Biographical Sketch of Arthur W. Ozias, Johnson County, Missouri, Centerview Township. >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** Arthur W. Ozias, a prosperous and prominent farmer and stockman of Centerview township, is a son of one of the best pioneer families of this part of Missouri. He was born in 1869, son of Jacob A. and Lavina Ozias, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. In the public schools of Centerview, Arthur W. Ozias received his early education. Later, he was a student in McPherson College in Kansas and in business college at Lebanon, Ohio. After leaving college, he engaged in farming on his father's place, of which he had charge until 1899, when he was given by his parents a farm of 160 acres of land, to which he added by purchase the Stoner farm of twenty seven and a half acres, which was formerly owned by his uncle. Mr. Ozias has constantly increased his acreage and is now the owner of a splendid stock farm of 354 acres of valuable land in Johnson county. He is chiefly interested in stock raising, having at present 150 head of Poland China hogs and a large herd of Shorthorn cattle, but he devotes some time to general farming and this past season harvested 70 tons of hay, 1200 bushels of oats, 400 bushel of wheat, and had 140 acres of his farm in corn. He is an enthusiastic advocate of crop rotation. He uses an adaption of the Norfold system of rotation, corn, wheat, clover. His place is abundan- tly watered. There are plenty of farm buildings on the Ozias farm and all are kept in excellent repair. The residence is a handsome, modern brick structure of eight rooms conveniently arranged. In 1904, Arthur W. Ozias and Blanche B. Seip, daughter of J. H. and Susan B. Seip, were united in marriage and to this union have been born two sons: Arthur W., Jr., and George W. Mrs. Ozias' father settled in Johnson county after the close of the Civil War and became an extensive landowner in Center- view township. He owned 400 acres of valuable land, which he divided among his four children. Mrs. Arthur W. Ozias is a graduate of the Sisters of Charity Convent, Holden, Missouri, and a very intelligent and energetic woman. She takes a keen interest and much pleasure in her part of the farm work, the poultry industry, and has annually several hundred Plymouth Rock chickens. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ozias are held in the highest esteem in their community and they are numbered among the county's best and most valued citizens. ==================================================================== 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: <> Penny Harrell ====================================================================