CHEATHAM BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== CHEATHAM, C. L. - b: 1870 Henry Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 335 residence: Clinton, Clinton Twp Dr. C. L. Cheatham, a prominent veterinary surgeon of Clinton, is a member of a well-known pioneer family of this section. He was born in Henry County in 1870 and is a son of Claude E. and Jemima Jane (Hurst) Cheatham. The father was born in Calloway County, Missouri, in 1844 and the mother was a native of Kentucky, born in 1846. Claude E. Cheatham was reared in Calloway County, and about 1866 came to Henry County, and settled in Bethlehem Township, and is still the owner of the farm which he bought in that township at the time, although he resides in Clinton. Claude E. and Jemima Jane (Hurst) Cheatham are the parents of the following children: Etta, married Joseph Black, and they reside in Henry County; Pearl, married Benjamin Campbell, Chicago, Illinois; Dr. C. L., the subject of this sketch. Dr. C. L. Cheatham was educated in the public schools of Clinton and entered the Kansas City Veterinary College, where he was graduated in 1900. He immediately engaged in the practice of his profession and for the past eighteen years, with the exception of about one year, he has been successfully engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery in Henry County, although his practice has frequently extended to other sections of the State. He has been deputy State veterinarian for a number of years and is now serving his fourth term in that office. He is frequently called to different parts of the State in the capacity of deputy State veterinarian. Doctor Cheatham was united in marriage September 30, 1914, with Miss Lilla Broaddus, a daughter of Rev. M. E., and Lilla (Caldwell) Broaddus, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of South Carolina. Rev. M. E. Broaddus is a well-known Baptist minister and came to Clinton in charge of the local Baptist Church in 1911, and is now located in Kansas City, Missouri. To Doctor and Mrs. Cheatham have been born one son, Claude Edwin, born October 15, 1916, and a daughter, Lilla Jane, born August 9, 1918. Doctor and Mrs. Cheatham have an extensive acquaintance in Clinton and are universally esteemed. Doctor Cheatham was a schoolmate of Uel W. Lamkin, the editor of this work, when they both attended Lamkin's Academy, at Clinton. ==================================================================== CHEATHAM, John T. - b: 1859 Carroll Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 636 residence: Garland, Honey Creek Twp John T. Cheatham of Garland, is a descendant of a pioneer family of this State, who settled in Henry County at an early date. Mr. Cheatham was born in Carroll County, in 1859. He is a son of James M. and Anna (Milsapps) Cheatham. The family removed to Saline County, Missouri, when John T. was a child and resided there during the Civil War, and in 1869 came to Henry County, and settled in Honey Creek township, which was then known as Flat Foot. Here the father bought two hundred eighty acres of land at ten dollars per acre. There were only a few settlers in this section of the county at that time, and among those who lived in the Flat Foot district when the Cheathams came were George Crank, William Daly, J. C. Nighbarger, David Simms, James Wiles, and a few others. James M. Cheatham died in Honey Creek township in 1893, and his remains are buried in Fields Creek Cemetery. His wife now resides in Garland at the advanced age of eighty-seven. They were the parents of the following children: James P., died at the age of twenty; W. C., Garland; Charles, died in Los Angeles, California; John T., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Catherine Beauregard Brown; Anna Lee; Amanda J., and Madora. John T. Cheatham received his education in the old Flat Foot school district, in Honey Creek township. He has been interested in farming and stock raising practically all his life. For eight years he conducted a general store in Garland, which was the second mercantile establishment there. He was succeeded by Thomas H. Raney. Mr. Cheatham is now interested in farming and has property interests in Windsor. Mr. Cheatham was married in September, 1889, to Miss Janet G. Mastin, a daughter of William and Mary Mastin, and to this union the following children were born: Julia D., now Mrs. G. Gilbert, and James Thomas, who is in the National Army and has been in military service in France since October, 1918. Mr. Cheatham is a Democrat and has always taken an active interest in political matters. ==================================================================== CHEATHAM, W. C. - b: 1854 Brunswick, Chariton Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 636 residence: Honey Creek Twp W. C. Cheatham, of Honey Creek township, was born at Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri, and is a son of James M. and Julia Ann (Milsapps) Cheatham. The father was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1815; he died in 1893. His wife was a native of Cooper County, Missouri, born in 1831. During the Civil War the family lived in Saline County, and in 1869, came to Henry County. At that time there was no railroad in Henry County, and they drove here by wagon. The mother is now eighty-seven years of age and lives at Garland, Henry County. She is an interesting pioneer woman, and has a store of war-time and pioneer experiences. She says that at one time when they lived in Saline County, that the settlers had to take the calves inside the house at night to keep them away from the wolves. During the Civil War she relates that William Quantrill and the James and Younger boys had a hiding place on the Cheatham farm, in Saline County, where they camped when they were operating in that section, and that she frequently cooked for them and furnished them with food. She says she also cooked for the Union men, when she was compelled to do so. W. C. Cheatham received his education in the public schools and has always followed farming, until a few years ago when his health failed, and since that time he has not been actively engaged in any kind of work. When James M. Cheatham and wife settled in Henry County they bought two hundred eighty acres of land in the vicinity of Garland, and the Garland school house now stands on a portion of this land. The Cheathams were among the very early pioneers here, and practically saw Henry County develop almost from the beginning. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================