any of his profession who have received higher honors. Since graduating from the theological seminary and locating in Lindsborg, where he has since resided, his career has been one of constant success. Before, however, entering upon his per- sonal biography, we will glance at his ancestry, in order that we may more accurately account for his success and the earnestness he brings to his calling. The father of our subject, the Rev. Jonas Swens- soii,was born in Sweden, August 16, 1828, and was a son of Swen Monsson, a farmer of that country. In his native land, he married Miss Maria Blixt, who was likewise a native of that country, born Sep- tember 22, 183^2. Her father, John Blixt, was the son of a Swede who served as a soldier in Finland and fought against Russia. The parents of our subject emigrated to the United States in 1856 and at once settled in Warren County, Pa. The father was a man of broad knowledge, and so keen was his intellect that he completed his college and university studies in Europe in the short space of five years, and having finished the course took his diploma against the wishes of his professors, who did not approve of completing the course in so short a time. 13 The Rev. Jonas Swensson was one of the foun- ders of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and at the time of his decease, which occurred in 1873, was President of the Augustana Synod in America. One of his cousins, Martin Johanson, is one of the best-known bishops in Sweden at the present time and has charge of the largest diocese there. Our subject is one of seven children, four of whom are now living, all in Lindsborg, as follows: The Rev. C. A., of this sketch; John S., Mrs. Annie M. Carlson, and P. Luther. Carl A. Swensson was born in Sugar Grove, Pa., in 1857 and in 1858 was taken by his parents to Henry County, 111., where they made a permanent home. After completing his rudimentary education under private tutors at home, at the age of sixteen he en- tered Augustana College, at Paxton,Ford County, 111., which institution was removed to Rock Island, 111., in 1875. The young student took the full course of study and in 1877 was graduated with second honors, finishing his course in the theolog- ical seminary two years later. He was at once sent to Lindsborg to take the place of Prof. O. Olson, D. D., who is now President of the college at Rock Island. On assuming charge of the pastorate here, the church had but three hundred and fifty members, but by the grace which was given him, and by the eloquence and earnestness with which he has minis- tered, the Rev. Mr. Swensson has increased the church membership to eight hundred and twenty- five. It is worthy of note that the majority of the members are young and vigorous workers, and he has confirmed over four hundred young men and women since coming to this pastorate. He had not been here long before he felt the need of a broader educational influence in the community for his people. Where it was to come from he knew not, but after earnestly considering the mat- ter he concluded that the grand work might begin in an humble way. He was alone in the project, but promulgated the idea at every opi)ortunity. Soon it was taken up by the church, and an insti- tute or college was inaugurated in 1881, which was accommodated in the rear rooms of the Swed- ish Lutheran Church. The idea was to provide 290 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. suitable educational advantages adapted to the natural talent and ability of the Swedish people. In 1882 tlie organization, for such itliad l)ecome by that lime, purcliased the dilapidated public school building at a cost of ^500, established themselvos in tliose quarters, and tlie idea proved so popular tliat the following year they felt justified in build- ing tlie present ladies' dormitory- at a cost of 17,000. In 188G, they erected at a cost of *(8u. 1886 100 1,700 100 2,800 1887 114 988 100 2,200 1888 155 4,875 148 2,340 188;> 233 6,570 100 5,800 18'J() 238 6,870 140 1.075 1891 420 7,988 75 3,650 Since coming to this farm, Mr. llollinger has also sold $4,500 worth of hogs and «4,000 worth of cat- tle. For his own use he breeds I'oland-China hogs. Three miles of hedge fence partially' sur- round his farm, and an excellent orchard is num- bered among its other improvements. Employ- ment is furnished for from two to six men according to the season. In 1886, the farm, with all its equipments and stock, was valued at 111,200, and his indebtedness amounted to $5,(K)(I. In January, 1892, the value of the farm w.as $19,- 885, and the indebtedness is $3.0(10. I'nto Mr. and Mrs. Hollinger have been born two children: Harvey and Gemma. The parents are both members of the Hiawatha Methodist Kpiscopal Church. They have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout this com- PORTRAIT AND BTOGRAPinCAL RECORD. 303 munitj-, are highly esteemed by those who know them, and their elegant and commodious residence, one of the finest homes in the county', is tlie abode of hospitality. In 1890, Mr. llollinger served liis township as Trustee and has been a member of the School Board, but has never been an office-seeker, preferiing to devote his time and attention to his business interests. He is a wide-awake and enter- prising business man, possessing an abundance of that qualitj' styled in this age of the world "push." He has met with excellent success, and is classed among the substantial and prominent agriculturists of Liberty Townshii). 1TZ_- HiAM SCOTT, a liberal and progressive fTjl citizen, now prosperously engaged in agri- i^^^ cultural pursuits upon section 2, Mound (^3) Township, McPherson Count}', Kan., al- tliougli comparatively a young man, is j'et the pioneer settler of the township, which he assisted in organizing a score of j'ears ago. Active?, ener- getic and self-reliant, he has since occupied var- ious positions of trust, and in the duties-of their otlice, and as deleg.tte to important conventions, has always given great satisfaction to his neighbors and constituents. The early home of oursubject was in the Sunny South. His parents were James and Rachael (Curry) Scott, both natives of West Virginia. The mother still survives and resides in her native State, but her husband died in 1876. The home of this wortliy couple was on a f.arm, and there they reared eleven ciiildren, seven of whom are yet living. The years of their life passed pe.acc- fully on a farm until tlie breaking out of the Civil War called from tlieir home tiieir eldest born, who served as Sergeant with courage and fidelity. Hiram Scott was born December 26, 1817, in Raleigli County, W. Va. He was reared upon the farm, and went to school as soon as old enough, but received instruction only three months during the year. Our subject was nlwut tiurteen years of age when tiie cruel and relentless war closed the doors of the schooliiouses throughout the Southern country, and thus limited the educational advan- tages of the growing children. Hiram remained upon the homestead until he had passed his ma- jority, when he ambitiousl}' determined to try his fortunes in the West. Our subject first located in Moultrie County, 111., worked for a farmer for three years, giving faithful service in sowing, planting, plowing and reaping. In the spring of 1872, he journeyed to Kansas, and settled upon the farm where he now resides. This land, then unbroken prairie, was a liomestead of one hundred and sixty acres. Mr. Scott now owns two hundred and forty acres of valuable property, one hundred and sixty of which are under high cultivation. The comfortable family residence erected bj' our subject cost ^800, the roomy and convenient barn cost -foOO more, while Mr. Scott has expended $300 on outbuildings. Three hundred trees have been set out in the orchard, bearing apples, pears, plums, peaches and apricots, and the culture of the grape he is also engaged in. The homestead grounds are surrounded by a hedge fence. Our subject has been a life-long agriculturist, and he devotes much of his land to raising grain, but he also bestows some time on stock-raising, and has an excellent grade of Poland-China hogs. Mr. Scott was united in marriage in M.ay, 1875, to Miss Jennie Forbes, a daughter of William J. and Susan (Duncan) Forbes, natives o^ Ohio and Indiana. Her parents removed to Kansas in the spring of 1872, and settled in Lone Tree Town- ship. They later came to McPherson City, but now reside in Salem, Ore. Mrs. Scott was born in Indiana, February a, 1856, and enjoyed in her early youth excellent educational advantages. In 1875, she taught school in this district, giving un- iversal satisfaction to the pupils, their parents and the School Directors. Mr. and Mrs. Scott are the parents of two sons, Carl and Clyde. Carl is four- teen years of age, and Clyde is eleven, and both are bright, promising and manly boys. Our sub- ject and his wife are both members of tlie Christ- 304 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ian Church, at Moundridge, and Mr. Scott is an Elder in the organization. Tiie}' take an active part in the Union Sunday-school, and Mrs. Scott has been a teacher for some length of time. The sons of the hap()y household attend the dis- trict school, whicli their father assisted to establish. Mr. .Scott has been a member of the School Hoard almost since the organization of the township. The earliest settler now living here, our subject has been identified with all the growth and im- provements of the neighborhood, and has also taken an active interest in politics. He is an ardent Republican, and has been Clerk of the township several times. He was also elected a Justice of the Peace, but declined to qualify. As has been before mentioned, he has been a delegate to conven- tions, and in all positions of trust has discharged the duties they involved with honest purpose and integrity, which have gained him a host of true and earnest friends. \1»ESLEV W. DAY, an .agriculturist residing pjj on section 17, Ridge Township, Dickinson ^Jt^ County, where he has made his home for sixteen years, claims Indiana as the State of his na- tivity. He was born in Shelby County, on the 10th of .Tune, 1841. For many generations his ancestors have resided in the United Stales, the families hav- ing been established here during Colonial days. His parent*, AVilliam and Mary (Dennis) Day, were both natives of Maryland, and unto them were born four children. The father died in 1874, at the age of eighty-two j'ears, and the mother passed away in 1872, at the age of seventy-four years. The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood days upon the home farm, giving his father the benefit of his labors until he had attained his ma- jority, when he donned the blue and marched to the front as a defender of the Union. He enlisted on the 12th of August, 1802, as a member of Coin- |>any F, Sevenlietli Indiana Infantry', and went to Bowling Greeu, Kj'., being first engaged in bat- tle in Russellville. He afterward went to Scotts- ville, Ky., then to (iallatin and La Verne, Tenn., and afterward to Murfreesboro. He also partici- pated in the battles of Nashville and Chattanooga, and those of the Atlanta campaign. At Resacahe w.as wounded in the thigh by a rainie-ball. and was taken to Chattanooga, and afterward to Nash- ville, where he lay in the hosi>ital for five weeks. He then rejoined his regiment at Chattahoochie River, and on the 20th of July participated in the battle of Peach Tree Creek. .Subsequently he aided in the capture of Atlanta, and then marched with Sherman to the sea. Later he took part in the battles of Savannah, Goldsboro and Raleigh, was present at the surrender of Johnston, and thence marched to Washington, D. C, where he partici- pated in the Grand Review, the most brilliant mil- itary pageant ever seen on the Western Hemisphere. On the 8th of June, 1865, he was mustered out, after three years of faithful service. He had the distinction of serving under President Harrison, who was the colonel in command of his regiment, and he went to the Capitol City in 1889 to witness the ceremonies which made his old commander the chief magistrate of the nation. AVhen the war was over Mr. Day returned to Shelb)' County, Ind., where he rented land and embarked in farming for himself. He was married on the 12th of December, 1866, to Louisa A. Rohm, daughter of John G.and Nancj' Rohm. The lad}' was born in Ohio, January 4, 1848. The family' circle numbers six children: Olive, who was born June 6, 1868, and is engaged in teaching school; Frank, born January ."?, 1871; Albert L., September 12, 1874; Clara, March 19, 1878; Charles W., Sep- tember 24, 1880; and Clarence Harrison, October 22, 1888. Mr. Day continued to rent land and engage in farming in Indiana until 1876, which year wit- nessed his arrival in Kans.as. .Since that time he has resided upon his present farm on section 17, Ridge Township. He purchased one hundred acres of the National Land Company, upon which not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made, but with characteristic energy he began its development, and now h.as a very desirable i>lace under a high stale of cultivation and supplied PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 305 with all tlie accessories of a model farm. In con- nection with general farming he runs a tiireshing- machine each season. 5Ir. and Mrs. Day are worthy and highly respec- ted people. That his fellow-townsmen appreciate his worth and abilit}' is evinced by the fact that for seven years he has been called upon to fill the office of Justice of the Peace, and for three 3'ears has served as Town Treasurer. He is quite a prom- inent member of the Methodist Church, in which he holds the office of Steward, and the life he lives is in harmon3^ with his professions. His public and private career are alike above reproach. In regard to his social relations, Mr. D.ay is a member of Hope Post No. 395, G. A. R., and of the Knights of Pythi.'is. * i-'^^HOMAS CONWAY, an enterprising and ,//^\ successful farmer residing on section 28? V^^' Cambria Township, Saline County, is a na- tive of Pennsylvania. He was born in the city of Philadelpia, Pa., on the 8th of March, 1842, and until nine years of age was reared there. His father died when Thomas was a lad of six, and at the age of nine he was bound out to Thomas Richmond, a farmer of Chester County, Pa., with whom he resided for twelve years. After the breaking out of the late war, Mr. Conway enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, a nine- months regiment, and participated in the battles of Antietani, .South Mountain, Fredericksburg and Chancelloi-sville. On the expiration of his term of .service, he was discharged, but after three weeks re-enlisted as a member of the Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania Regiment, and with two companies was stationed at Wiightsville and participated in the engagement at that place, which occurred at the same time as the famous battle of Gettys- burg; after Lee's retreat to the .South, he was sent home. After three months, he was dis- charged, and in December, 1863, he became a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Central Rail- road, running from Harrisburg to' Altoona. While thus engaged, he met with an injury and this led him to turn his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he followed in Chester County' throughout the remainder of the year 1864. In 1865, he entered the Government Construction Corps and was sent to Goldsboro, Raleigh and Newbern to keep the railroads in repair. He was thus employed until honorably discharged from the service on the 20th of May, at the close of the war. During Ihe succeeding autumn, Mr. Conway went to Ohio, but spent the winter in the Keystone State, and in the spring of 1866 came to Kansas and worked in Junction City; he there resided until March, 1867, when he came to Saline County and took a claim three miles northwest of Salina. However, he was engaged at working as a farm- hand until' 1870. He retained his first claim for two j'ears and afterward purchased a farm three miles west of Salina, in 1872, making it his home until 1881, when he removed to his present place of residence. On the 4th of February, 1879, Mr. Conway was united in marriage with Mrs. Ford, widow of Or- riu J. Ford. The lady bore the maiden name of Minerva Armstrong and is a native of Ohio. In 1867,shecame to Kansas with her mother, brothers and sisters. They all reside in Saline County ex- cept a brother, who resides in Oklahoma. On the 21st of April, 1870, she was united in marriage to Mr. Ford, who was also a native of the Buck- eye State. He came to Kansas about 1863 and se- cured a homestead, upon which Mrs. Conway is yet living. During the war, he served as a team- ster. He was quite a prominent man in this com- munity and was held in the highest estimation by all wilh whom he came in contact. His death oc- curred in 1876. Four children were born of this union: Arthur F., Josephine, James Wilbur and O. Howard. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Conway have been born three sons: Clarence, Walter and William. The children are all at home. The familv is an intelligent and interesting one and its members rank high in social circles, having many friend.s throughout the commuuit3'. The farm upon which 306 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. they reside comprises three hundred and twenty acres of valuable land under a high state of culti- vation and well improved. Tlieir home, situated near the center of the farm, is beautifully located on tlie side of a bluff overlooking the entire Saline Valley and commanding a fine view for many miles in ever^- direction. During the past summer, our subject and wife made a visit to AVashington City while the Na- tional Encampment was there and also visted some of tiic old home scenes in Pennsylvania. The wife had the pleasure of being in a stone house built b}' her great-grandfather in Chester County, Pa. -=^^>-^^-( Hi>ll-<)irected PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 313 energy and perseverance has merited the comfort- able home and competency he has acquired. Tak- ing up a piece of wild, uncultivated land as lie did, he has transformed it into a fertile and well-culti- vated farm, well stocked and well improved in every respect. He is one of the solid and most re- spected citizens in this locality. i^+^e A I^E15BER MORROAV HARRISON. One of \rJ// the older men of Canton Township, Mc ^^^ Pherson County, few phases of the dif- ferent political and civic situations of the last lialf-centur^' have escaped our subject's keen intelligence. Mr. Harrison is now a farmer on section 6, Canton Township. He was born in Christian County, K3'., July 27, 1821, and is a son of Reuben and Gillie (Lac}*) Harrison, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of North Caro- lina. The}' settled at an earl}- day in Ken tuck v, and were there pioneers. Reuben Harrison was a major in the AVar of 1812, under Gen. Jackson, and served in the battle of New Orleans. At the time of his decease, which occurred in 1835, his in- terment was attended with all the honors and pomp of war. His wife died in the same year. Of the eight children born to the Harrisons, but two are now living. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native State and county. As was cus- tomary in pioneer daj-s, he married young. His wife was Elizabeth Stapp, and their wedding was celebrated June 28, 1843. The lad}' was a daughter of Robert and Nancy (Burbridge) Stapp, both na- tives of the Blue Grass Region, Ky. The father's dece.ase occurred in 1841, and the mother survived until 1860. Mrs. Harrison was born January 1, 1825, and is one of four children that still survive. After his marrl.age our subject was employed at the carpenter's trade until he went to Illinois in 1861. They settled in Woodford County, where they did pioneer work and were one family among theifew settlers there. He rode on the first excur- sion train that passed over the Illinois Central Railroad, and was a participant in the "Irish War." Mr. Harrison remained on his farm in Woodford Count\- from 1861 until 1870, and then removed to Eureka, in the same count}-. Coming to Kansas in 1873, our suljject acquired his present place under the Homestead Act, and their first habitation was a dugout, which, though primitive indeed, protected them snugly from the cold winter and the glaring heat of summer. There were no roads, and but few settlers then. The three hundred and twenty-two .acres which he now possesses are all under cultivation, with the ex- ception of twent3'-eight acres, which are a pasture lot. He has made all the present improvements himself. His place is well supplied with both fruit and shade trees. He has two hundred and twenty apple trees, a large number of peach trees, and others in abundance. Probably the fact that Mr. Harrison was the fa- ther of eight children, of whom six are now living, was one of the inducements to his coming to Kan- sas, he feeling that here were broader chances for his sons than in older Eastern cities. His family is as follows: George Milton, William Henry, Thomas Edgar, Ulysses Lincoln; Virginia, who is now Mvs. Arthur B. Ryner; and Gabriella. now Mrs. Eban Wood. Robert Sinclair died October 6, 1892. Besides his fine family of children he has twenty grandchildren and five gieat-giandchil- (Iren. Our subject has always tried to place himself in such a position as to give his children all possible advantages in an educational way. The}- have been brought up under the teachings of the Chris- tian Church, of which he has been a member for u|)wards of forty years. It was he who built the first sclioolhouse in this part of the county, and who employed the first teacher. Fraternally, he is a member of the M.asonic order. In early days he voted with the Whigs, and cast his vote for Will- iam Henry Harrison. He still has in his jjossessioii a Tippecanoe badge worn during that campaign. When Mr. and Mrs. Harrison began the journey of life together, they were in the humblest circum- stances, and our subject tells it now as a joke that he had the hardest time to get the money to buy the license and pay the parson; but nearly fifty 314 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3'eais have sjjcd since then, and in that time each has been a forboarinn; and loving companion to the otlier. Tiiey celebrate tlieir golden wedding next June, on tiie 28th, and we trust that on that ha|)|)y occasion, when children and grandeiiildren will be gathered in honor of the noble efforts made by tiie head of tlie family throughout life, that day will be undiramed by a single sorrow or dis- appointment. The years have brought success and competency, and in their later life they are in the enjoyment of a beautiful home, and means to grat- ify Ihi'ir taste. Mr. Harrison has upon his place two artKicial fish ponds. The\' are tilled with fierman carp and cattish. rnliappily our subject lias Ijcen atfllcled for a number of years with tlie loss of his eyesigiit, iiav- ing become blind in 1866. He does not allow that, however, to oljscure tiie sun of his happiness, and finds within himself ample means to feed iiis better nature. He has a faculty for making ringing verses, which affords much entertainment to his friends and acquaintances. One is now before llie writer, and is entitled "A Blind Man's Advice to Jerry." It has the right [lolitical ring, and dciulit- less has had its effect in the locality. ^il-^H^Ii^#i€ ^5*)iioMAS N. MILLKR, one of the practical f(y^^ and progressive farmers of Gypsum Town- \^f/ ship. Saline County, living on section 24, was born in Ohio, on the 11th of September, 1842. But little can be learned of his ancestry, as his fa- ther died when Thomas was quite 3'oung. He was then bound out by his mother to a Mr. Smith, a farmer, witii whom he resided until about fifteen years of age, during which time his home w.as ill Breckeuridge and Mead Counties. Ky. He then remained with his mother for a short time, when her deatli occurred. He then had no settled home but resided witli different families in Kentucky, working as a farm hand until 18Gl,when he re- sponded to his country's call for troops and was assigned to Company A, Second Kentucky Cavalrj-. He served from August of that year until August, 1865. and particii)ated in many important battles and saw much hard service. At the battle of Chica- mauga lie received a slight wound in the left shoulder but otherwise escaped uninjured. When the war w.as over, Mr. ^Miller received his discharge and returned to Breckenridge County, K}'., where he resumed farming. He there contin- ued to reside until 1873, which year witnessed his removal to Kansas. Locating in Saline County, he secured a homestead of one iiundred and sixty acres on section 24, Gypsum Township, and began the development of a farm, wiiicli has since been his home. Since that time lie h.as carried onagri- cultural pursuits in connection with stock-raising. He li.as erected good buildings, and the many im- provements which he has placed upon his farm add greatly to its value us nell as its attractive appear- ance. In Breckenridge County, Ky.,on the 8th of April. 1861>, 5Ir. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Amanda .Adkisson, a daughter of Joel and Teresa (Johnson) Adkisson, both natives of Kentucky. Her parents died in Breckenridge County. They had a family of six children who grew to mature years, Mrs. Miller being the fourth in order of birth. She was born in Breckenridge County, Au- gust 10, 1838. By her marriage have been born two sons: Jessie R., who wedded Rachel Sloop, and James G.. who is still at home. Mr. Miller's life has been a successful one. He started out for himself at a very early age empty- handed, but has overcome the ditliculties and ol>- slacles in his path and has worked his wa3- upward to a position of affluence. His prosperity is cer- tainly well deserved, for his life has been worthily spent. .Since coining to this county he has served his fellow-townsmen as Constable for two terms, as Township Treasurer, and was School Treasurer for many years. His public duties were ever faith- fully performed and won him the commendation of all concerned. He is identified with the Peo- ple's party and takes quite an active interest in lo- cal politics. Socially he is a member of J. B. .Sted- man Post No. 46.5, G. A. R. Himself and wife arc members of the Baptist Church and are active workers in the Master's vineyard, doing all in their PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 317 power for the upbuilding of the cause. They are classed among the prominent citizens of the com- munity and have the high regard of their many friends. /' "•'•=*^+ |l,_^ON. JOHN B. MADDOX. The original of this sketch is a very important factor in the aggregate of brain and brawn that •^ have developed the State of Kansas in so wonderful and precocious a manner. A native of Ohio, who numbers her statesmen and soldiers by the score, Mr. Maddox was born November 27, 1833. in Adams County'. He is a son of Madison G. and Pollen (Watson) Maddox, both natives of the same county and State as is our subject. Mad- ison Maddox was a farmer and wagon-maker by trade, and was numbered among the earliest set- tlers of the Buckeye State. He was a son of Will- iam Maddox, a soldier under Gen. Harrison. Early in their married life our subject's parents moved to Maysville, Ky., and there the mother died in 1837. His father again married, his sec- ond wife being Rebecca (Maddox) Maddox, a na- tive of Highland Countj-, Ohio. Madison Mad- dox moved to Illinois in 1859 and was residing in Champaign Countj' when his decease occurred, December 15, 1863. His second wife passed away in 1875. Our subject is the sole survivor of three children born of his father's first marriage. He was reared on a farm and received a district-school education. On reaching years of manhood he was married October 20, 1853, to Miss Rebecca Raw- lings, a daughter of Cardiff T. and Rebecca (Perry) Rawlings, the former a native of Mai-yland, and the latter of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Cardiff Kawlings began their mar- ried life in t)hio, clearing up a farm in Adams Count}', where Mr. Rawlings became a prominent man. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, five of whom are now living, all being giris. Mrs. Maddox was born on the 19th of No- vember, 1829, in Adams County, Ohio, and lived in one place until twenty-four years of age. After marriage, our subject rented his father's farm for a jjeriod of four years. He then moved to Brown County and operated a rented farm for four years longer. Returning to Adams County, the family lived there until 1863, at which time they moved to Illinois and settled in Champaign County, near Urbana, living on a rented farm for six 3'eai'S. In 1869 Mr. Maddox and faniilj' removed to Andrew County, Mo., and after spending five years there they went to Atchison County of the same State and in 1875 made a permanent settlement on one hundred and sixty acres of land where they now live. He took this up under the Homestead Act, filing his papers March 22, 1873. On coming here the land was wild and totally uncultivated. There were not even roads to break the monotony of the prairie, and the first family home was a lit- tle frame house which was 10x16 feet in dimen- sions. This site has been their home ever since coming here. Since locating on section 24, Mr. Maddox has added to his original purchase until he now owns two hundred and forty acres of land, all of which is well improved. His present residence, which was erected in 1882, is a pretty and tasteful cot- tage, admirabi}' adapted to the needs of its occu- pants. As in most Kansas landscapes, the barn, granaries and other buildings form no inconsider- able part, and are all of a good class. He here car- ries on general farming, making a specialty, as do most of the farmers hereabout, of wheat, broom- corn and cattle. The seven children that have been welcomed into the family have all reached years of maturity. Lorena B. is the wife of Stephen Gilpin; Cardiff W. married Pliccbe Morgan and lives at a distance of two miles from Canton; Francis E. married Anna Webster and lives in Kingman County; Wil- ber M. married Nora Phillipi and also lives in Can- ton Township; Mary E., who is the wife of James Pray, lives in Ft. Worth, Tex.; James C. mar- ried Ida Morgan and lives in Canton Township. The youngest son is Samuel O. These children have been brought up in the faith of the Method- ist Episcopal Church, of which our subject and his wife have been devoted and consistent members 318 , PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. for many years. Mr. Maddox has lield the offices of Steward, Trustee, Class-leader and Sunday- school Superintendent. Next to moral and spiritual food, our subject prizes most iiiglily mental advantages and has given his children all that he could command. His youngest son is now a student in the agricultural college at Manliattnn, having graduated from the college at Mcl'lierson. It was Mr. Maddox who was primarily tlie organizer of this school district, and he has been a school officer for many 3'ears. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and is a charter member of Canton Lodge, F. ife A. M., in which he holds the offices of Treas- urer and Senior Warden. In politics, he was first a Douglas Democrat, but the manliness and genius of Lincoln won him over to the Republican party. Later he became a Greenbacker, but now votes for tiic People's party. In the fall of 1890 Mr. Maddox was elected to represent the Seventy-ninth District in the State Legislature, and wliile filling tiiat position served on the committees of Agriculture, Printing, Emi- gration and Temperance. He has frequently been delegated to State and National conventions, and was one of the most ardent supporters of Jeny Simpson on that gentleman's first run for office, and also for his second term. He served as a del- egate from this State to the Cincinnati Conference of the Labor organization for the purpose of com- pleting the organization of the People's party throughout the ITnited States. He was one of the organizers and first officers of the Canton Cream- ery, in which he has been a stockholder and man- ager. *6 ^ 14 ' ^ — -^ /^^AMTEL 1). SHIELDS. If a country so ^^^^ young can be said to have pioneers, Mr. !i\/\j) Shields may well be counted as among those who settled m an early day in the development of McPherson County. He is now a resident on section 32, Smoky Hill Townsliip, and as one of the most progressive and intelligent men of this county commands the respect of all his fel- low-townsmen. He is a native of the Hoosier State, and was born November 2, 1838, being one of tlie family' of nine children that were born to Mallicw B. and Elizabeth (Dilling) Shields, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject's parents moved from their native State to Indiana in 1833, and cleared up a farm there. Both died on the site of the home which had been theirs from its first building and about which the}- had seen the country grow and de- velop. The^^ were the parents of nine children, all of whom are now living with one exception. They were members of that peculiar sect whicli in matters of religious training stands so apart from other peoples, namelj' the Dunkards. The original of our sketch was reared on the home farm. He received all the advantages known to liis localitj- and time in an educational way. He remained at home until arriving at manhood's years, and came to Kansas in 1859. He first lo- cated in AVoodson Count}', and, as may be im- agined, the country was verj' thinly settled. He drifted about through various towns and locali- ties employed at his trade, which was that of a car- penter, until he enlisted in the Kansas Militia, joining Company A of the Fourth Regiment, to take part in the Civil War. In October, 1864, he, with his regiment, was called upon by Gen. Curtis, and took part in the expedition against the rebel Gen. Price, in which the battle of the '-Blue" was fought. Although our subject was cut off from his command, and passed through a regiment of rebel cavalry, he succeeded in making his way to his company. Mr. Shields acquired his present farm under the Homestead Act, presenting his claims in 1866. He now owns three hundred and twenty acres, all of which are under cultivation. He here carries on general farming, giving most attention to stock and grain raising. Outside of his farming opera- tions, he is a Director and stockliolder in the Farm- ers' State Bank at Lindsborg. In politics, he is a Rei)ublican. He has been Justice of the Peace and also Recorder of Deeds in this county. He has also frequently been delegated to represent his dis- trict in the county convention. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 319 On first coming to this localit}-, our subject found the country to be much disturbed by hostile Indians. It was before the disappear- ance of the American bison, and Mr. Shields now possesses a handsome pair of antlers, which he picked up on his present farm. There were plenty of deer, antelope, elk and buffalo here in those early days. He helped to organize McPher- son Count}', and was commissioned by Gov. Harvey as one of the first Count}- Commissioners. He was also Chairman of the Republican Count}' Committee, and called the first Republican Con- vention held in this county, which convened at a hotel at McPherson. The dignity of the body was not at all diminished by the fact that they had to borrow lumber from an adjacent lumber-yard to accommodate the members with seats. There were thirty delegates present. He was also the first Recorder of Deeds in the county, and served for two terms. He has been a member of the School Board for many years, and is now the Clerk of the School District. -^AMUEL SCH.AIIDT HAIRY, an expert surgeon and able general practitioner of medicine, is a finely educated man and en- joyed a varied experience and the oppor- tunities of extensive travel before he became the well-known and higlily-esteemed citizen and popu- lar physician of Moundridge, McPherson County, Kan. In the various vicissitudes of his life, often enduring great fatigue and even privations for others, he but emulated the example of iiis ances- tors, who suffered persecution for conscience' sake and were obliged to take refuge in a strange land. Tiie early forefathers of our subject dwelt in France and were members of the Mennonite Cluirch, a religious organization founded by. Meniio Simon, who was a contemporary of Martin Luther and was born in 1496. Leaving the French Empire, the early ancestors of Dr. Haury settled in Switzer- land, but were driven in 1671 from the Federal Republic by thfe persecution of the Stale Church, and afterward located permanently in the palatin- ate of Bavaria. The fatlier and mother of our subject, John and Mary (Schmidt) Haury, were farmers of Rhenish Bavaria, and natives of that country, where they married and partially reared their family of five children. In 18.56, when Sam- uel Haury was but eight years old, his pai-ents emi- grated to America and settled in Clinton County. 111. The mother, who had lieen married previousl}-, died in 1873, but tlie venerable father and three of their children still survive. The fatlier came to Kansas in 1874, and made his home in Harvey County, where he now resides. Our subject was the second child, and attended the German school of his birthplace, and finished his elementary edu- cation in the public schools of Clinton County, 111. Later, he took a full course at the Mennonite College, in Wadsworth, Ohio, and graduated with honor from this well-known institution in 1871. Immediately following, he went to Germany, and entered the seminary at Barmen, graduating in 1875 in the theological department, having at the same time engaged in a special course of medi- cine for two years. Returning to America in 1875, Dr. Haury then entered Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, and remained there one year. During Ins vaca- tions in Europe, he traveled through Germany, Holland and Switzerland. In 1876, he journeyed to the AVest from I'ennsylvania and spent some time in Illinois and then went to Kansas. Within tills year he made several trips through the Indian Territory, being a Commissioner of the Mennonite Church appointed to look up proper fields for missionary purposes. For some time our subject had suffered severely fiom a mental strain, caused by over-study, and now sought relaxation by change of scene and climate. In the succeeding year Dr. Haury traveled through Alaska, stopped at Sitka a few months, going by way of Ft. Wrangel and looking up mission fields for the church. From Sitka he steamed to the Kodiak Islands in the revenue cutter "Rush," and remained there four months, in 320 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD. the meantime making a trip up Cook's Inlet to its mouth. In September, our subject returned from Alaska iu a sailing-vessel to San Francisco, and from there traveled to Illinois, where he was united in marriage to Miss Susie L. Ilirschler, a native of Illinois, and a daugliter of the Rev. D. Ilirschler, a minister in the Mennonite Church. Mrs. Ilaury was born in 1861, June 16, and is a graduate of the Hope Ladies' Seminary of the Moravian Church. Dr. Haury and his wife went in the spring of 1880 to the Indian Teriitory and settled at Dar- lington, among the Cheyenne and Arrapalioe Ind- ians, receiving full charge of the mission work and remaining thus engaged several years. In 1882, his residence and all of the school buildings were destroyed by fire, and the only child of our subject was suffocated by the smoke. Ur. Ilaury bore out the body of his little one and three Indian children, all of whom liad perished in the burning building. Congress, without the church asking for it, appropriated is5,000 to rebuild the schools and residence, and our subject sui)erintended their subsequent erection. Sixty-five miles northwest of Darlington was a cantonment of United States troops, which at this time was vacated and the buildings turned over to the Department of the Interior, which de- partment of our Government used its influence to have the place turned over to the Mennonite Church, that there they might esUiblish another branch of educational and missionary work among the Indians. In 1883, Dr. Ilaury accepted the charge of this new field, which he had materially aided in locating there, and he also jjractised medi- cine among the Indians and the cow-boys, being authorized by the United States Government so to do in connection with his other duties iu the school and in his work. In 1887, our subject returned to the Kast with his family, and once more resumed his medical studies at the St. Louis Medical College, in Mis- souri, from which he graduated with honor in 1889. In the spring of the same year he settled in Kansas City, and in that enterprising place practiced his profession until fall, when he came to Moundridge. and has since been busily and suc- cessfully engaged in the arduous duties of his medical work. For eleven years of his life. Dr. Ilaury devoted himself to the stud^' of languages, sciences and medicine, and also acquired a thorough knowledge of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Dutch and German. Dr. Ilaury and his wife are the parents of three living children, two little ones having passed away. Dora C, T. Walter and Elsie Maud arc the names of the two daughters and son who now survive. Our subject and his familj- have man3' friends and well-wishei-s in their present home, where the ser- vices of so thorough a physician and surgeon are in constant demand and are highly appreciated by the citizens. During 1891, the handsome build- ing which was being erected by Dr. Ilaury at a cost of $2,000, and which was nearly completed, was totally destro^'ed by fire, being the work of an incendiary. Our subject is a strong Republi- can, and deeply interested in the management of national affairs. He is a public-spirited cili7-cn, who is always ready to aid in the uplifting of the masses, and thus .assist the progress of our great Hei)ublie. "^ OHN Al'RKLL is a successful farmer located on section 15, McPherson Township, Mc- Pherson County. He has been a hard- working man, whose success is gratifying to the admirers of constancy and industry. He was born October 22, 1840, in Lindtoping, Sweden. He received a good education in his own language while in his native land, and there learned the tr.ade of a shoemaker, at which he worked until he came to America. Our subject's advent into the land of freedom was made in 1867. The following year he was married to Christina Lundgren, like himself a na- tive of Sweden, who was born August 14, 1845. She had been in America but a very short time when their mairiage was solemnized. She is the daugh- ter of John Lundgren, whose family came to 5'Ta:5iitfi ..-m^ u PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 323 America in 1876, and are now living witb our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Anrell liave welcomed eleven children into their family, and all are robust and well, and are promising factors in American commercial and social life. They are named as follows: KarlEmanuel, Mary Christine, Emma Elizabeth, David, llann.ah, Joseph, Judith, Peter, Paul, Esther and John Eric. On first coming to America, Mr. Aurell located in Henderson County, 111. He remained there for some time and came to Kansas in 1872, settling on a homestead claim, which is located in the northeast quarter of section 15. There were no improvements here when he entered upon his claim, and the present fine and prosperous condi- tion of the place is due entirelj^ to his labor. After breaking one hundred acres, which he also fenced, he built a house and barn, which were sub- stantial and comfortable. Meantime he had a shop in McPherson where he carried on his trade, that of a shoemaker, and in 1888 he moved to the town and gave his business his undivided atten- tion. It was a town, however, only in name, for there was but one frame dwelling in the place and our subject was a pioneer shoemaker of the local- ity. He later opened a shoe store, which he car- ried on until 1885, and then moved back to his farm. Having added the southeast quarter of the section to his original purchase, Mr. Aurell built a pleasant home and other buildings in keeping with the residence and thus became well estab- lished as an agriculturist. He now owns three hundred and twenty acres of land, of which two hundred and twenty are under cultivation. Here he raises wheat, oats, corn and broom-corn, and feeds a large number of stock. Both our subject and his wife are members of the Free Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Aurell is a Trustee and a leading member. His family also arc devoted attendants at Sunday-school, and Mary piesides over the organ in both church and Sunday-school. Karl has completely consecrated his life and has gone out to Japan as a Mission- ary. Mr. Aurell has always taken a deep interest in educational matters, and is at the present time a member of the School Board in this district. Although he has always cast his vote with tiie Re- publicans until recently, he now throws his whole influence with the Pi-ohibitionists, believing that to be the issue at stake. He has been Treasurer of McPherson Township, with the exception of one year, ever since 1876. Having a small amount of money when first coming here, he invested it so prudently and added to it so industriously, that he and his capable wife have been able to bring up their large family of children with great credit and to la J' by a competency for old age. 'jf? OHN C. FAHRING, one of the enterprising I and successful agriculturists residing on ^^ I section 20, Gypsum Township, Saline ^^' County, was born in Woodford County, Ky., January 31, 1846, and is the fifth in order of birth in a family of eight children. Mention is made of his parents in the sketch of G. R. Fahring on another page of this work. When John was quite a^3'oung lad his parents removed to Franklin County, Ky., where the famil}' continued to re- side for about eight 3'ears, and then became resi- dents of Scott Count3% Kj\ Mr. P'ahring of this sketch there made his home until 1870, when, in the spring of that j'ear, he came to Saline County, Kan., and located on section 20, Gypsum Town- ship. He has since been a resident of this locality and is one of its oldest settlers, having witnessed almost its entire growth. For some time after coming to Kansas, Mr. Fahring followed the blacksmith's trade, which he had learned in his native State and had followed as a means of livelihood until coming to the West. He continued to work at that occupation in con- nection with farming for some time, but now de- votes his time and attention exclusively to agri- cultural pursuits. As his financial resources have increased, he has made additional purchases of land, until his possessions now aggregate eight hundred acres, all located in Gypsum Township. Upon his home farm he has made excellent im- provements, placing the land under a high st:ite 324 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of cultivation. lis neat appearance indicates the supervision of a careful manager, who thoroughly understands his business and is industrious, prac- tical and progressive. Tlie lady who now beai-s tlie name of Mrs. Fahring was in her maidenhood ISIiss Rhoda ^I. Ellis. She was born in Owen County, K}-., on the 28th of October, 1845. The m.arriage of our sub- ject and his estimable wife was celebrated in Scott Count}', Ky., April 28, 1875, and by their union have been born six children, three sons and three daughters, who, in order of birth, arc as follows: Rosa L., John C, Claude, Clyde R., Martha and Bettie L. The family circle yet remains unbroken and the children are still with their parents. Socially, Mr. Fahring is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He takes an active interest in public affairs, especiallj- in those enterprises calculated to prove of public benefit or promote the general welfare. The cause of education finds in him a warm friend, and he does much for the advance- ment ol the schools. He has served as School Treasurer and in other school offices, and has held the otBce of Township Treasurer. Mr. Fahring has been the architect of iiis own fortune, and has built wisely and well. All he possesses has been acquired through his own efforts, and a handsome property is now his. Himself and wife rank high in social circles, and their home is tlie abode of hospitality. i>-^^®e^ 'ill ESSE T. WOOLVEHTON is engaged in agri- cultural pursuits on section 12, Garfield Townsiiip, Dickinson Countj', where he has ^^^ made his home for a number of 3-ears. He was bom on the 16th of June, 1854, in School- craft. Mich., and is the fifth in a family of six children who were born of the union of Is'atiianiel S. and Sarali (Thomas) Woolverton. Their mar- riage was celebrated in Pennsylvania, of which State the lad}' is a native. On their emigiation Westward they settled in the southern part of Michigan, and spent the greater part of their lives in Kalamazoo County. Mrs. Woolverton was called to iier final rest in Schoolcraft Township, in 1859. Mr. Woolverton was a millwright by trade, but also engaged in farming. He died in Garfield Township, while visiting his children in Dickinson County, on the 17th of October, 1877. Xo event of special importance occurred during the childhood of our subject. In the winter sea- son he attended the common district schools of the neighborhood and acquired a good English educa- tion, while in the summer months he aided in the labors of the farm, to which he was earlj' inured. After attaining to mature years, he chose as a companion and helpmate on life's journej- jMiss Margaret M. Bruton, daughter of Robert Bruton. Her father was a native of the Emerald Isle, and died in the hospital near the close of his terra of service in the late war. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Mar}' Smith, was also born in Ireland, and her death occurred in Kent County, Mich. This worthy couple had a family of five children, of whom Mrs. Woolverton was the eldest. The lady was born in New York, May 23, 1853. The marriage of our subject and his wife was celebrated in Vicksburgh, Mich., Jul}- 2, 1874, and their union has been blessed with a family of seven children, who are yet living. They also lost two children in infancy. Those who sur- vive are Mary E., N. S., Frances I.., Jesse T., Rob- ert B., Elizabeth and Alice J. Mr. Woolverton continued to reside in Kala- mazoo County, Mich., until September, 1876, when he removed to Pawnee County, Xeb., but there remained only a few months, after which he came to Dickinson County, Kan., making a location in Garfield Township, where he has since resided. His farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 12, and he devotes his time and attention to general farming and stock-raising, in which he has been quite successful, for he is a man of good business ability and possesses enterprise and perseverance, qualities which arc essential to success in any line of work. ^Ir. Woolverton is a public-spirited and pro- gressive man, and the interest* of the community never suffer at his hands. He takes a prominent PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 325 part in the promotion of the best enterprises of the county, and education and morality find in him a friend. Himself and wife arc both members of the Baptist Church and are iiighly respected people, who hold an enviable position in social circles. ^ILLIAM IIEXRY was l)orn in County Antrim, Ireland, about the 3ear 1814, and ^^ was reared to manhood upon the Emerald Isle. Wishing to trj^ his fortune in America, when a 3'oung man he emigrated to this country, and after crossing the Atlantic went direct to Jo Uaviess County, 111., where he began life for him- self as a farmer. While residing in that count}', Mr. Henry was married, Jliss Mary Jane Gray becoming his wife on the 1st of January, 1850. The lady was also a native of County Antrim, Ireland, born May 19, 1829, and was less than two j'ears of age when brought by her parents to America. The days of her maidenhood were spent in Baltimore County, Jld., and when a young lady she went to Illinois. I n the summer of 1872, with his wife and five chil- dren, Mr. Henry came to Dickinson County, Kan., settling on section 23, Cheever Township, where he secured a homestead of eighty acres and also pre-empted an eighty-acre tract of land. To agri- cultural pursuits he turned his attention and was engaged in farming until his death, which occurred on the 30th of April, 1880. He was enterprising and progressive and placed his land under a high state of cultivation. With the United Presbyte- rian Church he held membership. In his death the county lost a valued citizen, his neighbors a faithful friend, and his family a loving husband and father. His life was well and worthily spent, and he passed away respected b^- all who knew him. Unto jMr. and Mrs. Henry was born a family of five children, the eldest of whom, William J., is a wide-awake and successful agriculturist of this community. In the fall of 1890 he was elected Township Clerk, and so well did he fill the posi- tion that he was re-elected and is now serving in that office. He was also Road Overseer for three years and filled the office of Constable one year. His public duties have ever been faithfully per- formed, winning him the commendation of all concerned. Ellen, the second child, is the wife of Millard F. Ayres; Mary J. is the wife of A. W. Livingston; James O. was joined in wedlock with Maiy C. Dryer; David E. completes the family. Mrs. Henry, an estimable ladv, w-ho has many friends in this community, still resides on the old home farm. lS^^HOMAS S. WILSON, who follows farming llf(^^\ *-"^ section 21, Sherman Township, Dickin- *\^^ son County, claims Madison County, 111., as the place of his birth, which occurred there on the 8th of September, 1833. He was reared to manhood on a farm in his native county, attending the common school and engaged in the pursuits of farm life. He was married in Madison Count}', 111., January 5, 1861, to Miss Hannah F. Brooks, who was also a native of the same county, October 22, 1839, being the date of her birth. In the spring of 1861, they removed to Marion County, HI., where Mr. Wilson purchased a farm. Here they resided for the following sixteen years, at the end of which time he sold his propert.y, and in August, 1878, came to Kansas. He located in Dickinson County, where he purchased a farm in Sherman Township. He has alwa3'S followed farming as an occupation, and his perseverance m this direction has resulted in success. He has brought his farm under good cultivation and has made improvements in every direction. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. AV^ilson five chil- dren have been born: Elizabeth, who died in child- hood; Alice E., who is the wife of Andrew Falen; Owen P., Annie G., and the youngest, who died in 326 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. infancy. The father of our subject was Samuel S. Wilson, and his mother before marriage was Mary Hill. They were both natives of Kentucky, aud both passed away in Madison County, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are members of the Mission- ary Baptist Churcii, in which tliej' take an active part. Our subject soon after coming to Kansas pur- chased additional land located on sections 20 and 21, and has now one hundred and thirty acres of fine farming land. He is one of the respected and esteemed citizens of this township, and since his residence here has won the approbation of many friends and acquaintances by his straightforward conduct and his steady perseverance in his chosen occupation. He is numbered among the leading and progressive farmers of tiiis locality, and it is with pleasure that we present this skelcii of his life to so many friends. l-^^^i ^^EORGE R. FAHRING, a representative and III __, prosperous farmer of Gypsum Township, ^^jjj residing on section 30, is a native of Wood- ford County, Ky.. born August 2, 1849. He is a son of William and Lizetta Fahring. His parents removed from Scott County, Ky., to Saline County, Kan., in 1875, and have since resided in Gypsum Township. They had a familj- of seven children, consisting of four sons and three daughters, of whom George was the sixth in order of birth. He was reared in Woodford and Scott Counties, K}-., remaining under the parental roof until twentj- 3'ears of age, at which time he came to Gypsum Township. He settled on section 30, and has there resided continuously since, with the exception of one year, which lie spent in McPherson County. Mr. Fahring woiked at the milling business and for several years assisted Ids father, who was a blacksmith. Since coining to this State, Mr. Fahring has fol- lowed farming and stock-raising exclusively'. He owns and operates a farm of eight liundred and fifty acres, on which he has erected some very fine buildings. All the accessories of a model farm are there to be found, and he is one of the most pro- gressive agriculturists of the county. On the 26th of November, 1879, Mr. Fah- ring was married to Miss Mallie Mathews, who is the daughter of Thomas J. and Margaret A. (Dixon) Mathews. Their union was celebrated in McPherson Countj', Kan., whither her parents had removed some time before from Woodford Count3\ Ky. Mrs. Fahring was the seventh in order of birth in a family of ten children and was born in. Woodford County, January 20. 1857. By her marriage three children have been born: George H., Isola and Robert E., all of wliom are still at home. Mr. Fahring is a representative man of this county, and that he is recognized as such is shown by his election to the office of Township Trustee for two terms, and also that of Township Clerk. He takes an interest in the affairs of the commu- nity and gives his support to those objects which he thinks worthy of consideration. Starting in life a poor bo3-, Mr. Fahring's success is well merited, for he has atUiined a good competenc.v unaided. In his business relations, he is a man of strict integrity and is one of the most progressive and prominent men of the count}'. His bu.'^y and useful life has won him warm esteem, and his circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the community are many. ?;LIPHALET BARBER was born in Sullivan County; Tenn., on the 22d of November, 1809, and when only three years of age removed to Fulton, Franklin County, Ind. His boyhood days were quietly passed, and after at- taining to mature yeai-s he was married in Indiana on the 20th of December, 1832, to Miss Ann Chap- pelow, who was born in Yorkshire, England, .Uily 14, 1815, and came with her parents to this coun- try when six yeai-s of age. Tliey lived together PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 327 as man and wife for fifty-seven years and sliared witli oacii otlier tlie joys and sorrows, tlie adversity and prosperit^v wliich tnake up the life of all. In April, 1866, tlie^' came to Kansas and became prominent citizens of Dickinson County. Mr. Bar- ber was one of the leading- Democrats and took quite an active interest in political affairs, doing all in his power for the advancement of the party and to insure its success. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Barber were born seven children: William, who resides on a farm two and one-half miles northwest of Abilene; Martin, a carpenter of Abilene; Maria, who died at the age of seventeen; Moses, who is engaged in carpenter- ing in Dodge Citj-; Mar^-, wife of D. D. Hornaday, of Abilene; Elnora, and Frank, who reside on the old homestead. Esquire Barber, as before stated, was one of the leading citizens of Abilene. He held the office of Justice of the Peace for several j'ears and was Po- lice Judge at the time when a fearless man was required to administer justice to the cowboys, who with their lawless manner often invaded the town. For years, Abilene was the point to which Texas cattle were shipped, and the cowbo3's who brought them to Kansas were an uncouth, law-defying set of men. It was no unusual thing for them to shoot down a man, and the duty of quelling this state of affairs fell to Mr. Barber, who with perfect fearlessness, sure of the support and friendship of the people, brought the mob into subjection to the laws. He was highl}' esteemed b^' all and was a valued citizen of the county. The farm which he had improved just west of Abilene continued to be his home until his death,which occurred a few days after his devoted and loved wife was called to the home beyond. The loss of this worthy couple was felt throughout the community, and they will he remembered as long as their many friends are spared to this life. Frank Barber and his sister Elnore now reside on the old homestead. The former is an industrious and enterprising farmer, highly respected through- out the communit3'. They have a comfortable home, which is shared by a little girl, May Whitehurst, now eleven years of age. She is a daughter of John Whitehurst and after the death of her uncle, Will- iam Whitehurst, Miss Barber was made her guard- ian. She has resided with this estimable lady since she was a year old and there ftnds a pleasant home, where she is surrounded bj' loving care and attention. ^.ATHANIEL S. WOOLVERTON is engaged in general farming on section 12, Garfield ,, i^ Townsiiip, Dickinson County, where he owns a good farm of one hundred and sixty acres. A native of Michigan, he was born in Kalamazoo County, near Schoolcraft, on the 28th of February, 1850. His parents, Nathaniel S. and Sarah (Thomas) Woolverton, were both natives of Penn- sylvania, and their marriage was celebrated in Northumberland County, of that State, from where they afterward removed to Michigan. They first settled in the southern jiart of Michi- gan, but during the greater part of their residence in the West lived in Kalamazoo County. The mother died in Schoolcraft Township about IS-'jl). Mr. Woolverton, 8r., died on the 17th of October, 1877, in Garfield Township, Dickinson County, while on a visit to our subject. Mr. Woolverton, of this sketch, was the fourth in a family of six children. He was reared to manhood in the county of his nativity, where his time was spent in the usual manner of farmer lads. The common schools afforded him his edu- cational advantages. Reading and observation in subsequent years have greatly enlarged his fund of knowledge and he keeps himself well informed on the questions of the day. On leaving his na- tive county, Mr. Woolverton removed to Pawnee County, Neb., where he continued to reside until about 1870, which 3'ear witnessed his arrival in Dickinson County, Kan. He settled in Garfield Township, where he made his home for seven years, when he returned to Kalamazoo County, Mich., in 1877. The succeeding six and a-half years of his life were spent in that count}^, after 328 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. which he again sought a home in Kansas, and since tliat time he lias been numbered among the lead- ing citizens of Garfield Township. Tlirougliout his entire life he lias followed farming and stock- raising, and, as before stated, is the owner of a quarter-section of land. This is divided into fields of convenient size, which are under a high state of cultivation and yield to the owner a golden trib- ute for the care and labor he bestows upon it. An important event in the life of Mr. Woolver- ton occurred in this county on the 10th of April, 1892, when was celebrated his marriage with Miss Clara Sethrist, an estimable lady, who is widely and favorably known in the community. Both our subject and his wife have a large circle of friends and acquaintances in Dickinson County. Mr. Woolvcrton is a Democrat, and in his social re- lations he is a member of tlie Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen. He has many excellencies of character and his life has been one of uprightness and honor. /^, IIARLKS R. HOLLINGER, a wide-awake fl(^^ and enterprising j'oung farmer residing on ^Si^ section 21, Rhinehart Township, Dickinson County, claims Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Lancaster County on the 20th of September, 1862. He is the fourth in order of birth in a familj- of eight chil- dren now living. The [:arents, .Joseph S. and Anna M. (Miller) HoUinger, are represented else- where in this work. They came to Kansas in the spring of 1873, and Charles accompanied them. The common schools of his native Slate and of Kansas afforded him his educational privileges, On the 26th of February, 1888, Mr. Hollinger was married to Miss Kate McPherren, also a na- tive of the Keystone State, and a daughter of Ferris and Margaret (Rea) McPherren, who resides near Enterprise. One son graces their union. Ray- mond, who is now three and a-lialf veal's of age. The following sjiring after their marriage, they came to the farm which has since been their home. Mr. Hollinger now owns and operates four hun- dred and eighty acres of arable land on section 21, Rhineliart Township. Improvements in the way of buildings have been made to the value of over 88,000. The home is a handsome ten-room resi- dence, tastefully furnished, which was erected at a cost of $5,000. Our subject gives his attention to the raising of grain and stock. He has .about three hundred acres planted in wheat and one hundred and sixty-five acres in corn. A thrifty orchard of j-oung fruit trees also adds to the value of the place, and a large pasture furnishes food during the summer months to one hundred head of cattle. Mr. Hollinger also feeds a great many hogs, and employs two men to aid him in cultivat- ing and improving his farm. No finer land can be found in Kansas than the greater part of that which constitutes his farm. Mrs. Hollinger is a member of the Lutheran Church of Hiawatha, the house of worship stand- ing one mile east of their farm. On starting out in life, Mr. Hollinger received substantial aid from his father, but his success is largely due to his own industr}' and good management, supple- mented by the exercise of correct business prin- ciples. He is an upright, honorable young man and an intelligent farmer who keeps himself well informed on all questions of the day. Mr. Hol- linger, in connection with his brother A. L., owns and operates a steam-thresher, and has just closed this year's threshing, the amount threshed being sixtj- thousand bushels. Thirty thousand bushels of this amount were threshed for the four Ht)llinger brothers. This was all done in less than sixtv days. ^5^ WEM .1. SWENSON. Among the promi- ^^^ nent farmers in Union Township, l^IcPher- 'l!/^ son County, is numbered the gentleman " — ^ of whom it is our pleasurable privilege to here give a short biograpical sketch. He was born September 28, 1838. in the southern part of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RF.CORD. 329 Sweden, and his parents were John and Ingar Swenson, both natives of Sweden, who came to America in 1852 and settled in Knox County, 111. In 1872, the Swenson family came to Kansas, then a new State, and suffering from the in- cursions of the grasshopper. A home had been already made by our subject, and with him the parents passed the twilight of their lives, the father p.issing awa}' in 1887, and the mother in 1881. They were the i)arents of three children, of whom two are now living. S. J. came to America when only fourteen years of age, and has since been de- pendent solely upon his own resources and ability. He had received a good education in practical book- learning in Sweden and attended school in Amer- ica for tliree months, long enough to become ac- customed to the language. He had always been a farmer. Our subject first learned American farm methods b}- working out by the month in Knox Count}', 111. Thence he came to Kansas in 1870, and set- tled upon his present farm. It was all wild land then, there being only two houses between this point and Saliua, a distance of twenty-eight miles. For two years ]\Ir. Swenson kept bachelor's hall and lived in a dugout, hut on the arrival of his parents here two years later, he built a small frame house so that he could accommodate them com- fortably. Our subject is now the owner of three hundred and uinetj-six acres of land, all of which is under good improvement. He carries on general farm- ing in an extensive manner. November 15, 1874, having had enougli of bachelordom, he prevailed upon Miss Carrie Dorf to become his wife. Slie was a native of Sweden and came to this country in 1868. They have been the parents of nine children, seven of whom are now living. Both Mr. and Mrs. Swenson are members of the Luth- eran Church, in which he iias been a Trustee. The children have all the advantages afforded in the district schools. He has been a member of this School District Board for some time. In politics, lie is a rabid Republican. He has been Trustee of Union Township for eleven years, and in 1875 and 1885 he w.as appointed to take the township een- fius. Although Mr. Swenson has been a great suf- ferer from rheumatism, he has alwaj's been an ac- tive worker and has displayed the greatest energy in his undertakings. He was naturalized in Knox County, 111., in October of 1860. JOHN LACEY, residing on section 16, Sher- man Township, is one of the prosperous and representative farmers of Dickinson County-. He was born in Morrow County, Ohio, March 17, 1857. His father, Hanian H. Lace^', re- moved about 1860 to AVyandot County, the same State. He died while in the arm}' at Camp Dennison, Ohio, January 2, 1863. The mother of our subject is Narcissa (Harris) Lacey, and is still living. John is the seventh child in his father's famil}', there being five daughters and four sons. After his father's death, when but thirteen years of age, he came to Kansas, and for five years lived in Leavenworth County and in Jefferson Count}', working by the month for farmers in the summer and attending school in the winter, while working for his board. In the fall of 1874, he went to Clay County, and during a period of nearly seven years hired out to do farm work. He then en- tered business for himself, renting land for the following four years, which he engaged in culti- vating. He finally removed to Dickinson County in March, 1887, and settled on section 16, where he had purchased one hundred and sixty acres, and since that time he has been a resident of Sher- man Township. Our subject was married to Miss Lizzie !\I. Nixon in Clay County, Kan., on the 1st of February, 1883. She is a daughter of Hammond and Chris- tina (Roderick) Nixon, of Riley County, Kan. The father of Mrs. Lacej' was born in Clarke County, Ohio, and her mother in Indiana. Her death oc- curred in Clay County, 111. The father is still living. They had a family of nine children, five daughters and four sons, Mrs. Lacey being the seventh in order of birth. Mr. and Jlrs. Lacey 330 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. have been tlie parents of six children: Maud, who died in infancy; Kay, Fern, Cy, Leo Lance and Bert. Mr. Lacey was elected to fill the position of Justice of the Peace in the fall of 1890, and still holds that oflice. He takes an active part in local affairs, and is a member of the People's party. He is also the President of the new Cliillicothe Alliance. Though still quite a young man, he has won for himself a position of esteem and high standing in this community through his persever- ing efforts and ujjright walk in life. He has at- tained a remarkable degree of success, when the fact of his struggles in early life is borne in inind, and his unassisted efforts have won for him the well-merited esteem of all. He is an earnest ad- vocate of whatever tends to the advancement of the best interests of his fellows, whether in the line of politics, education or local improvement in various ways. J'AMKS W. WlllTMOKK, one of the exten- sive land-owners of Saline County, lives on section 7, Gypsum Township. His time ,^^_^^ and attention are principally devoted to the raising of tine stock. He owns nine hundred acres of land, on which he has erected good build- ings and made many improvements. Mr. Whit- more was born in England, May 11, 1845, ard was reared in Hartford, where he attended school until he was about fourteen years of age. At that time his parents removed to Herfordshire, where they died. .lames remained there until the early part of 1870, when he crossed the Atlantic to America. For a few months he resided in the eastern part of Kansas, but afterward settled in Gypsum Township, Saline County. Here he has since continued to make his home. The subject of this sketch was married in Here- fordshire, England, to Miss Lizzie Cook, a native of that place. They have a family of four chil- dren, Evelyn, who is the wife of William Marrs, Morty, Pearl and Halley. Edmund AV., wlio died in infancy-, was buried in England. They have a pleasant home, and the three 3-ounger children are still under the parental roof. Mr. Whitmore is well known and highly re- spected throughout the communitj'. As an evi- dence of the high esteem in which he is held, it may be stated that he has been chosen to hold the office of Township Trustee for three terms and has also been elected to serve as School Director. He is an earnest believer in and friend to educa- tion. He is a man who takes an active part in all public affairs and has been instrumental in ])ro- moting the leading interests of the conlmunit3^ In politics he is independent, believing that he can serve his country and fellow-citizens better by not subscribing to any particular party, thus leaving himself free to support the Itest candi- date. Tlie farm belonging to Mr. Whitmore is one of the tincst and largest in the county, is highh^ cul- tivated and the well-tilled lields yield him a good income. He raises a very fine grade of stock, which finds ready sale in the cit3" markets. The buildings upon the place are commodious and in- dicate his thrift, and enterprise. His life has been a prosperous one and as he is widely and favora- bly known in this community, we gladly present this sketch to our readers. -^^>^^ — ^ ^17 O. JADKRBORG, a leading and influential I (@ Swedish farmer residing on section 14, /l^^, Center Township, Dickinson County, is a native of Sweden, his birtii having occurred on the 28th of January, 1829, in that country. The d.ays of his boyhood and youth were there passed, and in 1855, when twenty-six years of age, he crossed the Atlantic to America. For fourteen PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 341 years he followed the blacksmith's trade in Illinois, and fur two and a-half years during the war was thus einplo.yed by the Government at Ft. Smith and Helena, Ark., and at Ft. Scott, Kan. In 1866, Mr. Jaderborg located upon the farm which is yet his home. He had pre-empted the land in 1858, and purchased it the following year. At that time Augustus Packard was the only resident of the township. During the past twent^'-six years our subject has given his entire time and attention to agricultural pursuits and success has attended his untiring and systematic efforts. He owns three hundred and twenty acres of bottom land, five hun- dred and sixty acres of prairie land, and another one hundred and sixt}^ acres near the Hiawatha Lutheran Church, making one thousand and forty acres in all. He has himself improved all these farms, but the greater part of his land he has now rented, retaining only a small portion for his own use. Upon the farm where he resides he has a fine orchard of ten acres. He is extensively engaged in raising cattle, horses and hogs, feeding about one hundred of the last-named. On the 31st of August, 1871, Mr. Jaderborg married Miss Matilda Prince, a native of Sweden, and unto them have been born three children: Julia Ann ]\Iartha, seventeen years of age; Turk, who is fourteen jears of age; and L^'dia, a little maiden of seven summers. The parents are both members of the Swedish Lutheran Church at S wen- son Creek, and in his political atliliations, our sub- ject is a Republican but has never souglit public office, preferring to devote his time to his business interests, in which he has met with signal success. Mr. Jaderborg is the founder of the large Swedish settlement in Center Township, consisting of many of Dickinson Counter's most progressive and enter- prising agriculturists. He is recognized as their leader and the father of the community, and his influence is ever exerted for the best interests of the town and county'. His own life is an example well worthy of emulation. He takes an active in- terest in educational matters and everything per- taining to the general welfare. Much of the care and labor of former years he has now laid aside and is enjoying the reward which years of honest toil have brought him. \Villi his pleasant family' he resides in his handsome stone residence, which stands near the banks of a beautiful shaded lake where once the Smoky Hill River flowed and wliere fish and game abound. We are pleased to present to our readers this brief sketch of so worthy a gen- tleman as L. O. Jaderborar. ^T/ ULIUS J. AVATERSTRADT, a thrifty farmer residing in Hayes Township, Dickinson , , County, came to Kansas in 1869, and took V^^^ up a homestead of eighty acres on section 22. The land was then an unbroken wilderness, but during the years which have passed since his removal here he has transformed and improved it until it is now one of the most fertile pieces of land in this township. He has continually' added to his possessions until he now has three hundred and twenty' acres of fine farming land. He has erected a nice home and built a flne set of farm buildings. Mr. Waterstradt is a native of Germany, having been born in Mecklcnburg-.Schwerin, December 23, 1839. He passed his early boyhood days in the Fatherland, but when he was sixteen years old started to sail the seas. After a time he went to Liverpool, England, where he studied u.avigation, and for the following fourteen years he lived the life of a sailor. In the latter part of 1861, he sailed on the American ship, "Longfellow," as second mate to the East Indies and from there to Mew York. While there he became much interested in the war, which was then in progress, and he enlisted as a seaman in the nav3', serving three years and seven months. Though several times offered promotion, he declined to .accept. At the close of the war he went from New York to Chicago and for three years sailed the Lakes, two years of that time being captain of the schooner "Eleanor." Tiring of the roving life of a sailor, he left that occupation and came to Kansas in 1869, settling as before men- tioned in Ha^'es Township. 342 PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Our subject was united in marriage near Bremen, Cook County-, 111., November 22, 1866, to Sophia Selile, who was also a native of Mecklenburg, Ger- many, her birth having occurred November 1, 1833. Unto this worthy couple were born four children, three sons and a daughter: Fred, Albert, Ilonry and Lizzie. Mr. Waterstradt has alwavs been a friend to the cause of education and has faithfully served his township for upwards of twentj- j'earsasa member of the School Board. In everj-thing wiiich tends to the advancement of the best interests of the community he takes an active part. lie also takes an interest in political matters, using his right of franchise in support of the Republican part}'. He IS a man of liberal thought and wide experience and always acts in accordance with his own good judgment. lie is a genial man and well informed, and by his long residence here, his strict integrity- and upright course in life, has made a large circle of friends who esteem him most highly. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He has a very commodious and [)leasant home, and he and his family are noted for their intelligence and hospitality'. *^^l \^^ B. EHRSAM, the widelj'-known secretary and manager of the J. B. Ehrsam Machine Compan}', well deserves representation in l^/ the history of Dickinson County, on ac- count of the leading part which he has played in the upbuilding and advancement of Enterprise. Bannweye, canton of Berne, Switzerland, was the place of his birth, which occurred on the 25th of March, 1841. The days of his boyhood and youth were quietly passed in his native land, where he remained until twenty-five j-ears of age. He served for two years as Lieutenant in the Swiss army, and learned the trade of a machinist in the Old Country, having served a five-year appren- ticeship. After crossing the Atlantic in 1867, he spent one year in Pennsylvania, and in 1868 cast in his lot with the early settlers of Enterprise. Soon afterward he erected the old Hoffman mill. On the 8th of May, 1870, Mr. Ehrsain was married to Miss Barbara Senn, a sister of M. Senn. one of the prominent citizens of Enterprise. The same year he entered a homestead adjoining the cit3- on the south, and for twenty years has resided thereon. He also owns two hundred acres of land elsewhere in the county. Mr. Ehrsam continued to supply and fit up mills in this locality until 1873, when he established a woolen mill, in con- nection with M. Senn and C. Hoffman. After op- erating the mill for six years it was transformed into the flouring mill, now the i>roperty of C. Hoff- man & Son. In 1880 our sul)ject established a small shop for the manufacture of mill machinery', investing only about 11,000 in this industry. In 1883, he increased the business to about $20,000, the greater part of which he had made during the preceding years, and then incorporated it with a capital of ^60,- 000. one-half paid in. Employment was furnished to from thirty-five to fifty hands, who were en- gaged in manufacturing mill machiiieiy and fitting up mills throughout Kansas. In January, 1890, the capital stock of *60,000 was allsold,and in August, 1891, it was increased to 1100,000, all of which is sold. The plant was built at a costof $30,000, andabout*12.000w.as invested in the foundiy, shops and storage rooms. The foun- dry is 70x1 15 feet, and the warehouse, a brick and stone building tlireestories high, is 40x200 feet. For three years the stock has paid a ten per cent, divi- dend and the l)usiness is in a very flourishing con- dition. The plant covers sixty thousand square feet.one hundred and twenty-five men are employed in the works, the pay averaging more than $2(i0 daily, and the annual business amounts to upward of $100,000. Tliey manufacture mill and stucco machinery and construct annually six hundred Wilson headers, made under the well-known Sickle patents. This is one of the leading industries of Enterprise .and its success is due almost entirely to the zealous and industrious efforts of our sub- ject. Mr. Ehrsam came to the United States a poor man, but he need never regret his emigration, for J?ORTRAIT AND BIOGKAI'HICAL RECORD. 345 here he has met with prosperit3', has secured a pleasant liome and made many warm friends. No citizen of Enteri)rise has done more to build up the city than life, who by furnishing employ- ment to a great number of men has aided mate- rially in its growth and progress. He manifests a commendable interest iu all works of a beneficial nature and does all in his power for their pro- motif>n. ^>^^- ^^- father and grandfather who were patriot* in their native country. Mr. Johnson can- not but be held in high esteem by all lovers of freedom and justice. lie is a child of snowy Sweden, Ins birth having occurred December 27, 1841, and he came to tiiis country on the 9th of June, 18G9. As his parents lived on an isolated farm, there were not many school advantages, and ills education was carried on at home under pa- rental supervison and with strong self-discipline. One can truly say of liim that he is a self-educated man, nor is he one having superficial ideas of ed- ucation. Our subject is a son of Erik Johnson, a mining- contractor, who was born in Sweden in 1814. He in turn was a son of Joiin Johnson, a farmer. Both father and son served gallantly in the Swedish Army Reserves until forty-five 3-eai-s of age. Our subject's mother was Christina, daughter of John Norgrist. The parents continued to live in Sweden until 1870, wiion tiiey came to America, came at once to McPherson County, Kan., and settled on a tract of wild land in Union Township. The father died September 14, 1886. and the mother February 18, 1889. Of the five children that were born to Erik and Christina Johnson, all are deceased except our sub- ject. At the decease of his parents, he felt the blow greatly. His mother was a generous woman, of noble and liberal culture, while the father was a good man who had the acquisitive faculty to a marked degree. Both parents had been devoted members of the Swedish I>utheran Church from cliildlu)od. Francis Johnson grew to manhood in his native land, and with his avocation .as a farmer he applied the trade of a carpenter, which he had learned in early youth, lie, like his father and grandfather, w.is a member of the Swedish Army Reserves. He came to America June 9, 1869, and homesteaded eighty acres of land where he now lives. Immediately on arriving in this country, our subject was married to a fair widow who was a na- tive of his own land. She was Caroline Ericson and was the mother of five children, of whom one alone still survives. By our subject's marriage, they Ijecame the parents of seven childi'en. four of whom are living. They are: Ida Christina, Anna Ottillee, Carl Simon and Hannah Christina. Jlr. Johnson has been constant to the location that he first chose and has lived on the farm for twenty- three years. He now owns five hundred and sixty acres of land, of which two hundred and forty acres are under cultivation. The pleasant home occupied by our subject and family was built in 1873 at a cost of *1, 500. There are all the accessories which go to make up farm comforts, such as iee-cellars, wind-mills, granaries, sheds, etc., all of the most substantial character. He has set out an orchard of one hundred and fifty trees and the place produces large quantities of small fruits. They carry on general farming, but, like most of the farmers in this region, expend the most time and energy on their stock and grain. Mr. Johnson has greatly improved the stock of this vicinity by his purchase of blooded animals. In 1881, our subject became a partner in build- ing the mill known as the Smoky Valley Water Mill. After operating it for three years, be sold PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 357 out his interest. All of his children have had ex- cellent educational advantages, liaving been stud- ents at the Bethany College. One daughter, Ida, has marked abililj' as an artist and her work bears the most critical inspection. Mr. Johnson himself has been a member of tlie Board of Directors of Bethan3' for several j-ears. He and his wife wor- ship witli the Swedish Lutherans, wiiich organiza- tion he lielped to build up liere. He is a Deacon and has been a Trustee and is greatl}- interested in Sunday-school work. Politically, our subject casts his vote and influence with the Republican party, having taken a part in every election since 1869. He is at present Township Treasurer, serving his third term. He is also Vice-president of the Swedish-American Insurance Company, of Linds- borg. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Kansas Swedish Lutheran Con- ference, and is Treasurer of the Cemetery Associa- tion. Our subject has been a member of the Ex- ecutive Committee three terms to the Swedish Synod of America. It cannot but be encouraging to a young man of pluck and perseverance to pe- ruse the history of one who, like our subject, has started out for himself with no means whatever at his command, but who has made adverse circum- stance yield to him at every step, forcing his way to success. Our subject was appointed a Bridge Commissioner of this county, a very important trust whicli he discharged with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people, and has been one of tlie Road Viewers appointed by the County Com- missioners. I LAS B.\KER, a prosperous farmer residing on section 26, Hayes Township, Dickin- son County, was born in Seneca County, Ohio, November 26. 1837. His father was Richard B.aker, who was born in Steuben County, N. Y., .Ian nary 1, 180y. His deatli occurred Feb- ruary 16. 1889. His mother's maiden name was Fannie Wheeler; she was a native of Wheeler, Steu- ben County, N. Y., and was born on the 20th of June, 1819. Her death occurred Februarj' 15, 1887. They were married in Steuben County, N. Y'., and soon afterward removed to Seneca County, Ohio, where they settled on a farm on which they lived until their deaths. Richard Baker was a farmer by occupation and followed that calling during his entire life. Mr. and Mrs. Baker had a family- of six children, all sons, of whom our subject was the eldest. Sihis Baker passed his childhood and youth on his father's farm in Seneca Count3% Ohio. He re- ceived his education in the common schools and also attended the university at Berea and that at Delaware, Ohio. When he was through attending school he started in life on his own account, fol- lowing his father's occupation of farming, in his native county. He resided in Seneca and Wyan- dot Counties, Ohio, until 1879. In the spring of that year, having disposed of his farm, he re- moved to Dickinson County, Kan., where he pur- chased one hundred and sixty acres on section 26, Haj'es Township, wiiere he settled and where he has since been a resident. He now owns and op- erates four hundred and eighty acres, on which he has made the best of improvements. On the 15th of March, 1860, Mr. Baker was married to Miss Delilah Brown in Crawford County, Ohio. She is a daughter of Asa and Elizabeth (Lee) Brown. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown were natives of Canada and the deaths of both occurred in Wyandot Count}', Ohio. Mrs. Baker was born in Crawford County, Ohio, July 11, 1838. To Mr. and Mrs. Baker was born a family of four children, Robert A., who was married to !Miss Jessie Anderson and now resides in Tacoma, Wash.; Fannie, who is the wife of Arthur Simmers; Eliza, the wife of Charles Lee; and Richard, who married Carrie Long, and re- sides in Hiiyes Township, this county. ^Irs. Baker was connected from her girlhood with the Meth- odist Episcopal Church and had always taken an active and leading part in all churcli work and benevolent enterprises. She passed aw.ay on the 17th of August, 1886, mourned by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr. Bakei' owns a fine farm, which is highly 358 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. cultivated and on which he has erected good buildings and made the most modern improve- ments. His pleasant home has always been the abode of hospitality and good cheer. In re- gard to his iwlitical alliiiations, he is a stanch Re- pulilican and takes an active and interested part in politics. In the fall of 1891 he was elected County Commissioner, in which capacity he has shown his public spirit and interest in the best good of the community. Mr. Baker has met with many reverses in life but has overcome them witii a manly fortitude worth3- of emulation. He is one of the most prominent and intluential citizens of this section, and the success which he has met both in public and private aflfuirs has been the re- sult of unusual energj- and perseverance. We take pleasure in presenting this brief sketch of so wortii}' a gentleman to the readers of tiie Kkcokd. IMON DIVKLBISS, a well-known farmer of Kureka Township, .Saline Count>-, who follows his chosen occupation on section 8, claims Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity. He was born in Franklin County, on the 18th of October, 1854, and is a son of John Q. and Nancy (Fenley) Divelbiss. His father died in Marshall County, 111., but his mother is still liv- ing. Tiiey had a family of twelve children, of wlioni our subject was the fourth in order of birth. Wlii'u Simon was a lad of nine summers his parents left tlie East and removed to Marsiiall County, III., where he resided until coming to Kansas in the spring of 1871. In that year he settled in Eureka Township, Saline County, where he lias since made his home. Throughout his en- tire life he has followed the occupation of farm- ing and he has met with good succes.s in his chosen line of work. He now owns and operates one hundred and twenty acres of valuable land, u|)on which lie has made many good improve- ments. His fields arc all under a high state of cultivation, and modern farm buildings have been erected. The neat appearance of the place indi- cates the thrift and enterprise of the owner, who is regarded as one of the practical and progressive farmers of the community. On the 28th of July, 1877, Mr. Divelbiss was united in marriage with Miss Matilda Tarn, who was born in Iowa. Their union was celebrated in Eureka Township, and unto them have been born five children, all sons: John L., Benjamin F., Isaac W., James F. and A'ernon S. The family circle yet remains unbroken and the children are still under the parental roof. Mr. Divelbiss takes quite an active i)art in pub- lic affairs and does all in his power for the ad- vancement of the best interests of the community- He takes an active interest in religious work and also in political matters. However, he is not identified with any political party but votes independenth', thus supporting the men whom he thinks best qualified for the office, regardless of party ties. He has been called upon to serve as Township Clerk and Road Over- seer and the duties of these positions were promptlj- and faithfully performed. Mr. Divel- biss is a valuable citizen of tlic community and in the years of his residence in Saline County lie has made many friends. i^f^[ ip^JlIE .SOLOMON SENTINEL, published in //jS\ Solomon Cit}-, was established by Capt. J. V^/ C. Hill in the beginning of July, 1879, as an independent Republican journal. It has been published uninterruptedly- since, being now in its fourteenth year. In October, 1884, it was pur- chased by E. B. Burnett, who is still its editor and publisher. He is one of the oldest printers in Kan- sas, having been apprenticed to the trade in Eng- land in 1851. He has continuously followed this occupation with but short intervals of interrup- tion since. He is a wide-awake business man, pro- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 361 gressive and aggressive in his ideas, and has done much to promote the interests of the city in whicli he resides. His paper is a bright, newsy slieet, well edited. It has now a large subscription list and the liberal patronage is well deserved. In connection with his printing business, Mr. Burnett finds time to handle real estate and stocks, do a loan business, write insurance, and sell ticliets to and from Europe. He came to this country in 1866. J' O H N F. H U G II E S. Mr. Huglies comes from a line of ancestors who have ever been conspicuous for loyalty to country and readiness to serve in cases of emer- gency wherever duty called. He is a farmer, and resides on section 5, of Marquette Township, Mc- Pherson County. His father was the late Ellis Hughes, a native of Pennsylvania. Grandfather James Hughes was born in Maryland, and did gallant service in the War of 1812. He became an iron manufacturer of note in Pennsylvania, and died at his old home, called Slab Furnace, in Ve- nango County, Pa. Although little is known of the father of James, this much has been ascer- tained, that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Ellis Hughes was reared and spent most of his life in Venango County, and at one time was a partner with his father in the iron business. He, however, paid his chief attention to milling, which he carried on extensively for that section of the country. In the year 1868 he removed with his family to Kansas and settled in Ellsworth County, which continued to be his home until about 1876, when, having lost his wife in the summer of 1873, he went to spend his remaining years with his children, and died at the home of his son, John F., August 10, 1887. He was eighty 3'ears old at the time of his decease. His wife, our subject's mother, was in her maiden days Aurilla E. Davis, and was a native of New England. They had a large family' of children, of whom our subject was one of the older members. He was born in Ve- nango Count}', Pa., December 28, 1842. Reared in his native State and county, John F. Hughes was educated in the common schools of the locality. He remained with his father until the war broke out, and July 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, of the One Hundred and Twenty- first Pennsj'lvania Infantry, and did gallant serv- ice until March 1, 1865. He was a participant in the famous battles of Fredericksburg and Gettys- burg. At the former battle he was twice slightly wounded, and at Gettysburg was shot through the left wrist; at the same time he was captured, but made his escape July 4th. While held a prisoner, he was confined in the quarters occupied by Gen. Lee. On receiving his discharge, our subject returned to A'enango County, and spent the winter of 1866- 67 in a Houring mill, having learned the miller's trade prior to going into the army. He was also for a while engaged in hauling oil, that being the time of the oil excitement in Pennsylvania. In March of 1867 he came to McPherson County, Kan., and here pre-empted a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres. Three hundred and twenty acres of this extended over sections 6 and 8, in Marquette Township. He settled on section 8, just opposite his present location. His home was destroyed by fire, after whicli he built his present fine residence on section 5. He is the owner of four hundred acres of land here, which bears the best and most complete improvements. Since coming here he has been engaged almost en- tirely in farming and stock-raising. In the fall of 1874 Mr. Hughes was elected Re- gister of Deeds to fill a vacancy. He served out >3 the term, and was re-elected in the fall of 1875, and again elected in the fall of 1877. He was a member of the Council at McPlicrson for several years, and in all local and political affairs has taken an active and prominent part. He has been sent as a delegate to many of the prominent con- ventions held in Kansas for the nomination of State otticers. His associations have been with the Republican party. The original of our sketch w.as first married in 362 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHJCAL RECORD. McPherson, in 1876, to Miss Mary McClintock, a daughter of the Rev. William McClintock, who was born in Michigan. Slie bore him one son, Walter, and died in McPherson in the latter part of September, 1879. The second marriage of our subject was solemnized in McPherson, the lady of his choice being Miss Minnie B. Bomberger, a na- tive of Franklin County, Pa. They have three children: Mary, May Belle and John Reuben. Mr. Hughes is a very popular man, not only among his agricultural friends, but with all classes of cit- izens throughout the State where his business in- terests have called him. He is Correspondent of the State Board of Agriculture. (B-^^ON. C. J. STROMQUIST. Success and hon- 'lf)l) ^^'® liave not come to onr subject more j^^ easily than to the majority of the men who ^p have their own waj' to make in the world, but he has had that strength of purpose, firmness in action and persistency that have not allowed him to even falter in his outline of action where another man might have failed. At any rate, Mr. Strom- cpiist undeniably has earned the honore which he wears with such ease and grace. He has a delight- ful home, the finest in the township, on section 28, Union Towniship, McPherson County, and here he dispenses with generous hospitality" the comforts which "he has earned to the friends who gather about him. Mr. Stromquist was born September 27, 1842, in the parish of Morlumba, Sweden. He is a son of Johannes and Christina (Johnson) Stromquist, the former of whom was a farmer, and was born in Swe- den in 1814. His wife was born in about the same locality twoyears later. They were married in their native land, and coining to .\mericain 1871 settled in Kansas, where, after his wife's decease, which occurred July T), 1874, the father made his home with his son. He, too, was gathered to his fathers, June 10, 1892. Of the nine children that gladdened the pater- nal home, three are non- living: John P., C. J. and Otto A. Both parents were consistent members of the Swedish Evangelical Church. The father served for one year in the Swedish Army Reserves. C. J. received a common-school education in the Old Country, and he early learned the carpenter's trade, beside that of the miller. He remained at home until twenty-five 3'ears of age. but pre- vious to that from his fifteenth year he had worked at the carpenter's trade, although the last two years of his stay in Sweden were occupied in the milling business. He was for five years on the role of military service, and served in the army two years. Mr. Stromquist came to America in 1867, first spending a little time in Galesburg, 111. Thence he went to Chicago, and was engaged at the car- penter's trade until December 15, 1869, when he came to Kansas and was for a short time cm]>loved as a clerk in a store at Salina. He later joined the carpenter force on the Union Pacific Railroad, spending the seasons of 1870-71 at that emplo}-- ment. Then in December of 1871, he came to liis present place, tfiking up the tract under the Home- stead Act, in July, 1872. March 15, 1873, our subject was married to Miss J. M. Isakson, a native of his own country, and born Jul}' 31, 1849. Slie came to America in the j-ear 1869. Mr. and Jlrs. Stromquist have had nine children. Of these children seven are now living. The}' are Agnes Edith, Anna Wilhel- mina, Carl Eben, Elvira Sophia, Walter Gottfrid, Laura Theodora and Helena Amelia. On com- ing to this locality, there were no improvements whatever, and the little tract which the}- fii-st pur- chased com|(rised only eighty acres of land. They now own twelve hundred acres, of which seven hundred and forty acres are under cultivation. On first breaking up the land, the family lived as best they could, their home being in a dugout. Their present residence w.as built in 1880, at a cost of *2,500 outside of the labor. The house has thirteen fine large rooms, and contains all modern improvement. The barn and granary are large and roomy structures, the latter having two stories. Over eleven hundred acres of the place are fenced. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 363 He is relieved of the care of the greater portion of his tract by renting it out, retaining but two hun- dred and twenty acres, which he himself farms. In addition to the grain and stociv, he cultivates large quantities of broom corn. Mr. and Mrs. Stromquist are members of the Swedish Evangelical Church, of which our subject has been Trustee and Cashier eighteen years. He has been a delegate to the Augustana Synod sev- eral times, and was Treasurer of the Kansas Con- ference for five years. He has given his children ever3' opportunity possible to gain a good education, and the two eldest children are now students at J5ethany College at ]>indsborg, of which he himself is, and has been from the begin- ning, a Director. In politics, he is a good straight Republican. For two years he served as .Justice of the Peace, and has been Count}^ Commissioner. At present he is serving as a member of the State Legislature. 4^ -^ 'S^.IHLIP IIOFF.MAN. Among tlie intelli- Jl) gent, thoughtful citizens of Meridian ^ ^ Township, McPlierson Couut^', our subject \ ranks among the foremost. Not only to the ever^'-diiy affairs pertaining to his farm life does he bring a superior judgment and intelligence, but to general news and to the consideration of those topics which science is bringing so conspicu- ously to the front at the present time has he given that careful attention which enables him to be a most charming conversationalist to the intellectual listener. Mr. Hoffman was born in Germany, November 20, 1837. His parents made the voyage to Amer- ica when their son was only seven years old, or in 1844. Tliey at once located in Lee County, 111., which was their place of residence until their de- cease. It was also the home of our subject until lie was a lad of fourteen years of age, when he started out in life liis own general. Like Tom Sawyer, whom Mark Twain has iminortalized, young Pliiii|) first took to the river and was employed on one of the Mississippi steamers as cabin boy. He after- ward served an apprenticeship of two and a-half years as pilot. Not especially liking the work of a pilot, our subject later engaged in rafting, spending about two years in this way, and his whole river exper- ience embraced a perigd of seven years. He then returned to Lee County and took up farming, fol- lowing it one year. Mr. Hoffman is one of those magnetic men wiio naturally take their place as leaders, and in 18.59, having himself taken the Pike's Peak fever, he readily prevailed upon a company to go out with him. They proceeded as far .as the crossing of the Soutii Platte, wiien the legend on their wagons, "To Pike's Peak or bust," was taken down and for it substituted "On to California." They pursued their way to the Pacific Coast. The year after ar- riving in California, Mr. Hoffman was engaged in the gold mines, and the following 3-ear he went to .Santa Clara County, wiicre he was employed in a vinej'ard. He then took a contract in the redwoods to deliver logs, and followed up that business until the spring of 1862. At the date above mentioned the origifial of iliis sketch started for the Salmon River Mines in Idaho, but concluded on his way to stop in Oregon and engage in mining for a few months. In the fall of 1862 he, in company with others, discovered the Idaho mines, so well known to the world as the Boise Mines. He remained there six years and then returned to Lee County, III., and .again took up fanning. Mr. Hoffman w.as married March 28, 1869, at Ottumwa, Iowa, to Miss Elizabeth E. Gilbert, who was a native of Oliio. The family lived in Illinois until the spring of 1874, when they removed to McPlierson County, Kan., and settled on the place as above described. This section he had purchased of the railroad comp.any the year previous to com- ing here. Since locating here Mr. Iloffinan lias given his undivided attention to the improvement of the l)lace. He has set out numerous shade and fruit trees and h.as added four hundred acres to his orig- inal purchase. The buildings upon the place are first-class and he has spared no expense in intro- 364 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. diiciiig the best farm implements and other com- forts and conveniences that go to take from farm life its drudgery and unpleasant features. Our subject and his wife are the parents of seven chil- dren, who are named as follows: Jacob W., Henrj- R., Minerva A., Mary C, Sarah A., Laura M., and Nettie M. They are a family of which any man might well be proud. Mr. Hoffman has held the office of Township Trustee for one term and has been Townsliip Treasurer for several terms, also filling various school offices. He considers it not only a privilege but a dut3' to be informed as to the local and general Government of his countrj-, and with this in view is one of the most intelli- gent voters in the locality. He now gives the weight of his influence and vote to the People's party. He is independent in his religious views, but was reared in the Lutheran Church. S7 OWELL REESE. As a biograpical sketch, I (^ it will not be out of place to here give a jjLJ^ genealogical reference to our subject's an- cestry. He himself is the genial and manly owner of a fine farm located on section 31, of Gypsum Creek Township, McPherson County. He needs no further introduction to the residents of this lo- cality, as his excellent qualities have already com- mended him to their good graces. Mr. Reese was born in AVasliington County, Wis., November 21, 1845, and is the son of Conrad and Persis (Taft) Reese. The former was of German descent, and was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., on the 10th of February, 1811. He died in Washington County, Wis., November 2, 1846. His wife, who was a native of Barry, Washington Count3-, Vt., united her life with his at Van Buren, Onondaga County, N. Y., February 25, 1835, and was his lov- ing companion until the time of his decease. Her death occurred in Fulton County, Ohio, January 17, 1853. Seven children were given into the care and keeping of Conrad and Persis Reese. Of these, Lowell is the youngest. His earl}' years were spent in his native county, and there he remained until the fall of 1852, at which time his mother removed her familj' to Fulton County, Ohio. After the death of his mother, Ixjwell became an inmate of the famil}' of his maternal uncle, Amos Taft, with whom he lived until his enlistment in the array. Our subject was reared for the most part on a farm. He received a fair education in the com- mon schools, and his natural quickness and ability helped him to utilize and increase the knowledge acquired from books. While in Fulton County. Ohio, he enlisted, June 16, 1863, in Company H, of the Eightj^-sixth Oiiio Infantry. He served with that regiment until his term expired, about eight months after, and on February 29, 1864, joined Company B, of the Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, with which lie remained until the close of the war. He took part in the battle of Honey Hill and was in South Carolina between Ciiarleston and Savan- nah. He was shot through the right wrist and b^' the same bullet he lost the sight of his right e3'e. It is his pride that his face was toward the foe when this catastrophe befell him. Thus incapacitated for fuither militar}' services, our subject returned home and attended sciiool for two terms, after whicli, in the spring of 1866, he came to Kansas and took up a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres, which he took under the Homestead Act. He at once began to improve his claim, and the constant work whicii he has put upon it shows in the well-cultivated fields, the neat buildings and fine stock. Farming has been his life employment, and he is an authority upon all matters pei'taining to agriculture. Lowell Reese was married in McPherson County, February 9, 1876, to Miss Edna A. lliggins, a daugiiter of the late William Higgins, who w.ns born near London, England. The father of Will- iam was John Higgins, and his father was William Higgins. The>- all emigrated to America, making a first settlement in Lancaster, Pa., later settling in Ohio, and thence removing to Iowa. Mrs. Reese's great-grandfather died in Jackson, Iowa, while her father p.assed away in Delmore Township, this County, January 30, 1888. William and Mary (Tucker) Higgins were the parents of four cliil- RtSIDtlNCE or LOWELL RLL5E^ SEC. 31. GTPSUM CREEK TP. P/1^-. PH ER50N CO. KAN. f?ESIDENCE or HON. J. B. M A D D OX , SEC.24. EMPIRE TP. M£ PH EPSON CO. KAN PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 367 dren, and of these Mrs. Reese is the third child in order of birlli. She was born in Ricliland County, Ohio, May 4, 1856. When quite young her par- ents removed to Tama County, Iowa, where she was reared to womanhood, and in 1874 she came with her parents to McPherson County, Kan. The father of Mary Tucker was William Tucker, a na- tive of Beaver County, Pa., who died in McPher- son County, December 7, 1882. Our subject and wife are the parents of four children: Hulburt, Clare L., Carrie M. and Lillie P. The elder son died March 19, 1879. Mr. Reese has held the office of Township Treasurer and has also been the incumbent of various school offices. Local politics have interested him, his interests centering in the welfare of the Republican party. He is of a deeply reverent nature, and spiritual affairs are not so lightly considered by him as, un- fortunately, it is too much the fashion to hold them at the present time. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. \f7 C. BAKER, a lumber dealer of Solomon I (©) City, established business in 1877 in this 'L^^ place, carrying on operations as a member of the Lake Superior Lumber Company for two years. He then became sole proprietor of the business, and has carried on operations alone con- tinuously since. He deals in lumber, lath, shingles, coal, wood, hair, plaster, lime, cement, etc., and carries a stock valued at about $8,000. His an- nual sales amount to about $35,000. He is a straightforward business man, and by his upright dealing and courteous treatment he has secured a liberal patronage. Mr. Baker was born in New Bedford, Mass., .lune 30, 1839, and is a son of Archelaus and Rlioda (Smith) Baker, natives of Cape Cod. The ancestry of the family can be traced back to tlie Pilgrim Fathers, wlio came to this country in the "Mayflower." The family has had its representi- tives in the Ba}' State for more than three hun- dred j'ears. The father of our subject was a sea- captain and engaged in the coasting trade. L. C. remained at home until fifteen 3'ears of age, and then went to sea with his father, remaining with him for two years. For three years he was on a vessel engaged in the coasting trade and in fishing, and for a year and a-half owned a fishing boat. Eleven years of this life were spent upon the water. He sailed mainl3' from New York, and during the war carried Government stores from that place. In 1858, he left Philadelphia on the "Java"for Nicaragua. The vessel, which was loaded with coal, grouuded on an island, and he lost his ship and all he had except the clothes he wore. He then shipped at St. Thomas to return to Charles- ton, but sixty-three days passed ere he reached his destination. For twenty-one days eleven men lived upon a half-barrel of flour and a cask of water, and ere help arrived they were nearly fam- ished. On another occasion, Mr. Baker suffered greatly from lack of food and water, and he again lost his vessel, which ran ashore at Martiia's Vine- j^ard. Mr. Baker abandoned the sea in 1866, and the following spring came to Solomon City to assist the company to build the salt works which were started the previous year. He was employed for six months on the works, and after an absence of two years he returned to this place and took charge of the salt works, which he managed for about six years, when thej' were sold to the com- pany now owning them. The annual product was about ten thousand bushels. In 1877, Mr. Baker opened a coal-yard, two years later opened a fumbcr-j'ard, and has since enlarged the same by purcli.asing the yard of M. Nicolaj'. He has been honored with the office of Mayor of the city, to which position he was elected in 1885. serving two years. During his administration the Fire Department was established, largely througli his instrumentality. The department is formed b^' volunteer service, and they have a fire-engine and hand-engine, with large reservoirs for water. In politit-i, Mr. B.iker is a stalwart Republican. On the 1st of January, 1869, our subject was married. Miss Emma Wimsatt becoming his wife. 368 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. The lady was bora and reared in Missouri. She belongs to the Catholic Church, and their marriage ceremony was performed by Father Karver. She takes a prominent and active part in churcli work, and is a lady of refinement and culture. I'nto Mr. and Mrs. B.aker have been born four children: Frank, express agent of Solomon City; Fred,?xlna and Maud. They also have an adopted son, William C, now twenty-six years of age. His parents, William and Augu.stus Hooker, came from St. Louis to Kansas and started to their claim. The bridge .across Buckeye Creek was cov- vered witii water and the railing had been torn away. The team and wagon were washed into the stream, and the father, mother and a year-old daughter were all drowned. William was saved, and at tiie age of three became an inmate of the Baker home, where he has since resided. He is now employed in the Union Pacific depot, and is an intelligent young man of excellent character. Mr. Baker is a member of the ALisonic fraternit}', and has filled all the olliccs in the Blue Lodge. He is now recognized as one of the substantial citi- zens of the community, but when became to Kan- sas he had only %3.5 in his pocket. His methodical and systematic business management, combined with perseverance and industry, has won him suc- cess. In addition to his business, he owns three farms of four hundred .acres, located in Ottawa, Saline and Dickinson Counties, which he rents. A pleasant, genial gentleman, he h.as won a wide circle of friends and acfiuaintances, and is highly respected bj- all. •^^I@^@l ^^ IVER ,I()IIXSf)N. Tlic ordinary person ^^^ thinks of Norway as a land ever in the ((l/_^) siiadow of liic fir and the piiie,u|)on which the pallid sunliglrt brightens the snows of winter but little, and where the summer seasons are so short that the flowers have scarce time to lift their frail heads, but a Land where the men are Sturdy of body and bold and brave of heart. Whether this is a true ideal or not our subject can tell, for he is one of the natives of the coun- try and was born at Trondhjem, Norwaj', May 8, 184G. He was reared on one of the upland farms, and the reader does not wonder that he chose to come to America where the sun shines more gen- ially upon the fruitful earth. This change he made i;i 1866. and after a long and tedious vo^'- age he landed in Quebec, and thence went to Rock County, Wis., a locality where many of his coun- trymen had i)receded him. On first locating in the Badger State, our sub- ject was employed in farm work for a term of four years, engaging himself by the month. At the end of that time, he determined to see if the great West had more advantages than the .State in which he had first located. With this idea he came to McPherson County and took up a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of Government land on section o of Battle Hill Township. This was the first tract that w.as located in the township. Since that time he h.as industriously Uiken advantage of every opportunity to make his domain .as fruitful and valuable jis possible. The best implements are in use upon the farm and the buildings are good. He now owns two hundred acres and di- vides his attention between tlie general cultiva- tion of his place and stock raising. Mr. .lohnson w.as married in Salina.Kan., to Miss Kate Rosemond, their wedding taking i)lace April 8, 1871. Mrs. .lohnson is a native of Denmark, and came to this country in 1869. She is the mother of five living children. Their eldest daugh- ter, Ida, has the distiIl(^tion of being the firet white child born in Battle Hill Township. The other chil- dren are: .Julia, who is taking a musical course at Bethany College and has rare musical talent; Car- rie, .lames and Roscoe. One child was taken from them by death in infancy. .Since coming here, our subject has held the ollice of Townshii» Trustee for six years, having been the second to fill that position after the re- organization of the township. He also served as Constable three years, and has taken an active part in local and political affairs. The Republican party is the one that receives all the favors that he has to confer. Both Mr. Johnson and his wife POR'J'RAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 369 liave been active members of the chureli since 1874, the Evangelical association being the one with which they are identified Altliougli Mr. .loiinson began life in Kansas with scarcely any means, he has now a good home, fine implements and a thoroughly valuable farm. He is a public- spirited, intelligent citizen, of whom his towns- men may well be jiroud. ^*f^>|<^f^.^ S)I-IOMAS B. SPEECE, one of the prominent Township Trustees, lives upon section 6, Lone Tree Township, McPherson County, and is well known throughout the community by the name which appears above. Mr. Speece is a native of Jasper County, Mo., and was born Jan- uary 26, 1844. He is a son of Henry and Eliza- beth (Conroy) Speece, the former of whom passed away from this life while in Jasper County, Mo. The mother died in Christian County, 111. When the original of this sketch was only about a year old, his mother removed to .Shelby County, Ohio, and the next ten years of the child's life were spent in the Buckeye State. The family then went to live in Logan County, 111., and after six j'ears' residence there removed to Macon County, where they were living when the war broke out. Mr. Speece was not backward in offering his ser- vices in the late war, and in August of 1862 he joined Company C, of the One Hundred and Sixth Illinois Infantry. After serving about two years, he received his honorable discharge and returned to his former place of residence. His military ex- perience covered the battles of Memphis, Vicks- burg and Little Rock, besides various minor en- gagements. Until 1873, our subject was engaged in farming in Illinois, but, attracted bj- the glowing reports of the fertility of soil and productiveness of Kansas, he came here in September of the year above named. He at once located in McPherson County and took up a homestead claim on section 6 of Lone Tree Township, and his operations have ever since been confined to this locality. Farming has been his life-long business, consequently when he came to his present place his experience was equal to the conditions of the country. He has made good improvements and now owns two hundred and forty acres, which are for the most part excel- lent land. Success has crowned his efforts, and the comforts of life are easily within his reach. AVhile living in Macon County, III., Mr. Speece took unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Sarah Jimison. They were married September 4, 1867. Mrs. Speece is a native of the Prairie State, and was born June 10, 1848. She is the daughter of George Jimison, a native of Scotland. Her mother was before her marriage a Miss Hannah Loucks, who was born in Canada. To our subject and his wife have been given the care and guard- ianship of seven children, who are now living. They are: George E., who married Emma Swanders; Thomas M., the husband of Dora Berry; MattieA., who married Benjamin Stephens; Jessie B., Katie M., Willie V. and Ada V. Besides these, four chil- dren have departed this life, all of whom died in infancy. Mr. Speece has held a number of the local ottices of the township, having been Treas- urer Clerk, and Township Trustee. He has taken an active part in local affairs and is a Republican. The Masonic fraternity includes him as a member. He belongs to McPherson Post No. 87, G. A. R. \Jl OIIN E. GILBERT, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Clear Creek Township, Marion County, Kan., in Lincolnville, is the sub- ject of the present sketch. He also deserves honorable mention as a veteran of the late war, from the results of which he yet suffers. He set- tled here in 1879, and has one hundred and sixty acres on section 13, and one hundred and sixty on section 1 1. Mr. Gilbert is a native of Pennsylvania, in which State he was born, in York County, June 3, 1839. Of his childhood days we have no record, 370 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. but he must have grown up under proper influences or his patriotism would not have burned so strong within iiim at the first call of his country for de- fenders. In July, 1861, he enrolled his name at Ciiester, in Compan}' D, First Pennsylvania Infan- try, which was the first to enlist for three years of the war. Our sul)ject was attached to the army of the Potomac, and at the end of his three j'ears he veteranized and served four ^-ears before he was discharged, in .luly, 186.5. Mr. (iilbert had not only tlie ordinaiy hard fate of war, exposure, weary marches and danger, but he was so unfortunate as to fall into the hands of the enemy when fighting under McClellan at Charles City Cross Roads, where a fierce battle waged for seven days. For thirt3'-five da^-s he endured tlie horrors of Libby Prison and Helle Isle, before he was exchanged and returned to his regiment. Again he was made a prisoner in May, 1864, and was kept until Februaiy, 186."), being transported from prison to prison. At this time he contracted a chronic disease, from which he has never fully recovered. After the war, our subject secured a position in a store at East Prospect, Pa., and remained there until his mind was ma<]e up to go to Kansas. When he came into the State, he brought with him about ^3,000, and has done well here. lie was married in York County, February 22, 1866, to Miss Tillie Geist, of the same county. Of his chil- dren Arthur Claj' is a railway agent at Lincolnville, Kan.; Harper Orwig died September 9, 1892; Ira Eugene is a farmer in Lost Springs Township; Dora Rebecca died in infancy; Harris Rishel is a student in the Normal School at INIanliattaii, Kan.; George and llarlc}' Alice are still at home, l.a- f.ayette died October 22, 1892. iMr. Gilbert is a Republican, and one of the firm supporters of those principles which he fought to maintain. lie has lieen a member of the Central Committee, and was the party candidate for the Legislature in 1890, when the Farmers' Alliance snowed under all aspirants in other parties. lie has served as Township Trustee, and was the Chairman of the last count}- convention. Mr. (iil- bert was made a Mason in Lincolnville Lodge No. 315, and belongs to Pollock Post, at Marion. In his religious connection, he is a member of the Evangelical Church, and is a man highly esteemed in his neighborhood. Mrs. Gilbert died Novem- ber 14, 1892. -^ I5RAI1AM OAKES. Tiie owner of the ex- tensive farm on section 26, Battle Hill Township, is the gentleman whose name appears above. He was born Ma}' 28, 1831, and is ason of Isaac and Mar}- (Sanies) Oakes, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. After his parents' marriage, they settled in Greene County, Pa., and thence removed to Richland County, Ohio. After a stay of some time there they went to live in Highland County, Ohio, which continued to be their home for several years. Wayne County, Iowa, was the next home of the Oakes faniih', and there our subject's parents died. Abraham Oakes grew to manhood in Highland Count}-, Ohio. He attended the public schools of the district and received the ordinary advantages common to his class and daj'. He was reared on his father's farm, voluntarily giving his assistance in agricultural pursuits, and on the removal of the family to Iowa he accompanied tlicni and engaged in farming in AVarren County. In 1862, our subject enlisted in Company G, of the Fortieth Iowa Infantry. He served until Au- gust, 186.'), when he was finally discharged with honorable mention. He was a participant in the last siege of Vicksburg as well as several other battles of note. On leaving the army, Mr. Oakes returned to AVarren County, but to remain foronh' a short time. Thence he went to Waj-ne County, of the same State and purchased a small farm where he contin- ued to live until 1878, when he sold out his interest and came to McPherson County, Kan. Here he took up a homestead claim that comprised a quarter- section of land, the same being in section 26 of Battle Hill Township. His interests have all cen- tered about this localitj- ever since coming here. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 371 He has made a great many improvements upon the place, aside from tlie culture that lie has given the land. His residence is a comfortable and charming rural home that is equipped with many of the conveniences that take from rural life its drudgerj'. Our subject was first married in Highland Count3', Ohio, October 22, 1854, his bride being Miss C^'nthia Batten, a native of Highland County, Ohio. She was the mother of ten children, whose names were Mary J., Viucy A., Samarimus, Charles E., Frank E., Asbury, Delia, .Jesse A., Effle, and Moody. Of these, Vincy, Samarimus, Asbury and Moody are dead. Mrs. Cynthia Oakes died in Battle Hill Township, February 20, 1888. Mr. Oakes was again married, in Wayne County, Iowa, October 28, 1888, this time to Mrs. Addie Dunkin. By this marriage there are two children, daughters, whose names are Emma and Mary Lenora. Mr. Oakes has held some of the minor offices of the township. He has taken a fairly active part in religious affairs and has been connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church ever since a boy, having also filled several of the offices in the church. ^^EORGE PROBASCO, one of the highly re- f|[ (=^ spected citizens of Dickinson County, who ^^^^j follows farming on section 30, Sherman Township, was born on the 28tli of December, 1836, in Tompkins County, N. Y. His father, Jo- seph Probasco, was a native of New Jersej', but was reared in the Empire State. After attaining to mature 3-ears, he married Eunice Gilbert, who was born in Connecticut, and they began their domestic life in Tompkins County, N. Y. In 1844, when our subject was a lad of eight summers, they emigrated to Michigan, locating in Oakland Countj', where the father died in October, 1887. George Probasco, whose name heads this record, was the third in a family of seven children. The first eight years of his life were spent in his native State, and the remainder of his youth was passed in Oakland County, Mich. He had just attained his majority at the time of his removal to Kan- kakee County, 111., where he rented laud and lived until August, 1862. Responding to the country's call for troops, he donned the blue and entered the service as a member of Company I, Seventy- sixth Illinois Infantry, with which he remained three years, being honorably discharged in Au- gust, 1865. He participated in the siege of Vicks- burg, the battles of Jackson (Miss.) and Canton Cross Roads, and the siege of Ft. Bakeley. When the war was over, Mr. Probasco returned to Kankakee County, 111., where he remained until the spring of 1871. Prior to his entering the service, he was married in that county to Miss Sarah A. Harrington, their nuptials being cele- brated on the 20th of June, 1858. The lady is a daughter of Wesley and Melinda (Wilson) Har- rington, the former a native of Erie County, Pa., and the latter of Sanduskj^, Ohio. Her paternal grandfather, Israel Harrington, died in Ottawa County, Ohio, and the maternal grandfather, Moses Wilson, who was born in New England,- departed this life in Sandusky Count}-, Ohio. The parents of Mrs. Probasco were married in that county, and there resided until 1852, when they took up their residence in Kankakee County, 111. The fall of 1871 witnessed their removal to Dick- inson County, Kan., and saw them located in Cheever Townshij). They both died at the resi- dence of Mr. Thomas in Sherman Township. Their family numbered one son and six daughters, of whom Mrs. Probasco was the sixth in order of birth. She was born in Sandusky County, Ohio, April 16, 1840, and by her marriage has become the mother of five children: Perry A., who mar- ried Jennie Anderson; George W., who wedded Dora Ault; Nellie R., wife of Samuel McEllienny; Mary A. and Eva JI., who complete the family. In the spring of 1871, Mr. I'robasco, accom- panied by his family, came to Dickinson County, Kan., and took up his residence in Sherman Town- ship, where he has since made his home. He is one of the successful and representative farmers of the community, who by his enterprise and close application to business has won prosperity 372 PORTRAIT AND BIOGR^VrHICAL RECORD. and is now the owner of a fine and extensive farm of five hundred and sixt}' acres, upon which he lias made good improvements. His worth and ahiiity are appreciated by his fellow-towns- men, who have indicated their confidence in him In- electing him to several positions of honor and trust. Socially, he is a member of Abilene Post No. 63, (i. A. R., and his wife is a member of the United Brethren Church, with which she has been connected since 1859, and takes an active and comniendal)le interest in its work. This worthy couple have many friends throughout the community, who esteem them highly for their many excellencies of character. Mr. Probasco has been the architect of his own fortune and has built wisely and well. In man^' respects his ex- ample is worthy of emulation. I m '^f OIIN W. IlILL, a successful business man and a pioneer of McPhcrson, Kan., and also a brave and tried veteran of the late war, is the subject of the present sketch. The father of our subject was named .lohn Hill, and he was born in New York March 8, 1800, and his death occurred September 23, 1879. His father was Daniel Hill, a Revolutionary soldier and for eight yeai-s an orderly on Gen. Washington's staff. The mother of our subject came from a quiet Quaker family and bore the name of Is^-phena Annas. She was also born in the State of New York, .lune 30, 180(5, and after fifty years of con- sistent membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church she died October 27. 1887. 'I'he subject of our sketch first saw the light in Madison County, N. Y., August 11, 1825, and hence has pa.ssed his sixty-seventh birthday. His early life was that of boys of his age, but at the age of eighteen he entered Oberlin College and for a year made his own way there, having left home in September, 1844. Reaching Ashtabula County, ( )hio, he engaged in teaching writing, after having had the advantage of the instruction of that adept in penmanship, P. R. Spencer, whose wonderful flourishes have been the admiration and despair of so many aspirants for chirographic fame. For one year our subject taught his art in South- ern Ohio and Virginia, and then settled at the harbor, now the town of Ashtabula, and there lived for twenty years, engaged in the general grocery and merchandise trade, also in selling brick and lime and doing some farming. During the war, Mr. Hill moved to his farm twenty miles from Ashtabula, and he was living there when he entered the army, September 24, 1864, in Company D, One Hundred and Seventy- seventh Ohio Infantiy, Third Brigade, Third Di- vision, Twenty-third Army Corps, and took part in the battle of Franklin. After the battle of Nashville he was transported to Washington by way of Columbus and assisted in the capture of Ft. Anderson, N. C, and landed at Ft. Fisher; after the surrender he joined Slierman at Golds- boro, N. C, and was with the regiment when it was reviewed at Raleigh by (irant and Meade. Our subject saw Johnston march out of Salisbury, N. C. and was then detailed on duty in the commissary department as a clerk on account of his good pen- manship. Ater tlie return of peace, our subject went back to Ashtabula and engaged for a time in the foundrj' business, but decided to make a home further West. Hence he made a trip to Kansas in 1871 as a member of a locating committee of a colony, and at this time he passed over the site of the present town of McPherson, which was then but bald prairie, giving no hint of the busy center which it was destined to become. Then not a house or tree was in sight, and the buffalo still roamed here occasionally, .as the next year three were killed upon the very site of the future town. Mr. Hill returned to Ohio, but in the spring of 1872 he returned to Kansas after a colony and location were made at King City; but this town did not flourish, and June 19, 1872, the town of McPherson was located and our subject held the otflce of President as the second incumbent of the Town Company until it ce.ased to do business as a company. The company' consisted of twelve members, and our subject located upon section 20, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 373 and that remained his home. If Mr. Hill had been a man easily discouraged, his first eighteen months of life in Kansas would have thoroughlj' disheart- ened hiin, for at the end of that time he had lost his $3,000, with which he had come into tlie State, and tliere were judgments of $1,400 against him. However, he was made of the right timbre for a pioneer. He studied hard and was admitted to the Bar, and in six 3'ears he had evened up by pay- ing every dollar of his indebtedness. He then be- gan liandling town property', platted Hill's Addi- tion, and during the boom whicii followed could liave sold out for $60,000. While living in Ohio, Mr. Hill had served as .Justice of the Peace, and after coming here he occupied that position for nine years. He has erected several store buildings and for several years liad an office in the town; he now lives temporarily in comfort over one of his large stores. The very first business house of this place was built b3'' H. Bowker, and some buildings were moved from King Cit3' to this place and are still standing, as is also the hotel moved from the former place by William West, the first landlord. Early travelers througli here will remember both. ISIr. Hill lost his first wife three years after mar- riage, and in 18.52 he married again, at Coldbrook, but his wife died in 1866, and in July, 1868, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, he married Miss Sarah Prosser, a native of Portage Countv, Ohio, and a lady of great business capaeit}- and intelli- gence. In 1886, Mrs. Hill was elected a member of the McPherson School Board, and at that time there was but one other woman who held a like position in the State. So well has she filled the position that she has been twice re-elected, and still holds the position. Her experience has been large, as for seventeen terms she taught school both in the States of New York and Ohio. Slie is also a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Mr. Hill has been a member of the JIasonic fra- ternity' for the p.ast thirty 3ears, and was a charter member of McPherson Lodge No. 172, in which he was formerly quite active. He is also a member of the (Jrand Army of the Republic, where the vet- erans enjoy again the old companionship which has created a sympathy which extends over the whole United States. The family of Mr. Hill consists of his estimable wife and their two children: Jessie, a talented 3'oung ladv, who for four years lias been a teacher in the public schools of McPherson; and Fred P., who is making a name for himself in the Senior Class of the State Uni- versit3-. John A. and Sherman W., children b3' a former marriage, are in business for themselves, the former being a grain dealer at Windom, and the latter engaged upon the home farm. Our subject claims that had it not been for the able assistance and encourjiging counsel and good advice of his afifectionate wife he, in all probabilit3', would at the present time be still living on the old sod house which was his home for six 3'ears. ENRY VOGT. The subject of the follow- ing brief sketch is the partner in the firm of Bartells & Vogt, dealers in lumber, lime and cement, located in Inman, Kan. He was bom many miles from his present home, and is surrounded b3' scenes that must have seemed very strange when he landed upon our shores. Awav off across the great plains in the dominions of the might3- Czar, our subject first saw the light. His birth took place JUI3' 18, 1852, in the govern- ment of Taurida upon the sea of Azof, in Russia, and even there had tidings gone of the great and free country which offered homes to the millions. Hither our subject came and found his wa3' to Kansas, and located with his three sisters in Supe- rior Township. The sisters of our subject are Maggie, who has become the wife of Herman Lchrling: Mary mar- ried Jacob Brown; and Katie became Mrs. Bartells, the wife of the partner of Mr. Vogt. The business partnership was formed in 1887, and since that time the firm has done exceedingl3- well. In any new i)lace there is always a great demand for sup- plies such as this firm carries, and they are ahva3-s ready to fill all orders. 374 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFXORD. Mr. Vogt was married in 1886 to Miss Anna Ediijer, and three eliildren have been born of tliis union, who are Herman, Cornelius and Peter. eHARLES CHRISTIAN HAHN, wlio follows general farming on section 28, Cambria Township, Saline County, was born in Ran- dolph County, 111., on the 20th of August 1839, and is of German descent. His parents, Ciiristian and Elizabeth (Eordman) Ilahn, were botli born in Germany, the former a native of Nassau and the latter of Hanover. Under the parental roof, our subject was reared to manhood, but on tlie breaking out of tiie late war he no longer followed the quiet life of a farmer but took up the career of a soldier. liitterly op- posed to slavery, when Ft. Sumter was fired upon and the President issued his first call for troops, he entered the service in April as a member of the Twenty-second Illinois Infantry, serving three months. He was discharged at Belleville but soon afterward re-enlisted for three years as a member of the same company and regiment and served until the close of the war. He was with Sherman during the Atlanta campaign and participated in many of the important battles. For a short time he served on detached duty in the commissary de- partment, but with the exception of this time he was alwaj's found in the ranks, and witli three ex- ceptions was present at every battle in which his regiment engaged. He was twice slightly wounded but did not let tliis prevent his service. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River, but just before entering the gates of Andersonville was exchanged and returned to his regiment. He par- ticii)ated in the (4rand Review in Washington, the grandest military pageant ever seen in this coun- try, and in ,lune, ISC'), was honorably discharged. When the war was over and the country no longer needed iiis services, Mr. Ilahn returned to Illinois. In the succeeding fall, he came to Kansas and secured a homestead, his present residence, situated six and one-half miles northeast of Salina. It has since been his home, and in the years which have passed since he located here he has made it a valuable farm. He now owns a half-section of land, one hundred acres being planted in wheat, one hundred in corn, while an orchard of fine fruits, mostly apples, covers an additional twenty- acre tract. He has won prosperity in the line of his business, and ranks among the substantial cit- izens of the community. On the 13th of November, 1862, Mr. Ilahn was united in marriage with Miss Dena Christina Kramm, who was born in Hanover, Germany, Jan- uary 20, 1843, and when two years old was brought to this country by her parents. By their union have been born the following children: Ella Wilhelmina Helena, now the wife of W. A. Mur- phy, who resides near New Cambria ;John Frederick Henry; Maggie Elizabeth, wife of .). II. Casterline, of Cambria Township.; Edward Charles; Albert Andrew and Mary Ada. For some years, Mr. Ilahn was a supporter of the Republican part}-, but now alliliatcs with the People's party. He is a pleasant, genial gentleman, who enjoys a joke, can tell a good story and is an interesting companion. ^^^•^- ip^EUBEN .\. SCOTT, who now follows gen- m^ eral farming on section 22, Willowdale A\ \V Township, Dickinson County, was born near Logansport, Ind., May 15, 1836, and is ason of Alex and Unity (Watt) Scott, the former a na- tive of Virginia, and the latter of North Carolina. The paternal grandparents were natives of Scot- land. The father went from Ohio to Kentucky, whither he had removed when a small child, and before the land wiis surveyed removed to Indiana and took up a claim. Our subject first engaged in farming with his father until eighteen years of age and then em- barked in the tinware business. During the prog- ress of the late war, he offered his service to aid ^M^ ^- aft — ' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 377 in the protection of the Union, and on the 8th of September, 1861, became a inemberof Company E, Ninth Illinois Cavalr\'- The first active engage- ment in which he participated was at Village Creek, Ark., and his service was cavalry scouting for some time. At tliat battle he was shot in the ribs of the left side and still carries the ball. With his command he went from Pilot Knob, Mo., to Black River and from there to Jacksonport, at which place a portion of the company were engaged in a skirmish. It was afterward detached as escort to Brig.-Geii. Benton on the id of July, 1862, and marched to Augusta, where they celebrated the Fourth with a grand celebration and a review of the General's brigade. The following day they broke camp and marched to Clarendon, whence they went to Helena, Ark., on the 14th of July. On the 10th of October, Mr. Scott reported for duty to his regiment, which was then stationed four miles from Helena. He never left the com- mand on account of his wounds, but for a time was not able for dut}'. For three months he was on constant duty as picket and scout. On the 10th of January, 1862, his regiment moved with the ex- pedition up the White River, disembarked at Duvall's Bluff and then scouted for several days. The troops then returned to Helena and from there went to Memphis, Tenn., and on to German- town, where they remained until the latter i)art of August. Several skirmishes occurred in the mean- time. At.Senatobia, Miss., the Ninth Cavalry, on the 25th of May, drove three hundred from their posi- tion with a loss of forty killed and wounded. Re- turning to Germantown on the 2.3d of June, Mr. Scott there remained until August 24, when he left for La Grange, Tenn. He was promoted to be Cor- poral November 1, 1861, and was made Sergeant May 13, 186.3. December 4, 1863, Mr. Scott lost his right arm at the battle of Moscow, Tenn., and was discharged in Memphis on the 7th of April, 1864. After being wounded, Mr. Scott was sent to Mem- phis and was soon afterward taken with the small- pox, which kept his arm from healing, and he was unable to rejoin his command for some time. On the close of the war, our subject returned to Indiana and was engaged as a book canvasser, and sold patent rights for five or six years. In 1865, 17 he married Harriet D. Healy, who was born August 30, 1843, and died March 23, 1866, leaving one child, Harvey A., born February 7, 1866. The lat- ter is now married and is employed in Smith's drug- store in Abilene. Mr. Scott was again married, in 1875, his second union being with Miss Mary E. Ballerton, a native of Indiana. They have one child. Grade A., born February 8, 1877. Mr. Scott continued, to engage in the book busi- ness until 1870, when he came to Kansas, and lo- cated on section 22, Willowdale Township, where he secured eighty acres of land in this county and eighty in McPherson County; the latter he disposed of and added to his eighty in this county thirteen acres. He has now disposed of his propert}- in McPherson County, and now has about ninet3'^- three acres altogether. He is an enterprising far- mer and one of the substantial citizens of the com- munity. During his residence here he has made many warm fiiends and has secured the confidence and good-will of all. He now receives a pension of 145 per month in recognition of his faithful service. He was a valiant and true soldier during the late war, and the same characteristics which maiked his career at that time are now indicative of his life. in OHN B. .L\CKS()N, one of the pioneers of the State of Kansas, is the subject of our ^ present writing. He is located upon the ^!^f'' southwest quarter of section 4, Turkey Creek Township, in McPherson County. The subject of this sketch was born September 7, 1847, in Pasquotank County, N. C, and was reared upon a farm and there remained until after the Civil War. In 1868 he removed to Lee Cou'ity, 111., but in 1870 he came on and located in Kansas. In December, 1870, he reached Turkey Creek with Thomas Woodside, who was a Texas cattleman. The latter lived here until his death in 1878, when his family returned to Canada and sold the land as a result of the alien laud law. 378 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mr. Jackson worked in the employ' of Mr. Wood- side from July, 1871, to the spring of 1872, and then filed a homestead at this place, but wliile absent his claim wasjuni|ied. He entered suit and recovered it; he has retained the laud and has added eighty acres upon section 9, and now engages in extensive wheat farming. The settlers who came to this lo- cality with Mr. Jackson were Tom Finian, who has gone; Joseph Mulhere, who remains upon his place; Widow Paine, deceased; Jim Garry, who lives in Newton; and ]>uke Trainor, who is still on his place. All these families had scattered down the creek, and there was liut one man to the northwest for liiiiidrcds of miles, and he had a claim upon the lake ill Superior Township. The third winter of his picmeer life, our subject spent in hunting buffalo where Dodge City now stands. In 1871 lie was able to have a team and engaged in farming, but the result was not very encouraging, as he realized only one mess of pota- toes. It was all hard work, and what our subject possesses he has won by the sweat of his brow. September 6, 1876, he induced Miss Sarah M. Hawk- ins, of Ellsworth County, to share his pioneer home, and after the marriage the young couple faced the world with a determination to overcome ditticulties, and they did so to a remarkable degree. She was born in Calhoun County, Mich., February 17, IS.'iO, and had come to Kansas with her brother and had lileTp^OBERT WILLIAMS is one of the pioneers of L*^ Empire Township, McPherson County, hav- IsS flj\ ing come here at a time when there were neither roads nor organizations of any kind. He is now the owner of a good farm on section 11, in the township and county above named. Mr. Williams is a native of that partrician State which was founded by Raleigh and named for the Virgin Queen. He was born April 14, 1820, in Rockbridge County, Va., his parents being Lewis and Maiy (Sloan) Williams. The former was a soldier in the AVar of 1812, and a brave and good man. He and his wife were the parents of four- teen children. Our subject left liome at the age of thirteen and went to Gallia, Ohio. lie there learned the cooper's, trade which he worked at until his mar- riage, which occurred December 27, 1840. His bride was a Miss Betty Pauley, and a native of Gallia County, Ohio, born May 9, 1822. She was a daughter of Jonathan and May (Summers) Pau- ley, but having lost her mother when very young she was reared b}' her maternal grandparents. After being settled in domestic life Mr. Williams was employed at his trade and at farming until 1847. He then removed to Cass County, lud., and there lived for nine years. The family tiience removed to Ottawa and spent two 3-ears. From Indiana they removed to Rock Island County, 111., and lived for eight or more years. The next seven years were passed in Morgan County, Mo., 380 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and in 1873 they came to Kansas and settled on tlieir present farm, wblcli tliey a(?(iuired under the Homestead Act. It must indeed have been a drcar3- existence at that early day, for Mr. Will- iams tells us that his nearest neighbor lived at a distance of five miles and that the prairie was un- broken, not even a thread of road outlininsj the direction to civilization. However, our subject made his own little domin- ion, which included two teams, six milch cows, and the usual complement of farm implements. He now has one hundred and sixty acres of land, of which one hundred and twenty acres are under cultivation. The nine children that came to add to the cares of the family daring their early youth were later very helpful in the development of the farm. Of these, five are now living and are now all married and have homes of their own. They are .Jonathan F., Sarah Ellen, Mary Emma, Robert E. and George L. .July 30, 1862, the original of this sketch enlisted in the service of his country, joining Company A, of the Thirty-fifth Iowa Infantry-. He served for two years and took part in the following bat- tles: Pea Ridge, Belmont and Dry Lake. He was finally discharged on account of disability, and has never fully recovered from the effects of the exposure and privations from which he suffered. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic at Galva. In politics he affiliates with the People's party. [I^ENS HELSTROM was born .May 4, 18 40, in llf)!^ Sweden, where he grew to nianlK)od, re- /IW^ ceiving in his boyhood a good education. (^/ He was reared as a farmer and has always continued true to the calling. Our subject lost his father when a child and began for himself at the age of sixteen years. He was employed on a farm in his native land until coming to America in 1868. On coming to this country, Mr. llelstrom was eraplo^'ed variously in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michig.'in and Minnesota, and thus saw considera- ble of the Central and Northern States. He worked on the railroad for eighteen months and on accumulating a fair sum went liack to his native land. After a pleasant visit home, during which he expatiated upon the advantages and charms of America and Americans, he returned to this coun- try, bringing with him his own family and a large number of relatives, who came hither to colonize in Kansas. This colony settled in Kansas in 1871, at which time our subject took up his present farm under the Homestead Act. It comprised one hun- dred and sixty acres and was uncultivated but rich and productive. The family home at tii>t was a tiny place, 12x16 feet in dimensions. Our subject broke the land and fenced it and began to improve it in earnest. Since that time he has built three houses. He built his present home in 1885. It is a comfortable farm cottage, erected at a cost of $1500, and has its fair complement of barns, sheds, etc. He has beautified the place bj' planting large numbers of soft maple trees, and basset out a fine orchard that covers f»ur acres. He has now under cultivation one hnndred and thirtj' acres of land, which yields him a good income. Besides this tract, he oper- ates two hundred and forty acres of rented land. Since coming to Kansas, Mr. Helstrom has devoted his attention exclusively to farming, canning on a general business. November -1, 1865, Hens Helstrom was married to Miss Elna Oleson, a native of Sweden, born September 2, 1843. She there received a good education, and is a prepossessing, wholesome ma- tron. She has been the mother of nine children, of whom eight are still living, namel3-: Anna Mary, .Josephine, .John Herman, Carl Wilhelm, Au-' gust Elmore, Clara Aurine, llulda Sophia and Olof. Both our subject and his wife are members of the Swedish F^angelical Church of McPherson and have brought up their children in that faith. Mr. Helstrom has been very active in .Sunday-school work and is a prized teacher. He has given his children excellent educational opportunities, and the eldest son and daughter have been students in the Diinkard College. I ALBIN A TOLBERT PORTEAIT AND BIOfi^RAPHICAL RECORD. 383 Our subject has been Clerk of this school district for twelve years. In political affairs, he belongs to tlie Farmei-s' Alliance, but was previously a Re- publican. He has been Trustee of this township for eight terms, a longer period than anj^ other man, and Treasurer for three terms. He served as Justice of the Peace also for one term, and has been a frequent delegate to political conventions. In his youth, Mr. Helstrom was fitted for a teacher but found that he had no inclination for that calling. j.^ LBIN A. TOLKERT was born in Belmont l^zLJI Countj', Ohio, September 12, 1846, and died at his home in Wheatland Township, Dickinson County, on the 30th of Nov- ember, 1888, respected b}' all who knew him. He was the seventh in order of birth in a family of twelve children, and was reared to manhood in the county of his nativity, no event of special import- ance occvirring during his boyhood days. He re- mained in Belmont County until twenty-three 3'ears of age, when he bade good-bye to the Buck- eye State and removed to Illinois, locating in Macon County. The four succeeding years of his life were there spent. On the expiration of that period, Mr. Tolbert came to Kansas and made a settlement in Dickin- son County, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was twice married, his first union being with Sarah L. Myers, who became his wife in Chambersburg, Pa., on the 6th of March, 1879. By their union was born one child, a daughter, Arrainta B. Tiie death of Mrs. Tolbert occurred in Wheatland Township on the '2d of September, 1881. Mr. Tolbert was a second time married, in Belmont County, Ohio, on the 15th of June, 1884, Miss Almeda J. Phillips becoming his wife. The lady was born in Belmont County, Ohio, July 23, 1865. By the second marriage two children were born, Fisher A. and Sarah A., but both died in in- fancy. After coming to Dickinson County, Mr. Tolbert was for some time employed in herding cattle, and then settled on section 11, Wheatland Township, where he continued to reside until his death. He was a man of good business ability, energetic and enterprising, and b}' his industrious and perse- vering efforts secured a comfortable competence. He became owner of a fine farm .of four hundred and eighty acres, and the well-tilled fields and many improvements which he made upon the place classed him among the leading agriculturists of the community. His life was well and worthily spent and won him the high regard of all with whom he came in contact. His sterling worth and many excellencies of character gained him many friends, who sincerely mourned his death. He passed away November 30, 1888, and in his death tiie community lost one of its best citizens. Mrs. Tolbert still resides on the old home farm in Wheatland Township, where she has a pleasant residence, supplied with all the comforts of life. She is an estimable lady and her friends throughout the community are many. ^^•^^-^^<^ -J- ellRISTlAN S. KRAYBILL, who is engaged in farming on section 29, Newbern Town- ship, Dickinson County, is a native of Lan- caster County, Pa. lie was born April 19, 1854, and is a sou of Peter N. Kraybill. His paternal grandfa- ther also bore that name. His mother was Miss Fan- nie Snyder in her maidenhood, and was a daugh- ter of Henry Snyder. His parents still reside in Lancaster Countj^ where his earl^' life was passed upon his father's farm. He began earning his own livelibood by working at farm labor by the month, but continued to make his home under the paren- tal roof until he had attained his majoritv. He secured a good common-school education and for one term was a student in the State Normal School of the Kej-stone State. Mr. Kraybill lias been a resident of Dickinson County since tiie spring of 1879. He worked out for one year, after which he began farming on his own account. With the capital he had acquired through industry and perseverance, he purchased one hundred and sixty acres in Newbern Town- ship and operated that farm for three years, when he sold out and purchased the eighty-acre tract of land on which he now resides. The rich and fer- tile fields are well tilled, the buildings are such as are found upon a model farm, and the owner is a progressive agriculturist. Mr. Kraybill was married in his native county on the 28th of December, 1882, to Miss Emma G. Engle, who was born in Lancaster County, Pa., on the 21st of January, 1863. She is a daughter of Noah and Martha (Graybill) Engle. Her parents, who reside in Newbern Township, are represented on another page of this work. Unto our subject and his wife have been born four children: Grace M., Howard V. (deceased), Frank S. and Earl E. (deceased). Mr. Kraybill has always engaged in agricultural pursuits and h.as met with good success in his un- dertakings, acquiring all his propert}' through his own efforts. In politics he is a supporter of the Republican party, but has never sought or desired the honors or emoluments of public office. How- ever, he was elected Township Trustee in the fall of 1891, and by his prompt and faithful discharge of his duty is proving himself an efficient officer. He also served as School Director for several years. H.c is a man of firm convictions, honest and up- right, and ills word is as good as his bond. i-^-i^ll AVID HARRISON resides on a fine farm located on section 34,AViIson Township, Ma- rion County. He is a son of Hezekiah and Lydia (Hilbert) Harrison, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Harrison, Ohio. The decease of botii occurred at Cadiz, Ohio. Mr. Har- rison, Sr., was a farmer by occupation and made quite a succe.ss of his calling. He was the father of five children, of whom our subject was the eldest. 394 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. David Harrison was born in Cadiz, Ohio, Feb- ruary 14, 1835. Tliere he was reared to manhood, receiving a good, practical education in tlie pub- lic schools, and adding to this solid foundation the finishing superstructure at Franklin College, in Harrison County. He also later attended the Ilopedale Normal College. For a number of years, probably twenty, our subject was engaged in teaching. The saying that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, did not liold good in Mr. Harrison's case, for, although his career as a teacher was pursued almost continuousl3' at his native place, he was credited with being one of the most advanced educators of that locality, a teacher wlio has few, if an}', superiors in his calling, and one to whom man J' of the youths of that locality owe tiieir train- ing, not only in liook-lore Init in manners and morals as well. Mr. Harrison continued to live at Cadiz until 1860, at which time he removed to Benton County, Iowa. After spending a year there, he returned to his native place, wooed back probably b}- the fascinations of a certain little lady, wiio later took his name, l^eptember 1, 1803, David Harrison and .Susannah Dickerson were united in marriage. Mrs. Harrison, like himself, is a native of Cadiz, and was born February 12, 1837. She was a daughter of Josepli Dickerson, of the same locality. The j'oung couple made their home at Cadiz for a year following their marriage and tlien removed to Benton County, Iowa, where they resided for two years. While there they were engaged chielly in farming. Returning to Cadiz, they made that their home for six years, at the end of which time they went back to Iowa and settled in Mahaska Count}', living tiiere untd March, 1875, when they came to Marion County and settled in wliat is now Fair Play Townsliip. Here they united the work of farming and teaching. The family made that their home until 1883, and tiicn .settled in Wilson Township, where the}' have since lived. In 187G, our subject was elected County Super- intendent of .Sciiools, and served for one term. He has held the ollice of Townsliip Trustee for two terms, and while in Fair Play Township served as Township Clerk for one or two terms. He has al- ways taken a great interest in the local and general political aspect of the country, using his influ- ence, as men of iiis profession should, in instruct- ing the people as to his party's platform and methods. He has identified himself thus far with the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison are the parents of three children, whose names are J. Elworth, Alma and EfSe. Our subject has for some time given his attention wholly to agricul- tural pursuits. He owns about one hundred acres of land, the improvements on which he made himself. KN.IAMIN M. KOHINSON, a very success- ful business man during life, and one well known in tliis part of the country on ac- count of iiis energy and push, and also on account of his pleasant social qualities, is tiie sub- ject of this sketch. He is still remembered affec- tionately by his fellow-soldiers in the Wisconsin regiment in which he served during the whole of the war. Mr. Robinson was born in Franklin, Me., Octo- ber 13, 1835. His parents died when he was a child and he was cared for by a family named Flcetknot. At the age of fourteen yeai-s he made iiis way to Oregon. Madison, and other points in Wisconsin. He inherited a consuniiitive consti- tution, and, taking pleasure in travel, at about the age of twenty-one he made a trip to California and remained tliere two years. Returning to Wis- consin, he went into the lumber and pine-timber trade at Madison and remained there until the sjiring of 1870. Desiring a warmer climate in winter, he decided to try Kansas, and entered land in .South Cottonwood Township, within four miles of Marion, and proved up his land. After three or four years, he formed a partner- ship witii Charles Barker, at Florence, in the hank- ing and grain business, and this firm became .igeiits for the .\tchison it .Southern Railroad. Our subject PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 395 was connected with this business for some time but again failing health warned him that he must seek a different locality, and this time lie went to Leadville, Colo., and there became interested in mines, and here his life ended, on the 30th of September, 1883, he having succumbed to that dread disease, consumption. His remains were tenderly brought back to Marion and interred in the INIarion Cemeter}- by the jMasonic fralernity, of which he had been an active member in the lodges at Florence and Marion, having assisted at their organization. For some years he was Master of the Florence Lodge. The funeral was conducted by Dr. Asher, of Newton, a friend of the deceased. Many beautiful tributes were paid to his memory, as he was a man who had a host of friends. Mr. Robinson was an ardent Republican, but was seldom heard of in the part}' ranks, as he never sought office or polit- ical distinction of any kind. He has an honorable record as a soldier. As a business man, he was very successful, notwithstanding his delicate health, and was interested in the Colorado mines up to the very day of his death. Mr. Robinson was married, September 26, 1875, near Marion, to Miss Margaret Mollolian, daughter of Charles Mollohan; she w.as born in Braxton County, W. Va. A son and daughter are the re- sult of this marriage: Charles M. and Mamie E., and they, with their bereaved mother, con- stitute the family which Mr. Robinson left be- hind him. After his decease, Mrs. Robinson re- sided with her father, Mr. Charles Mollohan, until she was also bereaved of him by death. e-^i^i ANUEL .lAY BROWN, M. D., of Salina, is one of the most prominent physicians not only of Saline County, but of Kansas as well. He has a wide acquaintance, both Social and professional, throughout the commu- nity, and we feel a.ssured that this record of his life will prove of interest to our readers. The Doctor was born near Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, August 2, 1858, and is a son of Rev. John and Lucinda (Briggs) Brown, who are natives of Columbiana County, Ohio, and are numbered among the earliest settlers o( Williams County, Ohio. For a half-century the father devoted his life to the work of the ministry as a Dunkard preacher. He is still living, and is now more than eighty years of age. Our subject was reared in the usual manner of farmer lads, following the plow and harrow in his boyhood days. His literary education was ac- quired in the High School of Bryan, and at the age of twenty-one he began reading medicine in the office of Dr. E. A. Keiser, of that place. He afterward entered the Hahnemann Medical Col- lege of Chicago, and was graduated from that in- stitution in 1882. At a very early age he mani- fested an inclination and love for the study of medicine, and had been the family physician for many years. After his graduation he opened an office in Hudson, Mich., where he remained one summer. He then spent a year in travel, and on the 19th of April, 1884, located in Salina, where he has since engaged in general practice. He also makes a specialty of the eye, ear, nose and throat diseases, having given special attention to study along those lines. His practice is now largely iu that direction, and he has been verv successful. He now enjoys a large and lucrative practice, which has constantly increased from the begin- ning. On the 24th of April, 1886, the Doctor was united in marriage with Miss May Belleville, a lady of high culture and refinement. She is a na- tive of Indiana, and a daughter of Col. John C. and S. E. Belleville. Her father was a veteran of the late war, and died in Ellsworth, Kan. Her mother is now living in Salina. Mrs. Brown is identified with the Equal Suffrage movement in this Slate, and is quite a popular speaker and a ready and fluent writer on this question. She has also written articles of fiction, and is connected with some of the Eastern magazines. The Doctor and his wife reside at No. 309 South Santa Fe Street, and their home is brightened by the pres- ence of a little daughter of fiTe years, Edith M. 396 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL KPX'ORD. The Doctor is a member of the Odd Fellows' Society and tiic Modern Woodmen. He is also a member of tlic llomeoi)alhic State Medical Society, and in 1890 was honored bj' an election to the ollice of President. He also served as its Secre- tary one 3'ear. He has made contributions to the medical journals, and is regarded as one of the most prominent men of his profession iu Kansas. He is a man of fine personal appearance, pleasant and courteous in manner, and wins friends wher- ever he goes, while his skill and ability as a prac- titioner have secured hini a liberal patronage and won him a high and well-deserved reputation. ^^F LEXANDP:R M. lane is the name of one (,@JLJI of the most highly esteemed men in (irove- land Township, where he resides upon section 14, seven miles southwest of Mc- Pherson. Mr. Lane liomesteaded November 1, 1871, on section 32 of Turkey Creek Township, and lived there until 1876, when he came to his present place. Our subject was born in Athens County, Ohio, November 3, 1839, and at the age of four years his parents moved to Knox County, where the}- lived until the lad was ten j'ears old. Then they moved to Louisa County, Iowa, and there tlie par- ents died. The father of ^Ir. Lane was Jloses Lane, a farmer by occupation, and his mother was before marriage Sliss Mary Brewer, a good and pious woman. The war broke into this j'oung life as it did into that of so many, and in 1862, our subject enrolled his name on the rolls of Company A, Twenty-fifth Iowa Regiment and saw service first at Arkansas Post, and then at Vicksburg. The regiment was posted on the right, and the company in which Mr. Lane was enlisted was on the line which ex- tended to the river and which was working on tlie cut-off, witii guns taken from the gun-l)oat "Cin- cinnati," wiiich was sunk by the Confederates. This was in the attack on N'icksburg. July 2. Tliis regiment fought Jackson at Jackson, Miss., and then went through Georgia under Thomas and took part in all the activities of the Atlanta campaign. His regiment was the first one to cross the river to enter Atlanta, and iu the rest of the battles were under the command of .Sherman. Our subject was one of the fortunate, brave and daring men who seemed to have a charmed life. In the ranks all of the time, in the thickest of the danger continually, he went through without wound or capture and was one of the trium[)hant heroes who took part in that Grand Review at Washington, when the return of peace was cele- brated with the pomp of war. Then our subject returned home. The scattered lines of his life he attempted to pick up wliere he had dropped them, but a certain restlessness which alllicted almost all of the returned soldiers took possession of him, and after one quiet year of farm life in Iowa he moved to Kansas, and here he has improved two farms. The first Kan.sis farm of our siiliject was at Tur- key Creek, and this he liomesteaded, but when he found that the township had been almost exclu- sivel}' taken up by German settlers, he concluded another place would be more congenial to him aud he therefore sold it and came to his present place, which had been homesteaded by David Hen- derson, and about ten acres had been broken. Mr. Lane paid *!600 for the quarter-section, where he has made good improvements and does a successful business in mixed farming. The marriage of our subject took place January 22, 1871, in Washington County, Iowa, to Miss Mary Fairchild, the daughter of Almon and Mary Jane (Lingo) Fairchild, both of whom were natives of Ohio. Mrs. Lane was born in Washing- ton County, Iowa, August 4, 1849. In 1871 her parents settled upon a farm, three quarters of a mile from where the Lanes settled, but in what is now Henry County. Almon Fairchild died in May, 1888, aged sixty-five j'ears. Mrs. Fairchild still lives on the old homestead. The father of Mrs. Lane was an attorney and practiced law for many years in Iowa, but lived retired from business when he came to Kansas. He w.as on the extreme border county,whcre buffaloes still roamed, and for several years he made a business of hunting them. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD. shipping hides, tallow and meat, and in the mean- time he broke about one hundred acres of land and put in one hundred acres in wheat in 1875. William E. is an adopted son of Mr. Lane, and was taken into the family when two years of ao-e. He has grown into a promising lad of fourteen years, and will no doubt be of great comfort to his adopted parents. The other young member of the family is Miss Minnie Davis, a young lady of six- teen, who has been a member of it for the past eight years. In his political faith, Mr. Lane is a Democrat, although he takes no very active part in public matters. He is also a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and is considered one of the most careful and reliable men of the neighborhood in business matters and he is most highly esteemed. 399 ^^ LIVER C. BROWN. Now a farmer on the \VU/ ''^'^ '"Oiling prairie ground of Kansas and \J' having a fine place on section 26, of Wilson Township, Marion County, our subject was born in a very different portion of the country. The mountainous region of Southwestern Pennsyl- vtinia was the scene of his early home, for he was born in Fayette County, his natal day being May 10, 1837. He is a son of Alexander and Ruth (Coleman) Brown, both of whom were born in Fayette County. The father of Alexander Brown was Alexander Brown, Sr., and, although it is not known beyond a doubt, it is supposed that he also was born in Pennsylvania. Our subject's great- grandfather, William Brown, settled in Fayette County, Pa., at an early day, and died after there devoting himself to agriculture for a number of years. Our subject's mother, whose decease occurred in Fayette County, reared seven children, who all be- came honored and respected citizens. Our sub- ject's father learned the blacksmith's trade when a young man and followed that to some extent, but gave his attention chiefly to farming. Oliver C. Brown was the second son, and was reared to the Id I duties of a Pennsylvania farmer's son. He was educated in the publivife are 400 PORTRAIT AND lilOGRATHICAL RECORD. greatly interested in religious afifaii-s and have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for upwards of a quarter of a centurj'. He is a public-spirited citizen, whose influence has ever been of an elevating character. It maj' be added tiiat for several generations past, members of the Brown family have been successful teaehere, in which profession they have largel}' engaged. ON. DAVID MATTESON, the efficient Mayor of Abilene and a dealer in real estate and loans, was born in West Green wicli, K. I., on the 17th of September, 1839. His par- ents, Philip and Ann (.Andrews) Matteson, were botli nativesoftlic same State, and when our subject was a year old they removed to Luzerne County, Pa., where iiis motherdied iii 1841. He remained there until sixteen j-ears of age, and then became a resi- dent of Delavan, Wis., where the death of his father occurred in 1866. He worked upon a farm and in a sawmill until 1861, when he enlisted at the first regular call for three-year troops, becoming a member of Company A, Tenth Wisconsin Infantry. He was in the service for three yeai-s, two montlis and nineteen days, and was in the Kentucky, Tennessee and Atlanta campaigns. He participated in the battles of Perryville and Stone Iliver and was in the Mitchell campaign before Corinth, where with about two hundred men he aided in burning the bridge at Bridgeport, where about tw(j thousand Confederate soldiers were stationed. After the battle of Stone River, he served as wagon-master until the expiration of his term of service. After being mustered out at Milwaukee, Wis., Mr. Matteson returned to Delavan, Wis., and resided upon a farm in that locality until 1870. In that 3'ear he started Westward by wagon and made a location six miles east of Lamar, in Barton County, Mo., but after impioving one hundred acre? of land, sickness caused him to leave that farm, and in 1873 he came to Kansas, making a settlement fourteen miles northwest of Abilene, in Flora Township, where he secured a homestead of one hundred and sixt^' acres. He at once turned his attention to its development and placed the farm under a high state of cultivation, devoting his energies to its improvement until 1884, when he removed to Abilene, where he has since made his home. His land comprised about seven hundred and twenty acres divided into farms. During eleven vears he cleared about $15,000, making it largely on a rise in the price of land. On the 17th of September, 1860, Mr. .Matteson married Miss Maryett Brown, of Delavan, Wis., and by their union have been boi-n five children, as follows: Charlie, who resides near Abilene; Hat- tie, wife of Joseph Laney, a merchant of Talmage; AVilliam M., attending school at the State I'niver- sity, at Lawrence, Kan., preparatory to becoming a civil engineer; Henry E., and Nettie. The fam- ily is widely and favorably known in this com- munity. Since coining to Abilene, Mr. Matteson has en- gaged in the real-estate and loan business. He owns some valuable property, including a thirt3'- five acre orchard, on which was raised twenty-five hundred bushels of apples in 1891. He also owns eighty .icres of farming land and a one hundred and twenty acre farm a mile and a-half east of Abilene. He has some residence property in the city, including his pleasant residence on Cedar Street. He has a one hundred and sixty acre farm in Clay County, near Manchester, eighty acres near Enterprise, and fort}' acres near Carlton. These farms give him a good income, and he is classed among the substantial residents of the city. In 1890, Mr. Matteson was elected Mayor of Abilene, to fill the unexpired term of C. H. Leo- pold. His opponent was A. W. Hice, a. strong candidate, but he won the election by a majorit}- of one hundred and forty. In 1891, with J. II. Brady as opposing candidate, he again made the race for M.avor and was elected bj- a larger major- ity than he had previously received. Since he has been in office considerable trouble has arisen between the city and the Water Works Company, and in his management of this affair, although PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 401 strongly opposed by some, Mr. Matteson has had the support of the City Council and the greater part of the residents of Abilene. He is a popular man and by taking a decided stand for the people and against monopoly, even when opposed by most of the legal talent of the city, he saved to Abilene tliousands of dollars and made the city master of the situation. Mr. Matteson well de- serves the respect and esteem of his fellow-towns- men. He has been true to their interests and his gentlemanly conduct and honorable life have won him hiijh regard. ^^^1 ERMAN BARTELS, the subject of the pres- ent notice, is a successful business man of Inman, Kan., where he carries on a trade in lumber, lime, cement, etc. He has also been a successful farmer and has thus shown that he is a level-headed man, not all developed upon one side. He has the characteristics of his German an- cestry — ^industry, perseverance, and good judg- ment. The gentleman of whom we write was born in Germany, October 24, 1846, and remained in his native country until 1871, when he decided to follow the example of so many of his country- men, and therefore he came across the ocean and the continent until he reached Chicago. There he remained and followed his trade of carpentering, in which he had served an apprenticeship in his country, and finally engaged in contracting in that city. However, the fine lands of this State attracted him, and in February, 1874, he settled upon section 12, on a homestead, and remained there until he moved into town. There he had a farm of two hundred and forty acres and raised grain and stock. Farming was a new occupation for him; in fact, he knew practically nothing about it, but his land was of the kind that only needed to be tickled to make it produce, and his good management did the rest. In 1887, Mr. Bartels moved into Inman and started his present business, and after one year he took in with him his present partner, Mr. Henry Vogt, and the firm now is Bartels & Vogt, with a stock valued at $5,000, or perhaps *6,000, and they are enjoying a fine trade. Mr. Bartels is already a prominent man in the county, having taken a firm stand for Democracy and having been for some time a member of the Democratic Central Committee, and he was made a delegate to the State Convention held at Salina, in Saline County, where matters of great importance were settled. The marriage of Mr. Bartels took place in 1873 in his old home in Germany, to Dora Wendt, but she died here, in Kansas, April 28, 1878. Her father was Christian Wendt, who took a home- stead in Superior Township in 1876, and died here March 6, 1890. His next marriage was with Miss Katie Vogt, a sister of his partner, to wliom he was united two years later. Siie was a native of Russia and came to the United States in 1877, and was one of a family of four children who set- tled in Superior Township. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Bartels consists of three children by his first wife, whose names are Bertha, Augusta, and Willie; and five have been added since'the second marriage, Ida, Annie, Minnie, Mattie, and Adolph. The interesting family of Mr. Bartels will at- tend school and become thoroughly Americanized no doubt, but we are sure that in the hearts of both Mr. and Mrs. Bartels will linger affectionate memories of the lands so far away. They are among the most respected citizens of the county, and command the esteem of all who know them. d**** i****t- ^I'OIIN HENRY WENDT, one of the suc- cessful young business men of Inman, Su- ^ perior Township, JlcPherson County, is the 'i^fJ subject of this notice. By birth Mr. Wendt is a German, having first seen the light in the village of Saalde, Germany, January 8, 1867. Mr. 402 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Wendt is the son of Mrs. Tretbar by a former marriage in Germany. Our subject lived with Mr. and Mrs. Tretbar until lie became of age, when he was t'lken into partnership by his grandfather. He began business at the age of nineteen in the meat trade and also in the shipping of stock, and during tiie tliree j-ears that he continued had ex- cellent success. His next venture was in the hardware trade, in which he continued for a >ear and a-lialf at Inman; but hesaw a better open- ing in the grain trade, so sold out his hardware business. One of the most eventful days in Jlr. AVendt's life was the 16th of April, 1890, when he was united in marriage with Miss Caroline D., daugh- ter of Frederick Hofer, of Little A'alley Town- ship, McPherson County, Kan. The young couple reside on the giandfatlier's old homestead in tlie family residence. They have one little son, Arthur A., a sturdy little representative of the family. In politics, Mr. Wendt is one of the firm supporters of the principles and doctrines of Democracy, and stanchly upholds the platform of his party on all occasions. Mr. Wendt opened liis present grain biisine.ss in 1891, and has invested about ^5,000 in his grain business, his immense elevator having a capa- city of thirteen thousand bushels. He has proved himself in this a very successful mau of business, and stands in the front ranks of the commercial men of the township. ellRISTIAN HOHRERisone of the extensive land-owners of Dickinson County. He re- sides on section 2, Banner Township, where he owns four hundred and eight}' acres of arable land, constituting one of the best farms in this lo- calit3'. Switzerland lias not furnished to America as many citizens as some other nations, but has given this country some of its best people. Our gijbject was born iq tUat lqi)c} January 27, 1841, and is a son of Christian and Agatha (Schapper) Rohrer, both of whom spent their entire lives in Switzerland. They had a family of four children, all sons. The father died in 1847, when our sub- ject was a lad of six years. The mother survived until 1862. Christian Rohrer was reared to manhood in his native land in tlie usual manner of farmer lads, and at an early age began to earn his own liveli- hood, working at whatever he could find to do. For a time he was employed in a cotton mill and also in driving a stage over the mountains. It was in 1866 that he bade adieu to tlie land of his birth, and took passage on an American-bound vessel, which at length dropped anchor in the iiarbor of New York. He came direct to Dickin- son County, Kan., and about a year afterward purchased one hundred and sixt}' acres of land on section 35, Jefferson Township. During the first two years of his residence in this county, he en- gaged in farm labor for Ciiristian Hoffman. In June. 1868, in Jefferson Township, Mr. Holirer was united in marriage with Mrs. Apelonia (Hoff- man) Roggendorf, a sister of Ciiristian Hoffman, of Enterprise, and widow of George Hoggendorf. The lady is also a native of Switzerland. They began their domestic life in Banner Township, where thej- have since resided, and their union has been blessed with a family of four sons and three daughters, as follows: Christian A., Leonard, Frank, Emma, Agatha, William and Anna. Mr. Rohrer has a pleasant residence on his farm in Banner Township, which he erected, and it, with many other valuable improvements upon the place, stands .as a monument to liis thrift and enterprise. Since coming to America he has made fanning his life work, and b}- his i)erseverance, good manage- ment and superior business ability has won success. Himself and wife are members of the German Re- formed Church, and in politics he is a standi sup- porter of Republican principles. He faillifuUy performs his duties of citizenship, and his fellow- townsmen, ajipreciating his worth and ability, have called upon him to serve in several official positions. He held the office of Township Treas- urer for three j'ears, was Township Trustee for eight years, and has been a njember of the School PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 405 Board for over twenty years. His long-continued service indicates the promptness and fidelity with wliich lie discharges the duties of the position. Mr. Rohrer was nominated for County Commis- sioner in 1892, but owing to the great political "landslide," like many , other good men he was defeated, although by the verj' small majority of twenty votes. He is one of the representative men of the community, prominent and influential, and is held in the highest regard by all. ^>-^-<^^-^' UILLIAM N. HAWLEY, ex-Mayor of Hei- ington, and the manager of the Herington 'J^/ Lumber Compan}', is one of the leading business men of that i)lace. He was born in Pekin, 111., on the 26th of August, 1859, and is a son of William C. and Mary S. (Nason) Hawley. His fa- ther was a native of Illinois and the mother was born in the Pine Tree State. She was a daughter of Rev. Reuben Nason, who throughout nearl3' his entire life was Principal of the Gorham Acadenw of Maine. His uncle, N. C. Nason, of Peoria, was Grand Scribe of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows of Illinois. The Nasons were all highly ed- ucated and followed professional and literary ca- reers. When our subject was a lad of four years he re- moved to Iowa with his parents, the family locat- ing in Mt. Pleasant, and at the age of fifteen he accompanied them to Lincoln, Neb. He was liber- ally educated, completing his studies in the Ne- braska State University at Lincoln. lie then turned his attention to farming, which he followed in Nebraska until 1884, when he came to Kansas. Two j'ears he spent in Morris Count}', and for five 3'ears he has been manager of the Herington Lumber Company, which is carrying on operations at this place. The company carries a full line of stock, such as is found in a complete lumber-^'ard. A liberal trade has been secured and the company is doing a good business under the successful man- agement of our subject. On the 31st of January, 1882, in Lincoln, Neb., Mr. Hawley was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Cartlidge, of that city. Four children gr.ace their union, namely: Willie, Norma, Mattie and Harold. The parents are both members of the Piesb}^terian Church. In politics, Mr. Hawley is a Republican, but in 1891 he was elected Mayor of this city irrespective of party. During his admin- istration the water-works and electric-light plants first became self-sustaining. In 1890 he served as City Treasurer, and with promptness and fidelity discharged his public duties. The subject of this sketch is widely and favora- bly known in this community, and is a prominent citizen, as well as a progressive and enterprising business man. He has the interests of the commu- nity at heart and does all in his power to promote the general welfare and aid in the upbuilding of the town and county. "jfl AMES LAWSON. Our subject is a native of the same country as was the bold buc- caneer, Lief Ericsson, who, had a wise Prov- dence permitted, would undoubtedly have been accredited as the discoverer of America, for whom this great jubilee of 1892 would have been in honor. Mr. Lawson was born in Tvedestrand, Norway, June 22, 1828. He grew to manhood in his native countiy. While still very young, James Lawson quali- fied and received his diploma as a sailor, to be used either in the merchant or naval service. He began the life of a sailor at the age of thir- teen years and continued it until the year 1850, the ports at which he touched being mostly those of Europe. On completing his twenty-first birth- day, he emigrated to France with the intention of shipping as a sailor on board an American sliip,which he did at Havre de Grace, whence he reached New York. On arriving at Kingston, N. Y., he was ill, and it was supposed that he had cholera, and in consequence he was taken to the cholera hospitsii, 406 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. where it was soon discovered tliat that was not his trouble. Boarding a schooner with a cargo of coal, which was bound for Newburyport, Jlass., lie went with that vessel, and from that port to Thom- aston, Me., where he was discharged. Thence he took a steamer to Portland, where he experienced the first railway journe}' of his life, which was from Portland to Boston. From Boston Mr. Lawson went to Philadelphia by steamer, and the following summer sailed be- tween Boston and Philadelphia. The subsequent fall he changed captains and sailed for the West Indies. After a delightful voyage in the semi- tropics he returned to Baltimore and from there shipped for San Francisco. On reaching Valparaiso, our subject, in company with six other sailors, ran away from the vessel, because the}' wished to re- main in California. They remained in the sub- ui-bsof Valparaiso for six weeks and finally shipped on a vessel bound for San Francisco. The day af- ter arriving he left for the mines and there re- mained for three months, when lie returned to San Francisco and was soon employed in a market. After an experience of this sort which lasted three months, he purchased a mule and dray and the following year he devoted to draying. During this time what was a calamity to others proved to be a source of great revenue to him. One night a fire broke out, and for one night's work in hauling away goods he was paid ^200. For five or six years our subject was engaged in the market business and met with fair success. While thus employed he removed to Stockton. Later he launched into the wholesale and retail grocery business, part of .the time being at the mines. Unfortunately, the money which he made in trade he lost in mining speculations. It, how- ever, wielded a fascination over him and he was employed as agent for mills and ditches for a period of four years. Mr. Lawson came from California to Kansas in 1871. lie immediately pre-empted a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres on section 28 of Gypsum Township. Since coming to McPher- son County, his attentiim has been given exclu- sivelj" to agricultural pursuits, in which he has been very successful. His tract of land is well im- proved and he is, in short, a prosperous farmer and an intelligent and interesting gentleman. His es- tate comprises three hundred and twenty acres of land. There ison it a tine orchard, and a fish-pond, which is well stocked. Mr. Lawson has never seen fit to change his life of single blessedness, being content as he is. He has taken an active part in religious affairs as well as political and is a helpful member of the community. He is a very active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, ill which he has filled the office of Steward and other important offices. He has been Township Trustee and filled the office to the entire satisfac- tion of his constituents. HHISTIAN WKNDT. one of the old and highly esteemed residents of Superior Town- ■JJJ ship, McPherson County, is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Gross Lafferte, Han- over, Germany, June 20, 1816, and came to the United States in 1874, landing in New York City on the 9th of November. He came as far West as Iowa, where he spent the winter, and in the spring of 1876 came to Kansas and bought two hundred and forty acres of land where the town of Inman now stands. His trade was that of a cabinet-maker, with which he had combined farm- ing in his old home, and, as his business facilities were very good, he made monej' wherever he lived. On coming to Kansas, our subject brought ^10, 000 with him. Mr. Wendt was a very popular man and at his death, which occurred March 6, 189(1, much regret was felt in the community over the loss of so good a citizen. At the age of twenty-eight, he married. His daughters grew up to be very popular women, and much of his time was passed with his daughter, Mrs. Tretbar. While still in German}-, he gave much attention to bee culture, but made little from it and came to Amer- ica with only small capital. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 407 Mr. Wenrit was one of the most prominent and popular members of the Evangelical Church, and contributed liberally to its upbuilding. He was ver}' benevolent, and would always forgive an injury and assist any one who would come to him for aid. From 1878 until the last years of his life he resided with his grand-nephew. It was a disappointment to Mr. Wendt to have no sons of his own, but his grandson, John Henry Wendt, the son of Mrs. Tretbar by a former marriage, and wlio now resides on the old place, in the old house of his grandfather, grew up to a very fine and promising young man and became his grand- father's heir. In him the old gentleman took a great deal of comfort and advanced his inter- ests in every waj' he could. The funeral of Mr. Wendt was one of the larg- est -ever held in the county, his many friends desiring in this way to show their respect and es- teem b}' paying the last tribute to his memory. Mr. Wendt was a man who knew how to make money, and, as he was very economical, he left a large fortune behind him to divide between his heirs. He was a tlirift}', prosperous man and did much toward building up the section where he settled. When Mr. Wendt first came to Kansas his farm was in the midst of a wild prairie, but now where he first broke the soil stands the thriv- ing little town of Inman, and the surrounding country' is all settled with farms and the land is in a fine state of cultivation. I^H-^! AR^■EY ELMER BRUCE. The subject of ^ this sketch is a scholarly man, who now holds the position of Su|)erintendent of Schools in the county of ftlcPherson. He was born in Logan Countj-, Ohio, March 12, 1865, and is a son of H. C. and L. J. (Abel) Bruce, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. The}' came to Kansas in October, 1878, and settled in King City Township, four miles south of McPherson, where they now live. As a boy, our subject pursued his studies in the country schools of the county untiri882, when he entered the McPherson High School, from which he graduated two years later. He then began to teach in the county schools and continued this work for four years, when he was elected Principal of the Canton City Schools. This position he re- tained for three years, and the splendid results were very apparent at the end of that time. Upon beginning his work there, the schools were much disorganized, but by re-grading and adopting a fixed course of study and by entering heart and soul into his labor, he was enabled to leave them in a condition second to none in the county. In November, 1892, he was granted a life certificate to teach in the State of Kansas. Our subject was elected to his present position, that of County Superintendent, in 1890, he having been a candidate on the People's ticket. He re- signed his work in the city schools and entered upon his new duties .January 15, 1891. The fol- lowing month he issued the first number of " Our Organizer," since which time twenty numbers have made their appearance. It now has a circulation of two thousand copies. This educational organ is prepared with great care and cannot but be a help to the teachers in the county. One of the innova- tions he has made is the requirement of three ex- aminations in.stead of one from county graduates, also the establishment of the teachers' reading cir- cles, to which he has given special attention. In this last innovation, in order to arouse the inter- est of the teachers, he has taken the books re- quired in the course with him as he visited the schools. In 1891, the reading circle numbered one hundred and fifteen members. This circle is an offspring of the teachers' association, which gives one-half of its time to the required readings of the circle. A prospectus of the meetings held in 1891- 92 is now before the writer. It is attractive in form and so suggestive of good things in an in- tellectual way that it cannot but be helpful and inspiring to all who are connected with it. Since coming into office. Prof. Bruce has gotten out new forms of blanks for office work. The ad- vantages of these over the old forms are so ap- parent that they have been readil}' adopted by 408 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the county. He has fixed the lowest age for a teacher at seventeen years instead of sixteen as it was. He has also raised the standing required in examination from seventy to seventy-five per- cent.^ in the third grade. One hundred and thirty-six teachers are employed in tlie county out- side of Mcl'hersou and there are one luindred and twenty-one districts. There are about one hun- dred and sixty licensed teachers in the count}'. The wages paid these teachers are for inalcs, ^45 jjer month, and females, *.39 per month. About twenty' per cent, of those emploj'ed in the county have had normal training. Mr. Bruce holds a five weeks' County Normal which he conducts himself. He calls to his assistance able instructors. Those last with liim were Prof, and Mrs. Lurtlum, of the cit}' schools, and Prof. Vicker}', of the Ft. Scott Normal. Tlie attendance at this last Normal was one hundred and seventy-five. During last winter Mr. IJruce made two hundred visits to his schools. Our subject has a pleasant domestic life. He was married, July 11, 1888, to Miss Maggie Clark, daugliter of Thomas Clark, deceased, of Galva. Mrs. IJruce was born in Cook County, 111., Novem- ber 13, 1865. fShe is a cliarming and cultured lady, who is at once her husband's companion and inspiration. She is the mother of two bright chil- dren, whose names are Ivan and Isla. Prof. IJruce and his wife are members and active workers in the Presbyterian Church of McPhcrson. For the past two years he has been Superintendent of the Presbj'terian Sunday-school. f m ■^OIIN JOSHUA SEIDEL, an intelligent and prosperous farmer, who owns and operates two hundred and eighty- acres of land on section II, Banner Township, Dickinson County, was born in Oberambd Faihingen, Wurt- emberg, October 22, 1845, and is the seventh in a familj' of fourteen children, whose parents were John 0. and Barbara (Zeiser) Seidel. The father anil mother were both born and reared in Ger- many, and in the fall of 1853 emigrated to Amer- ica, crossing the Atlantic in a sailing-vessel, which during that trip was fifty-six daj's upon the bosom of the Atlantic. On landing in this country, the parents of our subject went to Columbus, Ohio, and spent one year in that city, after which they located upon a farm near bv in Franklin County. In the autumn of 1860, they became residents of Sterling, 111., and their next removal, a few months later, saw them located on a farm near that place in Wiiite- side County. For fifteen years Mr. Seidel then engaged in agricultural pursuits, after which he sold out and returned to Sterling, where he con- tinued to live retired. His wife died on tlie 11th of May, 1883. Mr. Seidel siirvived her for two years and was called to his final rest November 10, 1885. Of their children, six sons and- six daughters grew to mature years, while two died in infancy. Our subject spent the lirst eiglit ^-ears of his life in his native land and then accompanied his pa- rents on their emigration to America. Under the parental roof he remained until he iiad attained his majorit}', when he started out in life for him- self and worked for three years by the month. B}' industry' and economy during that period he man- aged to get a start, and then rented a farm adjoin- ing his father's in Whiteside County, 111. This he operated for five j'ears, or until the spring of 1875, when he came to Dickinson County, Kan., and purcliased two hundred acres of land on sec- tion 11, Banner Township. That farm has since been his home, and he has added eighty acres to his original ])urchase. ^Ir. Seidel is recognized as one of the leading agriculturists of the community, for he has a highly improved farm, well-tilled fields and good buildings, which stand as monu- ments to his thrift and enterprise. On the 2d of Februar}', 1870, in Erie, Whiteside County, 111., Mr. Seidel wedded Miss Louisa Led- erer, daughter of Gotleib and Catherine (Bether) Lederer, both of whom were natives of Ger- stetten, Wurtemberg. They emigrated to America about the j-ear 1857, and settled in Philadelphia, Pa. Subsequently the^- removed to Montgomerj' County, Pa., and later made their lunne in White- I H: ■Ci '-L. ^ ^ Q .tt Q ^^ 'ki ^ - 'i 4 ,, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 411 side County, 111., where the father died in Feb- ruary, 1892. His wife had passed awa}' seven- teen 3'ears previous, her death having occurred in February, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Lederer had a fam- ily of five children, two sons and three daughters. Mrs. Seidel, who was the fourth in order of birth, was born in Gerstetten, August 14, 1847. Unto our subject and his wife have been born seven children, but the eldest, Katie L.,died when about six years old. The living are, Anna M., Lydia B., Albertha C, .Jennie A., Frank W. and Florence Pearl. The parents of this fainil_y are both active mem- bers of the Lutheran Church, in wliich Mr. Seidel has filled the office of Elder. In politics, he is a Republican, and is an intelligent and well-informed man on all questions of general interest, both po- litical and otherwise. He may also truly be called a self-made man, for his success in life has all been due to his own efforts. He is now one of the wealtiiy citizens, as well as one of the influential and representative men of the communit}^. -r^^-r ^^ IRAM M. REAUGH is engaged in general merchandising in Banner City, where he has carried on business for seven years. He has the only store of the kind in the place, and is enjoying an excellent trade. He car- ries a full line of goods, and by his courteous treatment and fair dealing has secured a liberal patronage and won the confidence and regard of his many patrons. As he is well and favorably known in this communit}', we feel assiired that this sketch of his life will prove of interest to many of our readers. Mr. Reaugh was born in Harrison County, Iiid., October 10, 1845, and when about seven years of age accompanied his fatiier on his removal to New Albany, Ind., where the succeeding ten years of his life were passed. His father then returned to Harrison County and Hiram accompanied him. Under the parental roof lie remained until Octo- ber, 1863, when, at the age of eighteen years, be responded to" the country's calL for troops, enlist- ing in Company M, Sixtii Indiana Cavalry. He served until the close of thewar and was a faithful soldier. When his services were no longer needed he returned to his home in Harrison County, Ind., and engaged in teaching school for two winters, while in the summer season lie worked upon a farm and operated a cooper shop. The latter busi- ness he followed for some time, engaging in the manufacture of shingles and staves. In 1870, Mr. Reaugh abandoned that business and removed to Illinois, spending six months in Douglas County, after which he came to Dickin- son Count\', Kan., and secured a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres on section 8, Banner Township, this county. He now turned his atten- tion to agricultural pursuits, which he followed until about 1885, when he embarked in the mer- cantile business in Elmo. He carried on opera- tions in that place for about nine months, when the town was removed to what is now Banner City, where he has been engaged in business con- tinuously since. He has a good store filled with assorted merchandise, and also deals in patent medicines. In his social relations, Mr. Keaugh is a member of Banner City Post No. 219, G. A. R., which lie joined on its organization, and was the second Adjutant of the Post. In politics, he is a stanch supporter of Republican principles and does all in his power for the advancement of the party's inter- ests, but has never been a politician in the sense of office-seeking. However, he filled the office of Postmaster of Elmo during President Garfield's administration for about one year. His sympathy and co-operation are given for the benefit of those enterprises calculated to promote the general welfare. In Harrison Count}-, Ind., Mr. Reaugh was united in marriage with Miss Amanda Lane, also a native of that county. By their union were born six children, but they lost one son, Milton II., who died at the age of eighteen montlis. The five liv- ing children are: Byron C, William G., Lizzie E., Minnie L. and Eisic E. All are still under tlie parental roof except Byron C, who is married and 412 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. resides in Banner Township. The family is one well and favorably known in the community, and the parents are among the leading citizens of this vicinity. F. BEXG8T0N, a representative citizen, who has been the honored candidate of the f\l9)ll/ People's party for many of the prominent offices of the county, and who has held the position of Trustee of Ilaj-cs Township for five consecutive years, is undoubtedly one of the lead- ing and popular men of McPherson County, Kan. Residing upon his valuable farm located upon sec- tion 7, our subject has successfully pursued agri- cultural duties within the borders of his adopted State for nearly thirteen years. Honest, energetic and industrious, he has greatly aided in advancing the material interests of his neigiiborhood and the county. Olaf and Jobannah Bengston were hard-working, earnest people, who trained their family into ways of tlirift and prudence. Tliev were both natives of Sweden, and there in tlie home of their nativity their son, our subject, B. F. Bengston, was born Julj' 6, 1849. When he was but a little boy three years of age his parents emigrated to America, landing upon our shores in 1852. The emigrants settled with tlieir family in Linn Township, Henry County, III. The motlier died there the same }-ear. The bereaved husband and father remained for twenty-five years in America, and then crossed the ocean for a visit to his na- tive land. From that visit he never returned to his sorrowing family, but passed peacefully away in tlie home of his cliildliood. Tlie worthy parents of our subject left behind them four children, all now living and excel- lent and law-abiding citizens of the United States. The names of the brothers and sisters are Gus- taf, John,, Anna G. and B. F. Mr. Bengston received a common-scliool education in Illinois. He began life for himself at seventeen years of age, and at first worked out on a farm, continuing with his employer two years. lie then returned to his father and took charge of the home farm. Upon the death of his father, our sub- ject bought out the interest of the other heirs, and lived and toiled upon the old homestead until 1880, when he removed to Kansas, and settled permanently upon his present farm. In the meantime, some half-score years before, Mr. Bengston had wedded Miss Gustafa C. Ander- j son, a native of Sweden, who was born in 1850. When eighteen years of age, in 1868, she came to America and located in the West, and two 3-ears afterward was married. Our subject and his wife l)ecame the parents of eleven children, of whom seven now survive. These children are named: I Gustafa Elizabeth, Adelia Justina, Jeanette Olive. j John Albert, Martin Julius, Anna Elamina and Edna Maria Tenora. The sons and daughters are briglit and energetic young people. The eldest have already- enjoyed good educational advan- tages, and the youngest members of the family will have ample opportunities for a course of in- struction in the graded schools of their home and neighborhood. The farm of one hundred and sixt3- acres which Mr. Bengston owns was but wild prairie when he took possession of the homestead, and now much of it is under a high state of cultivation. >.'inet\' acres are under the plow, preparing for a golden crop of grain. In the spring of 1880, our subject erected a house costing *800, a convenient and attractive structure. The barns and other build- ings cost ^600 more and are substantial improve- ments. The farm is fenced mostly with a hedge, and five hundred trees and much small fruit have been set out. The farm exhibit-s everywhere the careful thrift and prudent management of a first- class farmer and experienced agriculturist. Aside from the cultivation of the soil, Mr. Bengston is a well-known and prosperous stock-raiser. A superior grade of .Short-horn cattle and fine- blooded colts and hoi-scs maj- be seen upon the farm. Our subject has an interest in the hand- some Clyde stallion, "Sandy Lad," and also in an English-shire iiorse, "Nailstone Captivator." PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 413 Mr. and Mrs. Bengston are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and take an active part in tlie Sunday-school work, he having been Superintendent of the same for many years. He was among the very early members of that religi- ous organization, and has been a delegate to the conference. Our subject has also been connected witli the School Board almost ever since his arrival here. He is prominent in the local affairs and has frequently been a delegate to the County Conven- tions, and three years ago was nominated by the Citizens' Convention at McPherson as County Treasurer. One year ago he was nominated for the same office by the regular People's Party Con- vention at McPherson, but was defeated in the election by a small majority of fifty-three votes in the entire county. Mr. Bengston has been fre- quently urged to allow the nomination of his name as County Commissioner and also as Repre- sentative. During the last five years, in which our subject has continuously held the position of Trustee of Hayes Township, he has done much to advance the important interests of the neighbor- hood and to his earnest effort many of the most substantial improvements of the localitj' are due. No man in the county possesses the confidence of the citizens in a greater degree than B. F. Berg- ston, who is acknowledged by all to be an upright roan, excellent neighbor and a true friend. . .. * oJg | (iji SAAC HENDERSON, a practical and progress- I! ive farmer residing on section 9, Garfield It Township, Dickinson County, is a native of the Keystone State. Fayette County was the place of his birth, which occurred on the 19th of August, 1839. His parents were Uriaii and Eliza (Hart- man) Henderson. In 1854, they left the East and emigrated to Illinois, settling in Putnam County, where they have since resided. The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood dajs in his native State until fifteen j-ears of age, when he accompanied his parents on their removal Westward. For some time he continued to make Putnam County his home, but visited various p'laces. During the winter of 1859-60, he was in Northern Kansas. When the late war broke out, Mr. Henderson was among the first to respond to the country's call for troops. He enrolled his name as one of the boys in blue on the 8th of Ma}', 1861, and became a member of Company H, Twentieth Illinois Regiment, in which he did faithful service for about eighteen months, when he was mustered out on account of disability. He had been wounded at the battle of Shiloh very se- verely, and on account of the injuries thus sus- tained was discharged. He took part in several important battles, including those of Fredericks- town and Ft. Henry. After receiving his discharge, Mr. Henderson returned to his home in Putnam County, 111., and as soon as he had sufliciently recovered his health engaged once more in farming. He continued to rent land in Putnam County until about 1866, when he changed his place of residence to Iroquois County, 111., where he purchased a farm, which he operated for about seven years. He then sold out and removed to Ford County, 111., where he con- tinued to make his home until 1884. He then sold his propertj' in that county and came to Dickin- son County, Kan., locating on section 9, Garfleld Township, where he has since lived. From time to time, he has added to his farm until he now owns four hundred and eighty acres of valuable land, constituting one of the best farms in this lo- cality, for it has many substantial improvements. All of the buildings upon the place were erected by him and stand as monuments to his thrift and enterprise. In Putnam County, 111., Mr. Henderson was united in marriage with Miss .Sarah O. Smith, who was born December 5, 1846, and is a native of Dickinson County. By their union have been born seven children, four sons and three daugh- ters, as follows: .lames, John, Lizzie, Isaac, Sophia, Frank and May. The Henderson houseliold is a hospitable one and the members of the famil}' rank high in social circles. While residing in Iroquois County, Mr. Hen- derson served as Highway Commissioner, but has 4U PORTRAIT A^■D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. never been an office-seeker, his time being fully taken up by other interests. lie takes quite an active part in religious work and is a member of the iMcthoflist Episcopal Ciuircli, of which Mrs. Henderson is also a member. i^^ ENRY WINTEROTII, a self-made man who j) now owns and operates two hundred acres of well-improved land on section 36, Fra- grant Hill Township, Dickinson County, was born on the 1st of November, 1835, in Hesse, Ger- man3'. His parents, John and Catlierine AVinter- oth, were farming people and also followed weav- ing. The father died when Henry was only three 3'ears old, and his mother departed this life wlien he was a lad of eight years. His uncle was quite a prominent politician in his native land and an influential man. He held the office of Mayor of Hesse and was also Collector of Taxes. On the death of his parents, our subject was left to the care of a guardian until fourteen years of age, at which time, in company with a brother, he crossed the broad Atlantic to America, landing on the 1st of September, 1850. The two youths then went to Mason County, 111., where they joined an uncle who had sent for them to come to this coun- try'. The brother died the following 3'ear and the uncle in 1852, thus leaving Henry alone in the world. With no capital or influential friends, he started out in life for himself and worked as a farm-hand by the month or j-ear until his marriage. A wedding ceremony performed on the 17tli of December, 1857, in Havana, 111., united the des- tinies of Mr. Winteroth and Mary Heinhorst, a native of German^', who came from Hanover to the I'nited States. After his marriage, our subject rented land until he hadaciiuired some capital, and then in 18ti5 purciiased a farm of eigiit\- acres in tjuiver Township, Mason County-. To its cultiva- tion and improvement he devoted his energies for about eighteen 3-ears, transforming it into a valu- able farm, but at length he determined to remove to Kansas, and the month of February, 1883, saw this resolution carried out. It w.as then that Mr. Winteroth purchased property in Fragrant Hill 'I'ownship, Dickinson County, and immediately removed to the same. He is now the owner of two hundred acres of well-improved land, and in addition to the cultivation of crops, makes a specialtj' of raising horses for farming purposes. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Winteroth have been born the following childrn: Lizzie E., born March 19, 1851); John William, February 7,1861; Henry C, June 13, 1862; George, who was born November 12, 1864, and died on the 6th of April. 1872; Sarah, born December 15, 1866; John, January 21, 1869; Sophia, May 30, 1871; Mary, July 3, 1873; Ada- line, January 9, 1876; Emma, January 28, 1878; and Elnora, born on the 3d of June, 1880. Mr. AVinteroth is a member of the Evangelical Association, with which he has been connected for several 3'ears, and takes quite an active interest in its upbuilding. He is a genial, affable man, of courteous manners, and is quite popular among his friends and neighbors. For his success in life he certainl3- deserves much credit. He determined to win for himself a good home, and with this before him he pressed steadilv forward, overcom- ing obstacles and disadvantages until he had reached his goal. OHN W. ROBSON is one of the early settlers of Cheever Township, Dickinson County, and one of its representative citi- zens. He now resides on section 22, where he follows farming. A native of Scotland, he was born on the 16th of March, 1818, in Edinhurgshire, where he remained until twenty-two years of age. He became a horticulturist, and after his removal to Shropshire, England, in 1838, was there en- gaged in business as a horticulturist for some ten years. Wishing lo trv hi fortune in Anicrica, Mr. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPII'CAL RECORD. 415 Robson emigrated to the United States in 1850. Tlie vessel in wliich he sailed dropped anchor in the liarbor of New York, from which he went di- rect to Jo Daviess Count}', 111., and purchased a farm, upon which he made his home for some years. Ere leaving England, he was united in marriage in Shropshire with Miss Jane Lowe, a na- tive of that count}-. Seven children were born of their union: John E.; Lizzie, wife of John C. Mills; Annie, the wife of the Rev. Charles A. Mastin; Louisa; Nellie, wife of N. V. Funstane; .Jennie, wife of Judge Matthew Bryson, and Roger. The mother of this family died in .Jo Daviess County, 111., in the fall of 1866, and Mr. Robson was again married in that count}', his second union being witii Isabella Gray Bryson, a native of Baltimore, Md., and the widow of John Bryson. By her first marriage she had three children: James, Charles and Emma. In April, 1871, Mr. Robson sold his farm and with his family came to Dickinson County, where he pre-empted eighty acres of land and also se- cured a homestead of eighty acres on section 22, Cheever Township, where he has since made his home. He is one of the oldest settlei's of the town- shi[) and his name is inseparably connected with the history of its upbuilding and development. Upon his farm he has made many excellent im- provements and has planted many fruit and orna- mental trees which add to the value and attractive appearance of the place. Mr. Robson has lieen a member of the State Hor- ticultural Society of Kansas since 1876, and has acted as Chairman of the Committees on Ornithol- ogy, Horticulture, Botany and Vegetable Ph}siol- ogy. He is a great lover of nature and is an ex- cellent horticulturist. On coming to this country he identified himself with the Republican party, which he supported until 1872, since which time he has been independent. He is a member of the United Brethren Church, yet is liberal in his relig- ious views. lie takes an active part in .all church work and manifests a commendable interest in Sab- bath-school work, with which he h.as been connected for upward of sixty years. Prior to the war, he was a strong anti-slavery man and for nearly half f\ centurv has been a strong P|-oliibit|onist in prin- ciple and practice. The cause of temperance has found in him a warm and U((right friend and he does all in his power to promote morality and re- ligious work. His example is well worthy of emu- lation and it is with pleasure that wc present the sketch of Mr. Robson, one of Nature's noblemen, to our readers. —5- ^=m>^^ County, residing on section 21, was born in Livermorc, Me., October 31, 1813, and is tbe direct descendant of Peregrine White, the first (•hild born in New England. When be was a lad of ten years he removed to Massachusetts, where he learned the trade of boot-making in a factory. He was employed in factories both in Milford and Hopkinton, Mass., and in the latter place was made superintendent of a room, having charge of about fifty employes who were engaged in stitching and fanc}" work. In 1874, be embarked in i>usiness for himself as a retail dealer in clothing, boots and shoes, and was thus engaged for eight years. He met with excellent success in this line of busi- ness, but at length suffered severe loss through fire. This led him to sell out, and in 1882 he came to Kansas, settling upon his present farm, which he had purchased in 1878. Mr. Rose has been twice married. In 1866, in Hopkinton, Mass., he married Miss Emily H. Phipps, a native of that place. She was a highly cultured lady, belonging to one of the earliest families of New England. Her death occurred on the 8th of October, 1882, and man}' friends mourned her loss. Mr. Rose's mother came to Kansas with him to act as his housekeeper and still finds a pleasant home under his roof. He was again married in April, 1886, his second union be- ing with Mrs. Mary Callahan, widow of John Cal- lahan, who came from Johnstown, Pa., to Kansas, and died of blood poisoning, which resulted from injuries he bad sustained while working as brake- man on the Union Pacific Railroad. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Rose have been born four children: Arthur Henr}', Edward Martin, Sarah Elizabeth and James Alonzo. Since coming to Kansas, Mr. Rose has devoted his time and attention exclusively to agricultural pursuits. He raises wheat and corn extensively, and also deals in Jersey cattle. He is a man of good business ability, practical and progressive, and is meeting with good success. For many years Mr. Rose was a supporter of the Democratic part}-, and took quite an active inter- est in politics. He now affiliates with tbe People's party, and is a member of the County Central Committee. He is also Secretary of the County Alliance, and yet holds membership with tlie Ma- sonic Lodge of Hopkinton, Mass. His wife, an es- timable l.ady, is a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Rose is a well-educated man, quite popular in 424 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the community, and during the comparatively short period of his lesidence Iierc has won a large circle of friends and acquaintances who esteem him highly for his sterling wortli. In 1864, our sub- ject enlisted in the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regi- ment, and served one hundred days. *^^^IS^@!^^^ ^'OIIN IKJFFSOMMKR. Cerniany lias con- tributed iier quota of citizens to Battle Hill Township, AlePherson County-, as she has to almost every desirable locality in tiie States. Our subject, who was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, March 1(5, 1829, now owns and resides upon a good farm on section 6, Battle Hill Town- ship. He was reared in his native land, and after receiving the usual educational advantages enjoyed by (ierman bo3'S, he was impressed into the Ger- man army, and served for several years. At the age of twenty-seven, our siibjecl canie to America, having with him his wife and ciiild. He landed in New York, and soon after made his way to llazleton, Luzerne County, Pa., wiiei'e lie lived for twenty-two j-ears. For several years he was en- gaged in mining, and then went into the butcher- ing business, to which for twelve years he devoted himself. About that time a great deal was said concerning Kansas lands, to which settlers were Hocking in great numbers. Bent upon securing for himself and family a desirable iiome, Mr. Hoff- sommer turned his face Westward in 1879, and came to McPherson County. He first settled on section 6, Battle Hill Township, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. Here lie erected good buildings, set out trees and otlierwise improved the farm. He has since added to his original i)urchase. until he now owns two hundred and eightv acres. Our subject's first wife, to whom he was married in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, was in lier maidenhood Miss Mary Herrman, a native of the same place as he, and born December 7, 1828. She bore iiim ten children, whose names are Conrad, Kate, Adams, Elizabeth, Mary, John A., William H., Jehu G., Ja- cob C.and Ida S. Mrs. Mary Hoffman died in Bat- tle Hill Township, February 1, 1890. She was, an active member of the Evangelical Church, the same to whicli her husband belongs. December 23, 1891, our subject was married in Riley County, Kan., to Mrs. Dianna (Sipe) Mason, widow of .)ohn Ilenrj' Mason. She was born in Somerset C'ounty, Pa., January 22, 1837. By her first marriage she was the mother of eleven chil- dren, whose names are as follows: Mar3' E., Hiram I.., Jehu II., Edward M., Susan M., Jennie G., Hattie L., Joseph A., Webster, DoUie B. andBertha S. Mr. lloffsommer lias held the office of School Treasurer forsorne time, and is otherwise identified with man}' of the progressive measures originated for the ben- efit of his commuuitv. ANIEL E. SCHMITT, a representative business man and general agriculturist and stock-raiser, now residing upon his exten- sive and highly cultivated farm, located on section 2.t, Mound Township, McPherson County, Kan., is identified with a number of the leading interests of his immediate neighborhood and the county. He is a member of the Mound- ridge Lumber Company, is also connected with the creainory, and gives the necessary time to the over- sight of his valuable farm. He was nominated for County Commissioner August 20, 1892, by the county Republican convention, held at McPher- son, for the Third District of McPherson County. Our subject was born Januai\v 13, 1853, in Ba- varia, Germany, also the birthplace of Ifts parents, Jncob and Elizabeth Schmitt. They emigrated to America in the \-ear 185.5, and made their way at first to Lee County, Iowa, but thence removed to Washington Countj', of the same State. In 1879, they located permanently in Kansas. The motiicr passed away many years ago, but the father mar- ried again and survived until 1889, when lie too died. Mrs. Schmitt still survives. Daniel, our RESIDENCE or JOHN HOFFSOMMER, 5EC.G. BATTLE HILL TP M^PHERSUM CO. KAN. -sjjVJ s#i «?» "^ ^S' ^'^^ »«i5 RES1DE\C. ^ E 5CHMITT, SEC d5 MOUND TP MePHERSO.N CO KAN PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 427 subject, is the only child of the first mar- riage. Mr. Schmitt was raised on a farm, went to the district school, and assisted in the agricul- tural duties of the homestead, remaining with his father until he was twenty-five j'ears of age. In 1878, he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza- beth Rupp, a daughter of .John Rupp, an early set- tler of Kansas, and a highl3' respected citizen. Mrs. Schmitt was born in Havaria in 1852, but had come to the United States while yet a child. When our subject settled upon his farm, sixt3' acres were broken, and the remainder was wild prairie land. He now owns three hundred and twenty acres of valuable property', all under cultivation. In 1889, he erected a handsome and commodious residence which cost him '$1,.500, and built a barn at an ex- pense of 8600. Mr. Schmitt was early trained in tlie duties of agriculture, and was also taught the habits of hon- est industry and self-reliance, which have ma- terially aided him in his several prosperous ven- tures. For the past three 3'ears he has been profit- ably interested in the lumber business, which is rapidly- extending its territory and sales. The creamery is also pi'omising good returns to its in- vestors. Our subject and his wife are the parents of five children, who enjoy the best educational advantages offered in their vicinity. These chil- dren are named Jacob .1., David H., Marj' C, Ed- win D. and Esther E. Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt are active and working members of the Mennonite Church, and our sub- ject is a teacher in the Sunday-school. He has been Clerk of the district schools ever since the establisiiment of the district. Politically, he is a Republican and an earnest advocate of his part}', and is liberal in sentiment, and just in his decisions. He held the position of Trustee and Township Clerk of Mound Township for one 3'ear, and was intimately associated with the upward growth and progress ot the neighborhood and county. He was the almost unanimous choice of his friends and neiglibors for .Justice of the Peace, but he never qualified for the position, his time being so thoroughly employed in his private busi- ness. The honor of his nomination for County Commissioner was a Htting tribute to his worth. energy and general ability, and the faithful man- ner in which he has ever discharged the various duties reposed in him. Mr. Schmitt and his estim- able wife are held in high respect, are valued as important aids in all good work, and 'occupy a high position socially, while our subject is an ac- knowledged and leading factor in the business in- terests of the township. /^^ G. MEAD. The McPherson Daily, which ^^^ is a bright and newsj' sheet with a careful %£^ digest_of foreign and Eastern news and with a well-written page of local news, is edited by the gentleman whose name is at the head of this sketch. He was born in Connecticut, and graduated at the State Normal School and later took a post-graduate course at Yale. After finish- ing his collegiate studies our subject was engaged in teaching and literary work, dividing that early period between his native State and New York City. In 1863 the original of this sketch came West as far as Indiana. Here he was again interested in educational work and served as County .School p]xaminer until 1868, at the same time being more or less interested in journalism. Mr. Mead came to Kansas in 1868 and started the Eureka (Greenwood County) Herald. In 1879 he came to McPherson and purchased an interest in the news- paper of which he afterward became sole owner. In 1887 he started the McPherson Daily Repub- lican. In 1892 he served as President of the Re- publican Editorial Association of the Seventh Kansas District. While still a resident of Indiana, Mr. Mead took unto himself a wife, his licart's choice being Miss Kate M. Adams, of Libert}-. He followed a very common precedent among teachers, and married a former pupil. He h.as ever found in her, however, his ready sympathizer and comforter, as well as his mainstay in domestic life. The}- are members 428 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of the Presbyterian Church, our subject being an Elder in tiie same, and a Sabbath-scliool teacher. Fraternally he belongs to the JIasonic order and is Past High Priest of the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of McPherson. He is also a Knight Templar. The subject of this sketch has always been a Re- publican and since the formation of the party lias been a great admirer of the principles held by the l)arty. Indeed, every movement in favor of human rights receives Mr. Mead's support and rec- ognition, lie has never been an oflice-seeker, pre- ferring ratlier to work in his own way than to be a public servant. When called upon to fill office, as has been the case, lie soon resigned and returned to the newspaper business, of which he has made a success and which is his onl}- ambition. Mr. Mead is a .self-made man and is indebted to neither indi- vidual nor party for money or favoi-s of any sort. -"i- ^>-^1, and in the land PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 435 of bis nativity spent the days of his boyhood and youth, which were quietly passed in the usual manner of farmer lads. The common schools af- forded him his educational privileges, but experi- ence and observation have made him a well-in- formed man. When nearing man's estate, Mr. Pehrson, believ- ing that the New World furnished better op- portunities than the more thicklj' settled coun- tries of the Old, bade good-bj'e to his child- hood home and in the spring of 1871 crossed the broad Atlantic to America. He landed at New York and came direct to Saline County, Kan. In the fall of 1872, he secured a position with the Union Pacific Railroad Company as section hand and section foreman, and remained in the employ of that company for five and a-half j'cars. He then located on section 16, Smolan Township, since whicli time he has been engaged in farming and stock-raising. In following tliose i)ursuits, he has won prosperity, resulting from his industrious and well-directed efforts, his perseverance and good business ainlity. As his financial resources have increased, he has extended the boundaries of his farm from time to time by additional purchase, un- til it now comprises nine hundred and sixty acres of valuable land, which pays a golden tribute to the care and labor he bestows upon it. He has made many good improvements upon his farm, and whore once was wild prairie waving fields of grain now deliglit the e3'e. In Smolan Township, on the 28tii of November, 188.5, Mr. Pehrson was joined in wedlock with Miss Anna S. Danielson, a native of St. Charles, 111., born November 5, 1858, and a daughter of J. M. Danielson, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. Three children grace tiie union of our subject and his wife: Ellen, Lydia and Blenda. They have also lost one child, Emil, who died at the age of nine months. Mr. Pehrson is a public-spirited and progressive citizen who has the best interests of the commun- it}' at heart and does all in his power for its up- building. He was elected to the office of Town- ship Trustee, and so well did he discliarge his duties that he was re-elected, holding the position for four years. Himself .and wife were both members of the Swedish Lutheran Church. It was a for- tunate day for our subject when he determined to emigrate to America, for here he has secured a handsome competence, a pleasant home and' has won manj' friends. ENNIS SULLIVAN, one of the early set- tlers of Saline County, who follows gen- eral farming on section 17, AValnut Town- ship, was born in Oldham County, Ky., on the 2d of .January, 1821. He spent the early years of his life in his native State, and his boy- hood days were spent in the usual fashion of far- mer lads, no event of special importance occurring to break the routine of such a life. After attain- ing to 3-ears of maturity, he was married, in Old- ham County, to Mrs. Zeralda Crim, widow of Will- iam Crim, and a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Ferguson. She was born in Oldham County, May 14, 1821, and under the parental roof the days of her maidenhood were passed. By her first mar- riage she had one son, Henry G., who laid down his life on the altar of his countiy during the late war. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan was celebrated on the 2d of July, 1850, and has been blessed with six children: Elizabeth, now the wife of William Reiker; Nancy, wife of Isaac Silver; William, who married Annie McCarty; Thomas, who wedded Lee Laney; Alonzo, who married Sadie Huff, and Susan, wife of William Patterson. Though the children have all left the parental roof, death has never entered the home and the family circle remains unbroken. For about four years after their marriage, Jlr. and JMrs. Sullivan continued to reside in the county of their nativity, and then removed to .Jefferson County', Ind., where they resided for a number of years. Their next place of residence was in Clark County, Ind., and subsequently they made their home in Crawford County of the same State. On leaving Indiana, tiiey removed to Illi- nois, where they lived for about four years, and in 436 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1865 they came to Saline County, Kan. Mr. Sullivan engaged in farming in Walnut Township for some six 3-cars and on the expiration of that period removed with his family to Cowley Count}-, Kan., where he spent one and a-half yeare. He then returned to Saline County, and has since made his home in Walnut Township. Since lo- cating on section 17, he has erected a pleasant and commodious residence, good outbuildings, and lias made excellent improvements upon the place, botii useful and ornamental. Within the boundaries of his home farm are comprised two hundred and forty .icres, and he also owns a one hundred and sixty acre tract of land in Cowley County. When seventeen years of age, Mrs. Sullivan united with the Methodist Church and has since been a consistent and faithful member. The poor and needy find in her a friend and her nianj- ex- cellencies of character have won her the love of all with whom she has come in contact. Her home is the abode of hospitality and she is ever ready to extend a hearty welcome to her many friends. Mr. Sullivan is also widely and favorably known in this county, where lie has now resided for more than a quarter of a century. He is a public-spiri- ted and progressive man, who in his business career has been very successful, winning a handsome competence by his well-directed efforts and good business ability. He is straightforward and up- right in all his dealings, and universal confidence is accorded him. —^¥r eLAUS F. NORSTRO!^!. There are various reasons why McPherson County should be a favorite resort for Swedish-American citi- zens. In the first place, the country in itself is such as to invite tlie faithful wooini> of the ardent agriculturist; and secondly, the heads of families find that there are few, if any. places where their children have so good educational advantages as here — that is, where the methods of their native land are employed in teaching the children Kng- glish lessons and American patriotism, for Bethany College, which is close at hand, is unique, in that it combines the two. Thus it is that our subject, witli others, has been attracted hither. A native of Sweden, he is now a resident of section 18, Smoky Hill Township, McPherson County. Mr. Norstrom was born April 7, 18.39, in Swe- den, suffering that hardest bereavement, the loss of his father, at the age of seven. At the tender age of ten, he began life for himself, and at fif- teen left home, and learned the brick-mason's trade and also that of the blacksmith. He worked at the former until twenty-seven years of age. His father, Eric Norstrom, was born in 1782. He was by calling a miller and also a millwright. His mother was Johanna Norstrom, who was born in 1793. Thev never left their native land. The father died in 1846, the wife surviving until 1870. They were the parents of thirteen children, and of these C. F. was the j'oungest. On coming to America in 1865, our subject proceeded at once to Chicago, 111., and was en- gaged at the carpenter's trade- in 1865 and 1866. He spent one winter in Memphis, and the winter of 1866 in Mississippi, remaining there indeed until 1868, when he came to Kansas, and settled on his present farm. The place was then a tract of eighty acres, which he took up under the Home- stead Act. It was entirely uncultivated, and the family home was a log house, the first one built within thirty miles of Salina. In 1866, our subject was married at Chicago to Anna K. Swensson, a sister of John A. Swensson, Cashier of the First National Bank of Lindsborg. She was born in Sweden in 1845, and came to America in 1866, proceeding at once to Chicago, which was her home until her marriage. Of the twelve children that have lieen granted to the care and keeping of Mr. and Mrs. Norstrom, eight are still living. They are Marion C, John K.. Mary J., Emil N., Samuel A., David T., Anna N. and Carl A. B. Our subject is now the owner of one liunbruarv 6, 1833, in Union County, 111. He was there reared on a farm and saw plenty of hard work, enjoying but limited school advanUiges. However, the sturdy fibre of the bo}' was earh- developed and back of it was the best of principle. When the war first broke out, a mob was organized in Southern Illinois to burn the Illinois Central Railroad bridge over the 15ig Muddy. Air. Lamer and some of his neigh- bors determined to oppose them. They armed themselves and successfully repelled the eflfort^ of these unprincipled fellows. During the entire war he gave his unstinted countenance and assistance to the Union cause. Our subject remained at lioiiie until twenty-live years of age. He was engaged in partnership with his father in a flouring-mill. Assured of a comfortable home, he took the next step common with young men, and in 1856 was married to Miss Lucinda Rendleman, a daughter of Jacob and Hachael (Ilartline) Rendleman, the former a na- tive of England and the latter of Germany. They were early settlers in Union County, 111. Mrs. Lanier was born February 22, 1835, and passed her maidenhood in her native county. After mar- riage our subject and his wife settled upon a farm j in Williamson County, of the Prairie State. It PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 439 was somewhat improved when they entered upon it and he cleared one hundred and fifty acres more and greatly enhanced its value by adding valua- ble improvements. August 12, 1862, our subject entered Company E, of the Eighty-first Illinois Infantry, as a pri- vate. He was later elected Orderly-Sergeant and finally promoted to the dignity of wearing the Second Lieutenant's straps. The regiment was attached to the Third Brigade of the Third Divi- sion of the Seventeenth Army Corps, and was un- der the command of Gen. J. B. McPherson until it was merged into the Sixteentli Army Corps, during Gen. Banks' Red River expedition. Dur- ing that momentous period of our country's trial, Mr. Lamer took part in the battles of Ft. Gibson, Jackson (Miss.,) Champion Hills, and in the siege of Yicksburg. Our subject was wounded Maj' 18, 1863, and again May 22, during the famous charge at Yicksburg. He, however, returned to the field after his wound was dressed and took part in the siege, and saw (ien. Pemberton meet Gen. Grant. He was also through the campaign under Grant when the great General was in the rear of Yicks- burg. It would be tedious to enumerate all the battles in which our subject took part, for he was identified with the most distinguished engage- ments and did gallant service. During Mr. Earner's absence, and while he was serving his country on the battle-field, the man- agement of the farm was left entirely to his wife, and her excellent judgment and capability in con- ducting the affairs of the place cannot be too highly commended. On returning from the war, Mr. Lamer operated his farm for two years and then took charge of a sawmill on the Mississippi River, near Grand Tower. After spending tliree years there he sold out and came to Kansas in 1870, when he settled on his present place. It took nerve, especially for his wife, to make this change, for the place was entirely wild and there were no neighbors. He now owns five hundred and sixty acres, of which four hundred acres are under culti- vation. He engages in general farming and is also interested in a fiouring-miil at Bridgeport, owning a half-interest in the plant, which is valued at 3516,000. The home place beai's the best of im- provements, and the family residence is comforta- ble and has all the conveniences and even luxur- ies that modern living demands. Mr. and Mrs. Lamer are the parents of five chil- dren, whose names are: Jacob C, Mary Emma, Rachael Lavinia, Charles W. and Annabel. They have all received excellent educational advantages and have all been students at the State University at Lawrence. They are now, with the exception of Charles W., tliemselves the heads of families, having entered the marriage relations. Mrs. Lamer is a member of the Baptist Church, while our sub- ject sustains his fraternal obligations with the Masonic order. He also belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics, he is a Repub- lican, but has never been ambitious to hold ottice. Possessed of abundant means, the original of this sketch has spent it wisely in acquiring the culture for himself and family gotten by travel, and the various localities in his own country are very fa- miliar to him, but he finds in his resident State all elements that suit his nature and takes the great- est pride in all that pertains to Kansas. EIs'RY W. KANDT, one of the enterprising German fanners of Lyon Township, resid- ing on section 20, was born in Prussia, on the 28th of Februaiy, 1846, and since quite a young lad has been a resident of Dickinson County. His father, John F. Kandt, was liorn in the same province on the 14th of August, 1814, and was married about 1831 to Miss Maria Bredow. With their three children they emigrated to the United States in 18.55, locating in Watertown, Wis., where Mr. Kandt followed his trade of wag- on-making until 18.59. In that year a colon j' of German settlers was formed, consisting of Charles F. Brehmer, John Poerich, William Tiebell, Fred Krause, Henry Krause and Mr. Kandt, and these men with tlieir families came to Dickinson County, Kan. Mr. Poerich was drowned in the year 1881, and Frederick Krause is also deceased, but the 440 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. others are still living. The\- all settled along Lyon Creek, and .John Kandt for many years engaged in stock-raising. He pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 20, and purchased an additional cigiity-acre tract. Developing a farm, he made it his home until his death, which occurred on Christm.a.s Day of 1891, at the age of seventy-five years. In tlie family were four chil- dren: Henry W.; August F.; Emily, wife of Fred Kicli, of Ridge Township; and INIinnie, wife of { Charles H. Koepke, the present County Commis- sioner from Union Township. Tlie mother of I this familj- is still living and makes her home with her son August, who resides on the old homestead. Since his father's death, he has added to the two liundred and eighty-acre farm a quarter-section of land, and he also owns four hundred and eighty acres in Marion County, Kan. Wc now take up the personal history of our sub- ject, who, on starting out in life for himself, had an eighty-acre tract of land where his present I home is now situated. Indolence or idleness is i utterl3' foreign to his nature, and as his financial | resources were increased as the result of his well- directed efforts, he has made additional purchases. His home farm now comprises three hundred and sixly acres, and he also owns three hundred and twenty acres on sections 27 and 28. He is en- gaged in general farming, and has fifty acres planted in corn, forty in wheat and twenty-five in oats. He owns one hundred and fifty lit-ad of cattle and fifteen horses, and his farm is one of the desirable places in the county. On the 23d of April, 1870. Mr. Kandt married Miss Wilhelmina Brehmer, a daughter of Charles F. Rreiimcr, who came to this county in 1859. Their union has been blessed witii five ciiildren: ^larllia, wife of Otto Kuether, a blacksmith of Herington; Emma, Henry, Charles and Annie. The four younger children are still at home. Since attaining his majority, Mr. Kandt has served in official positions. At the age of twenty- one he was elected Township Clerk, and filled that ottice for two years. He was also .Tuslice of the Peace for two years, and for ten 3'ears was Town- ship Trustee. In 1884, he was elected a member of the Board of County Commissioners, and in 1887 he w.as re-elected, serving for six consecutive years, during which time the County* Poor House and County Jail were built. In politics, he was formerly a Republican, but is now independent. He is a man in whom his neighbors and friends iiave the greatest confidence, and their trust is never misplaced. The German families who lo- cated iicre in 1859 were all poor, but they have been an industrious and enterprising colony. Like many of his own countrymen, Jlr. Kandt has bj' perseverance and enterprise acquired a hand- some competence, and is numbered among tlie sub- stantial citizens of the comnuinitv. Mi^^^l^.iC^Sll IVIM.IAM \. K()lNS,one of the representa- tive farmers of Walnut Township, Saline County, living on section 19, is a native of the Buckeye State. He was born on the 3d of March, 1849, in Pickaway County, where he w.is reared to manhood. No event of special imijor- tanee occurred during his youth, which was quietly' passed on his father's farm. He aided in the la- bors of the farm during the summer months and during the winter season attended the common schools, where he acquired a good English educa- tion, which he has supplemented by subsequent reading, observation and experience, until he is now a well-informed man. In the spring of 1868, he came with the family- to Kansas, locating in Wyandotte County, and gave his father the bene- fit of his services until twenty-eight years of age. During his residence in Wyandotte County, Mr. Kouns was united in marriage with Miss Martha Rively, who was born in Leavenworth County, Kan. Their union has been blessed with three children, two sons and a daughter, namely: William H., Anna B., and Benjamin. On leaving Wyandotte County, in the spring of 1876, after an eight-year residence there, Mr. Kouns came with his family to Saline County and located on (gyp- sum Creek, in Eureka Township, where he contin- ued to make his home until 1888. He then set- \- "^-t-^Lyi^ 'V — -^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 443 tied on section 19, Walnut Township, where, in company with his brother, George AV., he purchased his present farm. They now own and operate two hundred and forty acres of arable land, which tlie3' have placed under a high state of cultivation. It yields to them a golden tribute in return for their care and labor, and in its neat appearance gives evidence of thrift. He has also made many good improvements, has large barns and outbuildings and all the accessories of a model farm. He pos- sesses that quality which carries forward to a successful completion whatever he undertakes, and his career has therefore been a i)rosperous one. In his political affiliations, Mr. Kouns is a Re- l)ublican and, as every true American citizen should do. manifests an interest in the success of his party, although he has never been a politician in the sense of office-seeking. However, he has held the office of School Director and School Clerk. He does much for the promotion of religious interests and is Superintendent of the Methodist Sunday- school in Mentor. He has led a consistent Chris- tian life and those who know him hold him in high regard for his sterling worth. He is public- spirited and progressive and well deserves to be classed among the best citizens of Walnut Town- ship. I OYAL MA'rrilEWS, President of the First National Bank of McPhcrson, was born October 3, 1859, near Davenpoit, Iowa, !^^i and is the son of Samuel and Rose L. (Lawrence) Matthews, natives respectively of Penn- sylvania and Ohio. His father was a farmer and stock-raiser l)^^ occupation and for many years op- erated a farm near Davenport, but is now passing his declining years, free from active labors, at Mc- Pherson. The biographer finds little of special note to record concerning the bo^'hood years of our subject, which were somewhat uneventfully pa.ssed upon his father's farm in Iowa. Meanwhile his education had not been neglected, but was car- ried on in the common schools until the age of sev- 20 en teen, when he entered the Iowa State University and was graduated from the law department in the Class of '81. At Iowa City, he was admitted to prac- tice in the State and Federal Courts, and opened an office at Davenport for the practice of his profes- sion. He formed a partnership with John M. Hel- mickand the firm of Matthews & Ilelniick soon be- came well and favorably' known throughout that section of Iowa. For six years Mr. Matthews conducted a general practice at Davenport, and in the fall of 1886 re- moved to McPiierson, where he opened an office for the accommodation of those who wished to borrow money. Here he found a splendid open- ing for a bank, and accordingly, six montiis after his arrival, he with W. J. Bell purchased the Win- dom Bank, of which he became President. In September, 1891, he sold out his interest in that institution and purchased a controlling interest in the First National Bank. As the President of this institution, he has managed its affairs with discre- tion and excellent judgment and it now occupies a recognized position among the solid moneyed corporations of the State. It, was organized .Tune 1, 1885, with William .J. Bell as President, and has a present capital of $75,000, with a surplus of $25,000. June 7, 1883, Mr. Matthews married Miss 11. Ella, daughter of N. R. Pierce, President of the Dysart (Iowa) Bank. Mrs. Matthews was educated at the University of Iowa and is an accomplished and cultured lady, possessing rare graces of mind and character. They are the parents of two chil- dren. Leigh and Stanley Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews are identified with the Methodist Epis- copal Church, and he has served as President of the Lamed District of the Epworth League. In his l)olitical faith, he is a Republican and has served as a memberof the Central Republican Committee and its Treasurer. Socially, he belongs to Garfield Commandei'V, K. T., and is one of its prominent members. In addition to his duties as the head of a great banking institution, Mr. Matthews superintends the management of the various fine farms which he owns and takes a special inteiest in stock-raising. He is one of the most inlluential men of the citj-, 444 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. both commerciallj' and socially, and is regarded as a man of intejrrit^' and honorable dealings with all. Mis life record as here written testifies to his worth as a man and citizen, and his influence is fell in every feasible plan for the elevation of tiie comnuinitv. rrOE.TRKSSIN, one of the oldest settlei-s in this section of Kansas, now lives in Gy))snm Township, on section 10. lie has witnessed the growth of Saline County from an earl}- day, having settled here in the autumn of ISfiO. Like all pioneer settlers in a new, sparsely-settled re- gion, he endured inany privations and hardships. Prussia was the birth-place of Mr. Tressln. He was born on the 3d of December, 1829, and grew to manhood in his native country, where he lived until he was twenty-four years old. He learned the trade of dyeing and coloring cloth in Prussia, and worked at that calling for ten years. In December, 1853, leaving the Fatherland, he crossed the broad ocean to America, landing in New York. He then went direct to Chicago, and there found that he was unable to follow his occu- pation of d^'eing. Accordingly, in order to learn the English language, he began work on a farm near Blue Island, that he might be thrown in contact with English-speaking people, and for some seven years he was employed at farm labor in Cook County, III. In the spring of 1860, he came to Kansas, and for one year rented land in Riley County, at the end of which time he purchased eighty acres of land in thatcounty, where he made his home until 1866. He then sold this farm, and in tlic fall came to Saline Count}-, where he rented land of his brother, near the town of Salina. He remained there one year and then pre-empted a tract of one hundred and sixty acres. After a period of ten years, Mr. Tressin located a home- stead on section 4, Gj-psura Township, of one hun- dred and sixty acres, where he lived about eight years, improving and cultivating the land. He then sold out and returned to the farm which he had first pre-empted .and where he has since con- tinued to reside. He received ^3,300 for the farm on section 4. Mr. Tressin was united in marriage in Davis County, Kan., to Augusta Neuber, who is also a native of Prussia. Her birth occurred June 22, 1835. This worthy couple have a family of three children: Ernest, Ida L. and Emma R. Mr. and Mrs. Tressin hold membersliip in the Methodist Church, though they both formerly belonged to the Lutheran Church. Mr. Tressin has oc- cupied the position of Postmaster of Pliny, where he served faithfully for a period of nearly eight years. He has also filled the position of Township Treasurer for several terms. He is an ardent supporter of and believer in education and has held numerous school ofHces within the gift of the township. He has been a very unselfisii man and the poor and needy have always found in him a generous friend. The success of Jlr. Tressin has been remarkable; coming as he did to this country without any knowledge of the language and with few friends and little means, he has reached a high degree of prosperity. His fine farm, with good improve- ments and first-class buildings, speaks forcibly of the well-directed efforts, industry and fortitude of the owner. Mr. Tressin has never yet had occasion to regret his removal to this cowntr}-, for here he has not only found a pleasant home, but has made many warm friends. l^+^i UILLIAM COCHRAN is one of the old set- tlei-s of Wilson Township, Marion Count}-. ^^ and has quite an extensive farm on sec- tion 20, one that is cliaracterized by the greatest order and is thoroughly cultivated and improved. Our subject's advent into this locality wa* made M.ny 14, 1872, he coming hither from Iowa, where he had gone from Illinois with the expectation of making there a permanent settlement. The coun- rORTKAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 445 try, however, fell short of his anticipations and he continued his journej' to Kansas, vvilh the above- clironicled result. On coming to Kansas, Mr. Cochran took a roundabout route through Missouri and left his family at Savannah wliile he made a prospecting tour in Kansas. lie purchased the claim where he now resides. It comprised at that time only eighty acres. He has given his time and attention to the cultivation of this tract to its highest capa- city and has made fine improvements. Our subject was born in Licking County, Oiiio, January 18, 1826. Most of his early life was passed in Fairfield County, Ohio. He was reared on a farm, receiving the educational advantages common to boys of his class and the locality in which he lived. In 1849, Mr. Cochran came West and entered the Government employ. He was first occupied at Ft. Leavenworth as wagon-master and crossed the plains to Oregon. For six months he continued to work for the Government, and then, pleased with the climate and country on the Pa- cific Coast, he removed there and continued to make it his home for seven years, during which time he was engaged for the most part in packing and trading. The Indians became so unfriendly and annoying during the latter part of his stay there that Mr. Cochran determined to leave them for a time, but with tlie intention of returning. After finishing a visit to his native place in Ohio, our subject went to Champaign Count}', 111., and there made settlement. That continued to be his home until 1872. During that time, he served in the war, from the fall of 1862 until July 31, 1865. On enlisting in the army, he joined Com- pany II, of the Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry'. Dur- ing his term of service, our subject saw consider- .able desperate fighting and also took part in many minor engagements. When he was mustered out of the war, he left the army with impaired health and lias never since been a strong man. William Cociiran was married in Pickaway County, Ohio, in February, 1860; his bride was Miss M. C. Smith, who was born in Fairfield Countj', the same State, February 1."?, 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Cocln-an became the parents of two children: William A, and Ziantlia B., but the last-named, when in the zenith of her womanhood, was sud- denly taken awaj' by the hand of an inscrutable Providence. The light of her parents' home, the grief which they suffered at the time of her de- cease was deep and abiding. June 27, 1891, she fell dead in front of her father's house, killed in- stantly by a stroke of lightning. Although months have passed since this sad catastrophe, Mrs. Coch- ran holds the grief so closely at heart that her health has sufi'ered greatly tliereby. It is useless to offer comfort in such a case, for only He who takes away can fill the void left in the family af- fections. J**** A.f .{..j.^ '•{•♦•}"5'^i^"5"5''J"i-F ■jfjOSEPIi SCHLATTER, one of the success- ful retired farmers of Inraan, McPherson ^f^ County, Kan., is the gentleman to whose i}^/' life we call attention in this article. Our subject is not one of those men who owe their prosperity to a sudden stroke of good fortune, but his wealth has been honestly earned by the "sweat of his brow," and no man more richly de- serves the commendation of his fellow-citizens than does the gentleman of whom we write. Mr. Schlatter was born in Butler Count}', Ohio, in the month of June, 1844. When our subject was eight years of age, the family removed to Iowa, and in that State .Joseph made his home until twenty-one years of age, spending his time in farming and working at tiie carpenter's trade, which he had learned. At the time of coming to his majority, he resolved to seek new fields in which to make his fortune, so he started for the great State of Kansas, driving across the plains with a team, and with but »i25 in his pocket. The first settlement he made in this Slate was on section 6, Superior Town.ship, June 17, 1872. Here he resided for four years, during which time he was very successful as a farmer. He also ran a threshing-machine everj^ season for seven years and was exceedingly successful in that enterprise, 446 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. also. lie lias never turned benedict, preferring the untrainineled freedom of sinjjle life to tLe cares of married estate. In politics, lie adheres to the principles of Democracy. In 1876, our subject retired from his farm and moved into the city of Inman, where he now suc- cessfully carries on his calling of carpenter. Mr. Schlatter possesses the qualities requisite for suc- cess, honcstj' and industry, and few indeed are the enterprises that have not blossomed into full-blown flowers of prosperity under his skillful handling. ^AMKS MOHTIMKK, who is engaged in agri- cultural pursuits on section 4, Gypsum Township, Saline County, claims England as the land of his nativity, his birth oc- curring in Wingrave Parish, IJuckinghamshire, on the 16th of January, 1846. The days of his boyhood and youth were passed in his native county, where he continued to reside until seven- teen years of age. when he was api)renticed to the cabinet-maker's and joiner's trade. At this he worked until he had attained his majority, when he went to London and followed his trade in that city until 1870. That year witnessed the emigration of Mr. Mor- timer to America. He crossed the Atlantic in the spring, and on landing in the United States, went to Kansas City, Mo., whence, after being employed but a few days, he came to Kansas. In this State, he secured employment on the Union Pacific Rail- road. Subsequently, he left that line of business and worked at his trade-in Salina for a few months. Ill the spring of 1871, he purchased a homestead right and homesteaded one hundred and sixt3- acres in Gypsum Township, Saline County, where he has since resided. At first he worked at car- pentering in connection with farming, but soon gave his attention wholl)' to agricultural pursuits. He owns and operates some two hundred and forty acres of well-cullivaled and arable land. Miss Ann R. Barnet, who wa.s born in Streatham, Count}- Surrey, near London, England, became the wife of Mr. Mortimer July 29, 1871, the ceremony being performed in .Solomon City, Kan. To them were born eight children, six of whom are now living: James T., William II., Albert G., Martha R., Mark and Lucy A. Charles T. and Charles J. died in infancy. Mi's. Mortimer departed this life on the 2d of April, 1888. She was a devoted and consistent member of the Methodist Church. Although Mr. Mortimer has never been an ollice- seeker, he has j-et held a number of the school otlices, being a warm friend to education. He is a member and liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church and takes an active part in its work. Jlr. Mortimer is a w^orthy ex.ample of that class of men who are among the most valued of our citizens, and who, having left their native country, started in life in a strange land and with- out friends to aid them, and have .achieved success by earnest application, industry and persevering toil. He is regarded by his friends and neighbors as one of the most substantial and progressive far- mers in this locality-. ««-= ■-^'k ILLI AM MUIR, a wealthy and influential farmer of Walnut Township, residing on i^- y section 18, is one of the honored pioneers of .Saline County, where he located in 1860. Al- most a third of a century has since passed, in which he has borne his share in the upbuilding and development of the ct)unty and in promoting its best interests. On the 16th of July, 1835, in Ayrshire. .Scot- land, Mr. Muir was born, and the early days of his life were pa.ssed in his native land. His education was acquired in the common schools, and in his younger days he earned his livelihood at teaming. In the spring of 18.54, he bade good-b3-e to the land of his birth and emigrated to America, with the hope of bettering his financial condition in the New World. His first location was made in RESIDENCC OF JAMES MORTI M ER 5EC.4 . GrPSUM TP5AL1NEC0. KAN, RESIDENCE OV\N'^. MU I R^ SEC . 18. WALNUT TP. SALl N E CO. KAN . PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 449 Randolph County, 111., where he continued to re- side from 1854 until 1860. During that period he was employed at farm labor by the month. In 1860, he came to Kansas, locating in Saline County, and during that summer worked by the month for W. A. Phillips. With the capital that he had ac- quired through his industry and perseverance he made a Government claim in 1861. This was lo- cated about a-half mile north of the city of Salina. Mr. Muir then began farming on his own account, improved his claim and placed it all under culti- vation. Our subject secured as a companion and help- mate on life's journey Mrs. Anna Rice, nee Jeffers, their union being celebrated in this count}-. Her death occurred in 1874. Five children were born of that marriage, of whom three are now living: Jane C, William, Jr., and James. Mr. Muir was again married, on the 15th of November, 1877, his second union being with Miss Mary Crowther, who was born in Peoria County, 111., on the 23d of March, 1857, and came with her parents to Sa- line County, Kan., when a maiden of thirteen years. Five children have been born unto this marriage, two sons and three daughters, as f(>llows: Nettie B., John B., Mary A., Joseph A. and Nellie. Mr. Muir continued to reside on his farm north of Salina until February, 1888, and then removed to Smolan Township, where he purcha.sed three hun- dred and twenty acres of land on section 36, mak- ing that farm his home for a year. He then bought the farm where he now resides on section 18, Wal- nut Township. It is a very desirable place, im- proved with a nice home and good outbuildings. His landed possessions aggregate almost fifteen hundred acres in Saline County, and the income derived therefrom numbers him among the sub- stantial citizens of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Muir are faithful members of the Congregational Church, in which he holds the of- fice of Trustee, and they are active workers in the Master's vineyard. They have a pleasant home, which is the abode of hospitality, and their friends throughout the community are many. Mr. Muir is a self-made man, who started out in life for himself at a very early age, with no capital save a young man's bright hope of the future and a de- termination to succeed. He has met with obsta- cles, but has overcome all such disadvantages by a strong will and untiring industry. Working his way upward by enterprise and perseverance, he has become one of the wealthy citizens of the com- munity, and his prosperity is certainly well de- served. His life in many respects is well worthy of emulation and we take pleasure in presenting to our readers the sketch of the honored pioneer, William Muir. \1^EV. MATIHAS COOPRIDER, a minister of m^^ the Mennonite Church, is located upon sec- t4!> \Y tion 15, in Groveland Township, McPher- son County, Kan. Beside being one of the best farmers in this locality, he is the pastor of the church of his denomination here and is connected with the work of a conference which extends over four counties, Marioa, McPherson, Harvey and Cherokee. The subject of this sketch was born in Clay County, Ind., February 6, 1836 and grew up on a farm, where he remained until he was twenty j-ears of age, and in 1880 he came to the great State of Kansas. AVhen he reached here he bought one hundred and sixty acres of railroad land at $4.80 per acre and now he has a farm of two hundred and forty acres and also another three miles south- west, containing one hundred and sixt^' acres. Upon this fine land our subject grows wheat and corn, probably putting in from one hundred to one hundred and twenty acres of the former and from forty tosixtj' acres of the latter. When he started into business he had about 1200, but he secured teams upon the six-year payment plan and was soon very prosperous; in 1885, however, he lost it all by fire and his loss amounted to about $1,500. His present home was erected at a cost of $1,200. At the age of twenty-two years our subject was married to Miss Sarah Friedley, who was removed six years later by death, and then he married Miss Nancy Mace, of Clay County, Ind. Her death oc- 450 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. curred in 1886, and February 6, 1887, lie was mar- ried to Miss Susan Brunk, of Marion County, al- though she was born in Rockingham County, Va. . She was a ladj' fift}' years of age, and one who for that reason was a congenial companion. The children by his first marriage are John and AVal- ter, both of whom are farmers living near to their father; that of the second is Thomas J., who has been a teacher in McPherson County but now is a farmer in Haj'cs Township; and of the third marriage, Lucj', Charles and Nettie are the little ones at home. Our subject is a Republican in politics, although he is not a politician. lie takes an interest in all that goes to improve the material or educational growtli of Ills neighborhood, but lives the quiet, peaceful life of his order, and can have no afHliation witii the dissensions of political life. For the past eight years he has been the beloved p.astor of the Men- nonite Church at West Liberty, in Hayes Township, and is now actively carrying on Christian work in the counties under tiie care of the Conference. There are about five liundred members in McPherson County, and wherever they are found will be seen thrift, economy and peacefulness. No more desir- able settlers have ever come to this beautiful State, and none would be more regretfully parted with. S-^* _y 6 EORGE STE^■ENS. As the blessings of ,., (-— , prosperitj' settle down more widely over ^^j^ our Union, the appreciation of the grand service freely given by our veterans to preserve this Union is more and more keenly felt, and to them is accorded a more as.sured place in Ihe honor and affection of the peojjle than ever before. Their glory is not a whit dimmed by the flight of years. To the gentleman whose name is quoted above belongs a share of the |)ublic regard for the good work he has done as a veteran. Mr. Stevens, who now lives on a goodly farm on section 29, Empire Township, McPherson County, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, October 15, 1840. His parents were Lloyd and Nancy (Bar- net) Stevens, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Tennessee. Llo3-d Stevens went to Guernsey County-, Ohio, when a boy, and that has ever since been his home. His wife died in 1888. George is one of seven children born to his pa- rents, and the eldest. In those pioneer da3-s lie had but little chance for schooling, and attended school but three months in his life. At the age of fifteen he began the battle of life. His first earnings, the result of eight months' work, were 148, and half of this amount he expended for a milch cow. Tiiink of the generous heart of the lad and his pride wiien he led the animal home and presented it U) his parents! He was employed in farm work for other people until twenty years old. In August, 1862, our subject enlisted in Com- pany B, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry, and^ was sent to Louisville. In the thirty-four months in wliich he subsequently served, he fouglit in tiie following-named battles: Perry ville, Peach Tree Creek, Stone River, Chattanooga, Mission Hidge, Knoxville, Spring Hill, Nashville, Rocky-f.ace Ridge, and also took part in tlie siege of Atlanta. He received his honorable discharge at Nashville, June 10, 1865. On returning from the war JNIr. Stevens made a stay of only a fortnight's duration at home, and then started for the West. He had but very little capital to do with, as throughout his service all his paj- had been sent to his parents with the small exception of $97. In 1865, he went to Iowa, and was employed in Appanoose County on a farm for a year. In 1866, our subject wjus married to Miss llulda E. Harris, a daughter of Louis and Mary Harris, both of whom still survive, and make their home with our subject. Mr. Harris has reached the good old age of seventy-seven years, and his wife is seventy-three. Mrs. Stevens w.as born in Indiana in 1847. The young people settled upon a rented farm in Iowa, renting in two pl.aees for ten years. They came to Kansas in 1877, and settled on the farm where they now live. Our subject now owns one hundred and sixty PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 451 acres, of which one hundred and ten acres are under cultivation. The family have a pleasant and agreeable household. The two children that have been born to our subject are John M., who married Blanclie Whitney; and Benjamin, who married Mattie Speece. In politics, Mr. Stevens adheres to the party in which he was reared, and votes the Democratic ticket. m>^¥r. In 1880, he re- ceived the position of United States Census Knuni- erator. In 1883, he was elected County Commis- sioner, served a three-year term and was re-elected in 1886, and was Chairman of the Board for two yeare. With all his other duties, Mr. Eakins was Postmaster at Superior for six years and has fre- quently represented his political friends and neigh- bors at county and State conventions. Always actively engaged in the useful duties of a busy life, our subject has worthily earned the lionorand title of a true American citizen. b^'Y'^d UGH MUSTARD, one of the substantial citizens of Dickinson Count}-, resides on section 19, Cheever Township. He is one of the extensive land-owners of the com- munity, owning thirteen hundred and sixt}' acres. His home farm is a rich and fertile tract of land, one of the tasty and valuable country homes in this part of the .State. Long lines of well-trimmed hedge fences, a good orchard of all kinds of fruit, and well-tilled fields, indicate his thrift and enter- prise; the barns and outbuildings are models of convenience, all needed accessories are there found, and the pleasant home is surrounded by beautiful shade trees. The owner of this desirable place. Mr. Mustard, is of Scottish birtii. He was born in Ross County. Scotland, ^laj- 17. 1820, and traces his ancestry back to William Mustard, his great-great-grandfa- ther. The next in line of descent was Hugli Mus- tard, and his son, James Mustard, was oui' subject's grandfather. These all lived and died in Scot- laud. The father of our subject was Alex Mus- tard. He married Margaret McCuUoch, daughter of Joiin McCulloch, who died in Scotland. The parents emigrated to Canada, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Hugh Mustard passed his boyhood days upon ills father's farm in herding cattle and in attending the parochial sciiool. In iiis nineteenth year, liis love of the sea led him to ship before the mast, and for four seasons he sailed upon the broad deep. He was afterward engaged in cutting timber for two years, and at the age of twenty-seven took charge of his father's farm, which he operated for one PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 457 year. Leaving home, be then went to Glasgow, wliere he shipped on a sailing-vessel bound for New York, and the voyage of ten weeks, he says, was one of the most enjoyable periods of his life. Early in July, 1848, he reached his destination and proceeded at once to Huron County, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, where he purchased one hundred acres of timber land and began the development of a farm. Acre by acre was cleared, until the entire amount was under a high state of cultivation. He purchased an additional fifty acres, but reserved this as a timber tract. He at first built a log house and barn but subsequently erected a full set of frame buildings, including residence, barns, tool-houses, etc. For twenty-six years he made his home upon that farm, which he then sold at an advantage. Having resolved to try his fortune in a new country, lie came to Dick- inson County, Kan., in March, 1875, purchased a section of land and an eighty-acre tract in Cheever Township, and the following autumn bought another section in Flora Township. This was all in a primitive condition, not a furrow having been turned or an improvement made, but with charac- teristic energy he began its development and ti-ansformed it into the fine farm which we have already described. Li Huron County, Canada, July 25, 1850, Mr. Mustard was united in marriage with Ellen Nicol, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 29th of July, 1831. She is a granddaughter of Thomas Nicol, who was a sailor and was drowned at sea. Her father, Thomas Nicol, Jr., was born in Scot- land, and married Catherine Wilson, daughter of Thomas Wilson, wiio died in that country. Mr. and Mrs. Nicol spent their last daj-s in Canada. When Mrs. Mustard was only four years old they crossed the Atlantic to New York City, where they resided for two and a-half years, and then removed to Huron County, in the Province of Ontario, where her girlhood days were spent. Unto our subject and his worthy wife have been born fif- teen children, thirteen of whom are yet living: Alex, who married Elizabetii Young; Thomas, who wedded Jane McDonald; Margaret, wife of Arthur D. Coleman; Catherine; James, who was joined in wedlock with Ellen Young; Ellen, wife of Homer Martin; Mary, wife of James Garvey; Hugh A., who married Margaret Taylor; William, John, Grace, Matilda and Henry S. Janet died at the age of sixteen years, and Emma L. died at the age of seven years. Mr. Mustard takes an active interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the community. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is a most estimable lady. While not a member himself, Mr. Mustard gives liberally to its support, and his aid is never withheld from worthy inter- ests calculated to promote the general welfare. His life has been one of great success. Receiving no special advantages in his youth, in fact with hardly any training except that of hard manual labor, he has nevertlieless made the most of his oppor- tunities and has steadily worked his way upward. By indomitable will and energ3% he has overcome the disadvantages in his path and used the obsta- cles as stepping-stones to something higher. He is now one of the wealthiest citizens of Dickinson Count}', and his example should serve to encour- age others who, like himself, start in life empty- handed. ^ ACOB WEDEL, Ji;., is engaged in cultivat- ing his fine farm of three hundred and sixty acres on section 7, Mound Township, _ MePlierson County. At the time of his settlement in this locality, the country was sparsely settled, and he has been a witness of its wonderful development and progress. He has two hundred and eighty acres, which are now under cultivation and well improved. He built a fine residence in 1891, expending in its erection f 1,300. He has a barn which cost ^500 and a windmill valued at $150. He has various other farm buildings, and carries on all of his farm work himself, with what assistance his sons can give him. The father of our subject was Jacob Wedel, who emigrated to America in 1874, and settled in Tur- key Creek Township, where he is still a resident. 458 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. His family comprised eight cliildren, seven of whom survive. Our subject was born September 9, 1857, in Russia, and received good school ad- vantages in that countrj-. When he wasayoutii of seventeen years he left his native land and crossed tlie briny deep to the New World. He as- sisted his father in caring for liis new farm until lie had attained his majority. In 1878, Mr. Wedel married Mrs. Anna (Stucky) Schrag, a widow, who is a daugliter of the Rev. Jacob Stucky, of the Hopefield Mennonite Churcli, and also a sister of Mrs. N. R. Kaufman, of whom more will be found in' another part of this work. Mrs. Wedel was born in the same portion of Rus- sia as was our subject, the date of her birtli being September 25, 1857. IJy her marriage she has become the mother of eight children: John, Adina, Lizzie, Anna, lienjarain, Katie, Jacob and Peter. The}' have all received good educations in both the English and German languages. After his marriage Mr. Wedel settled on his present farm, which at that time had no improve- ments upon it whatever. IJotli himself and wife are members of tlie IIoi)efield Mcnnonite Chureii, of which he has been a Trustee for two years, and he has also been a teaciier in the Sunday-school for some time. lie has been Treasurer of the district for nine years, and has served as Trustee of Mound Township for two terms. Politically he is independent, and has frequently been sent as a delegate to county conventions. He is an intelli- gent citizen and a worthy member of society. JACOB THOMAS is one of the old settlers and inllucnlial farmers of Sherman Town- ship, Dickinson County, where he owns a farm on section 32. He is a native of Bavaria, (iermany. his birth having occurred tliere on the 8tli of March, 18.34. His father, Leon.ird Thomas, married Mary Kastiier, and they resided until their deaths in the Fatiierland. Their son Jacob lived at home until he was fourteen 3-ears of age, at which time he started for America. Af- ter a long journej- across the Atlantic, he finall}- arrived in New York, and from there went to Ft. Plain, Montgomery County, N. Y., where an uncle resided, with whom he lived for several montlis. In the spring of 1849, he came with his uncle and tlie other members of his family to Will County, 111. He passed the succeeding twenty years of his life in tiiat county and Kan- kakee County, with the exception of three years spent in the army. Mr. Thomas enlisted August 5. 1862, in Com- pany 1, Seventy-sixth Illinois Infantry, and labored bravely' for the preservation of the Union until its success was assured. He was in the front rank of the battle most of the time during three j-ears. He took part in the siege of Vicksburg and was taken prisoner at Jackson, Miss. After being held by the rebels but a short time, he was exchanged with a number of other prisoners and rejoined his regiment in safely. After the war was over he went to Kankakee, 111., and there re- mained until the fall of 1871. Mr. Thomas then came to Kansas, settling on a farm located on section 32, Sherman Township, where he has since been a resident. He is the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of well-im- proved farm land, on which lie has constructed good and commodious buildings. Agricultural pursuits have been his chief occupation in life, .and he has ever devoted to them tiie greatest industiy and careful planning. On the 20th of June, 1858, Elizabeth E. Har- rington w.as united in matrimony' with our subject in Kankakee County, 111. She was born in San- dusky County, Ohio, on the 26th of October, 1837, and her death occurred in Sherman Township. October 30, 1891. She was a consistent and de- voted member of the United Brethren Church and took a great interest in religious affairs. Siie w.as noted throughout this community for her charities and kindness to the poor. In her death, her man}' friends and acquaintances feel a great loss, .as for twenty years she w.as identified witii the well-being of this county. Mr. Thomas is a stanch Republican and has been PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 459 a member of that party and an active promoter of its best interests since its organization. Though not an office-seeker, he always make it his aim to do all in his power to advance the best inter- ests of the community in which he has resided for so long. As one of the earliest settlers, he ranks high in the estimation of his numerous friends and acquaintances in this locality. ==^ •?^ IMON P. DONMYEK, who resides in New Cambria, is a well-known citizen of Saline CountJ^ His life record is as follows: He was born in Cambria County, Pa., Janu- ary 13, 1832. His father, Lewis Donmyer, was a native of the Keystone State and married Cath- erine Shaffer. In 1871, he came to Kansas, and died in this county in 1887, at the age of eightj'- seven years. The death of his wife occurred in the Keystone State. The subject of this sketch on coming to the West secured a tract of land where New Cambria now stands. The Union Pacific Railroad had been built and in 1873 a station wa» established. Mr. Donmyer became agent and has since filled that position. He afterward made application for a postoffice at this place, and since its establishment has been Postmaster. Opening a store, he began dealing in general merchandise and now carries a full and complete stock of goods. He has built a large, double, two-story stone store building, which is also the railroad station, and here carries on business operations. In 1873, he began dealing in grain, built an elevator and handled grain until about a year since. His farm contains about one hundred and twenty acres of land and his posses- sions altogether aggregate twenty-four hundred acres. He rents a portion of this but superintends the greater part of its cultivation himself. He has about four hundred acres planted in wheat and two hundred acres in corn. In F'ebruary, 18.5(>, Mr. Donmyer was united in mai'riage with Miss Susan Jacoby, also a native of Cambria County, Pa. They have six living chil- dren: Sarah, wife of J. M. Brubaker, who now has charge of his father-in-law's store; Rebecca A., who is clerking for her father; p;iizabetli, wife of Ciiarles Kirtland, of Salina; Simon Edwin; Harry Scott and Julius Vincent. The family is well known throughout the community and ranks high in social circles. Mr. Donmyer was one of the first members of the Lutheran Church in Cambria and is one of its active workers and principal supporters. He as- sisted largely in the building of the house Of wor- ship, giving $1,000 to that purpose. His home is a commodious and pleasant residence, situated in the midst of beautiful grounds, and is located near his store. He is doing an excellent business and as the result of his energy and good management he has acquired a handsome competency and be- come one of the substantial citizens of Saline County. His sterling worth and upright life have won him high regard. llSHOP SAMUEL C. MILLER, of the Men- nonite Church, and one of the most active ministers of his denomination, resides on section 28, Hayes Township, McPherson County. He has, through liis own efforts, built up a large and prosperous church congregation, and is Bishop of four districts, having been elected to that office in 1890, the s.ame holding good throughout his life. He was chosen minister in 188.5, and also preaches continuously in the AVest Libert3' Church, both positions being now salaried. He has also a good Sunday-school organization, in which he is a teacher. He took an active part in the erection of the present fine church building, and in his various ministerial duties has been very active. The Bishop was born in La Grange County, Ind., in March, 1853, and is ason of Samuel D. and Fan- nie (Baumgardner) Miller, both natives of .Somer- set County, Pa., and early settlers of La Grange County, where the father is still living. His wife 460 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. departed this life in 1887. Their family consisted of nine children, seven of whom survive. Our subject was reared on his fatiier's farm in Indiana, and has always devoted much of his time and at- tention to agriculture. He received a common- school education, and remained under the parental roof until reaching man's estate. In 1873, he wedded Miss Anna, daughter of Herman C. Yoder, of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Miller was born September 14, 1855. They have no children, but took into their hearts and home little Mary Ingram, to whom they have been a kind father and mother, and to whom the}- have given a good education. For ten years after his marriage our subject en- gaged in farming in Indiana, and the year 1883 witnessed his arrival in Kansas, where he at once settled upon the farm he now occupies and owns. It was partially improved, but he has greath' added to its value since becoming its owner. There are three hundred and twenty acres in the farm, which is neatly fenced with hedges, and of which two hundred and nfty-livc acres are under culti- vation. After Ills purchase of the place, the Bishop added a wing to the residence, and in 1888 built a fine barn at a cost of I>8(I0. He has a good orchard, and in addition to his farm owns two lots in Windom. Personally, Bishop Miller is an earnest and zealous pastor of his flock, to whom he is devoted. He is genial and kindly in disposition, and has the love and best wishes of all with whom he comes in contact. EVAN E. SHARP, a merchant of Gypsum City, Saline County, clsinis Pennsylvania ', as the State of his nativity. He was born in Lancaster County, October 18, 1837. His father was Joseph D. Sharp, and his mother before marriage was Mary Anderson. When our subject was an infant his parents bade good-b^'e to their home in the East and went across the mountains in a wagon to Ohio, settling in Miami County. There they lived but a short time, when tbey removed to Cin- cinnati. Their next place of residence was in Warren Count}', where they remained two .years, and on the expiration of that period they went to Howard County, lud., locating on a farm near Kokomo. Here our subject grew to manhood and made his home until the breaking out of the late war. Re- sponding to the first call for troops, he enlisted in April, 1861, in Company D, Sixth Indiana Infantry, which was the first organized in the State. In that regiment he served for three months and then re- enlisted in Company D. Fifty-first Indiana Infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. While his company was engaged in making a raid near Rome, Ga., under the direction of the late Col. A. D. .Straight, Mr. Sharp was taken prisoner, and waslield a captive for twenty-two months. He was one of the unfortunate soldiers who suffered confinement in Libby Prison, being there incarcer- ated for about a year. He then was transferred to the prison at Macon, Ga., where he remained about two months, when he was removed to the prison in Charleston, S. C. Here he was a prisoner for about three months, when he was returned to Macon, Ga. While there he succeeded in making his escape, in company witli two other officers, while being transferred to Salisbur}-, N. C. They gained their freedom by jumping from a train, during a severe storm in the night. They landed in a ditch about fifteen feet deep, and though the train was stopped and a thorough search made for the missing men, they were not found and afterward succeeded in joining Sherman's army. At the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Mr. Sharp was commissioned First Lieutenant and acted as Captain of his company while the Captain was on detached duty. At the close of the war, he left the army with his health much impaired and returned to Howard County, Ind., but only remained tlierc a short time. (ioing to Kansas City in 186G, Mr. Sharj) en- tered the mercantile business, which he continued until 1872. At this time, he sold out his business and went to New York Cit}-, where he carried on the publishing business for a couple of years. His father having died, he returned to his old home in Howard PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 461 County, Ind., and carried on agricultural pursuits for five j'cars. His health failing, he then came to Kansas in 1878, locating in Saline County, in 1879. Here he carried on the loan and broker.agc business for some seven years. On the expiration of that period he came to G^qjsum Vallej' and settled in Gypsum City in 1890, establishing a loan and mercantile business. Mr. Sharp has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Jennie Baldwin, who died in Hutchin- son, Kan., after a short married life of only six weeks. His second wife was Mrs. Belle Robinson and she died in Chico just four daj's after her mar- riage. Mr. Sharp owns a fine farm of nearly five hun- dred acres in Eureka Township, beside considerable valuable property in Gjpsum City. He has never been an office-seeker but has always been distin- guished for the part he has taken in the promotion of all local improvements. He also takes a com- mendable interest in all religious and educational matters. The Veteran League of Salina, Bridge Post No. 131, G. A. R., numbers him among its members. His army record is (me of which he may well be proud and shows him to have been one of our Union's bravest defenders, and the hardships he endured and the experiences through which he passed were borne with the true fortitude of a loyal soldier. His success in life has been most marked and his prosperity has been the result of his own industrious efforts. He is one of the most substan- tial citizens of the community and one of the most influential men as well. His sterling worth is recognized in the high regard in which he is held by all. i^^^^m ^ \ R. AARON A. EIKENBERRY, a promi- nent and respected physician of llering- ton, is a native of Indiana, his birtii having occurred at Mexico, Miami County, on the 16lh of June, I860. He is the son of John and Nancy (Miller) Eikenberry, both claiming Ohio as the place of their birth. The early life of our subject was passed on a farm, and his education was commenced in the common schools of his native county. He continued his education in Lebanon, Ohio, and in Ladoga, Ind. During this time he also taught school for two terms. He began the study of medicine with Dr. D. M. Culver, of Whitesville. Ind., who recom- mended him to Dr. John A. Cunningore, the Pro- fessor of Surgery in the Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapolis. After passing the requisite time in study and practice in that institution, he grad- uated in the Class of '85. During the course he took in that college he acted as assistant to the Professor above named. Starting in his professional career. Dr. Eiken- berry spent the next two years in Tiosa, Fulton County, Ind., eng.aged in the practice of medicine. During his residence in that city he met the ladv who became his bride. The wedding ceremonj' which united his destiny with that of Miss Mina Wilkinson was performed January 9, 1886. Mrs. Eikenberry wvas born in Macy, Miami County, Ind. Two little ones have come to bless the home of our worthy subject and his wife, Herbert and Paul. Learning of the remarkable growth of Hering- ton, Kan., tlie Doctor rightly judged it to afford a good opening for an ambitious young professional nuin, and accordingly removed here in 1887. He has already built up a large general practice and has also taken up several special lines of work, one of which is the treatment of diseases of women and children. He has met with marked success in these specialties. Since coming here he has de- voted a great deal of attention to the bi-chloride of gold cure. He appreciates the great need that exists for the uplifting of his fellow-men, and sees here the destined field of work for his future. While it has come to him without seeking on his part, he has entered heartily into the duties of his noble work, and already feels a consciousness of having accomplished a good work in freeing many of his fellows from the terrible curse of drunkenness. Now that the cure is no longer a questionable method, but has had thousands of proofs of its efficacj-, and has won the grateful praise of those who have been released from the 462 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. terrible bonds in which they have been held, he lias a large practice in this line from far and near. lie is a member of the S. D. Gross Medical Societ3', of Dickinson, Davis and Morris Counties, wliicii society- is named in honor of the great surgeon. .Socially, our subject is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and is also a member of the Masonic fraternity. Ilis vote is always cast with tlie Demo- cratic party, and he is one of its stalwart advocates. He is a member of the Christian Church, to which he gives liis earnest support. Though he has re- sided in Ilerington but a few years, he already lias tlie finest practice of any pliysician in town. He has a great manj- good qualities, and his genial friendliness has won him many friends. jILLIAM II. PIIILIJPS, who has followed farming throughout his entire life, and is now engaged in that pursuit on section 12, Gypsum Township, Saline County', is of Eng- lish descent. His father, Francis Phillii)S, was born in England, being a native of Cornwall. He married Elizabeth Pcllar, also a native of Cornwall, and in an early da}- they bade good-bye to their old home and emigrated to America. Locating in Wisconsin, they there spent about three years, af- ter which they removed to Illinois, becoming res- idents of Jo Daviess Count}', where the}- resided until their deaths. Their family numbered eight cliildien, our subject being the sixth in order of birth. William was born in .Jo Daviess County, 111., and in the usual manner of farmer lads w.as reared to manhood, acquiring his eduction in the district sehoolsof the neighborhood. lie continued to reside in the county of his nativity until his removal to Kansas, which occurred in July, 1876. That year witnessed his settlement in Saline County. He purchased a farm on section 12. Gyi)sum Town- ship, and locating thereon has since made it his home. He now owns two hundred and forty acres of good land and his farm is regarded as one of the best in the locality. It is well cultivated and the many improvements upon it, including fine buildings, are such as are found upon a model farm of the nineteenth century. In Saline County, on the 20th of April, 1881, Mr. Phillips was married, Miss Esther A. Tinkler becoming his wife. The lady is a daughter of Thomas and Keziah (Raisou) Tinkler, and was born in Jo Daviess County, HI., May 29, 1860. AVith her parents, she came to Saline County in 1875, when a maiden of fifteen summers, and here grew to wom.anhood. Unto our subject and his wife have l)een born four children, a son and three daughters, as follows: Stella J., Clara E., Thomas E. and Katie L. The family have one of the ple.asant homes of Gypsum Township and in social circles they rank high. In his political affiliations, Mr. Phillips is a Republican and, as every American citizen should, feels an interest in political affairs. However, he has never been an office-seeker, but has held some of the minor offices of the township. He has preferred rather to devote his entire time and at- tention to his business, in which he has met with good success, winning an excellent competence. His life has been well and worthily spent and is deserving of representation in the history of his adopted coiintv. EIIR A. JOHNSON. Sweden has many rep- resentatives in the Union, and these almost invariably are numbered among our most worthy citizens, being distinguished in character by their truthfulness, faithfulness, pru- dence and thrift. .Smok}" Hill Township, Mcpher- son County, is fortunate in having quite a colony of these people, and one of the most worthv of the number is the gentleman whose name appears above. He operates in a highly commendable manner a very fine farm on section 35, of the lo- cality above named. ^yUL^iytAy- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 465 Our subject is the second in order of birth of tlie family of seven children born to John Ander- son and Eva Greata (Pearson) Johnson, both natives of Sweden. He of whom we write was born February 7, 1847, in Sweden. His mother is deceased, but the father still lives at the age of seventy-five years. Of the children, three are now citizens of America. Pehr A. Johnson remained in his native land until reaching the years of maturity. He there received a good common-school education and combined the work of a carpenter, which trade he had learned when quite young, with that of a far- mer. His advent into America was made in 1869. He had no fixed habitation until after his mar- riage, which took place January 17, 1874, his bride being Johanna Johnson, like himself a na- tive of the country so nearly approaching the polar regions, and born November 24, 1851. She came to America in 1868. After marriage, this j^oung cou|>lc settled in Chicago and Mr. Johnson was for live and a-half years engaged in the wholesale dry-goods business. The city atmosphere, however, was too confined for his freedom-loving nature, and in 1878 he came to Kansas and settled on the farm which they now occupy, having purchased it four years pre- viously. At the time of entering upon their pur- chase the ground had not been broken by a plow, but since then the work of improvement has gone on apace. A comfortable dwelling has been well placed, shade and fruit trees form a pleasant shel- ter from the hot summer suns that are peculiar to Kansas, and the fertile and productive fields and pastures are dotted with kine and horses that are notable for their sleekness and fine proportions. Our subject first owned eighty' acres of land. He now has two hundred and forty acres, of which one hundred acres are under cultivation. He here carries on general farming, paying special atten- tion to grain and stock. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of six children, whose names are Iver Herbert, August Leonard, Johanna AVilhel- mina, John J^phraim, Hulda EInora, and Edna Rebecca, allot whom are bright, intelligent young people, with the vim and energy to win places for themselves in the world. They have been reared 21 in the faith of the Swedish Lutheran Church and are attendants of that church at Lindsborg, where our subject has been Deacon for ten years. He has also been a generous friend to the Bethany College. He has been a School Director here for some time and for two years has held the office of Trustee of the township. He votes the straight Republican ticket. -^^l \^^ VILLIAM CLUDAS. This name represents one of the most popular and prosperous citizens of McPherson County. He came to Kansas poor in purse, but now occupies a high position socially and financially, to which he has attained by the exercise of excellent judgment, industry and economy. He possesses the faculty of management in a marked degree, which is al- ways a necessary qualification for success. In his position as Superintendent of the County Farm he displays great skill and tact, and his labors are ably seconded by his wife. The subject of this sketch was born in Prussia, Germany, June 25, 1835, and grew to manhood in the Fatherland. In 1 854 he emigrated to the United States and made his way to Chicago, where for several years he filled the position of shipping clerk in a hardware store. In 1881 he came to Kansas and located on a farm north of Galva, where for a few years he followed agriculture. In 1884 he was appointed Superintendent of the McPherson County Farm, which position he has since filled efficiently and successfully. He owns one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining this place, which lie manages in connection with the County Farm. The County Farm is located on section 36, Jackson Township, and is one of the finest in the State. It comprises one hundred and sixt}- acres of finely improved land and was purchased in 1877. Two years later the residence, a commodi- ous and substantial structure, w.as erected at a cost of *5,000. At present (1893) there are twenty- 466 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RIXORD. one inmates, who find here a pleasant home and receive that tlioiightful attention for which Mrs. Cliuhis is well known. In its interior appoint- ments the house is all that can be desired, and in every respect the place proves that the proprietor is a man of thrift and enero^y. Tlie marriage of Mr. Cludas occurred at .Joliet, 111., March 27, 1861, and united him with Miss Belle fiateka, who was born in Mecklenburg, C4er- many, April 18, 1845. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cludas are as follows: Charles E., who con- ducts a stock ranch in Texiis; Ida, the wife of W. VV. Wright. of Topcka, Kan.; Minnie, Mrs. William Webster, a resident of Ellis County, this State; Frank, a telegraph operator at Peoria, 111.; Arthur, who is a student in the Keokuk (Iowa) Medical College; Harry, Bertha and Addie, who are at home. Although of foreign birth, Mr. Cludas has al- ways cherished the deepest interest in the welfare and progress of our countrj', and during the Civil War enlisted at .loliet, 111., in 1862, for service in defense of the Union. While participating in the engagement at Stone River, he was so seriously wounded as to prevent him from doing active man- ual labor for a long time. At that time Mrs. Cludas came bravely to the front to care for the family. She became a nurse, in which capacity her services were constantly sought, and thus she assisted in the support of the children. The members of the family are universally respected and esteemed, and their position is among the most prominent and inlluential people of the community. l-^+^l <|^ J. PORTER, M. D., one of the leading liiaj physicians of Marion, Kan., and the pres- ,(iL^ ent County Physician of MclMierson County, is the gentleman whose sketch claims our notice in these lir.es. He is pleasantly located here and has made this city his home since 1890. The subject of this notice was born in Henry County, 111., July 24, 1854, and was reared on a farm. He attended school and performed the du- I ties which fell to the lot of a lad in his position, but at the age of nineteen he entered the otlice of i Dr. W. M. Smith, of Atkinson, III., in order to avail himself of his instructions, and remained with this learned physician for two years in study and for two years more in practice, and then en- tered Rush Medical College, one of the most dis- tinguished educational institutions in the world. Here Mr. Porter continued his studies for two years and graduated in the Class of '78. Dr. Porter then took a course under the famous Prof. Ross on physical diagnosis, after which he began a practice in Atkinson, 111., among his old friends; he then went to Utica, Neb., where he re- mained for eight years. Later he removed to the thriving town of Fremont and remained in that neighborhood for four years, making a residence of twelve years in the State. Finally he removed to Texas, thinking it a place for wider usefulness, and located at Galveston, but here Dr. Porter found that even his medical skill could not overcome the effects of the malarial troubles which invariably attack the Northern visitor until he becomes thor- oughly acclimated. Sickness compelled the return of the family to the North, and Dr. Porter selected the pleasant little city of Marlon as their future I home. This selection of a home has benelited the Doc- tor and has been of great good to the community. His practice has been singularly successful, as he not only possesses the skill and knowledge neces- sary to the practice of his profession, but in other •waj-s he is well suited for the close relation he must hold in the families of the place where he lives. An intelligent practitioner is not of necessity a pleasant one, but the subject of our sketch has been endowed by nature with the tenderness and sympathy which make of the Doctor the friend as well. The practice of Dr. Porter has been a general fine, although he h.as given especial study to the peculiar diseases of women and children, and to all chronic cases. In his practice he h.as met with two rare cases of disease. They occurred in this city, the medical name for the maladv being pem- phigus. This is a very unusual disease and one PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 467 that so closely resembles small-pox that it is often mistaken for it. Many physicians never had a case of this kind during a long practice. Dr. Por- ter successfully treated these cases and his treat- ment excited wide comment and notice through- out the medical profession. The marriage of Dr. Porter took place in .January, 1880, at Atkinson, 111., to Miss Mary Jewitt Seers, a native of the same place. She is a member of the Presb3'terian Church and a valued Directress of the Ladies' Aid Societ}', while the Doctor is quite .as prominent in the Baptist Church. Dr. Porter has been identified with the political cam- paigns in his State, as a prominent member of the People's party and belongs to the County Commit- tee. The Doctor is a great friend of the farmers of ^'ebraska and has taken quite an active part in all legislation for their advantage. He is now the Count}' Ph3'sieian and fills the position to Ihe sat- isfaction of all. ^: '•5**j"J"J*^^^^^4*4**5"l*r BENJAMIN A. GRAY is a representative '' farmer residing on section 20, Empire flfSS))!' Township, McPherson County. His father, John Gray, a native of Tennessee, fol- lowed agricultural pursuits in that State for many years. His death occurred in 1862, and that of his wife one year later. Their family comprised six children, four now surviving. Two sons served in the Union army in the late war, one of them, Abram, dying during that time. Both parents were valued members of the Presbyterian Church, the father being an Elder in the same. Our subject is the fourth in order of birth and was reared upon a farm. He was born .January 30, 1842, in Ray Count}-, Tenn. After attending the district schools near his home, he entered the High School at Columbus, Ind. While a youth he taught one term of school, but passed tlie most of his time until twenty-four years of age under tiie parental roof. In 1867 Mr. Gray was married to Miss Eliza N., daughter of John Ferguson, one of the early set- tlers of Indiana and a prominent farmer there. His death occurred March .SO, 1868, but his wife, who bore the maiden name of Eliza Crecraft, is still living. Mrs. Gray was born November 10, 1844, in Hamilton County, Ind., and received a district- school education. She was one of twelve children, of whom six were called from this life. Two broth- ers participated in the Civil War. Four children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Gray, one being now deceased. The living members of the family are: John F., Albert N. and Mary E. They are all active workers in the Presbyterian Church, with which they hold membership and of which the eldest, John F., is a Deacon. Albert N. is Super- intendent of the Sunday-school and has been President and Vice-president of the Christian En- deavor Society of that church, while his brother and sister are members of the working committees. They received good school advantages and botii sons attended college at McPherson, at which John V. was graduated from the business department. His brother has taught school successfully in this coun ty. Subsequent to his marriage our subject settled upon a farm in Ray County, Tenn., where he re- mained until the spring of 1874, at which time he came to Ivansas, first locating in Turke}- Creek Township, McPherson Count}-. There were but ten acres broken on his farm of one hundred and sixty acres and the only residence was a sod house. There he lived until 1882, at which time he had one hundred and twenty acres under cultivation (forty acres being devoted to pasture), and had a good set of buildings. He removed to his present prop- erty in 1882 and now has one hundred and forty- eigiit acres well improved, where he carries on general farming and stock-raising. For one win- ter he was engaged in merchandising in Southwest Missouri. Our worthy subject was called upon to niourn the loss of his beloved wife July 13, 1891. She was a consistent Christian woman of noble charac- ter and her many friends sincerely miss her loving presence. Like his children, our subject is and has been for many years an .active woi'ker in the Presbyterian Church. He was formerly a Repub- 468 PORTRAIT AND EIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lican but is now a thorough Prohibitionist. He had been'frequently a delegate to Republican conven- tions but on the organization of the Third p.irty in this county' he transferred his allegiance. lie was nominated by the Prohibition parly for Treasurer of the county in the convention held at MePher- son. He has been actively' interested in local schools, having been a member of the Board for many j-ears. He served as Justice of the Peace for a period of eight \-ears in Turkey Creek Town- ship, and helped to organize the first Presbj-lerian Church in McPherson County at a pioneer school- liouse in Jlound Township; he also assisted in the organization of the First Presbyterian Church at Galva. He has several times been made a delegate to the I'resbytery. In April, 1886, he met with a most unfortunate accident, being thrown from his wagon during'a runaway, from which he sustained injuries to his right hip, which have crippled him ever since. ylLUAM C. WALDORF. It gives us much pleasure to here chronicle the personal history of one of the most public-spirited and progressive citizens of Meridian Township, McPhereon County, whose tine tract of land is lo- cated on section 26. Mr. Waldorf is at present one of the Trustees of the township. He is of New Engl.and parentage, his father, William, hav- ing been born in Vermont. We have been unable to ascertain the name of the father of William Waldorf, Sr., but this much is known, that he was born in Germany and crossed the Atlantic to be- come a citizen of the United States while yet an unmarried man. He married and settled in Ver- mont, but afterward reitioved to Pennsylvania, and thence to Putnam County, Ohio, where he and his wife died. Our subject's mother was, piior to her marriage, Miss Elizabeth Hensel, a native of Richland County, Ohio. Her father was of Pennsylvania- Dutch parentage, and died in Richland County. The parents of our subject first settled in Putnam County, Ohio, but later removed to Morrow County of the same State. They then went to Holmes County, and there the mother died. His father en- listed in Company 1, of the .Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, but was attacked with a dread army disease, and died in the hospital in Milliken's Bend, La., in April of 1863. Of the ten children born of their marriage our subject was the seventh in order of birth. William AValdorf, Jr., was born in Morrow County, Ohio, September 14, 184.5. He lived at home until fourteen years of age, and then entered the family of a stockman in Wayne County, Ohio, and continued to live with him until he enlisted in the war, August 7, 1862, joining Com|)any H, of the One Hundred and Second Ohio Infantry. He served gallantly until the close of the contlict. During that time he took part in the engagement at .\thens, Ga., where he was taken prisoner and was held for six months, or until the close of the war. On receiving his honorable discharge, Mr. Wal- dorf returned to Ohio, and was engaged for some little time in farming. He then went to Shelby County, III., where he lived for four years, and from that point he moved to Iowa County, Iowa, but after a residence of one year there returned to Shelby County. Later he went back to Iowa, and in the fall of 1870 moved to Butler County, Kan. After a residence of a year and a-half at the la.>t mentioned place, he came to McPherson County, and secured a farm of one hundred and sixty acres under the Homestead Act. He has ever since lived on this farm. His life business has been that of agriculture and his efforts in this direction have been guided by intelligence and a careful, well-balanced judgment. He has made excel- lent improvements upon the farm where he lives, having erected a good class of buildings. He is now the owner of two hundred and forty acres of land and is considered one of the most successful fanners of McPherson County. Our subject was married in Butler County. Kan., October 21, 1873, his bride being Miss Phicbe Appleman, a daughter of John R. and Mary (Wal- dorf) Appleman, the former a native of Wayne County, Ohio, and the laller of Holmes County, — n ,i jf ^ f '.',,V*''''^"i I 7 }ZIZZm^:X.\ ■ ^^^.ii-B '^'' J^^-l-'JI'X « r:- RESIDENCE OF W. C. WALDORF , 5tC. 26. MERIDIAN TR Ivr^.pH LRSO In CO. KAN. r^^, .l.--\,. ,--1' * M » Ai BoziNNiNG . lars^i^Kr^ '"^I'^s-- .... ^! PRESENT 1895 v-j.y^ RES OF C H WAY, (^BREEDER OF SHIRE H0R5E5,) CAf^ON TP f/'"PHrRSON CO KAN. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 471 the same State. They were the parents of two children, of whom Mrs. Waldorf was the eldest. She was born in Wood County, Ohio, December 14, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Waldorf have six liv- ing children, who are named as follows: Jessie V., Samuel J., Charles A., Harry R., John M., and Frances J. Two children. Burton and Laura, died in infancj'. Mr. Waldorf has held the office of Township Trustee for several j'ears. He is, of course, like all loj'al citizens, interested in the local as well as general welfare, and in politics. Polit- ically, he is an adherent of tiie People's partj'. Both he and his wife are members of the Christian Church. /i^^ HARLES H. WAY. Having begun life for (I himself a poor man,with no prospects of help ^^(7 from rich relatives, our subject has proved the truth of Burns' assertion that "A man's a man for a' that." He owns a magnificent farm on sec- tions 18 and 19, Canton Township, McPherson County, and has made a shining success in life. Mr. AVay is a son of John and Hannah (Wood) Way, natives of Ohio. They were the parents of six children, five of whom are now living, and Charles was the eldest son. He was born July 27, 1851, in Washington County, Ohio. When our subject was ten years of age, or in 1861, the Way family moved to Keokuk County, Iowa, and there he grew to manhood, meantime receiving a good education. At the age of eighteen j'ears, he commenced to teach, and for a time held a position as Principal in the graded schools. He came to Kansas in 1873, and immediatelj' home- steaded a quarter-section of land and secured an- other quarter-section under the timber claim. At the time he came here, there were no other settlers in sight of his claim, hut they soon began coming in. He built a dugout and kept b.achelor's hall for some time, but this lonely existence was not to his taste, and November 26, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss Melissa Paxton, a native of Iowa, born August 22, 1853, and a daughter of Joel and Nancy (Bell) Paxton, both natives of Ohio, but early settlers in Jefferson County, Iowa. Mrs. Way's father was a Quaker, as was also the Way family. After marriage, IMr. Wa^' taught school in Iowa in order to get funds to help him on his home- stead. He returned in the spring and began planting the ten acres he had previously broken on his homestead. He is now the owner of one thousand and fifty acres in McPherson County and nine hundred and sixty acres in Kentucky. He also owns property in McPherson, '^Halsted and Newton, and has a quarter-interest in the creamery at Canton. He has broken two hundred and sixty .acres on his homestead and timber claims. His present residence was erected in the year 1883, and is a comfortable and cozy home. The place is fenced around with hedge and the cross fencing is of hedge and wire. He cultivates four hundred and twenty acres on the home farm and carries on general farming, raising large quantities of grain and stock. He is the most extensive shipper of stock in this locality and was the first one to import the heavy English draft horses into the county. He now pays considerable attention to breeding and has upon his place at the present time three remarkably fine animals. At the head is "Marston Thumper." The others are "Flora" and "Lady Lincoln." Mr. Way has been interested in all the public enterprises of the communit3% He was business manager of the Grange at Newton and has specu- lated quite largely. Unto him and his wife were born eight children, two of whom are deceased, Evalena and John Sherman. The surviving chil- dren were born on the farm where they now live and are as follows: Marion McPlierson, Hannah Leota, Charles Albertes, Rena Maude, Purl Benjamin and Lillie. They have received the best of educational advantages. Both Mr. and Mrs. Way are members of the Friends' Society. He is a member of the Masonic order and belongs to tlie Blue Lodge at Canton, tlie Chapter and Commandery at McPherson, and the M3-stic Shrine of Salina. He was an interested attendant at the conclaves at St. Louis and Washington. As a 472 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. member of the Farmere' Alliance, he has been President of the Local Alliance for two 3'ears, and President and Business Manager of tiie County Alliance Exchange. In politics, he is a Republican, but his active interests center most intimately about school affairs and local politics. On taking up his timber claim, Jlr. Way secured it under the Fortj'-acre Act and set out that amount in box elder, cotton-wood and w.alnut. He also planted seven hundred apple trees and five acres besides in apple and other fruits, including cherries, plums, peaches and small fruits. The famil3' home is quite embowered in choice or- namental trees. In 1888, he was interested in the Semi-Tropical Land and Water Company of San Bernandino, Cal. He made two trips there and later closed out his interest in it. He had planted twenty acres in oranges and had the credit of hav- ing the finest orange grove in. the county. ^^||41"l^|i y'lLLIAM SAXDOW, who carries on general farming on section 12, Banner Township, has made his home in Dickinson County for twenty-one years. He is a native of Germany, his birth having occurred in Prussia on the 1st of September, 1859. He is a son of AV'illiam Sandow, and his mother bore the maiden name of Amelia Ihde. When our subject was a lad of about eight summers they emigrated to America and made their first settlement in Hannibal, Mo., where they re- sided for a year. On the expiration of that period, they became residents of Davis County, Kan., where they spent a few months, and afterward made their home in Wabaunsee County, Kan., where the death of the father occurred in 18C9. In the Sandow family were born four children, two sons and two daughters, our subject being the eldest. The subject of this sketch came with his parents to Dickinson County and since that time has been one of the representative citizens of Banner Town- ship. No event of special importance occurred during his childhood, and the common schools afforded him his educational privileges. After at^ taining his majority, he was married in Wabaun- see Count}', Kan., to Miss Wilhelmina Piper, their union being celebrated on the 30tli of March, 1881. The ladj' was born in Germany November 8, 1857, and is a daughter of August Pii)cr, who mar- ried Wilhelmina Schreck. In 1867 they came to America, locating in Hannibal, Mo., whence thoj' removed a few months later to the county in which the union of our subject and his wife was celebrated. This was in 1867, and Mr. and Mrs. Piper there continued to reside until 1892, when they came to Dickinson County and located in Banner Township. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sandow, as follows: William, Albert, Minnie and Arthur. Mr. Sandow's fine farm comprises two hundred acres of valuable land in Banner Town- shij) and is under a high state of cultivation. It is also vvell improved with good buildings and all the necessary improvements which go to make up a model farm. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. During the twenty-one years of their residence in Dickinson County, thej- have formed a wide circle of acquaintances and have made man\- warm friends, who, appreciating their worth, hold them in high regard. AVID MAJOR is a leading business man of Carlton engaged in general merchandi- sing. His life record is as follows: He was born in Count}' Down, Ireland, on the 15th of November, 1831, and was there reared to manhood, no event of special importance oc- curring during his boyhood days. When he be- gan to earn his own livelihood, he engaged in weaving and followed that trade for some time. Later, he embarked in the mercantile business, whicli he continued until his emigration to Am- erica. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 473 Jlr. Major was married in County Down, the lady of liis choice being Miss Mary Dunn, who was born in that county in the year 1831. They be- came the parents of twelve children, nine of whom grew to mature 3'ears, namely: John, David, Will- iam, Samuel, Jane, Martha, Minnie, Lizzie and James. The three deceased children, Grace, Jane and Agnes, all died in childhood. The eldest, John, came to Carlton in the spring of 1886, and opened a general mercliandise store, whicli is now owned by his father. He was a man of excellent business abilitj', sagacious and far-sighted, indus- trious and enterprising, and won a well-merited suc- cess. In tlie midst of a prosperous business career his life was ended. He passed away on the 23d of December, 1891, mourned by many friends. David Major resided upon the Emerald Isle un- til 1873, wlien he bade good-bye to his old home and with his family emigrated to America. He made a location in Washington Count^', Pa., and was employed in the mines for two or three years, after which he engaged in various lines of busi- ness. In March, 1886, he came to Dickinson Country, Kan., and settled in Holland Township, where he engaged in general farming for about four and a-half years. On the expiration of that period, he came to Carlton and embarked in the mercantile business, succeeding to the store of his son. He carries a full line of general merchandise and enjoys a good trade. Having followed this pursuit in his native land, he entered into business here with a fund of experience, and from the be- ginning has constantly increased his trade. He now is proprietor of one of the leading mercantile establishments of Carlton. In connection with his store, Mr. Major still owns his farm of eighty acres in Holland Township. We find in our subject one of the progressive and public-spirited citizens of the community who manifests a commendable interest in all that per- tains to the welfare of the town and county. His support is never witlield from worthy enterprises but is cheerfully given to those interests calculated to prove of public benefit. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican partj- and is a strong advocate of its principles and polic3-. He has never been an office-seeker, pre- ferring to devote his attention to his business in- terests. Himself and wife are faithful members of the Presbyterian Church in Holland Township, in which Mr. Major holds the office of Trustee. fL^ ON. PATRICK H. DOLAN, one of the most iJU prominent men of Saline County, resides on section 8, Greeley Township, and is a native of the land which has sent to these shores so many of our most intelligent citizens and prosperous men. The subject of this notice was born in County Roscommon, in the village of Carrey, Ireland, January 6, 1839, and is the son of Thomas and Bridget (Miley) Dolan, who came to the United States in 1841 and settled in Berkshire County, Miiss., where the father died, the mother dying in Kansas in 1887. Patrick grew to a sturdy manhood on the farm in Massachusetts, remaining there until the age of twent3f-oue years. He then made a trip to California via Panama, and spent four years there, clerking in a store in Sacramento, and also in Nevada in a drug and supply business. While in the latter State, he worked for a raining company, but in 1864 returned to Massachusetts. In the old Bay State, our subject engaged in farming until 1872, and then engaged to sell gro- ceries at Adams, Mass., until 1877, at which time he came to Kansas and bought the first of his land, paying for it $15 per acre. Now our subject is the owner of two hundred and thirty acres of bot- tom land, two and one-half miles east of Salina, and here he grows grain and feeds a number of cattle. In 1890, our subject was elected to the Legislature by the People's party over the Rev. Mr. Lee, the regular Republican nominee. He has taken an active part in the work of the Legis- lature, and is Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining, and is a member of the Judi- ciary Appo.rtionment Committee. The marriage of Mr. Dolan took pl.ace July 8, 186.5, to Miss Catherine Gorman, who w.as born in Ireland, but who came to this country when a 474 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. child, and the famil_v born to Mr. and 5Irs. Dolan is as follows: John, aged twenty-two, who is on the home farm; Katie A. has been a teaclier for several years; Mary Ellen and Tiiomas Francis botii of whom are students at tlie Normal School. The children are all bright and do honor to their father's position. Thej' arc all members of the Roman Catholic Church. ^. LBERT F. WAUGII. Early in the year i^Ol 1873, A. F. Waugh settled on section 2, of Jackson Township, McPherson County. There were at that time but tiiree families living in the township, and most of its territory was Government land. He brought an energy and persistence to the aid of his pioneering which soon resulted in an excellent farm, and now he has as fine a farm and lionie as can be found in Central Kan- sas. The parents of our subject left New England and located in Northern Ohio in the year 1834. The Western Reserve was settled principally by emigrants from New York and New England. Thej' were a hardy and industrious race of pio- neers, eager for pecuniary and mental improve- ment, and they quickl>' built about them churches, schools, and other substantial evidences of prog- ress. A. F. Waugh was born in Lorain County, Ohio, October 17, 1837. lie resided tliere until thirteen years of age, when the family removed to Sheboy- gan County-, Wis., and there he aided his fatiier in subduing another timbered farm. The facilities for acquiring an education were at tiiat time qnite limited; yet, by close study at home with little aid from the schools of that neighborhood, he passed the required examination and took charge of a large school when he was twenty j'ears of age. He continued teaching until 18G1, when he joined the army to suppress the rebellion in the South. August 16, 1861, our subject enlisted at his home in Sheboygan, Wis., where a company was being raised for the re-organization of the First Wisconsin Infantrj-. The company soon joined the regiment at Milwaukee, where daily drill quickly prepared them for effective duty in the field. On the 8th of October, 1861, the regiment was mustered into service and was immediately sent to the seat of war, being placed under com- mand of Gen. Sherman, whose headquarters were then at Louisville, Ky. Under the leadership of Col. John C. Starkweather, tlie First Regiment was rapidly schooled, disciplined and prepared for any of the emergencies which they might be called upon to meet. At tlie taking of Vt. Henry and Ft. Donel- son, also at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, they were doing dut}' in other portions of the field and did not participate. During the first year of serv- ice, tlie First Regiment twice crossed the States of Kentucky and Tennessee and spent considerable time in Alabama. During the fall of 1862 Gen. liragg made a brilliant da*h on Louisville, K3'., with the purpose of pillaging the city for supplies, much needed by his army of nearly one hundred thousand troops. The Union forces were suddenly increased to about one hundred and twenty-five thousand men in and about the city, so that Bragg drew off toward Crab Orchard. His movement was followed b^' that of the Union troops, who came up with him at Perryville, and here, on the anniversary of the muster of the regiment, they found themselves in their first general engagement with the enemy. This determined and bloody encounter lasted but one day, but the Union forces lost three thou- sand in killed and five thousand in wounded, and among this latter number was the subject of this sketch. He was wounded in the left knee by a niinie- ball in the latter part of the fight. After a short stay in the field hospital, finding himself permanently disabled for the duties of a soldier, he received his discharge and went home to Wisconsin. While recuperating from his wounds, his enforced leisure was improved by earnest study, whereby he became proficient in the German language, and having a taste for the study of medicine, he eiirnestly sought out its mysteries. In the fall of 1872, Dr. Waugh came to Kansas and homesteaded the farm which he now occupies. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 477 His efiforts have been so successful that he now owns eiglit hundred acres, of which two hundred acres are planted in wheat. Stock-raising has en- gaged his attention to a considerable extent and lie usuallj' keeps about one hundred head of stock, making a specialty of Red-polled cattle. In poli- tics he is a pronounced Republican and one of the party workers. He has been a member of the Township and County Committees, served as Pro- bate Judge in 1874 and 187.0, for the two following years filled the office of County Commissioner and was Chairman of the Board. The marriage of Dr. Waugh, in .Shebo3'gan County, Wis., June 3, 1868, united him with Miss Lana Beeler, a native of Alsace, which was in 1872 ceded by France to Prussia. Of the children born to this union the following is noted: Frank, a graduate of the Manhattan Agricultural College in the Class of '91, established the ''Farm Depart- ment" in tlie Kansas Caj)ital,a.nd for nine months served as its editor. He was also in the employ of Russell Harrison in Montana. A bright and prom- ising young man, he undoubtedly will attain to success in editorial work, for which he is preparing himself. Fanny E. is also a graduate of the Man- hattan Agricultural College and makes a specialty of drawing, for which she has a natural talent. ,She has taught in the Menomonie (AVis.) Indus- trial School and is an accomplished young lady. Mary L. is at home. Dr. Waugh is a valued mem- ber of the Grand Army Post at McPherson, and is prominent in the public affairs of his community. EDWARD W. HOCH is the editor and pro- prietor of the Marion Record, a journal which i ^ is now in its twentj--first volume, the whole issue from the beginning being one thousand and seventy-six. It is a seven-column, eight-page jour- nal, which is colored in its political aspect b3' the teachings and principles of the Republican partj-. The Record has passed through manv phases, and been published by a number of different gentlemen. It was established in the fall of 1870 by A. W. Robinson, and was then known as the Western Neivs. One year later the Westetii Neivs was purchased by John Murphy, and was re-christened the Little Giant. In 1871 it again changed hands, and be- came the property of C. S. Triplett, and by him was named the Marion County Record. Three years later it was purchased bj' our subject, who dropped the County from the name. The plant was then worth ^1,000. It now has a circulation averag- ing fifteen hundred. We will here proceed to give a detailed sketch of the family history of the editor of the Record. Mr. E. W. Hoch was born in Danville, Kj'., March 17, 1849. He is a son of Edward C. and Elizabeth B. (Stout) Hoch. The father was a native of Ger- many, and was a confectioner by trade; he now resides in Marion. Mrs. Hoch was a native of Vir- ginia. Our subject was reared in his native State, having received excellent educational advantages, for the old Kentucky town in which he was born and reared had been noted for more than half a centur}- for its excellent schools. After complet- ing the common-school course he became a student at Centre College, and later went to the metropolis of the Blue Grass Region, and was employed in Lexington fls a printer for three years. He came to Kansas in April, 1872, with a colony who lo- cated at Pawnee Rock, Barton County. After a year he came to Marion and was in the employ of Mr. Triplett, remaining with him until the fall of 1874, when he bought the Record. The preceding year he conducted a paper at Florence known as the Pioneer. In 1889 and 1890 Mr. Hoch was elected on the Republican ticket to the State Legislature, having a majority of four hundred and forty-seven votes over the old candidate, Dr. Rogers. During every campaign he has done good service for his party in taking the stump. He is a speaker of pleasant address, good voice, and tactful, logical reasoning power. He has been Chairman of the County Committee for a number of 3'ears. May 2.3, 1876, the original of this sketch was united in marriage to Miss S. L. Dickerson, daugh- 478 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD. ter of Thomas Dickersou, a farmer near Marion. Prior to their marriage Mrs. Hoch had been engaged for some time as a teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Iloeh are the parents of the following children: Kdna, Homer, Anna and AVallis. The families are com- municants of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Hoch is .ictive in all tlie social and charitable movements inaugurated in that body. In 1892, Mr. Hocii was elected to tlie Legislature on the Republican ticket, over a strong "Fusion" candi- date, receiving a majority of four hundred and f()rt\-tliree votes. *^^^lt®@!^^^- ^H UNITS T. UrssELL, an liunorcd veteran of the Grand Army of the Republic, a rep- resentative citizen and prosperous agricul- ^/' turist, residing upon section 18, Groveland Township, McPlierson County, is a leader in edu- cational and Sunday-school work, and identified himself with the best interests of the community which surrounds him immediately after his arrival in the State. As a member of the School Board, he has assisted in organizing two school districts, and h.as otherwise aided in promoting the advance- ment of public instruction, and in forwarding the progress of intelligent citizenship. Our subject was born in Medina, Ohio, April 22, 1834. His parents, Alex and Sophia (Welton) Russell, were natives of New York and pioneer settlers of Ohio, emigrating to the Buckeye State in 1831. The land upon which they located was unbroken, and required patient toil to brmg it into cultivation. The mother, who was a consistent member of the Episcopal Church, died in 1859. The father was a public-spirited man and was act- ive in i>olitics, being a Loco Foco. He was a life- long farmer, and after many years of usefulness and rearing a family of seven children, died in the year 1868. Two children of the family now survive. of whom our subject is the youngest. Junius Russell was reared on a farm, and received a common-school education in the schools of Ohio. Self-reliant and energetic, he began life for himself at sixteen years of age. He first found employment in a steam- mill in Ohio, where he tended the engine. He next worked in a machine shop, and there remained un- til the war broke out. At a time when tlie Gov- ernment W.1S making its most earnest appeal for volunteers, our subject enlisted in Company E, Tenth Ohio Cavalry-, as a private, his name being enrolled in August, 1862. He was sent to Tennes- see and placed under Gen. Sturgeon's and Ivilpat- rick's command. He served three years and six months, and was all the time in active .service. Mr. Russell was a brave participant in the battle of .lonesboro.and the siege of Atlanta, and marched with Sherman to the sea. He was engaged in many dangerous skirmishes, and h.as had many narrow escapes from death. He w.as present at the sur- render of Gen. J. E. Johnston, and was afterward detailed in different places, and finally was ordered into camp at Cleveland, Oliio, and there mustered out of a service in which he had most gallantly en- gaged. Our subject received a slight wound in the leg at Jonesboro, and retains the scar as a trophy of the war. Battles ended, he returned to Ohio, and there took charge of a stationary engine until 1868, when he came to Iowa, and settled on wild prairie land in Howard County. In 1873 he journeyed to Kansas, and located on his present farm, a homestead. Thelocality w.asthen comparatively unimproved. There were only four families between the lonely homestead and .Sharp's Creek, eight miles distant. The nearest neighbor was three miles away, and so busy was each newcomer tliat visits were scarce. Mr. Russell builthis first house partly of sod, and fin- ished it with lumber. The times arc now changed, and the work of years h.os brought about most desir- able results. In 1801 a handsome residence replaced the old house at a cost of ^DOO. Barns and other outbuildings cost i?200 more. The fine orchard con- tains one hundred apple trees, five hundred peach trees, fifty pear trees, twenty cherry, ten apricots, ten plum, fifteen grape vines, and other choice small fruit. The pursuit of general agriculture has well repaid Mr. Russell since his sojourn in the State. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 479 In 1857 our subject was married to Miss Mary- Ann Sauford, a native of Montreal, Canada, who was born in 1834. Mr. and Mrs. Russell were the parents of five children, four of whom are _vet liv- ing. The motiier died in 1861, and the children are all married. .Josephine is now Mrs. Charles Clark; Dora is Mrs. H. M. Anderson; Frank lives with his family in Wallace County, Kan ; and .James lives in Canada. Upon January 29, 1863, while in the service of iiis country, Mr. Russell was again married, his second wife being Miss Sophia Regis- ter, a native of England, who was born in the year 1837. This estimable lady came to this country when sixteen years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Russell both take an active part in Sunday school work, and Mrs. Russell teaches a class. She is a valued member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is always ready to render any possi- ble assistance in religious or charitable work. Our subject has been one of the most efficient members of the School lioard formanj' years. He is a mem- ber of the Grand Army Post at McPherson, and in politics is a straight Republican, and has served with great acceptability as delegate to various im- portant conventions. Mr. and Mrs. Russell arc united in the desire to aid in the uplifting of the masses, and are both ardent advocates of education and reform. =1^+^! ^-ILS O. SANDBERG. Our subject passed the first j^ears of his life in tlie southern part ^ of the country that is popularl3' known as the land of the midnight sun, a land that has re- cently become better known to the world at large in the beauty of its early historj' by the translation of its Sagas by some of our noted scholars. Mr. Sandberg was born in Sweden, January 6, 1844. He now resides on section 26, Gypsum Creek Township, McPlierson County, and fills the jiosi- tion of Justice of the Peace. Our subject passed his early 3'ears in his native land. He there learned that trade which in Swe- den is elevated to the rank of an art, that is the blacksmith's trade, the delicate wrought iron that comes from the Swedish workmen's anvil and ham- mer having gained a world-wide reputation. This he followed in his native land for some time, and then pursued it in Denmark, where he lived for two years. In 1871, became to America, and set- tled first in South Carolina. There he continued to be employed at his trade for a space of one year, and in the spring of 1872 became to Salina, Ivan. On his first advent in this locality, Mr. Sand- berg made only a prospecting tour tliat lasted but two months. He then located a tract of land, and took it up under the Homestead Act, securing a quarter-section in this way. Ever since he lias been a resident of this township his farms bear good improvements, all made bj' his own hands. He now owns five hundred and sixty acres on Gypsum Creek and I^attle Hill Townships. In connection with his farming operations, Mr. Sandberg has carried on his trade; that is, he con- tinued it up to 1884, since which time he has given his attention wholly to his agricultural in- terests. General farming is preferred by him to an exclusive specialty, though he spends much time and attention on the rearing of stock for the market, priding himself upon the superior grade of cattle that feed knee deep in the grasses of his meadow. Municipal honors have fallen unsought upon the original of this sketch. He has been Justice of the Peace for several years, and has held some other minor offices. His active, electric Northern nature will not allow him to be a quiescent factor in any community, and he has ever been actively interested in the political and civil affairs of the locality. He is a Republican in his political pre- dilections, and is a valuable agent of the party in this localitj'. Mr. Sandberg was married in Gypsum Creek Township, December 21, 1877, to Mrs. Josephine C. Sandberg, widow of the late C. F. Sandberg. Her maiden name was Josephine C. Eklund, and she was born in Sweden, November 20, 1851. She was the mother of one child by her first marriage, this being a son named Victor. She has presented 480 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. her husband, Nils O., with six children, whose names are Sophia A., Frank O., Ernest A., Emma R., Laura E., Rosina H. and Nils X. Mr. Sandberg has a pleasant lionie. and is comfortably situated. ;|AC(;P, MALMGREX, .In. One of the suc- cessful Swedish-American citizen-farmers of Falun Townsliip, Saline Countj-, is he of whom we write. He is a son of Jacob and Carrie (Broden) Malmgren, who emigrated to America from Sweden in 1868, and first settled in Knox County, 111. They lived in Galesburgli until the fall of 1869, when the father removed to Sa- line Count}-, Kan., and settled in Falun Townsliip, of which they have since been residents. (Jur subject is one of a family of six children, there being three sons and three daughters, and he wastlie third child in order of birth. His natal day was Fel)ruar}- 21, 1851. While still a lad in .Swe- den, he attended school. After coming to this country, his educational advantages were limited, and in 1870, while a resident of Saline Count}-, he entered the emjiloy of the I'nion Pacific Rail- road Companj-, holding the jjosition of section fore- man. This he kept until 187."), wlien he returned to this county and took up farming, which he has ever since followed with marked success. Mr. Malmgren was married in Saline County, this State, in the latter part of December, 1875, to Miss Emma C. Anderson, like himself a native of Sweden, and born .Januai-}- 6, 1853. They at once settled on the farm where thej- have since lived. It is a pleasant home, and yields an abundant maintenance to the five little ones that have been added to the family-. They are Hulda S.. Hann.ih O., .Tacob L., Anna A. and Carl M. Besides these they have buried four children who were intrusted to their keeping but for a short space of their babyhood. In 1890, the original of this sketch was ap- pointed Township Trustee, and has since been thrice re-elected. He has also filled the office of Township Treasurer for several years, and for many years has he conscientiously performed the duties of School Director. Faithfulness and trust- wortiiiness, which are both char.icteristics of his countiy-men, are strikingly predominant in our subject's character. He is greatly respected by all liis associates, and their confidence in him is with- out limit. Politically, he pins his faitli to the garment of no party, voting for principle and the man who will be the best exponent of the best principles. Mr. Malmgren has greatl}- beautified and improved his fine place. He has set out a great number of trees, which dispense a grate- ful shade in summer and yield a bountiful sup- ply of fruit. His buildings are commodious and in excellent order. He has about one hun- dred and sixty acres planted to wheat, and beside is farming two hundred and forty acres, wiiicli be- long to his father. LEX K. PIERCE, an agricuituri.>*t residing on section 22, .Sniolan Township. Saline 'i Count}-, is a native of Washington County, Va. He was born September 20, 1842, and when he was about five years of age his par- ents removed to Greene County, Tenn. He re- mained under the parental roof until 1859. His father, being a Quaker, removed to Leavenworth, Kan., with his family because it seemed evident that war would engulf the countrj-, and probably Tennessee, it being one of the Southern States, would be the scene of much strife. The prediction was fulfilled, and after the break- ing out of the war our subject enlisted in August, 1862, as a member of Companj- A, Eleventh Kan- sas Infantry, in which he served for about a year, when he was discharged on account of physical disability. He then returned to Leavenworth, and, although not a regularly enlisted soldier, he participated in the Price raid in Missouri. He continued to make his home in Leavenworth until PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 481 the spring of 1867, when he joined tlie Engineer Corps locating the Kansas Pacific Railroad, and was thus engaged for some six montlis. In the early autumn of that year he came to .Saline Count}', and for some time was employed at various occupations. In 1869, he took up a Government claim of one hundred and sixty acres on section 22, Sniolan Township. This was all wild land, not a furrow having been turned or an improvement made, but he at once beg.an its development, and farming has since been his chief occupation. He has erected buildings and made good improvements, and his farm is one of the desirable pl.aces of the community. On the 10th of March, 1870, in Salina. IMr. Pierce was united in marriage with Miss Mary Craum, who was born on the 10th of January, 1848, in Randolph County, 111. Four children have been born of their union, but tiie eldest, Ed- die R., died in infancy. Those still living are Alice C, Anna G. and Mamie. Mr. Pierce has taken quite an active part in local and political affairs, and has been honored with nearly' all the offices of the township. For fifteen years he has served as Trustee, being one of the oldest Trustees in Saline County. His long-con- tinued service well indicates the faithfulness and fidelity with which he has discharged the duties of his office. He was reared under the auspices of the Society of Friends, and is still an adherent of that faith. ^^ ^.f#^)j#.f . .,. .p ; JAMES R. SHIRAR, who is engaged in farming on section 10, Walnut Township, Saline County, was born ou the 13th of December, 1851, in Carroll County, Ind.. and is the second in order of birth in a family of nine chil- dren. His parents were Levi and Celinda (All- baugh) Shirar. In 1882, they removed to Saline County, locating in Walnut Township, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Tlie mother passed away at her home in tliis township, March 25, 1890, and the father, who survived her about a 3'ear and a-half, was called to his final rest on the 21st of August, 1891. We now take up the personal history of our sub- ject, who spent the first seventeen years of his life in his native State, and then accompanied his par- ents on their removal to Lawrence, Kan., where he continued to reside until 1872. In the spring of that year he came to Saline County and secured a homestead of eight}' acres. He also took a timber claim on section 10, Walnut Township, and began the development of a farm. As the years passed, acre after acre was added to the amount of cultivated land until the entire farm is now well tilled. Its boundaries have Ijeen extended until it comprises two hundred and forty acres, which pay a golden tribute for the care and labor bestowed upon them. Many improvements have been made, all of which stand as monuments to the enterprise and thrift of the owner, who is classed among the leading agri- culturists of the community. In Walnut Township, on the 16th of September, 1876, Mr. Shirar and Miss Dena Danell were mar- ried. The lady was born in Sweden on the 28th of October, 1857, and duiing her girlhood came with her parents to America. A sketch of her father, C. G. Danell, is given on another jsage of this work. Three children grace the union of our subject and his wife: Cora A., Charles L. and Jen- nie E. Mr. Shirar is one of the prominent and influen- tial citizens of this community. His fellow-towns- men, appreciating his worth and ability, have frequently called upon him to serve in public posi- tions. For two years he filled the office of Town- ship Trustee. For the long period of twelve years he has been Township Clerk, and h.as been a school officer for many years. He is a friend to all social, educational and moral interests and does all in his p')wer for the promotion of those enterprises cal- culated to prove of public benefit. He takes quite an active part in religious work and with his wife is a member of the English Lutheran Church, to the support of which he contributes liberally. He is also an earnest worker in the Farmers' Alliance with which he holds membership. Public-spirited and progressive, he has proved himself a valued 482 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. citizen, well deserving representation in the history of his adoi)ted county, wiiere he has now made his liome for twenty years. A well and worthily spent life has won liini the high regard of all with whom business or social relations have brought him in contact, and his friends throughout the com- munity are many. ORIN U. LONG, one of the prominent f farmers of Hayes Township, Dickinson j___ County, owns a farm on section 28. Dii Page County, 111., was the place of his birth, which occurred on the 17th of September, 1849. His father, Kdward Long, was a native of Berkshire, fhigland. His mother was Martha Dietrich Long, also a n.ative of England. They married in their native country and emigrated to America about 1845, settling in Du Page County, 111. They af- terward removed to Kane County, that State, where they resided until the death of the father. The mother's death also occurred in Kane County. To them was born a family of twelve children, of whom our subject was the ninth in order of birth. Lorin Long was quite young when his parents removed to Kane Count}', where he was reared to manhood. He received such educational advan- tages as were afforded by the district schools, and remained under the parental roof until his marriage. In thesi>ringof 1870, became to Dickinson County, Kan., and took up eighty acres of Government land on section 28, Ihiycs Townshiij, where he has since resided. In Kane County, 111., on the 29th of March, 1869, om subject was married to Miss Arminda Farr, a daughter of Hugh Farr, of that county. She was born in the Empire State February 1, 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Long are the parents of seven chil- dren: Lee G., who married Miss Emma Snyder; Carrie ^I., who is ttie wife of Richard Baker; .\rtluir H., Frank B., Albert, Robert and Alice, who are still with their parent*. Mrs. Long is a member of the Baptist Church and is one of its consistent workers. Socially, Mr. Long is a member of the Select Knights of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. That he takes a leading and influential part in all things pertaining to the welfare of this section is shown by the fact that he h.as been elected and h.as faithfulh" performed the dutiesof Township Treas- urer and has also served two terms as School Director. In politics he is a Republican and is a stanch supporter of that party. Mr. Long is truly a man that has risen to a position of respect and influence through his own un.issisted efforts. His fatlier having died when he was quite young, he was thrown on his own resources and has reached his present measure of success through energy and perseverance. He now owns two hundred and eighty acres of fine farming land, on which he has erected fine buildings and made modern improve- ments. He is one of the earlv settlers of this lo- cality and has witnessed the wonderful growth of this portion of Kansas for the past twenty years. He is widely and favorably known throughout the entire community, and ranks high in the social world. f^^DMrNI) MAUDLIN is a resident on sec- lU] tion 16, Marquette Township, McPherson J ' — '-^ 1 County, where his fai'ming operations de- mand all of his time and attention. His birth- place was in Washington County, Ind., and there .\ugust 27, 1834, he first awoke to the realities of life. His father was Nathan Maudlin, who was a farmer by calling and a native of Randolph County, N. C. His mother's maiden name was Rachel Brown, and she also was a native of North Carolina, where the two were joined as one, and immediately after marriage went to Washington County, Ind., where they spent the remainder of their days, the decease of the father occurring when Edmund was one year old. Our subject continued to make his home with his mother until about twenty years of age, and in 1853 went to Ringgold County, Iowa, which was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD. 483 his place of residence until 1879, when, being en- gaged in farming, he determined to try a locality even moie fruitful than the State that is watered by the Missouri. In accordance with that idea, in 1879 he sold out his interests in Ringgold County and went to McPherson County, settling on section 16, Marquette Township, of which he has ever since been a Resident. His farm, which com- prises two hundred and forty acres of good and arable land, bears excellent improvements. It is nearly all the rich black bottom land with which this State is favored, and the greater part of his tract is improved. While living in Ringgold County, Mr. Maudlin was elected Justice of the Peace. Aside from that, however, he has figured but little in local political matters, having neither the time nor the inclina- tion for i)ublic life. He belongs to the Populists in his party affiliation. While living in Wash- ington County, Ind., September 27, 1855, our sub- ject was married to Miss Eliza Lovelace, who was born in Washington County, of the same State. She was a daughter of Richard Lovelace, who was a farmer in the place of their marriage, and her mother w.as ]Miss Sallic Hall prior to her marriage. The}' were both natives of Kentucky. Mr. Maud- lin is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Our subject and his wife are the parents of five sturdy, stirring children, whose names are Albert N., Nathan B., Lydia A., Virena and IMelissa A. ^>^^<# eLARENCE B. BOWKER. Although the heart of our subject will never again throb with sympathy, with passion or indignation in any of the causes of humanity', his life in the past, the work that he did for humanitj-, and the example that he left, are of value and cannot but enrich the archives of the town where most of his labors were expended. Mr. Bowker was an attor- ney-at-law in the town of McPherson, being one of the first to locate here, wlifen the town was such only in najne. After an lionorable career, which was characterized by energy and far-reaching work for the benefit of his fellow-men, he died June 17, 1891. His death was the occasion of general re- gret and mourning, for he was a good man who could not but be missed, not only among his im- mediate associates but throughout the community at large. Mr. Bowker was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., April 20, 1848, and was a son of Harrison and Helen (Schofield) Bowker. But little is known of the ancestry of the family, but it is probable that on both sides Mr. Bowker is of German origin. Among the first settlers in McPherson, our sub- ject's father built the first store, which he con- ducted for years. Prior to coming here he had removed from his native place to Indianapolis, Ind., and at the age of twenty our subject entered the Wabash College at Crawfordsville. He had previously been a student at the Northwestern Christian Universit}', at Indianapolis. He was graduated in the classical course from the Wabash College in 1871 and immediately after entered the law office of James Buchanan, of Indianapolis, .and was admitted to the Bar. Our subject was married November 6, 1871, to Miss pjdna Miller, a daughter of Isaac N. and Mary E. (Canine) Miller, both members of old and well- known families of Crawfordsville, the mother of Is.aac N. being the first white woman to reside in Crawfordsville. Two j'ears later, the young peo- ple came to McPherson, where our subject's par- ents had previously settled and where he also had entered a tract of land in October of 1872. When they settled on his claim, which is just southeast of the town site, he at once opened a law office. On the 10th of June, 1873, the location of the county seat was here made, and the prospects of the place became much brighter. On Mr. Bowker's advent in tlie place there were onl\' four buildings. There was a hotel occupied by William West and a blacksmith shop. There was also the usual complement of doctors and law- yers. Soon after he had opened liis office, a young and energetic man, hailing from Illinois, made his appearance in the town and i)roposed that the two should join forces and form a law firm. Tiiis was M. P. Simpson, still a resident of this city. Our 484 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. subject continued to reside on his farm and gave bis attention to his town practice. He, witii his partner, purciiased a fort3'-acre tract of land on the west side of the town. This tliey platted and threw upon the market, Mr. Bowker's part of tiie busi- ness being mainly that of collections and the office work. Our subject was originally a member of the Congregational Church, but four years previous to his decease he joined the Presbyterian Church. His health had been failing for several yeai-s and he had traveled extensively during that time with the hope of recovering. An attack of typhoid fever, however, so weakened his system that he failed perceptibly from tliat time on. His decease occurred just twenty years to a day from the date of his graduation. Telegrams were exchanged with members of the fraternity of his Alma Ma- ter, and these were full of sympathy and most honorble mention on the part of the members. Fraternally, our subject was a Mason, having been a member of the lodge for fourteen ^-ears. He erected a pleasant home for his family on South Walnut Street and there the widow with her chil- dren now resides. The eldest son, Frank Clarence, who w.as born August 3, 1872, is a student in the State University, having prepared for his univer- sity course in the Dunkard College. The adopted daughter, aged seventeen, is known as Nellie and is a vivacious young ladv of marked attracti()n. ylLLIAM WKLI-S BRKWKR, the subject of the present notice, was born in Marion County, Ga., July 18, 1833. He was the son of James and Ann (Stevens) Brewer, both of whom were representatives of old and aristocratic Southern families. The members of the Stevens family were well known over the land, .as they were people of influence, and the owners of large plan- tations and slaves. Our subject staid at home until the age of eigh- teen and then left to see something of the world through a youth's eyes. Going to Texas, he hired out and, before many years was a planter himself, with laud, slaves and a cotton plantation; he also engaged in raising horses and cattle. At the breaking out of the Civ'l War, our subject en- tered the Confederate service. At the battle of Chickamauga he was wounded with a minie-ball, which placed him on crutches for twenty-two months. After his recovery, our subject tried farming for one year, but the armj^ worm destroyed his crop. In 1869, lie, in company witli others, bought about three thousand head of cattle and drove them to Kans.is and sold tiiem. His purchase was of neces- sity almost all on credit, but he continued in this line for three years with a large herd. After the first year he was able to trade alone. In 1871, Mr. Brewer was able to buy the present farm, and then erected the house in which his widow now lives. His plan was to continue in the trade in cattle ami to keep this Kansas farm for grazing purposes, as a kind of headquarters. The marriage of Mr. Brewer took place June 7, 1872, to Miss Maiy M. Dunham, who was born in Bradford County, Pa., and who came to Kansas with her sister, Mrs. J. JJ. Young. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Brewer came at once to this pleasant home and Mr. Brewer turned his attention to the farm. He had four hundred acres in one body, which were mostly improved. Corn was the princi- pal crop, which was raised for feeding purposes, as there was so much stock. The sad death of our subject took place January 27, 1889, of heart disease produced by rheumatism. Mr. Brewer had been a busy man all his life, and before the war he was a man of very large means. During that struggle he lost heavily, but was not dismayed, and at the time of his death was again very prosperous. Originally he was a Democrat, but in 1872 he became a Greeley man and later a Greenbacker. His idea was to elect a man whose principles he could trust, and after coming to Kansas he joined the Alliance. He was a man too engrossed in his own business to bother about politics, merely doing his duty. Mr. Brewer was a member of the M.a.sonic order also, and in every relation in life he was a man above reproach. The 'fe^ ^ ' ;J vu^^-i^se^. PORTRAIT AND BIOGKAl'IIJCAL RECORD. 487 sorrowing family, beside the bereaved wife, con- sists of three bright children: Vida B., now a student in the High School, born June 23, 1875; George D., born May 29, 1878; and AVilliara W., January 7, 1880. Mrs. Brewer rents the farm where her happy married life lias been spent, but lives in comfort on the same place. She is a lady of intelligence and culture and feels deeply her irreparable loss. ]i-^ ON. (). II. Sl'ENCKR, wlio was elected to Ijl the State Legislature to represent his con- stituents in the session of 1888-89, has held many positions of trust for a number of years, and has been a political and educational leader in Hayes Township, McPhersou County. He earned by his valor upon the field of war the proud right to wear the button of the G. A. R., and now is pursuing the peaceful labors of agri- culture upon section 11, where he is still materially aiding our country in her upward progress among the nations of the world. Born March 27. 1836, in Venice, Erie County, Ohio; our subject w.as from early youth energetic, ambitious and self-reliant. His parents were Isaac and Lucretia (Hemmiugway) Spencer, the father a native of New York, the motiier born in Massa- chusetts. Isaac Spencer was an early settler in Ohio, where he took a prominent part in local af- fairs. A millwright by trade, he was an honest, hard-woiking man, and highly esteemed in his community. He was a Class-leader in the Method- ist Episcopal Church, to which his good wife also .belonged. It was the principal aim in life of tiiis worth}' couple to rear their children in hal)its of thrift, honor and industry. In 1849, the family removed from Ohio to Hob- art, Lake County, Ind. There were four children in the home, three of wiiom are now living. Our subject bought his time when only sixteen years old. He learned the carpenter's trade with his ■22 father, for whom he worked for two years, then finished his apprenticeship with another man. In the meantime he neglected no opportunities to se- cure an education, studied diligently in the dis- trict school, and took a course of instruction in the academy of his home. Before attaining his majority, he was united in marriage, in 18.56, with Miss Esther, daughter of Bradford Tree, a native of Canada, but at that time a resident of Indiana. Mrs. Esther Spencer was born in Indiana in 1837, and died in 1866. She became the mother of two children: John W., married to Lydia Abbot, resides in Lake County, Ind., and has a family of four children ; Charles F. married Myrtie Briggs and died August 9, 1889. For thirty-two years our subject taught school in Indiana. As an instructor he was successful in gaining the attention and confidence of his pupils, aiding them to make rapid progress in their studies. His jjeaceful profession of teacher was interrupted during the Civil War, when, in re- sponse to the call for more volunteers in the Government's service, he enlisted as a private, August 8, 1862, in Company E, Seventy-third Indiana Infantry-. He joined the regiment at its organization, remained with it for one year, and was attached to the Sixth Army Corps, and parti- cipated in the battle of Richmond, Ky. He was captured by Gen. Kirby Smith's men at Lexing- ton, was held prisoner six months, then paroled, and afterward was sent to the Soldiers' Home at Indianapolis. Then he went to Camp Dennison, Ohio, where he was discharged July 10, 1863, on account of physical disability. Returning home, he again resumed his professional duties. Mr. Spencer came to Kansas in 1878, and settled upon his present farm, then unbroken prairie land.. He has under cultivation one hundred and ten acres of his one hundred and sixty acre home- stead, and there conducts general farming and stock-raising, in wiiich he has been prospered. In 1867, he married Miss Lucy Hanks, a native of New York State, who died in June, 1869, leaving no children. In 1871, our subject married his present wife. Miss Emma L. Gearhart, a native of Ohio, and born in 1844. She was for a number of 3'cars a teachei-, and after her marriage to Mr. 488 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Spencer they spent eight years in school work. Mr. Spencer was active in the organization of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church at Ilobart. Ind., and has served as Steward, Trustee and Class-leader. lie lia.s always been engaged in Suud.iy-scliool work, and has served both .is teacher and Sui)erin- tendcnt. Our subject has always been prominent in matters of educational advancement, and gave his sons excellent advantages. He has been an ac- tive member of the School Board many years. Mr. Spencer atliliates with the M.isons, and is a member of the lodge at McPherson,aud the Grand Army of the Republic post at the same place. He was promineuth' identified witii the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows in Ilobart, Ind.. of which he was a valued member. In politics he is a stalwart Republican, and has been Clerk of the township. He was elected by a large majority to tlie State Legislature, and earned his title of Hon- orable by a manly, upright and vigorous prosecu- tion of the interests he was there to present and sustain. He served on the Committee of Fees and Salaries. His life is a busy and useful one, and. secure in the esteem of friends and neighbors, he has found in his Western home the widening field of future progress and great advancement, in wliich he assists to-da^'. 'Hi^^^^ I ^l^^i^^ ;EV. J. M. MFSICK. A recent political writer of high standing says that it is not the place of the politician to consider the *^i^ moral aspect of a political situation — that It is ratiier the place of the lawyer and preacher to teach the people what is right and best in the great fjuestion of politics. Mr. Reid said much the same thing in a recent public address, and indeed it seems to be the popular idea that the scope of the preacher's work is much larger than formerly. He must teach the people not only the way of life, but also the way of politics, guiding them to the best government. In the stirring young State of Kan- sas, where every profession and occupation is vital and energetic, this idea is readily seized upon, and the preacher becomes indeed a power in the com- munity. The Rev. Mr. Musick was one of the undaunted educators, both S|iiritual and otherwise, located in Marion. He was born in Logan County, HI., .\pril 12, 1843. There lie remained until attain- ing manhood, and indeed he continued to live at home, with the exception of two veal's, until coming to Kansas. His father was the late Abra- ham Musick, who W.1S born in Kentucky. He set- tled in Clark County, Ind., February 6, 1831, liv- ing there until he removed to Logan County, III. In 1853 lie removed from the last-named place to S.icramento, Cal., where he died September 24, 1874, He had been reared on a farm, and fol- lowed that as his calling. Our subject's mothei was prior to her marriage Miss .\nna Allen, and was born in New York. She died in Marion, June 1 1, 1885. Of the eight children vouchsafed to the care of these parents, our subject was the young- est. The two years from 18.56 to 1858 the Rev. Mr. Musick spent in California with his father. Our subject w.as married in Logan County, III., November 5, 1866, the lady of his choice being Miss Margaret Kline, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Cox) Kline, the former a native of Ohio, and the latter of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Kline died in Logan County, 111,, in 1867, and her hus- band passed away in Marion in the early part of June, 1892. They were the parents of seven chil- dren, of whom Mrs, Musick was the fifth in order of birth. She was born in Huntington County. Ind., December 17, 1850, and was reared in Logan Cf>unty, III. .\fter his marriage, our subject settled in Logan County, III,, and continued to live there until the fall of 1871, when they came to Marion County, and purchased a farm on section 2, (iale Town- ship. He erected a good class of buildings, set out numerous shade and fruit trees. and in f.ict made a great change in the appearance of his tract. The farm at one time comprised two hundred and forty acres, but now eont.ains one hundred and sixty acres, he having traded eighty acres for the home in Marion which the family now occupies. Our subject and his wife became the parents of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 489 six children, namely: Willis W., Stephen A., Anna E., John H., Addie M. and Elmer J. The eldest son has instituted a domestic health and home of his own, the lady who presides thereover having been before her marriage INIiss Susie Kreitsinger. Our subject was ordained to preach in the Free Methodist Church on the 29th of August, 1891, although he had begun to preach independently early in the '80s. His labors were conducive of good results, as his example as a good and Godly man was of value to the neighborhood. He al- waj's exercised his right of suffrage, and took a decided stand in matters relating to temperance and education. Mr. Musick was ably seconded in his efforts by his amiable and capable wife, who survives him. He departed this life November 28, 1892, and his death was mourned throughout the community as a public loss. -s]<'?'Sts ■^Z OHN W. HOOVER, County Commissioner of Dickinson Countj', residing on section 23, Lincoln Township, was born on the 14th of August, 1840, in Marion County, Ind., where the days of his boyhood and j'outh were quietly passed, no event of special importance oc- curring during his childhood. In 1861, however, he donned the blue, and responding to the coun- try's call for troops enlisted at Indianapolis in the Eleventh Indiana Infantiy for three years' service. His duty was first in Mississippi, Tennessee, and in the Cumberland Mountains, and he took part in all the engagements of the campaign under Gen. Lew Wallace. His command then joined the di- vision engaged iu the Banks' expedition. At the battle of Port Gibson, Mr. Hoover was twice wounded, and afterward served on detached duty in the commissary department during the last year of the war. While in New Orleans, he had an attack of smallpox and was never afterward fit for active service. AVhen the war w.as over he was honorably discharged in Indianapolis. While home on a furlough, Mr. Hoover was united in marriage witli Miss Marj' Sylvester, in Marion County, Ind., December 20, 1864. Her death occurred May 16, 1870. After six years, Mr. Hoover was again married, on the 17th of De- cember, 1873, his second union being with Miss Agnes Clark, a native of Canada. Thev have two daughters, Cassie and Maiy, intelligent and enter- taining young ladies, who possess more than average ability. Immediately after the war, Mr. Hoover came to Kansas and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Lincoln Township, where he hns since made his home. The boundaries of his farm have been extended, however, until it comprises two hundred and fifty acres, all bottom land. His home is pleasantly situated about four miles west of Abilene. Mr. Hoover engages in general farming and stock-raising and feeds from one hundred to two hundred head of cattle each 3-ear and the same number of hogs. He has about fifty acres planted in corn, and in his business has been veiy success- ful, accumulating a comfortable competency. Mr. Hoover is a member of the Odd Fellows' Society and his wife and daughters are members of the Baptist Church. In 1889, he was elected a member of the Board of County Commissioners on the Republican ticket, and has proved himself an able, competent officer, having in the discharge of his duties combined judgment with progressive ideas and sterling integrity. The confidence of his friends is well deserved, for his life has ever been an honorable and upright one. His duties of citizenship he faithfully discharges, as when in the days of war his country called ujton him to do battle in her behalf. AVID E. KING is a prosperous and en- terprising farmer of Saline County. He resides on section 22, Walnut Township, where he owns and operates three hun- dred and twenty acres of valuable land, all under a high state of cultivation. Upon the place are 490 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. good buildings, such are found upon a model farm, and Uiese, in connection with tlie well-tilled fields and many improvements, indicate the thrift and enterprise of the owner, while the ueat appearance of the place attests the supervision of a careful manager. As Mr. King is widely' and favorably known throughout tlie country, we feel assured that this record of his life will i)rove of interest to many of our readers. A native of England, he was born in Yorkshire on the Mth of April, 1838, and was tiiere reared to manhood, spending his boyhood days ill the usual manner of fanner lads. He re- mained on the old homestead until about twentj'- four years of age, when he bade good-bye to his friends and native land and sailed for the New World. He emigrated to Ontario, Canada, where he resided for seven years, engaged in farming and lumbering. In the spring of 1870 he came to Sa- line County, and took u|) his residence on section 22, Walnut Township, where he has since made his home, devoting his time and attention exclusively to farming and stock-raising, in which he has met with excellent success. An important event in the life of Mr. King oc- curred on Christmas Day of 1861, when he was united in marri.ige to Miss Catherine Margaret Chisholm, their union being celebrated in Ontario. The lad.v was born on the 31st of March, 1842, in Ontario. Four children grace the union of Mr. and Mrs. King: Francis A., Lewis C, .John T. and Hachael Isabella. The family circle yet remains unbroken. The subject of this sketch is a friend to educa- tion and has held several of the school ottices. He does not, however, take a very important part in public affairs, preferring to devote his energies en- tirely to his business interests. He ha.s been very successful in the line of work that he has now so closely followed for more than twenty-two years. He IS a sagacious and far-sighted business man, of methodical habits, reliable, and, by his well-di- rected efforts, has won a handsome competence, which he well deserves. He now has one of the best farms in the community and reaps therefrom a good income. He is cla.ssed among the substan- tial agriculturists of Saline County and is a re|)rc- sentative and valued citizen of AValnut Town- ship. He has the high regard of all with whom he has come in contact, for his life lias been well and worthily spent. ^OHN I).\rM. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is the popular County Commissioner from the Virst District. Gifted with a warm heart, a thorouglily genial manner and a m.agnilicent constitution, lie would be a strong rival to any one who might enter the field against him. He is a member of the board, and works in harmony with IMessrs. Hurke it Bar- ker. Mr. Daum was born in Ilessc-Cassel, Ger- many, -May 3, 1840. When but sixteen years of .age, he crossed the .Vllantic with an elder brother, and first settled in Pennsylvania. He learned his trade as a builder in Somerset County, Pa. In 1859, he went to Indiana, having a brother who re- sided in Tipton County, and that continued to be his home until 1863. August 20, 1862, while living in Indiana, our subject married Miss Susannah Basey. In 1863, they returned to Pennsylvania and re:i;aiiied there until 1876, Mr. Daum being busily empioyed at his trade. At the last-named date they came to Kansas, and here our subject found plenty to do in the way of contracting. He keeps constantly in his employ not less than twelve men. He served for six years in the Council as Street Commissioner. While living in Pennsylvania, he had, in 1868, been a member of the Cit^' Couih-I! of Pitt-^burgh, serving two terms there. In the election of 1890, our subject was urged to become a candidate for the office, and consented to allow his name to appear on the Independent ticket. ^Ir. Daum is widely known throughout the county and locality, and takes many of the large contracts for the erection of buildings. While in Pittsburgh he was the pro])rietor of a sash, door and blind factory, and did a large business. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 491 Politically, the Democratic party receives the stanch support of our subject. He is the father of two sons, Adam and Clarence, both mem- bei-s of the firm of which their father is head. Adam married Miss Addie Shultz, the daughter of a farmer of Saline County. They have two chil- dren, Myrtle and Raymond. Tlie Cierman Lu- theran Cliurch is tlieir place of worsliip. Mrs. Daum departed this life in 1874, in Pittsburgli, Pa. C GEORGE E. EBERHARDT, the energetic — and progressive editor of the Lindsborg jjjl J^ews, is a native of the Badger State and is of German parentage, inheriting from both sides of the liouse those sterling qualities for which the Anglo-Teutonic race is rapidlj' becoming noted. Mr. Eberhardt is a son of Valentine and Catherine (Hertz) Eberhardt, both of whom came to America over fifty years ago and .settled at West Bend, Wis., where they were engaged in farming until 1874, when they moved to Salina, Kan., and there the father died in 1889, the motlier in 1885. Mr. Eberh.ardt is one of a family' numbering ten children, seven of whom are now living. They were reared in the faith of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. Our subject is the youngest of this considerable little troop. He was born January 30, 1861, at West Bend, Wis. He tliere grew up and attended school until thirteen ^-ears of age. Then liis parents removed to Salina, where he at- tended public school for several years, after which he became a student at Bethany College of Linds- borg, Kan. Boys are wonderfully precocious in the West, and our subject was only seventeen yeais of age when lie was employed in the Eberhardt A Suden- dorf lumber yards at Salina. He continued with the .same firm until coming to his present place of business in 1880. He had the management of their yards at Lindsborg from 1880 to 1890. He then took charge of the Lindsborg Milling Com- pany's mill here. This is a flouring mill, with a capacity for turning out one hundred barrels per day. Mr. Eberhardt still retains his stock in this. He is also one of the firm of Ekblad, Eberhardt & Goodholm, of Lindsborg, who deal in stationery, jewelry, musical instruments and merchandise of this sort. Besides these interests he is at the pre- sent time Vice-president of the Farmers' State Bank. On June 7, 1885, our subject w.as married, his bride being Miss Nora Lind, a daughter of John and Frederika Lind, both natives of Moline, 111., where Mrs. Eberhardt was also born. One child has been boiui of this union, a son, Lero3' L., who is now at the charming baby age of seven months. Mrs. F^berhardt is a member of the Swedish Luth- eran Church, while her husband is connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is also a Trustee. He is a member of the M.asonic order and in politics a Republican. For the past eight years Mr. Eberhardt has been Township Clerk, serving also as City Clerk. Aside from his many other duties and interests, he is at the present time Mayor of Lindsborg, this being his second terra. ^^Mii-^-i^lii Vf^DWIN H. OSBORN, M. D. A prominent ||^ and scholarly phj'sician of Peabody, Kan., J' — ^ is the subject of the present writing. Dr. Osborn is a native of the State of Ohio, having been born in Seneca County, that State, January 14, 1830. He w.ns the son of Josepii Osborn, a na- tive of Massachusetts and a farmer b3' occupation. When the doctor was quite young the family moved to Indi.ana, and remained there until he was twelve years old. and in 1842 moved to Rock County, Wis. The education of our subject was not neglected. He attended one year at Beloit Seminary, for two years he was a pupil at Milton Academy, in Rock County, and from his thirteenth until his seventeenth ye.ar, he was engaged in the study of Latin and Greek. At Racine our subject entered the otiice of Dr. Barber to read medicine, and went from there to Rush Medical College, Chicago, at 492 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. which institution he attended the fall term of lectures for 1851, and graduated at the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College in 1852. Opening up practice at Fulton, Wis., he remained at that place for one year, and then went to Belleville, Wis., and practiced there until 1874, and for the next ten years he practiced in Oregon, Dane County, Wis. He came to Peabody, Kan., in 1884, and for one year he engaged in farming and stock-raising. For three years he was with Dr. Loos, and with the exception of one year of absence he has practiced since tliat time. In 1892 he returned, and has a general practice here. The wife of Dr. Osborn was Miss Marion Hen- riette Fox, a native of Ohio, and a lady who at one time was a fine organist and musician. The family is as follows: Mary Genevieve, an artist and teacher of music; and Charles De Lacy, a lad of thirteen. Jessie Lowesa died aged three years at Madison, Dane County, Wis., August 20, 1873. Dr. Osborn is a Republican in his politics, and believes that the principles enunciated by that party must be upheld for the salvation of the country. Mrs. Osborn and daugiiter are members of the Fii-st Presbyterian Church, and are ladies who cominand tiie esteem of all. For many j'eare Dr. Osborn has been a member of the order of Masons, and also of the Odd Fellows, and in both he has been highly valued. JOHN H. TAYLOR, one of the leading and influential farmers of Dickinson County, re- siding on section 33, Rhinehart Township, was born in Cincinnati, Oiiio, on the 28lh of April, 1857, and is the eldest son of John and Mar- garet Ann (Hart) Taylor. In 1873 the father came to Kansas and purciiased a section of land in Dick- inson County, at #4.33 J per acre. The subject of this sketch acquired liis education in the public schools of his native city, and after coming to Kansas in 1876, began to make a farm on section 33, Liberty Township, but for about three j'ears remained on his father's farm. He is now tlie owner of one of Dickinson County- 's finest farms. Tiiis desirable place is entirely surrounded by a hedge fence, nine miles in length. About two hundred acres are planted in corn, and about one hundred and fifty acres in wheat. Mr. Taylor gives much of his attention to stock-raising, mak- ing a specialty of Siiorthorn cattle of wliich lie lias a iierd of twenty revns a highly cultivated farm on sections 17 and 20, Lincoln Township, Dickinson Count}-, was 5^ born near Morris, Grundy County, 111., on the 6th of September, 1859. His father, Hiram Thayer, who lives on section 17, Lincoln Town- ship, was born in Highland County, Ohio, near Hillsboro, .January 16, 1825, and was a son of Jo- seph and Kittie Ann Thayer, the former a na- tive of Connecticut. His mother died when he was only three years old. On attaining his ma- jority, Hiram Thayer married Miss Harriet Ivelley, and they resided together as man and wife for thirty-six years. In 1854, they removed to Illi- nois, where the death of Mi-s. Th.ayer occurred. Mr. Thayer had learnect the cabinet-maker's trade in his youtli, serving a five-year apprenticeship and following it for sixteen years. After locating in Illinois he gave his attention to farming. In March, 1882, he came to Kansas and bought land north of Solomon City. F'or four years he resided upon the farm adjoining that which is now his home, and removed to his present farm in January, 1891. He was again married, in Highland County, Ohio, on the 20th of M.ay, 1891, his second union being with Miss Matilda E. Kelley, a relative of his former wife. Mr. Thayer w.as a Douglas Democrat until 1864. since which time he has been a Republican. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch remained under the parental roof until twenty- two years of age. He afterward removed to Boone County, Iowa, where he rented land and engaged in fanning. It was during his residence there PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 499 that, on the 4th of February, 1885, he led to the marriage altar Miss Leona M. Frise, a native of Livingston Country, 111. The lady was born No- vember 5, 186C), and is a daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Austin) Frise, who removed to Iowa wiien their daughter was a maiden of sixteen sum- mers. Mr. and Mrs. Tha^'er liave one son. Burton, who was born October 14, 1887, and is now five years of age. In his political attiliations our subject is a Re- publican but does not take a very active part in public affairs, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his business interests. He pur- ciiased his present farm in March, 1891. It is a valuable tract of one liundred and fort3' acres of bottom land and is under a high state of cultiva- tion, yielding a golden tribute for the care and la- bor bestowed upon it by the owner. An orchard containing about one hundred and flft3- fine bear- ing apple trees is one of the excellent improve- ments upon the place. Mr. Thayer is among the latest arrivals in this community, but during his short residence here his neighbors have recognized his worth and he has thorebv won manv friends. iillOMAS C. SUMNER, a resident of section 11, Lost Springs Township, is the subject ^^J of our brief notice. He has been a resident of this place since Marcli, 1879. Mr. Sumner was born in Leicestershire, England, October 2, 1844, and came to the United States when only seven years old. Me settled witli his family in Woodford County, 111., and was reared upon a farm, attend- ing school in the winters. In 1869 he came to Ford County, III., and there purchased land. Wlien our subject came to Kansas in 1879 lie found that a large part of the land in this town- sliip liad been purchased by a man named John Nichols, of Bloomington, 111., who sold it for from %2.35 to ^3 per acre. Our subject secured one hundred and sixty acres whicli he improved. He had about $600 when he came here beside li is teams etc., and his car fare cost him $115, but he had re- ceived i2()0 on an Illinois payment and he built a nice little home and was jusl managing to make a living wlien, in 1881, he was burned out and lost everything. His two little boys had done the plowing while he had been working with a tliresh- ing-machine, and all had worked hard and had put in twentj'-flve acres in grain. The fire of 1881 left our subject a very poor man, as he had nothing but tlie bare land, but lie was not totally discouraged. Where before he had worked hard he now worked harder, and all helped, and now he is in comfortable circumstances, grows wheat, oats, corn, and some stock and cattle, as he finds time from his other duties. July 1, 1887, Mr. Sumner was appointed to be Postmaster in Lost Springs, and continued in office for two years, un- til May, 1889, when he resigned. He was the first Democratic Postmaster in Lost Springs, and the first of his party to come to Lost Springs Town- ship. His was the first house built on the State road between Lincolnville and Aroma, four miles northwest of Herington, and he lived here five years before he could see another house. At this time there were twent3^-two persons, rep- resenting five families, in the township, and all but one man lived on section 16, which was the school section. There had been a Lost Springs Postoftice established one and one-half miles west of the present town in 1879, but the old Lost Springs ranch on the old Santa Fc trail was nearly- two and one-quarter miles due west of the town. In 1887 the Lost Springs town company was made up bjr the consolidation of the Golden Belt town site company and the Arkansas Valley town site company, and Mr. Sumner and Mr. A. Terry were made its agents. Mr. Sumner was united in mar- riage to Miss Julia A. Taylor, of Metamora, Wood- ford County, III., October 2, 1867, and the follow- ing children resulted from this marriage: James T.. now twent3--four years of age, is a teacher of the Lost Springs school and resides at home; Will- iam H. is a clerk in a dry-goods store in Denver, Col.; OUie died at the age of two years; Bruce died when only ten months old; Grover Cleveland, Verna J. and Ray are at home. Our subject has filled the office of Justice of the 500 PORTRAIT A2sD BlOGRArHICAL RECORD. Peace and has always heen a straiglil and consist- ent Democrat, with no tinge of Alliance doctrine about him. He is a member of Lincoln ville Lodge No. 315, A. F. & A. M. ORNELIUS TAYLOR, living in Hayes Town- , sliip, Dickinson County, on section 35, is l^y one of the old settlers of this county, and has witnessed much of its growtli and has aided in its development. Tioga County, N. Y., is liis birthplace. He was born December 31, 1831. His father was David Taylor, and his mother in maid- enhood was Helena Tappan, botli natives of New York. Tiiey had a family of nine cliildren, of whom our subject was tlie third cliild and eldest son. The father and mother both departed this life in Tioga Countjs N. Y., where they liad re- sided for many years. Cornelius Taylor grew to manhood and lived in his native county until twenty-four years of age, when he removed to De Kalb County, III., where he purdiased a farm in Scjuaw Grove Township. Here lie resided, following agricultural pursuits for some twenty years. At the end of that time he sold his property there and came to Dickinson County, Kan., in February, 1876. Here he pur- chased a farm of three hundred and twenty acres, situated in Hayes Township, on section 35, where he settled and has since been a resident. He now owns and operates two hundred and fort}- acres of arable land, having disposed of a portion of his original farm, for which he received a good price. Our subject w.ts united in marriage to Miss Emma Sherman, May 12, 1857, in De Kalb County, III. Slie was a daughter of Albert and Abbie (Tiuirston) Sherman, both natives of Massachusetts. The mother passed aw.iy in Aurora, III., and the father's death occurred in Hayes Township, Dickinson County. Mr. and .Mrs. .Sherman were the parents of twelve children, of whom Mrs. Taylor is one of the younger membei-s. She was born in Owego, Tioga County, N. Y., November 6, 1840, and removed with her parents to Illinois when about sixteen years of age. Unto our subject and his wife have been born four children: Cora M., who is the wife of J. E. Minott, of Aurora, 111.; David, who married Miss Belle Perc}- and is station agent of St. Mary's, Kan.; Albert C, who married Miss Emma Byrne and re- sides in Belleville, Kan.; and AVilliam E., who was united in marriage with Miss Nellie Lamb and re- sides in Belleville, Kan. The mother of these chil- dren is a zealous and' influential member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, Mr. Taylor's sympathies are with the People's movement, and he is a member of the Farmers' Alliance. In all things connected with the well-being and progression of the people's in- terests he takes a leading part. He is one of the highly respected citizens of this community and ranks high in the esteem of all. The pleasant home of our subject is alwaj-s thrown open to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. -^ ii.ROF. ALDEN C. HILLMAN. Piobal)ly there is no busier man in the county of Saline than Prof. Hillman, for in addition to the constant supervision of schools un- der his jurisdiction there are institutes to provide for, teachers to be supplied, and a multitude of other duties too numerous to mention. In Kansas the People's party rules supreme. It is a party conspicuous for the purity of its principles — indeed, it is too pure for the mass of politicians. To this part\' belongs our subject, and upon its ticket was he elected County Superintendent of .Schools in 1890 over Mr. J. W. Armstrong, the previous in- cumbent of the otlice, and again over the same party in 181*2, when he received the tlattering majority of six hundred and sixty-four votes. Before enlarging upon the duties which Prof. Hillman has succeeded to, let us consider in brief his personal history. He was born in Montgomery PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 501 County, N. Y., Maj' 23, 1832. As a lad he received good educational advantages. He graduated from McKendrce College, at Lebanon, 111., with the Class of '61, having left New York in 1858 and settled in Jefferson Count}', 111. He had been engaged in teaching for several years while still in New York, and after graduation resumed his teaching in Illi- nois. In 1862 he was elected County Superinten- dent of Washington County (111.) schools, filling the oHice for eight years. After a feeble attempt had been made to invest an endowment fund of ^25,000 in a college at Irvington, the institution with unspent funds was turned over to Gov. Palmer, who appointed trustees to take charge of the en- terprise. These gentlemen selected Prof. Ilillman to preside over it, and he filled the office of Presi- dent for three years, or from 1871 to 1874. While there he was elected to a professorship in the South- ern Illinois Normal University, at Carbondale. There he had charge of various departments and filled his position acceptably until 1883. Resigning his position in the Normal University, our subject came to Kansas, having located some laud here in 1868. His tract is situated four miles south of Salina. His scholarship and unusual at- tainments soon made themselves felt, and without solicitation on his own part, he was elected Dean of the Normal Department of the Wesleyan Uni- versity. After filling this position two years he resigned and returned to his farm, expecting to devote himself in the future to agricultural pur- suits. His present position was rather thrust upon him, as he was reluctant to accept tlie charge. The county has eighty-nine school districts. One hun- dred teachers, not including those of Salina, arc under iiis supervision. It is to the credit of the county that the remuneration of the teachers is from $30 to $50 per month. He visits personally all the schools and is thoroughly conversant witli educational conditions in the locality. During the County Institute is the Professor's busiest season. Wliile still residing in New York our subject was married, May 30, 1855, in Montgomery County to Elizabeth A. Bell, a native of the same county, and like himself a teacher. Their family com- prises the following children: Orcelia B., who mar- ried Newton A. Merrill, a farmer located four miles south of Salina; and Nellie M., now a student at the Kans.as Wesleyan University, who will grad- uate from the Classical Department in 1893. Our subject with his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was ordained to preach in the Southern Illinois Conference. Frater- nally, he has been identified with the Masons and also with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has been three times elected Chaplain of the State Alliance of Kansas, a position which he now holds. ' ' ^S- E^^^ "it' ULIUS GUSTAV TRFyrBAR, a farmer of Superior Township, who is well and favor- I ably known, is the subject of this sketch. ' When he first came to Kansas he located on section 26, in Groveiand Township, where he lived nine years and had a fine farm of two hundred acres. Our subject was born in Oldenburg, Germany, on the 30th of September, 1841, and grew up as do other lads in that country'. When he had readied the age of twenty years, he entered the branch of the Prussian service called the Oldenburg army, as every man in Germany is compelled to do a certain amount of service for his king and country. After three years he found that he would be still eligil)le for nine years more in the Reserves, and then he decided in favor of the free land across the water, which has welcomed strangers from every clime to its shores. Our subject served in the Ninety -sixth Regiment of Infantry from 1861 to 1864 and for four weeks he was engaged in the Austrian war, but during that time there was no fighting. Until 1867, he was at Lcipsic, Saxony, and then came Lo the United States. After landing he found his way to Bond Count}', 111., where there were others of his tongue, and remained there until he came to Kansas in the spring of 1872. In 187i», our subject came to his present place, where he bouglit one hundred and sixty acres of land and hius added almost all of the 502 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. improvements. He now has two hundred acres here, although the town of Inman took thirty-six of liis acres. Wheat is grown on eiglity acres and otiicr cereals on the remainder. The marriage of our subject took place February 28, 187fi, in Kansas, to Minnie Wendt, a daugli- ter of Christian Wendt, a well-known resident of this locality. His family is as follows: Emma, Fritz, Gustav and .Julius. In local affairs he has been (luite prominent and votes with the Demo- cratic party. In his religious belief he is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and is a man wlio enjoys the respect of his neighbors. " sr-^^W^=^^ P_, ERMAN HETZKE. Meridian Township, ir)!, McPherson County, is the place of residence /^^ of him of whom we write. He has a large, (J^ well-cultivated farm on section 29, and here he devotes liimself, after the metliodical, [)ru- dent and economic German way, to the cultivation of this tract. Mr. Iletzke was born in Gross Glogau, Germany, March 8, 1836. He continued to live at his native place until he was fourteen years of age, when he embraced an opportunity to learn the blacksmith's trade and served at the anvil for three years. He continued to follow this in Prus- sia for four yeai-s longer, or until about 1857, at which time he sailed for America. After an uneventful voyage, our subject landed in New York. He first went to Ontario County, where he pursued his calling for six yeare. He then went to New London, Ohio, and there carried on the blacksmith's business for six years. From that point he moved to Rosemond, Christian County, 111., where he rented a farm, wliidi he oj)- erated until 1874. At tlie above-named date, our subject was induced to come to Kansas, and on ar- riving here he was so pleased with tiie country that he purchased a farm on section 29 of Meridian Township, and this has ever since been his home. He has lost no time since locating here in putting his place in good shape and has erected a first- class set of buildings. He is the owner at the present time of five hundred and twenty acres of land. The pleasant home which Mr. Hetzke has built is piesided over with dignity and womanly ability by his amiable wife, who was, prior to their mar- riage, a Miss Louisa Knauer, like himself a native of Prussia. Their marriage w.is solemnized in New Lebanon, Ohio, in October, 1864. She became the mother of one child, a daughter, Carrie, who is now the wife of D. B. Jones. Mrs. Louisa Iletzke died in Christian County, 111., in 1870. In 1872, he was married in the same county to Miss Paul- ina Mausker, who was born in Saxe, (Germany. They have four children, whose names are Adolph, Amelia, Anna, and Paulina. Since coming here, Mr. Iletzke has been Town- ship Treasurer for a number of years and also School Treasurer. But little of his time, however, has been given to atTairs outside of his agricultural interests, and the fact that he has himself amassed the coinpetenc3' which he now enjoys by persistent and constant effort indicates his industry. In politics, he is an adherent of the People's party and in his religious views he is independent. Mr. Iletzke is a representative German-American citi- zen of the type that Kansas people best like. eH ARLES A. SELLBERG is one of the lead- ing farmers of this section of Kansas, and has here found a ple.asant home and made progress with the progress of the country. He was born in the land of Sweden, on the 17th of November, 1851, and is the son of John Peter and Helena (Chister) Sellberg, who now live on the farm adjoining the farm of their son. He re- mained at home in his native country until he had reached the age of eighteen, and then came to the United States and made his first pause in Illi- nois, but in October, 1869, he came on to Kansas.- Mr. Sellberg had no dilllcully in securing em- ployment, and engaged with a Mr. Beebe on PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 503 a farm near Salina, where be remained for two years. He took advantage of tlie general offer and homesteaded a fine piece of land, but another man jumped it and he was obliged to relinquish it. In 1874, IMiss Annie Saderberg came here and home- steaded the land where our subject now lives, and secured it by complying with the laws made for such claimants. JMr. Sellberg fo\ind favor in the e^yes of Miss Sa- derberg and the marriage was celebrated March 15, 1877. They moved to Mrs. Sellberg 's place and be- gan their domestic life, and now Mr. Sellberg owns one-half of a section. He has become a very suc- cessful farmer, and under his cultivation the farm gives great yields of grain, wheat being his prin- cipal crop, of which he has eightj' aci'es. A car- load of cattle is about what he aims to feed, and these are very profitable. The father of our subject homesteaded his place in 1872 .and lives quite near. The lamilj' of Mr. Sellberg consists of four bright children: Johanna Christina, Alma Elvira, Carl Eben and Albert Cal- vin. In politics, Mr. Sellberg has decided that the Republican party is the one which upholds the principles best calculated to advance the people of this great country, and both he and his father vote with that party. The location of his farm is five miles northwest of McPherson, Kan., and on section 6, and here he conducts a very large and prosperous business. He is a straightforward, honest man, and possesses those traits of character which make men of his country desirable settlers in an^' section. « ItlLLIAM C. M(RILL,M. D., a well-known \jjj// physician and surgeon of Enterprise, is a \^^ native of the Buckeye State, his birth oc- curring in Fostoria, Seneca Countj', on the 3d of September, 1846. He is a son of Elijah and Ann (Routztn) McRill, and passed his boyhood days under the parental roof. When a young man he determined to engage in the practice of medicine as his life work, and with this purpose in view he began reading with Dr. Hale, after which he en- tered the University of Wooster, in Cleveland, and when he had pursued a two-year course of study, was graduated with the degree of M. D. in the Class of '76. After taking a special examination. Dr. McRill was at once appointed house phj'sician in the hos- pital, where he remained for two j^ears. During that time, the memorable Ashtabula railroad dis- aster occurred and flftj'-seven patients were placed under his care. In that w.ay he gained an ex- perience in surgery that is seldom met with, and that proved a great benefit to him. On leaving the hospital he opened an office at Fostoria, and was there successfully engaged in practice for ten years. At the expiration of that time, he bade good-bye to his native State and came to Enter- prise, Kan., in .Tanuarj^ 1885. He at once opened .an office, and from the beginning has received a liberal patronage, which is constantly increasing and attests his skill and ability. He has a wide reputation as a surgeon and his services are greatly in demand in this line of practice. During the late war, the Doctor responded to the last call for troops, and in 1865 became a mem- ber of the One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry. He reached Nashville the d.ay before the battle and participated in that memorable en- gagement. With his regiment he then followed Gen. Hood's army to Huntsville, Ala., and at that place, while raising a block-house, he was injured in the back by being thrown across a timber. Since that time his health has never been what it was before, and he has been entirely incapacitated for all manual labor. He continued in the service un- til the close of the war and then returned to Ohio, where he remained until coming to Kansas. Me is a member of the Hancock County and Ohio Medical Societies, and has been a regular corre- spondent to some of the medical journals for sev- eral years. He serves as examining agent for six insurance companies, and is medical examiner and a member of the Independent Order of Odd P'el- lows, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the .Select Knights. On the 17th of June, 1869, the Doctor was mar- 504 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ried to Miss Eliza A. Lin hart, of Fostoria. Their union has been blessed with three ciiildren:Anna, an artist of considerable ability, is tiie wife of Kdward Staatz, of Enterprise; Carl S. and Ilattie are at home. The mother is a member of the Metliodist Episcopal Church and is a most estimable lady. The Doctor is enjoying a large and lucrative prac- tice, of which he may well be proud, and as a pliy- sician and surgeon he ranks high. lEN.IAMIN STARKS is a farmer on section 33, Delniore Township, McPhcrson County. He is a native of Clermont County, Ohio, ^^<^ and was born .lune l.itli, 1838, a son of Henry and Sarali Ann (Ogle) Starks. Henry Starks was born in New York in 1804, and went to Ohio in 1818, and after his marriage continued to reside there until 1842, when lie moved to Decatur County. Ind., and settled on a farm. That was his home until 1853, when he went to Wabash County, Ind. In the spring of 1880 he came to Kansas in com- pany with our subject and died in 1882. Our sub- ject's mother died in Wabash County, Ind., in 1877. Benjamin Starks is one of eight children, of whom six are now living. He was reared to man- hood on a farm, receiving a common-school edu- cation, and remained under the parental roof un- til twenty -seven years of age. In 1866 he married Miss Ann S. Conn, a daugiiter of Joseph Conn, a resident of Ohio, who in 1852 moved to Wabash County, Ind., and there died in 1860. Of the eight children that were born to "Mv. and Mrs. Conn, seven are now living. Mrs. Starks was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, June 5, 1837. The young couple first settled upon a rented farm in Wabash County, Ind., but within a year purchased a small piece of land and bent every energy to improve it. They lived there until the spring of 1880 when they came to Kansas and .settled upon their present farm. It w.as soniewliat improved when they came here, Mr. Starks now owus four hundred and forty acres, of which two hundred and forty acres are under the plow and nearly the entire tract is fenced. In 1885 our subject built his present residence, which is considered the finest residence in Del- more Township. The barn and other buildings are in keeping with the residence. He devotes himself to general farming and has a half-interest in a steam-thresher, which is in constant requisi- tion during the season in his neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Starks are the parents of four children: Basil, who is attending the Veterinar}' College at Chicago, 111.; Joseph Ilenrj', who is at home and is a farmer b^' occupation; Orley Elmer, a student in college; and Milroy, who is a teacher. Thej' also have an adopted daughter, six years of age, whose name isLulaMay. The members of the fam- ily are earnest workers in the Ciiristian Church and are regular attendants at Sundaj'-school. Mr. Starks has been a member of the School Board for eleven years and is at present Director of District No. 78. Originally a Republican, he is now a member of the People's party and his name is fre- quently put forward as delegate to political con- ventions. He has served as Justice of the Peace, and takes an active part in local affairs. /^ IIRISTIAN ASCIIMAX, a i)rominent citizen (l(^_ of Inman, McPherson County, Kan., is the ^^f^ subject of this sketch. Mr. Aschman en- tered a homestead on the northeast quarter of sec- tion 2, Superior Township, March 24, 1874, buj-ing out a claim. He made a homestead and lived there until December, 18',i0, when he engaged in the furniture trade in the town of Inman. The town w.as started in JIarch, 1887, before the cars were started on the branch of the Rock Island Railroad, as they were not put on until July of that year. The first man wiio located in the town of Inman was a blacksmith named Fred Horn, but he is not resid- ing here now. The postoflice was opened ]March 27, 1887, by Mr. Aschman, although he still re- Portrait and biographical record. 507 sided on liis farm, four and one-half miles east of the town. Previous to this, about 1885, he had started a small i)Ostottice on his farm, and wiien he came with it here the olfices of Inman, Far- land and Superior were consolidated into one and the general name given was Inman. Mr. Aschman continued to be Postmaster until Octo- ber, 1887. when John Pankratz became Postmaster. The present official is AVilliam L. Ilajden. Our subject was born in Brunswick, Prussia, June 13, 1849. He came to the United States in 1854 with his mother, as his father had died in Ger- many. Tlie mother and son settled in Lee County, Iowa, on a farm northwest of Ft. Madison, and this became the permanent home of the family. Mr. Aschman learned the wheelwright trade at Ft. Madison, under a two-year apprenticeship, and, ac- cording to custom, after he had completed his ap- prenticeship he traveled for one year as a journe}"- man, but at the end of that time he decided to move to Kansas. The two half-brothers of our sub- ject, Henry and Charles, had already settled in Lit- tle Valley Township, McPherson County, in 1873, and lhc3' invited him to come to take a view of the country. The appearance of the land and the sur- souuding country suited him and he decided to remove to this State, which decision he has never regretted. He has always been a very busy man, working at his trade and on his farm, and has made considerable money. The farm of our subject now consists of two hundred and seventy-three acres, he having added to liis original purchase of one hundred and thir- teen acres. He still farms some of it and has grown large crops of wheat and corn upon it. His furniture stock is quite what the trade requires, and in connection with it he does a general repair business. Mr. Aschman was married April 4, 1872, to Miss Hannah Wendt, the daughter of Christian Wendt, who homesteaded the land where the town of Inman now stands. The marriage took place in Iowa, and the family that ii.as resulted from tliis union is as follows: Hannah, Christian F., Albert A., Fred W., P^mma !\nd Theodore. Three chil- dren died in childhood and two in infancy. Henry died at the age of three years and the other two who died in childhood were William and Charles. 23 The two eldest sons assist on the farm. In politics, Mr. Aschman is a strong Democrat and supports the princii)les of his party, and is prominent in the political affairs of the county and State. In religious matters, he is a member of the Lutheran Church, in whicli body he is a consistent believer. AVID EMIMITT, a prominent and highly respected citizen of Saline County, resides on section 17, Smoky Hill Township, about four miles west of Salina. He was born on the 9th of December, 1815, in Alleghen}' County, Pa., and when about two years old was taken to Pike County, Ohio, where his parents spent the remainder of their lives. He was reared upon a farm in that county and at the early age of fifteen began to earn his own livelihood, since which time he has been dependent upon his own resources. In 1832, he commenced work upcm the Ohio Canal and was employed in every capacit3' connected with that. He aided in building the tow-path, and rose by successive stages until he became captain of a boat of his own. At twenty-two j'ears of age, after five years' work upon the canal, he turned his attention to farming. He also built a sawmill and in connection with agricultural pur- suits engaged in its operation for about eighteen years. His mill was run by water-power from the canal and he did quite an extensive business in that line. He cleared a farm of six hundred acres, beside two hundred and sixt3' acres of bot- tom land along the Scioto River. He was also connected with an extensive distillery built by his brother James, who still owns and operates it in connection with an extensive farm. To this our subject gave his attention for six years just i)rior to the war. During the first three years of tiie war, Mr. Em- niitt w.as Deputy Pi'Ovost-Marshal of Pike County under Cai)t. George W. Robey, Marshal for the district with headquarters at Chillicothe. His du- 508 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ties required all bis time. After tbe Morgan raid, he had to adjust matters which were ver3- much disturbed by the invasion. A bridge that Mr. Emmitt liad .issisted in building at a cost of ? 17,000 was burned and many other disasters occurred. Another outrage was the shooting of a i)risoner in a canoe on the Scioto River by Mor- gan's men. After three years, Mr. Emmitt re- signed liis position and went South to Vicksburg, where he entered into partnership with a planter twenty miles above tliat city. This connection continued three j'ears, during which time he super- intended the cultivation of five liundred acres of cotton. This proved a losing investment, .as the warehouse, full of cotton, w.is burned, causing a loss of t!l 7,000. This was supposed to iiave been tiie work of an incendiary. When twcnt_v-six ^-ears of age, Mr. Emmitt raai- ried Miss Rebecca Barnes, of Waverly, Ohio. Her deatii occurred in 1844, and eight years later he was married to Miss Mary Barnes, a sister of his first wife. By the first union was born a daughter, Mary, who is now the wife of James C^. Barnes, of Salem, Ore., wiio removed from Ohio to McPher- son in 1872. By the second union was boru a sjn, James R., wlio now owns and operates a ranch of six hundred and seventj' acres, locating forty miles southwest of Denver, Colo. With Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt resides her youngest sister, Eliza Barnes, who has made her liome with them since their marriage. Before goingSouth, Mr. Emmitt purch.ased a farm in Boone County, 5Io., and in 1870 iocatedtliereon. He owned eight hundred acres of land, a mill and a distillery, which latter he expected to put in operation, but w.as prevented by tlie prohibitorj' law. He devoted his energies to the cultivation of his farm for four years, and also operated the mill. In 1874, he came to Saline County and pur- chased one hundred and sixt^' acres of land and a herd of cattle. For several years he was extensively engaged as a dealer in stock. He now owns six hundred and forty acres of land, divided into two farms, one of four liundred and eighty acres, and the home farm of one hundred and sixty .acres. He has about three hundred .acres planted in wheal and one hundred acres in corn. lie also makes a specialty of raising cattle and .has about one hundred and fifty head. He once owned nine hundred and sixty acres of land, but has given to his son a farm of four hundred and eighty acres. His land is all under a high state of cultivation and upon it he has made good improvements. Mr. Emmitt exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party, but has never been an ofticc-seeker. Although not a member, he h.as alwiiVs given his sup[K)rt to the Methodist E|)iscopal Church and has given liberally to aid in the erection of its house of worship. He is one of the substantial citizens of the community, an honorable and highly respected gentleman, and his sterling worth well entitles him to a represen- tation in the history of his adopted county. «#> OIIX YUCKEKS. Eive miles west of Salina is a fine farm which is owned b\- the gentle- man whose name is given at the head of this sketch. He is a substantial German- American farmer, who does a large business in his line. He is ably seconded in his agricultural ef- forts Viy his family of sons, on whose account he came to the West, because it seemed to open up to them opportunities and advantages for acquiring homes that they would not have in the East. Mr. Yockers' farm is located on section 19, .Smoky Hill Township, Saline County, and he devotes it chiefly to the cultivation of wheat and corn. In addition to the farm above mentioned, our subject's eldest son, Charles, owns one hundred and sixty acres on section 20, and his second son, John J., has one hundred and twenty acres on sec- tion 28. Geoige N., the third son, owns one hun- dred and sixty acres of the south half of the original purchase. The fourth son, Albert F., is living at Gypsum; and the fifth son, Edward F.. has eighty acres on section 30. Will F. is his fa- ther's able co-worker on the farm. Mr. Yockei"s was born in liaden, Germany, Feb- ruary 15, 1830. He is a son of Jacob and Barbara PORTRAIT AND HKKi RAPIIICAL RECORD. 509 (Guyer) Yockers. At the age of eighteen years, he was forcerl into the Prussian army, a common evil in the countries where a large standing army is maintained. After six weeks, he was taken prisoner, but through the influence of his father he was exchanged and shipped for the United States. Our subject had a brother residing in Butler County, Pa. Thither our subject went immedi- ately on landing in this country. He at first worked upon a farm, later engaged in the carpenter's trade for a few months, and then was employed in the rolling-mill at Grady's Bend, Pa. lie also helped to start the big rolling-mill at Johnstown, Pa., and later one at Bethlehem in the same State. He be- came an expert molder and was thoroughly con- versant with every line of the work. For twenty- two years he was engaged in the rolling-mills and was always in demand to fill any superior position tliat might be vacated. He purchased a farm two miles from Betlilehem, and after leaving the roll- ing-mills spent five years upon the place. With $5,000 as a capital to start with and a fam- ily of energetic, go-ahead boys, who were eager to find an outlet for their overplus of nerve power, Mr. Yockers came to Kansas, and the move has proved to be an excellent one for himself and family. For eight years lie has run a tlirgshing- macliirie,and his eldest sun is the owner of a steam- machine. Our subject was married, July 27, 1853, to IMiss Elizabeth Mussburger. Of the six boys given them the youngest is Willie, now aged twenty-two 3'ears. The eldest daughter, Mary A., died at the home in 18U0. Lizzie M., Emma M. and Sarah complete the list of the family. \ANLY T. HILL. Section 26, of East , Branch Township, Marion County, has been the home of the Hill family since May, 1871, at which time our subject came hither from IMadison County, Ohio. The farm is a fine place, comprising a quarter-section of land with good impi'ovements. He built a small house to serve as a temi)orary home for his family, and this has since been replaced by a comfortable and at- tractive residence. Mr. Hill was liorn in (ienesee Count^', N. Y., August 16, 181.3. He is a son of D.'L. and Marcia Hill, who were natives of New York and Vermont, respectively. When a lad of nine years the family moved to Ohio, and there the subject of this sketch grew to manhood. He set out in life for himself at the early .age of about seventeen, and was his own brea-^^<^ \|' ACOB K. SCHLATTER, a prosperous farmer and excellent citizen now residing upon section 9, is at present ably discharging tlie ^_^ duties of his second term as Treasurer of Groveland Township, McPherson County, Kan. A settler in the county a full score of years ago, our subject has only made his home in this town- ship since 1884, but in this comparatively brief time he has won the good opinion and respect of all his neighbors and associates in public life. Taking a deep interest in religious and educational work, he is constantly aiding in the upward growth and progress of his township and vicinity. Mr. Schlatter was born in Butler County, Ohio, December 17, 1843. His father was Jacob Schlat- ter, a native of Switzerland; his mother, Elizabeth (Kinech) Schlatter, was born in Germany. They 514 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. both left their native land and emigrated to America, and married in Ohio, where they rented a farm and settled down to house -keepins;. In 1851, tliey journeyed to Iowa and again rented a farm, but finally, in 1861, they bought a home- stead in Davis Count}-, and there the honest and industrious father died in the ^ear 1889. His widow still survives and makes her home with her children. Tiie parents of our subject had a fam- ily of fifteen children, of whom eleven lived to mature age, and nine are numbered among the useful citizens of to-day. The father had been an active Christian all his life and was a valued mem- ber of the Menuonite Church. The fifth child in the large family, our subject had but limited advantages for an education, and early was trained to work upon the farm, duti- fully assisting his parents until he reached his twenty-first birthd.ay, wlien he began life for him- self. The full extent of Mr. Schlatter's opportun- ities for instruction in book knowledge were con- fined to three winter terms, averaging about two and .a-half months. The home training in habits of industry, self-reliance and prudent economy have been the most important factors in our sub- ject's success in his dailj- life. When he first left home he worked out by the month two seasons, and next rented a farm in Iowa, which he man- aged well. In 1871, Mr. Schlatter married Miss Lizzie Greasser, a native of Ohio, and born in Geauga County. After marrying, our subject still continued the pursuit of agriculture in Iowa until 1873, when he and his wife came to Kansas, in the early fall of tlie year, and settled in Hayes Town- ship, of McPherson County. Locating upon one hundred and sixty acres of unimproved land, with the unbroken prairie to the left of them and to the right of them, and not even one house in sight, the j'oung husband and wife began a pioneer existence in the Western country. The onl}' road near them was the old Santa Fe trail, and many travelers passed their way. The humble frame building, 12x16, accom- modated the family for a time, when an addi- tion of 8x12 feet was built, and again a still larger addition, a wing 14x28. Mr. Schlatter im- proved his farm year after year, and the home- stead was soon all under fence, hedged in, and one hundred acres under high cultivation. A commodious barn, 20x30 feet, accommodated the animals which required to be housed, and a fine orciiard of about seventj'-flve trees was a most important addition to the land. In 1874, the first crop of sod corn was gathered by the grass- hoppers, who ravaged almost the entire State of Kansas. Tiiat year Mr. Schlatter was sent East bj" Hayes Township to solicit aid for the sufifeicrs. This loss of his crops was a heavy blow to our sub- ject, who was now obliged to even pawn his watch and borrow money on security, and pay up all his debts incurred bj- various improvements. With almost nothing eatable and no flour in tlie house, and with no money to buy anything, the family managed .is best they could, and lived in hopes of better days. They subsisted inostl}- on sod pota- toes, but when the children cried for bread, the father mowed two half-days for a half sack of flour and carried it home to tiiem. In 1884, Mr. Schlatter sold out and removed to his present home, where he has tiirough energy and toil made for himself and family a comfort- able home. But even here misfortune li.is pursued him; some fiend in human shape fired his build- ings and burned them to the ground, destroj'ing his valuable machinery and burning up his cattle and other fine stock. Our subject is a man of courage and strong will, and now owns three hun- dred anil twenty acres of good land, two hundred and eighty-five acres well improved. He has always engaged in raising grain and stock. Mr. and Mrs. Schlatter are the parents of five children: (leorge W., Uriah S., ^Mabel Ella, Edward E. and Nettie May. Mr. and Mrs. Schlatter and the entire family are Christian people, and attend the Dunk- ard Church, taking an active part in the Sun- day-school. Our subject has been an officer almost the entire time since the School lioard was organ- ized, and the two eldest children have received an excellent education. George is a graduate of a business college and a bright and promising young man. Mr. Schlatter is a Prohibitionist, and in every way a man of excellent principles and honor. He attiliated with the Republicans until 1884,when he joined the Prohibition party, to which ^^ny ^ ^■eJu:^' Y PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 617 he belonged until recently; now he belongs to the People's part}'. While living in Hayes Township, he held the office of Treasurer several terms, and as an incumbent of the same office in Groveland Township, has given great satisfaction by his ear- nest and upright manner of fultilling the trust re- posed in iiim. Our subject has been a delegate to county conventions, and has activelj' worked for the interests of his constituents and the public good. ■^OHN B. RICKETTS. proprietor of one of tiie most valuable farms in McPherson Count}', resides on the southeast quarter of section 1, Groveland Township. A course of uniform prosperit}' and unremitting industry has resulted in the accumulation of a fine property' by Mr. Ricketts, and in addition to his homestead he owns an adjacent tract of eighty acres. His land is in a thorough state of cultivation, and the farm buildings and appurtenances are of a modern style of architecture, equipped with all comforts and conveniences in accordance with modern re- quirements. Our subject was born in Lawrence Count}', Ohio, March 7, 1841, and at the age of two years was taken by his parents, Anthony and Diana Ricketts, to Rock Island County, where the father still resides at an advanced age. He has been a man of influence in his community and has held many local offices, filling them with honor to him- self and to the satisfaction of his fellow-citizens. Our subject was in the flower of his young man- hood when the call came for soldiers to serve in defense of the Union, and lie enlisted August 12, 1862, as a member of Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Infantry. He accompanied his regiment from LaGrange, Tenn., to Jackson, Miss., in order to intercept tlie army of Gen. Van Dorn, and was at the Yazoo River, Haines' Bluff, during the siege of Vicksburg, on the right, in the Six- teenth Corps. During the time he was in Teiiiu'ssee Mr. Rick- etts had a severe attack of measles, and later he was seized with that prevalent disease, chronic diarrhea. He was sent to the United States Hos- pital at Mound City, 111., just after the fall of Vicksburg, and was obliged to be absent from his regiment for three months. After being able to again go on duty, he was assigned to the Invalid Corps against his wishes, but he defeated the order and was returned to his command, receiving re- transfer by the Secretary of War from the Invalid Corps. The regiment remained for ten mouths at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., doing fatigue duty. During the summer of 1864, they were stationed at Pine Bluff, and later were sent to the mouth of the White River to do provost duty. Mr. Ricketts was appointed First Sergeant and was given charge of the transfer of prisoners. In the early spring of 1865, his regiment was sent across into Mississippi at night, and there captured sixteen of Blackburn's guerrillas, who were taken by our subject to Irvin Block Prison at Memphis, and after Lee's surrender, Blackman's independent command was paroled by Company I, doing pro- vost duty at the mouth of the White River under Gen. McGinnis. Mr. Ricketts at the close of the war was mustered out of the service at Pine Bluff, and was discharged at Spring- field, 111., August 12, 1865. He then returned to Rock Island County, and engaged as a dealer in timber, wooden posts, staves, etc., until April, 1869. During his residence in that county he was elected Clerk of Drury Township, which position he filled satisfactorily, as well as other offices of a local nature. In 1869, Mr. Ricketts moved to Greencastle, Marshall County, Iowa, and tliere opened up a new farm, which he continued to operate for ten years. In 1878, he purchased the farm which lie now occupies, and the year following settled upon this place. His objection to Iowa was that the winters were too cold, and he finds the climate of Kansas is milder and more equable. When he came here he found few improvements on the place, which had first been a timber claim and afterward a homestead. He has erected a substantial resi- dence, good barn and other outbuildings, and in addition to general farming devotes his attention with success to stock-raising. 518 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Among the official positions held by Mr. Rick- elts ma}' be mentioned the following: Township Trustee for one term; President of the Mt. Zion Alliance; and President of the County Farmers' In- stitute. He received the nomination for Probate .Judge on the People's ticket, making a close run. He is a prominent member of the People's party, the County Alliance and the County Central Com- mittee. He took an active part toward securing the election of Fred Jackson to the Legislature, and is a man of influence in his party. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic order and McPher- son Post, G. A. H. The marriage of Mr. Ricketts took place .lune 22, 1866, in Rock Island County, 111., and united him with Miss Mary E. Sturgeon, who was born in Sistersville, W. Va., September 20, 1841. For seven years prior to her marriage, Mrs. Kicketts engaged in teaching, in which she was very successful. She is a member. of the Victory Baptist Church and a lady of sincere and devoted Christian character. Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts are the parents of four chil- dren: Ella D., the wife of W. P.Miner, of Grove- land Township; Leo B., who married Miss Maize Hutchison and resides in McPhei'Son Township; Etta, who is a proficient musician; and Mansfield ()., a student in the Dunkard College. ^^ ^^ LAREXCE TAYLOR, whose progressive (l(^!^ spirit and excellent business abilit}' have ^^^' made him one of the prominent farmers and wealthy citizens of Rhinehart Township, Dick- inson County, resides on section 32. He was born on the !)tli of Februar}', 1862, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the fourth in a family of nine children. His education was acquired in the public schools of that city, he spending his summers upon his father's farm in Kansas after he was fourteen years of age, hut in the winter season he returned to the Buckeye State and continued his studies. Un- der the parental roof he remained until he had attained his m.ijority, when, on his twenty-first birthdav, his father gave him a deed to the farm which is now his home. As a companit>n and helpmate on life's journey. Mr. Taylor chose Miss Nellie Hatfield, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a daughter of John Hatfield. Their union occurred on the oth of No- vember, 1884, and they began their domestic life on the farm where they have since lived. The family circle now numbers our subject, his estima- ble wife and four children, Albert, Lillian, Millard and Hazel. Mr. Taylor now owns all of section 32. township 13, range 4 east, and his farm is one of the most desirable in central Kansas. Two large stone barns, erected at a cost of |i2,000, furnish shelter for the stock, in addition to extensive sheds and other buildings. He engages quite largely in stock- raising, feeding from thirty to fortv head of cattle, in addition to which he has a herd of fifteen thor- oughbred Shorthorns. He also has about two hundred head of Poland-China hogs. Among the other improvements upon the farm is a ste;im feed mill, which w.as erected at a cost of about $2,000 and is in excellent running order. A large orchard is supplied with all kinds of fruit trees, eight acres being planted in apple trees, and a large number of pear trees have also been set out, together with three hundred cherry trees, from which he sold in 1891 one liundred and five bushels of cherries. The farm is under the immediate supervision of Mr. Taylor, who einjiloys four hands to aid him in its cultivation and improvement. This handsome tract of land, lying with a gentle slope toward the south, yields to him a golden tribute and places him among tlie prosperous citizens of Dickinson County. He is also running the elevator at Pearl and is engaged here in buying grain and stock and selling coal. Mv. and Mrs. Taylor are members of the Hiawatha Methodist Episcopal Church. In social circles, this worthy couple rank high and their home, a commodious gray stone residence, is the abode of hospitality. In his political views, our subject is a Republi- can. The business propensity of the T.iylor family is shown in our subject, who is sagacious and far-sighted, lie docs not allow himself to be over- reached in any transaction, and is alike honorable with all with whom he deals. He is a progressive farmer, ready to advocate any metliod for the im- provement of agriculture. His judgment is relia- PORTRAIT AND BIOORAFHICAL RECORD. 519 ble and his word is as good as his bond. His efforts have been ably seconded and assisted by his esti- mable wife, wlio is an excellent financier and able manager. With their pleasant little family in their home, they are surrounded by all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. Mr. Taylor is a cul- tured, courteous gentleman, whose genial good nature wins him friends wherever he aroes. ■^^ ^^ HARLES R. ITNDERWOOD. We take pleas- (i( n "'^ '" '^^"^^ presenting to the readers of ^^^ this volume a history in outline of Mr. Underwood, a man who is known to everybody in .Saliiia and is as popular as he is well known. He is not one, however, to meddle with the affairs of oth- ers at the expense of his own interests, and is noted as one of the most energetic and strictly business men of the town. In his personal appearance, our subject re.ilizes the ideal of Uncle Sam, as the British delight to picture iiini, tall, lank, and with a genial, all-embracing smile. He is President of the Western Star Milling Company, which is located in Salina. The company which is introduced above was organized about three years ago, and as a conse- quence of our subject's diligence and enterprise has been made a practical success. Its active op- erations were begun in Januaiy, 1873, under its present management, although the business was established in 1870 by C. R. Underwood and E. D. Rittgers; in January of 1873 the company re- ceived the accession to its membership of C. Eber- hardt and H. H. Sudendorf. As the firm is now incorporated, its President, as before stated, is Mr. Underwood; its Secretary, H. H. Sudendorf, with the original stockholders still retaining their old places. The mill, .as first erected in 1870, was an es- tablishment of which the people were justly proud at that time. It was run by steam and did a large business. The present mill, which firststarted with water-power, has a force of one hundred and fifty horse power. About 1150,000 have been expended in the plant, which has a capacity for turning out from two hundred and fifty to three hundred bar- rels i)er day. The company which operates this mill also owns another place one and a-half miles up the river, which was built in 1871«, and which was purchased by the company in February of 1873. In 1883, anew building was erected with a capacit^y for turning out one hundred and seventy-five bar- rels per day. One of these mills is situated most advantageousl}^ on a branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. The firm also ship large quantities of grain, and in 1878 they enjoyed an almost exclus- ive control of this business. They do not, how- ever, make a specialty of shipping abroad as for- merly, preferring to do their own milling. Tlie members of the company' have been asso- ciated in various undertakings, and up to four years ago were extensive raisers of hogs, fre- quently sending as many as ten car-loads of their own raising East. Messrs. Eberhardt it Suden- dorf are quite extensive lumber dealers. All of these gentlemen, including our subject, are exten- sive farmers in this locality. Their land is of a good quality and very productive. Mr. Under- wood owns one liundred and eighty-three .acres, which he devotes to the growing of wheat. Our subject settled in Saline County in the fall of 1869. He gave exclusive attention to his farm- ing operations until entering the milling business, since which he has been connected as above stated. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, .Jan- uary 9, 1825, and there remained until he was fourteen j^ears of age, when he went to Clinton County, where he lived until 1856. He then re- moved to Shelbyville, 111., where he took contracts for the erection of public buildings. During the years of 1868-69 he built the .Jacksonville Court House, besides two fine churches. When a young man, our subject studied survey- ing and engineering, and also taught school. While living in Clinton County' he was three times elected County Surveyor of Clinton Count}'. The cliange to Kansas was made in hopes of recov- ering his health, which, before his advent here, was in a very precarious state. Mr. Underwood has held most of the hiaher 520 PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. municipal offices in the gift of the eitj'. He has been several times a member of the Council, and in 1889 lie was elected City Mayor. In one elec- tion he received a flattering vote and the earnest support of the ladies, who cnjo^' in Kansas a suf- frage denied women of other States. Mr. Under- wood has been a Republican since tlie organization of the party in 18.56. During the war, although exempt from duties himself, he was instrumental in raising two companies. Two brothers whom lie has reared, and who were twenty years his junior, enlisted at the first call, and two of his own sons served until tlie close of tlie war, the eldest dying at Helena, Ark. Mr. Underwood has often been sent as delegate to State and county conventions. Our subject married when quite young in Clin- ton County, Ohio. Upon the decease of his first wife he, five years later, married Mary Jones, who passed from this life about fourteen years ago. He was for a tliird time married, this time in 1879, to Ida V. Shipe, of Canton, Ohio. She is an active member of the Christian Church and an enthusi- astic suffrage worker. Of our subject's children, George died at Helena, Ark.; John W. isa carpen- ter and millwright at Salina; Sarah is Mrs. Phil Q. Bond, of Chicago; and Ella is Mrs. Howard C. Rash, whose husband is a well-known business man of Salina. The family residence is admirably located on East Iron Avenue, and is one of the most at^ tractive places in the city. TKPHEN NORRIS. The fine farm on sec- tion i"), Marquette Township. McPherson County, is the home of one of the older citizens of the locality, Stephen Xorris, a man who is most highly respected in the commu- nity as having unswerving integrity and a high sense of justice. He w.-is born in Perrj' County, Pa., November 3, 1829. His father w.as a farmer and stone-mason, and the son was reared upon the home place. He lost his father when a lad of but thirteen years of age, his mother having died some years previously. This was a severe blow to the youth at a time wlien he most needed a parent's guidance and counsel. Ai the age of about fifteen j'cars, young Stephen was apprenticed to learn the tailor's trade. He was to have served for a lerm of four years, but finished in something less th.an three years. Thus equipped for the practical business of gaining bread and butter for one, and perhaps later for two, he began for himself, following his trade for several years. He removed from his native place to Jackson County, Ohio, and there was employed at an occupation totally different from that which he h.ad chosen as a calling. He was in an iron furnace and continued there for eight j'ears. At the expiration of that time, he returned to Penn- s^'lvania and settled in Venango County, and daring the oil excitement became thoroughly infatuated, as did thousands of others, with that business. Whether he was disenchanted also, as were so many others, b^' sinking his all into the ground, we have no means of knowing, but he soon abandoned it and took to farming, devoting him- self to that until coming to Kansas, wliicii lie did in the fall of 1869. On locating here our subject took up a claim in whiit is now Marquette Townsliip, and has since devoted himself to the developnient of the fine tract of land which is his. He is engaged in gen- eral farming, making a specialtj- of the stock busi- ness. Mr. Norris has made very good improvements upon his place, his dwelling being a comfortable and tasteful building and his barns capacious and well kept. He owns three hundred and twenty acres of land here and three hundred and twenty acres in Saline County. Mr. Norris joined the benedicts' ranks while a resident of Armstrong County, Pa., where he was married, on the 9th of September, 1851, to Miss Catherine Thompson, who was born in Centre County, I'a., on the 12th of May, 1833. Their children are Samuel, Eli.as, Anna, Belle and George. They have lost several children: Alice, who was the wife of James Claypool; Rebecca, Clara. Mary L., Minnie and Walter. Mr. Norris has filled tlio ollice of Justice of the Peace, having been the first incumbent of this position in .Sharp's Creek PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 521 Township after the organization of McPlierson County. He is a Republican in politics and has taken a fairly active part in local political life. He has also taken an active part in church mat- ters, being a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Norris' home is noted for the hos- pitality extended by its genial host to friend or stranger who inspires his confidence. D Ik ETER SULLIVAN is engaged in general farming on section 4, Dayton Township, Saline County. His home is pleasantly sit- uated six miles west of Solomon City, and most of his farm borders on the Solomon River, which makes it very productive. Our subject is a native of the Emerald Isle. He was born in County Cork, and when about fourteen years of age came to tlie United States with his mother. During the first five years of his residence in this country, he made liis home in Newport, R. I., working in a cotton factory. Hoping to benefit his financial resources by a removal to the young and rapidly growing West, he left Rliode Island in 1857, and went to Leavenworth, Kan., where he spent four years working in a brickyard. He worked for others until in his twenty-third year. During the war, he engaged in teaming for the Government on the plains, his route Ijeing to Ft. Riley. He afterward went to St. Louis in order to get his pay. He was taken prisoner at Ft. Fehran, N. M.,but was exchanged at .lefferson Barracks, St. Louis, after which he returned to Leavenworth? Our subject w.as united in marriage in 1862 with Miss Ann Sullivan, ant! in 1866 came with his wife to Saline County. Two years after his arrival, he purchased iiis first claim, securing a liomestcad which is now a part of his present farm. During the first years, as he was in very limited circumstances, he had to work very hard, laboring from early morn until late at niglit, but with his industry, economy and perseverance, bis finan- cial resources were increased, and as he secured more capital he made judicious investments in land, purcli.asing additional tracts from time to time. His landed possessions now aggregate one thousand acres, seven hundred and twenty of which constitute the home farm. Mr. Sullivan is engaged in general farming, has many acres planted in corn and wheat and usually keeps on hand a large number of cattle. LTnto Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have been born four children: Michael, who is engaged in farming near the old homestead; James; .Julia; and Kate, iiow the wife of .John Barrett, a druggist of Solomon City. Mr. Sullivan is a man of excellent business abil- ity, sagacious and far-sighted. He has won success which is well merited and is now ranked among the substantial agriculturists of the community. Ilis prosperity has all been acquired through his own efforts and he m.ay well be termed a self-made man. lEN.JAMlN A. GRAY. A man who h.as the strength of his convictions is one whose _ dynamic force in a community is potent for untold good. Such a one is he whose name appears above, a man whose principles are the purest and whose every act in life reaches up to his highest ideal. When we consider that a communit}' is but an aggregation of individual units, one can appreciate the force of such an ex- ample. In one sense, he is but a simple farmer, carrying on his business on section 20, of Empire Township, McPherson County. Mr. Gray is a son of John and Meliiida (Wal- lace) Gray, and was born January 30, 1842, in Ray- County, Tenn., where his parents were farmers. Both father and mother passed their lives in the family home in Tennessee, the decease of tiie former occurring February 14, 1862, and the latter tlie following year. They were the parents of six children, of whom four are living, one daughter and three sons. Two sons served in the Union 522 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. army during the Civil War. One of tiiese, Abram, lost his life while in service near Murfreesboro, Tenn. Our subject was brought up in the faith of the Presbj'terian Church, in which his father was a prominent member and an Eider. The fourth in order of birth in the farcil}-, our subject was reared on the farm and attended scliool in the neighbor- ing district. He later became a student at the High School at Columbus, Ind., and taught one term when a young man. He left home at the age of twenty-tliree, and after a short residence in Indi- ana, where he was in school, he returned to Ten- nessee and was married April 30, 1867, to Miss Eliza N., a daughter of John Ferguson, of the Iloosier State, and an early settler tlierc. Mr. Ferguson was a farmer of liigii standing in the community and was greatlj- mourned at the time of his decease, which occurred March 20, 1868. His wife, Eliza (Crecraft) Ferguson, still survives and has been the motlier of twelve children, six of whom are now living. Two sons served during the Civil War. Mrs. Graj' was born in Hamilton County, Ind., November 10, 1844. She received a good common-school education in her native place. Mr. Graj- settled upon a farm in Raj' County, Tenn., and there lived until the spring of 1874, when he removed to Kansas, taking the route through ^lissouri and spending the summer there. He first settled in Turkej' Creek Township, this count}'. He secured one hundred and sixty acres of land, of which twentj' acres had been already broken. There wasa sod house on the place, which, though not exactly handsome, was at least com- fortable. That was the home until 1882, and dur- ing tliat time he put one hundred and twenty acres under cultivation and had a pasture lot of forty acres. The buildings upon the place were of a good class. Mr. Gray now has one hundred and forty- eight acres under cultivation and carries on a prosperous business in general farming and stock- raising. For one year previous to coming here, our sub- ject was engaged in Southwestern Missouri in the mercantile business. Four children have added light and happiness to the family liome. One is deceased. The surviving ones are: John F., Albert N. and Mary E. Mrs. Gray died July 13, 1891. Her death was greatly mourned by her family and friends. Mr. Gray attributes to her a great portion of his success in life. Our subject is true to the faith of his fathers and is an Elder in the Presby- terian Church at Galva. His children also accom- panied liim hither, the second son being Superin- tendent of the Sunday-school, and the eldest son a Deacon in the church. Both of these young men have liad advanced educational opportunities and Albert has been eng.aged in teaching in this county. Mr. Gray has been actively interested in the local schools, having been a member of the Board for many years. In politics, he was formerly a Re- publican, but now is an ardent Prohibitionist. For four years he served as Justice of the Peace in Turkey Creek Township, and has frequently been a delegate to Republican conventions. In 1886, he was the victim of a serious accident, his right hip being injured when thrown from his wagon by a runaw.iy team. This has seriousl}- crippled him. Mr. Gray, as an Elder, aided in organizing the first Presbyterian Church in thecounty at Pioneer, Mound Township, also in org.anizing the church at Galva and erecting the church building. He has been an active worker in the .Sunday-school and church, giving generously of his means to their support. "^f LEX A. FACKLEH, who resides on sec- (@lOi tion 20, Flora Township, Dickinson 1) County, where he is engaged in general farming, was born on the 12th of July, 1846, and is one of a family of seven children, whose parents were Simon and Catherine Fackier. The father was born in York, Pa., in 1822, and w.asof German descent, and the mother was of Irish lineage. Of their family the following are yet liv- ing: Elliott, a blacksmith residing in Canton, Ohio; George, who follows the same occupation in New Philadi'Ipiiia, Ohio; Ann, who is a teacher in the New Philadelphia Collegiate Institute; Martha, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 523 wife of George Spence, a blacksmith of Massillon, Ohio; anrl Ellen, the wife of Frank Henderson, a farmer residing near Massillon. The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood days upon his father's farm until sixteen years of age, and in the winter season attended the common schools, where he acquired his education. At that time, although a mere lad, he entered the service of his country, enlisting in Company K, Ninety- eighth Oliio lufantrj', on the 18th of August, 1862. From Steubenville, Ohio, he went to Ken- tuck3-,,and was first under fire at the battle of Perry ville, on the 8th of October, 1862. After being engaged in the battle of Stone River, on the 1st of January, 1863, he went to Virginia and participated in Hunter's raid along the Shenandoah Valley and .into North Carolina. On the 1st of September, 1864, he was dis- charged on the surgeon's certificate for disability. Three months previous he was taken ill and was in the hospital from then until bis release from service in Gallipolis, Ohio. For about a j-ear after his return, Mr. Fackler was ill. His father was elected Sheriff of Tuscarawas Count3^, and on recovering his health Alex served as Deputy for two years. The father bought an in- terest m the paper-mill and our subject was therein cmploN'ed until 1869. In the spring of that year he bade good-bye to his Ohio home and moved to Iowa, where he worked at various kinds of labor for about a year. In the spring of 1870, he moved to Abilene, Kan., and for three 3'ears was employed in the stock yards of that place. In 1871, he came to Flora Township and secured a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, but continued to work in Abilene through the two succeeding years. He then began the development of his farm, which at the time of his [furchase was a tract of raw prairie with no trees upon it and entirely destitute of improvements. He has since transformed it into one of the best farms in this locality. With the exception of forty rods, it is all surrounded by a well-trimmed hedge fence, and good buildings, sucli as are found on a model farm, ma^y there be seen. He has two acres of his land laid out as an orchard, in which are one hundred fine bearing apple trees. In 1880, Mr. Fackler was united in marriage with Miss Carrie Lewis, their union being cele- brated on the 22d of December. They have one child, Elmer, who was born on the 15th of May, 1883. The father of our subject was called to his final rest December 14, 1891. His widow is still living and makes her home in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Mr. Fackler is a stanch Republican in iK)litics and a warm advocate of the principles of the grand old party, to which he has given his allegi- ance since he attained his majority. His father served as Justice of the Peace for sixteen succes- sive j-ears, and for one term represented his dis- trict in the State Legislature. Our subject is an Odd Fellow and a Mason in good standing, and holds the position of Officer of the Day in the Grand Arm}' of the Rei)ublic. We see in our sub- ject a self-made man, who by his industrious efforts, enterprise and progi'essive spirit has stead- ily worked his way upward and is now the owner of a handsome farm of one hundred and sixty acres and a pleasant home. WAN BURK. New Gottland is suggestive in name of that quaint Old Country town from which so many of our excellent citi- zens have come. The new town, however, is of so much more vigorous and health}' growth that the resemblance ends in name. Our subject is a farmer on section 35, New Gottland Township, McPlierson County. He was born December 23, 1839, in Wester (rottland, Sweden, and is a son of Swen and Kajsa Bjork, both of wliom are now deceased. Our subject's grandfather was a soldier in the Swedish army, and a participant in the War of 1814. Of the six children born to Mr. Burk's parents, three are now living. John lives in Hutchinson, Kan., and Gust, as well as our sub- ject, lives in the above-named township. The children were reared in the faith of the Lutheran Evangelical Church. 524 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Swan Burk reached manhood years while still living in the Old Countrj'. He there attended school, although the advantages in that direction were limited. Tlie iustriietion that lie received was at home, for his mother was a well-educated woman and taught her children. As soon as old enough the 3'oung man was set to work on a farm. In 1865, he came to America and settled in Jefferson County, Iowa, and was employed as a farm hand for three years. He then operated a farm, which he rented for the subsequent two years. In October, 1868, our subject was married to Mary A. Almgren, a native of Jeffei-son County, Iowa. They have been the parents of four chil- dren, three of whom are now living, as follows: Clara O., Emma E. and Sophia !>Iatilda. Mrs. Burk died March 11, 1877. The following winter he again married, his bride being Miss Clara Alm- gren, a sister of his former wife. Mrs. Clara Burk, liowever, lived only until June, 1880. March 4, 1881, our subject contracted a liiird marriage, the lady of his choice being Mar^' C. lIawkinson,anativeof Sweden, who was born June 13, 1858. The union lias been productive of four children, three of whom are living: Ida Maria, Henry S. F. and Carl Martin. Mr. Burk came to Kansas in March, 1871, and took up a homestead claim upon the site of his present place. It then bore no improvements whatever, and was the ideal of loneliness, there being but one settler beside himself within a large area. He heli>ed to organize the township. He settled upon a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land and now owns five hundred and sixty acres, of which three hundred acres are under cul- tivation. The family residence was built in 1877. It was then the Ijest in the townsiiii), and was erected at a cost of *2,000. Mr. Burk owns be- side a farm in McPhersou Township, which bears good buildings. He has greatly beautified his home farm and set out a fine ordiard. In it are two hundred and thirty bearing apple trees and one hundred and twenty-five peacii trees. He also has a fine vineyard, producing choice varieties of grapes. He is devoted to general farming and raises large quantities of wheat and broom corn. Mr. and Mrs. Burk arc members of the Swedish Evangelical Church, of New Gottland, and Mr. Burk has been a Deacon for many years.. He helped to organize the church and was a member of the building committee. He has acted as Su- perintendent of the Sunda3--sehool for six years, and his daughter. Miss Emma, is organist both in church and Sunday-school. Last spring the church put in a large pipe-organ at a cost of $1,000, and this is presided over with ability by Miss Burk. She is a student at Bethanj- College. Mr. Burk is active in school affairs and an ardent Republican. He usually serves as Judge of Elections, and has been Justice of the Peace for several terms. He has frequently been a delegate to conventions, both county- and Congressional. For five years he served as Township Trustee. ,..« r(U"ST KLINGBERG was a well-known ^Ol and representative farmer of Dickinson [f ia County for a number of j'cars prior to j^ his death. He was born in Saxony, Ger- many, on the 10th of October, 1841, and spent his boyhood days in the land of his birth. When a 30ung man he crossed the briny deep to America, and after landing iu this countiy made a location in McLean County, 111., where he spent the six succeeding years of his life. On the 5th of May, 1870, in Bloomingtou 111., he was united in mar- riage with Miss Joiiauna Musch, who was born in Ciermany, September 7, 1845, and came to America in 1868, living in McLean County, 111., until her marriage. Their bridal tour consisted of a trip to Dickin- son County, Kan., where they began their domes- tic life. Mr. Klingberg purchased land and se- cured a homestead of eight3- acres on section 6, Hope Township, where he settled and improved a farm. At the time of his death he owned two hundred and twenty acres of valuable land under a high state of cultivation, while the buildings upon the place stood as monuments to his thrift and enterprise. He was a man of good business PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 527 ability, and his untiring labors and good manage- ment and perseverance won him success. His life was an upriglit and honorable one and with the ]\Iethodlst Church he held membership. On the 3d of November, 1884, he was called to liis final rest and many friends mourned his loss. Unto Mr. and Blrs. Klingberg were born five children, four sous and a daughter, as follows: Martha, who is now the wife of Henry Schrader; Daniel, who died in infancy; William A.; Heur3-, who also died in infancy; and Frank J. After the death of the father the mother erected a pleasant and commodious residence upon the home farm and made other valuable improvements. She pos- sesses good executive ability and is a most estima- ble lady. On the 22d of August, 1890, Mrs. Klingberg be- came the wife of Louis Fell, a native of Germany, born August 3, 1846. He resided in the Father- land until 1884, when he crossed the Atlantic to America and became a resident of Dickinson County, Kan. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fell are members of the Methodist Church and take an active inter- est in its upbuilding and welfare. They are highly respected people who have many warm friends in this community. ^>^^36 PORTRAIT A^^) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Hunt, and is a native of Massachusetts, who came to Lawrence, Kan., May 24, 1856. In 1863 the mother of our subject came to make her home with liim and resided liere until her death, which occurred in 1880. Mr. Hall is a member of the Baptist Church, and his wife is identified with the Presbyterian Church. In politics lie is a stalwart Republican, warmly advocating the principles of that party, and has frequently served as delegate to its con- ventions. He has served as Township Trustee several limes, and was County Commissioner in 1868 and 1869. He was first elected County Commissioner of fSalinc County, but the boundary line between the two counties being changed made him a resident of Dickinson Count}-, and he was elected Commissioner of the latter. He proved an efficient and faithful officer, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity. The farm lielonging to Mr. Hall comprises one hundred and fifty acres of highly cultivated land, and he also owns one hundred and sixty acres just north, which he rents. In his elegant home he and his family are surrounded b}' all the comforts wliich tend to increase the happiness of life. He is a strong, vigorous man, energetic and very enterprising, and his property is a monu- ment to his thrift and industry. In manner he is pleasant and genial, and makes friends wherever he goes. He has the happy faculty of adjusting himself to places and circumstances, and his associates find him an agreeable and interest- ing companion. |>-^<| JOSEPH S. HOLLINGER, President of the Abilene National Bank, and one of the ex- tensive farmers of Dickinson Countv, Rhine- hart Townshii), was born near (Jrccncas- tle, Franklin County, Pa., August 27, 1830, and was reared upon a farm. He made liis home in the Keystone State until 1872, when he came to Kansas and purciiased a section of land, the same upon which he now resides. He has since added to his landed possessions until he now owns three thou- sand acres, and has also located his three sons on fine farms, building nice houses for each. He raises about thirty thousand bushels of wheat each j'ear, and is one of the largest fanners of the community. Here are found all the conveniences of a model farm and the improvements stand as monuments to tlie thrift and enterprise of the owner. His home is an elegant residence, which was erected at a cost of 815,000. It is finely finished, beautifully' fres- coed and tastefully and richly furnished. Mr. IloUinger was one of the incorporators of the Kansas Farmers' Fire Insurance Company, and has been its President since January, 1892. This company was incorporated with a capital stock of 8100,000. He is also President of the Abilene Na- tional Bank, which was incorporated August 23, 1887, with a capital stock of 1150,000, its officers being T. H. Barker, President, and E. D. Humphrey, Cashier. The present officers arc Joseph .S. Hol- linger, President, and A. K. Perry, Cashier. Our subject was elected to his office May 13, 1892, and has since given the business his personal supervis- ion. He had served as a Director for three yeai-s preriousl}'. The compan}- also owns the bank build- ing, which was erected at a cost of $18,000. Unto Mr. and Mrs. IloUinger have been born the following children: AV^illiam II., Lincoln and Charles, all of whom are represented elsewhere in this work; Walter; Edward C, who graduated from the Lawrence school; Joseph; Laura; Minnie, who pursued a two-j'ear course in the art department of the Baker University of Baldwin, Kan., and w.is graduated in the Class of '92, expects soon to study in the Cincinnati Art School, and will afterward go to Italy. In 1878, Mr. Hollinger represented his district in the State Legislature, and w.as Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners for several years. He takes quite a prominent part in local and polit- ical affairs, and is a friend of education. He fur- nished almost the entire means for building the Hiawatha Methodist Church, a fine country church, the inside finishings to which are better than those of any house of worship in Abilene. Mr. Hollinger is a most prominent citizen of his township and his PORTRAlf AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 537 influence is always exerted for the best interests of the community.' In all his business dealings he is upriufhl and honorable and iiis word is as good as his bond. His elegant home is situated in the midst of a beautiful country, and his productive farm yields him an excellent income. He is a man of fine personal appearance, a genial, courteous gentleman, and has the high regard of all who know him. •^=^\ 3 g^=^ - ELMER ELLSWORTH LEWIS was one of the most prominent young business men of Solomon City, and his death was mourned by all throughout the communitj-. He was born in Malta, Ohio, May 24, 1861, and was the only son of Dr. Lewis, of this city. In 1877 he came with his parents to Kansas, the family set- tling in Abilene. Much of his boyhood was spent in his father's drug-store. After attending the public schools, he took a course of pharmacy in the State University of Lawrence and afterward opened a drug-store in Independence, Mo. lie worked hard to secure a paying business, but when success had crowned his efforts his store was burned and he lost §1,800. Subsequently he came to Solomon City, where he again established a drug-store. He here met with prosperity, and later opened branch stores in Gypsum City and Abilene. He had a fine store and stock of goods in this place, and by his fair and honest dealing and courteous treatment of his customers won a liberal patronage. Mr. Lewis was married in Independence, July 5, 1884, to Miss Maud Williams, who died May 4, 1886. Unto them was born a son, Elmer Ellsworth, who is now with his grandmother, Mrs. A. C. Will- iams, in Kansas City. Mr. Lewis was an active member of liie Odd Fellows' society and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He was also a member of the State Board of Pharmacy and usually held some of its offices. As a business man he was enterprising and progressive, and had the confidence and good-will of all. He was highly respected throughout the community and his friends were indeed many. About a 3'ear prior to his death his health necessi- tated his withdrawal from business and he visited many health resorts all over this country, hoping to be benefited thereby, but he who had overcome obstacles, business disadvantages and trials, had to succumb to the Dread Destroyer. He passed awa}- on the 7th of March, 188'J. II. Whitley and his familj' kindly opened their home to him, and sur- rounded by all the care and attention of these friends and the loving care of his father, his last days were quietly passed. He died in the full as- surance of a life beyud the grave, and expressed this hope to his friends before he dropped asleep for the last time. The funeral services were con- ducted b3' the Rev. F. M. Porch, of the Lutheran Church of Abilene, who was assisted by Revs. Red- dick and Hollen. Tiie members of the Knights of Pythias and the United Workmen lodges attended the funeral in a bod}' and a great concourse of friends and neighbors came to express their sorrow and sympathy. '■His life is now beyond The reach of deatli or change. Not ended but begun." /i^EORGE W. FREEMAN. The histoi^y of fl| (— , Dickinson County would be incomplete ^^ijj without the sketch of this gentleman who was its first settler and is one of its most honored pioneers. He was born in Rutherford County, N. C, in 1820, and aided his father in the cultivation of the home farm until twenty-two 3'ears old, wlien he started out for himself, peddling dr3--goods, cutleiy, etc. He followed that business four years, when, with his brother, he purchased three small farmsand began stock-raising. In connection with that business he also ran a distillciy for four years. In 1852, Mr. Freeman was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of John Sorrels, a mer- 538 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. chant and farmer, and then turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Three years later, he bade good-bye to his native State and removed to Montgomery County. Ark., settling thirty miles from Hot Springs, where he made his home until 18.')i), when he came to Kansas. He pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 12, Xoble Township. At tiiat time there were frequently ten thousand Indians in the locality, hut they never molested him. Small game of all kinds was plentiful and buffaloes still roamed over the prairie. Wild .animals were also numerous, and wolves killed thirty of the eighty-live iiead of cat- tle which 'Mv. Freeman brought to this county. As far as the eye could see there was nothing but prai- rie grass, except where a few trees bordered the banks of the creek. Mr. Freeman suffered untold hardships and privations. lie lost one entire crop and a i)ortion of another by grasshoppers, and his home was almost destro\-ed l\v the overflow of Chapman Creek. Another misfortune came to him in the death of his wife, which occurred in the spring of 1856. She left him with three small children whom he kept with him, caring for his motherless little ones without help for five years. He then married Nancy U., daughter of Joseph Crook, a farmer and blacksmith of Junction City. The children of the first marriage are: C. II., who re- sides with his family' on a farm a short distance from his father; A. J., a successful farmer and stock-raiser.who owns two hundred and eigiity acres of land near the old homestead; John F. is married and resides on the same section as his father. He also has eighty acres of well-improved land and a fine lot of horses. The children of the second marriage are: Clara D., wife of John P. Smith, of Noble Township; W. A., who is employed on a ranch near Junction City; J. P. and Anna at home. The mother of this family was called to her final rest in 1882. Mr. Freeman has l)een prominently identified with the history of this community. He aided in organiz- ing the county, holding the first county oHice, that of Commissioner, to which he w.as appointed. In the succeeding fall, he was elected I'robate Judge and Justice of the Peace, serving in the former position for two years, and in the latter at inter- vals for eighteen years. He has seen the entire growth of the count}-, which owes to him a debt of gratitude for labor performed in its behalf. Viewed from a financial standpoint, during the earlier years of his residence here his life proved a failure. Misfortune rapidly overtook him and he was forced to give up his home, but afterward secured a homestead of one hundred and eighty acres on section 12, where he now resides. Mr. Freeman is a warm-hearted man, of jovial and genial disposition, and is quite popular, being held in high esteem bv all who know him. -^ If^ OBERT KENNEY was for several 3-ears a IWj prominent farmer of Dickinson County. <4i \V He was born July 20, 1824, in County Fermanagh, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish parent- age, and in his native land learned the shoe-maker's trade. On emigrating to New York, he worked for the firm of Benedict ik Hall, of that city, for seven years. During his residence tliere he was married, March 20, 1857, to Elizabeth Phair, who was born in April, 1823, in the same county where the birth of her husband occurred. When a maiden of sixteen summers she came to this country with neighbors and became a shirt and dress maker of New York City, being a fine seam- stress. Soon after their marriage, our subject and his wife determined to seek their fortune in the West and removed to Wisconsin, but on account of the extremely cold climate they returned to the Em- pire State. The}- afterward joined a party from Wisconsin and traveled through Missouri with a double ox-team, until seven weeks later they reached Dickinson County, Kan. They settled on Turkey Creek, south of Abilene, although not a house marked the site of the city at that time, and pre-empted land. On account of the ague they were forced to remove from the bottom lands to the hills, where they resided until the fall of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 539 1860, when, on account of the failure of crops, Mr. Kenney returned with his family to New York. He was variously employed during the period of the war until the fall of 1864, when he again started for Kansas. On account of the Missouri River being held by Gen. Price, he had to remain in St. Louis during the winter, but the following May he again located on liis two luuidred acre farm in Center Township, on the south side of Smoky Hill River. At the time of his death the farm contained one thousand acres, but it has since been divided among tlie heirs. A fine bear- ing orchard, covering one hundred acres, with its excellent yield adds not a little to the income of the owners and in 1891 seventeen hundred barrels of apples were shipped to Omaha and Denver, on which over 12,500 were realized. The main varie- ties raised are ".Jonathans," "Winesaps" and "Mis- souri Pippins." INIr. Kennej' also engaged exten- sively in wheat-raising. One year after his crop was all harvested it was set on fire by a discharged hired hand, and the loss resulting therefrom was over $3,000. Circumstantial evidence, however, would not convict the fellow, the law requiring that the incendiarj' must be seen to strike the match. The labor and improvements placed upon the land transformed the wild tract into rich and fertile fields, and that which was purchased at $4.50 and $5 per acre is now valued at as high as $35 per acre. In politics, Mr. Kenney was a Republican but not an office-seeker, as he preferred to devote his entire attention to his business interests, in which he met with excellent success. He was enterpris- ing and progressive, sagacious and far-sighted, and won a well-deseived prosperity. After three years of suffering from d3-spepsia he passed away on the ISth of April, 1889. His death proved a loss to the coranninitj- and to his many friends. .Since the death of the father the land has been divided into four farms. Ella, now the wife of Ed Sanborn and the eldest of the family, received one hundred and twenty acres; Henry now owns and operates three hundred and twent3'-five acres; and Robert received as his share two hundred acres, i He was the only child l)orn on the old homestead, Uis biitU occuniug tebriiar/ 28, i867, He now . operates the home farm, which comprises the re- maining three hundred and fifty-five acres. The familj' numbered one other son, Abraham, who was born in New York City, March 25; 1864. He was associated with his brother Robert in conduct- ing the farm, and their business affairs were carried on in perfect harmony'. They engaged extensively in sliipping apples to Omaha, and it was while there on business connected with these shipments that Abraham met his death. He was found dead in his bed at the Grand Central Hotel, December 7, 1891, and the Coroner returned a verdict that death resulted from foul play, as all his money except a few cents had been taken. His two pur- ses, his hat, suspenders, gaiters, and other wearing apparel were all gone, still no evidence has been produced to warrant the arrest and prosecution of the guilty parties. The remains of the young man were brought back and interred in the ceme- tery of the Hiawatha Lutheran Church. A large concourse of people followed him to his last resting- place, for he was widely known, had many friends and was beloved by all. Mrs. Kenney still resides on the old homestead. She and her children are representative citizens of this community, and her sons are numbered among the prominent and progressive agriculturists of Dickinson Countv. ^,, LEXANDER MrPHAlL, the grain buyer fMlLil and agent of the Saline Mill & P^Ievator '^ Company, resides in Bridgeport, Smok}- View Township, Saline County, Kan. He was born, May 20, 1842, in Oban, Scotland, where his early life was passed. His education was that of the common schools, and he lived in his native town until about seventeen 3'ears of age. at which time he went to Stirlingshire. Scotland, where for the suc- ceeding seven \-ears he was employed in the bleach- ing fields and d3-e works situated there, In Au- gust, 1864, leaving his native land to cross the AtJaulic to Anieiica, Ue lauded lieve and went 540 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArmCAL RECORD. directly to Fond du Lac Countj', Wis. There for a short time he worked on a farm, but becoming very mucli interested in the war then in progress, in November of that 3'ear he enlisted in Company E, Seventeenth Wisconsin Infantr3', and served with that regiment until the close of the war. After receiving his discharge in the fall of 186.5, Mr. McPhail went to Ft. Scott, Kan., where he lived until the following spring, when he removed to Saline County. He settled near Salina, where he lived for about one and a-lialf j'ears, and then came to Smoky View Township, where he has since lived. He engaged in farming until 1882, when he came to Bridgeport, and has since that time en- gaged in buying grain for the Saline INIills. In 1868, our subject married Miss .Julia Fair- child, of Smokj- View Township, who is a daughter of Highland and Sally A. Fairchild. 15y this marriage was born a family of nine children, six of whom are yet living: John, William, Alex- ander, Eddie, Myrtle, and Clarence. Jessie died when seventeen years old; and two little ones died in infancy. In all political affairs, Mr. Mcl'hail takes a very active part. His sympathies have alwaj's been with the Hepiiblican party and it has always found in him an ardent supporter. He was sent as a delegate to the State Republican Con vention, held at Topeka, June 30, 1892. He has served his fellow-townsmen in various ways, and they feel that their best interests will always be served when entrusted to him. For many years he iias held the office of Justice of the I'eace, discharging the du- ties of that position with marked lidelity and in- telligence. In religious matters, Mr. McPhail is much inter- ested, being a member of the Metliodist Episcopal Church, in which he has held the ollice of Steward for a number of years. He is faithful and zealous in church work, to which he gives his warm sup- port. In business he is upright and honorable and his dealings with his fellow-men are always marked by candor and strict integrity. He is one of the be.st-informed and most intelligent men of this community- and has a large circle of friends whom he has won during his long residence in this county. Coming here as he did at the close of the war. he has participated in and watched the growth of this locality and has helped in its pros- perity- and development. His pleasant home is always hospitably' opened to his many friends and accjuaintances. ^1 LEXIS DAVH) BLANCHETT, who uwns K^LJI a fine farm of four hundred and forty [// ii* acres on sections 33 and 34, Union Town- ship, is numbered among the honored pioneers of Dickinson Count\-, where lie has made his home since the da^-s of its early infancj-. His name is insei)arabl3' connected with its history, and he well deserves representation in this volume. The Blauchett famil^^ was founded in America by the great-grandfatlier of our subject, who with Rochambeau fought in the Revolutionary War under La Fayette. The father of our subject, Alexis Blanchett, is a native of France. When young he came to this country with his father, who settled in St. Roche, Canada, on the south side of the St. Lawrence River. Alexis Blanchett, Sr., crossed over tlie mountains into Maine when fourteen years of age, and there resided until 1851, wlien he disposed of his property at a sacrifice and removed to Illinois, locating near St. Anne, Kan- kakee County. He there resided until his death, which occurred January 29, 1876, at the age of sixty j'ears. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Leocadia Wellett, was born on the 12th of July, 1814, in Aroostook County, Me., and was a daughter of Ferdinand Wellett, a native of the Pine Tree State. She died at St. Anne, 111., Sep- tember 17, 1866. The Blanchett family numbered fourteen chil- dren, of whom eleven are still living. Alexis was the second in order of birth, but his elder brother died during infancy. The next younger, John R., resides in Brown County. Kan.; Mary is the wife of Ed Beaubien, a resident of Wabaunsee Count}', PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 541 Kan.; Cyrus is livinof in Baraboo County, Wis.; Clement is Professor of Languages in an Episco- pal College of New York City; Anna is the wife of James MuNaspy, a resident farmer of Union Township, Dickinson County; Mrs. Philonisa Frigon, a widow, resides in Indian Territory; Re- sina is probably yet living, but his whereabouts is unknown ; John Baptistc is also teaching in New York City; William is a Professor in San Mateo, Cal. The subject of this sketch was a woodman in Maine, and no matter how dense were the forests iu which he passed he never lost his vva}'. From an early age he worked out by the month until he attained his majority. In the winter of 1858 he went to Denver, Colo., on a prospecting tour, but not liking that country returned to Leavenworth, Kan., and from there came to Dickinson County. He located his present farm December 16, 1859, pre-empting one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 34, Union Township, on Lyons Creek. He was married February 15, 1864, the lady of his choice being Miss Nancy Orcelia, daughter of Heman and Sarah Deal, and a native of Lower Canada. Her parents removed from that country to Illinois, locating near Joliet, and afterward be- came residents of Lincolnville, Kan. On coming to tiie country, Mr. Blanchett built a log cabin, in which he has since made his home, altliough he has made many additions to it. The main part is 16x 20 feet, to which he has made two additions, one 12x20, and the other 10x16 feet. He also built a kitchen 16x16. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Blanchett were horn eight children, five of whom are now living. Sarah Jane, born November 22, 1864, is the wife of Charles Nelson; Benjamin Franklin, born February 4, 1866, acciden tally shot himself when at a neighbor's, and died September 16, 1884, at the age of nine- teen years; John Edward, born October 27, 1867, died May 3, 1869; Anna Emma, born February 14, 1869, is engaged in dress-making in Ilerington; Nettie Edna, born September 23, 1870; Lauia Mary, born November 20, 1872; Andrew, who died at birth; and Celia Alice, born April 19, 1876. There is also a granddaugiiter, Chastie Orcelia Nel- son, who was born August 20, 1888, Mr. Blanchett, in his home farm has four hun- dred and forty acres of valuable land, and he also owns one hundred and twenty acres in Morris County'. He engages extensively in farming and stock-raising and is now operating a creamery. He is a successful business man, and by his sagacity and good management has won a handsome prop- erty. In politics he was a Republican until 1876, when he joined the reform movement. He be- longs to the Alliance and is a member of the Knights of Labor. He has experienced all the hardships and privations of frontier life, having come here when Indians were numerous in the neighborhood and all kinds of wild game, includ- ing antelopes and buffaloes, were very plentiful. In fact, he hunted the latter for support. He has witnessed the entire development of the county, has aided in its upbuilding, and borne his part in its advancement. He well deserves to be num- bered among its honored pioneers. I#i#^i-^"i^il^^l "iflONATIIAN TINKLER, President of the Gypsum Valley Bank, of Gypsum City, , -. . Kan., was born in Durham County, England, (^^ March 26, 1845. His father was William Tinkler and his mother in maidenhood was Es- ther Hodgson. Both were also natives of Dur- ham. In the fall of 1849, they emigrated from England to America, settling in Jo Daviess County, 111., where they lived until the fall of 1876, when they removed to Kansas. They located in Eureka Township, Saline County, where they resided until called to their final rest. The father was thrown from a horse and killed in November, 1880. His wife died October 5. 1890. Their family con- sisted of nine children, eight of whom were sons. Three of the family died of scarlet fever in Eng- land when quite young. The remaining six lived to mature years. Jonathan, the subject of our sketch, was the eighth child of his father's family. He was about four years of age when his parents left his native 542 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. land, and he was reared to manhood in Jo Daviess County, 111. He attended school until about fif- teen years of age, and then engaged in farming in that county on his father's farm. lie remained under the parental roof until elgiitcen years of age, or until the fall of 1863, wlien he went to Idaiio, where he engaged in gold-mining for the succeeding two years. He then returned to Jo Daviess County, heing called home on account of the illness of his mother. He took charge of his father's farm and was its manager until coming to Kansas in 1873. He first settled on land in Eu- reka Townsiiip, Saline County, which lie iiad pur- chased in 1869. Here he continued to reside until February 18, 1892, when he removed to Gypsum City, where lie now makes his home. During the time spent in Eureka Township, Mr. Tinkler was emploj'ed in farming and stock-raising. Our subject is virtually tlie father of G^-psum City, for he organized the town companj', and the land was jjlatted and laid out under liis direction. Wiiere the town now stands, he had previouslj' erected a store building and carried on the mer- cantile business with Harrj' IJates and also with Charles N. Johnson. He took up this line of busi- ness in 1882, and has since carried it on in con- nection with all his other enterprises. Miss Lena Appel became the wife of Mr. Tinkler October 14, 1866, in Galena, 111. She is tiie daugh- ter of John Appel, who was a native of Germany. To tills worthy couple has been born a family of eight children, five boys and three girls: Anna, the eldest, is the wife of Charles N. Johnson; Charles married Ella Amos; Rosa died when about sixteen j'ears old, on Christmas Daj- of 1886; and the remaining members of the family' are Joseph, Thomas, Edmond, Amanda and Leslie. The parents of Mrs. Tinkler emigrated to Amer- ica in the fall of 1849, locating in Jo Daviess County, 111., where Mr. Appel died. His wife's death took place in Shelby Counl3', Iowa, several years later. In their family were three sons and five daughters, Mrs. Tinkler being the fourth child of the family. In all of the affairs of the township Mr. Tinkler has always taken a dccideil interest and a leading »Qd importftHt purt, He has always been ton- suited on all important matters in connection with the interests for the improvement and advance- ment of the town. He planned and erected the building known as the Tinkler Brotliers' Block, where is located the Gypsum Valley Bank, of which he has been President since its organization. This bank was established when the town was laid out in the spring of 1886. Our subject has been con- nected since 1888 with the Acme Cement Plaster Compan3', of Gypsum City. He was a Director and a Treasurer of the old company known .is the Saline County Plaster Company for two years. He is the owner of eleven hundred and twentj- acres of land in Eureka Township, and upon that farm he carries on the breeding of fine stock ex- tensivel}'. In all local affairs Mr. Tinkler stands in the front rank. He has served as Township Trustee for one term. In regard to politics, he is a stanch Republican. The pleasant home of Mr. Tinkler is one of the finest in Gypsum City, and is the abode of hospitality, while the members of the famil3' rank high in social circles. In men having the enterprise and self-reliant ability of Mr. Tinkler, we see the class to whom the great West owes its development. Gypsum City is es- pecially' indebted to the enterprise, sagacit}' and zeal of our subject in the organization of this town. He is a man of versatile abilit}-, which fact is indicated by the various enterprises which he has carried on successfully. He is one of the most prominentand influential citizens of Saline Count}-, and a man of high standing in the community. ]^+^[ J' j OIIN J. KUPP, a prosperous general agri- culturist and prominent stock-raiser of Mcl'herson County, residing on section 13, ,-^ Mound Township, is widely known as a citizen of energy, abilitj' and intelligence. His valuable farm of eight hundred acres was wild prairie land when he fii-st settled upon it, and now it yields abundant harvest* year after year. The grounds immediately surrouudiug tUe attractive ^ PORTRAIT AND ISIOGRAPinCAL RECORD. 545 and commodious residence are adorned with orna- mental trees. The bams and outbuildings are sub- stantial and in excellent order, and an orchard bursting into bloom or ripe with fruit greets the passer-by in spring or summer. In the distance may at times be seen the Poland- Chinas or the famous Shorthorns, or, perchance, one may get a glimpse of the noted Belgian stall- ion, "Brutus," imported in 1889; he is five j' ears old, weighs sixteen hundred pounds, and is sixteen hands high. Take it all in all, the numerous acres stretching far away present a scene of thrift, busy industry and prudent management. The owner of this valuable estate was born in Bavaria, October 1, 1841, and received a good education in his native land. His parents, John and Mary (Heschler) Rupp, were descended from a long line of German ancestors, and were born in Bavaria. Of their seven children, our subject was the sec- ond boi'n; four sons and daughters survive. In 1855 the father and mother with their fam- ily emigrated to America, and located at first in Lee County, Iowa, and upon a farm there re- mained twelve 3-ears. At tlie expiration of that time they removed to a farm in Washington County, of the same State, and after residing tiiere six 3-ears came to Kansas, and settled permanently upon section 25, Mound Township. The father had the entire section of unimproved land and lived upon it until his death in 1885. His vener- able wife is still living. Our subject remained at home assisting his parents until he was twent3'-six years of age. In 1869 he married Miss Mary, daughter of Henrj' and Barbara (Wissler) Hach, both of whom died in their ntitive country, Bava- ria. They were the parents of two children, one of whom is yet living in the Old Country. Mrs. Rupp was born April 23, 1845, in Rhenish Bava- ria, and came to the United States in 1864. Her first home in America was in Niagara Count}', N. Y., where she made a brief stay of eight months, then removed to Lee County, Iowa. Immediately following his marriage our sul)ject located on a new farm in Washington County, which he improved. In 1876 he and his wife came to Kansas, and located upon their present homestead. Mr. Rupp brought with him $3,000 25 in money and property, and in 1882 built his resi- dence at a cost of $1,700, and expended $800 in the erection of a barn. He next set out six acres in fruit, planted handsome trees for shade and ornament, enclosed the entire eight hundred "acres with good fences, and now has five hundred and sixty-five .acres under the plow, much of which is already highly cultivated. As a tiller of the soil and general agriculturist as well as a stock-raiser, Mr. Rupp is acknowledged to be one of the most successful in this section of the State. He espe- ciallv values his magnificent horses, sired by "Brutus," and handles only the full-blooded Short- horn cattle and graded Poland-China hogs. Mr. and Mrs. Rupp are the parents of seven children, namely: Emma E.; John H., who went to California recently for the benefit of his health; Edward W.; AVilliam H.; Clara M., who is a stu- dent in tlie college at McPherson; Otto C. and David O. The father and mother and five chil- dren are members of the Mennonite Church at Moundridge and are attendants at the Sundaj'- school, in which Mr. Rupp is a teacher. Tliej- are deeplj- interested in benevolent and church work and generously aid religious causes. The children are well educated both in the English and German langu.ages. Six years ago Mr. and Mrs. Rupp, ac- companied by two sons, returned to Bavaria, where the}- enjoyed a pleasant visit, althougli they gladly came back to their Kans.as home, confirmed in the belief that their adopted country is the finest place on earth. In political affiliations Mr. Rupp is a strong Democrat and advocates with warmth the princi- ples of that party. For six years he has served as Treasurer of his district and has given the work of that office prompt and efficient attention. He is known as a public-spirited citizen, interested in the general welfare and local improvements, and is a truly representative American citizen. He favors educational advantages and liberally sub- scribed for the maintenance of both the Halstead College and the college at Newton. Thirteen years ago, while he was attending his brother's funeral, word came in the midst of the discourse that Father Rupp's house was burning down. During Mrs. Rupp's long illness of eight years, 546 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. wliich succeeded lier arrival in Kansas, sbe received the sympathy' of the neighbors and became en- deared to the residents of the community. The members of the famil}' are prominently associated with the best social interests of the county and are numbered with the active workers in all worthy enterprises of the neighborhood. \^\II1IJP .lORG, a prominent and enterprising Jl) farmer of Cambria Township, Saline County, ! ^ was born in tlie Keystone State, on the 8th li of August, 1866. His father, Philip Jorg, was born in Havaria, German j', November 5, 1831, and when a young man of twenty-three years crossed the Atlantic to the United States. He had learned to play the clarionet, and for six montlis was employed as a musician in New York. He then went to Selui3'lkill County, Pa., and worked as a carpenter in the car shops at Schuyl- kill Haven for twelve years. He was also tlie leader of a string band at that place. Wliile there, Mr. Jorg, Sr., was married No- vember 6, 1855, to Mary Dott, a native of Al- sace, France, who came to this country when a young lady of twenty- years. About 1867, they removed to Stark County, Ohio, and Mr. Jorg en- gaged in farming near Canton until the fall of 1H78, when he came with his family to Kansas, locating on the farm which is now the home of our subject. He bought eighty acres of raw prai- rie land and immediately began its development, afterward adding to it another tract of eighty acres. In politics, he was a Democrat, and was a highly respected citizen. After ten years' illness, he passed away on the 23d of November, 1888. Of the Jorg famil}'. Mary and Caroline died in childhood; Sarah is now the wife of Henre Burr, of Trenton, Kan.; Katie is the wife of Fred Shank, wlio resides near Salina; Amelia is the wife of Jeremiah Spohn, of Chapman; Philip is the next younger; Phnebe is tlie wife of Philip Shutz, of Carrollton, Mo.; Maggie is the wife of George Oberer, of Saline County; and Lena, the young- est, is at home. The only son is Philip Jorg, whose name heads this sketch. At the early age of twelve j'ears he .issumed the management of the home farm, and has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is now engaged in general farming, making a specialty of the raising of wheat and corn. lie is a wide-awake and enterprising young farmer, of good business ability. Mr. Jorg has never married, but resides on the old homestead with his mother and sister Lena. He and all the family are members of the Fnglish Lutheran Church of Salina. In politics, he is a supporter of the People's party, and is President of Crystal Springs Alliance No. 1234. /^E()R(iF MERRILL was for some years a well-known and leading citizen of (iar- field Township, Dickinson County. He deserves representation in this volume, and his sketch will be read with interest by the many friends whom lie left behind him. He was born in Litchfield Township, Bradford Count3-, Pa., November 8, 1804, and was reared in the county of his nativity, and there spent his entire life until his removal to Kansas in the month of May, 1871. On coming to Dickinson Count}', he set- tled on section 20, Gartield Township, where he resided throughout the remainder of his life. Mr. Merrill was married in Shoshequin, Brad- ford County, Pa., on the 9lh of November. 1837, to Catherine Boyce, who was born in that place. Their marriage wa.s celebrated on her twenty-sec- ond birthday. Wiiile residing in the Keystone State four children were born of their union, all of whom are yet living. Mary E., the eldest, is a successful school teacher; Matilda is next in or- der of birth: Clarence is represented elsewhere in this work; and Clara is tiie wife of Edward K. Murray. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 547 Mr. Merrill, of this sketch, was a cooper by trade. He learned the business when a young man, but followed it very little during his life. He followed mechanical pursuits during the greater part of his residence in Pennsyl- vania, but after coming to Kansas devoted his entire time and attention to agricultui'al pursuits, improving a good farm. He took quite an ac- tive part in public affairs and was a friend to all social, educational and moral interests. In his political sentiments, he was a stanch Democrat, never swerving in his allegiance to that party. He held membership with no church, but was a believer in the Universalist faith. He passed away on the 29th of October, 1887, at the age of eighty-three years, and many friends mourned his loss, for he was highly respected throughout the community, and had tlie warm regard of all with whom he had been brought in contact. ^=^>-M1 43,338.96. Tiie liigUest premium paid for insurance since the organization of the party was $8 on $1,000. Most of the patrons are secuied through agents who are sent out to all parts of the State. The President of this company is Mr. John W. Yowell, of Mc- Piierson. In 1890, Mr. Jackson was elected to the Legislature b^' the People's party over Duncan McPhaill, the Republican candidate, by a majority of over two hundred. He was Chairman of the Insurance Committee during his term of ofMce, also of the Labor Committee, and was a member of the Committee on Telegraphs and Telepiiones. Our subject was married November 7, 1865, to Miss Amanda Tervill^-er, a daughter of one of the oldest families in Erie County, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have been the parents of two chil- dren: Mary, who is Mrs. Joiin Parr, and resides on our subject's farm; and Agnes, wiio died at the age of nineteen, on the 30th of June, 1890, just after a brilliant course at the college at McPher- son. She was a victim of the typhoid fever. Our subject was the organizer of the James B. McPher- son Post No. 87, G. A. R. He is a Past Com- mander, and has served as First Senior Vice-Com- mander, and is also a Director of the Alliance Exchange. -^ J Hows C. GOERING, the present efficient Mayor of Moundridge, McPherson County, is engaged in general merchandising in that city. He is one of the leading men and has taken an active part in politics during the last few years. Though formerly a Democrat, he is now a strong People's parly advocate. His parents were Christian and Mary Goering, the former of whom died in his native land, Russia, in 1866. Our subject was born February 25, 1862, in Russia, and came with his mother and her family to America in 1874, settling upon afarra in Mound Townsiiip, this county. Prior to leaving the Fa- tlioiland, he had acquired some education in his mother-tongue, and as he was but twelve ^-ears of age upon his arrival in the United States he at- tended the district schools of the county for some time. He has one brother and a sister now living. Tiie former, Josej)h C, married Miss Annie Wedcl, and is a partner of our subject in his mercantile business. He has a family of five children. The sister, Mary, is the wife of Adolph Goeriiig, resid- ing in Turkey Creek Township. Their family comprises four children. Our subject, who is the youngest of the family, began life for himself at the age of eighteen years. He purchased a farm in Mound Township, one mile west of the village, which was partially improved. This property he cultivated for two years, but in 1886 clerked for F. Baum tt Co. in their grocery for nine months. Tiie town was totally destroyed bj' fire in 1887, and soon after, in company with his brother, Mr. Goering opened a grocery store just north of the bank building. After three months the^' removed to their present location, where they have a large general store. From the start, their trade has in- creased surprising!}- and their income is upwards of ^10,000 per annum at the present. They carry a well-selected stock of general merchandise and make it their aim to be always strictly honorable in their dealings with their fellow-citizens. In Marcli, 1885, a wedding ceremonj' united tlie destinies of Mr. Goering and Miss Mary Wedel, a native of Russia, who emigrated to America in 1874. Her father, John Wedel, located on the farm, fort}' aci'es of which are now the site of Moundridge. Tlie union of our subject and his wife has been blessed witii four children, of wlioni one is deceased. Those living are Gerliardt, Lizzie and Martlia. Both Mr. and Mrs. Goering are leading members of the Mcunonite Church of Moundridge. The former is Superintendent of the Sunday-school and leader of the choir and congregational singing. From the foundation of this town, he has been much interested in it and is inseparably connected with PORTRAIT AND BIOC^RAFHICAL RECORD. 551 its growth and welfare. He has been a member of the City Council and is now serving a second term as Clerk of Mound Township. On August 27 last, he was nominated Clerk of the District Court for McPherson County b^' the delegates to the People's Party County Convention held at Mc- Pherson. J"' AMES R. REEVES is eug.aged in farming on section 24, Libert}' Township, Saline County. He was born in Cheddar, Somer- setshire, England, September 18, 1831, and there spent the first thirteen years of his life. He then came to the United States and lived in the western part of New York, where he was employed on a farm for one summer. He later went to Cin- cinnati, Ohio, and there learned the butchering business. Soon afterward he went to East St. Louis, where he followed that occupation until earl}' in the '60s. Obeying his country's call, Mr. Reeves enlisted in the spring of 1862, in Company K, One Hun- dred and Seventeenth Illinois Infantry, and served until the fall of 1863, when he was discharged on account of disability and returned to East St. Louis, 111. While in the service with his regiment, he fought in the battles of Holly Springs and Mem- phis. He served his countrj- faitlifully and was ever at his post of duty, valiantly defending the Flag under which he enlisted. Soon after his discharge from the service, Mr. Reeves removed with his family to Wapello Count}', Iowa, and engaged in the butchering business in Eddyville until the spring of 1874, when he removed to Kansas. He settled on sec- tion 24, Liberty Township, Saline County, where he has since resided. Since coming to this State, he has devoted his time and attention to farming and stock-raising. He owns a fine farm of three hundred and twenty acres, which are under a high state of cultivation. On the 1st of November, 1860, Mr. Reeves was married to Miss Ellen Stump, their wedding being celebrated in St. Clair County, 111. Mrs. Reeves was born in Cheddar, Somersetshire, England, February 17, 1839. They are the parents of five children: John W.; Sarah J.; Frances E., who is the wife of James Millison; George A.; and Ellen L. They have also lost five children, as follows: George, Elizabeth, Charles, Willie, and Mary. Mr. Reeves is a man who takes an active part in all local affairs, doing all he can for the good of the community and to advance its best interests. In politics, he is independent, preferring to endorse the one whom he considers the best candidate. Mrs. Reeves is a member of the Baptist Church and is an earnest and consistent Christian worker. Mr. Reeves, although not a member of the church, is a liberal supporter of it. He is a member of J. B. Steadman Post No. 131, G. A. R., of Gypsum City. Starting in life as a poor boy and over- corning many difficulties, our subject has .acquired a comfortable home through earnest effort, and well deserves his success. Sj^APOLEON R. KAUFMAN, who is engaged I jj in general farming on section 24, Turkey /li,,i^ Creek Township, McPherson County, was born in Russia, in 1862. With his parents, he emi- grated to America in 1877, locating in this county. His father is still living, but his raotiier was called to the better land in 1887. Their family com- prised thirteen chiklren, only two of whom are living. Our subject is the youngest of his father's fam- ily and was fifteen years of age on his arrival in the United States. He was educated in his native country in both the German and Russian lan- guages. He is very intelligcntand is master of four tongues, German, Russian, Polish and English. He located on his present farm in 1889, where he has one hundred and sixty acres, one hundred and twenty of which are at present under cultivation. 552 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He is engaged in general farmin^and stoeli-raising and has been very successful, though he was obliged to go in debt in his early manhood, borrowing the money to pay his passage to tliis country. In 188.3, he was married to Miss Fannie Stucky, a daughter of the Kev. Jacob Stuck}', of the Hope- field Mennonite Cliurch. Mrs. Kaufman was born in 186."), -in the same province .as her husband. Their marriage h.as been blessed with five children, four of whom are living: Alviiia, Leonard Garfield, Jacob K. and Katie. The family are members of the Mennonite Church, in which our sul)ject h.as been a teacher and is now acting as Vice-president of the Sunday- school. Mr. Kaufman h.as been elected to serve in various positions of responsibility and trust. He was Townsliip Clerk for one term and is now serv- ing as Townsliip Trustee for the fourth time. He is an advocate of public education, and for six j'ears has been Director of the School District. Politicall}', he has been an ardent Republican since becoming a voter. gi^-i^li^ ^fOIIN W. FREEBORN', Sheriff of McPherson I County, is the gentleman to whom we call ^^\ I attention in this short sketch. This efti- '^^/' cient officer is a man of great determina- tion of character, and is one who understands the full meaning of the dignity of the law. In him ^McPherson County h:is an earnest, gentlemanlj- official, upon whom she can depend under all cir- cumstances. The subject of tiiis sketch was born in Jackson County, Ohio, February 14, 1855, and passed his childiiood da\'s there and worked upon a farm until he was twenty years of age. At that time he came to Putnam Count}^ Mo., and there en- gaged in farming for three years, and then went West in 1878 to Ness County, Kan. At this place he took up a homestead and lived there for five years, and then in 1883 he came to this county. Here he found plenty of employment upon the farm, wiiich work he thoroughly understood, and then became interested in a steam-thresher, which he operated for six years. For three years he was engaged in the agricultural implement business. In 1891 Mr. Freeborn became the candidate upon the People's ticket for Sheriff of this county, and was elected over George Ledington, who was the Republican nominee, with a majority of fift}-- seven votes. There were four candidates in the field, one being Republican, another Democrat and a third an Independent, and for this reason the campaign was a very lively one. Mr. Freeborn was for four years Chairman of the Country Conimitlee and a very active worker. Our subject was united in marri.age February 18, 1872, to Miss Ella L. Freeborn, a first cousin. Her death occurred January 13, 1891, when she left a family as follows: Ida J., who is Mrs. Charles Campl)ell, of Cloud Count}'; Nellie B.; Sylvia A., who died at tiie age of eleven ycar»; Willie, James S., John and Dora. Mr. Freeborn has a farm of one hundred and sixt}' acres two and a-lialf miles from Mcpherson. He and his three eldest chil- dren are members of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church and are among the best |)eople of this section. He holds the position of Warden in the order of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Encampment, and also fraternizes with the order of Modern Woodmen. -^^hJh^P-- ENRY WIN(iERT. Our subject is one of ' the early settlers in East Branch Town- ship, Marion County, where he has a fine _ tract of land on section 20. He came to this locality in March of 1872, first settling on section 28, West Branch Township, where he took up a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres of land. This he improveil and con- tinued to live upon until 1882, wiien he sold the farm and purchased his present place, which com- prises also one hundred and sixty acres. Mr. AVingcrt deserves the respect and honor of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 553 all good and loyal people, as being one of the army of brave and patriotic men who stood by his country in the hour of her need. He enlisted in Stark Country, Ohio, September 3, 1864, joining Company E, of the One Hundred and Seventy- eight Infantry, in which he served until June 29, 1865. On the cessation of hostilities our subject was mustered out of service at Charlotte, N. C. He took part in several engagements and skir- mishes, serving as a private soldier with as much enthusiasm as though he had been an officer. On leaving the army,. Mr. Wingert returned to Stark Count}', Ohio, but soon after removed to Whitle}' Count}', Ind., where he purchased a small farm and occupied himself with agricultural pur- suits for five years. He then sold out his claim in Indiana and went to Atchison, Kau. After en- gaging for eighteen months there in teaming, our subject came to his present locality and has ever since devoted himself to his individual and local interests, bringing his farm from its original state of raw prairie to be a blossoming and fruitful earthly paradise. Occupied with the military and civil career of our subject, we have thus far neglected to give an outline of the more intimate facts of his being. He was born in Berks County, Pa., February 7, 1834. There he was reared and educated, making his home in his native place until the fall of 1854, when he removed to Stark County, Ohio. At the last-named place he was married December 2, 1858, to Miss Elizabeth Waitler, who was a native of that locality, and born December 5, 1839. Mrs. Wingert is a capable and energetic matron, who has been an inspiration and help to her husband throughout their wedded life. Three children were granted to their care and guardianship. They are Martha A., John F. and William H. The eldest daughter is the wife of John N. Smith; John married Miss Y. B. Palmer; while tiie youngest child died in infancy. It would be surprising if a man of Mr. Wingert's temperament did not take an active interest in politics. He is not only a Republican, casting his vote for the party, but uses his influence to the greatest possible extent. Both our subject and iiis wife are greatly inter- ested in church matters, and have contributed generously to the maintenance of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Wingert keeps alive his war experience by his pleasant associations with the Grand Army of the Republic. V *= ifOHN NELSON was born in Sweden, Jan- uary 11, 1847. He is a son of Nils and Christina (Nilson) Pearson, both of whom ' still live in their native land. The former is a farmer, and they have been the parents of nine children, eight of whom are living. The original of our sketch was reared on a farm and continued his agricultural employment until com- ing to America. The exodus from the land of the fir and the pine was made in 1868, when he became a citizen of the Union. Proceeding at once to Kansas, our subject en- gaged in various employments, such as carpenter work, stonemason work, farming, etc. In 1870 and 1871 he worked for the Government in Kan- sas and the Indian Territory, and had to work under guard as a protection against Indians. He settled on section 21 of Union Township in 1878. The place had but twenty acres that had been all improved. Four years prior to this he had gone to California, and at San Francisco worked at the stone-mason's trade for three years. At the expiration of that time, he returned to Kansas. In June, 1880, our subject was married to Miss Helen E. Peterson, like himself a native of Sweden, and born April 1, 1857. They have been the parents of eight children, six of whom are now living: John A., Carl T., Fred E., Frank P., Adina, and an infant, David. The tract comprised one hundred and sixty acres, upon which they first settled. He had to bring the lumber from which their house was built from Salina, or ratlier that which was used in the stable. They put in their spring crop and broke seventy-five acres of ground that season, and, purchasing a header, Mr. Nelson did harvesting for his neighbors. He plowed the 554 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. new ground, and harrowed it, using two harrows at the same time, leading one team and driving the other. He also purchased a one-third interest in a threshing-machine, and in this waj- secured means to continue his improvements. .Seeding the seventy-five acres, our subject era- ployed the interval in threshing through the neighborhood. He built a house and moved into it. He now owns five hundred and sixty acres of land, of which three hundred and twenty- acres are under cultivation. He built his present resi- dence in 1887, at a cost of $2,000. His barns and other buildings cost him $1,300 more. He has also planted an orchard containing one hundred and fifty trees, and a large amount of small fruits. He carries on general farming, raising principally grain and stock, and carries a good grade of stock. He feeds and ships a quantit\- of cattle, finding a ready market for them in the East. Both our subject and his wife are members of the First Swedish Baptist Church of Lindsborg, Mr. Nelson being a Trustee in the same body. The new churcli of that denomination which is being erected at Lindsborg at a cost of $2,300 bears his name at the liead of the subscription list. He be- longs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Manjuette, and in politics is a Republican, although in local affairs he looks more at the man who is to be the executive than to the principles at large. For three terms he has been Township Trustee, and Justice of the Peace for four years. ^M UGL'STUS PACKARD is the earliest set- @A-JII tier of Cinter Township, Dickinson County, and has here made his home con- tinuously- since 1857. He now owns land on sections 1, 2, 3, 10 and 11, having entered large tracts of land from the Government at a ver\- early day. He was born near Athens, Ohio, Xoveniber 'J, 1833, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Oliver) Packard, natives of New York, and early settlers of the Buckeye State. At the age of seventeen he left home and secured work on a steamboat where he served as second mate until 1856. On the same vessel, with a company of Georgia men, he came to Kansas and went to Paola. Coming in contact with .John Brown, he ■was promised a quarter-section of land if he would join a company about to establish a colony in Kansas. This Mr. Packard decided to do, but he soon came to the conclusion that Brown was de- ranged, and he joined Jim Lane, with whom he served three weeks, when, with about one hundred others, he was arrested by United .States troops. A few days later, however, he was released. Returning to St. Louis, Mr. Packard joined a surveying party which was to survey roads from Ft. Riley to Ft. Kearney, but after three weeks he returned to Ft. Riley and engaged in teaming from that place to Leavenworth. The year prev- ious, with two comrades, he had journeyed up Smoky River on a hunting expedition, made a claim and broken a little land where he now lives. One comrade soon afterward died and the other remained in Junction City, where he held land for Mr. Riley, who built the claim house. For the next four years Mr. Packard hunted buffaloes for their hides, often killing as many as sixty in a day. The hides were sold at twelve cents per pound. This was often exciting sport. In the winter he hunted elks, wolves, mountain lions, eU^ He also kept teams and freighted on the roads to the southwest until after the railroads were built, when he began farming. During the war he had enlisted in the Seventeenth Regiment of the State militia and participated in the Price raid. He had secured sixteen hundred acres of land, for which he paid from $1.25 to $10 per acre, and now en- gaged in agricultural pursuits and in raising cat- tle and horses. Mr. Packard was married in Baltimore Ut Alice B. Tooten, but after nine years they separated. The court granted her $20,000, including two hundred and eighty-four acres of land, comprising the home farm and the fine residence thereon. The four children live with the mother. They are Annetta, aged sixteen; Helen, fourteen years of age; Alice, twelve years old; and Augustus, a lad of ten. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 555 For many years Mr. Packard has given his at- tention exclusively to fanning and stock-raising. He now has five hundred and fiftj' acres of valua- ble land, mostly on the bottoms near Smoky Hill River. Of this two hundred acres are planted in corn. He also feeds one hundred hogs. By good business ability, untiring labor and enterprise he has acquired a handsome property, and since 1857 he has made his home upon the claim upon which he first located. Mr. Packard has witnessed the entire growtli of the county and has undergone all the hardships and experiences of frontier life. While teaming he has been surrounded by the Indians, who were much more numerous than his white neighbors for man}- years. In 1860, he saw many hundreds of the emigrants en route to Pike's Peak, many of whom were pushing hand-carts before them loaded with provisions. A typical pioneer, he can recall manj^ scenes and incidents of life on the frontier which would prove of more thrilling interest than a fairy tale if written out. He has aided in the development of the county, borne his part in its upbuilding, and as one of its earliest pio- neers well deserves representation in this vol- ume. i>^^<:^ — i- '^1/ S.MARTIN, the genial Cashier of the Brookville State Bank, of Saline County, is ^.^ well known not only to the community in 'f^fj which he lives but to the large numbers of people in the country districts whose patronage brings them to the institution with which he is connected. Mr. Martin is a native of the Prairie State, having been born at Monmouth, February 26, 1853. He is a son of Josiah and Elizabeth (SprouU) Martin, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of South Carolina. Both the Martin and Sproull families removed to Indiana at an early day, and there our subject's parents married and went to Illinois in 1850. They made a permanent home in Warren County, where Josiah Martin was a prominent grain dealer, trans- acting a large proportion of the business done in this line in his locality. He died July 28, 1887, his wife having passed away the previous year. Josiah Martin served during the Civil War and was a member of the Eighty-third Illinois Infan- try and wore the epaulets of a Lieutenant in Company B. He gave a term of two years and two months to the service and figured conspicuously in a number of hard-fougiit and decisive battles. Both he and his wife were active members of the United Presbyterian Church. They were the par- ents of twelve children, of whom eight are living at the present time. The eldest son was pledged to work for the Master by his own inclination and by the consecration of his parents. The father had been an Elder in the cluirch for many years. He was ver}' active in political work and signed the call for tlie first Republican convention held in the State of Illinois. He was a rabid Aliolitionist and was personally interested in the Under-ground Railway. From the organization of the Republican party, he was one of its most ardent advocates, and while a resident in Monmouth, he held the office of Justice of the Peace for many years. One of our subject's brothers, William, was a soldier in Company B, Eighty-third Illinois Infan- try. He sacrificed his life for his Government, be- ing killed at Pine Bluff, Tenn., by guerrillas before he had reached the age of sixteen years. Our subject grew to manhood in his Illinois home. After finishing his covirse in the common schools he then attended the Western Business College of Monmouth. After being graduated from this institution, he began life for himself. He first held a position as station agent for the Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad, accepting this responsible position before he was seventeen years of age. After holding that position for two 3'ears, he went to Kansas City, Mo., and in 1872 engaged there in the grocery business. After one jear there he went to Ray County, Mo., and became engaged in farming, spending seven years in tiiat locality. In 1880, our subject came to McPherson County and located on the farm. Three years later, he went into the lumber business at Galva, remaining there until 1886, or ratiier spending part of the time m Raymond, carried thither by the demands 556 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPfflGAL RECORD, of the business. Two years after coming toHrook- ville, he was engaged in the same business, and in 1889 he entered the Ijank, where he has since made himself felt as a man not only i)0ssessing high busi- ness ability, but one whose integrity and character are unimpeachable. October 7, 1874, our subject was married to Miss Eva E.,a daughter of .James A. Potter, of Raj' County, Mo., the latter being there a prominent farmer and stock-dealer. Mi-s. Martin was born December 29, 1853, in Clinton County. Mo. Thej' are the parents of five children : Clyde W., Halcj'on, Winifred, Fern and Henrietta. Mrs. Martin, wlio is an amiable and much-esteemed ladj',is an active member of the Christian Church and one of its most valued workers. Mr. Martin is connected fraternallj' with the Knights of the (iolden Eagle. He also belongs to the Modern Wo(>dmen of Amer- ica and is Clerk of this last-named society. In school affairs his interest is keen. He was elected a member of the School Board in 1887 and is now Treasurer of that body. He is also Secretary of the Brookville Building and Loan Association. The Republican party is the one which receives all the favors that Mr. Martin has to bestow in a political way. ♦^^^I@^@l^.^^- '\|/ OHN TAYLOR, one of the most extensive land-owners of Dickinson County, was born on the 15th of April, 1825, in Lincoln- shire, England, and his parents, AVilliam and Elizal)eth (Wells) Taylor, were also natives of that countrj-. He came to America in 1838, with two older brothers and a sister, locating in Cincin- nati. His brother Thomas established a grocery store on what is now Central Avenue, and with him John worked for live years, when Hiram Clearwater, a distiller and pork-packer who had taken an interest in the young lad, gave him a start in the giocery business. During the first year from his small store he cleared I; 1,000, but the next jear he lost 86,000. The third year he paid off all indebtedness, and the fourth year he bought out Mr. Clearwater and also became interested in the pork-packing business with his benefactor. This was in 1847, he having taken charge of the store in the winter of 1843. From that time success attended his efforts; his business was constantly increased and he finally embarked in the jobbing business. He is still a leading grocer of Cincinnati. He has a large jobbing trade and owns five stores in that city, which are carried on by his two sons. In September, 1847, in Hamilton, Ohio, Mr. Taylor married Elizabeth, daughter of David Timberman, and a native of Ohio. She died in 1854, leaving one child, Jlaggie, wife of Dr. Araent, a well-known physician of Cincinnati. Mr. Taj'lor was again married, in 1856, his second union being with Miss Margaret A. Hart, a native of New .lersey, and a daughter of Asher Hart, a farmer. They have six living children: John Hiram, who is married and lives in Rhineliart Township; Is'ettie, wife of Edward Kruse,a whole- sale dealer in toys in New York City; Clarence, who is married and also makes his home in Rhine- hart Township; Florence, wife of D. W. Wighttion, of Abilene, Secretary of a fire insurance company; Pearl, who resides at home; and Willetts, who completes the family. Mr. Taylor came to Kan.sas in 1872 and bought five or six sections of land in Dickinson County. His brother also bought two sections and they purchased a section each for two nephews, whom they thus established in business. Mr. Taylor then returned to Cincinnati and continued in the grocery trade for some time longer, but for several years past has been a resident of this State and has been extensivelj- engaged in fanning. During one year he raised seventj'-five thousand bushels of wheat. He owns all of sections 12, 13, 14 and 24 in Logan Township, one-half of section 18 and ail of section 6 in Liberty Township, three hun- dred and twenty acres on section 29, Rhineliart Township, a like amount on section 1, Ridge Township, one hundred and sixty acres on section 9, Ridge Township, forty acres on section 26, Logan Township, and his wife has three hundred and twenty acres on section 8, Liberty Township. He has also given a section each to his sons, John PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 557 and Clarence. . He is extensivel3' engaged in the raisingof stock having between six and seven hun- dred bead of cattle. IMr Taylor is one of the wealtiiiest citizens of Dickinson County and his success is all the more remarkable from the fact that he started in life for himself without a dollar. All his vast property has been acquired through his own efforts and he may well be termed a self- made man. /^^ YRUS LAMER. One would scarcely accuse (if^!^ the genial owner of the flnely-kept farm ^^^J on section 12. Smoky IIiU Township, Mc- Pherson County, of any-blood thirsty intentions, and yet he has served gallantlj' during the Civil War, and so hard was his heart toward the enemies of the Union, tliat lie experienced an almost sav- age joy at getting a free aim at an enemy in bat- tle. Mr. Lamer was born in Union C'ount\', 111., April 30, 1838, and was reared on a farm. Else- where is given a sketch of his parents, under the biography of John Lamer. Our subject remained at home until nineteen years of age, and then went to Jackson County , 111., and enjoyed the superior school advantages there for one year. After that he conducted a sawmill for a while. While there he enlisted in the State service, joining Company K, of the Eighteenth Illinois Infantry, and was mustered into service by Capt. U. S. Grant. The}' were called upon in the general emergency May 16,1861. C)ur subject had enlisted as Corporal, and was soon promoted to be Orderly-Sergeant, his regiment being under Col. M. K. Lawler. They were first sent to Bird's Point, Mo., ■where they re- mained until August of 1861, and thence went to Mound Cit}-, 111., remaining there for two montlis, afterward going to Cairo, of the same State, where the}' stayed until January 20, 1862. Mr. Lamer was present at the battle at Ft. Donel- son. He was also at Savannah, whence he went to Pittsburg Landing, and in the first day's service was severely wounded by a gun-shot in the right arm, the bullet entering above the elbow and coming out near the shoulder. After thirty days' furlough he returned to his regiment. It would be tedious to enumerate the different localities to which our subject's regiment was detailed to duty, suffice it to say that he was always in the front ranks and ready for whatever service was to be done. During the fall of 1862, he with his com- pany was attached to the U. S. "Ram" Fleet, com- manded by Gen. p]lliot, and composed of four or five vessels. They took part in the blockade at Vicksburg, during which time the U. S. ship "Lan- caster" went down. It contained all of Mr. Lamer's worldly effects, and about the only article that he saved was the portrait of tlie then young Miss Rendleman, who long since became Mrs. Lamer. Our subject served until June 7, 1864, and then returned to his home in Jackson County 111. Soon after coming from the war Mr. Lamer was married to Miss Lavinia Rendleman, their nuptials being solemnized in December, 1864. Mrs. Lamer is a sister of Mrs. John Lamer and also of Mrs. C. L. Walker. She was born August 5, 1838, in Union County, HI., and there received excellent edu- cational advantages. Our subject remained in Jackson County for three years. After spending two years in the sawmill business he lost his health, and came to Kansas with the hope of recovering it. Our subject settled in this locality in the year 1870, occiip3'ing a part of eighty acres with his brother John. He has added from time to time to his original purchase until he is now the fortunate possessor of seven hundred and twenty acres of land. He also owns seven hundred and twenty acres in Chase County, this State. Of the home farm four hundred and fifty acres are under cul- tivation. He here carries on general farming. For the past four years he has handled one hun- dred head of horses. Mr. and Mrs. Lamer are the parents of nine liv- ing children, who are: John P., William H., Mar- shall J., Katie, Hattie, Willard, Jewell, Guy and a baby girl named Ruby. These young people have had very good educational advantages. Alarsh- all is a student in the law department of Ann Arbor, Mich., and will graduate with the Class of 558 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. '93. Mrs. Lamer is a member of the Baptist Ciiui'ch, while fr.itcrnall}' her husband belongs to the Masonif order, and also to the Grand Army of tlie Republic. Mr. Lamer has been a member of the local School Board. In politics he declares himself a "black Republican." He is a busy busi- ness man, whose individual interests are so great that the}' do not allow of his giving attention to man}' ulterior things. ^f]^ o /^IIARLKS L. WALKEU, the owner of the |l(^l attractive farm located on section 10, ^^^ Smoky Hill Township, McPherson County, is a native of Missouri, having been born in Bu- clianan County September 18, 1863. He is a son of Xathanieland Jlargaret (Cornelius) Walker, the former a native of Nelson County, K}'., born .June 2, 182'J, and the latter a native of the .same localit}' as our subject, her birth having occurred IMarch 8, 1831. The grandfather of Nathaniel Walker was of Scotch nationality, while his grandmoliier wasan English lady. In 1830, his father removed from Nelson County, Ky., to Greene County. 111., where for several years the family resided. At that early day there were no mills, and corn was pounded in mortars; game was abundant, consist- ing principally t>f deer and wild turkey. Wlicn Nathaniel Walker was eight years old he was instructed by his fatlier in the use of the gun, and soon became a good marksman, while in later years his unerring shot never failed to bring down spoils. .lune 2, 1847, he enlisted for service in the Mexican War without the knowledge of his father, and when the newly-enlisted soldiers left Calhoun County their neighbors furnished wagons in which they proceeded to Alton, 111. After being mustered into service, Mr. Walker secured his uniform and then concluded to give his father a little surprise. Having procured a five-day furlough, he started at 8 c) 'clock in the morning and walked to his father's home, a distance of forty-live miles, reaching there at 7 o'clock p. M,, the same day. When he walked into the kitchen the familj- were seated at supper, and his father, looking around at him, said. "All right, my son, but j-ou will wish j'ourself hack on 'Nigger Lick' killing squirrels." On the 19th of June, they shipped down the Mississippi to New Orleans, thence across the CJulf of Mexico to Vera Cruz, Mex., where they landed on the 30th of August, 1847. ^Ir. Walker served in the Second Illinois Infantry, commanded by Col. Collins, and was mustered out at Alton, III., about August, 1848. Afterward, he remained in Illinois until 1853, when he went to Buchanan County, Mo., and there learned the trade of a car- penter and joiner. In 1855, he married JIargaret J. Cornelius, daughter of an early settler of that county, and two years after his marriage removed to Doniphan County, Kan., of which he was a pio- neer. In March, 1861, at the opening of the Civil War, he returned to Illinois accompanied by his wife and three children. In August, 1862, Nathaniel Walker enlisted .is a member of Company B, One Hundred and Twenty- second Illinois Regimentand served for a period of three years, at the expiration of which time he was honorably discharged. The war ended, he re- turned to Missouri, thence in 1876 removed to Bourbon County, Kan., and from that place in December, 1879, came to McPherson County, where he now resides, honored and respected by all who know him. He and his wife are the i)arents of eight children, of whom six are now living. They are: Sadie, .lames W.,Mollie,IIattie, Charles L., and Samuel L. The original of this sketch was reared on a farm and received a good education. He learned the carpenter's trade after coming to Kansas, and until reaching yeats of maturity lived under the parental roof. On coming of age, he started out in life for himself, adopting the calling of farming and locating in this county in 1884. On having secured a pleasant and comfortable home, Mr. Walker felt that it was not complete until it should have reigning over it a mistress, and with this in view married Miss Amanda Ren- dleinan, .April 21. 1892. She is a native of Union County, III., and was born September 18, 1869. She is next to the youngest child in the family of .Jacob Rendleman, who has received mention in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 559 detail in the sketch of John Lamer. Mrs. Walker was a student in the Cape Girardeau College in Missouri, and there became distinguished among her mates .as a fine musician. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are attendants at the Methodist Church in Linds- borg. Our subject is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to the McPherson Lodge. He has inherited his Democratic principles and politics from his father, who has held them dear for many years. The fine farm of one hun- dred and sixty acres is all under cultivation and shows the greatest care and painstaking. Here he carries on general fanning, that is to say he raises enough of everything for his own use and devotes the greater part of his attention to the raising of grain and stock. ■i*/ OHN II. PADGETT. The gentleman whose name is quoted above, .and who is editor of the Salina Herald, w.as born in Tattnall County, Ga., April 2, 1853. His father was a mechanic and planter, and he also became familiar with the work of a mechanic. In early years he mastered all the departments of wood-work and wood-working machinery, afterward taking up the trade of blacksmithing, in which he became proficient at the forge, being an expert in steel and iron forgings. For a few years our subject followed the trade of a carriage manufacturer, owning and conduct- ing his business quite successfully. While engaged in these several trades, lie acquired the habit of reading until a late hour at night, and, feeling the need of a better education, this was kept up until failing health warned him to change his occupa- tion, when that of journalism was sought and adopted as his life work. After having successfully managed a small county newspaper for two years, our subject's am- bition urged him to a larger field, and he accepted a position as managing editor of the Rome (Ga.) Daily Courier. He severed his connection with that office in July, 1887, and came to Salina, Kan. He took a position on the Salina Daily Herald as city editor, and worked in that capacitj' until the summer of 1888, at which time he was elected President of the Herald Publishing Company. In this capacity he made the campaign of 1888, with Cleveland and Thurman as the standard-bearers of Democracy. In January of 1889 he took a position with the Gazette, a morning daily, and labored incessantly to make a large daily paper a success in a small city. His labors for the greater part of the time ended at 4 a. m. and began again at 9:30 a. m. The Gazette proving a failure, Mr. Padgett bought the Eoening News, a local daily paper, founded by A. G. Welsher. The Neivs was at once changed from a Republican to an independent Democratic journal. It proved to be a power in local politics and was the first daily paper in Sal- ina established on an expense-paying basis. Be- ing anxious to give more time to the study of the great questions of the day, Mr. Padgett succeeded in purchasing the .Salina Weekly Herald. January 1, 1892, a trade was effected whereby the Daily News franchises were sold to the Daily Republican, and the business of the Weekly Neics was then ab- sorbed by the Herald. As editor of the Herald, Mr. Padgett was very aggressive, and his paper was placed in the lead with the Kansas Democ- racy. Its editorials were strong, and the intense regard for the principles of Democracy begotten of a life devoted to the cause was seen in its col- umns from week to week, reflecting the character of the writer. The Herald espoused the cause of Grover Cleve- land with great enthusi.ism at the beginning of the campaign of 1892. saw the Kansas delegation instructed for him, and then in its course against fusion led to a large degree the sentiment of the Kansas Democracy against political entanglement of every kind. The convention of July, made famous for its fusion majorities, however, settled the campaign policy- of the State Democracy- for 1892, and the Herald was put in line with that polic.y without cavil, and labored to a successful "ousting" of the Republican oHlce-holders. Thus is shown the power of the press and the influence 560 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of the editor, a man wliose culture had been ac- quired by crucial labor, and whose principles were strong and enduring, — a man whose persistency has made him what he is, a molder of public opinion in no small degree. Personally, Mr. Pad- gett is of a retiring nature. He i)refers success with others in the lead, looking forward rather to success of party and principles at all times, rather than personal advancement. He is a great lover of home life and spends much of his time with his fainilv. DA^VI H0EH5IAN, a successful farmer rc- /lJII siding on section :33, Mound Township, McPhcrson County, is a highl}^ respected ^ citizen and an upright man, whose influ- ence in the community' is always used in behalf of the public welfare, and who may be safely num- bered among the advocates of reform and progress. Our subject was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, December 6, 1853. When he was scarcely twelve months old, his father died, and he was taken into the home of his grandparents, who, as soon as lie was old enough, sent him to school. The days of his studying were few, however, as he was placed in a blacksmith shop to learn that trade when only twelve years old. When thirteen years old Adam lloehman began life for himself. Just at that age when bo^ys most require the care and advice of their parents, the young lad, full of hope, courage and ambition, started for the New World beyond the seas. The voyage across the Atlantic was uneventful and soon safely- ended, and the orphan boy was a stranger in a strange land, in which he did not even understand the language of the people. Landing in New York, he atonce sought em|)loyment, which lie readily found on a farui in Krie County-, that State. Faithful, self-reliant and capable, his em- ployer deemed himself fortunate to have secured so excellent a farm hand and to have been able to keep him so long. In these ten years of planting, sowing and reap- ing, our subject had passed from youth to manhood, and with the desire to increase the little capital which he had frugall}' saved, he went to Buffalo and took a situation as coachman, continuing in that employment two j-ears. Hearing much of the excellent prospects for settlers in the West, he came to Kansas in 1879 and located on his present farm. The soil was fertile, but not even one sod had been turned upon his new possession. With vigor and determination he began the cultivation of the farm, and it now yields large harvests. He purchased a quarter-section, to which he has since added. In 1880 Mr. Hoehman was united in marriage with Miss Mary Pislier, a native of Erie County, N. Y. Her parents were natives of Bavaria, who had early settled in the Empire State. She was born December 29, 1853, and survived her marriage but one year. Our subject again married, in De- cember, 1882, his wife being Miss Louisa Schlender, who was born in Erie County, N. Y., in July, 1859. She died leaving one child, a little daughter. Nettie. In November, 1885, Mr. Hoehman wedded Miss Louisa Myer, a native of Hanover. Germany. She came to America in 1878 and settled in Harvey County, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Hoehman arc the parents of two sons, Arthur and Clarence. Our subject has two hundred and forty acres of valuable land, about two hundred of which are under fine cultivation. He has three acres set out with fruit trees and will in time have an ex- cellent orchard. Aside from the pursuit of general agriculture, Mr. Hoehman is eng.iged in stock- raising and has a choice breed of Poland-China hogs. He has built a comfortable residence, and a substantial barn and outbuildings suited to their various purposes. In the organization of the Evangelical Associated Church he took a leading part, having been a Trustee, and member of the Building Committee of the church. He also aided in the formation of the Sunday-school, and has been an officer and a teacher therein ever since its organization. Mr. Hoehman is a member of the Ancient Or- der of United Workmen and is also connected with the Fraternal Aid Association. In poll- RESIDENCE OF GEORGE SCH EU R ER , SEC 32 , M^. Ph erSON T f= M^.PHERSON CO, KAN. RESIDENCE or A . H EH M AM , SEG.33. MOU N D TP. MCPHERSON CO. KAN PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 563 tics, he aflSliates with the Republican party. He has served as Roadmaster and materially aided in tlie improvements of the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Hoehman have many friends, and are re- spected by all with whom they come in contact. They are useful, law-abiding and upright citizens, and as such are among the important factors in the growth and upbuilding of our nation. ^^EORGE SCHEURER. One of the most III (— -, pleasing sights that meet the e3'e of the ^^jjj traveler as he journeys through McPlier- son County is the Scheurer homestead, which is located on section 32, McPherson Township. The proprietor, one of the most prominent and pop- ular farmers of the count}', is more tli.in ordinarily intelligent, and has by native thrift and industry raised himself to an enviable position socially and financially. The land is very fertile and indicates the good judgment exercised by the owner in the selection of a location. The subject of this notice was born in Alsace, France, September 29, 1829, and was reared to manhood in his native country. In 1854, he emi- grated to the United States, and on May 1 of that year landed at New Orleans, where he found his brother Peter, who had been a soldier in the French army for eight years. After spending about two months in New Orleans, our subject removed to Illi- nois and located at Hampton, Rock Island County. At that time he had his wife and one child depend- ent upon his exertions, and his entire capital con- sisted of *20. Undaunted by poverty, he bravely and manfiill}- laboi-ed to gain a footliold in his new home, and his untiring efforts received their just reward. His first occupation in Illinois was tiiat of cutting railroad ties, at which he was em- ployed for about one 3"ear, and he later operated a rented farm. B3' care and economy, he was ena- bled to purchase a farin consisting of eiglity acres, paying tiierefor $800, and selling it three years afterward for $2,125. For fourteen years he made 26 his home in Illinois, residing successively in Rock Island and Henry Counties. In 1870, Mr. Scheurer removed to Kansas and located in Lawrence, where he resided for four years, engaged in teaming and also in managing a restaurant. In 1874, he came to McPlierson, where he had a claim of one hundred and sixty acres, for whicli he had paid $300. On this place he began the life of a Kansas farmer, and his industry and good judgment soon enabled him to make his land remunerative. He raises wheat, oats and corn, and believes Kansas to be a fine State for agriculture. That which he enjoys to-d.a}- — a com- fortable home, with a large proportion of the good things of life — is but his just reward for his toil and sacrifices. In the development of a large area of land in this count}' he has contributed his full quota to its wealth and prosperity. In 1852, Mr. Scheurer married Miss Christina Megler, and at the time they started on the long journey across the ocean to the United States their eldest, and then only, child was one year, one month and one day old. They are now the parents of the following-named children: Chris- tina, the wife of Edward Wilgur, of St. Joe, Mo.; Kate, now Mrs. H. Wan hold, of Leavenworth; Carrie, who married Frank New, also of Leaven- worth; Sophia, who is at home; George, who mar- ried Miss Ida Learing and lives on a farm ad- joining the old homestead; Lena, the wife of Nor- man Allen, of California; Adam, who lives with his parents; and Rosie, who is also at home. In various portions of the United States, Mr. Scheurer has traveled extensively. In 1860, in company with five others, he made a trip to the Rocky Mountains. In 1883, accompanied by his wife, he returned to Als.ace and spent a month in visiting among the acquaintances of his 3'outh. In 1890, he went to California, where he spent the summer, and during his absence his son took charge of the farm. In the spring of 1891, he and his wife went to Ontario, San Bernardino Count}-, Cal., where they remained several months. Mr. Scheurer has thus had a good opportunity of becoming ac- quainted with the various portions of our great country and is a man of intelligence and observa- tion. Since coming to Kansas, he has given con- 564 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArfflCAL RECORD. siderable attention to stock-raising, having some verj' fine horses on his place and also keeping about fifty head of cattle. In public affairs, lie does not follow the principles or cast his ballot for the candidate of any political party, but gives his vote for the man whom he considers best qualified for the position in question. ♦^^ W^ILLIAM II. IIOLI.INGKK, an enterprising and progressive agriculturist of Dickinson County, residing in Riiinehart Township, was born in Franklin County, Pa., March 14, 1855, and is the eldest son of J. S. Hollinger. He came to Kansas at the age of seventeen and was educated in the district schools. Under tlie parental roof he remained until iiis marriage, on the 29th of September, 1881, when Miss L3'dia A. Gillett be- came his wife. She is a daughter of James A. and Margaret Ann Gillett, of Woodbine. Iler father was formerly a farmer but is now a merchant in that place. The young couple began their domestic life on their present farm, Which comprises the south half of section 22, Khinehart Township. It then had but few improvements, but is now supplied with all the accessories of a model farm. The barn which Mr. Hollinger built is the finest in the count}'. It has a rock basement under the entire structure. The main building is 72x57 feet, the wing is 31x33 feet, and sixty head of horses can be accommodated in the basement. There is ample mow space and room for the storage of machinery. There is an elevator dump, into which all grain is thrown and elevated to bins by horse power. He has a corn-sheller, feed-grinder and hay cutter and all the other machinery of the latest improved methods. There is a double-deck room for hogs, and other convenient arrangements. Tlie barn was built after a plan made by Mr. Hollinger and he did much of the carpenter work upon the build- ing. The farm has been increased in extent by the purchase of eighty acres itj addition, and in the year 1891 three hundred and eighty acres were planted in wheat, which yielded an aver- age of twenty-four bushels to the acre. Ilis stock is of a fine grade and he now has seventy- five head of steers, thirty-eight draft honses and seventy-five hogs. A fine orchard also adds to the value of his place, which has been planted with fift3--five quince trees. In 1887, Mr. Hollinger re- ceived patents on the Lister grain drill, which is now being manufactured by the Moliue Plow Com- pany. He first placed one hundred and thirty- seven machines u])on the market and in 1892 two hundred were manufactured. This is an important invention and the demand for the drill is con- stantly increasing as it becomes known and its worth is reognized. Cnto Mr. and Mrs. Hollinger have been born four children: .Joseph Allen, Ethel, Margaret Ann and William E. In his political ath'liations, our subject is a Republican and is a member of the Hiawatha Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a man of more than average ability, possessing much inventive genius, and is regarded as one of the leading citizens of this community. JOHN LEXON, one of the most thrifty and prosperous farmers of Hayes Township owns a farm of three hundred and twenty ' acres on section 15. He is a native of Prus- sia, his birth having occurred November 19, 1839. He spent his youth in Germany, being educated in the common schools of that land, and worked at farm work until he reached the age of twenty- seven years. Before leaving his native land he wedded Miss Dora Hese, .September 27. 1867. Mrs. Lexon was born September 10, 1811, in Germany. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Lexon set sail for America and after a long jour- ney landed in New York. They went direct to Naperville, III., where they lived until the spring of 1876, when they came to Kansas, where our subject jjurcbased one hundred and sixty acres in Hayes PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 565 Township, Dickinson County, on section 16. To this he lias continually .added until he now owns a well-cultivated farm of three hundred and twenty acres. He has erected a fine home and all neces- sary' farm buildings, and gives his whole attention to farming and agricultural pursuits. The father of our subject was Charles Lexon, who came to America and lived for some years in Lemont, 111., where his death occurred. His wife, however, died in Germany. Unto our subject and his estimable wife have been born six children, four of whom are now deceased, and two, John and William, are still living. Alfred died when twelve years old, the other three not surviving in- fancy. In June, 1891, the barns of Mr. Lexon were consumed by fire, causing him quite a loss, but he has since erected substantial buildings. Mr. Lexon owes the measure of success he has attained solely to his own industry and perseverance. He is one of the solid and respected citizens of this community, and his honesty and industry are com- mended by all. ii^^'l bllOMAS MUSTARD, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits on section 19, Cheever Township, Dickinson County, was born in Huron County, Province of Ontario, Canada, on the 22d of August, 1852, and is the second in a family of fifteen children. His father, Hugh Mus- tard, is one of the prominent citizens of this county, and is represented elsewhere in this work. Our subject spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the county of his nativity, where his education was acquired in the common schools, and at the age of eighteen he began teaching, which profession he followed for five years, or until twenty-three years of age. He has in his possession a teacher's diploma for life, which he obtained in the province of Ontario. With the exception of the period devoted to that profession, Mr. Mustard has given his entire attention to farming. Ere leaving bis native country, he was married in Huron County, on the 24th of Februar}', 1875, to Miss Jane McDonald, a native of Warwickshire, England, born October 24, 1850. Her grandfather, John McDonald, died in Scotland. Her father, Hugh McDonald, was born in England and married Jane Bull, daugh- ter of Joseph Bull. With his family-, he emi- grated to Canada, where both he and his wife still reside. Six children grace the union of Mr. and Mrs. Mustard, two sons and four daughters: Emma J., Hugh A., Helen L., Sarah G., William H. and Catherine P. In July, 1876, Mr. Mustard bade good-bye to his old home, and has since been a resident of Dickinson County, Kan., where he has given his attention exclusively to farming. His landed pos- sessions aggregate three hundred and twenty acres, which are under a high state of cultiva- tion. He has made many excellent improve- ments and erected good buildings, and the neat appearance of the place indicates the thrift and enterprise of the owner and his careful super- vision. He is a practical and progressive farmer, who possesses man}' of the best characteristics of his Scottish ancestry, being thrift}-, persevering and enterprising. In his political afliliations, Mr. Mustard is a Democrat, and has been honored with several public offices. He has held several school offices, and is now serving as District Clerk. Himself and wife attend the Presbyterian Church. AVID COMPTON, a successful farmer of )Jj McPherson Township, McPherson County, (^f^ residing upon section 8, is a well-known man in this locality, and a veteran of the late war. Mr. Compton was born in IMontgomery County, Ind., two miles from Crawfordsville, March 28, 18.39. His father was Urias Compton, who set- tled there a pioneer, but moved into Iowa in 1846, locating in Polk County, six miles from Ft. Des Moines. At that time the country was almost wholly unsettled, the nearest white family being 566 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ten miles down the river. Here the familj- were born and reared, except David, and here he lived until his fatlier was removed by death, when he was but eight years of age. He was the only son, and became the main support of the family. When twenty-one years of age, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Hargis. They resided in Polk County for two years, and then moved to Madison Count}', two miles from "Wintei-set, and the next spring he enlisted in thearnij' of the Union. Tlie company to which our subject attached himself was Company H, Twenty-tliird Iowa Regiment, with Col. Dewey commanding; he served mainly in Louisiana, Mis- sissipi)i, Arkansas and Tennessee, and was at the capture of Mobile. He took part in nine battles, and was so unfortunate as to get the smallpox, and was away from the regiment from February" to December, in 1863. He was then with the com- mand until mustered out at Ilarrisburg, Tex., in July, 1865, but was discharged at Davenport, Iowa, after a service of three years with no fur- lough. After the war, Mr. Compton attended to farm- ing for one year, and then engaged in the milling business at Winterset, where he found it to his ad- vantage to remain for six j-ears; he later engaged in the same business at St. Charles, Iowa, about one year, and in 1878 he came into Kansas, and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land where he now lives. He has made a nice place of this land, and lives in great comfort. He attends strictly to his own affairs, and beai-s the reputation of being a man whose word is as good as his bond. The family of Mr. Compton is as follows: Lizzie, the eldest, who died at the age of twenty-three years, was the wife of Walter Harlan, of this place. Charles is a farmer four miles south of McPherson; Judson is with the Vintum Agricultural Implement house in McPherson; Delia is Mrs. Charles Dud- ding, of McPherson; Grace and Ilattie arc at home, and all of the famil\', with the exception of the youngest, are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Compton is a Republican in his politics, but does not consider himself a politician. He is a good citizen, and has done his part in building up his section, and has reared a family which reflects credit upon the county. His war record wa* an honorable one, and his sacrifices for his country have been as great as those of many who speak more of them. In one sentence Mr. Com|)ton may be described — he is a square man. 'RED WIEGAND, one of the prominent men Pof this township, who is now serving the county as Township Trustee for his third term, is the subject of this sketch. He is located on section 10, northwest quarter of Superior Town- ship, McPherson County, Kan. The subject of this sketch is one of the German citizens of this State, and has done much for the advancement and progress of public affairs since his location here in April, 1873. He was born in Hesse, Germany, October 23, 1839. Before he was twenty ^-ears of age he decided to make his future home in the United States, and hither he came in June, 1857. In his country, almost all youths are compelled to learn a self-supporting trade, and he had selected that of cabinet-making. After reach- ing this country, he engaged in farming in Ohio, but by 1860 we find him in McLean County, 111., on a farm, and there he lived and became a very successful man. He afterward located in Kansas, where he was able to purchase his farm, as he had a snug sum laid b\-. Mr. Wiegand never followed his trade in this country, but probably the patience which the learning of it rerpiired may have taught him valuable lessons which he put into practice when he became a farmer in this new land. At any rate, he was successful from the first, and when he came to Kans.as he had *1,400 in mone^-. He now has two hundred and eighty acres of land, and carries on mixed farming. In his political opinions our subject is a Democrat, and has held the of- fice of Justice of the Peace, and for several terms be served the township as Treasurer, and now holds the responsible olfice of Trustee. On the 25th of December, 1868, our subject was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 567 united in marriage with Miss Nannie Leibrandt, who was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and the family resulting from this union is as follows: Wil- lie, a teacher, who was educated in the High Schools; Job, Lizzie, Kate, Nannie and Frank, all of whom remain at home. Lizzie was born April 29, 1873, and was the first child born in the township. Mr. Wiegand and family are members of the Evangel- ical Church. ^ felLLIAM II. BARBER, who is practically \rJ// living a retired life at his pleasant home W^ on section 18, Grant Township, two and a- half miles north of Abilene, is a representative of one of the prominent pioneer families of Dickinson Count3'. He was born in Franklin County, lud., on the 26th of June, 1834, and is a son of P^liph- alet and Ann (Chappelow) Barber, the former a native of Tennessee, and the latter of Yorkshire, England. Their marriage was celebrated in Ind- iana, and they made their home in Franklin County, that State, until 1866, when they emi- grated to Abilene, Kan., locating on a farm. Mr. Barber became a leading and intluential citizen of the comraunit}', being prominently identified with its history, especially during the early days when he served as Police Judge, at the time when so much trouble was experienced with the Texas cattle dealers. The sketch of this worthy gentle- man is given on another page of this work. For a number of j-ears prior to his death he suffered with paralysis. His wife, a most estimable lady, passed away January 15, 1890, and a few days later Mr. Barber was called to his final rest, on the 3d of February, 1890, at the age of eighty years. His son, Frank, a representative farmer, operates the old homestead. William H. Barber, the subject of this sketch, learned the wagon-maker's trade in his native State and afterward engaged in carpentering. In the county of his nativity, he was married, .hine 20, 1858, to Miss Mary Ann McShane, who was born in Dearborn County, Ind., January 6, 1836. In 1867, they came to Kansas, and the following year Mr. Barber secured a homestead, upon which he located in July. It has since been his place of residence and the eighty acres are under a high state of cultivation. He is principally engaged in raising sweet potatoes and water-melons, having about seven acres planted in the latter. His pota- toes yield from one thousand to fifteen hundred bushels per year, and he also raises fruit. Success has attended his efforts and a comfortable compe- tence is now his. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Barber have been born the following children: Frank Ernest, who is now a hardware merchant of St. John, Kan.; Sarah Ann, wife of Robert McGonigal, Mayor of a town in Thomas County, Kan., and manager of a lumber yard owned by a Chicago corapan}'; Eliphalet AVilliam, who aids in the operation of the home farm; Elvernon Lucetta, wife of Robert Cooley, of this county; Daisy Stella and May Helen, two in- teresting and intelligent daughters at home. Mrs. Barber and her family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The household is the abode of hospitality and the members of the family rank high in social circles. After coming to this county, Mr. Barber worked for three years at carpentering and for some time devoted his en- ergies to farming, but is now practically living a retired life, while his son operates his land. He has been industrious and his life has been well and worthily spent. Among the early settlers of Dickinson County, he is numbered, and of its growth and upbuilding he has been an eye-witness for a quarter of a century. '^1 OHN M. DANIELSON, who is engaged in farming on section 17, Smolan Township. Saline County, was born in Sweden, July 5, 1838. In his native land his boyhood days were passed, and when about twenty 3'ears of age he emigrated to America. Crossing the At- 568 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lantic, lie landed in New York City, whence he made his way to Kane Count3', 111. After two 3-cars spent in that count}-, he removed to DeKalb County, where he resided for nine years. During that period he was employed at various occupa- tions, but chieHy at farm labor. In 1868, Mr. Danielson decided to seek a home in Kansas, and cast in his lot with the earlv settlers of Saline County. He secured a homestead in Lincoln Township and the following year removed his familj- to this locality where he has since resided. He has one of the best farms in the neighborhood. It is under a high state of cultivation and well improved with a tine set of farm buildings, in fact, the place is complete in all its appointments and may well be termed a model farm. Our subject has been industrious and enterprising and as a re- sult of his perseverance and good management has acquired a handsome propert3\ His landed pos- sessions now aggregate eighteen hundred acres, all in Smolan and Washington Townships. In Kane Country, 111., Mr. Danielson married Matilda C. Caulson, also a native of Sweden. He has taken quite a prominent part in public affairs and has served in several school olfices, also held the oflice of Township Treasurer for one year. With the Swedish Lutheran Church he holds membership. From a financial standpoint, his life has been very successful and he is classed among the wealthy citizens of the community. m^m JAMES T. SEXTON is one of the leading and influential agriculturists of Dickinson County. He resides on section 18, New- bern Township, where he owns and oper- ates a fine farm of three hundred and fifty-eight acres of arable and valuable land. He located thereon in 1873, and it has since been his home. In the years which have come and gone he has made many excellent improvements upon the place, transforming it into one of the best farms of the community. His pleasant home, wliich was erected by himself, is an elegant residence, built in modern stj-le. In the rear are good barns and outbuildings, which are surrounded by well-tilled fields, whicli 3-ield to the owner a golden tribute in return for his care and cultivation. Our subject was born in Henry County, Tenn., on the 22d of July, 1849, and is one of seven sons and five daughters who graced the union of James and Millie (Ellis) Sexton. His parents were both natives of Tennessee, and upon their mar- riage began their domestic life in Henry County, that State. AI>out 1856, they removed to Illinois, locating in Johnson Count}-, where they contin- ued to reside until the spring of 1867, when they came to Dickinson County. Mr. Sexton then made his home in Grant Township until his death, which occurred in the fall of 1874. His wife is still living. We now take up the personal history of James Sexton, who spent the first seventeen j'cars of his life in his native State, and in the fall of 1866 came to Kansas. His education was acquired in the common schools and he remained under the parental roof until his marriage, which was cele- brated in Johnson County, 111., February 11, 1875, when Miss Anna Sharp, a native of that county, became his wife. I'nto them were born two children: Mertie M. and Oma O., who died in infancy. The mother passed away in this county, July 25, 1879. Mr. Sexton was again married, in Butler County, Kan., October 3, 1880, his second union being ■with Miss Emma Holt. She was born in Johnson County, 111., November 3, 1860, and is the eldest of a large family of children. Her parents, Will- iam and Louisa (Lavender) Holt, are now resi- dents of Butler County, Kan. Unto our subject and his wife have been born four children: Alvin A., Burton B., Vesta V. and Ilarvc}- H. The i)ar- ents are both faithful members of the Baptist Church, and are active witrkers in the Master's vineyard. Kind and benevolent people, the poor and needy find in them a friend, and their sym- pathy Is ever given to the sorrowing. Mrs. Sex- ton is a cultured and estimable lady, whose manj- excellencies of character have gained her a large circle of friends. Mr. .Sexton h.is held several of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 569 the township and school offices. His life has been straightforward and upright, disfigured by no underhand acts, and the confidence and esteem of the entire community are given him. i^H^e 'lYRON S. BONNEY, a resident of King City Township, section 8, in McPherson f«D)||j County, Kan., is the subject of this notice and is one of the best men in his neighbor- hood. His business is that of farming. Mr. Bon- ney was born in Madison County, N. Y., May 30, 1839, and there he was reared and grew to 3'oung manhood. At that place he received his educa- tional advantages and his training in farm duties, but when the call came for brave men to defend the flag, all ties were broken and our subject was one of those who pressed forward at the first call and enlisted in the country's service. Mr. Bonney joined Company F, Fourteenth New York Infantry, under Col. James McQuade, and was assigned to the army of the Potomac, be- ing with his regiment in all of the battles from Gaines' Mills on to Gettysburg. After this all of the two-year men were discharged and were mustered out, as their term of service had expired. The battles in which our subject took part were Mal- vern Hill, Chancellorsville, the second battle of Bull Run and Autietam. His place was in the ranksi but in 1863 he joined the United States P^ngineer- ing Corps in Tennessee and was placed at bridge- construction work for six months. At Malvern Hill our subject was wounded in the left shoulder and hand, but he remained with his regiment. After the close of the war our subject returned to his home in Lenawee Count}', Mich., where his people had removed, and remained there some time, always considering it his home until became to Kansas. He worked at the trade of contractor and builder in Cincinnati and Indianapolis and also at Memphis, Tenn., from which place he came to Kansas in 1872. In May of that year, he en- tered a homestead on section .5. where he lived un- til 1883, when he came to his present place. Here Mr. Bonney has one hundred and sixty acres of land, on which he raises corn and oats and where he also engages in stock-raising. The six years prior to 1891 our subject spent in McPherson, as President Cleveland had appointed him Postmaster in 1886. Mr. Bonney is a very popular citizen, and when Harrison was elected and our subject tendered his resignation of the office of Postmaster, it was not accepted and he did not turn the office over to a Republican incumbent until 1890. For one year and a-half after this our subject was engaged in the agricultural implement trade. In 1873, he was elected Clerk of the Disti-ict Court and served ac- ceptably for one year. In politics, he is a Democrat, and has been very prominent in his party councils. March 22, 1874, in McPherson, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Laura B. Caudle, a lady of refinement and womanly grace. Mrs. Bonney was born in Missouri and reared in Iowa. She came to Kansas with her parents, John L. and Melinda Caudle, in 1873. They settled in the southern part of the county, but have since died while living in Superior Township. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Bonney consists of one son, Frank, aged seventeen, and Mary Gertrude now a young lady of nineteen, 'who was adopted into the family when she was ten years of age. Mr. Bonney was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and also of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is one of the social ornaments to the society of his town, being a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. |f^ EV. JOHN M. SHEETS, who is engaged in llWr farming on section 21, Ha3es Township, ±> \Vl Dickinson County, is a representative man, *^p)and one well worthy of emulation. He has the confidence and good-will of the entire commu- nity, and is held in the highest regard by all. His 570 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. life has been an honorable and upright one, in perfect harmony with his profession. Our subject's great-grandfather, J)aniel Sheets, emigrated from Germany to America, settling in Lancaster County, Pa., where his death occurred. His son, John was born on tiie old homestead in 1792, and died at the .age of forty-fi ve years. Our subject's father, Christian Sheets, was born in the same county and on the same farm in 1824. He niarried ^liss Anna Musser, a native of that county, whose father, the late Rev. Christian Musser, lived during his entire life in Lancaster County, and died in 1891. Mrs. Sheets is still living at a good old age. Her mother, whose death also occurred in 1891, was a Miss Newcommer, of Lancaster County, Pa. The father of our subject died at the age of sixty-two j-ears. Our subject was the eldest son and third child of his father's family, which numbered six sons and four daughters. His birth occurred January 2, 1849, and he was reared to manhood in the Key- stone Stale. He received a good common-school education, and remained at home with his parents until his marriage. The latter event was celebrated in Franklin County, Pa., February 20, 18G9, Miss Martha Isissler becoming his bride. She is a daugh- ter of John and Catherine (iJrubacher) Nissler, both natives of Lancaster Co.. Pa., where the former departed this life at the age of thirty-four j-ears. Mrs. Sheets was the fourth of a familj' comprising five daughters and a son. She was born in Lancaster County, Pa., December 23, 1846. After our subject's marriage, he settled upon the same old homestead where so many generations of the family had lived. This was his home until the spring of 1879, when he came Westward to Kan- sas, making a settlement on section 21, Hayes Township, which is still his home. To Mr. and Mrs. Sheets were born seven chil- dren: Harvey, who died in infancy; Ezra, Katie, Enos E., Anna, Jesse and Martha, all of whom occupy desirable positions in the respect and es- teem of the people of this locality. Mr. Sheets first purchased two hundred and forty acres, and is now the owner of four hundred and eighty acres, which are under good cultiva- tion, and on which he has erected good and sub- stantial buildings. He is connected with the creameries in operation in Enterprise, Woodbine and Hayes Townships. He was very active in the starting of this new undertaking, which is con- trolled and directed bv C. Hoffman, Dr. A. G. Eyth and our subject. About the year 1883. Mr. Sheets was ordained a preacher of the church known as the Brethren in Christ or the River Brethren, and is active in all good works. His many good qualities have en- deared him to all his flock and to his neighbors and fellow-citizens, whose high esteem he justly holds. eYRUS ]MOLL( )HAN, who is engaged in farm- ing in Center Township, Marion County, two miles south of the town of Marion, set- tled on land which was entered by his father in the winter of 1859-60. His birth occurred Jan- uary 6, 1833, he being the fifth in order of birth in a family of ten children, of whom seven still survive. Our subject entered the Government employ in 1861, serving in the Commissai\v De- partment in Gallipolis, Ohio, and Charleston, W. Va. At the latter point he had charge as Post Commissaiy for the last three years of the war. Mr. MoUolian afterward worked in company with his father for five 3"ears, tracing claims in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. November 18, 1869, he finally located in Kansas on his present property. He added to this tract four hundred acres, a portion of which he li.as since sold. He is now farming three hundred and sixty acres, lo which he gives his careful attention. He grows two hundred acres of corn annually, and keeps from one to throe hundred licad of cattle, feeding about one hundred during the winter. On December 2, 1874, Mr. Mollohan was united in marriage at Gallipolis, Ohio, lo Miss Rosina Strong, a native of tliat State, who is disUintly re- lated to the noted Mr. Strong of the Santa Fe Railroad system. This union li.ss been blessed PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 571 with two daughters, Luc}' and Ellen, who reside with their parents. In political campaigns, Mr. MoUohan is quite active, attending every conven- tion of his part3-. In his qualities of energy and thorough business methods, he much resembles his distinguished father, and is a patriotic and public- spirited citizen, faithfully performing such duties as devolve upon him. He is an excellent farmer, and his property sliows the careful attention which is bestowed upon it by the thrifty owner. AURICE McAULIFF is one of the most popular men and is the owner of one of the finest farms in Greeley Township, Sa- line County, where his land is located on sections 16 and 17, near the city of Salina. He was born in County Limerick, Ireland, December 24, 1853, to Dennis and Bridget (Fitzgerald) Mc- Auliff, being the youngest of sixteen children. The parents remained in the Old Country, where the father was engaged in farming, but Daniel and Maurice and other members of the familj- came to the United States in search of the fortune at the end of the rainbow. Daniel, after a short stay in the State of New York, came to Kansas, while our subject remained in St. Joseph, Mo., until 1871, working as a laborer, when he too came to Kansas. The Santa Fe Railroad was under construction .and many strong arms were needed, and Mr. McAulifif was soon employed in the construction of the same from Newton Westward at from $2 to 12.50 per day. After quitting this work our subject returned to Leavenworth, and then went to Atchison and soon entered St. Benedict's College, remaining for one year. After this he again went to Leavenworth and entered a grocery, where he worked for awhile, and in 1874 went to Salina, where, on the 19th of September, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Daphney Naudet, the widow of Alexander Naudet, who died in Salina. Her maiden name was Reilly and her birthplace was County Cavan, Ireland. Slie possessed a fine farm, which has been the fam- ily home ever since her marriage to our subject. The home farm contains four hundred and fortj^ acres, and is barely three miles east of Salina, forty acres being added to the place by our subject since he took charge of it, and he has had most of the improving to do. He raises both grain and stock and devotes two hundred acres to wheat and one hundred acres to corn and other kinds of grain, and about one liundred head of cattle are fed on the place. The first husband of Mrs. McAuliff was Alexan- der Naudet, a Frencliraan by birth, who married her in New York. From there they came to Kan- sas in 1869, and at his death he was the father of three children, namely: Charles Augustine, a stu- dent at the Normal School; Mary Alousie; and Rose Ann, a student of St. Mary's Academy at Leavenworth, all of whom live at home. Mr. Mc- Auliff is the father of two children, boys of seven- teen and eleven, respectively, who bear the names of Denis John and Maurice James. Our subject is a member of the People's party and was the nominee for Sheriff on that ticket in 1891. His standing in the neighborhood is very high and he is popular as a business man, as a pol- itician and as a neighbor. The home of the family is a very comfortable one, large and roomy, well built and well furnished, and has a fine location, giving an extended view of the surrounding country. Mr. and Mrs. McAuliff and their chil- dren are members of the Roman Catholic Church. ^^ HARLES G. DANELL, a farmer of Walnut (l( ^ Township, Saline Count}', residing on sec- ^^y tion 14. is of Swedish- birth. He was born in Sweden, February 15, 1826, and was there reared to manhood. During his youth he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed until his em- igr.ation to America in 1869. In the spring of that year he crossed the broad Atlantic, landing in Boston, whence he went direct to Red Wing, Minn. After a year spent in that place, Mr. Danellcame to Saline County, Kan., in May, 1870, and located on section 14, Walnut Township, where he has since resided. After coming to Kansas he followed 572 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lii-s traile for a wliile, but soon abandoned it, and his chief liusiness has since been farming. He has erected good buildings upon his place, and his farm now comprises three hundred and twenty acres of highly improved land. Ere leaving Sweden, Jlr. Danell was united in marriage with Jliss (lustava P'alk, who was born in Sweden, on the 26th of November, 1826. Four children have been born of their union, as follows: Bangt A., who died in Walnut Township at the age of thirty-two years; l>ena, who is the wife of J. K. Shirar, a prominent farmer of this township, whose sketch appears on another i)agc; Charles .S. and Os- car E. Tiie parents of this family have been connected with the Swedish Lutheran Church for many years, and are numbered among its prominent members and active workers. They have a wide acquaintance throughout this community, and are highly re- spected by all who know them. Ill^-I^ll LIVER PERRY HAMILTON, of Salina, is a '' civil engineer and County Surveyor of Saline County. Few men in this community are more widely known, and none are held in higher regard. Me was born on the 4th of Sep- tember, 1827, in Ripley, Ohio, and is a son of Fer- gus and Matilda (Woods) Hamilton, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Kentucky. When our subject was a lad of five years, his father removed with the family to Jefferson County, Ind., in a flatboat and settled on a farm. His death occurred March 2, 1842. In his youth, Mr. Hamilton of this sketch studied surveying and civil engineering. He had gradu- ated from the Commercial College of Indianapolis, and entered the otlice of the State Auditor. After a short time he was made Deputy-Auditor and for two years his work was in subdividing the swamp lands of the State. In 1856 he located near La Fayette, and built a mill and elevator at Hrooks- ton. where he remained for three years. In the spring of 18.59 he came to Kansas and spent one year in Topeka in the ollice of the Indian Agent. In 1861 he became Government Contractor to build one hundred and thirt^'-seven houses at Council Grove, on the Kaw Reserve. This o 4#' ^f^p'RED COWMAN, residing on section l,Lost Hr^ffi^ Springs Township, Marion County, was Iki born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, on the 17th of November, 1852, and is a son of James Cowman, whose sketch appears on another page of this work. Our subject is a prominent breeder of Hereford cattle, and has some of the finest animals to be found in the United States. His farm ad- joins his father's, and is situated three miles north- east of Lost Springs. He came to Kansas in 1879 from McLean County, 111., and since about 1882 has resided upon his present farm. For three years after his arrival in this locality, our subject handled sheep, but since 1885 has given his principal attention to the breeding of Hereford cattle. He now has about one hundred and twenty head of full-blooded and high-grade cattle, which he is keeping mainly for stock pur- poses, but at the same has a number to supply the demand for full-blooded animals for breeding pur- poses. He has about twenty registered cattle, among which one in particular is remarkably fine. He is "Don Pedro," No. 42,029, who will, after 1892, be at the head of the herd. He is a two-3'car- old, bred by J. S. Howes, of Colony, Kan., and sired by "Duseberry II," No. 18,973, by "Dolly," No. 9,495, dam "Novice," No. 9,600, by "Pirate," No. 7,161. The present head of the herd is "Bruce," No. 22,072, aged eight years, weight twenty-two hundred pounds, bred by Newton F. Moore, of Hereford, England. "Bruce" was sired by "Sylves- ter," No. 15,252, dam "Beauty," No. 19,010, by "Candour II," second dam "Sir Thomas II. "" 574 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. "Bloud}' IV," No. 25,180, is considered as finelj' bred and as perfect an animal as can be found in America. She is a six-year-old, weighing in ordin- ary tlesh nineteen hundred pounds, and has been fed only on medium prairie pasture. She was bred bj' J. S. Howes, of Colony, Kan., and was sired by "Old Fortune," No. 2,080, dam "Bloud^' H,"No. 10,020, by "Speculation," No. 2,494 (bred by Turner, of England); second dam "Bloudj-," by old "Sir Thomas," No. 20. Another excellent animal is "Ora," No. 24,905, by "Sir Evelj-n," No. 9,650 (also the sire of "Vincent") b}' "Lord Wil- ton," No. 4,057, dam "Tulip," No. 11,127, by "Anxiety IV," No. 9,904. He has seven first-class cows in the herd, and man}- others of especially fine breed. Mr. Cowman is thoroughly familiar with all the noted representatives of the Hereford stock, and selected several famous animals from the herd of J. S. Howes, of Colony, Kan., many of tliese being prize-winners. Our subject, however, does not cxiiibit his stock, though lie has some of the finest in the United States. Mr. Cowman is higlily re- spected as a business man, and, though unostenta- tious in manner, is active and alert, and has made a grand success in his various undertakings. At the age of twenty-eight years, Mr. Cowman was married in Anderson County, Kan., to Miss Rose Daley, who was born in Illinois. Of their union have been born five children, namely: John H., Julia, Robert and Jessie (twins), and an infant, who is still unnamed. ^f/OHN P. GRANT, residing on section 1, I McPherson Township, county of the same ^aj. Ii name, is one of the pioneers of this' region, l^^/ having probably' done more to advance the interests of the people than anj' other man. His farm now comprises six hundred acres, and until 1884 he grew broom-corn extensively', leading in that line in this county, having nearly two hun- dred acres devoted to that purpose. Our subject is a native of Sweden, having been born in the village of Furlunda, November 2, 1837. Though living in town, the most of his time until arriving at mature j-ears was passed upon a farm near the village. In J ulj', 1863, crossing the At- lantic, he lauded in New York City July 4, and at once proceeded to Galesburgh,Hl.,near which city he resided until 1872. On May 8 of that year, Mr. Grant came to McPhei-son County and filed the papers for his homestead where he now lives. He was about the first to make actual settlement in this vicinity. In 1868, he had purchased one hun- dred and sixty acres near Marquette, in this county, but had not seen it until the fall of 1871, when he made a trip for that purpose. In Februar3', 1872, with a number of friends who came to this State on a prospecting tour, he decided to locate his claim, as did seven of the number who came with him. He then went to Salina, and at once filed his claim, upon which he moved in the following Ma}'. His brother-in-law, who had lived on the Smoky River for three j'ears, told him that this prairie was of no use, and no one would wish to live in this region. That very summer the country was dotted all over with shanties, and the population has rapidly increased. The countrj' is prosperous to a degree that could never have been foreseen. Mr. Grant had grown broom-corn largely in Illinois, and forthwith concluded to tr}' the experiment of raising it in this soil, he purchasing the necessarj' machinery for its handling. It may be here noted that this was the only machinery of the kind in the northern part of the county, so he therefore had the handling of the whole crop in these parts. He has grown exceedinglv large crops, and some seasons has employed as many as fifty men in caring for and cultivating the same. Of late he has raised considerable stock, but is not so successful in that direction. Before leaving his native land, Mr. Grant was married, and on his arrival in Illinois was posses- sed of but ^3 in money. Mrs. Grant departed this life May 10, 1877, and our subject on the 21st of March, 1888, wedded Mrs. Betty E. Nelson, daugh- ter of C. J. Nelson of Empire Township, and widow of A. Nelson, by whom she had a son, Carl. Mr. and Mrs. Clrant have one son, Amos. By his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 575 first union Mr. Grant became the father of the following children: Charles Eban, who is married, and resides near home; David II. and Nellie C, who live with their father. McPherson Township was organized February 24, 1873, and in the following April Mr. Grant was elected its first Trustee, to which position he was again elected the following 3'ear. In 1887, he was made County Commissioner and served for six j^ears, being re-elected at the expiration of each term. He is now serving as Township Trustee, be- ing elected in the fall of 1890 and again in 1891. While he was Commissioner, the Santa Fe bonds of $100,000 were voted by tlie Kansas people. Our subject is a through-going Republican, and until recently was an active member of the Lutheran Church, from which he has now withdrawn. Not realizing the prices expected from broom- corn, Mr. Grant was sent East to visit the manu- facturers in Chicago, New York and Boston and, having made arrangements, was made .agent to ship all the broom-corn for this county and Salina for the year 1875, for which he obtained much better prices than formerly. He did more than any other man to push this business, frequently riding thirty-five miles from Salina to his home after dark. He has had an active career, and few men are more wrapped up in and devoted to their business affairs. r' ^^^ j,ILLIAM E. A. MEEK was for many years a prominent and well-known citi- zen of Hope Township, and should be represented in this work. He was a native of Knox Count}-, Tenn. His education was acquired in the public schools, and in Maryville College, of Tenn- essee, from which he was graduated. He was edu- cated for the ministry, but poor health prevented him from entering upon that work. After attain- ing to mature years, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Hester Wliite, and unto them was born a family of four children: T. Susan, wife of F. E. Nottorf, the efficient County Clerk of Dickin- son County; Joseph W., who at the age of seven- teen was accidentally shot while out hunting, a charge passing entirely through his body; J. Steb- bius, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work; and Walter J., a lad of thirteen, who resides with his mother. In the fall of 1871, Mr. Meek came to Kans.as and secured an eighty-acre homestead on section 6, Hope Township, Dickinson County, and also took up a tree claim of eighty acres. The following 3'ear he was joined by his family. He then devoted his time and attention exclusively to farming, made many improvements upon his land, and placed it all under a high state of cultivation. As his financial resources increased, he made additional purchases, until five hundred and sixtj' acres pay to him a golden tribute in return for the care and cultivation he bestows upon it. In politics, Mr. Meek was a stalwart Republican, and took an active interest in the success of his part}'. He was long a member of the County Cen- tral Committee, and in 1884 was candidate for the Legislature, being defeated by only one vote. Un- der the auspices of the Presbyterian Church he was reared, and became a member and faithful worker of that organization. He attended the General Assembly which convened in Chicago in 1872, and was again a delegate to that body, whicli met in 1880. Mr. Meek aided in founding the Presbyte- rian Church of Dillon in 1872, and in the spring of that year organized the first Sunday-school in tiie township in a log house, there being no school- houses in the township at that time. He did all in his power to upbuild and benefit humanity, and was one of Nature's noblemen. He was quite a fluent speaker, and was always ready with an ar- gument. He was a robust man, and weighed about two hundred pounds. Throughout the community he was held in the highest regard, and his death, which occurred March 4, 1889, in his sixty-first year, was deeply mourned. Mrs. Meek still resides with her son Walter on the homestead farm, which w.as left her b}' her husband. She still manages this place, and has a comfortable competence, which keeps her well sup- 576 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. plied witli all the necessities and many of the lux- uries of life. She is an estimable lady, and her cir- cle of friends and acquaintances is an extensive one. m>^-leting the re- quirement of a well-kept farm. For the past seven years, Mr. McNeely has given his attention almost exclusively to raising corn, hogs and cattle. Our subject is credited with being the oldest set- tler in McPlierson County. It is more remarkable that he should be content to live so long in one place, as he has never taken unto himself a compan- ion. He helped organize the county and also tiie township, taking a special interest in the opening of schools, and although having no personal aims in view he has been very liberal in supporting all educational measures. He is a member of Post No. 87, G. A. R., at McPlierson. Politically, he is a Republican, having voted the ticket since 1860. He has never, however, been an office-seeker. Dur- ing his twenty-six years' residence in this place, he has witnessed its metamorphosis from unbroken prairie land to one of the most promising localities in the Union, one to which che center of popula- tion and also of culture and education is rapidly tending. All honor to Francis McNeely as an honest man and a genial, courteous gentleman. HARLES O. AVHEATON, one of the pro- . gressive and public-spirited citizens of Sa- line County, and a representative farmer of Liberty Township, makes his home on section 10. He claims New York as the State of his nativity, having been born in Chenango County, on the 18th of April, 1834. He is the eldest in a family of ten children. The parents, Reuben and Nancy (Barnes) Wheaton, spent their entire lives in the Empire Slate, and died in Chenango County. We now take up the personal history of our subject, who is widely and favorably known in this community. His early boyhood days were spent in Chenango Count}-, but he afterward re- sided for a few years in Madison County, N. Y. Subsequently he returned to the county of his na- tivity, where he resided during the greater part of the time until his emigration to Kansas. However, 580 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he spent two 3'ears in Iowa and Illinois, and while living in the latter State enlisted in the service of his country in Delvalb County, being assigned to Company C, Fifty-eighth Illinois Infantry, lie remained in the service for more tiian a year, and was then discharged on account of physical disa- bility, resulting from a wound in the left hand re- ceived in the battle of Shiloh. He had partici- pated in the battle of Ft. Donclson and a number of other engagements, but at length was wounded and was forced to leave the service. He received his discharge in Utica, N. Y. As soon as hishealtii would permit, Mr. Wheaton turned his attention to farming, and during tlie winter season eng.aged in leaching school. He also taught to some extent in De Kalb County, 111., at Shabbona Grove. Thus some time was p.as-^<-i JI/OHN H. and LEWIS G. ALLEY are among I the prominent and representative agricul- 11 turists of .Saline County. They now reside _/> on section 1, Cambria Township, where they have made their home since 1877. The elder brother, John, was born December 26, 18r)2, in Mercer County, Mo., and the younger was born in February, 1854, in the same county. The father. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 585 Thomas Alley, is a native of Indiana. He came to Kansas in 1863, settling three miles east of Salina, where he secured a tract of Government land. Upon the farm which he there developed and im- proved he is yet living, at the age of seventy-two years. The brothers of whom we write were reared in the usual manner of farmer lads, following the plow and harrow as soon as the}' were old enough to aid in the farm labors. They continued to re- side on the home farm until 1877, when they pur- chased one hundred and sixty acres of new land owned by the State Normal School, for wliich they paid $7 per acre. Removing to this place they at once began transforming the wild prairie into ricii and fertile fields and to make many improve- ments which have added both to tlie value and at- tractive appearance of the place. They now have four hundred and eighty acres of valuable land, having purchased one hundred and hixty acres on section 7, Dayton Township, and a like amount on section 11, of that township. They make a speci- alty of the raising of wheat and corn, having about one hundred and twenty acres planted in wheat and one hundred and ten acres in corn. They also engage in stock dealing quite exten- sively. They keep on hand aljout sixty head of cattle, feeding about forty head each year for the market. They also breed heavy draft horses. When they came to this farm they had about enough money to make one payment upon tiie land. They have since cleared it of all indebted- ness, and by their industrious and enterprising ef- forts and good business ability tliey liave acquired a comfortable competence, and are now numbered among the substantial farmers of Cumbria Town- sliip. Lewis Alley was married on the 8th of May, 1875, to Miss Josepliine Lindermore, who resided in tiiis locality. Tlieir union has been blessed with three children, Carlos, May and an infant. The brothers are both supporters of the People's party, and J. H. is now serving his township as Treasurer, having held the oliice for tliree terms, which fact indicates his faithfulness and fidelity to duty and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow-townsmen. Lewis is a member of the United Brethren Church. They have met with signal success in their undertakings, and by their fair dealing and the upright lives which thej' have led have won the high respect of all with whom thev have been brought in contact. •^^' ^ l@^@l ^ M^ RS. ANN BETTS, residing in Sherman Township, Dickinson County, owns a farm on section 17. Her father was Dan- iel Folej'. who married Miss Mary Quin- land,and they became the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters, Ann being the sec- ond in the family-. AVhen quite young her parents removed to Tazewell County, III., where she grew to womanhood. Her mother died in that county, and there her father still resides. On the 12th of April, 1867, Ann Foley became the wife of Edmund Betts, who was born in En- gland about 1833. They first settled in Tazewell County and continued to live there until March, 1870. They then removed to Kansas, where they settled in Hayes Township, Dickinson County. Mr. Betts purchased a farm and followed the em- ployment of farming until 1877. They then re- moved to Sherm.an Township, where they pur- chased a farm on section 17. Here they lived, Mr. Betts following the occupation of farming until his death, October 30, 1880. He had always since boyhood given his attention to agricultural pursuits, and at the time of his death owned a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres. Since then Mrs. Betts has operated the farm and has used such good judgment in the management thereof, and such executive ability in financial concerns and the care of her property, that she now is the possessor of three hundred and twenty-one acres. Her success has been quite remarkal)le, and she is esteemed as a woman of great integrity and marked business talent throughout the township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Betfjj were born two chil- dren, Edward and Mary, both still under the par- ental roof. For almost a ([uarter of a century 686 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPinCAL RECORD. Mrs. Belts lias made her home in this county and is numbered among its early settlers, having been an eye-witness of much of its growth and develop- ment, its progress and its upbuilding. Daring the long years of her residence here she has become widely known and has gained many warm friends who hold her in hisfh esteem. I=— 1^+^P= yMLLIAM WEST is a prominent pioneer of 'I McPherson County and one of the well- 'J^^ known men of the section. He resides upon Ash Street in McPhei-son, and has been ac- tively' identified with the growth and development of tliis city. Mr. West was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, in the city of Ashtabula, February 18, 1837. His father, Ross West, was born in the city of Glasgow and was a tailor by trade, while his motlier, Susan (Haskins) West, was a native of Maine, tlieir marriage being solemnized in Ashta- bula. William grew to manhood in his native place and attended sciiool during youth. Later, ho took charge of a mill, which he was conducting at the time of the breaking out of the war. In the spring of 18511, Mr. West made an over- laud trip to Pike's Peak. In company with seven others, he proceeded from Ashtabula to Pittsburgh, went down the Ohio River to Cairo, 111., then journeyed up the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Missouri River, and from thereto Leavenworth City. In the last-named place they fitted up ox- teams, with wliicli they launched out on the Great American Desert, traveling over what was known as tiie Santa Fe Route. In consequence of start- ing too early for grass, their teams suffered con- siderably for want of feed, and tiiey also endured considerable hardship from exposure to tiie cold, keen air of the mountains, but finally reached the gold fields about the 1st of May. The^- went prospecting and located what was called the "Ash- tal)ula lead." At that time oursul)ject could have sold his interest at a large profit, but was prevailed upon to hold it, and in a few days the mine was fourid to be worthless. After remaining in that locality until early in the fall, the part}' started back to the .States. While journeying liomcward, they were surrounded by the Indians, robbed of everything they possessed, even to some of their clothing, and for three days they were without food, but at last tiiey reached home and friends in safety. In August, 1861, Mr. West enlisted as a member of Company- F, Second Ohio Cavalry, under Col. Charles Doublcday, wlio Later became Brigadier- General. The compan}' was drilled at Cleveland, then sent to St. Louis, and while stationed at Jeff- erson Barracks our subject was wounded by a .Sharpe's rifle-ball in the knee-joint. After a con- finement of some eiglit months, he was taken liome in May, and his command was sent on the Missouri and Arkansas campaigns. As he was disabled for- further service, he remained in Ohio and engaged in farming, then gradually became interested in trading in horses and selling to the (iovernnient during the war. His effort.-; were quite successful and showed that lie \va» a nian p(isse.->sed of busi- ness abilit}'. In 1871, our subject was one of a company of men organized to come to Kansas. The committee on location consisted of Dr. King and a business man of Ashtabula named Edwards. The place of location was at King City, Kan., which was ex- pected to grow into the count}' seat. During the fall tiiat the colony located, Mr. West came to Kansas, had a building erected, and in May, 1872, he brought his family and opened an iiotel. There were tiieii about three hundred people and some twenty buildings, but a month afterward the place was abandoned and the new town, McPhei-son, was located eight miles north of King City. As soon as this matter was decided, Mr. West had his hotel moved to the new site and placed where the First National Hank now stands. Tiiere " The Prairie Home " was opened for traffic, and the business of the new town began to develop. Harrison Bowker at once opened a store in Mc- Pherson, and in a few weeks a couple of dozen buildings were erected, or else moved from King City, and the town began to make almost magical progress. Mr. West conducted his hotel about one PORTRAIT AND EIOGRAPinCAL RECORD. 587 year and then became a partner of Mr. Bowker in his store. He had talten a homestead four miles south and this he began to improve and lias farmed ever since, having resided at this place about seven years. In 1887, Mr. West became a "boomer." He secured the street-car franciiise and built five miles of car-line, which began operating during the boom, his franchise calling for five years oper- ation. At the expiration of that time, he prac- tically owned the cars, and the line now stands ready for some one else to operate it. Mr. West had invested about $20,000 in the plant. Mr. West has been a Republican, but is not partisan in his opinions, although he is well posted and has the reputation of being a good "still- hunt" campaigner. In 1860, he married Miss Cornelia Bonnell, who died leaving one child, Susie, wife of Daniel ELter, a railroad man at New- ton. Mr. West was married at McPherson, in 1884, to Miss Helen L: Chapin and they have two children: William, aged seven, and Addison, aged four. Mr. West is a member of the Order of Select Friends, Fraternal Aid, and the Grand Army of the Republic. (OHN ZIMMERMAN, an early settler and I popular Justice of the Peace, who chris- j teued Hayes Township, McPherson County, l^g^ Kan., is widely known as a representative farmer, excellent business man and public-spirited citizen. Fraternally associated with prominent benevolent and religious organizations, and occu- pying a high position in the Grand Army of the Republic, our subject has had an extended ac- quaintance with the leading factors in the progress of the State, and has himself materially aided in the development of its best interests. Born September 9, 1843, in Cass County, Mich., John Zimmerman was one of the seven children of John and Sarah (Rheinoeld) Zimmerman, both na- tives of Pennsylvania. The father, a life-long farmer, died in 1872; the mother yet survives. Five of the sons and daughters are now living. Two of the sons biavely served in the Civil War. Our subject was raised upon his fathers' farm, and received an education in the public schools of his early home. When only nineteen years of age he nobly entered the service of his country, and en- listed as a private in Company G, Seventy-fourth Indiana Regiment. Mr. Zimmerman joined the regiment when it or- ganized, and was attached to the Fourteenth Army Corps, and served with distinguished valor until the close of the war. The young and ardent soldier participated in the fierce and decisive bat- tles of the wonderful campaign conducted by Gen. .Sherman, before, during, and after his glori- ous march to the sea. He fought at Champion Hill, Stone River, Cliickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Kennesaw Mountain and Jonesboro, and stood most manfully at his post of danger in the siege of Atlanta. Accompanying the command to the borders of the sea, he took an active part in the memorable march, celebrated in song and histoiy. In the thick of the engagement at Chickamauga, our subject was wounded in the forehead by a musket ball, and was sent to the hospital at Nash- ville, but rejoined his regiment at Chattanooga prior to the battle of Missionary Ridge. He had run away from the hospital, so eager was he to do his full share of dut^' on the field, and experienced many vicissitudes and passed through great dan- ger of death and capture before he reached his companJ^ In front of Atlanta, he received a rainie-ball in his breast, and there carries it to this day as an ever-present trophy and remem- brance of most faithful and heroic service in be- half of the national existence of our great Re- public. Immediately after receiving this second severe wound Mr. Zimmerman was sent to the rear, and remained in the field hospital throe days. Though badly hurt and suffering, he then once more reached his regiment and reported for active duty. In June, 186.5, after three years of constant dan- ger of prison-pen and sudden death, exposed to privations and sufferings, borne with cheerful 588 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. courage and unfailing fortitude, our sul>jeel took a proud part in tiie Grand Review in Washington, D. C, and was then honorably mustered out of service. Tlie war victoriously ended for the Union, our soldier boy doffed his uniform, and, again a civilian, returned to Indiana and resumed the jjeaeeful pursuit of agriculture. During 1867, Mr. Zimmerman and Miss Mary A. Frizzell wei-e united in marriage. Mrs. Zim- merman is 3 native of Ohio and was born January 23, 1841. Our subject worked a rented farm in Indiana until he removed in the spring of 1873 to Kansas and settled upon his present homestead. Not a house was in siglit, and the unbroken piairie spread itself in every direction as far as the eye could see. The wild land soon yielded to intelligent cultivation, and now of three hundred and twenty valuable acres, two hundred and tliirtj- are under the plough, fifty are in pasture, forty are in meadow. In 1875 Mr. Zimmerman built a residence, to which he has since built two additions. The attractive and commodious house, the main part of which is stone, cost ^1,200. The barns and other outbuild- ings made an added expense of $1,000. Fourteen acres of the finely cultivated farm are set out with a choice variety of fruit trees. This farm is noted for its Clydesdale horses and fine cattle, and our subject owns an interest in "Sandy Lad" and the English Shire horse, "Nailstone Captivator." IJcside the various duties which claim from him at least ])artial attention, Mr. Zimmerman has worked at his trade of stone- mason for the past eight years. Politicall}- he is a straight Republican, and is active in behalf of the success of the party whose principles he advocates. He was appointed Trus- tee of the township to fill a vacancy, and has been Justice of the Peace four 3'ears, during which time he married three couples. He was strongly urged to run for County Commissioner this year, but having no time to devote to the duties of the oltice, declined the offered nomination. Our subject is a member of the Masonic lodge at Windom and is Junior Warden in the same. He is a member of the Grand Army post at McPherson and was Senior Vice in the post at WindQm. For many 3'eai'S Mr. Zimmerman has been a member of the School Board and is always active in the cause of educational progress. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman became the parents of three children, of whom one son and one daughter sur- vive. Clara M.iy is the wife of G. R. Strouse and lives in the township and is the mother of three children. Raymond S. is the only son and is still single at home, running the farm in partnership with his father. These children had the advan- tage of an education in the public schools and to- gether with their parents have been church-goers and attendants at the Sunday-school. Having nobly fought upon the battle-field for his country, our subject, now a veteran, is still as active as ever in the service of his country, and aids with earnest intelligence in her upwaid progress and prospcrit3' among the favored nations of the earth. '.^^^HOMA.S TIXKLKR. who is engaged in farm- tfi^\ ^"= ^^^ section 1, (j^-psum Township, is a ^^^^ well-known and loading citizen of Saline Couut3-. He was born in Sunn3- Brow, Durham County, England, January 22, 1831. He passed his earl^' life in that country until about eighteen years of age, when, in the summer of 1849, he came to the United States, crossing the Atlantic in a sailing-vessel, which after a voyage of more than six weeks dropped anchor in the harbor of New York. Crossing the countiy, he went to Jo Daviess County, 111., where he was employed in mining and farming until 1852, when he went to California b}' wa^y of New York and the Isthmus of Panama. He there engaged in farming for some three years and was engaged in trading for about four 3'eai-s. During the period spent on the Pacific Slope, he met with good success and ac- cumulated quite a little capital. In 1859, Mr. Tinkler returned to Jo Daviess County, III., where he carried on farming for three years, and tlien went to Idaho. In that State he was engaged in packing provisions and trading PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 589 with the miners for a year, when he returned to Jo Daviess County and again followed agricultural pursuits until 1875. In the fall of that year, he came with his family to Saline County, Kan., and located on section 1, Gypsum Township, where he has since made his home. Prosperity has attended his efforts as a farmer and he is now in comfort- able circumstances. Upon his farm are all modern improvements and he owns about fifteen hundred acres of land. Mr. Tinkler was married in .Jo Daviess County, 111., August 31, 1859, to Miss Kezia Raisou, who was born in Essex, England, December 8, 1834. When she was eleven years of age, she came to the United States with her parents and settled in .Jo Daviess County, and there she grew to womanhood. Mr. and Mrs. Tinkler became the parents of ten chil- dren: Esther A., now the wife of William H. Phil- lips, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work; James T., a resident farmer of Eureka Township; Louisa E., wife of Otto Hesher; William O., an agriculturist of Saline County; John J., who died at the age of four years; Jonathan A., a farmer of Gypsum Township; Lorenzo E.; Eliza E., wife of Martin Hesher; Laura L. and Walter F. In connection with farming, Mr. Tinkler has been engaged in other business pursuits. He was formerly Vice-president of the Gypsum Valley Bank, was President of the Gypsum City Town Company, and is one of the owners of the Gypsum Butter and Cheese Factory, which is now in suc- cessful operation and does a good business. Mr. Tinkler has served as School Director and has also filled the office of Township Clerk. >^, LARENCE S. MERRILL, formerly a prora- 111 ^ inent resident of Dickinson County, was ^^^ born in Athens, Bradford County, Pa., and was a son of George and Catherine (Boyce) Merrill. His father lived to quite an advanced age, and died in Garfield Township in 1888. Our subject spent the early years of his life in his native city, and his primary education, acquired in the com- mon schools, was supplemented by a course in a commercial college. On leaving Athens, Mr. Merrill went to Will- iamsport, Pa., and entered upon his business career as clerk in a large retail establishment, where he was employed for several years. He then secured a position as salesman in a large store in Towanda, Pa., and continued to act in that capacity until his removal Westward in the fall of 1870. That year witnessed his arrival in Kansas. Before com- in" West, however, he was married in Wiiliamsport, Pa., on the 21st of January, 1868, to Miss Emily Crafts, daughter of Hiram and Miranda (Tapley) Crafts, of Wiiliamsport. Her parents were from Maine and Massachusetts, respectively, her father being a millwright by trade. Mrs. Crafts came to Kansas to make her home with her daughter, but lived only a short time after her arrival here. Mrs. Merrill was the third in order of birth in a family of seven children. She was born in Elmira, N. Y., where she passed the early years of her life until her parents' removal to Wiiliamsport, Pa. About 1870, Mr. Merrill and his wife came to Kansas and settled in Garfield Township, Dickin- son County, on a homestead farm of eighty acres. He also bought one hundred and sixty acres of land, and from that time until his death devoted his entire attention to agricultural pursuits. He placed his land all under a high state of cultivation, erected a comfortable and commodious residence, and made other substantial improvements. He took quite a prominent part in public affairs and was elected and served as Township Trustee. His support was never withheld from any enterprise calculated to prove of public benefit, and he was a friend to all social, educational and moral interests. He was an active and consistent member, and one of the organizers, of the Presbyterian Church in Garfield Township, and served as Deacon for a number of years. His death occurred February 10, 1886, aged forty years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Merrill were born two sons, George F. and Arthur S., who still reside with their I mother on the home farm and aid her in its culti- vation. Mrs. Merrill is a lady of more than aver- age business and executive ability, and a glance at I 590 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the old homestead indicates her careful manage- ment and supervision. She has carried on tlie work wiiieh her iiusband left in an excellent man- ner. Like her husband, she joined the Presbj-terian Church on its organization and is the only charter member yet living. She delights in doing good and is a faithful Christian woman, whose many virtues have won her the love and esteem of all with whom she has been brought in contact. ^, ARSIIALL W. COFFMAN. Our subject has the reputation of being one of the "rustlers" of Saline County. lie is a man whose untiring efforts have been crowned with success, and since his advent into the localit3- his movements have been a subject of wonder in his comniunit\'. lie has introdnced here new and improved methods of farming; his neighbors have not only become imbued with much of his enthu- siasm but have also adopted many of his methods. His line farm comprising five hundred and twenty acres is located in Elm Creek Township, embrac- ing parts of more than one section. Mr. Coffman settled where he now resides in 187«, paying for his purchase #7.50, 810 and *50 per acre, and the increased value of his place may be appreciated by the statement that many of his neighbors have paid as high as 830 per acre. His attention is given mainly to the growing of wheat, in which he plants about three hundred acres of his land: he also puts in about seventy-live acres of corn, the rest being hay and pasture land. He has on hand about seventy-five head of cattle and from twenty to thirty horses, the greater number of his horses being heav^- draught animals. He has some fine roadsters, one little mare having made a record of a mile in three minutes. Our subject was born in Botetourt County, \'a., February 22, 1841. At the age of thirteen, he came to Kansas with his parents, Samuel and Mary (Starr) Coffman. They settled in Jefferson Count}- in the fall of 1855. In the fall of 1857, young Marshall drove an ox-team of seven yoke of cattle for JIajors & Wottle to New Mexico. Later he made one trip to Denver with Branscome, which occupied seven months. In the year 1860, our subject was engaged as driver for Cushman, Howe / ably presided over in its postal depart- ment by the gentleman whose name isgiven above. If honors should be in proportion to years, that which our subject enjoys is very appropriate at the hands of the Government, for he is one of the oldest men of this locality. lie w.as born in North- 594 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. umbcrland County, Pa., July 17, 1827, and is a son of John Wynn, a native of New Jerse.y, wlio went to Northumberland Count}' with bis parents when a small bo^*. There he trvcw to manhood and married MiiiS Elizabeth Snyder. Our subject's father was a farmer by oi-cupation. He was a haid-working. industrious man, and (tassed away from this life in Northumberland County, Pa. The widow came to McPherson County, where her decease took place. They had a family of five sons and five daughters, and of this gener- ous number our subject was the second in order of birth. He was reared in his native county and there lived until coming to Kansas. As a young man, he engaged in contracting and building mills of all kinds and in setting up mill-machinery. Part of the time he devoted to farming, but to no considerable extent. 5Ir. Wynn enlisted in the army on the 17lh of September, 1864, joining Companj- H, of the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavahy. He served until the close of the war and was mustered out at Richmond, Va. In a skirmish on the James River. December 14, 1864, he was wounded, though not seriously. On leaving the army, our subject returned to Northumberland Countv and resumed the business in which he had befoi'e engaged. This he carried on ver3' successfully until 1879, and then discern- ing a superior opening in Kansas, he came hither, locating at once in MePherson County. He took up a farm on section 36 of Manpiette Township, and ever since that time he has devoted himself to his farming operations. In 1887, Mr. Wynn re- moved to the town of Marquette and was ap- pointed Postmaster. The original of this sketch has always taken a warm interest in educational matters. He is an intellectual and high-minded gentleman himself, who delights in developing that which is strong and good in youth. After coming to Northumber- land County, he was engaged in teaching for two years and has been a meml)cr of the School Hoard for a number of years. In political matters, he votes with the Republicans and allows no occasion to pass to pronounce in an unmistakable way his views and to uphold the principles of his party. .Mr. Wynn was married in Northumberland County, Pa., December 14, 1851. His bride was Miss Mary A. Hendershott. a daughter of John and Sarah (Snyder) Hendershott. Mrs. Wynn was born in the county where she was married Ftb- ruary 8, 1830. Of the nine children that have been born of this marriage four died in infancy. The five remaining ones are: Loretla Florence, who is the wife of E. V. Haas; Alfred, a farmer by occu- pation; Silas; Clara, who is the wife of Isaac B. Shriner; and Sallie, whois the wife of B. F. Cooper. Mrs. Mary A. AVynn died in Marcjuctte in February, 1886. Slie was a faithful wife and loving mother and her demise was not only a domestic calamity but a loss to tlie matronhood of the locality whore she lived. October 7, 1892, Mr. Wynn was again married, this union being with Mrs. Emil}- Benz. Mr. Wynn is a member of Marquette Post No. 308. O. A. R.,also a member of Anchor Lodge, I. O. O. F.. uf Manpiette. =^>-^<-^ PETER SWEDUNl), a prosperous and en- ; ter[)risnig farmer, who owns and operates a r farm of three hundred and twentv acres lo- 1 ^ ) \ cated on section 15, Smoky View Township, Saline County-, is a native of Sweden, wliere he was born July 19, 1845. He passed his boyhood da^'S in the usual manner of children, coming when nine years old with his parents to America. His father, Kenjamin Swedlund, with his wife Christine, went directly to Illinois, settling in Galesburg, where our subject grew to manhood, receiving his education in the common schools. For several j-ears he was engaged in the mercan- tile business in Galesburg and vicinity, and for some twenty years was employed in the manufac- ture of bricks. He continued to reside in Gales- burg until 1885, when he came to Saline County, locating on the farm where he now resides. He has made good improvements and erected good and subsUintial buildings on his farm. Since coming to Kansas he has devoted his entire atten- tion to agricultural pursuits, and as the result of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 595 his perseverance and good judgment in this direc- tion, he is now the possessor of one of the best improved farms of this localit3'. The marriage of Mr. Swedluud was celebrated in Galesburg, 111., on the 7tli of January, 1867, with Christine Charlson, who was born in Sweden. Three children have come to bless their home: Albert, Mabel and Agnes. Our subject was County Commissioner during 1889, 1890 and 1891, having so faithfully dis- charged the duties of that office that he was re-elected several terms. He has identified him- self with the well-being of this locality, do- ing all in his power to promote the best in- terests of this section. In politics his sympathies are with the Republican party and to that he gives his support. He is connected with the Swedish Lutheran Church, which finds in him an active worker. He is one of the honest, enterprising farmers of this community, and it is to men of his ability and enterprise that Kansas owes much of her prosperity. JOHN P. DOLE. Section 36, Battle Hill Township, McPherson County, is the loca- tion of the home of our subject. Here he carries on quite extensive farming opera- tions, and in addition to this he serves as Justice of the Peace. Mr. Dole was born in Amherst, Hills- boro County, N. H., June 29, 1814. He is a son of AVilliam and Fannie (Patterson) Dole. Tiiey removed to Hamilton County, Ohio, when their son John P. was but five j'ears old, and after liv- ing there sixteen months they removed to Terre Haute, lud. After a short residence in that cit\', they settled on a farm in Vigo County, two miles north of the city of Terre Haute. After a residence of a year and a-half upon that farm, the Dole family removed to Park County, Ind., where our subject's father bought a farm and permanently settled, remaining there until his de- cease, which occurred March 15, 1857. His wife 28 died July 26, 1830. The four children that were born to this family were all sons, and of these J. P. was the youngest. He remained with his parents until sixteen years of age, when he went to Terre Haute and learned the carpenter's trade. After an apprenticesliip that lasted three j-ears, he engaged in the business on his own account. He lived in Indiana until the fall of 1837, when he removed to Edgar County, 111., and there divided his attention between his farming operations and carpentering. That was the home of our subject until 1870, when he sold out and moved to Shawnee Count\', Kan. He there purchased a farm near Topeka, which he devoted himself to developing until 1875, when he removed to McPherson Couut\'. On locating here, Mr. Dole took up one hundred and sixty acres of land under the Homestead Act, and also a timber claim of one hundred and sixty acres on section 25, of Battle Hill Township. About 1878 he purchased three hundred and twenty acres on section 36. Section 25 was the locality of the tract on which our subject built his home and lived until 1889, when he erected a handsome residence on section 36. This was supplemented by capacious barns and well-built outbuildings. It is particu- larly well improved, and the farm implements used in the cultivation of the place are of the latest de- signs. The tract where he lives comprises one hun- dred and sixty acres of land, which he wants to sell, being too old to carry it on. Our subject first assumed the cares and responsi- bilities of married life in Park County, Ind., and December 15, 1837, was married to Miss Jane Watt, by whom he had one child, Fannie J., now the wife of Benjamin F. Pettigrew. Mrs. Jane Dole died in Edgar County, 111., February 8, 1839. The follow- ing year, or March 29, 1840, he was again married, tills time to Sliss Dorcas Ann Johnson, b3^ whom he had eight children. The eldest, Harriet, is the wife of Morton Elliott, of Marion Countj-,Kan.; Julia, John and George are deceased, as is also Joseph. The other surviving children are: Benjamin F. Dole, William and S.ylvia, the latter the wife of Benjamin Temple. Mrs. Dorcas Dole died in Ed- gar County, 111.. March 9, 1860. For six years our subject held the oflice of Jus- tice of tlie Peace. During all tliat time he has not 596 POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. had a suit, but has settled all the cases which have come up before hiui without having recourse to the liiglier courts of law, but b^- justice and equity for four years settling all trials in the township without fees. He lias taken quite an active part in political affairs, being an Independent. He is also independent in his religious views. Mr. Dole's home is one of which he may well be proud, for what nature has not done to make it an ideal abode its owner has, having expended time and monej' to develop it in every way. \^^^\ jkj^^ ATTIIEW P. (SIMPSON. The gentleman wliose name appears above is a prom- inent attorney-at-law, located at McPlier- son, McPherson County. He was born in Harrison County, Oliio, Jul^- 2, 1837, and is a son of Alexander and Eliza (Evans) Simpson, the former a native of Huntingdon County, Pa., and the latter of Fermanagh County, Ireland. Our subject was reared on a farm. He remained at home until eighteen years of age, prosecuting his earl^' studies under the ordinary methods. He later went to Richmond (Ohio), College. In the beginning of his senior 3'ear he left college to en- list in Company I, of the Fortieth Ohio Infantry, which was organized at Camj) Chase under Capt. Caklewood with .John Cranor as Colonel and .Jacob E. Taylor as First JIajor. In 1861 our subject was with Oen. Garfield on the Big Sandy, Ky. He took part in the battles of Middle Creek and Pound Gap, Ky. After serving six months he was made Sergeant-Ma jor. In FebruaiT of 1863 his regiment was transferred to the army of the Cuin- berl.and and was sent to Nashville, being assigned to Granger's Corps, Steednian's Division, Whita- ker's Brigade. AV'itli tlicni he participated in the battles of Franklin, Shelbyville and Chickamauga. In the re-organization of the army of the Cumber- land, after the battle of Chickamauga, his regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade (Whita- kcr's) of the First Division (Stanley's) of the Fourth Army Corps. He was in the battles c>f Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and in all the battles of the Atlanta campaign. During all his service he never missed a battle in which his regi- ment took part. He received his honorable dis- charge November 8, 1864, at Pulaski, Teiin. He was one of tlieexce])tionally fortunate soldiers, in that throughout his service he w.as never sick or in hospital, although he was slightly wounded at Chickamauga and at Kennesaw Mountain. In the spring of 1864 our subject's father removed to Christian County, 111., and after Mr. Simpson had received his discharge he went there and assisted his father in his farming operations until the fall of I860, when he entered the Uni- versity of Michigan, and after a full course in the law department, graduated with the Class of '67. He w.os admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Illinois in the spring of 1867, and in August of that year he came to Kansas. After acting as coin[)assman in surveying a portion of the Osage Ceded lands west of the Arkans.as River, he re- turned to Illinois in the spring of 1868. On September 2, 1868, our subject w.as married in Buckhaiinon, W. Va., to !Miss Margaret B. Cheney, a young lady who lived with her uncle at the place of her marriage. Thus settled in life, our subject engaged in the practice of his profes- sion at T.aylorville and Pana, 111., until July, 1873, when he returned to Kansas and located at Mc- Pherson, just after the county seat had Iteen lo- cated there. Although the place was very new and had only buildings that could be numbered on the two hands, our subject found three attor- neys here. These gentlemen were Mr. C. B. Bow- ker, S. H. Pettibone and Albert Brown. The first and Last named gentlemen are now deceased, and the other is at present residing in the southeastern part of the Stnte. .Mr. Bowker and our subject joined forces and continued together until the death of the former in 1891. Mr. Simpson did most of the court work, while Mr. Bowker attended to collections and similar duties. Our subject has never taken an.y very active interest in politics. For two years he was County Attorney, and is at the present time .acting as attorney for three rail- roads — the Santfl Fe,the Rock IsKaud and the Mis- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 597 souri Pacific. He was one of the most active pro- moters in securing these roads through the town, the Santa Fe being the first to come here, in Sep- tember of 1879, the Union Pacific following in January of 1880, and six years later the Missouri Pacific and Rock Island roads made their en- trance. Mr. Simpson gives his exclusive attention to the practice of his profession, and those ques- tions that have been appealed and decided by the Supreme Court have invariably proved his knowl- edge of law and his reasoning to be far-reaching and without flaw. Politicall}' the original of this sketch belongs to tlie Republican party. He has served on the Sqhool Board, and for five 3^ears held an office as Regent of the Stave Universit)\ He was also Trustee of the Methodist Episcopal College at AVinfield. Mr. Simpson lost his first wife in 1875. Two 3'ears later, or on February 8, 1877, he was again married, the lady of his choice being Mrs. Mary E. Montgomery, widow of T. B. Montgomery, of tiiis place. By his first wife our subject was the father of the following children: Frederick C, who is Superintendent of the telephone plant at Junc- tion City, Kan., and is an electrical engineer of much ability; and John C, who, however, died at an early age. Mr. Simpson and wife are members of tiie Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is the Superintendent of the Sunday-school of this place. He was a lay-delegate to the General Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church from the Soutli western Kansas Conference in 1884. ,F;TER DOWLING, an intelligent and 1,1 highly respected citizen who owned and operates a fine farm on section 34, Noble Township, Dickinson County, claimed the Emerald Isle as the land of his birth. He was born in Queen's County, Ireland, September 20, 1829, and was a son of Dennis and Margaret (Dempse^) Dowling. The days of his boyhood and youth were spent in his native land, and on attain- ing his majority he took passage on a sailing-ves- sel bound for New Orleans. They stopped at Ha- vana for water, and after fourteen weeks dropped anchor in the American harbor. For twenty-two years after coming to this country, Mr. Dowling followed railroading, being an employe on the Chicago & New Albany, the Ohio & Mississippi, the Louisville & Nashville and the Illinois Central. He came to Kansas in 1866, as a track-layer on the Union Pacific Road, but the Indians made it a dangerous undertaking to venture further West, and he continued to remain within the borders of civilization. Purchasing a one hundred and sixty acre tract of raw land on the south side of the river, near Chapman, he en- gaged in its cultivation and development for six years, after which he purchased an improved farm of two hundred and seventy acres in Noble Townsliip, one of the oldest places in Dickinson County. There he continued to make his home until 1880, when he came to the farm on which his family still reside, only a short distance away. At his death he owned and operated four hundred and forty acres of valuable land, the entire amount being under a high state of cultivation. His prin- cipal crops were wheat and corn. An important event in the life of Mr. Dowling occurred on the 20th of October, 1857, in New Albany, Ind., when he married Miss Mary Ann McCarty. She is a native of Madison, Ind., and is a most estimable lady, highl3' educated, cultured and refined. Their union was blessed with the fol- lowing children: Gregory D. aids in operating the home farm; Martin L. resides in Denver, Colo.; Dennis Emmit, Peter, May Margaret, Charlie, Anna and Martha are still under the parental roof. Their first-born, Dennis Ernest, died in infancy, as did six others The members of the family rank high in social circles and all belong to the Catholic Church. Mr. Dowling generally supported the Democratic party but voted for President Harrison and was a warm admirer of the late Hon. James G. Blaine. He iiad served vHs Sciiool Trustee and as Trustee of his township, and it is needless to s.ay that his public duties were well performed. He came here as a 598 PORTRAIT A^'D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. track-layer on the Union Pacific Railroad, but at his demise was one of the wealthiest citizens of the communitj', iiaving acquired by his enterprise, per- severance and good management a liandsome prop- erty. His excellent farm is valued at !|50 per acre. His home was one of hospitality and its doors were ever open for the reception of tiieir many friends. Mr. Dowling was a well-informed and well-read man and i)rol)ably had the finest and most extensive library of any farmer in this section. It contains manj- standard historical and scientific works and the writings of the best modern and ancient au- thors. Mr. Dowling departed this life July 26th, 1892, and his death was a great loss to his family and the coninumitv in vvhicii he lived. AMP^S ,1. C'LKMONS, who is engaged in gen- eral farming on section 26, Sherman Town- ship, Dickinson County, was the second son ^JJ^y and third child in a family of seven chil- dren, numbering four sons and three daughters. The parents, .lulius P. and ^lartha (Hart) demons, were natives of Oneida County, N. Y. The father died of cholera in Sclienectady County, N. Y., and the mother spent her last days in Macomb County, Mich. Our subject was born November 11,1820, in Livingston County, N. Y., where he resided for eleven j-ears, and then accompanied his parents to Monroe County, N. Y., where he made his home until 1838. In that j-ear he returned to his native count}-, and on the 13th of January, 1842, was united in marriage with Rebecca L., daughter of John and Margaret (Gariihart) Litchard. Her par- ents were natives of Pennsylvania, born near Mun- cj', and they departed this life while residing in Livingston County, N. Y. Their family numbered nine children, five sons and four daughters, Mrs. Clemons being the seventh in order of.birth. She was born in Livingston County. N. Y., October 22, 1822, and there our subject ftnd his wife began their domestic life, making it their home for two j'ears after their marriage. They subsequently spent two years in Steuben Count}-, where Mr. demons engaged in farming. He was afterward engaged in boating on the canal for two years. His next place of residence was in Allegany County, N. Y., where he carried on farming until 1856, when he returned to Steuben County. Making his home in that lo- cality until the spring of 1870, he then came with his family to Kansas, locating on section 26, Sher- man Township, Dickinson County, where he has since resided. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Clemons were born nine chil- dren as follows: Ro3'al R., who wedded Miss Mar}' Gilbert; J. Kdgar, who married Helen Carter; El- mer, wiio married Kate Norman; Leila, wife of Samuel Gaston; Adilla, wife of Alex Gaston; Lo- retta, wife of Wellington Norman; Liithera, wife of Eli Crayden; Clarence R. and Ernest. They have also lost three children: Hyron, who died at the age of four years; and Melvin and Luthera, Vioth of whom died in infancy. Throughout the greater part of his life, Mr. Clemons has followed agricultural pursuits, and in connection with his sons he owns eight hundred and eighty acres of land, which is under good culti- vation and well improved. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party, and takes quite an active interest in political af- fairs, but has never been a politician in the sense of oflicc-seeking. Himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church. WflLLIAM YOUNG, who owns a line farm of two hundred .acres on section 3.5, Flora Township, Dickinson County, was born January 13, 1832, in the province of (Jucbec, Canada, about forty miles northwest of Montreal, where they marketed their farm products. His grandfather was a jiative of Scotland, was a lace manufacturer and a wealthy and influential man. His father, William Young, Kt„ was born in Fife- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 599 shire, Scotland, and for fourteen years served in the British navy, pnrticipating in the battle of Trafalgar and the bombardment of Barcelona. He belonged to the "Billy RutBans," which took two French frigates. His brother served in the Ameri- can army during the War of 1812. After his naval service, Mr. Young sailed on merchant-ves- sels. He subsequently went to Canada, and, set- tling in the wilderness, took up four hundred acres of timber land, in the midst of which he hewed out a farm. He built a log cabin and then began the development of his land, which he transformed into a good farm. In 1850, he left that part of the country, having cleared two hun- dred acres, and removed to within twenty miles of Lake Huron, Ontario. His death occurred in 1854, at the age of seventy-two years. Wheu his parents removed to the province of Ontario, tiie subject of this sketch and his three brothers all took up farms and began clearing their land. Our subject cultivated and improved his until 1878, which 3'ear witnessed the arrival of Mr. Young in Kansas. Coming to Dickinson County, he located on section 35, Flora Township, pur- chasing a half-section of land. ITpon that raw tract not a furrow had been turned or an im- provement made, but with characteristic energy he began its development, and soon acre after acre was placed under the plow. He now owns three hundred acres of highly improved land, all fenced, and the well-tilled fields and neat appear- ance of the place indicate the labor he has be- stowed upon it and attest the fact of the careful supervision and management of the owner. hi 1858, Mr. Young was united in marriage with Miss Jane, daughter of George Watt, a farmer of Huron County, Canada. Mrs. Young died in 1867, and within a month four of their chil- dren also passed away. The only remaining child of that family, George Young, now resides in Oklahoma. Our subject was again married, in 1870, his second union being with Miss Jennie, daughter of William Robinson, also an agricultur- ist of Huron County, Canada. The following chil- dren have been born of their union: Agnes, a young lady of nineteen years; John, aged seventeen; Alex, fifteen years of age; Archie, aged thirteen years; May, a maiden of eleven; Tom and Nichol, lads of nine and seven respectively; and Ellen, aged five years. The mother of this family was called to her final rest in the fall of 1889, and her death was deeply mourned by a large circle of relatives and friends. Mr. Young is a member of the Farmers' Alli- ance. In his religious views, he is a Presbyte- rian, and holds the office of Trustee in the church to which he belongs. He has made all that he now possesses by his own efforts, and iiis jjersever- ance, industry and good management have been rewarded by a comfortable property, which is well deserved. His life has been a busy and use- ful one, and his upright and straightforward course has won him universal confidence. ^AMES COLEMAN, of Gypsum Township, Saline County, living on section 10, was born in Oxfordshire, England, December 25, 1820. He grew to manhood in his na- tive county and learned the saddlery and harness- making trade. When twenty-one years of age, he sailed for Brazil, Soutii America, and lived in that country for some six months, after which he went to Montevideo, where he remained for a short time. Subsequently, he went to the Cape of (,4ood Hope, where he lived for the greater part of the time during a period of twenty-four j-ears. He was engaged mainly in trading with the natives. In 1866, he emigrated to North America, landing in Boston, Mass., in October of that year. He went directly to Chicago, where he continued to reside for two and a-half years, when, in March, 1869, he removed to Saline Count3% Kan., settling on section 10, Gypsum Township, where he has since made his home. He owns one hundred and sixty acres of fine farming land, and since coining to this State he ha^s been engaged in cultivating and im- proving his farm. Mr. Coleman was first married on the Cape of 600 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Good Hope to Caroline H. Stephenson. To them were born two children: Caroline H. and Sarah E. The mother died on the Cape of Good Hope, after which Mr. Coleman was again married, in Saline County, Kan., his second union being with Cath- erine McCollara, who was born in Pennsylvania. Mr. Coleman has filled the otFice of Justice of the Peace. Our subject is a man who has seen much of the world and lias suffered many hardshi[)S. He is a very well-informed man and is much respected in his section, where he is one of the oldest settlers. His extensive travels have made him an interest- ing conversationalist, and in consequence his com- pany is a pleasure to his friends and acquaintances, who never tire of hearing his experiences in foreign lands. i|^"I^|i^^i=^ OAPOLEON ROBERT KAUFMANN,a pros- perous farmer and highly respected citizen ,_„ , now residing upon section 24, Turkey Creek Township, McPherson County, has held va- rious important official positions of trust since he located in this enterprising State and became a permanent dweller witliin its borders. Our subject is an ardent advocate of the benefits of a higher education for the masses, is an energetic worker in one of the prominent church organizations, and in all things connected with the progress and upward growth of his neighborhood and county, has proved a valuable and most elHcient factor. Born in the government of Volh3-nia, Russia, in 18G2, our subject emigrated with his parents and their family to America in 1877. The father, Joseph, and the mother, Katie (Goering) Kaufmann. were the parents of thirteen children, but two of whom now survive. Napoleon and Joseph. Hard- working and industrious people and more than ordinarily intelligent, they realized that in the land of freedom beyond the sea there were hope- ful pos.sibilities for the future of their children which could never be attained in the despotic country of the Czar. They had but little means, but they were weH known to be honest and true, and some kindl^^ friend loaned them the money to pay their passage. Sixteen years have come and gone, and the father is still a living witness of the prosperity and welfare of his son Napoleon, but the mother jiassed to her rest in 1887. Our subject was the j'oungest of the large fam- il}' of children, and was but fifteen 3'ears old when he arrived in the United States. Napoleon R. Kaufmann was an ambitious and studious bo^', and had well improved the advantages of the instruc- tion he received in his native land. He speaks with ease four languages, conversing fluently in Russian, German, Polish and English. In 1883, hav- ing attained his twenty-first birthday, he married Miss Fannie, a daughter of Rev. Jacob Stucky, min- ister of the Ilopefield Mennonite Church. Her moth- er's maiden name was Annie Waltner. Mi's. Kauf- mann is a native of the same government in Russia as her husband and came to America with her par- ents. She is a lady highly esteemed and the mother of six cliildren, five of whom are living. The sons and daughters are Alvina, Leonard (larfield, Jacob Robert, Katie and Joseph Beriiiiard, bright, prom- ising little ones clustering in the happy home. In 1889, Mr. Kaufmann settled on the farm where he now resides and is actively engaged in the pur- suit of agriculture. Our subject owns one hundred and sixty acres of valuable land, one hundred and twenty of which are under a high state of cultiva- tion. The intelligent and prudent management of his farm has continually increased its produc- tiveness and is a striking example of the success of the capable tiller of the soil. The duties of a general agriculturist are never ceasing, but Mr. Kaufmann finds time in which to accomplish much religious and political work, and is also ever ready to lend a helping hand in the various enterprises of his town and county. Our subject is certainly a most important f. actor in the conduct of the Sunday- school of tlie Mennonite Church, to which both he and his wife belong. As Sunday-school teaclier, he fills a most useful and responsible position with great ability. Politically, Mr. Kaufmann is a Republican, and is at present serving his fourth term as Trustee of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 601 the township. He was also Township Clerk one term, and in both positions evinced excellent judgment, energy and ability. That his intelli- gent efforts in behalf of tbe public good and wel- fare are highly appreciated by friends and neigh- bors is plainly evinced from his long retention in the position which he held so many continuous terms. Our subject has also been a member of the School Board for six years, and as a Director in his school district has materially aided in raising the standard of instruction. A useful, honored and upright citizen, Mr. Kaufmann is well worth}' of the esteem and confidence awarded him by friends and neighbors. 'iY^ACOB .1. RUMOLD, one of the wealthy farmers and extensive land-owners of Dickinson Count}-, resides on section 7, Hope Township. He is one of the worthy citizens that German}^ has furnished to Kansas. His birth occurred in Wurtemberg on the 15th of July, 1840. In a family numbering three sons he is the youngest. The parents, Jacob and Cather- ine (Storm) Rumold, were also natives of the same country and spent tlieir entire lives in the Fatherland. We now take up the personal history of our subject, who spent his early boyhood days in Gernianj' and at the age of fifteen came to Amer- ica, landing in New York City in the fall of 1855. He crossed the briny deep in a sailing-vessel, reaching his destination after a voj'agc of twenty- four days. From New York he went to Detroit, Mich., and worked out by the month near that city for a year and a-half, after which lie went to the Lake Superior regions in Northern Michigan and was employed in the copper mines for about a year and a-half. Returning to New York City, he then shipped as a sailor for Liverpool and made a round trip upon an ocean vessel. On his return to America he was employed as porter in a hotel near Central Park in New York City for about six months. We next find him in New Jersey, where he learned the trade of blowing window glass and followed that business for three years, after which he was employed in the same line in Pittsburgh, Pa., for five years. This ended his res- idence in the East. While residing in New Jersey, Mr. Rumold was joined in wedlock with Miss Mary Crim, who was born in Bavaria, Germany. Seven children grace their union, five sons and two daughters, Eliza- beth, Lena, Christian, John, Jacob, Henry and Albert. On leaving Pennsylvania, Mr. Rumold came with his family to Dickinson County, Kan., and in company with his son John purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. He soon after- ward removed to Ottawa, La Salle County, III., where he worked at his trade for four years, and then returned to Dickinson County. Since that time he has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. To his first purchase of land he has added from time to time until it now comprises six hundred and twenty acres, located in Hope and Banner Townships. He has erected a pleasant residence upon his farm, built all the necessar}' outbuildings, and has made many other improve- ments which stand as monuments to the thrift and enterprise of the owner. Mr. Rumold has served as Clerk of the School Board, but has never been an office-seeker, prefer- ring to give his entire time to his business interests. His life has been a successful one, and by enter- prise, good management and perseverance he has gained prosperitj' and is regarded as one of the wealthy citizens of the county. ■jfj OHN P. DOLE, residing on section 3G, Battle I Hill Township, McPherson County, has for eight years held the office of Justice of the Peace to the satisfaction of his neighbors and fellow-citizens. He may be justly proud of his record in that position, for he has settled all cases 602 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. whicli came before him without the necessity of resorting to law. In dealing with men, he exercises good judgment and has a happy faculty for adjust- ting differences peaceabl}- and with justice to all. He is a native of New Hampshire, born in Amherst, Hillsboro County, on the 29th of June, 1814. His parents were William and Fan- nie (Patterson) Dole, who moved Westward when our subject was five years of age. In 1821, they located in Terre Haute, Ind., and after remaining there a short time they settled upon a farm in Vigo County-, two miles north of that city. At the expiration of a yeav and a-lialf the father finally located in Parke County, in the same State, where he purchased a farm and passed the remainder of his life. His death occurred March 15, 1857, while his wife was called from this life many j-ears previousl\-, in July, 1830. They had four children, all sons, of whom our subject is the 3'ougest. Until he was sixteen ^ears of age, John P. Dole of this sketch remained on his father's farm, assist- ing in the care of the same. He then learned the carpenter's trade at Terre Haute, serving an appren- ticeship of about two years, after wiiich he followed his trade in Indiana until the fall of 1837, when he located in Kdgar County, HI. In that county he followed the occupation of faimingand carpenter- ing until 1870, when he sold out, going to Shawnee County, Kan. He purchased a fine farm near To- peka, where he remained five 3"ears, when he became a resident of McPherson County, buying a home- stead of one hundred and sixt}' acres and a timber claim of tiie same size on section 25, liattle Hill Township. About 1878, he became the owner of three hundred and twentj- acres on section 3G, to which he removed from his first home on section 25 in 1880. He has made valuable improvements on his present property, erecting substantial farm build- ings. He now owns, and is carrying on his farm of one hundred and sixty acres where he resides. Oursubject lias been twice married, liis first union being celebrated in Parke County-, Ind., Decem- ber 15, 1837, with Miss Jane Watt, by whom he had one child, Fannie J., now the wife of Benjamin F. Pettigrew. Mrs. Dole was called to her final rest in Edgar County, 111.. February 8, 1839. In the same countv 011 March 29, 1840, Mr Dole wedded Miss Dorcas Ann Johnson, and to them have been born eight children. They are as follows: Har- riet, now the wife of Morton Elliot, of Marion I Count3'; Julia, John and George, now deceased; I Benjamin F; Joseph, deceased; William; and Sylvia, \ wife of Benjamin Temple. Tiie wife and mother j departed this life in Edgar County, March 9, 1860. Mr. Dole has taken quite an active part in polit- ical affairs and is independent, preferring to cast his vote in favor of the men best fitted in liis opinion to fill a given position. In his religious views he is also independent, not being a member of Siny chureli organization. He has a first-class farm, well improved, and one of the best in the township. ^>-^^-<^=^-^ YI^^Si^OAH II. EJs'GLE, who has been engaged in I )/' foi"'<-'nllu''a' pursuits throughout his life, !i\,£^.. now owns and operates a farm on section 20, Newbern Township, Dickinson County. The Engle family was originally of German origin. Ancestors of our subject emigrated from that coun- try to Switzerland, and during the days of religious persecution in the latter country came to America, locating in Lancaster County, Pa. where John En- gle,the grandfather of our subject, was born. I lenry Eugle, the father of our subject, was also a native of that county. He married Fannie Hoover, who was born in the same county, and there spent her entire life, .as did her father, Mich.ael Hoover. Our subject was the eldest of nine children, and was born in Lancaster County, May 16, 1834. On his father's farm he was reared to manhood, and remained at home until his marri.age, which was celebrated in Lancaster County, on the 23d of No- vember, 1858, Miss Martha (iraybill becoming his wife. Her father, J.acob N. Graybill, was a son of Christian Gr.aybill, and both were natives of Lan- caster County. The parents of Mrs. I^ngle are still living, at an advanced age. Our subject and his wife began their domestic life in the county of their nativity, where they re- sided for seven vears, when Ihev removed to Fred- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 603 erick County, Md. In that place they made tlieir home until the spring of 1879, when thej' came to Kansas and settled in Newbern Township, Dickin- son County. Unto them were born twelve chil- dren, but three died in childhood. The living are P'annie G., wife of George Minnick; Emma G., wife of Christian S. Kraybill; Sadie G.; Henry G., who married Grace Betz; Anna G.; INIamie G.; John G.; Martha G. and Willie G. Mr. Engle owns one hundred and sixty acres of good land, .and his farm is under a high state of cultivation, while the buildings upon it are models of convenience. He has served as School Treasurer for nine j-ears, and has taken an active part in re- ligious work. He was formerly a Deacon in the River Brethren Church, and has been elected to the ministry according to the rules of the church. He is a man of strict integrity, and his honorable, upright life is well worthy of emulation, and has won him man}' friends. BENJAMIN W. PECK, ex-Probate Judge of Jefferson Township, Dickinson County, re- siding on section 10, was born on the 20th of May, 1850, in Vermont, Fulton County, 111., and is a son of Wilson and Pluebe (Alward) Peck, the former a native of Connecticut, and the latter of Penns3'lvania. When our subject was about a year old, they removed with their family to Astoria, 111., where they spent the succeeding twelve years. In the spring of 1863 they located on a farm near Henry, 111., where they continued to reside until called to the home beyond. Benjamin was the second in order of birth in their family of six children. He grew to man- hood under the parental roof and continued to re- side in Henry, 111., until the fall of 1871, when he removed to Dickinson County, Kan. Taking up a homestead of eighty acres on section 10, Jefferson Township, he has here since resided. During the winter season since coming to Kansas, he has gen- erally engaged in teaching, while during the sum- mer months he devotes his energies to the cultiva- tion of his land. Mr. Peck has taken quite a prominent part in public affair.s and has been honored with several positions of public trust. He was elected and served as Township Trustee from 1882 until 1888, inclusive, and has held nearly all the other town- ship offices. In the autumn of 1888, he was elected Probate Judge of Dickinson County and served one term. His public duties have ever been faithfully performed and he proved a popu- lar Trustee, as was shown by his frequent re-elec- tion. He exercises his right of franchise in sup- port of the Republican part}', and is a stanch advocate of its principles. Mr. Peck has been twice married. On the 11th of July, 1874, in this count}', he wedded Miss Kate Morley, who died a few months later, in April, 1875. His second union was celebrated in Abi- lene, October 26, 1876, when Miss Eliza Morley became his wife. She is a sister of his first wife and a daughter of James Morley, a native of Suf- folk County, England, who became a resident farmer of Jefferson Township. Unto them were born eight children, but they lost one son, Ben- jamin W., in infancy. Those still living are Etta, Jessie, Pha?be, Nellie, Dora, Harrison M., and George R. "T^^^EV. ABRAHAM BOLLIGER, pastor of lL#ir the German Reformed Church in Jefferson (i^ \\\ Township, was born in Switzerland, Decem- \^j ber 24, 1844, and was reared in his native land. His father, Samuel Bolliger, died when Ab- raham was about four years old. He continued to live at home with his mother until he was nearly twenty years of age, and attended the public schools until the age of sixteen. On leaving home be entered St. Chrisehona College, near Basel, which institution was for the purpose of educating young men for all kinds of missionary work. He 604 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. completed the prescribed course of studj- in 1868, and was tiien sent to America as a missionary among the (ierman people. He first located in Wisconsin, but remained in that State onl^' a fen- weeks. He was ordained to the ministry- in Franklin, Sheboygan County, "Wis., and after his ordination was sent as a missionary to Waukon, Iowa. After three j-ears spent in that place, Mr. Bolli- ger became pastor of the church in Vera Cruz. Wells County, Ind., where he remained in charge for six \-ears. He was then called by the IJoard of Missions to go to Hiawatha, Kan., where he organ- ized a church and continued to act as its pastor for five }-ears, when he resigned. He then accepted a call from the German Reformed Church in Jefferson Township. lie has since been its p.-istor, has labored faithfull}' and well, and his labors have not been unrewarded. The church now numbers a membership of eighty. Rev. Mr. I5olliger was married in Waukon. Iowa, to .Miss Mary IJerner, also a native of Switzerland. Their union has been blessed with children, seven of whom are yet living: Lydia, wife of Paul Schlegel; Theodore, who is preparing for the ministry, being now a student in Calvin College, in Cleveland, Ohio; John, Mary, Pauline, Henry and Freddie. Those deceased are: Paul, who died at the age of eight years; and William, who died when about three 3'ears old. The church in Jefferson Township of which our subject is pastor was formed some time prior to 1873, but little was known of its organization. The building was erected and dedicated in 1873. The first pastor was Rev. Kli.as Bauman, who re- mained in charge for several years, and at the same time operated a farm in Jefferson Township. He was succeeded by Rev. J. A. Is'icola, who was pastor for about three years, when, in 1876, he re- signed. Rev. C. Wiescr was the next minister, but after serving a few months his death occurred. The church was then without a pastor for a ye;ir and a-half, when Rev. S. Thomas was called to the pastorate and officiated for three years. Prior to this time the parson.age was built. After Rev. Mr. Thomas left the church it was again without a minister for six months, when, in the fall of 1882, Rev. Mr. Bolliger received a call, and accepting the same, has since been preaching the Gospel in Jef- ferson Township. He is well liked by his people and is highly esteemed throughout the commu- nitv. ^^pT'^l.MOTIIY HOYNE, who resides upon his farm /(S\ on sections 3, 14 and 18, Smoky Hill Town- '\^^' ship, Saline County, is now numbered among the eount3''s most substantial men, and is one of America's self-made and prosperous citizens. His property comprises several hundred acres of fine bottom land five miles west of Salina. Our subject was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, June 13, 1833, and emigrated to tlie United States in 1857. For two years after his arrival, he worked as a hired hand on a New Jersey- farm. He then went back to Ireland, where he remained for a j'ear, but in 18;VJ again crossed the ocean, living in New Jersey until the outbreak of the war. With his wife and one child, he next went to Canada, where a brother of his resided, and in that country he remained for five years succeeding. Another brother, Thomas, had come to Kansas at the close of the war, set- tling on section 18, Smoky Hill Township, and from his accounts of this country our subject concluded to also seek his fortune in the West. In 1867 he entered the employ of the Union Pacific, working on the railroad until reaching Ft. Wallace. He filed a pre-emption claim on the tract where lie now resides. vSoon after, his wife and tliree children came to the West and occupied a dug-out which our subject had built. The second year after his settlement on his claim, Mr. Iloyne again went on the railroad, his wife in the meantime keeping a boarding house at Bunker Hill, Kan. For six months he saw no woman except tiie Paymaster's wife. He tlien returned to his farm, bought a few cows and a yoke of oxen. He changed one eighty- acre tract for a homestead, paj'ing 12.50 per acre on the otlier. For five years he did very well and broke forty acres of wild land, on which he sowed grain. About twelve jears ago, he added PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 605 forty acres, for which he paid $300; then one Inin- dred and sixty acres couting 12,000; one hundred and sixty more costing §2,000, which latter adjoined his original farm. Afterward he purchased one hundred and sixty acres additional, paying therefore $4,500; and one hundred and sixty acres more at a cost of 13,600, maliing his present possessions about one thousand acres, seven hundred acres of which are sown in wheat. From one half-section he has raised as high as seven thousand bushels of wheat in one crop. One field has grown wheat for twenty j-ears successfully, with the exception of two 3'ears, in one of which the crops suffered hy hail, and in another by insects. In adilition to general farming, Mr. Hoyne keeps one hundred and fifty cattle. Before leaving his native land, our subject mar- ried, in 1859, Miss MariaWelch. To them have been born the following children: William, who is mar- ried; John, Philip, Timothy, Stephen and Mary, who remain under the parental roof. They are devoted as a famil}', and all work in harmony and assist their father in his large business. In politics, Mr. Hoyne is an ardent Democrat. He is active, shrewd and thoroughly industrious, owing his present prosperity to these characteristics. niE COU^'TY POOR FARM, which was organized in 1885, is located three and a- half miles east of Abilene. The grounds? comprising one hundred and sixty acres, were purchased for $4,000, and improvements to the value of $9,000 have been made upon it. There is a large orchard, containing from twenty-five to thirty acres planted in apple trees, two hundred pear trees, and two acres in mixed fruits. Corn, wheat and oats are raised, and upon the farm are ten horses, eighteen head of cattle and twenty- bogs. Among the inmates of tlie home are six insane people, all incurable. The Superintendent of the County Poor Farm is AVilliam Biesocker, who has been in charge since the 1st of March, 1891. He was born in Febru- ary, 1862, in Knoxville, Knox County, 111., and is a son of James A. and Nancj' E. (Welty) Bie- siecker, natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject was a horticulturist of Illinois, and followed that busi- ness until 1887, when he came to Kansas and pur- chased forty acres of land on section 1, Grant Township, which he planted in small fruits. He afterward was the owner of a farm of two hun- dred acres, but in 1891 sold all except about twelve acres, which he retains for the cultivation of small fruits. On the 13th of December, 1888, Mr. Biesecker was united in marriage with Miss Corrilla Owens, of Knox County', 111., their union being cele- brated in St. Joseph, Mo. Unto them have been born two children: Rhea J. and May Corinne. In politics, Mr. Biesecker is a Republican, and in his religious views he is a Methodist. YRUS MOLLOHAN, a resident of Center Township, located two miles south of the city of Marion, Marion County*, Kan., is the subject of this notice. One of the kindest things that can be said of this gentleman is that he much resembles his distinguished father, a sketch of whom appears on another page of this volume. Our subject was born in what is now Brax- ton Count}^ W. Va., January 6, 1843, and was the fifth in a family of ten children, of whom seven are now living. He was the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Robinson) MoUohan, notice of whom is given elsewhere. Until 1855 Cyrus re- sided in his native county, but at that date his father removed to Ohio, and in 1861 our subject entered the Government employ, serving in the Commissar}- Department in Gallipolis, Ohio, and Charleston, W. Va. Mr. Mollohan had charge of the post at Charleston, W. Va., for the last three years of the great Civil War, and held the position of Post Commissary until November 16, 1865. At that time his father was busilv engaged 606 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in working up soldiei-s' claims against the Gov- ernment, and our subject worked with liis father for five years, tracing up these claims in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and other States. November 18, 1869, our subject came to Kan- sas and located on land entered b\' his father in 185'J and 1860. He added four hundred acres to this land, but now only owns three hundred and sixty acres. He grows two hundred acres of corn and keeps from one hundred to two hundred head of cattle, feeding about one hundred head per_vear beside. Mr. Mullolian is enough of a politician to attend all of the conventions during the different campaigns. December 2, 1874, witnessed the mar- riage of Mr. Mollohan and iVIiss Kosina Strong, a native of Ohio, in Gallipolis, Ohio. This lady is a descendant of the .Strongs of Massachusetts. The fareilj' of this union consists of Lucy and Helen, both still at home. Mr. Mollohan is a first- class citizen, a good business manager, possesses a fine farm, an excellent wife, and two amiable and accomplished daughters. 'ill ACOB D. YODER, a leading citizen of Hayes Township, Mcl'herson County, Kan., is a representative Western agriculturist, his magnificent farm located upon section 27 well exemplifying the possibilities to be wrought upon the broad acres of unbroken prairie by energy-, honest industry and intelligence. Beginning upon an eighty -acre tract of wild land with little or no capital about fourteen years ago, our subject has increased his homeste.id to the dimensions of eight hundred and forty acres, of which body of land six hundred acres are under fine cultivation. In Somerset County, Pa., February 26, 1847, Jacob Yoder was born unto his parents, David C. and Susan (Miller) Yoder, both natives of Pennsylvania. The family emigrated from that State to Indiana in 1868, and settled upon a farm. The mother had died in 1859, but the father sur- vived until 1887. Our subject was the seventh child in a family of twelve children, of whom ten are yet living. Mr. Yoder was reared upon the farm and thoroughly trained in agricultural du- ties, and was taught the lessons of thrift, frugal- ity and self-reliance, which fitted him well for the struggle of life. Remaining dutifully at home until twenty-one years of age, he began life for himself. Shortly- after he had attained to his majoritj-, he married Miss Sarah Yoder, a daughter of David Yoder, of Pennsylvania. The wife of our subject was born in the (.Quaker State, and the county which was tiie place of her husband's nativity' was also her birth- place. Mr. and Mrs. Yoder made their home in Somerset County for several years after their mar- riage. The first three years our subject worked for a farmer, and at the expiration of that time rented a farm and tilled the land for his own profit. Finally the husband, wife and children emi- grated to the Western State of Kansas, there to better their fortunes. In 1879, they settled upon their present location, and for five years lived in a little frame house, 14x16 feet. As the father added to his landed possessions the family fared well. The acres expanded from eighty to eight hundred and forty, and in 1883 a handsome dwelling was erected at a cost of *1,600, besides the labor of Jlr. Yoder and the board of the hands. The barn cost 8500, and the outbuild- ings and windmill 8400 more. The orchard of six acres is set out with apples, plums, apricot.s, grapes and small fruit. Ornamental shade-trees adorn the ground about the attractive and com- modious resilience, and the original homestead is all fenced and in a high state of cultivation. Prosperity is denoted in all the surroundings of this model farm. Our subject carries on a general agricultural and stock business. His cattle, all in splendid condition, are pedigreed Shorthorns, .ind the hogs are of the Poland-China variety. It is comparatively but a few years since the first sod was turned upon the land which now yields a bounteous harvest, unsurpassed by that of an\' other farm of the same size in the western part of McPherson Countv. When Mr. Yoder settled PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 607 upon the land he had a little monej' out at inter- est in the East, but he found it impossible to get it when he needed it the most. He therefore did the best he could, and with hard wqrk,good judg- ment and prudent man.agement, triumphed over all obstacles, and has achieved a grand success. Our subject and his wife are the parents of six children, all living: Joseph J. is the eldest; Mary E. is the wife of M. J. Meshler, of this township; Elmer E.; Ira D.; Laura J. and William H. These sons and daughters have all well improved their advantages for an education. Joseph is a student at McPherson College, and is also a te.acher. Mrs. Meshler studied at McPherson College, and ta\ight school for four years. The family are highly valued members of the German Baptist Church in Groveland Township, and are .active workers in the Sunday-school, Mr. Yoder, Joseph J. and Mrs. Meshler all being teachers in that organiza- tion. Joseph J. is also a minister in the church, having made piieparation to fit himself for that profession. Our subject has been a member of the School Board ever since he came to Hayes Townshij), and is now a Trustee. He is a thorougii Republican, but no ofHce-seeker, and in his busy life h.as but little time for other duties than those which he now discharges with so much ability. He is also a stockholder and Director in the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of McPherson. -^ aHARLES MOLLOHAN. Upon the 1.5th of . August, 1890, a group of sorrowing friends ' stood at tlie death-bed of one of the best and most deeplj' lamented men that have ever been called away from life in the neighborhood of Marion, Kan. Not alone were they in their grief. The whole countj^ mourned with them, for few among the poor and needy but had occasion to re- member the kind word or open hand of the friend of all, "Uncle Cliarley," as he was most affection- ately known to all classes, During tl»e long resj- dence of our subject in the State there had been no measure for the benefit of the people which did not find in him a firm supporter with purse and pen and personal effort, and many in author- ity held their positions because the}^ represented to this honest and influeutial man those principles which he recognized as the right ones. Charles Mollohan was born in what is now- known as Braxton County, W. Va., November 11, 1810, and had almost reached his eightieth birth- da}^ wlien he passed into the other life. His grandfather, of Irish birth, had bequeathed to him the happy disposition of his race, and his grand- mother the loyal love of right from her Welsh ancestors. Charles became a lumberman upon the branches of the Kanawha in Virginia when still a young man, running mills and boating the lumber, staves, etc., to the salt wells on the Great Kanawha, his location being upon the Elk River. The settlement of the United States has contin- ually trended Westward, and from the beginning of civilization in Ohio until the present time the great desire h.as been to get farther .and farther to- ward the setting sun. Without doubt this settling has controlled civilization. In 1856 a great tide of emigration had set in toward the West, and our sub- ject made his first move in that direction by locat- ing in Ohio. Here he found opportunities for con- ducting his lumber trade, but he also found a wider horizon, and soon became interested in sol- dier claims. Locating at Gallipolis, Ohio, he was soon engaged in large operations in collecting claims against the Government for Virginia citi- zens and others through the South. In 1859-60 Mr. Mollohan located a large tract of land in Dickin- son County, Kan., south of Marion, and made yearly' trips to it until he decided to join the pro- cession and settle upon it, which he did in 1881. The life of our subject had been an active one, and when he found himself located upon such a large territory as he owned in Kansas, he imme- diately set about farming upon a large scale. Soon five hundred acres were put in corn, and from five hundred to one thousand head of cattle grazed upon his pastures. From two to five hun- dred cattle were fed each year, and five hundred cows were kept, Six different farms were im» 608 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. proved bj' our subject, and these extended seven or eight miles into the countiy. To each of these farms he gave his personal attention, and was a very successful man of business. His estate w.xs valued at 8100,000. In his earl}' days our subject had met with re- verses, but not after he became better acquainted with the world. The value of his estate here ivas not over 830,000 when he came here, but the land increased so rapidly in value after the country became settled that he was verj- fortunate in pos- sessing so much of it. The value of his slock at his death was 818,000. Until the last year of his life he was in active business. He attended Con- ference the March before and caught a cold, which resulted in his death. For years he had been very active in the church, and was the Secretary and kept the records in the most methodical manner, as this was his waj' of conducting all business. His favorite expression was, "I'll come up on the switch end," meaning that he would paj' all that lacked. Mr. Mollohan was the supporter of the Kreed- nian's Bureau for the education of the negroes, and had for long supported a student in India, contributing everything. Like many other men of strong individuality', he had his own peculiar notions about some matters, and one was that he would never sit for a photograph. He was en- tirely self-educated, and before the war had been very outspoken against slaverj', and was always a stanch Republican. His devotion at one time cost him his liberty, and he was confined in jail by Gov. Wise, of Virginia, for the space of four months. No charge was preferred against him, so he obtained a writ and was released. The autiiorilies were sued by him for imprisonment, and the case was taken four times to the Supreme Court and he wop every time. Our subject gave his close attention to even the smallest matters of business. Like Davy Crockett he said, ''Be sure you're right ; and then go ahead." He became very familiar with every rul- ing of the Claim Department, and in all of his life, although such an active worker, he never sought office. His public speaking was not of the best, and he preferred to complete business thor- i oughl}' and quietly. He was a man who if he had an}' troubles kept them to himself. With a kind word for every one, he was a jovial companion and a good friencl. His son C3'rus h.is the appear- ance and many of the characteristics of his father. Mr. Mollohan married Klizabeth Robinson, a na- tive of the same count}-, and surely there was never a better combination of natures. She was one of the best of women, the most loyal and faithful of wives and the adored mother of her children. For thirty years she was an uncom- plaining invalid, and for the last three years of her life she was confined to her bed. Never a murmur escaped her, and she died as she had lived, an example of every womanly virtue. ell.VHLKS II. KOEPKE, who is engaged in farming on section 22, Union Township, and is one of the County Commissioners of Dickinson County, was born in Prussia, Ger- many, November 8, 1855, .and is the son of Carl Koepke, who was born in Prussia in 1815. The latter married Martha Hemple, also a native of that country, where they resided until 1860. That year witnessed their emigration to Amer- ica. They landed in Baltimore. Md., went direct to Kansas City, and thence came with ox-teams to Dickinson County. The father purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 22, Union Township, where he and his wife are still living at an advanced age. They are numbered among the honored pioneers of the community. Their family numbered four children, two sons and two daughters. Our subject, the third in order of birth, was not yet five years old when, with his parent?, he crossed the briny deep. He was reared to man- hood on his father's farm, and has always re- sided in Union Township. His education was acquired in tiie common schools of the neighbor- hood and in I^awrence, Kan., where he pursued his studies for two 3'ears. Farming and stock- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 609 raising have been his chief business through life, and he is now thus engaged. He owns four hun- dred and forty acres of arable land, upon which he has erected a good set of farm buildings and made all the improvements found upon a model farm. ' A marriage ceremony performed in Union Township December 20, 1877, united the destinies of Mr. Koepke and Miss Minnie Kandt, daugh- ter of John and Mary (Bredow) Kandt, natives of Prussia. Her parents emigrated to America in 1855, and were residents of Wisconsin until 1859, when they came to Dickinson Countj^ Kan., lo- cating in Lyon Township. The father died on Christmas Da}' of 1891. Mrs. Koepke, who is the youngest of a family of two sons and two daugh- ters, was born in Lyon Townsiiip, January 20, 1860. Four children grace the union of our sub- ject and his wife: Henry W., Lena A., Charles J. and Kudolpli H. In the fall of 1890, Mr. Koepke was elected one of the County Commissioners, and is the present incumbent. He has held the office of Township Trustee for five years, and was Justice of the Peace for eight years. He is a stanch Republican and takes an active interest in political affairs, doing all in his power to insure the success of his party. He also manifests a commendable inter- est in religious work, and, with his wife, is a member of the Lutheran Church. The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Soutliern Kail- vvay Company, and Leased, Oper- ated and Independent Lines. (^^^HIS great trunk line, which now threads its way through several States west of the Mississippi River, has been a potential fac- tor in the development of Missouri and Kansas, and, with its accustomed enterprise, a few years ago penetrated with its lines into the rich agri- cultural districts of Nebraska, to compete in this growing State with its rapidly accumulating busi- ness. It was also among the pioneer roads in Kansas, and its many branches now traverse in different directions the most thickly settled por- tions of that State. It has contributed in a large measure, by its liberal and aggressive policy, toward the rapid development of the great resources of Kansas. It is interesting to note briefly its his- tory, as it was the first road built west from St. Louis as early as 1850-51. The preliminary steps to build the road were taken, and it has since gradually extended its lines, like the arteries and veins of the human system, until It has compassed in its range the best por- tions of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, and has even reached out and tapped the large commercial centers of Colorado and Texas. Its splendid and far-reaching management extends to its patrons, both in freight and passenger traffic, the best fa- cilities for reaching the seaboard and the great Eastern marts of trade. The growth and devel- opment of the great Missouri Pacific system has been rapid and fully abreast of the times. Its local business is enormous and rapidly increasing. In respect to its through business, no other road or sj'stem in the West or Southwest is better equipped than this. Its steel-rail tracks, well-bal- lasted road-beds, and superior passenger coaches, constitute it one of the greatest railroad systems of the country. Its superb fast train between St. Louis and Denver, via Kansas City and Pueblo, is unquestionably the most elegant and best- equipped train of any road which enters the peer- less city of the plains. It runs more passenger trains and finer coaches between St. Louis and K.nnsas City than any other road, all trains being run with free reclining chair-cars and parlor coaches. It has contributed in a wonderful degree toward the building up of the various cities along its numerous lines. Kansas City has felt its influ- ence as much as that of any other road centering in that metropolis, as its lines enter into the heart of the coal, iron and lead fields of Missouri. A large impetus to the development of the mineral wealth of Missouri and Colorado is due to the energetic efforts of the road in pushing out its lines in all directions, thereby aiding the growth of new in- dustries. It is thus enabled to laj' down at the doors of the growing towns of the West those two essential factors in the building up of a new coun- try more quickly and cheaply than almost any other road can do. It gives its numerous and rapidly increasing patronage in Nebraska and Kansas unsurpassed facilities for reaching the great health resorts of Arkansas and Texas. Over its line from Omaha to St. Louis, about five hun- dred miles in extent, it runs the finest trains be- tween these two cities, passing through Weeping Water, Nebraska City and Falls City. Neb., and 612 TRANSPORTATI ON. St. Joseph, Atchison and Leavenworth before reaching Kansas City. The length of its main line and brandies in Nebraska is upwards of three hundred and twenty-five miles, its nortiiern ter- minus being Omaha, where connections are made witii all the other roads centering in that growing city. The line from Omalia to Falls City is one hundred and fifteen miles; the Crete Branch, fifty- eight miles; Lincoln to Auburn, seventy-six miles; Warwick to Prosser, seventy-three miles. Vari- ous extensions and additions are constantly be- ing made in Nebraska, making tributary to St. Louis the growing commerce of Omaha, Lincoln, and other important and growing cities in the State. The Missouri Pacific, in connection with the Iron Mountain Road, has an immense traffic centering in St. Louis, and places that great man- ufacturing and commercial center in direct touch with the cotton fields of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, as well as the constantly' growing stock and grain productions of those States and the Indian Territoiy. The Iron Mountain Road has also ex- erted a strong influence in developing the vast lumber interests of Arkansas. By a wise exten- sion of the system it does tlie bulk of the freight and passenger traffic of Arkansas, and brings into direct communication with St. Louis the cities of New Orleans, Texarkana, Arkansas City, Helena, Memphis, Hot Springs, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. The following table will exhibit the extensive mileage of this system: Miles. Missouri Pacific Railway 1,562 Mi.ssouri P.acific Railway, Independent Branch Lines 1,6.51 .St. Louis, Iron Mountain A- Southern Kail- way 1,580 Houston, Central Arkansiis it Nortiiern Line 191 Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad. . . . 388 Sedalia, Warsaw A- Southwestern Railway. 4.'} Kansas City, Wyandotte & Nortli western Railroad 14T 5, 5 6 2 On account of its extensive mileage and the ramification of the system, it is destined to pro- mote in a large degree the development of the material interests of the country through which it passes. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. IHS is one of the most important roads of the West, having its Eastern terminus at Chicago, where its facilities and trackage are unequaled, with its handsome and commodious passenger depot on A'an Buren Street, in the heart of the business centre of the city. It is thus en- abled to handle expeditiously its large and increas- ing passenger traffic, and by its prompt and liberal treatment of its patrons has built up an immense suburban business. This fine depot building is also the home of its general offices, which are large and commodious. Its man.agement has ever been broad, liberal and energetic, alwaj's to the fore, and ready to take advantage of every improve- ment in equipment, thereby offering to its patrons the ver^' finest, best and safest facilities for travel. By the splendid management and foresight of its officers they have built up a vast system, ex- tending into twelve States and Territories, even into the heart of the Rocky Mountains, south to the cotton fields of Texas, and northwest to the vast wheat plains of the Dakotas and Minnesota, thus laying at tlie feet of the great commercial and manufacturing city of Chicago the best pro- ductions of the extensive region through which the road passes. From Chicago to Omaha is prac- tically an air-line, being the most straight and direct road between the two cities. It passes through a large number of important towns in Illinois, including .Toliet, with its great steel works and other manufacturing interests. At Bureau, a branch extends to Peoria, the second cit3' in size in Illinois, with which city it has built up a large and growing traffic. From Peoria a line extends northwest to Rock Island, at which place it in- tersects the main line. At Rock Island, Moline and Davenport, it has a large traffic with the ex- tensive manufacturing industries of tliose cities. Here it crosses the Mississippi River over a hand- some steel bridge. From Davenport the road crosses Iowa, running in a westerly direction through a rich and populous section, passing through Des Moines, the flourishing capital of the State, and on west to Council Blufifs, on the e.ast bank of the Mis.ER Of THE OVERLAND ROUTE. ^^^-IIE great Northwest was first opened up to m^^ civilization and the outside world by the ^^7 energy and enterprise of the promoters of the Union Pacific, and a rapid impetus was given to 6U TRANSPORTATION. her commercial and agricultural development. The eastern terminus of the main line is Council Bluffs, Iowa, where the road crosses the Missouri River to Omaha on a magnificent steel bridge. Besides numerous branches, the main line traverses the central part of the State of Nebra>ka from Omaha to Lincoln, the important and growing capital, thence to the western line along the Platte to the State of Wyoming, through the beautiful little city of Cheyenne and over the plains and mountains to Granger and Ogden, at which latter point con- nection is made with the Southern Pacific — for traffic relations with S;m Francisco. At Granger, Wyo., the main line branches off to the Northwest, and penetrates the vast mountain, mineral, and agricultural regions of the States of Idaho. Oregon and Wasliington, bringing into direct communica- tion with the Atlantic seaboard the commerce of Portland, ()lym|)ia. Tacoma and .Seattle. At Ogden a branch extencls north toMcCammon on tlie main line. At Pocatello another branch extends almost due nortli several hundred miles to Helena, the capital of Montana, also touching Silver Bow, and with spurs to Butte Cit\-, and the extensive smelt- ing establisliments and coi)per industries of Ana- conda. From Pendleton north has recently been built the line to Spokane, with branches to Burke, Cornell and AValla Walla. At Nampa a branch ex- tends east to Boise City, the capital of Idaho. At Julesburg and Cheyenne branches extend to Denver, as well as the trunk line through the center of the most fertile region of Kansas, from Kans.as City to Denver. The Union Pacific has been an immense factor in assisting in tlie development of the wonderful city of Denver, and here it has recently estab- lished large shops and extensive terminal facilities. This line has more miles of track in Colorado than any other road, and by her main lines and bran- ches reaches every principal city and mining dis- trict in the State, notably Denver, Pueblo, Color- ado Springs, Trinidad, Baldwin, (iunnison, Lcad- ville, Graymont and Sunsel. From Denver a line extends southeast to Ft. Worth, Tex., thus bringing into direct commercial relations with Denver the vast products of that semi-tropical State. It is when we turn to look at the eastern terminals of this road that we realize the broad wisdom mani- fested in its development. The most important point north on the Missouri River is Sioux City, then come Omaha, Council Bluffs, St. Josepli, Leavenworth and Kansas City. The reader will readily observe that this road brings into direct competition the princip-al cities of the Northwest. It was the first road to bring an interchange of productions between the Western World and the Orient, and the first to extend its steel rails across the Rocky Mountains. Its enterprising manage- ment has ever been co-extensive with the develop- ment of the great Northwest, and its passenger facilities and elegant cars are surpassed by no other road. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Kailway, OPULARLY known as the Santa Fe Route. The initial lines of this great system were first built from Atchison to Topeka in 1869, and for many years the former cit^' was the eastern terminus of the road. The man- agement of the Santa Fe, with great energ}', pushed out its lines in everj' direction into the young and growing .State of Kansas, in the majority of instances preceding settlement and civilization. This road w.as the first to penetrate across the southern part of Colorado, via Pueblo and Trinidad, into New Mexico, until its lines en- tered the old adobe town of Santa Fe — whose citi- zens were half .Spanish and half Mexican. As its course penetrated the wilderness, it sometimes fol- lowed the old Santa Fe trail, which had been made famous years before by trappers and also by the Government freighters. The marvelous growth and development of the State of Kansiis is in a great measure due to the enterprise and public spirit of the managers of tiie Santo Fe system. Not only did Uwy devote their energy to the upbuild- ing of the road, but at great expense they main- tained emigration and colonial agents in the vari- ous countries of Europe, as well as in the Kastern, Middle and Southern States, thereby advertising the State of Kans.as as no other State has heretofore been advertised. The .Santa Fe owns and operates more miles of road in Kans.as than any other line, with its vast system of east and west, north and south lines reaching every important town in the State, and penetrating sixt^■-three counties in Kansas. The magnitude of its business is immense. The general offices of this road are at Topeka, with general branch offices at Chicago. The .Santa F'e is an extensive system, extending by its own and leased lines from Chicago to (ialvcston on the Gulf, to (Juaymas on the gulf of California in old Mexico, and to San Francisco on the P.acific — reacliing also the important inland cities of Denver, Pueblo, Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis and Peoria, as well as the leading towns in Texas. During the fall and winter season it has an exten- sive passenger traffic to the Pacific Co.ast as well as the genial climes of Mexico and Texas. The man- agement is enterprising in building up a large and increasing freight traffic, and it is recognized as one of the important trunk lines. J^^ilb Achilles, Henry 212 Adains, John 23 Adams. John Q 39 Addison, D J 179 Alley, J. H 584 Alley, L.G 584 Amos, Hon. J. W 3:i5 Anderson, Olof 214 Anthony, G. T 135 Arnold. Philip 179 Arthur, Chester A 89 Aschman. Christian 504 Aurell, John 320 Ayres.T.C, M. D 285 Baker, L. C .■it>7 Baker. Silas :1B7 Baldwin, W.C :m Ballantyne, David 232 Banks, Elisha 195 Barber. Eliphalet 326 Barber, VV . H 567 Barker. !•'. « 171 Barnes. F. C 386 Bartels, Herman 401 Barten, Christopher 169 Baxter. J. B 433 Bean.B. S Ml Bean. J. W 384 Beard. \V. H 228 Bell. Hon. Clements 223 BenKston, B. F 413 Bers. Henry 292 Berlschinger. Adolph 186 Bethf, Henry 186 Belts, Mrs. Ann .585 Bishop, D. P 269 Blanchett. A. I> .54* Bolliger, Rev. Abraham 60S Bonney, B. S SO!) Bornholdt. Joachim 280 Bowker, C. B 483 Boy land, A. E 206 Brechbill, A. H 346 Brewer, W. VV 484 Briuker. Samuel 386 Brown. J. \V .330 Brown. M. J.. M. D 395 Brown . O. C 399 Bruce, H. E 407 Buchanan. James 75 Buhrer, G. C 262 Buhrer. J. F 184 Burk, Swan 523 Burke. J. W 592 Burkholder, E . K 259 Burnett. E. B 358 Burr, Henre 510 Butt. J. H 310 Campbell, L. B 238 Carney, Thomas 115 Carpenter, P. S 451 Carter, J. F 3.36 Case.C. M 199 Charaberlin, William 214 Cheney, W. T 434 Claflin. A. M 531 Clark, Charles 223 Clark, Theodore 291 Clem ns.J. J 598 Cleveland. S. Grover 1»3 Cludas, William 465 Cochran, William 444 ColTenberger. David 229 Coffman.M. W .590 Coleman. James .599 Compton, David 565 Conway, Thomas 305 Coons. H.N 245 Cooper, G. H 260 Cooprider, Kev. Mathias 449 Cornelius, John 213 Cowman, Fred 573 Cowman, James 584 Crary, A. M 350 Crawford. S. J 119 Cromer.S.B 273 Cunningham , James 191 Currie G.S 180 Danell.C. « 571 Daniel, J. H 285 Danielson. J. M 567 Daum. John 490 Davis. C. B 222 Day, W. W 304 Dewees.W. B., M. D 249 Dickinson County Poor Farm 605 Dillon. Albert 493 Divelbiss, Simon 3.58 Dolan , Hon. P. H 473 Dole, J. P .595 Donmyer, Daniel 169 Donmyer, Lewis 267 Donmyer, S. P 4.59 Bowling. P. ter .597 Duncan. B. F 349 Dunlap, W. K 283 Dunsford, .John 576 Du Vail, V. P 339 Eakins, J. A 4.^5 Eberhardt. G. E 491 Ehrlich. Jacob 451 Ehrlich, John 451 Ehrsam, J. B :142 Eikenberry.A A, M. D 461 Emmitt, David 507 Engle. N. H 602 Evers, A. L 233 Eyth.A.O 211 Fackler. A. A 622 Fahring, G. R 326 Fahring, J. C .323 Fillmore. Millard 67 Forsse, Olof 192 Freeborn, J. W 532 Freeman, G. W 5.37 Qanson, W. L 591 Garfield, James A 95 Gibson, Edward 166 Gibson, Hon. J. W 282 Gilbert, J. E .369 Gilliland, W.C 31] Glick.G. W 143 Gordon. N. W 260 Gorman, T. F 284 Grant, t\ 236 Grant, J. P 574 Grant, Ulysses S 87 Gray, B. A ,521 Gray, W. O 293 Green, Neheniiah 123 Grider, H. C 189 Grovier. 1. C .345 Hahn.C. C 374 Hall.O. B .5:«> Hamilton, J I., M. D 237 Hamilton, O. P 573 Hannaford. J. N., M. D .185 Harger, C. M 191 Harrison, Benjamin 107 INDEX. Harrison , David 393 Hamson, William Henry 51 Harrison. W. M 31» Harshman , J. B 383 Harvey, J. M ...127 Haury.S. S., M. D 319 Hawkinson, F. G 270 Hawkinson.O. E ViS Hawlcy, W. N 405 Hayes, Rutherford B 91 Heistrora, Hens 3S0 Henderson, Isaac 413 Hendry, H. A 210 Henry, William 325 Herington, M. D 1«3 Herr.G.K 174 Hetzke, Herman 502 Hill, J. W 372 Hill, M. 1 509 Hill, Peter 281 Hiller.C.A 209 Hillman, Prof. A. C 500 Hirschler, J. S »47 Hoch, E. \V 477 Hochman, Adam 560 HolThlnes, W. A 231 Hoffman, C. B 165 Hoffman, Charle-s 547 Hoffman, Hon. Uhristian 1S3 Hoffman, Eli 345 Hoffman, Michael 240 HoJfman, Philip 363 Hoffsommer, John 424 Hollinger, A. L 302 Hollinger. U. R 328 Hollinger, J. S 538 HolliuKcr, W. H 504 Hoover, J. W 489 Hosie, J. W 172 Hoyne, Timothy IW Hughes, J. F 361 Humbar^-ar, Daniel 190 Humbargar, Thurston 512 Humphrey, L. U 151 Jackson, Andrew 43 Jackson, Hon. Fred 549 Jackson, J. B 377 Jaderborg, L. O 310 Jay,G.R 104 Jefferson. Thon.as 27 Johnson, Andrew 83 Johnson, Francis 36fi Johnson, J. H 221 Johnson, P. A 462 Johnson, Siver .168 Jones, J. R 512 Jones, Mrs. Sarah 301 Jones, Stephen 172 Jones, William .521t Jorg, Philip 546 Kandt,H. W 439 Kaufmaun, N. R 600 Kenney, Robert. .538 Klng.D.E 419 King, G. W 421 Kingsley, A.J 235 Klingberg, August 524 Knowles, R. W.,M. D 261 Koogle. W.J 497 Koepke,C. U 008 Kouns, W. A 440 Kraft, John 429 Kraybill, C. S 393 Krehbiel, Daniel 240 Lacey, John 329 Lamer, Cyrus 657 Lamer, John 438 Lane, A. M 396 Larson, J. A 196 Lawrence. T. H 201 La wson, James 405 Lay.T.S .■»91 Lellian, John 351 Leshcr, Abraham 33:< Lewis, A., M. D 227 Lewis, E. E ' M' Lewis. Walter .Wl Lexon, John 564 Lincoln, Abraham 79 Lindell, C. S 418 Livingston, G. F 193 Long, L. H 4S2 Lowe, I. N 312 Luty, CO .57(1 M Maddox, Hon. J. B 317 Madison, Jame« 31 Magnuson, A. G Wi Hajor, David 472 Malmgren , Jacob, Jr 480 Martin. J. A 147 Martin. J. S .55.'> Matteson, Hon. David 400 Matthews, Royal 443 Maudlin, Edmund 482 McAuliff, Maurice 671 McUormick, W. H 430 HcKee, Rev. C. U 173 McNeely , Francis 578 McPhail, Alexander 539 McRill, W. C, M. D 60:) Mcad.S. G 427 Meek, J. S 203 Meek , W. E. A .573 Merillat, Christian 186 Merrill, C. S 589 Merrill, George 646 Meserve, T. W 583 Miller, Albert 215 Miller, Bishop S. C 577 Miller,J.C 580 Miller, S. A 497 Miller, T.N 314 Mollohan, Charles 607 Mollohan, Cyrus 605 Monroe, James 35 Morris, J. F 244 Morrison, A. R 202 Mortimer, James 446 Moser, M. H 306 Muir, William 446 Murray, Joseph 280 Musick, Rev. J. M 488 Mustard, Hugh 4.56 Mustard, Thomas .565 Nelson, John 553 Nichols, T. J 391 Norman, John 417 Xorris, Stephen 520 Norstrora,C. F 436 Norton, G.N 422 Cakes, Abraham Orr, J. P Osbom.E. H.,M. D.. Osborn.T. A Packard, Augustus 554 P.ldgett, J. H ^59 Parsons, L. F 527 Pattee, Hon. A. C .531 Patten, L.D .532 Peck,B. W 603 Pehrson.P. M 4:»4 Phillips, W.H 462 Pierce, A. K 480 Pierce, Franklin 71 Pinkney , Col Bertine 415 Polk. James K 59 Porter, E. J. , M. D 466 Powers, O. H 300 Probasco, George 371 Randall, John. Rath, J. C Reaugh, H. M 411 Reel, John 276 Reese, Lowell 364 Reeves, J. R .551 Richey, Hon. John 170 Ricketts, J. B 517 Ritz, Ulrrich 511 Roach, J. E 246 Roberts, W.H 494 Robinson B. M 394 Robinson, Charles Ill Robinson, G. A .530 Robson,J. W 414 Roggendorf, Fredrick 1S8 Rohrer, Christian 402 Rose, E. R 423 Kumold, J. J 601 Rupp, J. J 542 Russell, J. T 478 Sandberg, N. 479 Sandow, William 472 Scheurcr, George 563 Schippel, Ootthart 352 Schlatter, J. K 513 Itchlatter, Joseph 445 Schmidt, J. A. 239 Schmitt, D. fc 424 Scott, Hiram 303 Scott, R. A 374 Scripter, 8. D 493 Seidel, C. C 274 Seidel, J.J 408 Sellbtrg, C. A .502 Sellers, Col. W.H 268 Sexton, J. T 568 Sharp, E.E 460 Sharp, Walter 392 Sheets, Rev. J. M 569 Sheets, T. M 5.12 Sherwood, C. C 178 Sherwood, W. M 294 Shields, S. D 318 Shirar, J. R 481 Simpson, M. P 5.96 Sisters of St. Joseph 201 Smyser, A. E 430 Si>eece,T. B 369 Spencer, Hon . O. H 487 S|)encer. Richard 299 Spohn, Jeremiah 243 Starks, Benjamin 504 Stein, C. L 390 Stein, Simon 233 Stelson, D. C 422 Stevens, George 4.50 Stimmel, B. B 200 St. John. J. P 139 Strickler, Col. T. H 296 Stromquist, Hon. C. J 362 Stromquist, J. P 227 Strope, William 348 Sullivan, Dennis 435 Sullivan, Peter 621 ESTDEX. Sumner, T. C Swedlund, Peter.. Swenson, S. J SweDSSOD, Rev. C. Taylor, Clarence !J18 Taylor, Cornelius 500 Taylor,J.H 492 Taylor, John SSO Taylor, Zachary C3 Thayer, H.W 498 Thisler, O. L )37 Thomas. Jacob 4.58 Tinkler, Jonathan 541 Tinkler, Thomas 5S8 Tolbert, A. A 3SS Tolbert, A. M 2.10 Toll, William 533 Tressin, Mrs. Minnie 452 Tressin, O. E 444 Tretbar, J. G 501 Tyler, E.C Tyler, John.... Underwood, C. R. Van Buren, Martin Vaughn, CM Vickers, A. L Vickers, J. R Vogt, Henry w Wagner, D. P. , Walden, W. H.,M. D 301 Waldorf, W.C 4«8 Walker, C. L S.'iS "Washington, George 19 Waterstradt, J. J 341 Waugh, A. F 474 Way,C.H 471 Weaver, Daniel 216 Weaver, Hon. Jonathan 250 Wedel, Jacob, Jr 4.57 Welier, Prof. J. A 295 Wendt, Christian 40B Wendt, J. H 401 West, William .586 Wheaton, CO 579 Whitley, Henry 167 Whitmrire, J. W 330 Wiegand, Fred : . .566 Willard, J. S 258 Williams, J. K 178 Williams, J. W 246 Williams, Robert 379 Wilsey, G. W 205 Wilson, J.R 194 Wilson, T.S 325 Wingert, Henry 552 Winteroth, Henry 414 Wise, T.J Woolverton, J. T. . Woolverton, N. S. . Wyman,E. E Wynn.CS Yockers, John. Yoder, D. D Voder, J. D Young, Willianr Zimmerman, John.. . Zimmermann, John. •^ Adams, John 22 *" Adams, John Q 38 •'Anthony, G. T 134 " Arthur, Chester A . 98 ^Brown, O. C 398 . Buchanan, James 74 • Carney, Thomas 114 ■-Case, CM 198 Cleveland, S. Grover 102 ^ Cludas, William 464 Crawford, S. J 118 - Dewees, W. B., M. D 248 cDonmyer, Louis 2fU ■^Donmyer, Mrs. E 265 "-Du Vail, V. P 338 '^Fillmore, Millard 66 •^GarHeld, James A 94 ''Glick, G. W 142 I'Grant.U. S 86 ^^Green , Nehemiah 122 ''Harrison, Benjamin 106 ' Harrison, W. H 50 •Harvey, .1. M 126 '^ayes,R.B 99 Herington, M. D 162 i HotTman, Christian 182 ' Hughes, J. F .360 "^Humphrey, L. U 1,50 ^ Jackson , Andrew 42 y Jefferson, Thomas 26 /Johnson, Andrew 82 ■^ Jones, Uaniel 300 f King, G. W 420 1.ewis, A., M. D 226 ' Lincoln, Abraham 78 ^Taaddox, Hon. J. B 316 ^'Madison, James 30 ''Martin, J. A 14R 'Matthews, Royal 442 ^ Monroe, James .34 / Osborn , T. A 130 ■■ Pierce, Franklin 70 Polk, J. K 68 ' Ricketts, J. B M6 ' Robinson, Charles 110 '"Spencer. Hon.O. H 486 ' St. John, J. P 138 ' Swensson,Rev. C. A 288 Taylor, Zachary 62 Toibert, A. A 382 Tyler, John 64 Van Buren, Martin 46 Washington, George 18 Aurell, John 321 Ballantyne, David 253 Barnes, F. C 387 Boyland, A. E 207 Bricker, Samuel 387 Ehrsam, J. B 343 Fell, Louis 525 Hahn, C. C 375 Hawkinson, F. Q 272 Herr, G. R 175 Hoehman, Adam 561 HoCTman, Michael 241 Hoffsommer, John 425 Maddox, Hon. J. B 366 Merillat, Christian 187 Miller,S. A 495 Mortimer, James 447 Moser, M. H 308 Muir, William 447 Orr, J. P 277 Reel , John 277 Reese, Lowell 365 Roberts, W. H 495 Rohrer, Christian 403 Rupp, J. J 543 Scheurer, George 561 Schippel, Gotthart 353 Schmitt. D. E 425 Scidel, Joshua 409 Smyser, A. E 431 Spencer, Richard 297 Starks, Benjamin 505 Stein, Simon 231 Strickler, T. H 297 Tolbert, A. M 231 Tressin, Mrs. Minnie 453 Waldorf, W. C 4«9 Waugh, Dr. A. F 47S Way, C H 469 Weaver, Daniel 218 Whitmore, J. W 331 v^o-