Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-10-25
CAPTAIN K1ECA1DE.
a Brief Biography of One Of Missouri.
Most Prominent C1tizens

~NinOaiuei mayor OF Bowling
Green, and father Of MIS-. Geo. w
Adams, of this city, died at Bowling
Green Oct. 9th. His funeral was
a largely attended. We are sorry that
we have not the room for the impres.
I slye remarks made by Hon. Chamu
Clark. The following brief history Of
Capt. Kincaide will be Of interest 10
Missourians generally and especially
to the friends and relatives Of Mrs.
Adams In this county:
II Jas. ID. Kincaide was born In Lin
coin county, Mo-, April 3Oth, 1880.
when a lad of nine years, he moved
with his parents TO Texas, in the early
history of that state; while there the
family had to leepin a fort most Of the
time to protect ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
Indians. His father helped Law off
the present state capital Of Texas
Austin. His father died while they
lived there, leaving his wife and young
family, who returned to Missouri, set
tllng near Bowling Green. At that
Time the opportunities for the sons
and daughters of the pioneer citizens
TO secure an education were limited
indeed. What education he received
was acquired under these difficult cir
cumstances. When a mere boy he
opened a boot and shoe business In
Louisiana, afterwards moving TO
Bowling Green, On the 10th of De-
cember, 1919. he married Matte A.
Martin, daughter OF Jas. NJ. Martin,
the Circuit Clerk Of the county. To
this union four children were born:
Mary Alice, wife Of Geo. w. Adams, of.
Mexico; DR.. ]. J. Kincaide, Ella NJ,
wife of Alex, Ovens, and Julia K,
wife OF W. F. Mayhall. Shortly after
marriage, he moved to GAINESVILLE,
and went into business there, and
before he had reached his 21st year he
was elected mayor. Hemoved back to
Bowling Green at the close of four
years business in GAINESVILLE and then
went to Audrain county for a short
time to prove up a claim ON a piece Of
land, that county then being in its
infancy; he returned to Bowling Green
and after a successful business career
moved to st. Louis where he conduct
ed business for four years. The war
breaking out he moved his family to
Bowling Green and cast his lot with
the Confedracy, serving four years as
Captain in'the first Texas brigade of
Hardee's Division. He captured the
first prisoner that was ever taken into
Gen Hardee's camp. He carried the
scars of a brave soldier to his last rest
ing place, having been wounded
during a battle in that lamen-
table strife. While conducting
his business in his early life, he stud
led law at odd times and in 1866, was
admitted to the bar. He returned to
Bowling Green at the close Of the war,
and remained four years, going to
Frankfort In 1869. While a resident
OF that place, he was elected mayor
and served his constituents faithfully.
In 1888 he returned TO Bowling Green.
Here he has made his home ever since.
He was serving his fourth term as
mayor Of our city when called to his
reward. When but l6 years old he
took up the work Of temperance cause,
organizing lodges Of Sons Of Temper
ance in Spencerburg and other points.
He was Worthy Chief Templar Of the
Good Templars Lodge while a citizen
of Frankfort and took a leading part
in the Murphy movement that closed
the saloons In that place, leading the
fight IN raising money 10 pour the
whiskey into the street.
In early life, before the war, he
was an active membeE.Of the Masonic
Lodge. In 1855, with his wife, he
joined the Christian church at Clarks-
vile under the preaching of the sainted
j. j. Errett. Since coming to Bowling
Green, he has taken no part in church
work, because his wife, owing to physi-
cal disabilities, was unable to attend
church, he preferring to remain with
her.
An incident in his life is worth re-
lating for the good it may do, showing
that 'bread cast on the waters will
ertum after many days" While a
resident Of st. Louis, one cold morn
ing, when the snow covered the earth,
he met a boy thinly clad, with no
shoes on his feet. The boy was crying
with cold when Capt. Kincaid called
him up and asked him his trouble.
Learning that his feet were almost
frozen, he took the boy into a store
and bought him a pair Of boots. During
the war, some years after the above
incident, Capt. Kincaide was captured
by the enemy and sentenced TO be
shot. He wa to be taken from Wells
VILE to Mexico for that purpose. At
an unexpected moment, when all of
the guards but one had ridden on be-
fore him, a beardless soldier boy guard
rode up by his side and told him what
they were going to do with him,at the
same time asking him If he remember
ed him. Receiving an answer in the
NEGATIVE, the boy soldier related the
st. Louis incident, stating that he
was the boy that he had befriended
land assured the Captain thath he would
fhave him released, which proved true.
May he rest in peace.
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