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   April 6th, 1848, he was married to Jane Loudermilk, to which union were born eight children, three of whom with the moter preceded him to the great beyond, those survivig him being his sons Henry and Newton and daughters Mrs. J. F. Wallace of Canton,  Misses Addie and Florence. The latter two never left his house and by their faithfully administering to him comfort in his sickness and cheer in his sorrow they truly won for themselves the admiration of friends and the commendation of an honorable, worthy, just and true father, for if there were ay principles loved by Bro. Brown, they were a duty well performed or a noble sacrifice made.

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under the preaching of I. H. Denton and united with the Baptist church. Conscious of a call from God to preach the Gospel of Christ, he was ordained to the full work of the minstry one year later.
    The labors of this aged saint and minister of the Gospel, were confined mostly to three associations, Wyaconda, Pleasand Grove and Mt. Salem.
    He was the Pastor of a number of churches, some of which he organized, and for which he built houses of worship. Bro. Collins was always held in high esteem by those who knew him and were blessed by his ministry. He was zealour, ernest and a true follower of Jesus Christ. He believed the Bible to be God's inspired message to men, and preached it as such. He found great comfort in resting securely upon its promises in his declining years, and, when the end came, went to be with Jesus. [Gilby Collins served in the Enlisted Missouri Militia in the Civil War.] Photo and bio from 1914 Wyaconda Assn. Minutes.

Cope, Edward Drinker

COOTER, James Thomas, educator, was born near Monticello, Lewis county, Mo., Dec. 2, 1858; son of Elbert Wesley and Julia (Hamilton) Cooter; grandson of James and Vina (Jones) Cooter, and of Andrew and Nancy (Chauning) Hamilton, and a descendant of German and Scotch ancestors. He acquired his preparatory education at Monticello seminary and was graduated at Wabash college, Indiana, in 1884. He attended Princeton theological seminary, 1884-86, and McCormick theological seminary in 1887, and was ordained a Presbyterian clergyman in 1888. He preached at Baxter Springs, Kan., 1887-90, studied at Princeton in 1890, and in 1891 became president of Washington college, Tenn. He founded and became editor of the Pioneer Educator in 1893. He was married in 1894 to Sadie Morgan, daughter of Joseph Gilbert of Terre Haute, Ind
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western part of the continent. (Campbell's Gazetter of Missouri, p. 307). Eld. Lillard was no sooner "fixed up" in his new western home than he gave himself to the work which his ordination obligated him to do.
    There being no Baptist preacher north or west of him, nor within less than twenty-five miles south of him, he had a vast field for labor, and, plunging at once into the new settlements, he crossed many a swollen stream, and traveled many a weary mile along a mere bridle-path, sometimes under a burning summer's sun or facing wintry blasts, preaching the gospel to the destitute and feeding the scattered sheep of his Master's fold. He planted the first Baptist church in Scotland County, called Sand Hill. In the winter of 1842 and '43 he was almost continuously in revival meetings, during which time he preached 104 days and nights and baptized 285 converts.
    In all, during his ministry of now nearly fifty years, he has baptized over 3,000 persons, and constituted a great number of churches in Lewis, Clarke, Scotland and other counties in Northeastern Missouri. He has aided in the ordination of twenty-six ministers, and thirty-two ministers attribute their conversions to his preaching. Father Lillard has lived out more than his three score years and ten and is now waiting to cross over the river. Though afflicted and aged, he not long since conducted a religious service in which there were several peculiarly interesting features.
    He furnishes the subjoined statement, with which we will close this sketch: "The last baptism I administered was a very interesting case and occasion. It occurred on Monday succeeding the fifth Sunday in October, 1880. The subject was a young lady who had been greatly afflicted from her childhood, and who, for years, had been a close student of the Bible. While thus engaged she sought the Lord and found him a precious Savior. And although her parents were, one a Presbyterian and the other a Wyaconda Association. Campbellite, she wished to unite with the Baptists and desired that I should baptize her. In consequence of my age and affliction I had to sit in a chair and use a bathing trough. Her experience was very clear, and after her baptism she became quite happy and shouted and praised Grod aloud," Father Lillard continues: "I am now waiting my Master's will to cross death's cold river, with sweet anticipations of meeting those whom I have been the humble instrument in leading to Christ, as well as many others I have known and labored with here below." Rev. Lillard died October 10, 1896 and is buried at Ten Mile Baptist Church Cemetery in Lewis Co. Photo from Wyaconda Assn. Minutes, bio from Duncan's History of Missouri Baptists.

LLOYD, John Uri

LLOYD, James Tilghman, representative, was born in Canton, Mo., Aug. 28, 1857; son of Jeremiah and Frances (Jones) Lloyd; grandson of Zachariah Lloyd and a descendant of Colonel Thomas Lloyd, who came to America with William Penn. He was graduated from Christian university in 1878, taught school, 1875-81, was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practised in Lewis county, Mo., 1883-85. He removed to Shelbyville, Mo., in 1885; was prosecuting attorney of Shelby county, 1889-83, and was a Democratic representative from the first district of Missouri in 1897-1905. From Wyaconda Assn. Minutes.



















courage to stand by his convictions. He loved his fellow-men and labored for the higher spiritual interests of all. He was of a deeply religious nature, receiving his first impressions when in the attendance, while a little boy, with his parents upon the services of Old South Fork Baptist church, an organization disbanded long ago and to which he was devoting his energies of his late life to again build up and construct a new house of worship   
    He was especially devoted to young men and boys and delighted to entertain and instruct them for usefulness in Christian service. 
    He realized his call of God to the gospel ministry which was duly recognized by the church and he was set apart to that great work. He chose to labor among those needing help and the more destitute portions of the Association. He left the world better for having lived in it.
    His funeral service was held from the First Baptist church, conducted by Rev. G.C. eil, assisted by Revs. J.A. Hughes and Jesse Jenkins - and his body laid to rest in the family lot in Monticello cemetery. (From the 1910 Wyaconda Assn Minutes.)


Daughters of the American Revolution
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Mrs. Jennye D. Anderson Brown.
DAR ID Number: 77463
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of Lieut. John Browning and of John Strother.
Daughter of William S. M. Anderson (b. 1828) and Mary Woodford Browning (b. 1839), his wife, m. 1862.
Granddaughter of John Routt Browning (1802-45) and Mary Eleanor (Browning) (1816-1907), his wife, m. 1834.
Gr-granddaughter of John Dabney Browning (1791-1844) and Mary Routt Dulaney (d. 1820), his wife, m. 1813 (parents of Mary Eleanor).
Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Browning and Elizabeth Strother (1758-1823), his wife, m. 1774.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of John Strother and Mary Wade, his wife, m. 1745.
John Browing (1749-1818) enlisted at the first call for troops and served throughout the war, rising to the rank of lieutenant; was with the army at Valley Forge, the siege of Yorktown and fought in many battles. He was born and died in Culpeper County, Va.
John Strother (1721-95) was a member of the Committee of Safety from Culpeper County, Va., where he was born and died.

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Mrs. Emma W. Anderson Cox.
DAR ID Number: 77464
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Loren Cherry Cox.
Descendant of Lieut. John Browning and of John Strother.
Daughter of William S. M. Anderson (b. 1828) and Mary Woodford Browning (b. 1839), his wife, m. 1862.

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Miss Floy L. Wright.
DAR ID Number: 80652
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of Lieut. George North.
Daughter of Thomas J. Wright (b. 1856) and Ida F. Steele (b. 1856), his wife, m. 1882.

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Mrs. Betty Moore Mccutchan Powell.
DAR ID Number: 97802
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Charles A. Powell.
Descendant of John McCutcheon, as follows:
1. James Harvey McCutchan (b. 1842) m. 1868 Mary Bevans (b. 1847).
2. John Newton McCutchan (1818-67) m. 1841 Martha Brown (1824-1910).
3. John McCutchan, Jr. (1787-1848), m. 1810 Elizabeth Youell (1790-1877).
4. John McCutcheon m. Elizabeth Hodge (d. 1833).
John McCutcheon (1750-1842) served several enlistments 1777-81, under different commands, Virginia troops. In 1832 he applied for a pension. His claim was allowed. He was born and died in Augusta County, Va.

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Mrs. Martha Demaris Mccutchan.
DAR ID Number: 98254
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of George Lee McCutchan.
Descendant of Edward Cunard, as follows:
1. E. Smith Marks (b. 1848) m. 1873 Sarah W. Gaines (b. 1852).
2. George Smith Marks (1807-89) m. 1829 Nancy C. Cunard (1809-95).
3. Edward Cunard, Jr. (1779-1816), m. 1802 Adah Thatcher (1781-1868).
4. Edward Cunard m. 1772 Judith Hirst (1746-1815).
Edward Cunard (1750-1827) served as a private in "Light Horse [p.80] Harry Lee's" regiment, Virginia Line. He was born in Loudoun County; died in Virginia.

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Miss Edna A. Haycraft.
DAR ID Number: 101252
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of Samuel Haycraft, as follows:
1. Edgar M. Haycraft (1834-1902) m. 1877 Rhoda Terrill (b. 1845).
2. Presley Neville Haycraft (1797-1889) m. 1818 Elizabeth Kennedy (1796-1882).
3. Samuel Haycraft m. Margaret Van Meter (1759-1843).
Samuel Haycraft (1752-1823) was placed on the pension roll, 1826, of Hardin County, Ky., for service as private in Capt. James Hook's company, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia regiment. He died in Hardin County, Ky.

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Miss La Fleeta L. Haycraft.
DAR ID Number: 101253
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of Samuel Haycraft, as follows:
1. Edgar M. Haycraft (1834-1902) m. 1877 Rhoda Terrill (b. 1845).

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Mrs. Mattie B. Bland Henderson.
DAR ID Number: 102432
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Joe F. Henderson.
Descendant of Alexander Keith, as follows:
1. William I. Bland (b. 1858) m. 1885 Minnie B. Kaster (b. 1867).
2. James G. Kaster (1824-92) m. 1854 Mary Amanda Henton (1836-79).
3. Walter Briscoe Henton (1804-75) m. 1825 Rebecca D. Cooley (1807-60).
4. John C. Henton (1778-1853) m. 1792 Katharine Keith (1776-1859).
5. Alexander Keith m. 1774 Margaret Harned (d. 1834).
Alexander Keith (1754-1824) served as private in Captain Catlett's company, Colonel Febiger's Virginia regiment. He was born in Hampshire County, W. Va.; died in Hardin County, Ky.

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Mrs. Edna May Williams Painter.
DAR ID Number: 106030
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Robert H. Painter.
Descendant of Samuel Haycraft, as follows:
1. William Y. Williams (1826-79) m. 1848 Sara Simpson (1831-1909).
2. Thomas B. Williams (1797-1849) m. 1817 Margaret Haycraft (1793-1873).
3. Samuel Haycraft m. 1778 Margaret Van Metre.
Samuel Haycraft (1752-1823) was placed on the pension roll of Hardin County, Ky., 1822, for service as private, Virginia Line. He was born in Virginia; died in Hardin County, Ky.

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Mrs. Edith E. Haycraft Bull.
DAR ID Number: 106635
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Charles A. Bull, Jr.
Descendant of Samuel Haycraft, as follows:
1. Samuel Nevil Haycraft (b. 1854) m. 1877 Anna Pleasant Fackler (b. 1852).
2. Samuel M. Haycraft (1822-86) m. 1842 Mary Jane Brisco (1827-1905).
3. Presley Nevil Haycraft (1797-1891) m. Elizabeth Kennedy.

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Mrs. Emma Creasey Taylor.
DAR ID Number: 106935
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of George Reading, as follows:
1. Daniel Creasey (1816-84) m. 1842 Elizabeth P. Reading (1824-97).
2. John Reading (1799-1832) m. 1821 Sarah D. Maxwell (1801-69).
3. George Reading m. 1790 Nancy McCune (1771-1842).
George Reading (1761-1846) was placed on the pension roll, 1833, of Pike County, N. Y., for service, 1777, in Captain Knox's company, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in New Jersey; died in Clarke County, Mo.

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Mrs. Mary E. Hawkins Martin.
DAR ID Number: 107382
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Presley W. Martin.
Descendant of Capt. Moses Hawkins, as follows:
1. Moses John Hawkins (1825-1907) m. 1846 Martha A. Blair (1823-66).
2. Lewis Castleman Hawkins (1802-67) m. 1824 Mary Beard (1806-89).
3. Moses Hawkins, Jr. (d. 1817), m. 1800 Sarah Castleman (1783-1858).
4. Moses Hawkins m. 1770 Susanna Strother.
Moses Hawkins was commissioned captain in the 14th Virginia regiment, Virginia militia, 1777. He was born in Culpeper County, Va., killed in the battle of Germantown, 1777.

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Miss Florence E. Lake.
DAR ID Number: 107814
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of George Reading, as follows:
1. Silas Lake (b. 1855) m. 1879 Maducia Creasey (b. 1860).
2. Daniel Creasey (1816-84) m. 1842 Elizabeth P. Reading (1824-97).
3. John Reading (1799-1832) m. 1821 Sarah D. Maxwell (1801-69).
4. George Reading m. 1790 Nancy McCune (1771-1842).
[p.266] George Reading (1761-1846) was placed on the pension roll, 1833, of Pike County, New York, for service as private, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in Amwell, N. J.; died in Clark County, Mo.

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Mrs. Cora Ann Bozarth Westhoff.
DAR ID Number: 109288
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Edward F. Westhoff.
Descendant of Alexander Keith, as follows:
[p.89] 1. Erastus Bozarth (1833-1907) m. 1861 Catherine Henton (1842-73).
2. Alexander Keith Henton (1806-50) m. 1831 Mary McHenry (1813-70).
3. John C. Henton (1778-1853) m. 1797 Katherine Keith (1776-1859).
4. Alexander Keith m. 1774 Margaret Harned (d. 1834).
Alexander Keith served as private in Captain Catlett's company, Colonel Febinger's Virginia regiment. He was born in Hampshire County, W. Va.; died 1824, in Hardin County, Ky.

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Mrs. Mary A. Haycraft Chase.
DAR ID Number: 110568
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Alfred L. Chase.
Descendant of Samuel Haycraft, as follows:
1. Samuel Nevil Haycraft (b. 1854) m. 1877 Anna Pleasant Hackley (b. 1852).
2. Samuel N. Haycraft (1822-86) m. 1842 Mary Jane Briscoe (1827-1905).
3. Presley Nevil Haycraft (1797-1891) m. Elizabeth Kennedy.

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Mrs. Jessie R. (Wiseman) Wiseman.
DAR ID Number: 114899
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Dan Wiseman.
Descendant of George Reading, as follows:
1. Calvin Wiseman (b. 1849) m. 1872 Susan E. Reading (b. 1852).
2. William McCune Reading (1828-1909) m. 1848 Sarah A. Hampton (1831-54).
3. John Reading (1799-1832) m. 1821 Sarah D. Maxwell (1801-69).
4. George Reading m. 1790 Nancy McCune (1771-1842).
George Reading (1761-1846) was placed on the pension roll, 1833, of Pike County, N. Y., for service as private, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in Amwell, N. J.; died in Clark County, Mo.

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Mrs. Mary Nunn Nash.
DAR ID Number: 116508
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Will N. Nash.
Descendant of Capt. John Wash, as follows:
1. John Martin Nunn (1821-95) m. 1845 Jane C. Breeding (1825-1910).
2. John Gatewood Nunn (1801-93) m. 1820 Susannah Alexander (1804-46).
3. Waters Nunn (1775-1833) m. Sarah Gatewood Wash (1785-34).
4. John Wash m. Nancy -.
John Wash (1751-1839) enlisted, 1778, in the Commissary Department; and, 1780, was commissioned captain, serving under Colonels James Brandon of North Carolina, and William Fontaine of Virginia. He died in Marion County, Mo.

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Mrs. Maducia Creasey Lake.
DAR ID Number: 121091
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Silas Lake.
Descendant of George Reading, as follows:
1. Daniel Creasey (1816-84) m. 1842 Elizabeth P. Reading (1824-97).
2. John Reading (1799-1832) m. 1821 Sarah D. Maxwell (1801-69).
3. George Reading m. 1790 Nancy McCune (1771-1842).
George Reading (1761-1846) was placed on the pension roll, 1833, of Pike County, Mo., for service as private, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in Amwell, N. J.; died in Clark County, Mo.

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Mrs. Fannie B. Pierce Throckmorton.
DAR ID Number: 150061
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of William Price Throckmorton.
Descendant of Charles Williams, as follows:
1. William A. Pierce (b. 1845) m. 1868 Kate Kendrick (b. 1851).
2. William A. Kendrick (1813-75) m. 1843 Jane Bradshaw (1823-88).
3. William Kendrick (1784-1844) m. 1811 Nancy Linthicum (1793-1858).
4. Thomas Linthicum (1770-1850) m. 1793 Anne Williams (1776-1845).
5. Charles Williams m. Ann Beckwith (1748-1824).
Charles Williams (1743-1826) served several enlistments as private under different commands, 1776-83, in the Maryland troops. He was born in Montgomery County, Md.; died in Nelson County, Ky.

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Mrs. Nellie C. Rollins Dorsay.
DAR ID Number: 150737
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of W. A. Dorsay.
Descendant of Eliphalet Rollins, as follows:
1. John L. Rollins (b. 1848) m. 1873 Sarah U. Day (b. 1852).
2. Enoch W. Rollins (1817-78) m. 1841 Pamela Lyford (d. 1848).
3. Ebenezer W. Rollins (b. 1788) m. 1810 Sarah Church.
4. Nathaniel Rollins (1759-1826) m. 1786 Olive Greeley Harris.
5. Eliphalet Rollins m. Abigail Glidden.
Eliphalet Rollins was a signer of the Association Test in Loudon, N. H., 1776. He was born, 1734, in Exeter; died in Loudon, N. H.

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Mrs. Connie Wright Reid.
DAR ID Number: 154818
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of MacMillen James Reid.
Descendant of William Poague, as follows:
1. David P. Wright (1851-1909) m. 1878 Birdie E. Rouse (b. 1859).
2. John Wright (1799-1885) m. 1825 Ann Poague (1804-81).
3. Joseph Poague (1774-1847) m. 1795 Elizabeth Darnaby (d. 1850).
4. William Poague m. 1762 Ann (Kennedy) Wilson.
William Poague (1735-78) a patriot and soldier, was killed by the Indians in Harrodsburg, Ky., while protecting the frontier settlements. He was born in Ireland.

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Mrs. Mary Dale Mcreynolds Henderson.
DAR ID Number: 156039
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Lane Henderson.
Descendant of Ensign William Bates, as follows:
1. Julius C. McReynolds (b. 1856) m. 1892 Lucy Massie Seaman (b. 1859).
2. Harrison Seaman (1812-96) m. 1839 Louisa Ann Bates (1815-1905).
3. William Sargent Bates (1788-1850) m. 1810 Huldah B. Parish (1793-1868).
4. William Bates m. 1784 Mehitable Sargent (d. 1817).
William Bates (1752-1838) served as ensign in the 3d regiment, Virginia Continental Line. He was born in Albemarle County; died in Goochland County, Va.

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Mrs. Willie Lipes Wallace.
DAR ID Number: 156041
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Samuel E. Wallace.
Descendant of Ensign William Bates, as follows:
1. John William Lipes (1838-1905) m. 1867 Cynthia Seaman (b. 1845).
2. Harrison Seaman (1812-96) m. 1839 Louisa Ann Bates (1815-1905).

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Miss Hazel Caldwell.
DAR ID Number: 158613
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of David Martin, as follows:
1. Robert B. Caldwell (1860-1918) m. 1890 Carrie E. Coddington (b. 1866).
2. Randolph S. Coddington (1822-90) m. 1850 Caroline Martin (1831-1913).
3. Crowell Martin (1789-1849) m. 1811 Sarah Burwell (1791-1831).
4. David Martin m. 1782 Huldah Freeman.
David Martin (1760-1808) enlisted as a private, 1777, from Woodbridge, N. J., in Col. Elisha Sheldon's 2d regiment of Light Dragoons, Continental Army. He was born in New Jersey; died in Woodbridge, N. J.

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Miss Mamie Sharp.
DAR ID Number: 160078
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of John Christian, as follows:
1. Joseph W. Sharp (1844-1916) m. 1867 Annie E. Wilson (b. 1846).
2. John R. Wilson (1813-59) m. 1840 Josephine B. Longan (1814-96).
3. Thomas Longan (b. 1767) m. 1797 Anne Christian (b. 1777).
4. John Christian m. 1771 Judith Leek.
John Christian (1752-1834) received a pension for service as private in the Washington County, Virginia troops under Colonels Campbell and Bowen. He was born in Ireland; died in Fayette County, Ky.

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Mrs. Roxy B. Rogers Musgrove.
DAR ID Number: 161709
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Wife of Gilbert Rowan Musgrove.
Descendant of Alexander Keith, as follows:
1. James W. Rogers (b. 1852) m. 1874 Louisa D. Kaster (b. 1856).
2. James G. Kaster (1824-92) m. 1854 Mary Amanda Henton (1836-79).
3. Walter B. Henton (1804-75) m. 1825 Rebecca D. Cooley (1807-60).
4. John C. Henton (1778-1853) m. 1797 Catherine Keith (1776-1859).
5. Alexander Keith m. 1774 Margaret Harned (d. 1834).
Alexander Keith served as private in Captain Catlett's company, Colonel Febiger's Virginia regiment. He was born in Hampshire County, Va. (now W. Va.); died, 1824, in Hardin County, Ky.

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Miss Besse Ann Graves.
DAR ID Number: 163471
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of William Bruce, as follows:
1. Thomas Edelen Graves (1845-1919) m. 1867 Annie E. (Dollie Ann) Risk (1847-1906).
2. Thomas Atterson Graves (1812-95) m. 1838 Mary Pope Bruce (1821-63).
3. William Bruce m. 2d 1797 Kitty Gaines (1778-1833).
[p.149] William Bruce (1759-1842) received a pension for service as private under Captain White and Colonel Eaton, North Carolina troops. He was born in Richmond County, Va.; died in Kentucky.

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Miss Lottie Calien Graves.
DAR ID Number: 163472
Born in Lewis County, Mo.
Descendant of William Bruce, as follows:
1. Thomas Edelen Graves (1845-1918) m. 1867 Annie E. (Dollie Ann) Risk 1847-1906).
Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century.
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LAY, ALFRED MORRISON, soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born May 20, 1836, in Lewis county, Mo. He was appointed United States attorney for the western district of Missouri. He resigned in 1861 and entered the confederate army, and served throughout the war, rising to the rank of major. He was elected a representative from Missouri to the forty-sixth congress. He died Dec. 9, 1879.
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LEWIS, JOHN T., soldier, lawyer, was born Nov. 6, 1838, in Lewis county, Mo. He served four years in the confederate army under General Price's command. For eight years he was cashier of the Canton Savings bank; and for six years was mayor of that city. In 1876 he was a presidential elector on the Tilden and Hendricks ticket; and was prominent in politics during the trying times of reconstruction; and has always been a consistent democrat. He is now one of the foremost lawyers of Texas at San Antonio
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SAYRE, EMILIUS, KITCHELL, educator, lawyer, was born March 20, 1810, in Battle Hill, N. J. He attended the schools of Elizabethtown, N. J.; received the degree of A. B. from Amherst college in 1826, and the degree of A. M. in 1831 from the same institution; and the degree of LL. B. from the Transylvania college in 1833. During 1828-31 he was a professor in the Washington institute, New York; during 1833-52 was a lawyer in Lexington, Ky.; and since that time has been a farmer in Missouri. During 1861-63 he was a member of the Missouri state constitutional convention; and has filled various other public positions of honor in Lewis county and the state of Missouri.
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    Nor did their outrages stop at this. A company of men led by William Allensworth, H. M. Woodyard, Wm. Martin, J. H. Owsley, John Bain, Light T. Lait and Halsey White, crossed over the Mississippi to Illinois at a point a few miles above Quincy, and kidnapped Alanson Brown, James Allred, Benjamin Boyce and Noah Rogers, and without any writ or warrant of any character whatever, they dragged them over into Missouri to a neighborhood called Tully, in Lewis county. These unfortunate men were imprisoned for a day or two in an old log cabin, during which time their lives were repeatedly threatened. At one time Brown was taken out, a rope placed around his neck, and he was hung up to a tree until he was nearly strangled to death. Boyce at the same time was tied to a tree, stripped of his clothing and inhumanly beaten. Rogers was also beaten, and Allred was stripped of every particle of clothing and tied up to a tree for the greater part of the night, and threatened frequently by a man named Monday, exclaiming: "G--d d--n you, I'll cut you to the hollow."

Ellen Rose De La Mater b.8/18/1856 d.2/1/1940 b.in Quincy, Il 
DAR ID Number: 159292 Wife of John P. Puhl. b. 9/12/1847 d.7/8/1923 m.6/2/1875 of Canton, MO
Moved to Canton Mo. in 1862 with her Mother Susan (Lightfoot) Delamater
Descendant of Benjamin De La Mater, as follows:
1. John De La Mater (1822-62) m. 1848 Susan B. Lightfoot (1825-84).
2. Benjamin De La Mater, Jr. (b. 1796), m. 1815 Lucinda Childs.
3. Benjamin De La Mater m. 1794 Isabel Beverly (d. 1846).
Benjamin De La Mater (1762-1832) served as private in Capt. Colbe Chamberlain'scompany, Col. Roswell Hopkins' regiment, Dutchess County, New York militia. Hewas born in Amenia; died in Jamestown, N. Y.
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Miss Byrd E. Puhl.
DAR ID Number: 159293
Born in Canton, Mo. d. in Canton never married
Descendant of Benjamin De La Mater, as follows:
1. John P. Puhl (b. 1847) m. 1875 EllenRose De La Mater (b. 1856).
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Miss Wilma Irene Nater.
DAR ID Number: 159294
Born in Quincy, Ill. raised in Canton, MO
Descendant of Benjamin De La Mater, as follows:
1. F. C. Nater (b. 1874) m. 1899 Lilian May Puhl (b. 1878).
2. John P. Puhl (b. 1847) m. 1875 EllenRose De La Mater (b. 1856).
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Lewis County, MO
Biographies
Rev. James M. Lillard is emphatically the pioneer preacher of Scotland County, having preached the first sermon ever delivered, organized the first church ever formed, and baptized the first convert ever immersed in the county. He was born in Mercer County, Ky, September 27, 1806. His parents were Baptists, and his father, David Lillard, a minister, preached the gospel for 45 years. At the age of 19 years James Lillard professed faith in Christ, and about two years thereafter, September 7, 1827, was married to Miss Martha Cox. He was licensed to preach in April, 1832, and the following September was ordained by Abner D. Landium and his father, David Lillard, at the Ten Mile Church, Gallatin County.
    The month after (October, 1832) he emigrated to Missouri and settled in Lewis County, near the present town of Monticello. The county was organized that year, and named in honor of Meriwether Lewis, of the famous Clarke and Lewis expedition, these two adventurous explorei'S being the first white men to cross the



 
Bro. O.N. Collins was born in Kentucky December 1, 1836, and died in Lewistown, Missouri, October 28, 1813, at the home of his daughter Mrs. Ed Porter, age 82 years, 10 months and 23 days.
    His early childhood was spent with this parents on the frontier among the early settlers and Indians, his father being a government interpreter. Those hardships doubtless prepared him, at least, to some extent, for the trials of a pioneer minister, which he endured so manfully later in life. About the age of 10 years he came to Missouri with his parents, where he spent his long and useful life.
    On August 22, 1849, he was married to Mary Ann Cheatham. This happy union was broken only by his death over sixty years afterwards. Nine children were born to them, six sons and three daughters, four of whom preceeded him in death. The faithful wife, four sons and one daughter survive him. He was converted in August 1867
 
BROWN, W.C.

Bro. W. C. Brown was born in Kentucky August 29th, 1825, and died at his home near LaGrange, November 25th, 1909, in his Eighty-fourth year. Bro. Brown had been a member of the Baptist church for about sixty years and a Trustee of LaGrange College for more than forty years. As friend our venerable brother knew no guile. In all his social, personal and public relations he so discharged his duties as to present an example worthy of imitation. He loved his fellow man and evidenced his love by unremitting zeal to do them good. It is well for us to remember the features of such a man. In all the active parts of his long and eventful life no call was ever by him unheeded, no duty left undone when duty called. He drank deeply at the fountain of Christian life; he identified himself with its abiding truth, its noble work for man and many shall rise up in the coming days and call him blessed....
 
SMITH, W.F.

Rev. William Francis Smith was born September 23, 1844, in Lewis County, Missouri. Died in his home in Montecello on July 13, 1910. Age 66 years, 9 months and 20 days.
    He was the son of the late William Smith, who was one of the county's earliest and most highly esteemed pioneer citizens, and who located near Monticello, where the deceased was born and where he grew to manhood's estate.
    He was married to Miss Elizabeth S. Sayre on December 30, 1875. Their son, Stanford Sayre Smith, was born Jan. 20, 1882, and died April 30, 1890.
    The deceased possessed those elements of mind and heart that made him a man of worth among men. His convictions concerning right and wrong, truth and error, were strong. He was unswerving in his moral