Clay County MO Archives News.....The Old Men of Clay County 1870 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald J. Reid rreid21@cox.net July 31, 2007, 7:58 pm The Liberty Weekly Tribune 1870 Liberty Weekly Tribune; Date: 1870 Aug 05, THE OLD MEN OF CLAY COUNTY. We request every citizen in Clay county, over sixty years of age, to send us his name, age, place and date of birth, disfranchised or not, and any prominent circumstances connected with his life. Only a few persons have complied so far. We trust the parties to whom our request was made will comply as soon as practicable. The notices will be useful in the future as matters of reference, &c. We will continue the publication of notices until completed. JOSEPH T. FIELD, Was born in Madison County, Virginia, on the 17th day of December, 1798. Emigrated with his father to Bourbon county, Kentucky, in the year 1800. – Removed to Clay county, Missouri, in the year 1837, and has resided here ever since. In the old division of parties was a Whig. Not disfranchised. DAVID ROBERTS, Was born in Todd county, Kentucky, on the 10th day of February, 1810. Removed with his father to Liberty, Clay county, Mo., October 22d, 1826, and has resided here ever since. Was always a Whig. Is disfranchised. JACOB P. HYMER, Was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, on the 15th day of August 1798. Emigrated with his father the same year to Garrard county , Kentucky. Removed to Clay county, Missouri, in 1831, and has lived here ever since. Was always a Whig. Is disfranchised. JOHN BERRY, Was born on the 15th day of April, 1797, in Wythe county, Virginia. Emigrated to Lincoln county, Kentucky, in 1819. Removed to Clay county, Missouri, in 1846, and has resided here ever since. Was always a Whig, while there was a Whig party, and since its dissolution has acted with the Democratic party. Not disfranchised. ABIJAH WITHERS, Was born in Fauquier county, Virginia, January 7th, 1799. Removed with his father to Woodford Co, Kentucky, in 1807. Emigrated to Missouri in 1836, and settled in Clay county, and has lived here ever since. Was a Whig until the dissolution of that party, and has since acted with the Democracy. Disfranchised. HIRAM FUGITT, Was born in Garrard county, Kentucky, on the 25th of April 1794. Emigrated to Howard county, Missouri, in 1813. After he came to Howard Co., lived in old Fort Hempstead until 1816. Was in numerous skirmishes with the Indians during that period. Removed to Clay Co., in 1825 and has lived here ever since. Was always a Whig. Is disfranchised. JOHN HOLBERT, Was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, on the 20th of February, 1801. Removed to Clay county, Missouri in 1839, and has lived here ever since. – Was always a Democrat. Is disfranchised. WYATT S. WILLS. Was born in Scott county, Kentucky on the 18th day of May, 1804. Removed to Mississippi in 1829, and to Clay county, Missouri, in 1842, and has resided here ever since. Has always been a democrat. Is disfranchised. Was in the Confederate army during the entire civil war. NATHANIEL E. JOHNSON. Was born in Mason county, Kentucky, on the 21st day of September, 1805. – Emigrated to Clay county, Missouri, in 1848, and has resided here ever since. Was a Whig until the dissolution of the party, and has since acted with the Democracy. Is disfranchised. TIMOTHY R. DALE. Was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, on the 1st day of January 1804. Emigrated to Clay county, Missouri, in 1832. Was elected Surveyor of Clay county in 1835, and held that position continuously until 1868, with the exception of two years. Never was intoxicated in his life, and was never guilty but once of profane swearing. Was always a Whig, and was always esteemed loyal until registration came about and it was thought that he would vote the Democratic ticket. Is disfranchised JAMES FLEMING. Was born on the 15th day of September, 1792, in Rockingham County, Virginia. His father served in the Revolutionary war and was an officer; served under Washington at Brandywine, Yorktown and in numerous other battles, and was for a part of the time in the cavalry and belonged to the legion commanded by “Light Horse” Harry Lee. Emigrated with his father to Fayette county, Kentucky, in 1805. James Fleming served in the war of 1812 and was in the battle of Tippecanoe and two fights in Canada. Emigrated to Missouri in 1820. Came to Clay Co., July 4th, 1832, and has lived here ever since. Was always a Democrat. Is disfranchised, and supposes it is because the registrars are afraid he will vote the Democratic ticket. JOHN A. FOSTER, Born in Franklin county, Tennessee, in 1809, and moved to Clay county, Mo., in 1831. Was a soldier in the Mexican War, was always a Democrat, has filled the office of Justice of the Peace for many years with satisfaction to the people, and for many ears a consistent member of Christian church. Disfranchised. MILETUS BROWN, Born in Coffee county, Tennessee, in 1812, moved to Chariton, Mo., with his father in 1817, was a soldier in the Mormon war, raised a farmer, always a Democrat. Disfranchised. T.S. DABINY, Born and raised in King William county, Virginia, moved to Missouri in 1837, was always a Whig. Enfranchised. JOSHUA B. GOTHCHER, Born in South Carolina, 1803, moved to Clay county, Mo., in 1831. Was in the Mormon war and for many years has been a consistent member of the Baptist church. Disfranchised. JOHN BROADHURST, Born in Cook county, Tenn., April 13th, 1791, emigrated to Howard county in 1815 and to Clay county in 1823, was in the war of 1812 under Gen. Jackson. Disfranchised. His wife is still living, born 1790. JOHN R. HALL, Was born in Fayette county, Ky., July 27th, 1795, emigrated to Clay Co., in the fall 1827; has been living here ever since. Disfranchised. JOSEPH VIOLET, Was born in Woodford county, Ky., 5th of October, 1805, emigrated to Clay county, Mo., 1829. Disfranchised. JOSHUWA VIOLET, Was born in Woodford county, Ky., 1808; emigrated to Clay co., MO., 1868. Disfranchised. URIEL CAVE, Was born in Boone county Ky., 1790; emigrated to Clay county, Mo., in 1826. Was in the war of 1812 under Gen. Harrison. Disfranchised. JOSEPH COURTNEY, Born in Garrett county, Ky., March 5th, 1803, moved to Clay county, in 1824. Disfranchised. Always loyal. DANIEL HUGHES, Born in Bourbon county, KY., Sept. 28th, 1799, moved to Missouri, 1824, and Clay county, October, 1825. Disfranchised. A subscriber for the Tribune 25 years. W.D. LIGON, Born in Powhattan county, Va., Nov 26th, 1808, moved to Clay county 1831. Disfranchised. KILLION CREEK, Born Dec. 7, 1807, in Barren county, Ky., moved to Lafayette county, Mo., in 1820 and to Clay county in 1821. Disfranchised. MERCER BUSH Born in Clark county, KY., 7th February 1796, moved to Clay county, 1835. In the war of 1812, under Col. Francisco, Gen. Harrison’s command. Disfranchised. BENJ. GRAGG, Born in Cock County, East Tennessee, Dec. 28th, 1791, moved to Missouri, in 1819, and to Clay county in 1822. In war 1812, under Gen. Jackson, in the battle of Hillibytown with the Creek Indians. Disfranchised. Been a Democrat all my life, and my father before me. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/clay/newspapers/theoldme64gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 7.8 Kb