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Wm. Womack, aged about sixty years, and one of the oldest settlers in this county, died last Saturday from the effects of a broken limb. St. Joseph Morning Herald, 12 Aug 1873, p. 4 Submitted by Monica Schirmer Eshelman

Judge Thomas Williams, of Sherman Township, was born in Yadkin County, N. C., February 11, 1823. He is the son of Isaac and Dicy (Ridings) Williams, who were born and spent their lives in Yadkin County, N. C. The father died about 1876, nearly eighty-four years of age, the mother about 1868. The father was…

C. L. Welden, a prominent citizen of Maysville, and junior member of the firm of Orr & Welden, general merchants, was born in Hart County, Ky., on September 29, 1851. He is the son of Washington B. and Mary M. (Highbaugh) Welden, natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively. The former, when seven years of age,…

Lewis H. Weatherby was born in Tompkins County, N. J., in 1830, and is the second of six children born to Samuel and Dorcas (Hinkley) Weatherby, both natives of New York. The father was born about 1808, and was the son of Edmund Weatherby, a native of New Jersey, who removed to New York, and…

John D. Ward, a thriving farmer of Dallas Township, was born in Adams Township, De Kalb County, on June 4, 1847. He is the second of ten children born to William H. and Ellen (Chrisham) Ward. They are both natives of Scott County, Ky., and in early life came with their respective parents to Indiana….

G. W. Tunks, treasurer of Grant Township, was born in Clark County, Ohio, on August 10, 1823. He is the eighth of ten children born to Philip and Phebe (Wallingsford) Tunks. The father was born in Virginia, on March 1, 1783. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, volunteering from Clark County, Ohio….

Death Notice Mr. F. Trachsel, aged 65 years, a prominent citizen of northwest Missouri died after a short illness Tuesday December 11. Mr. Trachsel has been a resident of Missouri nineteen years and was formerly of Minneapolis, Minn. The remains were interred in Oak Grove cemetery, near Union Star. He leaves a wife and family…

Departed this life at his late residence, seven miles northwest of Stewartsville, Missouri, on Thursday, the 22d day of August, 1872, after a short illness, Mr. Thomas Rankin Thornton, aged 44 years. Mr. Thornton was born in Callaway county, Missouri, in the year 1828. When about sixteen years old his parents moved to what is…

Yesterday Mrs. Susan F. Thornton, wife of Mr. D. L. Thornton, died at the residence of her husband, on Frederick avenue, aged 28 years. Mrs. Thornton was born in Estell county, Kentucky, and had been an exemplary member of the Christian church for the past ten years. On the 19th of January, 1869, she was…

PIONEER MISSOURIAN DEAD. Luke Thornton Had Lived at Clarksdale Since 1840 — Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow. Clarksdale, Mo., Feb. ??.—Luke Thornton, one of the pioneer residents of this vicinity, died at his home here yesterday following an extended illness. The funeral will be held tomorrow with interment at the Thornton Cemetery where between fifty…

Jerry T. Thornton, a farmer of De Kalb County, is a native of Missouri, born in 1834. He is the son of William and Sallie (Todd) Thornton, natives of Kentucky and South Carolina, respectively. The mother came to Kentucky with her parents when quite young, and is living, being ninety-five years of age. Jerry T….

William and Adam Thompson, the subjects of this sketch, are leading stock dealers of Missouri, and residents of Camden Township, De Kalb County. They are proprietors of Rosedale stock farm, situated two miles southeast from Amity, and importers and breeders of English Shire and Cleveland Bay horses, Shetland ponies and Shorthorn cattle. They were born…

R. M. Taylor, a merchant of Fairport, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, on May 9, 1848. He is the son of John and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Taylor, both natives of Pennsylvania, the former born January 27, 1801, and the latter, in 1811. The parents of the father were natives of Ireland, and removed to America…

Robert Stockton is a native of Kentucky, born in 1818. In 1825 he moved to Indiana with his parents, where he resided until 1850. In 1844 his father removed to Platte County, Mo., thence to Iowa, and afterward to Gentry County, Mo., locating at his present home. Robert’s mother died in 1832, and his father…

J. T. Stewart, a citizen of Fairport, and senior member of the firm of J. T. Stewart & Co., general merchants, was born in Hardin County, Ky., on February 18, 1856. He is the second of seven children born to A. H. and Adner (Lewis) Stewart, both natives of Hardin County, Ky. They reside at…

S. E. Stephen, a citizen of Amity, De Kalb County, and manager of the general merchandise establishment of G. Y. Crenshaw, of that place, was born in Morrow County, Ohio, on April 9, 1854. He is the son of Abednego and Harriet (Higgins) Stephen. The father was also born in Morrow County, Ohio, about 1817,…

Robert Smith is the son of Thomas and Laura I. (Silvers) Smith. The father was born in Pulaski County, Ky., on September 21, 1807, and is the son of Robert Smith, who is a native of Rowan County, N. C. He first moved to Kentucky, and then to Howard County, Mo., of which he was…

Trouble Over Farm Lease and Threats Lead to Wounding of One Farmer by Another. Special to the News-Press. MAYSVILLE, Mo., May 8–Jack McConnell, thirty-four years of age, was shot by James Scammahorn, about five miles south of here, at 7 o’clock last evening. They are both farmers, the former, with his father, being a renter…

Jacob Shepherd, a citizen of Maysville, is a native of Missouri, born on June 9, 1829. He is the son of Enoch and Lovina Shepherd, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Tennessee. They came to Missouri about 1822, and located in Clay County, but they lived in Andrew County at the…

James B. Shambaugh, an enterprising farmer of Adams Township, is a native of Frederick County, Va., born on August 26, 1831. He is the son of Daniel and Rebecca J. (Funkhouser) Shambaugh. The father was born in Philadelphia on August 5, 1787, and was of French descent. The mother was of German descent, born in…

Died, of consumption, the 24th day of January, Ara A. Settle, daughter of John C. and Martha A. F. Settle, of DeKalb county, Missouri. Source: St. Joseph Daily Gazette, 30 January 1884, p. 4

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Schildkenecht of Union Star died at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon at a local hospital. The body was taken to Union Star for burial. Saint Joseph News-Press, 8 May 1916, p. 2.

Rose Brothers are two prominent and progressive young merchants, and proprietors of one of the largest general merchandise establishments in Maysville. Ollie S., the senior, was born in Buchanan County, Mo., on August 19, 1859. William D. was born in De Kalb County, Mo., July 26, 1865. They are the sons of George Washington Rose,…

W. H. Rogers, a prominent citizen of Maysville, and probate judge of De Kalb County, was born in Clinton County, Ohio. He is the fourth of ten children born to S. W. and Anna (Rannells) Rogers, of whom but three are now living. The father was born in Clinton County, Ohio, in 1823, and is…

Andrew J. Robinson, a well-to-do farmer of Dallas Township, was born in Logan County, Ohio, on February 17, 1829. He is the son of Joshua and Rachel (Willits) Robinson, who were natives of Virginia and Ohio, respectively. In rather early life the father removed to Ohio, where he was married. Soon after marriage they began…

J. M. Roberts, a leading merchant of Maysville, was born in Estill County, Ky., on June 20, 1847. He is the eighth of fourteen children born to George and Polly E. (Gum) Roberts, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. The father was a farmer, and emigrated to Missouri in 1856, settling in De Kalb…

John Renner, a substantial farmer of Grant Township, living two miles southeast from Fairport, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, on July 22, 1827. He was the seventh of ten children born to Daniel and Lydia (Fry) Renner. The father was a native of Germany, and immigrated to America with his parents when about twelve…

L. D. Ransom, a leading young citizen of Maysville, was born in De Kalb County, on February 11, 1857. He is the fourth of six children born to Daniel and Elizabeth (Steele) Ransom, both natives of Cincinnati, Ohio. The father was born in 1827, and removed to Leavenworth, Mo., about 1851, where he resided about…

Kendall B. Randolph, a prominent young attorney of Maysville, was born in Logan County, Ill., October 10, 1859. He is the third of four children born to Moses M. and Josephine M. (Mounier) Randolph. The father was also born in Logan County, Ill., on December 10, 1834, and was the son of William Randolph, who…

A. E. Putnam, a citizen of Maysville, engaged in the abstract, real estate and general loan business, was born in Essex County, N. Y., on May 19, 1842. He is the fifth of ten children born to D. P. and Mary A. (Sheldon) Putnam. The father was born in New Hampshire, but removed to New…

The 13th Annual Reunion of the Pioneer Missouri Relatives to be at Lake Contrary The 13th annual reunion of the Pulley family, one of the pioneer families of this section, will be held next Sunday, August 18th [1940], at Lake Contrary in St. Joseph, Mo. A large gathering of descendants of early members of this…

William Pittman, a prominent farmer of Grant Township, residing about one-half mile from Fairport, was born in Knox County, Ohio, on February 19, 1833. He is the eldest of six children born to A. and Sarah (Boyce) Pittman, both natives of Pennsylvania, the former born in 1803, and the latter in 1816. The paternal grandfather…

Mrs. Sarah Alice Piper, 37 years old, wife of Harry C. Piper, died Saturday night at the home, 1210 Frederick avenue. Besides her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dalbey, Clarksdale, Mo., five sisters, Mrs. Amanda Burris, Mrs. Sophia Wilhelm, Mrs. Eva Elliott, and Miss Settie Dalbey, all of Clarksdale,…