Biographical Sketch of Hiram L. Pease, Camden County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Hiram L. Pease, dealer in general merchandise, and stock dealer at
Climax Springs, Mo., was born in Fremont, Ohio, January 25, 1860, and
is a son of John R. and Mary (Meade) Pease, who were born in Connecti-
cut and New Hampshire in 1805 and 1828, and died in Ohio in 1860 and
1873, respectively.  They moved to the "Buckeye State" at an early day
and were there married and spent the remainder of their lives.  The
father was a farmer and tinner, and was mayor of Fremont for some time.
He was twice married, and by his first wife became the father of one
child, and five by his second wife: John R., Edwin E., Helen (Merriam),
Francis, one deceased, and Hiram L.  The maternal grandparents died in
New York and Ohio, at the ages of eighty-five and seventy-three, 
respectively.  Hiram L. Pease received his education in the schools of
Fremont, and also attended Blake's Preparatory School, at Gambier, 
Ohio.  When he attained his majority he began life for himself, and was
engaged in surveying real estate for six months, and in 1883 went to
Montana, where he followed the same occupation for some time, and then
returned to his native state.  March 7, 1884 he came to Camden County,
Mo., where he has since been engaged in stock dealing, and in partner-
ship with B. F. Swindler established his present mercantile business at
Climax Springs, the firm being known as Pease & Swindler.  December 1,
1888, he purchased Mr. Swindler's interest, and has since successfully
conducted the business alone.  He carries a stock valued at about 
$2,000 and besides this property owns eighty acres of land and live
stock valued at $1,000.  He is a Republican in politics, and cast his
first presidential vote for Benjamin Harrison in 1888.  He also belongs
to the I. O. O. F.

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