Jasper County Biographies

Charles L. Wilson

Charles L. Wilson.-An essentially prominent and influential agriculturist and citizen of Jasper county is Charles L. Wilson, who is the owner of a finely improved estate of two hundred and thirty-eight acres of bottom land, the same being eligibly located about one mile northeast of Sarcoxie. Mr. Wilson is engaged in diversified agriculture and the raising of high-grade stock, his specialty in the latter connection being Poland China hogs. He is a man of whose every effort has been exerted to advance progress and improvement in this section of the state and he is everywhere accorded the unalloyed confidence and esteem of his fellow men.

Charles L. Wilson was born on the old homestead farm on Center Creek, west of Sarcoxie, the date of his nativity being the 1st of May, 1862. He is the son of George S. and Jennie (Holman) Wilson, the former of whom is deceased and the latter of whom now resides in the home of the subject of this review. The father was born in West Virginia and he came to Missouri about the year 1840, entering a tract of government land in Jasper county. A few years later, his father William C. Wilson, likewise immigrated to Missouri from West Virginia. The father, in addition to extensive farming operations, was a skilled carpenter and constructed a number of the early residences in the vicinity of Sarcoxie and he worked on the old State house at Little Rock, Arkansas, before coming to Missouri. He also plied his trade at various points on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers prior to his advent in Jasper county. He was a man of considerable ability and extensive influence and at the time of his death, which occurred in the year 1891, he was honored and esteemed as one of the most prominent men in this section. George S. Wilson went to California at the commencement of the gold excitement, making the journey over-land across plains and mountains, and he remained there two or three years, thence returning to his Missouri home. He was twice married, his first wife having been Susan Eads, and to them were born two children, names Benjamin M. and Henry C., who now occupy the William C. Wilson estate. Subsequently Mr. Wilson wedded Jennie M. Holman, and they reared two children, of whom the subject was the older and Georgie M. is the wife of Henry Sabert, of Sarcoxie. Before his death the father divided his estate amongst his children. The old homestead of one hundred and fifty-eight acres fell to the son Charles, of this notice.

Charles L. Wilson was reared to the sturdy discipline of the old homestead farm, in the work and management of which he early began to assist his father. As a youth he attended the neighboring district schools and after the death of his father he became the owner of the homestead, as previously noted. During the greater part of his active career he has given his attention to general farming and the raising of Poland China hogs, in both of which enterprises he has met with fair success. In addition to the old home farm he is the owner of a tract of eighty acres of splendid land adjoining the original estate. His farm consists principally of fine bottom lands, the same representing some of the most desirable land in the entire county. In his political convictions Mr. Wilson is aligned as a stalwart in the ranks of the Democratic party. He is no office seeker but is deeply and sincerely interested in community affairs. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with Sarcoxie Lodge, No. 248, I.O.O.F., and with the Modern Woodmen of America, and his religious faith is in harmony with the tenets of the Methodist Episcopal church.

On June 7, 1896, at Sarcoxie, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Wilson to Miss Jennie Boyd, a daughter of Flavius and Eliza (Wood) Boyd and a niece of the late J.P. Boyd, to whose career a sketch is dedicated on other pages of this work. Mrs. Wilson was born in Howard county on the 31st of March, 1873, and she was reared and educated in Sarcoxie. She is a woman of most gracious personality and is deeply beloved by all who have come within the sphere of her gentle influence. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have three children living, named Lela May, Maude Lee and Anna. Three others are deceased: George, who died at the age of eighteen months; Charles, who died aged three years; and Ruth, who died at the age of two years. The family are popular factors in connection with the best social affairs of their home community and by reason of their exemplary lives they hold a high place in the esteem of their fellow citizens.

Source: A History of Jasper County Missouri; By Joel T. Livingston; Pg 995 – 996

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Charles H. Sievers, Jr.

Charles H. SIEVERS, Jr., is one of the best known figures in Joplin, but by reason of the nature of his business his advent in a home cannot fail to be regarded as a calamity. His is not a cheerful line of work, and yet Mr. SIEVERS contrives to be contented. As long as there is death in this world there will be need of the undertaking business. It is the aim of the undertaker to try and do away with the repulsiveness of death, such as existed in former years, before the embalmers had attained such proficiency as they have now. Mr. SIEVERS is a most tender hearted man; he visits the homes into which affliction has come and does everything in his power to relieve the sorrowing ones of all anxiety concerning the last rites for their dear ones.

Charles H. SIEVERS, Sr., was born in Germany about 1842. He came to this country when he was a very young man and finally became connected with the Hannibal Sash & Door Manufacturing Company, having an interest in the firm. On his arrival in America he had tried to get a footing in New York state, but felt that the west was the place for a young foreigner without money or influence to succeed. The results justified his choice. He married Carrie BARNES, who was born in 1848 and was a native of Germany.

Charles H. SIEVERS, Jr., was born December 11, 1879, at Hannibal, Missouri. He went through the grammar schools of Hannibal, Missouri, and was in high school until he was sixteen, when he had the desire to go to work, rather than to study. He went into his father's mill and learned the trade of making sashes and doors. He proved to be well adapted for this business, having mastered its details in every particular, both the practical and theoretical sides. He continued in this trade until 1909, when he came to Joplin and became a member of the Frank-Sievers Undertaking Company. While a member of this firm he learned how to embalm and became a licensed embalmer and undertaker. On September 1, 1910, he withdrew from the Frank-Sievers Company and became a member of the Cunningham Undertaking Company, a company which was organized in July, 1909, and is the leading firm of its kind in the city. Mr. SIEVERS is a stockholder in this company and is its general manager and funeral director. T.W. CUNNINGHAM is the president and Lu SHEPHERD, the secretary and treasurer.

On June 5, 1901, Mr. SIEVERS was married to Miss Loulie COSS at Hannibal, Missouri. No children have yet been born to Mr. and Mrs. SIEVERS. Although Mrs. SIEVERS is American born and her father is American born, her maternal ancestors came from Germany.

Mr. SIEVERS is a Republican, but he takes no active interests in politics. He finds that his business takes up so much of his time that he has no leisure to spend on politics. The fact is he would prefer to put in his leisure time in some way that will be an entire relaxation from his arduous business. He is a member of the Moose Society and is a trustee in this organization. He is also a member of the Eagles. He belongs to the Methodist church and he and his wife are regular attendants there. Mr. SIEVERS has had absolutely no financial aid from any one, even his father, since he first started to work. He has succeeded and his success is due entirely to his own efforts and natural abilities. He is distinctly a home man and finds his greatest pleasure in the company of his wife, by his own fireside. He is still a young man and although he has prospered as much as he might reasonably expect, his friends foresee still greater success ahead of him.

Source: A History of Jasper County Missouri; By Joel T. Livingston; Pg 728 – 729

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John Jay Wolfe

John Jay Wolfe.-The career of John J. Wolfe, who has gained marked distinction as a lawyer and public official at Joplin, Missouri, is a splendid example of what may be accomplished by young manhood that is consecrated to ambition and high purposes. He is a lawyer, and a self-made one at that, and is recognized throughout this community for his high order of ability and his conscientious dealings with his clients. His start in getting his legal education was beset with difficulties, and many young men in similar circumstances would have become discouraged and left the field, but the obstacles, instead of discouraging Mr. Wolfe, spurred him onward, giving him a momentum and force which have resulted since the period of his first struggles in steady progress and success, and have brought him the esteem of both the judiciary and the associate attorneys.

John J. Wolfe was born in Scott county, Virginia, on the 17th of March, 1875, and he is a son of Joseph B. Wolfe, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, and a physician and surgeon by profession. Dr. Wolfe was engaged in the work of his chosen vocation in Scott county, Virginia, for a period of forty years, and he was widely renowned in the Old Dominion commonwealth as a man possessed of innate talent and acquired ability along the line of one of the most helpful professions to which a man may devote his energies. He was summoned to the life eternal in 1906, at the venerable age of seventy-five years. The mother of him to whom this sketch is dedicated was Miss Sarah Wilson in her girlhood days, and she was born in Virginia, of Scotch-Irish descent. She is now living with her son John J. at Joplin.

The seventh in order of birth in a family of nine children, John J. Wolfe received his preliminary educational training in the public schools or his native place and in the Country Academy in Scott county. Subsequently he taught school for a period in order to obtain funds with which to defray his expenses as a student in Emory & Henry College, and later at Richmond College at Richmond, Virginia. During the year 1895 and 1896 he was a popular and successful teacher in the public schools at Jefferson City, Missouri, and in the next year he was matriculated as a student in the Richmond, Virginia, Law School, in which excellent institution he was graduated as a member of the class of 1898, duly receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws. Immediately after graduation he journeyed to Joplin, Missouri, where he entered upon the active practice of his profession and where his success has been on a parity with his well directed efforts. Here he has built up a large and representative clientage and he has figured prominently in many important litigations in the state and federal courts.

In his political convictions Mr. Wolfe is a stanch advocate of the principles and policies for which the Democratic party stands sponsor and he has long been a prominent and influential factor in connection with public affairs in this city. In 1910 he was nominated, without opposition, as a candidate for representative in the state legislature, but failed of election to this office by a small margin, his legislative district being largely Republican. He has been decidedly active in politics and has impressed himself forcefully on the community sine his arrival in this place. The Joplin Daily Globe said of him,-"He is a lawyer of solid and splendid ability and is known in the profession as a man who maintains the old ideals of the law." Just how he is regarded both as a Democrat and as a citizen is shown in his election to membership in the city council, from the seventh ward, when it was Republican by a decisive majority. As an alderman he fulfilled the expectations of his constituents and fully justified the confidence bestowed in him by his supporters and friends. After serving for one term in the council he was appointed city counselor without a dissenting voice, which place he filled for a period of two years. In that office he gave the people of Joplin service of a high and valuable caliber-a service marked by diligence and unusual discernment.

In July, 1898, at Rogersville, Tennessee, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Wolfe to Miss Grace Henderson, who was reared and educated in Virginia and who was called to the great beyond in 1900. She was a woman of gracious personality and broad human sympathy, deeply beloved by all with whom she came in contact. In his religious faith Mr. Wolfe is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and in a fraternal way he is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a man of brilliant attainments, is well read both in legal and literary lore, and is withal a student of man, possessing a rare insight into their natures. He is held high in the regard of his fellow citizens at Joplin, where his prestige as a lawyer and business man is of the most significant order.

Source: A History of Jasper County Missouri; By Joel T. Livingston; Pg 879 – 880

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William Hull

Author: Nola Rogers
Date: 10, March 2004

Please know that the Sons of William followed him to Missouri, Charles returned to Licking County Ohio, and remained until his death. All of the other Sons remained in Missouri until their deaths, All of the daughters of William Hull remained in Licking County Ohio until their deaths. His daughter Lucy Frances Varner is my G G Grandmother.

Brief Bio: of William Hull from Jasper County Missouri

Sarah Martin Hull his wife died in 1862 is buried in Perryton Cemetery Licking Co Ohio. Some of their son's Charles children are buried there with her. After Sarah's death William removed from Licking County Ohio in 1864 removed to Missouri where he owned land and died and is buried there.

A history of them appears in the Muskingum County History of 1881 pg 665 and says:

they came to Ohio from the old Dominion with 10 children and settled in Muskingum county Ohio, they later removed to Perry Twp Licking Co Ohio and then to Fallsbury Twp Licking County Ohio and owned land there, (see Land Rec.) Licking County land atlas 1847-1857 Lic Co Genealogical Society. It is also family lore that William was a wagon maker and was proud of his hats and wore many different ones. He was also a Methodists Minister in Perry Twp. Licking County Ohio, A prominent citizen of Elizabethtown, now known as Perryton, and he also farmed to a large degree. A loving and kind man and proud of his family.)