TRAINER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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TRAINER, John M.
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 849
residence: Henry Co, MO

John M. Trainer, a native of West Virginia and erstwhile farmer of Iowa, is one of 
the many men who have made Henry County their home after farming in other 
localities. He was born February 18, 1850, in Randolph County, West Virginia, and 
is the son of Thomas H. and Jane (Hart) Trainer. Thomas Trainer was a circuit 
rider of the Methodist Church and carried the Gospel to many souls. His trips, on 
horseback and by foot, were beset with many dangers, but he continued his long 
and tedious journeys for many years. He was born in 1827 in West Virginia and is 
now deceased and his remains are buried at Moundsville, West Virginia. His wife, 
the faithful companion and mother of his thirteen children, died in 1874. John M. 
Trainer spent his youth in West Virginia, receiving his education in Wheeling, 
West Virginia. For two years in early manhood he drove a team for a roller mill, 
and then was employed as a bridge builder for a railroad construction company 
until he was twenty-six years of age. In 1876 Mr. Trainer went to Clinton County, 
Iowa, and worked as a farm hand and in 1880 purchased land in Ida County, Iowa, 
which he disposed of in 1892 and purchased land in Clinton County. In 1903 he 
came to Henry County, Missouri, and purchased one hundred sixty acres, his 
present farm. John Trainer and Jessie Dripps were married February 2, 1881, in 
Iowa, her birthplace. They are the parents of six children, as follow: Harry D., in 
South Dakota; Mrs. Grace Barthlemeu, now a widow living in California; Charles 
D., in South Dakota; Mary, wife of Alfred Jensen, living in South Dakota; Ralph, in 
the United States Marine Corps, and Philip, at home. Mr. Trainer has made many 
improvements upon his farm, setting out an orchard, building new fence and 
building the necessary farm buildings. He is the breeder of the Norman horse 
which he has introduced in his community and the farmers are finding this breed 
to be a superior farm animal. Mr. Trainer is a Democrat and has served as school 
trustee. His church membership is in the Methodist faith, for which his father 
gave the best years of his life. 

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