Bios Index

OSCAR E. LEARNARD

Oscar E. Learnard of Burlington, Coffey county, was born in Fairfax, Vt.. November 14, 1882, was educated at Bakersfield Academy and Norwich University, and graduated from the Albany Law School. After a brief time spent in Ohio, he came to Kansas in 1866. and immediately identified himself with the free-state cause. In 1867 he was elected to the council and served three sessions. He was president of the convention at Osawatomie, May 18, 1869, at which the Republican Party in Kansas was organized. He was elected judge of the Fifth judicial district, which office he held from January 29 to June 26,1861, resigning to become lieutenant-colonel of the First Kansas infantry. He served upon the staff of Gen. David Hunter and of Gen. John W. Denver, resigning from the army in 1863. He has been twice elected to the state senate from Douglas County, and served one year as superintendent of Haskell Institute. For many years he has been tax commissioner and special attorney of the Kansas City. Fort Scott & Memphis railway. In 1884 he bought the Lawrence Daily Journal, and with his sons ran this paper until a few years ago. He is still an active citizen of Lawrence. (Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society 1907-1908, Vol. X, edited by Geo. W. Martin, Secretary, State Printing Office, Topeka, 1908, Page 205)

CELLAR, CHESTER MILTON

Chester Milton Cellar, postmaster at Burlington, Kansas, was born at Waverly, on September 2, 1893, son of Watson Bacon and Grace Nora (Garrison) Cellar. Watson Bacon Cellar was born near Columbus, Ohio, October 12, 1865 and is now retired and lives in Waverly. He has served two terms in the Kansas state legislature. His ancestry is mostly Scotch and Irish.

Watson Bacon Cellar is the son of Moses Henry and Eunice Anna (Tripp) Cellar. He and his six brothers, Thomas J., Alexander, Robert, George, Joseph A., and Wilson, served from Ohio in the Civil War. Joseph A. was wounded n the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, and died from the effect of the wound.

Eunice Anna Cellar's brother, Watson Case Tripp, served in the 15th United States Infantry and was taken prisoner and held in Libby Prison. He made an escape, was recaptured and taken back and altogether served eight months in prison. At the end of the war he was freed in an exchange of prisoners.

Grace Nora Garrison was born in Ohio in November, 1865 and died at Waverly in April 1915.

Chester Milton Cellar attended high school at Waverly, graduating at the head of his class. During the year 1913-14 he taught in country school and until his election as probate judge of Coffey County in 1922 engaged in farming. He served as probate judge until May 1928 when he resigned that position to become postmaster at Burlington. He was reappointed to that position April 14, 1932. He is a Republican. At the present time Mr. Cellar is a director of the Burlington Commercial Club an the Burlington Country Club.

On February 18, 1923, he was married to Golda Marie Russell at Ottawa. Mrs. Cellar was born at Waverly, Kansas, June 10, 1902, of English ancestry. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Order of Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary and the History Club. They have two children, Donna Marie, born May 17, 1925; and Mary Lea, born November 1, 1930.

On April 13, 1917, Mr. Cellar enlisted in the United States Army. He was awarded the distinguished service cross, the English military medal, the Distinguished Conduct medal, and the French Croix de Guerre. He was awarded a divisional citation signed by John F. O'Ryan, major general of the 27th Division, and was credited with five engagements. Mr. Cellar has since been awarded the Silver Star Medal on the divisional citation. He was gassed three or four times during his service. He is a member of Hobson Congdon Post No. 38, of the American Legion at Burlington, Kansas and was commander of that post in 1931. He is a member of the Army and Navy Legion of Valor.

In 1928 Mr. Cellar served as president of the Burlington Commercial Club and has been a member of various committees since 1934. He has been a member of the Burlington Country Club since 1925 and a director of the Burlington Country Club since 1925 and a director of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Order of Eastern Star and is a member of the Royal Arch Masons. Mr. Cellar's religious affiliation is with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington. He is a member of the Parent Teachers Association, and in1930 was Red Cross, chairman of that county. His favorite sports are golf, hunting, fishing, bridge, chess and checkers. Residence: Burlington. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Pages 220-221)

DICKERSON, LESLIE FREMONT

Leslie Fremont Dickerson, registered pharmacist, was born at Iola, Kansas, May 29, 1889, son of Thomas Meridith and Paulina Emma (Newbro) Dickerson.

Thomas Meredith Dickerson, a retired Santa Fe railway engineer was born in Franklin County, Ohio, September 16, 1859, and now resides at Colony. His grandfather came to the United States from Germany. His wife, Paulina was born in Michigan in August 1860 and died at Colony, Kansas, May 2, 1926.

Upon the completion of his elementary education Leslie Fremont Dickerson attended Colony High School from 1905 until1907 and Humbolt High School from 1907 until 1908. He then re-entered Colony High School, from which he was graduated April 27, 1909. On May 2, 1914, he was graduated from the Bowen Institute of Pharmacy.

Beginning his apprenticeship in pharmacy at Colony in 1905, Mr. Dickerson came to Burlington in 1910 where he was employed as an apprentice at the W-W Drug Company. He purchased stock and was promoted to active manager in 1919 and in 1925 purchased the controlling interest of the stock of his employers and has operated the business as proprietor and active manager to the present time. He is secretary of the corporation.

His marriage to Ruth Coe Reed was solemnized at Burlington, Kansas, on October 7, 1915. Mrs. Dickerson was born at Burlington, November 9, 1893. They have one daughter, Frances, born July 29, 1916, who is in her junior year in Burlington High School.

Mr. Dickerson has been active in civic and fraternal organizations for many years. He is a member of the Burlington Commercial Club and for the past five years has been chairman of the fire prevention committee. He is a member of the local round table of the Coffey County Retail and Credit Association and is an Odd Fellow and a Mason. He is a member of the Blue Lodge of the Masons and the Order of Eastern Star. In 1926 he was elected master of the Burlington Masonic Lodge. He served as high priest of Burlington Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons in 1932. He is a member of the National Geographical Society and at the present time is president of the Burlington Country Club, of which during the past five years he has been chairman of the golf committee. His religious affiliation is with the First Christian Church. He is a member of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association and the Red Cross. His favorite sports are golf and fishing. Residence: Burlington. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 322)

DICKINSON, JOHN EDWARD

John Edward Dickinson was born at LeRoy, Kansas, June 19, 1864, son of George H. and Elizabeth (Quiggle) Dickinson. The father was born at Perry, New York, January 13, 1839 and died at Burlington, February 18, 1929. He is retired from active business in 1895, at which time he sold his interest to John Edward Dickinson. He ws the son of Edward and Mary Ann Dickinson. Elizabeth Quiggle was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1842, and died at Burlington, Kansas, May 18, 1912. She was the daughter of Adam and Amy Quiggle.

John Edward Dickinson attended public and high schools and from his boyhood days has engaged in the manufacturing business. In 1895, he became manager of the harness business of his father and in 1908 purchased one half interest and later purchased the entire business. This was sold in 1920 63 years after the business was started by the father. At the present time Mr. Dickinson looks after his farm and other property an dis in the certified Midland yellow dent seed corn business. He is a Repbulican.

On October 19, 1887, he was married to Emma Louisa Stanley at Chicago. Mrs. Dickinson was born in Chicago, January 22, 1868, daughter of William N. and Maria Stanley. There is one son, Edward S., born September 30, 1900.

Mr. Dickinson is a member and former president of the Burlington Country Club, a member of the Coffey County Fair Board, the Library Board of which he was secretary for eight years, and a member and present chairman of the cemetery board. A member of the Red Cross he was appointed on a committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to look after the requests made by the Salvation Army. He served as president of the Commercial Club in 1920 and has been on the executive board since its organization. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.

During the late war Mr. Dickinson was active in loan drives. He was chairman of the military committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, and served as its chairman for seven years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Residence: Burlington. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 323)

ECORD, FLOYD SUMNER

Floyd Sumner Ecord, newspaper man, was born at Garnett, Kansas, March 17, 1898, son of Charles Sumner and Lizzie May (Sillymna) Ecord.

The father, a native of Ohio, was born April 10, 1858, and is a farmer and stockman in Anderson County. His ancestry is Welsh and Scotch-Irish, the families having been in America for several generations. Lizzie May Sillyman was born in New York State, October 8, 1872, of German descent on the father's side and English on the mother's side.

Floyd Sumner Ecord was graduated from rural school in the spring of 1912, and from Westphalia Township High School in the spring of 1917. He attended Baker University part of 1918 and the State Teacher's College at Emporia, 1919-20 and 1920-21. He was a member of Delta Chapter of Sigma Tau Gamma at Emporia and has six letters in athletics; football 1919, track 1920, baseball, 1920, football, 1920, basketball 1921, and baseball 1921. He also received three letters in track and three in basketball in high school.

After leaving high school Mr. Ecord taught in country schools one year in Anderson County, and left college to take up work with the Burlington Daily Republican. At the present time he is serving as business manager. He is a Republican.

On November 24, 1921, he was married to Mamie Lorraine Batdorf at Burlington, her birth place. She was born July 22, 1898 of German and English extraction. There is one daughter, Eva May, born June 26, 1925.

Mr. Ecord was inducted into the Student Army Training Corps as a private while attending Baker University on October 15, 1918 and was honorably discharged December 18, 1918. He is a member of the Hobson Congdon post of the American Legion, has served as adjutant three years, and as commander for one year. His religious affiliation is with the First Methodist Episcopal Church.

With the exception of one year Mr. Ecord has served as secretary of the Burlington Commercial Club since 1923. He was its president in 1927. He is a member of Burlington Lodge No. 66 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was master in 1927. He was high priest of Chapter No. 59 of the Royal Arch Masons in 1927 and since 1928 has been its secretary. He is a member of Martha Chapter No. 73 of the Order of Eastern Star, of which he was patron in 1924. He served as president of the Burlington Country Club in 1930. His favorite sport is golf, while his hobby is bridge. Residence: Burlington. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Pages 355-356)

FEARL, ROBERT CHARLES

Robert Charles Fearl executive was born in Seattle, Washington, April 12, 1896 son of Charles Elmer and Sophie Belle (Catlin) Fearl.

Charles Elmer Fearl was born at Burlington, Kansas, October 12, 1862 and died at Springfield, Missouri December 6,1921. He was a special agent for the government land office. His ancestry was Scotch-Irish German and English. Sophie Belle Catlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, March 20, 1868 of English, Dutch and German extraction.

Robert Charles Fearl attended public school and in 1914 was graduated from Springfield High School. The following year he attended Springfield Business College, and during 1916 and 1917 was a student at Drury College. From August 1919 until July 1921 Mr. Fearl was associated with the Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Since that time he has been connected with the Farmers Produce Company of Burlington, Kansas as secretary and treasurer and since 1928 as manager. He is a Republican.

On August 18, 1920 he was married to Gertrude Jenner, daughter of Richard H. and Marie (Cohnen) Jenner, at Springfield, Missouri. She was born at Springfield, November 6, 1894, a direct descendant of Dr. Edward Jenner, the discoverer of vaccine. There are three children, Helen Marie, born July 23, 1922; Sophie Grace, born September 29, 1923; and Frances Jean, born April 3, 1931.

Mr. Fearl is a member of Bartlesville Lodge No. 284 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and Phoenix Chapter No. 59 of the Royal Arch Masons at Burlington. He is a member of the Burlington Parent Teachers Association, the Burlington Country Club, the Commercial Club (president 1930), the Red Cross, and the Congregational Church.

During the World War he served with the rank of corporal in Company E, 110th Motor Supply Train, 35th Division and participated in the Vosges, St. Mihiel and Argonne defensives. He is a member of Hobson Congdon Post No. 38 of the American Legion of which he was post commander in 1929. Residence: Burlington. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 383)

HALL, ADELINE ADELLA

Adeline Adella Hall, librarian and clubwoman, was born in Marshall, Wisconsin, October 1, 1863, daughter of Christopher and Adelaide (Fletcher) Brown. The father was born in Schoharie County, New York, March 9, 1829, and died at Burlington, Kansas, September 22, 1888. This family came to Kansas in 1871. He was a cabinet maker of New York Dutch ancestry. Adelaide Fletcher was born in Jefferson County, New York, June 15, 1836, and died at Burlington, Kansas, March 13, 1901. She was a school teacher of French descent.

Adeline Adella Brown attended public schools in Burlington, and on November 2, 1882 was married to James Wallace Hall at Burlington. Mr. Hall was born in Jackson, Michigan, October 15, 1868 and died at LeRoy, Kansas July 4, 1886. His ancestry was English and Scotch. He was a merchant. There is one son, James Brown, born August 19, 1884 who is in the lumber business in Seattle, Washington. He is married to Jane Chandler Selk, of Seattle.

Mrs. Hall is a Republican. At the present time she is serving as librarian of the city library at Burlington, and has been since 1886. She is a member of the Episcopal church of the Ascension, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the American Academy of Political and Social Science of Philadelphia. Residence: Burlington. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Pages 469-470)

ROBBINS, HOMER EVANS

Homer Evans Robbins, general merchant at Agricola, was born in Williamsburg, Kansas, July 11, 1886, son of William Anson and Joanna Gilbertis (Steele) Robbins. His father, a farmer, was born in North Salem, Indiana, September 7, 1856. He was a graduate of the medical department of Butler University at Indianapolis. Joanna Gilbertis Steele was born in North Salem, February 5, 1864.

Educated first in country school, Homer Evans Robbins later attended high school at Williamsburg. Thereafter for 11 years he taught school and for the past 14 years has engaged in the general mercantile business in Agricola.

On April 6, 1910, he was married to Mary Edna Robacker at Agricola. She was born there, October 8, 1887. To them were born five children, four of whom are living, Reva Marie, February 18, 1911, who died August 24, 1913; Fern Edna, February 11, 1915; Warren, July 22, 1918; Mildred, August 24, 1921; and Maxine, January 15, 1923. Residence: Agricola. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, Page 976)

BAIRD, CHARLES OLIN

Charles Olin Baird, merchant, was born in Shelby, Iowa, November 18, 1878, son of Olin Wilber and Charlotte Amanda (Rink) Baird. Olin Wilber Baird was born at Amboy, New York, October 13, 1851, son of Chancey Channing and Amanda (Silverside) Baird. Chancey Channing Baird was born in Scotland and his wife in Wales. They settled in New York in the early 1800's, he being a Baptist preacher there.

A practicing physician and surgeon, Olin Wilber Baird came to McPherson County in April, 1881, residing there until his death at Marquette, May 15, 1928. His wife, Charlotte, was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1856, daughter of John J. and Charlotte Rink, the former of whom served with a Pennsylvania regiment in the Civil War. Charlotte Baird, a teacher near Shelby, Iowa, in her vouth, was of English and Pennsylvania Dutch extraction. Her death occurred at Marquette on July 5, 1929.

Charles Olin Baird was graduated from public school at Marquette in 1893, and from high school in 1897. From 1898 until 1901 he was a student at Kansas State College at Manhattan, where he was a member of the baseball team.

From 1910 until 1914 he was agent and operator for the Union Pacific west of Omaha on the Nebraska division. Both before and since he engaged in farming and in the general mercantile business. He has been a merchant at LeRoy continuously since November 15, 1920.

A Republican, he was elected to the state legislature from Coffey County in 1928 and was re-elected in 1930. In 1932 he was re-elected to that office.

On December 25, 1901, he was married to Daisy Deane McHenry at Manhattan. Mrs. Baird was born at Rising Sun, Indiana, June 2, 1877, and died at Marquette on February 8, 1908. She was a teacher of Scotch-Irish descent. Of this marriage there are two children, Verla Valentine, born February 14, 1905, who married Roland Nesbitt; and Nelle, born January 21, 1907. Both girls are very active in school athletics and both taught athletics in high school at Hamilton, Ottawa and Hutchinson, Kansas. On April 20, 1909, Mr. Baird was married to Anna Evangeline Lewin at Lindsborg, Kansas.

Mr. Baird is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Red Cross, the LeRoy Commercial Club, the Odd Fellows, the Security Benefit Association, Masons (Scottish Rite) and the Burlington Country Club. His favorite sport is golf, while his hobby is reading. (Photograph in Album). Residence: LeRoy. (Illustriana Kansas, by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin, 1933, page 57)

PLEASANT, JOHN M.

John M. Pleasant, one of the oldest and most prominent members of the Burlington bar, was born in Crawford county, Indiana, Sept. 30, 1852. His grandfather, Calvin Pleasant, was a native of North Carolina, one of these sturdy pioneers who went to Indiana at an early day and took a homestead in the virgin forest, being one of the first whites to settle in that region. There Robert D. Pleasant, John's father, was born and grew to manhood. He received such education as the time and locality afforded, and engaged in farming. In 1880 he decided to come west and located in Franklin county, Kansas, where he developed a prairie farm. He has retired from active work after a life of toil and now resides at Ottawa, Kan., enjoying the sunset years of life. Mr. Pleasant's mother was Sarah J. Carnes. Her ancestors were among the first white people to locate in Indiana; her grandfather, William Samuels, fought in the Indian campaign in that state under General Harrison and was wounded at the battle of Tippecanoe. John Pleasant was reared in Indiana, attended the public schools and after graduating from the high school, began to teach. After devoting several years to this profession he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1882. He opened an office and practiced for a year and a half, when he was appointed postmaster at Jasper, Ind. Believing there were more openings for a professional man in a new country, he came to Kansas in 1885 and began to practice law at Lyndon. Within a short time he moved to Burlington where he has since remained. Mr. Pleasant is one of the old school lawyers who delights unraveling a legal tangle and is devoted to his chosen profession. He has built up a large practice which brings him a good income. He is a prominent citizen but has always been too actively engaged in professional duties to hold office. Mr. Pleasant's wife was Kate Seacat. Her father was born in Indiana and lived there until 1883, when he came to Kansas and settled on a farm near Winfield, where he lived until his death in 1891. He was a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and several of his brothers and three sons served in the Union army during the Civil war. Seven children have come to bless the Pleasant home: Floyd, who is employed in the Colorado National Bank, at Denver, Col.; Ralph, who is in business at Ottawa, Kan.; Hugh B., in business in Denver, Col.; Carl, a graduate of the University of Kansas, who has received his degree of Master of Science and is superintendent of City Asphalt Plant of Kansas City, Mo.; Eunice, a daughter at home; Robert J. and Joe, both at home. (Kansas Biography, Vol. III, Part 2, 1912, Pages 1003-1004, Transcribed as written by Millie Mowry)

Edward W. Barker, the mayor and one of the prominent commission men of Burlington, was born in Ireland, Dec. 25, 1848, the son of Benjamin D. and Margaret (Warren) Barker. His parents were also born in Ireland, but were descended from English ancestors. The family came to America in 1850, located in Will county, Illinois, and engaged in farming. Subsequently he moved to Livingston, Ill., where he lived to the hearty old age of eighty-eight years. The family were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and earnest workers in all of its branches.

BARKER, EDWARD W.

Edward Barker was educated in the district schools of Illinois and after completing his education started out in life by working on a farm at fifty cents a day. He was ambitious, saved money as he grew older, and decided to take advantages of the opportunities offered in the new country opening up in the West. In 1877 he came to Kansas and bought a small farm on Otter creek. He was industrious, worked hard and soon had as fine a farm as could be found in the country. Mr. Barker is a keen-sighted business man and saw that dealing in cattle was a lucrative industry. He first located in Burlington in 1877, and later bought land on Otter creek where he resided until 1891, when he again removed to Burlington. He buys and sells mules, horses and cattle, registered draft stallions and jacks. He is a lover of good horses and mules, which is a contributing factor to his success. He is also engaged in farming and stock raising, having over 4,000 acres of land devoted to that purpose. He also owns 1,476 acres of valuable land in the winter garden district of southern Texas and 250 acres of which is under cultivation. Mr. Barker has been successful in his business and is regarded as one of the substantial citizens of Burlington. In politics he is a Republican and was elected mayor of the city on that ticket. His religious affiliations are with the Methodist Episcopal church of which he has been trustee for over twenty years; he has also been president of the board of stewards for the same length of time. In 1908 he was elected a delegate to the general conference of the church, held at Baltimore, one of the highest honors which the church can bestow.

Mr. Barker's wife was Bettie E. Tuttle, the daughter of a prominent banker and stockman of Illinois. Her parents moved to Kansas and the father engaged in the loan business at Wichita, and accumulated a considerable fortune before his death. Two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Barker. Iva married Wilson. Morris and resides in Burlington, and Reno May, now the wife of Jesse Harrington, also resides in Burlington. Their husbands are both stock men. Mrs. Barker died on May 30, 1910.(Kansas Biography, Vol. III, Part 2, 1912, Pages 1028-1029, Transcribed as written by Millie Mowry)

CROUSE, MARCUS ANDREW

Marcus Andrew Crouse, who for almost a quarter of a century was intimately connected with the banking and financial interests of Burlington, and who was recognized as one of Coffey county's most progressive and enterprising citizens, was a native of the Buckeye State, having been born at Circleville, Ohio, Nov. 15, 1845. In the public schools of his native city he acquired a good, practical education, and at the age of nineteen years he began his business career as collection clerk in the First National Bank of Circleville, but remained in that position for a short time only, resigning to enter the Union army, and until the close of the war he served in the quartermaster's department at Chattanooga, Tenn., under Capt. A. R. Kellar. When the war ended he returned to Circleville and became bookkeeper for a wholesale grocery concern. Here he continued until in February, 1870, when he removed to Kansas, locating at Garnett, Anderson county, where he engaged in business as the junior member of the firm of Wittich & Crouse, general merchants, and during the twelve years that he continued in this line of activity he laid the foundation of his fortune. In 1883 he removed to Kansas City, Mo., where he became a member of the private banking firm of Foster, Crouse & Co. The following year this house closed up its affairs in Kansas City, Crouse and Foster going to Burlington, where they founded the People's National Bank, of which Mr. Crouse was made vice-president. In January, 1893, he was elected to the presidency of the bank and held that office until his death, which occurred on April 27, 19o8, and was due to apoplexy.

In 1870 Mr. Crouse was united in marriage at Garnett with Miss Mary L. Bailey, who was born in Ohio in 1846. Her father, Henry Bailey, was a native of Philadelphia, Pa., but went to Ohio while still a young man and established himself in business as a boot and shoe merchant. In 1869 he removed to Kansas, settled at Garnett and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Some years later he went to Oklahoma City, where he died in 1907. He served in the state militia, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was in every respect a model citizen. Mrs. Crouse was educated in the Western Female Seminary at Oxford, Ohio, and is a refined and cultured lady. She has large interests, chiefly in Kansas City, where she owns a number of pieces of valuable rental property, but her worldly prosperity has not rendered her proud nor haughty, and for every one she has a kind word of encouragement.

The success of Marcus A. Crouse was due to the fact that he cultivated thoroughly his talent for business, never undertook anything until he had carefully examined it from all sides, and he gave close attention to the little details that in the end bring satisfactory results. Added to this, he was a man of great energy and determination, and when he once launched any enterprise he never thought of turning back. He was an optimist, and in the darkest hours his hope buoyed him up and spurred him on to greater achievements. In his relations with his fellowmen he was never known to turn down a friend, and especially was he inclined to lend a hand to worthy young men who were just beginning the battle of life. Although an ardent Republican in his political belief and a friend to good government, taking a commendable interest in the progress of civic institutions, he was never an aspirant for public office, preferring the certain returns from a well managed business to the pre-carious emoluments of a political career. His domestic life was ideal, and his death leaves a vacancy in the home and heart of his widow that can never be filled, while Coffey county has lost one of her most upright and honored men.(Kansas Biography, Vol. III, Part 2, 1912, Pages 1033-1034, Transcribed as written by Millie Mowry)