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History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Missouri

Biography of Hon. Edgar P. Mann of Greenfield

Hon. Edgar P. Mann, born in Warren County, Mo. in 1858, was an attorney and mayor of Greenfield, Mo. He moved to Greenfield in 1883 and partnered with Mason Talbutt a year later. Son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Moore) Mann, Edgar was the grandson of Thomas Mann, originally from North Carolina. Educated at Warrensburg State Normal, Edgar taught in Lafayette County before studying law under Hon. John S. Blackwell. Admitted to the bar in 1881, he became Greenfield’s mayor in 1888. Edgar married Mary E. Clark in 1887, with whom he had one child, Frank. Edgar was active in local politics and community organizations.

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Biography of S. N. McMillen of Washington Township

Dade County

S. N. McMillen, a notable farmer and stock-raiser in Washington Township, was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, in 1833 to Robert D. and Mary (Neely) McMillen. His father, Robert, born in 1794 near Knoxville, Tennessee, moved frequently, eventually settling in Dade County, Missouri, in 1837, where he became a prominent farmer. S. N. McMillen embarked on several expeditions, including to New Mexico, Oklahoma, and California, before settling back in Missouri. In 1865, he married Sarah A. Morris and had eight children. Active in local affairs, McMillen witnessed significant changes in Dade County over his lifetime.

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Biography of C. C. McLemore of Washington Township

Dade County

C. C. McLemore, born in 1837 in Monroe County, East Tennessee, was the son of John and Delila (Bredon) McLemore. The family moved to Dade County, Missouri, in 1852, where John McLemore, a farmer and blacksmith of Scotch descent, died in 1880, and Delila in 1868. C. C. McLemore, the third of ten children, received a common school education. In January 1868, he married Sarah A. Ragsdale, whose parents, Joshua and Sarah Ragsdale, were early settlers in Dade County. C. C. McLemore had eight children, five sons and two daughters. After a successful seven-year stint in the Colorado stock business starting in 1863, he returned to Dade County, where he owned 837 acres, with 350 under cultivation. An extensive stock dealer, he specialized in short-horned cattle and Clydesdale horses. A Democrat, he was active in Masonic organizations and was a prominent and wealthy farmer in Dade County. His wife, Sarah, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

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Biography of William Y. McLemore of Everton

Dade County

William Y. McLemore, born in 1852 in Dade County, Missouri, was the son of Archibald and Mary (Brown) McLemore. He was the fourth of six children. Raised on a farm and educated in common schools, William entered the mercantile business in 1878 with G.W. Wilson at Crossroads. When the railroad reached Everton, they moved their business there, building the first store. In 1884, William founded McLemore Brothers with his brothers Robert F. and Jasper M., becoming a leading mercantile firm in Dade County. The firm had annual sales of about $30,000. In 1881, he married Serepta C. Wheeler, and they had three children, two of whom survived. A Republican, William voted for Hayes in 1876. He and his wife were Presbyterians.

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Biography of Archibald McLemore of Center Township

Dade County

Archibald McLemore, born in 1817 in Knox County, Tennessee, was a respected farmer in Center Township, Dade County, Missouri. He was the seventh of eleven children of Archibald McLemore Sr. and Sarah Plumley. After his parents’ deaths in the 1820s, he lived with his brother Abram. In 1827, he helped relocate the Cherokees to Indian Territory. McLemore married Mollie Brown on September 15, 1842, and they moved to Dade County, Missouri, where he settled on a 265-acre farm. Their six children included Mary, Robert, Sarah Ann, William, and Paulina. A former Democrat, he became a Republican, voting first for Van Buren in 1840. McLemore and his wife were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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Biography of Thomas McDermid of Lockwood Township

Dade County

Thomas McDermid, a farmer and stock-dealer in Lockwood Township, was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1843. He was the second of seven children of John and Margaret (Frazier) McDermid, and the grandson of Hugh McDermid, a native of Scotland who immigrated to Canada. Thomas was raised on a farm and educated in common schools. In August 1869, he married Elizabeth N. Crozier, with whom he had two children. The family moved to Dade County, Missouri, in 1870, eventually settling near Lockwood. McDermid owned 320 acres of well-improved land and was a leading pioneer settler. He was the president of the Lockwood Union Agricultural, Mechanical and Stock Association from 1886 to 1889 and was active in promoting education and community development. A member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church and a Prohibitionist, McDermid was dedicated to farming and cattle raising.

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Biography of Capt. E. Addison McCaleb

Dade County

Capt. E. Addison McCaleb was a farmer and stock-raiser born in Putnam County, Illinois in 1833. He was the sixth child of Samuel and Catherine McCaleb, who had ten children. After attending rustic log schoolhouses and one year at Judson College, he taught for two winters. He served in the United States Army for seven months and later settled on a wild piece of prairie land in Dade County, Missouri, where he became an extensive farmer and owner of 1,003 acres of land, dealing largely in short-horned cattle. He was a Democrat, a Mason, and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Christian Church.

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Biography of John Cyrus Lindley

Dade County, Cedar County

John Cyrus Lindley was born in 1852 in Dade County, Missouri, where he lived his entire life. His parents, John and Mary Lindley, settled in the county in 1833, and John Lindley became the largest tax-payer in the county before his death during the Civil War. J.C. Lindley received only a basic education, as he had to care for his aged mother and take over the family business after his father’s death. He married D.F. Hailey in 1877, and they had six children. Lindley is a successful farmer, owning 1,600 acres of land and handling stock, and he is a deacon in the Church of Christ. Although he was once a political candidate, his true ambition was to be a minister.

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History of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Dade County, Missouri

Dade County

Mt. Pisgah was organized not far from the present town of Dadeville, Dade County, Missouri, on the 14th day of February, 1836, and is therefore the oldest (Baptist) church of which we have any record in the bounds of the early association of Southwest Missouri. The members in the constitution were Martin Waddle, Elisha Henson, Ann Henson, Polly Henson, Hiram Savage, William Barnes, Margaret Barnes, Margery LeForz, and Catherine McDowell. The twelve articles of faith adopted are in good accord with the articles usually adopted by Baptists, also the rules of decorum, except that the church will have nothing to

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Biography of Joseph B. Lindsey of Lockwood

Dade County

Joseph B. Lindsey, born in 1847 in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, was a prominent stock dealer and feeder in Lockwood, Missouri. The son of Keyes and Almira (Button) Lindsey, Joseph moved to Dade County, Missouri, in 1869. He initially farmed on the prairie and later engaged in the real estate business with Judge William M. Taggart, playing a key role in settling Southwest Dade County. He briefly co-owned the Bank of Lockwood and spent time in Los Angeles in real estate before returning to Missouri. A dedicated Republican and advocate for education, Lindsey owned 240 acres and had three daughters with his wife, Mary Miller.

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