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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Buchanan County, Missouri
Containing
A History of its Citizens, Buchanan County in the Late War,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers
and Prominent men, History of Missouri,
Map of Buchanan County, Etc., Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Publ. St. Joseph MO
Union Historical Company.
1881
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City of St. Joseph
and Washington Township -
N. EGLY was
born Oct. 18, 1825, at Ober Mossan, Grossherzogthum
Hessen, South Germany, where he was raised and learned
the trade of cooper, with his father, Leonhard
Egly, working at it until 1846. Then he left
his home and went to Colmar, France, and, in 1847, went
to Fredburg, Switzerland. After being employed
there four months, a religious war broke out.
Egly and his countrymen were ordered by the
government to leave Switzerland, when he returned to his
home, where he remained until 1849. At the
outbreak of the German revolution, he went to
Frankfort-on-the-Main, and worked there without
interruption until 1852, when he emigrated to America.
He landed at New York, and worked as cooper up to 1857.
Becoming ill, he returned to Germany, to recover his
health, and again came to New York, in May, 1858.
After a short stay there, he got a situation at Detroit,
Michigan, where he worked four months. Thence to
St. Louis, and afterwards to Leavenworth, Kansas,
working in each place a short time. Attracted by
the favorable news which he had heard of St. Joseph, he
came here May 29, 1859, and opened his own cooper
business, which he carried on successfully; but becoming
sick in i860, he went to Colorado by team. After
four months, he was able to return to St. Joseph, and
again opened his business. At the outbreak of the
civil war he joined the militia, called out to protect
the city of St. Joseph, and did his duty as long as his
services were required. In 1875, he paid a visit
to his fatherland, where he remained one year and
returned, in 1876, to St. Joseph, when he sold out and
retired from business.
Source: History of
Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881 - Page 739 |
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Lake Twp. -
JOHN EHRET,
farmer, section 36, postoffice Rushville, is a native of
Germany, and was born June 10, 1827. Received a
fair education in his native country, and in 1854
emigrated to America, and located in Buchanan County,
Missouri. Served two years in the state militia,
and in 1864, enlisted in the Confederate service in
Company A, Forty-third Missouri Infantry; participated
in many important battles and remained in service until
the close of the war. His landed estate consists of 195
acres in this county and 20 acres in Kansas, near
Atchison. Was married, in 1859, to Miss Sally
Lunbofan, of Germany. She died May 14, 1873,
leaving six children, four of whom are living, Lena,
Sally, Willie and Mary. Was again
married, in September, 1873, to Miss Tila Bowman.
She was born in Germany, Nov. 27, 1848, and came to
America in 1872. They have had four children,
three of whom are living, George, Charley and
John.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 1008 |
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City of St. Joseph
and Washington Township -
J. P. EMMERT,
dealer in live stock, is a native of Pennsylvania, and
was born in 1844. He emigrated to Illinois in
1851, and remained there until 1861, when he enlisted in
the Thirty-seventh Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and was
in the service three years, under General
Herron Totten, entering as a private and
returning as Sergeant. He was raised on a farm,
and engaged in the stock business in 1868. He came
to St. Joseph in 1873, and took charge of the stock
yards until 1877, and since then has been in the
commission and forwarding business. He is a Mason
and a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Source: History of
Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881 - Page 740 |
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City of St.
Joseph and Washington Township -
SAMUEL ENSWORTH,
who for the past twenty years has been closely
identified with the city of St. Joseph, was born in
Canterbury, Connecticut, in February, 1816. He had good
educational advantages in youth, and at the age of
sixteen he taught a school near Providence, Rhode
Island. The following year he followed a cherished
plan of visiting the South and West, and traveled for
some time in Kentucky, selling clocks. He formed the
acquaintance of J. S. Henderson, a prominent
attorney of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, who induced him to
enter his office and study law. After reading with
Mr. Henderson, he attended the
Pennsylvania Law School, and was graduated in 1840.
He at once commenced the active practice of his
profession, and remained in Kentucky for seventeen
years, doing a large business. In 1857, he became
impressed that St. Joseph offered a wider field for his
talents, and he came to Buchanan County, and formed a
partnership with Governor Woodson.
The firm did a large legal business, and dealt to some
extent in real estate. This relation existed until
Governor Woodson was elected Circuit
Judge. Mr. Ensworth continued his
practice until 1873, when his private business demanded
his entire attention, and he abandoned active practice.
He has large landed interests outside of the city and
county, in Holt, Atchison, and Andrew Counties.
His time is mostly spent at his farm in Andrew County.
Source: History of
Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881 - Page 740 |
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City of St. Joseph and Washington
Township -
FRED. ERB, JR.,
was born in Lafayette, Indiana,
November, 25, 1859, and came to St. Joseph in 1874.
He married Miss Addie Schaufert, of this city,
May 18, 1880. They have one son, Freddie.
He early developed a natural taste for hunting, and is
an expert with a gun. In 1880, in St. Joseph, in a
trial with the celebrated Borgardus, he beat him 93 to
83. In June of the same year, at Easton,
Pennsylvania, he won the shot of Bogardus, by 50 to 47.
These games were for large sums of money. At St.
Louis, May 28, 1881, he shot with W. T. Mitchell,
for $200, 100 birds each, English rules, killing 93 to
Mitchell's 85, which is the best core on record
by seven birds, using a Purdy Gun, English make.
He has had trials with many of the professionals, and
almost always has a victor.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 741 |
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City of St. Joseph and Washington
Township -
FREDERICK C. ERNEST
of the firm of Ernst & Brill, booksellers,
was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Dec. 5, 1843, and came
to this country in 1843, and, with his father's family,
settled in West Virginia. He came to St. Joseph in
1862, obtained a situation in the Postoffice, where he
remained for twelve years, in the meantime starting a
news stand in the Postoffice on a small scale. In
1870, he formed a partnership with Henry Brill,
and since that time the firm of Ernst & Brill
have been doing a very large share of the book and
stationery business of the city. Their stock is
large, choice and attractive, and the firm richly merits
the success which has attended their career. He
married Caroline E. Decker, of this city, May
12th, 1867. They have four children: Mary M.,
Frank R., Eda May and Emma L.
Source: History of Buchanan
County, Missouri, Published 1881 - Page 740 |
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City of St. Joseph and Washington
Township -
DR. O. BURNETT ESTES,
magnetic physician, is a native of Savannah, Andrew
County, Missouri, and was born April 28, 1854. His
father, Woodson S., was among the first settlers
in the Platte Purchase; his grandfather, Joel,
was a native of Kentucky, and his great grandfather,
Peter, was one of the pioneers of that state.
Mr. Woodson S. Estes was also an early settler in
Oregon, Holt County, and in 1847, was engaged in the
hardware trade in St. Joseph. In 1861, the family
removed to Illinois, and in 1862, located in Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, and that same year the senior Estes
oraganized organized a company for the
Union army and went in the service as its captain.
O. B., in early life, conceived the idea of
choosing the medical profession, and adopted the
magnetic theory. He received the benefits of a
good education, at Mt. Pleasant, and commenced the study
of magnetism in Chicago, and in a short time became very
proficient. He commenced and practiced several
years at Riverton, Iowa, and in September, 1876,
established in St. Joseph. His success in
curing acute diseases of any description has been
wonderful. His operating rooms contain one of the
finest vitalizing electro-therapeutic cabinets for
giving electric baths that is in use. The doctor
has built up a good reputation in St. Joseph. Many
of his patients are from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado, Texas .and other states. Since coming to
St. Joseph he took up the regular study of medicine and
is a graduate of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons. His wife, Mrs. Allie Estes, is an
accomplished electrician. Her maiden name was
Hutton, and in December, 1878, married Dr.
Estes. They have one daughter by this union -
Pearl. They are members of the First
Baptist church.
Source: History of Buchanan
County, Missouri, Published 1881 - Page 741 |
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Agency Twp. -
LEWIS L. EVANS,
farmer, section 4, postoffice Garrettsburg, was born in
Garrett County, Kentucky, May 16, 1845. In 1850,
his parents emigrated to Clinton County, Missouri, where
he remained until 1880, at which time he removed to
Buchanan County. Was married to Miss Rebecca
Modrell, Oct. 18, 1877. She was born Apr. 29,
1856, in Missouri. They have two children:
Lizzie L., born Aug. 20, 1878, died July 28, 1880;
Virgil, born Sept. 15, 1880. Mr. E.
owns 119 acres of land in sections 4 and 5, all under
fence and in a good state of cultivation. He has
been road supervisor for four years.
Source: History of Buchanan
County, Missouri, Published 1881 - Page 977 |
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Platte Twp.
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HON. WESTON J. EVERETT,
farmer, section 12, postoffice, Frazer; is one of the
oldest residents of Buchanan County, and was born in
Halifax County, Virginia, Aug. 24, 1801. When six
years of age he was taken by his parents to Kentucky,
where he lived until 1818, and then came to Missouri.
He lived in Howard and Saline Counties until the spring
of 1821, and then settled in Clay County. In 1836
he explored the Platte Purchase, and as soon as it was
opened for settlement, moved up into Buchanan County in
1837, in the midst of severely cold weather, with snow
on the ground six inches deep, in order to secure the
location he had selected the year previous. He
purchased a cabin standing on section 13, which had been
occupied by a settler who had located in the country
while it was yet in possession of Indians, but was
compelled to leave by the United States troops.
While that part of the purchase that now includes
Buchanan County was attached to Clinton County, he was
elected one of the members of the Clinton County Court,
and served until the organization of the County.
In 1855 he was selected as the Democratic nominee for
the State Legislature, and was elected by a handsome
majority, receiving every vote in Platte Township, but
five out of 225. The winter of 1855 was revision
session, and the same was prolonged until the succeeding
winter. During that period the Legislature had no
more faithful, industrious and conscientious public
servant than Judge Everett. He was
afterwards solicited to again become a candidate, but
declined, much to the regret of all. His early
education was limited to the schools of the period,
which were few in number and inferior in grade, but he
made the best possible use of his opportunities, and by
reading and observation, as well as contact with the
world, obtained such knowledge as places him among the
leading men of the county. He married Miss
Hannah Crockett Mar. 8, 1829. She
was born in Tennessee, Sept. 8, 1808. Her father,
whose name was David Crockett, was a second
cousin of the renowned David Crockett,
whose name is so closely identified with pioneer life.
Judge Everett is at this time (1881) the
oldest resident of Platte Township, and no one enjoys
and merits the esteem of all in a higher degree than he
does. Politically he is a Democrat of the old
school, and voted for Jackson in 1828. Judge
Everett's birthplace, in Halifax County, was at
the historic place of Bull Run, and it may not be amiss
to relate the circumstance from which it derived its
name. The Judge's father, _____ Everett,
had a neighbor, and each of them owned a bull.
These animals met near a stream and commenced bellowing
until it became the signal for a conflict. The
neighbor's bull punished Mr. Everett's by
pitching him into the water, after which feat he ran
away from his opponent. From this circumstance the
name Bull Run became identified with that locality, and
has remained so to this day.
Source: History of
Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881 - Page 1069 |
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