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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Billy J. Baker To: Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 4:04 PM >From - William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas First published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. Greenwood County -- A. W. HART, grocer, was born in 1856 in Miami County, Ohio, and received his education at the Covington Academy, and came to Kansas in the summer of 1877, locating at Eureka, and taught school here until the summer of 1878, when he went into the drug store of his brother-in-law, Dr. Wassam, as prescription clerk. In the spring of 1882, Mr. Hart entered into partnership with Mr. Claycomb as grocers under the firm name of Hart & Claycomb, but, in September of the same year he bought out his partner's interest in the business. He carries at present $2,000 worth of stock, and as he aims to keep nothing but the best groceries has rapidly built up a substantial and increasing trade. His store is situated on the west side of Main street, and his stock is fully insured. December 28, 1880, he married Miss Addie Claycomb, by whom he has one child- Mary Arrah, born December 8, 1882. Mr. Hart was appointed City Clerk in 1879, and was elected a member of the City Council in 1882. A. M. WASSAM, M. D., is a native of Pennsylvania, being born in Somerset County, December 15, 1846. His father, Jacob Wassam, emigrated to the United States in 1828, from Germany, when twelve yeas of age, with his parents, who settled in Somerset County, Penn., and were among the early pioneer farmers of that State. His father, Jacob, as above, married Miss Barbara Berkey, of Somerset County, in 1837, the subject of this sketch being the fourth child or their second son. In the year 1849, his parents moved to Indiana County, Penn., and from there, in 1864, to Darke County, Ohio, where, after remaining for several years, they moved to Miami County, Ohio. Until he was twenty years of age, Dr. Wassam lived with his parents, assisting them on the farm, attending, and also teaching school, during which time he laid up the sum of $650, at that time a neat amount, which he gave to his parents for their assistance. He had early turned his attention to the study of medicine, the last year of his stay at home devoting his whole time to the same, under the direction of Dr. L. J. Cunkle. In 1868, the Doctor went to Chicago, and took a course at the Rush Medical College. In 1869, he returned to his home in Miami County, and was married to Miss Nancy Hart that same year, immediately afterward removing to Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Penn., where he commenced the practice of medicine. He remained there four years, building up a very successful and lucrative practice. In 1873, he again went to Ohio, and took a regular course of study at the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, from which institution he graduated with the degree of M. D. Soon afterward, Dr. Wassam came West, and settled at Eureka, where he has ever since resided, engaged in the practice of his profession, having the largest practice of any physician in this section of the State. The Doctor has amassed quite a fortune, and has been active and prominent in all public enterprises for the benefit of his town. He is a member of the State Medical Society of Kansas; has also attained to the degree of K. T., No. 19, El Dorado Commandery. He has been President of the Board of Health of Eureka. Dr. Wassam has contributed several articles to the Cincinnati medical journals, and also to his home papers, on contagious diseases, viz, membraneous croup, diptheria, and typhoid fever. The Doctor has three children- Dora May, Anna Laura and Nellie Dot. J. M. KENDALL, farmer, Section 25, P. O. Eureka, was born in 1836, in Miami County, Ohio, and has ever since he was a boy of nine years been in the cattle business; his first venture being the purchase of a calf for the sum of $2.50 in gold. For several years, however, he turned from the ancestral paths and engaged in the sale of patent rights, wire fence, agricultural implements, etc., eventually returning to his boyhood's love (cattle). Mr. K. resided for short periods in many Western States, and has shipped thousands of head of his early friends to the Eastern markets and Europe. In 1873, he accompanied a shipment of his own to England, in which country he remained several months visiting the principal cattle shows and importing some very fine Durham bulls, etc. He eventually decided in 1881 to locate permanently in this State, and selected the above-named section as his starting point, that, however, being bottom land (corn fifty bushels to acre), he found insufficient to his wants, and has lately added a section of upland to his possessions. At present he has besides his imported Durhams several fine specimens of English thoroughbred Short-horns and other breeds. Of native cattle he carries usually from 150 to 200 head; hogs he does not meddle with to any great extent, finding it cheaper to buy and ship. Mr. Kendall has a very fine frame residence upon his farm, and also several dwelling houses in town, all of which are insured. He is married, and has three children; he does not bother with politics, but attends strictly to business. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 18:39:41 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <01d801bfad75$ad10c700$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: BIO - FURNAS - Miami Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Billy J. Baker To: Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 10:22 PM >From - William G. Cutler's History of the State of Nebraska First published in 1882 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. Nemaha County -- EX-GOV. ROBERT W. FURNAS of Nebraska is of English ancestry, though his parents were both born in South Carolina, which State they left in 1804 because of slavery. They both died of cholera in 1832, when Robert W. was but eight years old. He was born May 5, 1824, on a farm in Miami County, Ohio, and at seventeen, went to Covington, Ky., where he served, to use his own expression, an old-fashioned apprenticeship at the printing business, of four years. Almost his entire education was obtained here, as he had never attended school not to exceed a year prior to this time. When about twenty-three years of age, young Furnas became proprietor and publisher and editor of the Troy, Ohio, Times, a Whig newspaper of which he disposed five years later. He was then consecutively agent and conductor on a railroad and insurance agent until 1856. In March of that year, he came to Brownville, Neb. and commenced publishing the Nebraska Advertiser, which is still published at South Auburn, Neb., and is the oldest newspaper in the State that has never been discontinued or changed name. Gov. Furnas served one year as clerk and four years as a member of the Territorial Council. At an early period in the civil war, he was commissioned Colonel in the United States Regular Army by President Lincoln, and organized the Indian Brigade of three regiments, which he commanded during its service in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and the Indian Territory. Resigning his command he returned, recruited the Second Nebraska Cavalry, and, as its Colonel, served in Gen. Sully's expedition against the Sioux Indians, pursuing them into British Columbia. He was appointed Agent for the Omaha and Winnebago Indians, and held the position for nearly four years. In the fall of 1872, he was elected Governor of Nebraska as a Republican, and served during one term: 1873-74; was then elected Regent of the State University, serving for six years, two years as President of the board. He has served eight years as president of the State Board of Agriculture; also as President of the State Horticultural Society, President of the Nebraska State Soldiers' Union, Vice President of the National Pomological Association, Past Grand Master of the I. O. O. F., Past Grand Master, Past Grand High Priest and Past Grand Commander of the Masonic bodies of Nebraska. He, while a member of the State Legislature, drafted and secured passage of the first common school law and the law organizing the State Board of Agriculture. In addition, Gov. Furnas enjoys the distinction of having organized the first school board in the Territory of Nebraska, and of having presided over the first State Educational Convention. It is entirely within the limits of truth and equity to say that Robert W. Furnas has planted and caused to be planted more trees on the great prairies of Nebraska than any other twenty men in it. His life long motto has been, leave this world something the better for having lived in it, and to this end the best years of his life have been most unselfishly devoted, self and self interests having been subserved to his one grand controlling idea. One of his chief delights has been to witness the results following his efforts to transform the so-called great American desert into a region covered with fruitful farms cultivated by an intelligent community of farmers. To use his own words again, "How successful I have been is for others to say; I have at least gone up head in all I undertook, and have had no time in which to accumulate wealth, believing perseverentia omnia vincil." The Governor has been a member of the Presbyterian Church since he was eighteen years of age. He married in 1845, in Cincinnati, Miss Mary A. McComas, who is still sharing with him their pleasant Brownville home. They have reared five children to manhood and womanhood. The Governor is now actively engaged in farming and fruit-growing on the Furnas fruit farm on the outskirts of the picturesque little city in which he has lived twenty-six years. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 18:40:57 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <01d901bfad75$ad7d1d60$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: BIO - STUDEBAKER, McCLURE - Darke Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Billy J. Baker To: Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 10:22 PM From - William G. Cutler's History of the State of Nebraska First published in 1882 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. Douglas County -- E. A. McCLURE, now Deputy Marshal and Jailer of Omaha City. He landed in Omaha December 21, 1861. His brother-in-law, E. B. Taylor, bought the Republican office in this county. Ran it until 1866, and sold out. He then left Omaha, and went as trader to the Winnebago Indians four years in Northern Nebraska. He moved back to Omaha, 1871, and began the manufacture of crackers, on Harney street. He went in the above in company with E. V. Smith, and sold out to him in 1878. In 1879 he was appointed on the police force, and was engaged on same one year, and in April, 1881, he was appointed to his present position. He was born in Butler County, Ohio, November 18, 1824. Was married in Greenville, Darke Co., Ohio, in 1856 to Miss Jane Studebaker. She was born in the latter county, in Ohio. They had seven children, Harry, May, Elisabeth (Emily J., deceased), Fred, Frank and George A. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #141 *******************************************