”JOHN K. DUKE, secretary, treasurer and business manager of the Royal Savings and Loan Association Company, of Portsmouth, Ohio, was bom in Piketon, Pike county, Ohio, August 20, 1844, and is the son of Samuel Duke, who died in March, … Continue reading
Thomas E. Trigg. ‘A map of busy life’ mused the poet Cowper more than a hundred years ago, over his newspaper. The description yet holds good, a century of existence only having widened its field and strengthened its power. With … Continue reading
”Justus Nathan Baird. Since his admission to the Kansas bar in February, 1909, Justus Nathan Baird has concentrated every energy upon the worthy task of building up a clientage and reputation at Kansas City, Kansas, and the esteem paid him … Continue reading
”S. L. Ware, lumber and shingle manufacturer; postoffice, Sand Lake; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, April 19,1824. His parents, John and Sarah Ware, were natives of New Jersey and Pennyslvania, respectively, and settled in Ohio in 1812, and removed … Continue reading
”HOGE JAMES B. banker, res. 121 High street; was born in Highland county, O., came with parents to Knox county, Ill., in 1834, settling near Yates City. His father, James Hoge, married Sarah Ware, of Greenfield, Ohio. Only two sons … Continue reading
”BRENNECKE, Robert Henry, Jr.: Clergyman; b. Watertown, Wis., July 7, 1879; s. Robert H. and Alvina (Steinfort) Brennecke; ed. in public schools and Northwestern Univ. at Watertown, Wis., Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, Pa., B.A., Moravian Theol. Sem., Bethlehem, Pa., B.D., Univ. … Continue reading
”WHITE, Hubert Cassias: Manufacturer; b. Jamaica, Vt., Aug. 16, 1876; s. Cassius A. and Louisa E. (Twitchell) White; m. South Lancaster, Mass., July 28, 1902, S. Edith Ware; children: Lula Alice, b. March 7, 1901, Roland Hubert, b. Sept. 25, … Continue reading
”RYALS, Edwin Cabell, 1876 Journalist. Final Year, 1897; Law. Edwin Cabell Ryals, City Editor of the ‘Savannah Press,’ was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 22, 1876, a son of Garland Mitchell and Anna Louise (Ware) Ryals. For many generations … Continue reading
”Francis Marion Starns, Sr.—It is probable that an interesting volume, entitled ‘Sixty Years in Kansas,’ could be written concerning the career of Francis M. Starns, the oldest retired pioneer and veteran of Sabetha, Kans. He was not only a pioneer … Continue reading
”John Fuller.—The historian or reviewer of this volume of Nemaha county historical annals can think of no more apt term with which to designate John Fuller, pioneer tinsmith, coppersmith and merchant of Seneca, Kans., than to give him the well … Continue reading
