Johnson County KS Archives Biographies.....James, Andy 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  Col. Andy James, owner and proprietor of the "Meadow Brook Stock Farm, is
perhaps one of the most widely known men of Johnson county. Colonel James is a
native of Illinois, born in Hancock county, and came to Kansas in 1864 with his
parents, John P. and Hettie (Nichols) James, the former a native of Ohio and the
latter of Pennsylvania. They were the parents of two children: Col. Andy James,
whose name introduces this sketch, and Willard James, who married Ida Staver, of
Johnson county, and resides on the home farm. After coming to Kansas, Andy James
attended the public schools in Lawrence and Baker University. He began life as a
farmer and later engaged in the mercantile business at Kansas City, Mo., and
Dallas, Mo. About fifteen years ago he purchased 240 acres of land in Mission
township to which he has since added the old Phillips homestead of 160 acres.
These two farms comprise what is known as the "Meadow Brook Farm." He makes a
specialty of Short Horn cattle, Poland China hogs and mules. While Colonel James
is well known as a farmer and stockman, he is still better known as a high class
auctioneer. He began conducting auction sales several years ago and for the past
fifteen years has conducted real estate and stock sales of importance over
several states. He has been employed by the United States Government and various
railroad and construction companies as an auctioneer, in addition to numerous
thoroughbred and stock sales of the leading breeders throughout the country. Mr.
James was married in 1891 to Miss Minnie Riley, of Johnson county, and to this
union three children have been born, John R., now a student in Baker University;
Elizabeth N., a student in the Manhattan Agricultural College and known as one
of Johnson county's leading teachers, and Ralph H. graduated from the Olathe
High School in 1915.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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