J. M. Harman, the only practicing physician in Fairport, was born in Indiana on June 26, 1854. He is the son of L. M. and Francis (Miller) Harman, both of whom were born in East Tennessee, the former in 1812, and the latter in 1825. They removed from their native State to Indiana, and in the fall of 1858 removed to De Kalb County, Mo., locating in Polk Township. In 1875 they removed to Camden Township, where they now reside. Nine children were born to them, of whom the Doctor is the fifth. He was reared on the farm, and secured a good education in the public schools. He taught school one year, and then began the study of medicine at Maysville, Mo., with Dr. Lewis H. Weatherby as a preceptor. In 1873 he entered Rush Medical College, at Chicago, and attended one year. He then spent a year in . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
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George Keats Gwathmey was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1850, and after the death of his father and mother, in 1852 and 1856, respectively, made his home with his guardian, John Jeffrey, with whom he removed to Cincinnati in 1857. He attended school in that city, in Gambier, Ohio, and in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, until 1864, and in November of that year left home and went to sea. For six years he pursued this vocation, following which he was engaged in railroading in the United States and Canada for about eight years. In 1879, removing to De Kalb County, Mo., he engaged in farming, and was thus occupied until 1883; subsequently he purchased the Republican Pilot, assuming control December 12, 1884. This representative journal he has since continued to publish, and the excellent reputation which it has enjoyed is due largely to his ability and earnestness in its editorial management. . . . [Yes! There’s more!] MAYSVILLE, Mo. — Double services will be held here today for two children fatally burned in a gunpowder explosion. The victims were Skyler Vaughn, four, son of John Vaughn, Maysville, and Roxann Jean Cochran, two, daughter of Mrs. Leahetta Cochran, Maysville, and Donald Cochran of Amity. The boy was the little girl’s uncle. Mr. Vaughn is president of the Grand River Muzzle Loaders Club. An explosion resulted when the children played with a can of gunpowder and some matches Friday afternoon at the home in Maysville. Both died Friday night at a hospital in Cameron. A bed was set on fire in the mishap and the interior of the home was damaged. Skyler Vaughn’s mother, Mrs. Barbara Vaughn, died last summer. Two of his brothers drowned in a farm pond a year ago last July. In addition to his father, the Vaughn child is survived by two brothers, George and . . . [Yes! There’s more!] John W. Goode, a substantial farmer of Grand River Township, is a native of Warsaw County, Ky., born on February 4, 1846. He is the son of Thomas J. and Martha A. (Callaway) Goode. They were of English and German descent, and natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively. The father was born on July 4, 1815, and the mother about 1817. In early life the father immigrated to Kentucky, and was married in Warren County about 1836. Upon marrying they settled in Warren County, where they resided until 1847, when they immigrated to Missouri, and settled in Cass County, but later (in 1863) they removed to Leavenworth County, Kas. They afterward went to Wyandotte County, Kas., where they died, the father on January 2, 1877, and the mother on February 2, of the same year. Their remains rest in Mount Hope Cemetery, Leavenworth County. In Kentucky the father was a . . . [Yes! There’s more!] Henry E. Glazier, the subject of this sketch, was born in Orange, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, November 27, 1840. He attended the old log schoolhouse in which James A. Garfield received the rudiments of an education, and when six years old accompanied his parents to a small tract of land about four miles from Cleveland. At the age of eleven, in company with his father, he traveled overland to Van Buren County, Mich., then a dense wilderness, where they arrived about mid-winter. The father, Rody Glazier, had exchanged the property referred to for eighty acres of Michigan timber without having seen it, a transaction which disappointed him upon reaching his future home. Owing to the severe weather they retraced their steps to Paw Paw, the county seat of that county, where they were joined some six weeks later by the remainder of the family, consisting of the mother, two sisters and . . . [Yes! There’s more!] A. E. Ginn, one of the pioneers of Grant Township, was born at Newport, Ky., within 600 yards of the United States garrison, on October 19, 1820. He is the son of John and Abigail (Brackin) Ginn, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky. The father died in 1828, and the mother about 1867, in Illinois. A. E., being left an orphan, was reared on a farm by a Virginian named Ellis until his twentieth year, when he was set free, as he now laughingly says, with another negro. In 1840 he immigrated to Marion County, Ind., and the same year voted against Gen. Harrison. He also wagered a suit of clothes on the election and lost. He has never since made a bet. He engaged in farming and dealing in tobacco nine miles north of Indianapolis until 1855. He then immigrated to De Kalb County, . . . [Yes! There’s more!] James Gibson, a citizen of Maysville, and sheriff of De Kalb County, was born in Sherman Township of that county on May 27, 1845. He is the third of eight children born to Greenup and Sarah (Morgan) Gibson. The former was born in Kentucky in 1820, and when a boy immigrated with his parents to Clay County, Mo. From Clay County he removed to Andrew County and thence to De Kalb County in 1844, and settled in Sherman Township. He was a farmer by vocation, and died November 9, 1883. He was a member of the Baptist Church. The mother was born in Middle Tennessee in 1818, and is the daughter of Nathan and Jane Morgan, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. They removed from Tennessee to Clay County, Mo., and thence to De Kalb County, and settled in Sherman Township, where they both died. The mother of . . . [Yes! There’s more!] John Taylor Fawcett, a prominent young merchant of Maysville, was born in Carrolton, Carroll Co., Ohio, September 28, 1863. He is the third of nine children born to John W. and Jane S. (Taylor) Fawcett, both natives of Carroll County, Ohio, the former born in 1834, and the latter in 1838. The father is the son of Alexander Fawcett, a native of England. He removed to De Kalb County, Mo., in the fall of 1864, and purchased a farm near Maysville, where he now resides. The mother is the daughter of John Taylor. She is still living. Our subject was reared on the farm, and received a good education in the public schools. On July 1, 1876, he entered the Maysville postoffice as deputy postmaster, and remained there until October 1, 1885. On November 9, 1885, he engaged in the drug business, which he has since continued. He carries a . . . [Yes! There’s more!] George T. Fauntleroy, another old resident, aged seventy years, died of rheumatism, which had sorely afflected him for several years. St. Joseph Morning Herald, 12 Aug 1873, p. 4 Submitted by Monica Schirmer Eshelman The Farris family, circa 1908. Ray, father Ira, baby Thelma, Mother Lulu Clark Farris, Orpha, Bergie (brother Bill was not born yet). Emmett Horsman, De Kalb County, Criticaly [sic] Wounded. Brother-in-Law Says He Fired in Self-Defense During Quarrel. Special to the News-Press. CLARKSDALE, Mo., Dec. 27.–Emmett Horsman, farmer near here, was taken to a St. Joseph hospital dangerously wounded this morning and Eldon Flinn, his brother-in-law, who said he shot him in self-defense, was lodged in jail at Maysville where De Kalb County officials held charged in abeyance pending outcome of the shooting. . . . [Yes! There’s more!] Alexander T. Downing, a physician of Adams Township, was born in Harrison County, Ky., on February 19, 1815. He is the son of Alexander and Mary (Bracken) Downing, both relatives of Pennsylvania, the former of Scotch-Irish and the latter of German-English descent. Soon after their marriage in Pittsburgh, Penn., they came to Kentucky, where the mother died in 1824. In 1826 the father broke up housekeeping, and accepted a position in the surveying department of the United States, a business he continued for a number of years. Before this he had been engaged in the mercantile business in Kentucky. He was appointed surveyor-general by President Harrison or Tyler, and did a great deal of work in Missouri. He was a fine mathematician, and was widely known in the West. He died in Vicksburg, Miss. He and wife were both members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was a ruling . . . [Yes! There’s more!] John Dice, an enterprising farmer and stock raiser of Dallas Township, was born in York County, Penn., on September 3, 1832. He is the son of Jacob and Rebecca (Shup) Dice, who were American born, but of German descent. The ancestors took part in the Revolutionary War. The parents were married in York County, Penn., where they afterward resided about four years, the father working at the carpenter’s trade. They then came to Ohio, and settled in Sandusky County on a farm where they resided until about 1860, at which time they immigrated to Missouri, locating in De Kalb County, where the father continued in agricultural pursuits until his death in the later part of 1881, at seventy-two years of age. The mother is seventy-six years of age, and still lives in De Kalb County. John is the eldest of six children. He was reared on his father’s farm, and . . . [Yes! There’s more!] Addington, William H. (1.81 MB) Addington, Moss, Putnam Anderson, Alfred E. (1.13 MB) Anderson, Smith, Redd, Frederick Anderson, Andra/Andrew (1.11 MB) Anderson, Christopherson, Linquist, Brown, Bray, Flandersm Youngberg Anderson, Peter (1.89 MB) Anderson, Ytell, Walker, Close, Proudtel, Hewitt, Williams Aniser, Maximillian (2.86 MB) Aniser, Troxel, Olds, Logan Babbitt, Loren W. (1.01 MB) Babbitt, Worrall, Horsman Baker, Alonzo (1.11 MB) Baker, Evans, Casteal, Johnson, Clark, Jones, Dean Beckwith, Sarah E. (2.41 MB) Beckwith, Sherard, Moore, Gardner, Scott, Valentine, Williams, DeHart Bellis, Richard A. (1.80 MB) Bellis, Wyatt, Clark Berry, John (1.19 MB) Berry, Masner, Cook, Miller Bird, John E. (2.47 MB) Bird, Winget, Hoskins, Pierce, Ewart, . . . [Yes! There’s more!] Submitted by Vicki Piper. Submitted by Vicki Piper. This post card was sent in by Jane Lyle: “Julie Zimmer asked me to send you a copy (attached) of an old photo postcard I have of a Davis and Farris store. I got in contact with her after seeing the interior view of hers that you have posted. She and I have concluded that this is the same store; all the people seem to match up. Maybe someone in DeKalb County can definitively identify the building as being in Clarksdale.” Submitted by: Jane Lyle Chauncey W. Curtis, a well-known dealer in tin and hardware at Osborne, was born in Livingston County, Mich., on September 14, 1842. His parents were Lyman and Rachel (Chrispell) Curtis, who were of English and German descent, and natives of Vermont and New York, respectively. After their marriage they immigrated to Michigan, where the father worked at the carpenter’s trade in connection with farming. About 1860 they removed from Livingston County to Shiawassee County, where the mother died about 1866. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. About 1867 the father went to Northwest Indiana, where he lived three years, whence after living with his son, Chauncey W., two years, he removed to Logan County, Ohio, where he now resides. He was born January 29, 1806. He is a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church. The subject of this sketch is the third of five . . . [Yes! There’s more!] George W. Crenshaw, late assistant cashier of the De Kalb County Bank, at Maysville, was born in Sangamon County, Illl, on June 16, 1845. He is the twelfth of thirteen children born to William E. and Cassandra F. (Taylor) Crenshaw. The father was born in South Carolina in 1804, and was the son of William Crenshaw, who removed to Missouri, about 1810, and from there went to Illinois, where he died. The father was a farmer by vocation. He died in Sangamon County, Ill., in 1864. The mother was born in Virginia in 1811, and was the daughter of Giles Taylor, who removed from Virginia to Kentucky about 1812. She died in 1883, in St. Clair County, Ill. George W. was reared on the farm, and secured a good education in the public schools. He engaged in farming in his native State until 1883, when, in September of that year, . . . [Yes! There’s more!] G. Y. Crenshaw, a citizen of Maysville, and president of the De Kalb County Bank, was born in Gallatin County, Ill., on September 28, 1839. He is the son of William E. and Cassandra F. (Taylor) Crenshaw [see G. W. Crenshaw’s sketch]. G. Y. was reared on the farm, and attended the Springfield schools. He began business as a live stock dealer in Sangamon County, Ill., where he remained until 1872. He then removed to St. Clair County, making his headquarters at East St. Louis, and engaged in stock shipping and farming for three years. In 1875 he removed to De Kalb County, and continued in the stock business until 1878, when he was elected clerk of the circuit court, and recorder. He was re-elected in 1882, filling the office eight years. At the organization of the De Kalb County Bank he was a stockholder and director. On February 1, . . . [Yes! There’s more!] W. F. Costello, a prominent young attorney of Maysville, and a member of the firm of Low & Costello, real estate and collecting agents, was born in Champaign City, Ill., on May 25, 1860. He was one of twin brothers born to James T. and Anna M. (Corchran) Costello. The father was born in Sandersville, Ga., about 1842, and was of Spanish descent. From Georgia, he removed to Greenfield, Hancock Co., Ind. He was an editor, and for a time edited the Hancock County Democrat. In 1865 he went to Leavenworth, Kas., where he was killed. The mother was born in Ireland in 1840, and immigrated to America in 1849. She now resides at Hamilton, Mo. W. F. came with his mother to Missouri in 1866, and located at Kingston, Caldwell County, where he was reared, and received a good education in the high school. He began the study of . . . [Yes! There’s more!] Daniel Coil, a citizen of Osborne, was born in Boone County, Mo., on September 28, 1819. His parents were Daniel and Elizabeth (Silver) Coil, both natives of Madison County, Ky. The father was of Irish descent. After their marriage in their native county, they settled on a farm, and in 1819 immigrated to Missouri and settled in Boone County, where the father died in 1825. The mother died in Buchanan County about eight years ago. The subject of this sketch is the third of six children. He received a common-school education, and remained on his father’s farm until about eighteen years of age, when he began business for himself as a farmer in Buchanan County. About 1838 he returned to his mother’s, and in 1845 came to De Kalb County, where he has since resided, except the years of 1850 and 1851 that he spent in California, going the overland . . . [Yes! There’s more!] William D. Coberly was born in Illinois in 1840. He is the son of James S. and Sarah A. (Parsell) Coberly. He was reared on a farm, and in 1858 went to Colorado, where he worked by the month, herding cattle, until he had saved enough of his earnings to start a ranch of his own, which he did on a small scale in 1868. It is situated in Colorado. He has now over 3,000 head of cattle and 250 horses. He owns 520 acres of land in Missouri and 640 aces in Colorado. In 1875 he was united in marriage with Florence Bailey, of Illinois. Two children have blessed their union, viz.: Girtie and William B. His wife is a member of the Methodist Church. He is a member of the Masonic order. He and family reside in Stewartsville, but spend about two months of the summer session in . . . [Yes! There’s more!] |
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