Author: The Cousin Collector

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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.,…

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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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Norman Swails tomorrow night will become the first Clarksdale Boy Scout ever to receive the Eagle award. Presentation will be made by Lester B. Mill, executive of the Pony Express Council of Boy Scouts, at a DeKalb district court of honor at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. Young Swails is a member of troop…

A TERRIBLE DEATH. Mrs. John Clark Dies From Lock Jaw After Days of Horrible Suffering. A little more than a week ago, Mrs. Maggie Clark, wife of ex-Policeman John Clark, stepped on a board from which protruded a rusty nail, which penetrated the sole of her shoe and lacerated her foot. From the effects of…

Joseph A. Clark, a prominent citizen of De Kalb County, Mo., is a native of Indiana, born in 1838. In 1865 he moved to De Kalb County, Mo., and engaged in farming until 1878, when he embarked in the drug business in Stewartsville, Mo., which has been managed by his son, B. F. Clark, a…

John F. Clark, a prominent citizen and attorney of Maysville, was born in Henry County, Ind., on September 25, 1846. He is the son of William and Sarah (Abrams) Clark, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Ohio. The father was born in 1811, and was the son of Benjamin Clark, a…

Rev. Barnes Clark is a native of Tennessee, born on September 22, 1812. He is the son of Isaac Clark, a native of Tennessee, and the son of John Clark, who was a native of Virginia and removed to Tennessee soon after the Revolutionary War, in which he served as a captain. The father came…

B. Frank Carpenter died on Monday night at midnight, at the residence of Mr. S. F. Carpenter, fourteen miles east of St. Joseph. He was twenty-three years of age, and unmarried. He leaves a father, a mother, one sister and eight brothers to mourn his loss. Four of them live in this city. He was…

J. C. Caldwell, postmaster of Fairport, was born in Washington County, Penn., on November 3, 1853. He is the eldest of four children born to Samuel and Sarah (Chambers) Caldwell, the former of whom was born in Washington County, Penn., on February 12, 1819, and the latter in Richland County, Ohio, on February, 15, 1824….

Henry C. Burnham, a prominent citizen and druggist of Fairport, was born in McKean County, Penn, on May 9, 1835. He is the son of J. C. and Phoebe (Moses) Burnham, the former a native of Franklin County, Mass., born November 6, 1805, and the latter, a native of Livingston County, N. Y., born on…

Sidney Bull is the son of Elisha and Sarah (Dusenberre) Bull, both natives of Orange County, N. Y. The father was born in 1801, and was the son of Moses Bull. The original Bull family emigrated from England. Elisha was a very successful farmer, and died in 1870, while on a visit to his son,…

John C. Brooks, a native of Rockcastle County, Ky., was born in 1831. He is the son of Richard and Nancy (Merriman) Brooks, both natives of Virginia, who lived in Kentucky at the time of their death. John C. has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits. In 1855 he located near St. Joseph. In 1866…

Nathan Brill, a substantial farmer of Grant Township, living four and one-half miles northwest from Fairport, was born in Patton, Miscisco County, Lower Canada, on February 24, 1834. He is the second of nine children born to David N. and Rachel (Peabody) Brill, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of New Hampshire….

Stephen N. Bradford, proprietor and owner of the Bradford Hotel in Stewartsville, is a native of Jersey Shore, Lycoming, Co., Penn., born in April 1823. His father, Samuel Bradford, was a native of New Hampshire, and a brother to Gov. Bradford. At the age of fourteen, Stephen N. was sent to Belvedere, Warren Co., N….

Jasper E. Bradford, a farmer of Jackson Township, was born at this present location on April 21, 1842. His is a son of James and Hephzibath (Griffith) Bradford. The father was a native of Northampton County, Va., born May 11, 1802; the mother, originally of Bourbon County, Ky., was born on February 25, 1806. They…

Samuel T. Blair, M. D., a well-known physician of Osborne, was born in what is now Loudon County, Tenn., on May 3, 1838. He is the son of Rev. James and Jane G. (Blair) Blair, both of Scotch descent, and natives of what was afterward Washington County, Tenn. After their marriage in Monroe County they…

I.F. Atterbury, a prominent young attorney, abstracter and loan agent, was born in De Kalb County, on November 14, 1858. He is the elder of two children born to G. B. and Elizabeth (Dalton) Atterbury. The father was born in Howard County, Mo., in 1839. He was the son of G. B. Atterbury, Sr., and…

G. B. Atterbury, of the firm of Meek & Atterbury, general merchants, was born in Howard County, Mo., on September 10, 1839. His father, G. B. was born in South Carolina in 1799, and was the son of James Atterbury. About 1803 he removed with his parents to Kentucky, where he resided until 1817, when…

AIR OF MYSTERY IN HOSPITAL DEATH Miss Josephine Hall [sic] of Union Star Succumbs to Peritonitis Josephine Allen, eighteen years old, died at noon yesterday at the Ensworth Deaconess Hospital. Death was due to peritonitis. The girl was taken to the hospital last Monday morning in charge of her sister. They came from Union Star,…