Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-07
AUDRAIN COUNTY
PETIT JURYMEN
Where They Were Born, Who They
Married, The Whereabouts of Their
Children, Etc, Etc.

short biography notes of the men
serving on the petit jury this week.
]. b. Woolery was born in Fulton,
Mo-, 1860. Came with his parents to
Audrain when he was two years old.
Family settled on Scattering Fork
Creek, southwest of Mexico. His wife
was Miss Mamie Crockett, daughter
of the late d. X. Crockett. They have
the following children: Mrs. NARROW
Shock, southwest of Mexico; Mrs.
Z. r. Myers, Mexico; Crockett Wool
cry, four miles south of Mexico; Mrs
r. B. Kidd, Winchester, Ind; Mrs.
Russell Wolf, Wichita, Kas., and
Harry Woolery, helping on the home
farm. The place contains 200 acres;
a fine home, it is, too. Mr.. Woolery
was formerly Sheriff of the county.
j. Hord Davis is a native of the
county, born 1856. Reared south of
Thompson. He married Miss Mary
Robinson, of Cole county, Ill. They
have ten children, all living. They
are: Mrs. Elmo Gass, Mexico; Mrs.
Frank Skelly, northeast of Mexico;
Albert Davis. at Rush Hill; Mrs. Roy
Dudley, south of Rush Hill; Mrs.
Henry Walter, near Rush Hill; Rob-
ert Davis, Morgansville, Kansas; Ell
lis Davis and Severt Davis, at home.
Ten in all, five girls and five boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis also have 10
grandchildren, five girls and FIVE
boys.
Harry Householder is a native OF
Clark county, Ohio, born in 1864.
Came with his parents to Audrain
when a child, He resides on a fine
300 acre farm north and west Of
Mexico. 1t is a part of the old House
holder homestead. He also owns an
elegant $40 acre farm just north of
Skinner He married Miss Mabel
Stuart, of Sedalia. Mr.. Householder
is largely engaged in raising and
feeding stock.
j. e. Lotion, born in Illinois. Came
to Missouri fall of 1872, parents set
tling near West Cuivre Baptist
Church. Married Miss Jennie Hall,
daughter of the late James Hall. They
have three children-Mrs. Howard
Risk, south ofLaddonia, and Ray and
Miss Florence at home. Mr.. Lotion
has nice farm, 100 cares, a part
of the old James Hall homestead.
II. w. Snedeker was born in Nc
Lain county, ILL.,, 1876. Came to Aud
rain with his parents when five years
old. Settled on the old Scanland
farm south of Laddonia. His farm
now, 100 acres, is part of the good
old home place. Mrs. Snedaker, be-
fore her marriage, was Miss Mabel
Ferguson, who is a niece of Mrs. T.
B. Ham and Walter Hoyt, of that
part of the county Mr.. Snedeker's
mother, Mrs. Rebecca Snedeker, rs
years old, resides with him. Mr..
Snedeker is half brother of George
Snedeker, southeast of Mexico.
j. b. Owens was born in Vienna,
Mo-. 1853. Came 10 Mexico in 1876.
Was Star Route mail carrier in Col
umbia for time. In 1901 spent the
summer travelling over Oklahoma.
Has never been away from Mexico
more than six months at time
since coming here. He has been in
the wholesale business here for a
number of years.
w. S. Biggs was born in Pike
county, 1854. He is son of Ex-
State Senator M. R. X. Biggs. Herded
cattle and mule on the prairie
around Vandalia years ago. His good
farm, 3l0 acres, is four and one-half
miles north and east of Laddonia-
one of the very best tracts of land
in the cOunty.H married Miss Nina
Reading, of Curryville. They have
the following children: w. r. Biggs
Farber; r.. NJ. Biggs. at Madison
vile, Rails county; Mrs. Porter May
Pike county; Mrs. ]. W. Westfall
Rails county; George o. Biggs, at
home; Miss Eunice, attending school
at Farber; Joe Biggs. in school al
Tarber; c. r. Biggs. in school Sat
Oak Grove.
@. X. Crane was born SO years
ago on the farm where he now lives
three miles southwest of Martins
burg. He has 16o acres. The ole
home. part of it hailt of logs. wher,
he was born, still stands. and h'
yet has the hedstead on which h,
was born. He married Miss Americi