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BRONAUGH, Christopher Columbus Judge
Deer Creek Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 796
Judge C. C. Bronaugh, one of the early settlers of Henry County, was born in Stafford County, Virginia, July 11, 1805, and emigrated to Missouri in 1840, settling in the county, where he died July 9, 1876. He was a son of Captain William Bronaugh, also of Virginia, and was the first of a family of ten children: C. C., T. J., L. L., Addison, William, Mary, Jennie, Maria, and Catherine, and of them but four survive: T. J., L. L., Jennie and Catherine. Captain Bronaugh was also born in Stafford County, Virginia, and was married to Miss Mary C. Payton of the same county. Captain Bronaugh served in the war of 1812, and his father, was a soldier of the Revolution. In 1850, though far advanced in years he had the courage to face the trials and hardships of life in a new country, and removed to Missouri, where he settled in Cooper County, and lived until his death. Years afterwards there also his wife died. Had Captain Bronaugh been a man of less modesty than he was, the many eminent and excellent qualities which he possessed would doubtless have given him a higher place in the history of his times than not a few of wider fame but less merit enjoy. Descended from early colonial stock, from the splendid race of men who forced their way into the forests of an unknown continent and laid deep and broad the foundations of great states, he represented in his character all the sturdy virtues and inflexible courage that distinguished the founders of our civilization above the pioneers of any age. Devoted to law and order, and exact in the discharge of every duty, asking only the right to carve out his own fortune, by his own exertions, and brave enough to enforce it. True as a friend and kind and generous as a neighbor, he was a man that could be known but to be respected and admired. Coming of an excellent family and enjoying the advantages of a substantial education, he acquired an extensive knowledge of men of letters, and of the thought of the world by a wide range of reading. But it was in his family that he shone to the greatest advantage. A man of the strongest domestic effections, he was singularly fortunate in the choice of a partner for life. Mary C. Bronaugh was a woman of rare beauty of mind and person, and her whole object in life seems to have been to make home happy. With such a wife it was perhaps not difficult to lead the gentle, tender life the fireside of Captain Bronaugh revealed. But such was the equanimity of his nature, such the great generosity of his heart and the strength of his affections that under any circumstances he could not but have been loved as a husband and honored as a father, and his daily walks and talks in life were in keeping with the purity of his character and the culture of his mind. If, with these qualities as a man, he had been ambitious of promotion in public life, to what position might he not have attained. Related to the Lees, for whom one of his sons was named, and to the Paytons and many other eminent families of Virginia, his advancement would have been both certain and rapid. But he chose rather to remain to himself in the happier walks of private life, and this inclination, with the firm caste of his character, could not be overcome by the solicitation of friends. To him family was more than all the world and he devoted his whole life to his family. Except when called to the defense of his country and the common fireside of all, he was never known to accept an official trust of any kind. Modest, perhaps to a fault, he was the soul of honor and worth. Such was the mail of whom Judge C. C. Bronaugh of Henry County, was a son. To have known Captain Bronaugh and to judge of the son by the father would be to make a true estimate of the character of the latter, the subject of this sketch. If, perhaps, Judge Bronaugh was not so self-depreciating as his father, he was nevertheless a man of extreme modesty and was not less worthy of universal respect and esteem. The great force of character and close habits of thought of the father descended undiminished to the son and combined in his nature the profound piety that beautified his mother's life. In 1833 in Warrentown, Virginia, he married Miss Ann E. Waters, who still survives him. She is a daughter of William Waters, of that state, and a lady worthy in every. respect to have been the wife of such a man. Of this union ten children were born: Eugenia (widow of the late John A. Bushnell), F. P., W. C., Thomas C., William W., Carrie M., S. H., Frank W., Mollie C. and one that died in infancy. Mrs. Bushnell, with her two children, now resides with her mother and brothers at the old homestead. F. P. Bronaugh is a prominent stock dealer near Boonville, Missouri, and was a captain in the Confederate service under General Price. He married in 1866 Miss Helen Meyers, a lady of superior culture and refinement, and has a family of five children. W. C., S. H. and F. W. are also largely engaged in stock dealing ranking among the largest dealers in southwest Missouri. Frank W. and Carrie M. were educated at the state normal school, and graduated from that institution. Thomas C. Bronaugh died at his home in this county December 6, 1878, regretted by all who knew him. W. W. died in 1859, aged eleven years. Judge Bronaugh like his father had a quiet unobtrusive life and had no ambition to make himself prominent in public affairs. Being prevailed upon to accept the office of county judge he was continuously elected to that position each term for a period of ten years, when he refused to allow his name to be further used. The duties of his office, it is needless to say were discharged with singular fidelity and ability, and he retired from the position universally trusted and respected. Being a man of integrity, industry and of more than ordinary ability, as was to have been expected he accumulated a handsome competency for himself and family and although greatly damaged in his estate by the war he rapidly recuperated from its effects and when he died was considered one of the substantial property holders of a county of many wealthy men. He was an earnest and faithful member of the church, uniting many years ago with the Southern M. E. denomination, and his life was consistent with his professions. "His life was gentle; and the elements So mixed in him that nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'this was a man.'"
BRONAUGH, James H. Dr.
Tebo Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 632
James H. Bronaugh, physician and surgeon, was born in Mason County, Virginia, October 6, 1839, and was a son of Thomas J. and Nancy (Henderson) Bronaugh, who were also natives of Virginia. James was the third in a family of seven children. When he was about six years old his parents moved to Henry County, Missouri, where he was reared on a farm. At the age of twenty-one he began farming for himself and continued it till June, 1861, when he enlisted in the Windsor Guards in which he was third lieutenant, participating in a number of important battles. Among these were Lexington, Prairie Grove, Wilson Creek, Lone Jack and others. In May, 1865, he surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana, and afterwards returned home. Subsequently he began the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. J. W. Bronaugh, of Calhoun, reading with him till 1867, when he entered the Missouri Medical College of St. Louis. From this institution he was graduated in March, 1870, after which he located at Colesburg for six months. Since that time he has continued his practice in Calhoun and is here known as one of the prominent physicians of Henry County. He is also a large land holder. Having returned from the war a penniless man, what he now owns he has accumulated by his energy and business tact. December 25, 1868, the doctor was married to Miss Leona C. Knox, a native of Henry County, Missouri. They have four children living: Bessie, Lillie M., John K. and Thomas, having lost one child. He and his wife are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church. He is also a leading constituent of the A. O. U. W. fraternity.
BRONAUGH, John W.
Shawnee Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 663
John W. Bronaugh, physician and surgeon, Shawnee Mound, was born in Mason County, Virginia, April 28, 1834, and is a son of Thomas and Nancy (Henderson) Bronaugh, natives of Virginia. The subject of this sketch was the oldest child in a family of seven children. In 1846 he moved with his parents to Henry County, Missouri, locating on a farm near Calhoun, where he grew to manhood. In 1856 he began the study of medicine under Dr. Sites, of Calhoun, with whom he remained till 1858, when, in the fall of that year he entered the St. Louis Medical College. He then began practicing at Germantown, Missouri, and continued it till the fall of 1860, when he again entered college. He was graduated in the following spring. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate army as assistant surgeon of Col. Owen's battalion, resigning in October of the same year. He then settled in Arkansas, where he practiced his profession till June, 1862. Returning to Henry County, he practiced in Calhoun and vicinity till 1879, since which time he has resided at his present location. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity. July 10, 1862, Dr. Bronaugh was married to Miss Georgia Knox, a native of Henry County, Missouri, where she was born February, 1, 1844. They have four children, J. Frank, Marshal K., Percy and John F.
BROOKS, Daniel A.
Bethlehem Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 784
Daniel A. Brooks, farmer, section 25, came originally from Hopkins County, Kentucky, where he was born August 7, 1814. He was there reared and educated, following farming till eighteen years of age, when he commenced clerking at Belleville, Kentucky. After remaining there two years he clerked the succeeding two years at Princeton, Kentucky. In 1835 he engaged in the general merchandise business in his native county, continuing it till 1849. Removing to Caseyville, Kentucky, he was a merchant in that city till 1873. In the spring of 1874 he came to Henry County, Missouri, and settled on his present place, having entered the land in 1838. He now has 610 acres of fine land, 440 of which are under fence. Mr. Brooks was united in marriage November 30, 1836, with Miss Hannah W. Eckols, of Tennessee. They have nine children: Susan E., Nannie O., Daniel A., Martha V., Amelia A. W., Mary E., Georgia A., Augusta T. and Philip M. Mr. B. is a member of the Masonic fraternity and also belongs to the Episcopal Church.
BROWN, Charles D.
Walker Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 514
Charles D. Brown - The Brown farm, consisting of 500 acres of rich land on Deepwater Creek in the southeastern part of Walker township, is a very attractive place in which the proprietor takes a just and abiding pride in keeping in first class condition. The handsome residence is built against a background of forest and presents a pleasing view to the travelers moving along the highway which passes through the land. Charles D. Brown, progressive and successful farmer and stockman, was born on the old Brown homestead in Deepwater township, February 15, 1876, and is the son of Martin V. Brown, pioneer settler of Henry County, concerning whose career an extended account is given in this volume. Mr. Brown, after receiving such education as was afforded by the district school in his neighborhood, attended the Appleton City, Missouri, Academy. He has always been engaged in farming and learned his vocation from his successful parent. He came to his present location in 1902 and has been constantly engaged in farming and stock raising pursuits, keeping upon an average of forty-nine head of cattle upon the place. December 15, 1902, Charles D. Brown and Miss Edna J. Oliver were united in marriage. To this union have been born three children: Cecil, born August 31, 1904; Maude Rea, born December 6, 1906; Millard V., born January 13, 1912. Mrs. Edna J. Brown was born in Deepwater township December 22, 1874, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Martin) Oliver. The late Henry Oliver, one of the best known of the old time citizens of Henry County, was born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 9, 1838, the son of John and Martha Oliver. He came to Henry County and settled in Deepwater township in 1866, and died here June 3, 1917. He accumulated a fine farm and improved it with one of the most imposing farm residences in Henry County and became widely and favorably known. Mrs. Mary (Martin) Oliver was born September 2, 1840, and died September 5, 1900. Henry and Mary Oliver were parents of the following children: Millie, born July 8, 1863, and died March 28, 1912; Clara Belle, wife of J. R. Carter, born August 26, 1866, lives at Vinita, Oklahoma; Emma, died March 2, 1881; Martha Lea, wife of George Newberry, was born March 25, 1868, and lives in Chicago; Henry, born March 10, 1872, died February 25, 1877; Elmer, died at the age of five years; Mrs. Edna Jane Brown, of this review; Mary Maude, wife of C. W. Lampkin, was born July 8, 1877, and resides in Deepwater township in Bates County; Charles Omer, born April 13, 1879, lives at Webaugh, Montana; Lotta Dale, died October 1, 1886, aged two years. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver were members of the Christian Church. Mr. Brown is a Democrat and usually takes a good citizen's part in all civic and political matters affecting the general welfare of the people of his native county. Mr. Brown is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Montrose, Missouri.
BROWN, Ernie Cecil
Walker Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 388
Photos: Hackler Family John Hackler Nancy Bailey Hackler
Ernie C. Brown. The pretty farm residence of Ernest C. Brown, located in Walker township on a beautiful stretch of well kept State highway, is in the midst of one of the most fertile sections of Missouri. Mr. Brown is owner of 300 acres of land, but is farming a total of 400 acres in the vicinity of his home farm of 240 acres. Mr. Brown was born August 17, 1874, in Deepwater township, and is a son of M. V. (born March 4, 1837) and Helen M. Cecil (born August 7 1847) Brown. His mother was born in Leesville township, a daughter of Judge Wilson M. Cecil, a pioneer of Henry County who came to this county from Kentucky and was one of the first county judges of the county. M. V. Brown is a native of Sangamon County, Illinois, and is the son of R. D. Brown, a native of Pennsylvania. M. V. Brown came to Henry County in 1872. His father came to Missouri at a later date and died at Appleton City. Mr. Brown, Sr., is still residing at his home place in Deepwater township. The old Brown homestead is a splendid Colonial style house, built of hardwood lumber as early as 1857 and was used as a hospital and a fort during the Civil War when the residents of Bates County were ordered from the county as a result of General Ewing's Order No. 11. For further particulars regarding M. V. Brown the reader is referred to his biography given elsewhere in this volume. Ernie C. Brown was educated in the district schools and the Appleton City Academy. He has always followed the vocation of farmer. In the spring of 1896 he settled on the farm nearby where his brother Charles now lives and cultivated this large tract until 1904, when he went to Benton County, Missouri, and remained in that county for two years, returning to Henry County in 1906. He then settled on the Hackler place, which he has improved considerably. Mr. Brown was married on November 28, 1900, to Miss Mable C. Hackler, who was born in Benton County, Missouri, a daughter of J. R. and Nannie E. Hackler, the latter of whom died when Mrs. Brown was a child. J. R. Hackler was a native of Virginia who ran away from home at the age of fourteen years and enlisted in the Confederate Army. During one of the battles in which his regiment took an active part he was shot through the leg and ever afterward was a cripple. For a year after leaving the service he was forced to live on corn bread and milk. In 1866 he went to the mining region and remained for four years, during which time he accumulated a competence which he invested in land in Benton County. He also bought land in Henry County upon which he resided until 1898 and then returned to Benton County, where his death occurred on October 23, 1896. He was father of two children: Mrs. Mabel C. Brown and James E. Hackler, who is owner of the home place in Benton County. Mr. Brown is an independent Democrat who votes the National Democratic ticket as a rule but is inclined to independence of thought and action in local, county and township affairs. He has filled the office of treasurer of Walker township and is one of the best known of the younger generation of farmers in Henry County. - Additional Information from Karen P. Myers, granddaughter of James Edgar Hackler - John Randolph Hackler, the father of Mabel (Hackler) Brown was born 16 May 1846 Grayson Co, VA and died 23 October 1903 in Windsor, MO, not in 1896 as stated above. Nancy E. "Nannie" (Bailey) Hackler, b. 24 Sept. 1856 Benton Co, MO and d. 5 Apr 1891 Polk Co, MO, daughter of E. K. & Permelia Ann (Barlow) Bailey, the wife of J. R. Hackler and the mother of Mabel C. (Hackler) Brown who married Ernie C. Brown. Mabel and Ernie had no children and are both buried at Stones Chapel Cemetery in Henry County, MO.
BROWN, John D.
Deepwater Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 607
John D. Brown, a native of Illinois, was born in Sangamon County, near Springfield, March 1, 1842. His parents, R. D. Brown, and Rachel, nee Ernest, were Kentuckians. The former was one of the pioneer settlers of Sangamon County, where he entered land and improved a farm. John D. passed his youth on the home farm, and in attending the public schools, and in the spring of 1867, he came to Missouri and located in Henry County, purchased land and improved a farm in Deepwater Township. He now has a fine place of 360 acres in section 27, enclosed with a hedge fence and nearly all in cultivation. Upon it is a large two- story residence, finished in a neat and tasty manner, besides a good barn and convenient out buildings. An orchard of two hundred bearing apple and about seventy-five peach trees, is another feature of the place. Mr. Brown is quite extensively engaged in raising and feeding stock and handling and shipping mules. He is an enterprising farmer and one of the substantial men of this township. He was married in this county, November 7, 1867, to Miss Louisa Cecil, of Henry County, and a daughter of Wilson Cecil. They have one child, Gertrude, who was born July 12, 1870.
BROWN, John D.
Montrose, Deepwater Twp
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 360
Photos: John D. Brown Louise Cecil Brown
John D. Brown. Fifty-one years ago John D. Brown, well-to-do retired farmer of the Montrose neighborhood in Deepwater township, came to Henry County from his old home in Illinois and purchased a large tract of unimproved prairie land at a cost of $13 an acre. He and his brother, M. V. Brown, bought together seven hundred acres of land. Mr. Brown erected his handsome and substantial farm residence in the fall of 1868 and has had the extreme satisfaction of developing his fine farm of four hundred acres from unbroken prairie. He has placed every shrub and tree upon the place and year after year has witnessed the growing of crops in succession upon the acreage which he reclaimed. As he has grown old he has likewise prospered and now in his old age is well content with what has come to him through his own endeavors and the assistance of his noble wife, who has gone to her reward. John D. Brown was born near Springfield, Illinois, on March 1, 1842. He is the son of Reason B. and Rachel (Ernest) Brown, both of whom were born and reared in Kentucky and were early settlers in Illinois. After their two sons had settled in Henry County the parents came to Missouri and settled upon a farm one mile south of John D. Brown's place. In old age they retired to a home in Appleton City, where both died and lie buried. In 1861 John D. Brown went to Idaho and worked in the gold and silver mines of that State and also served as a packer and freighter of merchandise between Walloolo and Bannock City and Placerville, all mining camps in the West. He returned to his home in Illinois in 1866 with his savings from five years of hard work. In 1867 he came to Missouri and purchased his farm. November 7, 1867, John D. Brown and Miss Louise Cecil were united in marriage and Mr. Brown says of this marriage: "It was the best thing I ever did." One child is the offspring of this happy marriage: Gertrude, wife of John Henry Holland, a farmer living near Hartwell, Henry County. Mrs. Louise (Cecil) Brown was descended from one of the oldest pioneer families of Henry County. She was born February 25, 1847, on a pioneer farm near old Leesville, in eastern Henry County, and was the daughter of Wilson and Henry Cecil, pioneer settlers of Henry County. Mrs. Brown died April 10, 1909. She was a good and faithful wife to her husband and the married life of this devoted couple was a most happy and congenial one. She was a true helpmeet and was a deeply religious woman, being active in the affairs of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which she was long a valued member. Mr. Brown has generally voted the Democratic ticket and is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Now living a comfortable retired life upon his place he varies the days with trips to the nearby town of Montrose, where he enjoys hob-nobbing with his old friends of many years standing. He recalls the days of old, when people were happy and hospitable and kind, when the neighbors would take turns in going to mill, their nearest grinding place being the Xenia mills, thirty-five miles away on a tributary emptying into the Osage River. They would take a very heavy load of grain and the trip to Xenia and return would require two days. Mr. Brown enjoyed hunting and fishing in the early days and his boon companion on many hunting trips was the late Bill Salmon of Germantown. He has killed many deer and prairie chickens. No man is more highly regarded in his section of Henry County nor more universally respected than John D. Brown, who is intelligent, well read and companionable.
BROWN, John H.
Clinton Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 505
John H. Brown. The subject of this sketch is a native of New Hampshire, and was born August 18, 1821. At the age of six years he was taken by his parents to Franklin County, Massachusetts, and after two years to Berkshire County, where they remained till 1833. Then they removed to Hoosac Falls, New York, and two years later went to Cohoes Falls, here residing till 1839. After living in Columbus, Ohio, till 1845, they settled in Logan County, Ohio. John had followed from boyhood the carpenter' 5 trade, and at the age of twenty he began contracting and building. In 1857 he left Logan County, Ohio, and removed to Kansas, and in 1858 (May) he came to Henry County, Missouri, where he at once engaged in contracting and building. In the spring of 1862 he went to Edgar County, Illinois, but in 1866 returned to Clinton, Missouri, and was a prominent contractor here till 1872. Since that year he has followed the same business through different parts of Texas. In 1881 he built and managed the Lindsay House, at Gainsville, Texas, and also managed at that time the Laclede Hotel, of that city, closing it out after one year. From that time on he has been proprietor of the Buckley House, at Sherman, Texas. Mr. Brown was united in marriage October 7, 1845, to Miss Lucinda Weaver, of Ohio. They reared one child, Estella. Mrs. B. died in June, 1854. He was again married in November, 1857, to Miss Jane Boyd, a native of Licking County, Ohio. They have three children: Hattie, Jennie and Jesse, and an adopted daughter Ida M. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity and also belongs to the Christian Church.
BROWN, Jonathan W.
Davis Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 731
Jonathan W. Brown is a native of Delaware, having been born in Kent County May 31, 1843. His parents were F. C. and Ruth (Wyatt) Brown. J. W. is the eldest of fourteen children, eight of whom are now living in this county. The family came to Henry County in 1843 when he was but an infant, and his younger days were spent here. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the Sixtieth E. M. M. and was in the Forty-third Volunteer He was stationed for nearly two years at St. Louis, where he did general duty. When Colonel Hollis organized his command at Clinton Mr. Brown was chosen as second lieutenant in Captain Whitworth's company, in which capacity he served fourteen months. Upon peace being restored he engaged in farming operations, and on February 6, 1866, he was married to Miss Margaret Morgan, a native of Kentucky. She lived until October 20, 1874, when she died, leaving one child. On July 13 following Mr. Brown was married to Mrs. Eda A. Armstrong, widow of F. M. Armstrong. Mrs. Brown is the sister of R. P. Blevins. One child is living to bless this union, Josephine. In 1875 he moved upon his present farm, which contains eighty acres of excellent land. In politics he is Republican. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. fraternity and is identified with the Methodist Protestant Church. His wife is a Cumberland Presbyterian.
BROWN, Martin Vanburen "Van"
Deepwater Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 468
For over the long period of fifty-one years, Martin Vanburen Brown, one of the old pioneers of Deepwater township, has resided on his splendid country place southwest of Montrose. The Brown homestead is a handsome, old style Colonial residence, built of the finest hardwood lumber, prior to the Civil War era. The home itself has a beautiful setting, being at the apex of a long gentle slope of green lawn which is dotted with a fine grove of shade trees. Mr. Brown is owner of 800 acres of rich farm lands, 320 acres of which is comprised in his home place. Martin V. Brown was born on a farm located eight miles west of Springfield, Illinois, on Spring Creek, March 4, 1837. He is the son of Reason D. Brown (born 1813, died 1885), who was the son of Joshua Brown, a native of Kentucky, and who was a pioneer settler in Illinois, locating there in the early twenties. Joshua Brown assisted in the raising of the first house in the city of Springfield, Illinois, and was prominent in the early history of Springfield and vicinity. Reason D. Brown was married to Rachel Ernest (born 1815, died 1905), a daughter of Illinois pioneer parents. Reason D. Brown spent the last year of his long life on a farm, situated east of Appleton City, Missouri, and died there in 1885. He was father of twelve children, only two of whom are living: Martin Vanburen, and John D. of Deepwater township. Martin V. Brown was reared in Illinois and enlisted in the ranks of hard workers when nineteen years of age. In 1861 he went to Idaho and was employed in the Salmon River mines for five years. During that time he earned and saved enough money to make a start on his own account. After a trip home to Illinois, he came to Henry County, Missouri, in the spring of 1867, and purchased 700 acres of land at a cost of $13 per acre. This land was already improved but Mr. Brown has succeeded in adding to this acreage another 100 acres. He has done exceedingly well but attributes a great part of his success to the assistance and counsel of his capable wife. On September 26, 1869, M. V. Brown and Miss Helen Cecil were united in marriage. Mrs. Helen (Cecil) Brown was born on a farm east of Clinton in Henry County in 1848, and is the daughter of Wilson and Henny Cecil, who came from Kentucky and settled in Henry County in 1837. This marriage has been blessed with five children: Allie, wife of Charles Campbell, a merchant at Montrose; Missouri; Ernie C., a well-known farmer of Walker township; Charles M., a farmer of Walker township, married Edna, daughter of Henry Oliver, and has three children, Cecil, Marie and Wilford; Helen, wife of J. Ed Dugan, Deepwater township, mother of two children, Wilfred and Martin Edward; Harry, living on the home place, married Clara, daughter of Robert Burns of Appleton City, Missouri, has a son, Robert Martin. During his entire life since attaining his majority, Mr. Brown has been a consistent and faithful Democrat. He and his family are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. As a man and citizen there is none better in Henry County, and Mr. Brown is a typical gentleman of the old school. He is kindly disposed to all mankind and is spending the last years of his long life in comfortable and happy retirement, well content to shift the burden of the cultivation of his farms to younger shoulders. He is popular and is universally esteemed throughout the countryside.
BRUMFIELD, W. C.
Leesville Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 774
W. C. Brumfield, M.D., is a native of Putnam County, Indiana, and was born May 16, 1854, being the son of Hon. James B. Brumfield, a Kentuckian by birth, who went to Indiana when a young man with his parents and located in Putnam County. James Brumfield was married in that county to Sophia Ann Rogers also of Kentucky. The former improved a farm and carried on a blacksmith shop in connection and afterward was also engaged in merchandising. He early took a prominent part in political matters; was nominated and elected to represent his county, and served two terms in the legislature. W. C. Brumfield passed his youth in his native county upon the farm, receiving his primary education at the public schools, supplemented with three years' attendance at the Green Castle College. He came west in November, 1873, settling at Clinton, Henry County, and commenced the study of medicine with Drs. Britts and Jennings as preceptors in the fall of the same year. He attended his first course of lectures at the St. Louis Medical College in the winter of 1874-75, and was graduated in the spring of 1877. He commenced the active practice of his profession at Colesburg where he has built up a successful and constantly increasing patronage. He is a close student and keeps well posted in the advanced theories of his profession.
BRYANT, James
Bethlehem Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 875
James Bryant, a progressive and enterprising farmer and stockman of Bethlehem township, proprietor of a splendidly improved farm of 240 acres, is a native of New Jersey. He was born February 22, 1864, and is the son of Henry and Martha (Long) Bryant, both of whom were born and reared in England, immigrated to the United States, settled in New Jersey, resided in that State until 1865, and then moved westward to Illinois. Two years' residence in Illinois were sufficient, however, and they came to western Missouri, settling in Henry County in 1867. Mr. Bryant purchased a farm near the city of Clinton and resided there during the remainder of his days. He died in 1910. Mrs. Martha Bryant departed this life in March, 1917. Henry and Martha Bryant were parents of eight children, six of whom are living: George, a resident of California; Mrs. Eliza Briggs, Kansas; James, subject of this sketch; Mrs. Florence Matter, Garden City, Missouri; Mrs. Martha Dando, Kansas City, Missouri; Henry lives at Hutchinson, Kansas. James Bryant was reared to manhood on the home place, which he now owns, and has the distinction of having lived for a period of forty years in the same house. He began his own career when twenty-one years of age, renting land for three years, after which he invested his savings in forty acres, and began farming on his own account on his own land after marriage. By hard work, and good financial management, he has attained to a position of competence. October 19, 1890, James Bryant and Miss Della P. Wright were united in marriage. They have two adopted children: Ellis, aged nineteen years, and Wilma, aged fourteen years. Ellis Bryant was born August 14, 1899, and enlisted in the National Army at Sedalia, Missouri, in August, 1917, pursued the regular course of training at Camp Doniphan and is now on the western battle front in France. He is a member of Company D, 140th United States Infantry. Mrs. Della P. (Wright) Bryant was born October 21, 1869, in northern Missouri, and is the daughter of Richard and Susie (Green) Wright, natives of old Missouri, and who located permanently in Henry County in 1872. The Wright home was located three miles east of Clinton where Mr. Wright died in 1874. Mrs. Wright died at the Bryant home in 1911. The following children were born to Richard and Susie Wright: Mrs. Rebecca Reid, Bethlehem township; Mrs. Ella Harrison, Colorado; Jonah Wright, Bethlehem township; Mrs. Della Bryant, of this review; Mrs. Betty Brown, living in Montana. Mr. Bryant is a Republican and he and Mrs. Wright are members of the Christian Church. They are worthy people who are well liked and highly respected in their neighborhood.
BUCKNER, Frank M.
Windsor Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 553
Frank M. Buckner, successful farmer and stockman of Windsor township, proprietor of 102 acres of well improved land, was born on a farm near Eldorado Springs, Missouri, January 16, 1856. He is the son of Dr. Ansel and Elizabeth (Foster) Buckner, who were parents of four children: Frank M., subject of this sketch; Carrie, wife of D. R. Elliott, Green Ridge, Missouri; Anna, wife of James Hellons, Pettis County, Missouri; Jasper B., Windsor, Missouri. Dr. Ansel Buckner was born on a pioneer farm near Lexington, Missouri, in 1828. He was the son of Berry Buckner, a pioneer settler of Jackson County, Missouri, after whom the town of Buckner was named. Ansel Buckner became a physician and practiced medicine before the out-break of the Civil War. He served as a surgeon in the Confederate army during the struggle between the North and the South and after the close of the war also engaged in farming pursuits. He was killed by lightning in 1873. Elizabeth (Foster) Buckner was born near Greencastle, Indiana, in 1833, and died in 1914. After the close of the Civil War Ansel Buckner settled in Pettis County, and here in this county Frank M. Buckner was reared to young manhood. He came to Henry County in 1878 and bought a farm located south of Windsor which he improved and sold in 1902. He then purchased his present farm of 102 acres and has made nice improvements thereon. Mr. Buckner is engaged in general farming and the breeding of Duroc Jersey hogs for the markets. Mr. Buckner was married in 1877 to Miss Ellen Clayton, who was born in Illinois, the daughter of Ira B. Clayton, a native of Kentucky, who migrated to Pettis County, Missouri, in 1874. Ten children have been born to Frank W. and Ellen Buckner, as follow: Myrtle, wife of W. M. Nixon, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Earl and James, farmers in Howard County, Missouri; Carrie, wife of W. A. Christian, Pettis County, Missouri; Rose, wife of S. A. Pearce, Tebo township, Henry County; Flossie, wife of H. H. Gilliland, South Windsor, Henry County; Hattie, wife of R. C. Funk, living on a farm near Calhoun, Missouri; Blanche, wife of John Gordon, Montrose, Missouri; Everett and Margaret, at home with their parents. The Democratic party has always had the support of Mr. Buckner. He and Mrs. Buckner are members of the Christian Church. He is fraternally affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America.
BURCH, David L.
Deer Creek
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 795
David L. Burch, farmer and stock raiser, section 20, was born in Putnam County, West Virginia, October 29, 1833, and was the son of Ziba Burch, a native of Connecticut. His mother's maiden name was Martha Wallace, and was a Virginian by birth. David L. was the oldest of a family of two sons and two daughters. He grew to maturity in his native county, his youth being spent at school and in learning the brick masons' trade. When in his twentieth year he came to Missouri and located in Henry County, in 1854. He entered land and worked a portion of his time in improving his farm, and has 160 acres in cultivation. He also owns 160 acres in another tract, and sixty acres in timber. Mr. B. was married in December, 1856 to Miss Frances Finks, of Virginia, and a daughter of Mark Finks, of this county. They have two children, Thornton D. and George M. Mrs. Burch is a member of the M. E. Church, South.
BURCH, David L.
Deer Creek Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 595
David L. Burch, now deceased, was born in Putnam County, West Virginia, October 29, 1833, and came to Deer Creek township, Henry County, in 1851. He was only a lad of eighteen when he left the parental roof to homestead his land in this township. It was here that he met and married a daughter of one of the earliest pioneer families. She was Frances Finks, who was born February 15, 1832, and married David Burch December 18, 1856. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Finks, were natives of West Virginia and among the earliest of the brave pioneers of Henry County. Mr. and Mrs. Burch made their home upon the homestead the husband had acquired and prepared for his bride. They had two children, Thornton D. and George. Their lives after years of labor and joy in each others companionship were brought to a close upon their farm. Mr. Burch died February 21, 1915 and his wife June 7, 1896. Thornton D. Burch was born October 14, 1857, in Deer Creek township, Henry County, on the farm on which he now resides. He attended the rural school of his district and in 1892 opened up a general merchandise store at Lewis Station, Missouri, continuing in this until he took charge of the estate of his deceased parents in November, 1916. His brother, George Burch, was born January 18, 1859, in Deer Creek township and is now farming near Lewis Station. He married Bodicia I. Miller, born September 4, 1863. They are the parents of seven children, as follow: Rolla W., born September 23, 1883; Nannie E., born August 26, 1885, is the wife of Thomas Wiley, a farmer of Deer Creek township; Homer W., born April 10, 1888, farming the Miller farm in Deer Creek township; Lena, born February 6, 1890, died November 5, 1890; Marshall, born February 4, 1892, married Maude Carroll, at home with his parents; David A., born March 1, 1896, and Lyman are at home with their parents. Thornton Burch and his brother, George, are interested in the breeding and raising of a herd of Polled Angus cattle, which are of a high grade. The marriage of Thornton D. Burch and Nannie Spencer was solemnized February 27, 1883. Mrs. Burch was born October 27, 1855, in Perry County, Ohio, and with her parents, Francis M. and Martha (Wirick) Spencer, who were natives of Ohio, came to Henry County in 1868. They resided near Clinton for some time, but later made their home upon a farm in Deer Creek township, where their deaths occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Burch have no children. Politically Mr. Burch is a Democrat and he is a member of the Methodist Church, South. David Burch and his good wife, who spent so many years upon their farm in Deer Creek township, were loved and honored by their friends and acquaintances. Their sons, Thornton and George Burch, are also progressive citizens, tilling the soil and adding to the financial and moral uplift of the community.
BURCH, Rolla William
Clinton, Clinton Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 623
Rolla W. Burch, one of Clinton's leading merchants, is located on the corner of Fifth and Elm streets, and his merchandise is well known in Clinton and vicinity as "Quality Groceries." Mr. Burch is a native son of Henry County, born at Lewis Station, September 23, 1883, a son or George M. and Boadicia (Miller) Burch. George M. Burch was a son of David L. Burch, a Henry County pioneer, who came here in 1854 and entered Government land in Deer Creek township, near Calhoun, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died February 21, 1915, aged eighty-two years. He was prominent in the affairs of Henry County and a member of the Methodist Church, and devoted much of his time and talent to the up-building of the church in this county. He was prominent in Masonic circles, being a thirty-third degree Mason. David L. Burch was married to Frances E. Finks December 18, 1856 and the following children were born to this union: Thornton D. and George M. The mother of these children died June 7, 1895, and in 1899 David L. Burch married Jennie Finks, a sister of his first wife. George M. Burch has made general farming and stock raising the principal occupation of his life, but for some years has been an invalid. Boadicia (Miller) Burch is a daughter of Alexander and Eliza Jane (Gaskill) Miller. Alexander Miller was born in St. Clair County, Illinois, April 27, 1837, and died March 18, 1915. He married Jane Gaskill March 7, 1859, and the following children were born to this union: Dan W.; Boadicia, the wife of George M. Burch, and Mrs. W. P. Thornton. Alexander Miller came to Missouri in 1867 and settled on a farm in Henry County near Drake's Chapel. Rolla W. Burch is the eldest of six children born to his parents, as follow: Homer W., a farmer near Drakes Chapel; Marshal M., on the home place with his father; Arthur and Lyman, also at home with the father, and Mrs. Edith Wiley, Lewis Station. Rolla W. Burch received his education at Lewis Station in the public schools and remained on the home place until he was about twenty years of age. He then spent three or four years in the Dakotas, Montana and Colorado and when he returned to Clinton and bought out the Norman E. Peckstein store, which is his present location. Here he engaged in the grocery business and has built up one of the best trades in Clinton. His stock of goods are never below the standard in quality and his business slogan "Quality Groceries," means just exactly what the term implies. On March 3, 1910, Rolla W. Burch was united in marriage with Miss Fornia S. Julian, a daughter of W. G. Julian, of Clinton, who at one time was the largest produce dealer in Clinton. He died November 24, 1910, and his widow, who bore the maiden name of Alice Phillips, now resides at Langdon, Alberta, Canada. Mrs. Burch was educated in the public schools of Clinton and at one time was a pupil of Uel W. Lamkin, the editor of this work. At the time of her marriage she was a teacher in the Clinton public schools. She and Mr. Burch have a broad circle of acquaintances in Clinton and Henry County and are justly popular. Mr. Burch is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Woodmen of the World and Modern Woodmen of America.
BURNS, James D.
Tebo Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 635
James D. Burns was born in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri, April 10, 1858, and was the son of James Burns, who was a merchant of that town for a number of years. He was a native of Missouri and was killed at the battle of Jenkins' Ferry. The mother of James D., also a native of Missouri, was formerly Eliza McNeala. When the subject of this sketch was three years old his parents removed on a farm, where he was reared, being educated in the common schools. He remained on the farm until 1880, then went to Windsor and began to work at the tinner's trade, for Calbow & Lewis. After about six months they opened a branch house at Calhoun and he took charge of the business for them, and is now managing it to the entire satisfaction of his employers. Mr. Burns is a member of the M. E. Church, South. He is N. G. of the I. O. O. F. fraternity at this place.
BURRIS, Homer Thrall
Bethlehem Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 500
Homer T. Burris - The Burris homestead east of Clinton in Bethlehem township is one of the finest and best improved in this section of Missouri. Fifty-one years ago the parents of the late Homer T. Burris came with him to the prairies of Henry County and the family settled upon partly improved land, which during the years that have passed has responded to the touch and care of capable hands and made to blossom as the rose in the desert. A beautiful home surrounded with splendid trees and shrubbery and flowers furnishes an attractive scene which pleases the eye of the traveler. The late Homer T. Burris was born in Knox County, Ohio, on a farm between the cities of Mt. Vernon and Newark May 31, 1846. He was the son of Dennis and Keziah (Wilcox) Burris. Dennis Burris was born near Boston, Massachusetts, and came to Ohio with his parents when eight years of age. Keziah Burris was born in Pennsylvania and came to Ohio with her parents when a child. She was a cousin of General Rosencranz, of Civil War fame. She was the daughter of Franklin Crandle Wilcox, who married a Miss Joanna Stark, a descendant of Col. John Stark, of Revolutionary fame. Homer T. Burris was reared in Knox County and served as a member of a one hundred day regiment of Union soldiers during the Civil War. He was in service with the "Squirrel Hunters," who were called out to protect the city of Cincinnati when that city was threatened by Gen. John Morgan during his famous raid through Ohio. September 26, 1867, Homer T. Burris and Miss Annabel Roberts were united in marriage. To this union were born six children: May, wife of F. B. Henry, Bethlehem township, mother of two children: Merle F. Henry, born June 10, 1897, enlisted in the National Army for overseas service in France in June, 1917, and Mildred, a teacher in the public schools; Mrs. Cora Massey, living on the adjoining farm, mother of two children, Rufus Homer and Ruth; John D., managing the Burris home place, married Florence Campbell and has one child, Irene; Grace Burris, at home with her mother; Walter, died at age of thirty-two years, and Homer Clyde, died in infancy. Mrs. Annabel Burris was born October 22, 1845, in Knox County, Ohio, and is the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Jones) Roberts, both natives of Ohio. John Roberts was the son of Abram Roberts, a pioneer of Knox County, Ohio. Elizabeth Roberts was the daughter of Nelson Jones, a native of Maryland. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Homer T. Burris made the long trip to Henry County, Missouri, to build a permanent home on the prairies of western Missouri. They were accompanied by the parents of Mr. Burris and all lived together while building up their farm and creating a beautiful home, which is modeled after an old Buckeye farmstead. The Burris farm comprises 200 acres of fertile and well tilled land. Homer T. Burris departed this life July 11, 1904, sincerely mourned by a host of friends in Henry County. His death was a distinct loss to the community in which he had become such a useful citizen. He was progressive and enterprising in all things and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Clinton, Missouri. Homer T. Burris was a man of kindly and loving disposition who was devoted to his family and children. He was a home man in all things and never allowed outside matters to distract his attention to what he rightly considered his paramount duty to his home and family interests. As a result he prospered and left his widow. in comfortable circumstances. Henry county is the better for citizens of the Burris type of manhood and progressiveness.
BURTON, Lyman
Windsor Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 560
Lyman Burton, farmer and stock dealer was born March 2, 1832, in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut, where he received a good practical English education. His father, Daniel B. Burton was a miller by occupation, but afterwards became a farmer. He was born April 14, 1787, in Connecticut, and on April 25. 1821, married Miss Zeririah H. Hayes, who was born October 6, 1792, in the same state. They had seven children, and all are living: Elam B., born September 20, 1822 ; Jesse B., born March 5, 1825; Hester E., born December 14, 1826 ; Mary Z., born August 5, 1828 ; Henrietta S., born September 25, 1830; Lyman, born March 2, 1832; Nathan B., born March 16, 1835. With the exception of two these children still reside in their native state, Hester E., who married S. M. Churchill, of Connecticut, lives in State Center, Marshall County, Iowa. Lyman Burton emigrated from the state of his birth in the spring of 1855, at the age of twenty-three, to Dunleith, Jo. Daviess County, Illinois. He was there engaged as section foreman on the Illinois Central Railroad, for twelve years. He married Miss Isabel H. McCallen, on November 28, 1860, and they have had five children: Ida E., born November 29, 1862, and died September 20, 1865, of typhoid fever; Ada S., born November 15, 1865; Ernest R., born March 22, 1867; Wilfred L., born June 13, 1869; Frank McCallen, born January 14, 1876. In the fall of 1872, Mr. B. removed from Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, to Moberly, Missouri, remaining there for nearly seven years, when he changed his locality to Henry County, on April 1, 1880. Here he purchased eighty-four acres of land and became occupied in agricultural pursuits. He enlisted April 6, 1865, in Company C, Sixty-Fourth Illinois Infantry Veteran Volunteers, Captain William Zuel, commanding, and served one year, when he was regularly discharged at North Louisville, Kentucky. He is a man of generous impulses, and genial in his manners. his political sentiments are strongly Republican.
BURTON, William H.
Windsor Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 559
William H. Burton, of the firm of Burton & Collins, proprietors of livery, sale and feed stable, was born in Cooper County, Missouri, November 7, 1853. His father, Emerson Burton, was born in Kentucky. After living in Howard and Cooper Counties for many years, he moved in 1868, into Henry County and bought a farm. His mother's maiden name was Martha Reed, of Cooper County. They had nine children, of whom William is the third child. He bought a farm and worked it for several years, and November 16, 1879, he came to Windsor and started the livery business. He has a good stable with fine horses and carriages, and is doing a satisfactory business. He married Miss Amanda Collins in 1866. She was the daughter of Dillard Collins, of Cooper County, but who came originally from Montgomery County, Kentucky. Her mother was formerly Harriet Jones, born in Alabama. They have one child, Jessie Lee, born in 1878. Mr. Burton is a genial man, affable to those with whom he comes in contact, and is. making a success of his business.
BUSH, Owen M. Judge
Honey Creek Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 712
Owen M. Bush, farmer and stock raiser, section 24, was born March 4, 1843, in Clark County, Kentucky, and was the son of Phillip W. Bush, a farmer and stock raiser by occupation, born October 31, 1812, in Clark County, and Jane (Monroe) Bush, born April 12, 1823, in Jessamine County, Kentucky. They were married in December, 1841, and had six children, three sons and three daughters, all of whom are now living with the exception of one daughter. Owen accompanied his parents to Marion County in 1850, but remained there only one year, they then removing to Lafayette County, Missouri, and buying 240 acres of land. Here he obtained a common English education. In 1859 Mr. B. sold his farm and purchased 640 acres in Bates County, but never settled on it on account of the war. In 1868 he sold his land in Bates County, returning to Lafayette County in 1874. O. M. Bush was married January 4, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Noel. By this marriage they have two sons. He came to Henry County in March, 1873, and bought (on section 24) eighty-four acres of land, upon which he located. In April, 1881, he purchased ninety acres more, on section 28, making for himself a fine farm of 174 acres. Mr. Bush is a man of extensive observation, and has held the office of magistrate, for several years in the township, having been first appointed to fill a vacancy for one year, and afterward elected for the term of four years in 1877. Politically he is a Democrat.
BUSH, Phillip
Honey Creek Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 712
Phillip Bush, farmer and stock raiser, was born February 14th, 1856, in Lafayette County, Missouri. His father, Phillip W. Bush, was born October 31, 1812, in Clark County, Kentucky, and married in December, 1841, Miss Mary Jane Monroe, who was born April 26, 1823, in Jessamine County, Kentucky. By this union there were six children, three sons and three daughters, and all survive but one daughter. The subject of this sketch came to Henry County, Missouri, in November, 1880, and after remaining a few months, spending his time in farming and looking for a favorable opportunity to locate, he bought eighty acres of land on section 14. He resides with his mother, who lives near the farm he has recently purchased. He received in his boyhood a good English education, and although still a young man, is a practical farmer. He has a fair residence upon his farm, and everything about him denotes thrift and the successful agriculturist. In his political preferences he is a Democrat.
BUSH, William
Tebo Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 633
William Bush, city marshal of Calhoun, was born October 10, 1831, in Tippecanoe County Indiana, and was the son of Abraham and Mary B. (Tullis) Bush both natives of Ohio, the former having been born in Logan County in 1815, and the later in 1818. They were married in 1829, and had four children, of whom William is the only surviving child. The senior Bush died in Indiana in 1836, after having lived there six years. In 1837 his widow married Richard Bush, and by this marriage there were four sons and three daughters. Of these two sons and two daughters are living. Mrs. B. died in May, 1873; she had made her home with her son for two years previous to this date. Our subject started in life for himself at the age of fifteen years as a farm laborer, continuing that occupation until the opening of the war. In February, 1862, he enlisted as private in Company F., Eighth Missouri Cavalry, commanded by R. H. Melton, captain, and Joseph J. McClurg, colonel. He was appointed sergeant in March, 1862, and held this position until the close of the war, being mustered out of service March 35, 1865, and regularly discharged at Springfield, Missouri He received a wound in a battle at Warsaw. In 1843 Mr. Bush removed from Indiana to Illinois; in 1844 came to Missouri; in 1846 went to Iowa, and in 1851 returned to Missouri and has since resided in Henry and Benton Counties. In 1866 he was appointed deputy sheriff under Harrison Mitchell, and held that position for three years. In 1868, purchasing a farm in Lindsay Township, Benton County, he gave his attention to agricultural pursuits for four years, when, selling this property, he, in the spring of 1872, engaged in the construction of the Tebo & Neosho Railroad, now the Sedalia Branch (narrow guage). After four months, he entered the employ of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and eighteen months later suspended work on account of failing health, then going to Brownville, Saline County. He remained there for six years. After his return to Calhoun he was appointed city marshal in the spring of 1880, and is now acceptably discharging the duties of that office. Mr. Bush was married January 17, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Graham, of Benton County. They have had four sons: John W., born July 15, 1858, died September 25, following; James T., born July 22, 1859, married Miss Alice Motsinger; William N., born February 15, 1862; and Charles E., born April 1, 1866. Mr. B. is connected with the M. E. Church. in politics he is a Republican.
BUSHNELL, Emanuel
Tebo Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 634
Emanuel Bushnell was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, July 21, 1827. William Bushnell, his father, a carriage maker by trade, was born March 22, 1787, in Saybrook, Connecticut, and on May 29, 1817, married Miss Polly Harnsberger, daughter of Adam and Catherine Harnsberger. She was also born in Rockingham County, December 3, 1788. They had five children, four sons and one daughter, of whom Emanuel is the only surviving child. They both lived in Virginia until their deaths, Mr. B. dying February 20, 1845, and his widow August 8, 1851. Young Bushnell obtained a good practical schooling in youth, and at the age of fourteen years commenced life for himself. In 1854 he emigrated to Henry County, Missouri, landing at Calhoun on April 19, and with him came his sister, Mary Ann. They brought a colored family consisting of seven persons, and Mr. B. made his home for sometime with an older brother who had preceded him to Missouri in an early day. October 30, 1855 he was married to Miss Mary E. F. Watson, daughter of John and Ellen Watson, of Boston, Massachusetts, where she was born March 14 1836. They have had six children, three sons and three daughters: William Tupper, born August 12, 1856, died June 22, 1882, soon after having graduated from the Missouri Medical College, in the class of 1881-2; John Archibald; born April 17, 1859, and now in the mercantile establishment of J. W. Keyser, at Calhoun; Richard Ira, born March 25, 1861, and died in February following; Mary Ann, born March 28, 1863, married E. H. Fox, of Henry County; Eleanor L., born September 6, 1870; and Virginia A., born June 3, 1872. For nearly four years Mr. Bushnell was engaged with his brother J. A. as salesman. In the fall of 1857 he purchased a tract of 240 acres known as the Brummet farm, and continued farming until the outbreak of the war. Since then he has been a resident of Calhoun and for the last four years has acted as city collector. Since 1870 he has been more or less of the time a member of the school board. He belongs to Calhoun Lodge No. 409, I. O. O. F. His wife is connected with the Presbyterian Church. Politically he is a Democrat.
BUSHNELL, John A.
Deer Creek Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 796
John A. Bushnell, nephew of Horace Bushnell, of Hartford, Connecticut, and descendant of David Bushnell, distinguished in the revolutionary war for the invention of a submarine vessel designed to destroy the British fleet, was born in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, April 6, 1821, where he was reared and educated. Mr. Bushnell commenced merchandising in his native town when quite a young man, and his business was attended with marked success. But failing health caused him to undertake a trip to the West Indies, by which he believed he would be benefited, and there he also thought he would again engage in merchandising. Before embarking, however, he changed his purpose and came at once to Missouri, where he spent the remainder of his life. He first came to Boonville, then to Warsaw, and remaining only a short time at each of those places, he finally settled at Calhoun. Here he resumed merchandising and attended with even greater success in business than in Virginia, he soon accumulated what was considered at that time a comfortable fortune. On the breaking out of the war, in 1861, he became identified with the South, and in the vicissitudes of property as well as life incident to civil strife. Returning to Calhoun at the close of the war, he was married two years afterward, August 15, 1867, to Miss Eugenia Bronaugh, and removed to St. Louis, where he again engaged in business and where he died in 1874. He left two sons, Horace and John A., and their mother, Mrs. Bushnell, still survives him. John A. Bushnell was a man of upright character and pure motives. He had that characteristic, that undefinable something, about him that made all who came in contact with him like the man.
BUSHNELL, John A.
Tebo Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 635
John A. Bushnell. The subject of this sketch was born in Calhoun, Henry County. Missouri, April 17, 1859, and was the son of Emanuel and Mary (Watson) Bushnell. John A. was raised to manhood in this county, and received his education in the public schools. In 1872 he graduated at Eastman's Commercial College of New York, after which he acted as salesman in different stores in Calhoun until 1879. Then he embarked in the mercantile business with Mr. Squires, they doing a large and successful business until August, 1880, when they sold out to Mr. Keyser. Mr. Bushnell has since remained with him as head salesman. He is a member of the Old School Presbyterian Church. He is Past Grand of Calhoun Lodge, No. 409 of the I. O. O. F. fraternity.
BUTCHER, Alexander M.
Big Creek Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 698
A. M. Butcher, farmer and stock feeder, section 17, was born in Licking County, Ohio, February 5, 1837. His father, Nathan Butcher, was a native of Hampshire County, Virginia, but removed to Ohio with his parents when a youth and settled in Licking County, being among the pioneers there. He grew to manhood, and was married in that county to Elizabeth Sillin, originally of Loudoun County, Virginia. After his father's death in 1843, A. M. Butcher resided with James Butcher, his grandfather, and accompanied him to Indiana in 1849, locating in Montgomery County. His youth was spent on a farm there and in attending the common schools, where he received a fair education. He was married October 27, 1859 to Miss Margaret E. Waugh, a daughter of Milo and Elizabeth Waugh of Montgomery County, and after this continued to reside in Montgomery County, occupied in farming and stock raising, until coming to Missouri in February, 1866, when he settled in Henry County. He has 440 acres of improved land, upon which is a good residence, barn, outbuildings, etc. There are about 200 acres in cultivation, the remainder being pasture and timber. Mr. Butcher and his wife are members of the M. E. Church, South, and he belongs to the Masonic fraternity. He has held several local offices in his township, such as township clerk and treasurer. They have a family of nine children: Lizzie (wife of F. M. Engle, of Johnson County), James W., Parris P., Frank S., Charles W., Mary A., Milton E., Clinton E., and Harry E.
BUTCHER, Alexander M.
Big Creek Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 728
Photos: Alex Butcher Family
Alexander M. Butcher, a Henry County pioneer who has contributed his part to the upbuilding of the county and State, is now living retired, after an active life of usefulness of over a half a century in this State. Mr. Butcher is a native of Ohio. He was born in Licking County, Ohio, February 5, 1837, and is a son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Sillin) Butcher, natives of Virginia, the former of Hampshire and the latter of Loudoun County. The father died in 1843 when Alexander M. was about six years of age. The mother afterwards married Samuel Crow. She died in Auglaize County, Ohio. To Nathan and Elizabeth (Sillin) Butcher were born the following children: Alexander M., the subject of this sketch: John, deceased; Mrs. Mary Ellen Crawford, Wapakoneta, Ohio; James, Wapakoneta, Ohio. Upon the death of his father, Alexander M. made his home with his grandfather, James Butcher, Sr., who moved to Montgomery County, Indiana, in 1849. Mr. Butcher was reared to manhood in his native State and Indiana, and received a common school education. When the Civil War broke out he lived in Indiana and served in the Home Guard, during the Morgan raid. In 1866, Mr. Butcher came to Missouri and settled in Big Creek township where he first bought eighty acres of land from James Webster. He added to his original holdings until he at one time owned six hundred acres. Later he disposed of some of his land and now owns four hundred and thirty-six acres in Henry County, which he now rents and is living retired in Warrensburg, Missouri. Alexander M. Butcher was united in marriage with Miss Margaret E. Waugh, a native of Montgomery County, Indiana, born in 1842. She died October 11, 1915. The following children were born to Alexander M. and Margaret E. (Waugh) Butcher: Martha Elizabeth, now Mrs. F. M. Engel, Warrensburg, Missouri; James Wallace, farmer, Bogard township; Frank S., Lawrence, Kansas; Paris P., deceased; Charlie W., Centerview; Mary Agnes, married Frank M. Gray, Big Creek township; Milton E., deceased; Clinton E., Big Creek township, and Harry E., deceased. When Mr. Butcher came to Henry County the ruin wrought by the Civil War was in evidence on every hand, and as he expresses it, the number of charred chimneys in view plainly indicated the wages of war. He soon found and made many new friends in the new country, and since first coming to Henry County he has never regretted his choice of a home. Mr. Butcher is a Republican and has always taken an active interest in politics, although he is a believer in men instead of parties. At one time he was the Republican candidate for county judge, but owing to the great normal Democratic majority, was defeated. He has held local township office and for a number of years in the early days was township clerk of Big Creek township. He is one of the substantial pioneer citizens, who has contributed his part to the development and upbuilding of Henry County.
BUTCHER, Clinton E.
Big Creek Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 810
Photos: Butcher Brothers
Clinton E. Butcher, farmer and stockman of Big Creek township, is a native son of Henry County, and was born on the Butcher homestead, located just two and one-fourth miles southwest of Norris, in Big Creek township. He was born August 24, 1875 and is the son of Alexander M. and Margaret (Waugh) Butcher, an extended biography of whom appears in this volume. Mr. C. E. Butcher is one of nine children born to his parents, as follow: Mrs. F. M. Engle, Warrensburg, Missouri; James Wallace, Urich, Missouri; P. P., deceased; Frank S., lives at Lawrence, Kansas; Charles W., Centerview, Missouri; Milton E. and Harry E., deceased; Mrs. Frank M. Gray, Big Creek township: Clinton E. Butcher was educated in the Norris public school and attended the Warrensburg State Normal School for two terms. He has always followed farming and has made a splendid success. For many years he has followed the practice of feeding considerable numbers of cattle and hogs each year and is widely known as a successful stock raiser. November 17, 1897, Clinton E. Butcher and Edith Bertha McQuitty were united in marriage. Mrs. Edith Butcher is the daughter of George W. and Martha M. McQuitty, both of whom are deceased, and a sketch of whom appears in this history. Mr. McQuitty was a native of Boone County, Missouri, and his wife was born near Frankfort, Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. McQuitty were parents of children as follow: William T., Mrs. Edith Butcher, George N., Mrs. Alice McQuitty, Mrs. Mattie Crews; Mrs. Maude Maize. By a former marriage, Mr. McQuitty was father of two children. John R., Welch, Oklahoma; and Elizabeth A., deceased. To Clinton E. and Edith Butcher have been born children as follow: Marion J., a graduate of the Norris High School, class of 1917; Frank G., a student in the Norris High School; Elmer G., and Mary Alice. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Butcher is a modern structure and was erected in 1910. It is a house of eleven rooms, with hot and cold running water, acetyline lighting system, and the farm buildings are in accord with the residence. The output of live stock from the Butcher farm will run from 100 to 150 head of cattle and from 200 to 300 head of hogs annually. The home farm consists of 320 acres and is situated one mile east of Norris. Mr. Butcher owns another tract of land consisting of 240 acres, situated one-half mile west of Norris. Both of these farms have good improvements. Mr. Butcher purchased his home farm in 1906 from T. S. B. Slaughter, who had bought it from Thomas Casey in 1901. Mr. Casey had previously purchased the tract from Robert B. Casey. The land was originally entered for settlement by Elizmond Basey and P. D. Lane and one other party. Mr. Butcher is a Republican and a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Chilhowee, the Chapter at Warrensburg, and he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America of Blairstown. Mrs. Butcher is a member of the Baptist Church, and Mr. and Mrs. Butcher have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout this section of Missouri.
BUTCHER, James Wallace
Bogard Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 680
Photos: James Butcher Family
James Wallace Butcher, one of the leading farmers in Bogard township; was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, April 22, 1862, and is a son of Alexander M. and Margaret Elizabeth Butcher, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. James Wallace Butcher was about four years of age when he was brought to Henry County by his parents, who settled in Big Creek township. Here he was reared to manhood and educated in the district schools. He remained at home with his parents until 1884, when they went to Sumner County, Kansas. One year later he returned to Big Creek township, and since that time he has been engaged in farming and stock raising in Henry County. For a time he lived in Shawnee township. Mr. Butcher is a practical farmer and stockman and has a well improved farm of eighty acres, which is located three miles northwest of Urich. Mrs. Butcher has won a reputation as a successful poultry raiser. She specializes in brown Leghorns and has about six hundred of these chickens. She has installed all modern methods for carrying on the poultry business on a small scale and has been very successful in this line of endeavor. James Wallace Butcher was united in marriage September 23, 1909, with Mrs. Nannie L. Keiser of Bogard township and a native of Livingston County, Missouri. She is a daughter of William A. and Rachel Elizabeth (Munsey) Keiser, natives of Virginia, and both now deceased, and their remains are interred in the cemetery at Newtonia, Missouri. The father was a Confederate veteran, having enlisted in the Confederate Army in Virginia and served throughout the war. For eighteen months he was a Federal prisoner. Mrs. Butcher is one of a family of nine children born to her parents: Mrs. Mary Stansberry, Tacoma, Washington; Mrs. Jennie Zachary, Alexander, Illinois; William A., Adrian, Missouri; B. B., lives at Corsicana, Texas; Martha L., deceased; Sarah Catherine, deceased; Thomas C., deceased; Elbert W. To Mr. and Mrs. James Wallace Butcher have been born two children, Lois and Ruth Esther. The Butchers are one of the representative families of Henry County and Mr. Butcher is a progressive and enterprising citizen.
BUTCHER, Ralph E.
Big Creek Township
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 729
Ralph E. Butcher, an enterprising and leading. farmer and stockman of Big Creek township, is a native of Henry County. He was born in Big Creek township, January 21, 1890, and is a son of Paris P. and Edith L. (McFarland) Butcher. Paris P. Butcher was a son of A. M. Butcher, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Paris P. Butcher was a native of Indiana and came to Henry County with his parents when a boy. He died in 1892 at the age of twenty-eight years. His wife departed this life in 1900, and their remains are buried in the Carpenter Cemetery. Edith L. (McFarland) Butcher was a native of Missouri and her mother, Mary Eliza McFarland, was a schoolmate of the mother of the author of this volume in Cooper County, Missouri. Ralph E. Butcher was reared in Big Creek township and educated in the public schools and the Norris High School. He has followed farming and stock raising all his life and has met with merited success. He purchased his present place of one hundred fifty-five acres in 1912. The place is well improved with a good farm residence, large barns and other suitable farm buildings. Mr. Butcher is extensively engaged in raising cattle and hogs as well as general farming. February 18, 1914, Ralph E. Butcher was united in marriage with Miss Mabel F. Park, a daughter of G. L. and Anna L. (Galt) Park, of Big Creek township. A sketch of G. L. Park appears in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Butcher have been born two daughters, Leona M. and Dorothy B. Mr. Butcher is a member of the Agricola Lodge No.343 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and holds membership in the Methodist Church at Norris. He takes a keen interest in local affairs and is at present a member of the school board of consolidated district No.1.
BUTLER, William C.
Tebo Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 635
William C. Butler, dealer in furniture and hardware, is the son of John B. Butler, Esq., a native of Germany, and by occupation a shoemaker. His mother, whose maiden name was Eliza A. Short, was born in Missouri. William C. Butler was born in Calhoun, Henry County, Missouri, November 4, 1862. While he was but an infant his parents moved to Benton County, and he received his education in that county, and at Palmyra. After completing it he followed farming in Benton County till 1882, when he began business in Calhoun. Now he has one of the finest stores in the place, and is doing a thriving business. He is a member of the M. E. Church South. Mr. Butler was married June 22, 1882, to Emma E. McEntire, of Benton County, Missouri.
BYERS, John W. Dr.
Bogard Township
1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 690
John W. Byers, physician and surgeon, section 17, was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, April 5, 1829. His father, Benjamin Byers, a native of Maryland, was a cabinet maker by trade. He removed to Tennessee and was married there to Mary Owen. They raised a family of six children, the subject of this sketch being the third. His youth was spent in Tennessee, and he received his education in the schools of that state and Virginia. When nineteen years old he entered the office of Dr. A. C. Maxwell, of Washington County, Virginia, with whom he read medicine for about three years, when he began the practice of his chosen profession. In 1855 he went to Kentucky and practiced there until 1865, then becoming an attendant at the Bellevue Medical College. After one term, in June, 1866, he graduated at Long Island Medical College. Returning to Kentucky, he resided there until 1867, when he came to Missouri, stopped in Johnson County a short time and then removed to Henry County. In 1873 he went to Arkansas and stayed until 1876, when he returned to Henry County. Here he has since been having a successful practice. His farm contains eighty. acres of choice land well improved. The doctor is a member of the Presbyterian Church. June 23, 1859, he married Emila J. Bofferd, a native of Kentucky. She died February 6, 1863. They had lost two children. He was again married May 7, 1867, to Sarah J. Bankinship, also of Kentucky. They have three children: Herschel M., John M. and Benjamin Owen.
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