Frederick Edward Meeker (1879 – )

“FREDERICK EDWARD MEEKER, of Portland, one of the organizers and a member of the board of directors of the Home Finance Corporation of Indianapolis, formerly and for years connected with the affairs of the Hawkins Mortgage Company of Portland and … Continue reading →

Frances Seymour Ware (1852 – )

“MRS. GEORGE A. WALLACE (NEE FRANCES SEYMOUR WARE) PRESIDENT COLONY TWO, BUFFALO, NEW YORK Her father was born in Dalton, Massachusetts.  He married Helen A., daughter of Judge Otis Turner, a native of Orleans County, New York, in 1811.  She … Continue reading →

Jesse W. Ware (1824 – )

“JESSE W. WARE. — One of the most highly respected citizens and substantial farmers of Liberty township, Howard county, in the gentleman whose name appears above, who has also reared his children to be excellent citizens. He was born in … Continue reading →

John Ware ( – 1865)

“… John Ware, was a native of New Jersey, born about ten miles from Philadelphia, of sterling English descent, receiving a common-school education, and by occupation was a farmer.  When a young man he emigrated to Warren county, Ohio, where … Continue reading →

Redford Bond (1877 – )

“REDFORD BOND.  Probably the oldest firm of lawyers in the State of Oklahoma is the Bond & Melton combination at Chickasha.  The two principal members of the firm of Bond, Melton & Melton have been continuously associated in handling a … Continue reading →

Keener Norwood Matthews (1876 – )

“MATTHEWS, KEENER NORWOOD.  Methodist minister was born August 17, 1876, at Hanover, Coosa County; son of Dr. John Thomas and Sarah Frances Ann (Norwood) Matthews who lived at Greenville, Ga., the former a native of Campbell County, born near Fairburn, … Continue reading →

William A. Paxton (1837 – )

“PAXTON, WILLIAM A., pioneer capitalist, and business man of Omaha, Neb., enjoys the distinction of having been the principal promoter of the great enterprise of the founding of South Omaha, one of the greatest meat packing centers of this continent.  … Continue reading →

Robert Alexander Moseley Jr. (1841 – 1900)

“MOSLEY, ROBERT ALEXANDER, jr., physician and editor, was born Jul 13, 1841, at Montevallo, in Shelby County, and died November 14, 1900, at Yohama, Japan; son of Robert Alexander and Mariah B. (Stevens) Moseley, the former of English, Scotch and … Continue reading →