Miss Mary A. Redd, of Fayette county, Kentucky. From this union seven children have been born to them: Julian, Alfred R., Paul and Spence, twins, David H., Archibald O. and Annie. The Rev. Mr. Peeler's father was born in North Carolina, in 1794; immigrated to Howard county, Missouri, in 1818, and has lived there ever since, and although he has reached the ripe age of eighty-six years, he is remarkably strong and healthy. Mr. Peeler, senior, has been judge of the county court and was at one time a member of the general assembly of the state of Missouri. His occupation is farming. He is a descendant of the Germans who settled in Pennsylvania at an early day, and has always enjoyed the respect and esteem of his fellow men. Rev. Peeler is now pastor of the Hickory Grove Christian Church and also of the congregation at Russellville. He is a popular and successful minister, a good teacher, a prominent citizen, and is greatly beloved by his people. He has done a good work for the denomination he represents in Ray county.

W. R. BALLINGER.

Wm. R. Ballinger is a Kentuckian. He was born in Garrard county, Kentucky, in the year 1816. He obtained his education in the common schools. He was early inspired with a liking for the life of a farmer, and has always pursued that calling. In 1836 he went to Illinois, and for a length of time followed farming and stock-raising in that state. He would, perhaps, still be living there, were it not for the failure of his health. He came to Ray county, Missouri, in the fall of 1871, and lived for three years on a farm, near Richmond. He afterward removed to the place, where he now resides. Mr. Ballinger's parents were Virginians, who removed to Kentucky with the tide of early immigration to that state. Wm. R. Ballinger was married in the spring of 1853, to Miss A. E. Bibb, of Illinois. The issue of this marriage is eight children: Mary L., Paulina, Mattie, Jennie, Henry, Benjamin, Allen, and William. He owns a fine farm of 360 acres, nearly all of which is under cultivation; has a good, substantial dwelling, and other improvements usually found on a well-kept farm. He is extensively engaged in raising fine stock. Mr. Ballinger is a prominent citizen, and universally respected, and held in high regard as a man by his neighbors.

S. C. DAVIS.

Was born in Ray county, Missouri, November 26, 1836. His parents were from the state of Tennessee, and came here with the first settlers of Ray county. They had three sons, two of whom were killed during the civil war. Mr. Davis was educated in the schools of his native county, and after leaving school engaged in the avocation of farming. He was married in the month of February, 1856, to Miss Sophronia A. Schooler,

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of Ray county. Six children have been born to them, whose names follow: Isabella A., Edward R., Martha A., Benora F., Maggie A., James F. Mr. Davis has traveled considerably through the great west. Spent some time at the Mormon city of Salt Lake, Utah. He owns a farm of one hundred acres of good, rich land, a comfortable residence, and necessary out buildings for the shelter of stock and grain. He engages largely in the cattle trade, and fattens cattle for market upon his farm. He is a practical business man and highly prosperous. He is a worthy member of the order of Patrons of Husbandry, Crooked River Grange, number 1,005, and a good, substantial citizen of Richmond township.

FRANK REMELINS.

The subject of this sketch is a native of Germany, having been born in Bavaria, one of the German states, in the month of October, 1836. He received his education in the justly celebrated schools of his native land. He was trained to the calling of a furrier and previous to his departure from Europe, was engaged in dressing furs and in other departments of the business. Left Germany in 1853, for America, and landed at New York, remaining there for about four years, working at carpentering. He left New York about the year 1858, and travelled through all the northern, most of the western and southern states, finally settling in Missouri, near the town of Springfield, in Greene county. Here he lived and worked at carpentering, in its different branches, until 1861, when he enlisted in the home guards, under Colonel Phelps. Afterwards, his time having expired in the home guard service, he enlisted in the fourteenth regiment of state militia, commanded by Colonel Richardson. He was at the battle of Springfield, Missouri, and in several other skirmishes. Receiving his discharge at Warrensburg, in the spring of 1865, he came to Lexington, Missouri, and resumed work at his trade, carpentering and millwrighting. He removed to Ray county in 1869, and has since lived here. Mr. Remelins was married in the year 1858, to Miss Augusta Bube, also a native of Germany. They became the parents of five children: Louis, Ike Eugene, Frank, Emma and Paulina. He owns five hundred and twenty acres of Ray county's best land, well improved and stocked with the best varieties of domestic animals, a handsome, comfortable residence, a good barn and other out buildings, and is a successful, wealthy farmer and a substantial citizen of his adopted county.

S. C. EDGAR.

This gentleman is a native of Kentucky, born in Hart county, December 12, 1845. His parents moved to Grayson county, Kentucky, when he was but three years of age, and there he received his education, and

began the work of a farmer. From Grayson county he removed to Hardin county, in the same state, where he lived until 1869, in September of which year, he removed to Ray county, Missouri. Here he has ever since had his home. During the war between the states, he was in the Union army, under General Johnson, but was not engaged in any important fights. Mr. Edgar was married on the 10th day of January, 1877, to Miss Florence Maberry, a native of Ray county. They have one child, living: Carl C. He owns a fine, productive farm of 120 acres, in a good section of the county, adjacent to schools and churches. Mr. Edgar is a kind, obliging neighbor, and an industrious, practical farmer, and is well thought of by his fellow citizens of Richmond township.

A. D. HARBISON.

The gentleman whose name heads this article, was born in Shelbyville, Shelby county, Ky., on the 11th of October, 1849. When he was but nine years old his father removed to a farm in Ray county, Missouri, and here our subject was reared and educated, and here he has always pursued the business of farming. Mr. Harbison was married in the year 1874, to Miss Susie Goldbar, of Ray county, Missouri. Two children have been born of this union: Myrtie Alice and Minnie Eliza. Mr. Harbison owns one hundred acres of Ray's best soil, with a good, comfortable residence, and the whole place betokens industry, thrift and enterprise. He is one of the best citizens of Richmond township.

JAMES P. HAYNES.

J. P. Haynes is a prominent farmer of Richmond township and now (April, 1881,) holds the office of public administrator of Ray county. He was born August 20, 1816, in Murray county, Tennessee. His parents were natives of North Carolina. When he was yet quite young, his father moved from Murray to Bedford county, Tennessee, but remaining there only for a time, immigrated to Ray county, Missouri, settling in the township in which our subject has ever since lived. Mr. Haynes' education was finished in the schools of Ray county. He was reared upon a farm, and farming has always been his chief occupation, though he taught school for some time in his early manhood. His father died in 1862 at the age of seventy-five; his mother lived until 1880, when she died, at the ripe old age of eighty-nine years. Mr. Haynes is of a quiet, peaceable disposition, and has never taken any part in war-like movements, except for a short time, against the Mormons, in this county. He was married November 1, 1841, to Miss Jane Schooler, a native of Tennessee. They were married in Ray county. The issue of this marriage is six children, living. Their names are as follows: Joseph H., George R., James H., Rosabelle

J., Mary E. M., and John A. Mr. Haynes was elected justice of the peace in 1854, and held that office for eleven years, and as an evidence of the popularity and respect in which he is held by the people of the county, he was, in 1872, elected by a handsome majority, on the democratic ticket, to the responsible office of public administrator. This office he has ever since held to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He also is, and has been for years, director of the schools of his neighborhood. Mr. Haynes is the owner of three hundred acres of as good land as any in the county, in an excellent state of cultivation, with a good comfortable residence, and other necessary improvements. He is engaged, to a considerable extent, in breeding and raising fine stock; his blooded Cotswold sheep, especially, are the admiration of all. He is a worthy member of Myrtle Lodge No. 338, A. F. & A. M., and also of Crooked River Grange No. 1005, P. of H. In religion, Mr. Haynes is a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is one of the most substantial

farmers and best citizens of Ray county.

W. S. PETERS.

William S. Peters was born in Fauquier county, Virginia, June 7, 1819. In 1821, his parents removed to Kentucky, and lived in that state until the year 1855. From Kentucky the subject of this sketch came to Boone county, Missouri, landing at Rocheport on the Missouri river, March 26, 1855, and after living in that county for a time, moved to Malta Bend, in Saline county, where he purchased a fine farm and was largely engaged in the stock dealing business with J. W. Layne. From Saline county he moved to Carroll county in the year 1877, and two years afterwards to this county, where he has since lived. He owns a good farm, well improved and thoroughly cultivated, but devotes his own attention chiefly to buying and shipping stock, in which business he has had as much experience, perhaps as any man in the county. Mr. Peters was married in Garrard county, Kentucky, January 13, 1840, to Miss Miriam Herring, whose parents were natives of Virginia. Three children were born of this marriage: James H., (now engaged in stock business at St. Louis), Sarah E., (died in June, 1879), Seymour H., (engaged on his father's farm four miles east of Richmond). Mr. Peters is a successful trader and a practical business man, a kind, obliging neighbor, a valuable member of the community and a prominent and highly respected citizen.

A. R. CHENAULT.

A. R. Chenault was born in Iredell county, North Carolina, June 5, 1835, and grew up in his native state. He was educated at Taylorsville College, North Carolina, and at Wm. Jewell College, Liberty, Clay county, Missouri. He taught school for a time in North Carolina, and then (1858)

came to Missouri, stopping first in Pettis county, and teaching in Buffalo Academy. He next went to Clay county, Missouri, and was during a number of years principal of a high school at Missouri City, after which he came to this county, and presided for three years over the college at Richmond. He is a ripe scholar, and was a popular and efficient teacher. At the close of his engagement in the college at Richmond, he retired from the profession of teaching, and purchased a fine farm near the R. & L. Junction, which he has since occupied and conducted. This place comprises eight hundred acres of very valuable land. It is handsomely improved and in a fine state of cultivation. Its excellent condition evinces that Mr. Chenault is as successful in farming as teaching. During the civil war he was in the Confederate army, under General Sterling Price, for a short time, but was compelled to leave the army on account of severe sickness, from which he almost lost his life. He participated in the battles of Carthage, Wilson's Creek, and other minor engagements. Mr. Chenault was married in 1866, to Miss Ella Estes, of Ray county. They are the parents of six children: Cora, Lula, Ida, William, Charles, and Bessie. Mr. Chenault is a useful member of the community and a prominent and highly respected citizen of the county.

THOMAS J. OGG.

Thomas J. Ogg is a Kentuckian. He was born in Madison county, Kentucky, on the 15th day of June, 1837, where he lived until he was grown, and then came to Ray county, Missouri. He settled on a farm about two miles southeast of Albany and resided there until 1864. He was fortunate enough to escape embroilment in the troubles of the war and remained quietly at home engaged in the management of his business. In the year 1864 he removed to the farm upon which he now lives, (section 19, township 52, range 28.) Part of this place he owns individually, and about one hundred and sixty acres in partnership with his brother, Wm. A. Ogg. He is also the owner of a good grist and saw-mill. Mr. Ogg was married in the year 1862, to Miss L. E. Cox, of Ray county. The issue of this marriage was two sons, both of whom are now living. About ten years after their marriage, Mrs. Ogg died, and Mr. Ogg was married again, in 1875, to Miss Lucy A. Owen, daughter of Henry E. Owen, Esq., of Ray county. Of this union two children were born, one only, Henry, is now living. Mr. Owen has been a member of the Christian Church for about fifteen years. His first wife was also a member of that church. The present Mrs. Ogg is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Ogg is also a member of the Masonic lodge at Richmond. He is a fixture here and intends remaining in Ray 'county the remainder of his life. He has been very successful, both with his farming and milling, and is a very useful and valuable adjunct to the community in which he lives.