Biographical Sketch of Alexander Shimel, Johnson County, Missouri,
Madison Township.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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Alexander Shimel, a well known farmer and stockman, Madison Township, 
was born on a farm in Morris township, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania
on February 15, 1852, a son of Phillip and Catharine (Bumbarger) Shimel
both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania of German descent.  The par-
ents were reared in Pennsylvania and moved to Poweshiek county, Iowa, 
as early as 1863, being among the early pioneer settlers of that county.
Philip and Catharine Shimel developed a good farm in Iowa and spent the
remainder of their lives there.  They were parents of twelve children,
seven of whom are now living.  Alexander Shimel, subject of this review
was eleven years of age when his parents made a permanent settlement in
Iowa and he completed his schooling in that state.  He was reared a
farmer, and, having lost his father by death when he, the son, was
fifteen years of age, he shouldered a considerable portion of the fam-
ily's resonsibilities when yet a youth.  He began working for himself
when 21 years of age and followed farming in Iowa until 1906, when he
came to Johnson county, Missouri and invested his capital in 200 acres
of fine land in Madison township.  Of this tract, he has since disposed
of 40 acres and is now successfully tilling 160 acres in a capable and
thorough manner so as to get the best crop yields possible from the 
soil.  He has an excellent herd of registered Red Polled cattle on his
place.  He early learned in his native state that it pays to have good
live stock on the farm.  He was one of the pioneers in his neighborhood
in raising high grade stock.  Mr. Shimel's farm is well improved and 
his standing as an agriculturiest is such as to place in the front rank
with the most progressive farmers.  Mr. Shimel was married in 1878 to
Orcelia A. Like and to this marriage have been born the following 
children: Amasa, living at State Center, Iowa; Ellis, of Kansas City,
Missouri; Burton, of Holden, Missouri; and Helen, wife of Oscar Wilson,
of Johnson county.  The mother died on December 31, 1891.  Mr. Shimel
later married Halla Pierce, of Tama county, Iowa, who has borne him six
children: Elsie, wife of Thomas Turnbow, Johnson county; Grace, wife of
Ed Baldwin, Johnson county; Fern, who married Willie Thomason, of 
Centerview, Missouri; Floyd, at home with his parents; Elvin and Mild-
red, at home.  Mr. Shimel is allied with the Democratic party but is 
inclined to indepdendence in voting on county and local issues, prefer-
ring to decide for himself concerning qualifications of candidates for
office.  He is religiously affilated with the Church of the Latter Day
Saints.

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