'p i^K^ i * J I' ««' '• , I'.'^l j>" ..Tf " ^ ■ J^ ,,#•■1 .. '■ 1 ' .,4^" i 2> >,. ^WC^'' .^^'"^^. •^^0^ - %.o^' 'V-^D^-. v./ .-to. ^b V' . ,j 'bV V"0^ "v ^^..^^ yM£:^ \ i ■! rr ■^^C ^/'i^' 5)v.-5) '" •I V I '""''""""""" " II' m T I ■ ■ M MiM'tmniniiiirmt in n r -i i —OF— Washiggton, 6lay and Kiley Gounties, k:^ 3srs^s 1/ ^ A \r Al CONTAINING Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties, TOGETHER WITH PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATE, AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. CHICAGO: CHAPMAN BROS. 1890. pi^Ep/^?E. m ^>t>-H>-t->tf5^'7jj'ifei';^'aa'.; ii ; 1' .:ii.;'i'^i' -'it;')! j ir:;>,V| yi. li^?>S>fi HE Father of our Country was born in Westmorland Co., Va., Teb. 22, 1732. His parents were Augustine and Mary (Ball) Washington. The family to which he belonged has not been satisfactorily traced in England. His great-grand- father, John Washington, em- igrated to Virginia about 1657, and became a prosperous planter. He had two sons, Lawrence and John. The former married Mildred Warner and had three children, John, Augustine and Mildred. Augus- tine, the father of (Jeorge, first married Jane Butler, who bore him four children, two of whom, Lawrence and Augustine, reached maturity. Of si.x children by his second marriage, George was the eldest, the others being Betty, Samuel, John Augustine, Charles and Mildred. Augustine Washington, the father of George, died in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on the Patomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon, and to George he left the parental residence. George received only such education as the neighborhood schools afforded, save for a short time after he left school, when he received private instruction in mathemat'cs. His spellin\i was rather defectiv*. Remarkable stories are told of his great physica. strength and development at an early age. He was an acknowledged leader among his companions, and was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair- ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. When Georgewas r4yearsoldhehadadesire togoto sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, but through the opposition of his mother the idea was abandoned. Two years later he was appointed surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. \n this business he spent three years in a rough frontier life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very essential to him. In 175 i, though only 19 years of age, he was apjxiinted adjutant with the rank of major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for active service against the French and Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there to restore his health. They soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter who did not long survive him. On her deniise the estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddie, as Lieuten- ant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was reorganized, and the province divided into four mili- tary districts, of which the northern was assigned to Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this a very perilous mission was assigned him and ac- cepted, which others had refused. This was lo pro- ceed to the French post near Lake Erie in North- western Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed was between 500 and 600 miles. \\'inter was at hand, and the journey was to be made without military escort, through a territory occupied by Indians. The GEORGE WASHINGTON. trip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished a full and useful report of his expedition. A regiment of 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com- mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was then begun against the French and Indians, in which Washington' took a most important part. In the memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad- dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer of distinction who escaped from the calamities of the day with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock were disabled early in the action, and Washington alone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter to his brother he says : " I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shpt under me, yet I escaped unhurt, though death was leveling my companions on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was not born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit him. After having been five years in the military service, and vainly sought promotion in the royal army, he took advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the expulsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio, to resign his conunission. Soon after he entered the Legislature, where, although not a leader, he took an active and important part. January 17, 1759, he married Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy widow of John Parke Custis. When the British Parliament had closed the port ••^f Boston, the cry went up throughout the provinces that "The cause of Boston is the cause of us all." It was then, at the suggestion of Virginia, that a Con- gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila- delphia,Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, peaceably if possible. To this Congress Col. Wash- ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- cord and Lexington had been fought. Among the first acts of this Congress was the election of a com- mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and responsible office was conferred upon ^Vashington, who was still a memberof the Congress. He accepted it on June 19, but ujMn the express condition that he receive no salary. He would keep an exact account of expenses and expect Congress lo pay them and nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the fortunes and liberties of the people of this country were so long confided. The war was conducted by him under every possible disadvantage, and while his forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest nation of earth. On Dec. 23, 17S3, Washington, in a parting address of surpassing beauty, lesigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the army to to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all connection with public life. Ill February, 1 7 89, Washington was unanimously elected President. In his presidential career he was subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new government ; trials from lack of confidence on the part of other governments; trials from want of harmony between the different sections of our own country; trials from the impoverished condition of the country, owing to the war and want of credit; trials from the beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His clear judgment could discern the golden mean; and while perhaps this alone kept our government from sinking at the 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 March, 1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there his few remaining years free from the annoyances of public life. Later in the year, however, his repose seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France- At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to take command of the armies. He chose his sub- ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat- ters in the field, 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 preparations his life was suddenly cut off", December i 2, he took a severe 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 with 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 interes', the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal- ent and character, which have been able to challenge the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na- tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will be as lasting as the existence of man. The person of Washington was unusally tan, erect and well proportioned. His muscular strength was great. His features were of a beautiful symmetrv. He commanded respect without any a|ipcarance of haughtiness, and ever serious without being dull. Wm i/ SECOND PRESIDENT. 23 slsjsa&aa^ A, A. i _%»^..^ Is ??)-«- »)» :^— OHN ADAMS, the second j. President and the first Vice- if' President of the United States, was born in Braintree ( now Quincy ),Mass., and about ten miles from Boston, Oct. 19, 1735. His great-grandfather, Henry Adams, emigrated from England al)0ut 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, lohn, a classical educa- tion at Harvard College. John graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the school in ^\'orcester, 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- cils, 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 jxjwers. He gradually gained practice, and in 1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his marriage, (1765), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- tion turned him from law to politics. He took initial steps toward holdinj, a town meeting, and the resolu- tions he offered on the subject became very populai throughout the Province, and were adopted word for word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos- ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and was chosen a member of the General Court (ihe Leg- lislature) in 1770. Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegates from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congress, which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himselt by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- vocated tlie movement for independence against tir; 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 ap[X>inted 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 tliree days debate. On the day after the Declaration of Independence was passed, while his soul was yet warm with tha glow of e.xcited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated i)y the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "t'ne greatest question was decided that ever was debated in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil be decided among men. A resolution 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 epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God. It ought to be solemnized with jxanip, shows, 24 JOHN ADAMS. games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward for ever. Vou will think me transjxsrted 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 worth more than all the means; and that posterity will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I hope we shall not." In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a delegate to France^ and to co-operate with Bemjamin Fratiklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money from the French Government. This was a severe trial to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- posed him to great peri! 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 proposels. He sailed for France in November, from there he went to Holland, where he negotiated important loans and formed important 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 goto England to drink the waters of Bath. 'While in England, still drooping anddesi^nd- 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,hemade the trip. February 24, 1785, Congress apjxsinted Mr. Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face to face the King of England, who had so long re- garded him as a traitor. As England did not condescend to appoint a minister to the United States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom- plishing but little, he sought permission to return to his 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. Again at the second election of Washington as President, Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President, though not without much opposition. Serving in this office four years,he was succeeded by Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in politics. While Mr. Adams was Vice President the great French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, and it was upon this point which he was at issue with the majority of his countrjmen led by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their power of self-government, and he utterly abhored the classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it. On theotlierhand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- iginated the alienation between these distinguished men, and two jxjwerful parties were thus soon organ- ized, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies were with England and Jefferson led the other in sympathy with France. The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more moral beauty and grandeur, tlian was presented by the old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling had died away, and he had begun to receive that just appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till after death. No one could look upon his venerable form, and think of what he had done and suffered, and how he had given up all the prime and strength of his life to the public good, without the deepest emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar good fortune to witness the complete success of the institution which he had been so active in creating and supporting. In 1824, his cup of hajipiness was filled to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest station in the gift of the people. The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the signers of that immortal instrument left upon the earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is well known, on that day two of these finished their earthly pilgrimage, 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 cttendants 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 spirit into the hands of his God. The personal appearance and manners of Mr. Adams were not particularly prepossessing. His face, as his portrait manifests.was intellectual ard expres- sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and his manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous. He had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked the manners and address of Tcfferson. "^^^«!sa(». "^-tTTZ, THIED PRESIDENT. 27 ©MAS JBFFBIRSDI^. 7 HOMAS JEFFERSON was born April 2, 1743, at Shad- ;||vg\vell, Albermarle county, Va. His parents were Peter and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson, the former a native of Wales, and the latter born in Lon- don. To them were born six daughters and two sons, of whom Thomas was the elder. When 14 years of age his father died. He received a most liberal education, hav- ing been kept diligently at school from the time he was five years of age. In 1760 he entered William .?.nd Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat of the Colonial Court, and it was the obodeof fashion a. id splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreproacha- able in liis morals. It is strange, however, under such innuences,that he was not ruined. In the sec- ond year of his college coarse, moved by some un- explained inward iminilse, 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 haid study, allowing himself for ex- ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out of the city and back again. He thus attained very high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished scholur 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 tlie 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 yet 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 reasoner soon become known, and he was placed uix)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 appointed to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 1776, What must have been the feelings of that 28 THOMAS JEFFERSON. man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — who was charged with the preparation of that Dec- laration, which, while it made known 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 effort ijf the mind of its author exist, that alone would be sufficient to stamp his name with immortality. In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to Patrick Henry, j.s Governor of Virginia. At one time the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to Monlicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five minutes elapsed after tlie hurried escape of Mr. Jef- ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never very good, was much injured by this excitement, and in the summer of 1782 she died. Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. Two years later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- tentiary to France. Returning to the United States in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State m Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned Jan. J, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- dent, and four years later was elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, and George Clinton, Vice President. The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- tion was disturbed by an event which threatened the tranquility and peace of the Union; this was the con- spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an unprincipled ambition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a military expedition into the Spanish territories on our southwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming there a new republic. This has been generally supposed was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been generally known what his real plans were, there is no doubt that they were of a far more dangerous character. In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined to retire from political life. For a period of nearly .''orty years, he had been continually before the pub- lic, and all that time had been employed in offices of the greatest trust and responsibility. Having thus de- voted the best part of his life to the service of his country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his declining years required, and uix)n 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 ne hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the next 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 expressed the earnest wish that he might be permitted to breathe the air of the fiftieth anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land, burst upon his eyes, and then they were closed for- ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble life! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - the day v/hich his own name and his own act had rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear him company, left the scene of his earthly honors. Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desper- ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and animated their desponding countrymen; for half a century they had labored together for tlie good of 'the country; and now hand in hand they depart. In their lives they had been united in the same great cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not divided. In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes were light, his hair originally red, in after life became white and silvery; his complexion was fair, his fore- head broad, and his whole countenance intelligent and thoughtful. He possessed great fortitude of mind as well as personal courage; and his command of tem- per was such that his oldest and most intimate friends never recollected to have seen him in a passion. His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- affected, and his hospitality was so 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 writings is discernable the care with which he formed his style upon the best models of antiquity. J- (2yO<-^'^^ .£y<^ A'i.M^l'l /r-V FOURTH J' RESIDENT. y IW1Y& npDisoi].<^ AMES MADISON, "Father of llie Constitution," and fourth ■■ President of the United States, was born March 16, 1757, and died at his home in Virginia, June 28, 1836. The name of James Madison is inseparablj- con- nected with most of tht important events in that heroic period of our country during which tiie 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, anding upon the shores of the Chesa- ])eake but 15 years after the settle- ment of Jamestown. The father of James Madison was an opulent planter, residing upon a very fine es- tate called "Mont])elier," Orange Co., Va. The mansion was situated in tiie midst of scenery highly pictur- esque and romantic, on the west side of South-west Mountain, at the foot of ]51ue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and political attachment e.xisted 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 1771, 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 ' (juent career. Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. This educational course, the spirit of the times in which he lived, and the society with which he asso- ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work of a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of mind, and his frail health leading him to tiiink that his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- tion to theological studies. Endowed witii a mnicl singularly free from passion and jjrejudice, and with almost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed all the arguments for and against revealed religion, until his faith became so established as never to be shaken. In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he was elected a meml)er 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 tiie 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 Oovernors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained member of tiie Council ; and their appreciation of his 32 JAMES MADISON. intellectual, social and moral worth, contributed not a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 1780, he was elected a member of the Continental Congress. Here lie met the most illustrious men in our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of the most conspicuous positions among them. For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con- gress, one of its most active and influential members. In the year 1784, his term having exjjired, he was elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na- tional government, with no power to form treaties which would be binding, or to enforce law. There was not any State more prominent than Virginia in the declaration, that an efficient national government must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the other States to appoint commis- sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss this subject. Five States only were rei)resented. 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 tlie United States, to take the place of that Confederate League. The delegates met at the time appointed. Every State but Rhode Island was represented. George Washington was chosen president of the convention ; and the 'present Consti- tution of the United States was then and there formed. There was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- tive in framing this immortal document than the mind and the pen of James Madison. The Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was to be presented to the several States for acceptance. But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected we should be left but a conglomeration of independent States, with but little power at home and little respect abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by tlie 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 opposition to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and went into effect in 1789. Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the avowed leader of the Republican party. While in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs. Todd, a young widow of remarkable jwwer of fascination, wiiom he married. She was in person and character queenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied so prominent a position in the very peculiar society which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. Madison. Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under Jefferson, and at the close of his administration was chosen President. At this time the encroacji- ments of England had brought us to the verge of war. British orders in council destroyed our commerce, and our flag was e.\posed to constant insult. Mr. IMadison was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But the meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the 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 cabinet to relinquish. On the 1 8th of June, 18 12, 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 ajiproved; and Mr. Madison, on the 4tli of March, 1813, was re-elected by a large majority, and entered upon his second term of office. This is not the place to describe the various adventurss of this war on the land and on the water. Our infant navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- pling with the most formidable power which ever swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest by the appearance of a British fleet, early in February, 18 1 3, in Cliesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole coast of the Lhiited States under blockade. The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me dilator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- ish force of five thousand i^ien landed on the banks of the Patu.vet River, near its entrance into Chesa- peake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- burg, upon Washington. The straggling little city of Washington was thrown into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the metropolis. The whole population fled from the city. The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the \Vhite House, with her carriage drawn up at the door to await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers in a council of war. He met our troops utterly routed, and he could not go back without danger of being captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in Washington were in flames. The war closed after two years of fighting, and on Feb. 13, 1815, the treaty of peace was signed atGhent. On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of office expired, and he resigned the Presidential cliair 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. 'J 7 ^^^ FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35 priQES n30]]itOE. AMKS MONROE, the fifth .Prosidtntof The Ihiitcd States, was born in Westmoreland Co., Va., Ajiril 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of nativity. His ancestors liad fur ,3 many years resided in the i)rov- incein which he was born. When, at 17 years of age, in the process ' of completing iiis education at William and Mary ('ollege, the Co- lonial Congress assembled at Phila- delphia to deliberate upon the un- just and manifold oppressions of Great Britian, declared the separa- tion of the Colonies, and promul- gated the Declaration of Indepen- dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly probable that he would have been one of the signers of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left school and enlisted among the patriots. He joined the army when everything looked hope- less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased from day to day. The invading armies came pouring in ; and the tories not only favored the cause of the mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- tending with an enemy whom they had been taught to deem invincible. To sucli brave spirits as James Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through difficulty and danger, the United States owe their political emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks, and esix)used the cause of his injured country, with a firm determination to live or die with her strife for liberty. Firmly yet sadly lie 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 act of charg- ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left shoulder. As a reward for his liravery, Mr. Monroe was jiro- moted a captain of infantry; and, having recovered from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, receded from the line of promotion, by becoming an officer in the staff of Lord Sterling. During the cam- paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued aid-de-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 Leglislalure 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, which were afterwards 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. DeeplyasMr. Monroefi-'lt the imperfections of the old Confederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, ihinking, with many others of *\\t Republican party, :hat it gave too much power to the Central Government, and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member of the United States Senate; which office he held for four years. Every month the line of distinction be- tween the two great parties wliich divided the nation, the Federal and the Republican, was growing more distinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep- arated them were, that the Republican party was in sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a strict construction of the Constitution as to give the Central Government as little power, and the State Governments as much ix)wer, as the Constitution would warrant. The Federalists sympathized with England, and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- stitution, which would give as much power to the Central Government as that document could possibly authorize. The leading Federalists and Republicans were alike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the good of the nation. Two more honest men or more pure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and [ames Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In building u]) this majestic nation, which is destined to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- liination of their antagonism was needed to create the light eipiilibrium. 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 proclaination of neutrality be- tween these contending powers. France had helped us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms of Europe were now combined to prevent the French from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse than that which we had endured. Col. Monroe, more magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres- ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in magnanimity. Washington, who could appreciate such a character, developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, by appointing that very Janies Monroe, who was de- nouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention in France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. Shortly after his return to this country, Mr. Mon- roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held tlie 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. Their 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 the United States. This was probably the largest transfer of real estate which was ever made in all the history of the world. From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob- tain from that country some recognition of oui 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 the same mission, but could receive no redress. He returned to his home and was again chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned to accept the position of Secretary of State under Madison. While in this office war with England was declared, tlie Secretary of War resigned, and during these trying times, the duties of the War Department were also put upon him. He was truly the armor- bearer of President Madison, and tlie most efficient business man in his cabinet. Ll^pon the return ol peace he resigned the Department of War, but con- tinued in the office of Secretary of State until the e.x- piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elec tion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had been chosen President with but little opposition, and upon March 4, 18(7, was inaugurated. Four year? later he was elected for a second term. Among the important measures of his Presidency were the cession of Florida to the United States ; the Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.'' This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that time the United States had recognized the independ- ence of the South American states, and did not wish to have European powers longer attemjiting to sub- due portions of the American Continent. The doctrine is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their sys- tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety," and "that we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing or controlling American governments or provinces in any other light than as a manifestation by Euro])ean ))Owers of an unfriendly disposition toward the L^nited States." This doctrine immediately affected the course of foreign governments, and has become the approved sentiment of the LTnited States. At the end of his second term Mr Monroe retired to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1830, when he went to New Vork to live with his son-in- law. In that city he died, on the 4th of July, 1831 J. ;v, jii ^^»v,! SIXTH PRESIDENT. 39 ^ ,:>^f /K\> ^9. fe;$#*;;;e«e;;:$*«;S-*T;;s*;;:;jHf-i::;5-'*'T::s^s;;^*»'T;:;ir OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the sixth President of the United ^States, was born in the rural home of his honored father, John Adams, in Qaincy, Mass., on tlie I ith cf July, 1767. His mother, a woman of exahed worth, watclied over his childhood during the almost constant ab- sence of his father. Wiien 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 fattier for Europe, through a fleet of hostile British cruisers. The bright, animated boy spent a year and a half in Paris, where his father was associated with Franklin and Lee as minister pieni[)otentiary. His intelligence attracted ihe notice of these distinguislied men, and he received from them Haltering marks of attention. Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this couj'.try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. Again jOhn Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he applied himself with great diligence, for six months, to j.tudy; then accompained his father to Holland, v/here he entered, first a school in .Amsterdam, then the University at Leyden. About a year from this time, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen yea-r> of age, he was selected by Mr. Dana, our min- ister to the Russian court, as his private secretarj'. In this school of incessant labor and of enobling culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned to Holland through Sweilen, 1 )enmark, Hamburg and Bremen. This long journey he took alone, in the winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed his studies, under a private tutor, at Hague. Thence, in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father ic Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintance with the most distinguished men on the ("ontinent; examining architectural remains, galleries of paintings, and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again became associated with the most illustrious men of all lands in the contem|5lations of the loftiest temporal themes which can engross the human n)ind. Aftc" a short visit to England he returned to Paris, and consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, when he returned to .America. To a brilliant yovnig man of eighteen, who had seen much of the world, and who was familiar with the eti([uelte 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 com[)lete 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 sup[)ort. Upon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty, he studied law for three years. In June, :794, 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 (iieat Britian. After thus spending a fortnight in London, he proceeded to the Hague. In July, r797, 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 an American lady to whom he had been previously en- gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughter of Mr. Joshua Johnson, .American consul in I ondon ; a lady endownd with that bea\ity and those accom- ])lishment which eminently fitted her to move in the elevated sphere for which she was destined. 4° JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; where he remained until Jidy, 1799, when, having ful- filled all the purposes of his mission, lie solicited his recall. Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to I he 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 iSog, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- idential chair, and he immediately nominated John Quincy Adams minister to St. Petersburg. Resign- ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked at Boston, in August, 1809. While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- dent. He devoted his attention to the language and history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to tlie 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 accomjilished scholar could scarcely be found. All through life the Bible constituted an important part of his studies. It was his rule to read five chapters every day. On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the Presidential chair, and immediately appointed Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he sailed in Jane, 1819, for the United States. On the i8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his home in Quincy. During the eight years of Mr. Mon- roe's administration, Mr. Adams continued Secretary of State. Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second term of othce, 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- se/en. As there was no choice l)y the people, the question went to tlie 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 combined in a venomous and persistent assault upon Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in *hs nast history of our country than the abuse which I was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was an administration more pure in principles, more con- scientiously devoted to the best interests of the 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. When 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 librar)' often long before dawn. On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi- dent. The slavery question now began to assume 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." Upon taking his seat in the House, he announced that he should hold him- self bound to no party. Probably there never was a member more devoted to his duties. He was usually the first in his place in the morning, and the last to leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. The battle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against the proslavery party in the Government, was sublime in Its moral daring and heroism. For persisting in presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he was threatened with indictment by the grand jury, with expulsion from the House, with assassination; but no threats could intimidate him, and his final triumph was complete. It has been said of President Adams, that when his body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little child, he was accustomed to repeat everv night, before he slept, the prajer which his mother taught him in his infant years. On the 2ist of Februar)', 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 time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and said " This is the end of earth .-"then after a moment's pause he added, ''^ I am eontent" These were the last words of the grand " Old Man Eloquent." C7- TZ ZjO^r^-^^-cJ) SEVENTH PRESIDENT. -13 i?f(!P-^taciySi3-sa.^^..APii2:y'^^^^Jt^- TIVELFTJI PRESIDENT, 63 S ^\Jl. -^ V^ AJ> liESi: :^A ind then enters a law office, who is by no means as 68 MILLARD FILLMORE. well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- tense mental culture. In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, his practice of course was limited, and there was no opportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or in fame. Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers, His elevation of character, his untiring industry, his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, gradually attracted attention ; and he was invited to enter into partnership under highly advantageous circumstances, with an elder member of the bar in Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829, he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of tlie State of New York, as a representative from Erie County. Though he had never taken a very active part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, and he found himself in a helpless minority in the Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, that his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very unusual degrt e the respect of his associates. In the autu^nn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in the United States Congress. He entered that troubled arena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our national history. The great conflict respecting the national bank and the removal of the deposits, was then raging. His term of two years closed ; and he returned to Ills profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- utation and success. After a lapse of two years he again became a candidate for Congress ; was re- elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe- rience as a representative gave hmi stiength and confidence. The first term of service in Congress to any man can be but little more than an introduction. He was now prepared for active duty. All his ener- gies were brought to bear upon the public good. Every measure received his impress. Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, he was elected Comptroller of the State- Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But it was necessary to associate with him on the same ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. Under the influence of these considerations, the namesofZachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, '849, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but about one year and four months after his inaugura- tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con- stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State. Mr. Fillniore had very serious difificulties to contend with, since the opposition had a majority in both Houses. He did everything in his power to conciliate the South ; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt the inadequacy of all measures of transient conciliation. The population of the free States was so rapidly in- creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- evitable that the power of the Government should soon pass into the hands of the free States. The famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. Fillmcre's adminstration, and the Japan Expedition was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill- more, having served one term, retired. In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed that his sympathies were rather with those who were en- deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874, FOURTEENTH PR ESI DENT. 7' ^.MSA^^ i^>sji33ii^ ^"FHMKLIN FIERCE.'^ ^S^< ^'^^ '=:«— "J ~^^'^l^^i^^■$»n^^^^?a»>as'tas*^as'l^i'^a'^^?Ji^^^^.^'>:'^-f?^ i ■.r"j';^'?;a'iifcti'^i^'.;at^'i^'i^'^';^'i£'i' : v . 'i V'l '.?^ifc^c'^t^?i'.^<^^t'j'^:*c':>r.^i'.> «« -^»^ ^p%%^^ AMES BUCHANAN, the fif- teenth President of the United States, was born in a small frontier town, at the foot of the eastern ridge of the AUegha- nies, in FrankhnCo., Penn.,on the 23d of April, 1791. The place where the humble cabin of his father stood 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 nuirried Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable fanner, and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- form his obscure part in the dTama of life. In this se- cluded home, where James was born, he remained for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual advantages. When James was eight years of age, his father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where his son was placed at school, and commenced a course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His progress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- veloped remarkable talent, and took his stand among the first scholars in the institution. His application U) study was intense, and yet his native powers en- abled him to master tj^e most abstruse subjects with facility. In the year 1809, he graduated with the highest honors of his class. He was then eighteen years of age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond 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 years 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-si.x years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc- cessfully defended before the State Senate or:e of the judges of the State, who was tried ujxjh articles of impeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and there was no lawyer in the State wlio hatl a more lu- crative practice. In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for ten years he remained a member of the Lower House. During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally tried some important case. In 1831, he retired altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac- ((uired an ample fortune. Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presidency, apjxjinted Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. The duties of his mission he performed with ability, which gave satisfaction to all parties. Uixin his return, in 1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States Senate. He there met, as his associates, Webster, Clay, Wright and C^alhoun. He advocated tl;e meas- ures pro[X)sed by President Jackson, of m iking repn- 76 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 bv the United States mails. As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo- cated that they should be respectfully received; and that the reply should be returned, that Congress had no power to legislate upon the subject. " Congress," said he, " might as well undertake to interfere with slavery under a foreign government as in any of the States where it now exists." Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, took his share of the responsibility in the conduct of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing the Nueces by the American troops into the disputed territory was not wrong, but for the Mexicans to cross the Rio Grande into that territory was a declaration of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the account of the course our Government pursued in that movement. Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with the party devoted to the perpetuation and extension of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind to bear against the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his cordial approval to the compromise measures of 1850, which included the fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, upon his election to the Presidency, honored Mr. Buchanan with the mis^iion 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 o'.ir 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- ceived 114 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 174, and was elected. The popular vote stood 1,340,618, for Fremont, 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On March 4th, 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four years were wanting to fill up his threescore years and ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been nlhed in political principles and action for years, were seeking the destruction of the Government, that they n)ight rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a nation whose corner-stone should be human slavery. In this emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be- N\'ildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin- ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in their assumptions. As President of the United States, bound by his oath faithfully to administer the laws, he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind, unite with those endeavoring to overthrow the repub- lic. He therefore did nothing. The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administration nominated Abraham Lnicoln as their standard bearer in the next Presidential canvass. The pro-slavery party declared, that if he were elected, and the 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-slavery party was such, that he had been willing to offer them far more than they had ventured to claim. All the South had professed to ask of the North was non- intervention upon the subject of slavery. Mr. Bu- chanan had been ready to offer them the active co- operation of the Government to defend and extend the institution. As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow- ing that Congress had no power to prevent it, one of the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im- becility was exhibited the world has ever seen. He declared that Congress had no power to enforce its laws in any State which had withdrawn, or which was attempting to withdraw from the Union. This was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with his hand upon his sword-hilt, he exclaimed. " The Union must and shall be preserved ! " South Carolina seceded in December, i860; nearly three months before the inauguration of President Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless despair. The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpter was besieged ; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals were seized ; our depots of military stores were plun- dered ; and our custom-houses and post-offices were appropriated by the rebels. The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away, and close the administration, so terrible in its weak- ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver- ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. The administration of President Buchanan was certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with ])leasure. And still more deplorable it is for his fame, that in that dreadful conflict which 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 ling of the rebellion. Hp died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, 1868. <^ G/-^yr32^--i^T^ SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT. 79 - ;t^ I i ABRAHAM > ^l>i^ | ^^i^ BRAHAM LINCOLN, the sixteenth President of the ii^United States, was born in f Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. i2, 1809. About the year 1780, a _^ man by the name of Abraham *- Lincohi left Virginia with liis 2 family and moved into the then wilds of Kentucky. Only two years at"ter this emigration, still a young man, while working one day in a field, was stealtliily approached by an Indian and shot dead. His widow was left in extreme poverty with five little children, three boys and two girls. Thomas, the youngest of the boys, was four years of age at his father's death. This Thomas was the father of Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States whose name must henceforth foi^ever be enrolled with the most prominent in the annals of our world. Of course no record has been kept of the life of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among the poorest of the [loor. His home was a wretched log -cabin; his food the coarsest and the meanest. Education he had none ; he could never either read or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- .ess, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- self out, and thus s|)ent the whole of his youth as a laborer in the fields of others. When twenty-eight years of age he buill a log- cabin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the daughter of another family of poor Kentucky emi- grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their second child was Abraham Lincoln, the subject of this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble woman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn a ])alace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. " All that I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- ful son " I owe to my angel-mother. When he was eight years of age, his father sold his cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana. Where two years later his mother died. Abraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated community around him. He could not have had a better school than this to teach him to put thoughts into words. He also became an eager reader. The books he could obtain were few ; but these he read and re-read until they were almost committed to memory. As the years rolled on, tlie lot of this lowly family was the usual lot of humanity. There were joys and griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sister Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mar- ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, and soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr. Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1830, and emigrated to Macon Co., 111. Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age. With vigorous hands he aided liis father in rearing another log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at this until he saw the family comfortably settled, and their small lot of enclosed i)rairie planted with corn, when he announced to his father his intention to leave home, and to go out into the world and seek his for- tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value of education and was intensely earnest to improve his mind to the utmost of his ixjwer. He saw the ruin which ardent si)irits were causing, and became strictly temperate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- cating liquor to pass liis lips. And he had read in fiod's word, " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ;" and a profane ex[)ression he was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His morals were pure, and he was uncontaminatcd by a single vice. Young Abraham woiked for a time as a hired laborer among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield, where he was employed in building a large flat-boat. In this he took a herd of swine, floated them down the Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis- sissippi to New Orleans. Whati;ver Abraham I,in- coln undertook, he performed so faithfully as to give great satisfacticn to his employers. In this adven- 8o ABRAHAM LINCOLN. ture his employers were so well pleased, that upon his return they placed a store and mill under liis care. In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23 years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew Jackson tire appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem, His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he received he carried there ready to deliver to those he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon made this his business. In 1834 he again became a candidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr. Stuart, of Springlield, advised him to study law. He walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and began his legal studies. When the Legislature as- sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back one hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 he re- moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. His success with the jury was so great that he was soon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit. In 1S54 the great discussion began between Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Douglas, on the slavery question. In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con- test in 1 85 S for a seat in the Senate, form a most notable part of his history. The issue was oii the ilavery question, and he took the broad ground of ;he Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- test, but won a far higher prize. The great Republican Convention met at Chicago on the r6th of June, i860. The delegates and strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty- five thousand. An immense building called " The Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame as a statesman had long filled the land, was tjie most urominent. It was generally supposed he would be the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the bloody deatji, to which that nomination doomed him : and as little did he dream that he was to render services to his country, which would fi.x upon him the eyes of the whole civilized world, and which would give him a place in tlie affections of his countrymen, second cnly, if second, to that of Washington. Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, constitutionally elected President of the United States. The tirade of abuse that vas poured upon this good and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was greater than upon any,other man ever elected to this high position. In February, 1861, Mr. Lincoln started for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his way making speeches. The whole journey was frought with much danger. Many of the Southern States had already seceded, and several attempts at assassination were afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- more had arranged, upon his arrival to" get \\\> a row," and in the confusion to make sure of his death with revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled the plot. A secret and special train was provided to take him from HarrisL'urg, through Baltimore, at an unexpected hour of the night. The train started at half-past ten ; and to preveni any possible communi- cation on the part ot tlie Secessionists with their Con- federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train had started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, although great anxiety was felt by all loyal people. In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave to Mr. Seward the Department of State, and to other prominent opponents before the convention he gave important positions. During no other administration have the duties devolving upon the President been so manifold, and the responsibilities so great, as those which fell to the lot of President Lincoln. Knovving this, and feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in his own strength to cope with, the difficulties, he learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his trials, bo*h [personal and national. Contrary to his own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the most courageous of men. He went directly into the rebel ca[)ital just as the retreating foe was leaving, with no guard but a few sailors. From the time he had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had been made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theater. It was announced that they would be present. Gen. Grant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel- ing, witn his characteristic kindliness of heart, that it would be a disappointment if he should fail them, very reluctantly consented to go. While listening to the play an actor by the name of John W'ilkes Booth entered the box where the President and family were , seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the next morning at seven o'clock. Never before, in the history of the world was a nation plunged into such deep grief by the death of its ruler. Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was in tears. His was a life which will filly become a model. His name as tlie savior of his country v-i',i live with that of W^ashington's, its father; hisc^-.ntry-' men being unable to decide wliii h >s tl>e greater. I r ) U i>f :^iE4iiM, NDREW JOHNSON, seven- teenth President of the United .^^y States. The early Hfe of ,/| Andrew Johnson contains but -xe ''^^ record of poverty, destitu- "i-^/ 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 confer even the slight- est advantages of education u[X)n their child. When Andrew was five years of age, his father accidentally lost his life while herorically endeavoring to save a friend from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by the labor of his mother, who obtained her living with her own Hands. He then, having never attended a school one day, and being unable either to read or write, was ap- prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman was in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- ally, and reading to the boys at work tlicre. He often read from the speeches of distinguished British states- men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more than ordinary native ability, became much interested in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen, learned his letters. He then called upon the gentle- man to borrow th« book of speeches. The owner, pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the book but assisted him in learning to combine the letters into words. Under such difficulties he pressed oi. ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve holirs at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest and recreation to devote such time as he could to reading. He went to Tennessee in 1S26, and located at Greenville, where he married a young lady who pos sessed some education. Under her instructions lie 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 pKDsition he held three years. He now began to take a lively interest in political affairs; identifying himself with the working-classes, to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. He became a very active member of the legislature, gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in 1840 " stumped the State," advocating Martin Van Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thosv of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired niucli 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 imix)rtant ix)st for ten years. In 1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these resjonsible jxisi- tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished abil 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, and become merged in a population congenial to themselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- promise measures, the two essential features of which were, that the white people of the Territories should be permitted to decide for themselves whether they would enslave the colored people or not, and that the *'ree States of the North should return to the South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. Mr. Johnson was never ashamed ofhis lowly origin: on tlie 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 iSuj, ne was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the Presidency. In 186 1, when the purpose of the South- ern 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 !hey do not already feel, that treason is a crime and must be punished; that the Government will not always bear with its enemies ; that it is strong not 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 history of which is so well known, was in utter ini;onsistency with, and the most violent opposition to, the principles laid down in that speech. In his loose policy of reconstruction and general amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In the 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 neces- 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 impotent!;-, his conflict with Congress. His own party did not think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- alleled since the days of Washington, around the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was there presented to a man a better opportunity to im- mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until 1875. On Jan. 26, after an exciting struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special session convened by President Grant, on the 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 vigorous health, but on reach- ing the residence of his child the following day, was stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at 2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, with every demonstration of respect. '/^ (Z ?.^2yC~^ EIGH TEENTH PRESIDENT. 87 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, sensil)le 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 he 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 the aniii»al, 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. In 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 (ia- 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 counting-room, he said, — "Uncle Sam has educated me for the army; though I have served liim 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 sword 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 Capt. Grant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in the volunteer organization that was being formed in the State in behalf of the Government. On the 15th of 88 UL YSSES S. GRA NT. June, 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 Henry 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 district of Tennessee was assigned to him. Like all great captains. Gen. Grant knevr well how to secure the results of victory. He immediately pushed 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. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with Gen. Banks in a movement upon Te.xas, 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 t'lp duties of his new office. Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of ihe 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 majority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294 electoral votes. The National Convention of the Republican party which met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, T872, 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 upon 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 jl bestowed ujxin 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 j 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. S>: ^■'^^J^- ^ -J NINETEENTH PRESIDENT. 9> ;'v^i;:g»^t^ttS>('^>»i»S'iiSPi-&,i|'!;j(!^[;SSi,%»,%^^t^»gail§§,ifg^vait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him President of the United States yet." The boy lived, in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy death; and when, in 1825, his older brother was drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his mother. The boy was seven years old before he went to school. His education, however, was not neglected. He probably learned as much from his mother and sister as he would have done at school. His sports were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being his sister and her associates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings of others, which are marked trait? 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, at the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. Immediately after his graduation he began the study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- mained two years. In 1845, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro- fession. In I S49 he moved to Cincmnati, where his ambi- tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at this period, had a powerful influence upon his subse- quent life. 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 everjbody knows. Not one of all the wives of our Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did more than she to reflect honor upon American woman- hood. The Literary Cluu brought Mr. Hayes into constant association with young men of high char- acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the qualities so long hidden by his bashfulness and modesty. In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judgj of the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac- cept the nomination. Two years later, the office oi city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council elected him for the unexpired term. In 1861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at the zenith of his professional life. His rank at the bar was among the the first. But the news of the attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take up arms for the defense of his 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 placed in command of the celebrated Kanaw/ha 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, "forgallant and distinguished f ervices during the campaigns of 1864, in West Virginia." In the course of his arduous services, four horses were shot from under him, and he was wounded four times In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem- ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, and after his election was importuned to resign his commission in the army ; but he finally declared, " I shall never come to Washington until I can come by the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1866. Ir. 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a popular Democrat. In 1869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. In 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- lican Party in the Presidential contest, and afier a hard long contest was chosen President, and was in augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his full term, not, however, with satisfaction to his party, but his administration was an average on= TiVli MIRTH PRESIDENT. 95 ^^r/s^):--^^ 3J»-gig««;g'^-s:s*«-s*^;g*^lg«kg:g«»s;s«.i:::r.;^^;;:; '-^;: ^n. ii ^, il#RFIELD. I I AMES A. GARFIELD, twen- tieth President of the United States, was born Nov. 19, 1831, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga Co., O His par- ents were Abram and EHza (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 j,ds about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- tween the logs filled with clay. His father was a .lard 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 .heir four cliildren — Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and 'ames. In May, 1823, the f.itber, from a cold con- .racted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At this time James was about eighteen months old, and Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can fell how much James was indebted to his biother's toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty years suc- ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- ters live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. The early educational advantages young Garfield enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of them. He labored at farm work for others, did car- penter work, chopped wood, or did anything that would bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed mother in he' 'Struggles to keep the little family to- gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- gling childhood, youth and manhood, neither did 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 want and the sweetness of bread earned by the sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, modest gentleman. The highest ambition of young Garfield until he was about sixteen years old was to be a captain of a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the understanding, however, that he should try to obtain some oth^r kind of employment. He walked all the way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city. .\fier 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 Init a short time when he went home, and attended the seminary at Chester for about three years, when he entered Hiram and the Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in the meantime, and doing other work. This school was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of which church he was then a member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way. He then became both teacher and jnipil. He soon " exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest hon- ors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram College as its President. As above stated, he early united with the Christian or Diciples Church at Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem- ber, often preaching in its i>ulpit and places where he liappened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, President of Yale College, says of him in reference to his religion : 96 JAMES A. GARFIELD. " President Garfield was more than a man of strong moral and religious convictions. His whole history, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In my judgnieni there is no more interesting feature of his character than his loyal allegiance to the body of Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent sympathy whicli he ever showed in their Christian communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty and noble who are called' show a similar loyalty to the less stately and cultured Christian comnmnions in which they have been reared. Too often it is true that as they step upward in social and political sig- nificance they step upward from one degree to another in some of the many types of fashionable Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the church of his mother, the church in which he was trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unsec- larian charity for all 'who loveour Lord in sincerity.'" Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. i r, 1858, who proved herself worthy as the wife of one whom all Hie world loved and mourned. To them were born seven children, five of whom are still living, four boys and one girl. Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, and in 1861 was admitted to the bar. The great Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re- ceived his commission as Lieut.-Colonel of the Forty- second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 14, i86r. He was immediately put into active ser- vice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in action, was placed in command of four regiments of infantry and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the work of driving out of his native State the officer (Humphrey Marshall) reputed to be the ablest of those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed- ily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres- ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years before, so now he was the youngest General in the army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, in its operations around Corinth and its march through Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of the General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- crans, and was assigned to the " Chief of Staff" The military history of Gen, Garfield closed with his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he WOB the stars of the Major-General. Without an effort on his part Get? Garfield waff elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio had been represented in Congress for sixty years mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshua R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he resigned his place in the army. At the time he en- tered Congress he was the youngest member in that body. Therms; he remained by successive re- elections until he was elected President in 1880. Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since the year 1864 you cannot think of a question which has been debated in Congress, or discussed before a tribunel of the American people, in regard to which you will not find, if you wish mstruction, the argu- ment on one side stated, in almost every instance better than by anybody else, in some speech made in the House of Representatives or on the hustings by Mr. Garfield." Upon Jan. 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected to the IJ. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of the same year, was nominated as the candidate of his party for President at the great Chicago Convention. He was elected in the following November, and on March 4, i88t, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- ministration ever opened its existence under brighter auspices than that of President Garfield, and every day it grew in favor with the people, and by the first of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- liminary work of his administration and was prepar- ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams College. While on his way and at the depot, in com- pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stei>ped behind him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. The President tottered and fell, and as he did so the assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the left coat sleeve of his victim, but in.licting no further injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was " the shot that was heard round the world " Never before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- curred which so nearly froze the blood of the people for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty days, all during the hot months of July and August, he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent bearing was teaching the country and the world the noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass- ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept. 19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J., on the very bank of the ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The world wept at his death, as it never had done on the death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe- cuted, in one year after he committed the fou: deed. ^' TWEISI TV. FIRST PRESIDENT. 9') -^ • 7, HESTER A. ARTHUR, \ twenty-first Presi'^.^ui of the ;f United States was born in Franklin Cour ty, Vermont, on « thefifthof Od ober, 1830, and is the oldest of a family of two sons and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. William Arthur, a Baptist c',fgypian, who emigrated to tb.s country from the county Antrim, Ireland, in his iSth year, and died in 1875, in Newtonville, neai Albany, after a long and successful ministry- Young Arthur was educated at Union College, S< henectady, where he excelled in all his studies. Af- ter his graduation he taught school I'll in Vermont for two years, and at |o the expiration cf that time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, and entered the office of cx-Judge i?* E. D. Culver as student. After I being admitted to the bar he formed i partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing in the West, and for three months they roamed about \\\ the Western States in search of an eligible site, but in the end returned to New York, where they hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- ful career almost from the start. General Arthur soon afterward luarr'^d the daughter of Lieutenant Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at sea. Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in recognition of the bravery lie displayed on that occa- sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur's nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two children. Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity in his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit, brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon< athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided that they could not be held by the owner under the Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went uj) from tlie South, and the Virginia Legislature authoiized the Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal. Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed to represent the People, and they won their case, which then went to the Supreme Court of the United States. Charles O'Conor here espoused the cause of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward the emancipation of the black race. Another great service was rendered by General Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings, a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa- ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride on their cars, and the other car companies quickly too CHESTER A. ARTHUR. followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per- sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of the Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- ernor Morgan, of that State, appointed hun Engineer- in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec- tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered great service to the Government during the war. At the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney of New York, was added to the firm. The legal prac- tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if not indeed one of national extent. He always took a leading part in State and city politics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, 20, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous National Republican Convention held at Chicago in June, t88o. This was perhaps the greatest political convention that ever assembled on the continent. It was composed of the J^ading politicians of the Re- publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their respective candidates that were before the conven- tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re- ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur for Vice-President. The campaign which followed was one of the most animatedknown in the history of our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his party made a valiant fight for his election. Finally the election came and the country's choice .vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated March 4, i88i, as President and Vice-President. A few months only had passed ere the newly chosen President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of anxious suspense, wher the hearts of all civilized na- tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re- covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- able patience that he manifested during those hours and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- fering man has often been called upon to endure, was seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his credit that his every action displayed only an earnest desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in deed or look of this man, even though the most honored jjosition in the world was at any moment likely to fall to him. At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- field from further suffering, and the world, as never before in its history over the death of any other man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of the Vice President to assume the responsibilities of the high office, and he took the oath in New York, Sept. 20, 1881. The position was an embarrassing one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all eyes were on him, anxious to know what he would do, what policy he would pursue, and who he would se- lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been greatly neglected during the President's long illness, and many important measures were to be immediately decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he did not fail to realize under what circumstances he became President, and knew the feelings of many on this point. Under these trying circumstances President Arthur took the reins of the Government in his own hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting so wisely that but few criticised his administration. He served the nation well and faithfully, until the close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was a popular candidate before his party for a second term. His name was ably presented before the con- vention at Chicago, and was received with great favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity of one of the opposing candidates, he would have been selected as the standard-bearer of his party for another campaign. He retired to private life car- rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory to them and with credit to himself. y7^i^rL£yp^ C/^C-o^CL^iy\^JC TWENTY-SECOND PRESIDI NT. '03 ^<\^/^^ ij "oSo" TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- LAND, the twenty- second Pres- ident of the United States, was liorn in 1837, in the obscure town of Caldwell, Essex Co., N. J., and in a little two-and-a- half-story white house which is still standing, characteristically to mark the humble birth-place of one of America's great men in striking con- trast with the Old World, where all men high in office must be high in origin and born :n the cradle of wealth. When the subject of this sketch was three years of age, his father, who was a Presbyterian min- ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most straggling of country villages, about five miles from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. At the last mentioned place young Grover com- menced going to school in the "good, old-fashioned way," and |)resuiiiably distinguished himself after the manner of all village boys, in doing the things he ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the capacity of the village school and expressed a most emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this his father decidedly objected. Academies in those days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to become self-supporting by the quickest possible means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed to be a position in a country store, where his father and the large family on his hands had considerable influence. Grover was to be paid %io for his services the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to receive $r 00 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 " (lashes of genius " or eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- ville, he went with the family in their removal to Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a high school. Here he industriously pursued his studies until the family removed with him to a point on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Ulica, N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two years, and although he obtained a good reputation in this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not his I04 S. G ROVER CLEVELAND. calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, he left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some charm in that name for him; but before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to isk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not speak enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study law," was the reply. " Good gracious ! " remarked [he old gentleman ; " do you, indeed ? What ever put that into your head? How much money have you got.'" '' Wellf sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got It an]'. After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a year, waile lie could " look around." One day soon afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told them what he wanted. A number of young men were already en- gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for his board and washing. The walk to and from his uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although the first winter was a memorably severe one, his shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. On the first day of his service here, his senior em- ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's where they all begin." A titter ran around the little circle of clerks and students, as they thought that was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; but in due time he mastered that cumbersome volume. Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland exhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for chasing principles through all their metaphysical Viossibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do :t," was practically his motto. The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was elected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated ; and in such capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two criminals. In rSSr he was elected Mayor of the City of Buffiilo, on the Democratic ticket, with es- pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms in the administration of the municipal affairs of that city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his performance of duty has generally been considered fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- reted out and magnified during the last Presidential campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqui- 1 j tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time for "' plain speech, and my objection to your action shall lie plainly stated. I regard it as tlie culmination of a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme to betray the interests of the people and to worse I than squander the people's money." The New York Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- upon recommended him for Governor of the Empire State. To the latter office he was elected in 18S2, and his administration of the affairs of State was generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if any, were made very public throughout the nation after he was nominated for President of the United | States. For this high office he was nominated July ' II, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.: and he was elected by the people, by a majority of about a thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- land resigned his office as Governor of New York in January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as the Chief Executive of the United States, in which capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th of ' March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected the following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York ; Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts ; Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New York ; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi; Postmaster-General, William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of Arkansas. The silver question precipitated a controversy be- tween those who were in favor of the continuance of silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, even before his inauguration. o^. ^:2^':?>-;'t'£-<:2^tJ'-z^ TWENTY-THIRU PllESIDENT. 107 -.>^<,- rV- -o*o.@X1Q)'">*<'" ENJAMIN HARRISON, the i,wenty-thii(l rresulcnl, is the descendant of one of the historical families of this country. The head of the family was a Major (General Harrison, one of Oliver ' 1^ Cromweirs trusted follow- ers and fighters. In the zenith of Crom- well's power it became the duty of this Harrison to participate in the trial of Charles I, and afterward to sign the death warrant of the king. He subse- quently paid for this witii his life, being hung Oct. 13, 16G0. His descendants came to America, and the next of the family that appears in history is Benja- r.:iu Harrison, of Virginia, great-grand- father of the subject of this sketch, and after wliom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Continental Congress during the years 1 774-5-6, and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He wis three times elected Governor of Virginia. Geu William Henry Harrison, the son of the distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a suc- cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- western Territory, was elected President of the United States in 1840. His career was cut short by death within one month ..fter liis inr.uguration. President Harrison was born at Nortli Bend, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. rIO, 1833 His life upto 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 the daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female school at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- ter upon the study of the law. He went to Gin cinnati and then read law for two years. At tht expiration of that time young Harrison received th". only inheritance of his life ; his aunt dying left hin: a lot valued at 8800. He regarded this legacy aa k fortune, and decided to get married at once, «alt3 this money and go to some Eastern town an', oe- o-in the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with the money in his pocket, he started out witu his young wife to fight for a place in the world. I'n 108 jb£N JA3I J N HXh k lSO^ . •ieciiled to go to Indianapolis, which was even at ih.it time a town of promise. He met with slight incouragement at Grst. making scarcely anything the first year. He worked diligently, applying him- self closely to his calling, built up an extensive practice and took a leading rank in the legal pro- x'ession. He is the father of tivo children. Id 1860 Mr. Harrison was nominated for the I)ositiou of Supreme Court Eeix>rter. and then be- gan his experience as a stump speaker. He can- vassed the State thoroughlj", and was elected by a handsome majority. In 18G2 he raised the ITth Indiana Inf.antrj-. and was chosen its Colonel. His regiment was composed of the rawest of material, out Col. Harrison employed all his time at first mastering military tactics and drilling his men, when he therefore came to move toward the East with Sherman his regiment was one of the best drilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he especi.all^' distinguished himself, and for his bravery at Pe.achtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen- eral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most complimentarj' terms. During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field lie Supreme Cc-rt declared the otiiee of the Su- preme Court Reix>rter vacant, and another person was elected to the position. From the time of leav- ii.g Indiana with his regiment untU the fall of 1864 he had taken no leave of absence, but having been nomicated that j-ear for the same office, he got a thirty-d.-*}- 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 w.aj- 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. Harrison declined - re-election as :eiK)rter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 oe was a candidate for Governor. Although de- eated, the brilliant campaign he made won for him a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- pecial.j- in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, as usua', he took an active part in the campaign, jjid w:.: elected to the United States Senate. Here lie servetl six jears, and was known as one of the ablest men, best lawyers and strongest debaters in that body. With the expiration of his Senatorial term he returned to the practice of his profession, becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in the State. The jiolitical campaign of 1888 was one of the most memorable in the history of our country. The convention which assembled in Chicago in June and named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer of the Republican party, w.as great in every jiartic- nlar, and on this account, and the attitude it as- sumed upon the vital questions of the day, chief among which w.is the tariflf, awoke a deep interest in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly after the nomination delegations began to visit Mr. Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move- ment became jwpular. and from all sections of the countrj- societies, clubs and delegations journeyed thither to pa}- their respects to the distinguished statesman. The popularity of these was greatly increased on account of the remarkable speeches made bj* Mr. H.irrison. He spoke daih' 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 his eloquence as a siieaker and liis power as a debater, be was called uiK>n at an un- commonly early age to take part in the discussion of the great questions that then began to agitate the country. He was an uncompromising anti slavery man. and was matched against some of tie most eminent Democratic si^eakers of his State. No man who felt the touch of his blade desii-ed to be pitted with him again. 'With all his eloq-'ence as an orator he never spoke for oratorical effect, but his words always went like bullets to the mark He is purely American in his ide.is and is a splec did tyi>e of the American statesman. Gifted wit't quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, he is one of the most distinguished impromptu speakers in the Nation. Many of these speeches sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse statements have already become aphorisms. Origi- nal in thought, precise in logic, terse in statement, yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as the sound statesman and brilliant orator of the d»y kw y. G. /^^ •zr-^yt.^-^- -skkj££ai>^ L^uiarSifl^^ l^naPLQ^ Robinson- ^^ ^- \}JM- -^V- ■•o«o.-t«>,%^^Q)-o4o. < HARLKS 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 la3' the foundations of tlie State, for his mind was crea- tive, original and vigorous. Rarely working by cop\', he belongs to the class who think and originate, and with wiiom precedence and text- books have little authority. At this time a great State was to be formed from most incongru- ous elements. It required men of genius and orig- inality to formulate laws and a constitution, and to this work the vigor and ingenuity of Rob- inson were peculiarly adapted. Men of all classes, sorts and conditions, had rushed to this section upon different objects bent — some to assist in build- ing up a State, some to make mouej', to secure no- toriety and political preferment, but more, perhaps, as cosmopolitans, having little interest in its repu- tation or its future. That tiie work before Gov. Robinson was ac- complished in a praiseworthy manner, a grateful people readily acknowledge. In his course, whicli necessarily was opposed to the rough and irrespon- sible element, he made many enemies and w.as im- peached bj- tlic House, but on his trial bj' the Senate no evidence was adduced to connect him with anv illegal transaction, and a case of malicious prosecution was clearly cst.abli.-licil, wiiieh left his good name untarnished. In reviewing the career of a i^roininent 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-scliool and academic education, be- sides two years' drill at Amherst College. Ills father, Charles Robinson, was a pious and consci- entious man, who cherished an inherent hatred of slavery, and the latter quality of his father's char- acter Charles inherited in a marked degree. Upon religious subjects, however, he was always inde- pendent and liberal, and is considered heterodox, although for the great principles of Christianit3', which serve to improve society and make better men and women, he has the highest regard. There is but little which is ideal or sentimental in the nature of Gov. Robinson, as his life has been spent principall}' dealing with men upon prac- tical principles. Before corapl(?ting his studies he was obliged to leave college on account of ill- health, and his eyes failing him from hard study, he walked forty miles to consult a celebrated phj'- sician, Dr. Twichel, of Keene, N. II., and there became so sensibly impressed with both the quack- eries of medicine as so often pr.icticed, and the real utility of the healing art as a science, that he deter- mined to study medicine, and after a preparatory course entered for a series of lectures at Wood- stock, Vt., and Pittsfield, Mass., and from the school of the latter he was graduated, receiving his di|)loma 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 eoloii\- bound overland to California. They arrived in Kansas City April 10, and on the 10th of May fol- lowing, left with ox and mule teams for the Pacific Slope. On the 11th of May, thirty-nine 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 farther, as there seemed to be gold enough for all human wants in the rich soil of the Kaw Valley, and beauty enough in the rolling prai- ries beyond to meet all the aspirations of ordinar}' men. He pushed on, however, to California, and there followed a variety of occupations, being mi- ner, restauranteur, editor and member of the Leg- islature. Then be returned to Massachusetts, and in 1852 commenced the publication of the Fitch- burg News, which he conducted two years. At the time of the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise, and the intense excitement coincident with the organization of the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, Gov. Robinson was sent out by the New England Aid Society to Kansas, charged with saving it to freedom. In the darkest hours of that long struggle, as well as in its hour of victor}', he seemed to be the one safe counselor and leader of the Free-State forces. His California experience had rounded and ripened a robust nature, and the perils that the hero of the squatter troubles had passed through in that strange combination of craft and cunning, fitted and schooled him for his Kan- sas work. In the "Wakarusa War," when the city of Lawrence, only 600 strong, was besieged bj' an opposing force of 1,200, Dr. Robinson, as he was called in those days, was chosen Major General of the Free-State party. He constructed forts and rifle-pits which did their service, but as a negotiator and diplomat he excelled. He wanted Kansas to bo lawfully free, and felt justified in availing him- self of any agency which would assist him in ac- (•i.;:;iilisliing this. Although the recoguizL'd leader of the Free-State forces, it was not Robinson, but Lane, that the Quantrell ruffians sought when they massacred in cold blood 180 of the inoffensive citi- zens of Lawrence. In 1855 the Free-State men had been driven from the polls. Robinson was among the first to repudiate the authority of the bogus laws, and was unanimously chosen a delegate to the convention which 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 beating his opponent for the State Senate, and where the party majority of the latter was about 1.500. Gov. Robinson has been twice married. By his first wife. Miss Sarah Adams, daughter of a highly respected Massachusetts farmer, two chil- dren were born and both died in infancy. The mother died in 1846. On the 30th of October, 1851, he 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 lad\' of high literary culture, and has written one of the best of the many books which have been jniblished on Kansas. Though Jiighly 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 hospitalitj'. In 1856 Gov. Robinson pre-empted a portion of the land which, upon his journey to Califor- nia, he had viewed with so much admiration. He now has one of the finest homes in his section of country, where he resides in afiluent circum- stances, 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 a quarter of a century ago. ««K .::^^ ^-' ^ ^^^^^VCS-*:^ ,^ll^>irv8:|#' ^hoim ^2?ney ■" — - - - - - -^ ^pji?CS^*-^ -5»»i •-"ViTjI^^S i' ••O*0..r^^>.AMUEL J. CRAWFORD, the tlurd Governor of the State of Kansas, was borii in Lawrence County, Ind., April 10, 1835. His ancestors wore Scotch- Irish, who emigrated to Amer- ica at an early period in Col- onial days. His paternal grandfather served in the war of the Revolution as a soldier from the State of North Carolina, and his maternal grand- father was a planter in tlie same State. His father, William Ciawlord, emi- grated, in 1815, to the then Territory of Indiana, and located iu Lawrence County, where he became a success- ful farmer. Although horn, rcai'ed au» ,mesi^s.m h3fQ©Ho y^-'imo'S^- . t.A.-».A,.t.fcA,.t^4.t„.t.4^a;444.t^fet., t..4 5^55J5-a^^^ ^^ -!3Ei^> ON. NEIIEMIAII GREEN, foil rill Govonior of the State of Kansas was, dur- ing the jcai's of his active ^-r;ss.„- 7;!;^:csnii^3=j»w^ life, a man csseiitiallv in yp^Sy^W advance of his time. Gvip^QVO Progressive in thought, cultured, >®\ and to a great extent self-educated. '%X^§,5^"' '"^ ^^'^*' '" addition to these quali- ties, endowed, liy nature with a strong character and deep sympa- thies, a temperament sanguine 3'et sedate, and with a steady inspira- tion to good deeds. He is now a confirmed invalid, having been con- fined to his room for the hist three years, an uncomplaining sufferer. Comparatively few are aware of the fact that this attiiction, overtaking 111 in in the prime of life, is due to bis exertions while !in officer in tiie army, relieving his exhausted soldiers by himself carrying thi'ir guns and haver- sacks, during which a blood vessel was ruptured, and since J\Ir. (!recii has never seen a well d.ay. Sir. Green was born March 8, 1837, in (Jrassy Point Township, Hardin Co., Ohio. His father, Shep.ird ( J rcen, was a native of Washington County, Pa., where he was born August 2, 1eople's interest in legislative halls. In 1866 he was nomi- nated for Lieutenant-Governor and elected. In 1868 the Cimaron "War broke out and Kansas was asked to raise a regiment of cavalrj' for the United States service. Gov. Crawford resigned and was appointed Colonel of the regiment and Mr. Green was tlien sworn in as his successor, administering the duties of his office until the close of the term. Executive business had in tiie meantime accumu- lated while Gov. Crawford was raising the regi- ment, and the military and contingent fund had been exhaustcil while the whole frontier was threat- ened by hostile Lidians. The soldiers and their horses had to be fed and the former clothed. Gov. Green was equal to the emergencj' and borrowed money, while at the snme time letting contracts sub- ject to the ai)proval of the Legislature to carry on all business, both military and civil. He visited the various military posts, traveling in an ambulance, and personally inspecting tlie militia. The war ended with the capture and destruction of the bands of Indians commanded by Black Kettle and Little Raven, by Gen. Custer. After the expiration of his term of office Gov. Green delivered the great seal of the State to his successor and resumed preaching. In due time h(^ was chosen Presiding Elder of Manhattan District, which included the western half of the north half of the State. He followed up the frontier and laid tlu; foundation for many prosperous churches. He thus labored actively in the church until 1873, when failing health compelled him to retire. That year he setcled on his farm in Grart Townshi|), Riley County. This farm comprises 840 acres of land. Gov. Green lived a few years in comparative quiet but in 1880 was brought forward again by his old constituents, elected to the State Legisla- ture and took an important part in the proceedings being finally elected Speakor^jj'o tern. During this term the principal subjects acted upon were educa- tion, transportation, agriculture and temperance. Mr. Green took an important part in the proceed- ings to compel the Union Pacific Railroad to ac- knowledge its obligation to the State. A measure w,as passed which forced the matter to the Supreme Court when the Company surrendered every point and although its offices were moved from the Stale, agreed to accept service on any local agent. The marri.age of Neheiiiiah Green and Miss Ida K. Lefflngwell, of Williamsburg, Ohio, was cele- brated in 1 860. This lady was born at that place and was the daughter of Sidney and Melissa (Bryant) Lefflngwell. She became the mother of three children and died in 1871. The eldest child, Glenzen S., is a resident of Oregon. Effie married Dr. William B. Sweatman, and they live in Parkers ville, Morris Co., this State. Alice is the wife of Prof. John E. Edgerton, Principal of the schools of AVhite City. lu 1873 Mr. Green contracted a second marriage with Miss Mary Sturdevant. This lady was born in Rushville, N. Y. and is the daugh- ter of Josiali and Hannah (Peabody) Sturdevant, who were natives respectively of New England and New York State; tliey spent their last years in Rushville, N. Y. Of this union there have been born two children — Burtis AV. and Ned M. 'OA^^^^^^ tA , ft JAMES M. HARVEY. Durino; Mr. Harvey's incumbency of the Gov- ernor's office uuicli important work was done b}' the Legislature, incliKling the issuance of bonds for tlie military expenses of the Indian War, and pro- viding a military contingent fund for the protection of the frontier of the State against Indian depreda- tions — these two objects calling for §275,000; and also the further issuance of bonds to aid in com- pleting the west wing of the State Capitol, $70,000; to defray the expenses of raising the 1 9th Regiment, §14,000; and §1,500 was appropriated to buy seed wheat for destitute farmers on the frontier. Dur- ing tiiat term also the east wing of the new capitol at Topeka was so far completed that on December 25 they were occupied by the State officers. At that date there had been expended on tiie wing com- pleted and on the west wing, on which work was still progressing, the sum of $417,588.29. At the annual election, which occurred Nov. 8, 1870, Gov. Harvey received over 19,000 majority over his Democratic opponent. For United States Sena- tor, to serve the unexpired term of Caldwell, tiie balloting commenced January 27, and was continued four days, no candidate receiving the required seventy votes necessary to a choice. On the 2d of February, Mr. Harvey' v/as elected on a joint vote of seventy-six as against fifty-eight thrown for all other candidates. During the twelfth session of the Kansas Legis- lature, James M. Harvey, Governor, thirty-eight laws were passed. Among them were bills authoriz- ing or legalizing the issuance of municipal bonds ; the State Board of Agriculture was created ; $3,000 was appropriated for t'.ie relief of Western settlers, and $2,500 for the Freedman's University of Quindaro; the boundaries of Kingman and Harvey Counties were defined, the latter named in honor of James M. ; two new judicial districts vyere created, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth: the salaries of State uflicers and Judges of the Supreme Courts and Districts Courts were increased ; and an act passed providing for the sale of Normal School lands; Commissioners were also appointed to provide for the settlement of losses by Indian depredations between 1860 and 1871. Gov. Harvey upon retiring from public life re- turned to his farm at Vinton, Riley County, where he resided for a time, and then returned to the vicinity of his old home in Virginia, and is now living in Richmond. On the 4th of October, 1854, he was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Cutter, of Adams County, 111., and of this union there were born six children, four daughters and two sons, namely : Clara, Emma, Lillian, Martha, James N. and John A. The assuring smile of peace fell upon Kansas for the first time in her existence when the war of the Rebellion ended, and about the time Mr. Harvey, after serving valiantly in the ranks of the Union army, returned to Riley Countj', and was called upon to assist in the further great work which lay before both legislators and people. It was a time demanding the best efforts of its wisest men, and Mr. Harvey in his sphere was equal to the emer- gency, and to the perplexing duties devolving upon him as Legislator, Senator and Governor. Twelve years of turmoil and strife had trained the inhabitants to know no rest save in motion, and no safety ex- cept in incessant vigilance. Under this discipline their character had become as peculiar as the expe- riences through which they had passed. A rest- less energy was the controlling element, and the life of ease and peace was one so foreign to their ex- perience as to strike them as almost unnatural. They, however, under the fortunate r\!le of a wise executive, turned to the pursuit of the peaceful arts and conquered the right to the free soil they now tread. Mines were opened, railroads built, hus- bandry and manufactures brought wealth and plenty, and peace and prosperity reigned. Along with the happy state of affairs just above mentioned, there were also built up the indispensa- ble adjuncts of churches, schools and charitable institutions, together with happy homes, villages and cities, and all else which marks the develop- ment of a civilized and free people. Every man who at that critical period performed his duty de- serves to bo perpetuated in history. Among these James M. Harvey was likewise equal to the emer- gency, and is amply entitled to have his name en- rolled among the patriots of that period, who labored efficiently in bringing about the future prosperity of the commonwealth which now occupies a proud position among the States west of the Miss:ssip|)i. '^te n^^ »* ^t'M ^U>' JJ^.Y^^^'IIOMAS A. OSBORN, one i>f the most popular and distinguished gen 1 1 e m e n who ever served the State of Kansas as her Executive, is to-day an honored citi- zen of that great common- wealth and a resident of her capital city. He was chosen to tl>is high position at a critical time in the history of the State. While it is true tliat no commonwealth in our glorious galaxy of States has been so sorelj' tried or jiassed ~&i^m'^ through so many and such severe i? V ^^W^ ordeals, there have been some peri- ods of greater trials than others. One crisis after another has come upon this people, but there was always a firm and wise hand ready and able to guide the ship of State through the storm and over the shoals. Kansas found in the person of Mr. Osborn a safe leader, a patriot and a statesman. From the year 1872 to 1877 was an important period in the history of Kansas, and during this time Thomas A. Osborn stood at the head of its affairs. Manj' vital questions were forced upon the Executive during these eventful 3'ears, and the record he made then will ever endear him to the hearts of the people of the State he so efficiently served. When tried he was not found wanting, but demonstrated that he possessed a sound judg- ment, a keen foresight, and an unfaltering devotion I to the well-being and prosperity of the State. Thougli a stanch Kepublican as a citizen, as a Governor he was non partisan, and worked imi)artially to the bet- terment and weifaic of the wliolc people. Not only has he been a valued citizen of the State because he so ably filled the Gubernatorial Chair for two terms, but because for over a quarter of a centuiy he has stood in the front rank of her most progres- sive and patriotic citizens, aiding in every laudable enterprise having for its object the public' good. Thomas A. Osborn was born nearly fifty-two years ago, at Meadville, Pa., Oct. 2(j, 1830. He attended the common schools of his neighborhood during his boyhood, and at the age of fifteen com- menced life as a printer by carrying the newspapers of the office. Here he served a full apprenticeshi|), and in the meantime pursued the course of study which had l)een interrupted by the necessity of making his own living. By his labors at the case he was enabled in due time to earn enough money to pay his way througli Allegheny College, and in 1 850 he commenced the study of law in tlic ollice of Judge Derrricksou, of his native town. Tlie year following he came to Michigan, antl was soon afterward admitted to the bar. In November, 1857, be migrated to Kansas, and began his career in the Territory at Lawrence, as a compositor in the office of the Ilerahl o/" Freedom. Such was his fidelity to duty, and his industry and ellicicncy, that he was soon i)romoted to tlie position of foreman, and in Marcii, 18.08, the editor of the paper, after a two-weeks absence, expressed his thanks "to liis worthy foreman, T. A. Osborn, Esq., for the very satisfactory manner in which he has conducted its colunnis." Ik'fore Mr. Osborn w;is twenty-two years old he commenced the practice of law at Elwood, Doni- l)han County, and soon acquired a fine reputation in liis chosen profession. Politically, ho w.is a strong 132 THOMAS A. OSBORN. Republican and Free-State man, and in 1859 was eleeted Senator from Uoniiihan C'ount3' to the tirst State -Legislature, taliing his seat in 18G1, when twenty-five years old. The year following he was chosen Piesident jjj-o tern of the Senate during the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, and during the impeachment trial of Gov. Robinson and others. His next promotion was his election to the ofHce of Lieutenant Governor over his competitor, Hon. J. J. Ingalls. In 1864 Mr. Osborn received the appointment of United States Marshal in Kansas, by President Lincoln, and occupied the position until 1867, re- siding during and after his term of office at Leaven- worth. In the fall of 1872 he accejited from the hands of his party the nomination for Governor of Kansas. The convention assembled at Topeka, and their candidate was elected by a majority of 34,000. He was duly inaugurated in January, 1873, and served with so great ability and rendered such sat- isfaction that he was again chosen at the State Con- vention of his party for a second teini. The fol- lowing November he was duly elected, and served another two years. It is proper in this connection to give a resume of some of the occurrences ia Kansas at the time Gov. Osborn occupied the position of State Execu- tive. In May, 1874, during his second year as Governor, the Indians on the southwestern frontier commenced depredations upon the settlers in Bar- bour County, which were confined for a time to the stealing of their cattle and horses. In an attempt to recover some of the plunder, a detachment of United States Cavalry fatally wounded a son of Little Robe, a chief of the Cheyennes. This in- cited the Indians to open outrages, and in June five murders were committed. These outrages alarmed the enti le southwestern border, and action was at once talien to place the more exposed points in as good a condition of defense as w-as possible. Companies were organized and armed in readiness for an emer- gency, and stockades were constructed by the set- tlers at ISIedieine Lodge, Kiowa, Sun City, and at points midway between the two latter places. Not- witiistanding these precautions, hundreds of people deserted their homes and sought protection in the larger towns. In July other murders were com- mitted, and suspicion pointed strongly to the Osage Indians. Early in August a party of these, twenty- live in number, appeared near the town of Kiowa, claiming to be out on a buffalo hunt, and upon be- ing ordered to return to their reservation thej^ re- fused to do so. This was communicated to Capt. Hicker, who was in command of a company of mounted militia, and who in setting out to find tliem, overtook them about fifteen miles northeast of Medicine Lodge. In the skirmish which ensued four Indians were killed. The savages now grew more bold and decided in their onslaught upon the white settlers, and by the 1st of Seiitember they had slain sixteen citizens, six of whom were resi- dents of Lawrence and peaceably engaged in sur- veying public lands forty miles south and twenty miles west of Dodge City. Gov. Osborn was com- pelled to keep the volunteer militia companies on the border iu active service until nearly the close of 1874, and between those who urged extreme measures and those who, more timid, advised a pol- icy of extreme forbearance, he w.as in a position re- quiring gi'cat ingenuity and temperance of action. Few men in his position could have done better, and more would probably have failed in assisting to bring all these troubles to a peaceable conclusion. After leaving the CTubernatorial Chair in 1877, Mr. Osborn was appointed by President Hayes, United States INIinister to Chili. In this position he remained for four years, 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 country was en- gaged with Peru and Bolivia, and in 1880 presided over a conference of representatives of the bellig- erent power on board the American man-of-war "Lackawanna" in the bay of Arica, which had in view that object. He also interested himself in bringing to a peaceful conclusion the long-pending boundary dispute between Chili and the Argentine Republic. For his valued and able services in this connection he received the 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 that august assembly was a prominent figure. He is a man whose opinions are universally held in respect, and one who has no unimportant influence in the councils of his party. His early life and training served to build up within him that patience and self-reliance, and that perseverance in behalf of a worthy principle, which has been the secret of his standing among his fellowmen, and distinguished him as a man of more than ordinary ability, and one eminently to be trusted. ^Mfi ^'^i'i'*i^i^f^(^i^i'^i^i^^>t^(i'^ii^iiSitiS^ s=v- :h nuiton'go ;j' .•'i'.; »' ; .' .1' ; i' ; i'.;. 1'/; i'.; I't^i'.; lu; I'.a^t^t^ia.'i -..'.^.'i •. '. ■. \:\\>*^^t^<^<^\ ' •♦ — \ r\f\f^ EORG E T. A N T II O N Y, the seveiilh Governor of the State of Kansas, came of an excellent family of the Empire State, who were or- thodox Quakers religiously, and who in jwint 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- cidiar people. He was born in May- field. Fulton Co., N. v., June !), 1824, and spent his boyhood and youth on a farm, acquiring bis education mostly in the winter season, and making him- self useful at agricultural pur.suils in summer. About the age of nineteen he commenced learning llie tin and copper smith's trade at Union Springs, Cayuga County, which he followed as a journey- man five years, then repaired to Ballston Spa, and clerked in a jiardware store until his removal to Medina, in 1 8,)0. In the town above mentioucd Mr. Anthony found his future wife. Miss Rose A. Lyons, to whom lie was married Dec. 14, 18.52, and thereafter for a period of nine 3'ears 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 Inisiness, and in due time was made Loan Commissioner for Orleans County, being thus occupied three years. During the late Rebellion and under the call of July 2, 1862, for additional troops, Mr. Anthony was selected by request of Gov. IMortonas one of a committee of seven to raise and organize troops in the Twenty-eighth District of New York, embracing the counties of Orleans, Niagara and Genesee. In Au- gust following he was authorized to recruit an inde- pendent battery of light artillery of six guns, and which was subsequently known as the 17th New York Independent Battery. Such was the in- dustr}' 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 L'lose of the war, oi)erating between Washington and Riehmond, and in front of the latter city and Pe- tersburg, being with tlie 18th Army Corps daring the last year of tlie war. He was breveted Major for services in the last campaign ending at Appo- mattox Court House, and after the surrender of the Confederate forces, was mustered out of service at Richmond, Va., June 12, 1865. In November, 1865, Mr. Anthony changed his residence from Rochester, N. Y., to Leavenworth, this State, and became editor of the Leavenworth Daily Bulletin, also of the Leavenworth Daily Con- servative, filling the position two years and oue-iialf. He subsequently assumed proprietorship of the Kan- sas Farnier, which he conducted sis years. lu 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, 18G7, was appointed United States Internal Revenue Assistant Assessor, and the following year Collector of Inter- nal Revenue. For three years he was President of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, and for two years held the same position on the Board of Cen- tennial Managers for the State, and was discharging the duties of the three offices at the time of his election as Governor, on the 7th of November, :876. Gov. Anthony, while State Executive, presided wisely as counselor over the many difficult ques- tions arising at that time, and retired from the office with the best wishes of those who had realized how faithfully he had endeavored to perform his ■duty. He continued his residence in Leavenworth :.fter the expiration of his term of office, and there- after was employed much of the time in a respon- sible position, in connection with the extension of the great Santa Fe Railroad through New Mexico and into Old Mexico. That Gov. Anthony was popular during his in- cumbency of the Executive office, is indicated by the fact that the county seat of Harper Count}' was n.amed in his honor. Over the establishment of this town there was much earnest debate in regard to its location and man}' 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 business was soon conducted in a store building, with a capital of $20,000. The Globe Mills were put up in 1880-81, at a cost of over $25,000, and in due time commanded a large trade from points in the Indian Territory, as well as the surrounding towns. Churches and newspapers sprang up in due time in the town of Anthony, and various lodges of tlie different societies were named in honor of tlie Governor. The town itself lies on the edge of a beautiful valley, a trifle over two miles from the geographical center of Harper Count}-, and the site was selected after much deliberation by tlie Town Company, which had been formed at AVichita for the purpose, as it was found desirable to establish a town not far from the center of Harper County, which embraced large tracts of beautiful rolling land. The projected town was considered a matter of serious importance, and not the least among the matters connected with its establishment was the name by which it should be called. The descendants of Gov. Anthony may be pardoned if in preserving their family history they keep prop- erly in view this fact in connection therewith. The town site was made to cover 320 acres, and the first work of the company was to build a barracks for the accommodation of emigrants, and to dig three public wells. About as soon as the announcement went forth that the " city of Anthony " was ready for settle- ment, about a dozen box houses sprang up as if by magic, and were soon followed by a store of general merchandise, a hardware and a drug-store, and closely upon the heels of these came a physician and an attorney. The new town grew rapidly, and now occupies a proud position among the other cities adjacent, going in some respects ahead of those which are older. As may be supposed, the patriot, tiie ex-soldier, and one of the most conscientious men who ever occupied the Ciibcnintoiial Chair of Kans.as, has watched its growlii with lively interest. l^AAjd^ •^ ^» ^ 1 . . ; i^.;{j.^.,j^ ,SBi_ OHN P. ST. JOHN, eighth Governor of the State of Kansas, was born in Bioolv- field, Franldiu Co., lud., Feb. 25, 1833. The family \ >i' J.^ ^ / '^ "-"f Huguenot descent. Cj-^c'tr-;^ Daniel .St. John, the paternal grandfather, was a native of Luzerne County-, I'a., 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 aguilelessand untarnished reputation. He was the friend and of Murray, Ballon, Strecter and Thomas, and was numbered with tiiem as one of the American fathers of tliis religious faith. He was also a Freemason, and at the time of his death, which occurred in Broad Rijiple, Ind., was the oldest member of the fraternity in liie State. The subject of this sketch was the son of Samuel St. John, who was born in Orange County, N. V., .'.nd was a man of more than ordinary ability. The nidtJuT, Sophia (Snell) St. John, was of English extraction, a lady of rare intelligence, with a char- acter adorned by all the Christian virtues. The children of farmers in the rural districts of Indiana forty years ago were taught by such instructors as tiie limited means of the inhabitants could com- mand, and who dispensed knowledge usually only two short terms each year. Under these circum- stances the early education of John P. St. John was acquired. He soon mastered the elemenUiry branches taught in the district school, but deter- mined to carry on his education as soon as he could secure the means, and for this purpose, while yet a youth, entered a store, but devoted his leisure hours to his books. In 1852 Mr. St. John made his way to the Pa- cific Slope, and employed himself at whatever he could find to do — wood-chopping, steamboating, mining, merchandising, etc. During the period of eight 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 miiung 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 eleuK'ntar^- 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 f(jr two years. In 1860 he returned eastward with but little more of this world's goods than when he set out eight years before, but equipped with a rich experience, a 1 10 JOHN P. ST. JOHN. kiiowjedge of llie world and a fair idea of common law. With the view of perfecting himself still further in his studies, he entered the office of Jlossrs. Starkweather * McLain, at Charleston, 111., and at the expiration of a 3'ear's time was admitted to practice at the bar, and became a member of the firm above mentioncf). The antieipatc h.vl been interrupted by 152 LYMAN U. HUMPIIRP:Y. Uie "irrepiessible conflict," feeling the need of a more thorough education to fit him to act well his part in the battle of life. He entered Jit. Union College, and soon after matriculated in the law de- partment of the Michigan University', from which he was graduated after having completed his stud- ies in the legal profession. Returning to his native State he was admitted to practice iu tiie 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 he assisted in editing the Shelby County Herald. The newer State of Kansas, which had alread3' become the home of many men eminent in various wallis of life, seemed to beckon Capt. Humphrey still further West, and in February, 1 87 1 , 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 States Senatorial honors, brought his name promi- nently before the people of Kansas as an opponent lo fraud and corruption. The legal relation be- tween the two gentlemen lasted until 1876, after wiiieh time Gov. Humphrey continued tlie 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 jqav. 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, Thomas W. Waterson, who received 24,740 votes, while Mr. Hum|)hrey received 62.750, his majorit3' over all other candidates being 27,381. The foUowingyear 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. Humphrey was elected to the State Senate for the terra of four years, and upon tlie or- ganization of that Legislative bodj- 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 b}' 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 years and our nearer kinsmen in recent times, gave their strength and even their lives. He belongs to the Loj'al 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 personally or through the medium of his published addresses. His keen perception as to the wants of the growing State, liis desire that she shall be built up in all the elements that constitute the true greatness and glory of a government or of a people, and the powers of discrimination, which lead him to discern right from wrong, justice from injustice, especially qualify him for the high office to whicli the people called him. Gov. Humphrey was married at Independence on Christmas Day, 1872, to Miss Leonard, daughter of James C. Leonard. Tiiey have two ch Idren, Ly- man L., and A. Lincoln. ^! ^"^^f^ ^^^^^^^^&#^^ G)CSC5 Washington, Clay and Riley Counties, KANSAS. ''o^<\K<5<: m INTRODUCTORY. te« ^«$-*IiB>^®>(^ 5HE time has arrived when it 1,,,^,-^^ m ,-^, jn i>ii becomes the duty of the ! rWrJ^^^^^ml II people of this county to per- petuate the names of their J'^ISiS^^^J^ pioneers, to furnish a record ^^l^fe^^fe 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 their 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 peopie 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 tiie virgin soil as their heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- maining who can relate the incidents of tlie first days jf settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an actual necessity exists for the collection and [jreser- 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 forgotten soon enough, in spite of their best works and the most earnest efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of their lives. The means employed to iirevent oblivion and to perpetu.Tte their memory has been in propor- tion to the amount of intelligence they possessed. Th-; pyramids of F.gypt 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 IVIound-builders, in piling up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — to leave sometiiing 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 biography. By this system evety man, though he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, througli the coming ages. The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the physical man is left. Tlie 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 jwrtraits, for the same reason we col- lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we think 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 whose liveE are unworthy of public record. mm c^h .E3i. ^^ r ;-. csSs^a TRANSPORTATION =€-•-4- ."^ ,,0.-NE of llu'inost inipoi'tanl fac- I tors in tlie business develop- / iiicnt ;iiiil prosiicrily of a . 3 citA'. county of State, is its , ■■'\'-n railroad cumnuuilcalions. A fc ) '" retrospection of the liistory '^ ' . of the South Platte Countr}' since I ) the advent of railroad facilities will (convince the careful observer of the ' iininiMise benefit resulting from the introduction of this essential adjunct JX of commercial enterprise. The fol- \U k)vvinw brief sketches of the leadint;- ^2. railroads of this section of the great commonvvealtli will form an interesting feature of this Ai.BOM. It may be remarked in this connec- tion that the roads referred to are not only the ini- I)ortant corporations of Kansas, but stand among the first in the Nation. ^ .#>^ ^ The Union Pacific Railway. &HI.S great national highway is so well known not only throughout the United States, but if' all over the world, that a mere reference to it would seem sullicient, yet, for the benefit of those I who have never had the pleasure of riding over its 1 smooth track, and thus had an opportunity of gaz- ing upon the fine scenery along its route, the fol- lowing description is given: It formed a part of the first trans-continental line of railroad from ocean to ocean, and was con- ceived, and Its construction authorized, as a war measure, the needs of the Government durin<>- the War of the Rebellion having clearly shown the ne- ce.ssit}- for it. When first talked of many thought the featof constructing a line of railroad over the Rocky Mountains an utter impossibility*. Many of those who had crossed the plains, deserts and mountains to California, in '49-50, knew very well that a rail- road could not be built there, for "how could a locomotive ascend a mountain where six yoke of oxen could scarcely haul a wagon." It must be remembered that the line of this road follows al- most exactly the old emigrant wagon road, not only on the plains on the north side of the Platte River, through the State of Nebraska, but, in fact, all the way to Ogden. in Utah Territory. In the days of '49-50, when long trains of gold-seekers, after outfitting at Council Bluffs, wended their way over the plains, the country was lilled with hostile Indians, herds of wild buffalo, deer and anteU)pe. There was scarcely a house west of the Elkhorn River within twenty miles of Omaha. TRANSPORTATION. Now the traveler sits in a luxurious Pullman car, and is whirled over the smooth railroad at forty miles an hour, past villages, towns and cities filled with active, busy, intelligent people, and as far as the eye can reach on either side of the road farms join each other, and a million and a half of people live in the State of Nebraska, through which the road runs. This railw,ay is one of the ver}' best on this con- tinent. Its two main stems, the one from Kansas Cit^', the other from Council Bluffs uniting at Cheyenne and diverging again at (Jranger, one for Portland and one for San Francisco, are crowded with the commerce of the Orient and the Occident, while people from every nation in the world may be seen on its passenger trains. Every improve- ment which human ingenuity h.as invented for the safety- or comfort of the traveler is in use on the I'nion Pacific Railway, and it h.is been operated so many years, having been finished in 1861). that all weak points at all assailalile by the snow have been protected. For nearly 500 miles west of Council Bluffs, and 700 miles west of Kansas City, there are no heavy grades or curves. The Pacific Hotel Company manage the eating-houses, under the supervision of the Railwaj' Company, and no better meals are to be fonnd on any railroad in the United States. Crossing the ^lissouri River from the Transfer Depot, Council Bluffs, over a magnificent steel bridge of eleven spans, seventy-five feet above the water, each s|)an 250 feet long, (Jmaha is reached, and the trip across the continent, to either Portland or San Francisco commences. Leaving Omaha the road follows the Platte River through the thickly- settled and fertile Platte \'alley to Che^^enne (olC miles from Omaha), the capital of W3oming Terri- tory. At this point the Kansas Main Line via Den- ver connects with the Nebraska Main Line from Council Bluffs. Leaving Kansas City one passes through some of the finest farming land of the West, and a suc- cession of thriving cities and towns. First. Law- rence, the scene of manj- exciting events during the time when it was a question whether Kansas was to be a free-soil or slave State. Topeka is the capital of the State, containing some 35,000 people. The heart of the golden grain belt of Kansas is then traversed for hour after hour. Junction City next, is so called from the fact that here the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Railroad has a branch reaching to Texas. Arkansas and the Gulf of Mexico. From Ellsworth the road runs through the Harker Hills, where the traveler sees many cairns of stones, mementoes of John C. Fremont, the Pathfinder. From tlllsworth to the boundarj' line of the .State one passes through what a ver}- few years ago appeared on all school geograpiiies as the (ireat American Desert. Just west of Ellis one of the finest grazing regions in the world is entered. After crossing the Colorado State line comes Chejenne Wells, where there is a wdl of the purest water that is found between the Mis- souri Uiver and Denver. From Cheyenne Wells the road climbs rapidly until First ^'iew is reached. This Station is so called becuase here is obtained the first view of the snow-capped mountains of Colorado, witli Gr.ay's Peak in the west and Pike's Peak on the south. The ascent is rapid into Denver. ()3U miles from Kansas City, with a population of 85,000, the queen city of the. mountains and capital of Colo- rado. The elevation is 5,203 feet aljove sea level. The trip from Denver to Cheyenne, Wj'o.. along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains affords a ka- leidoscopic panorama of hills, fields, farms, rivers, running brooks and lofty mountains. Here the Eastern traveler for the first time sees fields of al- falfa of a deep green color, grown by the use of irrigating ditches. The run of 107 miles from Denver to Cheyenne. Wj'o., is quickly made. Cheyenne, 6,038 feet in altitude, with a popula- tion of about 10.000, is one of the sprightliest and most prosperous cities in the entire West. It is well and compactly' built, .and for many years has been the center of the cattle industry of the North- west. After leaving Chej-ennc the train climbs a grade of 2,000 feet in thirt^'-three miles to Sherman, 8,247 feet above sea level, and the highest point of the trans-continental ride between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. From Sherman can be seen Long's Peak, nearly 200 miles away. The scenery is wild and rugged. Just beyond Sherman TRANiSPORTATION. is Ualc Creek Bridge, one of the most remarkable siglits of the overhind trip. The structure is of iron, and streteiies from hlutf to liiulT with a 650- foot span. Tlio train pas.sses over il just 127 feet aiiove the creek, which looks like a mere rivulet below. Pike's Peak can be seen away off to tlic south, not less than IG.") miles distant. Laramie, twenty-three miles west of Slicrman. often called the "Gem City of the Rockies," has an elevation of 7,14!) feet above sea level, and a popu- lation of about 6,000. It is one of the principal towns on the main line of the Union Pacific Railway be- tween Council Bluffs .ind Ogdeu. It is situated on Big Laramie River, fifty-seven miles northwest of Cheyenne, and is an Important market for wool. Its schools are good, and the University of Wyo- ming and theL^nited States Penitentiary' are located here. The great Laramie Plains, which stretch away for miles on either side, and which afford pastur- age for thousands of cattle and horses, are of great interest. Eight3'-three miles west is Carbon, in the coal regions. One hundred and twenty-one miles west of Rawlins is Rock Springs. In this locality there are immense coal beds acroi's the eoiitincnt to Portland. Ore. At Green River the trains for Portland, Ore., are made up, although they do not make their de- parture from the main line over the Oregon Short Line Division until (iranger is reached, thirty miles west of Green River, and tiie trip across the continent is continued over the Oregon Short Line, reaching out, as it does to the great North- west, until the great Territory of Idaho is en- tered at Border Station. Then on through Soda Springs and Pocatello — the junction with the Utah Si Northern bi'anch, for the Yellowstone National Park, Butte. Garrison and Helena; thence to Sho- shone Station, where the junction is made for the great Shoshone Falls. 'From Nampa. Idaho, the Oregon Short Line skirts along the b(»undary line of Idaho and Ore- gon, following tl^e Snake River. Huntington is the junction of the Oregon Sliort Lino Division with the Oregon Railway it Navigation Com|)any, an auxilliary line of the Union Pacific Railway. Leaving La Grande, and passing over the sum- mit at Meacham, on through the Umatilla Reserva- tion to Pendleton, and over the Cascade Mount- ains, liie tourist reaches '-The Dalles" Station, on the Columl)ia River, the commencement of '-The Dalles" of Columbia. All along the sights have been absorbing in their varied aspects; but it is only when a pause is made at "The Dalles" Station, tlmt the true grandeur of the scenery of the Columbia River is impressed upon the mind. There are good accommodations here, and from this jwint the noble river, surging .and whirling to the sea, breaking the Image rocks into wave fragments, occupies the mind of the beholder. The Columbia is one of the world s great rivers, affording a waterway that is navigable for trafHc for over 200 miles. Upon it, near its mouth, the largest ocean steamers ply with safety. Its largest tributary is the Williamctte. draining the valley of the same name, and being navigable for vessels of any size to Portland. There can be nothing more inspiring than the ride along "The Dalles" of the Columbia, with the shining river on one side and the towering battlements of the shore on the other. The scene is one of continued mag- nificence. Along the Rhine, the Rhone, or the Hudson, there is nothing that will compare with the stately palisades of the Columbia, with their cool recesses kept sunless by the overhanging rocks, and watered b}' the melting snows of their own summits. A spendid view can be had of Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helen's, and the Cascades, where the seen- cr}' surpasses anything of the kind in the world. From Portland magnificent ocean steamers de- part for the far distant Orient. Fine steamers also ply from Portland to Alaska. From Portland to San Francisco the trip can be made in the iron steamships of the Oregon Railway it Navigation Companyvvhich will compare favor- ably with the best ocean steamers on the .\tlantic for safety, speed and comfort; oi b}- rail over the Mt. Shasta route of the Central Pacific Railroad (the Southern Pacific Company). Between Cheyenne and Ogden about ten miles of snowsheds altogether are passed at different point? on the line. These sheds are all in Wyoming. They are quite a feature of the ride across tlie continent; the Central Pacific Railroad having about thirtv TRANSPORTATION. miles altogether on its line between Ogden and Sacramento. Ogden is 1 ,0.34 miles from Council Bluffs. 1,260 miles from Kansas City, and 833 miles from San Francisco. The crowning scenes of the trij) across Utah and Nevada to S.an Francisco are not beheld until after leaving Reno. Cape Horn. Emigrant (lap, the Sierra Xevadas. Doiiner Lake, and other objects of more than urilinary interest will be found. Nevada is celebrated for her famous niines. The marvel- ous Carson ,and Humboldt sinks, in which the waters of all the rivers in the State of Nevada, save one, are swallowed; the Mud Lake, the Borax marshes, and countless numbers of thermal springs, have been the wonder of the scientist and the de- light of the tourists. One hundred and fifty-five miles from Reno is .Sacramento, a beautiful city, and the capital of California. From Sacramento the Central Pacific Railroad branches off, via Lathro|), to Los Angeles, from which point the prominent cities and noted resorts of California are readily reached. From Sacra- mento, tiie Davis cut-off. now the main line of the Central Pacific road, takes the tourist through to Oakland, where a transfer is made across an arm of the bay to .San Francisco, and here this part of the tri)) -'Across the Continent" terminates at San F'ran- cisco. NOTKS AliOLiT TIIK TRAINS, EyUIl'.MlCNT, .UINCTIONS. .\ND CONNKCTIONS. It is worth while knowing that two tiirough trains leave Council Bluffs every day with through cars for Denver. Ogden. Salt Lake City, Los An- geles, San Francisco and Portland. One of these trains, the fast one, called the ''Overland Fiver." has Pullman Palace .Sleeping Cars onl}-, running through to l.^enver. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland. The other train, the Overland Express, has Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, ^lodeni Day Coaches, and Free Family Sleeping Cars. F"rom Kansas City two fast express trains leave daily with through cars for Denver, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City and Portland. These trains have Pull- man Palace Sleeping Cars and Modern Daj' Coaches. The morning train has the Free Family Sleeping Cars. The equipment of these trains is unsurpassed and all that can be desired. A good road-bed. stand ard-guage track, steel rails, iron bridges, and stone culverts combined, insuie safety and speed. •'^i>« J«:»-^**^^««?«?-t a small stock of groceries and gen- eral store, and also obtained an ap- l)()intment for his clerk. George Perkins, and estab- lished a post-office at this point. He continued this ranch during the time of the immense tnivel and transportation to California and the mountains by overland stage and freighting trains. It was near this point that the road crossed the Little lUue on the trail to Marj'sville, thence to the I'.ig r.ine. from there following the valley to near Fort Kearney. JNIr. HoUenberg had his ranch here during the raids made by the Indians upon travelers and ranchmen further up the valley. During these troubles he was Colonel of a regiment of State militia and an expedition was soon in pursuit of the Indians, but did not accomplish anything more than to drive them towards the lieaii)gra[)liical 170 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. review, a resident of section 33, Clifton Town- ship, and a prominent business man of Vining, Ts-heie he is engaged in tlie blacksmith trade. He purchased his present farm in 1871, vrhenitwas un- improved and in almost the primitive condition of nature, and since 1 878 has made all its present im- provements, effecting great changes in the appear- ance of tlie landscape, and erecting good farm buildings, a substantial barn and a neat, commodious and comfortable residence, wherein he is passing this life contented and prosperous, surrounded by a devoted family. Mr. Dolman was for twenty-twu years a resident of Kirkwood, Warren Co., 111., where he was in the blacksmith business. During all this time, between the year of 1856 and 1878, lie was in partnersliip with Robert Everett, who was not only his friend in times of peace but served with him during the war, they being faithful comrades. Coming to Kansas in 1856 our subject was highl}' pleased with the soil and climate, bvit such was the tumult and fierce excitement of war discussions, that he remained only three months, being most of the time at Law- rence, and then returned to less turbulent districts of the counUy. However, before he left this State lie had formed the acquintance of John Brown, the slave freer, James Lane, Gov. Reader. Gov. Shannon, and the acting Free Stale Governor Rob- inson. Of these men, famous in the annals of the Rebellion, be cherishes bright recollections. A native of Burks County, Pa., and born July 25, 1828 to Peter and Anna ( Miller ) Dolman, our subject was the third in their family of five child- ren. His parents were both of Penns3lvauia birth, the father born in Burks County, and a farmer by occupation. He passed the greater portion of his life in the home of his childhood and youth, l)ut in later life he removed to Columbia Count}-, where his life was brought to a close when eighly-five years old. His wife died in the same county when more than three score years of age. Of their five children all are living with one exception. The early life of him of whom we write did not differ from that of other lads of the time. The years passed in the eager pursuits of pleasure or the active labors of farm life, until he arrived at manhood's estate. He learneaiiner represented his county in the North Carolina Legislature two terms, and passed the remainder of his life in that county, where he died in 188;'), at the age of seventy-two years. He was, politically, an old-line Whig, and later a Republican. Religiously, he was in sym- pathy with the doctrines of the Methodist Church, witii which organiz.ition he was actively iilentified. His widow yet lives, making her home in Watauga County, being more than seventy years old. She was for many years a member of the Baptist Church. Being the eldest of all the children in his f.ather's family, which consisted of live sons and three daughters, Col. Banner w.as early initiated in the cares and responsibilities of farm life, and made himself useful in various ways when still very young. Of his brothers and sisters all are living now, and, with one exception, are married. Our subject and a brother, A. J. Banner, are the only 176 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL. ALBUM. ones residing in Kansas, llie otiiers lieing in North Carolina, where one of his brothers. Louis, is now representing liis county of Mitchell in tlie State Legislature. Col. Banner worked for many j-ears in the tobacco business, and represented the trade in South Carolina, (Teorgia, and through Florida. In 18.58, he accompanied his father's family in their removal to Watauga County, at whicii time he was about twenty j'ears old. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Ban- ner enlisted in the service of the Union, leaving liis home in North Carolina March 1, 1862, and it was not until July 10 of the same year that he was able to get a regiment in which he could enlist, he being obliged to walk until he could find Federal troops, and finall}' found them at Cumberland Gap, Ky., where he enlisted in the 4th Tennessee Regiment, Compan}' B, in which he served as First Sergeant during the entire war. At the close of the conflict he was honorably discharged, at Nashville, Tenn., July 10. 1865. He was a very modest soldier and a good man. In 1868, Mr. Banner was made Colonel of the 98th Regiment, North Carolina Militia, and at that time there were not enough loyal Union men in his whole regiment to fill the offices in the different com- panies, and ver)- little dependence could be placed upon the rank and file, notwithstanding which the Colonel kept his commission and managed tlie regi- ment for two years, when he gave it up to come to Kansas. While a resident of Watauga Count3', our sub- ject was united in marriage with .Sallie Vnncannon, a native of Randolph Covuity, N. C, where she spent her youtii. Her father, Jacob Vnncannon, w.as likewise reared and married in his native county of Randolph, his wife being Sallie Ilammou, who was born in that county of C^uaker parents. After the birth of their children, Jacob and Sallie Vuncannon removed to Watauga Count}', in 18C0, and tliere the father engaged in farming and also as a millwright. He died there after he had reached a very old age, while his wife yet survives, at the the age of seventy years, living in W.itauga County with her youngest daughter, Mrs. Martha Culver. Religiously, Mr. Vuncannon w.as a firm Methodist. Mrs. Banner was almost grown to womanhood when she accompanied her patents to Watauga County, where she was married. After three children had been born to her and her husbaml, they came to Kansas, where their family circle was enlarged by the birth of another child. One of their children, a daughter, named Alice, married Dr. Taylor, and a few short weeks after her marriage was taken to her final rest. The living are : Ulysses S.. who is with his father in the raska Cavalry. He was mustered into service a( Omaha, and soon afterward his companj' was sent to Ft. Laramie, and subsequently to Cottonwood Springs. Next he joined an expedition to North- western Nebraska, and after doing otiier efficient service, was mustered out and honorably discharged at Julcsburg, in April, 1866. on account of physi- cal disability. He now receives a pension of 810 per month. Upon retiring from the service, Mr. Tansel re- turned home, via Omaha, and for a j-ear was in- capacitated for active labor. Later he engaged in farming and teaming. He had, in I8(i2, when a youth of sixteen 3-ears, engaged in freighting across the i)lains for other parties, and u|)on one occasion wlicn near Ft. Kearnej', having a disagreement with the wagon-m.aster, they separated, and he returned home on foot. On the 2d of September, 1874, Mr. Tansel was married in Washington County, this State, to Miss Anian<1a Clark, who was born in Lake County, Ind., and who followed the profession of a teacher for sonic lime before her marriage. She became the mother of four children — Louis, Joy, Alvarado. .Jr., and Berry. The latter is with his grandmother in Washington; the others remain at home with their father. Mrs. Amanda Tansel departed this life in 1882. Our subject contracted a second mar- riage in 188L with Miss Soi)hia Kuns. a native of Xew York City, and they liave three children — Isia, Carrie, and Benjamin H; In politics Mr. Tansel is a Republican. He served as .T\istice of the IVace one term, and .is Notary I'ublic four years. He was also Clerk of the .School Board, and frequently officiates as a delegate to the county. Senatorial and State conventions. Socially, he belongs to the A. F. and A. M., lodge No. 226, at Haddam, in which he has officiated as Secretary two terms. He is likewise identified with the (I. A. R. No. 4 19, at Haddam, and holds the oflicc of Com- mander. In religious matters, he is identified with the Christian Church. In former years he was en- gaged as a teacher,and at one time was in the printing business at Waterville and Washington three years. He first set foot upon the soil of Kansas, in 1868, making the journey to the present site of Haddam overland by team, but the following year returned to Missouri, and came to Kansas the second time in 1873. The father of our subject, was Timotliy Tansel, who was born in Scott County, Ky., in 1810. His patern.al grandfather, Francis Tansel, w.as a native of the South of France, and eng.aged in the French wars of his time. Grandfather Tansel followed the sea from boyhood up, becoming a captain. He finally settled in Virginia, and from there went to Kentucky .and later particip.ated in the Warof 1812, being at the siege of Ft. Meigs. He spent his Last days in Hendricks County, Ind., to which he had removed in 1828, and was among the pioneers of that region. Timothy Tansel chose farming for his vocation, and cleared a tract of land in Hendricks, where he spent his last years, dying in 1852. He was a Whig, politically, and an active member of the Christian Church. In early manhood he de- signed and carved a powder horn, in 1845, with the name and picture of James K. Polk. Mrs. Martha (Campbell) Tansel, the mother of our subject, was born in Seneca County, X. Y., and was the darjhter of Elias Campbell, a native of Xew Jersey. The latter was a weaver by trade, and did service in the War of 1812. .Vfterward he settled in New York St.ate. then removed, first to Ohio, and later to Indiana, where he engaged in farming, and died. His father came from Scotland and served seven years in the Revolutionary War. The mother, after the death of her husband, was married to AVilliam Smith, a native of I'ickawav County, Ohio, and a tanner by trade. In 1876 they removed to Nebraska, and from there to Washington County, this State. William Smith 178 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was ill llio first mounted United States Riflemen in Scott's campaign during tlic Mcxiean War. Mrs. Sniitli is now sixty-five years old, but liealtliy and active, and a nieniber in good standing of tlie Metli- odist Episcopal Cluircii; slic makes her home in Washington, Kan. Of her first maiTiage there were horn three cliildren: Alvaiado. Alberline, a resi- dent of Blue Rapids, and JNLay, Mrs. C aiiipbell, also of Blue Rapids. In the second family tiiere were fourchiidren; Albina.of Norton County, this State; and William, Lucy, and Elmer, of Washington County. Vi^/ATIIER ALOYSIUS M. MEILI is num- fwl ^'-''''-''' -in'ong the highly respected citizens of Clay Center, where he is engaged in worthy works and good deeds, being the resident priest of St. Peter's and St. Paul's Churi;li at that point. This church was established byFather Piehler of Hanover, who had under his personal supervis- ion the whole section which is now divided among five priests. The church organization was effected in 1S75, the early members being D. Duigg, ScUultz Bros., Phillip R. Rothman, Mr. C. IIol- ganir. and a few others. Feather Huemle said the first mass here in the house of D. Duigg. This same prie.st said the first mass also in the city of Marysville. The church in Clay Center, when first organized, contained only seven families, l)ut now the meniliership h.as increased to twentj'-eight. The first resi <(fOHN .1. MUTII. President of the Western Exchange Bank of Haddam, is one of the most public-spirited men in the county and possesses those qualities of character whicii h^ made him a general favorite in both social and business circles. He is a true gentleman in all his instincts and owing to his excellent business habits. has been very successful financially. Xo man is more warmly interested in tiic building ui) of his town, he being always ready to lend a helping hand to the enterprises calculated for its advancement. He owns and occui)ies a fine residence which was planned and arranged by himself and which forms one of the attractive features of the town. He is musically inclined and is a member of the Haddam band. He has for his life partner a lady of many excellent qualities — one wlio is thorougldy devoted to her family and who has assisted her husband materially in attaining to his present social position. The Western Exchange Bank is considered one of tiie most solid institutions of its kind in the county. The native place of Mr. Muth was Jonestown, Lebanon Co., Pa., where he first opened his eyes to the light Feb. 27, 18.59. He received very good schooling, entering at the age of sixteen years, an academy where he was a student two years. In the meantime he h.ad worked considerably on the farm and determined to seek his fortunes in the West. He set out for Kansas in April. 1879, and coming to AVasliington County engaged as a clerk for Thomas Ha.ak, lumber dealer, with whom he re- mained seven months. At the expiration of this time, coming to Haddam, he opened a lumber yard in partnership with Mr. Ilaak. and they have since operated under the firm name of Ilaak & Muth. They purchased tlie ground, put up the building and oper.ated together until 1«73, when Mr. H.aak withdrew and Mr. Alutli conducted the business until 1884. 'I'hat year he sold out to the Cliicago Lumber Company, of which he became manager. It is the only lumber company in tin- town and of course enjoys good patronage. Mr. Muth owns the building and three lots. In 1884 he commenced dealing in pumps and windmills in which he has likewise built up an extensive trade. He owns his residence and a number of lots. Mr. Muth was married in Wasidngton County. Sept. .30, 1882, to Miss Anna Term.an, a native of this Slate and whose father was killed in the late war. This union has resulted in tiic birth of four child- ,.^.1, Lottie. William, Flora and Oliver. Mr. Muth, politically, is a sound Democrat and iiolds the posi- tion of Township Clerk. He has been a School Director in his district and a member of the Town I Si roKTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. CouuoiL He i$ !k dirwlor in U»«f AVesiern Exchange R^uik ami socially belongs to the L O. O. F,. the A, t\ »t A. M. at Haddam, aavl the K. P. of Belle- viHe- The father of o»ir subjevt wss Jefferson Muth. a native of IVnnsylvania, and thcs<.>n of John Muth. also Ixvrn in that State and who oovupied himself as a farmer and luerehanl; he aoquire^l a large anKHint of projvrty ami was worth over #100.000 at the time of his death. The family is of German vlesvvut. Jefferson Mnth.likewiseeng^^esin farming in Lebanon C^Hinty. Pa.: where he still live* and owns ISO aoi«; of well-im|>r<>veil land. He is a man of induenw in his community, a Demoorsl in |x>litii"S and in religrion a member of the German Refv>rmeil Church: he is now seventy-three years oKL Mrs. Sarah { Haak) Muth. the mother of our sub- ject, w*s likewise bom in Lebanon Connty. Psl. and is the daughter of a substantial farmer. She has now arrivevl at the age of sixty years. Her nine children were namei> r*specti>-eiy. Katie, de- - 1; John, otir subject: Ida, deceased: Anna, W ....am. Harry and Frank at home with their pa- rents; Edmund anvl Sally, deceased. .■;■> ! < -.. NDREW STOLZER. In plain wwxte. Mr. StoUer fe considered -tsie of the best men in Washington Countv." Honest, imlus- trious, frugal and temperate, jHiblic ^pirtte«1 ami liberal, he. is of that cla^ which forms the basis of all good society, and is numbered asMMg; Iboee who have at heart the best interests of the com- munity. He has gi\-en his uniform eneoanji|:emeBt to Uie tee^tablishmeut of st.'faoots and cburehes, and hots always taken an active part in political affairs, bnn^ a ptvuninent member of t>>e Republican party : he is ako one of tlte pillars of the Methodist Epis- copal Chareh. His Ufe-loi^ occupattoa has been that of a furmer. and his homestead is plessamtlr located oo sectivHt ^$. Farmiagtoa Township, not far froa i& center. A betautifnl new residence stan^ prominently out on tl»e fatndseape. and with its sttrroundinss, indicates the abode of peace and plenty. On another page of this Aubvm appears a fine view of this home, which, with its envirvin- ments. forms as attractive a picture of n»raJ life as is often to be seen. In noting the general air of pros^x^rity and thrift connecte^l with the homestead of Mr. Stolrer, the the reader will not be surprises! to learn that he is a native of Germany. He is now in the prime of life, having been b»im Jan. 16. lf>4S. Nicholas Stolier. his father, was a native of the same prov- ince as himself, an«l was there marrie«l to Miss Sophia Shoo, who was bom and rcareil not far from the home of her husband. She was laid to rest upon her native soil, her death having occur- red prior to the emigration of the family to Amer ica. After her death, the father, in 1^7. crosse«l the Atlantic, landing in Xew Orleans, and thence procee^led to the vicinity of Oskalv.Kea, Iowa. He enga^ied in farming in Mahaska Cotjnty. and there spent his last days, passing to his final rest June 17, IS7S, Amlrew StoUer was about nine years of age when he accompanied his father to the New World, and he remained under the parental roof until he was a young man of twenty years. In September. I $69. he came to Washington County. Kan., and pur- chased a part of his present farm. He bbored in- dustriously, ntaking it a point always to live within his income, and thus gained some headway each year. In due time he doubled his possessions, and is now the owner of SSO acres, having a farm sec- ond to none in the township. He planted fofvst and frait trees, and has about him all the comforts and cooveniences of modem life. In Maha;^» County. Iowa, Jan. :*^. 1$70. the subject of this iK4ice w:»s unite^l in marriage with Miss Lucy Ann. vlaugfater of Melatiah and Lucy P. P. (^ Sanderson) Kinsman. The parents of Mrs. Stotsnr were natiws of New England, and after their marriage removed to Pennsylvania, and a few years later removed to Mahaska County. low^ where thej now reside. Mr. Kinsman is a fanner by occupation, and the parental household con- sisted of seven chitdrat. of whoa Mr& Stolwr is the fifth in ordw of birth. She w bora Jnne 16, lS30.itt Mahaska County. Iowa, and lived there with her paioiis on a bum until her mnniage. Of '.ri % , • .' ire State, dying when ripe in years. Mrs. Emma McKee departed lliis life at i\cr home in Mnlberry Township, in .lanuary, 1880. at the early .age of twenty-live years, leaving one child, Alice M., who makes her home with her father and is attenles. Around his home Mr. Johnson has planted numbers of ornamental trees and all his land is proi)erly fenced. His main liarn is 32 x 6G feet in dimen- sions, while he has sheds and corn cribs, the latter 14x32 feet and a stone chicken house, 14 feet square. The whole estate form.s a most attractive picture in the landscape of that re<>;ion and indicates in a marked degree the intelligence and enterprise of the proprietor. Tiie subject of this sketch was born in the town of -lonkoping, .Sweden, Feb. 17, 1841, and was reared on a farm, receiving a common school edu- cation. His father was John Anderson and his jjaternal grandfather, Anders Croft. They spent their entire lives in Sweden. Jolin, in 18G8, when a young man of twenty-seven years, emigrated to America and located first in Lewiston, 111., securing employment on the Rushville branch of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad. He was thus oc- cupied one year then crossed the Mississippi to Keokuk, Iowa, where he worked on the canal. On the 30th of August, 1872, he was married there to Miss Zilda S. Malmburg. From Keokuk he came to Washington County. Of this union of Mr. Johnson there were born six children, four of whom are living, viz: Annie Idella, Eddie, Albert William, and Emma Sophia, all of whom are at home with their father. Mrs. Zilda Johnson departed this life Dec. 8, 1883. Mr. Johnson contracted a second marriage Dec. 3, 188C, with Mrs. Anna Johnson, who by her first marriage had become the mother of one child, a son, Hugo, who is now a young man r.nd works with his step- father on the farm. Mrs. Johnson was born in the same part of Sweden as her husband and upon coming to America in 1861). took up her residence in Keokuk, Iowa, where she supported herself for five years. Later she went to Des Moines, Iowa, where she was first married. Of her union with our subject there have been born two children: Artliur Emanuel and David Benjamin. ]\Ir. John- son is a Republican, politicaily, and a stanch sup- porter of the principles of his party. He has oHiciated as Road Overseer and School Trustee, although meddling very little with i)olitical affairs. Both he and his wife were rcareil in the doctrines of till' Lutheran Church of which they still remain faithful adherents. -^^^ -•->*^-<»- DWARI) W. REED. Among the Garfield 1^ Township i)ioncers of 'Git. came Mr. Reed IL^ in the spring of that year and took up a homestead claim of IGO acres in the month of May, and here for a period of twenty j'ears he has con- tinued to live and is looked upon as one of the old landmarks without mention of whose name the an- nals of Cl.ay County would be incomi)lete. His first dwelling was a 10 x 12 frame house and his first operations ,as a tiller of the soil were conducted in a highly primitive .style. He labored under the difficulties of a distant market and imperfect farm- ing implements, but patience and perseverance prevailed and as the seasons i)assed and the soil re- sponded to the efforts of the husbandman, Mr. Reed in time found himself making decided headway. He added gras himself well posted upon matters of general interest and uniformly votes the Republitan ticket A native of Ashtabula County. Ohio. Mr. Pettey was born Jan. 13. 1836. and is the son of Jolin and Huldah (McCumber) Pettey. John Pettey was born and reared in Vermont, whence he re- moved to New York State and from there to Ashta- bula County. Ohio, where he sojourned until 1 844. That year he decided to east his lot in the farther West and removed to Dane County, Wis., where he spent the remainder of his life, dying in 1868 at the age of seventy-two \"eai-s. He was a seafaring man during his early manhood and captain of a lake vessel. Upon coming West he turned his at- tention to agricultural pursuits. He accumulated a good property and spent his declining years in ease and comfort. He had served as a soldier in the War of 1812. The paternal grandfather of our subject w.as William Pettey. likewise a sailor by profession and commander of a war ship during Revolutionarv times. The family was first represented in America prior to this, coming over from England iu the e.arly Colonial days. Mrs. Huldah (^McCumber) Pettey was born in New York State and died in Dane County. Wis., in 1881. at the advanced .aue of eighty-two years. She traced her ancestrv to Ireland. To John and Huldah Pettey there were born the following children, viz: Harriet, de- ceased: Abner, a farmer of Dane County. Wis.: Sauiantha. Perrj-. Justina and Marvin, deceaseil. and Cordelia, the wife of .Tames Thompson, a mining expert at Los Angeles. Cal. The subject of this sketch was the seventh child of his parents' family and was reared to man"s estate on the farm in Dane County, Wis. After leaving the common schools he entered the Wis- consin State University at Madison where he pur- i sued his studies for a time, but he chose farming for his life occupation and thereafter enffased in this in the Badger State until 1871. That year he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArillCAL ALBUM. •201 c-aine to Kansas and located in .lefferson Count}', remaining tlieie until the following spring. His ni'xt iiMuoval was to Washington County wliero he lionifsteaded cigiitv acres of land wiiicli he sold. lie has for some years been connected with the J. (). O. F., being at present a niemhcr of the lodge at Barnes. Kor his life partner .Mr. I'eltey chose Miss lietsy Thompson, of .left'erson County. Wis., and Ihey were wedded Dec. 2, l.S.^8 .at the bride's home in Wisconsin. Mrs. Pettey was born in Lincolnshire, England, .\pril 30, 1838 and is the daughter of Robert and Abigail (Cole) Thonii)son who were likewise of English birth and parentage. The five children born of this union are recorded as follows: Ophelia, the eldest, is the wife of William Hallo- well, a farmer of Washington County, this State and they are the parents of two children: Florence and Bessie. Florence, the second child, married Clarence Snyder, an engineer of Washington County, and died Oct. 4, 1884, leaving three chil- dren. Florence, Grace and Laura, .lohn, Jennie and Minnie are unmarried at home with their parents. ~ — 'P' 'y-T-iir^-^ '-' ECTOR C. FERGUSON is not only a typical IJ Kentuckian, but is a fine sptcimeu of the '£^ Western ranchman. He is in charge of (^ Steele ered in his labors as a tiller of the soil, ! and was fortunate in the investment of his capital, \ so that he is now not onl\- one of the most highly respected, but also one of the most wealthy men of ] his community. Wlien first settling here, he was recognized as a valued addition to the pioneer ele- j ment of the county, and in 1865-66, ofiiciated as I Sheriff, after having served as a faithful soldier in i the I'nion army. The vicissitudes of a soldier's life greall}- affected his health, and in some respects he has never fully recovered from the results of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 205 tlie hardships :md privations whioli lie tlion en- (lined. Tlif iiMlive pl.'K-o of our subject was in Clark i County. Ohio, and tlie da'c of his hirtli J)ec. 5, 183;'). His parents wiirc Gable and Mary Frail, na- tives of Pennsylvania, where they were reared and married. Soon afterward they emigrated to Ohio, and the father departed liiis life when iiisson, Eras- tiis was a lad of only thirteen years. He was thus wholly orphaned, as his niotiier had died several years before. Her family consisted of eleven chil- dren, ten of whom lived to mature years. After ills fatlier's death, young Prall was obliged to look out for iiimself, and he worked by the month on a farm luitil twenty-four years old. Then being in a condition to establish a home of his own, he was united in marriage with JNHss Margaret, daughter of Charles Bolt. The wedding occurred in Jlont- gomery County, Iowa, of which Mr. Prall h.ad been a resident live j'ears, and about one montii later the young couple came to this Slate. In 1862 Mr. Prall entered tlie army as a member of Company K, 9t!i Kansas Cavalry', in which lie served three years and seventeen days. Although partici|)ating in many of the important battles of the war, and experiencing many hairbreadth escapes, he w.as neither wounded nor taken prisoner, but the hard- ships he endured undermined his health, and he now receives a pension from the Government. Upon leaving the arm}', Mr. Prall resumed farm- ing in the township, where he had settled previouslj', and was thereafter greatly prospered in his labors as a tiller of the soil. He is now the owner of over GOO acres of land, .and u[)on his homestead are first- class modern buildings, provided with all the con- veniences wliich an) pic means can supplj-. Upon his farm arc four houses besides the one occupied by the fanjily. A fine litliographic view of the farm of our subject, together with some of its most important buildings, is presented elsewhere in tliis volume. For some years Mr. Prall has been quite extensively interested in live stock, but novv has the most of his land rented, and has wisely retired from the more arduous duties of life. In politics, it is hardly necessary to state, he is a Republican, "dyed in llie wool." Mr. .and Mrs. Prall ai-e the parents of seven chil- dren, of whom the following live are living: Wil- lis W.\ Harriet Ann, Mrs. Plowman; Rosa, the wife of Perle Welch; ILarry and Henry Cl.ay. Mr. Prall has always distinguished himself as a liljcral- mindcd and public-spirited citizen, and one always to be found on the side of progress and reform, the friend of education and morality, and the sui)- porter of every enterprise calculated to lienefit the people around him. lEDRICil MICIIELSON is well known to I the residents of Hanover and vicinity as one of its oldest settlers and leading busi- ness men. He some time since established himself in the furniture business, and also operates as undertaker. He was born in New York Cit}',Sept. 27, 1851, and is the son of Diedrich Michelson, Sr., a native of Germany. The father of our subject spent his early years in his native land, acquiring a thorough education in its public schools. When reaching man's estate Ik- emigrated to America, and subsequently fol- lowed the sea for a period of eighteen 3'cars, sailing many times from New York Cit}- to Denmark. He married Miss Catherine Buckhorst, of the above- mentioned city, where he made his home until his death, in 1861. Soon afterward Diedrich, Jr., with his mother came West, and settled in Warrenton, Mo., where they lived for a number of years, Mr. Michelson being occupied as a teamster. Subsequently our subject removed with his mother to St. Louis, living there until 1870, and being the only survivor of her four children. Their next removal was to Franklin County, that State, where they lived one year, and from there thej- came to Kansas, just as Hanover began to assume the proportions of a village. Mr. Michelson operated as a carpenter, having practically no means upon coming here. His industry and good management soon resulted in the accumulation of capital with which he started his present business. He put a line stone store building, 25x62 feet in dimensions, and not long afterward was obliged to erect another building for the accommodation of his rapidly in- 206 POUTRAIT ANO lUOGRArillCAl. AI.m'M. cMcasinsi business, llo is Uio owiun- of luoro Uian half the IniiUliniTsnoitli from Wnshington stret>t to the coiner of Hollonluirg street, west. His residence stands eonveniently on the snnie block. This w.is also init up by him, and in |H>int of furnishinors and surroundings forms one of the most altraotive homes in the city. Although no olliee seeker, Mr. Miehelson ha.s l>een promineitt in loenl alTairs, serving as Council- man three years, and occupying other iKvsitions of trust and responsibility. He has for many years been Secretary of the 1. O. O. F. Lodge, and is also identified with the Masonic fr.iternily. also the A. O, r. \V. He was traine«l in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which he still loyally ad- heres. He g-ave snbstiintial assistance toward the ei-ection of the church »Hli(ice at Hanover. He operated as conlractckw.ay deserves special mention. His well-cultivate<1 farm of 160 acres occupies tiie northeast quarter of section 82. MullM;rry Township, to which he came in 1873. The cc>iintry was then inhabite<1 nu^tly by wild beasts, and had been only a short tiuie previous the happy hunting grounds of the Indians. Mr. Brock way first arrived in Kansas in 18t)9. and pur- chased a claim on section 10. in what is now Boone Township, After making some improvements he sold out and secured his present property. His native i>l.ace was in Schodack. Rensselaer. Co., N, v.. and the '.ate of his birth March 1. 1833. He comes of an old family who had settled in that State during the Colonial days, his father being Chauncey P., his grandfather .lesse, and his great- grandfather Nathaniel Bixickwav. The latter was born April 3. 1748. and came from Dover to Scho- dack probably in 1772. He was poor in purse and had nothing on which to depend save the labor of his hands, but by industrj' and pei-sevcrance suc- ceeded in constructing a comfortable homestead, .and left to his descendants not only the heriUige of a good name and robust health, but w&s enabled to give each of his children a farm. He followed ,ag- ricultnral pursuits, and became the owner of 500 acres of good land. Religiously, he was a Metho- dist, He married Sj'lvia Hunter, who was born Oct 27, 1750. and to tliem there were born nine children. Both Nathaniel Brockway and his wife lived to a goi>d old age. she dying March 23. 1834, when eighty-four years old, and he surviving until Sept, 7, 1838, He was over ninety years of age. and during the latter part of his life was greatlj' afflicted, being nearly blind for a number of yesirs. The reconis of the children born to Nathaniel Brockw.ay and his wife is as follows: Dorcas, born Aug, 25. 1 7(i;h Stephen. .Ian. 21. 1772; Wolston, March 31, 1775; Jeremiah, Dec. 17, 1777; Xathan- iel. in 1779; David. Dec, 21. 1782; Sylvia. May 6, 1785; Jesse. Jan. 30. 1788, and Lydia, Oct. 27. 1793. Dorcas Brockway afterwards became Dorcas Hall and was the mother of five sons .and two d.aughters. She died Feb. 25. 1861, Stephen mar- ried, w.as the father of four sons and three daugh- ters, and jiassed to rest Dec. 27. 1860. Wolston also established family ties of his own, having two sons and nine daughters. He died Dec, 27, 1868, Jeremi.ah died >Lav 2. 1837. in the prime of life. To him and his wife a family of four sons and six d.aughters had lx>en born. David closed his eyes to the scenes of earth June 24, 1848. liesides his PORTRAir AND HIOORMMIICAL AI.BUM. 207 wil'o. Ills fiuiiiiy coiiiiirised two sons niiil tlircc (laughters. Sylvia married a Mr. Portor, ami llioy hail two sons and seven daughters. Mrs. I'urtor (lied June 15, 1871. Jesse had one son and ten (l:uighters, and passeil from earth July 1"2. 18(!!). It is in Jesse Hrockw.iy that we are partieularly interested, as he is tlie grandfallier of our subject. He was born and reared in Renssel.aer County, N. v.. and became heir of a part of the old liome- stoail. lie serv(>d for a short time in the War of 1.S12. lie added to the proi)erty given him and died in good circumstances, July 12, 18(!;), after having readied his eigiity-first year. Witlithe ex- ception of two years passed witii his father in Cliat- ham. Columbia Co., N. Y., Jesse Rrockway spent his entire life on three adjoining farms. lie mar- ried a Pennsylvania lady, Miss Content BuHington, wlu) was born April 3, 178(). and [lassed from earthly scenes March 15, 1857. The following is llicir fan\ily record: Chaiuicej' P.. bcirn June 21, It^OT; Lydia Maria. l)orn Aug. !), 1808. and died Aug. 15,l«88;Sylvia.born May 25, 1810, lived only about two months; Sail}- Eliza, born Jidy 8, IHl 1, and lived to the age of more than seventy-thre(^ years; Pliebe, l)orn Marcii 10, 1813, but lived (inly a few weeks; ()r()ha T., born Marcii 10, 1811, died Oct. 25, 1867; Olive Ann, born Dec. 21. 1815, and passed to rest Aug. 28, 1883; Deidamia K., born July 22, 1818; Dorcas Ann, Dee. 22, 1821; Mary Jane, Feb. 8, 1821; Cynthia E., born March 9, 1826, died Jan. 31, 1845. Lydia M. married a Mr. Rosaback, and their famil}' comprised the following children: Jane Eliza, Jesse 1!., James 11., Orplia T. Conklin. Matthew M., Mary Jane, Jesse B., Emily P., Henrietta E., and George R. Conklin. Deidamia E.(Rrockw!iy) Fosmire, was the mother of live children, namely: Charles II., Dorcas Ann Strcver, Esther Content Strever, Mary Jane AYade, Deidamia E. 15. W;iilc. The onl_\ son of .fesse Brock way and his wife was Chauneey P., who was born, reared and married in Schodack, liis wife being i\Iiss Ruth A. Manning, a native of llyde Park, Dutchess Co., N. Y. This lady w.as the nineteenth child of her father by his third wife. After marri.age the young people set- tled down upon the old farm in Schodack County, and some years latei', in 1836, removed to Clifton Park, S.arat.oga County, where llicy shjoimikmI a number of years. They had ten ciiildrcn. namely : Elcea, born Nov. 27, 1827, and the wife of Al)ram Flagler: Jesse R., born Dec. 1 1, 182!), and died Marcii l.i, l.SSl; Sylvia, luirn June 12, 1831, and the wife of Henry M. Rest; John P., the subject of this sketch, was born March 1, 1833; Content, born Sept. i;, 183 1, became the wife of II. G. Peck, :uul passed to her linal r(>st in 1888; Charles S.. born April 21, 1837, died in infancy; Cynthia E., born July 27. 1S31», married S. W. Pearsall; Albert I,., boin Sept. 11,1S|I, married Mary Simpson; Arzelia. born Feb. 11. 1815, died July 11. 1815; Dora, born .May 30, lH5i, is now the wife of Philetns Brown. On the 8th of M.ay, 1852, Chanucey Brock way and his sons. Jesse R. and John P. set .sail at New York for San Francisco, Cal., going via Cape Horn, and hnidcd at their destination October 19, following. They were .accompanied by a Mr. Slater, and after their arrival on the Pacific Slope went into the mines and engaged in searching for the yellow ore, meeting with many thrilling experi- ences. The father of our subject remained in that region until 1881, then returned to his old haunts. Subsequently he came AVest and is now living with his children at Junction City, this State, being fourscore years of .age. He wiis very successful as a miner and can tell many interesting talcs of life in the Wild West. The subject of this sketch likewise sought the Golden State prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, and on the 5th of 0(!tolier, 1861, enlisted in Company E., 5th California Infantry, under Capt. Silas P. F^ord and Col. Kellogg. Later the regiment was in command of Col. Bowie. They were as- signed mostly to duty in Arizona, operating among the Indians, guarding certain sections of the coun- try and the overland stage route, also scouting in New Mexico and Texas. They were thus .actively engaged in keeping the Indians in subjection and gaining the better of the rebel clement in that sec- tion, frequently having fights and skirmishes. Mr. Brockwiiy escaped unhirmed after a service of four years and two months. After his discharge at Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jan. 6, 1866, Mr. Brockw.ay returned to his n.ative 208 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Slate overlanil, and thence the same year set out for the Northwest, aud going to Watana, Minn., engaged in buying grain for a year. It will thus be seen th.at he has had a wide experience on the frontier, meeting all kinds of men and frequently having to exercise all his ingenuity in order to keep out of trouble. For one ye.ar he was Indian Agent at Fort Buford, at the mouth of the Yellow- stone River and for a few months was at Fort Peck, Mont. After coming to Kansas in 1869, Mr. Brock way took unto himself a wife and helpmate, being mar- ried in Mulberry Township, (lay County, to Mrs. JaneE. (Sorden) Blue. This lady was born in Han- cock County. Ohio, whence she removed to Iowa with hei- parents and was there married to Orange Blue, who died a year later in Iowa County, Iowa, af- ter having made a settlement in Mulberry Townslii|>. Of her union with Mr. Brockway there were born seven children, one of whom, Carrie R., died when seventeen months old. The survivors are Hattie .1., Albert L.. John C. Ellsworth B., Lilian K. C. and Alpha M. They are all at home with their parents. Mr. Brockway is an active local i)olitician, but not an office-seeker. He was first a Whig, later a strong Rei)ublicaii until the presidential contest of 1870, after which he gave his support to the Dem- ocratic party. He now uniformly labors with that organization. He has been an extensive reader and is tlioronghl}' well informed — one of those men with whom an hour may be spent pleasantly anil profitably-. He has decided views in regard to (|in'stions of general interest and is held in high esteem in the community where he has so long resided. I NDREW BRODEN. The attention of the (@M passingi traveler is invariably attracted by II the beautiful country home of this gentle- man, which is located in Sherman Township, Clay County, and which, tastefully finished without and cosily'fiu-nished within. reflects great credit upon the master^hand that contrived it. The residence is commodious and conveniently arranged, adapted to the wants of a large family, and surrounded by a well-kept lawn, while in the rear are the granaries, a good, large Ijarn, corn cribs, poultry house and other outbuildings that contribute to the material prosperity of a farm and a farmer. The estate is neatly fenced, chiefly with hedge and wire, while the homestead is subdivided into nine lots for the stock, of which ha feeds quite a number, making a specialty of hogs and cattle, though he also owns some good horses. Mr. Broden is the son of Andrew and Christina Anderson, who were residents of the county of Bol- nas in the northwestern part of Sweden, where their son, our subject, was born, on the 24th of June, 1830. In the keen, invigorating air of that clime, and among the rocky cliffs and moun- tains, he passed the j-ears of youth and grew to a sturdy, robust manhood. He was reared in the faith of the Lutheran Church, to which organiza- tion his parents adhered, and likewise their pro- genitors as far as known. Feeling that the New World contained more for him than the over-cultivated soil and over-crowded cities of the Old World, Mr. Broden, in 1853, de- termined to emigrate to America. Accordingly in the fall of that year he set sail from the harbor of Christiana, the capital of Sweden, on a sailing-ves- sel, which soon became disabled and drifted by the wind, while the crew gazed helplesslj' around, unable to manage or guide it. After a time it floated to the vicinity of Londonderr}"^, Ireland, where the passengers were transferred to a steamer which conveyed them to Liverpool, whence they took passage bj' packet ship for New York. In that city they landed in safety', and our subject then proceeded to "Victoria, 111., where he arrived eight- een weeks after he h,ad embarked at Christiana. Upon his arrival his worldly possessions consisted of only ^l, which amount he owed to a man who accompanied him. A man who is willing and capable will seldom lack work, for quick, willing and clear-headed workers are ever3-where needed. Thus it was that our subject experienced little or no difficulty in securing labor on a farm, where he worked by the d.ay for a short i>erlod, and afterward w.as employed on a railroad in Illinois; in Iowa he was engaged PORTRAIT AND BJOCiRAPHICAL ALBUM. 209 until the spring of 1854 in chopping wood, and tiien, roturning to Illinois lie was aguin a railroad employee (hiring the summer months, and in the winter was a teamster and drove a coal wagon. The summer of 18o.j found him employed on a farm, while his varied fortunes led him the ensu- iim year to labor in a coal mine. In the spring of 1859 our subject started out with a party of men for Pike's Peak, but only pro- ceeded as far as Ft. Kearney, Neli.; then turning backward they stopijed for a time in .St. .Joseph, Mo., where Mr. IJrodcn worked on a farm until the fol- lowing autumn. He did not, however, remain in the West but retraced his slejJS to his former home in Illinois, tvhere he was a miner until 1862. In the meantime the great national conflict was e.Kciting po[)ular feeling, and even foreigners joined in the warfare with an enthusiasm and determina- tion second not even to that felt by native-born citizens. Sharing the excitement of the diiy, Mr. Brodcn. August 14, 1862, enlisted in Company I., 102d Illinois Infantry, in which he served two years and a half. When [larticipating in the l).attle of Resaea he was wounded in the right foot by a gunshot, and on this account was discharged Feb. 7, 1865. After the cessation of hostilities he re- turned to Knox County, III., which was his home until June, 1860. Not being entirely satisfied with prospects in Illinois, he determined to seek a home in the growing West, and accordingly, in that year, he came to Kansas and homestcaded eighty acres of his present farm, and later gained possession of another 80-.acre tract of land on his soldier right. He has since purcluased 160 additional acres, so that he now owns 320 acres in this farm, all being fertile and yielding bountiful harvests to the careful Labor of the husbandman. His first residence was a log caliin, which he bought in Clay Center and hauled up to his farm, in which he lived for three years; finding it lonely, however, he persuaded Miss Anna Pi- ling, a native of Sweden to share it with him. They were united in marriage Aug. 13, 1871, and she has been his faithful helpmate over since. Mrs. Hroden was a resident of an adjoining county in Sweden to that in which our subject was reared, and was a member of the Lutheran Church. A few years after tlieir marriage Mr. Hordcn l)uilt a frame addition to the log cabin, and this was their home until the summer of 1886. Then feeling the necessit\' of a more commodious and convenient residence he erected his present large and attractive home, it being one of the finest in the townshi|). Their family consists of eight children, namely : Edward, Albertina, John P., William P., Mattic, Minnie, Mabel ami Alex. All are living and are receiving the benefits of good, practical educations. The}' are regular attendants of the .Methodist Church and Sundaj'-school, in which our subjei't is one of the Trustees. He has been an efficient mem- ber of the School Board of his district during almost all the period of his residence here, and po- litically votes with the Republican party. As a man of untiring energy, perseverance, benevolence and devotion to his family, Mr. Borden merits and receives the respect of the entire community. T'RTEMA.S C. McKENNEY camo in the (m/t III spring of 1 884 to Grant Township, Wash- ington County, and purchased 160 acres of land on section 14, where he now has one of the finest stock farms along the western line of the county. Prior to settling on his farm he kept hotel at Haddam. It is likewise an attractive homestead with everything convenient and com- fortable, a variety of fruit trees, a good frame house and a substantial barn. The fiehls are all well-fenced and the soil is very fertile. Mr. Mc- Kenney came to this State in the fall of 1869, and homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 12, in Little Blue Township, where he improved a good farm, which he sold in 1884, changing then his residence to his present quarters. He is thor- ough and skillful as .an agriculturist, and as a member of the community, has signalized himself as a man liberal and public-spirited, giving his encouragement to the enterprises calculated for the advancement of the people around him. The subject of this sketch was born in Batavia, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1842, two months and nine days after the death of his father. Subsequently his mother removed to Orleans County, that State, 210 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. where she lived five years, and where Artemas C. attended the common school. Mis. McKenney w;is 4,hen married to Mr. S. Webster, and they re- moved to Niagara County, wliere Artemas C. re- mained until tliirteen years old. He then struck out for himself, going Hrst to Lockport. where he entered the employ of H. S. Sherwood to learn the trade of a painter. He followed this in Lockport and Rochester until 1860, then went to Wisconsin and on account of ill-health abandoned active labor and attended school at Sauk City for a short time. We next find young McKenney in .Sycamore, 111., where he followed his trade until September, 1861, then enlisted in Company L, 8th Illinois Cavalry, to follow the fortunes of war. He went witii his regiment directly to Washington City, and within sixty days from the time of enlistment was facing the enemy at Fairfax, Va., and took part in the campaign before Richmond, being under the com- mand of Gens. Stoneman, Averill, Beaufort and Kilpatrick. His regiment liad the honorof making- seven Brigadier Generals. Mr. McKenney was with his regiment until the last year of the service, when he was detailed for detached duty as a scout and given a position, ranking as Lieutenant. He took part in tlie battles of Jlechanicsville and Williams- burg, Gaines Mills, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill. South Mountain, Antietam, and was under fire for twenty-one days from Knox- ville into Virginia. He participated in nian^' other important engagements, and at the expiration of liis first term of enlistment veteranized, and after going home on a furlough, returned to service in Washington City, being assigned to provost duty. Later he was sent into the field to operate against Mosby. On the 11th of October, 1804, at AVhite Plains, Va.. he was shot through the joint of the right arm by a navy revolver in the hands of a rebel, and in such close (piartcrs as to set his coat on tire. He returned the attack and killed his adversary. Later he was in the battle of Gettys- burg, when for three hours his regiment held the front and lost heavily. At Mudtly Run he was one of -100 who were surrounded, and had to charge directly through the ranks of tlie enemy. After the l)attle of Gettysburg the Union troo[>s cut off Lee's army, and the regiment in which our subject was engaged had a severe fight at Falling Water, and Mr. McKenney engaged in the fights at Chan- cellorsville and Fredericksburg. While on detached service at Fairfax Court-house, in April, 186;j, he received the following order: '•Headquarters 8th Illinois CavahT, Bryanton, Md.. April 26, 1865. Capt. A. C. INIcKenney, Companj' L, 8th Illinois Cavalry: '•You are directed to take two men and scour the country within a circle of twenty miles of this place in search of the assassin Booth and his accom- plices — Surratt and Harold — giving all informa- tion to negroes that will induce them to give intelligence and assist in their apprehension. You will procure forage from the inhal3itants, taking their names in writing and the amount of forage furnished and report any information promptly, which is reliable and which may require the action of an additional force. By order of D. R. Clendenix. Lieutenant Colonel. A. McRlDDLER. Lieutenant and Acting Adjutant. Acting on this order, Mr. McKennej- with liis men followed Booth to Port Tobacco, where they arrived in less than an hour after he had crossed, tracing him to Dr. Mudd's house, and thence to Port Toltacco. Forced to relinquish the chase, his command being on the Maryland side, a squad of men on the Virginia side of the river succeeded in completing the capture. At the close of the war Mr. McKinney with the remaining bo3's of his regiment was ordered to .St. Louis, where they were mustered out July 1 7, 1 86o. and thence going to Chi- cago,Ill., received their lionorable discharge. July 22. of that year, Mr.McKenney returned to Syca- more and worked at his trade until 1869. In the meantime he was married in Februar3% 1866, to Miss Vesta A., daughter of John and Nancy Atkin- son, the former of whom died two months before the birth of his daughter. The mother was sub- sequently married to George M. Kinyon. Mr. and Mr. McKenney have become the par- ents of si.x children, two of whom died in infancy. The eldest living is a daughter, Blanche, now PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 211 the wife of .1. B. Rowe, of Sedalia, Mo. Mrs. Rowe is well-liiiown throughout Missouri and ad- joining States as an expert iiorsewoman, riding and driving in some of tiie longest races of from two to twenty miles, and taking many premiums. She is also a line scholar and a school teacher. W. Belmont is a young man at home with his i)ar- ents; Earl W. is one of the best judges of live- .--lock in ^^'ashington County; Artemas C, .Ir., remains under the parental roof. Mr. McKenncy has always made a business of shipping stock, and for one year kept the hotel at Haddam, which he still owns. Politically, he is a thorough Repub- lican, and takes an active i)art in local affairs. Upon returning from the army Mr. McKenney embarked on the steamer "Olive," witli his company and about 11 o'clock at night the boat stiuck a snag and s.ank in thirty-five feet of water. She had on board 101 horses, which were lost together with twelve men. Mr. JSIcKenney jumped over- board and swam three and oue-fourth miles from Tea Table Bar to Va.scit's Landing before he could reach term firma. Ills bunk mate, Lieut. A. W. Rundell. went down after leaving the boat. His last words were, "good bye Art." TEPHEX DOUGLASS, junior member of the firm of INIillor, Dougl.ass & Co., is, with his partners, conductingan extensive grain business in Clifton and vicinity, operating two elevators at this place — the Clifton and the Central Branch. The firm takes the lead among the business interests of this section, all the mem- bers being men of enterprise and al)ility. Besi(1es those at Clifton they have other elevators and pur- chase grain at four different points, namely: Davtou, Palmer, Lyons and Morrow. Having control of the grain business in this section, they are very suc- cessful and realize handsome profits. Through their extensive and well directed transactions Clif- ton has become an important shipping jjoint and probably takes the lead in this connection of any town in tliis part of the State. Mr. Douglass has been a resident of Clifton, since 1881 and has been continuously occupied as a grain dealer. In former years he operated a farm over the line in Sherman Township, ('hay County, where he homesleaded 1 GO acres of land. He improved this and then tr.aded it off for another farm in Str.-iwberry Township, Washington County. Of this he still remains in possession. He came to Kansas when this part of Washington County was quite new and he has h.ad the i)leasure of seeing it develop into the homes of a jirosperous and intelli- gent people. He first occiui)ied himself as a school teacher until taking up his residence in Clifton. His native place was Urbana. Steuben Co., N. Y., .and the date of his birth March 2, 1842. His fa- ther, Albert Douglass, was likewise a native of the Empire State, born in its western portion and w.as the son of Stephen A. Douglass, a native of Scot- land. The paternal grandfather of our subject came to this country early in life and settled in Steuben County, N, Y., where he spent the remainder of his days. He followed the peaceful pursuits of farm life and it is believed, lived to be qiute aged. His son, Albert, after reaching manhood was married in his native county, to Miss Jane E., daughter of Jona- than Taylor, who lived to the age of ninety-eight years. He served as a soldier in the War of 1812 and later engaged in farming jnirsuits. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Albert Douglass took up their abode on a farm where the father died at the age of forty-eight years. He was a man, honest and upright in his dealings and a highly esteemed member of the community. The mother is yet liv- ing on the old homestead and is aged about sevent3- years. Both she and her husband united with the Baptist Church while in their prime. The subject of this sketch remained a member of the parental household which included three sons and three daughters. He was given a practical ed- ucation in the common schools of his native county and being attentive to his books, fitted himself for teaching, which profession he followed while still under the home roof. He was married in his na- tive county to Miss Josephine Smith, who was born in Western New York in 1838. 3Irs. Dougla-ss was the daughter of James and Sarah { Smith ) Smith who came to Kansas in ISSl and taking uii a tract 212 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of new land improved a farm upon which they lived until the death of Mr. Smith in the spring of 1889. - Mrs. Smith is still living in the city of Clif- ton and is now well advanced in j-ears. Mrs. Douglass was carefully reared by her excel- lent mother, becoming versed in all housewifely duties and attending the common school until ap- proaching womanhood. Of her union with our subject there have been born tiiree ciiildren — Ar- bell, James A. and Stephen C. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass are members in good standing of the Bap- tist Church, in which Mr. Douglass officiates as Clerk and is one of the chief pillars. Politically, he is a sound Republican, but beyond discharging tile duties of some of the local offices, has no desire for tlie cares and responsibilities of public life. ^^^ W^ILLIAM M. PITMAN. Among those tilings which malic the world of men inter- esting, is the fact that everj- individual possesses some marked trait of character. Some are ambitious of gam, some sigh for honors and pre- ferment, while others have a peculiar affection for home and country. One of the marked qualities in tlie cliaracter of Mr. Pitman, is liis patriotism which seems to have been born witliin him, and which there is no doubt will cling to him as long as he has a being. During the progress of the Civil War he saw service of the most rugged char- acter as a soldier of the United States armj". He lived in a section of countr}- favorable to secession, but he had from liis cradle imbibed those principles which compelled him to favor the preservation of the Union, and during the early part of the war he was a marked man in his community, and suffered much because of his openly-avowed sentiments. He has happily lived to witness the triumph of the principles for wliich lie fought, and no man living takes more solid satisfaction from this condition of affairs. The subject of this slvetcli was a native of .Jackson County, Ala., but was from his youth a resident of Tennessee. He was born Marcli 2!), 183G, and is the son of Moses and Sarah (Clark) Pitman, who were likewise natives of that State. They were there reared and married, and tliere the mother died about fifty years ago. The father subsequentl.y'vvas remarried iu Alabama, but remained a resident of Tennessee until after the outbreak of the Civil War. He then removed to Washington County. Mo., where he continued during the agitation, and the fighting in the Southwest, aud died there in September, 1888. Prior to his removal west of the Mississippi, he had served under Gen. Jessup in the Seminole War. Of his first marriage there were born four children, and William M. is the onl3' survivor. Mr. Pitman studied his first lessons in the old school-house iu Tennessee, and remained with his father until a young man of twent3'-four years, being employed in farming pursuits. In 1862 he was conscripted into the rebel army, aud kept there against liis will for a couple of months, when he de- serted at the first opportunity, and remained in hiding until Gen. Rosecrans' army came into that vicinity. He was then made a willing captive, aud sent first to Louisville, K}'., and afterward to Camp Chase. Finally lie was sent to Rock Island. III., and enlisted in the 2d United States Infantry, in which he served one year. His regiment was sent out on the plains after tlie Indians, and saw much hard service. After a number of months thus oc- cupied, and the war being practically ended, Mr. Pitman received his honorable discharge, after hav- ing made a record of which he may well be proud. Upon retiring from the service, Mr. Pitman re- paired to Bond County, 111., where he sojourned two years, \vorking on a farm. In the meantime he was married April 3, 1866, to Mrs. Jane (Pane) Reed, who was born in Bond County, in 1830. The following year, 1867, they came to this State, and settled on the farm which they now own and occupy. Mr. Pitman revisited the Prairie Stateri'i 1873, but his preference is for the land west of the Mississippi. To him and his estimable wife there have been born five children, but only two are liv- ing, Mary Emeline and James Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Pitman are members in good stand- ing of the Baptist Church, attending services at W:ishington, Kan. Mr. Pitman as a Union soldier, was a member of Johnson Post. (J. A. R., at Han- Church OF Sacred Heart^Greenleaf^Kan.Rev. Jas.Christophory, rector. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 21; over, which has now Ijeen disbanded. lie taltes a jifcniiiiio interest in the polilieiil issues of tiie daj% and belongs to the I^emocralic party, although in local elections lie aims to support the man whom he considers l)est r|ualified to serve the interests of the people, lie lias been a member of the School Board for several years, and also officiated as Road Overseer. His snug homestead embraces eighty acres of land on section .31, wiiere, without any pre- tcntii>ns to elegance, he lives simpl.v and comfort- aliiy. and at pence with his neighbors. ^^KOlUiEW. CAMPBELL, Clerk of Court, l|[ (—^ Riley County, a gentleman of talent, abil- ^^jj ity, and iiigli personal character, is consid- ered a decided acquisition to the citizenship of Manhattan, wliere he has taken uii his residence. His portrait which appears on another page, is in like manner an imjiortant acquisition to this vol- ume. He was boru in Jersey City. N. J., Feb. 3. 1849, a son of (ieorge P. and Eliza A. (Watson) Camplicll, natives respectively of New York and New .lerse}'. The paternal graiidfatiicr of oursuli- jeet, was a pioneer of Wasiitenaw County, Mich., where he bought a large tract of land in the midst of the primeval forests, cle.ai'cd and improved a fine farm, and was a resident there until death, having accunuilated in the meantime a handsome property. The father of our subject was reared in Michi- gan, and when he attained to maniiood, ambitious to secure a better education and to sec something of the world, he left the old homestead, though iiis father wished him to stay at home, and thus forfeited his share fif his father's wealth. He iiroceeded to visit the East, and we next hear of him as teaching school on Long Island and elsewhere. He finally learned the dagueri can's art, and going to Helena, Ark., opened a gallery there, and was conducting a successful business, when lie was stricken with a fever in 1H52, and his promising career was soon closed by death, while he was yet in manhood's prime. He was a man of iniicli culture and of re- fined tastes, a gentleman and a scholar, whom to know was to respect and honor. B}- his untimel}' death, his w'ife was left with two children to care for, our subject and his brother Louis, the latter of whom died in Leavenworth, in 185!l. At the time of her husband's death, Mrs. Cam[)- bell was in Ann Arbor, Mich., with her children. She bravely shouldered the responsibility of their support, and removing to Cincinnati, shortly after, she managed a boarding house there with good suc- cess for some years. In 1857 she boldly resolved to face the dangers and hardships of life on the frontier, believing that she could utilize her educa- tion where school teachers were so much neeiled bj- the intelligent, heroic, determined, thrifty class of men and women who were bravely- struggling to maintain their rights on the soil of Kansas, and to gain its admission into the Union as a free State. With her children she embarked on a steamer on the Ohio, and proceeding to Leavenworth in the Territory of Kansas, she secured a position as teacher in one of the schools of that city, thus be- coming a pioneer of the profession in Kansas. With characteristic foresight and good judgment she bought a share in the town site of Manhattan in liSf)!), and in 1860 came to this citj^ from Leaven- worth on a stage, and located her property. Mrs. Camiibell subsequently went to Ft. Riley, and thence relumed to Leavenworth, and in isijo retracevas given good educational advantages, attending school in Leavenworth, afterward being a pupil in tiie public schools of New York City, and later of Cincinnati. During his residence in the latter city, he assisted liis mother in her store, and also acted .as her clerk in Manhattan. After their removal to Ogden, he built his mother's house, and also erected buildings on the homestead. In 1875 he bought the stock and building of a druggist in Ogden, paying for it in instalments, and, adding a stock of general mer- chanG() acres. The homestead in all respects is one of the finest in Mill Creek Townshij), having about it that air of solidity and comfort indicative of ample means and the refinements of modern life. It stands as a monninent to the genius and industry of its pro- jector, and the name of Daniel Blocher could not be perpetuated in a more worth}' manner than that by which his widow is keeping up the homestead and teaching not only his children, but all who knew him, to hold his name in kindly remembrance. REDERICK A. SMITH is a well-known stock-raiser and farmer in Exeter Town- ship, Clay County, where he is successfully carrying on both occupations, being now the own- er of 480 acres of land under excellent cultiva- tion. He owns a thorough-bred Canadian draft stallion named " Honest Tom," registered as No. 114, four years old and weighing 1800 pounds, and is also the owner of the standard bred Hambletonian, "•Reuben Drake," No. 1708, weight 1150 pounds. One of his colts took the sweep-stakes in the County Fair, one of his three year-olds took the county race, and a span of two j^ear-olds took the prize for carriage team. Mr. Smith also raises Poland- China hogs and Durham cattle of high grade, and is now feeding sixty head of cattle. The father of our subject is Alexander Smith, a native of Canada and of Irish descent, .as is his wife, Matilda. He was reared near ( )ttawa and there married, and subsequently settled in Huron County, in the Province of Ontario, whence in 1878 he removed to the Ignited States, locating in this county, where he still resides. He now owns a section of land in Exeter Townslii|), the means which he has accumulated being the result of his own efforts and the good manjigement of himself and wife, both of whom are well-known and high- ly respected in Exeter Township, and throughout the count}'. During his residence in Canada, Mr. Smith took a more or less active part in iiolitics, his views now being ilecidedly on the side of Pro- hibition. He is a memlier of the Methodist Episco- [tal Church, in which he has held official positions. He is the father of a large family, eight children now living : John, in Mar^'sville, Kan. ; Frederick A. ; Ann J., wife of Frederick Godbolt in California; Frank, in Clay Center. Kan.: Edgar, in Arkansas ;t;ertrude •2-20 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. wife of Dr. Saivtell in Jipson, Kan.; Oscar in Clay Center and Ida at home in the same town. Mr. Smith is now .ibout seventy years ohl and his wife is also quite advanced in years. The siihjoot of this sketch was born in Huron County. Ontario, Canada, May 4, 1857, and was reareil in his native land, receiving liis education in the public schools of tlie Dominion. He w.as about of age when he accompanied his parents to this county where he has since made his home. He began business for himself ii: 1880, settling on a quarter section of land which his father gave him and which comprises a part of his present landed estate. He has subsequently added 320 acres by purchase, making ui) the valuable estate which he now owns and occupies, and where he is so success- fully carrying on the work of an agriculturist and stock- raiser. At the home of the bride in Clay County. Kan., Nov. 3. 1880, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Miss Mary K. Wright, daughter of James Wright. The union has been blessed by the birth of four children: Lena was born Aug. 7, 1881; Alexander A., Aug. 2G, 1883; Lottie, Nov. 31, 1885 and Grover. Aug. 11. 1888. Mr. Smith is now serving his third term as Di- rector in the school district. In politics he is a Democrat with Prohibition proclivities. He is a progressive stockman and agriculturist, a i-eliable and i)ublic spirited citizen, and a man of upright character, justly receiving the respect of those who know his life and character. \ERNARD McDonald. One of the most ^ enterprising business men of Washington |1 is the gentleman whose name heads this notice. He is a harness-maker by trade, and carries on an extensive and profitable business. He is a native of Ballimore, Northumberland Co.. Province of Ontario, Canada, where he was l)orn Aug. 25, 1852. His father. Eugene McDonald, was born in County Cavan. Ireland, and his grand- father, Bernard McDonald, was also born in that county, of Scotch ancestry. The latter named gen- tleman learned the trade of a cooper in his native country, and followed it. doing a fair Inisiness. un- til he emigrated to America. Upon his arrival in this country he made choice of Northumberland County in which to locate. As soon as he had seen his family fairly well settled in their new home he turned his attention to the business of providing a living. He opened a shop and began work at his trade, and soon had the satisfaction of seeing the business increase until it was quite extensive. Mr. McDonald died at his home in Peterboro, North- umberland County, in 1867, at the age of eighty- seven years. His children that were reared to manhood and womanhood were as follows: Peter, Eugene, Bernard, Phillip, Ann. Margaret and Rose. Eugene ISIcDonald, the father of our subject, was but a mere lad when his parents came to America, consequently his recollections of his child- hood's home are rather indistinct. He remained in the home provided by his parents until his fifteenth birthday was passed, when, although so 3'outhful, he started out to seek his fortune, and his quest led him to New York State, where he was successful in securing work at the tr.ade which he had partially learned in his father's shop at home. A fellow- workman at the same bench as himself w.as Joe Smith, then a simple mechanic, but afterward the renowned leader of the Mormons. After working sometime, Eugene McDonald went to New York Citj-, but experienced so much difficulty in finding work that he engaged to go on a whaling vo3'age, to be gone seven j-ears, but a sister, who was a resi- dent of New York at that time, was successful in dissuading him from such a hazardous undertaking, and he returned to Western New York, where he stayed some time, finally going to Canada on a visit to his relatives. Shortly after reaching his old home he opened a stave-factory and cooper- shop in Baltimore, Northumberland County, and was successful in establishing a large and extensive trade. As the 3-ears rolled by he prospered ex- ceedingl}', but, alas for the stability of earthl}- pos- sessions, he endorsed notes for friends and lost all his wealth. However, he had not lost his good name, neither had his hand forgotten its skill, so lie bore up bravely, and like a man set out to seek PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 221 aiiullici' foitiine. Beginning onre iigain at the foot of the ladder, he woriied at his trade in New York for a space of two years, then retnrneil to Canada, where he resnnieil business for himself, and it is a pleasfinl tasl< to rec<)rened for prcaciiing and .Sal)bath- school in 1871, prior to the building of sciiool- houses in her neighborhood. v«rtA.«'*ac£?®i© •■^~ai'3i7j»v.-wv. EAL L. FOSTER. The fact that Washing- 'r ton Count}' has made rapid strides in agri- culture and various other industries as well ytas in a moral and educational point of view, is owing directly to the men who settled here j-ears ago and devoted themselves to its best interests. At the same time the fact that thej- accumulated for themselves a competence does not detract from the merit of their deeds, as what has benefitted one has been of value in a certain sense to the whole com- munity. Mr. Foster is one of the most enterprising men of Linn Township, and as a breeder of fine stock is excelled by none within its limits. He makes a specialty of thorough-bred Gallowav polled- Angus cattle. Clydesdale horses and Poland China swine. He keeps himself well posted concerning this industry and upon all important topics of the day. Active and energetic, he is never content unless occupied at something u.seful and by this means has gained for himself a competence and is numbered among the substantial men of Linn Town- sliip. A native of tlic Emiilre State. Mr. Foster was born in Westchester County, Nov. 10, 1848. His fatiier, William Foster, w.as likewise a native of that county and while engaged in farm pursuits also conducted a country store. His life was that of an honest and upright man, one who was held in re- spect by all who knew liira. The maiden name of the mother was Nancy Smith, and she was born in Connecticut, where she remained until her marriage, then emigrated with her husband to New York State. Of her union with William Foster were born eleven children, eight of whom are living, namely: Seymour. Margery. John, Uriah, Mercy. Real L., Martha and Frank. The Foster family, leaving New York in 1854, emigrated to Kane County, III., settling in its southwest corner. The father took up a tract of land from which with the help of his boys he con- structed a comfortable homestead, but later re- moved to Hiawatha, Kan., where with his excellent wife he spent his last days, passing to his final rest Feb. 22, 1882. The mother survived her husband a little more than three years, and died May 1 7. 1885. Real L. attended the common schools in Illinois, worked with his father on the farm and also learned the carpenter's trade. He left Illinois in 1870 and came to Brown County, this State, crossing the iMissouri Kiver in a skiff on St. Patrick's Day. He settled nine miles southwest of Hiawatha, and remained a resident of Brown County unti' March, 1887. engaged in farming pursuits. H.s next removal was to Washington Count}-, and .le settled on the land which is included in his present farm. He has been uniformly prosperous, ami has added to his first purchase, so that he is now the owner of 247 acres of land, eighty-seven of which are located across tlie line in Strawl)erry Township. He has been constantly making improvements, and has a good set of farm buildings togethei with the PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPIIICAI> ALBUM. 22.-) inacliiiit'iv ru(iiiir<'(l fur tilliiiu- tlip toil in ;i prolil;!- I)le maiiiicr. ]';v('!\ tliiiii; .ihoiil tlie picinist's indi- caU'S liie iiuliisliy and cnU'ipi-isc of the (iioprietoi-. An adilitional fealuro of inteiosl in lliis work is :i fine engraving' of Mr. Foster'.s fnnn. with its piiM- cipal builiJings. Tile family' of I\Ir. Foster consists of his wife and five eliildren. llie latter named lesiiectively : Agnes L., Kditii, Laura K.. William and Mabel C. Mv. Foster was married in Kansas July 10. 187!), to Miss Nannie Leonard, 'daughter of Anderson Leonard, a native of New York, who spent his last days in Kansas. Mrs. Foster was born Nov. 2. 1857. near Fond du Lac. Wis. Mr. Foster cist his first Presidential vote for Grant, and is a steadfast snpi)ortor of the Re|)ub- lican part}-. ;dthouu;h he meddles very little with political atlairs. He keeps himself informed con- cerning those matters of general interest to every intelligent citizen. The live stock interests of Linn Township have been the objects of his espec- ial solicitude and are greatly indebted to him for the excellent breeds of domestic animals which have become a feature of this locality. Mrs. F'oster is a eommunicant of the Congregational Church. Her amiability of disposition, depth of mind and largeness of heart, have won for her the affectionate regard of the com m unit}' in which she resides. R. CHARLES BUrENGGEH. the pioneer druggist of Clifton, came to this place in the fall of 1878. just after the completion of the I'nion Pacific Central Branch, and established the lirst drug store in the infant town. He had prior to this time pr.acticed medicine for about seven 3'cars in Kansas and about twenty years in Wisconsin and for a time followed his profession after coming to Clifton. Later he devoted himself to the drug business, in which he has built up a large and lucrative trade. A native of Zurich, Switzerland, he was born May 28, 1826, and emi- grated to the L'nited States in 1847, when a young man of tv.'cnty-one years. Young liruengger when setting foot upon Ameri- can soil sought the Territory of Wisconsin and for seven years thereafter was a resident of Milwaukee. Thence he came to Kansas in 1871, settling in Purdee, Atchison County, and from there removed to Clifton, six years later. He established himself in business at Clifton on a modest scale, in a build- ing 24 X 18 feet square and by close attention to his calling and fair dealing with his fellow citizens was in due time obliged to enlarge his facilitie.s. He now carries a full stock of everything in his line and numbers his patrors throughout Clifton Township and vicinity. \n noting the parental history of Dr. Bruengger we find that his father, Casper by name, was like- wise a native of Zurich, Switzerland, and trained to the manuf.acture of cutlery. He spent his entire life upon his native soil, dying at Zurich when Charles was a lad of twelve years. The mother, Mrs. Dorothea (Gilg) Bruengger, was born and reared not far from the home of her husband. She survived him many years, dying about 1874 at the age of seventy-eight; both were members in good standing of the German Reformed Church. Charles was the youngest born and the only son. He is likewise the only member of the family who came to the United States. Two of his sisters are de- ceased and the survivor is living in Switzerland. The education of young Bruengger had been conducted with a view to his becoming a phvsician and he had therefore gained a fair knowledge of medicine before coming to this country. When leaving his native place lie repaired to the port of Havre, Fr.ance, and embarked on a sailing vessel which thirty days later landed him safely in New York City. After going to Milwaukee, Wis., he completed his medical studies under the Homeopa- thic professor who was conducting a hospital at that place. In due time he w.is given a certificate from the Board of Medical Examiners and at once entered upon the duties of his chosen calling. In :Milwaukee County, Wis., Dr. Briienngger, April 1859 was wedded to Miss Lyda Johnson. This lady was born in Lowell, Mass.. March 28, 1840, and is the daughter of John Johnson, who had re- paired to Wisconsin Territory with his family when the country was peopled principally by Indians and wild animals. He took up a tract of land which 220 PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPHICAL ALBUM. he cultivated fur a time and tlien removed to Micliiiraii, dyiiiii- .'it the advanced age of over eigiity years. After twenty -seven years of wedded life Mrs. Bruengger passed away at her home in Clifton, Sept. 25, 1886. She was a lady possessing all the Christian virtues and greatly beloved by a large circle of friends. She had been for many years a devoted member of the Baptist Church. Having no children of her own, the Doctor and his excellent lady adopted a child, Sarah, who is now the wife of Joseph Iman, a farmer of Clifton Township. The Doctor has living with him two grand-nephews, brothers, Leonard, born in Switzer- land, March 14. 1870, and Carl, born Aug. 1, 1871. Carl came to America in 1885. Leonard is a clerk in the bank at Clifton and Carl assists his uncle in the drug store. Dr. Bruengger upon becoming a voting citizen identified himself with the Rei)ublican party, of which he is a stanch supporter. He was a member of the first City Council of Clifton, and has ever maintained a warm interest in the growth and pros- perity of the town. He is a regular attendant of the Baptist Church, to which he contributes regu- larly and has always been found upholding those enlcrprises calculated for the general good of the comnuinity. - OTK- . ^^ ALEB E8TES. The career of Mr. Estes is (ll ffl ""'^ "*^ more than ordinary interest, and pro- ^^7 balily no man in Riley County has made better use of his opportunities, or accomplished more under the ditTcultics which have surrounded him. Born and roared in the South, his birth oc- cnring Feb. 26, 1840 in Caldwell County, N.C., he there grew to man's estate, accpiiring his principal education in the common school and becoming familiar with farming pursuits as conducted in that section of country. He grew up to a vigorous and healthy manhood, imbued with Southern sentiments and intensely loyal to his native clime. Upon the outbreak of the Rebellion Mr. Estes in June, 1861 enlisted in the Confederate army as a member of Company F. 26th North Carolina In- fantry and took part in many of the important battles which followed. He was at Newbern and in the seven day's fight ,around Richmond. At Fall- ing AVater he was captured and sent first to Wash- ington City and from there to Point Lookout, and held in confinement five months after which he was pai-oled and exchanged. Later he fought at the battle of Cold Harbor and received a wound in the breast and the right arm. Upon his recov- ery he rejoined his regiment and was at the siege of Petersburg during which he was again captured south of the city and returned to Point Lookout for a period of seven months. Then being paroled he returned home, at which time, the war being ended he assumed the role of a citizen, after having served four years. In the spring of 1866 Mr. Estes leaving Lenoir came to the young State of Kansas, locating in Ogden Township and thereafter for four years operated on rented land. He then homesteaded a part of his present farm upon which he has effected all the improvements which we now see upon it. During the early years of his struggles in Northern Kansas he exercised that patience and perseverance which are among the leading traits of his character. Were it not that the visible re- sults of his labors so forcibly apjjear to the naked eye, his perseverance and energy would seem to have accomplished that which is almost incredible. He came to Kansas without other resources than those with which nature had endowed him and has made for himself not only a good position, finan- cially, but among his fellow citizens is held in high esteem. Mr. Pastes commenced from first principles in the building uji of bis estate, his land being in its pri- mitive condition, over which but a short time pre- • viously Indians and wild animals had roamed unrestrained. His 230 acres of choice land have been brought to a good slate of cultivation and the farm is embellished with substantial buildings. It lies five and one-half miles northwest of Ft. Rilev and is largely devoted to stock raising, Mr. Estes hav- ing, during the season of 1889, ninety head of cattle, nineteen head of horses and seventy-five head of swine. ]Mr. Estes is conservative in politics and uniformly votes the straight Democratic ticket. He is interested in all the enterprises tend- PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAl'HICAL ALBUM. 227 ing to pronioto llie welfare of liis coiniminity and has lieen a nicinher of the School Board of his dis- trict for the past seven years. He has also served as Road .Supervisor. Personally, he is courteous in his bearing, modest and unpretending, a man who at once establishes himself in the esteem and confidence of those who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. The marriage of Caleb Esles and Miss Mary E. Moody was celebrated at the bride's home in North Carolina, in 18G5. Mrs. Estes was born in Caldwell County, N. C, July 12, ]848_|and is the daughter of Robert and Bathshelta Mood}' who were of Southern birth and parentage and are now living two miles nortli of the Estes place. Of this union there was born onechild only, a daughter,] Ariel, who is now a promising girl of fourteen years. Mrs. Estes and her daughter are nienil)ers in good standing of the Baptist Churcii, of which church Mrs. Estes is pastor. The father of our subject was Caleb Estes, Sr., likewise a native of North Carolina and a farmer by occupation. His mother Eliza, was a native of tiie same .State and there the fatiier s|)eut his en- tire life, dying in about 1850 when in his prime. The mother is still living, making her home with her younger son in North Carolina .and has arrived at the advanced age of eighty-three j'ears. AMFEL PRESTON is one of theenterpris- farmers of Washington County, being iwner and occupant of a farm on secti(m 30, Barnes Township. He is a son of .Sam- uel and Susan A. (Rader) Preston. The father was of French extraction and born in Pennsylvania, from which State he removed to Ohio earlv in the nineteenth century. In that State he resided dur- i'ng the remainder of his life, dying about the year 18.51, at tlie age of forty-five. He was a fanner and also a shoemaker, and during the winter sea- sons worked at the latter trade. He was in only moderate circumstances but well esteemed by his neighbors. He held some minor offices, and was for many j-ears an active member of the United Brethern Churcli. Ilis wife was born in Adams County. Ohio, about the year 181G, and still sur- vives. She bore her husband two children: Sarah E.. now the wife of James Warrener. a stone mason at Leavenworth, Kan., and our subject. He of whom we write was born in Adams Coun- ty, Ohio. Oct. 8, 184.'i. He was reared to farm pursuits, and has followed that occupation during his life. In his boyhood he received a good com- mon school education. The first shot in the late Rebellion echoed through the hearts of manv a youth, and roused as much patriotic fervor as in the breast of the older citizens. Mr. Preston was one of those who lieard his country's call "to arms." and though Ijut sixteen years of age he at onc(! responded. He enlisted as a i)rivale in Com- pany C, 70th Ohio Infantry, which was attached to the 3d Brigade. 15th Corps, 2d Division. He par- ticip.ated in many hard fought battles, including Shiloh, Corinth, Holly Springs, Vicksburg. Jack- son (Miss.), and Mission Ridge, At the first named he received a slight wound. After the battle of Mission Ridge, his command went to Knoxville, Tenn.. and thence to .Scottsboro. Ala., where he re-enlisted, and got a thirty days fur- lough. After this relief and rest from the soldier's life, he returned to the field and again engaged in gallant warfare. He was in the Georgia canipaiu-n, and took part in all the battles, including those at Reseca. Kenesaw ^Mountain, Atlanta, etc. On the march to the sea he made one of the gallant 00,000. On the cessation of hostilities he took part in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washini'ton D. C. He then went West down the Ohio River, and received his discharge at Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept. 13, 1805. At the battle of Ft. McAllister, Ga., he was wounded in the head, on account of which misfortune he now draws a pension. After the war was over, Mr. Preston went l)ack to Adams County, Ohio, resuming the duties of a civilian. He was engaged in farming and lumber- ing in that county until 1869, when he removed to McLean County, 111, There he remained .about two years engaged in farming. He then removed to Clay County, Kan., and homeste.aded 100 acres in Sherman Township, He sojourned there until 1879, when he removed to the place where he now 228 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUIM. resides :uiil where lie liousiit 120 acres of lanil. He now has a good faira, well improved and cul- tivated, and is carrying on a successful agricultural life there. He started in life poor, and all he has made, has been accumulated since he came to Kansas. The marriage of our subject took^place Dec. 31, 1873, the bride being Miss -Jennie Winkelpleck. She was born in Tuscarawas County. Ohio, in 1850, and is a lady of intelligence and tine charac- ter. She is a daughter of Reuben and Maria (Dickey) Winkelpleck. While hunting on White Rock, Republic County, in 1870, her father was killed by the Indians, being one of six who suf- fered that fate. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Pres- ton has been blessed by the birth of three bright boys — Guy H., Charles K. and Harry S. Mr. Preston is a member of Waterville Po.st. No. 266, G. A. R. His party afliliation is with the Republicans. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Waterville. As man and citizen, Mr. Preston is held in high repute by his acquaintances and fellow citizens. W/ACOB H. STONEBACK. The prosperous farming commnnity of Bloom Township, Clay County, recognizes the subject of this n( il ice as one of its most substantial men. He has a snug homestead on section 17, comprising 160 ncres of well-cultivated land, improved with sub- stantial buildings. He purchased the property in 1H77 and took possession of it the following year. It lies on the second bottom of tlie Republican River, and is aiiipl^- watered by tliat stream. It is devoted to general farming and stock-raising and j'ields a comfortable income to its proi)ridtor. A gentleman in the prime of life, Mr. Stoneback was born Oct. 21, 1842, and is a native of Warwick Townshii), Chester Co., Pa. His father, George Stoneback. likewise a native of Pennsylvania and supposed to have been of German ancestry, was farmer and blacksmith combined and possessed un- usual meehanicnl skill. He spent his entire life in his native county of Chester, dying at his home in Warwick Township in February, 1881, after having nearly re,ached his threescore years and ten. He was a kind man in his family, a good neighbor, respected by all who knew him and after the organ- ization of the Republican part}', gave to it his un- qualified support. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Ann Houck. .She likewise was a native of Chester County. Pa., and the daughter of Jacob Houck who was born there and was of German de- scent, (irandfather Houck was a farmer by occu- pation and spent his entire life in the Keystone State. The daughter Ann, like her brothers and sisters, was well reared and trained in the doctrines of the Dunkard religion; she is still living in Chester County, Pa., making her home with her daughters and has arrived at the .advanced age of seventy- five years. The subject of this sketch was the fifth in a family of eight children born to his parents, all of whom lived to mature years and seven of whom survive and have families of their own. Three sons emigrated to Kansas and are residents of Bloom Township, Clay County. Jacob H. learned blacksmithing of his father which he followed one year in his native county and thirteen years in iMontgomery County, Pa. He was married in Chester Countj^, at Pleasant Retreat, to Miss Mary Shaner. on the 9th of February 1867. Mrs. Stoneback is a native of the same township as her liusband and was born Sept. 10, 1846. Her parents were Jacob and .Susan (Mounshour) Shaner, likewise na- tives of Chester County, Pa., and descended from Holland-Dutch stock. Jacob Shaner was a cabinet- maker by trade which he followed many years in Warwick Townshiii, Pa. He died in North Coven- try-, that State, in 1884, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. He w.as a member of the German Reformed Church and in politics a Republican. His wife survived him about four years, dying in February, 1888, aged eighty years. She was a member of the same church as her husband. Mrs. Stoneback was one of a family of four sons and two daughters, all of whom are living and with one exception, all married. Her childhood and youth passed in a comparatively uneventful man- ner under the home roof until her marri.age. Of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 229 her union with our subject there liave been born eight children, tlireeof wlioni are deccnsed: George, Jacob and Lillie, all of whom died young. Tlie survivors are William (i., Susan L.. Harry W., Celia M. and Cora M.. all at home witii their par- ents. Mr. Stoneback, politically, is a sound Repub- lican and has held some of the minor offices of his township. As a soldier, he belongs to George B. McC'lellan Post. No. 368. at Morganville. On the 17th of August, 1862, during the progress of the Civil War, Mr. Stoneback enlisted in his native county in Company I. 124th Pennsylvania Infantry under command of Capt. Hinkson and Col. Hawlcy. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac and Mr. Stoneback with his comrades participated in many of the important battles of the war and endured the hardships and privations common to a soldier's life. Although frequently* being in the thickest of the figlit and engaging in the battle of Antietam and Chancellors- ville, he escaped without a wound, although con- tracting a disease from wliicii he has never fully recovered. His army record was one reflecting credit upon him and at the close lie received an honorable discharge. 'i!^m- -*T»- lpjy\ ( )P.ERT .T. HUEY. One of the most prom- '^^ inent young men of Ogdcn Township is the \\\ one whose name stands at the head of tliis \^ sketch. He resides on his farm on section 7, and takes a deep interest in the welfare of the neighborhood, being always ready to help push for- ward any legitimate enterprise which has for its ob- ject tiie improvement of the lownsliip. His abil- ity is recognized by those wiio know him best and his counsel is sought fin all occasions of impor- tance. Robert Huey, the father of our subject, was a native of Pennsylvania, where he followed the oc- cupation of a farmer. In 1K4!(, he caught the "gold fever" and went to California where he re- mained some time then went from there to Austra- lia, and after staying there a length of time, re- turned home. The mother, is Kliza (Benn) Hue}', also a native of Pennslyvania. Their marriage took place in that Slate and it was also their home during the life-time of the father. His death oc- curred in 1856 and Mrs. Huey subsequentlj- re- married, taking for her second husband, John E. Kaster. Their home is in Clarion County, Pa. Bj' the first marriage there were two chil- dren ; the elder, Candace, died in infancy. Robert was born in Clarion County. Pa., Sept. 4, 1855. He was fortunate enough to secure a good common-school education besides attend- ing for a few terras, a good academy. Being thus well equipped for the struggle, he began the battle of life on a farm at tlie early age of fifteen years. Ver}- wisely he did not regard his education as useless lumber to be cast aside for " practical knowledge" but utilized it to assist him in gaining a deeper insight into the workings of every-day life, and the result is, that although yet a young man, he is a successfid one and likely to rise to still greater prominence and usefulness in his adopted State. In 1876, during the montii of October, our sub- ject left Pennsylvania and emigrated to Kansas. He first made his home with his uncle at Bclvue, Pot- tawatomie County. In the Spring of 1883 he re- moved to Ogden where he bought eighty acres of land in the northeast (piartcr of section 7, town 11, range 7 east. The place was partly improved when Mr. Huey took possession of it and lie has continueii the improvements paying much attention to better- ing the quality" of the soil. His efforts in the latter direction have proven very successful and are highly flattering to his ability as an advanced and pro- gressive farmer. He has at the present time about fifty acres under cultivation. In addition to rais- ing crops he also raises horses and hogs and trusts in the near future to have ([uitea large stock-farm. Mr. Huey is a member of the I. O. O. V.. No. 2M1. of Ogden, and has held all the oflices in the lodge. is at present sitting Past Grand, is also permanent Secretary'. He has been a member of the School Board in District 4, a position which his education eminently qualified him to fill. He w."»s a Justice of the Peace oneyearand is now serving his second term as Townshi|) Trustee of Ogden Township. In politics he is active and eflicient and tlinuvs the 230 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. weiglit of his influence in favor of tiie Republican paitj;. He was elected a delegate to the Congres- sional Convention at Clay Center, which met in July, 188(5 and nominated Joiin A. Anderson for Congress. -^m- ^s^EORGE FARRELL. Among the sturdy «[ spirits who songlit the wilds of Nt)rthern ^^^ l\ansas during its pioneer days, came Mr. Farrell, who may now lie found at a well-regulated homestead in Exeter Townsliip. on section 1 . He comes of a substantial ancestry and was born on the other side of the Atlantic in Lancastershire, England, Xov. 27, 1825. His parents were Robert and Mary (Lawrence) Farrell who were natives respectively of Ireland and England. When the sulijcct of tliis sketch was three or four years old his parents removed to the North of Ire- land wheri,' he was reared to man's estate and re- ceived a limited education in the common schools. His habits of reading .and observation, however, have made him an intelligent and well-informed man. fully capable of transacting all ordinary busi- ness and one with whom an hour may be spent in a pleasant and prolUalilo manner. Mr. Farrell re- mained in Ireland until llie spring of 1848 and then, a young man of twenty-one years, resolved ui)on seeking his fortunes in America. Repairing to Liverpool he embarked on the sailing vessel •M^)ueen" which after a voyage of twenty-eight days landed him safely in New York Cit}-. From this point young Farrell proceeded to PI'.iladelphia. Pa., where he followed his trade of a weaver, and on the'12tli of December, 1849 was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Ingraham. In the si)iing of 1855 he resolved upon a removal to the far "West and crossing the Mississippi located in Monroe County, Iowa, among its earliest pio- neeis. He prosecuted farming there for a period of fifteen years, then coming to Northern Kansas located in the fall of 1870, in Clay Countj-. of which he has since been a resident. He home- steaded 160 acres of land upon which no improve- ments had been made, whatever, and for a series of years lient liis energies to the building up of the homestead. He endured the hardships and priva- tions common to life on the frontier, and while watching the growth and development of his adopted county contributed materially to its well- fare. He identifled himself with the United Pres- byterian Church in Iowa about 1860, and in poli- tics is a stanch supporter of the Republican pr.rty. To our subject and his estimable wife there were born five children, the eldest, of whom, a son Will- iam H., is farming in Union Township; Robert is a resident of Blaine Township; .John and James are living, the former in Nebraska, the latter in this count}'; George is deceased. The mother of these children departed this life Jan. 8, 1889. Robert Farrell was born in Monroe County, Iowa, June 18, 1856. and was fourteen years old when his parents came to Kansas, where he was reared to man's estate and has become one of the prominent and useful men of his communit}-. He has a good farm of eighty acres on section 36. Blaine Township, and possesses in a marked degree the energy and perseverance of his sire. He has himself earned the property which he now owns, and is a steady-going, reliable man — one who en- joys tiie esteem of his neighbors and like his father votes the straight Republican ticket. lie is a member of tlie Presbyterian Ciiurch, and is meet- ins; "ith success in his chosen callina:. -■gTi.,!- -^ TIISBY SHAFFER JOHNSON, Superintend- ent of the Washington County Poor Farm, is making for himself a good record in this capacity and it is considered that he is faithfully earning the salary of 11,200 which forms one of the perquisites of the position. lie came to Washing- ton County on the .'5d of March. 1877, and in due time established himself as one of its most reliable citizens and was looked upon as one taking an in- terest in all that pertained to its prosperity and advancement. He is an Ohio man by birth, first opening his eyes to the light in Logan Count}-, tli.tt State, Nov. 21,1856. John Johnson, the father of our subject, was a native of Kentucky and married for his second PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 231 wife Miss Rachel Ailman, the mother of Frisbj' S., who was l)oni in Kentucky. After niarria<;e tiie parents settled in Logan County, Ohio, and llic fatlier followed farmini;- pursuits, building- up a conifort;d)le homestead where he and his estim.able wifes[:ent the remainder of their da3's. There were born to Ihera live childreu, of whom Frisby .S. was next to the youngest. -lohn Shafer by a former marriage had become the father of six children. The family is considerably scattered but the most of them are residents of Ohio and Kansas. The subject of this sketch spent his bfiyhood days in the manner common to the sons of pioneer fnrincrs, attending the district school in summer and being required to make himself useful around the homestead during the seasons of plowing, sow- ing and reaping. He lived with his parents on the old farm until reaching his majority and soon af- terward started out for himself, coming to this .State and settling first in Little Bine Township, where his father had given him 160 acres of land on section 30. This land lay in its original condi- tion and Mr. Johnson made it his first business to put up a shelter for himself, in which he kept bach- elor's hall and proceeded with the improvement of his [jroperty. He thus lived until the latter part of 18711, and on the 31st of August, that year, took unto himself a wife and helpmate. Miss Joanna Rose. This lady was born in Fulton County, Ohio, Aug. H, 1862, r.nd is the daughter of Peter and An- geline Rose, who came to Kansas in 1876 and set- tled in Washington County. Three years later they removed to Michigan and there spent their last days. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson commenced their wedded life on the farm where they lived until Mr. John- son was appointed to his present position, when ihev removed to the County Farm leaving the other in the hands of renters. But Mr. Johnson still superintends its operations. The Washington County Poor Farm embraces 160 acres of land and is located on section 20. Lo- gan Township. iMr. Johnson was the first Super- intendent, it having only been purchased in the spring of 1888. It was opened with six inmates. The largest number at any time has been eleven ;uid there is an average of about nine. The farm is self-supporting with the exception of the Superintendent's salary. Mr. Johnson's farm is admirably .•idai)ted to fruit raising. He has a peach orchard of 500 trees and during the summer of 1889 sold *400 worth of this luscious fruit, some of the peaches being over ten inches in circumfer- ence. Mr. and Mrs. .lohnson are the parents of two sons— Blaine an(] Ray. From the name of tlie first mentioned the politics of our subject may be readily guessed. He is a Republican of the first water, a man with decided views and opinions and one who is not easily turned from his convictions. He was elected one of the Trustees of Little Blue Township in the spring of 1888 and re-elected in 1889, but resigned to accept his present position. Socially he belongs to Lodge No. 276 I. O. O. F., at Barnes. ■if, ACKSOX M. PRIEST is the owner and occu- pant of a fertile farm on section 22. Logan Township, Washington County, where he settled in the spring of 1889, and to which he came from another part of the State. He was born in West Virginia Aug. 29, 18;50, and was a son of Stephen and Mary ( Meiulel) Priest. His parents were natives of West Virginia, whence thev, some years after marriage, removed to Washington County, Ohio. Later they returned to Wetzel County, W. \'a., where the mother died June 17. 1859. The father survived until 187:! when he died, .aged eighty-eight years. Valentine Mendel, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was a (iernian, who settled in West A'lrginia. He mar- ried a Pennsylvania lady and reared a large family of children. The gentleman of whom we write was the youn- gest of ten children born to his parents. His early was spent in Ohio and West Virginia. He ^ life early learned the shoemaker's trade, and later the art of taking ambrotypes. He also eng.aged in the |)rofession of teaching. He w.as not in the army during the late war but did good service in recruit- ing, spending lime and money in that work. In 1869 he came to this Stale, making his first stop at 232 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Ateliison. After a few months there he settled in May.day Township, Riley County, where he took a homestead of 160 acres, on sections 21. 27, and 28. He had no property when he came to Kansas, but by the exercise of thrift .ind industry he has been enabled to rear his family in comfort and to estab- lish himself on a sood financial basis. In 1889, as above stated, he removed to this county. Mr. Priest has been twice married. His first wife. Elizabeth Mount, with whom lie was united in Washington County. Ohio, died two years and five months after their marriage, leaving no family. March 20, 18,56, he became the husband of Mary ,J. Allen, daugliter of Robert Allen, of West Virginia. The result of this union has been the birth of nine children — William A., .7ohn P., Leander J., Mar}- E., quhitelle U., Etha G.,. Samuel O.. Harry A. and one who died in infancy-. .Mr. Priest is a member of the Democratic party, but is not a strict party man. He h.as held local offices, discharging their duties with discretion. He belongs to the Church of Christ, with which he Ims been identified since the age of nineteen. A man of intelligence, industrious habits, friendly address .ind irreiiroacliable character, Mr. Priest merits Uic esteem in which he is held. — V WILLIAJI ai. .STILL. Among the self-made men worthy of mention in connection with the leading citizens of Ogden Township, Mr. Still should occupy a prominent position. De- prived of early advantages during his youth, he has hail to struggle upward unaided except by the the resources with wiiich nature endowed him. His career h.os been marked by great industry and per- severance, which have placed him in good circum- stances financially. He is the owner of a valuable farm, where lie has effected good improvements, and one of his chief desires now is to give to his chil- dren those advantages of which he was deprived in his youth. He is connected by marri.age with some of the first families in the county, and is uni- versally respected liy his fellow-citizens. Of .Southern antecedents, the subject of this sketch is the son of James Alfred Still, a native of Tennessee, a carpenter by trade, and also a f.irmer. The latter married Miss Lncina Cornwell in Ken- tucky, this lady being a native of the lilue Grass State, and they resided in that State until after the decease of the mother, which occurred in 1 847. There were born to them nine children, of whom William M., next to the eldest, first opened his eyes to the light, Dec. 11. 1833, at the home of his parents, in Marsliall County, Ky. When a lad of fifteen years. William Still left home, starting out in life for himself, and after being variously occupied, commenced running on a fl.at-boat on the Mississippi River. In 18.54, he went into Mississippi County, Mo., and the follow- ing year came to Kansas Territory, accompanied by George and Je.ssie Edward. He settled on Solo- mon Forks, near the present site of Solomon ('it\-, and forty miles west of Ft. Riley, at which time there were two houses between there ar.d tlie fort. One of these was occupied by Thomas Reynolds, and the other by .lames Lanning. A few months later young Still repaired to Ft. Riley and occupied himself in getting out logs for an old sawmill at Pawnee, wliich place was wijierl out of existence by order of the then Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, in 180.5. Later in the year. Mr. Still worked for a Mr. Morris on Eureka Lake, which hike Mr. Morris had named. In the spring of 18;5G he went to Riley City and enteied the employ of Fox Boothe, remaining with him during the summer, and when returning was employed by Joseiih M. Myers. Later, he worked for James Dixon (who is represented elsewhere in this work) putting up hay. In the spring of 1M.57 Mr. Still rented land on Seven Mile Creek, and began farming. The next year he broke the first sod on his present [ilace. and was the most northerly settler on Seven Mile Creek. In 1859, he rented a farm of C. M. Dyclie. and in 1860 settled uijon his present place, where he has since remained, with the exception of the time S|)ent on a few trips on the plains. On the 23d of April, of that year, he took unto himself a wife .and helpmate— Miss Catherine O'Malley, a sister of Mrs. Calvin M. Dyche, whose husband is represented elsewlierc in this work. , /-— ^ --t -^- 1, ^-i^ ^ Cj^^^^tU^O-^^yUcX--^Gl^^C^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 235 To Mr. and Mrs. Still tlierc were born nine chil- dren, all of whom are living. Calvin M. married Bridget Quinn, is the father of two children (one deceased), and lives in Texas; Susan is the wife of .1. C. Ryan, and the mother of one child; they live in Waljaunsee County, Kan.; Emeline is unmarried, and a resident of Texas; Mary Ellen, Daniel, Will- iam. Catherine, Allen and Sarah remain at home with, their parents. Mrs. Still and the children are all members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Still, l)(>litieally, is rather conservative, but gives his sup- port to the Democratic party. He is the Treasurer of School District No. 32, and has been a member of the Board for a dozen years. The Still homestead forms one of the most beau- tiful i)ictures in the landscape of Ogden Township. The estate includes 880 .acres of land, 240 of which are under the plow, and the balance is pasture and meadow. The residence is a fine stone structure, a story and a half in height, and adjacent is the sub- stantial liaru and other buildings usually rerpiired by the intelligent and progressive farmer. There is an orchard of 100 api)le trees, besides the smaller fruits, and fifty grape vines. Mr. Still feeds all the grain he raises to his live-stock, and has the pres- ent seasim (1889) 160 head of cattle, thirteen head (if horses, and a very large herd of swine. The farming operations are conducted in that systematic; inaiinor which scarcelv fails of satisfactorv results. -5-+#=^>^=f^-4— ^|U(;rST JAEDICKE. In recounting the (WJull iiistory of the origin of Hanover, Kan., and the German settlement surrounding it. the name of Mr. Jaedicke will ever occupy a prominent and honored place. Among the most valuable citizens who have sought the American shore from across the Atlantic, the native born German unquestionably stands at the head. The sons of the Fatherland have not only proven a power in the development of the great West, but in lending their genius, their excellent judgment and their strong fidelity to the right, in molding governmental affairs and in upholding the laws in all sections of the great nation which Ihey have ac cepted as their own and for which they have done so much. As .above stated, our subject is especiall}' identified with the early history of Hanover, he having erected the first building in the place, kept the first store ever opened here and was also the Postmaster during all these 3-ears, with the excep- tion of a short period of three years, when for po- lical reasons he had to make room for another. In the history of the life of Mr. Jaedicke are m.any valuable lessons for the rising generation. The young men who are preparing themselves for active life may read with interest and with profit the sketch we will record in these pages of this es- teemed citizen. He came here possessing but little means and with a partner started a small store and by closest attention to business, together with the exercise of economy and sagacit}' he prospered and w.as soon enabled to buy out the interest of his partner. He assumed control of the entire business and entered upon a career which has not onl}' been pre-eminently- successful as far the accumulation of means are concerned, but in being useful to tlie community with which he is thoroughlj' identified and making a honorable record .as a business man and public-spirited citizen. He has proven him- self a friend to many a struggling neighbor and in this wa3' has especially endeared himself to many who are to-day, well-to-do people. In 1878 he built the first brick business house ever erected in the town. It is a splendid building, 30x80 feet and lit to grace the street of any of the larger cities of the State. In this building he carried on busi- ness with unusual success until IMay 1st, 1889, which completed more than twenty years in the mercantile business in this place, he having lirsl opened his store in 18(i8. Our subject has ever been foremost in all public enterprises and we therefore naturally find him at the head of the movement to organize the Hanover ■State Bank, which organization was completed July 20, 1889. He was chosen President and his eldest son, August Jaedicke, Jr., was elected c.asliier. This young man has been especially tpialilied for the jio- sition having received a splendid education, which was supplemented by a commercial course ."it (Juincy, 111. The Hanover State Bank, which has already proven a great convenience and in fact a « 236 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. rich blessing to the people of this community, opened its doors Aug. 1st, 1889. Business was transacted in Mr. Jaedicke's office at the time and where it will remain until the comiiletiun of the splendid new bank building which is now being erected. This building, which occupies space 30x00 feet on the corner of North and HoUenberg streets, will be supplied with all the modern con- veniences and appliances for safety which modern urchitecture has devised. l?pon the opposite corner I he has erected a most elegant brick residence which has but recentlj' been completed. It is supplied with all of the conveniences and embellishments which a man of wealth and good taste could desire. Besides this he has interested himself considerably in real estate and now owns about twenty-five houses in the city and uiiwards of 800 acres of fine farming land in the vicinity. All of this immense proi)ert3' JNIr. Jaedicke has accumulated b}- his own efforts during the last twenty-five years. We m.ay readily judge from what he has thus far accomi)lislied that he has been a busy man, having no hours to idle away, yet he has been a very social, neighborly man and in religious and Ijenevolent, as well as social circles, has always been a leader. He was one of the original members of the Lutheran Church and assisted in erecting the church building botli by a liberal contribution of means and a zeal- ous example for the cause of Christ. He was also most active in the organization of the Deutsche Maenuer ^'erein, a society which has for its pur- l)os(' the care of their own country people who are without friends and who might become sick or otherwise disqualified for work. It is also an ini- I)ortaut factor in promoting better systems of edu- cation and in the elevation of the people in social ways. Mr. Jaedicke's enterprise as well his liberal- it^y has been manifested toward this organiza- tion. To it he gave two city lots upon which now stands a large hall and in connection a iieautiful garden or park. The hall is a resort of the best people in the place and is rpiite homelike in all its ' appointments. He is also a charter member of the I. (). O. F. Lodge No. 1.55. and of the Masonic Lodge, No. 69, being the first Treasurer of the former. When the city of Ilanovcr was organized, which was in July, 1872. Mr. Jaedicke was elected one of its Aldermen, but being Postmaster, was de- barred from accepting the ofHce as well as other positions wliieh the people would have been glad to have had him accept. In all of the different societies for the settlement and improvement of the town and the county. Mr. Jaedicke has ever lieen prominenth' identified. The result of his wise and efficient labors is a rich harvest, not only for his own enjoyment but for multitudes of his own countrymen and citizens who have come to the place. In more ways than one he maj' be justly called the father of Hanover and to-day is more widely' known, not only throughout Washington County, but the great commonwealth of Kansas, than any other man in Hanover. As above stated the subject of this interesting sketch is a German by birth, having been born in the Fatherland. March 5, 1831. He spent his 3'ounger years in school and learning a trade. Later he traveled over Germany, France and Denmark. He was a free soldier during the revolution of 1 848, and went to the seat of war but was not called upon to participate in any active service, although re- maining in the arm^' until the siege of Sebastopol. He was a joung man of twenty-four 3-ears of age when he came to the United States and in the year 1859, made his advent into Kansas, stopping at Leavenworth. Here he remained until the year 1868 when in company with Mr. Kalhoefer he came to the site of the present flourishing town of Ha- nover, and opened a store, as above stated. He was united in marriage Oct. 31, 1869, with Miss Minnie Feess, a resident of Leavenworth and the daughter of George and Rosa (Kuisle) Feess, both deceased. Of this union there have been born seven children of whom five are living and bear the following names: August, Jr., Amelia, Bertha. Clara and Oscar. August was the first boy born in Hanover. Our subject has been especially devoted to his family and takes great satisfaction in noting their development in educational matters. Franz Jae- dicke, the father of our subject, was born in Ger- many and came to America with August and for 3-ears has been a prominent business man of Leav- enworth where he still resides. He was born Feb. 12, 180G, at Frankfort-on-the-Oder in the province PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 237 of Brniulenburg. His wife, Mrs. Christine (Fisher) Jae®^r' ■^—^&!!?!VI^ ■SjAMES WOOD, one of the noble band of Kansas pioneers, lives Mith his family on ] se(li(m 4. Riley County, in the old log house ^ that was his father's homestead. The house is well preserved and quite comfortable despite its age and is a monument to the faith which the pioneers of Kansas posessed in the future growth and prosperity of the then infant State. They built substantially, not only their houses but also the government of the youthful aspirant for the honors and responsibilities of statehood. Upon the pres- ent generation devolves the task of preserving the ancient land marks, or if that be impossible, at least the lineaments of the l]rave men who risked their lives in defense of the liberties of the common- wealth and the appearance of the homes of the sturdy defenders should be preserved by the skill of art from the ravages of time. The subject of this notice is the eldest son of William and Sarah (Jones) Wood, and a brother of Thomas Wood, a sketch of whose life appears else- where in this work. The mother of Mr. Wood was a nativeof Wales and the father of Liverpool, Eng- land. Our subject was born in the latter place on Sept. 27, 1844 and accompanied his parents to America. The famih- lived live years in Ken- tucky, then three years in La Salle County, III. In the fall of 18.57, the}- removed to Kansas and settled on the farm at present in possession of the one of whom we write. The mother passed from this life to the next one in 1862. the father continuing his earthl)' pilgrimage until 188:5, when lie, too, passed over the river. William Wood was engaged in the business of freighting from 1860 to 1866; he owned his outfit and operated between Leavenworth and Fort Dodge. The rates between the two points were from two to three dollars per hundred weight: a load for six yoke of cattle w.as 6.000 pounds, traveling at the rate of about fifteen miles per day. When our subject was twenty-one years of age he began life for himself. He followed the business of freighting for two years then began farm- ing, uniting with that occupation the one of stock- raising, and has followed the dual business ever since. During his trips while in the freighting business he was twice attacked by Indians, first in 1864, at Cow Creek, between Fts. Riley and Larned, about 300 Indians opening fire upon the party of freighters which consisted of about 100 men. The fight lasted seven days and resulted in the loss of two of the whites killed, one was a Mexican and the other Sale Whittaker. The second fight was at Downer's Station, on the Smok}- Hill River, when about fifty Indians engaged the whites who numbered only twelve. A sharp skirmish followed in which one negro was killed and two horses were captured l)y the red men. Such were some of the trials to which the pioneers, and especially the freighters, were subjected in the earl}- days of the history of the settlement of the plains. Mr. James Wood was married on April 18. 1880. to Miss Amelia Wood, daughter of Job and Eleanor Jane (Honaker) Wood. The j'oung couple were PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 241 cousins; tliov went to housekeeping in the iiouse which ii;iics. After coming to this coiinty he was for about five j'ears in the employ of the Dexter Bros., farmers and stock-raisers of Cla}' Center, during the last three years of which time he .acted as their foreman. Though still young in years he has not only witnessed much of the growth of the county but has assisted in the labors of frontier life. At the home of the bride's parents, on Nov. 14, 1877, the rites of wedlock were celebrated be- tween Jlr. Foote and Jliss Mary, daughter of ■-' I -2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. .laines j\l. Sliaw. of wlioin a sketch appears else- wliere in this volume. The happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Foote has resulted in the birth of four cliihlren: Clara Maude was l)orn April 28, 1879 ; Marshall Shaw. Dec. 5. 1880; John L., June 22. 1883; and Austin A.. July 2. 1885. They are lii'inu: carefully reared by their estimable mother, and botli parents take a warm interest in their growth in intelligence, good breeding and educa- tion. Mr. Foote is a believer in and a sup|)orter of the principles of the Republican party. Mrs. Foote belongs to the Reformed Presbyterian Church, of which her husband is an attendant. Among their fellow-citizens they are lieM in high repute for their many fine traits of character, their hospital- ity, and their desire for the improvement of society in all that makes the best citizenship. lEOR(iE S. ELWOOD. The farming and interests of the county of re ablj' represented bj- the above named gentleman, who is the proprietor of the well-know '• Round Grove Stock Farm." The broad expanse of Kansas affords no farm that is better improved than this. It is located on sec- tion 17, Greenleaf Township, two miles from the town of Greenleaf. On the 240 .acres that surround the fine residence, the owner carries on agriculture and stock-raising, giving the most of his attention to the stock business. He is a typical Western stock-man — plain in dress and manners, shrewd in business, thoroughly honest, and of the most pro- nounced liberality. As an illustration of liis char- acter we mention the following incident. In 1886, he imported some cattle from southwestern Arkan- sas that were afterwards found to have the Texas fever. The disease spread rapidly and caused the death of a gre.at many cattle throughout the countv. On learning this f.act, Mr. Elwood paid for them all without entering into any litigation. The sum expended in settlement amounted to as much as !875,000. ^'otwithstanding this misfortune, and the fact that Mr. Elwood has given away a small ^-, and is a member in good standing of Clifton Lodge No. 10, A. (). U. W. The birth-place of Mr. Ross was in Oxford County, Province of Ontario, Canada, and the date thereof March 6, 1841. He attended the common- school during his younger years, and afterward worked considerably as a barn carpenter. The par- ents of Mrs. Ross were natives of Scotland, and members of the Presbyterian Church. They emi- grated to America with their respective parents. 246 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and were uuii ried in Canada, where the father died in March. 1885. The mother is still living there. Mr. Koss and his family are members in good stand- ing of the Presbyterian Cliureh in which he offi- ciates as a Trustee. -5-^f=^^4^~H Vt/ACOB SCinVAB. Jr. Among those who I have redeemed a portion of the raw prairie of Mulberry Township from its primitive condition, the subject of this notice is worthy of special mention. He is thoroughly versed in agricultural pursuits as has been fully illustrated through hi.s ojierations on iiis fine farm of 100 acres, occupying a quarter of section 36. He took possession of this in 1880, soon after landing in America, after an ocean voyage from .Switzer- land. He was born in the canton of Berne, Sept. 1.'), 1842, and is tiic offspring of a highly respected old .Swiss family, his father being -Tacob Schwab, Sr. The latter crossed the ocean in 1878, and is now living with his son Frank, in Bloom Town- siiip, Kan., being an old man of seventy-six 3eiirs. He married a lady of his own country, who died in Switzerland when forty-two years old, and when their son, our subject, was a youth of eighteen years. The family were Presbyterians in religion. The subject of this sketch was the eldest in a family of four sons and three daughters. His child- hood and youth passed in an uneventful manner under the home roof, he in the meantime acquiring a practical education, and learning the trade of a niilier, which he followed until coming to America. He was married, in 1863, to Miss Anna Affolter, a maiden of his own canton, and who accompanied liiin to the I'nited States. Her father. Samuel Af- folter, was likewise of Swiss birth and parentage, and spent his entire life amid the romantic sceneij' of his native land. He was a farmer by occupa- tion, an honest and industrious citizen, who enjoyed the esteem and confidence of all who knevv him. Both he and his wife were members of the Presby- terian Church; the latter is still living in Switzer- land, and is now seventy-five j'ears old. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Schwab, the eldest of whom, Godfrey, married Miss Rosa Hertig, and is farming in Mulberrj' Township, Clay Count)^; Arnold remains at home with his parents; Minnie is the wife of Fred Affolter, and they live on a farm in Bloom Township; Frank re- mains at home; Mary is the wife of Rudolph Fur- rer, and they live on a farm in Mulberry Township. The younger children are: Frederick, Lizzie, ?]mil, and Frieda. Mr. and Mrs. Schwab are Presby- terians in religious faith, and Mr. Schwab, politi- cally, is a stanch Democrat. OBERT J. HALL, a leading farmer and stock-raiser of Exeter Township, owns and occupies a good homestead on section 3, ^ He was born in Westmoreland County, Pa.. July 23, 1820, and is the son of J.ames and Jane (Jameson) Hail, who were natives of Ireland. Robert J. w.as the fifth son of a family of ten chil- dren, and was reared to manhood on a farm in his native State, remaining under the home roof until a j'outh of seventeen years. He then began learn- ing the carpenter's trade, which he followed in con- nection with farming nearly ,ill his life. The subject of this sketch was married Dec. 23, 1843, to Miss Martha .1. Duulap. a native of his own county, and a daughter of John and Martha Dunlap, who spent their last j-cars in Pennsylvania. This union resulted in the birth of ten children, si.x of whom are living: John is a resident of Osage Count}', this State; James lives in Idana, Kan.; Robert C. is a resident of Loup County, Neb. ; El- mira married John Crawford, of Dickinson County; Martha E. is the wife of Thomas Hargis, of Law- rence; Margaret is in Lawrence. After the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Hall was drafted, in September, 1862, into the 168th Pennsylvania Militia, and w.as under the command of Gen. Foster in North Carolina. He was in the service about eight months, and most of the time officiated as Clerk of the brigade in the (Quarter- master's Department. He was therefore not en- gaged in any active fighting, and received his honorable discharge in the spring of 1863, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. •217 Koturiiini; now to Pennsylvania, Mr. II;ilI, in 18ii3, made his way llienee to Tama County, Iowa, where he resided for a period of seventeen j-ear.*. He eame to Clay County, Kan., in 1880, settling in Exeter Township, on his present farm of 120 acres, wliielr he has brought to a good state of cultivation and effected good improvements thereon. Both be and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Presb3'terian Chureli at Idana, Politically, Mr. Hall votes the Republican ticket and favors prohibition. ^Tp\ EX.TA.MIN PYM has been a resident of U^, Washington County since the spring of 1877. The greater part of his life has been spent in the profession of teach ingf. Being compelled to abandon pedagogism on account of failing health, he has recently devoted his atten- tion to the management of his farm. It is located on section IC, Sheridan Township, and is carefully and intelligently tilled. The residence is a stone structure, and adequate stables and other outbuild- ings are conveniently disposed about it. An orchard of 100 apple trees, a number of plum trees, a (ilentiful sup])ly of raspberries and a vineyard of 100 stands of grapes adorn and add to the value of the place. Mr. Pym was born in Somersetshire, England, anil is a son of William and Elizabeth (Morgan) Pym. His birth took place April 4, 1835, and five years later his parents came to the United States. They located in Cajniga County-, N. Y., where they still live. There they reared their family of live children, of whom our subject is the third. The parents are members of the Established Cliurch of England, as were their ancestors as far as known. The father is engaged in farming. The gentleman of whom we write was reared and educated in Cayuga County, being the recip- ient of the advantages afforded him in the village school. He removed to Illinois while yet a young man. and there he remained for many jears. Twenty-five years of his residence there were spent in the profession of teaching. Fifteen consecutive years he taught in one school. In 1871 he bought a cpiarter section of school land in this county. In 1877, as before stated, he took possession of the l)lace, which was at that time raw prairie. He taught four terms after coming to this county, and then turned his attention to agriculture. Mr. Pym was married in Illinois to Ellen, daugh- ter of Moses and Eliza (Pitts) Young. She is an intelligent and amiable laily. and a fitting mate for the man to whom she gave her heart and hand. She was born in Maine, of which .State her grand- parents were residents for many j-ears. Her paternal grandparents were William and Mary (Kel- ler) Young; her maternal grandi)arents were Abner and Jane (Malcolm) I'itts. Her parents removed to Jo Daviess County, III., in 1855. whence, in the spring of 1871. they came to this State. They located on section 21 of this town- ship and county, and there improved a farm of lt)0 acres. Selling the estate, they removed to Clifton, where the father died in September, 1883. The mother subsequently married Carl Niles, and is now living in Clifton Tovvnshi|). Mrs. P^'m is the oldest of seven children born to her parents. Three of her brothers and sisters still survive. The un- ion of Mr. and Mrs. Pym has been blessed by the birth of three children: Eloise E., now Mrs. Louis W. Lawrence, lives in Parkersville, Kan.; .loseph- ine .1. and AVilliam remain under the parental roof. Mr. Pym belongs to the Clifton Lodge, A. F. & A. M. J'ULIUS A. HUBERT. The intelligent and affable young gentleman who is the .agent of the Union Pacific Railroad at Ogden. is. the . . subject of this notice. Although young in years he is not a novice in experience, as he has served the Companj- in one capacity or another lonij- enough to gain their implicit confidence in his inte<)-- rity .and ability to manage their affairs to the best advantage. He belongs to a family who were amonij the oldest settlers of the State, and his own charm of manner has won for him hosts of friends who 248 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. admire and love him for his own sake, as well as respect him for the sake of his parents. The father of our subject was Frederick Hubert, a native of Hamburg, German}-. He was a brewer by trade and followed ids occupation in his native l)Iace until his departure for this countr}-. The mother of Mr. Hubert, is a native of Berlin, (iermany, in which city their marriage was cele- brated and from which place they emigrated to America in 1856. Tiiey landed in New York and at once proceeded on their way toward Kansas. Upon entering the State they first made choice of Leavenworth in which to settle, but subsequently moved to Ogden, making the journe}- by means of an ox team. They moved into the "old double stone house," the first one built in Ogden. As soon as possible after their arrival Mr. Huliert built a brewery and commenced business, but aft- erward gave it up, selling out to Theodore Weich- sell);uim. He then turned his attention to farming, to which he confined himself exclusively during the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs Hubert were tiie [larents of three children, all of whom are now living and doing well for themselves. Mrs. Hubert had previously been married to Herman Haacke, a native of Germany, wlio died in Amer- ica, and by whom she became the mother of six children, four of whom are still in the enjoyment of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Tlu- names of Mrs. Hubert's children are: Hubert Haacke. a resident of Junction City, where he is night operator for the I'nion Pacific Railroad; Anna lives at home; Franz S. is agent at Wamego for the I'nion Pacific; Ilorinan is agent at Lenape, also for the I'nion Pacific Railroad. By the sec- ond marriage the children are: Julius A., the sub- ject of this sketch, who is agent at Ogdensburo- for ti)e Union Pacific Railroad; Paulina lives with iier mother; and Carl A., who also lives at home. Our subject was born April 4, 1868, in an old log house in Ogden. where he also attended school and grew to man's estate among his relatives and school companions. To a naturally bright and active mind he added the virtues of industry and close application to study, without which even the brightest minds amount to Imt little: hence, at a very early age he was sulHciently well educated to make a practical application of the knowledge ob- tained in school by commencing a business career for himself. He learned telegraphy in the little office at Ogden, in which place also his brothers had previously learned the same business. The office at Ogden has constantly been in charge of some member of the Hid)ert family for twentv years. The present incumbent took possession of it on August 24. 1888. He has been in the employ of the Pacific Railro.ad Company for four years. His first position with them was at Wamego, where lie remained nearly two years. While there he w.as thrown from a moving engine and sustained serious internal and external injuries which incap.acitated him from work for some time. When somewhat bet- ter he was transferred to Milton vale, where he remained six weeks, then returned to Wamego for a short time when he was jjlaced in charge in Ogden. Mr. Hubert has just reached that ha|)py period in the life of a young man when he casts his first vote. He takes quite a deep interest in political affairs, and will count one for the Republican side of the house in all future elections, as he is an ar- dent believer in the principles of that party. Our subject is a member of the order of Railroad Tele- graphers, an organization whii'h he became united with in June, 1888. His brothers, Hubert, Franz and Herman are also members of the same order. Mrs. Hubert, the mother, and all the familv are connected with the Lutheran Church, and are reo-- ular and devout attendants upon its services. So- cially, intellectually and morally the Hubert family are widely known for their many estimable quali- ties and are among the most prominent people of Riley County. "^^-HW-«t. J~/ONAS D. SCHOOLEY. Bloom Township I luas no better citizen th.an Mr. Schooley, one j of its most practical and substantial farmers, ^ who may usually be found at his lieadqu:tr- quarters on section 17, w^iere he has 1.58 acres of w^ell-developed land, fertile and watered by the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 249 Kepubliean River. The property wliich he has thus acciiraulated is the result of tliligence and in- (liistrv exercised during the years of his early man- hood, when he commenced in life without other resources liian those which nature had given him. Mr. Schooley came to his present place from Five Creelf Township, wliere, in 1871. he had homcsteaded land at a time when the present flour- ishing city of Clay Center was a hamlet of a few houses. He improved his land, setting out an orchard and other trees, and erecting farm build- ings. Later, in 1885, he traded this for his pres- ent farm. He ^yas born in Broad Run District, Loudoun Co.. Va., Sept. 4, 1846, and lived there until 18G9. when he emigrated to Iowa and settled in .lasper County, of which he was a resident two years, coming thence to Kansas. The father of our subject was Jonas 1'. Schooley, likewise a native of the Old Dominion, and the de- scendant of an old Pennsylvania family, which crossed the ocean with William Penn. Jonas P. made liis own way in the world from boyhood, en- gaging first in farming pursuits, and then in mer- chandising. He was successful, financially, and left at his death a fine property. He was a promi- nent man in his county, and represented his State and district in the Legislature as a member of the Lower House and a Senator. Through his in- fluence there was enacted the school law of Vir- ginia, providing for the education of its poorer population. He died in Loudoun Co\inty, in Janu- ary, 1870, at the age of cightyfuur years, being thrown from a horse, and receiving injuries from which he soon expired. In early manhood he af- filiated with the old Whig party, and later joined the Republicans. During the Civil War he was a stanch supporter of the Union, and lost both friends and property on account of expressing his views upon this and the subject of slavery. At one time he was largely interested in the Point of Rocks mines. For the poor he always hail a word of sym- pathy and substantial aid, and was universally pop- ular among his fellow-citizens. Mrs. Sarah A. (Smith) Schooley was likewise a native of Loudoun County, Va. She is still living, making her home with her children in the Old Dominion, and finds her religious consolation in the doctrines of the Eiiiscopa' Church. Jonns P. Schooley was reared in the Society of Friends, and naturally clung to the faitli which had been taught him in childhood. To him and his wife, .Sarah, there was born a large family of children, who were all given a thorough education, and who are mostly engaged in agricultural pursuits. Annetla is the wife of the Rev. Curtis Grul)b, a well-known missionary of the Episcopal Church to the East Indies. Upon reaching man's estate, Jonas D. Vchoolcy was married, in his native county, to Jliss Molly Hollingsworth, in September, 1861). This lady was born the -ioth of August, 1852, in Loudoun County, Va., and is the daughter of Charles and Nancy (Wetherel) Hollingsworth, likewise natives of that county, and who are yet living on a farm in the vicinity of AVaterforcL They are people liighly respected, and active members of the Friends' Church of the Ilicksite order. Mrs. Schooley was well reared by her pious parents, and grew up to a worthy and attractive womanhood. She is now the mother of five children, viz: Edna E., Silas D., Katie R., Charles C. and Honora, who are all at home with their parents. IMr. Schooley, politically. is a sound Republican, and has held most of the townshii> offices. Early in life he associated him- self with the Masonic fraternity, and is now a member of Blue Lodge, at Clay Center. OHN H. PRHiST. This gentleman, who \ has been a resident of Washington County but ten years, is the owner and occupant of a fine farm on section 32, Logan Township. T"en years ago, this quarter-section was unimproved prairie land. It now has upon it a good set of farm buildings, and bears the appearance of a farm which has l)een settled for twenty ye.ars. Its fine appearance is due to the energy of its owner, who has been unusually successful in improving his land. Upon first coming to Kansas he engaged in sheep raising, but subseqently turned his attention chiefly to the raising of horses, cattle and hogs. 250 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. He also canied on bis trade of a blacksmith, having a shop at Greenleaf. which is only a mile distant from bis home. The parents of our subject, Joseph and Elizabeth (Saddler) Priest, were natives of Staffordshire, England. There they grew to maturity, and after their niarriaso emigrated to Nova Scotia, then to the Inited States, in about the year 1829. Mr. Priest was a cable chain maker, and was sissociated with two of his brothers in that trade, the firm owning a factory in New York City. After several years residence in the metropolis he removed to Ogdens- burg, where he followed the trade of a blacksmith. About tiie year 1844 he removed to Wisconsin, where he spent the remainder of his life. He resided at different places in that State, but prin- cipally at Omro, Winnebago County, and later at Dcllii. in the same county. While living in the latter place he and his wife died, she having sur- vived iier husband several years. The family in- cluded five girls and four boys. The daughters are: Ann. Susannah. Caroline and Emily, still liv- ing, and Elizabeth, deceased. The sons are: Jo- ram, at Detroit; William, at Moline; Samuel, at Oskosh, and our subject, all of whom are black- smiths by trade. John H. Priest was born in New Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 2, 1831. and was in his fourteenth year when the family removed to Wisconsin. He learned his trade with his father, and resided witli the family until twenty-two years of age. Two years after leaving home he was married, and with his bride resided at Delhi for a year. Tbej' then spent a few months at Omro, whence they removed to Fairwater, Fond du Lac County, where they made their home until 1879. During all these years Mr. Priest followed his trade, beginning farm life only when, at the latter date, he removed to Kansas. The marriage of Mr. Priest took place at thes home of the bride in Janesville, Wis., Feb. 19, 1855. The bride was LovisaS., daughter of Jona- than and Susan (Bessett) Dodge. She was born in Orleans County, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1833, and lost her mother when five years old. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge were natives of Vermont State, and their family consisted of seven children, one being theirs by adoption. They were: Allen Brownell (adopted) Mary, Salena, Lovisa S., Henr^-, Emil}- and Perry_ The union of Mr. and Mrs. Priest has been blessed by the birth of nine children. Three died in child- hood, and a son, Waldo, in 1888, at the age of twenty-one years. The living children are: Fay, Irvin, Ernest, Bessie and Bertha. The oldest liv- ing child, Fay, left home at the age of sixteen years to follow a sailor's life. He is a blacksmith by trade, and is a smith on the "Corona." Irvin is a farmer in Cass County, Neb. Mr. Priest is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Democratic party. He is an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his wife is a worthy member. Mr. Priest i.s a thorough workman at his tr.ade, a reliable citizen and a man of excellent character. -5 ■ >> ^ > JjACOB F. PURSLEY. For solid worth .and ' reliability, combined with energy, industry I and integrit}', Mr. Pursley represents the ' better elements which have been the means of effecting the growth and development of Mill Creek Township, socially, morally and financially'. He is a gentleman rather above the medium size I with dark eyes, hair and complexion, a fluent con- versationalist and well informed. He has accumu- lated a comfortable property by his own exertions, and is surrounded with all the comforts of life. The subject of this notice was born July 8, 1842, in Franklin County, Mo., near the mouth of Laba- die Creek, seven miles from Pacific, on Merrimac River, .and is the son of David C. and Elizabeth K. (Zumwalt) Pursley, the former of whom was born in Fr.anklin County, Mo., May 26, 1808. He mar- ried Miss Zumwalt Oct. 1, 1833. The p.nternal grandfather was George Pursley, a native of Ire- land and born in 1757. He married a lady who ' was a native of Wales. The paternal great-grand- parents settled in Kentucky when their son, George, I was but two years old. locating near what was after- ward known as Booneville. Grandfather Pursley, his brother Benjamin and sister Sarah, were captured by the Indians when PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 251 tilt; foniu'i- was seven years old and lield in ea))- tivity seven j'ears. Upon being ri^leased be in 1798 removed to Missouri witb Daniel Boone wlien the city of St. Louis was but a Fren<-li tradinu; post. Botlilieandgrandfatlier George Zuniwalt were pion- eers together and settled near tiie present city of St. Cliarles. whose site at tliat time was marked by a fort built as a |)rotection against the Indians. Mr. Zumwalt was a wheelwright and cabinetmaker by trade and put up a mill in what is now Pike County. lie came to his ileath l)y drowning wliile engaged in repairing the machinery of his mill. The pa- ternal great-grandmother of our subject was a woman of daring courage, and during the Revolu- tionary War when her husband was wounded by Indians in the British service, she hurried to his side, lifted him ui) on the horse she rode and al- though under constant fire from the enemy, escaped from the field. He was destined, however, to meet his death at the hands of the hostile Indians, who afterward effected their purpose — killing him. Grandfatlier Pursley sotlled on eighty acres of land iu tlie Lal)adie bottoms. Mo. His son, David C, the father of our subject, after iiis death, |jur- chased the right and title of the other heirs and became sole owner of the old lioinestead. Kven- tuall}- he increased his possessions to 1,000 acres, 400 acres of which he brought to a state of culti- vation, becoming a wealthy planter and stock raiser and owning a large number of slaves. He died Sept. 18. 1857, at the age of fifty-one years. Tlie mother died Dec. 20, 1879, aged sixty-four, having been born March 4. 1815. T'hey were the parents of twelve children tlie eldest of whom, a son, George W., was born Aug. 20, 1834; Sarah M. .1., Feb. 27, 1836; William Levi, May 20, 1837; John Ivy, April 10, 18311; Rebecca A. F.. March 22, 1841 ; Jacob F., of this sketch, was the next child; James A. was born Aug. 8, 1844; Thomas M.. Aug. 4. 1846; Leonard E., Jan 1st, 1849; Joel D. L., in 1853; Mary E., in 1855 and Ruth S. L., in Febuary, 1857. George W. died in in- fancj'; Surah wa.s married Oct. 9, 1852. to William C. Dawes, a carpenter and died in September. 1853 ; William married Miss Jane Groff and has three chil- dren ;h(' lives on a farm near WichilM.Kan. ;Jolui mar- ried Miss Maggie Davis and is a i)hotographer of Wetmore, Nemaha County, this State; Rebecca died wiien eighteen yiiars old; Joel married Miss Vir- ginia, eldest child of W. E. Dawes by his second wife and died in 1881; his son, Bacon, is engaged in the grocery busines in Pacific, Franklin Co. Mo. Jacob F. Pursley was reared on a farm and com- pleted his studies in Bethel Academy, Franklin County, Mo., under the instruction of Prof. Joliu- son. Notwithstanding the fact that his father was a slave-holder, Jacob F. was strongly opi)osed to the peculiar institution and upon the outbreak of the Civil War esi)oused the Union cause. He gave emphasis to his principles iu due time by enlistinc as a Union soldier in Company K,32d Missouri In- fantry and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He fought in the battles of Wilson Creek and Pea Ridge and was in various skirmishes in Arkansas and Missouri. He was also present at the sice of Vicksburg and the capture of Col. John S. Marma- duke who had been a Governor of Missouri and is but recently deceased. At the expiration of his first term of enlistment — three years — Mr. Pursley re-entered the ranks and went with the Red River expedition under Gen. A. J. Smith. He fought in the battles of Mo- bile, Ft. Biakeley. Meridian and Jackson, Miss., and at the close of the war received iiis honorable discharge, Nov. 15, 1865. He had done his duty bravely and endured without complaint the many hardships and privations incident to army life. No man rejoiced more at the vindication of freedom and the preservation of the Union. Upon leaving the army Mr. Pursley resumed farming in Fr.anklin County, Mo., and on the 28tii of August, 1860, was united in marriage at Wash- ington, that State, with Miss Violet A. Brown. This lady is the daugiiter of James and Lucetta J. (l)unlap)l!rown,the latter a native of I'ennsylvauia. Mr. Pursley's family iu 1869 came to Kansas and settled in Washington County, where he entered 1()0 acres of Government land included iu iiis present homestead, to which he added by purchase until he is now the owner of 330 acres. In addi- tion to general farming, he is considerably inter- ested in live stock and lias been successful as a breeder of Short-horn cattle and Pulaud China •252 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. swine. To him ami lii? estimable wife there have been born twelve children, as follows: one who (lied- in infancy; Gertrude A., Mary A.. David McC, Olive L., Harlem E., Ruth Estella. Walter F., William L., Daisy M., Grace V. and Laura L. Gertrude A. became the wife of Charles Busic, a farmer of Mill Creek Township and they' Iiave two children. Mary A. is the wife of Henry Elder, of Coleman Township, and tliey have one child. David McC. died at tlie age of three years. Olive L. died when eighteen months old. The children remaining under the parental roof are receiving all the advantages of a good education and are being prepared for responsible positions in the future. It is hardly necessary to state that Mr. Pursley is a Republican of the first water. He has been quite prominent in party politics and is frequently chosen as a delegate to the county conventions. He has been a Justice of the Peace twelve years, has been almost continuously a member of the School Board and belongs to the National Grange. He linds his religious iiome in the Christian Church. On another page of this volume the reader will be i)leased to notice a fine engraving of the com- modious residence of our subject, with all the evi- dences of the energy and perseverance of the master without, while the interior arrangement re- flects the care and taste of the mistress, whose gracious hospitality is extended not alone to the cherished household guest, but also to the passing stranger. «=»RANCIS MARION PHILBROOK. The P agricultural interests of Lincoln Township are worthily represented by Mr. Philbrook who. in 1869. came to Washington County and houiesteaded 160 acres of land on section 20 of this township. Subsequently he purchased 160 acres more and is now the owner of a half section, comprising as fine a body of land as is to be found in tlie southeastern part of tiie county-. It is well improved, highly productive and largely devoted to live stock. During his twenty years' residence in this section. Mr. Pliilbrook has become thor- oughly identified with its most important interests and has contributed his quota to the building up of his adopted county. Financially as well as otherwise he has been uniformly successful. The State of Ohio has produced some of the most substantial men who have aided in the settle- ment of the Great West. The subject of this sketch was born in Licking County, that State, Sept. 7, 1839, and is the son of Seth Philbrook. The latter was of New England birth and parent- age, his native place being in Camden, Me., and the date of his birth 1795. He lived on the At- lantic Coast until about 1813, then emigrated to Ohio and was a resident of Licking Count}- until 1853. He then resolved upon a change of location and emigrated with his family' to Fayette Count}', 111., where his death took place in 1861. When young he had spent a brief time on the ocean as a sailor, but afterward gave his attention almost en- tirely to his agricultural pursuits. He accumula- ted considerable means and is a prominent man in his community, a member of the Presbyterian Church and highly respected. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Joel and Mary (Leadbetter) Philbrook, both like- vvise natives of the Pine Tree State. Tiiey traced their ancestry to Thomas Philbrook who emigratetl from England to America in 1630 and settled in Watertown, Mass., whence he subsequently re- moved to Maine. Several of the early members of the family participated in the Revolutionar}- AVar, and later, the}' were to be found carrying a mus- ket in the War of 1812. A number of them be- came prominent politicians and held positions of distinction. They were uniformly intelligent and almost without exce))tion well-to-do. Seth Philbroak, in 1817 was married in Licking County, Ohio, to Miss Margaret Ward. This lady was born in 1797, on an island in the Ohio River, and was of German extraction. To Mr. and Mrs. Philbrook there was born a family of twelve chil- dren, viz: Albert, Mary S., Sanford, Lucy, Eli, Marvin, Louisa V., Ignatius, Flavins J., Edwin, Francis M. and an infant who died unnamed. Francis was the youngest of the living children, and untd a lad of fourteen years resided with his parents in his native county. He accompanied the family to Fayette County, III., sojourning there PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 255 until 1864. Wc next liiid liim in iMc-Lcmm County, that State, wliei'e lie engaged in siiipping grain and stociv. He remained there until lH(;;t, then came to Kansas, of which he has since been a resident. In Illinois he dealt largely in grain and hay. Mr. Philbroolv appropriately celebrated the 1st of January, 1863, by his marriage with Miss Anna Morgan of Shelliy County, 111. Mrs. Phil- brook was born in Lancaster Countj-, Ohio, Oct. 30. 1839, and is the mother of ten children, viz: Alinnie M., Herbert C, Clarence II., Rufus M., Kva L., Alta M., Claude P., Grace E. and Elmer M. and an infant who died unnamed. Mr. Phil- brook votes the straight Republican ticket, and has been a member in good standing of the Jlethodist Episcopal Church, for the long period of thirty years. He is connecte<1 with Unity Lodge No. 276, 1. O. O. F. at Barnes, and belongs to the Good Templars in this township. A man honest and upright in his dealings, he commands the res- pect of his neighbors and occupies a good position among the best citizens of Washington County'. He has a commodious and convenientl}' arranged country residence, a view of which appears else- where in this work. It represents one of those homes of which Lincoln Township is justly proud, as showing what can be accom|)lishcd by a life of [lerscverance and honest toil. '^^^^(^^^^tf^^^^^ IfUx ENRY CLAY McNITT. The gentleman |) whose name stands at the head of this sketch is recognized as one of the most substantial farmers of Franklin Township. \\'ashington Countj'. He owns and operates 100 acres of choice land on section 24, and has been a resident there since 1876. In emigrating to the frontier, became to stay, realizing that " a rolling stone gathers no moss. " and he has been rewarded with the usual results of industry and perseverance. Mr. iNIcXitt may be jiroperly termed a Western man. with all his interests connected with the wel- fare and prosi)erity of this section of the United Stales, lie was born in Adams County, 111., Aug. 27, ISi'jO, an*''- r>i Mr. Jones was llie subject of vei'}' early religious traininsj and vvlieii a 3't)utli of fifteen years began proaoiiing in the Calvinistic C'liurcli, and followed this for several _vears after ho began working at ills trade. Upon becoming a voting citizen of the Iniled Slates, lie allied liimself witli the lvepul)lican party of whose principles he is a stanch supporter. Thoroughly in sj'nii).athy with American institu- tions, Mr. .lones. in the spring of 1863, a year after tiie outliroalv of the Civil War, enlisted as a Union I soldier in Conipan}' E, Illinois Infantry, Col. Norton's regiment, and served nine months. He participated in the battle uf Gettysburg and other minor engagements, serving under Gen. .Sickles. While a resident of his native country he served all through the Uu'^sian ^Var. in the l>ritish army under (ien. Cathgart, and was twice wounded, once in the thigh and once in the foot. lie has traveled over a goodly portion of the earth's surface and has iiad consiilerable experience, both on land and water, lie is well informed and an hour m.ay be passed in his society with great satisfaction. He has a very comfortable home, whii'h. with the sur- rounding farm buildings, and a goodlj' portion of the estate, is represented by a view on another page of this work. He and his intelligent family are respected wherever known. HRISTIAN ALI'.RIGHT, a prominent and successful business man of Washington, where he is eng.aged in dealing in stock, is one of the pioneers of Washington County, and w.is one of the first settlers on these prairies when deer, .antelopes, wild turkeys and other game were roam- ing at will where are now fine farms, pleasant homes, and busy, thriving towns. He was born in liedford County, Pa., June 16, 1836, and his father. .Solomon Alliright, w.ns born in the same county. May 8, 1812. The grandfather of our subject. Christian Albright, was born either in Maryland or Pennsylvania, and was a Ijlacksmith by trade carry- ing on his calling in Bedford Countj-. Pa., until death put an end to his earthly career. The father of our subject became an adept at his father's trade. and besides was engaged with his sire in the trans- portation business in the d.ays before the introduc- tion of railways and canals, thej' having teams which they hired other men to drive, occasion.ally making trips themselves and carrying produce from liedford County, Pa., to Baltimore, Md.,and return- ing with their wagons laden with merchandise. In those d.'iys blacksmiths li.ad to make their own nails and horse-shoes, and they did a thriving trade. In 1850 the father of our subject removed with his family to Washington County, Wis., becoming a pioneer of that section of the country, the removal thither being made with team to Cleveland, Ohio, and tiience by the lakes to Port Washington. Mr. Albright bought eigiity-six acres of heavily timbered land, sixteen miles west of Point Washington, pay- ing .^6 an acre for it. He built a hewed-log house for a dwelling, and then devoted his time to clear- ing his land and improving a farm, which he now has in a line condition, well fenced, under admira- ble till.ige, and provided with an excellent set of buildings, including a subtantial brick house and a good frame barn, and there he and his estim- able wife are living in comfort and ease, respected and beloved by all about them for their manj' kindly traits of head and heart. Mrs. Albright's maiden name was Anna Woolfoi'd, and she was born in the same county as her husband, a daugh- ter of Christian and Phebe Woolford, natives, re- spectively of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The parents of our subject have had eight children, as follows: Christian, Phebe, Levi, John, Mary, Charlie, Edward A. and Willet. Levi, John and our subject served in the army during the late war. Our subject was a bright l.ad of fourteen years when his parents removed to Wisconsin, where he attended school in the primitive log house, and at other times assisted his father in clearing his land. In 1804 he enlisted in the United States construction department, serving in Tennessee un- til after the close of the war, proving a valuable assistant. After his return from the .South, Mr. All)right resumed farming in Wisconsin, where he continued to live until 1868. In th.at year he came to Kansas to cast in his lot with the pioneers that had preceded him, and he soon made a claim to a tract of land on section 17, township 2, range 3, 262 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. now included in l>':irinington Township. He fit once commenced to break tlie praiiie sod. and in March settled on his land with his famil3', and was one of the first settlers on the prairies of Washing- ton County, where deer and antelope roamed at will and buffaloes were plentiful not far distant. Washington was but a small hamlet, with only one store, a log blacksmith-shop and two frame build- ings on the town site. Waterville w.as the nearest railway station, and the markets were not very accessible. Mr. Albright resided on his farm until 1874, ill the meantime making many valuable im- provements. In that year he traded it for prop- erty in Washington, and has been a resident of this city since then, and for the past thirteen years has dealt extensively in stock and hogs, shipping to Chicago a few years, and of late to Kansas City. .Mr. Albright and Miss Mary M. Young were united in marriage in 1861, and of their pleasant union one child, Ada G., has been born. Farming- ton Township being her birthplace. Mrs. Albright is a native of Canada, a daughter of William and Mary (Graham) Young, natives of Scotland. She is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Cliureh. and is a consistent Christian. Mr. Albright is a man of sound discretion, of excellent business principles, his personal habits are irreproachable, and his standing in business and social circles is of the highest. In politics he is a straight Republican. He has mingled in public life and proved an invaluable civic official while he was serving as Townsbip Trustee and Clerk of the Township. ny.ARTON S. AYILSON, a pioneer though not ^^- among the earliest settlers of Washington County, is a prominent farmer of Washing- ton Township, where he owns a well-ap- pointed, highly productive farm that compares favorably with the best in the locality. He is a native of Illinois, born March 23, IS.")!, in Cass County, five miles west of Tallula. His father, .Smith Wilson, "was a .Southerner by birth. Ken- lucky his native State, while his f.ather. .lohn A\'il- son. is thought to have been a native of Kew .Jersey. being a son of one Benjamin Wilson, who from the best information at hand is supposed to have originated in New England. He was a shoemaker by trade, and spent his last jears in New Jersey. The grandfather of our subject early learned the trade of a carpenter, and going to North Carolina when a young man, he lived in that State a few years. In 1820, accompanied bj' his family, he re- turned to the North, and selecting the 3'oung State of Illinois !is the site of his future home, he located in Cass County, and thus became one of its earliest pioneers. In the many 3'ears of his residence there he bore an honorable part in its upbuilding, be- ing an importiint factor in developing its agricul- tural resources, and he lived to see a populous, thriving and wealthy communitj' where he had found a wild and desolate country, the home of the Indians and the haunt of prairie wolves, bears, deer and other wild animals. He improved a good farm, planted a fine orchard, erected substantial farm buildings, »nd at the time of his death r.t tlie vener- able age of cightj'-nine years, was comfortably well off in this world's goods. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, in wliieh he did g.illant service. The land that ho bought from the Government was partly prairie and partly timber land, and he first erected a log house to shelter his familj-. The father of our subject w.as young when his parents took up their abode in Illinois, and he was reared to a vigorous manhood amid the wild pioneer scenes of his early home in Cass Countj', and was there married to Mar}- C. McIIaley. She was born in Ohio and was a daughter of John McHaley, a na- tive of Germany, who lived for a time in the Buck- eye State, and then moved to Indiana, where he died. While yet in the prime of life, being but fortj- years of age, Mr. Wilson's useful career was cut short by his death in 1852. The following is recorded of the six children born of his marriage: Benjamin F. and Catherine are dead ; George W. lives in Wilson County Kan. ; Marj' J. is de.ad ; Margaret A. married John Biggs, and lives near Morrow this county ; Barton .S. is the subject of this biograph- ical review. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Wilson, a woman of much force of character and capability, and of sterling worth, bravely worked to support her children and keep them together, and Farm residence of J . F.Dag.ue, Sec.II. Brant roRoTpWASHiNGToN Co. siDtNCE OF G. H.Darrow, Greenleaf Washington Co_ Farm REsTDTNcTor James Pugh,5ec.19. grant Tp. Washington Co PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 2r,-> now in her old age she is tenrlerlj' cared for by our subject and is a welcome inmate of his household. He of wliom we write remained at home with his mollier till he was ten years old, and tiicn the manly, self-helpful little lad determined to earn his own living, and from that time he became self-support- ing. He worked by the month on a farm, and at- tended school as opportunity offered in the winter seasons, and by diligent attention to his books gleaned a very good education. He continued to live in his native State, with the exception of one year that he spent in Iowa, till 1870. He then emigrated to Kansas, his mother and one sister ac- companying him, coming with a team and bringing a part of their household goods. On arriving here Mr. Wilson made a claim to a tract of land on sec- tion 30, of what is now Washington Township, and after erecting a frame house 14 x 14 feet to shelter the family, he at once commenced the pioneer task of breaking the prairie sod and im- proving a farm. Like his grandfather before him he had to build up a home in a wild, sparsely set- tled country, where the presence of doer, antelopes and other game showed that civilization was not very far advanced. Watervillc several miles away was the nearest railway station, market and depot for sui)plie3, and he used to have to haul his grain to that distant point to dispose of it. Since coming here he has witnessed many marvellous changes and has aided in bringing them about, as it is owing to the zeal of him and his fellow-farmers, that Washington Township is so prosperous to day. He has worked hard to bring his fine farm to its iiresent high state of cultivation and provide it witii com- fortable, neatly .arranged buildings and good ma- chinery. Mr. Wilson was married in March, 1870 to Francelia Baker. She was born in the State of New York, and is a daughter of William and Kllen Baker. Five children have resulted from tliis mar- riage, four of whom are living — Ida K., Minnie I., Howard L., Arvel ; Clara L. died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are genial, hospitable peo- ple, with generous, kindly hearts, and are liighly thought of by their neighbors and other friends. He started out in life a poor boy, and by those traits of character that mark him an intelligent, in- dustrious, capable, honest man .and a trustworthy citizen, he has made his way upward till he stands among our most substantial farmers. He has de- cided opinions of his own on all matters with which he is f.amiliar, especially in politics, and he is now independent in regard to voting, though for many years he supported the Republican l>arty. ^.^M>^.i.— -•i->Os£;-«. - /p^EORGK H. DARROW. Prominent among (if <^ ^''*^ '"^" ^^'"* have developed tlie bestinter- ^^^Si ests of Washington County, and especially of Greenleaf Township, may be mentioned the gentleman of whose life history this is a brief rec- ord. In connection with his personal sketch we call the attention of the reader to a fine view of his home with its pleasant surroundings, which may be found on another page of this volume. Mr. Dar- row bears an honorable record not only tis an enterprising and energetic citizen, but also as a veteran of the Civil War, and a successful meulTiant both in the East and in the West. A native of the metropolis of Illinois, Mr. Dar- row w.as born Aug. 7, 1841, and was also reared in Chicago, making his home there until 1870. In the meantime he had enlisted, in 1862, as a private in the Illinois Independent Battery of Light Artillery. The battery served with the Army of tiie Cumber- land, participating in Burnside's expedition, and in many of the engagements fought by the regiment. Mr. Darrow was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, and after a faithful service was mustered out at Chicago, July 18, 1865. After the close of the war our subject was en- gaged in the mercantile business and came to Kan- sas, where, after a residence of a yenr each in Washington and \'erraillion. he removed to AVIiite Rock, Republic County. Thence he went to Beattie, next to Doniphan, and a year later to Beth.anj-, Mo. After a year's sojourn at the latter jjLace he visited for the same length of time in Guilford, Conn. He afterward sold goods in Hudson, Mich., and at Chicago, III., and in 1882 returned to Wash- ington. The following year he removed to Green- 266 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. leaf, and has resided in tiuvt place most of the time since his arrival, liaving been employed as clerk for .T. H. Priiden. By dint of energy and business qualifications he has become the owner of a fine farm comprising eighty acres in Greenleaf Town- ship, and gives considerable attention to tlie Ijreed- ing of Ilolstein cattle and Poland-China hogs. He is also engaged in the successful prosecution of the stock business on his farm in Marshall County. Sidney L. Darrow. the father of our suliject. was horn in New London, Conn., Sept. 22, 1810, and was by occupation a ship carpenter, working at that business in his native town until 1835. He tiien removed to Chicago, where he followed the same trade for a number of years, although after- ward he was engaged in the real estate business. In 1864 he returned to New London, Conn., and afterward became manager of the Nantucket ship yards, attaining considerable prominence among ship builders. Later he removed to Guilford, Conn., where he is yet living, making his home on a farm, although he has since retired from active life. He is a man of means, and the owner of con- siderable real estate in Chicago. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but is now a Republican. He was a son of Nicholas Darrow, a native of New Lon- don, Conn., and a man of prominence in his gen- eration. The Darrow familj^ traces its descent from one of three brotliers who emigrated from England to America at an earh' daj', and settled in New England. 'I'hc mother of our subject liore the maiden name of Emilinc Howard, and was born in New London, Conn., Sept. 23, 1810. She was reared to wonian- liood and married in the city where she first saw the light. Her father was a sea captain and the f,iniily are of English extraction. Her union with Sidney Darrow resulted in the birth of nine chil- dren, five sons and four daughters, named respect- ively, Wolcott H., Charles H., Leonard S., Emiline, George H., Mary A., Alanson F., Martha H.., and Caroline A. The marriage of our subject was celebrated Jan. 22. 1872, the bride being Miss Addie P. Wells, a resident of Chicago and the daughter of Edwin E. and Agnes J. (Sutor) Wells, both natives of tlie Empire State. The union of Mr, and Mrs. Darrow has been blessed by the biiih of three children^ Carrie. Grade A., and Fred D. Mr. Darrow is a supporter of tlie principles of the Republican party, with whose platform he is in hearty synipathj'. He belongs to the A. F. Si A. M. Lodge, No. 232, at Greenleaf, and to the G. A. .R Post No. 134, of which he has been Commander. He is a man of fine business qualifications, of strict- est moralit}', and a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. He is possessed of considerable means, and is a leading and influential citizen of Greenleaf, while his wife shares with him in the iiearty respect of the community. ..-^^i^ ^\ OSES ATWOOD, M. D., is the inventor of the celebrated -'Atwood's Medicines" which have been so well and favorably known for the past thirty years. Tlie Doctor, though a man of advanced years, is as thoroughly interested now as in his earlier life, in behalf of suffering humanity. The millions of people to whom his remedies have given relief from pain and a new lease of life, may well look upon him in the light of a public benefactor. The paternal grandfather of our subject was James Atwood, a native of Hampstead, N. H., and a farmer by occupation. The maternal grandfather was Levi Francis, of New Hampshire, and of French descent. The parents of our subject were Levi and Betsey (Francis; Atwood, natives of Rockingham Count}-, N. II., the father having been born in the town of Hampstead. They were mar- ried in their native State. Levi Atwood was a Baptist minister, and like all pioneer preachers hard-working and self-denying. After a residence in several New Hampshire towns he finally settled at Nashua, where he died at the age of ninety-three years. The jiarental family consisted of nine cliil- dren, four of whom are now living. The gentleman of whom we write was the third child of his parents, and was born April 24, 1810, at Thornton Gore, Grafton Co., N. II. He had but a limited education in his boyhood, but at the age of sixteen began the study of medicine with Dr. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 267 Syniines Sawj-er, of Grafton County. At the age of nineteen lie began life for himself in a small way and slowly improved his financial condition. The Atwood medicines were, previous to the j'ear 1855. manufactured at Georgetown, Mass., and during the last three years of their manufacture there, their sale amounted tj over $20,000 per annum. In June, 1855, the Doctor came West to attend to some business affairs not connected with his pro- prietary' medicines and settled in Iowa, where his remedies are now manufactured. Dr. Atwood sub- sequently removed to this State, and is now living on section 8, Independence Township, Washington County, where he owns forty acres of land. May 28, 1833, Dr. Atwood was united in mar- riage with his cousin Mary, daughter of Ezra At- wood. She died Sept. 25, 1881. A few j'ears later the Doctor took to himself a second wife in the person of Mrs. Lydia Knepper. The ceremony which united them took place Nov. 25, 1884. By his first marriage Dr. Atwood became the father of eight children, five of whom are now living, but all have left the parental fireside. Dr. Atwood is a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, as is also his wife. While a resident of New Sharon. Iowa, he was for twelve years a member of the official board of the churcli. and active in the duties connected therewith. Now at the age of seventy-nine 3'ears he is retired from the active practice in which he has been engaged for threescore years. lie is a devout Christian ami has been more anxious to do good in his day and generation than to accumulate a large amount of this world's goods. f]j_^ ON. JOHNSON THOMPSON. Among j^ the many attractive rural homes of Wash- ington County, that of the above named gentleman is by no means least so. It is located on section 30, Farmington Township, and comprises 160 acres of fertile land, the great beautj- of the place consisting not so much in the high state of cultivation to which the ground luis been brought, as in the improvements which have been made upon the land. The residence and other buildings are well-built and commodious, and are represented on another page of this volume by a line lithographic engraving. Numerous shade and fruit trees embellish the ground, and an acre of land is devoted to a vineyard, which yields its owner good returns for the time and labor expended upon it and at the same time forms a very import- ant feature in the landscape. Th(? parents of our subject were James and .Lane (Burwell) Thompson, the former born in Mus- kingum County. Oiiio, May 15. 1810, and the latter in New Jersey, July 5, 1813. They first settled near Zanesville, Ohio, and in 1814 changed their residence to Mahaska County, Iowa, subse- quently removing to Clark County. Tlic father died in Leon, Iowa, March .30, 1 869. and afterward the widow came to Kansas, where she died at the home of our subject Oct. 30, 1884. The parental family consisted of ten children, of whom our subject was the second, and was born on the Thompson homestead near Zanesville. Ohio, where his father also first saw the light, and where his gr.andfather had settled in 1801, arriving from Pennsylvania. The natal day of our subject was Oct. 26, 1835, and when about nine years of age he accompanied his parents to Iowa. His vouth was passed in Mahaska County, and later lie went with the other members of the family to Clark County, Iowa, leaving there two years afterward to locate in Dakota County, Neb. In that county and vi- cinity he remained until 1 861 . when returnino' to his home after an absence of four 3-ears, he became his father's assistant for a few months. In the spring of 1862 he emigrated to Oregon, and at first engaged in teaming and trading. In the summer of 1865 he secured some land under the Homestead Act. and m.ade it his home until 1872. He then traded his Oregon farm for the one which he now owns in Farmington, and since the winter of that year has been a resident of Washington County. In Walla Walla, State of W.ashington, Nov. 18. 1872, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Jliss Zerelda J. Rankin. This estimable lady was born in Marion County, Iowa. Oct. 31, 1843. Her father, John L. Rankin, was a native of North Carolina and her mother, Sarah (Poulson) Rankin, 268 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. a native ot Indiana. The}' are now residents of Eugene City, Ore. To Mr. and Mrs. Tbompson were born seven children: Walter E., Frankie W., Carrie R., George H., Gr.acie, John B. and Pearley. Frankie died June 11, 1878, when nearly three vears old. Mrs. Thompson departed this life July 21, 1887, and her death was deeply deplored by all who knew her. Mr. Thompson is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He was elected Representative of Umatilla County, Ore., to the Legislature in 1870, and served two years to the entire satisfaction of the people. At the time he was representing that county it was very large and he was effective in securing the consideration and passage of some important bills, and in other ways aided his district. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, genial manners, irreproach- able character, and is very justly held in high es- teem by those who know him. /^ ALVIN M. DYCHE. Few men in Riley [if ^^ County are more widely or favorablj' known ^^^ than the subject of this notice who has opened up one of the finest farms in Ogden Town- ship, and in connectiou with this operates aslaughter house in which he has recently placed expensive machinery for making tallow and lard. His enterprise and industry are proverbial and he has been no unimportant factor in promoting the business and agricultural interests of this part of the county. His well-improved farm of 1800 acres lies on section 12. and invariably attracts the attention of the passing traveler as one of the finest monuments which could be erected to the diligence and perseverance of its proprietor. In reverting to the family history of Jlr. Dyche, we find that his father, Edwin C. Dyche. was a native of Greene County, Tenn., and a prominent farmer and stock man. He married Miss Harriet W. Wil- son, likewise a native of that State, which they left and removed to Missouri at an early da}', settling in the vicinity of Independence. At that time the Mormons were quite numerous in that region and Moses and Thomas Wilson, the brothers of Mrs. Dyche figured prominently in driving them out of the country, Moses being commissioned captain of a company raised for this purpose. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of nine children, five of whom are living. One son, George, was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge where he stood as a spectator. The mother passed away in 1872 ; the father is still living, making his home with his son, Calvin M. and is seventy-six j'ears old. The latter was the second born and first opened his eyes to the light at Inde- pendence, Mo., Oct. 26, 1836. His early advan- tages were very limited and at one lime when attend- ing school, he had for his mates the famous Dick Younger, Dick Yeager and the Vauglian bo^s. Edwin Dyche and Thomas Pope put up the first sawmill in Kansas City. Calvin M. Dyche commenced his business career at the age of thirteen years, freighting between Uniontown and Kansas City in 1848-49. In 1852 he drove six yoke of oxen through to Santa Fc, New Mexico, and was upon the site of Ft. Union before the timbers were cut to construct the fort. In 1855 he broke 320 .acres of land for Alex Ma- jors in Jackson County, Mo. In the fall of that j'ear he came to Kansas Territory, during the sea- son of the cholera epidemic and when occurred the death of Maj. Ogden from this dread disease. That season eighty men died with cholera at Ft. Riley. Young Dyche drove a team for Messrs. Majors and Russell, making hay for the Government. During that season likewise, among many other stirring incidents. Pawnee City was destroyed at the command of Jefferson Davis, who was then Secretary of War, and the Kaw Indians were en- camped in the vicinity of Ogden. In the spring of 1856 Mr. Dyche started in business for himself with a capital of S70, securing land, putting up a log cabin and breaking pr.airie. The next impor- tant event in his life was his marriage in Decem- ber, 1856 with Miss Bridget A. O'Malley. This lady was the sister of Dan and Pat O'Malle}- who were among the earliest settlers of this region. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Dyche began freighting on his own account. He hauled lumber to Ft. Larned for the building of a sutler's PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 269 store for Theodore Weichselbaum ; and grain to Ft. Lj'on. He continued freighting to Dodge and Ft. Larned until 18C4. During that year lie put up 600 tons of hay at Zara, thirty-five miles east of Ft. Larned for $23 per ton. In 1865 he filled a contract for 5.000 tons of bay for the Govern- ment. AVhen in camp his outfit cost him $550 per day. lie delivered over sixty tons of hay per da3' at the price above mentioned. There were about seventy- five men in his party who finally "struck" and 51 r. lOyche quelled the rebellion alone, b}- discharg- ing the leaders. In 1865 Mr. Dyche set out on horseback with a companion, William Ashton, now of Wild Cat Township, from the Colorado line to Zara Town- ship, about 240 miles through a hostile Indian country for the purpose of settling for his hiiy. His companion's mule gave out and Mr. Dyche traveled alone thereafter for eighty miles, going two nights and a day with only one hour's rest. In 1866 he lost 107 head of cattle wiiicii had cost him $82.50 i)er head from Texas fever. In 1867 he took a contract from the Government to furnish 1000 cords of wood for Ft. Larned at $16 per cord. lie and his men were frcciuently troubled by Indians and during a skirmish one man was killed and an- other wounded. At the close of his contract he had gotten out 1,000 cords of wood. In 1868 Mr. Dyche sub-contracted for wood at Ft. Dodge ; he also furnished the government with hay and 1,000 bushels of lime at $1.50 per bushel. He built the sutler's store at Ft. Dodge, that year, and then contracted to haul freight for the Govern- ment, working thirty da^-s with men and wagons, iitilizing twelve teams and receiving therefor $120 per day and rations for the men between Ft's. Dodge and Ha^cs. After completing this contract he sold his outfit for $7,000 and returned home, making sixteen years in the business. He made only one trip thereafter to the farther West, in 1870. He has now the beef contract for Ft. Riley. During the years of 1859-60 JMr. Dyche furnished the first dressed beef to Ft. Riley. He also filled the first beef contract at Ft's. Wallace and Hayes. In 1873 he handled $98,000 worth of beef, furnish- ing Ft's. Kilo, . llnyes. Wallace, learned. Dodge and Camp Supply. That year he lost 100 head of cattle with Texas fever which had cost him $40 per head. He put up his present residence during 1866-67 at a cost of $10,000. It is an elegant stone structure and the finest house in Riley County outside of the cities. He is the owner of 1800 acres of land, a third of which is under good cidtivation. During the season of 1889 he let out the crojiping by con- tract. He keeps 350 head of cattle and thirty-five head of horses. As maj' be supposed, a level head is required to manage these various interests successfully, but Mr. Dyche has proved himself equal to the emergency. Liberal and public spirited, he has always been warmly interested in promoting the interests of his adopted count}' and has been very prominent in local and political affairs. He votes tiie straight Democratic ticket and was appointed first Sheriff of Riley County by Gov. Gearj'. He served as Count}' Commissioner three years and has been Trustee of his township several terms. He and liis family belong to the Catholic Church in whicli Mr. Dyche has held the ollice of of Treasurer twelve years. The subject of this sketch is the father of eight children. The eldest daughter, Martha W., is the wife of W. Leonard R. Dixon. They live in Texas and have three children. Mary married Thomas Shumate and they live in Junction City, Kan.; Ed- ward C. makes his home in Junction City; Catherine is the wife of Thomas Jacox ; they live in Texas and have three children. Calvin M., Jr., married in Texas ; Daniel, John and George remain with their parents. JOSEPH F. DAGUE. Kansas was admitted into the Union as a Slate in 1861, and five years later Mr. Dague established himself within its borders. He located in Brantford Township, Washington County, in 1873, of which he has since been a resident. He has had a full experience of life on the frontier, and is aself-made man, having been thrown upon his own resources early in life and working his way up to a compet- j eiice. I'pon first coming to Kansas he settled near 270 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. k — — Valley Falls, .Jefferson County, whoio lie was em- ployed as a farm laborer five years and during that time accumulated the little capital required to con- stitute himself a homesteader. Mr. Dague was born in Putnam County, Ohio. Dec. 21, 1846, and is consequently in the prime of life. He w.is bred to farming pursuits from his boyhood. After coming to Kansas he was mar- ried in Jefferson County, Feb. 11, 1873, to Miss Alice, daughter of Reuben Benedict, and that same year the young couple settled in "Washington Count/, on their farm of 160 acres, which they constructed into a comfortable homestead and where they still live. Mv. Dague commenced oper- ations with a team of not very valuable horses and four cows. He had no money and was obliged to labor and wait for returns from his land, enduring many hardships and privations before obtaining a foothold financially. Those days, however, have long passed away and he is now surrounded by all the comforts of life. To him and his estimable wife there have been born seven children, viz: Mary E., Theodore B., Arthur A., Alice E., Charles L., Laura D., Leo A. Mr. and Mrs. Dague are members in good standing of the Dunkard Church, and in politics our subject is a stanch Republican, but believes in prohibition. Henry Dague, the father of the subject of this notice, was born in Pennsylvania, and was of Ger- man descent. He learned the miller's trade nnd in early life emigrated to Ohio, where he owned and operated various mills and worked at cabinet-mak- ing which he had also learned in his youth. He came to Kansas in 1866, the same 3'ear as his son, settling likewise in Jefferson County. Eight years later lie removed to Phillips County, where he sojourned until 1888, then took up his line of march further westward to Washington, where he still sojourns. His first wife, the mother of our subject, was in her girlhood Jliss Sarah, daughter of Joseph Harsh, who was of Welsh ancestry and died in Ohio. She passed away in middle life and the elder Dague w.as a second time married. Mrs. Sarah (Harsh) Dague became the motiier of seven children, three of whom died young. The surviv- ors were; Frederick H.. Catherine. Caroline an-# -V*- (||_^^ERMAN HALVORSON has been a resident 'l/jV of Clay County for a score of years. His /.^^ beautiful and fertile farm is located on 1,^) section 12, Mulberry Township, and com- prises 248 acres, most of which is improved. His original possessions here were 160 acres which he entered under the Homestead Act in ISfiO. The estate is favorably situated in the first bottom of the Republican River Valle}^ and has been re- claimed from its primitive condition to one of high cultivation, by Mr. Halvorsou. The houses, barns, etc., with which the estate is well supplied, were built by the owner's own hands, and are a credit to his mechanical ability. Mr. Halvorsou is a descendant of a good old Norwegian family. His parents lived on a farm in Central Norway, some sevent^r miles from its capi- tal, and there he was born Nov. 17, 1843. His parents lived and died in their native country, where the son remained until after reaching man's estate. He had learned the trade of a blacksmith, and after his apprenticeship followed that occu- pation for a number of years. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 275 Having in early nianliCMPcl determined to linr) a liome in tlie New World, Mr. Ilalvorson sailed from the port of Clirisliania, Aug. 22, 186(j. After an uneventful voyage of two weeks, landing vviis made at New York City, whence he went directly to Missouri. After a short sojourn in that State he went to Chicago, 111., where he remained about two years, working at his trade. From the metrop- olis of the Great Lakes, he came to this State in 1869, entering the homestead as above stated. He has since added 1 88 acres to the original estate, and made of tiie place what it is to-da}-, a beautiful and productive farm. Since becoming a resident of Kansas, Mr. Halvorson has devoted his attention to general farming. While in Chicago, 111.. Mr. Halvorson celebrated his marriage to Miss Helena Hanson. The bride was born in Norw.a^- Oct. 7, 183', and when about thirty years of age came to the United States with some friends. She at once located in Chicago, where she lived until after her marriage. She is a notable housewife, and a lady of true worth of character. She has borne her husband seven chil- dren, one son, Herman, having died in his infancy. A son, Benjamin, is now living in Colorado. He is of age and still single. The rest of the family circle are still at home. They are named respective! j'. Henry, Clara, Hulda, Lizzie and Nettie. In politics Mr. Halvorson is a Republican. Like most of his countrymen, he is an excellent citizen, and a man of steady habits and line principles. VEV. GEORGK WASHINGTON SUTTON, '<( M. I)., who at times otticiates as a minister ^''■^^ of the Methodist Protestant Church, is also *^^ a physician and surgeon of rare attain- ments, and has for the last twenty years enjoyed an extensive and lucrative practice among the le;id- ing people of Haddam and vicinity. As a man, he is enterprising and public-spirited, and has wielded a marked influence in connection with the gi-owth and prosperity of Washington County. He is wholly a Western man. having been born in Van Huron County, Iowa, near the town of Hirming- liani, the date of ids birth being June 16, 1836. When a lad of nine )'ears his father died, and he was soon afterward thrown mostly' upon his own resources. At an earl}' age he evinced a desire for the study of medicine, and commenced this when a lad of fifteen, in the office of Dr. lloUid.a}-, with whom he continued until eighteen years old, and then l)egan practicing with his tutor. At the .age of twenty, Dr. Sutton went to Warren County, 111., and studied in the offices of different physicians, his favorite system being the eclectic. Later he removed to Bushnell, 111., and in IS.TJ went to Chicago for the purpose of further pursu- ing his studies. While there he suffered a severe attack of illness, and upon his recovery. Ijecoming greatly intej-ested in religious work as carried on under the ^lethodist Protestant Church, received, in 1857, a license as an exhorter, and in 1860 was licensed as a local preacher. He began his itiner- ancy in 186!), on the Ellison circuit, and atone meeting had between ;300 and 400 accessions to the church, 200 of of which he formed into one class. In September, 1870, he was ordained an Elder at Morrison, Whiteside Co., III. In 1870 he came to Kansas, and soon after was employed as a minister of the above-mentioned church. He was given charge of three circuits in the vicinity of Inde- pendence, Kan., and did a vast amount of work in the Master's vineyard for the following nine years. In 187J, being appointed to Ilaihlam Circuit, Dr. Sutton came to Washington County, Kan., and organized seven or eight cl.asscs, of which he was pastor three years, and in the meantime increased his flock to 300 members. In 1877 he was .assigned to a charge in Butler County, then returned to Haddam, after which the Conference was divided, and he was elected President of the North Kansas Conference, and was located in Huron one year. In the spring of 1880 he returned to Haddam and re-organized the circuit, of which he was pastor for one year thereafter. At the expiration of this time he turned his attention more particularly to his profession. He has the largest and most com- plete medical library in Northern Kansas. As a pulpit orator he was a pronounced success. Dr. Sutton was married in Warren County, 111., ,)nly 11. 18,j'.i. to Miss N. J. James, who was bum 276 1>0RTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. near Rushville, Schuyler Co.. 111., July H, 1843. Of-this union there have been born nine children, the eldest of wliom. a daughter, Olive M.. is the wife of S. S. Rose, a farmer of Haddara Township; Effle is the wife of Eli Goeller, a farmer and stocli- man of Thayer County, Neb.; Jennie is the wife of D.Zaitnan, a dairyman and fruit-grower of Repub- lic County. Kan.; Mintie is the wife of Jonas Goel- lar, a farmer living in the vicinity of Jamestown, this State; May, Orris and Elsie are at home with llieir parents; Orrin M. and Loy B. are deceased. The children have all been given the advantages of a good education, and occupy a leading position in tiie social circles of their community. Politically, Dr. Sutton is a sound Republican, and is quite prominent in his party in this section, representing it at the county conventions and otherwise doing good service in connection there- with. Sociall}', he belongs to the I. O. G. T. James J. Sutton, the father of our subject, was a native of North Carolina, and the son of Colby Sutton, a native of Scotland, who, upon emigrating to the United States, located first in North Carolina, and then removed to Tennessee, settling near Knoxville. He served as a soldier in the Revolu- tionary AVar, and spent his last days in Nasiiville. James J. fitted himself for the profession of law and located in Sangamon County-, III., in 1827. Later he removed to Van Buren County, Iowa, wiiere lie was one of the earliest pioneers. He lo- cated in Birmingham, and engaged in the pr.actice of law, in which he became eminent, and was con- sidered one of the leading men in the State. He finally resolved upon a removal to Oregon, and started out on his journey thither, but on reaching Ottumwa, Iowa, changed his mind and purchased a farm, where he engaged in agriculture and re- sided until his death, about 1845. There likewise he became a i)rominent man, and politically was a leading member of the Democratic part}'. Relig- iously, he was a Presbyterian. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Louisa McMahill. She was born in Green- brier County, Va., and was the daughter of John McMahill, a native of the North of Ireland, who upon coming to America settled first in Virginia, and later removed to the vicinity of Loiiisvilli'. Ky.. where he engaged in farming and stock-rais- ing. In the meantime he served as a soldier in the War of 1812. Grandfather McMahill carried a musket in the War of 1812, and also was on duty in the Black Hawk War. After the death of her husband Mrs. Sutton returned to Illinois, where she lived for a while, and then repaired to the home of "ler daughter, in Sweelwaier, Tex., where lier death took place. She was a lad^' of many es- timable qualities, and a devoted member of the Baptist C'iiurcli. The parental family consisted of eight children, of whom Emily, the eldest, died when thirty-two years old ; Thomas J. is a prominent lawyer of Los Angeles, Cal., and one of the leading men of the State; Susan is deceased; George W., our subject, was the fourth child; .Tames M. is de- ceased; Delilah is a resident of California; Eliza- beth lives in L(>s Angeles, Cal., and Sarah is de- ceased. Thomas J., during the Indian wars on the frontier, was captain of a company. The wife of our subject is the daughter of Daniel James, a native of Kentucky, and the son of Thomas James, who was born in Virginia. The paternal great-grandfather was a native of England, and at au earl^- date crossed the Atlantic, settling in Kentucky. He engaged in the War of 1812, and was at the battle of New Orleans. In later years he removed to Warren County, III., where he spent his last days. Daniel James prosecuted farm- ing in the Prairie State, to which he removed with his parents when a boy. In 1870, crossing the Mis- sissippi, he established himself on a farm iu Mont- gomery County, Kan., where he remained a number of years, until retiring from active labor. He now makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. Sut- ton. He is a Republican in politics, and a member in good standing of the Methodist Protestant Church. Mrs. Elizabeth A. (Taylor) James, the mother of Mrs. Sutton, was born in Kentucky, and died in Bourbon County, Kan., in 1877. (t rand father Taylor served in the War of 1812. Tbe James family consisted of eleven children, the four eldest of whom — Mary A., William J., George T. and Martha E. — are deceased; Nancy J., Mrs. Sutton, was the next in order of birth; .Silas J. died in in- fancy, also Lucretia C; Walter R. is a resident of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 277 Butlei' County, Kan.; Susan is deceased; Mildied E. is living in Butler County, and Elliza C. is in La- clede County, Mo. George T., during the Civil War, enlisted in 1861 in the 28th Iowa Infantry, veteranized at the expiration of his term of enlist- ment, was wounded in the neck and died in the army, three months after, of chronic diarrhfca. in 1863. An excellent portrait of Dr. .Sutton is presented elsewhere in the Album, and will be highly valued by his many friends, among whom he has minis- tered during all the years of his residence here, both in behalf of the body and the soul. ■^ "if OHN Bl'ENTING, a resident of Hanover for the Irst seventeen years, is one of the most prominent German-American citizens, and has contributed largely toward its growth and development. He established himself at this point in August, 1872, and is now engaged in a profitable real-estate, loan and insurance busi- ness at the corner of Washington and Fremont streets. He possesses all tlie qualities of his substantial German ancestry, being honest, indus- trious, careful in his expenditures, meeting his obligations promptly, and living in all respects as becomes a model man and citizen. Mr. Buenting was born in the Grand Duchy of Oldenbui'g, Germany, Feb. 14, 1811, and lived there until a young man of twenty-one years. He received a practical education in the (Jerman tongue, and developed into a book-kee|)er in the employ of a mercantile house in Hamburg. He, however, was more than ordinarily ambitious, and determined to seek his fortunes on the other .side iif the Atlantic. In the meantime his father had died, and he set out alone for America, in IHfio. and first made his home in Indianapolis, Ind. He there made the acquaintance of Miss Cliristi.nne Schmidt, to whom he w.as married Xov. 1, 1866. In 1867, leaving Indiana, they proceeded West- ward across the Mississippi to St. Joseph. Mo., where Mr. Buenting began operating as an insur- ance agent and was also a book-keeper, until 1872. That year he came to Kansas, settling in Hanover when it was a hamlet of seven houses. Two years later lie added to its buildings by the erection of a good frame house, which is still standing, and which was then one of the most solid structures of the city. Mr. W. A. Gilson was also putting up a residence at that time, and these two were the first frame houses in the town west of the public square. In Hanover, Mr. Buenting first engaged in the lumber and hardware business, being the pioneer lumber merchant of the city. He thus operated until 1875, then selling out, began buying grain, and was also one of the early dealers in this com- modity, patronizing the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad Companj\ In 1880 he became interested in real estate, and at the present time has a large amount under his control. He deals in farm, citj' and suburban property, also handling property for non-residents. By strict attention to business he has become known far and wide, and in a legitimate manner he has accumulated a fine property'. I'pon becoming a voting citizen, Mr. Buenting identified himself with tlie Republican party, but now only votes for such men and measures as meet with the approval of his con.science. He lias served as Justice of the Peace for a period of eight years, and also has officiated as City Clerk and Police Judge. No man has maintained a warmer interest in the growth and pros|)erity of Hanover, and none have done more to bring it to its present condition. Mr. Buenting. in 188',), re- crossed the Atlantic, visiting his old home in CJer- man}', starting in the month of May, and spending seven weeks among tiie frien bill, and authorized the proprietor of a boarding-house to take them to an agencj- and have them taken to Michigan to work in a .saw-mill. Thus they got from Chicago to Manistee, Mich., and obtained work. As soon as they had made tiie amount thej* returned the |I0 to their newly-made friend in Ciiicago. Mr. Klintberg remained in Manistee twenty-one months, and during that time saved money enough to come to Kansas and homestead 1 00 acres. Then again he was out of funds, and leaving his family- with anotlier family that had settled here, he went twelve miles to where lie found work. Thus he got a sack of Hour, which he brought back, and then made a dug-out, in wiiicli the family lived three years. He then made anotlier on the spot where his dwelling-house now stands, the dug-out being used for a cellar. In the second dug-out he lived four years before building the commodious and comfortable frame house which is now the family dwelling. When Jlr. Klintberg came to this homestead the country was a wild and open prairie, and not a stick of timber or anything but heavy prairie grass was on the claim. He now has a nice grove of forest trees, an apple orchard of about three acres, and a quantity of grapes. There are about 750 rods of hedge: and a good stable, graneries, corn- cribs, a wind-mill, etc., have been erected on the estate. Eighty acres have been added to the home- stead, and the entire acreage is carefully and intel- ligently handled. Mr. Klintberg has worked at his trade of a carpenter part of the time since he came here, and has built many of the houses in this vicinity. He worked on the first frame building of Clay Center, which was the first house he built in the United States. Mr. Klintberg has done much work as a pioneer minister, when there was no regular preacher here. He would walk from his farm to near Clay Center, work all the week and walk home Saturday night, and then on Sunday morning would walk to a place of worship distant six miles, go again in the evening, and after his second service walk back to Clay Center, to be ready for his work Monday morning. In .Sweden, in 1856, the gentleman of whom we write was united in marriage with Miss Bertie Klintberg. Five children were liorn to them while they still lived in their native land, and two died before the parents came to America. Three chil- dren have been born in America. The living are: Lewis P.. Albert, August V., Charles E., Henry W and Matilda. The latter is living in Portland, Ore. 280 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mr. Klinthei-n; and his f.iniily belong to the Metjiodist Episcop:il Church, in which he is an es- liorter and Class-Leader. He was formerly identi- fied witli the Lutlierans, and as a member of that denomination did pioneer worlv in spreading the Gospel. He had also preaclied for some years in liis native land. He and his wife can enjoy the comforts by which they are surrounded, in the con- sciousness that their years have been well and use- fully spent, and with a feeling of thanlcfulness tiiat their labors have been crowned with success. ^\I?LRICH G. PANNBACKER. farmer and cat- tle man, has been a resident of Washington County since the fall of 1877. He is the owner of a valuable farm consisting of 240 acres of land, on section 36, Franklin Township, where he is carrying on a successful business. The land is well improved, and the place which was foi' several years a '-bachelor's hall," is now the home of a happ3' familj-. Mr. Pannbacker is a native of Oldenburg, Ger- many, where he was born Dec. 28, 1848. He i^ a son of ririeh and Christina Pannbacker, the for- mer of whom is still living in the Fatherland. The mother died forty years ago. She had borne six children, five of whom are now living: Ernest, Rudolph and Anthony are residents of the Father- land. Our subject and his brother Christian reside in America. The gentleman of whom we write obtained a thorough education in his native land, enjoying excellent school privileges until the age of sixteen, being afterward engaged in work upon the farm. In 1870 he came to America, and after spending a few days with his brother at Peoria, 111., came to Kansas. He s|)ent a short time at Hanover, and then went to St. .Joseph, Mo., where he remained for two months. Returning to Hanover the same year he purchased 1(50 acres of land, upon which he made bis home. In 1883 he returned to (Ger- many to visit his father, remaining in his native land a year. On his return to America in the fall of 1884, Mr. Pannbacker was married at Dixon. 111., to Miss Mar^'Juelfs, and repaired at once with his bride to his Western home. Three bright children, Chris- tina, Ernest and Eva brighten the once lonely fireside. AVhen Mr. Pennbacker first c.ame to America he h.ad a capital of about $1,600. His present estate has been accumulated by industry, prudence and economy, while his herds of cattle and other farm accessories add to his financial prosperity. Mr. Pannbacker is of independent po- litical views, and religiouslj-, is a communicant of the Lutheran Church. Mrs. Pannbacker is a daughter of Jacob Juclfs. a native of Oldenburg, Germany, and a schoolmate of the father of our subject. Mr. Juelfs came to the United States in the fall of 1857, and locating in Dixon, 111., became, in due time, the owner of 380 acres cf well-improved land. There his wife died in 1871, and he. in August. 1887. He was the father of eleven children, nine now living: Jacob resides in Ida Count3', Iowa; Henry in York, Neb.; Eva, the wife of B. Johnson, near Sterling, 111.; Anthony in Lawrence County, Dak.; Julius also in Dakota; Albert on the home farm at Dixon, 111. ; Marj', wife of our suliject; Christian, in Woodbury County. low^a, and Herman, at Dixon, 111. A lithographic view of the comfortable residence of Mr. and Mrs. Pannbacker is presented elsewhere in this volume. — S^g^- RS. BARBARA ETTER. It is no unusual thing for a woman in this age to take charge of the estate or business of her hus- band and carry it on successfull3-. Among those who are engaged in such an enterprise few have succeeded better than the lady whose name initiates this sketch. Left a widow in 1882, with the care of eight children and an estate of 320 acres, she lias carried on the farm in an eminently busi- ness like manner, erected good buildings, made fine improvements, and now can surround her family with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. The reader will notice elsewhere in this vol- ume a fine engraving of the old homestead, in which Mrs. Etter is comfortably domiciled, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 281 where old and younir. la.ji and poor, arc alike hospitably received and pleasantly entertained. Born in Switzerland in the month of November, 1846, Mrs. Etter was the dauuliter of .lohn and Magdalina (Imdurf) Amaeher, likewise born and reared amid the nigged scenery of that little Re- public, where after a life quietly passeil in following the pursuits of abus\', work-a-day world, they died and were laid to rest. They had a family of ten cliildren, of whom their daughter Barbara was the youngest. She had attained to womanhood before she left the land of her birth in 1868, and crossed the ocean to America. After living two years in the Buckeye State, slie came to Wasliington County, Kan. In Farmington Township, on the 11th of April, 1870, Barbara Amacher was united in marriage with Jacob Etter, who was of the same nationality as his wife, and born Dec. 25, 1839. In the spring of 1 868 he came to the T'-iited States, and the fol- lowing year to this county. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Etter settled in Farmington Town- ship, where after a happy wedded life the husband and fatlier died Oct. '27, 1882, when in the prime of a vigorous manhood. Eight children had been born to him and his wife, namely: John, Mary M., P^dward A., Lizzie, Rudolph AV.,Anna S., Jacob H. and Emma E. Mrs. Etter is a member of the (icrman Reformed Church, to which her husliand also belonged. She has in a marked manner displayed her business ability since the death of her husband, and no more fitting monument could be raised to his meuiory than she is building in preparing their children for future positions of usefulness, honor and respon- sibility. - — 'i^^m- — OllX J. L. .lONES, editor and i»roprietor of tlie Wakefield AdrfHisiT. That -'poets are born, not made," is an old and trite remark. ^^)) The .same might be as truthfully said of journalists, for the best of education and training. and even a decided literary ability, will not alone make a successful editor. There must lie also a combination of shrewdness, tact, and other quali- ities which for want of a better term, we call the journalistic instinct. The gentleman above named, possesses this in a marked degree, having in a few short years estalilishcd for his i)aper the third largest circulation in Clay County. The sheet was established in 1886, and is a five-column folio, all hoTue printed (the only one in the county), and is devoted to the interests of Wakefield and vicinity. It is independent in the field of politics, aiming to expose fraud and bad management on the i)art of public oflicials of whatever party. Mr. Jones is a son of Richard L. and Bertha ( Morgan) Jones, and is the elder of the two chil- dren born to his parents, his brother Richard being now engaged in mercantile business in Ftica, N. Y. The Jones family came originally from Chester, England, our subject being of the fifth generation in America. His grandfather, Pomcroy Jones, was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a native of Connecticut, and later resided in New York, fol- lowing the legal profession. The father of our subject was also a lawyer, and was located in Oneida- County, N. Y., for many 3'ears. He .and his wife are now living near Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Jones opened his eyes to the light in Utica, N. Y., on Sept. 10, 1852. He was educated in the schools of Utica and the Whitestown Seminary, during his boyhood. In his sixteenth year he did his first work in an printing office. Completing his education at the Madison University of llainilton, N. Y'., he again entered a [irinting office, spending some time as comijosilor of the Utica IlerahL In 1872, he traveled Westward, and sojourned in Chi- cago for about three years, being employed as compositor, reporter, collector, etc., on various papers. The next removal of Mr. Jones was to the Black Hills, where he went in 1875. Four years later he purchased an interest in the Phu^iihe, which was published at Wilmington, 111.. :uid retained connec- tion with that sheet for over a year. He then worked on |)apers at Joliet, III., for a short time, and on March 1, 1880, became a resident of this city. His education had ((ualifieil him for the pro- fession of pedagogy, in which he engaged upon lo- cating here. In that profession he was principallv occupied until the establishment of the Advertiser. 2H2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. since which time he has (IcvoUmI himself entirel.y to journalism. A't the home of the biide in this city, in Octo- lier. 1881, the rites of wedlock were celebrated be- tween JMr. Jones and Fannie J., daughter of John and Adeline Martin. The bride was born in Will County. 111., and is a lady of high mental capacity and culture. The union has resulted in the birth of two children, Ira and Bertha. Mr. Jones is a Democrtit in his personal politics, tiiough his editorial work is unbiiised by party feel- ing, lie lif the luxuries of life. .lohn Kbeling. the father of our suliject, was born ill Oldenburg, Germany, and married Miss Cather- ine .Meiners who was born and reared not far from the home of her husband. The}' spent their entire lives in their native province, the HKjther dying in 1872 at the age of seventy 3'cars, and the father in 1889 at the advanced age of eighty-throe. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living and all residents of Germany, except our subject. We invite the attention of our numerous reaflers to a fine view of the handsome residence and old home of Mr. and Mrs. Ebeling, on another page of this work. i^SNOS W. CARSON is a well-known resident of Coleman Township. Washington County. He resides (jn section 23. where he owns 160 acres of land, and has a lieaiitiful home, a view of which is given on another page of this volume. He possesses considerable other property in the township, including a portion of the town of Enos- dale. He has been the Postmaster of that village since the office was started. Before giving the nuiin events in the life of our subject, some lirief notes regarding his ancestors will not be amiss. His parents were .lesse B. and Mary (Williams) Carson. The father was the son of John and Abigail (.Sumner) Carson of North Carolina. The mother was a daughter of James Williams of the same State. The grandfather of our subject moved from his native State to Iixliana in the year 1819, and there entered land near Mon- rovia, Morgan County. His death occurred there, as did that of his wife, who lived to the ad- vanced age of ninety-three years. The homestead was afterward secured by the son, Jesse B. Carson, father of our subject. The ancestral families of Carson, .Sumner and Williams were members of the Society of Friends. Enos W. Car.son was born on the ancestral home- stead Nov. 14, 18;ir>. He received his education in the neighborhood, and was there reared to farm pursuits. He was married on Feb. 17, 18;JG. to Miss Mary J. Jones, daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Ramsey) Jones. The mother was a daugh- ter of Bartholomew and Catherine (Williams) Ramsey, who removed from Kentucky to Indiana as early .as 181G. The father w.as a son of Evan and Sarah (Bonine) Jones who removed from Ten- nessee to the Iloosier Stale about 181(j. The Jones family belonged to the Society of Friends, while the Ramseys were Methodists. About two j-ears after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs Enos W. Carson purchased a portion of the Ramsey homestead, which hail been entered by the grandparents of Mrs. Carson in 181G. It was lo- cated in Hendricks County, lud., five miles from Plaiufield. There they lived until 1881. when they sold out and came to this State. They located ne.ar where they now reside, and Mr. Carson bought a large amount of land. His purcha.se included eighty acres on section 16, eighty on 15, 160 on i;i, eighty on 26. eighty on 22, eighty on 14. eighty on 25, and an .additional 160 on section 15. He after- ward traded off some of this proi>ert3' and pur- chased the quarter section where he now lives, and sixty acres on .section 24. In all this land he has placed about 240 acres under cultivation. In July, 1884, Jlr. Carson by special effort se- cured the location of a postofiice in the eastern l)ait of the township. The department prefixed Enos to the word dale, making the station Enosdale. 1886 our subject started a store there in company with his sister-in-law inider the firm name of Car- son A Snii)es. JMrs. Snipes subseipiently sold out to J. E. Carson, the eldest son of our subject. The young man conducted the store until his death in the si)ring of 1888. During this lime his father and he had platted the town of Enosdale. JMr. Carson has now disposed of all the lots but seven. There ai-e now eight buildings erectied there, mak- ing quite a nucleus for a village. After the death of his son, .Mr. Carson sold his store to J. W. Hol- fer, who removed to Lynn with the stock. Mr, 286 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Carson puicli:iscd of A. F. Robins anollier sloip. and sold out to Mr. William DeValloii. who is now erecting- a fine frame store bnildin";- Mr. and Mrs. Carson have become the parents of seven children. J. K., the eldest, who lived to become a younj": man and was possessed of good business qualities, met hisdealh March 5, 188S. He left a widow to mourn his loss. He had been Trus- tee and held other offices in the township. Mattie is now the wife of P. Mills who owns a fine farm in Coleman Township. Tliey have one child, Kthel. J. Fent, is a young man, at home, and has an interest in the stock on the place. Cornie. a young lady has fitted herself for teaching, liut is still at home. Bertha is in school. Two children were taken from them in infancy, while their par- ents still lived in Indiana. Mr. Carson is a stanch Republican. He and his family belong to the .Society of Friends. There being no organization here when he came, he went to work to perfect one. lie rallied men and means and a good frame edifice. 20x30 feet, was con- structed. He donated the land for a church and parsonage in the village of Enosdale, and also fur- nished a good share of the means and labor with which to build the church. The society now has a membership of 16G. The generous and enterpris- ing character of Mr. Carson is shown in his history. He is interested in every movement which tends to the advancement of the county, where his wife and himself are widely and favorably known. -^ -^^5«,- ^- W HITMAN H. KNIGHT has been promi- nently identified with the educational, niinsterial, and business interests of Wash- ington County and Northern Kansas, for nearly a score of years. He owns and occupies an excellent farm on section 28. Kimeo Township, but owing to a criijpleil hip, he has never farmed it for any jireat length of time. Several years of his life have been spent in^tlie profession of teaching, and a greater number in the work of the ministry, in which he is at present'engaged. He also conducts [\ drug store at Kimeo, and is Uie Postmaster there, He is of Nevv York birth and parentage, and a few words regarding his ancestors will not be amiss. Our subject traces his descent from one of three brothers who emigrated from England to America in an early d.a3'. They settled in North Carolina, Massachusetts, and ^laryland, respectivel>-. To the latter w,as born a son, Joshua, who was the grand- father of our subject. The birth of Joshua Knight took place in Baltimore in 1776, and his deatli oc- curred in Vienna .South Corners, . Casper Lesher, the father nf our sidiject, was 290 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. born in Cnml.erlrind County, Pa. He engaged in agriculture and speculated considerably in land in his "native State. He made several trips West, and finally determined to become a resident nearer to tlie setting sun. In 18(J4 he removed to Pierce County, Wis., and purchased a farm of eighty acres. In 1871 he changed his residence to Buch- anan County. Iowa, where he bought land. Two years later he again moved, his new location being in St. Croix County, Wis. After a sojourn of a year he bought 400 acres of wild land in Sac County, Iowa, for which he paid SS.oO per acre. He imi>roved and operated that farm until 1882, and was financially successful. In 1883 he sold out, and removing to Gage County, Neb., bought a farm near Wymore. He now owns three farms. After a year's residence in Nebraska, he came to Grant Township, this county, and purchased 320 acres of land. He did not operate it himself, how- ever, but having bought the hotel property in Iladdani, kept the hotel for a year. At the expi- ration of that time he located on a farm, which is well improved and carefully tilled. He is a Re- publican in principle and practice. The ofHce of .Instice of the Peace is now held by him. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Cliurch. Tlie mother of our subject bore tlie maiden name of Margaret Cook. She was likewise a na- tive of the Key Stone State, having been born in Perry County. Her father was a farmer of that State, wherein lie died. Her union with Casper Lesher resulted in the birth of nine children. The eldest child, Mary, is a cripple, and resides with her parents; the second child is the gentleman of whom we write; following him came Clara, now Mrs. Kinney, residing in tliis township; Jacob, a farmer in Coleman Township; Hays, a farmer in lladdam Township; Elsworth, of Coleman Town- ship; .lohn. engaged in farming the homestead; Sheridan, in the Clipper dfUce, Iladdani; and Lu- ella, now Jlrs. Tebo, of Strawberry Township. Uavid S. Lesher, the subject of this sketch, was born near Newbury, Cumberland Co., Pa., Dec. 3, 1851. He was reared upon a farm, and until the age of twelve his home was in his native State. He received tlie advantages of a good common school training, both there and in Wisconsin, to which State the family removed. In 1873 he lo- cated on 120 acres of laud in Sac County, Iowa, which land he improved and made into a good farm. In the fall of 1885 he sold out, and came by team to this county, crossing the Missouri Kiver at Plattsmouth. He came to Haddam, and bought his present place, payiiig *2,000 for the 160 acres, only forty of which were broken. He now has eighty acres broken, and the estate otherwise im- proved, as before stated. He devoted his attention principall}' to the raising of corn and hogs, and also raises Durham cattle. In Sac County, Iowa, April 6, 1876, Mr. Lesher was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Palmer. She was born in Jackson County, Iowa, and is a well educated lad\' and possessed of many domestic virtues. The union has been blessed liy the birth of three children — Edwin, Bertha and Ethel. During his residence in Iowa. Mr. Lesher. for a short time, followed the [irofession of a pedagogue. He was quite prominent in politics there. He served as Constable and School Director, and also on the Petit Jury. .Since coming to this county he has been coun:cted with the school offices, and is at present Clerk of the School Board. He is a straight Republican. He is identificcl with the Protestant Methodist Church at Haddaui. and is at present a Trustee of that organization. \' ; OHN A. .SIMONS, one of tlie most public- spirited men of Greenleaf Towushiii, is num- bered among tlie sulistantial elements of his cfimmunity, and is recognized both by friend and stranger as a gentleman '-to the manor born" in all respects. He was formerly the Postmaster at this place, Init owing to a change of administra- tion, served only a few months. A plain, out- spoken man, he is yet one to be trusted, a man decided in his views, and not easily turned from his convictions. He came to Kansas in 1869. estab- lishing himself in the mercantile business at Greenleaf, after assisting in la3'ing out the town, and putting up the second store in the place. He is still engaged in general merchandising, and serves PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 291 as Justice of the I'eace. lie is one of the pillars of the Christian Church, is a Democrat, politically, and socially is prominently identified with Post No. 134, G. A. R. A native of Westmoreland County. Pa.. Mr. Simons was born June 10, 1838, and is the son of John Simons, a native likewise of the Keystone Stale, and born in the Ligonier Valley, May 16. 1811. The latter spent the greater portion of his life in Westmoreland County, Pa., where he carried on farming. About 18G6 he emigrated to Wyan- dot County, Ohio, where he sojourned for a period of twenty years, then coming to Greenleaf, Kan., made his home with his son. John A., until his death, which occurred June 28. 188L(. lie had been almost a lifelong member of the Baptist Church, and was of that reliable and sturdy temperament which has been transmitted in a marked degree to his offspring. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Ilenr}' Simons, likewise a native of Pennsylvania, and who traced bis ancestry to Germany, the latter crossing the Atlantic, and being numbered among the pioneer settlers of Penns\lvaiiia. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Mary Mc- Curdy. She was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1814. and died in Wyandot County, Ohio, in 1884. The McCurdy familj' wasof Irish extrac- tion. Init Grandfather Andrew ]\IcCurdy was born in Pennsylvania; he spent his last days there. To John and Mary Simons there were liorn seven chil- dren, viz: Jose|)li; an infant who died unnamed; John A., Henry L.. Mary P.. Samuel, and Hannah A. Of these but three are living: Henry L.,Mary E., and John A., the latter being the eldest. Mr. .Simons spent his childhood and youth on the farm in Westmoreland Count}', Pa., acquiring his education in the common schools. He renn)ved with the family to Wi'andot County, Ohio, and was there at the outbreak of the Civil War. That same year he enlisted in Com|)any M. 3d Ohio Cavaby, which was attached to the 17lh Army Corps, a por- tion of the time sei'ving with the Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Simons participated in all the engagements of his regiment, and escaped without injury, receiving his honorable discharge at the ex- piration of his term of enlistnuMit in October, lH(i4. He experienced all the vicissitudes of life in the army, and was ever found at the post of duty, ready to meet whatever fate should befall him. We next find our subject in the oil regions of Pennsylvania, where for two years he assisted in sinking wells, after which he returned to Wyandot County, Ohio, and followed farming until 18Ci». His next removal vv.as to this State. Prior lo this removal he was m.arricd Nov. 2G. 18GS, to Mi.ss Eliza Bryant. Mrs. Simons was born in Miami County, Ohio. Dec. 3. 1843, and is the daughter of Henry and Catherine Bryant, who spent their last years in Ohio. Of this union there were two chil- dren only. Henry II., and Zuie M.; the latter is liv- ing. Mr. Simons occupies a snug dwelling in the west part of the town, and is known to a large pro- portion of its people as one of the most substantial men in his community. « miAAAM II. liAUl.OW. Among Green- \^ll leaf's solid men, Mr. liarlow occupies a W^ loading position. His n;itive industry and enterprise have pl.'iced him in good circumstances, financially, while his genial and conipanioM:ili|e dis- jiosition has made everybody his friend, lie is a native of Onondaga County. N. V., and was born March 21. 183!). His father. (Jeorge Barlow, was a native of Ccninccticut. whence he emigrated lo New York Stale when young. The latter had been orphaned b}- the death of both parents when an in- fant of three mouths, and was reared in \\'a\no Count}', N. v.. whence he subsequently removed to Onondaga County. Of the latter he was a resi- dent until 187H. when he concluiled to emio-rate Westward. He sought the wilds of Michigan, and settled in the vicinity of Saginaw, of which city he is now a resident, and has arrived at llu' advanced age of .about eighty-eight years. He learned the trade of a stonemason in early manhood, liut later became interested in farming, which he prosecuted in connection with his trade for many years. George Barlow look for his wife Miss Lucy Ilanderhen. who w.os horn in Ireland, ami died in .Saginaw, Mich., in 18H(). at the age of sixty-live 292 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. years. .She hore her husband twelve chiklren, of whom William H. was the eighth in order of birth. He was reared in his natis'e county, and early in life learned the trade of a plasterer. Later in con- nection with this he operated as a builder and con- tractor. In 1861 he removed to Seneca County, N. Y., and after a residence there of four years, emigrated westward into Lee County, 111., where he purchased a farm, and followed agriculture until 1860. That year he came to Kansas, and home- steaded 160 acres of land on section 17, Greenleaf Township, and of which he remained owner until 1887. Then he sold out and has since been giving his attention to farm improvements and machinery at Greenleaf. He started in life poor in purse, but is now comparatively independent, and has made his own waj- unaided to a good position, socially' and financially. He is a man who keeps himself posted upon current events, and is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. He is prominently con- nected with Lodge No. 2.32. F. & A. M., at (Green- leaf. and is also a memljer of the I. O. O. F. In Onondaga County. N. Y.. when nineteen j'ears of age, Mr. Barlow w.as married March 21. 1858, to Miss Emily Molby. who was born in that county, Nov. 13. 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Barlow are the par- ents of two children, both daughters, Ada and Clara. Ada is the wife of Mr. John Flad. of Wat- erville, this State, and Clara, Mrs. (irant r.eech, lives in Denver. Col. HARLES FREDERICK SCHWERDTFE- .. GER. The subject of this notice is recog- ^^y nized as one of the most prominent citizens of Linn Township. He is pleasantly located on section 22, and there he has a finely developed farm, a portion of which, with its principal build- ings, is represented by a lithographic engraving elsewhere in this volume. He is a leading farmer, being the possessor of 600 acres in Washington County, this State, besides having two farms in Cook County, 111. During his eight years' resi- dence in Linn Township he has erected seventeen buildings, comprising those located on his farm and others in the toWn of Linn, where he has other valuable real estate. He is a very liberal and pub- lic-si)irited man, giving largely' to all worthy en- terprises, religious and educational, that contribute to the general advancement of the people around him. His homestead buildings are remarkablv fine, including a substantial modern residence and a barn over 100 feet long, this latter not being ex- celled probably by anything along the southern line of Washington County. The native place of our subject was in South- eastern Indiana, near the town of Landsburg, and the date of his birth was Dec. 10, 1835. His fa- ther, Frederick Schwerdtfeger. was born in Hano- ver, CTcrmany, whence he emigrated to America in 1832, and spent his last daj's in Indiana. The lat- ter was accompanied to America by his father's family, and the\- landed without means, being un- able to reach their destination, and stopped at Salt Salina. New York State, in order to work and se- cure mone}' to complete their journey. The pa- ternal grandfather was also named Frederick. The son. Frederick, Jr., became acquainted with a maiden of his own country, Miss Catherine Francis, who was born in Pi'ussia, and in due time they were married. The Francis family labored under the same ditliculties .as the others had done, land- ing in Baltimore in 1832 and remaining there until earning money to proceed further. They also set- tled in Southeastern Indiana. The father of our subject learned the baker's trade, at which he w-orked one year in Cincinnati, before taking up his claim in Indiana. He cleareil a farm, and met an accidental death by the run- ning away of his team, being instantlj' killed. The mother was subsequently married to Mr. Charles Schwerdtfeger. a brother of her first husband, and the family all remained together until reaching mature years. Charles Frederick was his father's only child. There were born of the second mar- riage of his mother four daughters and three sons, five of whom are living, namely, Henry. August. Charles, Sophia (Mrs. Schwitzer), and Minnie (Mrs. Rickenberg). Mr. Schwerdtfeger removed with his [jarents to Cook County, 111., in the spring of 1842, settling eighteen miles northwest of Chicago, which was then merely a village. He was offered forty acres PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. •2!I5 of ground, iiifludiug Hint occupied hy the West Side iMarliet, for $40(1, l)iit it was so swaiiipj' lie declined purclinsing. He had been well educated in his native tongue, and after coiuing to America became in. due time familiar with the Knglisli lan- guage, speaking and writing it easily. Our subject came to Kansas in October. 1881, and secured a part of his present homestead. His industr3' and perseverance have been largely re- warded, everj'thing he has taken hold of seeming to turn to money. Unlike some men, his success hns not made him h.aughty or miserly, but he has ever evinced a willingness to assist those whose lot in life has been less fortunate. The marriage of our subject with Miss Charlotte Langgutii took place in DuPage County, 111., Oct. 6, I8G1. This lady is the daughter of Christian Langguth, deceased, and was born near Lyons, 111., Jan. 15, 1811. There have been born of this union three children, the eldest of whom, a son, Henry, niarricd Miss Lizzie Thruen, and they occupy a part of the farm. They have one child. Allx'rt. .lolin married Miss Annie Granke and is living in Linn Township. Tiiey have one child, Herman. Catherine is the wife of Herman Lehman of Linn Townshii). and the mother of one child. Krail. Mrs. Sciiwi'rdlfi'ger died on the 27th of iMay. IHGX. Our subject on the Cth of June, 186!), contracted a second marriage with Miss Margaretta Langguth, a sister of his first wife, and to them have been l)orn (ivi' children, Lotta M. C. Frederick ('.. Lud- wig F. A., Matilda Mary W. and Edwin August Herman Christ. These are unmarried .'ind living at home. The family lielongs to the Kvangelical (lunch, and Mr. Schwerdtfcger politically voles with the Republican (larty. He has never sought rillicc. preferring to give his time and attention to Ills fanulnii interests. o, Washi igton Countj', where he settled in 1.S7S. He at that time purchased 160 acres of unimproved land, which is now in a tine stale jt cultivation ami beautilied l)y gooorl of Bremen on the sailing vessel ■■ Eberhart," and landing seven weeks later in the city of New Or- leans. AVhile on the vo^'age Mr. Kirchner otHciated as cook for 440 passengers. After three montiis spent in tiic Crescent City, he worked l»itl] in Mis- souri and Illinois, and assislc9 displayed good judg'ment and iwi-.-sevcrintj iiidiistiv and surrounded his family with ;ili llu' foniforls of life. The lamkHl possessions of Mr. .I^iisou comprise the southwest rpiarter of section H. township 'J. range .'i east. He is a Canadian hy liirtli. Iiis na- tive place being in the city of Leeds, I'rovince of Ontario, where he first saw the light Dec. 20, 1846. lie lived here until a youtli of eighteen .years, at- tending the common sciiool and receiving careful home training from excellent parents. Then leaving tlie Dominion he emigrated to Lorain Countj', Oiiio, where he put into practice his knowledge of station- ary engineering and was thus occupied for a num- ber of years in the Buckeye St.ate, mainly in a stone quarry and a saw-mill. In December. 1881, the attention of Mr. .lanson having been called to the desirability of Northern Kansas as a place of residence and successful agri- culture, he came to Clay County and securing his present farm has given his attention to its cultiva- tion and improvement. He has seventy-live acres under the i)low and sixty acres in pasturage. Along the creek is a healthy growth of timber. His build- ings without being pretentious .ire all that is need- ful for comfort, and the whole iiremises present a picture of quiet country life which is [ileasant to look upon. On the 2d day of October, 1873, Mr. -lanson took unto himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Ella M., a daughter of Samuel Rice, at that time a resi- dent of Millville, Wis. The Rice family were for- merly from Lorain County, Ohio, liut the father emigrated to Wisconsin, where he married and where Mrs. Janson was born Oct. i), 1851. Her childhood and youth [massed in a comparatively uneventful manner in attendance at the district school and in assisting her mother in the household duties. She remained under the parental roof un- til leaving it to become mistress of her own home. This little household now includes three chihlreu — Herbert, William and Ruby. The father of our subject was Willi;un .Iiuisou who was born in the city of London, Kngl.-ind, and who emigrated when a youth with his parents to Canada, they settling in the town of Leeds. He there developed into manhood, in the meantime acquiring a first-chuss education and evincing more than ordinary talent for the capacity of a teacher. .\t an early period he adopted this profession and followed it successfully the remainder of his life. He was a man of quiet tastes, scholarly habits and nuich culture. He lived to a ripe old age, passing away at his home in Leeds in 1876. William Janson was married in Leether children are at home with their parents. Mr. Hagenmaier is a straight Reinddican, politi- cnUy. and is serving his second term as School Tre.asurer. He has been Road Supervisor a number of years. The father of our subject w,as ,Iohn Hagenmaier, likewise a native of the city of Ulm, fiermany, and a man of tine talents, an artist, who taught drawing in the high schools and colleges of his native city. There he spent his entire life, dying in 1887 when seventy-live years old. He married Miss Catherine Schultes vvho was born, reared and educated in dm and died there prior to the decease of her husband. Only three of the five children born to them are living. Thekla became the wife of Charles Loer- cher and remains a resident of her native pl.ace. Charles, our subject was the next eldest. Bertha who^was the widow of Louis Nosco, is living in this township and is now married to Ciisper Eck. HARLES H. HARMON. Among the thrifty and prosperous farmers of Brantford g/' Townshii). ilr. Harmon is worthy of special mention. He is a man who makes it a point to be sure that he is right and then goes ahead. Without |)olitical aspirations he yet keeps himself well posted upon matters of general interest to the in- telligent citizen and uniformly gives his support to the Uepublican i)arty, in the principles of which he is a thorough believer. He lives quietly and un- PORTRAIT AND I5IOO UAI'IIICAL ALBUM. 3(11 ostenlatioiisly, coiUentiiii,'' himself with farming' piii-siiits, raising a <;oo(11j- assortment of live stock. I)u\ing\ feeding and shijiping also. The siiliject of this sketch is a uativcof \'erniont and was horn Ang. 11. 18.'Ui. lie was reared on a farm liy parents in moderate circumstances and oidy received a limited education, being required to assist his parents in the labor of maintaining the family. When a young man of twenty years he left the hills of the Green Mountain State, pro- ceeding to New York City and thence to Pewakee, Wis. The following j'ear he crossed the Mississip- pi, coming to the Territory of Kansas and settling near the embryo town of I'aris, I-inn Count}'. Here he occupied himself in farming amid the ad- verse circumstances under which Kansas was labor- ing at that lime, being in an uproar during the troubles prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Young Harmon acted as one of the Home Guard at a time when both life and |>roperty were in jeopardy. In the meantime he filed several claims on land, selling out each time, usually with jirofit. He niaintained his residence there until after the oiitl)rcak of the Civil War and on the 24tli of .lanuary. 1862. enlisted .as a I'nion soldier in Com- pany E, Cth Kansas Cavalr\-. His regiment was .assigned to service in Missouri. Arkansas and the Indian Nation, and |)articipated in many battles. Mr. Harmon served out his term of enlistment which ex|»ired in l'"ebruary lS(i5 and was miistered out at Clarksville, Ark., where he received his honorable discharge and was given his pa\' at Cairo. III. Ipon leaving the army .Mr. Harmon returned to the |ilace where he had enlisted, and in M;irch of the same year went on a visit to I(jwa. He staid there two seasons engaged in breaking prairie. In 18(57 he returned to Republic County. Kan., coni- I menced again the filing process and also engaged in breaking prairie. In 1870 he went into Jewell County and tf)ok u|) a homestead n|)on wliieh he remainiMl seven years. Then selling out once more he took up his line (jf march for Washington County and purchased the land which he now owns and occupies. This was school land and he paid therefor $3 per acre. It was 120 acres in extent and by great perseverance and indnstiy Mr. Har- mon in time effected good improvements. He has good buildings with fences and has planted forest and fruit trees and added all the other endiellish- ments naturally suggested to the enterprising man. During all his roaming ami soldiering. Mr. Har- mon remained unmarried. After taking up bis last homestead he. in 1)S73, was united in niatrimuny with Miss Ann I'hebns, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride's uncle in .Swede I'oiiit, Boone County, Iowa. Mrs. Harmon was born March 9, 1812 in Arkans.as and is a daughter of William Phebus, !i native of Indiana, who died when she was quite smsill. The family subsequently removed to Tex!is, then to Arkansas, from there to Iowa, thence to Missouri and finally came to Kansas, This union lesultcd in tlii' birth ^=^-t-S-- DMONI) W. IIARREI.L is the owner and occupant of a pleasant rural home in Wash- ington County. It is located in Coleman Township, on section 34. The estate was purchased by Jlr. Harrell in 1882. Forty .acres had been bi'oken, and a log house with sod roof was on the place. Now the entire acreage is im[iroved .and fenced, a good orchard has been planted, and ade- quate farm buildings erected. In its present con- dition it forms a comfortable home, indeed. Edraond W. Harrell was born in Diiftwood Township, Jackson Co., Ind., Nov. 22, 1 828, There he was reared and remained until 18.52. He then moved with ox team to Illinois, He landed in Win- nebago County after four weeks' travel, .ind be- came a |)ioneer of that county. He rented a farm .•502 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. near Pecatonica and 0|)eiated it fo"- a time. In 1858 he moved into the town and engaged in clerk- ing itntil 18G4. He then enlisted in Company C, 14()lh Illinoi.s Infantn' and served until the close of the war. He was on detached . aged nineteen years, ten months anil ten days. Rosa married John McLaughlin and lives near Wymore, Neb.; Margaret E. married James Eannan and lives in this township. Martha M. was the wife of Edson E. Orton. She departed this life July 14, 188'.». Ida I. married William McLaughlin and lives in Orleans, Neb. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Isaac Harrell. He was a farmer in AVasliington County, Ky., for some years. In 1812 he removed to the Northwest Territory, in which he was one of the early settlers. He entered a large tract of land on the White River (now in Indiana). This he cleared and on it resided until his death. His wife bore the maiden name of Polly Watkins. Their son James, the father of our subject, was born in Washington County, Ky.. in January, 1803. James Harrell was a lad of nine years when his parents moved to the Northwest Territor3\ There he was reared. For many years Louisville, Ky., was the principal market for farm produce, and he used to take produce there with teams. A great deal of the corn and pork was taken to New Orleans on flat boats. James Harrell inlierited a tract of land from his father, and on it resided until 1853. He then sold and removed to Winnebago County. 111., where he bought a tract of land eight miles southwest of Pecatonica. His first purchase was partly improved. He sold it and bought a piece of wild land near by. The second purchase was im- proved by him and was his home until a few months before his death. He then moved into Pecatonica, where he died in January, 1863, aged sixty years. The mothfr of our subject bore the maiden name of Elsa J. Harrod. She was born near Charleston, Scott County, Ind., in 1801, and was one of the first white children born in that Terri- tory. Her father. AVilliam Harrod, was either born in Kentucky or was verj^ young when his parents removed to that State. His father also bore the name of AVilliam. and was one of the earliest .settlers of Kentucky, and a friend of Daniel Boont;. William Harrod, Sr., settled at or near the site of Harrods- burg and took up land there. He resided there until his death. William Harrod, Jr. (grandfather of our subject) was reared at his father's home near Ilarrodsburg. Previous to the year 1801, he removed to that part of the Northwest Territory, now called Indiana. He took up a tract of laml in what is now Scott County, and there improved a farm. He remained there until quite old, and then went to Muncie County, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their da3S with a daughter. He married Letitia Combes, whose par- ents were t^uakers. Mrs. Elsa (Harrod^ Harrell, the mother of our subject, died in Pecatonica in the fall of 1867. She had reared six children, namely: Polly, Letitia, Milton, Edmond Waller. (our subject), John A., and Caroline. The subject of this sketch is an energetic and thiifty farmer, a reliable citizen and a man of firm principles and good morals. /p^EORCrE A. ]S i|| ^— notice, in co *^^^ bors, pitchei' ,^^EOR(rE A. NICHOLS. The subject of this L'Ommon with many of his neigh- L>d his tent in Grant Township, Washington County, during the days of its early settlement and experienced all the hardships and Farm Residence ofG. A. Nichols, Sec. 3o.GrantTp.Washington Co. h.-iwV-^g' Residence OF John 5kutt7Sec17GreenleafTp, Washington Co. *llL '■^ PORTRAIT AM) lUOr; RAI'IIU'AI, Al.Iil^r. 3n.i privations of life on tlie frontier. Diirinjj the times wliifli tried men's souls he stood lirnily at his post, allowing nothing to drive him from his pur- pose of establishing a permanent home in this re- gion. The result of his perseverance and his toils is apparent in his present surrounle- ments. The young people took |)Ossession, and jNIr. Nichols thus sang upon the occasion of the frequent rains: The roof was always leaking and the rain came pouring in. And we traveled round the dugout alltlie night; The water still kept raising, and the bedclothes did the same. And both of us were in a wretches and grapes, with a variet}- of the smaller fruits. About 1 10 acres of the faiin are under the plow and all is endosetl with sub- stantial fencing. The dugout was abandoned long years ago and the family now occupy a neat stone dwelling which was erected in 1880. A good barn followed in 1884, and Mr. Nichols has all the other structures necessary for his comfort and con- venience. He is well sup|)lied with farm in.achin- ery, including a large windmill. Of late years he hits made .-i specialty of cattle raising and feeding anil utilizes the most of his grain in this manner. In this connection we direct the readers' attention :wc< PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. It) u tine engraving elsewliei-e in liiis work, ot llie estate of our subject with the eummodious resi- dence and ju-inciiml huihliniiS surrounding it. The parents of Mrs. Nicliols before coming to Kansas. al)out ISoT, were residents of Montgom- ery C'ount3-. Ind.. wliere Miss Mary Elizabeth was born Aug. 14, l.S4i». 'L'hej- are now deeaased. To our subject and his estim.ilile wife (liere have been born eigiilchihlren, comprisnig an interssting fam- ily group unl)rolien as yet by the destroying angel. Tiie eldest, Jessie A., is preparing herself for a teadier ami attending an excellent school in Cuba, together with her sister, Maggie E. Mattie Maude, the next daughter, is attending school near home; Benjamin Franklin, the only son, is a bright lad of thirteen years. Tlie others are Molly. Cora, Hen- rietta Ambrozine (an old Scotch name), and Flor- en<'e, a baby. The parents of our subject were Samuel and Jes- sii' A. (Nixon) Nichols, and they were married in I'l'unsylvania. Grandfather George Nixon was born in Dumfries. Scotland, the native place of the poet Robert Burns, and which was also the birth- place of his daughter, Jessie A. Nixon. Samuel Nichols was born in County Antrim, Ireland, of Scotch-rresliyterian parents, the latter born in Seollancl. The paternal grandfather of our sub- ject was William Nichols, likewise of Scotch birth and parentage. George A. politically is a sound Uepulilican and for twelve years has been a mem- ber of the Sehool Board. He served as Township Trustee tvvo terms and the same length of lime as Clerk of the Board. #^ 'OIIN SllUTT. Washington County has I many farmers and stock men who carry on an extensive business. Among the prominent men of this class in Greenleaf Township, is the gentleman whose; name heads this notice. He owns 280 aires on section 5, and has the estate well improved and cultivated. It is adequately supplied with farm buildings and is altogether a very fine farm. Not the Iwist attractive feature of this estate is the commodious residence, which is represented on another page of the Album by a lithograi)hic en- graving, and which is in many respects an ideal country home. Mr. Shutt keeps a good grade of stock, and is an enterprising and progressive farmer. He is ono of those who began life for themselves on a small cai)ital, and by dint of good management and hard work, has raised himself to a good Onancial standing. Mr. Shutt was born in Morgan County, Ohio, May 25, 1828, and was the eldest child of Nathan and Eliza (Mauck) Shutt. He was reared upon his fatlier's farms in Hocking and Morgan counties, and attended the public schools of his home only a few months, but he received a practical knowledge of agriculture. In 18;J5 he went to Logan County. III., and there followed farming until 1865. He then removed to Lucas County, Iowa, where he remained until 1869, at which date he removed to Pettis County, Mo. In the latter State hecf)ntlnued to reside until .\ugust, 1881, when he changed his residence to Riley County, Kan. In 1884 he again changed his location and became a resident of this count}', where he bought the land which he now owns. Nathan Shutt, the father of our subject, was born in Chester County, Pa., in November 1805. At the age of eleven he went with his parents to Mor- gan County, Ohio, where the rest of his youth was passed, and where he lived until 1839. He then removed to Hocking County, Ohio, and resided there until 1854, thence he removed to Logan County 111., where he died in July, 1861. He w^as a farmer and a minister, devoting much of his time to the latter work. From early manhood he was connected with the Church of Christ, to which lie devoted his time and talents. He was a man much thought of, and in every respect a gentleman. For many years he was Justice of the Peace. His finances were only moderate. The grandfather of our subject was John Shutt, a native of Chester County. Pa., who served in the War of li^l2. The faiiiily is of (ierman extraction, and early settlers in Pennsylvania. Mrs. P>liza ( Mauck) Shutt was born in N'irginia, as was her father. Anthony jMauck, a man of (ierrnan descent. Ilei' birth took place in November, 1806, and she still survives at PORTHAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. :;o: .1 ripe olil nge. She is the inollicr of six uliildi'cn: .lolin, Antliuny, S;ii:ili A., M;iiy .1.. SiisMiiiinli. and Caroline. The gentleiuai) of whom we wiile lias been twice iiianietl. His first wife, to whom he was married ill 1X4(). was Miss Mary A. Lower\-, of HoekiiiL!; County, Ohio. She was born in I\'rr\- County. Ohio, in lb27, and died in Tazewell Count\-, Hi., in September. 18;)4. Slie was the daughter of Daniel and Klizaheth Lowery. and bore her luisband foui' ehildren, namely: Eliza, Elizabetli K., JIartha A., and an iiifaut son. The second marriage of our subject took place in 18.')i). the bride being Miss Utiea Keefei', of Tazewell County. 111. She was born near Ceylon's Grove. I'a.. in 183G, being a daughter of William and Mary Iveefer. also natives of the Keystone State. ^Irs. Utica Sliutt has borne her husl)an(l twelve children: Mfa-y A.. l>ut'y E., Emma. Prudie .).. .Jessie, Josephine, Ben- jamin F,, Gertude. Anna. Millie, John K.. and Williau) L. Mr. Shult is independent in politics, and has alw.ays declined olHce. He has been identified with the Church of Christ since twenty years of age. A good citizen, a kind neighbor, a loving husband and father, and a Christian gentleman. Mr. Shutt is well entitled to the respect in which he is held. !\1E()RGE BYFIELD is one of the l)est citi- zens of lladdam Township. Washington '^^jl C(juntv, wliere he has been a resident for four years. His farm is located on section 6. and consists of eightv acres fertilized by the living waters of Spring Creek. The land has been re- claimed from its raw and primitive condition, and is now neatly fenced, carefully- tilled, and furnished with dwelling house, stables, etc. An excellent orchard and (ileasant grove add to the attractive- ness of tlie line estate. Mr. Byfield was born in Jennings Countj', Ind., June 20, 1851, and is a son of George AV., and Eleanor A., (Griflis) Bylield. The father w.as born in Ohio, but when a boy accompanied his parents to the Hoosier State. They located in Jennings County, where he followed farming until 18.07. He then removed to Benton County, in which he entered KiO acres of government land. The Land was improved and was the famiU- home until I8HI, when its owner removed to this State. Ill Smith County, he took up a homestead of KiO' acres, which he im[M0ved .and made his home until 1888. He then rented his place and lived for a time in Lincoln County. Mo. He is now making his- home again in Smith County. His wife was born in Baltimore, and is of Welsh descent. Her father was born in Wales, from which country he came to Baltimore. He subsefpiently removed to Indiana. His trade was that of a carpenter. 'I'o Mr. and .Mrs. George Byfield", eight children have been born : Simon C. Mar^-, George, Ciiarles, Lincoln, Lewis. OUie and William. Both parents were members of the German Baptist Chnrch, and the father is a Republican in ijolitics. The gentleman of whom we write, came to Iowa with his parents, the journey being made by team. He grew up in Benton County. His eilucational advantages were rather limited, as he was early set to work upon the farm. He w.as eager to learn, and spent all the time |)ossible during the winter in attendance at school. He remained under the parental roof until the age of twenty years, when he rented a farm near Brandon, and began life for himself. lu 1881, he decided to try his fortune farther West, and therefore set out for Kansas, traveling by team. He crossed the Missouri River at Nebr.aska City, and journeyed westward as far as Republic County. There he rented land for four years, at the expiration of which time, he pur- cliased the land which he now occupies, and be- came a resident of this county. He devotes his attention mainly to the cultivation of corn and the raising of stock. He cultivates seventy-five acres adjoining his own land, and plants the whole to corn. He raises graded cattle, Poland-China hogs and mules. He keei)s eighteen head of cattle, five of mules, and three head of horses in .addition to the two teams which he works. In Benton County, Iowa, in the year 1874, the rites of wedlock were celelirated between our sub- ject and Miss Sarah A. Sherman. This estimable 308 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. young ladj- was born in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Bytielfl liavc been blessed by tlie birth of eight in- teresting children : Frank. Freddie. William, Ro- .setta. Gertie M., Nettie, Lillie B..and Charles. Mr. Bylield is numbered in t'le ranks of the Re- publican party, whose principles he believes best adapted to the upbuilding of our great Nation. He belongs to the Society of Friends at Pleasant View, and is Treasurer of the Sunday school. A man of high principles and kindly inanners. ^Ir. Byfield is entitled to the place he holds in the esteem of the communit}'. ^r§B^^ \i AMES ^\ . HAM, the well-known grocer at the corner of Court and Fifth streets. Clay Center, came to Kansas and Clay County, three and one-half years since, and is con- tributing his quota to the l)usiness interests of his adopted town. He is an Illinoisan, having been born in Jacksonville, that State, Oct. 27, 184.5. Seven years later his parents removed to Decatur, III., where he completed his education in the High School, and at the age of seventeen became the traveling salesman of Benedict, Hall i Co., of New York City. Later. Mr. Ham operated in the interest of vari- ous leading business houses, including Dodd. Brown t^' Co., of St. Louis, A. T. Stewart & Co., and Spencer Bros.it Co., of Cincinnati. In January, 1880. having accumulated some capital, he de- cided to establish in business for himself. He carries a well-selected stock of all articles in his line of trade, and enjo^'s the patronage of the best IH'ople of the city of Clay Center. He is the owner of a fine farm in Clay County, and also has farming lands in other counties of Kansas, besides city real estate. He has never meddled much in political atTairs, preferring to give his time and attention to his legitimate calling. In Jacksonville. 111., on the 7th of March. 1867, before reaching (he twenty-second year of his age, .Mr. Ham was joined in wedlock with Miss S. E. Mansfield, of that city. They are now the parents of one son, .Vlbcrt !\I., who is the ciiief assistant of his father in the store. Mrs. Ham, like her hus- band, is a native of Jacksonville, 111., and was born July 13, 184'.). Her parents were J. B. and M. Mansfield, natives of Kentucky, and now living in Fr.anklin. 111. Mr. and Mrs. Ham are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which the former has been connected for nearly twenty-five years, and in which he is Presi- dent of the Board of Stewards. Since becoming a voting citizen, Mr. Ham has supported the prin- ci|)les of the Republican party. He is a member in good standing of the I. O. O. F., being Colonel of the first regiment of Kansas. This is the highest office in Odd Fellowshi]) in the State. He is also a K. of P. The father of our subject was John II. Ham. a native of Franklin County, Ky., and born Dec. 4. 1810. He emigrated to Illinois when about twenty- one years old, and settled among the pioneers in the southeastern part of Morgan Countj', taking up and improving a tract of new land. In the meantime, he was married to IMiss Elizabeth .Scott, and subsequently they removed to Decatur, where the mother died, in 1880. at the age of sixty-eight years. John H. Ham departed this life -Vug. 8, 1885. He was a man prominent in liis community, and one of the earlj' officials of Morgan County. III. Both he and his estimable wife belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church. BAYARD r. SPRADLING. It is conceded by the people of Greenleaf generally, that l^t)\fj this rising young business man is one of ^^^s=^ the most popular members of their social circles, and he also stands high in mercantile circles, in which he has obtained a foothold solely b^f his own industrj' and enterprise. He is remark- ably careful and accurate in his business trans- actions, and, personally', has that agreeable and courteous bearing which commends him to both friend and stranger alike as a gentlemen in the best sense of the term. He has worked his w.ay up from a modest position in life, and has hosts of friends who are watching his career with kindl3' interest. The subject of this sketch w.as born in Gardner, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALHUM. 309 III., Aug. 28. 1858, and is the .son of Levi Spnid- ling, a native of Indiana. Tiie latter left I lie Iloosier State when qnite young and removed to (iardner. III., when it was little more than a ham- let. He sojourned there nntil 1860, llieu removed to La Salle County, 111., where he resided nntil 1879 and followed farming, then crossing the Mis- sissippi, established himself inCireenleaf Township, Washington County, this State, where he still re- sides. Although having met with some reveises. he has aeeuniulated a good property and is aitromi- nent man in his community. l)eing identified with its hest interests. In religious belief he is a I'ni- versalist, and. politically, supports the Republican party. .Mrs. Amelia ( Rowe) Spradling. the mother of our subject, was born in Illinois, and is still living. Seven children comprise the parental family, and they were named rcsi)eetively : William F., Bayard T.. Emory, Robert C, Norah I., Florence I. and Louie. Bayard, the second child, was reared on the farm in his native county until a lad of fifteen years, and then he began clerking in the drugstore of C. F. Weston oti liis farm. He con- tinued engaged in tilling tlie soil there until the death' of his wife. In 1875, he came to Kansas, having divided his property among his children. He is now residing willi one of his sons, having reached tlic ripe old age of seventy-eight years. He was an early memljer of the Abolition party, and one of the first to vote that ticket. He has been a member of the Protestant Methodist Church fov many years. The mother of our sul)ject bore the maiden name of Amy .Scovill. She was of English ancestry, and a daughter of Ilezekiah .Scovill, of New York State- lier father was a carpenter and joiner, and also a farmer. He died in Cattaraugus County, N. Y. Mrs. Larabee died in Lake County. Ind., in 1872, having been tlie mother of eleven children. The}' are: our subject; Mrs. Esther Bonesteel, of Mill Creek: Mrs. Delila Clark, of Hodgeman; Mrs. Mary E. r.onesteel, of Hodgeman; Theodore D., of Had- dam City; Olivia Sprague, of Hodgeman County; Florence, now deceased ; Mrs. Alice Vincent; Orson of Hodgeman County; Lunian of Haddam;and Wil- bur, now deceased. The Rev. Frank Larabee was born near Otto, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Dec. 3, 1833. His life until the age of ten jears was spent upon a farm there, and lie attended the subscription schools of the iieigliborhood. In 1844, his parents settled in the wilderness of Lake County. 111. Tlie journey from their Eastern home occupied more time than would be necessary at this date. From Buffalo to Racine, Wis., they traveled b\' propeller, occupying one week en route. From Racine to their new home they traveled by teams. Our subject helped to clear and im|)rove the farm in Illinois, and found his amusement in hunting the game which aliounded there, deer, wolves, and other wild ani- mals being numerous. The advantages for scliool- ing were very meager. .\t the age of twenty years, tiie family removed to Lake County. Ind., and it was left to him to improve the farm there. He also learned the trade of a carpenter under his father's tuition. .Vl the age of twenty- three, our subject was mar- ried and left the paternal home, locating u|)on forty acres of laud which he purchhsed. That land he improved, and until 1860 was engaged in farm- ing upon it. He then, on account of ill-health, started for California, tr.aveling with ox-teams. He went by the North Platte route, and was five months in making tlie journey. On reaching the Golden State, he engaged in the carpenter's trade. After a sojourn of two j'ears on the coast, he returned home by the Isthmus of Panama and New York, and again engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. In February, 1864, he enlisted in Company E. 155th Indiana Infantry-, and was mustered into service at La Porte, Ind. The troops were sent to Indianapolis, and three weeks later to Kentuck}- and Tennessee, to guard against Hood's raids. In those border States they remained until the fall. Our subject was then taken sick, and was sent home on sick leave. He rejoined his regiment at Indian- apolis, where he w.as honorably discharged and mustered out of service, in July, 18(35. Returning to the ranks of civil life, Mr. Larabee bought a farm of "200 acres in Porter County, Ind. He improved the same, and continued farming upon it until 1874. He then sold out and came West by team, stopping at Fairbuiy. Xeh. He then purchased a homestead claim of 160 acres of land, and located where he has since resided. He broke the soil and mproved the raw land, and has made of the place what it is to-day — one of the best in the vicinity. Mr. Larabee is now breaking forty acres of prairie, making his present landed estate 200 acres. In addition to general farming, lie pa^'s considerable attention to stock-raising, including mules and graded horses. He keeps four teams for use upon the farm. In 1877, Mr. Larrabee began his work in the ministry, taking up the role of a local preaciier. Two years later he was ordained in the Protestant Methodist Church, and took charge at Iladdani. Of it he retained the pastorate until 1885, when he took charge of Tainter Mission work. He estab- lished three churches previous to his retirement, in 188'J. lie was the organizer of the Cirt'uit. and is a member of the Conference. In Lake County, Ind., in November, 1846. Mr. Larabee was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Clark. .She was born in Cattaraugus Countj'. N. Y., and her parents were pioneer settlers of Wisconsin PORTRAIT AND RlOGRAPlIICAL ALBUM. 311 •iiul liuliiina. She is a lady of inarki'il intolligcnce and ciillure, having been educated for the profes- sion of teaching. She lias l)orne iier husband two ciiildi'cu, and liie_v have also an adopted daugliter. Their own daughter, Lois, is the wife of Wdliani Kenully. who is engaged in the livery business in Haddaui. She has three children — Morris, iMilfred and an infant yet unnamed. The only son. Al- bert, resides at home. The adopted daughter, Ida M.. is the wife of .leronie Fox. of Republic County, Kan. I'lic Kcv. Mr. Larabee does not aspire to public ofHce. He has repeatedly been tendered the oftiee of Justice of the Peace, but did not accept. He has been .School Treasurer since the district was organized. The schoolhouse is located on his farm, 111' having donated one and a half acres for its grounds. He has also given one acre to be used as a burial ground. His generosity has also been ex- hibited in donations toward the building of the church, in which work he is one of the leaders. He is a Class-Leader in the Protestant Methodist Church, and has held every office therein, that of ordained Elder Ijeing the highest. Mr. Larabee is iu sympath}' with the principles of the Republican party, and gives his voice and vote in their sup- port, lie has twice served ujion the Grand .Jury. -^ — V ^ "iy.AMES PIGII. of Grant Township, put up, and now occupies the lirst frame house which was built within its limits. It stands on section I'.l, and was built of native lumber, cut and sawed at lladdam, of Ilackberry oak and elm. The liuilding has been weatherboarded and re- shingled, l)ut otherwise is firm as when erected. lie- longing to it is a farm of ) (!() acres, with 1 10 acres under the plow. There are several acres phmteii in coltonnood trees, which serve as a shade and windbreak, and the proprietor has an orchard of 200 ap|)le trees, many of which are in fine, bearing condition. There are other choice fruits upon the place, including grapes, plums and peaches, in abundance. The farm is mostlj' enclosed wiili liedireaiid wire fencing, which yives it a ver\' neat appearance. Mr. Pugh avails himself of first-class machinery in the cultivation of his lanil, and a windmill placed four years since, rai.ses water from a i;iO-foot well, conveying it to whatever point iXMjuired. The other farm buildings include a sub- stantial barn, a good granary, corn-cribs, sheds, etc. The farm with its appurtenances is reine- sented by a view elsewhere in this work, and is in- dicative of the perseverance and energy of the proprietor, who came here a pioneer, and has made for himself a good record as a man and a citizen. The subject of this sketch, a Western man, and in the prime of life, was born in Marion Countv, Ind,, Aug. 80, 1846, He crossed the Mississippi with his father when a small boy. the f;iinilv .set- tling in the vicinity of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where they lived until James w.as about ten years old, and thence removed to Nodaway County, Mo, There our subject completed a common-school education, and worked with his father on the farm until a youth of eighteen vears. Then, in 1861, the Civil War being in progress, he entered the Tnion .iiinv as a member of Company K, 43d Missouri Inf;in- try. His father and two luolhers, William and George, were also in the Inion Army, the latter I three serving three years. James enlislcd for one ' year, and at the expiration of that time, received his honorable discharge. His time had inosllv been employed in ff Uowing up the liusliwliackeis of Missouri. Upon leaving the service, Mr. Pugh went -out West," and entered the emiiloy of Col. Fieldin<>- Hums, driving cattle across the plains. I'pon the tirst trip out he was snovved under near Ft. Larned, when about 180 head of cattle perished. Tliev started out with a company of twenty-six men, only live of whom remained in that region diirin"- the winter, Mr. Pugh being one of these — and took care of such property as was left. In the spring a fresh supply of cattle and men were gotten together, anil the train proceeded to Ft Union, New Mexico. Their mission aciomplished. they returned to head- quarters, iind then .Air. Pugh set out from Nebr.-iska City to Ft. Laramie, and returned by the North Platte. His third expedition was to Ft. I'hil Kear- ney, anil thence he returned to Julesbur;:. He re- pealed this process dtiiing the winter of lH68-6;», 312 PORTRAIT AND BIOCiRAPHICAL ALBUM. repairing finally to Ft. C. F. Smith. Tliat season was a very severe one. and numbens of hotli men, mules' and cattle sueeuinbed to the elements. iNIr. Puojh this time oflieiated as wagon boss in tlie em- ploy of Wells. F'argo & Co. We next find him in Chej'cnne, where he operated as a herder for the above-mentioned company. Tlie Indians were very troublesome, stealing horses, and committing all sorts of depredations. Mr. I'ugli occupied himself in this manner until the fall of 18(18, tiien repairini^ to Page Count}'. Iowa, worked on a farm there two years, and thence came to Washington County. Kan. On the 10th of November. 1870, Mr. Pugh pur- chased the homestead whicli lie now owns and occu- pies, paying tlierefor ^-20. He lived u|iunty, Iowa, twelve miles west of Oskaloosa, Seiit. 13, 181."). Ills parents were Joseph and Margaret (Cavender) Jones, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Ohio. They' removed to Iowa in the spring of 184.5. and there the father died in 18(J2. The pa- rental family consisted of eleven children, five of whom now survive. They are Parke. Edward, Amos, Theodate (now Mrs. Eul),aiiks), and our subject. The gentleman of whom we write, was reared in ids native State and county, and there received his education in the common schools. During the late Civil War he was engaged in the service of the I'nion for a iieriod of twenty-two months. His name was attached to the muster-roll of Co. D.. 30 Iowa Infantry. He [larticipated in the battles at the Little Missouri River and Marks' Mills. At - ^k^<' ^Wv ^;;«^ ^~ ■u\^ o^ ' '::Q^&-^ c£/^ ^-^-O^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 315 the latfi^r place tlie entire lirigade wasca|)ture(l, and Mr. .(ones spent ten monllis of eonlinenient as a prisoner in Camp I-'ord. Texas. At the expiration of tliat time an excliange was eft'eeted and our sub- ject with his eonirades, returned to his duties. He returned to civil life only on the cessation of hos- tilities, having won the record of a failliful young patriot, and an edicient soldier. When mustered out of tiie service, Mr. .iones engaged in farming in his native county, and re- mained a resident there until 1872. He then came to this county and selected a location five miles northwest of where Linn now slanils. There he tiled on a homestead of 100 acres and opened up a farm. After securing his homestead, he traded it for land in Jlissouri. This he exchanged for land two miles east of Linn where he cai'ried on the work of an agriculturist for two years. In April. lSH;i. he embarked in his jjresent occupation. On the second day of .lanuarv. 1870, Mr. Jones was luiitcd in marriage with Miss Mar3- M. Kelle^-. This cstimaljle young lady, is a daughter of John Kelley. now deceased. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Jones has residted in the birth of four chil- dren. They are named respectively, Sylvester. Kruest. Eva M. and Myrtie B. All are at home and deriving all tlie advantages possible from the schools of n State whose; educational system ranks high. Mr. Jones belongs to the social orders of the G. A. R. and JIasons. lie is a Republican in princii)les. and gives his voice an;.')(H). iniiiicy that he had earned working on the railroad. This took about all of his ready capi- tal, and after breaking twenty acres he again went to work by the month, and thus labored about three years. At tiie expiration tif this time he re- turned to Ills undeveloped farm and made a little rock basement, 14x16 feet, over which he put a roof and kept bachelor's hall In this about three years. Then, having accumulated the necessary means, he built upon this basement a good frame liouse. Having thus wisely laid the foundation of a home. Mr. Norman proceeded to secure for himself a wife and helpmate, beins married, Jan. 27. 1882 to Miss Carrie Erickson. The young couple began life together In a manner far more comfortable than many of their neighbors about them, but the fol- lowing summer they met with a great misfortune, lightning striking tlieir dwelling, and it was burned to the ground. Mr. Norman, however, did not allow himself to be discouraged, but that same summer put up a part of his present dwelling, and two j'ears later built the addition and now has a neat and substantial residence, besides bringing his farm to a good state of cultivation. Me has p.ast- ure lands, meadow and timber, with a good stable. corn-crilis and other outbuildings. The household circle now includes two bright children: Anna, born Jan. 25, 1883, and Jose[>liine, Sept. 22, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Norman are members of the Methoil- ist Episcopal Church, and hold a good position socially In their community. Oliver Norman was born Jlay 5. 1842. in the northern part of Sweden and there reared upon a farm, acquiring his education in a couutiy school. His parents. Olaf and JMattie Erick Norman, as far back as is known, were of Swedish ancestr}' and members of the Lutheran Church. They spent their entire lives in their native land, the father d^'ing in October, 1877, at the age of seventy-four years, and the mother Aug. 15. 1889, agetl eighty- one. Their family consisted of six children, three living. The subject of this sketch left his old home on the 13th of May, 1868, and a few days later sailed for America, landing in New York City about the lOtli of June. Thence he proceeded directly to Eastern Illinois, where he worked about one year by the d.ay and the month, and then going to Iowa POHTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 317 was einpiiiyeil on the niilroaiL We next find him ill Gruiuly County. Mo., where he \v;is einplo_yecl on a railroad, and whence he came to Kansas in the early part of 187,0. His career lias l)ecn siirnalized chierty by great industry and economy, while as a j)eaceable and law-abiding citizen he has set an example worthy of emulation hj- those around him. He does not meddle an}' with political affairs except upon occasions of general elections when he casts his vote with the Union Labor part}'. \1 ()HN NEWTON. Those who can bo.ast of a pionecrship on the Kansas frontier, have h:id an experience which their descendants will never realize, at least in this State, and the fact that it has grown to be one of the most prosperous commonwealths west of the Mississippi is lue to the character of the men who first settled within its borders. Among them the subject of this sketch stands prominently as having possessed those s Catherine Keith, a native of Pennsylvania, who proved a most faithful and ilUcient lu'lpiii;ilc. assisting her husband during his toils and struggles, and ui)holding him in his worthy amliititms. By their u..itcd efforts, they constructed a comfortable home, and reared a family of eight sons and one dauLjhter. They spent their last da\s there, dying in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, of which they had been devoted members for many years. There r.re only four survivors of the children above montioned, of whom .lohn Newton was the second in order of birth, lie studied his first les- sons in a log schoolhouse. in the Buckeye State, this building being finished with a puncheon floor and win(iow panes of grea,sed paper. A large fire- place extended nearly across one end of the build- ing, and a chimney was built outside of earth and sticks. The seats were likewise made of puncheon, supported by rude wooden i)egs. The system of instruction corresponded with the style of the tem- ple of learning, but amid those scenes and surround- ings young Newton developed into a vigorous and healthful manhood, trained to habits of industry and imbued with sentiments of honor. In Ohio, Feb. 2, 18.52, .John Newton was united in marriage with Miss Esther, daughter of Phillip and Susannah Kepple, and who was a native of Pennsylvania. Soon afterward Mr. Newton pur- ch.ised forty acres of timber land, to which he later added forty more, and cleared the whole, making a good farm. Here his eight children were born, being named respectiveh' : Mary A.,.hilia A., Mar- garet J., Benjamin F. ; .John C. and Catherine (both deceased); Oreal W. and Henry O. Continuing to live in Ohio until 1862, Mr. New- ton then decided upon a change of location, and set out with his family overland by wagon to Dc K«lb County, 111. He purchased a farm, and lived there until 1870, then selling out, he came to Clay Count}'. Kan., and houiesteaded 1(50 acres of land in Goshen Township, this now being occupied by his sons— Benjamin F. and Henry O. He sojourned thereuntil the spring of 188G. then retiring from active labor, removed to Washington County. There Mrs. Newton departed this life. May 21. 1888, at the age of seventy-three years. .She was a lady of many excellent (pialities, and a member in good standing of the .Methodist Episcopal Churcli. .Mr. Newton now makes his liome with his son Ben- jamin on the ol. are at home and helping to carry on the farm. Mr. Kineaid casts his vote with the Inioii Labor party. He is President of the IMoom Alliance at Lincoln, Bloom Township, this State, and Chaplain of the Count\ Alliance Society. lie and his wife are active members of the United Presbyterian Church, and M\. Kineaid is Superintendent of the Suntlay-school at Idana, where the church edilice of that society is located. The private character and public life of Mr. Kineaid are above reijroach, and he is the recipient of hearty ri^si)ect from his fellow-citizens, his wife sharing with him in their esteem. -S- -««— #-# W.ILLIAM 11. S1'FVP:NS(»N, a practical , young farmer of Iladdaiii Township, owns | and operates eighty acres on section 34, where he has been located for the last four years. He conducts his farming operations with systematic skill and has already a fair start on the highway to a comi)etency. His home is presided over by a ladv of sterling worth, and one who illustrates in [ her character all the virtues of a model wife and ; mother, thoroughly devoted to her home and who has been no small encouragement toiler husband in his worthy endeavors. Mr. Stevenson was born near Perry, on South . Prairie, Pike Co.. III., on the 2 1st of .January, | 18.')7. and is consequently ap|>roaching the thirty- thiid year of his age. Ills early surroundings were similar to those of most farmers' sons and as soon as old enough he was taught to make himself use- ful to his parents and went, a barefoot boy, to school, mostl3- during the summer season. He re- mained under the parental roof until a youth of nineteen years and being more than ordinarily am- bitious, now started out in life for himself, engaging in farming on rented land and al.so operated his father's farm. In due time he iidierited eighty acres of which he retained ownership until 1«83. That year he sold out and in the s|iiing of 1884 removed to Riley County. Kan., and purchased 480 acres of land. Soon afterward he tr.aded this for 160 acres in the vicinity of Morganville. Clay Co., Kan., ui)on which he loitated and wlu're he instituted nuuiv improvements. He, however, found himself in the midst of a Swedish settlement and so in 188o sold out once more and purchased his present farm of eighty acres in Iladdam Township. This was little removed from its primitive condition and he has made most of the improvements which we to- day behold. He has a neat and substantial dwel- ling, occupying an area of 20x20 feet, tlauked by a good stone barn and other necessary outbuildings. The land is watered by Mulberry- Creek and there is a goott supply of native timber. It is mostly enclosed by wire fencing and has been brought to a good state of cultivation. It is tinely adapted to stock-raising, of which ^Ir. Stevenson makes a spec- ialty, keeping good grades of cattle and a fair num- ber of Poland-China swine, usually shipping one car load .annually. He keeps about six head of horses of the Morgan and Clydesdale breed and uses two teams in the operation of his farm. The (ith of December, 1883, marked an interest- ing epocli in the life of our subject as on that day he was united in marriage with Miss Katie Dellart, who is a native of that county and the daughter of Thomas B. Dellart, one of its earliest pioneers. The household circle now includes two bright chil- dren, both boys — Alfred Irving and Guy. Mr. .Stevenson does not mix very much in politics but keeps himself posted upon the le.ailir.g events of the day and gives his support to the Democratic party. The subject of this sketch is the son of John W. 320 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Stevenson, a native of Hart County, Ky...ind whose father,' a well-to-do Kentnc-ky farmer, died when John W. was Imt four years old. He w.as prominent in the Ma.sonic fraternity of tlic Blue Grass State. .lolin ^y. remained at the lioniest.ead until a youth of sixteen years, then began running on the river and in due time rose to the position of first mate on a steamer plying from New Orleans to St. Louis. Later he was employed on a ferry but finally aban- doned the river and in 1840 settled in Pike County. 111., where he purchase-. Mr. Tcski' is (luitc prominent in liis eomniiinity and alliliate.s with the Republicun pai-t3'. The maiden name of the niothci' of .Mrs. .Sump was Charlotte Lahinanii. Slu; was a native of the same province as lier hnsband and accompanied licr family to Ameiica. Siie died in Center Town- ship, Riley County, in IHiJi). There have been born to iier and her liusband two childien only, botii daughters — Matilda and Mary. The latter was married in Center Township, to a Mr. Smith, and is now deceased. Mrs. Sumj) was born in Koenigsburg. Prussia, Dec. 21 . 1844. and until thir- teen and onc-iialf years old attended school at Mt. (rone. She then started to America with her parents, they leaving Hamburg, .Sept. 8, 1858, on tilt' sailing vessel "Washington." which three months later landed them in the city of New Or- leans. 'I'hence they journeyed up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to Leavenworth. Kan., and Mrs. Sum|) afterward completed her education through her own efforts and grew up to an interesting and attractive womanhood. .She takes a warm interest in educational atfaii's and has been the .School Treasurer of her district for the last three years. Seven children have lieen born to Mr. and Mrs. Sump whom they named respectively, Charlotte, Henry, .Ir.. Anthony, Otto. Albert. Matilda and Grant. The eldest daughter is the wife of William Konsey. a farmer of Center Township ; the others remain at home with their parents. ^Mr. Sum|), politically, is a stanch Repul)lican. and has been Road Supervisor one year. He and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Lutlician Church at Winkler's Mills. The parents of our subject were Henry and Dora (MaluHus'l .Sump, tin; latter of whom spent her entire life in her native country. Henry Sump, .Sr., was born in the Duchy of Brunswick, and served a number of years as a soldier in the regular army. He likewise operated as a farmer and was well-to-do. In 187;') he came to America and lived for a time with his son. Henry, .Ir. Later he made his home with his daughter, in Center Town- ship, where he died in 1886, at the age of seventy- seven years. Only three of the children born to him are living: Elizabetli, Mrs. Teske of Center 'I'ownship; Henry, the subject of this sketch, and Dora, a resident of the city of Bremen, Germany. I Henry was born in Brunswick. .Ian. 1 7. 1842, and from the .age of seven years remained on his fath- er's farm initil a youth of seventeen. He then worked a dairy farm one year, and next repaired to i the city of Bremen and became an ollice boy in a wholesale establishment for three years. In Octo- ber. 18(;4, he sailed for America on the steamer •• Bremen" and Landed in New York City, eighteen days later, a stranger in a strange land. He pro- ceeded to the city of St. Louis, where he was var- iously employed but i)rincipally in a brick yard and sugar refinery, until in the fall of 1868, when he went up the river by a steamer to Kansas City, Mo., and from there by rail to Riley County, this State, of which he lijis since been a resident. He has i)erformed no unimportant part in the growth and development of Riley County, and the estate which he hasbuilt up is a standing monument to the solid worth of his character .and the element of perseverance without which success can seldom be attained. ^f/OHX SW.VN. The main points in the his- tory of this gentleman late a resident of Iladdam Township, are essentially .as fol- lows: His birthphice w.as in ICast Bristol, Caniida, and the date thereof March 15, 1842. His father was William Swan, a native of Scotland, who emignited to America and settling in the Do- minion, followed farming there a few 3^ears, then emigrated to Portage County, Wis. Kntering land he farmed there until 186'L then crossing th(^ Mis- sissipiii established himself in Saline Count}-, Kan., where he homesteaded land with the intention of opening up a farm where he might possibly spend many years in peace and comfort. The next year, however, he w.as taken ill and died. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a I stanch supporter of the Republican party. Mrs. Jane (Walker) Swan, the mother of our subject, was Ijorn in the North of Ireland and was of Scotch- Irish descent; she departed this life in 322 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1855. John, of Uiis iioticf, accomi)anied his p.ar- iMits in tlieir various removals, and was a resident of Wisconsin at tlie time of the outbreak of the Civil War. lie enlisted in Oetober, 18G1. in Com- pany B, Uth Wiseonsin Infantry and was mustered into service at Madison. Soon afterward he was taken ill, and lieing rendereil unfit for service re- ceived his jionorahle discharge in Februarj', 1862. lie returned home and remained tliere until Novem- ber, 1863, then, being still anxious to have a hand in the preservation of the Union, entered the ranks once more as a member of Comi)an}' E, 16tli Wis- consin Infantry and li,-id the satisfaction of scrvini;- until the close of the war. He fought in many important battles, marcheil with Sherman to the sea. and was mustered out .'it Louisville, Ky.. July 1'2, 1865. Upon returning to civil life. Mr. .Swan came west of the Father of Waters and engaged in driving a stage over the [ilains, also having charge of the mail. He encountered many dangers and was thus occupied until 1867. In the spring of that year he returned to Wisconsin, where he was married and afterward homesteaded a tra<-t of land near Culia. Republic County, this State. For two years tiiereafter the young people lived in a dug-out, then erected a log cabin. The nearest market was .Marysville and they for some time were the first settlers in that region. Jlr. Swan effected good improvements on his farm and lived tliere ten years. lie and his devoted wife experienced all the hardships and privations of life on the frontier, at a time when wild game of all kinds was plenti- ful, including elk and Itul'falo. I'pon leaving his farm Mr. Swan estaljlislied a store of general merchandise at Cuba, the first in the place. In fact he laid out the town from a portion of his farm and was the first postmaster. The ofllice w.as removed to tiie railroad station in 1884. Prior to tliis, howevei', in 1877, Mr. Swan disposed of his property, and removing to Wash- ington engaged in the livery business until 1 87!t, when he removed with his family to Haddani. lU- had been troubled a large portion of the time with rheumatism, contracted in the army. In Haddam lie put up one of the first store buildings. He had acquired ownership of a large portion of the ori'M- nal site of the town and was largely instrumental in advancing its business interests. Ho almost gave avva^- his lots as an inducement for people to settle upon them. The enterprise prospered, and in due time Mr. .Swan erected the opera house, which is one of the most [uominent buildings there. He probably did more than any other one man in getting the railroad through the place. In 1885 on account of ill-health Mr. Swan dis- |)Osed of his store and stock to Yoder Bros, and turned his attention largely to the buying of cattle and other live-stock. In 1886 he entered the em- plo.y of the St. Joseph cigar manufactor\'. with which he continued until May. 1887. He was taken ill while out on the road, but was able to reach his home in Haddani. where his death took place May 11, 1887. The marriage of John Swan and Miss Annie Osborne was celebrated at the bride's home in Lanark. Portage Co., Wis., April 25, 1867. Mrs. .Svvan was born in New York City, Dec. 18, 1846. and is the daughter of John and Ellen (Golden) Osborne, who were natives of Ireland and both of whom emigrated to America with their respective parents when quite young, .lohu Osborne was reared to man's estate in New York City, where he engaged as ship chandler. He finally- emigrated to Ohio, settling in Ohio City, where he followed the lumber business for three years, then engaged in the groceiy trade. Finally leaving the Buckeye State, he removed with his faiDil\- to Wisconsin when Annie was a little girl of nine years. Mr. Osborne entered a tract of land in the vicinity of Stevens' Point, which he improved, putting up a house and instituting other comforts and con- veniences for his family. In 1855, while enu'aaed in digging a well, he received injuries which caused his death within an hour. He was a Democrat po- litical!}' and a Catholic in religion. Mrs. Osborne, like her husband, was reareil to womanhood in New York City, where they were married. After the death of her husband she con- tinued on the farm, which she man.aged suc- cessfully until 1871), then selling out purch.ased jiroperty in Plover, Wis., where she spent her last days, dying in 1883 at the age of sixty-three years. She was likewise a member of the Catholic Church. ResidenceofMrs.Almarinda Roberts, Sec'5. 16-17. CharlestonTp, Washington Co Residence of J. F. Pursley,5ec. 9. Mi llCreekTp. Washington Co. Residence of Mrs. B. Etter.S eg. 22i. Farm ingtonTp, Washington Co PORTRAIT AND lUOGRAI'llICAL ALHUM. 325 The t'iuht cliililrcii of lli'' [laieiitnl family were iiainetl resiu'clively : Edward, now a rosideiil of Wisconsin; Annie, Mrs. Swan ; .lolin, engaijed in the leal estate business in California; Kllen. a resi- dent of Stevens" Point, Wis.; (!eurge. eoiuhietini; a vineyard in California; William, who is roaming somewliere o\er the West; Adicy. in A\'iseonsin: and Mary, a resident of Stevens' Point. Wis. Ivl- ward and .lohn during the Civil Wa' served in the Ifilli Wisconsin Infantr}', the latter being oidy tlf- teen years ohl when he enlisted. He was in all the battles of liis regiment until the close of the war' escaping unharmed. Edward was captured by the rebels at Bull Run, and held for nearly ten months when he was exchanged. He had then become so weakened by ill usage and lack of proper food that he was honorably discharged and sent home. Upon his recovery, however, lie re-enlisted, and in an engagement fell mortally wounded il was sui)posed. He, however, recovered, and rejoining his regiment remained with it until the close of the war. John served three years, and after his re-enlistment was detailed as dispatch carrier, being entrusted with important communications and dis- charging his duty in that faithful manner wliieh gained him the high ai)proval of his superior officers. Mrs. Swan lived in New York City until a child of five years, then removed with her parents to Ohio. They left the Buckeye State in the summer of 1855, removing to Wisconsin, where iliss Annie was reared on the farm near Stevens' Point and re- ceived a commcjii school education. From the time she was ten years old she made her own liv- ing, working out inde[)endently and |)ursuing that womanly course which gained her the respect of all who knew her. Since the death of her husband she has managed the business with great ability. Her residence is beautifully located one-half mile west of town and invariably attracts the attention of the i)assing traveler as being a home of more than ordinary comfort. Besides this Mrs. Swan owns three store l)uildings. the Opera House block and five lots. The hitler enclose a skating-rink which is duly patronized liy the young people of the place. To Mr. anil Jlrs. .S an there were born six chil- dren, the eldest of whom. Paul, maiiied Miss Flora Simpson; Arlluir condnels a billiard hall in llad- ilam; William. Xellie, Harry and liessie. are at home with their mother. .Mrs. Swan is ;i member of the Town Site Com- pany; and although believing in the doctrines of the Christian religion she is not identified with any church organization. She always sympathized with her husband in his political views, which were in harmony with the Republican party. He Wiis a member of the Town Council and served as a School Director for years. In Republic County he held the various townshiii offices, and with othei's was instrumental in laying out the town site of Belleville, this State. \T=^RNE.ST E. BENNETT. Among the proin- fe] i'lent and rising young men of Washingtoc li — ^ County, we may mention the al)ave named gentleman who owns and occupies a fine farm on section -1, Farmington Township. He is a son of Ellis L. and Amanda (Bloodgood) Bennett, both of whom were natives of New York State. There they w-ere married, and settled in Otsego County, ivhere they still reside. They had a family of three children, two sons and one daughter. Our subject was the youngest member of the pa- rental family, and was born in .^laryland. N. Y., Oct. f I, 1855. He was reared on his father's farm, and received his education in the schools of the vi- cinity. When twenty years of age he came West and spent si.Ktecn months in visiting the Western States. On his return home, he remained under the parental roof for fourteen months. He then came to Waukee, Dallas County. Iowa, where he was united in marriage with Miss Clara E. Tomp- kins, the ceremony taking jjlace Sept. 18, 1878. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bennett settled in Decatur County, Kan., where they re- mained about two years. They then spent about the same length of time in Leadville, Col. Thence they returned to Kansas in the fall of 1882, since which timethe3' have been residents of Farmington Towiishi|(. -Mrs. Bennett is a daughter of Frank and Lyilia 326 PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPHICAL ALBUM. (Sa(kllemyei) Tom|)kins. Her fatlier was liorn in Greene Count}-, N. Y., and her mother in Scoharie County. After their marriage tiiey settled in Otsego County, from thence removing to Jones County, Iowa, and later to Dallas County. They subsequently lived in Decatur County, Kan., then in Colorado and finally settled in tliis county, where they now reside. They liad but one daugh- ter, the wife of our subject. Her liirth took place Nov. 1.'), 1S,J8, in the same town which had been iier husband's birthplace. To Mr. and Mrs. Bennett liave been born three children : Carroll, who died wlien soniewliat past five years of age ; LuJa B., born April S, 1883. and E. Leslie, born Jan. 2, 1888. Mr. Bennett is a Republican and takes an active interest in local politics. He has held some of the school ollices, serving with ability. He and his wife, religiously are members of the United Brethren Church, and of liigii standing. They are l)eoi)le not only of excellent character, but of ac- tive intelligence, genial manners and social habits, such as not only win them many friends, but give them prominence and influence in the community. VWRKNCK WEBSTER BLTLER holds jj, high rank among the young farmers and X stock men of Washington Count}'. He has been very successful, and though but twenty -nine years of age. is already quite well-to-do. He is the fortunate owner of the southwest quarter of section 1, Haddam Township, and of sixty-five acres on section 2. The estate is well watered \>y Bowman Creek, and has a good supply of native timber. These two points make it a very desirable location, and its value has been further enhanced by the improvements which have been made by its owner. He has erected all necessary buildings, set out a tine orchard, has the farm neatly fenced and 100 acres under the plow. The place is an attrac- tive home and a handsome stock farm. Lawrence W. Butler, grandfather of our subject, was born in New Jersey, and early settled among the(Juakers. in Mahoning County. Ohio, wliere he Ik was engaged in farming, hi that county, John L. Butler, the father of our subject, was born. He was a farmer and stock-i-aiser, and cleared a farm of 224 acres near Salem. He was also engaged in dairy business, lieing the owner of a cheese fac- tory, which carried on a large business. In the fall of 1878, he sold his business interests in Ohio, and came to this State, locating near Sabetha, Nemaha County. There he bought eighty acres of land upon which he eng."iged in grain and stock raising. In 1884 he sold his ))roperty there and removed to this county, where he purchased 1 60 acres. He has the land nicely imin'oved and is carr3ing on the business of dairying and stock-raising. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Sar.ali French, was also a native of Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Thomas French, a farmer and early settler of the Buckeye State. Mr. and Mrs. Butler belong to the Friends Church at Pleasant View, and he assisted in the building of the edifice in which the society meets. His political views coin- cide with the principles of the Republican party. Tlie parental family consists of three children : Thomas, a stockman at Deerfield, Ohio, our sub- ject, and Meribah I., who is engaged in teaching in the schools of Haddam. The gentleman whose name initiates this notice, was born near Salem, Ohio, in 1860. He was reared upon a farm, but received a moderate edu- cation. He early took part in the work of the home place and obtained a practical knowledge of agriculture. In 1878, he came to Lawrence, Kan., and thence to Sabetha. There he left the parental fireside and engaged as a farm hand, being in the employ of one man for three years. He then be- gan renting, and farming for himself, continuing to till rented land until 1884. He then came to this county and Itought the estate which he now owns, paying $10.25 per acre for the same. Only eighteen acres of the land w-ere broken, and its present fine condition is due to the energy of its owner. Mr. Butler raises about one carload of Poland-China hogs, per annum, and a high grade of Mambrino roadster horses. He keeps about twelve head, two teams being used upon the farm, and also carries over thirty bead of cattle. Mr. Butler is aRepulilicnn and has been delegate PORTRAIT AND HIOORAPHICAL ALHUM. 327 lu tin- ('(iiinly cdiivcntioiis. He is possessed of •rood luisiness hiil>its, an oduciition liotli llieorctical niul practical, and high moral i)rinciples. He is in every respect a self-made man and entitled to the hiijh place he holds in the comninnitv. Vl^. ANIKL L. CHANDLER, M.D. One of - ^'" the most prominent men of Riley Couiitj'. ^^^ and a man of whom any community may well be i)roiid, is the m.in whose name is at the head of this sketch. His father, Roger Chan- dler, a native of New Ipswicii, N. H., was one of the original manufacturers of tiiat State. He was born in 1772. The mother. Lydia (Marshall) Chandler, was a native of Clielinsford, Mass., where she was born in 1774. 'I'heir marriage took place in that city and they took up house- keeping in the same town, and remained there until after the birth of their second child. They then removed to New Hampshire, and resided there until the death of the father in New Ipswich. The widow then removed to Shirley. Mass., and made her home with her son Henry. Another son, Seth, lived in the same town and preached forty-five years for a Initarian Church in that place. Jlrs. Chandler died at the age of ninety-three years, leaving her memor3' to be lovingly cherished by her faithful descendants. They were the parents of ten children, of [whom three are .still jogging along life's rugged road. The subject of this sketch was the seventh in order of birth, and was ushered in this world of care on the i;5th of .lune. 1.S14, in Mason, N. H. .\t the lender age of eleven years. Daniel 1,. Chandler w;is bound out to a farmer at Pelhain, N. II.. there to remain until tweuty-oiie 3'ears old. At the expiration of that lime he was to receive SilOO .as jiayment for liis services. His guardian kept a tavern in addition to the farm, but our subject never took a glass of litpior in his life as a beverage, which is certainly greatly to his credit considering the circumstances in which he was placed during his youth. He faithfully served his full time and received his money, then, leaving his employer, he returned to New Ipswich, where for some time his home was in the f.iinily of his brother .lames, who was a prominent man in that place and also well- known in Massachusetts, he having enjoyed the unusual distinction of rejiresenting a district in each State in their respective Legislatures. When twenty-four years, old Mr. Chandler went to Shirley and bought a farm, which he operated for twelve years, supporting during that time an invalid I)rother, John, and his aged mother. In liSol he turned his face away from the rocky hill- sides of his native State, and set out for the West- ern country. His emigration led him to Chicago, where he concluded to settle. He procured work in a livery- stable and remained there two years. The two years imn>ediatcly preceding the journey Westward, were spent by Mr. Chandler as a K'ep- resentative of his district in the JIassachnsetts Legislature, in which capacity he made an excellent record, and would no doubt h,ive risen to even higher honors had he chosen to remain in th:it State, but his determination was fi.'ced to proceed toward the boundless prairies of the new West; so. bidding farewell to the scenes of his youth and early manhood, he, as above stated, set out to find ■■i new home in the land which his t:incy porlrayeil in glowing colors of promi.se. After the two years already mentioned .as being spent in Chicago, our subject, in 1856, started once more toward the setting sun, going bi' way of Iowa .and Nebraska to Kansas. On reaching the latter State he wa.s siezed and taken prisoner by United States troops and niarclied to Topeka, then a straggling frontier settlement, containing only two or three houses besides the tents and shanties of the soldiers. AVhen the party readied the place, called by courtesy a city, they were searched and examined as to their intentions bytiov. Oeary, who. lindingtheni peace- ably iiu'lincd. immediately ordered their release. They departed forthwith, and [)roceeded on their way until they reached the end of their journey the phire where Ogden now stands. The colony of which our subject had become a member, prior to setting out for Kansas, consisted of twenty-four young men. Mr. Chandler and two others bought the (iovernuient sawmill and oper- ated it for the benefit of the settlers for one year. then rented it (uit and tinally sold it. The settlers ;?28 PORTRAIT AND I'.IOGRAIMIICAL ALBUM. were not wilhoul tlieir sliare of the troiibleti llieii agitating Kansas, but kept up good heart and en- couraged one another to persevere in their under- taking. The present tliriving city of Ogden is ample proof that tliey were finally successful. Dr. Chandler was a delegate to the numerous Constitutional Conventions at Topeka and Lecomp- ton. and was such an enthusiastic champion of what he believed to be the rights of his adopted State, that he cheerfully accomplished the journey of eighty miles to the meetings of the conventions on foot, aud when all was over trudged home again in the same i)rimitive way. It is to the heroic self- sacrifice of such men that Kansas owes its dearly prized liberties and its unexampled i)rosperity. The Doctor was elected a member of the Territo- rial Legislature in Kansas for the term of 1858-59, and did yeoman service in the cause of freedom aud good government. His life was an eventful one during the stirring times preceding the final triumph of the jjart}' of law and_ order,'hutthe limits of this sketch forbid more particuhir mention of the thrilling scenes of which he vvas a jiarticipant. Dr. Chandler was a personal acquaintance of John iirown when the brave old hero lived at Osawato- Siiie. and was a sincere admirer of his private char- acter, and a firm believer in the rightfulness and expediency of the sturdy patriot's methods of defending Kansas. In 18(;i, when the Civil \\'ar broke out, the Doctor, true to his country, enlisted promptly in her defence. His first service was as a member of Company 11, 10th Kansas Infantry. In 1862 he joined the 3d Cherokee Regiment, in the Indian Territory, and was detailed as Hospital Steward. Ho also acted as Surgeon for the greater part of llif time that the war lasted, and the skillful man- ner in which he performed his duty elicited the admiration of all with whom he had to deal. He saw considerable service in active duty outside of his work in the hospital. The battles of Cabin Creek, Xewtonia. Mo., and Ft. Wa3ne were parti- cipated in liy him with much credit to himself. An incident of a thrilling but unique character, in which our subject figured as a principal, deserves special mention: By the fortune of war he was employed to carry dispatches from the Cherokee camp to Gen. Jim Lane, a service which called into play all the courage, watchfulness and coolness of the experienced aid-de-camp, and was consid- ered too important and hazardous an undertaking to be intrusted to any but the bravest and finest soldier. Spies and roving bands of guerrillas in- fested every road, and were to be met in the most unexpected places at almost an^- time, day or night, but our subject rode gaily out of camp, pleased to be selected for such an important service. livery thing went well for awhile, when he suddenly dis- covered that he was being followed. Vividly his mind pictured the consequences of being captured by a band of guerrillas, earnestly he urged for- ward his foam-flecked steed, but in spite of his utmost exertions his pursuers gained steadily, when, suddenly, pursuers and pursued made a surprising discovery, our hero was found liy the troops bent on capturing him to be a Union sol- dier, and the valiant band who had so hotl}- chaseil him [jroved to be a body of stanch Unionists belonging to Col. Jeuuison's Red Legs, who had mistaken the Doctor for a rebel. Another impor- tant service which was well rendered l)y our subject during the war was to go to Illinois and obtain re- emits for the company of Capt. Harvey, a gallant soldier who was afterward Governor of Kansas. I'pon the close of the war Dr. Chandler returned home, where he has since remained quietly jmrsu- ing his way and faithfully practicing his professioTi. He has never married. He has been a member of the Sons of Temperance, an organization not repre- sented by a lodge in Ogden; is a meml)er of the J. U. Parsons Post, G. A. R.. at Ogden; is also a member of the City Council of Ogden, and has been a member of the School Board, Mayor of the city, and Justice of the Peace for twelve years. He has been tendered many offices, but cannot l)e persuaded to accept, contenting himself with his place in the Council, a position he has held ever since the close of the war. Dr. Chandler was formcrl}- an extensive land- owner, but has been selling off his possessions till at the present time he has the comparatively small amount of 160 acres, which is in two bodies, one part or farm, lying in Ogden Township, and the other within one mile of the State University at rORTRAIT AND niOORAlMlICAL ALBl'M. 329 Lftvvipiu-e. Kail. He is pre-cmiiiuiitly an Aniciican in tliousilit. feeling and purpose, and is proud of the fact tlial iiis ancestors came to this country more tlian 200 years ago, tlie founder of tiie family heing ill this country at Concord, X. II., as early as IC4!t. -S^^— \ ETBKN VINCENT, the present nominee *f ( IHHlt) for Trea.surer of Washington 'Vi County ( which means an election ), is one ^)! of the most prominent men of Haddam Tdwiiship, in social, churcii and political circles. Intelligent, enterprising and well-informed, he is likewise progressive and liberal in his ideas and a man ever read}' to give his time and inttuence to the measures calculated for the general upbuilding of the community. At present he prosecutes farm- ing and stock-raising successfull}', making a spec- iality of fine horses. His (iropert^-, comprising a homestead of 113 acres in extent, is located on sec- tion 22 and gives evidence in .all its appointments of the supervision conducted by one of the most intelligent men in this region. The early j'cars of Mr. Vincent were spent at his father's farm in the vicinity of Crown Point. Ind., where he was horn April 17, l.S4.'i. He is the fourth son of IMartin A'incent, a native of .Schoharie County. N. Y,. whose father, Richard A'incent, was born in the same county and participated as a pri- vate in the War of 1812. During his eaily years he followed agricultural pursuits, but liiially went to Cleveland, C)lii(). where he operated as a grain dealer for a time. Then removing to Kalamazoo, Mich., he became interested in the lumber trade and opcrateil a sawmill. As early as 1840 he entered a tract of government hand in L:ike County. Ind., where he opened u[) a large farm and there spent his last days. He was of Scotch descent and a (^luaker in religion. Tlie father of our. subject learned the tanner's trade and removed to Michigan with his father, where lie liecanic interested in the lumber business. During the Canada troubles he was held as a pris- oner for three iiKintlis and then released. About IS 10 he tdiiU up his abode in Lake County. Ind.. where he carried on fanning and bred fancy slock, mostly horses, which lie lioughtand soM by the car lead. He owned and operated a large farm of 300 acres in the vicinity of Crown Point. He at one time officiated as census taker and after the war was a stanch supporter of the Republican party. He w.as a member in good standing of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, in which he officiated as Class-Leader and is still living at the age of seventy-live years. Michael Vincent, the paternal greatgrandfather of our subject was a wealthy man in Canada, but his property was confiscated during the Rebellion. The maiden name of the mother uf our subject was Mercy Pierce ; she was born in ^■ermont and was the daughter of Wheeler Pierce, likewise a na- tive of that State and who participated in the War of 1812. He, like Grandfivther Vincent, was taken prisoner and thej- were tied together for tianspor- tation;the3' were held onl}- for a short time. He spent his last years on a farm in Schoharie County, N. Y. Mrs. Vincent is still living and is now seventy-three years old ; she is a member of the Methodist I'rotestant Church. The nine children of the parental family were named respectively. Alonzo, who is now a i)hysieian at Valparaiso, Ind. ; Milo, deceased ; Reuben, Margaret, deceased ; .lames engaged in the grain trade at Ainsworlli. Ind.; Mary, deceased ; Daniel a grain dealer of Crown Point ; Charles remains at home on the obi homestead, and ^Inrtin, a painter and living in Chicago. Milo \'iiicent during the laic Ci\ il War served in the 73d Indiana Infantry and died in Gallatin. Tenn., in 1863. Alonzo was drafted into the army but was rejected ; Reuben, like his brothers .and sisters, obtained his early education in the district school house and as soon as large enough, was rc- (piired to make himself useful about the farm. Upon the outbreak of the Rebellion he had not attained his seventeenth year, but in Februarv, 1862, he enlisted in Conii)anv E, olsl Indiana In- fantry and was mustered into service at LaPorte, going soon afterwarrl to the .South. Later he was detailed with a part of his company to guard tlie in.agazinc at Nashville. W Ft. Tiiihilioma. he was taken ill .and sent to the hospital at N;isliville from 330 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. which he was disciuugwl in Ueceniber, 1865. He was disabled tlieieafter for several years, beins,' un- able to do auy labor and remained at home until IBCiT. When siiHieiently recovered from his ailments Mr. N'inccnt rented a farm in Lake County, Ind.. which lie oi>erated until 1874. Thai year he set out by team for Kansas aiid purchased a claim in Washington County, also homesteaded eighty acres on section 3. Haddam Township. He was one among the first men to locate in this region and in due time purchased 240 acres adjoining the first land, all of which he operated until 1881. Then selling out he purchased another 240 acres adjoin- ing the town of Haddam and likewise invested a portion of his capital in a stock of general mer- chandise. In connection with this store lie estab- lished a ilrug business and was appointed Post- master. After a year's service he resigneci in order to turn his attention entirely to agriculture, and purchased additional land until he became the owner of 320 acres which he improved. He also dealt largely in real estate and at one time con- trolled 1000 acres of land. He has now 320 acres, w-ell-improved with a substantial dwelling, a good barn, stable and cattle sheds and all the other ap- purtenances necessary for his calling. His stables include one full-blooded trotter of Mambrino stock, a full-blooded imported Norman, and also a Norman and Cleveland Hay. He was instrumental in securing the railroad through Haddam, giving the right of way and ^200 besides. Mr. Vincent was married in Lake County, Ind., April 21, 1867, to Miss Alice Larabee, who was born in that county and whose father, Albert Larabee, was a second cousin of ex-Governor Larabee of Iowa. Of this union there have been born three children — Eddie, Wilbur and Earl; the two younger are at home. The eldest boy is now attending college at Valparaiso, Ind. Mr. Vincent has served as .Instice of the Peace for six years. He assisted in the organization of the township and was its first Clerk, serving four years in succession ; he is also a Notary Public, having been ai)pointed by Gov. St. .lohn, eight j'ears ago. He has most always l)eeii a member of the School Board and in fact may usually be found at the head of every ent- erprise calculated for the good of his eommunitj-. As a t'harter member of the Methodist Protestant Church, Mr. Vincent has always looked after its best interests, officiating as Superintendent of the Sunday-school. He also has been Class-Leader and Steward, contributing liberally to its support. He is Post Commander and Chaplain of Putnam Post, No. 419, G. A. R., at Haddam. He is one of the Directors of the W. E. Bank and \'ice-President of the Haddam Town Site Company. In 1884 he associated himself with Mr. J. C. Morrow and under the firm name of Vincent iV Morrow thev are transacting a large business as land and loan agents and insurance brokers. Mr. Vincent frequeutlj^ officiates as a delegate to tl;e County' and State conventions of the Republican party with which he has been identified since he attained his majority. -€-*-^ ■^OIIN L. BUTLER although only occupying his present farm five years, has already ef- fected valuable improvements and has one ^^^f/ of the most attractive homes in his locality-. He came to Kansas in 1879 with a capital of 811 in his pocket and worked two months thereafter as a farm laborer. At the expiration of this time he rented a tract of land and since then has been uni- formly prosperous. He was at one time well-to-do in Ohio, but by unwise speculations lost quite a little fortune, lu disposition he is courteous and companionable — a man who makes friends wherever he goes — and is a general favorite both in business and social circles. The subject of this sketch was born near Salem, in Mahoning County, Ohio, Sept. 9, 1833, and was the son of Lawrence W. Butler, who was born in 1797 in New Jersey. His paternal grandfather, Benjamin Butler, was a native of the North of Ire- land, whence he emigrated to America early in life and settling in New Jersey was there married. He engaged as a farmer and gardener, but finally emi- grated to Ohio about 1810. entering land in Mahon- ing County, of which he was one of the earliest pioneers. He continued to reside there until liis death, which took place in 1813. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 331 Tlie father of uiir suljjet-t piusecnterl farming < and sliippinu- of live stooic to Iowa, in wliieli lie and stofk-ralsing in Mahoning County. Ohio, and made a large amount of money, but lost it in oil became owner of considerable land, comprising I speculations in IVnnsyJvania, to which State he seven farms, hi 185G he removed to Portage removed in 1808. lie thus |)arted with -^o. ()()() in Count}', where he lost property and later changed one year. his residence to Stark County. He ilied near Lyons, in that county, in 18S(!. He had always been a prominent man in his community and served as Cou'ity Commissioner and Township Trustee be- sides occupying other positions of trust and respon- sibility. In religious matters he belonged to the Kiiends" Church. He married Miss Sarah Votaw, a native of Virginia and the daughter of Mo.ses \'otaw. The latter was likewise a native of the Old Dominion, whence he removed at an early (hay In the fall of 1879 he started in ihc dairy and cheese business, operating a factory in Oliio for a period of nine years. He did a large business, but owing to inexperience and having to pay a high rate of interest, he became involved and was obliged to sell his land. Then coming West he located in Sabetha, Xemalia County, this St.ate, and afterward rented a farm. He finally purcha.sed eighty acres of land in Nemaha County, which he operated until 18,S4 and during the last years of to Columbiana County, Ohio. He w.as a (Quaker of ; his slay there, uianufactured cheese, keepintr thirtv- French descent and his father was born in l'"rance. eight cows. Mrs. Sarah Butler died in Portage County, Ohio. in l.Sti7. To the parents of our subject there were born nine children, the eldest of whom. Moses, is a farmer and stock dealer of Iowa. Hannah, (Mrs. Tatiim) is a resident of Cleveland. Ohio; Lewis during the late war was a Captain in the (wth Ohio Infantry, which he organized, and then promoted to Lieu- tenant-Colonel. He served from the opening until the close of the war anil w.as wounded. He is now in the Indian Territory. Mary died in Minnesota; .loseph died in Arkansas; Benjamin is a resident of Iniliana, and Recorder of Morgan County, having his home in Mooresville. Lunice ( Mrs. Stanley ) resides near Adrian, Mich.; John L., our subject, was the next in order of birth; Saiah (Mrs. Thomas) lives in Montana. The subject of this notice spent his early life quietly and uneventfully at the farm, attending the common school and remaining under the home roof until a youth of nineteen years. He then entered the Friends' College at Richmond, Ind., attending there four months and afterward was a student in Salem, (Ohio) High School one winter. Afterward he remained at home until twenty-three years old, then rented his father's farm until 18511. Upon removing from this he occupied another rented farm for fourteen years. After this Mr. Butler purchased 280 .acres of land near Salem and engaged extensively in the buying In the spring of the year above mentioned Mr. Butler .lis|)osed of his interest in Nemaha County, and set out overland by team to Washington County, Kan., locating soon thereafter on his present farm which he had purchased in 1882 .and for which he paid S7.!)(l per acre. It was then in a wihi, uncul- tivated condition and it has taken industrious labor to effect the change which we now beholiL Mr. Butler has planted forest and fruit trees, erected good Imildings and brought eighty acres of his land under the plow. It is amply watered and constitutes an excellent stock farm. Mr. Butler h;is a cheese factor}-, in which is utilized the milk of thirteen cows. He has one team of first-class draft horses and a herd of Poland-China and Berkshire swine. In the fall of 1889 he h.arvested fifty-seven acres of corn. The prospects are good for his C(,)ntinued prosperit}-. Miss Sarah French, of .Salem, Ohio, became ihc wife of our subject on Wednesday, the 1st of Octo- ber, 185(), the wedding being celebrated at the bride's home. Mrs. Butler was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, and is the daughter of Thom.as French, a native of Virginia, a (Quaker in religious belief and a successful farmer who had also learned shoemaking during his early manhood. Ho spent his last ye.ars in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Butler are the piireuts of three children, the eldest of whom. Thomas F.. like his father, is a lover of line horses in which he is considerably interested, while he is also ?,■^■2 roKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ongaged in tlie .-ilui-k Im^iiie:.? ill I'urUige County, Oiiio. I>awrenee W. is farming in Haddani Town- sliip. tliis c-ountv; Meribah L has followed the pro- fessioii of a tcaclicr for the last live years and is prominent in educational circles. Mr. Butler is a member of the Friends' Cluucli at Pleasant View, and assisted in the erection of the church edifice. Politically he is a sound Republican. I ICHAEL TRISKA. The town of Hano- iV ver was brought into existence by the * energy and enterprise of a few leading in- dividuals who had the good judgment and forethought to believe that it might, with proper management, become a desirable business point. Among these Mr. Triska was one of the first in business. Business was necessarily conducted in a modest manner at first, but it gradually increased until a fine trade was established. lu reverting to the early history of the subject of this notice, we find that he was born Nov. 24, 1848, in Bohemia, and lived there until the spring of 18CG. being then a youth of eighteen years. He had now decided upon emigrating to the United States and after a safe voyage he landed in tiie city of Baltimore, whence he proceeded to St. Louis, Mo., and later went into Illinois, spending a few months in both the latter State and Missouri. Later he lived for a time in Troy, Lincoln Co., Mo., but finally returned to Madison County. 111., and while tiiere was joined by his parents who followed him to America two years after his arrival. In Illinois, Mr. Triska worked most of the time on a farm and in 1870 set out for Kansas. Arriv- i ing in Washington County, he preempted 160 acres of land and entered a homestead of eighty acres in Little Blue Township, on the eastern line of the county. This 240 acres was a wild and unculti- vated tract and Mr. Tiiska labored in true pioneer style, amid many dilHcullics. for the cultivation and improvement of his property. He kept bachelor's hall, and conveyed his Hour and groceries on his back from Hanover, about seven miles aw.ay. for alioui Uvo jears. He commenced with a team of liorses. but in dne time had gathered together a fine assortment of live stock and the farming implements necessary for the successfuf prosecution of agricul- ture. After a few years Mr. Triska employed his winters in a store, being atone time with Benjamin Biid, of St. Joseph, and next with Mr. .Jaedicko. of Hanover. In 1876 he managed the grain ship- ping interests of the Gi-anger organization. In 1876 also Mr. Triska took unto himself a wife and helpmate, being married in September, that year, to iliss Catherine Pacha, of Marshall County. The joung couple established themselves at a snug home in Washington, where Sir. Triska engaged in the store of Mr. Collins. In 1877 he returned to Hanover and entered the employ' of Dr. Moll, with with whom he remained until going with Dr. Ja- cobs, on the Otoe Reservation, twelve miles north of Hanover. He started the first grocery store in Charleston, and the same year put in a stock of general merchandise. In due time he purchased the interest of his partner and conducted the busi- ness until the building of the Burlington it Mis- souri Railro.ad, when he removed his business '. V., living there until a man of twenty-five years. His father, .Joseph W^illiams. h.ad been given a life lease from that estate and there he spent his last years, dvino- at an advanced age. His son, Elijah, was born May 9, 1800, and when leaving the [ihice wlieie he had made his home, established himself on the old .Judge Monroe place, in Onondaga County, where in due time he was man ied to Miss Lucretia Du Cett. This lady was born and reared in Clie- ' nango County, X. Y., and was the d.aughter of the I Rev. Barzeal DuCett, who was of French origin, and who w.as for many j'ears a minister of the Old School Baptist Church. He spent his last days in New York State. After their marriage. Elijah Williams and his wife lived ujion the old Monroe homestead for some j'e.ars, then i-emovcd to another farm in an- other part of the Stsite, settling in a comparatively new country. To them there w.as Ijorn in that State one child only, Edward S., but after their re- moval to Richland County, Ohio, the household I circle was increased b^- the birth of four more ; children. Their subsequent removals to Illinois j and AVisconsin have already been noted. In the latter State they located in Grant County, where they spent their last days, the father dying of cholera in 1850. The mother survived her hus- band until 1881, dying at the age of eighty-one years, having been born May 16, 1800. Both were I members of the Old School Baptist Church. Elijah ' Williams was for some years a Colonel of the State militia in New Ycnk during the mustering period, and was for some time keeper of the jail in (irant County, AVis. Edward S. AVilliams, tiie eldest child of his par- ents, attained to his majority in Grant Countv, AVis. On the 1st of February. 18(J4. he entered the ranks of the Union army as a member of Cora- pan\- E. 35th AA'isconsin Infantry. He went with his regiment to New Orleans and (larticipated in some of the inqiortant battles vvhicli followed, in- cluding the engagement at Port Hudson, and as- sisted in the building of fort}' miles of corduroy road for the passage of the army through a marshy country. The regiment during its entire service traversed about 8000 miles, pulling a large train of wagons by hand a distance of 100 miles. This regiment served through the Mobile campaign and in the siege of Spanish Fort, being under fire for thirteen days. Henry T. AVilliams a brother of our subject, was a member of Com- pan3' B, 1st Battallion. IGth United States Infanlrj-, rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 3:J9 iinil nflcr lioinu in liattle twcnty-oiiR days, was taken prisdncr al llic l)attle of C'liiolcaniaiiiia. and yi(.'ld('(l up his life al tiie rebel stionglioid at Dan vi.Ue. Mr. Williams was lirst married in Rockford. III., tj Miss Maria Cdiiiitrynian, a native of Is'ew ^'ork State, and who died in Lancaster, (iraiit Co., Wis., leaving two ehildien, both daughters. The eldest. Mary, is tlie wife of John H. Couutrymau, and they live on a farm, on the Des Moines River, in Webster County, Iowa. Ellon married Chaney K. Jones, a mechanic, and they live near Richmond, Va. The second marriage of our subject w.as with Rebecca Ketnei', June 21, 18;J4, in (Jrant Count}-, Wis. This lady was born in Blair County, ]'a., April 1, 1821. and removed with her parents when quite young to Willmore, Cambria County, that S, 1872, passing aw.ay at the age of seventy- six. During their younger years Mr. and Mrs. Ketner were members of the Presbyterian Church, but later identilied themselves with the Congrega- tionalists. Two children (jnly wi'ie born to Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liams tP^mma A., the wife of K. R. .Surpreuant, who is a contractor and builder, of Denver, Col., and Edvvard IL, who married Miss Cora Beckncr. The latter are residents of Clifton. Mr. Williams, politically, affiliates with the Re[)ublican partj', of whose principles he is an earnest advocate. \j()BERT II. MILLEN, D. .S., for the past i(f eighteen years has followed his profession among the people of Claj' Center and vi- |i cinity and has become one fif the most prominent and successful men therein. He estab- lished himself there in 1871. being thus one of the early residents of the jilace. He is a man highly spoken of, both as a citizen and a practitioner and has made hosts of friends during his sojourn in Clay Cf>unty. Dr. Millen was born in Indiana County. Pa., March 29, 1836, and lived there until a young man of twenty-four years, acquiring a good practical education in the common school. He is the scion of .an excellent family, being the son of James Millen who was born under the same roof-tree as his son Robert, and there grew to man's estate. He married Miss Mary Ann Cunningham, a native of Ireland, who came to America with her parents when a child of twelve years. They continued on the old farm, rearing a family of nine children. The faUu'r met with a violent death, being killed by a threshing machine in 1843, when Robert w:i.s a boy of seven j'ears. The mother continued at the homestead until sometime in the 'GO's, then made her home with her daughters until her de- cease, which occurred in Latrobe, Peun., in 1883. The subject of this notice remained a resident of his native State until after the outl)reak of the Civil War. Then, he, in September. 1861. en- listed as a Union soldier in Com])any K, II tl". Pennsylvania Infantrj-, which was assigned to the Array of the Potomac. He participated actively in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfare, Ga., the second battle of Bull Run, and was at .South Mountain, Antietam and Geitysburg,besides in several skirmishes. After being in the service over three j'ears he was given an honorable discharge and mustered out at Wash- ington, D. C, Oct. I, 1864. Returning now to his native State young Millen resumed the study of dentistry and finished in the office of Dr. Richey at Elmwood, III., with whom he practiced until coming to Kansas. He openi'd an office at Clay Center in 1871, being the firstdcn- tist to settle here peimanently. He has uniformly signalized himself as a liberal-minded and public- spirited citizen, always interested in those projects calculated U> promote the .advancement of his adopted town. lie votes the straight Republican ticket and is a member in good standing of the G. A. R., the I. O. O. E. and the K. of P. At Tecumseh, Neb., Dr.^Millen was married June 16, 1873. to Miss Mary M. Alford. Mrs. Millen was born in Indiana County. I'a., May 31. 1S4.5. 310 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Miifl is the diitifrlilei- of A. B. Alford. who removed to Nebraska'tlio same year of her marriaoe. He is now a icsident of Johnson County, being projirie- lor of Ihc iiolel at Sterling. The Doctor and his estimable lady are the parents of two children, daughters — Aurora A. and Melissa M. They occupy a snug home on Lincoln Avenue, Clay Cen- ter, and are widely and favorably known to most of its people. jEKNARD HAVLRKAMP. It is interest- ^ ing to note the ditferent nationalities which II are represented in the settlement of Kansas ' as in that of other States, not only AVest of the Mississippi, but the entire Union. The sons of the Fatherland have done good service upon American soil, since the Colonies established tiicir independence. Their stout muscles and substantial traits of character have served not only themselves to excellent purpose, but have assisted in the pros- perty and advancement of a large section of coun- try whose soil a half century ago needed only such cviltivation as they were able to give it, in order to yield the rich crops which have made the West the gninar}- of the world. Mr. Haverkamp in 1869 sought the soil of Kansas locating first in Riley County, where he homesteaded 160 acres of land, but in 1880, selling this he changed his residence to Washington County, and is now finely located on section 30, Lincoln Township. He has added to his first purchase, having in 1885, secured 160 acres adjoining and the whole 240 acres has been brought to a good state of cultivation. The build- ings without being pretentious, answer the general purposes of farm life and the family of our subject has no reason to complain of its surroundings. The subject of this notice was born in the King- dom of Prussia, Feb. 16, 1833. and is the son of Theodore Haverkamp, likewise a native of that countr}', where he made a living as .-i day laborer and where he spent his entire life. The mother. Mrs. Elizabeth (Stellins) Haverkamp, was a native of the same province .as her husband and both were members in good standing of the German Catholic Church. They were the parents of three children onlj' — Henry, Elizabeth and Bernard. They all received a good common-school education and IJer- nard remained in his native country until a man of thirty-four years, principally engaged in agricul- tural pursuits. Finally being very much diss.atisfled with his surroundings and his prospects. Mr. Haverkamp decided to seek his fortune on the soil of America. The summer of 1867 found him located in Ken- tucky, where he resided until 1869. That year he came to Kansas and proceern -luly 24, 1784. In 1790 he removed to I)iuines))urgh, N. \ .. where he resided until 18;i0. He then went to Rotterdam, where he ran a saw- mill until 1845. At that i)eriod he removed to Conk County. III., where he spent his last day.s, luiiig gathered'to his fathers Aug. 8, 1850, Aaron Wiggins, a brother of the gentleman whose name heads this biography, was the ninth child in the |)areiital family. He was b(jrn Feb. 12, I 1859, anil since; his tenth year has been a resident ) of this countA-. At that time he came here with 1 his parents, and continued on the liome farm until 1880, when he became the possessor of eighty acres I of land on section .'5, Shersnan Township. In 1882 he started a lisli pond, which covers an area of .about six acres and luas a de|)th of about lifteen feet. In 1 887 he stocked the pond with Germ.an carp, and the inevien has resulted in the birth of eight children. The eldest, John (Jeorge, was born Aug. 1), 1871. and departed this life Jan. 8, 1877. tlis body was interred in Hanover, not far from the iionie of his sorrowing parents. Their living children are: Anna, born June 10. 1873; Mary. April 1 1, 1875; Alma. Oct. 28, 1877; 8oi)hie, Jan. 0. 1879; (ieorge, Jan. 4. 1881 ; Hermine, Aug. 2, 1883; and Henry, April 18, 1889. Mr. Levien takes an interest in [lolitics, .and votes the Republican ticket. He has been a mem- ber of Lodge No. 155. I. O.O. h\. of Hanover, and atone time w.as Road Overseer, and is now Director of School District No. Ill, discharging the duties of the otlice in a faithful and etlieient w.ay. He and his wife are members of the German Lutheran Church, at Hanover. He has been the administrator of several estates, and is now the guardian of two minors. He is a man of strict integrity, of a lib- eral nature, and is held in high repute in the eom- inunity. We invite the attention of our many readers to a line lithographic view, which may be found elsewhere in this volume, of the h.audsome residence, oulbuildings and .stock on the farm of Mr. L(^vien. -J^}^— T BR AH AM P. McCI'LLEY. The subject [iv./i III f,f 11, j^ sketch is one of the most substan- 1* tial agriculturalists of Karmington Town- f^'l ship, Washington County, and ])ursues the I even tenor of his w.ay at his well-regulated home- j stead on section 25. which embraces 110 acres of choice lanil upon which he has maile good improve- ments. He came here in the spring of 1868 and liomesteaded IGO .acres of land on section 25, tak- ing up his residence there the following year. Ik- was reared to farm pursuits and of these has made an art and a science; in the meantime he has laid something by for a rainy d.ay and has surrounded his family with all the comforts of life. Mr. McCtiUey w.as born in Brown County, Ohio, Oct. 22. 1846 and lived there with his parents un- j til a lad of eight years. The family then sought the country west of the Mississippi, locating in Mahaska County, Iowa, where Abraham P.. de- veloped into maidiood and completed liis educa- tion in the common schools. He was married at his own home in Farmington Township, this State, May 12, 1870. to Miss R.achel J. Breckenridge. .Mrs. MeCuUey was born in Adams County. Ohio, Oct. 22, 1845 and our subject and his wife thus have the privilege of celebr.ating their birthday in common. John McCulley. the father of our subject, was likewise a native of Ohio, and married Miss Cath- erine Workman, who was born and reared not far from the early home of her husband. After mar- riage they continued residents of Brown County until their removal to Iowa, where they lived until 186;i. After coming to Kansas the mother died in August, 1882. Jolin McCulley survived his wife not quite three years, passing awa}' in June, 1885. The parental family included six children, of whom Abraliam was next to the youngest; five of these are living and located mostly in Kansas. The parents of our subject's wife were Roddy PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM. and June (Cross) Hreckenridge. natives lospectively of Iventucky and Ohio. After marriage they lived in Adams County, tiie latter Stale, until their removal to Mahaska County. Iowa, where the mother died. Mr. Breekenridge about lS74came to Kansas and settled in Farmington Township, l)ut subsequently removed to Nemaha County, where his death took place in December, 1883. He was the father of ten children. Mrs. McCuUey being the sixth in onler of birth. .She became the mother of six children, viz: Arthur M.. .Tohn T.. Roddy L., Rancy E. and two who died in infancy. Mr. McCuIley cast his (irst rresidential vote for r. S. Grant, and is a standi supporter of Republi- can i)rinciples. He and his estimable wife are numbered among tlic most faithful members and attendants of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Although plain and unassuming people they have been no unimportant factors in upholding the moral and social element of the communitj-, being the friends of law and order and representing the best (lualities of citlzenshij). Mr. McCulley has a homestead of which he may justly be proud as it represents the result of years of unremitting toil. Elsewhere in this volume ap- pears a lithographic view of his neatly finished res- idence with its pleasant surroundings. ^f? ARS A.NDERSON. This gentleman is a I (@ prominent resident of Morganville and in- jj ^^, r their j'ears. and possessed of good manners. Mr. Taylor is a member of Sedgwick Post Xo. 24, G. A. R., of Clifton. In politics, be is a Re- publican. ]Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and the two eldest children, are members of the Christian Church, in which he holds the office of Elder, and has been an official member since the organization of the so- ciety here, a work in which he was very instrumen- tal. The church is generously supported by him. ONAH W. TURNER came to Clay County, Kan., from Jo Daviess County. 111., in 1871, and purchased 160 acres of land in Mulljerrj' (^^ Township, where he has since sojourned. About the same time he also homesteaded cight\' acres on section lij.and has now eighty acres of well- improved land there, which has become the source of a comfortable income. He was born in Hancock County, Ind., Feb. 4, 1840, and is the son of Adam Turner, a native of Ohio, and a farmer and general mechanic by occupation. The latter, emigrated to Indiana a single man, and was there married to Miss Elizabeth A. S. Troxel. This lady was born in Mar3land, and was of English ancestry. Her parents were likewise natives of that State, and onii- grated to Indiana at an early day. In 1840 tliey removed to Illinois, spending the remainder of their lives in Jo Daviess County. Adam Turner and his wife, after their marriage, sojourned in Indiana among its earliest pioneers until after tiie birth of two children — lonah, our subject, being the younger. Then, in 1840, they emigrated to Wisconsin, settling in the new min- ing town of Sliullsburg, where the father became interested in the mines. Later, in 1850, he re- moved to Guilforxl Township, Jo Daviess Co., III. and died there Nov. 3, 1854, at the age of forty- seven years, having been born Nov. 25, 1807. Ik- was a good man in the broadest sense of the term, a Whig, politically, and a citizen highly esteemed in his communit}-. The mother of our subject survived her husband some years, then coming to Kansas, died at the home of her son-in-law, J. A. Dittmar. in Cln}- Center, April 12, 1880. She was then sixty-two j-ears old, having been born Sept. 11, 1818. She PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 351 founfl lier relisioiis home in tlie Methodist Kpisfo- pal Chureii. .lonali was on!}' a few months old when his parents removed to Wisconsin. lie went witii them to lllinoi.*. and receiveil his early educa- tion in Jo Daviess County, where he likewi.se at- tained to liis majority. In 1S7(1. with his mother and two sisters, he came to Kansas, and for some years they all lived together. When ready to establish a fireside of his own. .Mr. Turner was married .luue t, 1871). in Clifton, Kan., to Miss .lulia A. Wellborn. This lady was a native of Wilkes County. N. C and was born Oct. !l. 184.'5. Her parents were Thomas S. and Amanda (Templeton) Wellborn, likewi.se natives of North Carolina, the father being of Scotch ancestry, and born in Stokes Countj', and the mother in Iredell County. After marriage they lived for a number of 3'ears in Wilkes County. In the year 1862 they removed to Watauga County-, and from there, in 1864, to Washington County. K. Tenn., wliere thej' settled upon a farm, and have since made their home in that county, being now resi- dents of Johnson City. The father is now about sevenlj'-eight years, and the mother seventy-four }-cars old. Thcv are most worthy and excellent people, and members in good standing of the Meth- odist Kpiscopnl Church. Mr. Wellborn was a strong I'nion man during the late Civil W:ii-. and suffered much on account of his principles, losing all his properly and enduring UKii.y oulragi's. One of his sons was killed during that terrible time, and he nearly lost his own lite. ber;uise he strenuously opposed secession and slavery. ^Irs. Turner remained with her p.-ircuts until af- ter their renujval to Tennessee, and havingacciuired a good ediu-ation. occu[)icd herself as a teachei'. .She came to Kan.sas in 1877. and two years later was married. .She becanu' the mother of four chil- dren, two of whom died unnaincfl. The survivors are: .1. Bessie, anliiiation in the Imildiug. Mr. Knapp h.id a yoke of bulls and one horse. With the assistance of these, he began clearing away the timber from around his cabin home, at a time when wild animals were l)lentiful. and when deer would come up to the house and browse on the leaves of the trees which were felled. The Knapp family at that time consisted of five children, of whom Henry E. was next to the young- est. The youngest born soon died, and was laid in a little grave in the forest. Two years later the motiier was laid beside it, leaving the father with four sons. The latter remained there, the father working at his trade, and being quite skillful, he had all he was alile to do. The boys cleared the land and brought the soil to a good state of culti- vation. Their api)arel was homespun and home- made, and they wore buckskin pantaloons. The elder Kna|ip u|)on retiring from active labor, re- moved to Hloomfield, Trumbull County, and spent his last days with his daughter, Mrs. Almon Loomis, dying when about eighty years old. The subject of this sketch was reared to man- hood on the pioneer farm in the Buckeye State, and then began working out by the month. i)rinci- pally teaming to the Ohio River. A few years later he commenced dealing in horses, which he took to the Eastern markets and other points. Finallj' he went to New England, visiting Connecticut and Massachusetts, the native .States of his i^arcnts, and he sojourned there about four years. In Litch- field County, Conn., he was married, Sept. 11, 1841. to Miss Olivia W., daughtei' of Samuel and Olive (Phelps) Coles. Mrs. Knapp was born in the above- mentioned county, which was also the native place of her father. Her mother was born in the south- eastern part of the same State. Mr. Coles spent his Last years in Litchfield County; the mother died in Lake County, Ohio. After their marriage ISIr. and Jlrs. Knapp settled in Trumbull Count}^ Ohio, where they lived several years. They then removed to Adams, Wis., where they lived six years; Mr. Knapp occujned himself at f.arming. I'pon leaving Wisconsin, they journeyed to Clark County, Mo., wheie they sojourned six years, then in 1H71 came to Kansas and located on the land wliich liad been previously liled on bv a 358 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mr. Pratt, who died. Mr. Knapp gave the widow a horse in exchange for her claim, and then home- steaded "160 aeres, where he constructed a dugout in wiiicli he lived with his family for the next six .years. In due time Mr. Knapp added to his landed pos- sessions by the purchase of 160 acres more, and brought all his land to a good state of cultivation. In line time the dugout was abandoned for a more modern dwelling, and other structures have arisen around it as needed. Fruit and shade trees have been planted in goodly numbers, and the farm ma- chinery includes a windmill and other modern con- trivances to aid tiic farmer in his operations. Mr. Knapp has this year (1889) 280 acres of grow-ing corn from which he expects to reap a bountiful harvest. The six children of Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, are re- corded as follows: Horace H. is living in this town- ship; Mary became the wife of Alonzo W. Lathrop, and died leaving three children; Julia married Lee Greenwood, and died without children; Charles M. died when thirty-four j'ears old; Frank E. makes his home with his parents; Lora E., Mrs. Richard Wood, is a resident of Sherman Townshij). Mr. Knapp, politicall}', has upheld the principles of the Repuliiican partj', but is now a Prohibitionist, and he and his wife are members in good standing of the Baptist Church. " ■ > ' P^i^ ' < ■ ■ " * ji^rHAXCLS M. DAMETZ, a veteran of the ||-^i Civil War, is one of the most skillful of the )1^ practical, enterprising farmers of Washing- ton County, and he lias one of the most valuable farms within its bounds, comprising the northeast quarter of section 21, Washington Township, and he has besides another good farm of 160 acres in Coleman Township. He is of German birth and antecedents, born in Zeitz, near Leipsic, a city of Saxony, June 1 , 1834. His father, Samuel Damctz, was born in Greensburg, in the Province of Silesia, (iermany. He followed the shoemaker's trade and also farmed, and spent his entire life in the Fatlier- huid. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Caroline Meltzer. and she was also a life-long resident of German}'. There were five children born to her and her husband: Robert. Morris, Julius. Henrietta and Francis, all of whom but Robert are still living. He of whom we write was the onl}- member of the family- to come to America, though three of his nephews have since come : Francis Julius, who lives in Rooks County; Francis M.. in New York; Paul, in Connecticut. Our subject gleaned a sub- stantial education in the excellent schools of his native land, which he attended quite steadily till after he was fourteen years old, when he commenced to learn the trade of a butcher, which he followed till 1854. In that year the stalwart, wide-awake, capable youth, ambitious to see something of the world and to make something out of life more than he could do at home, determined to emigrate to the United States of America, the goal of so many of his countrymen, to see if he could improve his fortunes here. He set sail from Bremen the 1st of April, and after a long and tedious voyage, landed in New York on the 20th of the following Jlay, a stranger in a strange land, with only a capital of thirty-seven cents with which to begin his new life. Nothing daunted by this disheartening array of facts he sought and soon found emploj'ment, be- coming a driver on a canal in New Jersey. A week later he went to Pennsylvania, wiiere he found work on a f.arm in Northampton Count}' at $5 a month. Two months later he went to work at bis trade in Easton, obtaining $9 a month for his wages till the following spring. He then came Westw.ard as far as Illinois, and the ensuing eight years was employed on a farm. After that we hear of him in Iowa, where he became identified with the agricultural interests of Marion Count}-, buying a 40-acre farm, which he worked profitably, and later bought more land, and continued carrying on farming in Iowa till 1873. In the month of JLarcli, that year, Mr. Dametz came to Kansas with a team, having traded his Iowa possessions for 160 acres of wild land, comprising his farm on section 21, Wasliington Township. He now has the entire tr.act well improved, surrounded by a neatly trimmed hedge, and provided with a good set of conveniently arranged frame buildings and every- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 359 tiling iieuessary to carry on agriculture after the most approved methods, and has it stocked with cattle, horses and li02s of excellent grades. His farm in Coleman Township is also in good shape as regards improvements, eultivatii/n, etc., and compares well with others in its neighborhoocL iMr. Dametz has been very successful in raising small fruit and has a choice variety in his gardens. In September, 1856 Mr. Dametz took an impor- tant step in his life, and one that has contributed maicrially'to his comfort, prosperity and happiness, by his marriage to Miss Lavina Horn, a native of Clinton Countj', I'a., and a daughter of Samuel and Susan (Smith) Horn. Her father was born in Clearfield County, Pa., his father. David Horn, a farmer, of German ancestry, having spent his last years th.re. Mrs. Danietz's maternal grandfather was a native of Pennsylvania, and was of German ])arentage. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Dametz are as follows: Susan Caroline is the wife of Arthur Bissel, and they live in Washington; Lu- cinda Jane is the wife of Lemon D. Thonijison, and they live in Washington Towiishi|); Charles married Mary E. Phillippi, and they live in Coleman Town- ship; Samuel married Lillie Penvvell, and the}' live near Steele City. Neb. ; Omar A. lives in Denver; Frank E. at home; Mary married Joseph McClellan; they live in Washington Township. Mr. Dametz is a well educated man, and has a good command of both the German and English languages, speaking either llnently. lie is a fine representative of our self-made men, as all that ho is and all that he has, he owes to his own exertions, he having been well endowed l)y nature with energy, ft)rceand stability of character, and a good capacit}- for intelligent labor. .Since coming here he has proved a valuable citizen, one whom all could trust, and with characteristic public spirit he has en- couraged all schemes for the improvement of the townshii). He is President of the Friends' Academy Association under whose ausi)iccs the new academy is being erected in Washington, and he is Presi- dent of the Washington Township Sunday .School Association. He and his wife are members of the Society of Friends, and in their daily lives live up to the teachings of the t^uakcr doctrines. Wo siiould do scant justice to our subject did we uot mention his connection with the late war in which he bore so honorable a part. Although a believer in the |)eaceful tenets of the (Quaker faith after the breaking out of the strife between the North anwnslii[), Washington County, :uul liis lands cnn., he was iiijiiieii in the heiul by .1 concussion, which ini- |).-iireii his hc:ii'ini>. In ISGT he was ordained as a local proacher in the Methodist Kiiiscojial Cluirch. Foi- the first ten or nft<'en jears after his or()ina- tion he preached most of the time, and lias alwa^'S since devoted more or less of his time to the cause of C'liristianily. Previous to his ordination as Minister, ho iiad been Class Leader from 1849 to 1867. His native county continued to lie his home until 187o. in the summer of which year he became a resident of this county. At the home of the bride in Rijiley Cc)unty. Ind., on Indei)endence Day, 1850, Mr. Justis was united in marriage with Miss Clarissa Driskell. This es- timable young lady was borne in Haltimore, Md., July 2d, 1830. She has borne her husband seven children: Franklin C, William E., Eliza J.. Ella M., Charles JL, Alice C, and ( Jeorge S. Eii/.a is now the wife of T.aylor Roberts; Ella is the wife of Martin C. Gustin; Alice is the wife of Wallace C Palmer; (ieorge S. is at home with his parents. Mr. Justis belongs to rii in Burlington, Iowa, and is in the prime of life, his birth taking place April 30, 181'J. When he was but an infant tlie parents of Dr. Morgan removed to Pella, Warren Co.. Iowa, and there he spent his boyhood d.ays attending the common schools. I^ater he was a student in the I'niversity of Central Iowa, and completed his studies in the Iowa State Agricultural College, at the age of twenty-two years. He then learned the drug business and in the meantime began reading medicine. lie took his first medical lectures in the medical department of the University of Iowa, and later repairing to New York City, entered the med- ical department of the University from which he w.as graduated in 1879. Prior to this he had en- tered upon the practice of his chosen profession. He now located at Walveeney, the county seat of Trego County, Kan., and after three or four months w!is appointed surgeon of the L'nion Pacific Rail- road Company, with headquarters at Ellis, running west to meet the Denver surgeons and east to Brookville. In addition to this he had a heavy private practice, there being but a few reliable physicians in that part of the country. He nearly lived on the train, making long journeys in the pursuance of his duties. He left that region in the fall of 1883, disliking to be away from his familj'. He is still in the employ of this road, however, and has obtained quite a prestige .as one of the most skillful surgical operators to be found. Dr. Morgan was married in Booneville, Iowa, .Sept. 27. 1877 to Miss Delia C. Baldwin. Mrs. ^lorgan was born in Grafton, N. IL, Dec. 28. 18()0 and is the daughter of William II. and Diana (Jones) Baldwin, who remained residents of the Old (iranite St.ate until their daughter was a child of nine years. Then coming West they located in Booneville and Miss Delia there grew to womanhood and comi)leted her education in the college at (!rin- ncll. Mr. and .^Irs. Baldwin arc still living, mak- ing their home in Clay Center. Mrs. Morgan was their only child. To the Doctor and his estimable wife there has been bom one child, a son. Gu^- W.. .\pril 13. 1879. The father of our subject was Elijah D. Morgan, a native of Kentucky, and born April 30, 181G. He was married in Indiana to .Mrs. Kernlla A. D. (Wilhite) Riildle, who was born in Kentucky in 1813. Tliey emigrated to Iowa during its pioneer 362 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. clays and there the most of their active life was spent. They are now in Clay Center, Kan. Dr. Morgan is associated with most of the prominent medical organizations in this part of Kansa.s, being a member of tiie State Medical Society, tlie Keiwb- licau \'alley Medical Society, the Kansas Central District Society, and is recognized among his pro- fessional lircthren as one of the leading lights. He belongs to Clay Center Lodge, No. 134; Bethany Chaiiter, No. .38; Coronado C(jmmandery, No. 20, of Clay Center, and Isis Temple, (Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine) at Salina. and Consis- tory No. 3 Scottisli Rite Masons of that place; also tlie K. of P., Clay Center, the A. O. U. AV. and M. W. A. He has attained to the 32d degree in Ma- sonry. He has very little to do with jiolitics. simply supporting by his vote the principles of the Republican party. ^ #.# 5^ \i UFUS F. ROBERTS, resides on a pleasantly ty^( located farm of 160 acres, and is widely known as a breeder of Kentucky running ^§] horses, a business lie is extensively engaged in as well as that of stock-raising. He dates his settlement in this county from Jlarch, 1872, when he purchased a farm on section 21, Charleston Township, and b}' unremitting toil and persistent endeavor, has converted it from its primitive condi- tion of nature to a line stock farm. He also has a comfortable rural home, a view oi which ap|iears on another (lage of this volume, while the sur- roundings are indicative of the cultured taste and indefatigalile labors of the owner. A native of Lawrence County, Ky.. our subject first saw tlie light Feb. 3, 1848. His parents George R. and Julia A. (ISurton) Roberts, removed to Weston, Platte Co., Mo., in 1854, and the follow- ing spring settled near Leavenworth, Kan. Two years later they removed to Johnson County and located near the present site of Olathe. Thej- arc now living near the home of our subject. The record of their cliildren is as follows: Rebecca married James Ham. and resides in Kansas City. Mo.; Christian L. is deceased ; Mary is the wife of James Smith ; Caroline is the wife of George Al- ger ; George was a soldier and while on his way to join his command was killed in Missouri ; Catlier- ine is the wife of George Roberts ; Rufus F. our subject ; Ellen is the wife of Nelson Fickle ; Miller F.. and Emma, the wife of Dr. Norman. He of whom we write remained under his father's roof until the outlireak of the Civil AVar. when fired with that spirit of patriotism which formed so potent an element in the ciiaracter of all the " boys in blue," he enlisted, in 1861, in Company H., 12th Kansas Infantry, and for more than three years served in defense of his country. Before the com- pany was mustered into the service it was engaged in a contlict with (^uautrell's Band. The com- mand was taken jnisoners but soon parole-, Kdward, William, Cora. Thompson, Kmma, Maudie, .lames. Lloyd, and George. The wife and mother died on A|iril 2'.l. IH8;'). The next year Mr. McC'osh contracted a seeond matrimonial alliance, the bride in this in- stance being- Miss Lillie Ilamine. Her father. .lesse llanunc, was born in York. Fa., and came to this State about the year 1877. His occupation is that of a farmer. The second union of Mi-. McC'osh has been blessed by the birth of two ihildren, Ly- dia and Newton. The gentleman of whom we write, comes of hon- ciialile Pennsylvania ancestry. His father, An- dri'w McC'osh, was a fanner, antl married Susannaii \'ansco3'c, daughter of Mnoch A'anscoj'c, a stone and brickniMson. Five eiiildren were born to this union — Kmma. .lames, licnjaifiin, John, and Mor- ris, .lohn, like our suliject, enlisted in the service of his country, serving about eighteen months, and to the close of the war. He died in Kansas, in 1881. being still single. Mr. McC'osh belongs to the social orders of the (J. A. R. and L O. O. F. He was formerly a Re- publican, but is now independent in politics. \t;()IIN MeADAMS. The farming and stock- raising interests of liloom Township. ('l.i\' County, recognize in the subject of tliis no- tice one of their most successful represent- atives — a man possesserl of great industry and |)erscverance. and also endowed with those genial ([ualities which have drawn around him numbers of warm friends. The home of himself and his es- timable wife always has an open door and good cheer, for both tlio.se with whom the}' have been associated for 3'ears, and also for the stranger who may haiipeu within their gates. When coming to Bloom Townshi|), in tlu' fall of 18011, Mr. McAdams selected Kit) acres of land on section 2, upon which he settled as a homesteader, and where he has since li\-ed. The land was then in its primitive condition, and the task before him. seemed indeed a great one. but lu^ bent his ener- gies toihe Labor whieli he had vol untarilj' assumed and in due time met his reward. He is now the owner of a well-ai)|)ointed farni. the land in a good State of cultivation anoth were members of tiie Baptist Church, and the father served in the War of 1812. The maternal grandfather, Frederick Boyer, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He spent his last days in New York Slate. He was born in Holland, whence his (larents emigrated wliilo Le was a boy. ^ ^^.^ ^ /p^EORGE O. MURREY, proprietor of the ili (^ Hays House, at Barnes, is not only a very '^^5j popular man among his fellow-citizens, l)ut also with the traveling public, being of that genial and companionable disposition which constrains him to treat every individual in that courteous and well-bree early age of thirty-six years. The parental household of our subject consisted of ten children, viz: Clarissa. Ann. Charles, Phebe, Rosella, George O., Eugene, \'iola. Maurice and Laura. George O. was the sixth child of the family, and was reared on the farm in Green County, Wis., receiving a common school education. He lived there until 1878, assisting his father around the homestead and becoming familiar with the various emiiloyments of farm life. In 1878 he came to Kansas, settling on a tract of land near the present site of Barnes, where he followed farming until 1880. In the meantime he watched the growing town with great interest, and finally, in the 3'ear above mentioned, opened a hotel, which he has since operated, and has been very successful as " mine host." Sociall}'. he belongs to the I. O. O. F.. Lodge No. 276, at Barnes, in which he has taken the Subordinate and Encampment degrees. Politically, he is a sound Republican, and keeps himself posted in regard to State and national affairs. He has always kept his e3"es open to what was going on around him in tiie world, and is a man with whom an hour may always be spent in a pleasant and profitable manner. Miss Ida E. Ila^'es of Green County, Wis., was wedded to Mr. Murrey Nov. 2."). 1873. This lady was born in Warren County. Pa., .Ian. 21), 18.r2,aiid is the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth ( \' Ionian ) Hayes, who were natives of Peiinsylvania, and arc now living at Barnes, Kan. Mrs. Murrev removed with her parents from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin when alioul fourteen years old. and remained with them until her marriage. Of this union there have been no children. ^-H= "? 7" =t> ^ ESSE W. TWEEDY. The subject of this notice furnishes another illustration of the results of industry and perseverance among the men for which Washington County is so noted. He is one of the substantial farmers and stock men of (ireenleaf Townshi|), where he established himself on sections 28. in 1869. and is now the owner of 200 acres of fine land, a part of it located on section 27. He started in life n poor bo}'. with only the talents wiiicli nature had con- ferred upon him, having a limited education, and being obliged to labor under many other disadvan- tages. His Jiabits of industry and his ambition to become a man among men have resulted in the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALB[TM. 371 realization of his desires, and lie is now numbered among the representative men of his county. Mr. Tweed}' was born in Rush County, Ind.. Oct., 17. 1832. His father, William B. Tweedy, a native of South Carolina, removed first to Ken- tucky and afterward to Indiana, sojourning in Hush County until 1837. Later lie pushed on fur- ther westward into Edgar County, 111., and (iied there about 1878, when nearing his four-sc^ore years, lie was a good man in the broadest sense of the term, possessing a high sense of integrity and morality, was never known to have used an oath, and for many years w.is a consistent member of the Christian Church. In politics he was first a Whig and then a Republican, voting with the latter party from the time of its organization until the last election before his death. The paternal grandfather of our subject was James Tweedy, of South Carolina, who emigrated to Illinois, and died in Edgar County. William B. Tweedy was married to Miss Lavina Williams who was born in Kentucky, June 7, 1808. She de- parted this life in Edgar County, 111., in 1888. Her father was Jesse Williams, of Kentucky, after whom the subject of this sketch was named. To the parents of our subject there were born eleven children, viz: Louisa, Jesse W., Nancy, James. Wakefield, Mary, John, William. Hiram, Robert and Martha E. The only surviving members of the family are Jesse W.. Louisa and Martha. Wakefielil, Hiram and Robert, served in the late war with Indiana and Illinois regiments. Jesse W. Tweedy, of whom we write, was the second child of his parents, and was reared on a farm in Edgar County, 111. He lived with his father until twenty-one years old, then in 1855, emigrated to Sullivan County, Mo., where he fol- lowed farming until 1861. Soon after the out- break of the Civil War he joined the Federal Army as a private, enlisting in Company C, 18lh Mis- souri Infantry, which was assigned to the Arnij- of the Cunil)erland. Until the battle of Atlanta he was in the ICth Army Corps; afterward he was in the 17th. He participated in the l)attles of Shiloh and Corinth ami went on the Georgia campaign, meeting the enemy at Resaca. Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta, and marched with Sherman to the sea. Later, going with his regiment up through the Carolinas to Washington, he w.is present at the Grand Review, and in August, 18C5. received his honorable discharge at St. Louis. Mo. After the war INIr. Tweedy returned to Edgar County, III., and followed farming until 18G9. That year he came to Kansas, and in due tim3 lo- cated upon a part of the land which he now owns and occupies. On the 18tli of October, 1868. he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Whitsel, of Vigo Countj', Ind. Mrs, Tweedy was born in that count}-. Aug. 3. 1825, and was the daughter of Joseph and Jane (Farnham) Whitsel; the father died in Indiana, the mother still lives. She be- came the mother of five children — William I)., Alice B., Evermont, Frances 1). and Edith; and departed this life June 7. 1880. Mr. Tweedy has only two children living — William D. and Alice B. He has been a member of the Christian Church and politically, is a strong Republican. He is also a member in good standingof Greenleaf Post, G. A. R. jj^^ AVID HI;MMEH. merchant tailor, is one of the well-known business men of the flourishing town of (Jreonleaf, Washington County, where he has an excellent trade. He is respected by all who know him for his strict business integrity, as well as for his private char- acter. Ho was born near Carlisle. Pa., July 24, 1 820, being a son of Jacob and Mary ( Rhodes ) Hummer. The mother was also born in the Ke}- Stone State, her parents being of German extrac- tion. Mr. and Mrs. Hummer were the parents of nine children of whom our subject was the third. The father died when his son David was quite small. Mr. David lliimnier was educated in liis native State in which he remained until the age of seven- teen, having during this period learned the tailor's trade at Lancaster. In 1837, he went toMcArthur. Ohio, and ten years later to Middlefork. In 1871, lu' leniovcd West and located in this county, tak- ing up a homeste;id of Uio acres on section 7, 372 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Greenleaf Township. On the homestearl he resided until 1882, wlien he moved into town, where he has since been carrying on a merchant tailoring estab- lishment. He has always followed his trade and is a thoroiigli workman. He started in life poor and what he has made i.s the result of his own industry and thrift. i)n March 17, 1840, Mr. Hummer was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Keleh of McArthur, Ohio. The bride was born in Nelsonville. Ohio. Nov. 8, 1832. being a daughter of Philip and Sarah A. Kelch. She departed this life in Greenleaf, Feb. 19, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Hummer had nine child- ren born to them: Sarah J., Hattie C; Mary, Flora, and Millie, deceased ; Franklin D. ; Georgia A. deceased ; Myrtie H., and Annie O. Sarah J. manied R. P. Murray, of Middlefork, Ohio, and now resides in Washington City, where her husband is a clerk in the Treasury Depart- ment. They have five children — Delia. Don, Harrv, HamiJlou and Hattie. Hattie C. married Isaac ]). Barrett, a dress and cloak manufacturer in Clevelanil. Ohio ; tliey have two children. Minnie and Frank. Franklin 1). is now a contractor in Kansas City, Mo.; lie married Miss Alice Mc(iec of Gallatin, Mo. They had one child — Ona C. who has been taken from them bj' death. Myrtie H., married (ieorge Weidenheimer. a painter at St. Francis, Kan. They have four children — Mark, Cecil, Lenora and Nina, .\nnie O. married Frank H. Werner, a harness dealer in Greenleaf; they have one son — Max. Mr. Hummer is a Republican in politics. He belongs to A. F. & A. M. Lodge, No. 232 at Green- leaf. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, with which he has been identified for more than twenty-five years. ^» OHN P. McGREW is the owner and occu I' pant of a pleasant home on section 16, High ^.^^^1. land Township. Washington County, whcrt ^^)j he owns a farm of 160 acres. The land i; OHN P. McGREW is the owner and occu- ?1>- re ^^1/ ne owns a larm or lou acres, ilie land is well imjiroved and cultivated, and on it Mr. ]Mc- Grew can-ies on the occu [lat ion of a tiller of the soil. Before entering upon a sketch of his life a few words in regard to his parents will not be amiss. His father, Simon McGrew, was born in Butler County. Pa. His mother bore the maiden name of Evelyn Wright, and was born in Adams County. Ohio. Their first home after marriage was in the last named county, from which they removed to Brown Count}-, in the same State. In 1854 they emigrated to Des Moines County, Iowa, and thence removed and settled near New London. Henry County, where they died. They had eleven chil- dren, of whom our subject was the third. He was born in Brown County. Ohio. Oct. 11. 1840. and was therefore a lad of fourteen when his parents removed to Iowa. He remained an occupant of the parental home until he was about twenty years of age, when, in April, 1861, his ears were startled by '-The shot heard round the world." With pa- triotic fervor he hastened to enlist among the defenders of the I'nion, and was enrolled in Com- pany F., 1st Iowa Infantry. After a service of three months he was mustered out, and immediately again enlisted. His name was added to the muster- roll of Company K. 25th Iowa Infantry, and he was made First Sergeant. In March. 1863. he w.as promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant, and two months later to that of First Lieutenant. He took part in the battles of Wilson Creek, StoeFs Bayou, Walnut Hills, Miss.; Arkansas Post and the Siege of Vicksbnrg. After a service of one year with the 25th he was discharged for disa- bility, bearing with him the record of a faithful and gallant soldier. He returned to Iowa and re- mained about a j'ear in Henry County. He next sojourneil for a short time in Burlington, and then removed to Louisa Count}- and made his home in Morning Sun for about six years. At that place he engaged in the mercantile business for nine months, and then operated a wagon shop. His next removal was to Jackson County, Mo., where for three years be was engaged in farming. Lee's Summit was his home for the following two years, and his occupation that of a clerk. He again re- turned to Henry County, Iowa, and there resided until October, 1883. when he came to this county. On Oct. 28, 1862. the home of William Stewart, in Henr}' Co\inty, Iowa, was the scene of .an inter- Farm Residence of S.B.PercivalSec.5, 6rantTp Washington Co. Kan. Residence; of R.T. Kerr, Hollenburg. Kan. Residence of Jonathan WindthoR5t=Sec.13--Farminston Tf? Washington. Co. Kan. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 37o esting ceremony, by wliicli liis ilautiliter, C'yieiui, was traiKsformed into Mrs. .lolm I'. McGiew. Mrs. Mc'Cirew was lioni in Monongalia County, W. Va., .Inly 1 1. 1H42. Her motiier. Ann (Pier()oiiit) Slew- art, ilieil in Henry County, Iowa, and her fatiier in Wyandotte, Kan. Tliey were tiie parents of a family of twelve children, and Mrs. Mc(Trew was one of the older members. Six children have been born to our subject and his wife. They are: .\nna B., wife of Thomas S. Waters; Nettie K., wife of Charles (iritfith; William S., who died wiien about two years oM; Charles M.. Mar3' N., and Jessie O. Mr. McCirew has been Township Clerk for one term, and has also served as School Treasurer. He is a mendicr of Gelt3'sburg Po.st No. 7, G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican. Both he and his wife are devoted niembei's of the Christian Church. ■"^J'^-^JUlQ/^f^. ©?~S.'3'OT»««-w«/. M)SE1'H SNOW, late a well known and hi>>hly respected resident of Sherman Township, Claj' County, was born in Kentucky, Feb. 1 I, 182(i. and departed this life at his home in Sherman Township. Feb. 14, 187!), at the age of hftN'-three years to a day. He was one of the i)io- neers of this section of country to which he came in the fall of 1870, and homesteaded 1 (>0 acres of land on section G. Sherman Township. For nine years the family occui)iod a cottonwood sliantj' and in the meantime cultivated the land, planted forest and fruit trees, made fences and erected buildings and in due time gathered together all the comforts and conveniences of a rural home. iMr. Snow was [lossessed of those sterling qualities of character most needed in the development of a new country and contributed his full quota to the progi'ess and growth of his adopted township. The subject of this sketch spent but a few years in his native State, his parents removing when he was a mere boy to the vicinity of Indianapolis, Ind. He wa.s there reared to manhood and was married to Miss Margaret, daughter of Cnramings and Eliza- beth (Winn) (Jardner. wdio are represented else- where in this volume. Mrs. Snow was born about fourteen miles west of the cily of Cincinnati, Ohio, and when a young girl her parents removed to Indiana. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Snow re- mained residents of the Hoosier State several years and then removed to fiercer County. 111. Seven years later they so\ight the farther West, crossing the Mississippi and locating in Monroe County. Iowa. Mr. Snow had been bred to farm pursuits and followed these his entire life. The ten children born to Mr. Snow and his esti- mable wife were named respectively: Betsey J., now l\Irs. .loseph (ireenwood of Norton, this State; ,Iolm, William and an infant, all deceased; Oliver T., Kli,. Tames H.. Arch, (ieorgc W. and Martha A., (Mrs. Charles Peterson), are all residents of Claj' County. Arch resides with his mother on the home farm. Mrs. Snow is a lady greatly respected among her neighbors and a consistent member of the Christian Church at Clifton. The family resi- dence is a commodious frame structure and adjacent is the main l)arn and other outbuildings, including a granary, stables, corn cribs, and other buildings necessary to the successful prosecution of agricul- ture. Mrs. Snow with the aid of her son, keeps up the reputation of the estate in an admirable manner, preserving it as one of the best monuments which could have been reared to the memory' of her de- parted husband. His parents, James and Martha Snow, spent theii- last years in Indiana. . \V in grain and ^^. of Washing VrSSELL T. KERR, one of the leading cili- (f zens of Ilollenberg and an extensive dealer id live stock, has been a residrnt ;igton County for a period of twenty years and is tlms identified with its most iin[)ortant interests. Energetic, enterprising and iud\istrious, he is one of those chanicters never sat- isfied when idle and takes .as much pride and in- terest in the advancement of his commnnily as in the prosperity of his own private affairs. A native of Champaign County. 111., llie subject of this sketch was born March 2, 1811. He is the offsi)ring of an excellent family, being the .son of Samuel and Betsy Ann (T.avlor) Kerr, who were 376 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. natives respectively of Ohio and Kentucky. Both parents removed to Indiana in liieir youth and in that State were married. In 18;3(i they settled in Champaign County. 111., and were among its earliest pioneers, taking up land from which the Indians had just departed. Upon the north and west of them tiiere was not a settler for twenty miles. Deer, wolves and various other kinds of wild animals were plentifid. The elder Kerr entered 500 acres of land from the (Jovernmcnt and when his town- ship was organized, it was named in his honor. He impioved the whole of his land and there spent the remainder of his days, departing this life about 1852. The wife and mother survived her hushand only about four years. Their family consisted of six children of whom Russell T. was the eldest boiMi. John C. is a resident of Vermillion Count}-, 111. Elizabeth is tiie wife of Jacob Jones and Ma- tilda married Jonathan Jones, l)oth being residents of Vermillion County, 111 ; Joseph established him- self on a farm in Kerr Township. Champaign Co., 111., where he now resides; Rachel Ann is the wife of Prince Evans and they live in .Southern Kansas. Russell T. Kerr was reareil to man's estate in his native county, but in the earlj- ])art of 1861, be- fore reaching his majority and shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in Com- pany I, "id Illinois Cavahy in which he served over two years. lie was princpally engaged as a scout, but fought at the battles of Vicksburg, Champion Hill, Ra\'mond. Jackson. Holly .Spring.s, liolivar. Pocahontas, and was also in numerous skirmishes. He was uniformly found at the post of duty and was |)romoted to Corporal. He served until the expiration of his term of enlistment and then receiving an honorable discharge on account of disability returned to his native county and re- sumed the farming pursuits to which he had been re.ared since boyhood. He also commenced dealing in live stock. In due time, being ready to establish a home of his own. he was married, Jan. 21, 1864. to Miss Frances J., daughter of Plina and Eunice (Sawtell) Lamb. Mrs. Kerr was l)orn in Fountain County, Ind., Oct. 31. 1847. Her parents were natives of New England which tiiey left early in life, removing e.ach with their respective parents to Indiana, where they were married. Later the\- re- moved I) Illinois and when Frances J. was a small child, changed their residence once more to Cham- paign Count}'. 111., where the father died and where the mother is still living. Mr. Kerr, in 18(!!). came to Washington County. Kan., and entered land in Franklin Township. In addition to the cultivation of this he engaged in breaking prairie a number of years, operating five teams. He effected good improvements upon his land and lived there until 1874 when he removed to llollenberg and for two years was the Station Agent at that town. He also estalilished a store of general merchandise, officiated as Postmaster, and dealt in grain. He was the tirst duly elected Trustee of llollenberg Township of which Franklin now forms a part. He put up the first warehouse in the place, also the first h.ay scales and shipped the first car load of grain from this point. Having no scales then for weighing that first load of graii: it was measured in a cheese hoop. In addition to the interests above mentioned. ^Ir. Kerr also operated an hotel for a number of }ears at Hollenberg, Later he abandoned it and for the last two years has given his attention entirely to his grain and live stock interests. For a time he con- ducted a lively real-estate business and has had the selling of nearly all the land in this part of the county, having, as the record shows, made the largest list of transfers within its limits. He also officiated as a Notary Public. Politically, during the progress of the Civil War he supported the Re- publican party, but voted for Horace (ireely in 1872. Since that time he has been a third-party man and has frequently been selected as the candi- date of the minority party for the various county offices and w.as given large majorities at home, his own township giving him 120 ^-otes from a Ijallot numbering only a few more than this. In religious matters, he coincides with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Kerr there have been born eight children the eldest of those now surviving being a daughter, Lilly, who is the wife of John T. Lewis and the mother of two children — ^^erne A. and an infant unnamed. Samuel P. is living in Montana; Jennie il. is the wife of Sheridan Henderson and PORrl{AIT AND BIOGUAPIIICAL ALBUM. 37 they liave one child, :i son. G\iy. Klhi K.. .lames, Belle and .Mary arc al lionie with llieir parents. Tlie paternal ancestors of .Mr. Ivcrr wore originally from Scotland, and a paternal granduncle served as a soldier in the Uevolutionary War until its close and was afterward a nieiuher of the I'nited States .Senate. On his mother's side (irandfather .Tohn Taylor, was a second cousin of President Zachai'v Taylor, and a member of the Kentucky Legislature. On another i)age api)ears a fine engraving of the pleasant iioine of Mr. Kerr, to whicii his amiable wife and accomplished daughters welcome their many friends with good cheer and hearty hos- pitality. ^^ft-i^ * n^lLLlA.M I W^ prominent ILLIAM E. DINAWAY, Attorney and • at Law. in Claj- Center, is a member of the legal profession in Northern Kansas, and for the last twelve years has successfully practiced in Clay and adjoining counties, building up a lucrative business. He is a Pennsylvanian by birth, his native place being in Luzerne Township, Kayette County, where he lived until 1877. He was born Oct. 4. 1851, and acquired his early education in his native township. In the year mentioned he entered Washington and Jefferson College i i AVashington, Pa., from which he was graduated with the degree of A. JL, two years later. Ipon leaving college Mr. Dunaway engaged in teaching, and read law under the instruction of an elder Itrother. C. P. Dunaway, at Inlontown. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and soon afterward started to the West, arriving in Clay Center, Kan., on the "iOth of .\pril. He at once made himself at home, resolving to make his way through every dilliculty and drawback and his determination has been rewarded with success. He is highly si)oken of. both as a practitioner and as a member of tiie community. As a lawyer he takes rank with the ablest men in this part of the State. Mr. Dunaway on the loth of May. 1H7!I, was united in marriage with Miss Nannie W. Small, of Maine. This lady was born in Oxford County, that State. Sept. (!. 1807, and was deprived b}- death of a father's care when twelve years old. Subsequently she made her home with an aunt in Boston until 1876, coming that year with relatives to Kansas and remaining a resident of Clay County until her marriage. She is now tlie mother of four children, all living, viz: KIsie P.. Helen L.. Alonzo Linn and Kdwin Small. Mr. and .Mrs. Dunaway are connected with the Presbyteriiui Church in which our subject ofliciales as Elder. Mr. Dunaway is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity in which he has attained to the Chapter degree and is also connected with the L 0.0. F. in the Lodge and Encampment. Politi- cally, he alliliates with the Republican party, of whicli he is an active worker. From 1882 to 188G he filled the office of County Attorney of CLny County. The father of our subject was William Dunaway, who was born in Greene County. Pa., in 1812 and spent his early life in that locality. He married Miss Elizabeth Porter, and to them there were born two children, William E. and James W. The lat- ter remains at the homestead with his parents. The mother is likewise a native of the Keystone State and was born Sept. 27. 1813. '* UGUST MOELLING is a thrifty, energetic agriculturist, descended from the r-ace that has furnished so many honored and enter- prising citizens and jjioneers to this broad land. His farm is in l}!oom Township, Clay County, and is well improved, carefiUly cultivated, and supplied with all necessary buildings, erected in a substantial and ple.asing manner. Tlie estate is situated on section 20. and comprises 130 acres. It has been the home of its present owner since 1878, at which time he came to this State from Gasconade County. Mo., where he was born June 2. 1854. He is the eldest sou of his parents, and was reared and educated in his native county, receiving all the ad- vantages possible at their hands. Ill his native county Mr. .Moelling entered into the marriage relation, the lady whom he liad chosen for his conii)anion being Miss Minnie Stute. She 378 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was born in llio same county as her husbanfl.on the 7tli of March, 1857, hor parents being respected (lerman citizens. Her fatlicr, William Stute, is still engaged at his occiip,ntion of farming in that county. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, MS did liis wife. Hannah (Pesopski) Stute, wlio died in 188.5, at tlie age of fifty-two years. To Mr. and Mrs. Moelling, seven chiltlren have been born, tiiree of whom, Lizzie and an infant, are deceased. The biithplace of Adolph Moelling, father of our subject, was Lippe Detmold, (Jermauj-, whence he came to the United States when forty years old and still unmarried. After an ocean voyage of seven weeks he landed at New York City, whence he came to Missouri, and began the operations of a farmer. There he married Louisa Otto, a native also of (ier- manj', who departed this life in Gasconade County, Mo., in 1864, being then thirty-nine years old. Her bereaved husband lived to come to Kansas in 1878, and resided in this township until his death, which occurred May 6, 1887, at the age of seventy-seven years. He was a Deacon and an active member of the Presbyterian Church, to which his deceased wife had also belonged. His political views coin- cided with the doctrines of the Reiniblic.an party, with which he cast his vote. Mr. August Moelling follows the teachings and example of his respected |)arcnts, both in politics and religion, being a Republican and a Presbyter- ian. He and his wife are classed among the workers in their church, and are interested in every good work instituted therein. The standing which Mr. Moelling has in the community is due not only to his moral char.acter. but to his practical ability as an agriculturist and to his kindness as a neighbor and friend. J^'/OHN M. STEELE, of Strawberry Township, I Washington County, and superintendent of ! Steele's ranch, is one of the members of the firm composed of three as enterprising men as are to be found anywhere in the West. The subject of this notice possesses more than ordinary intelligence, and h.as been no unimportant factor in building up the .agricultural interests of Straw- berry Township. Steele's ranch is located on section 10 and forms the roaming place of large numbers of fine cattle and horses, which are the source of a handsome income to the proiirietors. A native of Jessamine County, Ky., John JL Steele was born Jan. 2:5, 1824, and is the son of Samuel C. Steele, who was born in Mrginia and who left the Old Dominion for the Blue Grass State during its pioneer daj-s. He married Mi.\ot only has he been a success financiall}', but he is possessed of those sterling qualities which have established him in the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens and which will .serve to main- tain his name in kindly rememl)rance long after lie has been gathered to Ids fathers. Notwith- standing his years, he is active and well |)re- served, as the result of temperance and correct haliits. and can to-day transact more business than many a man numbers of years his junior. He has one of the finest farm residences in this county, which, with its surroundings invariably attracts the eye of the |)asserbv, who turns again and again to view that which has I)ecn accomplished .solely bv persevering industry. A native of Hutcliess County. N. Y.. the subject of tin's notice was born Oct. 23, 1816, and is the son of Neheniiali and Elizabeth (l)ykeman) Gif- ford, who were likewise natives of the above men- tioned count}- and who lived to an advanced age. The father of our subject was a well-to-do farmer, spending his early years in his native place. In 1820 he changed his residence to Essex County, the same .State, where he followed agriculture suc- cessfully and spent the remainder of his days. For more than three score years he was a devout mehi- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was the descendant of a good old English family who settled in the Empire Stale at an early date. To Xehemiah and P^li/abeth Gifford there was born a family of four children who were named respectively, Samuel, Ezra, Charles M. and Eliza. Two are living and located in Kansas. Charles M. was next to the youngest and spent his early life in Essex County, N. Y.. attending the common school antl assisting his father on the farm. In 1854, starting out for himself, he went to Malone, N. Y., where he engaged in the hotel and livery business three 3-ears. Then crossing the Mississippi into Lyons, Iowa, he was similarly engaged until 1859. That j'ear he came into Kansas Territory, locating near the present site of Irving, Marshall County, and later assisted in founding the town. There he engaged in farming pursuits. Later lu' established himself in Manhattan as an hotel-keeper, but at the same time carried on a farm and thus operated until 1864. We next find him the pur- chaser of 160 acres of land on section '.i\. Madison Township. Riley County, of which he has since been a resident. Thereafter he found farming most congenial to his tastes and invested his surplus capital in land until he became the owner of 1,800 acres, which occupy a portion of sections 3f , 36, 25, 32 and 28. In addition to this he also has 200 acres in Graj' County. Mr. Gifford came to Kansas with aeajiital of less than $500. and like the wise man of Scriptures has been able to increase his talent ten-fold. He is now recognized as the largest slock dealer in the county. He makes a s[)eeialty of Short-horn cattle, having (jne of the finest herds in Kansas, embr.acing usually from 120 to 12."i head. His annu.al sale is largelv attended by stock-men from all over the State. In 380 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. connection with this lie is largely interested in the breeding and developniciit of blooded horses. Of horses and cattle together he keeps an average of about .500 head. His buildings are amply adapted to the shelter of stock and the storage of grain, while he avails himself of modern methods and im- proved macliinery. Politically Mr. (Jifford is an enthusiastic Demo- crat and has stood bravel}' by his party, both in its successes and its defeats. He has been for some years a member in good standing of the Masonic fraternity and the L O. O. F. His famil}- consists of an estimable wife and six children, to the former of wliom he was married March 17. 18.50 r;nd whose maiden name was Elizabeth lUickley. Mrs. Gifford was born 8ept. 2. 1829. in Vergennes, Vt.. and is the daughter of John R. and Mary A. (Miles) Buckley who were born respectively in Connec- ticut and \'ermont. The father died in ^'erm()nt and the mother is now living with our subject at the advanced age of eiglit}'-four and veiy active for one of her 3'ears. The six children liorn of tiiis union are named respectivel\': Charles E., residing in Clay Center; John B., Fred M., Fiank 1!., now in Oregon, Carrie L. and Ilattie M. The family is widely and favora- bly known throughout the county and occupies no secondary ])osition among its best social elements. Not only has ]\Ir. Gifford been fortunate financially, but in his selection of a life partner. Mrs. (iifford is a very worthy an^^^^- — : — '->^^--«» ■S^RNEST WILLIAM TIIIELE. The busi- ]ti] ness community of Hanover and vicinity. Jw — ^ recognizes in this callable and enterprising- young man one of its worthy representatives and one who is evidently bound to make his mark in the business world, At present he is senior mem- ber of the firm of E. W. Thiele it Bro. and with his partner deals extensively in lumber, sash, doors, blinds and the other materials usually sold in a lumber \ard. They have their ofHce on Washing- ton street, convenient to the tracks of the Burlington Missouri and I'nion Pacific Railroads and receive orders throughout W.ashington and the counties adjoining. They form no unimportant factors among the solid interests of the city of Hanover, and personally as well as in a business capacity, arc numbered among its best citizens. A native of St. Louis. Mo., the subject of this sketch was born I^b. 2, 1859 and lived there until a young man of twenty years. He acquired a prac- tical education and commenced his business career as clerk in a store. He also was engaged for a time at different kinds of work, then learned the carpen- ter's trade, working at the latter three years. He came to Washington County, Kan., in 187',) and followed carpentering four years, after which he engaged as clerk and general helper in a lumber j'ard for anotlier four years. In the meantime he had saved what he could of his earnings and in 1887 v\-ith his brother, (ieorge IL. purchased the present business which Ernest W. has chiefly man- aged. From a modest beginning he has liuilt up a good trade and carries a full stock of everything in his line. He is highly s|)oken of by his business associates and as a member of society, is a general favorite. Although uniforinl}- voting the straight Republican ticket, he meddles very little with poli- tics. He is a member of the M. W. of A. and the A. O. r. AV. On the :?d of October. 1884, Mr. Thiele was mar- ried in Hanover, to Miss Ida Miller, ami they are now the parents of two bright children, Lottie and William. Mrs. Thiele is a native of (iermany and was born Feb. 26, 1867. .She came to America when a child with her father, William Miller, who is still living and occupies his farm west of Hano- ver on the Little Blue River. The little family is comfortably located in a snug home in the north part of the city and is surrounded by all the com- forts of life. The father of our subject was E. W. Thiele. Sr., a native of Hanover, Germanj', and who upon emi- grating to America, settled in Connecticut and PORTRAIT AND BKMJRAPIIICAL ALBUM. 381 was there married to Miss C'harlotlf IlrocUim-yer. He cMiiie to Kansas in IH.").'). but :it'tci'w:uil went to St. Louis wiien; lie followi'il liis tratlo of :i iiaintor. Laid- he retiiincd to this State witii liis fainily and (lit'd m lianovoi' in l.S.S.'i. Thi' wife and ni >tiiei' survived her liusljand three years, passing awa_v in 1886; tlie}' were (lie parents of ten ciiildren. GKORCE W. COBl!, an early pioneer of . Kansas, came to Rile}' County in 1884. and is now tlie owner of a good homestead, com- prisinji eighty acres of land on section 2, Swede C'reeli Township. His career has chiefly been sig- nalized hy hard labor and steadj- perseverance, during which lie has been enabled to surround himself and his family with the comforts of life. He was born in Middletown, Orange Co.. N. Y., Nov. 16, 1843, and when an inf.ant w.as taken by his parents to Luzerne Couut3\ Pa. When a lad of ten years young Cobb was tiirown upon liis own resources and obliged to lookout for himself. He began working out b}' the month, and consequently was enabled to acquire only a limited education. At the age of seventeen he entered a foundry, in wliieli he worked until becom- ing ill, and upon his recovery was variously em- ployed until 1860. That year lie sought the Oreat West, coming into the new State of Kansas, and worked for his brother Lewis, in Jefferson County, getting out ties for the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company. The fall following he returned to his native State and engaged in butchering one year. He then entered the employ of a general merchant as deliveryman, working there also one year, and after this he went t(j work in a mill at Scranton, Pa., where he continued until the spring of 1870. and then set out once more for Kansas. hi Pottawatomie County, this State. Mr. Cohb first homesteaded eiglity acres of land, and com- uienced its im(irovement under the dilliculties nat- urally occurring in the ease of a man without means. He workcil on his farm and by the month for other parties alternately for two years, at the expiration of which time he was enablefl to give all his attention to his farm. He thus operated until 1881, then traded it for eighty acres near Irving — the old Ashcroft place — and purchased forty acres adjoining, at H per acre. He operated upon this land until the fall of 1884; then selling out. pur- ch;ised his present farm of eighty acres, where he : has effected all the improvements which we now see upon it. He has set out forest trees, and has a j vineyard of fifty grapevines. During the season . of 1889 he raised sixty-three acres of corn. The j land is well watered by Timber Creek, and finely adajjted to general agriculture and stock-raising. j Li the latter Mr. Cobb is considerably interested, keepitig graded animals. In connection with his other interests, he, in partnership with Mr. M. E. I Dial, owns the United States patent for a diphtheria cure, which he is introducing with a fair success. ' In Jefferson County. Kan., on the 24th of .Sep- tember, 1871, occurred the marriage of George W. Cobb with .Aliss Cynthia C. Raines. This lady was born in West Virginia. .Sept. 24. 1853, and came to Kansas with her parents in 1867. The latter were Isaac and Marj' A. (Harmon) Raines, who are still living on a farm in the vicinity of West- moreland. Kan. Of this union there have been born eight children, viz.: Ira A.. Ellie G.. Francis E.. Nellie P.. Fred. Ida B.. (ir.-ice and Stella. .Air. Cobb, politically, gives his sup[)ort to the Union Labor party, in whose ranks he is quite a promi- nent mendicr. being frequently sent as a delegate to the county conventions. He is likewi.se an ar- dent friend of temperance. The fatlier of our subject was Ziprou Cobb, like- wise a native of Orange County, N. '^'., and the son of Noah Cobb, who was also born in that county, but later removed to Luzerne County. Pa., where he spent his Last days. Ziprou Cobb followed farming until about forty-five years old. in his na- tive county, then going to Luzerne County. Pa., put up a saw and grist mill, with the intention of oper- ating these. The high water, however, svve|)t away the l)uildings and machinery, entailing great loss, and .Mr. Cobb, being about ruined financially, re- sumed his old |>i!rsuit of farming, in the vicinity of Carbondale. Pa. Later he engaged in huckster- ing, which he followed until 1866. That year he 382 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. came to Kansas, .and iiwde his lioiiie with his son at ^'alley Falls vvliero his death occurred in 1874. The father of ovir subject was twice married, and l)y his first union there were horn three children, viz.: Lewis, an old settler and proniinent fanner of Jefferson Count.y. this Slate; Rebecca .1. (.Mrs. Burke), of Pennsylvania, and William N.. residing near Greenleaf. Kan. The mother of our subject was in her o'irlhood Miss Klizabeth Buchanan, daughter of James Buchanan, a well-to-do Penn- sylvania farmer. She was boru in that State, of which she is still a resident, her home being near Scrantonville. She is a member of the Baptist Church, and a<;ed about sixt}- years. Of her union with Zipron Cobb there were born six children, viz.: Irene E., a residentof Scranton. Pa.. George AV., the subject of this sketch ; Frances E. and Lucy J., both residents of Scranton, Pa.; C3'n- thia J., in Tennessee; and Martha B., in California. William N. Cobb, the half brother of our subject, served three years during the late war in a Kansas reyinunt. ^ ETER HAGEN, of IMulberry Township. ; ranks A. No. 1 among the farmers and slockraisers in the northwestern part of Clay County, he having a finely developed tract of land, 180 acres in extent on section 30. There are few finer estates in the Republican River Valley, the land being amply watered by Midbcrry Creek, and, by the wise management of its present owner, having been brought to a high state of cul- tivation. This farm was purchased by Air. Ilagen in 187'.) and he has since made it his home. The birthplace of the subject of this sketch was in the kingdom of Hanover, (urmany, where he first opened his eyes to the light Sept. 2, 1848. He is thus in the prime of life and the prospect Is that he has before him many years of usefulness. He is descended from pure German stock, being the son of Jacob Hagen, likewise a native of Hanover and a farmer by occupation. The latter spent his entire life in his native kingdom, dying in 18G1, at the age of fifty-two years. He had been prosper- ous, financially, through the long management of a large estate, although not becoming a landowner himself. In religion he was a Lutheran. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Rega Held. She likewise was a native of Hanover and of pure (ieiman ancestry, her home being in the Grand Duchy of <)ldcnburg. She is still living and has now arrived at the advanced age of seventy-five years. She. too. was trained in the doctrines of the Lutheran church to which she still adheres. Peter, of this sketch, was the third in a famil}' of seven children, three sons and four daughters, four of whom arc living and all married. Peter is the only one of the farailj' who came to the United States. He was carefully trained at home and obtained a good education in the com- mon school. Ipon the outbreak of the Franco- Prussian War he enlisted and formed one of the body guard of the old King William, being one of 250 good sized soldiers chosen for this office. He was at Frazalis when William was proclaimed Em- perior of consolidated Germany, after the sur- render of the French, in January. 1871. It is well known to those acquainted with histor\- that the old Kaiser took particular pride in his soldiers and would have none about him who were of insuffi- cient weight or stature. Mr. Hagen still maintains the fine proportions, physically, which gained him the ]jost of honor during his military career. After the close of the war Mr. Hagen repaired to Uldenberg where he attained to his majorit3\ Finally, not being satisfied with his condition or his prospects in his native land, he, in 1879 set out for the I'nited States from the port of Bremerhaven on the sailing vessel ■•America" bound for Balti- more. Md. After being landed safely at his desti- nation he started for the West, coming at once to this State, which has since l)een his home. He was first married in Clay Center to Miss Alar}' Ilinrichs, who was born in Oldenburg in 18.52 and came alone to America iu 1880. Their wedding follow- ed shortly afterward, Mrs. llagen being -'the girl he left behind him,'' and to whom he was betroth- ed before leaving his native country. She depart- ed this life at Clay Center, July 10, 1885. leaving one child, a son. Henry, who is now at school and living with his father. Ueturning iu 1.S.S7 to his native land, Mr. Hagen PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 385 was a second time lunrrietl in Oldenburg, to Miss FredricUu ()nken. Slio likewise was horn (in October. 18()4). and reared in Oldenburg, and was orpiianed by the death of her parents when (luite \(iuiig. Slie was carefully reared and received a good education in her native tongue. Of her un- ion with our subject there are nochiklren. Mrs. Ilagen has one brotiier who lives in Iowa and two sisters who reside in (Jerniany. Mr. and Mrs. Ilagen are Lutherans in religion and i)eople more than usuall}- intelligent and progressive. Their tasteful home gives evidence of culture and refine- ment in a marked degree. Mr. Ilagen endorses the principles of the Democratic partj' altiiough med- dling very little with politics. His farm buildings are neat and substantial and adjacent is an orchard of 1 L'O choice trees in good bearing condition. A fine grove ailds to the embellishments of the place, wliile at the same time affording grateful shade in the summer and a protection from the blasts of winter. A lithographic view of Mr. Ilagen's resi- dence is shown on another page. * IfelLLIAM II. DRAKE, one of Clifton Town- \rJl/ ship's leading citizens and land owners, is W^ tiie proprietor of 400 .acres, finely located on sections 27, 28 and .'53. He came to AVashington ( 'onnty in 1 879 and purchased Ids land the following year. Prior to this he had been a resident of t)ak- land County, Mich., the latter being his n.ative .State. He was born near Ann Arlwr Nov. 22. 183.5. and is the son of (iouverneur Drake, a native of Orange County, N. V. The latter when a young man emigrated to Miciiigan, settling in Washtenaw County aV)out 1830, and preempted land in Lodi Township. He 1)egan life there among the heavy timber with liis young wife, formerly Miss Almira Rose and a native of his own .Stale. The father of our subject hewed out a farm from the wilderness of the AVolverine State, constructing a good homestead where both parents lived until the close of the Civil War. Then they removed to Ann Arbor, and a few j-ears later to Ypsilanti, where Mrs. Drake ilied when about fifty years old. Mr. Drake in due time took up his residence with his son-in-law, Mr. Marshall, of Lodi Township, Washtenaw County, and died there when about seventy-live years oUi. He became a Republiean soon after the organization of that party, and with his estimable wife was, religiously, a .Methoilist. The subject of this sketch wjis reared and edu- cated in his native county, and during his younger years was chielly employed in farming pursuits. When ready to establish a home of his own he was married, in Farmington, Oaklaiul Co., Mich., to Miss Kmina Cox, a native of .Somersetshire. Hn- gland. March 2, 18.79. Mrs. Drake came to Amer- ica with her |)arents when quite young. The latter were .loim and .Mary A. Cox. and they settled in Oakland County, Mich., about I 8G0. They arc still living on a farm, being each about sixty years old. Tliey are most excellent and worthy people, highly resi)ected 113' all who know them. Mrs. Drake spent her childhood and youth in an uneventful manner \Miderthe parental roof, becom- ing familiar with all housewifely duties and receiv- ing her education in the common schools. Three children were born to her and our subject and named respectively, Kernel A., Pearl and lola. Mrs. Drake believes in the doctrines of the Meth- odist Church. Mr. Drake, politicall}'. is a sound Republican, and, socially, belongs to the A. O. V.W. A view of the home place is shown in this book. 0— APT. F. W. .STACKPOLF. of the firm of Stackpole iV Tobey, bankers. W.ashington ^ ' and ( heenleaf, is one of the leading men of Washington Count}', and a prominent factor in promoting its financial interests, and thus .advanc- ing its growth and development. He is a worthy repre.sentative of an old New F^ngland family. [ and is himself a native of that part of the 1 country, born in Thomaston. Knox Co.. Me., April 28, 1844. His father, Captain Harris Stackpole, was also born in that famous old sea- port town, June 18, 1816 the date of his birth, and that was also the birthplace of his father, .lames ) Stackpole, tjr., who was born May 17,1780. He 386 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was the son of .another James Stnekpolo, vvlio was born in Sonierworth, N. II., May 12. 1744, and in 1765 became an early settler of Thomaston, where he reared his family and spent the remainder of his life. The maiden name of his wife, to whom he was married in May. 171)7. was .Tuditli Thomp- son, and she was born in llarpwell. Me. The grand- father of our subject was their seventh child, and as he grew to manhood he became a house carpen- ter, a shipbuilder and also a limediurner, and spent his entire life by the .sea in Thomaston. The maiden name of his wife, to whom he was married in 1805. was Mary .'^pear. and she was born July 1 1. 1786. Tliey were the |)arents of thirteen child- ren, of whom tlie father of our subject was the sixth in order of birth. When he was eighteen years old he began the life of a sailor, and at twen- t3'-five had risen to the command of a vessel in the merchant marine service in the .American and European trade. At the age of forty he had been so fortunate to accumulate a handsome competence, and since then has lived in retirement in Thomas- ton, engaged in no active business. His marriage with Miss Martha J. ^Mitchell was consummated July 25, 1841, and the years, nundiering nearly half a centur}'. that they have traveled life's road to- gether have been fraught with peace and happiness to them. She was born in Thomaston in Novem- ber, 1821. the eldest of the six children still living of Cyprian and Lucretia (Davis) Mitchell. Her father, who was a farmer and a native of Maine removed to Thomaston in 1780. The subject of our sketch was given the advan- tages of a liberal education, the preliminaries of which he obtained in the public schools of Thoaias- ton. The bright, studious lad was then sent to Wesleyan Seminary, an excellent institution of learning at Kent's Hill. Me., and he subsequentlj' became a student in Spear and Sawyer's Commer- cial College in Boston, from which he was gradu- ated with high rank as a scholar in 1864. having obtained a line business education. He had previ- ously made several voyages with his father and hav- ing a natural taste for the sea desired to enter the naval service. After he was graduated he made application for admission to the United States Navy at CUarlestown. Mass. But being offered the command of the sailing vessel "Ninevah" at tlie same time he entered the merchant marine service instead, and for twenty years was captain of a merchant vessel. He commanded the '• Ninevah." piling between New York and European ports, two years, and then the " Joseph Fish," engaged in the New York and South American trade, eleven j-ears, and the remainder of the time till January, 1884. he commanded the '• St. Nicholas " and "Manuel Llaguano," in the New York and San Francisco trade. \Vhen the White Star l^ine of steamers was organized he was offered command of one of those vessels, but he declined, as he preferred sails t<> steam. While yet in the prime of life. Captain Stackpole decided to abandon the sea and try to live once more on land, turning his talent for busi- ness in other directions. With characteristic shrewdness and discernment, noting the tine oi)i)or- tunities for a capitalist to make money in this State, he came to Washington County with his family to establish his hon)e in Washington cit^", and to invest some of his mone}' in the banking business, establishing banks in Washington and Greenleaf in partnership with Mr. Tobej'. The comiilete success that has met his finaneial schemes has justified them, and he .'ind his partner are iloing a large and rapidly growing business, handling a great deal of money, and by their strictly lionora- ble transactions the}' have secured the patronage of the leading business men of the county and their fullest confidence. July 31, 1872, Ca[)tain Stackpole and Miss S. Elizabeth Tobey were united in marriage, and to them has been born one son, Frederic Tobey. .Mrs. Stackpole was born in Thomaston, Me., March 31, 1848, and is a daughter of William and Lucinda Tobey. She also comes of a seafaring people, and her paternal grandfather. Capt. Lemuel Tobey, com- manded a vessel in tiie merchant marine service. He married Sally Sanborn, and was washed over- board off Cape Hatteras. The wife died in Port- land, Me. Captain .Stackpole is a man of large heart and broad sympathies, and his genial, cheerful temjier make him a general favorite. Of firm, decided character and marked ability, the citizenship (jf this city and county received a decided .accession on PORTRAIT AND HIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM. ;387 liij advonl In re. ami ho lins liivcn an impetus to the hiisiiKis.s interests of lliis p.-irt of llie coiintv. III! and Ills wife stand liigli in social and religious circles, and tliev are iiienihers of tlie Uaptist Cliuicli. lilieral in its support and uenerously aid- injj its •rood work; lie is identified witli tlie A. K. it A. M.. as a member of Orient Lodge, No. 10. of Maine. WjILLIAMOUERNSEY WILDER. Among tlie well-rei;nlated farms of Swede Creek Township, that of Mr. Wilder deserves mention as being the home of one of its highly re- spected citizens. Mr. \Vildcr is a promiiu'iil man in his comiiuinity and in good circumstancps, sur- rounded by all the comforts of life. Genial and companionable, he makes friends wherever he goes and believes in extracting from life all the com- fort it will afford. He owns and operates 240 acres of land on seetioiis 1 and 12, his residence being on section 12. In noting the ancestry of Mr. Wilder, we find tli.it his paternal great-grandfather was a native of Kngland. and that his grandfather was a Vermont farmer in fair circumstances. His father, Ebenezer Wilder, a native of the Green Mountain .Slate, was born in Windsor County in 180."). When coming to years of discretion he emigrated to Warren County, N. Y., and from there to Cattaraugus County, where he purchased a small tr.act of land, from which he improved a farm and where he still lives, but is now retired from active labor. After the organization of the Republican party he identi- fieil himself vvith it and has for many years been a prominent member and a Deacon in the Close Com- munion Baptist Church. The maiden n;-.me of the mother of our subject was Dorcas Ilorton. .She likewise was a native of Vermont, and died in Warren County, N. Y., when her son William was a youth of seventeen years. The parental familj' included nine children, of whom the eldest daughter living, Mrs. Almira Han- cock, is a resident of Cattaraugus County. N. Y.; Niihum is deceased; Maria, Mrs. Cooper, is a resi- dent of New York State; William G.. our subject, was the next in order of birth: Luciiida died in Iowa, and .lohanua died in New York Slate; Dan- iel died in New York State when nine years old; Lee is in Cattaraugus County, N. Y.; .lob is a resident of California. During the late Civil War he .served in a New York regiment from the first year until the close, Nahum was in an Iowa regiment and served until near the close of the w.ar, when he was discharged on account of physical disa- bility. Thesubject of this sketch was born near Weston, Windsor Co., Vl., April 7, 1«;{3, and was seven years old when the family removed to the Empire State. He received very good advantages during his youth, and when seventeen years old began working out on farms in AVarren County, N. Y.. and was thus employed most of tiie time until 18o3. That year he emigrated to Iowa by rail to the Mis- sissippi River, and thence by stage .and on foot to Indianola. which was then a hamlet of a feiv houses. He engaged as a carpenter and joiner and lived there until 1864. In tlie year above mentioned, Mr. Wilder set out overland for Northern Kansas with a team and wagon, crossing the Missouri at St. Joseph. Com- ing into Riley County he homesteaded eighty acres of land on section 12. Swede Creek Township, upon which tiiere was not a shrub, neither had a furrow been turned. There had been a rude log house erected b^' William Deal. He commenced in true pioneer style the building up of a homestead, and endured the usual hardships and privations of life on tlie frontier. In listU the monotony was broken in upon, as he went out to skirmish against the Indians. Besides the original iiomestead Mr. Wilder has five .acres of timber on section 11, 155 acres of im- proved land on section 1, and eighty acres on the Blue Bottoms. This is all good land and 100 acres are under the plow. Adjacent to the dwelling is an orchard of 250 trees besides trees of the smaller fruits, and the various outbuildings necessary for the general purposes of farm life. The farm is largely devoted to stock-raising. Jlr. Wilder, while a resident of Indianola, was married, in 1859, to Miss Frances Milton. This :iS8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. bered among its most culluvecl and ®* intelligent citizens. Nature lius endowed him with more than ordinary capacities, a line in- tellect, the love of learning and the qualities moial nnd social which have so much influence in raising and maintaining the standard of a commn- nity in an educational and intellectual point of view. It has been said that the home surround- ings of a man are usually the true indication of his character, and judging from this, that of Mr. Morri- son is one which may be worthily emulated by all. There are around him the evidences of cidtured and refined t.astes, and one of the main features of his home-life is the large and well-filled library comprising works of the best authors on the soci.al, civil and political questions of tlic day. A care- lady was born in Ohio, and died at the lionicstead in Swede Creek Township, Kan. March 13, 1884. There were born of this marriage the following child- ren : Lovina, Lucy A. .who died in Indianola from ac- cidental poisoning when twenty-seven years old; Charles, Louey Ann, Franklin Lee and Eugene, de- ceased; Marietta, Wilbur and Edith. On the night of Feb. 11, 1873, the dwelling of Mr. Wilder caught fire and the flames spread so swiftly that before they could be rescued two children, Louey Ann and j Franklin Lee, aged seven and five years, perished in the flames. Mrs. Wilder never recovered from the shock of this bereavement and dis.aster, and transmitted her own fear of flre to the children who were subsequently ])orn, they having a nerv- ous dread of this element in every form. >Ir. AVilder has been a member of the School liiiard of his district for the past fifteen years. He assisted in organizing the district and in building the school-house. No man is more warmly inter- ested in the cause of education. He has served sev- eral times as a juryman and was Road Supervisor two }'ears. In politics he is Republican first, last and altogether. ? NDREW J. MORRISON, one of the Com- missioners of Washington County, is num- ful self eilucation and much thought, have raised Mr. Morrison to a point much above the average, making him a man with whom an hour may always be spent pleasantly and profitably. The town of ^Middlesex. Meicer Co.. Pa., was the native place of -Mr. Morrison, and his birth occur- red March 17. 1831. His father was a prosperous farmer, and jVndrew J. w.as reared amid the quiet scenes of agricultural life in the Keystone State, re- maining a member of the parental household until reaching his twentieth j-ear. Then starting out for himself he crossed the Mississippi River into W;iyne County, Iowa, where he purchased a farm which he conducted from 18ul until 1858. Then selling out he returned to Pennsylvania, anil pur- chased a farm in IMercer County, upon which he lived until 18G4. Selling out once more, he re- turned to the W^est and established himself on a farm in Appanoose County, Iowa, where he so- journed until 1879. Then disposing of this prop- erty he removed to Adair County, Mo., where he jMircliased a farm but onlv lived there one j'ear. Selling out once more he, in the spring of 1880, came to AVashington County, Kan., and selected his location in P^armington Township, of which he has since lieen a resident. He owns 120 .acres of good land, where he has effected substantial, modern improvements in the way of a comfortable dwelling, a good barn and the necessary outbuild- ings. The land is devoted to general agriculture with a fair assortment of live-stock, and yields to its proprietor a comfortable income. Mr. Morrison, at the outbreak of the Civil War. w.as a resident of his native State and on Aug. 27, 1861, enlisted as a Lnion soldier in Company- B, 100th Pennsj'lvania Infantry, in which he served two years. He was mustered in as a private and given his honorable discharge as Second Sergeant. He participated in the Sherman expedition, during 18()l-62, and in the fight at Chantilly, \a., where he was wounded three times, once in the left hand, losing his forefinger, once in the ankle and once in the left side. Afterward he was assigned to hos- pital duty at Washington, D. C, for ten months and then given an honorable discharge. Subse- quently, after going to Iowa, he was made Lieu- tenant Colonel of the Second Regiment of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 389 Appanoose t'oimty militia, and was familiarly known as "■Colonel." In Appanoose Countj'. Iowa, on Oel. 18, 1856, till' subject of this notice was nnitefl in marriage Willi Miss Sarah L. Miller. Mrs. Morrison was l)orn in Shelby County. Tenn.. Jan. 11. 1840. and after jjecoming the mother of one child, who died in infancy, she departed this life in Appanoose County. Sept. 28, 18.57. Mr. Morrison contracted a second marriage Nov. 28, 1871, with Mrs. Kliza- lieth Clirisnian. This lady was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, Xov. 29. 1842. She is the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Byers) Jlorrison. Of her union with onr subject there is one child, a daugh- ter, liyrninna M., born Dec. 18. 1873. In the election of November, 188'). Mr. Morri- son was chosen County Commissioner, and was re- elected in the fall of 188M. He h.as. since a young man. been prominent in local affairs wherever lie has resided. In Wayne County. Iowa, he was elected Clerk of the District Court, and while in Appanoose County, that Slate, tilled tlu' ollices of County Treasurer and County Recorder. He is a sound Repulilican. politically, and keeps himself well-posted upon the political issues of the day. He and his excellent wife are mcniliors in good staniling of the. Methodist Kpiscoiial Ciuirch. in which Mr. Morrison has held most of the ollices and been one of its chief pillars. From his youth up he has taken an active interest in educational matters. Personallj-, he is possessed of that kind and convteous demeanor which ( oniinciids him at once to all with whom he associates, as a gentle- man "to the manor born." .lolui Morrison, the father (jf our subject, was born in County Tyrone. Ireland, whence he emi- grated to the United States in his youth. He set- tled in Mercer County. I'a., and was married to Miss Elizalieth Veach. (Sept. 18, 1828. inTruniliull Coiintj'. Ohio. ) who was a native of that count3'. They removed to Pennsylvania and settled in Mer- cer County, where John Morrison owned a farm and engaged in farming, and where both parents spent the remainder of their d.ays on the home farm. There w.as born to them a family of eight children, of whom Andrew was next to the eldest. There are now only five of the family living, there being besides our sul>ject his two brothers — the Rev. William Veach Morrison, D. D., a prominent minister of the Methodist Episco'pal Church in New Lngland, and Wilson W., a well-to-do farmer of West Middlesex, Mercer Co., Pa.; Margaret A., now Mrs. Baird, resides in Mercer County, Pa.; Elizabeth J., now Mrs., McBride, who resides in Halstead, Harvej' Co., Kan. Mrs. Morrison has been twice married; her first husband was John M. Chrisinan. who dieil in the army Oct. 18. 1802, in the hospital at Keokuk, Iowa. Of this union there were born three children — two sons and one daugh- ter; the latter is deceased. The former are J. W. I., who resides in Putnam County. Mn.. and .1. P., re- siding in Kansas City, INIo. UGUST WANGERIEN, Ji:. In noting ^/lJI the prominent business men in the soulli- i* western part of Washington County, the ;jgy career of this gentleman, the JIayor of X'ining, cannot well be passed unnoticed. He is one of the pioneer merchants of that place where he established himself with a small stock of goods in 1878. By a steady course of upright dealing and close attention to business, he is now in the en- ' joyment of a line trade and stands at the head of the mercantile interests in his locality. His first business place was 20x60 feet in tlimensions. but i, ! has gradually lieen enlarged and he now carries a j full line of goods, comprising everything required I in the village or country household. In addition to his store business, he is engaged quite exten- I sively as a grain buyer, in company with James I S.ayer, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this volume. They have erected a good eleva- tor which is equipped with the most improved ma- chinery and has a ca|),acity of 40.000 bushels. Mr. Wangerien came to Washington County in 1877 and wisely invested a portion of his eapiUii in a whole section of land, occupying a part of sec- tions 10 and 11. Clifton Township, which he brought to a good state of cultivation and improv- ed with substantial frame buildings. He has oper- ateil quite extensively as ;i .-.iDck dealci-, havinj; 390 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. usually •200 head of cattle and fift.v head of mik-h cows. In Clay County he has more than 1,0(10 acres of land. He is a man who has always taken a warm interest iu the i)rogress and development of his adopted county, and in redeeming a large area of land from its primitive condition, has added thus much to itis taxable property. The subject of this sketch, a native of Germany, was born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg, Aug. 7. 1847. His father. August Wangerien. .Sr., was likewise a native of that section of country and of pure German ancestry. The latter was also engaged inmercai tile pursuits. In 1852 the family emigrated to America, located in the city of Cleve- land .tnd lived there until 1878. Ten years of this time, August. .Ir.. had been in business on his own account. The father of our subject learned shoemaking in his native city and was married to Miss .Sophia Reinke, who was born and reared near the birth- place of her husband. Five years after thCL birth of their first child. August, they decided to seek their fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic and taking passage on a sailing vessel at the port of Hamburg in the latter part of July, they were landed in New York City after a voyage of six weeks. Thence they proceeded to Newark. N. .1.. and from there to Cleveland, Ohio, where the father estitblished a shop and later merged it into a grocer}' business. He was prospered, becoming well-to-do financially, and in 188.") retired from ac- tive business and now with his excellent wife is spending his declining years, surrounded by all the comforts of life. He is seventy years of age and the mother is sixty-seven. The family consisted of two daughters beside our subject — Louisa who remains with her parents and is unmarried; and Amelia, the wife of Dr. Wood, a practicing i)hysi- cian of Cleveland, and living in the suburbs of that city. The subject of this sketch attended tlie city schools in Cleveland, and accjuired his first business exi)erioncc in his father's store before reaching his majority. He embarked in business for himself as before mentioned and on April 11 lb, 1878, was united in marriage with Miss Mary IM. AVolf. This lady was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, Jidy 1, 1849 and when one year old was brought to America by her parents, Philip and .Sybilla ( Ivnob- loch) Wolf. They settled on a farm near Cleve- land, but later removed into the city where Mr. Wolf died when about sixty years old. His wife is still living at the age of probably eighty years and makes her home with her daughters in Cleve- land. Ohio. The wife of our subject received excellent home training, remaining under the parental roof until her marriage. Of this union there have been born seven children one of whom, Clara, died at the age of twenty-two months. The survivors are Bertha S., August H., Amelia T., Henry R., Stella L. and Ciirl J. They are all at home with their parents. Mrs. Wangerien is a Presbyterian in religion and our subject, socially, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Blue Lodge, No. 122 at Clifton. Politically, he is a Republican and was elected to his present oftice in 1887. In personal appearance Mr. Wangerien would attract attention anywhere, being of fine pli3'sique and commanding presence. He possesses marked characteristics, among them being honesty, integrity and correct dealing which have gained him the esteem and con- fidence of his fellow citizens. The German na- tion has contributed greatly to the prospeiitv of the Great West and the subject of this sketcli holds a leailing [losition among his countrymen. >— ^* •e^m- •^-^-• 5$ EORGE W. LACKEY, a farmer and stock- ji (— , raiser of Clay Count}', makes a si)ecialty of ^^^ijj thoroughbred swine and Norman honscs, having an interest in the fine stallion •• Affrontie." The home of Mr. Lackey is on section 10 (.if Mul- berry Township, where he owns 120 acres of finely improved land, lying on the first l>ottora of the Republican River. He also owns eighty acres of improved land iu llrantford Townshii). AVash- ington County, the same having an excellent (u-- cliard. Air. Lackey was boiii in Washington County, in the eastern part of Tennessee, Cct. 20. 1854. His father, Robert Lackey, was born near i^exington, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 391 Ky., and grew to iiiaiiliood in his native State. While yet a single man he went to Washington County, Tenn.. and there married Miss Martiia Galloway. .She was born and icaied in the county wliere she was married, that being the iiome of lier parents dniing tlieir entire lives, .lonathan and Mary (Combi*) Galloway. I i veil to be very aged, the father dying when nearl3' ninety, and the niotlier wlicn upwards of one liundred ^ears of age. Dur- ing tlie War of 1812, Mr. (lallow.ay had served in tlic Ameriran Army. His oc'CU|)ation in life was that of a farmer. After the marriage of Robert and Martha ((ialloway) Lackey, they obtained a part of the old (ialloway homestead in Washington, Tenn., and there lived for some years. Mr. Lackey w.as of Republican politics, and served four years as a private in a Tennessee regiment during the recent Rebellion. He was a member of the Chris- tian Church, as is his widow. The death of Mr. Hobert Lackey occurred Dec. 24, 1876. he being aged fifty-four years. In November, 1884, his widow removed to Illinois and lived in Greene County until quite recently, when she came to this State. She is now sojourning with her son, our sul)jeet. She is more than sixty-six years of .age, and is still strong and active. She has borne a famil}' of six sons and two daughters, all yet liv- ing except one boy and one girl. Two sons and one daughter, are married and have families. The subject of this sketch is the second child in the parental family. He w.is reared on a farm in his native county, and when nineteen years old left the parental roof-tree and went to Greene County. 111. There he m.ade his home for seven years, being the owner of a tr.act of land upon which he was engaged in farming. In the fall of 1881, he removed to this State, locating upon the land which he still occupies. In Greene County, 111., Mr. Lackey entered into a matrimonial alliance with Miss Achsali .1. Hrown. She is a daughter of William and Susannah (Deakins) Hrown, natives of Washington County, Tenn.. where her birth took place Aug. l;j. 18."):5. She is the third in a family of eight children, four .sons and four daughters, all of whom are living, are married and have families, except the youngest who ijied ill infaniy. Mr. and Mrs Brown siient their entire lives on their homestead in Tennessee, departing this life when middle aged. They were members of the Missionary Ba|)tist Church. Mr. Brown was a faithful soldier during the Rebellion, and died shortly after tiie war, of disease con- tracted in the service. Mrs. Lackey went to Illinois when a j'oung woman in company with an older lirother. and there made her home until after her marriage to our subject. She is the mother of three children, Julia, and Amanda A. Flossie .May died when about one year old. Mr. and Mrs. Lackey are active members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. L.ackey is a Re- publican and an earnest supporter of the principles of the party. He is enterprising and honorable in the conduct of his business affairs, and for his [iri- vatc character is esteemed by all who know him. IDWKi LUXDIX. This gentleman is one of those whose perseverance and untiring energy have been crowned with success, and whose standing is, financially speaking, on a firm basis. He now owns 320 acres of fine land on sec- tion 1, Sherman Township, Cl.iy County, and there is no indebtedness hanging like a sword of Damo- cles over his head. The farm buildings are more than usu.ally large and well-built, and include barn, corncribs. granaries and adequate stabling for va- rious kir.ds of stock. Numerous forest and fruit trees have been planted upon the estate, and good fences enclose and divide the entire acreage. The dwelling house is a large frame structure, conven- iently designed ^uld neatly painted. Altogether, the place liears such marks of careful oversight :is to show that it is under the management of a rep- resentative farmer. Ludwig Lundin is of Swedish ancestrj- and na- tivity, lie was born in Helsingborg, Xora Wram, Sweden. June 27. 1847. He was reared in his na- tive country and is the recipient of a LIAM HANXEY, proprietor of the White Star Steam Laundry, Clay Center, W^ operates the largest establishment of the kind in this part of the country and at times gives emi)lo3'ment to fifteen hands. He is a man highly sjioken of by his townsmen, being noted for his Ijusiness integrity and those qualities which have admitted him as an ever-welcome member to the social circle. He was born in Somersetshire, Eng- land, May 13, 1844, and lived there until a young man of nineteen 3'ears. After that for a period of seven years he resided in Wales. In RLw, 1860 Mr. Hnnney emigrated to America and settled in Cook County, 111., where he sojourned about three months. Thence he crossed the Miss- issippi into Burlingame. Kan., and in January, 1870, homesteaded 160 acres in Clay Township. Clay County, when the present city of Clay Center was a liamlet of six houses. Upon his land there were no improvements, whatever, and for seven years he lived in a dugout. This structure, however, was tightly walled up and warmer than many a more modern dwelling. After breaking a part of his prairie land Mr. Ilanney proceeded with other improvements, set- ting out fruit and forest trees, including one of the first orchards in this vicinity. His fruit trees, however, were sulisequcntly destroyed by grass- hoppers. He fenced his land and put up the neces- sary buildings, and lived there until 1877. That year he removed to Clay Center and occupied him- self in Barber's Elevator for one year. He then established his present enter|)rise of which he has made a decided success. He became prominent in local affairs, serving as Constable three years, as Jailer and Deputy Sheriff three years. For two years he ojjerated a creamery. He organized the Rosevale Band of whicli he became the leader and which was the first musical band in Clay Countj-. He was connected with this for seven years. Sul)- sequently he organized the Clay Center Band, of which he is still a member and which is now knouii as the •■ Dispatch." While living in Wales Mr. Hanney was married in March, 1865, to 3Iiss Anna Hapgood. a native of England, and who subsequently went to Wales where she made the acquaintance of her future husband. Of this union there have been born seven children only four of whom are living, viz.: Henry George, Minnie Mary, Leita May and Clayton Edward. The}' are all at home with their parents, receiving the training and eciucation suita- ble to their station in life. Mr. and Mrs. Hanney are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church and highly spoken of by all who know them. Mrs. Hanney is the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Derry) Hapgood, natives of England. The father is deceased; the mother is living in C'la}' Center. The names of Mr. Hauney's parents were James and Hannah (Hapgood) Hanney, natives of England. The father is deceased; the niotiier is still livinij in Wales. LEXANDER RO.SS. Among the solid men , Ji of (iarfleld Township, Mr. Ross holils a /// Is leading position and is no unimportant f/S>// factor in its farming and stock-raising in- terests. He makes a specialty of Norman and Clydesdale horses, graded Short-horn cattle and I'oland-China swine. His homestead is embellished with guod buildings neatly painted, and every- PORTRAIT AND 15IOGRAPIIICAL ALBUM. :5;)9 tliiiii; alioul the pieinises iiidioatcs the thrift and iiKlustrs' which have been the iui|ioit:iiU factors in developing one of the richest sections of Kansas. (May Connty has been especiall3f fortunate in her pioneers, amonIary (Hankins) Baker, na- tives of Kentucky and of German ancestry. They were probably married in Ohio, ami the}' lived on a farm in Ross Count}- of that State for many years. Mr. Baker was a soldier duiing the war with Mexico. He was a minister in the Christian Church the most of his life, his wife being a mem- ber of the same body. He was also a successful farmer and trader, and at the time of his decease PORTRAIT AND HIOORA I'llICAL ALBUM. 401 W.MS .possessed of great wealth, llnlli lie ami liis wife lived to be (|iiite aL;eil. To Mr. .■mil .Mrs. Tiiimions nine ehildren have been horn of whom we note the foll(nviiif whom we write is a Republican and stanch in his support of the party. He has been Justice of the Peace and held other offices in this township. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, genial and hosjjitable, am) of higli moral principles. His wife is his able coadjutor, and dispenses their gener(jus hospitalty with kindl}- grace. Among the residents of AVashington and Cloud counties, they have many friends and are respected by all who know them. ^^ ABRIEL T. B. IMAN is one of Washington County's energetic agriculturists. His farm is located on section 31. Sheridan Township, and is in a high state of cultivation. The residence is a large house of pleasing design, well liuilt and well furnished. The usual farm buildings liave been erected on the i)lace and it is well fenced. Six acres of the quarter-section which comprises the estate are set apart as an orchard. It contains fine varieties of fruit, and most of the tiees are bearing well. Mr. Inian is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, and lias all the stock that he can carry on his farm. He keeps Poland-China hogs, Clydesdale horses and excellent grades of cattle. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Emanuel Iman, a native of West Virginia. There he married and spent his life, dying at an advanced age. The parents of our subject were William and Lucinda (Malcolm) Iman. With their family of six sons they came from West Virginia to this State. They located in Clay County, about one mile east of Clifton, where the father bought 160 acres of land. He also purchased the preemption right of the same man from whom he bought the par- tially imiiroved 100 acres. .Subsequently he home- steaded 100 acres. His entire estate then comprised about one-half a section, as both the lOO's were fractional. The father and sons im|noved the farm and the parents spent their last d.ays upon it. The father departed this life March 7. 1883, aged sixty- two years. The mother died Se|)t. 28, 1888. being about threescore j'cars and ten. Both were mem- bers of the United Brethren Church. The gentleman whose name initiates this brief memoir was liorn in West Virginia. Feb. 10. 1851. He was reared on a farm and received his educa- tion in the district schools. Having arrived at man's estate he entered a homestead claim on the land which he now occujiies. This was in 1872, and improvements were at once begun. The first house was a frame liuilding, 14x16, in which he kept "bach" a part of the time before his marriage. This interesting event took place in 1877, and Mr. Iman built an addition to his house, making a cozy structure of five rooms. This dwelling was the family home until the fall of 1888, when it, together with a considerable portion of their goods, was destroyed by lire. .Mr. Iman immediately began the erection of his present commodious dwelling. The marriage of our subject took place at the residence of the l)ride in Clifton. Mrs. Iman bore the maiden name of Lydia Berry, aud is a daughter of Hufus Berry. Esq., whose sketch occupies an- other i)age in this Album. Four bright children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Iman. The youngest is yet unnained; the others are called Bertha. Litta and Leslie. Mr. Iman is a strong Hepublican. He is not an PORTRAIT AND BIOflRAPIIICAL ALBUM. 407 :i.s|tir;iiit to oflicp, tluni^ bered among the well-to-do farmers of Gar- '^^ field Township, are as follows : He was born in Zora Township, Oxford County, Canada, in 1844 and lived there until a youth of seventeen years. He then began sailing ou the lakes Huron 408 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and Eiiu, but two seasons of this kind of life suflieed him and returning to ti'rrafinna he entered the employ of tlie Great Western Railroad Com- pany with whom he remained five years. We next find liini in tlie Muskoka district wliere he staid one year and then seeking the Great West with his father, William McKenzie, (a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in tliis volume) at Atchi- son, Kan., purchased a team and started overland for Clay County. In Garfield Township our sub- ject horaesteadeil 1 60 acres and Ijouglit five acres of land where he now lives. There was not a siirub or a tree upon the place which Mr. McKenzie selected as his future abode, only long prairie grass over which wild animals roamed undisturbed by the i)resence of tlie white man. Having used up his small capital in the ac- quirement of this property, Mr. McKenzie now went into Missouri and worked on a railroad about six months. He then returned to his land but later went on a buffalo liunt to Phillips County and secured a wagon load of meat for winter use. Upon returning he put up a small house, l"2xlC feet in dimensions, borrowing tlie money of his fa- ther to pay for the lumber. In this he settled for tlie winter Ijut the following spring repaired to Junction City, and worked in order to obtain money with which to buy a team. Tliis end accomplished, Mr. McKenzie set about the improvement of his land, to which he has since given liis undivided attention. He lias an orchard of 700 ap|)le trees and good buildings, including a substantial frame residence and the usual out- buildings required by the enter|)rising agriculturist. He has been somewhat prominent in local affairs, serving as Constable two terms and gives his un- (lualified support to the Union Labor party. •ff£2/©«— S§^^ -■r'^^&^rTirtt^ ILTON J. HOLLO WAY. This gentle- ^ man is the owner and occupant of a good farm in Greenleaf Township, Washington County, where he devotes his attention to farming and stock business. The estate com pi ises 100 acres, well improved and thoroughly culti- vated, and is located on section 6, where Mr. Hollo- way has been a resident since Oct. 1875. The Holloway family trace their descent from three brothers of that name, who emigrated from England to America prior to the Revolutionarj' War. Thej' were men who lived to be old, reared large families, and were all well off. The one from which tills branch of tlu! family springs, first settled in New Jersey, and afterward removed to Pennsylvania. The father of our subject was Moses Holloway, born in Warren County, Ohio, March 15, 1797. He removed to Boone County, Ind., and there lived, engaged in farming, until his death, wliicli occurred in 1878. He was in good financial circumstances. He was for more than fort}' years a member of the Christian Church, and took an active part in church matters. He was a son of Jacob Holloway, a native of the Keystone State. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Jeanette Buntin. Her birth took place in Kentucky, May 29. 1810. Until the age of seven- teen, her home was in her native State. She then moved to Boone County, Ind., with her parents, and there she and Mr. Holloway were married about the year 1839. She was a daughter of John Buntin, a native of Kentucky. She bore her hus- band eight children, five sons and three daughters. They were named respectively, Amos S., Elizabeth E., Hannah. Perinelia A., John M.. Albert N. and JNIilton .1. (twins) and David II. Milton J. Holloway, of whom we write, was born in Boone Countj*. Ind., Jan. 12, 1845. He was reared on the home farm near Jlechanicsburg, and received the usual common school education. This was supplemented by a thorough academic course at Frankfort, Ind. He was well fitted for teaching and followed that profession in his early life. In 1864, though not yet of age, he joined the Union army, as a private in Company E., 11th Infantry, this being Gen. Lew Wallace's Zouave Regiment, wiiich served in Indiana on detailed duty, guarding luisoners, etc. Mr. Holloway re- ceived liis discharge in Baltimore. .luly 2(!, 1865, and at once returned to his native Slate. He re- mained until May. 1870. when he went to Atchison, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 40d Kan. Ill Oct. 187^). he i-anif to lliis c-oiiiily and l)oiiglit the land where he now resides. In Atchison Count}-, Kan., Mareli ! 1. 1874. Mr. Ilolloway was united in marriage witii Miss Mary \i. Cleghorn. Siie was born in Smyth County, A'a., X(iv. 20. 1854, hut was reared and educated in Mount Sterling. Ky. She is a lady of fine intel- lectual attainments and refined manners. Iler union with our subject has been blessed b}- the birth of four children : Grace, born Dec. 10, 1874; Albert N., .Tune ."). 1876 ; Eva. Oct. 12. 1K77. and Jessie, Nov. 23, 1879. 'Sir. Ilolloway is a stalwart Republican. He is a member of the G. A. R. Post No. 134 at Greenleaf. He belongs to the School Board at Greenleaf and at i)resent is serving as Treasurer of that body. In 1 888 he was elected Trustee of Greenleaf Town- ship, and is the present incumbent of the office. He and his wife, religiously, are members of the Christian Church in wliicli he holds the office of Elder. Mr. and Mrs. Ilolloway have many warm friends in the section where they reside, and enjoy the respect of all with whom lliey come in contact. ■yp^LOYD L. -lOSLYN, Attorney-at-law, ami Ik^W Editor of the Greenleaf Her;ild, Washington /l^ County, came to Kansjis in Februar}- 1880, and located first at Frankfort, in Marshall County. He was born in Woodstock. McHeiiry Co.. III., .Inly 1.5, 18.")(>. The .loslyns originally came from Englan; las home on the !.outlivvesl quarter of section 5. Later he added to his real estate liy the purchase of 200 more acres and he now has I 10 acres under the i)low. lie has planted for his own use ap|)les, [tears, grapes and peaches, all of which have been very prolific. He put up t)ne of tlie best houses in his neighborhood in 1881, this being ;i4x.'50 feet in dimensions and one and one-half stories high. Mrs. Louisa Percival departed this life .'^ept. 11, 18S4. leaving four daugliters: Estella Nora married Jonas Pruitt, of Illinois; they are now living on a farm in Pike County, Mo., and are the parents of two children — Ina and Ora. Ettie Catherine. Elsie Maude and Roxana arc at home with their father. Mr. Percival has an adopted son, Carlos Bissell. who became a member of the family in 188.S, at the age of eight years, and is now a i)rom- ising lad of fifteen. Mr. Percival on the 1st of May. 1886, contractefl a second marriage with Mrs. .Susan (Hlosser) Buckmaster, who hail two adopted children: Ettie Burright, whom she took at the age of one year and who is now a 30ung lady of twenty, and Daisy, who was left upon her doorstep in 1882, when a babe a few days old, in Tama County, Iowa, end who has been kindly cared fur since. Mr. Percival lakes an interest in party politics. and i.s a stanch supporter of Republican |irinciples. He has been the nominee of his party for .Sheriff, and has held many township offices, among Lhem Treasurer of the old township, two years, and of the new the same length of time; he has also been .School Treasurer for the past nine years. His first wife, a very intelligent lady, was clerk of the school district six years prior to her decease. The father of our subject was Stei)hen I). Percival, a Weslej-an Methodist preacher who died in 1883 in Pawnee County, Neb. The mother. Mrs. Roxana fBlanch- ard) Percival is still living there on the old home- stead. Both were natives of New York State. They were the parents of fifteen children, twelve of whom lived to mature years and all of whom .■ire married, with f;iniilies. Edg.ar diecl in Okhihonia during the past season fnjni the effect of wounds received in the I'nion service, iti which he was a comndssioned otlicer from the opening until the close, and at Atlanta was shot through the left linig. On another p.age may be found a lithographic engraving of the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Percival. -SSRi^. •^ OIIN WOODRUFF, a homesteader of 1870, established himself tli.at year on section 22- in Clifton Township, where he has 1 GO acres ^^ of good land, and where he has lived since the fall of the above-mentioned year. He also owns 120 acres in another part of the township. All his land is in a productive condition, and the two farms have upon them good frame buildings. A course of industry, diligently followed, has resulted in the ac- cumulation of a fair su|)|)ly of this world's goods, while the sterling worth of his character has made Mr. Wooth-LilT one of the most highly esteemed men in his corainunily. lie is still on the sunny side of forty, having been born March 5. 18.>0, in Oakland County, Mich. Erastus Woodruff, the father of our subject, was a native of Xevv York State, and when a boy emi- grated with his parents to Michigan, where the lat- ter died and where Erastus was reared to man's estate. lie started out in life for himself as a com- mon laborer. lie chose fur his [tartner in life Miss Malinda Bidlock, who was likewise born in New- York State and who went with her parents to Michigan when quite young. The two families were among the earliest pioneers of Oakland County. After their marriage Mr. .and Mrs. Woodrnff so- journed for a time in Oakland County, then removed to Washtenaw County, where they pre- empted land and made some improvements. Then selling out they returned to their ol HARLES L. HAMMELL is engaged in farming in .Sherman Township. Washington ^^y County. His well improved and cultivated farm is located on section 19, and consists of 320 acres. He was born inCJuincy, Ill...Sept. 8, 1844. His boyhood and youth until the age of fifteen were passed in Burlington, Iowa, where he was educated. In 1860 he went to Pike County, 111., where he re- mained until 1862. He then enlisted in the L'nion service, and was mustered in at Florence, III., Aug. 23. 1862, as a member of Company C, lllUh Illinois Infantry. The regiment formed a part of the First Brigade in the First Division of the 13th Army Corps. Mr. Hammell particii)atcd in the b.attles of Mcksburg and Jackson, Miss., as well as many minor engagements. Having faithfully served his country until .'uly 31. 1865, he was then honorably discharged at Baton Rouge. In the spring of 1870 he came to Kansas .and filed a home- stead claim on the land which he now occupies. The father of our subject w.as born in Burling- ton. N. J., in 1811, and bore the name of .John. He moved to (^uiucy. 111., in LSI I. and thence in 416 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1873 to this county. Here he was living at the time of his death, whicli took place Dec, 31, 1879. He was engaged in tilling the soil. The Haiumell family were of German extraction. The mother of our subject is now living in this count}'. .She w.as born in Mount HoUj', N. J., Sept. 7, 1808, and bore the maiden name of Estiicr A. Leeds. She is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, as was her husband. Her union with Mr. Hanimell resulted in the birth of four cliildren. They are named, respectively: C'iiarles L., Alice J., Robert T. and John W. All are living except the daughter, who died at the age of twenty-two years. In 1874 Mr. Ilammell w.is married to Miss Hat- tie Ward, a native of Pike County, 111. The union w.as blessed b}' the l)irtli of three children — Charles T., Stella J. aud Mary E., all of whom arc now living. The wife departed this life in 1880, at the age of twent^'-seveu years. Mr. Hammell was again married on the 7th of September, 1884. The bride in this instance was Miss Jennie C. Beeson, who was born in De.Soto, Johnson Co., Kan., Dec. 30, 1861. She is a daughter of Harvey and Elizabeth Beeson, nsitives of Iowa. The result of tlie union of Mr. and ]\Irs. Hammell has been the birth of one child — llattie J. They occupy a pleasant home, which is represented b}' a view else- vvliere in tin's Ai.iujr. Mr. H.ammell is identified willi the A. O. U. W., belonging to Palmer Lodge No. 166. He is a gentleman of excellent character, intelligent and observing, .and is respected by his neighbors and fellow-citizens. -^^l- J~i I'LirS R. TRIPP, Postmaster and Cashier of i the Fixciiange Bank at Barnes, bears the I reputation of a man whose career has been ' highly creditable and one which has com- mended liim to the esteem and confidence of his fel- low-citizens. Upright in his dealings, generous and public-spirited, he luas ever been on the side of progress and reform and the uniform encour.ager (if the enterjirises calculated to liuild up the moral and religious elements of society. In his praisewortln- labors in this direction, he has received the encour- agement of one of the best of women — a lady pos- sessing r.are virtues and wlio has assisted in drawing ai'onnd herself and her family the best social ele- ments of the community. Mr. and Mr.«. Tripp have a home whicli, without any pretentions to elegance, is encircled b}- an air of comfort and refinement which makes it a most delightful place of resort. A native of Warren County, X. Y., the sub- ject of this notice was born Oct. 29. 1849. and is the son of Alfred W. Tri])!), whose native place was Warrensburg, N. Y., and whose birth occurred March 27. 1822. The latter emigrated to Wis- consin about 18.50 and sojourned in that Stale until 1879. Then coming to Kansas he established him- self on a tract of land in Barnes Township, where he lived until 1885. That ye.'u- he was appointed as Postm.aster of Barnes, which office he held four years. He is now somewhataged and with the ex- ception of performing the light duties of Deputy Postmaster has retired from active labor. In poli- tics he is a Democrat but has never taken any prominent part in public affaii's. The paternal grandparents of our sul)Ject were Jesse and Ann (Bond) Tripp, both natives of New York State and to whom was born a family of eight children — Alfred W. being next to the youngest. The latter, in 1849, was married to Miss ]\Iar3' A. Girard in Warren County, N. Y. She was born in that count}- May 30. 1828, and is the daughter of Gilbert and Ann (Baker) Girard, likewise natives of the Empire State; she is still living. Besides our subject there were only two children — Annie J., now Mrs. J. II. Freeb}-, of this count)', and Ida M., who died Jul}- 1st, 1883. The boyliood and jouth of Julius R. Tripp were spent in his native county and he completed his education in Wisconsin, to whicli Stale he removed with his [larents. Later he assisted his father on the farm and engaged in the lumber business until 1876. That year he came to AV.ashington Countv, Kan., settling near the present site of Barnes. He contributed his quota toward the establishment of the town and in 1.S79 was appointed Station Agent for the Chicago, Burlington and I'nion Pacific Railroad Company at Barnes which position he held until I8.S6. That year he was made Cashier PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 41? of the Exchange Bank, which position he h.-is since iield. At the same time lie openitcd his farm of 240 acres, located on sections G and IC, Barnes Township. Mr. Tripp began life for himself without means, and his present standing, financially, indicates the perseverance and industry with which he has la- bored, lie is a thorough and accurate business man and well qualified for the responsible position which he holds in connection with the bank. So- cially, he belongs to the I. O. O. F. being a member in good standing of Lodge No. 276 at Barnes, of which he is a charter member, also a member of Marshall Encampment No. ;')0 of Barnes. Politically, he is a sound Republican. On the iOth of October, 1881, occurred the mar- riage of Julius U. Tripp with Ella F. Dikeman. Mrs. Tripi) was born in Kutland County, Vt., .^\\\y 12, 1851), and is the daughter of Frederick A. and Martha (Whitney) Dikeman who were natives of \'erniont. F. A. Dikeman died at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.. .Tuly 12, 1867. Martha Dikeman is a resi- dent of AVashington County. The household circle of Mr. and Mrs. Tripp includes three chil- dren — Frank K., Ida C. and Alfred W. Jr. The family residence is in the west part of town and is the frequent resort of its best people. -^^ bENRY W. STACKPOLE, L.L.B., junior ! member of the firm of Anthony & Stack- _v^ pole, is one of the prominent attorneys of \^i Clay Center, and possesses many of the sub- stantial qualities of his New England ancestry. He was born in Ellsworth, Hancock Co., Me., Oct. 26, 1S;")6, where he lived until five years old and later resided at Portland and other places. His native l)lace was also the birthplace of Eugene Hale, sub- sequently a Tnited States Senator, and with whom he was acquainted. The father of our subject was Greenleaf Stack- pole, Jr., who was born in the same place as his son Henry, July 12, 18:53. He married Miss Ma- linda A. Rice of Hampden. Penobscot Co., Me., ami o|)eratcd as an inviMitor and palcnt solictor after removal to] New York City in 1863. He con- tinued as a patent solicitor and later in life changed his residence to Elizabeth, N. J., where he lived for ten years prior to his decease, although at tlie same time doing business in the metropolis. His death took place in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1881. Henry W. was his only child. The widowed mother of the latter is still a resident of Elizabeth, N. J. The svdiject of this sketch after leaving the com- mon school finished his preparatory course at the somewhat famous school of Rev. T. F. Pingry, D. D.. in Elizabeth, N. J., and later entered the law department of Columbia College of New York- from which he was graduated in the class of 1877 with the degree of L.L.B. That same year he was admitted to practice in the comts of New York State, but a few weeks later set out for the AVest,locat- ing in Manhattan, this State, where he followed his profession for a period of ten years. Thence in 1887 he removed to Clay Center, and was for- tunate in becorning associated with his present partner, C. M. Anthonj', the ohlest practicing at- torney of note in the city. Mr. Stackpole learned the business of patent solicitor under his father and continues that branch in addition to the general practice of law. Mr. Stackpole has made for himself a fine repu- tation as a man of abilit}' professionally and like- wise in his character as a business man and a citi- zen. He is a prominent member of the Republi- can party and is frequently sent as a delegate to the County Conventions. He has little desire for office, but a great one for the continued success of his party. He is an honored member of the Ma- sonic fraternitj', being Secretary of his lodge and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias. The marriage of our subject with Miss Electa A. Foster of Elizabeth, N. J., occuied at the bride's home in Elizabeth, N. J.. May 1. 1884. This l.ady was born in the above mentioned city, and is the daughter of Marsh and Mary (Fox) Foster, the former of whom operated as a contractor and also carried on a sash and blind factory in Elizabeth. He died there in November, 1881 . and there the mother is still living. Mrs Stackpole received a good education, being specially cultured in mu.sic. 418 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and was afterwards an instructor in the Conser- vatory at Elizabeth, N.J. where she was graduated. While a j-esident of Manhattan, Mr. Staokpole served the first six years of his residence as Police Magistrate and four years as .Tustiee of the Peace, lie was Clerk of the Board of Education, six years and Secretary of the Manhattan Lodge, A. F. ct A. M., seven 3'ears. He assisted in the organization of the iManluittan Building and Loan Association and also belongs to the Pliijcnix Loan and Building Association of Clay Center. It will thus be seen that his life has been a bus}' one and being still young in years he will probably gain for him- self further laurels, both in his profession and as a public spirited citizen. Mr. Stackpole was in 1889 made .Secretary of the Clay Count}' Republican Central Committee, which position he still holds, and the success of the entii'e Republican ticket in that county for the first time in an off year for ten years, was largely due to his untiring efforts in its behalf. -*^ -V»- ^ \f/EREMIAH MILES. This substantial name is familiar to most of the older residents of Garfield Township, Clay County, within whose limits its owner first set foot in 1870, anfl his career has been such as to commend him to the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. Born in Miami County, Ohio, Ma}' 13, 1820, he is thus approaching his threescore and-tcn years, and has made for himself a good record along the high- way of life. Of southern antecedents, he is the son of David ^liles. a native of South Carolina, who was born in 1795, and who emigrated to Miami County, Ohio, with his father, David, and his step- mother, Rebecca (Golden) Miles, in 1810. The first wife of David Miles died in South Carolina. The paternal grandparents of our subject lo- cated amid the heavy timber of Miami County, Ohio, where the father hewed out a farm from the wilderness and where wi'.li his estimable wife he spent the remainder of his da^-s. Our subject's grandfather went to South Carolina with his par- ents, William and Catherine Miles, the former of whom was liorn in England and the latter in Switz- erland. During the Revolutionary times their dwelling, with all its contents, was dcstroj^ed while the Whigs and Tories were on their plundering expeditions. The great-grandparents of our sub- ject spent their last days in South Carolina. His grandparents and i)arents died in Ohio. In Miami County, Ohio, on the 2.Tth of August, 1841, .leremiah Miles was first married to Miss Re- becca K., daughter of Samuel and xVnna (Kelle}) Miles, whose parents were both natives of South Carolina, and were among the earliest settlers of the Buckeye State. They lived in the latter many years, when the mother died and the father re- moved to the vicinity of Richmond, Ind.. where he spent his last years. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Miles were William and Rachel (Elemore) Miles; thej' likewise were early settlers of Ohio, where thej' died. On the maternal side of the house her grandparents were Moses and Marj- (Teague) Kelle}'. The}' lived in Ohio many years and Grandmother Kelley died there. Her husband later removed to Parke County, Ind., and settled among the earliest pioneers, there spending the re- mainder of his life. Jeremiah Miles was a resident of his native State until 1854, being then a man of thirty-four years. Deciding now to cross the ^Mississippi, he located in Marshall County. Iowa, and thence in 1866 removed to Parke County, Ind. Two years later he returned to his native State, and from there, in 1870, came to Kansas and homesteaded 160 acres of his present farm. There was not a twig or a tree upon the place. Deer and antelopes were quite plentiful. He put up a sod house at a time when there were but two dwellings on the road between this point and Clay Center. The latter was then a very small village. He frequently walked there to obtain his provisions, carrying tliein home on his back. The little family occui)ied the sod house about two and one-half years and then moved into a better dwell- ing. That tract of wild prairie land now bears little resemblance to its primitive condition. Modern buildings embellish it, and the land is all enclosed with good fencing of wire and hedge. There are forest and fruit trees and all other accessories of PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. li:t the modem faiiii. ^Ir. .Miles lias planti'tl an orchard of about 500 trees and has probably 100 grape vines. Four acres are devoted to walnut timber, with some cottonwood and maple. Adjacent to the dn'elling is the barn, stables, corn-cribs and gran- ary. Mr. Miles cast bis lir.st Presidential vote for Henry Clay, and is a stanch adherent of the prin- ciples of the Republican part}-. He has always been one of the representative men of his commu- nity and has occupied most of the local offices. lie served as County Commissioner two years, was Assessor one year and has been a member of the .School Board fourteen years. He and his family belong to the Friends Church in the faith of which his ancestors were reared as far back as is known. Mr. and Mrs. Miles became the parents of eight children, the eldest of wiiom, Anna. I., died in 1862, when about twent\- years old. PIsther; Enos P. lives in Clay Center; Josepli .1. lives at home; Elizabeth is the wife of Frederick AVickstrom, and tiiey live in tlie .State of Oregon; Samuel W. is also in that State; David and John (tvvins) died in in- fancy. LEXANDER SPIERS. There is not within the limits of Linn Township, a more at- tractive home than that of Mr. .Spiers, nor a finer family. The head of the house- hold is a gentleman of more than ordinary intelli- gence, enterprising, active and public-spirited, and his wife is a well educated lad^- who was formerly prominent among the teachers of this section, hav- ing conducted the first school in wlial is now the Luin district, in the |)rivate dwelling of Mr. Fred- erick Bedker on section 28, the school lieing main- tained by subscription. There has been a vast change in the school .system and no loss change in the circumstances of Mr. and Mrs. Spiers. From a modest beginning, they have made their way up- ward and now own and occupy a well-developed farm, 320 acres in extent and which is the source of a handsome income. Mr. Sjiiers makes a specialty of stock-raising, producing graded .Short- horn cattle, full-blooded Poland-Chinu swine and Clydesdale anPIl XIEHENKE. Besides the honor of being one oi the oldest settlers of Riley \\\ County, the subject of this notice is one of ^jlits best educated citizens and a man of marked influence, especially among his countr^'men. He was designed for the i)riesthood in his younger years, and was given the training and education necessary thereto, Upon coming to Ameii^'a, how- ever, he .hanged his plans, and has now for many years been engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which he has been uniformly prosperous. Mr. Niehenke was born in the Kingdom of Han- over, March 8, 182.5, and there spent his childhood and youth, emigrating to America in 1817, when twenty-two years old. Heing of an adventurous disposition, he soon enlisted in the United States regular army and served until 1849, in the mean- tima participating in the ^lexican War. Upon being mustered out he located in the city of St. Louis, where he sojourned about three years and until 1852. We next find him in A'andalia. 111., where he engaged as clerk in a dry -goods store anil remained until 1855. AVe now find our subject back again in St. Louis, whence, in 1857. he came to Kansas Territor}'. and preempted land in Center Township, Riley County. - He occupied this until 1859, then pur- chased 225 acres on section 34. Center Township, where he has since made his home. Here he has effected all the imiirovements naturally suggested to the ambitious and enterprising man. He is an independent voter, and has held several of the minor offices. The otfshoot of a nationality be- lieving in compulsory education, he is naturally interested in the establishment ami maintenance of schools, and believes that the young should be given every advantage which will make of them worthy and intelligent members of society. While a resident of St. Louis, ISIr. Niehenke was married, in I860, to Miss Charlotte Boettcher. .\fter thirteen 3'ears of wedded life Mrs. Niehenke departed hence, in 187.'?. Of her union with our subject there were born eleven children, seven of whom are living — Louis, Ralph, .lolin. Kate, Emma. .Vnnie and Minnie. In 1873 Mr. Niehenke contracted a second marriage with Rliss Barbara Welter. Of this union there has been no issue. Louis and Katlierine (Averbeck) Niehenke, the parents of our subject, were natives of Germany and spent their entire lives there. Their fainil}' consisted of seven children, of whom Rudolph was the fifth in order of birth, and is the only member of tlie family who einigrated to .Vnierica. Altliouirh approaching the r*ixty fifth year of his age. Mr. Niehenke is remarkably bright .and active, and cai* 422 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. accomplish more than manj- a younger man. He comes of a substantial race, and of a nationalitj' which'has contributed largelj" to the growth and development of the Great West. ^-^'^^:i?H^t5<' NDREW M. LARSON. The sons of vScan- W l ! flin'''via have borne no unimportant part in I* the settlement and development of the Great "West, and they have been almost uniforml}- men of good habits, sober, industrious and well-to-do. The subject of this notice is one of the most worlli}- representatives of the .Swedish nationality, and takes the lead among his country- men in Grant Township, Washington County. He has constructed one of its most valuable farms, and illustrated in a marked manner what may be accomplished I))- steady perseverance and industry. We now find him in the midst of comfort and plant}', a man respected by his neighbors and one who has contributed in no small degree to the welfare and prosperity of bis township. Mr. Larson was born in Scone, in the southern part of Sweden, Oct. 29, 1838, and lived there until a man of thirty j-ears, receiving a practicnl education in the common scliool. He has been a reader all bis life, and has thus acquired a useful fund of information. When a young man be at- tended drawing school, and became quite proficient in this art. He likewise learned the trade of a brick and stone mason, at which he worked during the summer season. He thus occupied himself until coming to America. He first took np his abode in this country in Galesburg, 111., but only remained there one year, going then to Keokuk, Iowa, in March. 1870, and remaining there until in July, 1871. In the meantime he had been married, March 20, that same year, to Mrs. Annie Charlotte Anderson, the widow of Lars .John Anderson. In .Julj-, leaving Keokuk with *40 in his pocket, he came to Grant Township, Washington Count}-, and after paying his liomestead fees and raili'oad fare, had about $G remaining, and was in del)t $10 for money borrowed. He thus was unable to send for his family until he could secure work, but this he succeeded in doing, and was joined by them in September following. He worked at his trade until the weather forbade this, then moved his fam- ily to a hole in the ground, which is now the cell.ar of his present residence, making a roof of prairie grass. They took possession of this in February, when the water was frozen in the bottom, moving in upon the ice. This constituted their dwelling for two years, Mr. Larson in the meantime being unable to made any repairs more than to put on a covering of boards. He secured a blind horse for a job of work that first fall, and when moving into their dug-out, a neighbor who had a cow for sale, brought it over to them and told them tliey might pay for it when they could. The next spring, by doubling teams with one of his neighbors, Mr. Larson broke three acres of ground, which, with one acre he had hired broken the year before, made four acres ready for cultiva- tion. Mrs. Larson planted |)otatoes and corn with a hoe, and was successful in raising a large crop of each. l>y the following .Tune ten acres had been broken, and the next season Mr. Larson raised some of the largest watermelons he had ever seen. That year also he put in ten acres of wheat, and four acres of corn and potatoes. He sowed seven bushels of wheat from which he harvested seventy- five busliels in the fall. In the meantime lie worked at his trade for the consideration of having more breaking done and for seed wheat. In 1871 Mr. Larson traded mason work for two colts with one of his neigiibors, and he still has these, now grown to old horses. From this Li mo on he was prospered in his labors, and in 1881 pur- chased the first check rower used in a corn field in this section. He kept on working at his trade until in tliis manner lie acquired seven horses and two head of cattle, while his stepsons carried on the farm. Finally, in 1876. with his accumulated capital, he purchased the quarter-section adjoining- the north side of his farm, for which he paid 1540. His father-in-law came o\er from the old country, and settled on a piece of land south of him, ami this land Jlr. Larson also secured, pacing therefor $235, but legal complications arose, which increased the cost to $700. In 1883 he purchased a quarter- section a half mile south, for which he paid $1,500. On the two home farms 180 acres have been broken, PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 425 and on llic smith farm ninety acres. ()n the $700- place he has fifty acres broken. Tlii.s has now be- come tlie property' of his two step-sons, but Mr. Larson superintends tlie 0[)erations with hired iielp. In 187() was built tlie commodious stone resi- dence now occupied b}' Mr. Larson and his family. This is twenty-five feet square, besides the kitchen, and the contrast between this dwelling and the duir-out is very marked. INIr. Larson's barn is 40x40 feet in dimensions, with a. hay loft aliove and room for all his grain inside. He has two corn-cribs and is now completing the third large cattle shed, this latter being 36x47 feet in dimen- sions. The farm is all enclosed with good fencing, and Mr. Larson has an orchard of 250 apple trees, besides quantities of plum and pear trees, and the smaller fruits. He has likewise set out large num- bers of Cottonwood and walnut trees to shelter his cattle, of which he has this year (1889) about ninety head. lie feeds large numbers each year, buying quantities of corn for this purpose. He also has eleven horses and 200 head of swine. It will thus be seen that in a financial point of view the man who came to (Jrant Township with com- parativelj- nothing, is now independent, financially. Mrs. Larson had by her first marriage three chil- dren, and by her union with our subject there has been born one child, Amanda, who is now a charm- ing young lady of sixteen years, having been born in the dugout before-menti(med Sept. 2G, 1873, Miss Amanda is (juite an accomi)lished musician, and all of the children of this family have been given a good education. Annie, the daughter of ^Irs. Larson by her first husband, is the wife of Charles Hamerback; they live near the homestead and have four children. The stepsons of JMr. Larson took his own name. Charles is married and lives on land which he homesteaded in Wallace County, this State; he has no children. Alljert is unmarried, and is also living on land which he homesteaded in the above-mentioned county. Mrs. Larson's first children were all born in Soderman- land, Sweden. The principles of the Re[)ublican party receive je cordial endc rseraent of Mr. Larson, who has served his township and county in various ways. He is now Treasurer of the School Board. He was reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to the principles of which he still adheres. The father of our subject was Lars Larson, and his motlier was Kresti Monsdotter. The former was born Dec. 14, 1803, and died in Sweden at the ad- vanced age of eighty-six years, passing to rest Sept. 28, 1889, while the latter died in November, 1864. She was born Feb. 1. 1809, and was accordingly at the time of her death, fifty-five years of age. Elsewhere in the Ai.msi a|)pears a fine litho- graphic engraving of the house of our subject and his wife. It is one of the neatest and cosiest in the entire community, and is the abode of peace and hospitality. --l-«-&=^^-|+-5- OIIN GNAGY, of Barnes Township, Wash- ton County, is looked upon as one of its most popular and successful men. His in- dustry and perseverance, which were ob. scrvable as the leading elements of his character at an early age, have resulted in the accumulation of a fine property, embracing 320 acres of choice land, well improved with suitable buildings and in a high state of cultivation. The residence is con- spicuous as being one of the finest in Barnes Township, and with its surroundings is represented by a view elsewhere in this volume. This pi-etty place completes the idea of the modern rural home. Mr. Gnagy is considerably interested in live-stock, and as a breeder of Hereford cattle is a pronounced success. He commenced his life work poor in pocket, and every dollar of his possession has been earned by himself. He is a man of high moral char- acter, a member in good standing of the Christian Church at Barnes, and never refuses to lend a helping hand to the various enterprises calculated for the advancement of his township. In former years, politicallj-, he was a Greenbacker, but is now in sympathy with the Union Labor party. He has never been ambitious of office, and with the excep- tion of serving one term as County Commissioner, has declined its cares and responsibilities. Mr. (inag}- is an Ohio man, and was born Feb. 7, 1827, in Tuscarawas County, that State. His fa- ther, Abraham Gnagy, was born in Westmoreland 426 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. County, Pa., and emigrated tu tlie Buckeye State when a boy, living there until 1854. Then, dis- posing of his interests in that region, he pushed on farther westward into Wliitley County. Ind., but only lived five years thereaft<>r, his death taking place in 1859. He was a carpenter by trade, an honest and industrious man, but one who failed to accumulate much property. For many years prior to his death be was a member in good standing of theUnited Brethren Church, a moral, upright man, who unfailingly defended the right and frowned upon wrong-doing. The paternal grandfather was Christ Gnagy. who was likewise born in Pennsyl- vania and who traced his ancestry to (Jermany. Mr. Gnagy's mother bore the maiden name of Susan Seese. She likewise was born in Pennsylva- nia, and was the daughter of George and Mary Seese, also natives of that State and of German ex- traction. To Abraham and Susan Gnagy there was born a family of twelve children, as follows: Margaret, George, John, Christina, Elizabeth, Christ, Moses, Abraiiara, Isaac, Mary, Jeremiah and Mathias. John, the third child, was reared on the farm in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, receiving a common school education. He learned carpenter- ing of liis father, at which he worked considerably and also operated as a millwright. In 1 848 he re- moved to Williams Count}-, Ohio, where he so- journed until 1856, then changed his residence to DeKalb County, Ind. From therein 1869 became to Kansas and homesteaded 150 acres of land on section 28. Barnes Townshij). He has since been engaged in farming and carpentering, adding to his landed possessions as his capital increased, and has found his real estate to be a safe and profitable investment yielding handsome returns. While a resident of Williams County, Ohio, Mr. Gnagy was united in marriage with Miss Margaret AVright, the wedding taking place at the bride's home in St. Joseph Township, Feb. 7, 1859. Mrs. Gnagy was born in New York State, Aug. 3, 1832, and is the daughter of Alexander and Orpha Wright, who were also natives of that State. This union resulted in the birth of ten children, five sons and five daughters, who were named respectiveh'. Jay, Cynthia, Sarah, Orpha, K., Olive, L., M., Mary and I. N, The initials given comprise the only name of those children. The>' still form a bright and interesting family circle, unbroken by death. Ja>- was married to Miss Sarah AVanamaker, of W.ashington County, this State, and they are the parents of five chihlrcn, Maggie, John, Clarence, Augustus and Olive. Cynthia is the wife of Ira Wanamaker. a farmer of Washington County, and they have ten children, Ella, George. Charles. Will- iam, Cora, Benjamin, Maggie, K., Annie and Fred- die. Sarah married John Hinkle. a farmer, and they have four children, Charles, Elmer, Oscar and Clara. Orpha is the wife of Charles Roper, a farmer, and they have four children, Walter, Fred- erick, Frank and Ida. K. married Miss Annie Wislie, and they have two children, Maude, and a babe, unnamed. Olive is the wife of August Wishe, a farmer, and they are the parents of one child, Clara. The children are all residents of Washing- ton County, and forty-three members of this fam- ily are living within a few miles of e.ach other. Up to this time there has been only one death since the marriage of our subject and his estimable part- ner. The}' form a large representation of honor- able and intelligent people, and are performing their full share in promoting the interests, sociallj', morally and financially, of Barnes Township and vicinity. REDERICK C. VOGELSANG. This hard- w^orking, unassuming German citizen, of Linn Township, has by a life of persever- ing industry, become the owner of a fine farm on section 27. which he has developed tlioroughly and upon which he has erected substantial buildings. He has i)lanled forest and fruit trees, and instituted all the improvements naturally expected of the well-regulated farmer, and is with his family en- joying all the comforts of life. He is a native of the West, having been born in St. Louis County, Mo., Ajiril 21. 1854. When quite young, he went with his parents to ISIadison County, 111., where he was reared on a farm and acquired his education in the common school. Mr. Vogelsang came to Kansas in September, 1884, landing in Washington County on the 7th of that month, and a few d.ays afterw.ard settled on rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 12; the land wliioli lie now owns and occupies. This cmliraces IGO acres, and is now largely devoted to farming and stock-raising. While a resident of Madison County, III., Mr. Vogelsang was married May 1-2. 1881. to Miss Caroline Cording. This Lady was born March 12, 1865, in Madison County, 111., and is the daughter of Ernest Cording, who spent his last days in that county. They have one adopted child, a daughter, Anna. Mr. A'ogel- s.ang votes with the Democratic party, but has never been inclined to seek official honors. He and his excellent wife, religiously, are niomljers in good standing of the Lutheran Church, in which our subject has been Trustee two years. Henry Vogelsang, the father of our subject, was born in Prussia, and emigrated to the United States about 1849. He spent his last years in Madison County, 111. The maiden name of the mother was Louise Tempel, and she w.as a native of the same country as her husband. Of their union there were born eight children, five of whom are living, namely: Mary, ISIrs. Roff man; Frederick C; Min- nie, Mrs. Bowman; Bertha, Mrs. Multhau; and Jo- hanna, Mrs. Ruehle. The deceased were Henry, Louie, and Augusta, (Mrs. Wilde.) -►^-i-i>=^^4+^-^ — ^! AMES KINSLEY. This gentleman, though only thirty- Ave years of age, is already one of the most prominent young men of Sheridan Township. Washington County. Previous tY)l!is residence here he occupied a prominent place among the young citizens of Clifton Town- ship. In both townships he has held various posi- tions of public trust and responsil)ilily. Jlr. Kinsley was born in Pike County, Miss., Aug. 12. 1854. When about three ye.ars of age hisliarents. Thomas and Catherine (Kaho) Kinsley, removed to New Orleans. About two years later they located in Atchison, Kan., from which place, after a year's sojourn, they went to Buchanan County, Mo. In April, 1861, they became resi- dents of Kansas. They first located on Elk Creek, about three miles north of Clyde, Cloud County. The parental family consisted of six children, of whom our subject was the fifth. Three young men hvcatcd with them. Buffaloes were yet to be seen occasion.ally, and Indians were all around them. Only a few months were spent in that location. In the fall of t!ie same year they removed west of Clyde, to what was then known as Bull Run Ferry. There they "squatted." and remained until the fol- lowing spring. Thence they removed to Clifton Township, this county, and there farmed for one season. Thence they went to the home of George Funnell. (See sketch.) In the spring of 1863 the father filed a homestead claim on 160 acres, on section 7, Sheridan Township. There the family removed. The parents are still living on the home- stead, which is now a fine farm. Later the father preempted a quarter section also in this township, and the most of the entire estate is cultivated. Both parents of our subject are of Irish birth. In the Emerald Isle they were reared in the Cath- olic faith, as were their ancestors so far as known. They were married in the Jatholic Church, with all the rites of their religious faith. Of their fam- ily of six children, five now survive. They are: Mary, JIathias, Bridget (now the wife of George Funnell), Anna, and our subject. The deceased daughter bore the name of Johannah. The o-pntleman whose name initiates this notice was married in this township to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Fink) Bow- maker. She is a native of Illinois, and her parents are of Prussian birth. Three bright children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kinsley. They bear the names of Mary E.. Catherine M. and Thomas J. Mr. Kinsley owns eighty acres of the old home- stead. He has made good improvements upon it, and has a comfortable an he has served .as Treasurer for two years, and now holds the office of School Director. In all the offices to which he has been elected, he has proved himself worthy of the trust placed in him. Prompt and vigorous at duty's call, of strict integrity and active intelli- gence, he has faithfully discharged his public duties. In private life he is equally capable and trustworthy. He is a life-time Republican. He 428 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and his famtlj' are members of the Catholic Chiireli, in which faith he was reared. They have a well- regulated and finel\- improved homestead, and are justly proud of their neat residence. A view of the latter is presented elsewhere in this work. •i- #^ J'OHN THESMAN. a man popular in both the social and business circles of his com- miinit}', owns and occupies 160 acres of good land on section 2, Hanover Township. He is of that kindly and ijenial dis))Osition which it is so pleasant to meet, and extends alike to friend and stranger the cordial hospitality, which at once places them at ease, and himself on a sound foot- ing in their good graces. He is a life-long farmer by occupation, and is considerably interested in live-stock, keeping a goodly number of horses, cat- tle and swine, all graded animals. The farm is well watered by Cottonwood Creek, which runs through it, fringed with timber. Adjacent to the dwelling is an orchard of 200 trees, and Mr. Tiiesman has planted nearly 300 grape vines. He has in fact around liim all the comforts of life, and without living elegantly, extracts much comfort from the home which he has built up, and wiiere he lias lived for the last nineteen years. In Mecklenburg-.Schwerin. Germany, the sub- ject of this sketch was born Nov. 11, 1840, and is the son of John Sr.,and Louisa (Thesman)Thesnian, the latter a second cousin of her husb.nnd. and both of whom were natives of the same Province as their son. They were there reared and married, and there the father died in 1841. when John, Jr., was but an infant. The mother subsequentlv re- married, and in 1860 emigrated to America, settling m P^rie County-, X. Y. She spent her last d.i3-s in that connty, dying in 1883. Of her first mar- riage there were born two children onlj- — John and Joseph. The latter is now deceased. Mr. Thesman spent his first tweoty years in his native Province, receiving a good education in the common school, and being bred to farm pur- suits. After coming to America he lived eight j'ears in Erie Connty, X. Y., then coming to Kan- gas, settled on his present farm, which was then in a vastly dififerent condition from what it is now. In 1864 he took unto himself a wife and helpmeet, Miss Henrietta Hartig, who was born in September, 1839, in Gostshoff, Germany, and came to America with her two sisters and one brother in 1864. The sisters still live in Erie County, N. Y. Her par- ents were natives of the same Province as their daughter, and lived there until the death of the father, which occurred in 1868. Their family con- sisted of ten children, eight of whom are living. To Mr. and Mrs. Thesman there have been born three children — John, Henry and Mary. The sec- ond son died in 1866. jMr. and Mrs. Thesman are members in go 3d standing of the German Lutheran Church at Hanover. Mr. Thesman, sociallj-. is prominently connected with the I. O. O. F.. being Xoble Grand, having passed through all the chairs of his lodge. He is a warm admirer of the prin- ciples of the order, and is enthusiastic over its prosperity and success in this country-. In political matters he votes the Democratic ticket. He is one of those straightforward and reliable men who can always be depended upon to encourage morality and good order, and who illustrates in his own career all the qualities of the honest man and good citizen. He has been fortunate in acquiring a comfortable amount of this world's goods, and will be enabled to spend his old age in peace and comfort. - or>o . - coo • • ^OHN M. TOWNSEND was born in Fre- mont County, Iowa, July, 23. 1853. His parents having removed to Atchison County, Mo., during his bovhood, he grew to man- hood in that State. In .lune, 1881, he came to Washington County, Kan., and settled in Highland Township, on section 11. He is the owner of 200 .acres of land, and gives his attention almost wlioU}' to stock-raising, carrying on quite an extensive business. He raises gr.aded stock, and keeps about eighty head of cattle, and turns off from 100 to 200 head of hogs annually. The parents of our subject were Robert and Rosa (Gilmore) Townsend. The father was a native of Indiana, and his first settlement after marrying was in Jlissouri. He remained there but a short PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 429 time, however, when he changed his residence to Fremont County, Iowa. He subsequently re- turned to Atchison Count3-, Mo., where his wife died Sept. 15, 1887. The parental family com- prised ten children, our subject being the second in order of birth. .Tohu RL Townsend, the gentleman of whom we write, was married in Washington County, Kan., .July. -2. 1882, to Miss Ursie Williford, wiiose l)irth had taken place in Indiana, July 15, 185;3. Mr. Townsend and his estimable wife are the parents of one child — Raymond, who was born Dec. 19, 1885. Mr. Townsend has been Township Trustee for two years and School Treasurer for three years. In both offices he has sliown his capacity for finance. He takes quite an interest in political affairs, and is a member of the Republican party. Altliough not connected with any church, Mr. Townsend is a believer in the doctrines of Christianity. His wife is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and of high standing therein. Though his resi- dence in Kansas has extended over but a few- years, his upright character and financial ability, give promise that he will ere long be ranked as one of the leading men of the county. He is at present a Justice of the Peace. ^~W.«'412£l27©i© •.^-a/TOJ^^-Wv ^JNDREW sweet. Occupying a promi- LJI nent position among the fanners and stock raisers of Grant Township, Rile^' County, is the above named gentleman, whose landed estate now amounts to about 876 .acres, sit- uated on sections 3, 4 and 9, and who is engaged in raising cattle, hogs, horses and mules for market. His ability both as an agriculturist and a stock- man is acknowledged by all about him, and his up- right character is equally' well-known and valued. His residence is a commodious stone edifice, sit- uated on the high ground overlooking the Blue River Valley from the mouth of Mill Creek north, and the line estate comprises b(jttom and bluff pas- ture land and valley. The dwelling contains an excellent library, and an organ indicates th.at music is regarded as one of the essentials to home cheer and home happiness. The financial success of Mr. Sweet enables himself and family to gratify their tastes and display their hosi)italit3-, and frequent gatherings at the house indicate that it is a favorite spot, particularly with the music loving young people. The youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sweet has from her childhood been a collector of mincralogical and geological specimens, and now has a rare collection enriched b3- contributions from almost ever^' })art of the world, and including also many other curious and interesting articles of vertu, the whole forming a valuable and highl}' prized embellishment of the home. Mr. Sweet is a descendant of one of two brothers who came from England with William I'enn and assisted in the early development of Pennsylvania, from which .State his grandfather removed to Ken- tucky. There 15. F. Sweet, the father of our sub- ject, was born and grew to manhood, marrying Miss Jane Robinson, who was born in Virginia and became an inhabitant of the Blue Grass .State when three years old. B. F. Sweet was a farmer and cabinet-maker. He moved to Ohio about the year 1832, and in Brown County our subject was born on Oct. 31, 183i, being the third in a family of five children. The first born of the parental family is Lucy M., now the wife of J. M. Sullivan, a min- ister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Bald- win City, Douglas County, Kan.; they have four living children. Fvlizabeth F. resides in the same place and is the wife of James Hair and the mother of six children. Thomas served dming the war in tlie 22(1 Ohio Infantry, and lost his health in the army, surviving, however, until 1881; he married Mattic Freyberger. and left two children. James, a twin of Thomas, was Color Sergeant in the iSth Ohio Infantry, and when Gen. Grant made an as- sault on the Confederate works at Vickslnirg. on Maj- 22, 1863, he was the first man to place the Union colors on the breast works, receiving a death wound from a bullet a few moments afterward. Andi'ew Sweet was reared on a farm and re- ceived the usual common school education of a farmer's son on the frontier, where schools were '■few and far between." He remained at home until of age, and then rented from his father for fifteen years, carrying on a successful agricultural 430 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. life. Under the call for 100 days' men in 1864 lie became a member of Comiianj- K, 60lli Ohio In- fantry, holding the rank of Corporal. Turning his steps westward in the fall of 1870, Mr. Sweet arrived in Manhattan on Oct. 28, and made his home in that town until the following February, when he purchased l.")6 acres of land, which forms a part of his present estate. Learning that the adjoining 100 acres was government land, he soon after filed a claim upon it under the Home- stead Act, making his residence thereon. This acre- age was increased by purchase until his landed estate amounted to almost 1,000 acres, hut having sold seventy-seven acres to a son. his own holding is at present but 876. On March, 27, 1856, in Brown County, Ohio, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between Mr. Sweet and Jliss Mary P. Talley, who was also a na- tive of the Buckeye State. The happy union has resulted in the birth of five children, only one of whom is now at home. Ann married Worth Nixon, a farmer in good circumstances, whose home is in the Blue Valley, in the southeast corner of Grant Township; they have one child. Benjamin F. mar- ried Lucy A. Knipe, daughter of the Rev. William Knipe, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this vol- ume; tlie^' reside in Montgomery County, and have three children. Thomas married Miss Jessie A. Pierce, and their home is near the Paul school house in Grant Township. John H. is unmarried and is employed as clerk in the hardware store of P. W. Zeigler, in ISIanhattan. Lillie, who is at home, is well educated and accomplished, being an ex- cellent performer on the organ and regarded as the best singer in the neighborhood, her sweet voice leading in the Sunday-school where her musical ability is very useful. All the children received their education at Baker Universitj'. Mr. Sweet is a Republican and has served as del- egate to county conventions. He has been Road Overseer for several 3cars and is now serving as a member of the District School Board bringing the same qualities to bear in the management of town- sliip affairs, which have made him so successful in his own private work in life. Since childhood he has been a menil)er of the Methodist Episcopal Cliuicli and is a valued assistant in tiie good work of the denomination. His wife, in her own sphere, has shown herself as able as he in his. and shares with him in the esteem of a large circle of acquaint- ances. •i- #># -J- ARTIN THOMPSON is the owner and occupant of a fine farm on section 14 Kimeo Township, Washington Count}-. It comprises 160 acres under thorongh cul- tivation, and bearing such iniprovements as are usual to a iirogressive farmer. Mr. Tliompson also owns 160 acres on section 23. He gives con- siderable attention to stock-raising, and keeps from fifty to 100 head of good cattle. The parents of our subject were John and Re- becca (Coler) Thompson. His father was a well- to-do farmer in Morgan County, Ohio, where he died at the age of forty -six years. The mother died when our subject was but a year old, leaving three young children to the care of her husband. The latter subsequently married again, and four children were the result of the second marriage. The seven children born to John Thompson bore the names of Catherine, Eli, Martin, Mary, Will- iam, Margaret and John. Eli and Margaret are novv deceased. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Hugh Thompson, was one of the jiioneers of Oregon, to which territory he removed in 1852, and there lived to a good old age. The gentleman whose name heads this notice, was born in Morgan County, Ohio, April 7, 1850. He was reared on a farm, and received a common- school education, remaining in his native county until 1869. He then went to Andrew County, Mo., where he remained five montiis. IJeturning to his native State, he continued tlierc until the following year, when he removed to Vernon County, Wis. There he was engaged in farming until 1876, with the exception of a short time spent in freighting before the days of railro.ads in the West. From Wisconsin he removed to Kaufman County. Tex., where he sojourned a couple of years. His last remov.il was to tiiis county, when in li*78 he purchased the land upon which he now resides. At the home of tlic bride in \'ern(in Coimty, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 431 Wis., July 4, 1871, Mr. Thompson was nniled in marriage witli Miss Iluldah Davis. She is a la(l>- of culture and refinement, and was born Jan. 13, 1852, in the same county where her husl)and first saw the light. Her parents, Samuel and Elizabeth ((iladden) Davis, were natives of Pennsylvania. They removed to Wisconsin in 1855, and there Mr. Davis died at the age of seventy-one 3'ears. Mrs. Davis still survives, having now reached the age of seventy-two years. She is a worthj" mem- ber of the Christian Church, with which her hus- band was also identified during his life. Mr. Thompson is in sympathy with the principles of the Republican party, for which he never fails to east his vote. He has been an office holder ever since he became a resident of this county, and he is now Treasurer of Kimeo Townsliii). He is a man of strict integrity, of more than ordinary intelli- gence, and is justly esteemed by his fellow-citizens. ^: OHN DURHAM. Tiiis gentleman is the owner and occupant of a pleasantly' located farm in Greenleaf Township. Washington County, where he is devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits and stock-raising. His fine farm is located on sections 27 and 28, and com- prises 160 .acres under thorough cultivation, and bearing good improven^ents. The father of our subject was Bryce R. Duilmni. born in Genesee County, N. Y., about the year 1802. He was a son of Jacob Durham, who was a native of New Jersey, and of Irish descent. Bryce Durham removed to Erie County, Pa., when quite a young man, and there followed farming until his death, which occurred about 1855. He was in very good financial circumstances. He married Maria Vandcvender, born in Genesee County, N. Y., in 1800. She was a daughter of Peter Vandevendei', of German extraction, and who was born in New Jersey. He w.as an officer in the Revolutionary War. Several of the members of the Vandevender family were West Point cadets at an early date, and serve-— .o*o..CS^eing educated in the Clifton schools. ^Irs. Hetu is a Presbyterian in religious belief, and n lady very highly respected in her community. Since the death of her husband .' a well-built frame house was erected, and the famil3' moved into the new and more com- modious (juarters. In Strawberry Township, at the home of the bride. .Mr. Bowmaker was uniteil in marriage with iNIiss Margaret Felder. Her parents. Hobart and Mary A. (Walterschiet) Felder, were born in Ger- many. Tliere they were married, and thence emi- grated to the United Sl.ates in 1847. They located in Missouri, where their daughtei-. Mrs. Bowmaker. was born. In that State Mr. Felder died. His 436 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. widow departed this life iu this cou'.ity. Both were communicants of the Catholic Cliurch. Mrs. Bow- maker has borne her husband seven children, two of whom died in infancy. The five survivors are named resiiectively: Peter, Elizabeth, Mary, Lena and llobart. Mr. and Mrs. Bowraaker are communicants of the Catholic Church, in which faith tliey were reared. They are possessed of many sterling quali- ties, and are well esteemed by all who know them. A view of their place will be seen on another pajj;e. rVr^REDERICK IMHOFF. This gentleman is /si, one of the lara-e land owners of Indcpend- ence Township, Washington Count}-. He resides on section 29, and has 480 acres of land under thorough cultivation, and supplied with necessar}' and adequate buildings. He has just com- pleted a residence at a cost of $1,500, his former home having been entirely destroyed by fire on the 6th of March, 1889. The conflagration was occa- sioned by sparks from a locomotive on the Balti- more & Mississippi Railroad, which runs through his land. Mr. Imhoff intends erecting a fine new barn. His place is made attractive by the 300 fruit trees, numerous stands of grapes and other small fruits, which he has set out. Begiiming life with no capital, his affairs now rest on as firm a financial basis as those of any citizen of the vicin- ity. The parents of our subject were Bennett Fred- erick and Anna (Gode) Imhoff, natives of Olden- burg, Germany, where they were married and resided. The father was a brick-layer. He died in 1886; his wife is now living in her native place at the age of eighty. The family comprised six children, of whom our subject was the third. He was born Feb. 27, 1843, and grew to manhood in his native place. He received the education which Germany insures to all her sons, and learned the trade of a carpenter. During his country's war with Austria, he served in the 2d Artillery, and went through the campaign from the fall of 1864 to tlie fall of 1866 without a wound. Among other engagements in which lie took part were the Ger- man victories of Tauber-Bischofslicim and Gerlach- shein in Baden, and Wurzburg in Bavaria. The year following the war, Mr. Imhoff came to Amer- ica, and landing iu New York, went immediately to Doniphan County. Kan. In 1869 he removed to this county, and took a homestead. Here he has since made his home, improving his e.state and add- ing to its acreage. He keeps about tliirt}-five head of cattle, ten of horses, and forty of hogs. Mr. Imhoff celebrated his marriage, iu March, 1870, with Ilelene Lavrantz, of Doniphan Count}'. She was born in Oldenburg, German}-, Sept. 28, 1843, and came to America in 1867, residing in Doniphan County, until her marriage. (For notice of her i)arents, see sketch of her brother, John Lav- rantz, which occupies another page). Mr. and Mrs. Imhoff are the parents of five children, three of whom are now living. They are Henry A., F. William, and A. Helene, all at home attending school. They are receiving all possible advantages in that direction, and their parents are much inter- ested in their progress. Mr. Imhoff is conservative in politics, and votes the Republican ticket. He has been a member of the School Board for six years, and has also acted as Road Overseer. He and his wife are members of the German Lutheran Church, in Hanover, and he has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The success which Mr. Imhoff has met with, proves him to be capable and cautious in the management of his business. He bears the reputation of an honor- able man and intelligent citizen, and is a general favorite in the community, his wife also standing high in the respect of all. I„ NDREW J. WILCOX. Among the many successful and progressive farmers and stock-raisers of Washington County, this gentleman holds high rank His home- stead is located on section 8, Clifton Township, and is in a highly improved condition. He makes a specialty of Poland-China hogs, and has some fine registered swine. He was born in Wisconsin, and is a son of Ephraim and Mercy (Adams) Wilcox. I lis place (if iiirtli was Salem, Kenosha County, and PORTRAIT AND lUOGRAPHlCAL ALBUM. 437 the date, J:in. 22, 1843. He was well eilucalcil, and made his home with his father until he eame to Kansas in 1869. The family lived in two or three different counties in Wisconsin. In Trempealeau County, Wis., in 1860, our sub- ject, with his father, started a nursery-, which they conducted for nine years. Mr. Wilcox then sold to a brother, William, and came himself to this State. In March, 1864, he enlisted in the 36t,h Wisconsin Infantry, Company I. The company was com- manded by Capt. Farren,and the regiment by Cols. Haskell and Warner. The regiment was sent to tlie South, and took part in the terrible battles of Rick- et's farm, where eighteen per cent of those engaged on the I'nion side were lost. Their next heavy engagement was at Spottsylvania. Following this came the hard fought battles of Chickahominy and Cold Harbor. At the latter engagament Mr. Wil- cox received a shot in the left knee, which disabled liiin for a few days. He lost as little time as pos- sible, and, rejoining his company, fought with them through seven engagements at Petersburg. He was disciiarged at Alexandria, Xa.. in June, 1865, and thence returned to his home. Tiiere he continued in the nursery business for four j-ears. On coming to tills State, lie ideiititied himself with the agricul- turists and siock men. Tlie land upon which he now resides, was taken liy him as a iioinestead in 1870. He feeds mucli stock, and is a successfid breeder. Mr. Wilcox was married in Trempealeau County, Wis., to Miss ^'iolet Gladsoii. The bride was l)orn in Delaware County, N. Y., Aug. 23, 181'>. When (juite young siie came with her parents to Trem- pealeau County, where they settled on a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Gladson were born in Scotland, and came to the United States after llieir marriage. 15otli are now deceased. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox has been blessed by the birth ot live children. The}- bear the names of Elsie, Angus, Walter, Eunice, and Andrew J. They are all at home. Kphraim AVilcox, the father of our subject, was born in Oneida County, N. Y., and was the son of John Wilcox, who was also a native of the Empire State, and probably of Welsh ancestry. John Wil- cox was a farmer. After the death of his wife he reiTioved to Wisconsin, and made his home in Ken- osha County, until his death. That event occur- red when he was within a few days of ninety years of age. He had been a soldier in tiie Ulack Hawk VV'ar, and was a lifelong Democrat. Ephraim Wil- cox was taught the trade of a shoemaker, and fol- lowed the same for some years. He was ofiicially connected with Oneida Count}' for several years as Deputy Sheriff, Deputy Clerk, etc. He was mar- ried in that county to Miss Mercy Adams. She was a native of that county, and descendant of a long line of ancestors prominent in the history of that State. After the birth of four children, Ephraim Wil- cox and his wife removed to Kenosha County. Wis. Their removal took [jlace in 1830, and the}- crossed Lake Michigan on the first boat that made the trip. The vessel was in command of Capt. McEadden. On settling in Wisconsin, Mr. Wilcox was sur- rounded by a wild waste of territory inhabited b}' Indians, and on which wild game abounded. He be- came one of the live men of the county, and assisted largely in its development. He was one of the founders of the town of Wilraot, whicii was located on land which he had obtained from "Uncle Sam." Some time after his removal to Wisconsin, he man- aged an hotel, and carried on a booti and shoe store. Later he, with twootiiers, founded tlie city of Ricli- land Center, Richland County. He afterward pur- chased two farms near the city, and operated them for several years. Selling them, he removed to Jackson Count}', and there continued his agricul- tural pursuits. He subsequently removed to Trem- pealeau County, and, as before stated, was engaged for a numlier of years in the nur.sery business. After his son Andrew, our suliject. had sold ids in- terest to another son, William, the father and his new partner continued the business at the same place unt.il about the year 1873. Tliey then removed to LaCrosse, where they have since been successfully engaged in conducting what is known as tlie Mt. Hope Nurseries. Ephraim Wilcox was an Abolitionist until after the emancipation of the slaves, since which time he has been a radical Prohibitionist. Wiiilc working in behalf of the freedom of the slaves, he was closely connected with Owen P. Lovejoy, and made man\- speeches in tlie interest of freedom. Hi' is an lion- 438 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. orary member of both the Wisconsin and 3Iinne- sota State Horticultural Societies. Among the fruit growers and those interested in liorlicnitnre in the Northwest, he is well known. Two of his sons, Thomas and Ephraini, Jr., served more than three years in tiie suppression of the late Rebellion. Ephraim, Jr., was a member of the "Eagle Regi- ment," and of the '-Old Abe" Company, of Wis- consin. Andrew J. Wilcox has served two terms as Jus- tice of the Peace in Clifton Township, and has held other local offices. He belongs to Sedgwick Post No. 24, G. A. R., at Clifton. He is a stalwart Re- publican, and is not only a successful business man, but is a progressive citizen — and a man of sterling character and fine capabilities. His -wife is also possessed of more than ordinary intelligence, to- gether with nian}^ social and domestic virtues. v@7 ,T, ^ ^- TRON P. WEB.STER. Thespring of 1879 /// i\\ foi'ii'l Mr. Webster established at his pres- /// 1^ ent farm on section 21, Clifton Township^ and since that time he has devoted his at- tention to its cultivation and improvement. The homestead comprises 320 broad acres, fertile and well watered and which yield handsome returns to the hand of the husbandman. Mr. Webster came to Washington County in the spring of 1878 from Assumption. 111. He had been for about thirty years a resident of Christian Count}', that State. Prior to this he had lived in Sangamon County, 111., three years. During his earl\' manhood, having a fine voice for singing, he had occupied himself as a teacher of vocal music for many years, but in the meantime he had also purchased and conducted a farm. Since coming to Kansas he has also taught music considerably. His first experience in this profession was at the age of eighteen 3-ears, .and his first class in music was in St. Lawrence County, N. Y. He was born in that county, in the town of Stockholm, July 8, 1827. The father of our subject was Warren Webster, a native of Massachusetts and an offshoot of the old Noah and Daniel Webster families, being more nearly related to the former than the latter. Tiic paternal grandfather of our subject was the Rev. Samuel Webster, a minister of the Baptist Church, who spent the most of his life in the St.ate of \'er- mont, where he died when ripe in j-ears. He preached the (irst sermon ever delivered in Stock- holm, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., while on a visit to his children, who had settled there at a very early day. He possessed considerable talent as an orator, always speaking extempore. Warren Webster was 30ung in years when he went with his father from Massachusetts to Ver- mont, and in the latter State was reared to farming pursuits. There also he was married to Miss Anna Phelps, a lad}' of excellent birth and education, and one possessed of all the Christian virtues. Her early home was near the town of Rutland, and she was the daughter of a Baptist minister, who was born, reared and married in Massachusetts; he died when quite aged in Vermont. After their marriage Warren Webster and his wife immediately removed te St. Lawrence County, N. Y., he being about the ninth to settle there, taking up his residence in Stockholm Township. He improved a farm from the wilderness, building up a comfortable home and there spent the remainder of his life, dying at the advanced age of ninety years. He was a Bap- tist in religious belief, and, after the abandonment of the old Whig party, a Republican in politics. He served as a Colonel in the War of 1812, and for some years was a recruiting officer. His wife sur- vived him a few j'ears, and died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Eliza Johnson, in Potsd.am, N. Y. ; she was ninety-two 3'ears old, and was likewise a P>aptist in religion. The subject of this sketch was the 3'oungest of the eight children of the parental family who grew to mature years — four sons and four daughteis. Of these but three are now living. Mj-ron P. acquired his education mostl\' in a select school and took singing lessons at Potsdam, N. Y. Upon reaching man's estate he was married, in St. Lawrence County, to Miss Julia T. Chase. This lady was born in Ver- mont, April 4, 1829, and was the daughter of Lu- ther and .Julia Chase, who were natives of the Green Mountain St.ate, where they were reared and mar- ried. They became the parents of two children iiiil\-, both daughters, of whom Mrs. Webster was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 139 llic elder. TIr' molber cliod in middle life and 'Slv. Chase nianied for his second wife a Miss Bar- rett. The family all removed to St. Lawrence County, N. Y., later settlinji- on a farm, where the parents lived for some years. In 1S52 Mr. Chase removed with his wife to Christian County, HI., and there the latter died of cholera two days after their arrival. Mr. Chase sul)se(|ucntl_y made his home with hi.s daughter, Mrs. Wclister, and died at an advanced age in the faith of the Baptist Church, religiously, antl politically in the faith of the Republican party. The following children were born to our snli- ject and his estimable wife, one of whom, Julia T., died at the interesting age of nineteen years; Warreu, the eldest living, is married, and lives on a farm in Ellsworth Couut^s this State; Anna is the wife of (Jilbert Folsom, .and they live on a farm in Clifton Township; Emma married Leon- ard Cashing, a farmer of Sheridan Townshiij; Idella is the wife of Robert Woody. Deputy County Treasurer of AVasliington County ; Ernest took to wife Miss Viola Haggard, and they live on a farm in Clifton Townshiii; Celestia employs her- self !is a teacher and makes her home with her par- ents; Edmund remains at home and assists his f.ather on the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Webster belong to the Baptist Church, in which the former ofliciates as Deacon. Politically, he is a sound lvc|)ubli(an. AMl'EL MONTGOMERY. This well-to- do farmer of Ogden Township, may u,s\ially be found at his headquarters — a fine and well-improved homestead of 320 acres on section 7. He has under the plow 200 acres, and the balance is largely devoted to hay and pasturage. He keeps about forty head of cattle, fifty head of swine and nine horses. His famil}^ consists of a very intelligent wife and twelve children, all of whom are living. The latter comprise a most in- teresting group of sons and daughters, whose liirths are recorded as follows: Zachariah. March 10, 18jl; Thomas Dec. 19, 1853; John, Nov. 1, 1855; Emily, Feb. 7, 1858; Irene, Nov. 30, 1859; George, March 28, 18G2; Cynthia. March. 13. 1804; .Samuel, Feb. U, 1868; Marian. .Vug. 17, 1871; Grant, Nov. 19, 1873; Nancy. Aug. 31. 1875; Walter, Feb. 5, 1879. Mr. Montgomery was the seventh in a family of ten children, and was born March 2, 1828 in (Jrecn County, Ky. His father, Thomas Montgomery, was a native of Virginia and a farmer by occupation. The maiden name of the mother was Sally Morris, and she was a native of Kentucky. The i)arents spent their last years in Missouri, the father dying in 1855 and the mother in 1871. Samuel, like his brothers and sisters, received a common-school ed- eation in Buchanan County, Mo., to which the family removed in 1838. He at an early ago became familiar with the science of agriculture, and re- mained under the parental roof until after reaching ' his majority. On the 29th of December, 1849, he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Jane Parker, the wedding taking place at the bride's home in Center Township, Buchanan. Mrs. Nancy Jane (Parker) Montgomery was born in Surrey County, N. C, Sept. 6, 1834, and was the seventh child in a family of thirteen children, the offspring of Edmund and Nanc^' (Hickman) Parker, who were natives respectively of North Carolina and Virginia. They were married in the first-men- tioned State, and lived there until 1840. Then cross- ing the Mississippi they settled in Buchanan Count3', Mo., where the father died in 1860. The mother survived her husband for a period of twenty-four years, remaining a widow, and died in 1884, at the home of her j'oungest son. C. M. Parker, in Sumner County. Kan., when cpiite .aged. Mrs. Montgomery spent her childhood and youth in a comparatively uneventful manner, acquiring her education in the common school, and growing to an interesting and attractive woman- hood. She has been the able assistant of her hus- band in the accumulation of their pro|)crty, and is recognized as a leader in her community, where the family, notwithstanding the fact that they have not been long-time residents, are looked upon as constituting a part of its most lespcctable element. Mrs. Montgomerj' is a member in good standing of the Baptist Church, and with her husband, is warmly intcresteil in the training and education of their younger children. Mr. Montgomery, who 440 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. came with his family to Riley County, in 1887, was a member of the School Board of his district in Misso'uri, and also officiated as Road Supervisor. He refuses to be governed by party lines in poli- tics, but usually votes the Republican ticket. ANHvL BLOSSER is one of the prominent |)1 citizens of Clifton, and one of its most suc- cessful. He possesses a fine propert3' in Washington and Clay counties, and the most of his fortune has been made since he came to this State in 1879. He has done a large business as a mone}' loaner, in connection with the manage- ment of his landed possessions. In Clay Count}' he has 617 acres, divided into four farms. They are located in Mulberr}' and Sherman townships, and each' is su pplied with good buildings, and is well-im- proved. In this county he owns 480 acres divided into such parts as to be successfully operated by renters. This land is also well-improved, and sup- plied with excellent buildings, orchards, etc. He also possesses a fine property of 100 acres approxi- mate to, and partly within the city limits, on which he resides. Before entering upon the sketch of our subject, some brief notes regarding his ancestors, will not be amiss. His father, Joseph Blosser, was a farmer and miller. He was born in Page County, Va., March 2, 1795, being a son of .Jacob and Barbara Blosser, who were of Dutch descent. Jacob Blos- ser was born Jan. 14, 17.58, and having removed to Virginia, there spent his last years. He died very suddenly when past tlie .age of eighty-four. His wife departed this life when seventy-five years old. Joseph Blosser was reared to manhood in his native county, and in his occupation followed in his fatiier's footsteps. He was married April 4, 1822, to Miss Sarah J. Basye, of Shenandoah Valley. She was born in Culpepcr County, Va.. May 13, 1803. Af- ter his marriage, Joseph Blosser was engaged in milling on the Hawk's Bill River. There five chil- dren were born to him. He subsequently, with his famil}-, went overland to Pike County, Ohio, when that county was unbroken. He settled on heavy timbered land, fur which he had traded his \'irginia mill, and which he had never seen until he moved to it. He tried to improve the place, but as he un- derstood milling better than clearing land, he was not successful. He therefore went to work in a mill, and had his 320 acres improved and worked by others. He still made it the family home, and subsequcntl}- _erected a flouring mill on the farm, managing them jointh'. Still later he removed to Winchester, and afterward sold the farm. There he purchased a mill which he operated for a few j'ears. Thence he returned to Union Township. Pike County, where he purchased another mill on another farm. Later he .sold out and retired to a farm, where he died Dec. 17, 1863, being then sixty- eight years old. His widow survived until Nov. 2, 1876, when she too passed from earth, her death taking place in Mercer County. Joseph Blosser and wife were members of the New Light Christian Church, he being an Elder in that organization. He was a very generous man, both to the church and to his neighbors. He was an Old-Line Whig and later a strong Republican. He was a noble specimen of Christian manhood, llis family con- sisted of five sons and four daughters, our subject being the youngest son and youngest but one of the family. All lived to be married, and all but our subject have reared families. All have been suc- cessful in life, and are worth)' citizens of the com- munities where they severally live. Two of the family, a son and daughter, are now deceased. The gentleman wliose name heads this sketch, was born in Union Township, Pike Co., Ohio. He re- ceived an excellent practical education in his na- tive count)', and careful home training until he was twenty-two years old. He enlisted at the Last call of President Lincoln, for 500,000 brave men to put down the Rebellion. He was enrolled Feb. 10. 1865. in Company A. 193d Ohio Infantry. Col. Powell and Capt. Mason commanding. He re- mained with his regiment until the close of the war. when he was honorably discharged and returned to Pike County. He had escaped the enemies' bullets, ' but contracted disease which he has never gotten rid of. After being mustered out of the service, Mr. Blos- ser returned to his native county, where for a time ; he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. Later he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Ill removed to Mercer Coinily, where he w:is engaged in the s.ime business for three years. Thence lie went to Saline County, Mo., where ho operated a large flouring mill, run by water and steam, and also carried on a large general store. He hail asso- ciateil with him there, his brother .lohn Blosser, and did business in .Saline County for eight years. Failing health sent him to the mountains of Col- orado, where he sojourned for some time. From that State he came to Kansas, as before stated, in 1879. In Mercer County. Ohio, Mr. Blosser celebrated his marriage to Miss pjlizabeth Beougher. She is a daughter of Daniel and Mahala (Beery) Beougher, and was born in Mercer County, Oct. 16, 1851. She was well educated in her native county, and is a lady of intelligence and refinement. Her parents are now living in tiiat county, where they own a beautiful home. Mr. Beougher is a successful farmer. Both he and his wife are natives of the l>uckeye State, their marriage having taken place in F'airfield County. They are estimable people, and both are members of the Church of God. Mr. Blosser is of Republican politics. He be- longs to the (i. A. R., Sebwick Post No. 24, at Clifton. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, in which he is an Elder. He was the chief instrument in tiie organization, of which he is a charter member, and one of the main sup- ports. He assisted in organizing the church at Malta Bend, Mo., when in business there, and also the church at DeWitt, Carroll Co., Mo. Mr. Blos- ser hold high rank among the citizens of Clifton and vicinity, as a man of more than ordinary in- telligence, and of sterling character. Ilis wife shares with him the esteem of the coinmunity. She is the foster mother of a child whom she calls Fred. ■<^1^M^-' •*l -K+ Jil OHN STONEBACK. Among the fine farm- l| ing lands on the first bottom of the Repub. I; lican River are 148 acres which have been tj subjected to a thorough process of cultiva- tion and improvement by Mr. Stoneback, who is widely and favorably known to the people of Bloom Township. In addition to being a thorough farmer, he is a blacksmith of no mean skill and on account of his knowledge of this art saves miny dollars an- nually, by lieing able to not only repair his own farming implements, but those of his neighbors. He purchased his present property in April, 1877, and its appearance today is indicative of the in- dustry and i>erseverance with wiiich he has ojye- rated upon it. The birthplace of our subject was i;i Warwick Township. Chester County, Pa., and the date thereof May 29, 1835. His father, George Stone- back, was likewise a native of that township, and w.as born, reared, lived and died uijon the same farm. He also followed blacksmithing and was a mechanic of no mean skill. He attained to the age of sixty-three years, making the record of an honest man and a good citizen, afflliating in early man- hood with the old Whig party and later endorsing its Republican successor. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Ann Houck; slie is yet living, being now sev- enty-three years old and makes her home with her daughter in Chester Countj', Pa. She is a lady of many estimable (pialities and a member of the Dun- kard Church. John, our subject, was the eldest child of his parents,wliose family consisted of three sons and five daughters, all of whom lived to mature years, and nearly all of whom are married, except one — Eliza Jane, who died aged thirteen years. John, when a lad of fifteen years, began learning the blacksmith's trade of his father and followed this mainly until a few years since. Upon reaching man's estate lie was married in his native township to Miss Sarah Bachman, who was born M.ay 2G, 1839, not far from the early home of her husband. Her parents were Lewis and Martha (McFarland) Bachman, descentlants of stanch old Pcnns^ivania stock which traced its ancestry to Holland. The McFarlands were of Irish descent and both fami- lies were numbered among the early settlers of Chester County, Pa. Lewis Bachman is still living there and has attained to more than four score years and five. During his active business life he was principally engaged as a merchant and after the organization of the Republican party he became one of its stanchest supporters, Although aged he is still quite active. 442 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mrs. [Stonebaek was Jdeprivod of the "excellent care of her mother when a child less, than twelve yeai-s old and was reared by her father and step- mother, the latter of whom is living. Mr. and Mrs. Stonebaek after their marriage continued resi- dents of their native township and Mr. Stonebaek employed himself in his father's shop two years. Later he was engaged in a foundry four years. At the expiration of this time he purchased a small farm which he operated in connection with his trade for twelve years. He then decided to seek the far West and came to Northern Kansas, where he has since resided. He is the father of nine children,' two of whom are deceased, viz: Katie and Martha. Their eldest living son. Sylves- ter, married jMiss Elizabeth Tebby. and is a farmer of Bloom jTownship; George L. is the partner of his brother, Sylvester, in farming; Laura is the wife of Ferdinand Petermeyers, a farmer of Bloom Township; John G. married Miss Ida Harper, and they are residents of Sherid.an County, where they have homesteaded land; Sarah Anna, Clara Effie and Mary J. remain at home ^ with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stonebaek attend the Baptist Church at Morganville, in which Mr. .Stonebaek officiates as Deacon. In politics he is a sound Hei)ublican, but has never sought office, preferring to devote his at- tion to his legitimate calling. -*T^- <| IfclNSLOW M. HAYNES, a son of John G. \/\/i llsynes. one of the earliest pioneers of W% C'lifton Township, is occupying part of a 1.100-iicre tr.aet of land taken up by the latter when this section of the country was an almost unbroken wilderness. The share of Winslow M. comprises IfiO acres, forlj' of which lie within the town limits of Vining and are in consequence quite v.iluable. Upon this he has resided since 1873, when he began farming on his own account. He has effected good improvements and has gathered around himself and family all the comforts of life. Mr. Haj'nes came to this vicinity from Mulberry Township, Clay County in the fall of 186.3. His father's family had removed to Kansas from Monroe County, 111., where Winslow was born Dec. 25, 1849 and where he lived until fourteen years okl. He attained to his majority in Mulberry Township. Clay County, and there his father spent his last days. The mother is still living at the residence of her son, Charles, near Vining. .aged about seventy years. Further mention is made of them in the biography of their son, H. S. Haynes, elsewhere in this volume. Our subject was married in ilulberry Town- ship, .Sept. 29. 1872, to Miss Sus,an Wilson. Mrs. Haj'nes like her husband, is a native of Mon- roe County, 111., and was born May 1, 1854. Her father, John Wilson, was a farmer by occupation and died in Monroe County, III., in the prime of life when his daughter, Susan, was but two years old. Her mother was Miss Nancy Allen, likewise of Monroe County ; after the death of Mr. Wilson she was married to James Hendricks of that county. Later she removed with Mr. Hendricks and her children to Cass County, Mo., where they sojourned three years. Then coming to Kansas they located in Mulberrj' Township. Clay County, and Mrs. Haynes lived there with her mother and stepfather until her marriage. Afterward the latter returned to Monroe County, 111., where Mrs. Hendricks died. Mr. Hendricks subsequently returned to Kansas where he died in the prime of life. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Haynes, two of whom, Eveline and Emory, died when less than a year old. The survivors are Mayo and May. (twins), Iva, Maggie O. and Alonzo W. Mr. Haynes, politically, supports the principles of the Republican party. He is regarded as an honest man and a good citizen and is contributing his quota to the agricultural interests of hiscountj-. He is a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, also of the A. O. U, W. at Clifton. We invite the attention of our man J- readers to a handsome engraving of the home and surroundings of Mr. Haj^nes, on another page of this volume. ^^EORGE FUNNELL. This gentleman is the III (^— - owner of 750 acres of land in Washington ^^^J County, and luas been a resident here for twenty-eight years. His land is all well improved. PORTRAIT AxNI) IJIorxRAPHICAL ALBUM. 445 Tlie lioiiie farm coiiiiJi-ises .320 acres on sec- tion 33, Sheridan Township. U is furnished vvitii a comfortahle frame lioiise and all necessary barns and ont-huildings, and is represented hy a view on anothi'r page of this volume. Mr. Funnell ean re- late many interesting experiences of tiie early life in this section, having heguii his residence here prior to the admission^ of Kansas as a State, and while the country was in a wild and thinly settled condition. Mr. Kiinnell was born in Norfolk, England, in .lune. 1.S31, and came to the United States; in the fall of 1851. The voyage was made on the "Ocean <^>iieen" (Capt. C'reswell) and occupied six weeks and one day. After landing at New York. Mr. Funnell went directly to Cook County, III., where an elder sister, JIary A., wife of John ISaldry. had (jreviously located. There our subject lived until the s|)ring of 18.5G, whence he went to Louisa County, Iowa. In that county he operated a rented farm for live years. He then, in 1860. came to this State, and took a squatter's claim where he now lives. In 1862 the land was offered for sale, and he then preempted 160 acres. The original [latent, signed l)y Abraham Lincoln, is now in his possession. The first house on the claim was a log cabin with cotton- wood bark roof. In that house he lived until 1869, at which time lie built his present dwelling. During the first years of Mr. Funnell's resi- dence here, buffalo and elk were to be found, and antelope, deer and wild turkey were plentiful. The nearest postolHee was fifty miles distant at Ft. Riley, where he walked to get his mail, for better time could he made on foot than with the ox team he owned. Marketing was chielly done at IMan- hattan, and milling 12.5 miles away at Grasshopper Falls, where there was an old water power gristmill. On coming to the county Mr. Funnell had traveled (m the Missouri River, as far as Kansas City, where he bought oxen and wagon, and completed bis jour- ney overland. In 1862, the Indians began to be troublesome, and in 1863, Ihey had become so bold that on many occasions the settlers were bsidly frightened, and left their homes to seek safetj- in towns. Dur- ing oue of the Indian raids, Mr. Funnell and family, with other rural settlers sought safety at Clay Cen- ter, whence they repaired to Clifton and staid a week. They then went to the residence of G. I). Brooks, two miles west of Clifton, where they built a stockade on the bank of the Republican River. There they remained about a week until furnished protection by (iovernment forces. At the time of this laiil. the eldest son of our subject was a babe of nine months. He was the second cluld born in this townshii>, the first having bei-n Mary, daughter of Peter Esslinglei-. and wife of Peter Schiltz, of Clay Center. The parents of our subject were UillJMUi :uid Eleanor (Byham) Funnell. who came to the I'lii- ted States in 18,)2, and made their home wiih our subject until their deaths, which occurred in this county. The mother was house keeper for her son until his marriage. Both jiarents were natives of England and of pure English .ancestors. They were members of the Methodist Einscopal Church. The mother died .June 27, 1869, aged. Mr. Jackson had liecome separated from his comrades. lull joined them the next day. He had himself been wounded at the lime his horse was shot and now was compelled to lie in the hospital again. lie was three times confined in the hospital and filially on the 24th of May. received his honorable dis- charge from the service, after doing duty two years ami nine months, being nine months in the C'lini- berland Mountains detained in the mountain fights. Upcn retiring from the arni3' Mr. .lackson re- turneil to North Carolina and settled in Watauga County, where he sojourned four and one-half years. In the meantime he had married Sept. 12, 1865, Miss Susan Von Cannon. This lady was born in Randolph County. N. C, Oct. 30. 1842, and is the daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Ilammon)Von Cannon, who were likewise natives of North Caro- lina, but in middle life removed to Johnson Count}', Tenn., where the father died in 1881 at the age of sixtj' eight years. He carried on farming and also labored as a mechanic. The mother is yet living and makes her home with her younger tlaughter, Mrs. Martha Culver, in Watauga County, N. C. ; she is eighty years of age and belongs to the .Society of Friends. Mrs. Jackson received excellent home training and a good education in the common school. She became familiar with all useful household duties and was well fitted to take charge of a good man's home. Of her union with our subject there is one child only — Andrew — -who was born July 1, 1866, and is now steward of the J^eonard Hotel in Rock- f(>n\. III. He possesses rare business qualities, being more than ordinarily wide-awake, enterpris- ing and industrious. Mr. Jackson came lo Washington County, Kan., with his family in the latter part of 1870, arriving here on the Tith of September. The country around bore a wide contrast to its present condition. Indians and wild animals still being plentiful. Securing his land he labored in true pioneer style, while the country seltled up around him by degrees and he watched with interest and satisfaction the growth and development of this now prosjjcrous commonwealth. Both he and. his estimable wife were reared in the doctrines of the (Juaker faith. but they .are now members of the Methodist Church. Politically-, Mr. Jackson is a sound Republican. As a former soldier he belongs to the G.'A. R., being a member of Sedgwick Post, No. 24, at Clifton. (Jl WILLIAM S. .McKKLNV. member of the wjj// '" '" ^^ Melvelvy Bros. .which is represented W^S on another page of this volume, was horn in "\Vj'aiidot County, Ohio, Sept. 17. 1858. and is the seventh in a family of nine children, the off- spring of James and Nancy (Krwiii) McKclvy, who were natives respectively of Scotland .'ind Irelanfl. His early life was spent at the homestead i. Ohio and in 1870, when a lad of twelve 3'ears, he came with his parents to AVashington County, this State. He attended the best schools in Washington County, ami in due time entered the Kansas Nor- mal College at Pt. Scott, from which he was grad- uated in 1883. Thereafter he followed the profession of a teacher until ISSfi, when he associated himself in partnership with his brother, Matliew, and they established themselves in mercantile business at Barnes, and are recognized as the leading house of that kind in this place. Their substantial stone building, which was erected in the fall of 1889, is at once an ornament to the town, and is considered a good omen for its future prosperity. McKelvy Bros, have built up a fiourishing trade, and being prompt and reliable men, have fully established themselves in the confidence and esteem of the peo- ple around them. The subject of this notice on the 3d of March. 1886,was united in marriage with Miss Bertha Bogert of Marshall County, this State. Mrs. McKelvy was born in Penn.sylvania in 1864, and is a daughter of Henry \'. and Nancy (Robinson) Bogert. who are now residents of Beattie. Of her union with our subject there has been born one child, a son, Wynian C. Mr. McKelvy. politically, is a sound Republican, and his estimable lady is a 448 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. consistent ineuiber of tlie Metbudist Episcopal Church. There are few yovmg business men in tiie smithern part of Washington County who have entered upon a more creditable or successful career than IMr. McKelvy. He is a favorite in the social circle, and has hosts of friends who are watching his progre.ss with iiindly interest. Pub- lic-spirited and enterprising, he has already made his mark as a member of the community, possessing more than ordinary abilities as a man and a citizen. — -'i^m- — ELBERT A. VALENTINE, junior member of tile firm of Campbell & Valentine, and ^^^ joint proprietor of the Clay Center Timi's, is, with his partner, conducting one of the liveliest journals in this part of Kansas, further mention of which will be found in the sketch of Mr. Campbell, elsewhere in lliis volume. ISIr. ^'al- entine is a native of Adair County, Iowa, and was born April 16, 185G. The family is descended from Richard Valentine, an Englishman, who set. tied at Ficmpstead. L. I., in lti44. In 1728 the grandson of Richard Valentine, who was also named Richard, etrigratcd from Long Island to P^lizabeth. N. .1. Daniel, a grandson of the last-named Richard, removed to Ohio, locating 111 Champaign County for a year, finally settling in Shelby County. Prior to the emigration, John AV. Valentine was born in New Jersey, and he was the grandfather of him of whom we write. In Ohio lie was married to Rebecca Kinkennon, a na- tive of Tennessee, and they became the parents of Daniel M., father of the subject of this notice. Daniel M. was born in Shelby County-, Ohio, June 18, 1830, and with his parents removed to Tippe- canoe County, Ind., in 183G. He received a good education for that day and place, and followed farming until he was twenty years old. Afterward he engaged in surveying and school-teaching. In 1854 he removed to Greene County, Iowa, thence to Madison Countj', and finally settled in Adair County. AVliile in Indiana he began the study of law which he kept up after his removal, and in 1858 he was .idmitted to tlie Iowa bar at AVinteiset. The following year he came to Kansas, stopping at Leavenworth until 1860, when he removed to Pe- oria City, Franklin County*, and lived in various places in that county until 1875, then taking up his residence at Topeka. During the War of the Rebellion, Mr. Valentine frequently saw active ser- vice, being a member of the Kansas militia, organ- ized to repel invasion, and who were several limes called out. He was in the division which success- fully repelled the rebel general. Price. Daniel M. Valentine is one of the most noted citizens of the Sunflower State. He has, since early manhood, filled many positions of trust and re- sponsibilit}-. In Iowa he was for three years County Surveyor of Adair County, and County Attorney for one year prior to his removal to Kansas. Two j-ears after this, in November, 1861. he was elected a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, and in 186.3-64 he was a member of the .State Sen- ate. From 1864 to 1868 inclusive, he was Judge of the Fourth Judicial District, and in the fall of 1868 was elected Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas. Three times since he has been re-elected to the same eminent position, being once nominated without a dissenting voice, and always without se- rious oi)posilion. He is an ardent and powerful supporter and advocate of the principles of the Republican partj', and in all his public and private relations has ever sustained the character of an up- right man. As an occupant of the Bench he has, by his able, just and impartial decisions, won the respect and esteem of the bar, and of his fellow- jurists. At Fontanelle. Iowa, June 26, 1855, Judge \a\- entine was united in marriage with Miss Martha Root, who was born in Iowa, Ai)ril 1, 1836, her parents being among the earliest settlers of that State, settling there when it was a part of the Ter- ritory of Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine be- came the parents of twelve children, three of whom died in infanc}'. Of the nine now living, Delbert A. is the eldest. Sarah Eva is the wife of A. A. Goddard, of Clay Center; John William lives at Admire, this State; Harry Edward. Mar- tha Abby, Maggie Elsie, Ralph Elmer, Lillian Irene and Louis Franklin are with their parents. Delbert A. Valentine was reared in Franklin County, Kan., and there received his early educa- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALRTTM. 449 lion, hoiiig nineteen years of ago when his parents lemoved to Topeka. Tiiat same year he vvas ap- pointed Deputy Clerk of tlie Snin-eine Court, vvhicli position he lield for six years, and during tiie greater part of this time had entire cliarge of tiie otiiee. tiie clerk being ill and out of tlu State. In the meanlimc he was engaged in mining enterprises in Colorado and New Mexico, and was one of the few who were nnifonnl}' successful. Immediately after leaving the Clerk's ofHce Mr. Valentine came to Clay Center in 1881 and purchased a lialf inter- est in the Disiiaieh, being for three years the partner of W. W. AValton, one of the best known politicians and ne\vspai)er men in Kansas, and who met a tragic death a few years later by a railroad accident. In 1884 he purchased the Times, as already stated, and with which he has since been connected. He has been one of the most active and energetic citi- zens of Clay Center, and has been connected with most of its public enterprises, uniformly taking a leading part in every movement calculated to ad- vance the Interests of the city. He was one of the originators and promoters of the water-works compan}-, of which he has been Secretary and Treasurer from its inception to the present time. He was largel\- instrumental in bringing the Hock Island Railroad to Clay Center, and was Secretar}' of a local company which sold its interest to the Rock Island, mainl}' through his influence, that be- ing the point which decided the building of the road; the beautiful fair grounds at Cla}- Center is another enterjjrise in which Mr. \'alentine was one f)f the active jn-omoters. In 1882, Clay Center being without a good hotel, he and Mr. W. W. Walton built the brick structure first called the Dispatch Hotel, after the newspaper, but for many years past known as the Henry House. At the time of its construction this hotel was far in advance of any in this part of Kansas. Later Mr. ^■alentine also aided in the building of the elegant Bonham Hotel, and in fact no enterprise in Clay Center has ever lacked his prompt, personal and pecuniary aid. A band, formcM-ly in existence in Clay Cen- ter which acquired a reputation all over the country, was one of Mr. Valentine's projects, and while he was its manager it enjoyed a wide popularity. U will llius be seen tliat tlie subject of Ihis sketch, although a young man, has been one of the leading spirits of t'lay Center. He is a tine rej)- resentative of the younger element of the West, wide-awake, alert, pnl^lic-spirited and prompt to aid in anything which promotes the pros|)erity of the cit3' or county in which he resides. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Clay Center Lodge, No. 134; to Bethany Chapter, No. 38, R. A. M.. and to Uoronado Commandery, No. 20, K. T. He also is a member of Isis Tem- ple. Nol)les of the Mystic Shrine; and he likewise belongs to the Knights of Pythias. He has never been a candidate for any local ollice, as he believes that a newspaper man should not put himself in any position where his ojjinions may be influenced. Twice, however, he has held the honorable position of Presidential Elector, first in 1884 .as Klector at large from the State of Kansas, and was the youngest man ever elected to that office, being only twentj'- eight years of age. In 1888 he was chosen Elector from the Fifth Kansas District. A gentleman of decided convictions, he makes both warm friends and hitter enemies, as does every man of his cali- bre, but his character and cai)acity are questioned V>y neither friend nor foe. (S, IfcH.LIA.M DURHA.M h.as been a resident of \/iJ/' Washington County, since 1876. at which V\P time he bought 160 acres on sections 21 and 22, (rreenleaf Township, where he still resides. He is engaged in the pursuit of agriculture, which he has followed all his life, and also p.ays considerable attention to stock business. He was born in Gene- see County, N. V., Dec. 28, 1828, and is the sec- ond of a family of seven children, l)orn to Bryce R. and Maria (N'andevender) Durham. (For his- tory of his parents see sketch of John Durham.) When eighteen months old his parents removed to .Springfield, Erie Co., Pa., where he was reared. There he lived until 1876, being a resident all that time on the same farm, with the exception of seven years. At the residence of the bride in Springfield. I'a.. .Vpril 18. 1848, Mr. Durham was united in marriage with Miss Emmcline Scelev. She was a daughter of 450 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Austin and Mary (Hart) Seelejs of Pennsylvania, anil was born Dec. 27, 1830. She departed this life Aug. 20, 1886, regretted by many friends who sym- pathized with her sorrowing family. Mrs. Durliam had borne her husband three children — Edwin, Al- !)ert. .and Louisa. Edwin w.is married to Miss Cornelia Davidson, of Springfield, Pa.; they had six children — Nellie, William, Benjamin, George, Franklin, and Earl N. Albert married Miss Angeline King, also of Spring-- field, and has .seven children — Emmeline, .Joseph, Jessie, Lucy. Lenora, Edwin, and R.alph; Louisa ra.arried Robert IS. ]>avidson, also of Springfield; they have five children — Mary, William. Leona, Ella, and Elma. Mr. Durham is a member of the L O. O. F. fra- ternity. Believing the principles of Democracy will best advance the interests of our country, he gives his hearty support to the Democratic party. A reliable citizen, an upright man, and a kindly neighbor, Mr. Durham is held in high respect by his fellow-citizens. ^ENSL GRESL, Jr. The residence of this sidered the finest structure Impendence Townshiii.and it forms the nucleus of a fine body of land, 340 acres ill extent, 160 of which have been brought to a fine state of cultivation. The residence was com- pleted in the fall of 1 888 at a cost of $2,000. An- other attractive feature of the homestead is a fine barn 36x50 feet in dimensions which was finished in 1887. Adjacent is an orchard of 175 fruit trees, and the hand of taste is apiiarent in the large variety of flowers which are under the fostering care of Mrs. Gresl. Mr. Gresl keeps a goodlj' as- sortment of live stock, including eighty head of cattle, sixt}' head of swine and eight good horses. Everything about the premises indicates the in- dustry with which the proprietor has labored and the success which has attended him. The subject of this sketch was born in Austria. Feb. 22, 1852 and was the second child uf Wensl Gresl, Sr. and Louisa (Murtria) Gresl wlio were natives of the same province as their son. The * liKJNSl. GKh^Si., Jr. \/\J/i gentleman is consi^ Vn? of ilskindin Indei: parental household included nine children, five of whom are living. Wensl Gresl Jr., emigr.ated to America with his parents when a lad of twelve years and settling in Manitowoc Count}% Wis., lived there for a period of ten years. Thence he went to Nebraska, where he sojourned two years and from there came to Kansas, settling on the farm of which he is now the owner. This farm was originally a part of the Otoe Indian Reserva- tion and was in its wild state when Mr. Gresl moved upon it. The subject of this sketch on April 28, 1880 took unto himself a wife and helpmate. Miss Annie Weber, daughter of Frank and Barbara (Gerl) Weber, natives of Austria who emigrated to Amer- ica many years ago. They were the parents of eleven children, eight of whom are living and resi- dents mostly of Wisconsin. Mrs. Gresl was the ninth in order of birth and was born March 23, 1861, in Manitowoc Count}-, Wis. She was given a common-school education and remained under the parental roof until her marriage. Mrs. Barbara AVeber departed this life in 1871 and Mr. Weber died in 1886. Five children comprise the household circle of Mr. and Mrs. Gresl whose iiirths are recorded as follows: Louisa, July 17, 1881; Annie, Feb. 25, 1882; Rosa, Jan. 26, 1884; Barbara, Jan. 10. 1887; Matilda. Jan. 12, 1889. Mr. Gresl takes an active part in politics and supports the principles of the Republican party, lie and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Roman Catholic Church in which he has been prominent, giving to it a liberal support and being foremost in all good works. «» "S * ^ |j ' S * ^ '* ' *°' " ADISON VAN WINKLE. Few of the \\ older residents of I'nion Township are ' unacquainted with this highly esteemed old resident, who came to this section of country during its pioneer days .and has made for himself a worth}' record, both as a member of the farming community and as a citizen. Arduous la- bor and early hardships have had their effect upon his constitution and altliough not strong, physically, he preserves that eqnal)le temperament which en- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 451 ablcs him to meet his friends'in a cordial and cheer- ful spirit and also to extend to strangers the courtesy for which he has always been noted. The \»u AVinkle latch-string always hangs out and the hos- l)italit\- of the old roof-tree is proverbial. In reverting to the early history of Mr. Van Winkle, we find that he was born near East Palmyra, Wayne Co.. N. Y., Oct. 13. 1827. He lived there on a farm until a boy of eight years, then started out for himself in the world and since that time has been dependent upon his own resources. He worked first for his board and then going into Seneca County, became an inmate of the family of Calvin P. Clark, whom he assisted in cutting saw-logs and doing other pioneer labor. After a time he returned to his native county and en- tered the employ of H. Pierson, with whom he remained two years. Later he worked for his Grandfather Easterly, in Seneca County, at $5 per month and attended school in a log school house, receiving such instruction as the facilities of that day afforded. After this he worked on his uncle's place at #8 per month until fifteen 3^ears old. His wages were then raised and he remained there until a youth of eighteen years. Young Van Winkle now began working as a carpenter and joiner in Ontario County, N. Y. at which he occupied himself until 1852. That year he decided to seek the Western country and made his way by canal and lake to Macomb County, Mich. Thence by steamer he proceeded to New Baltimore, Mich., where he purchased eightj- acres of land upon which he oiierated ten years with very little profit. In the meanlirae lie also worked at car- pentering, but in 1 862, removed to St. Clair County and locating in the swami) lands, engaged in the manufacture of barrel hoops, getting out about 1.000,000 in one year. In 18G8 Mr. \'au Winkle purcha.sed forty-three acres of forest land near Imlay City, Lapeer Co., Mich. He improved this and carried on farming until the spring of 1877. Then selling out he came to Washington County, Kan., locating on his |)resent farm of 160 acres, only twenty acres of which were broken. The only improvement was a dug-out without a tloor and a straw vtiof. He paid >!(!00 for this land, selecting it on account- of the timber and bottom land. His live stock con- sisted of a team of horses and two cows. .Since that time he has been making one improvement after another and has 100 acres under the plow. He has built fencing, set out forest and fruit trees, put up two houses and has the farm machinery necessary, including a wind mill which conveys water to whatever spot needed. This is considered one of the best stock farms in Washington County. \)uv. ing the season of 1889 Mr. Van Winkle harvested ninety acres of corn, which he feeds mostly to his live stock, these including high grade animals. Our subject was first married in A'iana, Ontario Co., N. Y. Oct. 4, 1848, to Miss Mary S. Booth. This lady was born in Cimnecticut and died in Michigan in 1855. She was the mother of two daughters, the eldest of whom, Rosanna. became the wife of H. McKinstry and died leaving two children, Seeley and Mary A.; the other daughter Julia is de- ceased. Mr. Xnn Winkle,in 1856, contracted a sec'ond marriage at Romeo, Macomb Co., Mich., with Miss Sarah A. Booth, a sister of the first wife, who was likewise born in Connecticut and who died in Capac, Mich., in December, 1864. This union resulted in the birth of three children, Eu<>ene, Charles and Frank, the latter of whom died in Colorado, Dec. 20, 1888 at the age of twenty-eight years. Charles married Miss Abbie Adams and resides on a farm near Haddam. Mr. \an Winkle was married the third lime in Capac, Mich., March 10, 1866 to I.ovina. the widowed daughter of Benaiah McKinstry, and vyho was born in Seneca County, N. Y. John McKin- stry the paternal grandfather, was likewise a native of the Empire State and of Scotch descent. He farmed for many jears in Seneca County, and represented the fourth generation in America. Benaiah McKinstry, during his \ounger years prosecuted agriculture in .Seneca County-, N. Y., but later emigrated to Michigan and purchased 160 acres of land, which he operatdl about five years, then changed his residence to Shiawassa Couiily. He resided there likewise for years, then removed to Livingston County. We next find him in St. Clair County, on an 80-acre farm of which he luld possession eighteen yeais. He spent liis last days in Capac. passing away .lime 27, 1886 at the 452 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. age of seventy -eight years. He was a Democrat, politically, and in religious matters, a memlier of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The maiden name of the raotiier of Mrs. Van Winkle, was Elizabeth Buyce. She was born in Seneca County, N. Y. and is the daughter of Henr}' Bu3ce, who with his wife Catherine, was born in Hol- land. They emigrated to America at an early day and settled in Seneca County, N. Y., where they sjient the remainder of their lives engaged in farming pursuits. The mother was reared by her Uncle John, with whom she remained until her marriage. She was the first wife of Mr. McKinstr}'. Her first husband was AVilliam Merrill, by whom she became tiie mother of one child, Jolin, who is now deceased; she departed this life Dee. 19, 1888. Like her husband, she had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. McKinstry were the parents of eleven children, viz: Jacob B., a resident of Tus- cola. AUch.; .Tohn, living in Y.an Buren County, that State; Sarah A., Mrs. Odell of Lapeer County; Henry residing in St. Clair County; Margaret, de- ceased; Mary, a resident of Tuscola, Mich.; Lovina H., Mrs. ^'an Winkle; Orrin living in St. Clair County, Mich.; William V., also a resident of tiiat county; Catherine, Mrs. Osmond of (ienesee County and Alvaretta who died in infancy. John, during the Civil War, enlisted, in 18G2, in the 10th Michigan Infantry, serving three years. He was in the com[)an3' which captured Jefferson Davis, serving as a Liautonant. Henry enlisted in August, 1802, in the oth ^Michigan Cavalry and served twenty-two months. He was wounded in the breast and discharged from t1ic hospital on account of disability. ^Irs. Lovina Van Winkle was born near Waterloo, Seneca Co., N. Y., March 14, 1845, and was four years old when her parents removed to Michigan. They went overland in wagons to Buffalo, and thence journeyed by boat to their destination. Lovina was reared in tlie |)ioneer country, receiv- ing only a few months' schooling each 3ear. Her mother being practically an invalid she was obliged to attend to the household affairs from the time she was nine years ohl until her marriage. Her first husband was William Hunlle\-. who w.as born in Wayne County, N. Y., and whose father, Arthur Huntley, was a farmer of that county for many years. AYilliam Huntley in August, 1862, enlisted in Couipan}^ E, 5th Michigan Cavalrj', and went South with his regiment as a teamster. He was captured by the rebels at Spottsylvania in August, 1864 and taken to Belle Isle where he was confined three months. He was then removed to Anderson- ville prison where he died from starvation in June, 1865. Mrs. Huntley then returned home, remain- ing there until her second marriage. Of her union with Mr. Huntley there was born one child, a son, William K., who is a resident of Thayer County, Neb. Of the third marriage of Mr. Van Winkle there have been born six children, viz: Julia E.. Eli, Alma and Madison, deceased, David and Ada S. at homo with their parents. Julia E., is tlie wife of George L. Arnold, who owns and operates a farm of 160 acres in Richardson County, Neb. In Michigan Mr. Van Winkle was Township Treas- urer one year. Commissioner of Highways ten years and a member of the School Board lifteen j^ears. In Kansas he has been a member of the School Board of his district three terms. In Wayne County. N. Y. he belonged to the Royal Blue Degree of the I. O. O. F. Politicall\-. he is a st.anch Democrat and has served .as a juryman, both in Michigan and Kansas. Calvin Van Winkle, the father of our subject. was a native of New Jersey. Grandfather Van Winkle was a man of more than ordinary intelli- gence and became prominent in his community. He married Miss Sarah Hopkins of Long Island, .and a daughter of one of the first families. Mr. A'an Winkle followed carpentering as well as farm- ing, and in East Palmyra, X. Y.. operated Largely .as a builder and contractor during the last years of his life. He died on the 25th of September, 1835 at Palmyra, N. Y. The Van Winkle family traces its ancestry to Holland and w.as represented in America as early as about 1616. Tiie maiden name of the mother of our subject was Elizabeth Easterly. She was born in Kinder- hook. N. Y. and was the daughter of Martin Easterlv. one of the earliest settlers of Ontario County. N. Y. ;ind ;ui intimate friend of Martin '-.?%iiiS fl Q).l7l &i^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 455 Van Biiren. He lived near Waterloo in Seneca rounty for a time, but finally returned to Ontario County, where lie spent his last days. Mi's. Eliza- l)eth \an Winkle died in New York .State in 18t!l ; she was a l.adj' possessing many estimable qualities ami belonged to the Baptist Church. Of lier six cliildren. .lulia A., the eldest, died in IS;")'.!; Marvin died in February, 1874. Madison of tiiis sketch was the third child; David is a commission mer- chant at the Inion stock 3ards. Chicago; John and Ann are deceased. •ass/®^^ •^^i/STlTK' AVID M. EDDY. This gentleman is one of tlie most prominent citizens of Morgan- ville, Clay County, being a pioneer mer- ciiant of that thriving town. He is now engaged in llie sale of general merchandise, and is known as a man of the strictest integrity in busi- ness dealings, .and as a citizen interested and active in tlie development of the young and growing city. He was one of the linn who bought the original town .'site and laid (jut a part of the town, and was one of the signers to the petition for the incorpora- tion of the place. He owns a tasty i-esidence and 11.") acres of tlie section on which the town is situ- ted, and is also the owner of the building in whicii his business is carried on. Mr. Eddy comes of a long line of honorable an- cestry, and in the history of the family for more tiian ^00 3'ears no member has ever failed finan- cially to the detriment of his creditors. Honest principle has been observed in all their business affairs, and they have been known to their contem- poraries .as strictl}' reliable in all things. Seth Eddy, the father of our subject, was a na- tive of .Massachusetts, and was married in X'ermont to Miss Millie Huggins. They removed to New York and there reared their family of seven sons, all of whom are now living. They had one daughtei' who died at the age of twenty years. Their last days were spent in New York State, they dying at the ages of seventy-five and eighty-one years, re- .•spoctively. Both were members of the Baptist Churcii, in whicli tiic father had been Deacon for about fifty years. He was an ollicer during the War of 1812. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Samuel Eddy, also born in Massachusetts. There he was married to Miss Morton, whose father was in the Revolutionary War. In his native State Samuel Edd\- reared his family, his own later years being spent in New York with his son, Seth. The maternal grandfather of our subject is sui)- posed to have been a native of Massachusetts, alt'dough he reared his family in Vermont, to wliicii State he removed early in life. His nanu; was Adolphus Huggins, and his wife was Miss Hutch- inson, who was at that time a noted singer. When ninety years old she could still sing the most diffi- cult pieces of music. .She w.as a great reader, well versed in foreign and United States history, kept well posted in political matters, and was a great Biblical student. .She had a remarkable memory, and retained all her faculties until her death, which occurred in IMarion. Wayne Co., N. Y.. at the age of al)oul ninety -six years. One of her brothers was a captain in the Revolutionary War, .and he and two other brothers were victims of the Wyoming Massacre in Pennsylvania. The gentleman whose name initiates this notice was born in W.ayne County, N. Y., in 1818. and is the sixth of the seven sons born to his parents. He was reared in his native county, and there re- ceived an excellent education, lie was engaged in the mercantile l)usincss in his native .State for many years. In November. 1871, he came to Morgan- ville. anil eng.aged in the drug business. The fol- lowing January', his family j(,«ined him here. He continued for several years in the business which he had first opened in Morganville. ad'ling a stock of groceries and dry goods. He then .sold the drug business, and has since conducted the trade in groceries and dry goods. The marriage of Mr. Eddy and .Sarah s. .Vtkins took place at the home of the bride, in Wayne County. N. Y. Mrs. Eddy was the daughter of Alfred \V. and Fidelia (Brown) Atkins, natives of the Empire Slate, where they spent their lives. She was their oul}' child, and when an infant lost her mother. Her father lived to be fifty-six 3ears old. Her maternal grandfather was Moses Brown, 4.')6 I'OHTKAIT AND lUlKUJAlMllCAI, ALBUM. of the Kiupire St;»to, smtl hor ikiUmujiI .iiK-esUtrs woro AVelsli. Sovtuslus is engaged in business in Yonkcrs. N. Y.. and Seth \V. resides in Lincoln. Neb. Tlio second union of JNlr. Kddy was blessed iiy the birth of two ciiildren. botli daughters. One. Millie, was taken from them by death after tlicir removal to Kans:»s. Frances was niarried Sept. U>. 1880. to N. t'. .lohnson, of Lawrence, this Stale. Mr. F.ddy and his family are membei-s of the Baptist Chinch. We t!\ke ple.isure in calling the attention of the reader to a tine portrait of our sub- ject, which may be found elsewhere in this volume. He is one of the most highly respected citizens of Morganville. and his family share the esteem in wlilch he is held. >^ llAHLKS GRAHAM. There is not within 'If ^ the limits of Little Blue Township, a finer ^^^/' farm than that which has been built up by Mv. Graham, who is a man widely and favorably known in the southeastern part of Washington County. t)f late years, in addition to general ag- riculture, he has made a specialty i)f live stock, in which he is an extensive dealer, and which by his good judgment and common sense has been the means of yielding him very handsome returns. Ho ships sever.il carloads annually, mosllv to Kansas City. Mr. Graham c.-^nie to K.ansas in 187!» with very little hard cash in his pocket, and homesteaded UJO •ici-es of land on section '27, Little Blue Township, on the eastern lino of Washington County. Op- erating upon the maxim that "a rolling stone gathei-s no moss." he adhereil steadily to his first purpose of developing a farm in Kansas, laboring- early and late amid many dilticulties. and in due time found himself upon solid ground, financially. He is now the owner of 520 broad acres of finely - devolopiHl laud, upon which, in 1877. he erected a fine two-story stone residence, which, with its sur- roundings forms one of the most elegant homes in Washington County. The ample grounds are orna- mented with shade trees, while adjacent to ilie dwelling there have been planted trees of the fruit* which grow abundantly in this region, fur- nishing to the family all the luxuries of the season- The main barn and other ^)Utbuildings are amply adapted to the general purposes of rural life. The homestead is in all respects a picture delightful to the eye. and it stands a lasting nionumenl to tlie in- dustry of the [jroprietor. Ill noting the personal history of Mr. Graham, we find that he is a native of Yorkshire. England, and was born Dee. 17). 18;?;{. He comes of pure Knglish stock, but his parents dying when he was an infant ho was reared by his grandparents in York- shire, and there received his early education. He developed into a strong and vigorous lad. perhaps rather impatient of control, and ambitious to he somebody in the world. At the age of fourteen years he went to sea as cabin boy on the "Mary Hud- son." a merchant vessel commanded by his uncle, George Graham. He left the ship in Boston, Mass., in 1850, going to New Orleans and procuring em- ployment in the rcusa'cola Navy Yard, and remained there until 185.). lu the year above mentii>ned Mv. Graham emi- grated to St. Louis. Mo., and becoming an employe of the LindoU Hotel, remained in that city until tlie following spring. Then. Udving to the water again, he embarked on the Mississippi as a deck hand, and for two years he was watchman on the steamer "Minnesota." He actetl in that capacity on differ- ent boats thereafter until the outbreak of the Civil War. and during the war was mate on the ■•Belfast." an Arkansas River boat. He quit steamboating in 1 870. came to Kansas that year, and has since spent his time upon rra jirnm. He landed in America a poor boy. and has accumulated !us properly solely bv his own industry and perseverance. His career furnishes a fine example to any young man starting out in life dependent upon his own resources. Shortly before ro.aching the twenty-fourth year ot his age Mr. Graham look unto himself a wife and helpmate, being married in November, 18.j7. to Miss liridsret McCluskey. of tialena. lil. Mrs. Graham PORTRAIT AM) BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 457 was Ijuni ill C'uiiiiU Monalmn, Irelaiul, in August. I ):(30, and iijion coming to America alone, setllod first in New York. Of lliis union tiiere liave been liorn five children, viz.: Charles, (ieorgc, Henry, William W. and Isabel. The eldest son is unmar- ried. George took to wife Miss Maggie Alalia, of Washington County, this State, and they are the parents of one child, a son, Willie; they live on a farm in this township. Henr}- married Miss Cath- erine McCune, of Harrison County, Mo., and the3' have two children — -James and Francis; they are living on a farm in Oklahoma. Isabel is the wife of Roger McCune, a farmer, and they live In the vicinit}' of Ashland. Clark Count}', this State. Mr. Graham, politicall}', is a sound Republican, and re- ligiousl}-. belongs with his wife to the Roman Catho- lic Church. •°* ° ' | ' ^ ' ^^ ' t ' | VtjAMKS S. CORHKTT, one of Manhattan's 1 most successful merchants is prosperously I engaged in the hardware business in this city. W. H. Orr being associated with him at the present time. They have a well-fitted u|) store, and have a Bne assortment of hardware, cutlery, stoves, paints and oils, and tliej' are well patronized. Mr. Corbett was born in Mifflin County, Pa., on the hanks of the beautiful Juniata, three miles from the town of MeVej-, Maj' 20, 1839, being tiie date of his birth. His father. Robert Corbett. was born in the same State in 1808, a son of William. Corbett, who was also a Pennsylvanian by birth. The Cor- bett family originated in .Scotland or Ireland. .Joseph Corbett. the great-grandfather of our sub- ject, coming from the North of Ireland in 1776, and locating on the banks of the Juniata, casting in his fortunes with the American colonists in their struggle for independence. He continued to live in the home in Pennsj'lvania that he had se- lected when he first came to this country, till death called him to a better. His son William was a life- long resident of the place of his birth, dying there ill IH'.y.i. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Roberts, was of English descent. The father of our subject was the sixth son of Ills parents, and he was reared by tlnrm in his native .state. Early in life he learned ami lairiiMl on the trade of a sign painter. After marriage he devoted himself to farming, buying a farm in Mifltin County, and cultivating it till 18.53. In that year he be- came a pioneer of Illinois, locating near Princeton. At that time Peru, in that State was the western terminus of the railway, and he performed his jour- ney to that point on the steam cars, and then went with teams to Bureau Count}-. He bought a farm in Berlin Township, and in the busy years that fol- lowed not onl}' improved his place and built up a comfortable home, but secured a competency with the cheerful aid of his good wife. In 1880 he sold his property in Illinois, and came U) Manhattan to spend his declining years. He is living here retired at the age of eighty-two, still retaining in a large degree his old-time physical and mental vigor, en- joj'ing good health and having an excellent mem- ory. He is sincerely respected and venerated bj' all who know him for his many sterling qualities. The maiden name of his wife was Ruth McKinstry, and she was also a native of the Keystone State, born in Cumberland County to Alexander and Ruth (McDonald) McKinstry, who were natives of Penns}-lvania of Scotch ancestry. The subject of this sketch was seventeen 3'ears old when his parents left the pleasant scenes of his 3'outhful home and souglit another on the green prairies of Illinois. He attended the district school in Pennsylvania and also in Illinois, assisting his fatheron the farm when not engiged in stud\-ing. Uy diligence and close attention to his books he acquired a sound education that am pi}' qualified him to en- ter the rank of teachers, which he did at the age of twenty. His time was occupied in teaching in winter and in farming in summer till 1870. when he left Illinois to seek greener fields and pastures new under these sunny skies, and coming to Man- hattan prospecting he made a claim to some land in Clay County. He did not, however, settle on it, but soon accepted a clerkship with Mr. Puree!!, and so abandoned his claim. He remained in that gentleman's employ for several years, being en- gaged in the hardware department the last eight years of his stay, and he thus gained a thorough insight into the mercantile business June 21, 1883 he resigned his position to establish himself as a 458 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. hardware merchant, opening a store in Manhattan, which is neatly fitted up witli everything usually found in such a store. He has admitted Mr. W. H. Orr, of Michigan, into partnersliip, and they com- mand a profitable trade, and are doing a flourishing business, that is carried on s^'stematically and after the best methods. The marriage of Mr. Corbett with Miss Celia E. Mails, was solemnized Dec. 22. 1874, and it has been blessed to them by the birth of four. children : Florence R., Joseph B., Mabel A., Ray F. Mrs. Corbett is, like her husband, a native of Pennsyl- vania. She is a daughter of John and Martha ( Huey ) Mails, of whom see account in the biography of Martha Mails, that appears on another page of this volume. Mr. Corbett is an intelligent, thoughtful m.in. of high personal repute, and stands well in the busi- ness, moral .and social circles of the community. He is a man of public spirit, earnestly interested in the welfare of his country, and fully believing that the policy of the Democratic party is the best for the management of public affairs, gives it his hearty support. He and his wife are people of true leli- gious character, and in them the Presbj-tcriau Church finds its most active workers. JONATHAN DAVIES. In this instance the strong-sounding name most certainly befits the man. Mr. Davies, who is in the prime _ of life, is strong and powerfully built, and possesses marked traits of character in keeping with his physical development. He is numbered among the substantial citizens of Manhattan Township, who commenced at the foot of the ladder in life, dependent upon their own resources, and by his own unflagging industr}', he has raised himself to a good position, socially and financially. Mr. Davies was born in the North of Wales, Jan. 18, 1840. He lived there the first thirt3'-one years of his life, and then in 1871 joined a Welsh colony coming to America, and who settled at, and around Bala, near the western line of Riley County, and aliout midway between the north and sciuth bound- ary lines. Mr. Davies had no capital excepting his strong hands, his industrious habits, and a helpful wife who had been his playmate in boyhood, and to whom he was married in the city of Liverpool. England, upon the eve of setting out for the New World. For some 3-ears thereafter, Mr. Davies was in the employ of the late Capt. Todd, and saving his earnings, was in due time enabled to purchase 160 acres of land adjoining the old town site of Bala, and he also has charge as a renter of sixt3'-two acres belonging to Mrs. Todd. Mrs. Davies is a very refined and intelligent lady, and they have one son, a bright youth of about fifteen j-ears, who is a student in the Agricultural College. In referring to the antecedents of Mr. Davies, we find that he was the son of David and Fllizabeth (Jones) Davies, the father a farmer bj' occupation, and both sides of the house descended from Welsh ancestry. Eight children were born to the parents, the eldest of whom, a son, John, married Elizabeth Owen, and is a hotel-keeper in Liverpool, England; thej' have three children: Martha married Edward Lewis, a farmer, of Mold, Wales, and they have two children; Edward was married to Mary Ingman, and to them there were born seven children ; he died in Wales in the fifty-first year of his age. David, a butcher of Liverpool, married Catherine Roberts, and they have eight children; Thomas, likewise a butcher of Liverpool, married Kate Mc- Connell, and they have two children living; Eliza- beth died when eight years old ; Margaret married William Williams, an iron moulder of Scrnnton, Pa., and they have five children. Mr. Davies lived in his native country until twenty-eight years old, then repaired to Liverpool. England, and followed iiutchering three years. Not being satisfied with his condition or his pros- pects, he, in 1871, set out for America, and there- after was emplo3'ed seven 3'ears as a farm laborer. Next he went to Bala, and remained three years. After the death of Capt. Todd he operated the farm for his widow from 1880 to 1887. For the last two years he has lived on it as a renter. He owns 160 acres of land adjoining the old town site of Bala, on the northwest corner. The father of Mr. Davies died in Januar3', 1886, in the ninety-first year of his aue, having survived his estimable wife eleven PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 4:)f» yo;irs, Irt (U'utli taUiiii;' pliifc in May, 1877. al tlu^ age of sixty -eiijlit. Tile wife of our suhji'cl. towlKnii Ju'was niairied Fi'l). ;), 1871, was in licr ijirlliood. Miss Eliza- beth, (laiisj-liter of Tliom.as and Klizabetli (Ed- wards) Huy;hes. Mrs. Davies was lioin and reared in the same neigliboi'liood as iier hiisliand, and of their congenial union tliere has been born one child onl}', a son. David T.. .Inne 1!), 1874. Mrs. Davies was tlie third cliild of lier parents, wliose faniily consisted of four sons and four daughters; .lohn is unmarried .and living with his parents in Wales; David, who likewise continues a resident of his na- tive eountr}', married Elizabeth Davies, and they have four ciiildren living; Thomas married Mar- garet Davies, and died at the age of thirty-four j'ears, in Bala, Wales, leaving three children; Cath- erine is unmarried, and lives witli her parents; IMargaret Ann died in childhood; Edward married Miss Mary Wright, and is a general merchant in Ruthin, Wales. ^Ir. and Mrs. Davies, in religious belief, are Congregationalists, and Mr. Davies, po- litically, supports the Republican party, in which he is (juite prominent, having been sent as a delegate to five county conventions. -Ntajzc;©^* I »®J.Sl/ZfZra>v.'W\~ ,, ANIEL SCIIAFFNER. For over eighteen \'cr.rs Mr. Schaffner has been a resident of ^^ liloom Township. Clay County, to which he came in April, 1871. and liomesteaded IGO acres of land on section 1;!. A few years in- dustriously employed, resulted in the opening up of a good farm which is now largely devoted to stock- raising. Besides tliis propert^y he has 140 acres on section 7 which is likewise improved, lie is con- sequently well-to-do -mil is only another illusti-a- tion of the results of enter|)rise and industry. Mr. Schaffner came to Kansas from Tennessee, where he had lived on a farm in Stewart County two years and to which lie removed from Crawford County, Oluo. where he had been a resident for nearly twenty years, engaged in railro.ading and farming. He is a native of .Switzerland and was born in the Canton of Argan, Oct. 1 I, IS.S.'i, being the descendant of a lino old Swiss family and the son (if Daniel SchalTner, Sr., a substantial Swiss farmer. The latter was married to Miss Barbara Weibel. a native of his own canton, and after the birth of five children — four sons and one daughter, the mother died in 1846. Till' father of our subject in due time was mar- ried again and with his wife and children set out for America in September, 1848, on the sailing vessel •' Baltimore " from Havre, France, and ar- rived in New York City after a pleasant voyage of thirty- five days. They located in Richland County, Ohio, where they remained six months, then re- moved to Crawford County, Ohio, of wiiich they were residents a number of years. The father finally purchased a farm in iMarion County, that State, but eventually returned to Crawford County, where the stepmother died in 1854, at the age of fifty-two years. The father and his two wives were members of the German Reformed Church. The first wife was forty-three years old at the time of her death. The elder Schaffner after becoming a widower the second time, followed his son Daniel in his different migrations and died al his home in Bloom Township, Kan., in 1881, aged eighty-one years and six months. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Bloom Township, which he assisted in organizing and w.as a good man in the broadest sense of the term. The subject of this sketch attained to manhood in Crawford County. Ohio, .and was there married Jan. 1. 1860, to Miss .Vnna Miller. This lady was born in Wooster. that Slate, .Sepi. 11, 1830, and is the daughter of .Jacob and Barbara (llagussweler) Miller, who were natives of Switzerland, where they were reared and married. After the birth of one child they emigrated to the United States in 1 8:?!), settling in Wayne County. Ohio, and after- wards removed to Crawford County, Ohio, where the father died a few \ears later, in August 184;), in his prime. The mother survived her husband many years, remaining a widow, and died in Craw- ford County. May, 4, 1874, at the age of sevenl\- six. Both she and her husband were life loni; members of the (>erman Reformed Church, faitliful and earnest in their devotion to their religi(nis du- ties and their duties to those around them. Jlrs. Schaffner was the second born in a fanii 4G0 PORTRAIT AND BIO&RAPHICAL ALBUM. of four sons and five ilaua^liters. Three of the daughters are yet living and all arel married, hav- ing Lamilies of their own. .laeob Jliller died when his daughter Anna was twelve years old and she remained with her mother until lier marriage, receiving a good education in the common school. Of her nnion with onr subject there have been born five ciiildrcn. the eldest of ^vhom, a daughter. Mary E., is a teacher of five years standing: Bar- bara L., is a teacher of seven years standing; John H., also a teacher, is now a student in the Baker University at Baldwin, Kan.; Margaret A. follows the same profession_in tiie vicinity of t'lny Center; Barbara L.. John H. and Margaret A. are all grad- uates of liie High Scliool at Claj' Center; Daniel C, is attending school there and^will be graduated in due time. The parents and children are all mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. Schaffner officiates as Elder, and which he and his and his wife assisted in organizing, and they have contributed liberally to its support. Politically. Mr. Schaffner supports the principles of the Demo- cratic [>arty. -^•^»«Sr-« -^n-^-f ^^- ■»->^o^--«« GEORGE F. B pioneers of K ^^ connected wi ^^^EORGE F. BROWN was one of the early Kansas, and has been variously I'ith its industrial, agricultural and mercantile interests for many years. lie has until recently been prosperously engaged in busi- ness as a bookseller and stationer in Manhattan. He was born in Providence. R. I.. Jan. 12, 1829. His father, James Brown, w.as born in the same State in the town of Johnson, and was the son of Gideon Brown, also a native of Rhode Island and, it is thought of the same town. He was a farmer and always followed that occupation, dying event- ually in Johnson, where he owned a good farm. The father of our suljject was bred to the life of a farmer, and never engaged in any othercalling. He bought a farm in his native town, and although he was a hard-working, frugal man. the hard times of 1837 found him unable to complete his payment on (lis homestead and be had to forfeit it. He carried ou farming in different places in the State till 1855, when he came to Kansas with our subject, and his death occurred at Ft. Riley in the month of November, the same \ear. The maiden name of his wife, mother of our|subject, was Nancy II. Sweety and she was born in Providence, R. I. Her father, Benagor Sweet, was born in Scotland or was liorn in this country of Scotch parentage. She came to Kansas cm a visit, and on her return tc) the East m.ade her home with her daughter in Worcester. Mass., till her death. Of the eleven children born of her marriage only four grew to maturity, namelj': Mary, who married David Sherman; Ellen M.; George F. and Sarah. Our subject was the only son reared and is the onl\" member of the family now living. He at- tained to manhood in his native State and was there given the excellent advantages for an education afforded by its public schools. At the age of twenty he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade, and pursued it in Rhode Island and Massa- chusetts till 1855. In that year he became a pio- neer of the Territory of Kansas, shrewdly foresee- ing that in a new country that was just being set- tled, men of his calling would be in special demand. He w-as accompanied by his- father, and they traveled by rail to St. Louis, whence they embarked on a steamer for Kansas City, and going thence w-ith a team to Topeka, they proceeded from there on a boat to Manhattan, landing here in the month of June. They found but two houses, and those built of logs, on the present site of the city, with no indications of its present size and importance as the metropolis of a rich agricultural region, and. in fact, there were but vevy few settlers any where in the county. They each took a claim in the interest of the Boston Town Site Company, to land now in- cluded in the corporate limits of the city. They did not build houses but lived in a tent that summer, and in the fall relinquished their claims and went to Ft. Riley, where the father died, as before related. Our subject, being an expert nn-chanic readily found work at carpentering in the employment of the government at that point, and he remained there till February. 1856, when he had completed the work for which he w.as hired. Returning to Manhattan, he was engaged as a carpenter here for a while. This being a frontier settlement the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 461 country rcmndalioul was vi'i-y wild, with dcfi- and antc'loix' in plenty, and a few miles west l)iirt'al()es were to be seen in large herds. 'I'liere were no railwa}'* in K.aiisas for some years, and Leaven- woitli. Ateliinson and Kansas City were the nearest marlvcts and de|)0ts for supplies. In IBaG Mr. Brown revisited his old home in the Kast. remain- inu' there one year, and then resuming' his trade in Manhattan, l>eini>' actively engaiied at it there till is,>'.). In the meantime, he hail made a claim to a tract of oovernment hind two miles north of the present agricultural college, and in that j'ear he built a house on the |)lace and moved into it, he having- entered into matrimonial relations with one of his neighbor's fair daughters. He continued to work at his trade, and in his leisure time was em- ployed in improving his land. In 1tt were twins, and were liorn March '22, 18GG. Dell and Dillie are also twins, and were born Feb. C, 18G8. The Wrighl family oecu|)ies a good social position in their community, and are numbered among its best people. A line engraving of their residence will be found on an- other pago of the Aluim. j p-,1, RANK SEIFERT. Scarcely too uuich can ]r^S^ be said regarding the native ability and 1a, enterprise of the subject of this notice. His chief ambition has evidently been to build up one of the finest homesteads in Northern Kansas, and it must be confessed that he has very nearly attained to the height of his desires in this respect. He has evidently made of farming an art and a science. His land, 160 acres in extent, has been brought to a high state of cultivation, is enclosed and divided with neat and substantial fencing, and embellished with modern buildings,and all the other appurtenances of the ideal country estate. He has set out great quantities of fruit and forest trees, and among the groves are various fish ponds which serve to increase the attractions of the place. He makes a specialty of live stock, and cultivates his land with the most ai)proved farm machinery, while a large windmill assists in conveying water through pipes wherever required. Mr. .Seifert makes a specialty of Short-horn cattle and Poland- China and Chester-White swine, and Norman and Clydesdale horses. His lots and fields are laid off for the accommodation of these, while numberless pens and sheds shelter them from the heat of sum- mer and the blasts of winter. It would seem as though nothing had been left undone in and around the premises for the comfort of both man and beast. As a business man Mr. Seifert has distinguished himself in fully as admirable a manner as he li.i> in ;igriculture. Politically, he is a stanch Democrat, and has occupied some of the minor ollices in his township. He has likewise been a successful insur- ance agent of long standing. The subject of this sketch is of German descent, but was born in Dearborn County. Ind., Aug. 17. 18 11. When he was five years old his parents removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lived until a lad of thirteen. The family then retiuned to Indiana, where the father purchased a farm, and where Frank lived with them three years longer. He then returnecl to Cincinnati, and served a two years' apprenticeship as a stone cutter, but upon returning to the homestead changed his occupation, and entered the employ of the Indianapolis A- Cin- cinnati Railroad Company as clerk, remaining with them two years. At the expiration of this time young Seifert took charge of his father's farm, which he oijerated one year, then purchased a saloon in Snnmansville. Ril)ley Co.. Ind.. which he conducteil until after John Morgan's raitl through the country'. We next find him iii Huena A'ista, Ohio, where he clerkeearauce. and was inhabited mostl3' by wild ani- mals. Mr. Seifert and his family suffered great in- convenience the first \'ear, having very little money, and sometimes subsisted npon prairie-root soup. He, however, had -come to stay," and he resolved that no common circum.stance should cause him to leave. His industry and perseverance have been admirably rewarded. He is not only well-to-do, financially. Init his career has been such as to secure him the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens. Like Longfellow's ^'ilIage Blacksmith "he can look the whole world in the face for he owes not any man." The first wife of our subject, to whom he was married in Indiana, May 7, 1863, was, in her girl- hood, i\Iiss ^lary. daughter of Peter Iluschart, a native of Bavaria, Germany, who, upon emigrating to America, settled upon a farm in Dearborn County, Ind., and is now deceased. Of this happy and congenial union there were born eleven chil- dren, five of whom died young. The survivors are: Mary A., Catherine. Frank E.. ilatilda, An- drew N. and Emma. Mis. Mary Seifert departed this life at the homestead in Brantford Township, Oct. 6, 1881. .She was a very excellent woman, :md in all respects the true and faithful helpmate of her husl)and. Upon canning to Kansas she assisted liini in every w.ay in her power in improving the homestead, planting with her own lianils man}' of tlie walnut trees which now f-^^^:^i^^^f:y<^ ♦-<-v P-^ ^AYETTE R. DIKEMAN, The list of rciue- senlative citizens in Barnes Township, would _ by no means be complete without the name of this gentleman who owns and operates a choice body of land 120 acres in extent, and eligibly lo- cated on section 15. He came to Kansas in 1S78, purchasing his present farm soon afterward, and besides bringing the land to a high state of culti- vation, has etfected good improvements, his build- ings being in fact among the best in the township. He takes a worthy pride in his home surroundings, doing everything in his power to make them plea.s- ant and attractive. His fields indicate careful cul- tivation, and everything about. the premises is kept up in good shaiie. While meddling very little With public affairs, he keeps himself well-i)osted upon all matters of general interest, and uniformly votes the Republican ticket. He is a member in good standing of the I. O. O. F., in which he lias taken both the Subordinate and Encampment de- grees, belonging to Lodge No. 276, at Barnes, He is also a member of the Grand Lodge. Mr. Dikeman's family was represented in New England at .in early d.ay. and the subject of this sketch was born in Rutland, \'t., June 10, lS')i). His father. Frederick A. Dikeman, w.as born in Ben- son, that State, Feb. 4, 1822, and w.as there reared to man's estate and married. Later he removed to New Jersey, and then, on account of failin was born in Bedford, Pa., of (Quaker parentage, being the daughter of Bapliste F. W. Rouser; she died May 22, 1873, in Clayton County, Iowa, at the age of si.xty-five years. To Samuel and F^mma Garretson there was born a family of nine children, viz: Na- thaniel who died in California; Rachel who died in Iowa; William who died in the .army during the late Civil War; .Joseph a resident of Washington County, this State; Hannah R., deceased; Eliza- beth, a resident of Jefferson County, Neb.; John H., our subject; Mary Iv, Mrs. Reed, of Hall County. Neb., and an infant who diel /„ 7=7ir^ -E^ /^APT. WILLIAJI J. TOBEY, junior mem- Ill ^-V^ ber of the firm of Stackpole & Tobey of ^^^f' Washington, and cashier of the (xreenlcaf State Bank at Greenleaf, is one of the most stirring business men of Washington County and has given a decided impetus to its most important interests. His native place was in Thomaston, Me., and the date of his birth April 14, 1845. He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Capt. William Tobey who was born in Portland, Me., in 1817, and who followed the sea for a number of years, becoming commander of some of the best vessels plying the main. The paternal grandfather of our subject. Cai)t. Lemuel Tobey, was born in or near Portland, Me., and during his j'ounger years followed the sea. He married Miss Sarah Sanboin, a native of Yar- mouth, and was lost overboanl off Cape llatteras, during a heavv gale of wind, while 3'et a young man. His son, AViiliam, served an apprenticeship at sail-making and when twenty-one years old em- barked on a vessel and followed the sea two or three years. Ho then resumed work at ids trade in Thomaston, Me., and prosecuted this nine years. In 1851 he was placed in command of the bark "Cali-- fornia" under the United States merchant marine service and after one voyage took command of the "C. F. O'Krieu." In 1853 he once more settled down upon terra firma and resumed work at his trade, being thus occupied until 1860. Then his love of the sea still remaining strong within him lie once more engaged as commander of the ship "Ionian." He continued in the marine service as Captain un- til 1878 and in the meantime commanded the shi])s "Frank Flint," the "Pactolus." St. Lucie," "St. Nicholas" and "Emanuel Llaguano," all of the port of New Y'ork. Upon finally leaving the sea, in 1878 he retired to Thom.aston. Me., where his death occurred May 2, 1882. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Lucinda Flint. She was born in Damariscotta, Me., and was the daughter of Capt. Joseph and Sarah (Allen) Flint, who were also natives of that place. Joseph Flint by occupation was a farmer and ship carpenter. He was likewise Captain of the State Militia, commanding a company in the War of 1812. Mrs. Lucinda (Flint) Tobey is still living and making her home with her children. Of these latter, eight in number: William J. was the eldest; Sarah E. is the wife of Capt. F. W. Stackpole, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume; Martha E. is the vvife of S. F. Robins and lives in Clyde. Kan.; Abby V. married W. P. Rice of Kansas City, Mo. ; Lucinda is a resident of Thomaston. Me.; Charles E. lives in Cuba, this State. Frank II. is a resident of Ft. Payne, Ala.; George W., the second sou, died in infancy. William J. Tobey received his education in the schools of his native town and like his father be- fore him, learned the trade of a sail maker. He followed this until 1863 then embarked on board a vessel and followed his trade two years with that ship, later going in the "Pactolus" commanded l)y his father. Two 3ears later he sailed as second mate and for three years afterward he was first mate. The four years following he was master of the vessel. In 1875 he lesigned to take command of the "St. Clara," which ship he commanded six years. Then, after a vacation of one year, he. in 1883, took command of the John McDonald, a new a^yyi^^^-^^ 2 //(p-r?-^M^ PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAI. ALBUM. 475 vessel wliic'li hail been launclied in December, 1882 and was at the time next to llie largest American vessel in existence. In November, 1884. he re- solved to leave tlie sea and settle upon the land. Coming now to Kansas Capt. Tobey began operat- ing as a banker. A more extended notice of the institution with which he is connected will be found in a sketeli of his partner on another page in this volume. The voyages of Capt. Tobey were from New York Citj' to San Francisco, thence to the principal European ports and return, lie also visited the western coast of South America, taking in Aus- tralia, and rounded Cape Horn tliirtj'-five times. He was married Feb. 4, 1876. to Miss Lucy A. Henderson. This lady was Itorn in Thomaston, Me., and is the daugiiter of William and Sus.an A. (Jordan) Henderson who were natives of Tiiomas- ton. Me., and are now deceased. Of this union there have been born three children — Alice II., William H. and Lucy A. Mrs. Tobey is a member of the Presbyterian Church in which Mr. Tobey oflieiates as a I'rustee. The latter, socially, be- longs to Orient Lodge, No. 15, A. F. & A. M. The Captain's home was in Thomaston, Me., until 1883 wiien he removed to Weilesley Hills, Mass. Thence he came to this county in 1885. Notwithstanding his comparatively brief residence he h.is fully es- tablished himself in the confidence and esteem of the i)eople and is considered a valuable ac(iuisition to the communitv. ^OHN WARNER, a leading farmer and stock- raiser of Riley County, resides on section "28. Ogden Township, where lie is industri- ' ously eng.aged as a practical worker in de- veloping the resources of the estate. He comes of a substantial (icrman ancestr}-, from whom he in- herits qu.alities of thrift and prudence. His home is an unusually pleasant one and is situated about six and one half miles southwest of Manhattan. Mr. Warner is a leading stock-breeder and has some vcr^' fine specimens of horsetlesh. At the head of his stable is " Julian," a full-blooded Per- cheron horse, said by good judges to be one of the finest in the State, sixteen and one-half hands high, weight nearly 1,800 lbs. and a perfect beaut}' from the ground up. Of course the intelligent reader will readily surmise (hat such a horse as •■ Julian " was not bought by the owner for nothing; indeed, if one could see him as he rears his Lead proudl}^ in the stable or careers over the luscious pasturage, it would not be a surprise to be told that Mr. War- ner paid $1,000 for him when lie was only twenty nH)nths old. Besiiles "Julian" Mr. Warner has some thirty-one head of horses, seventy of cattle and seventy of hogs. The cattle are largely full- blooded Short-horns and the rest are all of high grade. Our subject is quite a horse man and has made a study of horses, hence is usuallj' se- lected as a judge of these animals when the State Fairs are held. The parents of Mr. Warner were John and Eliz- abeth (Feester) Warner, natives of IJaden. Ger- many, where they were united in marriage. In 1838 they came to the United States, and settling in Clark Count}', Ind., made it their home until 1849. Removing thence in the fall of 1850, to Oldham County, Ky., after a j'ear's residence there they returned to Indiana and sojourned in ScOtt County for one year. Later they removed to Jackson Countj', the same State, and in the fall of 1852 located in Tama County, Iowa, where the mother died in 1857. In 1860 another removal was made, this time to the Sunflower State, where the father lived with his son John, our subject, near Stockdale, Riley County, until he ceased his earthly pilgrimage in 1879. Eleven children came to bless their home, of whom eight are now living. Of these our sub- ject was the third. luid was born in H.iden, Oct. 16, 1833, hence w.os five years of age when his parents emigrated to this country'. His advantages for ob- taining an education in school were exceedingly limited, but he did succeed in securing what is of more importance than mere book knowledge, that is a fine business education and thorough training in all the details required in managing the practical affairs of life. When fourteen years of age our subject began to work for himself. His father was a railroad con- 47G PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tractor and filled some very lieavj' contracts be- tween the years 1848 and 1852. Although so young, our subject was placed in a position of re- sponsibility, l)eiiig given charge of the horses and required to supply the camps of the workmen with all necessary materials. He continued working for his father until he was twenty years of age, when he started out to begin an independent career, having for capital tlie munificent sum of seventy- five cents in his pocket. However, he had -grit" and " get up " and no false pride, so he was bound to succeed. His first work was making rails for fifty cents per hundred in Iowa. Not finding him- self likelj- to become a " bloated bond-holder " at that rate, he went to Indiana where he secured work at more remunerative wages. Dec. 18. 1853, Mr. Warner led Miss Ellen E. White to the altar, and the ceremony was per- formed that united them in the holy bonds of mat- rimony. Mrs. Warner was a daughter of Jesse and Nancy (Roundtree) AVhite, who were natives of North Carolina. They removed to Kansas in 1857, and settled at Stockdale, Riley County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The death of Mr. White occurred in 1861, and that of Mrs. White in 1805. They were the parents of ten children, of whom Mrs. Warner was the third. .She was born in 1834, and departed this life July 16, 1862, deeply lamented by her family and a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Warner were the parents of five children, all of whom are now deceased. In July, 1863, Mr. Warner was again mar- ried, taking for his companion Miss' Elizabeth E. Odell, a daughter of William Odell. now- deceased. iSIr. and Mrs. Odell were natives of Massachusetts and were the parents of ten chil- dren, of whom Mrs. -Warner was the nintii. .She was born M.^}- 12, 1843, and departed for her heav- enly home Dec. 8, 1872. The seconil marriage of our subject resulted in the birth of four children, three of whom are now living, named respectively, Frances Eugenia, Marj' FAta and Ella E. Mr. Warner was married the third time in 1874. the lady's name being ^Nliss Lucy A. Lee, a daughter (^f Hor.ace Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lee were natives of Massachusetts and Cunneclicut, and were the parents of seven children, of whom Mrs. Warner was the sixth. .She was born Sept. 12, 1830, and is a lady of rare culture and winning manners. Our subject moved to Kansas in 1857 and set- tled on a farm near Stockdale. He enlisted in the Union Arm}-, Aug. 25, 1862, in Company G, 11th Kansas Infantry, winch was later converted into a cavalr}- regiment. He was elected corporal immediately after his enlistment, and fought gal- lantly with his regiment in the battles of Mar^'s- ville. Ark.; Prairie Grove and Cane Hill, also in Arkansas, besides being engaged in almost continuous skirmishing with Rebel " bushwhack- ers " all along the border. He served his country faithfullv till the war was over, and received iiis discharge June 13, 1865, at Ft. Leavenworth. He then returned home and once more commenced operations on his farm. In 1869 he moved from Stockdale to his present place, wliich was then raw prairie. All the improvements have been made by him since that time. The present residence was built partly in 1870, but was changed some- what and given its present form in 1885. He lias a fine stone barn and other necessary outbuildings, an orchard of 500 trees, a fine vineyard, and his farm is in all resjiccts a model one. Mr. Warner and his famiij' are members of the Methodist Episcopal Ciiurch at Manhattan, and are regular in their attemlance and lilieral in their of- ferings. He is also a member of the G.A.R. of Manhattan, Lew Gove Post No. 100. He h.as been a member of tlie School Board of District No. 18, takes an interest in politics and votes the Repub- lican ticket. He w.as a Republican during the mighty throes which ■• Bleeding Kansas '" experi- enced in her gallant struggle for liberty, when it took courage to espouse the cause of downtrodden but afterwards gloriously-tviumi)hant freedom. Mr. Warner is not lacking in that useful quality which we call •■ grit," as is shown by his record in making a home for himself in the then '• Wild West." Upon coming to Kansas in the winter of 1857, he had 113.50 and two yoke of small oxen. His first table was maile from packing-boxes. He worked all d.ay making rails and at night split shin- ijlcs bv the litilit of the shavings. He also m.ade PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 477 ax-handles and ox-liows. He hauled good oak wood lliirteen miles witli an ox team and sold it for ^2..'>0 per cord, receiving; in |)ay paper money issued by llie county and called •■ County Scrip," wliicli was shaved by the merchants at twenty-five cents on the dollar, although they charged about four times the present value of goods for what they sold to the fanners, who had no place else at that time to l)ny. Mr. Warner takes a deep interest in the religious welfare of the community, and at one time was Superintendent of two Sunday-schools, one meeting in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Fine portraits of Mr. Warner and his estimable wife appear elsewhere in the Ai.him, and not only add to the value bat are also an ornament to the work. Tl OSEPII H. YODER. although a resident of Haddani but a comi)aratively short time, is recognized as the leading business man of the place, and is possessed of that courteous and winning demeanor, which secures for him friends wherever he goes. He has fully identified liimsclf with the interests of lladdani and vicinity, and being liberal and puljlic-spirited, is recognized as a valuable addition to the community. He is prominently connected with the Methodist Episco- pal Church, in which he ofKciates as Steward, Trustee, and Assistant Superintendent of the Sun- day-school. He performed efficient service as one of the building committee during the erection of the church edifice. Politically, he is a sound Re- publican, and h.as frequenth' represented his party in the county conventions. The early home of the subject of tliis notice, was in the vicinity of Somerset, in the county of that name, in Pennsylvania, where he first opened his eyes to the light, Sept. 6. 1852. He was brought up on a farm, and taught to make himself useful at an early age. He received a practical education, attending the district school until fourteen years of age, and then entered the High School at Somerset, where he pursued his studies two years, and was given a first-grade certificate in proof of his fitness for a teacher. He afterward followed this profes- sion during the winter seasons until the spring of 1874. In the meanlime he engaged in farming dur- ing the summer. At the expiration "of this time, young Yoder de- cidi'd to seek the Far West, and ni.ade his way by rail to Iowa, locating on a farm near Iowa City. Here he proceeded as before, farming in summer, and teaching school in .Johnson County during the winter. In the spring of 1875 he purchased a half- interest In the store of his brother, C. C. Yoder, at Pleasant Hill, and they, under the firm of C. C. Yoder S: Brother, prosecuted general merchandis- ing, Joseph II. in the meantime teaching as before, during the winter season. He was thus occupied until 1880, when his brother was appointed Post- master, and the post-office was conducted in their store. Joseph II. ofliciated as Assistant Postmaster until the following spring, when he removed to Minden, Iowa, and not long afterward was appointed Postmaster at that place. In due time he purchased a stock of dry-goods, and built up a good trade. He discharged the duties of Postmaster until 1885, then resigned in favor of a Cleveland man. being himself a Republican. In June, 1886, Mr. Yoder dis|>osed of his inter- ests in the Hawkeye State, and coming to Kansas, engaged as clerk in the store of his brother at Had- dani, operating thus one year. He then purchased a half-interest, and in partnership witli his brother, established the liim of Yoder Bros., who as gen- eral merchants have the second largest store in the town. Mr. Yoder, in 1887, put up a neat modern residence, which is beautifully located and sur- rounded Willi nil kinds of shrubbery and fruit trees. He was one of the organizers of the Western Ex- change Bank, and is a stockholder therein. A stirring, .active business man. he exerts no small infiuence in his comuuinity, and may be found the uniform encourager of the entcriirises calculated for the advancement of the people. Mr. Yoder was married in Council Bluffs, Iowa, June ;», 1881, to Miss Septima I. Sh.aff. This lady was born at Pleasant Hill, that State. April 1(1. 1855, and was the daughter of Horatio Shaflf, a na- tive of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and a farmer by occupation. Mr. Shaff emigrated to Iowa during its early days, settling in Johnson 478 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. County, where he was greatlj' prospered as a tiller of the soil, becoming well-to-do. In 1876 he re- moved to Pottawattami'i, locating on a farm near Walnut, where his death occurred in 1889. Politi- call}', he was a stanch Republican, and in religious matters, assimilated with the doctrines of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Anna (Fry) Shaff, the mother of Mrs. Yoder, was born in Oliio, and died in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in 1887. Mrs. Yoder received a good education, and taught school for some time prior to her marriage. She was also for a time engaged in millinery and dress- making at Walnut. Mr. and Mrs. Yoder have two children, Roy and Earl. The father of our subject was Benedict Yoder, likewise a native of Somerset County, Pa., and born Aug. 20, 1817. The paternal gradfather was John Yoder, a native of Berks County, Pa., where he carried on farming during his early life, clear- ing a homestead, but finall}' removed to Somerset County; and there spent his last da3S. He started in life for himself at the age of twenty years, open- in" up his farm, and was tiie owner of 140 acres of o-ood land. He was an honest citizen, and a mem- ber in good standing of the Mennouite Cliurch. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject, was a native of Scotland, and emigrated to the United States probably during the Colonial da3-s. Benedict Yoder, the father of our subject, cleared a farm of 110 acres in Somerset Count}-, Pa., con- structing a good home where he still resides. In the meantime he came to the West with the intention of locating his children, and traveled extensively in this section of country. He has always been a great lover of tine horses, and makes a specialty of these, mostly draft animals. He is a Repulilican, politically, and a member of the Menuonite Church. He is one of the best-known men of Somerset County, where he has wielded a wide influence. Mrs. Sarah (Miller) Yoder, the mother of our subject, was born in Somerset Count}-, Pa., Nov. 20, 1825. Grandfather Miller was a native of Switzerland, and came to America with his parents when a child of three years. They opened up a farm in Somerset County, Pa., and there lie spent his last days. To Benedict and Sarah Yoder there was liorn a family of thirteen children, the eldest of whom. Samuel B.. continues a resident of his native county of Somerset; Daniel M. first located in Iowa, and then came to Kansas, and is located in Haddam; Charles C. is merchant of Pleasant Hill, Iowa; John M. is a resident of Johnstown, Pa., where he officiates as agent for distributing the do- nations contributed for the sufferers from the recent terrible flood in that place; Simon T. is a merchant of Minden, Iowa; Joseph H., of this sketch was the next in order of birth; Ezra L. is a merchant of Minden, Iowa; Mary remains at home with her parents; Sadie, Mrs. Lehman, continues a resident of Somerset County, Pa.; Nancy A., Mrs. Rhodes, lives in Saline County, this .State; Gertie is in Som- erset, Pa.; Kate A., Mrs. MostoUer, is in .Somerset County, Pa.; and Florence M. is with her parents. Samuel B. Yoder, during the late Civil War, en- listed in 1861, in the 142d Pennsylvania Infantry, and served until being wounded at the liattle of Gettysburg, being shot through the left breast and right arm. He was left on the battlefield three days, with nothing to eat and drink excepting a cup of coffee which his captain gave him. lie fell into the hands of the rebels, but they finally aban- doned him, supposing he would die. After the battle was over he was removed to a hospital, and finally partially recovered, although still a cripple and in ill health. --'^^-^tiieiZ/®^- -■g' ©SsSj/OTra^^-wi/. ■;¥; OHN FLAG(j, one of the very first settlers of Manhattan Township, and one of its most .active and enterprising men, came to Kansas in the spring of 1855 and continued his resi- dence in this township until his death, which oc- curred May 14, 1874. For two years after settling in the township he carried on farming exclusively, then, in company with others, erected a flouring- mill and assisted in the operation of this until fail- ing health compelled him to abandon this business. He then engaged in the mercantile business at Man- hattan a number of years, but finally selling out purchased a farm in the township near the city lim- its, the operation of which he superintended until called hence. He was a stanch Union man during the late Civil War. and enlisted in the 100 days' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 479 service, but saw no active linlitiiig, siin[ily witli liis foinrailes holding himself in readiness to defend the border if necessary. Socially he belonj^ed to tiie .^Lasonic fraternity. .lohn Flagg, the sun of .Toel anitionists of Kansas to be their standard bearer for the Governorship, but he refused to let his name jjo before the people. He and his wife arc among tiie leadinsj' members of the Metliodist Church, of which he is Trustee and Steward. He has been an ardent worker in the Sunday-school, and has served as Superintendent both in Bing- hamton, N. V.. and in this State, and is a member of the State Sunday-school Association, and was the delegate from Kansas to the International Conven- tion, at Atlanta, Ga.. in 1 878. He has always been an earnest advocate of temi>erance both in word and deed, and is twice Past Grand Worthy Palri- arch of tiie .Sons of Temperance, in Kansas, and a member of the National Division. .Sons of Tem- perance, and a member of tlie Kansas State I'nion. of which he was also \Mce-President for several years, during tiie campaign for [)rohiblti<)n. He lias never used tobacco in any form. y;ILLlAM SILNKR. of Morganville, is one of those men of whom it may be truly W^ said, he has not lived in vain. Nature endowed him with the best qualities of human ehar.acter, those elements of honesty, integrity and contempt of a mean action, which have ever main- tained him in a high position among his fellow cilizens as one worthy of their utmost confidence and esteem. He is one of the pioneer settlers of C'laj- County, with whose interests he has been per- sonally identified since it became a community of men struggling for an existence on the frontier. His industry, courage and endurance in the early days proved a stimulus to many a man around liim. clieering tiie faint hcartci] and enabling them to imitate his examjile i.f patience and perseverance. The subject of this sketch was born in Greene Count}-. Ohio, and when about three \'ears old was taken by his parents — loseph C. and Margaret (Mills) Silver — to the vicinity of Ft. Wayne, Ind., where they liverl a few years, the father engaged in carpentering. About 18.5.5 they changed their residence to Bluffton. Wells County, that State, where they have since lived. P.oth are natives of New Jersey. Tiie maternal gi-andmothcr of our subject died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Silver, after reaching the advanced age of ninetv- six j'ears. Mr. Silver spent his early years under the paren- tal roof and in the fail of 18(;o, in company with his brother, Pliilip, fitted up teams and went up the river on a buffalo hunt, until reaching the line of Northern Nebr.aska, being gone about six weeks. During the time they killed about sixty buffaloes, besifles a large number of elk and antelopes. Buffa- loes were not seen in Clay County, Kan., with the exception of an occasional str.ayer, after 18.57, but elk, deer and antelopes were quite numerous later than that and one day. in the fall of 18C.5, Mr. .Silver killeil four wild turkeys in his door \ard. Sojourning in Indiana until the spring of 18,57 young Silver then came to Kansas and in the spring of 1858 preempted 160 acres of land in Clay Count}'. Tills occupied the southwest quarter of section 33, Sherman Township, and he put up a log cabin. 12 x 14 feet square in which he kept bache- lor's hall until acquiring a clear title to his prop- erty. He was then obliged to have money to carry on its ini|)rovemcnt. and in .Inly, 1859, he went into Riley County, the nearest place where he could obtain work. When on his place his nearest neigh- bor was twenty miles away and the Indians fre- quentlj- encamped thirty miles up the river. Many of them were civilized and friendly, although they made occasional visits to scare the settlers who had come in a little earlier. When coming to this region Mr. Silver had a capital of ^42. but when settling on his claim, had about ^inO. During the summer of 1858 a few people came into that vicinity. Mr. Silver worked in Riley Counl\ during the winter of 1858 and the 492 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. following spring I'igged np a, team af oxen and j(jined a wagon train going to Pike's Peak. He took tools in kis wagon and worked at blacksmithing which he had learned in Indiana, remaining at the Peak until the fall of 1859. Tlien returning to Clay County, this .State, he sojourned here but a short time, after which he spent the winter in Riley Countj'. He returned to his new farm in the spring of 1860, where he spent the summer, plowing and improving his land. He and a hired man oc- cupied themselves in making fencing and planted eight acres of Indian corn, besides breaking thirtj' acres and planting it with prairie corn. The corn raised on the thirty acres made one dinner for four persons, the season being very dry and nothing growing. Mr. Silver had also that same season an acre and three-fourths sown in wheat which yielded him eight bushels. This was threshed with a flail and the chaff blown off by shaking the wheat and chaff on a sheet in the wind. During the second year of the Civil War Mr. Silver concluded that it was his duty to assist in the preservation of the Union, and in August, 1862 he enlisted in Company G, 11th Kansas Cavalry, and served two years and eight months, receiving his honorable discharge May 24, 1865. He met the enemy in battle at Prairie Grove and followed up the rebel general, Price in his raid into Missouri and along the Kansas line, [larticipating in the three daj''s fight which followed. Then returning to Ft. Leavenworth, his company was m.ade an escort to (ien. Curtis. Mr. Silver for some time operated as the compan}''s l)lacksmith. In the meantime, while still a soldier, Mr. .Silver was married while home on a furlough, April 1863, to Miss Lucinda, daughter of David Kdelblute, one of the pioneer settlers of Riley County, Kan. Mrs. Silver was born in Pennsylvania in 1845 and came to the West with her parents when quite young. .She sojourned with her p.arents during the absence of her husband in the array and when he returned to the ranks of civil life, the}- located upon their new farm and put up another cabin to suppl}' the place of the first one which had l)een burned in a prairie fire. Thev lived there a number of years and then Mr. .Silver iioniesteaded eighty acres one half mile east, which they occupied until about 1882. That year he removed to Morganville, of which he has since been a resident. His farm proper in- cludes 1,100 acres in the vicinity of Morganville, besides the comfortable town residence which he now occupies. Mr. Silver, in 1886, invested a part of his prop- erty in a stock of general merchandise in which he has since conducted a successful trade. He was one of the men instrumental in the incorporation of the city, signing the |)etition, and has served as a member of tlie City Council. He assisted in the organization of Clay County and has taken an active part in the erection of church and school buildings and other enterprises. In religion lie and his excellent wife are identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church in which Mr. Silver officiates as .Steward and is recognized as a chief pillar. He belongs to George B. McClell.an Post, No. 368, also Morganville Lodge, No. 322, I. O. O. F. The four children born to i\Ir. and Mrs. .Silver are all living and named respectively, Mary E.. Fred C, Lons- dale V. and Edna. The eldest, Mary E., is now the wife of G. W. Hayes, a resident of Mor- ganville, who is represented elsewhere in this volume. For the erection of his hewn log house in the fall of 1865 Mr. .Silver transported the flooring from Leavenworth. The shingles were manufac- tured from a saw log which lie hauled from here to Manhattan, but the mill was not running so he was oljliged to visit that place the second time be- fore getting his shingles. It must be remembered that this was in the absence of railroads or even well-regulated wagon roads, thus involving a long and tedious journey. -^^-^^^^^^^k^^f^^^- i^^HILIP GUENTHER. This enterprising young German-American citizen is carry- ing on the old homestead of his father, who is deceased. It is a well-regulated farm, 240 acres in extent, on section 21, Hanover Township, Washington County. Our subject owns 160 acres in Decatur County. His thrift and in- ihisti-\ have long Iieen recognized among the ji..f«j,j-jj,i jjij™ '*.»;. !,»si>.'fe:»; -.t. i ,)lu^.uJ..Mll, i^^.,., ' Farm Residence of J en kin Jones, Sec 36. FafpmingtonTp, Washington Co. Residenceof Martin 5chropp, >SEC.i^3. charlesto n t p Was hington Co. Residenceof Henry Schroder, 5ec.21. Hanover Tp.VYASHii.oioM PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 495 jjcoplo of liis i-oinnuiiiilv, where lie is held in hiuh respect. He has a nice fiunily, inchiding his aged niolher. for whom lie cares with the most filial af- fection. A man honest and upright in all his transactions, he represents in a marked degree the intelligence and wortli wiiich form the basis of all good society. A native of Hamilton County, Ohio, the subject of this sketch was born .lune 17, 1857, and is the son of Conrad and Margaret (Firnazel) Gucnlher, who were born in the Kingdom of Sjixony, t>erniany, and were there reared and married. The wedding took |)lace in I8.")4,and immediately afterward they set sail for America. They had no worldly posses- sions exceiit their strong hands and courageous hearts, anil when landing in Cincinnati, Ohio, were -■<25 in debt. They at once sought employment, the young wife working with her husband, and for a year they laboreil earnestly to earn a living. In aue time they removed to a farm nine miles north of Cincinnati, where they lived for thirteen 3'ears. The}' commenced with a horse which cost them §:5. and a plow, for which they paid twenty-five cents. In due time, however, their perseverance and industry met with the usual i-eward. Upon first leaving the farm, they took up their abode in Reading, Ohio, where they sojourned three j'ears. then returned to the same farm, where they re- mained nine years. During the progress of the Civil AVarthej' began to gain a foothold financially, and at one time raised ten acres of potatoes, which they sold at 4>y per barrel. Other things were in proportion, and the result was that tliey were en- abled to save enougii money to clear otT a debt of ^1.200. and purchase a good team of horses be- sides. They lived upon that farm eight years after their second removal to it. The parents of Mr. Cuenther came to Kansas in 1878. and the father purchased the farm now- owned by the widow and children. He gradually retired from active labor, and departed this life Dec. '26, 1888, after having reached his threescore and ten years. He was a man honest and upright in all his dealings, kindly and generous, and was universally respected. He lived quietly and unos- tentatiously, at peace with his neighbors, and his name was held in kindlv renifmbrancc by all who knew him. and especially by his son. Philip, who possessed for his father a more than ordinary at- tachment. Mr. (inenther. our subject, was given a good education in his youth, but at the age of nineteen years suffered from a severe attack of smallpox, and upon his recovery he had no recollection of anything that he had learned prior to this time. He thus was obliged to acquire his education over again, and although perhaps not spending .as many years as before in the schoolroom, he has. by a course of reading, become well informed, and is more than ordinarily intelligent. He was always a good son to his parents, obedient and dutiful, and gave them all his earnings until advancing years caused them to turn over to him the business and the management of the farm. On the 16th of April, 1884, occurred the mar- riage of Philii) Guenther with Miss Eli/.a. daughter of William and Dorothea (Myer) IIolcc. The par- ents of Mrs. Guenther were natives of Hanover, German}-, and when emigrating to America set- tled in Cook County, III. They are now quite well advanced in years, and make their home with one of their married daughters. Mrs. Guenther was the fourth in their family of five children, and was born in Cook County, 111.. Aug. 11). 1866. She received a common-school education, and remained a member of the parental household until her mar- riage. Mr. and Mrs. Guenther are members in good standing of the German Lutheran Church, at Hanover, and Mr. Guenther, politically, is a straight Republican, taking an active interest in the success of his parly. The (inenther homestead is well-im- proved, with a good house and barn, and all other appurtenances. There is an orchard of 1 ')() fruit trees, besides 250 grape vines, and the smaller varieties of fruits .-ire abundant in their season. Stock-growing forms a part of the farm opera- tions. Mr. Guenther keeping a goodly number of horses, cattle and swine. The Guenther farm lies one and a half miles southeast of Hanover in a pleasant locality, and the manner in which it is kept up speaks well for the owners. The parents of Mr. (Juenther endured all Ihe hardships and privations of life in a new- country when coming to Kansas, and their names 496 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. are worthy of record among the pioneers who ven- tured upon the frontier and opened tlie way for those who followed. d^^ IMEON M. FOX came to Manhattan in ^^^ 1866. when the city was still in its infancy, %^L-M '**"'' ^^^ ever since been classed among its most intelligent and progressive citizens. Soon after his arrival he opened a book store, and has ever since conducted a successful business, his neatly-appointed establishment, with its well- selected .assortment of reading matter, being well patronized by the man}- cultured and literarj' people of the city. A veteran of the late war, in which he enlisted in 1861, when still a college boy, his record shows him to have been a brave and capable soldier, who from a private in the ranks rose to be a commissioned ofHcer in his regiment. Our subject comes from sturdy New England ancestry, who settled in Connecticut in Colonial times. The State of New York was, however, his birthplace, he having been born in the town of Lansing, in Tompkins County, Aug. 28, 1841. His father, Dana Fox, was born in East Haddam, Conn., Jan. 16, 1795, a son of Moses Fox, of the same State. The familj- came to America at a very early da>-. Isaac Fox and his wife Abigail resided at Medford, Mass., as earlj- as 1679, at which date the birth of their first child w.as recorded ; he was un- doubtedly the youngest son of Thomas and Hannah (Brooks) Fox, of Concord, Mass. (Thomas Fox was a lineal descendant of the Rev. John Fox, the famous author of the "Book of Martj'rs.") The children of Isaac Fox nearly all removed to Con- neclic-ut. and settled at Norwich, Colchester and New London. Ebenezer, one of the younger chil- dren, settled at the latter place as early as 1722. In 1732 he removed to East Had05, and on the 20th of March, 1630, accompanied by his sister Eleanor, he set sail for the New World from Plymouth, England, in the ship "Mary and John." commanded by Capt. Squeli. The pas- sengers were landed on the New England coast, at the place where is now located the town of Dor- cliester, Mass., of which they were the original founders. The wife of .Tohn Strong either died on tiie passage or soon after the landing, .and he mar- ried, for a second wife, Abigail Ford, daughter of Thom.as Ford, who came over in the same vessel. Fron) Dorchester he removed to Taunton, Mass., in which place he held a proprletarj' right. Later, he was associated with Henry Wolcott, the ances- tor of Roger and Oliver Wolcott. in founding Windsor, Conn. He finally settled at Northamp- ton, Mass., of which place he was one of the orig- inal founders. Here he spent the rest of his days, and died in 1G76. Mis son, Thomas Strong, bj' his second wife, married Rachel Holton, and died in 1689. Their son, Adino. was born in 1676, and died in 1749, leaving one son of the same name, wild was born in 1708, and died in 1787. 'I'he maiden name of his wife was Deborah Prime. Their son, Benajah, was born in the year 1 740, and at the time of the breaking out of the Revo- lution was in the prime of life, of fine phy- sique, standing six feet two inches in his stockings, a stalwart, resolute, bold-spirited man. He took an active part in the war. and was promoted to the rank of captain in his regiment. He was a cousin of the martyr [latriot, Nathan Hale, with whom he at one time served. Benajah Strong married Jane Coclinine. the daughter of S.-imuel Cuchranc, of Woodbury, Conn. After her death he marrieBUM. J 99 tenihcr. 18(i6, was luaiiied lo Miss Anii;i Fo^Ie- saiig. a native of his own country. Tliere were horn to tlipni .six childivn. vi/.: Ilenrv; Hannah, who (lied in int'Mncy; Frc-ilcrick; Herman, who (lied wiien two years old ; Charh's and Herman (2d ). Mrs. Anna Moehlman departed this life at her liome in Manhattan Township, in the fall of 1877, flj^ed forty-eight years. Mr. Moehlman is a Repnli- lican in polities and a member in good standing of the Lutheran Church. He belongs to Maniiatlan Post, No. 100, G. A. R. For some time after coming to this State he freighted to Big Timber and other points on the plains. ^WEN E. EDGERTON, Mayor of Randolpli, Rile}' County, is a iirominent professional \»^- man and a leading citizen of this cit}'. He is a phj-sician and surgeon of both tlieoretical and |)ractical ability, and since his location here in De- cember 188'), he has built u|) an excellent practice. His energy and perseverance have stood him in good stead, and his professional knowledge becom- ing known, lie has a growing reputation in his pro- fession. He was elected to the mayoralty in tiie spring of 1887, and is serving in a manner credit- able to himself and satisfactor}' to his constituents. He is examining physician for the Mass.achusctts Mutual Insur.ance Company, the Covenant Mutual Insurance Comiiany of Galesburg. III., the North- western of Milwaukee, Wis., the Mutual Life In- surance of New York, and the Endowment Rank of the Knights of Pythias. The parents of our subject are now living in Center Township. this co\inty, where the father, Hon. A.S. Edgcrton. is a prominent and influential citizen. He was born in the Hoosier State, whence moving to Iowa, he located in Guthrie County and engaged in farming. In 1859 he came to Kansas, first settling near Ft. Riley, where he tilled the soil until 18()1, when he moved to Iowa and one year later leaving his family comfortably situated, enlisted in the de- fence of the Union. He was enrolled in the 29th Iowa Infantr}', taking jxirt in all the battles of his regiment until the close of the war. He then returned to this State, and continued iiis farming op- erations near Ft. Riley until 18Gf>, when he removed to tlie place which he now occupies. He home- steaded and purchased land until his possessions amounted to :?2(l acres, all of which is now well im- proved and thoroughly cultivated. He is a strong Repul)lican, and represented his district in the State Legislature in 1870-77. Hon. A. S. Eldgerlon married Melissa Osborn, who was. like himself, a native of the Hoosier State. Her father, (). E. Osborn, is an agriculturist, and after having followed that occupation for some years in Indiana, went to Iowa in quite an early day. In 1859 he came to this State, and is numbered among the pioneers of Riley County, now owning j 320 acres of valuable lanil in Center Township. ' He has been County Commissioner of this county. ]\Ir. and Mrs. A. S. Edgerton are active members I of the United Brethren Church, he being a C'lass- ! Leader. They are the parents of ten children: ,J. B. a farmer in Center Township; L3'dia. now de- ceased: O. E. our subject; J. E., i)rincipal of the High School at White City, Kan.; D. C, deceased; Nellie, now Mrs. Gridlev, residing at home; Wil- liam, who is teaching in Center Township: and j Thomas, Solomon and Harvey at home. j Dr. Edgerton was born in Dalmanutha, Guthrie Co., Iowa, Oct. 21, 1857, ami two j-ears after his birth was brought by his parents to this Slate, the journey being made by wagon and the country being then wild and open, abounding in game and Indians. Our subject was early set to work on the I farm, assisting to improve and cultivate it. The Hrst school he attended was held in a log house on Fanc}' Creek, the pupils occupying slab benches. He remained under the parental roof until sixteen years of age, when he ol)tained a position as clerk in a ueneral store at May Day. There he remained until nineteen years old, when he sijent a short ! period in attendance at Lane University. On ac- count of ill health he was forced to abandon his studies and return to his father's home where he I remained until 1877. He next sjient some three ! months in Iowa, and again settled down to rural life on the home farm. Dr. Edgerton had ahva3S hail a leaiiing toward the profession of medicine, and when twenty-two years old he began its study, his preceptors beini: 500 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Drs. Lyman and Ward, witli whom he'readjfor two years. In the fall of 1881 he entered the college of Physk'ians and Surueons at St. Louis, Mo., gradu- ating in the ,si)ring of 1884 with the honors of his class. He first went to Parkerville, Kan., where he practiced for eighteen months, removing thence to May Day, and after a few months sojourn there, the railroad having been constructed through this jjlace, he located here as before mentioned. The summer of 1888 was spent by him in New York City, where he took a post graduate course in his profession. The rites of wedlock were celebrated in M.ay Day on May 15. 1C85, between Dr. Edgerton and Miss Rachael Bacon. The bride is a daughter of Joseph and Mona Bacon of Canada, who came to this State and county in 1882. the father engaging in farming in May Day, where he subsequently died. The mother still resides on the home farm. To Dr. Edgerton and his charming wife two chil- dren have been born : they are named Paul and Lyia. Dr. Edgerton is a straight Republican, his vote and his personal influence being always cast in favor of the principles which he believes to be best adapted to the interests of our Nation. He owns two lots in Randolph and a pleasant residence built by himself. He is a man of excellent moral char- acter, of affable m.-inners, and is personally a fine looking gentleman. 'Sr AMES C. McCURDY, Notary Public, and for seven years .Justice of the Peace in Goshen Township, and filling the same posi- tion four 3-ears in Clay Center, is one of the oldest settlers of Clay County, having come to this region in March, 1869. In fact he assisted in the organization of the township and gave to it its present name. There were then only seven fam- ilies within its limits, bearing the names, respect- ively, of Surrier, Frazier, Schaubel, Hemerich, Gray, Pickett and Wolcott. Mr. McCurdy took up a tract of new Isnd on sections 4 and 6, where he proceeded to open up a f;irm. He was at once recognized aa a valued addi- tion to the community, in which he made himself useful, assisting in the organization of the first school district. No. 20, and laid off another from it. No. 24. He was the first Clerk of the Isl and 2d districts, and circulated the petition for tiie new township, named Goshen. In 1876 he was ap- pointed Postmaster at Carter Creek, and was the first man occupying this position on tlie mail route after it was established between Claj' Centre and Waterville. In 1 875 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and he held both of these offices until his removal to Clay Center in 1882. This removal was made in order to give his children a better educa- tion than they could receive in the country. Mr. McCurdy made the usual improvements on his farm, setting out fruit and forest trees and erecting the buildings required for the comfort of his family, likewise those necessary for the success- ful prosecution of agi'iculture. After his removal to Clay Center he wns elected Justice of tiie Peace, and i in the discharge of the duties of tliis office acquitted himself with great credit, and gave gen- eral .satisfaction to the peojile. In addition to this he engaged in the real estate and loan business, but at the present time is gradually retiring from tiie .active Labors of life. He was a member of tlie Board of Education two terras and represented the Fourth Ward in the City Council. The fact that he is uniformly well spoken of by his fellow- townsmen is sufficient indication of his true charac- ter. He has taken a warm interest in the prosper- ity of Cliiy Center, and has been the encour.ager of the enterprises calculated for its advancement. He was regularly installed as a member of the I. O. O. F. Nov. 10, 1849. at York, Pa., .and has since then continued his connection with the order a period of forty years. He also belongs to the ti. A. R. and the Knights of Maccabee. A native of Lancaster, Pa.. Mr. McCurdy was born Feb. 14. 1827. and lived there until a lad of eleven years. He removed then with his parents to York, Pa., where he attained to a worthy man- hood and accpiired a practical education in the common school. At the age of twentj--three years he was ratirried, Dec. 25. 1850. to Miss Mary Kauffman. and they remained residents of York until the fol- lowing year when they removed to Goshen, Ind. Mr. . PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. oOl McC'ui(l\ , at Uio age of scvi-nteen 3'cars, commenced Icaniinii- the trade of a tanner and eurrier. wliicli lie followed niitil after the oullireak of the t'ivil \\:u. On the 22(1 of Aujriist, 18(;2, Mr. MeCiirdy en- tered the L'nion army a.s ;i member of (oinpanv B; 2!)th Indiana Infantry, vvhieli was assigned to the Army of the Ciimlierland. He soon sawthesnmke of l)attle and partieipated in the following important engagements: Lavergne, Liliert}' Gap. Chieka- manga. ^lissionary Ridge, the siege of Nashville, and minor engagements and skirmishes. Some time after the expiration of his term of enlistment, and after the elose of the war, he was mastered out at Marietta. Ga.. Dec. 2, 18G."). In the meantime his bravery and lidelity to dnt)' had caused his promo- tion to the rank of First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster. His excellent constitution carried liim through without a day's illness, and he was neither captured nor wounded. He looks with i)ar- donable pride upon his army e.xpcrience and feels that satisfaction only experienced l)y the true |)at- riot in knowing that he assisted in the preservation of the l'nion. After the close of the war .Mr. Mc( iirdy returned to Goshen. Ind., and. in partnership with Samuel O. Gregory, the Colonel of his old regiment, em- barked in the lumber business, and w.as thus occu- pied until 1868. The following year found him upon the soil of Kansas, where he has since remained. To him and his estimable wife there have been boi'n seven children, five of whom are living, namely : .Jennie, James C, B3-ron E., Horace A. and Frances V. The eldest son accompanied Gen. Grant around the world. He is now officiating as clerk in the Philadelphia Post- office and drawing a liberal salary; Byron is a resident of Goshen Town- ship, Clay County; Horace is in the Philadelphia post-olHec with his brother. The two daughters acquired a liberal education and occupy themselves as teachers. Daniel McCurd}', the father of our subject, was likewise a native of Lancaster County, Pa., wheie he spent his youthful years and was married and reared his children. In 18."5h he removed to York County, where he spent his lastdays, dying in 1881, at the .advanced age of eightj'-seven. His wife, who in her girlhood was Miss Margaret Cnrran, was a native of the city of New Orleans, and when <|nile young removed with her parents to Phil.adel- phia. Pa., living there and in Lancaster County until her marriage. She passed away prior to the decease of her husband, dying in 1872, at the age of seventy-two years. The parental family in- eluded three children only, of whom James C, our subject, was the eldest born; John died in Pennsyl- vania when about seventeen years old; Sarah. Mrs. Frv. died in Wrightville, Pa. IMrs. Mary (Kanffman) McCurdy was born at Windsor, York Co., Pa., Jan. 29. 1827. and is the daughter of J.acob and Elizabeth Kauffman, who for many years lived on a farm in York County. 'f| OHN M. McCORMICK. The - old settler " I is always an object of interest to the intelli- I gent public. The piotieers of Kansas became ' a peculiar jjcople because of the political troubles occurring during the period of its early settlement, in addition to the grasshopper plague, the drouth and other disasters which befell the un- happy territory. Fortunate was it for Kansas that there was a band of hardy spirits who seemed to pride themselves upon being able to overcome hardships and danger. These men in due time met their reward and their descendants have reason to be proud of their record. Among those thus de- serving of honorable mention is John M. McCor- mick, who has performed his part well in the growth and development of that which is now one of the foremost States in the West. The biographer found him pleasantly located as the owner of a good farm on section 32 in Zeandale Township, and gathered from him the following facts in relation to his history. The subject of this sketch is the son of Levi Mc- Cormick, who was born in the eastern part of Vir- ginia, where he w.as reared to manhood and married Miss Phebe .Stuart. The mother was likewise a na- tive of the Old Dominion and born in Frederick County. After marriage the parents removed to Wayne County, in what w.as afterward West Vir- ginia, where they sojourned until called hence. Their family consisted of eleven children, ten of 502 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. whom lived to mature years, and of whom John M. was the sixth. Mr. McCormiolv was born in C'al>le County. W. Va., Oct. 20. 182(;, and lived there until reacliing man's estate. In the meantime liis native county was divided, and tliat part wiiicli embraced tiis birthplace was laid off as Wayne County. He was reared to farming; pursuits and remained in \irginia until 18.")3, in which year he set out for the (Ireat West, and crossing the Mississippi located in An- drew County. Mo. Not being quite satisfied with this experiment, he, in tlie spring of 1S.')5, emigrated to Kansas and settled upon a claim which he had made on Deep Creek, Zeandale Township, the pre- vious autumn, tliis embracing 160 acres. Few men had visited this region at that time and Mr. McCormick is consequently one of the oldest settlers of Riley CountJ^ His was the first wagon track across the old Pottawatomie Reserve. He made liis home in a log cabin whicli he erected, and commenced the cultivation of the soil witli imperfect implements and under many disadvant- ages. Laboring early and late, year after year, his industry finally met with its reward in the opening up of a good farm, which in later years he devoted largely to stock-raising. The first rude dwelling was abandoned for a more modern residence, and he has now a substantial frame dwelling with the various other improvements which time and means will naturally effect. He likewise added to his landed possessions until he is now the owner of 1.2G0 .acres and turns annuall\- into the county treasury a snug sum in the way of taxes. His live- stock includes cattle, horses and mules, and he is enabled to exhibit some of the finest animals in Northern Kansas. Mr. McCormick was first married in West Vir- ginia, to Miss Nancy M. Hull, who was born in Ohio but reared in the Old Dcnninion. She bore her husband two children, whc) died when quite 30nng, and the young wife passed aw.ay in her adopted State. Mr. JlcCormick after coming to Kansas, was married at St. George, to Miss Mary J. Gillespie, a native of Kentucky. This union resulted in the birth of seven children, viz., Thomas L., Wolstein B.. George W., Cavit H., Mary K.. Zollie M. and Alvie. Thomas L. died when a promising youth of eighteen years. Mr. McCor- mick's sympathies now are with the Union Labor p.arty. He. however, aims also to support the man whom he considers best qualified for office, inile- pendent of party. Mrs. McCormick is a very in- telligent and agreeable lady, one who has managed her household aft'airs with economy and prudence and who has been in all lespects the suitable part- ner for such a man as her husband. During the war of the Rebellion our subject en- listed in Company K, 11th Kansas Infantry, and afterward the 11th Kansas Cavalry, and served a few months, being honoralily discharged on account of disabilitj'. -*JV- i^^' eRISWELL BROS. These two worthy and enterprising young men, who are widely and favorably known throughout Manhattan Township, were orphaned by the death of both parents while minors, but were left a good farm, consisting of 160 acres in Manhattan Township, and they have forty acres across the Blue River in Pottawatomie County. The former is well fenced and siipi)lied with good buildings. cons])icuous among which is a commodious and handsome stone residence, erected in 1&7;3, and whicli is one of the finest farm dwellings in Uiley Couuty. Adjacent is a good orchard and other fruit trees, and the outbuildings requiied for the shelter of stock and storage of grain. The brothers are liright. intel- ligent, well educated young men and greatly re- spected in their community. The parents of the Criswell brothers were Cyrus and Marion G. (Scott) Criswell. the former a native of Mifflin County', Pa., and born Oct. 13. 1812. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, a practical miller, a successful farmer, and a man possessing more than ordinarily good business talents. ITpon leaving his native State he went to Ohio, where he remained a short time, and from there came to Kansas in April, 186'.t. In September following he assumed charge as head miller of the Rocky Pord Mills, on the Pottawatomie County side of the Blue River, about four miles north of Manhat- tan. He retained this position until 1873. and (JJIaaJ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 505 tlion removed to llie faiiii which lie hml iireviously l)iii'ehnsc(1. coiDprisiiif^ UiO acres on section .'Jl. three miles north of .MiUihattau on tlie I'llne Valley road. lie operated this farm until his deatli, which occiirreil .Tidy 22, 1(S7H, at the age of si.\ty-six year.s. The C'riswell family is of Scotch-Irisli descent. Mrs. Marion Criswell was of English extraction and survived her husband seven years, , 18Ci), the name being afterward changed to The Mcu/iiPt. This latter paper was purchased by Mr. Young in December, 1870, and January' 9, 1871, it was con- solidated with the Jicpublican, of which Mr. Young was sole proprietor, having purchased the interest of Mr. Kelley. The .Rc^iM6?(caH was published by our subject until July 11), 1872, when he sold the paper to Martin ife Stult/., thus closing his career as a newspaper man. Mr. Young has also been largelj- identitied with the mercantile interests of the county. In the spring of 1873 in partnership with J. W. Barley, now Register of Deeds, he j)urcliased the general merchandising establishment of Rockefeller, iii: .Skin- ner, and the firm of Barley it Young carried on the business for about one year, then taking in the former senior partner. Mr. Rockefeller under the firm name of Rockefeller. Barley & Young. In the fall of 1877 Mr. Young sold his business on pre- paring to take possession of the otlice of County Clerk. Eight years later, on going out of otlice our suliject embarked in the boot and shoe business in Washington, which he carried on from Dec. 10, 1886, to Dec. 10. 1887, exactly one year. Since then he has devoted his attention solely to the du- ties of tlie responsilile position whicli he now fills. May 27. 1871, Mr. Young was united in mar. riage with Miss Fannie Rockefeller, daughter of Senator Philip and Hannah (Kelsey) Rockefeller, both now deceased. The father was a prominent an V »Aw LBERT J. CROOKS. The subject of this notice pursues the even tenor of his way .as one of the solid farmers of May Day Townshi]). Riley County, engaged in culti- vating 1 1-1 acres of land on section 18. His chief characteristics arc those of a peaceable anrl law- 508 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. abiding citizen — onu who, perhaps, without iiavin;,' been the hero of any thrilling event, has worthilj' performett his part in life, and given his intiuenee and support to the moral and educational advance- ment of his community. He has for a number of years been a member of the District School Board, and politically is a sound Republican. The greater part of his farm is in a productive condition, and he has erected thereon substantial buildings and gathered about himself and family all the comforts and conveniences of modern life. The subject of this sketch was born in DeKalb County, Ind., June 28, 1843, and is the son of William Crooks, a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, whence he removed to DeKalb County. Ind.. where he spent his entire life, engaged in farming pursuits. He was married in early manhood to Miss Nancy Rose, who was born in Ohio, and re- moved with her parents to Indiana when quite young. She died at the lioniestead there when fifty-three years old. The parental household in- cluded nine children, who were named, respectively : Henry, Albert, Jane, Julia, William, Fremont, Os- car, Frank and Bert. Fremont died when a man of twenty-nine years, in Minnesota; Oscar died at the age of nineteen, at the old homestead in Indiana. Mr. Crooks was the second child of his parents, and was reared on the farm in DeKalb County, Ind., attending the common school and becoming famil- iar with the art of plowing, sowing and reaping. He was a youth of eighteen years at the outbreak of the Civil War, and watched the conflict until February. 1864, then decided to have a hand in the preservation of the Union. He accordingly enlisted at Indianapolis, in Company H, 152d In- diana Infantry. He went with his regiment to Hari)er's Ferry and different parts of Virginia and Maryland, and after the close of the war was mus- tered out and received his honorable discharge in Charleston. W. Va., in August. 1865. On the 12lh of September, 1865, Mr. Crooks was united in marriage with Jliss Jennie Emerson, the wedding taking place at the bride's home in DeKalb County, Ind. This lady was born Feb. 1, 1843, and, like her husband, is a native of DeKalb County, Ind. Her parents were William and Lydia (Hel- wig) Emerson, the former of whom was born in the city of Belfast, Irtland. and the latter in Ohio. I Mr. Emer.son came to America when a child, and was reared and educated in Patterson, N. J. When a young man he emigrated to Ohio, where he was married. In 1840 he removed to Indiana, settling in DeKall) County, and liomcsteaded a tract of lahil ui)on which they still live. He is practically retired from active labor, but gives his attention to the buying and selling of stock. Politically, he atliliates with the Democratic party. Mr. and Mrs. Crooks are the jiarents of one child, a son, George, born Mav 9. 187G. ^mw^ J OHN JOHNSON, now deceased, was a resi- dent of Washington County but a few years. His residence, however, had been sufficiently ong for him to become known as a man of true worth and an earnest Christian. He was for many years engaged in preaching, first as an ex- horter and later as a licensed minister of the Gos- |)el. His death occurred at his home in Clifton, Jan. 13. 1884. Mr. Johnson was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Sept. 4. 1824. His parents, John and Mar- garet (Laramore) Johnson, were Virginians. The mother was of German descent and the father of Irish ancestry. John Johnson, Sr., was engaged in farming. Some years after his marriage he removed to Muskingum County, Ohio, where he subse- quently died of consumption. His widow survived for a few years, but she too was taken from earth by the same dread disease. They were worthy peo- ple, and both were for many j'ears members of the Methodist Ei)iscopa' Church. The gentleman of whom we write was quite young when his parents died. He was reared by Mr. Peter Marquand. and his wife, Emily, in ]\Ion- roe Township, Muskingum Countj-. His early life was spent upon the farm, and he was bred to the occupation of a farmer. Upon arriving at man's estate he engaged in that business for himself. Several years after his marriage he removed to Vinton County, Ohio. There he enlisted in the 100 days' service as Corporal in the 148th regi- ment, Ohio National (juards. He was enrolled PORTRAIT AND lilOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 500 May 2, 1864. The company liad lioen out but a short time when he was taken siek near Harper's Ferry. Va. His eoniplaint became chronic and he was unfit for duty a considerable |)art of the time. He would never allow himself to he taken to the hospital. i)referring; to remain in camp witli iiis comrades. This he did until his discharge Sept. 14, 1864. performing a soldier's duties whenever it was possible. When mustered out of the service Mr. Johnson returned to his home in Vinton Count}'. His wife had plowed and harvested the crop of the year during his absence. They remained on the farm there until tlie spring of 1880. Mr. Johnson had never recovered his iieallli.and the hope of improv- ing it led him to Kansas. He purchased eighty acres in .Strawtierry Township, this county, where they lived and made some improvements. Grow- ing too feeble to vvork he finally retired to the city of Clifton, where he died, as before noted. His illness had been very distressing, and his death was a happy release from suffering, though a severe af- fliction to his devoted wife and family. Mr. John- son had always been of Republican politics. The marriage of our subject was celebrated in the county of his nativity in 184j. The Ijride was Miss Mary A. Roberts, daughter of Joshua and Sarah ( Hall ) Roberts. She was born March 2(;, 1825, in Loudoun County, Va. Her father was a native of the same county, and her mother of Jeff- erson County, the same State. Mr. Roberts was a stone-mason. After the birth of the most of their family Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, in 183!), removed to Muskingum County, Ohio. There Mr. Roberts died when aged forty-nine years. His widow sur- vived until Nov. 19, 1888, when she, too, passed away ; she was then eighty-two years of age. Most of the years of her widowhood were s|)ent"at the home of lier youngest daughter. !Mrs. Sophia Kyste, in Hamilton County. Ohio. Hoth Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were consistent members of the Methodist Church. j\Irs. Johnson was the eldest c)f nine children Ijorn to her parents. She was about fourteen years old when they removed from the Old Dominion to the Buckeye State. There she grew to womanhood, being married at the age of twenty jears; she has borne seven children, four of wiiom are now dead. One son, .loshua R.. died at Camji Chase. Cobini- bus, Ohio, in January, 1864, aged nineteen. He had enlisted as aprivate, Nov. 12 1863. as a member of the 12th Ohio Cavalry. His death was very sudden, being occasioned by cramp colic. He was of a de- cidedly religious temperament. Another son. Rich- ard A. died at the age of eight months; Cornelia was taken aw.ay at the age of eighteen; she was a young lady of intelligence and fine character. Mar- garet C. died when ten years old. The living children are: Sarah E., wife of Horton Emmet For- rest; she lives on a farm in Ronton County. Ohio. Hiram is farming on his mother's estate in Straw- berry Township, this county; he n)arried Miss Gertrude Maekley. James married Miss Elvira Campbell; they live on a farm near I'almer. Mrs. Johnson is a noble-hearted woman, and as wife, mother, neighbor or friend acts well her part. Since thirteen years old she has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her children are all identified with the same denomina- tion. — >>a- ICAJAH F. DIAi>, dealer in lumber, coal. l\ lime and cement, superintends likewise the operations of the old homestead of 753 acres on sections 11 and 12, Swede Creek Township, with headquarters at Cleburne. He is one of the native-born citizens of Riley County, first opening his eyes to the light on the old home- stead on the Big lilue. Aug. 2!), 1863. He was given good school advantages, but when a youth of sixteen years, on account of his father's death, much of the care of the estate was thrown upon his shoulders, and right well did he discharge the duties devolving upon him. He oper.ated the farm successfully, and many a night was out late in the cold, driving througii the wind, snow and sleet upon errands which must be done. In due time he added to the estate bj- the purch.ase of land, which he improved, putting up a barn 30x60 feet in dimensions, planting fourteen acres with ajjple trees and five acres with other kinds of fruit trees. He gathered together the best farm machinery, in- cluding wind mill .-ind hay Scales, and for the last 510 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. few years has made a specialty of fine stock, includ- ing full-blooded Short-horn cattle, Poland-China swine, and about thirty-seven head of draft and road horses. Part of the farm is rented. In August, 1889. Mr. Dial established himself in the lumber business at Cleburne, wliere he put un an office and the other necessary buildings. This is the only lumber yard on the Blue, between Blue Rapids and Randolph, and is naturally patronized by people from all sections of the country. The family own property in Manhattan, where they purpose building a residence in tiie near future, so that the younger members can complete tiieir edu- cation in the college. Micajah F., although not enjoying the advantages of a thorough education, is determined tliat his brothers shall do so. He has been a School Director in his district for three years, and politically, is a '-true-blue" Rcpubliciin. The father of our subject was William Dial, a na- tive of LaF.ayette County, Ohio, and who removed to Illinois with his parents when twelve vears old. Tiiey located in the vicinity of Yandalia, wliere William completed his education and engaged in farming. In 1857 he made his first trip to Kansas Territory, overland with a buggy, and also went into Southern Missouri. In the latter he was way- laid by eight or ten men. who took from him §400 and the most of his clothing. Then witliout re- sources he returned to Kansas, settling in Pottawa- tomie County, and worked for $10 per month until the fall of tlie year. Then coming to Riiey County, he preempted eighty acres of land on section 11, Swede Creek Township, which is in- cluded in his present farm. Mr. Dial was one of the very first settlers in this region and an expert hunter. He put up a log house on his claim and began cultivating the soil, in which he was successful. In 1863, he home- steaded another eighty acres, and by industry and perseverance accumulated a small fortune, so that at the time of his death, which occurred April 30, 1880, he was the owner of 677 acres of improved land, lie was a man moi-e than ordinarily intelli- gent and enterprising, and a universal favorite in his community. He served as Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and was possessed of great natural business ability, enabling him to give safe advice to the many who frequently approached him on account of business or other difficulties. He vvas cut down in his [irime. being only forty- nine years old. The maiden name of tlie mother of our snbject. was Johanna Sophia Carlson. She was a native of Sweden, and tlie daughter of Peter Carlson, who emigrated to America with his family in 1857. They lived in Illinois one year, then came to Kan- sas, and were the first family to locate in .Swede Creek Township. Mr. Carlson prospered as a tiller of the soil, and accumulated 360 acres of improved land. He is now retired from active labor, and makes his home in Olesburg, Pottawatomie County. Mrs. Carlson died about thirty years ago. Mrs. Dial is living on the old homestead with the rest of the family, and is a member of the Lutheran Church. The parental hou.sehold included nine children, of whom Micajah F. is the eldest. Mary A. lives in Manhattan; Huldah M. is dress-making in Denver; James L., Lilly C Charles W. and Fred V., next to tlie youngest, are attiaiding the Agricultural College at Manhattan. George H. and Benjamin W., the youngest, are at home with their mother. LFRED DAWDY has been a resident of ^'^/ir'l i Washington County for twenty-three year; . having in the fall of 1866 come from Iowa. (^ His first settlement was made on sec- tion 26, and lie afterward purchased on section 27, Farmington Township, where he owns 160 acres of fertile land. He has given his attention to farm- ing and stock-raising, has brought his land to a high state of productiveness, built a substantial and commodious residence and such other build- ings as are usually erected by a jjrogressive farmer. Matthew Dawdj', father of our subject, was a soldier during the Mexican War, and was killed at the l)uttle of Buena Vista. His family have no positive knowledge as to his birthplace, but it was i either the Blue Grass State or Illinois. He mar- , lied Miss Martha Forbush of Illinois, and settled j in Scott County, that Stale, where Mrs. Dawdy I died. The family- comprised five children, the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. oil gi'nllcni.in of wliom wc write being; the second in order of birtii. lie was horn in (Ircene County, III., Dec. 1;'). 1837, and was reared on a farm, grow- ing to manhood in Greene and Scott counties. From the latter county he removed in the spring of 1885 to Mahaska County, Iowa, where he resi<)ed about eigliteeii months. He llicii removed to this count}', as before stated. In Winchester, Scott County, 111., Mr. Dawdy was united in marri.age witii Miss Margaret M. Howell, tlie ceremony taking place Oct 3, 18G1. The bride was a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Haird) Howell, natives of Tennessee and the sec- ond in a family of ten children. After their mar- riage Mr. and Mrs. Howell .settled in Scott County, 111., where their daughter Margaret was born Dec. 1, 1830. They later removed to Mahaska County, Iowa, where Mrs. Howell died. Mr. Howell still survives. Mr. Dawdy, although not an office seeker, has tilled tlie otlices of Town.ship Treasurer and Town- ship Trustee, with credit to himself and benefit to the township. In politics he gives his political ad- herence to the Democratic part}-. Mr. and Mrs. Dawdy are meml)ers of the Baptist (lunch and have takeii quite an active part in church work. Mr. Dowdy is a man whose tine character, agri- cultural enterprise and pleasing manners win him many friends, and his estimable wife shares in the esteem in whieli he is held. I,;NT0X DUSCH. One may be no judge of tlie comparative value of land and vet be able by a glance over an agiicnltural district to determine who are its lirst-class farmers. Well ke|)t fences and comfortable quarters for man and beast, together with a ■ rr-ggrr-: -^ J p AMES H. COLT, editor and proprietor of I the Randolpii Enterprise and Postmaster of I that place, has been a resident of Kansas _ 'i since the fall of 1877. He is a n.ative of Erie County, Pa., and w.as born Jan. 7, 1"834. The grandfather of Mr. Colt on the paternal side was Major Israel Colt, agent of the great Holland Land Company- in AVestern Pennsylvania, where he set- tled on the banks of French Creek, near Water- ford, Erie County, and there he died. His son, James S., became the father of the subject of this sketch. James S. Colt was born at the old homestead in Erie County, Pa., in 1793, and died in the same county in 1875 at the ripe old age of eight3'-tvvo 3ears. He was a lumberman by occup.ation. fol- lowing that business until age rendered active labor impossible. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. and participated in the battle of Lundy's Lane under Gen. Winfield Scott. Being of an adventur- ous disposition, he did not stay long in any one place, but the greater part of his life was passed in the lumber regions of Western and Central Pennsyl- vania. He was a social companionable man and made many friends. The father of our subject was married in Erie County, Pa., to Miss Mary Bl.ack, a native also of the same eountj', and who died at a comparatively carl^- .age in the suniincr of 18;31. She left live children, all of whom are living. George W. is a resident of California, and was one of its original pioneers — a'49-er, who lias never since left the Gc>lden .State; Caroline is the wife of Fitzjolin Owen, a resident of Kenosha County. Wis.; An- drew Jackson is living on the old homestead in Erie County, Pa.; Angeline is the wife of A. Con- nell, living in Carthage, Mo.; James H. w.as the j'oungest born. The subject of this sketch was born on the old homestead, where his grandfather lived, and lie re- mained a resident of his native county until twenty- two j'ears old. After going through the common schools he became a pupil of the Waterford Ac.ad- ewy, and later attended Alleghenj- College at Meadville, Pa., where befitted himself for teach- ing, which profession he followed for fifteen j'ears. first in Pennsylvania and after the year 1859, in Wisconsin. In the latter State he remained lill 1870 when he joined the Wisconsin Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church being licensed to preach His first charge was at Wilraont, Kenosha County. He remained in the Wisconsin Conference until the fall of 1870, when on coming to this .St.ate he joined the Kansas Conference. Here he was ac- tive in ministerial work until the spring of 1888. when on account of throat trouble he took a super- numerarj^ relation and locating in Clifton, Clay County, was engaged on the Local News of that place in which he purchased an interest. In June following, he sold his interest in that p.aper and re- moving to Rantlolph. purchased the Enterprise Lavy Elizabeth Forchc. This lady was l)()in in Oiiio. in Jul_v. 1857. and her union with oiir siil)j('ct has been blest by the birtli of three ebildicn, wlio are all living, together with tho.se of the first marriage. Don S. was graduated from liaker I'nivcrsity at Baldwin. Kan. and is a minister of tlie Methoilist Kpiscopal Chureh. He studied tlieology at the (larrett Biblical Institute at Evanston, HI. Delia is the wife of Emory C'aywood, a grain-dealer of Clifton; (ieorge W. is a clerk in a dry-goods store in Beloit, Kan.; Mary, Bertha, Florence and Sadie are under the parental roof. Mr. Coll is now filling his first political jiosition, having been ap|)ointed Postmaster of Randolph .lunc 17, I8H;). His life has lieen spent in teach- ing anil in the niinistry, and though at present for physicial reasons he is unable to follow his chosen life work, that which he has done in the past en- titles him to rank with those who have been spent in the service of the Master. He is a gentleman of u|)riglit life and character and stands high in the estimation of the people among whom he has made his home. OBERT ALLINGHAM was a pioneer of I Kansas in the early days of its settlement, '4\\V first visiting it in 1855, and returning to ^j; the State in 1 857. He has been a continuous resident of Riley County ever since, has witnessed its growth, and has promoted it as a successful, en- terprising man of liusiness. He is one of the lead- ing citizens of Manhattan, where he is engaged in the provision business, which he established here several years ago. He has been consi)icuons in the public life of the city, .as well as of the county, has been at the head of the municipal government, and has liekl other responsible oflices in which his counsels and wisdom have been of value in ad- vancing local interests and all enterprises tending to improve the city. Born July I'J, 1834. Mr. Allinghani is a native of the province of Ontario, Canada, and a son of William Allinghani, who was born, reared and edu- cated in Ireland. He anil his brother Robert were the o)dy children of their parents, and the\- came to America in early life. Robert took up his resi- dence in Manhattan about 1860, and still makes his home here. The father of our subject was about nineteen years old when he came to this country, and he loc.ited in Canada, where he learneil the trades of a carpenter and millwright, and followed them in bis Canadian home till 18411. In that year he came to the States, and found emi)loymont in Pittsburg at his trades, and was also eng.aged in boat-building in that city. In 1853 he went from there to Cincinnati, and worked there till 1855, when on the 2(!th of April, he embarked on the steamer Hartford with the Kansas Land Company, our subject accompanying him, and came to the Territory of Kansas. The river w.as low and the steamer had to wait at Kansas City for a few days, and then a smaller boat came along, and father and son boarded it, and .after a while arrived at the present site of Manhattan, then called Boston. The elder Mr. AUingham made a claim to a tract of land one ami one-half miles south of the court house, and built a log cabin, covering the roof with Cottonwood bark. There were no saw-mills in Kansas at that time, and he and bis son ananged a primitive one. by building a frame against the bank, and using a whip saw, with one man below at one end, and a man to operate it above, and in that wa}' they sawed considerable lumber. In 185C the father returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, for his famil}- and came i)ack b}' steamer to Kansas City, where he hired a man to convey himself and family to Manh.ittan. That was the time of the Free Stale and pro-slavery troubles, when there was much e.vcitcment and Ijloodslied. and it required men of strong nerve, cool head and energetic char- acter to settle in the disputed territory. Mr. Ailing- ham possessed those traits anil was not disma3'ed by the dangers and trials of life on the frontier. He built another and larger house on his claim, making [the sides of bark and the roof of thatch. There were but few settlers here at that time, and consequently not much demand for carpenters, so he worked at whatever his hands found to do, splitting wood, making !ix handles and other things. In 1857 times grew better for him. as there was quite an emigration to these parts in that year, and 516 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. he was kept busy at carpentering. He has coiitiniie^ HARLES '\\ ^ citizen of ^=S has reside HARLES BRADLEY is a highly respected )f Manhattan, Riley Count}'. where he '^^^' has resided many years. He is now living in retirement in one of its pleasantest and most com- fortable homes, free from care and the necessity of labor, and enjoying the ample competence he has secured by years of thrift and well-directed toil. He was born in the town of Caldwell, Warren Co., N. Y., May 31, 1818. His father, Jesse Brad- ley was horn, it is thought, in Connecticut, in 1786. being the son of one Thadeus Bradley, wlio though of New England birth was of ICnglish parentage, his father having been one of the three brothers who came from England and settled in this country in Colonial times. The father of our subject was a pioneer of Warren County, he buying a tract of wild, hoavilv-timbered laud in the town of Cald- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 517 wi'll. iu'd lircplacc. (ioose quill pens [ were the only pens then known, and the princi|)al requisite of a teacher w.as to be able to make a good pen. When not in schot)l our subject was required to assist in the farm work, and he was thus engaged till he was eighteen years of age, when he left the parental home to ply the tr.ade of a carjienter; be ing a natural mechanic he did not have to serve an apprenticeship, lie commenced work with a car- penter named Henry Chapman, in Greenwich, and remained with him seven years. At the expiration of that time he established himself in business as a contractor and builder, and his first contract was for the erection of the academy in Greenwich, which building is now used for a public school in that city. In 1859 Mr. Bradley entered into the tlax business, leasing large tracts of land on which to raise that plant, and buying besides the greater part of the tl.ax raised in that region, and after breaking it selling the tow. In 1861 lie turned his attention to another business, leasing a mill in East Bennington, Vt., and engaging in the manu- facture of glazed wadding, continuing the same for two years, when he sold his mill and resumed his business as a builder. In 1868 he sold his prop- erty in the East, and coming .as far West as Illi- nois, bought city property in Mcndota, which he solil after a year's residence in that pLace, and then lived the two following 3'ears in Galesburg, III., after which he came to Manhattan and engaged with E. B. Purcell. He remained in theemploj'of that gentleman fourteen years, the greater part of the time in charge of the Rocky Ford (lour mill, and all of the lime in charge of the mechanical department of Mr. Purcell's extensive business. In 1887 our subject went to California and spent a year in Escondido. where he invested in real estate. After his return to Manhatlan he retired from business, having acquired a sutlicient amount of we.allli to enable him to live at ease. Mr. Bradley has been twice married. His first marriage which took jilace in 1846, w.as to C'la- rinda Fenton, a native of (Treenwich, \. Y.. and a daughter of Zalnien Fenton. This faithful wife and helpmate of his early manhood died after !i brief but happy wedded life in 18|;». Mr. Br.ad- ley's second marriage was in 18,')2 to Miss Rachel Ann Shurlleff. a native of Easton, W.asliington 518 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Co., N. Y., and a daiigiiter of the Rev. Asaph Sliurt- leff, a well known minister of the Methodist Ei)is- (•opal Church in that part of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley have one daughter living, Ella, wife of F. H. Christy, a resident of Manhattan. Mr. Bradley has always so condueteil himself as to vvin the trust and esteem of all about hira, and he is justly classed among our most worthy citi- zens. He has acquired his property by the exer- cise of those traits of character that mark him as a man of fine capacity, intelligence, self-reliance, and of industrious habits. He is a man of earnest re- ligious belief, wid having joined the Baptist Church in his 3'outh. he has always held firmly to that faith. Mr. Bradley's second wife departed tliis life in Manhattan Township in 1876. (^^ ILAS D. STRONG. ^^^ esting families in Svi \£^ '-'■at of Mr. Strong, • ILAS D. STRONG. One of the most inter- Swede Creek Township is who, with his estimable wife and a family of more than ordinarily bright children, occupies a snug homestead on sec- tion 2. Mr. Strong is one of the old settlers of Northern Kansas, where he is widelj' and favorably known; he was a soldier in the late Civil AYar. and in addition to being a thorough and skillful farmer, is likewise a carpenter, the knowledge of which trade has served him well in the erection of his buildings and other work about his farm. His landed possessions comprise 211 acres, which he has brought to a good state of cultivation, and which, under a process of thorough tillage, have become the source of a fine income. A native of Richland County, Ohio, Mr. Strong was born Oct. 12, 1826, acquiring a practical edu- cation in the district school. His parents were Orange and .lemimah (Hall) Strong, of Scotch and English ancestry respectively, the father a native of Burlington, Yt., and the mother of Morristown. N. J. The father being of a religious turn of mind, entered into the ministry at tiie age of eight- een years and continued until his death, Aug. 24, 1838, in his thirty-eighth 3-ear, having been born April 7, 1801. The mother died in November, 1882, at the auisa .I.dicd Xov. 12. 1877; Lin- neans .1. is a resident of ^lorrow Connt\', Oliio; (ieorge W. died when five years old. ■ Jlrs. Hannah K. Stiong was born near Carding- ton. Morrow Co.. Ohio. .Tune 2.'), 1815. and was reared there, on her father's farm, having the ad- vantages of a common-school education. She re- mained under the home roof until li-.'r marriage, becoming familiar with all useful household duties, and under the training of an excellent mother was well-fitted for the mistress of a good man's home. She has been a faithful and eflicienl helpmate of her husband in all his worthy undertakings, aud with him enjoys the actjuaintance and friendship of the best peo))le of their township. Their con- genial union li to their appreciation of his eminent services in the cause of education and to the high estima- tion ill which he is regarded personally. Our sub- ject is no less distinguished in the pulpit, from which he has wielded a great influence for good, and his steadf.ast zeal for the honor of the cause of religion is seconded Iw valuable service in its behalf, an children, and lives in Painesville; George N.. the next to the oldest of the family, re- ceived a common-school education and learned butchering but subsequently was employed as a clerk in Painesville. His father died when he was a lad of seven years; his mother is still living and a resident of Painesville. Mr. Collister came to Kansas in April, 1881, 522 FORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. worked In Manhattan Township one year and sub- sequently was employed as a farm laborer on the place wiiich he now manages and oeeupies. until Jan. 1, 1889, when he assumed control for the pro- prietor. Gen. J. S. Casement, of Painesville. He has charge of 3,500 acres, 640 of which are under the plow. There is a large orchard and a two story stone residence, besides tenement houses and other requisite buildings. This is looked upon as one of the best equipped stock farms in Riley Coun- ty. The land is situated on section 31 along the Blue River, three miles north of Manhattan and there is a fine stretch of pasture across the river in Potta- watomie County. Mr. CoUister was married Nov. 1 7, 1886, to Miss Mary C, daughter of Patrick Burke, in Kansas City. Mrs. Collister was likewise born in Painesville, Ohio, in 1861, and her father still resides there. Of her union with our subject there have been born two children — George and Blanche. VfiOHN C. JACKSON. Among the quiet and comfortable homes of Clifton Township may be numbered that of Mr. Jackson, who is successfully engaged in general farming, operating 245 acres of land on section 32. His land is well watered and fertile, and improved with the necessary buildings. He purchased this prop- erty in April, 1882, and on the 22d of September following moved upon it and has since given to it his undivided attention. AVithout making any gieat stir in the world, Mr. Jackson is contributing his quota to the general welfare of his community. being a peaceable and law-abiding citizen and pay- ing into the county treasury u snug sum cui ac- count of taxable property. Mr. Jackson came to Kansas from Iowa with iiis family, they having been residents of Lee County, that State, since the 4tli of July, 1840. Later they removed to Jeffer.son County, settling four miles west of Birmingham, wiiere they lived three years and then changed their residence to Xan Buren County. In 1856 they removed to Wayne County, settling in Union Township, where the father, David Jackson, died. He was born in Randolph County, N. C, and came of Irish stock, being a distant rel.ative of Gen. Andrew Jackson. Upon attaining to manhood he was married, in his native county, to Miss Sarah Silas, who was born and reared in the same locality, of Southern parents who lived and died in North Carolina. Mrs. Jackson, after the death of her husband, came to Crawford County, this State, and died in the winter of 1883, at the age of eighth-seven years, of paralysis. Both she and her husband be- longed to the Methodist Episcopal Church. David Jackson, politically, was a Whig until the aband- onment of the old part}' and then became a stanch Republican. John C. our subject, lived with his parents until reaching his majority, and was then married, in Wayne County, Iowa, to Miss Sarah Farris. This lady was born in Scott County', Ind., March 29, 1838, and was quite young when her father, Dudley Ferris, removed to Wapello County, Iowa. He improved a farm from the wilderness, but later changed his residence to Appanoose County, that State, where he died when quite well •advanced in years; he had been three times mar- ried. Mrs. Jackson was educated chiefly in the Hawk- eye State, where she became of age. Her childhood and youth passed uneventfully under the homo roof, and she received her education in the com- mon school. She is now the mother of five chil- dren, the eldest of whom, a daughter. Jane, is the wife of Frank Miller, a farmer of Wayne County, Iowa; Albert H. married Miss Lilly Foster, and thej' live on a farm in Cloud County, Kan. ; Charles W., Willis C. and F. Vernei' are ;U home with their parents. The marriage of Mr. Jackson occurred Feb. 20, 1856. In 1862 he enlisted .as a Union soldier in Company F, 34th Iowa Infantry, and went with his regiment into the Western Army. He partici- pated in the battles of Chickasaw Bluff, Arkansas Post, Ft. Gaines and Ft. Morgan, and later was under Gen. Banks through the compaign in Texas. He escaped without a scratch and returned home after a .service of three j'cars less eight days. With the exception of suffering from a sunstroke his health was excellent during this whole time. Mr. Jackson, politically, is a sound Democrat and is a PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPIIICAL ALBUM. .52;-) iiu'iiilipr of Scdawick Post 24. (;. A. R.,at Clifton, in wiiicli lie Ims ln'irl (lie office of Senior Xicv Coni- inaniler. A view of the lioniesteail wliicli Imis lici-ii Ijiiilt up liy Mr. Jackson, and vviiicli lias added largely to the value of the taxable property of Clifton Townsiiip, will be fonnd on another page. -^■SeOSr- — "-SO^^- ETER ANDERSON, one of the most siic- }Jj cessfnl farmers of the Repnblican Valley, owns anil operates 160 acres of highly im- proved land, on section 24. Mulberry- Township, Clay County, which he purchased in issi. When coming to Kansas, ten years prev- ious, he had homesteaded land in Strawborr3' Township, Washington County, which he improved, then selling out removed to his present farm. Prior to this he had improved a farm from a tract of wild land in Hardin County, Iowa. He h.ad re- moved to Iowa from Wisconsin, in which State he settled upon emigrating to America from his native Kingdom of Denmark. ]Mr. Anderson was born Jan. 21, 183!(, and came of pure Danish ancestry for generations back. His father, Andrew Hanson, a farmer in good circum- stances, spent his entire life upon the soil of Den- mark. tl.\ing in the spring of 1887. at the age of seventy-six years. He married a maiden of his own province. Miss Mary Peterson, who died in 1862 at the age of forty -eiglit years. The parents of our subject were members of the I^ulheran Church. Their family consisted of fourteen chil- dren, of whom I'eter was the eldest, and nine of whom lived to mature years. Seven of them came {<) the I'nited States and live are married. The subject of this sketch was twenty-seven years of age when conis. Mo., on the Gth of September, 18.')7. When a child of three )'ears his parents removed to St- Joseph, that State, when it was but a small town. The boy received ordinary school advantages and in due time entered Bryant's Business College, from which he was graduated. In 187-2, leaving his native State he came to Washington, Kan., and for a few months was engaged as a clerk in a store. Ho then returned to St. Joseph and remained at home till after his father's death, whicli occurred a year later. In 1884 he was tendered a (josition as book-keeper in the Washington National Bank, but the following year he came to Iladdam and took the position of assistant cashier and book-keeper in the Iladdam State Bank. In April, 1887, he or- ganized the bank with which he is now connected, under the State law and is one of its principal stock- holders. He is also a Director and officiates as A' ice President. He commenced life de|)endent on his own resources, never having received a dol- lar from any source. He keeps himself well posted ui)on matters of general interest and votes the straight Democratic ticket. He is contributing his full quota toward the building up of his adopted town. No man is more jwpular in its l)usiness and social circles. The subject of this sketch is the son of Alibott P. Goff, who was born in Clarksburg, AV. A'a., and in 1852 removed to Missouri, engaging in the banking business in St. Joseph during the daj's of its earliest settlement. He became one of its most prominent citizens and was the encourager of its most worthy enterprises. He was a well educated man, and well versed in common law although never practicing. He was at one time solicited to become the candidate of his party for the Legisla- ture, liut he tirmly declined. He supported the Democratic part3' and maintained his religions home in the Episcopal Church. The paternal grandfather w;is a prominent member of the United States Senate at the time of his death. Nathan Goff, a member of Congress, is an own cousin to the sub- ject of this sketch. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Susan Williams, and she was born in the city of Wheeling, W. Va., being the daughter of Cecil Williams, a native of England, and who traced his lineage from Lord Buchanan, heretofore mentioned. Mrs. Goff is still living and resides in St. Josei)h. JMo. She likewise is a member of the Episcopal Church. To the parents of our subject' there were born eight children: Charles W. owns a ranch and makes his headquarters in .St. Joseph. Mo.; John W. resides in Macon City, that State; Nathan D., is a merchant in St. Jose|)h ; Waldo also lives there; the subject of this sketch was the fifth child in the family; Fanny, (Mrs. Maxwell) and Ada V. are residents of St. Joseph; Robert L. is a wholesale dealer in books and stationery' at St. Joseph. Few men have had more to do with the building up of Haddam Township than Mr. Goff. whose very ex- ample is a stimulus to those less energetic and en- terprising. Personally, he possesses that well-bred cordiality which has drawu around him hosts of friends who watch his career with kindly interest .•mil predict for him a brilliant future. LFRED G. CRESS, Registrar of Deeds for i^ Riley County, is held to be one of its most li' intelligent and efficient officers. He is a 1^ resident of Manhattan, where his genial, social qualities and courteous, considerate manner, have gained him many warm friends. He is one of the noble army of veterans who fought in the war, though he had nearly attained to manhood when he entered the army, and who since that time have ren- dered as valualile service to their country in devel- oping its marvelous resources to a greater extent than had previousl3' been done, in extending its agriculture, commerce and manufactures, and in otherwise promoting its growth. Our suliject was born .Sept. 5. 1843, two and one- half miles east of Gettysburg, Pa., on the ohl fam- PORTRAIT AM) BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 527 ily lioiiU'sle;i(L wliicli was located on llic State road leadinji; from that town to Hanover. John Cress, his father, was born in Loudoun County, Va. Aug. 17. 180.'), and iiis father, .l.acob Cress, w.as horn in Gerniantown, I'hiladeliiiiia. Pa., in 17C.'5. He was .1 son of .laeob Cress, who came to this ooiinlrv from his native (ierm.any in Coh)nial times. He was a descendant of good Teutonic stock, and the initial letter of the fauiily name was formerly K, but when and by whom it was changed to C is not known by the writer. This great-grandfather of our subject took up a tract of land in ( lermantown, which is now a part of the city of Philadelphia, and there he siient the remainder of his natural life, until death removed hiin from the scenes with which he had so long been familiar, at the remarka- bly advanced age of one hundred and two years. His wife w.as also a native of Germany. She lived to a venerable age in their Gerniantown home, dy- ing but a few years before her husband, and they are now sleeping quietly side by side in the pretty (iermantown cemetery. They reared fouiteen chil- dren, of whom the grandfather of our suljject was the youngest. He was bred to man's estate in his native town, and when a young man he settled in Loudoun County, Va., where he bought a tract of land, which he was engaged in improving and cul- tivating until 1816. In that year he removed to Einmetsburg. Md., and a few months later from there to Gettysburg, Pa., and bought properly in that city. A few years later he jiurchased a farm two and one-half miles to the east from there, and engaged in farming until death closed his useful career in 1848, and he now lies buried in the Lu- theran churcliyard at Gettysbxirg. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Adams, and she was a native of Loudonville. Loudf>un Co., Va. She died on the home farm in I8G(! at the v\\h' old age of ninety-eight years. The father of our subject was the fourth of six children. He was reared in Virginia, removed with his parents to Pennsylvania, and was never sepa- rated from them until their demise. anerous career as a farmer, accumulatinj; a good projterty. He dealt extensively in live-stock' and from this industry likewise realizeil handsome re- turns. He was a prominent man in his cominuiiit\ . otliciating as Justice of the Peace for many years, and liu.'dly was elccteil to represent his county in the State Legislature, serving in the sessions of 1863. For many years prior to his death he was a consistent member of the Methodist E|iiscop;d CImrcli. to which he contributed liberally, and was looked ui)on as one of its chief pillars. He de- jiarted this life April 2. 1877. The paternal grandfather of otu- subject, Zadok Duston, Sr.. was. like his son and grandson, al.so a iKitive of Ilenniker, N. II. , and by oecuijation w.as a lifelong farmer. The Duston family traced their ancestry to one Hannah Duston, of historic fame and a native of England. They were first icpre- sented in this ci)unlry by tlncc luotliei's, who crossed the Atlantic at an early date, about the 530 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. time of Che sailing of the "Mayflower." Down tbrough the several generations the3' have preserved an honorable record, becoming widely and favor- ably known in New Eingland. wliere many of them lived and died. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Serena B. Felcii She was born in the town of Ware, N. H., July U, 1822. and was the daughter of Thomas Wore, also a native of the Old Granite State. SJie died in New Hampshire Dec. 31, 1872. The Felch family are also of English extraction, and were among the early settlers of New England. To Zadok and Serena Dustou there were born three children: p:ilzabeth J. was born April 1, 1832, and died July 1, 1856; Hannah B. was born Nov. 7, 1843, and is the wife of Luke W. Hill, of Antrim. N. H.; Monroe, the subject of this sketch, was the youngest child. He spent his bojhood years in his native town, attending its public schools until fitted for the higher branches, and was then ad- mitted as a student of New Hampshire College, from which he was graduated with honors in 1868. Upon leaving college Jlr. Duston resumed farm- ing, to which he had been bred since boyhood, but only sojourned in New England until the following year. Resolving now to seek his fortunes West of the Mississippi, he, in the fall of 1869, came to Kansas and homestcaded 160 acres of land on sec- tion 11. Little Blue Township. Upon this he set- tled at once, and here he has since resided. He is one more instance of the results of perseverance and diligence, and although commencing without caiiilal, is now comparativel}' independent. In due time he added fort}- acres to his first purchase, this latter lying on section 10. For eight years after coming to Kansas he followed teaching, while at the s.^.me time carrying on the imi)roveinent of his farm. In addition to general agriculture, he keeiis siood grades of live-stock, and in whatever he undertakes aims to excel. Under the influence of his early training Mr. Diiston imbibed those religious sentiments which ruled the lives of his excellent parents, and he has been for some time a member of the United Breth- ren Church. His litness for the local offices was recoiinizcd years ago. and for the last ten years he has served as a Justice of the Peace, lie has also been Township Treasurer and Clerk of the School Board, and in 1887 was elected County Commis- sioner, which office he still holds. Politically, he supports the principles of the Republican part}'. The 4tli of November, 1872, marked an interest- ing epoch in the life of our suijject, as upon the evening of that day he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Keefover, of Washington County. Kan. Mrs. Duston is a native of Virginia, and was born June 4, 1853. Her parents were James and Elizabeth (Sharp) Keefover. likewise natives of the Old Dominion, where they lived until 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Duston commenced their wedded life together at the homestead which they still occui)y. and the household thus established was in due time brightened by the birth of nine children, viz.: Elizabeth, Monroe J., Luke H., Manly Z., Charles S., Dais}- E., Annie B., Arthur W. and an infant unnamed. The home surroundings of the Duston family are pleasant in the extreme, while Mr. Dus- j ton and his excellent wife enjoy the esteem and i confidence of hosts of friends. ?RANCIS E. MARSH is considered one of the leading general merchants of Manhat- tan, where he has a large and neatly fitted up store, filled with a well-assorted stock of gro- ceries and dry goods, and by strict attention to his business, which is carried on systematically, and after the best methods, he has huilt up an exten- sive and lucrative trade since he embarked in busi- ness seven years ago. He is a veteran of the late Civil War, though he was but a boy when the re- bellion broke out, but he enlisted before he had at- tained to manhood, and did as gallant and faithful service as man}' an older soldier. Mr. Marsh was born in Jackson, Wa}nc Co., Ohio, June 19, 1846. His father, William N. Marsh, was born in Vermont, and his father. Nel- son Marsh, is also supposed to have lieen of New- England birth. He was an axe helve maker, and was a resident of Vermont many years until his re- moval to Ohio, where he settled in Medina County among its [jiouecrs, and w-orkcd at his trade until PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 531 (leMth lU.sed his eaitlily hiltors. The father of out | and ciiptnix' of Morgan and his band of gueirilias. suhjwl was hut a hoy wlien liis parents went to In the fall of 18(;3. our subject and his "^comrades Oiiio to live, and ho was reared amid the pioneer I were despatciied to CuinberlanrJGap. and were de- scenes of that Slate. He early learned the trade of tained there on duty until February. 1864, when a broom-maker, but after his marriajrc lie devoted they were honorably discharged al Camp Cleve- Our subject returned home after iiis experi- iiimself to the mercantile business in Jackson, con- tinuing to reside in Wayne County, Ohio, until his removal to Michigan in ISoS. He lived in Bronson, Branch Co.. Mich., one year, and then left Michigan for Iowa, going thither by rail to the land. ence of life in the army, and the 3d of April, 18fir>. he re-enlisted in Company I, 197tii Ohio Infantry, for one year, or until the close of the war. His regiment remained at Camp Ciiase awhile, and then Mississippi, and thence to Shell Rock, Butler County. went to Dover, Del., and did camp duty there un- of whicli he thus liecame a pioneer. He bought a ' til hostilities ceased, and they were then sent to tract of wild jtrnirie land. inij)roved a part of it. | Maryland, and were finally discharged .at Camp and made his home there until KSCO. In that year I Bradford, in that State. July 31, 18G5, havino- he sold his proiierty in Iowa, and returning to ; served faithfully and efliciently, and won n-ood re- Ohio, engaged for awhile in the mercantile business cords for true soldierly conduct at all times and in Creston. His next move was to Jacksim. his old home, where he engaged in trade until his retire- on all occasions. Mr. .Alarsh, after his return to his old home in Ohio, wishing to complete his educa- nent from .active life, and there he still continues ' tion. attended Canaan Acarlemy for a time and pursued a good course of study. After leaving school, he eng.aged with his father in the mercantile business in Jackson, until 18G8, and he then car- ried on the same kind of business in Canaan, Ohio one year. After that we liear of him in Medina County, conducting business there until 1871. In that year he sold out there, and came to Manhat- tan, and in 1872 was employed by K. B. I'urcell .as a clerk in the grocery department of his store, con- tinuing with that gentleman until .September, 1882, when he resigned and went to Topeka, where he was given charge of the grocery - ert}', lying on section 15, M.ay Oay Township, and which he brought to its present condition by un- tiring labor and perseverance. lie is now located many leagues from his birthplace, which was in the Kingdom of Prussia, antl where he first saw the light July -22, 1855. The father of our subject was Henry Oberhel- man, likewise a native of Prussia and born in 1800. He was a typical son of the Fatherland — indus- trious and frug.il, an e.vpert in the handling of tools, working as a mechanic, and also carrying on farming. He emigrated to America about l!S7f, and coming directly to Kansas, settled with liis f.amily in Swede Creek Township, Rilej' County, where he subsequently made his home until his death, which occurred in 1884. Upon becoming a voting citizen in Americia, he identified himself witii the Republican party. Mrs. Fredericka (Bloom) Oberhelman, the mother of our subject, was a native of the same Province as her husl)and and son, and accomiianied her fam- ily to America. She is now living in Riley County, this State, and is seventy-six years old. To her and her husband there were born thirteen children, two of wliom died in infancy unnamed. The others were ilinnie, Fredricka, Dina. Mary, Eliza, Fred- erick, Henry, William, August. Ernest, and Lizzie. Ernest was the tenth child, and was a j-outh of seventeen years when coming to America, He had g.iined a good education in the (icrnian tongue, but after coming to Kansas attended the High School for a time at Irving, in Marshall County. He worked on a farm in Riley County, from 1872 until 1H78. then starling out for himself, purchased a farm in that county, upon which he lived until 1881. Then selling out he [lurchased UJO acres on section 15, M.'iy Da^' Township, which comprises his ])resent homestead. He is considerably inter- ested in stock-raising, and devotes his time and at- tention to his farming interests. He meddles very little _with outside matters, but like his honored father, votes the straight Republican ticket. Mr. Oberhelman in 1879 was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Schroer. This lady, like him- self, was a native of Prussia, and was born in 1858. Her parents, Herman and Caroline Schroer, emi- grated to America in 1877, and located in Riley County, Kan., where they still live. Mr. .Schroer has been very successful as a farmer, and politi- callj-, gives bis support to the Republican party. This union Las resulted in the birth of six children, viz.: Lydia, Eddie, Gideon, Ludwig, Ernest (i. and Otto. One child, a son, Gideon, died at the .age of six mcmths. -J^fe^- If/ _ OMER LYMAN, who is now conducting Ij the livery business in Manhattan, is a repre- sentative of the veterans of the late war, (^) the brave defenders of our country, who, having borne an honorable part in preserving the integrity of the llnion. have since done much to advance its prosperity, and have so greatly aiears. Mr. Sexton fought in the AVar of 1812, and afterward emplo^yed himself in farming pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. Free- man Tyler, after their marri.age, removed to North- ern Illinois, where they lived some years, Mr. Tyler carrying on a cooper-shop. Later they went to lieloit, AVis., where Mr. Tyler conducted a thriving business in his line for nine years. Finally, re- turning to Illinois, they settled in Ogle County, and later removed to DeKalb County. In 1880 ]\Ir. Tyler and his family came to Kansas, settling on a farm near Ottawa, where they now live, but are retired from active labor. Mr. T^der is sev- enty-two years old and his estimable partner is about seventy-five. Politically he is a stanch Dem- ocrat, and has attained to the Royal Arch degree of Masonrj'. The subject of this sketch was the fourth child of the parental family, and spent his boyhood and youth uneventfully, attending first the common school and then the High School at Sycamore. In due time he began teaching, and thus paid his way through the State Normal Fniversity. He lived in the most economical manner, in order to keep his head above water and pursue bis studies uninter- ruptedly. In 1883 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary C. Edwards, at the bride's home in Springfield, 111. This lady was born in St. Louis County. Mo., in 1861, and was the daughter of Rev. Richard Edwards, who is now State Superin- tendent of Public Schools of Illinois, and who is known as one of the oldest Normal School teachers. He was for some years a Congregational minister. and hold the position of Superintendent of Instruc- tion in St. Louis, Mo., prior to his connection with the Normal. Of this latter he officiated as Presi- dent for the long period of thirteen years. He was born in Wales, and emigrated to America a poor boy. dependent upon his own resources. He was possessed, however, of those habits of industry and princii]les of honesty which usually work out success in a most admirable manner. He employed himself at whatever he cotdd find to do, thus earn- ing money whereby he obtained his education. Mrs. Tyler acquired a first-class education in Normal and other institutions, and adopting the profession of a teacher, officiated as such in Prince- ton for a number of years. In Clifton she is prom- inently connected with tlie Presbyterian Church. Of her union with our subject has been born one child, a son, Frank E.. Jan. 31, 1885. The Doctor has been Councilman four3'ears out of the six since the cit\' of Clifton was incorporated. He is a Democrat, politically, and a member in good stand- ing of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Blue Lodge No. 122, and to Chapter No. 52 of Clyde. He is also identified with the I. O. O. F. at Clifton, Lodge No. 181, and the A. O. U. W., Lodge No. 40. He has been through all the Chairs of his Masonic lodge, and has twice represented his lodge in the (xrand Lodge of Kans.as, also the I. O. O. F. and the A. O. L'. W. Besides his property in the city, he owns 160 acres of land in Clifton Townshi[), and the same amonnt in Grant Township. Ha- ^JI4Ji-. jOLLIN AIOSES. Asa pioneer of Kansas. „. an ardent Free-State man in those ''times (li.\\\ that tried men's souls," it gives us pleasure ^p)to pl.ace within this volume a biographical review of this gentleman. He was an early settler of Riley County, coming here in 1856. and since that time has not only witnessed its development, but has done what he could to advance its interests. He was a pioneer dairyman in this section, and also took part in promoting the advancement of its other agricultural interests, and has contributed his quota to its well-being. Just outside of the city limits of JManhattan he has built a beautiful home PORTRAIT AND RIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM. 541 vvilli |ili'a.sani siirrouiKlinws, and lii'ie lie ami his wile i'nji)\- life ami it.s coinfoits free from its cares, haviii,i>' a coinpoleiuc aiiiple fur all tlieir wants. Tiie town of Canton. Hartford Co., Conn., was the liirtliplace of Mr. IMoses, and Feb. (i, 182.'), tiie ilate of liis bcini; boi-n into tiie world. I lis father, Chauncey Moses, was a native of the ,'^aino town, a son of Aaron Mo.ses, who was a farmer and a mechanic, and died there. The father of our sub- ject was a manufacturer of the o!d-fashionod wooden mold board plows in use in his ilay. He pur- chased a farm in Canton, which he managed besides carr^'ing on his business. He was a life-long resident of his native count}-, d^'ing there in 1854. He was a man of good capacit}-, and excellent character, and of high standing in his eommunitj-. where his wise counsels were appreciated by his neighbors, who often sought his advice. The maiden name of his wife was Catherine Johnson, and she was also a life-long resident of Connecticut, dying in Canton previous to her husband's death. She was the mother of five children — Harr}', Elizabeth, Flora A., Rollin, and Seymour D. Rollin Moses, when not attending school in his youth, aided his father on the farm, or in the shop making plows, or in the sawmill, and thus his early life was passed till he was twenty years old, when he left the shelter of the parental roof to work in a clock factor}' at Bristol. Conn. He was employed there three years, and .at the expiration of th.at time he left that place, and for two years was engaged in traveling. After that he located in New Haven, where he had a situation in a clock factory till IS.'jfi, when the factory failed, and as he had invested all his carefully saved earnings in it. all his worldly wealth was swept away. His next move was to join the New Haven Colony, which was bound for the Territory of Kansas, under the charge of C. B. l>ines, our subject having watched with interest the struggle between the Free-.Slate men and the pro-slavery people for the soil of Kansa'^. and. synipalliizing fully with the former, wished to take their i>art. Before the company started, the Rev. Henry AVard Beecher gave each member a Bible .and a .Sharpe's ritle. thus practically fortifying both soul and body, anil Mr. Moses still retains his Bible as a precious relic lioth of the times and of the good man who gave it to him. The colony started from New Haven in April, and came liy rail to St. Louis, from there to Kansas City on a steamer, and thence overland to Riley County. Nearly all of them settled near Wabaunsee, but our subject and five others, after looking around, selected a claim in wh.at is now Zcandale Township, six miles from Manhattan, which was at that time an insignificant hamlet of only a few houses, and was one of the settlements farthest west in Kansas. Deer and antelope were plentiful, and buffaloes roamed in large numbers a few miles to the Westward. The little company of six bought a pair of oxen and a w.agon at Kansas City, and on the w.ay to their destination purcha.sed a cow. Three of the men returning to the East, the three remaining ones shared the milk of the cow during the winter, it being a welcome .addition to their fare, and a luxury unattainable in many |)ioneer households. None of them had their wives with them, and they kept house for themselves all winter in a tent. In the s|)ring of 1857 Mr. Moses' wife joined him, and he built a sod house with a board roof for her .accommoda- tion, and buying the interests of the others in the cow, and purchasing another one, he engaged in the ilairy business on a small scale, it being his principal employment for some years. When the land came into the market he entered it from the Government at ^1.25 per acre, and erecting a sub- stantial stone house, he resided there, actively en- gaged in imitroving the land, till ISfJG, when he rented his farm, and coming to .Manhattan, he bought eleven acres of land adjoining the city, and built his present commodious brick residence, planted an orchard of 100 choice fruit trees, which yield him a line income, besides making many other valuable improvements, which m.akc this one of the most desiralile places in the vicinity of .Man- hattan. To the wife who has sharetl with him his pioneer days, and has been an important factor in raising him to his present prosperous circumstances. .Mr. Moses was joined in wedlock in 1854. Her maiden name was Adeline Mead. .She was born in Schoharie County, N. V.. a daughter of Daniel Mead. She is a thoroughly good woman in everv respect, and a conscientious member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. Mr. Moses possesses those 542 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. traits of chai-.-icter. honesty, thrift, foresight, and sterling sense, tliat are so essential to make life in any dega-ee successful. In him his eomnninity finds a worthy citizen, iiis neighbors an obliging friend, and his wife a good husband; thus in all the relations of life that he sustains towards others, he has ever been true to himself and to them, and no higher praise can be bestowed on an}' man. In early life Mr. .Closes was a Wliig in politics. He joined the Republican party on its formation, and after coming here affiliated with tlie Freo-St.ate men, ardently upholding tiie cause, and voted for the adoption of the ^\'3■andotte Constitution. r^^ETER YOUNG. A detailed history of the life of this gentleman would he inter- esting reading for one who wished to learn what can be accomplished in the field of agriculture without speculation, liy a man wlio is industrious, prudent and energetic. A score of years ago, he came to the AV^esl a poor man and now owns some of the most valuable property in North- ern Kansas. His farm is situated in Clay County, and comprises land on sections 29,30,31 and 32 of Mulberry Township. It is located on the first and second bottoms of the Republican River Vallej' and is one of the finest farms in that valley or in- deed in the State. Mr. Young was liorn in Ilessc-Darmstadt, Ger- many, Nov. 1, 1844, being a member of an old German family. He lived on his father's farm un- til fifteen years of age, when, with an older sister, Christina, lie came to the United States. They took passage at Hamburg. Germany, in April. 1861, and landed in the American metropolis after a short and pleasant voyage. Thej' went directly to Jo Daviess County, III, where our subject made his home for nine years, working around as a laborer most of the time, except when he was serving Uncle Sam as a soldier. In the fall of 1803. being then but seventeen years old, Jlr. Young enlisted in Company I., 8th Illinois Cavalry, in which he served as a private until the close of the war. His army life extended over a period of about two years, during which time he was able to report for duty every day. He saw little hard fighting, being out mostly on scout dutj'. He passed through the stirring and often solitary scenes, without receiving a wound, and also escaped capture. He was honorably discharged at Chicago. III., in .Tune. 180."). and returned to the county in which he had previously lived, and where a few months later he attained his majority. Mr. Young remained in Illinois until September, 1869. when he came with his family to this State. He took a homestead claim of 100 acres, which forms a part of his present estate, located on section 32, and upon which he proceeded to make improve- ments. He subsequently- purchased the other three quarters, which he has improved mostlj- himself- His present residence is on section 31, and is a com- modious and well designed structure. Mr. Y''oung has fed and fatted large droves of swine and herds of cattle, and in the business of farming and stock- raising has become very wealthy. The most of his 640 acre estate is highly improved, and he boasts of never having had a failure of crops on'^ his land. Mr. Young has been twice married. His first wife bore the maiden name of Caroline Webber and was born in Wurtemburg. Germany. She came to the United States alone in 1866, and settled in Jo Daviess County, 111., where she and Mr. Young were subsequently- married. Her death oc- curred at their home in this county in 1881, she being thirty-seven years of age. Her union with Mr. Young had resulted in the birth of three chil- dren, Henr^-, Sophia, and Louisa, all now at home. The second matrimonial alliance of Mr. Young, also took place in Jo Daviess Countj-, 111. The bride was Miss Rachael Bahr, a native of that county, !ier birth having taken place in 1859. Her father, Henry Bahr, was born and grew to man- hood in Saxony, Germany, whence he came to the United States. He made his home in Illinois, and was there married to Margaret Winter, who was also a German. When a j'oung woman she came to the United States, and is yet living in Jo Daviess Count}', being now ripe in jears. Mr. Bahr died in that county in 1886. having passed the age of sixty-six years. Mrs. Rachael Young was reared I i PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPIIICAL ALBUM. 545 ill licr native (•(niiit\ . .■mil ifinaiiU'il witli li(>r pa- rents until lu'i- marriaiji'. She is llic mntlier of four cliildicii, (ieorgf. .loliii, l'liili|), and Maruaret. Tlic parents of our sulijeet were Jaeolj and Elizabeth (Fantli) Youi)i|-. both of wliora were iia- livesof Hesse- Darmstadt. The father was engaged in farniiiig. The mother died in her native land about the year 1877, beini^ then seventy years of age. The father survived ten years, and was gathereil to his fathers when a little past four-seore j'ears. Their family was made up of four sons and three daugliters. all of whom are now living, arc married and have families. Three of them now reside in the I'niled States. The gentleman whose name heads this notice was the third cliild in the parental family. Mr. Young belongs to MeClcllan Post Xo. 386, G.A.R. of Morgan ville. He is .-i Republican of the most decided character, never failing to suii- port the party by his vote and voice. He has been Township Treasurer for several years and has held various other local offices, performing the duties of the same in a manner creditalile to himself and satisfactory to his constituents. Mr. and Mrs. Young are members of the Presbyterian Chui'ch. with which denomination tlie former wife of Mr. Young was also identified. A view of Mr. Young's residence embellishes another page and with its surroundings indicates to what good purpose the proprietor has labored to provide himself and family with all the comforts of life. I^iSAAC T. GOODNOW. In December, 1854. Eli Thayer, whose name and memory are ven- _i erated by every true Kansan. delivered a lec- ture in I'rovidence, R. 1., in whicli, in earnest and eloquent language, he depicted the struggle then going on in the recently-opened Territory of Kan- sas, between the friends of freedom and the slave- holding power of the South. He told how the lat- ter, having secured the repeal of the Missouri Coni|)roini»e and the [lassage of the Kan.sas-Neb- raska Hill, were iletermined to make Kansas a slave State, and to that end were forcing over the Mis- oiui borders a horde of rullians who by force, fraud and even murder were overawing the actual settlers of this fair domain, and making it perilous for any but the friends anil champions of slaveiy to settle or attempt to establish homes for themselves and their f.amiiies in tlie new Territory. Among his auditors was a gentleman, at that time Professor of Natural Sciences in the Provi- dence Seminary at East (ireenwich. R. I. Ho was of New England ancestry, the son of Christ- ian parents, a member of a Christian Church and an anti-slavery man in principle. In addition to all these he possessed a high courage, deep convictions and a cultured and scholarly mind. The lecturer and the lecture served to mark a crisis in his career. With him the old life was at an end and a newer and larger life about to begin. His face was to be turned in a new direction and his efforts put forth ' in a new field. After the lecture this man. with Rev. Dr. Joseph Denison and others, met the lecturer and they con- versed together until after midnight. The decision was for emigr.ation, and Prof. Isaac T. Goodnow, for it w;is he of whom we write, immediately re- signed his professorship and set about organizing a colonj' to leave for Kans-as the following spring. Rhode Island thus lost an able and experienced ed- ucator, .and Kansas gained a settler and citizen, who i during the more than thirty-four years he has re- sided within her borders, has to his credit an ac- ^ tive, useful and honorable career, both in public and private life. ■ This man, who for so long a time has been identi- fied with the iiistory of Kansas, both as a Territory and as a State, deserves more space for the telling of the story of his life than we have at command. We can therefore give only a few of the leading facts connected with bis personal history, and they are as follows: Isaac T. Goodnow, the third son and fourth child of William and S^'bil (Arras) Goodnow was born in Whitingham, Windham Co., Vt., .T.an. 17, 1811. He is of old New England stock and of English descent, on both his father's and mother's Side. William Goodnow, his father, was born in Petershani. .Mass., and was a descendant of one of three l)rotliers who came to Massachusetts Colony at an early day. When a joung man he 546 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. went to Vennoiil. and for many yeais was :i suc- cessful merchant iu Whitinjiliam. Tliere. in 180G, he inariLed Miiss Sybil Arms, a school teacher and daughter of John Arms, one of the early settlers of Brattleboro, Vt. John Arms was likewise one of the Green IVIoiintain boys who assisted in tiie cap- ture of Buigoyne, at Saratoga, and officiated as captain in the Vermont militia of minutemen. The father having lost his property b}- endorsing a note, Isaac T.. at the age of fourteen ^ears. as- sisted liis mother in tlie support of the family. He was four years behind the counter as a mercliant's clerk in Colerain, Mass., and in ^Marlboro, Vt., and spent his leisure hours and evenings in reading and study, determining to secure for himself the benefits of an academic education. He had in the meantime united with the Metliodist Episcopal Church, and was firmly grounded in its C'liristian precepts. Thus prepared for sincere and earnest work as a student, he left homo and wallved fifty miles to Williraham, near Springfield. Jlass.. and entered tlic .\cadamy in 1834. He remained in in this inslltutiun until 1848, first as a student and tlien as an instructor in the primary and English departments, and in due time became I'rofessor of Natural Sciences. Tliis latter position he held for ten years. While connected with this institution the Wesleyan University at Mi- to old N'irginia. 'I'he two camped out together, slept side by side and parted good friends. This was one of the rare instances in those days when the title to a disputed claim was settled without bloodshed. Soon afterward the members of the Boston Col- ony arrived; and about the last of May a company of about seventy-five settlers, headed by Johii Pipher and .\i)drew J. Meade came up in the steamer " Hartford " with the intention of found- ing a town where Junction City now stands. They were offered half the town site if they would stop and help build up the town at the mouth of the Blue, in conjunction with Mr. Goodnow and his fellow-colonists. They accei)ted and the name of the town was changed from Boston to ;Manhattan. because of a clause in the constitution of the Cin- cinnati & Kansas Land Company, which required that the town where they settled should be called Manhattan. " Shake "' houses, eight in nunilier were built from clapboard split from oak timber in different p.arts of the town site to protect the set- tlers from jumpers. Mr. Goodnow entered a cl.aim of 160 acres of land on Wildcat Creek, two miles above Manhat- tan, a-ul which is now oecujjied by Mr. J. T. Swingle, who purchased it about six years ago of Mr. Goodnow. The latter lived on this place Ion"' enough to preempt it. In 18(>0 he bought the ten acres two miles northwest of Manhattan, where his present residence is situated. During the first two j-ears of his sojourn in Kans.as he was engaged in farming, and as one of the Directors of the Town Site Company, found his lime occupied witii the matters pertaining to the interests, welfare and progress of the infant citj-. In 1857 he returned Eiist and si)ent the summer in the New England States, in the meantime raising $4000 for the building of the first Methodist Church edifice west of Lawrence. 'Next. Mr. Goodnow in connection with Joseph Denisoii and Washington Marlatt, conceived the o48 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. idea of establishing in Manhattan a great educa- tional institution and making it the nucleus of learning. in the new Territory. He accordingly spent the years 1858-5'J-OO in the East, raising money to build Bluemont College, which was to be conducted under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He secured §15,000 in cash, ' a library of 2000 volumes, and a valuable set of philosophical and chemical ai)paratus. He like- wise secured for the college site IGO acres of land, almost west and within a quarter of a mile of his re- | sidence. In due time a substantial stone building was erected. In these labors he was assisted by the Rev. Joseph Uenison and Rev. AVashington Mar- latt and under the last-mentioned gentleman as principal, assisted by Miss Julia A. Bailey, of Con- ' neeticut, to whom he was shortly afterward mar- ' ried, the college was opened for students in the winter of 1859-60. ^Ir. Goodnow naturally became one of the Trus- tees of the college, and w.as elected its first President in 1862. Ho otliciated as teacher a term and a half, and was then elected a Representative to the State Legislature, with the express object of securing a location of the proposed State University in Man- hattan, in consideration of giving to the State all the property that the Bluemont College Company had accumulated. He secured the passage of the bill liut failed to secure the university by reason of (iov. Roljinson's vetoe. In the fall of 1862 Mr. Goodnow was elected State Superintendent of public instruction and re-elected in 1864. This office was one for which he was eminently fitted, and he discharged its duties in an able and most acceptable manner. He traveled the first 3'ear over 4000 miles, and delivered lec- tures in twenty-nine counties, besides visiting schools of every grade, consulting with officers and teachers, and familiarizing the people with their public school system. On the 2nd of July, 1862, the National Congress passed an act for endowing State Agricultural Colleges, Under this act Kansas received 90,000 acres of land. Having failed to get the State University, the people of Manhattan united in an effort to se- cure the Agricultural College. Mr. Goodnow en- tered heart and soul into the work, securing the object in view, and as a consideration Bluemont College and 100 acres of land were donated to the State. As superintendent of public instruction he was ex-offlcio, a regent of this institution and also of the State University at Lawrence, together with the State Normal School at Emporia, and he parti- cipitatcd in the organization of each. The Agricul- tural College began its existence in JuU', 1863, and was the first Stale educational institution in Kan- sas. In 1867 Mr. Goodnow w.as selected agent for the disposal of the 90,000 acres of agricultural college lands. He held this position until 1873, and sc>ld enough lauds to create an income of *! 18,000 an- nually. In 1869 he was appointed Land Comis- sioner of the Missouri. Kansas it Texas Railway Company, and during the seven 3'ears in which he held this position he sold land amounting in value to over *1, 500,000. Since 1876 he has hold no public position but has lived quietly in the retire- ment of his home, giving his attention to his own private business and travels a great deal. He has been a liberal and cheerful giver of his means ti) religious, educational and charitable purjjoses. In early life he adopted a rule of devoting one-tenth of his annual income in aid of worthy charities, and to this rule he has ever adhered, being seconded and assisted by his estimal)le wife. In the autumn of his years he can look back upon a well-spent life, with the feeling that whatever may have been his errors in judgment, his aim and purpose has been to perform every duty as it presented itself and besides earning and enjoying the respect and esteem of his fellownien. to gain that most desirable of all earthly rewards — the verdict of an approving conscience. Mr. Goodnow is a member of the ^Masonic fralernit}', the Patrons of Husbandry and the Sons of Temperance. After the death of his father his mother was married to Solomon Whitney, of Marl- boro, A't., by whom she h.ad two children — Solo- mon. Jr. and Ann Ross. The son now resides near ilanhattan. Kan., and is re[)resented elsewhere in this work. The daughter is the wife of Stephen French, of Orange, Mass. Mrs. Whitney in 1871 joined her son in Kansas, and died .at his home July 12. 1873. aged eighty-five years. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 549 In earl}- life Mr. Goodnow was a Whig, then an anti-slavery man, and latter became a Republican. He was a delegate to the first Free State Convention at Lawrence, Aug. IG, 1855, and was an active and earnest worker in the Free Stale cause. In 1840, himself and his Itrother, William E.. manifested their anti-slavery principles by voting for James G. Birney for President. During the many years of his residence in the vicinity of Manhattan, Mr. Gooodnow has identified himself with the moral, the Christian, the patriotic and progressive element of the Sunflower State. In Jnlj', 18811, at its last commencement, Baker Universitj', near Lawrence, conferred upon him the degree of Ph. I)., an honor entirely unsolicited and unexpected on his part. He has been not only a student but a writer, and is the fortunate possessor of a fine private library to which he is constantly making additions. On his reading-table are to be found the leading newspa- pers and magazines of the day. He has lived an active, honorable and useful life of seventy-six years. Though of slender build, ho has by tem- perate habits, and a right use of his mental and phy- sical i)0vvers, ])reserved unimpaired his strength of l)0(ly and mind, and is full of energy, and still ca- pable of enduring much physical .-md intellectual lal)()r. He gives his personal attention to his [irivate business. •t&'^i.^it^,^ W^ markably fclLLlAM K. GOODNOW was born in Whit- ^'t., .lune 17. 1807. He w.as a re- studious and industrious boy. His educational advantages were those of the common school, but he improved them to the utmost. At a very early age he became a print- er's apprentice to a Mr. Putnam, the publisher of a weekly newspaper in Brattlcboro. .Soon after- ward Mr. Putnam removed to Saco, Me., where for several years he published the I'aUmlium. In 1828, when twenty-one years of age, William K., moved to Norway, Me., and became .editor and publisher of the Oxford Ohscrwr and other papers. He continued in this business for a num- ber of years. To him, as in the case of Franklin and many other celebrated men. the printing office was a school of i)reparation, and a stepping stone to the higher and more r(>sponsible duties and" de- mands of practical knowledge. William E. Goodnow was married Nov. 7, 1829, to Miss Harriet W. P.addleford, of Colerain, Mass.. and formerly of Marlboro, Vt. ; she was a woman of culture and refinement and of marked ability. She and her husband were said to be the finest looking couple who attended the Congregational Church at Norway, of which both were honored and devout members. They had two children, both of whom died young. The eldest, a daughter, lived to be nearly fourteen j'ears' old. She was very precocious and a remarkable singer, and when only seven j'ears old was a member of the church choir. She was also a fine performer on th(> |)iano and a great favorite in the village with both young and old; she died a happy Christian. Mr. Goodnow served .as a .histice of the Peace for several j-ears and wis accredited with adminis- tering justice to the i)eoi)le. For years he was a successful merchant and bookseller, lie was also a house-builder in his home town and in Cholsen. near Boston, getting bis lumber in Maine. He was a con- sistent temperance and anti-slavt'ry man, always ready to aid either cau.se in all practical ways. He was an advocate of the -Maine law. and was one of the 7000 who voted for James G. Birney in the "hard cider and log cabin" campaign of 1810 when Gen. Harrison was elected President. Al- ways after that he cast his vote so as to make it tell for freedom. The passageof the Kans-as- Nebraska Bill in 1854. which brought on the '-Kansas crusade." thor- oughlj' aroused him. and he was one of a com- l)any of 200 who. with Rev. .loscpli Denison. Dr. A. Hunting, and kindred spirits under the auspices of the New Englani'. Emigrant Aid Company, left Boston March 13, 1855, for Manhattan, Kan., to join his brother, Isaac T. Goodnow, who by the advice of Dr. (afterward Governor) Charles Rob- inson had preceded them one week to select a lo- cation and lay out a town. He was a member of the Manhattan Town Association, likewise one of its Directors, and was always an active, influential worker in all its business operations. He kept the 550 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. first r-loie oil the town site. It was in Ward 4, near the present residence of Henry Hougham, where for some time he held the claim for the city. This was jumped by the ruffian Haskell, who was driven out by .fudge Pipher in a grand charge in which the scared fugitive very suddenly in rapid flight and minus one shoe, disappeared over tiie Blueraont range. The first store house in Manhattan was erected and occupied by JNIr. Goodnow for general mer- chandise. It now stands on Vattice Street, being the second block west of the Blue Valley Railroad. The Wooden House on the lot next west, was also built by him at a time when it was expected that the Great East and West road would cross the bridge to be erected near the foot of Bluemont. At that point the first ferry was established in 1855, and it was expected that the main business of the town would concentrate at the north part of the town site. The building of a pontoon bridge at the eastern end of Pointz avenue, by the Cincinnati and Kansas Land Company, destroyed these ex- pectations and kept the business on that thorough- fare, while the building of the Union Pacific Rail- road bridge near the same place fixed if beyond a perad venture. Taking a great interest in the erection of Blue- mont College, Mr. Goodnow erected the first dwelling near it; this is now standing on the cor- ner across the road south of the old college site. It was occuiiied for some time as a store by the late Orville Huntress. Several other buildings were also erected by him for the accommodation of families and students. During the early and trying years of the Ter- ritory's history Mr. Cioodnow was a wide-awake correspondent of Eastern papers, and did his part in keei)ing their readers informed concerning the progress of events in Kansas. He was a repre- sentative to several of the early free State con- ventions at Lawrence and other places. His zeal and love for Kansas may be well understood when it is known that his wife, to whom he was ardently allached, never left her Eastern home. Probably not a week passed witlioul an exchange of letters. She was an invalid for years and could not make up her mind to leave a comfortable home for a pio- neer life on the frontier during the troublous times and outrages in Kansas. Mr. Goodnow, however, felt it his dnt3' to cast his lot with those endeavoring to make Kansas a free State. This necessitated journeys back and forth until the death of his wife, which took place July 24, 1870, after a married life and residence in the same village for over forty years. Mrs. Good- now lived the life of a pr.ayerful Christian and died beloved and respected by all who knew her. After his wife's death Mr. Goodnow devoted all his energies to Kansas. He was an earnest and devout Christian, and liberal in his contributions to the church and to all public and private char- ities. At the State Congregational Convention, to which he was a delegate a short time before his death, with his partner, the Rev. R. D. Parker, of Manhattan, he was chosen Moderator, and presided giving general satisfaction. On the Httli of Julv, 1876. while in ap|)arently good health and a mo- ment after making a pleasant remark to a friend, he fell dead from apoplexy. He was then sixty-nine years old. His funeral was largel}- attended, and his remains were laid to rest in a beautiful lot in iSIanhattan cemetery, overlooking the city wherein he had labored so long, and in which, to the end of his life, he had taken a fatherly interest. — •*»■ -o»o.-^C)J>^^-.o*o *, — **(^ALENTINE WEBER. This gentleman is V|u /// the owner of a beautiful farm of 400 acres, \^ in Mulberry Township, Clay County, where he has been successful!^' carrying on the work of agriculture for the past twentj' years. His home- stead is located on section 14, and was obtained by liiin from the government in 1869. It is supplied with all necessary and adequate farm buildings. conveniently located for the purposeVhich they serve. The entire estate is improved, and carefully and intelligently cultivated. The parents of our subject, Mathias and Agnes (Winters) Weber, were born, reared and married in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. There they resided until after the birth of four children, when in 185S, they emigrated to the United States. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 551 New Orleans, La., and thence sailed up the Missis- si|)[)i River to .lo Daviess County, 111. Tlie fiitlier ha Kans.as. Mr. Weber celebrated his marriage in .lo Daviess County. III., the lady with whom he was united being Miss Lena Bahr. She was born in Jo Daviess County, Nov. 8, 1851, and is a daughter of Henry and Levina Bahr. Her parents died in Guilford Township, that county, when she w.as (piite young, and Ihey in the prime of life. Mrs. Weber has borne her husband seven children, all still at home. They are named respectively : William. Edwin. Agnes, Henry, Ellen. Pearl and Louisa. Mr. Weber is a sound Republican in his political view^s and practices. He h.is held the oflice of Jus- tice of the Peace, and other township oflices. Mrs. Weber belongs to the Methodist Church. They are highly esteemed as a lady and gentleman of excel- lent character and fine social qualities. -5- ELWOOD .ARMSTRONG. M.D.. one of the most po|)ular members of the medical pro- ' fession in the southeastern part of "Wash- ington County, has been located at (Jreenleaf since 1881, where he is rapidly building up an extensive practice. He is still young in years, havin" been born Feb. 12, 1854, and is a n.ative of Morris, Grundy Co., III. He received an .academic educa- tion, and at the age of seventeen years began read- ing medicine under the instruction of Dr. Chester Hard, of Ottawa. III. In due time he entered Rush Medical College of Chicago, from which he was graduated in 1874. IJr. Armstrong commenced the practice of his professional North ville. HI., where hj sojourned until 1878. Then coming to Mitchell County, this State, he followed his profession there until the fall of 1881, when he removed to Greenleaf, which Inis since l)een the field of his labors. The offspring of an excellent family. Dr. Arm- strong is the son of PerryA.Armstrong,who was born in Licking County, Ohio. April 2, 1822. The latter removed to LaSalle County, III., with his [)arents, when a lad of eight years. About 1842 he took u|i his abode in (JniiiilN County, III,, and lias since oo2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. been a lesinent of jMon is. AVhen quite young he began reading law. and in due time was graduated from the Granville (111.) Law School. He began the ])ractice of his chosen profession at Morris, of which he was one of the first settlers, and he won an enviable reputation as a practitioner. At an early age he developed fine literary talent, and produced "Armstrong's History of the Black Hawk War," which at the time of its publication was a work attracting considerable attention. He also published other historical works, including the '•Life of Shaubence." For several years lie was County Clerk of Grundy County, and later repre- sented the county several terms in the State Legis- lature. He identified himself with tiic JIasonic fraternity in 1857, and has arisen to a high posi- tion therein, attaining the 32d degree. He is also a member of the I. O. O. F., in which he has been Grand Master two terms. During the progress of the Mexican War he started for the scene of con- flict as Captain of a company, but before reaching it the war had ended, and his services were there- fore not required. Politically, he is a sound Demo- crat, and was a member of the first Constitutional Convention of Illinois. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Joseph and Elsie (Strawn) Armstrong, who settled ill Ohio at an early date. They spent tl)eir last years in LaSalle County, III., passing away at a ripe old age. The3' were natives respectively of Ireland and Pennsylvania. Grandmother Arms- trong was a descendant of the well-known Strawn family, who became prominent in Illinois, and were among the most highly- respected residents of La- Salle Count}-. The mother of Dr. Armstrong was in her girlhood Miss JNIary Borbidge. She was born in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1824, and died in Morris, 111., in 18C1. Her father, James Borl)idge, was a native of Ireland, whence he emigrated to America early in life, and became a we.alth}' importer of Pittsburg. Pa. Mrs. Mary Armstrong was reared and married in the Smok}' City. Of her union with Perry A. Armstrong there were born four children, viz.: Fidelius J., deceased; Charles D., Elvvood and William E., the latter a resident of Chicago, 111. Dr. Armstrong is a nieinber of the National Association of Railway Surgeons, and local sur- geon of the central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company at Greenleaf, and is the owner of the leading drug-store of the city. He has been the Coroner of Washington County for the last six years. Like his worthy father, he is interested in Masonry, and is an honored member^of Lodge No. 252, at Greenleaf. He also belongs to Lodge No. 106, A. O. U. W.; the Select Knights of North America, Lodge No. 60. the Modern Woodmen Lodge No. 75().and is also a K. of P. Politicall}-, he votes the straight Republican ticket. The marriage of Dr. Armstrong and !Miss Martha J. Gransden was celebrated at the bride's home in North ville. 111., March 8, 1876. Mrs. Armstrong was born at Norlliville, III., Feb. 4, 1859, and was the daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Powell) Grans- den, who are residents of that place. The Doctor and his estimable lad}- are the parents of three chil- dren: Thomas B., born March 3, 1878; Fred L., Oct. 7, 1881, and Harold E., Nov. 27, 1888. J \f/OHN WYSS. Kansas has become the home of "many men of many climes."' and among her citizens of various nationalities, none prove more reliable than those who have come from amid the grand scenery of Switzerland. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is a native of that famous land, having been born in the Canton of Bern, in June, 1836. He is the eldest son and second child of John Wj'ss, Sr., and Margaret Affolter, natives of the same canton. The father followed the trade of a cooper, and spent his entire life in his native countiy, his death occurring when he was about sixty }'ears of age. He was of good repute in his canton, as a man of honor and sterl- ing integritj'. His widow survived him many years, dying when quite aged. Both are active members of the German Reformed Church. The subject of this sketch grew to man's estate in his native canton, receiving a fine education in his native tongue. He was taught the trade of cheese-making, which is one of the leading callings of that country, and followed his trade until 1868. Having determined to seek a broader field for his It (ncL^ ^UU^T^ cfiged SI. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 555 uiieigies, lie left his native land, taking passage at Havre on the steamer '-Balona" for the I'niteil States. A period of tvvent3'-one days was consumed in the ocean voyage, a major part of tliat time having been pleasantly si)ent. Landing was made at New York Cit}-, whence Mr. Wyss went to Ohio, where he remained some months. From the Buckeye State, Mr. Wyss went to Henry County. 111., where he sojourned until the spring of 1872. While in that county he met with two serious accidents, both of which occasioned much suffering, one of them leaving him a crii)i)le. The first catastrophe was occasioned by the rearing of a horse which he was riding, tlie animal falling hiickward with his rider uudernealli him. Two years after his recovery from tliis injury, Mr. Wyss was severely kicked by a vicious horse which he was leading. I'ljon leaving Illinois Mr. Wyss took up liis resi- dence in this State, locating a homestead of 160 acres in Clay County, where lie has since resided. The land is situated on section 'J. Bloom Township, and has been made into a fine farm and a most comfortable home. Almost the entire acreage is now under the plow, and is thoroughly and in- telligently cultivated. There Mr. Wyss is success- fully carrying vn general farming, and enjoying, as well as a bachelor can, the increasing comforts due to liis industry, iirudence .and good manage- ment. Mr. Wy.ss is a sound Democrat in his [lolitical views, never failing to cast his vote on the great issues of the Hci)ublic. A man of honor, intelli- gence, and good habits, ]Mr. Wyss is justly re- garded as a citizen vvlio is a credit to the section in which he lives. -^ ^-=^-^ ^ ■ AVID CILIJERT. Among the citizens of )Y solid worth who for many years have made If^J^ their home in Tnion Township. Clay ^^ County, Mr. Cilbcrt is worthy of more than a [lassing notice. He is a farmer by occupa- tion and may usually be found al his well-regu- lated homestead, occupying the southwest quarter of section 1. He was born in I'.altimore. Md., Oct. 2(.", 1808, and is thus at this writing,October. 188i), a veteran of eighty-one years. His parents were David and Jemima (Pococ) Gilbert, the former an Irishman by birth and the latter a native of Balti- more. David Gilbert, Jr., w.as eight years old when his parents left Maryland and emigrated to the young Stale of Ohio, settling in the vicinity of Marietta, Washington County. He was there reared to man's cstate'and when starting out for himself in life.settled in the open country, know as the Northwestern Territory, forty miles west of Ft. Wayne, Ind. He entered 100 acres of land in what is now known as LaGrange County, Ind., but after a residence of four years returned to Washington County, Ohio. He was not yet satisfactorily settled and now took up his line of march ,across the Mississippi and for a comparative!}- brief time was a resident of How- ard County, Iowa. On the 20th of June, ISGO, he could have been found located on the Republican River in Clay County, Kan., where he homesteaded the farm which he now owns and occupies. This, as well as most of the land which he subsefiuently purchased and entered, is beautifully located in the Republican River Valley. He was at one time the owner of 800 acres, but has now only half that amount, having divided up the balance among his sons. For twenty-eight years Mr. (Jilbert has farmed in the jiver bottoms, and during that time has lost only one crop, that being caused by grasshoppers in IBfill. In his farming operations on the upland he had been almost cipially fortunate, losing but two crops by chinch bugs, in 1886, and one by the drought of 1887. The greater part of his land is in a highly productive condition. He has i)lanled 200 apple trees besides other fruit trees and made the ordinary improvements brought about by the intelligent and progressive agriculturist. When Mr.(4ilbert settled on the Republican River there were but two families west of him for a dis- tance of 125 miles. Buffalo and antelope abounded in large numbers and these furnished most of the subsistence of the settlers. The nearest town was Atchison, and thither .Mr. Gilbert had U> go for his supiilies, even taking his plow there to be sharpened. There were no mills then in this region and the 556 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. bread stuff of the Gilbert family for the first year consisted of boiled corn. Mr. Gilbert has seen Kansas at its worst and at its best, but he never lost confidence in its future and still considers it one of tlie best States in the Union. He has passed his life in the quiet pursuits of farming and his ca- reer as a citizen lias been such that he is recognized as one of the most useful members of his community. He has ke|)l himself well posted upon matters of public interest, although never mixing in politics. His first Presidential vote was east for Andrew Jack- son during his first candidacy for the Presidency. Until the election of 1888 he uniformly voted the Democratic ticket, but having supported old Tip- pecanoe in 1840, he felt called upon to do the same for his grandson. Mr. Gilbert has been three times married, iiav- ing children by each wife. The maiden name of his earl^- choice was Freelove Trowbridge, of Washington County, Ohio. She left five children, namely, William, Walter. Rosalia, Sarah and Ann. His second wife was Elizabetii Sweet, of St. Joseph County. Mich. ; she died leaving one son, David. The present wife of Mr. Gilbert was formerly Miss Jane T.aylor and there were born to them six cliildren — Elizabeth, Martha, Rozalia, Lucy. Henr\' and Josephine. Most of these have reached mature years and have families of their own. Mr. Gilbert has been for many years a consistent mem- ber of the Baptist Church and is a man held in the higiiest respect by all who know him. His portrait wiiich appears in connection with this sketch is a work of art. and will be prized by all his friends. ILLIAM B. MARSHALL. Could all the in- cidents in the life of Mr. Marshall, after his settlement upon the frontier of Northern Kansas, be properly detailed, tliey would form quite an interesting volume. He came to this section of the country when it was peopled principally by wild animals, before the advent of flouring mills, saw- mills, railroads, or even a stage-coach. Ht: planted, as it were, his banner in the wilderness, and tlu-ough storm and sunshine ke|)t its colois Hying, and at length came off more than concpieror over ail the U: difficulties which beset him. He forms one of the prominent landmarks of Riley County, and is num- bered among its most honored citizens. A life- long farmer b^' occupation, his homestead is pleas- antly located on section 1, where he built up from the wilderness a good farm and is now in the en- joyment of all life's comforts. In going back to the early history of the subject of this sketch we find that he is of New England ancestry, being the son of Moody Marshall, a na- tive of Bradford, N. H. His mother, Sarah (Beard) Marshall, was likewise a native of the old Granite State, and born in New Pioston. She came of a hardy race — the Scotch Irish, of the North of Ire- land. Mood}' Marshall traced his progenitors to England. Alter their marriage the parents of our subject settled in Ware, N. H., whence later they removed to Nashua, in that State, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Their family con- sisted of eight sons and one daughter, and all of the sons grew to man's estate. The daughter, a cherished plant, was taken from the household cir- cle when three 3'ears old. William B. Ma'shall was the fifth child of his parents, and was born in Ware. N. H., April 25, 1829. Until twenty years of age he remained on the farm of his parents, acquiring a common-school education.and bec(jming familiar with agriculture as prosecuted in New England style. The father gave to all his boys their time when arriving at the .age of twenty years, and William B., when practically becoming his own man. employed himself as a farm laborer during the summer months and at- tended school during the winter for three years. He then entered a shoe manufacturing establish- ment and was emiiloyed in cutting uppers and sort- ing leather three years, when he w.as taken ill and obliged to relinquish it. After his recovery Mr. Marsluill being desirous of establisliing a home of his own. was married in the latter part of February, 1855, in Andover, to Miss Anna J. Pillsbur}-. This lady was likewise a native of New Hampshire, and the daughter of the Rev. Stephen Pillsbury. a minister of the Baptist Church. On the 12th of March following, accom- panied by his w''ife and her brother Jx'onard IL. and hi.s own brother Andrew, Mr. JIarshall left PORTRAIT AND UIOORAPHICAL ALBUM. o57 New Englanil in churge of the Kiuifji-iition Aid Society, setting out for the Territory of Kansas, niaiving tiie journey by rail to Alton, and tlience down the river to St. Louis, tlience from St. Louis to Kansas City, and the balance of the journey- was was made overland by means of ox- teams, they arriving at Lawrence in the latter part of the above- mentioned mouth. Two or three days later Mr. ALarsliall set out for Riley County, and took up a tract of land in what is now Zeandale Township, where he established a homestead and has since re- mained. He was one of the very first men to lo- cate in Rile3' Coujity i)rior to the settlement of the Manhattan Colon}' in this region. Me -'squatted'" on land which, four years latter he preempted, se- curing possession of 160 acres. He here main- tained his residence during the trying times which followed, when "bleeding Kansas" was not only harrassed by political troubles, but suffered from grasshoppers, drouth, chinch bugs and other disas- ters. Mr. Marshall was not molested on account of his iiolitical views, being a man of sound, good sense, and making it a point to attend strictly to his own concerns. Mrs. Annie J. Marshall the young wife of our subject, only survived her marriage one short year, dying in February, l.S.j(!, at the honiestead in Zean- dale Township. On June 21, 1861, Mr. Marshall contracted a second marriage with Miss Sarah A. Allen, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, and born .luly 14, 1833. lienjainin Allen, the father of Mrs. Marshall, came to Riley County about 186,0, and settled in Zeandale Townshiii, of which he was a resident until his death. Of this union there were born live children: Anna A., the eldest, is the wife of Alfred Docking, and teaching in Spencer Academy, Indian Territory; .lolin M. rc- niaiiis with his parents; Phebe died when an infant of six months, and William L'. died at about llie same age; Charles W., the youngest, conliiiues un- der the home roof. Mrs. Sarah Marshall de))arled this life at her home in Zeandale Township, A|)ril 10, 1889. She was a veiy excellent woman, an af- fectionate and devoted wife and mother, a hospit- able neighbor, and one always read}' to take an active part, as far as possible, iii all religious work. She had been for many \ears ;i iiieml)er in good standing of the Congregational Church. lier tieath was mourned not onl}- b}' her own family but bj' a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr. Marshall, in his religious views, is a Congre- gationalist, and during the early years of his resi- dence in Kansas, served as a Commissioner when Riley was a part of Davis County. He was elected Justice of the Peace, but not desiring the oflBce, failed to qualify. He was in Lawrence during the bogus election which was held in the spring of 1855, and witnesseom for his family, and as he could not buy a wagon there, he went to Independence where he bought one and purchased two yoke of oxen beside, and on his re- turn to Kansas City he bought two cows. Mrs. ' Mails made a wag-. Mails was taken sick while in camp near Lawrence, and they re- mained tiiere a week, and (obtained some idea of 660 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. life in a rougli frontier town, and tliey observed that tiio land wliioli was not t'ten surveyed, was held mostly by squatters. They resumed their travels when Mr". Mail's health was re-established and pushing- on to the Blue River found a white family on Sargent's Creek, and obtained lodgings with them, it being the first house in which they had slept since leaving Kansas City. The following day Mr. Mails selected a claim in was is now Blue Township, Pottawatomie County, and then re- turned for his family. When neariiig their future home, while crossing Elbow Creek, one of the wagon wheels broke, and they had to traverse the remaining two miles with three wheels. Tiie first night on the claim was spent in the wagon, and the next day Mr. Mails cut some poles, and standing them on one end, slanting toward the top, covered them with carpet and wagon cover, and that rude structure w.as the home of the family for six weeks. Inuring that time Mr. Mails cut some cottonwood logs and built a hewed log house. The shingles were rived by hand, and as nails were not procur- able, were held down by poles. There were no saw- mills here then, but two Englishmen coming along with a whip saw, Mr. Mails engaged the first 1,000 feet of boards that they sawed for a floor, which was the nicest floor in that region for some months, and Mrs. Mails was so proud of it that she did not put down the carpet till cold weather. It was too late to plant a crop that 3-ear, so Mr. Mails made several trips to Kansas City with his oxen, and while lie was away Mrs. Mails lived alone with her children in her cabin far from neighbors. Fortunatelj' for her she was a woman of strong nerve and was in no wise timid. There was no store in Manhattan at that time and Mr. Mails used to bring home groceries and such articles on his return from Kansas City, and as his wife used to sell them she may well be considered the pioneer merchant of this section of the country. In 1856 Mr. iSLails bought a pair of fine horses, and commenced to improve his land. In May, 1859, a severe storm raged in this region and the roof was blown from the house of Mr. and Mrs. Mails', and as it was in the night the children sleeping up stairs were left without shelter from the open air. Luckily none of them were hurt, but their clothing was strewn all over the farm, and the crops were nearly ruined. There were no schools near where they lived so our subject and her husband moved into Manhattan, Mr. Mails building the afore-mentioned ho'Jse. He still continued to improve his land, however, and in I860 again took up his residence there, and did not leave it permanently till a few- months before his death, when he again made his home in Jlanhat- tan, and here his honorable, well-spent life was brought to a close in February, 1884. He was a man of strong, intelligent convictions, wliose recti- tude of purjjose and act, and innate manliness of ! character commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact, and as a citizen, husband, fa- ther, neighbor and friend, his life-record is without a blot, and he has left to his children the precious legacy of an untarnished name. Mrs. Mails still occupies the liome from which her husband passed away. She is a bright and intelligent woman, whose mind and memory do not seem to be at all inrpaired by approaching age, and her genuine worth and kind heart have gained her a warm place in the affections of all about her. .She has a keen remembrance of jiioneer life and times in the early settlement of Kansas, and can give \ many interesting facts concerning them. As well- 1 known pioneers, the history of this part of the State ! would be incomplete without a record of the lives of herself .and husband, and it is with pleasure that we introduce this brief sketch in this volume. She and her husband joined the Presb3'terian Church in Pennsylvania, and she is still a devoted member, he remainina: true to the faith till death. Mrs. iMails is the mother of five children: John J., who resides in Manhattan; Celia, wife of J. S. Corbett, of whom see sketch; Jennie, wife of William Orr. ' of Manhattan; Charles, who resides in Arkansas ] City, and Mattie E., wife ofJ. W. Coens. SIDORE R. GILBERT. This gentleman is the 11 owner of a half-interest in the grain elevator at Linn, Washington County, by whose citizens he is highly respected. He has suffered man}' atflie- tirii in Westmoreland County. Pa., a son of .lonatban Lewis, a native of Wales, who was one of three brotiiers who came to Amer- ica in the eighteenth century. The grandfaliier of our subject became a pioneer of Westmoreland County, buying a tract of timber land, and busily engaging in its clearance until about 1825, when he sold it and removed to Ohio, which was then considered llie Far West, and became an early set- tler of Carroll County. lie cleared a farm from the primeval forests of that region and made his home there until his death at the advanced age of one hundred and four years. The father of our subject was one of five chil- dren in the family of his parents who were reared to nuaturity. He spent his early life in his native Pennsylvania, and was there married, Elizabeth Masters, an.ative of England who came to America with her parents, becoming his wife. He removed with his family to Ohio about 1800, and was one of the early settlers of Wayne Township, Carroll County. He took up a tract of heavily timbered land in that si)arsely settled region where but few pioneers had preceded him. In those early days there were no carriage roads and he was obliged to pack his corn to mill, eighteen miles distant, on horseback. He was a veiv capable man, and being a natural mechanic, did all of liis own carpentering besides building for his neighbors. lie erected the first gristmill ever built in that section of the coun- try. On his own land he liiiilta log house, in which humble abode our subject was born. Tiiere being- no sawed lunsber in the Countr}', he split puncheon for the floor and clapboards for the roof and door. In 1832 he sold his property in Carroll Count3', and, moving to Tuscarawas County in the same .State, he bought a tract of land there, a few acres of which was cleared, and he improved a large farm during the fourteen years that he resided there. At the end of that time he sold the place and bought a farm in Richland County and lived there a few years. His next move was to Indiana, where he bought land in Van Wert County. After that he lived with his children, and finally died at the home of his son .Jeremiah in that count}', at the vener.able age of ninety-eight years. His wife also died in \'an Wert County. They were both con- scientious members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and died strong in the faith, having led honest, Christian lives. They reared eleven chil- dren to sturdy, self-reliant, trustworthy manhood and womanhood. The subject of this l)iography was eleven vears old when his parents removed to Tuscarawas County, and his education was continued in the pioneer schools of that region conducted in the primitive log house of the times, with the home- made furniture and heated by a fireplace, the mud and stick chinuie}- being built on tiie outside of the building. A log was taken out and a row of win- dow glass, which was quite expensive at that time, was inserted to admit light, while the benches on which the scholars sat were made by splitting logs and inserting wooden pins for legs. William lived u'ith his parents until he had grown to manhood. In 1841 he went to Richland Count}- to work for his brother, clearing land, and after a few niontlis he bought eighty acres of forest-covered land, live acres of which had been deadened and a small caliin built on the place. lie erected a more commodious log liousc m the wilderness, and there commenced housekee|iing in the primitive stjde customary among the pioneers of a thinly settled countr}'. Having no stove Mrs. Lewis was obliged to cook their fare by the fireplace, and she had to do with- out many conveniences tluat housekeepers of this day consider absolutely indispensible. Both hus- band and wife worked hard and prospered accord- ingly, and from time to time Mr. Lewis was enabled to purchase land adjoining his homestead until he had 340 acres of valuable land, under high cultiva- tion and tinely improved. He erected a set of frame buildings, and also a steam sawmill which he operated besides managing his farm. In 1871, on account of ill-health, he disposed of his property in Ohio and sought the healthful, sunn}- climate of Kansas, hoping to regain his wonted vigor here. He bought 234 acres of land in Riley County, pleasantly located in Manhattan Township, three and one-half miles from the cit}'. A part of the land was im- proved and the remainder was timber land. There was a stone house in process of erection on the place, which Mr. Lewis completed, and erected be- sides a corn-crib, granary and a large stone barn. <()1. and wasatonco sent to Camp Dennison. near Cincinnati, Ohio, and was attached to Gen. BuelL's army. During the follow- ing winter the command had no heavy engage- ments, but severe work began for them in the spring. They fought at Pittsburg Landing, and the siege of Corinth, taking part in the first battles there, following which Mr. Lewis was detailed for det.ached service .i-s a clerk and postmaster in (ien. Wood's division. He remained in that position until Oct. 18, 1862, then being present in the terri- ble battle at Perry ville. The day after the con- rtict he started back to Louisville with Gen. Wood's order, having two men with him. They were cap- tured by John Morgan's men, riding directly into that band which wore the Union uniform. Mr. Lewis and his comrades were kept prisoners for twenty-two hours and then paroled, the messages which Mr. Lewis carried having been securely hid- den by him, and there being no plausible reason for their further detention. The dispatches were de- livered at Louisville in proper shape, if somewhat delayed in their transmission. Mr. Lewis rejoined his regiment at Mu'-frecsboro, March, 1863, and there acted as correspondent to the Cincinnati C'om?/UTCfa/ for the commissioned officers, the regiment remaining in camp until June 23, when Mr. Lewis became Orderly Sergeant. At thecontlict of Tullahoma the command forced the works, following which exi)loit came a succession of daily lighting till after the battle of Chickamauga, when they again went into camp. They remained at Rogersville, Ala., till the first of November, when Mr. Levi'is was again dotacheil from his com- mand and sent on recruiting service to Columbus. Ohio. The following spring he rejoined his regi- ment at Nashville, Tenn.. having the rank of .Sec- ond Lieutenant. Being detailed as Topographical Engineer, he joined Sherman on M.ay 16, 1864, for the (irand Campaign through the southeast. He participated in the battles at Ackworth Station, Big Shanty and Kennesaw Mount.Tin. Early in July, Lieutenant Lewis with five comrades was s;.'nt to Alpharetta, Ga.. to lind a practical furd. and being ambushed by a party of Confederates, the}' were overpowered anil taken i)risoiier. In the affray which followed the discovery of the ambuscade, Lieut. Lewis received a severe blow on the 578 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. head from a. sabre, whioh occasionerl a pronounced astronomical display to his vision. The prisoners were taken to Macon, thence to Savannah, thence to Charleston, S. C. Lieut. Lewis remained until his exchange, iiis impiisonmcnt havins extended from the 10th of July to the 28th of October. He rejoined the army at Atlanta and prepared to go home on a furlough. Two commissions were awaiting him, those of First Lieutenant and Cap- tain, and he was sworn into the latter rank on Jan. 4. 1865. His company was not in condition to fight, so they were sent to Nashville by cars and thence to Chickasaw, Ala., where they remained till March 20, 1865. At that date they again entered upon the active duties of campaign life, participating in Wilson's raid and capturing the rebels at Birmingham. Following this were the engagements at Tuscaloosa,Selma,Montgomery and Columbus. The engagement atSelmaon April 2d, was the hardest fight in which they took part. There 2,000 prisoners and a store of ammunition and guns were captured by the conquering army. Moving on toward Macon, they were within seven- teen miles of that place when the news of Lee's surrender reached them. The command went into camp, laying plans for the capture of Jefferson Davis, and Capt. Lewis was in the brigade that accomplished that capture, and saw the noted Confederate leader at the hotel afterward. Soon after this event, Capt. Lewis was directed by Gen. Wilson to go to Andersonville, survey and outline it. He was accompanied by eleven men, and capturing the notorious Wirz, sent him to Gen. Wilson. Capt. Lewis made a com- plete survej' and map of the prison, and then, being anxious to see iiis home iind friends he resigned in July, 1865, his resignation being accepted while lie was at Nashville. His service had covered a period of about four years, during which time he had never spent a daj' in the hospital. The profession of civil engineering which Capt. Lewis had found so useful during arm}' life, had been learned by him when seventeen years old, while working with surveyors of the Mad River & Lake Erie Rail- road. Returning to his native State, Capt. Lewis opened a law office in New Philadelphia. Ohio, remaining a resident of that cit}' until 1870, when he went to Wayne Court House, W. Va. There he engaged in legal practice, and also took cliarge of a select school and academy. In addition to these labors he prospected for mineral and coal lands. After six years spent in West Virginia, Capt. Lewis resided in Tuscola, 111., for a few months, thence going to Decatur County. Iowa, and in February, 1878, coming to this State. He located in Doniphan County' and s|)cnt a year there, being ill most of the time. Randolph became liis residence in July, 1879. and he engaged in legal practice and mone3'-loaning. He has been very successful in building up a professional reputation, and secures a fine share of the practice of tliis vicinity. In 1882 Capt. Lewis started a four-column quarto, called the Randolph Echo, turning his brilli.ant talents to account in journalism, and conducted the paper for six years. He owns a pleasant residence and lots in this city, and eight acres in ^Nlonette. a growing town in Missouri. On January 17, 1861, Capt. Lewis became the husband of Miss Sue Frazier, a lady of education, culture and womanlj' grace, who was boin in Canal Dover, Ohio. She began teaching at the age of fifteen years, and for seven j-ears was tlie instruc- tor in one school. The happy union has been blessed by the birth of seven children, two of whom now survive. Thomas B. is a printer in Denver, Col.; he married Miss Florence Morgan. Charles 8. is also a practical printer, but is now studying law with his father. As might be expected of the sons of such parents, both the young men have mental abilities of a high order and are i)ructieal and energetic in the use of their talents. Capt. Lewis has been a Notar}' Public nearly all his life, and in this county has held the position for ten years. He has been Police Judge for a year. In Ohio he was at one time candidate for Probate Judge in a Democratic district, but being on the Republican ticket was defeated. His first Presidential vote was cast for Gen. Fremont, and from that day he has been an earnest Republican, and has served as delegate to both county and State conventions. Capt. Lewis is Adjutant of Sergeant McCoy post. No. 210, G. A. R., at Ran- dolph. He is a charter member of the Methodist PORTRAIT AND I5I0ORAPIIICAL AL15UM. 70 Kpiscdpal C'huich in this cily. ;iiul is active in overy good «ork, and everv piihlic enterprise wiiicii promises to enhance the welfare of theeoin- nuinity. His upri<;iil life, iiis brilliant talents, and his years of usefulness, entitle him to the resi)ect of his fellow citizens who do not fail to render it. — i*iJ?*?^ ^'RKDERK'K VONTUNtiKLX. ClayCounty is the home of many suecessful farmers, whose estates are not only valuable but at- tractive. One of the most elegant of these rural homes is that owned by the gentleman named above. It is situated on section 30, Mulberry Township, near the south bank of the Republican River, and comprises 301 broad acres. Nearly the entire acreage is under the plow, and the estate is well slocked and supplied with excellent buildini;s. The improvenients have cliieH^- been made by Mr. Von Tungein, who purchased from the original homesteader, John Taylor, in 1875. The family from which our subject is descended is of ancient lineage, and had lived on an estate in Oldenburg from the year 1400 until a few years ago. The homestead comprised 120 acres, a large farm for that country, and was known as '"Klein Waddewarden." It was sold for ^34,500, and another propertj- owned by the family was disposed of at the same time for *7,000. They were there- fore considered .is quite well-to-do, and very thrifty. They represented the better element of their State, and were line specimens of physical manhood being large and rugged, with splendid forms. At least three generations of the name have lived and died on the olil homestead. They include the father of our subject, Karl \'on Tungein. and his father and grandfather, both of whom were named Istellabben. The family for years back have been members of the Lutheran Church. Karl Von Tungein, the father of our subject, died at the .age of fifly-two years, leaving a family of two sons and five daughters. Mis wife bore the maiden name of Oerken Toben. and came also of an old and highly respected (ierman f.amily. .She departed this life in ls.s7. being about -ixty-eight j'ears old. Of the parental family, our subject is the only one in the United States. Frederick \'on Tungein was born in Waddewar- den, Oldenburg, Germany, on December 9, 1837, and is the oldest of the children born to his parents. He w.as well reared and receiveil an excellent edu- cation in his native language and in French. He lost his father when fifteen years old. He was married in his native land, and continued to live there until after the birth of six children. He then with his family emigrated to America. The}- took passage on the "Leipsic," which sailed from Hremer- haven May lOtli, 1871, and landed in Baltimore, Md., after an exceedingly pleasant voyage of four- teen d.a^-s. ■ From Haltimore, .Mr. \'on Tungein went to Chicago, and thence to Cass County, Iowa, arriving in the latter locality in June, 1871. He settled on a slighti^' improved farm, and there remained for two years. Thence, in 1873, he came to Kansas, purchasing a claim on a homestead in Bloom Town- ship, this county. Two years later he purchased and located on his present estate, of which he took possession Sept. 2, 1875. The wife of Mr. Von Tungein bore the maiden name of Henrietta Carls. She was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, now a part of the German Kmpire, on the 2d of Jul}'. 1839. Her parents. Harm and Catherina (Wyens) Carls are now de- ceased. The father died in Hanover when quite advanced in years; and the mother, who survived him, departed this life in Oldenburg, she also being (juite old. Roth were members of the Lutheran Church. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Von Tungein luis re- sulted in the birth of ten children, two of whom have been removed from then) by the hand of death. 'I'hcy were Henry and Karl, both of whom died young. Of the living, four are married, and residing in homes of their own. Antonia 'U the wife of William Mittendorf, and lives on a farm in Union Township, this county. Herman was mar- ried in Oldenburg to a lady of that State, Mi.ss Helena Harms. They now live on a farm which they own in this township. Louis, who is a farmer in Hayes Township, married Miss .Minnie Mellies. Elmer is a f:uiner of Five Creek Township. He 580 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. married Miss Maggie E. Schryver. August, Frieda, Adolpli, and Louisa are still at liome. Mr. \'ou Tungeln belongs to the I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 322. at Morganville; and to the A. O. r. W., No. 217, fit the same place. He is in sym- pathy with the principles of the Democratic party, and supports them with his vote and influence. He is not only a progressive farmer and an educated man, but is possessed of the pleasant and refined manners of a well-bred gentleman. His wife is no less worthy of esteem and both have many friends in the community. JACOB PIKRC'F. The home of this gentle- man, who is a successful agriculturist, is one 1 among the manj- pleasant residences of which Riley County (urnishes so many ex- amples. It is located on section 4 in the western part of Grant Township, the carefully cultivated and finely improved estate comprising 160 acres, and h-iving been the home of its present owner since 1871. A view over the estate shows its owner to be skilled in the management of a farm, and a visit Ijeueath the hospitable roof of the dwelling gives an equal estimate of the housewifel3' ability and good taste of the lady who is at the head of the household. The eyes of Jacob Pierce first opened to the light, Sept. 6th, 1833, and his boyhood, youth and earlj' manhood were passed in the Buckeye State. (For sketch of his parents and parental family see biography of Josepli Pierce). He was engaged in an agricultural life in Auglaize County until Au- gust 1862, when, feeling the needs of his country, he could no longer content himself in the peaceful walks of life and therefore enlisted in Company E, 118th Ohio Infantry, which formed a part of the 23rd Army Corps. He was in Knoxville during the siege of that city and during his army life faithfully discharged his duties. At the close of the war he was discharged at Washington City. June 30, 186.5, and returned to Ohio, where he re- mained until the spring of 1809. Early that season Mr. Pierce turned his face toward the West and arriving in Manhattan, March 23, settled on a [ireemption claim of eighty acres, seven miles east of his present home. Two years later he moved to the place wliich he now occupies, taking the land under the Homestead Act, and Iniilding on his first claim the second house in the '-divide" between Manhattan and Cl.ay Cen- ter. Realizing that it was not '"good for man to live alone," Mr. Pierce was married on April 11. 1861, to Miss Elmira, daughter of Richard and Agnes INIerrill. the former of whom is now living in this township, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mrs. Merrill died in .Tuly, 1863, l)eing then seventy- seven years old. Mrs. Pierce was born in Har- rison Township. Richland Co. Ohio, and is the sixth in a family of ten children. The first born in the family of which Mrs. Pierce is a member, was her bp-other — Nicholas — who died in Richland County, Ohio, when sixteen years old. The next in the family is Mary A., who is unmar- ried and lives with her father. p]lizabetli is living in Paulding County, Ohio, and has four children. She is the widow of Samuel Pierce, who served in the same company with our subject, and was wounded at Reseca, Ga., from the effects of which he died. John W. was a member of Company K., 8th Iowa Cavalry, and served until the close of the war, receiving his discharge in August, 186.3. His left ear was deafened by the explosion of a shell close to his head. He came to Kansas in 1871 and now lives with the subject of this sketch. On March 6.1866, he in.arried Miss Annie Bolton, who died .Ian. 11, 1875, leaving four children — Susan L., William, John and Anna. Of these the first born married Charles Mitchell, and departed this life when about twenty years old. The others are single and at home. The third sister of Mrs. Pierce is Jane, who married William Lambert and is now living in Ogden, Kan. Emma died in Miehig.an at the age of thirty-six, leaving four chil- dren, having been the wife of William Klinger. Harriet is the wife of William H. Goldrick, and the mother of two children, the family home being in Berrien County, Mich. Dcmas and William P. are unmarried and live with their father. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce are the parents of eight chil- dren, named respectively: Agnes J., Thomas E., PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 581 M.'iiy M.. Ida Belle, Aiiiiio E., William 1., Laura M. and Forresl K. Agnes died when thirteen years old; Laura at the age of five years; and Forrest R. when one year old. Mary married Wesley M. Enlow, who carries on a groeery store in Leonard- ville; they have one child. Ida Belle married C. K. Stice, and lives on a farm near tlitit of her father; they have one child. The others are single and at home. Mr. Pierce is a thorough gping Republican, his first vote having been cast for Fremont in IHoii, since which time he has ever stood by the party of his choice. He belongs to the .Sergeant Mercer Post, No. 194, G. A. R. at Leonard ville, .as does his brother-in-law John W. Merrill. He is a mem- bei' of the Chui'ch of (iod, and for his Christian character, his good citizenship, and his ability in his chosen occupation, he is held in high esteem by neighbors and acquaintances. -^3- S^ -V^ EONARD II. PATTERSON. There is ■ cf, probably not within the limits of Wild Cat ^ Township, Riley County, a man more widely known than Mr. Patterson, who finds friends wher- ever he goes. Generous, open-hcarte(L well in- formed, and with a very retentive memory, from which he (haws many an interesting anecdote, he is usually teen connected with the Meth- odist Episcopal Church for about twenty-three years. Mr. Law has been roc'Ognized as one of the pillars, serving- as Class-Leader .-ind Steward and contribut- ing a liberal support. He is ideutilied with the A. F. & A. M., being a member of Clifton Lodge. No. 1'22. In politics, he is a sound Republican. His honored father, although a resident of Tennessee, was a member of the old Whig party. The paternal grandfather of our subject was .Ies.se Law, who served as a soldier in the AVar of 1812 and subsequently located in Smith County, Tenp.., where he reared his family and died. He was for some years a pensioner. His father had served in the Indian War in Florida. Back another generation, we find John Law. a native of Scotland, who emigrated to America with his brothers, William and Henry, prior to the Revolutionar}' War and located in Virginia where they were all married, reared families and died. Their descend- ants are scattered throughout nearly every State in the Union. On his mother's side the grandi)arents of our subject weic natives of North Carolina, and spent their last days in Tennessee. An interesting f.act in connection with the history of Mr. and Mrs. Law is, that they were the first couple married in Clay County, Kan., after its organization. (SB IfelLLIAM TAVI>()1{. Tiiis gentleman is an \^/l honored citizen of foreign birth who, \^/^ while proud of his lineageand his ancestral home, is 3et devoted to the interests and welfare of the land of his adoption. He was boiii in Tibber- ton Grange, England. June 27, IS.i'.i. and reared to an agricultural life. He grew to manhood on the parental estate, and at the age of twenty-one made a voyage frvm bis native land around Cape Horn to California. He lemained on the western coast of North America for several years, fieing engaged for a time as a co.ast sailor. snl)sequeully spending some time in British Columbia, and at various per- iods being at Ft. Madison, Ft. Gandioll and at Seattle, visiting the latter i)lace when it was but a small vill.age. He owned and worked in mines at Caribou for a time. In the year 1868 he was on the I'nited Slates gun boat ".Saginaw," and sailed to Victoria and also into the Al.aska waters. Dur- ing the voyage he received an injury, and on returning to San Francisco he was sent to the hos- pital on Mars Island. When discharged from the hospital, in 1809, Mr. Taylor returned to England i>y way of the isthmus. Being the oldest sou he was entitled to the estate at his father's death, bui he preferred to live in this country, and after a short sojourn in his native land he returned to America. Before leaving England he was married, and he and his wife started for Junction City, where they arrived in October. 1871. .Mr. T.aylor homesteaded eighty acres of land in Athelstane Township, Clay County, and at once began improving the same. He first built a dug- out, in which they lived one winter, and he then built a small frame house. There were no houses to bo seen from his home, and but little breaking had been done in the vicinity, where Texas cattle roamed at their own will. Mr. Taylor had money and friends in the Old Country, who would help him if he needed assistance and called upon them. He had about sixty acres of his homestead broken, and beginning operations as a farmer, in 1872 and 1873, he raised corn and other crops. In the grass- hopper year. I 874, he had a good wheat crop but no corn. From that time to 1885, all his grain yielded well, after which came another lighter yield. This year, 188'.l, all the crops have been abundant. Mr. Taylor's present estate eomi)rises .330 acres. 172 of which are bottom land, which is much lietler adapted to agricultural purposes than the ui)lands of this section. One of the most pi'omineut features of the fine estate is a blue grass pasture of about eighteen acres, which is proving a great success for late use. Mr. Taylor has seen the country around him settle u|), with villages and towns becoming numerous throughout the countiy. and is now en- joying the fruits of his pioneei- iii(bistry and toil, and the prosperity of the l.ind which he lias made his own. William Taylor, Sr., the father of our subject, belonged to the landed gentry of iMiglaiid. He 586 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. married Miss Eliza M., daugiiter of Tiiomas Jones, also an agrit-ulturist there. To this union ten chil- dren were -born, bearing the names of: .Sarah. AVill- iam, Jr., Eliza M., Catherine A.. Albert. Walter. Thomas, Emily, Ellen and George. The wife and mother passeil from earth in 185;"), and the father sulisequently married Miss Mary ■\Villiams, a former governess in the house. This union resulted in the birth of one child, Frederick William, and both mother and child are now deceased. William Tay- lor, Sr.. departed this life in 1858. One of his sons formerlv lived in this country, and died- in Kansas City, Mo. The gentleman of wliom we write, celebrated his marriase in 1871. in his native countr}'. the bride being Miss Louisa J., daughter of Thomas Wood, who lived and died in England. Mrs. Taylor has two sisters living in this .State. .She and her hus- band are childless. Mr. Taylor belongs to the Democratic party, and takes the side of the opposition on the question which has been so prominently before the Kansas citizens during the last few years — the question of Pr )hibition. He and his wife were reared in the faith f)f the Episcopal Church, in which they hold membership. He is an honored citizen of Clay County, and his wife shares in the respect and fricnd.ship of those among whom they have made their home. «. : ,g^^m^^^-^ JULIUS C. VAN EVEREN is the owner and occupant of a pleasant home situated just south of the Agricultural College J grounds at ^Manhattan, Riley County, the four acres which comprise it being devoted to the culture of fruit. The principal part of the estate is a vineyard, and early grapes are shipped by Mr. Van Everen as far west as Denver, Col. The owner of this pleasant home has been a resident of Kansas for nearl\' a score of years and identified with the interests of this county. ^fr. \'an Everen was born in Washington County, N. Y., July ;i. 1845, and when quite small his par- euts removed to Chicago, 111., where the}' remained until 1856, anil whence the^y removed to Batavia. Kane County, III. After remaining about seven years in the latter place the}' returned. to the Em- pire .State, making their home in Hudson, where his father suljsequently died. In 1868, the subject of this sketch returned to Illinois where he sojourned a j'ear oidy, returning again to his native Slate, where he turned his excellent and beautiful penmanship to account, teaching that art in a private school until 1871. Coming to Kansas at that date lie chose Grant Townshiji, this county, as his location, and purchased a farm of 146 acres lying eight miles up the Blue. After having oper- ated this farm for ten years, he removed to the place where he now lives and where he has since devoted his time to horticulture. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Van P^veren was a native of Holland. His son John, the father of our subject, was a carriage painter and married Harriet E. Frisbie. who w.as born in East Chatham. N. Y. Mrs. Van Everen departed this life in 18G6, her husband surviving until December. 1872. Five children were burn to them — Philip F., John N., George P.. Julius C, and Alvah. The latter died in infancy. Phili|) is now living in Brooklyn, N. Y.; he is a dealer in librar}' su])plies, and is the inventor of the Van Everen Patent Adjustable Book Cover. He married Miss Elizabeth J. Ferguson and they have four children. John resides at Mt. Kisco, N. Y. He served three years in the 1st New York Mounted Infantry, during the late war. He is now a teacher of drawing in tlie New York public schools. He is a widower and the father of one child, George P. is the agent of a lumber company, his home being in Aurora, III. He also served three years in the 1st New York Mounted Infantry. He is married and has a family. On ISeptember 17,1876, near Abilene, Dicken- son County, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between Mr. Van Everen and Miss Hattie E. Bates, who was born in Vermont, Feb. 28. 184'J. Slie is the second of thi-ee "laughters born to Elijah and Frances E. (Farrand) Bates, who were also natives of the Green Mountain .State. Her father died of a fever in the army and w.as buried in the hospital grounds at Philadel[)hia, Pa. Both her grand- fathers were soldiers and served in the war of 1812. Her oldest sister, Ada F.. died when a year old. PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPFIICAL ALBUM. .or: The yoiuiLtest, Lulu K.. uianiiMl Williaii) House, wlio is foreman in tiie carpenter siioi) in the State Agricultural College here; they have one child. Mrs. Van Everen is well educated and possesses the energy and shrewdness belonging to the natives of New England. To herself and husband live chil- dren have been born, named respectively, Philip K., Harriet E., Elliott (>.. (Tcorge D.. and Lucy F. Mr. Van Everen is a Republican and Prohibi- tionist. Me has served two years as Justice of the Peace, performing the functions of tlie otfiee in a satisfactory manner. He is a well educated, cultured and courteous gentleman, whose genial manners and excellent character gain him friends wherever he is known. He and his wife are members of the Con- gregational Church, and both have many friends in the coniniunitv. 0~ , WEN E. OSBOl'RX. a liomestenlit tlie Soiitlnvesl and settled in the In- dian Tenitoiy, where they nciw reside. The parents of Mr. Clark spent their last days in Wisconsin, the niotlior dyin;)- in October. 188(>,aged about sev- enty-seven years, and the father in Sei)tenibcr. 188!). .aged eigiity -seven. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark ten cliil- dren, seven of whom are living, the eldest of wiiom a daugliter, ^■innie. is the wife of Albert Brown, a farmer of (iarheld Townsliip; Josephine, Rachel, Anna, Hattie. .Mary and Charlie remain under the home roof; Llia, liorn May 14. 1869, died Au"-. 12, 1871; an infant, unnamed, born Aug. 22, 1882. died .Sei)t. 4, 1882; Jennie, born Dec. 30, 1887, died March 4, 1889. 589 till lives --vvv^Atje^^/^^jg^ ] f^i^t/UVTr'' ^>^IJSTAVE E. Sl'OIIK. This prominent .and successful (Tcrnian farmer, is making good headway financially, on a well-regulated homestead, situated about five miles southwest of Manhattan, f)n section 31, in what is known as the "Jlochlman Bottoms," in Manhattan Township. His im|)rovements are first-class, consisting of a comfortable dwelling, a good barn and all the neces- sary outbuildings, with a fine large orchard, and the land has been as carefully cultivated as most gard- ens. The proprietor is a man nearly six feet tall, of rugged frame, quiet, and undemonstrative in manner, but cue who wields a marked influence among his countrymen in this region. He is very intelligent, industrious and progressive, and a man who has been no unim|)ortant factor in the growth and development of Rdey County. The subject of this sketch was born Dec. 18, 1841, in the Kingdom of Hanover, Cierman}-, and is the son of Ludwig and Julia (Lockeman) Spohr, who were likewise of |)ure (iermaii stock, and spent their entire lives upon their native soil. The father fought against the first Xai)oleon in the l'ru.ssian army. The parental family consisted of nine chil- dren, the eldest of whom, a son, Louis, married Miss Louisa Wagner, and is a merchant of Rochester, N. Y.: Augusta died in Germany; Louisa and Amelia are still living there; Gustave K. was the fouilli in orderof Ijiith: Dorothy, now .Mrs. ChielU in (iermany; three died in childhood. Young S|)olir emigratcil to America with his un- cle when a l.-id of fourteen years, landing in New Y'ork City in 18;),").and at Rochester, entered the em- ploy of Frost iSi Co., nurserymen, with whom he re- mained until after the outbreak of the Civil War. That same year he enlisted as a I'nion soldier in Company C, 13th New York Infantry, and was pro- moted step by step until he was mustered out in 1 8fi3 as Second Lieutenant. He participated in the first battle of Bull Run, and was at Antietam, Fredericks- burg, Gainej Mills, and the siege of Y'orktown. At Gaines Mills he was wounded by a canister shot in the back of his neck, and was also shot in the left heel after being repulsed on a charge in one of Longstreet's battles. At Fredericksburg he was shot through the left side, breaking the two lower ribs. Upon his recovery he received his honorable discharge, and repaired to Ft. Leavenworth. Kan., where he remained a few months as a military store- keeper. At the expiration of this time, he recrossed the Atlantic and visited six months among the friends and associates of his childhood. I'pon re- turning to America, he resumed operations as a store-keeper at Benton Barracks near .St. Louis, Mo., where he remained three months, and later was at Fywing's headquarters the same length of time, hav- ing charge of the public buildings occupied by ref- ugees from the South. Later, returning to New Y'ork State, he engaged in farming in the vicinity of Rochester two years. Going now to i\Iissouri. Mr. Spcjhr rented a farm in St. Charles County, which he operated until 1871. In thespring of that year he came to North- ern Kansas and purch.ased the 1,50 acres of land comprising his present faiiii. He proceeded with its improvement and cultivation until 1864, then returning to Missouri, associated himself with a partner, and under Ihe tirm name of Sinclair <.{■ Spohr conducted a store of general merchandise. Then selling out, he returned to his farm, where he has since remained. In St. Charles County, Mo., .Mr. Spohr was mar- ried April 25, 1860, to Miss Minnie, daughter of Rudolph and .Margaretta Moentmann. This lady was born Aug. 2!). 184'.». in St. Cluirles, Mo., anil 590 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of her union with our subject there are now living nine children, viz: Louis U., Herman G.. Emma E.. Bertha J., Louisa M., Minnie W.. Amelia H., Julia, and George. Emil. the eighth child, died when six years old. Upon becoming a naturalized citizen, Mr. Spolir joined the Republican part}', and lias been active in its councils in this section, officiating as a delegate to the County Conventions, and otherwise making himself useful in its deliberations. He is a mem- ber in good standing of the Lutheran Church, and is interested in the cause of education. He has served as a member of the School Board in his dis- trict, and is generally interested in those projects tending to the moral and social advancement of his fellow-citizens. Socially, he belongs to Manhattan Lodge No. 16, A. F. & A. M..also toPostNo. 100, G. A. R., at Jlanhattan. In addition to the build- ings which he has erected, he has planted fruit trees in aliundancc, having a fine apple orchard set out with various varieties of this almost indispensable fruit, besides pears, cherries, and the smaller fruits. .^»j3»-^?S^j^^<5<^*<«f^. S] 1i OHN LAVEREXTZ. The results of patient industry are finelj' illustrated in the subject of this notice, who began in life not only witiioul means, but in debt, lie is now the owner of a valu.able farm, comprising 100 acres of improved land on section 29, Independence Town- ship, which lie took up on a liomestead claim, and which lay in its original state, just as the Indians had left it. It now presents a picture of one of the most beautiful estates in the township, embel- lished with a fine residence, a good barn and other convenient and necessary outbuildings, including a stable, hog-house and chicken-house, all Iniilt of stone. There is an orchard of 200 apple trees in good bearing condition, twenty -five cherry trees, and a considerable amount of the smaller fruit trees and grape vines. Mr. Laverentz makes a spec- ialty of live stock, having aliout thirty-five head of cattle, 100 head of swine, five good farm horses, a small flock of sheep, and 2.50 chickens. The entire farm is enclosed with osage orange hedge and in the summer time, especially, presents a ciiarming appearance. The proprietor is a leader among the German element of his communitj' — a class which has rendered efficientservice in develop- ing the outlying land, and assisting in the general ad- vancement and prosperity of Washington County. The native place of Mr. Laverentz was in the Grand Duchj- of Oldenburg, Germany, where he was born Oct. 21. 1841. His parents, Mathine and Margaret (Focka) Laverentz. were likewise natives of that Province where they were reared, and lived thereafter. The father died in 1854. The mother is still living, and has arrived at the advanced age of eighty-two years. They were the parents of six children, of whom John was the eldest born. He was given a good education in the common schools. and remained under the home roof until a youth of eighteen years. He then determined to seek his fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic, and upon his arrival in America, came directly to this State. of which he has since been a resident, and with the exception of the time spent in the army, has been engaged in farming pursuits. INIr. Laverentz, in 1863, enlisted as a soldier of the Union army, in Company D, 10th Kansas In- [ fantrv. and served with his regiment until the I close of the war. He was mustered in at Leaven- worth as a recruit, and joined bis regiment in Ala- bama. He took an active part in the battle at Montgomery, but spent the greater partof his terra of service in scouting through the State of Ala- bama. He endured many of the hardships and pri- vations incident to a soldier's life, Ijut escaped without injury, was never in the hospital, and was alw.iys able to report for duty. After the war was ended, he was given an honorable discharge in Sep- tember, 186.'). Cpon retiring from the service, IMr. Lavereulz returned to Doniphan Count}', this State, where he remained until 1870, and that year changed his residence to Washington County. In the mean- time he was married. July 4, 1868, to Miss Lizzie, daughter of William and Lena (Deahn) Jenicke. who were both natives of Mecklenburg. Germany, where Mrs. Laverentz was born, Feb. 15, 1848. She was the eldest child of her parents, and was given an excellent education. When thirteen years old the faiuih' emigrated to America, and settled PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 591 first in St. Joseph, Mo., where they lived five years. They removed to Doniphan County, this .State, where tliey sojounied tliree years, and thence came to Washin.ijton Comity, wiiore Mr. .lenickc departed this life, in 187:1 The mother is still living, mak- inu her luinie with .lohn Laverentz. in Hanover, Knii. They were the parents of four children, of wliom Mrs. Laverentz was the eldest born. Air. an() jNIrs. Laverentz are the parents of four daughters, namely: Emma, Hilda, Nellie, and Lil- lie. Both arc raemijers in good standing of the German Lutheran CImrch, attending services at Hanover. Mr. Laverentz has officiated as Trustee. Ho is conservative in politics, voting independ- ently, and aiming to support the man whom he considers best qualified for office. He has officiated as Road Overseer for a number of years, and dur- intr nearly the whole time of his residence in Inde- pendence Township, h;\s been the Treasurer of School District No. 70. The school-house is situ- ated on his farm. Socially, Mr. Laverentz is a member of Lodge No. L')5, I. O. O. F., at Hanover. He was at one time a member of the (!. A. R. -^^^^^^^^e^^i^T^^:^^^-^ EUGENE C. WIL.SON, former Postmaster of Clay Center, is one of the oldest resi- : rlents of this place, having come here in 1874, when it w.is but an embryo town. He was liorn in Theresa, Jefferson Co.. N. Y., March 4, 184-2. and is thus approaching the forty-eighth year of bis ao-e. He lived there until the outbreak of the Civil War. attending both the village and High School, and being carefully trained by his excel- lent parents to habits of industry and sentiments of honor. The inborn (jatriotism of young Wilson would not permit him to stand idly by while his friends and .acquaintances were joining the Union array, and he accordingly enlisted in Company F, lOth New York Heavy Artillery, and served in the eastern fortifications at AV.ashington. with a regi- ment ■2,(!00 strong. They were stationed there one year. ISIr. AVIlson occupying the post of gunner, at which he became an expert. The repeatc>Ii=fL, (B^^^^ORMAN HILL, a veteran of seventy-five III ]//' yeai's and one of the early settlers of li\/^^ Goshen Township, is a fine type of tlie gen- tune New Englander who left his native hills earlj- in life, casting his fortunes with the people of the Western frontier. He was born in Springfield. Mass., but when nine years old went to Bennington Count}-, Vt.. with one Mr. Flowers who had taiicn him to raise, as liis father. Jonathan Hill, had died when he was a little lad of four years. His mother, Mrs. Nanc}- (Benedict) Hill spent her last 3'ears in Connecticut. Young Hill continued a resident of the Greeii Mountain Slate until 1847. and was married there to Sarah A. Wilder who was b(.)rn in that State and was the daughter of Samuel and Lavina (Howard) Wilder who spent their last days in New York. The newly wedded pair soon after their marriage emigrated to Illinois, settling in McHenry County where tliey lived until 1^70, Mr. Hill being en- gaged in farming. Not being contented with his condition or with his [)rospects he now resolved upon seeking tlie farther West and coming to Clay County, Kan., homesteaded 160 acres of land where he now lives. When first coming here Mr. Hill could go across the prairie to Clay Center, without seeing a single fence and but few houses. Tlie pioneers chiefly lived in shanties and dugouts. Wild animals were plentiful, including deer, antelope and wolves, the latter of whicii would howl around the house at night and sometimes follow a team for some dis- tance. Claj- Center was then but a mere trading post. When Mr. Hill arrived here he had a team of two horses and a wagon with a few household goods. He made the trip overland from Illinois and spent the first winter at the house of Mr. Thomas Pickett, who had located here. In the spring of 1871, Mr. Hill fashioned a dug- out in which he lived with his little family acouple of N'ears and then put up his present residence. He has eighty-five acres of land in a good state of cullivation and tiie lialance in pasture and nnjadow. In 1 884. he removed to Clay Center where he has residence property and lived there until the spring of 1889. He then returned to the farm whose pur- suits and associations are more congenial. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have five children living, namely: Al- fred A., George M. Harriet A., the wife of Samuel Elliott of Junction City. Frank N. and Clara M.; the latter the wife of Joshua Pumphrey of Clay Center. Charles L. and Sarah J. died at the ages of twenty years and eight months respectively. Cliarles during the Civil War served as a Union soldier in Company K, 141st Hlinois Infantry, and his father preserves with tender care a certificate from President Lincoln, sliowing him to have been a faithful and valiant soldier. His death whicli oc- curred in 1868, was the result of exposure and hardship during his array life. The Hill family, politically, goes solid Republican. -J <^-^ 5- ^ f'ARD DALRYMPLE, one of the leading \^§ farmers of Little Blue Township. Wasli- W^ ington County, is pleasantly located on section 3. His. estate comprises 240 acres, which is well improved and devoted to farming and stock- raising. Mr. Dalrymple is quite well-off, and his possessions are the result of his own efforts, as he started in life poor. He is- not only one of the leading farmers of his township, but is a man who stands high in the regard of his fellow-citizens. Our subject was born in Morrow County, Ohio. Feb. 10, 1845, and is the fifth in a family of eight children born to James and I-Cliza (Hazen) Dahym- l)le. For further notice of his parents see sketch of Brice Dalrymple. When four years of age his par- ents went to Kosciusko County, Ind., where they ^ ^ I'ORTHAIT AM) BIOGRAPHICAL ALHUM. 595 loiniiiiK'il until li(! was fourteen years of age. They llien removed to tlie Territory of Kansas, and set- tled in what is now Washington County. Mr. Dal- rynipie may. tiicrcfore. l)e considered a pioneer of this countj', where his life lias been s[)ent since the year 185!». In youth and early manhood he wit- nessed and pruticipnted in the privations and toils of frontier life. Having arrived at years of ma- turity he took up a homestead of KJO acres, to which he later added l)y )iurcli.ase, hrini^ing his es- tate up to the amount mentioned at the beginning of this sketch. The discipline of his early years has developed the sterling (lualilies of his character, and the powers of observation which are so necessary to the success of an agriculturist. Miss Mary Furgason. of this county, won the re- gard of Mr. Dalrym[)le, and the rites of wedlock between them was celebrated April 25, 1875. Mrs- Dalrymple was born in Pawnee County, Neb., in 1855, and is a daughter of Ceorge C. and Kate (Williman) Furgason. She has borne her husband five children, named respectively: Lectie, Kate, Belle, Annie and Henry. Mr. Dalrymple is not an active politician, but is devoted to the principles of the Hc|)ul)lican party. o-»«s:- — >»^"_^- — i-i=Oi?£r*<* ^ ^/ OSEPH MOSES, late a well-to-do and liigh- ly-respected resident of Swede Creek Town- ship, Kile}' County, was born in the King- dom of Bohemia, Austria, in the year 1853, •and departed this life at his homestead in the above-mentioned township, Oct. 10, 1889. He came to America with his parents when a boy, and they settled at once in Blue Rapids Township, Marshall Co., Kan., where tlie^' acquired land and became well-to-do. The parents were .Joseph and Paulina Moses, the former of whom is deceased. The latter is still residing at the old homestead, and is about seventy-six years old. She is the owner of 400 acres of land, and is surrounded by all the comforts of life — a lady highly respected and a member of the Lutheran Church. There were born to her and her husband si.K children, the eldest of whom, a dauuhter. Miu'v.died when about thirty-six years old. Michael and Katie are resi- dents of Marshall CJounty, this State; Joseph was the fourth child; Peter and Dwight are living in JNIarshall County. Young Moses soon after coming to America, being then a lad of fifteen years, commenced work- ing out. turning over his earnings to his father until reaching his majority. At the age of twenty- four years he was united in marriage with Miss Betty Warders, and the young people commenced the journey of life together without other means or resources than those which nature had bestowed upon them. Prior to this time Mrs. Moses had made her home with her uncle, the Hon. J. B. Webster, and with him they resided until the 1st of April, 1882. They then removed to the tract of land which Mr. Moses had previously purch.ased. and commenced in true pioneer style to build u|) a homestead. The story of the years which followed has often been detailed in the lives of those who began .at the foot of the ladder in Northern Kansas, and whose industry and i)atiencc resulted in the accumulation of a comfortable property. Mr. Moses in the course of time added to his real estate, and left to his widow 333 acres of well- improved land, all in one body, and beautifully situated on the Big Blue bottoms. It is watered by seven springs, all fenced and 100 acres under the plow. The buildings, without being preten- tious, are all that is necessary for the comfort of the family, the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. The farm is chieHy devoted to the raising of graded cattle and Poland-China swine; two teams are used in its operations, which have always been conducted in the systematic manner which seldom fails of success. Mr. Moses was a man popular in his community, and exercised a imuked inlluence in political affairs, being a stanch sup- porter of the Democratic party. In religion he was born and reared a Lutheran, and to the doc- trines of this church faithfully adhered. Mrs. Moses is a lady more than ordinarily intellinent, keeping herself well informed in regard to topics of general interest, and fully .sj-n) path i zed with her husband in his political views. There was born to them only one child, a son, Willie. Dec. 17. 1877. Mrs. Betty (Warders) Moses was born in Owens- 596 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ville, Ky., Dec. 18. 1858, and is the daughter of William and Maiy J. (Wells) Warders, wlio were likewise natives of Batii County, that State. The maternal gnindfatlier was Thomas Wells, a native of Bath County and a farmer, who, in 1859, cmi- orated overland to the Territory of Kansas, settling in \\'ells Township. Marshall County, joining his son .lohn, wlio had preceded him to this region several years, and was the first settler on the Ver- million River. He homesteaded laud, from which he improved a farm, and became the owner of sev- eral hundred acres, and he resided here until the death of his wife, in 1886, after which he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Webster, until his demise, which occurred in 1888. His wife, Amanda (Warring) Wells, was likewise a native of Bath County, Ky., and died in 1886. William Warders, the father of Mrs. Moses, w.as reared to agricultural pursuits, and owned a small farm in Bath County, Ky. In December, 1875, he sold out and removed to Marshall County, this State, with the intention of locating land, but he was taken suddenly ill, and died nine dajs after reaching his destination, at the home of his father- in-law, Thomas Wells. He was cut down in his prime, being oidy forty four years old. He had never succeeded in acquiring wealth, but was a good man in the broadest sense of the tei'm, kind to his family, hospitable to his neighbors, and uni- versally lespected wherever known. There were born to the parents of Mrs. Moses eight children, viz.: Jackson F., a farmer, residing near Bigelow, Marshall County; Susan B., who died when about twenty-nine years old; Betty; Frances, Mrs. Plummer, of Arizona; Molly, Mrs. Wilburn; .Tohn T., Charles E., these three residents of Bigelow; and James W., who makes his home with Ills sister Betty, Mrs. Moses. Mrs. IMary J. (Wells) Warders died in 1872. Mrs. Moses at- tended merely a subscription school during her childhood, only receiving limited advantages. She, however, was more than ordinarily bright and thoughtful as a maiden, and improved every opportunity for reading and study at home, as likewise she has in later years, and is thus thor- oughly well-informed, and a lady with whom an hour may always be spent in a pleasant and pro- fitable manner. She came to Marshall County, Kan., in 1875, arriving at Irving on the 11th of March, and after living a little over two years with her uncle, Mr. Webster, was united in marriage, March 25, 1877, with Mr. Moses. She proved a suitable partner to her husband, .assisting him greatly in his labors and his worthy ambition, and to her was largely due his success. Fine lithographic portraits of Mv. Moses and his wife are shown elsewhere in this work. J^, LONZO F. DEXTER. The name of this @A-I[ i gentleman is intimately associated with the /// i* inception and growth of the city of Clay (^^ Center, he being one of its earliest settlers and the originator of the Town Lot Company which laid out the place. He now owns the water power of the Republican River, equal to 800-horse power, and having at tiie present time two 125 and a 75-horse power wheel which are utilized for the grist mill, the electric light and the transmission of power to other parts of the town b}' cable. Many other leading enterprises have likewise found a firm friend and supporter in Mr. De.xter whose chief aim and object has been for nearly twenty years to make Claj' Center one of the leading business points of Northern Kansas. A native of Windsor County, Vt.. Mr. Dexter was born June 3. 1833. but only lived there until his parents died, going tlien to New Hampshire to reside with his married sister, Mrs. John Barker. His father. John Dexter, was a native of the same county and born about 1770. He married Miss Betsey Simonds and both died when Alonzo F. was a child, the mother in the spring and the father in the fall of the same year. After that the boy lived in Grafton County, N. II., with a brother- in-law until tea years old. then went to Lowell. Mass., with his brother where he attended school. L.ater he became an inmate of the home of John Tyler with whom he remained three years, still pursuing his studies, mostl3' during the winter season. Going back now u> Windsor Couut\' ycjung Dex- ter remained there until a youth of sixteen j-ears. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 597 Later lie lived in Lowell two years, and the two years following lie spent in West Lebanon, N. II. At the expiration of this time, leavliii; New England, he emigrated to Henderson County, 111., where he took a river boat and in due time found himself in the city of New Orleans whence he set out bj' the water route to California. He arrived there in February. 1854, and going tu Calaveras Cotnity. engaged in placer mining and ranching. Next he went to the mines of Tuolumne County and in the vicinity of Spring- field remained until 18(!4. o[)erating very success- full_v. In the meantime, in 18(52, he had visited Kansas and located the town site of Clay Center, and in 1864 he came hither and took up his jiennanent abode. Mr. Dexter returned from California equipped with iileiity of funds and in examining the nia[) and searching for a county which had no central town lie finally selected Clay County, Kan., with the intention of making C'lay Center the county seat. Clay was then the nearest county to the Missouri River whose lands were not mostly taken up at that time. He purchased about 3,600 acres and in 1805 established himself here as a perma- nent resident and devoted himself to the building up of the town. He established a steam sawmill in 1H66 and also a store of general merchandise which he conducted ten j-ears. He still owns the ground on each side of the Republican River. In October, 1875, he began building the dam on the Republican River, opening the gates and grinding a grist for the first time with water power. July 4. 1876. This formed a very approi)riate centennial celebration. He i)Ut rollers in the mill in 1883. In the meantime he has prosecuted vig(jrously the sale of city lots and has also transacteil an exten- sive business in grain. The water power has also been utilized for the elevator. The tirst grain shipped from Clay County was sent out by Mr. Dexter, also the first ear load of Hour ever transported over the .lunction City i^' Fort Kearney Railroad — now a (lart of the Union Pacific. In 1886 Mr. Dexter put in four dynamos of the Western Klectric Light Company which fur- nishes light for the streets and business houses, ho- tels and most of the churches fif thccity. There are •.'ighty-four arc lights in use and .■i5{l incandescent lights, all operated by this water power. As the town increa.ses in size and importance this power will continue to prfive the source of a handsome income. The marriage of Alonzo F. Dexter and Miss F^mma Dunbar was celebrated in Tuolumne County, Cal., Oct. 8, 1862.' This l.idy was born in Belfast. Me.. May 8, 1845, and in 1850 was taken by her jMirents to East Boston whence afterwaril they went to California. Of this union there was born one child only who is now deceased. On account of his wife's failing health Mr. Dexter took her to Southern California where she received excel- lent care and treatment, but all in vain. She died at Colton, March ;}, 1883. Mr. Dexter politically, is a straight Republican and is recognized by his fellow citizens xs one of (he most liberal and public-spirited men in their midst. He possesses many sterling (pialities and stands high both in social and business circles. No man has flone more, and probably no one man as much, as .Mr. Dexter in giving an impetus to the many industries in .'ind about the town which has been the object of his fostering care for so many years. ^OHNA. MURDOCK. The main points in the history of this highly respected resident of Brantford Township are essentially as fol- v^// lows: He was born in Middlesex County, Mass.. July 17, 1843, and lived there until a lad twelve years of age. He then accompanied his parents to AVaukesha County. Wis., wliere he iie- came faniili;ir with farming pursuits and ac(|uired a practical I'ducalion in the common school. Ho sojourne(l there until a man of twenty six years, then coming to Kansas homesteaded 160 acres of wild land in Brantfoiil Township, tiling his claim in March. 1876. All the improvements which we behohl to-da\' (111 the f:uin of Mr. Murdock. arc the result of his industry and perseverance. He fenced his land, cul- tivated the soil, i)lanteil trees and erected buildings and is now in possession of one of the most desirable homesteads of this region. There were only about 598 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. eight families in the neighborhood when he came here and the country arounrl bore little indication of beinii-.iniialjited by white men. The pioneers, however, were men of hardy spirits and had come to stay, prepared for ever^- emergency. Mr. Mur- dock was no exception to his fellow- immigrants and the result is fully shown in his present sur- roundings. The subject of this sketch traces his ancestry to one of the best nationalities on the face of the globe. His father, James Murdock, was of Scotch birth and parentage and emigrated from the Land of the Thistle in 1841, when a young man. His first stoii- jiing-place wiis Massachusetts whence he emigrated about 1855, to Wisconsin. He lived there until 1871, then coming to Kansas lived on the farm with his son until his-death, in 1876. The mother, formerly Miss Agues McKinnen. was likewise a na- tive of Scotland and died in Wisconsin, in 1869. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of ten children, four of whom died young. The survivors were named respectively, John, Mary. Flora, Ellen, William and .Tames. The latter during the Civil War died in the hospital at Nashville, Tenn., of cholera. Flora married Freeman Hicks, and died at Kmporia, Kan., in August, 1887, leav- ing three children. Mary is married and a resident of Illinois, and Ellen is married and lives in Wis- consin. One brother. William, is the Postmaster at Clifton, Kan. The subject of this sketch, while a resident of Kansas, was united in marriage with Mrs. Hester R. (Sharj)) Crammond, Jan. 8, 1889. She had one child, Mabel, by her llrst husband. Her father, George Shar)), was a native of Ii'eland, whence he emigrated to America at the age of seventeen 3'ears, settling in Canada. In November, 1875. became Kansas, locating in Washington County, and died in January, 1879, at the age of sixty-three years. His wife, Louisa Lake, of England, emigrated with an uncle to Canada when a child of seven years, where she was reared to womanhood and married to Mr. George Sharp. She bore him the following children, viz: William C, Annie J., Hester R., Mar- garet E., George F., Louisa E., Dorcas E.. Charles S. and one died unnamed ; Eliza and Ferdinand who died in Canada. With the exception of Anna .1. wh(> is in Michigan, the others are residents of Kan- sas. Mr. and Mrs. Murdock are devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Mr. Mur- dock has alwaj^s voted the Republican ticket. In 1871 Mr. Murdock began teaching in this county and taught a great deal of the time up to 1882, be- sides carrying on his farm — prior to coming to Kansas he taught three years in Wisconsin. He made a good reputation as a teacher, and is one of the best known men in this part of Washington County. He has held ever^' office in the township except treasurer. He was for two years Justice of the Peace. ocS5~ \1 ACOB F. GUNDELFINGER. one of the ear- liest pioneers of Hanover Township, Wash- ington County, has a beautiful home within its limits, and is surrounded by all that ample means and refined taste can supply. He is the owner of 1,250 broad acres of land, a portion of which he homesteaded during the period when this section of the country was named the frontier. He labored in true pioneer stjde during the earlier years of his residence here, exhibiting that per- severance and industry which is indispensable to success. He commenced at the foot of the ladder in Kansas, dependent entirely upon his own re- sources, and has arisen to a position of wealth and Influence solely by his own unflagging efforts. The stately and imposing modern dwelling, which, with its surroundings, attracts the eye of the passing traveler, is represented by a fine lithographic en- graving on another page. Mr. Gundelfinger, like all men of note, possesses some peculiar traits of character, being a man who cares nothing for otfices or honors, but has been content to excel as a tiller of the soil and to make farming a science and art. He is a man of fine tastes, as is evinced in the furnishing of his house, which is simply elegant. Adjacent to the dwelling is a large stone barn, together with corn-cribs, stables, and other outbuildings, while there is an orchard of 100 fruit trees, besides fifty grape vines anil the smaller fruits. As a breederof fine stock, Mr. Gundelfinger has been highly successful, having at the present time (1889) 125 head of swine. 140 PORTRAIT AND lUOORAPHICAI. AI>HUM. 390 lieiul of catlli' ;iiul thirteen ji^ooil horses. His land lies on the east bank of tlio Little Hlue River, and 450 acres are under the plow. A native of the Grand Dueiiy of liaden. Oer- niany, Mr. Gundelfinger was horn Sept. 17, 1834. and was the fifth in a family of nine children, the offsprinsof John Frederick and C'atherine(Schniidt) (iiindelflnger, who were likewise natives of Baden, the father being born in 178;). The latter when a j'oiith of seventeen years was drafted into the Ger- man army, in which he served nine j'ears, nearly all the time in the war against Napoleon Bona|)arte. He took jiart in all the great battles of that period and wa.s present at Waterloo, where the great chieftain w.as completely overthrown. Although experiencing many hairbreadth escapes, he never received a wound, an. After he became old enough to work upon a farm he was thus employed. At the date last mentioned he went to the North Woods, Mich., but finding no inducement to remain there he started to Kansas on .Ian. 11, 1870. He first settled in Montgomery County, but on .Inly 1st of the same year changed his residence to this county. He toolc a quarter .section of land under the Home- stead Act, and on it has since resided. The marriage of our subject was celebrated on the 4th of .luly, 1874, the bride being Miss Sarah A. Gnagy. She w,as born Nov. 5, 18.55, and is a daughter of John and Margaret (Wright) Gn.agy, now residents of Barnes Townshi|i. this county. Her father is of German extraction, ami a native of Ohio. He h.ais been a resident of this Stjite sine 1800. Five children have been Ijorn to Mr. and Mrs. Ilinkle. The fourth child, Alfred H., was re- moved fi-om them liy death when lie lacked four days of being two years and four months old. The survivors are: Charles W., Palmer C. Oscar F. and Clara F. Mr. Hiukle is now holding the office of School Treasurer of Kimeo Township, by the inhabitants of which he is respected .as a reliable citizen and most worthy man. -0— i>*>^'^'^^4-^--^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. (505 Cliicago, ill connec'tidii willi tlu'ir faiininjr. The nKillicr of our sulijcct \v;is boiii in Ohio, and wlicn .a nifro girl, removed witli liei- parents to Illinois. Her maiden name was Cornelia Ricliey. She and her husband, Horace Graves, were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The parents and ijranil parents of our subject .si)ent their last days in Illinois. John W. Graves, of wlioni we write, was born in LnSalle Co.. 111., and there t^revv to nianliood. He arrived in this eount3' Oct. 2'J, 1877. He purchased 200 acres on section 33, Sheridan Tovvnship. .Vfter fitting- up for housekeeping, he had jlO with which to meet expenses during the winter and until he could raise a crop. For several mouths there was but one cent on the farm. That cent is still pre- served by Mr. and Mrs. Graves as a memento of those days of hardship. They spent three years on that place. Subsequently Mr. Graves bought lfi3 acres on the same section, where he is now living. Ho has a good stone house, large frame barn, corn cribs and other outbuildings, and planted the trees which now afford so abundant a supply of fruit. Still later he bought a quarter of section 31, and on this also erected a dwelling and outbuildings. Still more recently he has purchased 350 additional acres, making up his present splendid estate. He farms in a general way. and feeds from fifty to seventy-five cattle, and from 100 to 200 hogs, per year. His horses are of the best Xorman and Clydesdales. Day Station is located on the farm of Mr. Graves. In Illinois, Mr. Graves was united in marriage with Miss Laura, daughter of Joseph Balderston, whose sketch occupies another page in this volume. The union has been blessed by the birth of five children. Nellie, the first born, was removed from tliem by the hand of death. Three daughters and a son now brighten tile homestead. They ai'e named Lottie. Delhi, Mabel and Elmer. Mr. Graves lielougs to the Republican family, and is as earneft in his belief in the party principles as have lieen any of his ancestors. He and his wife are educated, capable, and of good repute among their neigiibors and fellow citizens. They have worked together to upbuild their Hnances, and while succeeding in this, have at the same time gained for themselves the esteem of their fellow- citizens. Elsewhere in this volume we present a fine engraving of the beautiful home which they have perseveringly earned. Wji) one of the oldest settlers of Washingt J^^ County, and one of her progressive a: gentleman is jton and successful agriculturists. He is located on section 25, Clifton Township, where he owns 320 acres of fine land. The estate is well watered by Parson's Creek, and bears excellent iin|)roveineiits. Altogether it is a home of which ain- farmer might well be proud. Before noting the main incidents in the life of our subject, il may be well to devote a brief space to the family from which he sprang. As early as the year 1615. members of the Ilaynes family had settled ill Maryland and Ma.ssachusetts. (ioing back to the third generation beyond our subject, we find Horace Ilaynes. a Revolutionary soldier who fought at Bunker Hill. Following him in the tli- rect line was .S^'lvester, who during his earlv life lived in Massachusetts. Thence he removed to Ohio, and liecaine one of the first settlers of Wash- ington County, residing for some years on a farm. A few years after c'oming to the Buckeye State. Sylvester Ilaynes and his wife paid a visit to Massa- chusetts. The entire trip, including the crossing of the mountains. \vas iii.ade in a one-horse wagon, and their return was accomplished in the same way. Mrs. .Sylvester Haynes, nee Griffin, died in Decatur Township, Washington County, Ohio, about the year 1)S39. She was quite well ad- vanced in years. Two or three years after her death her huslwnd went to ^lonroc County, 111., where their son, John 14., had lu-eceded hiiu a few years. .Sylvester Haynes was subsequently married to Mrs. N.ancy Davis, and lived in Monroe County, until he was gathered to his fathers at the !ige of of seventy-live. Following Sylvester in the direct line, came John G., the father of our subject. He was born in Princeton, Mass., and when a child was brought to Ohio by his parentis, and in Washington County, 606 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of tlial State, was reaiecl ami educated. There he was married to Amanda Fairchild, likewise a native of that coiiivt3'. After the birth of two children, our subject and his sister Emily (Mrs. .Tolm Dex- ter). John G. Ilaynes removed to Monroe County, 111., and purchased eighty acres of unimproved land, paying for it $1.25 per acre. There the family lived for some years. In the fall of 1863 they re- moved to Kansas, choosing Washington County for their future home. Tliey settled near the Re- publican River, in what is now Clifton Township. A Mr. Fox had entered 1.100 acres of land in that township, and this large estate was purchased from him by the father of our subject. Mr. Haynes soon afterward became the first postmaster of Clif- ton, wliich was then one of the most western oHiees in the Slate. He improved a good portion of his landed estate, on which he spent his last years. His death occurred Dec. 17, 1M74, at the age of six- ty-three 3'ears. He w,as a Universalist in religion, in politics first a Whig and then a Re|)ublican. He was an intelligent man, well versed in history, pol- itics and theology, especially the latter. His widow is yet living, making her home with her youngest son, Charles E. Haynes. in Clifton Townshi)). She is now sixty-six \-ears of age, and is also of the Uni- versalist belief. llirnm S. Haynes was liorn Nov. 1, 1836. in Washington County, Ohio. When a child of three years, he accomp.anied his parents to Monroe County, 111., where he was reared and educated. There also he was united in marriage with Diantha Gilbert. In ISCi.") he resolved to emigrate to a newer country, in the hope of improv- ing his condition. Upon his arrival in this county he took up a preemption claim (chiefly timber land), which he subsequently sold. Previous to this, however, and two years after coming to Kan- sas, he entered a homestead of 160 acres, which forms a part of his present fine estate. There he has established a home of which he is justly proud, be- ing one of the best improved in the count}'. Among other attractions of this volume, not the least conspicuous is tlie splendid view of the home- stead of Mr. Haynes. The wife of our subject liore the maiden name of Diantha Gilliert. She was born Oct. 11, 1841. in Moiu'oe Count}', III., whither her parents. Ira a«d Salome (Dills) (Gilbert, had removed from Washington County, Ohio. There Mr. Gilbert i^ i still living, being now eighty years of age, and still I active, and happy. He was a farmer, but is now re- tired from active pursuits. IVfrs. Gilbert died in th.at county June 13, 1889, being then eighty-one I years of age. She was an active member of ' the Universalist Church, as is also Mr. Gilbert. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Haynes fought in the war of 181 2. [Mrs. Haynes received the best of training from her worthy parents, with whom she lemained until her marriage. She is a refined and intelligent lady, and conscientious in the discharge i of every duty. She has been the mother of four ! children, two of whom died when quite young. They were Alfred and an infant unnamed. The surviving children arc: May. now attending Bucli- tel College at Akron, where she is receiving a classical education; and Emmet, a bright youth who remains with his parents. Mr. Haynes has held various offices of public re- sponsibility. He has been Trustee and Treasurer of the township, and held other ottices therein. He was one of the first Justices of the Peace appointed by Gov. Crawforil. The position of County Coraissioner has also been held by him. He is a ' Republican in politics, and belongs to the A. O. U. W. and the Select Knights. He is a whole-souled, and I public spirited man, and highly respected by all with whom he comes in contact. He and his family are members of the Universalist Church, as were I their ancestors for several generations. -?34=Hr' A f. £> ^<^=^EORGE A. STOCKWELL. an extensive dealer in all kinds of agricultural imple- ments, pumps and carriages, stands high in the business circles of Washington County, and no citizen in Washington, his place of business and residence, bears a more irreproachable character, or is better thought of than he. He comes of good old New England stock, and is a native of that pleasant Vermont town. Waterbiiry, in AVashing- ton County. His father. Hiram Storkwcll. was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 607 born in the .same town. Nov. 13. 182."i. a son of Hiram .Stockwell, who w:is of New Englanrl birth also, and his granilfaliier. Daniel Stockwoll. was a pioni'er farmer of A'ermont, and spent his last years in Williamstown, tiiat State. The grandfather of our subject was an early settler of Waterhury, where he located about 1820, and buying a tract of land seven miles west of the village on Ricker Moun- tain, he built there and commenced to clear a farm. But he was not destined to finish his work, as he died in 1825, being yet in early manhood, his age being twenty-five years. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Randall, anci she was a native of New Hampshire, a daughter of NVilliam and Doll}' Ran- dall. She was left a widow with one child, the father of our subject, and went to live with her father, a farmer on Ricker Mountain, and died at his home in 1en by teaching school, and one year later he entered uikui his career as a teacher of penmanship, for which he was eminently qualified, and he won much fame thereby. He taught in different parts of the State two years, and then became a teacher of penmanship in the three Normal Schools of Vermont. In 1873 he was called to Newark, N. .1.. to teach that art in Bryant. Stratton & Whitney's l?usiness College. But after teaching in that institution seven months, he resigned in order to oiganize the New Jersey Business College, with Prof. C. T. ^liller. which they coixlucted successfully together six years. Durino' that time they liuilt up one of the finest commer- cial colleges in tlie East, and which took four grand silver meilals for work done by our subject, beside many diplomas. In 1881 Mr. Stockwell sold liis interest in the New Jersey Business Col- lege on account of ill health, and returning to his native hills to recuperate, established himself in the mercantile business in Waterbury Centre. Three years later, in the fall of 1884, he sold his stock and business, and coming to Washington to visit friends, he w.as so favorably impressed with the many advantages afforded b}- this city for an able businessman to make money, also with its de- sirableness .as a place of residence on account of pleasant location, climate, etc.. that after a stay of two weeks, he decided to settle here perma- nently. He bougiit his present business, and has built up a good trade, having met with fine success. Mr. Stockwell and Miss Kvagene E. Weed were united in marriage Oct. 1, 1873. and they have one fi08 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. son named Alton Weed. Mrs. Stock well was born in Westfoid, Chittenden Co., Vt., a daughter of Al- bert and Julia Weed. Our subject is a frank, open-hearted, courteous gentleman, with other pleasant social traits that make him popular in society, and his amiable wife shares the esteem in which he is held. They both joined the First Baptist Church at Newark, N. J., and have since clung to that faith. In his business methods Mr. .Stockwell shows himself to be a pro- gressive, shrewd and far-seeing man. with excellent (inaiicial and executive ability, and it is to such men that Washington looks to promote its highest interests, materiallj' and morally. bHP:01)()UK L. WOOD. This gentleman is recognized as one of the most active and enterprising men of Morganville, with whose interests he has Ijcen closely- identified since its organization as a town. Possessed of more than ordinary intelligence, he has always recognized the value of an ecUication as one of the best elements in the foundation of the social fabric, and has uni- formly given his aid and inlluence to the enter- prises best calculated to promote the welfare of the people, socially, morally and financially. He has been a successful man through life, accumulating a fair share of this world's goods. He took up his abode iu Clay County in the early part of 1885 and on the first day of .luly. that j'ear. opened the first bank of Morganville, which he has since success- fully conducted and which has become an indis- si)onsable institution to the farmers and business men of this region. He was one of the signers of the petition for the incorporation of the city and was a member of its first Council. The sul)ject of this sketch was born in Hancock County, Ohio,Jan. 14. 1845, where hespent his child- hood and youth and acquired his education mostly in the schools of Findlay, that county. His life was spent in a comparatively uneventful manner until the fall of 18G4, when he entered the I'nion army as a member of Company H, Ui2d Ohio In- fantry, and served as a private until the close of the war, mostly in Virginia. Upon receiving his honorable discharge he returned to his native county, remaining there until 1868. That year he emigrated to Illinois and occupied himself as a teacher, and also in farming, two years. At the ex- piration of this time he returned to Findlay, Ohio, where he prosecuted farming for four years and then engaged in mercantile pursuits about six years. His next removal was to Clay Count}-, Kan. While a resident of Illinois. Mr. Wood was mar- ried at Sullivan, that State, in 1869, to Miss Rose E., daughter of Philemon and Rosanua Sjjicer. The 3'oung people commejiced their wedded life in Hancock County, Ohio, and in due time became the parents of three chihlren — Wyatt K., Charles :M. and Theodore AI. Mrs. Wood is a very esti- mable lady and a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Wood, politic- ally, aftiliates with the Rei)ublican party and is con- nected with George B, MeClellan Post, G. A. R., of Morganville. He belongs to Morganville Lodge, No. 322, I. O. O. F., and Hume Encami)ment at Clay Center, also Clay Center Lodge, I. O. O. F. He has a neat and tasteful home and occupies no secondary' position, either in social or business circles. The parents of Mr. Wood were Samuel H.,a na- tive of Licking Count}-, ( )liio. and Minerva (Davis) Wood, who was born in Owensville, Ky. The latter was reared to womanhood and married in her na- tive town, soon after which she and her husband located in Hancock County, Ohio. They now make their home iu Weston, Wood Count}-, that State. Richard Wood, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Virginia, whence he cmigrateil to Licking County, Ohio, and settled among its earliest pioneers. He hewed out a home from the wilderness, gathering about himself aiid family all the comforts of life, but later removed to Hancock County, where he spent his last days. Mr. Wood since his residence in Morganville, has taken an active part in the enterprises of public interest. He assisted in raising funds for the erec- tion of the large brick school building w-hich is looked upon with pardonable pride by the citizens, and he was also active in the liuilding up of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The prosperity of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Gon any town is due to its enterprising and liberal- minded men, and tiie iiistorv of Morganville eoidd not be properly written without mentioning the name of Theodore L. Wood. i^HEODORE LARA BEE, oceupying a siuig farm of eighty acres on seetion 23, Had- dam Township, operates moderately as a tiller of the soil, but is mostly interested in fine horses. He served in the I'nion army during the late war. and likewise crossed the plains during the '60's. He has thus seen a considerable portion of i the United .States, and having kept his eyesoi)cnto what was going on around him in the world, is more than ordinarily well-informed. He came to Kansas in 1H77. first buying property in Mill Creek, then in I'nion Township, which he sold in 1884. and purchased that which he now owns and occupies. jVs a farmer, he has been a marked s\iccess, and .as a member of the community, is accounted one of its best men. ]Mr. Larabee was born near Warsaw. Cattaraugus County. N. Y., but only lived in his native State three years, being taken then by his parents to Lake (.'ounty. 111. He there grew up on the farm, re- ceiving a common-school education, and remaining under the home roof until a vouth of twenty years. Then starting out for himself, he. in 18()1, jour- neyed overland with teams of horses and mules, and witii a company of eight men and six women, for the Pacific Slope. Five months were occupied in the journey, durinn; which time they made a brief sojourn in Salt Lake City and other places of note in the Great West. Upon arriving in California, Mr. Larabee. with some of his party, located in the Merced \' alley, where Mr. Larabee engaged in freighting to differ- ent points, and was thus occupied until tlie fall of 18G3. Having then had sufficient experience in the Far West, he started for home with ponies, and during the long ride which followed p.assed through many hardsiiips and privations. In the meantime he went up l)y tlie North Platte and returned by the .South Platte. Two months were consumed in reaching Lake County. Lid., when he sold all but one of his ponies, and tills one he brought with him to Kansas. The Civil War now beiiii,^ in progress, Mr. Lara- bee. in the spring of i8Ci4. enlisted in Company K, 151st Indiana Lifantry, and was mustered into ser- vice at LaPorle. He went .South with his regi- ment, which w.as detailed as a patrol guard. Einallv, at Tullahoma, Tenii., he was taken ill. and confined for a time in the hospital. lI|)on his recoverj' he was detailed as a cook, and was thus occupied until the close of the war. being mustered out in .Inly, IStiTj, and receiving an honorable discharge. We next find our subject operating his father's f.arm in Indiana, upon which he remained until 1874. He then started for Iowa overland by team, and located near Clarinda, Page County, where he rented a farm and commenced buying cattle and swine. He lived there until 1S7G, during which vear he came by team to Kansas and purchased IGO acres of land in Mill Creek Townshi|). He m.ade considerable improvement on this property. and still continues operating in live-stock. He is. in fact, one of the oldest stock buyers of Washing- ton County. In 1877 he sold his farm in .Mill Creek Township anil |uircliased IGO acres of lan.l in Union Township. Living upon this until 1884. he then sold out once more and inirchased that which he now owns and occupies. He makes a specialty of stock-raising, and is particularly inter- ested in full-blooded Xorinan horses, having one imported animal, ••Brilliant," which is consiilercd one of the finest in the county. The marriage of our subject with Miss Lui'\ Bonstcel was celebrated at the bride's home, in Lake County. Ind., F'eb. il. ISG;'). Mrs. Larabee was born in Cattaraugus County, N. V., and re- ceived a good education, which she put to excellent use by following the profession of a teacher some time before her marriage. Of this union there were born three cliildren, the eldest of whom. Em- ory, occupies himself as a carpenter and joiner, and makes his home in Il.addam; Oreii was killed bv a horse when nine years old; and Ernest. Mr. Lar- abee is a member in good standing of the Methodist Protestant Church, and assisted materially in the erection of the church edifice. Politically, he is a slaiirli Kepubiican, and takes ;i warm interest in the 610 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. success of tliu principles of this party, frequently serving as delegate to the county conventions. He has been a member of the School Board of his dis- trict, and served as Road Supervisor for the past five 3'ears. Albert Larabee, the father of our subject, was likewise a native of Cattaraugus County, Js. Y., and the son of Tiiomas Larabee, of New York State, who emigrated to Lake County, Ind.. in the pioneer times, and engaging in farming, became well-to-do. He served as a soldier in the ^Var of 1812, and spent his last years in Lake County, 111. Albert Larabee was a brother of Gov. Larabee, of New York State. He accompanied the family to Lake County, 111., and entered 160 acres of land, which he sold later and removed to Lake County, Ind., where he purchased 160 acres, and while car- rying- on farming, also engaged as a carpenter. In 1862 lie journeyed to the Pacific Coast by water, and remained in that section of the country two years. In 1876 he disposed of his property in In- diana, and coming to Kansas, retired from active business and lives at the age of seventy-nine. He is a Republican, politically, and a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Amy Scoville. She was likewise a native of New York State, and the daughter of an old soldier of tlie War of 1812, who was by trade a carpenter and joiner. Mrs. Amy Larabee died in Indiana about 1872. The parental household consisted of the following children: Franklin, now a resident of Union; Esther, Mrs. Bonsteel, of Mill Creek; De- lilah, of Hodgeman County, Kan.; Mary, also a resident of that county; Theodore, the subject of this sketch; Olivia, of Hodgeman County; Flor- ence, deceased ; Orson, of Hodgeman County ; Alice, Mrs. Vincent, of Haddam; Luman, of Union Town- ship, and Wilbur, deceased. Ji, OllN WEBBER. Coming to Clay County, I' Kan., in April. 1876, Mr. Webber bought a l| homestead of 160 acres of land on section ^l' 25, Goshen Township. The only improve- ment was a little frame shantj-, about 10x16 feet in dimensions, and containing one room. About eighteen acres had been plowed by some emigrant, who became discouraged, and probably returned whence he came. ^Ir. Webber, however, was made of different stuff. He came to st.ay, and has car- ried out (lis resolution with satisfactory results. Upon the tract of land above described there now stands a substantial frame dwelling, a good barn, two double corn-cribs, an orchard of 200 apple- trees, together with 100 peach trees, and about one acre of grape vines. The land has all been enclosed with good fencing, and is mostly under a good state of cultivation. The grain raised is nearly all fed to live-stock, Mr. Webber keeping numbers of Sliurt-horn cattle, Norman horses and Berkshire and Poland-China swine. The patronymic of our subject was in the old country spelled "Weljer," the change being made after coming to the United States. Jolin Webber was born in Hardesen, Hanover, Germany, Oct. 14. 1829. and lived there until 1853. His parents, Henry and Charlotte (Long) Webber, were natives of the same province as taeir son, and devout mem- bers of the Lutheran Church, in the faith of which they died, both passing away within a week, in Februaiy, 1843. Young Webber, after death had thus broken up the home circle, learned the tailor's trade, and soon began traveling through Holstein. Mecklenburg, and other parts of Germany, working at his trade in all the large cities. Finallj', determining to seek his fortune in America, he, in August, 1853. set out from Bremen to Baltimore. Md.. making the voy- age on the sailing-vessel "Louisa," in thirty-eight days, landing September 17. From Baltimore he l)roceeded to Greenup Count}'. Ky., where he worked at his trade about six months. We next find fiiul him in Portsmouth, Ohio, where he was employed as a salesman and clerk in a wholesale and retail clothing house one year. In Scioto County, Ohio, Mr. Webber was mar- ried. Oct. 1 , 1856, to Miss Susan, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Bradshaw) Littlejohn. This lady was born in the above-mentioned county, and of her union with our subject there have been born the following children: Henry, Charles, Frank. Emma; Harrison and Mary E., deceased; Addie. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 611 Alice. Florence and John. In 1858 Mr. Webber re- moved with liis little family to Wheelersburg, Ohio, where he worked at his trade about one year, and then engai^ed in a woolen mill, where he continued nntil 1861. The Civil War now being in progress, he enlisted, on the 12tli of September, that year, in Company E. 33d Ohio Infantry, as a corporal, and served in that cai)acit}' three ye:'rs. He par- ticipated in a large number of important battles, among them being Stone River, Perry ville, Chicka- mauga. Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, TuUa- homa. Peach Tree Creek. Kenesaw Mountain, and went with Sherman to Atlanta. At the battle of Mission Ridge, Mr. Webber was struck above the left ear b}- a piece of shell, wliich ])roduced blindness of the left eye and deafness of the right ear. In addition to this, his gener.al health w.as greatly impaired by exposure and hard- ship. After iiis honorable discbarge in 1864, he returned to his old haunts in Wlieelersburg, Ohio, and resumed work in the woolen mill, continuing there until 1872. lie was tlien elected Assessor of his township, serving two years, and then, in April, 1870, started for the West. His subsequent career we have already indicated. Mr. Wel)ber votes the straight Republican ticket, and is a member of Phil Sheridan Post, Xo, 88, a. A. R., at Clay Center. He is also identified with the 1. O. O. P.. being a member of Lodge No. 315. at C'l.ay Center. He has passed all tiie chairs of his lodge, and is a membci- in iiigli stand- ing. In religious matters he is a Lutheran. Mrs. Webber finds her religious consdlation in the doc- trines of the Baptist Ciiurch. KVMOUR D. MOSES. Among the homes of Manhattan Townshij), Rilej' County, one of the most attractive. l)oth in its outward appearance and surroundings and in its in- ternal furnishing, is that owned and occupied by the gentleman above named. It is an orchard farm of five acres situated south of the college farm and adjoining the grounds of Mrs. Ingraham on the cast. Tiic residence is a handsome brick strucluic, tastefully and elegantly furnished, its walls abound- ing in good pictures, mostly line steel engravini,'s. and containing a good library, well supplied, not only with gooil books, but with cuircnt literature in the form of magazines and papers. In this beau- tiful liome Mr. am) Mrs. Moses are quietly- enjoyinff the fruits of years of industry, enabled to gratify their relinod taste, and their social natures by the prosperity which has attended them. The subject of this notice is a direct descendant of Timothy and Thankful Moses, who lived in Windsor. Conn., and whose son, Aaron, born in 1733. with his wife, -Susannah Se^'niour, came from Winlonbury to West Simsbury. in the year 1757, dying there in 1809. Darius Moses, son of the couple above named, who w.as born in 1758 and died in 1824. was the grandfather of our subject. The next in the direct line of descent was ('liaunce\- Moses, who was born in 1789 and died in 18(12. He married Cathei-ine Johnson, who was also a native of Connecticut. He was a mechanic and followed plow making. He served a teiin as a member of the Connecticut Legislature and w.as a Selectman of Canton Township, H;trtford Co., Conn., where his home was. He was an Old Line Whig. To Chauncey and Catherine Moses live children were born. The first-born, Elizalieth. died unmarried nearly fifty years ago in Lnionville. Conn. Harry, the second child, was killed by an .accidental explosion of powder, July 4, 1838, at his home in Hartford County, Conn., he being twenty- one years old and unmarried. Flora is unmarried and lives in .Manhattan. Rollin is the fourth child and his sketch occupies another p.age in this volume. Seymour I). Moses was the youngest child in the parental family, and was born June 2, 1828, in Canton Township, Hartford Co.. Conn. His boy- hood was spent upon a farm, and he received a common school education which he has since sup- plemented by careful reading anil study, becoming a man of more tlian ordinary intelligence. He remained at home until the death of his father in 1852. he being then si.xteen years old. After the deatli of his father in 1852, he bought out the other heirs of tln' (arm and settled upon it with his wife, living llierc about eight years. He subse- 612 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. iliieiitly spent a year- in C'unnvall, tLeuce moving to Inionviile. where he resided ten years. At the ex- piration of that time he came to Kansas, this being in the j'ear 1870, locating at once at Manhattan where he has since remained. In his native State he had learned the trade of a carpenter and cabinet maimer, which he lias followed since becoming a resident here. The refined and cultured lady who shares Mr. Moses's heart and home, bore the maiden name of Harriet Mills, and is a daughter of Harvey and Pollie M. (Sherman) Mills. The ceremony which united them tooic place in Canton, Cunn., Sept. 15. 1852. Two children have been born to them, the youngest, a daugliter. Mary E., being their com- panion in their pleasant home. The son, George C. is living at Ft. Riley, being a contractor and builder for the Government. He married Abbie .1. Streeter. of Milford, Conn., who has borne him three children. Mr. ]\Ioses was County Surveyor in 1883. He is a Prohibitionist. He is a member of the Con- gregational Church and holds the office of Deacon in tliat society. His easy courteous manners com- bined with his intelligence, make him an agreeable companion, and his excellent character retains for him the respect of all with whom lie comes in contact. /?^^RREN R. STRONG, formerly a resident of Wildcat Township, removed in the fall of 1889 to the vicinity of ^Manhattan where he is engaged in farming. He is a stirring, wide-awake citizen and during the late Civil War signalized his patriotism by serving in the Union army. He was a strong anti-slaverj- man and in former years one of tiie warmest sup|)orters of the Republican part}'. Latterly his warm interest in the temperance move- ment has induced him to identify himself with the Prohiliition element. He is in the enjoyment of a comfortable income, the result of his ovvn industry and good management. The subject of this notice was born Sept. 30, 1824. in Orleans County. N. Y.. and is the son of Alvah and Kunico (Kelly) .Strong who were natives I of \'ermont. The father served as a soldier in the ! war of 1812. The paternal grandfather was a na- tive of tlie Green Mountain State and of English descent. Grandfather Kell}' traced his ancestry to Ireland. Alvah Strong was reared to farming pur- suits and left New England prior to his marriage, settling in New York State. To him and his esti- mable wife there were born two children only, Orren R. and Sabrina A. The latter was first mar- ried to S. A. Merrill, who died, and she was then married to a Mr Moore, a commercial traveler; she is now a resident of California. When ( )rren Strong was a lad of fifteen years he removed with his parents to Medina Count3'. Ohio, and they settled upon a farm where the father so- journed until 1861. Later he removed to Page County. Iowa, and fin'tUy to Kansas, making his home with his son, Orren, and departing this life May 19, 1887. His ninetieth birthdaj' occurred the preceding January-. The mother died in Me- dina County, Ohio, June 12, 1848. After the death of his first wife, Alvah Strong was married to Mrs. Sail}- Palmer, widow of Ira Palmer; she is now deceased. The elder Strong was somewhat prominent in local affairs in New York State, iiold- ing the township offices in Cattaraugus County. When quite well advanced in 3-ears he enlisted as a Union soldier in Company F, 1st Nebraska Infan- try in which he was Color Sergeant and bore tiio colors of the regiment at Pittsburgh Landing. He was an Old Line Whig during his early maniiood, afterward an Abolitionist and later a Republican. In religion he was a Baptist and he was a member of Lew Gove Post, No. 100, G. A. R. at Manhat- tan. Young Strong remained a memljer of the [larental household until twenty-three \-ears old. On the 3d of October, 1849, he was married in Sullivan 'J'ownship, Ashland Co., Ohio, to Miss Amanda, daughter of Elijah and Amanda (Clark) Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs were natives of A'ermont and their daugliter, Amanda, was likewise born in Waterford, Essex County, that State, Oct. 28, 1827. The family is of old Revolutionarj' stock and their household consisted of ten children, the eldest of whom, a son, Samuel, died when a youth of seven- teen years. Amanda was the second born; Lydia is the widow of Benjamin Swatman. who died in (f^ , UD.yU--^rful common- wealth. In 1861 he located on his farm in Asldand Township, and for two years was actively engaged in its improvement. At the expiration of that time he returned to his old home in the East to settle his brother Walter's estate, and he continued to reside in Providence till 1869, when he again came to Manhattan. He was soon after elected Justice of the Pe.ace. and served fourteen years, and in 1884 he was elected Probate .hidge, which office he held two j^ears. He was considered a fear- less, just and upright judge, who showed wise dis- crimination and a good knowledge of law in his decisions. As before mentioned, he entered the abstract Ijusiness in 1881. and has since been en- gaged at that. air. Snow and Miss Helen M. Hall, of Schuyler County, N. Y., were united in marriage in 1860. and their union has l)een one of mutual happiness and benefit, and a daughter and a son have crownefl it with blessings. Their daughter. Cora L.. is the wife of S. A. Sawyer; their son. William C, is a student in the Kansas Military Academy, at Salina. The life of our subject has been eminentl\- pure and without guile both in public and in private, as he has the courage and the intelligence to uphold the sterling principles that have been liis guide at al' times and in all places. Besides the offices men- tioned that he has held, he has borne a part in the administration of the municipal affairs of this citv. 622 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. as a niembei- of the Board of t'oitncilors. He was one of the Council when Horace Greeley visited Manhattan hi the course of his noted AVestcrn tour, and in the absence of the Ma3'or. our subject re- eeeived the distinguished guest, and gracefully did the lionors of the city. Formerly a Whig in poli- tics. Mr. Snow h.as been a partisan of the Repub- lican party since its formation. He and his wife are people of high Cliristian character, .and devoted members of the Episcopal Church, of which he has been Senior Warden for some years. He is identi- fied witli jthe A. F. & A. M., belonging to Lafay- ette Lodge No. 16. — f«l>f*^ 'RED WYSS. The subject of this notice, who is a leader among the Swiss population of Bloom Township, CKay County, is a man of much intelligence, highly respected in his community and has held most of the local offices. He owns and operates a good farm on section 9, 160 acres in extent, which lie homesteaded and settled upon in 1871. The land is naturally fertile and well-watered b}' Mulberrj' Creek, and under the wise man.agement of the proprietor yields him iiandsonie returns. Mr. AVyss is one or those men who came to Northern Kansas poor in purse and who by the exercise of industry and perseverance, have become well-to-do. He was born in the Canton of Bern, .Switzerland, June 19, 1847 where he spent the first nineteen years of his life. Upon emigr.ating to America in 1866, he settled first in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he lived six years engaged as a clieese-maker. He had been reared to habits of industry, his parents being in moderate circum- stances, and his father. John Wyss, a cooper by tr.ide. The latter spent his entire life in his native Canton of Bern, dying there in 1866 when sixty years old. lie was an honest man and a member in good standing of the (ierman Reformed Church. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Margaretta Affolter. She likewise was born and reared in the Canton of Bern, and survived her husband a number of years, spending her last days near the place of her birth. She died in 1885 at the .age of seventy-five years. The parental house- hold included eight children of whom Frederick was one of the younger. After setting out for America, young W}-ss made his way to Havre. France, where he boarded a sailing vessel, the •' Mercury "' which after forty daj's on the ocean landed him in New York City, April 16, 1866. Thence he went to Ohio and from there came to this State. After taking up his land Mr. Wyss, being un- married, kept bachelor's hall in a dugout. In due time he m.adc the acrpiaintance of Miss Caroline W3'ss, to whom he was married Aug. 17, 1876. This lady was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Nov. 10. 1858. and is the d.iughter of Christian and Anna (Nicholas) Wj-ss, natives of Switzerland, who came to America witli their respective parents in their childhood. The two families settled in the above mentioned county, and there the young people were reared and married. Afterward the^^ located upon a farm and the f.ather of Mrs. AVyss became well-to-do. He and his wife are jet living in Ohio, being now quite aged and somewhat feeble. They had a family of ten children, eight of whom are living and with the ex<'eption of Mrs, Wj'ss making their homes in Ohio. To our subject and his wife there have been born four children, viz: Charles W.. Anna M., JNIary E. and Ida. Politically, Mr, Wyss supijorts the principles of the Democratic party. Mr. and Mrs. Wyss are botli members of the German Reformed Church. A handsome litho- graphic view of the AVyss residence is shown on another page of this work. ■ -^ ^^-^ ^^• l||_^^ENRY AVOEIILER. Among the thrifty IIJW German population of May Day Township. I^^^ Riley Count3\ the suliject of this sketch ((^ is worthy of special mention. He owns and operates 320 acres of fine laud, 160 acres lo- cated on section 10 and the same amount on section 7, the residence being on the latter. He is a self- made man, one who commenced practically without means, and who, by a course of industry and pru- dence has worked his way up to a good position, I socially' and financiallj-. Residence of Henry Woehler,Sec.t. Mayday Tf? Riley Co. Residence OF Fred Wyss.Sec.O. Bloom Tp, Clay Co. Residence OF O.C.Lund Sec.9. Jackson Tp. Ri ley Co PORTRAIT AND RIOORAPIIICAL AI-RFM. fi-2.-) The fatlier of our subject is Frodorick Woeliler, likewise a native of the Fatherhind, where he was reared to a stalwart manhoort. There he married a maiden of his own enuntry. Miss Louisa ^Voehll'r, who eniis^rated to America with her famil}'. They worked industriously and accumulated considerable of this world's g-oods, while, at the same time, their integrity won for them the respect of all their associates. The mother of our subject died in Marshall County, Kan., at an advanced age; the fa- ther is still living, making his home on a good farm in Ma3' Day Townshii). Frederick Woehler and his excellent wife were the ])arents of seven children, namely: Frederick, Henr^-, August, Etta, Theodore, and two who died in infancJ^ It will thus be seen that Henry was the second child in order of birth; he was born in the Province of Prussi.a, German}-, March 4, 1849, being at the present writing in the prime of a vigorous manhood. When his parents came to America in 18CG. he accomiianied them, and has since made his home in Kansas. At first he lived with his father and mother in Marshall County, but in 1878. .started out for himself by purchasing a part of the land which he now owns. Prosperitv has since attended his efforts, and he is now num- bered with the iutluential men of Riley County. In all his labors Mr. Woehler has had the aid antl devoted co-operation of an excellent wife. Her maiden name was Catherine Uahm. and her na- tive State was Wisconsin, she having been born in Washington County. June ."). 18r),'3. Her f.ather is Daniel Dahm, now a resident of Marshall County, this State. Upon reaching womanhood, Catherine Dahm was united in marri.age with our subjei-t Oct. 9. 1873. After the wedding ceremonv had been performed, Mr. and Mrs. Woehler com- menced the journey of life together on their own farm, and have labored together with a mutual purpose in view and have gathered around them- selves all the comforts of life. Of the nine chil- dren who came to bless their home, only four are now living, Edward, L3'dia, Ida. :uid .Mvin. They are bright, intelligent children, who bid fair to fullill the highest expectations of their parents, and to become noble men and women. Our subject anti his intelligent and amiable wife are welcomed into the best families of the community, and stand high in the esteem of their neighbors. Their home is a very pleasant one, and is furnished with all the evidence of cultivated tastes. A lithographic en- graving of their residence and its pleasant'environ- ments, of which they are justly proud, is shown on .another page of this work. ^^, C. Ll'Nl). .laeksoii Township. Riley Conn- {( )) *-^' "^ '"'¥<"'}■ indebted to its intelligent ^J' Swedish population for its present i)rosperity. They were among the first to open up its prairie lanroceeded directly to Princeton, 111. There he entered the employ of the Burlington it Missouri Railroad Company, track-laying through Iowa to Lincoln. Neb. In the meantime he, the following year, 1870, came to Riley County and liomcsteaded KiO acres of land on the high praiiies along Swede Creek. He made improvements as time and op- [lortunity permitted, at the same time holding his situation with tlie railroad companj'. In lisTt; Mr. Lund sold his homestead claim, and emigrated by rail anil steamer to Oregon, and the first year there engaged in a lirick yanL Later he resumed farming and remained there two j'ears. In the meantime he became dissatisfied with the six months' rain in that region, so returned to Kansas, and in 1879 purchased 160 acres of his present farm. This was partially improved, and under the fi26 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. i-areful iiianageniHiit of Mr. Lund it has advanced in value as well as in extent. Tlie estate is finely located between and on both sides of Fancy and Walnut creeks, where there is a line growth of tim- ber, from which Mr. Lund ships considerable wood to Marysville. Tliis is considered one of the best stock farms in Hiley County for its size, and Mr. Lund makes a specialty of high grade Sliort-horn cattle, keeping usually al)out fifty head of these and eiglit head of (b-aft liorses. He uses two teams in the operation of the farm. After coming to Riley County, Mr. Lund was was married at the bride's liome in Jackson Town- ship, Dec. 25, 187;3. to Miss ;Martha, daughter of Andres Peterson, wlio w.as born in Dahlaland, Swe- den, in 1820. The paternal grandfather, also named Peter, was liivewise of .Swedisii birtli and ancestry-, and a farmer by occupation, as was his son. Andres. The latter owned two farms, but gave the old lioniestead to iiis sister in considera- tion of taking care of the [jarents. He emigrated to America in 181)8, locating first in St. Josepli, Mo., and was joined tiie folloning year by his family, and they remained there until 1871. That j'ear Mr. Peterson came to Jackson Townsliip, Ri- ley Co.. Kan., and homesteaded eiglity acres on section 21. From that little spot of ground he in due time built up his present farm. He is in com- fortable circumstances, and is a member iu good standing of the Swedish Baptist Church at Ran- dolph. The mother, formerly Anna Anderson, was a native of the same district .as lier husband, and was liorn in 1822. of wealthy parents. .She died in St. Joseph, Mo., in the fall of 1869, soon after coming to America. To Mr. and Mrs. Peterson there were born three cliildren — Mary, the wife of A. Epson, a prosperous farmer of Jackson Town- ship; Martha, Mrs. Lund, and Anna, Mrs. Harding, a resident of Colorado. Mrs. Lund was born in Dahlaland, Sweden, May 29, 1849. and was a maiden of eighteen 3rears when she came to America with her father. They made the voyage in fifteen days and Miss Martha proceeded to Chicago, where she engaged as a dress- maker and milliner, and remained there until her mother followed the family to America. She then lived with her parents in St. Joseph. Mo., until coming to Kansas. Subsequently she resided for a time in Topeka. Of her union with our subject there liave been born three children — Adella, de- cecased; Selma and Christina. Mr. Lund, politie- all}', is an ardent Re|)ublican. He has served as Townshi|) Treasurer, and for the last three years has been Road .Supervisor in his district. He is a charter member of the Swedish Missionary Church at Randolph, and materially assisted in the erection of the (•hurcli edifice. He is frequently selected as a delegate to represent his party in the county con- ventions, and has for a number of times served as a juryman. The father of our subject was Christian Lund, who was likewise of .Swedish birth and iiarent.age and when a youth of eighteen years enlisted in the army of his country, in which he served for thirty- three years, and until fifty-one years old. Then resigning, he called for his commission, and retired to a small farm which he owned in Christianstads- land and resided there until his death. He was a man of good education, and belonged to the Lu- theran Church. The maiden name of the mother was Hannah Pearson, and she spent her entire life iu her native conntrj'. They were the parents of eight children, six of whom are living, but the sub- ject of this notice is the only member of the fam- ily who emigrated to the United States. The results of industry and perseverance are fulh' illustrated in the home surroundings of Mr. Lund and his famil3% which are faithfully pre- sented b}' the artist's pencil on another page. -uiesiZ/®-^" -^•SWJW.. J)ILLIAM LYMAN. Among the well reg- ulated homes of Goshen Township, that of Mr. Lyman is worthy of due mention. He is a farmer in easy circumstances, having his land under a good state of cultivation and embellished witli suitable and convenient buildings. The dwelling is attractive within and without, and with its surroundings very nearly approaches the popular idea of the complete rural home. We find Mr. Lyman many leagues from his birthplace, he having first opened his eyes to the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. fi27 liglit in Windsor County, Xt., April 11. 1814. He was reared on a farm among the hills of liie CJreen Mountain State, and attended the district school dnrini>: his boyhood and youth, remaining a resi- dent of his native county until a young man of twentj'-tliree years. He was then married in April. 1837, to Miss Abbie B., daughter of Kev. Dr. Em- eriah Chandler, and soon afterward with his j'oung wife set out for New York State, locating in Cat- taraugus, where he worked as a carpenter until 18.52. Then, resolving to seek the farther West, he made his way to Wisconsin, locating in (irant County, and purchased land upon which he farmed and worked at his trade until the fall of 1878. His next removal was to Clay County. Kan., vviien he purchased 320 acres of landj including the 160 where he now lives. He parted with 160 acres when his son Odella .1. started out for him- self. This farm w.as considerably improved at the time of its purchase by Mr. Lyman. Besides this he has 240 acres in Chickasaw County, Iowa. When married Mr. Lyman was without means, but he was fortunate in the selection of a partner, and tlirough their combined efforts they soon found themselves upon the high road to prosperity. After becoming the mother of ten children this excellent lady departed this life .Ian. 31, 1875. These chil- dren were named respectively, Cerinthia(deceased), Samantha, Augusta, Armaria, Charles, a practising physician (deceased); William A., a minister of the Congregational Church and preaching in Dakota; Lilly and Ella, deceased; Odella J. and Frank, de- ceased. Mrs. Lyman had been a consistent mem- ber of the Congregational Church for many years, and in that faith triumphantly passed aw.ay. She was greatly beloved by iier family and friends for her uniform kindness of heart and her conscienti- ous .adherence to duty and principle. .She is one of those whose names will be long held in lender remembrance. In 1877, Mr. Lyman contracted a second mar- riage with Mrs. .lane (Patch) Curtis, of Wisconsin. This lady was the widow of Isaac Curtis, and the daughter of Elijah Patch. :i native of Connecticut. Her parents spent their last years in Wisconsin. Mr. Lyniau held the office of Justice of the Peace for four years in New York, and served one year I as overseer of the poor in New York. He may properly be termed a self-made man, having com- menced in life dependent upon his own resources I and receiving no financial .assistance from any one. Without perhaps being the hero of any thrilling event, he has pursued the even tenor of his way, earning for himself the reputation of a peaceable and law-abiding citizen, who has alw.ays exercised a healthy iuHuence in his community. The parents of onr subject were .labez and Lois (.Tohnson) Lyman, natives of Connecticut, where the^' were reared and married. Later they re- moved to \'ermont. where they reared their chil- dren and spent their last days, jjassing aw.ay at the ages of seventy-live and seventy-six resppctivelv. All the grandparents of Mr. Lyman were natives of Connecticut, where they spent their entire lives dying at a ripe old age. Rev. Dr. Emeriah Ch.andlcr was born in Ver- mont, and w.as one of the prominent lights of the Congregational Church, in which he labored for many years. He was very fortunate in the selec- tion of a life partner, his wife being a lad}' pos- sessing all the Christian virtues and one who proved a most efficient assistant in the labors which her husband voluntaiily .assumed in the M.aster's vineyard. There were horn to them eight chil- dren, of whom Abbie B.. jAIrs. Lyman, was the fourth child. ^-^~»^=^^^^+-h ^ IfclLLIAM SHATTO. one of the most \jcj// honored pioneers of Washington County. W^ settled in Linn Township at a very early date, and when few white men had ventured into this region. He took up a tract of land and for a few years labored early and late in its cultivation and improvement and i)ractiscd the most rigid econ- omy in order to make both ends meet. He erected buildings, planted fruit and shade trees, and gradu- ally gathered around himself and family all the com- forts of life. Now sitting under his own vine .and fi" tree, he can look over the past with a measure of satisf.action. fei'ling that he has not lived in vain. He has watched the growth and development of North- ern Kansas, with that w.irin interest only felt by her 628 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. adopted sons, liaviiig- contributed his full quota to the prosperity anil well-being of the comraonwealtli which struggled up through many difficulties to its present position. A native of Perry County. Pa., our subject was born Nov. 17. 1814. and is the son of Uavid Shatto, a native of York County, that State, and who died in 1843. The paternal grandfather was Nicholas Sh.atto. who w.as born in France, and was the son of a French Huguenot. Grandfather Shatto crossed the ocean with his father when a lad of six years and later served as a soldier in tlie Revolutionary War. being one of the body-guard of Gen. Washington from the beginning to the end of that great struggle. After the independence of the colonies had been established, he settled in Perry Count}', Pa., where he spent the remainder of his life, dying at the advanced age of ninety-six years. He married a lady who was of Swiss and Holland-Dutch extraction, and she also is supposed to have s|)ent her last days in the Keystone Stue, dying at the age of ninety-four years. David Shatto. the father of our subject, was a wood-mechanic, and farmer combined — in fact, fol- lowed varitms vocations, being possessed of uncom- mon genius and able to turn his hand to almost anything in his line. When establishing a home of his own. he was married to Miss .lulia Ann Gardner. This lady w.as born in Cumberland County, Pa., and w.as the daughter of William (Jardner. whose famil}' consisted of twelve daugh- ters and two sons. To David and Julia Ann Shatto there were born eight children, five sons and three daughters, four of whom are living. William, of this sketch was the eldest of the family, and the other survivors are: John, Rebecca, (Mrs. Clem) and Sarah (Mrs. Howell). David, deceased, was a resident of Davis County, Mo. John is a traveling dentist, operating in Pennsylvania. Rebecca and Sarah live in the vicinity of Green Springs, Ohio. The sul)ject of this notice spent his boyhood and youtli at the old homestead in his native coiuity .and there also became tlie head of a house- hold of liis own. He was married March 1, 1838. to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Boyd, who is now deceased. IMis. Shatto is likewise a native of Perry County. I'a.. .and Itorn Oct. 2, 1818. Her uni<)n with our .suliject resulted in the birth of ten children, seven of whom are living: Jeremiah J. married Miss Josephine Daugherty ; they live in Emmett County, Mich., and have five children — Jay. May. Sylvia, Alonzo and Emma. Margaret E. is the wife of Abraham Hanselman of Kimeo Townshi)), Kan., and they have four children — Junia, Mary, George and William Garfield. Isaac N, married Miss Rachel Kelle}' ; they live in Sher- man Township and have seven children — David L., tlollis, E.aston, Louverne, LTba J., Lois, and Freby. Harriett S. is the wife of John Morgan of North- west Township, Williams Co., Ohio ; their only child is deceased. William L. married Miss Jane Patterson, and lives in Tustin, Los Angeles Co.. Cal; tliey have two ciiildren — Edith ]M. and Ethel R. Emma A. is the wife of Zibeon Field of Santa Clara, Cal.. and the.y have four children — Clara. Gertruile. Alma and Bernice. Harvey L. married Miss Sarah Boyer; they have two children — Jennie and Florence, and live at the home farm. Mr. Shatto, in 18.50, left Pennsylvania and removed to Crawford County, Ohio, where he so- journed until 1854. That year he pushed on fur- ther westward into Steuben County. Ind., and from there in 1870 crossed the Mississippi and took up his abode in Davis County. Mo. He only staid there until the fall of 1871, coming thence to Kansas and settling on his present farm of IGO acres. Upon this there were no improvements, with the excep- tion of a small shanty, no fences, and not a tree upon the pLice. The original claimant had broken fourteen and one-half acres, then left discour.aged, for parts unknown. Mr. Shatto. however, had come to stay and was prepared for every emer- gency. He exi)erienccd the usual hardships and privations of pioneer life, but in due time met with his reward. While a resident of Indiana, Mr. Shatto cleared 260 acres of land, mucli <,)f which was covered with heavy timber — this work being done for othei' people. He had a full experience of the labor of hewing timber, rolling logs, grubbing out the stnm()S. (lulling dogwood, and worked so hard during the day and i-ead so much at night that he came very near losing tlie use of his eyes. He partially recovered his sight through treatment at PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 629 Dr. Ebert's Infirmary, at Cleveland, Ohio. The fam- ily lived in Indian.i during the progress of the Civil War, and the two sons, .leromiaii and Newton, served fonr and two years, respectively, in tlie I'nion army. Bolli of them participated in many hard fought battles Imt came out without a scratcii. The company of whicli .Jeremiali was a member went into tiie battle of Sliiloh, eiglitj'-six strong and came out with but eigliteen men left. Newton was at Franlvlin and N.asliville, Tenn., also at Lookout Mountain and in other minor engagements. Politic.all}', Mr. Sliatto uniformly supports the princi|)les of the Republiian paity. He voted for William Henry Harrison in 184(1, and with equal enthusiasm for his gr.andson Benjamin Harrison in 1888. He is a member of tlie Wasliington County Association, composed of men wlio voted for the two Harrisons, nearly fifty in numl)er in tliis county alone. The old veterans a short time since were photographed by a local artist, forming an interest- ing grou]). Mr. Sliatto has nevc^r pined for tlie re- sponsibilities of office, but keeps himself well-posted upon matters of general interest. He finds his religious home in the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which all his family belong, except tlie two children in California, who are Adventists. ^'RANK W. PETP:RS()N is a well-known and i^gi highly respected young man of P^ast Ran- IL, dolph, Riley County. He is now cashier of the Farmer's Bank, is a jiartner in the firm of S. P. Johnson & Co.. dealers in general merchandise, and also handles coal and grain. He owns a resi- dence and lots in East Randolph, and also three acres with a residence .adjoining Randolph. He possesses the pleasant, cordial manners which are so potent a factor in a merchant's success, as well ,as business ability of a iiigii order. He is intelligent and well informed, shrewd and discriminating in his judg- ment regarding business deals and demands, and is altogether one of the most intluentini ;in1< u|)()ii it in all its bearings. Ameri- cans, Germans, Swedes and Norwegians alike cast their lot oit the frontier, and like brothers assisted each other in the common straggle. The subject of this sketch was one of those hardj' spirits, and before proceeding witli the story of his experiences on the Kansas frontier, we will go back across the At- lantic, and note the origin whence he sprang. In Norway, March i:?, 1847, Chris E. Worre was born and lived there until a lad of fourteen years. Norway, like Germany, compels her chil- dren to be educated, and young Worre formed no exception to the demand. He attended the com- mon school until the age designated, and then, being of a roving and adventurous disposition, en- gaged as cook on an ocean vessel, and followed the sea in that capacity for over five years. This gave him an admirable opportunity of seeing the world, during which time ho visited England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, France. Spain, Portug.al, Ger- many and other European countries. Finally he sailed for America, patting in safely at New York harbor from one of the first steamships which crossed the Atlantic. Leaving the metropolis, Mr. Worre came directlj^ Westward and halted at Pontiac, HI., where he en- gaged as a farm laborer by the month. Then owing to a little diflicultv abouttlie poll tax. which he neither understood or appreciated, he left the countr}' in company with some friends, journeying Westward in a wagon to Iowa. There he located in Adams County, and worked one month for $16, which he spent in replenishing his wardrobe. Then in company with a Mr. DeWitt, who offered to take him to Kansas if he would go, he came to Washing- ton County with a party consisting of three persons with a team, Mrs. UeWitt being left at the hotel in Marysville. Thej' camped near the present site of Strawberry Post-office, then went into Osborn County, where some boys asked them why they did not take up a homestead. Tliej' had under- stood that the land was all taken up, and the par- ents of the boys said there was no land left. Not being satisfied with this answer, the party made further inquiiies, and gathered from Mr. ^Villiaul Totten, who occupied the homestead where he now lives, that there was still land at the command of the homesteader. Mr. Totten extended to the party good cheer and hospitality, and they re- mained with him several daj's, in the meantime each one procuring what he desired and which he occupies to this day. The following summer Mr. AVorre, being practi- cally without money, set out in company with Jim Odgers on foot to St. Joseph, Mo., in the hope of getting work. The pair had $1 between them, and arrived at their destination not quite starved. They stayed there until in the fall, then returned in somewhat better condition, financially, and Mr. Worre hired five acres of breaking done, for which he paid $5 per acre. He embarked on a similar expedition the next summer to the same place, and returned as before in the fall. In this and other ways he in due time fenced his land, and brought the soil to a productive condition. Later he erected the necessary buildings, and planted apple, peach, plum and Siberian crab trees, beside grape, blackberr3- and strawberry vines. He also added eighty acres to his original purchase, and has now 150 acres under the plow, with fully an acre of forest trees, likewise planted by his own hand. The Worre familj- lived in a dugout for a num- ber of years, then put up a board shanty, and just as they had moved into it a prairie fire swept this region, destroying the dwelling and all its contents. Mr. Worre, however, had put up a good log house for a tenant who had his farm a number of years, and into this he removed with his family and oc- cupied it some time after his marriage to his pres- ent wife. This event occurred in November, 1883, with Mrs. DeWitt, who was then living in the log house. In 1886 Mr. Worre put up on the other place the dwelling which he now occupies, and that same year moved it to its present location. He had contracted with a partj- to effect the remo- val for the consideration of ^22.50. The man, however, failed to carry out his agreement, and Mr. Worre, with the assistance of his neighbors and a keg of beer, effected the removal in half a dav, with nobody hurt and -'lots of fun" besides. In .addition to that which Mr. Worre had alread3' accomplished he, in 1885, repaired to Livingston County, 111., on a visit to his brother, and in the L/fi-^^«4ty ou.^^ , PORTRAIT AND 15100 RAPHICAL ALBUM. 635 same j'ear sailed for the Old Country on the steamer "Oregon." lie was absent four months, and dur- ino^ that time his wife was on a visit to Eastern i friends in Wisconsin. Mrs. Worre is the daugiiter of John Odgers, one of the pioneer settlers of tiie Badger .State. Of her \inion witii our subject there | have been born two daughters — Clara Celia and Nettie May. Mr. AVVirre meddles very little with political affairs, but has his views upon various questions and votes the I'nion Labor Ticket. The parents of our subject were Ola and Bertha (Alexander) Worre, likewise natives of Norway, and now living in that country. N\EZIN lAM.S. The following siuii)le state- '<< ment will perhaps give the reader a more '£S \V correct idea than anything else of the gen- ^, cral character and makeup of Mr. lams wiio IS well known throughout Clay Count}'. He has, himself, put under cultivation over 1,000 .acres of prairie land in Cla\' County. Kan., and has built eight or ten houses, doing much of the work him- self and has likewise located as many us fifty fam- ilies in this count}'. He thus may be trulj' cdled one of the pioneer fathers of this section and no man has done more to develop the best resources of the county and further its material interests. Clay Center has also been the object of his fostering care, as here he has disbursed his capital and been closely identified with its growth and prosperity. He is a man of keen foresight, and enthusiastic in regard to the future of Clay County and Northern Kansas in general. He is possessed of more than orilinary ability, energy and per.severance, and be- ing yet in the prime of life, still better things are expected of him than even any he has yet performed. He has for the last ten years been interested in real estate to which he still gives his close attention. A native of Greene County. I'a., the suliject of this notice was born Jan. 27, 18.50, and three months later was taken by his parents to Noble County, Ohio. His father, Isaac lanis, died there two years later and the mother died Nov. ;i. IMIi.i. when Re- zin was a \outli i>f fifteen years. Isaac lams was likewise a native of Gt'eene County, Pa., and born in 1810. He lived there until reaching man's estate and w.as then married in 18:!2 to Miss Elizaljeth AVilliams, who w.as born and reared in Washington County, Pa., and came of a good family. Her brothers became distinguished lawyers and scien- tists. Robert E. Williams, one of these, is now a resident of Bloomington, 111., and has amassed a fortune. Richard died in the city of Pekin, III., about IH73. and Abraham died in Marion Countv. Kan. Erom a boy the father of our subject was a stock de.aler, sending large numbers of cattle from the Northwest to Baltimore, Fredericksburg, and other Eastern markets. In the early times he frequently drove cattle from Indiana and Illinois to New York City. He enjoj'ed a large acquaintance, doing busi- ness with numbers of men in sever.al States. He was the father of ten children, three of whom died in childhood. At his dece.ase he left a family of seven children, three sons and four daughters, all of whom lived to mature years; Elinor Jane Ije- came the wife of H. P. Smith, of Spring Hill. Kan.; Rebecca married Nimrod Young, of Green, Kan.; Isaac is a prominent farmer near that place ; Sarah (.Mrs. Wilson) died in Arkansas; Martha A. is un- married, and lives in Green, Clay Co.. Kan; Rezin, our subject, w.as next to the youngest: Richard died when twentj'-one j'ears old. Although Isaac lams, Sr., was a prominent and wealthy man. his large property at his death being left in the care of a guardian w.as, through mis- management, lost to its rightful heirs, and Rezin when starting out in life found himself flependent, upon his own resources. The old homestead fartn in Ohio was sold. He attended sch<»ol at Carlisle, Ohio, during his younger years, then at Bloom- ington, 111., and later completed his studies in Ohio. He occu|)ied himself as a teacher one term, and in 1871 came to Cl.ay County, Kan., with his brother, Isaac, and settled near Fancy Creek, in what is now Highland Township, and engaged in stock raising. The brothers eacii took upa(|uartcr section of land which they own to-ilay. Rezin took possession of his jiroperty and effected improve- ments as r.apidly as ()ossible, drawing his lumber with an ox team from ^Vaterville. twenty-eight 636 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. miles, the nearest railroad point at that time. The lirotliers built their own houses, Isaac's being a frame structure and Rezin's built of stone. The latter is still standing in good condition and is now used as a tenant house. Our subject set out orch- ards and groves, brought his land to a good state of cultivation and lived upon it eight j-ears. His industry and frugality bore their legitimate fruits and in due time he found himself on the high road to prosperity. He invested his surplus capital in additional land until he became the owner of 1,200 .acres in Clay Count3'. This has all been brought to a good state of cultivation. Mr. lams also has land farther West. In 1879 Mr. lams leaving the farm, moved into Cla^' Center and engaged in the real estate and loan business, and in the meantime while doing business there he purchased three business blocks. He also lias a goodly number of lots and some residence property. He was one of the pioneer dealers in real estate and .assisted many people in establishing homes. Miss Martha McLaughlin, of Clay Center, became the wife of our subject Dec. 24, 1884. This lad^' w.as horn at Homer, LaSalle Co., 111., Dec. 26. 1866 and was taken by her parents when a child to Men- dota. 111., whence they came to Kans.as when she was nine years old. Her father. AVilliam McLaughlin, is living on a farm in Clay Township. The mother, Sarali (Edwards) McLaughlin is deceased. At this writing there have been born two children, one of whom, Alma Irene, died at the age of twenty-two months. The survivor, a son. Rezin Howard, was born September 1st, 1887. Among tlie brotherhood societies, Mr. lams has for years been a prominent light .and is at present on one of the most important committees of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, Knights of Pythias, also ranking as M.ajor on the Commander's staff of Pa- triarchs Militant. He is Past Chief Patriarch of the Encampment, Past Grand of I. 0. O. F.. and a member of the Uniformed rank, K. of P.; also is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He possesses superior gifts as an orator, having a fine command of language and a thorough knowledge of the writ- ings of many of the standard poets, his favorite being Robert Burns, from whom he quotes verse after verse, being able to adapt these lines to the subject matter in hand in an admirable manner. Politically, Mr. lams votes with the Republican party but cares little for the honors of office, pre- ferring to give his attention to his business matters. He is a member and steward of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he contributes a liberal support. A self-made man in the best sense of the terra, his career has been marked by sterling integ- rity and abilit}' of a high order. The best traits of his character are but the reflection of those which distinguished his mother, who was a lad\' of more than ordinary intelligence and a noble Christian woman. We invite the attention of our readers to an elegant portrait of Mr. lams on another page of this volume. ON. ROBERT B. SPILMAN, Judge of the 21st Judicial District of Kansas and one of the most eminent members of the bar in this part of the West, is one of the leading citizens of Manhattan, with whose public life he has been intimately connected in the past through holding some of its highest civic offices, and no one is held in greater respect and honor than he. He is a distinguishe~>. when he w.as discharged and paid off. On his return to civil life, ^^Ir. Emrich went back to his former home in Ohio, where he remained until 1869, at which time he came to Kan- sas. He located in Clay County, taking a home- stead on section 12, Chapman Township, having first purcha,sed a quarter section on which was a cabin. Thisgave him a place in which to live, and was the family home for two years. After having liroved up on his homestead, he sold it, retaining ownership of the other 160 acres. He has bought 120 .acres additional, and has the entire estate in an excellent state of cultivation. He has suffered some failures in crops, the worst having been in 1874 — the grasshopper year. From 1885 until 1889 the crops were light, but they were very good this season. Mr. Emrich was more fortunate than some of the settlers in this county, having had a little means with which to begin improve- ments when he came here. In the early part of the year 1866, George AV. Emrich was united in marriage with Miss Eliza, daughter of Thomas Ray, a farmer and stock- dealer of Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Emrich seven children have been born — Xorah. Millie, Rose. Arthur. Ernest, Jane and Nellie. Mrs. Einrich is a lady of kindly, social nature, and an excellent housewife. Mr. Emrich has served two terms as County Commissioner, and is now filling an unexpired 646 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. term. He lias lield the ofHce of School Cominis- sioner several terms, has also been Township Treas- urer, anrl was the first Postmaster in the township. Of the social orders, he affiliates with the I. O. O. F., and belongs to the G. A. K., at Clay Center. Po- litically he is a Republican. He opposed the Pro- hiliition Amendment when first brought before the State, but has now become friendly to it. He still suffers somewhat from the gunshot wound in his thigh, and receives a small pension on account of it. He is interested in every movement looking toward the advancement of the material and moral interests of the State and county, by whose citizens he is regarded with respect. The handsome residence of Mr. Em rich will be found lithographed on another page of this volume. -?3- -^ir-- ^ l^'ILLIAM ISIcNEIL. .Tu., owns and occupies \'\/// a finely improved and well-stocked farm WW ill Clay County, of which he has been a resident since 1873. The homestead is located on section 30, Bloom Township, and has been brought by its owner to a high state of fertility, and now bears all the necessary farm buildings, conveniently arranged, and substantially constructed. Mr. Mc- Neil has been a hard working man, and has pros- pered in his efforts, and since he came to this State, has purchased seven quarter .sections of land. He is making provision for his children, by giving each a farm. The McNeil family is of old and honored Scotch lineage, the family home having been in Ayre- shire, Scotland. There the grandfather of our sub- ject, Robert McNeil, was engaged in farming and mining for a number of years. He married Miss Barbara White of the same shire, and to them there were born three sons and one daughter, the eldest of whom. AVilliam. became the father of our sub- ject. William McNeil. Sr.. and his brother John, came to the I'nited States about the close of the War of 1812. and locating in Grand Isle County, Vt., lived there for many years. William McNeil, Sr.. was a carpenter, and .Tohn, after having followed a sailor's life for a time, became a farmer. In (irand Isle County, William McNeil, Sr.. married Miss Mar- garet Miller, a native of thai count}', in which her parents lived and died. Mrs. McNeil was of a varied ancestry having the blood of the Irish. Ger- man, and French nations in her veins. She de- jjarted this life in the county of her birth, in March. 1832. when her son, William, Jr.. the subject of this biography, was but two weeks old. She was in the i)rime of life, and left two children, our sub- ject and his brother Alex, to the care of her be- reaved husband. About the vear 1833, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc- Neil came to America, and made their home in Vermont, where their two so.is were living. Some months later, they, in company with their son John, his wife and four children; their son William. Sr.. and his two sons, started for Illinois. About the I time the}' reached Lake Erie, Alex McNeil, the ' brother of our subject, died, be being then a child of six years. AVhile out on Lake Erie, the grand- I mother died of cholera, and was buried in the lake, ' and a few hours later the wife of John McNeil died of the same dread disease; her body also being de- posited in a watery grave. The remainder of the family finally arrived in Cook Countj-. 111., where they remained for a few years, thence removing to Randolph Count}'. There a few 3'ears later, Robert McNeil died at the age of seventy-three years. About ilie year 1847, William McNeil, Sr., took for his second wife Miss Rosa Mathews, of Ran- dolph Count}', 111., and they made their home on a farm there. Mr. McNeil departed this life in 1871, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. He was fairly successful in business, and was a man of prob- ity and many sterling qualities. In polities be was an Abulilionist, and in religion he wiis a member of the Reformed Presbyteri,an Church. His widow is yet living, making her home in the same county, and is now seventy-six years old. .She also is a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church (Covenanters). William ^McNeil, .Ir.. is the only living child of his father's family. He was reared under the pa- tern.al roof in Randolph County, 111.. leaving it only for a home of his own after his marriage in 1854. He first settled on a farm in the same county, remaining there until the close of the late Rebel- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIirCAL ALBUM. 64: lion, when lie i-amr willi his I'aniily to .luhnson County, Kan., taiiinu: u|) a claim on the Indian Re- servation. After niakinsj some iniprovomeut.s on lii.s 160 acres there, Mr. McNeil sold out. and in 187."5 came to this county as has been before stated. His prosperity since that time, and the large acre- age which he has purchased in this State. Iiaveheen recorded above. In Randolph County. 111.. Mr. McNeil was united in marriage vvitli Miss Mary A. Crawford, a l.ady who possesses in a large degree the worth and abil- ity of the Scotch-Irish lineage from which she sprang. She was born in County Antrim, Ireland, her parents iiLso being natives of that section, where they died. They were of Protestant faith, and members of the Presbj'terian Church. Early in the year 1848, Miss Crawford came to America with a kinsman who located in Randolph County. II!.. and there she liecame of age and married. The devoted wife of Mr. McNeil died at her her home in this township, .Ian. 15. 1889, at the age of fifty-six years. She had been the mother of twelve children, two having preceded her to the tomb. The others have been carefully trainei) in the graces and virtues of true manhood and woman- hood, and their intelligence and worth of character are a monument to the nobility of their mother's life. She was a memliei- of the Reformed Presby- terian Church. Of the family of Mr. McNeil, we note the follow- ing: Charles II. died when eighteen months old; and Renrick C. in 1886, at the age of twenty-tliiee years, while still single; William .1. is living on a farm in Five Creeks Township, Clay County; Rob- ert J. married Miss Maggie Young, and lives on a farm in Bloom Township; Thomas A. married Miss Lou Caruthers; their home is in the agricultural districts of Star Township, Cloud County; Charles (1. who married Miss Ma^' Marshall, is farming in Colfax Township. Cltnid Count}-; Calvin T. is now in California; Martin L. is eng.aged in book-keep- ing in .Tohnson County; Mary .1. is at home, and is the fem.ale head of the household; Edward and David (). are at home, and assist in managing the farm ; Joseph W. is also at home. The religious membership of .Mr. McNeil, is in the United Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, lie is a fine type of manhood, being thrift}', energetic, intelligent, and of unim- peachable moral character, for all whieh qualities he is well and favorably known, having many friends in the surrounding country. A handsome lithographic view is shown on another page, of Mr. ^IcNeil's residence, which with its surroundings, stands as a monument to his thrift and industry. ^>*®5-SU'OTT*- -w~. ..vw ^x^iig^r®'^^^ J t; AMES C. CONKRKUIT. a leading busi- I ness man of IMorganville. and one who ll has done much toward the upbuilding of the I' town, has occupied many positions of trust and resi)onsibility and is looked ui)on by his fellow- citizens as one eminently deserving of their confi- dence and esteem. He was born in Casey County. Ky., Feb. 1,1828. and when about two years old was taken by his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (Taylor) Conkright. to Scott County. 111. A year later thev removed to Pike County, that State, where .lames C. w.as reared to manhood on a farm which his father had preemi)ted during the pioneer days and where both parents s|)ent the remainder of their lives. The subject of this sketch was first married in Pike County. III. to Miss Clarinda, daughter of .lohn and Hannah Mace, who was born in Maine and was taken, b}- her parents, to Illinois when a mere child. Two daughters were born of this uniini, l^lizabelh 11.. now the wife of James Spencer, of Jacksonville. III.; and Mar}' J., Mrs. Charles H. Sanderson, of Custer County. Neb. Mrs. Clariiula Conkright departed this life in Pike County, III. on Feb. 2."). 1862. She was a lady of many estimable (jualitiesand belonged to the I'niversalist Church. Mr. Conkright for his second wife married Miss Luverbia Petty, who bore him seven children, namely: Clarinda, Frederick II., Josephine, .Sarah Grace, John, James C. and Isaac S,, the two Latter twins; all are living. Our subject came with his family to Neosha County, Kan., in 1860 and purchased ninety acres of land upon which he lived about five vears. Then returning to Illinois he remained there until 188-1, when he came back to Kansas and engaged as a 648 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. hotel-keeper in Morganville. while at the sam? time he prosfcutetl farming. He was instrumental in having the city incorporator! and was elected in 1885 as its first Mayor, serving two terms. He was a Police Judge lilvcwise two terms, and is serving his second term as Justice of the Peace. Morganville from the time of liis coming here was a mere hamlet and he has watched the building up of liis adopted town witli an interest only felt by an intelligent and public-si)irited citizen. He occu- pies a high standing in the community, and socially, belongs to the A. F. i^' A. M., lodge No. 218, of New Salem. 111. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Isaac Conkright, a native of North Carolina, where he was married, and whence he removed to Ken- tucky when a young man. In due time he left the Blue Grass regions and established himself in Pike County. 111., where he spent liis last days. While a resident of Neosha County, Mr. Conkright served two terms as Justice of the Peace, and also while living in Pike County, 111. served one term, and two terms in this. Clay County and Nov. j. 1889 was elected Township Trustee. ^^ ALVIN B. PRIl'NER. Among the worthy ((( 1^ citizens of Wild Cat Township. Riley ^^^' County, Mr. Pritner occupies no secondary position. He is one of its most- successful and inominent fanners — a man pleasant and affable in his demeanor, and one who by his industry and perseverance has accumulated a competence. He has a well-developed farm embellished with a stone residence, substantial outlniildings and the other appliances of the ideal country home. The 8ul)ject of this sketch was the youngest child of hi.>i parents, whose family consisted of seven children, three of whom are living. He was born in Pennsylvania, July 30. 1849. His father, Dr. John T. Pritner. likewise a native of the Keystone .State, was a practicing physician and a graduate of Jefferson College, Philadelphia. The latter mar- ried in earl}' manhood Miss Lucinda Reynolds, a native of his own State and they lived there until tlie death of the mother, in 1859. Three years later the family came to Kansas, the father taking up his abode with his son, Leslie R., who came to the Territor3'in 1858. The father purchased the land which Calvin B. now occupies, in 1864, putting uj) a house in which he and Calvin kept bachelor's hall for si.x years. Dr. Pritner departed this life in 1884. Young I'ritiier spent his bovhood and youth after the manner of boys in a country town, at- tending the common school, and was thirteen years of age vvhen his father emigrated to Kansas. He chose farming for his vocation and learned the art thoronghlj' as prosecuted on the frontier at a time when their neighbors were few and far between. AVhen a young man twent\'-four years old he was married. Oct. 20, 1873. to Miss Julia, daughter of Jeptha and Margaret Ayars, of Wild Cat Town- ship. Mrs. Pritner was born July 4. 1856 in Grant Count}', Wis. Of her union with our sub- ject there were born four children, three of whom are living, viz: Camdou B., Mary L. and Milton; Josie died in infancy. The Pritner homestead comprises 380 acres of well-improved land, 125 of which are under the plow. The present proi)rietor has expended $1,000 upon the dwelling alone. There are 150 fruit trees upon the place, thirty grape vines, seventy head of cattle, seventy-five head of swine and eleven head of horses. Mr. Pritner is consider- ably interested in politics and votes the Democratic ticket. His father. Dr. Pritner, was prominent in the early settlement of Clarion, Pa. and was also no unimportant factor in the growth and develop- ment of Northern Kansas. ^^^ '^[OIIN PIPIIER was born in Chester County, Pa., Aug. 26,1811. His father, John Pipher. was probablv born in the same county, as he was there reared and married. He learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed for some time. Removing to Cumberland County, he rented a farm which he operated two or three years. He than removed to Harrisburg, at that time a place of about 8.000 inhabitants, and was there em- j ployed at various kinds of work until his death, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 649 which occiirrt'd aboul the year IS.'Sl. Thf wifo of John Piphcr, Sr., was in her maidenhood Miss ISIary Ludvvig, and was also a native of tiie Key- stone State. She died in Ilarrisburg about tiie year 1844. She li.ad borne nine children, seven of whom lived to maturity. The gentleman of whom we write was the seventh child in the parental famil3'. He was a lad of about eleven years when his father died, and he had to commence work as soon a.s he was large enough. He first found employment at stripping tobaccj, eai'ning sixty-two and a half cents per week, and l)oarding himself. When thirteen years old, he commenced to learn the trade of a tobacco- nist, serving three and a half years' apprenticeship. He continued to work at that trade in Philadel- phia and Ilarrisburg until his marriage. He then went to Pittsburg, where he followed the same occupation for three years, thence moving to New Lisbon, Ohio, where lie carried on the business seven years. lie next located in Cincinnati, where he remained until 185.5. The business did not agree with his health and he resolved to come West and seek a home. He organized a conii)any of 1,')0, of which he w.is made President. While they were makmg arrangements for their journey West, Jlr. Pipher was invited by .1. .T. Davis 10 join him and others in formation of the Cin- cinnati and Kansas Land Company. The plan was for each member to pay !? 1,000 and come to Kan- sas and start a town to be named Manhattan. On the 26th of April, 185.5, the company started with a steamer and traveled via the Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi rivers to the mouth of the Kansas River. The water in that stream was so low that the steamer could not proceed, and Mr. Pipher and two companions started with two horses and car- riage overland for Ft. Riley. They spent the night on the open prairie, a severe thunder shower adiling to the discomfort of their situation. On arriving at the present site of Junction City, the party halted .and there staked out a large town and commenced the survey. In the meantime the water had risen in the Kan- sas River, and the steamer h.ad proceeded upstream as far as the site of what is now known as Maidiat- tan, where a town called Boston had been started. As the steamer could get no farther, some of the people went overland to where Mr. Pipher and his comrades were at work laying out a town. They did not like to settle so far away from an avenue of communication with their friends in the East, and so they all returned to Boston. The proprie- tors of that place offered the Kansas Land Com- pany one- half of the town-site if they would slop there, and also agreed to adopt the name of the newly ari'ived company. The Kansas Land Com- pany thus settled here, and from that time until the present. Judge Piphcr has lieen a resident of Manhattan and identified with its best interests. When the town was organized in 1855, Mr. Pipher was elected M.ayor, and when the post-ofticc was established he became the first Postmaster. At that time the mail route was from Leavenworth to Ft. Riley, p.-issing four miles from here, and Mr. Pipher used to go out and intercept the tri-weekly mail-carrier. In 1856, the route was changed so as to pass through Manhattan. Mr. Pipher was chosen Justice of the Peace by Gov. Reeder in 1855. In 1857, there was an election to |)ermanently locate the county seat of Riley Count}'. AtOgden a large vote was cast, anf seven children, whose names are, May, Robert L., Edith, Mary E., Roseo, John and Dora. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford are active and efficient members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church at Leonardville, and stand high in the esteem of all with whom they come in contact. The poor have reason to remember their benevo- lence, and the penitent wrong-doer finds in their Christian charity a mantle to cover his former mis- conduct, and their faith and trust in his sincerity encourage him to press forward in the oftimes rugged path of righteousness. ^ OHN T. FOX. l'ostm;ister at Linn. Washing- ton County, and member of the firm of Jones & Fox, coal dealers, has experienced a large share of the hardships of life. By dint of hard work he has at length succeeded in reaching comfortable circumstances, and his sterling qualities of character have won him respect and a position of some prominence in the community. He was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 657 born in Stark ('ounly. Oliio. Dec. 27. 1839,' and was left motherless at an early age. He was thrown ujion Ills own resources when quite j'onng', and worked at from §6 to ^8 per montli. lieing desir- ous of obtaining a tliorougli education he husbanded his means for that purpose, and liad just starteti in Iligli Scliool with a lirigliter future opening before him, when tlie war liroke out. He was of a patri- otic mind, believing in the free and equal rights of all mankind, and the early teaching of his mother had led him to indorse the principles of the Re- publican party and the rights of even the {'olored man to liberty, and freedom. When Ft. Sumter was fired upon, his lilood boiled with indignation and patriotism, and in May he engaged from Ohio for special service in defense of the I'nion. On the 1st day of June. 1861, he was mustered into service as a member of Company C, 2.")th Regiment Illinois Infantry. He participated in manj' of the most bloody conflicts of the war, as well as in minor skirmi.shes anil hard marches. The siege of Corinth, the battles of Perrysville, Stone River and Chickaniauga, the Siege of Atlanta, and battle at Nashville were among the more notable of the contests in which he was engaged. At the battle of Stone River he received three wounds. A ball passed through his left side, a shell struck him in the right side, fracturing two ribs, and a ball bruised the fleshy part of his right leg below the knee. He was disabled for five or six months, and for gallant conduct was promoted to the rank of Corporal. He was also wounded at Chickaniauga, being shot through the right arm. Mr. Fox not only suffered from wounds, but from illness, as a result of his devotion to his country. While in the service he was attacked bj' measles, from the effects of which his system has never re- covered. For this and the wounds, he is now draw- ing a pension. After a faithful and cHicient service of three years and three months. Mr. Fox was hon- orably discharged and returned to civil life. The years of life in camp .and field had led the mind of our subject too far from his books for him to think of returning to school. He spent some time in rambling around, being led to this life not only as a financial measure, but because of the un- seltleil coudition of his mind. In the spring of 1866 he settled down in Steuben County, Ind., where he bought a piece of timber land, which he attemi)ted to clear and improve. The work was too hard for him. however, and he was obliged to abandon it. In the f.all of 1870 he came to Wash- ington County and filed a claim on a homestead in Kimeo Township. The place consisted of 1 60 acres, being the northwest qua.iter of section 7, and the patent for the same was signed by Rutherford H. Hayes. Mr. F'ox removed to Linn in the spring of 1884, and engaged .is a clerk in a dry goods store, still retaining ownership of his homestead. In August, 1888, he was appointed Assistant Post- master and on the 11th of the following April re- ceived the commission of Postmaster. Mr. Fox served as Township Treas\irer for three years, and in 1880, took the census of Sherman Township, (that township hius since been divided). The parents of our subject were Michael an<] Margaret (Grim) Fox. both natives of Columbiana County, Ohio. The father was a son of .lohn Fox, of Pennsylvania, and on his mother's side traced his descent from Mr. Boston, a Revolutionary soldier. The mother was a daughter of George Grim, of A'irginia, and member of one of the first families of that State. (Jeorge (irim, although a Virginian, was opposed to the institution of slavery, and transmitted his opinions to his daughter Mar- garet. She in her turn transmitted them to her young son, although her husband was of pro-slavery belief. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fox were the parents of seven children, three of whom are now liv- ing. They are our subject, William IL. and Mrs. Elizabeth C. McAllister, who resides in Stark County. Ohio. One son, (Tcorge W., lost his life in the I'nion service during the battle of the Wil- derness. He was last seen by a comrade sitting by a stump, fatally wounded, as the Union army was on the retreat. When an offer of assistance was made him, he replied, ■■ No, I cannot live long; save yourself." His body was never found or iden- tified, and his name belongs to that terrible roll •• l^ost in the Wilderness.'" Another son. Andrew J., died in this county, Oct. l;S. 1887. He w.ns the owner of a farm one mile east of that of our subject. The gentleman of whom we write is a member of 658 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the G. A. R. Post and was Comni.inder here for tliree years. He is not identified with any church organization hei-e. l)iit holds a letter from the Methodist Church where his membership has been. He is a standi Republican, and although he takes no active [lart in poHlics is a firm believer in the doctrines of tlie part}'. The wife of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah .J. Headley. Slie is a native of Mahoning County, Ohio, ■and is a daughter of Reuben Headley. deceased. The rites of marriage between herself and our subject were celebrated Sept, 20, 1866, and she has proven herself an admirable companion and helpmate. The maiden name of the mother was Louisa Harper. Her parents moved from Mahoning County, Ohio, when she was one year old and set- tled in Steuben County. Ind., where thej' were pioneers and in common endured the hardships of pioneer life. I ARQUIS L. (^UINN. The farming and /// |\\ stock-raising interests of Riley Count}' have a stirring representative in the sub- ject of this sketch who may be usually found at his premises on sections :5 and 4, Sherman Township, his residence being on the latter. He came to this countj' in 1 887 and purchased 400 acres of land, which is largel}' devoted to the raising of graded stock. Mr. Quinn usually keeping from seventy-five to 100 head of cattle. He is quite prominent in the affairs of his community, serving as Township Clerk, and has occupied other posi- tions of trust and responsibility. He is likewise prominently identified with the Christian Church. Mr. Quinn is essentially a Western man, having been born in McLean Count}', 111., April 17, 1860. His father, Sidney (4u'iiii7 was a native of Madison County, Ky., whence he removed, in 1851 to Hli- nois, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying when about sixty-six years old. He was a farmer and stock-raiser and a member in good standing of the Christian Church. Politically, he was first a AVhig and then a Republican. He married Miss Sally Houlware, a native of Madison County, Ky., and the daughter of John Boulware, who was also born in that State. The latter served as a Captain in the AVar of 1812, and died in McLean County. 111., when seventy-five years old. Mrs. t^uinn is still living, making her home in Bloomington. 111., and h.as about attained to her threescore years and ten. To the parents of our subject were born the fol- lowing cliildren : Narcissa, wiio died at the age of twenty-eight years; Mary; Lizzie, living in Concor- dia, Kan.; Benjamin, who died at the age of thirty- four; Thana, who died when twenty-five years old; ILirriet, who died when thirty-four years old: Fanny, Marquis, George and Lilly, the latter of whom died when twenty-one years old. Marquis L. was the eiglith child and was reared on a farm near Bloomington. 111., receiving a practical educa- tion in the common-school. When twenty -four years old he was married, in 1884, to Miss Addie Jackson. Mrs. t^uinn was born in McLean County, 111., in 1863. and is the daughter of Lee and Mar- garet (Thomas) Jackson, natives of Kentucky and Maryland respectively. The Jackson family in 1863 removed to Illinois, settling in McLean County, where they now live, Mr, Jackson being engaged as a farmer and cattle raiser. The two sons born to Mr. and Mrs. (^uinn. were I^ee. who died when nine months old, find one who died un- named in infancy. Their only surviving child is Georgia, an interesting little girl just three years old, having been born Dec. 6, 1886. A view of the Quinn homestead assists in embel- lishing another page of this volume. ♦ >-:x >g:-' — > •i-^^O^^K* TEPHEN WILSON. One of the most com- modious farm houses in the broad State of Kansas, and the finest in the township where it is located, is that recently com- pleted on section 6. Charleston Township. Wash- ington County. It is owned and occupied by the gentleman whose name initiates this notice, and is surrounded by 320 acres of fine farm land. There their owner carries on his business of stock-raising, producing fine horses, cattle and hogs. Mr. Wilson is of English birth, and first saw the ligiit in Vorksiiire. .luly 1, 1839. He is a son of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 651) Richard and Sarah (Robinson) Wilson, who were tlic parents of four children: Willijun. Stephen, Jeremiah and .Sarah Jane. Our subject is the only- one "of the famih' who left liis native land for a home in America. In early life lie learned the trade of a carpenter, and pursued tlie same until after his arrival in America, lie worked in differ- ent towns, but did not travel mucli in England. In 1869 he crossed the Atlantic, and landed in New York, where he remained for about tiiree months. He then came to Kansas and took a iiomestead in Franklin Township. He afterward changed his filing, and secured the land by pre-emption. He resided there until 1880, at which dale he pur- chased 160 acres of unimproved land, where he now resides, and where he has since its purcli.ise made his home. When Mr. Wilson came to tiie I'nited States, he had considerable money, but he lost about all of it, and has renewed his fortunes since he be- came an American citizen. Sometime after his arrival in America. Mr. Wil- son became acquainted with Miss Emeline Uber. She was a native of Pennsylvania, and a lady in whom Jlr. Wilson found all the qualities which he desired in a life companion. He wooetl and won, and they were united in marriage April 28, 1879. Their otherwise happy home has been unblessed by the prattle of childish voices. Mr. AVilson does not confine himself to anj- po litical party, but votes for the man and the princi- ples, which in his judgment best serve the interests of the time. He has served as a member of the School Hoard, and the cause of education will not suffer at his hands. He is not a member of any re- ligious or civic society. He is a man of honor and uprightness, intelligent and enterprising, and justly esteemed bj' the citizens among whom he has cast his lot. I I^^ELS JOHNSON. This well-to-do citizen I jjj of Goshen Township takes pardonable pride IxJiLi in the fact that he has borne no unimpor- tant part in the development of this part of Clay County. Not only has he improved a farm iiere from the primitive soil, but prior to settling, where he now lives, also improved a farm in Washington County from land whicl^ he homesteaded from the Government. He is widely and favorably known to many of the older residents of the two counties, and has made for himself a good record, both as a skillful farmer and a reliable citizen. A native of the Kingdom of Denmark, Mr. •lohnson was born April 6, 1848, and there spent his earl}' years until twenlj- years old. His parents, Nels and Kate (Hanson) Johnson, were likewise of D.anish birth and ancestry-, and weie members of the Lutheran Church, as were their progenitors be- fore them as far back .is is known. The father was a farmer by occui)atiou and Nels, Jr., was trained to habits of industry, aud learned the art of agri- culture a.s carried on in his native Kingdom. He. however, desired something better than he had known in his native land, and in 1867 sailed for America from the port of Hamburg on the ••Ilarmonia," which landed him on the 24tli of June, in New York City, after a voyage of sixteen d.ays. Thence he proceeded directly to L.aSalle County, 111., and rented a farm upon which he oper- ated four years. At the expiration of this time he set out for the country west of the Mississippi and coining to Washington County. Kan., homesteaded 160 acres of land on section 23, Sherman Town- ship. He put up a little frame house 14x20 feet in dimensions, and being unmarried kept a bachelor's hall about three years. In the meantime he broke a goodly portion of the sod, made fences, planted fruit and forest trees, aud thus establishing a com- fortable little home. He now neely because he was a plij'si- cian and who forced him baclv to liis practice. He remained here the fir.sttime only about six months, returning to Rhode Ishmd to settle up his business, intending to return with his family to Kansas when this was accomplished. Upon ids arrival there he was taken down with pneumonia and was an inva- lid for six months. After his recovery he came back to Kansas, still leaving his family in Rhode Island. Upon arriving here he found another man in possession of his claim, and accordingly made another on section 6, w^hich is included in the farm which he now owns and occupies. He proceeded with the cultivation and ini|)rovement of this and was prospered in his Itdjors. He is now one of the largest land-owners in Riley County, having 525 acres. He has practiced and farmed continu- ously, being equally successful in both callings and furnisiiing a fine illustration of the results of en- ergy and perseverance. He is a sound Republican politically but has invariably declined the cares and responsil)ilities of olHce. The suljject of tiiis sketch was married in West- erly. R. I., March 12, 1843. to Miss Sarah, d.iughter of James and INIary Ross and a native of that place. This union resulted in the l)irth of five cliildren. tlie two eldest of vvhom. A\'illiam and Abram, died in infancy. .lames, a resident of Xew York City, is first engineer in tlie Tribune Build- ing; he is married and the father of a son, George Phebe died Dec. 25, 1870, unmarried, in Rhode Island, when about twenty-one years old. The youngest, WilliaTu R., born Ajjril Hi, 18.")4, was killed at sea in a storm, being thrown from tlie ship's berth. Mrs. Sarah (Ross) Stillman departed this life at her home at Westerly. R. L, in 1854. She was born Dec. 11), 1821. Dr. Stillman was the second time married, in 1855, to Mrs. Mary ( Irish ) ( Jreen. widow of Alliert Green, by whom she became the mother of two children, Thomas and Elizabeth, the former of whom is a resident of Rhode Island and the latter died there in August. liS8'.(. Of this marriage of the Doctor there were no children. . His third wife was formerly Miss Josephine A. Cottrell, and there were born to them two children, Elsie and Lottie E. Elsie died in early childhood from the effects of eating a box of sugar-coated pills, which she obtained without the knowledge of her mother. Miss Lottie remains at home with her father. OSEPIl URADBIRV. Few men have met with better success financially^ than Mr. Bradbury, of Grant Township, Clay County, and few are more popular. He early in life chose agriculture for his vocation, and may usually be found at his fine homestead on section 7, where he has one of the handsomest resi- dences in his township, and other surroundings in- dicating cultured tastes and ample means. On another page of this volume appears a fine view of his home, which comprises 806 acres of land, and is devoted chiefly to the raising of graded Short- horn cattle, Poland-China swine and French coach horses. A native of Yorkshire, England, Mr. Bradbury was born Oct. 26. 1833, and is the son of John and Mary (Hague) Bradbuiy, who were likewise natives of that shire, and the former of whom died there in 1847. He likewise was a farmer and stock-raiser. The parental family consisted of five children, tluee of whom are living, the two besides our sub- ject being .Martha and Thomas, who continue to reside upon their native soil. After the death of his father, Joseph Bradlmry left the homestead and went to live with an uncle in a village in his native shire, where he was em- ployed ill a woolen mill for several years and until 1856. Then, a young man of twenty-three years, he cro.ssed the Atlantic and located in iVdanis County, 111., wheie he lived until after the outbreak of the Civil War. On the 8th of August, 1861, having now become a resident of Kansas, he en- listed as a Union soldier in Company G, 4tli Kan- sas Infantry, under Capt. (afterward Governor) Harvey, his regiment being consolidated with the 3d regiment, and named the 10th Kansas Infantry, lie served over four years, and was engaged in many battles, viz.; Dry Wood, Morristowu, Lo- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 6fi;) cast Grove. Osecohi, IMo., Newtonia, Old Ft. Wayne, Lone Jack. Cane Hill, Prairie Grove. Van Biiren, Pleasant Hill. Duck River. Franklin ami Nashville. Tenn., and .Sibley Mills, also .S[)anisli Fort and Blakel3'. In fact he participated in all the battles of his reifiment. veteraniziii"; at St. Louis in 1864, was never absent from his command, never in the hospital, and came out without a scratch — a record quite remarkable and one of which few men can boast. Upon retiring from the service. Mr. Bradbury, returning to Illinois, was married Dec. 17, ISUa.to Miss Rhoda G., daughter of William Brooks, who died in Pike County. 111. The latter was a native of Yorkshire, England, and married Miss Elizabeth Dean, a native of Dutchess County. N. Y., where the i)arents subsequently settled, and where their daughter, Rhoda G., was born March 13, 1836.- Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury are the parents of four children, viz. : William .S.. Marcus, Elizabeth and JolinT.; with the exception of the eldest son all are at home with their parents. William is a stu- dent ill the Lawrence Business College. Mr. Brad- bury came to Kansas in 18611, settling in Riley County, where he lived until 1871. He then changed his residence to Clay County, and home- steaded 133 acres on section 18, (irant Township, from which he has built up his fine estate. Upon becoming a voting citizen he identified himself with the Reiniblican parly. He. however, meddles ver}' little with politics, preferring to excel as a farmer and stock-raiser, and it must be admitted that he has approached very near the standard which he many years ago set up for himself, and upon which he has steadily kept his eye. DWARD SHORT, a settler of 187-2, located 1^ on his present farm in Clifton Township on I'' — -^ the 4th of liecemher. that year, and com- menced the work of cultivating eighty acres that his father had given him on section 34. By a course of industry and perserverance he built up his present comfortable homestead and brought the soil to a productive condition so that it is now the source of a good income. He also operates his father's farm on section 33. Stock-raising forms a principal feature in his operations — a vei'y profitable industry from which he has realized handsomely. A native of .Sussex County. Del., Mr. Short was born .lulv 17. 1837 and at the age of fourteen months was taken by his parents to the vicinity of what is now Knox, .Stark Co., Ind., where he spent his childhood and youth and w.as there at the out- break of the late Civil War. Afterward he lived in Missouri one year and from there came to Kan- sas. His father. Job Short, w.as a native of Dela- ware and was there married to Miss Nanc}' Benson who was born and reared not far from the earl}' home of her husband. They settled in Sussex Count}-. Del., and became the parents of three children of whom Edward wiis the youngest. Upon the removal to Indiana they settled first in Cass County where the father farmed on rented land. In 1847 they removed to Stark County where the elder Short pre-empted a tract of land and pur- chased 100 head of cattle for fattening. The country around abounded in all kinds of wild game, from .bears to weazels, and the red man pitched his tent on every side of the pioneers. When the time came for locating the county seat Mr. Short m.adc an effort to get it on hisown farm, but did not succeed. Through his influence, how- ever, it was located near there. He proceeded with the improveraent of his properly and increased his area to "200 acres which lie sold in 18;")!). He then removed to Marshall County, settling in Plymouth and coiiducliiig an hotel during the progress of the Civil War. In 186.) he withdrew from this and in 1868 disposed of his properly in Indiana and came to Kansas. The fatherof our suliject in Washington Count}-, this State, secured 210 acres of land by a trade. There were upon this scarcely an improvement, but the family settled down and after a few years of diligent labor traiisfornied a portion of the wilderness into a comfortable homestead. The parents finally abandoned active labor and retired to a snug home in the village of Clyde, Cloud County, where they lived four years. Later they removed to Concordia, where the mother died November '.ith. 1887. when nearly seventy-eight years old. Job Short is still living and is now (1889) 666 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. seventy-eight years old. He makes his iiome with his son, Aaron, in Concordia. He is liberal in his religious views as was also his excellent wife. Since the organizatfon of the Republican party, in 1856. he has been a stanch supporter of its principles. The subject of this sketch was the third in a family of nine children, eight of whom are living and all are married and have families. Three of the sons, William T., Jacob and Edward served in the Union army during the late Civil AVar. Jacob served in Corapan}' F, 13tli Indiana Infantry, and Edward in Company F, 87th Indiana Infantry. Jacob was wounded at Greenbrier, Va., in the hand. William was in the 100 days' service and escaped unhurt. Edward enlisted in Fulton County, Ind. in the 87th Indiana Infantry, Company F. which was assigned to the arm}- of the Cumberland. 14th Army Corjis. He participated in the battles of Mission Ridge and Resaca and was all through the Atlanta campaign, being under the fire of the enemy four months of this time. He, however, escaped unhurt, although frequently receiving close calls from bullet and shell, and was given his honor- able discharge at the close of the war after a ser- vice of two years and ten months. Upon leaving the army Mr. Short returned to his family in Cass County, Ind., he having been mar- ried in 1858 to Miss Mahala J. Oliver of Logan- sport, Ind. Mrs. Short was born in Miami County, that State, March 7, 1843. and was the daughter of John and Rhoda ( Watts) Oliver, the former of whom died when his daughter, Mahala was a child of thir- teen years. The mother is still living with her second husband, Elijah Snethen, near Fargo, in North Dakota. To the parents of Mrs. Short there was born a family of twelve children and three sons served in the Union army during the late war, in Indiana regiments. One of them yielded up his life to his country and was laid in an unknown grave. The remaining two returned to their homes in safetj'. Mrs. Short receiveil excellent parental training, re- maining with her mother until her marriage. Of this union there have been born two children one of whom, Noah M., died in infancy. John T. married Miss Emma E. Precure and they live on the farm of Mr. Short ; they have three children. Alice S., George E. and Edward H. Mr. and Mrs. Short are regular attendants of the Baptist Church at Clifton, in which Mr. Short was Sunday-school Superintendent four years. Mrs. Short is greatly interested in the temperance work, occupying the position of County Superintendent in the W. C. T. I'. She is likewise identified with the W. R. C, in which she has served as President and is now Junior Vice President. She was teacher of a Bible class at Clifton four 3'ears, and elsewhere was Superin- tendent of the Sunday-school two 3ears and had charge of the Bible class. Mr. .Short, politicall}', is a sound Republican and a member of Sedgewick Post, No. 24 G. A. R. at Clifton. He is also a Master Workman in the A. O. U.' W. at Clifton. Elsewhere in this volume we present a fine litho- graphic engraving of the pleasant homestead of our subject. It is one of the ideal rural homes, of which Washington County is proud, as represent- ing unremitting, unflagging labor on the part of her citizens. 'J^Sft- ss^ AMUEL M. FERGUSON has been pros- perously engaged in horse-shoeing and gen- eral blarksmithing in Manhattan, for nearly a quarter of a centurj-. He may be denom- inated one of the pioneers of the State and city, much of whose growth he has witnessed, and whose interest he has promoted to the best of his ability, both as a private citizen and when he has taken part in its government. He was born in New Paris, Preble Co., Ohio, Jan. 17, 1833. His father, James D. Ferguson, was a native of North Carolina, and when he was onl3' seventeen years old he left the place of his nativity with his parents and accompanied them to Tennessee. Soon after the remov.al of the family to that .State, our subject betook himself to Ohio, where he learned the tan- ner's trade. He did not, however, follow that call- ing, but in 1834, going to St. Joseph County-, Ind., he entered a tract of government land, and in 1835 removed there with his family, and devoted him- self to farming. The first thing that he did after he settled on his land was to build a log house on the place, which was eight miles northeast of South Bend. He was amona' the pioneers of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. fifi; fuiinty, and in common with the other early set- tlers, had to live in the most primitive manner. There were no railw.ays there for years, and no markets in tiiat section of tiie coiintr^', Michigan City, forty miles distant, beini; the nearest one. Mr. Fergiison lived there till 1848. and then disposing? of his property in that place, houjihl an improved farm in La Porte County, Ind. In 1853 he sold that, and then, with liis family anil an ox team, and driving his cattle before him, he started for DalLis County, Iowa, and again took up tiie old pioneer life. lie bought an improved farm near Adell, and later, entered government land. There were no railways in Iowa till 1856, and Keokuk, and other river towns, 200 miles distant, were the nearest markets. He resided in that county, respected and regarded witii esteem bj- all wiio knew him. till his death in 1886 at the venerable .age of eighty-four years. Tlie maiden name of the motlier of oursuli- ject was Elizabeth T. Ireland. She was born in Kentucky and died in Iowa in 18G8. She had ten cliildren, eight of whom are now living. He of whom we write, gleaned his education in the ]3rimitive pioneer schools of his native county, which he attended as opportunity otfered. The schools, whicli were kept in a rude log building, were conducted on the subscription plan, and the fatiier of our subject having a large family cuuld not afford to send his children to school very much. As soon as Samuel was large enough he iiad to assist his father in clearing his land and in till- ing the soil, and sv.as thus cmi)loyed till lie was nineteen. He then served a tluce years ap|)rentice- ship to learn the trade of a blacksmith. At tlie ex- piration of that time lie went to Adell, Iowa, and opening a shop in that (ilace. carried on business there two years. After that lie came to the Terri- tory of Kansas, and locating at To|)eka, then a small village of scarcely more than 200 inliabitanis, he worked for one man for eighteen months, losing but two days time. Revisiting Iowa a short time, he came back to Topeka, and was employed by the same man till 18.59. In that year he rented the shop of him and started in business for himself. He had saved 1800 from his earnings, but in a few months he did so much work on credit, for which he never received any payment, that his little fortune was swept away and he found himself in debt to the sum of 179. Having met with such poor success in his venture, he went to St. Mary's Mission on the Pottaw.atoniie Indian Reservation in Pottawa- tomie County, and he there managed a smithy in the interest of the government till 18G5. That was the year in which he took up his residence in Man- hattan, and he immediately opened a shop in which to do shoeing and general bi.acksmithing. which he still carries on very protitably, having met with much greater success in this enterprise than in his former one. He h.as a thorougli know- ledge of his trade, and his long experience has made liim very skillful so that he commands a large business. In 1861 Mr. Ferguson was married to Miss^Iary A. Pickett, and of their pleasant wedded life three children have been born — Ida A., Josie E., Mary Elizabeth. Mrs. Ferguson is a native of Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y. Mr. Ferguson is classed amf)ng the old pioneers of Kansas wlio came here in tlie early 3'ears of its settlement, and have witnessed almost its entire growth, and as intelligent and law-abiding citizens faithfully doing their wiiole duty wherever placed whether in public or in private life, have mater- ially contributed to its prosperity and high stand- ing as one of the leading States in the West. He has always been a Repul)lican, casting his first vole in a congressional election for Schuyler Colfax, and his first Presiilential vote for (Jen. J. C. Fre- mont. He has taken part in tlie administration of the government of Manhattan as a member of the City Council, proving to be a trusty and efficient official. -•►-H>^;}f<:+:^!jf>-HH. «. ENRY SC:HR0EDER. There is not along the eastern line of Washington County, a more attractive home than that (^! belonging to the subject of this biography. The [loint of interest centers in the handsome mod- ern residence which was completed in the fall of 1884, at a cost of %iS)^^ and which is represented by a fine engraving on another page of the Album. This structure is finely' finisiied, furnished in modern style and is more than ordinarly well arranged. 668 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. being remarkably conveiiient fruiii chamber to cel- lar anr) indicating in a marked manner the taste and neatness of its presiding genius. Mrs. Schroeder. This lady besides being a very intelligent woman, is a prime housekeeper and not only makes her family comfortable, but all who come under the rooftree. Among other handsome furniture is a very sweet-toned cottage organ, upon whicli the skillful fingers of the son and daughter, Charles and Johanna, make charming music. The family all possess cultivated tastes, as is evinced by their surroundings and their attractive home is the re- sort of the best people of their community. In noting the antecedents of Mr. Schroeder, we lind tliat he was the eldest in a family of eleven children, the offspring of John A. and Sophy M. (I)itzeu) Schroeder, who were born and reared in llie Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, Germany. Of tiiat province Henry was also a native and first oijened his eyes to the light, Sept. 18, 1841. He spent thirty years of his life in his native province and then, in 1871, accompanied his parents to America. Tiie latter settled in Davis County-. Iowa, where they lived for a period of ten years, then coming to Washington County, this State, lo- cated in Hanover, where they now live retired from active labor. John Schroeder is now seventy- seven years of age and his wife ten years younger. Eight of their children are now living and are resi- dents of Kan.sas. Mr. Schroeder in accordance witli the laws and customs of his native country, was i)!aced in school at an early age and pursued his studies quite steadily until a lad of fourteen. lie came to America a single man and remained a liachelor until ap- proaching the forty-second j'ear of his age. He was then married in Hanover Township to Mrs. Ciiroline (Carstens) Mueller. Tliis lady is the daughter of Car] D. and Annie (Brandt) Carstens. who were likewise natives of Oldenburg and the father a blacksmith ljy trade. The wife and mother died in Germanj' in 1868. Mr. Carstens is still living in his native country and is now well advanced in years. Mrs. Schroeder is the eldest in a family of nine children and was born Jan. 28, 1851, in Olden- burg, Germany. May 10, 1869. she became the wife of Frederick Mueller, a farmer by occupation, .and accompanied him to America the same year, settling in Washington County, Kan. Mr. Mueller departed this life in August, 1882. Of that union there were born five children, four of whom are living, viz: William Henry , Charles John, Johanna and Emil. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Schroe- der there is one child only, a son, Henry, born Aug. 3. 1883. Mr. Schroder takes an interest in local affairs and votes the straight Democratic ticket. He has never aspired for office but has served as Treasurer in School District No. 99, for some time. Both he and his wife are members in good standing of the German Lutheran Church at Hanover. They number their friends by the score among the good people of Washington County. They appear to be a couple singularly well mated and their domestic life forms a picture truly delightful to look upon. The Schroeder homestead embraces 400 acres of choice land, all in one body and under a thorough state of cultivation. Besides the family residence there is another dwelling with all the necessary outbuildings, occupied by a tenant. Mr. Schroeder some j'ears since set out a small orchard, which he contemplates enlai'ging by three acres in the near future. He has 100 grape vines and several varie- ties of the smaller fruits. His farm operations include stock raising, and the present year (1889) he has ninety head of cattle. 150 head of swine and ten good work horses. o«Cj2/©-^'»— ^^ ^^^W«W»- ESSRS. CAMPBELL & VALENTINE, ed- itors and proprietors of the Times, pub- lished at Clay Center, are conducting the leading paper of this countj-, a journal having a large circulation and wielding a sensible influence among its citizens. It is a nine column' folio, printed at home and enjoys a generous adver- tising patronage. The office is thoroughly equipped for job printing of all kinds, commercial, pamphlet and show bills. Its presses are operated by steam and there is in connei-tion with it a complete stereo- typing outfit, rubber stamp manufactory, and iu PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 669 fact all the other facilities for tliis branch of llio business to be found in liie larg:er cities. The Clay Center VV/zics was established in IHTfi at Clifton, b^' F. Cunningham, under the name of the Localist, but a few years later was removed to the county seat and in due time was purchased by Mr. J. P. Campbell, one of the present proprietors, soon after which its present prosperity commenced. Mr. Campbell was a newspaper man of experience and under his management the paper at once im- proved and w.as established on a firm basis. On the 1st of .lanuary, 1884, Mr. Campbell sold out to his present partner, Mr. 1). A. Valentine, and in Au- | gust, 1886, the latter started a daily edition which I he continued two and one-half years. Then the hard times consequent upon j-ears of failure of crops in Kansas induced the proprietors to discon- tinue the daily edition. Mr. Campbell had during this time, in March. 1887. entered into partnership with Mr. Valentine. While the daily w.as running it was conceded to be one of the most live, newsy and progressive papers ever issued in Kansas. The Times is Republican in politics and lias i always been an important f.ictor in promoting the ' growth and prosperity of the city ami county whose interests it is foremost in advocating and fostering. Its proprietors are men of decided views, having the welfare of the community at heart and the Times voices their sentiments with no uncertai?^ sound. John P. Campbell is a native of Kentucky, born in Stanford, I>incoln County, March 13. 1852. His grandf.ather on the paternal side was a resident of that State and there his father, .lohn A. Campbell, w.as born in 1820. The latter learned cabinet-mak- ing in his youth, at which he worked until some | years after his marri.age, which took pl.ace in Lin- coin County, Ky., in 1844, Miss Xanc3' E. Emerson becoming his wife. Mrs. Camjibell was also a na- tive of Kentucky, and born in Cumberland Countj-, •Ian. 2.5, 1823. She is living and is a resident of Clay Center, this State. John Campbell l.ate in life became a farmer, own- ] ing land in Washington County, Ky., and it was ; while working on this place that he endured the shock which terminated his life. He first became over heated in the harvest field and then, becoming chilk'il, (juick consumption ensued which tcrmiuated iiis life. July 11. 1H.'>-I. at the age raerson family were of Scotch-Irish extraction. The ancestor who im- migrated served as a soldier under W.ashington during the Revolutionary War and at its close set- tled in Cumberland County. K^-., near the Tennes- see line, where he died in the ninety-ninth year of his age. His descendants became lawyers and jur- ists of distinction in Kentucky and Tennessee, yiv. and Mrs. John A. Campbell had five sons, but no daughters. Two of the boj's died while young. The other three are yet living. William P., is a resident of Wichita, this State, and a practicing lawjer. For nine 3'ears he w.as judge of the Thir- teenth Judicial District of Kans,as,then comprising the counties of Butler. Sedgwick, Sumner. Cowley, Elk and Chautauqua. He is one of the best known residents of the State and has been the candidate of the Democratic party for Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Su|)reme Court. Francis J., makes his home at Stanford Ky., but for the past ten j'ears has been manager of the old Rock Castle Springs, a summer resort in the mountains. He is a man of marked characteristics, essentially a philan- thropist, doing all he can for the welfare and ad- vancement of the poorer people who live in those mountains and is greatly beloved by them. He has ministered both to their suuls and bodies, actiu"- in the capacity of preacher, doctor and ruler. Should he leave them, he would be greatly missed by those who have learned to rely implicitly upon him. John P. Campbell is the youngest of the three sons living. Until twelve years old he continued a resident of his native town, attending lirst a -dis- 670 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tiic-f ' scliool and afterwanJ Stanford Seminary. At ' the age mentioned lie commenced an apprentice- ship at the trade of saddlery and harness-making, but not liking this abandoned it after a few months. He then embraced the opportunity offered to enter the office of the Stanford Banner, the first paper i published in that place. There he learned the I printer's trade and while yet a boy became foreman , of the office. Later, leaving that employment, he 1 engaged to work for an uncle who operated a saw- mill on Rock Castle River and with whom he staid about one year, when the uncle, who was a lawyer, removed to Somerset, Ky., and young John was started on a collegiate course in that city. Mr. Campbell, however, did not complete his college course, being compelled to leave by the de- parture of his uncle and he returned to the home of his mother, who had taken .a farm in Lincoln County, Ky. He was employed the following year as clerk in a store until the building was burned. Then at the age of seventeen he entered the employ of AV. A. Holland, editor of the Constitutionalist at Newcastle, Ky., with whom he remained two years. He was then engaged at his olii home as clerk in a general store kept by Chcnault & Hughes, and in that capacit}' spent a year. At the expiration of this lime Mr. Campbell caught the Kansas fever, coming to this State in September, 1870, and procuring a position as book- keeper in the Walnut Valley Bank at Eldorado. In the meantime he employed his leisure hours at sign-painting. After the re organization of the in- institution as the First National Bank, Mr. Camp- bell was made Assistant Cashier, which position he held until February, 1874. Then at the solicita- tion of the directors of the First National Bank of Wichita, he resigned to accei)t a similar position there. In March, 1875, going to Osage City he established the Osage City Free Press, which he conducted fourteen months, then selling out he, in partnership with Charles M. Foulks, embarked in the dry-goods trade at Neosha Fails and Osage City. The above venture not turning out as he ex- pected, Mr. Campbell, at the end of six months retired, and repairing to Clay Center purch,ased the Dispatch, then the only [ia[)er published in the county. This he conducted very successfully until 1880, making the paper both profitable and in- fluential. In January, of that year, he sold a half interest to Hon. Wirt W. Walton to whom he gave the editorial management, he in the meantime starting the Republican Valley Bank, a private in- stitution. In 1882 tlie bankjwas incorporated under the State law. In November, 1883, the business was sold and it was incorpor,«)ted under the National law as the First National Bank of Clay Center, Mr. Campbell retiring. The next enterprise Mr. Campbell engaged in was the purchase of the Clay Center Times, he having sold his interest in the Dispatch to D. A. Valentine and bought the Times while still con- nected with the bank. He retained ownership until January. 1884, when he again became a part- ner in the Dispatch office, but in August, of that year he retired from that office and at the earnest solicitation of the owners of the bank, he took it off their hands and re-organizing it became its Vice President, serving behind the counter until March, 1887, when he bought his present interest in the Times. He has, however, always retained his posi- tion of Vice President in the bank. Mr. Campbell has been an active factor in the building up and development of Clay Center, hav- ing erected some of its best buildings, both for business and residence purposes. He is a Director in the Loan and Building Association of Clay Cen- ter and also a Director in the bank of Wakefield, in Clay County. He is Secretarj- of the Kansas ife Boston Investment Companj', which owns large tracts of land adjoining the cit^' of Clay Center, and in every project tending to the advancement of the city or county he takes a warm interest. On the 16th of RLay, 1876, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage with Miss Ellen L., daughter of P. E. and Catherine Hosmer, residents of Nashville. 111., where their marriage was celebrated and where Mrs. Campbell was born, Feb. 1, 1855. They have two children — Ruth Hosmer and Kenneth Hosmer. One child, Donald Emerson, died in infancy. Mr. Campbell is a Trustee of the Presbyterian Church ill Clay Center. A stanch Republican in politics, he takes a warm interest in the success of the part}' for which he labors ardently, but for himself does PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 671 not seek political position. Still a. young man, he has made for himself an envialile position in busi- ness circles and has, by his own energy, foresiglit and good judgment, acquired ample means. He deservedly ranks higii in the community of which he is a member. ^^1 NDREW P. PATTERSON is a native of @/U\\ of Sweden, having first seen the light near Christianstad. on March 12, 1834. He was reared on a farm, and well educated in tlie schools of his native country. Having arrived at a suitable age, he learned tiie tailor's trade in Chris- tianstad, and afterward worked at the same in Copenhagen, Lubec, Hamburg and Hanover. Con- cluding that tlie New World afforded him a better field for his energies and the upbuilding of his for- tunes, he took passage from Hamburg on a sailing vessel bound for the Tnited States, landing at New York City, Oct. 24, 1863. after a voyage of six and a half weeks. After reaching America Mr. Patterson's first lo- cation was in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he worked at his trade about a year. Thence he went to New Boston, 111., wliere his brother Olaf had [ireviouslj' located, and with whom he sojourned a short time. Thence lie went to Burlington, Iowa, and from there to Chicago, 111., working at iiis trade about two years tliere. In 1866 he came to Kansas, stop- l)ing at Manliattan for a few days. He tiien sent his wife to Morganville, where her father iiad lo- cated, and himself went to Lawrence to get work. His father-in-law was poor and our subject assisted in the support of the family. A few months later Mr. Patterson came to Clay County and home- steaded 160 acres on section 1. Sherman Townshij), where he now lives. He had previously pre-empted eighty acres on section 22, Clay Center Townslii]), and ujjon that claim his father- in-law spent the rest of his life. When Mr. Patterson located on the farm which he now occuiiies he built a log-house 14.\16 feet, which was the famil}' residence for several years. During that lime he im)>rovcd his farm, erecting various outbuildings, and planting an orciiard antl many forest trees. He now li.as a valuable farm, well-tilled, and furnisiied with stables, cribs, ora- naries, etc. The present residence is a substantial frame house, comfortably furnisiied. and neatly kept by the excellent house-keeper who presides over it. The parents of oiu- subject were Par and (iunila (Muslander) P.arson, of Swedish ancestry and na- tivity. They belonged to the Lutheran Church. Mr, Patterson's maternal grand father w.is for many yeai's the organist in his church. In Burlington, Iowa, Mr. Patterson was united in marriage with Miss Louisa, daughter of S. Lin- gering, the bride being of Swedish parentage and ancestry, and the family, members of the Lutheran Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Patterson three chil- dren have been born, namely; Ida, (now deceased). Aaron and John. The family of Mr. Patterson are identilied with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a success- ful farmer, a good neighbor, and a man of upright character, and is one of the most highly respected citizens of the township. Mrs. Patterson's mother, who was a native of Sweden, came to Ame- rica with her husband in 1856, and located in New .Sweden, Iowa, where they lived several years and then went to Biggsville, 111., where they lived until 1867, when they came to Kansas. In 1887 tliey went back to Sweden where the father w.is taken ill and died. The mother now makes her home with onr subject. A view of the family residence of the P.ittersons is presented on another p.age. and reflects credit upon its proprietor and builder. ARirS M. WATSON is one of the enter- , prising and progressive farmers of Wash- ington County. His home is located in Coleman Township, and comprises eighty acres of fine land, wiiieli iu> has brought to a high state of cultivation, lie has set out about 100 apple and pe.acli trees, grapes and a variety of small fruits. Mr. Watson is a native of Bioomington. Ind., where he was born April 24, 1838. There he was r.7'2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. rt'aicil. tmd received an exeellunt education in the comniou school branches. At the age of twenty- two he wenfto Champaign, 111., where he remained about a year. He then, at the breaking out of the Civil War. returned to his home in Indiana and enliste(] in Company F., 8-2d Indiana Infantry. He took part in the Kcntueky campaign, and the battles of Perrysville. Mur.sfreesboro, Chicksimauga, Missionary Ridge and all the engagements between Chattanooga and .\tlanta. Among those of the latter Camp.aign were Buzzard's Roost. Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain and the Siege of Atlanta. Af- ter the capture of the latter pl.ace, Mr. Watson w.as taken sick, and was sent East to the hospitals. Two months before the expiration of the three years for which he had enlisted, lie was discharged at tiie Madison, Ind., Hospital, for disability. Returning to Illinois he took up his abode near Gridley, McLean County, on a farm. There ho lived for six years, thence removing to the south- western part of Cedar County, Mo., where he bought a farm. After a residence there of four years he sold out and went to Black Hawk County, Iowa, where he lived about six years. From that State he came to Kansas, and settled where he now resides. Mr. AVatson was married in his native place, on New Years Day. 18.50. The young lady with whom he was united was Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham and Susan (Whisnand) Young of that place, formerly of Kentucky. The marriage has been blessed by the birth of seven children. Mary S.. the eldest child, is the wife of .lolin McKee. a minister of the Christian Church, now living in Milwaukee. Wis. James is living with his parents. He was married but a few months since. Stella G., a young lady of eighteen years is now attending school at iMilwaukee. She is perfecting herself for the position of teacher, having already labored in that profession. OUie is a young miss still at homo. Claude I)., Blanche and the infant complete the family. Going- back thiee generations in the Watson line, we find .lames Watson of Virginia, who emigrated to Kentucky at an early d.ay. His wife, in her maidenhood, a Miss Sanders, was the mother of seven children. The next in the direct line was L'. H. Watson, who was born in Kentucky. He married Miss Mary A. Alexander, daughter of James Alexander of the Blue Grass State. They made their home in Indiana, where their son, our subject, was born. Mr. Watson is a Republican and is not spaiing in his endeavors to promote the interests of his party. He is now serving as Trustee for his town- ship. He and his wife are members of the Chris- tian Church. He is a fine example of a Christi.an gentleman, and is a i-eliable, public spirited citizen. '""UGUST WINKLER. The Fatherland has been largely represented in the early settlement of Kansas, and its sons have proved themselves worthy of mention among its best citizens. The subject of this sketch, a pioneer of 18.58, acquired 160 acres of wild land in Center Township, and by a course of industry and perseverance extended his possessions, until at the time of his decease, Feb. 17, 1885, at the age of fift3'-six years, he was the owner of over LOO bro.ad acres and a half interest in two mills. He was born in Germany, in 1830 and lived thereuntil a man of twenty-eight years, acquiring his educa- tion in the public schools and learned the miller's trade. Mr. Winkler on the 3rd of May, 1853. set out from Hamburg to the United States and landed in New York after a severe voyage of sev- eral weeks; he then made his way to Toledo and there was variously employed for some time, and in 1855 returned to his native home and remained a little less than a year when he .again set out foi' I America, and upon reaching it he at once sought the western wilds, locating in Center Township. Riley Co., Kan,, where he afterward made his : home. Mr. Winkler remained a single man for about six years after coming to America, and was then mar- ried in Center Township, to Miss Anna Vogler. Aug. 13, 1864. Mrs. Winkler was born in the Kingdom of Wurtemberg. Germany. Sept. 17. 1834. and came to America with her brother in 1862. She occupies the homestead left by her hus- j band, and is widely and favorably know through- •■•% /^^4^ yjz^c4^^'- e^^-;^?^^^^ '^'-T^cJ^rrn PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. f)75 out Center Township. There were horn to her and her biisbanrl three chililron — Amelia, William and I Icrman. The dr.ughler is the wif(> of of ( >lto Hucli- heini. a s^enera! raereiiant at Winkler's Mills and who is represented elsewhere in this volume. The sons remain with their mother vu the farm, which they operate, together with the Blue River roller mill. Mrs. Winkler was reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Chureh to which she still adheres, at- tending services at ].,eonardville. The homestead forms one of the most valuable estates in Center Township, and was built up, as were they all. by the hand of thrift and industry. It is chiefly de- voted to general farming and a goodly assortment of live-stock. ^'^f^- -^ AMUEL KFMBLE, Sk. The subject of this biography is a man who has had a wide ex|)erience of life in its various phases and one who has exhibited more than ordinary energy and perseverance under the didiculties common to the lot of man. He has met with losses and crosses like most of his fellow- men, luit. with an energy which a(;kni)wledges no such word as •• fail," he recijvered himself ea(.h time, and is now one of the most wealthy and pros- perous men of his community. His possessions embrace 2, "200 acres of land, nearly all in one body, and mostl}- in tame grass, being largely devoted to stock-raising. During the present year (1889) Mr. Kimble is feeding 100 head of cattle, forty head of swine and ten horses, and he proposes in the near future to add largely to these. When Mr. Kimble (irst came to Riley County there were few settlers within its limits. He has watched with absorbing interest the growth and development of Northern Kansas, and has contrib- uted Ins share in bringing the now prosperous com- monwealth to its present condition. He came here with comparatively little means, his own accumula- tions, but, like the wise man of Scripture, he has been enabled to add to his talent tenfold. His homestead is embellished with a fine stone residence |)Ut up in isfil. and which, although encountering the storms nf a ijuartei' of a century, seems as sub- stantial iis when first l)uilt. He has two stone liarns, one erected in 1874. and the other five years later. The other buildings, devoted to the storage of grain and the shelter of stock, are amplv adapted to the purposes for which they were designed. A native of Chester County. Pa.. Mr. Kimble was born Fell. 7, 1822, and was the second in a family of seven children, the offspring of .lames and Mary Ann (Loney) Kimble, the former a native of the Keystone .State and the latter born in the cit)' of Dublin, Ireland, although reared in Pennsylva- nia. The parents were married in the latter State, where thej' lived a few years afterward, then emi- grated to Noble County. Ohio, of which they were residents about twenty years. We next find them in McDonough County, 111., where the mother died. James Kimble in IH7!I came to Kansas and made his home with his daughter. Mrs. Sam Hous- ton, until his decease, which occurred in 1880. Only three children of the parental famil}- are liv- ing, those besides our subject being JNIrs. Nancy Nelson, and .Mrs.Tabitha Houston, residents of Iowa and Kansas respectively. Samuel Kimble grew to manhood in the Buckeye State and learned the trade of a carpenter vvhich he followed until coming to Kansas. When twenty- five years of age he was married April «, 1847, to Miss Mar^- Ann, daughter of Francis Petty, the latter a native of Canada. Mrs. Kimble was next to the youngest of the six children born to her parents, her birth occurring Nov. 8, 182fi, in Guernsey County. Ohio. Soon after their marriage the newly wedded pair took up their abode in Noble County, Ohio, where they lived until 1860. That year, coming to Kansas, they settled on a ti'act of prairie land in Manhattan Township, which Mr. Kimble purchased and which is now included in his present farm. Fight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kimble, six of whom are living. .loseph is a resi- dent of Manh.attan Township; Francis Byron lives in Wild Cat Township; Samuel, dr., is a practicing attorne3' of Manhattan City ; Mary Ann is the wife of David Carnahan,a native of .Saline County, this State; Martha is the wife of Thomas Murphy, of Wild Cat Township; Emma remains at home with her parents. .Mr. Kimble is conservative in poli- 676 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tics and vota.s the straight Democratic ticket. He has oHiciated as Road Overseer and has been a member of the School Board in his district almost from the time of coming here. In 1865 ]Mr. Kimble was one of a company of men organized to iiuild the Rock Ford gristmill, an undertaking which involved tlie outlay of a snug sum of hard cash and required considerable resolution and perseverance to accomplish. When everything was in readiness to work, a flood in the Big Blue partiallj- destroyed the dam and some of the members of the company refused to sub- scribe money for re|)airs. A joint stock company was then organized, with E. B. Purcell as presi- dent. This individual secured the assistance of Eastern capitalists, and INIr. Kimble was frozen out of the firm, entailing a loss to him of $10,000. This was a large sum to lose at that time and in this section of country; and this does not include all which he has lost, as upon the collapse of the Blue V^alley Bank, which closed its doors in 1888, he had upon deposit ^16,000. Considering where he stands to-day, and how he has recovered from his losses, it must be acknowledged that he is a man of more than ordinary perseverance and courage. He is held in that respect by his fellow-citizens which is tacitly accorded the man who has been enabled to surmount the obstacles placed in his path, and who has never allowed himself to give wa\' to dis- couragement under any circumstances. He has one of the finest stock farms in Northern Kansas — in fact, if he dees not now, he will soon stand at the head of this industry here. It is eminently fitting that the portrait of Mr. Kimble should be emplo3-ed to assist in embellish- ing this volume, and we therefore give it place on another page. - o^x> . ' oiio ' AMUEL fS. WELCH, M. D., one of the oldest physicians of Franklin Township, has been established at Hollenberg for over thirteen years and has become widely and favorably known among its people. He is a con- scientious pr.actitioner and has been uniformly succe.ssful. while as a member of the community, he is classed among its leadinsr men. He was born in Stark County, Ohio. ,(uly 24, 1829, and is the son of .John and Susannah (Sinister) Welch, who were natives respectivel}' of Baltimore, Md.. and Washington County, Pa. The Welch family is of Irish extraction and was first represented in the I'nited States, probably during tiie Colonial days. John Welch was born in 1777 and learned the trade of a bricUmaker which he carried on in connection with farming pursuits. The parents were married in Pennsj'l- vania whence they removed to Ohio, where the father died when nearly seventy-five years old. The mother had passed awa}' some years i)rior to the decease of her husband, aged fifty-three. The household circle included ten children, all of whom lived to mature \'ears. Lueinda. the eldest of the family, became the wife of Nelson Tracy, and died in Ohio; Daniel died when a promising young man of twenty jears; James died at the age of twenty-six; Margaret married and resides in Luliana; John is a resident of Jefferson County, Iowa; Su.sannali be- came the wife of Wesley Minor and died in Tus- carawas County, Ohio; Catherine married Samuel Albaugh.and lives in Ohio; Samuel S., our subject; George died at the age of twenty seven years; Will- iam is a resident of Stark County, Ohio, and mar- ried Miss Jane Smith. Mr. Welch received an excellent education. After leaving the primary school he attended the Academy at Twinsburg, Ohio, and later, Hagers- town Academy. Finall}- he entered Richmond College, and there completed his studies. Subse- quently he taught school for a number of terms. In 1855 he entered upon the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. R. R. Hall, of Fair- field, Iowa, and commenced the practice of his chosen profession in Marion, that State. Later he removed to Clark Count}-. During the i)rogressof the Civil War, he, in 1864, enlisted in the service and oftieiated as Hospital Steward and Surgeon for eighteen months. Dr. Welch retired from the army at the close of the war, returning to Clark County, Iowa, but on account of failing health, was unable to ride and so took up the practice of dentistry which he followed for five years in Kingston. Mo. From there he went to Shawnee. Johnson PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 677 Co.. Kail., where he resumed the priu'tiee of medi- cine ill connection with denli.stiy. lie Icfl there .iboiit 187(), reiuoviiio; to Wasliinuton County and locatiiij;' on a farm. He prosecuted agriculture in connection witli the practice of his professional duties until ISM. then removing to Hollenherg has since given his entire attention to his profession. Tlie Doctor while a resident of Ohio, was married in 1854. to Miss Margaretta. daughter of George and Margaretta (Kline) Christofel. Mrs. Welch was born in Wayne County. Ohio. Sept. 7, 183-1. Her parents were natives of Bavaria, (;eriiian3-. where they were reared and married, and whence they emigrated to the United .States, settling in AV'ayne County, Ohio. There the father died and later the mother removed to Sandusky City, where she too jtassed away. They were the parents of the following children, one of whom died in (Jermany and one died in Ohio at the age of fourteen years. George and Adam, likewise died in Ohio, the latter in Sandusky City, .lacob enlisted in the Union service and was killed at the battle of Stone River after having rendered gallant service in the 80tli Ohio Infantry, in which he held a Captain's com- mission. Catherine became the wife of Christ Correll and is a resident of Sandusky City, Ohio; Julia married Walter Carlisle and they live in Colorado; Frederick, during the war served as First Lieutenant of Company K. in the 15th Iowa Infantry, and is now a resident of Knoxville. Iowa; Margaretta, Mrs. Welch, was tlie youngest of the family-. The mother after the death of her luis- b.ind was married a second time and became the mother of a sou — Daniel Rider — who during the Rebellion served as a member of Company K. Ifitli Illinois Infantry, from the beginning until the close of the war. He was badly wounded at the battle of Corinth, but upon liis recovery refused to accept his discl.arge and remained with his com rades until they were all mustered out. He is now a resident of Parkerville, this State. To our subject and bis estimable wife there have been born four children — one of whom, Willie L.. died in early childhood. Their eldest son living, Virgil C, is editor of the Alma Enterprise in this State; Pearl K. is married and lives at Oketo, Kan.; Cora May is the wife of V. N. Martin and lives in Kansas. Dr. Welch, politically-, is a stanch Re- publican and keeps himself well posted upon State and National affairs. He finds his religious home in the Methodist Episcopal Church where he has found consolation for the last forty years. Mrs. Welch has been a member of this church for tiiirty- two years and is always active in church and Sun- day-school work. The Doctor is a charter member of Gettysburg Post. No. 70, G. A. R., in which he has served as Commander. He also belongs to the I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 182, ,at Hollenburg. -^^B-- -^ L^'lN A. YOl'NG (deceased) was one of the founders of the town of Greenleaf, Washington County, where he started the i^ first store and built and operated the first steam elevator. His history will be in many par- ticulars, a history of the development of the town where he was for a iiumher of years an infiueiitial resident. Mr. Young was born in Farmingtou, Wis., Oct. 9, 1851. (For ancestr3- see .sketch of J. O. Young of W.ashington). He was reared to manhood in his native place and continued to reside there until 1876. At that date he removed to (ireenleaf and bought the first lot sold there. u|)0n which he started his store. He continued in the mercantile business for a few years and then went into the grain and stock business. After a few years in that occupation he sold out, in .lanuary, 1888, and trav- eled over the West in search of health. His (piest was unavailing, however, and in May he returned to this county where he breathed his last. May 23, at Washington. A. few years after coming to Kansas, Mr. Yoiin<>: bought a farm of 160 acres on section 5, Greenleaf Township, where considerable attention was paid bv him to stock business. To him is due the honor of the introduction of Ilolstein t-attle into this county. He was at one time Vice-President of the National Bank at Greenleaf. He was Justice of the Peace .aad held many other minor ollices. Po- litically he was a Republican. Possessed of an ex- cellent edu(;ation, having attended Hillsdale College at Hillsdale, Mich., having earned the money for 678 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. his tuilion by teaeliing si'liool, lie took an active interest in all educational malteis. For many years before his death he was a member of the Baptist Clairch and tool< an active part in its work. He was in easj- financial circumstances, and contributed liberally to the support of the church and other s;ood works. In his death Greenleaf lost one of her most upright men and honored citizens. Mr. Young was married Aug. 21, 1873, to Miss Mary S. Friedemann of Blilvvaukee, Wis. She was born in Addison, Washington County, Wis., A|nil 20. 1852, and is a daughter of John G. and .Mary E. (Young) Fiiedemann. Her parents were natives of Germany, who came to America when tiioy were children, and were married in Addison. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Young resulted in the birth of three children, Byron E.. Newton E., and Charlie A. Mrs. Young now resides on the farm two miles north of (!reenl6af. Siie is a lady of fine character, and is training her children to be worths- followers in tlie footsteps of their deceased father. -wTu-vtiZiC;®^-. .QH^i/uvn-»''\/vif- EXNETT I. II. HOUSE is a descendant of families who for several generations have been inhabitants of Virginia, but of re- mote German extra 'tion. His grandfather. Abraham House, was a millwright and miller. His fatiier, Jacob, was born in Rockingham Count}', Va., and followed various pursuits during his life. At the time of his death he was in good cir- cumstances. The mother of our subject was, in her maidenhood. Miss Jane Hudkins. She was born in Barbour County, in what is now West Virginia, in 1822, and died in 1879. She was the daughter of Richard Hudkins, also a Virginian, who was en- gaged in farming until his death, which took place when he was very old. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob House became the parents of eight children — Elizabeth A., Judith A., Almira E.. Elam, Bennett I. H., Em- iline J., Harriet S., and John J., all of whom are now living. The gentleman of whom we write was born in Barbour County, W. Va., Dec. 2. 1 845, and was reared upon a farm. He followed agriculture in his native State until 1873. when he came to Wasli- ington County.' He located on section 20, Sher- man Township, where he obtained 160 acres of land under the Homestead Act. He has spent one year in Palmer engaged in stock-dealing. With that excepti in lie has been a continuous resident of his homestead since his first settlement upon it. He paj-s his principal attention to stock business, but also carries on general farming. At the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. B. M. Gall, in Barbour County. W. ^^1., on Feb. 22, 1871. the rites of wedlock were performed between Mr. House and Miss Harriet E. Kerr. She was born in that count}'. Dec. 25, 1851. and is a daughter of Daniel B. and Matilda ( Dickinson) Kerr. Both parents were natives of West ^'irginia. The father was a mason by trade, but was principally engaged in farming. He was identified with the United Brethren Church. Mr. House and his estimable wife have been blessed by the birth of eight chil- dren: The first born. Elkim M., died at the age of four years, and the next to the j-oungest born died in infancy. The survivors arc: Emma A., Wal- ter B., Effle F., Laura D., Claudia B., and Lloyd B. Mr. House is interested in the cause of educa- tion, and has been connected with the School Board of this township. He holds membership in several social organizations. He belongs to the Lone Star Lodge, No. 168. I. O. O. F., at Palmer; to the A. O. U. W., No. 166, S. K. at Palmer, and to the A, O, U. W., No. 61, Sherman Legion. Intelligent, enterprising and genial, and possessed of excellent principles, Mr. House stands high in the regard of the citizens among whom he has cast his lot. EPHRAIM ST. JOHN. One of the old-time maxims is " Be sure you are right, then go ahead." The man of deliberation and fore- thought usually wins the race in the end, and is one whose last days are seldom embittered with the result of hasty action. The subject of this sketch is peculiar in this respect, being a man who weighs well each important action, and one whose good judgment seldom leads him astray. He has thus made for himself an honorable and dignified record. He is one of the rei)resentative men of Riley County, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. fi70 aud a resident of Zeaiulalu Townsliip. wlierc he lias a wclliTgiilalc'il farm of eiglitv acres, on sec- tion 23. He occupies a suhstantial stone house, wliicli. with its surroundings, impresses the passer- liy with its air of comfort and plenty. The sulijecl of this sketch was l)orn in Walton. Delaware Co.. N. V.. Se|)t. 1.'). 18:58. and was the fifth in a family of seven cliildren, the offspring of Ephraim. Sr.. and Amelia ((ioodrich) St. John, wiio were likewise horn in that county. The parents, after niarri.age. continued their abode there, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Kphraim was reared to manhood in his native county, making his home with his parents, acquir- ing a common-school education and assisting in the labors of the farm until a young man of twenty years. Then in the spring of 1859 he came to the Territory of Kansas and pre-empted eighty acres of land, which is now included in his present farm, and where he has since resided. The country was then a wild, uncultivated tract, over which In- dians and wild animals roamed unrestrained. The outlook was such as to try the most courageous spirit, but Mr. St. John was equal to the emergency, and maintained his residence here amid the various difficulties and drawb.acks with which tlie early his- tory of Kansas was pregnant. He lived in the most economical manner during those first years, cultivating his land and effecting improvements until he had attained a solid foothold financially. Mr. St. .lohn was first married in Manhattan Township, in the fall of 1861, to Miss lioniania B. Persons. This lady was born in Connecticut, and died at the homestead, in Zeandale Township, in the spring of 1867. Of this union there was born one child. Mr. St. John contracted a second mar- riage in the spring of 186'.). .at Hamden. Delaware Co., X. Y.. with Miss Alice J. Mallory. This lady was likewise a native of Delaware County, N. V., and was born June 22. 18.51. Of her union with our subject there is one child only, a daughter, Lillian A., a young lady of much promise, who is ' now a student at the Agricultural (V)llege. Mr. St. John, politically, suiiports the i)rinciplcs of the Republican party, and with his wife belongs to the Manhattan (J range. He has served as a ' Countv Commissioner three vears. likewise as I Townshi]) Trustee, .Justice of the Peace, and Town- ship Clerk. He is a man prompt to meet his busi- ness obligations, and one whose word is considered as good .as his bond. ^ #.# ^ (| SALTER F. CARTER, Justice of the I'eaco \^ll at Clay Center, has entered upon an hon- \ysfj orable aud worthy career, being a man still young in years, and one who has made many friends during his sojourn in Northern Kansas. He was born in Franklin, Tenn., Oct. 12, 18.54. and lived there until the spring of 1870, lieing then in the sixteenth year of his age. His father. Moscow B. Carter, was born at the same homestead .as his son, and still owns and occupies the pro|)erty which dur- ing war times was the battle-ground of Hood and Thomas, and a view of which appears in the illu- strations comprising Harpers' War Series. The father of our subject was born Dec. 5. 1825, and reared to man's estate in his native place. There also he was married to Miss Callie D. Dob- bins. There were born to them four children, only three of whom are living, namelj-: Hugh E.. a resi- dent of Clay Center; Lena, Mrs. Gillespie, of Franklin, Tenn., and Walter F.. our subject. The mother departed this life at the old home in 1860. The father carried on farming there from his bo^-- hood up. After the battle above spoken of, the house was used as a hospital, when Walte- F. was a boy of about ten years. In the spring of 1870 young Carter repaired to Nashville. Tenn.. and entered a publishing house to learn the printer's trade. He renuiined there four years, then went to Cincinnati, Ohio, to at- tend a eomnuMcial school six months. At the ex- piration of this lime he was eng.aged .as clerk in a hotel two years. I'pon the 5th of March, 1877, the day of the inauguration of President Haves, the 4th being Sunday, he started for Kansas, and coming directly to Clay Center, established himself in the groeery business, which he followed for six years. In the meantime he became prominent in local affairs, and evinced such adaptabilit}- for legal business, that he was elected Clerk of the Dis- trict Court in November, 1882, (jualifying in .I.an- 680 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. uaiy following. He hukl this position two j'ears, and then, being :> Democrat in a Republican county, was defeated for the second term. In the spring of 1885, lie was elected Justice of the Peace, and has been re-elected each teim since. His well-equipped office is centrally located in the Dittmar Block, where he transacts an extensive ami lucrative busi- ness. Miss Maria T. Martin, of Cincinnati, became the wife of our subject on the 1st of September. 1876. Mrs. Carter was a native of Xew Hampshire, and was born in February, I8;)C. Her parents removed to Cincinnati when she was quite young, and there she was reared to an interesting womanhood. Mr. and Mrs. Carter are the parents of two children, Bert C'., and Alma C. As a Knight Templar, Mr. Carter has held the office of Recorder of Coronado Com- niandery for the past seven years, having passed through all the subordinate orders of Masonry ; he is also connected with the I. O. O. F. He is a man of unquestioned abilitj', and is highly si)oken of by his townspeople. eAPT. WILLL\M FRANK. Thereare few in- dividuals sojourning any length c>f time in Logan Townshi)), Washington County, who are unacquainted with this name which has been familiar to all within its precincts for twenty j'ears. Cai)t. Frank is one of those substantial characters who make their mark .at once in the community and who are popular with all classes of citizens. He has followed farming mainly as an occupation, and may be usually found at a comfortable homestead com- prising 1 60 acies of land on section 21, Logan Township. He came to Washington County, this Slate, as early as 1869, and has since made his borne within its limits. The early home of Capt. Frank vyas in what was then the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, (Germany, where be was born Nov. 8, 1836. He comes of pure (ierman stock, being the son of Leonard and Mar- garet Frank, whose family consisted of five boys. Andrew, the second eldest of these continues a res- ident of his native Germany. The others all emi- <> rated to America. George lives in New .Jersey; Leonard is a resident of Indiana; George M. died when about forty years old: William, of this sketch, v/as the youngest born. Capt. Frank, in accordance with the laws and customs of his native land, was placed in school at an early age and jmrsued his studies until a lad of fourteen. For four years thereafter he employed himself at watch-making until 1854, and then, a youth of eighteen years, set out for America. After a safe voj'age he landed in New York City on the 2.5lh of December following, and soon afterward went to New Jersey, joining his two lirothers there. He lived in that State nine months, then, emigrat- ing to Ohio, settled in Marseilles, and occu[)ied himself at whatever he could and to do. He h.ad learned watch-making in German^', but there was little call for his services in this line. At Marseilles. Ohio, young Frank made the .ac- quaintance of one William Phillips, a shoemaker, and from him learned the trade anil engaged in business with him until October, 1861. 'I'lie C'ivil War now being in jjrogress he enlisted in the ser- vice as a musician, and later was detailed as chief bugler of the non-commissioned staff of the 1.5tli Ohio Infaiitrj', and served until the general order of the War Department, discharging all musicians. ! Returning then to Ohio he raised a company of men which was mustered in as Company G, 144th Ohio Infantry, of which he was elected Captain, Jlay 2 1864. He served until November following, and then received his honorable discharge. Returning now once more to Ohio, Capt. Frank resumed liusiness with his shoem.aker friend! Mr. Philli])S, adding a tanyard to the establishment and giving employment to a number of men. The Captain, however, was ambitious of becoming a citizen of the West, and accordingly, in 1869, coming to Washington County. Kan., took up a homestead, and in the meantime learned the drug business in Washington. He also improved his leisure time at his old trade of watch-making and repairing. In 1872 Capt. Frank, going to Republic County', this State, established a drug business at White Rock, sojourning there until 1876, then returning to Washington he re-engaged in the drug business, which he prosecuted until 1882. Then on account PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 681 of failing health he was obliged to retire, and be took lip iiis abode on the old liomestead. A l)iitii- iiess life, however, still had its attractions for him and in 1887 he passed a successful examination be- fore the IJoarfl of Pharmacy, and once more en- tered the channels of trade, as a clerk in the drug business at Greenleaf. Afterward he wa.s variously occupied until 1889. While a resident of Marseilles, < )hio. Caiit. Frank was uniteeople of America, and Mr. Dahlberg became personally acquainted with her. He enjoyed the advantages of the common schools, acquiring an excellent education in his native tongue. He lived with his mother until reaching his majority and then having fallen heir to quite a fortune in the shape of a large farm, he began cultivating this and was subsequently largely interested in stock-raising. In the fall of 1854, however, Mr. Dahlberg dis- posed of all his possessions in his native land and set out for America. He was six weeks making the voyage from Liverpool to New York City, and thence proceeded to Rock Island, III., where he sojourned one 3'ear. At the expiration of tliis time he purchased eighty acres of wild land in the vicinit}- of Andover. Henry County, upon which he operated until 1857. Then, on account of fail- ing health, he determined to seek a dryer climate and smarted overland with an ox-team for Kansas Territory. He crossed the Mississippi River at Burlington and the Missouri, .at St. Joseph, and after one months travel. Jul}- 15, .struck the I'.ig Blue and [lurchased 1 Of) acres of raw land. He put 68fi PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Ill) a log-cabin, lnoke the soil with an ox-team and gained notoriety as being the third Swedish settler on the Blue, "and the first Swedish settler in Riley County. Indians were often seen in that region and in 1864 Mr. Dahlberg served for a time in the State Militia for the protection of the frontier. The career of Mr. Dahlberg in Kansas has been one of uniform success, and he was at one time the owner of 740 acres of land. He has [larted with over 200 acres of this to his children. He has effected iirst-elass improvements, including a sub- stantial stone house built in 1870. and has a good barn with a windmill, water tank, orchards and erovcs. the whole situated about two miles from Randolph, Riley County. In the early days Mr. Dahlberg freighted his produce to the river points — Atchison. Leavenworth, etc. In addition to gen- eral farming he keeps a goodly assortment of live- stock, usually about 200 head of cattle, and a numbers of swine. The farm is now (1889) oper- ated 1 ly a tenant on shares. In Sweden on the 14th of October, 1845, oc- curred the marriage of Mr. Dahlberg with Miss Johanna Gustafson. This lad}' was born near the earlv home of her husband and thev are now the parents of seven children, only. two of whom are living: Carl Victor, who is represented on an- other [lage in this work, and Clara J. who lives in Pottawatomie' County; Johanna died when seven years old and Josiah at the age of three years; John S. , Emily C. and Amanda died of typhoid fever within a month, in November, 1885, aged respectively, twenty-five. twent3'-three and twenty years. Clara J. is the wife of Axel Axelton, a farmer of Pottawatomie Count}-. Mr. Dahlberg assisted in organizing Jackson Township and his school district. He assisted in building the first school house, and has always en- couraged the education of the young, believing that they should receive every advantage which will make of them good citizens. He is a charter member of the Swedish Lutheran Church at Maria- dahl, and assisted in building the church edifice, being one of the committee. Last year he resigned the office of Deacon which he had held for some time, but he oHiciates as Trustee. I'jjon becoming a voting citizen he allied himself with the Republi- can part}-, of whose princii)les he is a strong sup- porter and is frequently sent as a delegate to the county conventions. The Dahlberg homestead, cheerful and hospitable and partaking largely of the character of its projector makes a pleasing picture in the landscape, and is duly illustrated on another page. \,K'HARD FREEMAN landed in Logan if Township. Washington County, on the 8th A\ of March. 1870. and immediately filed a ^; claim on the southwest quarter of section 11. where he built up a homestead, which he has since owned and occupied. During the changes of nearly twenty years which have elapsed he, if a ready writer, might indite a tale of truth which perhaps in some respects would be stranger than tiction. The face of the country presented a wild and un- cultivated tract of land, with here and there the cabin of a settler, with wild animals in abundance, and most of the soil lying as the Indians had left it. It required men of courage to thus leave the haunts of civilization and venture into a wild re- gion where there were none of the comforts of modern life. Mr. Freeman possessed in a marked degree the requisites of a pioneer, as subsequent events most decidedly proved. The subject of this sketch was born in (irant County. Ind.. Jan. 3, 1849, and is the son of Win- field S. and Cassandra (Beatty) Freeman, who were natives respectively of South Carolina and Ohio. They emigrated with their respective parents to Indiana at an early day. settling in Grant County, where they were married. lu 1863 the}' removed to Stark County, and thence, in 1867, to Kansas, settling first in Doniphan County. Later they re- moved to Missouri, where the father died. The mother returned to this State, and is now a resident of Doniphan County. The parental family included four children — Samuel, Richard. Emsley, and Eliza Melissa, who is deceased. Mr. Freeman, leaving Indiana in 1864, came to this State with the family, and like them sojourned in Doniphan County fur a time and was employed as a farm laborer. In 1870 became to Washingtoji PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPFllCAL AI-Rl'M. CH7 County. In the meantiinc lie h;i(l crussefl the plains to New Mexico, for llie |iuri)()st> of freigiit- ing. Mild spent seventeiMi weelis on the Pacific iSlopu. With tlie exception of eighteen months spent in Washington, lie has. since 1870. resided continuously upon liis farm. Tiiis enihraces \(>'i acres of good land, which yield in aLiundance tlie rich crops of this region, butwhicii for the past two years h.as been mainly devoted to stock-raising. In Doniphan County, in IHIJl), Richard Freeman was united in marriage with Miss E. A. Hewett. This lady was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1843, and is the ilaugiiter of Cliauucey Ilewntt, who is now deceased. Of her union with our subject there have been born seven children — Arminda. Alonzo. Idella, Oliver ().; Arthur, who died when three years old; Eddie and Florence. Mr. Freeman. i)oiiticaIh', atliliates with the Heimb- lican party, and in his religious views endorses the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The children are all at home with tlicir parents. "iTf ACOI! FREOHLICH, farmer and stock- I raiser, has been a resident of Washington I County for a score of years. His beautiful J farm is located on section 1, Farmingtoii Township. It is under excellent cultivation, the substantial buildings which liave been erected upon it are well adapted for their i)uri)osc, and the land is beautified by numerous shade and fruit trees. Switzerland is the native land of our subject, and his n.atal day was Ajjril 28. 1847. At the age of eighteen he emigrated to .\merica, landing in New York City. Thence he traveled to Livingston County, 111., where he remained for two years, working out by the month as a teamster. Turning his steps Westward in 18(;8. became to Atchison, Kan., where he lived about two years. Iii No- vember. 18()9, he settled upon the farm which he now occupies, which he has since brought to its present state of perfection. In Atchison. March I'J, 1868, a ceremony was performed by which Miss Minnie Fiss became Mrs. .lacob Freohlicli. She is a Prussian lady, who first saw the light July 1, 1848. She has borne her hnsbanil seven children — Emma. Bertha, Lena, Louisa, Fred. Arthur and Harry. Louisa died at six jears and four months of age. Mr. P'reohlich has held several of the township offices. He has served .as Constable, School Director, and Overseer of 'I'ownship Ilighwriys. perfoiining the duties of ollice in the same wide-:iwake spirit in which he carries on his personal affairs. In poli- tics he is a Republican, and has often been in at- tendance as a delegate to the conventions of his part}'. He and his wife, religiously, are members of the Lutheran Church. Both are of marked in- telligence, full of the spirit of the times, and inter-, ested in the advancement of the conimunitj', where the}' are held in high esteem. =i>- ELS CHRISTENSEN, Postmaster of Clark- son, Riley County, is one of the most (1^^ prominent and public-spirited men of Swede Creek Townshii) and likewise is one of its leading citizens. In addition to the duties of his office he conducts a store of general merchandise, also a fine farm located on swtion .32. He has an attractive home, furnished with all modern conveniences and which forms one of the landmarks of this region. The subject of this sketch was born near Mari- boe. on the island Laaland, June 21, 1830, and is of Danish ancestry. His parents were in limited circumstances and he on!}' attended school a few- years, beginning to work out when a lad of nine and thereafter maile his own living. He' was ad- opted by one Henry Mincke, who was a proprietor of a large estate called the " Soholt Farm '". and and who became a very prominent man in Den- mark. With him young Christensen remained un- til past fifteen years old, when hejwas apprenticed to the weaver's tracJe. After four years thussi)ent he returned to Mariboc. where he served longer as an apprentice and finally developed into a jonrne}'- man. After working in this capacity one year, be repaired to the city of Copenhagen and began work in the first steam weaving factor}- in Denmark, where by his fidelity and attention to his duties he was promoted to the position of Division Superiu- fiSS PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tenderil. In the ineaiiliini' he studied Oennan and Enolish. and the first book which he read in the German tongue was that well-linown story "Uncle Tom's Cabin." wliich lias been translated into most all of the living languages. His first book in Eng- lish was "Rip Van Winkle," equally well known. In August, 11S.54. when a young man of twenty- four years, Mr. Christensen set out for America, o-oing first to Liverpool. England, where he em- barked on the sailing vessel " Constantine " for New York City. The only redeeming feature of this craft was its cleanliness, as otherwise the pas- sengers suffered nearly everything which could be imagine(1. After a voyage of four and one-half weeks Mr. Christensen landed in Ntw York City, nearly starved, not having tasted a bite of meat on the wav. In addition to this, his trunk was broken open and his belongings stolen. He arrived among strangers in a strange land during the financial crisis of that year, with only fifty cents in his pocket and finding almost everyone out of employ- ment. After vainly seeking employment, people sup- posing that because he was a weaver by trade he could do nothing else, Mr. Christensen went to an intelligence office, paying his last fifty cents to get a situation wliich was not found him. He then went to a free office where he sat all day and thought of the slaves in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The next day about four o'clock he secured a position with a baker at Port Chester and was to receive 15 per month. After his arrival there and having break- fast, tlie baker gave him fifty cents to return to the city .as he had succeeded in retaining his former employe. Mr. Christensen then walked half way back to the metropolis looking for work and finally found it in an oil factory on Grand street, where he was employed as a rough cooper until .Tune, 1865. Then going to Delaware he worked on the New Castle and Chesapeake Railroad, wintering in Blackbird. The following spring, in partnership with one of his own countrymen, he commenced operating a little farm, but after harvest set out for the West, going through Chicago and on to Wood- stock, III. In the meantime ^Ir. Christensen called on the foreman of his former employer, .1 ."Mr. Hansen, and told him he was going to Illinois. Hansen gave him his card and directed him to Woodstock, where he had a brother-in-law whom he thought would assist him in getting work. He wrote on the back of the card ■• use this man as you would ine " and with it handed our subject $5. Years after- ward when Mr. Christensen had placed himself on a solid footing, financially, learning that his friend was in Chicago in straightened circumstances he sent him a check for $10. Upon arriving at Woo(istock, III., Mr. Christen- sen w.as well treated and worked on a farm until the fall of the year. He then returned to Chicago with the intention of going to New Orleans, but upon obtaining work there, changed his mind and re- mained in the city working on the streets and laler on learned engineering at which he was engaged until the river went dry. He was paid off with a $10()-note and ^60 in cash and afterward spent .$50 trying to collect the note. He put §50 of his money in a bank which broke and thus again we find him without means. He was thereafter var- iously employed until the spring of 1858 and then set out for Kansas, going by boat from Peoiia to St. Louis, taking deck passage for s|l and sawed wood for his board. He worked his way in this manner to Leavenworth, and thence made his way on foot to .lunction City, not being able to pro- cure work, and thence came to Miinhattan. In the above-mentioned place Mr. Christensen worked for a time in a sawmill, then footed it to Randolph, stopping with C. J. Dahlberg. Soon afterward he took up a cl.aim of 100 acres in part- nership with a Mr. Pearson, and later was emjiloyed as a cook in the Agricultural College to pa}- for his first sixty acres of land. He located upon this in 18(iO, but on account of the drouth did not raise anything that year beyond a bushel of corn to the acre, and had to eat corn bread and drink corn coffee. He only made $5 that year, and he gave $2 of this toward buying the forty acres including the present site of the Lutheran Church at Maria- dahl. In 18(J1 Mr. Christensen started out as a freigh- ter, driving a team for f 10 jier month across the plains. Arriving in Denver he obtained employ- ment in a feed store, mines and general work, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 68!) staid llici-e until tlio spring of 1802. lie then pur- clmsi'd an ox team and iiaiiled goods until tiie fol- lowing August, then i-etuiin-d to Uiley Cotinty. Kan., the possesser of three yoke of oxen, a wag(>n, two cows and .a pony. In tiie meantime he had mined near Ceiitr.al City a few weeks. He now com- menced teaming again to Ft. Larned. Hitherto lie had had no trouble with the Indians, but on there- turn trip while encamped on Caw Creek and while his partners were out hunting, eight Indians came up anil wanted him to give them some of his goods. The white man naturally objected to this, when one of them drew his knife and the others leveled their guns at him. Mr. Christensen says he thought the ••game was up." but he jumped f>ff his w.agon an^^^>t^^^f^Zf^ ■V ?RE1)ERICK A. WKIDKNHKI.MER. In ad- dition to being one of the most thorough and enterprising farmers of StrawberryTownship. Washington County, this gentleman is a musician of more than ordinary talent, being a fine performer on the organ and a vocalist of rare merit. We find him pleasantly located on section 12, where he has a well regulated homestead, largely' constructed by 690 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. llic hihor of his own liaucls. and forming: one of the most desirable estates in this part of the connty. Active, industrions and enterprising, Mr. Weiden- heimer is also a lilieral-minded and public-spirited citizen and is looked upon as one of the most useful men of his coninuinity. The subject of this sketch was born in Carbon County, Pa.. Oct. 2. 1859, and is the son of Simon Weidenheimer, now deceased. The latter was a native of Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1844, settling in New York State, and worked thereafter in that State and in Philadelphia, Pa., at the butcher's trade about one year. Then going into Leighton, Pa., lie engaged in the meat business for many years. He died in Leighton April 27. 1875. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Elizal)eth Schlamp. She was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany. To her and her luisband there was born a family of ten children: Frederick A., Anna C, Matilda L., Charles S., Lewis O., Benjamin E., William A., Jennie M.. Lizzie E., and Clara E. B^- a former marriage Simon Weiilenheimer was the fa:ther of nine children, only two of whom are living; Mary E., and George S. The mother of our subject after the death of her first husband was married to Adam Doser, and they became the parents of two children, only one of whom is living: Milton J. is dead; the daughter, Ursula, resides in Washington County, Kan.; Fred- erick, our subject, learned the butcher's trade of his father and received a fair education, attending the high school at Leighton and the Union Semin- ary at New Berlin, Pa. He started out for himself early in life, setting out for the West at the age of eighteen years, and coming to Kansas, located in Washington County, of which he has since been a resident. He employed himself mostly at farming f(jr the following ten years and then settled upon the IGO-acre farm to which he has since given the most of his attention. In addition to the tilling of the soil he makes a specialty of fine stock — graded Shorthorn cattle, full-blooded Poland-China swine — and keeps several good horses. He has inherited in a marked degree the reliable and substantial traits of an excellent (Jerman ancestry and is bound to succeed in whatever he undertakes. Among his father's countrymen especially, lie is the " king bee" of this region. Mr. Weidenheimer found his l)ridc in Washington Township. Kan., being married .Ian. 29, 1884, to Miss ^Lary. daughter of James Thomas, now a resi- dent of Holton, this State, and one of the most prominent farmers of Jackson County. Of this union there have Iteen born three children, only one of whom is living, a daughter. Lola E. The de- ceased are .Alamie A., and Maude. Mr. Weiden- heimer is a steadfast supporter of Republican prin- ciples, but seemingly has no desire for the spoils of office. His musical talent w.as developed at an early age, and luos been of great service in church and Sabbath-school circles, where his voice is fre- quently heard with his own accompaniment on the organ. He is interested otherwise in church affairs, and officiates as Superintendentof the UnionSunday- school which convenes at Heiter School-house in Linn Township. He holds membership in the Evangelical Association, while his estimable wife is connected with the ISIethodist Episcopal Church. They have a pleasant home and are blest with the esteem of many friends. ►^Mt^ \i p^A- RED WEEKE. grain merchant and owner ll^igi of a half interest in the grain elevator at It^ '~ Linn, W.ashington County, is one of the most promising young men of that thriving town. Kansas is indebted to Germany for this citizen, as she is for many another among her best residents. Mr. Weeke is a man of more than ordinary ability and intelligence, and during his residence here has frequently been called upon to hold ofiiees of trust. He is very popular, not only with his countrymen, but with Americans as well. The parents of our subject are Henry and Cath- erine (Stroeker) Weeke, now of Franklin County, Mo. They emigrated to the United States in 18G5, and settled on a farm which Mr. Weeke bought in that State. They had a family of six children, four of whom are now living. The survivors are named respectively. Henry. William. Fred and Wilhelmina. The gentleman of whom we write was born in Westphalia, Germany, Dec. 2, 1852, being about PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 691 thirteen 3'ears of age wlicn his parents came to America; he had olitained a good education in iiis native language, lie has, since coming here, by hard study and observation, acquired a fair knowl- edge of Knglish branches, and is quite proficient in tiie use of the language, lie remained witli Ids parents upon the farm until he reached the years of niaturit3\ He then found employment in Kiel. Franklin Co., Mo., wliere he remained until 1885, in the fall of which year he came to this place. During nine years of his residence in Kiel, he was engaged in mercantile business. For two years after his settlement in Linn he was in the same business. He then changed to that in which he is at present occupied and which he is successfully conducting. Mr. Weeke celebrated his marriage in June, 1874, the bride being Miss Mary Freie, daughter of Henry Freie. This worthy lady departed this life in 1877, leaving two children, Kmnia and Louise Our subject subsequently married again, the second wife being Miss Louise Kappelmann. daughter of Frank Kappelmann, of Franklin County, Mo. She is a lady well fitted for the position of companion and helpmate. Her union has been hlessefl by the birth of three children, Martha, Lydia and Rosa. During his residence in Missouri, Mr. Weeke served as Postmaster in Franklin County for sev- eral years, and also as Notary Publico. He was elected Trustee of Linn Township in the f.all of 1888, and is now serving in that capacity. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. ¥^ -WILLIAM WORREL. In noting the lead- ing citizens of Zeandale Township, Rile3- County, the list would be wholly incom- plete without the uume of this gentleman, who has been efficient in promoting its agricultural interests and who h'ls a well-regulatei)i rations lor ottice, being- content to give his attention to his farmiug interests and his influence to the cause of morality and good order. "jlJOSEPri ABLER, a well-to-do German citi- I zen of Independence Township, Washington I County, operates a thoroughly cultivated / farm of forty acres on section 22. and op- erates with the usual perseverance and industry characteristic of his nationality. He is a great lover of fine horses and is the owner of an im- ported Clydesdale stallion, "'King Charles," a beau- tiful dark bay weighing 1.700 pounds, and in all j)oints a splendid specimen of the equine race. In addition to his farming and breeding operations Mr. Abler has a good stone quarry on his farm, which he is developing and whicii promises in the near future to yield handsome returns. He keeps usually a half dozen iiead of cattle, two work horses and nineteen head of swine. The subject of tiiis sketch was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 20. 1855, and was the youngest child of his father, Peter Abler, who was a native of Germany, and emigrated with his family to America in 1851. They lived in Illinois a short lime, then removed to Milwaukee, and finally to Dodge County, Wis., where Mr. Abler died in 1857. The mother was subsequently married, buried the sec- ond husband and is now married to the third, mak- ing her home at Farmersville, Wis. Of her first marriage there were born four children, onlj' two of whom are living. Joseph received a very limited education and at an early age was taught those habits of industry and self-reliance which have been of use to him in later ^-ears. He started out for himself at the age of eighteen and has alwa_ys l)een engaged in the pursuits comiuon to farm life. Upon reaching his majority Mr. Abler was mar- ried in 1876, to Miss Frances, daughter of Andrew Legel. The parents of Mrs. Abler were natives of Germany and are now living upon a farm in Dodge Count}', Wis. Their family consisted of five chil- dren, of whom Frances was the eldest. She was born Nov. 10, 1855, in Dodge County, Wis., and lived there until her marriage. Soon afterward the newly wedded pair settled upon a farm in that county where they lived two years, then in 1879 came to Washington County, Kan. Mr. Abler pur- chased his present farm in 1888. He takes an active interest in politics and votes the straight Democratic ticket. To Mr. and Mrs. Abler there have been born three children, only two of whom are living, a son and daughter. Anilrew and Anna. ^^^- ,,.f ARON H. YOP^Y. junior meml)er of the [(POI firm of Barker & Yoej-. which is elsewhere represented in this volume, deals with his ^ partner in all kinds of flour, seeds and grain at Clifton, Washington County, conducting successfully a business which was organized in Feb- ruary, 1K86. The present partnership was formed in February, 1889, Mr. Barker having been asso- ciated in the business some time previous. Mr. Yoey in former years occupied himself as a farmer in liradford Township, Washington County, where he has 120 acres of well-improved land with good buildings. He honiesteaded this farm in 1869. and at the same time he employed himself as a me- chanic until 1885. during which j'ear he left the farm and removed to Clifton, where he has since resided. Mr. Yoe3' first came to Kansas from Indiana. He was born in Summit Count)', Ohio, April 24, 1847, and w.as the son of Isaac Yoey, also a native of that county, and of German ancestry, who upon coming to America located in Pennsylvania. Isaac Yoe^• was a carijenter b}- trade and a general me- c-li:inieof no mean skill. He was reared in his na- tive count}', and was there married to Miss Poll}" Hollinger, who was likewise born there. After marriage they began life in Summit County, where their three eldest children, Joseph. Jacob and Aaron H.. were born. From Ohio the Yoe>' family removed to DeKalb County, Ind., where the j'ounger children — Amos. Isaac and .lohn. were born. The father secured a tract of land and began farming, but died in 1857 at the age of forty-seven years. He liad become a prominent and highl}' respected citizen, and was a. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALHUM. 695 member of the Germjiii Reformed Cliurch. Alrs.Yoey survived lier husband, and in due time was married to Michael Hordner, and later removed witii him to Wood t'ounty, Oliio, whore she spent her last days, dying at the age of sixty-five years. She likewise was a member of the German Reformed Church, .and a woman of many estimable qualities. 'I'liree of her six children 'are yet living, viz. : Jacob, Isaac, and tlie subject of this sketch. Jacob occu- pies the old homestead in Indiana; Isaac is farming in vSyracuse County, Neb. The subject of this notice spent his early years in DeKalb Countj', Ind., whence he came to Kan- sas a single man. Returning to Ohio, in 1855, he j was tliere married in Williams County, to Miss Amanda Kiliinger. This lady was a native of Williams County, and bi)r:< in IH.'iH. Her father ^ died Tvhen she was quite young, and her mother, ■ reiriaining a widow, is still living in Williams County, being sixty-(jne years old. She is a niem- ber of the Evangelical Asociation. Mrs. Yoey was well reared, receiving a good education and became | a teacher, to wliicli profession siie devoted some ' years liefore iier marriage. .She is a Methodist in religious belief. Mr. Yoey supports the principles of tlie Uepublican party. l)ul lias no asiiirations for | oltice, and meddles very little with puljlic affairs. h es IT 11 extent and rapidity with which a section of ^.^ W country is developed, depends altogether up- (^^ on the men who have practically its destiny in their hands. If they are sellish .■uid narrow minded, but little progress is discernable around them ; if liberal and public spirited, the town or township where they perhaps hold a large amount of [iroiierty, will at once spring forward and (piickly attract to its borders an intelligent and enterpris- ing people. Washington County, Kan., numbers among the men who have held its interests in their fostering care, the subject of this sketch who was one of its early settlers, coming within its limits in 181)8. He liad set foot upon the soil of Kansas as earl^- as 185!t, stopping first in Lea\enworth where he was engaged in trade and where he made his headquarters nine years, but in the pursuance of his business traveled all over the St.ate. As one of the pioneer settlers of Kansas, Judge Kalhoefer camped out upon the present site of the city of Leavenworth when Indians and wild an- imals were plentiful. In company with August Jacdicke, he put up the first house erected within the town limits of Hanover, and erected the first store of general merchandise at the corner of the public square when but a few people had settled in this vicinity. After two j-ears they sold out and Mr. Kalhoefer became interested In real estate, in- cluding both town lots and farm lands. At the same time also he turned his attention largely to agricultural pursuits, which he has followed to the present d.ay. He is the owner of fully I,(H)(l acres of land, about <500 of which have been brought to a good st.ate of cultivation. The Judge makes his home in town, but superintends the cultivation of his land. He has been liont)red with all of the of- fices he would accept, being first made Justice of the Peace in 1869, Township Trustee in 1870 and Probate Judge in 1871. In 1874 he was elected M.ayor of the city which otlice he held for a period of eight years. During his administration there were effected most of the improvements which have given it importance as a well-regulated and enter- prising place. He was Assessor of a territory thir- teen miles square, in 1871, when the m.ajority of the people lived in dugouts in deep ravines. In order to find them he had to go to a high hill and search for the smoke arising from their chimneys at breakfast time. Many of tliein were so dis- couraged that'they intended leaving the country, but Judge Kalhoefer prevaileil upon them to re- main and now many of them are wealthy men — thanking him that he had persuaded them to over- come the ditliculties which at one time smr(iunde HILETUS REMINGTON. Among the many citizens of Clay County, who have been residents therein for a sufficient length of time to have a practical knowl- edge of the ditliculties attending frontier life and an extended observation of the growth and de- velopment of this section of the great West, none better deserve notice in a volume of this kind, than he whose name initiates this bio'iraphy. His pleas- ant f.uni home is located on section 21, Blaine Township, and it has. by his own persevering indus- try, been reclaimed from a wild and primitive con- dition to the beautiful and fertile acreage which it is to-day. He and his wife are among the oldest of the settlers in their locality and are now, in their old age, enjoying the fruits of useful and well- spent lives and the ease which is a just recompense of years of toil. The paternal ancestors of our subject were of Welch and Danish origin, and both his parents were born in Massachusetts, the mother's native place having been iu the vicinity of Boston. Jonathan Remington, an uncle of our subject, was a Revolutionary soldier and was killed by a Tory during that strife. Senaca and Mary (Sargent) Remington, parents of our subject, moved from AVashington County, N. Y.. where he was born, to Berkshire County, Mass.. when he was an infant about a year old. The old Bay State was their residence for almost a score of years, when they re- moved to Bradford County, Pa., and in 1849 went still further westward, locating in Kane County. 111. When they passed through Chicago, there were but four miles of railroad running out of that city. The parents died in Kane County, the mother closing her ej'es to earthly things Sept. 11,1855. and the father departing this lifeOct. 14, 1856. Of the eleven children born to them only two are now living — Elizabeth, the widow of E. D. Leonard of Livingston County, 111., and our subject. The natal day of Philetus Remington was Nov. 18, 1812. His early education was limited to the training obtained in the subscription and district schools, which at that early date were not as efficient and numerous as at present. The feiv studies, however, which were upon the curriculum were generally thoroughly learned, and afforded an excellent foundation for the practical training of later life. Our subject was not behind others of his day and age in making use of the advantages afforded him, and has kept himself well-informed during his entire life. Having accompanied his parents to Illinois, Mr. Remington remained in that State until 18511, in the fall of which year he, with his wife and family, came to Kansas, making their first settlement in Riley County. There they .A\ ^/,M^ ^:^^^^^x^^-^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 707 remained \iiitil IJ^GS. wlu'ii. entciin;^ Clay County, lie took up 16(1 .1C1CS of inml securing the same umler tlic Homestead Aet. Sinee that time he has heen n resident of this county and lias thorouglil}- identified himself* with its interests and advance- ment. The lady who has been Mr. Remington's com- l)anion in the toils of life as well .as in its enjoy- ments and successes, bore the maiden name of Bet- sey .Smilh, the ceremony which urited their lives and fortunes having taken place in Pennsylvania. .Maj' 15, 1836. The bride was born in Rutland Countj', A't., and is a daughter of Stephen and Betsey- (Barton) Smith, her parents being natives of New England, and both undoubtedly of Eng- lish descent. Their family consisted of seven children of whom the following now survive: David B.. whose home is in Pennsylvania; Mrs. Remington, and Emily, wife of G. Thomas, also a resident of Pennsylvania. William Barton, a great- uncle of Mrs. Remington, with the a.ssislanee of a colored man. and at great risk to himself, captured Col. Prescott during the Revolutionary War. To Mr. and Mrs. Remington eight children have been born, seven of whom are now living: Judson lives in Clay Center; Elizabeth is the wife of John H. Seliryver of Idana, Kan.; ^lyra is the wife of J. E. Jones of Cla3^ Center; Minerva is the wife of L. II. Rich of Russell Countj'. Kan.; Cythera is now deceased; Howard .S. lives in this townshii); Henry M. resides in Missouri; and Emma is the wife of F. V. Steele, of this county. Some time after becoming a resident of this county, Mr. Remington added sixty acies to his homestead, raaki gin all 220 acres of lantl which is now own<'(l by his son, Howard S.. who was born in Kane County, 111., in 18.50, and came with his parents to Riley County, Kan., and thence to this county in 1868. Coming to the State at the earlj' a'^e of nine years, he has been an eye witness of the scenes of pioneer life, and has borne such a part therein as his years and stiength woidd admit. He is a man of excellent education, his earlier training having been received in the district schools of Riley County, and he having subsequently at- tended the State .Vgricultiiral College at ^lanhat- tan for about four years. Like his respected fa- ther, he is a Republican, and both are well-known throughout the county, and highly respected by their fellow-citizens. The elder .Mr. Remington served for three years on the School Board, mak- ing an acceptable school odicer. being interested in the advancement of eroperty, and as a man and a citizen, he occupies a leading position among his neighbors. Mr. Ostergaard was born in Sleisvig, Denmark, near Ribe. now a Province of Germany, Nov. 21, 1851, and was deprived by death of the affec- tionate care of his mother when a little la(l of five years. Ten years later he was wholly orphaned by the death of his father, and then commenced woik- ing on a farm, remaining in his native country until reaching his majority'. Then not being satis- fied with the outlook, financially, he determined to seek his fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic. Accordingly, in the spring of 1873, he sailed from Hamburg on the steamer "Hammonia," and two weeks later landed in New York City. Thence he emigrated to Davenport, Iowa, where he was occu- pied as a farm laborer two 3'ears. In 1875 he went into Colorado, and in Georgetown, Clear Lake County, eng.aged in mining on his own account, and for a short time was interested in a mine. Later he began working in a smelting furnace, and finally became manager of this, having obtained a practical knowledge of the business. In 1878, however. Mr. Ostergaard decided to change his vocation, and coming to Northern Kan- s,as, entered the land which he now owns and occu- pies, securing his title as a homesteader, and has since given his attention to its improvement and cultivation. There were upon it no improvements whatever, and he thus commenced at first princi- ples in the opening up of a farm. It is now quite complete, being enclosed and divided with substan- tial fencing, embellished with a good set of frame buildings, .adjacent to which are fruit and forest trees, and all the comforts and conveniences of modern farai life. Stock-raising and fruit-growing are the leading features in the operations of Mr. Ostergaard, in which he has been remarkably suc- cessful. When leaving Colorado, Mr. Ostergaard was for a time the traveling agent for the Marysville Nur- sery, and thus became interested in horticulture, and acquired considerable knowledge in connection therewith. After working his land two years and laying the foundations for a future home, he took unto himself a wife and helpmate, being married in M,anhatt,an, Oct. 14, 1880, to Mi.ss M,artha. daugh- ter of Peter Engebretson. This lady was born near Kongsvig, Norway, April 2, 1859. Her father was a native of the same place and a farmer b}- occu- pation. He emigrated to America and in 1879, settled in Ma}' Day Township, Riley Count}', Kan., where his death took i)luee in the fall of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 709 1889. wIk'm lie w.as seventy-two years old. The mother, Mrs. M.irtha (Oleson) Engebretson, was a was .a native of tlic same place as Ikt hushaiul, and is still living, makinsf her home in Center Town- ship. To our subject and his estimable vvife there have been born four children, viz.: Andrew, Clara ,)., Nellie C. and (ieorge Washington. Mr. Oster- gaard, politicall^y, votes the Indejiendeiit ticket. He has been the School Clerk of his district for six years, and has also served as a Director. Notwith- standing tile death of his parents, lie acquired a good education in his native land. His father, Thomas Ostergaard, was quite an extensive farmer, as vvas also his paternal grandfather. The maiden name of the mother was Maren Lund, daughter of Peter Lund, and she likewise was a native of Sleisvig. ^. - .'a • >^; ; '^ ' < ■ ^^r DOLPH FRIEDIUCIIS. In passing through l^O| Grant Township, Washington County, and /// IS noting the homes which have been buijt {^ up by the hand of industry', due mention should be made of the farm belonging to this gen- tleman, and where he has been laboring industri- ously since the year 1872. He came to Washington County that 3'ear, and purchased the northwest quarter of section 26, for which he i)aid a home- steader, the sum of $.300. Although it had been proven, no improvements of any account had been made upon it, and Mr. Friedrichs thus began at the first principles in the erection of a home. The present condition of the property indicates to what good purpose he has labored in the cultivation of the soil, the erection of buildings and the gather- ing together of those comforts and conveniences which have become a necessity to the civilization of the present day. About eighty acres of this farm are under the plow, and the balance devoted to pasturage. The house, originally of logs, has been repaired and weatherboarded, and makes a substantial dwelling, while adjacent is a good barn, corn-cribs, wagon sheds, and the other structures required for the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. The barn and granary are especially vvorth^- of mention, the former being a new building 20x30 feet in dimen- sions, sixteen feet in height, substantially finished, battened and painted. The granary and stable have been treated in the same manner. Mr. Friedrichs has planted (piilc a large numlier of trees, but owing to various circumstances, these have not (lourished as well as coidd be desired. He, however, is a man who does not allow himself to l)e discouraged, and will "try it again." The subject of this sketch vvas born in Germany, near Hanover, March 9, 1827, and is the son of Daniel and Christiana Friedrichs. with whom he lived at home, in Stedthagen, until 1850, with the exception of three years spent in traveling through .Switzerland. France and Denmark. In the meantime he learned the tanner's trade of his father, but could not make u\> his mind to settle down in his native country. He worked at his trade, however, con- siderably during his travels. In 1850, when a young man of twenty-three years, he resolved upon emigrating to America, and repairing to the port of Bremen, embarked on a vessel bound for New York City. Shortly after landing, he made his way to Newark, N. .1., where he secured employ- ment at his trade, and remained two years. We next find Mr. Friedrichs in the city of Cin- cinnati. Ohio, where he worked pei'haps two years then returning to Newark, was married, in 1859, to Fredericka Schwab. This lady was born in the Kingdom of .Saxony, where her parents spent their entire lives. She came to America with rela- tives in 1854. The young people commenced the journey of life together in Newark, and remained there until the outbreak of tlie Civil War. Duriu" that first year, 1861, Mr. Friedrichs entered the service of his adopted country, enlisting in Coni- p.any H, 41st New York Infantry, which was the third regiment to enlist in the three-years' service. For two years he was with the Army of the Poto- mac, and took part in the various battles in which it was eng.aged, namely: Bull Run, Cross Keys. Culpepper Courthouse, Chaneellorsvillc and Get- tysburg, being in 11th Army Corps, which lost heavily. Subsequently they went to the Atlantic coast, capturing Vt. Wagner and Folly Island. At the expiration of his term of service. .Mr. Friedrichs w\is sent to New York Citv with his 710 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. regiment, and was duly mustered out. He spent the time thereafter until coming to Kansas, in New York and Ohio. To him and his estimable wife there have been born no children. Mrs. Friedrichs had one child Ijy her first husband, who is now the wife of Peter Bieliel, of Grant Township. Mr. Friedrichs supports the piinciples of the Republican party, but has no aspirations for office. He was reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, but is not now connected with any religious organ- ization. As a farmer, he has been a decided suc- cess, and as a member of the community is looked upon as one of its most peaceable and law-abiding citizens. _j .^^^ j^ \Y; AMES P. IIINES first set foot upon tlie soil of Kansas in the fall of 1869, coming over- land by team from Ottumwa, Iowa. He crossed the Missouri River at St. Joseph, and homesteaded a tract of land near the infant town of Hanover, acquiring 160 acres upon which he prosecuted agriculture and which he improved with buildings, remaining there until the spring of 1883. Then removing to Haddam, Washington Count}', he rented a farm the first year, then pur- ch.ised the 160 acres of land which he now owns and occupies, and which is located on section 21. lie also has forty acres on section 27. He is a lib- eral and public spirited-citizen, interested in the progress of his adopted town, giving the right of way to the railroad company and otherwise signal- izing himself as a useful member of thecommunitj'. He is a favorite, both in social and business circles, possessing that courteous and affable disposition which inspires him to do a good deed as he has opportunity, and which naturally makes everybody his friend. As a farmer, he is thorough and skill- ful, and has a very comfortable and attractive home. Mr. nines is a man in the prime of life, having been born RLay 20, 1840, near Morristown, N. J. He ivas bred to farm pursuits, and at an early age was taken into the home of his grandfather where he was taught habits of industry and with whom he remained until a lad of fourteen 3'ears, attending the cunimon-schoul. About 1851 he emigrated to Iowa with an uncle, James Pierson, settling in Van Buren County, where Mr. Pierson died. Young Hines at the age of twenty-one engaged in farming on his own account until after the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1862, returning to his native State, he in September, of that year, entered the ranks of the T'nion Army as a member of Company I. 30th New- Jersey Infantry, being mustered in at Flemington. His regiment was assigned to the Army of the Po- tomac and they first engaged in the building of a fort near the city of Washington. Later they went down the Potomac River to Fredericksburg with the Burnside expedition and wintered at Belle Plain Landing. Then .as a part of the 1st army corps, under General Hooker, our subject with his comr.ades participated in the battle of Fredericks- burg. Although receiving a sunstroke and endur- ing the hardships common to life in the army, he maintained his excellent health, was never in the hospital and was never wounded. He was mustered out in June. 1863, and received his honorable dis- charge at Flemington. He participated in several skirmishes. Upon leaving the service Mr. Hines returned to to his native State where he remained until the fall of 1 863, then there being too many copperheads in that vicinity, he determined to seek the Western country, and set out for Iowa. Locating in ^'an Buren County he engaged first in farming on his uncle's place and was afterward employed in a coal mine. He left Iowa in the fall of 1868 and began teaming on the North Missouri Railroad bridge at Ottunnva and was thus occupied seven months. His next change of location was to AVashington Count}'. Kan . Mr. Hines was married in Van P>uren County, Iowa, in Ajiril. 1868, to fliiss Mary J. Elliott. Mrs. Hines w.as born in Scotland and came to America with her parents when quite young. She received a good education and occupied herself as a teacher before her marriage. This union resulted in the birth of eleven children, viz: Robert; Elmer, who was killed b}' a horse when about seven years old; Phebe; Arminta, (deceased); Jemima, Iva, Garfield S., Kilty, James. Gertie and a babe Nalis. Robert is a resident of Nebraska; Phebe resides in Hnd- dain ; the other children arc at home with their PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 711 parents. !Mr. Iliiies. politically, is .i strong Repub- lican and has been quite prominent in local affairs, serving as Road Supervisor and as a School Direc- tor in his district two years. )Ie is the Acting Sergeant of CoL Putnam's Post, No. 119, (i. A. R., at IFaddani. The greater jiart of his land has been brought to a state of cultivation, eighty acres being under the plow. He has erected good l)uilil- ing and planted an orchard of eleven .acres, besides numbers of forest trees. In addition to tiiis proj)- erty he owns ten lots within tlie town limits of Iladdam. He makes a specialty of tine horses and has one valuable animal, a Clydesdale, registered, and three jacks. .lohn nines, the father of our suliject. was like- wise a native of New .lersej'. and the son of an Irish gentleman of Scotch descent, who emigrated to America at .an earlj' date and settling in New Jersey occupied himself as a farmer until his death. John Hines was a wagon-maker liy trade and en- gaged in business in Morristown. N. .1.. where he died. He married Miss Jemima Beard, a native of his ovvn State and a daughter of William Beard, also born in New Jerse3'. The latter w.as a slave- holder and carried on farming. Mrs. Jemima nines dep.irted this life in New Jersey, during the war. The pareuUal household consisted x)f live children, viz: Stephen, James P., Jerusha. Kdward and Phebe A. The latter is a resident of Iowa; the otiiers are located mostly in New Jersej*. --^'V^->*»w ^\ liTLLIAM BU'K. The early pioneer of any \/~\//' SP'''''"" t)f country is alw!i3's an object of ^^\y interest to every intelligent individual. Those who have the least .acquaintance with the early settlement of Kansas, will recall to mind the peculiar troubles through which she passed and the fact that those men who were willing to settle upon her frontier twenty years ago or thereabouts, must have possessed spirits of more than ordinary cour- age and fortitude. Among these men Mr. Bine bore a conspicuous part for his ste.ady perseverance under almost un- heard-of difficulties and his stanch adherence to his ri'sulntion of building up a homestead an something for liimself. began driving cattle from Ohio to Phila- delphia. Subsequently he engaged in flat-boating on the (Jhio and lower Mississippi rivers and was '12 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tliiis ociiipicd until liitt' in llu- siiiiiiiier of 1871. He liiially decided to seek the fartiier West and coming to the Territory of Kansas, landed in Leavenworth in August of the above-mentioned year, in the em- ploy of the United States (Jovernmcnt in the < Quartermaster's department. Thereafter he fol- lowed freiijhting and scouting on the plains for the ne.\t two yc'Mrs, frequently being on the trail of ' Indians and in t he solitudes of that wild country met with many an interesting and thrilling experience. He also tiireaded his way among the Hocky Moun- tains and linally reached the P.-ieilic Slope where he spent two years in mining. At tiie expiration of this time INIr. Blue began to feel that it woul I be well to return to the haunts of civilization. He accordingly embarked on an ocean steamer at San Francisco and made his way by the water route to New York City, whence he returned to his old home in Ohio. Desirous now of establisiiing a llrcside of his own lie was mar- i-ied Fel). 1."), 1 8r);{, to Miss Hannah Ann Slratton, who was then a resident of Peru, Ind, but who had been liorn .and reared in Payette County, Oiiio. The young pe()ple commenced the journey of life together on a farm in Miami County, Ind., wiiere Mr. Blue [mrchased land and followed agriculture untill8G4. Then selling out he removed to Grant (k)untv. Wis., and later he was a resident of .Minnesota and Iowa, but not being suited with any location as yet, he, in l.SiiT, returned ti) Kansas settling on a farm in the vicinity of Lawrence. The grasshoppers soon (hove him from those quarters .and we next lind lilm in l'lalt,sbiirg, Mo., and there- after he followed freighting two years. There was, however, something which constantly turned INIr. Blue's thoughts to Kansas, and in 1869 he tried again to become a resident of the State, this time successfully, settling in Clay County of which he has since been a resilient. I le homesteaded the east half of the northwest ((uarter of section 10 and tlie west half of the northeast quarter of the same, uiaUiug 1(1(1 acres which he now owns. He had the honor of putting up the lirst I. and Luey — the latter the wife of J. B. Frager, a fai-nier of Wasliinjiton Townshij). Mr. Nason is distinguished as a liberal and public-spirited man, especi.allj' interested in agriculture — one vvho makes of it an art and a science, and particularly encour- ages tlie maintenance of the County Fair Associ- tion, of which he was at one time the able and etticient President. The following quotation is from a complimentary notice in a local paper: " We had the pleasure of visiting the farm and orchard of Mr. Edwin J. Na- son, three miles northeast of the city, who is one of the first fruit-raisers of Washington County. In the matter of fruit, we hardly think there is a bet- ter orchard in the State. Mr. Nason has three orchards — one about twenty years old, one about half that age, and a young one not yet bearing. His peach crop this year is simi)ly immense. His lawn is ornamented with the largest and most beau- tiful evergreens, symmetrically trimmed, that we liave seen in the West. The farm comprises 320 acres, 100 acres of which is in corn, the crop from which is estimated to be 5,000 bushels. He has also a large herd of cattle and hogs." ^^ HARLES G. WOOD, fortnerly cashier of the [l( Exchange Bank of Riley, is likewise a promi- ■^^^ nent stockholder in this institution, a thor- ough business man .and one of the leading citizens of the county. He has made his way up frc^ra a mod- est position in life to one of honor and success, solely i)y his own unaided efforts, equipped only with the qualities which nature gave him. He was born in Rock County, Wis., April .'JO, 18.58, and is the son of Nathan H. and Mary (Gillett) Wood, who came of excellent ancestry and made for Ihemselves a career worthy of record and one of which their children have no reason to ever be ashamed. Nathan H. Wood was born in Whiteliall. N. Y. in 1826. He was there reared and received his early education and decided to become a member of the legal profession, entering the law depart- ment of Union College, in .Schenectady, from which he was graduated in due time with honors. In 18.54, when a man of twenty-eight years, leav- ing the Empire State he established himself in .lanesville. Wis., where he lived until 1858. That year, moving west of the Mississippi, he took up his abode in Leavenworth, this State, where he has since resirled and become a leading liglit among his brethren at the bar. For many years he stood at the head of his profession in Leavenworth and vicinity, conducting successfully some of the most important cases brought up in the courts of that region. He was at one time County Attorney of Leavenworth County, and like most all lawyers, made a fortune and has also spent one. Mrs. Mary (Gillett) Wood was born in Akron, Ohio, and departed this life in Leavenworth, Kan., at the early age of about forty-two years. There had been born to her and lier husband a family of six children, viz: Charles G., our subject; Eliza- beth F., Benjamin. Frank G., Cora L. and Grace. Charles G., the eldest, was reared in Leavenworth, and received a common -school education; he was attentive to his books, and as a boy, was more than ordinarily bright and ambitious, witii a good head for business. In 1875 he repaired to Clay Center and became connected with the Clay County Bank, as a clerk, in which capacity he served satisfacto- rilly for a period of four years. In 1870 he en- gaged with the Chicago Lumber Comi)any, doing business for the company at different points in Kansas until the spring of 1880. Then returning to Leavenworth, he followed book-keeping one year and next at Lincoln Center, in partnership with S. A. Foster, engaged in the lumber business which they ])rosecuted until 1885. Mr. Wood then sell- ing out repaired to Leonardville, and was em- ployed as a book-keeper until 1 888, during which year he assumed the duties of cashier of the bank at Riley. On the 31st of August. 1881, Charles (J. Wood was united in marriage with ]Miss Caroline Quinby, of Lincoln Center. Kan. Mrs. Wood was born in Milford, Mass., Aug. 8. 1858, and is the danghter of Oremandcl and .lane (Cheney) (^>uinliy, who were natives of Massachusetts and who are now r2-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. living .it Leavenwortli. Of this union there has lieen born one child only, a son, Lee, June 9, 1882. Mr. Wood, politically. Lsasound Republican, but has neverjbcen an otlice-.seeker, preferring to tfive his time and attention to his legitimate calling, lie was appointed by the commissioners of theet)unty, as 'I'reasurer, an otKce he now holds, in place of .lames M. Fortner, who defaulted. »'^/^< ' • • Vfi OHN STIGGE, one of the most jtrominent German citizens of Lincoln Township, is a gentleman well fixed financially', and has made all he has by hard work since coming to Kansas. He has been a resident of this State since Oct., 28, 18C9, when he ventured on what w.as then the frontier, and homesteaded a piece of land on section 20, Lincoln Township, where he has since resided and bent his best efforts to the ac- cummulation of a competence. The extent to which he has succeeded may be judged by the fact that he is now the owner of '^'u broad acres of as good land as is to be fountl in the southeastern l)art of Washington County. Mr. Stiggehas m.ide good improvements, and has brought his land to a high state of cultivation. This has only been ef- fected by hard work and good management, and too much credit cannot be given to the (iroprietor of this estate, which is considered one of the most desirabh^ in the count}-. The suijject of this sketch wa> born in the town of Grosbergthom. in the Grand IHichy of Olden- berg. (Germany, .Ian. 27, 1839. His father, .John G. Stigge, was a native of the same place .is his son, .ind spent his entire life upon his native soil. He followed agricultural pursuits, and was the owner of a small farm upon which be made a comfortable living for his family. He had been reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which he ad- hered from his youth up, and in the faith of which he died in 1870. at the age of about seventy six years. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Alke Magagrathe. She was a native of (ier- many, and died in 1859, at the »- bVjW LOWER. Among those who have been instrumental in the development of one of the most beautiful sections of country in the world, is the subject of Ibis notice, one of the Commissioners of Washington County, who has a very atractive homestead in Brautford Township, on the southwestern line of W.ishington County-. His residence, a large, white frame structure, which is represented by a fine engraving on another page, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 72a stands on nn elevation, and with its adjacent oiit- linildings. including a large red barn, can be seen at a long distance from tiic public Iiighwaj'. A small stream, running near, supports a fine growtb of timber, and the fruit and forest trees around the Iiuildhigs ]Mcsent one of the most charming i)ic- turcs in the landscape of this region. He wild built up this home was born in I'.lair County, I'a.. over fift3--ninc years ago, April 16, 18:iO. He lived there until approaching man's estate, then emigrating to Illinois, established him- .sf'lf in Rock Island Count}-, and lived there until the year 1870. That year found him in the wilds of Washington County, Kan., looking over an un- settled tract of countr}', with the firm belief that from it could be constructed a farm, which in time would yield a handsome income. He, accordingly, homesteadcd 160 acres, and now, at the expiration of nineteen years, dwells \n the realization of his hopes. Ho has now a line tract of fertile land, yielding in abundance the rich crops of this region. Much time, labor and money have been ex [tended in et^'ecting the improvements wiiicli we see around him, but it bus been capital admirably invested. In addition to general agriculture and fruit-raising he is largely interested in live-stock, which like- wise \ields handsome returns. When coming to Kansas, Mr. Lower brought with him his young wife, formerly Miss Mary Dougal, t(i whom he was married Nov. 13, 1855, in Rock Island, III. This lady w.as born July 12. 1832, in Pennsj'lvania, and is the daughter of Henry Dougal, who emigrated to Illinois, and died there in 1859. His wife survived him until 1873, dying in Illinois. To Mr. and Mrs. Lower there have been born six children, viz: David E., .lames B., Harry M., Kmnia C, Frank W. and William .S. Mr. Lower, politically, is a sound Republican, and votes for prohibititni. He is not connected with anv religious organization, but his estimable wife is a Presbyterian. Mrs. Lower has been a true and faithful helpmate to her husband, assisting him in his pioneer labors, and he admits that it is largely owing to her economical management of the house- hold affairs that he has prospered so well. His farm, now 160 acres in extent, forms one of the most valuable estates in this region, and on account of it, there is annually paid into the ctninty treasury a snug sum in the way of taxes. The father of our subject was David Lower, a liative of Pennsylvania, and of (Jerman descent. His paternal grandfather emigrated to America in time to participate in the Revolntionaiy War. He had no money when starting from his native coun- try, and w.as sobl for his p.ossage. He obtained his freedom by enlisting in the Continental Army. After the war was over, he occupied himself as a weaver and farmer combined, and spent the re- mainder of his life in Pennsylvania, dying there about 1836. David Lower married .Aliss Susanna Rhodes, a native of Pennsylvania, who survives him, and is now living in Carroll County, III.; she is the mother of ten children, Levi, our subject, being the eldest. One brother died in the army, and his remains were laid in a soldier's grave; at Paclucali, Ky. Levi Lower enlisted as a Union soldier in Car- roll County, III., in the 34th Illinois Infantry, in which he served three years. He then re-enlisted in the 4th Cavalry, but the war closed before he reached his command. He received his honorable discharge at Atlanta, Ga, . While a member of the 34tli Regiment, he was captured three times by the enemy, but succeeded each time in making his escape. At the battle of .Stone River he received eleven different wounds, l)ut was only disabled from active service a few days. He has never as- pired to oflice. but at the solicitation of his friends, accepted that of Countj- Commissioner, and is fill- ing the position with credit to himself and satisfac- tion to all concerned. His term expires in Januar\'. 1890. 'i> :m --4 : ' ^^ARL LAENGRK 11. Washington County (ll ^^ is the homo of many prospcMxtus agricultur- ^^i' ists. whose fine farms are bemitiful as well as remunerative. The gentleman above named is one of these men. He livcson section 19, Independ- ence Township, where he owns 320 acres of lanrl. all in one body. It is well tilled and supplied with all needful farm buildings, among them an attractive house that was erected in 18H5. The orchard an-2 to 1868. lie is now engaged in the wholesale grocery busi- ness, and is a member of a firm having houses in Chicago. III., in Des ^Moines. Iowa, and in Perrj-. He married Miss DeGolyer; they have three chil- dren. William is now living in .Seattle, Wash. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in AVisconsin, but was rejected. He is a carpenter. He married Miss Lizzie McKerclier. who has borne him two children. The ne.xt in order in the family is the gentleman whose name initiates this notice, and following him came Asaph. The youngest mem- ber of the family is Hczekiab, a iaw^-er residing in Wisconsin; he is married and has a family. Dr. French was but two years old when his par- ents removed to Wisconsin, where he was reared, and received a. gooil C(^nimon-schoi>l eilucation. He remained witli his parents until the breaking out of the Civil ^\'ar. when he entered the servites of the I'nion. He enlisted. July, 1861, in .Milwaukee, joining the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, under the com- mand of Col. .Starkweather. He was out but forty days when he was discharged, but immediately re-enlisted, this time being attached to the !)th Wisconsin, Kaudall's Battery, with which he served until July, 1865. He saw service mostly on the frontier in Kansas and Colorado. He participated in the fight at Ft. Larned, under Col. Leavenworth, when sixty-eight men held out against 2,000 Indi- ans, mostl}' Cheycnnes. Commanches. Arapahoes. and Kiow.as, for forty-eight hours, when re-enforce- ments arrived from Fts. Riley and Kearney. He ."tlso took part in the cf>ntliet in .Sand Creek. I\an. He was on detached duty at Ft. Leavenworth from July, 1862. to October, 186L At the battle of Hickman'* Mills he was wounded in the right leg, the tibia lieing broken between the ankle ami knee by a rainie ball, which has never been ex- tracted. After recovering from the wound Dr. French was ordered to Fx. Leavenworth, where he had charge of the Post Batter3'. He also served for a time as Hospital Steward, at Independence. Mo. After receiving his discharge .at Ft. Leavenworth, he returned to Burlington, Wis. Subsequently our subject removed to Missouri and began reading medicine at West Point, Bates County, under Dr. John S. Davis, with whom he read for four years. He then visited his home, after which he repaired to Chicago. 111., and h.'ul his eyes operated on by Dr. DeLasker Miller. He then spent one winter in attendance at Rush Medical College, and returning to West Point, Mo., in 1870, took up the practice of his profession. There he remained for a year, thence removing to Osaga. now F'ulton. Kan., and becoming Assistant Surgeon of the Kansas City, Ft. Scott iV Gulf Railroad, un- : der Dr. IIort(m. He also i)r.icticed in Ple.asanton, Olathe, and LaCygne. Kan., until 1878. when he removed to Louisburgh. where he remained one ' year. He then returned to LaCynge. whence he came to Morrow in 1885. He is an Old-School physician. In addition to his practice here he is 728 PORTRAIT AND HIOORAl'UlCAL ALBT^M. tlie proprietor of a drug, hook and statkinerv sloro. The marriage of our subject tcjok place at Ells- worth City, Ellsworth Co.. Kan.. .Tune 24, 1868. The bride was ]Miss Susan Gallioii, daughter of .lames Gallion. and adopted daugliter of John .S. Davis. She is a slender, good-looking lad}-, of vi- vacious m.anners, and educated mind. Slie was born in the Hoosier Slate. Her union with Dr. French has been blessed I y the birtii of three chil. (li-en — Eva. Charles and William, nil intelligent and well bred. Dr. French is a Republican, and heartily supports the principles and candidates of that party. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church. His reputa- tion is that of a good citizen, and a cultured and upright man. OX. PATRICK II. C. BRUCE, an ex-mem- ber of the Kentucky Legislature and now a resident of Clay Township. Cla}' Count}'. ^ Kan., is a man highly esteemed for his official and executive ability and one recognized as possessing more than ordinarj' capacities. He is mostlj- self educated, and by persistent study and research, has become well informed upon all topics of interest to the intelligent citizen. He owns and occupies forty acres of land on section 5 and has held the office of Township Trustee for the past eight j'ears. He is a member in good standing of the Christian Church and likewise of the Masonic fraternity. Lewis County, Ivy., was the Ijirth place of our subject and the date thereof May .5. 1818. He is thus a veteran of seventy-one years. His father^ John Bruce, Jr., was a native of Virginia and the son of John Bruce, Sr.. who served in the Revolu- tionary War. The paternal great-grandfather, likewise John Bruce, emigrated from Scotland in 1747, and settled in Petersly, "\'a. There accom- panied him to the LTnited States his brother Alex- ander, who settled in another part of the Old Dominion and of whom or his descendants little is known. Grandfather Bruce settled in Madi- son County, Ky., after the independence of the colonists had been established and for a time lived in a fort, safe from the Indians. Later he moved into Bourbon County. Ky.. where the In- j dians destroyed and carried ott' his property. He then sought safety in Girard County, wliere he s|)ent the remain -<34= Ir^^EV WILLIAM B. SMALLWOOI). an ex- ILsi^ tensive farmer, ownini>: and ocfupying one of the most desirable farms in W.ishington \^) Township, Washington County, besides a large farm in IJecatur runiity, this State, is one of the leading divines of the Baptist denomination in this part of the West, where he has been instru- mental in advancing the interests of this church, and in organizing religious societies, and is now pre- siding ver\- acceptably over the Hubbell Church at Thayer, Neb. Our subject w.as born in Washington, I). C. Oct. 1.5, 1825, and is the son of David Small wood, who was a native of Loudoun County, Va.. whore he was reared on a farm. In 1824 he took up his abode in Washington. D. C, where he rented a trad of land, which he farmed till 1845. In that year he moved to Ohio, and casting in his lot with the pioneers of Marion County, he bought a tract of 120 acres of timber land, p.ajing tiierefor ^'S an acre. Tlie village of Bloomiugton was afterward laid out near by and a quarter of his land was includc who has recentl}' become a resident of Claj- Center, Clay County, are as follows: He was born April G. 1842. in Hagerstown, Ohio, and is the son of Henry and Susan (Ferrier) Willoughby. whose family consisted of eight children. Francis being next to the youngest. The eldest, a daugh- ter, Elizabeth, is the wife of William Sickles, a farmer of Steuben County, Ind.: ^^'illiam, a resi- dent of Hardin County, Iowa, is married and the father of nine children; Andrew married Ellen Carlin and lives in Steuhen County, Ind.; James during the Civil War enlisted in Company C. 100th Indiana Infantry, and was fatally wounded at the biittle of Murfreesboro. Tenn. ; he left a widow — Mrs. Maj- (Arnold) Willoughby — and one child. Henrj'. unmarried was a member of Com- pany C. 34th Illinois Infantry, and w.as killed at the battle of Murfreesboro; .lane married Charles Lewis and they live on a farm in Grand Rapids Count}'. IMich. ; Cassie was first married to .leremiah Dilling- ham, who belonged to the 20th Indiana Infantry, and died from the effects of exposure while in the service. She was then married a second time, and is novv a second time a widow. Mr. Willoughby was ten months old. when his parents removed from his native place and settled in Williams County. C)hio. A few years aftern-ard they again changed their location, going to Steuben County, Ind,, where they sojourned several years and until their son Francis had developed into man- hood, the father died there. In -luly, 1861, under the first call for two year's men, Mr. Willoughln* enlisted in Company A, 29lli Indiana Infantry, an ALBUM. 745 successful faiuicrs and slock-raisers of Norllieni Kansas, liis l.-iml lying' on section 23, Mulberry Township, in the northwest corner of Clay County. His "i^d-acre farm is nearly all under a good .state of cultivation, and embellished with substantial liuildinjjs. Mr. Campbell came to tliis reyion in 1HH4, from the vicinity of Huron, Dak., where he had lived two j-ears. Prior to this, he had been a resident of the Province of Ontario, Canada, near the town of Sarna. He was born at the sea-port of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Nov. 22, 1830, and is the son of Angus Campbell, an honest .Scotch farmer, and a native of the Highlands, although reared in the Lowlands. He married a Lowland bride. Miss Mary Duncan, who was born of Scotch Presbytc- ri,an parents, and well reared. In 1833, after the birth of three children, An- gus Campbell crt^ssed the Atlantic, and was fol- lowed by his family the succeeding year, all sailing from Peterhe.ad to Quebec, Canada. In the Do- minion they settled on a wild tract of land, which they slowly improved into the semblance of a farm, and which they occupied some years. Later they removed to Huron County, in the same Province, where the father died at the age of sixty-three years. The mother survived her husband until the fall of 1888, passing away at the ripe age of eighty- three. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church. The subject of this sketch was the eldest son and second child (jf a large family, most of whom died young. He has a brother and three sisters yet liv- ing. He remained a member of the liOTue house- hold untU his marriage, which w.as celebrated near Sarna, Huron County, Canada, the bride being Miss Marv Watt, who was born on the Canada side of the Niagara Falls, in 1846, and was of .Scotch descent. Iler parents, (ieorge and Grace Watt, were natives of Perthshire, Scotland, where they were reared and married, and where the most of their children were born. I'pon coming to Amer- ica they settled on a tract of wild, wooded land in Huron County, Canada, and there s|)ent the re- mainder of their lives. The father had labored to good purpose, becoming well-to-do, and the par- ents spent their declining years surrounded by all the comforts of life. Kach had attained to their four-score years at the time of their decease. They had been active meml)ers of the Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. Walt for many years offl- eiated .as a Deacon, and were worthy people who enjoyed the esteem of all around them. Mrs. Campbell was the youngest child of her parents, and the only one born in America. Sub- sequently her parents removed from the vicinity of the Falls, to Huron County, Canada. She was care- fully reared by her e.xeellent parents, .acquired a common-school education, and remained at home until her marriage. Her union with Mr. C'am|)bell resulted in the tiirlh of thirteen children, one of whom died in infancy. James D. is farming in the new State of Washington; Or.acc is sojourning with an uncle in Dickinson Count}', Kan.; Angns,(Teorg(!, Mary A., Jane, Allen, Alexander, John G., Mary, Belle, David .and Catherine remain at home with their parents. They are remarkably bright and in- teresting children, and are being carefully trained and educated. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are mem- bers of the Presbj'terian Church in Clifton, in which Mr. Campbell has held the office of Deacon for some years. He is an active worker in the church and .Sund.ay-school, the latter of which has often been held in his own house. In Huron. Dak., he organ- ized a Church Society. He is reniarkal)ly well in- formed upon Bible subjects, being able to quote large portions of the .Scriptures. Politically, he is a sound Democrat. In connection with the biographical review of Mr. Cami)bell, is presented (elsewhere in this vol- ume, a fine engraving of the home and suround- ings on his farm. Although only a few years have elapsed tince he first saw Kansas soil, he has ac- comi)lished much for himself and for his commu- nity. — >'^^^:iJt^it5^ ■*-«-v— 'RANK G. SCHWAB. Among the many good citizens and successful agriculturists lit}, that .Switzerland has fiu'nished to the broad State of Kansas, a high rank should be given to the gentleman above named, who owns and occupies one of the best improved farms in Bloom Town- ship, Clay County. It comprises IGO acres on sec- 746 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. lion 7, and is devtited to general fanning; and stock-raising. It is supplied with fine farm build- ings, is well stocked and carefully and intelligently cultivated. Mr. Schwab was the first of his fam- ily to come to the United States, whither the others have since followed him. The paternal ancestrj' of our subject had for several generations resided in Canton Berne. The grandfather was Samuel Schwab, who obtained owne'-ship of a mill there in 1798, and conducted it during the remainder of his active life, or until 1853, when his son Jacob, who had learned his trade therein, became the owner and proprietor. Jacob Schwab, who is the father of our subject, carried on the milling business for some years, transmitting it to his son, Jacob Schwab, Jr., whose biography occupies another page in this work. The father then, in 1878, came to the United States, and has since made his home with his son, Frank G., the subject of this sketch. He is now seventy -five years of age, and is stout and active for one of his years. He is a member of the Reformed Presbyte- ri.an Church, as was his wife. The lady whom he married, bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Schwab, and was a native of Canton Solothurn, her birth having taken place Oct. 3, 1814, that being the year in which her husband also was born. She spent her entire life in her native country, dying Jul3' 12, 18.59, at the age of forty-five j^ears. She was the mother of nine children, six sons and three daughters, six of whom are now living. They are : Ferdinand (see sketch); Jacob, Jr.; our subject; Fliza and Louisa, all residents of this county. Margaret still lives in Switzerland. The gentleman of whom we write, was reared and educated in Canton Berne, Switzerland, where liis birtli liad taken place Jan. 20, 1845. For a time he worked in his father's mill, .setting out for the United States when about twenty-two years old. He took passage at Havre, May 29, 1867, on an old steamship, the "Mississippi," which sailed with 1,200 passengers on board. Land- ing vvas made at New York City, after an un- eventful and pleasant voyage of fifteen days. This was the last ocean trip ever made by that vessel, which was even tlicn a sliabhy affair, and was sunk f-hortly afterward while engaged in coast trading. .\fter landing in America, Mr. Schwab i)roceeded at once to Henry County, 111., where he engaged in 'farming during the following nine years. He then paid a visit to his native land, and after an absence of some months returned to America and came to this State, where he has since lived. He purchased tlie farm which he now occupies, and which he has reclaimed from the uncultivated and unimproved condition in which it came into his hands, to a beautiful and highly productive tract of land. On it he has had erected a convenient resi- dence, a handsome engraving of which can bo found elsewhere in this volume. Around the house are arranged the various outbuildings essen- tial to the successful carrying on of a well-regulated estate. In his native land Sir. Schwab served for a time in the standing armj% as his father had done for twelve years. He is independent in politics, and belongs to the German Reformed Presbyterian Church. He has never married ; otherwise he has performed tiie duties of life in a creditable man- mer, and one which gains for him a high reputa- tion among those who know him. ■S^ UWARD J. WEBER, a popular young citi- IW| zen of Hanover, Washington County, is at iL^^^present engaged as a prescription clerk for G. II. Aurner, the well-known druggist, who has a well equipped establishment and a earefuliy-se lected stock of goods. Mr. Weber is a native of Leavenworth, this State, and was born JMay 4, 1869. He lived there until 1875. then came to .alone Hanover and completed his education. His par- ents soon followed him and Edward J. occupied himself as a painter. He then became interested in the drug business aud entered the employ of Dr. Aurner, with witora he h.as since remained. On the 3d of November, 1888, Mr. Weber was married to Miss Celia Dabner, of Hanover. Mrs. Weber was born in F^ngland in 1 865, and was brought to America l)y her parents when a child of four or five years. They came directly to Kansas, settling first in Holton and located later in llano- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. "Vi ver, wliere Mr. Dabiier occupied himeelf at his trade of stone mason, and died about 1881. His wife is si ill living, making her home in Hanover. The father of our subject was Ciiristian Weber, wlio was born in fterraanj'. in 18-22. After com- ing to America he was married to Miss Eliza- betii Paved, of Maperville. 111., and they soon re- moved to Leavenworth. In Chicago Mr. Weber iiad conducted an hotel, but upon coming West engaged as a butcher. The i)arental family con- sisted of eight children, five of wiiom are living. In 1876 Mr. Weber removed to Hanover, of whicii place he is still a resident and engaged as before. The wife and mother departed this life July 23,1889, at the age of sixt3'-nine years and one month. Mr. Weber, politically, is a Democrat and is warmly interested in the labor question. Socially, he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America. Faithful attention to business, and courteous treat- ment of those with whom he has dealings, either in a social or busines capacity, has drawn around him many warm friends. -'v^-A^jia;/©^ @|.51/Zrffjr>,»^[Qj'§«.^«i«£~*0 tHOMAS C. WELLS is an old and honored resident of Riley County, and a man whose citizenship is an honor to any community. He first came to Kansas in the spring of 1855. reaching Pottawatomie County on the 1st of April and making a settlement there, sojourning, how- ever, but a year before coming to this county where he has since remained. He has an extended acquaintance and is liiglily regarded for his man}^ fine qualities of mind and character. His wife, who has also been a resident of this State for many years, shares in the esteem in which he is held, be- ing a lady of intelligence and refinement, jiossess- ing a kindly nature and the thrifty ways of one who looks well to the comfort of her household. The p.aternal ancestors of our subject were from England, tlie first one of the name born in America being Thomas Wells, vvho was born April 18, 1755. and died April -20. 1829. His .son. Thomas R. Wells, was born Oct. 20, 1784, and died Oct. 31, 1853. The next in the direct tine of descent was Thomas Potter Wells, the father of our subject, who was born in April. 1809, and died in Kingston, R. L, Aug. 31, 1884. During his life he was connected with the Narragansett Bank, the Wakefield Bank, the Wakefield Savings Bank, the Landholders Bank of Kingston, and the .Savings Bank at the same place. He became connected with the Wakefield Bank at its formation, in 1835. and was chosen its cash- ier. He was also the Treasurer of the Wakefield Savings Bank, and for a number of years before his death, was Cashier of the Savings Bank at Kings- ton. He was a fine book-keeper, an exi)ert account- ant, and a man of thorough honestj- and unswerving integrity. His life was that of a consistent Chris- tian, and he was actively identified with church work, being, like his father before him a Deacon in a Congregational Church at Kingston. At his death the pulpit and press, of the place in which he he had lived a long, useful and honorable life, paid eloquent and deserved tributes to his memory. Thomas P. Wells was married three times. His first wife and the mother of our subject, was Sarah E. Clarke, who was born in Rhode Island, June 10. 1814, and was, like her liusbanwnshi|), Oct. 30, 1856, the bride be- ing Miss Kleanur S. Bemis, daughter of Ezra and Lavinia (Woolson) Bemis. Of anti-slavery principles. Mr. Wells has been and is a stanch Republican, though not an oftice- holder nor a seeker for public honors. Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational Church, and he. like three generations of ancestors, is a Deacon and is actively identified with church and Sunday-school work. R. MARSENAS WHITE. This gentleman )1 has been for nearly twenty 3'ears a suc- (fij^^ ccssful practitioner in the Eclectic School of medicine, and is well-known in Riley County, not only as a physician but as a land owner, having been possessor of as much as 1,40(1 acres. Having given to each of his married chil- dren farms of from eighty to 120 acres each, the same extending up and down the Mill Creek Valley for six miles, he has now but ;520 acres in his per- sonal possession. Increasing age luis led Dr. AVhiie to seek a more quiet life than his practice for many years allowed him, and he now answers only urgent day calls, endeavoring to entirel}^ abandon profes- sional work. Having man}' years ago to handle a great many horses and cattle. Dr. White made a study of their diseases and for some time practiced .as a veterinary surgeon. He afterward began reading medicine with a view to caring for the health of his own family, and being the only man for miles about who had any knowledge of that science he was called uijon b}- those whose friends were ill, and in this wa}' drifted into the work which he followed successfully for many years. Dr. White is of English descent through both his paternal and maternal line. His father. Josiali White, was born in North Carolina and at an early ilay settled in Indiana among the Indians, follow- ing farming until about forty years old, and being engaged in shoe making the Ijalance of his life. He married Miss Hannah Marshall of Tennessee, who b(>re him six children. Isaac M. died in Indiana about thirty-five years ago. leaving a widow, formerly Miss Mary Thomas, and three children. He was an engineer and followed build- ing and repairing saw-mills. His widow subse- I quently married again. Emilj- died at the age of twenty years unmarried. Phineas A., died in Marshall County. Ind.. on Christmas Day, 1888. his wife. Miss Debby Robinson, having departed this life several years previously, and eight chil- dren were left to mourn their loss. He was an engineer in the earlier years of his life and during his later years was a farmer. Lavina is the wife ! of E. B. Stevens and the mother of seven cliildren, her home being in Los Angeles, Cal. Minerva A. died in Grant Township, this county, in 1881; she was the wife of Zacliariah Williams, and left five children. The maternal grandparents of Dr. White died liefore his l)irtli, while his paternal grand- mother lived to be nearly ninety years of age. Dr. White was the recipient of the advantages which coulil be obtained at subscription schools in his bo}'hood,and his early education was somewhat limited, he being reared on a (arm and having the usuid experience of a farmer's son in a new coun- try. His boyhooloye of the old K.ansas I'aei lie Railway, being in the Auditor's office two years. The general offices were then removed to Kansas City and Mr. Sleeper removed with them in 1871. Andrew J. remained there until 1878. then came to Clay County, this State, and was at once given charge of the position which he still holds. He is the Vice President and also a Direc- tor of the Phoenix Loan and Building Association and possesses a knowledge of general business meth- ods which have made him a desirable acquisition to the community. He meddles very little with politics otherwise tlian to cast his vote %vith tlie Republican party. Mr. Sleeper was marrried Jan. 10, 1876, to Miss .lennie S. Smith, of Kansas City. Mrs. Sleeper was born in Charleston, S. C, .Tanuarj-, 1852, and when a child of two years was taken by her parents to Kansas City, where she lived until attaining to wo- manhood. Her father, F. B. Smith, was one of the pioneer settlers of that place, removing in 1876 to Galveston, Tex., where lie died a few years later. Mr. and Mrs. Sleeper are the parents of three chil- dren living — Charles Luther, Henry Clay and Adelaide Judith. Mr. Sleeper belongs to Coronado Commandery. K. T.. Betiiany Chapter and Claj^ Lodge, A. F. & A. M. His estimable wife is a member in good standing of the Baptist Church. Israel Sleeper, the father of our subject, w.as born and reared in Philadelphia, Pa., and was there married to Miss Judith Ashton, who bore him three children. With the exception of a few years spent in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a member of tlie firm of Sleeper liros., wholesale umbrella dealers, he spent his entire life in his native city. The i)aternal grandfather of our subject instituted tiie first um- brella factory in the United States. Israel Sleeper dep.arted this life in 1876. at the age of sixty-flve years. The mother survived her husband until 1885, dying at the age of seventy-three. AJOR N. A. ADAMS, a pioneer of Kansas /// ll\ '^"'^ ^ distinguished officer of the Union f lii Array during the late Civil War, has since won no less renown in times of peace as an ! incumbent of important federal .and civic offices, and as one of the successful stock-raisers of Kan- i s.as. He is the proprietor of a large ranch in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. roi Greene Townsliip, Pottawatomie County, wlik-li he devotes to r.^ising high-bred horses, chielly draft, of tlie Norman Ijreetl. The Major has a beautiful home in Manhattan, where he is consid- ered one of the leading citizens. He is a fine rep- resentative of the grand army of citizen-.soldiers of this great Rei)ublic, who, since laying down their arms at the close of the war, have aided in acliiev- ing as great a victory on these Western plains, wherel)y waste places have been transformed into magnificent harvest fields, opulent cities and thriv- ing towns have sprung uj) on every hand, and com- merce, agriculture and manufactures Hourish on what was once known as the ■•Great American Desert." Maj. Adams was born in Putnam County. N. Y.. Sept. 14, 1835, a son of Alanson Adams, who was born, reared and married in the same count}', and there resided till 1837. In that year lie removed with his family to Chenango County, the same State, and bought a farm in Greene Township, and there being a sawmill on his land he oper.ated that as well as carrying on farming, and made his home there till his death, whicii occurred in 1839 while he was yet in the prime and vigor of life. The maiden name of his wife was Mary M. Cole. She was born in Winchester County, and was a life-long resident of New York State. She met her death in a railway accident on the New Y'ork & Erie Rail- way in 1869. Our subject and his sister, Mrs. E. B. Purcell, are the only surviving members of the family. He .ittcnded school in the district where he was reared, and his education was further advanced at select schools in Fayette and Coventry, and 1>\ at- tendance at the Delaware Literary Institute at Franklin, N. Y.,and as a student at Madison I'ui- versity at Hamilton, N. Y., from wliicli lie was gradu.ated in the class of 18.')7. Thus liberally ed- ucated anj' profession was opened to him, and he entered that of teaching, and going to Missouri lie taught in Clay County, Ihat .State, during the fall and winter of 18.")7, and in 1858 came to Manhat- tan, then a frontier town. He made a ilaiin to a tract of land in Pottawatomie County, opposite Clelnirne, and built a comfortable log house, in whicli he kept a bachelor's establishment when not !)oarding, as that w.as before his marriage. In the fall he returned to Missouri and engaged in teach- ing in Clinton County until spring. when he came to Manhattan once more, but onlj' to fit himself out for life in the Rockies, he having determined to tr^* his fortune in the mines. Forming a partnership with M. W. Scott, now Superintendent of Schools in Binghampton, N. Y., and a Mr. Davis, and procur- ing two yoke of oxen, a w.agon, and a cow. our sub- ject started with those gentlemen across the i)lains for Colorado. On the desolate, lonely trail, where the bones of man}' an emigrant was bleaching in tiie hot sun. they encountered an innumer.able quantity of buffaloes, deer, antelopes and other wild animals. After thirty days' travel they ar- rived at the present site of Golden Citj', in the foot- hills about twelve miles from Denver, and from there went on a prospecting tour to Gregory's dig- gings, and after buying a claim, returned for the team and camping outfit. Our subject mined there a few months, and then started with a part}' on a prospecting trip to South Park, where the}' discov- ered a fair gulch mine on the Blue, near what was afterward known .as French Gulch. In the fall he sold his claim, tiring* of the rough life of the miner's camps so far from the centres of civiliza- tion, .and retraced his steps across the plains to Manhattan, accom|)anied by C. R. Barnes. He soon left for his old home in Chenango County. N. Y.. for the purpose of consummating a marri.nge with one of his schoolmates, Miss Amanda C daughter of James and Clarissa Macombe, a native of th.at county. Their wedding was celebrated in Decem- ber, of that year, and in the following spring jNIaj. Adams returned to Manhattan with his bride. In the summer he traded his claim for a farm two miles from Maniiattan, lying in Riley County, and engaged in farming and stock-raising there till 18()2. In the spring of that year he was chosen captain of a company of militia, and in .Viigust the greater part of the company enlisted in the regular service, our subject among them, and were designat- ed as Company G, 1 Itli Kansas Regiment. The Jlajor commanded the company at the battles of Cane Hill, Ft. Wayne, Prairie (iroveand Van Buren, his cool courage and daring while facing the enemy being noted by his superiors, and when the regi- 762 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. luent was changed to cavalry, its g.illant Captain was promoted to be Major, and was subsequently appointed Inspector-General of the Department of Kansas, and Chief of Cavalrj'. serving in that ca- pacity until Price's raid. But a man of his active temperament and daring disposition preferred field service, and at bis own request, was returned to his regiment, and served with it until the close of the war receiving his discharge from the army in July, 186'. Returning to Alanhattan. Maj. Adams re- sumed farming, and soon engaged in the stock, grain and lumber business. In 1867 lie removed to Manhattan and erected a residence on the corner of Pierre and First streets, and has resided there since, his present home being a beautiful, handsomely furnished stone house, pleasantly located on the corner of .luliette avenue anil Houston street. Our subject continued in the grain and stock business until 1881, and in 1883 he bought a large ranch of 3,200 acres, advantageously situated in Greene Township, Pottawatomie County, a part of which he has .since sold, reducing its acreage to 1,040 acres, and there he is extensivel}^ engaged in rais- ing horses, as before mentioned, he being one of the leaders in this industry in this part of the country. Our subject is a man of versatile genius, and lie- sides the management of his stock-farm he carries on other branches of business, and has dealt to quite an extent in real-estate. From 1870 to 1872 he was associated with L. R. Elliott in the real-es- tate business, and in 1888 tlie^- laid out the village of Fairmount. ilaj. Adams has largely assisted in establishing ^lanhattan on a secure b.asis, and making it one of the most substantial and tluurishing cities in this part of Kansas, and his liberalitj' and enterprise are still active in furthering its growth and promoting its highest interests. His marked executive ability', temperate judgment and ripe experience, have been of inestimable value in the management of public affairs, and the city made great progress when he was at the head of its government as Mayor, and then he served with no less efficiency as a member of the City Council. In 1873 Gov. Osborn appointed him Regent of the State Agri- cultiu'al College, and he held that office five years, doing all that lay in his power to strengthen its po- sition as one of the best educational institutions of the kind in the West. In 1881 President Arthur appointed him Pension Agent for the district in- cluding Kansas, Colorado, Missouri and Indian Territory, and he served with distinction until the change of administration. In 1885 Gov. John A. Martin appointed him one of the State House Com- missioners, and he was reappointed by Gov. L. U. Humphrey in 1889. and is still a member and President of the Board. During his term of office the State House at Topeka has been assuming its present magnificent proportions, and under his prudent management Kansas is getting one of the best Capitol buildings in the United States, at a less cost than that of any other State so far attempt- ing the erection of such a structure. Alwaj's a stanch Republican, the Major has been a leader in the party in this State, and in 187G his friends brought him forward as a candidate for the gov- ernorship, and the hand.some support given to him in the convention testified to the high estimation in which he is held. He is identified with the A. F. & A. M. as a member of Lafayette Lodge, No. 16; of Manhattan Chapter. No. 14. and of To- peka Commander3'. No. 4. hM. ITCHELL WHEELER. The self-made man is admirably illustrated in the career of Mr. Wheeler, who at an early period in his life was made acquainted with its so- ber realities, and when a j-outh of twentj- years commenced its battles on his own account. He had been trained to frugal habits and saved from the first what he could of his earnings, and for years labored early and late in the hope of accumulating a competence for his old age. In following his subsequent course we find that he has been quite successful in his efforts, and that he is accounted among the well-to-do citizens of Sherman Town- ship, Clay County, and one of its most extensive farmers. Mr. Wheeler was born in Licking County, Ohio, Feb. 5, 185.J, and there spent the years of his boj'- Farm Residence of MrS:Mary J. 5mith ,Se:c.2I. Exeter Tp, Clay Co, MoRGANVILLEM|LLS8.ELEVAT0R.WHEELER8cTEIVIPLE,PROPR'5,M0RGANV1LLE,KANSA5. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM, rfi.5 hoofl. attending llie common school and assisting his parents as far as lie was able. The latter, Thomas and Caroline (Williams) Wheeler, emigrated to Kansas in 186.H, and spent tlie first tliree months in Manhattan. Thence they removed to Clay County. where the father homesteaded 1(30 acres in Hlooin Township — Mitchell then being thirteen years old. Their first shelter was a dugout with a sod roof, and they occupied this a number of j'cars, during which time they carried ontlie improvement of the farm as steadily as possil)ie under tlie circumstances. In the winter season they liewed logs and finally put up a log liouse two stories in height. This wus quite an improvement upon the dugout, and when it had been weather- boarded and an addition built on, they had quite a pretentious dwelling, and this they still occup}-. Young Wheeler by operating in the manner de- scribed in our first i)aragraph, earned enough money to buy a team of horses, one of which soon died, lie purchased another on time and began breaking prairie, thus obtainiug^his start in life. He lived with his (jarents until his marriage, this event oc- curring Dee. S», 1880, the maiden of his choice being Miss Laura Van Nostin. The joung people began the journey of life together in a manner corresponding to their means and sur- roundings, and in 1874 Mr. Wheeler purchased land in Bloom Township, upon which they lived until September, 1888. He still retains possession of his farm propertj', which comprises 640 acres, in Bloom Township, antl is largely devoted to live- stock, he pasturing numbers of cattle, from the proceeds of which he enjoys a handsome income. Mr. Wheeler also has 1(50 acres on sections 7 and H, Bloom Township, and 160 acres on section 29. lie is thus one of the leading land-owners of Clay County. To Mr. Wheeler and his estimable wife there were born but two children, a daughter, Clara C, born May 30, 1883, and who still continues to live with her parents, and one deceased, named Lora Mabel. Mr. Wheeler distinctly remembers the time when wild turkeys, deer and antelope were plentiful in this region, and an occasional elk was seen. Indians strolled over the country at inter- vals. When his father first settled here there were only three or four men before him. and oiu' of iliesc was a bachelor. Tliej' endured all the hardships and privations of frontier life, the inconvenience of a distant mill and market, and maintained their cour- age until prosperity smiled upon them, and the country, becoming settled up, proved a most de- sirable place of residence. The father of Mrs. Wheeler, was AU xauder \'an Nostin, a native of McLean County, 111. When he was two years old, his parents came to Kansas and homesteaded land in (irant Township, in the south- eastern i)art of Clay County, where Mrs. Wheeler was reared to womanhood. They now are resi- dents of Clay Center. To this city al.so removed Mr. Wheeler and his family in September, 1888. Prior to this, in July of that year, Mr. Wheeler had purchased a half interest in the Morganville Roller Mills, and has since purchased the quarter in- terest of Jonas Johnston. He is thus the owner of three-fourths of the property. In connection with milling he is extensively engaged as a grain .•nid stock dealer. He votes the Democratic ticket, but has no aspirations for office, his chief ambition be- ing to succeed in his legitimate calling. He he- longs to Morganville Lodge, No. 322, I. O. O. F., of which he is a charter member, and also be- longs to the Encampment at Clay Center. He is likewise identified with the A. O. U. W.. of Mor- ganville. On another page of this work may be found an engraving of the Morganville Roller Mills, which have materially nidwl in llie advancement of that city. Under the admiral'le nianngement of Messrs. AVheelcr & Temple they h:ive contributed to tlie de- velopment of the trade and business prosperity of Morganville, and are well-known throughout this section of the countrj'. "* RS. MARY J. SMITH h.as, since the spring of 1871, lieen a resident of Exeter Town- slii)), Clay County, her fine farm of IGO acres being located on section 21. There she has established a comfortable home, where, sur- rounded by loving children, and a host of warm friends, and in the midst of home and social duties, 76G PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. she expects to pass the cveninar of her useful and worthy life. On another page of the Album ap- pears a lithographic engraving of her residence, whicii is commodious and conveniently arranged, and the abode of peace and hearty hospitality. It has been her home as above mentioned, since the year 187L when the family removed from .Innction City, where thej' had previously made their home, to the farm, which had been taken up by Mr. Smith under the Homestead Act. The work upon the |)lace was principally done by the boys, the fatiier being a tinner, and carrying on his trade at Junction City, in connection with the oversight of the estate. Mrs. Smith is a daughter of Elijah and Dorcas Barnes, the father a native of Xew Hampshire, thougii reared in Vermont, and the mother a native of the Buckeye State. The parental family com- prised five children, four of whom are now living. Tliey are: Mrs. Smith ; Martha A., the wife of G. C. Martin, of Chicago; Buell, of Dickinson County, Kan.; and Hattie M., wife of C. Kezeler, of Chi- cago. She of whom we write, was born in Mc- Donough County, 111., April 1, 1838, and was reared to maturity in Will County, to which her ))arents removed when she was an infant twelve months old. She received a common-school education, and at the age of fourteen, engaged as a compositor in a printing oftice, following that emploj'ment most of the time until her marriage. On April 15, 185G, Mary .1. Barnes was united in marri.age vvith Henry W. Smith, a son of Archi- bald and Miranda Smith, and born in the Empire State, Aug. 29, 1832. The happy union resulted in the birth of eleven children, seven of whom are now living: Effle W. is the wife of C. Maher, and lives in Colorado; Warren N. resides in Argentine, Kan.; Clara JI., is the wife of J. B. Kiner, of this township; Wade A. lives in Athelstane Township; Herbert N., Mattie I)., and Henry N., are their mother's comp.anions on the home farm. In the fall of 1809 Mr. Smith came from Illinois to Kansas, his wife following him the next spring, and Junction City, being their home until, as before stated, they removed to the farm. Mr. Smith served in the army during the late Civil War, for a [)eriod of about four months. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a man of excellent Christian character. In his death, which occurred May 23, 1886, Clay County lost one of her best citizens, and to the family circle came the irreparable loss of one who was a kind and loving husband and father. 'J'he bereaved widow is a membei' of the Methodist Ejiiscopal Church, and finds comfort in the blessed hope of a meeting where [)arting shall be no more. SLIAS TEMPLE, junior member of the firm of Wheeler & Temple, associated himself 'S with his present partner in 1887, and pur- chased the Morganville Roller Mills, the first en- terprise fitted out with this improved machinery in the Republican Valley. The mills have a capacity' of seventy -five barrels per day, and on account of their establishment here, Morganville has become a first-class grain market. This firm has also erected an elevator with a capacity of about 14.000 bushels. Both members are stirring business men, and have materially aided in the growth and prosperity of the town. Mr. Temple is chief manager of the mill, and is conducting it in a highly successful manner. The subject of this sketch was born in Westmore- land County, Pa., Dec. 4, 1851, and in 1855 his parents, William (r. and Mary (Cashdollar) Tem- ple, removed to Randolph Count3', 111., where Elias was reared on a farm, and educated in the district school, and the schools of Chester. The parents were natives of the Keystone State, where they ar- rived at mature years, and were married. They are still living and residents of Illinois. The pa- ternal grandfather was Robert Temple, likewise a native of Pennsylvania, where he was married, and whence he removed with his family to Illinois about 1852, and there with his estimable wife spent his last days. He was a genuine tj'pe of the hardy pioneer and built up a comfortable home from the wilder- ness. He was an active politician, and a member of the old Whig party. Elias Temple learned millwrighting in Illinois, where he lived until 1877. He then determined to PORTRAIT AND I'.K )(; RAI'IIK'A f, AI.I'.IM. 767 seek tlie farther Wi'St, nnd going' into Wnsliington County, Iowa,' rented a n'iil !in(l lived then until 1884. In the limeantiine he wns married Oct. !•• 1878. to Miss Mattie. daughter of J. S. Maple, a native of I'ennsyl vani;i. They made their home in Illinois until coming to Kansas, where Mr. Temple employed himself as a miller two years, then em- barked in his present enterprise. Two children were liorn to our subject and his estimable wife, Ray L)., and Hazel B. Mrs. Mattie Temple died at her home in Morganville. .I11I3' 4, 188C. In August, 1887, Mr. Temple contracted a second marriage with Miss Sadie, daughter of O. O. Kli|)Sch. This lady was born in Sullivan County, JIo.. in 1801, acquired a good education, and came with her sister to Clay County. Kan., where she cmpkiyed herself as a teacher in the cil}' schools sev- eral years. [Mr. and Mrs.' Temple are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Temple is a member of the City Council. He belongs to Morganville Lodge No. 32'2, I. O. O. F.. in which he is Past (ir.and, and hejs also identified with Lodge No. 217, A. O. l'. W. in Morganville. In connection with the personal history of our subject, we present' a fine view of the Morganville Mills, in which he has such a deep interest and for which he has accomplished so much. <^-HH-;}t<-:+:^ij(>-«H- «. J 'JOSEPH HELLMAN. The subject of this I sketch looked upon the present site of Han- ! over, Washington County, in February, 1871. ' when it was made an object of attention by the existence of a half dozen small houses. His correct judgment led him to believe that by proper management it might become a good business point and he determined to establish himself here. He carried out his resolution and here he has since made his home, with the e.xception of two years spent in Seneca, Nemcha Count}', this State. He may be properly numbered among those men who set the wheel of progress rolling and who have smoothed the way for its onwartl march. The subject of this notice is essentially a West- ern man with Western interests, having been born in Lee County, Iowa, Feb. 13, 1817, He is thus In tlie very piime of life and it is to bo hoped has many long years of usefulness before him. ."/He 1 spent his youthful days after finishing his studies in the common school on his father's farm, until 186G, when he went to West Point, Iowa, remain- ing there one year, after which the family settled on a farm two miles northeast of the village and lived them live years. Then coming to Kansas he I established the third store on Jaedicke street in Hanover, modestly beginning with a small stock of [ goods. I As the country settled up Mr. Ibllman increased his facilities for trade and built nj) a successful business, which he continued until 1881. Then selling out he spent some time traveling and afler- wanl pure based a farm of ;J60 acres in Nemeha County, upon which he o|ierated two years. At the expiration of this time he retirens. There was also built the St. Henedictine School, under charge of the Sisters, also a fine stone house for their .accommodation. Later, the Priest's house 7C8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was erecto'l. These are all solid stone structures and are sitimted prominently on a hill over-looking the whole eitj-. The otticiating Priest, at present (1889) is Father Neusius assisted 1)3' Father Helveka (Bohemian) who holds ever> fourth ser- vice. Four Sisters have charge of the school which is attended b3' 120 scholars. This is one of the largest jiarishes west of the ilissouri River and is a matter of pardonable pride to its members. For several years Mr. Hellraan dealt quite exten- sivelj- in live stock and lumber. He shipped the first load of swine ever sent out of Hanover, in company with his brother. Mr. H. Hellman. He has always taken a warm interest in the various enterprises calculated to Iniild up the town. The wife of our subject, to whom he was mar- ried, at Mt. Pleasant. Henry Co.. Iowa. Aug. 30, 1877 was formerlj' Miss Mary Mulligan. This lady was born in Perry County. Ohio. Mai-ch 28. 1850. and is the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Walpole) Mulligan who removed from the Buck- eye State to Henry Count}', Iowa, where they are still living. Mr. and Mrs. llelman are the parents of two bright children, a daughter and son. Lily Elizabeth and Francis Xavier. The father of our subject was Bennet Hellman, a native of Hanover, German}', and born in 1810. He married Miss Elizabeth Vosburg and emigrat- ing to America, spent one year in the cit}- of Buff- alo, N. Y., and then settled on a farm in Lee County, Iowa, during its pioneer days. He built up a home- stead from the wilderness and died there in 1850. The wife and mother passed away about 1861. Their family of seven children all lived to mature years and six of them survive, viz: Henry, Gar- ret, Catherine, Elizabeth and Philamina (the wife of Charles Mulligan), and Joseph our subject; they are all residents of Hanover. ^(OHN BAYLES. There is not within the limits of Manhattan Township, Riley County, a more attractive home than that belonging to Mr. Bayles. which is finely situated on section 6. His farm lies on the Blue Valley Road aliout two miles north of Manhattan, and is embellished with a large and attractive stone residence from which may be gained an ex- cellent view of the surrounding country. Mr. Bayles is justly [iroud of his achievements which have been the result of his own industry and energy. He is a self-made man in the strictest sense of the term, enterprising and progressive and in favor of everything to improve his county and elevate society. He has given his children excel- lent advantages, and within the home, books and other evidences of refinement and cultured tastes abound. The young people are all students and readers, and the family group is one extremely •pleasant to look upon. A native of .Suffolk County. England, the subject of this sketch was born Feb. 10, 1827 and is the son of Benjamin and Amy (Cook) Bayles who were cf pure English stock. Benjamin Bayles was reared to farming pursuits, which he carried on in his native country twenty-one years before coming to America. He crossed the Atlantic in 1851 and settled in the vicinity of Sharpsburg. Pa., where he followed his chosen calling. In the meantime, John went to live with his maternal uncle. John Cook, also a farmer, and with whom he remained one year. Leaving Pennsylvania in 1870, Mr. Bayles sought the Far West, coming to this State and pur- chasing 315 acres of land near Garrison on the Blue Kiver in Pottawatomie County. The follow- ing year his father came out and purchased 260 acres near him. this being the last of the Pottaw.a- tomie Reservation sold, and upon which he at once moved. The son purchased the land in 1871 for his father. He lived near (Harrison until 1876 when he traded 275 acres of his land for 169 acres comprising his present farm. He has 107 acres in the bend of the Blue River, two miles south of Virdence, which is operated by his son Benjamin. Benjamin Bayles departed this life Oct. 29, 1887, at the advanced age of ninety-one years, at the home of his son, our subject. The mother died when about seventy-seven years old. The four- teen children of the parental famil\' are recorded as follows: Lydia married .lohn Mutimer, in P^ngland and coming to America both died in Pennsylvania, leaving one son, George, who is now a residejit of PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 769 Beaver Countj', that State; Mary married Simon Wilson, and died leaving one dangliter, now tlie wife of Eli Mills; Ann died in I'-rie County. I'a., shortly after the famil)' came to America; Rachel, who is living in Sharpslnirg, near Tittsburg, Pa., is the widow of Benjamin Sleigh who died leaving four children ; (ieorgo (unmarried) was drowned in the Thames River, Englanc^ii;:.i^:b><~,i^&if a tanner and shoemakei-. In 1812, he enlisted from New York .State, and fought under Capt. Kane through the second struggle for American inde|iendence. He w!vs married in .Schenectady, N. Y., and after his marriage went to Count}' Elgin, Ontario. There lie died. He was a member of tiie Baptist Church, as was his wife. The wife of E. Norris l)orc tue maiden name of .S;ii:ili Mclvcnni'V. She was born in New York State, and there lived until after her marriage. Her grandfather, Roliert McKenney, Sr., was an English- man who lived for a number of 3'ears in Nova Sco- tia. There his son, Robert. Jr. (father of Mrs. Norris) was born. Eive j'ears after his l)irth, the family removed to Virginia, where Mr. McKenney, Sr., had a large plantation six miles square. There the senior McKenney spent the remainder of his life. Robert, Jr., enlisted as a captain in the Revo- lutionary War, and led his company against the British at Bunker Hill. Some 3'ears later he re- moved to County Elgin. Ontario, and there died at the age of eighty-eight. He was for years in re- ceipt of a pension as a Revolutionary soldier. His wife, lived to be ninety-three years old, dying in Count}' Elgin. She was a native of Pennsylvania, and of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. She was the mother of six sons and five daughters, of wliom Mrs. Sarah Norris was the third child, and second daughter. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Sarah Norris remained a widow. In 1857, she came to the Ignited States, settling in Kent County. Mich., where she died at the age of eighty-seven. She belonged to a long-lived family, all her broth- ers and sisters having lived to be ncarl}' four-score years old. She had borne four sons and three daughters, all but one of whom are yet living. All have been married. Our subject is the youngest of the famil}'. The marriage of our subject was celel)rated in Lena, 111. The bride was Miss Nancy Mahan\-. whose birth took place in Stark County. Ohio. Sept. 25,1842. Her parents came to Illinois when she was fourteen years old, locating in Stephensini County. The mother died at Orangeviile. that county, in 1867, being fifty-five years of .age. Mr. Mahany is still living in Lena. III., being now three- score years and ten. He belongs to the Inited Brethren Church, and has for manj- years been one of .the pillars of the organization. His wife was also a member of the same church. He is a Re- publican, and was formerly an A))olitionist. Mrs. Norris is an intelligent and well-bred ladv. having been carefully reaicd in her father's home. where she remained until her marriage. She has borne nine children, two of whom are now de- re PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ceased. They are Maud and an Infant unnamed. Of the survivors all are at home except Harry A., who is teaching- in Biantford Township, this county. Those who still cluster around the home fireside are: Sarah I.. Kate E.. Lou Alice, Roy, Charley R.. and Edna. Mr. Xorris indorses the Republican part}' ]>y his vote and influence. Ho und liis wife are members of the Methodist Cluireh. A portrait of this worthy citizen and honorable man accompanies this sketcli. -<3= i=^ ■&- "7~T" INRICH FELDTMAXN. The early career til \) of this well-to-do resident of Bloom Town- ship, was one of more than ordinary inter- est, during which he spent several years on the high seas, visiting most of the prominent ports of tlie world. In addition to his wide experience, he is natural!}' possessed of a keen observation of men and things, and tliis has constituted him a man more than ordinarily well-informed. He has been likewise a voluminous reader, and there are few men wlio possess a more varied knowledge of cus- toms and people as seen on both hemispheres. He was one of the early pioneers of Cla\' County, homesteading a tract of land in Bloom Township in 1870, to which he has added until he is now the owner of 320 acres, from which he has improved a good farm, embellished by suitable buildings. Mr. Feldtmann was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Jan. 12, 1844, and comes of excellent parentage. His father, Hinrich Feldtmann, .Sr., was a native of the same Province, and followed farming and teaming. He is still living, being seventy-five years old, and still sojourning near tlie place of his birth. He was married in early man- hood to Miss Margaret Gossen, likewise a native of Hanover, and the daughter of a seafaring man. She became the mother of four children of whom Hinrich. our subject was the eldest, and departed this life in 1887, when about eight3--seven years old. Both she and her husband joined the i^u- theran Church early in life. Two of their sons are living in Hanover, one being a musician and the otiier a book-Kee[)er. The second son, Erncsl, a sailor, was lost at sea, during a storm and while reefing a top-sail, being blown overboard. He w.is but seventeen years old. The subject of this notice received a good prac- tical education in his native tongue, and at the age of sixteen years he entered the service of a mer- chant vessel and followed a sailor's life until com- ing to America, at the age of twenty-three years. He also subsequently made a number of trips on the lake from Milwaukee, Wis., as a mate, in the lumber trade. While making his headijuarters in ithe Cream City, he formed the acquaintance of Miss Harriet Gepner, to whom he vvas married. Mrs. Feldtmann was born in Prussia, in 18.50, and came to America with her parents in 1870, they locating first in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her father later came to Kansas and homesteaded a tract of land in Cla}' County, where he spent the remainder of his days, passing away in 1860, when about sev- enty-five years old. The mother is still living there and is now aged seventy-six. Both became identified with the Lutheran Church early in life. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Feldt- mann, four of whom, Henry, Arthur, Magdalena and Wilhclmina died from scarlet fever within a week. The survivors are George, who remains at home with his parents; Mar}', a seamstress in Clif- ton ; Otto E. and \\'. Agnes. Mr. and Mrs. Feldt- mann are members of the Presbyterian Cliurch, in which Mr. Feldtmann has held various positions, and is one of the chief pillars. In former years he was a Republican, politicall}', but is now a lead- ing member of the I'nion Labor party. '^) "KI^^TOPHER H. KEMPER, general mor- :|l ^ chant at Linn, Washington County, is one ^^f' of the most successful and enterprising 3'oung men of that thriving town. He is of Ger- man parentage and was born in Franklin County, Mo., April 23, 1862. His common-school educa- tion was supplemented b}' an attendance at the University at Columbia, Mo., and at the Gem Citj' Business College at Quincy, III. He was graduated from the commercial de[)artment of the latter in- sUiliuu in September, 1886, and the same fall came PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 777 to this place. Oil the 1st of .lanuary, 1887, he began business in co-parlnersltip with K. W. Tate, under the tirni name of Tate & Kem|)er. In April, 1888. he hoiiglit out his partner's interest, and has since conducted the business alone. He carries a capital stock of $5,000, and his annual sale.s amount to $15,000. The business is much largei- than it was under joint control. John T. Kemper, father of our subject, is a na- tive of Lippe Detniold, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1845, and for a short time made his home in Gasconade County, Mo. He was origiuall\' employed as a stone mason, but during a long period of his life vvas a miller in Franklin County, ;\Io., near Berger. He is now residing in Linn. The mother of our subject bore the name of Henrietta Schroeder ; she was first married to Henr^- Tugel, l)V whom she had four children. One, Jose- phiiie is still living and is the wife of AVilliam I'.rueggeman. To Mr. and JMrs. .lohn Kemper four children were born, our subject being tiie youngest. The others were named respectively, John, Lowiiia and Emelia. .lohn married Katie Iladah.and lives in Berger, Mo.; he has four children — William, Alice, Josephine and Kilwin. Lowina married .\u- gust Beile, of Myers Store, ne.nr Berger, ;Mo. : she has one child — Clara. The gentleman of whom we write was mariied. Xov. 17, 1887. to Miss Eliza Lehman. This intel- ligent and estimable lady is a daughter of the Rev. Peter Lehman, now deceased ; she h;is borne her hust)and one child, named Harry. Mr. Kemjicr is one of the most intelligent and honorable citizens of Linn, and great confidence is placed in him by his fellow-citizens. He has a bright future before him both linancially and socially. He and his wife are members of the I'nited Evangelical Cliureh. UDLEV xVTKINS, editoi and i^roprietor of jV the Leader, of Randolph, Hiley County, CfiJ^^ was born in Northficld, Minn., Aug. 7, I8G8, and is a son of Francis H. and Sa- rah E. (Edmunds) Atkins, both of whom now live .•it Las Veg.as. New Mexico. The father was born in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., and the mother in the South of England. They were married in North- Held, Minn. Francis H. Atkins is a physician and surgeon of repute, a graduate of both Harvard and Columbia Colleges. In the former he studied chemistry and in the latter medicine. During the Civil War the father of our subject served nine months in the 45tli Massachusetts In- fantry, and being discharged was commissioned Surgeon in thc7iavy. He was with the fleet in the attack on Mobile, and was on the flag-ship with Farragut in the attack on New Orleans .at the time of .its capture. He served until the close of the war, after which he established himself in the prac- tice of his profession at Northfield, Minn., living in that city five years. During part of this time he was Professor of Chemistry in Carlton College. His war experience had given him a taste for mili- tary life, however, and he procured a commission as Surgeon in the regular army and was at various posts on the frontier until 1884, when he resigned his commission and settled at his jiresent jilace of residence, where he is actively engaged in the prac- tice of his profession. Dr. Atkins has profited by his varied experiences and great opportunities, and bears the name of a most skillful and successful practitioner in surger}' .as well as medicine. He is one of the best-read men in the Territory, and es[)ecially in the science of medicine he keeps fully up to the requirements and developments of his profession. A man of great generosity and benevolence, he has pursued a strictly moral and upright life, and he is a believer in the doctrines of the Ei)iseop.al Church. Though not a politician in the sense of desiring oflice, he is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. Fran- cis and .Sarah Atkins arc the parents of four chil- dren, viz: Virginia, Beatrice and Emerson living under the same roof, and Dudley, of thi.^ sketch. Dudley Atkins has. in consequence of his father's constant removal from ]iost to post while in the military service, spent rather a wandering life. His early education was obtained mostly at home, but he attended school at virions places as opportunity offered. In due time he entered the Kansas .State Agricultural College at Manhattan, and there spent a year and a half. His first business venture was 778 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the purchase of the Riley Times from McDonald Bros., in December, 1888, which he sold in Septem- ber, 1889, to Southwick Bros., after which he founded the Leader. Since then he has given his entire time and attention to his paper atid is mak- ing a good Republican local journal, striving earn- estly to benefit the town in which he made his home. The circulation of his wide-awake paper steadily increases and he enjoys a fair advertising [)atronage. He has a job printing department in connection with his office, which is a great conve- nience to the business men of Randolph and vicin- ity. Mr. Atkins is a 3'oung man of integritj' and entitled to the united and heart}- support of the communitv for which he is a faithful worker. — ^- p-/ir=r- S^ : OB B. TEBO. The most correct idea of the true character of Mr. Tebo, perhaps may be gained from a statement of the fact that since early manhood he has never purchased a dollar's worth of goods on time, and has never borrowed any money upon which he was required to pay interest. As he is a man naturally possessing great enterprise and energy, it is not surprising that now, at the age of fifty-three years, he is the owner of a good property and surrounded with all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. The biographer finds him proprietor of a valuable farm on section 12, in Grant Township, AVashington County, embellished with substantial modern build- ings and all the other appliances of the well-regu- lated country estate. His present residence, com- pleted in 1885, is a double weatherboarded frame structure, the main part 24x32 feet in dimensions, a story and a half high, with a one story •' L,'" fin- ished and furnished in modern stvle. The barn and other outbuildings are amply adapted to the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. The farm machinery includes an extensive windmill, which eonve3'S water to whatever point needed from an inexhaustible well, ninety-six feet deep. The land to the extent of 100 acres is under the plow and well fenced. Adjacent to the residence is an apple orchard of 200 trees, mostly in good bearing- condition, while the family- enjoy other fruits in their season — apricots, cherries, peaches, dewberries and other varieties, many of the trees of which were transported from the old home in Illinois. The farm is surrounded by a row of trees, and two groves furnish wood and timber for all purposes. Mr. Tebo was born east of the Mississippi, in Decatur County. Ind., April 24, 183G. Three years later his parents removed to Brown County. III., settling near Ripley, where Job B. was reared to manhood on a farm and acquired his education in the subscription school. An accident crippled iiim in his boyhood, and although after the outl)reak of the Civil War he was desirous of entering the ser- vice, upon examination he was rejected. In the meantime, when a jouth of nineteen years, he was married, Aug. 16, 1856, to Miss Mary M. Alex- ander, who had been his playmate from his boy- hood, and who lived within a half mile of his old home in childhood. For this maiden he cherished a very warm affection. He remembers tiie time when he first saw her, when she was but one year old and he was five. Mr. Tebo also has a good memor}- upon other points. Although but three years old when his family removed to ]\It. Sterling, 111., he distinctly remembers the day, i)robably be- cause it was snowing hard, and liie family, in a covered wagon, wished to have the cover down, while Job B. insisted upon looking out. The Tebo famil}' sojourned in Brown County, 111., until April. 1870, when they came to this State. The parents of our subject were George and Nancy (Brockman) Tebo, the mother being a daughter of Job and Elsie Brockman, of Kentucky. Grandmother Brockman lived to the advanced age of ninety ^-ears, spending her last days in Indiana. She had inherited a number of slaves from her father's estate while in Kentuck}', and freed them as soon as the}' became of age. The Tebos were from Virginia, and the paternal grandfather of our subject carried a musket during the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Tebo is the daughter of John and Lucy (Batson) Alexander. Her parents died when she was quite small, and she was taken into the home of her maternal grandfather, John Batson, of Tennessee, who later removed to Brown County, III. The subject of this notice came to Washington PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1) County, Kan., with his wife and four children, in 187(1, .nrrivinu ill Grant Township on tiie 2.")lli of April. The joiirnc\v was made from Illinois in a two-horse wagon, and tliey settled upon a rented farm, whicli Mr. Tebo oi)fcrated two years, prefer- ring to do this raliier than to |uireliase until lie should determine wliether he lilied the countiy. The result was satisfactory, and in 1872 he pur- chased a homestead claim, for which he paid §175, after making three triiis, about 150 miles west and south, to look for a better location. Four acres of this h.ad been broken, and the only other improve- ment was a sod dugout in the side of a hill, in which the family lived for six months. Frequently they could hear rattlesnakes over their heads. The first summer, while breaking prairie, Mr. Tebo killed sixteen rattlers. When raining, the water and dirt would all come down together over and into the dugout, covering everything with a thick mud. Upon the rented place there was a log-house with a clapboard roof, many of the boards of which had been blown away, while others had warped so that the rain and snow came in without hindrance. Sometimes the family waked up in the morning and found three or four inches of snow on the bed. In 1873 Mr. Tebo put up a rough but comfortable log house, 14x16 feet, and this he occupied until 1885, wlien it was abandoned for the present comfortable dwelling. There were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Tebo seven children, tvro of whom died in infancy: John B., the eldest living, is married and the father of one child; he operates a farm two and one-half miles southwest of IIal 780 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Episcopal Church. Mrs. Dick)- w.as born Dec. 24. 1824, and with her husband is still living. Botli are members of the ftlethodist Episcopal Church. They had a family of seven children, the date of whose births we record .as follows: Mar)' E. was born in Monroe County, 111., April 25, 1845; Mon- terey was born Oct. 31, 1846; Samantlia C.. Aug. 17. 1848; Charles T., Feb. 7, 1852; John W.. May 3, 1855; Costel'as A., Oct. 27, 1856; Harriet M., March 27. 1866. The subject of this sketcii was tlie fourtli child of the jjarental family and spent his first years in the Badger State, where he was reared and educated. He followed various pursuits until June, 1872, when he came to Kansas with his father, and there- after was engaged in farming until 1880. That year he came to Washington County, and purchased ten acres of land on section 34, Lincoln Township, where he now lives. That same year he opened up his store and is now in the enjoyment of a good l)atronage. Mr. Dicky assumed marriage ties March 18, 1874. the bride being Miss Annie L.. daughter of Olaf and Louisa Anderson. Mrs. Dicky was born in .Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 23. 1857. and came to America with her parents in 1870. They sought the Far West and located in Washington County, this State, where the f.ather is still living. The motlier died in 1884. Of this union there have been born five children. The first died in infancy; Freddie, was born April 1. 1876; Lottie E.. Dec. 6, 1879;Siona L., Aug. 27, 1882, and Marion A., May 15, 1888. Mr. Dicky received his appointment as Postmaster in 1881, and is discharging its duties in a manner creditable to himself and. satisfactory to its people. ' ■^^- AMES F. GARDNER was an early pioneer of Rilej- County, and to him belongs the distinction of having been the first Marshal ) of Manhattan. He is a veteran of the late war, and as an honorable member of a Massachu- setts regiment he did valiant service on many a :i hotly contested battlefield, and as a patriotic. loyal soldier, he did his share toward preserving the integrity of our I'nion. He is now managing an extensive ice business in Manhattan, ownnig large stofie store-houses for the storage of ice on the liank of the Blue River. Mr. Gardner was born in that i>art of ^leigs Count)' now included in Cheshire County, Oiiio, Sept. 9. 1818. His father, James F. Gardner, was a native of Rhode Island, and from the best in- formation at hand, is sup|)osed to have been a de- scendant of one of three brothers that were early settlers of Long Island. In early life he went to live with an uncle in Rensselaer County, N. Y. For a time after marriage he resided in Chenango County, and then removed to Ohio .about 1814. and was one of the pioneers of Meigs County, the removal being made with a flat-boat down the Alle- ghany and Ohio rivers. He took part in the War of 1812, and his life was not of long duration after that, it being brought to a close in August, 1818. while in its prime. The maiden name of the mother of our sul>ject was Ann Ireland, and her liirthplace w.as Catacook, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. By the death of her husband she was left with three children, the eldest but nine years of .age. and being witlK)Ut means to support them, they had to go to live with other people until she could provide for them. She married a second time in York State, becoming the wife of Jesse Mulford, of Albany County, N. Y.. where she lived many years. .She i-anie to Man- hattan and spent her last days in this city. Our subject was very small when the death of his father deprived him of his care and of a home, for he had to live with strangers. He continued in Ohio until he was twelve years old, and then his mother took him to her liome in Albany County. N. Y., to live with her. When he was eighteen he went to Gardner, Mass., and there learned how to make chairs, and followed that occupation in that town three or four years. After that he returned to his native Ohio, and for two years w.as engaged in steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Then we again find him in Massachusetts, this time working at the carpenter's trade in Gardner and Fitchburg until 1856. In that )ear he came to Kansas, traveling by rail to Jefferson City, Mo., then the western terminus of the railway, and from there by steamer to Leavenworth, and thence on foot to Manhattan. He soon found work at his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 781 trade lieic, and became identified willi the piililif life of the city in 1857, being appointed Marshal of tiie city, the first to hold that office here, and wiiile he was an incumbent of the otiice. law and or(ior reiji^ned supreme. In the full of 1857, Mr. Ciardner returned to Massachusetts, and was busily euijaged at his trade in that State when the war broke out. In September, 18G1, he laid down the saw and hammer, to take up arms in iiis country's defense, and had his name enrolled among those of the brave volunteers that composed the 25th Massa- chusetts regiment, he being a member of Company F. Our subject served with fidelity the three years for which he was enlisted, and was then hon- orably discharged, the perils and terrible hardships of life on Southern battlefields having told some- what on his vigorous constitution, and making him glad to return to the peace and quietness of his old home where a fond wife and loved children anx- iously awaited his return. He bore an honorable part in twenty-one engagements, including the bat- tles of Cold Harbor. Bermuda Hundred. Peters- burg, Roanoke Island, Newburn. and Norfolk. At Cold Harbor, 700 gallant men of his regiment went into battle, and of these, before the awful carnage was over, all but eighty were killed, wounded or missing. Our subject was wounded in that b.attle June 3, 1864, and did not again join his regiment before his discharge. . After leaving the army, Mr. Gardner lived in Massachusetts until 1866, when he came once more to Kansas, and has ever since been a resident of the State. There was no railway here until that year, and he took a contract to carry the mail from Manhattan to Irving, forty miles distant, employing his son to drive for him, while he attended to his claim in Grant Townsliii) that he had taken under the provisions of the liome- ste.ad law, and after getting a cleaj- title to the land he commenced its improvement, and made his home there five years. At the expiration of that time he came to Manhattan, established himself in the ice business, and has ever since been engaged in it very profitably, building stone houses with a capa- city of 20.000 tons for the storage of his ice. Mr. Gardner was married in 1846, to Miss Sarah Mulford, a native of Watervliet. Albany Co., N. Y. She bore him seven children: Marcia, wife of Fred Houghton, of Manhattan; .Alary, wife of Lew W. Hoggs, of Manhattan; George, a resident of Riley County; Charles, also a resident of Riley County; Edward F. M.; the latter residing in Texas. Two are deceased. After an unclouded wedded life of more than forty years. Mrs. Gardner was removed by the hand of death, July 26, 1887, from the home that she had cheered and blessed for so many years, and a large circle of friends mourned with the bereaved family for the loss of one who had so well fulfilled her duties as wife,, mother and friend. An early settler of Manhattan, Mr. Gardner saw it when it w.ns in its first stages, a mere hamlet in a wild, sparsely inhabited region; coming back to it after the war he could note the progress it had made since he first set foot within its bounds; identifying himself Later with its business interests, he has witnessed the remainder of its development to its present condition as a well-built, well-gov- erned, wealthy, flourishing metropolis, and it must be a satisfaction to him that he has contributed his share to bringing about this great change. He is a man of strong common sense, sound discrimina- tion, liberal in his views and acts, and his course as a man in the various relations of life, as a patriotic citizen in times of war and peace, and as a business man has always been commendable, and the high position that he occupies in this community, is un- assailable. He has alw.ays taken a lively interest in politics, and in early life lent his influence to the Free-soil party, and later to the Republican party. .«/>•; — ♦• _ ■JfiOHN J. SMITH, who is associated with his I father as a member of the firm of A. G. Smith & .Son, nurserymen of Clay Center, is prosperously situated, and has before him the promise of a successful and happy life. He is the owner of the fine 40-.acre lot, on which the southeastern part of the nursery stands. In it arc to be found all choice varieties of fruits, sviitable to this climate, and the best kinds of pears, cherries, apples, etc., ma\- all be obtained there during the fruit season. Every year he raises on his estate 100,000 apple trees as fine .as can be seen anywhere, 782 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Ijesifles small fruits of :ill kinds. He has a winrl- mill with connections and tank, so that it can be used for all purposes. As may be ascertained b^' reference to the sketch of A. G. Smith, our subject is the only son of Alfred G. and Laura (Esty) Smith, the former a native of Richford, Vt., and the latter of Canada. John .T. was one of four children born to them, of whom three are now living, and one, Emma, is deceased. He of whom we write was born in Richford, Yt.. May 1, 1860, and is therefore scarcely thirty years of age. He received a practical education, such as fitted him for the responsibilities of life and pre- pared him for the active duties of citizenship. In due time he founded a home of his own, when he was united in the Ijonds of wedlock with Etta Foster, of Clay Center, by whom he has two chil- dren, Orin Roy and Estella. Our subject and his wife occupy pri)minent positions, socially, and are welcomed into the best society of their community. ;^^HOMAS HANNAGAN, an intelligent and 4|^^ popular citizen of Riley County, resides ^^y with bis famil}' in their beautiful home on section 8, Ogden Townshi|). Their present pros- perity is an admirable illustration of what '• brain and brawn " can accomi)lisli when united, as they have been in this household. No other capital was possessed by the subject of this notice than what was in his clear head and strong hand.*, yet by dil- igent labor and wise economy he has accumulated a sulHcient share of this world's goods to place him in comfortable circumstances during the remainder of his life. County Cork, Ireland, was the early tramiiing- giound of Joseph Hannagan, the father of our sul)- ject, and there he learned the trade of a black- smith. Early in the twenties he emigrated to America and secured work on the first raili-oad ever built in the United States. Finding himself in a position to support a family he took a wife and trusted to have a long life of marital felicity, but the angel of death entered his hapjiy home and took hence the wife and three children that had come to them in the meanwhile. This was a sad blow, but time healed his trouble and he again mated himself to a lady, and once more launched his bark on the sea of matrimony. The second marriage took place in IMaryland about the year 1833. the lady's name being Miss Leonora Berry, a native of Count}' Cork, Ireland. They were an enterprising couple and instead of settling down on the place as w.as the usual custom they followed the I'ailroads which were being constructed, Mr. Hannagan being em- ploj'ed by them at his trade of blacksmithing. For about twelve years they pursued this course; then Mr. Hannagan opened a shop for himself in Berkshire County, Mass., and remained there till 1847, then removed to IMcHenry County. 111. While a resident of the latter place he died from the effects of a blow received from a fence stake in the hands of a neighbor. After that sad event, his widow- made her home with her married children, living the principal part of the time with the subject of this sketch. She was a lovely old lady and lived a life of usefulness and Christian charity. Her death, which occurred in 1882, left a vacant chair in the household of Thomas Hannagan that, although it can never again be filled with the form of the dear old grandma, may yet serve as a reminder of the words of wise counsel that were wont to fall from the li[is of one now in the paradise of the blessed. The parental family eraliraced fourteen children, four of whom are now living. Our subject was the second child and was born Feb. 22, 1836. in Paw- tucket, R. I. His youth was spent in Berkshire County. Mass., where he received a common school education. He w.as a briglit pupil and made the most of his opportunities, hence succeeded in ac- quiring a first-class elementary education by the time it was necessary to go out in the world and begin the battle of life for himself. When seven- teen years of age he was apprenticed to a black- smith iu Chicago, 111., to learn the trade. He con- tinued at that for the entire seven years that were required in those days to entitle one to be consid- ered perfect in all branches of the trade. When his term of apprenticeship had expired he jour- neyed to Ogle County, III., where he remained seven years. Not being entirely satisfied, he took up his belongings .and started westward reaching Kansas 1 in June, 1868. After looking over the country a PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. rso little he located in the place where lie now resides. In the fall of that year ho went to Junction City where he worked at his trade till the following- •Tilly. He has followed his trade at Ft. Riley for eleven years ttH)rking for the United States (Quarter- niastei'. ■July 1th, I8G1, was a memorable date in the life of Mr. Ilannagan, as he then passed from a bache- lor to a benedict. The lad}' who henceforth was to journey throuijh life with him, was Miss Isabella Johnston, a daughter of Thom.as and Mary (Stewart) J'jhnston, residents of Waukesha County, Wis., where, at their death, their remains were interred to await the resurrection morn. They were Scotch peoiile and were the parents of eight children of whom Mrs. Hannagan was the second in order of birth. She was born in Dumfries, Scotland, Nov. 15, 1839. Although a sufferer for many years from that distressing and troublesome disease, asthma, Mrs. Hannagan retains the sweet and sunnj- dispo- sition of her youthful days and is a blessing to her fainilj' and the neighborhood, to whom she is en- deared by her many acts of kindness and charity. Mr. and Mrs. Hannagan are the parents of nine children, two girls and seven boys. Four of the children have taken up their abode in the land of perpetual summer, and the others continue to reside on this mundane sphere, cheerfully and faithfully performing the duties of life. They are: Ella Leonora, wife of Edward Ryan, of Lincoln County, Kan., and mother of three boys; (ieorge J., Thomas D., James M. and William H. are all at home. Mr. Hannagan and his family are devoted members of the Catholic Church of C)gden, and he is a member of the Board of Trustees, a position which he has filled for the last seven years. He has been Road Overseer two terms and Clerk of the School District of Ogden for some time. While the family were residents of Ogle County, III., Mr. H.innagan was a member of the Lodge of (iood Templars, an organization which has not yet been founded in Ogden. The home farm of our subject comprises '200 acres of good land, all under cultivation and other- wise improved. He also owns 280 acres in Geary County (formerly Davis County). There are three houses on the home farm, in one of which, a pretty dwelling situated one and one-half mile east of Ogden, the family is living in the enjoyment of all the comforts and conveniences of modern life. .\ view of this typical country home appears elsewhere in this volunje. They have a fine orchard of sixt\' trees and all kinds of small fruit; also about eighty head of cattle; nine of horses, and sixteen hogs. The familj- is deeply inteiesled in educational mat- ters and is alw.ays ready to promote the instruction of the youth of the community in every legitimate way. Mr. Hannagan is conservative in [lolitics and votes the Democratic ticket. ||U^ ON. JAMES M. HOOD, part proprietor of |, the Hanover Democrat, and an ex-meinber of the Iowa Legislature, is recognized as ;» one of the leading citizens and business men of Hanover Township, Washington County, to which he came in 1878, and assumed the publi- cation of the Doiiocrat in connection with D. O. Munger. In 1882 he was appointed by Gov. Glick one of the State House Commissioners, and subse- quently, on the accession of the Cleveland admin- istration, was appointed Postmaster at Hanover. In other words, he went out under Buchanan, in 1860. as Postmaster, and came in under Mr. Cleveland, in 1885. He has alwa3's been a Democrat, but a Union man; is now sixty-two years old and run- ning a Democratic paper. For a period of seven years he was telegrajjh operator on the Wabash ILLIAM BAKER, capitalist, is promi- nently' identified with the financial interests of Riley County, particularly of Manhat- tan, where he has a handsome residence, one of the finest of the many beautiful and cultured homes in the city, pleasantly located on the corner of Fourth and Houston streets. He is a native of Ohio, the town of Chillicothe, Ross County, his birthplace, and July 17, 1841, the date thereof. His father, James Baker, came of an old English family who was among the early settlers of Vir- ginia, and he was born in the Shenandoah Valley in that State in 1817. His fatlier, Joseph Baker, owned a farm there, which he carried on till 1822, when he moved to Ohio, settling on a tract of timber land in Ross County, the removal thither having been made with teams. Before his death he w PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. r89 cleared a good farm, on wliicli lie lived in peace and prosperity many years. The father of our subject was reared and mar- ried amid the pioneer scenes of the new home in Ohio, and when he established himself in life, he bought a tract of timbered land, and by years of well directed toil improved an excellent farm. He remained a resident of Ohio till 1866, and then selling his property near C'hillicothe, he removed with his family to Missouri and purchased a farm in Saline County, where he still makes his home, respected and trusted l\y all as a man of true worth. His faithful wife and helpmate who aided him in building n|) their eoz\" home and is enjoy- ing its comforts with him, was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1821, her maiden name being Harriet Schooley. Her father, William Schooley, was born in New Jersey, and he was one of the earlj' settlers of Ross County, where he improved a farm from the wilderness, on which he lived the remainder of his life. The mother of onr subject was carefully trained in all household accom[ilislum>nts considered necessary to make a good housewife, and especially was she taught to card, .spin and weave wool and tlax, and for manj- years she made all the cloth used in the famil_v. There were seven children born to her and her husband, all whom were reared to maturity; their names are as follows: William, Mary. Sarah, Emza. Kate. Ella and Minnie. The subject of this biographical review grew to manhood in his native county, and when not at- tending school assisted his falhei- to clear away the trees of the primeval forest ami improve the land into a we'l-tilled farm. He rcsi# ^ J/ACOB FILERS is the owner and occupant I of a very pleasant farm residence in Clay ' County, the same being located on section ' 29, Bloom Township, and well improved and thoroughly cultivated. This estate was en- tered as a homestead by Mr. Eilers in 1875, his final proof being made in 1880, and he having since the date of his arrival here been industriously laboring to bring it to a high state of perfection. He was reared to the occupation of a farmer, and is well qualified to produce good results in rural life. The lineage from which Mr. Eilers sprang is an ancient and honored one, both parents belonging to old families of the Duchy of Oldenburg, Germany. There they were born, married, and lived for many years, the father dying there iri 1870, at the age of forty-six years. He bore the same name as his son, of whom we write, and his occupation was that of farming. He proved successful in his finan- cial life-work, and in gaining the esteem of his neighbors. He was a Lutheran, as is his widow, formerly Miss Anna Taddiken. who is now living in this township, having come to America in 1882. She is now fifty-seven years old, and vigorous and capable. He who is the subject of this sketch was born at the ancestral home near the North Sea, Aug. 22, 1854, and received the excellent education provided for her sons and daughters b}' the (Jermau Empire. He was not yet of age when he left his native land for a iiome in the New World, coming to the United States in 1871. Landing in the American PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 791 metropolis, he remaineil in llmt cit}' eight months, leaving it for a home in Jackson County, Mich. He came to this State and county in the fall of 1874. and soon after began iiis hiliors in the agri- cultural district of wliich he is now an honored resident. The great steii of Mr. Kilcrs" life was taiien wlien lie became the husband of JNIiss Helen O'llara, tliat happy event having taken place in this township on the '28th of May, 188.5. The lady who bears his name was born in the Empire State inl8G3, and at the age of eight became a resident of this State, to which iier parents had removed. She had i)een carefully reared by her estimable parents^ and well educated, not only in the knowledge to be found in books, but in the essential virtues of true womanhood. She is the mother of four ciiildren — George C, Jacob, John, and Anna, all now at home. Patrick and Roxie (Card) O'Hara. the parents of Mrs. Eilers, are now living in this townshii), on a large farm which they own. They came to tliis State from Iowa, where they had gone from New York. The father is of Irish descent, and the mother of German ancestry'. Mr. Eilers belongs to the Union Labor party, and is an earnest adherent of th(! principles of that political body. He and his wife attend tiie various churches of the vicinity, not yet iiaving identified themselves with any body of Christian believers. Tiiey are people of social natures and hospitable dispositions, and interested in whatever will accrue to the prosperity of the communit}- and its greater enjoyment. -tJiCj2.r!g^@«« ./gJvg/OTJlv. -VW* \J AMES M. MAXWELL may usually be found at his snug little farm in Lincoln Township, Wasliington County, where he tills 160 acres (K^// on section 18. and wliere he has resided many years. He horaesteaded this farm in 1872, having very little capital with which to operate and has worked his way up to a good i)Osition, socially and financially. He was soon recognized as a valuable addition to the community, ■uid has held various minor ollices. while lie is a contributing member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born in Wayne County. Ohio, Nov. 30, 18:37, and is the son of William Maxwell, of the pioneers of the Buckeye State. William Maxwell was born in Pennsylvania in 1801. He went to Ohio and resided until 1840, then pushed on further westward into Indiana, settling in De Kalb County, where he remained until 1882, then located in this count}-, where he now resides. The most of his life has been passed upon a farm. He has held some of the minor ofiices anil from his youth up, has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Maxwell family is of Scotch origin. William Maxwell, when ready to estal)lish a home of his own. was united in marriage with Miss Betsy Woods, a native of Holmes County, Ohio, and likewise a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. Twelve children comprised the family of William and Betsy Maxwell, and were named respectively: Mary A., Elvina, Filena, (de- ceased), Mary J., Elizabeth, Nowyna, James M., Aaron, William, Lona, Westly and Filena 2d, (de- ceased). The subject of this notice, the seventh child of his parents, was quite young when he re- moved from Ohio to Indiana, and received his early training on a farm in De Kalb County., the latter State, acquiring a common school education. Upon reaching his majority-, he, in 1858, emigrated to Carroll County. III., where he lived until the spring of 1859. Then crossing the Mississippi, he journeyed west until reaching Denver, where he followed mining until 1862, then went to Oregon and remained during the winter. In the spring he went to the Salmon River gold mines in Washing- ton Territory and was engaged in mining there and in Idaho, until the autum of 1865. He then returned to his home in Indiana, passing through the Spokane Nation and the Bitter Root Countr}-, then up through tl:e Cordalane Country to A'irginia City, all of which places were settled only by In- dians. He remained in Virginia City a short time, then visited Salt Lake City, coming from thereto Denver. Col., and thence home. Mr. Maxwell afterward sojourned in the Hoosier State until 1868, then seeking the far West took up his abode in Atchison CV)unty, this Slate, where lie lived until coming to Washington Couiit\. lu 702 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. De Kalb County, [iid., be found a wife and helpmate, being married Dec. 25, 1866, to Miss Sophia J. Wright. Thi.s lady was born in Tuscaran-as County. Ohio., in 1839, and is the daughter of Alfred Wright, who was of German extraction. To Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell tliere were born two children only, Edith and Flora, the former of whom died in early childhood. They are members in good stand- ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Maxwell, politically, is identified with the Republi- can party. Socially lie belongs to Unity Lodge No. 276, I. O. O. F., at Barnes. On another page of the Alhuji we present an excellent engraving of the residence of Mr. Max- well, where lios|)itality and good cheer abound, and where a cordial welcome is always extended to the many friends of the family. ^ ^-#— ^ W r4LLIAM A. LITTLE. Washington County is the home of many men, wlio by arduous toil and strict frugality combined witii good management, have raised themselves to a position of comfort in life. Among this class is the gentleman above mentioned, wlio is the owner of an attractive farm in Sheridan Township. It com- prises 160 acres, and is located on section 16. The entire acreage is under cultivation, and enclosed and divided by neat hedges. The dwelling is a well built frame, neatly furnished, and presided over by a lady who lias been the constant helper of her husband in the upbuilding of their beautiful home. The stable, granary, corn-cribs, etc., are adequate and substantial. There is an orchard of about 500 apple trees ; three-fourths of an acre devoted to grapes, an acre to r.ispberries, and a quarter of an acre to strawberries. When Mr. and Mrs. Little took possession of this place in the spring of 1877 it had no improvements. They had neither horse nor cow, and only ^7.50 in money. Much of the credit for their success is due to the wife, who encouraged and aided her husband as none but a loving woman can. Mr. Little is of pure Irish ]>arentage and ances- try. His paternal grandmotiier. was of as pure Irish descent as her husband. The mother of our sub- ject bore the maiden name of Ann Leonard. She w.as born in County Meith, Ireland, of which her husband, Philip Little, was also a native. They were reared and married in that county. About the year of 1 833 they emigrated to the United States and located in New York State. A few years later they removed to Ohio, where their last days were Sjjent. They died in the faith of the Catholic Church, in which they had been reared. William A. Little was born in Perry Count3', Ohio, Oct. 13, 1838. He was reared on a farm there, and continued to make that his home until April, 1861. He then enlisted in Company B., 17th Ohio Infantiy, in which he served three months. At the expiration of that term he re-enlisted, this time be- coming a member ot the 61st Ohio Infantry. Two years later he took his place among the veterans, and continued in the service until the close of the war. He enlisted as a private and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, in which capacity he acted until the termination of the contest. He had the fortune to bo a participant in many of the most bloody conflicts of the war, and entered into them all with the brave and fervid spirit of patriotism, which might be expected of one of his race. Among the principal engagements were Gettys- burg, Chancellorsville, the second battle at Bull Run, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Atlanta, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, and those of the March to the Sea. Near Savann.ah, Ga., he was wounded bj- a gun shot in the left leg. The ball struck the bone but did not break it. He was disabled for sometime. On April 18, 1864, INIr. Little was united in mar- riage with Miss Ellen Dolan, a native of Perry County, Ohio. Her father, Patrick Dolan, was born in Count}- Fermanagh, Ireland. He was reared in the Catholic faith, of which his father, Byian, and his ancestry were adherents. Mrs. Lit- tle's motlier was born in Pennsylvania, of (!erman parents and pure German ancestry. In March, 1866, Mr. and Mrs. Little removed to Marshall County, III. In that and Iroquois County, they lived until 1872, when they came to Doni- phan County, Kan. hi 1874 he bought a quarter section of school land in this county. It was then wild prairie with nothing but grasshoppers on it. that being " grasshopper year " here. Three years C '^\ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 795 later he removed to the [iluce, which has now become one of the most attractive iionies in the townsliii). Mr. Little was for scver.al years engaged in the nursery hiisiiiess iierc, hut lias lately given his at- tention to general farming. Mr. Little is a member of Clifton Lodge No. 1»1. L O. (). F. He also belongs to the A. O. U. W. No. 40, of Clifton. In the fall of 1888 he was elected Trustee of this township, and is now serving in that capacity. He and his wife are members of the Catholic (.^hurcli at Palmer. box. WELCOMK WELLS. The annals of ' Manhattan could scarceh be written ii|) w^ witlK)ut mention of this, one of her oldest (^) and most highly respected citizens. His life career has been one of more than ordinary in- terest, during which he has made for himself a good record and hosts of friends. Although more than eighty -one years old, he. with his excellent wife is still well preserved and active, they attend- ing to their .self-imposed daily labors, nearly as cheerfully and easily as they did fifty years ago. Mr. Wells forms one of the landmarks of Riley Count}', and, liy his labors and patience has made for himself a name which will be held in kindly re- membrance long after he has been gathered to his fathers. The subject of this sketch was born in Danville. Caledonia Co., Vt., Sept. 17. 1808. His father, Paul Wells, Jr., was born, it is believed, in the State of Vermont, and his paternal grandfather, Paul Wells, Sr., was likewise a native of New Eng- land. The latter served as a cadet and recruiting Sergeant in the Revolutionary War, under Arnold, and was present at the battles of Crown Point and Ticondcroga. He spent his last days in Caledonia County, and met his death accidentally, being killeil by the falling of a tree. He for a number of years received a pension from the Government. I'aul Wells. Jr.. was reared in the Green Moun- tain State, and at an earlj' day removed to tho wilds of Caledonia County, Vt., and purchased a tract of land four miles from .St. Johnsburg. He built a log house ill the midst of the tindier. and opened up a farm from the wilderness, upon which he spent the remainder of his life. He was married in early manhood to Miss Mar_y Mason, likewise a native of New England, and to them there were born twelve children. Welcome resided with his parents until a youth of seventeen years, then joined an elder brother in Rensselaer County, N. V. and learned shoemaking, (vhich he followed in Troy until 1831. Then removing to Utica, he w.as simi- larly engaged until aliout 18.').o. He then started for Ohio, going by team to Dunkirk, and thence by steamer to Cleveland, where he boarded a canal boat, and by this means proceeded to Coshocton, where he located, and again commenced work at his trade. He remained a resident of the Buckeye Slate until 1857. and during that year started once more westward, this time to the Territory of Kan- sas. In making this journey he i)roceeded by rail to Jefferson Citj-, Mo., which was then the western terminus of the railroad, and at that point took a steamer for Leavenworth. Thence he traveled by ox-team to the present site of Manhattan, which, as may be supi)osed, was marked by only a few houses, built in the most primitive style. Upon his arrival in Manhattan, Mr. Wells en- tered a claim four miles west of the city, the greater part of which w.as timber. He was accompanied by three of his sons, who also entered claims, and the four remained there two years, and cleared a part of the land. Then selling out, Mr. Wells pur- chased a claim to a tract of prairie land in Potta- watomie County, three miles east of the city, which like Manhattan, was then in its infancy. Wild game was plentiful, including deer, otter, heaver, and a few miles west numbers of buffalo ranged the plains. No railroads were built through this section for several years afterward. For some time after coming here. Mr. Wells carrie, with Miss Eliza Gardner, at her home in Troy, N. Y., which union, after a long period of more than sixty years, remains cemented by a more than ordinary affection. There were born to them seven children, of whom only three are living — George, Alfred, and Sarah J. Otis, the second born, died in IManhaltan at the age of fifty 3-ears; Helen became the wife of Henry Laffer, and died at her home in Manhattan Townshiii, in 1879, aged forty-five years; .Samuel Lewis died when eight years old; and Albert died in Ohio at the age of thirt>- -seven. Mrs. Wells was born in Warwick, Rhode Island. April 15, 1812, and is consequently three and one- half years j'onnger than her husbsind. Her father, .Tabcz Gardner, was a native of Rhode Island, and the son of Samuel Gardner, a farmer by occupation, who spent his entire life in Rhode Island. Jabez Gardner was reareil in his native State, whence he removed to New York State in 1815 with his fam- ily. The journey was made overland with one horse and a w.agon, the family consisting of the wife and three children, and the^' carried with them their household effects. They located in Madison County during its pioneer days, but a short time later removed to Troy, and soon afterward to Clin- ton, where Mr. Gardner conducted an hotel, and where he spent the remainder of his life. His wife. Mary (Boone) Gardner, was born on a farm thirty miles from Xe\v|iort, R. I. .She died in Clinton, N. Y. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Wells served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and spent his last years in Caledonia County. Vt.. in the en- joyment of a pension. It is estimated that not one couple in a half mil- lion live together for sixty years, and the "pearl wedding" of Mr. and Mrs.^Welcome Wells, was ap- propriately celebrated May 7, 188;), at their pleas- ant home in Manhattan, Kan. They were presented with a pair of elegant chairs with handsome silver engraving, giving the date of their first wedding and their Inst. It was the occasion of the gather- ing together of a huge numl>er of friends, and sev- i eral finely-worded addresses were delivered in a brief and happy manner. The speakers reviewed the long and pleasant career of the honored old couple, who had traveled life's pathway so harmoni- ously together, and who, during the early settle- ment of Kansa.s contributed their full quota to its growth and development. The sixty jcars which spanned their wedded life, cover much of the his- tory of this country, and it is needless to state that they have watched the changes which have occur- red, not only in Kansas, but in the whole I'nion, with more than ordinarj' interest. Mr. Wells cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. .I.ackson in 1828, before reaching his majority. He voted for the elder Harrison in 1836 and 1840, and with equal enthusiasm he supi)orted the grandson vf the old hero in 1888, the latter being the six- teenth President for whom he has voted. His re- cord since becoming a citizen of Kansas, has been tha* which any man might be proud to look upon. Soon after his arrival in the Territor}', he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, and in 1862 he was chosen to represent Riley and Potta- watomie counties in the Legislature of the young- State. He was returned in 1872-73. For nine years he was a member of the Board of County Commissioners of Pottawatomie County, and for three years he was President of the Board of Trus- tees of the Asylum for the Blind. In 1878 he was elected to the State .Senate, arid he has numbered among his friends, men high in the councils of the Nation — Lnited States Senators, Congressmen and Governors. .Since the beginning of their married life, Mr. and Mrs. Wells have been the privileged witnesses of many great events in history, in which they have seen slavery abolished and free homes given b}- a free Government to a free people. That which the}' have valued above all gifts which Providence has bestowed upon them, however, has been the friendship whicii has been extended to them dur- ing their long and honored residence west of the Mississippi, as signified by Mr. Wells in returning thanks for the gifts and congratulations of their friends upon the occasion of their pearl wedding, and he generously maintains that he owes every- thing to his excellent wife, who has been his con- PORTRAIT AND BKXiRAPHICAL ALBUM. 797 slant helper in ever}' time of neuil. Tlicre have never been any iinivind words between them, and Mr. Wells stated the lemarkablc fact that he had had a good roothei'-in-law. I>etters of congratula- tion were read from Senator Plumb and Rev. I). C. Milner, and from Senator Ingalls. There was mu- sic and singing, and the band enlivened the closing exercises with a serenade. The portraits of Mr. Wells and wife appear elsewhere in this volume. J; AMES BROWN enjoys the distinction of ! being one of the first settlers of Washington County, having resided liere since the year 18iV.), and having experienced all the hard- ships of frontier life, while contributing his share to the development of the vast resources of the county. He has borne au active part in the pioneer work here, and to him and such as he, Kansas owes the Washington County of to-day. Upon coming West. Mr. Brown homesleaded 160 acres of land, which he has addeil to until he is now the fortunate owner of more than 400 acres of well-improved and highly cultivated land, while he is regarded as one of the most successful farmers of the vicinity. The father of our subject was Solomon Brown, who was born in Westmoreland Count}', Pa., in 1782. and who. when about thirty years of age. emigrated to Washington Count}'. Ohio, whence after a few years residence he removed to Morgan Covmtv. In 1 1^3(5 he again changed his home, lo- cating in Marion County, remaining there for a period of about seventeen years, and going thenc* to Haskell County, Iowa, where he died. lie had been by occui)ation a farmer and blacksmith, and never became wealth}', although he surrounded his family with all the necessities of life. He had served as a soldier in the War of IHTi. The pa- ternal grandfather of our subject was John Brown, who early emigrated from Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania. The mother of our subject w.is in her youth Rachael Muckmun, and like her liusliand was a native of Westmoreland County, Pa., where her birth occurred aljout the jear 1780. She died in 1811. while the family were residing in Marion County, Ohio. The malernal grandfather of our subject was a native of Ireland, and after coming to the United States, served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Brown consisted of ten children, namely: Nancy. Mary. .John, Elizabeth, Alexander. .James, .lane. Miirtha, Margaret, and Jonathan. James Brown, the subject of this sketch, was born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 3, 1817. and was the sixth child born to his parents. He remained until the .age of eighteen years in his native county, then resided in Marion County until 1852. Wa find him located next in Haskell County. Iowa, where after a residence of seven years, he came to Kansas. He began life with no capital, except a good constitution and an energetic disiiosition, and the property which he now owns certainly evi- dences the character of the man. In M.arion County, Ohio, on June 24. 183!(, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between Mr. Brown and Miss Sallie O. Watkins, daughter of Ephraim and Fannie (Palmer) Watkins, natives of Pennsyl- vania, where Mrs. Brown was born May 11, 1822. The Watkins family are of English ancestry. The six children born to our subject and his wife are named respectively: John. Amanda. Daniel. Maiy J., Rachael. and Frances. Mr. Brown is a believer in and supporter of the princi|iles of the Democratic party. He is a reliable citizen, a worthy man, and justly receives the re- spect of the community in which he resides. On another |)age of this volume appears a lithographic view of the residence and surroundings on the farm of Mr. Brown. It is one of those ideal country homes, where hospitality abounds and hearty good will reigns su|)rcine. «>/v/».-^Jj Count}% ojjerates 200 acres of his father's land, lying on section 30, and is a general favorite in his community. He is intelligent and industrious, and the day is evidently not far off when he will have acquired a solid footing, financially, and will occupy a leading [losition among his fellow citizens. He is of German parentage, but was born in Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., Aug. 3, 1862. When a year old, his parents came to Kansas, locating on land in the vicinity of Manhattan, whence they removed four years later to .Jackson Town- ship. Riley County, where their sou was reared upon a farm, attended the common school and assisted his parents until attaining his majority. He then took charge of the homesteail where lie first (jrosecuted general farming, then drifted gradually into stock-raising at which he has done exceedingly well. For the convenience of this industry he has arranged yards and buildings and has all the f.a- cilities for prosecuting it in a systematic and profi- table manner. The .Schaubel homestead presents a [ileasing pic- ture in the landscape with its groves and orchards, and a vineyard of 800 vines. The subject of this sketch was married in Sherman Township, July 20, 1888, to Miss Anna Ebens, a native of Germany, and whose fatlier, a shoemaker by trade, still re- mains in his native country. Mrs. Schaubel came alone to America in 1884, and thereafter until her marriage made her home with her uncle, Martin Govenstein, in Siierman Townsiiip. .She is an ex- cellent lady and a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of this union there has been born one child, a daughter, Meta. Mr. Schaubel. politically, is an active Democrat and is frequentlj' selected as a delegate to the county con- ventions of his party. The father of our subject was Traugott Schaubel, a native of the city of Marl)ah. in the Kingdom of Wurtemburo'. and born Man 1824. He was educated in his native city, the birtli-|)lace of the immortal Schiller. His father was Christof Schau- bel, likewise a native of Marbah. aiul a blacksmith by trade, lie spent his entire life in his native city. His wife was Christine AUn'ight, the daugh- ter of Henricli Albright, one of the leading archi- tects of Marbah. She was well educated, and after the death of her husband, emigrated, in 1850, to America, and settled in Goshen, Ind.. where she died in 18(33, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. To her and her liusband there were i)orii twelve children — Frederick, deceased ; Christian, who is now eighty years of age and a retired shoe- maker of Chicago, III., possessing ample means ; William, deceased ; Gotleib, a resident of Schuyl- kill. County, Pa.; Gotlob served in an Indiana regiment during the late war. was wounded, draws a pension, and is now a resident of Clay County, Kan. : Traugott, the father of our subject, was the sixth child ; Henry resides near Clay Center, Kan.; Benjamin is in Lancaster, Pa.; Wilhelmina, Johanna and Christina are deceased; Fredricka. Mrs. Xeff, lives in Goshen, Ind. The elder Schaubel served an apprenticeship of three years as a carpentei- and joiner, commencing at the early age of fourteen. lie traveled over (Germany and Switzerland three years, then returned home to enter the army. t)n the 24th of March, 1845. he enlisteroke out and he left for Goshen, Ind.. where he engaged as a builder and contractor until .luly, 18(j3. We next find iiiui in Manhattan, Kan., where he |)ut u|) a residence for himself, and operated as before until the spring of 1870. He now resolved to turn his attention to farming and homesteadcd IGO acres of land, besides pre-empting forty acres adjoining. He was successful in his efforts as a tiller of the soil and is now retired from active labor, being sur- rounded by all the comforts of life. He is a Luth- eran in religion, and a Democrat in politics. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood, Miss Mary Kramer. She w.as born in Monheim, Germany, March II. 1829, and became the wife of Traugott .Schaubel, in the citj' of Philadelphia, Pa., •lul}' 10. 1853. Her father, Adam Kramer, w. one of the best farms in tiie to\vnslii|). frtmi a tr.act of wild prairie land. He was unmarried ami ki"|)t bache- lor's hall for two years. Then renting out his land he entered the employ of the St. .loe & (irand Islanil Railroad Company, working as a section hand, and later was employed in a liulcher shop in Hanover. In the meantime he had been prei)aring to establish a home of his own and in .lanuary, 1883, went to Manitowoc County, Wis., and was there married, Jan, 31, 1883, to Miss Annie Pray. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Forster settled upon the present homestead and labored with one mutual purpose in view — tiic improvement and cul- tivation of the farm— and having a thoughtful care for the future. In due time there were born to them foiu' children only two of whom are now liv- ing — Anna Clara, born Dec. 21, 1883, and George Wensl, Dec. 10, 1885. The happy household met with its first deep afHiction in the death f)f thedevotecl wife and mother which occurred in childbirth. May 3, 1889. Mrs. Forster was a lady of many estima- ble qualities and was the encourager of her hus- band in all his worthy ambitions, standing bravely by his side through storm and sunshine, and lal)or- ing equally with him industriously and prudently in the accumulation of a competence. Her death was deei)ly mourned by him as well as the many friends whom she had drawn around her by self- sacrificing devotion to duty, which was a matter of comment .among .all who knew her. She, like her husband, was a member in good standing of the Roman Catholic Churcii. Her parents were George and Annie (Seidl) Praj', who are now residents of Manitowoc County, Wis., where Mr. Pr.ay is owner of a fine farm. The parental family consisted of eight children of whom Mrs. Forster was the third and she was born in the county aliove mentioned. Oct. 16, 1861. The father of our subject was George Forster, a native of Bohemia, Austria, and a farmer by occu- pation. The maiden name of his mother was Annie Seidl, likewise a native of Bohemia, where thej' were reared and married. They emigrated to America in 1873 and later made their home with a daughter in Wisconsin, vviierc the father died in 1880. The mother is still living there and is now seventy-five years old. They were the parents of five children of whom .Vntiiny was the youngest. He received a good education in his native tongue, and also l>ecame familiar with the English lanuiiage. He w.as thirteen years f>f age when emigrating to America and was a resident of Wisconsin for a period of twelve years. In the meantime he worked on a farm, and for live years w.as employed 802 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. in tlie pineries. His subsequent course we liave already indicated. Politically. Mr. Forste-r supports the principles of the Democratic party. The improvements upon his farm have been brought about by his own labors, and in addition to the buildings mentioned, he has an orchard of 125 fruit trees, besides trees of the smaller fruits. Ten acres of his land is in good timlier. lie usually keeps about ten liead uf cattl ', twenty-five head of swine and four good work horses. He is essentially a self-made man and is one of those solid and reliable characters from which is bnilt u|) the liest elements of the community. — * v., * S '' n ' i * „s '* ' ps^ETER G. JOHNSON, one of the most prominent Swedish farmers uf Riley Coun- ty, is not only pojjular among his own countrymen but among his adopted breth- ren. He at one time mingled considerably in poli- tics, and was nominated by the Greenback party as the Representative from Riley C'ounty to the Leg- islature, being defeated by onlj' one vote, and there are people in the county who believe he was fully elected. His career of industry and fru- gality has made him independent financially, he being the owner of 500 acres of fine land, lying on sections 6, 12 anti 18, Madison Township, the homestead proper being on section 18. Mr. John- son, however, resides on section 12. He came to America poor in (Hirse and his present possessions are the result of his ovvn industry and perseverance. Politically he is now in si'mpathj' with the I'nion Labor party. The subject of this sketch was born in .Sweden, March 15, 1834, and is the son of John and Carrie E. Johnson, who were likewise of Swedish birth and ancestry. Jolin Johnson was twice married, both times in Sweden. His first wife died there. and after his second marriage he. in 1856, emi- grated to America, and coming directly to Kansas settled in Butler County, where he died soon aft- erward. By his first wife. Carrie, he became the father of two children, Peter G., our subject, and August, who is now deceased. Of his second union there were four children, viz., Victor, Oscar, Christina and Tilda. August and Victor were killed by the Indians in the Indian Territory, in 1862. The subject of this sketch is the only surviving member of his family, except a half-sister who resides in Washington. He lived in Sweden until twenty-three j'ears of age, following farming for a livelihood, and acquired a practical educa- tion in the common school. During his younger ye.ars he for some time followed the sea. In 1856 he emigrated with his parents to America and thereafter spent about eighteen months in Marshall Count\', 111. In 1858 he came to the territory of Kansas, settling on a tract of land in Butler County, where he operated until 1863. AVe next find him in Montana, where he followed various pursuits until 1865. In the above-mentioned year Mr. Johnson re- turned to Kansas and settled in Riley County, of which he has since been a resident. In 1870 he was married in Rilej' County to Miss Anna E. Shel- lerstrom. This Lady b^' her first husband became the mother of two children. Hilman and Melshior. ( )f her union with our subject there has been born one child. Peter A. Mr. Johnson's homestead, which is dul\- illustrated on another page, stands as a fitting monument to his industry and his value as a member of the community. -^-^-^ ^OHX MELVILLE KIMBALL, of Manhat- tan Township, is designated as " an intel- ligent farmer of courteous address and ^^Ml progressive ideas." He has a pleasant home one-fourih of a mile from the public high- w.ay, ajiproached by a lane bordered on each side by shade trees and which affords a very nice drive, lie has a neat and substantial resi- dence with other good improvements, including a fine orchard, and his farm indicates the supervision of a careful and thrifty man who has made it a |)oint to live within his income, and h.as b^' his in- dustry and economy fortified himself against want in his old age. A New Englander by birth, the early home of Farm Residence of J. M. Kimball.Sec 2. Manhattan Tp,Riley Co. Kan. Residence: OF P. G. Johnson, Se:c.12. Madison Tp.^Ri ley Co.Kan. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. SO.-) Mr. KiiiiliMll w:is ill (Jotl'stown, X.H.. wIkti' he lirst opened his eyes to the light. May ll,18;i(>. His fiithor. John Kinihall. Sr.. wa.s a native of New Hampshire, and iiis mother, wiio in her .<>:irlhoo() was Sarah (Collins) Putnam, was born in Danvers. Mass.. and was a lineal descendant of Gen. Israel Putnam, of Revolutionary fame. The paternal grandfather was also a native of the old Granite State. The maternal grandmother of Mr. Kimball was a daughter of (ien. Collins, who signalizod himself as a brave oflieer in the Revolutionary War. John Kimball was a miller by trade and during his younger years followed this in Massa- chusetts. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of nine children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Cordelia, manied Horace P]ells, a carpen- ter, and they live in (iarden Grove, Cal.; J. Au- gustus met his death by accident at the age of twenty-one years, siiortly after coming to Kansas, being run over by a wagon loaded with lumber. Richard lives on a farm adjoining that of his brolhci-; he married Miss Lizzie Greer, and has four children living; during the late war he served in Comiian^' (J. 11th Kansas infantry, with John Melville. Sarah P. is the wife of (). W. Bill, a farmer in the vicinity of Garden Grove, Cal. ; Charles W. married Miss Lois Chaffee and occupies the old homestead, one-half mile south of his brother John; he has two children; duiing the late war he enlisted as a private in Company (L 11th Kansas Infantry and served one and one-half years. Edward W. married Miss Anna McCrea; he is the father of two children and lives on a farm one-half mile south of his brother John ]M. Ella, the wife of Timothy Powers, a plasterer by trade, is the mother of three children and lives in Garden Grove, Cal. Carrie is unmarried and makes her home with her sister, Mrs. Eells, in California. Mr. Kimball came to K,ansas Territory in 185G with his brother Augustus and took up the 160 acres of land whicii comprises his present farm. He made some improvements u()on it, but in Au- gust, 186-2, he decided to assist in the preservation of the Union, and enlisted in Companj' G, lltli Kansas Infantry (afterward cavalry), serving until the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove and Cane Hill, and in numerous minor engagements, including the chase after the rebel. Price, and in the meantime was made the Commissary Sergeant of his regiment. He endured the usual hardships of life in the army but escaped without being wounded or captuied, and after receiving his honorable discharge re- turned to the peaceful pursuits of farm life. Mr. Kimball was married in April, 1872, to Miss Mary Ellen, daughter of Milton Barney, of Battle Creek, Mich. They are now the parents of six children, viz., Albert B., Charles Augustus, John Milton, Pcrley P., Edgar and JIary. Mr. Kimball is a sound Republican polilicall3-, quite prominent in party politics and is frequently sent as a dele- gate to the various conventions. He is one of the Trustees of Manhattan Township, wliicli oflice he has held for the last three years and h,as likewise otliciated as Schoo. Treasurer. Sociallj' he belongs to Manhattan Lodge, No. 16, A.F.Ar A.M.. and he is also a member of Lew Gove Post No. 100, G.A.R., at Manhattan. The pleasant Kimball homestead is illustrated by a fine lithographic view on another jiage. -^ -4^— \jj^pRANK KLING. Nearly ten years ago Mr. Il^lgl Kling settled on section 1 1, Franklin Town- (11, slii|). Washington, Count}', having taken up 160 acres of land and since that time he has given his main attention to its cultivation and im- provement. It is interesting to note the representa- tives of the dirt'erent nationalities who at an early day emigrated to the New World and across the Mississippi, and lo whose industry the Great West is largely indebted for her growth and development. The subject of this notice was born in the Canton of Bassal, Switzerland. May 1, 1852 and in 1870, when a youth of eighteen years crossed the Atlan- tic and landed a stranger in a strange land. Young Kling. after setting foot upon American soil, stopped in New York City a short time, tluMi repaired to Albany and later secured work on a farm near that city. I'pon leaving there he emi- gratefl to St. Louis where he sojourned six months and thence going to Edwardsville, III., where 806 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. lie farmed and oporalcd in stock for two years, then went from there to Henry County, Iowa, and foUoweiT farming in that region until coming to Kansas. Three years prior to this his mother, Mrs. Theresa Klin.g.iad joined him in this country and is still living with him. His father, Jacob Kling. spent his entire life in Switzerland, and died there. In 1874 Mr. Kling took unto himself a wife and helpmate Miss Elizabeth Haas, who was likewise a native of Switzerland'and came to America when twenty-three years old. Tliey are the parents of one child only, a daughter, Lizzie, born Feb. 10. 1875. Mrs. Kling by a former marriage is the mother of two sons, John .and Fiank. who have taken the name of their step-father, being called Kling. The i)arents of Mr. Kling had four chil- dren, one of whom died in Switzerland and three came to this country. His sister. Elizabeth, is the wife of George IJuht and a resident of New York City, His brother Jacob lives in this county. Mr. Kling votes with the Democratic part}^ and in his religious ideas conforms to the doctrines of the Lutheran Church in which he was reared, as was also his wite. -O-.-i»^>H^|0j^5^^x«5 piii iireseiited him l)_v Tlioinas Nast, Charles Francis Adams. .Ir.. and the Direc- tors of the Bank of Republic of New York City. The general knowledge of Mr. Gowenlock as a mechanical engineer, in connection with his knowl- eapcr published there. In Mt. Vernon, 111,, ]\Ir. Gowenlock was married Jan, 17. 1876, to Miss Emma Mabel Allen. Of this union there are two children — Mabel Allen, who was born in Kokomo, Col., just at the timber line, U.Odd feet above the sea, in 1883; and Thomas Russell, who was born jn Clay Center, Kan. Mrs. Gowenlock was born, reared and manied in the same house at Mt. ^'ernon. 111.. and is the daughter of John and Eliza Allen, formerly of Kentnck}'. .She is a very es- timable lady and a member in good standing of the I'resbyterian Church. Mr. Gowenlock. socially belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and has attained to the Master's degree. He is also a Knight Tem- l)lar and a Knight of Pythias, and in the latter order was Commander in Illinois. The father of our subject was .lames (iowen lock a gentleman of English birth and parentage, who married Miss Sarah Russell. After the birth of, two children, lliey, in 18;)!. emigrated to America, and sojourned for awhile in New York City, where the father occupied him.self at his trade of machin- ist. Seven of their children lived to mature years. James, at an early age, began working for himself in England, New York City. Litchfield. Mattoon and Mt. A'ernon, 111., receiving for his services never more than ^2. .50 per day. I5y frugal living and care in his investments, he has amassed a little fortune of over ^yO.OOO. He owns stock in the Mt. Carmel Bank, of which one of his sons is Cash- ier and another son Assistant Cashier. The par- ents upon leaving New York City settled in Mt. Vernon, 111., where thev still live. #^ -J— f^HILIP E. ARNOLD. It is usually con- Jl) sidered that a man's surroundings are ample indications of his true character. At least he who is able to sit in the midst of plenty, accumulated by the industry of his own hands, is accorded that respect and deference to which he is justly entitled. We find Mr. Arnold comfortablj- situated on a good farm, embracing 240 acres of choice land on section 15, Charleston Township, where he is numbered among its leading farmers and stock-raisers. He settled in Washing- ton County in 187.3, and purchased the land com- prising his present farm, which had been home- steaded by another party, but upon which there had been attempted but very little improvement. He labored in true pioneer style for a number of years, during which he met with fair success, soon finding himself upon a solid footing, and while his perseverance and industry have rewarded him in a full measure, his example has always been a stimu- lus to those around him. The subject of this notice comes of a substantial race of people, his parents being David and JLary (Leiter) Arnf)ld, who either were natives of Hol- land, or came wlien very young to the United States. They located after their marriage in Clearfield County, Pa., where their son. Philip E.. was born Nov. 25, 1847. They lived there until 1854, then removed to Seneca County, Ohio, where they still reside on a well-developed farm of 200 acres, and surrounded l\v all the comforts of life. Their fam- ily consisted of ten children, nine of whom grew to 808 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. uiatuie ywirs. Hannah became the wife of James Bennett, and resides in Ohio; Enoch also lives in the Buckeye State; Lizzie became the wife of Ben- jamin Haipster. and is now deceased; Adeline mar- ried Henry Gimborlin ; Mary, Jacob. John and Sarah are all residents of Oliio. Mr. Arnold attended the common school in iiis boyhood, mostly during the summer season, and worked upon the farm until a youth of eighteen years. He then learned the carpenter's trade, wiiich he followed until coming to Kansas. He was mar- ried in the fall of 1873 to Miss Alice, daughter of AVilliam and Mary Smallwood. and like himself, a native of Ohio. They have three children — Will- iam, Mary D. and Isaac. Mr. Arnold is a member of the Democratic party, and has held the various local offices. Socially, he belongs to the A.O.U.W. DAM SCHWEIX. Although only forty years of age Mr. Schwein is looked upon as one of the leading men in the commu- ^' nity of Jackson Township, Riley County, by whose people he is thoroughly known as a man of more than ordinary vvorth and ability, one who has not only accumulated a fair share of this world's goods but is of sterling integrity' and strictly moral habits. He was bred to farming pursuits which he has followed thus far in life, and is the owner of 260 acres of prime land, located on sections 32 and 33. He is a Western man by birth, his native place being in Jackson County, Ind., where he first saw the light Jan. 4, 1849. The subject of this sketch traces his ancestry to German}'. His father. William Schwein, was born in Nassau. German}', where he learned the trade of a w.agon-makor and served in the German army several years. In 1831 he emigrated to America and located among the earliest pioneers of Jackson County, Ind.. entering a tract of land near Browns- town. He accumulated a good property, including 700 acres of land, and there spent the remainder of his life, dying in \Si\\) when past seventy years old. His wife, Elizabeth (Herman) Schwein, was like- wise a native of Nassau, Germany, and passed away Jan. 16, 1850. in Indiana, The parental family consisted of eight children, all of whom lived to mature years, viz: Cornelius L., a carpenter, and living in Florida; Christine, Mrs. Heller, deceased; Caroline, Mrs. Manfield, of Indiana, also deceased; Elizabeth. Mrs. Cole, also a resident of the Hoosier State; Helena, Mrs. Berkhart, deceased; George, who died in Nebraska; B'rank, a resident of Reno County, this State; and Adam, our subject. Mr. .Schwein spent his early years in attendance at the district school and assisting his parents in the lighter duties around the homestead. He was twenty years of age at the time of his father's death and after attending the Tampico graded school two winters, he engaged in teaching. He came by rail to Jlanhattan, and from there walked to Fancy Creek, arriving there on the 23d of March. In the fall of that year he purchased his present farm, but did not settle upon it permanently until 1873, follow- ing school teaching for five years after coming here. In 1876 Mr. Schwein began farming in earnest and improving his land. He has forty-five acres under the plow and all of it is enclosed with good fencing. Three acres are devoted to an apple or- chard, and the proprietor has planted evergreens about the residence, which are not only valuable as a shade but highly ornamental. The land is wa- tered b}' Otter Creek which deposits on the bank a good quality of gypsum. Although unusually prosperous Mr. .Schwein experienced great loss by the cyclone of 1879. which tore away the buildings in its path and as far as possible wrought destruc- tion all over the premises. The family was in the house, which was blown down and two cliildren were killed outright, one of which was reposing in its mother's arras at the time. The mother was badly injured. Mr. Schwein was wedged in be- tween the sill and a large stone from which the ueiglibors exti'icated him, badly injured internally. With his usual industry and persistence, how- ever, Mr. Schwein eventuall}^ recovered from this disaster, replacing his buildings and carrying on further improvements. His hobbj' is general pur- pose horses, of which he has about nineteen head, and he is likewise interested in graded Short-horn cattle. He has been quite inominent in local af- fairs and served as a Clerk of his school district from the spring of 1873 until 1888; he has also of- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 809 fieiated as Road Suporvisor. BoUi he and his csliin- al)le wife are inenibers in good standing of the Methodist P-pisoopal Clnireli at Fancy Creei\, with whicii Mr. Schwein united at the time of its organ- ization and in wiuch lie lias served as Steward and Trustee. He i.s likewise a teacher in tiie Sunday- scliool and served as Secretary and Librarian. Po- litically, he is a strong Republican and has been of marked service to his party in Riley County, being sent as a delegate to the conventions. Mr. Schwein was married in Brownstown, Ind., Jan. 1, 1873. to Miss Olivia A. Miller. Mrs. Schwein is the daughter of ,I(iiin 1'. Miller, a native of Jackson County. Iiul. Iler paternal grandfather was Abram Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, who participated in the War of 1812, .and was one of the earliest i)ioneers of the above-mentioned county. John P. Miller followed agriculture and for a time was Superintendent of the Jackson County, (Ind.,) Poor Farm. He built and kept a hotel at Browns- town and became the owner of two farms. He died in good circumstances, in 1865, at the age of forty- nine years. His wife, Elsie (Applegate) Miller, was a native of Clark County, Ind., and died May 2, 1887, at the age of sixty-nine years. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller there was born a family of ten children, the eldest of whom, Mary E.,died in Iowa; AVilliam and AVarren live in Indiana: Jeffer- son died in Indiana; Charlotte, Mrs. Tucll, is a resi- dent of Vallonia, Ind.; Redmond died in Indiana; Olivia, Mrs. Schwein, was the next in order of birth; Fidelia and Maggie are deceased ; Burnside is a resident of St. Louis, JIo. William during the late war served as corporal in an Indiana regi- ment. Warren also served in the I'nion Ai'm3'.as a member of the ().?d Indiana Infantry and was taken prisoner at Murfreeslioro, but was soon pa- roled and sent home. Mr. Schwein was boin in Brownstown, Ind.. March 3,18.52, and completed her education at White River Academy. She thereafter made her home with her parents until her marriage. In the fall of 1888 she visited her old home and bought one of her father's farms, consisting of 182 acres, tiiree miles from Brownstown. It was entereil by her giandfather. Abram Miller, from the Govern- ment, and is now well inipioved and in a highly fertile condition. To Mr. and Mrs. .'^eliwcin tliere were born five children, viz: Leonard, who died in 1887; Elsie E. and Ilettie B., who were killed in the cyclone of 1871); Daisy D. and Bertha Young, who remain at home vvith their parents. ^►'>iVHi^:5^ A. JOHAXS:SIEYER. Tliere is probably the limits of .Jackson Township, ity, a more reliable liberal- minded or public-spirited German citizen than he with whose name we introduce this sketch. He has been very successful financially, his jiroperty scheduling 160 acres on section 6; 160 on section 31; 320 acres on section 30; eighty acres on sec- tion 25, and 160 acres near Parallel, in W.ashington County. He has held the various township offices, and on the 5th of November, 1889, w.as elected County Commissioner on the Independent ticket. Mr. Johansmeyer was born near Wehrendorf, Kingdom of Hanover, German^-, Sept. 13, 1 840. He received the advantages of a thorough education in his native tongue, .and also became familiar with agriculture as carried on in the Fatherland. When twenty-one years old, he enlisted in the 6th Ilano- veri.an Infantry, in which he served four years. At the exiriration of this time, he decided upon .seek- ing his fortune in America. F'or this iiurpose, he w.as obliged to hire a substitute, paying therefor the sura of $1 10, and in the spring of 1845, em- barking at the port of Bremen, he left Germany, and two weeks later landeil in New York City, lie secured emploj'inent as clerk in a grocery store, and sojourned there two months. \"oung Johansmeyer now set out for Kansas bv rail, and at Kansas City boanled a boat for Leaven- worth, whence he jonrne^-ed overland in a wagon to Randolph, Riley County. Soon afterward he piir- ch.ased 160 .acres of laud, whicli constitutes his present homestead. This had been but slightly imiiroved. and Mr. .lohjinsmeyer, under many dilli- culties and with ini|ierfect farming implements, commenced the cultivation of the soil, and by the exercise of economy soon found himself on the high ro.ad to prosperity. The liome farm is es- pecially well-imiirovcd, with a neat and commodi- 810 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. oiis chvellinif, and all the necessary outbuiklings, a windmill and water tanks being included in tbe machinery for carrying on agriculture and stock- raising after the most approved methods. From one to two carloads of cattle are shipped from this farm annually, besides large numbers of swine. Six teams are used in the operations of the farm, which are carried on in that systematic manner, seldom failing of generous returns. The marriage of our subject with Miss Anna Bohne took place in Jackson Township, Riley County, in December, 1865. This lady was born in the Kingdom of Hanover. Germany, and by her union with our subject she has become the mother of ten children, viz: Henry, who is farming in W.ashingtou County; Louis,i, Louis, John. Her- man, Edward, Amanda, Charles, Nellie and Alma. Our subject has been quite prominent in his com- comraunity. serving as School Director and Road Supervisor, besides being Township Treasurer for six 3-ears. He thoroughly believes in education. He is a member in good standing of the German Lutheran Church, in which he serves as a Trustee, and assisted in building the church edifice on Swede Creek. ->>- •^'^^Vt^^?^^^- ENJAMIN POWELL, of Sherman Town- ship, is numbered among its most honored citizens, and has for man}' years been closely identified with its agricultural in- terests. He is a thorough and skillful farmer, and has brought his land to a high state of cultivation, the result of which is a handsome annual income. A West Virginian by birth, Mr. Powell first opened his e3'es to the light in Harrison County, Jan. 15, 1814, and is thus ai)proa(hing the seventy-fifth year of his age. Notwithstanding this he is still hale and heartj- as the result of a temperate life and other- wise correct habits. The father of our subject vvas Benjiimin Powell, Sr., who was born near Winchester, W. Va., and re- ceived a good education. During the troubles of 1812 he entered the army and died therein of measles prior to the birth of his son, Benjamin. Soon afterward ihc mother. Jlrs. Polly (Webb) Powell, removed to Perry County, Ohio, where she lived several years, then removed to Hocking CouniV, and there spent her last da3s. After the death of Mr. Powell she was married to John Thompson, bj' whom she became the mother of six children. Of her first marriage there were born three children, Benjamin being the youngest. The paternal grandfather of our subject, was a large slave-holder and a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in West Virginia, where he died. On the mother's side. Grandfather Benjamin Webb was a preacher, blacksmith and doctor combined. He followetl his trade and the two professions many j-ears in Hocking Count}-. Ohio, where he spent his last days. He likewise was a native of West Virginia and was the owner of a large num- ber of slaves, but gave them their freedom before leaving the Dominion. The subject of this sketch was reared chiefly in Ohio, and was there first married to Miss Mary A. Searf, bj' whom he became the father of two chil- dren, both now deceased. Mrs. ISIary A. Powell departed this life in Ohio, and our bubject was subsequently married to Miss Elizabeth (Goodlive) Strait, who had by her first marriage one child. This lady w.as born in Ohio, and after a wedded life of forty years and ten days, she died, Jan. 27, 1880. leaving five children. The eldest, a son, Isaac, during the late Civil War enlisted in Company F, 114th Ohio Infantrj- and died in the service at Vicksliurg. Burr, the second son, also entered the army as a member of the 75th Ohio In- fantry, and died of illness, the result of exposure leaving a widow and three children. The others are Jane, Amanda, Margaret, Benjamin and John W. The Last-mentioned makes his home with his father and has the raan.agement of the farm. The present wife of our subject, to whom he was married in 1881, was formerly Mrs. Mary T. (Wright) Broughton, a native of Pennsylvania. She was first married to Joseph Wright, who en- tered the Union Armj' during the late Civil War. and after being in prison seven months, died on his w.ay home to his famih', leaving two sons, Frank and Irwin. Mrs. Wright subsequently married Jonah Broughton. who died in Shennan ToA'nsliip. leaving no children. Mr. and Jlrs. Powell are PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 811 both nioiiibers of the Methodist Kpiscopal Cluirt-li with whicii our subject has been connected for more than fifty years. During tills time he has offi- ciated as Class-Leader since early manhood, and has been one of the chief pillars of the church. Of this church both of his deceased wives were also members. Politically, Mr. Powell, votes the straight Republican ticket, together with his sens. John Powell is a very intelligent and capable young man, popular in his community, and has served as Constable. Mr. Powell came to Clay County in 1873, and horaesteaded a 1 GO-acre farm which he now owns and occupies. His first dwelling was a little cottonwood shanty in which the family lived a c()Ui)Ie of years, and then the present comfortable residence w.as erected. The outbuildings are all that is necessary for the shelter of slock and the storing of grain. Mr. Powell has planted a large number of forest trees and has an apple orcliard of about lifty trees. There have been added from lime to time the other little embellishments and conveniences wliich liave so nuieli to do with llie happiness and comforts of a home. Tiie whole [ireniises pres- ent a picture of peace and content wiiich is pleas- ant to look upon. -*»£-- (JL-^ON. FRANK P. 1IAUKNE.S.S, senior mem- W)w ber of the firm cpf Ilarkness & Godard,and ■s^ a leading attorney of Clay Center anntil the spring of 1840. Tiien with his lit- tle famiiy he removed to Marshall County, Ind., wheie he died when nearlj' one hundred years old. He was a Democrat in politics and a member of the United Brethren Church. The wife and mother survived her husband four years, dying when about ninety-five years old. She was a member of the same church as her husband and active in the per- formance of her religious duties. The subject of this sketcli was the second child in a family of seven daughters and two sons, seven of whom are living, all married and with families of their own. In Marshall County, Ind., William met his fate in the person of Miss Lovisa Ben- dure, to whom he w.as married on the 4th of August, 1844. Mrs. Kelley was born in Ohio, 826 I'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Dec. 2, 1828, and was taken bj' her parents to Michigan when quite young, wliere she grew to womanhood. Later the family moved to Marshall Count}', Ind., where she lived two years and until her marriage. Her father .Tohn IL Bendure, was a native of Ohio, and of French ancestry. He was a farmer by occupation, and married Miss Nancy Cochran in Greene County, Oliio. Mrs. Bendure was a native of Kentucky and of Irish ancestry on the mother's side and was reared in Kentucky. She passed away prior to the death of her husband at the age of about fifty years. The latter died in Marsiiall County, Ohio, at tiie age of fifty-six. Both were members of the I'nited Brethren Church and were most excellent and worthy people, honest and upright in their lives and highly respected by all who knew them. To Mr. and Mrs. Kelley there have been born thir- teen children, seven of wliom died ^oung. Their eld- est living child, John H. married Miss Ella Koontz and is farming in Clifton Township, Washington, County; Marietta is the wife of Edward De Crow, and they reside on a farm in Coffey County, Kan.; Rufus B. married Miss Eva Survine and they live on a farm in a Bloom Township, Clay Count}'; I'cter married Miss Laura Shearer and is farming on land belonging to his father in Bloom Town- ship. I'^mma, Mrs. Willinm Blosser, lives with her husband on a farm in Republic ] County ; Ida is the wife of William Hileman,a farmer of Bloom Town- ship. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley occupy a good position sociall}' in their community and Mr. Kelle}-, pol- iticall}'. votes the straight Democratic ticket. The snug homestead of Mr. Kelley will be found fully reijresented b}' a well-executed lithographic view on another page, and is in all respects indica- tive of the enterprise and industry of its projector. « JILLIAM SCHORER. Whatever may be \aj// the po|)ular belief as to the merits of var- WW ious s3-stems of religion, and even to a dis- believer in them all, tlie life of an earnest worker in the cause of Christianity is ever a subject of deep respect. He who is the subject of this bio- graphy has for many years labored to win souls to Christ, an.d has been highly successful in that work, being well fitted both by nature .and education for the duties which he so long and faithfully con- ducted. Owing to failing health he h.as now with- drawn from the ministr>-, and is occupying a farm which he owns in Bloom Township, Clay County. In this and Cloud counties he h.as ac- complished great good in building up churches, and he is highly honored wherever his works and character are known. The Rev. Mr. Schorer comes of a long and honored line of Swiss ancestry, being himself a native of the Canton of Bern. His father, N. Schorer, w.as the youngest in a large family and lost his father when eleven years old. Having attained to _years of ma- turity he became a merchant in his native city, Wangen, Switzerland. He married Miss Elizabeth Schorer. who, though bearing the same surname, was no relation, and to them were born five sons and four daughters. In 1867, the parents and all the family then living came to the United States, and took up their abode near Franklin, Wis. The children have since become of age and all are doing well in this country. The parents now re- side in Sheboygan, Wis., the father being sixt3'-seven years old, and the mother three score years and ten. Both are members of the Reformed Church, and prominent and highly honored members of their community. The birth of our subject took place Jan. 21, 1847, and in his bo^'hood and early youth he was highly educated in his native canton. When eighteen 3'ears old he was, through the persuasions of a mis- sionarj% induced to come to the United States, being the first of his family to leave his native land. He took passage from Hamburg, April 20, 1865, on the steamer " Teutonia," and after a voy- age of twenty days, most of which was rough sail- ing, he landed in New York City. He went at once to Sheboygan, Wis., and entered the German Reformed Theological Seminary at Franklin. Af- ter com|)leting the course of study in that institu- tion he was ordained to the ministry and look charge of a Swiss congregation near La Crosse. Later he had charge of a congregation at Waukon, Alamakee Co., Iowa, and after laboring there for PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 827 three years, bis voice rtiid liealth failing, be went to Missouri to regain liis strength. His healtii being restored, RI'-. Schorer next took ciiarge of two congregations in (iasconafle County, Mo., laboring there for some five years. In 187C, lie came to this county and i)urcbased 160 acres of land on section 15, Bloom Townslii|), and subsequently bought 120 acres on another section. He took charge of the Presbyterian churches in this part of the count}', and also in Cloud County, having four different congregations under his over- sight for some time. In 1884 be went to Ilolton, Jackson County, and there preached for a year, having charge of two congregations, both of which increased in numbers during his labors there. Re- turning to this county he rested from his minis- terial labors for a year or more, and then resumed charge of his old congregations, retaining his place as an active minister of the gospel till September, 1889, when his health compelled his linal with- drawal. The membership of the Presbyterian churches ill this vicinity has been largely increased under the care of Mr. Schorer. and he has also made a great success of farming and stock-raising. His home farm is well improved and supplied with an excellent .assortment of buildings, conveniently disposed for the various purposes for which they were erected, and all have been put up by the pres- ent proprietor. The outlying land which he owns is broken, and is also being brought to a high state of productiveness. The marriage of Mr. Schorer was celebrated in Waukon, Iowa, the bride being Miss Sophia Halinc, who was born near Franklin, AVis., .July 1, 1852. Mrs. Schorer is a daughter of Frederick and So])hia (Dolmeye) Hahne, n.atives of Lippe-Uetmold Ger- many, who after the birth of one child, emigrated in 1848, to the United States. They embarked on a sailing vessel, and after a voyage of some weeks landed in this country and took up their residence in Wisconsin, where Mr. Hahne began an agricul- tural life, having previously been engaged in car- pentering. From AVisionsin Mr. Hahne removed to Alamakee County, Iowa, and then to Sac County, where his wife died when sixty years of .age. He is yet living, having attained his three-score jears and ten. He belongs to the German Reformed Church, as did his wife. Mrs. Schorer was the iecii)ient of the best of training at the hands of her worthy parents, witli whom she remained, until her marriage. She is the motiicr of nine children, of whom we note the following: Anna is attcniling the Presb^-terian College at Emporia ; Ilulda. is in the State Normal school at the same place ; Daniel T., .Sarah, Bertha, Mary, Ida, Minnie and Edna are at home. The younger members of the family will receive good educational advantages in accordance with their years. Mr. Schorer is a Republican in politics. Mrs. Schorer lias ahv.ays been an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and in her own sphere ac- complishes much good, being, like her husband, a highly lespected member of the community. A view of the Schorer residence appears on another page, presenting the picture of a peaceful rural home where plenty abounds. •eJ2J2/^'^^ K^— >*-^>Sy?2W»>- iikM ORTIMER REYNOLDS, a leading farmer of Mulberry Township, Cl.ay County, owns I* and operates 240 acres of highly improved land which he brought to its present con- dition from a raw piairie. He came to this section from La Salle County, 111., in 1885. and is now looked upon as one of the leading citizens in the northwestern part of the county. He was born in the town of Magnolia, Putnam Co., 111., Dec. 19. 1856, and is the son of Dr. Albert Reynolds, a na- tive of Connecticut. The father of our subject was reared in New York State whence later he removed to Ohio with his parents and was gra'Uiated from one of the medical colleges of the Buckeye State. There also he w.as first married and later went to Kentucky, where he followed the profe.ssion of medicine for some j'ears and where his first wife died leaving five children. These all lived to mature years and were married. After the death of his first wife Dr. Reynolds moved to Putnam County, 111., earl}- in the 40's where lie followed his practice and at the same time 82S PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. purchased land and opened up a good farm. He was successful, both professionally and financially, becoming" well-to-do. He died at Lostaut, La Salle Co., 111., in 1887, at the age of eighty. eight years. He was a Wliig during his early manhood, a Republican later and a strong Union man during the Civil War. He was likewise the opponent of. slavery and left the State of Kentucky on account of his antagonism to the peculiar institution. The father of our subject took for his second wife Miss Hannah J. Butterfield, then of Magnolia, 111., but who was born in New Hampshire of New England parents. She came alone when a j'oung woman to Illinois and is still living at the age of seventy-two years, making her home with her daughter, Clara J., in La Salle County. Mortimer was the youngest of her six children — four sons and two daughters. Of these there are only living, besides our subject, one of the sons, Arthur, and his sister, Clara J. Mortimer and Arthur, after reaching manhood, engaged in partnership in mer- cantile business at Lostant for two years. Then the former came to this State. The marriage of Mortimer Reynolds and Miss Laura Hildebrand took place in La Salle County, 111., Sept. 2.'), 1878. Mrs. Reynolds was born, June 14, 1858., in that county, where she was reared and educated. Her parents were Henry and Elizabeth (Needliam) Hildebrand, who were likewise natives of Illinois and are still living on a farm in La Salle County, well-to-do, and surrounded by all life's comforts. The father is about fifty-seven years of age and the mother fifty-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have two children — Charles A. and Edward L. Mr. Reynolds, like his father before liim, endorses in the strongest manner the princi- ples of the Republican party. He is looked upon as a solid and a reliable man — one who is a credit to his county. |]_^ EN RY RUEGG. The biographer in his mi- grations among the farmers in the north- western corner of Clay County, found Mr. Ruegg snugly located on a well-improved farm comprising lOO acres of land on section .34. He came to Kansas iu 1872 from Madison County, 111., and located on a farm near Winkler's Mills, Riley County. Thence in 1878 he changed his resi- dence to a point across the line, homesteading his preseutland. By a course of persevering industry and good management and after the labors of a number of years, he brought the soil to a good state of cultivation and erected substantial build- ings, enclosed and divided his land with fencing, planted fruit and shade trees and has now one of the most dcsiraljle farms in this part of the county. Mr. Ruegg is a native of Switzerland and was born in the Canton of Zurich, Maj' 18, 1828. He lived there until a man of twenty-five years, then in 1867 emigrated to the United States, settling in the vicinity- of lligliland, Jladison Co., 111., where he sojourned until moving west of the Mississippi. He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Hans Jacob Ruegg, a farmer in comfortable circumstances who spent his entire life in his native country. His death occurred in 1879 when he was sixty-nine years old. The wife and mother whose maiden name was Catlierine Scheuchzer, passed away when comparativel}' a young woman in 1832. Both parents were members of the German Re- formed Church. The subject of this sketch was one of the small family born to his mother and received a very good education in his native canton. He learned the miller's trade at a good age and when ready to establish a home of his own, was married to a maiden of his own town — Miss Elizabeth AVeber. Mrs. Ruegg was the daughter of a highly respect- able family who were noted as being experts at pattern and model making, while at the same time many of them engaged in farming. After tlie birth of five children Mr. and Mrs. Ruegg in the fall of 1867, liaving resolved to emigrate to America, re- paired to Havre, France, .sud took passage on the steamer '"Arago" which after a safe voyage landed them in New York City. Thence the}- proceeded to Illinois where two more children were added to the family circle. One child has been born to them since the}' came to Kansas. The eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Ruegg are recorded as follows: Eda is the wife of Albert Schwab and they live on a farm in Oregon; Bertha is the wife of Lewis Pickett and they live on a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 829 farm nearOgden. this State; Anna married Gotlieb Ammescager and they reside on a farm in Bloom Township; Emma is the wife of Ferdinand Schwab, a sivctch of whom will be found elsewhere in this volume; Mary is the wife of August Kolling, who is represented elsewhere in this work; Lena, Rosa and Lizzie are at home with their parents. ICHOLAS ESSLINGER. Among the suc- cessful agriculturists of Washington County, \,ZL) are many who were born across the sea. They prove valuable citizens of our land, and ex- hibit a sturdy enterprise on the frontier. Of this class is the gentleman above named, who has lived in Clifton Township since July, 1859. He has seen the county grow from a wild waste, to the position it holds to-day in the front rank of civi- lized and cultivated communities. When he came, the countr}' abounded with buffalo and other wild game, and the savage rod man was frcquentl}' to be seen. Mr. Esslinger has a nuinber of times been attacked by the buffaloes of the plains, but has always escaped injur}'. He gives himself credit for having killed more than 200 rattle snakes, though he was never bitten. When he first lived in this count}-, Jefferson City, forty miles distant, was the nearest market town, and Ft. Riley, forty miles away, was their post-office. Mr. Esslinger was born in Luxemburg. Ger- man}', Oct. 12, 1 827. His parents were of Prussian birth, but lived the most of their lives in Luxem- burg. The father, John Esslinger, was a farmer. He died when our subject, who was the youngest of four children, was fifteen months old. The mother, Elizabeth (Shoemaker) Esslinger, lived to be nearly one hundred years old. Her death also took place in Luxemburg. Nicholas Esslinger was reared by his mother until old enough to do for himself. On March 25, 1857, he took passage at Havre on the sailing-vessel "Edward Stanley." They landed in New York City, after an unevent- ful voyage of twenty-three days. Thence he went immediately to Stephenson County, 111., where he remained two years. He then came to this State, and secured from the Government the land which he has since made his home. It is well im- proved, and under thorough and intelligent cul- tivation. In this county Mr. Esslinger was married to Gertrude Bowmaker, daughter of Joseph Bow- maker, whose sketch occupies another place in this Biographical Ai.bom. She was boi'n in Prussia Dec. 12, 1843, and when young was brought to the United States by her parents. She remained with them until lier marriage, acquiring all the skill for which German housewives are noted. She is the mother of ten children: Elizabeth is the wife of Peter Steinraetz, a blacksmith in Cliflon; Mary, Magdalene, Anna, Margaret, Gertrude, Joseph, Angeline, Nicholas and Sophia are at home. Mr. Esslinger was formerly a Republican, but is now a sound Democrat. He and his wife are char- ter members of the Roman Catholic Ciuircli of Clifton Township, and Mr. Esslinger has been an officer there since the organization was started. An enterprising farmer, a reliable citizen, and an in- telligent, kindly man, Mr. Esslinger merits and re- ceives the respect of his fellow-citizens. The church was built on Mr. Shoemaker's land in 1871, and the district school-house is on Mr. Esslinger's land. -5- #^ -}- ICHARD ROENIGK is one of the thrifty and successful farmers of Clay County, the estate which he owns and occupies being ^situated on section 14, Bloom Township. It comprises 160 broad acres, bearing such sub- stantial improvements as are generally made by an enterprising agriculturist, its present condition being due to the gentleman of whom we write. He has been the owner of this farm since 1878, his residence in the county antedating that period seven years. Mr. Roenigk was born in .Saxony, Germany, April 4, 1857, and is a son of Gottlieb and Marga- ret (Zachary) Roenigk, natives likewise of that kingdom. Tlie father was a descendant of an old Saxony family, and was engaged in farming. To liimself and wife eleven children were born, seven living, all of whom came to the United States with their father, who sought a wider field for his cnor- 830 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. gies and greater opportunities for liis children's ad- vancement. The family took passage at Bremen on the steamer '-Rhine," May 4, 1871, and landed in New York City after an ocean voyage of thir- teen days. They came almost immediately to Kansas, and the father at once obtained a home- stead on section 14, Bloom Township. It was an unbroiven tract of land, but its owner being a thor- ough farmer, at once began its improvement, and had accomplished a great deal when his death oc- curred four years after his arrival, he being sixty years of age. His widow continued her residence on the estate, which she still owns and which is now well improved. Mrs. Roenigk is now sixty- six j'ears of age. She belongs to the Lutheran Church and is highly regarded by her associates therein and by all her neighbors. Sis of" her chil- dren are living. They are: Louisa, wife of Mates Rasmussen, living on a farm in Bloom Township; Adolph, a farmer and harness-maker, whose home is at Lincoln Center, Kan.; Anna, wife of Claus P. Hansen (see biography); our subject; Augusta, wife of Con. Myers, a farmer in Bloom Township; and Charles, who remains at home caring for his mother and managing the homestead. Our subject is a member of the Union Labor party. He is not only well versed in agricultural work, but is a man of industrious habits, excellent moral character and intelligence, and as such is held in good repute by his neighbors and fellow- citizens. -n«^}>^°^«=:" -♦.•S^^Sr*- <| IfelLLIAM T. BLOOMFIELD, of Little Blue \r\//i Township, is pursuing the even tenor of WW his way on a well-developed farm, com- prising 160 acres of land on section 35. His chief ambition has been to perform the duties of an honest man and a good citizen, make a comfortable living for his family and dwell at peace among his neighbors. He was born in Worcestershire, Eng- land, Feb. 21, 1835, and is the son of John Bloom- field, a native of the same shire and a weaver by trade. The family is of substantial English ances- try, honest and industrious people, who made their living by diligence and frugality, avoided police courts and criminal cells and left the heritage of a good name to their posterity. John Bloomfield in 1844 emigrated to America with his little family, and locating in Tariffvilie, Conn., sojourned tiiere until ids death, which oc- curred in 1850 when he was but forty j-ears of age. He was a member of the Presbj^terian Church and also identified witli the I.O.O.F. He spent his later 3ears in farm pursuits and accumu- lated a good property. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Johnson. She also was a native of Worcestershire, and was born in 1812. She sur- vived her husband a period of thirty-three years, rcQiaining a widow, and died in Chicago, 111., in 1883. The parental household included eight chil- dren, five of whom are living and residents of the United States. William T., the first child in the Bloomfield family, was a lad of nine years when his parents emigrated to America, and he lived with them in Tariffvilie, Conn., until probably eighteen years old. Upon leaving Connecticut he accompanied them to Ohio, and completed his studies in the lit- tle city of Akron, Summit County. He sojourned there until 1855, and that year came to Kansas, locating in Lawrence, and participated in the con- flict arising from the slavery question and other Kansas troubles, being the supporter and S3'mpa- thizer of the old hero John Brown. He left the State in 1857, repairing to i^ndrew County. Mo., of which he was a resident until 18G1. We next find Mr. Bloomfield in Chicago, 111., and the following year, the Civil War being in prog- ress, he enlisted as a private in Company K, 72d Illinois Infantry, which was attached to the 17tli Army Corps. He participated in many of the hard-fought battles which followed, being at Ray- mond, Champion Hills, Vicksburg. Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. Although experiencing many hairbreadth escajjes, he came out without a wound and without being captured by the enemy. He was given his honorable discharge at Columbus. Ohio, July 13, 1865. Soon afterward he returned to Missouri and settling in Buchanan County, lived there until 1870, employing himself as a cab- inet-maker. In the fall of that j'ear he came back PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 831 to Knnsas and lioinestcaded 1 1 2 acres of land on section 26 in Little Blue Township, Wasliinifton Connty. He employed himself in the eultivation and improvement of this land until 1880, then sell- inw out i>nrehased 100 acres on section 35, Little Blue Township, where he has since followed the peaceful pursuits of agriculture. When coming to Kansas, Mr. Bloomfield states, he was almost penniless. The extent and nature of his ijossessions to-daj- indicate in a forcil)le man- ner the diligence with which he has labored and the economy which he must have practiced. Politically he is usually found on the side of the Republican party. In religious matters he is con- nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Barnes. Socially he belongs to Post No. 363 Ct.A.R. at Barnes, and is also a member of Lodge No. 12, A. O. U. W. at Rockford, III. On the 31st of January, 1858, Mr. Bloomfield was married to Miss Mary E. McChesney, of An- drew County, Mo. Mrs. Bloomfield was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1840, and is a daughter of Andrew L. and Elizabeth (Caples)- McChesney, the former of whom is dead but the latter is yet living. The six children of Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield were named respectively Russel C , Lillie, John (deceased), Elmer, Charles, and Arthur (deceased), who was a twin of Charles. -wv-'^*@I^JW»- ON. DAVID E. BALLARD. This gentle- IJ man has been designated as " one of the a>^ most hospitable, social and liberal men (1^ of his community," being public-spirited, strictly moral and of that courteous and gentle- manly demeanor which makes everybody his friend. Mr. Ballard is perhaps one of the most prominent men in Northern Kansas, intimately identified with its agricultural interests, a thorough and skillful farmer, and in business transactions his record is uninipeachahle. The subject of this sketch was born in Franklin, Vt., March 20, 1836, and is the son of Aiipleton and Epiphena (EUenwood) Ballard. Appleton Ballard was born in Hanover, N. II., in 180'J. When he was a boy his parents removed to Vermont wiicre he learned shoemaking at which he worked in con- nection with farming until 1837. Then, having decided to seek what was then the West, he emi- grated to Morrow County, Ohio, and locating in Sparta, engaged in general merchandising until 1817. That year he left the Buckeye State and re- moving to Michigan established himself as a gen- eral merchant at Lansing, niiere he sojourned until 1852. He then met with a sad misfortune, his store .and stock being destroyed by Bre, involving a total loss. After this event the father of our subject moved just out of town and securing a little piece of land engaged as a vegetable gardener until his death, which occurred in October, 1885. He was a man of sound religious principles and from the age of twent3' years had been a consistent member of the jMethodist Episcopal Church. His father was P'rederick Ballard, a native of Barnard, N. H., and who died in Sparta, Ohio. The p,aternal great- grandfather of our subject was Sherebiah Ballard, a gentleman of English birth and ancestry who crossed the Atlantic with five brothers prior to the Revolutionary War and settled in New York State. The entire six participated in the conflict which afterward ensued, fighting valiantly on the side of the Colonists until their independence w.as estab- lished. Epiphena EUenwood was born near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sept. 9. 1809 and died at Lansing, Mich., in the spring of 1888. She was married to Appleton Ballard in 1830. Her father, Capt. El- lenwood was a seafaring man and the commander of a merchant vessel. He stood at the head of his profession and was likewise a successful man in business affairs. He was robbed .and murdered in Halifax harbor after disposing of a cargo of mer- chandise. To the parents of our subject there were born ten children: Allen J., Sindenia A., David E., Henry D., Eunice L.. Alonzo. Everette, Anna L., Sarah A., and Alice. Of tiiese eight are living. David E. Ballard was tiie third child of the par- ental family .and w.as reared in his native town of Sparta, Ohio, .acquiring his education in the com- mon sciiools. Tliere also he look his first lesson in mercantile business and was also thus eng.aged with 832 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. liis uncle at Mt. Gilead, and later again with his father at Lansing, Mich. He remained a resident of Michigan State until 1855 and then determined to seek the farther West. We next find him in Tama County, Iowa, wliere he was occupied as a clerk in Toledo until 1857. Then crossing the Missouri River into the Territory of Kansas he was located for a time in Lawrence. Kan., and in the meanwhile had a hand in the troubles of that period, operating under James Lane. Subsequently Mr. Ballard repaired to Brown County, Kan., and for some time followed the pro- fession of a teacher. Later he was connected with a surveying party, laying out town sites and en- gaged in other business tending to the development and settlement of the State. In 1858 he rejiaired to Washington, Kan., and was made Secretary of the first company organized to lay out the town. Subsequently he assisted in the organization of Washington County and at the first election of county officers was chosen Register of Deeds and County Clerk. Later further honors were be- stowed upon him as he was chosen by the Free State party as their first Re|)resentative in the Legislature. He served his full term with great credit to himself and satisfaction to his con- stituents. Mr. Ballard watched the progress of national affairs with the liveliest interest and maintained his loyalty to the State of Kansas. During the first year of the Civil War he entered the army as a private, but soon afterward, by the urgency' of friends and officials, left the ranks and raising a companj' joined the 2d Kansas Infantry as First Lieutenant of Company H. This regiment was soon afterward transformed into the 2d Kansas Cavalry, in which Lieutenant Ballard served until 1865 when he was obliged to send in his resignation on account of disability. In the meantime his services received tlieir just recognition by the pre- sentation to him of a Captain's commission, but he resigned before being mustered in. Daring the period of his army life Mr. Ballard operated mostly in Missouri and Arkansas. In May, 1865 he was appointed Quartermaster General of the Kansas State Militia. In 1866 he was com- uiissioned Deputy I'nited States Surveyor of public lands in Kansas. In 1867 he was commissioned Deputy United States Marshall in his district and in 1868 was commissioned Assistant Assessor for Division No. 4, then covering what is now the 5th Congressional District of Kansas. He was still further honored in 1872 by being elected Assessor of railroad property for the 12th Judicial District of Kansas. In 1878 he was again elected to repre- sent his county in the State Legislature. Ilis whole public career is one which reflects honor upon him and in which it could not be questioned that he had the interests of the (jeople at heart. Mr. Ballard in 1869, turning his attention seri- ously to agricultural affairs, purchased 160 acres of land on section 15, Little Blue Township, and there took up his abode. He was prospered in his sub- sequent transactions, financially, and added to his landed possessions until he is now the owner of 1,800 acres, lying on sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 21 and 22 of the above-mentioned township. When com- ing to this State he was obliged to borrow money to meet his current expenses. He long ago liqui- dated that debt and has the satisfaction of knowing that every dollar of his money has been made in an honorable and legitimate manner. Besides that already mentioned, he also owns valuable city propert}^ in AVashington, this State. He is one of the Directors of the First National Bank at that place and has taken an interest generally in the upbuilding of the town. As a stock dealer Mr. Ballard is scarcely equalled by any man in Washington County and is particu- larly interested in t)looded animals. He is the largest resident lantlholder within the limits of the county. His residence is located on section 15, Little Blue Township, and presents quite an im- posing appearance, surrounded as it is by various other buildings,with cattle sheds in the back ground, everything being neat and in good order, together with forest and fruit trees and all the other embel- lishments of the ideal country estate. Without making any great display or pretentions to elegance, the great homestead is in all its api)urtenances little less than complete and resembles a village more than private grounds. Socially, Mr. Ballard stands high in the Masonic fraternit3-, having taken both the Chapter and Wi .TnmyiWJiy PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 835 Council degrees. He has licen a slaiiLli Ilepiiblican since the organization of that party in 1856. He lias b^' his iiospitality and rare social qualities drawn around him hosts of friends whom bot'i lie and his most excellent wife entertain in a manner worthy of their means and station. Mrs. Ballard was in her girlhood .Miss Louise Bowen, of Leaven- worth, Kan., and was wedded to our subject Dec. 25, 1865. Her native place was Rojalton, Vt., and the date of her l)irlh 1844. Her |)arents were Mark (who died in 1859) and .Sarah L. (Harris) Bowen, now living in Roj'alton, Vt. They were both natives of Vermont. The ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Ballard were named respectively, Ernest F., Louise, Frank C. Mabel, Miriam. David C, AVinifred, Mark A. B., Anna A. and Stella L. Louise died when sis da3's old. ?^ EV. ROBERT M. TUNNELL. who has so -ong and acceptably held the pastorate of 'i4i\\\ the Congregational Church at ^Manhattaui ^ is a gentleman of culture, is well-known and posesses a line Christian character, and during his ministry in this city he has been an important agent not only in advancing its religious standins"', but also in elevating its social and educational status. Mr. Tunnell is a native of Illinois, born in Morgan County, eight miles north of Jacksonville, Oct. 17, 1830. His father. David Tunnell, was born in Washington County, Tenn., in 1800, was a son of Stephen Tunnell. a native of Spottsylvania Count}-, Xa,., who was, in turn, a son of William Tunnell, who w.as born across the water in sunny France. In that land the family name was spelled Tannelier, and it has become corrupted since the great grandfather of our subject came to this coun- try. When he was three years old be was taken by his father to England and in that country he wooed and wedded Ann Fairfax, a native of Yorkshire. In colonial times, about 1730, he brought his wife to America, and located in Virginia; he bought land in Spottsylvania County, and resided there some years. He then went to Fairfax County to spend his last years. After his death his wife went to Tennessee with her son, the Rev. William Tun- nell, and died at his home in Anderson County, at the remarkably advanced age of one hundred and four years. William Tunnell's brother James also came to America, and settled first in Accom.ack County, Va.., and later in Dagsboro, Del., where he died. Another brother settled in North Carolina, and passed his remaining days in that State. The grandfather of our subject was reared anrl married in Virginia, and resided there until 178'.), doing gallant service in the meantime in the Revolutionary War, under Washington. Receiving therefor a land-warraut in the year just mentioned, .accom.- panied by his wife and six children, with a wagon and pack-horses, he slowly made his way to the wilds of Tennessee, three months being consumed in the journey, and there selected his land in Wash- ington County. It was heavil}- timbered, and he devoted his time to its clearance and to tilling the soil the ensuing twenty years, and then took up his residence in Monroe County, Ky., of which be was also a pioneer. Purchasing a tract of land half a mile from Tompkinsvillc, he m.ade his home there until his death. The maiden name of his wife was Keziah Money. She was also of French descent, born in the eastern part of Maryland, and wjw a daughter of Pierre Money, who is thought to have been born in France. He was one of the Huguenots who fled from persecution from that country to England, and thence to America, where in George- town, D. C. his remaining days were spent in peace and in undisturbed enjoyment of his religious belief. The grandmother of our subject died in Morgan Co., Ill , in September, 1836. Bot'i slie and her husband were reared in the Calvinlst faith and held tenaciously to it until death. They were the parents of eleven children, ten of whom yrew to mature years. The father of our subject joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in his youth. He recoive2. At the age of eighteen be commenced teaching, and often taught during his college life and after graduation. While teach- ing be read law, but during the war he gave up the idea of being a lawyer, having a strong drawing towards tlie ministry, and he commenced preparing himself for his sacred calling. He began to preach in 1867, coming to Kansas that fall, and in 1868 he accepted a call to Wabaunsee, where he had charge of a church until 1871. From there he went to In- dependence, Kan., and in 1875 to Wyandotte, where he remained until 1883, when he was called to the pulpit of the Congregational Church in this city, and has continued in charge ever since. Mr. Tuunell has been twice married. In Feb- ruary, 1857, he was united in marriage with Miss P. A. Randle. who was born in Edwardsville, Madi- son Co., III., in 1832, a daughter of Rev. L 15. and Mary (Harrison) Randle. In July, 18G2, while yet in life's morning, their short wt'dded life was ended by death removing the faithful wife and ten- der mother from the scenes which her presence had blessed. There were three children born of that marriage, one of whom is still living, David, who is in business in St. l^ouis. The second marriage of our subject, which occurred in September, 1870. was to Miss Sophia Cuapin, a native of Newport, N. IL, and a daughter of Moses and Lydia (Hurd) Chapin, and a descendant of John Dwight, of Dedham. Mass. She is possessed of ready tact, warm heart, and an intelligent mind, which admirably fit her for her position in society as a pastor's wife, and she sympatliizes with and strengthens her husband in his work. Of the children that have blessed their union, two are living, Jennie C, and Bessie C. In his ministry Mr. Tunnell has been successful in winning the confidence and love of his [leople and the community, and it is due to him to say that the church und3r his guidance has not only sustained the character of the past, but has added to its reputation and influence and is prospering spir- itually and materially. The pulpit is his sphere, and his natural gifts have borne rich fruit. He is a deep and logical thinker, and clothes in clear, in- cisive langu,age the thoughts to which he gives ut- terance when ivddressing an audience. Although he is chieily absorbed in his profession, he has alway.s been alive to all public interests, and has PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 837 been vspeciully i)romiiieiit in eduoalional matters. He was President of the Board of Education in In- dependence two terms, and was Superintendent of Sciiools while a resident of Wabaunsee County, He has served six years as a member of tiie School Board in Maniiattan, and has been President of the Board four years. He has been a Republican since tlie formation of the party. He cast his first Presi- dential vote for Fremont, and took an active part in the canvas in Morgan County in 1856-'58-'60. A lithographic portrait of Rev. R. M. Tunnell. accompanies this sketch and ' forms a fitting adorn- ment to the pages of]this volume. -►l-+#=^^=f-i-^- ,^LE PETl j I stad. in ^^f reared ai ,LE PETERSON was born near Chrosteand- Southern Sweden, SUone, and there and educated under the compulsory educational laws. His father, Peter Nelson, was born in the same county, and there married Miss Nellie Olston. He there reared his family of five sons, of whom our subject was the third. Mr. Nel- son died in February, 184'J, and his widow sur- vived him until about the year 1883. The occu- pation of the father was that of a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were members of the Lutheran Church, and in that" faith reared] their. ^family. The ances- trj'. so far as known, were natives of Sweden, and identified witli the Lutheran Church. Mr. Peterson sailed from Malmo. Sweden, May 9, 1865, to Hamburg, Gorman}'. Tlieie he took passage on a sailing-vessel for New York, where he landed .Tune 27, after a voyage of si.x weeks and two days. After reaching the United States, he first located at Galesburg. 111., where he worked hy the day on a railroad. After having followed this employment for about six months, he came to Atchison. Kan., and worked there about three years. Thence, in April, 1869, he came to Clay Countj', and took up a homestead of 160 acres on section 1;'). Sherman Township, where he now lives. When Mr. Peterson arrived at (iaiesburg, he had no money, but by hard work and economy he saved enough to pay for his claim and build a little frame house, on coming to this county. The first winter here he lived in a dug-out, building a frame house, 12x24 feet, in the spring. He kept "bache- lor's hall" in it until March 10, 1871, when he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth .lohnson. She is a native of Sweden, and a daughter of John and Anna Johnson. The father died in his native land, and the mother and daughter came to the United States in 1870. Mrs. Jolinson belongs to the Lutheran Church, of which her husband was also a member. Mr. Peterson and his worthy wife lived in the little frame house, which he had built upon his claim, for several years. During the time, he erected a barn, planted a large number of forest and fruit trees, and put his farm in a high state of cultivation. He now lias the estate all fenced, and a commodious and well-built frame house is the home of the family. He has added to his original estate, his landed possessions now being 240 acres, most of which is under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have been blessed bj^ the birth of seven bright children, who are being care- fully reared, and receiving good educational ad- vantages. They are named respectively: Nellie, John, Perry, Anna, Oscar, Minnie and Alatilda. Mr. Peterson and his family belong to the Lu- theran Church, of Garfield Township, of which so- ciety he is one of the Trustees. Among the citizens of Clay County and vicinity, Mr. Peteisou and his wife are highly respected for their many sterling qualities. — '^^^^m- — EUBEN B. BKIGGS, one of the peaceable and law-abiding citizens of Little Blue \\ Township, Washington ■ County, pursues \^ the even tenor of his way on a good farm of 240 acres of valuable land, finel}' located on .section 31. He is a man well spoken of by his neighbors, possessing those estimable traits of character which have gained him the esteem and confidence of all who know him. He was born in Wyoming County, N. Y., March 8, 1847, and is the son of Alfred Briggs. a native of Sherburn, Conn., and born in 1813. When Alfred Briggs was a child of four years, his parents removed to Wyoming Count}', N. Y., 838 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. where he was reared to man's estate, and spent the remainder of his life. He prosecuted farming suc- fcssfuJl}-. and was at one time tlie possessor of a large amount of property. He was for manj^ 3-ears prior to his death an active member of the Baptist Church. The paternal grandfather of our subject, lii there in .lanuary. He re- sided in Linn County two years, and then took up his abode in Kansas, which was then a territory. His removal to this county was made with two yoke of oxen and a wagon, and he arrived h.erc early in June, making claim to a tract of land joining the present site of Washington, tlie land at tiiat time being in the hands of the Government, with no building or improvements. Deer and antelopes roamed at will whore cosily business liuildings and plensant, cultured homes now stancL and a few miles west, buffaloes were to be seen in large num- bers. Mr. Bastow's first work was to build a log cabin on his land, which primitive iiabitation is still standing and is a [lioneer landmark. At that time there was no railway west of the Missouri River, and no stores or bl.acksmith shops nearer than Marysville. In 1861 the great Civil War broke out, and as a iiatriotic, though not a native- born citizen, he left his work and sprang to the de- fense of his adopted country, enlisting in Compan}' H, 2nd Kansas Cavalry, He did active service with his regiment, principally in Missouri and Ar- kansas, proving to be a faithful and brave soldier, ever ready to do his duty at all times and on all occasions, whether in camp or on the battlefield f.acing the enemy. He was honorably discharged in April, 1865, when iiostilities ceased, and when he left the army he took up his residence in Illinois, in Kane County, and engaged in farming there until Januarj', 1868, when he once again came to Kansas, designing to make his home here perma- nently this time. The claim th,at he h.ad taken up when he settled here the first time he found occu- pied by another man who paid him for ids im- provements, and ]\[r. l.astow then bought wild land in Farmington Townshii). But after living on it two years he bought his i)resent homestead. He has developed this into a fine and highly productive farm, one of the most desirable in this vicinity, and has sup|)lied it with all the necessar3' buildings .and has besides planted a groat variety of shade and fruit trees, including choice ajiplc. pear, [leach. and cherry trees, which arid greatly to the attrac- tiveness of his place, and he has also set out many small fruits. Mr. B.astow and Miss Klniina Houghton united their lives for better or worse in 1858, and of their happy union seven children have been bfirn — Frank Iv, Fannie E., Willard L., Kate A., Harry. Lucina, John M. Mrs. Bastow was born near Red- wood. JetTerson Co., X. Y.. a daugiiter of Neiie- miah Houghton. He wasl)orn of German i>arentage in the same State, and was a farmer by occupation. Ill 1852 he removed with ids family to Illinois, and settling in Kane County, resided there until after the war. He then bought a farm in the northeast- ern part of Iowa, and in 1 880. came from there to Kansas, and located two and one-half miles north- w(-st of Washington. He subsequently took up his aliodo in Pottawatomie County, and made his home there until his death in March, 1886. The maiden name of his wife was Laney Suits, and she was born in New York State, near Johnstown, a da-igh- ter of Daniel Suits, wdio was of Germany ancestry, Mrs, Houghton is still living in Pottawatomie County, Mr. Bastow li.as been a stanch, loyal, law-abiding citizen, and has been a credit to his adopted coun- try ever since he became a resident of the United States, and in the many years that he has lived in Washington Township his conduct in all the affairs of life hasalw,ays commended him to his neighbors as an honorable, upright man, kindly and just in his dealings with others, and all that could be de- sired in his family relations. He interests himself in politics, and gives hearty support to the Repub- lican party. 't> :m < P ENJAMIN F. MARTIN. Among the in- telligent and progressive-minded men of Ogdcn Township, Mr. Martin deserves hon- orable mention. A farmer by occiqiation, he is one of those wiio have arisen from a modest position in life and has liy his industry secured a comiietence. and contributed his full ijuota to the growth and development of Riley County. An Ohio man b}' birth, he first opened his eyes to the light in Pickaway County, Sept. 25, 1840, and 842 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tliougli he has had a wide experience in life he is still in his prime. Mr. Martin was the fourth child in a family- of three sons and two daughters born to his parents, four of whom are living. His father, John Martin, was a native of Pennsylvania, a substantial farmer, an honest man and a good citizen. His mother, Mrs. Lucinda (Beaver) Martin, was a native of Rockingham County, Va. E.ich moved to Ohio in their youth; they were married in Pickaway County. John Martin departed this life in 1842, when his son, Benjamin F., was only two 3'ears old. The mother was subsequentlj' married to John Gray, who died in Ohio in August, 1888; she is still liv- ing with her daughter in Ohio. Of the second marriage there was one child. John IMartin became a resident of the Buckeye State early in the '20 's. Benjamin, with his bro- thers and sisters, received a common school educa- cation, and learning the trade of a carpenter has followed this more or less, all his life. He re- mained a resident of his native State until reach- ing manhood, and then in 1859 came to Kansas Territory, settling in Riley County, where he re- mained until after the outbreak of the civil war. He then decided to have a hand in the preservation of the Union and returning home to Ohio enlisted in Company F, 90th Ohio Infantrj-, which three months later was transferred, first to the Pioneer Brigade and then to the 1st U. S. V. V. Engineers. In this young Martin served until the close of the war, operating in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky, and employed generally in building bridges, roads and block hou.ses. Thus while not engaging in open conflict with the enemy he per- formed duties fully as necessary and effective. Mr. Martin received an honorable discharge from the army June 30, 1865, after which he re- turned hcime and in two weeks again sought the new State of Kansas. Since that time he has been occupied almost wholly at his trade, especially since his sons have been able to carry on the farm. This latter embraces 152 acres of choice land on sections 18 and 23. Mr. Martin is a man not given to show or ostentation and lives in a modest man- ner, surrounded b}' all the comforts of life. He takes an active p.art in politics and uniformly- votes the straight Republican ticket. He wields a marked influence in his part3' in this section and is fre- quently sent as delegate to the county conventions. He is the friend of education as evinced in the training and schooling of his own children. In Kansas on the 19th of June, 1867, occurred the marriage of Benjamin F. Martin with INIiss Lavina J., daughter of William and Lydia (Hoopes) Whitacre, of Columbiana County, Ohio. The Whitacre family came to Kansas in 1858, set- tling in Ogden Township, Riley County, where the mother died June 2.3, 1867. Mr. Whitacre was subsequently married to Mrs. Eubanks, a widow. To him and his first wife there were born eight children, of whom IVIrs. Martin was the fourth. Her birth occurred in Columbiana Count}\ Ohio, Sept. 26, 1843. To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born seven children, viz: Edward W., John U., Charles E., Clarence (i., George P., Lillian J. and Bertha M. Mr. Martin is a member in good standing of the I. O. O. F. Lodge at Milford in which he has filled the offices of Warden and ^'ice Grand. He also belongs to J. U. Parsons Post, G. A. R., of Ogden. — '' -^-^ -^ y ILLIAM C. HARTMANN, proprietor of the Evergreen Park Nurseries, is a gentle- man widely and favor.ibly known through- ovit Washington County as one of its most enter- prising and energetic men. In addition to his trans- actions as a nurserj'ra.an, he is quite extensively en- gaged in the cultivation of sorghum and broom corn. His residence is the finest dwelling in Straw- berry Township, and tlie most elegant farm house in Washington County. It was erected in 1885 at a cost of #3,100 besides the labor of the proprietor in hauling material and putting in much time in superintending the work. The main building oc- cupies an area of 28x36 feet and there is an " L " 16x20 feet in dimensions. The whole structure is two stories in height, finely finished and tiistefullv furnished. The Hartmann farm is supplied with excellent out buildings, including a broom-corn barn, stables, sheds, wind and feed mills and all the other appur- esSaaaafei^'ii^^^^^iS^isaaas'aa^a'^^ Evergreen Park and Nurseries. Property or Hartmann &{) '-^k.^M^^^^ Th reshi ng Scen e . Lewis H artmann , also Agent tor "Belleville Threshers." ECf? TIMES. (■jtnit^&»>sf)ivis^sssim ,Vl ^-^^-^^^Mj!.. '^^^H^fe-i ■fe,V_ '*^fc*dt "M^l. I m# #W^ Hr^ Ir^ ^ #5-' gi^j(^#a4'lsgife.?^-fe>j.:g .. )NS, Sections 23.2A.& 25.(T.A, R.2.) Strawberry Tp. Washington Co. Ka N PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 815 tenances wliicli go to iiiakc up the ideal country estate. A line parii of ten acres adds j^reatly to tlie value and hcauly of tiie pi-operty. Mr. Hart- iiiann has tiiirty-five acres devoted to orchards and thirty acres to a nursery' where he raises a full line of nursery slock. He keeps himself thorcnijihly posted in this branch of business and has been re- niarkalily successful, receiving orders annually from a large extent of territory adjacent. He also has a broom factory whicii is operated during the winter season. The estate is finel}- located on sec- tions 23, 24 and 25. Mr. Ilartmann first saw the light of day on the other side of the Atlantic in the Kingdom of Han- over. Germany, April 3. 183D, and is the son of Ludwig and Louisa (Reinhart) Ilartmann, who were likewise of German birth and parentage. He sjient the first thirteen years of his life in his na- tive Province and then in 1852 came with tiie fam- ily to America, they settling in St. Clair County, 111. The father died there two years later. The parental household consisted of six children, three of whom besides William C. are living, Christian. Carolina and Cliristina, all residing near Waterloo, 111. William C. upon reaching man's estate and when ready to establish a fireside of his own, re- turned to his native land and was there united in marriage with a maiden of his own country-, Miss Louisa Ilillebrecht. who like himself was born in Hanover. Then coming back to America he so- journed here a period of ten years, then again re- visited his native land accompanied by his family. Upon his return to the United States he proceeded to St. Louis where he opened a boarding house. Among his boarders were a large number of men, who were employed on the Red River and Missis- sippi Railroad construction. These being dis- charged without receiving pay for their labor, Mr. Hartmann had claims against them to the extent of $2,100, which they could not meet. Being thus financially ruined, he selected Chicago as his future home. Arriving there three daj-s before the great fire, he immediatel3' bought goods, and spent his last dollar in sotting iiiniself up in business, though he had not started nor had any insurance, when the fire swept away his all and he was left penni- less. The hardships and misfortunes of those few days, if written down letter by letter, would Ik; a living history of that awful catastrophe. After his little properly was in ashes, he returned to St. Louis and sold his claims of ¥2,100 for ten cents on the dollar. The first business after this disaster was to sectk employment and Mr. Hartmann, icpairing to Evan- ston. III., worked in a brickyard at that place one j'ear. Subsequently he was employefl on the Wi.s- eonsin Central Railro.ad, then in process of construc- tion. For some time lie carried on a boarding tent in Iowa on the Chicsgocfe Rock Island Branch, lie followed railroading until 1877. and at that date was the possessor of two teams and ^200 in monej- as the result of his hard labor and prudent living. With this capital he came to Wasliingtun County. Kan., having done his last railroading on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and |)urchasing 160 .acres of land began to build u[) his fortunes. He has had many hard experiences in life, liut has over- come the dilticulties which beset his way to financial success and presents a fine illustration of the results of perseverance under discour.agement and the resolution whicli admits of no such word .as "fail." Mrs. Ilartmann h.as proved in all respects an efficient helpmate to her husband, aiding him by every means in her power in his struggle to obtain a competence. She possesses all the thrift and industry of her German ancestors and has managed her household .affairs with that economy and pru- dence which seldom fail of happy results. To Mr. and Mrs. Hartmann have been born eight chil- dren, but they have been called upon to part with five of these, there being now only three sons liv- ing, Louis, Emil and William, all of whom are at home. Having been fully occupied with his own [jrivate affairs, INIr. Hartmann has never had time to seek office, although he keeps himself informed upon matters of interest to the intelligent citizen and has his own decided views upon all questions. He is a member in good standing of the Lutheran Church and is everywhere recognized as one of the most valued citizens of Washington County and familiarly known as what in western |)arlance would be termed a '-rustler." In building up one of the finest estates of Washington County, he 84fi PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. has tbu-s coiitriliiited bis full quota to iiei- growth anrl ))rosperit}'. A View of Evergreen Park ^.'urseries and the elegant home of Mr. Hartmann accompanies this sketch. The homestead is an ornament not only to the county, but also to the State, and has been con- verted in a few years from raw prairie land to a finely improved estate. -^'> ■.o^-(c^i. to Miss Sarah De- AVitt of that county. Mrs. Smith w.as born in Wells County, Ind., Feb. 8, 1846,and was the daguhter of 848 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Clark and Mary (Ogle J DeWitt, who spent their last years in Luliana. Of this union there were l)oni tliree children — William A., June 20, 1869; Albert S., Dec. 9, 1870 ; and Susan E., March 18, 1879. The eldest born only lived a few months, being taken away Oct. 9, 1869. Mrs. Sarah (De- Witt) Smith died at the homestead in Barnes Town- ship, Kan.. Jan. 28, 1887. Mr. Smith was married March 1. 1888, to Miss Amanda Brandt. This lady is a native of Ohio, and was born July 28, 1848, being the daughter of John and Sarah Brandt, who arc now living in Ohio. />-^ LIVER P. IIARBAUGH. The homestead (( |l ^^'''t''' "''*'* build up by the subject of this ^Jf notice stands as an enduring monument to his patience and industry. Mr. Harbaugh came to Clay County, Kan., at a time when wild animals were plentiful and when Indians were often seen running over the country. He was a man of vig- orous constitution and great perseverance, and after reaching the wild frontier made up his mind to stay, and [irepared himself for every emergency. With his hardihood and courage there was blended thai kind and benevolent spirit which endeared him to all who knew him. The homestead which he built up will stand as an enduring monument to his tiirift and industr}-. while his name is held in kindly rememljrance by all who knew him. The subject of this notice was born in Allegheny County, Pa., and departed this life at his home- stead in Sherman Township. Clay County, Kan., June 5, 1889. He si)ent his early years in his na- tive county and learned the trade of a carpenter, at which he worked for a short time prior to his mar- riage. This important and interesting event of his life occurred at the liride's home, the maiden of his choice being Miss Narcissus Wilson. They removed to St. Louis, Mo., in 1844, where Mr. Harliaugh followed his trade a number of years, and where his wife died leaving one daughter. This daughter. Hannah, is now the wife of Thomas Toffley, and they reside in Clifton, this county. Afterward, in 1848. Mr. Harbaugh was married to Mrs. Olive (Wood) Tottle3-, widow of Thomas Toffley, Sr., and the mother of two children — Olive, who married Charles Fairchild of Sherman Town- ship, and Thomas J. already spoken of. Mr. Harbaugh. in 1870 came to Clay County, and homesteaded eighty acres of land, upon which he labored until his decease. Of his second mar- riage there were born eight children, viz: Mary, the wife of F. O. Andrews, who is represented else- where in this Album; Leonard, Charles, Joseph; Alice, the wife of N. M. Graves ; John who op- erated the home farm ; Edward and Ida, deceased; John married Miss Luella, daughter of Asbery and Clarinda Cook, a native of Indiana. ISIr. and Mrs. Harbaugh several years ago united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the latter is still an active member. Mr. Harbaugh died firm in the faith. ,He had been i>rominentin church affairs, officiating as Steward, and doing wh.atever lay in his power to promote the cau.se of religion. To what good purpose he labored in behalf of his family, is noted in the comforts by which they are surrounded. The dwelling is a tasteful, frame structure, around which have been planted fruit and forest trees, while the barn and other outbuild- ings are all that is necessary for the shelter of stock and storage of grain. Mrs. Harbaugh, with the assistance of her son, is managing the estate in an admirable manner, keei)ing up its old- time reputation. ^^Mi^ -p^irs- (^^ AMLEL E. RICHARDS. The business ^^;^ ability of the dealers in any town can read- IIL/ Jl) ilv be determined bv a glance through the establishment which they control. Even a cursor}- view through the liusiness streets of Wake- fied. Clay County, would indicate the position held by the gentleman whose name initiates this bio- graphy, as a man possessed of good judgment, tact, [trudence and " push." He has been a resident here for almost a score of years, and, starting in business with a limited capital he has steadily increased until he now ranks .as the leading merchant of the place. Mr. Richards is a native of England, having first seen the light in Shropshire, April 14, 1851. He PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 849 is a son of John and Catlierine Richards, his father having been a shoe-maker. The father died at the a<;c of eighty-two years, and the raotlier is still liv- ing in Kiigland, being now seventy-seven years old. The parental family consisted of six children, two of whom came to the United .States. They are, our subject, and a brother William, now engaged in business in Denver, Col. The other members of the family, are: Thomas P., manufacturer of stationary and portable engines in Liverpool ; Joseph B., a carpenter in North AVales ; Arthur A., a niaeliinist in Australia ; and Sarah P., widow of F. .Smith, who is living with her mother. Our subject acquired a reasonably good educa- ti(jn i]i the schools of his native land, and in early life engaged as a clerk in the grocery business. In 1870, he and his brother William joined a colony of Englishmen, which w.as coining to the United States. Tliej' located at Wakefield, but after a short time Mr. Richards went to Junction City and worked on the railroad there. Subs('(iuentl3- he assisted in the construction of the railroad wliicli passes through this place. About tiie year 1874, he engaged as clerk for j\lrs. J. K. Russell, and served the firm until 187',). He then established himself in liusiness, begin- ing in a small way, and steadily increasing until the spring of 1884, when he carried a stock of over $12,000. In April of that year the entire stock was destroyed b}' fire, and he lost all but $.5,000 which was covered by insurance. He soon had a new stock and w.as again doing a lucrative busi- ness, and in 1888 was able t(j build the edifice 36 X 74 feet, which is novv his place of business, and filled with well assorted goods. In addition to his property in Wakefield, Mr. Richards owns 320 .acres of land in Graham County, and his en- tire possessions have been acunnilated without assistance. Mr. Riciiards is a Democrat in his political be- lief,though he does not adhere strictly to party lines, but rather votes for the men. His religious views coincide with the doctrines of the Ei)iscopal Church, of which he is a member. He h.as been a member of the City Council, and now fills the office of Maj'or. He is a stockholder in the Wakefield Creamery, and a Director of tlie .association. He is one of the original stockholders of tiie liank of Wake- field, and is its Vice-President. His business .ability and his manly, upright character win him many friends, and he is looked upon as one of the rising men of the county. ,. : jg^^m^^^-* J'lOSEPH BALDEKSTON is the owner and I occupant of a valuable farm on section 3'2^ \ Sheridan Township, Washington County. ' It is all in use as pasture, meadow, or plowed fields, and is all well fenced. Four acres are devoted to choice fruit trees. Substantial and adequate stables, corn-cribs and otiier farm buildings liave been erected upon the estate, and a frame house is the family dwelling. All the improvements ex- cept the residence, have been made by our subject since his location here in 1883. Going back four generations in the ancestry of our suliject, we find .Tohn Baldenston. He was born in England in 1702, and emigrated to the United States with a (Quaker Colony in 1727. He located in Burks County, Pa. His wife was Ilannali Cooper, and from their union all in the United States who bear their name, are su|)posed to have decendcd. Next to John, in the direct line, came Mordecai and following him a second Mordecai. The next in the direct line was Jonathan, a native of Chester County, Pa., and the fatlier of our sub- ject. He married Elizabeth Bahb. who was born near Winchester, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Balderston went to Ohio, about 1808, and there reared their family and died. Their family con- sisted of ten children — Stephen, Peter, Mordecai, Isaiah, Mary J., Jonathan, Joseph, William. Eliza- beth and Eli. Mordecai, Joseph and Elizabeth arc all that are novv living. Joseph Balderston, was born in Belmont County. Ohio, and reared to farm pursuits. His education was obtained principal!}' in the district schools, af- ter which he spent one term in a select school in Mt. Pleasant, and in iSoG removed to Putnam Count}', 111. Subsequently, he spent a year in Marshall County, 111., and then in LaSalie County of that State, he sojourned until 1883. He tlu'u came to Kans:is, and iocateil in this county, on the »r,o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. t'ariii where lie now lives, ami wheie he has siuce been successfully engaged in the pursuit of agrcul- ture. In Jefferson County, Ohio, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between our subject and Miss Ilannali M. Fisher. Her parents, John and Hannah (^ Thompson ) Fisher, were natives of Virginia. Eaily in their married life they moved to Ohio, and there spent their last days. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Balderston has been blessed by the birth of one daughter and nine sons. The daughter, Laura A., is now the wife of John Graves, (see sketch.) The first born of our suliject — Frank, died while yet a babe. The eight sons living, are: John F., Els- worth, Eli, I'lysses Grant. James H.. William J., C'harles and Clarence. While in La.Salle County. 111.. Mr. Balderston served as Tax Collector for four years and Assessor two years. lie is an intelligent, honorable man. and a citizen of good repute. '\f; OSEPII HAYS. Among the citizens of Riley County, none better deserve mention than the gentleman above-named, whose personal l}}^/'' qualities of mind and character, whose use- ful life, and whoso long residence in Kansas, alike entitle him to respect and admiration. He is justly regarded as one of the most intelligent residents in this section, and neighbois and fellow-citizens hold him in high esteem. His iustorj', were it written in full, would present many scenes of pulilic inter- est and stirring experience, such as none but those who have paiticijjated in frontier life and in the great contests of public opinion, have witnessed or can thoroughly understand. To those familiar with the history of Kansas during the troublous times prior to, and immediately following, its ad mission to the Union, the outlines, which are all that can be given in a brief sketch, may easily be filled in with all their vivid coloring. Mr. Hays is of Irish ancestry, his great-grand- father, accompanied b3- his wife and four sons, having at an early day emigrated to America and settled in Penns\ivania. Samuel H.ays, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Charlier Township, Wash- ington County, that State, and there his son David saw the light Jan. 16, 1802. David H.ays accom- panied his parents to Virginia when twelve years old, and there grew to manhood, marrying Miss Rebecca Simpson. To them were born three chil- dren — Robert, Joseph and Samuel, all now living in this State. Robert came to Kansas in 1855, and taking up the laud on Cedar Creek, in Blue Town- ship, Pottawatomie Count}', has ever since been a resident there. He married Jliss Emma Paul, sis- ter of J. W. Paul, whose sketch is to be found on another p.age. She died in March, 1879, leaving seven children. Samuel, who also came to Kansas in December, 1854, is still occupying his original homestead, adjoining th.at of his brother Robert. His wife was formerly Miss Jane ^'ance. and they have ten living children. The father of our subject built flat-boats on the Ohio River, continuing his residence in West \'ir- ginia until 1852, when he settled in Cass Count}', Mo., remaining there a little less than two years. In September, 1854. he came with his son, Joseph, to this State, and soon took up a claim on Cedar Creek, in Pottawatomie County, upon which he re- sided until his death, July 23, 1885, that being the day on which the famous General. U. .S. Grant, breathed his Last. Mr. H.ays was, at the time of his death, in the eighty-fourth year of his age, his wife having preceded him to the tomb in 1868, at the age of sixty-seven years. Mr. Hays was one of the oldest settlers of Pottawatomie County, and a prominent citizen, regarded by those who knew him as a man of honor and uprightness. He had served as a Justice of the Peace for man}' years. .loseph Hays, of whom we write, was born in Hancock County, W. Va.. May 20. 1828, and was reared on a farm, receiving his early education in the subscription schools. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-seven years of age, two years after coming to Kansas, having, with his brother Samuel, helped his father to clear up a claim in Pottawatomie County. In the meantime, he had taken up Land in Manhattan Townshij), Riley County, it being located on section 25, about five miles from the town of Manhattan. He chose a tract which was made up of bottom land, timber land and bluff, tluis providing himself with an PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALHUM. 851 abundance of water, wood and stone, beside having a fine proportion of fertile and inoxliaustible soil lying between the bluff and the Blue River. The original claim, being a fractional quarter section, amounted to but 145 8-100 acres, to which addi- tions have been made by purchase until the pres- ent holding of Mr. Ilays amounts to nearly 400 acres. Immediately after entering his land, Mr. Hays set about improving it, and has now a well-tilled and well-furnished farm, which, owing to its excel- lent location, 3ields good crops, even in the dry years. Its owner devotes his attention to raising grain and stock and feeding the latter for market. He has resided here for over thirty-five years, being one of the few settlers of Rilc3' County who have retained uninterrupted possession of the land origin- ally entered by them. \\'hen he took up his claim, but six had been taken in the count}-, tiie claimants thereof being Thomas Runnels, vvlio had settled on section G, Ogden Township; S. D. Hous- ton, who settled on Wild Cat Creek, in Manhattan Township, four miles west of Manhattan: II. Ku- bank, Tunis J. Uosa, Jacob Tluwer and Mr. Ship, wlio settled in other parts of the county. Remnants of the Kiowa, Otoe and Pottawatomie tribes, to- gether with some other Indians, roamed over tiiis section, and although peaceable when Mr. Hays lo- cated, there wtis no certainty that tliey would re- main so. there being constant rumors of tiireateiied outbreaks. .Mr. Hays remained single until Dec. 24, 1863, at which date he was united in marri.agc with Miss Julia Paul, sister of J. W . Paul, whose sketch may be founi). I'ntil recently he has been a Rcpuljlicau, but is now independent in politics. He has lieen a member of the School Board, and its Treasurer for a number of years, his entire service in tluit body extending over a period of more than eight- een years. He is a member of the United Presby- terian Church, and his wife belongs to the Baptist Ciuirch. A man of thought and intelligence, well- read and well-informed and a good conversational- ist, he is an entertaining companion, and in tiie active duties of life has shown himself to be pos- sessed of energy and sturdy perseverance. His pleas- ant iiome aboiuids in good cheer and hospitality, and its honored occupants are enjoying the legiti- mate fruits of their industry and useful lives. lliii IR-^M KKARNS, one of the old residents of i Manhattan Township, Riley County, w.as, 1)^ in former years, [jrobabl}- the largest slii|)- ■i^ per of cattle in this section. He owns a fine body of land upon which is situated a plain but comfortable residence with the outbuildings necessary for the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. He lives jjlainly and unpretentiously and is a man enjoying in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of his neighbors. Although ap- proaching the sixty-eighth year of his age he is quite well preserved, while his industrious and en- ergetic habits i)robably will never leave him as long as he is able to move around and maintain the management of his business. The native place of our subject was in Marion County, Ind,, and the date of his birth May 10, 1822. Ilis parents were Thomas !•',. and Sar.ah (Jackson) Kearns, both born near Krie, Pa., and the father of Scotch descent. The latter w'as a far- 852 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. mei- liy occupation, also .lustice of the Peace, and spent his last years in Warren County, lurl., as did also the mother. To Thomas E. and Sarah Kearus there was horn a family of ten children of whom the record is as follows: Catherine married John Castle, a hardware merchant, and died when thirty years of age in Warren County, Ind., leaving five children; Archi- bald died in Benton County, Iowa, about twenty- five years ago; he was first married to Elizabeth Farmer, who died leaving four children, and he was then raarried|to Louisa AVhipple who died in 1889, leaving him four more children. Margaret married Hiram Farmer and died in Marion County, Ind., about forty years .ago, leaving three children. Mary became the wife of James Hoover and died about thirty-five years ago in Warren County, Ind.; leaving three cildren; Esther is the wife of Perry James, of Warren County, Ind., and the mother of three children; she has been an invalid for nearly fifty years. John died in Pottawatomie County, this State, in 1879; he married Miss Eveline Davis and served in the Kansas .Militia during the Civil War; he left three children. Elizabeth is the widow of William Coats, who died about ten years ago and has two children; she lives in Warren County, Ind. Medina is the wife of Frank Brink- horn ; Ihey live in Ellsworth County, this State, and have one child; William who w'as a bright boy and a student in the college at Bloomington. 111., died at the age of fifteen jears. The Kearus famil}- removed from Pennsylvania to Warren County, Ind., when Hiram was about five years old. He attended the common schools and worked on the farm until a youth of eighteen years when he began dealing in cattle at La Fayette, Ind., and was thus occupied successfully for ten j'ears. He was a well informed and intelli- gent i'oung man, fond of reading and when about twenty years old, established the Wabash Rfgistor at Attica, Ind., which was published by the firm of Kenu'lt it Kearns. Finally meeting with reverses in business, Mr. Kearns went to Benton County, Iowa, where for two years he engaged in trading in a general way. In 1800 he came to Kansas Territory, and settled near the present site of Manhattan which was then a small town. He kept a market and sold provis- ions and produce, being senior member of the firm of Kearns & Davis. He erected and occupied for business the building now devoted to the County Treasurer's office and continued in business ten years. For the next fifteen years he was engaged in buying feed and shipping live stock extensively. In the meantime Mr. Kearns had purchased 400 acres of land in the western part of Manhattan Township where he built up his present homestead and which has been largely devoted to live stock. While a resident of Manhattan, Kansas, he was married May 18, 1870, to INIiss Ann Johnson, a native of Canada and whose parents were natives respectively of the Dominion and New York State. There have been born to them seven children, viz: William, who died at the age of thirteen years; Oily, Archibald, John, Etta, who died when three years old ; Esther and one who died unnamed in infancy. Mrs. Kearns is a member in good staning of the Elpiscopal Church. Mr. Kearns, politically, is a decided Republican, and during his residence of two years in Manhattan was a member of the Board of Aldermen. He has also officiated as Road Overseer. Vf/ESSE IN GRAHAM. The late Jesse Ingra- liam was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., March 28, 1820. and died near Manhattan, '^^f) Riley Co., Kan., Jan. 28, 1889. He was the son of Jesse and Eleanor (Thrall) Ingraham, and of English descent. He was reared until fourteen years of age, in Yates County, N. Y.. liis parents removing thence to LaGrange County, Ind., where he lived until his removal to Kansas. Both i)ar- ents died in Indiana, and of the eight children born to them, all are now deceased except one son, Lo- renzo Ingr,aham, wlio lives in Southwestern Kan- sas. In 1866, Jesse Ingraham removed with his fam- ily to Kansas, taking up 160 acres on Wild Cat Creek in Wild Cat Townshi|), Riley County. This estate he improved and cultivated, living thereon for ten years, when he removed to the place where his widow now resides, it consisting of ten acres e{?ii(L PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 855 south of tlic Agrifultuial College grouiiils. and be- iiiii' operated as an orchard farm. The late Mr. Jngraham was County C'oiuniis- sioner in 1859. and Coroner from 18(51 to 186'J in- clusive. He was al.so a member of the School Board for several years, lie belonged to the I. O. O. F., and during the late war was in the State Militia. He was a Republican to within a few years prior to his death, when he became identified with the Labor Union party movement; and he had frecpiently served as delegate to political count}' conventions. He was twice married, his first wife, to whom he was united in 1850, dying in 1854, leaving no ciiildren. He was one of the first set- tlers of this county, which in his death lost a citi- zen of worth, both as a private individual, and as a member of society. Possessed of strong common sense and intelligence, of sterling integrity, and living an upright and- honorable life, he won the respect of all with whom he came in contact, his loss being regretted by a wide circle outside of his home, and being irreparable to his immediate fam- ily circle. Mr. Ingraham was married in Lenawee County. Mich., March 25. 1857, to Miss Patience Siiumway. She is the daughter of Levi and Abigail (Smith) .Sjiumwa}-, her fatlier having been a native of IMas- sachusettj, and her mother born in Canada, of New England parentage. The parents of Mrs. Ingra- ham were married in Rochester, N. Y., and lived and died in' Lenawee County, Mich., the father passing away when Patience w.as but four years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Shumway nine children were liorn, of whom we note the following: Alfred, who was a farmer in Branch County, IVIich., departed this life in 1879, leaving a widow who had borne tlie maiden name of Nancy Davis, and three children; the widow died some lime after her husband. Mary is the wife of Sardius .lohn.soii, a farmer in Lena- wee County, JNIich., and has live children: Stephen died in LSiSO. in Lenawee County; he was single, and was engaged in farming. Elmira is the wife of John M,ason, a farmer in Polk County, Mich., and is the mother of four ciiildren; EzeUiel Smith lives in Lenawee County, where he is engaged in tilling the soil; he w.as married to Miss Sarah \an- Ustrand, and they have one son. Nathan is farm- ing also in Lenawee County ; he married Marietta P. Mann, and h.as two children. Al)igail is unmar- ried, and lives in Lenawee Count}-, Jlich; Clarissa is the wife of George Cole, a farmer of Lenawee County, Mich. After the death of Mr. Shumway. his widow married John IJaldwiu, by whom she had one child, Matilda, who is now the wife of Cullen Cheeny. a farmer in Lenawee County, Mich; Mrs. Baldwin departeil this life in 1874. Mrs. Patience Ingraham bore her husband seven children, all still living e.\cept Abigail, the sixth child, who died when a year and a half old; Flor- ence M. is the wife of W. F. Allen, and is the mother of three girls; Eleanor is the wife of Isaiah Williston, a stone-mason, whose home is just north of Manhattan; they have two children. Carrie ^■., is the wife of John Shumw.ay, a farmer of Potta- watomie County, and is the mother of one child. A sketch of Marlow W., occupies another page in this Ai.ulm; Eva married Valdy Akin, a lawyer of Zeandale, this county; Riley is still unmarried, and at home. In addition to the substantial stone residence and its pleasant surroundings near Manhattan, where Mrs. Ingraham resides, she owns 216 acres of excellent land situated on the Blue River, in the northeastern part of Manhattan Township, where her son Marlow now lives. A lady of intelligence and refinement, modest and unassuming, she earns the esteem of all who know her by her (juiet pursuit of her duties in life, and by her womanlv virtues. <3^ A .A 1 — T "7 T^^ f{ ENRY M. O. KINKAID is the owner and )] occupant of a carefidly and intelligently managed, and well-improved farm in Grant Township, Rile}' County, and is personally one of the most genial, companionable, and intelli- gent men in this vicinity. His farm comprises onlv forty acres, but affords a comfortable home with many attr.active features. Mr. Kinkaid was horn in (iieenVirier County. Ivy.. Jan. 24. 1828. (For pari'utal and family history see sketch of Eli T. Kinkaid.) He of whom we write was living in iSIorristown, 856 Portrait and biographical album. Cass Co., Mo., when the Civil War broke out, and being a Republican and a Union man suffered on account of his iJiinciples. The Confederates sought to force him to join their ranks and take up arms in the cause of the South, but lie refused to do so. Finding oppositi(.)n luiavailing except to endanger his property and life, lie crossed into Kansas, and on Sept. 8, 1861, took up arms in defense of the Union, becoming a member of Company G., Htli Kansas Infantry. lie served but fifteen days in tliat command, being granted an unlimited furlough to enable him to get liis family out of Missouri, they being in danger therein. Stealing through the Confedei'ate pickets bj' night he reached Cass County, and succeeded at great risk and after much effort in getting his family across to this State, and collecting together the remnants of his propert}'. Coming at once to Rilej- County, Mr. Kinkaid took ui)a claim on section 28, in the bend of tlie Blue River, the land being located about one mile north of the [jresent village of Stockdale, and con- sisting of the fractional lots 4 and 5, wliich com- prised seventy-nine and fourteen one-hundredths acres. A year or two ago he disposed of this pro- perty and purchased forty acres adjoining it on the west, vvhere he is now residing. At Rose Hill, Cass Co., Mo., Jan. 5. 1854, Mr. Kfnkaid was united in marriage with Miss Susan- nali Davenport, a lady whose noble nature and Christian virtues entitled her to high regard, and wiio has been iier husband's comfort and home counselor since their union. She is a daughter of Perry and Mar^' Davenport, and was horn in \h- ginla, as were her parents and grandparents. To Mr. and Mrs. Kinkaid three children have been born. John A. T. died at the age of si.x years; Mary J. E. is the wife of Joshua Wilkinson, a far- mer in Clay County, Kan., and is the mother of five living children: Sarah married Josepli E. Hus- sey, who also lives in Clay County, their family comprising two children. Mr. Kinkaid was for many years a Republican, but has receutlj' been identified with the Union La- bor party. He has served as Road Overseer for eight years, and his fitness for tiiat position is proven by his continuance in the otHce. His wife belongs to the Baptist Church and he to tlie Chris- tian Church. His industry, morality and genial nature are i ell-known, and he enjoys the respect and good-will of a large circle of acquaintances. Another page of this volume presents a iitJKigra- phic portrait of Mr. Kinkaid, which will be recog- nized with pleasure by those who have read his histor3-, and especially' 113- his personal friends. -5-<-f^^€-'-^- ANNIBAL H. GREELEY. The rugged New England element had played no small j,^^ part in the development of the Great West, '^) forming a goodh' pr)rtion of the bone and sinew of its prosperity. It is this element which has especially encouraged its moral and educational growtii and strengthened tlic fabric of society, illustrating the beauties of hospitality, and cement- ing the brotherhood of man by humane and kindly deeds. In this light has been reflected the charac- ter of Mr. Greeley", whose affable countenance. l)oth among friends and strangers suggests the kindly im- pulses of his nature. The biograjilier finds him a genial and companionable old gentleman of sixty- seven years, who has borne life's burdens patiently and has made for himself a worthy record as a man and a citizen. Mr. Greeley has been since January, 18G9, a resi- dent of Kansas, and rents 518 acres of land on sec- tion 6, Ashland Township, Riley County. He was born in Clarendon, Rutland Co., Vt., Sept. 21, 1 822, and is the son of Richard Greeley, who was a native of New Hampshire, and a wagon-maker by trade. His mother, who in her girlhood was Miss Desire Hosford, was born in Connecticut. After marriage they settled in Rutland County, \'t.. whence they removed when Hannibal II. was a lad of about six years, to Windsor Count}-, that State. The latter there developed into manhoorl, acquir- ing a common-school education, and with it those habits of industry and frugality which distinguish the typical New Engla;ider. After reaching his majority, \oung Greeley, leaving the Green Mountain State, emigrated to Saratoga County, X. Y., where he followed his trade almost uninterruptedl}' for about twenty-five j-ears. In the meantime he was married at Water- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 80 7 ford in Maj', 1847, to Miss . I sine Ann Burst. In tlie fail of 1868. leaving the Knipire Stale, he crossed the Mississippi with iiis little family, and coming to Kansas, settled in Ashland County in March of that year, and turning his attention to agricultural pursuits, has since been thus engaged. He was at once recognized as a valuable addition to the community-, and is a man in whom the people hive entire confidence. He lias maintained a warm interest in the prosperity of his adopted State, and in his township has held the oflice of Trustee and School Treasurer. He cast his first Presidential vote for Henry Clay, and gives his uniform sup- pi)it to the Republican party. Mrs. Jane Ann (Burst) Greeley was born in Schoharie County. X. Y., June 27, 182a, and lived there with her parents until her marriage. Of her union with our subject there have been born tiiree children — Kdward, John, and Fannie. The two sons are living in ^Manhattan. The daugiitei' is the wife of James C. Day. a resident of ^lanhattan. -5— I I^ILLIAM C JOHNSTON, a popular drug- \nJ// K'st '" Manhattan, is classed among its WW most progressive and public spirited citi- zens. He has borne an honorable part in the .administration of its government, and has been identified with various enterprises, calculated to ailvancc the development of the city. He is a rep- resentative of the valiant citizen-soldiers of the I'nited States in the late Civil War, having sprung to his country's defence at the first call for troops, .and though he was tlien a mere youth of but six- teen years, serving throughout the entire rebellion with the cool courage and etKciency of a time-worn, lialtle-scarred veter.an of many wars. Our subject was born Sept. 28, 1844, in Moscow, Clermont Co., Ohio, a son of Dr. William .lolin- ston, who was in his life-time one of the leading physicians of that jiart of the- country. The doctor was born in Edinborough, .Scotland, a descendant of a long line of Scotch ancestors. His Lather William Johnston, a native of Scotland. s])ent his last years in its capital city where he was engaged as a merchant. His widow with her four children — William. Susan. Martha, John — came to America. Susan married John Johnston and located in Nicholsville, Clermont Co., Ohio. Martha and .lolin died in earlj' womanhood and manhood. The grandmother of our subject bought a tract of timber land in Clermont County, and was one of its early settlers, locating there about 1810. She built a log cabin on her homestead, which she re- pliiced before her death by a substantial brick resi- dence, and had a finely improved farm. .She was a devout member of the Presbyteri.an Church, and gave a tract of land to the society with which she worshipped for a church to be built on it, an>'ellie M.and William C. Coming to Manhattan in the early years of his manhood, and when the city was yet in its infancy, Mr. Johnston has proved a valuable addition to its citizenship, .as he is a man of education, of enlight- ened views, and of well-deflned, assertive character, which traits contribute to his success as a business man and make liim useful in public life. He was at one time at the head of tlie city government, serving as Mayor of Manhattan two terms, and under his vigorous administration many needed improvements were introduced, among which wo i may mention tlie construction of the water works. He has been a member of the City Council and also of the School Board, acting in both capacities for the best interests of the municipality. Politically-, he affiliates with the Republicans, using his influ- ence to promote party measures. He is a member of the G. A. R., bek)nging to Lew Gove Post, No. 100. He belongs to Phoenix Lodge. No. 3.5. K. P.; to M.anhattan Lodge, No. 1465, K. of H.;to No. 413, K. & L. of II.; to Kaw Valley Camp, No. ion. M W. A. fi LBP:RT AVERY, a well-known and highly- respected resident of I'nion Township, Claj- County, was born in Lowell, Xt.. Aug. 19, 1834, and came to Riley County, this State, in 1858, After making for himself a most worthy record as a man and a citzen, he departed this life at the homestead which he had built up. Feb. 1, 1875, in the fortj'-first year of his age. He was a brother of Henry Avery, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this Album, together with the main facts concerning the history of their family. Mr. Avery vi-as reared in his native place, re- ceiving a practical education in the common-school, and careful home training by his excellent parents. He came to Kansas unmarried, but in due time made. the acquaintance of MissCalista Whittemore, who became his wife on the llth of May, 1859, the wedding taking place at the bride's home in Batchel- ler, Kan. Mrs. Calista Avery was likewise a n.ative of the Green Mountain State, and came to Kansas with the Fullington family, who were among the early pioneers of Riley and Clay counties. She be- came the mother of one child, a son. Albert C'alis- tus. and died on the 17th of February, 1861. After this bereavement Mr. Avery returning to PORTRAIT AND BIOCxRAPHICAL ALBUM. 8i59 Verniont. in ISGl, was. on tlie KlUi of SoptenilKT, 1 862. inanicd llio second lime, to Miss Hosalino, (Iniigiiler of lleroil and IClvira (Ilitolicooii ) Farnian, of Lowell. The next four years weiesiienl in \'er- niont, and llien, in 1 «(!(!, Mr. Avery, returning to Kansas settled on Deep Creek, in Clay County, where he resided two years and a half. Thence he removed to the west side of the Reijublican River- settling on soulion 30. just north of the village of Wakefield, where he prosecuted agriculture successfully and s|)ent his last days. He had be- come owner of a large tract of land which he left to his widow and children, and all lying in the bot- tom of tiie rich region of the Republican ^'alley. He was an honest, industrious, useful citizen, a man wiiose higli character commended itself to all who knew him. In his death not only his family, hut the county met with an irreparable loss. Mr. Avery's second wife, now Mrs. Rosaline A. Moyer. continues on the homestead Ijuilt u)) by her late husl)and, and is a lady highly esteemed in her romnuinity. Her father, Herod Farman. was a native of Bath, Graft(jn Co., X. H., but spent the most of his life in Oilcans County, \l. He was a farmer by occupation, and a man of more than ordinary ability, occupying a (H-ominent position in Ideal [lolilics, and finally being chosen by his l)arty as their Representative in the State Legisla- ture. He was likewise an officer in the State Mili- tia, and a selectman of his town. He spent his last years in Vermont, his death taking place March 1. 1877, when he was nearly seventy-two vearsold. Mrs. Klvira (Hilchcock) Farman was the daugh- ter of Ileber Hitchcock, a native of Massachusetts. .She was born in Vermont, and was maiiied to Herod Farman in Orleans County, that .State, in 1832. They became the parents of ten children, viz: Hector, now deceased, Carlos, Williard. Char- lotte, Ophie, Rosaline, Freeman, Lester and Heber. deceased, and Osmer. To Albeit and Rosaline Avery there were born four children, Dustin. Wal- ter, Mary and Elvira Delilah. The}' all live with their mother on the old homestead, except Dustin, and form a most interesting and intelligent group. The family is one of the most intelligent and cul- tured to be met with anywhere. .Mrs. .Moyer has has jiiven to her children that careful home train- ing naturally suggested U) the alTeclionate and re- fined mother, while their education has been care- fully conducted b^' good teachers. The}' will take their position in society as members of its best element. W^alter married Miss llattie Cragg, Oct. 9,1889, at the residence of the bride's parents in Zeandale, Riley Co.. Kan. SAAC NUTTER has been a resident of Wash- ington Conntj', for nearly a quarter of a cen- tury. For several years past his home has been on section 18, Farmington Township, where he owns 135 acres of fertile land, and where he carries on the pursuit of agriculture. His father was I. W. Nutter, a native of West Virginia. His mother, who bore the maiden name of Martha Ann Ilolbert, was a native of Maryland. Their first set- tlement was in West Virginia, whence the}' re- moved to iMissouri, and rented a farm in Atchison County. Their next change of residence was to this count}', where they remained until their death. They first located in Charleston Township, after- ward removing to l""armington Township, where the mother died in the winter of 188.5. The father departed this life in Highland Township about 1874. Their family included seven sons and eight daughters, and our subject's name stands half way down the line. Isaac Nutter was born in Calhoun County, W. Va., M.ay 8, 184G. His boyhood and youth were passed in his native county. In thespringof IS(>') he accomijanied his parents to JMissouri, and the next spring to this county. He made his home un- der the paiental roof until his marriage, when he settled in Highland Township, where he had taken u|) a homestead. For ten yeais this was the fam- ily home. It was then sold, and Mr. Nutter and family resided in Washington for a few months. He then settled on the land which he now occu|)ies, and which he has iniprf)ved, and supplied with ade- quate and substantial buildings. At the home of the bride in Farmington Town- ship, Nov. 24, 1870. Mr. .Nutter was united in marriage with Miss .Mary Jane McCullough. Her parents, Robert and Nancy (\\allace) McCullough 860 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. first settled ill Ohio, and afterward resided for a lime ill Illinois. Tlience tliey removed to Des Moines, Iowa. wliereJIrs. McCullough died in 1859. ;Mr. McC'ullougli cauie to tills county in 1870. and settled in Farniington Townsliip, wliere lie remained several years. He then returned to Ohio, where he still lives. They had a family of nine children. Mrs. Nutter was born Aug. 26, 18.55. She is a lady of refinement and intelligence, and in all the duties of life, ■•nets well her part." She has liorne her husband six children:. William P.. Arthur O., John M., Walter K.. Laura B.. and Anna M. Will- iam. Arthur and Walter have been taken from them by death. Mr. Nutter is a Democrat, and although not an ottice seeker, lie has held some of the minor offices in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Nutter are mem- bers of the .Society of Friends. Mr. Nutter has earned the good will and esteem of his neighbors 1)3' his correct life and upright character, and his wife shares the estimation in which he is held. ^IpS. ANIEL BUS WELL. The spring of 1879 ^' witnessed the advent of Mr. Buswell in Grant Township, AVashington County, at which time he purchased 120 acres of school land, situated on section 16, all prairie, with- out a shrub or building. The diligent labor of a few 3-ears has worked a marvelous change, and has made this .spot of prairie metaphorically to bloom anuswell was born Dec. 4, 1840, in North- amptonshire. England, and when a boy of seven years came to America with his father's family, the latter consisting of the parents and three children. The}' settled tfiree miles north of Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio, and the elder Buswell purchased a farm uiion which he and his good wife have since lived After settling in Ohio, five more children were added to the household circle. Daniel lived at home until fifteen years old, when his father gave him his time, and he then commenced working as a farm laborer, pursuing this until twenty-two years old. Being then in a condition to establish a home of his own. he was united in marriage with Mi,ss Frances, daughter of Robert and Martha Bail}', of Medina County, Ohio, where they still live. The young people not long afterward removed to White- side County, HI., where they lived four years, then crossed tjie Mississippi into Iowa Coiintj', Iowa. After a three jear's sojourn in that region, during which time he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, on eighty acres of land which he had purchased and where he made some good improvements, he sold out and removed to Washington County. Mo., but sojourned there onl}' onej'ear, and next came to Kansas, in the spring of 1879, and purchased a part of the farm which he now owns and occupies. Mr. and Mrs. Buswell are the parents of two children only, the elder of whom, a son, Luther, is a youth of uncommon promise, and has chosen for his life calling the profession of a teacher. He is now (October, 1889) pursuing his studies in Hills- dale College, Mich., from whi<-h he expects to be graduated in the spring of 1890. At the age of twelve years he had mastered a comjilete arith- metic, being a natural mathematician, and never at any examination falling below the standard mark ' — 100. Adell, the daughter, is likewise more than I ordinarily attentive to her books, and will in due time attend one of the higher institutions of learn- ing. Politically. Mr. Buswell is in sympathy with the Union Labor party, and with his excellent wife belongs to the Free-AVill Baptist Church at Cuba, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 8(;i Kcpiililiu C'uuiity. He lakos an activo interest in tile Irinperanc'c work, and on this ticl'el was elected Justice of tiie Peace, wliicli otiice lie lielil two veais. lie is a man of decided views, and one whose opin- ions are gunerall}' respected, lie w.as made the candidate of the I'nion Labor |iarty fcjr Township Trustee, hut was defeated, as he expected, on ac- count of his party beini>' in the minority. _,,f NAN IAS 1). BRILL. A be.iutiful anaI Church. Her husband still survives and is making his home with their daughter, Mrs. Brill. The latter has siient the greater part of her life in this State, being carefully reared by her [larents with whom she remained until her marriage to Garrison White. At his death she was left a widow with two children — Lou and Mattie — both of whom are now deceased. Her union with Mr. Brill has re- sulted in the birth of five children, all living but Carrie E. The survivors are John ()., Howard E. and Mary E. (twins), and Laura E. Both :Mr. and Mrs, Brill belong to the Methodist Eijiscopal Church. He is a member of the Union Labor p.arty. Both are highly regarded by those around them, their kindly natures, intelligence and interest in ever}' good work being felt as an influ- ence for good in the community where they have made their home. Benjamin Brill, the father of our subject, was by occupation a farmer, and spent his entire life in the Old Dominion, being gathered to his fathers when quite old. His wife, Anna Orndorff, passed from earth when scarcely more than of middle age, she also having lived her whole life in Virginia. The parents of both were Americans, but the ancestry was from the (Jerman Empire. \^. ITCIIELL D. GUE. It is seldom the lot of the biographer to meet a more thorough gentleman than he with whose name we introilucc this sketch. Possessed of more than ordinary intelligence, be is well informed. 8G2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. cordial and courteous and a man very popular among his fellow citizens. He is enterprising and progressive as a farmer, liberal and public spirited as a citizen, and is in the prime of life, having been born Sept. 22, 1849. The birthplace of Mr. Gue was in Ottawa County, ;Mich.. and his parents were Mitchell and Lydia A. (Auchraoody ) Gue. Tliej^ were natives of New York State, where the paternal grandfather was also horn. The great-grandfather was a native of Scotland and emigrated to America in time to have a hand in the Revolutionarj' war. Mrs. Lvdia A. Gue descended from the first Holland-Dutch set- tlers of New York State. Mitchell. Sr.. followed farming during his early manhood in the Empire State, but later removed to Michigan where he en- gaged in the lumber business. The parental family consisted of nine children, the eldest of whom, David v.. who is married and has a family, is fann- ing iu the vicinity- of IMack Lake, Mich.; Sarah A. is the wife of Louis Kleine, formerly a phj'sician of Midland City, Mich., and who died seventeen years ago. leaving one child ; Albert F. is unmar- ried and is engaged as a manufacturer in Boston, Jlass.; Harris B. married Miss Nancj' Haj-es and is tiie father of five children; he operates a farm and is engaged in stock-raising in the vicinity of York, Neb. John was drowned in Lansing, Mich., when two years old; Mary J. is the wife of George R. Reed, principal owner and manager of the Electric Liglit Company in York, Neb.; they have four children. Jlitehell D.. of this sketch, was the next in order of birth ; Mjron .1. was graduated from the law department of Michigan State University and is a prosecuting attorney of INIidland County-, Mich. ; Delia M. is the widow of Rena May, a real estate dealer of York, Neb., who died in the fall of 1887, leaving one child. The subject of this notice lived with his parents on a farm until fifteen years old then repaired to Grand Rapids, Mich., to learn wagon-making. He served an apprenticeship of two years and woi'ked as a journeyman one year. At the expiration of this time he journeyed to Nebraska and took up a homestead of eighty acres in York County, upon which he labored five years and effected considera- ble improvement. On the loth of May, 1875, he was married to Miss Lilly Minnick, whose father fell in the service of his country- during the late war ar.d whose mother died in 1872 in York, Xeb. Mr. Gue now removed to Carroll County, Iowa, and locating in the town of that name was for three years engaged as an insurance and lightning rod agent. To him and his young wife there was born one child, a son, Charles C, and Mrs. Lilly Gue departed this life at their home in Carroll. Iowa, March 14, 1877. Returning now to York. Neb., Mr. Gue sojourned there until July, 1884, then coming into Kansas, located in Haddam and for two years operated as a dealer in live-stock. In December. 1886, he re- moved to his present home on section 30 in Lowe Township and now operates 640 acres of land. He contracted a second marriage Nov. 20, 1882. with JMiss Hennie S., daughter of Nathaniel il. and Mary A. (Stimpson) Reed. This lady was born in New Haraijshire of parents who were natives of Vermont. The father is deceased, the mother is liv- ing. Mrs. Gue is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and our subject, polit- ically, is a stanch Republican. He has frequently served as a delegate to the county conventions, both in Nebraska and Kansas. The father of our subject, departed this life in 1864, in Michigan, and the mother died in 1866 at Eastman ville. that State. (| ».ILLIAM J. WAGENROT, one of the lead- \/iJ// ^'^ among his German countrymen in W^ Madison Township, Riley County, is the owner of a well-improved farm on section 27 and has otherwise a fair share of this world's goods. He is more than ordinarily intelligent and keeps himself posted upon matters of general interest. He was born in the Kingdom of Prussia, April 15, 1845, and is the son of Martin and Martha Wageu- rot, who were natives of the same Province. They emigrated to America in 1850 and settled in Cook County, 111., where they sjjcnt the remainder of their day.-;. Ten children were born to the parents of Mr. Wagenrot, William J. being the sixth in order of birth. He was Ave years old wh<;n coming to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALP.UM. sfi.- Americn. and grew to uiairs estate on the faini in \ Cook County, III., receiving a common-sehool edu- cation. In 18fi!), when a young man of twenty- four years, lie eanie to Kansas and liomesteaded eighty acres of land on .section 28, in Bala Town- ship, where he entered upon the career of industry and prudence, which has borne such profitable re- sults. In due time he added to his possessions and is now the owner of 320 acres, his residence being on section 27. The homestead proper comprises 100 acres, is thoroughly' improved and embellished with good buildings, and its operations are carried on with that uniform good judgment and fore- thought which form the leading characteristics in the makeup of the proprietor. Mr. Wagenrot came to Kansas a |)Oor man and has accumulated all he [)0ssesscs since his residence here. In addition to general farming he is con- siderably interested in live stock which yields him handsome returns. Politically, he is indei)eudent, aiming to support the men whom he considers will best serve the interests of the i)eo|)le. His famil}' consists of his wife and two sons, Martin H., born Dec. 6, 1871), and William J., born Jan. ,'), 188.'), The wife and mother was in her girlhood Miss .Jennie Shorman. of Riley County, and a native of Germany, born in 1860. She was married to Mr. Wagenrot Feb. 28, 1879. Mr. Wagenrot has reason to be i)roud of the re- sult of his labors, the result of which is illustrated in a view of the home farm on another page. It will prove an attractive picture for his children to look upon in later j'ears. ^f^IHLIP M. BIRD, a practical, substantial farmer has been engaged in .agricultural •f^ pursuits in Washington Township since 1882. and is the possessor of a farm that in point of cidtivation and improvement compares favorably witli the best in this locality. He w.as born in I'elcrsburg, Columbia Co., Pa., Nov. 23, 1825. His father, William Bird, was a native of New .Jersey, and was there reared to man's estate. He leaiiieil the bl.acksmith's trade at Catawissa, Pa., and followed his calling in th.-il .-^late ihmmv yc.-irs. He removed to Iowa al)out 18.57, and settled in Mt. Pleasant among its pioneers, and for a time engage the Mississipjii to Iowa, and landing in Burlington, pushed on to Mt. Pleasant. At that time there were no railways west of Chicago, and Western Iowa was unsettled by the whites, deer, elk and wild turkeys and other game roaming at will over the vast rolling [)rairies, disturbed only by the Indians, and Kansas and Nebraska had not yet been opened for settlement. Mr. Bird established himself at his trade in Mt. Pleasant, i)ursuing it f(jr seventeen years. At the end of that time he turned his attention to farming, buying a farm three miles north of the city, and while still following his tr.ade, carried on his farm several years. In 1882, think- ing that he could do still better on the fertile soil of Kansas, he sold his Iowa property-, and coming to Washington County, be invested some of his money in the farm on which he now resides. Its 160 .acres are under the best of cultivation, neatly fenced with wire, and the place is provided with suitable Imildings for every purjjose. Jan. 2K, 1852 Mr. Bird's marriage with Miss Su- san Bheani was duly solemnized, .and has proved in every w.ay a hapjjy union. Eight children complete their pleasant household circle; William Clemens. W. Ross, Calvin E., Estella, Ellery C, G. Thorn- ton, N. Eva, \ictor II. Mrs. Bird was born in Cambria County, Pa., one mile from Johnstown. S6G PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the city desolated and nearly destroyed by the brea- king away of a dam on the Conemaugh River in the summer of 1889. Her father, George Bheam. was born near Lancaster. Pa. In his youth he lear- ned the trade of a tinner, but only followed that calling a short time. Before marriage he settled in Cambria County, where he took up a tract of land, securing his title from the state. It was heavily timbered, and he had to cut away huge trees of many centuries' growth to make room to build a two-story log house, the dwelling in which Mrs. Bird wa.s afterward born and married. AVhen lie first settled there Johnstown was but just started, and deer, bear, wild turkeys and other wild game roamed where in later years large mills and found- eries furnished work for hundreds of people and beautiful homes took the place of the primeval forest. He cleared a good farm, and lived to see the great change noted in the flourishing city springing up one mile from his home, with a population of up. wards of 30,000 people. His death occurred on his homestead in 1879, his wife surviving him till 1885. Her maiden name was Nancy Horner, and she was born in Cambria County, a daughter of Jacob Horner, a pioneer fanner of that county whose farm joined Johnstown, and thereon he spent his last years. Mr. Bird is an honest, straightforward man, in every way worthy of the respect in which he is held, and he and his wife are exemplary members of the Methodist Kpiseopal Church, faithfully li- ving up to its teachings as true Christians ought. Mr. Bird interests himself in tiie political questions of the day. and is a stanch supporter of the Repub- lican party. ^ISj^ AVID C. BONAR. This gentleman is - H one of the most thoroughly educated of l*^ the residents of Washington Count}'. He is well fitted for the [irofession of a teacher, which he adopted in early manhood. It w.as for some years his only occupation, and he now teaches about seven months duiing the year, though carry- ing on a farm. His home is in Coleman Township, and is a neat ;ind attractive estate. The eislitv acres which comprise it are surrounded by good fences, and it is divided into fields by cross-fencing. There is an orchard of sixty apple trees, thirty peach trees (all bearing), cherry and crab-ap- ple trees. Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, grapes, etc.,' have also been set out. All have been placed in the ground by the hand of Mr. Bo- nar and his wife, as has also a grove of ornamental trees which surrounds the place. David C. Bonar is a native of Monroe Count}-, Ohio, where he was born on April 3, 1857. He is a son of David and Elizabeth (Dickey) Bonar. The parental family consisted of fourteen children, thir- teen of whom grew to maturity and still survive. The grandfather, Barney Bonar, lived and died on the farm on which his father also was born. This estate was located near Claysville. Washington Co., Pa. Our subject was quite a small boy when his par- ents moved to Illinois. They lived at Freeport for three years, thence removing to near Fairfield, Iowa. There our subject received his preliminary education and spent two years in attendance at the High .School. He finished at Pleasant Plain and the Presbyteri.an College of Fairfield. He has also attended Normal Schools at several places, becom- ing thoroughly equipi)ed for the work in which he engaged. When twenty-one years of age he com- menced business fjr himself. He left Jefferson County, and going to Union County, there followed his profession for three years. He then came to this county, and made his home with his brother Milton, who is a resident of Washington Township. There he taught school, the first summer's work being in the year 1881. In 1883 he bought the land upon which he now lives. Thirty acres had been broken and a very rude log cabin was built upon it. Since its purchase Mr. Bonar has broken the rest of tlie land, and erected a comfortable frame house and stables, besides making the other improvements noted above. Their present dwell- ing was erected in 1886, and is of pleasing design and well built. After having spent some months in this county, Mr. Bonar returned to Union County. Iowa, and was married March 9. 188-2. to Miss Sadie E. Snod- grass. of Adair Counlv, Iowa, She is the dauiih- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. sn: ter of Alherl iiiiil t'lniiiid.a ( Wolfonl) Snodgrass. Tlicy were the parents of eiglit eliildren. Mrs. Bonar was second in order of biiili. born Jan. 29, 18(!3, in I'nion County, Ohio, both parents lieing natives of Oliio. Tiiey removed to Iowa in 187S. Mr. Snodgrass was in the I'nion service dnr- ing the late rcl)ellion, enlislinj); in Company K 18(), and Compan}' E, 8() Oliio regiments, its was also a biotlier. who was wounded. Mrs. Snodgrass iiad four brothers in the same service. Albert .Snod- gra.ss wiis the son of William and Saiah ( Robinson) Snodgrass. Mrs. Albert Snodgrass is a daughter of Jacob and Elizabetii (Welker) Wolford, of Knox Count}'. Ohio. Mrs. Bonar was engaged in the same profession as iier husband at the time of tlieir mairiage. Dur- ing their early married life they each taught school away from home, keeping house within two miles of Lynn, tiiis county. During one winter Mrs. Bonar rode five and a lialf miles each night and iuorning. She is a finely educated and cult- ured lady, and in addition to her scholarly attain- ments is possessed of housewifely (|ualities. She is the mother of two children: William Earl, born in October, 1884; and Elmer Sherman, born Nov. 12. 1S87. Mr. Honar is a Republican, and an active worker during campaigns. lie belongs to the Scotch Presbyterian Church. The ancestral stock on both sides of the house included preachers in that de- nomination. '^1 AMES A. HESS, a highly respected citizen. although a bachelor, is the owner of a good farm, which has been brought to its present condition mainly by his own persevering industry. It embraces 200 acres, most of which is in a highly productive condition, and upon which there have been erected the buildings required for the comfort of both man and beast. Stock-raising forms a leading feature in the operations of Mr. Hess, who makes a specialty of graded cattle and Poland-China swine. Mr. Hess came to Riley Count}' in the fall of 1879, and took u|) his abode on section 28, Zean- m^ dale Township, where he has since resided. lie was born in Walton, Delaware Count}', N. Y.. Sept. ' la, 184(), and was the second in a family of five children, the offspring of John, and Myra A. (Jloore) IIcss, who wei'c likewise natives of the above-mentioned county. There also they were re.'ired, married and died. The father w.as a farmer by occupation, a straightforward, honest man, who makes a comfortable living for his family, and lives at peace with his neighliois. Young Hess was reared to man's estate in his native county, and at the outbreak of the Civil War was only a lad of fifteen years. He was too young to enter the ranks of the I'nion army, but kept close watch of the struggle and finally, in February, 18(J4, when a youth of seventeen years, enlisted in Company I. .'5(1 New York Cavalr\-, in which he served until after the close of the war, receiving his honoralile discharge in December. 186S. He participated in several of the cavalr\- engagements in front of Petersburg, and endured the usual hardships and privations of a soldier's life. After being mustered out at City Point. A'a., he returneil to his native county in New York State, and lived there until setting out for the far- ther West. In 1869 Mr. Hess set his face toward the Missis- sippi and established himself on a tract of land in Caldwell County, Mo., where he engaged in cattle- feeding for other parties and on his own .account. He was thus occu])ied for a period of ten years, then coming to Northern Kansas took up his abode in Riley County, of which he has since been a resi- dent. He is a man wdio keeps himself well posted regarding matters of general interest, and uni- formly votes the Republican ticket. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace, and Township and School Clerk, and is in favor of everything to benefit the county and elevate society. -^ 'SIOHX HOUSTON. No man within the lim- j I its of Zeandale Township, occupies a higher ^.,^1 ] pLaee in the esteem and confidence of his (^^' fellow-citizens than Mr. Houston. Among the other good things in life which have befallen 8158 PORTRAIT AND BlOGRArHICAL ALBUM. him, is a wife and lu-lpraate his equal in all respects and who by her pleasing intelligence has proved of no srnall assistance in establishing her husband upon a good basis morally and financially. They have one of tlie pleasanlcst homes in the township, and are surrounded by hosts of friends. Their propert}-, in the shape of a well-regulated farm, comprises 160 acres of land on section HI, thor- ouglily cultivated and embellished with good build- ings. Mr. Houston was born in County Tyrone, Ire- land, May 15, 1823. He lived there until about twenty years old, acquiring a common-school edu- cation, and tiie liabits of industry and frugality which have proved the secret of his success in life. Not satisfied with tiie outlook upon his native soil he ^^^ UFUS HKRRV. one of the oldest settlers in the southwestern corner of Washington /lu\\ Coiintj-. pre-empted a tr.act of land in Clif- |ton Township, .as early as 1870, and subse- quently laid out the town of Clifton in 1870. This was the first town in this part of the county and later, when the C. B. U. P., now Missouri Pacific K.ailroad was being built through this section, an impetus was given to the place which well rewarded the efforts of its projectors. Mr. Berry has been ac- knowledged as a leading spirit in its progress and prosperity since its inception. He endured the usual drawbacks of life on the frontier but was possessed of that persevering disposition wliich en- abled him to overcome all difHculties. ilr. Berry prosecuted farming in connection with liis other interests some years and later be- came a successful stock-raiser. His first purchase of land was 320 acres, embracing the west half of section 36. Clifton Township, and later he pre- emi>ted 160 acres comprising the southeast quarter of section 35. part school land, and part Govern- ment. This he began at once to cultivate and im- prove, putting up a house in the spring of 1870. The country began to be settled up and Mr. Berry began Laying out the town of Clifton from thirteen acres which is now included in the now town site. He also owns 240 acres on section 11. this also being highly improved. The subject of this notice was born in far New England, in the township of Leeds, Kennebec Co., Me., Aug. 4, 1815, His father was Joseph Berry and his paternal grandfather, Richard Berr^-. The latter was the son of an old New England family who were pioneer settlers of Kennebec County, and who traced their ancestry to England. Richard Berry was a large farmer and stock-raiser and became well-to-do. lie met his death accident- ally by his horse falling upon him while in a hot chase after cattle. He was then sixty-five years old. He was a prominent man in his community and had married a New England lady. Miss Eliza- beth Waterhouse, who died at the age of about fifty j'ears in Kennebec County. Both she and her hus- band were connected with the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch. Joseph Berry was the second child and eldest son of a large family and was reared to farming pursuits in his native county. He inherited the energetic disposition of his father in a marked degree and also accumulated a fine property. He was married to Miss J^ydia Parcher, a native of his own county and the daughter of George Parcher, also a native of Maine and who had fought five years and nine months in the Revolutionary War. He w.as distin- guished as a brave and fearless soldier and died at a good old age in his native St.ate where he had be- come well known as one of its most enterprising men. After their marriage Joseph Berry and his wife remained residents of Kennebec County. Me., until 1836. Then leaving New England they emigrated to Illinois and Mr. Beny purchased a tract of (Gov- ernment land in Peoria County, where he built up a beautiful home. There the wife and mother died PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 871 in 1858 al tin- age of seventy-five yeais. Mr. Berrv in 1859 pushed on further we.stward into Iowa, to wliich State lie had been preceded by his son, Rufus of this sketch, about four years, lie lived witli the latter iu I'uion County until iiis de- cease, whicli occurred in 1864. and vvlien he had aattained to the advanced age of eighty-one j-ears. During the war of 1812 he liiid served as a Ser- geant. Politically, he was an Abolitionist and a Republican and operated as station agent on the underground raihoad prior U> the Civil War. While a resilient of Illinois he was the close friend of Owen Lovejo}', who sacrificed so much on account of his opposition to slavery. Joseph Berry and his estinialjle wife were members of the Free Will Baptist Church. The subject of this notice was the fifth of nine cliildren, four sons and five daughteis. born to his parents, one of whom died young. Eight of the survivors were married and seven had families. Five of the number are still living, l)eing in point of age quite remariears elsewhere in this volume; she died in 18GG; their tw<> children are botli deceased. Henry, Charles and Frank died in early childiiood ; Lucy married Milo Crosby and died when about forty years old in Wilmington, \'t., leaving live •■hildren. Jane died unmarried at the age of twenty- one years; Ann is the wife of Stephen French, a re- tired capitalist of (Grange, ^lass. The subject of this sketch was reared in ins native State until a youth of sixteen years and attended Whitinghani Academy two years. Later he was a student in the Providence Conference Seminary at East Greenwhich, R. I., three terms. Subseqnentlj" he taught school seventeen terms. Shortly before reaching his twentieth year he was married in April, 1852, to Miss Sarah Ciiase at Little Coraj)- ton, R. I. In 1866, leaving New England, he made his way to the young State of Kansas and spent his first year traveling for a school furniture establish- j ment, making his headquarters in St. George, Pot- tawatomie County. The following year lie rented land in Manhattan Township. Riley County, and engaged in farming. From 1869 to 1874 he was in the employ of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company as a surveyor. In the mean- time he lived one year in .St. Louis and was also in Hannibal, Mo. Mr. AV'hitney settled on his present place in the s]}ring of 1870. It is finely located on section 2, four miles northwest of Manhattan and comprises eighty acres of well-developed land. Mr. Whitnej' has set out an orchard of 500 trees and 500 grape vines. He has a very pleasant homestead and is in the enjoyment of a comfortable income. IIo possesses considerable inventive genius and has receiitl3- patented a horizontal rotary cylindrical churn with a stationary dasher, which is attracting much attention among farmers and dairymen. The dasher is so constructed as to be stationary in the upper part of the churn which revolves around it. causing tlie cream to fall in :i stead}' cataract to tlie bottom. In competition with other churns it lias distancetl them to the extent of producing liutter in five minutes against ten minutes, the best timi; made by any of its predecessors. Mr. Whitney may reasonably expect to realize handsomely from tills contrivance. Mrs. Sarah (Chase) Whitney departed this life at her houie in Manhattan, June 21. 1871). Of her marriage with our subject there have l)een born seven children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, pjlla J., became the wife of Ilenrj' Hougham, son of Prof. J. S. Hougham. a sketch of whom appears (elsewhere in this work; he is a carpenter and builder and resides in Manhattan; they have live children. Hattie E. married Cyrus Follz, a farmer of Zeandale Townslii() and they have two ehildri'M. WiUard A. married Miss Ahbie Brc^wulng; lu' is s, c fiuiuing ill Mauliattan Tuwnsliip. ami lln-v litni' six boys, l^eiiovievo manioil .1. S. Cunninsrliam. a farmer of Parallel. W.asliington County, and they liave four eluKlron: Sarah C. is the wife of Walter Taylor, inomher of the tirin of Taylor Bros., drug- gists. Manhattan: Bertha K. resides in Orange. Mass.; Jessie C is at home with her father. The present wife of Mr. Whitney, to whom he was married Jan. 21. 1 871), was formerly Mrs. Luey (Crosby) Coz.ad. widow of Ondley Coz.ad of Cleve- land. Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Cozad there were born three children. Andrew. Clarence and Arthur. Mrs. Whitney is a highly respected lady and a member in good standing of the Congregational Church. Mr. Whitney, socially, belongs to the Knights of Honor at JIanhattan. He is a sound Republican, politically, quite prominent in his party and is frequently sent .as a delegate to the County and Congressional Conventions. A ^K>rtrait of this worthy and well-respected cit- izen occupies another pa^e of this volume. i EV. WILLIAM KNIPK. a f.irraer and preacher combined, is equally successful in both 6elds of labor and is one of the self- '^^ made men of Riley Country who has con- tributed his full quota to its growth and development, A man of quiet manners, he yet jwssesses great force of character and telling en- ergy, lie has been an extensive reader and a close student and possesses a strong, active and vigorous mind while his genial and courteous disposition at- tracts to him friends wherever he goes. He has a pleasant home, with a charming family of sons and daughters who have been given liberal educational advantages and possess culture and refinement in a marked degree. His well-regulated farm compris- ing 160 acres of land, is finely situatetl on section I. Manhattan Township, and is improved with good buildings and supplied with modern machinery. Mr. Knij^>e h:\s been connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church since about 1S43. The subject of this sketch was born Sept. 2.'^. 1S"27. in Wayne County. Ind., and is the son of John and Jemima (Jack<' "^ T\i>''i-'. "ii.. were na- PORlKAir ANH BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM I tives respect i\ cly of Kiiglaml and North Carolina. The father emigrated to America in early manhood and settled in Wayne County, Ind.. where he was married and eng'aged in farming. The children born to himself and his excellent partner are re- corded .OS follows: The eldest a daughter. Ann, married James Fleming, became the mother of a family and died near Noblesvillc. Ind.; Margaret, the widow of Joseph Swafford. is living in Winter- set. Iowa; Susannah, the widow of John Knoll, a farmer and tailor combined, is the mother of ten children and lives in Owen County. Ind.; Dorothea married James Begole. a farmer, and lives in Michigan: Thomas died in Iowa, lejiving a wife and family; John died about 1860 in Owen County, Ind. : he had married Miss Nancy Goff and left a family. Agnes married Daniel Shoppie and is now a widow, living in Owen County. Ind.; Jane mar- ried a Mr. Kell.v, who died in Missouri; he served in an Iowa regiment during the late Civil War. Sanford married Emily Kelly, who died leaving two children, and he lives in Osborn County, this State, with his second wife. William Knipe lived on a farm until reJiching man's estate, attending the district school. In the meantime his mother died when he was about seven or eight years old and his father died in 1843. when he was a youth of sixteen years. He left home when fifteen years old and since that time has been dependent on his own resources. Upon the breaking out of the Mexican War he enlisted in the army, serving in the 1st Indiana Infantry, although not seeing any active fighting. When the war was ended he returned to the Hoosier .State and operated on rented land until he vas enabled to buy a small farm in Putnam Count}'. He remained upon this two years, then removed to a point five miles east of Elgin, in Cook County. III., where he lived one year. Then returning to Indiana be came thence to Kansas in 1857. settling on land which he pre- empteil near Holton. Jackson County. To his first 160 acres he added by subsequent purchase until he became the owner of 520 acres. Mr. Knipe first came to Riley Count}- in 1861, and purchased a small tract of land in Manhattan Township, upon which he put up a residence now owned by Rev. W.ishington Marl.itt, He occupied PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL AF.BUM. 877 this until 1863, then selling out he comnieDced the ministry as a local preacher in 1858. He was or- dained a Deacon in 1 862. at Wyandotte. l>y Bishop .Simpson, and was made an Klder in 186.5 by Bishop Baker. He continne sabstantiallv fenced and the land brought to a high state of cultivation. A large apple orchard fur- nishes in its season considerably more than the fruits of this kind required for the family use. The marriage of Mr. Knipe with Miss Lucy A. Branham was celebrated at the bride's home in In- diana, by the Rev. John P. .Sinclair. Dec. 26. 1847. This lady was born April 30. 1830. in Indiana, and is the daughter of Berry and Elizabeth M. (St. Clair) Branham, the latter of whom was a native of Putnam Countj'. Ind.. and the daughter of (parents who were born in Kentucky. The ten children born of this union are recorded as follows: Susan- nah .T. became the wife of Orville McClung and died at liome in November. 1873: Mary Elizabeth married Ezckiel Harris and died in Pottawatomie County in April. 1881: Laura Belle married .J. W. Hall, a farmer, and they reside near Riley Center, being the parents of five children; William Asbury married Lillian Paddleford and is the father of six children ; he is in Oklahoma. Lucy Ann is the wife of B. F. Sweet, a farmer of Montgomery County, this State, and the)- have three children; George D. follow? the profession of a teacher in Manhattan; > Albert is in Oklahoma; Al- phonso B. died in 1871. aged four years: Emma Maude and Harrett Eusebia are unmarried and at home with their parents. Mr. Knijje. politically. is a sound Republican, active in his party and fre- quently serves as a delegate to the county conven- tions. In .Jackson County he served as Justice of the Peac-e and Township Treasurer. -3-«- r0« ^;EORGE A. HOWLAND, of Clay Centre 11 g=. Clay County, is now retired from active ^^ pursuits, except what is needful in the gen- eral oversight of his property and the business in which be has an interest. He is quite an extensive property owner in this. Washington, Graham, and Rooks counties. Mr. Howland was bom in Onondaga County. N. Y.. March 27, 1848, and there lived till maturity, obtaining a good education in that county. After receiving his education he remainc ject, was born in Newburyport, Mass., and still sur- vives, being eighty-three years old, and mafiingher home in Lowell, ]Mass. The Lunt family was like- wise of pjUglisii extraction. To Samuel and Mary Sargent there was born the following children: IMargaret; (ieorge and S.amuel, who died young; George (2d) and Samuel (2d), Susan, Volnej", :Mary A., Martin, Stephen A., and Fallen. George (2), Mary A., Stephen A., and Ellen, are the only surviving members of the family. Stephen was the tenth child, and was reared at the old homestead in his native county, acquiring a common-school edu- cation. In 1865 he set out for the West, and com- ing to Northern Kansas, purchased eighty acres of land on section 17, Madison Township, Riley County. He has maintained possession of this un- til the present time, but has added to his property until he is now the owner of 1,200 broad acres, oc- cupying a portion of sections 1 0. 12, 14, 15, 1(), 17, and 18. He makes a specialty of raising live-stock, shipping large numbers each year, a portion of them high-grade, Short-horn cattle. In Riley Count}', Mr. Sargent was married Aug. 1 1, 1868, to Miss M.ary E. Reed. This lady was Ijorn in Indianola, Iowa, in 1849, and is the daugh- ter of Andrew D. .and Jane (Johnson) Reed, who were natives of Ohio. The Reed family came to IBi o Or UJ to Z o X Q to o z: UJ O UJ PORTRAIT AND BIOaRAPHICAL ALBUM. 885 KanSMS while il \v;is still a Tonilory. as early as 185(). and the parents spent, their last years in Riley County. Their t'aniilv consisted of five children, of whom Mrs. Sargent was next to the youngest. Four of these are living and located mostly in Kan- sas. To our snhjeet and his estimal)le wife there have been born nine children, viz: Edith M., Mar- tin C Milton E., John W., George S., Willie S., Charles. Francis A., Orel R.. all of whom are liv- ing at home with their parents. Politicall}'. Mr. Sargent is a Republican, and al- though no olHce-seeker, has held some of theotliccs of bis township. He is a man whom his fellow-citi- zens would gladly promote, luit be prefers giving his chief attention to bis farming interests. He is a member in good standing of Garfield J./odge No. 235, A. F. & A. M., at Leonardville. In his farming operations be has followed that business-like and systematic course which seldom fails of success, and his home in all its appointments indicates the exercise of refined tastes and ample means. Mr. Sargent holds no .secondary position among the representative men of Riley Count}', whose names and record it is designed to perpetuate in this work. 'AMES DIXON. The annals of Riley County J would be by no means complete without due mention of Mr. Dixon, who is one of the most wealthy and prominent men of Ogden Townshii). and who is known far and wide on account of his contest with the officers of Ft. Rile}', in order to hold his claim during pioneer dajs. He is a man of great native genius, perse- verance and industry, and has worked his way up from the foot of the ladder in life to a fine posi- tion, socially and financially. His has Ijcen a ca- reer full of interesting incidents, in the relation of which we will commence at his birth, which occur- red in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1827. The subject of this sketch is the son of Thomas and Julia (Moiiaghan) Dixon, who were likewise natives of Count}' Mayo, and the father prominent in his borough, serving as Postmaster, and being the princiiial markelman for Eagle Island, on the west coast of Ireland. The |);irents were married in their native countr\-, and after the birth of sev- eial children emigrated to America, in 1819, and settled in Fairmouiit, V'a. The father died in Au- gust, 1854, in Illinois, while the mother had pre- vious!}' |)assed to rest in 1851, in Fairmount. Va. The parental household included nine children, of whom James was the fifth in order of birth. In his youth be learned the trade of a stonecutter, and when starting out in life for himself, went to Cnin- Ijerland. Md., where he sojourned about eighteen months. Next he worked on the Rai)|)ahannock Canal, in A'irginia. until 1848. Subsequently he repaired to Lynchburg, Va., and was employed in building a dam on the James River, later working twenty miles up the river, whence he went to Nashville, Tenn.. and was employed on the State House there. Returning now to \'irginia, ^Ir. Dixon, at Wlieel- ing, engaged as a stonecutter in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company on l)ridge work, after which he went to Jlemphis, Tenn., and operated a diving bell, raising a number of barrels of flour from a sunken boat. This accomplished, he turned bis steps toward the Southwest, crossing the Mississiiipi, and assisting in bridge liuilding on both sides of the Father of Waters. In the mean- time he fulfilled a contract for Col. Ashley, and in August, 1854, in com[>any with his brother Thomas, came to Kansas. They located claims, then went back to Illinois, and in the meantime the father died there. In due time the brothers got their families to- gether, and returned to Kansas, camping on Three Mile Creek. After a few days, there came officers from Ft. Riley, among them Dr. Hammond, now of New York, and ordered the party to move on, as the land was already claimed. The Dixons, how- ever, being made of substantial material, main- tained their ground, and i)ut up a house. Shortly afterward Capl. Lowe, master of for.age. a|)|)eared ujion the ground with (invernment lumljer and a force of carpenters, and put up a bouse for himself on tlie same claim. Col. .Alontgomery then iiotilied Mr. Dixon that lu' was intruding upon the claim of iMr. Lowe, and must ni(»ve off, or he would be put off by I'niled States troops. This Mr. Dixon again 8SG PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. declined to do. Tlio Culuiiel then sent for liini and urged him to leave, but he refused. He finally. however, agreed to pay Mr. Lowe *300 tj leave, which the latter did. Mr. Dixon now took a contract to grade a steam- boat landing at Pawnee City. Kan., and when this was completed, an order was received from Wash- ington, to lay off a suitable reservation for Ft. Riley. There were ostensibly two forts to be laid off, a real one and an imaginary one, and tlie former was to beat One Mile Creek; the latter west of r)gden. Again was Mr. Dixon attacked in his stronghold and urged to leave peaceabl}'. as it was claimed the land was wanted for the reserve- It, however, was actually wanted for personal friends. Judge Johnson called upon Mr. Dixon in the guise of a friend, and after entering the house, chalted. examined the guns, etc., and linally told Mr. Dixon he had better take his advice and leave. Mr. Dixon got upon his feet, and quoted to his auditor the following lines from Burns: '-Man to man has been so unjust that one does not know wiioni to trust." The Judge left never to return. The next move was to send Capt. Lyon to pur- chase the interest of Mr. Dixon in his claim for $1,000. JStill Mr. Dixon refused to leave. They had at a meeting, previously held, expressed the opinion that he had better be put off by force. One of the settlers, Bob Wilson, remarked that that would be unjust, and proposed to give $300 him- self toward the sum to buy him off. Then a com- pany of troops with two yoke of oxen, commanded by Capt. Lj'on, came down while Mr. Dixon was away from liome, and forcibly ejected the women and children, and by means of oxen tore down the house. I'ljon his return at night, Mr. Dixon moved back to the same spot, and acting upon the advice of counsel, put up another house. Seven months later. Col. Wood, with a company of troops, came to the ground, tore down the second house, and a second time ejected the women and children in the absence of the master. Mr. Dixon then dug a liole in the ground, and moved into it with his family. In the meantime. Col. Montgomer}' left, and the garrison was under the command of M.aj. Ogden, who gave to Mr. Dixon a contract for burnina' lime. The latter founti a friend in this oflicial, who told him that his claim was legitimate, and en- C()\iraged him to maintain it. Mr. Dixon now went to Platte Cit}', Mo., where he interviewed (Jen. Atchison, then acting Vice President of the United States, and to whom he stated his case, and made attidavit to his statement. This was sent to Washington by Gen. Atchison, and Gens. Churchill and Clark were detailed as a a committee of inquiry by President Pierce. Jef- ferson Davis was then Seci'etary of War. Gens. Churchill and Clark had the power to lay off a reservation, which they did at One Mile Creek, .and Col. Montgomery, with the two Generals, drove out to view the reservation. The next day Mr. Dixon was summoned to a[)- l)ear at Ft. Riley at the court of inquiry. They reported at Washington, and left out of the reserv- ation Mr. Dixon's claim and the city of Pawnee. This was not approved by Secretary Davis, and he extended the lines of the reservation to its pres- ent limits, thus covering Mr. Dixon's claim again, and likewise the city of Pawnee. Then Mr. Dixon was summoned to Ft. Leavenworth. Col. Mont- gomery and the officers at the fort were court-mar- tialed, and the Colonel was cashiered from the service. Gen. Robert E. Lee was then tlie Judge Advocate. Mr. Dixon now took up a claim on Seven Mile Creek, from which he removed a short time after- i ward and came to the land which he now owns and occupies. Here he has 1,200 broad acres, and 400 acres under the plow. Upon this he carries on Stock-raising extensively, having, during the sea- son of 1889, 200 head of cattle, 120 head of swine, and seventeen horses. The elegant residence which attracts the attention of the passing traveler was put up, in 1879, at a cost of $10,000, and is one of the finest structures of its kind in Riley County, outside of the city of Manhattan. Before Pawnee was wiped out of existence, Mr. Dixon owned lots there, and had put up a house. When he first came to Kans.as, Kansas Citj' was but a trading-post, con- taining a small brick hotel and a few huts. Mr. Dixon purchased a horse for |75, and went out to the Fox and Sac Agency, but finding nothing desir- able there, returned to Ft. Riley. Judge Reynolds, PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPUICAT. ALBUM. 887 I ln' first settler i)f Riley County, li;iiscopal Church, giving to it a cordial support, and laboring .as they have opi>ortunity in the Master's vineyard. Mr. Huse. in 1852 c>r 185'5, was ordained a Deacon by Bishop Scott, and officiated as a minister a large S8.S PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Iiortion of the time until l.s7<». IJis name has fre- quently been mentioned for Representative to the Legisfature. but he invariably declines to run for office. Mrs. Iluse. while living with her first hus- band, adopted a little girl. Annie E.. who is now the wife of Seth J. Yenowiue. of Ashland Town- ship. Riley County. — -j^^eK' — — SENDELIN WENDEL, dealer in dry-gocds ' and groceries at Hanover, came to AYash- W^' inglon County, this State, in 1869, and was one of the earliest settlers, being one of the three now living in the citj-. The other two are August .laedicke and Judge Wilhelm K.alhoefer. Mr. AA^eu- del. in 1870, entered a trait of wild land, one mile north of the present site of Hanover, and put up a i;ood frame house. It was tlie first structure of the kind in that vicinity, and is still standing. Mrs. AVendel also owns 160 acres adjoining her husband. Air. Wendel spent tiie first year mostly in im- proving Ills farm, then, in 1870-71, established a lumber-yard, and a livery -stable, and also dealt in agricultural implements, being the pioneer in these enter|>rises. In 1874 he removed from the farm into the infant town, and became quite prominent in its affairs, serving as a member of the Council, and also as Township Treasurer. He was a mem- ber of the Council two terms, and in 1884 was again elected Township Treasurer, serving until 1888. He put u|) t\w first brick store in the town of Hanover, which included a public hall, although the latter was subsequently devoted to general mer- chandise. He still owns the quarter-section of land which he first purchased, and which lies over the line in Independence Townshi]}. He has likewise acquired valuable city property, including lots and residences. From 1885 to 1889. Mr. AVendel was a member, and one year President of the City Council, and from the organization of the fire department, he was its Treasurer and its principal head. He was one of the leaders in the movement to organize the (ierman society (Dcutscher Maennerverein), and assisted in buibling the hall for the accommodation of its members. He assisted iu organizing the Ger- man-Catholic Church, being one of its first mem- bers, and is one of its most liberal supporters. A small church edifice was erected in 1870; the Sis- ters' house was built in 1876. and the first stone church was put up also in that year. In 1880-81, an addition was made. In 1884 the Catholic school was established, and in 1885 the Priest's house was built. These are all stone structures, and the finest group for the purpose, west of the Missouri River. Mr. Wendel contributed Si. 400 to the erection of these in hard cash, and has esteemed no effort too great to bring about the continued prosperity' of the church and all the institutions connected with it. A native of the Province of Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany. Mr. \A^endel was born Alarch 9, 1828, and emigrated to America in 1851. Later he re- turned to the Fatherland, but came back to the United States in 1852, and spent three years steam- boating on the river, and us an employe of the Dunkirk Railroad. Prior to this he h.ad been on the ocean for four years. For a time he carried on farming in Central Illinois, then in 1858 repaired to Pike's Peak, but a short sojourn in that region satisfied him, when h(? returned tt) the Prairie State, and again resumed agriculture. AVhile a resident of Lee County, 111.. Jlr. AVen- del was united in marriage with Miss Catherine Becker, the wedding taking place at the bride's home, Sept. G, 1868. Of this union there were born five children, four of whom are living, viz: John AV., a resident of Centralia. III.; Philip J. re- siding in (.^uiney. 111. ; Mary Catherine and Clara Matilda, who are at home with their parents; Fred- erick died when two years old. The surviving children have been well-educated, and are young people of great promise. Airs. Catherine AA'eudel was born April 2, 1850, in Germany, and emi- grated to America with her father, Philip Becker, in 1866. He settled in Lee County, 111., where Miss Catherine lived until her marriage. Her par- ents are now in Hanover, Kan. As a man and a citizen. Air. AYendel has always borne an irrei)roachal)le character, possessing those reliable and substantial traits which have gained hin5 the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen. He has always maintained the most unselfish inter- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 889 est ill till' liiiildinjj;- up of liis adopted foiinty. and is one of those men to whom it is indebted for its present prosperous condition. Tiie town of Han- over wa.s brought into existence by men of intelli- gence an[ fifteen he was reared in Brown County, Ind. He is a son of Stephen and Anna (Stuart) Elder. The latter was a daughter of .lames Stuart, who emi- grated from Scotland to America when a boy. James Stuart was a direct descendant of the re- nowned Scotch family of that name. In the spring of 18i9, Stephen Elder, with his family of eight children, removed to Marion County, Iowa. There he still lives on a farm. He has reached the ad- vanced age of eighty-two years, and his wife that of eighty. Our subject began life for himself by taking a trip to California in 1854, when a youth of nine- teen years. In company with others he crossed the Missouri River on the 4th of Ma}', and reached Oregon City on the 6th of September, making the trip with an ox team. Going from Oregon to Cal- ifornia he worked in the mines for eleven months. He bought in with a friend, and thej' worked to- gether for that length of time, taking out §6,000. Mr. Elder's share was $3,000, and with this he thought he would take a trip home. Taking ship at San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 5, 1855, he reached New- York via the Isthmus of Panama, landing in the metropolis the 3d of November. On reaching Iowa he bought a share in his brother's store at Knoxville, where he remained about two years. He then sold out and engaged in farming, at which oc- cupation he continued until 1869. He then, with a family of five children, removed to Kansas, set- tling near Lawrence. There he bought a farm on which he sojourned three years. .Selling out, he went to Alton, forraerlj' Bull City, where he pre- empted a piece of land. In 1874. having traded his place there for the northeast quarter of section 19 in Coleman Township, he prepaied to move to this countj'. Before settling on his new place, how- ever, he made a visit to his former home. He spent a j'ear in Iowa, and then settled where he now re- sides. He had bought the northwest quarter of section 19, adjoining th.at which he had obtained by exchange, and the whole forms his present fine estate of "Sunnj- Side." He pays considerable at- tention to stock-raising, and has some very good grades on his place. The marriage of Mr. Elder took place Dec. 14, 1856, at the bride's home in Iowa. The lady with whom he was united was Miss Sarah E. Collins, a daughter of Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth (Rhodes) Collins, of Oskaloosa. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Elder came to Iowa in 1847 from Indiana. They were among the pioneers of the former .State, where they lived until very aged. Mr. .and Mrs. Elder have been blessed by the birth of eight chil- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 891 (Iron. All liave been voiT liealtliy, a physician iievL'i' having been called foi- any of them. The eldest daughter, Ida. inairied S. T. Bissel. They reside on their farm in Washington Town- ship in this county. They have two children. .Jennie, the second daughter, married C. W. Flaiz of this connly. lie is a Seventh Daj' Adventist minister, and will locale in Minnesota. They have four children. William, the oldest son, lives in Des- Sloincs, Iowa, where he works at the trade of ma- chinist. He has two children. IIarr3' F. is now living in this county, where he owns a farm. He has one child. Rena is now attending school at I'.niporia. She has also attended the University at Battle Creek, Mich., and at Healdsburg. Sonoma Co.. C'al. She is a teacher by profession; Anna is at school in Emporia; she also attended school at Healdsburg, Cal. Freddie, a lad at home, and Charlie, the baby. Mr. Elder has taken great pains to Ihoroughlj' educate his children. Misses Rena and Anna are both well versed in mu- sic in addition to their other accomplishments. Mr. Elder never takes any part in political mat- ters. He .and his family keep Saturday as a tlay of rest, being consistent members of the Seventh. Day Adventist Church. The}' have been identified with that denomination for over thirty years. Only a few families of that faith are in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Elder, in .addition to their Christian characters, possess the kind, social natures which win them many friends wherever the}' arc known. jI/,.^^ENRY C. FARIS. Tiiis gentleman is the |l[)f owner and occuiianlof a pleasantly located ■^^ farm in Coleman Township. Washington (^) County. It comprises the east half of the southwest ([uarter of section 1. The place is all under the plow, well fenced, and sup|)lied with adequate farm buildings. A good residence occu- pies an appro|)riate place upon the estate, and its hospitable roof shelters a pleasant famil}' circle. Before entering upon the sketch of the subject of this notice, it may be well to give some brief notes in regard to his accestry. The first of the Faris family, who came to this country, settled at Culpeper Courthouse, \a., upon his arrival from Ireland. He bore the name of William. Follow- ing him in the direct line came .John Faris, who settled at Wheeling, W. V'a., when there was noth- ing there but the fort. In the fort the family had on numerous occasions to take refuge from the Indians. The next in direct line was Adam. He married Sarah Irwin, a daughter of John Irwin, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The parents of John Irwin were pioneers in Ohio to which pl.ace they emigrated from Scotland when he w.as but a lad. Adam and Sarah (Irwin) Faris lived at Wheel- ing for several years after their marri.age. They then settled in Marshall County, 111., where they lived on a farm for twenty-eight years. Thenc(! they moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, which was their home for eight years. Their last removal was to Tarkio, Mo., where they now live surrounded by children and many friends. There they celebrated their golden wedding on M.ay 1 '.), 188G, six child- ren and eighteen grandchildren being present on that occasion. The gentleman of whom we write is a son of the above-mentioned Adam Faris. He vvas born in West ^'irgillia, and was a lad of eight years when the family removed to Illinois. lie received a common school education in the latter State, and finished his course at Howe's Academy at Mt. Pleasant. Iowa. Subsequently he took a commer- cial course in .Spaulding's Commercial College at Kansas City, Mo. The patriotic spirit of Mr. Faris was roused at his country's need, and he took up arms in defense of the I'nion. He became a member of Company H, 11th Illinois Cavalry, under tlie command of Col. Robert G. IngersoU. He participated in the campaigns about AMcksbnrg, Corinth, and Tupelo, trial interests, and has acquired a handsome competence. He now has a fine place, |>leasantlv located, one-half mile from the city of jNIanhattan, where he has erected a commodious house of a |)retty. modern style of architecture, making one of the most attractive homes in this vicinity. Our subject was born in the famous old town of Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass., .Tan. 13, 1827, a descendant of good old New England stock. Sam- uel Hoar, his father, was born, reared and married in that town. He was a wheelwright by trade, and also followed farming the most of the time, and re- sided in Concord or adjoining towns until after the war, when he came to Riley Countj', and here the good old man ended his d.ays in the home of our subject. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Catherines. .She was .also of Massachusetts birth, born in Charlestown. now a part of Boston, and her death occurred in her native State, in the town of AValtham, jirior to her husband's decease. John Hoar was reared amid the pleasant scenes of his birth, and when quite young was employed in a cotton factory in Waltham, the home of Gen. Banks, who was one of hij- mates in the factory at tiiat time. Our subject worked in the factory or on a farm until 1817, and tiien. a venturesome, high- spirited youth of twenty years, wishing to see some- thing of the world, he enlisted in the United States naval service, and did duty on three different ves- sels until after the Mexican War, when he was dis- charged from the I'nited .States war ship "Galatin" in 1848. After that he gave three years' time to learning the trade of a carpenter in Waltham. We next hear of him as voyaging in a whaling vessel. sailing from Beverly, Mass., to the banks of New- foundland, the whole trip consuming eighteen months. In 1854 he retired from the sea. and was engaged as a carpenter on the State Reform .School at Westboro. Mass. He carried on his trade in his native State until the spring of 1855, and then at Framingham. Mass., joined a colony that was bound for the Territory of Kansas, to locate on its rich soil and found new homes, and to assist the pioneers who had preceded them in their struggle against the pro-slavery element. The3' came by rail to St. Louis, then the western terminus of the railway ; from there by steamer to Kansas Citj', and thence by ox teams to Lawrence. There our subject and others left their families and came to the junction of the Big Blue and Kansas rivers in search of a sintable location. On the present site of IManhattan, where there was not at the time a family living, Mr. Hoar made a claim to a quarter-section PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 89- uf land tiliiit is now iiirhiik'il in llie rity liniils. anil he remained here to hold his claim, wiiilc his brotiier-in-law, Mr. Flag, returned to Lawrence for Jlrs. VUxff and .Mrs. Hoar. To these sisters belong the distinction of having been the first women to live where tiie city of !\Ianhattan now stands. They were good types of the noble, self-sacrificing, capa- ble pioneer women, who cheerfully left comfortable Eastern homes to accompany luisltands. fathers and brothers to the wild Western frontier, and by the encouragement of their presence, their sympathy and their lofty patriotism they did much to make Kansas a Free State. Mrs. Iloar and Mrs. Flag are still living, and they iiave been interested witnesses of the entire growth of the county, and their bus- bands owe much to their able co-operation. For some months after coming here, Mr. Hoar and his family resided in a tent, and during that time he hewetl logs an mercantile business during his life, and in the time of the Revolution he sup|)lied the Colonial Army with stores and was paid in Continental scrip, which l)roving worthless at the close of the war, the most of his properly was swept away. After that he re- moved to Franklin County and established a tan- nery, and conducted that business there until death called him from the scene of his earthly labors. To him and his wife were born eightchildren — .Michael. Isatic, Heni-y, Joseph, and four sisters, all dead. The father of our subject was reai-ed in his na- tive state to agricultural pursuits, and in 1833 he 896 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. removed to Franklin County, and locating on a farm near Cliamljerslnirir. was actively engaged in farming there until 1854. In that year he became a pioneer of Bureau County, 111., Imj-jng a tract of ricli land two miles north of Wyanet. which he im- proved into a fine farm, and on which he made his home until he closed his eyes in death, in 1885, at a ripe old age. The mother of our subject died when he was only six years of age, and after he was deprived of her tender care he continued to live with his father until he was sixteen years old, and then — a sturdy, manly, self-reliant youth — he was apprenticed to learn the tinner's trade in Chambersburg. After serving four years he did journeyman work in Huntingdon one 3'ear, in Johnstown a year and a half, and after that in Pittsburg. Cleveland. Chi- cago and Princeton (111.) In 1863 he came still further Westward as far as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and engaged in business in that city for himself for three years, returning at the end of that time to Princeton, 111., where he carried on business for one year. Then, in 1867. he came to Manhattan, attracted thither by the opportunities offered in a growing, thriving town for any man of sufficient enterprise and vigor to make mone\-. He Imme- diately oi>ened a hardware store and established a tin-shop in connection with it. and is managing both with marked success. He carries a complete line of hardware, stoves, cutlery, etc., and his shop is amply supplied with all the necessary machinery for the different branches of the tin trade. . Mr. Zeigler was married in Princeton. III., in October, 1862, to Dorcas E. Newell, and three children have come to bless their home — Harry, Hattie and Grace. Haltie is now the wife of Lee Shaffer, and lives in Manhattan. Mrs. Zeigler was born in Princeton. 111., and is a daughter of Ben- jamin Newell, a pioneer of that place. She and her husband are devoted members of the Presby- terian Church, and their lives are guided by holy Christian principles. In a man of Mr. Zeigler's sound understanding, good business habits and methods, whose integrity is beyond suspicion, his fellow citizens have found an able and faithful public officer — one who never neglected or lietr.ayed a trust — and he has served { with honor as Mayor of Manhattan, as a member j of the City Council, and for three years as County Commissioner of Riley County. In politics he is i a decided Republican, and lends his influence to I promote the interests of his party. A portrait of Mr. Zeigler accompanies this sketch. HRLSTOPHER C. FUNXELL. The men who first settled in Clifton, Washington County, and assisted in the building up of its various interests, are worthy of more than a passing notice. Mr. Funnell. one of its most successful and enterprising men, was the pioneer lumberman of this place, establishing himself in business here in January. 1878, just after the nom- l)letion of the Missouri Pacific Railroad through this section. He commenced in a modest manner in proportion to his means and the probable extent of his patronage, and h.as gradually broadened his facilities until he has one of the largest and best- equipped lumber-yards in either Washington or Clay counties. He carries a full stock of all kinds of building material, and has had control of a large tenitory. receiving orders throughout this and ad- joining counties. In former years Mr. Funnell was engaged as a farmer in Sherman Township, Clay County, this State, where he took up a homestead in 1871. He increased his landed possessions until he was the owner of 033 acres, and besides this he owns 400 acres in Sheridan Township, Washington County, also 108 acres in Mulberry Township. Clay County. The whole is improved, and lying at a convenient distance to the town of Clifton, is quite valuable. Mr. Funnell proved a success as an agriculturist, and operated in live-stock with fine results. Coming to Cla3' County. Kan., in the spring of 1870, Mr. Funnell had in view a visit to California, but was so pleased with this section of country that he concluded to locate here. He is a native of Norfolk. England, and was born Dec. 25. 1844. Upon coming to America he was a resident of Iowa for some years. His father and his paternal grandfather, each bearing the name of William, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 897 were likewise natives of Norfolk, and botli emi- <;rate(1 to America and to Kansas. The latter died and was buried in Clift(jn. The father of our subject was a railroad con- tractor in England, and was married in his native town to Miss Elizabeth (iermany. This lady was liorn and reared not far from the early home of iior husband, and they lived in England until all but t)ne of their children were born. Tiiey came to America in 1851, embarking from Liverpool on the sailing-vessel -'The Crown," a three-master. They were overtaken by a storm near Newfound- land, in which the masts were swept away and the vessel was driven back across the ocean to the coast of Ireland within three days, opposite a little village known as Passage. Later they put into port at Tra- inorc, where William Funnell and his family found a home for nine months. He in the meantime en- gaged as a contractor, rescuing land from the sea, and there the youngest chilil of the family was born. The Funnell family in leaving Ireland went to Bristol, and then to Holland, where they lived some years, the father operating as a railroad contractor, and there Christopher C, attended school. Finallj' the family returned to P>ngland. .-ind in ISGOall came to the I'nitcd States, being successful in land- ing in New York Cit}' from the steamer "Edinburg." In due time they proceeded Westward to Iowa, settling near the present site of Letts. Louisa Countj-. William Funnell purchased a farm and began life anew, remaining there until September, 18G5. The family then all went back to England, where the eldest son, Henry, had gone two j'ears before, in 18(!;3. In March, 1868. the subject of this sketch and his brother George returned to the United States and sought the town of Letts. Iowa, where later the^' were joined b}' an older brother, Henry. A year later their brother William came, and after a time thej- separated, and Christopher C. decided to visit his kinspeople in Kansas. This was in 1870. After coming here, however, he was induced to remain and succeeded in i^etting his brother William here. Then began the career of our subject, which has been so successful. Mr. Funnell came to this region a bachelor, but later decided that it was not good for man to be alone, and was married, in Clay County, June 30i 1874, to Miss Charlotte Kreeck. This lady was born in Ross County, Ohio, and is the daughter of John and Eva H. (Uhrig) Kreeck, who came to Kansas in 1872. They settled on a large tract of land in Clay County, and here Mr. Kreeck died at the age of forty-three years. The mother survives and is a very .active and intelligent old lady. Two of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Funnell are deceased, viz.: an infant unnamed, .and Char- lotte, who died when twenty-two months of age. I The survivors are Ellsworth C, Floyd, Karl and I Roy. They form a very bright and intelligent ' quartet, all remaining under the parental roof. I Politically. Mr. Funnell is identified with the j Republican party. He and his wife are members in good standing of the Presbyterian Church. William Funnell and his wife still cling to the doc- trines of the Church of England. They are now retired from active labor, and enjoy the comforts of a pleasant home in the village of Clifton. Their son. Christopher C, owns and occupies one of the finest residences in the city, antl which, from its location, commands a fine view. It is handsomely furnished, and indicative at all points of ample means and cultivated tastes. The family holds a leading position in the social circles of their com- munity, and niiinlier their friends among the best people. - OOP . .RVILLE HUNTRESS, a member of the Board of Commissioners of Riley County, is cawying on a large mercantile business in Manhattan, with Mr. Stingley, under the firm name of Stinglej' & Huntress. They have a commodi- ous, handsomely-fitted up store on the corner of Poyntz avenue and Second street, and carr^- a very large stock of goods. In the department fronting on the avenue they have an elegant assortment of dry goods and gentleman's furnishing goods, and in Iheilepartment opening on Second street, they have groceries of all kinds and a well-selected supply of china, crockery, glassware, etc. ; and they have also a large warehouse on Second street for the sale of carriages, agricultural iiii|ileraeiits, and everything 898 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. found in such an establishment. Mr. Huntress represents one of the olrlest i)ioneer families of Kan- sas, and his father was in his time not only a prom- inent business man of Riley County, l)ut he was for many years closely idenlitied with its public life as one of its leading oflicials, an incumbent at different times of some of its most important offi- ces. Our subject is a New linglander by birth, his parly home being near the town of Canton, Ox- ford Co., Me. Ilis father, Amasa Huntress, was also a native of the Pine Tree State, and was there reared on a farm. He continued to live in Maine after his marriage until 1857, when he re- moved with his wife and three children to the Ter- ritory of Kansas, the long journej' being made by rail as far as Jefferson City, Mo., then the western terminus of the railway, from there to Kansas Citj' by steamer, and thence overland to Manhattan, ar- riving April 11 of that year. They found this to be a town of but seventeen buildings, most of them of a rude structure, and the surrounding country but sparsely inhabited indeed, there being only a few settlers along the streams and timber. Mr. Huntress located in the village, but took a claim si.x; miles away from here in a southerly direction, which after improving to some extent he sold in a few years and bought town property. A few years after he came here he was elected to the office of County Clerk, opening a grocery store here, which he carried on with good financial success some years. The last year or two before his death, which occurred Jan. 23d, 1883, he lived retired from active business. He was a n.an whose native ability, strong character and high reputation brought him to the front, and, as before mentioned, he was con- spicuous in the public life of the county. And be- sides holding the County Clerkship from 1862 to 1866, he was County Treasurer from 1807 to 1871. He acted as County Assessor from 1866 to 1870, and was Registrar of Deeds for Riley County for four years. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Clarissa Davis, and she was born in Kcnnebunkport, Me., and died in Manhattan. Of the three children born of her wedded life the following is recorded : (ieoriio (1. died ir 1861; Clara J. is the wife of Samuel Long, and lives in Manhattan ; Orville. of whom we write was the j'ouugest child of the fam- ily, and was eleven j'ears of *ige when he settled with his parents in Manhattan. He had attended the public schools in Maine be- fore coming to Kansas, and after coming here he was a pupil in the pioneer schools of Manhattan. He commenced to learn the trade of a printer in the office of the first paper ever published in Man- hattan, and worked at his calling the greater part of the time for five years, and for awhile in Leavenworth, where he joined the Typo- graphical Union, No. 45, and still retains his certificate of membership. In the year of 1866 he entered the employ of Higinbotham Bros, as a clerk, and was with tliem until they sold out their business, -when he became bookeefjcr in the Blue Valley Bank, retaining that position until 186'.>. In that year he formed a partnership with G. W. Higinbotham, and A. Stingley. and the}' opened a general store, under the firm name of (i. W. Hig- inbotham & Co. Jan. 1, 1875, Mr. Higinbotham withdrew from the firm, which then carried on business as Stingley ct Huntress till 1880. when Mr. Higinbotham again joined tlu^m. and the firm became Higinbotham, Stingley & Huntress. In 1880 these gentlemen built the Blue Valley flour- ing mills, and when in May. 1886, the partnership was again dissolved, Mr. Higinbotham took the mill as his share, and Messrs. Huntress and Sting- ley the mercantile business, which they still con- tinue under the name of Stingley & Huntress. In the fall of 1886 they removed to their present pleasant, commodious quarters on the corner of Poj'ntz avenue and Second street. They have pros- pered exceedingly in their business which has grown to be one of the most important of the city, commanding a large custom under their ex- cellent and enterprising management. Mr. Huntress has been twice marrietl. The maiden name of his first wife, to whom he was united in February, 1868, was Louisa M. Stingley. She was born in 1844, in West Virginia, Hardy County, a daughter of John and Polly Stingley. This good and true woman, devoted wife and mother, passed away Oct. 9, 1880. She was the mother of four children, of whom Edith, the onl}' PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALlillM. SDO one now living, wfis l)orii in Mureii l.sTii. Tiie ri'- t'Orrl of the otiiers is iis follows: Kale, boin in March, 18(i9, died in May, 1888; (;eoigi.ina, Ijoin in Mareli, 1872, died in February, 1876; Panny I)., horn in February, 1870, died in March, 1878. Mr. Huntress was married lo his |)resent, wife in .lane, 1885. A true home-maker, under her sujier- vision their dwelling is a iileasant letreat to him from the cares of Ijusiness and public life. She is a wise mother lo the little daughter so early bereft of her own mother, and is carefully training her tt> a noble womanhood. Coming here vvhen a yoinig lad when Manhattan was but a small collection of rudely constructed houses, with no pretensions to its present size and importance as a metroi)olis, Mr. Huntress grew up with the city, and since attaining manhood has been an active agent in extending its business and commercial interests, and has been .•\n encour.ager of all enterprises tending to its moral, social or financial advancement. He and his wife are influ- ential members of the Presbyterian Church, and are [jeople of exceeding liberalit>' in contributing to charitable or benevolent objects. The mantle (^f his father seems to have fallen on our subject, for he too is prominent in the administration of the pnblic affairs of Riley County, having been elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 1887, and his course in ofBce shows him to be guided by the purest, most disinterested and patriotic of mo- tives, the desire to benefit the county. Since he attained his m.ajority he has steadily and consist- ently given his support to the Republican party. fl AMES WHITNEY, farmer and stock- man on section 1, Highland Township, Washington County, makes a specialty of raising Short- horn cattle. His estate com()rises 320 acres on which he has put adequate and substantial im- provements. The pleasant home is presided over by an intelligent and capable woman, who gener- ously dispenses hospitality to all who cross the threshold. Jacob Whitney, the father (;f our subject, was born in Connecticut, and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Nellie Freeman, was also a native New England. They first settled in Delaware County, N. Y., where they continued to make their hom(^ and where they died. They had a family of thirteen children, our subject being one of the j'ounger members. The subject of this sketch was born in the Town- ship of Andes, Delaware Co.. N. Y.. Aug. 'J. 18;55. He was about nine years old when he came to Ogle County, HI., with an acquaintance of his father. With this gentleman, Hiram Dustin Wood, he lived over fifteen 3'ears. He then eng.aged in farming for himself in Ogle County. When eigh- teen years old he went to Buchanan County, Iowa, and bought a tract of ( Jovernment land. This he afterward sold and with its |)roceeds purchased a farm in Flagg Township, Ogle County, where he lived about four years. He then sold and bought a cheai)cr farm in Pine Rock Township, where he also lived about four years. At the expiration of this time he sold the Pine Rock farm and bought a larger one in Dement Townshij). On the latter he resided until 1879, when he came to Osborn County, Kan. Here he spent about a year, after which he located in Jefferson County, Neb. After a sojouni there of about eighteen months, he rented the farm on which he was living, and removed to the estate which he is now occupying, it having been purchased by him before he left Illinois. In Ogle County, 111., May 27, 1857, Miss Emily A. Haynes became the wife of our subject. Miss Ilaynes was born in Andes Township, Delaware Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1830. Her parents were William and Nancy (Wood) Haynes. the former a native of New Hampshire and the latter of New- York. The parents first settled in Ulster County, N. Y., and afterwai-ds removed to Delaware Count}', where Mr. Il.aynesdied Dec. 8, 1840. His widow re- moved to Illinois and died Jan. 27, 1870, in Ogle County. Their family consisted of five children, Mrs. Whitney being the 3'oungcst. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney are the parents of eight children. Emily L. died when about four years old ; James C. married Laura I. Pickering; Calvin T. married Miss Ida South worth; Rosetta Ji. is the wife of J. C. Lee; Cieorge H. and Florence 1., died 900 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. wluMi quite young; Frances M. is unmarried; Ar- | lliur F. died when ten j'ears old. ^ Mr. Wbitne}- is a Repuldiean^tand never fails to cast his vote in the interests of the party. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal C'hurcli. in which lie has filled many offices. Both j take an acti\e jiarl in all church work.j^and are in- terested in every enterprise that will add to the prosperity and best interests of their community. Both the Whitney |^and Haynes families are of Eng- glisii ancestry, and'tlie great grandfather of Mrs. AVhitney was a memlier of the Continental Con- gress. vs=^ LIJAH WOOLBERT. This gentleman came |W| to Washington County, while Kansas was a (i^^ territor}',^and_has been an eye witness to the gradual growth of the county and the development of her resources. He has shared in the trials of the early settler, and assisted in the [improvement and upbuilding of this section of the State. In .July, 1860. he located in the county and built the first house on the site where Washington now stands. There he made his home for about three years. He then changed his location to section 33, Farmington Township, where he has since lived. The parents of our subject were Matliias and Ly- dia (Lester) Woolbert. both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. The father died in Tompkins County, N. Y.. and the mother in Steuben County. The paternal family consisted of eight children, of whom our subject was the sixth. He was born in 'Northampton County, Pa., March 1, 1820. When he was quiteyoung his fatiier removeil to Tompkins County, N. Y., where he died. When our subject was about eight years old his mother remarried and removed to Br.adford County, Pn. When about eleven years of age, they removed to Tioga County, N. Y.. where he remained until he was seventeen. The family then removed to Chautau- qua County, N. Y. About twoj'ears later our sub- ject came to Illinois, where he spent a few months, and then returned to the family home. A shoit time afterward he went to Steuben County, X. Y.. where he lived for seventeen j'ears, being employed the most of the time in lumbering on the Susque- hanna River. At the expiration of the period mentioned he started for the West, and upon reacli- Michigan spent a short time there. In 1859, he came to the southern part of Kansas, and the fol- lowing summer, as before stated, settled in this county. Since his arrival in this State he has given his attention to farming and stock-raising which he has carried on successfully. The 160 acres of land which he took up on section 33, have been well im- proved, and nt>\v present a very different appear- ance from what the}' did when he filed his claim. Mr. Woolbert was married in Steuben County. N. Y\,Oct. 18, 1846, to Hannah Van Norman, who was born in Albany County, N. Y'., in 1823. The union has resulted in the birth of five children. One daughter, Cora, died when about four years old. The others have grown to an honored and useful manhood and womanhood, and are bearing well their part in the battle of life. They are: Nancy, the wife of Thomas Ferguson; Warren P. who mar- ried Miss Augusta Pereival; Lester E.. who mar- ried Miss Mollie Bourquin;and William N., who married Miss Maggie Holland. Mr. Woolbert has filled the office of County As- sessor two terms and shown himself a competent judge of property valuation. In politics he is a Republican. "WW* AMFEL K. HECK. Occasionally in his travels the biographer encounters an old partiot who cherishes the record of liis army life during the Civil AVar, as one of the most precious relics connected with his career, and Mr. Heck may properly be numbered among these. He had a full experience of a soldier's life, and spent a season in Andersonville prison, which has become historical on account of its terrors, lie has been quite an extensive traveler, having lookerable chain- gang wearing a chain seven weeks, himself and eleven of his comrades being chained together with two ;>G-pound balls attached to the chains and each man with a 12-pound ball chained to the outside leg. This punishment was inflicted upon them on account of escaping at one time, after which they were kept outside of the stockade under guard. Although many accounts have been written of the horrors of Andersonville, this incident has been entirely left out, .as far as known. One of this chain gang, Mr. Burns (who was called by the boys ".Skeezicks") became aftlicleil with dropsy and the tlesh upon his legs swelled lo such an extent that it covered the iron bands around them, these bands being one-inch wide and one-fourth of an inch thick. The boys sent a petition to the noto rious Wirz, their jailer, imploring him to have Burns removed from the chain until he recovered, and they vouched for his security with their own lives. Wirz came down and cursed them, telling them that he meant t(.) keep them in chains until they all died. Mr. Ileck believes, however, that notwithstanding the cruel treatment he received among others, that being outside the stockade was ihe means of saving his life, as the paroled prison- ers stole provisions and conveyed to them. When this chain-gang w.as sent to the lilack- smith to have the bands riveted around their necks and ankles, one of the twelve managed to pickup a tile or other useful instrument, which he carefully concealed in his clothing. This they buried in the sand where they could lay their hands on it in the daikest night. ()ne night they filed the bauds off from two of the l>oys, while some would sing in order to drown the noise of filing. When free they called for a guard to conduct them to the rear for recreation, and then the two made good their escape, but only for a short time. The_v were caught by blood hounds the next day and returned. One night they tiled all their bands in two and marched up in front of Capt. Wirz's office in com- , mand of "the little Frenchman." This so eiir.aged the keeper that he came near shooting the leader. This same Frenchman at one time, when being marched under guard with the others from one point to another, suddenly stepped to one side, whirled half w.ay around, stood erect like a sta- tioned guard, and being dressed in a gray suit, the trick was not discovered until the prisoners of the chain gang were counted as tlie^' passed Wirz's office. The chain-gang played many other pranks to annoy their keeper, who did not dare to vent upon thein his full vengeance. After the war was over, Mr. Heck, being paroled returned to Pennsylvania, then emigrated to West Virginia, but went back to the oil regions of the Keystone State in 1866. In the spring of 1867 he set out for the West and crossed the Mississip|)i into Johnson County, Mo. For nine years thereafter he was engaged in farm- ing, then, in 1876, went into Texas, locating in Stevens County. He only staid there until the fol- lowing year, returning to Missouri, whence he came to Washington County, Kan., in March, 1884. He located in Strawberry Township, where he has since lived. In Johnson County. Mo., Mr. Heck was married. Nov. 8, 1868, to Jliss Larrissa M., diiughter of '.M)2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Tliomas AVilliains. who spent bis last days in Mis- souri, anrt died about 1857. Mrs. Hec-k was boni in Robinson County. Tenn., May 10. 1849, and emigrated wilii her parents to Missouri wiu^n a yoong eiiikl. She received her education in the district scliool and remained under the lionie roof until her marriage. Kight cliildreu have been born of lier union with our subject, viz: Franivlin E.. Rebecca .1. (deceased). ]Maude E.. Beltie L.. Orion L., Lavada iNI., Larissa U. and Stella K.; they are all at home with their parents. Mi-. Heck is the owner of 100 acres of good land, which is devoted to general farming and stock-raising. Politically, he affiliates with the Republican party. He has served as Clerk of his school district, and as Town- ship Clerk most of the time since becoming a resi- ident here. He is also identified with the Masonic fraternity and tlie (t. A. R. He and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church. -^tiaZ'Si^- -^§^-*S^SWiOT>- ,i<^lEOR(iE WINS WORTH. By a happy dis- pensation of Providence, one portion of a community is interested in its moral, edu- cational and religious welfare and another portion looks after its business and industrial resources, all of equal importance, and none of whicii can be neglected in order to the good of the whole. The subject of this notice, a man possessed largely of a kind and benevolent disposition, is one of those men naturally looking after the schools, churches and other enterprises tending to elevate society. He has been a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, together with his es- timable wife, for a period of more than fifty years during which time lie has labored actively as Class- Leader. Steward and .Superintendent of the Sunday- school. He h.as uniformly been the friend of edu- cation, being most of the time a member of tlie School Board and always taking an interest in the mental .and moral progress of tlie young. Since becoming a resident of Goshen Township he has held the office of Justice of the Peace and was the first Road Overseer in his district. There are few worthy eulerprises vvhich have not received his cordial endorsement and his more substantial aid. His career in fact has been that of an honest man and a good citizen who enjoys in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of those around him. He also bears the distinction of being one of the earliest pioneers of Clay County. A native of Northamptonshire. England, our subject was born .Ian. 18. 1821, and when a boy of nine years crossed the Atlantic with his parents. George and Rhoda (Heighton) Winsworth. For t'AO years thereafter they lived in the vicinity of Philadelphia. Pa., and then removed to Columbiana County, Ohio, where the school days of their sjii George were chiefl}- spent. Tlie family was in limited circumstances, living upon rented land, and sometimes tlie father would work out liy the day as a farm laborer, (ieorge assisted his father in summer and attended the district school in winter, and when of suitable years began learning the car- penter's trade at which he worked until 1864. The father spent his last days iu Ohio, the mother died in Wisconsin. In 1864 Mr. Winsworth met with an accident bj' the falling of a scaffold, which resulted in the loss of his right leg and he was then obliged to abandon his business of car|)enter and builder. Before leaving Ohio he was married in September, 1848. to Miss Anna E.. daughter of John and Ann Grimesey. This lady was born in Ireland and came to America with her parents when a child. The year after their marri.'ige i\Ir. and Mrs Wins- worth removed to (irant County, Wis., where our subject followed his trade until 1864 and occupied his farm there until the fall of 1869. His next r-^moval was to Clay County, Kan., w hen he home- ste.aded 1 0(1 acres of land comprising his iiresent farm. When taking possession of his property Mr. Winsworth beheld around him an open prairie on which there was not a tree or a shrub, merely long, prairie grass through which Indians were occasion- ally seen threading their waj- on hunting tours, while deer, wild turkeys and antelope were plentiful. The nearest mill was at Clay Center where he did most of his tr.ading. He went to Manhattan for his lumber and farm implements. His first dwell- ing was a hewed log house. When he took up his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. !)0o lioiiii'sleiid lie liiul li'ss than |il.j in inoiie}'. but was' (ivvniT of a team and i)low. 'I'lu' (jntluok was any- tliing but clu'erful. but hi- was not a man to give way to iliseouragenient. and set about tlu' task before him with characteristic energy. The iiesuit is that lie now has a finely cultivated farm, enclosed with ii'ooil fencing and embellished with comfort- able buildings. He has an orchard of about 250 apple trees and six acres of timber from which he gathers his fuel and obtains his building lumber. The following chihhen were born to our subject, and liis estimable wife, the eldest being Mary, now the wife of James Horesfall and whose eld- est daughter, Mattie. was married Oct. i), l«8',t. .lohn lives in Clay Center, George lives in Texas. William C. is at home with his parents. Rhoda, the third child, is the wife of Wakefield Newton and they live in Goshen Township. At the second liirth there were triplets who died in infancy. While a resident of Wisconsin Mr. Winsworth held the office of Justice of the Peace several years and Township Treasurer four years. He is a man who has always enjoyed the esteem and confidence of those who knew hira, and is of that kindly and genial disposition which draws around him warm friends wherever he goes. As a representative of the homes of Clay County, we present a lithographic view of the residence of our subject, who is justly proud of his cozy home. FREDERICK BECK, a man of large experi- {J/i ^ ' " •"" "■*'- -M^-- J-^gj ence, both in military and civil life, and jhi well known to the people of .Swede Creek 'r'ownship, may usually be found at his well-regu- lated homeslyad occupying a part of sections 1 and 3.'). lie has been successful financially and is a man of cultured tastes as is indicated in his daily surroundings. No man is more worthy of repre- sentation in a work designed to perpetuate the names and record of the leading residents of Riley County. A native of Cincinnati. Ohio. Mr. Heck was born June 2. 1847. and is the son of Jacob Beck who was born In the province of Alburn. Germany. The latter emigrated to America when a young man, in 1820, locating upon the present site of the city of Cincinnati, when it was a hamlet of a few houses. He occupied himself there asa gardiner until 1853, then removed to AVine Street Hill, which is now incorporated within the city limits and there his decease took place in 1803. The elder Heck was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a member of the Presbyterian Church, a strong Aliolitionist and a stanch supporter of the Republican i)arty from the time of its organization. The maiden name of the mother f)f our subject was Willibine Heck, likewise a n.ative of Germany and who died when her son Frederick was a lad of twelve years. The latter was the youngest of four children, viz. : \Villiam and Jacob who are residents of Dearborn County, Ind. ; Lizzie, deceased, and Frederick. William and Jacob during the Civil War enlisted as Lnion soldiers in the 105th Ohio Infantry and served three years. Frederick was six years old when the family removed to the suburbs and acquired a good education, remaining under the home roof until a youth of fourteen. The Civil War was now in progress and he deter- mined to enter the arm}'. lie knew that his parents would oppose this scheme so he crawled out of the window one night, Sept. 16, 1861, and enlisted in Company E, 37th Indiana Infantry. He was mus- tered into service at Lawrenceburg, whence the regiment was soon .sent to Nashville. Young Beck two weeks later, having attracted the favorable at- tention of his officers, was promoted to Corporal and three months afterward to Sergeant. He i)ar- ticipated at Howling Green, Ivy., in the engagement there and the first battle of Murfreesboro. under Gen. Mitchell. Thence going to Iluntsville, Ala., Iii.s company was sent to guard a bridge on Elk River and was attacked by the Rebels which re- sulted in sixteen being killed and fourteen wounded. Among the latter was Sergeant Beck, who was shot in the hip and struck on the head with a buUel. He was likewise taken [)risoner with the others. This occurred May 10, 1862. They were marched across the Tennessee River and then taken bj- a team over the Sandy Mountains to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and treated very roughly by their captors, the woinid of IMr. Heck being still unattended. I pon arriving at their destination Sergeant Beck 9on PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and his coiniados were put into a l)uil(linii nnd near!}- starved to death, receiving only a corn dodger ahout once in two days. Thoy remained in that condition for six weeks and were then sent down the Black Warrior and Tonil)igbee rivers to IMohile, and afterward to Montgomery, where they were confined again and starved in an old cotton shed for tliree nionllis. From their prison they could see the lieadquarters of Jefferson Davis, wlio, seated on his veranda was suri-ounded liy every luxury. Finally the prisoners were sent to Macon, (ia., whence they went to Libby Prison two or three times and back. Their quarters here were the old Macon Fair grounds, where they sometimes spent days without food. In consequence of tin's treat- ment they were attacked with scurvy, a natural result. In June, 1863, tlie3' were sent to Aikens, landing on the Potomac, where they were paroled and i)laced on board a L'nion vessel and their appetites appeased. Sergeant Beck and his' comrades were now sent to Washington and placed in a hospital where they were visited by President Lincoln, who shook hands with every one of them, commiserating them upon their sad condition. Mr. Beck when suffi- ciently able to travel, obtained a furlough of thirty days, visiting his home, and then rejoined his regi- ment in time for the second and principal battle of Stone River, where they fought in tlie w.ater, and remained in that vicinity for some time. In the meanwhile they hung a couple of sjjies. The battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga followed, in which Sergeant Beck participated and he was also at Missionary Ridge, and in many other important engagements of the war. In January, lcS()4 he veteranized and after another furlough of thirty days joined Sherman's array, and participated in the siege of Atlanta, being under steady fire for one month. Then followed the battle of Jones- boro. and they went through Savannah, destroy- ing railroads on the way to Raleigh, and thence inarched thirty- to forty miles a day until reaching Washington, where they took part in the grand review. This was a magnificent sight, which Ser- geant Beck particularly enjoyed. Soon afterward he was mustered out and leceived his honorable discharge Juh- 15. 1865. When returning home from the army in which he had seived nearly from the beginning to the chise. Sergeant Beek was a little over eighteen years old. He traveled over Ohio and Indiana until the following Se|)tember. and then at Newport, Ky., enlisted in the regular army in Company K, 3d I'nited States Infantr}'. He was again |iromoted to Sergeant and sent West, first to Leavenworth and thence to iSLanhattan, Kan., where he arrived May .T. 1S66. Later he was at Ft. Riley and Ft. Dodge, spending the time at different Government forts and on the plains skirmishing with the Indians, and engaging in various l)uffalo hunts until the expira- tion of his term of enlistment. Again entering the ami)' Mr. Beck enlisted the third time for five 3'ears in Company F. 5th United States Infantry, remaining at Ft. (iilison until Cus- ter's massacre. The regiment was then sent to the Hlack Hills after Crazy Horse ami his liand and re- mained at Camp Cantonment, now Ft. Keogh, until Feb. 2, 1877. He then received his final and hon- orable discharge with the thermometer at thirty- nine degrees below zero. He spent some time in hunting and fishing thereafter and has the claws of a bear which he and three companions killed. He also obtained the scalp of an Indian. l)ut some one got that awaj' from him. Mr. Beck thus served almost fifteen 3-ears in the ami)'. In June, 1877 he sought the haunts of peace, coming to Mariadahl, Kan., where his wife lived with her parents. Soon afterward he pur- chased L50 acres of wild land from which he has built up his present homestead. Being likewise a carpenter and mason as well as a military man, he put up his own house and did much of the work on the adjacent buildings. He has all the necessary structures for the shelter of stock and the storage of grain, besides corn-cribs, a wind-mill, water-tanks, fruit and forest trees and all the other appurtenan- ces of the ideal country estate. Besides this pro])- erty he owns eighty acres of improved land in Marshall County, almost .adjoining his homestead. He takes life easy — in fact " lives like a Duke." His land is mostly devoted to stock-raising. In Leavenworth, Kan., on the 24th of July. 1874, occurred the marriage of Frederick Beck with Miss Christine Peterson. Mrs. Beck was boin in Jon- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 007 (>|)iiig:sl.inii. Sweiieii, Feb. 2, 1S.')4, and lived tliere until Uiirteeii years old. She then came to America with her parents, educated hcr.self in English and look care of her.self until her marriiige. Her parent.s were Charles K. and .Joliana Fredi-ioka (.Johnson ) Peterson, who emigrated to the I'niled States in 18(57 and located near Manadahl. Kan., where the father acquired 200 acres of land upon which he operated until his death, in lKiS7. The mother is still living near her children in Swede Creek Town- ship and belongs to tlie Lutiieran Church. Her brother, Charles J., is a farmer of Swede Creek Township. Her sister. Mary .1.. (Mrs. Fosburg) lives in Cleburne. These three comprise the chil- dren of the parental famil}*. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Beck: Irene and Eugenia, twins, and Esther. Eugenia died when seventeen months old. Mr. Beck, politically, is a true-blue Republican with no aspir.ations for office. Mrs. Beck is a member in good standing of the Lutheran Church at Mariadahl. A handsome lithographic view of Mr. Beck's residence is shown on another page of this book. \f?()l! S. WALLACE. M. D.. a rising young physician of Barnes, is one of the most popu- lar young men of his profession in Washing- ton County. Conscientious,atid ambitious to excel, he gives to the details of his practice that close attention which can hardly fail of success. He has been established in Barnes since 1885, and is building up a lucrative business among its best people, lie was born in Madison County. Iowa, Oct. 14, 185.5. and is the son of Mac S. Wallace, a native of Decatur County, Ind. The father of our subject was born March 1.'!, 182:i, and remained a resident of his native State until 1842. 'i'hen. seeking the country west of the Mississippi, he emigrated to Washington County, Iowa, where he followed farming and mill- ing and reste() from his labors in 1880. lie was a man of high moral character and from early youth a consistent nu'mber of the Baptist Church. He married Miss Mary E. Shirk, a n.ative of his own cduntv in Indiana. The mother of our sub- ject was born Feb. 23, 1825, and is still living, making her home in Linn County. Kan. The household ciri le was completed by the birth of eight children, of whom .lob .S. was the fifth. Ho was reared on a farm in Washington County. Iowa, and acquired his education in the best schools and academies of that county. When about twenty-two years old he turned his attention to the study of medicine, and began reading with Dr. W. E. Eraser, of Washington Coiintj', Iowa, taking two full terms of lectures at the State Uni- versity of Iowa. In due time he entered the Northwestern Medical College at St. Joseph, Mo., from which he was graduated with honors and commenced the practice of his chosen profession in 1882 at Grace Hill, -Iowa. He remained there one \'ear, then came to Kans.as and established himself at Barnes, where he has since been located. Dr. Wallace w.as united in marriage with Miss Matilda Beck, M.ay 11. 1884, .at the bride's home in Hollenburg. Mrs. Wallace was born in Sweden in 1866, and is the daughter of Andrew and Mary Beck, who were likewise natives of that country. Of this union there has been born one son, Fred- erick, June 28, 1885. The little f.amily occu- pies a snug home in the northern part of the town and have drawn around them many friends. The doctor has been a close student and an extensive reader, and keeps himself tboioughl}' posted upon the matters connected with his profession. He is prominent both in business and social circles, and is a member in high standing of the I. O. O. E., the A. F. A A. M. and Modern Woodmen of America. There are before him all the [n-ospects of an honorable and successful career, in which he is given godsi)eed by hosts of friends. •€-*-^- ^^ECntGE W. FREEBV is one of the exten- (|[ g— sive farmers of Washington County, and in '^ji connection with his agricultural work raises considerable stock. His home is on section 20, Barnes Townshiji. and he is the owner of 360 .acres in that and sections 21, 28 and 2'.). He started in life poor, and what he has made has been the result of hard work and iiersevcrance. 9rt8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Before enterino: upon a brief sketch of the life of our subject, a few words in regard to his parents will irot 1)0 o\itof place. His father. John Freeby. was born iji Ohio in 1810. He moved to Indiana and settled in Allen County, but afterward moved to ]>eKalb County, where he lived until his death. That sad event took place in Marshall County, Kan., where he was visiting, F'eb. 12. 1886. He was a car|)enter and joiner by trade, but for nianj' years before his death followed farming. He ac- cumulated considerable means during his life. He was a son of George Freeby. who was born in German^', and who, being left an orphan when j'ouug, came to America at the age of fourteen. He settled in Pennsj'lvania and married there. He served in the war of 1812. .luhu Freeby married Miss Sarah A. Allen, who was born near Portland. Me., in 1814. She was reared to the age of eighteen in her native place, and then moved to Miami County, Ohio, where she was married at the .age of nineteen. She was a daughter of Isaac Allen, and of English ex- traction. She bore her husband eleven children, nameh': Sullivan D., Blary E., Maria L., George W., Margaret, Catherine A.. John H., Sarah A., Celia C, Olive R. and Emma D. The gentleman of whom we write was the fourth cliild of tlie iiarentid family, and was born in Allen County, Ind., Jan. 14, 1841. He was reared on a farm in DeKalb County. Ind., and received all the advantages possible in rural districts. In 1861 he joined the patriotic band who were ready to give their lives, if need be, for the preservation of the I'nion, and was enrolled as a i)rivate in Company F, 44th Indiana Regiment. The regiment was attaclied to the Third Array Corps under Grant, and took part in the battles of Ft. Dohelson and Shiloh, and in other smaller engagements. Mr. Freeby contracted disease and spent much lime in the hospitals. He remained attached to the service, however, until 1865, when his terra of en- listment expired, and he accepted his discharge. He has ever since been a sufferer, and .at the pres- ent writing is in quite feeble health. Upon being mustered out of service he returned to DeKalb County, Ind.. where he worked at the trade of a carpenter and joiner until 1878. At that date he removed to Kansas, settling as before mentioned. In DeKalb County. Ind.. Jan. 14, 1867. the rites of wedlock were performed between Mr. Freeby and Miss Melinda J. Richey. The bride was born in the county in which she was married, March 14, 1847, and is a daughter of Elijah and Margaret (Lautzenheiser) Richey. The union of our sul)- ject and his wife has been blessed by the birth of eight children : Lewis B.. George E., James E., John E.. Cyrus E.. Nettie M., Clara P. and Henry E. Mr. Freeby belongs to Barnes Post, No. 363, (t. a. R. He votes with the Republican party, believing that its principles will best advance the interests of the country. He is a member of the Methodist Episco|)al Church. A man of the strict- est integrity and honestj% industrious, intelligent and courteous, Mr. Freeby commands the respect of his fellow citizens. TIS I). FROST. This gentleman has been a resident of Washington County since 1878, and for the past nine years has been lo- cated on section 1, Farmington Township, where he devotes his attention to farming and stock-rais- ing. The 160 acres of land which he there owns are well-cultivated and improved, and his home is a pleasant one. The parents of our subject are Frederick A., and Adaline A. (Darling) Frost, natives of Massachu- setts, the one having been born in Cambridge, and the other in New Bedford. Thej' first settled in the former city, and in 1867, removeil from there to C'crro Gordo County, Iowa, where they have since resided. The father is a gardener by trade. The parental family consisted of seven children, he of whom we write being the sixth in order of birth. Otis D. Frost was born in Cambridge, Mass.. May 30, 1856. and removing with his parents to Iowa when a boy. he continued with them until he attained to man's estate. He then came to this State, and after spending two years with his brother. F. W. Frost, he located upon his ow n land as above stated. In Lincoln, Neb., May 30, 1885, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah M. Stew- art. She is a native of Iowa, and a daughter of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 909 A. J. and Frances M. (Bolt.) Stewart, wlio :irc now residents of Farming'ton Township. (For sketch of A. .1. Stewart, see another page). Mr. and Mrs. Frost have been blessed by the birth of two sons, Claude E. and Austin E. Mr. Frost in his political views is a Republican. He is a man of integrity .and uiirightncss, intelligent and enterprising, and .as such is esteemed by all who know him. -»-*^— 5«-)l' which he operated for about twentj'-five years. He then retired from active business. He has been successful financially and is now surrounded by all the comforts of life. Politi- cally, he supports the principles of the Republican party. He is a very enthusiastic Mason and is a charter member and was the first Master of the Pella Lodge. Since early manhood he has been a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Keiilla A. D. Morgan, the mother of our subject, was born in Cr.awfordsville, Ind.. Nov. 15, 1812, and is still living, in the enjoyment of good health. She was married to Elijah Morgan in Crawfordsville, Ind., on the 14th of April, 1837. They became the parents of eight children, viz.: Henry J.. .lohn S., Mattie M., Horace W., Ted.i A., Benjamin F., Curtis C. and Wilbur F. Eenjamin was the sixth child of his parents and was reared in Pella, Iowa, where lie received his early educa- tion in the common school. Later he attended the Iowa Central University at Pella. In 1880 he re- moved to Western Kansas where he remained a short time, liut Later visited Colorado where he spent a few months, then returning to WaKeene\', Kan., engaged in mercantile pursuits two years. Not yet having found that which was exactly congenial to his tastes, our subject now took up the study of medicine under Dr. A. B. Jones, and in due time entered the Iowa College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he took a full course and later attended lectures at Rush Medical College, Chicago. After being duly graduated he commenced the practice of his profession at WaKeeney, Kan., but on the 2'2d of June. 1887, took up his abode in Riley, where he has since followed the practice of his iirufessioii successfully and become one of the leailing men of the place. He is a member of the Kansas State Medical Association and belongs to Garfield Lodge, No. 235, A. F. & A. M., at Leonard- ville. Politically, he is a sound Republican and a hard worker for the party. In WiiKeene}'. Kan., on the 22d of May, 1882, Dr. Morgan was united in marriage with Miss Lucy M. Hanna, of WaKeene\', Kan. Mrs. Morgan was born in Alton, III., Oct. 15, 1864, and is the daugh- ter of Benjamin J. F. and Marg.aret P. (Phillips) Hanna. the latter a sister of Hon. William A. Phil- lips, of Saliiia. Kan. There has been born of this union one child, a son, Edwin C. IMarch 29, 1885. ||_^ ON. EUGENE K. FELT. The people of y- Barnes, Washington County, and vicinity, unanimously speak of Mr. Felt as "a good man in every respect." This is plain, de- cisive language, and abundantly indicative of the estimation in which he is held b}' the people of his communit}-. He is possessed of those (pialities of character most needed in laying the foundations of society and good order, and he has contributed liberally of his time and means to advance the in- terests of his adopted county. He has been for years one of the most enterprising business men of Barnes, and at present is largely interested in the lumber trade. Prior to his removal to Kansas he was, for a number of years, a resident of Beloit, Wis. Webster, Monroe Co., N. Y.. was the native place of our subject, and the (iate of his birth was April 11, 1838. His father, Asa (i. Felt, was born in New Hampshire in 1791. The latter sojourned in the Old Granite State until reaching his twentieth year, and then emigrating to the vicinity of Web- ster, Monroe Co., X. Y., lived there until 1846. That ye.ir he pushed on further Westward into Wisconsin, settling near Beloit, where he engaged in farming, and died in 1871. He was a man suc- cessful, financially, accumulating a good propertj'. He was a member of the Baptist Church from early manhood, and was instrumental in having churches established, both in New York and Wisconsin. He was prominent in his community, and held many of the minor otlices. Ilis father, Jose|ili Felt, was likewise a native of New Hampshire, and served seven years in the Revolutionary War. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Henrietta Foster. She was born in Webster PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 911 Monroe Co., N. Y., about 1796, .-iccompanied lier luisbaiid to Wisconsin, and died therein 1876. Tiie maternal grandfather was Abraui Foster, likewise a native of tiie Empire State, and grandfather of C. G. Foster, a United States District .Judge of Kansas. To Asa and Henrietta Felt there w.is born a faniil}' of ten children, who were named respect- ivel}': Eunice. Betsey, Alvira. Philcster, Phebe, Hannibal, Sally, Clementina, Mary A. and Eugene K. The latter, the youngest of the family, was eight years old when his jjarents removed to Wis- consin, where he was reared ui>on the farm, and followed agriculture until 18Hl.aiid in 1883 came to Kansas and established the lumber business, in w'hiih he is now engaged. In the me.antime he purciiased o20 acres of improved land on sections ;5 and 9, Barnes Township, where he superintends the operations of farming and stock-raising. His farm is finely improved. Mr. Felt started out in life at the foot of the ladder, and liis present surroundings, together with the extent of liis possessions, indicate the perse- verance and industry with vvhich he has labored. His residence, just completed, is one of the best dwellings in Barnes, combining all the comforts and conveuiences of modern life. With its sur- roundings, it forms oiiejof the most pleasant and comfortable homes in the town. On the Kith of M.ay, 1861. Mr. Felt was united in nruriage with Miss Elizal)eth Morris, of (Jreen County. Wis. This lady was born in Rochester N. Y., April 12. 183'.), and is the daughter of Will- iam S. and Zaliiali ((iregg) Morris, who were na- tives of New ^ork State. Tins union has been lilest by the birth of twelve children, viz: Dorr E., Lola A., Minnie, Matie A.. Artie, Fred K.. Earl, Flora C. (iertie E., ^'innie B.. Louis F. and Rob- ert G. Dorr E.. the eldest, has won for himself a wide reputation as the inventor of the comptometer and comtograph, vvhich are attracting so niucli at- tention at the present time. It is claimed by Mr. Felt, and the scientific men of this and foreign counlries. that these machines will work out any mathematical problem required. They are regarde, Sherman Township and thereon m.'ulc improvements and lived until 1 STit. He still owns this pioneer home, as well as three other farms, one of which is in Washington County, his landed pro|>erty aggregating 640 acres, nearly all under the plow. These farms are all supplied with good buildings, and besides this land he owns ten acres and two improved lots in the city of Clifton, where he resides, and also five lots in NiuiiiU. where he is actively engaged in the i)rose- cution of his busine.ss. It is generally conceded that Mr. Eraser is very successftd in his business as a lumberman, in which he has been employed ever since 187!), when he became manager of the Chicago Lumber Company-, which established a lumber yard in N'iuing. l>ater it was known as the Iowa Lumber Company, and in .lune 1879 vva.s purchased by our subject, who has since had it under his control. lie is one of the most energetic men in the city of A'ining, being an active supporter of all worthy enterprises. By the most arduous endeavor and slreiuious exertion he has worked his wa^- up from poverty to afflu- ence, although for many years he could scarcely make both ends meet. Now he has not only gained independence, but can reasonably hope that his old age is provided for against the necessity of toil. A native of rugged and wave-washed Nova Scotia, our subject was born in Picttou County, July 16, 1842. His father, Alexander Eraser, was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, of Scotch parents, who, however, died when the father of our subject was a small child. At the age of eight years, in 1802, he came to America with an uncle and located in Nova Scotia, where he grew to years of maturity. In Pictou County he engaged as a farmer, living a comparatively uneventful life and dying when seventy-two jears of age. Religiously he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the religion of his parents. His wife, the mother of our subject, was in years of girlhood Miss Margaret .McDonald, a native of Nova Scotia, and the daughter of Evan and .lane (Grant) McDonald, the former of whom passed to his final rest when he lacked onl}' four years of rounding out a century, while the latter died when eighty-four. They were likewise Pres- byterians. Mrs. Margaret Eraser lived to be sixty- eight years of age, dying in Pictou County, where her entire life had been quietly pas.scd. A familj^ of twelve children was born to Alex- ander Eraser and his wife, four of whom were sons .and eight daughters. t)f these, ten lived to man- hood and womanhood, while eight are now living. all being married. Our subject received a good education in the schools of Nova Scotia, .and was carefully trained under the home roof, so that he early learned lessons of thrift and prosiH-rity. Eeeling that the "States" held out to him brighter l)rospects than those offered by his native peninsula, he set out for the United States in 1870, coming Qrst to Boston, thence to Providence, and New- York City, and afterward removing to Kansas. Eor more than four years after coming here he occupied his homestead alone, ••b.aching" it with true pioneer fortitude. Finallv becoming weary of this solitary life, he chose as a helpmate and companion Miss Ida Z. Haynes. wMth whom he was uniteil in ma riage in Cla_v County. March 1 1. 187.'). 918 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mrs. F laser vviis horn in Illinois, Dec. 22, 1854, to Oliver and Mary (Barker) Hayues, who came to Kansas in 1865 and took up a homestead in .Sher- man Township. Clay Countj', which has since been their home. Mrs Fraser was reared under her father's ro(jf, and educated in Manhattan, Kan. After completing her studies she was employed as a teacher for several years before her m.Trriage. Unto her and her husband have been born three children, namely: Katie (t., Albert A., and Claude L. Following the belief of their ancestors, Mr. and Mrs. Fraser are active menihers of the Presbj^terian Church, in which he is an Elder. Politically he is a strong Republican, and aids his party in every honorable way possible. He h.as been Trustee of Sherman Townsiiip. and is in other respects identi- fied with the political interests of his townshi() and county. He is a memlier of Clifton Lodge, I. (). O. F., No. 181, and has occupied all the ofHces in this order. He is a charter member of the A. O. U. W., No. 40, of Clifton, .and wiis first Master Workman. Their pleasant home is the frequent resort of neighbors and friends, who there pass many hours happily with Mr. aud Mrs. Fraser. The latter is a refined and amiable ladj-, a devoted wife, and intelligent companion to her husband, whose inlerests, with those of their children, are ever foremost in her mind. -^ -—S.iffci ■V!, ACOB WERNER. SR. This fine old .Swiss I gentleman, well educated and very polite, is one of those whom once met is not soon forgotten. He is taking life easily at a fine farm on section 16, Hanover TownshiiJ, W.ashing- ton County, tliis comprising 160 .acres of land under a thorough state of cultivation and embel- lished with modern buildings. The residence and barn are solid structures built of stone, the former in 1879 at a cost of $1,000 and the latter in 1884 at an outlay of #600. There is an orchard of 400 trees, including apple, cherry, and peach, and a vineyard of 500 vines, besides the smaller fruits. The farm accommodates sixteen head of cattle, thirty-five head of swine and a team of good horses. The entire premises are indicntive at .all points of the thrift and industry of the proprietor. The subject of this sketch was the second child of his father's first marriage, and was born Feb. 2, 1829, in the Canton of Schauffhausen. Switzerland. His parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Werner, were also natives of Switzerland, where they lived until after the death of the mother, which occurred in 1842, when J.acob was a lad of thirteen 3'ears. The father was snbsequenth' married again in the old country and emigrated to America in 1864, settling in Chippewa Countj-. Wis. He departed this life there in 1869. The second wife came to Kansas that same year and settled in Hanover Townshii), after which she was married to August Thiele. She died Dec. 19, 1878. Of the first marriage of the father of our sub- ject there were born four children. Jacob received a good education, and learned gardening, which he followed until coming to America. He crossed the Atlantic in 1851, and for a number of years there- after made his home in the city of Philadelphia, Pa. Thence be emigrated to Chippewa County, Wis., where he carried on a farm for about fourteen years. In 1869 he came to Kansas and settled upon the land which he now owns and occupies. The task of bringing it to its present condition involved no small amount of labor and the expenditure of considerable hard cash, but it would seem that the result has fully justified the means employed. Mr. Werner, while a resident in Wiiconsin, was married in May, 1858, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Carl and Catherine (Wesner) Denker. The parents of Mrs. Werner were natives of Holstein, German}', where the mother spent her entire life. Mr. Denker subsequently, in 1857, came to America and settled in Chippewa County, Wis.; he died there in 1875. Tlie parental household in- cluded five children, of whom Mrs. Werner is next to the youngest. .She was born in Sclileswig. Ger- man}-. Dec. 24, 1835, and was a young lady of twenty years when she came with her parents to America. Of her union with oursuliject there w.as born a large family of children, ten of whom are living, viz: Jacob, Amelia, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Henry, Conrad, John, Herman, Clrirles, and Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Werner are members of theEvangeli- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 919 cal Cluirch, with wliicli our siibjei't has been con- iiectcii for lliu pnsl thirty years, froqiiciiliy otHciating as C'hiss-Leador. Superintciulcnl of the Sunday School and Trustee. Some of his eiiihiren have Ukewise officiated as Icaciiers. In Wisconsin Mr. Werner was Clerk of liis school district for many years, and lias also been a Road Overseer. He lakes an active interest in politics and uniformly votes the Republican ticket. His whole course has been such as to establish iiim in the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens, by whom he is looked up to as a man of more than ordinary ability and one whose opinions are held in univer- sal respect. ELVIN .1. WILSEY. This gentleman is the owner and occupant of a thoroug;hly li cultivated farm on section 4, Farminglon Township, Washington County, where he devotes his attention to farming and bee culture, lie is a son of Jonathan and Harriet (Rice) Wilsey, of Otsego County. N. Y., where thej^ were born and have resided during their entire lives. Our sul)ject was third in a family of four children born to his parents. His birth took place in the town of Westford, Sept. 27, 1853. He grew to m.an's estate in his native State and county and received the best education possible in the common schools there. Tlie knowledge thus obtained he supple- mented by an attendance of one term at the State Normal School. He made his home under the l)arental roof until he became of age, and until 1879 his hon)e was in his native village. At that date he came to Kansas, and for two j'ears made his home in Brown County. During a portion of this time he was engaged in teaching. In 1881 he came to this county and settled upon the eighty acres where he now resides. In his n.ative ct)unty Mr. Wilsey found a lady who united in her pers<^n all the qualities he de- sired in a life companion. This lady was Miss Mary Wilson, and to her he was married in West- ford, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1877. The bride was the daiighter of Hiram and Louisa ( Bennett) Wilson and the youngest in a family of three children. Her birth had taken place in Milford, Otsego County, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1857. Her mother died in Westford. and there her father still . resides. Mr. and Mrs. Wilsey are the parents of two children — Lloyd H. and Blanche. In polities Mr. Wilsey is a Democrat. Mrs. Wilsey is a member vf the Methodist Episcopal Church. A man of intelligence and good princi- ples, Mr. Wilsey- commands the respect of his fellow-^'itizens. 'mm- — - ^;^EORGE W. McCORMICK. This gentle- 15—. man bears the distinction of having been s^ born in Riley County, Kan., April 1, 1860, while Kansas was still under Territorial Govern- ment. His father, John M. McCormick, was the very first settler west of the Pottawatomie Reserve, l)ilching his tent there as early as 1854. He is still living, and a resident of Zeandale Township, Rile^- County, and is represented on another i)age in this work. He is one of the old land- marks, and a man who has had a large experience of pioneer life, coming to the froutier when it was peopled solely by wild animals and Indians. The early years of our subject were spent at the homestead which his father opened up from tin; wilderness, and where he lived until coming to Clay County and establishing himself at Clay Center, of which he has since been a resident. He is now one of the most prosperous grocers in the town, possessing the business ability requisite to success. He was given a good education, complet- ing his studies in the Agricultural College at Man- hattan, after which he worked on the farm with his father until emliarking in his present enter- prise. In his native county, Mr. McCormick was mar- ried, Sept. 30, 1880, to Miss Ella Vincent, a few months his junior, and who was born in Marshall County, Mo., Nov. 26, 1860. Mrs. McCormick is the daughter of W. J. Vincent, and the sister of W. D. Vincent, who is represented elsewhere in this work. She was taken by her parents to Man- hattan when a child of two years, and lived there until her marriage. She likewise was graduated from the Agricultural College with the degree of B. S. Mr. and Mrs. McCormick are the parents ;»2o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of one child 011I3-. Xola, \y1io was boin Aug. 30, 1883. Tliey are members in good standing of the Christian Cluireli. and Mr. MeCormick, politically, affiliates with the I'nion Labor |)art3-. While a resident of Rile.v County, he was quite prominent in local affaiis, serving as Township and School Clerk a number of years. He occupies a good so- cial position, and is a favorite among his business acquaintaiuces. lie occupies, with his little family, a neat home in the northern part of the city, and enjoys the friendship of its leading residents. ,^^ AMI' EL K. STONEBACK is the owner ^^^^ and ahlberg was Christ- dala, Soken, Kalmarland, Sweden, and the d.ate of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 921 his liirtli July 14. 1849. When in llie liflli year of his age he emigrated for America with liis par- ent.*, and altliough so young, remeinliers many of the incidents of preparation and the voyage liitlior. Tiiey first proceeded In Hull. Kugh\nd, thence liy cars to Liverpool, and from thai port emliarked on a sailing-vessel, which in due time landed them safely in New York City. For three years there- after they sojourned in and near Camden. III., then set out overland for Kansas Territory, to which they slowly made their way by ox teams, althougli Carl had the honor of riding a pony part of the way. They camped wherever night overtook them, and cooked by the wayside. Thes' struck tlie Big Blue at Manhattan, near which they settled, being the third .Swede family to locate in that re- gion. Later they wore the first Swede family set- tling in I\iley County. Young Dahllierg during his lio\huod made him- self generally useful, assisting in breaking prairie and getting out k)gs for the house and other build- ings. For lliree or four summers he drove a break- ing team of from three to five yoke of oxen. ( iame was plentiful, including wild turkeys, deer and wolves, beaver, coon and l_vnx. and our subject for his recreation engaged in hunting and trapping some of these. Indians were plentiful, but were friendl\' and did not molest their new neighbors. There were no seliools for sevenil years afterward, young Dahllierg receiving instruction from one of these in a log cabin at the age of thirteen years. Later he attendeil the High "School at Manhattan two months, and this completed his education. He. however, is fond of reading, and h.as kept him- self posted in regard to matters of general interest. In 1863. Mr. Dahlberg accompanied his father to Lawrence, Kan., to make a payment on the farm. Soon after leaving for home the city was raided and partially destroyed by fire. When twenty-one years old Mr. Dalhberg took charge of his fatiier's farm, which he man.aged with admirable judgment until 1883, when he located on his present place. This comprises eighty acres, and was given him by his father. He had, however, already purcli.ased 160 acres of wild prairie adjacent, and in connec- tion with the cultivation of this land, also operated his fatiier's farm, until 1885, when he abandoned th(! latter, and ha.s since conlined his attention to his own property. One year ago he purchased another eighty, and now has 320 acres. He put up his present house in 188G, and has all the other necessai-y buildings. He had planted fruit and fore.st trees, and is now considerably interested in live-stock, making a specialty of full blooded Pol- and-China swine. Mr. Dalhberg was married in Mariadahl, Pottawa- tomie County, this State, Nov.l. 1883, to Mrs. Han- nah A. Deere. This lady was born Nov. 30, 1854, in Trane, Soken Gars-IIarad, .Sweden, and is the daugh- ter of Clement Peterson, who, after emigrating to America, located at Moline, 111., wliere he now lives. He is a farmer by occupation. Mrs. Dahlberg was reared in Moline, and was there married to her first husband. Charles (.). Deere, who died there. She came to Kans.as on a visit, and here met her future husband. Of her first marriage there were born three children — Emma C, Esther E. l'. and Dora C. C. The eldest daughter was graduated from the Augustanius Conservatory of Music, at Moline, and is now engaged as a teacher of this art in that cit\'. Esther lives with her mother, and Dora is with her grandparents at Moline. To Mr. and Mrs. Dahlberg there have been born three children — George C. R., Agnes II. V. and Alice E. The father of our subject, likewise a native of Sweden, owned considerable laud, and carried on agricultural pursuits there. Upon coming to America he located near Milan, Rock Island Co., III., liul a year later removed to Henry County, and purchased eighty acres near Andover. He purchased considerable live stock, and farmed there until 1857. That year he crossed the Mis- sissippi, and preempted a tract of land on the Big Blue, in Jackson Township, Riley Co., Kan., in the cultivation of which he w.as greatly prospered, and added to his real-estate until he is now the owner of almost 500 acres. He is a very prominent man, especiallj- among his countrymen, and a member in good standing of the Lutheran Church. He mar- ried in his native Sweden Miss Johanna Gustafson, a native of his own country, .and there were born to them seven children, viz.: Emma M., who died when seven years old; Carl Victor, our subject; Sophia; Clara J., Mrs. Axelton, of Pottawatomie 022 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. County; John L., Emily C. and Amanda. The last three were all viotinis of llie typhoid fever in 188.").- all dying in less than one month's time. Victor C, our subject, is active in educational mat- ters, and has been Clerk of the School Board in his district since its organization, whicii he also as- sisted in effecting. He has served as Road Super- visor two years. For two years he has also lieen Secretary of the Lutheran Church at Mariadahl, and a Trustee three years. Of this church he is a charter member. Politically, he is a strong Repub- lican, and is frequently selected as a delegate to the county' conventions. ^^M^.i — '-»^-K« HARLES 8. DANIELS owns and occupies one of the finest farms in Wasiiington Countj-. It is located in Coleman Township, and comprises 400 highly improved acres, over 320 of whicli are under the plow. The original homestead of 160 acres is outlined with heilge fences and di- vided into four fields by cross-fences of wire. The dwelling is surrounded by groves which occupy about thirty acres. The apple orchard is one of the finest in the townshi[). containing 450 trees of choice varieties, and all bearing. There are also about 1.200 bearing peach-trees, from which COO bushels of fruit were sold during the pjist season. A good supply of small fruits is also cultivated. Five hun- dred catalpa trees add their beauty to the scene. The dwelling is a comfortable one, but is to be re- placed in tiie near future by a much larger and finer one. furnished with all the modern conven- iences. Two good dwellings for the use of tenants are on the estate, and numerous outbuildings. In one of the latter is a perfect corn-mill, operated by a windmill, and here the corn for feeding is grounurchased 160 acres of it and prepared to establish a home of his own. On the 2d of May. 1879 he was united in marriage with Jliss Minnie, daughter of Christian and Stene (Myer) Shutte. The parents of Mrs. Wulff were natives respectively of l^russia and Hanover. They emigrated to America and are now living on a farm adjoining that of Mr. AVulff on the south. Mr. Shutte has attained his three-score and tsn years, while his estimable wife is tifly-eight years old. They have six children liv- ing and Mrs. Wulff is the fourth in order of birth. She was born in Illinois in 1864 and acquired a good education in English. Of her union with our subject there have Ijeen born three children Anna, Jan. 28, 1880; Frederick, Jan. 28, 1884 and Minnie Jan. 27, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Wulff are prominently connected with the (ierman Lutheran Church at Hanover. Mr. Wulff, politically, is a stanch Democrat and keeps himself well posted upon the political issues of the times. His farm is finely situated on the west side of the Blue River,directly opposite the little city of Hanover. The residence was put up at a cost of about $500. He has a barn, corn-crib, and shed all with stone foundations, and erected iii a neat and 926 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. substantial manner. Most of the land is in a good state of cultivation, 1 15 acres being under the plow. Mr. Wulff has planted a goodly- number of fruit trees and is considerab]\- interested in live stock, having sixty head of cattle, 175 he.ad of swine and fifteen head of horses. In 1885 he inirchnscd forty acres of land on section 18, Hanover Township. He has a fine start, with the prospect of a C(jmpe- tency ere becoming aged. ^^LLEN C. AVIIEELER, a [uoneer of two States, was one of the earliest settlers of Jefferson County, Neb., and later en me to ^ Washington County, Kan., locating in Union Township, while it was considered the front- ier, and of the latter he h.as since been a resident. He still retains possession of his quarter- section of land in Nebraska, which is now transformed into a good farm, while in I'nion Townshii), this State, he has 480 acres, which he has operated with fine results. He is largely interested in live stock and has effected first-class improvements on this farm, which is considered one of the most desirable es- tates in this part of the countJ^ In addition to the interests already mentioned, he conducts a general store in Narka, Republic Co., Kan., and is in the enjoyment of a handsome income. He is looked upon as one of the most public-spirited and liberal citizens of the county, one who has contributed his full quota to its growth and prosperit3'. A native of New York State. Mr. Wheeler was born near Stillwater, in what was then Chautauqua County, Sept. 17, 1839. Three years later his par- ents removed to HerkimerCounty, where the father engaged in saw-milling, and where Allen C. pur- sued his first studies in the common school. He was put to work at the age of ten 3'ears, making himself useful on the farm and in the mill. B'inallj' the family removed to Lockport, N. Y., where they sojourned until 1851. That year they decided upon seeking the farther West, and they made their way by lake steamer to Chicago, thence by canal to Peoria, and from there overland by team to P^iatt, Fulton Co., III. In the above-meutiuned place the elder Wheeler prosecuted saw-milling as before, and Allen C. at- tended sch(>ol during the winter season until fifteen ye.ars old. He assisted in developing the new farm at a time when wild game was plentiful and the settlers were few and far between. He also worked out considerably until twenty-two years old. Then. the Civil War Ijeiiig in progress, he felt called upon to assist in the preservation of the Union, and on the 7th of August, 1861, enlisted in Company A, 55th Illinois Infantrj', being mustered into service at Camp Douglas. Four months later the regiment was sent south to St. Louis, and later was ordered to Paducah, Ky., where it operated as a guard three months. Next, going to Tennessee, it pariicipated in the battles of Shiloli and-Corinth, and thereafter engaged in many of the important battles of the war. during which Mr. Wheeler ex; perienced many hairlireadtli esca[)es, but was mus- tered out unharmed and received his honorable discharge, Nov, 4, 1864, after having been in the service three years and tliree months. Upon leaving the army Mr. Wheeler rented a farm in Will County, 111., which he operated one year. In the fall of 1865 he went to Faribault County, Minn., but that region being too lold to suit him he left there in the spring of 1866, pro- ceeding to Gage County, Neb., overland by team. He crossed the Missouri River at Nebraska City, and located in Blue Springs Township, when there were but three or four houses within its limits. He entered 160 acres of land and operated upon it four yeai-s, then in the spring of 1870 removed to Fair- bury, Neb., being the fourth man to settle there. He then commenced operating asavv-mill, handling mostly Cottonwood lumber, which was as much in demand as greenbacks. The following year he re- moved to his farm on Silver Creek, which he had purchased in 1868 at $1.25 per acre. He improved this land and prosecutev1k) were natives of Pennsylvania and are now deceased, having died on their farm in Highland County, Ohio, when quite well advanced in years. They were reared in Pennsylvania and Ohio respectively, and were married in Highland Cninty, Ohio. Mrs. Bobb was reared in her native county and was there mar- ried to Joseph Martin by whom she became the mother of one child, a daughter, Mary P., who re- mains with her mother. Mr. Bobb is a member of the German Reformed Church and his wife is a Lutheran in religion. Politically, ISIr. Bobb votes the straight Democratic ticket. S} AMES M. HARRELL, D. 1). S., who is con- sidered one of the most skillful and best qualified dentists in W.ashington County, he having devoted some years to a careful study of dentistry in one of the best dental colleges in the West and under first-class instructors, is practicing his profession in Washington, where he has an ofHce tastefully fitted up, and has a large number of patrons. He is a native of Illinois, born in North Grove, Winneljago Co., 111., April 28. 1852. to Edmund N. and Polly (Poole) Harrell. Our subject passed his earl^' boyhood days in the town of his birth, and in its public schools gleaned the preliminaries of his education. When he was twelve years old he commenced to work on a farm, and was thus occupied two years, and he then began to leavn the harness maker's trade, serving two and a half years. At the expiration of that time he went with his parents to Iowa, and was there engaged in working one year on the grade of the Sabula, Ack- ley and Dakota Railway, then in process of construc- tion. In 1874 he went to Sparta, Wis., and was foreman of a gang of men employed in the oon- struction of a tunnel. He occupied that position a year, and then went to Pecatonica, 111., and en- gaged there in the sale of musical instruments, and also commenced the study of dentistry. Three j-ears later he entered the office of J. C. Cornelius, a dental surgeon in Freeport, III. and w.is with him eighteen months as an assistant, and after that was in the office of Dr. W. W. Crape a year, gain- ing under both a good practical knowledge of den- tistry. He subsequently opened an office in Davis, III., where he practiced a year, and then, wishing PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 929 lo become still more proficient in bis chosen calling, lie became a student at Dclavan Dental College, .•ind attended a course of lectures in that excellent institution. He tlieu resumed his practice in Davis, :ind became one of the most popular dentists there. In 1884 he removed to liiis State with his family, and o|)eniug an ofHce in Washington, has since been actively engaged in his profession in tiiis city. He is a young man of good address, sen- sihle. straightforward and frank in his manner, and he and his amiable wife are among the leading citi- zens of this city and move in the best of societj', being very highly thought of I)y all who have the pleasure of their friendship or acquaintance. Mr. llarrell is connected with the A. F. ct A. M. as a uienilier of Davis Lodge. No. 573, in Illinois. Mr. Harrell and Miss Mary Brcithaupt were united in marriage July 15, 1880, and three chil- dren have been born to them, Walter, Silas and Carl. The greatest grief of their wedded life has been in the death of little Silas. April 11, 1889, at the age of four years and ten months. Mrs. Harrell is a native of Racine, Wis., and a daughter of Jacob and Magdalene (Beck) Brcit- haupt, her father born near Carlsruhe, Baden. April 21), 1818, and her mother born in a village on the hanks of the beautiful Rhine. Sept. I'J. 1824. Mr. Iireilhaupt had good school ad vant.ages and became well educated. He learned the butcher's trade, which he followed in Germany till the spring of 18,V4, when he came to America, and locating in Uacine. Wis., engaged in his trade in that city. In the spring of 1861 he removed with his family to Stephenson County, III., and made his home in Davis. About that time the war broke out. ;uid he, who had with great interest watched the course of events that led up to it, and w.as a strong and out-spoken abolitionist from the first, with the pa- triotic ardor of a native-born citizen, determined to sacrifice his life, if need bo, on the .altar of his adoi)ted country, and laying aside all personal con- siderations he eidisted in Comi)any I, 74th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was then forty-three years old, and though in poor health, was mustered in at Rockford, 111., and camped at that place till ordered South. He took part in all the battles in which his regiment eng.aged, often being found in the heat of the fight in the front ranks, till he was injured at Nashville, Tenn., by an ammunition wagon running over his foot. He was sent to the Nashville hos- pital, and was honorably discharged and returned home after having served nine months. As soon as he was able to walk, he went to Freeport to re- enlist, though he had to use a cane he was so lame. The brave and heroic soldier there offered his ser- vices a second time, but they were refused, as he was not fit to again face the hardships of life on the battlefield, and he returned sadly to his family. He was never able to do any work after that, but died at his home in Davis, .June 28, 1871, as brave a soldier as ever drew breath, and giving up his life for his adopted country as much as if he had died with his face to the foe on some .Southern battle- field. He was a firm Republican in his political views, and religiously, was a Lutheran, strong in the faith. His wife made her home with her daugh- ter and our subject after her husband's death, as Icmg as they lived in Davis, and she still continues to reside in that town. She is an active Christian, and a devoted member of the Lutheran Church. She is the mother of four children: Christine, the wife of Fred Butccharfter, of Davis, 111.; Mary, wife of our subject; .lacob B.. one of the leading druggists of Newtcni, Iowa;lMnma A., the wife of Frank Crove, a miller in Woodlawn. After her father's death, Mrs. Ilariell's mother was sick, and at the early .age o.' si.xtcen she engaged in the mil- linery business to obtain money to support her. The plucky and energetic ^'oung miss established a good trade, and gradually increased her stock, and w.as one of the leading milliners of Davis, when she closed her business in 1884 to accom()any her hus- band to Kansas. JAMES G. WOODRIM. an .active and cutcr- l)rising man of business, is one of the lead- ing farmers, stock raisers and stock-dealers of Washington County, with his interests centered in Washington Township, where he owns and occupies a valuable farm, comprising the north- east (juarter of section 2.'S. He was born in Fayette County, W. Va., Feb. 2G, 1848. His father, Will- 930 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. iaiii \\\M)cliinii. u:is boin in the same locality, and the hitter's father, Archibald Woodruin, is supposed to iiave been a native of that State. He was reared in Monroe County, and removing to Fayette County during some period of bis life, be engaged in fann- ing there bis remaining days. The father of our subject was bred to the life of a farmer in his native county, but as he grew to manhood he learned the tr.ades of a carpenter and a caljinet-maker. and followed them some 3'ears. Later in life be engaged in the mercantile business, carrying it on profitably until one year before his death, when he had to abandon it on account of ill-health. He died April 16, 185.5, while yet in life's prime, and his death was not only a sad loss to his family, but it was a blow to the interests of the community where he bad made his home, and where he was held in general esteem for tliose ster- ling traits of character that constituted him a good man and a valued citizen. The mother of our sub- ject preceded the father in death, dying Jan. 2. 1850, leaving two children — James G. and Eliza- beth J., the latter the wife of Mark Kincaid. of Fayette Count}', W. Va. Her maiden name (the mother's) was !Mary Frances Duncan, and she was born in Fayette County, Va. Her father, Isaac Duncan, was born in Germany, and was there reared and married, and directly afterward he started with his bride for America, and they made their new home in Fayette County, Va., living there until death called them hence. Mr. Duncan bought and improved a farm there. James Woodrum was very j^ouiig when he was left an orphan, and he was then taken charge of by his aunt, Melinda (Woodrum) Johnson, of Fayette County, who reared and educated him, he living with her until he grew to manhood. He attended school and assisted on the farm, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1870. when he en- tered the employ of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- way Company, and was railroading two years. At the expiration of that time he came to Kansas, and locating in Miami County, worked on a farm a short time, and after that went to Andrew County, Mo., where he resided about eight years. Soon after locating there he bought two farms, which he sold when he left that county to take up his residence in Brown County. Kan. There he rented land for a time, and then bought an 80-acre farm, which he rented until December, 1883, then traded it for land in Washington Township, this county. In that month he disposed of his property there and came to Washington County, and bought a farm of IGO acres, on sections IK and 20. Logan Township. Eight months later he sold that i)lacc at a good ad- vance and rented land for a time. He subscquentl}' l)ought the southwest quarter of section 4, and in 1887 he purchased the farm that he now owns and occupies, comprising the northeast quarter of sec- tion 23. Here he is successfully engaged in gen- eral farming, raising and feeding stock extensively. In 1887 he suffered severe financial loss by the death of his cattle from Texas fever, losing 184 cattle out of a herd of 525. Mr. Woodrum was married May 25, 1873, to Miss Susie E. Lewis, She is a native of Andrew County. Mo., and was born eighteen miles northeast of St. Joseph. Her father. William Lewis, was born in Franklin County. Ind.. and was a son of Morgan Lewis, a native of Tennnessee. His father, Mrs. Woodrum's great-grandfather, was a native of Wales. Her grandfather was a pioneer and frontiersman, and when the Platte Purchase in Missouri was opened for settlement, he was one of the first to locate in Andrew County, making the removal from Indiana with ox teams. He bought a tract of Government land, improved it into a farm, which is now in the possession of one of his sons, and resided on it until his death. Mrs. Wood- rum's father was but nine years old when his parents moved to Missouri, and there he was reared. He was one of the original '49ers, having crossed the plains in that year, driving an ox team to Cali- fornia. He w.as engaged in mining there for some time, and after an absence of three and one-half years returned home by the way of Cape Horn. He resided in Andrew County until 1880, when he came to Kansas and purchased a farm in Brown County, which he still occupies. Politically he is a Democrat, an'.). R. A. M.. and Washington Lodge, No. llll, A. (). l'. W. David Crockett's mother and the mother of Mor- gan Lewis, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Wood- rum, were sisters. ^ WASHINGTON MARLATT. Any intelli- \/\j/l gent person who has the pleasure of meeting \!y^ this gentleman at once recognizes him as a man of more than ordinary capal)ilities. the exist- ence of which are indicated in hi^ pictured features on another page in this volume. Although a farmer by occupation, he is a gentleman and a scholar, fond of reading and literary pursuits and while making a success of agriculture, has written between MOO and 400 articles under the caption of "farm talk," based upon liis own practical knowledge of this calling. He bears a tine reputa- tion among his fellow citizens, and although of very quiet manner, is decided in his views ami usually succeeds in his undertakings. ( )ne of the most attractive features of his comfortable home is his fine library, while Mr. Marl.'itl keeps liimself well [losled upon current events bj' perusing the papers and magazines which weekly and n)onthly visit him. He occupies a good stone residence and has a very fine barn with other outbuildings. He is a man popular among his fellow citizens and his portrait adorns the walls of the State Historical Societ}' at To- peka. 'J'lie subject of this sketch was born June 28, 1829, in Wayne Count}', Ind., and was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bellar) Marlatt, who were natives of Berkeley County. Va. The p.aternal great-grandfather removed from New Jersey to the (^Id Dominion at an early date and became the owner of a plantation of 400 acres, ii[Hm which his son, Abram, the grandfather of our subject. was born. Abram served as a soldier in the Re- volutionary war. The family traces its ancestry to Holland and the French Huguenots. The pa- rents of Mrs. Marlatt were born in \irginia and . lEORGE E. FOSTER. A pleasantly located farm on section 14, Kimeo Township, Wash- ^^^J ington County, is the home of this gentle- man. The eighty acres of land which comprise it are in a state of high cultivation and well improved. The owner, although a young man, is a practical farmer, having been reared upon a farm, and having spent his years of manhood almost exclusively upon one. Mr. Foster is of German and English extraction. His father, Hollister Foster, was born in Michigan about 1837. A short time before the late war he re- moved to Steuben County, N. Y., where he enlisted as a privmte in the ranks of the Union .army. He served his country faithfully until 1864, when he was honorably discharged. He then returned to PORTRAIT AND BlOtlRAPIIICAL ALBUM. 937 liis home and family in Steuben County, llis occu- pation was thai of a faroier, and in tiiat business he W.1S engaged until 187!), on the estate which he iiad purchased before the war. At the dale last men- tioned he came to Washington County, of wiiich he remained a resident until 1883. He then re- moved to Cla^' Center, Kan., where he is now engaged in the butcher business. At one time lie was quite wealthy and is now in fair circumstances, owning propertj- in Cla}' Center. He is a member of the Congregational Church, and belongs to the G. A. R. Edward F'oster, the paternal grandfather of our subject is of English descent, members of his family having come to this country at an early d.ay. He was born in Michigan, and served a number of years on tlie police force in Lansing. At one time he was quite wealthy, but in his later years met with reverses of fortune. He is now living in the Soldiers' Home in (irnnd Rapids, IMich. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Catherine Bush. She was born in New York in 1840. and is a daughter of (ieorge and Elizabeth (Blakley ) Bush. Her parents were natives of the same Slate in wliieh she first saw the light. Her father was engaged in llie service during the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Bush removed to New York State, where he died in 1881. Mrs. Bush survives, having now reached the advanced age of eighty-three years. Her home is in Clay Center, Kan. HoUister and Catherine Foster are the par- ents of three children, who bear the respective names of (George, Kstella J., and Etta L. (ieorge E. Foster, the subject of this sketch, was born in Steuben County, N. Y.. Jan. 17, 18C1. He was reared and educated principally in Bureau County, 111. In the spring of 1880, he came to Clay County. Kan., where he followed farming until 1884. He then engaged in mercantile busi- ness in Kiineo, this county, continuing it until 1885. He then sold out his business and removed to Clay Center, where he embarked in the butcher business. After carrying on that occu|)ation for about a year, he sold out and bougiit eighty acres of land on section 3G, Kimeo Township, this county. He resided on this farm until 1887. when he traded his laud for town properly in Greenleaf, and later exchanged the town property for the land which he now occui)ies. On March 21. 1881, the ceremony was performed which transformed Miss Ella Wilson into Mrs. George E. Foster. Miss AV^ilson w.is born in Fre- mont, Ohio, and is a lady of fine character anf a family of six children, born to Alexander and Orpha (Cook) Wright (whose historj- is given in the sketch of Hiram Wright). He w.as reared in Delaware County, N. Y., to the age of nine j^ears, when his parents removed to Williams County. Ohio. There hewrts educated and lived, engaged in tilling the soil until 1870. at which lime he removed to Kansas. In 18r)9 our subject celebrated his marriage, the bride being Miss Olive L. Stearns, of DeKalb County', Ind. .She was born there June 7. 1839. and is a daughter of Amos and Elizabeth (McCoal) Stearns. She is a lady of that noble and generous nature, well fitted to make a happy home, and rear her family to useful manhood and womanhood. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wright has been blessed by the birth of nine bright children : Alta. Alexan- der A.. Hiram, Cora Margaret. Carrie L., John J.. Nina M., True M., and Bertha. j\Ir. and Mrs. Wright have been memliers of the Christian Church for many years. Their upright and useful lives, and courteous, kindly manners give them a high standing among the citizens of the locality where they are so well known and esteemed. KOBIAS J. WRKJIIT. This gentleman is one of the leading farmers and stock men in Washington County, and the most extensive farmer in Barnes Township, where he resides. He now owns 680 acres of fine land, all in a high state of cultivation, and bearing excellent improvements. His elegant residence stands on section 31, where he first located on coming to this county. Mr. Wright started in life poor and has made most of his flue property in Kansas. w \r()SEPH HOXI, M. D. This gentleman now ll bears the distinction of being tile oldest physician in Washington County, with the tj exception of Dr. AVilliamson, who set^tled here a short time previous to the location of Dr. Hoxi, in 1869. when he located at Hanover and put up the third house in the place. He was born in .Vshtabula County, Ohio. April 4, 1839, and is the son of Hiram and Eunice (Bisell) Hoxi. who were natives respectively of Scotland and Connecti- cut. Hiram Hoxi emigrated to the United States when a young man of twenty-three years and es- tablished himself as a practicing physician in Ash- tabula County, Ohio. In 18.5;'). being seized with the California gold fever, he went to the Pacific slope and in 1857 met his death at the hands of an assassin who murdered and then robbed him of all PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 0.3!) his inoiu'v. The mother .s|)eiit hci- hist years in Oliiu. The subject of tliis skeleh was the only chiUl of his i).arei)ts and after conjplelini; his prim- ary studies in the Cleveland schools, he at the early age of thirteen years commenced the study of medicine under the instruction of his father who was a botanic physician. I'rior to this, when a hid of eight, _voung Josepli frequently went with his father to the woods to dig roots and herlis. and thus early in life obtained a fair knowledge of these and their healing properties. When twenty-two years old, the subject of this sketch repaired to Oceana County, Midi., where he followed his chosen profession five years. Next he removed to Sigournej', Iowa, sojourning thei'c also five years, then came to Kansas and has since been a resident of Washington County. Here he lias built u]) an extensive imactice. He located • per- manently in Hollenl>erg in 1H83, although prior to this time he had practiced here considerably. The Doctor was married in 1861, to Miss Maria Rust and they became the parents of five children — Loren. Milo, Frank. .Joseph. .Jr.. and Uertle. The second wife of Dr. lloxi was formerly Miss Matilda i-esented on another jiage, and is a filling illustration of the enterprise of the proprietor. »' ON. HARLAN P. DOW, a resident of Man- hattan, where he is eng.aged in the real -^ estate business, is one of the foremost citi- ^1 zens of Riley County, and is well-known throughout Kansas as a statesman of rare aliility and unswerving integrity ; as a progressive, public- spirited citizen, ever alert to promote all schemes for the advancement of his ado[)ted State, county or city ; as an enterprising fai--seeing businessman; and as one in whom his friends find no guile, and who is i)opular with all classes and i)arties. He is also known for the brilliant record he achieved in the opening years of his manhood, while the Civil War was raging, as a daring young otlicer who took a conspicuous part in the campaigns for the sup- l)ression of guerrilla warfare in Missouri and Ar- kansas, and for other militarj' services. 'Sir. Dow, a native of New York, was l)orn Feb. 20, 1 840, at the celebrated summer resort. Rich- field Springs, in Otsego County. He came of good New England stock, Sterling, Windsor Co., Conn., having been the home of the family for many ^-cars, some ancestor of our subject first set- tling there in colonial times, and from there two sons of his great-great-grandfather. Moses and Na- than Dow, went forth to battle for separation from the mother country. In tliat New England town Benjamin Dow, the great-grandfather of our subject, was born and reared, and, so far .as known, spent his entire life. His son, Daniel, grandfather of our subject, was born there Ajiril 22, 1771. And he in turn marrietl and reared a family in his native town, one of whom, his son Daniel, father of our 944 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. subject, was boin Jan. 2, 1807. The grand fatlior of Mr. Dow removerl from his native State to Dutchess County, N. y., and from tlience to Otsego County, of wiiich lie was an early settler. His brother Ben- jamin had preceded liim and bouglit a large tract of timber land in the primeval forest, where now stands Richfield Springs. The grandfather of our subject cleared a part of his land, and lived on it a number of years. He finally went to Iowa in 1858, and died at the home of the father of our subject at College Springs, in Page County. The maiden name of his wife was Susanna Douglas. She was of the sixth generation from William Douglas, who came to America in 1679. She was born in Con- necticut, and died in Richfield Springs. N. Y., in 1837. She was the mother of nine children, namely: Narcissa, Olive. Isabella, Daniel. .John, Benjamin. Rachel. James and Aaron. Daniel, the father of our subject, was five years old when his parents moved to Ts'ew York, and after attaining manhood he bought the homestead of his father that the latter had cleared fiom the primeval forests of Otsego County. At the time the son bought the place, Richfield Springs, where it was situated, was but a small hamlet, and was a stage station on the great Western turnpike. The house in which our subject was born was less than half a mile from the present site of the town, and the sjjring that has since become so famous was but sixty rods aw.ay. In 18.') 7 Mr. Dow sold his pro- perty in Richfield Springs, and traveled Westward with team to Dunkirk, and then liy lake and rai] till lie arrived at Sliel)oygan, Wis., where he visited friends in Sauk and Richland counties, and in the fall proceeded with his family to Iowa with a team. He jjought a farm in Page County on the State line, two and a half miles south of College Springs, and he also entered (Government land near Blan- chard. At that time Iowa City was the western terminus of the railway, and deer, wolves, and other wild animals were plentiful in the sparselj- settled region where he located. Mr. Dow's life was not of long duration after his settlement in Iowa, as it was terminated by death the following year (1858) while yet scarce past its prime, and his community was thus deiDrivod of a \;ilucd citizen, and his fam- ily of a devoted husband and fatliei'. and his neigh- bors of a kind friend. The mother of our subject- I continued to reside on the farm in Iowa after the I father's death till 1863, and then she returned to i New Vork. and resided in Springville, Erie County some_ years. She is now a welcome inmate of the ' home of our subject, where everything is provided for her comfort and happiness that filial love can devise. Her maiden name was Sarah AVeber, and she was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., June 27. 1808. Five of the children born of her marriage were reared to maturity, as follows : Narcissa. Henry E.. Harlan, Marion W. and Daniel Weber. The subject of this sketcli is the only child now surviving. As soon as he was large enough he be- gan to assist his father on the farm, aiding him in clearing the land and in tilling the soil, and in the winter season attending school. His education was advanced by two winters of study at llartwick Seminary, Otsego Co., N. Y., and after his removal to Iowa he became a student at Amit}' College. At eighteen lie began to make use of his education bj' teaching in a district school in Nodaway County. Mo. After his father's death he returned home to take charge of the farm, and was engaged in agricul- tural pursuits till the breaking out of the war. At that time Amity, which was located on the liorder of ^lissouri, being principally settled by abolition- ists, was a threatened object of attack by the seces- sionists and Southern sjMnpathizers, who had a great antipathy for its citizens, and consequently when the Rebellion broke out a regiment of Iowa militia was raised for home defense, and jilaced under charge of J. R. Morledge, and as a member of that regiment our subject won his first militarj' laurels. After serving in that some months he joined Kim- ball's regiment of mounted infantry for a period of six months, and was mustered in as Second Lieuten- ant, serving as such to the expiration of his term of enlistment. In Ajjril, 1862, here-enlisted in Com- pany C, 4th Missouri Cavalry, State Militia, for a period of three years, and was mustered into the United States service, and remained with his regi- ment till the close of the war. His regiment was employed the greater part of lime in Missouri and Arkansas, fighting (^uantrell's guerrillas and other bushwhackers that infested those states. During the latter part of his army life Mr. Dow PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL ALBUM. 945 often (lid iletaclied (luty.and was one time ap- pointed Judge Advocate of a court martial, and once served on a military commission. Koratimc. till his discharge with his regiment, lu' had charge of the arsenal at .Tetfcrson City. Mo. After that lie was authorized by Gov. Fletcher to raise a com- pany for State service, and with his usual energj' and address he succeeded in doing so, and was ap- pointed Captain of the company. Although never mustered into the United States service, his men were fed and equipped by the government. Capt. Dow served with lus eom()any till August, 186.5, and was then honorably discharged. And after the e.xcitlng experiences of his militarj' life the ^oung ofiicer, returning to Page County, Iowa, resumed farming, and was engaged at that occupation there till 1869. In that 3'ear he came to Kansas and bought a farm in Wild Cat Township, this county, and followed agricultural pursuits in that place till 1878. when he came to Manhattan, opened a real estate office, and the following year brought his family here, and has since been a continuous resi- dent in this city. Mr. Dow was married in 1860 to Miss Nannie M. Brown, a native of Knox Count}', 111., and a daughter of George F. and Amanda (Smith) Brown. To them have been born live ciiildren, three of whom are living — (Tcorge II., Minnie W. and Helen Pearl, (ieorge, a resi' house on PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 917 it. in wliich Mrs. lialderstoii was horn. He cleared a valuable farm from the wilderness, and lias erected a fine brick house and a stone barn, and .still resides there, having lived to see that section of the coun- try develoiied from a wilderness to a well-settled. wealthy county, he contributing his share of labor to bring about its present prosperity. In the early settlement of the country, tiie women of the fam- ily had to cook over a fire in the rude, open fire- places that were used before stoves were introduced, and the}' spun and wove all the cloth used by hus- bands, fathers, and children, who were always dressed in homesi)un. Mrs. Balderston's parents have six ciiildren living — Andrew, David, Dora M., Margaret, Isabella, and Janet. Mr, and Mrs. Balderston's marriage lias been blessed by the birth of three children — Margaret, Jessie, and William. Margaret married C. P. Irving, and lives in Manhat- tan ; Jessie married A. P. Williston, and they live in Blue Rapids. Though Mr. Baldcrston departed from his native .Scottish heath early in life, he did not leave the heritage bequeathed to him by his forefathers, of honesty, straightforwardness, and a manly, earnest character, and in llie liooie that he lias built up on American soil, these traits have been prominent factors in his success as a man of business, and have made him a valuable citizen, who is held in lionor b}- all who know or have dealings with him. and he and his family move in the best society in the cit}'. The\' are consistent memliers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and active in all its good works. Ij RANCIS L. HORTON, of Brnntford Town- sliip, like a number of Tuen about him. is of New England birth and ancestry', having first opened his eyes to the light in Rutland, \'t., Oct. 2, 1856. He attended the common scliool in his younger years and being attentive to his books acquired a good practical education. His father died when he was but four years old and in December, 1860, his mother with her family emi- grated to Illinois, settling in Henry County. There Francis L. attended school for a time and then com- pleted his studies in the Commercial College at Davenport. Iowa. Later, in Ilenr}' County, III., he oc'cupied himself ns a farm laliorer for five years. In 1878 Mr. Horton set out for the farther West, crossing the Father of Waters and coming to Wash- ington County, this State. He purchased eighty acres of land in Brantford Township, from which he constructed a homestead and where he still lives. About thirteen acres of the original soil had been broken when he took possession and although the outlook was not very cheerful, he commenced the improvement of his property and the years which followed were marked by patient toil and industry which resulted in the building up of a good farm with all the accessories of modern, rural life. He h.as a good house, barn and all the other necessary struct- ures and through his careful cultivation the soil has become very fertile. Mr. Horton planted fruit and forest trees, having also an apple and peacli orchard and trees of the smaller fruits. The subject of this sketch was married Nov. 2, 1881, to Miss Rachel R., dan ;liter of George Sharp, a native of Ireland who eraig ated to Can- ada when a single man and was there married. He came to Kansas in 1871 and died in Washington County six years later. His wife is still living, making her home in Vining Township. In Exeter, Ontario, Mr. Sharp was SheritT of his county and distinguished himself as an Orangem.an. During the winter of 1884-85 Mr. Horton ac- cepted a position with a Chicago mercantile firm and for nearly two years was eng.aged as a travel- ing salesman. He finally concluded that farming was better adapted to his tastes and inclination, and after this experience returned to Kgricultural pur- suits in which he has since been occupied. He and his estimable wife lean to the doctrines of the I'ni- tarian Church, but arc not connected with any relig- ious organization. Politically. Mr. Horton su|)- ports the principles of the Republican party and is also a Prohibitionist. The father of our sul>ject was Dwight A. Hor- ton, likewise a native of the (Jreen Mountain State and a blacksmith by trade which he followed all Ills life. He was a sober, industrious man and a consistent member of the Methodist Eiiiscopal Church. He married Miss Lucy J., a daughter of !)48 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Cunliici- lliiiil (if \ei-iiii)nl. ;uid quite late in life re- moved to Henry County, 111., whore he diefl inlHHC. The parental household included three children only, Franois L., Henry 1).. and Eliza A. The two last mentioned are residents of this State. Mr. Horton has had his share of pioneer life and its labors and is amply deserving of mention in a work designed to perpetuate the lives of the early settlers of Northern Kans.ns. IRAM WRICHT. This gentleman is one of the leading citizens of I'.arnes Township, Washington County, where he carries on the busine-ss of farming and deals largely in stock. He owns 240 acres of valuable land, on section 27, and the estate is well improved and bears all necessary and adcHjuate buildings. Mr. Wright has been a resident there since 1870, at which lime he came to this State, and purchased a small tract of land. He had very little means, and to the resources of this Slate, condiined with his own enterprise and thrift, is due his present line linancial standing. The paternal grandfather of our subject was .Mexander Wright, a native of Ireland, who emi- grated to America liefore the Revolutionary War. His son Alexander, the father of our subject, was born in Washington County, N. Y., in 1800. He removed to Delaware (Jounty in early life, and there resided until 184;5. At that period he changed his residence to Williams County, Ohio, where he died in 1866. He was a farmer in mod- erate circumstances. He was a Whig in politics and afterward .-i Repulilican, and held some minor offices. The mother of our subject bofe the maid- en name of Orpha Cook. She was a daughter of Nathaniel Cook, a native of the Kmpire State. Her own birth took place in Delaware County, in 180',t, and she departed this life in Sleuben County, Ind., in 1880. She had borne licr husband six children, named resiiectively, Antoinette, Margaret, Tobias .1.. llirani. Olive and Susan. Ill' of whom we write was born in Delawtnc Counlv. N. Y.. Dec. IS, 1«;36. lie was but a small lad when iiis parents removed to ( )hio, and there he passed his youth and manhood. He re- ceived a common school education, and in the in- tervals of school life was employed in such labor upon the farm as his strength would permit. On arriving at the years of niaturit}- he engaged in the occupation to which he had been reared, which he carried on in the Buckeye State until his re- moval to this countj', as before mentioned. Mr. Wright found a fitting mate in Miss Anna Barber of Williams County, Ohio, with whom he was united in marriage, Feb. 17, 18C4. The bride was l)orii in Rensselaer County, N. Y., in 1845, and is a daughter of Israel and Amanda (Maxwell) Barber. She has borne her husband six children, named respectively, Elba K.. Krastus V., Olive M., Burnett C, Tobias J., Jr., and Trial. Mrs. U' right is a lady of high literary talent and has devoted almost all her life to authorship. She has a great many works before the public and enjoys an enviable reputation .as a writer. Not only is she successful in her chosen work, but her ability is displayed also in the management of her domestic affairs, and in the training of her children, whose manners and morals she carefully guards. Mr. Wright is a generous and public siiirited cit- izen. He h.as served his neighbors in some of the minor office's. A good neighbor, a kind husband and father, and a courteous gentleman, he has tin; esteem of all with whom he comes in contact. «e» .l ? » ; t Tf 't ? « '?l » ♦o. /j^^ ARL MOLT. The subject of this notice [l P^ occupies a leading position among the pros- ^^^J perous and enterprising (ieiman citizens of Little Blue Township, and is amplj- worthy of mention in a work designed tt> perpetuate the names and records of those who have assisted in the development and growth of Washington County. Hj is the friend of education, is liberal and public-spirited and is in all respects one of the substantial men of this region. Mr. Molt is a native of (Tcrmany and was born May 20, 1S37. He was pl.aced in school at an early ago and pursued his studies in accordance with the laws .'Uid I'ustimis of his native countr\ until a lad PORTHAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 949 of fourteen. He remained thereafter a resirlent of liis native |)rovince until a man of twenty-eight years and then not satisfied with tlic ontiook. finan- cially, resolved ui)on emigrating to America. Ac- cordingly, in 1865. he embarked on the long voyage hitlicr and first landed upon American soil in New York C'it3'. Thence he set out directly for the West, coming to this State, and settled in Mar^'s- ville Townshi|). Marshall County. lie lived there until 18611, then coming to Washington County purchased 160 acres of Land on section 6, Little Hhut Township, of which he has since been a resi- dent. Mr. Molt landed in America with a capital of ^2 in his pocket and has accumulated his present pos- sessions by honest lal)or and the exercise of the strictest economy, lie has always made it a rule lo live within his income and to meet his obliga- tions when thej' become due. In addition to gen- eral farming, he is considerably interested in live stock and his fat horses and cattle are a pleasing feature of the homestead. He was rearer] in the doctrines of the Lulhcran Church to •vhich he loyally adheres, belonging to the church at Han- over. Upon becoming a voting citizen of the I'nited States, he allied himself with the Republican party to which he has given his cordial support. While a resident of Marshall County, this .State, Mr. Molt took unto himself a wife and helpmate, lieitig married Dec. 8, 1867, to Miss Lydia Ann Schultz of that county. Mrs. Molt was born in Seneca County, Ohio, in 1852 and is the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Rienbold) Schultz, who were natives of the liur-keye Slate. They came to Kansas in 1860 settling in Marshall County, where .Mr. Schultz still lives. The latter, in 1H62, dur- ing the progress of the civil war, enlisted as a private in Company E, 13th Kansas Infantry, and did faithfid duty as a soldier in Missouri. Arkansas and the Indian Territory. The Schultz family in- cluded live children, viz: Daniel F., Lydia A., •lulia A.. Sarah E. and Rebecca. Mr. and Mrs. Molt are the parents of nine children, viz: Fred- erick, George, Elizabeth, Ella, Charles, Mena, Clara, Christian and Ida. The father of our subject was Detlef Molt, like- wise a native of German}', where he spent his entire life, engaged in farming. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and died about 1849. His wife, who in her girlhood was Elizabeth Hide, was born and died in Germany, passing away at the advanced age of ninety-three years. The parental family included eight children, viz: .lolian. Louisa, Mar- garet, Detlef, Hans, Fredricka, Carl and Christian. Six of these are living, four in America and two in GermaHj'. RS. SARAH GARRETT was born within six miles of Belfast, in County Down. Ire- land. Aug. 21, 1821. Her parents were Robert and Mary E. (Iluddleston) Retti- grevv. of Scotch-Irish ancestry. The father w.as a farmer. The marriage of .Miss Sarah I'ettigrew took place Aug. 1 1, 1847, the groom being James Garrett, son of Hugh and Margaret (Clark) Gar- rett. In 1867, Mr. and Mrs. (jarref. left Ireland and came to America, landing in New York, where they remained a short time. Thence they removed to Fayette County, III., where they bought a farm, upon which they lived for eleven 3'ears. In the fall of 1878. they came to Kansas and settled in Washington County. Their estate comprised 160 acres on section 11. Mill Creek Township, where Mrs. f Barrett still resides. The farm has been well improved, and the productive acres bear marks of careful tillage. The residence is a neat frame building, with pleasant surroundings. One son and one daughter reside In it with their widowed mother. Mr. Garrett departed this life Dec. 1 'J. 1884, at the age of sixty-two years. He was an esteemed and respected citizen of the eonnty, and a man of known integrit}- and infiexible honesty. He lived a Christian life, and left a good name as a highly prized inheritance to his famil)'. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. In politics he was a Republican, though not an otHcc seeker or office holder. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett was blessed bv the birth of seven chilflren. The first born,' .Mary L.. married Fletcher McWilliams, a farmer 950 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of .Mill Creek Township; they have ten children, iiiigli is a successful merchant of the little town of Morrow; (See sketch.) Margaret married James McWilliams, a farmer of Mill Creek Townslii|); Jane is the wife of Ross Ilannon, an agriculturist; they have two cliildren. Sarah E. is unmarried and at home; ArabelJe died in 1888; she was un- married. She passed awaj- in the earlier j'cars of her 30ung womanhood, being twent3'-6ve years of age. Robert J., the \-oungest child, is single and at home. Mrs. Garrett is a lady of retiring disposition, self abnegating, tender hearted, and sympathetic. She reveres the memory of her departed husband and of her daughter Arabelle, vvhose recent death fell as a heavy affliction upon her mother's heart and is still an ever present sorrow. Beside those of her children who reside with her. Mrs. Garrett has living within a few miles, her two married daughters and her son Hugh. * AMES R. KNOX, of Manh.-ittan Township, is operating successfully as a farmer on a fine body of land belonging to Mr. Purcell. / He is a close calculator, industrious and painstaking in his work, a man who arrives at his opinions in a deliberate manner and one who is not easily moved from them when once they are formed. He has for a wife and helpmate, a lady of more than ordinary intelligence and who is the efficient assist- ant of her husband in all his worthy undertakings. Thej' are pleasantlj- located on section 8, and en jo^- the confidence and esteem of their neighbors. The native place of Mr. Knox was in U'estmore- land Count}', Pa. and the date of his birth Oct. 2, 1841. His parents are Samuel and Catherine (McDowell) Knox, natives of Pennsylvania, w-hile the paternal grandparents came from Scotland. I'pon the outset of the Civil War. Samuel Knox although past sixtj' years of age, enlisted as a Union soldier in Companj- E, 11th Pennsylvania Infantr}' and was killed at the time of the taking of the Weldon Railroad, near the Yellow House in \'irgiuia. in the fall of 1804. He was also at the battle uf (icttjsburg July .'H, 1803, and w.is promoted to the rank of Commissary Sergeant which he held at tiie time of his death. The mother died about thirty 3'ears ago when a young woman of thirty- three 3ears. The nine children born to Samuel and Catherine Knox are recorded as follows: Rebecca became the wife of .Tames Shrum and is the mother of two children ; she died in ^^'estmoreland County, Pa. in 1 862. Jane was first married to Joseph Fry, who joined the 4th Pennsylvania Cavahy. was taken prisoner at Sulphur Springs, Xa... in September, 1863. and died in Andersonville Prison the follow- ing year, leaving one child; his widow was married a second time to William Hamlin who died in 1884 in Pennsylvania, leaving two children. Henry served two years in the Eastern army during the late war and was in most of the important engage- ments of his regiment. He married Julia A. Fry and there were born to them three girls and seven boys; he lives in Westmoreland County. Pa. .Tacob lives in Clyde, Cloud County, this State and is oc- cupied as a butcher; he served in Company C. 84th Pennsylvania Infantrj-; he married Lucy Streeter and there were born to them four children. Su- sannah Mary died in Westmoreland County, Pa. in 1886; she married Thomas Murphy and left three boys. Mr. Murpliy served in a Pennsylvania regiment, a part of the 6th Arraj- Corps, as a Cor- poral. Cerdelia A. lives in Edwards County, this State; she married John Laher, a farmer, and they have a large family of children. Christina is un- married and lives in Newton, this State; the young- est child died unnamed in infancy. James R. Knox attended the common school during his boj'hoodand at an earlj' age commenced working in the coal mines of his native county. During the progress of the Civil War he enlisted in Companj' D, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and participated in fifty-seven engagements, serving until the close of the war and receiving his dis- charge in 1805. Then returning to his native county he farmed one j-ear, but in 1807 came to Kansas and settling in Manhattan, worked five years as a plasterer and stone-mason. In 1872 he m(»ved to his present farm on section 8. on the Blue Bot- toins. two miles and a half northeast of Manhat- tan. He has h:ul control of about 1,000 .acres for ^Iq-m^nlM-P PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 953 a period of seventeen years, and has recently pur- chased for himself 2(53 awes of land lying directly north of his residence and known as the Wisner homestead. It requires no small amount of in- genuity and forethought to make farming uniformly profitable, and Mr. Knox h.as been especially fortu- nate in this respect. The subject of this sketcji was married Dec. 17, 1866. in Westmoreland County, Pa., to Miss Lizzie .Shrum. Mrs. Knox was born June 19, 1853 and is the daughter of Johnston and Nancy ( Breneiser) Shrum who were likewise natives of the Keystone State. Her father died when she was a little past seven years old and the mother four years later. The parental family consisted of live children, the eldest born being Albert, who is unmarried and a resident of A'icksburg, Miss. Christy died wiien twenty-one years old in Mcksburg, Miss. ; Peter died when twenl}' \-e.ars old at Bernard, Ark.; Sylvan is a locomotive engineer on the Santa Pe Railroad; he married Miss Mary Gr.aham at Mill- wood, Pa.; the}' have two children and are now resi- dents of La Junta. Col. To Mr. and Mrs. Knox there liave l)een born three children, viz: Edward, Albert and Christie B. Mr. Knox has very little to do with public affairs, otherwise than voting tiie straight Rejiubli- can ticket, and does not belong to any secret society. ^ ^-*-B- ^ W^ and well k J. A. :M()NTG0M1-:RY, Editor of the Clay Jfmocrat, is one of the prominent known journalists of Kansas. A native of New York State, he was born in West- field, Cliautauqua County, August 12, 1853, and is the son of James L. and Amelia H. (West) Mont- goraer}', who were natives respectively of New York and Pennsylvania, the father born on the same farm as his son, the subject of this sketcii. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Montgomer}-, also named James, was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., and later in life became one of the very first pioneers of Chautauqua Ccumty, N. Y., where he settled in 1805. He was widely known through- out that region as "Deacon" Montgomery, owing to his prominence in the Presbyterian Chui'ch in which he took an active i)art. lie came bj- this trait naturally, the family b(;ing of the old Scotch Covenanter stock and lineal ilescendants from the younger brother of Neil Montgomery, Earl of Lain- shaw of the Scottish peerage. Be\ond him the family trace their ancestry to Count Roger de Montgomery, a noble of Brittany who accompan- ied Duke Williani the Conqueror, to England at the time of the Conquest, he liolding tiie rank of Gen- eral in A\'illiam's army. Foi- several generations anterior to that time the Montgomerys had held high rank in their native land, being noted as warriors — a trait still possessed by many of their descendants. In the division of the lands of the conquered kingdom, Roger de Montgomery' received an estate in Scotland. In the seventeenth century, dui-ing the ]iersecution of the Covenanters, to which sect many of the Mont- gomerys adhered, the ancestor of this branch Of tlie family escapeil to the North of Ireland. The first of the name of whom record is made after coming to America was William Montgomer}', the great-grandfatlier of the subject of this sketch. He came about the year 1700, sojourning briefl}- in Huntingdon County, Pa., then settling on the border. He was contemporary and intimately ac- quainted with Gen. Richard Montgomery, the hero of (Quebec, who, however, was not of the same fam- il}' or was at best but a very distant relative. Deacon James Montgomery purchased a farm of 100 acres on the shores of Lake Erie from the Hol- land Land Company-. He cut logs, bui'ned them and leached the ashes to make potash, which he liauled to Buffalo and across to Canada on the ice in order to obtain money to (lay for his land. He became prominent in the new settlement and was one of the principal figures in the earl.\- history of Chautauqua Count}' in which he wielded a great in- Huence, and was beloved and respected by all who knew him. His was the first marriage solemnized in the new country — Miss Victoria McPherson be- coming his wife. She was a native of Scotland and had come to this country with her parents. Both lived to the age of seventj'-two years and died not far apart, being nearly of an age, the wife pa.ssing away in March and tlie husliand in Octo- ber. 1863. 954 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. To James and \'ktoria Montgomery there were born eleven children, of whom the following named survive: S.-iraii is the widow of Francis Johnston and lives witli lier cliildren in Henry, South Dako- ta; William is an Attorney at Hayes City, this State; Joseph is retired from business and a resi- dent of Chicago, 111.; Hugh is connected with the Home for Disabled Soldiers near Leavenworth. One son, William, was drowned when about nineteen years old; another son, Hamilton, met death in a similar manner, while in active service in tiie Un- ion Arm3' and building a pontoon bridge across the Duck River in Tennessee. Alexander, a min- ister of the Pi esbyterian Ciuirch, died in 1861 at Iteloit, Wis. ; Victoria, Eleanor, and Julia were all married. James L. Montgomery, the father of W. J. A.. was born August lil, 1826. He attended the acad- emy at Westfield, in Ciiautauqua Count3% N. Y., and at an earl}- age developed great love for ath- letic sports in which he became very proficient, and while not quite up to the usual stature of the Mont- gomery family who were rarely under six feet in height, he became the champion wrestler of West- ern New York. While engaged in a friendly bout he broke his i-ight leg and it being improperly set was shortened, which occasioned him to walk with a slight limp, but otherwise caused him no special in- convenience, excepting his rejection on two occa- sions when he endeavored to enter the Union Arm}-. When a young, unmarried man be went to Wisconsin where he engaged in lumbering and re- mained until 1853. Then returning to the old homestead he took charge of it and extended his filial care to his parents in their declining years. Remaining there until 1865 he then removed to Fulton, 111., where he re-engaged in the lumber business. Two years later he was seized with the Kansas fever and emigrated to Douglas County where he engaged in farming until his death, which took place February 3, 1873. The father of our subject inherited from his sire those principles of rigid integrity and uprightness whicb had characterized the latter. In fact if there was any difference in their characters, it was in fav- or of the younger James. The unbending stern- ness of his father was softened in him. he being af- fable and pleasant and greatly beloved by all who knew him. He early connected himself with the church in which he was a lifelong member and for the last fifteen years of his life was a Ruling Elder therein. He took a warm interest in public matters, but alvvays avoided ofHce for which he had a dis- taste, his disposition being I'ather retiring than oth- erwise. He was an original Republican and was act- ive in the formation of that party in his native State. James L. Montgomery was married November 22, 1852, in Wisconsin, to Amelia H. West, who was born October 4, 1833, and emigrated from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin with her parents two or three years prior to her marriage. She is still living and a resident of Lawrence, Kan. She also was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a devout Christian woman. To her and her husband there were born six children, five of whom are now living, and the eldest of whom is the subject of this sketch. Charles and James are unmarried; Mary is the wife of John A. Lee, and all three are residents of Los Angeles, Ca!.; Alexander is a farmer in Douglas County, this Slate; Helen, the second daughter, died at the age of eighteen years at Lawrence and her remains were interred beside those of her father. William J. A. Montgomery spent the first twelve years of his life on the homestead in Westfield. Chautauqua Co., N. Y.. making the most of the ex- cellent educational advantages placed at his disposal, entering the Westfield Academy when a little more than eleven years old. I'pon the removal of his parents to Illinois, in 1865, he followed up his early advantages in the excellent schools of Fulton, fin- ishing his education at the age of fourteen, when he was graduated from the High School in that city. Shortly afterward his parents came to Kan- sas. Like other boys, he had a great desire to see the world and at the age of sixteen years went to the southwestern frontier of Kansas, where he spent a year, going thence to Texas, which State he thor- oughly explored, both in its settled and unsettled portions, incidentally taking a Irij) of 200 miles into Old Mexico. This frontier experience w.as enliv- ened with several encounters with hostile Indians and Mr. Blontgomerj' still bears the scars as me- mentoes of that time. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 955 In 1872 Mr. Montgomeiy took cliarge of a iieril of cattle near Aui^lin, Texas, ami drove them all the way to thewestern bo\iii(lary of Wyoming Teri'i- toi"}'. Next, retui'iiing to Laramie City in the winter of 1M72-73, he engaged in railroading and in an ac- cident near Wyoming hjst a part of his left hand. That satisfied his ambitiun in that direction, al- though lie remained in tlie einploj' of the company for ft time longer, but tlie death of his father called him home to assume the settlement of the estate. In the fall of 1874 he began tcacliing at Black Jack in Douglas County and was very successful, while at the same time he had abundant opportuni- ty for the exercise of his literary tastes wliich he followed for eleven .years, constantly gaining in reputation and improving in scholarsliip and final- ly receiving the highest grade of State cevtiBcate. In 188.5 he estaljlished the Democrat a.t (Stockton, Kan., which he disposed of the following year. Then removing to Clay Count}- he established a paper of which he has since, with the exception of one j-ear, been the editor. The paper is an expo- nent of Democratic doctrines, especially advocat- ing tlie principles of low taritT and National curren- cy. The editor is a close critic and as a conse- quence keeps a watclifiil eye upon the actions of his political opponents. Much attention is given to local affairs, no happening of importance being allowed to pass unnoticed. The paper is fairly well supported, its advertising patronage l>cing on the increase and its circulation, especially anxjng the farmers, is not confined to its political friends. The office is well equipped for job printing of which it does a good share. On the 12th of Angust, 1877, while teaching in Douglas County. Mr. ^Montgomery was married to Miss Nellie S. Lind. who was born in Missouri, ■huuiary 17, 18.511. The six children l)orn of tliis union are all under the [larental roof and named respectively. Mabel .M.. .Maude M.. Mae M.. Hugh II., William C., and Helen C. Mr. Montgomery's early training naturally inclined him to the Repub- lican party, but his residence in the South changeil his |)olitical ideas and he h.as, since his majoritj', acted with the Democratic party. In 1881 he was nominated for the otlice of State Superintendent of I'ulilic InstructjdU on the Dennjcratic Slate Ticket, l)ut of course was not elected in Kansas. He take& an active interest in the affairs of the Democratic part}' in the State, county and city. Like his an- cestors, he is a member of Uie Presbyterian Church. A lithographic portrait of this worth}- descend- ant of an ancient family will Ije found on another page of this volume. ^/AME.S Y. MAXWELL. In every commu- nity there mnst be some to lead and there are numbers who can only follow. The f^^i status of society depends altogether upon its leading men and if they possess the spirit of intel- ligence and progress, the result is proportionately beneficial to those who come within the si)here of their influence. The subject of this notice has been one of the most useful citizens in Kimeo Town- ship, to which he emigrated in 1870, and where he has since lived. He is a lifelong farmer and is suc- cessfully operating 320 acres of land on sections 1 1 and 12. The first land which he homesteaded. owing to a defective title, resulted in considerable loss to him, but he did not allow this fact to discourage him, and homesteaded another place, which he has brought to a condition of one of the most desirable farms in this part of the county. Mr. Maxwell was born in Armstrong Count}-, Pa., April 19, 1840, and is the son of David Max- well, also a native of that county, who occu)>ied himself as a farmer and attained to a position of prominence among his fellow citizens. He was prosperous, financially, and possessed tho.se qu.alites of character by which he was enabled to make a a good record as a man and a citizen. When but a boy he united with the Presbyterian Church, of which he remained an active member the bal- .■uice of his life. He was of Scotch extraction and inherited some of the best traits of a substantial ancestry. He was cut down in the prime of life, dying when his son. .lames Y.. was but a lad. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Adam Maxwell, (uie of the earliest settlers of the Keystone .State. History records that his wife was 956 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the first white woman to cross the Alleghany Mountains. The family settled forty miles from Ft. Pitt. Adam Maxwell lived to be ninety years of age, and for a large portion of this time was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Margaret Huston. She was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., in 1811. and died at the age of seventj^- seven years, in 1888. Her parents were Samuel and Elizabeth (Patterson) Huston, who were na- tives of County Kildare, Ireland. The}' emigrated to America early in life and settled in Huntingdon County, Pa., where they sojourned a number of jears and thence removed to Armstrong County, spending there the remainder of their lives and dying at an advanced age. To David and Margaret Maxwell there was born a famil}' of five children — Sarah. Samuel H., FAlzn- beth E., Adam and James, four of whom are living. Adam died in boyhood; James Y., the 3-oungest born, spent his early life on a farm in Armstrong County, Pa., and attained his education in tiie best schools that I'egion afforded. When a youth of eighteen years he left home and emigrating to Pike County, Ohio, worked there on a farm until the outbreak of the Civil War. Then, in 1861, he en- listed as a private in Compan}' A, ri'od Ohio Infan- tr}-. which was attached to the Army of the Cum- berland, and under command of Gen. .Sherman, participating in the battles of Shiloh, "\'icksbnrg, Jackson, (Miss.) Mission Ridge and other impor- tant engiigements. Mr. Maxwell served all through the war, receiving his honorable discharge in Sep- tember, 1865. Upon leaving the armj- our subject returned to Pike County, Ohio, and purchased a small tract of land upon which he followed farming until 1870. Not being satisfied with the progress he was mak- ing, financially, he came to Kansas and homesteaded 160 acres on section 1, of what is now Kimeo Township. He held possession of this until 1873. being then forced to abandon it as we have already stated. Since that year he has resided on his present farm. He is considerably interested in live stock, and has gathered around him all the con- veniences of modern lural life, bending his ener- gies to the establishment of a model homestead. For eight years he served as Township Trustee and takes an active interest in educational matters, having served on the School Board a number of years, and otherwise promoting the good cause. He is a member in good standing of the A. F. & A. M. and is also connected with the G. A. R. Post at Greenleaf. On the 3d day of July, 1875. occurred the mar- riage of James Y. Maxwell and Klizabeth E. Dodds, the wedding taking plaee at the minister's home in Scioto County. Ohio. INIrs. Maxwell was born in Butler Count}-, Pa., April 8, 1843, and is the daughter of John and Pimily (Winter) Dodds, who were also natives of the Keystone State. John Dodds and his wife were highlj- respected citizens in the community where they spent their younger years and which they left in 1851 for Scioto Count}-, Ohio. Later, they removed to Johnson County, Mo., where they spent the re- mainder of tlieir lives. Both were meml)ers of the Presbyterian Church in which Mr. Dodds served as Elder for many years. Mrs. Maxwell is connected with the Presbyter- ian Church. Her union with our subject has been blessed by the birth of three children — Margaret E., John A. and Laura M.. all of whom are living and remain under the parental roof. OHN SHUTTE, one of the substantial farmers of Hanover Township, may prop- erly be called "a diamond in the rough" / being a man who presents the unvarnished side of his character to the world, while within he possesses a heart big with generous impulses and lives at peace among his neighbors. He has always been industrious and frugal and has succeeded in* accumulating a comfortal)le portion of this world's goods. We find him the owner of 275 acres of good land, pleasantly located on section 1 7 and fairly well improved. The dwelling is a substan- tial, modern structure, erected in 1880 at a cost of $1,200. Adjacent is an orchard of 100 trees and 'the buildings necessary for the various purposes of farm life. The farm accommodates seventy-three head of cattle, and four "-ood horses, are used in its PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 957 operations. Mr. Slmtto duiing the year 1889 lost a large minil)er of swine. A solf-niade man in tlie strictest sense of tiie word, Mr. Sliutte lias looked after himself since a lad of eleven years. He was l)orn on the other side of tlie Atlantic in I'rnssia, Oct. 11, 184.5, and emigrated vvitli liis parents to America when a lad of nine years. The latter were Christian and Mary (Pautien) Shutte wiio were likewise natives of Prussia, the fatiier born in 1822 and a farmer b}' occupation. The parents emigrated to America .in 1854, settling in Blue Island, III., where the motliar died in January- of tlie following year. The father was married a second time to Mrs. Christina Meyer, a widow with one child. Christian .Siiutte came with his family to Kans.as in 18C8, and settled on section 17, Hanover Town- ship. He is now living on his farm south east of Hanover. Of his first marriage there were born six children of whom .John is the only survivor. The latter received a common-school education in Illinois and employed iiimself on a farm until seventeen years old. He then went on to the rail- road for four years. Later for six years he was employed on a steamboat on the Mississippi River, the last two years of which he was second mate. In 1871 he came to Kans.as and for one 3'ear opera- ted a sawmill. Next he entered the employ of the St. Joseph A- Grand Island Rail Ro.ad Company, with whom he remained oneseason and then settled on his present farm. About this time our subject took unto himself a wife and helpniatc, being married JMarch 13, 1872, to Miss Christina, daughter of John and Dorothea (Winterhof) Eggers. The parents of Mrs. Shuitc were natives of Hanover, Germany, where they lived until the death of the mother wliich occurred in 18G.'i. Mr. Eggers in 1871 emigrated to Amer- ica with his children and lived in Illinois until 188o, during which j'ear he came to this State. He de- parted tliis life in May 1889, at the home of his daughter Mrs Raff, in Hanover Township. Mrs. Shntte was the fourth of her parents' six children and was born in Hanover, (Tormany, Sept 1, 18.")4.» She was a child of ten years when coming to America, and lived in Cook Countj-, 111., until 1872. iMgiit children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. .Shutte only four of whom are living, viz: Chris- tian, born March 12, 1879; Gustav, March 21, 1883; Henry, Nov. 7, 188o and Sophie, Sept. 9, 1887. The family all attend the German- Lutheran Church at Hanover. ."Mr. .Shutte votes with the Democratic part}', in which he is quite prominent and has served several times as a delegate to the countj' conventions. He held the office of Constable two years and was Road Over- seer for the same length of time. His farm embraces 275 acres of good land, the greater part of which is under cultivation. -*>^ ^>^^^:i?Hit5<^ UGUST LUEBKE. One of the most ele- gant homes in Hanover Township, Wash- ington County, is that owned and occupied bj' the above named gentleman. The resi- dence is situated on section G, Hanover Township, and was erected in 1884 at a cost of over ><2,000. The barD.whichaccomp.anies it cost over $1,000. The owner of this beautiful place was born in Pommern, Germany, April 23, 1845. He grew to manhood in his native countr\% and was the recipient of the educational advantages which Germany insures to her sons. At the age of twenty-one he entered the German armj', and served for two years as a mem- ber of the 8th Artillery. The regiment w.as stationed at Coblentz. In 187 1 he came to America, landing at New York. He went immediately to .Sauk County, Wis., where he worked on a farm for six months. He then came to Kansas and settled in Hanover Township, where he now owns 555 acres of laud. This is divided into two farms. The principal crop raised is corn and 160 acres are under the plow. The cst.ate bears 100 fruit trees, and over its pjistures roam sixty head of cattle, twelve of liorses and fortj* of hogs. The fatlier of our subject was John Luebke, a native of Pommern. The mother was also a German, who died wiien our subject was a small child. The family was composed of seven children, of "lioin our subject was ihe fifth. In 187G the father came U) America and settled in S.auk County, Wis., where he died four years later. His occupation was that of a farmer, 958 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. August Luebke, of whom we write, was mai-- lied March 28, 1872, to Mrs. Barbara Guiidel- fingeri a sister of Jacob Osvvald. By her marriage with Frederick Guiidel finger, she became the mother of six children: John, George. Rudolph, Jacob. Andrew, and Matt F. Mr. and ^Irs. Liiebke are members of tl;e Evan- gelical Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Order, and has been through all the Chairs of the same. He takes an active interest iu politics and votes the Republican ticket. He has served his fellow citizens as Township Trustee and Township Treasurer. He has also been Road Overseer, and for four years was a member of the School Board of district No. 88. A capable farmer, a good citizen, and an upright man. Mr. Luebke is justly esteemed by his fellow citizens. Sji HARLES COMSTOCK. In the career of the subject of this biography we find that of ?^^ a man whose course in life has been such as to commend him in a marked manner to the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens. I'pright in his dealings, generous and public spirited, he has been a useful member of the community, exerting a good influence around him and furthering the en- terprises calculated to upbuild the moral and relig- ious elements of society. In his praiseworthy labors he has been encouraged by one of tiie best of women — a lady possessing rare qualifications, and one who has .assisted in drawing aiound herself and family the best social elements of the community. We thus find n lnjme wliich without pretensions to elegance, is encircled by an air of comfort and I'e- finement which makes it a most delightful resort. The agricultural ;Hid stock raising interests of Washington County are worthily represented by Mr. Comstock, who owns and occupies 280 acres of fine land, comprising a part of sections 1.3 and 14 in Kimeo Townshii). JJuring his eight- een years' residence here he has elTected manj' im- provements and distinguished himself as a farmer of modern ideas, not content with anything less t han to excel. He is a native of Janesville. Rock Co.. Wis., and was born August 24. 1843. His parents were Asa and L3-dia (Smiley) Comstock. Asa Comstock was born in Vermont June 5, 1800. About 1821 he went to Canada where he was en- gaged in various pursuits for several j'e.ars, then re- moving to Schuylkill. X. Y.. he operated as a rail- road contractor. About 1810 Asa Comstock removed with his familj- to Janesville. Wis., where he lived five 3'ears. then changed his residence to Albany, Green Count}- that State. In the vicinity of that town he followed farming until his death, which oc- curred February 22, 1875. His latter years were spent on a farm. He made a comfortable living for his family but never accumulated much propertj-. He was a man of considerable prominence in his community and held the various minor offices. Possessed of more than ordinary intelligence, he was a const.ant reader and in his religious ideas, as- similated with the (^Hiaker Church from childhood until the time of his death. He was a man of high character and greatly resiiected b^- all who knew him. His father was Peter Comstock, a native of \'ermont and of English extraction. Peter Com- stock served in the War of 1812. Mrs. Lydia (Smiley) Comstock was born in Jamestown. X. Y.. August 2, 1813, and .accom- panied her family to Wisconsin where she now resides. Her parents were .Joseph and Sarah Smi- ley, natives of Rhode Island. Joseph Smiley was a well-to-do farmer and both he and his wife were church members and highly respected in their com- munity. To Asa and Lydia Comstock there were born eight children, viz: Harriet. Mary, Charles. Alice, Jane A., Asa L.. Clara and Albert B. They are all living with the exception of Jane, who died when a promising yt>ung lady of eighteen years. The subject of this sketch was born in Jiinesville. Rock Co., Wis., and spent his boyhood j'earson the farm, .acquiring such education .as the common school of that communitj- afforded. He learned the arts of plowing, sowing and reaping and chose these for his life vocation. Being ambitious to go West and grow ui) with the countr}', he in 1871 crossed the Mississippi andTiomesteaded 160 acres of land on section 12, Kimeo Township. AVash- ington County, this State. He effected good im- provements, but after a number of ^-ears sold out PORTRAIT AND 15I0GRAPHICAI. ALBUM. 959 and purchfised 280 acres on sections 13 and 11 of the saTnt' townsliip, wboro he now re- sides. He lias one of the best iMipr()ved farms in Washington County and has spared no pains to make his home beautiful and attractive. Person- all}'. he is a man of wiiom any community may justl}' feel proud, being liberal, sociable, hospitable and in every sense of the word, a true gentleman. Mr. Comstock for the past few years has been giving considerable attention to the breeding] and development of blooded horses and cattle. In 1889 his name was before the Hepulilican County Con- vention as a candidate for Sheriff, being defeated by a few votes. While a resident of Alban\-, Wis., he identified himself with the I. O. O. F. and up- on coining to Kansas transferred his membership to I'nit}' Lodge No. 276 of Barnes, at the time of its organization, being a charter member. lie has taken lioth the Subordinate and Encampment de- grees and is quite prominent therein. He is also connected with the A. O. U. W. Lodge at Green- leaf. On the 15th of December, 1869, Mr. Comstock was married to Miss Alta Flint, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Simmons) Flint, who were natives of New York State and are now deceased. Of this union there have been born no children, but the household circle includes an adopted son — Walter, a remarka- ble bright boy who is now (1889) sixteen years of age. Mrs. Comstock is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a lady highly es- teemed in the social circles of her community. AVID T. FirZPATRICK. Among the men who have labored to good purpose in ^ advancing the material interests of Lin- coln Townsliip, Washington County-, may be most properly mentioned the subject of this biogra|>hical outline, who has been established in liiat township since 1876. He at that time pur- chased a part of ids present farm, and is now tiie owner of 400 broad acres, comprising a portion of sections 2, 3 and 10. He is a man who m.akcs a specialtj- of attending to his legitimate calling, and is foiemost among the ranks of the prosperous agri- culturists of this section, carrying on extensively general farming and stock-raising. He has been greatly prospered in his labors, and by wise man- agement is now comparatively independent, finan- cially. Nearly every State in the I'nion is represented in this portion of the Great West, and the Blue Grass country has contributed its quota likewise to the develo[)ment of the land beyond the Mississippi. The subject of this notice was born in Green County, Kj'., Dec. 25, 1838, and is the son of Ed- ward C. Fitzpatrick. a native of Culpcpei' County, \'a., and born in 1787. He spent his entire life in Kentuekj', d^dng in Hart County, in 1847, when in the prime of life. By occupation he was a me- chanic and builder, and also engaged in farming. He superintended the construction of the bridge across the Ilapahannock River, and other structures in that region bore the marks of his skill and in- dustry. He served in the War of 1812, as Captain of a company under Gen. Jackson, and was near the front in the batlle of New Orleans. He was a man of property, a slave owner, and for man3' years i)rior to his death a member in good standing of the Baptist Church. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Maj. David Fitzi)atrick, an olHcer of the Revolutionary War, under the direct command of Gen. Washing- ton. He was born in Ireland and emigrated to America with a lirother at an early date, settling in Virginia, where he spent his last days. The niother of our subject was in her girlhood Nancy J. Towles. She was born in Culpeper County. Va., and was the daughter of Robert Towles, a Revolu- tionary soldier. Of her marriage with Edward Fitz|)atrick there were born ten children, viz: Jo- seph IL, Mary W.. Juda, John W.. Sally, Ann R., George (1st, deceased), George (2d), James and David T. Mr. Fitzpatrick, our subject, was the youngest child of his parents, and was reared in his native county, acquiring a common-school education. His life passed in a comparatively uneventful manner until the outbreak of the Rebellion, and the first vcar of the war he joined the Confederate Army at Camp Jackson. Mo., as a member of Company A. 1st Missouri Infantry. He served in this until af- 960 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ter tho battle at Oak Hill, and was then transferred to the cavalrj- command. .Soon afterward, however, he joined Company K, 1st Missouri Infantry-, and serveVl until 18G4. when he received his honorable discharge. He was in the fight at Carthage, Oak Hill, Lexington. Mo., and Corinth, Miss.; also at Helena, Ark. After the war he located in P.ii- chanan County, Mo., and for several years was en- gaged in buying and selling stock. He also carried on farming. ' On the 21st of May, 186.^, occurred the marriage of David T. Fitzpatriek with Miss Nana King, of DeKalb, Buchanan Co.. Mo. ISIrs. Fitzpatriek was born in that countj', Aug. 13, 1817, and is the daughter of Preston R. and Lucydia (Lorance) King, n.atives respectively of Kentucky' and North Carolina, but both reared in Indiana. Of this union there have been born six children, viz: Will- iam F., Lucinda, Samuel E.. Preston R.. Henry H. and Nanna. Mr. Fitzpatriek, politically, supports the Democratic party, and sociall}' is a member in good standing of the Masonic fraternity. -^ ^-^ ^ lUGENE FINN. The year 1863 found Mr. IP^ Finn upon Kansas soil, and settling in Atch- j} '-^ ison he occupied himself at whatever he could find to do until 18G6. That year he changed his residence to Washington County, locating upon a farm in Lincoln Township, where he now lives. He has 153 acres of good land, on section 3, and iu addition to general farming is considerably' in- terested in stock-raising. He is a native of County Kerry. Ireland, and was born Sept. 28, 1832. The father of our subject was Barthomel Finn, likewise a n.ative of County Kerrj', Ireland, where he spent his entire life, dying at the advanced age of sevent3'-three years. He was the son of another native-born citizen of County Kerrj', who lived to be seventy-two years old, and who was of .Spanish extraction. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Mary O'Donnell. She survived her husband over twenty j^ears, spending her en- tire life in her native Ireland, and died at the advanced age of ninety-two. All were members of the Roman Catholic Church. The parents of our subject had a family of six children, viz: Mar}\ Martin. Thomas, Eugene, Barthomel and James. Eugene was the third child, and after a brief season spent in the com- mon school learned the trade of a shoemaker, at which he worked in his native county until 1853. Then, a young man of twenty years, and desirous of something- better than he could hope to obtain in iiis native land, he set out for America, and after a safe voyage reached his destination. We next find liim located in Clark County, Ohio, where he sojourned until 1850. Next he changed his residence to Randolph County, Ind., where he con- ducted a boarding house until 1862. He then re- moved to Fortville, Madison County, that State, where he lived until the following j'ear, when he cast his lot with the people west of the Mississippi. Mr. Finn was reared in the doctrines of the Catholic Church, to which he still gives his faith- ful adherence. Before leaving Ireland he was mar- ried. May 14, 1853, to Aliss Mary Maloney, who w.as born in County Kerry, in 1835. She became the mother of six children — Marv, Catherine, Liz- zie. Anthony, Nellie and Maggie — and departed this life at her home, Sept. 3, 1874, at the early age of thirty-nine jears. Her parents were of Irish extraction. Mr. Finn as a farmer h.as proved a success, and as a member of his community is con- tributing his quota toward its advancement. -•jzcc/©^^ 1^4— ^SW^3'S*»» JijOHN BERNARD SCHNIEDERJANS, of j! Independence Township is called the "King I Bee" of that section. He emigrated hither h before the Indians had left the country and still lives on the ground which w.as formerly the old meeting point of travelers overland to Cali- fornia. He still preserves with tender care the old log house of those days, which stands in the garden not far from the more modern residence which he now occupies. He is a man widely and favorably known and a favorite among old and j'oung. He takes an active interest in politics, un i form Ijf voting the Democratic ticket. His landed possessions em- brace 480 acres, well improved, and his immediate PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 961 surroundings indicate in a forcible manner tiie thrift and industry wliicli are the leadinu; points in liis character. Tiie subject of tin's slrtainment in their pleasant home. Their sterling worth insures them the respect of all wlio know them, and their friends are many and sincere. -*M^ -5- ^ A. (iODARD. jiniior member of the firm of Darkness & (jodard of Clay Center came to this i)lace with his partner in Oct- ober, 1870, and they engaged in tlie law practice, in which they are building up a lucrative business, also a fine reputation. Mr. (iodard like his partner was born in Br.adford Count}', Pa., Dec. 18, 185.5. and remained there until a lad of fifteen years when he left home for the purpose of attending school at Waverl}-, >.'. V. Subsequently he pursued his studies in the University at Sj^ra- cuse, >.'. Y., three years, and from there came to Kansas and prosecuted his law studies in the ofiice of H.ayden A- Hayden of Holton. He was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1879, and at once com- menced pr.actice with Mr. Ilarkness, since which time they have been recognized as among the ablest lawyers of this part of Kansas. The father of our subject was E. A. Godard, likewise a native of Bradford Count}', Pa., having been born in 1819. He there grew to mature years and married Miss Priscilla M. .Sherwood. Then settling on a farm near Burlington, Pa., he reared his two sons and remained there until 1888 when he took up his abode with his son, A. A., with whom he stilU lives. The mother passed away March 2, 188G, .at the age of sixty-four years. The firm of Ilarkness & Godard are accredited with the i)OSsession of the best library west of To- peka in tliis part of the State. Although never having been a candidate for any olHce, Mr. Godard keeps himself well posted upon political affairs and is a live worker for the Republican party. Among the societies he is a member of Blue Lodge, Chap- 964 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ter and Comraandery, occupyiiiir a leading j^sitiou in tlie Masonic fraternity. The marriage of our suhjeot with Jliss Eva Val- entine of Topeka, was celebrated at the bride's home in that city, Dec. 10, 1885. This lady was born in Ottawa County, Kan., and is the daughter of Judge D. M. Valentine, a member of the Su- preme Court. Of her union with Mr. Godard there have born two children. Guenn Priscilla and Daniel Valentine. iM^ A DISOWN COX. Mr. Cox has been a resi- dent of Kansas since 1859 and has made % his home in AVashington County since 1868. He has thus witnessed the remarka- ble changes in this section of the country and has contributed his quota in bringing about its present condition. He is looked upon as one of the repre- sentative men of Haddam Township, although com- l)aratively young in years, having been born May ■2, 1856, near Bloomington, 111. When a child of three years Mr. Cox was taken by his parents to Marshall County, Kan., they mak- ing tlie journey overland by team. He there re- ceived such school advantages as could be given in a log house under the most primitive methods of instruction, and at an early age was taught hab- its of industry and economy. His father died when he was a boy of ten and his brothers being in the army. ^Ladison, as far as he was able, took ciiarge of the homestead, putting his shoulder bravely to the wheel and proving the main sta}' of his widowed mother. After the exjjiration of two years, however, desiring a farm upon which there was timber, the mother of our subject, came with her little family to Washington County, this Slate. and homesteadcd 160 acres of land in Iladdam Township. Madison remained with his mother, as- sisting in the improvement of the farm, until a young man of twenty years and then began oper- ating for himself. In 1878 he purchased eighty acres of land along Mulberry Creek, of which he still retains ownership and which he has brought to a good slate of cultivation, effecting also good im- provements. He has a substantial dwelling, a good barn, the necessary outhouses and a suppl}^ of native timber. The land is mostly enclosed and divided with wire fencing. Mr. Cox, in 1873 purchased fortj- acres additional on the same sec- tion and is quite extensively interested in stock raising — cattle, horses and swine. His stable con- tains a full blooded Perchei on-Norman, a v.aluable animal of many fine points. Mr. Cox is a mem- ber and a Director of the Percheron Stock Com- pany at Haddam, and has had no small experience in raising the standard of horse flesh in this vicin- ity- , When J[r. Cox came to Kans.is he found deer and other wild animals abundant and when a boy of twelve was quite an expert with the rifle. He established domestic ties at an early age — a short time after reaching his eighteenth year — being married in Haddam. June 6, 1874, to Miss Mar- garet A. Brown. Mrs. Cox was born in Mahaska Count}-, Iowa, June 24, 1848. Of her union with our subject there have been born two children, the eldest of whom, Joseph William, died July 3, 1889, at the age of thirteen years. The only remaining child is a daughter, Mary K. Mr. Cox is a Repub- lican, politically, and has been quite prominent in his party in this section, frequently serving as a delegate to the county conventions. He served as Road Supervisor one year and has been School Director in his district for the past four 3-ears. . Mrs. Cox is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John Cox. the father of our subject, was born and reared in the Old Dominion and when a young man removed to McLean County, III., during its pioneer days. He entered a tract of land and im- proved a farm, living there until 1859. Then crossing tiie Father of Waters, he located in Mar- shall County, this State, in what is now Vermilion Township, and secured 200 acres of land. Upon this he operated successfull}- until his death, which took pLace in 1866. He was an honest man and a good citizen and from the time of its organization upheld the principles of the Republican party. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Rebecca Higgs. She was born in Ohio and was the daughter of Levi Higgs. a farmer of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 965 Buckeye State, who died there; she is still living, occupying a 1 20-acrc farm noar Iladdam. Prior to his marriage svitli Miss lliggs. John Cox, liy his first wife had become, the father of six cliildrcii. the eldest of wlioni, Sally A., is deceased. Betsy, Mrs. Foster, is a resident of Independence, this State; Daniel, Joseph and Letice are deceased. Margaret, Mrs. Carjienter, is a resident of Davis Co., Mo. The mother of oiir subject was married three times. Uf her lirst union, with ^Ir. Thompson, there were born three cliildren — .lolin, Levi and Mary C. INIary married a Mr. Patterson of Ilad- dani Township and there were born ten children. After becoming a widow the first time the mother married Mr. Turnijisecd, and there were born three children — .lauet L., Mrs. Foster; Henrietta, also Mrs. Foster and botii residents of Iladdam; and Riichel, wlio is now deceased. Of the third mar- riage there were born four children — Madison, the subject of this sketch; Matilda who remains at home with her mother; Kniilj', Mrs. Stroud, of Cheney County, Neb., and John, who farms on llic liomcstead. John .and Levi, during the late war served in the 13th Kansas Infantry in Com[)anies D. and F. John fell mortallj' wounded in the battle of Missionary Ridge. Levi was killed on the march by the falling of a tree after having served for over five yeai's. Daniel enlisted in 1861 in an Ill- inois regiment, in which he served three years then re-enlisted in a Kansas regiment and was shot while on picket duty. Joseph Cox served in an Illinois regiment and died afterward in Missouri. ftsss ^N- WARREN II. FLETCHER. Among jj) those wiio sought the frontier of Northern ^^^ Kansas after the close of the late Civil War, ^ came Mr. Fletcher, in tlie fall of 186G, and settled three miles west of the present site of Clay Center on a homestead across the Republican River. He braved the dangers and dilliculties of life on the bordc, maintained his resolution to found a home in this region and is now looked upon with that respect only accorded the early pioneers. His career has been that which his descendants will look upiin with pride in afler years. By glancing at the antecedents of Mr. Fletcher, we find that he is of substantial New England stock and a native of Cornish, N. H. He was born Oct. 1(1, 18:57, and is tlie son of Hiram C. Fletcher, like- wise a native of the aliove mentioned place, where he lived and followed the (occupation of a wheel- wright. He married Miss JIaria P.atrick, and there were horn to them three children of wham \\'arren H, is the oidy one living. After the death of his wife, in 1810, Hiram Fletcher removed to Eden, A't., where he was subsequently married and made his home until his death, with the exception of one year which he spent in Kansas. His decease oc- curred in Ma\-, 18()7, The subject of this sketch received a good pract- ical education in the common school and com- menced working out at theearl\' age of nine years. Four 3ears later he began life on his own account, working at 84 per m(jnth for nine months and the next year received 5^5. The year following his wages were raised to ^6 per month, which was con- sidered quite good at that time. He remained in the employ of one man and in the winter se.ason attended school and paid his way by doing chores. In 1858, when twent3--one years old, young Fletcher returned to his native town, remaining there until after the outbreak of the Civil AVar. On the 12th of October, 1861, he enlisljcd as a Inion soldier in Company (!, 2d Regiment. New Hampshire \'olun- teers. This was an Independent Pegiment, known as Berdan's Sharp Shooters, and reported for service at Washington, D. C, after being in Camji fur In- struction all winter. This regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and Mr. Fletcher first saw the smoke of battle at Falmouth, Va. (_)n the first of April follow- ing (18G2,) he set out on the march to Bristol Station and fourteen days later met the enemy for the first time at Falmouth. On the 9th of May following he wa3 at Manassas (Jap, and later at Harper's Ferry. The engagements which followed were Rapahannock Station, Aug. 2:3, 1862; Sulphur Springs, Aug. 25, tiainesville. Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietara and the three engagements at Fredericksburg all occurring during that year. Later Mr. Fletcher fought at Chancellorsville in two battles anil a skirmish, and was at Gettysburg, 966 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Trapping Heights. Aulmni. Kelley's Ford, Bramly Station, Locust Grove and Mine Run. This hy no means closed his fighting record, as he was in ttie later important batth's of that campaign. In the report of tliis regiment furnished later, it was found that it iiad embraced in numbers 1,182 men, of wliieh 520 were Icilled and wounded. They captured more prisoners than their own numliers and it is believed they killed .and wounded twice as many as they tooic prisoners. Mr. Fletcher remained with his comrades until .Tuly, 1865, when he was made a ranking oflicer and mustered in as Second Lieutenant, finally being given a First Lieutenant's commission. He commanded his company tliere- after until the close of the oar. He was mustered out at Concord, N. II., July 10. 1865, and after spending a little time among iiis old friends and associates came to Kansas and taking up a home- stead claim of 160 acres in Blaine Township, com- menced the improvement of iiis property. Returning, in 1868 to his native place. Mr. Fletcher was united in marriage with Miss Cassie Freeman on the 12th of March. The newly wedded pair returned at once to Kansas and lived upon the new farm until 1878. In the meantime its condi- tion was greatly changed, ;\Ir. Fletcher being very successful in the cultivation of the soil and effect- ing the needed improvements. Of late years it has been largely devoted to live stock. Trees had been planted which are now two feet in diameter. Convenient and suitable buildings have been erected and the soil has been rendered fertile willi the aid of the latest improved machinery. Mr. Fletcher has always been considerably inter- ested in political affairs and has exercised due in- fluence in his community. Wliile on the farm he was elected to the office of County Clerk in whieli lie has served three years, being at the same time Register of Deeds. In 1877 he was elected by the Republicans of Clay County to represent tiiem in the State Legislature. In 1869 he was elevated to the Probate Judgesliip, serving one term. He has been influential in the councils of his party and is at present Secretary of the Republican Central Committee. In August, 1868, while Mr. Fletclior was serving as County Clerk the Indians of this region became troublesome. Mr. Fletcher, or- ganized at that time a Company of Volunteers to repel the Indians — and proceeded north to' Peach Creek, where the command ascertained that there was no danger, it being simply a movement of the Pottawatomies going westward for their annual hunt. Soon the command was disbanded and re- turned home. During the absence of Mr. Fletcher, Mrs. Huntress packed the records of tlie County Clerk and records of the Register of Deeds, in a small leather valise, and hid them in the hollow of a Cottonwood tree. This tree is still standing across Huntress Creek on Court street. In 1879 Jlr. Fletcher, leaving his farm, removed to Clay Center and engaged in the real estate and loan business which he has since prosecuted very successfully. There have been born to him and his estimable wife eight children, five of whom are living — Frank L.. Harry W., Frederick, Edith and Fanny. The}' ,all make their home with their parents. The eldest, Frank, is employed in the First National Bank as an 'assistant to the cashier. IMr. Fletcher was present at the surrender of (tCu. Lee and at the time 'purchased of a rebel otticer an English sword, for §100 in Confederate money. The officer would _ have accepted $15 in United States currency. Mr. Fletcher obtained his rebel money by sharing the spoils of a captured wagon train. In October, 1889, Mr. Fletcher was ajipointed Postmaster of Clay Center b}' President Harrison ship, came to his present farm in January. 1888, and is numbered among the represen- x^HAUNCEY A. GREEN, of Goslien Town- 'kjJj "' tativc citizens along the northern line of Clay County. This farm comprises 160 acres of fertile lanil, of which 110 acres are under tlie plow, and the balance in pasture and meadow. He pureliased this property in the fall of 1879, when only about twenty acres had been broken, and at once put up a part of his present dwelling. Gradually he ef- fected other improvements, remaining here until in December. 1883, then removed to Clay Center to assume the otHee of Sheriff, to which he had been elected the iircvious fall. Prior to this he had PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 967 served two terms as Township Trustee, anil in llie meantime was elected Sheriff, scrvinij four years. His re-eleetion was considered a great compliment, as few uum have served in this office in Clay County more than one term. At the expiration of iiis sec- ond term Mr. Green returned to his farm, where he has since lived. The subject of this sketch was born in New Berlin, Waukesha Co., Wis.. April 3. 1843, and was reared upon a farm, acquiring his education in the district school. He was a youth of eighteen yens uiion the outbreak of the Civil \\'ar, but in April, 18()1. under the first call for 300,000 troops, he enlisted in Company C. 6th Wisconsin Infantry, and going to the front, participated in many of the important battles which followed, namelj-: the second battle of Bull Hun, South Mountain, Antietam, Mine Run, Chancellorsville and Gettys- burg, and at the latter place w.as wounded July 1, 1863, by a gunshot in the right thigh. This dis- abled him for about five months, and he then re- joined his regiment in time to have a hand in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Har- bor, North Anna, Petersliurg, and at Weldon Rail- road was wounded in the right shoulder, Aug. lb, 180 1. This disabled him for tiie same length of time as before, and as soon as be was able he again joined his comr.ades, and after participating in the Weldon Railroad raid, went down into North Carolina, fought at Five Forks, marched with his regiment to Appomattox Court- House, and was liresent at Lee's surrcndei. April 9, 1865. He went up through the Carolinas to AVashington, D. C, tak- ing part in the grand review, and thence via Jef- fersonville, Ind., returned to Madison. Wis., where he received liis honorable discharge. Mr. (ireen now resumed farming and prepared to establish a home of his own. On the 3d of October, 1869, lie was weddcil to Miss Mary, daughter of Martin and Mary (I)olan) Bergin. Mrs. (ireen was born in Grant County, Wis., in February, 1848. Her parents arc now deceased. The young people sojourned in the Badger State until 1878. and then coming to Kans.as. occupied a rented farm until the fall of that year, when Mr. (Trecn bought his i)re.sent homestead. He efft -letl good improvements, and pursues the even tenor of his way without ostentation, being chietly remark- able as an honest man and a good citizen. He is a favorite both in social and business circles, and belongs to Ciaj- Center Lodge No. 1 15. 1. O. 0. F. He also belongs to Phil Sheridan Post No. 88, G. A. R.. at Cl.ay Center. To Mr. and Mrs. Green , there have been born four children, namely: Al- mira M., John W., Mary E. and Charles B. The father of oui subject was Fden B. Green, a native of Vermont, who when a young man emigrated to i New York State, where he married Miss Caroline E. Knox, who was lorn there. .Soon afterward they removed to Waukesha County, Wis., settling among the earliest pioneers of that region. In 1806, crossing the Father of Waters, thej- settled in the vicinity of Iowa City, where they spent their last days, dying at an .advanced age. The I maternal grandparents of Mr. ( < rcen were of Scotch- ' Irish ancestrj'. The parents of Mrs. Green were natives of Ire- ! land, whence the^' emigrated to the United .States in their youth, and were married in Wisconsin, I where they spent their last d.ays. Mr. Bergin ser- ved as a soldier in the Mexican War. Both par- ents had become members of the Catholic Church in Ireland, to which church their ancestors for I generations had belonged. II. DOWD, Editor and proprietor of the Palmer Pioiieer.is a native of Peoria County. j^l HI., born Oct. 22, 1864. He is a son of ^^fJ Lucas and Elizabeth (Cook) Dowd, the former a native of Ireland, born in 1834, who emigrated when a boy to the United Slates, his parents both being deceased. He w'orked at any thing he could Bud to do, and on arriving at man- hood found himself in Ohio. He there became a farmer and in th.at Stale was married. Shortly after that important event in his history he emi- grated to Illinois, and bought a farm in Peoria County where he lived for a number of years, when he sold it and removed to Marshall County, where he lived about six years, but he never bought much property there, intending to go farther west. In 1871 he determined to Ir}' his fortunes in the Sun- 9C8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. flower State, and emigrated to Washington County, which has ever since been his home. In Sheridan Township lie tooli a homestead, the same on whicli he now lives. To this he li.is added forty acres, since purchased, giving him a fine 200-acre farm, on which he has •comfortable buildings, good orchard, water, fences, etc., all tlie result of his own labors, as when he took it it was but raw prairie. He has alwaj'S been industrious and economical and his present comfort is the direct result of 3 ears of effort. He is of a genial, kindly disposition, and has hosts of friends. His wife. Elizabeth, was born in Ohio in 1835, her parents being also from Ireland. They have had eleven children of whom two are deceased, Anthony at the age of three years, and John L. when he was twenty-three j-ears old. The latter was a soldier in the United States Regulars, and died of fever in San Antonia, Tex. The sur- vivors are: Mary E. wife of Oliver P. Woody, an implement dealer in Palmer in this county; Cassie is the wife of C. E. Parkhurst, a farmer at Seapo, Republic Co., Kan.; Daniel D. is a farmer near Palmer, Washington County; Maggie is married to J. R. Taylor, a farmer also near Palmer; J. H. is next; then William, a farmer at Palmer; Joseph. Francis L., and Albert are still under the parental roof. J. H. Dowd, the subject of this sketch, remained with his father's brother in Illinois after his parents had removed to Kansas, and until the death of his uncle, that was his home. II's uncle died when J. H. was in his tenth year, and he was then brought to Kansas by his father who went after him. He had attended the district schools in Illinois, and for a time after coming to this State he also attended the district school, subsequently entering the Clifton High School where he fitted himself for teaching, which profession he followed for four years, all the time in Washington County. He gave this up in the spring of 1889, having purchased the busi- ness and material of the Palmer Pioneer, which had been established in January' 1888, by F. T. Cook, from whom it was bought by Mr. Dowd. The paper is Republican in [lolitics, and it is the aim of Mr. Dowd to make it a valuable medium fur the section of the county in which it is printed, he giv- ing esi)eclal attention to home matters. lie has greatly imjiroved the paper in appearance as well as in its conduct and contents. He has also fa- cilities for doing job printing, a great convenience to the business men of Palmer and vicinity. Mr. Dnwd is a member of Lone Star Lodge, No. 284, 1. O. 0. F., of Palmer, also of Occidental Lodge, No. 164,1. O. G. T. He is an ambitious, en- ergetic young man. who is making his own way in the world unaided, and he is well thought of in the communit}' where he resides. -l-H^e^^=f-i-4— (^t/MERICUS: E.": DRISKELL, though still a young man. is an old resident of Wash- li ington County, to which he has belonged (^ since 1860. He is the occupant of an ex- cellent stone residence on section 33, in P'ranklln Township, and on the 280 broad acres which sur- round it, he carries on bis business of feeding and raising stock. He is the son of Montilion G. and Emily S. (Ay res) Driskell and was born in Keokuk. Iowa. June 22, 1849. Montilion Driskell removed with his family to Kansas in 1860. He pre-empted land near Washington, and there made his home until 1887. He then removed to Oregon, where himself and wife now reside. The famil}- was a large one and seven of them grew to maturity. They are: Eldou: Anna, wife of Anthony Voight; A. E., our subject; Montilion C, Milton and Thomas who re- side in Oregon; and George, whose home is in this countj'. Our subject was reared upon a farm. Ill 1865. at the age of seventeen, he w.as united in marriage with Sarah E. Dunnuck, and the young couple im- mediately after marriage settled where they now reside. They filed on 160 acres under the homestead act, and have since increased their possessions to the amount which they now own. Their union has resulted in the birth of seven children: Alfred; Emily, wife of G. AV. Stanley: Marilla, Prudence, May, Effa and Clarence. Mrs. Driskell was born in Kosciusko County. Ind.. April 29, 1843. Her mother Catherine (Reas- oubee) Dunnuck died in Indiana, leaving six ehil- /^^^^CK 'yT^y, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 971 dren. The father, .lohii Dimnuek, removed with his family to Kansas in LSI!.'! and settled in Wash- ington Connty, where he subsequently died. Mr. Drislcell has served in Townshii) oltiees with credit to himself and his constituents. He has oc- cupied the position.s of School Treasurer, School Clerk and Township Treasurer and Clerk. He is now identified with the Union I^abor l)arly. thoufjh in former years he usually voted with the Demo- crats. He has never been a strict partisan, but al- ways considered the principles first and the party afterward. He has been for many years a mem- ber in full fellowship of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his standing therein is unquestioned. The early marriage, which in many cases proves so disastrous to the fortunes of a young man, has in this ease proved quite the reverse. Mrs. Driskell has been an able helpmate and counselor to her husband, and the success to which the^' have already attained, gives promise that they will in time be classed among the wealthiest and most influential residents of the county. (^^ YLVANUS S. L( ^^^ dent of Washin Ivicl^' years. He resii YLVANUS S. LONGLEY has been a resi- hington County for a score of sides on .section 25, Green- leaf Township, and is now the owner of 360 acres of well improved land, where he is en- gaged in the pursuit of agriculture, and also raises considerable stock. He is one of the most exten- sive farmers in the county, and is in excellent circumstances. All his property has been accu- mulated since his arrival in this State. 'I'lic Longley family are of English extraction, members of it having come to America at an earlv date and settled in Maine. The grandfather of our subject was a Revolutionary soldier. His father, .Sylvanus Longley, was a native of Maine, where he lived and died. He devoted all his life to farming, held some minor offices and was in only moderate financial circumstances. During the war of 1812 he served in the .Vnicncan army. He was born about the year IT'.IT, anil departed this life about 1882. The mother of our subject boi'e the maiden name of Orenda (Jarland. Like her hus- band she was a native of iSlaine, where she was born about the year 1799, and passed from earth in liSSJ. Her union with JMr. I>ongley resulted in the birth of nine children: .Jefferson, Harrison, Franklin, Henry, an infant unnamed, Minerva, Sylvanus S., Elizabeth, and another infant. The subject of this sketch w.-is born in Piscata- quis County, Me., Sept. 16, 1834, and he was reared in his native county, where he received his educa- tion. When about eighteen years of age he left his home and began a se,a-faring life. For two years he followed whaling and was on the whale ship "Canton," of New Bedford, when it was wrecked in IHol. After that event he was engaged for two years as a sailor in tlie merchant service, and in 1856, he went to California and followed mining until 1861. He then enlisted .as a private in Company K., 2d California Calvary, which served on the plains, keeping down the Indians. Mr. Longley took part in some lively work and saw all he cared for of Indian warfare. At the Beak River light in Idaho Territory .he received a wound at the hand of the sav.ages. At Salt Lake City. Utah, in 1864, Mr. Longley was honorably discharged, and he then made an overland journey to Helena, Mon., where he again engaged in mining. At this employment he continued until the spring of 1868, when he came down the ^Missouri River, looking for a loca- tion. He found no place thnl he liked better than Kansas, and in 1869. he took a homestead of 160 acres, where he now resides. Since that time he h.as thorough!}' improved his land and added to his acreage, until it now amonnts to the fine estate above mentioned. On Maich 10, 1870, the rites of marriage were (■elebrated between our subject and Miss Laura A. Faiichild, of this county. The bride was born in Iowa, August 6, 1850, and is a lady of intelligence and abiliiy.. .She has borne her hnsl)and six bright children: William IL, JelT ('.. -lessie, P.erlha, Vesta and Ora. Mr. Longley is one of the most prominent men in Washington Connty, especially among his fellow agriculturists. He has hehl many pulilic offices, including those of Township Trustee, Clerk, Treas- urer and C<)unt\- Commissioner. In the latter 972 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. office he served from January 1885 to January 1888. He is interested in the social orders of the neighborhood and holds membership in Greenleaf Lodge'No. 134 A. F. ife A. M.. and in Greenleaf Post, G. A. R. His judgment decides in favor of tiie principles of the Republican party, which he therefore cordially supports. A portrait of this enterprising and highly re- spected gentleman may be seen on another page of this Album. "S^J^- ^^ARRETT W. JOHNSON, a j/j of tiie late Civil W.ar, is ch ^^^1 with the industrial interests ^^^ARRETT W. JOHNSON, a veteran of the is closely identified of Washington as a miller and part owner of the Washington mills. He is numbered among the pioneers of Kansas, having been one of the earliest settlers of Republi- can County, and for some years actively assisted in developing its agricultural resources, owning and managing a good farm there which he elimi- nated from the wild prairie. He is a native of Mrginia, born in Harrison Count}-, Sept. 5, 1833. His father, Benjamin Johnson, was a native of the same State, while his paternal grandfatlier, Garrett Johnson, was born in England, and was the only member of his father's family to come to America. He was a farmer, and spent his last years in "Vir- ginia, carrying on that occupation. The father of our subject was reared and married in Virginia, and in the fall of 1833 left the pleasant scenes of his boyhood and early manhood and with his family- traveled in a wagon across the wild country that intervened between his old home and Indiana, and settled in Kosciusko County, of which he thus be- came an early pioneer. He bought a tract of tim- bered land, and there he and his wife and children lived in the most primitive manner in the log cabin, with its dirt and stick chimney, that he built as soon as he could get together the material. The mother used to cook savory meals over a Are in the rude open fireplace, and for some years spun and wove all the cloth used in the farail}'. There were no railwaj'S and Ft. Wayne and Michigan Cit}-, forty-two miles distant, were the nearest markets, and the father used to draw his wheat to those places over the rough roads and sell it for thirt}-- seven cents a bushel. He improved a good farm, wliich he occupied man}' years. He now makes his home with liis son, Isaac, in the same county, and is in his ninety-third year. The maiden name of his wife was Sarali Koberts, and she was born in Harrison County, ^'a., a daughter of Jesse Roberts, a native of Marj'land. She died on the home farm in July, 1858. Our subject was the fifth of nine children, and was but an infant when his parents took him to Indiana and there he was reared amid the pioneer scenes, and gleaned his education in the primitive scliools of the early days of the settlement of that State, a rude log house serving as the temple of knowledge. As soon as he was large enough our subject had to assist liis father in tlie arduous task of clearing his land from the jirimeval forest growth, and in till- ing the soil. Large black walnut trees that would be considered very valuable, now-a-days. had to be rolled together and burned after they were cut down to get rid of them. Mr. Johnson continued to live with his parents till he was twenty-one, when he went to Champaign County, III. At that time the railwaj^ was just completed through that county, and at Champlain there was only the nucleus of a town, a small building used as a station and another building used as a saloon. Our sub- ject found employment at Linn Grove, where he resided tw-o J'ears, when he returned to Indiana to spend the winter. He subsequently went back to Illinois, and worked a }-ear in Clinton County. After that he again lived at home in Indiana, and for three years worked with his brother in a flour and saw-mill. He was thus engaged when the war broke out, and Aug. 20, 1861 he threw aside all personal considerations, all aims and ambitions, and enlisted in Company B, 30th Indiana Infantry to aid his brave fellow-countrymen in defending the Stars and Stripes. For three years, one month and nine days he served his country faithfully and courageously, facing the eneraj' on many a hardfought battlefield, and patientl}- enduring the iiardships and privations of war. He took part in many battles, being with his regiment in Kentucky, Tennessee. iSIississippi, Alabama and Georgia. He fought at Shiloh, Corinth and Stone River, and at the latter place was captured, and for five PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 973 months suft'erecl the lionors uf iiiiprisomiient in I>il)l)y Prison, Riflinioiid. lie was then paroh-d and sent lioinc. lie was exchanged, and a few months later lie joined his regiment at Nasiiville. After that lie and his comrades tooli part in tiie engagements at Chickamauga and Liberlj' Gap, and during the winter the^' were engaged in re- building the Nashville & Chattanooga Railway. In February, Mr. .Johnson cut his foot and was not able to do duty again. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he was honorably discharged, and i-eturned to Indiana, and in .September, 1865 he went to Jlichigan to operate a sawmill. He w.as thus emjiloyed a year, and then returned to In- diana and managed liis fatlier's farm till 1868. In that year he made a new de])artiire, and starting westward, came overland to Kansas, and east in his lot with tiie earlv settlers of Republic County, which was at that time on the frontier. Deer, antelope, wild turkej' and other game were plenti- ful, and a few miles distant buffaloes were to be seen, and in 1869 he killed one on the site of Jewell City. Our subject took a homestead in the south- eastern part of the county, and building a house of cottonvvood bu.-a'ds f(ir shelter, immediatel}' com- menced to im|)rove his laud. The nearest railway station was at Water\ille. and_ff)r a time that was the nearest market. Mr. .Johnson resided there till Februar3', 1876, and then sold his proiierty. and came to Washington County, and liuying a half interest in the Washington Mills and a home close by, he has ever since been a valued resident of this township, devoting the greater part of his time to the management of the mills. The mills are in good order and are provided with an ample suppl}' of first-class, modern machinery, and the company iloes an extensive and profitable business. Mr. .Johnson and Miss Susan M. Ilanold, were united in marriage in October, 18(')4, and their's lias proved a happy union, and has been blessed to them by the birth of five children, namely: Mattie, Helle, Zada, Lueand Stella. Mrs. .Johnson was born in Portage County. Ohio, a daughter of Arter and Elizabeth (Sumerl) Hanold. She is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, as is shown liy the course of her daily life. Mr. Johnson is a man of marked sagacit\ , far- reaching forethought, and clear judgment, and is thoronghh respected for those characteristics that denote the true man and honest citizen. In early life he w.as a follower of the Whig [jarty, but even before the formation of the Republican party he had become a believer in its principles and was one of the first to join its ranks, voting for Gen. Fre- mont, the first Presidential candidate of the party. A\ \\\ her pioneer settlers. W© 18;')8. and during th [n^jUFU.S DARBY is one of the most honored t^r citizens of Washington County", and one of He came to Kansas in le Ijorder troubles was allied with those who were opposed to slavery aiul determined that Kansas should come into the I 'nion as a free -State. He has been identified with the progress of this county since his first settlement here, and has ever been regarded with respect and esteem by his fellow-citizens. His residence is a neat frame building just north of Morrow, and the estate of 16(1 acres is thoroughly' and intelligenll3- cultivated, being now under the management of his son, Asa R. Darby, Mr. Darby was born near Washington, D. C, in Montgomery County. Md., on Jan. 28, 1816, and is of English descent on both his father's and mother's side. His father, Rezin Darby, was a .Mar^daiul planter. The parental family comprised twelve children, of whom brief mention is made as follows. Philip married Matilda Cross, and died of cholera in Ohio in 18.'!s, leaving seven children. Delilah died in December, 1881. at the residence of our sub- ject, with whom she had made her home during the last eleven years o( her life; she was unmarried. .John died in 1814; he was married to Eleanor How- ard, and left two children. Edward lives near Washington City, in Montgomery County, Md. He was born in 180.) and is consequently eight^'- four years old. He married Elizabeth Philips, who died in 1886, leaving three sons and two daughters. George, the oldest of the sons, is a contractor and builder in Washington City. Rezin is lumber in- spector for that city, and Rufu.- H., the owner and manager of a large i)rinting and publishing liousc there, and publisher of the Washington Citj' lt''pub- 974 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. He. Mary, one of the daughters, is the wife of Joiin Coomos, and resides in Montgomery County, Md.; Susan, the other daughter, is unmarried and a resi- dent of Washington Cit}-. Mary Ann, tlie fifth of the brotliers and sisters of our subject, died in Clond County, Kan. She was the wife of Mahlon Woodward, and left nine children. Charles moved from RLaryland to Western Ohio, over fifty years ago. After leaving his native Slate he was lost track of, and it is not now known whether he is living or dead. He married Elizabeth Starr. Susan died in Monroe County, Ohio, during the War. She was tiie wife of Samuel Blowers, a tobacco packer. Washington lives in Monroe County, Ohio. He is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been a member of the Eastern Ohio Conference for over thirty j-ears. He married Melinda Bell and has three sons. William died in Franklin County, Kan., where he was engaged in farming, in 1877. He married Miss Mary Morris in ISIonroe County, Ohio. Elizabeth, widow of Lewis Gates, resides in Monroe County, Oliio. Rebecca died in infancy. Rufus Darby was the eighth child in the parental family. His father died when he was twelve years of age, and a year later he went to eleik in a store in Frederick City. When ho was fourteen years of age, iiis mother with her four minor children — our subject, Washington, William and Elizabeth — moved from Maryland to Belmont, Ohio, where she bought a small farm. There not being work for him at home, our subject hired out as a fiirm hand. He received a good common school education, and as soon as he became old enough made use of it by be- coming a school teacher. He followed the profes- sion of teaching for two jears. On March 12, 18.35, being then but a little more than nineteen years of age, our subject married Jliss Melinda White. After iiis marriage he lived at home and cultivated his mother's farm. In 1841, he moved to IMonroe County, Ohio, where he bought a small farm, on which he remained for two and a half jears. He then sold out and returned to Belmont County, buying a house in Barnesville. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad being in process of construction at the lime, he went to work with a pick and shovel as a grader, at eighty cents a da^-. After a residence of two and a half years in Barnes- ville, he removed to Marshall County, Iowa, where he rented land for two years. He afterward bought a farm on which he remained until he removed to this State. His first settlement was on the Blue River, near Ballard's Falls. In 1860, he entered 160 acres of land on section 26, which now forms his home- stead. Later, when his sons became of age, he with them homesteaded two additional quarter sec- tions, bringing his landed possessions in Mil! Creek Township, up to 480 acres. He has since dis()osod of all but 160 acres. The wife of Mr. Darby was born June .30, 1811, and departed this life May 4, 1887, in the seventy- sixth year of her age. She had borne her husband nine children. Mary was born Sept. 30, 1836, and was married to W. W. Woodward. Feb. 17. 18.)7. She resides in Cloud County, this State, where her husband is engaged in farming and stock-feeding. They have eight living ciiikhen. Rezin C.,the oldest son of our subject, was born April 1,1838, and died March 12, 1862, from a wound received at the battle of Pea Ridge. He was a member of Com- pany C, 4th Iowa Infantry. He was luimarricd. James W., born Ajiril 15, 183!), is ranching in Missoula County. Mon.; liemarriedRosauna White, in April, 1870, and has six children. Philip was born April 5. 1841, and is a merchant in W.ashing- tou. lie married Agnes A. Hullowell, Jan. 28, 18C3. They have four living children. Edward was born Sept. 1, 1843, and died Sept. 23, 1852. Rufus was born March 8, 1846, and died Nov. 18, of the same year. Asa R. was born in Monroe County, Ohio, Aug. 25. 1847; he resides with his father. In September, 1887, he was united in miir- riagc with Clara Belle Haworth, daughter of JkIhi and Louisa Haworth. She was born in Hardin County, Iowa, her p.".rents being natives of Indiana and North Carolina respectively. She has borne her husband one child. Her housewifely abilities are displayetl in the management of her well ordered household. Joseph, the eighth child of our subject, was born Nov. 26, 1749, and lived but a day. Laura was born Jul3' 27, 1852, and died Sei)tem- bcr 10. following. Mr. Darby was the first Justice of the Peace in this count}', lieiug appointed by Gov. Medary. At PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 975 that time AVashiugton County covered an area equal to tliree times tliat now comprised williin its hounds, and Mr. Darby's jurisdiction extoniled over nearly as much territory as the (onijressional dis- trict in which he resides. He also acted as County Treasurer when the annual revenue of the county did not e.\cced §300. He rei)resented Wasliin<>-- ton County in the State Legislature two tei-ms, in 18G.5 and 1«69. The office of School Director has also been held l).y liim. All the pulilic [)ositions ho has tilled have found him equal to an intelligent, prompt and faithful discharge of their duties. In early years lie was an old line Whig. His anti- slavery convictions naturally led liiin to join the Republican party in 18.56, and he has remained with it ever since. At various limes he has been a delegate to congressional and county conven- tions. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, llis hair and gray side whiskers give him a venerable and dignified a|)pearance. and although seventy-four j'eirs old, his face is kindly and in- telligent, his manner genial, and his life has been upright, industrious and honorable. ^LFRED B. FOSTER, a pioneer of 1870, established himself in Mulberry- Township, Clay County, on sections 27 and 34, tak- ing up IGO .acres of land when the country around hiin was wild and uncultivated, and over which the foot of a white man had seldom passed. He has since maintained his residence here and wit- nessed with warm interest the growth and develop- ment of the commonwealth which had passed through so man}' scenes of violence and bloodshed. In the struggle for the maintenance of the I'nion Mr. F (ster has had a hand, having enlisted in .fuly. 18(;2. in Company J. 96th Illinois Infantiy, under Ca[)t. Barker, the regiment being commanded by Col. Chainiiion. They were soon ordered to the front, and Mr. Foster participated in all the engage- ments of his regiment, eighteen in number, and es- caped without a scratch, being ready to report for duty on all occasions. The ;)(ilh Illinois was one of the leading regiments of that Stale and did some bard fighting, covering itself with glory. I'pou receiving his honoraltle discharge, in July, 1865. Mr. Foster relumed to .lo Daviess County, 111., and thence a year later, went to Iowa Falls, Iowa, where he occupied himself in the transfer business. Later Mr. Foster returned to Illinois, and from there went to Wisconsin, where he lived one year, coming thence to Kansas. He was born in wh.at was then the very small village of Galena, HI., May 28, 1830, of parents who had settled in that region during its jiioneer d.ays. His father. .1. W. Foster, was at one time a prosperous business man of Galena, where he settled as early as 1825. Later he removed to Alamakee County, Iowa,wliere his death occured in 18711, when he was past seventy years old. He was a Republican, politically, and belonged to the United Brethren Church. The father of our subject was first mar- ried lo Miss Emma Lattiiuore, the mother of Al- fred B.. who died in Galena when the latter was about twelve years old. There had been born to her and her husband four sons and one daughter. Alfred B. attended the (jalena schools until ap- l>roacliing his majority and gaining a fair idea of business, assisting his father. The latter after los- ing his property turned his attention to farming. The subject of this notice was first married in Thompson, Jo Daviess Co., III., to Miss Sarah M. Matson who was born, reared and married in that county, and whodied six months after the wedding, at the age of twenty-two years and six months. She i)ossessed those qualities of heart and mind which greatly endeared her to her husband and friends, by whom her name is held in tender re- membrance. In 1873 Mr. Foster contracted a sec- ond matrimonial alliance with Miss Lila Stewart, whose mother had died when she was very youno', and who came to Kansas with her father not long afterward. Mr. Stewart settled on a farm in Mul- berry Township, Clay County, where he spent the remainder of his life. His daughter was reared chiefly b}^ lier brother in Topeka. Of her union with our subject there were born four children — Frank W., Hattie M., Allie B. and Jesse M. Mrs. Lila Foster departed this life at the homestead in Mulberry Township, May 29, 1889. Mr. Foster is a Methodist in religion as were both of his wives, and in politics, he is a Republican. He has served 97(5 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. as -lustice of the Peace and District Treasurer, and is at present District Clerk. Mr. Foster suffered great loss by fire in 1879, near]}' all his buildings lieing destroyed and no insurance. Making the best of eireuiuslan- ces. however, he recovered his losses as well as he could, and is now again comfortal)!}' situated, hav- ing rebuilt and replaced most of that which was lost. He is a nienilier of Subordinate Lodge. I. (). 0. F., at Clifton, and was a ciiarter member of the 1. O. O. F. Lodge in Clay Center. Ij^ ARGARET READ, widow of Rev. William I 111 Read, owns a beautiful home on North I li Fifth street, at the corner of Webster * Street, Clay Center, Claj- County, the resi- dence having been bniit b}' her husband a few years before his deatli. She was liorn in Manches- ter, England, May 30, 1834, and in the city of her nativity was united in marriage to the gentleman whose name she now bears. Her maiden name was Martin, and the ceremony by which it was changed, took place in Manchester Cathedral on June 14, 1857. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Read, four of whom are still living. Sarah died Oct. 22, 1880, aged about sixteen years, and three died quite 3"0ung. The living are: Phoebe, now Mrs. Ernest Pinkerton, of this city and the mother of three children; Emma and Clara ,1., still at home; and William Brooks, now at school. Mrs. Read is a lady of fine character, and is highly spoken of by all who know her. William Read, now deceased, was born in Man- chester, England, Feb. 3, 1835, and was educated in the Renshaw Street Acadamy of his native place. He continued to reside in England until the close of the last war in the United States, being for some time engaged in the local ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On coming to Amer- ica he first located at Boston, where he worked in S. D. Smith's organ factory. Subsequently, coming farther West, he studied for the ministry at Al- bion, (Mich.) University. After his ordination as minister of the Baptist Church, his first pastorate was at Dowagiac, INIich. Following this came charges at Kaneville, 111.; Reading. Mich.; Amboy, Mich.; and Pioneer, Ohio, after which Mr. Head came to Cla\' Center as pastor for the First Bap- tist Church of this place. He served in this capa- city until 1880, when, after the death of his motlier, he went to Manchester, England, to receive money due him. lie remained in his native land seven months, visiting his friends and the scenes of his l)oyhood, after which lie returned to Amer- ica and retired from the continuous work of the ministry, serving, however, as a supply until the time of his fatal illness. He erected the fine resi- dence which his widow now occupies, and also se- cured the ownership of the People's National Bank block. His death took place March 3, 1888. he be- ing aged fifty-three 3'ears. Mr. Read was an educated and .able expounder of the truths of the Gospel, and having been blessed with such means as enabled him give up the more arduous duties which devolve ujion a p,astor, there was left for his occupanc}' a large field of usefulness in the service of humanity and the Master. His death, in the prime of life, was an abrupt in- terru lotion to his useful career, and a sad bereave- ment to his sorrowing wife and family. (^ IjfclLLIAM MURDOCK, Postmaster of Clif- \^/l ton, Washington County, is discharging V^^ the duties of his official position in a well- appointed building, centrally located on Parallel street, and which vi'.as erected b}' him with a view to the accommodation of this office. He came to this city in November, 1884, although having been a resident of Washington County since a boy of fifteen years. Prior to assuming the duties of his present ofttce, he was a dealer in flour and feed for about three years. He is a Western man, having been born in Waukesha County, Wis., Nov. 17, 1856, and is still a young man, approaching the thirty-third year of his age. Mr. Murdock is a descendant of one of the best nationalities on the face of the globe, being a son of James Murdock, a native of Scotland and of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Presbyterian stock. The latter was reared to farm- ins^ piinsiiits anil ni;irrie(1ford. Mass., and be- gan life together near that place on a farm. Fifteen years later, and after the birth of all but one of theii- children, they emigiated to AVisconsin, set- tling twenl}' miles west of the i)resent city of Mil- waukee. 'I"he father took charge of a tract of new land from which he improved a farm, operating as a lessee, and there the mother died Aug. 12, 1869. In 1871 the father and his children came to K.ansas, locating in Washington County, where the eldest son .lohn had iH-eceded them in the spring of 1870. They look up a homestead claim in what is now Bradford Township. The father was a great suf- ferer from asthma until his death, which occurred Oct. 28, 1877, when he was sixty-six years old. Me had been carefully reared in the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church to vvhich he faithfully ad- hered all his life. After the organization of the Republican party he became one of its close ad- herents, supporting its princijiles until the end. The subject of this sketch was the youngest child of his parents, whose family consisted of five sons and five daughters, only four of whom are living, .lohn married Mrs. Rebecca (^Short) Cramer and is farming in Bradford Township, Kan. ; Mary is the wife of Perrj' B. ^loore and they live on a farm near Illinois City, III.; Ella is the wife of J. G. Baldwin, a farmer of Monroe County, Wis. William, our sub- ject, like his lirothers and sisters, received his edu- cation in the common school and after the death of his mother commenced to earn his own living. He was mostly engaged in farming pursuits during his younger years and in due time secured the tract of land in Bradford Township, from which he has con- structed a good homestead. At the .age of twenty- one years he was married in this township to Miss Alice Rusco. This lady was born in Wood County, Ohio. Nov. 23. 1850. and came to Kansas with her parents at the age of fourteen years. Her father, Josiali Rusco, is still living at the homestead which he b\iilt up in Bradford Townshii). lie was mar- ricil in Ohio to Miss Catherine Dilts, who is still by his side. Mrs. Murdock received a very good edu- cation and remained with her i>arenls until her marriage. The four children resulting from this union were named Bertha M., who died at the age of two years; Elmer D., Bessie M.and Ada L. Mr. and Mrs. IShirdock are regular attendants of the Baptist. Church, and Mr. Murdock, politically, af- filliates with the Republican party. With the ex- ception of .serving as a Councibnan he has kept himself aloof from the responsibilities of office. AMl'EL J. :M0LBY. This gentleman has been identified with the agricultural inter- ests of Washington County for a score of years. He is the owner and occupant of a fine farm on Section 1, Sherman Township. It con- sists of 160 acres of fertile land, supplied with all the adequate and substantial imi)rovements. There he is canying on a successful farm life. Mr. Molby was born in VauBuren. Ononda- ga Co., N. Y.. .Sep. 9,1844. His father, Samuel Molby, was a native of the same county. In 1866, he removed to Hillsdale Countj-, Mich., where he resided until his death. He was a farmer in fair circumstances at the time of his decease. During his life he held several minor offices His ancestry was traced to the sturdy Scotch, members of the family having come to this country at an eirlj' day. He married Miss Rilliar (iriffith, a native of New York .State, where her father, Carej' Griffith, w.as also born. .She departed this life in 1873, having borne ten chil- dren: Sarah J., Chester J., Isaac C, .Samuel .1., Martin E. Joseph P. and Maria N. — all of whom are living except Isaac — David B. and a twin brother who died in infancy; David died aged five years, and one other infant who died unnamed. .Samuel J. Molby was reared and received his early education in his native county, his home be- ing upon a farm. At the age of twenty he went to Hdlsdale County, Mich., where he remained three years. He then, in 1867, went to Kankakee. III., in which place he remained a year. Returning to Michigan he si)ent a year in "V^anBuren County, whence he returned to Kankakee, In 1869 he be- 978 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. came a resident of this county, securing the land which he now occupies, under the Homestead Act. Tlie rites of vvcdlociv were celebrated between our subject and Miss Adelia .Molony, June 10, 1876. The bride was born in Wisconsin, and is a daugh- ter of Henry and Maria (Powell) Molony. Her parents were natives of the Kmerald Isle and came to this country in 1830. They first settled in New York, whence they removed to Wisconsin. In 1868 they came to this county, where Mr. Molony died at the age of eighty-seven years. Mrs. Molony still survives and has now reached the age of eighty- five years. Both were enrolled among the mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Molony during his life was engaged in the pursuit of agri- culture. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Molony was blessed by the birth of tiie following children, named re- spectively: Adelia H.. Maria. Annie, deceased, Maggie, James, John, deceased, and David; three children named Henry. William and Catherine are deceased. Mr. Molby is regarded by his fellow-citizens as a man of integrity, industry and good repute, and has many friends among the people where he has so long resided. ^Ir. and Mrs. Molby are the parents of four children: Fred A., born Jan. 5, 1878;Mariali I'.., born March 20, 1882, died Dec. 1, 1886; Sam- uel J., born Dec. 15, 1886; Walter D., March 22. 1888. I^OBERT HAMILTON. Whatever associa- lU^ tions a Scotchman may form in later years, M^\ or however far fit)m his native laud his home W©;may be, the ties which bind him to the land of his birth are firm and enduring. The gentleman above named, although an American citizen for a number of years, has never forgotten his boyhood's home, and when (lay County was properly divided into regular townships, tiie one hi which liis home is situated was calledAthelstane in honor of his birtli- place, he, as one of the oldest settlers therein, be- ing given the privilege of deciding on the name. The father of our subject was Robert Hamilton, a native of the west of Scotland, where his death occurred. His occupation was that of a gardener, and he was employed on a gentleman's estate. He married Miss Euphemia Rutherford, daughter of Walter Rutherford, also natives of Scotland. The union was blessed by the birth of three children — John, Elizabeth, and Robert. The oldest son died at the age of tw^enty-one years. Elizabeth accom- panied her brother Robert to America as his house- keeper, and married Thomas A. Coatswith of Wake- field. Robert Hamilton was born near the village of Athclstaneford. in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, July 15, 1843, and was reared in the rural districts. He was taught to do farm and garden work, and assisted his father until about twenty-two j-ears old. He then went to London, and for five years was employ- ed as a clerk or traveling salesman for an agricul- tural and fertilizing house. He then accompanied the Wakefield Colony from England to Kansas, and settled on a homestead on section 26, of what is now Athelstane Township. He had a small amount of money and at once commenced improving bis estate. His first breaking was done in 1870, he paying ^5 per acre for it. The following year he began farming, and for three years raised good crops. In 1874 he had a good yield of wheat, but no corn. In 1879, he had some corn but no wheat, the latter having been entirely destroyed by a hail storm, while farms a short distance from his own escaped injury. The four years following 1885, farmers in northern Kansas had very short crops, that of 1887, being almost a failure. The last sea- son ( 188'J) has been a good one. Mr. Hamilton is one of the oldest settlers in Athel- stane. When he first arrived, the country was full of Texas cattle; antelope, deer, and such game, were plentiful, and the buffalo were only about seventy miles west. The conveniences of life were hard to obtain, Junction City being the nearest trading point. From that place Mr. Hamilton hauled all the lumber whicli he used in improving his estate. Being a single man. be built a small house at first, and ■•bached" it therein for some years. He has added 160 acres by purchase to his original estate, and has the entire acreage well-improved and thor- oughly cultivated. The contrast between the dis. advantages of his early life here, and the situation PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 070 now tliat towns anil postoHices are near, and railroads make supplies liaiuly and prices reasonable, is one whieii lie often notes. 'I'liG marriage of Mr. Hamilton took place on Feb. '22. 1^<77, the bride being Miss Mary A. An- derson, a native of Perthshire, Scotland. She had accompanied her father. John Anderson, jii a visit to Kansas and was persuaded to remain as the wife of our siilijeet. Her father retm-ned alone to Scot- land, and died two years later, being then seventy- six years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton four children have been born, namely — Robert A.. John W.. Thomas C, svnd Hazel (1. Mr. Hamilton is a Democrat in politics. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church- Both are worth}- citizens, being possessed of the sterling traits of character which belong to the r.ace from which they sprang. . ■- ■W-sJTt.^^. ,.. .. e LINTON 1). MOLBY is of Scotch extraction, his ancestry being traced to a certain Lord _ 'Maltby, as the name was originally si)elled- The early members of the family were men of great strength and very large. The grandf.ather of our suliject was Chester Molby, who had a son John, born in Onondaga County, N.Y., about the year IH18. This John Jlolbj' w.as a farmer and p.assed his entire life in his native county. In jjolitics be w.as a Democrat. He was in onlj- moderate tinan- ci.al circumstances. In 18;5.'5. he v as married in Onond.aga County to Miss Clarissa Holcomb. She was born in Massachusetts in 1814, and was the daughter of Abijah llolcomb. She is still living at a ripe old age. -lohn and Clarissa Molby became the parents of eight children : Alvira, Almira. Emily, Clinton I).. William W., George W., Frank IL, and Irvin J. The sul)ject of this brief memoir was the fourth child, and was born in Onondaga County, N.Y., Jan. 6, 1844. He was reared on a farm, and received a good common-school education. In 18C6, he re- moved to Lee Connty, 111., where he remained until the spring of 1870, at which dale he removed to Washington County, Kan. He liomcsteaded KiO acres on section 5, Barnes Township, where he still resides. He lias since purchased eighty additional acres. He gives considerable attention to the stock busincssand feeds his grain, besiile purchasing con- siderable. He starlef them or not, but he declares that he was not troubled bi' this sentiment, being a man of great cour.age, and when lie wished them to wiihilraw lie simply uttered the word •• iioccachee," and they went accord ingl3'. During the Indian scare of 1861 or 1862, people came flying East from Rose Creek with their teams. Mr. Canfil endeavored to stop them and induce them to construct a fort out of his log house where they could take shelter and not be molested. Tliey would not heed him, however, but flod on foot and in vv.agons as fast as they could. He, in company with another man. Mr. Darby, followed them as far as the Little liliie. where they camped near Water- ville. There they formed a company, and taking their horses went scouting to watch the Lidians — who were not to be seen, having left for otlier parts. >'otwithstanding the agitation and excite ment Mr. Canfil states that he never knew of a single person being killed by Indians on Mill Creek. Mr. Canfil first came to Kansas with his brother from Freeport, III., their destination being Pike's Peak. Upon reaching Dcs Moines, Iowa, they en- countered people returning di.sgusted with the Peak, so they settled in Washington County, this State. Mr. Canfil took up a tract of land upon which he resided until 1888 and prosecuted farm- ing. He then removed to town and engaged in the hardw.arc business, and has the largest stock of ar- ticles in his line in this locality. His residence is a handsome stone structure, scarcely equalled bv anything of the kind in Iladdam Township. The native place of Mr. Canfil was Columbus, Ohio, and the date of his birth Nov. 1:5, 1828. His father, J.ames Canfil, was born near Newark, N. J. His paternal grandfather was likewise a native of New Jersey, and served as a private in the Re- volutionarj- War. Although of English ilescenthe was a strong advocate of the American cause. He was by ti\ade a carpenter and joiner, and after the war was over removed to Ohio where he died. James Canfil followed brickmaking in Columbus. Ohio, but later removed to another part of Franklin County, where he sojourned a few years, then set out for the West and located in Stephenson County, 111., when Chicago was a hamlet of ten houses. He entered land near Ccdarvillc — 160 acres — which he improved anil then opened a brickyard, the first in that region. The first brick building erected in Freeport, was constructed of the material which he manufactured. He accumulated a good propert}', and died upon the farm which he had built ui) from the wilderness.passing away in 1 887, when over eighty years old. Politically', he was a Demcrat. Mrs. .Sarah (Ogdeii) Canfil, the mother of our 984 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. subject, was born in New York Slate, near the me- tropolis. Her father served in the Revolutionary War ijnd afterward removed to Ohio, where his death took place. Mrs. Canfil departed this life at the homestead in Stephenson County, 111., in 1860. There vere born to her and her husband six chil- dren, viz: Orson S., Oscar, George, Oliver and Tobias, these being deceased, and Beatrice, INlrs. Creighton, of Wasliington County, this State. Orson S. was a lad of twelve years when his parents re- moved from Ohio to Illinois. He pursued his stu- dies in the log school-house built by his father, and when old enough learned brick-making which he followed for a number of years. Finally, on ac- count of his ill-health he started out as a peddler, selling his wares in the lead mining regions and also going into Iowa. He first visited Iowa and later settled in Hardin County, where he secured a tract of land, but engaged as a clerk in a mercan- tile house. Later he removed to Stephenson Count}', III., and resumed brick-making, but not long afterward his eyes became affected, and for four years he was practically unfitted for anything requiring the close use of them. In the spring of 1859, Mr. Canfil started out for Pike's Peak, as we have already stated. Upon com- ing to Wasliington County, Kan., he found about ten families in Haddam Township, and he ''squat- ted " on the prairie on IMill Creek when deer, elk, wolves and buffalo were plenty. For some time he was obliged to go forty miles to Marysville to get his plow sharpened. He put in his first crop in 1861, raising all kinds of produce. In 1863 he re- filed and took in eightj' acres adjoining, and from the fiist w.as successful, his land being higlily pro- ductive. He assisted in the organizalian of Had- dam Township, being instrumental in giving to it its name. The mail in those days was carried on horseback, and for five or six years Mr. Canfil offi- ciated as Postmaster. The office was then discon- tinued for one vear, when our subject made ar- rangements with parlies to locate a store near his place and another office was established. He put up a blacksmith shop, and did a good business for a little town. Mr. Canfil established his hardware business in 1882, but five years later sold out. then retjurchased in 1888. Mr. C.ahfil became the owner of 400 acres of fine land, which was largely devoted to live stock. In 1888 he rented his place and moved into town where he has a comfort.able residence with pleasant surroundings. He was married in December, I860, to Miss Phebe Myers, who was born in Carroll County, 111. There were born of this union five children, viz: Charles, Lawson, Josephine (now de- ceased,) Rosa and Bud. Charles was the first white child born in this county; he is married and assists his father in the store. Rosa is mar- ried and living in the northwest corner of the State, in Cheyenne. Bud is doing for himself. Mr. Canfil contracted a second marriage in 1872 with Miss Clara Eastwood. This lad}' was born in England, in 1850, and came to America when six- teen years old. She is now the mother of five chil- dren, only three of whom are living, Anna, Roxie and Orson S.. Jr. ■«,-»/V«.4i(i£rt§-j@ ■■Q^Si/!nnrf^~,n^^ LIJAH M. SHIELDS. This gentleman has been a resident of \\'ashington County, for more than a score of years. In July, 18G7. he filed a claim for 160 acres of land, located on section 13, Highland Township, which he secured under the Homesteiid Act. During the first three or four years of his residence there, he followed the trade of a blacksmith in connection witli tiie work upon his farm, but since that time has given his at- tention wholly to agriculture. The land is thoroughl}' cultivated and has l)cen brought to a high state of productiveness. On it he has made such improve- ments as are usual among progressive farmers, Mr. Shields w.is born in .lennings County, Ind.. Feb. 1. 1824. He was about one year old when ills parents removed to their native State, Tennes- see, where the}' lived .about a j'ear. They then removed to Decatur County. Ind., where the father, Robert Shields, afterward died. The motiier. Kllizabeth (Davis) Shields, still survives at the ad- vanced .age of ninety years. The gentleman of whom we write was the third in a famil\' of five ciiildren. and grew to manhood in Decatur County, Ind. When a young man he learned the trade of a blacksmith and followed it in that county, where PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 985 he continued to make his home until 18()6. lie then came West, anrl the following .summer, as liefoic stated, located in AVashington Count}'. At the liome of the bride in Decatur County, Ind., .Soi)t. 12. Ifi44. Mr. Shields was united in marriage with Catherine, daughter of .Teremiah and Susan (Patrick) Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a native of N'irginia, and his wife of Maryland. They first settled in Shelby County, K}'.. where their daughter Catherine was born March .'5. 1825. Thence they removed to Decatur County, Ind.. wliere they died. Their family comprised nine children, four older and four younger than Mrs. Shields. The marriage of ;\Ir. and Mrs. Shields has re- sulted in the l)irth of five children: .Teremiah. married I'rsula AVilliford; William died when eight years old : Mar}- ^M. is the wife of E. .1. Dunford; Jonathan died when three years old; Martha is the wife of William Hadle}'. Mr. Shields takes a decided interest in all educa- tional affairs and has held the various school offices. In i)olitics he is a Democrat. He has been Town- ship Trustee for two j'ears. Mr. and Mrs. Shields, religiously, are members of the Baptist Church, in which he holds the offices of Deacon and Trustee. Mr. .Shields is a public spirited citizen and an hon- orable man, and as such is esteemed by his fellow citizen. IIARLES CASITY, a well-known resident of Washington County, came to Northern Kansas in 1873, and purchased a "squatter's" claim of IfiO acres on section 24, Brantford Town- ship. From thisvvild uncultivated tract of land he constructed the little homestead which he now owns and occupies. He is a Western man in all respects, hauing been reared in the town of Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., Wis., on a farm. He w.as born in New York State. Dec. 17. 1834. While a j'oung man he emigrated to Cl.ayton County, Iowa, where he lived about three j-ears and in the meantime was married. Thence he came to Kansas, in the year already mentioned, and is now one of the represen- tative men of Washington Countv. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Casity, in 1861. enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry and served three 3'ears, being mustered out at Calhoun, (ia.. and receiving his honorable di.scharge in Louisville. Ky. He engaged in many of the raenioralde l);ittles of the war, but at Dan- dridge, E. 'i'cnn., in the winter of 1863-04 was captured twice within two hours, escaping both times. Although frequently in the thickest of the fight, he was never wounded, and maintained his usual good health in spite of the hardships and |)rivations of army life. I'pon retiring from the army he returned to Wisconsin, and thence emi- grated to Iowa. In the latter State he w.as mar- ried, and finally took up his permanent abode in Kansas. The father of our subject was a native of New York .State, but further than this fact his son knows little about him, as he died when the latter was only two years old. He likewise lost tr.ice of his mother subsequentl}', being bound out and reared by strangers who removed to Wisconsin. He was at an early age thrown upon his own resources, and worked hard to make his living. He met with various accidents, having his skull fractured at one time and oilier bones broken, but he survived all these catastrophes, and .acquired that]independence of spirit which has made him what he is. After becoming established in Kansas, Mr. Casity counted up his .assets and found he had a cash capital of twenty-five cents. He had, however, a small team of mules and a cow, and with this limited amount of live-stock he commenced the improve- ment of his farm — with what excellent results have already appeared. AVhile a resident of Iowa he was married, Dec. 14. 1870, to Miss Cornelia Bea- man. This lady was born in AVaukesha Countv, Wis., and is the daughter of Hiram C. and Alary A. (Kilham) Beaman, who were natives respectively of Massachusetts and New York State. Mr. Bea- man was taken by his i)arcnts to the latter .State when a mere child. where he was reared to manhood. He emigrated to Wisconsin about 1843. and died there in 1880. To Mr. and Mrs.Casity there have been born four children: Martha A.; Leonard W. who died aged twentj'-threc months; Charles B. and Hiram D. 986 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Politically, (lur subject votesthc Democratic ticket. In view of liis aimy record it is scarcely necessary to say that during the National conflict he was a stanch defender of the I'nion. and he thinks that there should be no i)arties at a time when the country is in danger. His record has been tliat of an honest man and a good citizen, and he is in proportion respected by all who know bin:. Mrs. Casity is a member of the United Brethren Church. — • " °' S ' S ' ^^ -*i^*f^*-*~ ' Jr ONATHAN D. IlIATT. A worthy repre- I' presentative of the younger agriculturists of 1: Washington County, is to be found in the J' person of the above-named gentleman. He is the owner of 120 acres of land situated on sec- tion 2, Iladdam Township, where he is engaged in corn and stock-raising. His farm is supplied with running water from Bowman's Branch, and sixty- five acres are keiit under the plow. The entire estate is fenced and improved, with a comfortable resi- dence, stable, and other necessary buildings, while a good orchard and pleasant groves afford shelter from the noonday sun, and luxuries for the table. Before entering upon a short sketch of our sub- ject, a few words in regard to his ancestors may not be amiss. Going back four generations, we find John Hiatt, who was born in England, and emigra- ted to America, first settling in Pennsylvania. He was a member of the sect of Quakers, as have been his direct descendants. He removed from Penn- sylvania to Belmont County, Ohio, and still later, located in Morgan County, where he died. Fol- lowing him in a direct line, came Jonathan Hiatt, who was born in the Keystone State, but after the removal of the family to Ohio, located in Highland Count}', and engaged in farming. Subsequent!}^ he removed to the vicinity of Chesterfield, where he farmed 100 acres, until his deatli. He was identified with the Abolition party. The next in the direct line was AVilson Hiatt, the father of our subject, who was born in Belmont County, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1829. He remained at home until nineteen j'cars of age, when he was ap- prenticed to a blacksmith at Lexington. In the spring of 1852. he removcMl by learn to Oskaloosa. Iowa, where he engaged in work at his trade. He continued to reside in the town [until 1855, when he bought forty acres of land north of Oskaloosa, and on it put up a shop, which was one of the first erected in the county. Mr. Hiatt was a good work- man, .and succeeded well at his trade. 'In 1876, he changed his residence to Lucas County, where he bought 156 acres of land. The improvement of the estate, and work at his trade, occupied him there until 1881, when he sold out and came to Kansas. He located in Haddam Township, upon eight}' acres of land, which he has under good im- provement. He also has a blacksmith shop, and still works at his trade. He is a Ueiniblican. and holds membership in the Friends' Church at Pleas- ant View. The wife of Wilson Hiatt , bore the maiden name of ]Mary J. C'hrisi)in. She was the daughter of David Chrispin, a native, like herself, of the Buek- ej'e State, where he was engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. He subsequently removed to Ma- haska County, Iowa, being one of the earliest settlers there, where he carried on his former occu- pation until his death. He was a prominent Quaker. Mrs. Mary Hiatt departed this life in Iowa in 1871. She had borne her husband three children: .1. I), of whom we write: Phoebe A., now Mrs. Mattison, of Oskaloosa, Iowa; and Rosa, now Mrs. Roberts, of Union Township, this State. Mr. Hiatt was snli- sequently married again, the result of the second union being three children — Charles, Carrie, and Maud, all of whom are at home. The gentleman of whom we write, was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, .July 31, 1855, and was but a babe when his parents removed to the farm, where he was reared. He was the recipient of good educa- tional advantages in the common schools, which he attended for many winters. The summers, after he grew old enough to assist in farm laljor, were spent in that employ. He remained on the home farm until he was of age, when the fatnil}- removed to Lucas Count}', and he accompanied them to take charge of his father's farm there. In the spring of 1881, having determined to try their fortunes in a new home, they came to this State. They traveled with two teams, crossing the Missouri River at Ne- braska City. He of whom we write l)ought eighty PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 989 acres, but coiitiimed in charge of his father's farm until 1882, when he traded his own eijihty for hi.s present liomc. which was at tliat time raw lanii, bare of ini[)rovements. He at once took posses- sion of the place, upon wjiich he has since made the improvements noted at the heginning of this sketch. He raises forty acres of corn i)er annum, that being his principal grain crop. He raises draft iiorses. Poland-China hogs, and cattle. Of the hitter he has now December, I88i»), twenty-four head. The marriage of Mr. Iliatt took place in Had- dam Township, on New Year's Day, 1883. The bride was Miss Mattie M. Roberts, a nativeof Har- din Connty, Iowa. Their union has been blessed by the birth of one child, Florence L. Mr. Hiatt is a member of the Haddam Pcrcheron Horse Companj', and is a straight Republican. He belongs to the Society of Friends at Pleasant View, and assisted in building the edifice in which tiiej' worship. He is now acting Treasurer of the So- ciety. He and his estimable wife are highly re- spected in the community where they have made their home. ^AMKS SMITH. This worthy pioneer of I Garfield Townshi|) came to this section of country when the high prairie in this part of the townsliij) was Government land ujjon wiiich few white settlers had located. He home- steaded 1.60 acres, in .Tnly, 1869, and with his wife and ciiildren took up his abode in a Cottonwood shanty wiiich he erected, 12x16 feet in dimensions. They occupied this about four years and in the meantime Mr. Smith i)lanted trees and broke a part of the sod. He had been a.ccompanied hither liy his brother, Robert E. whom he now left in charge of his i)lace while he returned to St. Louis, in order to earn mone^- needed for further improvements and the necessities of the famil}-. He held posses- sion of his property from thai time on. being prospered in his labors, and in due time added to his worldly possessions until he had 320 acres, the most of which is in a productive condition and yields to the proprietor a comfortable income. He makes a specialty of live stock and may lie looked upon as a success in farming, while as a citizen, no man st.ands higiier in his community. A native of Tariflfville, Conn., Mr. Smith was born March 3, 1839, and lived there with his par- ents until a lad of .seven years. The latter were .lolin and Margaret (Sinclair) Smith, natives of 1 Scotland. The father spent his last years in Massa- chusetts, the mother, at the home of our subject in i Kansas. In 1816 they removed to Essex County, ' Mass., where James was reared and learned shoe- making. .\t the age of sixteen years, however, ' witii the natural longing of youth for cliange and adventure, he embarked as a common sailor on an ocean vessel and foUoweil the sea until the sjiring of 1861, in the meantime spending two summers at (irand Bank. He was mostly in the merchant ser- vice. His experience sis a sailor brought him in contact with people from all countries. Mr. Smith left his Last ship at (Gloucestershire, and in April, 1861, after the outbreak of the C'ivil War, joined a military company and took his first- lessons in drilling. After the first of Maj' follow- ing, he enlisted as a Union soldier in Company C, 17th Massachusetts Infantry and for three j-ears thereafter served in that and Company I, until the expiration of his first term of enlistment. He then veteranized and continued in the army until after the close of the war, receiving his honorable dis- charge in July. 1865. He participated in several i engagements in North Carolina and was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. Although not being in any of the important battles of the war he had his full share of privation and hardship, but I fortunately came out unharmed. Returning now to Lynn. Ma.ss.. Mr. Smith en- gaged in the shoe business until the spring of 18(;8. Then not being satisfied with his prospects, finan- cially, he determined upon seeking the Great West and we next find him in St. Louis. Mo., where he eng.aged as a shoe dealer and was married to Miss Hannah M. Tufts. In the fall of 1869 ho came to Kansas and his subsequent operations we have al- ready indicated. His brother. Robert, already spoken of. located land adjoining that of James, upon which he lived until his decease Nov. 6. 1887. Mrs. Smith was born in M.assachusetts. March 2. 1818 and is the daughter of Joseph W. and Martha 990 PORTKAIT AN-D BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. F. (Abbott) Tufts, who were likewise natives of the Bay State. The mother spent her last years in Peabody. The father is still livinij. To our sub- ject and his good wife there have been born six children, .all living, and named respectively, Clarence E., Lewis A.. .Jennie T.. Maggie W.. Archie W. and Roger O. Mr. Smith cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln and gives his support to the Republican party. He served as Trustee and belongs to Phil Sheridan Post, No. 88. G. A. R. at Clay Center; the K. of P.; St. Elmo Lodge of Palmer, No. CI; the A. O. IT. W., Palmer Lodge, No. 16G, and the Select Sherman Legion No. 61 of Palmer. Among the portraits of prominent citizens of Cl.ay County, the reader will be pleased to notice that of Mr. Smith, who occupies a conspicuous position in both social and business circles. ~:^sMh^ ';r^ -^ ^. BRAHAM EBERLY. general farmer and ^lUi fruit-grower, has a fine home in the south part of the city of Clay Center, with forty acres of land adjoining, and also owns one valuable farm, lying in this (Clay) county. His present dwelling was erected in 188.5, and is a large and well built frame strui'ture of pleasing design. It is surrounded b}' a beautiful vineyard and orchard, and other needful and convenient improvements. The land adjoining has been sub-divided and is now known as Eberly's .addition, Mr. Eberly being interested in the sale thereof. The subject of this sketch is a son of Henry Eberly, who was born in Huntington Count}', Pa., in 1796. Henry Eberly married Mary Ann Eddle- blute and after the birth of his oldest son, in 1827, removed to Ontario, Canada, where he continued to reside until his death in 1876. The mother sur- vived until July, 1887, wlien she too bre.athed her last. Abraham Eberly first saw the light in Ontario, Canada, on April 28, 1839. He was educated there and remained with his father on a farm until after he had grown to manhood. He then went to Ogle County, JU., where he worked two years, following wliich he came to Kansas. He landed in Leaven- worth on the 1st day of Dec. 1863, and, this being before railroads had penetrated the western part .of the Mississippi Valle}-, Mr. Eberly bought a horse and rode to Topeka, w^hich was at that time a town of 300 inhabitants, with one wooden hotel. From Topeka, Mr. Eberly went up to Wabaun- see County, and spent the winter on Mission Creek. The following March lie returned to within three miles of Topeka, where he worked for two years, after which he visited his home. Returning to Topeka, he engaged in tlie pursuit of ngrieulture, living near that city until 1868. when he went to Riley County and took uji a homestead in what was then Fancy Creek Township, lie broke i)rairie, made fences, and erected farm buildings, reclaiming the primitive land, and making a fine farm of the 160 acres which comprised the homestead, and con- verting it into a fruit farm on wliich he lived until 1880. The farm nf)t only furnished an aliundant supply of fruit, 40(T bushels of peaches having been raised the last year of his residence on it. but it is also well-stocked for general farming. At the date mentioned above, Mr. Eberly rented the farm and bought property in Clay Center, .and after a residence of one year imrchased the eighty acres adjoining, which are now being sold in city lots. In 1867 Mr. Eberly was united in marriage with Miss Ruamy Bnllard, of South Lyon, Mich., who died eleven months after her marriage. Several years later, in 1872, Mr. Eberl}' contracted a second matrimonial alliance, the bride being Miss Eliza- beth M. Cowles, daughter of .Samuel and Maria C. (Warner) Cowles, natives of New York and Ohio respectively. Mrs.' Eberly was born near Beaver Dam, Wis., Oct. 12, 1819, and there her father lived and died. Her union with Mr. Eberlj' has re- sulted in the birth of five children, only two of whom are now living — Alice Loraine and Henry Warren. Mr. Eberly was Clerk of the first school district on Fancj' Creek for some time, and with H. S. Morse, now of Marysville, he was the means of building the first Baptist Church structure, a good stone building, which is still standing and occupied, he being an active member there at the time. He is now Deacon of the First Baptist Church of this place. Mr. Eberly has had no political aspirations, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 991 but is a steadfast supporter of the Republican party, which he believes enshrines the best prin- ciples. He is higi)l3- respected by his fellow citizens as an enterprising townsman, a good neighbor, and a Christian gentleman; and his wife shares in tlie good will and friendship of those about them. ••JZfiG/®^-" ^4— «..^^i/3^r»»>. 'jf/OSEPIIUS LAWRKNCE is the owner and occupant of a farm consisting of 120 acres on section 22, Barnes Township. Washington (^^' County. He also owns eiglity acres on sec- tion 15. He was born near Kingston, Ontario Providence, Canada, May 5, 1826. His father, George Lawrence, was born in Massachusetts, where the city of' Lawrence now stands. He was an own cousni of Abbott Lawrence, who settled and laid out the town of Lawrence, Kan. The family is of English extraction. George Lawrence emi- grated to Ontario when quite young, and there spent the remainder of his life. lie was a carpenter and joiner, and in fair circumstances. He held some minor offices, and was well esteemed by those who knew him. The mother of onr sul)ject bore the maiden name of Mary Young, and was born in Rutland County, Vt. Tlie Young family was of English extraction. Her father, George Young, was born at Rensselaer, N. Y., and died in the Em- pire .State. He was a wagon and carriage maker. The gentleman of whom we write was the only child of his parents. He was reared on a farm in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., and received a good common-school education. In 1879 he came to Kansas and settled on section 21, Barnes Township, Two years later he removed to section 15, and in 1882 settled where he now resides. Mr. Lawrence started in life poor, and while in New York .State he accumulated considerable means. He unfortun- ately lost it, however, and his prescTit possessions are almost entirely the result of his work in this State. He is a man of great industry and untiring energj', and lias during all his life exhibited a high degree of business management. Mr. Lawrence lias been tiiree times married. His lirsl union was witli .Miss I^stlier l)a\-. tlic cereinonv taking place in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., May 5, 1847. Twelve children were the result of this union. They are named respectively: Mary E., Orrin .1.. James Edward, George Franklin. Belle, Esther Amelia, Sarah, Elsworth, Horace Grant, Lillian Beatrice, Oscar, and May Imogene. Mrs. Esther Lawrence died Nov. 23, 1873, and in Feb- ruary, 1876, Mr. Lfiwrence took a second compan- ion in the person of Mrs. Phoebe Hillar, of Chautauqua County, N. Y. She was also removed fiom liim by death, the sad event taking place at Aurora, 111., Oct. 25. 1885, the cause being a can- cer. On April 21, 1886 our subject was united in marriage with ids present wife, who bore the maiden name of Catherine Erwin, and was a resident of Washington County, Kan. Mr. Lawrence is a stalwart Republican, never failing to cast his vote in belialf of those principles which he believes will best advance the interests of this great and glorious Republic. Mr. .and Mrs.. Lawrence have been for two years identified with the Christian Church. A worthy citizen, an up- right and kind hearted man, Mr. Lawrence is de- serving of the high place wiiich lie occupies in the- esteem of the community. -^ -^-^ ^ yf)ALTER PICKEY, .Ik., is one of the able and highly respected business men of Cl.iy ^^J Center, Claj- County. He is engaged in the Real Estate, Loan and Insurance business. Ids office being at the corner of Court and Fifth streets. He litis been idenlilied with tlic business interests of this city since 1876 but until the spring of 1889 was interested with others in trade. The gentleman of whom we write is the only .son and child of his patents. His fatiier. Walter Puckey, Sr., was born in Cornw.all, Enghmd, and became a mining smith. About the middle of this century he came to America, and spent thirteen years in California, when returning to England for his family, he located with them in Galena. III. There he lived retired from active pursuits,Juntil seven years ago, when he came to Clay Center, where he and his wife now live. Walter Puckey. .Ir.. was horn in Cornwall, Jul}- 99-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 11, 1849, and there received his education, and began mercantile pursuits. In 1860, he came to the United States with his parents, and settled in Galena. "111., entering into the mercantile business. This he continued for three jears, after which he made his way to California via the Isthmus, and after a year's absence returned to llie parental liome. In 1877 he came to this cit3\ being first en- gaged with W. F. Carter, and subsequently with others until 1886 when he went into the real estate ofHce of Caldwell, Peterson iV Muraford. In the spring of 1889, he opened an office for himself, succeeding M. E. Mumford & Co., and is now a prominent real estate, loan and insurance dealer of this city. In Galena, 111.. Sept. 11, 1873, the rites of wed- lock were celebrated between Mr. Puckey and Miss Inez A. (irumrae, daughter of Julius C. Grumme, now a resident of Hayes Township, this county. Miss Grumme was born in Galena in 1853, and is a lady of intelligence and culture. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Pucke3', one only, a son Ch.arlcs W., now living. Mr. Puckey, while a worker in the Republican ranks is not an office-seeker. He is a member of I. O. O. F.. belonging to the Canton Patriarch Militant, and has represented the order as a dele- gate to the Grand Lodge and Encampment, and is now a member of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. INIr. Puckey is a man of ability, highly spoken of bv the people of the country, whore he has the name of being honest and honorable in all business trans- actions. - OOP . ■ — • o, ISO."), .it Charlotte. X. C. He endured all the hardships and privations of life in the army, luit was ever found at his post, and looks on this period of his life as one reflecting more honor \ipon hiiu than anj'thing else he has ever done. Upon leaving the army Mr. Colman repaired to .Steuben County, Ind.. where he followed engineer- ing for a number of years. In 1878, crossing the Father of Waters, he came to P.arnes Township, Washington Co., Kan., and here he has since made his home. He was variously occupied until 1S8;J, when he purchased his present farm. Industrious, honest and frugal, he lives comfortably, keeps out of debt, and is numbered among the respected men of his community. As an ex-soldier he belongs to Barnes Post, No. 363, G. A. R., and it is hardly necessary to s.'iy is, politically, a sound Republican. On the 2d of Ma^-, 1878, before coming to Kan- sas, Mr. Colman was united in marriage with I\Iiss Kliza Richey, of DeKalb County, Ind. Mrs. Col- man was born in Stark County, Ohio. Oct. 9, 1851, and is the daughter of Elijah and Margaret Ricliey, natives of Ohio, the father being deceased and the mother living in Barnes, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Col- man have no children, but their hospitable doors are often opened to the many friends they have gathered around them since becoming residents of Kansas, and b}' whom they are justly held in high esteem. ELI T. KINKAIl). of the subject of th I tention anywhere. ! KINKAIl). The personal appearance his notice would attract at- he being of fine stature, nearly six feet high, and a remarkabl_v pleasant coun- tenance. He is a man well informed and intelligent, an energetic talker, full of army yarns and remi- nisceuces, amplj- able to recite a narrative of the thrilling scenes through which he has p.assed in times gone by. lie is a man jwpular with his neighbors, generous, whole-souled anil one always willing to render a favor. He owns and occui)ies a finely-cultivated farm, embellished with a com- modious two-stoiy stone residence and other nec- essary buildings, situated at the foot of the bluffs which border the north side of the Kansas River Valley, within a half mile of Eureka Lake. So far as book-learning is concerned Mr. Kin- kaid's advant.agps in his youth were quite limited, but he has kept his eyes open to what is going on around him in the world, and has had a practical experience of a varied character, which has con- spired to make him a well informed man and one more than ordinarily intelligent. His domestic af- fairs are presided over by a very intelligent and amiable lady, who is at once recognized as possess- ing refined and cultivated tastes and who is in all respects the equal of her husband. Mr. Kinkaid is a man of fifty-two years, having been born Oct. 2, 1837, in 8pringtown,Crawford Co., Ind. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth (Lan- ders) Kinkaid, the former born near Bowling Green, Ky., and of Scotch descent, and the latter a native of Middle Tennessee. Andrew Kinkaid followed farming and almost from boyhood oflieiated as a minister of the Christian Church. He died in Morristown, Cass Co., Mo., about 1850, at the age of fifty-five years. The mother is living with her daughter, Mrs. W. I). Springer, in Franklin County, this State, fourteen miles southeast of Ottawa. There were born to the parents of JMr. Kinkaid a family of eleven children, the eldest of whom, Henry M. G., has been a resident of Kans.as since 1861, and is now a leading stockdealer of Riley County. He married Miss Susan Davenport and is the father of two children. James Richard died in Cass Countj', Mo., unmarried, at the .age of twenty-six j'ears: Lively J. is the wife of W.I). Springer, a prominent farmer of Franklin County', and they have eight children; John S. married INIiss Callie F^razier, is the father of twelve children and lives at Mt. Idaho, Idaho Territory; Clement married Miss Lizzie Wells and is farming in Chero- kee County, this State, of which nc has been a resi- dent since 1854; he is the father of seven children. Benjamin, who has been a resident of Leavenworth County since 1855, married Miss Lizzie Rice and is 994 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the father of six children; Cynthia died in Cass County, Mo., when a maiden of seventeen j^ears; Newland died in that county when four years old; Marion during the late Civil War enlisted in Com- pany D, 12th Kansas Infantry, and was wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge, from the effects of which he died after reachin": home in Rantoul, Franklin Co., Kan., at the age of alioul eighteen years: Eliz- abeth is the wife of D. C. Moreland, a farmer of Eskridge, Wabaunsee County, and they have ten children. When the subject of this sketch was about three years old, his parents in 1840 removed from Indi- ana to Cass County, Mo., and settled among the Indians. The father purchased 240 acres of land and followed farming and preaching combined, maintaining his Republican principles in a hot pro- slavery neighborhood. Eli T. spent his boyhood under the home roof until fifteen years old. then in 1854 entered the employ of Yeager, Hays, Br}'- ant A' Co., and commenced freighting across the plains, driving teams to and from Santa Fe and New Mexico. Later he engaged in herding cattle and putting up feed for winter in Kansas in 1854. He next went with a wagon train to Albuquerque, and subsequently made a trip to Ft. Laramie. He was about eighty miles south of that fort in Octo- ber, 1855, when (ien. Harney had an encounter with the .Sioux Indians, in which he exterminated 180 of them and took eight3'-two prisoners, includ- iug two squaws and a number of children. Mr. Kinkaid and several of his trainmen assisted in the fight. In 1854. ]Mr. Kinkaid coming to Franklin County, this State, took up IGO acres of land two miles east of the present city of Baldwin and began breaking with two teams, comprising five yoke of oxen each. He thus operated two years, and then he lost his claim, another party jumping it because young Kinkaid was under age. The jumper sold it to a speculator and then skipped for the P^ast; so Mr. Kinkaid could obtain no redress. After that he broke prairie for other parties until after the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1861 Mr. Kinkaid enlisted as a Union soldier in Company D, 1st Kansas Infantry, and partici- pated in some of the most important battles of the war, opening at Wilson's Creek. Mo. He was in the last day's battle of Shiloh and at the sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg, also at the battle of Tallahatchie, ^liss. Finally his health failed and he was reduced in weight to ninety pounds. He was obliged to accept his honorable discharge, and was mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth, in July, 1864. Then returning to Franklin County, he rented a farm upon which he operated until 1867. That year he removed to Leavenworth Cc-untj', and purchased eighty acres of wild land upon which he lived two years. Then selling out he purchased 160 acres in the same county, which he occupied one year. He left Leavenworth County in 1880, removing to the vicinity of Carbondale, where he farmed three years, and in 1883 changed his resi- dence to Riley County. He now purchased 272 acres of land t)n section 27 in Manhattan Town- ship, east of Eureka Lake, where lie has one of the best improved homesteads in this region. In August, 1864, at the city of Lawrence, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Eliza A. Wiles, a native of Illinois. Two children have been born of this union, Oscar E. and Edwin E., who are unmarried and remain at home with their parents. Mr. Kinkaid politically is a sound Re- pul)lican, active in the councils of his party, and is frequently sent as a delegate to the county con- ventions. Socially he belongs to Post No. 100 G.A.R., at Manhattan. He was personally ac- quainted with John Brown of Ossawatomie. liv- ing for three years within a quarter of a mile of him in Franklin Count}'. He was in full S3'mpath3- with the old hero, joining his band, and was under him at Ossawatomie. He was also with James Montgomer}- and Jim Lane, when the latter scat- tered the border ruttians from a building in which they had gathered, bj- setting fire to a wagon-load of hay and running it against the building. Mr. Kinkaid with five other men was at Ossawatomie when 300 Missourians made a raid on the place, and a.ssisted in holding the latter at bay for four hours, the}' being ignorant of the small number of the defenders. During his boj'hood days Mr. Kinkaid knew the notorious guerrilla. Bill Quantrell. and played with him during the early years of each in Franklin PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 995 ("oiiiity. Qiiantrell was a hoise-lliief before lie be- camo a icbel; and a ci-inniial before he became a guerrilla. He wa.'< not a rebel from principle but from policy. He was reared in Kansas and made it the scene of murder and rapine in the name of a cause he never sincerely espoused. Mr. Kincaid in 1880 had the honor of felling the largest tree in Riley County, an elm near liis home, measuring seven feet across the stump and being twenty-one feet in circumference. ^- »-*^ ^ ^/A.AIE.S F. COLE has been a resident of Washington County since 1870, in whicli year he made settlement on section 9, Kiraeo Towiishi[). The quarter-section of land which he then took up under the Homestead Act, has since been his home, and has been brought to a high state of fertility. Such improvements have been made upon it as are usual on the land of a progressive farmer, and it forms a \er3' attractive home. Horace (]!ole, the father of our subject, was born in Vermont. He went to Michigan in earlj* life, and still resides there. His occupation is that of a farmer. He is a member of the Baptist Cluirch. His father, Gideon Cole, was a shoemaker b3' trade, and lived to an age upwards of seventj'-fivc \ears. Horace Cole was married to Lucinda King, born in Onondaga County, X. Y. Her father, Asel King, was a native of New York State, where he lived until 1840. He then removed to -Tackson County, ^lich., where he died at about four-score years of age. He was a tanner by occupation. IMrs. Lu- cinda Cole bore her husband tliirteen children: James F., Adoniram, Chaunc^', William. Adiom, Melvina. twins who died in infancy, Horace M., Herbert C, Burton, and two infants. Six of this family are now living. The mother departed this life in 1880. The gentleman of whom we write, was Ijorn in Onondaga County, N. Y., Sept. 17, 18.34. He was reared and educated in Jackson County, Mich., on a farm. During the late Civil War he served in the r.anks from Oct. 19, 1861, to the spring of 18C;3. He was mustered into the service from Iron Mountain, Mo., as a member of Company H, 24th Missouri Infantry. On May 11th, 1855, Mr. Cole celebrated his marriage to Miss Laura Watkins. a worthy young lady whose home was in Jackson County, Mich, .'-he was born in Seneca County, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1834. Her parents, Daniel and Elvira (Clark) Watkins, were natives of the Empire State. The}' removed to Michigan in 184(i, and there spent the remainder of their lives. .Mr. Watkins dying at the age of seventy-four years, and Mrs. Watkins at sixty-one. In early life they were members of tlie Baptist Church, but later united with the First Day Adventists. Mr. and Mrs. .lames Cole have been blessed bj' the birth of four children — James E.. Chauncy N., Melvina and Winnie. The latter died at the age of nineteen months. Their famil}- is further in- creased Ity a bright boy, now four 3ears of age, whom they took to raise when he was six months old. Though not legally adopted, he will bear their name and be known as Albert A. Cole. Mr. Cole is identified with the I. O. G. T. fra- ternity. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and of good standing therein. Mr. Cole commands the respect of his fellow-citizens, as a man of en- terprise in his occupation, kindly in his domestic life, and of unimpeachable character. A ^ ^£> -<3=f4 RTEMUS M. lUNGERFORD. In the career of this gentleman is illustrated that of an individual who commenced life de- pendent upon his own resources, who bat- tled with adverse circumstances, but finally by a course of steady perseverance attained success and now occupies a high position, socially and finan- cially, among the leading men of Union Township, Washington County. He has done a large amount of hard labor, working earl}- and late during the first 3'ears of his settlement here, but is now inde- pendent and the owner of a fine estate embracing 400 acres of valual)le lanil which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. In fact his farm is considered as having the best improvements of any 996 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ill Union Township. He has a commodious and substantial residence, with all the necessary out- buildings, quantities of fruit and forest trees, and one of Hie largest orchards in tlie township. Eveiy- thing about the premises is kept in proper shape, and tiie homestead invariably attracts the eye of t!ie passing traveler who looks again and carries awaj' with him a picture of plenty and content. Mr. Hungerford has been additionall3- fortunate in the selection of a life partner, his estimable wife being a lady higlily educated and very intelligent, and one who takes great pride in beautifying her home and making it the most attractive spot on earth for those dear to her. The members- of the family are well-read and musically inclined, and frequently entertain under their hospitable roof the wealth and culture of Washington Countj'. The Hungerford family traces its aucestrj' to England. Later they were represented in Oswego County. N. Y.. where the subject of this notice was bora in the tow-n of Mexico, June 16, 1848. He lived there on a farm with his parents until five years old, when the latter decided upon a removal to Iowa and settled in Clinton County. They were among the earliest pioneers of that region, locating on the frontier, and Arteraus M. pursued his earl^' studies in a log school house under the primitive methods of instruction of that day. Later, he at- tended the High School at DeWitt. When a youth of seventeen years he took charge of the home farm and also operated a threshing machine. He had been engaged in this latter business since a boy of twelve and followed it until three machines had been worn out. Later, he engaged in the drug business at DeWitt. On the 'ieth of December, 1877, Mr. Hungerford was married in DeAVitt, Iowa, to Miss Eva Dickin- son, who was a native of Monmouth, Jackson County, that State. She acquired an excellent education and later employed herself as a teacher. The young people located in Union Township. Kan., but Mrs. Hungerford being in delicate health her husband took her to Davenport, Iowa, where she died at the '■ Burtis House," Aug. 14, 1879. In the meantime, in the fall of 1878, Mr. Hung- erford had traveled overland with a wagon to Washington County, Kau. After the death of his wife he came back to this section in the spring of 1880 and purchased 320 acres of railroad land at 12 and ii2.25 per acre. It was a wild and un- cultivated tract, upon which has been expended a large amount of labor and money in bringing it to its present condition. The second season Mr. Hungerford ket>t bachelor's hall, working indoors and out. He set out forest and fruit trees, and by degrees erected the buildings and effected the other improvements which have combined to make his farm one of the best improved in the county. An artesian well supplies the live stock with water. Mr. Hungerford is interested in graded Short-horn cattle, and keeps about eleven head of horses, using three teams in the farm operations. He is also engaged in the grain business at Mahaska, a small town located fjur miles from the farm. Mr. Hungerford contracted a second marriage Oct. 4, 1882, in Whiting, Iowa, with :Miss Bertha Barker. This lady was born in Slaterville, Tomp- kins County, N. Y., Aug. 2. 1857. and came to Iowa with her parents in 1879. She was as a pupil, unusually bright and attentive to her books and began teaching when a maiden of seventeen years. She at one time occupied the position of teacher in the High School at Ida Grove, Iowa, and was uniformly successful, being a favorite alike with parents and pupils. Her accomplishments were further added to by lessons in music and painting, and her home is largely decorated by the work of her own hands. Of her union with our subject there has been born one child, a son. Her- bert, Aug. 30, 1885. Politically, Mr. Hungerford is a straight Repub- lican. He is warmly interested in the success of his part)- and frequently .serves as a delegate to the county conventions. He was the Cit\' Marshal of DeWitt, Iowa, one year, and is usually a member of the School Board. Mrs. Hungerford belongs to the Presbyterian Church. The father of our subject was Elial C. Hunger- ford, a native of Vernunit and born in 1802. When a 30uiig man he removed with his parents to Oswego County, N. Y., and assisted in opening up the new farm which became the family homestead. In 1854 he pushed on to the farther West, locating near DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa, and was one PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI. ALBUM. 997 of itji e:iilicst pioiiceis. lie pmcliaseil laiiil and continued fanning until retiring from i.ctive labor, lie spent his last da\-s in DeWitt, dying in 1882. During the last years of his life lie was a member of the Ba|)tist Church. He married Miss Lucy Manwaring. a native of Oswego County. N. Y.. and whose parents were of English descent. Jlrs. Lucy Ilungerford departed this life at her home in DeWitt. Iowa, in 1864; she was a member of tlie Baptist Church. The parental family included eight children, viz: Alonzo and D. K.. deceased ; Kstlier, Mrs. Dawson of Ida County, Iowa; Arto- mus M., the subject of this sketch; Cyrus, a black- smith of Sioux City. Iowa; Anna, who makes her home in Sioux City; Amos and Mary, the two latter deceased. AXS S. .lELLl'M. Considering the fact th.at he has not yet attained the thirtieth i^^^ year of his age, the career of Mr. Jellum 'i** is one of more than ordinary interest. lie is recognized as one of the most able men of Gar- field Township, where he has resided since 1870, on the old homestead of his father. He has served as Township Trustee and Clerk for four terms and is at present ( KSJS'J ) nominee for Register of Deeds of Clay C\)unly on the t'niou Labor Ticket. He is a gentleman of more than ordinary intelligence and good education, having followed the pro- fession of a teacher considerably- and has likewise lieen familiar with farming pursuits from his boy- hood up. As an instructor he has made a good record, having taught school six terms consecut- ively in ills own district ver^- successful!}'. Mr. Jellum completed hie education at Clay Center, walking to and from the latter place, a dis- tance of eleven miles, each week. lie comes of a hardy race, was born near Christiana, Norway, March 4. 1861, and is the son of Andrew G. Jellum, who was born near the capitalof Norway, Nov. 11, 1834. lie comes from an old line of soldiers of German extraction, his paternal grandfather, And- rew Hill, having been a native of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. The latter participateil in the war of 1812-13, when Norway and Sweden were united. and spent his last years in the former. He reared a large family, among them being a son. Andrew Hill, the father of Andrew G. Jellum — the latter receiving his name from the farm on which he lo- cated and purchased after reaching man's estate. Andrew Hill, the father of Andrew G. Jellum, lived and died near the capital of Xorw.ay, attain- ing to a ripe olAIay, 1868, on the sailing vessel "Hanah," under com- mand of Capt. John Larson. When some davs out they were nearly shipwrecked in mid-ocean by a storm, the vessel being stripped of all its m.asts and left floating at the mercy of the winds and waves. 998 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. After drifting about for some days they were en- abled to put into a port at Limerick. Ireland, where they were obliged to sojourn for six weeks, during which time.the vessel was repaired and they again started on their journey. After a successful voy- age of some weeks they landed in (Quebec, Canada, in July, 1868. From the Dominion the .Jelhiin family nuule their way by canal and river to Detroit, Mich., and thence across the lake to Milwaukee, Wis., landing at that place in August of the year above men- tioned. They settled in Norway, Wis., with an old Norse colony, who had located in Racine C()untj% Wis., and which contained the first Luth- eran Church established in the United States. The father, in 18G9,made a trip through Hamilton and Webster Counties, Iowa, witli a view of changing liis location, but not liking the climate he returned to his family in Norway, Wis., and in due time came to what was then known as the Eldora- do of the West — Kansas. They located tempor- arily in Watervillo, Washington County, where the father employed himself at whatever he could find to do, and in the meantime homesteaded 160 acres of land on section 8. in C4arfield Township, Clay County, where he has since lived. At the time of securing his land he walked from Water- ville to Junction City, a distance of fifty miles, making the trip in one day and filing his_claim in the United .States Land Oflice. Tlie next: day he returned as he had gone, arriving home in time for an early supper. He put up a sliant3' on his land in the fall of 1870 and from that time on effected one improvement after another until the Jellum farm is considered one of the most desirable in the count}'. The' father of our subject was the son of wealthy parents, but his father having died and a stepfather coming into the family, he was deprived of his rightful heritage, onl}- receiving ¥600 from his mother's estate after her death, which took place in 1870. This, however, was much better than nothing, enabling him to obtain a foothold, finan- cially, much sooner than he otherwise would have done. He has now a sufficiency of this world's goods and has likewise attained to prominence in his community, taking an active part in local mat- ters and contributing his quota to the general wel- fare of the people. He is an active member of the y>utheran Church and in politics is a Union Labor man. Personallj', he is a fine example of manly strength and vigor. He is now fifty-four years of age and his estimable wife is fifty-three. The lat- ter is mentalh' and physiciall}' the suitable com- panion of her husband — very bright and intelli- gent and possessing unusual strength and activity for one of her jears. To the parents of our subject there were born eight children, the three j'oungest of whom are na- tives of Kansas, and are named respectively', .Sophia, John B. and Anna K. The two elder also born in this country are, Josie J. and Mai tin. None are married with the exception of the eldest daughter previously mentioned. Hans S. has been quite prominent in political affairs, serving in the fall of 1886 as a delegate to the Fifth District Congression.al Convention, and in 1888 he was a delegate to the State Convention of the Union Labor party, the first convention of the kind held in Kansas, lie belongs to the Knights of Pythias, Custer Lodge, No. 19, at Clay Center, and is a charter member of the Farmers' Alliance of Gar- field Township, which vvas organized Sept. 25. 1889. He lives with his parents and is unmarried bON. OLIVER H. BEE.SON. the only man in Washington County who has served two ^yr^ successive terms in the Kansas Legislature. (^p possesses some peculiar traits of character among them that magnetic influence which ihaws around him friends and admirers wherever he goes, lie is chieily interested in agricultural pur- suits and has been highly successful as a farmer and stock-raiser. He owns and occupies a fine estate, comprising 240 acres of land on section 34. Strawberr}- Township. The subject of this sketch w.as born in Wa3"iie County. Ind., near the town of Franklin, Jan. 6. 1834. His father. Ithamer Beeson, was born in Guilford County. N. C. and is long since deceased. He followed farming for his occupation and traced his ancestry to four brothers who emigrated from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALHUM. 99!) Kni>l;iiKl (Iming tlie Coloiiinl days. lie niavrie'l Miss Mary, daughter of .Tacob Hales and a native (if Tennessee. Jacob liales was a very [lowerfiil man, pliysioally, and likewise possessed tlic suli- staiitial traits of character which constituted him an honest nuni and a ; and of who;n Oliver II. was the eldest. Lewis R. is a resident of Sheridan Township, Kan.: Cvnthia E. ( Mrs. Hrinenian) is a resident of Wells County, Ind.; the youngest son. William II.. lost his life in the I'nion ariny during' the late war in which he served as a member of Company I, G'Jth Indiana Infantry; Oliver II. was educated mostly in a Quaker school, his parents lielonginjj to that religious sect, and when of suitable years he began learning the coop- er's trade. He followed this mostly during the winter season for a period of ti\'enty years and worked his farm in summer. He had an ample ex- jjerience of pioneer life .in Indiana and knows all about rolling logs, grubbing out stumps, pulling dogweed, etc. When a young man Mr. Beeson emigrated to Henry County, Ind.. and was there married Aug. 17, 1854 to Miss Aseuatli Adams. This lady was the daughter of Ebenezcr Adams, who spent his last years in Indiana. Of her union with our sub- ject there were born three children, the eldest of whom. Lewis C married Miss Belle McAtee, and is farming in Linn Township, Kan.; they have one child, Kftie. John married Miss Martha E. Tate, and is farming in Strawberry Township and is the fatlier of two children, Earl and Ota. Curtis mar- ried Miss Harriet Blosser and lives in Clifton, this State; they have three children, Marvin. Melissa and Lenora. Mrs. Asenath Beeson departed this life March 1». 1862, at her home in Indiana. On the 'iTth of November, 18C2, Mr. Beeson contracted a second matrimonial alliance with Miss Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Adams, who died in Plattsmouth. Neb. Jan. 19, 1873. Mrs. Sarah Beeson was born in Henry County-, Ind., March 10, 1838. Her union with our subject resulted in the birth of nine children, eight of whom are living, viz.: William H.. Benjamin F., Charles Ulysses; Laura E.. Arminta J.. Oliver ('., Edward B. and James O. Lemuel V.. the youngest, died of diph- theria in his second jcar; he was a remarkable cliild, unusually bright and intelligent, and his death was a severe affliction to the family. Benjamin married Miss Ilattie Billings and lives in Slrawberrj' Town- slii]); Laura is the wife of George Doliu of Sheridan Township; neither of them have children. Mr. Beeson settled in the vicinity of Platts- mouth. Neb., in 1865. where he prosecuted farming until 1873. That j'ear, coming to W.ashington County. Kan., he settled on his present farm, select- ing it because of its unequaled springs' of water which render the land exceedingl3' fertile. It is largely devoted to stock-raising, a specialty being made of graded Poland-China swine. Mr. Beeson served as Justice of tlie Peace two years and was elected a member of the Legislature on the Repub- lican ticket in 1881. He gave such good satisf.ac- tion to his constituents that he was re-elected in 1883, being nominated by acclamation .it the con- vention. He has ever maintained a stanch adher- ence to the principles of the Republican party. His farm contains the highest point of land in Straw- berry Township and on that point he raised the stars and stripes during the Harrison-Cleveland campaign. He intends keeping th.at tattered fl.ag as -a memento of that memorable year. He is thoroughly posted upon State and N.ational issues, and in religious matters, is identified with the I'ni- ted Brethren Church. "jK^ELSON B. CERTAIN w.as born in Warren 11 jjj County. Ohio. March 13. 1819. In that /li(^ county he was reared, receiving his educa- tion in the subscription schools. When thirteen years old, he began to learn the trade of a black- smith. He worked at that tr.ade in Ohio until the spring of 1850. when he went to Greene Count}', III. He continued at his trade in that St.ate until 1871. He then came to W.nshington County, Kan., and took up 160 acres under the Homestead Act. The land was located on section 20, Sheridan Township, and has been his home from that dat<>. The journey from Illinois w.as made by wagon, and 1000 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. a few deer ami antelope were jel to be seen in this section. The first dwelling of Mr. Certain in this county was a little eottonwood shanty. 16x20 feet. The few settlers in the vioinity were chiefly residents of "dugouts." After building the cabin home, Mr. Certain began to break prairie and improve his farm. Since that time it has been brought to a high state of cultivation, and is well improved. The entire estate is under the plow, or in pasture. It is furnished with stable, corn-cribs and other ade- quate outbuildings. The present dwelling is a neat and substantial frame, much more commodious than the home in which the family first took up their abode. An orchard of at least 100 trees adds to the comfort and beauty of the estate. When Mr. Certain came to this county, the town of Clif- ton consisted of one store, one hotel and one saw- mill, and the country adjacent was chiefly- open and wild. In Warren County, Ohio, Mr. Certain celebrated his marriage with Miss Caroline Berger. This worthy lady was a daughter of Adam and Rebecca (Martin) Berger. A short time before her birth, her father liad sold his property in Ohio, vvth the in- tention of removing to Indiana. Prior to his re- moval, he rented the house in which our subject had been born. In that house Mrs. Certain first saw the light. While she was yet an infant, her parents went to Indiana, where two years later her father met his deatli. AVhile working on a canal, he was killed by an accident. His widow later returned witli lier family to Warren County, Ohio, where she suljsequently died. Mr. and ]\Irs. Berger were natives of Mar3'land and North Carolina re- spectively. Mr. and Mrs. Certain have four children living: Marj-, now ^Irs. Frederick Snell, resides in this township; Bates T. lives in Kansas City, Wyan- dotte Co., Kan. Robert M. lives on the farm with his parents, and has the management of the estate; he married Miss Ada Wolf, and has two children. Another son, Andrew J., is also living at home. Seven children have been removed from Mr. and Mrs. Certain by death. Five were taken in in- fancy. Of the others. .Sarah J. married Thomas Atterbery, and died, leaving three children. One of them, Lillie Maj', is being reared by her grand- parents (our subject and his wife). Belle married Alfred Griffith, and died, leaving one child. Mr. Certain is a member of the I. O. O. P.. at Clifton, having joined the order in Illinois about thirty years ago. He and his wife are communi- cants of the Methodist Kpiscopal Church. Mr. Certain is a man of upright character, well-informed and genial, and is held in liigii repute as a man and citizen. S*l JfelLLIAM 8TKINFELDT, the owner of 5C0 \.\/// broad acres of land in Independence Town- W^ ship, Washington County, has his home on section 21, and has made all the improvements which are upon it. The land was raw prairie when it came into his possession, and a part of it is trav- ersed by the Burlington & Missouri River Rail- road. The residence is located about three miles south of Lanham, and five miles north of Hanover. In addition to general farming, Mr. Steinfeldt is successful as a stock-raiser, keeping usually 100 head of cattle, the same number of swine and fif- teen bead of horses. The proprietor is a man of note in his communit3-, .as being one of the largest land-owners in this section. He votes the straight Republican ticket, and takes an active interest in politics, being prominent in his party, and fre- quently sent as a delegate to county conventions. He has been a member of the School Board of his district for several years, and was once elected Con- stable, but declined to serve. The subject of this sketch was born in the Grand Duchj- of Oldenburg. (Tcrmany, Feb. 12, 1849, and was the eldest in a family of six children, the off- spring of William and Hamena (Siianhawk) Stein- feldt, who were likewise natives of Oldenburg, and the father a jeweler by trade. They were reared and married in their native place, and the mother spent her entire life in German}, dying in 1882, when quite well advanced in ^-ears. The father is still living there. William emigrated to America when a j'outh of seventeen years, coming directly to Kansas. He spent the first three years in Doni- phan County, then removed to Washington Count}-, where he has since lived. He recived a fair edu- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1001 cation in ids native tongue, and was bred to fann- ing pursuits from his boyliood up. 1,11 the spring of 1875. William Steinfeldt was united in marriaije witli Miss Ida, daugliter of Will- iam and Caroline (Deliii) Jeniekc. The parents of .Mrs. Steinfeldt were natives of Mecklenburg, (ler-. many, whence the}' emigrated to America in 1865. The father spent his last 3'ears in Hanover Town- ship, dying in 1873. The mother is still living, and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mi- nardus, in Hanover, this State. The parental house- iiold included five cliildren, of whom Mrs. Stein- feldt was the third in order of birtii. She was born in Germany, March I, 1.S52, and was a child of thirteen years when her parents came to Amer- ica. She attended the common school, and re- mained with her parents until her marriage. Of this marriage there have been born four chiklren — William, aged thirteen years (1889); Ilildali, aged eleven years; .John, aged nine, and Kdward. aged seven. Mr. and Mrs. Steinfeldt are members in good standing of the German Lutlieran Churcli. Like many of the people around them, liiey com- menced witli small means, but have now a suHiciency of this world's goods to fortify them against want in their old age. I"?GNATirs KLECAN. There is nowhere a I finer field than the State of Kansas for noting _\ the extent to which energy and industry have elevated its people. The subject of this notice is an. other forcible illustration of what a man may ac- complish. l)eginuing at the foot of the ladder in life and keeping one steady purpose in view. Mr. Kle- can when starting out in life had nothing to depend upon but his own resources, but now, after a lapse of years which have been spent in the practice of industry and economy, he finds himself the owner of a good property, a fine farm and a pleasant home, and enjoys the respect and good will of his neighbors. He is a man who has seen much of the world and h.as learned well from observing closely that which is going on around him. The sixtli c-hild of his parents, Mr. Kleean was born Aug. 3, 1849, in what was once the king of this volume. Of this union there have been born six children, four of whom are living, namely: Mary, Tina, Annie and Joseph. Mr. and IMrs. Kleean are members in good standing of the Roman Catholic Church, at- tending services at Hanover. Mr. Kleean votes the Democratic ticket and keeps himself well posted upon the political issues of the day. He has never aspired to office, simply serving as Clerk of the Sclujol Board of his district Mr. Kleean liomestcaded his present farm when it was a raw prairie without any improvements. It emhr.aces 1 60 acres, seventy-five of which are under thorough cultivation. He has planted 140 fruit trees and 260 grapevines, and is quite an extensive breeder of cattle, horses and swine. His dwelling is a comfortable structure, while the b:irn and other out- houses are all that is necessary for the .accommoda- tion of his live slock and grain. Mr. Kleean for 1002 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the last seventeen years l>as added considerably to his income by operating a threshing; macliiue. He is a man thoroughly respected in his community, and in redeeming a portion of the soil from the wilderness has contributed thus much to the devel- opment of Hanover Townsliip. ON. S. \. LEE. Among the citizens of |., Hiley County, no one is more worthj' of b^ consideration than the gentleman whose \^j name stands at the head of this sketch. Well known as a pioneer of Kansas, he has often been before the public in various official capacities, oc- cupying high places of trust, and it reflects honor on himself and on his community that no word has ever been breathed against his character as a man, his standing as a gentleman, or his loyally and trustworthiness as a citizen. He is a resident of Manhattan, where he has charge of Mr. Purcell's grain and agricultural implement warehouse, and his tact, versatility and good business habits render him an invaluable aid to that gentleman in tlie con- duct of this branch of his great mercantile in- terests. A native of Pennsylvania, our subject was Ijorn in Canaan Township, Wayne County, .Uine 21), 1825. His father, John F. Lee, was born in the town of Guilford. Conn., and was a son of \'ene Lee, who is supi)osed to have been a native of that place, though born of P'uglish parentagt'. He was a farmer and moved from Connecticut to Pennsyl- vania at an early day, the removal being made with oxen and cart. He bought a tract of 500 acres of partiailj- improved land in Canaan Township, and was a resident there the remainder of his life. In his time there were no railways in Pennsylvania for many a year after his settlement there, and mills and markets were some miles distant. When the mines were opened in 1828, there was a good market for produce created, the firtt mines being opened in Luzerne County, seven miles from his place. . The maiden name of his wife was Polly Johnson, and siie was likewise a native of Connec- ticut. She survived lier husband some years, dying at last on the old liLiniestead in Canaan Township. They were conscientious and active members of the Jlethodist Episcopal Church, the grandmother of our subject being one of the six that 'formed the first Methodist Class in Guilford, Conn. The father of our subject was ten years old when his parents deft their old New England home to form another in the wilderness in Pennsylvania. He was bred to the life of a farmer, and followed agricultural pursuits as long as he lived, continuing to reside on the home farm until about one year before his death, when he moved to Carbondale, where he died in 1831. His death brought an honorable and useful life to a close while it was yet iu its prime. The maiden name of his wife was Eliza Chumard, and she was born in New York, of French and German ancestry. There were five children born to the parents of our subject. After the death of the father of our subject his mother married a second time, becoming the wife of Jesse Clark, and moving with him to Steuben County, N. Y., she spent the rest of her days there, finally meeting her death bj^ being struck by a locomotive. She was the mother of five children bv her second marriage, four of whom grew to maturity. He of whom we write was only five years old when his father ilied, and after that he was reared by his paternal grandparents, those good and truly pious Christian people carefully training him in the right way and early instilling into his mind those high and honorable principles which nave been his guide in all his after life. The first recollec- tion that he has of traveling, was the journey of over 200 miles that he took with his grandmother with a horse and buggy on a visit from Pennsyl- vania to her old home in Connecticut, he at that time being seven years old. He attended school three months each 3'ear. and the remainder of the time assisted his gr.audfather in the labor of caring for his large farm. After his marriage our subject settled on land in Can.aan Township, which he had inherited from his grandfather. He farmed there till the fall of 18.')5, when he removed to Indiana, having traded his farm in Pennsylvania for one in that State, located ten miles south of Columbus, in liartholomew County. He resided there till 1860, and in llie meantime had exchanged that farm for a Hour-mill, which unfortunately was burned in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1003 the fall of 1859. In the s\>\\ug of KSCO he re- solved to try life on the plains of Kansas, and traveled hither by rail as far as St. Louis, and thence Iiy steamer to Leavenworth, and from there he traveled overland in a prairie schooner to Potta- wattomie County. He purchased a squatter's claim in Blue Township, and subsequently made his title good by complyini!: with the provisions of the homestead act. Twenty' acres of the land were improved and a log cabin had been put u[). The cabin was afterward destroyed by fire, and he erected a more substantial house of stone and other necessary buildings, besides j)lanting shade and fruit trees, and otherwise greatly increasing the value of the place. After the death of his wife, in 1875. he rented his farm, and coming to Jlanhattnn. was in the employ of Mr. Purcell the ensuing seven years. He next took charge of the Blue and Kan- s.as Valley Commercial Agency's store, retaining th.at position two years. In 1887 he went to Cali- fornia, and for a time was in the employ of the Pacific Land and Improvement Compan}-. .\fter a sojourn of six months in the Golden State he returned to Jlanhattan in 1888, and in the spring of 1889 Mr. Purcell engaged him to take charge of his grain and agricultural implement warehouse, well knowing of old his ability and faithfulness, and he has been with him ever since. Mr. Lee has been twice married. In October, 1846, he was wedded to Eliza Hubbard, in Corn- ing, N. Y. She was of English liii-th and came to this countrj' with her parents when she was V)ut five years old. After a serene and happy wedded life of nearly thirty j'ears. tliis good woman and true wife ii.a.ssed from earth in February. 1875. her death taking ])lace in Pottawatomie County, in the home that her presence h,'id blessed, and in wlio.se ui)l)nilding she had aided her husband. Mr. Lee was mariied in 1877 tf) his present wife, formerly Emily A. Stancliff. a native vf Knox County. 111. Their pleasant married life has been blessed to tliem by the birth of three children — Arthur M., Harry S. and Mary Esther. A well-informed man. of sound, evenly-balanced intellect, dignity of character and irreproachable morals. Mr. Lee's fellow citizens have alw.ays ibdy recognized his (itness in ever}' wa_v to l)e entrusted with the management of iraiiortant public affairs, and while he was a resident of Pottawatomie County he was often called upon to fill some re- sponsible oilice. Atone time he was elected Super- intendent of the schools of Pottawatomie County, but he refused to serve. In ISQ.'J he was elected as Representative to the State Legisl.ature, and served in that honorable body with great credit to himself and to his constituents. He w.as Justice of the Peace and Township Trustee of Blue Township for a period of eight} ears. In 1870 he was appointed Census Enumerator for the western half of Potta- watomie County. For two years during the war he was Enrolling Officer, and he was Revenue Collector for four years, and collected the first revenue in the Upper Ivansas River Vallej-. In his i)olitical views he has alw.ays sided with the Republicans. He and his wife are people of strong religious sentiments, and in them the Methodist Episcopal Church finds two of its most faithful members. !)ILLIAM KEESECKER is the owner and section ip. \Vashington Count}-. It comprises eighty acres of cultivated land, upon which the owner has planted numerous shade and fruit trees, and erected a comfortable and attractive residence. In this pleasant home Mr. Keesecker and his wife are enjoj'ing the fruits of the labors of their mature years and the society of the uianj' friends to whom their doors are alwaj'S open, and to whom their hospitiility is so royally dispensed. Mr. Keesecker is the oldest of a family of eight children, and was born in Berkeley County. W. \a.. Aug. 30, 1828. His i)arents. Aaron and .Marg.aret (Rightstine) Keesecker. were also natives of West Virginia, where the father died in 1884. '''he mother had departed this life in 1802, while on a visit to her chihlren in I'rbana. Ohio. The gentle- man of whom we write was reared to manhood in his native State. He remained under the parental roof until twelve years old, when he was appren- ticed to a tailor. He served an api)renticeship of over six j'ears, becoming thoroughly .■i('(|uainted UILLIAM KEESECKER is the owner a occupant of a beautiful farm on secti W^ 34, Farmington Township, Washingt 1004 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. with his trade in all its brandies. L ulil the year 1854 he remained in his native State, with tiie ex- ception of fifteen months, which he spent in AVash- ingtoft, D. C During all this time he followed his trade, and continued to do so after his removal. After leaving his native State he was a resident of West Liberty, Ohio, until the spring of 1879. At that period he turned liis steps westward, and reaching Kansas, located at Washington. He there engaged in his former occupation, coTitinuing his work therein until February, 1888. He then re- tired from the business and removed to his farm. In Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1862. a ceremony was performed which transformed Miss Anna Pim into Mrs. William Keesecker. The bride was born near West Liberty, Ohio, Dec 20. 1840. Ilcr father, Israel Pim, and her mother, Rachael (Fisler) Pim, were natives of Chester County, Pa., where they were married and first settled. They after- ward removed to Ohio, and for some time lived near West Libert^-. In 18.56 they removed to Bellefontaine, Ohio, where they died. They had a family of six ciiildren. Mrs. Keesecker being the youngest. Mrs. Keesecker has borne her husband two children — Pusy P. and Glenn F. Mr. Keesecker is a Democrat in politics, and his faith in tiic parly principles is unbounded. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. During his residence in Washington ]\Ir. Keesecker gained the reputation of a thoroughly reliable workman and an honorable dealer. The social qualities and fine character of Mr. Keesecker and his wife gain them man3' friends. -5- AMUEL CLARKF, i:ditor of the Wash- ington y'o.5( has been a resident of Kansas since April 18, 1865. on which day he ar- rived at Atciiison. Ilis parents are .John W. and Amanda (Bard) Clarke. Tlie former was liorn in N'irginia .Tan. 16, 1830, and died in Atchi- son, Kan.. .Ian, 2, 1885. He was a carpenter bj- trade, working at that occupation all his life. He resided in his native State until he was about twenty-five years of age, when he removed to Iowa, and in Warren County, that State, he met his future wife, to whom he was united Nov. 10, 1853, in Missouri. They made their home in War- ren Count}', Iowa, until 1864, when the faniil}- emi- grated to Nebraska, but were driven off by hostile Indians, and then moved into Omaha. At the time stated above they decided to make their per- manent home in Kansas and in pursuance of that object took up their residence in Atchison. During the time they lived there Mr. Clarke continued to work at his trade, laboring at it faithfully until his death. He was a man of a quiet, retiring disposi- tion, and being of (Quaker ancestry, his early as- sociations naturally left their imjiressions upon him and he never sought or held public office, l)ut was strongl}' Democratic in his political sentiments. Some of his connections in A'irginia were slave- owners, but he himself was a freedom-lover, which was the main cause of his leaving his native State, together with some of his relatives. His widow nor lives in Washington with her son. Siie was born Oct. 6, 1837, in Greenfield, Indiana, but was reared in Illinois, and later removed with her par- ents to Warren County, Iowa. Her ancestors on her father's side were for several generations, emi- nent as physicians, her great-grandfather. Samuel Bard, of Edinljurg, having attained a world-wide fame in his profession. His son, Samuel, grand- father of Mrs. Clarke, was a physician in Phila- delphia. Pa., and her father, Richard Bard, followed in their footsteps, [iracticing in the places named, and late 'n life he removed to Boulder, Colorado, where he practiced his profession until his death in 1880, aged about seventy years. His wife pre- ceded him to the grave about six years. .Tohn W. and Amanda Clarke were the parents of six children, viz : Samuel, who is tiie eldest; Mary Jane, wife of George Elliston, a farmer, liv- ing in Atchison Countj-, Kan.; Malvina Louisa is unmarried and lives in Boulder, Col., where she is engaged in teaching; .lulia Annie is married to W. F. Doran, marble-cutter, living in Bellville, Repul)lic Count}'. Kan.; William Richard is travel- ing to see the country, not yet having settled down ; Florence Antoinette, the youngest is with her mother and brother in Washington. .Samuel Clarke the subject of this sketch, was born in Palmyra, Warren County, Iowa, Aug. 15, TK^yiJ Jfk 'OyVj'-reA- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1007 1854, and was Ibcrcfoie but eleven years of age when the family emigrated to Kansas. In Atchi- son lie first attended Ihi! common schools, afterward liecoming a student in St. Benedict's College, leav- i ing that institution to learn the trade of a printer in the ofllice of the Atcliison dJiampion. iu 1870. He stayed there two years then entered the Patriot oflice, where he remained more than seven years. Having bj' this time been married, he in company with his wife's father. Dr. Charles AVilliamson. a full sketch of whose life is given elsewliere, re- moved to Palmer, Washington County, where tiiey established the Palmer Register, the first number iieing issued April 10, 1880. They published tlie pai)er there until fall when they removed to Wash- ington and on Aug. 12, 1880. issued the first num- ber of the Washington Rpgister, still publislied un- der tiiat n.nmc. In .Tanuiirv. 1883. Mr. Clarke dis- (josed of bis interest to W. A. Clark, wlio had |)reviousIy purchased Dr. Williamson's interest. Our sul)ject tiion went to (irecnleaf. Washington County, where he vvas employed on the Journal until the following spring. On May 3. 1883. .Mr. Clarke established in Wa.sh- ington the paper he is now conducting. In Septem- ber 1884, Charles F. Barrett became a partner in W\e Enterprise. a.w\ in .ianuai'v 1 S8.j our subject sold his share to ]Mr. Barrett, going into the otlice of the Washington Republican, where he worked until December 1, 1888, when be re-purchased the Post of which he is now sole proprietor. The pa- per is Democratic in polities, and has attained a good circulation and a fair share of advertising patronage. It is well fitted up and has every ap- pliance for doing good job printing. Another en- terprise in which Mr. Clarke was engaged during this time was the publication of the ^-Morning and Day of Reforni" a temi)erance organ which had been removed here from Chicago. 111., and which he printed for a few months, when it was removed to New York where it is published under the name of the '-Voice." April 27, 1879. in Washington. Mr. Clarke was united in marriage witli Miss Mary Ann William- son, daughter of Dr. Charles Williamson, whose family history is given under his name. She was born at Mt. Pleasant. Atchison Co., Kan., in December, 1859. They have four children now living — Sarah Amanda; Oscar L. ; Kittie Clover; and Ciiarles Williamson. One child, Laura Estella. died Dec. 18. 1880 aged but a few months. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke are members of the Episco- pal Ciiurch of which be is Clerk and he is now Su- perintendent of its Sunday-school. A hard worker and a man of character, Mr. Clarke is making a success in his chosen jirofcssion. and stands well in the citj' where he has )jermancntly settled and where he is recognized as a good citizen. He is and has licen City Clerk for the past seven years. \f, ESSE .1. BREWER, the veteran soldier and pr(nninent farmer who is the subject of this sketch, resides on section 34, Ogden Town- shii). Rile}- County. His father, .Tohn Brewer, was a native of \'irginia, and a farmer by occupa- tion. The mother, Nancy (Dowd) Brewer, was a native of C)liio. The parents were married in that State, and i-esided there during their lives, the death of Jlrs. Brewer occurring there in 1814. The father vvas again married, and trudged along life's pathway a few more years. de|)arting at length in 1S57. His first union vvas made fruitful by the birth of ten children, three of whom are now liv- ing. The subject of this sketch was the eighth child in order of birth, and was ushered into this world of changes, Feb. 4, 1837. in Vinton County. Ohio. Jesse J. Brewer remained under his father's roof- tree until 'he reached the age of nineteen years, when he, like so many of tlie j'outh of the more Eastern States, left home to do for himself, and fol- lowed the "star of empire" in its westward course, until he reached Vermillion County, III. lie only remained there about one year, however, when he went southward to Jefferson City. Mo., where he spent the winter. In the spring of 1858, he pur- sued his journey westward, and arrived in Kansas during the trouble that agitated the territory, and which liecanic the horabl announcing the approach of the mighty contlict that subsequently shook the entire country from centre to circumference. Mr. Brewer remained in Leavenworth County during 1008 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the excitement of that period, and then removed to Riley County and settled on ids present place. It was all raw land at that time, and he was almost the only settler for many miles around. He pre- empted the quarter-section, and erected some build- ings, broke up the land, and began his home. Such .a lop.ely and desolate life, far .away from kindred, friends, or neighbors, would have been appalling to timid natures, but the i)ioneers were too bus}' to be lonely, and too hopeful of the future, to pay serious attention to the apparent desolation around them. Mr. Brewer, inspired by the courage and hopefulness of youth, worked vigorously to make a comfortable home, but the fiat of war had gone forth calling the patriotic sons of our Land to leave their homes and face danger and death, wounds and imprisonment, to rescue their beloved Union from tiiose who sought to dismember it. In August, 1862, Mr. Brewer responded to the call for troops, and enlisted in Company A, 9th Kansas Cavalry, under Col. Lind. The field of operations to which this regiment was assigned, em- braced the district of Southwestern Missouri, Arkan- sas and Indian Territory. As readers of the history of the war know, the fighting in that region was both sharp and severe. In addition to the regularly organized hosts of the enemy with whom they had to contend, they were menaced by Indians, and those irregularly formed bands which were such a terror to the border Stales — guerrillas. One of the guerrila bauds with which Mr. Brewer and his fel- low-soldiers had to deal, was led by the daring chief named CJuantrell. The regiment of which Mr. Brewer was a member, saw considerable service skirmishing with Quantrell's baud, and also with several others, but never flinched from doing its whole duty, however hard or disagreeable it might happen to be. Mr. Brewer served his country faitlifully and well during the three years, lacking one month, for which he had enlisted, and was mustered out and honorably discharged at Devall's Bluff, Ark. He then returned home. His health had been seri- ously impaired by the exposure and hard service he had been obliged to undergo, his particular ail- ment taking the form of bronchitis, from which lie has since been a sufferer. Upon his arrival at home, he again took up his work on the farm, which, however, had not been wholly neglected during his aliseuce, as his wife was able to keep things mov- ing. Sept. 26, 1861, Jesse J. Brewer was united in niai-- riage with Miss Ernestine Green, a daughter of Mrs. Mary Green, a widovv who lived in Riley County, this State. The parents of Mrs. Brewer were from Hamilton. Ohio, and the family removed to Kan- sas in 1856, the father having died in 1819. Of their nine children, Mrs. Brewer was the youngest. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio, July 24, 1841. Her education was obtained in the common schools of her native .State, and the faculty' then gained of being able to enjo\- the Ijest thought of the world as expressed in books and pa|)ers, was a source of great consolation to her in her frequentl}' lonelj- life on the prairie. She came of heroic stock, anr^ is one of the most honorable business men of Cl33' County, where he has resided for about five 3^enrs, and where he is recognized as a man of strict integrity and ability in financial affairs, and in other directions. He was scarcely able to read when nineteen jears of age, and at the age of twenty- two years, entered the field as a teacher which calling he followed successfully for ten 3'ears in his native State, showing him to be a self-made man in the fullest extent of that term. < )ur subject is a son of .lacob Need, who was PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPHICAL ALBUM. 1017 horn ill Cnrroil C'ouiitv. Oliio. Nov. -J-t, 1820, and tlii'ic lived until his marriase lo Elizabeth lMaoi^^- --$. -^■s^«e-< — -"s-r^''^^ AX. HENRY, (Ileinrich being the German). V This name is familiar to a large portion of the citizens of Swede Creek Township and i.s borne by one of its most popular men. He is likewise one of its most extensive farmers, owning and operating a whole section of land upon which he has effected good improvements and built up a homestead second to none in point of comfort and solidity in Riley County. Mr. Henry is highly educated and possesses more than ordinary intelligence, is progii'ssive in his iileas. proud of being an American citizen, and a man whose suc- cesses, instead of making him hard and selfish, have developed the natural benevolence of his character and given him a broad sympathy with those less fortunate. His domestic relations are remarkably ple.asant and his roof-tree evidently shelters one of the happiest families in Northern Kansas. The subject of this sketch wlK)se full name is Maxamilian Henr^'. was born near the city of L'lui, 1U2() PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. in what was tlioii the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Feb. 6, 1837, and until a youth of sixteen years lived upon his father's farm and attended the pub- lic schools and the Latin school at I'lm. At the age mentioned he went into Lausanne, Switzerland, where for three years he was occupied as the em- ploye of a mercantile house and learned to speak and read tlie French language. Later he traveled through France and Italy, learning to speak Italian and spending one year in the city of Turin. When twenty-one years old he returned home and for two years thereafter assisted in the management of his father's farm. At the expiration of this time young Henry re- turned to France where he remained until setting out for America. He left Havre on the three- masted sailing vessel '•Nuremburg" and after a voy- age of fifty days landed in the city of New Orleans in time to witness the beginning of the war. Thence soon afterward he journeyed up the Missis- sippi on a steamer to the mouth of the Ohio River and then proceeded to Louisville. Ky., after which he rejjaired to Scott County, Ind., and worked on a farm there one year. In April, 1862, in company with Edward Secrest, who was returning from a. visit to his old friends in Indiana, he set out for Kansas, passing through I>eavenworlh, and soon afterward came to Riley County and liomesteaded 160 acres of his present farm. Mr. Henry was the first settler on North Otter Creek, and commenced breaking the soil with oxen. He was practically without means and labored in true pioneer style, amid the disadvantages of a dist.ant market and with imperfect farming im- plements. Patience and perseverance, however, bore their legitimate fruit and in due time his first pur- chase began to assume the proportions of a farm and he added to his real estate until he became one of the leading land owners of that section. He fought prairie fires, ciiased wolves, and in 1863 went out after \he Indians under the command of Capt. Niehenke. The Henry family occupy a large stone resi- dence, 40x45 feet in dimensions and two stories in height. His main barn is fifty feet square. He has wind mill, water tanks, hay scales and all the other ai)pliances required by the progressive agriculturist. He feeds large numbers of cattle and swine and has the largest horse ranch in his township, making a specialty (^f graded Normans and fine ponies. His stables are excelled by none in the county and it is considered that he has one of its finest stock farms. It is well watered by Otter Creek, with plent3- of timber growing along the banks. The marriage of Max. Henry and Miss Laura Kasbobrer was celebrated in what is now the city of Leavenworth, Oct. 6, 1862. Mrs. Henry, like her husband, is a native of Ulm. Wurtemburg and was born May 11, 1839. She was betrothed in Germany and came to America to join her fu- ture husliand the same year of their marriage. Her father, Matthew Kasbohrer. was a well-to-do lumber dealer of "Wurtemburg and spent his entire life in his native land, dying in 1861, at the age of sixty -one years. Her mother. ^Nlrs. Magdalena (Smidt) Kasbolirer, was likewise born in I'lm and died there. The parental household included seven children, five of whom are living, viz: Magdalena. .Mrs. Almandinger, and Regina, Jlrs. Andrus. botii of rim ; Katrina, Mrs. Wagner, also of that city; Laura. Mrs. Henry, and Emma, Mrs, Gugenhan of Center Township, this State. The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry were named respectively: Caroline now the wife of Victor Gebhart. a farmer of Center Townsiup; Louisa, the wife of O, Weber, of Jackson Town- ship; Charles, Emma, William, Herman and Paulina: the latter five at home w-itli their parents. ^Ir. Henry is independent in politics and has served many times as a juryman. He thoroughly believes in the education of the young and has been a mem- ber of the School Board of his district most of the time since coming here. He has likewise served as Road Supervisor, but beyond these minor offlecs, has no taste for the responsibilities of public life. The father of our subject was Maxamilian Henry, Sr., a native of Wurtemburg and the son of Lud- wig Henrj-, who owned a farm of 300 acres on the Danube River and also operatecl a large bleaching establishment. He died there at the age of seventy yeais. Max. Sr., became heir to the same farm which lay just without the city limits of Ulm and was very valuable. He made a specialty of dair3'- ing, keeping seventy- cows and transporting the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1021 inilktoUlm. He died there in 18S;3 when ninety- tliree ycius old. lie married Miss Sibj-Ua Rems- liart who was born, reared and echicated in Ulni and was the daughter of a wealthy brewer; she died at the age of seventy-five 'years, having, like her husband, spent iier entire life in her native Province. Their seven children were named re- spectively, Regina, Mrs. Ebiier of I'lni; Max. our subject; Carl, proprietor of the Russian Hotel at rim; .Tolin L., a wealthy merchant of London, Hngland; William who emigrated to America and is now a merchant of Clay County, Kan. ; Fred- ricka deceased, and Pauline, the wife of (Jen. Roell of Weingarten. Germany. -#^ -i- i\ ARSHALL BALTSOR is the owner andoe- cvipant of a valuble farm in Washington IS County, where he is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. His estate com- prises 240 acres on section 28. Clifton Townshi]). It is under thorough cultivation, and furnished witli excellent farm buildings. All the improve- ments have been made by himself, and witness to the fact that he is an enterprising and i)rogressive farmer. Mr. Ballsor arrived in this county on July 2,5, 1«()9. The following year he took a homestead, which forms part of his present landed estate. On it he has since lived with the exception of a short time spent as a hotel proprietor in Vining. Mr. Baltsor came to this county from Kankakee, 111., whei'e he had been reared. He was born near Montreal, Canada, April 2, 1843, and was the eldest son in the parental family. When a child of about four years the family came to the United States and located on a farm four miles from Kankakee City, 111. There the mother died in the year 1853, being then in middle life. The father survived until Ai)ril 18, 1888, when he too departed this life. He had reached the advanced age of eighty-two years. Francis and Lenora (Darussoux) HaUsor were na- tives of Canada and of French descent. Both were born near Montreal and there grew to manhood and womanhood. There they were married and lived upon a farm until 1847, when, as before Stated they removed to the United .States. Both were members of the French Catholic Church. The marriage of our subject took pi. ace in Kan- kakee, 111., the bride being .'Mi.-is Juliet Talbot. She was born in Canjida, Aug. 11, 1847, and when a child of seven years came with her parents to the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot settled on a farm in Kankakee County, III., where they lived for some years. In the latter part of 18()8 they came to Kansas. They purchased land at (ireen- leaf. a part of that city being on their farm. There they are now living, both past the age of sixty years. Like the Baltsor family, they are of French descent and of Catholic faith. Mrs. Baltsor was reared in Illinois. She is a good housewife, a lov- ing mother, and luas the pleasing manners derived from her French ancestry'. To herself and husband twelve children have been born. Six have been taken from them by death, the most of them dying when quite young. The living children bear the names of Georgiana, Kli, Nelson, Philip, Mary and Rosa. All still linger under the parental roof. Mr. and Mrs. Baltsor are communicants of the Catholic Church. Mr. Baltsor is a believer in the principles of the Republican party. ARTIX T. KING is of New Engl.and ori- gin, his parents, Sheppard and Orathy (Stoddard) iving, having been natives of Vermont and iMassailiusetts, respectivel3'. The father died in Missouri, and the mother in Kansas. Our subject was the 3"0ungest but one in a family of nine children. He was born in .Saratoga County, N. v., Jlarch 17. 1840. When about a j'car and a half old, his parents removed to Jeffer- son County, where his boyhood was passefl. When he was fourteen years old the}' left the Empire State and removed to Delaware County, Iowa. There the}' resided fiveorsix j'ears, following which for about the same length of time their home was in Black Hawk County. They then changed their residence to Buchanan County, where they were .at the breaking out of the late Civil War. In the sumnierof 18(11 .Mr. King joined the vast 102-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. liosts tliat had enlisted in the defense of the Union, and was enrolled in Company C, 9th Iowa Infantry. -He served in th.it regiment about five months, wheo he was discharged and returned to his home. The following spring he again entered the service, enlisting in Company C, 27tli Iowa Infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. He took part in tlie Red River expedition and was at Nash- ville, Tenn. Wlien mustered out of the service he returned to Buchanan County, Iowa. In 1870 he came to Washington County, and settled on sec- tion 35, Highland Townshi|), where he has since been a resident. His present iiome is on section 24. He is the owner of IfiO acres which he has improved. He occupies a commodious farm residence, and the other farm Iniildings are adequate for their purpose. In Buchanan County. Iowa, in August, 1862. Mr. King celebrated his marriage to Miss Sarah .T. Davis, who was born in Indiana. The union has been blessed by the birth of seven children, namely: Addie, Henrietta, Helen, Rose M.. Clara, Martin ]M. and Amanda. Rose died when about three years old. Mr. King is interested in the cause of education and has served with discretion in some of the school offices. In politics he is a Republican, and lie is a member of Gettysburg Post G. A. R., of Ilollen- berg. He is a man of good repute in business and social affairs, and kindly in his domestic relations. bHEOTUS H. PARRISH. The gentleman who is the subject of tliis sketch, was born in Noble County, Ohio. Jan. 13, 1857. His father, Edward M. Parrisli, was also born in Noble County, Ohio, and his grandfather, Edward Parrish. was a native of Baltimore, Md., where his ancestors settled on their arrival from England in the early history of our couutry. Mr. Edward Parri.sh was a farmer and was one of the early settlers of Noble County, where he bought a tract of land which was covered with a fine growth of timber. His farm was close by tiie village of (Sharon, and he spent the re- mainder of his days there in the peaceful pur- suits of an agricultural life. He was one of the leading citizens and held various offices of public trust. Besides himself and wife his family con- sisted of six sons and daughters. The father of our subject was reared on his father's farm and received in addition to a fair common-school education, a practical training in the usual pursuits incident to life on a farm. While yet young he was put in a mill to learn the miller's trade. At the death of his father, part of his inhertance consisted of two mills, one a flour- mill the other a sawmill, which he operated in con- nection with the farm, which he also managed. In 1864, he sold out his interests in Ohio and moved to Iowa, where he bought a farm, located north of Stuart, in Guthrie County. He prosecuted his farming interests for one year and then sold out, and some time later purchased a mill at Arbor Hill, Adair County, wiiich he operated until 1879. He then disposed of the mill :in& moved to Washing- ton County, Kan., where he resided four years and then removed to Colorado, being one of the pioneers of Washington County, in that State. Being pleased with the looks of the country, he took up a homestead and turned his attention to improv. ing it. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Milcha Sims. She was a native of Noble County, Ohio, where she grew to womanhood, and in addition to the usual lessons learned in school learned the useful duties of a neat, practical house- keeper. They were the parents of six children, ,as follows: Mattie ; Theotus H., our subject ; Harry; William: Katie; and Edward F. Theotus was only seven j-ears old when his parents moved to Iowa, hence can not recall many of the scenes of his child- hood's home. He was educated in the public schools of Guthrie County, and as soon as he was large enough commenced to assist his father in the mill. He learned the trade and worked for his parents till he was about fourteen ^ears of age then went to work for a cousin, who operated a flour- mill in (Tuthrie County, remaining there till 1873. Then he took charge of his father's mill in Adair County, and operated it until 1876. He then moved to Kansas and worked in a mill in Phillips County. While a resident of Phillips County he made two excursions to points in Western Kansas and East- ern Colorado, visiting Denver, .Tulesburg, Greeley, ay . PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 102.J and Kit. Carson, also spemling part of the lime in the pleasural)le pxcitennMit of hunting buff.iloes on the plain.s. Mr. Parrisli remnincd in I'hillips County nearly two years, and then went to Adair County wiiere he resumed milling-, (.•ontinning to live tliere till Feb- ruary, 1879. when he went to Leadville, Col., get- ting tlierc in the opening d.ays of the great excit- ment. lie went via railroad to Canon City, tlien in a st.age to his destination, 120 miles distant. The fare was sixteen cents a mile, and after p.aying it he landed there with only |il.2i) in his pocket. He worked for 13 per d.ay and board. As soon as he raade a start in that way he became a mine con- tractor at which he continued nearly one year. He was next employed as overseer at the .lersey Mine up to the fall of 1880. when he raturned to .\dair County, and resumed milling. He bought a mill known as the Port Union Mills, and conducted its entire business until .Tanuary, 1884. He then re- fceed the title and let the mill go. The next move he made was to Kansas, where, in Washington County ho bought one-half interest in the Eureka Mills, and during the last three ^ears has been the sole manager. The Kureka Mills, which is the present business place of Mr. Parrisli. is a stone Imildiiig •1(!.\4() feet and 52 feet high, including the attic. It is run by water power and has the latest improved ma- chinery, with a capacity of twenty -five to thirty- five barrels per day. The}' are doing a good busi- ness and bid fair to continue in their present pros- perity. In October, 1880, Mr. Parrisli was marrieil to Miss Maggie Murphy, a native of Adair County. Iowa, and daughter of Robert T. and Martha (Key) Murphy. Ihey are the parents of four bright and interesting children, namely: Bernard W.. .Merlon II., Clarence and Gracie. Mrs. Parrish is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Parrish is a member of Frontier Lodge, Xo. 104, A. V.& A. M. ^ The father of Mrs. Parrish was born in Putnam County, Ind.. and her grandfather, .lames Murphy, was boin in North Carolina, and from there went to Kentucky, subsequently going to Putnam County. Ind. He was one of the earliest settlers of that coiiutv. locating there in its pioneer days. He bought a timber tr.act and cleared enough for a small farm on which he lived some years, then hop- ing to do better in Iowa, he removed tliere, mak- ing the journey in wagons. It was once again his lot to be in the foremost rank of the brave pioneers who courageously led the van of progress, and man- fully wrested homes for themselves and posterity from the untamed forces of nature. Being one of the (irst settlers of .Vdair County, he had a wide field from which to make his choice of a place of residence. He selected and entered a tract of land in Harrison Township, where he engaged in farm- ing, making it his home till 1876, when he sold out and removed to Kansas. He died at Baldwin. Douglas County, in December, 1888. The father of Mrs. Parrish was sixteen 3-ears old when his pa- rents went to Iowa. A few years later he liought a tract of land in Harrison Township, which he farmed for some years, then sold it ancl bought again in Grand River Township, wherc^ he now resides. .Mrs. Parrish's mother was born in Clay County, Ind., and where her father, William. Key, who was a native of Kentucky, located in the early days of its history; however, he tired at length of the place and removed, with other pioneers, to Adair County, Iowa, where he spent his last days. J^~" E\ . A. L. McX.\IR. a licensed jjreacher af the .Methodist Kpiscopal Chiirch. has alto- iiiW gellier spent a goodly portion of his life ^ laboring in the Master's vineyard, and when not in the |)iil[)it has improved bis time as oppor- tunity offered, bringing lost sheep into the fuld. From his youth up he h.is been of a piou-^ tuin <>( mind, and linds his chief i)leasure in preaciiiiig to men Christ and Him crucified. .Vinoug the more practical things of life he has operated largely as an agriculturist, and may usually be fouii. 183G, and is the daughter of John and Nanc}' Mattox, who were natives of Virginia, and who spent their last years in Indiana. The early years of Mrs. McNair were passed in a comparatively uneventful manner, dur- ing which time she attended the common schools and lived at home with her parents. Of her union with our subject there have been born six children — Samuel, John, Alice, Ann, Bertha and George. With the exception of Ann, they are all living and making their homes mostly in Manhattan, this State. Mr. McNair takes an active interest in edu- cational affairs, and has frequently served as a member of the School Board in his district. We are pleased in being able to present the poi- trait of Mr. McNair elsewhere in this volume. ROF. CHARLES H. RICE. ex-County Su- perintendent of Schools of AVashington Co., and Principal of the High School at Clif- ton, is one of the leading educators of this county. He has been identified with the schools of Clifton since their organization, and has brought them up to rank with the very best in the county. For six 3'ears after the organization of the Clifton school he was its principal. He then filled the office of County Superintendent for four years, after which he returned to professional work in Clifton. Prof. Rice has taught fifty -one terms, and with the exception of one term, that length of time has been spent in only four different school houses. The Professor is also a member of the bar, but does not make a specialty of the legal profession. Our subject was born near Old Orchard Beach. Me., Jan. 22, 1841. He is the youngest in his father's family'. When a lad of seven years his parents became residents of Bureau County, lil. His earlier education was obtained in Dover Acad- emy. Subsequently he attended Clark Seminary, at Aurora, 111., that institution now being known PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1027 lis Jenning's Institute. He applied liiinself studi- ously to ills books, and olitnined a fine education. In the tliird year of liis attendance at Clark Semi- nary he took up anus in defense of tiie Union. A company w.as organized amouii' the students of the institution, and under the command of C'a|)t. Wins- low was enrolled as Company I, in the 141st Illi- nois Infantry. This regiment, under the command of Col. Bronson, was sent to Kentuck\-. where for six months it did garrison duty under Geu. Payne. After his discharge our subject returned to Bureau County, where he took u|) the profession of teach- ing and also operated a farm. His first work as a pedagi)gue was in that county in 1 iS;J9. prior to his enrollment as a student in Clark's Seminary. In 1868 Mr. Rice removed to Missouri, remain- ing a resilient of that State for ten years. He taught in Prijctorville, Caldwell County, and Fair- view, and also engaged in farming. AVhile in Missouri he likewise studied law, and in 1874 passed his examination and was admitted to the bar. He i)racticed law one year in that State. In 1 878 Prof. Rice became a resident of this State, and identified himself with the educational interests of this county. In 1884 he purchased 160 acres of land in Strawberry Township, on which he has made some improvements. He has made that place his home a part of the time since its purchase. Gideon Rice, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Maine, and born prior to the French and Indian War. He carried to his grave a mark made on his scalp with a tomahawk. When a i)oy a piece of his skull had been knocked out by that implement in the hand of a savage. He fought as a private in the war of the Revolu- tion, and in an early day was a member of the Legis- l.alure of Massachusetts. He was a man of promi- nence in liis day and generation. He lived to the advanced age of ninety years, iiis death taking place near Old Orchard Beach. Me., where tiu' most of his life h.ad been spent. Ephraim Rice, father of our subject, was one of the younger members of a large family, all sons but one. He was reared on a farm in his native State. Maine. While yet a young man he fought tluougli the war of 1812. He escaped uniuirt, .as did his noble sire in the first struggle for American independence from British tyranny. He suc- ceeded to the homestead of his father near Old Orchard Beach, .and there all his children were born. He was a ship builder of master workman- sliip. At one time he built a vessel and sailed it on his own account. In 1848 he moved with his family to Illinois. He bought a home in Fairview Township, Bureau County, where they were among the first settlers. For some time they had to mar- ket their grain a' Chicago, but later had a home maiket. E|)hraini died near Arlington in 1860. being then seventy-six years old. His widow sur- vived him eighteen months, and dieil in the same place when sixty -si.\ years old. He w.asan Aboli- tionist, a follower of Whittier and a director in the "underground railway." During his later years his vote was given to the Republican parlw Like his father before him, he vyas of strict Puritan ideas. He was not a member of any church, but was a close reader of the Bible and followed its precepts. His wife held veiy similar ideas (Jf re- ligion. She was, like her husband, a native of Maine, and was the daughter of an old Revolu- tionary patriot named Z.achariah Foss. He had a military record that is seldom surpassed, and was a well-known and |)romineut man. He was gathered to his fathers when ripe in years. Mrs. Eliza Rice bore her husband five children. The marriage of our subject was celebrated in j Bureau County, the bride being Miss Eleanor A. i Boucher. She was born in Pennsylvania on Christ- mas day, 1845. When she was about nine years old her parents, Daniel and .lane (Clark) Boucher, re- I moved to Illinois. Therein 1867. her mother died, ' being then forty-six years old. The father suli- sequentjy went to Dakota. He departed this life in Clark County, that State, in 1882. at the age of sixty-five. He and his wife were? members of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Rice grew to woman- hood in Illinois, being carefully reared by her par- ents, and educated at Dover Academy. .She was ' for a time engaged in teaching, a work for which her education and natural tact well fitted her. To Prof. Rice and his wife three children have i been born. Arthur D. is a teacher in Strawberry' Township. During the college sessions he is a stu- dent at Manhattan, Kan., wheie he will complete 1028 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. his education. Ada is similarly engaged. Carl is yet at home. Prof. Rice is a Republican, and cast his first Presidential vote for Abraiiam Lincoln, at his sec- ond election. He is a member of the G. A. R. and the A. O. 1". W. at AV.ashington. He and his wife hold membership with the Methodist Episcopal Cliurch. Prof. Rice is a true gentleman, and one whose example is worthy of imitation by the youth before whom he stands as instructor. ^ELSON PARONTO, a native of the Dis- trict of Montreal. Canada, and of French [11^^ descent, is recognized as one of the lead- ing farmers of Bloom Township, where he home- sleaded land in 1874, and has his residence on sec- tion 2. His landed possessions embrace 320 acres, all of which have been brought to a good state of cultivation. The land is well adapted to stock- raising, which forms a leading feature in the opera- tions of the proprietor. Mr. Paronto came to Kansas in the spring of 1874. Upon leaving his native city, he emigrated to Clayton Countj-. N. Y., where he lived twelve years. Thence he went to Iroquois Count}-, 111., where he sojourned fifteen years and from there, in 1874, crossed tlie INIississ- il)pi into Kansas. His operations have indicated in a marked degree tlie prudence and forethought which are tiie leading characteristics of the man and whieii have brought him success. Mr. Paronto was born .Tan. lo, 1828, and is the son of Noali and Julia (Levelley) Paronto, the former of whom, like his father before him, was a farmer b}' occupation and after his marriage emi- grated from the Dominion to New York State, in 1842, and lived there twelve 3-ears. In 1854 he removed to Kankakee Count}-, 111,, and settled on a farm, where he died in 18.53, at the age of fifty-two years. His wife survived him a number of years, dying at the age of sixty. Both were Catholics in religion. Of the sixteen children born to them only three are living — two sons and a daughter. The subject of this sketch remained under the parental roof until reaching man's estate and was married in Kankakee County, 111., to Miss Ada Marsant. This lady was likewise a native of tiie District of Jlontreal, born in 1836, and the daugii- ter of .1. M. ^larsant, who is represented else- where in this volume. The latter removed with his family from Canada to Illinois, and thence to Kansas in 1871, settling in Bloom Township, where he is still living and numbered among its leading citizens, Mrs. Paronto was carefully reared by her ex- cellent parents, living with them until her marriage. She is now the mother of nine children, the eldest of whom, a son, Noel, married Miss Salina Belaird and is living on a farm in Bloom Township, Eliza- beth married Charles Lewis, a business man of To- peka. Ada is the wife of Charles AVinegrove, a real estate man of Clay Center. John took to wife Miss Martlia Martin and is operating a farm in Jackson County, this .Slate. Henry is unmarried and operating a farm in Bloom Township. George married Miss Hattie Belaird and they live on a farm in Bloom Township. Cordelia is the wife of Au- gust Petermeyer, a farmer of Bluom Township; Nelson and Frederick are at home with their parents. Mr. Paronto. politically, is a sound Re- publican and with his good wife is a prominent member of the Baptist Church in whicli he officiates as Deacon. R. HOWARD H. OLNEY, one of the well- known dentists of Clay Center, during his |L^ residence of five years in this place lias built up a good business and inade hosts of friends. He has a fine office in the business part of the city, and is thoroughly familiar with the duties of his profession. A native of IMadison County, Ohio, he w.as born fourteen miles west of the city of Columbus, July 10, 1857. and is thus still a young man and has a prospect before him, not only of further success in his calling, but the accumula- tion of a comfortable competence. Wlien a boy of eleven years young OIney, in 1868, went with his mother to Warsaw, Ind,, (his father having died) and there attended school, and subsequently at an early age began to make his own living. Later he emigrated to Michiiran. and was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1020 abu fur ;i lima in the city of Chicago, in the em- ploy of Wells. Kargo, & Co. Thence he went to Peoria. III., vvlieie he engaged in the dry-goods trade and became interested in dentistry. In Peoria, 111., heconinieneed studying witii a view to this pro- fession, and later, returning to Warsaw, Ind.. joined his brother, a dentist, remaining there with him three years. We next find him in Wapakoneta, Ohio, where he first entered ui)on the regular prac- tice of iiis profession and remained two years. Tiience he removed to Spencerville, that State, where he made the acquaintance of Miss Florence \'. Deal, and a mutual attachment followed, which resulted later in their marriage, June 17, ISHo. In 1881 Dr. Olney made a tour of the Southwest, visiting Old Mexico, and various cities in that region, and spending thus four months, from Jlay 10 to September 1. This tour ended, Dr. Olney when looking about for a location, decided upon Clay Center, Kan., and here, in 1884, took up his abode. Earl^' the following year, however, he re- turned to Ohio, but after marriage came back to Kansas, established himself at Clay Center, where he has since remained. He has become prominent in his profession in this county-, and is looked upon as a man of liigh character and more than ordinary ability. He is a sound Republican, politically, and socially, belongs to the K. of P. Mrs. Florence (Deal) Olne}' was born in Elida, Ohio, Feb. 17, 1866, and is the daughter of the Rev. William Deal, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a member of the Central Ohio Conference. He is now at Mt. BlancharcL Mrs. Olney departed this life at her home in Clay Center, Kan., July 11, 1889. To the Doctor and Mrs. Olney there were born two children, a son and a daughter — Howard Ross and Opal C. The father of our subject was George B. Olney, supposed to have been a native of Prov- idence. R. I., and who emigrated to Ohio about 1835. He there married Miss Cassandra Hartsook, and followed his trade of wagon and carriage- making, also undertaking, until his death, in Feb- ruary, 1862. This occurred very suddenly, in Cincinnati. Ohio, where he was carrying on tjusiness. He had been talking on the various topics of the da\, and after an excited discussion he was found lying on the lloor of the engine room, having been thrown from the fifth story of his coffin mnuufact- ory. down through the shute, and being instantly killed. He left a widow and nine children. The mother, u|)on leaving the Queen City, lived for a time in Warsaw. Ind.. but is now at St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, Minn. The children are all living. George B. Olney, politically, wsis a stanch Repub- lican and a very intelligent man, having decided views upon all the leading questions of the day*. ENRY KIRBY was born in Ripley County, i) Ind.. Sept. I. 18:}3. His father, David Kirb}-. was born in Kentucky, and with his parents went to Ripley County, in the early part of the present century. There lis lived for many years, and thence removed to (Ireensburg, Ind., where he now resides. He followed farming until a few years ago. but is now retired from act- ive labor, having reached about the age of seventy- seven. He is in only moderate circumstances. From early manhot)d he has been an active mem- ber of the Baptist Church. His father, Joel Kirby, grandfather of our subject, was born in Virginia, and died in Ripley County, Ind. Our subject's mother before her niarri.age bore the name of Eliza Brown; she was born in Ripley County, and there died. She w.as a daughter of Bartlett Brown, a na- tive of Virginia, who served in the War of 1812. Our subject's parents had live children, he being the eldest. The others were named respectively, Joel, Bartlett, Frankic and John. Henry Kirb^' received the usual training of a farmer's son, having spi'Ut his early life on a farm in Riple}' and .lefferson Counties. Ind. There hi; remained until 1852, when he removed to Menard i'ounty. 111. Two years latei' he .again changed his residence, making his home in Boone County, Iowa, where he remained until 1860. He then crossed the Plains to the Rocky Jlounlains, and followed mining in Nevada, California, Oregon and Washington, until 1871. At that period he returned to Iowa, and was again a resident of Boone County. Five years later he removed to Washington Count3', Kan., and bought 160 acres on sections 18 and 33. 1030 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUxM. Barnes Townsliip. where he resided until 1881, wlien he houfrlit on section 4. where he^now^lives. He has ICO acres in hislliome place, the residence and estate being ui)iisnall\- attractive. Mr. Kirby is also the owner of a farm of eighty acres, located on section 7. Cass Township, Boone County. Iowa. In addition to his farming he raises considerable stock. He is regarded as one of tiie most enter- prising farmers in the county. He is a man of upri;rht ciiaraeter and pleasing manners, and his neighbors and fellow-citizens speak of liim very highly. In politics he is a Republican. In August. 1871. Wr. Kirin- celebrateil his mar- riage to Mrs. Harriet Boswell. of Boone County, Iowa. She was liorn in Ohio, in^August, 1833, being a daughter of Henry and Harriet Nutt, na- tives of the Buckeye State. At the time of lier^mar- riage with our subject she was the widow of John Boswell, of Boone County. By her first marriage she became the mother of two children — Warren and George Boswell. .She lias borne her [iresent husband one daughter — Mary. ..I ."a ,'^~^'^'^. eJ>-«o. 1p^ KWT( )N ALLEN is now holding the office of j I I// I^olice Judge in Clay Center, a position to j l^^ki which he was elected in the spring of 1889, i without opposition, having previouslj- served three I terms as Probate Judge of Claj- County. He has ' been honored with many other offices, and has i served in tiiem all to the satisfaction of his constit- uents, who have shown their confidence in his char- i aeter and ability l)y continually placing him in | positions of public responsibility. The birth of Judge Allen took jilace Oct. 17, j 1843, at North Farmington, Oakland Co., Mich., where he received a good practical education. He grew to maturity in his native county, being reared to farm pursuits and remaining with his mother until 1870. He then came to Kansas, and took up a homestead of IGO acres in Clifton Townsliip, Washington County, two and half miles north of Vining. He proved up on the claim in 1874, hav- ing in the meantime made from the raw land an improved farm. Three years later he sold the homestead and came to this city which has since been his home, and where he occupies a pleasant resi- dence. No. 375 Dexter street. Daring the late Civil War Judge Allen served his country as a member of Com pan}' F, 30th Michigan Infantry, his enlist- ment taking place Dec. 25, 1864, a few weeks after he became of age. The command to which he be- longed was sent to the Northern department of the army, and was discharged in June, 1865. At the home of the bride in Manhattan, Kan., Feb. 22, 1877, Judge Allen was united in marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, daughter of John and Ilann.ali Ashton, Rev. Richard Wake officiating. Mrs- Allen has borne her husband one child — Winnie, now ten years of age. The wife of Judge Allen bore the maiden name of Ashton, and her birth took place in England in 1844. In 1848 she was brought to the United States bj' her parents who settled in Indiana, and in 1861 removed to Riley County, Kan., where they have since resided. Judge Allen always votes the Republican ticket, and is a stanch temperance man. In 1873 he was elected Clerk of Clifton Township, Washington County. After coming to this city in 1877, he was appointed City Clerk, and also elected to the position of Township Clerk, in which capacity he served two and a half years. In August. 1877, he was appointed Deputy Clerk of the District Court, and has served actively in that capacity for twelve 3'ears, having kept the iournals of the court. In October of the same jear he was appointed Dep- uty Register of Deeds and held the appointment for five years, serving actively, however, but fif- teen months. He has also served one and a half years as Deputy in the County Clerk's office, and his appointment is still on file. In January. 1879, he was appointed Deput}^ Sheriff, in which capacity he served one year. In the fall of 1882, he was elected Probate Judge, his term of service beginning about the 10th of January, 1883, and he being reelected three times, each time leading his party ticket. Judge Allen belongs to the G. A. R., the K. of P. and the I. O. 0. F.. and is the present representative of the latter order to their Grand Lodge. The father of our subject was Nathan C. Allen, who was born in Canada in the year 1812. When a young man he came to the I'nited States and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1031 located in Oakland County. Alich., wliere he became quite a pionilnont politician, lie was a temperate man and prosperous in his business life. His death took place in 1855 in the State of which lie had long been a resident. In 184-2. Nathan Allen was married to Miss Sauiantha Ilosmer, who bore him six children. All but one lived to mature j-ears, but two of that number are now deceased. Some time after the death of i\Ir. .VUen. iiis widow married Mr. James Ellis, and is now living near Xovi, Mich. ^i^LWOOl) LOWER is ll^ Township, Washingt( / I' — ^ a farm which was prt LWOOl) LOWER is a resident of Coleman 'ton County, occupying pre-empted by his father under the Homestead Act. He is the owner of a homestead in Strawberry Township, adjoining land owned by his brother. His own place is under fence and is used for grazing purposes. A good house has been erected upon it. Mr. Lower has been identified with the educational work of this county for some eight years and is a succesful in- structor. He first saw the light in Rock Island County, 111., Nov. 3, 1857. In 1870 his father came to this county, which has since been the fam- il}' home. Mr. Lower was studiously inclined and anxious to obtain a good education. By dint of perseverance and tact he accomplished his pur- pose and is now a well-informed and well-read man. The rites of wedlock were celebrated between our subject and Miss Emma Odell, of Waterville, Kan., Feb. 18, 1884. The bride is a cultured lady and a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Cor- ney) Odell. They were formerly of Westchester County. N. Y., and came to K.-vnsas in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Lower are the parents of two children, Raj-mond A. and Wesley D. Mr. Lower is a member of Clifton Lodge, No. 122, A. F. & A. M.. and of Washington Lodge No. 7(5. I. O. O. F.. at AVashington. He is a Re- publican and takes a prominent part in all the primaries. He was Trustee of the township in which he lived. He is a man of excellent char- acter and is regarded as one of the promising young citizens of the county. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch tr.aces his ancestry to Holland, where the name was spelled Louvier. The first of the family who came to America was billed on shipboard as Mr. Lower, and the descendants have since used that name. The Mr. Lower above mentioned served for seven years in the Revolutionary- army. He was mar- ried in this country and settled in Pennsylvania. In Ilollidaysburg. Blair County, that State, his son David, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born. David Lower settled near Lanark, Carroll County, where he purchased 1,000 acres of land, which is still held by the family. He died at the age of seventy-nine. His widow still survives. Levi Lower, a son of David, went from his Pennsylvania home to Rock Island County, 111., when still a young man. There he was married to Miss Mary Dougal, daughter of Henry Dougal. of Port Byron, 111. Her people were originally from AN'estmoreland County, Pa. Jlr. and Mrs. Levi Lower resided at Port Byron for some time and thence removed to Mt. Carroll. In 1861, Mr. Lower enlisted in Company I, of the 31th Illinois Infantry, which w.as .assigned to the 11th Arm}' Corps, in Gen. IMcCook's Division. He served gallantly for three vears. He participated in the noted conflicts at Shiloh, Corinth, luka and Mis- sionary Ridge, and in battles about Chattanooga and Atlanta. On his discharge in 18G-1, he re- turned to his home in Illinois and resumctl the employment which he had given up to aid in the defense of the I'nion. He came to this countj' in 1870, and homesteaded the land upon which his son, our subject, nov»' lives. He afterward added sixt}' acres in the same township. Still later he purchased 160 acres in Brautford, where he now lives. WILLIAM H. BRorGHTOX, a prominent member of the City Council at Morgan- ville, Clay County, is one of its oldest residents, and acted in his present capacity soon after its incorporation. He htisalw.ays been promi- nent in local affairs, serving as Township Trustee and as a member of the School Board most of the time since coming to the State. Politically, he is a life-long Democrat, and is the only man in Sher- 1032 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. man Townsliip who voted for Tildeii for President in 1876. Notwithstanding liis politics were unpop- ular, he has been retained in office regardless of party opinions — a fact which indicates in a marked manner the esteem and confidence in wliicii he is lield by his fellow-citizens. A native of Crawford County, Pa., the subject of this sketch was born Jan. !'.». 1842. and lived there witli his parents until a lad of eight years. He is the son of Jonah and Temperance (Sturgiss) Brougliton. who upon leaving Crawford County took up their abode in Warren County, Pa., where their son, William II.. was reared to manhood. He had been bred to farming pursuits, but after the outbreak of the Civil War, entered the Union army in August, 1862, as a niemljer of Company F, 14oth Pennsylvania Infantrj', serving as a private in that capacity about eighteen inontlis. He was then Ijromoted to Sergeant, with which rank he was mus- tered out at the close of the war, taking part in the grand review at Washington, D. C. On the even- ing before this interesting event, Gov. Curtin of Pennsj'lvania, presented the 145th Regiment with a new stand of colors, and Mr. Brougliton was se- lected by Lieutenant-Colonel McC^narey to carry the new banner during the parade. After the re- view the regiment repaired to Pittsburg, where the boys received their honoraI)le discharge. Mr. Broughton during his army career partic- ipated in the liattles of Fredericksburg, Gettys- burg, the Wilderness. Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersl)nrg and otlieis in that vicinity. Al- though not receiving any wounds, the hardship and exposure which he suffered underminoil his health, he being on duty every day. and, with the excep- tion of six weeks, constantly in the field. When leaving the army he returned to Pennyslvania where with the exception of eight months spent in New York .State, he lived until 1870, mostly en- gaged in the lumber business. That year he came to Kansas and homesteaded 160 acres of land, five miles north of the present site of Morganville, which then gave little indication of its future im- irortance. His first dwelling was a log cabin, 14x18 feet square with a dirt roof, and with furnishings and surroundings to correspond. He occupied this with his little family six years, then put up a stone residence and barn, and gradually added the other structures necessary. He planted an orchard of about 100 trees, and brought his land to a good state of cultivation. He sold this land once, but repurchased it and still retains ownership. He lived upon it until 188.5, then removing to Morgan- ville, engaged in the grain business in company with a partner until the fall of 1888. Since then he has been doing business for Davis & Co. Mr. Broughtcn was married in Pennsylvania, Sept 10. 1860, to Miss Marj-, daughter of Joseph McCoy, a native of that State. Before entering the army he had become the father of one child, a son, Richard, w^ho is now living at Abilene, Kan. Later there were born twelve more children, viz: William H., also at Abilene, Kan.; Minnie, Myrtle, Frederick, Charles, Ida, Luej', Pearl and James — all these living— besides one infant who died un- named, and Adelbert and Aida, whD died at the ages of two years and seven mouths. Mr. Brougliton is a member of George B. Mc- Clellan Post at Morganville, in which he has serveil as Yice-Commander. and he belongs to Clifton Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. also Morg.anville Lodge. No. 322, I. 0. O. F., and the A. (). U. W. of Morgan- ville. He is a member and regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church. m- f OHA' L. STRATTON. In the world's busy hive of workers, some are greedj- for gain, laboring for themselves alone, while others have been endowed by nature with that broad and catholic spirit w hich takes in the welfare of their fellow-men. Tlie latter class foster a com- mendable pride in the upbuilding of their commu- nity .and the maintenance of the social system, encourage educational institutions and extend to their fellow-citizens generally the aid which shall have a tendency to elevate them, sociall}' and mor- ally. It is this element in men's characters which has redeemed the world, which has built cities. established our best institutions, raised man above the luiMidnini of everyday life and given to his thoughts a higher scojie. fitting him not only for a worthy manhood, but preparing him for something PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 103.' lietter bcyoiul thi.s life. Among this class of men is tiie subjoc'l of lliis biograpliicMl outline who has signalized liimsolf as a puhlic-spirited citizen and the leadur of tlic projects tending to tiie advance- ment of his coniinunity. Tile Slrattoii family, it is siippused, origiiiateil ill Kngland and was represented in Pennsylvania at an early day. Long years ago tliree brothers. Thomas. .losepli and David Stratton, came over from Kngland settling on Statton or Stalen Island; it is believed they were the original owners of it, one stiiying in New York, the others going to New .lersey and Pennsylvania. Daniel Stratton. the father of .lohn L., went to Norwalk when there were but three houses there. Ili.s father was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War,and he was in the War of 1812. The first church at that place was organized at their house, and he was the lirst Class-Leader. He and his wife were worshipers in the Methodist Episco- pal Church, as were their ancestors for generations. In Pennsylvania, was born Daniel Stratton. the father of our subject, whose early years were spent in Beaver County, and there it is supposed he was married to Miss Rachel Park, a native of his own State. They lived for a time thereafter in Beaver Country, then removed to Huron Count}', Ohio, about 1821, where the mother departed this life about 1858. Daniel Stratton rested from his earthly lal)ors in 1)^81, dying at his home in Tontogan}-, Wood Co., Ohio. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of eleven children, five sous and six daugh- ters, of whom John L. w.as next to the y(jungest. Of these nine are still living, two daughters having died in infancy. .John L. Stratton was born in Huron County. Ohio, Aug. 22, 18;?1. He lived on the farm until a young man grown and in the meantime learned carpentering and civil engineer- ing, finally operating as a contractor and l)uilder and putting u|) steam sawmills until after the out- break of the Civil War. He also in the meantime became owner of a farm, which he operated in con- nection with his other business. On the lijth of January, 180.'!, Mr. Stratton en- listed in the I'nion service as a member of the 10th Ohio Cavalry, being mustered in as a private and promoted to Commissary Sergeant, in which ca- pacity he acted, with the exception of one year, when he was detailed as Wagonmaster, until the close of the war. He was present at the surrender of the rebel General Johnston, in North Carolina, and participated in various other engagements, from which he escaped without injury. He was. however, while in camp accidentally shot in the left leg. The wound wits not serious and did not incapacitate him for his regular duties. At the close of the war be was mustered out at Washing- ton, D. C., and returning to Huron. Ohio, resumed his old business in Norwalk, where he sojourned two years. He then removed to Bowling Green. Wood County, and thence to Milton Center, whcic he remained until the spring of 1878. In the spring of the year above mentioned, Mr. Stratton set out for the farther West and coming to Washington Count}-, this State, secured eighty acres of land on section 1. Karmiugton Townshii). After becoming comfortably established he resumed car[)entering and h,as put up many houses in the northern part of the county. He has thus become known to a goodi}- portion of its citizens. He has taken a particular interest in the establishment of schools and is a uniform supporter of the principles of the Republican party. Both he and liis estim.a- ble wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Kpisc^)pal Church, with which Mrs. Stratton has been connected almost from infancj-. As one of the chief pillars of this church, Mr. Stratton has held its important offices and has con- tributed liberally to its support. Socially, lie is a charter member of Ilollenburg Post, G. A. R.. and also belongs to Washington Lodge, Xo. ;j. He is also |)rominentlj' connected with the Steele City Grange. In Huron County, Ohio, on the 1 llhof February, 1857, occurred the marriage of our subject with ^liss Helen, daughter of Rev. Austin .and Susan (Benedict) Taft. The |)arents of Mrs. Stratton were natives of New York State, and the father a prc)minent minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died at Bowling Green. Wood Co., Ohio, Jan. 12, 1888. The wife and mother died in Ripley, Ohio, in July, 1850. Mrs. Stratton was the second child of the famil}' and was born in Ril)ley. Ohio. Jan. 15, 1832. She was given an ex- 1034 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. cellenl ciliicaliun and I'olloucd tlic profession of a leacber for many years prior to her marriage. Of her union with our .subject there iiave been born two children: Archie D., Sept. 18, 1859, in Enter- prise, Erie Co., Ohio; lie married Miss INIary Black- stone, Feb. 19, 1885, and they reside on a farm in Farmington Township, Washington County, tiiis State. The daugliter, Cora M.. was born in Nor- walk, Ohio, July 15, 1866, and is the wife of Frank E. Gwin, to whom slie was married March 10, 1887. They reside in Lowe Township, Wasiiington County. Mr. Stratlon has served as Clerk of the Board of Education, also as Justice of the Peace. The eldest sister's husband, with two sons and live sons-in-law, served in the Union arm3\ Tlie next eldest sister's husband, with two sons and seven sons-in-law, also volunteered in the good cause. His brother, David, enlisted as a private in tiie 10th Ohio Cavalry anrl was mustered out of the service as a Major. His brother, Daniel, was mus- tered into service as Captain of a company in the 112tli Ohio Infantry-. The family was thus well represented on the side of L'nion and freedom, and their war record is one wortliy of |)reservation among the family archives. • . : sg^JjjL^ic : '■- fl_^ ON. CHARLES WILLIAMSON, M.D., a y i)rominent physician and i)ioneer of Kans.is, i>^^ was one of the leaders in securing its ad- i^j mission to the Union as a free Slate, and lias ever since played a distinguished part in ad- vancing its highest material, educational and social interests, using his great influence to promote all public enterprises. He has long been a prominent ligure in the civic life of the State and has held several resijonsible ollices, and his professional knowledge as a skillful surgeon and physician were of great service to the army during the war. He was an early settlei- of Washington County and has ever since actively practiced his profession here, and, besides, lias a drug-store in Washington, where he makes his liome. He has a fine farm not far from the city and several other farms in the county, and is greatly interested in agriculture and horticulture, devoting nuu li of his spare time to those branches, in which he is considered one of the highest authorities in the State. Dr. Williamson was born in London. England, Feb. 8, 1825, a son of Charles B. and Mary Ann (Arcott) Williamson. The mother was a line woman, and was descended from a hardy race of fishermen, whose home was at Shereness, in Kent. The Williamson familj- originated in Bristol, and many of them were distinguished as men of learn- ing, at the l);ir. in the pu]|)it and in militaiy life. Some members of the family weie proprietors of Summer Hill Academ}', and were at the head of that noted school many years. For some reason the fortunes of the Williamsons seem to have been reduced in later 3'ears, and the father of our sub- ject, though given a tine education in which to start out in life, entered London with no other capital, excepting a small sum of money equal to twenty-five cents. But by pluck and the force of an indomitable vvill, that poor boy rose to be one of the leading merchants of London, with a large establishment on Bond Street, the most prominent business street of that great city. He was a man of great talent and of large enteriirise and financial ability, and for thirty years he occupied a very im- portant place in the mercantile circles of the great- est metropolis of the world. Our subject passed his carlv years in the great London merchant's mansion, surrounded by wealth and luxury', and vvas given every advantage that money could buy. When a boy he was sent to St. Marguerite's Academy, three miles from Dover. England, and there he studieil iMiglish. French. Latin, drawing, and polite literature in general, and was drilled in military tactics. He chose the medical profession as his life-work and devoted several years' study to it, in the best medical col- leges of London and Paris. But while he was yet a student his father met with heavy financial re- verses whereby he lost the greater part of his fortune, owing to the severe losses entailed in manufactured goods on account of the colonial re- bellion. The son was thus thrown on his own re- sources, which (mly served to show his stamina and call out his native courage and force of char- acter. He vvas compelled to work a part of the time to secure money to pay iiis school expenses PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1035 and lie pnu'ticod liis profession in (liffcrciit pnrts of Kiigland iuid Franco, and at one lime lio acted as interpreter and book keeper for the French (iovernmenl in tlie construction of railways in Southern France. The ardent young doctor very early became interested in the views of those wlio upheld a republican form of u;ovcrnnu!nt, and l)leased with its spirit of liberty and independence, he determined to emigrate to America to make his home in a country so governed, and study its in- stitutions and piinciples. He sailed for these shores in l.^iio, landing in New York; and of course, as might be expected of a man of his disi)osition. he was attracted to the scene of the great contro- versy then going on, as to whether Kansas should be .admitted ai< a free or slave State, and he soon found his way hither. Arriving in April, 185(5, and locating in Mt. Pleasant, Atciiison County, he threw himycif heart and soul into the struggle then going on and became a compeer of Lane and other leaders. His position as a physician enabled him to gain a great deal of valuable information from the l)ro-slavery leaders, as they were oliliged to em- [iloy his services, and he learned much of their methods and plots that was of use to his party. war. While that was in progress he was appointed by the Governor. Surgeon of the 12tli I{egiment of Kansas Militia, and during the Price raid he was transferred to the ambulance corps of Gen. Curtis' command (this by order of Dr. Davis, Medical Director of Ft. Leavenworth), and had charge of wounded soldiers in the battles of Westporl, Big and Little Blue. Mine Creek, and the other engage- ments of that canqiaign. When he retired from the armj' at the close of the rebellion, he practiced medicine in Tecuniseh, Kan., six months and was then stationed in Perdee till 18(j7. In that year became to Washington County, which w.as then on the frontier and had but few inhabitants within its borders. A\'ashington was but the mere nucleus of a town, with its half dozen houses, sixty miles dis- tant from the nearest railway- station. The Doctor took up a homestead claim two and one-half miles south of the village and near the big spring where the Mormons used to camp when the}- were on their way .across the plains, and from time to time he has found relics there. Deer, antelopes and wild turkeys were plentiful, and a few miles awa3' buffaloes roamed at will, and our subject has frequently been called upon to set or amputate the It is said of him that " he frequently went into the • broken limbs of buffalo hunters who had been in- pro-slavery camps, generally unarmed, learned all the plans of the border ruffians and rescued many of the friends of freedom from difficulty and even from death." And it is related of him that •• when Mr. Her, a noted obnoxious free slate man, was in danger, he led him safely through the border ruf- fian camp, Mr. Her following a Government herd of cattle and under the Doctor's directions pKay- ing the part of a cattle driver." The Doctor has collected many reminiscences of border times, which when published will be a valu- able .addition to the liistory of those times that tried men's souls. When he came to Kans.as he traveled to Leavenworth, by the river, finding it but a small hamlet, and then m.ade his w.aj' across the countrj- to Atchi.son County and establisherominent in party politics, distinguishing himself decidedly as a high- tariff man. He had sufficient experience, passing through the low tariff era as a laborer, and under the high tariff regime was able to become his own laud- lord. He is a frequent contributor to the county press, tariff being his favorite topic, and it is a sub- ject to wliicii he has given much thought and atten- tion. To Mr. and ^Mrs. Leslier there have been born nine children, ail of whom are living. The eldest, ;\Iary Elizabeth, has been a great sufferer from rheumatism, and is confined at home. David S. is married and lives on a farm three miles northwest of Iladdain; he is the father of three children. Clara J. is the wife of John Kenny, and the mother of three children; tliey live on a farm one mile north of Haddam. Jacob, who is married and the father of three children, lives on his own farm near Haddam just cast of his father; William Hayes is married and lives on a farm northwest of Haddam; Elmer Ellsworth is married, is the father of two children, and owns and occupies a farm near Haddam; John lives with his father and operates the homestead; Philip Sheridan, the youngest son, is a type-setter in the Clipppr office at Haddam. and a young man of considerable promise; Ella >L'iy is the wife of William Telio. and they live on a farm five miles from the LcsIhm- liomostead. The four- teen grandchildren of our subject and his worthy wife occupy a large place in their affections. Mr. and Mrs. Lesher are members in good standing of the Presb3'terian Church in Wisconsin, having been unable to place their inembership since leaving there. Mrs. Lesher's grandfather was born in London. England. He was a coachmaker b}' trade. 'SI AMES E. FREEMAN. Among those men wlio bj' their industry and frugality have been enabled to surround themselves with all the comforts of life, niay'be properly men tioned Mr. Freeman, whom we lind settled on a snug farm of 200 acres, on section 21, Sherman Township, Riley County. Here he has all the conveniences of modern farm life, a substantial residence, good barn and outbuildings, forest and fruit trees and the various appurtenances naturally suggested to tiie enterprising agriculturist. He also owns property in the vicinitj' of Manhattan. He is largely' inter- ested in dairying, and gives his attention to stock- raising, handling blooiled animals. Mr, Freeman is a man of considerable education, largely self-acquired, and is quite prominent in lo- cal affairs, having held the various minor otlices. Politically, he is a stanch Republican, and in his religious views coincides with the doctrines of the Universalists. A native of (Jrawford County. Pa., he was born Jiin. C, 1840. His father, Edgar Freeman, was a native of New Jersey, and liorn in 1795. The latter in early life emigrated to Penn- sylvania, where he spent the remainder of his days, dying in 1848, when James E. was only eight years old. During his later years he was engaged as a miller. He w.as a man quite prominent iu his 103.S PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. community, utliciiitino- as Tax Collector several years, and holding other positions of trust and re- sponsibilit}'. He traced his ancestry to England. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Johanna Heard; she was born in Pennsylvania in 170!^, and came with her son to Kansas, making her home with him in Wild Cat Township until her death, which occurred at the ,age of seventy-four years. The maternal grandfather of our subject was George Heard, a native of New Jersey and a farmer by occupation; he spent his last years in Pennsylvania. To Edgar and Johanna Freeman there were born eleven children, only four of whom are living — Manning, Mary, Sarah and James E. The subject of this sketch was the youngest child of his parents, and spent his boj-liood and ^-outli in his native Pennsylvania. When seventeen years old he crossed the iNIississippi while Kansas was jet a Territorj', and for a short time thereafter so- journed in the then unimportant town of Lawrence. The West at that time did not strike him as a par- tlcularlj- desirable place to locate in, so he returned to his native State, and attended school that winter. In the s|)ring of 1858. however, he came back to the West and rented a farm in Riley County, Kan., upon which he lived until 1862. The outbreak of the Civil War then called into action all his patri- otic impulses, and that year he enlisted as a private in Company G, 11th Kansas Cavalry, and in Sep- tember was mustered into service at Ft. Leaven- worth. His regiment was assigned to the depart- ment of the Missouri, and he met the enemy in battle at Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, JNIaysville, Little Blue, vak\ in various other minor engagements. He also went over the plains with the Indian expedi- tion in the fall of 1861. While in the armj- he purchased a farm in Grant (now Wild Cat) Town- ship, Kan., and after returning to the ranks of civil life, occupied this until 1884; then selling out he purchased his present property. In Erie County. Pa., on the 9th of November. 1873, occurred the marriage of James E. Freeman with Miss Martha Graves. This lady was born in Cuba, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1842, and is a daughter of William Graves, a native of Vermont, who emi- grated to the Empire State in his youth, but sub- sequently removed to Pennsylvania. In the latter he engaged in the foundry business until about 1879, then came to Kansas and now makes his home with Mr. Freeman. He is a well-preserved man of eighty-two years. To Mr. and Jlrs. Freeman there have been born three children — Johanna. Grace and Ada. Grace died when four years old. 'Jir-~ -^r- f/^. LARENCP: E. RUNEY, senior member of (l\ fii ^^^ *'"" '^''^ ^" '^""^y ''^' '^oi^' 's operating ^^f) successfull\' as a real estate, loan and insur- ance agent, while also prosecuting a thriving trade in pumps and wind-mills. The firm opened its oflice in 1886. and under skillful management the business b.as assumed paying proportions. Thej' represent some of the best insurance companies in existence, including the Phtenix of Brooklyn, the Continental of New York City, and the North British and Mercantile of London. England — the firm holds a leading position among the business in- terests of Clifton. Mr. Runey is essentiallj^ a Western man, liaving been born in Oregon, Wis.. Sept. 9, 1866. His father. Garret Runey, is a New Englander by birth and removed with his parents when a child to Wis- consin, they being among the first settlers in the vicinity of Oregon. Garret there spent his boy- hood and youth, assisting his father on the farm, and later, securing 200 acres of land, engaged in the culture of tobacco. He thus operated success- fully in the Badger State until 1884, accumulating some i)roperty. Then selling out he came to Kan- sas and has since made Clifton, Washington Coiinty, his home. The subject of this sketch received a good edu- cation, completing his studies in the High School of Oregon, Wis., from which he was graduated be- fore reaching his eighteenth j-ear. He came to Kansas with his parents, and in 1884 became an emploj'e of the Pacific House, which later was de- stroyed by fire. He then purchased an interest in the Local News oflice, with which he remained until joining his father in their present enterprise. He was commissioned a Notary Public on the 6th of October, 1887, which ofliee he still holds, and he belongs to the Northern Kansas Real Estate Asso- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1039 eiatioii of which he is a charter member. Mr. RiiiH'v is also special agent for the Duplex Wind- mill Company of Brooklyn. Wis., for Northwestern Kans.as. The rleraands of his business give him little time to mix in politics, although he is a stanch .adherent of the Republican parly. No young man ill Clifton lias more genuine business enterprise and push, and the prospect is that in the near future he will be on the high road to a competence -<3= Ji Jl- "? — r \fl EWIS IIAWKINSON, .. Justice c II (^ in Swede Creek Township, Rilej .'ir^^ likewise one of its leading farn EWIS IIAWKINSON, Justice of the Pe.ace •y County, is mers, a man in good circumstances and the owner of 240 acres of land. This is located as follows: eighty acres on section 10; 160 acres on section 11, the resi- dence being on section 10. This property has been gotten together liy a man of more than ordinary' industry and perseverance — one who has made his own way unaided in the world, and whose example sliouhl be an encouragement to every young man starting out in life without means. Mr. Havvkiiison vvas bom in Christianstadland, Sweden, Jan. I. IHll. tiiid received very good school advantages during his younger j-ears, at the same time becoming familiar with the art and science of farming. When a youth of eighteen years he started out for himself, working for farm- ers in his neighliorUood, and was thus employed two years. At the expiration of that time he en- gaged with the State Hailroal as a brakeman. and followed this until 1865. Then going to the northern part of Sweden, he engaged there on a railroad likewise and formed the acquaintance of a gentleman wlio had visited America and could speak the English language. Young Hawkinson liegan learning the latter with his nenly-found fiiend, learning to speak quite fluently and talked with him much about this far-off countr}'. The result was that he resolved to see it and .accord- ingly in the spring of 1866 sailed from Gotten- liurg on _the steamer '"Mauritius." an old man-of- war, which had been fitted up as an emigrant ship. I i)on reaching the coast of England it was fcnmd that cholera was raging, and the ship was accord- ingly headed for Edinbiirg. Scotland, and at Got- tenburg w.as quarantined four weeks. When start- ing out again the}- encountered a severe storm in mid ocean and both passengers and crew were called up at midnight to assist in pumping water. They finally arrived in New York City twenty- four days from the last time of starting. From the Metropolis young Hawkinson set out for the West, and in Chicago, while inquir- ing for employment as a farm laborer, was sent to Princeton, where he worked two and one half years. In the meantime he attended school two months during the first winter and finished the fourth reader. This was all the schooling he had in America, but he w.as fully qualified to trans- act any ordinary business. In the siiring of 186f», he purchased three horses and a "prairie schooner" and started for Kansas, crossing the Mississippi at Burlington and the Missouri at Leavenworth, pay- ing for the first-mentioned p.assage 15.50 and for the latter seventy-five cents. After reaching Shan- non Creek on the Blue, he tarried with Victor Johnson the following summer, engaged in lueak- ing prairie and made •i'iJOO, clear of expenses. U\ the fall he homesteaded his present farm and at once put up :i house costing %500. He was one of the first men to settle in this region. He was pros- perous from the first, and later purchased .'i"2{) acres of land, 16(t acres of which he sold afterward. His dwelling is a larg stone structure and his barn is 30x80 feet in dimensions. His fields are enclosed with stone, hedge and wire fencing. There is an aliundance of native limber and the land is well watered. ISIr. Hawkinson avails himself of the latest improved machiiury, including a windmill and water tank, and makes a speciality of live stock, mostl}' full-blooded Poland-China swine and graded Clyde and English draft horses. In 1886 'Sir. Hawkinson visited his native land, spending several weeks among the friends and associates of his t'liildliood, who welcomed him as a returned wanderer whom they were most glad to nidet. He spent one week in England . and says that there was nothing to mar that visit but tlic parting as he sailed for his adopte ^ J^.^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1043 business in chari^o of his putnor while he vvns in the si'ivice, also U'avini;; tlio |iost-i)IIicc U> he man- aged by bim, Mr. Bliss hoMiiig tlie commission from the spring of 18GI until he left Peru, in the spring of l.Sdf. On his return from tlio army, onr subject resumed his business in Peru, but in jSIareli, 1864, solil all his interests in that place, and re- moved to Brownsville, then the county seal of the same county. For a time he engaged in the grain business there, but later embarked again in mer- chandising, at which he continued until 1871, then selling out and going back to Peru, where lie staid until the year 1873. when lie went to Fairmount, Fillmore Co., Neb. He was there eng.aged in the mercantile business again until the year 1878, when he resolved to mike his home in Kansas, and came direct to (jreenleaf, Wasl',in<;ton County, which the Central Branch of the Union Pacific had just reached. Here he went into the hotel business, which he carried on for a year, and in 1879 started the paper be now conducts. In con- nection with the paper, he also carries on a real estate, loan and insurance business. Air. Bliss has been twice married, first at the age of eighteen, while in Massachusetls, to Miss La- vinia llqwe, a native of that State, by whom he liad one child — Charles Dana, now a man of about thirty- five j-ears of age, and a resident of Peabody, Mass. Cn the 2.')th of November, 1803, Mr. Bliss was united in marriage with Miss Ophelia M. A. Cham- berlain, who was born in Westficld, Mass., June 4, 1843. Her parents, James and Julia Chamber- Iain, enjigrated from Massachusetts to Nebraska in 1856. The mother is now living with her daugh- ter and our subject in Greenleaf, and the father died at Peru, Neb., many years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss are the parents of four cliil- dren, named respectiveh' : Robert, wIkj died in infancy; Frank D. ; Julia J. and Nina P., still under the parental roof. While in Nemaha County. Nel)., Mr. Bliss was elected to many positions of trust. He was first Constable, then City IMarshal, Justice of the Peace, and afterward Sheriff of the county, serving several terms ni each. Since lie has l)een in Greenleaf, he has lieoii the tir^u Police Judge of the city, was its second Mayor, and v>as Justice of the Peace a great many years until he re- si.unei!. On June 5, 1880. he w.'is commissioned Posiniaster uiider the adniini>traiiun of Presine of the first settlers of this place, having established himself here in the spring of I.S71. prior to the advent of a railroad. The now fl(j\irishing town of Hanover was then a hamlet of a half-dozen houses, giving little iiidica- ticin of its future importance. Any ordinary' man would have letired discouraged from the field as the prospect for building u[) a bu-rative business seemed remote. Dr. Moll, however, was no ordi- nary man. and having come (o stay, arranged his stock of moilicines and ijrepared for business. Hi,s di'termination and [X'rsoverance bore excellent fruit and he i.s now in the enjoyment of an extensive patronage. The subject of this sketch was born in Cincin- nati, Ohio. Jan. 10, 183G. A few montl.s later, while yet a babe in his mother's arms, he was taken to Germany, v.hence his parents had come and win-re he continued to live until 1858. In the meantime he received a g )od education in the Oc- man tongue, and then set out for America fully 1044 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. equipped as a graduate of medicine, having at- tended the medical department of the University of Werzhui-g. He commenced the practice of his profession at Cleveland. Ohio, sojourning there un- til about 1861. On the 12th of August, that year, he was married to Miss Marinda A. Thresher, and three months later entered the United States ser- vice with the rank of acting .-issistant Surgeon, being assigned to duty in the field service and general hospital No. 3. at Nashville, also general hospital No. 8, in Louisville. In the army he ac- quired a large and valuable experience in surgery. After two years he resigned, and returning to Cleveland remained there until 1865. We next find Dr. Moll in the Dominion of Can- ada at Fingal. the birtliplace of his wife. They lived there four years, and about 1869, returning to the States, settled in Chicago, 111., where Dr. Moll followed his professi(jn until the spring of 1871, building up a large and paying business. His next removal was to tins State, he settling at once in Hanover, whither liis former success ac- companied him. He is especially accomplished in surgery, and has obtained a fine reputation in con- nection with this department of the profession. While not talving an active part in politics. Dr. Moll uniformly supports tlie principles of the Democratic party. He was elected one of the early Mayors of Hanover, serving acceptably to the citj' and with great credit to himself. He is liberal and public spirited, and is usually to be found encour- aging the enterprises calculated for the adv.ance- ment of his adopted town. Social!}-, he is a Royal Arcli Mason and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. Mrs. Moll was born March 29. 1836, and was tiie daughter of Samuel and Dorothea Thresher, who removed from Canada to Cleveland. Ohio, when she was a young lad}'. The two children born to the Doctor and his estimable lady died in infancy. The father of our subject was George Moll, a native of Germany, and a physician of note. Upon emi- grating to America he settled in Cincinnati. Ohio, but two years later returned to the Fatherland and there spent the remainder of his d.ays. dying in 1849. The maiden name of his wife was Anna Webber, and they reared a family of nine children, all of whom lived to mature years. Louis the sub- ject of this sketch, and his sister Amelia were the only ones who settled in the United States. The sister, now the widow of Louis Gebbart, has re- turned to Germany to live. Mrs. Marinda A. Moll dep.arted this life May 29. 1883, greatly mourned by all who knew her. Her sweetness of character and amialjility of disposition were universally rec- ognized. An excellent portrait of Dr. Moll appears on another page of this work, and represents one of Hanover's most highly respected citizens, who is a pioneer, a successful physician and surgeon, and in every sense of the word a gentleman, kind, courte- ous and true. ■iTAMES C. MORROW. This gentleman is the owner of a larger amount of landed property than any otlier citizen on the western line of Washington County. He has a rancli of 1,000 acres in Union Townsiup, and 120 acres in Haddam Township, besides 200 acres adjoining tiie town of IMorrow, which he laid out for the Lincoln Land Company, and which was named in his honor. Few men in the county have been as successful as he and a pleasant fact connected with this is, tliat he is one of the most generous and hospitable men living, and on this account enjoys tlie esteem' and confidence of hosts of friends. He is one of those rare characters who are willing to disburse tlieir cap- ital wiicre it will do the most good, regarding the interests of their fellow-men as well as their own. Mr. Morrow is called one of the most obliging men in this section and is of that genial and com- panionable disposition which is at once recognized as belonging to the true gentleman. Among other fortunate things which have befallen him. is the amiable lady who presides over his domestic affairs and who assists in making their home one of the most pleasant places of resort that it is the fortune of the wayfarer to light upon. Mr. IMorrow is largely interested in live stock and is considered one of the best judges of cattle in this region. An active, energetic man of forty-three years. Mr. Morrow was born April 3, 1846, in the town of Washington, Guernsey, Co.. Ohio, and was there reared upon a farm, receiving fair school PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1045 advantages. He remained a resident of the Buck- eye State until a young man of sixteen years, then set out overland to Illinois with a team and settled near Olne}-, where he remained one year. In Iowa he had taught school, after completing his studies, and became interested even at that early age in live stock. In Union County, Iowa, he purchased 160 acres of land and commenced buying and shipping cattle to Chicago, and w.i-s verj* successful finan- ciall}-. In the fall of 1874, Mr. Morrow oame to Clyde, this Stale, and eng.aged in buying stock there until the spring of 1876. He then came with stock to W.nshington County and "squatted" on section 27, Union Township. Several years later he purchased laud aiul improved a farm, still maintaining his in- terests in the live-stock trade. lie invested his spare ca))ital from time to time in land which has proved a very fortunate investment. He traveled hack and forth over the country until 1881, then formed a partnership with John Swan, and pur- chased a stock of general merchandise establishing the third store in Iladdani. The firm operated to- gether about two years and then Mr. Morrow en- gaged in the real-esl.ate business with Mr. Vincent. Our subject in 1884 purchased the site and laid out the town wiiich was named in his honor, and forty acres of which he still retains. He feeds about 1.00 to 200 cattle annually on his ranch, and feeds numbers of swine each year. Notwithstanding the magnitude tif his property interests, he has found time to discharge tiic ilutiesof various local offices, serving as President of the Town Council and the Board of Trustees, and assisted in the organiza- tion of the Western Exchange Bank, of which he was at one time the President. He gives his polit- ical allegiance to the Republican party, frequently representing it in the county and State conven- tions. He was instrumental in having the Burling- ton & Missouri River Railroad built through the town of Iladdani, .and is an active meinl)er of the Town Site Company, serving as President and oth- erwise promoting its best interests. Mr. Morrow was married in Hastings, Neb., .June 13, 188!), to Miss Rata lilliott, who was born in Ohio in 18.0!). The father of our subject was William Morrow, a native of Washington County, Pa., and born in the year 1807. The family is of Scotch-Irish descent and mostly ^engaged in farm- ing pursuits. William Morrow upon leaving Penn- sylvania emigrated to Guernsey County, Ohio, of which he was one of the earliest settlers. He opened up a farm from the forest and lived there until 1864. He then removed to Illinois, settling near Olney, on a farm, Init sold this in 1865 and removed to Afton. Iowa, near which he purchased 320 acres of land, upon which he operated a few years and then retired from active labor. He died in Afton, April 1, 1889. He was a Republican po- litically, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Elizabeth Roberts. She was born in Pennsyl- vania in October, 1807. and was of .Scotch descent; she is still liv ing and a resident of Afton. Iowa. Like her husband she united with the First Presby- tcri.an Church, of which she still remains a member. The parental family include eight children, viz: Robert, of California; Martha, Mrs. Bragg, of Af- ton. Iowa; Mary and Esther, who .are deceased; Dorcas, Mrs. Hawkins, who lives in Afton; William B., aeccased ; James C, our subject, and Wilison W.. of Afton. Iowa. Although not an aspirant for office. Mr. Morrow- takes a lively interest in politics and is one of the most influential men of his party in this part of the county. He always works generously for his friends and takes pleasure in electioneering. Hands and brains are never idle, his energy being almost phenonuMial. For a man of his age he wields a re- markable influence, not only in hisown comnniiiity. but along the western line of Washington County. ■^-^^ •-<■#•-. 'it, ON AS OLSON. The Swedish element of Clay County, deserves great credit for the manner in which it has .assisted in the de- velopment of her best . resources, and the subject of this notice occupies a place in the front rank among his countrymen in this section. He is now the owner of a good farm in Garfield Town- ship, finely located on section 3.5, and which at all points indicates in a marked degree the thrift and industry of the proprietor.' 1046 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mr. Olson was born on a farm about five miles from Falun, in tlie North of Sweden, in a neighbor- hood known as Ofrvanniyra, and was reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, receiving his education in the common school. His parents were Olaf Samuelson and Anna Olson, the former of whom died in his native Sweden. The mother later came to America and died in GarDeld Town- ship, Clay Co., Kan., in 188.3; her remains were laid to rest in the Lutheran cemetery. The family for generations has been connected with the Lutheran Church, and was of pure Swedish stock. Mr. Olson learned the painter's trade in his native place, and in May, 1870, sailed for America, landing in New Vork City after a voyage of about twelve days. Thence he came direct!}' to Manhat- tan, Kan., in comijan}- with five friends, and they, hiring a team at Manhattan, came to Gartield Township, and Air. Olson horaesteaded 160 acres of hmd in the fall of that 3-ear. For this he paid Sil4 and had $2 left out of a capital of $16. His first dwelling was a dugout, in which he kept bachelor's hall about seven years, when he put up a frame house 12x16 feet in dimensions, preparatory to his marriage. He was wedded in March, 1879, to Miss Mary, daughter of Lars Carlson, and the young couple began housekeeping in the new resi- dence. Mrs. Olson was born in Sweden and came to America with her parents in 1869. The latter are living in Garfield Township. Of this union there have been born three children, namely: Sophy, Victor and Amel. When coming to this section Mr. Olson found simply an open prairie, where he has since planted two acres of timber, which is now valuable. After locating his liomestead be went into Southern Kansas and worked on a rail- road until lie had earned §200, receiving $1.7.5 to 12 per day. He at times was almost discouraged, and concluded he would abandon his homestead claim, but his job being completed, he returned and bought a cow and calf, which he traded for a pair of yearling steers, which he broke to the joke the following spring and with them commenced plowing. He had a long hunt for work, first going into Nebraska and finding none, and from there he walked to the southern part of this State. He was accompanied by a friend, Mr. S. S. Johnson, who subsequently settled here and who later luiilt the mill at Morganville. Mr. Johnson finally returned to his native country, where he still remains. He was a very kind and benevolent man and assisted the people around him in various ways, doing all in his power to procure work for them and en- courage them to make a home for themselves. Mr. Olson has seen the time when he almost went hun- gry, being out of money and unable to find work. He is now one of the prominent and successful farmers of his township and h.as a sufficiency of this world's goods to insure him against want in his old age. He and his family belong to the Lutheran Church. * OIIN A. BRANSON, Editor and proprietor ) of the Clifton Beuiew, was born in Fulton County, III., May 25, 1857, his parents be- ing David W. and Caroline (Young) Bran- son, the former a native of Pennsylvania, born near Philadelphia, and the latter a native of Steu- ben County. N. Y. David Branson was in his younger <1ays a miller by tr.ade, but later became a farmer. He removed from Pennsylvania with his parents to Illinois at a very early day. There the family settled in Fulton County, and there some }ears afterward the grandfather was killed while building a log cabin, by the falling of a log \ipon him. While a resident of Fulton County, David Branson learned his trade of miller, at which he worked until a few years after his marriage. He then went to Wliiteside County and engaged in farming, remaining there until 1867, when, with his wife and children, he started in a " prairie schooner," intending to go to Johnson County, Neb.; on reaching M.arshall County, in Central loWa, they decided to stop, and he bought a farm near Lamoille, and lived in that village for sev- eral years. Then selling his farm and town prop- erty, he removed to Carroll County, in the same State, where he bought a farm near Manning on winch he and his wife still reside. They were mar- ried in Fulton County, of which the jiarents of Mrs. Branson had also been very early settlers. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1047 David W. and Caroline Branson have nine chil- dren living, and buried one in its infancy. Those now living, are: Jlilton L., a farmer near Manning, Iowa, and married ; Willard .S. is also married, and is a practicing physician at Irwin, Iowa; Thomas C. is married, and a hardware merchant at Kenesaw, Neb.; John A. is next in order of birth; then Emma E. who is the wife of Dr. R. R. Williams, of Manning, Iowa: Otis L. is married and lives at Blakeman, Kan., where he is eng.aged as Cashier in the Citizen's tState 15anl<; Charley C. is a tele- graph operator at Iron Mountain, Wyo.; Es- tella is tlie wife of A. II. Ilackett, a farmer at Ir- win, Iowa; and Clara M. is unmarried and lives ■with her parents. John A. Branson was reared in Whiteside County. 111., and attended Us common school; after- ward attending those in Iowa until 187;j, when that winter he found an opportunity to teach, althougli he iiad not yet received a certilicate which, how- ever, he procured later. Teaching until lie had saved the means necessary, he entered tiie Agri- cultural College at Ames, Iowa, where lie studied for one year, tlu'ii returned to Marshall County and again took up !ii.s W(]rk of teacliing, wliicli he pur- sued for a couple of terms. During tin's time he was also engaged in reading law, and after teaching a term in Carroll County, he entered the law ilepart- meut of the State University at Iowa Citv. His exainiiuition elicited the fact that he was fitted by his previous study to enter the highest class, where he was acci)rlace and was the fortunate reci|)ientof a thcuoughly sovuid, prac- tical education, which lias been of inestimable benefit to him in his subsequent career, and has contributed, no iloubt, not .a little to his success in life. After serving an appreuticesliii) of four years to a merchant, Theo. Weichselbaum, then a youth of seventeen j^ears, began life for himself, engag- ing as a traveling salesman for general merchandise for a house in Amsterdam. He continued in that line for several years. In June, 1856, he landed in New York, where he remained some ten months, then went to Kansas City, Mo., where he oi)ened a store and resided there another ten months, at the expiration of which time he removed to Ogden, Riley Co., Kan., and opened a general merchan- dise store, on Christmas d.iy, 1857. This venture has proven a very successful business investment anil the returns from it have been large. A portion of bis success in ama.ssing a fortune has been owing to the fact that in 1860, he secured the contract of suiii)lying the post sutlers of live different United States military posts, with various commodities in his line of business and continued his interest in that enterprise until 1861). ^ In 186'.) Mr. Weichselbaum began buying up farms that were offered for sale, and now owns 1.400 acres of land in Ogden Townshii). He also owns several farms in adjoining counties. He is a prominent stock-raiser and takes pride in showing to visitors his large stoekfarm, the fine blooded animals contentedly grazing in his extensive pas- tures or comfortably housed in the moiny buildings provided for their use. His cattle consist princi- pally of Short-horns and Holsteins; the horses are of Norman and Ilambletonian pedigree. June 10. 1862. .Mr. Weichselbauni was married to Miss Fannie Blumenstein, who was a native of Gnnsenliausen, Bavaria. She carac to America jii.st two days prior to her marri.-ige, having been betrothed to our subject previous to embarking for this countrv. The}' are the parents of eight children, of whom five are now living, viz: Joseph- ine, Samuel. Edwin, Bettic and Johanna. They are laraelites by birth ai.d cling with faithful tenacitv' to the noble faith of their fathers. They are cele- br.ated for their many good qualities not only in Ogden, but throughout the entire county. Mr. Weichselbaum w.as M.ayor and Postmaster of Ogden for many j'ep.rsaiid it is.perhaps, needless to say, has given perfect satisfaction. lie is also a Notary Public and a valued member of the .School Board of the to ■ n and in addition has filled the of- fice of Township Treasurer. He is a member of Centenian Lodge. No. 18, K. of P., of Junction City. He is the Grand Deputy of the District. He is also a member of the I. O. O. F. No. 281, of Ogden and has been Secretarj'. In polities he is an active and efficient worker and upholds the i)rinci- pals of the Democr.atic party. ^ -^-^ ^ I.HOMAS J. GILCHRIST. Among those '/'^S\ who have made for themselves a worthy life- record and have now p.assed to their long home, raaj' be numbered the subject of this sketch, who departed this life at his homestead, familiarly known as the Twin Mound Farm, in Blaine Town- ship, Clay County, March 29. 1885. He took up his residence here in 1878, securing possession of the 80-acre farm which is now occupied by his widow, and which he built up from an uncultivated tract of land. He was a man highly esteemed in his community', kind and indulgent in his family, liberal anil puliiic-s|)iriti'd, and one whose loss was sensibly fill in his community. A native of Oswego County. N. Y., the subject of this notice was born Jan. 22, 1828. and was the son of Peter Gilchrist, who belonged to an excel- lent old family of Scoich descent. He was reared to man's estate in his native county, becoming familiar with agi iculliiral pnisuits and acquiiing a good common-school education. In the mianlinie. at the age of seventeen years, he began learning 1052 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the carpenter's trade, wlii 'li he followed thereafter mostly througli life in connection with fanning. Mr. Gilchrist when about twent.y-two years of age was married to Miss Anna Yandenburgh, who only live Southern Illinois and later, accompanied by his brother Martin, came in the fall of 1871 to Kansas. He spent the first year in Riley County, farming in partnership with his brother. In the meantime Mr. Abies formed the acquaint- ance of Miss Helen Carls, to whom he was marrietl in Riley County, March 8, 1872. This lady, like her husband was of German birth and parentage and is the daughter of II. W. and ^Minnie (Tapken) Carls. To them were born five children, viz: Minnie, .Johannn, Helen, Betty and William. They are all living and at home with their parents. For about one year after his marriage Mr. Abels farmed on rented land, and the following year he pur- chased a farm in the river bcittom abont a mile south of Manhattan. He occupied that until 1881, then removing to Clay County, settled where he now lives. About fifty ;acres had been broken, but the only improvement was a log shanty. His neighbors were few and far between. Ho labored in true pioneer style, battling with the difiiculties of irajierfect farming utensils, but industr}' and perseverance in duo time j-ioldod their reward. Mr. Abels wiiile watching the growth and development of Northern Kansas, has reason to feel satisfaction in the reflection that he has contributed to bring about its present condition. Claj- Center was his market place. In order to reach it he was obliged to ford the Repid)lican River and Five Creek, prior to the erection of bridges and which, sometimes, was a dangerous experiment as the water was often high. After becoming a voting citizen Mr. Abels iden- tified himself with the Democratic parly. He. how- ever, has very little to do with politics and has never been ambitious for oHice, simply serving as a member of the School Board for the past five years. Coming from a country practicing compul- sory education, he naturally believes in giving to the young those .advantages which will make of them useful and intelligent members of the com- munity. eHARLES D. POTTER has been a resident of Washington Count}' for almost a score of years. His comfortable and attractive i home is situated in Sheridan Township, and con- ) sists of 134 acres of well improved land. The es- j tateissupplieil with all necessary and adequate farm ! buildings, and is brought to a high state of pro- I ductiveness. The parents of our subject wereJames and Mar}' J (Miles) Potter. The former was born in Connecti- cut ill 1811. and after attaining manhood moved to : Bennington County. \t., where he was engaged in i farming until his death. His wife was born in 1809. Her death occurred in 1851, and that of ' her husband one da_v later. Both were members I of the Baptist Church. Nine children were horn to them, all but liiree tlying when j'oung. Tiiose who lived to Miaturily are: Louisa, .Tames II., and our s\ibject. Charles D. Potter was born in Bennington I County, Yt., Feb. 1. 1841. He was reared upon a farm, and received the educational advantages to be obtained in the rural districts. The death of his father took place when he was about ten years of ; age, and he then went to Pike County, Ohio, where he remained until 18G2. In September of that 1 year he enlisted in Company A., 53th Ohio In- fantry, being determined to devote the strength of his young manhood to the cause of the L'nion. The regiment to which he belonged formed a part of the Second Brigade. 2d Division, 15th Army 1054 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Corps, iinrler the eommnnrl of Gen. John A. Logan. Mr. Potter took part in the engagements at Jack- son, Miss., Missionary Ridge, and man)- other im- portant battles and minor contests. He was a gaUant soldier, and faillifid in tlie discharge of his j duties. On May 29, 1865, he received an honor- able discharge, and again assumed the duties of a civilian. In that j-ear he went to Scioto County, Ohio, where he remained until 1870. He then e.9me to this connty, and identified himself with the agriculturists of Sheridan Township. In addi- tion to the earr3'ing on of iiis fine farm, he is now engaged to some extent in grain buying in the town of Palmer. The wife of our sul)ject bore the maiden name of Levenia Hartlej', and the rites of wedlock were performed between tiiera on July 8, 1865. Mrs. Potter was born in Jackson County, Ohio, in 1847, her parents also being natives of the Buckeye State. She has bore her husband ten children, of whom seven now survive. Those deceased are: William, Henry and Royal, the first, third and seventh born. The survivors bear the names of Elmer, Minnie, Frank, Walter, Louisa, Charles and Arthur. A practical anil iirogressive farmer, a reliable citizen, and a gentleman of intelligence, courtesy and moral cliarauter, .Mr. Potter commands the re- spect of all with whom he comes in contact. "iY; OIIN BOND. A leading position among the farmers of Charleston Township, Washing- ton County, is occupied b}' the above named gentleman, who is engaged in stock-raising, and deals in horses, cattle and hogs. He is one of the oldest permanent settlers of the county, and with his brother, Richmond, had the honor of be- ing the first to settle in this township. He is now the owner of over 1.000 acres of productive land, nearlv all of which is improved. His residence stands on section 1. and is a substantial and well designed stone building, and is accompanied by an equally substantial stone barn. The house stands on an elevation and presents a fine view over the fertile and picturesque lauds which surround it. Mr. Bond was born in Wiltshire, England, April 18, 1824, and was a son of James and Mary Bond. The paternal family consisted of ten children, three of whom — Richmond, John and Henr}- J. — came to the United States. Our subject learned the trade of a blacksmith in his native land, where he remained until twenty-seven years of age. He then, in com pan3" with his older brother, came to America, landing at Philadelphia. He went to Pittsburg, but spent only a short time there, his first stop of any length being in Waj'ne Couniy, Ohio. In 1853 he traveled westward as far as Linn County, Iowa, and remained two }'ears at Marion, following bis trade. He then started for Kansas, but stopped in Nodaway County-, Mo. He was deter- mined to settle in ibis State, however, and in 1858 came to the then Territor3' and located on land in Charleston Township. After filing his claim he re- turned to Missouri, and in 18G0 bro.jight his family, consisting of his wife and three children, to their new home. The journey was made with an ox team and the house to which they came was a rude cabin without a floor. Leaving the family domiciled here, Mr. Bond returned to Missc)uri for his cattle and goods. An attempt was made to jump his- claim, but Mrs. Bond gave the man 100 puunds of flour and about a half barrel of whisky, in consid- eration of which he left her in peace and departed for Pike's Peak. The claim jumper was the only white man Mrs. Bond saw during her husband's absence. The original Kansas home of Mr. Bond occupied the southeast quarter of section 8, and contained considerable timber. It was improved and was the famil3' home for a number of years. Indians were plenty in the neighborhood dunng their eail3- re- sidence in the county- and three times the family was driven from home by the Ciieyennes. They repaired to Marysvilh; for safety, returning to their home only after several days of absence. The Otoe tribe was peaceable and members of it frequently ate at Mr. Bund's table. After several years' residence on the original claim. Mr. Bond re- moved to the place which he now occupies. He had about $100 when he came to America and his present fine estate is the result of unflagging in- dustr3- and good management. During the past PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1055 year lie lias sold $2,600 worth of hogs anri $5,000 worth of cattle. In 18.i3 Mr. Btmd was united in marriage with Rachael Metcalf. .She was the daufihter of I\Las- son and Hannah IMet.caif. and her liirlU took place in Ashland County, Ohio, April 21, 1828. iFer parents were natives of the Buckeye State, and descendants of old IVLarylaud families. The fam- ily removed to Linn County, Iowa, about two years before the danjjlitcr's marriage. The union of Mr. and Mrs. lioud lias resulted in the birth of eight children. Two daughters died in childhood. Those now' living arc: Emma, wife of Barnard Graves; Sarah A., wife of Allen Manrer; James, Isabelle and Arabell (twins), and Allen W., now at home. Mrs. Bond is an active inoniberof the Meth(5dist Episcojial Cluircli. Mr. Bond, politically, is a ])emocrat, but in local affairs has liberal views, and votes for the man whom he considers best fit- ted for the office to which he is nominated. ^s^EORGE [I. FULLINGTON, County Tretis. Ill g=^ urerof Clay County. The life of a prominent ^^il man is at all times an interesting study .and not only ni.ay we read the record of such a one wiUi ])leasure, but with profit., as setting forth the results of energy rightly directed and quickness of decision controlled by prudence. It is therefore a matter of interest and instruction to review brielly the life and works of him whose name introduces this sketch. Holding the oHice of County Treasurer for the second term, the fact fif his re-election is sutlicient evidence of his established worth with the people of his vicinity. For the last twenty-three years he has been an important factor in the polit- ical and business life of C'laj- County, and receives merited respect from all who know him. Socially he and his famil)' occupy a conspicuous position, being leaders in all good works. Mrs. Fnllington is a worthy and influential member of the United Pres- byterian Church, and to the maintenance of that church Mr. Fnllington contributes regularly' and liberally. He is a firm supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and is numbered among the Knights of I'ythi.as. He owns a grain elevator in Indiana, and has large farming interests, includ- ing 300 acres of fine land in Cl.ay County, adapted to agricultural products .as well as to stock raising. This estate is used to some extent as a stock farm, and on it high grades of stock are raiser! and fed. Mr. Fnllington has a worthy helpmate in his wife, who was formerly Miss .Maggie Scott, daughter of Rev. James Scotl of Blaine Township (for further parental history see sketch of her father). The wedding of our subject and his wife was celebrated Sept. 1.5, 187o.and there have been born to tliera four children, all living, and named respectively: .Scott J., who was born Oct. 4, 1878; Clayton B., Dec. 11, 1880; Augusta, in 1884; and Lynn G., in July, 1888. Mrs. Fnllington was born in Illinois, and when an infant was taken to St. Lawrence County. N. Y.. and thence to Pennsylvania at an early day. In the Keystone State Mr. Scott was a minister of the United Presl)yterian Church, but after moving here became interested in farming. and also [ireaclied up to 1887. He made his home on a farm until his death in July, 188i), at the .age of sixty-five years. A family of eleven children had been born to him and his wife. Mrs. Fullingtou inherits many of the excellent qualities of both parents, ami is a favorite in social circles, which she graces by her varieil accomplish- ments .and charming disposition. However, like all good women, she is seen to best .advantage in the midst of the home circle, where her affections are centered, and to the interests of which she de- votes her life. The f.ather of our subject was John T. Fnllington, a n.ative of Vermont, where his fatliei^ was one of tlie early settlers of Cambridge. Lamoille County. John T. was born in 1805, and is living at present on the farm where his entire life has been passed. He married Miss Betsey Balcli, and the onh" child born to them was our subject, who w.as born in Cambridge, Lamoille Co., Vt.. July 12, 184G. AVhen George H. was only two and one-half years oloy- hood with his father and remained at home until he was twenty years of age, receiving a good practical education in his native county, but never going 1056 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. further than twenty miles from the homestead during all this time. His first trip was made to Kansas in 1866, and upon reaching the State he stopped for a short period in Riley County, where he engaged in teaching school for one term. He purchased school land in Clay County, and also 160 acres on the present site of Wakefield, his farm comprising 240 acres of land, partially improved and having on it an old log cabin which served as a shelter from the elements and wild animals. When our subject settled on this homestead, his nearest neighbor was four miles west, and for two years he remained on his claim, improving it gradually, until he was able to sell at a fair profit; he then bought another farm, where he located and lived for a year alone. Then he determined to change his solitary condition ; accordingly, he was united in marriage Feb. 10, 1868, with Miss Emma Walbridge, wiio lived only ^ a little more than two years after marriage. Residing for a time at Milford and also in Re- publican City, our subject was engaged in tbe gen- eral mercantile business in the hitter city for a year. It was at that period of the county history a thriving town, and contained more residences than Clay Center, but the latter |)lace being made the county seat, of course from that time Republican i City lost its business influence, though it had been j beaten in the contest by only one vote. Wiien tiie | bridge was built in 1875, Mr. Fullington saw that his prosperity in life demanded that he should change his location, and he therefore crossed the river to Clay Centre, and engaged in general mer- chandising. He bought out and established a good liook and stationery store, which was the first of any note in the city, and was continued in the post- oflBce. Mr. Fullington was also engaged in the furniture and undertaking business, and was for two years the only undertaker in the town, having bought out all the others. lie continued to engage in this business until his election in 188G as Treasurer of Clay County, since which lime he lias given his sole attention to the duties of his ofHce. Having been appointed County Commissioner in 1880 to fill a vacancy, so well did our subject discharge the duties of the position that the follow- ing year he was elected for a second term by tbe unanimous vote of the citizens. He, however, re- fused to accept another nomination on account of other duties. Mr. Fullington has also been a member of the council for several terms, serving with characteristic zeal and enterprise. To him not less than to others, Clay County is indebted in a large measure for its prosperity and high standing among tlie counties of Kansas. »»T4=d- jj^ OGENS NELSON. The lands across the sea jj \V\ have given many worthy citizens to Amer- J iS> ica, and the agricultural districts in Kansas * have taken a fair share. Whatever pleas are raised in our large cities in opposition to foreign immigration, the intelligent observer in farming regions must ccmfess that no better citizens of the rural districts can he found than those who have come from beyond the Atlantic. The gentleman of whom we write belongs to the class just noted. He was born in Jyland, Denmark, April 14, 1842, being a son of Nels Sorrenson. In accordance with the custom of his native land, his surname is made up of his father's given name with "son" attached. He received a thorough common- school education in his own language. In company with his sister. Carrie Nelson, he came to the United States in 1869. A brother, Jacob Nelson, had come to this countrj^ three years before, and was living in Bremer County, Iowa. There our subject spent a year. In 1870, ]\Ir. Nelson came to Kansas and located in Washington County. He filed a claim to a tract of land in Strawberry Township, upon which he proved up under the Homestead Act. in 1875. In that year he visited his old home, to see his mother, who has since died. Returning to America the year of the Centennial Exposition at Philadel- phia, Pa., he visited that exhibition. Coming on West he stopped in Iowa, where he was emjiloyed on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, be- tween Council Bluffs and Burlington, for a year and a half. He then returned to his homestead in this county, all of which has been put under the plow. The farm is well fenced, there being about one mile of hedge, and the rest under wire fence. The dwelling is a well built frame structure, neatly PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1057 furnished, .ind i)rcsi(lcil over bj' an excellent house- wife. An abund.ance of shade is furnisiied t>y 200 forest trees, which have been planted near the house. The apple orcliard contains l.oO trees, and there is also a variety of small fruits. Tlie estate is carefully- and inlelligenlly managed, and is an attractive rural home. In 1881, Mr. Nelson was united in marri.age with Miss Anna Hough. The t)ride is a daugiiter of Benjamin Ilougii, who two years i)reviously had re- moved from Illinois to this State, settling in Cole- man Township (then Mill Creek Township). The recent death of Mr. Hough has thrown his estate into the hands of his daughter, and it will hereafter be the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson. It is located on section 34, and has been particularly well im- proved. The dwelling is a large, elegant stone house, and large orcliards, groves, etc., beautify the estate. Mr. Nelson is a Kepul)lican. and when he thinks it for the good of the peoi)le. takes an active part in public affairs. He was educated in the Lutheran faith, but attends a neighborhood organization, with a large .Sunda3'-school, which is supported by those of various beliefs. Mrs. Nelson belongs to the Baptist Church. Both are possessed of sterling characters, intelligent minds and cordial manners, and are among the best citizens of the county. ' ACOB ENGERT. The farming and stock- raising interests of Blaine Township, Clay Cc)nntv, acknowledge a worthy representa- tive in this substantial citizen who may be usually found, at his headquarters on section 29. Here he has a well-tilled farm, 160 acres in extent, where he has effected good improvements and laid up for^himself the wherewithal to comfort him in his declining years. He was born in Hesse 13arm- stadt, Germany, March 9, 1836. and is the son of Jacob, .Sr., and Catherine (Nickel) Engert, who were likewise of pure (German liirth anil ancestry. When about nine j'ears old. Mr. Engert crossed the Atlantic with his parents, on a sailing vessel bound from Antwerp to New York City. The voyage occupied live weeks and a few days, and soon after landing upon tPrra firma, the familv made their way to the vicinity of Cleveland. Ohio. The father carried on farming a number of years, then moved into the city, where he and his estima- ble wife spent their last days, .lacob w.as the only son, and has twosLstcrs living — Elizabeth, the wife of A. Alten, of Blaine Township, and Eva. Mrs. Philip Hose. The subject of this sketcli spent his early years on the farm in the Buckeye State and received a fair education both in English and (Jerman. He was a youth who kept his eyes open to what was going on around him in the world, and grew up with a fair idea of liusiness as well as farming. He re- mained a bachelor until past twenty-nine years old and was theii married Sept. 18, 1865, in Ohio, to Miss Catherine Engert, a native of his own Prov- ince in German}-, and the daughter of Philip and Eva (Schader) Engert. This union resulted in the birth of six children, two of whom — Jacob and Anthony — died at the ages of eight and two years respectively. Catherine is the wife of J. P. Bisen- ius; Philip, Henry and Jacob remain at home with their parents. Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Eng- ert settled down in a snug little home in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, and for twelve years thereafter Mr. Engert operated as a teamster in the employ of one firm. Finall}' deciding to seek his fortune in the farther West, he, in 1878, disposing of his in- terests in the Bucke3-e State, came with his family to Kansas and settled on his present farm in Clay County. Here he iias operated with genuine Ger- man thrift and prudence, and has been uniformly successful. Besides the land which he occupies, be has a half interest in 246 acres in Riley County. He has been principally the architect of his own fortune, accumulating his possessions by industry .and perseverance. He made it a rule at the begin- ning to live within his income, and has followed this wise resolve with the results which we now be- hold. He is a man prompt to meet his obligation and one whose word is considered as good as his bcmd. Politically, Mr. Ei>gert is independent, aiming to support principles rather than men. He and his 1058 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. estimable wife have lahorpd hand in hand in the accumulation of their property', and are now in the enjoyment of the fruits of their industry. Tliey have maile many friends since their sojourn in this State, and Mr. P^ngert as a citizen has acquitted himself with credit. Mrs. Engert was born March 29, 1846. and was next to tlie eldest daughter of her parents, with whom she emigrated to America when a maiden of sixteen years. The family took passage on a sail- ing vessel at the port of Havre, France, and landed in New York City after a voyage of fifty-six days. Thence they proceeded shortly afterward to Will- iamsburg. N. Y., and from there journeyed over- land to Cleveland, Ohio. The father came to Clay County, this State, and died Jan. 21, 1884. 'Ihe mother is still living and makes her home in Cleve- land. -4-H-ie^^%+S- =^\ TOVER MOON. There are few residents of the little city of Green, Clay County, unfamiliar with the name of Mr. Moon. who came to this place in the spring of 1883 and erected the first biticksniith shop in the town. This he has since successfully conducted and has one of the best equipped establishments in Cla^' County, for doing all kinds of work, either wood or iron. To his genius as a natural mechanic, has been added a long experience, and it is con- ceded that he is the most skdlful workman in this part of the countr\'. He occupies one of the best residences in the village, and also has a snug farm of eighty' acres north of it. Finanoiallj', he is well-to-do, and as a citizen is held in high esteem. Clinton Count}', Ohio, was the earlj' tramping- ground of our subject, and wiiere his birth took place June 27, 1851. In the spring of 18.t2, his parents, P^lihu and Mary (Barr) Moon, disposing of their interests in the Buckeye State, set out for the Far West, and settled first in Indiana, then in Illi- nois, then in Iowa, thou in Missouri for the winter of 1857-8, and in 1 858 they came to lliley County, this Slate. They landed at the mouth of Fancy Creek on the 10th of May, on the i)resent site of the town of Kaudoliih, afterward locating about two miles above at the mouth of Walnut Creek, be- fore land in that section was on the market, and while Kansas was still a Territory'. They made their advent in this region with an old wagon drawn b}' a yoke of oxen, and besides this, their capital consisted of an ax and a few articles of clothing and household effects, together with a family of three children. The father borrowed money in order to enter land, which he sold to p.ay it back. He'then located under a ''squatter's" cl^iim and held it until the enactment of the Homestead Law, when he procured a title to it and still occupies it. When the father of our subject first settled in Kansas, the nearest mill was at Grasshopper Falls, to which place he conveyed his wheat and corn for grinding. His nearest trading points were Atchi- son and Leavenworth. Upon the present site of Manhattan, there stood about three houses. A drouth in 1860 (there being no moisture of any consequence from the 15th of May until in the winter.) destroyed nearly all vegetation, and the elder Moon, in company with G. D. and R. P. .Spur- riers, neighbors, set out for Leavenworth with an ox-team where they procured 100 pounds of flour each, from tlie agency which was disbursing pro- visions to the sufferers. Indians still llngereil in this region, but aside from a little stealing, they did not molest the settlers. The first school w.as estab- lished about 18G5.ina private house and conducted on the subscription plan, and in this stover Moon obtained his first book knowledge. The following winter the neighbors got together and put up a log shanty, about 13x16 feet in dimensions, and digni- fied it b}- the name of •'school-house." The floor and roof were of puncheon, the latter covered with hay and dirt to keep out the rain and cold. The seats were constructed of the same material with rude * wooden jiins for legs, and the desks were made of plank, supported .against the wall also with wooden pins. The suliject of this sketch thus spent his boy- hood and j'outh amid the wild scenes of pioneer life until after the outbreak of the Indian War. In September, 1868, he enlisted in Company K, 19th Kansas Cavalry, (mustered in at Topeka.) soon after which the regiment was ordered to intercept Gen. Custer, who was then at Camp Supplies, in the o/^^ (yL^^^ ^JUj^^'^iA PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1061 Indian Territoi\v. Thtj expedition was conducted by a scout, who eitlier got lost or r.in away, leav- ing- tlie regiment on tlie plains without food or a ifiiide. Tiu'v siibsistwl several days on buffalo meat and hackberries, and after ton days found their way to tlioir destination, after Oen. Custer had given tliem up and gone on a cruise and returned soon after. Then the I'.Hh was ordered with him on anotlier expedition into Texas. Tliere iMr. Moon, with 120 others, was held about three montlis. In Marcli. 1869. his company was sent as guard with Custer's command to a supply train, which inter- cepted them at a point on the Washitaw River, near the nortiiern line of Texas. About a week later the regiment returned to camp and thence were sent Ft. Haj-es, soon after which they were discharged. In the beginning this regiment was organized to rescue two Ladies, wlio had been captured b}- the Indians on the Solomon River in tlie summer of 1868. They were rescued in Texas, the ]\Iarch following, and returned to their friends in safety. In tiie fall of 1869, Mr. Moon returned to \\ash- ington County. Kansas. He homesteaded 160 acres of land on section '26, Sherman Township, and kept bachelor's hall until the following summer. In the meantime he had been making prepara- tions for a life partner, and on the 16th of .lulj-, 1871, was wedded to Miss Edwina Noble. They lived on that place until the spring of 1876, tlien Mr. Jloon removed to Peach Creek and opened a blacksmith shop, which, with its contents, was de- stroyed by fire aliout two years later. He next removed to Palmer, where he built a shop which he conducted until September. 1881, then, selling out, repaired to -St. Louis and worked in a machine shop until April, 1882. Then returning to Kansas, he employed himself as a carpenter at Fancy Creek until tlie spring of 1883, when he became a resi- dent of (Jreen, where lie has since remained. Mrs. P:dwina (Noble) Moon w.as born in Iowa and was the daughter of Obed and Susan Noble, who are now living in Riley County, Kan. Of this union there were born three children — Willard D.. Irene .and Klton. Mrs. Edwina Moon obtained a divorce from the subject of this sketch on the fith of April, 1883, in Washington County. The present wife of our subject, to whom he was mar- ried Jan. 1, 1884, was formerly Miss Henrietta Clark. She was born in Wells Countj', Ind.. in 18.57. and was the daughter of Robert and Olive Clark; the mother now lives in Ci.'i^' Count}-, Kan. Of this marriage there are two children — Una Leona and Lavernia A. Mr. ."Moon is a charter mem- ber of Highland Lodge, No. 296, A. F. ,^ A. M. at Green and politically, supports the principles of the Republican party. Ij^^ ICHAEL JONES, late of Mulberry Town- ship, Clay County, was born in Lincoln County. Ky.. Oct. 16. 1816. and departed this life at his home in the above-mentioned township, July 12, 1889. He was of Southern an- tecedents, his father. James Jones, having been a native of Kentucky, where he was reared and mar- ried to Miss Sarah Jones (no relative) a native of his own county. James Jones prosecuted farming in the Blue Gr.ass region until 1837, then, disposing of his worldlj' possessions in Kentucky, removed with his family across the Mississippi into Handolph County, Mo. He settled there on a new tract of land, from which he opened up a good farm, and there with his estimable wife spent the remainder of his diiys, his death taking place, July 4, 1810, when he w.as a little past fifty years old. Mrs. Jones sur- vived her husband the long period of thirty-three years, remaining a widow, and passing away in De- cember, 1873. at the advanced age of over eight}- years. Both had been members of the Old School Baptist Church from childhood. James Jones, po- litically, was a Henry Clay Democrat, and a man prominent in local politics. The suljject of this sketch wa.s the third child of his parents, whose family consisted of three sons and two daughters, all born and nearl}' all reared in Kentucky. He accompanied his parents to Mis- souri, and was married m Boone County. July 4. 1811. to Miss Martha Sweeney. This lady, like himself, was a native of Kentucky, and was born in Washington County. April 3, 1813. Her parents were Daniel and Elizabeth (Jones) Sweeney, na- tives respectively, of \'irginia and .South Carolina. They removed to Kentuckj', and were married in 1062 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Lincoln County, after whicli they located upon a farm in Washington County, anil Mr. Sweeney also engaged in blacksmitliing. They remained there until -after the birth of their ten children, five sons and five daughters, and tlien, in 1837, set out for the Southwest, locating in Boone County, Mo., during its pioneer days. The father died many years later, at the home of one of liis ilaughters, Eliza, in Ran- dolph County, in October, 1851. His remains were removed to Boone County for burial. He was then seventy-six years old. He was a consistent member of the Regular Baptist Church, in which he h,ad officiated as Deacon. He bore an irreproach- able reputation for honesty and integrity, and was highly respected by his felloW-citizens. The wife and mother had died at AVashington County, Ky.. Oct. 7, 1833, prior to the removal of the family to Missouri, at the age of fifty-two years ; her remains were laid to rest in Ilillsboro cemetery, near tlie church of which she was a member. Mrs. Jones and her brother Harvey are the only survivors of the family, and the latter is living on a farm in Marion County, Ky. All the children re- ceived careful home training, and Mrs. Jones re- mained with iier father eleven years after the death of her mother, assisting him in taking care of the younger children, and looking after the household affairs. Of her union with Michael Jones, which occurred July 4, 1814, there were born five chil- dren, one of whom, a son. Alonzo, died at the age of eleven years and four months. The survivors are recorded ,as follows: Amanda H. is the wife of Thomas Earnest, a stock dealer of Fi.. Collins, Colo. ; Melissa married Paul Thorpe, and lives on a farm in Custer County, South Dakota; Denitia W. mar- ried James Earnest, and they are living at Sun Dance in Wyoming Territory ; Matilda is the widow of Edward Ma3'es, and resides at Raw Hide, Wy. The household circle includes a foster child. Hattie Mason, who remains with Mrs. Jones. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Jones so- journed a few years in Missouri and Texas, and later went into Nebraska. l'|)on coming to Kan- sas they settled first in li\\ey County, whence in 1860 the}' removed to Colorado, on a stream called Cache La Poudre, thence to Che^yenne, AVj'., and thence in 1877, to Clay County, this State. Mr. Jones purchased 600 acres of land in Mulberry Township. For thirty-five years he was extensively engaged in stock-raising, becoming ver}- successful as a breeder. Since his death, Mrs. Jones lias man- aged the farm with rare ability, preserving its old- time reputation as one of the most valuable estates along the Northern line of Cla}' County. Mr. Jones did not meddle with political affairs, but voted independently, aiming to support the men whom he considered best qualified to serve the in- terests of the people. A handsome lithographic ))ortrait of Mr. Jones is shown on another page. He vv.as neither a very early settler nor a life-long resident of Clay County, but such was his fidelity to business, ,and his nobil- ity of character, that older settlers stood no higher in public esteem than he. ft} "^Tf S) w ?/ILLIAM ROGERS. The nsime of this • gentleman is familiar to most of the resi- dents along the eastern line of Washington County, he being located on a fine farm in Barnes Township, comprising 200 acres of land on section 12. Thorough and enterprising as an agriculturist, he is likewise efficient and capable as a business man, and forms one of the leading men of his commu- nity .and one who has since his residence here been devoted to its best interests. He has brought his land to a high state of cultivation and improved it with sulistantial buildings, while he avails himself of modern machinery in the tilling of the soil and keeps himself well posted upon the improvements of the da}' connected with his calling. He occu|)ies no secondary position in his community and is a favorite, both in social and business circles. A native of Devonshire. England, Mr. Rogers was liorn March 24, 1844, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Bleagher) Rogers who were likewise natives of that countr}' and of pure English stock. The father w.as born about 1814, and in early man- hood learned the trade of a stone cutter which he followed there mostly until 18.50. Then, not being satisfied with his condition or his prosjjects, he re- solved upon emigrating to America and after a safe voy.age landed in New York City where he located PORTRAIT AND RIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1063 anfl worked at his tifule for seven years. In 1857 lie removed to Rockford. III., where he has since lived and has operated quite extensively as a stone entter and fontractor. lie is in good circiiinstances, financially, among his worldly possessions being a good farm in Winnebago County, III. He is num- bered among the substantial men of his community- Mrs. Elizabeth (Meagher) Rogers, the mother of our subject, was born in England about l82o, and died in Rockford, 111., about 1H72. Tiiere were born tu her and lier husband five children, viz : Anna M., William, Jane, Elizabctii, and Joiin H. The subject of this sketch was the second child and lived in New York City with his parents until ten years old, going then with them to Rockford III., where he completed a common -school education. Later he worked with his father at stone cutting and also became familiar with farming pursuits. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he in 1862 enlisted as a private in Company E, 7Uh Illinois Inf.antrj'and participated in all the battles fouglit by the Army of the Cumberland. He was also in the Georgia campaign under the command of Gen. Slierman and at Resaca was slightly wounded. He participated in the liattles of Nashville, Stone River and Frank- lin, Tenn., and remained with his regiment until after the close of the war, being mustered out and honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn.. in 1865. Mr. Rogers now returned to Rockford, 111., where he remained until 1869. We next find liim west of the Mississippi in Marysville. this State, near whicli lie began farming and carried on agri- culture extensively in Marshall Countj' until 1886, besides dealing in lands, live stock, etc. During the year mentioned he came to his present place and here, as liefore, has prosecuted farming and stock- iai.sing with great success. He has effected many improvements upon his place since coming licrc and is considered one of the most enterprising men in Washington County. He is prudent and cautious in all his dealings, keeping strictly- within the bounds of honesty, and a man whose word is considered as good as his bond. Mr. Rogers' possessions have been accumulated by his own unttaggiug industry, while lie has made it the rule of his life to live within his income, adhering to the maxim that if the pennies are properly- looked after, the dollars will take care of themselves. Polit- ically, like his lionored father, '.i support-s tiie prin- ciples of the Republican partj', and socially, is a member in good standing of the (i. A. R. Post .at IJ.irnes. The inarri.ige of William Rogers and Miss Mary E. Gallagher, of Linn ville. III., w.is celebrated at the bride's home .Ian. 8, 1868. Mrs. Rogers was born in 1819, in Pennsylvania, and is the daughter of IJen- jamin and .lane Gallagher. This union resulted in the birth of four cliildren, viz: Jenny, Lulu. Mabel and Willie. Mrs. JIary E. Rogers departed this life at her home in Marshall Count}'. Kan., in September, 1880. Mr. Rogers in April. 1884, contracted a second marriage witli Miss Eliza Hurke of Marshall Count}', this Stfite. This lady was born Aug. 30, 1857 in Kans!is and is a daughter of Philip and Eliza (Andrews) Burke. Of this union there have been born two children — Clarence and Grace. The home- stead in all its appliances is suggestive of refined tastes and ample means, and forms a pleasant pic- ture of quiet country life which is delightful to contemplate. G • o,iio ' !?iUSTAVE A. PETERSON. Too much praise cannot be bestowed ujion those, who, coming ^^^UJ to this county p(jor in purse and without home or friends, save the ilependent ones accom- panying them, have yet overcome all obstacles. I hewed down seemingly impassable barriers between them and tiie goal of success, and finally have ob- tained worldly prosperity, while at the same time. j they have gained the respect of those who know them by their uprightness of character and honor- aV)le dealing with all men. Thus we lake pleasure i in recording a few of tiie most imp(jrtant events in the life of Mr. Peterson, who, coming here poor, has gained the respect of liis fetlow-citizens, both by business management and the many admirable traits of dis|iosition which he possesses. Generous, pleasant in conversation. slirew ^->I'-^ fe EV. NICHOLAS NEl^SIUS, Pastor of St. John's Catholic Church of Hanover, has '^^ \*' also under his charge the Benedictine school. [§J) The congregation of St. John's was organ- ized in 1869-1870, among its charter members be- ing W. Wendel (who was very prominent and active in securing money), H. Hellman, J. Hellman. (t. Hellman, John Schwartz, II. Kemper, E. Turk, A. Neugebauer. A small church edifice was erected some years .ago by Father Weikman. Later Father John Pichler was assigned to the charge and under his administration there were erected the following buildings : The Sisters' residence at a cost of $1 ,500 ; the church in 1878, costing $!;30,000; the school- house, §2,500 and the priest's residence, $2,000 — making a total of $.36,000 thus expended. They are all in good repair. Father Neusius has for his assistant a native of Bohemia. Rev. F. Ilavelka. (Father F. Havelka presides, attending to the Bohemians in Hanover, also as outside missions, Lanham, Neb., and Morrow,'Washington County. In both places there are nice,substantial frame churches recently built. He w.as born Dec. 4. 185'J, in Znaim, Moravia, Austria. He pursued his studies — class- ical, philosophical and theological — in his native place and at Vienna, Olmutz, Austria, and Louvain. Belgium. He was ordained June 29, 1889, in Lou- vain for the diocese of Leavenworth, Kan.) The church occupies an area of 165x45 feet. All the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. lOCo buildings are constructed of stone and from a financial point of view St. .lolin's paiigji is one of the Inrffcsl and most proniisiny in tiie northern part of the State of Kansas. Its nienil)ership enihraccs 221) families, the majorily being German, Irisii, Bo- hemian and Anierican-Iioin citizens of German and Irish descent. Father Nensius of tliis sketch was born in the province of the Rhine, (Jermany, .Tunc 24, 1851). He was a student ot the Jesuit College at Tourn- lumt, Belgium, and pursued his philosophical stud- ies at St. Mary's in Pottawatomie ("ounty, this Stale, and at St. Benedict's in Atchison, Kan. He took his theological course at St. Francis Seminary, near Jlilwaukee, Wis., finishing in 1886. He was or- dained at Leavenworth Feb. 10. 1886, and was first placed in charge of the parish in Capioma, Nemeha County, Kan. A year later he was assigned to St. John's. Ills only relative in this country is his sister, Magdalene, who makes her home with him. m OHN A'OLAN. The subject of this bio. graphical record occu))ies no unimportant position in his community, being a man of more than ordinary intelligence, cultured and refined, a pillar in the Catholic Church, and a man who is uniforndy found connected with the enterprises calculated to benefit his community, so- ciall3', morally and linancially. Politically, he is a Democrat, and for the last four years has been a Justice of the Peace. He serves as a Director in his school district and has officiated as Clerk of the Board. The capacities with which nature has endowed Mr. Nolan, have been enlarged by his habit of thought, reading and stud}-, and he is a man with whom an hour may alw.ays be s[)eut in a profitable and pleasant manner. Self-educated to a large ex- tent, he has learned much by his contact with men and by carefully noting what is going on around him in the world. He owns and occupies a well-devel- ojjcd farm of 160 acres, eighty-five of whieli have been subjected to careful cultivation. His present ! residence was erected in 1885 and with its sur- roundings is indicative of a home abounding in all modern comforts. Mr. Nolan keeps a goodly as- sortment of live stock — twenty-five head of cattle, thirty head of swine and five good horses — and uti- lizes in his farm operations the latest improved ma- chinery. ■ The native place of Mr. Nolan was Montscd, County Tipperar3% Ireland, where his birth occurred Dec. 5. 1813. He w.as the eldest child of Martin and Bridget (Kennedy) Nolan, who were likewise natives of County Tipperary and of pure Irish an- ctstry. The parents were reared and married in their native county and about 1819 or '50, emigrated to America, settling in Camden County, N. J. There the mother died in September, 1857, and Martin Nolan, only surviving'liis wife a few months, passed away in April, 1858. Their remains were laid to rest within the Cathedral Cemetery in West PhiLadclphia, Pa. To Martin and Bridget Nolan there were born five children — three sons and two daughters — only two of whom are living — John, our subject, and Marlin, the latter being a resident of Canulen County, N. J. John was about seven years old when the family crossed the Atlantic and after the death of his parents he lived with a farmer, named Marlin Ilorner, for whom he worked five j'ears and for a Mr. Plum five years. At the age of fourteen years he started out in life for himself at $G per month and afterward made his own waj- and ob- tained what education he could by the perusal of in- structive books in his leisure hours. During the summer of 1867 Mr. Nolan started for the West, reaching DeKalb Count}', 111., on the 1st of August and sojourning there two years, be- ing employed as a farm laborer by the month. He next rented a farm in Kendall County, which he operated three years. In June. 1870, returning to DeK.alb County, he was united in marriage with Miss Honora O'Brien, the ceremon}- being per- formed by Rev. Father John Iluth, in the Catholic Cliurch at .Somonauk. 111. Mrs. Nolan was born in Fakel. County Clare, Ireland, May 26, 1853, and IS the daughter of Dennis and Honora (Corey) O'Brien, who were likewise natives of County Clare and emigrated to America in 1851. They continue to reside at Somonauk, 111. Their family consisted 1066 POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of ten children, of whom Mrs. Nolan was the thirfl in order of birth. After his marriage Mr. Nolan farmed in DeKalb County. 111., for six years. He came to Kansas in October. 1878, and purchased 160 acres of Govern- ment land on section 1. Independence Township. t>hen known as Hanover, Washington Co., Ihon re- turned to'Illinois, remaining tliere until April,! 879. He then came back to this State with liis family, put up a house on his land and broke eiglity acres. He remained upon'this until March, 1883. then selling out purchased the farm which he now owns and oc- cupies. Tlie following children compose the household circle of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan, and are named respectively. Mary, Annie, Honora, Martin. Catherine, John. Ellen and .Johanna. NDKEW NENDEL is the owner and oc- cupant of a pleasant rural home on section o, Independence Township. Washington County. The farm comprises 153 acres in a body, all improved and well cultivated. The residence, which was built in 1884, is neat and comfortable, and is presided over by the widowed mother of our subject. The improvements upon the farm have all been put upon it by its present owner, who has also set out all the shade and orna- mental trees which adorn it. An orciiard of seventy- five apple, peach and |)lura trees, is among tlic at- tractive features of the i)lace. A barn, which was erected in 1889, and other outbuildings, afford shelter for stock and crops. Mr. Nendel keeps twenty-five head of cattle, seven of hoises and forty of hogs. He l)egan life with no capital ex- cept his native energy, and has been able to sur- round himself and his mother with all the comforts of life. The father of our subject was Casper Nendel. a native of Byer, Germany, and a blacksmith by trade. His mother bore the maiden name of Susan Fleckenstein, and is also a native of Byer. Mr. and Mrs. Nendel met at Cincinnati. Ohio, where thej' were married forty-six years ago. They lived in the Buckeye Slate vmtil the death of the hus- band, which took place Nov. 9,*1887. The widow is still in good health, although she passed her three- score years and ten a twelve month ago. She has been the mother of nine children, five of whom are now living. Our subject was the oldest child of his parents, and was born Dee. 15, 1843, in Cincinnati. He received an excellent German education and a fair one in P]nglish. He learned the trade of a black- smith at which he worked until February, 1 865. He then enlisted in the Union arm3', becoming a mem- ber of Company K., 10th Ohio Cavalry, and join- ing his regiment at La Vergne, Tenn. He was a member of Gen. Kilpatrick's Division and proved himself a worthy follower of that gallant patriot. Mr. Nendel took part in the campaigns of Sher- man's march to the sea, and around Atlanta, after which his command rode north to join Gen. Grant. He was present at the surrender of Gen. Johnston in North Carolina. From the time of his enlist- ment until the discharge of the regiment on Jul}' 25, 1865, he never lost a day's service, but aided his country with all the strength of his young man- hood. After his return from the army Mr. Nendel worked on his father's farm for a year and a half. lie then learned the trade of a tanner, at which lie worked for twelve years. In 1877 he became a ' resident of Kansas, his first settlement being made ! on the place which he still occupies. Mr. Nendel takes an active interest in the polit- ical issues of the d,ay and votes the Democratic ticket. He and his mother are members of the Catholic Church in Lanham. He is a man of unim- ' l)eachable character, diligent and thrifty, and of a warm-hearted nature. •»»/v\<-'*iLej(2/5?i© ■■©fi»l -sJJi^ -^'/ir^^r "S/ AMES PATTERSON is conspicuous among the Scotch residents of Cla}' County, who having left the land of the thistle and the gorse, have fought the battle of life in a foreign land among strangers, with no less courage than their ancestors displayed when struggling for freedom against the tyranny and oppression of a relentless foe. Coming to Kansas in 1875, Mr. Patterson has since that time been an important factor in the life of Clay County, both socially and politically. He and his family live happily in a pleasant country residence, surrounded by all that lends to make existence a pleasure. Some of their children have left the parental roof, but others j-et remain to brighten the declining days of the father and mother. The boyhood days of our subject >vere quietly 1070 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and iiidiisti-ioiisly imf^sed in Ayrshire, Scotland, where he was born jMarch 26, 1832. His mother, who had been in her youth Margaret Bryce, died in Scotland in May, 1833, when her son. James, was yet an infant. The father. John Patterson, was a second time married, Isabelle Miller hecoming his wife. In the summer of 1847, the family deeided to emigrate to America. Embarking from the port of Glasgow on the sailing ship '•^■erlnont," they were on the ocean seven weeks and three days, and anchored in New York Harbor. August 4. of that year. James Patterson was at that time a lad of fifteen years, so he can recall vividly the scenes of the voyage, as well as life in his lowland home. 'J'he ancestors of the Patterson family, as far back as their lineage can be traced, were members of the Presl>yterian Church and natives of Scotland. John Patterson later in life united with that branch of the church which is known as the Free Church of the Presbyterian Society. After landing in New York City, the family proceeded to Troy, N. Y. where James began to work as a farm laborer, continuing thus employed until the fall of 1850. when he removed to Huron County, Canada, There he was engaged about eighteen months in clearing land from heavy tim- ber, the work being done for his brother, and on its completion he was employed by another farmer in Brantford Plains U>r four years. He prudently saved all his earnings, and .so was enabled to take up 100 acres of Clovernment land in the heavy timber. This he improved and made his home for a period of twenty years, transforming the dense forest into a garden farm, with good buildings, and orchard. As soon as able, Mr. Patterson established a home of his own, which, small and scantil}' fur- nished at first, now illustrates the results of perse- verance and industry. However, without the aid of his amiable and devoted wife, our subject would donlitless have been less prosperous than he is. He ceitainly regards that day as one of the most fortunate in his existence when Miss Isabelle Watt became his wife. The wedding ceremony was celebrated Sept. 18, 1856, in Canada. Mrs. Patter- son is the daughter of George and Grace (Dean) Watt, and has become the mother of a line fam- ily of children, recorded as follows: .John W., George, deceased ; Grace, now the wife of Philip Ross and a resident of Washington County, Kan.; Margaret, deceased ; Mary, Mrs. Thomas Marshall of Washington County: Isabelle. who is the wife of John Marshall and lives in Clifton. Washington County ; Ellen, Mrs. John R. Granger, a resident of Washington County, Kan. ; James A.. Elizabeth, now Mrs. William H. Funnell, of AVashington County Kan.; Jennie. Rosa, Martha L. and Jessie A., are all yet under the home roof, and are bright, well educated and refined. It is a pleasant sight to witness so large a family living with one inter- est and one aim before them, striving to rightl}- discharge their duties to society- and to each other. The}' are warml}' devoted to one another, and grace any societj' which the\' enter. After manj' years of happy wedded life, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson saw prospects brightening in the far West, as Kansas was then considered, and finally determined to remove hither in April of the year 1875. A few months prior to his removal he bought 160 acres, which is comprised in his present farm, and paid for it $1,000. He also about the same time sold his improved land in. Canada for $3,500, thus gaining a good profit on the original investment. The land which he purchased here was unbroken, the only improvement consisting of a well, which |)roved to be a good one, when cleaned of the stones that had fallen into it. The family were compelled to endure the many hard- ships attendant upon life on the frontier. The lumber for the erection of his large and comfor- table residence, and the barn, was shipped from Ft. Madison, Iowa. He has gradually brought the land under good cultivation, and has every reason to feel proud of his financial success, having built a good l)arn. corn-cribs, and a granary, with all other outbuildings needed on a modern farm. He has added eight}' acres to his first purchase, also purchasing 160 acres in Washington County, be- sides a tract comprising the same amount of land in Hayes Township. Cla}- County. He is the owner of a house and lot in Clifton, so that he may be justly called one of the chief landholders of Clay County. Worshiping with the Presbyterian Church in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. III71 Clifton, IMi'. Patterson and liis fniiiily contriliuti-fl liberall}- of tlioir means and labor to assist in its prosjierity and iiplmilding. lie has lieen Elder of the rhiirch in Clifton for about twelve years, and gave considerable linaneial assistance in the erec- tion of the clnirch edilicein that i)lace. Politically he voles with the Ueiiublican party, and held the oflice of .histice of the Peace fin- one year. He has been a member of the School Boanl for about two years, and has always discharged his duties in con- nection therewith, with his cnstomaiy ability and to the entire satisfaction of the citizens. YLVESTER THOMPSON is a gentleman .actively engaged in the business of stock- dealing at Leonardville, Riley County. When he started out in life to do for him- self he had no caiiital that could be represented by dollars and cents, but he had the ability "to do and to dare" and the physical strength to enable him to cope with the many difficulties that must be overcome if one would wrest a favor from Dame Fortune's grasp. Competition for the fickle lady's bounty is so keen, that unless one possesses a fine constitution the nervous system is apt to break down, perhaps in the very moment of victor}', and the miserable contestant is robbed of all enjo\"- ment of his too dearly-bought victorj-. ^But our subject being well equipped for the struggle, it is not surprising to learn that he has been successful in securing, if not a fortune, at least a large share of earthly goods, and as he is still in the very prime of life it is not too much to predict that he will finally score a triumpliant success in the race for fame and fortune. Mr. Thompson was born in Mercer County, Pa.. Aug. 27, 1816, and is a son of John W. and Rebecca (McKay ) Thompson. John W. Tiiomp- son was a native of Mercer County, Pa., and passed the (^losing years of his life in that county. He was a worthy man, a well-to-do farmer who stood high in the estiniation of his ucighliors, an earnest and uncoin[iroinising member of the Tnited Pres- byterian Church, an aff<'ctionate husband and fa- ther and a warm friend of the poor. This branch of the Thompson f.amily is of Irish extraction. Rebecca McKay w.as born in Butler County, I'a., and still survives, making her home where she ha.s passed .so many years of her life — at the old home- stead in Mercer County, Pa. .JoIiti W. and Re- becca Thompson had eight children born to them, namely: ]\Iatilda, Marilla. Harriet. .Sylvester, Samuel. Mo.ses, Aaron and Rachel. Sylvester Thompson, the one of whom we write, was reared in Mercer County, Pa., on the farm of his parents and was educated in the common schools of that State. Upon arriving at man's estate he continued to follow agricultural pursuits in the same county in which his ycaith had been passed, until 1878, when he emigrated to Riley County. Kan., where he has since resided, being engaged in the business of buying and shipping stock. As indicated above he has been successful and is on the high road to wealth. In 1882 he moved to Leonardville in which place he now resides. Politically, he adheres firmly to the principles of the Republican party and takes a reasonable share in the management of party affairs. In Mai-ch 1866, our subject was married to Miss Gusta I'nangst, a native of Mercer County, Pa. She was born in 1846 and is a daughter of Thomas and Susan Unangst, both of wiiom were natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and ]\Irs. T. have two children, both daughters, who are named. May and Maudie. The eldest one. May, is the wife of Fred E. Colt, a druggist and one of the leading business men of Leonardville. Maudie is still at home with her parents. <17 AMBERT ERPELDIXG. The German I (^ who is industrious. temi)erate. and frugal, jlLi^ and few Germans fail in those particulars, invariably -'gets along." lie seems to have a pecu- liar faculty- for making the best of everything, and that is one reason why he is among the best class of citizens wiiich crowded Europe sends to these hospitable shores. .Such an one is the gentle- man whose life is briefly outlined in this sketch. Lambert Er[)elding was born in Germany, near the famous cit.\- of Metz. on the iitb of Januarj'. 18111. to .John and Mary ( Bremmer) Erpelding, both of 1072 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. whom were natives of Gerinau\'. Tliey passed their entile lives in their native land, and their remains are peacefully reposing in a portion of "mother eartji," which owns the rule of the Emperor of United Germany. The subject of this sketch is the third in a family of seven children born to them. He was reared and educated in Germany, and when quite young learned the mechanic's (or machinist's) trade and worked at it in the world-renowned city of Cologne on the Rhine, until 1848, when he emi- grated to America and located in Chicago, where he was a Master Mechanic in the well-known Mc- Corniick Reaper Works, for upwards of thirty years. He invested in hinds in Riley County, Kansas, in 1861), but did not move to the State till 1884, when he took up his residence at Leonardville, where three of his sons have been in business for several years. Although our suliject came to this country a poor man, in i)ocket, he brought with him a force of character that has carried him successfully through all the trials of life and now, at its evening, he is reaping the reward of his patient industry and business foresight, in the enjoyment of an ample fortune and the love and esteem of his ciiildren and friends. His spacious and elegant residence is the finest in Leonardville, and his friends are always welcome within its hospitable walls. Besides his handsome town property, he owns 1.000 acres of good land in the vicinitj^ of Leonardville, and is one of the wealthiest men in Riley County. Mr. Erpelding is prominent in the I. O. O. F. fraternity and is iield in high regard by his brother members. Politically, he is a stanch, old-fashioned Democrat, but does not concern himself much about party affairs, and has no ambition for office. In 1851 he was married to Miss Amelia Nockin, of Chicago, a native of Germany, but of French an- cestry, and a fine, intelligent lady fully able to prop- erly conduct her branch of domestic partnership. Their union resulted in the birth of five children, as follows: Frank, .Joseph, who is deceased; Amelia; George and John are extensive merchants in Leon- ardville, and are worthy sons of their excellent l)arents, who in turn take great pride in the success which has attended their career; Frank is the pro- prietor of the creamery at Leonardville, and his brand of butter is well-known to the trade as being of a uniform grade of excellence. The Erpelding brothers are, perhaps, more closelj' identified with the business interests of Leonardville than any other men in the place. Their wealth and sagacity- place them in a prominent position and bring them into connection with almost all interests relating to the growtli and prosperity of the town. Jj OHN ROBINSON, late a resident of Iowa, ' and numbered among its most worthy citi- 1 zens, was born in Hubbard County, Ohio, in ' 1818, and departed this life at his homestead April 29, 1867. He was a good man in all the re- lations of life, kind and indulgent to his family, industrious and reliable and made for himself a record of which his children will never be ashamed. The parents of our subject were Thomas and Mary Robinson who were of Scotch-Irish descent and spent their last days in Pennsylvania. John was reared to manhood in his native State and on the nth of November, 1858, was married in Penn- sjlvania to Miss Eliza Carringer. Of this union, there were born five children, two of whom, Emma I. and Thomas E., died at the ages of fifteen and thirteen years. The survivors are Henry H., a resi- dent of Colorado; Ella S., and Elmer E. The eldest son marrietl Miss Nancy Stewart and the3' became the parents of three children, one of whom died in infancy. The survivors are George E. and Herbert L. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson after their marriage re- moved, in 1858, to Louisa County, Iowa, where the husband and father died, and where Mrs. Robinson continued to live until the fall of 1881. Then with her three children she came to Northern Kan- sas, settling upon the land which she now owns and occupies and where, with the assistance of her child- ren, she has built up a comfortable homestead. Mrs. Robinson is a member in good standing of the United Presbyterian Church and a lady greatly respected b^' all who know her. Mrs. Robinson was born in Mercer County, Pa., PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 107;? Jmie 1, 18-27, and is the claiightcr of Henry and Sarali (Featlier) Carriuger, likewise natives of the Keystone State and both of German ancestry. Eliza was their eldest oliild and was reared to womanhood in her native county, receiving her education in its primitive scliools. Her paternal grandfather serve sell, which we were very glad to buy, as none could be procured at Juniata." In another place, writing of going to u meeting, she says that siu' rode in an ox cart. One day she and her son of whom we write were left alone in the cabin, when three hungry looking wolves came roaming arouTid. With the intrepid courage of a true frontiers-woman, the mother pro- cured the gun, and resting it on iier son's shoulder. Pred at the wild beasts, aiul one went limping away, while the others tied as fast as their legs <'oidd carry tiiem. 'J'he first pioneer work of the father of our subject was to erect a log cabin, in which his fam- ily took shelter before it had either door, floor or windows. The country wj>s sosi)arsely settled and in such a wild condition, that Mr. Allen concluded to ab.andon his claim and remove to Juniata, a set- tlement on the Blue River. He there took posses- sion of a double log house, and made a claim to a tr.act of land in Rilej' County, opposite to Juniata. The land at that time had not been surveyed, and after he had made some improvements, the Wyan- dotte Indians claimed that thej' had rights to the land, and rather than have litigation with them, he vacated it, and made another claim in what is now Blue Township, one and one-half miles cast of the present site of Manhattan. He improved that tract of wild, uncultivated land into a valuable, highly tilled farm, on which he made his home till his death aX a ripe old age in November, 187'.), and all that was mortal of him now lies buried in Manhat- tan cemetery. He was a straightforward, true- hearted man, well dowered mentally and physically, one whom his neighbors and friends found to be a wise and ready helper, and his memory is held in reverence a.s one of the earliest |)ioneers in Riley County, who bore an honorable part in its upbuild- ing. His wife, who cheerfully left tl;e comforts of their i)leusant New England home to share with him the trials ;uid li;udships of life on the frontier, and who was an important factor in its i)rosperity. survived him till Aug. 1, 1886, when she, too, passed away. Her maiden name was Chcstina Bow- ker, and she was liorn in Fitzwilliam. N. H. being a daughter of Charles Bowker. She was the mother of seven children — Elzina. W'illiam F.. Charles B., Henrietta C, John A.. Marv and Abbie. John Allen, the subject of this .^ketch, was twelve years old when he accompanied his parents to Kan- sas. He received his early education in the public schools of Roxbury, and later atteiideil the pioneer schools of Kansas, and llicn he took a course of study at Bluemonl College. When not attending school he assisted his father in the improvenicnt of his farm, and was a member of the pai-ental house- hold till 1862. In Augu.st of that year, at twenty years of age. with a promising future before him of a successful life, he put aside all personal consider- ations to take an active part in the War. whose course he had been watching with patriotic interest, enlisting in Company (i, 1 1th Kansas N'olunleer Infantrj'. He served in Arkansas under (Jen. Bloiint. and fought at Cane Hill and Prairie (trf)ve. In June. 1863. his company was detached from the regiment and sent to Ft. Riley, and while there the 1082 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. whole regiment was transformed into cavalry. It was stationed at Ft. Rile_y ten months, and was then sent to Ft. Leavenworth to serve as body-guard to Gen.' Curtis, and went with him to the frontier to suppress the belligerent Indians, and afterward drove Price from Kansas into Missouri, taking part in several engagements. ^Ir. Allen served with his company till after the close of the War and was honorably discharged on the 13th of .lune, 1865, having proved himself to be possessed of fine sol- dierly qualities that gained him the esteem of his commanding officers and the respect of his comrades in arms. After leaving the army he returned to his Kansas home, and the next jear resumed farming on the homestead, continuing in that employment till 1871, when he came to Manhattan to enter the employ of the Kansas Pacific Railway at the station in this city. He was thus engaged two years, and then for one year he traveled over the State in the in- terest of the Sous of Temperance, and during that time succeeded in organizing thirty-eight different divisions. In the fall of 1878 he accepted the po- sition of agent for the Grange Store in Manhattan, and acted in that capacity five and one-half years. At the expiration of that time he established him- self in business as a grocer, and has built up a large and paying trade, having a good store well stocked with the best of groceries that can be procured in any market to suit the demands of his customers. He is now conducting his business alone, although he has had partners at different times. Mr. Allen and Miss Belle Perry were united in marriage Dec. 13, 1879. Mrs. Allen isa native of Connecticut, and inheriting from a sterling ancestry' true tact, capabilit}- and discretion, she understands well how to make home cheery and attractive, and that of herself and husband is conceded by their manj' friends to be the abode of genuine hospitality. She is a consistent Christian and an estimable mem- ber of the Congregational Church. Mr. Allen is possessed of a well balanced mind, being a deep thinker, a keen observer, and p.assion- ately fond of reading, and is exceptionally well in- formed on all subjects. He is exceeding interested in public affairs, and casting his first Presidential vote for Lincoln in 1864, he has been a firm Repub- lican ever since. A man of fine character and noble principles, he has alwa\'s exerted his influence on the side of the right and in favor of reform where- ever reform is needed. Especially is this so in re- gard to the temperance movement, in which he is one of the most prominent and enthusiastic workei-s in the State. After leaving the army lie joined tlie Western Star Division of the Sons of Temperance. No. 1, and in 1880 was a delegate to the conven- tion of the National Division of that order, held at Cincinnati, and was" there elected National Con- ductor for a term of two years. He took part in the State Convention in 1882 that nominated St. .John for a fhird term, he being Chairman of the Riley County Delegation. He is identified with the A. F. and A. M. as a member of Lafaj'ette Lodge, No. 14, and he is one of the leaders of the G, A. R. in this county, being Past Commander of the Lew Gove Post. Religiously, he is connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church .as one of its most active members. - — -i^^: — - OBERT Mclaughlin, in the career of this representative citizen of Blaine Town- ship, is illustrated that of the self-made man l^who began in life dependent upon his own resources and who has by his own industry and perseverance arisen to an enviable position among his fellow-men. We find him comfortably situated on a well improved farm, embracing a portion of section 33 and which, with its well-tilled fields and substantial buildings does credit to the good judg- ment and forethought of the proprietor. Blaine Township has been fortunate in the men who came at an early date within its limits, and among its most worthy citizens, may be mentioned him with whose name we introduce this sketch. A native of County Antrim, Ireland, Mr. Mc- Laughlin was born July 14, 1825, and is the son of James and Jane McLaughlin, who were likewise natives of Ireland and of Scotch descent. Robert was the eldest son of his parents and was reared to manhood in his native county, acquiring his educa- tion in the common schools and becoming familiar with agricultural pursuits as carried on in that part of the world. He also learned linen weaving which he followed in tlie winter seasons and at PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 10S;5 other times when not engnged in worii on the farm. What lio iaui\('(l in scliool aauretta L.. who died in infancy, and Esther A. The eai'ly advantages given Mv. Tomlinson in an educational point of view were somcwliat lim- ited, he attending the subscription schools in Ohio and Indiana, which, as may be supposed, were conducted in a manner far different from that of the present da^^. He has, however, made the most of his o|ii)Ortunities for useful information and keeiis well abreast of the times by reading the weekly ne\vspa|)er. He lived in Wiscmsin until the fall of 1869. then f the land broken, constituted the only improvements. He soon sold eighty acres of his land to his brother George, and has since developed the other eighty a(!res into a good farm, erecting a neat set of frame buildings, placing the land under excellent tillage, planting fruit and shade trees, and thus adding to the beauty as well as to the value of the place. Mr. Nyce and Miss Margaret M. Clark were united in marriage, March 3, 1877. and two chil- dren complete their pleasant household circle: George S., born Jan. 9. 187^, and Robert H., l)orn .Sept. 5, 1885. iMrs. Nyce is a native of Potter County. Ta. Her father. William Clark, was a chair-maker, and followed his trade in Pennsyl- vania many years, until his removal to Rockford County, III., about 1860. -Vfter living there two years he returned to Peiuisylvania. and subse- quently went from there to Fiuul du Lac, Wis., where he worked at his trade and ke|)t a hotel, and later he took up his residence in Chilton, where he opened a provision store, and there his death oc- curred July 20, 18G8. The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Xyce w.as Lucinda Yonker, and she ^ .as born in Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y., and was a daughter of John G. Yonker, a native of the" same State, as wjis his father, so far as known, he bearing the same name, and he was of Dutch p.a- rentage. Mrs. Nyce's great-grandfather spent his entire life in New York State, and her grandfather was reared and married there, and did not move from there until he was quite old, when he went to live in Pennsylvania for awhile, and subsequently went to Michigan to live with his children, and died in that Slate the same year, at the .age of eighty-three. Mrs. Nyce's mother now makes her home with her, and is spending her declining years surrounded with ever}' comfort that filial love can devise. Mr. Nyce is a man of e.xcellent principles and of good, solid common-sense, and since making his home in Washington Township, iiy his straight- forward, manly conduct in his relations with others and his fair and just dealings, has won the trust and esteem of the entire community, and is consid- ered an addition to the citizenship of the place. b F:NRY brown. Postmaster of Brantford, came to Kansas in 1872, settling at once in W.ashington County. His home luas been ((^ in the vicinity of Brantford since that time. He is of English liirth and ancestry, havinjf (irst opened his eyes to the light in Buckstein, Sussex Co., England. He left England in 1855, and em- barked on the American vessel, '• Yorktown," wliicii after a prosperous voyage landed him in New York City. Mr. Brown remained in the metropolis until the following year, then repaired to thecity of Albany', N. Y., where he also sojourned one year. At the expiration of this time he set out for the West, halting in Madison, Wis., of which he remained a resident three years. Then returning to New York State be lived in Syracuse three years, and in 18()1 emigrated as far West as Chicago, III. There he remained until the great fire of 1871. Being then burned out he came to Kansas the following year with comparativL'ly nothing, and purchased a home- stead claim of a -'squatter" from which he improved his present good farm. Mr. Brown, upon starting out in life for himself, w.as equipped only with a pair of strong hands and a persevering disposition, together with those habits of industry which had been inculcated into him in his boyhood. When settling in Brantford Town- ship he was surrounded b}' a wild and uncultivated country, with not a very cheerful outlook, but he was determined to find out if there was .anything in a course of industrj' and frugal living. The re- sult has been satisfactory, and in addition to his first investment, he has now eighty acres of land in 1094 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Republic Count}', all his property being situated on the county line. He lived on this farm until 188G, then retiring from the more arduous duties of agri- culture, purchased property in Brantford, to which he removed and is now living comparatively at his ease, the labors involved in the store and postof- fice, being little more than recreation. In these duties he is aided bj- his excellent wife, who is fully qualified to be his assistant. Mr. Brown is a stanch Democrat, and received the appointment of Postmaster, under the Cleveland administration. He and his wife are members of the Adventist Church. While a resident of Chicago, Mr. Brown was united in marriage with Miss Catheri^ie Fitzgerald, in 18G4. Mrs. Brown is a native of New Haven, Conn., and is the daughter of James Fitzgerald, a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America earlj- in life, and after his marriage settled in New Haven. To Mr. and IMrs. Brown there have been born five children, viz: Harriet, Charles J.. Harry, Eveline and Estella. Thomas Brown, the father of our suliject, was likewise a native of England, and spent his entire life upon his native soil. He learned shoe-making early in life, which he followed as long as he lived. He married Miss Mary A. Pechurst. a maiden of his own shire, and there were born to them thirteen children, namely : Jolin, Harriet, Fanny, Ellen, Henry. George, Marj- A., Alfred and Thomas, who were reared to mature j'ears, and four who died in early childhood. Sti AMES M. SHAW is one of the oldest settlers of Clay County, his pleasant and valuable estate being located on section 24, Blaine Township. In 1869 he came to the county and took up 160 acres under the Homestead Act. There were no roads in the couiitj- at that time, and but few settlers, men constituting the greater number of the inhabitants, in the village of Clay Center there being but three ladies. Mr. Shaw has added 160 acres by purchase to his homestead, and the entire farm is now in a state of cultivation and improvement highly satisfactory. He has been ably assisted by his devoted wife, who has been his helpmate and chief counselor for years. In their respective capacities they have done much pioneer labor, and enjoy the esteem of a large circle of ac- quaintances and friends. The subject of this sketch is a son of James and Martha (West) Shaw, both of vvhom were natives of the North of Ireland, the father being of Scotch and the mother of English descent. Early in the present century, probably about the j-ear 1820. Mr. and Mrs. James Shaw emigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania. Their son James M., was born in Philadelphia, Sept. 28, 1827, and grew to manhood in that city. He attended the public schools until about sixteen years of age, acquiring a good foundation upon which to build the knowl- edge which he subsequently obtained through read- ing and observation. Upon leaving the school room he was apprenticed to learn the machinist's trade, serving until of age. Having acquired his trade Mr. Shaw vvorked for a time as a journeyman, and then took charge of a department in a wall paper manufactory at Phila- delphia, continuing as Superintendent there for several years. In 1855, he removed with his family to Des Moines County, Iowa, where he en- gaged in farming until 1869, in which year they came to this county and identified themselves with the pioneers of Kansas. The marriage of Mr. Shaw took place Nov. 14, 1848, the bride being Miss Mary Cairns, a native of Ayrshire, Scotl.and. She was born Feb. 16, 1825, and is a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Edgar) Cairns, who were also natives of Scotland. When quite young her parents removed to Glasgow, "where she was reared and educated. She was about twenty j'ears of age when the family came to America, taking passage on a sailing vessel at Glas- gow, and after a tedious vo^'age of six weeks and three days landing at New York City. They at once went to Philadelphia, where botli parents sub- sequently died. Mrs. Shaw was the eldest in a family of seven children. Her brothers and sisters are: Eliza, wife of D. J. Ross of this county; Ann, wife of William Pringle of Camden, N. J.; Sarah^ living in I'hiladelpliia: William, wh.ose liome is iu the same place; .lohn at Denver, Col.; and Alex- &^. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1097 ander of Philadelphia. Itoth Afr. and Mrs. Cairns were members of tiie rnitcd i'reshytcrian C'lnirch. To Mr. and Mrs. Shaw eleven children have born, seven of vvlioiii are now livinir. William E. is now residing in Kansas City. .Mo.; Mary is the wife of Burton Foote, of this townshiii; James AV. lives in this townslii|); Samuel. Alfred, Richard and Lizzie are still at lioine. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw helonff to the Reformed Presbyterian Church, ami he is now serving as an Elder in that organization. Roth are active mem- bers of society, where their genial manners, their fund of information and experience, and their up- right characters give them [irominent positions. •acfi/iS^^ |?4— »-3fa/2'3TI»>- 5$E0RGE W. CAMPBELL. Clerk of the Court, Riley County, a gentleman of talent, ability and high personal character, is con- sidered a decided acquisition to the citizenship of Manhattan, where he has taken up his residence. His portrait, which appears on another page, is in like manner an important acquisition to this vol- ume. He was born in Jersey City, N. J.. Feb. 3, 1841). a son of George P. and Eliza A. (Watson) Campbell, natives respectively of New York and New Jersey. The paternal grandfather of our sub- ject was a pioneer of Washtenaw County, Mich., where he bought a large tract of land in the midst of the primeval forests, cleared and improved a tine farm, and was a resident there until his death, having accumulated in the meantime a handsome property. The father of our subject was reared in Michi- gan, and when he attained to manhood, ambitious to secure a better education and to see something of the world, he left the old homestead, although his father wished him to stay at home, and he thus forfeited his share of his father's wealth. He proceeded to visit the E.asl, and we next hear of him as teaching school on Long Island and elsewhere. He linall}' learned the daguerrean's art, and going to Helena, Ark., opened a gallery there, and was conducting a successful business, when he was stricken in 1852, with a fever, and his i>romising career was soon closed by death, while he was yet in manhood's prime. He was a man of much culture and of re- fined tastes, a gentleman and a seliolar, whom to know was to respect and honor. By his untimely death his wife w.as left with two children to care for, our subject and his brother Louis, tlie latter of whom died in Leavenworth in 18.59. At the lime of her husband's death Mrs. Campbell was in Ann Arbor, Mich., with her children. She bravely shouldered the responsibility of their sup- port, and removing to Cincinnati shortly afterward managed a boarding-house there with good suc- cess for some years. In 1857 she boldly resolved to face the dangers and hardships of life on the frontier, believing that she could utilize her educa- tion where school teachers were so much needed by the intelligent, heroic, determined, thrifty class of men and women who were bravely struggling to maintain their rights on the soil of Kansas, and to gain its admission into the I'nion as a free State. With her children she embarked on a steamer on the Ohio, and proceeding to Leavenworth, in the Territory of Kansas, she secured a position as teacher in one of the schools of that city, thus be- coming a pioneer of the profession in this State. With characteristic foresight and good judgment, she bought a share in the town site of Manhattan in 1858, and in 1860 came to this citj' from Leaven- worth on a stage and located her property. Mrs. Campbell subsequenth- went to Ft. Riley, and thence returned to Leavenworth, and in 18C0 retraced her way eastward, and took up her resi- dence in New York City, where she resided until 1863. In that year she again made her home in Cincinnati and went into business there, opening a book and news store and a circulating liljrary. which she managed with her usual success until 1 866. She then once more became a resident of Kansas, living in Manhattan until 1868, when she opened a book store and a millinery establishment in Ogden,and has ever since been pros[)crously en- gjiged in business there. Soon after going there she bought a lot in the city and erected a dwelling on it, and afterward invested some money in a homestead of thirty-seven acres near Ogden, which she still owns and which has greatly increased in value since it came into her possession, not only on 1098 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. account of impi-ovemeiits that she has made, but also on account of the rise in the valuation of real estate. Mrs. Campbell is a woman of rare tact and business capacity, combined with more than ordi- nary energy and I'orce of character, and her present prosperous circumstances are due solely to her own exertions. George W., of whom we write, was given good educational advantages, attending school in Leavenworth, afterward being a pupil in the public schools of New York City, and later of Cincinnati. During his residence in the latter city he assisted his mother in her store, and also acted as her clerk in Manhattan. After their removal to Ogden he built his mother's house, and also erected buildings on the homestead. In 1875 he bought the stock and building of a druggist in Ogden, paying for it in installments, and, adding a stock of general mer- chandise, continued to carry on an extensive and flourishing business until 1889. In 1887 his store and stock were destroyed by fire, but with charac- teristic enterprise he immediately renewed his stock and opened a store in an adjoining building. In 1889 be turned over his stock to Charles East- man, who is acting as his agent in the business, he having been elected Clerk of the Court of Riley County the year before, his duties in that office pre- cluding the possibility of close attention to the management of his store. Mr. Campbell was married in 1878, to Miss liugenia F. Parish, a native of Canada, and a daugliter of Lewis and Laura Parish, early settlers of Rile3- County. Three children have been born of this marriage — Clarence C, Laura J. and Louie M. Mr. Campbell is a man of fine mental endow- ments, who witliout wealth or influence has won for himself an honorable position in the history of this county. By a singularly blameless and uprigiitlife he has gained the confldence of all with whom he associates, his career as a business man, as a public officer, and as a private individual being without blemish. Waile he was a resident of Ogden he took an active part in the administration of its gov- ernment, served as a member of the City Council, and was City Treasurer. For several j'ears he was a member of the Union Sunday-school of tliat city. He served two terms as Townsliii) Treasurer, and also as Postmaster from 1876 to the administra- tion of President Cleveland. He lias always been an earnest supporter of the Republican party, inter- esting himself much in politics. He and his wife sustain pleasant social relations with the best peo- ple in Manhattan, and in their attractive home dis- pense a charming hospitality witli cliaraeteristic tact and genialit}-. As an officer, Mr. Campbell never forgets that he is a servant of the people, and his promptness and courteous treatment of every one having business relations with him are making him hosts of friends. He ,is one of the very few whom prosperity cannot spoil. -^#^ ^ OIIN C. ELWELL, proprietor of the Cen- tral Hotel at Linn, Washington County, is one of the most prominent young men in the township, where he is well-known for his bright and active mind, his pleasant manners and his good qualities as a host. He is the proprietor of one of the best inland hotels in Northern Kan- sas, and does all that he can to provide for the com- fort of his guests, keeping a careful eye on all the appointments of the establishment, and seeing tiiat everything is managed in a first-class manner. ;Mr. Elwell was born in Putnam County, Ind.. three miles southeastof Baiubridge, July, 19, 185G, and lived on the parental farm until he was thir- teen years old, attending the common schools of the vicinity. In 1869 he accompanied his paients to Knox County, 111., where they settled on a farm upon which our subject remained until July, 1882, when he came to this county. He first settled in the town of Washington, and was there engaged in the furniture business for fifteen months, with W. P. Elwell as partner. In the fall of 1883, he came to Linn, and entered into the hotel and livery busi- ness, selling out the latter three years later, and continuing the liusiness of inn-keeping alone since that time. The parents of our subject are Isaac C. and Mar- garet (Crouch) Elwell. both of whom were born in Union Count}-, Ind., the natal daj- of the father being Oct. 4, 1828. and he being a son of Abraham Elwell. a soldier of the War of 1812. The fatiier PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1099 uf Mrs. Isaac KIwell was called >.'atlian Croucli. Of the nine cliildren born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac KI- well. six now survive: Our subject. .Sanuicl C, Loreiia. lMnn)a. Riley and Albert. As the elder Mr. Ehveli is afllicted with deafness, all tiic busi- ness affairs arc in the hands of his son .John, with whom the parents reside. The subject of this sketch belongs to the A. O. V. \y. He is a devotee of the i)rinciples of the Re- publican party and takes great interest in the wel- f;ire of that organization, although he never seeks olticial honors. The parents of Mr. Elwell and his sister Lorena are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. The prosperity that has attended liie Inisiness efforts of our subject is due to his untiring energy-, as much as his fine personal quali- ties of mind and character, and is only a just re- ward fc)r his labors. '<3= 7~r f4€> p. RONEY, Police .histicc, of Washington, although one of the younger members of the bar in this county, has already acquired an enviable repuiation as an able and talented lavv^'er, and he is in every w.ay fitted for the responsible l)osition that be is so wall and satisfactorily filling. He is a native of the State of Pennsylvania, born in Butler C.'ount3-, Sept. 17. 1857, to Robert E. and .Sarah (Maxwell) Honey, likewise natives of that count}'. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Ronev.wasa farmer and spent his last years in But- ler Count}', dying there in 1885. The maiden name of his vvife was .Sar.ah Maxwell, and she was a native of that county and a daughter of Adam Maxwell. The father of our subject learned the tr.ade of a car- penter, and was engaged in that calling in Butler County till 185G. In that year he established himself at his trade in Scioto County, Ohio, and was profita- bly employed in its prosecution there till 188.'J. when lie came to Washington County, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, buying a valuable farm four and one-half miles .south of Greenleaf. He w.as busily engaged in its management and im- provement till the spring of 1X8",), when he rented his farm, and coming to Washington, has since livttl retired in the enjoyment of the ample competence that he li.as .accumulated by years of active and well- directed labor. To him and his wife iiave been born six children, namely; David C, our subject, Joseph, Ada L., Eva and Cora. Hoth he ami his good wife are devoted Chiislians, and as members of the Presbyterian Church are strong in the faith. He of whom we write was given good e, from which date he was Register of Deeds, and w.as Deputy Register until 188'2. He became connected for one year will) the First National Bank at Washington, leav- ing that position to engage in the real -estate and loan business, which he carried on until he took his present place as Register of Deeds, having been elected thereto in November, 188;"), and re-elected in 1887. While yet residing in the East. ISIr. Barley was united in marriage with Elizalieth .T. Hoilowell. a native of Ohio, and born in Belmont County, March 24, 1841. Her parents were Thomas C. and Sarah A. (Thompson) Hoilowell. who came to Kan- sas in 1867. Mr. Hoilowell engaged in farming and stock-raising in, this county, and removed in 1880 to Norton County, Kan., where he and his wife are yet living. Our subject and his wife were married July 8, 1858, and became the parents of five children, as follows: Florence C, born Sept. 7, 1862, became the wife of J. C. Stevens, of VV^asli- ington, but died shortly after marriage; Jennie, born Aug. 10, 1851), is the wife of John L. Di.xon, a traveling salesman of Atchison, Kan.; Charles P., born April 15, 1801, is married to J\Iiss Mary Hull, and is a tobacco and cigar dealer in AVashington ; Alta M., born Nov. 26, 1865, is the wife of Thomas H. Eves, a banker of Washington; George E., born July 20, 1872, assists his father in the office. The mother of this family died Nov. 20, 1874, while yet in early womanhood. Mr. Barley was again married in 1876, being united with Miss Anna L. Hoilowell, a sister of his former wife, and born in Ohio, April 14, 1848. Their union has been blessed by the birth of four children: Fannie, born Oct. 27, 1877, died at the age of ten months; Willie, born Feb. 13, 1879, died when three years olil ; Frederick, born .luly 3, 1883, died Jan. 1 9, 1889; John H., born J.an. 31, 1888, alone survives. Besides the office which he now holds, Mr. Barley lias been Mayor of the City of Washington, to which he was twice elected in 1877 and 1878. He has also filled the positions of Town- shi|) Treasurer, Township Clerk and Trustee. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Frontier Lodge No. 104, A. F. & A. M., of which he has been Worshipful Master, and is a mem- ber of Tyrian Chapter R. A. M.. and of Kearney Post No. 5. (J, A. R. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is Trustee, and has been Superintendent of its Sabbath School for sixteen years. He is heartily in favor of temperance reform, and is a prohibi- tionist from principle. An old citizen of this county, Mr. Barley is known to all its citizens, and no man stands higher in public esteem. His career has been an honor.able one. and his upright and manly character has endeared iiim to all vvhoknow him. — -^^mi- — — Tl^^ B. needhaa: |[ jj a successful auf '^M, of Clifton, is B. NEEDHAM. an ex-Representative and id enterprising business man the leading dealer in all kinds of agricultural implements in that thriving town, occupying a pleasant location on West Par- allel street. Mr. Needham is a live business man. a genial gentleman and a public-spirited and infiu- ential citizen, thoroughly identified with the best interests of the community and active in the ad- vancement of its enterprises. He came to the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1103 county in 1875 and for three 3 imis lived on :i farm in Clifton Townsliip, wliere lie still owns 2-20 acres of land. Since coming to tlio city lie Iims built a beautiful and commodious dwcUiuLi; of niodein de- sign and fini.sli, which is one of the finest residences iu the place and bears evidences of taste and eult- uie in its internal arrangements as well as in the exterior appearance. IMr. Needham owns cunsider- alile other property in Clifton, including a line brick business block. The sul)ject of this sketch is descended in the paternal line from an old Massachusetts family, his grandfather Anthony Needham, and his father Sylvester Needham, both having been born in that State. The former married Miss Laura Thayer, also of the Bay State and a descendant of old New England stock. In later years this couple moved to Attica, N.Y., where they lived to a ripe old age, Mr. Needham being eighty-nine years of age and his wife eighty-four, when called from time to eternity. Both were for many 3'ears members of the liaptist Church, and were ranch beloved by tiie people among v^hom they lived. Sylvester Needham was the second in a family comprising four sons and two daugiiters, and he received his education chieflj' in i\Lass,achusetts, being about of age when his parents moved to New York, lie learned the trade of a wheelwright under his father's instruction and followed that occupation until after lie had become a resident of Illinois, to which State he wont in 1834, while ^-et a single man. He subsequently located in Putnam County and began work as a carpenter and a farmer, and after some years opened a shop at Cal- edonia, in which town he lived for many years, and where he departed this life Fel). K), 1874. He was well informed and active in business and was well known among the respected citizens of the community. In politics he was a Whig, and later a Republican, except during the campaign in which Stephen A. Douglas was a candidate for the Presidency. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and to that denomination his noble wife also belonged. After Ids death his vvidovv contin- ued to make her home in Caledonia, and in 1888 came to visit her children in Kansas. She was taken sick at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Evans, in Delphos. and died there in .lune. 188H, at the age of eighty-one 3'ear.s, her body being laid to rest in the cemetery at Clifton. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Needham were the par- ents of six children, three of whom, .(ohn, Mary and Lyman, are now deceased. Mary died in Illi- nois; she was the wife of Kdmund Kvans, who is now a resident of Ottawa County, this Slate. Of the living inend)ers of tlie parental family Eliza- beth is the wife of Henry Hildebrand. a successful farmer in LaSalle County, III.; and Annis is the wife of Silas Evans, wlio is engaged in the grocer}' business at Del|)hos, Kan. The genthunan whose name initiates this sketch was born in Putnam County, 111., May 3, 1846, and was reared and educated in his native county, completing his course of study at Normal and adopting the profession of a teacher, lie was en- gaged in pedagogical labors for twelve years, fill- ing positions iu Marshall, Putnam and LaSalle eounties, from the latter of which he came to this State. Since the spring of 1879. when .Mr. Need- ham left his farm in Clifton Township and estab- lished the business in which he is now engaged, he has h.ad a growing trade and proved himself as suc- cessful in a mercantile occupation, as he had pre- viously done in the school-room and upon the farm. At the home of the bride in LaSalle County, III., the rites of wedlock were celebrated between Mr. Needham and Miss JIary A. Graves, who was born in thatcouiity, Feb. 10, 1854, and is a daugh- ter of Harvey and Alfonsa (Lar wood") Graves. The bride, who had been well reared and educated, was engaged in teaching prior to her marriage, and is not only well versed in those branches necessary in that profession, but is otherwise well read, and jiossesses a Christian character which well fits her for the position of wife ami mother. Her parents were natives of the Empire State, but went with their respective parents to Putnam County. 111., where they became of age, were married, and be- came members of the farming community of that and l^aSalle counties. Mrs. Graves died when her daughter, Mrs. Needham, was but five years of age. Mr. Graves is yet living in LaSalle County, and is now seventy-five years of age. The paternal 1104 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. grandfather of Mrs. Needham was William Graves, a native of New York ,State, from which he re- moved with his famil}' in 1832. settling on an un- broken tract of land in Putnam County, 111., where he lived to a ripe old age, iiaving improved a good farm and seen the country develop around him to a well settled and prosjjerous region ere he closed his eyes upon earthly things. His widow survived him to the age of one hundred and one j-ears. and up to the time of her death manifested an intelli- gence remarkable in one of such extreme age. She belonged to the Baptist Church. The gentleman of whom we write belongs to the 1. O. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. of Clifton. In poli- tics he is a sound Kepul)lican and has been a dele- gate to the county conventions four years. He has recently been elected to the offiL-e of Clerk of AVashington Count}'. In the fall of 1888 he was elected Representative from the 77th District and represented his constituents in the Sixty-fourth Session of the State Legislature. While there he was a member of the AVays and Means, Public Land and Mileage committees, and served as chairman of the latter. He drafted and secured the passage of a bill reducing the salaries of the county oflicers of that countj', which proved a saving of several thousand dollars to the tax- paj-ers. Mr. and Mrs. Neediiam are the happy parents of four living children — Claude C. A. Lee, Elsie M. .and Velma V.; and they have been bereaved of a daughter, Laura, who died when fourteen months old. Mrs. Needhara belongs to the Methodist Church. ellENIAH H.ALEXANDER. The farming . comnninity of Exeter Township recognizes Mr. Alexander as one of its most prosper- ous men who came from Ohio to the Sunflower State in 1879. He located in Clay Center where he resided several years, then, in 1884, removed to his present farm of 160 acres on section 4. Here he has a well-regulated farm with fair improve- ments and takes life in a comparatively easy man- ner, being in tlie enjoyment of a comfortable in- come. He keeps himself posted upon the current events of the day, votes the straight Republican ticket and is a member in good standing of the I. (). O. F. A native of Brown County. Ohio, the subject of tliis sketch was born March 20, 1827. and is the son of Hugh and Clai'inda (Cavault) Alexander, the formei' born in the Shenandoah Valley. Va., and the latter in Hamilton County. Ohio. The pa- ternal ancestors are believed to have originated in Scotland and the mother was probably of German descent. Her father, Cheniah Cavault. served as a soldier in the Revolutionary Wixr and also in the War of 1812. Grandfather Alexander, it is be- lieved, likewise fought on the side of the Colonists during their struggle for independence. To the parents of Mr. Alexander there was born a large family of children of whom he was the eldest; his brother William is a resident of Lynch- burg, Ohio; Martha J. is the wife of George Ire- land of Ross County, that State; Caroline and Jon- athan are living in Brown County; Hugh lives in Fayette County, and Isaac in Clinton Countj', Ohio. Cheniah H. remained a resident of his na- tive county until a youth of eighteen years and up to this time had been engaged in farming pursuits. He now began learning the carpenter's trade, which lie followed thereafter for a period of twenty-five years and at the same time engaged considerabl}' in farming. When nearly twenty-nine years old he was married Feb. 26, 1856, to Miss Julia Chesman. He remained a resident of Ohio until after the out- break of the Civil War, and tiien in August, 1862. enlisted as a Union soldier in Company A. 7th Ohio Cavalry, which was assigned to the Armj- of the Cumberland and for a time was under the com- mand of Gens. Stone, Burnsides and Gilmore. In July, 1864, Mr. Alexander was transferred to the navy and was made a ship carpenter on the gun- boat '"Ft. Hinman." He served in that capacity until the close of the war and received his honor- able discharge in November, 186."). Mr. Alexander fought in many of the important battles of the war being at Bean Station, East Tennessee, Knoxville, Rodgersville, Butler's Gap, Blue Springs and others, much of the time oper- ating against Stonewall Jacks^ named gentleman takes high rank as a suc- cessful and progressiva agriculturist. He is the owner of 360 acres in Clifton Township. The homestead is located on section 34, and comi)rises 200 acres. It has been well improved and is sup- plied with excellent barns and other outbuildings. The residence is a substantial building of jileasing design, and is presided over by a charming and hospitable lady. 'I'lie 160 acres owned by Mr. Marshall on section 23 bear some improvements, and the whole estate is carefully and intelligently managed. Mr. Marshall was born in (Jreen Oak Township, Livingston County, Mich., March 17, 1853. There he was reared to manhood and became the recipient of a good education. Thence he and a brother, John, came to Kansas in 1878. They purchased 400 acres of land in Mulberry Township, Clay County. It was in the primitive condition of the western prairie, and they improved and operated it until 1883. Our subject tlien came to this place, where he has since resided. Our subject was the third in a family of seven children, all living and all now married. He came West a single man. In this State he met the lady who w.as destined to become his wife. The rites of wedlock were celebrated between them in Sher- man Township, Cl.ay County. The bride bore the name of Alice Smith, and was born in Baldwin City, Kan., March 8, 1860. She has borne her husband four children: George, Alfred, Lewis, and Claude A. Nathan W. Smith, the father of Mrs. Marshall, was born in the Keystone State. There he was reared and married Miss Eliza Woodruff. They removed to Ohio, thence to Missouri, and thence still later, to this State. The3- settled in Lawrence, whence in the earl^- part of the war Mr. Smith took up the musket to defend the colors of the I'nion. He went to the front with his regiment and company, and did gallant service for over a year. With a few comrades at the battle of Inde- pendence, Mo., he was cut off from the retreating regiment, and while in the woods was surrounded by the enemy. The comrades were asked which they preferred, surrender or a chance to get away. Mr. Smith chose to take his chances of escape rather than to submit to jjrison life. In his efforts to reach the Federal lines he was fatally shot, and died shortly afterward in a hospital. Though onl3' a private, he was a brave and gallant soldier, and his memory may well be revered bv the friends he left behind him. His widow survived liim about two years, when she died in Junction City, Kan. She was then thirty-eight years old, which was about the age at which her husband died. Mrs. Marshall was but five j'ears old when she lost her mother. She vvas afterward reared by Mr. S. C. Chester, of whom see sketch. She was carefully trained by her foster parents, and received an ex- cellent education. The parents of our subject. David and Eliza (Bunton) Marshall, were natives of England. On coming to the United States, they first settled in Vermont, where one of their sons was born. They subsequent!}' went to Livingston County, Mich., being early settlers of Green Oak Township. Mr. Marshall was a successful farmer, improving his farm there, and bringing it to a high state of culti- vation. He died in the fall of 1884, being then PORTRArr AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALHUM. I II about sixty years of age. The niulliur is still living in that State, and is now sixty -eight 3'cars old. Both parents were inoniinont inembeis of the Baptist Ciiiii'ch. The gentleinim of whom we wrilc is to be found in the ranks of the Republican party. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episoopal Church in Ciiflon. .Mr. Marshall is held in good repute by the citizens wherever ho is known, as a man of sterling integrity, inarked intelligence, and kindlv nature. \fj OHN II. SIIOAF, a peaceable, law-abiding citizen of Lincoln Township, first set foot upon the soil of Kansas in I.S81, but only remained a eom|)arnti vely brief time, so- journing afterward at his old home in Carroll County, 111., and being tliereafter in various places until Januar}' 188'J. Then concluding that this w.as about the best section of country he could find, he established himself in Washington Count}', l)urcliasing a half section of land where he now lives and is industriously engaged in general farm- ing. On tlie 7th of March, I881I, he was married to Miss Lucy Karns, a well educated and very in- telligent lad}' and they have commenced the jcurnej' of life together under favorable ausjjices and with the best wishes of hosts of friends. Mrs. Shoaf was born in Iowa County, Iowa, and is the daughter of John Karns, a highly respected farmer Green leaf Township. .loliu Shoaf was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., April 20, 1858. His father, Frederick Slioaf, was a native of German}' and born about 18.35. He emigrated to America in early life and settled in Westmoreland County, Pa., wiiere he lived until 18G1). That year he removed to Carroll County, 111.,' of which he was a resident for the following ten years. His next removal was to Riley County, this State, where he now lives and is succe.ssfully engaged in farming. lie is a member in good standing of the Baptist Church, is politically, a sound Republican and during the late war signified his patriotism by serving as a private in the ranks. Mrs. Christaiu (.Shililc}) Shoaf, the mother of our subject, was a native of (iermany and emi- grated to America with her parents when quite young; she is living and is now (1889) fifty- two years old. The children of the parental family, nine in number, were named respectively, John ,Jaeob, Lizzie, deceased; William. Sadie, An- nie, deceased; Maiy, David, dec(;ased. and Katie. Jolin, the eldest, was cducaleoy a valuable friend. Mr. Shea feels that to him he is indebted for his later successes in life. At the age of nineteen years, full of youth- ful courage and ambition, Mr. Shea decided upon seeking his fortune in the Great West, and made his way first to Grundy County, 111., settling in Gardner. He was there emploj'ed at clerking until twenty-two years old, then, crossing the Mis- sissippi, came to Clifton. Kan., and invested his carefully -hoarded capital as we have already indi- cated. The community of Clifton soon recognized Mr. Shea as a valued addition to its ranks. He inter- ested himself in its welfare and progress in manj' ways, and finally was chosen a member of the City Council, and served as such for a period of three J'ears. Upon the organization of the Board of Trade, he was elected the ^'ice-President, and has given his support and encouragement to all other worthy enterprises. He is identified with the A. O. U. W., in which he has filled all the chairs of the lodge, and has represented the order in the (irand Lodge of the State. Politically, he supports the principles of the Republican party. For his first wife, Mr. Shea, in 1879. married Miss Ida E. Snyder, an accomplished and highly educated young lady of good parentage. She was born and reared in New York Stale, and completed her education in the city of Rochester. She came to Illinois with her brother, where she made the acquaintance of our subject. After their marriage, they established themselves in a neat home in Clif- ton, but their happiness was soon invaded by the Destro.yer, the young wife dying in 1880, at the birth of her first child. Mrs. Shea was a lady pos- sessing many sterling qulaitics. and had endeared herself to a large circle of friends. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1115 In 1881, Mr. Sliea coiitracterl a second inaniage with Miss Etta L. Howard. This lady was horn in A'frniont, Dec. 1.5, 18(30, of an old and liiglii^' rc- spectt'd Jsew England faniilw She came to Kansas about 187;'). with hor father, the Rev. Merrill How- ard, now deceased, l)nt who iiad heeii all the years of his active life a minister of the liaijtist Church. Of tills union there have lieen born four children, one of whom died in infancy. The survivors are: Ella F., Fred W. and John II. Mr. and Mrs. Shea are members iii good standing of the Baptist Church, in which our subject oftieiates as Treasurer and Superintendent of the Sunday-school. •i- ■^3- ^ -5— (i^OAH iQ r: OAII S. LErSZLF^R, one of the younger rmers of Linn Township, is a son of one the earliest pioneers of Washington County, to which he came in 1870 and homesteaded land in what was then Sherman, but is now Linn TpWMship, when there were only two houses between this land and Walerville, with the exception of several dugouts located on the old Moi-mon trail. Although still young in years he has seen the coun- try develop from a wilderness, as it were, to its present condition and by the opening up of one of its finest farms, has (-ontributed his full quota to this end. He is a hard worker and good manager and being possessed of more than ordinai\- intelli- gence and application to business, there is little reason to doubt that his career will be successful all through life. Mr. Leuszler was born in Doylestown, the county seatof Bucks County, Pa., Dec. 31. 18nl. His father, ,Iohn Leuszler, now a resident of Jjinn Township, is a native of Hesse- Darmstadt, (ier- inany, whence he emigrated at the age of twenty- five years, settling first in Medina County. Ohio, in 1852. Thence he removed to Lorain (.'ounty, that State, ill 1862. and in 1870 came to Kansas and homesteaded a quarter section of land, together with his sons — Harry, John and Peter. By patient industry and hard labor he opened up a good home- stead where he is spending his last years sur- rounded by all the comforts of life. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Catherine Long. She was horn in Pennsj'lva- nia and by her marriage with John Leuszler, be- came the mother of fifteen children. Ten of theiie are living, viz: Mary. Mrs. Hollinger; Lizzie, Mrs. Hasseflue; Hariy J.; Catherine. Mrs. Lytle; Sarah, Mrs. Febach : John S. ; Tillie. Mrs. Paulie; Peter. Noah S., and Iletlie, Mrs. Field. Mrs. Cath- erine (Long) Leuszler departed this life in Lorain County, Ohio, in 18t)l. The subject of this notice attended the district school during his boyliood and being a reader of books and the weekly newspa|)ers. has become a thoroughly well-informed man. • When twenty- four years old he was married Feb. 22, 1875, to Miss Linnie M. Bellows, daughter of Henry Bellows, now a resident of Greenlcaf Township. The four chil- dren born of this union were named rcspeclivelj". Minnie, William, AUiert and .Vita, the latter two twins. Mr. Leiiszlcr's IGO-acre farm is largel}' de- voted to stock-raising — graded Clydesdale horses, Short-horn cattle and thoroughred Poland-China swine. His career is the simple story of so many men who began life dependent upon their resources and have made of it a success. His possessions have been accumulated only by persistent labor and good management. The little family occupy a fine modern dwelling, handsomely finished and fur- nished and adjacent to which is a good barn and all the necessary outbuildings, with a windmill, water tanks and other improved machinery. Mr. Leusz- ler never seeks odicial honors, but keeps himself posted in regard to events of general interest and gives his cordial support to the Republican party. He also belongs to the A. ( >. U. W. ^;OHN GEORGE DIETER, though of foreign birth and ancestry, has done good service to the United States as soldier and citizen. (^^ He spent several years of his early manhood ill battling for national unity in the land which he had made his home, and notwithstanding the fact that he has ever since been a sufferer from disabili- ties contracted in the army, he has been an ener- getic worker in the upbuilding and development of Cl.ay County. It is a pleasure to chronicle, even 1116 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. in a brief outline, the life of such a man, and to thus indicate the sterling qualities of his character and the business ability which he possesses. Mr. Dieter was born in Gross Biebcran, Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, on the 20th day of A|iril. 1841. When a youth of seventeen years he came to America, and landed in Ne^>- York, where he re- mained a twelve-month. He then went to Zanes- ville, Ohio, there continuing about two years, employed at the trade of a barber. Returning to New York he sojourned a short time, and then, in 1861, enlisted in the regular army of the United States. He was transferred to Company D, of the 4th United States Cavalry, and was sent to Leaven- worth, Kan., and thence joined the command of Gen. Lj'ons, at Wilson's Creek. He took a gallant part in some of the most terrible conflicts of the war, as well as in minor skirmishes and hard marches. At Stone River he was struck on the leg by a cannon ball, the wotind unfitting him for service for a considerable time. He escaped other wounds, or capture by the enemy, but had a serious attack of typhoid fever, from the effects of which his system has never recovered, and on account of which he receives a small pension. Mr. Dieter's company was escort to Gen. Rosecrans, and while carrying dispatches, etc., was frequently in a posi- tion of great hazard. He was discharged at Co- lumbia, Tenn., after having served three years, and returned to the ranks of civil life unfitted for any manual labor. After being mustered out of tlie service, Mr. Dieter went to Terre'Haute, Ind.. where he re- mained three months, thence going to St. Louis. Mo., where he engaged at Benton Barracks, as foreman of an alley, keeping time and looking after the care of the horses, his health not yet being sufficiently established to allow of hard labor. Following this employment he went to Nashville. Tenn., and engaging with a Government construc- tion corps, was sent to Morehead City, N. C, and worked on a wharf for ship lading. There he remained three months, thence worked his way to New Tork, and took passage for the Fatherland. Mr. Dieter spent six months in the land of his birth, and in 1866 returned to New York, whence after a short time he went to St. Louis. Thence during the same year he went to Kansas City, Mo., and once more engaged at his trade, barbering. In September of the same year he came to Kansas, and for a few months was in the same busine.ss at Junc- tion City. In 1867 he came to this county and pre-empted 160 acres of land in Oakland Township, afterward taking up a homestead claim of equal extent. Still retaining his shop at Junction City, Mr, Dieter began work on his claim. Late in the year 1868 he removed to Ellsworth, and the next year took up his residence on tbe claim. He lived there until 1876, when his health failed, and he re- moved to Dodge City, and again took up work at his trade. After a residence there of four years he came to Oak Hill, and purchased a stock of general mer- chandise, together with buildings, and has since been conducting this business. He still retains ownership of the pre-emption and homestead claims, which form one of the finest farms in the neighborhood. He has purchased other farms, and now owns about 700 acres of land, besides his village property and store. In conducting his mercantile business he takes eountr}' produce in exchange for goods. He also buj-s grain, feeding and handling large numbers of cattle. He is the principal business man of this part of the county, and has made a success of his enterprise here. At Junction City, Oct. 8, 1868. Mr. Dieter be- came a Benedict, the lady to whom he was united being Miss Johanna "W. Jansen, who was born in Sweden, and with her father came to this State, Mr. and Mrs. Dieter are the happ^- parents of eight children, all living. They are named John G. Ph., Anna M. M., Justanna AV., Annie C, John N., Charles A.. John P., and Nelly B. Mr. Dieter is of pure German parentage, his parents being John P. and Anna M. (Ramge) Dieter. His father owned and operated a mill in Germany, foUoning the occupation of a raill-wriglit during his entire life. His death occurred in 1864. The mother of our subject was a daughter of Nicholas Ramge. She bore her husband ten chil- dren, three of whom died while quite young. Those who grew to 3'ears of maturity- bore the names of Anna J., George W.. Annie C, John P., John G.. .John N., and Joiiannes, Two sons and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1117 two daughters came to America; both the daughters have since died; John N. is now living at Clay Center. Mr. Dieter and liis wife are nienil)ers of the Pres- byterian Church. He lias good standing in tlie Ma- sonic fraternity, and also belongs to the I. (). O. V. and the G. A. R. He is a Re|)ublican and a tem- perance man, though he does not favor Proiiibition. In 1880 he received the appointment of Postmaster at Oalv Hill, and has ever since been the incumbent of that office. A lithographic portrait of Mr. Dieter is shown on another page of this volume. (|i ji}lLLlAU F. PATRIK, for several ye.nrsac- \/iJ/' ^^^'^h' -'"f' prosperously engaged in agri- B^ cultural pursuits in Washington County, owning and managing a fine farm in Washington Township, now rents his farm and is living in the town of Washington in one of its many pleasant, cozy homes, in the enjoyment of an ample income, free from the cares and labors that beset his early life. He was born in Baden, Germany, .lulj' 12, 1811), and comes of good French stock. His father, John Palrie, was born in France, as was his graud- faliier, who being a Lutheran in religion, found it convenient to emigrate to Germany during the Revolution. He was a merchant and he opened a store in B.aden, and was eng,aged in the mercantile business there until death. The father of our subject passed his earlv life in his native France, subse- quently accompanying his father to Baden. He was for some years engaged in dealing in stock, and later bought land and carried on farming. He died in Baden. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Margaret Kindler. and she was born in Hesse Darmstadt, and died in Baden. There were five children born of lier marriage, of whom our subject was the only one who came to America. He was bred on a farm to the life of a farmer, and continued to live in iiis native Baden until 18.">2, liaving married and settled down. In that year, ambitious to better his condition, and to be aljle to give liis cliildreu good advantages, he emi- grated with his wife and four children to this country, setting sail from Pniden in .March and landing in Now York. April 24. after a tedious voyage of forty-two days. He proceeded with his family to Albany, and after a stay there of six weeks went onto .'i farm in Rensselaer County, .ind was employed by the month there four years. Having frugally saved his earnings, at the end of that time lie invested in 182 acres of land in the town of Benton, and carried on farming success- fully on his own account in that place several years. In 1874 he sold his property there and coming to Kansas, houglit 160 acres of land in Farmington Township, of which eighteen acres were broken, and a log house, 16x20 feet stood on the place. The family lived in that humble habitation six years, and then weather-boarded and plastered it, and made a frame addition, and later replaced it by a more substantial and commodious frame house. ]Mr. Patrie planted fruit and sh.ade trees, and improved all the land before he gave up its m.anagement. pLacing the soil under admirable cul- tivation so that it yields bountiful crops. He re- sided on his place until September, 1888, and then having a comfortable competence, placing him far beyond the need of labor, he rented his f-irm and moved with his family to Washington. In all these years that he has been gathering to- gether his propcrt3', Mr. Patrie has been blessed with a wife who is in all respects a tliorough help- mate and a true companion, and has co-oper.ated with him in his work. The}' were united in the holy bonds of mtitrimony Feb. 23, 1843. Her m.aiden name was Catherine Lichtenberger. and she was born in Baden, Germany, July 4, 1820, a daugh- ter of Lud wig and Margaret (Lights) Lichtenberger. The following is recorded of the eight children born of the happy wedded life of our subject and his wife: Charles William, a resident of Farming- ton, married Carrie Ness and has five children; Martin lives in Idaho; Jacob is deceased; Eli/.a- l)eth S. married Nicholas Miller of Wtishington, and they have five children; Louisa married Paul;is Miller of Farmington. and they have (ive children; Louis, who lives in Washington Township, married Ktta Pitcher, and they have two children; Win- nurre married Samuel Bonnell, and they have two 1118 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. children; Edward, who lives in Farmington, mar- ried Estella Cole, and they have one child. Mr. Patrie is one of our so-called self-made men, and is an honor to the class, he having worked his way up from poverty to comparative affluence by the exercise of those worthy ti-aits of character that mark him as a man who has always done his duty whether in the employ of another, or in caring for his own interests, and he lias labored diligentlj- wherever placed. He and liis wife are intelligent. well-informed people, and though foi-eign-born and bred, can read and speak tlie English language with ease. They are valued members of the Luth- eran Church, true believers in the faith, and in politics, he is a strong Democrat. He is a Deacon in the church. -<3= T A i. E> ENECA R. RANDALL owns and occupies one of the best farms in this part of the Mississippi V.alley, 160 acres, situated in what is now Athelstane Township, Clay County, having been located under the Homestead Act in 1871. It is fertilized by the waters of Chapman's Creek, which stream flows through the estate, and from the first year of its cultivation Mr. Randall has never had a total failure of crops, although other farmers, whose estates were on higher land, have sometimes failed wholly. Mr. Randall has added 160 acres by purchase to his homestead, and carries on farming on an extensive scale, besides raising stock of all kinds, his horses, cattle and hogs being well graded. The subject of this sketch was born in Steuben County, N. Y., March 30, 1833, and was reared on a farm, receiving no education except what was to be obtained in the common schools. In 18.53 his parents removed to Illinois, and he remained with them for six years after their removal, he and his brothers carr^dng on the home farm. He had taught a few terms of school, but his time had mainly been spent in the pursuit of agriculture. In 1859 he left the parental fireside, and entering the marriage state began life for himself. The tidal wave of enthusiastic patriotism which swept over the North when Ft. Sumter was fired upon, was felt by Mr. Randall, and finding that the first troops who enrolled were not sufficient to quell the Rebellion, he enlisted in August, 1862, as a member of Company I. 100th Illinois Infantry. His regiment was attacheil to the Army of the Cumberland, and was first under the command of Gen. Buell, and later under Rosecrans. Mr. Ran- dall participated in many battles, some of them being the most noted conflicts of the war, and passed through them all, together with the routine work of a soldier's life, without being wounded or captured. lie was mustered out of service at Nash- ville, Tenn., in July. 1865. and was sent to Chicago, where he received his final pay and discharge pa- pers. Before leaving Chicago the regiment was invited to Joliet. the county seat of Will County-, in which the command had been raised. A grand re- ception was given, in which the patriotic citizens, both ladies and gentlemen, took part, and the re- turned soldiers were feasted and toasted to their entire satisfaction. Upon his return to his home Mr. Randall went to work at the carpenter's trade, which he followed until 1871, with the exception of about one year, which he spent in clerking. He came to Kansas in 1870, and locating at Wakefield, was there engaged at his trade for a year, and then located and began to improve the homestead, where he has since re. sided. Veiy little improving vi-as done when he began his w'ork, although most of the land had been taken as claims. He was one of the first to begin reclaiming the wild prairie, and his was one of the first frame houses built in this part of Kansas on the farm lands. The first year after filing his claim he got five acres of breaking done, and at once be- gan operations in tilling the soil. Although soine years his crops have been light, ho has always raised some corn, if not much else. He is not only industrious and enterprising in the cultivation and improvement of his fine estate, but displays excel- lent business tact in the management of his afi'airs. The loving and capable helpmate of Mr. Randal! was in her maidenhood Miss Katura Butler, a daughter of Harry Butler, a farmer in the Empire State. To Mr. and Mrs. Randall two children have been born, but both were lost to them in their early years. They afterward adopted a son, who bears PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1119 the name of Willie Randall, and is now grown to man's estate. The gentleman of whom we write is the fourth in a family of five children born to his parents, David and Orpha (Uobinsoii) Randall. Ills father was a native of the Empire State, and having re- moved to Illinois in 1853, departed this life in the latter State in 1875. He was a natnral mechanic, and dnring his early life followed any kind of me- chanical work which was in demand. After mov- ing to Illinois he did but little work, his sons carrj'ing on tiie farm which was his home. Mrs. David Randall was a daughter of Seneca Robinson, an agriculturist in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Randall has served as Town Trustee and Treasurer, having held the latter office at the time (if the division of the townshi|)s. He is now County Commissioner. He is a stanch Republican, and is opposed to tile present prohiliition system, believ- ing that it is not effectual and should be changed. He is considered one of the shrewdest business men of the county, while modest in his own estimate of his abilities and in i)ushing himself forward in pub- lic life. His fellow-citizens have a high regard not only for his business qualities, but for his ex- cellent character. ROF. JOHN S. HOUGHAM, A. M., LL. 1). This gentleman is a native of Indiana, and was born near Conuersville, in Fayette County, May 28, 1821. On his father's side he is of English descent. His great-grand- father, a clergyman of the Church of England, came to Virginia about the year 1730, settled in that colony, and lived and died there, .lonathan. the son of this clergyman, and the grandfaliier of our subject, was born in the Old Dominion about the j'ear 1745. He grew to manhood, married, settled on the Nortii Branch of the. Potomac, and there became the father of a numerous family of sous and daughters. He also served as a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary \Var. In 1785 he removed with most of his family to Kentucky, floating down the Ohio River from Wheeling in a keel boat, and landing at '-the mouth of Bear Grass," just above the "Falls," and near the site of the cit\- of Louisville, which at tiiattiine consisted of only a few log cabins. He shortly afterward went into the interior of the State, settled on a farm, and cultivated it until about the year 1800, when he removed to Ohio, settling in the southwest part of that Territory. Here he followed farming until his death, which occurred about 1825. lie being then eighty years old. Aaron Hougham, the father of John S., was born in Virginia, in the year 177G, and when nine years of age was taken by his father to Kentucky. Here Aaron, while a small boy, became acquainted with the adventures, vicissitudes, privations and perils of pioneer life. When only eighteen years of age he left his home and enlisted as a soldier under Gen. Wayne, the "M.ad Anthony" of Kevoluticjnary fame, who had been sent against the Indians, and who administered to them a crushing defeat at the battle of Ihe Maumee, in which young Hougham participated. After being mustered out of the service at Ft. Washington, then standing on ground now occupied by the city of Cincinnati, Aaron Hougham went to Columbia, a village four miles above on the Ohio River, where he v :ts for some time in the employ of John Smith, a Baptist preacher, who conducted a farm and distillery, and who afterward became one of the first I'nited States Senators from Ohio. Among (itlirr things young Hougham made the barrels in which Mr. Smith shippcil his whiskey to New Orleans in tlatboats. Closing his engagement at Columbia, Aaron Hougham bought some land near Eaton, in I'reble County, Ohio, and set about improving and culti- vating it. His farm was in the thick woods, in a sparsely settled part of the Territory, and he was surrounded by Indians, liable at any moment to forsake the ways of peace and take to the war path. It was not long after he was established in his new home before his parents left Kentucky and settled the Presidency of a school of colored students at Atlanta. Ga. President Hickman and wife liave four children living; one son diefl in infancy. Henry, tiie surviving son of Prof. Houghan), is a cari^enter and builder, resid- ing in ManliaUan. He married JNIiss Ella J. Whit- ney, and tiiey have five cliildren, all living. Although a constant student, Prof. Hougliam spends much of his time in the open air, being not only an experienced teacher, but a practical farmer. And during most of the twenty years lie was at Franklin, Ind., he was both County and City Sur- veyor and Engineer, and devoted his "vacations' and ■•spare hours" largely to work on the field with compass, transit or level in hand. Indeed, lie even now retains a set of surveyor's and engineer's in- struments — 7nade in his own shop — and as occasion calls for it, he uses them. His pleasant residence is .surrounded by sixty-two acres of rich and care- fully cultivated land, two miles nortliwest of Man- ' hattan, and less than half a mile from tiie State Ag- ricultural College. On this he has a large orchard and a fine vineyard, liotli just beginning to bear fruit, and he derives pleasure and profit from tlie raising of farm and grchard products. He also has larger farms elsewhere which receive his personal care and supervision from year to year. His resi- dence, in the interior arrangements, bears evidence of woman's fine toucli and taste, and the love and appreciation of what is best and most beautiful in art and in home adornment and decoration. Prof. Hougliam prizes beyond all monetary value bis library, which consists of many carefulh' se- lected volumes of the best thoughts of the masters in ancient, media'val and modern times. These afford him plealureable enjoyment, congenial com- panionship and profitable recreation, such as only the student, thinker and scholar can really know. In the earlier years of liis life Prof. Hougliam was a Henry Clay Wliig. After the Whig party passed away he became, and lias since remained, a stanch Republican. He has never sought public office, having no taste for political life, and has contented himself with the simple exercise of the elective franchise whenever his duty as a citizen required it. Religiously, he is a Baiitist. and has been a member of that cliurch for nearly fifty years. He is a compact, firmly built man, of medium height, and fine nervous temperament. His keen blue eyes, rudd\- cheek, elastic step, and remarka- ble freedom from the infirmities and inconveniences of age, still seem to deny that he is well advanced in the sixties. It is not too much to say that Prof. Hougham is respected and esteemed by the people of Manhat- tan, and by those who know him well elsewhere, as a man whose life has been an example to his fellow- men of honesty, temperance, frugality, industry, integrity and uprightness; and that they regard him as one who has constantly endeavored to make the world better for his presence in it. ICHARD MEYER. ( )ne of the leading Ger- mans of Riley Count}- is the subject of this i\ sketch. He is a native of Emden, Hanover j Province, Germany, where he was born April 28, 1827. While yet an infant he lost both parents, their deaths occurring only a short time apart. The little orphan was taken care of by rel- atives and carefully reared, receiving tlie best edu- cation that the most superior schools of his native town could afford. From 1848 to 1850 he was in the (4erman military service under the King of Hanover. In 18;")1 he emigrated to America, trust- ing that the land of Washington would return him richer fruit for his labor than he could hope to win in his native land. He landed in New York, and for the next four years followed various pur- suits in that city, lie then went to Stephenson Count}', 111., where he engaged in farming for a few years, then went to Freeport, in the same State, where he secured employment as a clerk^ and he remained there until 18G0, serving his em- ployer faithfully, and at the same time striving diligent!}' to learn all about the business, in all its details and ramifications, in order to know how to succe.'ssfully conduct his own affairs when he should feel able to undertake to do for himself. He sev- PORTRAIT AND BIOCxRAPHICAL ALmiM. 1125 ei-ed his business relations wilii his enii)l()yers in 1860 and engaged in a sener.il inereanlile business on his own account, in the same place. I lis career as a raercliant in Freeport was an eminently suc- cessful one and was continued until 1879. Dur- ing the year IHOC. he, in connection with three others, organized the (lerman Insurance Company of Freeport, 111. He was the first Secretary of the Company and served in that capacity for several years. In 1880 he moved to Riley County, Kan., and located near Riley Center, where he remained till 1884, when he came to Leonard ville, where he has since resided. He is one of the founders of the town, and enjo^'s here as well as elsewhere the respect of the entire community. From 1886 to 1 889 he was engaged in the grain business and managed the grain elevator at Leonard ville with gratifying results. Mr. Meyer is the owner of 800 acres of land lying on sections 11, It and 15, of Madison Town- ship, Riley County, and is, perhaps, one of the most extensive farmers of the county. He is now living a retired life and is one of the woaltiiiest men of the county. When he came to America, he was a jjoor man with no capital save that which nature and a sound, practical education had en- dowed him with, but sagacity and prudence united with persevering industry have combined to place him where he is to-day in the financial world. In addition to being a good business man, our sub- ject is also a man of superior intelligence and wide reading, having an acquaintance not only with the masterpieces of poetry and philosopliy but also with those of history and science. Mr. Meyer is a public-spirited man, and any enterprise promising to result in tiie prosi)erity of the town will ahv;iys find in liini a warm supporter, and if necessary a liberal contributor. He is a member of the I.O. (). F. I>odge No. 229. of Freeport, 111. Politi- cally he is with tin; Democratic party and takes a moderately deep interest in parly affairs. In February. 18.");j. Mr. Meyer was maiiieil to Miss Hinderika I)e (irave, of New York City. She was born in Lecr,(iermany,in 1827, andjis yet in the enjoyment of health and a good degree of strength, and i)resiiles witii stalely grace over the iiandsome home that her husband's prosperity has provided for them, i'liuir married life has been blessed by the addition of five children to their household, named respectively, Cornelia. Alida, Richard. Henry and Ida L. The first two, Cornelia and Alida. are deceased. The two sons are married and have fam- iliestliatj-ank as leading citizens where they reside. The daughter is at home with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer are calmly enjoying the evening of life in their fine residence in Leouardvilli-. Mr. Meyer's sons are living near Riley Centre on a part of the land belonging to our subject. «-;-*.• — <•- ^^K* y -ILLIA:\I.S a- RKITZFL, Editors of the Barnes Enterprise, have been connected with that journal since Aug. 1, 1887. The paper was established just two years before that date by Kelly k Williams, the junior editor then being senior now. It is a six column paper. Re- publican in politics, and is a clean, well printed and well conducted sheet, having a good advertis- ing patronage, and its circulation is steadily in- creasing, being much larger than when it came into the hands of its present owners. The ottice is well-fitted for job printing, of which it has its full share, and it is a great convenience to the mer- chants and business men of Barnes and vicinity. Mark II. Williams, senior member of the firm, is a native of Center County. Pa., born .July 27, 1842, his i)arcnts being John and Cather/ ine (Watson) Williams, the father born in Chester County, Pa., in 1810. and the mother in Clarion County, Pa., about the year 1812. John Williams was a millwright by occupation, working at that all of his lifetime. He died at Lemont, Center County, in 1877, at the age of sixty-seven j-ears. He was a Democrat in his political views and took con- siderable interest in public affairs, but never held any ottice. He wjia a member of the Lutheran Church and a man of excellent character, who was esteemed in the comnuinit^' for his many good (puilities. His wife, C'atherine, died at the same place in 1846, but her husband was true to her memory and never married again. She was a con- sistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and 11-26 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. her death, whii-h was sudden niid unexpected, clid not find her unprepared. This worthy couple were the parents of four children, as follows: Evan Thomas, died, in 1869, at Leniont, where he had been a blacksmith and farmer; Hannah .lane is the wife of S. P. Davison, a farmer in Jefferson County. Pa.; Mark H. is next, and the youngest is John Irvin, now a master mechanic at Lemont. M. H.^Williams, our subject, receive.d a common school education in iiis native county, and early in life went into a woolen factory, where he worked for three years, and from 1859 to 1861 was en- gaged in lumbering- in Jefferson Count}-, Pa. He was one of tiie first to respond to the call of his country on the fall of Sumter, and on April 19, 1861, enlisted in Company I, 8lh Pennsylvania In- fantry, serving for three months. He served his time, and in January, 1862, enlisted in the 18th Regiment United .States Infantry, Regular Army, serving for three years. During this time he saw service in the Southwest, in the Army of the Cum- berland, and took part in the battles of Stone River, under Rosecrans; at Hoover's Gap, and later in the bloody battle at Chickaraauga. The next general engagement in which he participated was at Mission Ridge, in the campaign for the relief of the troops at Chattanooga. Tenn. In all the fights in the At- lanta campaign he also had a hand — at Buzzard's Roost. Dalton, Resaca, Ga.. New Hope Church, Smyrna Church, and during the siege of Atlanta, and was in the battle at Joncsboro, in September, 1864. This was the last general engagement in which Mr. Williams participated, but he saw besides inucli service in skirmishing and marching in that hotly contested country, the theater of some of the most stirring events of our Civil War. He was mustered out witli an honorable discharge as First Sergeant, on Jan. 22, 1865, at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. On his return Mr. Williams again began lumber- ing in Jefferson County, Pa., remaining in his native State until 1880. when he removed to AVooster, AVayne Co., Ohio, there engaging in farm- ing until March, 1885, when he determined to come West. On reaching Barnes, Washington County, he engaged in the real-estate, loan and insurance business, which he still carries on. In August, 1885, as already stated, he and Mr. Kelly began the publication of the Enterprise. At Brookville, Jefferson Co.. Pa., Mr. Williams was united in marriage with IMiss Sarah '.lane Davison, daughter of Isaac H. and Isabella (Lem- raon) Davison, who were natives of that county. In 1865 they moved to AVooster, Ohio, where the mother died in 1880; the father is still living near that city. Mr. AVilliams is a member of Unity Lodge, No. 276, I. O. O. F., and of Marshall En- campment, No. 50, and of Barnes Post, No. 263. G. A. R. He is likewise alliliated with the Im- proved Order of Red Men, and is a gentleman in ever_y way worthy of the marked esteem in which he is held. Slilford O. Reitzel, the junior member of the firm,was born Jan. 10, 1859, in Hendricks County. Ind., his parents being W. M. and Malinda (Osborn) Reitzel, both now living in Osborn County, Kan. The former is a native of North Carolina, born in 1831, and was brought up to farming in Hendricks County, Ind., to which place his parents had re- moved when he was an infant. In that place he lived until 1877. when he came to Kansas and rented a farm in JIarshall County, on which he lived for five years. He then removed to Washington County and rented another place for three j-ears, subse- quently buying his present home in Osboi-n County. He has been twice married, both times in Indiana, his first wife being Nancy MeCormack, a native of Indiana, who died leaving two children — John AA'. and Emeline — the former of whom died in Indiana at the age of twenty-four; the latter is the wife of Charles Cook, a farmer in Cass County, Neb. The second wife of Mr. Reitzel was Malinda Osborn, who was born in Hendricks County, Ind.. in 1836. Of this union there have been eight children, namely: Milford ()., who is the eldest; Ardilla is the wife of AA". ISI. Benfleld, a fanner in AA'ashington County; Thomas is also a resident of Washington County; Alva is studying law in Stockton, Rooks Co., Kan.; Ida is the wife of John Kappel, a farmer in Cass County, Neb.; Albert and Belle are still with their parents. An infant died unnamed. AA'. M. Reitzel and wife are members of the Lutheran Church, and for many years he has been a member of the Church Council, and he takes PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1127 niufli intoiest in tlic Sniiday -school work, and lias been Superinteiulent for a long time. He is an upright, conscientious man who stands high in the estimation of the people who know him. He is in- variably respected for his sterling character and correct life; he is .liistiee of the Peace, of Y.-xUey Townshii). Osborn Co., Kan. I\I. O. Reitzel, our subject, was brought up on the home farm in Hendricks County, Ind., and received his early education in its district schools. He was eighteen years old when the family came to Kansas. He worked for liis fatiier until he was of .age, then engaged in farming, wiiicii he carried on for six j-ears in Marshall and Washington counties. When twenty-seven years old he began to learn the trade of a printer, and in August, 1887, bouglit an in- terest in the concern witli which lie is now identi- fied. Mr. Reitzel was married .luly 4, 188rj. in Wash- inton County, to Miss May Peterson, who was born Ma\- 10, 18()(j, in Wisconsin, and came to Kansas at the age of three years with her parents, Christo- pher and Cene Peterson, residents of Greenleaf Township, Washington County. Mr. Reitzel is a member of Vermilya Camp, No. 965, Modern Woodmen of America. He is also a member of the Good Templars, and is in every w.iy a good citizen, wdu) is iiighly respected by the people anions; whom he has made his home. eENRY L. TOLLES has been identified with ) tlie interests of Clay County for nearly twenty years, and has marked its develop- ment from a thinly settled and almost nn- cultiviited region toils present state of productive- ness and civilization. He is a native of Barry County, Mich., his natal day being Aug. 16, 1837. His parents, Is.aac and Clarissa (PennocU) ToUes, were natives of A'ermont and New York respec- tively, and the paternal ancestry, was in all proba- bility Danish. He was the eldest son in the pa- rental family, and was reared on a farm, receiving all the educational advantages which could be ob- tained in the schools of his native county at that period. Tlie inhabitants of the farming districts had not the school privileges now obtainable and our subject is to a great extent self-educated, having supplemented the excellent fundamental training he received l)y his observation and reading. Leaving a bride of a few months, Mr. Tolles en- listed in the Union Army on Sept. 21, 1861. beeom- ing a memlier of Company C, GGlh Illinois In- fantry, which was part of the army of Tennessee. He participated Jn the battles of Ft. Donelson. Shiloh, both engagements at Corinth. luka. and all the con- tests of the Atlanta cani|)aign, marching to the sea under Sherman's command. Hearing his part as a brave soldier should, in the numert)us smaller engagements and skirmishes, in weary marches, and the monotonous duties of camp life, he con- tinued in the service of his country until July, 1865, at which time he was honorably discharged. He had been present at the surrender of Johnston's army and also iiarticipated in the grand review at Washington. D. C. Returning to the duties of civil life, Mr. Tolles spent a short time in his native State, and the year after receivirig his discharge from the army moved to Macon County, Mo. About three years later he returned to Michigan, where he continued to re- side until 1872, in the spring of which year he came to this county and homesteaded 160 acres of land lying on sections 25 and 26 Blaine Township. He immediately settled thereon and began improv- ing and cultivating the estate, developing it from a primitive condition into one of liigli cultivation and productiveness. In 1884, he removed to Clay Center, wdiere he continued to reside until the spring of 1889, when he again removed to a farm, that which he now occupies and located on sec- tion 7, coni|)rising 103 acres, fertile and well culti- vated. At the home of the bride in Barry County, Mich., on Feb. 24, 1861. Mr. Tolles was united in mar- riage with Miss Eineline Piper, a native of the county in which their wedding was celebrated. Their union has resulted in the birth of three chil- dren, William II., now living at Alma, Kan.; Frank H., who resides in this township, and Leona, who is still at home. Mr. Tolles is a Republican. He has served for four years as Trustee of Blaine Township, filling 1128 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the office with credit to himself and his constitu- ents. For two years he acted as Constable in Clay Center. He is classed among tiie leading citizens of Jilaine Townsliip, where he and his family have a large circle of friends, being also well-known tliroiighout the count3-. His integrity in matters of business is unquestioned, and his straightforward and honest manner in deaHng witli his fellow-men is well-known. Among the pioneers of the county, none are more worthy of representation in this volume than is the honored subject of this sketch. -♦>•£--- ^p!«5EORGE W. KENNEDY. Among the prom- 1/ __ inent men of Blaine Township, Cla}- ^^i|i County, majr be properly mentioned Jlr. Kennedy who owns and operates a well-tilled farm on section 32. He is one of the homesteaders who came to this section at an early date and who by his plodding industry has not only accumulated a competence, but has established himself in the es- teem and confidence of those around him. He is in the prime of life, having been born Dee. 19, 1846, and is an Ohio man, his early tramping ground having been in Ashland Count3-, that State. The parents of our subject were George W. and Catherine (Glessner) Kennedy, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of German3\ His paternal grandparents were natives of Ireland, whence they emigrated at an early day, settling in the Keystone State. There George W. was reared to manhood and married, removing thence to Ash- land County, Ohio. In that county the mother died when her son George W. was a little lad of six j'ears. The father was married a second time and subsequently removed to AVilliams County. Ohio, settling among its earliest pioneers. He improved a farm fioin the wilderness and died in 1879. The subject of this sketch was the third child of his mother and remained with his father after her deatii until approaching man's estate. He assisted in clearing the farm from the timber and until a lad of fourteen years attended the primitive sshools. As may be supposed his advantages were quite lim- ited but he made the most of his opportunities for reading and observation and is a man with whom an hour may always be spent in a jjleasant and profitable manner. The family was more than ordi- narily- intelligent. One brother Arthur, is a teacher in Pittsburg, Pa., and two other brothers, Francis and Gratton, are in the drug business, the first- mentioned in Byron, Ohio, and the latter in Chi- cago, 111. After the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Ken- ned^-, Dec. 19, 1802, enlisted as a Union soldier in Company 11, ;i8th Ohio Infantry, which was as- signed to the Third Division, 14th Corps, Army of the Potomac under the command of Gen. Thomas. Later he was transferred to another corps and participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Mission Kidge and Jonesboro. At the latter place his regiment was nearly cut to pieces and his brother John fell fatall}- wounded b^' two rifle balls. George W. received a slight flesh wound in the right knee. Subsequentlj- he participated in several skirmishes. Afterward lie was omplo^'edas a Gov-^ ernment muleteer in hauling provisions, and in this capacity went with Sherman's army on the march to the sea. He participated in the siege of Atlanta and still remaining with Sherman's arm3' went up through the Carolinas to Washington and was pres- ent at the Grand Review. After a service of about two 3-earsand eight months he received his honora- ble discharge. He was the youngest soldier who carried a guu in his regiment. After leaving the army young Kennedy returned to his old haunts in Williams County, Ohio, and remained there several years. Finall3', in 1872, he decided to cross the Mississippi, and coming to Kansas homeste.aded 160 acres of land 'in Sher- man Township, Washington County. This land lay along Peach Creek. He took it in its primitive coiulition and constructed therefrom a good farm and resided upon it until 1884. That year he de- cided upon a change of location and took up his residence upon his present farm. This comprises 280 acres of finely-improved land which \ields to the proprietor a handsome income. In Novemlier, 1883, occurred the marriage of George W. Kennedy and Miss Melinda Wilson. This lad\' was born in Lexington, Ky., and came to Kansas with her parents in 18G8. Of her union PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1129 with our subject there are two chililron — Cora B.. born June 25, 1884. and Arthur T., Aiisr. 22, 1886. When eomini? West and honiesteadinenjamin H. is farming in that county; Isaac P. is prosecuting agriculture in Arkansas; Mary is the wife of (ieorge C. Adkins. a merchant of Boston. Mass.; Caroline Ward married a ilr. Parlin, who is engaged in the real-estate business at St. Paul. Minn.; Addie G. is the wife of iMr. Ander- son, who is engaged as a tanner in Rochestei-, N. V. The subject of tins sketch made his home in ^'ermunt until a man of tw(>nty-five years. After leaving the common school he was prepared for college in the celebrated Kimball Union Academy-, at Meriden, N. H., but in 18t)2, he abandoned his studies to enlist in the Union army, becoming a member of Company B, r2th Vermont Infantry, wliich was attached to the 0th Army Corps. His last service was on tlie historic tield of Gettysburg, his term of enlistment expiring on the last day of tliat great battle, July 4. 1863. On the day follow- ing the regiment started for home, going to Balti- more in charge of a lot of prisoners, and thence to Vermont, where they were discharged. Mr. At- wood's health was somewh.at delicate before he en- teied the army, and after leaving it fie for a long time sufferetl from rheumatism. In 1861 he was appointed to a position in the office of the Comp- troller of Currency in the Treasury Department at Washingtcm. which he held for two years, resign- ing in March, 1866. Then retiniiing to \ermont, he. in the fall of that year, emigrated to Iowa and became Principal of Schools .at .\dcl. Dall.as County. The following summer he purchased the Adel Gazfllc, the only newsp.aper then pidilished in Dallas County, and conducted it successfully for four 3-ears. In the meantime he was appointed Post- master at Adel, which position he held until he sold his paper, when he resigned. During this time, in 1868, Mr. Atwood wsis a delegate to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Convention at Chicago, which met the day prior to the regidar Republican Na- tional Convention, and first \m{, Gen. (irant in nomination for the Presidenc}-. .\fter giving up his paper Mr. Atwood went back East and spent about a year in travel. He returned to Kansas in 1872, and [lurchased the Jii'liorti'r. at Ellsworth. This journal he owned and edited for four years, then sold it. and foi- two years Ihereafter lived on a ranche which he owned near Ft. Harker. In the fall of 187.0 he was elected to the Kansas Legislature as Representative from Ellsworth County. In 1877 he repurchased the lii'jiortcr, which he continued to publish until 1881, when he .again sold il, and removing to Leavenworlh, purcliased an interest in the Ercniiuj /'rcKs. of that city. This likewise he sold two years later. Then coming to Manhattan, he pur- chaser! the paper known as the EnU'rjirise. chang- ing the name to that of lippuO/ic On April 18, 1887. he began the i)ublicatioii of his daily edi- tion, which up In this time has been nnifoiiid\ successful. The Enterprise had been established in 1867. by A. L. Runyan, a ncwsijajier man of considerable ability. Under Mr. Atwood's management the paper has greatly improved, and has become widely and favorably known, having the largest circula- tion of .'iny paper in the county. It is Pepublican in politics, progressive in everything, and the only 1134 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. daily paper in Riley County. For six years it has been the official paper of the countj'. It gives es- pecial attention to all matters of interest in the city and county, doing everything in its power to advance those interests, and care is taken to make it a journal which will be welcomed in every family circle. The daily is a seven-column folio, and the weekly a seven-column quarto. Its advertising patronage is liberal, and it has a well-equipped and well-patronized job-printing department, its presses being all run by water motor. George A. Atwood was married in Montpelier, Vt., Oct. 24. 18G5, to Miss Rosa AVard, a native of that place, born in 1845, and a daughter of Heze- kiah AVard. The union has been blessed b\' the birth of three children, one of whom, Linnie. died in Boston, aged seven months; two yet make their home under the parental roof — Birdie, a young lady gr.aduate of the State Universitj" at Lawrence, and Ward. Mrs. Atwood is a lad^- of aljility and culture. She is one of the charter memliers of the Kansas & Missouri Social Science ^Nssociation, be- fore which body she has read |)apers and is the Secretary of that famous club. She also has musi- cal abilities, which her daughter has inherited in a marked degree. Mr. Atwood belongs to many secret and benefi- ciary societies. He is a member of LaFaj-ette Lodge, No. 16, A. F. & A. M. ; of Manhattan Lodge, No. 17, I. O. ;0. F. ; of Phoenix Lodge. No. 35, K. of P.; of Lodge, No. 100, A. O. U. W. and of Lew Gove Post, No. 100, G. A. R. -*-)p- ■— ^ |ICHMOND BOND. Among the large land - owners of Washington County, is the above \\\ named gentleman, who is engaged in stock ^p] raising and dealing on section 9, Charles- ton Township, where he owns and occupies over 1,000 acres of fine land, lie and his brother John are the oldest settlers of the township, and among the oldest permanent residents of the county, to which they came in 1860. Richmond Bond was born in Wiltshire. England, July 27, 1822. and is a son of James and Mary (Young) Bond. His father was a wagonmaker by trade and our subject worked at that trade a little, and also employed himself on the small farm which the family occupied. When sixteen 3'ears of age he entered the employ of a railroad and assisted in building tunnels, doing carpenter work. While in this business he worked in various parts of Eng- land and Wales. In 1851 became to the United States, the journey (which occupied the whole of the month of Ma3') being made in a sailing vessel. He landed at Philadelphia, Pa., and found his first emplo3'ment on a plank road, near Pittsburg. Later he engaged with his brother John in the blacksmith business in Wa3ne County, Ohio. In 1852 Juhn Bond went to Iowa and our subject hired to a farmer at $11 per month. He remained in the farmer's employ for over two 3'ears and then he went to Linn C'ountv. Iowa. There he made but a short sojourn, and in the following spring (1857) went to Nodawa3- Count3-. Mo., witii his brother, John. In 1858 Mr. Piond, with his brothei' John, came to Kansas and looked over the country, but as there was plenty of land unsettled he did not immediately take a claim. Later in the season he came with some men to put up ha3', which they cut from un- claimed Government laml. Mr. Bond vvas attacked by ague and was obliged to return to Missouri. In 1859 he paid another visit to this State and the suceeeding 3'ear made permanent settlement. The family, which at this time consisted of Mr. Bond, his wife and infant daughter, came from Missouri with an ox team and brought with them fift\- hogs, sixt\' head of cattle and one pony. Tlie family- lived in the wagon until fall. Mr. Bond then pur- chased a claim on section 8, for which he paid its former owner a 3-oke of cattle, a gun and $10 in mone3'. The season was ver3- dr3' and crops were a failure; the hogs were fed on grape vines and elm leaves. During the fall Mr. Bond drove his stock to Montgomery Count3', Iowa, where he win- tered and brought them back the following s|)ring. In 1862 he settled on tiie section where he now re- sides, taking land under the Homestead Act. In 1880 Mr. Bond built a custom mill on section 4. of which he is still the owner. The mill is a stone building four stories high, supplied with three run of stone and good machinery, and the power is PORTRAIT AND RIOCRArHICAL ALIUM. 1135 furnished by Mill Creek. Once since (nir sulijccl was routed out at the dead of ni-^ht bj- Indians and had to tlee for his life. In 1859 Mr. IJond celebrated his marriage to .lennette Bolt, daughter of Charles Boll. She was born in Indiana and has proved herself well fitted for the position whicli she occupies. The union has been Ijlessed l>y the birth of seven ciiildren, two of whom, Henry and Hannah are now de- I ce.ised. Tlie survivors are: Mar}', wife of Clinton Davis; Joiin, Robert, Maud and William. | Mr. Bond is a Democrat, but of very liberal views, lie does not desire office, having abundant use fi>r liistime and energies in the management of his own large estate and business, but is serving the neighborhood in the capacity of a school official. Tlie line property whicli lie now possesses has all been made since liis arrival in America, and is a standing monument to his business ability and un- failing industry. •ismf®^^ K'^— >-^^^2rM^ I5SAL0M WOOD. This gentleman is an (^'TlJi! ohl settler in Clay County, having first kicated here in Ma}-, 1873. He is now a prominent citizen of Clay Center, having retired from tlie farm life which was his for many years. His town residence is on the corner of Crawford and Third Streets, and is a fine home. The grounds are 92x1.^3 feet, on whicli many im- provements have been made by the owner, both house and grounds being pleasantly and beautifully ke|)t. Three or four generations ago, the forefathers of our subject settled in Fauquier County, Va., being pioneers there. There Klias Wood, father of our subject, was born about the year 1780. He grew to manhood in that county and enlisted in the regu- lary army. While serving at the Lexington arsenal, in what is now West Nirginia, he was married to Miss Krankie Cheatuni. Having finished the live years of regular army enlistment, Mr. Wood re- moved to a farming community and followed team- ing, which at that time was quite a calling. In 1813, the family removed to Henry County, Ind., and there and in the adjoining counties livi'd until the dentil iif Mr. Wood in 1856. The mother had departed this life in 18o"), shcaiid her husband being about the same age at tlie time of their decease. Absalom Wood w.as born in Lexington, Rock- bridge. Co.. W. Va., April 12, 1822, and is the old- est child in the parental family. He grew to ma- turity in his native Stale, and accompanied the rest of the i)arcntal family to Indiana in earlj' man- hood. He acquired the trade of a blacksmith. which he followed for some years. In 1854. he re- moved to Galva, Henry Co., 111., and there re- mained until the fall of 18fi0, when he changed his residence to Monmouth. The bombardment of Ft. .Sumter in the spring of 1861, roused his patriotic spirit, and going to Bur- lington, Iowa, he there enlisted on Sept. 18, 1861, as a member of Company A, 14th Iowa Infantry. The command was sent to Fl. Randall, Dak., and served all through the Northern Dakota frontier in Indian campaigns. In 18(53, Mr. Wood was trans- ferred to tlie 7th Iowa Cavalry, and being mounted in 1864, he served in campaigns against the Minne^ sola Indians until Oct. 31, 1805. At that date he was discharged at Ft. Randall for disability, he having almost entirely lost his eyesight from the hard service and exposure which he had undergone. His army life extended over a period of four years, one month and eighteen days, during which he had served his country faithfull}' and well. He has never regained his eyesight, being only able to ijet around, and is now drawing a i^oO pension from the goveninenl to which he gave four of his liest years. During the last years of his army lift- he was appointed second farrier to his company. After returning to the ranks of civil life ."Mr. Wood spent his time mainly in Hancock Count}'. 111., until 1873. He did a little wagon ironing, but was obliged to abandon that work. He and his son Benjamin, came to Kansas, and on May in, 1873, located in Gill Townshi|). each taking a homestead there, .\nother son, Elias, came out in 1875, and took a homestead adjoining. Our subject first camped on the ground with only the canopy of heaven as a roof above him. until he had built a little stone house. He Ihcii raised wheal to get money enough to secure his homestead. Several limes he found himself with nothing in the houtse 1136 PORTRAIT^AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. for the next meal, but with the stubborn persever- ance which was shown by all our successful pio- neers, he stuck to his claim anrl worker! on. Dur- ing liis early occupancy of his homestead lie iiad not even the living whicli many hunters and trap- pers enjoy, as there was very little game in this section, except jack rabbits and prairie chickens. Mr. Wood finally got his place improved, supplied with apples, peaches, cherries, pears, plums, grapes and small fruits. The farm is further beautified by three acres of timber, set out by himself, and when in 1884, he purchased his cit}' residence, and gave up active farm life, liis rural home was one of the finest farms in the township. On May 15. 1847. JNIr. Wood celebrated his mar- riage with Miss Mary Johnson, who departed this life in Henry County, Ind., while her husband was in the arm}^ The result of tlie union was seven children of whom five sons survive. They are: John, now living in Missouri ; Benjamin and Ellas, oi)erating their own farms in Gill Townsliip; Frederick, who lives in Indiana; and William, who is operating the farm of our subject in Gill Town- ship. A few j-ears since Mr. Wood took to liimsolf a .second wife in the person of Mrs. Amanda Ilard- esty, like himself an old settler here, she having come to this county in 1871. Mrs. Wood bore the maiden name of Vian, and was born in Knox County, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1847. She there grew to maturity, and on Sept. 8, 1864, was united in mar- riage with John Hardesty. Not long after their marriage they removed to DeKalb Count3\ Ind., where they lived about three years. In 1871, Mr. and Mrs. Hardesty came to this county, and home- steaded land in Gill Township, one mile south of that which was afterward taken up by our subject. Mrs. Hardesty resided on their farm until 1882, when she moved into the city of Clay Center, where she ran a boarding house in order to support her ciiildren. Mrs. Hardesty bore her husband seven children, of whom Olive, Martin and Lottie, still live with their mother. The others are: John W., AVillis, Pirlie and Perry. Mrs. Wood has passed through all the pioneer hardsliips and piivations, and well knows what must be endured by those who settle in a new country. She now owns a farm of 160 acres in Athelstane Township, which she by her own efforts, has improved from raw land, and which is now adorned by a gof)d grove, dwelling, etc. AVilliam Vian. the father of .Mrs. Wood, was born on the 1st of September. 1790. and was engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. He married Miss Jane Perkins, who was born in Federal City, Md., Sept. 5, 1802. Her parents moved to Stillwater, Bel- mont Co., Ohio, in 1805; to Cosiioeton in 1808; and to Amity, Knox County, in 1811. On May 16, 1819, she w.as married to William Vian. to whom slie bore fourteen children. Amanda, now Mrs. Wood, was the youngest in this family of nine boys and five girls. Sarah, is now Mrs. McMurray. of Athelstane Township, and became a resident of Kansas in 1866. Mrs. Vian died at Amity, Ohio, in August, 1881. Mr. Wood belongs to the G. A. R. He always votes with the Republican party, of which he is a stanch supporter, but he h.as never had any political aspirations. He is a man of intelligence, honor and sterling traits of character, and is highl3' respected wherever he is known. Mrs. Wood is a member of the Relief Corps. Phil Sheridan No. 10, at Clay Center, Kan. - o ■ - ooo - AMUEL ROBERTS owns and occupies one of the finest rural homes in Washington Count}'. It is locnted in Coleman Town- ship, .and comprises 160 .acres on sections 28, 33, 34 and 27, which were taken up under the homestead act in 1869, and forty acres which he has since acquired bj- purchase. The beautiful resi- dence was erected in 1880. There are fully a dozen outbuildings, such as barns, cribs and an excellent wind-mill. The latter fills a resei voir in the house whence the water is carried to the stables through pipes. Mr. Roberts has set out thousands of forest and fruit trees, the same covering ten .acres of land. There are about 150 apple trees, together with varieties of plums, cherries. Siberi.an crabs, and peaches in abundance. There are also grapes and small fruits in great vaiiety. Tlie entire .acreage is in a fine state of cultivation, and all fenced with large hedge, there being four miles of it on the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 11. i7 place. The homestead is located at the cro-ss ruaassed away in West \irginia. Mr. R. C. .Miller is a member of Subordinate Lodge No. 181, I. O. O. I"., and has filled most of the chairs. He is a stanch Republican. He is an able counselor and logical in the presentation of a case before the courts. Both he and his wife are of a social nature. ifZ_^ EXRV KREIENSIECK. There is not a better farm or a more attractive homestead ^ within the limits of Independence Town- ship, Washington County, than that belong- ing to him whose name stands at the head of this sketch. He is a leader among the intelligent (ler- man citizens of his community, is well fixed financially, and his surroundings indicate in a marked manner the intelligence, industry and en- terprise which are the prominent features of his character. A neat modern dwelling embellishes the place, flanked by a fine barn and other neces- sary outbuildings, fruit and shade trees and the machinery requisite to carry on .agriculture after approved methods. While Mr. Kreiensieck attends to outdoor matters around the premises his house- hold affairs are presided over by a lady in every- way his equal, a fine-looking woman, in good health and more than ordinarily- bright mentally. Mr. and Mrs. Kreiensieck occupy a prominent positifui so- cially and are in every res|)ect worthy the esteem in wliicli they are held by all who know them. The farm is finely located, a little north of the center of the township, on section IG. Born on the other side of the Atlanlic. .Mr. 114-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Kreiensieck first opened his eyes to the light Aug. 2, 1855, in the Province of Hanover, Germany. He left home when a lart of fourteen years, cross- ing the Atlantic alone and coming directly to Kansas, located in "Washington County near Han- over, where he sojourned for a period of seven years. He was induced to come to this country by G. H. Hollenberg. At the expiration of this time, lie was married, in July, 1887, to Miss Catiirrine, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Ann (Day) Gun- delfinger. Tlie fatlierof jNIrs. Kreiensieck was bora in the Grand Duch}' of Baden, German3% while her mother was a native of Illinois. After marriage the father followed farming and the household cir- cle was completed by the birth of eleven children of whom Catherine was the eldest. She was born in Jackson Countj^ Iowa, Aug. 31, 1859. In June, 1860, her parents came to this State and settled one mile north of Hanover, Wasiiington Count}-, where the mother died in 1885. The father is still living on the home farm. To Mr. and Mrs. Kreiensieck there have been born three children — Caroline Elizabeth, born Dec. 6, 1878; Rosa, April 28. 1883 and Mary, April 23, 1889. Reared amid surroundings where education was fostered and habits of industry instilled, he is in favor of everything tending to elevate society and takes an active part in politics, voting the straight Repul)lican ticket. He is a man whose opinions are held in high respect and is frequently sent as a delegate to the count}' conventions. His farm em- braces 260 acres of choice land, 130 of which have been brought to a good state of cultivation. He has himself made all the improvements which are upon it and is considerably interested in live stock, having the present year (1889) fifty head of cattle, twelve head of horses and 100 head of swine. Near the residence is an orchard of 600 trees in good bearing condition, and there is a goodly assortment of trees of the smaller fruits. The whole premises have the air of comfort and content which forms a delightful picture of peaceful rural life. Peter Kreiensieck, f.ather of the subject of this notice, was likewise a native of Hanover, Germany, and largely interested in fine horses Upon reach- ing m.anhood he was married to Miss Caroline Dieckhaus, who was born in his own [U'ovince. and there he spent the remainder of his life, depart- ing hence in 1871. The nK)ther is still living in Hanover. They were the parents of ten children, of whom Henry is the second living child, and of whom only four are living. Elizabeth became the wife of August Straltman and is a resident of Es- sen, Germany; Charles came to America in 1881 and makes his home with his brother Henry; Louisa, the elilest child living, is the wife of Conrad Rueh- mekorf, of Hanover, Germany. .../x*. # « :^=8SS=^ - ^ iKlLLIAM B. DRISCOLL. This gentleman \/iJ// <^''*"^s to K'**"*^* in 1879, although not set- W^ tling on his present farm in Blaine Town- ship, Clay County, until 1884, notwithstanding lie had owned it for several years prior to this time. He has 160 acres well tilled and upon which he has effected good improvements. The land was prac- tically in its wild state when he assumed ownership and there were upon it no buildings with the ex- ception of a very poor dvvelling, scarcely fit for human habitation. The farm at the present day with its appurtenances, indicates the supervison of a thorough and skillful agriculturist, while it is evi- dent th.at no small amount of labor has been per- formed in bringing it to its present condition. Much pioneer labor has been done by Mr. Dris- coll, not only in Kansas, but in his native State of Ohio. He was born in Washington County, that State, Jan. 17, 1834, and there spent the days of his boyhood and youth, being reared to farm pursuits and .acquiring a pr.ictical education in the common- schools. The parents of our subject were Daniel and Laura (Brooker) Driscoll, who removed at an early day from New York State and settled in the woods of Washington County, Ohio. They hewed out a home from the wilderness at a time when bears, wolves and deer were plentiful and when the pio- neer did not dare to venture from his home without a rifle upon his shoulder. The Driscoll family in- cluded seven children, all of whom vvere reared to habits of industry and sentiments of honor. The five survivors are (leorge, in Ohio; Merritt. a resi- dent of Missouri ; Thomas in Wichita, this State; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 11 in l-olirtiiH. Mrs. .Smitli, of Clay CJeiUcr and William B. The two deceased died at tlic ages of six and sixteen years. My. Diiscoil remained a resident of liis native county until reaching man's estate, assisting Ids fatlierin the development of the farm and acquir- ing his education in the primitive schools, lie grew up to a useful and worthy manliood and when I ready to estalilish a home of his own was married to Miss Elizabeth Penwell. Of this union there were born two cliildren — -Mary A., now the wife of Duley Rust, of Dakota, and Charles K., a resident of Clay Center, this State. Mrs. Elizabeth Driscoll departed this life at her home in Blaine Township, July 20, 1880. Mr. Driscoll contracted a second marriage Oct. 31, 1881, with Miss Jane Thompson. When about twenty-six years of age, Mr. Dris- coll, leaving the farm, established in business in 3Iarietta, Ohio, and lived there several 3'ears. Sub- sequently he removed to Bradford City, Pa., in the vicinity of the oil regions and was engaged in drill- ing for oil two years. I'pon leaving the Keystone .State he came to Kansas, and considers this about the best section of country which he has yet found. He has the re|iutation of being one of the hardest- working men in his township, and he has thus fortified himself against want in his old age. Like most of the men around him. he has good l)uikliugs, a fair assortment of live stock, improved farm ma- chinery and all the other appliances for successful .agriculture. Asa citizen, he is held in high esteem. f/U-^ OX. OERSHOM A. R.VNDALL, i.hysician • and druggist at Linn, has been identifieil with the interests of Washington County for twenty years. lie took the first prairie home- stead entered in this county, vvhere but about 1,500 people were resiiling when he located here. He is a gentleman whose history is an interesting one and his name should lie esi>ei-ially remembered by the patriotic friends and supporters of the I'nion. No other man, saveiJrant or Lincoln, did so much to bring about the successful termination of the late War as Dr. Randall, who was enabled to bring to light the treachery of the Knights of the Golden Circle, and to frustrate their intendef' death-blow to the Lnited States Government. The ancestors of our subject were Highland Scotch, who were driven to Normandy by Mc- Gregor, ill the days of Rollo, the great pirate. When William the Conqueror became ruler of Eiiff- hmd, and the Anglo-.Saxon race sprang into exist- ence, the Randalls became inhabitants of the new kingdom. 'I'heir descendants came to America in 1628, three families crossing the Atlantic within three years, and settled in Bay Colony, Mass. The great-grandfather of our subject, was (iershom Randall, who was killed during the French and Indian war in 1G5.5. One of his .sons became the grandfather of the Hon. .Samuel Randall, whose name is so well known to the I'liited States. Another son, Gershom, born Aug. 25, 1719, was grandfather of him of whom we write. Our sub- ject's grandfather was a soldier during the Revo- lutionary War. His grandson still keeps the gun that he used in the battle of Bunker Hill. His son. Neheniiah, the father of our subject, was born at Worthington, Haniiishire Co., Mass., on the Connecticut River. Aug. 9, 1784, and was gathered to his fathers M.-irch 8. 1846. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah St. Clair. She was a native of .Sanborn- towii, Mass., and a daughter of James St. Clair, a Revolutionary soldier. He took part in the battles of Lexington, Ticonderoga. Bunker Hill, Mon- mouth, Rrandywine. N'alle}' Eorge, and the taking of Burgoyne. At the time of Arnold's tre.ason, he was at West Point. During a part of the term of conllict he was one of Washington's bodj' -guard. Mr. St. Clair had a sweetheart, and being in her neighborhood, he one night left camp to p.iy her a visit. No leave had been granted him for court- shi|), and his absence being discovered lie was sen- tencetl to be shot. He w.as, however, pardoned by Gen. Wasliington, and lived to marry the girl he loved. His discharge, hearing the signature of Wasliingt(jn, was carefully preserved by his de- scendants. An uncle of Mrs. Neheniiah Randall, by name Enoch Hunt, was also a Revolutionary soldier, and at the surrender of Burgoyne was act- ing Aid-de-Camp to (len. Gates. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch 1144 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was born in Orleans County (now Lamoille County), Vt, Aug. 18, 1817. His parents removed to Or- leans County. N. Y., when he was a lad of about six years. He received a fundamental education in the common schools, after which he entered the Collegiate Institute in Albion. N. Y. Having com- pleted the course of instruction, he engaged in the profession of teaching. Two years he spent in this work in Orleans County, and two in Canada West (now Ontario). His Canadian patrons presented him a large Bible, as a token of tiieir appreciation of his labors and merits. In 184G Dr. Randall came West and spent two years in professional work at Joliet, 111. He then taught a year in Warrenville, Du- Page County, and also read medicine with Dr. Nevvton, of that place. Before leaving bis native State he had read medicine for a year, and in 1848 be began to practice some. He did not, however, abandon the profession until several 3rears later. In Sangamon County, 111., be taught for four years. In 185.5 and 1856 Mr. Randall was a student in Rush Medical College, Chicago, III., Professor N. S. Davis at that time being Professor of the Theory and Practice of Therapeutics. After receiving bis (lil)loma be engaged in the practice of the profession of medicine in Sangamon County, and remained there until 18G9. He bad a large practice and earned S;54,000 in professional work in that county. During the late Civil War, Dr. Randall was a member of the Union League and frequently made strong Union speeches. Atterajjts were made bj- the enemies of the Government, to mob bim, but they were unsuccessful. Becoming suspicious of plots against the Government be assumed the role of one who was becoming sick of the war and a traitor to the Union. So well did be act his part that a friend who was a member of the Golden Circle, believed him sincere, and divulged the plan of that order. This was, with Dan ^'oorhees of Indiana as their leader, assisted by Thomas A. Hendricks of the same State, to strike a death-blow at the United Slates Government by taking possession of sup- plies and in every way impeding the work of those who were striving to preserve the Union. Their plot was revealed to the authorities by Dr. Ran- dall, whose high standing gave weight to bis words, and convinced those who beard him that be was not spreading an '-idle tale." Steps were taken by the Government to break up the Golden Circle, and frustrate their traitorous designs. That these meas- ures were successful is shown by the fact that we are still a nation. In 1869 Dr. Randall came to this county, and settled near Palmer, in Sherman Township. He entered upon a farming life with the intention of .abandoning the practice of his jirofession, but be was soon obliged to resume it. Since 1882, he has jiracticed but little, having at that time had the misfortune to lose his left leg below the knee. He came to Linn in September, 1883, and bought the drug-store which be is now successfully managing. On Oct. 18, 1844, Dr. Randall was united in mar- riage with Miss Lucinda H. Carpenter. She was born in Corinth, Saratoga Co.. N. Y., June 3, 1823, and is of English ancestry. Her father, Dan- iel Carpenter, (now deceased), was born in Green- field, N. Y. Her paternal grandfather, Carpenter, and her maternal grandfather, Richard Smith, were both Revolutionary soldiers. Our subject and bis wife have been blessed by the birth of seven children, four of whom are now living. A brief notice of them is given as follows: Julius H., is now living at Decatur, 111.; his busi- ness is that of an architect. He was a soldier during the late War, entering the service at the age of fif- teen years. He married Miss Nancy Spitler, who has borne him two children — Minnie F. and Martha. Charles A. mariied Miss Elizabeth Wiggins; he is a farmer at Palmer, this county. Edwin F.. also engaged in farming in Palmer, married iMrs. Fran- ces Dozier. Laura F. is the wife of D. Fred Cook. She is tlie mother of one child, Gershom Randall, a remarkably intelligent child. One of the most interesting recollections of Dr. Randall's early life is that of seeing Gen. LaFayette at Ticouderoga, when the former was but five years old. Dr. Randall was a personal friend of the martyre- ^OHN RITSON. Among the attractive homes I -''irs. lie then sold 2, and was well icarcd and highly edu- cated. She vi-as naturally bright and fond of study and at the early .'ige of sixteen years, entered ui)on the profession of .i teacher, which she followed suc- cessfully, both in Illinois and Kansas, until her n)arriage. She came to this State with her (laicnts, .John S. and Louisa (Pease) Foster, who settled in Valley Falls, where Mr. Foster filled the chair of principal of the public schools. Later he removed with his famil}- to .Jewell City. Mr. and JNIrs. Prentice are the parents of two children, only one whom is living, a son, Harold, who was born Aug. 17, 1880. Mrs. Prentice is a charming and intt'Uigent lady and prominently connected with the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Prentice is identified with the A. O. 1'. W.. and the Select Knights. He has filled all the chairs of his lodge in both orders and has been sent to the Grand Lodges of the St.ates. In politics, he supjiorts the principles of the Republican party. He has no time to seek ofHcial honors, preferring to give his whole attention to his legitimate business. \¥|OSlllA 11. CAMPUFLL. editor and pro- ! prietor of the Haddam Clipin'r, has been a resiy his mother. The family have been residents of the United States for many generations, the great- grandfather of our subject, .John Campltell, having been a soldier of the Revolutionary War. His son, Eli.as. was the grandfather of .1. 1!. Campbell. He was a native of Pennsylvania, and later removed to New York, thence to Indiana, in which latter State he died in 187.'3. .at the age of eight3'-four years. He was married to Martha Parker in Penn- sylvania, she being a native of New .Jersey and of English descent, while her father, William Parker, had also been in the Revolutionary War. She died in 18;}3, at the comparatively early age of thirty-nine years. This couple had six children, of whom two died before the family came West. Of the survivors the eldest is Elislia, father of our subject; next in order of birth was Ann, who is the widow of Humphrey Thorne, and lives in Danville, 111.; Martha, wife of William Smith, a truckman of Washington, and W. P., a farmer of Wasjington County. Kansas. The father of our subject, Elisha Campbell, was born in Northumberland County. Pa., .Jan. 29, 181G, and in his youth leai-ncd the trade of a weaver. At the age of twenty years, while living with his parents in Ohio, he began life for himself at farming which has been his princi|)al occupation since. AVhen about twenty-four years old he went to Montgomery County. Ind., and there worked for a year at coopering. In 1841 he removed to Schuyler County, III., still working at his trade of a cooper, then in 1842 he emigrated to where the city of St. .Joseph. Mo., now stands. There was no sign of the present flourishing town, it being laid out the year Mr. Campbell arrived there. In th.at place he remained five years, engaged in farm work, and in 1817 returned to Montgomerj' County, Ind.. which was his home until 18.J2. The next move of Mr. Campbell was to Atchison County, Mo., and in that county he engaged in farming until 1801, then going to Ni^meha County, Neb., broke a prairie farm of 120 .acres, on which he lived a couple of years. Thence he went to Hancock Courly. 111., and the next year changed his location to Tama County. Iowa, where he kept a drug store in Chel- 1156 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. sea, and remained there over two years. Finally, in 1869. he came to Washington County, Kan., took up .a homestead three Tniles north of Haddam, in what is now Iladdani Township. On tliis place be lived nearly fourteen years, then sold out, and removed to tiie city of Haddam, wliicii lias since been his home. In 1841 Elisha Campbell was married in Indiana to Nancy Dillon, who was born in North Carolina Dec. 6, 1822. She is now living in Haddam witli her husband. Tiiey were the parents of eig-lit cliil- dren. The following- three died young: .loim, Aquilla. and Albert. One daughter. Martha, was married to M,artin V. Bowman, and died in this county in 1870. The survivors are: Daniel, a farmer of Haddam City ; W. P., editor and proprie- tor of the Wamega (Kansas) Reporter. Sarah, un- married, lives witli her parents; our subject is the j'oungest. .loshua B. Campbell followed the fortunes of his parents in their migrations until 1872, when he went intotiie office of the liepublicaii at Washing- ton. AA'asbington County, he having learned the trade of a printer previously in Iowa. A few months later he entered llie office of the Waterviile Telegraph, in Marshall County, Kan., tlien owned by iiis brother, AV". P., and tiiere he staid until the fall of 1876, then started a campaign paper at Franl<- forl, in tliat county, which was the predecessor of the Bee, now published in that place. He sold this property after a siiort time, and came back to Washington, working at liis trade for a few months. His next venture was in partnership witli liis brother, establisliing tlie Tribune at Wamego, Kan., in August, 1877. He staid there onl\' a year, wiien be went for a siiort time to Kansas City, whence he returned to "Waterviile. In October, 1871), Mr. Campbell established tlic Waliaunsie County //fra/d, which he carried on until the fall of 1881, then selling it, came to Haddam, where lie engaged in the drug business for a year and nine montlis. In July, 1883, lie commenced tlie publication of liis present journal, the Haddam Cltj/per, wliicli he has successfully conducted ever since. It is Republi- can in political support, and as before stated, is linancially successful. Mr. Campbell was united in marriage with Miss Carrie Kunz, in Waterviile, Kan., in 1879. Mrs. Campbell was born in the city of New York, Jan. 3, 1862. Their union lias been blessed by the birth of three children, of whom one. Docy. died in childhood, and two, Hartley A. and Ralph B.. are under the parental roof. Mrs. Campbell is a woman of rare graces of mind, pleasant, accomplished and liospitable to all who come under the home roof. Mr. Campljell is a member of Dirigo Lodge. No. 181, A. F. & A. .AI.. of Haddam City. He is a stirring, active young man, who has had a varied ex[)erience in his business and knows how to run a live paper. His paper is principally circulated in the northwestern part of the county, where it ex- ercises a wide influence. -i- #-* ^ EFFERSON J. DAATS, editor and propri- etor of the Mercury, published at Manhattan, is conducting one of the best local papers in the State. In August. 1 889, it was enlarged, and is now a six-eolunin quarto, well and cleanly l)rinted and edited, and aims to be a journal which can i)roperly enter into ever\' family circle, fur- nishing the current news and first-class reading matter, both interesting and instructive. The office is well supplied with material for job-printing, and turns out admirable work. It is the only office in this part of the State which has ever [niblislied text books, and having a complete stereoljping outfit is particularl}' adapted to this class of work. The presses are run by water-motor, recently added U) the oftiee. Altogether the business is in a flourish- ing condition, and the success which Mr. Davis has attained is solely due to bis energy and good judg- ment, .as well as a thorough knowledge of his busi- ness. The subject of this sketch was born in Fulton County, Ca., Oct. 27, 1851. His patern.al grand- father, J. E. Davis, emigrated to America from Wales in 1831, and settled in what was then Bun- combe County, N. C, where he bought a farm on the Upper Tennessee. There he spent the remain- der of his life, dying about the year 1859, at the age of eighty-three 3'ears. His wife, Elvira, sur- vived bini several years, dying in 1868, at the age PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. uf); of ninety-two. On llie 'in:itt'rn;il sido. Hie frianil- l)ai-cnts were Henry and Louisa Dcwecse, IiuMi of whom came from Franco and also settled in Bun- combe County, N. C. Henry Dcweese is still liv- ing, niakinji his home in (iilmer County. Oa.. to which the family sul)se(iuently removed, and he is now ninctv-four years old. His wife died in 188U. aged eighty-nine years. To Grandfather Davis and wife there were born nine children, six of whom are yet living. The deceased had all arrived at years of matui'ity. Only seven of the thirteen children born lo Henry and Louisa Deweese are now living. The other si.x; lived to become men and women, and all atone time sojourned under the i)arental roof after having reached mature years. John K. Davis was born in Wales, Sept. 23, 1824, and was therefore but seven years old when he was brought to this country by his parents. In his youth he learned the trade of cabinet-jnaking, and subsequently' owned a large plantation near At- lanta, Ga., upon which he lived until the outbreak of the Civil \\'ar. He was a Union man and a member of the State Convention which met to de- cide whether the State should secede. He voted "no" on the question, and this was undoubtedly the cause of his losing his propertj', he being at that time a wealth}' man. What he did not lose through his loyalty to the Stars and Stripes he lost by the liberation of his slaves and by property destroyed by Sherman's army on its famous march to the sea. At the close of the war Mr. Davis had nothing of all his possessions remaining but the bare ground, and that he sold for a low price. He refused to enter the Confederate army, but was impressed into the mechanical service. His exten- sive factory at Atlanta, in which he manufactured wagons, carriages and furniture, was closed in 1863. In 1869 Mr. Davis came to Ft. Seott, this State, and soon afterward engaged in the grocery business which he is yet carrying on, and in which he has prospered. He has never held oflicial jiositions, uniformly refusing those which have been proffered him. Up to the opening of the war he was a Whig in politics, but is now a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. He is a man of exemplary habits and character, upright and trustworthy and of strong convictions as to right and wrong, always doing what he believes to be just. He thus de- servedly stands high in the estim.atioii of those who know him. Mrs. Louisa Davis, the mother of our subject, was born in Buncombe County. N. C, Sept. 20. 1821. three days after the birth of her husband. She was there reared, and a few years after their marriage she came with her husband and two chil- dren to Georgia. She is still living and enjoys unusually good health. During all the years of hei- adult life she has been a consistent member of the Baptist Church, to whose advancement she has given liberally of her labor and means. This worthy couple were the parents of nine chililren, one of whom, a dau.ghter, Ella, died at the age of seven years. The survivors are recorded as fol- lows: Elizabeth A. was born Aug. 10, 1846, and is the wife of H. B. Sabin, a carjjenter at Ft. Scott, Kan.; Garrett 11. is farming near the old home- stead in (Georgia; Jefferson J. was the ne.xt in or- der of birth; Robert is a railroad contractor, mak- ing his home at Ft. Scott; William D. is a com- mercial traveler; Columbus J. is a stone and brick mason; Lee A. and Lawrence are commercial trav- elers, the last-named four likewise making their homes at Ft. Scott. The subject of this sketch was a small bO}' at the outbreak of the Rebellion, and the country in which he lived being the theater of some of its most active operations, he had but little opportunity to attend school. His early education was thus ob- tained at home. During the latter years of the war he had varied experiences, and for the last two years was engaged in selling papers and working on an engine on the Western Atlantic Road from Chattanooga to Atlanta. In 186j, having among his other early experiencos learned to set type, he went to work on the Atlanta Conalilullun, on its revival, when its oflice was established in the First Presbyterian Church, the only building suitable for the purpose left in the city. In this church sevices were also held on Sunda\', when the printing office was necessarily closed. Young Davis was thus occupied two years, and then engaged on the Hun in the same city. Tbe following year he went to St. Louis, Mo., and 1158 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. thence emigrated to Xew Orleans, and from there to California, being in various places and working in each. During 1871-3 he published the Dr-mocrat at Nevada. Mo. In the spring of 1.H74 he estab- lished himself in Manhattan, which has since been his home. For seven years he worked in the office of the Nationalist, having charge of its mechanical department, and at times of its editorial columns, its proprietor, Albert (iriflin. being frequently ab- sent for considerable periods. He still kejit his home here, although for two years he was super- intendent and telegraph editor of the Santa Fe Nev' Mexican. In 1883 he returned to Manhattan and set up a book and job printing office. In jMay, 1884. he established the Mercury, which is growing to be an influential and paying journal. On the liJlh of ^March, 1877, Jlr. Davis was united in marriage with Miss ^Mary 1>. Flagg, a na- tive of Manhattan, and born Aug. 4, 1860. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of John and Mary A. Flagg. both of whom w-ere natives of Massachusetts, and a part of tlie colony which originally laid out and settled Manhattan in 1855. Mrs. Flagg and her sister, Mrs. Emeline Hoar, still living in Manhattan, were the two first white women who settled within its limits. The father was, as may be supposed from his New England birth, an ardent anti-slavery man, and took an active part in the border war troubles. He was in the Union army, and after its close became owner of a farm adjoining the city limits. He died in 1874. Of his children, four are now living, the eldest being .John, a printer and publisher in Southern California; George is a black- smith of Manhattan; Mrs. Davis was the next in order of birth; Ida is unmarried and lives with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have one child, Clarence J., who was born A))ril 20, 1879. Mr. Davis is connected with many societies, be- ing a member of LaFayette Lodge, No. IG, A. F. & A. M., of Manhattan. He is also a Chapter Mason; a member of Phojnix Lodge, No. 35, K. of P.; of Manhattan Lodge, No. 1465, K. of H., .and of Kaw \' alley Camp, No. 1011, I\I. W. of A. He is well known and much liked as a thoroughly upright and conscientious man. Though not in accord with the majority of his fellow-citizens, politicallj', his personal character and the evident sincerity of his opinions give him strength in the community. The Mercury, since it was establislied b^- Jlr. Davis, in ^lay, 1884. has grown and pros- |)ered. attaining a large circulation an :@^^^ R. CARL \V. LINDNER, Cashier of the Fanners it Merchants' Bank of Clay Cen- ter. a|)pears admirably adapted to the duties of his position and has contributed materially to its standing and success. This bank w.as established in .Lanuary, 1 877, opening for busi- ness on the 1st of the month, and is the oldest in- stitution of the kind in the Republican Valley. Its first president was H. H. Taylor; its first vice- president, Col. M. M. Miller; and its cashier, John A. ^loss. Tt was brought into existence largely' tiuough the instrumentality of V. II. Kmrick, N. ( iollober and G. Kuliule, and Dr. Lindner served as President from 1880 until 1884 when he be- came Cashier. It has a paid-up capital of $.50,000 and does a thriving and steadily increasing busi- ness. Dr. Lindner was born in Marietta, Ohio. Aug. 2;5. 181;3. and when an infant was taken by his par- ents to A'irginia. His father. Dr. Eirnst Lindner, was born in Germany, in 181!l, and came to Amer- ica when nineteen years (j|d. after having served under King Louis Phillippc, in the French Army. After his arrival upon American soil he sojourned, for a time, in the city of Washington, and thence went to Washington County, C)liio. His parents were noted teachers and died early in life, in Germany. Dr. Frnst Lindner sojourned near Marietta, Ohio, and established a silk manufactory, one of the first in the United States, which he operated success- fully and extensively. Later, be was delegated to go through the State of Floriila selecting lands for German emigrants. He went down the river on a flat-boat and emiiarked on the ocean in a little sloop. At Marietta, Ohio. Krnst Lindner was married to Miss Caroline Crawford and they became the parents of five children, all of whom lived to mp ture years, and of whom Carl W. w.as the eldest. Soon after his marriage he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Stanton, of Cleveland, Ohio, uncle of the then Secretary of .State. Kdwin M. Stanton, who became prominent under Lincoln's administration. He took his degree in one of the Cleveland medical institutions, and commenced the pr.actice of his profession in Marietta, whence later he went to Kentucky. He was thus occupied until the outbreak of the Civil War. In 18G1, the f.-itiier of our subject enlisted in the 36lli Ohio Infantry as an Adjutant in the 1st Regi- ment, commanded by Gen. Crook. He was ill for manj' months and finall}- resigned, but later re- turned to the army and was given a Colonel's com- mission. Again he w.as compelled to resign on the account of illness, and returning to Ohio re- mained there until 1878. In the fall of that year he came to Kans.as, landing in Cl.ay Center on the 3d of September. Thereafter he spent his time in Kansas, Ohio and Florida, in each of which States he h.ad property, and was not particularly eng.nged in an}' other business than looking after it. After its organization he was a strong supporter of the Republican party. He held the oflice of County Treasurer, two terms, in Washinglon]County. Ohio. Mrs. Caroline (Crawford) Lindner, the mother of our subject, was born in the Stale of New York, in 1824, and w.as the daughter of William and Caro- line Crawford, who were among the first persons landing at old Ft.llarmer. now Marietta.Ohio. They settled on a tract of land from which the father cleared a farm, mostly with his own hands, at a a time when most of his neighbors were Indiaiis, and he was twelve miles from a trading [lost. Upon that |)lace he lived and died, passing away abtiiit 184.5. The mother survived her husband a number of years, [wssing away April 22, 1881. at the advanced age of eighty-live 3'ears. Miss Caro- line grew to womanhood on the farm thus built up from the wilderness, mihI wms Micic m.nriiMl to I)i-. Liniluer. 1162 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. I 'Uw subject of tins sketch spent liis eailj' years oil the farm near where the town of Marietta, finally grew up, and iu the latter completed his early studies. During the second year of the Civil War he enlisted, on May 2S, 1862, iu Company F, Soth Ohio Infantry. Init on account of his age was rejected. After a few weeks there was a call for more volunteers, and lie was the first man to enroll his name in the same regiment among those who desired to go to tlie front. At the expiration of the three months he enlisted in Company G. 36th Ohio Infantry, whicii was assigned to the 14th Corps, Army of the Cumberland. They were ordered to Ringgold, Ga.. then returned and set out with Sheridan on iiis famous campaign through the Shenandoali '\'alle3'. ^Ir. Lindner assisted in the fight at Winchester. Fisiier Hill and Cedar Creek, and for three years thereafter was on dutj- constantly, never missing a day. At the close of the war he received his honorable discharge and was mustered out at Columbus, Oiiio. lie had been promoted to a Corporal, and was frequent!}' assigned to special service. He was only twentj' years old at the close of the war, after serving three years and three months. Upon retiring from the service, jMr. Lindner at- tended the Normal School at Lebanon. Ohio, one term, and later taught five terms in Washington County. He then began the study of medicine under tlie instruction of Dr. John Bohl, of Water- town, Ohio, taking his lectures at the Cincinnati Miami Medical College, from which he was grad- uated. In 18G9 lie was united in marriage witii Miss Mary Bohl. and later came to Junction City, arriving in Clay County on the 3d of March, 1870. Part of the journey was made on a construction train, and later the Doctor walked across the plains, and for the first time saw a prairie. He purchased a compass, shot-gun and and haversack, and jour- neyed four or five days until reaching Waterville. Here he located for practice, and at the same time took up a homestead claim in what is now Garfield Township. He built a little 12x16 stone house, the first structure of this m.aterial in the county, quarrying the stone himself. Later, he began breaking the soil and putting up a stable and other buildings. Early in the winter following, Dr. Lindner re- turned to Ohio for his wife, coming hack in De- cember, and aliout that time the emigrants began to arrive in good!}" numbers, and his practice increased accordingly'. He remained on his farm until 1872, then removing to Morganville, which was at tliat time looked upon as the terminus of the C. B. & U. P. Railroad. In January, 1874, on ac- count of the illness of their child, Mrs. Lindner returned to Ohio and died there. Dr. Lindner after tlie last sad rites were performed came back to Kansas and on the 2d of March, 1875, settled on a part of the present site of Clay Center. In the pros- ecution of his chosen calling he rode over Cloud. Riley and Washington counties, going frequently- thirty- and forty miles each way. In 1881 for the third time he returned to Cincinnati, Oliio, for a course of lectures and then spent two years in Florida, where he purchased and still owns a home, and usually spends his winters there. Upon his return to Kansas, in 1883, Dr. Lindner became interested in the Farmers A' Merchants" Bank of Clay Center and likewise in real-estate in this city and various otlier parts of Kansas. He is a favorite both in business and social circles and belongs to Lodge No. 34, Bethany Chapter and Coronado Commandery No. 20. K. T. To the Doctor and his estimable wife have been born four children, three of whom are living, namely: Blanche, Eaton and Carl Jr., and who are all at home with their parents, and will be given the best advantages which ample means can afford. --|-^#f-|- ^^ HAHLKS K. GEAR, County Clerk of Clay I'/l County, is well known and highly esteemed, ^^( both as a citizen and public servant. He has been one of the most successful farmers in ^Mulberry Township, Clay County, and has a well-regulated estate which is pleasantly located on sections 14 and 24, the residence being on tlic latter. His landed possessions comprise 240 acres, all of which have been brought to a good state of cultivation and upon which the proprietor has erected substantial farm buildings. He has a fine lot of fruit trees, both small and large, on the 80- acre tract and tlio wliole premises arc cative of enterprise and progress. Mr. (!ear came to Clay County in 1874, and purchased land although not settling here until four years later. lie has made all the improve- ments where ho lives, these involving the labors of several j-enrs and the outlay of considerahle hard cash. Prior to his removal to Kansas lie had been a resident of Jo Daviess C\)unty, 111., of which he was a native, having been Ijorn in Guilford Town- sliip, April 7, 1840. His father, William T. Gear, was a native of New York State, and a son of Charles Gear, likewise born there and who. in 1827, in company witli his brother, Capt. H. H. Gear, re- moved to Illinois and located in what is now Gal- ena, on the Fever River. They had become con- siderably interested in tlie lead mines and assisted in building up the town of Galena, being very suc- cessful and weie included among its leading citizens. Some time prior to the death of Charles Gear, he removed to Shullsburg, Wis., and died there in 18.5:?, at the age of sixty -one years. He was a Whig, pulilicallx . and had served in .lo Daviess Count}'. III., as a Justice of the Peace for many \ears. He was prominent in the Masonic frnternitv — in fact tlie father of Masonry in Xortliern Illinois. William T. (Jear, the father of our subject was nine years old when his father, Charles, removed to .lo Daviess County, 111., and he was tiiere roared in the mining regions, assisting in smelling and other work connected therewith. He received a limited education and like his father before him. attained to a useful and vigorous manhood. After remov- ing to Wisconsin, he became County Surveyor of La Fayette County, also Postmaster of IJenton, and for some time w,as Register of Deeds. In 18.12. in company with others, he crossed the plains to Cali- fornia with mule teams and after six years spent in tlic mining regions of S.acramentoand Marysville.re- turned, in the spring of 1857, to his family, they in the meantime having returned to Illinois. On the Pacific Slope he had had a varied ex|)cricnce with a cosmopolitan people and Indians. He continued n resident of Jo Daviess Countj', 111., until his de- cease in 1X80. which came about in a sudden and painful iii.'inner. he having been thrown from a load PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM lighly indi- 1«3 of hay drawn by a runaway team. He was then sixty-two years old. He had been prominent in local affairs and iV'prosentcd Guilford Township, in the County Board of Supervisors. Politicallv. ho W!»s first a Whig and then a Republican. The father of our subject was married in Jo D.a- V less County. III., to Miss Eliza Day, a native of New Hampshire and the daughter of an old New England family. She emigrated with her parents when quite young to Sangamon County, Hi., whencejater they removed to Jo Daviess County. The maternal gr.and parents of our subject were Erastus and Exie (Mason) Day. They spent their last days in New Diggings, Wis., dying when ripe in years. Mrs. Eliza Gear is still living, mak- ing her home with a daughter in Shcllield, Iowa, and is now seventy years old. She and her hus- band united" with the Methodist Episcopal Church early in life. The latter, like his father before him. was an active member of the M:tsonic fra- ternity. Charles E. Gear was the second of nine children, five sons and four daughters, all of whom arc liv- ing and seven are married. Charles si)ent his child- hood and youth under the parental roof and .acipiired a practical education in the common schools. He taught school thereafter at times and also engaged .as clerk in a store at Galena, until coming to Kan- sas. He was married Jlay 10. 1870. in Galen.i, to Miss Camilla Burton, who was born near that city in its infancy, Oct. 28. 18.)1. and is the daughter of Benjamin, a brother of John Burton of Jo Daviess County. Benjamin Burton w.as l)orn in York- shire. England, whence he emigrated at an early da}- to Northern Illinois, dying there in 1873 at the age of sixty-seven years. He was a success- ful man financially and a usefid member of the community. His wife. Mrs. Lavina (Tipi)et) Bur- ton, passed away many years prior to the decease of her husband and when her daughter. Mrs. (iear. was a child of five years. The latter was reared by her father and stepmother. Of her union with our subject there have been born two children — Mabel E. and Mason C. Mr. an lEORGE W. PETERSON, one of the self- made men of Riley County, is the gentleman \^^|j whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Sweden in 1859. on the first day of that year. His parents, Charles .1. and Charlotta (An- derson) relerson. natives of Sweden, emigrated to America in 1866, and settled in Jamestown. N. Y. Mrs. Peterson died there some years ago. but Mr. Peterson still makes it his home, and continues to work at his trade of a cabinet-maker. Tliey were the parents of five children, viz: Josephine, George W., Alice, Frank and Emma. George W. Peterson was si.^ ^years of age when his parents came to this couutr}^ hence he does not remember much of his native land, but is a true American in thought and speech. He was reared in Jamestown, and attended its common schools, where he received a fair education, but he has added to what he received in school bj- a diligent course of reading and study, selecting such subjects as seemed of most practical importance. He is, tiiere- fore. very well informed in all branches of knowl- edge pertaining to practical affairs, and well quali- fied to take a leading part in business circles. However, while making •■practical" knowledge his main study, he has not wholly neglected the minor o-races and refinements of civilized life, but is suf- ficenlly well versed in the subjects of modern philosophy and ivsthetical culture to be able to take his place in the most cultivated society. In 1778 Mr. Peterson emigrated to Kansas, and found employment as a clerk, following that occu- pation in Blue Rapids, Mariad.ahl, Randolph and Leonardville. He moved to the latter place in 1884. and has since given tlie greater part of his time to farming. He owns 280 acres of fine land in Sherman and Bala Townships, and is also owner of the grain elev.itor at Leonardville, |besides other valuable real estate. He is at present con- nected with the J. H. Jenkins banking establish- ment, at Leonardville. his varied acquirements making him an important acquisition to that con- cern. He is reasonably active in political matters, and has been rewarded by his party. Republican, with ail office of trust and responsibilit}-, viz; Town- ship Trustee of Bala Township, and upon the com- pletion of his term of office was re-elecled by an emphatic majority, in 1888, and is, therefore, the present incumbent. He is popular with all ^lasses. and although he started in life quite poor, has. b3' the exercise of good judgment and legitimate busi- ness methods, acquired a large share of wealth without sacrificing his integrity. As long as he lives, our subject will remember the 10th of February, 1883, as on that day he took to wife the amiable and accomiilished Miss Bettie Anderson, of Randolph. Kan. She was born in Butler County, Kan., in 1864, and is a daughter of Samuel and Margaret Anderson, natives of Sweden^ who came to America many years ago. Mrs. Peter- son is a true woman in every relation in life, and a valued member of the social circle in which they move. Two children have come to share their home and loving care, named bj' the fond parents. Earl W. and Arthur G. They are briglit and aflfection- ate little fellows, and give promise of making an honorable career for themselves, when time shall have .added a few 3'ears more to their present number. -l^^ IkM ILLIARD F. ROBERTS is contributing /// 111 \Xt II his quota to tlie agricultural interests of ashington County by tilling 170 acres of land on section 29, Charleston Town- ship, seventy acres of which belong to liis wife. Mr. Roberts, without making any great stir in the world, may be classed among the steady-going citi- zens who assist in forming the solid basis of the community, upholding its best interests, morally. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1165 socially and financially. He is a native of Law- rence County, Ky„ and was born Feb. 27, 1854. being the son of Oeorffo W. and .Julia (Burton) Roberts. The subject of this sketch was less than a year old when his parents, leaving Kentucky, emigrated across the Mississippi into Western .Missouri. 'I'lie following year, however, they removed to Leaven- worth. Kan., and later to .lohnson County. In that county Milliard F. grew to man's estate, acquiring his education in the district schools. In 1875 he took up his abode in Washington County, locating first on section 17, Charleston Township, where he purchased 160 acres of land. I'pon this he effected considerable improvement, then, selling out, pur- chased land on section 25. and repeated the pro- cess, improving this farm also. After leaving this, he improved another farm on section 28. and be- came the owner of a farm on section 20. Mr. Roberts settled on the farm which he now operates in 1888. His family consists of his wife and three children, the latter named respectively: Leonard, Lester and Clyde. His estimable wife, to whom he was married in 1878, was formerly Jliss Ophelia, ilaughter of A. .1. and Mary Ann Thompson. Mrs. Roberts w.-ui born in Union County, Iowa, Ma^' 4. 1855, and remained there with her parents until 187S. Politically, Mr. Rob- erts votes the straight Republican ticket, and has served as Township Trustee for the last two years. He is quite prominent in local affairs, and is fre- qeutly sent as a delegate to county conventions. \W F.WIS A. PALMER, editor and proprietor I (© '^^ '''"^ Local Neirs. is a native of Warren jl^-^. County, Pa., born Jan. 15, 1865. His par- ents are Richard and Su.>an (Rinehower) Palmer, the former born in the eastern part of New York in 1833, and the latter in Ashland County, Ohio, in 1837. Richard Palmer was brought up to farming, which avocation he followed in Warren County, Pa., both before and after his marriage, combining with it the business of lumbering. He was married in Ohio, where he became acquainted with his wife while traveling, selling musical in- struments, he being quite a musician. After his marriage, he returned to Pennsylvania, where he lived on a farm in Warren County. owno; in New York City on the iDlli of .laiiuary. after a long ocean voyage upon whicii they had entered October 30. From the metro|iolis they then journeyed to De- troit, Mich. Mr. Olandt engaged in the lumber business in Kapock, and Mrs. Olandt invested her money in farming lands in St. Clair County, be- coming the owner of about 500 acres. Her hus- band being afflicted with asthma, they, in 1877. came to Kansas and purchased a farm in I'nion Township, forty .acres of which had been broken and upon which the only improvement was a dug- out. They lived upon this four years then pur- chased the present homestead of the family, which is 254 acres in extent, one acre having been given for the schoolhouse. Here, Mr. Olandt spent the remainder of his da^'S. Mrs. Olandt has managed the estate with rare good judgment. She made a specialty of live stock. breeding tine cattle and horses, the later graded stock mostly Norman and Clydes- dales, of wliich there were usually from twcnt}' to thirty on the farm. In the fall of 1888, Mrs. Olandt desiring to retire from active business, sold off her live stock and now rents the greater part of the farm. She is now (October 1889) erecting anew residence, which in point of architecture, will be second to none in this part of the county. The farm is watered by Mill Creek, and is highly pro- ductive. Mrs. Olandt still retains possession of some of her Michigan property. Six children were born to our subject and his estimable wife, the eldest of whom. Carl, died when four 3-earsold; Randolph superintends the opera- tions of the homestead; Albert is farming in Union Township; Emma is the wife of John Moore, a farmer of Washington, and owning a section of land; Mar}- is the wife of Aimer Thompson, a farmer of Hnddam Township; Bertha married Robert Fenton, and died leaving one child — Minnie C, who is being reared by her grand- mother. Mrs. Olandt is a prominent member of the Methodist Protestant Church at Haddam. She assisted in building two churches in Michigan. Mrs. Caroline (IIein.s) Olandt was born in Maeh- taborog. Prussia, Oct. 1'.). 1831. and is the daugli- rer of Carl and Caroline (Cortens) Heins, the former a native of Icelanr, and the latter of Isla- ben. Prussia. The paternal grandfather. likewise Carl Heins, was a native of the same province as his sou and was an extensive farmer, owning thou- sands of acres. Carl Jr.. likewise became very wealthy, owning 5,000 acres of valuable land, largely devoted to stock-raising, having about 200 milch cows and thirty-two span of fancy horses, besides draft animals. He. too. spent his entire life in Prussia. The mother was especially well educated, being the daughter of the Rev. Harmon Grad, and receiving excellent advantages. Tlie parentiil family consisted of four children — Dora and Carl, deceased; Caroline and Louis, the latter also deceased. Mrs. Olandt is the sole survivor of her family. After the death of her mother she went to live with an aunt in her native place, and received excellent school advantages. She wa.s graduated from the best schools of her native province, and grew up a highly accomplished young lady moving in the best society. She still retains her mental vigor and is a lad}' of more than ordinary business capacity, besides possessing cul- tured tastes. She enjoys the friendship and society of the best people in H.addam Towusuip. -^-*-^- T/ KXl M. SHIPPKi:. It is interesting to I (^ note how men have emigrated from New ,- iLi^ Kngland an'>^:i?^V5:5<'^-^ "ii ^ I OSEFH W. EMERSON, late one of the load- I ing men of Zeandale Township, settled within its limits in 1866 and departed this life at his homestead on section 8, Feb. 6, 1889. He was born at South Reading, now Wakefield, Mass., Nov. 25, 1817, and learned the trade of a carpenter. In due time he developed into a builder and architect, and in March. 1855, came to the Territory of Kansas in company with Dr. Charles Robinson. He was engaged at his trade as a carpenter until after the outbreak of the Civil War and then enlisted in July, 1861, as a Union soldier in Companj' A, 5th Kansas Cavah-y, in which he served over three years in the capacitj' of Color- bearer. In the meantime, on the 30th of August, 1864, he was married in Topeka to Mrs. Emeline IL Mabie. Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Em- erson visited the East where they spent several months, then returning to Topeka, this State, they lived there until October, 1866. Thence, coming to Riley C'ounly, thej- settled upon a homestead which Mrs. Enier.son still owns and occupies. No children were born to them but they adopted a boy Herbert B., who died at the homestead in Zeandale Township, April 1, 1879, when a promising youth of sixteen years. After coming to the above-men- tioned township, Mr. Emerson followed his trade for a while and subsequently gave his attention al- most exclusively to farming and stock-raising. He made good improvements upon his homestead and since his decease his widow has displayed rare good judgment in the management of the estate, which constitutes one of the finest homes in this part of the country. . Mrs. Emeline H. Emerson was born at Goshen, Conn.. Maj' 17, 1821, and lived there until a maiden of seventeen years. She then went to Camillus, N. Y.. and entered the Female Seminary at Auburn, where she took a regular course and fitted herself for a teacher. She followed her [iro- fession several terms at Camillus and later taught in Cortland County until her first marriage. On the 31st of March, 1851, she was wedded at the town of Scott, that county, to Mr. Hiram Mabie. Mr. Mabie was a native of Danube. Herkimer County. N. Y., and they lived in Cortland County until 1857. During a portion of the time, Mrs. Mabie held the position of Principal of the L'nion school at McGranville. In March, 1857. Mr. Mabie came to Kansas and in the following December was joined bj' his wife. The}' settled in the township of Wabaunsee, near where Wamego now stands, and there Mr. Mabie died on the 5th of May, 1859. Mrs. :\Iabie followed the profession of a teacher several terms in that county. In December, 1860, she went to Topeka and taught two years in a private school and two years in the first public school established in Topeka after Kansas became a State. She was re- markably successful .as an instructor and a great favorite with pupils and parents. She began her labors vv'ith five pupils and in a short time the num- ber was increased to seventy. In the meantime she made the acquaintance of Mr. Joseph W. Emerson, and they were united in marriage on the 30th of August, 1864. While living with her first husband Mrs. Emer- son adopted a little girl, Laura E., who became the wife of Lauren Newell of Zeandale Township, where she is now living. Mrs. Newell possesses fine literary ability and is a correspondent for a large number of papers, and is also writing for firms in twelve different States for musical publica- tions. She is one of those sweet singers whose tal- ents are largely devoted to furthering the cause of Christianity and her songs of prayer and praise are rung out liy youthful V(jices on many a holy day, PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 117' their inspiring words being set to music by com- posers of wide repute. Mrs. Emerson is a member in fiood slancJing of the Congregational Ciuircii and during tlie greater part of her life has been actively engaged in relig- ious work. While a resident of Topeka she con- duoted a class in three different Sunday-seliools. .She united with tiic Presbyterian ( liurt-li at Caiiiil- lus, N. Y.. when a young lady of nineteen years, and has never severed her inemliersliip witli a relig- ious body since that time. .S|io has not only done mucli for tlie cause of Christianitv, hut has also labored in the educational field in her own Jiome, liaving conducted a public school therein for a period of seven years jirior to tiie erection of the school building that is now located near her resi- dence. Tiie father of Mrs. P'merson was John Osborn. a native of Stratford, Conn.; he married Miss Sarah Humphrey, likewise a native of that State, and tbej' settled in Goshen, where Ihej' spent the greater part of their lives. Finally they removed to Camillus. N. Y., where they died. Their family consisted of ten children, four sons and six daugh- ters, of whom Mrs. Eimerson was the youngest. Two of these children are living and located in Kans.ts and New York respectively. jf-JiiU^e J0SP:PII W. LANGDON. To no class of men is Washington more indebted for its growth and importance as a busy and flour- ishing city than to the active, enterprising, business-like dealers in real estate. And as a fine representative of this class it gives us much pleas- ure to be able to place in this volume a sketch of the life of the gentleman whose name is at the head of this biogra[>hical review. He comes of a long line of distinguished ancestry on both sides of the house, among whom are numbered some that occupied prominent [jlaces in tlie early Colonial and later history of New England. Tlie Lang ^ \f/ EONARD P. GUSHING is one of the enter- prising and successful young farmers of AVashington County. He may well be proud of the success he has achieved and the part he has taken in the development of Sheridan Town- ship. He was born in Greene County, III., Feb. 14, 1855. When about nine years old, his parents re- moved to Christian County, where he was reared on a farm. He was the recipient of such educa- tional advantages as were afforded in the district schools. In March, 1878, he canie with his family to this county and purchased eighty acres of land. He has since bought an additional sixty acres, and brought the entire place to a high state of cultiva- tion and productivenesss. The farm is divided into fields of convenient size, and all well fenced. There were no buildings on the land when it was purchased by Mr. Cushing. He now has adequate and substantial stable , hogpens, cribs, etc.. and a neat and sufficiently commodious frame house. He has planted about 200 grape vines, and an orcli- k PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1 1 H.-) aid of seventj'-five apple trees, (^litc a number of forest trees afford cooling slieltor on various parts of tlie estate. In Christian Comity, 111., on Kfl). II, 1877. an interesting ceremony took place. It was (hat wliicji united the lives and fr)rtunes of our subject and Miss Krama Webster of that county. The bride is a daughter of M. 1'. and Theresa (Chase) Webster. The union has lieen blessed by the birth vf three interesting children — Euda. Carrie and Olive. Oursuliject is a son of ^Montgomery II. and !Mary (Clark) Cushing, and is the fourth in a fain- il\- of nine children. Eight of them are still living. All were b()rn in Illinois. The eldest son. George, served in the defense of the Union during the late Civil War. The parents removed from Illinois to Clay County. Neb., about the year 1879. There the father took a limber claim of eightv acres, up- on which the mother and two sons are now living. The father departed this life in April. 188."). The mother is a communicant of the Methodist Episco- pal ChurcW Mr. Cushing served as Constable in this town- ship. He is a man of liigh princi|)les, marked in- telligence, and kintlly manners. His wife is pos- ■sessed of many social and domestic virtues. They stand well in the esteem of their neighbors and fel- low citizens, and are likely in the years to come to rank still higher as their years of usefulness in- JE. BALDRY, Deputy Postmaster of Clifton, also carries on a thrivi'ng trade in books and confectionery. lie came to the city in 1878 and with the exception of two years spent in Kansas City, Mo., has since maintained his resi- dence here. He was born in Lettsville, Louisa Co., Iowa, July 14, 18G3, and received a practical education in the common-schools of Iowa and Kan- sas. For some time he was engaged as a clerk for his uncle, L. C. Cliester, a prominent grain dealer. The father of our subject was .Samuel Baldry, a native of England and now a resident of Belden, Mo. lie came to America when a boy and was married in Michigan to Miss Augusta Kene. Mrs. Baldry is likewi.se :i native of Germany and was born in Berlin. She came to America when quite young nml was married in Iowa. She died at her home in Lettsville, that State, in 1876. while in her |>rime. In religious belief she was a .Methodist, to whieli churdi Samuel Baldry also belongs. Mr. Baldry made his home principally with his uncle Chester after the decease of his mother and developefl into a pedagogue, which profession he followed two years. He is numbered among the promising young business men of Clifton, and votes the straight Repulilic.-ui ticket. ^„;a--^^^.-^_«- WINGROVE. one of the early settlers of Clay Center, came to the county as early as 1870, and is at present engaged as a loan Itroker in that city. He is descended from an honorable ancestry, his gre.at-grand father, John Wingrove. having emigrated from England during the year in which the colonies began to rebel against the oppressions of the mother country. He was tlieu but a youth of sixteen years and ran away from home to embark for America. His father was a (reneral in the British army and spent his entire . life on his own Continent. John Wingrove landed in Boston whence he made liis w.ay to N'irginia and joined the Conti- nental Army, fighting on the side of the Colonists until their independence had been established. After the close of the war he married and settled in the Shenandoah \'allcy where he prosecuted farming for a time, then went into Buchanan, Va.. where he opened up a farm from the wilderness, reared a family and there spent his last days. His son. William, the grandfather of our subject, was l)orn there and reared to manhood. He followed agricultur.-d pursuits, w.as married .anil became the f.ather of a family of two children — Harrison, the father of our subject and Mrs. Dean, now of .Sedalia, Mo. Harrison Wingrove, the father of our subject, was born at Leetown, \'a., in 181(). When a 3'OHng man he went with the family to Buchanan and w.as there married to Miss Maria Tibbies. There were 1186 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPfflCAL ALBUM. born to them two sons and two daughteis. and three of the cliildren are living, namely, Marshall, of West Virginia; Emmn. (Mrs. Lay Barrett) of Sedalia, ]Mo.,and Otis P.. of Idana. Clay Co., Kan. The mother of these cliildren died in middle life and Mr. AVingrove was subsequently married to Miss Frances Phillips. Thej- became the parents of five children, three of whom are living. Harrison Wingrove has been a resident of Upshur County, AV. Va.. for the past forty-eight years. Ilis wife is also living and both are members of the Presbyte- rian Church. The father votes the straight Re|)ub- liean ticket and was a st.anch Union man during the late Civil AA'ar. AMUEL I5ARR. The attention of the bio- grapher as he was traveling along the south- ern line of Franklin Township. AVashin- ton County, was attracted to the home- stead of Mr. Barr, which is finely located on sec- tion .'54. AVithout making any pretentions to elegance, it forms nevertheless a very desir- able and comfortable abiding place and is without question the home of an intelligent and enterprising citizen. Uiioii this farm Mr. Barr has spent the most of the time for a period of twenty- two years and has labored industriously iu bring- ing the soil to a productive condition, erecting the buildings needed, these including a substantial resi- dence and the structures necessary for the shelter of slock and storage of grain. Mr. Barr is a na- tive of Western Pennsylvania, having been born in Indiana County, that State, Oct. 1. 1840. His parents. Thomas and Fariba Barr. likewise natives of Pennsylvania, there spent their entire lives en- gaged in farming pursuits. The faiuil}' consisted of five children, of whom Samuel was the eldest born, tieorge is a resident of Emporia, this State; Alexander is farming in Iowa ; Nancy .lane and John P. remain in Pennsylvania. The subject of this sketch liver and trust, lie has occupied the position of Town- siiip Clerk for one year and that of Township Trus- tee for four years; he has also been a member of the School Board for several years, in which jiosi- tioM his early education, supplemented as it has been by a wide experience, constitutes him a valued and efficient member. The suffrages of his fellow- citizens have also calleil him to a place in the City Council, and later to the office of Mayor. He has performed the duties of that position for several terms, and is the present incumlient. He was for- merl}' a member of a lodge of Good Templars and also of one of .Sons of Teinperance. but as no or- ganization of either exists at present in this place he hiis transferred his activities in the temperance cause to other methods of working than through the medium of lodge work. He is also a mcml)or of the I. O. O. F., lias been through all the chairs and is now Past Grand. In political matters he takes a lively interest, believing that only by keeping the people informed and interested in the questions presented for their decision at the ballot-ljox can the nation's welfare be assured. His political affilia- tions are with the Democratic party. ^!^EORGE I*-. CAMPBELL is the owner and llj ,5=, occupant of a valuable f.arm in Coleman ^^Jl Township, Washington County. A notice- able feature of the estate is the number and variet\' of trees which have been set out upon it. Six acres are devoted to the culture of forest trees, and on the plantation m,ay be found Cottonwood, walnut, box-elder, eatalpa, ash. elm, hacklxM^y. and a few silverleaf and Loml>ardy poplars. The orchard contains cherries, apricots, jieaches, and apple trees, there being about i;^0 of the latt<'r. Grapes and a great variety of small fruits are also cultivated. Excellent water is supplied by a spring which flows summer and winter. A spring house has been built, and tlie cooling fluid is conducted through lioxes where milk, butter and other supplies are always kept cool and fresh. Mr. Campbell traces his ancestry to the sturdy Scotcli. His grandparents. George and lioxana Campbell, eniigralcil from Scotland when their son. Origen E., the fatherof our subject, was quite young. 1188 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Origen Campbell inarried Miss Sarah Goodspeed, daughter of Richard Goodspeed. Iier family being also of Scotch ancestry. The early home of the Campbells was in Vermont. In Ferrisburgli. Addison County, the subject of this sketch first saw the light. His birth took place Dec. 2, 1838, and in his native place be remained until seventeen years of age. lie >>'as the recipient of all the advantage.s to be derived from attend.ince at the public schools of his native State, and after the family removed from Vermont, he attended school at their new home in JIauston, Juneau Co., Wis. During the late Civil "War, Mr. Campbell served about ten months in the Armj' of the Union. His name was on the muster roll of Companj' C, 47th AVisconsin Infantry, and Tennessee was the ineld of the most of his army service. After lieing discharged at Madison, Wis., he returned to the occupation of a farmer, which he had previously undertaken. He owned land in Juneau County, upon which he erected a house after his discharge from the sei vice. That place continued to be his home until 187.3- when he sold and removed to this .'^tate, making the trii< b}' wagon in comiiany with Messrs. Covey & .Smith. Each of the men took up a homestead in this county, remaining but a short time here, return- ina' for their families. The homestead which Mr. Campbell entered, com|)rised the southeast quarter of section 32, and his entrance into the county was on June 1.5, 1873. Six years after the family came here, he fitted out a wagon, and with his wife and three boys, made the trip of about 700 miles, to Wisconsin and return. At the home of the bride in Wisconsin, on March 26. 1864, Mr. Campbell celebrated his marriage. The lady who became his wife bore the maiden name of Mary Stewart, and is the daughter of Wil- liam and Mahala (Randall) Stewart. Her mother was a daughter of John Randall. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell has been blessed 133- the birth of four children. The first born, Roland A., died at the age of nine months. William E. was born on the day that (irant was first elected Presi- dent; he is his father's able assistant on the farm. Gerald H. is now a young man and still at home. G. Stewart is now a lad of eleven years. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have adopted a daughter whom they reared from the age of four years. Her name was Annie Wert, and she remained with her adopted parents until her marriage. She is now the wife of Luther M. Stewart, formerly of Strawberry Town- ship, this county, and now of Logan, Philips Co.. Kan., where he has a farm. Jlr. Campbell is a stanch Republican. He is now acting as Treasurer of Coleman Township. He has been School Director during twelve of the sixteen 3'ears of his residence here. Mrs. Campbell, and her SOD William, are members of the Close Communion Baptist Church. As an enterprising and progressive farmer, a reliable citizen, and a man of firm prin- ciples and .social qualities, Mr. Campbell is highly esteemed by his neighbors and fellow-citizens. vROF. JESSE HARRIS, Principal of the jjj Haddam High School, is a well-educated and polished gentleman, thoroughlj' de- voted to the duties of his profession, con- scientious and faithful, and has made many friends since his sojourn in this county. He is a close stu- dent and an extensive reader, and has already at- tained an enviable reputation as an instructor. He is a native of Bangor, Iowa, and was born Dec. 16, 18.50. He is consequently approaching the thirty- third year of his age. and has made good headway on the road to prosperity, obtaining a high position among the educators of Kansas. • The early years of Prof. Harris were spent amid the quiet scenes of farm life, and he was taught to make himself useful from childhood. When a boy of eight years he began herding sheep, follow- ing this four years, and then began in earnest to work on a farm. He pursued his first studies in the com- mon school, and remained a member of the parental household until a j'outh of eighteen 3'ears. Then desiring to increase his store of knowledge he re- paired to Oskaloosa, Iowa, and entered the Penn- sylvania College, pursuing a scientific course one year. At the expiration of this time he com- menced teaching, which he followed one j-ear, then resumed his studies and followed teaching and studying allernalely for the next three years. PORTRAIT AND RIOORAPFIICAL ALBUM. 1180 Oil till' ITtli of Maicli. IS.SO. I'rof. [Jarris was mairieil in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Miss Ilattie Glass- fock. This lady was born in I'nion County, Ohio. Dec. 2, 1858, and is the dautain further knowledge of his l)rofessioii, as a teacher, Mr. Harris entered the j Normal College at Great Bend, this State, taking a scientific course of seven months. He then resumeil teaching in Republic County until the suDiraer of 1889, and in July, that year, took up his residence in Haddam, and afterward entered uiion the duties of his present [josilion. His honieembraccs thirty seven acres of choice land which is operated b^' other parties. He has a neat residence, with pleasant surroundings, and his household circle includes four bright and intere.sting children — Alma, Cul- len, .lames .1. and Vera. Formerly Prof. Harris was a member of the I. O. G. T. He and his wife are members in good standing of the Baptist Church at Ilickorj- Grove; iioliticall}-. he is a sound Republican. The father of our subject was .lames Harris, a native of North Carolina, and bom near New Heme, in 1815. The paternal grandfather was David n.arris, likewise a native of that State, and a farmer by occupation, (i rand father Harris left the .South in 1833, emigrating lo Indiana and locating on a tract of Government land near Winchester, where he carried on farming until his death. The great- grandfather of our subject was .lesse Harris, like- wise a native of North Carolina and a ship-builder by trade, living on the coast. His father, Johns- ton Harris, came from England and was a t^uaker. James Harris prosecuted farming and stock-rais- ing in Indiana until 1816. He then removed over- land by team to Iowa, settling in llenr}- Coiintj", but later changed his residence to Marshall County, where he entered land and improved a farm. I)e- eoming well-to-do. He died at Bangor, in May, 1884. He was a Quaker in religious life, fii-sl a Whig and then a Republican, politically, and a strong Abolitionist. He married .Miss Matilda Pickett, a native of his own State and born in 1821. lOO PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. The mother of our subject was the (laughter of Rev. Joseph Pickett, a farmer of North Carolina, and a preacher in the Quaker Church. He remover! to Indiana in 1846, wliere he spent his last days. Mrs. Matilda Harris is still living at the old home- stead near Bangor, ilarsliall Co., Iowa. To the parents of Prof. Harris there were born fourteen ciiildren, the eldest of wliom. a daughter. Mary, is now Mrs. Hockett, and resides in .Sher- man County, Kan. ; Emily married John Clymer, and died in Topeka; Ruth married a Mr. Hockett, and died in Iowa; Sarah. Mrs. George, resides in Leavenworth County, this State; Eunice died at the age of fifteen years; Eleazar B. is farming in Storey County, Iowa; Jobe L. died in infancy; Robert died when a promising young man of twenty years; James L. is farming in Marshall Count}', Iowa; Jesse, the subject of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; Evangeline died when two j'ears old; Edwin died when a j'oung child; Anna, Mrs. Pruitt, is a resident of Logan County, this State; David M. lives in Marshall County, Iowa. RxVNK SHAW. During the early settlement of Northern Kansas, men came from all parts of the Union, some of the States contribut- ing their best elements toward the building up of the infant commonwealth. Among them came William Sliaw, father of the subject of this notice, who was born and reared in the State of Ohio, and lived there until the fall of 1859. I'^pon coming to Kansas he settled first in Linn County, but the fol- lowing year removed to Jefferson County, where he sojourned until 1869. That year he changed liis residence to W.asiiington County, and purchased 240 acres of land on section 25, Greenleaf Town- ship, the improvement and cultivation of which he carried on until 1880. Then, wiselj' retiring from active labor, he moved into the town of Greenleaf, of which he is still a resident. William Shaw, during the years of his active life was a man of great energy and industr_y, and accu- mulated a good property. From early manhood ho has been a member of the Christian Church, from whose doctrines and beliefs he still extracts a large amount of (Munfort in his old age. Politically, he is a stanch supporter of Repidilican principles. His father w.as Jeremiah Shaw, a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America in the latter part of the eighteenth century. William, upon reaching man's estate was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Hatcher, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Will- iam and Mary Hatcher, who spent their last years in Ohio. To William and Louisa .Shaw there was born a family of six children, the eldest of whom, Walter William, is the Postmaster .at Tex.arkana, Ark.; Mary is the wife of Henry Best, Registrar of Deeds at Kinslej', this State ; Margaret is the wife of Caleb Woodworth, a farmer of Atchison County, Kan. ; Frank is the subject of this sketch, was the next in order of birth ; Damon is farming in Philips Count}', this State ; Nettie is unmarried and remains at home with her parents. Frank Shaw, one of the leading farmers and stock-men of Greenleaf Township, w.as born in Portage County, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1851, He was the fourth child of his parents, who came to Kansas when he was quite young and spent his early years in Jefferson and "Washington counties, becoming familiar with farming pursuits, and acquiring a pr.ictical education in the common schools. In 1883 he purchased the old homestead of his father. u|)on which he has since resided. He is the owner of 280 acres of thoroughly cultivated land with good buildings. Of late he has given his attention to live stock in which he deals extensively, and is probably the leading man in this industry in his township. He started in life dependent upon his own resources and his accumulations are the result of his own perservering industry. He was carefully trained in the doctrines of the Christian Church, in which he has been a member for man}- years. Politically, like his honored father, he is a sound Republican. When approaching the twenty-third year of his age, Dec. ol. 1873. Mr. Shaw was married to Miss ^linnie Bellows, iff Washington County, this State. Mrs. Shaw was born in Seneca Falls, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1850. and is the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth D. (Jones) Bellovfs, the father a native of New York and the mother of England, and who now live in Washington County. There have been born to PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1191 ^Ir. ;iu'ew York State, and later was under the * WILLIAM H. PARSONS, U.S.. lef \&Jr '^^ Washington Count}-, has an c W^ Clifton and Clyde, establishino tutorship of other eminent practitioners. He com- menced the practice of his profession in St. Marys, this State, where he was associated with his brother. Dr. Horace Parsons, who is now the President of the Kansas State Dental Association. After some months spent with his lirother he established an office of his own at Eskbridge and remained there until coming to Clifton. He was the pioneer dentist of this place and not only oper.ates in the two towns mentioned, but in others at each point of the com- pass. Born at ^Millport, Chemung Co.. N.Y.. two miles from the City of Elmira. Ma^- 24. 1849. the subject of this sketch is the so.n of Samuel Parsons, likewise a native of the Empire .State, who was engaged as a merchant, lumberman ami boat builder. The family flourished in Connecticut in the early days, the paternal grandfather being Uriah Parsons, also a lumberman and the son of a Revolutionary soldier who made for himself a good record as a defender of the liberties of the Colonists. Uriah Parsons was for some j'ears in business in Connecticut, but later emigrated to New York State and after a few years died at Millport, in September, 1840. He was then fifty-two j'ears old having been born in 1788 in Litchfield, Conn. His father was Daniel Parsons, lilewise a native of Litchfield and who dieil when quite aged in New York State. Uriah Parsons married Miss Charity Hall of Con- necticut who was also of New England ancestrj- for several generations back. She accompanied her hus- band to New York State and died there when ripe in years. The Parsons family' for generations were identified with the I^piscopal Church. Daniel, the great-grandfather of our subject married Miss Eunice Bertrand of Connecticut and she likewise died in New York .Stale when well advanced in 3-ears. Samuel was the eldest of his father's family, his father d^'ing when he was seventeen years old. He assumed the management of the family affairs until twenty-eight j^ears old when lie was married in Chemung County, N.Y. to Miss Lorain Seaman. This lad}' was born and reared in Chemung County and was the daughter of Dr. Horace and Sally (Whipple) Seaman, who were natives of Vermont. Removing to New York State after their marriage ^Ir. Seaman followed the profession of a dentist and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1193 phj'sician for many j'ears at Millport, to which he reniovod in 1829. He died there in 1881. His wife. Sally \Vhii)|)le. was the granddaughter of AVilliam Whipple, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. His father was Benjamin Seaman. a farmer of Bridgeland. Vt.. where he died at the age of seventy -seven years. He was the son of John Seaman, a soldier of the Revolution who fought as a private at the battle of Stillwater, where he was wounded and where two of his brothers yielded up their lives. Samuel Parsons and his wife for some 3'ears after their marriage lived in ftHll|)ort, N.Y., then in 1870 emigrated to Kansas and homesteaded a tract of land near the present site of Westmoreland. J^ater they removed to Wamego where they still reside, retired from active labor. Mr. Parsons is sixty-nine years of age and his estimable wife ten years young- er. William, our subject, was the eldest of their four children, one of whom, a son. Uriah, died when a promising young man of twenty-two years. Ho- race Parsons operates as a dentist at AVamego. The younger brother, Galen, is a dentist at the same place. The subject of this sketch received a good e'^>^:i?H^:5<-^ w ■'^'r— )ATSt)X T. OTWELL. The story of pio- neer life in the West is an ever interesting tale, however oft repeated, and as time lengthens the distance between the past and the present the tale is being repeated in a manner that precludes the possibility of those men being for- gotten who were instrumental in transforming the wilderness into the homes of a prosperous and happy people. The year 1889 seems especially de- voted to gatiiering the records of the old pioneers who came in the prime of their manhood to a strange wild country and battled with dangers, difficulties, and the other concomitants of life on the frontier. Among those whose names are des- tined to be handed down to prosterity. is that of Watson T. Otwell, who m.ade a record of which his children have reason to be proud. The subject of this sketch was born Feb. 26, 1 838, in Sussex County, Del., and departed this life at his home in Strawberrj- Township. Washington Co.. Kan., Feb. 19, 1884, at 'the age of nearly- fortj'-six years, being cut down in the prime of life. But he had well improved his allotted time on earth antl had accomplished more real goo) twenty-three lieail of cat- tle and nineteen head of horses. Prominent among the latter is one especially fine animal, a McGregor, besides "Challas" and ••Faster (Jirl," the latter three years old w'ith a record of 2:42. Mr. Edcl- blute is warmly interested in horse-Hesh, and is at the present time raising some fine animals. The subject of this sketch was the sixth child of his parents — David and Lydia (Conra. I'lie mother had passed awa}- in 1196 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Septembor, 1866. The early days of our .suiiject were occupied in attending tlie common school and assisting in the lighter labors around the home- stead. He looked upon Kansas in its Territorial days, and lived with iiis parents until twenty-six years old. After the death of the father the family was broken up and sciattered, and D. H. purchased the interest of the other heirs in the homestead and settled upon it. where he has since remained. Mr. Edelblute, on tlie 18th of April, 1870. was united in marriage with Miss Sarah C. Knapp, a daughter of Lemuel Knapp, who came from New York to Kansas Territorj-, in 1854, settling first in Pawnee City, which was destroj^ed by order of Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War. Mrs. Edelblute was the sixth in a family of seven chil- dren, and was born June 4th, 1851, in Essex County, N. Y. Of her union with our subject there have likewise been born seven children, viz: Mary. Harry, Nathan G., Jennie, Roy, Forrest and Florence. Mrs. Edelblute is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as also are Mary and Harry. Our subject usually votes the straight Re- publican ticket, but has had ver^' little to do with political affairs. The daughter, Mary, was married Dec. 4, 1889, to Mr. Frank Ayars, of Snow Hill. Md., and returned there, to make it their future home. !)HEODORE INGERSOLL.a distant relative of the noted Robert G. Ingersoll,is numbered among the most liberal and public-spirited citizens of Clay Township, Clay County, which has been the scene of his prosperity and in whose growth and development he has taken an absorb- ing interest. He did good service as a Union soldier during the late Civil War, and is one of those whole-souled, genial and companionable men who makes friends wherever he goes. Mr. Ingersoll is essentially a Western man, having been born in Washtenaw Co., Mich., Dec. 13, 1843. He is the son of a Congregationalist minister. Rev. Elihu P. Ingersoll, who, in the discharge of his pious duties, traveled all over the States of Michi- gan, Illinois and Kansas. He was possessed of more tlian ordinary musical tastes, and for several years was a teacher of music in Oberlin (Ohio) College. He departed this life at his home in Broughton, in 1887. The subject of this sketch received a limited education and came to Kansas with his parents when a lad of fourteen years. Two years later he began freighting for the I'nited States Govern- ment, under the firm name of Majors & Russell, making three or four trips with ox teams from Kansas Cit^- to Colorado. After the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a Union soldier in Company E, 8th Kansas Infantry, and served three years, participating in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga. and in other important engage- ments. He was wounded at Chickamauga and con- fined a year in the hospital. Upon his recovery he endeavored to re-enlist, but was rejected on ac- count of disability. Then coming back to Kansas he settled in Wabaunsee County, where he re- mained until 1867. That year he changed his residence to Clay Countj', homesteading land on section 35, Clay Township, where he made his headquarters mostly until the fall of 1889. Then, removing to Broughton, he homesteaded 160 acres of raw prairie, which he improved and added to until he is now the owner of 280 acres, upon which he has erected two farm houses, with the necessary buildings adjacent, one of these being occupied by a tenant. On St. Valentine's day, Feb. 14, 1871. Mr. In- gersoll was united in marriage with Miss Julia, daughter of Reuben Kipp, the latter a native of New York, and who spent his last years in Kansas. Of this union there have been born six children, five of whom arc living — Katie, ^'iola, James, George and Pklna,and all at home with their parents. Mr. Ingersoll cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln, and has steadfastly supported the Repub- lican party. He has been the School Treasurer of his district many years, and was made the first Postmaster of Rosevale, now Broughton. which position he held for a period of years. He first established the office, held it three or four years, then went to the neighborhood of Emporia and worked on the Santa Fe Railroad one season. He was re-appointed to the ollice by President liar- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1197 rison. and resumed his duties piere Get. 1, 1880. As an old soldier, lie is a member of the G. A. R.. at Broiighton. Mrs. Ingcrsoll and her daughter. Katie. Ijeloui; to the Methodist Kpiscoiial Ciiurch. at Broughton. Mr. Ingersoll was first married in Galva. 111., to Miss Anna Whitehead, who became the mother of one child. ;i daughter. Myrtle, and departed this life at her home in Hrouglitou in 1S69. The ehild died when two yeais ()ld. OHN UNDERWOOD, Justice of the Peace in Sherman Township, Riley County, and a lo- cal preacher of the Metiiodist Episcopal I Church, is likewise a farmer in good circum- stances, and finds his chief satisf.aetion in following agricultural pursuits. Me came to this State in 1 871, and first [lurchased 1(10 acres of land, which he afterward sold, then secured that which he now owns and occupies and which is pleasantly located on sec- tion 10. Through his careful cultivation the soil has become fertile and yields in abundance the rich crops of Northern Kansas. Mr. Underwood is numbere ••"♦"•■^X^- f LFREO C. BUTLER. Among those who K^/lIII have been the privile<;ed witnesses of the '/ '« phenomenal growth and development of Northern Kansas, Mr. Butler holds an honored position. He is acknowledged to be one of the earliest settlers of Exeter Township and is the present Postm.aster of Exeter, to which office he was appointed by the President in 1872. His ca- reer !is a man and a citizen has been creditable in the extreme and one which [has firmly established him in the esteem and confidence of all who know him. He owns and occupies a good homestead on section 24, where he bnill up a |)roductive farm from what w.as but a wild |)rairic at the time of his settlement upon it. The birthplace of our subject was in Tomiikins County, N. Y.. and the date thereof Aug. 25, 1821. His parents were Harry and Fanny (Huntington) Butler who were likewise natives of the Emi)ire State and who traced their ancestry to England originally, while later the But- ler family flourished in Ireland. Both the grand- fathers of our subject served in the Revolutionary \\':\v and two uncles later distinguished themselves as patriots in the War of 1812. To Harry and F.-uiny Biitlei. there was b(n-n a family of nine children and the survivors are recorded as follows: Alfred C. is the eldest; Reuben is a resident of Allen County, this State; Maria lives in Wilming- ton. III.; Keturali is the wife of S. R. Randall of Clav County, this State; John resides at Braid- wood. III. The subject of this sketch when a youth of six- teen j-ears removed with his parents to Bradford County. Pa., where he sojourned until reaching manhood and until after his marriage, which oc- curred June 28, 1843. About 1848, accompanied bv his wife and three children, he emigrated to Will Count}'. 111., where he sojourned a number of years and then changed his residence to Kankakee County. He only lived there a short time, how- ever. In 1871 he came to Kansas, settling in Wa- baunsee County, but soon removed to Clay County. of w'hicli he has been a resident since 1873. In Cl.ay Count}', Mr. Butler homestcaded 1(50 acres of land that which he now owns and occupies. The countr}' was then wild and new and he labored early and late for a number of years in bringing his land to a state of cultivation and gathering around himself and his family the comforts and convenience of modern life. He has been the architect of his own fortune, making his way un- aided and enduring the usual hardships and ilitli- culties of life on the frontier. The marriage of our subject with Miss Hannah Swart, was celebrated at the bride's home in Pennsylvania, June 28, 1843. Of this union there have been born twelve children, ten of whom are living. Francis is a resident of Exeter Township. Clay County ; .Mary is the wife of Levi F.cliel. of Fayette County. III.; Fanny married E. .M. Davis of Clay County, this State; Henry is a resident of Clay Center, as are also Dorrance and Reuben I).; John lives in Clay County; Charles _H. and Clara arc at home with their parents. Dtu'ing the seventeen years in which Mr. Butler has served as Postmaster he has discharged the duties of his office with credit to himself and satis- faction to all concerned. He was the second man to occupy tliisoffice in Exeter Township. He has otherwise been prominent in local affairs, servint; on the School Board of his district and occupying 1200 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. various positions of trust and responsibility. When becoming a voter he identified himself with the old Wliig- party, but upon its abandonment cordially endorsed Republican principles to wbicli he has given his unqualified support. Both he and his estimable wife are active members of the Methodist pjpiscopal Church. Mrs. Butler was born in Dela- ware Count}', N. Y., April 8. 1826 and is the daugh- ter of Simon and Polly (Blanchard) Swart who were also natives of the Empire State and who were respectively of German and English ancestry. When their daughter was a maiden of sixteen yeais they removed to Pennsylvania and she re- mained under the parental roof until her marriage. Mrs. Butler has been a devoted wife and mother, giving her whole time and attention to the com- fort and welfare of her family and assisting her husband in the accumulation of their property by her studious economy and wise management of her household affairs. She deserves a place in the front ranks among the pioneer women of Clay County. ?KEDERICK OVERBURY. The farming |H!fl(^ communities of Washington County include (1^ many men who were born across the sea, and who are not only worthy representatives of the class to which they belong, but who as citizens talfe great interest in the institutions of their adopted country. Among these is the gentleman above named, who is located on section 3, Kimeo Township, and whose estate there is as thoroughly cultivated as any in the county. Mr. Overburj- is a native of England, his birth having taken place in Warwickshire, Aug. 10, 1842. He was reared and educated in his native shire, re- maining with his father, who kept an hotel, until 1857. He then, being about fifteen years of age, went to Bii-niingham and learned the drug trade. He remained in Biimingham, engaged in the drug business until 1870, when he crossed the Atlantic to become a citizen of the United States. He came West, and deciding upon this county for his home, took up a homestead of 100 acres, where he is now living, and which he has brought to its present fine state. Thomas Overbury, the grandfather of our sub- ject, was a direct descendant of one Sir Thomas Overbury, of an earlier period in English history. In his latter years, Thomas Overbury kept an hotel and post-honse, which was afterward managed by his son Joseph, the father of our subject. Joseph Overbury was born about 1811. and in early life was engaged in mercantile business. He subse- quently took charge of the hotel, retaining its management till the time of his death, which occurred in 1878. He married Miss Harriet Rose, also of English birth and a daughter of Richard Rose. Her parents were members of the Church of England. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Overbury were blessed by the birth of twelve children. Two died in infancy and of the others, six only survive at the present time. Those who arrived at years of maturity were named respectively: Mar}' A., Joseph. Emily. Richard, Frederick. Edwin, Fannie. Rose, Louisa H. and Thomas. The gentleman of whom we write celebrated his marriage in Birmingham, England, Feb. 13, 18(U). The bride was Miss Jane Timmis. a native of that place, vvhere she was born in 1837. Her father was Ebenezer Timmis, now deceased. Her niothei', Jane (Barnett) Timmis. is still living at a ripe old age. Mr. Overbury and his estimable wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He takes great interest in educational affairs, and has been connected with the School Board of Kimeo Town- ship. The principles of Democracy most nearly coincide with his judgment, and he therefore casts his vote with the Democratic party. ^^LE HALVORSON is a I I stock-raiser, living on ^^ Township, Clay Count ,LE HALVORSON is a practical farmer and section 12, Mulberry ip, flay Count}'. He owns a fertile farm of about 160 acres which he took up under the Homestead Act in 1870. It has ever since been his home, and is carefully cultivated, and fur- nislieohn. Peter, Tilly (Mrs. Pauli),Noah. Han- nah (Mrs. Field), and Sarah (Mrs. Fiebach). Tiiey are all scattered over the West, from Ohio to Cali- fornia and Washington. At the time Mr. Leuszler settled in this region the present site of Washington was marked by a few houses, one of which, a log cabin, was utilized for a court-house, lie liaulod his lumber from AVaterville, and also went there to mill. He has worked very hard, notwitlistanding the fact that he has been troubled with rlieumatism since a young man of twenty-four years. For the long period of forty-four years lie has been a member of the Evangelical Association, and for about eight- een years officiated as a minister. Upon becoming a voting citizen he identified himself with the Democratic party, but in 1850 he was converted to the newly enunciated Republican principles, casting his Presidential vote for John C. Fremont, and has since given liis support to the Republican party. After having been his faithful companion for a period of thirty-three years. Mis. Catherine Long was separated from her husband by death in 1867, during their residence in Ohio. The sons of Mr. Leuszler, who are elsewhere represented in this work, are among the most liighly respected men in their community. A\U) K. RANKIN. This gentleman takes rank among the representative farmers and old settlers of Clay Count}-, having been a resident tlierein for more than a score of years. Being early thrown upon iiisown resources Jie has b3' energj' and perseverance accumulated a fair sliarc of this world's goods, and through the worth of his character become a man of influence in thescc- tionwhere he resides. His first landed estate in this count}- consisted of 160 acres on section 17, Blaine Township, which was taken under the Homestead Act in 1867, it being at that time in tlie usual con- dition of uncultivated prairie land. It has been improved and the acreage added to. until tiie es- tate now corai)rises 480 acres, supplied with a fine residence, excellent barns and other outbuildings, and is considered one of the best farms in the county. .Mr. Rankin is engaged in general farm- ing and in raising Sjiurt-horn cattle and Norman horses. Mr. Rankin is a native of Indiana Countj-, Pa., his birth having taken place Oct. 1, 183'J. His parents, William and VA\zi\ Rankm. were natives also of the Keystone State. The former died while our sub- ject was still a young Lad, and he lost his mother when but fifteen years old. He received but limited educational advantages, and after the death of his motlier began working out by the month among the farmers of his native State, continuing so em- ployed until he attained to man's estate. The breaking out of the Civil War found Mr. Rankin not only thoroughly imbued with the spirit of patriotism and a desire to serve his country, but with greater freedom from home ties and duties than w.as the case with many patriots. Not long after the fall of Ft. Sumter, therefore, he became a member of Company A, 78th Pennsyl- vania Infantry, and attached to the Arm^r of the Tennessee. For a time he was under the command of Gen. Rosecrans, and later served under other well-known generals. His army life covered a I period of over three years, during which time he ' took part in many battles, the most noted of them being Lookout Mountain and Stone River. During I the latter affray lie was captured by the Confeder- I ate forces, and for some two months endured con- I finement in Libby Prison. In 1864 he was honor- I ably discharged from the service and returned to his native State, conscious of having faithfully jier- fornicd his duties in the ranks. Since becoming a I'esident of Kansas Mr. Rankin has endured man}' of the hardships and priv.ations incident to life on the frontier, and has borne his l)arl in the development of this section of the Great West. He has labored not only for his per- sonal interest and advancement, but for the good of the community in the furtherance of the cause of education, in progressive work in the lines j)rop- erly belonging to agricultural life, and in au\' pro- posed movement for the public good. The school- PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPHICAL ALBUM. 1 2().- iiio; wliicli lio inisso(l in liis boyhood has been made lip by his dosiic to know what is going on in the worhl. and throiigii the medium of the public press lie iiiis overcome in a great measiire the hxci< of Ids youthful training. Mr. Hankin has served on the School Hoard, and is now one of the directors in the People's National Rank, of Clay Center. He belongs to the (i. A. R. post at Cl.ay Center, and gives his political ndlieience to llie Democratic party. In June, 18{)7, i\Ir. Hankin was united in mar- riage with Miss Marg.aret Cochran, of Penn.sylvania. a lady who has nobly borne her part in the strug- gles and economies of thijir early life in the West, and whose housewifely abilities and womanly vir- tues are well displ.iyed in the management of their lieautiful home and the training of the children who bless their fireside. Their family circle now comprises nine children, two having been removed from them by death. The living bear the names respectively of William II., Charles V.. Claude W., .lesse H., Alda C, Millie C. Victor H., Presley Ray and Floyd V. -<3= i i "7~~T €> k^ ARTKN PERSON. One of the most ad- mirable qualities in a man is promptness in meeting his obligations and courteousness in his iransaction.s with his fellow men- He may be a man of decided views, but if Ik; is careful nut to give offense, this quality is no detrimental to his general makeuj). In the character of Marten Person is combined these excellent elements which have established iiim in the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens. We liiid him the owner of a fine estate lying in Hranlford 'I'own- ship. in the southwestern part of Washington County, embiacMng a tract of land which he set- tled upon when it was little more lli.-in a raw prairie and from which he has developed one of the most desirable farms ill this section of country. His residence is a commodious and handsome stone structure, adjacent to which are substantial out- buildings and all the accessories for farming and stock-raising. (Jroves of forest trees and number- less fruit trees add to the value and attractiveness of tlie place. The farm is lieiiiilifuliy sltuate say, is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. When coming to America our subject was ac- companied by his father, Nels Person, with two ether cliildrei). The elder Person was a blacksmith by trade in his njilive Sweden, luil also understood farming. He likewise settled in Hrantford Town- ship and died ill 1879. The widowed mother is still living, making her home with her son, our 120fi PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. sulijcL't. There e.iine to Anieiica with lior nnd lier famil_v. licr brother, M. Larson, who lives with lier. Marten Person has been quite prominent in local affairs and has freqnentl\- been warmly endorsed, not only-b3' his own eountrynien, but by tiie Ameri- can-born citizens of Biaiitford Township, as a suitable incumbent of almost any oflice. He, how- ever, prefers to give ins attention to his farming interests, although consenting- to serve as Townshijt Treasurer, which office he now holds. He farms on a large scale and makes a specialty of stock-raising, having a fine lot of cattle and swine. Living near liini is his brother. Andrew, who is fullj^ as pro- gressive and enterprising as himself and wlio like- wise has a fine home. IfiU^ EXRY F. NKMITZ is one of the brigiit. wide-aw.ake young farmers of Washington .^^ Township who are doing so much to ad- (^) vance the gre,at agricultural interests of this part of the State. He was born at Lake Huron. Province of Ontario. Canada. Nov. 2 7, 1 85j, coming (jf a stalwart, hardy German race. His father, Will- iam Neniitz. was born in (4ermany. as was his father Charles Nemitz. The latter came to America soon after tiie Civil War when he w.as an old man, and located in Davis County, Iowa. He resided there, in the town of Pulaski, till 1873, when lie came to Kansas and lived in Washington Township till iiis demise. The family comprises the following children: Charles. William, IIeiir\-. Edward, Al- l)ert. Ferdinand. Hannah and Frederica. all of whom came to this country, and his daughters are living in Washington Count}-. The father of onr subject was reared and educated in his na- tive land, and served two j'ears or more in the German army in compliance with the laws of Ger- many. He came to America in 1852. and after living in Canada two j'ears, crossed the border into the '-.States," and made his way to Davis County, low.i. where he rented land, which he cultivated assiduously till 1870. In that year he came to Kansas making the journey witii team, and took up his abode in Washington County. At that time the settlements in this county were confined to the borders of the streams, and tlie interior was still in a wild, uncultivated condition, and llie home of the deer, antelopes, and other game, which fur- nished appetizing food for tlie pioneers. Mr. Xemit-z took up some land, on wiiich there was a rude dugout in which the family took shelter, and he at once commenced to improve his land, whereon lie still makes his home. Me now has 320 acres of fine farming laud, the greater part of it being im- proved, and he has erected a comfoi'table set of buildings for every necessary purpose. To him and his wife have been born seven children, of whom the following five are living: Henr}' F., Lizzie, Caroline. David and William. Henry Nemitz of this l)iogra|)hical review was an active, capable lad of fifteen when he accom- panied his parents to Kansas, and he has since been a resident of \\'.ashington County. He gleaned a very good education in the pioneer schools of Iowa, and in the local schools here, and early made himself useful to his father in the farm work, and he continued to live with his parents till his mar- riage vvhen he established a home of his own. That important event in his life occurred in 187'J when he was united to Miss Lydia McNitt. She is a n.a- tive of Minnesota, born eight miles from Owatonna. Her father. Daniel JMcNitt. was born in .Salem, Washington Co.. N. Y., a son of James McNitt, who is supposed to have been born in the United States of Scotch parent.age, and who was a farmer and spent his last years in Washington Count}', N. Y. Mrs. Nemitz's father was reared in his na- tive county, and after the death of his first wife, re- moved to Wisconsin and married a second time, and then went to the territorj' of Minnesota and was a pioneer of Steele Count}', the j-emoval from Wisconsin being made with teams. He entered a tract of Government land, which he cultivated till 1868, when he disposed of it, and moving to Brown Count}', III., lived at Mound Station till 1877, when he came to Kansas. After residing in Republic County a few months, he went to Jeffer- son County, Neb., and taking up a homestead claim, has lived there ever since. The maiden name of Mrs. Nemitz's mother was Charlotte Wallace, and she was born in New York Stale, a daughter of Daniel and Roxie W.allace. Mr. and Mrs, Nemitz PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALRUM. 1207 li.ivc one child, Edwin. Air. Noinilz lias met with line success in his farming ventures, and has shown himself to be a sagaeions, thoughtful, practical methodical farmer, and his well-ordered farm, with its line looking, well-graded stock, its substantial iiuildings, and the necessary appliances for carry- ing on agriculture to the best advantage, is con- sidered one of the most desirable places in the neighborhood. He and his wife are pleasant, agree- able people, kind and considerate in their relations with others, and stand well sociallj% Politically, he i.s a firm Republican. O-^»!3>^'0j^;^4-<*C-*<3- Vl OHN L. PERKINS. Tlie farming commu- nity of Rrantford Township recognizes Mr. Perkins as one of its most enterprising and (^^y useful members. His homestead is finely located and convenientlj' arranged, occupying a part of sections 2.'! and 24, there being eighty acres situated on either side of the public liighw.ay. It was a tract of wild land when he took possession, and its condition to-day indicates the amount of perseverance and industry which have been ex- pended upon it, in aildition to a goodly amount of hard cash. A native of Sarna Township, Canada, Mr. Perkins was born Sept. 24, 1859, and when a lad of eleven years came with his i)arents to Kansas, in 1870. They settled first in Jackson County, where the father purch.ased 100 acres of land. Twoyears later, however, he sold o>it and homesteadpd H!0 acres in this township, Washington County, and with the assistance of his sons constructed a good homestead, and here John L. attained to man's estate. He ac- quired his education in the common school, and was bred to those habits of industry and economy which have been the secret of his success. In addi- tion to general farming, he is considerably interested in live stock, having a goodly assortment of cattle and horses, and making a sjiecialty of swine. I). O. Perkins, the father of our subject, was likewise born in the Dominion, and followed the occupation of a farmer all his life. He remained a resident of Kansas until -1888, then selling out. went to Florida, where he still sojourns. He is a man of manyjexccllent qualities.[and h.os been a mem- ber of the I'nited Brethren Church from hls]youth up. He married Miss Betsey Carinichael. who was bf>rn in Lowell. Canada, and they became the par- ents of twelve chihiren. viz.: Hngli C. Hannah ()., William A.. Duncan A.. .lohn L.. Daniel O.. EliC. Elizabeth. Dolly. Ethel B., and two who died un- named. The subject of this sketch, although only thirty ^■ears of age, has obtained a good start in life, and evidently has a successful career before him. He was married April 7, 188.'), to Miss Electa, daugh- ter of Josiah Rusco. The latter w.as a n.ative of Huron County, Ohio, where he lived until April, 1869. He then emigrated to Kansas, and took up a homestead in W.ashington County, where he is still living. He is a prominent man in his town- ship, having been most of the time since coming here a member of the School Board, and has been ' almost a lifelong member of the United Brethren 1 Church. He was married in Ohio to Miss Cather- \ ine Dills. John L.. politically, is a sound Repub- lican, to which party his father and brothers .ilso belong. He and his wife are members in good standing of the I'nited Brethren Church. His I brother, William A. Perkins, is one of the Trustees j of Brantford Township, and the family is generally I held in high respect wherever known. ^tv^^P^S Jrl ACOB NELSON. In the subject of this no- ' tice we find a gentleman jjarticnlarly fond l| of his home and its comforts, and one who V has spent his best years in gathering around himself .and his family those things which are best calculated for their happiness. He started in life without means, being wholly dependent upon the labor of his hands, but is now in good circum- stances — in fact, independent as far as this world's goods are concerned. In this he has been ably as- sisted by his excellent wife, whose good manage- ment and economy in household affairs have largely assisted him on the highway to prosperity. They have one of the most nttnictive homes in this part of the county, and are held in high esteem by those who know them. 1208 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mr. Nelson was horn within two railes of Aahuiis. in the Kingdom of Denmark, May 10. 1845, and is tlie son of Nels Sorau. (In tliat country the son takes the father's given name for his surname.) Mr. Soran was a blacksmith by trade, but died when a young man, and when Jacob was a little lad of five years. The latter lived with his mother until ten years old, then began to earn his own living. He remained a resident of liis native country until reaciiing liis majority, then set sail for tlie United States in the spring of 1866. and after landing upon America's shore proceeded Westward, locating first in Racine County, Wis. The following }-ear he crossed the Fiither of Waters and took up his abode in Bremer County, Iowa, but only staid there a siiort time, going thence to Floyd County, that State, where he sojourned until 1870. In the year above mentioned, Mr. Nelson proceeded south- westward into Kansas and homesteaded 160 acres of land in Strawberry Township, Washington County, which he still owns. It was then a wild, prairie, with not a tree upon it and no sign of cul- tivation. He went to work with a will, commenced cultivating the soil, making fences, planting fruit and forest trees and erecting buildings, and in due time gatliered together all tlie conveniences and comforts of modei'u farm life. He has three acres of forest trees, two .acres planted to an apple- orchard, a frame dwelling (the main part 14x20 feet in dimensions and an addition of 10x20 feet), a good frame barn, the land all fenced and 120 acres under the plow. He can now rest upon his oars and look arotnid him with a feeling of satis- faction that he lias been amply rewarded for his labors. On the 15th of February, 1878, Jacob Nelson was married in Strawberrj' Township to Miss Emma, daughter of Charles Schaffer. who settled in Grant Townsliii). on the western line of AVashington County, about 1878, and is now living in Grant Township. The births of the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are recoi'ded as follows: Julia, born Feb. 18, 187'J ; Ernest. April 16, 1881; Gar- Held, Nov. 22, 1883, .and George, Dec. 11, 1886. Mr. Nelson, upon becoming a voting citizen, allied himself with the Repulilican i)arty, of whose prin- ciples he has since been a supporter. He has never sought office, confining himself strictly to his legiti- mate business. He and his estimable wife are mem- bers in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church,. and are now attending services at the Bap- tist Church. Mrs. Emma (Schaffer) Nelson w.as born Aug. 17, 1857, in Alsace-Lorriiine, near Strasburg, Germany, and came with her parents to America in 1874, when a maiden of seventeen years. They located in Pittsburg, Pa., where she matured into woman- hood. She w.as carefully trained in all useful household duties, and became weli-titted for her future position in life as the wife and helpm.ate of a good man. ^ I^ILLIAM H. ASHTON. one of the famous \\\/i.iii frontiersmen of Northern Kansas, witnessed many thrilling scenes during the first years of his sojourn on the border, and during the times which tried men's souls was distinguished for his cour.age and braver^', being one of those who placed his shoulder to the wheel, and never evaded any known dut3'. Few men have built up for them- selves a more honorable record, either as pioneers or citizens. He married the daughter of a promi- nent family, a Lad_v who has been his suitable part- ner and helpm.ate in all the relations of life, and who deserves equally With him, honorable nieTtion. The native place of Mr. Asliton was on the other side of the Atlantic, in Lincolnshire, England, and the diite of- his birth Oct. 8, 1841. He w.as the second born in a family of six children, the off- spring of .John and Hannah (T.a^'lor) Ashton, who were likewise n.atives of Lincolnshire, and who emi- grated to America in 1847. They settled in La- Grange County, Ind., and thence came to Kansas in 1860. taking up laud on section 29. Wild Cat Township, and building up a good homestead where the mother died, in 1880. The father is still living. The subject of this sketch spent iiis bo^yhood and youth in a manner common to the sons of pioneer farmers, and remained with his parents in Indiana until a youth of sixteen jears. He then struck out for himself, and coming to Riley County', Kan., en- tered the employ of Jesse Ingraham, of Wild Cat PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1200 Township, and lemiiinod with him four years. He then started out on a self-appointed expedition across the plains to Denver, with two yoke of oxen and a load of bacon, arriving at his destination after a long journey of six weeks, lie disposed of all his merciiandise to good advantage, and tiicn, afconipaiiied by one H. II. Wliiting. went into the mountains and was engaged in a sawmill from May until October. He had in the meantime dis- posed of bis ox-team, and now purchasing another, returned home in the same tedious manner in which he had gone. This experience, however, did not discourage our liero, for the next spring he repeated the journey to Denver, accompanied by AVilliam Silver, and soon after reaching his destination, the Civil War being in progress, he enlisted on tiie 12th of May, 1 8(32, as a Union soldier in Company G.-2d Col- orado Infantry. Tlie regiment went to Ft. I'liion, New Mexico, then in August, that year, returning to Colorado halted at Ft. Lj'on, returning thence to Denver. In May following, the}' were sent to Ft. Lyon and from there were ordered to Ft. Scott, Kan., after which they were detailed to guard a supply train on its way to Ft. Gibson. Indian Ter- ritory. At Cabin Creek they encountered the enemy, whom they successfully defeated and on the J7lh of July occurred tlie battle of Honey Springs. In August they chased Gen. Cooper's army as far as Boggy Deiiot, on the Red River in Texas. This regiment was then ordered to Ft. Smitli, which they captured from tiie enemy and in No- vember they proceeded to St. Louis, where the regiment was consolid.ated with tlie •"d Colorado, and mounted. Their next destination was Ksinsas City, where they staid for a time and then went out hunting bushwhackers. They mot the rebcd, (icn. Price, at Lexington, Mo., and were driven back to the Little Blue. Here followed another encounter, when they were again defeated, and repaired to Independence and Big Blue. Later, they were forced to retreat to Kansas City, but at AVestport, Gen. Price was defeated and was fol- lowed by the victorious troops to Mound City, Kan., where .another fight ensued and several hun- dred prisoners were captured, together wilii some field pieces. After several more encounters JNIr. Ashton's regiment jjroeeeded to Ft. Leavenworth, and thence to Fts. Riley and Larned. where Mr. Ashton was detailed as a scout, accompanied by nineteen men. He had several lively encounters with Indians — the Cheyennes, Arrapahoes, Kiowas and the Comanches, and remained in that vicinity until after the close of the war, receiving his hon- or.able disch.arge at Ft. Riley,. June 16, 1865. Mr. Ashton received honorable wounds during his conllicts with the enemy, being struck by several bullets, once in the left hand and once in the breast, but he endured the h.-irdships and privations in an admiralile manner — in fact was physically stronger upon leaving the army than wiien he en- tered it. In the latter i)art of 186.'), he joined the force of Calvin .M. Dyche, who was putting up hay for the Government, (an account of which may be found in the sketch of Jlr. Dyche, elsewhere in this Ai.blm). One night in October, that year, Messrs. Ashton and Dyche started out fi'om Anbury Cross. Col. to Ft. Larned, a distance of 210 miles, through a hostile Indian country. The two were alone, as Mr. Ashton was the on'y man in the party who would volunteer to accompany ^Mr. Dyche on his perilous trip, .\fter traveling about 160 miles Mr. Ashton's mule gave out. so he told his com- l)auicn to go on and leave him. Mr. Ashton fol- lowed on behind as well as he could and after the arrival of his comrade at Ft. Larned, joined him bit'r, fo;cing the poor animal along with his carbine; the latter never recovered from the effects of the long journey. Mr. .\shton subsequently returned to Ft. Riley, and after his contract with Mr. Dyche was ended secured land in Wild Cat Township, Riley County. On the 26th of December. 18(i;», the subject of this sketch was united in marri;ige with Miss .Mary F., daughter of Daviil .■iiid Lyda (Conraii) Kdel- blute, the wedding taking place at the bride's home in Wild Cat Township. The young people began the journe}' of life tcgelhcr at the new farm .and by a conr.se of p.itience and perseverance they have now a competence. The homestead embraces 280 acres of choice land, located eight and one-lulf miles northwest of Manh.attan. with :i neat and substantial residence, barns, sheds and all the necessary outbuildings. Stock-raising enters largely 1-210 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. into tilt' operations of Mr. Asliton, he usually keeping about forty head each of cattle anil swine, and four- teen head of horses. Mrs. Ashton was horn .luly 1. 1850, in Clarion County. Pa., and was the ninth in a family of ten children, all of whom are living- and located mostly in Kansas. The family came co Kansas Ter- ritory in 18.57, settling in Wild Cat Township where the mother died in 1800. David Edelblutc departed this life in 1877. Mr. and .Mrs. Ashton became the parents of two children, one of whom, David Harlan, died Nov. 0, 1870. when four years' eight months and ten days old. The sole remain- ing child, a daughter, Lydia Estelle, was born In March, 1876. and remains at home with her parents. Mr. Ashton takes a warm interest in politics and is a member of the Republican party. He has served as Treasurer and Road Overseer in Wild Cat Township, and for several years was connected with the School Board. He is identified with the A. F. & A. M.. at Manhattan. ^OHX C. SMITH. Among the honored resi- dents of Northern Kansas, who. after many years of useful labor, are enabled to spend their declining years free from active tod, is the above-named gentleman. He resides in HoUen- berg, Washington County, and is the owner of 120 acres of land, located on sections 33 and 34, Frank- lin Township. He is a man somewhat advanced in years, having been born in Columbia, Ky., Ma}- 11, 1828. He T as a son of John G. and Hester (Con- stant) Smith, who were natives of Virginia. Their home was near Richmond for many years after their marriage, but they subsequently removed to Kentucky, and there passed their remaining ^ears. The father was a soldier during the War of 1812, holding the rank of Lieutenant, and was active as a recruiting officer. He was born Dec. 19, 1778, and died Feb. 23, 1852. The mother was born March 1, 1790, and died Aug. 27. 1850. The family consisted of the following children : Elizabeth mar- ried Robert Campbell: Ann M. married Joseph IIu- bank; Abigail married Charles Graham ; Charles O. P.; Melinda C. married Peter Lovell ; Hester E. mar- ried ^\'illiam Lovell; John C. is the subject of our notice; Felissa A. married Charles H. Boyd; Re- becca J. married William Stewart. The gentleman of whom we write was reared upon a farm. He worked at farming and also at the trade of a blacksmith, remaining a resident of Kentucky until 1860. He then removed to Polk County, Iowa, and for ten years followed his trade in the little village of Avon. He ue.xt came to Kansas and took up a homestead in Republic County, and after a residence there of three .years, came to this county and settled upon the farm which he still owns. For thirteen years he was a resident on his homestead, and numbered among the successful farmers of the township. In 1880 he removed to Hollenberg, wdiere for two years he carried on the hardware business. He then retired from active life and is now enjoying the fruits of his industry, and the comfort and rest which those merit who . have spent a useful life. On March 11, 1850, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Mary, daughter of Stephen and Re- I becca (Roberts) Lovell. This estimable young lady was born near Columbia, Ky., Aug. 10, 1832. Her mother was a native of the Blue Grass State, and her father of Pennsylvania. When a boy the latter removed to Kentucky, in which State he was married and resided until his death, which occurred at the advanced age of ninety -four years. Mrs. Lovell died at the age of forty-five years. The family consisted of nine children — Aaron, Zebulon, William, David, Elizabeth, Peter. Neodosa, Naomi and Mary. Mr. Lovell was three times married, and the children above named, were the issue of his second marriage. His first marriage had re- sulted in the birth of four children. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith has been born one son — Benjamin, who married Nannie Barr, and lives on his father's farm. ' Mr. Smith was, in his early life, a Democrat in politics, but in 1802, during a convention held at DeslMoines, Iowa, he became "converted from the errors of his w.ay" and has since been a stanch Re- l)ublican. He belongs to the order of the I. O. O. F. and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. i As Treasurer of Franklin Township, and member PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1211 of the Board of KiUionUon, he is serving his fellow- citizens vvith inuilence and .abilil}-. Mr. Smith wfis a soldier diirini;' the Mexican War. serving in tlie 4th Kentucky Infantry uiuier Col. .John .S. Williams, and as a member of Company B, which was led by Capt. John .S. Squires, and receives a pension for his military service. A worthy citizen and a hos- liitable man. Mi. Smith has nuiiiy friends in lloUen- berg and vicinity. tJfig^^^^^^^^i'i'i^ IIARLES E. GIFFORD. This gentle- man holds a prominent place among the ^^J(' business men of Clay Center, where he is engao-ed in the lumber and coal business, owning a line Ijrick building — the Gifford Block— situated at the corner of Fifth and Clay Streets. His lumber yard is one of the largest in the West and he h.as there a fine two-sto-y brick building which he erected for his own business purposes, and he also, in addition to the block before mentioned, owns otlier business and residence property in the city and three farms, two of which are located in Clay County. C. M. Gifford. the father of our subject, was born in Dutchess County, N. Y.. in IHU. and mar- ried Jliss Elizabeth Buckley, who was born in Ver- wennes, Vt. Their wedding took place in Essex County, which they made their home for sever.al years, and in that county their son, our subject, opened his eyes to the light Miiy 18, 1850. The father was engaged in mercantile business in Essex until 1857, when he removed to Lyons, Iowa, and two years later to Marshall County, Kan., where he laid out the town of Irving and also home- steaded a farm which he improved and lived upon until 1863. He then removed to Manli.attan and began hotel keeping, later changing his residence to a farm in the southwestern part of Riley County, where lie now lives and where he owns the large amount of 2,200 acres of land. He is one of the largest land-owners in that county and is exten- sively engaged in stock-raising, making a specialty of Short-horn cattle. Mr. and .Mrs. C. M. Gifford are the parents of six childrsn. all still living. The .rtjntleinan whose name initiates this sketch pursued his elementary stu>t .Iaiin> ami .Mary (Young) Bond of Wiltshire, England, where his birth took place March 20, 1829. He learned the trade of a blacksmith, and followed the same in his native land until the year 1853. At that tiate he came to the United States, and first stopped in Wayne County. Ohio, where his two elder brothers were then located. He remained in that county for three years, and then changed his residence to 121-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Madison County, Ind., where he continued to pur- sue his trade. He next emigrated to Winterset, Iowa, in 1855, and there engaged in tlie blaciismitli business until 1868. At that period he removed to this State.and purchasing 160 acres of land where he still resides, engaged in farming and stock-rais- ing, in which business he has since proved very successful. Mr. Bond was married at the home of the bride in Lancashire, England, in 1851, to Miss Rose Ann Bridge. She was at the time twenty years of age, and is the only member of her family to come to America. The union lias been blessed b}' the birth of the following children: .James married Celia Be- mis,and has four children — Richard, May, Maggie, Sola; Mary, wife of Henry Davis has five children — John, Bond I)., Ellen, Rosa, and Harry: .Tohn is unmarried. Mr. Bond gives little attention to political intricacies, and votes for the man rather than the party. He takes great pride in liis estate, whose extensive operations afford him abundant op[)ortu- nit\- for the exercise of those sturdy qualities which he has inherited from his English ancestors. ^Ir. Bond was one of the carl)- settlers of the county, as there was only two houses in Washing- ton at the time. Their neiglibors were very scarce, and wild game was plenty. ]Mr. Bond has killed as many as five deer and ten wild turkeys in one day; wolves were also plenty at that time. •i- \f I OHN K. BROWN. It has been twenty years since Mr. Brown first crossed tiie Missis- ip|)i and established himself on the frontier ' in W.ishington County, after having made the long journey from the New England coast and Carroll County, Me. In that county he was born Aug. 16. 1841, and thus is yet in his prime, al- though having seen much of life, especially in the Great West. Prior to his settlement in this State, he. in 1863, sailed to California, via tiie Isthmus of Panama, and for one year was engaged in min- ing in the Golden State. Next he sought the silver mines of Idalio, and afterward in Montana followed mining and freighting, and also occupied himself as prospector and contractor for five years. Next he sought Oregon, W.ishington Territory, and Utah, and for a time was in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. During those j-ears he handled a large amount of money, both making and losing. Upou coming to Washington Couiitj', this State, Mr. Brown at once homesteaded 160 acres of land on section 17. Franklin Township, where he has since madjg his home. He confined himself to the cultivation of the soil and the improvement of his land for a few years, then branched out into stock- raising, which industry yielded him handsome returns. In due time he added to his landed posses- sions, and is now the owner of 400 acres, all of which he has brought to a productive condition, and upon his homestead has instituted all modern improvements. He has a comfortable residence, a good barn and other outbuildings, together with the machinery required for the labor of sowing and reaping, and in fact the premises everywhere give evidence of being under the supervision of a man progressive in his ideas, and one who spends few idle hours. After becoming a resident of the Sunflower State, Mr. Brown was married in October. 1870. to Miss Gelina, daughter of Leonard and Matilda (Adams) Hatter. Mrs. Brown was born in Wash- ington County. Iowa, .Ian. 4. 1852. Her parents were natives of Ohio, the father being deceased and the mother living in Nebraska. Of lier union with our subject there have been born five chil- dren — Cora, George, Walter. Freeman, and Tru- man. Mr. Brown cast his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, and uniformlj' supports the Republican party. He has been somewhat promi- nent in local affairs, serving as County Commis- sioner for six years, also as Township Clerk and Treasurer. His religious views correspond with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal (hurcii. His possessions are the accumulations of the last ten years, he having come to Kansas without means. It is hardly necessarv to say that his time has been profitably employed and his capital in- vested in the wisest manner. The parents of our subject were EzoUiel JI. and Eveline (True) Brown, who were likewise na- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1213 lives of Maine, ami whose ancestors probably crossed the Atlantic during tiie Hcvolutionarv times, and for several generations thereafter were represented in the Pine Tree State. Mr. Brown spent ids childiiood and youth in a comparatively uneventful manner, acquiring his education in the common school, mostly during the winter season, while in the summer he ni.-idc himself useful on t!ie farm. He thus acquired those iiahits of industry and economj' which have doubtless been the secret of his later success in life. He is nuinher'cd among the sul)stantial business men of his township whose growth he has watched with n warm interest, and to whose prosperity lie hris contributed in a marked deijree. -J»t*«^w;>i^^««5«f-«SS5«^. (at time they have traveled over most of the United States. The present standing of Mr. Shari)e, socially and finan- eiall}', is indicative of what a man may accomplish by (lerseverance and industry. P'rom a modest be- giiuung he has liy prudence and forethought ac- cumulated a competence. He has endeavored to [)ursue a course of strict integrity in all his trans- actions. He has not been an office-seeker, but has served two terms in the City Council. He is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, in which he has been Treasurer ten years and during the erection of the fine church edifice in 1881. He stands high in Masoidc cir- cles, being the Master of Clay Centre Lodge, No. 134, and High Priest of Chapter Bethany. No. 138. He is also Eminent Commander of Coronado Com- inandery, K. T., No. 20. Mr. Sharpe established himself in Cla^' Centre, with a capital of ^17"(. but his credit was good anrl his character irre|)roachable, and he also posse.ssed the good-will of Dr. C. W. Lindner, who was of great assistance to him in buihling up a lucrative trade. He preserved his old-time habits of tem- perance and spent his evenings as far as possible at his home with his family, escaping thus the many temptations which arc thrown around young men. He is a man very fond of liis home and his family, which consists now of only his estimable wife, their onl_v child, Enla Maude. Iiavint.' died March 1, 1880, when three years old. Mrs. Jessie G. (OxIey) Sharpe was born in Bethel, Fairmount Co., Ohio. Nov. (I. 18;j7, and is the daughter of Robert II. and Uebeeca (Ford) Uxlev. with whom she lived in Ohio until 1871, 1214 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and then tlie family removed to Morris County. Robert Oxley was born in Fairmouut County, Ohio, where he was reared a farmer's boy. and when reaching man's estate was married to Miss Ford, a 'native of tlie same county. Tiie latter died Marcii 4, 1889, at the age of fifty-two years. Mr. Oxley is still living and makes his homo in Missouri. William Sharpe, the father of our subject, was likewise a native of Lincolnshire. England, and married Miss Rebecca Hutton. They reared a family of twelve children, of whom William was the eldest born, and all of whom came to the United States. William Sii.arpe is still living, hav- ing attained to tlie age of seventy-one years. I lis wife died in 1881, .aged fiftj'-two years. B- p. TYLER. M. D.. a member of the firm )"' of Tyler & Tyler, ph3-sicians and surgeons 1^ at Clifton, makes his headquarters at a well-regulated office located in the State Bank building, and is in the enjoyment of a lucrative practice. The firm was organized in .lanuary. 188G. The year prior to this time had been spent by Dr. Tyler at Morganville, where he commenced the regular practice of his ]irofession. He was graduated from Rush Medical College in February, 1885. His first studies were conducted under the tutorship of that old and well-known jihysician. Dr. -ludd, of Galesburg, III., one of the leading practitioners of Knox County. Dr. Tyler w.as born in Edgington, Rock Island Co., 111., June 21, 1855. He spent his early yestrs in the city of Galesburg, and attended Lombard University. He comes of New England stock, his father. Freeman Morton Tyler, having been a na- tive of Vermont. The latter grew up among the hills of the Green Mountain .State, and being the son of parents in moderate circumstances learned to do all kinds of ordinary work and acquired habits of industry' and eeonomj-. After becoming of age he completed an academic education in New Hampshire. Tlie father of our subject, upon leaving New England, emigrated to Ashtabula. Ohio, and began the study of medicine uixler that eminent physi- cian. Dr. Ferrington. He commenced practicing before completing his studies, finally taking a fin- ishing course at a medical college in St. Louis, Mo. Later, returning to Vermont, he located at Spring Corners. There, in due time, he was married to Miss Marj' A. Cutler. After the birth of several children the3- removed to Kock Island County, III., settling in Edgington among the pioneers of that region. There the elder Tyler for some years en- joyed the monopoly of the practice in that section, and naturally became known to a large portion of the people. He was uniformly successful, being a lover of the sciences, aud more than ordinarily in- telligent and progressive in his ideas. Religiouslj', he was a Free Thinker, and was thoroughly ac- quainted with the opinions of the leading men upon these subjects. It was seldom that he could not meet any argument presented him with facts and figures which were unanswerable, while his genial and social disposition drew around him a large circle of friends, comprised of the most intelligent people of the county. Later in life the elder Tyler removed to (^ales- burg. 111., and retired from the practice of his pro- fession. His death occurred in January 1882, after he had .arrived at the advanced age of seventy-nine 3'ears. In political opinions he was a Douglas Democrat, but never sought office. The wife and mother is still living, being now seventy-nine years old, and makes her home in Galesburg. 111. She is a well-preserved, bright and interesting old lady. The subject of this sketch was the youngest child of his parents, and received careful home training under the supervision of his excellent .and capable mother, for whom he entertains an affection th.at is reall\- remarkable. Ui)on reaching man's estate he was married in Galesburg, 111., Oct. 12, 1887, to Miss Amelia 15. Laux. This lady is the daughter of Prof. Carl Laux, a native of Germanj', and a skilled museian, who, after his graduation and mar- riage, emigrated to the United States and assisted in the preservation of the Union. He was a man of strong ideas and left Germany for political rea- sons. He sought G.alesburg, 111., for his location, where he became a popular teacher cf classical music and spent the remainder of his life. The PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1215 motliGr of Mrs. Tvlor diofl .it Kiio.willc. 111., alioiit 1882. Mrs. 'I'vlcr inherited tlie musical talents of her fatlier, and eventuall\- became his assi-stant. \ She is also in other respects an inteilisjent and ac- com|)lished lady. Tlicre lias hoen born to the Doc- tor and his estimable wife one child, a son. Carl Rupert. Dr. Tyler, socially, occupies a high posi- tion in Clifton. Politically, he is an uncompro- mising Democrat, and belongs to the .V. O. II. W. bllOMAS .1. CUMMINS. This gentleman is the owner and occu|)ant of a fertile and ^ pleasantl^'-located farm in jNIill Creek Town- ship, Washington County. He is a progressive and energetic farmer, and his (stale of 160 acres is intelligently cultivated and well cared for. The place bears evidence of being occuiiied by one who is anxious to rank with tlie best of his class. Christopher Cummins, the grandfatlier of our subject, was born in Scotland. After emigrating to America he lived for some time in North Caro- lina, whence he removed to Ohio. In the l;itter State, near Columbus, liis son Christopher, father of our subject, was horn. The mother of our sub- ject bore the maiden name of Jane Scott. She was born near Lexington, Ky., where her mother had been reared. She is now seventy-six >-ears of age, and her husband seventy-seven. Tlie latter is a retired farmer. Their home is in Sigourney, Iowa. The paternal family comprised six children, our subject being the first born. James M.. the sec- ond son, entered the Federal forces during the late Civil War. He enlisted at the age of nineteen in the 18tli Kentucky Infantiy, and was killed at Richmond, Ky. Elizabeth married John L. Coch- ran, a livery man at Sigourney, Iowa. They have one child. John is manager of a theatrical company. He married the talented actress Jennie Woltz. who is well-known to the amusement worhl. Christo- pher is traveling for Wilhelm iV Son. wholesale grocers and commission merchants in St. Joseph. Mo. He married Miss Ella (^regory, and is the father of three children. Frances married Samuel Chidester. a farmer living near Sigourney, Iowa. She has three children. The gentleman of whom we write was born May 7. 1811, in Harrison County. Kv. He niadehishome with his parents until twenty-four years of age, at which time lliey removed to Iowa. During the war he was in ihe Kentucky Militia, unattached. The duty of his comniaiul was tf) k)ok after raiders, guerrillas and marauding i>arties. He was at Cyn- thiana, Ky., and eng.aged in the pursuit of Morgan. In 1881 he removed to tiiis county and bought IGO acres of land, upon which he was engaged m farm- ing until October. 1884. He then entered into the hardware business in Morrow, with W. A. Nye, under the firm name of Nye iV Cummins. In the spring of 1886 be sold his interest to his partner, and removed to Hebron, Neb., where he eng.ageil in the grocery business. Scmie time after he sold out that business and returned to his farm in this county. He is a cari)enter by trade, and has fol- lowed that business in connection with his farming. He breeds Poland-China hogs. On May 15. 1871, the rites of marriage were per- formed between Miss Cecilia L. Stewart and our subject. The bride was born in Fond du Lac County, Wis., and is a daughter of Almou and Ruth Stewart. The union has been blessed by the birtii of four children, all living. They are named respectively: Bert, (iertrude. Robert M. and Zora. Mr. Cummins was Postmiister at Morrow four years. Politically, he is in sympathy with the Republican party. He is a man of intelligence and good principles, a capable farmer and a li'ustwor- thy citizen. OCX? ICHAEL A. SELMER. Among those who cast their fortunes with the early settlers of Kansas. Mr. Sclmer deserves special men- tion. He had a wide experience of life on the frontier, which assisted in developing the liest elements of a naturall}' strong character, aiul which has made liim one of the most valued citizens of Washington County. He first opened his eyes to the light on the other side of the Atlantic, in the Province of Posen. Prussia, Sept. 2'.», 1852, and lived there until a youth of seventeen years. He acquired a practical education in the (ierman tongue, and was trained to those habits of industry 1216 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and economy which have enabled him to make a success of life. Martin and Wilhemina (Liiske) Selmer. tiie pa- rents of our subject, were likewise natives of Prus- sia and of pure German ancestrj-. The father and one son came to America, to which they were ere long followed by our subject, his mother and his brother Albert. They lived in lo^va six j-ears. and then in 1873. came to Kansas, and Michael A. entered the northwest quarter of section 12, Grant Township, Washington Countj', taking possession in February, 1874. From this land he constructed his present beautiful home. The mother, that same year, purchased a farm north of wiiere her son located, and lie made his home with her until his marriage, in January. 1877. The wife of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Martha, daughter of John and Ella Groathonse. At that time tlie_y were residents of Reynolds. Neb. They were born in the (irand Ducliy of Mecklen- burg, Germany, whence they emigrated to America and settled in Jefferson County, Neb., during its jiioneer days. Mr. Selmer, prior to his marriage, had put up a house 14x18 feet by placing 2x6 uprights two feet apart, filled in with con- crete composed of mortar and pounded sand- stone, and covered the whole with a board roof. This roof was blown awjiy in a j'ear or two and was replaced with a shingle roof, the sides cov- ered w ith weather-boarding and finished inside with plaster. With the later improvements, which the proprietor has added, it makes a very comfortable dwelling. He has built on an addition, 16x22 feet, with a porcii in front, and the whole is now surrounded with trees and shrubbery', planted by the hands of the owner. Mr. Selmer has also planted about 100 apple trees, which .are just be- ginning to bear. Me has a goodly number of peacli trees, which furnish to the family this luscious fruit in its season. A row of cottonwood trees surrounds the place. About sixty acres are broken and the balance is devoted to haj* and pasture. Mr. Selmer is feeding this year (1889) twenty -two head of cattle and twenty swine; he keeps two horses to operate the farm. Mr. ,and Mrs. Selmer rejoice in the possession of a family- of bright and interesting children, the eld- est of whom, a daughter, Eda, now twelve years old, is a miss who has taken kindlv to her books and is well versed in the English language. The others are: Lena, Elln, Matilda, Daisj' and Albert Julius. Mr. Selmer is liberal in his political views, and votes the Union Labor ticket. He was reared in the doctrines of the German Evangelical Church, but is not at present connected with any religious organization. Coming from a country enforcing the law of compulsory education, he is naturally in favor of giving to the young those advantages which will fit them for worthy and intelligent members of the community. He has served as School Treasurer in his district for a number of years. ^ARREN B. STEDMAN, represents .an im- portant branch of business, being a dealer in ^^^1 harness and saddlery, and having es- tablished himself at Clifton, in November, 1885, as the successor of M. A. Roenigck. The latter gentleman established the business during the infancy of this now thriving city, and it is now upon a firm and p.ayiug basis. Mr. Stedman came to Clifton in July, 1884, from Emraetsburg. Iowa where he iiad been similarly engaged, as now, for a l)eriod of nine years. In Emmetsburg Mr. Stedman learned his trade, and for a time was associated with his brother, who still carries on the business there. He was born in Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1845, and is the son of Samuel R. Stedman, a native of Con- necticut, and born near the city of Hartford. The familj- flourished in New England during the Col- onial davs. The father of our subject was reared and married in his native State; his wife in her girlhood was Miss A. Mary Moore. She was born in Hartford, and after marriage they emigrated to New York State, and thereafter lived in Copen- hagen and Watertown. prior to their settlement in Adams. Samuel Stedman was a tanner and currier by trade, but later in life became interested in farming pursuits. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War he. in the fall of 1861, enlisted in a regiment of the Black Horse Cavalry' (an Oswego. N. Y., company), with whom he remained luitil honorabl}' PORTRAIT AND UIOGRAPIIICAL ALBUM. 121: ilisfli:iri>e(l, tho i-oiii|):iny IxMiig dislianded on ac- count of Ji sui-|)liis of t-avnlry troops. Later lie re-entureil tlu' service a.s a teamster, and was em- ployed in this capacity until taken ill at White House Landing in \'irt>inia, when he was obliged to accept his final and honorable discharge. Later, Warren B. Sledman enlisted as a Iniou soldier in September, 186;i, in Company F, IstXew York Veteran Cavalry, before he was eighteen years olil. He was one of the younger members of his regiment, who were known .as '-New York Vets." They marched to the front and fought the enemy, in the spring of 18G4, under Gen. Seigel at Upper- ville, (now) W. Va. The next engagement was at New Market, May 1;'). 1864, and on the oth of June following they, under Gen. Hunter, engaged witii the enemy at Piedmont, Va., capturing 1,200 of them. The regiment was then sent back with their prisoners as a detachment, but later returned to tlie Shenandoah Valley and engaged in battle near Middletown, Va. The3' wintered in West Virginia, and in July, ISG.'j, after the close of the war, were mustered out, receiving their discharge at Roches- ter, N. Y., August 1, following. Mr. Stedman was in the service nearly two years. Upon returning home Mr. Stedman remained there until Jan. 1, iSfiO, when he went to Martin County, Minn., which was then a wild and new region. In Sci)tenil>er following he was joined by liis parents and the other members of the family and liomesteaded a tract of land u|)on which they lived for some years, and where the mother died in 1872, at the age of sixty years, having been born in 1808. She was a Presbyterian in religion, and a lady of many estimable qualities. After her death the father and his boj'S removed to Iowa, where Mr. Stead- man died at the home of his son, Pratt H.. near Emmetsburg. in Februarj', 1885. He vvas nearly eighty-three \ ears old. Li religion he was a l>ap- tist, and in politics, a Republican. The subject of this sketch was the eldest son and second child of his parents, with whom he lived until after his marriage. This event occurred in Blue Earth County. Minn., the maiden name of the bride being Miss Emily Williamson, of JetTeison County, N. Y. The latter (itted herself foi a teacher which profession she followed before becoming the wife of our subject. Of this union there has been born one child, a son, Melvin (i.. who remains at home with his parents. .Mr. .Stedman and his esti- mable wife are regular attendants of the Baptist Church. Like his father before him Mr. Stedman votes with the Republican party. He has been a member of the City Council one term, and belongs to the I. O. (). V. No. 181. in wliich he has filled all the chairs of his lodge. lie is likewise conneeled with .Sedgwick Post. No. 24, G. A. R., at Clifton. m EPPERSON P. OVERLANDER. This gen- theman is one of the leading stock-iaisersof Coleman Township, Washington County. ^^ having over 300 head of stock on hand at this writing. His estate comprises 400 acres, the eighty which he purch.ased in 1884 being located on section 2G. and his additional purchase adjoin- ing it. It is under a fine state of cultivation, and marked with the improvements usually made bv an enterprising agriculturist and stock-man. The original lumiestead bears 275 apple trees, too-ether with peaches, grapes and a variety of other fruits. The adjoining place also has a fine orchard. Mr. Overlander was born near Victoria. Knox Co., III., the date of his birth being Feb. 6, 1851. His i>arents were John and Sarah A. Overlander. He received an excellent common school education in his native county, where he remained until the age of eighteen. He then came to Kansas and made his home in Doniphan County from 18(>'.» to 1885. At that period he became a resident of this county, locating upon the eighty acres which he had prev- iously i)urcliased, and which he has since brought to their present fine condition. ;ind to which he has so largel3' added. At the home of the bride in Doniphan (ountv. Mr. Overlander was united in marriage with .Miss Minnie Fenley; she is a daughter of W. II. and ICIizabeth (Ford ) Fenley, and a lady possessed of many estimable qualities. Her |)arents had formerly lived in Kentucky, and before the wav removed to St. .loseph, I\jo. Her father freighted across the plains during the Hehellion. Later he removed to IJoniphan County, Kan., where he became the 1218 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. owner of 800 acres of fine lanrl. His death occurred in tiiat coiniU' on the 15th of June, 1885. His i widow is still residing tliere on a fine farm. Mr. and Mrs. Overlander are the parents of four chil- dren, three of whom are now living. They bear the names of Nora. Blanche, ^'erna and William P. Mr. Overlander is a believer in and supporter of the principles of the Democracy. He Is a man of integrity and intelligence, a kind neighbor, and a loving husband and father, and. with his wife, is highly esteemed by the community. Cf^^ICHOLAS B. WHITE. During that meraor- I j)' able period of the liistory of Kansas em- 'k\//^ braced in tlie 'oO's. many of the sterling- men of the nation were attracted hither, and the remarkable strides made by the Territory and the State, were due to the character of its pioneers. Among those brave-liearted and noble-spirited men was the late Elder Wliite. He not only brougiit witli him that spirit of enterprise and love for a free political government so characteristic of the men of that day. but came bringing the Oospel message to cheer and console the pioneer families during their seasons of great trial and their hard- sliips. and to plead with tiiose rugged natures that had not yet acknowledged the Kingship of the Mes- siali. AVe tiierefore find him preaching the glad message to the scattered settleis in Kiley County, even before a church building had yet been erected. .Services were first held in the small dwellings of the pioneers, and later in sciiool-houses, ^Mr. White often walking fifteen miles to and from his ap- pointments. Our subject was born in Kentuciv_\'. Eeb. 22, 1822, and was the son of .loiin and Grace (Roberts) White, the former a farmer by (jccupation, and in the peaceful pursuits of agriculture his son. our subject, was reared to manhood. Early in life he began teaching, comliining his luofcssional labors with work on a farm until ho was twentv-six vears old. At the age of eighteen, Mr. White made confession of faith in Christ, and became a member of the Cliristian Church; a few years later he began iiis labi)rs as a minister of the Gospel, preaching in different parts of his native .State until 1854. at which time he came to Kansas, then a territory. The journey was made via the Ohio and Missouri rivers to Kansas City, and with ox-team on to the Western frontier. Mr. White filed a claim to a tract of prairie land in what is now Ashland Town- ship, six miles south of the present site of jManhat- tau. After making his claim, he returned to the Blue Grass State and spent the winter near Lexing- ton. In the spring of 1855, Elder White with his wife and four children started for their new home, go- ing by way of the rivers to Kansas City, and then procuring a horse and buggy drove the remainder of the distance to the claim. There being no house yet built, the family lived in a tent for three weeks, during which time our subject cut trees, sawed lumber, and built a board cabin in which they lived till fall. At that time they received a frame-house which iiad been shipped some time be- fore from Cincinnaii, Ohio, but which on account of low water and the consequent close of navigation in the Kansas River, was not delivered promptly at its destination. When Elder White and his family became resi- dents of this State, deer and other wild game were plenty, and Indians numerous in the locality. The Red Men were always ready to trade venison and Iniffalo meat for pork. For some time, the nearest mill was at Independence, !Mo., where Elder White went with an ox-team, the triji consuming two or three weeks. On tl^c present site of ^Manhattan hut one building then stood. Elder White remained on his farm ten years, and then moved to what is now known as the College Farm, buying thirty acres two miles northwest of the college. This was his home until 1882. at which time he removed tC) Manhattan, and there died Aug. 5, 188.'}. ripe in years and full of gootl works. He has left behind him a long record of usefulness in the Master's vineyard, and it mav well be said of him, though "he rests from his labors his works do fi)llow him."' His name will long be remembered, and his labors regarded v^'ith appreciation in the State witii whose history he was so long and from so early a date identified, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 12111 JMr. While wa.s a Ropulilicnii finni the foriii- atioii of Ihat party, and was ever an earnest advocate of the abolition of slavery, llie enianeipa- tioii of lal)()r from yraspins; monopolies, ami the prohihilion of tiie manufacture and sale of licpior. He was an enthusiastic worker in behalf of .Sunday- S '11001 Missions, both home ami foreign, and was emphatically a reformer. He was among the fore- most in the advocacy of every movement of his njj'o tending to the elevation of mankind. Doubt- less there were mistakes in his life and defects in his character. l)ut his noble traits and sterling vir- tues, together with iiis l)enev<)lent and generous impulses and high aspirations should make the greater imjiression on us. as they fdled the larger place in his life and character. On the 1st of August, 1845, Klder White was united in marriage w-ilh Miss Permelia S. Trimble, a lady whose amiable character and Christian vir- tues well fitted her for the place she was to fill. She was born in Bourbon County. Ky., Nov. 24, 1826. and is a daughter of Forgus and Eliza (Carai)bell) Trimble. Forgus Trimble was born in the same county in which his daughter Permelia first saw the light, and was the son of a Scotch- man who was an earlj' settler in Highland Town- ship, Bourbon County, and who spent the last j'ears of his life on a farm there. At his death the es- tate was inherited b3^ the father of Jlrs. White, and he also spent his life there. The mother of Jlrs. White w'as born in Virginia, and was a daughter of John Campbell, a n.ative of South Carolina and of Scotch ancestry. Mr. Camp- bell, during the Revolutionary War, took part in the defense of American liberty. His occupation was that of a farmer. He went from his native State to the Old Dominion and thence to Kentucky, settling in Bourbon County, and spending his last days there. His wife bore the maiden name of Frances (ireene, and was born in the State of Mr- ginia. from which her parents removed when she was but five years old. Their new home was in a section where Indians were numerous and hostile, and the settlers formed in colonies for protection. She used to spin an.'ellie L., Joseph Lowe, Harry .1. and Hattie M. Mrs. Smith possesses many tine qualities of character and mind, and is carefully rearing her children in the principles of courtesy and right living. The fiither of our subject w.is born in Epping. N. II.. July 17. I7i)(i. and was christened Stevens. He learned the trade of a jeweler and when a young man settled in (iorhara. Me., and engaged in the jewelry business until he had the misfortune to lose his establishment by fire, when he began the m.anu- facture of shoes, and later engaged in the manufac- ture of paper cutlery. In 18-53 he bought a home at Waterford Flat and a tract of laud near by, and engaged in farming. He resided there some years and then went to Paris Hill, dying at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Marble. The maiden name of his wife was Sophia Chadbourne ami she was born in Gorham. lo Deacon and Desire Chadbourne. She de|)arted this life at W.iterford Flat, Oct. 18, 1859. She hacl borne eleven chiMren, of whom eight were reared to manhood and womanhood. Of the brothers and sisters of our subject we note the following: Frederick C. served as Adju- tant in the 73d Ohio Infantry and gave his life for his country's cause; Kmeline married Hon. J. S. Hobbs, State Librarian of Maine; Nancy married C. A. Libby and lives at .Minneaitolis, Minn.; Martha L. is now fleceased; -Hendrick served in the 12tli Maine Infantry during the late war, receiving injuries from which he has never recovered; Alfred resides in Boston; Klla M. S. married Kliiicr M.iible and now lives in Washington. D. C. Mr. Smith belongs to Kearney Post. No. .J, G.A.R.. and to Lodge No. 104. A. F. & A. M., of which he is a charter member. Politically he has always been a Republican. He has served as Director of the School Board; as a member of the City Council and as City Treasurer a number of years; has also been Mayor and Street Commissioner and was City Attorney four years. Being intelligent, discrimin- ating and thoroughly interested in the development and true c'vilizalion of his chosen home, he proves an ellicient public servant in any place of trust lo which his fellow citizens call him. He belongs to the Baptist Church, and in the work of that relig- ious organization and in his position a;; President of the Y. M. C. A., is ably assisting in the moral and religious work of the city. _^[j' LEXANDER SEATON. It has been justly JJ remarked, that to have been born in Scot- Is' land, and ^^f substantial .Scotch ancestry, is honor enough for one life-time; and when to these conditions have been adden have been erected substantial and suitable buildings. iMr. Lyie of late years has been largely- interested in horses, and has attained quite a repu- tation as an expert in the care and keeping of the equine race. , Mr. Lyle traces his ancestry to one of the very best nationalities on the face of the globe. He was born in the city of Pprth, Scotland, Dee, 11, 1825, and is the son of Alexander Lyle, a native of the same place, and born in 179'J. The latter spent his entire life on his native soil, dying at Parkhill, Scotland, Nov. 11, 1829. He traced bis ancestry as far back as James III. He was a man of good business abilities and a fair education, and at the time of his death was Stewani of the Parkhill prop- erty. He was a man of decided views, and in re- ligion a deviiul member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The paternal grandfather, likewise a na- tive of the city of Perth, was a member of the Prasbyterian Church, and died tiiere at the age of sixty-three years. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Magdalene Malcom. She was also of pure Scotch ancestr3'. and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the faith of which she passed aw.ay at the age of seventy-six years. There were born to her and her husband three children — George. Magdalene and Alexander. Alexander died in infancy; George, the eldest-born, was reared and educated in his native city, and as soon as becoming of suitable years, learned the trade of a machinist, which he followed until emigrating to the United States, in 1852. He was the only mem- ber of the family who came to this countr}-. Upon reaching American shores he sojourned for a time in the State of Louisiana, and operated as overseer on a sugar plantation. His subsequent course we ha\'e already indicated. Mr. Lyle, in 1847, was married in the city of Perth, Scotland, to Miss Ellen Pollock, a maiden of his own nationality, who became the mother of three children, all of whom died when young. Mrs. Ellen Lyle departed this life at her home in Scotland. Mr. Lyle was a second time married, and there were born to. him twelve children, viz.: Thomas, John, Alexander, Charles. ^lartin, Jonas, Frank, Grant G.. Arthur. Walter .S.. Lincoln and Maude. Arthur died when two months old ; Jlaude died at the age of two years; James died when a promising youth of nineteen, and Alexander died at the age of twent\-six. ■'*~~--»<2je£;®^^- |-'*'S{>3^^<3^*'**'Wv% OHN ANDERSON w.as born in Guilford, N. C., and was the third of six children born to his parents. During the Revolutionary War, the British soldiers visited the plaiita- tation in search of fur.-ige, and to()k all tlie provi- sions they could tind. There was a hole under the hearth, where sweet potatoes were kept, and the mother secreted a sack of tlour there. One of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1225 soldiers, as he left the house, flroppod a ham. wliicli one of the boys picked up. and the niotiier phiced that also in tlio potato hole. She then drew her cliair over tlic trap door, and in th.'it wnv saved some of the provisions. Mr. Anderson betanie converted when quite young, and determined to devote himself to the Christian ministry. After receiving a good educa- tion, he began missionary work in Tennessee. Ala- bama. Mississippi and Kentucky among the Indiiins. lie traveled where there were no iniiabitants ex- cept tlie savages, sleeping in wigwams, or under trees with tiie Line canopy of heaven and the brnnches above him .as his only covering. He fre- quently crossed the Ohio River at the present site of Louisville, w^hile it was still known as Bear Grass. We append a brief sketch of his life and labors, taken from the "History of the Presbyter}' of Wash- ington." Rev. John Anderson, D. D.. Pastor of the church at Up|)cr Buffalo, during the years 1802-1833. was one of the most distinguished, though most retiring, of these early fathers. Born in Guilford, X. C. April 10. 17('i7, he received both his cl.assical and theological education under the eminent David C. Caldwell. He was brought to Christ by the preach- ing of the Rev. James McCready. a i)Uiiil and spiritual son of the Rev. Joseph .Smith, at Buffalo, N. Y.. who had meanwhile gone South. Here, per- haps, we have the cord which drew Mr. Anderson to the scene of his life work. Having been licensed, and shortl}' afterward ordained, by the Presbytery of Orange, at a date not later than 1793, and hav- edifying and fruitful, whilst the wisdom that stamped it brought him. without his seeking, quiet but powerful leadership in ecclesiastical affairs, as well in all enterprises in behalf of education, mis- sions, temperance and the like. The prominence of Dr. Aniler.son may l)e inferred from his presidency of the Board of Trustees of Washington College from the tin e of the charter in 1H06, until 1H33. The degree of I). I), was con- ferred upon him by this institution in 1841. Theo- logical pupils resorted to him for instruction in un- wonted numbers, especially after, by reason of age. Dr. McMillan had been compelled to give up that great work for the church. Among the pupils of Dr. Anderson was his own st)n, the Rev. William C. Anderson. D. D.. one of the most popular preachr rs of his day. His other son. yet living, John B. Anderson. L. L. D.. has been a distinguished edu- cator and engineer, as well as Elder of the church. The veneral)le father fell asleep in Jesus, Jan. 31. I85.'>. iiaving borne his witness of the grace of God until bis last breath. »V>i ( ,*■ KNRY OBER, senior member of the firm of Ober ifc: Williams. Land and loan agents, is ^^ also interestefl in the Barnes Enlerprisc. a 1|^ journal published in the interest of the Republican party. He is Justice of the Peace at the present time, a position which he has occupied for several years. He also deals quite extensively in grain. Politically he is a stanch supporter of ng, partl3' for health's sake, spent several ^-ears of | the present administration. He is connected with itinerant labor in the Carolinas. Tennessee and' Kentucky, he finally reached Pennsylvania, and there settled perm.aneiitly. He w.as received into the Presbytery of Ohio, Jan. lii. 1802. and installed Pastor of Upper Buffalo Churcii in the spring fol- lowing. Dr. Anderson's preaching was plain, di- rect, terse, scriptural, practical, discriminating and pungent, insomuch that "the screw anger" w.as the sobriquet by which he was widely known. His pastorate began amidst the glow of the great spir- itu.il baptism of the opening century, and some of its most striking manifestations were in his own church. His ministry, thus sanctined, w.as both the Baptist Church, and socially-, belongs to the G. A.R. and the L O. O. F. ai Barnes The subject of this sketch was born in .Montague. Mass., May 1, 1843, and is the son of Elijah P. Ober. a native of Townsend. Vt. The latter spent the earlier j'ears of his life in the Green Mountain .State, then removed to Lcverett. Mass., where he sojourned until 18(51t, then, coming to Washington County, this Slate, he established himself on a farm in Little Blue Township, but only lived until the following year, passing aw.ay at the age of sixty-four years. He was by occu- pation a farmer and miller combineil, and althuugli 122G PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL A1,BUM. never at-euimi luting imicb of this workl's goods, made a comfortable living for his family. He had been from early manhood a member of the Baptist Church, and was a man conscientious and upright in" all his dealings. Elijah P. Ober was married in early manhood, to Miss Susan Richardson. She was born in Shutes- bury. Mass., in 1817. She came to Kansas with the family, anfl died in ^\'ashington County the same year as her husband — 1870. The maternal grandparents of our subject were Joseph and Sa- rah (Green) Richardson, who spent their last years in Massachusetts. The Richardson family- was of English extraction, of the old Puritan stock. Some of the earlier members figured conspicuously in the Revolutionary War. There was born to Elijah and Susan Ober a family- of seven children, viz.. Elijah S.. Loilemea. Asa. Blake, -Tosepli. Hannah and Henry. The Ober family is of German origin, and w^as first represented in America prior to the Revolu- tionary War. Asa, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Rutland. Vl., and died in Hoosic. N.Y.; Henry, our subject, spent his boy- hood days at Shutesbury, Mass.. acquiring a prac- tical education in the common school. When not in school he assisted his father in the mill, until the outbreak of the Rebellion. He then enlisted as a private in Company H, 2d Regiment, Inited States Sharp-shooters, and served with that command in tlie Army of the Potomac, in 1864, then received his hinorable discharge on account of disability. He participated in manj- of the im[jortant battles of the war. including lUdl Run, South Jlounlain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys- burg, and others. Although man}' times in the tliickest of the fight, he miraculously escaped injury and returned to his home in safety. After retiring from the service, Mr. Ober estab- lished himself in the milling business at Shutesburj-, Mass. On account of failing health, however, he, in 1868, notice, who occupies a high position socially- and financially; he is possessed of more than ordina- ry intelligence and the application which lias made him not only successful in whatever he has under- taken, but has .also made him a valued member of the community. His domestic relations are pleasant in the extreme, he having a ver}- estimable and in- telligent wife and a family of interesting children, the latter well educated and enjoying the best ad- vantages which can be given them. They are musically inclined, and have quite an orchestra in the home circle. Mr. Fr3'hofer is very active in cliurch matters, and in fact may uniformly be found giving his support to all the enterprises calculated for the public good. He may usually be seen at his well-regulated homestead in Jackson Township, where he h.as a fine body of land, and is the owner altogether of 320 acres. In reverting to the parental history of the subject of this notice, we find that he is of Swiss descent, his father. Jacob Fryhofer, having been born in Winterlhur, Switzerland, in 1806. He was the owner of a small farm in the vicinity of Lake Zu- rich and occupied himself as a grape grower and in the manufacture of wine. He there spent hisearlj' years, but in 18:U emigrated to America and lo- cated in Jackson County, Ind.. within a half mile of the present site of Seymour. He purch.ased a tract of Government land at twelve and one-hal. cents iier acre from which he cleared the forest, drained it thoroughly and effected upon it good im- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1 2->', provements. It is liiirdlj' iiecessaiy to state, that he was one of the earliest pioneers of that region and heoci-iipied his first purchase until 1852. In tlie year above mentioned, Jacob Frvhofor traded his farm in .lackson County, Ind.. for 160 .acres of land in .S|)enper County, where he contin- ued to carry on farminij, while at the same time he established a country store, which he conducted until 1864. That year, sellin<; out his interest in the Hoosier State, he turned his steps toward the farther West, coming to Kansas to join his chil- dren. The mother had in the meantime, passed to her long home. He had purchased 160 acres of land in Jackson Township at the Government sale) in 1859, and now settling upon it, continued farming for a time, then retired from active labor, and now makes his home with his son, William. He is at present the owner of eighty acres, adjoin- ing the town limits of Randolph. Intelligent and well-read, he keeps liimself thoroughly posted upon public affairs, and votes the straight Republi- can ticket. For the long period of fifty years, he has been a member of the German Methodist Epis- copal Church, and is a frequent contributor to vari- ous religious papers. During the summer of 1889, a veteran of eighty-three years, he visited his old hume. attended c.imp meeliugs and also made a tri)) to Niagara Falls. Thi^ mother of our subject bore the maiilcn name of Susan Aggeter. Her birthplace was near the cbildliood home of her husband, and she was born in 1805, She died in Indiana in 1863. Five of the nine children comprising the parental family are now living. Tlie four deceased are: John J., John II.; Henry, wiio fell during the late Civil War; and the Rev. S. W., a minister of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church. John N. Fryhofer, one of the brothers of our subject, is living on a farm in Jackson Township; Susan. Mrs. Henning, is a resi- dent of Evansville. Ind.; Mary, Mrs. Schricder, is also a resident of that city; William, our subject, is the next in order of birth; Emma is the wife of the Rev. Mv. Matill. of Cleveland. Ohio; Henry, during the Civil War, enlisted as a Inion soldier in the 42d Indiana Infantry, and died at the lio.s- pital in Bowling (ireen, Ky., in 1862. William Fryhofer was born in Jackson County, Ind.. Aug. 9, IHtC). He was six years old when the family removed to Spencer County, where he at- tended the common school and assisted his father in the farm work. The homestead was within four miles of the old home of Abraham Lincoln. Will iam. when a youth of seventeen, leaving the paren- tal roof, set out, in the fall of 1863. for Kansas, journeying by rail to Atchison, thence by stage to IManliattan and from there, on foot, to Randolph. On the 28th of November, following, he located on his present pl.ace of 160 acres, the title of which w.as held by the central branch of the Union Pacific Railro.ad, after which it passed 'b.nck to the Government, and from the latter young Fryhofer homeste.vled it, in 1868. In the meantime he h.ad made many inii)rovemcnts and dining the follow- ing winter prepared^the logs for his dwelling. He was one of the first settlers on the creek. During the Indian scare of 1861, he served with the State militia. In 1875 Mr. F'reyhofer secured his full title to his present place, which is now well improved, one of its most attractive features being the substantial stone residence, which was put up in 1871. The main part is 21x30 feel in dimensions, with an addi- tion of 15x30 feet, and is two stories in height. The farm is well watered by Otter and Dry Branch creeks, and the place is equipped with all modern conveniences for general farming and stock-raising. Mr. F'ryliofer feeds and ships, annually, two car- loads of high-grade cattle and swine, and makes a specialty of graded Clydesdale horses. At the head of his stables is an imported animal of great value. He is a great lover of the e, being the oldest attorney now living here. Mr. Anthony was married in Pike County, Ind., Dec. 23, 1847, to Miss Nancy B. Campbell, who bore him four children, of whom only one is living — W. P., now clerk of this county. Mrs. Anthon}' died here in 1870. When our subject first came to this county he bought a farm, which now comprises a large part of the town site, and on wliicli he lived for a few years, when he married ilrs. Harriet A. Huntress, who also owned a large part of the town site. When Mr. Anthony arrived there were but about a dozen houses here. Mrs. Anthon}', whose maiden name was Harriet A. Fuller, was born in Canton, Oxford Co., Me., Aug. 28. 1821. and is a ilaughter of Charles and Mary (Austin) Fuller. When twenty-one years old she moved to Boston, where, Jan. 14, 1844, she was united in marriage with Orvel Huntress, who was also a native of Canton, his natal day being Oct. 16, 1815. Mr. and Mrs. Huntress remained in Boston some years, and in 1852, leaving his wife there. Mr. Huntress went to California, where he spent two and a half years. He and his wife then s[)ent four years at Mexico, Me., and in 1859 came to Kansas City, JNIo., whence the wife and children came b}- stage to Manhattan while the husband and father, having purchased au ox-team and loaded his goods and provisions, drove across the country He opened a store on College Hill. Mr. Huntress continued his merchandising at Manhattan for about two j'ears. In May. 1861. he removed to this place, their only neighbors being ten miles distant in every direction except the east, where three and a-half miles was the distance. They took a claim adjoining the original town site of Cla\' Center, on what is now called River View, and is included in the limits, and there they made the usual improvements. When building, the ma- terial and their furniture were hauled from Leaven- worth. It was the largest and best house for a long time in this vicinity, and in it Mr. Huntress kept the first store in what is now Clay County. After the death of Mr. Huntress his widow con- tinued on the farm, and added to it during the next two years another half section. Her son, C. O. Huntress, moved the post-office and store to what is now the town site, and took charge of it for two years, when he sold out and went to Dart- mouth, where he was graduated with the degree of B. S. in the class of 1874. Mrs. Huntress took charge of the post-offlce after his departure, and kept it until 1871, when she resigned, and. being married to our subject on May 14 of that year, they took charge of the farm property. Mr. and Jlrs. Anthony continued to live on the farm in River View, until April. 1887. when they took possession of their residence in the city. Mrs. Anthon}' has made a forty-acre addition to the citj-, called Huntress Addition, where the large school-house now stands. Mr. Anthony has also added 160 aeros to the town site under his name. Huntress Park has been donated to the cit}'. Thomas C. Anthony, the father of our subject, was born in Riclimomi, Va.. and in Highland County, Ohio, was united in marriage with Miss Julia Kimberly, a native of L}'nchl)urg, Va. He was an attorney and farmer, and spent his latter days in Muscatine, Iowa, where his death occurred in 1860. his wife dyins: about the same time. \t OHN HUGHE.S JKNKINS. Wales occupies but an insignificant place on the map of the earth, but its people are veiy apt to make themselves felt in some way wherever they may chance to go. They possess a force of char- acter and singleness of purpose that inevitably car- ries them straight forward in any course that they may elect to follow. This characteristic is pos- sessed in an abundant degree by the subject of this sketch. He is a man closely identified with the business interests of Riley County, and one of its best educated and most illustrious citizens. He was born in AVales, Nov. 6. 1840. and is a son of the Rev. Isaac and Eliza (Hughes) Jenkins, both of whom were natives of Wales. Isaac Jenkins was a prominent minister of the Wesleyan or Methodist Episcopal Church in Wales for more than forty years. He was a graduate of some of the most noted colleges and theological seminaries in England, and was known for his pro- found knowledge and exalted piety. His wife was a lady well fitted liy nature and education to be the companion of a minister of the Gospel. They were the parents of nine children, of whom our subject is the eldest. He was reared in his native land, where he received his earliest education, after- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 1231 ward attending' one of the best colleges in England until his fifteenth year, when lie left school ami CDinnienced elorking in a hank, lie continued in that occu|)ation, until liis departure for tlils country, and was connected with some of the most noted hanking concerns of Kngland and Wales. In 1868 Mr. Jenkins emigrated to America, and located at I'tica, N. Y., where he remained one year, being employed in keeping books and clerk- ing. The next year, 186!), he removed to Kansas, and located at Arvonia, where he remained for some time, and then went to IJala, Kan., as agent for the Welsh Emigration .Society. lie h.as also been actively engaged in the hanking, land and loan l)nsiness, at Lconardville, since 1881. When the Rock Island Railroad was built through Hilej- County, Mr. .Jenkins and otiiers laid out Bala City, and established a banking house in it. He conducts a general banking business at Bala City, but still has the banking house at Leonard ville. Politically, Mr. Jenkins is an Independent, not lioi - :>^ -' — s j^EINHAUD PHILIP, of Clay Center, is one of its liest-known residents, and is prominent among its business interests ^ being proprietor of the oldest and largest undertaking establishment of the city. He also deals in furniture, and is financially well-to-do. Mr. Philip was born in .Switzerland, July 5, 184.'), and lived tliere until a young man twenty- two years old, obtaining his-education in his native Canton of Granhuenden. iiiere also he learned cabinet-making, and was married to Miss Josephine (Tiesler. He emigrated to America in 1860. set- tling in Milwaukee. Wis., wiiere he followed his trade in the factory of Flack & Straw, and during the last three years of his stay there odiciated as a foreman. He and his estimable wife became the jjarents of one daughter, Josephine, who still re- mains with her father;the motherdied in .Milwaukee. Sojourning in the Badger Slate until 1872, Mr. Philip then came to Kans.as, locating in Clay Cen- ter when it was a village of about l.JO people. He established the lirst furniture store in the place, and in the course of a few years purchased seven diffeient establishments, whose proprietors did not make a success of the business as thoroughly as he had done. Mr. Philip commenced in a small way, occupying a modest frame building. In 1881 he put up a large brick store, 2.5x1,30 feet in area, and two iloors of which he devoted to his business. In due time these were well lilled with a select stock of goods, including all the articles in demand for general house furnishing, it is conceded that he h.as the largest store and stock west of Topeka. .and in the norihern part of the State. He has built up « fine trade, and made many friends. He is essentially a self-made man, having come to the United States without means, and his po.ssession8 are the result of his unaided industry and good management. % Mr. Philip was married in Clevelan8 ll.ai. A. M 535 llnnawa> ,\V. K, -377 llnrham, John 43' Durham, William 449 lUisch, Anion 5" Dusion, M 539 DychcC.M =«8 E Earl. Robert 505 Ebeling, Frederick A 282 Eberly, A 99° Eddy, D. M 4SS Edelblutc, U. H 1195 Kdell.liile. \V. H 4*9 Kdgerton, Dr. d - E 499 Elder, H, H 890 Elkins, Riley A 789 Elliott, I.. K 489 Elwood, (Jeorge S 242 El wood, Thomas 937 Elwell, J. C 1098 Filers, Jacob 79° El5Worth,J •8'8 Emerson, Charles C 1186 Emerson, Joseph, W 1176 Emrich, George W 645 Enfield, Jacob Sii E^ngert, lacob 1057 Erickson, George 707 Erpclding, Lambert 1071 Esslingcr, Nicholas 829 Estes. Caleb 226 Etter, M rs. Barbara 280 Evans, D. M 820 Karis, H . C: _ 891 Karrell, George 230 Faulk, E. F ••■■738 Feldtmann, Hen rich 776 Fellows, L. M 1048 Felt, E. K 910 Ferguson , H - C 201 Ferguson, S. M 660 Fillmore, Millard 67 Finn, E 960 Fitzpatrick, I >. i' 959 Flagg, John ... 478 Fletcher, Hon. W. H 965 Foot, Burltin 241 Ford, I.ynian 'r . . . -^49 Forstcr, .^nlf>ny . . "oi Fortier, E. (i 940 Foster," .\- B , 975 Foster, E. L 479 Foster, George E 936 Foster , R . L 232 Foster, S. .A 1079 Fox, J. T 656 Fo.\. S. M 41,') Frank, Olof ..736 Frank, Capt William 680 Eraser. D.C .95 Joslyn. Floyd L 40» Justis, Frank C... 35» Juslis,S.M 3»o K Kalhoefer, Judge William . . . .695 Kearns, Hiram 85' Keesecker, William 1003 Kelley, William 825 Kemper, C. H 77* Kennedy, (ieorge W ii2« Kerr, R. T 37« Kimball, J. M «« Kimble, Joseph 683 Kimble, Samuel, Sr 675 King. Jerome 8B0 King.M.T i Ma.Kwell, James Y 955 Mayfield, Dr. Isaac 566 Mc.\dams, John 367 Mc Alpine, Peter 981 ' McCandless, John C 557 McCormick , George W . . 919 McCormick, J. M 501 McCosh, B. W 366 McCulIey, A. P 345 McCullough, J. L 536 McCurdy, James C 500 McDonald, B 220 McFadden, William 561 McFadden, N. Z 565 McGrew, J. P 37= McKee, John 188 McKelvy, Mathew 961 McKelvy, W. S 447 McKenney, A. C ..209 McKenzie. Hector.. 407 McLaughlin, Robert 1082 McNair, Rev. A. L 1025 McNeil, William, Jr 640 McNitt,H.C 255 Meili, A.M 178 JVIercer, W. M 171 Merrick. F. C 258 Merten, H. H, Jr 337 Mertcn, J. H... 356 Meyer, Richard 1122 Michelson, LI 205 Miles, Jeremiah 418 Millen, Dr. R. H. . 339 Mills, C. J 570 Miller, R. C 1140 Miller, William 799 Moehlman. Henry 498 M celling . August 377 Moelling, William 571 Moffet, L) M 164 Molby, C. D 979 Molby. Samuel ) 977 Moll, Louis, M. D 1043 Molt, Carl 948 Monroe, James 35 M ontgoinery, Samuel 439 Montgomery, W. J. A 953 Moody. Dr. J. W 651 Moon.S 1058 Moorehead, J . T S^ Morgan, B. F 909 I Morgan, H. W., M. D 361 Morrison, A J 388 ' Morrison, John .A 179 } Morrow, J.C 1044 Moses, Joseph 595 .Moses Roll in 540 Moses, S. D 611 Mulbery, William S 166 M undis, Israel . .166 Munstermann. Henry 1^5 Munz, A 272 Murdock, John A 597 Murdock, William 976 Murphy, Hon. Thomas 163 Murrey, George O 370 Musselman,M 719 Muth, J. J 181 N Nason, E, J 7'9 Need, U. E 1016 Needham, Hon. N. B iir2 Nelson. Jacob IV07 Nelson, Mogens 1036 Nemitz, H. F 120^ Nemitz, William H 362 Nendel, Andrew iot)6 Neiisius, Rev. N 10^4 Newton, John 317 Newton, Rev. B. F ^17 Nichols. George 'V .302 Niehenke, Riido'ph 421 Nolan, John 1065 Norman, Oliver . 3' 6 Norris. L 775 Nutter, Isaac 859 Nyce,C. R 1092 Nye. W. A ., 1068 o Oakley, J. D 1170 Ober, Henry 1225 Oberhelman. Ernst 537 Ochiltree, Dr. H. M 1222 Olandt, ."Andrew 1172 Olney, Dr. H. H 1028 Olson, Jonas 1045 Olson, Martin 1169 Osborn. Thomas A 131 Osbourn, Owen E 587 Ostergaard, H 708 Oswald. Jacob . -1194 Otweil, Watson T 1193 Overbury, Frederick 1:00 Overlander. Jeff P 1217 Palmer, l.eivis A T165 Pannbacker, C. O 2.3S Pannbacker, Ulrich G 280 Parkinson, D 1074 Parkman. A . L 1180 Paronto. N 1018 Parriih, T. H 1022 Parsons, W. H 1 192 Patrie, William 1117 Patterson. A. P 671 Patterson, James ..1059 Patterson, L. 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