Nathaniel W. Longenecker, veterinary surgeon, of Wichita, Kan., was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1850. His parents were Emerald and Martha (Hershey) Longenecker, natives of Pennsylvania, and on the maternal side the ancestry of the family can be traced back for 250 years, some of the ancestors holding claims to land which were signed by William Penn. The Longeneckers were of Swiss origin, and the ancestors on that side are traced back for several centuries. Emerald Longenecker, father of Nathaniel W., moved to Kansas in 1873. Nathaniel W. Longenecker is also numbered among the pioneers of the state, to which he moved in 1868, locating first in Wilson county, when the county seat contained but two houses. In 1873 Mr. Longenecker made a trip to Texas, and in November of the same he returned to Kansas, then back to Pennsylvania, where he remained till 1887, when he returned, locating in Wichita, where he has since resided, taking up the profession of a veterinarian and running large stables and a feed barn in connection. His present building at No. 500 West Douglas avenue was remodeled and enlarged to a brick structure in 1904. Mr. Longenecker has followed his chosen profession since 1869. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 831-832)
Henry H. Loudenslager, farmer, of Maize, Sedgwick county, Kansas, is a native of the Keystone state, having been born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, on November 7, 1841. His parents were Samuel S. and Hetty (Rowe) Loudenslager, the ancestry on the paternal side being traced to Switzerland and on the maternal to Germany. Mr. Loudenslager, with a family of three children, came from Pennsylvania in 1871 and located on Section 18, Park township, Sedgwick county, where he homesteaded 160 acres of land. He still lives on the original homestead, but has added to it other land in Section 19, so that he now owns 230 acres of as valuable land as is found in Sedgwick county. Since he has been a resident of the township Mr. Loudenslager has held several minor offices. For a long time he has been a member of the school board, has always favored good schools and has done all in his power to promote them. He was the founder and builder of the Maize Academy, and was second to none to furnishing the capital to build it. Mr. Loudenslager was married January 7, 1864, in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Susan B. Smith, a daughter of Jacob and Catherine Smith. Of this union seven children have been born, all of whom are living. They are: Emma B., Adda M., Cora E., Hetty C, Cline S., Louis H. and Murray O. Mr. Loudenslager is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Fraternal Aid Society and the A. H. T. A. He is a member of the Lutheran Evangelical Church, and in politics a strong Republican and active in the party. He became a member of the Pennsylvania militia in 1862 and took part in the Civil War, his regiment being commanded by Colonel Lee. The regiment was attached to the Army of the Potomac and was at Antietam. After that battle it did patrol duty for one year, when Mr. Loudenslager was discharged. He then re-enlisted for three months, was at the battle of Gettysburg, and after that the regiment did patrol and guard duty up to the time of its discharge at Reading, Pa., in 1863. Mr. H. H. Loudenslager also founded and located the town of Maize in the year of 1886. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Page 832)
Charles A. Magill, secretary and treasurer of the Johnson & Larimer Drygoods Company, of Wichita, Kan., is a native of Illinois, having been born at Chicago on December 29, 1861. His parents were Charles and Esther (Chalker) Magill, natives of the Bermuda Islands. The elder Magill was a sea captain, who located at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1856, and in Chicago soon afterward. Both he and his wife are now dead. The education of Charles A. Magill was obtained in the public schools of Chicago. He came to Wichita in 1878, at the age of sixteen, and clerked for John Dunscomb until the latter went out of business, and then for A. Hess, in the wholesale and retail grocery business, until 1882, when he went to Kingman, Kan., and entered into business for himself. At Kingman he started in the mercantile business under the firm name of Magill & Smyth, but Mr. Magill later purchased the interest of his partner and the business is now conducted under the name of the C. A. Magill Mercantile Company. While still conducting this business Mr. Magill has been secretary and treasurer of the Johnson & Larimer Drygoods House, the largest in the Southwest, and which is described in the historical chapters of this work. Mr. Magill has been associated with this house in the capacity of secretary and treasurer since January 1, 1902. He was one of the original partners to purchase the Johnson interests. The present officers of the company are as follows: John L. Powell, president; W. E. Jett, vice-president; C. A. Magill, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Magill is a member of all the Masonic bodies and is a thirty-second degree Mason. He is also a member of the Commercial and Country Clubs, a director of the Young Men's Christian Association, and junior warden of St. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Magill is a firm believer in the future of a Greater Wichita. He was married in the Bermuda Islands on January 25, 1888, to Miss Evangeline Ward, of Hamilton, Bermuda. Of this union there has been issue four children, viz.: Edmund C, R. Ward, Gladys E. and Mary Esther Magill. He has just finished a beautiful home of ten rooms, colonial style, of stucco material, located at 1208 North Emporia. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Page 832)
Dr. Francis Milton Mahin, of Cheney, Kan., is a practitioner of the regular school. He was born August 4, 1869, in White county, Indiana. His remote ancestors on the maternal side are traced to Germany and on the paternal side to Scotland. His parents emigrated from Indiana to Elk county, Kansas, in 1880, and resided there twelve years, when the father went to Arkansas City, Kan., and resided until 1908, and from there to Chicago, Ill., where he now lives and is engaged in the commission business.
The early education of Dr. Mahin was acquired in the schools of Elk county and at the Baker University, at Baldwin, Kan. He graduated in the State Normal School at Emporia in the class of 1898, and while there represented the State Normal School in the Interstate Oratorical contest. He then entered the University of Louisville, Ky., from which he was graduated in the class of 1904, with the degree of M. D. After the doctor acquired his education he began practice in Baldwin, Kan., where he remained one year; then in Arkansas City one year, and came to Cheney in 1906. Dr. Mahin is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Cheney, a member of the board of trustees, and the choral leader of the Sunday School. He is a Republican in politics but not a hide-bound one, as if he thinks there are better men nominated on the opposing tickets he will vote for them. Dr. Mahin was married on June 13, 1905, to Miss Margaret Tangeman, daughter of William and Margaret Tangeman, both natives of Germany. Mrs. Mahin is a cultured and literary lady. Her education was acquired in the public schools of Newton county. Kansas, and at the State Normal School at Emporia. Dr. and Mrs. Mahin have two children-Margaret and Jane.
The doctor is specially fitted to treat chronic diseases, having all the latest equipment, such as is found in the larger cities. He keeps his reading up to date through his large library and the leading scientific and medical journals of the day. He now controls a large general practice.
Fraternally the doctor is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is the medical examiner for the following life insurance companies: Union Central, Hartford Life, Bankers' Life of Iowa, Mutual of New York and the Modern Woodmen. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 833-834)
D. M. Main, of Cheney, Kan., was born November 20, 1850, in Calhoun county, Mich. His parents were Joseph A. and Emma C. Main, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of New York. On the paternal side Mr. Main traces his ancestry to Scotland. The father of Mr. Main removed from Adrian to Calhoun county, Michigan, and died there at the age of ninety-two. D. M. Main was one of a family of eight children. His early education was obtained in the public schools of Michigan and in the high school at Battle Creek. In his early career he worked as a laborer and after accumulating $1,000 he concluded to try his fortune in the West. In 1879 he came to Kansas and located at Mulvane, where he engaged in the hardware business, and with David Badger formed a partnership under the firm name of Badger & Main, which lasted for three years. In 1883 Mr. Main removed to Cheney and engaged in the hardware business, which he conducted for twenty years. The business afterwards became Main & Northcutt, later being changed to Main & Crossley. Mr. Main retired from the business eventually and took up farming in a general way, living on his farm, a short distance from Cheney. He now owns 290 acres of valuable real estate, which he rents and derives a handsome revenue from. Mr. Main was married on August 22, 1882, to Miss Eva McCart, of Mulvane, a daughter of Robert McCart. Mrs. Main traces her ancestry on the maternal side to one of the descendants of the Mayflower. Mrs. Main is a lady of culture and refinement, having been educated in the State University of Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she graduated in the class of 1875. For several years previous to her marriage she was a successful teacher. In politics Mr. Main is independent. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 834-835)
A. S. Marble, of Cheney, Kan., a veteran of the Civil War, is a native of the Empire state, having been born in Steuben county, New York, on January 25, 1842. His parents were Sidney and Phobe (Bullock) Marble. Sidney Marble was one of three brothers who came to the United States from Scotland at an early day. He left New York in 1844 and located in Michigan, where he died in 1861, his wife surviving him until 1898. The early education of A. S. Marble was obtained in the public schools of Michigan, which he left at the age of nineteen, and went to Champaign county, Illinois, where he was engaged in teaching school. He then enlisted in the Tenth Illinois Cavalry, Company I, and was sent with his regiment to Camp Butler and Quincy, Ill. From there the regiment was sent to St. Louis, Mo., and thence to the Army of the Southwest. Mr. Marble participated in the following engagements: The battle of Pea Ridge, Little Rock and Perry Grove. Under his enlistment he served three years and in 1864 he re-enlisted and was commissioned second lieutenant of Company I, Tenth Illinois Cavalry, the same regiment he was in before. During his first term of service he enlisted as a private and rose to the rank of corporal, then sargeant and then orderly sergeant. During Mr. Marble's second term of service his regiment performed scouting duty. It was at Little Rock, Ark., from there it was sent to Louisville, Ky., thence to Nashville, Tenn., then back to northern Tennessee, then to New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., then back to New Orleans again and then up the Red river to San Antonio, Tex. Mr. Marble was mustered out of the service January 6, 1866, and went back to Michigan. He was married in 1864 to Miss Mary E. Duncan, of Fawn River, Mich. Of this union two children were born, Thomas S. being the only one living. Mrs. Marble died July 4, 1869, and in 1885 Mr. Marble was again married to Miss Alice J. Gott, daughter of John R. Gott, of Carlinville, Kan. One daughter has been born of this union, who is now the wife of Nathan B. Hern of Cheney. After his marriage to his first wife Mr. Marble lived in Linn county, Kansas, where he was in the mercantile business for eight years; he then removed to Wyandotte, Kan., for four years and in 1885 moved to Cheney. He there for two years engaged in the lumber business for the Arkansas Lumber Company, who sold out to W. M. Pond & Co., with whom Mr, Marble remained twelve years, and has since that time been practically retired. He has built himself a handsome residence in Cheney, where he now resides, and devotes most of his time to the interest of lodge work. Mr. Marble is a member of Morton Lodge, No. 258, A. F. & A. M., of the Eastern Star, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Daughters of Rebecca. Of the latter his wife is also a member. Politically Mr. Marble is a Republican. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 835-836)
Fred W. Martin, manager of the Martin Metal Manufacturing Company, of "Wichita, Kan., is a native of Kansas, in which state he was born on October 19, 1874. His parents were W. J. and C. C. (Martin) Martin. His education was acquired in Leon High School and he came to "Wichita in 1899. "When the Hockaday Hardware Company was organized in "Wichita eleven years ago Mr. Martin was the assistant manager and made good. When the Hockaday Company sold out to the Morton-Simmons Hardware Company Mr. Martin went along as an indispensable factor in the upbuilding of the new organization. Mr. Martin was secretary of that concern for one and a half years, and then resigned to become treasurer and manager of his present concern, which he was a prime factor in organizing. The Martin Metal Manufacturing Company has a capital of $75,000, and in the first year of business outgrew its big plant at 130 North Mosley avenue, and in the spring of 1909 began the erection of its immense factory and warehouse at Nos. 300 to 310 Mosley avenue, which is 140 by 160 feet and two stories and basement. The company is organized as follows: Ed. Hockaday, Kingfisher, Okla., president; E. T. Battin, vice-president; I. N. Hockaday, secretary; Fred W. Martin, treasurer and manager. The company employs at all times at least thirty men, with three travelers on the road. It converts from raw material into finished products from 250 to 300 of metal of various shapes per month. Its principal lines are roofing of all sorts, galvanized tanks, corrugated culverts, metal roofing and siding. Mr. Martin is a member of the Wichita Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce, Masonic Arch Consistory and Shriners. Mr. Martin was married in 1894 to Miss Irene May Sullivan, of Salina, Kan. Three children were born to them: Lillian May, Hazel Carroll and Fred W., Jr. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 836-837)
Ola Martinson, of Wichita, Kan., is one of those American citizens of Scandianavian birth whose labors have done so much for the upbuilding and development of the great West. Mr. Martinson was born September 20, 1844, in Gustav Adolph's parish, Kristianstad, Sweden, being a son of Hokan Martin Hakanson and Kjirsti Olson. He came to America in 1866 and for a short time lived in Chicago, Ill., where he obtained a business education. While in Chicago he obtained work in the establishment of S. B. Chase & Co. In June, 1869, Mr. Martinson moved to Emporia, Kan., and the following year came to Wichita, where he embarked in the bakery and confectionery business, which business he conducted for three years. In 1871 he preempted a government claim of 160 acres in section 29 of Delano township, Sedgwick county, and after living as a bachelor on the same for three years was married April 4, 1876, to Miss Sarah Kroffioch, daughter of John Kroffioeh. Three children were born of this union: Ola E., William C. and Charles G. Mr. Martinson remained on his claim for seven years after his marriage, when he and his family moved to Wichita. His farm, to which he moved then was contiguous to the city, being only one mile from Main and Douglas streets. For the past six years Mr. Martinson has been actively engaged in the real estate business, operating for himself and for others on a commission basis. He has recently laid out a beautiful subdivision in West Wichita in valuable town lots, and is rapidly disposing of the same. Mr. Martinson is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Fraternal Aid Society and the West Wichita League. He is a public-spirited citizen, an independent in politics and was brought up in the Lutheran faith. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 837-838)
William E. Matteson, assistant cashier of the Farmers' Bank, Mt. Hope, Sedgwick county, Kansas, was born September 28, 1869, in Germany, of which his parents were both natives. His parents came to the United States in 1872 and located at Moline, Ill., where the father farmed for eight years. In 1880 the family removed from Illinois to Sedgwick county, Kansas, where the father bought an eighty-acre tract, which he farmed up to the time of his death, which occurred on December 5, 1904. His widow is now living with her son, William E. At the time of the father's death he was the owner of 240 acres of improved land in Sedgwick county. William E. Matteson is one of a family of seven children, of whom six are now living. Their names are: John P., deceased; William E.; Tenna, now Mrs. D. C. Howe; Emma, now Mrs. Elmer Howe; George, living in Holy, Colo.; Sophia, at home, and Henry, also at home. During the life of the father he was a Democrat. The early education of William E. Matteson was acquired in the common schools of Kansas (fall 1890 and 1891). After leaving school he took a course in the Southwestern Business College, of Wichita, Kan., after which he attended the opening of the Cherokee Strip and resided there from September 16, 1893, until June, 1898, when he proved up, after which he came back to Mt. Hope, Sedgwick county, Kansas, and farmed until in 1899 he went with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company as traveling salesman and afterwards became connected with the Champion Harvester Company. He afterwards returned to the old home place in Sedgwick county and looked after the interests of his folks. In 1909 he sold all of his personal effects in the farm and organized the Farmers' State Bank, of Mt. Hope, Kan., with a capital of $12,000, and was afterwards appointed its assistant cashier, which position he now holds. Mr. Matteson is a bachelor. He is a member of the Masonic Order, Mt. Hope Lodge, No. 238, of Mt. Hope, and its present secretary, and of Wichita Consistory No. 2. Politically he is a Democrat and takes an active part in the affairs of his party. He is now the county committeeman of Greeley township. He was turnkey at the jail for three years under Cogswell's official time, and has been a delegate often in county and state conventions. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 838-839)
LeRoy Matson, president of the Bank of Kechi, Sedgwick county, Kansas, was born August 14, 1859, in Princeton, Ohio. He is a son of Enos and Helen (Westbroke) Matson, his father being a native of Ohio and his mother of Pennsylvania. Mr. Matson received a limited education in the public schools of Illinois, and lived with his father, who was a prominent stock dealer in Illinois, until he was twenty-one. After leaving the home, he worked on a farm as renter up to the time he left his native state to finally make Kansas his home. He came to Kansas in 1896 and bought land in Payne township, then in Section 7. After a time spent in Wichita, he concluded to make Kansas his permanent home and went back to Illinois, where he married Miss Etta Schroeder, of Bureau county. Three children have been born of this union, viz.: Marie H., Enos and Paul. Fraternally Mr. Mat-son is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is president and director of the Bank of Kechi. For ten years he has been a member of the school board of his township and is greatly interested in good schools. Mr. Matson is the owner of 640 acres of choice farm land in Payne township, Sedgwick county, Kansas. He was elected president of the Henderson Oil and Gas Company, but the market price of petroleum being so low it was thought best to suspend operations until it advanced in price. Mr. Matson for a long time was successful in raising hogs and cattle on the farm, but conceived the idea of breeding fast horses and is devoting much of his time to this business, finding it profitable. He commenced breeding from a single mare, which produced a colt afterwards known as Rushville, which sold for $1,000. Another colt of his breeding he sold for $500, and had offers of $1,000 for Sercher M. Some of the horses Mr. Matson has bred have made records of 2:20:4 and 2:25. Sercher Boy, which he disposed of to George Pulis, of Wichita, Kan., made the time 2:24. Previous to his marriage to Miss Schroeder, Mr. Matson was married to her sister, who died January 30, 1896. To this union one child was born, Harry L. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 839)
Charles McCallum, president and manager of the Wichita Electric Construction Company, No. 119 North Market street, Wichita, Kan., is a native of Kansas, having been born in Cloud county in 1878. His parents were G. L. and Mary E. (McMickel) McCallum. The education of Mr. McCallum was obtained in the public schools of Kansas City, after which he was employed in the in the electrical business, Kansas City. It was not until 1905 that he came to Wichita, and the same year he organized the Wichita Electric Construction Company, of which he has been president and manager since May, 1909. The business of the concern is electrical engineering, and it operates one of the largest plants of its kind in Wichita. Fraternally Mr. McCallum is a member of the Masonic Order and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Christian Church. He was married in 1906 to Miss Anna Morris, daughter of Clark Morris, of Sheldon, Mo. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 839-840)
Charles 0. McCollister, of Wichita, Kan., is a native of Kansas, having been born in the city of Wichita on July 20, 1879. His parents were Madison M. and Helen (Lester) McCollister, of Wichita. Mr. McCollister was educated in the public schools of Wichita and began his business life in the restaurant trade. He then took up the undertaking business, and enlisted in the Second Kansas Volunteer Infantry, Battery F, serving for three years and receiving his discharge February 19, 1903. After this Mr. McCollister entered the employ of the Wells-Fargo Express Company, leaving this company to go with the Domestic Laundry, and for the past seven years he has been with the Peerless Laundry. He is also interested in the sale of electric pianos. Mr. McCollister was married on March 5, 1903, to Miss Neva Maude Raymor, daughter of John Raymor, of Junction City, Kan. Of this union two children have been born, Raymond C. and Helen M. McCollister. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Page 840)
Madison M. McCollister, Coroner of Sedgwick county, Kansas, and a resident of Wichita, is now (1910) serving his twelfth year as Coroner. He was first elected in 1891, and served two years, again elected in 1899 and then served live years successively, again elected in 1903 and again in 1909. During the time he has been in office Mr. McCollister has impaneled over 200 juries. He was a deputy sheriff under Judge Reed. Mr. McCollister was born in Jamestown, Ohio, on October 27, 1846. His parents were Rev. John and Mary (Shook) McCollister, natives of Ohio and Kentucky, respectively. The parents spent their early married life in Ohio and Iowa, and then moved to Wichita, where the father was killed by an accident at the age of seventy-eight. His widow survived for six years and died at about the same age.
Mr. McCollister was educated at the public schools of his native town and in Iowa. In 1873 he went to the range, and four years later moved to Wichita, locating on a farm in Waco township. Seven years later he received an injury which laid him up. In 1861 Mr. McCollister enlisted in Company A, Eighth Ohio Regiment, for three months' service. He re-enlisted with his father in the following June in Company K, Ninety-fourth Ohio Regiment, and served in the battles of Perryville and Stone River. He was injured at States Ferry, having his collarbone broken, and was taken prisoner by Morgan's Cavalry. This injury resulted in complications from which he has never recovered. The father was wounded at the battle of Stone River, the injury resulting in permanent deafness, which brought about his fatal accident. Mr. McCollister is a member of Garfield Post, G. A. R., No. 25. He was married in 1877 to Miss Helen Leiter, a daughter of Andy and Sarah Leiter. Of this union the following children have been born, viz.: Charles C, Grace M., Mary M., Nellie M., Eveline L., John A., Georgia M., Ralph W. and Sarah, the latter being deceased. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 840-841)
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