Capt. B.W. Harris (1833 – )

“CAPT. B.W. HARRIS is of Scotch descent.  His father Benjamin Harris, was a native of Albermarle County, Va., and there married Miss Elizabeth Ware.  He removed to Ohio about 1834, and to Jasper County, Ill., in 1836, where he entered … Continue reading →

Ralph Chester Dixon (1875 – )

“RALPH CHESTER DIXON.  While many successful men represented in this publication have found their work as farmers, cattle men, merchants, bankers and in the professions.  Ralph Chester Dixon has directed his energies practically along one line since leaving college and … Continue reading →

Jane Winsor Gale (1868 – )

“GALE, Jane Winsor  (Mrs. Lyman Whitman Gale)  Weston, Mass. Manager; b. Winchester, Mass., Nov. 8, 1868; dau. Frederick Winsor M.D. and Ann Bent (Ware) Winsor; ed. private schools, public high school, boarding school, art schools in N.Y. and Paris; m. … Continue reading →

The Life and Times of John Rudolph Ware, 4 Aug, 1864 – 11 Jul, 1925 (With Added Revision)

John Rudolph Ware was my great grandfather. Little is known about his personal and private life and he has been a mystery man to me, you might say, until recent years when I discovered that after his first wife died, … Continue reading →

Joseph S. Carden (1868 – )

“Joseph C. Carden, the assessor of Green township, Nodaway county, elected in 1889, is one of the most popular and best known citizens of the county.  He was born April 5, 1868, on the homestead farm of his father, J.W. … Continue reading →

Horace E. Potter (1858 – )

“HORACE E. POTTER, M.D., has been located at Clifton for over thirty years, and besides his successful associations with the profession is a man of high standing and wide repute for his active relations with community affairs. Doctor Potter came … Continue reading →

George W. Null (1842 – )

“This honored veteran of the Civil War and well known agriculturist of Nodaway county, Missouri, was born in Gallia county, Ohio, September 17, 1842, a son of George W. and Helen (Wiseman) Null, also natives of that county, where the … Continue reading →

George Crow (1821 – )

“George Crow , said to be the oldest living resident of Nemaha county, has enjoyed a life of many years and of much honor.  Being now in his eighty-third year, he has a retrospect which takes in the most important … Continue reading →