Nodaway County, Missouri History of 1882 Biographicals

(transcibed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net)

[page 872] J.M. Holt, farmer and stock raiser, section 10, was born in Bedford County, Tenn., May 24, 1819, and is a son of John and Elizabeth Holt. His father was a native of Ireland, and his mother of North Carolina. They were married in 1815, and then became residents of Bedford County, Tennessee. There the senior Holt died. In 1850, the subject of this sketch, with his mother, moved to Clay County, Missouri, and in 1855 to Nodaway County, Missouri, settling where he now resides. He was married the 19th of November, 1840, to Miss Harriet J. Ayers, a native of Bedford County, Tennessee. She was born July 19, 1823, and was a daughter of Moses and Mary Ayers, natives of Georgia. Mr and Mrs Holt have seven children living: Moses H., Alexander, John W., Elgivia, George M., L.R. and A.J. They have lost three: Mary, William J. and Phebe J. Both Mr and Mrs H. are members of the Christian Church. He is a member of Quitman Lodge, No. 196, of the Masonic fraternity, and one of the leading citizens of Green Township. In 1861 he enlisted in Capt McQuittie's company under Gen Price, and was in service till July, 1862. He was once arrested for treason, but was afterwards discharged.

[page 872] J.E. Huff, farmer, section 6. This gentleman was born in McLean County, Illinois, April 21, 1853. His parents were Thomas J. and Martha (Hastings) [page 873] Huff. The former, a native of Virginia, was born in October, 1827, and died February 21, 1871. His mother was born in Indiana in 1833, and died in 1871. They were married in 1852, and then settled in McLean County, Illinois, coming to Nodaway County, Missouri, in 1859. They located one mile west of Quitman. J.E. passed his youth and received his education in Nodaway County, Missouri. He was married September 10, 1875, to Miss Sarah McCormick, a native of Adair County, Illinois, born April 2, 1856. She was the daughter of John and Nancy McCormick, natives of Tennessee. After being married, they became located in McLean County, Illinois, and subsequently moved to Nodaway County, Missouri, and from there went to Kansas. The family of Mr and Mrs Huff consists of two children: Martin C., born August 10, 1877, and James C., born August 21, 1879. Mr Huff is a member of Comet Lodge, No 284, I.O.O.F., of Quitman. His farm consists of 280 acres of improved land.

[page 876] E.M. Manning, M.D., Quitman, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, on November 12, 1839, being the son of James and Susan (Ziggler) Manning. The father, a native of Maryland, was born February 28, 1800. The mother of E.M. was born in Pennsylvania February 19, 1804. They were married on the 16th of March, 1826, and then settled in Steubenville, Ohio. James Manning was a minister of the Lutheran Church, and in 1839 moved to Zanesville, going from there in 1856 to Van Buren County, Iowa. He afterwards returned to Steubenville, Ohio, and then to Perry County in 1863, and to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1867. Here he died, April 13, 1880. Young Manning's youth was passed in Ohio, and there he received his education. He first commenced the study of medicine with Dr J.M. Norris, at Birmingham, Iowa, remaining with him for two years, and subsequently studied under Dr P.Z. Cassel, of Savannah, Missouri. On the 17th of July, 1861, he enlisted in the Second Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, but was soon appointed hospital steward and received a commission as surgeon of State Militia of Missouri. He resigned in 1864 and began the practice of medicine at Rochester, Andrew County, Missouri. He graduated from the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1865. In 1868 Dr Manning moved to Quitman, and is now enjoying an excellent practice. He was married the 15th of February, 1859, to Miss Emma J. Barker, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio. She was born in August, 1838, and died the 16th of November, 1864, leaving four children: Ida S., Jennie M., Sarah E. and Della C. His second marriage occurred May 25, 1865, to Miss Emma O. Hawkins, who was born June 15, 1848. Both the Dr and Mrs Manning are members of the M.E. Church.

[page 888] Phineas Bird, section 32. The subject of this sketch is a native of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and was born in 1843. He was there raised to manhood in the occupation he now so successfully follows, receiving his education from the schools of that vicinity. In 1865 he removed to Louisa County, Iowa, where he remained till 1874, when he came to this state and settled on his present place. He has a fine farm of 200 acres that, as a stock farm, is second to none in the county. Mr Bird was married in 1870 to Miss Mary Graham, a native of Ohio. They have four children: Alice, Stella, Izola and Flora. Mr Bird is a member of the Masonic fraternity. During the late war he enlisted in 1861 in Company C, One Hundredth Pennsylvania Regiment, and served till 1864. He participated in the following battles, James Island, the second battle of Bull Run, South Mountain, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Jackson, Knoxville, Williards [sic, Wilderness], Virginia, Spottsylvania [sic, Spotsylvania], Cold Harbor and Petersburg. He was there taken prisoner and remained in confinement for six months, when he was released on parole. At both Knoxville and Petersburg he was wounded, each time in the head. Mr Bird is the present treasurer of this township.

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There is a diary of this man and more on the 100th Penn Regiment at:

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[page 889] Daniel Dimond, section 35. This gentleman is a native of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and was born August 13, 1830. He was there reared to manhood as a farmer, receiving his education in the schools of that district. In 1853 he emigrated to Iowa, residing there ten years, after which time he started for Kansas; but in passing through this county his good judgment told him to settle here. Nevertheless, Mr D. went to his des-[page 890]tination, but not liking the appearance of the land there, he did not unload his good, but returned and located in this county on the place where he now resides. He has a fine farm of 240 acres, most of which is under cultivation. Mr Dimond was married April 3, 1853, to Miss Emma Thompson, a native of Delaware. They have six children living: Mary M., John T., Jessie F., Walter D., Abraham R., and Arthur H. They are members of the M.E. Church. Mr D. was the first register of Jackson Township. He has been road overseer and also school director for several terms. To him is credited the first attempt at wheat raising in the township, if not in the county. The success of this experiment is well known to all.

[page 892] Lyman Hunt, section 2, is one among the old settlers and prominent farmers of this district. He is a native of Portage County, Ohio, and was born February 13, 1822. He was there reared to manhood, receiving his education from the schools of that day. He has followed his present occupation through life. In 1851 he emigrated to this state and county, residing here for one year, when he returned to Ohio, remaining there till 1854. Mr Hunt then moved to Iowa, and after a six months’ sojourn there, he again came to this county, settling where he now lives in 1860. He has a well arranged farm of 275 acres constituting one of the finest stock farms in the county. Mr Hunt was united in marriage September 28, 1854, to Miss Harriet Burroughs, a native of Ohio. They have six children; Rowena P., Alfred H., Adalaide E., Marion W. and Milton W., twins, and Virgil O. During the late war he was a member of the state militia.

[page 893] Robert M. James, deceased. Among those who early settled in this county and have since passed to the better land, none were more favorably known or universally respected than Mr James. He was a native of Howard County, Ohio, and was born December 6, 1821. He was there reared to manhood and educated, following the occupation of farming; but being a natural mechanic, he became a thorough master of the trades of carpentering, shoemaking and tinning, which he followed during the winter season. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits in the summer months. In 1846 Mr James emigrated to Van Buren County, Iowa, residing there till 1853, when he came to Missouri, and settled on section 29, where his family now resides. He was married March 15, 1848, to Miss Eliza A. Hill, a native of Indiana. They had two children, Sarah E. and Charles E. Mr J.'s death occurred August 8, 1864. Since that time his son, Charles, has successfully conducted the home place. The family have a fine stock farm of 320 acres, most of which is under cultivation. Charles James was born May 30, 1857. He was reared to manhood and educated in this county, following the occupation of farming. He was married June 2, 1878, to Miss Sarah A. Denoon, a native of Ohio. They have two children, Mary E. and Frances O.

[page 893] Isaac Lanning, proprietor of the Lanning's Mill. Few are the men in this county who are more widely known, or have been more closely identified with the pioneer history of Northwest Missouri, from an early date, than the subject of this sketch. He is a native of Ohio, and was born December 15, 1819. He was reared to manhood and received his education at his birthplace, and is by trade a millwright. In 1839, he removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was engaged in working in a still house for about two years, during which time he was also studying for the medical profession. After this he practiced his profession for eighteen months in that city. In 1843, he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and worked in a machine shop for eighteen months, in order to perfect himself in the trade as millwright. At the close of that period, he was engaged by Moore & Cox to erect the first mill in this county. It was built on the One Hundred and Two River, ten miles south of Maryville, and is now known as the Bridgewater Mill. After completing this contract, Mr L. selected a site and built, in 1847, a mill near where his present one stands. He continued to run this mill till 1870, when, finding its capacity too small for his increasing trade, he moved it off and erected his present large and splendid structure, at a cost of $12,500. It has a capacity of 325 bushels of grain per day, and it is run at its full capacity nearly the year round. He has besides his mill a fine farm of 425 acres which is one of the best improved places in the county. Upon it is a large brick house, commodious barn, and good, substantial buildings generally. Mr Lanning is entirely a self made man, having started in life in a new country, without even the necessaries of life. He has worked his way, step by step, till he now stands among the most prominent and well to do men of the county. He has been twice married. First, January 2, 1845, to Miss Mary A. Meddles, a native of Ohio. they had five children, all of whom are now decesed; Nancy J., Eliza J., Isaac N., John W. and Hannah. Mrs L.'s death occurred March 17, 1877. He was again married June 14, 1878, to Miss Hannah Roberts. they have one child, Isaac N. They are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. Mr L. held the office of justice of the peace for twenty-four years, and has been school director and road overseer of the township. During the war he was a member of the state militia.

[page 895] George S. Lowe, section 19 [Jackson Township]. The subject of this sketch was born in Massachusetts, March 15, 1847, and at the age of two years the family emigrated to Mercer County, Illinois. When he was nine years old he was taken by them to Wisconsin, and, after a residence there of five years, they returned to Illinois and settled in Peoria County. George was reared in the occupation which he now follows. In 1876 he emigrated to this state and located near where he now resides. He has a farm of 160 acres of land that will average with any in the county, part of which is under cultivation. Mr L. is a self-made man, and his success in life he attributes to energy, honesty, and industry. He was married in 1872 to Miss Frances Glaze, a native of Illinois. They have two children living: Asa P. and Jennie L. He has been township clerk for several years past.

[page 897] Thomas B. Neal, section 35, was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, on the 1^st of November, 1846, and at the age of three years, with the family, he emigrated to Clark County, Illinois. When he was eleven years old they came to Missouri and settled in this county, where the subject of this sketch was reared to manhood and educated. He has followed his present occupation since boyhood, and in connection with farming has been a school teacher, and is well and favorably known in that capacity. In 1873 he settled where he now resides. He has a fine farm of 200 acres of well  improved land, most of which is under cultivation. Mr N. was married December 25, 1870, to Miss Mary E. Wilcox, a native of Illinois. They have three children: Mary I., Ulysess A., and Olive L. They are members of the M.E. Church. In 1865 he enlisted in Company H, Fifty-first Missouri Infantry, and served till the close of the war.

[page 903] Isaac Wilcox, deceased, was prominent among the old settlers of this county, who have now passed away from this world. He was a native of Green County, Kentucky, and was born September 27, 1817. When twelve years of age he went with the family to Menard County, Illinois, where he was reared to manhood and educated, following the occupation of farming and stock raising. This he continued through life. In 1852, he immigrated to Missouri, and settled in this county, and after a short residence here of six months, he removed to Union County, Iowa, where he resided eighteen months. After that time he returned to this county and settled in section 26, where his family now resides. Mr Wilcox was married in 1844, to Miss Mary J. Curry, a native of Kentucky. They had five children: Mary E., Willis, Rachel, George and Andy. After a long and useful life Mr W. died February 15, 1881. Since his death, Mrs W. with the assistance of her sons, George and Andy, has successfully managed the home farm. They have 340 acres of choice land, making one of the best stock farms in the county. It is well improved, and about 150 acres are under cultivation.

[page 903] Willis Wilcox, section 23. The subject of this sketch was born in Menard County, Illinois, January 29, 1853, and when one year old he accompanied the family on their move to Missouri. He resided in that state six months, and [page 904] from there went to Iowa, remaining eighteen months. He afterwards returned to Missouri, and settled in this county. Here he was reared to manhood and educated, following the occupation of farming. In 1877 he settled on his present place, where he has 160 acres of land, most of which is under cultivation. Mr W. was married March 29, 1874, to Rowena Hunt, a native of Missouri. They have two children, Elfie and Carrie.

[page 905] Jefferson twp – Oliver P. Bogart, farmer and school teacher, section 16, is a son of Jacob and Margaret (Bishop) Bogart, the former of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. He was born in Seneca County, Ohio, October 27, 1839, and was reared and educated in his native county. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Forty-ninth Ohio, and remained in service for twenty-three months, being wounded in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, thus disabling him for duty. In 1868 he came to Missouri and shortly located where he now resides. When about sixteen years of age he learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed about five years, and has also worked at it at various intervals. He began teaching when he was twenty-one years of age, and this he has since continued to a greater or less extent. He now has a farm of 160 acres on which he resides, also eighty acres in the vicinity. Mr B. is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married August 6, 1868 to Miss Ophelia Emery, a daughter of Judson and Lucinda (Mead) Emery, the former of Maine and the latter of Ohio. Mrs B. was born in Henry County, Ohio, January 13, 1850. She was there reared and was married in Oberlin, Ohio, where she had resided for a short time.