Biographical Sketch of R. C. Hull, Johnson County, Missouri,
Centerview Township.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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R. C. Hull, the capable and well known cashier of the Bank of Center-
view, is the only son of a prominent and prosperous pioneer family of
Johnson county.  He was born in 1876 in Centerview, Missouri, son of
R. C., Sr., and Margaret (Clifton) Hull.  Jacob Hull, grandfather of
R. C. Hull, Jr., came to Missouri in the earliest days from New Hamp-
shire.  He settled on a tract of land in Johnson county and success-
fully engaged in farming, becoming widely known and influential in the
community.  In 1866, R. C. Hull, Sr., came to Centerview and entered 
the mercantile business as the first merchant in the little village.
The remainder of his life was spent in Centerview.  Margaret (Clifton)
Hull is a native of Ohio.  To Mr. and Mrs. Hull were born two children:
R. C., Jr., the subject of this review; and Mrs. A. W. Gibbs.  The
father died in 1898 and since his death the mother has made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Gibbs.  The senior Mr. Hull was a gentleman of
splendid reputation, fine morals, and distinctive character.  He was
one of the county's most enterprising and industrious citizens, a man
of true worth and great value.  R. C. Hull, of this review, attended
school at Centerview.  Two of his first instructors were Professor
Shipp and Judge Summers.  He recalls among the pioneer preachers of
his boyhood days Reverends Frank Russell, Poague, Hutchison, and J. H.
Houx.  Later, Mr. Hull was a student at Lexington, Missouri and at the
Warrensburg State Normal School.  He is a graduate of Gem City Business
College, Quincy, Illinois.  Soon after Mr. Hull had graduated from
business college, his father died and he assumed charge of his affairs
and conducted the store in Centerview until 1906, when he was elected
cashier of the Bank of Centerview, which position he is now filling.
Mr. Hull is also one of the stockholders of the bank.  In 1902, R. C.
Hull, Jr., was united in marriage with Margaret Hering, daughter of
J. H. and Sarah Hering, and to this union have been born three child-
ren: Mildred, Rodney C. and Sara.  Mr. and Mrs. Hull own a beautiful
home in Centerview, a modern residence of eight rooms.  Mr. Hull has 
noted many changes which have occurred in Johnson county during his 
lifetime and he is still a young man.  The old rail fence has been
supplanted by one of wire, the highways have been greatly improved,
and automobiles have usurped the place of carriages and buggies.  Mr.
Hull is one of Centerview's "hustlers" and he and Mrs. Hull are enroll-
ed among the county's best and most respected young citizens.  The Bank
of Centerview, of which financial institution R. C. Hull, Jr., is the
efficient cashier, has at present a capital stock of fifteen thousand
dollars, surplus fund of fifteen thousand dollars, deposits amounting
to one hundred fifteen thousand dollars at the time the last official
statement was issued, and loans of one hundred thousand dollars.  The 
present officials of this excellent banking institution are: C. H. Houx
president; Dr. J. R. Bozarth, vice-president; R. C. Hull, cashier; and
John Graham, George Eppright, John DeLaney and S. O. Ball, directors.
Much of the success of the Bank of Centerview is undoubtedly due to the
careful exactness and cautious business judgement of the well qualified
cashier, who is a master of the intricate problem of finance.

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