Mexico Missouri message., 1912-03-21
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Petit Jurymen Tell of Themselves
Short Family Histories.

of Mexico. \ native of Audrain,
born 1850 His father, James
Of'utt, came to this county about
90 years ago from Warren
county and still occupies the old
homestead. Ed. c. was married
to Miss Ona Bradley daughter Of
Joe Bradley They have two
children, a girl and boy, Emahcl
and Joseph James. Mr.. Ohutt
was educated in the rural schools
and at the KirkSvillc Normal. He
has been a teacher for sin years
VIM. Pryor: Lives i'm Beaver
Dam ncighborhood. Born in Clay
county. Mo, 1876. His parents
moved to Audraiu when he was
about II years old and settled
about four miles west of Mexico.
William later lived at Benton
| City Married Miss Cora Math.
ews, daughter of Wood Mathews.
of near Thompson, in 1902. Later
moved to present ncighborhood.
Sold his farm last July Has one
child. Opal, a daughter, s years
old. His fathers family now
live near Hatton.
j. l.. Slavens: Born, 1870, in
Lincoln county. Came to Au-
drain in 1850, just 'efore the
"chinch bug year, he says. Mar.
ried to Miss JcruSha Kirkland of
Paris, Mo, in 1901. Lived at
Laddonia until three years ago
when he moved to Farber lie is
a contractor and builder. Mr.
| Slavens is one of a family OF II
children, six boys and five girls
all living. The parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. I. II. Slavens, reside at Lad
donia. A sister. Mrs. Bert In
gram and a brother, j. b. Slavens
live in Mexico. Mr.. and Mrs
Slayens have one child, a daugh.
ter, Bernice, Q years old.
a. G. billiard: Born 1856, fouI
miles north of Mexico. "Ha,
lived i'll this county all the time,
to use his own expression. His
father came from Kentucky and
settled on the old homestead in
1894. \. G. owns the fine little
rs acre farm south Of Laddonia
formerly known as the Epl
Snedeker place. lie moved to tn,
Laddonia neighborhood only q
few years ago. His wife befor,
her marriage, was Miss Alice
Smith, daughter Of John NJ
Smith, OF LittIeby Station neigh
borhood. He is the father O.
seven children - Homer. Mrs
Laura Mccoy, Lake, Ruby, Al
bert, Ruth and Francis, all a
home or living near Laddonia.
II. II. Graitord; Born in Pix
county, Mo-, 1o45. Parents moveC
to Illinois, later IL. IL. came bacl
III 1874. Settled on farm nea
Nandalia. Remained on the farm
until 1902 and then moved t
Nandalia where he has rename,
to this time. His wife was Mis-
Emma Pigg, whom he married j.
-, 1850. lie has five sons and on
daughter iying-Ora Gratford, a
Whitman, Neb. Otho d., a
Boone, Iowa; John w, at Wich
ia, Kan; Mary Mabel Grafforc
a., at home, and Jesse and Jimmi,
twins, at home. Mr., Gratford
on the jury in place Of W. S. Bal
bee, who was excused last wccl
Thomas Showers: Born in tn
state of Georgia, 1852 Says h
landed in Mexico, Mo, Christina
. Day, 1866. Planted a corn Gro
, next summer on the James y
=, Sims place, two miles uorthwc,
>, Of town, farm now owned b
Charles Lewis Married Nj,
Rachel A. Wakefield, a sister &
y, }. j. Wakefield, q years ago la.
- fall They have six children Ii,
. mg-one girl and five boys Joh
Harrison, Thomas Edwin, Samu
90 Newton, Mary Elizabeth, Wax
field, and Orion Luke, all at hon
, at present. John Harrison Stol
-, ers recently married Miss Ro
Scott, Of the Jesse neighborhoo
southwest Of Mexico.
w. f. Thompson rcucws for II
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