{"id":386,"date":"2019-10-29T16:55:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:39:46","slug":"biographies-pettis-township","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies (Pettis Township)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"386\" class=\"elementor elementor-386\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b224c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b224c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-780d858\" data-id=\"780d858\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac66141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac66141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1027\" alt=\"&quot;Pettis Township&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville13.png 1200w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville13-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville13-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville13-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b57c9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b57c9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-623a603\" data-id=\"623a603\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e180b56 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e180b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resident Index<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda51c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"fda51c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/?preview_id=386&#038;preview_nonce=5195902f22&#038;preview=true#:~:text=Benjamin%20F%2E%20Bragg,-Feb\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Benjamin F. Bragg<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69e6f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"e69e6f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/?preview_id=386&#038;preview_nonce=5195902f22&#038;preview=true#:~:text=Joseph%20Elijah%20%26%20Mary%20Frances%20%28Mikel%29%20Clem,-12\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Joseph Elijah &amp; Mary Frances (Mikel) Clem <\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b014dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"8b014dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/?preview_id=386&#038;preview_nonce=5195902f22&#038;preview=true#:~:text=James%20T%2E%20Mikel,-13\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">James T. Mikel<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5125782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"5125782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/?preview_id=386&#038;preview_nonce=5195902f22&#038;preview=true#:~:text=George%20%26%20Frances%20L%2E%20%28Willard%29%20Nicholas,-17\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">George &amp; Frances L. (Willard) Nicholas<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1034f elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"da1034f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/?preview_id=386&#038;preview_nonce=5195902f22&#038;preview=true#:~:text=John%20Henry%20Osborn,-29\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">John Henry Osborn<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f30a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"5f30a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/?preview_id=386&#038;preview_nonce=5195902f22&#038;preview=true#:~:text=Rufus%20J%2E%20Richey,-6\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Rufus J. Richey<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50cdb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"a50cdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-pettis-township\/?preview_id=386&#038;preview_nonce=5195902f22&#038;preview=true#:~:text=Joseph%20Noah%20%26%20Minta%20Ethel%20%28Sewell%29%20Stuckey,-18\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Joseph Noah &amp; Minta Ethel (Sewell) Stuckey<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad65a22\" data-id=\"ad65a22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d1b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6d1b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Pettis_Township_Adair_County_Missouri.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1104\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Pettis_Township_Adair_County_Missouri.png 960w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Pettis_Township_Adair_County_Missouri-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Pettis_Township_Adair_County_Missouri-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Pettis_Township_Adair_County_Missouri-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Location of Pettis Township in Adair County<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ed9ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9ed9ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24546db\" data-id=\"24546db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-343b2f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"343b2f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-02e30bb\" data-id=\"02e30bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b7831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46b7831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"bragg\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benjamin F. Bragg<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78b67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f78b67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/BraggBF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45\" alt=\"Photograph of Benjamin F. Bragg.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9519e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9519e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Feb 1854 &#8211;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12eb964\" data-id=\"12eb964\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef976d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef976d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ben Bragg, 6th child of George and Nancy Bragg, was born and raised in southern Adair County.\u00a0 He and Portia F Dowdy married Feb 13, 1879 in La Plata, MO, and had one son, George, before her early death. In 1900 Ben, by then a widower, was running a retail hardware store in Waukomis, Oklahoma Territory.\u00a0<i>[1870, 1900 Census; Macon Co Marriages]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c83de5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c83de5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1a1154\" data-id=\"e1a1154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f41a052 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f41a052\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f95528\" data-id=\"9f95528\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4852636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4852636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"clem\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joseph Elijah &amp; Mary Frances (Mikel) Clem <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc095e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc095e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/ClemJE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56\" alt=\"Photograph of Joesph Elijah &amp; Mary Frances (Mikel) Clem.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec518f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec518f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12 July 1864 &#8211; 28 July 1932<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fb66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67fb66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">26 Mar 1869 &#8211; 25 July 1958<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66f1f41\" data-id=\"66f1f41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b278a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b278a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cLige\u201d and Frances Clem were both born and raised in the southern part of Adair County.\u00a0 They married in 1884 and raised their six children, three sons and three daughters, on the family farm in the Illinois Bend community.\u00a0 Frances, who survived her husband by 26 years (almost to the day), left the farm and moved to La Plata in Macon County a couple of years after his death.\u00a0<i>[KDE obits]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a8e372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a8e372\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f6ee5\" data-id=\"f2f6ee5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-abedc59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abedc59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d42601\" data-id=\"5d42601\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e982e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e982e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"mikel\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James T. Mikel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfc37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bfc37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/MikelJT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-109\" alt=\"Photograph of James T. Mikel.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f927252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f927252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">13 Sept 1850 &#8211; 31 Mar 1899<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-145fd48\" data-id=\"145fd48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2953dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2953dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James Mikel was born on a farm just northwest of La Plata in southern Adair County. Although he continued to live on the farm as an adult, he made his living as a partner in the Mikel &amp; Shaffer Insurance Agency of La Plata.\u00a0 \u00a0James was married twice; his first wife, Amy Hood, died in 1896. He died late one evening while walking home from town after a late winter snow storm.\u00a0 His body was found in a snow drift the next morning.\u00a0\u00a0 [<i>Democrat obit; Adair Co Cemeteries]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b4fd3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b4fd3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b51c133\" data-id=\"b51c133\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf066fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf066fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11f6250\" data-id=\"11f6250\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e88ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e88ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"nicholas\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">George &amp; Frances L. (Willard) Nicholas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb6592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3eb6592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/NicholasG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-117\" alt=\"Photograph of George &amp; Frances L. (Willard) Nicholas and their son James.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6b7da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f6b7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">17 July 1842 &#8211; 5 Nov 1921<b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fb190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6fb190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">20 Oct 1866 &#8211; 19 Aug 1947<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-092b384\" data-id=\"092b384\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67cbe2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67cbe2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>George Nicholas was born and raised just west of Millard on one of the largest farms in Adair County. He inherited the property at the death of his father and continued farming there the rest of his life. \u00a0In 1886, he married Frances Willard who was born in Adams County, IL but had lived near Millard since early childhood. Their only child, James (1874-1939), is pictured with them here.\u00a0<i>[KDE obits; Adair Co Cemeteries]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ee8336 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ee8336\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3303ebc\" data-id=\"3303ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbb051b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbb051b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69b3db9\" data-id=\"69b3db9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597952c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"597952c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"osborn\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Henry Osborn<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc9fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddc9fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/OsbornJH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125\" alt=\"Photograph of John Henry Osborn.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a74b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a74b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">29 Apr 1866 &#8211; 13 Oct 1942<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94eb384\" data-id=\"94eb384\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3439def elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3439def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Henry Osborn, the son of John &amp; Elizabeth (Bell) Osborn, was born and raised just east of the Chariton River in the Yarrow community of southwestern Adair County.\u00a0 He farmed in the same vicinity his entire life and died just a quarter mile from the place of his birth.\u00a0<i>[KDE obit]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d315458 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d315458\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c03b5b\" data-id=\"2c03b5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-893e1e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"893e1e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-648e248\" data-id=\"648e248\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b870de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b870de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"richey\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rufus J. Richey<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f0677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55f0677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/RicheyRJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-133\" alt=\"Photograph of Rufus J. Richey.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec5a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aec5a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6 May 1835 &#8211; 9 Dec 1911<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d17a27c\" data-id=\"d17a27c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5b61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b5b61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Squire RJ Richey of Millard was born in Ohio and came to Missouri as a teenager. He worked for many years as a clerk in a general store and in later life was Justice of the Peace for Pettis Township.\u00a0 He and Nancy Williams married in 1869 and had at least one child, Carrie.\u00a0 The couple are buried at Stuckey Cemetery.\u00a0<i>[1860 &amp; 1870 Census; Graphic obit; Adair Co Cemeteries; MO Death Certf]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-780dbeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780dbeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-216e919\" data-id=\"216e919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bfc4c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bfc4c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4595d4b\" data-id=\"4595d4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff556e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff556e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"stuckey\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joseph Noah &amp; 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