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| [page 891] Jackson Township - Edward Holmes, section 17. The subject of this sketch is a native of Edgar County, Illinois, and was born August 21, 1849. In 1851, the family emigrated to Clarke County, Iowa, and there resided for one year and a-half, at the [page 892] expiration of which time they came to this county. Here Edward was raised to manhood and educated. After spending his youthful days on a farm, he came to Maryville and worked for E.S. Stephenson, then a stock dealer, for seven years. He was subsequently engaged with Mr Briggs in a like employment for some little time. Mr Holmes then returned to farming till 1878, when he embarked in the livery business in Maryville, being associated with Mr McCollins. He remained in that business only a short time, and again engaged in farming. In 1880, he settled where he now resides. He has forty acres of choice land, all of which is under cultivation. Mr Holmes was married October 24, 1875, to Miss Nancy A. Lee, a native of Missouri. They have one child, Frank. |
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| [page 900] Jackson Township - Benton Smith, section 23, is a native of Indiana, and was born February 27, 1841. At the age of six years, with the family, he emigrated to Andrew County, residing there but five months, and from thence they removed to this state and county, where he was reared to manhood in the occupation of farming. He received his education in the schools of this vicinity, and in 1873 he settled on the place where he now resides. He has 200 acres of land, 170 acres of which are under cultivation. Mr Smith was married February 23, 1868, to Mrs Margaret Vaughn, whose maiden name was Bassford. They have five children by this marriage: Oliver, Harriet A., Laurinda M., Joseph E. and Charlotte A. Mrs S. has one child by her former marriage, George K. Vaughn. At the breaking out of [page 901] the war, in 1861, Mr Smith enlisted in the six months call, and after seving that time he enlisted, in 1863, in Company C, Fourth Regiment Missouri State Militia, serving till the close of the war. |
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| [page 901] Jackson Township - Elon Smith, farmer, section 36, is a native of Missouri, and was born in Andrew county, September 11, 1846. When three years of age he came to Nodaway County, where he has since resided. He was reared on a farm, and has made farming his occupation during life, and now has 160 acres of land. He was marrieed November 25, 1870, to Miss Bettie Holmes, who was born in Edgar County, Illinois, May 1, 1854. While a child she came to Missouri. Mr and Mrs Smith have five children: Bell, Adda, Della, the fourth left to chose its own name, and the fifth an infant. |