Pettis County, Missouri, A Portrait & Biographical Record - Johnson and Pettis Counties , July 1895 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Contributed by: Vesta L. DeRiso ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE, this record is not alphabetized, nor indexed. To locate a family name you would like to read about hold down - CRTL + F - type the name - you are looking for - Enter - and if that name is in this record your computer will locate it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Portrait & Biographical Record - Johnson and Pettis Counties , July 1895 "Hon. John H. Bothwell, B.S., LL.B., an able and leading attorney of Sedalia, Mo., has done more for this place than almost any other man. He is now serving as Vice President of the Sedalia National Bank and as President of the Board of Trade. He was a member of both the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-eighth General Assemblies of the Missouri Legislature, serving with distinction in that body. Mr. Bothwell was born in Maysville, Clay County, Ill. in November, 1848, and is a son of James K. Bothwell, a native of Athens County, Ohio. The grandfather of our subject, whose name was also James Bothwell, was born in the North of Ireland, of Scotch parentage, and came with his parents to the New World when a child, they locating in Virginia, where James was reared. He later went to Geneva, Pa., where he was married, and removed to Athens County, Ohio, settling in the portion which is now comprised in Vinton County. There he engaged in agricultural pursuits, meeting with excellent success, and reared a large family of children. The father of our subject located in Clay County, Ill., over a half-century ago, and there, in connection with farming, also dealt in merchandise in Clay City. He married Marian Brissenden, who was born in Edwards County, Ill., and is a daughter of John Brissenden. Her parents came from England, and were pioneers of the Prairie State, where they arrived in the early part of this century, and made a location in Edwards County. Of the seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Bothwell, five grew to maturity, while four are still living: H.C., who is County Treasurer of Clay County, Ill.; Hon. John H.; James, a resident of Seattle, Wash.; and Florence, who resides on the old home. The father is still living at the ripe old age of seventy-six years, and is a stanch (sic) Republican in politics. The primary education of John H. Bothwell was begun in an old log schoolhouse with puncheon floor, after which he attended school in a frame building in Maysville, and still later in one of brick in Clay City. He remained at home until he had reached the age of seventeen, when he entered the State University at Bloomington, Ind., completing the scientific course in the Class of '69, when he received the degree of B.S. He then traveled a few months, after which he began the study of law in Edwards County, Ill., with A.B. Matthews; subsequently he went to Springfield, Ill., studying with the firm of Stewart, Edwards & Brown. Major Stewart was at one time preceptor and partner of Abraham Lincoln, of whom he was ever a warm personal friend. Our subject later went to Albany, N.Y., and graduated from the law school there in the Class of '71, receiving the degree of LL. B., at which time he was also admitted to the Bar, being licensed to practice in both the New York and United States courts. In the same year Mr. Bothwell located in Sedalia, where he opened a law office, and after engaging in practice for one year, formed a partnership with F. Houston, the firm being known as Houston & Bothwell. This connection continued for twelve years, when it was dissolved by mutual consent, after which Mr. Bothwell joined his brother-in-law, William V. Jaynes, and the firm became Bothwell & Jaynes. This continued until his partner's death, in July, 1891, since which time he practiced alone. He is connected with various business interests, having served as Vice-President of the Sedalia National Bank for two years, and is a very successful loan agent. He owns a farm of three hundred acres ten miles west of Sedalia, besides much valuable real estate in the city, including both business and residence property, and has erected several brick blocks. He also laid put the Bothwell & Weed addition to Sedalia, and organized the Midland Savings & Loan Company, of which he was secretary and manager, but resigned on account of not having sufficient time to devote to the duties of the same. In 1884, in this city, Mr. Bothwell married Miss Hattie E. Jaynes, the eldest daughter of Col. A. D. Jaynes, who is now deceased. She was born in Athens County, Ohio, and was educated in the Wesleyan Female Seminary of that state. She was called to her final rest in 1887. In politics, Mr. Bothwell takes a prominent part, and was elected in 1888, on the Republican ticket, to the Thirty-fifth General Assembly, representing the eastern half of the county, which was then divided into two districts. He served on the Judiciary Committee, as well as the one on penitentiaries, and during the term introduced several important bills. At the close of that session he was appointed on the committee which revised, compiled, annotated and published the revised statutes of Missouri in 1889. In 1892, while on a two-months trip of Europe, he was made Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, serving from April, 1892, until August, 1894, when his successor was elected. In 1894 he was elected to represent Pettis County in the Legislature, receiving a majority of four hundred over his opponent, and he was a candidate in the Republican caucus for Speaker of the House. Mr. Bothwell introduced the resolution which was passed to remove the capital to Sedalia, which had frequently been attempted during the preceding eighteen years. It was a master stroke on his part. After he had secured its passage through the House, Senator Yeater, also of Sedalia, managed and supported it in the Senate. He served on a number of important committees, including the Judiciary, which was the leading committee of the House; the one on Criminal Fees and Costs; the one on the permanent Seat of Government, and on Rules. Besides his many other business interests, Mr. Bothwell is now serving as President of the Sedalia Board of Trade. He has not only visited Europe, but has traveled very extensively in his own country, having visited three-fourths of the states of the Union, going from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf. He is one of the most brilliant attorneys of Sedalia, and ranks high among his professional brethren in the state. He has met with excellent success in almost everything he undertakes , and as a public man has a record of which he may well be proud. ----------------------------------------------- "Henry Chapel, one of the Missouri Pacific's most popular engineers, and a well known citizen of Sedalia, was born in Great Barrington, Mass., October 28, 1839. He belongs to a family that originated in England, and has been represented in America since Colonial days. His parental grandfather, a native of Rhode Island, removed thence to Massachusetts, where his remaining years were spent. During the Revolutionary War he enlisted in the Colonial army, and served faithfully, enduring all the vicissitudes of the patriots and sharing their hardships. The father of our subject, Stephen H. Chapel, was born in Rhode Island, but grew to manhood in Massachusetts, where he learned the trade of a pattern-maker, and engaged in the manufacture of gauges. Later in life he came to Missouri and settled in Dresden Township, Pettis County, where he lived in retirement until his death, at the age of seventy-six. He was a man of the strictest sense of honor and most correct principles of life, and his upright spirit won for him the regard of his associates. While he was unable to give his children many advantages, he trained them, both by example and precept, for positions of usefulness and honor in the business and social world. Through his maternal ancestors our subject traces his lineage to Scotland. His grandfather, Capt. Thomas Baker, spent his entire life in New England, and his occupation was that of a whaler. While serving as Captain of a ship, he was lost at sea, the vessel being wrecked in a storm. His daughter, Alice, our subject's mother, was born in Nantucket, Mass., and died in Pettis County, Mo., in 1890, aged eighty-eight. She was a woman of great piety, and was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The family of Stephen H. and Alice Chapel, consisted of thirteen children, and all but one of whom attained years of maturity, but only five are now living. One of the sons, Charles F., was a midshipman in the navy during the Civil War, and died on board a flag-ship. Another son, Thomas A., who is now a resident of Sedalia, served as a Lieutenant in a Missouri regiment during the Civil War. Our subject was reared in Massachusetts, and after completing the studies of the common schools he entered the academy at South Adams, where he remained until nineteen years of age. He was then apprenticed to the machinist's trade, in the Troy & Boston Railroad shops, where he remained for three years, and afterward secured a position as fireman on the same road. Later, until 1865, he was employed on the Hoosac Tunnel Railroad, and then went to New York City, where he was Master Mechanic on the Brooklyn & Coney Island Road. It was in 1867 that Mr. Chapel came to Missouri and settled in Sedalia, where he has since made his home. He was one of the first engineers on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad, and for a number of years ran Engine No. 34, continuing with the company until February, 1876, when he entered the employ of the Missouri Pacific. He is now engineer on the through passenger train running between Sedalia and Kansas City, a distance of ninety-five miles. By his superior officials he is considered one of the most reliable and trustworthy engineers on the road, and he occupies a high place in their estimation. The residence owned and occupied by Mr. Chapel is situated at No. 714 East Broadway. It is presided over by his wife, whom he married at Brainerd's Bridge, N. Y., July 6, 1864. She bore the maiden name of Mary E. Atwater, and was born in Nassau, N. Y., being the eldest of five children, all of whom are still living. Her paternal grandparents, Tuttle and Catherine (Perry) Atwater, were residents of New York State, the former being a marine engineer by occupation. Her parents, Daniel A. and Emeline (Vickery) Atwater, were natives, respectively, of Brooklyn and Nassau, N. Y., the latter being a daughter of Caleb Vickery, who was born in York State. For some years, Mr. Atwater engaged in farming in Rensselaer County, but later embarked in the hardware business in Garfield, N. Y., carrying on a large trade for a time. Now, seventy-seven years of age, he is living in retirement from life's active cares. During the Civil War he enlisted in the defense of the Union, and served as a private in a New York regiment. His wife died in the Empire State at the age of forty-four years. Five children comprise the family of Mr. and Mrs. Chapel, namely: William H., who is fireman on the West Division of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; Charles A., who is employed as brakeman on the on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas; Lillie M., Floyd J., and Maude A., who are with their parents. Socially Mr. Chapel is identified with Granite Lodge No. 272, A. F. & A. M.; the Order of Chosen Friends, in which he has been Vice-Councilor for two terms; and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, being an officer in Sedalia Division No. 178. His political belief brings him into active co-operation with the Republican party, the principles of which he invariably supports. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is an active worker in the Woman's Relief Corps. The family is one of prominence in social circles, and is recognized as among the best people of Sedalia. ----------------------------------------------- "George Victor Buchanan, A. M., Superintendent of the public schools of Sedalia, is, and deservedly so, one of the most prominent educators of Missouri. Life to him has meant one grand opportunity for the enlightenment and betterment of mankind and the advancement of the cause of education, and the public, with a constantly increasing appreciation, is endeavoring to second his efforts. In reviewing his history one is forcibly reminded of Ruskin's words: "The thoroughly great men are those who have done everything thoroughly, and who have never despised anything, however small, of God's making." Mr. Buchanan is a native of Illinois, and was born near Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, February 14, 1859. He is the son of Hiram Buchanan, who was born in Lawrence County, that state, and who was in turn the son of Walter Buchanan, also a native of Lawrence County. The grandfather engaged in agricultural pursuits, and also did surveying. He was wholly uneducated, but was a natural mathematician, having a state reputation for ability along this line. He was County Surveyor for thirty years, and made the drawings for the first map of Lawrence County, the original survey of which still exists. He was a Presbyterian in religious belief and a faithful member of that denomination. A Republican in politics, he was very active in the ranks of that party and was a popular and public-spirited man. His death occurred in 1880, at the age of seventy years. The great-grandfather of our subject, who was numbered among the early settlers of Illinois, came from eastern Pennsylvania. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, and served as a soldier in the War of the Revolution. Hiram Buchanan, our subject's father, was interested in farming in Wabash County, remaining there until his death. He was quite prominent in that section of the country, and helped to establish the Chicago branch of the Illinois Central Railroad. An active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he was much beloved, and many sincere friends deplored his early demise, which occurred at the age of thirty-two years. Helen Blood was the maiden name of our subject's mother, and her birth occurred near Middlebury, Vt. Her father, Horace Blood, was one of the sturdy pioneer farmers of Wabash County, and died when about seventy years old. On account of the early death of her husband, Helen Buchanan had the entire responsibility of the rearing of her family, and bravely did she strive to train them for positions of usefulness. She now makes her home in Carbondale, surrounded by many comforts, and is spending her declining days in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. She is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In the parental family were five children, of whom we make the following mention: Walter is a farmer of Wabash County, Ill.; Addie, now Mrs. Wilson, resides in Bennington, Kan,; G. V. is the subject of this sketch; Clara, Mrs. Merryman, lives in Carbondale; and Mary, who resides with our subject, is advertising manager for the Central School Journal, published at Sedalia. Reared to manhood on a farm in Wabash County, Mr. Buchanan attended the district schools, his first experience being in the old log schoolhouse, with its primitive furnishings. At the age of seventeen, however, he left home and went to Olney, Ill., where he worked for his board and tuition, and also attended the high school, graduating from that institution in 1879. While a high-school student he taught two terms of school in Wabash County, and in 1880 graduated in the teacher's course at Central Normal College in Danville, Ind. The following winter he was engaged as Principal of the Mt. Carmel High School, and in the fall of the next year, with his mother and two sisters, he removed to Carbondale. He then entered the Southern Illinois Normal University, taking the classical course, while his two sisters pursued the English course, During his summers he read law with Judge Andrew D. Duff. In 1884 the brother and sisters graduated, and Mr. Buchanan was chosen Superintendent of the Salem (Ill.) public schools, continuing there two years. In 1886 Mr. Buchanan was called to fill the chair of mathematics in his Alma Mater, and remained in that connection seven years. In the autumn of 1893 he became Superintendent of the Sedalia public schools in which capacity he is giving the greatest satisfaction. The high school has been brought up to a high standard since his connection with it, and graduates are thoroughly prepared to enter the freshman classes of our best colleges, the course calling for four years of Latin. He gives instruction in only one study, that of pedagogy, but finds his time quite taken up with the various duties of his position. The school system of Sedalia includes ten grades (graded), besides the high school. The latter is located in an elegant new stone building, modern in every particular. Nine rooms have been added since our subject came here, and in all seventy-one teachers are employed. In 1894 McKendree College bestowed on Mr. Buchanan the degree of A. M., an honor well deserved. In 1886 Mr. Buchanan chose a wife in the person of Miss Hattie Starr, the ceremony being performed in Kankakee, the home of the bride. She is a daughter of Judge C. R. Starr, who is a native of Nova Scotia, and received his education in New England. He was a prominent attorney of Kankakee, and is now Judge of the circuit. Mrs. Buchanan was educated at Kankakee, graduated from the high school of that city and later attending the St. Louis Art School. She is the mother of the following children: Helen, Agnes, Rachael, and Richard Bell. In religious affairs our subject is connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is serving as Steward. Politically he is a Republican. Socially he is a Master Mason, and is also identified with the Royal Tribe of Joseph, Lodge No. 1, of which he is a charter member.He is very prominent in literary circles, being connected with almost every organization which tends toward the advancement of educational interests, and is a member of the State Chautauqua, being Vice-President of its executive board. He is also Vice-President of the Sedalia Public Library Association, being one of its organizers. The Board of Managers of the Young Men's Christian Association claims him as a member, and he is an active member of the State Teacher's Association. Besides being a regular participant in the deliberations of the National Education Association and the National Superintendents' Association, he is an active member of three of the six distinct teachers' associations of Missouri. He also contributes to many of the educational papers, having written articles for the following publications: (titles in italics) Central School Journal, Southern Illinois Teacher, Kindergarten Magazine, and the New England Journal of Education. ----------------------------------------------- "George W. Burr, a contractor and builder of Sedalia, is one of the wide-awake and progressive business men of the city. He is now serving as Justice of the Peace, having been elected to that office in the fall of 1894. He was born in Coles County, Ill. and is a son of Samuel P. and Margaret (Moddrell) Burr, the former a native of New Hampshire, and the latter of Kentucky. The paternal grandfather, Laban Burr, who was born in the Granite State, removed to Edgar County, Ill., where he engaged in farming in North Arm township, and there his death occurred. The father of our subject was educated in his native state, and became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For thirty years he preached in different parts of Illinois, during which time for one term he served as Presiding Elder. He then removed to Nebraska, where for five years he engaged in the work of the ministry. He died near Elkhorn, that state, at the age of seventy-two. The mother of our subject had died many years previous, in Coles County, Ill., at the early age of twenty-two years. She left two children, twins, the brother of George being Laban, a resident of Tolono, Ill., where he is engaged in the furniture and undertaking business, and is serving as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Champaign County. The boyhood and youth of our subject were passed in many places in Illinois. He attended school in Paris, that state, being under the direction of Prof. J. H. Moore, after which he learned the carpenter's trade. Later he again entered school, paying his own tuition, and then taught for three terms in Will and Champaign Counties, Ill. He then located in Kankakee, that state, where for a time he engaged in the furniture business, and later was similarly employed in Tolono. While a resident of the latter city he served as Collector of his township two terms, was also Justice of the Peace, for six years was Deputy Sheriff, and for two terms held the office of Coroner of the county. He was with the Union army in Missouri during 1862 and 1863, serving as a sutler. He then returned home, where he succeeded in raising a company, but, becoming ill, was unable to enlist with it. In Kankakee County, Ill., in 1852, Mr. Burr wedded Miss Nancy P. Scott, a native of Crawfordville, Ind. They became the parents of seven children, four of whom are still living. Abraham Lincoln, a bookkeeper, now resides in Georgia; Daniel G. is a carpenter by trade; George W., a Lieutenant of the United States army in the Ordnance Department at West Troy, N. Y., was graduated from West Point in the Class of '88, in which he ranked fourth; and Ida M. is the wife of Lieut. John H. Parker, who is stationed at Ft. Niagara, N. Y. Mr. Burr removed to Sedalia in 1882, and began contracting and building, which he has since continued, meeting with a well deserved success. Since his arrival he has built many residences and business blocks, and often has in his employ as many as twenty men. His workmanship is of a high order, and he always faithfully carries out his part of a contract. In the fall of 1894 he was elected Justice of the Peace on the Republican ticket, and took possession in November of the same year. His term of office will not expire until January, 1899. His office is now located at No. 210 Ohio Street. He takes an active part in politics, and has served as a delegate to many of the Republican County conventions. Religiously he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the work of which he takes an active part, having served both as Steward and Class Leader, and while in Illinois was Superintendent of the Sunday-school." ----------------------------------------------- J. D. Donnohue, who is numbered among the wide-awake and pushing young business men of Sedalia, is engaged in real-estate and loan transactions, and is Secretary of the Sedalia Loan and Security Company. Fortunately possessed of just those persevering and energetic qualities which bring sure success, he has a bright and promising future before him in the world of finance. Capt. J. C. Donnohue, our subject's grandfather, was in the Union army during the late war, and there won his title. He was born in Kentucky, near Mt. Sterling, and came to this county about 1835, locating in the southern part of Dresden Township. There he engaged in farming until his death, which occurred in 1880, at the age of seventy years. He was a faithful member of the Christian Church. Daniel Donnohue, father of J. D., is a native of Pettis County, and at one time owned a valuable farm in Dresden Township, but now lives on the home farm in Bates County. He was also a soldier in the Union army, and fought gallantly in defense of the Old Flag. The good wife and mother, Olivia Kidd, was born in this county, being a daughter of Oswald Kidd, who was humorously called "Captain Kidd." The latter was an early settler of Georgetown, and kept a hotel there for many years. Mrs. Donnohue departed this life in 1876, when our subject was but ten years of age. The other child, Marian, resides with her father. The birth of the gentleman whose name heads this article occurred near Sedalia, December 23, 1866, where his boyhood was passed, and later he went to Bates County. After leaving the public schools he entered the Butler Academy, from which he was finally graduated. In 1887 he obtained a position as clerk in the freight office of the Missouri Pacific Railroad at Kansas City, and there he remained two years. In 1890 he came to this city, and, entering the firm of Porter & Van Riper, devoted his attention to the real-estate business for one year. In the spring of 1891 he embarked in trade on his own account and opened his present general real-estate and loan office. He laid out the Donnohue & Hughes Addition, comprising eighteen lots in the eastern part of the city, and twelve acres known as the Donnohue & Ramsey Addition, in the northern part of Sedalia. To the south of the city lies the Donnohue & Hoffman Addition, a tract of five acres, and in this also Mr. Donnohue is interested. Besides his real estate he conducts a general loan, brokerage and financial business. In 1891 he organized the Sedalia Loan and Security Company, with a capital stock of $10,000. From the beginning he was the Secretary and the former President, P. G. Stafford, has been succeeded by B. F. Hughes. Socially Mr. Donnohue is identified with the Royal Tribes of Joseph, being a charter member of the lodge, and is a Knight of Pythias. His right of franchise he exercises in favor of the Republican Party. ------------------------------------------------ "William H.Noftsker, who is one of the prominent business men of Sedalia, is the largest contractor in plastering in the city, and makes a specialty of laying cement sidewalks. He is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in Shippensburg in 1855. Henry Noftsker, the father of our subject, was also born in the last-mentioned town, and for many years was a plasterer. His parents were farmers by occupation, and the grandfather was also employed for some time in teaming between Baltimore and Pittsburg. Henry Noftsker died March 29, 1895, after having accumulated a goodly amount amount of this world's goods. He was a Democrat in politics and a devoted member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Ann Barbara Tritt. She was born in Franklin County, Pa., and was the daughter of John Tritt, a farmer in that state. She celebrated her golden wedding in the fall of 1894, being at that time seventy-two years of age, while her husband was four years her senior. They became the parents of ten children, of whom eight are living. John T., the eldest, is engaged in business in Rock Island, Ill.; William H., of this sketch, was the next-born; David E. deals in cornices in Rock Island; George W. is a carriage manufacturer of Shippensburg, Pa.; Luther G. is a plasterer of that city; Sadie C., Emma J. and Ella all reside in Shippensburg. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools, and when quite young was apprenticed to learn the plasterer's trade. He remained at home until one year after reaching his majority, and in 1877 came West, locating in Sedalia, Mo. He joined his uncle, William H. Tritt, who was living here at that time, and with him was engaged in business for some time. He has been given the contract for the plaster work in many of the public buildings and residences of the city, among them being the Prospect, Summit North and Southeast Sedalia Schoolhouses, the Methodist Church, the Broadway Presbyterian Church, Hoffman Building, Knights of Pythias Building and the court house. He now makes a specialty of constructing cement sidewalks, and his workmanship in this line gives perfect satisfaction. In the busy season he employs about twenty men, and is regarded as the best man in his particular line of work in the city. Mr. Noftsker owns considerable property in Sedalia, and during his long residence here has maintained an unblemished reputation as a man of integrity and honor. He was married in this city, in 1881, to Miss Florence Wright, who was born in Pettis County, and who is the only daughter of Felix Wright, a farmer of Washington Township, who located here on his removal from Kentucky, his native state. His wife, formerly Elizabeth M. Mather, is a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, and now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Noftsker. Mr. Wright died many years ago. Mrs. Noftsker's maternal grandfather, B. T. Mather, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., where he was a hatter and furrier. He later removed to Ohio, and about 1857 came to Missouri, settling in Washington Township, where his daughter was married. She is therefore one of the oldest residents of that section. The two children born to our subject and his wife are Harry and Anna. Mr. Noftsker is a Knight of Pythias, in which order he is a past officer, and is Treasurer of the Royal Tribe of Joseph. He has served as a member of the City Council, and takes a prominent part in local affairs, actively supporting Democratic principles. In religious matters, he is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church." ----------------------------------------------- "Stephen T. Lupe is proprietor of the Sedalia Elevator, which was erected in June, 1892, and which has a capacity of fifty thousand bushels. He is also extensively engaged in buying and selling grain and providing storage for the same. Several of the leading fraternities here claim him as one of their members, he being Past Grand of Neapolis Lodge No. 153, I. O. O. F., Captain and Aid-de-Camp on General Cadie's staff, and Patriarch Militant in the Odd Fellows' society. He also belongs to the Benevolent Order of Elks, and is a past officer in Sedalia Encampment No. 53. Mr. Lupe was born in Louisville,, Ky., April 23, 1848. His grandfather, Jacob Lupe, who was of German descent, was a farmer in West Virginia, and later in Roanoke, Ind., where his death occurred. Our subject's father, James, was a native of Wheeling, W. Va., and was captain and part owner of a steamboat which ran between Louisville and New Orleans, and during the winters ran up the Red River. During the twenty-five years of his life on the river he never had an accident, and was one of the best known and most respected captains in the service. In 1848 he settled near St. Louis, and engaged in farming until 1860, when he entered the wholesale and retail liquor business in that city. In 1889 he moved to New Smyrna, Fla., where he owns an orange grove. He is now in his seventy-fourth year, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. His wife, Anna E., a native of Louisville, was the daughter of Henry H. Porter, who was of German and French extraction, and operated a tannery at Louisville, where his death occurred. Mrs. Lupe died in Memphis in 1869, while on her way to New Orleans, where she hoped to regain her health. Her eldest son, James H., Jr., died in childhood. Stephen T. Lupe was reared in St. Louis County, Mo., and obtained a good education. In 1869, he located on a farm in Dresden Township, Pettis County, where he ultimately owned seven hundred and fifty acres. This property he improved and operated until 1885, when he moved to Sedalia. Entering the employ of Gaylord Leavenworth, a banker of St. Louis, in 1886, he remained there as Currency Teller for year and a half, after which he kept books for his father for nine months. He was next engaged in the real-estate and loan business, as a member of the firm of Reece, Lupe & Hausberger, of Sedalia, and later began contracting for mail routes, sometimes having as many as five hundred routes in the district, which was bounded by Arkansas, Nebraska and Indiana. Later the firm became Lupe & Evans, and as such continued in business for four years. In St. Louis, October 13, 1869, Miss Mary Hood, a native of Edinburg, became the wife of Mr. Lupe. Their marriage has been blessed with seven childrenm viz.: Anna E., Mrs. Ed Evans, of Sedalia; James H., an electrical engineer of San Diego, Cal.; and L. Loranie, Maude, Maggie, Minnie and Libbie. The parents are members of the Presbyterian Church, and enjoy the friendship of all who know them. In politics, Mr. Lupe is identified with the Democratic party, but is not radical in his belief." ------------------------------------- "Isaac Elliott. The farm owned by Mr. Elliott lies on section 17, township 44, range 21, Pettis County, and consists of six hundred and forty acres, upon which first-class improvements have been made. He is considered one of the most capable and enterprising farmers of his locality, and such has been the success of his efforts in former years that he is now enabled to retire, to some extent, from active manual labor. However, he still maintains a general supervision of his interests, and is recognized as one of the progressive agriculturists of Flat Creek Township. A native of Pettis County, Mr. Elliott was born in Washington Township, November 22, 1840, being the son of Isaac and Nancy (Bourn) Elliott. His father was born near Frankfort, Ky., and was reared to manhood in the Blue Grass State, where he was twice married. Of his first union one daughter survives, Mrs. Martha Hatton, of Sedalia. By the second marriage there were seven children, our subject being the fourth of the number. One of his sisters, Amanda J., wife of C. C. Crawford, was born in Kentucky, but the younger children were born in Missouri. On removing to Missouri, accompanied by his wife, children, and two slaves, Isaac Elliott, Sr., entered land from the Government in Washington Township, and, settling upon that tract, he added to his possessions, until at the time of his death, in 1849, he was one of the wealthiest men in Pettis County. Two years after his demise his wife passed away. The eldest of his seven children was married, and the others found homes among relatives, some being taken by grandparents, and others by uncles. Our subject found a home with his sister, Mrs. Amanda J. Crawford, whose husband had a blacksmith shop. He soon began to learn the trade, in which he soon became a more skilled workman than his brother-in-law. He worked in the shop without wages until he was nineteen. In 1859 he was seized with the gold fever, and with a party of fifty-two made a trip to Pike's Peak. With a brother-in-law, Reuben Raimey, and another man, he went in a wagon, driving an ox-team. Arriving at his destination, he began to work, and for two months was busily engaged there. What the final results might have been cannot be told, for the death of his brother-in-law caused him to return home. He then began to work in the blacksmith shop once more, this time receiving wages. At the breaking out of the war our subject's sympathies were with the Confederates, while his brother-in-law was a stanch Unionist. In 1861 they both joined the forces of the State Militia, Mr. Elliott being pressed into the service, and holding the rank of Orderly. In 1862 the militia disbanded, but he afterward served for seven months, participating in the battles of Otterville and Lexington. In 1864 he was a third time called into service, and took part in the battle at Sedalia. November 22, 1865, occurred the marriage of Mr. Elliott and Miss Mary Frances Marshall, who was born in Flat Creek Township, Pettis County, Mo., March 7, 1840. Her parents, George and Elizabeth (Brown) Marshall, were born, reared and married in South Carolina, and in that state their two eldest children were born. On moving to Missouri, they settled in Cooper County, but a few years afterward came to Pettis County, where her father died when she was fifteen, and her mother in February, 1865. By their union, Mr. & Mrs. Elliott have had six children, viz: Flora; Augusta Winona; Agnes, Mrs. Christopher A. Crawford, who died in 1891; Mary Frances; James A., who died in infancy; and George Vest, a bright lad, who assists his father in the cultivation of the home farm. After his marriage Mr. Elliott settled upon his present farm, where he had previously purchased two hundred acres at $10 per acre. To this tract he has added until he is now the owner of six hundred and forty acres. In former years he engaged in buying and selling stock; but as that occupation demanded much of his time, and as he was not obliged to work hard, he retired from the business. His first Presidential ballot was cast in 1864 for Abraham Lincoln. In 1868 he was not permitted to vote, on account of his acknowledged Confederate sympathies. Since that time he was been loyal to the principles of the Democratic party, which he has frequently represented in conventions. He has never accepted any office except that of School Director, in which capacity he has served for many years. He, his wife, and all their children but the youngest, are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and he fills the position of Trustee of the congregation." ------------------------------- "John A. Willhite. Having been in the railroad business - mainly in the employ of the Missouri Pacific - for the past quarter of a century, Mr. Willhite has gained a thorough knowledge of his chosen occupation, and has also becomes well and favorably known among the officials of the road. He is now engineer for the Missouri Pacific, and runs Engine No. 865, a big "Mogul," between Sedalia and Chamois, a distance of eighty-eight miles. The Willhite family was for several generations identified with the history of Kentucky, and our subject's grandfather, James, was a distiller in that state. After removing to Missouri he was similarly engaged in Cole County, where he also conducted agricultural pursuits. Jesse Willhite, father of our subject, was born in Kentucky, but removed thence to Missouri in 1855, and settled in Cole County, fifteen miles west of Jefferson City. During the Civil War he enlisted in a Missouri regiment for service in the Union army, and died at Jefferson Barracks, before the expiration of his period of enlistment. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in Kentucky, where her father, James Fox, owned and operated a farm. She is still living, and resides on the old homestead in Cole County. Of a family of eight, six of whom are living, our subject was the next to the eldest who attained mature years. He was born in Casey County, Ky., July 29, 1852, and in boyhood was thrown upon his own resources for a livelihood, owing to his father's death in the army. When twelve years old he began for himself, his first work being in the employ of a farmer in Cole County. His connection with the railroad began in 1870, when he became brakeman for the Missouri Pacific between Jefferson City and Holden. Two years later he was promoted to be fireman, his run being between the same points. Afterward he was transferred to the line between Sedalia, Atchison and Kansas City. In 1878 Mr. Willhite became an engineer on the Missouri Pacific between Jefferson City and Sedalia, and later between Lexington and Kansas City. After the consolidation of the different lines in 1991, he was for two years with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, between Denison, Tex., and Parsons, Kan. On resuming work with the Missouri Pacific, he was given the position of engineer between Kansas City and Atchison, and now has a local day run of eighty-eight miles. He has been very fortunate, never having had any serious wrecks, although at one time he narrowly escaped death in a collision, his engine being completely turned over. The position which he holds is one of responsibility, and the efficient manner in which he has discharged his duties entitles him to more than passing praise. Socially Mr. Willhite is identified with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, belonging to Division No. 178. He is a Knight of Pythias, and is connected with Equity Lodge No. 26, A.O.U.W. In religious belief he is a Presbyterian, and holds membership in the Central Church in Sedalia. His marriage to Miss Louise Becker took place in Tipton, Mo., in 1874. Mrs. Willhite was born in Cooper County, Mo., and is the daughter of Hon. Fred and Christine (Schenck) Becker, natives of Germany, who emigrated to America. Her father engaged in mercantile business in Tipton, was also proprietor of an hotel for a time, and filled the position of Judge of Moniteau County. He had but two children, and his only son, William Becker, who was a member of a Missouri cavalry during the civil war, died in Macon, Mo., leaving Mrs. Willhite the only survivor of the family. Having no children of their own, Mr. and Mrs. Willhite took into their home and tenderly cared for an adopted daughter, Bessie W., a bright and intelligent child, whose sunny and affectionate disposition won for her the love of all. She was truly the sunbeam of the home and the pride of her adopted parents, who were deeply bereaved by her death, January 9, 1895, aged nine years." ----------------------------------- "Rev. Father Bernard Dickman, who has charge of the Church of the Sacred Heart at Sedalia, has accomplished a great deal toward building up the interests of the Catholic Church in this part of Missouri, and has one of the most influential churches in the state. He is very popular, not only with the people of his own church, but with all of his acquaintances in Sedalia. Our subject was born in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio, October 3, 1839, and is the son of Henry and Angela (Drees) Dickman, both of whom were natives of Germany. The father was born in Oldenburg, whence he emigrated when quite a young man to America, and located in Auglaize County in 1831. There he was for a time employed in farming, and later engaged in merchandising, continuing thus engaged until his death, which occurred in the year 1841. The mother, who was also born in Oldenburg, survived her husband twenty years, her death occurring in 1861. She never married again, and on her shoulders devolved the entire responsibility of rearing her children. The family consisted of two sons, Henry and our subject. The elder son, who was a soldier in the Civil War, was a tanner by trade, and having been very successful, is now living retired in Minster, Ohio. Father Dickman passed his earlier years in the town of Minster and attended its public schools. Upon completing the common-school course, he entered the St. Charles Seminary, of the Congregation of the Most Precious Blood, located at Carthagena, Ohio. There he studied everything taught in the institution, completing the four courses, namely: the academic, classical, philosophical and theological. In his old home, in 1862, he was ordained by Bishop Rosencrans, and remained as Professor in the seminary where he had gained his education. Upon the completion of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads in 1869, Father Dickman made an overland trip to California. He was there appointed rector of the Catholic Church in Eureka, Humboldt County, where he remained for five years. One year previous to his location in California, however, he made a trip to Europe, visiting England, Germany and Italy, and while in the last-named country visited Pope Pius IX. He remained on the continent about six months and returned to his priestly duties much invigorated by the tour. In the year 1874 our subject returned to Ohio, and became Rector of St. John the Baptist's Church at Glandorf. This was a large and wealthy congregation, and he there built a church costing $75,000. Seven years later, in 1881, he removed to Nashville, Tenn., where he was pastor of the Assumption Catholic Church until 1882. During the latter year he came to Sedalia for the purpose of founding the German congregation known as the Sacred Heart Parish, in which work he has been very successful. The first building erected by our subject was only a temporary structure, but served for church and school until the completion of the new building, which was begun in 1891. The new church, which was dedicated in May, 1893, is located on the corner of Third Street and Moniteau Avenue. It covers a space one hundred and sixty-five feet in length and sixty-five feet in breadth. It is very finely furnished, and is by far the handsomest church in the state, outside of St. Louis. The architecture is of Gothic style, and the windows are of cathedral glass. The congregation numbers one hundred and fifty families, and the school is very ably conducted. There are three teachers in charge, all Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, and the school has an attendance of about one hundred and twenty-five. Father Dickman owns half a block on Third Streets, Vermont and Moniteau Avenues, which was all vacant when he came here. He erected the beautiful residence which now occupies the grounds, and over $51,000 have been spent on improvements, which include the residence, school and church property. Socially our subject belongs to the Catholic Knights, and is a valued member of the Brothers of Council of C. P. P. S., and is a highly esteemed member of the community." --------------------------------------------- "R. Wilson Carr, M. D., has for eighteen years been one of the leading practitioners of Sedalia, where he located in 1877. He belongs to the homeopathic school, and in both the practice of medicine and surgery has ever met with excellent success. He is an electro-therapeutist, having for many years made electricity a special study, and was one of the first physicians to use it and find it efficacious in disease. Dr. Carr was born on the 3d of March, 1831 , near Baltimore, Md., and is a son of John Carr, a native of Ann Arundel County, Md. His grandfather, Robert Carr, was also a native of the same state. The latter had a brother, Col. John Carr, who served under that title during the Revolutionary War. The ancestors of our subject came to this country with Lord Baltimore, and received a grant of several thousand acres of land in Maryland. His father owned and resided upon a part of it, there engaging in farming. On his plantation in 1694 an Episcopal Church was erected, which still stands, being over two hundred years old. His father had four brothers, two of whom became physicians. He served as a private in the War of 1812, and after his return located in Baltimore, where he died at the age of seventy years, during the Civil War. His wife, who was in her maidenhood Eliza Wilson, was born in Baltimore, where her father, George Wilson, who was a native of Scotland, had located. Both parents were members of the Episcopal Church, and the mother's death occurred at the age of sixty-nine years. In the family were four sons and one daughter, the latter of whom is now deceased. The others are Robert and John, who are merchants of Baltimore; Samuel, a farmer residing near the old home in Maryland; and R. Wilson, the youngest of the family. The Doctor was reared to manhood in his native state, and attended Dickinson College, of Carlisle, Pa., from which he was graduated. He then began the study of medicine in the medical department of the University of Maryland, graduating from that school in March, 1852, when he entered Bay Hospital as resident physician. In 1853 Dr. Carr went to California, by way of Panama, and after remaining in San Francisco for a time practiced medicine in Downieville, Sierra County, until the fall of 1856, when, in company with an expedition under General Walker, he went to Nicaragua as a surgeon. He remained with him until the spring of 1857, when he returned to Baltimore, where he engaged in practice. During the war he rendered professional service at Antietam and Gettysburg as a volunteer surgeon. In 1876 he took up the study of homeopathy, which he has since practiced. The following year he located in Sedalia, where he has made many friends and has a large and lucrative practice. He makes a specialty of the diseases of women and electro-therapeutics. He has all the appliances needed for electrical treatment, in which he is very successful. His office is in the Alamo Block, on Third Street. Besides his many patients in Sedalia and vicinity, he has others from adjoining states. The Doctor was married, in Baltimore, to Miss Susan E. Johnson, a native of that city, and a daughter of Dorsey Johnson. Her family took a prominent part in the Revolutionary War, and one of her ancestors was the first Governor of Maryland. In Sedalia Dr. Carr served for five terms as City Physicians, and is a member of the State Homeopathic Institute of Medicine. In politics he is a Democrat, and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor and Knights Templar, the latter of the Masonic fraternity. He holds membership with Calvary Episcopal Church, in which for fifteen years he has been Vestryman." --------------------------------------- "Daniel R. Elliott is one of the progressive and wide-awake farmers who find both pleasure and profit in cultivating the soil, and by means of dignity and ability tend to raise the standard of their chosen occupation. His fine estate, which includes two hundred and thirty broad acres, is pleasantly located on section 13, township 44, range 23, Pettis County. Our subject is a native of this county, and was born in Washington Township, March 30, 1855, to John and Sarah (Ramey) Elliott. His father was a Kentuckian by birth, and was a lad of nine years at the time of his parents' removal to Missouri. He was therefore reared to mature years in Pettis County, and choosing agriculture as his vocation in life, followed it with success until his decease, March 21, 1893. Industry and energy were the qualities which won the prosperity he enjoyed. His good wife, the mother of Daniel, was born in Missouri, and departed this life in November, 1884. Daniel R. Elliott carried on his studies for a time in the common schools of the home neighborhood, and after becoming informed in the common branches there taught began farm work on the homestead. He proved a very valuable assistant to his father, and remained with him until attaining his majority, when the desire to commence in life for himself became manifest. Renting a portion of his father's farm, he began its operation, but he has for the past four years lived on his present valuable tract, and is very deservedly classed among the intelligent and prominent agriculturalists of the county. He grows both grain and live stock in large quantities, and is well and favorably known in this section. The lady to whom our subject was married March 8, 1877, was Miss Lucinda C., daughter of Charles and Mary (Allfather) Harkless, natives of Pennsylvania. Upon leaving their old home her parents moved to a point in Minnesota, and finally took up their abode in Missouri. Mrs. Elliott was born during their residence in Minnesota, and was given such an education as the day and locality afforded. She is now deceased, having departed this life, January 2, 1893. To Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were born seven children. Those living are Marcellus, Gerald, Maude, Blanche, Emmet and Vest. They are all at home with their father, with the exception of the youngest, who makes his home with a sister of Mr. Elliott. In politics, our subject is Democratic and a strong supporter of his party's principles. He is interested in all worthy matters that effect (sic) the welfare of the community in which he resides. With the exception of a position on the School Board, he has at all times refused to hold office." -------------------------------------------- "Charles I.Wilson, numbered among the rising members of the Sedalia Bar, is now in partnership with H. K. Bente. His office is at No. 210 Ohio Street, and in addition to a regular law practice he is a notary public and claim collector. The firm has been very successful in collecting bills, employing a man for that purpose. A stenographer is also a requisite, as the correspondence is very extensive and constantly increasing. Our subject was appointed City Tax Collector by Mayor Hastain, and is a worker in the Republican party. John K. Wilson, the grandfather, was for years a leading farmer in Ohio, but his parents were natives of North Carolina. Judge E. V., father of our subject, was born in Butler County, Ohio, February 17, 1824, and was a student at Miami University when seventeen years of age. Subsequently he studied law with John B. Weller, of Hamilton, Ohio, and in January, 1846, was admitted to the Bar, practicing in Hamilton until 1849, when he engaged in merchandising at Tulley, Mo. His store was swept away by the Missouri River in 1851, and he next turned his attention to teaching in Knox County. While there he was for years actively engaged in the practice of law, and in 1856 was elected to the State Legislature on the Republican ticket. A strong Union man, he raised a company of home guards, and was elected Major of the Second State Reserve Corps in the winter of 1863-64. Afterwards he was in the Government employ as Assistant Provost-Marshal. In the fall of 1864 he was elected to the State Senate, and the following year was appointed to fill a vacancy in a Judgeship of the Fourth Judicial Circuit. A year later he was regularly elected for a full term of six years, and retired from the Bench in 1875. Though this was before the days of railroads in that section, and he was obliged to travel on horseback, he never failed to hold court at the regular time and was prompt in the discharge of his duties. In 1869 he was very active in the promotion of the building of the railroad running from Quincy, Ill., to Trenton, Mo., known as the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad, he becoming one of its Directors. He enlisted in the Mexican War from Ohio, and rose to the rank of Corporal, but on account of illness contracted in the South was obliged to return home. In 1875 he retired from the Judgeship and resumed his law practice, but three years later was compelled to give it up on account of failing eyesight. At the time of his death, which occurred November 25, 1885, he was President of the Bank of Edina, which he helped to establish. In Masonic circles he was very prominent, and his funeral services were conducted under the auspices of the order, there being over two hundred and fifty of the brotherhood present. In his religious belief he was a Universalist. In 1847 occurred the marriage of Judge Wilson and Jane Delaplane, who was born in Hamilton, Ohio. Her father, Josiah Delaplane, who was of French descent, was a dealer in and manufacturer of furniture. Mrs. Wilson received an excellent education in the female seminary at Hamilton, and has always devoted much attention to literary work. Her contributions, both prose and poetry, frequently appeared in leading magazines under the nom de plume of Mrs. Lawrence, and later she wrote under her true cognomen. Her articles have met with high commendation from the best critics, and as a local authoress she has won renown. Among her most popular stories are, "His Mother's Songs" and "The One I Would Rather Meet." The song, "Rolling To De Sea," also one of her compositions, is a beautiful and popular air. Mrs. Wilson's eldest daughters also have literary talent, and Mrs. Minnie Armstrong, of Edina, contributes articles, principally prose, to the "St. Louis Magazine," "The Outing" and others. Sophy W. and Katie W. are residents of Denver; William, the eldest son, lives in Quincy, Ill., and is a dealer in live stock; Victor is the next in order of birth; George, a farmer of Reno County, Kan., was formerly Sheriff; Fred J. is Cashier of the Edina Bank, and in 1892 was a candidate for State Treasurer on the Republican ticket; and F. A., the youngest son, is a merchant of Edina. C. I. Wilson was born in Edina, Mo., December 12, 1868, and was reared and educated there. For a year it was his privilege to attend the Manhattan Agricultural College, and later Chaddock College, of Quincy, Ill. Entering Cumberland University, at Lebanon, Tenn., he remained there until a senior, when he entered the law department, and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Having passed an examination before Judge Turner in Scotland County, Mo., he was admitted to the Bar and came to Sedalia. For two years he was associated with G. W. Barnett, afterward was with Louis Hoffman, and in April, 1894, became a member of the firm of Bente & Wilson, practicing before all of the courts. He is a charter member of the Royal Tribe of Joseph and is a Knight of Pythias. Like his father before him, he is a loyal Republican. At present he is Treasurer of the Sunday-school and is a Deacon in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church." ----------------------------------------------- "George S. McClinton, Superintendent and General Manager of the Sedalia Planing-mill Company, owns over one-fifth of the stock. The plant was organized in 1889, but Mr. McClinton's connection with it dates from April, 1894. The company has a capital stock of $10,000, paid in, and transacts a very extensive business. Nathaniel McClinton, the great-grandfather of our subject, was an Orangeman, and served in the English army under Wellington. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated to the United States, settling in Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pa., in 1816. There he improved and cultivated a farm until just before his death, which occurred when he was in his eighty-ninth year. He was a Protestant and a member of the Presbyterian Church. One of his sons, John, the father of George S., was born in 1823, and learned the trade of wagon-making in his native county. In 1868 he moved to Allegheny City, remaining there until 1889, when he came West, and now, at the age of seventy-two years, is a resident of Sedalia. Mary J., wife of John McClinton, was a daughter of Robert Miller, a carpenter, who came of an old Pennsylvania family. Mrs. McClinton died in 1893, at Windsor Mo., and of her five children, all but one grew to maturity. George S. is the eldest of the three living children. William J. was in the Fourth Pennsylvania Artillery for nine months during the late war; then for three years was in the Fifth United States Infantry, and for five years served in the Third United States Calvary, under General Terry, in the Sioux campaign, and at the battle of Little Big Horn was a Sergeant. He died in Sheridan, Wyo., January 5, 1895. Charles A. is a farmer of this county; and N. F. is a conductor, and a resident of Allegheny City. George S. McClinton was born in Allegheny County, Pa., January 15, 1850, and was a student in the common schools until the spring of 1867, when he was apprenticed as a carpenter and stair-builder with A. & S. Wilson, of Pittsburg. Leaving them at the end of three years, he worked for different firms until 1871, when he came West, but only remained a month, at the end of that time returning to his old home. In the spring of 18172 he went to Washington, Pa., and the following year engaged in contracting and building in Pittsburg, afterwards being employed in a planing-mill for a year. In 1875 he went to Chicago, and later to St. Louis, where he gave his principal attention to stair-building. In the spring of 1878 he began taking contracts for stairs, and was thus employed until 1890. The next twenty-six months he was Superintendent of M. H. Boals & Sons' mills. In May, 1893, he proceeded to St. Louis and from there came to this city, where after working as a journeyman in the Sedalia Planing-mill a year, he was promoted to the superintendency. The planing-mill is located on Second Street and extends half a block on Mill Street. The warehouse is 50x120 feet, the mill 80x60 in dimensions and two stories in height. Modern machinery and improved plans for the manufacture of mouldings, sash, doors, blinds and stairs are in use, and an engine of seventy-five horse power is required. In busy times forty men are required to carry on the business and more than half of that number are constantly retained. The mill is the largest of the kind in central Missouri and its stock is now above par. In 1871 Mr. McClinton was married, in Pittsburg, to Helen Showman, who was born in New Castle, Pa. Of the children born to them, eight are now living, and the two eldest, Joseph L. and Clifford L., are employed in their father's planing-mill. The younger ones are Estolee R., Frank G., George S., Jr., Edith C., Margaret M. and Roy. Our subject is a member of the Royal Tribe of Joseph, and is independent in politics. He is a man of strict temperance, and is a valued member of the United Presbyterian Church." --------------------------------------------------- "John Hyatt, a leading Democratic politician of Sedalia, was appointed Street Commissioner by Mayor Stevens in 1890 and was elected for four successive terms without a dissenting vote. He now has under his jurisdiction a force of from fifteen to twenty menm and it is a matter of public comment that the streets have not been in such good condition during the past few years as they are at present. Mr. Hyatt was born in St. Louis , Mo., June 18, 1852, and is a son of William and Sarah (Tyler) Hyatt, natives of St. Louis County and Virginia, respectively. The Hyatts are of Scotch-Irish descent, and our subject's grandfather, Frederick, was born in Kentucky. Coming West, he located in Glasgow, Mo., and built the first house west of the Missouri River, this being about 1812. He took part in several Indian fights, and returned to his native state, where he was married in 1818. With his bride he started on the trip to the new home which he had provided for her, but at St. Louis learned that the Indians had burned the structure to the ground. He then settled near Florisant, St. Louis County, where he engaged in farming until his death. His son William was County Surveyor of St. Louis County for one term, and was an expert at civil engineering. In 1859 he moved to a farm in Moniteau County, near Tipton, where his death occurred when he was in his fifty-third year. His wife was a daughter of George Tyler, own brother of President Tyler, and in early days moved from the Old Dominion to St. Louis County, Mo. Mrs. Sarah Hyatt is still living on the old farm and is now in her sixty-ninth year. For a long period she has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a lady of admirable qualities. John Hyatt is next to the eldest of six children, all of whom are living, and was reared to farm life, receiving common school advantages. On attaining his majority he engaged in the management of his father's farm, and was thus occupied until 1880. At that time he moved to Pettis County, and for four years operated a farm five miles southwest of Sedalia. In 1884 he removed to this place and built a residence at No. 1609 Vermont Avenue. At this time also he became interested in the management of a lumber-yard, and for a few years bought, sold and shipped wood by the wholesale and retail, meeting with fair success. For the last five years he has served in his present official capacity and has made a good record. September 25, 1873, Mr. Hyatt was married, in Versailles, Morgan County, Mo., to Miss Margaret J. Bowlin, a native of that county, and daughter of W., M. and Jinett (Winn) Bowlin. The former, a farmer by occupation, was a native of Alabama, but his wife was born in Missouri. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt, namely: Sarah J., Mrs. Russell, of this city; Effie J., Walter, Daisy J., and one deceased. Mr. Hyatt is a member of Amity Lodge No. 69, A. O. U. W., and belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees. He and his family are members of the First Congregational Church and are liberal in their contributions to worthy charities." ---------------------------------------