J. C. APPEL
The subject of this sketch was born in Wildungen principality, Waldeck, Germany, July 20, 1830. He is the son of Frederick C. and Wilhelmina Appel.
He grew to manhood in his native country and received his education there. He served in the German army for eighteen months, and emigrated to America in 1854, landing at New York, May31. He was married in Palmyra, Missouri, December 12, 1860, to Miss. Charlotte I. Vogelrich, a native of Germany. To this marriage has been born seven children, of whom three are deceased. The living are Frederick Emil Charles, born September 21, 1862; William John Lewis, born February 8, 1865;
Wilhelmina Christiana Augusta, born October 7, 1868, and Charlotte Johanna M. C., born August 10, 1875. Mr. Appel is a prominent farmer of Marion county, where he owns 240 acres of land under cultivation. He deserves great credit for his success in life. He has been a member of the Lutheran Church since 1844:, and was one of six who made application in behalf of his church for admission to the Missouri Synod. Mr. Appel did not enlist in the civil war himself, but provided a substitute for the Union
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THOMAS E. APPLEBURY
The subject of this sketch was born in Shelby county, Missouri, June 17, 1858. He is the son of James M. and Elizabeth M. (Rutter) Applebury, the former a native of
Virginia, the latter of Marion county, Missouri. He moved with his father's family to this county in 1866, where he was educated and resided with his parents until nineteen years of age. Mr. Applebury was married September 18, 1879, to Miss Missouri Upton, daughter of Ely and Caroline H. Upton, the former of Kentucky, the latter of Virginia. Mrs. Applebury was born June 29, 1861. After his marriage, Mr. Applebury settled on his present home, where he owns 160 acres of choice land, valued at $3,200. He is an industrious young farmer, and will doubtless make a success of his occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Applebury have two children: Ely, born July 6, 1880, and James T., born July 26, 1883. Mrs. Applebury is a member of the Christian Church, and has been since 1874. 
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WILLIAM M. BARNETT
William Barnett is the son of Enoch and Martha Ann (Reager) Barnett. He was born April 4, 1852, in Marion county, Missouri. His father, as noted elsewhere,
was killed during the civil war, leaving him to the care of his widowed mother when he was about ten years old. He lived with his mother's family until twenty-nine
years of age. He was married, October 13, 1881, to Mrs. Lizzie (Hawker) Mitchell, of Marion county. His wife had four children of her first marriage, all living at
home. Mr. Barnett is an industrious young farmer, and will doubtless make life a success, as he has the requisite determination and energy.
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WILLIAM M. BLACKWOOD
Mr. Blackwood was born in Marion county, Mo., March 10, 1840, the son of Joseph and Catherine (Jones) Blackwood. He was deprived by death of a mother's
love and care when ten years of age, and was raised by his uncle, Daniel Boone. Received his education in the common schools of the county. During the civil war he
enlisted in the Confederate army under Capt. Flannigan of General Price's command. He was in the service for two years and three months of the war, and participated
in the battles of Wilson's Creek and Lexington. Mr. Blackwood was married February 4, 1880, to Miss Rebecca Kincaid, daughter of Harvey A. and Rachel (Barnett)
Kincaid, of Kentucky. She is a native of Marion county, was born June 10, 1850. Mr. Blackwood has been a distinguished member of the Good Templar Lodge No.
940, at Pee-Dee school-house, since 1874, and for the past ten years has belonged to the M. E. Church South. His wife is also a member of the same church and has
been since 1874. Mr. Blackwood located on his present farm in the same year of his marriage.
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WILLIAM F. BROSS
This gentleman is the son of Jacob Bross, a native of Germany. He was born May 5, 1853, in Palmyra, Marion county, Missouri. He was educated in the common schools, and lived with his father's family until twenty-four years of age, when he was married January 18, 1877, to Miss Kate Happel, daughter of Col. Christian Happel, of Marion county. Four children have been born to them, one of whom has died.  Mr. Bross has ever been loyal to the farm, believing that a rural life is the one that
can furnish both health and wealth. He makes agriculture a study, and it proves a success. Mr. Bross has been for nine years a member of the Odd Fellows lodge No.
228, at Palmyra.  History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009

WILLIAM H. BYRD
Prominent among the first farmers of Marion county is Mr. W. H. Byrd. He was born in Bath county, Virginia, June 29, 1820, the son of Andrew Hamilton and
Elizabeth Byrd. He was raised on a Virginia farm, and received his education in that State. At the age of 22 he came to Missouri and located in Marion county. He was
married September 13, 1842, to Miss Susan McClintic, who was the youngest child of William McClintic, of Bath county, Virginia. Of this union nine children were born,
six of whom are now living, three girls and three boys. Dr. Byrd, of Quincy, is the eldest; the two other sons are farming in Marion county, and the girls are all well married. His first wife was a member of the Episcopal church; she died February 3, 1880.  He was again married, April 27, 1881, to Miss R. Ella Petticord, a Virginian by birth. Mr. Byrd is a member of the A. F. and A. M. lodge No. 415; also belongs to the Royal Arch Chapter No. 58, at Palmyra. In 1859 he settled on his present home, which consists of 720 acres of splendid land, with fifteen miles of white oak fence. He has a twelve-acre orchard, surrounded by a hedge fifteen feet high, which protects the trees so that they bear fruit every year- are never winter-killed. He has on his place a well 196 feet deep, that affords inexhaustible water supply. He is one of the most extensive farmers in Marion county; raises large quantities of stock and grain. His residence and other buildings are constructed of stone, so substantial that they will stand the storms of centuries. Mr. Byrd was commissioned a major in the Confederate army during the late war, but never took the field. He was once arrested and taken to Macon City and kept imprisoned for several days and then released. Mr. Byrd is a staunch friend of his adopted State - says this is the finest country on earth. 
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GEORGE T. CANNON (DECEASED)
The subject of this sketch was born September 1, 1818, in Jefferson county, Kentucky, the son of Thomas and Anna Cannon. His father died when he was thirteen
years old, and he remained with his mother until he reached manhood. He was married May 19, 1840, to Miss Frances Stout, daughter of Ira and Catherine (Woolfolk)
Stout, of Kentucky. Of this union three children were born: George T., Laura and Oliver. Mr. Cannon was for a time engaged in general mercantile business at
Hannibal, Mo., under the firm name of E. W. Cannon & Co. He sold his stock of goods and went to California, where he engaged for two years in mining for gold with great success. At the end of that time he wrote to his wife that he was on the eve of starting home, and was never afterward heard from. After years of suspense and
waiting, the family have been forced to accept the general belief that he was murdered for his gold, of which he was known to possess a considerable quantity. Mrs.
Cannon then went to live with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Platt, of St. Louis. In 1871 her son Oliver died, December 3, after a painful illness. He was buried in Mt. Calvary
cemetery, Father Cronin conducting the funeral services. After this bereavement Mrs. Cannon moved to Ralls county, and spent some time, and in 1874 purchased a
farm of 175 acres in Marion county and located upon it, where she has resided for nine years. Mr. Cannon was related to E. W. Cannon, a prominent director of the
Palmyra Bank.  History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009

J. F. CASSADY
The subject of this sketch is the son of Thomas and Nancy (Finley) Cassady, of Virginia. He was born in Jefferson county, Kentucky, February 17, 1817. In 1824
he removed with his father's family to Oldham county, in his native State, where his parents both died, his father of cholera, and his mother of consumption. Mr. Cas-
sady was married December 24, 1840, to Miss Calista Hinton, daughter of D. Hinton, of Kentucky. She was born May 8, 1825. Of this marriage have been born thirteen
children, viz.: Mildred Frances Ann, born August 14, 1842; William T., born August 19, 1844, and died November 28, 1874; Elizabeth M., born February 17, 1847, died July 30, 1847; Susan M. E., born August 13, 1848; Cordelia E. F., born June 7, 1850; James S. and Christopher C., twins, born May 9, 1852; Alfred W., born May 13, 1854; Mary E., born January 5, 1856; Robert 0., born May 20, 1857, died May 29, 1876; Catherine R., born November 27, 1859; Ellen Annie Belle, born September 17, 1862, died October 23, 1862, and John J., born March 4, 1865. After his marriage, Mr. Cassady settled near Mt. Vernon, but after a short stay moved near Monroe City, where he spent three years, and then moved to Ralls county, where he spent about two years. He settled on his present home in March, 1854, where he owns 521 acres of choice land, after having divided 1,440 acres between nine children. He owns besides 400 more acres in Marion county. Mr. Cassady started in life with $1,500 cash, and is worth now from $75,000 to $80,000. He remained at home during the late war, comparatively unmolested. He has been for several years past one of Ralls county's most extensive stock dealers. He raises every year from 40 to 60 calves, besides 200 to 300 head of cattle. He also deals largely in hogs and other farm stock, including horses and mules. He carries on farming on a large scale, tending 500 acres of corn, and 500 acres of meadow, besides other crops of general farm produce. He has several acres in orchard, and raises a variety of fruits. Mr. Cassady is now 67 years of age, and still superintends his farm and other affairs with the skill and enterprise of former years. He has been a prominent member of M. E. Church South since 1838, and for years a class-leader in that church.
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S. H. CRANE
The subject of this article was born November 26, 1832, in Washington county, Kentucky. He is a son of Talton Crane, a native of Virginia. In 1839 he came with
his father's family to Marion county, Missouri, some time during November. He was educated in the common schools and learned farming by practical experience. On
October 4, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Matilda R. Pemberton, daughter of Richard Pemberton, of Kentucky. Of this marriage were born seven children,,
six of whom are now living, and all at home enjoying the advantages provided by a father's care. Mrs. Crane died October 10, 1876, after a painful and lingering illness
of three weeks. Despite the loving and tender care bestowed, nothing could avert this affliction. Mr. Crane has always devoted his attention to agriculture, and been
faithful to the farm. He engages extensively in stock raising.  History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009

J. W. CRIM
The subject of this sketch was born in Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky, June 12, 1826. He is the son of Martin and Margaret Crim, of Kentucky. He grew to
manhood with his father's family, and was educated in the select schools of Kentucky and Missouri. In the fall of 1840 he moved with his father's family to Knox county,
Missouri. He was married November 9, 1853, to Miss Frances Moss, daughter of John and Margaret (Lair) Moss, of Kentucky. She was born January 15, 1839.
Their union has been blessed with five children: John M., born August 8, 1854, and died March 10, 1864; Margaret F., born March 9, 1856; J. W., born May
9, 1870; Ida H., born January 24, 1874, and Mary E., born May 15, 1878. Mr. Crim enlisted in the Confederate States service (M. S. G.) in 1861, and afterward
went into the regular service in Company C, 9th regiment Missouri infantry, Parsons' division, under Gen. Price. He was in the battles of Lexington and Kirks-
ville, Missouri; Prairie Grove, Arkansas; Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana; Saline River, Arkansas, and others. He served under Gens. Frost, Holmes, and
Kirby Smith- was with the latter at the surrender. Mr. Crim was so fortunate as not to receive a wound of any kind during his four years' service in the
civil war. He was in the general surrender of the army at Shreveport, Louisiana. He returned to Quincy, Illinois, and from there to Marion county in the same fall.
He now owns 44 acres of good land in the county. He has been a member of Masonic lodge No. 18, and was admitted to Monroe Lodge No. 64 in 1858. He was for a number of years a member of the Christian Church, but now belongs to the Cumberland Presbyterian organization, and has been an elder in that church for the past twelve
years. Mr. Crim's father was born on November 7, 1797, and his mother August 30, 1805; the former died December, 1867, the latter April 27, 1849. 
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SAMUEL M. CRIM
The subject of this sketch was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, October 17, 1836, the son of Martin and Margaret Crim, of Kentucky. The family moved to Knox county, Missouri, in the fall of 1840. S. M. Crim enlisted in the Confederate army in Capt. Davis' company, and Col. Porter's regiment, in the latter part of the year 1861. He received his discharge from Gen. Price, at Springfield, Missouri, and returned home. He settled in Marion county, Missouri, in April, 1868, and purchased 80 acres of land in section 17-57-7, now valued at $1,200. Mr. Crim was married April 13, 1869, to Miss Mary D. Moss, daughter of John and Margaret (Lair) Moss,
of Virginia and Kentucky. They have been blessed with one child, Cora Lee Crim, born August 22, 1876. Mr. Crim has always engaged in farming on a moderate scale;
he has about one acre of his land planted in young orchard. Mrs. Crim was born July 22, 1848. Her father, John Moss, was born February 14, 1810, and his wife, Margaret (Lair) Moss born December 12, 1816. They had a family of six children, of whom three are now deceased. They are as follows: William C., born November 20, 1834, died February 3, 1835; Leah F., born January 16, 1838; Thomas J., born July 2, 1842, died September 18, 1867; Reason A., born September 22, 1848, shot and killed by Federal soldiers October 6, 1862; Mary D., born July 22, 1848, and America E., born September 2, 1853. The father, John Moss, died January 11, 1867, and his wife, Margaret, died February 11, 1880.  History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009

UNION J. DAVIS
Mr. Davis was born in Marion county, Mo., February 9, 1852. He is the son of Henry C. and Martha J. (Ragar) Davis, the former of Virginia, the latter of Ken-
tucky. Mr. Davis was educated in the district schools, and with the exception of one three months' term taught by B. F. Dobyns, now State Senator, he was his father's
pupil. He had an excellent opportunity for improvement, and took advantage of it to acquire a good English education. He grew to manhood on his father's farm, from
whom he learned also the art of agriculture. December 3, 1876, he was married to Miss Geraldine Entonia Durrett, born June 6, 1852, in the house where she now lives,
and in which she was married. Her father, William A. Durrett, was a native of Virginia; her mother, Sarah (McElvane) Durrett, was of Kentucky. Mr. Davis settled
down on his father-in-law's farm, which he purchased in 1879, and now own 387 1/2 acres of land, which he has paid for with money earned by hard work on the farm, combined with good management and economy. When a young man he loaned $625.00, all the money he had, to his father-in-law, and took a second mortgage on the place as security. When the farm was sold he lost his money, but has found it on the same farm he says. Mr. Davis has dealt largely in mules, and has found it a profitable business, and still speculates in that kind of stock. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have one child, Redman Watson Davis, born November 5, 1877. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church at Ebenezer.   History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009

N. W. DRESCHER
Mr. Drescher is the son of Daniel and Gertrude (Weaver) Drescher, of Frankfort City, Germany. He was born in Warren township, February 26,1841. His father died when he was eight years old; he lived with his mother until he arrived at manhood; was educated in the public schools of the county. He was at home during the war, and his peace was not interrupted. August 16, 1870, he was married to Mary Ellen Moss, daughter of Thomas Harrison and Hester (Griffith) Moss, of Marion county, Missouri. To this union six children have been born: Daniel D., born June 11, 1871; Henry, born October 23, 1872; Alexander, born May 18, 1874; William J., born June 4, 1876; Gertrude, born July 1, 1878, and Mary E., born March 16, 1880, and died July 13, 1880. Mrs. Drescher died May 24, 1880, and on November 8, 1882, Mr. Drescher was married to Alice V. Moss, a sister of his first wife. They have one child, Paul Linn, born August 1, 1883. Mr. Drescher has been a prominent member of the Masonic order, lodge No. 18, at Palmyra, and was a charter member of Monroe City lodge No. 64, organized in 1864. He is a valuable member of the M. E. Church South, in which he has held various offices of honor and trust, and he is now a local preacher of that denomination. Mr. Drescher owns 50 acres of good land under cultivation in Marion county, on which is a nice small orchard of fine fruit. 
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J. T. GARDNER
The subject of this sketch was born in Marion county, Missouri, October 1, 1859; the son of J. B. and Martha W. Gardner, of Virginia. His father died when J. T. was
only nine years of age, in September, 1868. His mother died September 5, 1878. Their family is as follows: Charles L., born October 5, 1846; Albert, born December
20, 1848, and died in the fall of 1880 at Denver, Colorado; Benjamin, born May 30, 1853; William H., born January 2, 1858, died December 22,1881; Joseph T., born
October 1, 1859. The estate consists of 160 acres of land in Marion county, valued at $2,400. On the farm is a bearing orchard of four acres of fruits of various kinds. Mr.
Gardner has always resided in Marion county, and is attached to home institutions and interests.  History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009

BONIFACE GLAHN
Mr. Glahn is the son of Henry and Anna Sophia Glahn. He was born January 1,1816, in Germany, grew to manhood in his native country, and received his education there.
He was married February 1, 1842, to Maria Catherina Streicher. To this union was born four children: J. Henry, born October 24, 1842; Henry Boniface, born August
31, 1845; John Enoch, born October 1, 1848; Catharina Elizabeth, born August 25, 1851. Mr. Glahn moved to Marion county in the year 1849. In May, 1863, his son
Henry was killed by a runaway team. Mrs. Glahn died December 7, 1865. On February 19, 1867, Mr. Glahn was married again to Mary A. Fowler, daughter of John G.
and Elizabeth Fowler, of Kentucky. They have had two children, Mary Magdalena, born December22, 1868, and George Gregory, born October 29,1873. Mr. Glahn owns 150 acres of fine land in Marion county, and 85 acres in Monroe county. Although sixty-eight years of age, Mr. Glahn retains much of his youthful vitality, and still
superintends his own farm, and looks after his interests generally.  History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009

WILLIAM F. GOTTMAN
Mr. Gottman is the son of John and Susan (Smith) Gottman. He was born in Germany August 18, 1835, and when four years of age his parents came with him to America. His father and mother both died when he was quite young, and he was raised by his uncle, William Drescher. Mr. Gottman enlisted in the Federal army, August 14, 1862, in Company F, 104th Illinois Infantry, under Captain Strahn, of LaSalle county, Illinois. He was in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga, Tennessee, and was wounded in the leg at the battle of Mission Ridge. He was taken to the hospital at Chattanooga and from there to the Nashville hospital, and then went to Madison, Indiana, where he remained one year before he was sent home, on June 9, 1865. Mr. Gottman was married October 18, 1868, to Miss Ida Kratz, daughter of Henry and Lottie Kratz, of Germany. She was born on July 4, 1847. This union has been blessed with seven children: Mary S., born August 11, 1869; Annie L., born August 16, 1871; John H., born October 17, 1873; Ida M., born November 22, 1875; Frederick W., born March 9, 1878; Earnest H., born October 29, 1880; Emma K., born April 11, 1883, Mr. Gottman is now residing in Warren township, where he owns 120 acres of fine land, He has about two acres planted in orchard of choice fruit. He deals to some extent in stock, making a specialty of hog raising. Mr. Gottman has been a prominent member of the order of United Workmen since 1880. His wife is a member of the Lutheran Church, and has been since 1865.  History of Marion County, St. Louis,Perkins;1884- C. Horton -2009