{"id":403,"date":"2019-10-29T17:51:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T17:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/?page_id=403"},"modified":"2019-11-05T16:56:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:56:50","slug":"biographies-ninevah-township","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-ninevah-township\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies (Ninevah Township)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"403\" class=\"elementor elementor-403\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df1fd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df1fd0\" 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-95c4989\" data-id=\"95c4989\" 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-fa8f9e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa8f9e2\" 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\">Ninevah Township<\/h2>\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-99e1dfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e1dfb\" 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-cf6fbca\" data-id=\"cf6fbca\" 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-23c6d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23c6d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"aculler\" 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\">August Culler<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00736d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d00736d\" 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\">3 Mar 1853 &#8211; 29 June 1935<\/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-49f712a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f712a\" 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\">Carrie Bell (Clark) Culler<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b436c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b436c4e\" 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\">15 Jan 1870 &#8211; 31 Dec 1951<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f3979b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f3979b\" 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-535a235\" data-id=\"535a235\" 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-9a116f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a116f2\" 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=\"247\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/CullerA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-64\" alt=\"CullerA\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5941e24\" data-id=\"5941e24\" 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-04d7d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04d7d58\" 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>August, son of Jacob and Mary Culler, was born near old Ninevah (Connelsville), in Adair County and spent most of his adult life farming in the Mulberry Community near his birthplace. Carrie Clark was a native of Clark County, MO but moved to near Connelsville as a child.\u00a0 The couple raised three daughters, Sadie, Mary &amp; Elizabeth, before retiring in 1920 and moving to Kirksville.\u00a0 Carrie\u2019s death, nearly 17 years after August\u2019s, was the result of burns received when she accidentally caught her clothing on fire while striking a match. \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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba1fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dba1fb3\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1131f17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1131f17\" 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-1247735\" data-id=\"1247735\" 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-a04ce54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a04ce54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"wculler\" 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\">William Culler<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1390ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1390ac\" 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\">19 Mar 1847 &#8211; 16 Mar 1930<\/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-c524de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c524de9\" 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\">Emaline (Fegley) Culler<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b9d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91b9d77\" 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\">Dec 1857 &#8211; 24 Nov 1907<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-184696d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"184696d\" 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-5fc5452\" data-id=\"5fc5452\" 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-0caaae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0caaae9\" 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=\"213\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/CullerW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65\" alt=\"CullerW\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/CullerW.jpg 213w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/CullerW-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df98771\" data-id=\"df98771\" 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-46f35d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f35d2\" 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>William Culler was born at Bethel, Shelby County, MO and came to Adair County at age 3 with his parents, Jacob and Mary, one of the founding couples of the Ninevah Colony.\u00a0 He married Emaline Fegley (daughter of David Fegley, for whom Fegley Community was named) in 1887 and the couple established a home in the Mulberry Community. They raised their four daughters, Alta, Ida, Minnie &amp; Kathryn, there and farmed in that neighborhood the rest of their lives.\u00a0<i>[KDE Obit; First 100 Years]<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da321b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da321b7\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d97c62a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d97c62a\" 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-ac5bdad\" data-id=\"ac5bdad\" 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-21ef20a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21ef20a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"mcphetridge\" 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\">William McPhetridge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ac3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8ac3ec\" 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\">30 Mar 1849 &#8211; 1911<\/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-596d232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"596d232\" 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\">Sarah Elizabeth (Bozarth) McPhetridge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4024bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4024bde\" 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\">27 Oct 1848 &#8211; 14 Nov 1921<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-85aef93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85aef93\" 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-5e7be53\" data-id=\"5e7be53\" 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-33c719d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33c719d\" 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=\"168\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/McPhertridgeW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-106\" alt=\"McPhertridgeW\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d53ecf7\" data-id=\"d53ecf7\" 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-41b8ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b8ab4\" 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>William McPhetridge was born on a farm just west of Novinger and when grown purchased 240 aces of the family homestead from his father.\u00a0 He and Sarah Bozarth, another Adair County native, married 21 Nov 1869 and had five children, two of whom died in early childhood.\u00a0 One of the three remaining daughters is pictured with them here; Eva S (1872), Celia R (1874) and Sarah J (1878).\u00a0<i>[Violette; 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee23d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee23d10\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88ea045 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88ea045\" 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-202be3d\" data-id=\"202be3d\" 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-0072135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0072135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"motter\" 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\">Joseph Motter <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a998d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a998d5\" 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\">7 Dec 1851 &#8211; 10 July 1936<\/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-2680335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2680335\" 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\">Carrie E (Shoop) Motter <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6547699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6547699\" 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\">3 May 1859 &#8211; 22 Oct 1928<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-735f968 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"735f968\" 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-c0b571a\" data-id=\"c0b571a\" 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-17c3714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17c3714\" 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=\"217\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/MotterJ-217x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-114\" alt=\"MotterJ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/MotterJ-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/MotterJ.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d12e7a0\" data-id=\"d12e7a0\" 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-dbcef83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbcef83\" 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>Joseph and Carrie Motter were both born and raised in the Novinger-Connelsville area of western Adair County. \u00a0They married in 1879 and purchased land near Connelsville which they farmed until 1906 when they retired and moved to Kirksville. \u00a0Their sons Clyde C (1880-1910) and Noah P (1882-1959) then took over management of the family farm.\u00a0<i>[Violette; 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf454d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf454d9\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-097482a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"097482a\" 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-2eb80ce\" data-id=\"2eb80ce\" 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-16b1e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16b1e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"gnovinger\" 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\">George Washington Novinger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178a1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"178a1c5\" 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\">18 Jan 1847 &#8211; 17 Nov 1901<\/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-a4b5854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4b5854\" 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\">Mary Jane (Motter) Novinger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e40d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e40d8\" 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 Apr 1844 &#8211; 21 Jan 1936<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ba7abb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ba7abb\" 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-53804c5\" data-id=\"53804c5\" 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-00e826b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00e826b\" 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=\"279\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/NovingerGW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-120\" alt=\"NovingerGW\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b0e281\" data-id=\"5b0e281\" 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-e491f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e491f17\" 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, a native of Dauphine Co, PA, became a resident of Adair County, MO before he was a year old.\u00a0 A farmer-stockman, he held the offices of assessor &amp; Justice of the Peace for Ninevah Township as well as County Judge for one term, 1882-84. He was killed in a wagon accident caused by a runaway horse. Mary was born and raised in Dauphine Co.\u00a0 She met George when she came west to visit relatives and they married in 1867. \u00a0They are pictured here with sons George B &amp; J Tilden (standing);\u00a0also son Isaac A &amp; his wife Mary (Miley).\u00a0\u00a0<i>[Goodspeed; Violette; 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1270173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1270173\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2ab804 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2ab804\" 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-fefc830\" data-id=\"fefc830\" 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-00a82e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00a82e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"hnovinger\" 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\">Hiram Novinger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ceff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ceff1\" 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\">14 Dec 1849 &#8211; 27 July 1909<\/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-5b141a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b141a5\" 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\">Sarah (Niece) Novinger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ade1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5ade1b\" 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\">11 Nov 1852 &#8211; 24 July 1913<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b86106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b86106\" 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-5e95506\" data-id=\"5e95506\" 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-18c507b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18c507b\" 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=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/NovingerH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-121\" alt=\"NovingerH\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cf65a9\" data-id=\"0cf65a9\" 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-0e19da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e19da3\" 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>Hiram Novinger was born in Dauphin County, PA and came to Adair County as a young child.\u00a0 His father settled in the western part of the county and laid out the town that would be named for him.\u00a0 Sarah Niece\u2019s parents emigrated from Germany when she was a year old and settled at Pure Air in Adair County a few years later.\u00a0 The young couple married in 1876 and raised their three children, Ira, Maude &amp; Bertha, on a farm near the town of Novinger. Their place was the site of Adair County\u2019s first coal mine.\u00a0\u00a0<i>[Violette; Novinger; 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a05e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2a05e3\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5cc07d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5cc07d\" 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-bc16c82\" data-id=\"bc16c82\" 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-ed23450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed23450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"jnovinger\" 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\">John Franklin Novinger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df21a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df21a31\" 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\">8 Oct 1857 &#8211; 22 June 1937<\/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-acb27b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acb27b3\" 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\">Hester Ann (Snyder) Novinger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17181cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17181cc\" 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\">21 Nov 1865 &#8211; 11 Aug 1960<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a96c98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a96c98\" 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-3d93d0a\" data-id=\"3d93d0a\" 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-a7b5ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7b5ebc\" 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=\"205\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/NovingerJF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122\" alt=\"NovingerJF\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54693f9\" data-id=\"54693f9\" 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-5bdd7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdd7b5\" 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>John &amp; Hettie, the children of John &amp; Sarah Novinger and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080\"><a class=\"style2\" href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-ninevah-township\/#hnovinger\">Hiram<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&amp; Elizabeth Snyder, were both native Adair countians.\u00a0 They married in 1884 and raised four children, Ollie Jane, John H, Marion &amp; Meade, on their farm just outside Novinger.\u00a0 The family moved to Colorado in the early 1900s but Hettie came back to Kirksville a few years before her death. Her body was returned to Greeley for burial.\u00a0<i>[Novinger, KDE obit, Shoops]<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e90da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e90da\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-061d6c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"061d6c7\" 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-40ab5aa\" data-id=\"40ab5aa\" 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-6279764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6279764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"snovinger\" 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\">Samuel A Novinger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5b6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc5b6dd\" 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\">15 Oct 1850 &#8211; 9 Nov 1933<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3104aa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3104aa3\" 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-f9d0d5a\" data-id=\"f9d0d5a\" 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-819a1a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"819a1a9\" 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=\"185\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/NovingerSA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-123\" alt=\"NovingerSA\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4892706\" data-id=\"4892706\" 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-5bdedb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdedb2\" 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>Samuel Novinger was born and raised near the town of Novinger, Adair County.\u00a0 He was a farmer who, except for one year on a railroad survey crew as a very young man, spent the rest of his life working the land on which he was raised.\u00a0 He also helped found the Novinger Bank and served as its President for about 30 years.\u00a0 He and his wife, Mary Motter, were the parents of six children.\u00a0<i>[Violette; First 100 Years; 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba98f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ba98f6\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a87995 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a87995\" 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-e56a147\" data-id=\"e56a147\" 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-1677f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1677f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"wharton\" 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\">David J Wharton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518e9b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518e9b4\" 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\">10 Feb 1847 &#8211; 21 Aug 1922<\/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-bcd447f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcd447f\" 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\">Josephine A (Uber) Wharton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eebe76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eebe76\" 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 Mar 1850 &#8211; 27 Feb 1931<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ad20ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ad20ef\" 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-7b29f37\" data-id=\"7b29f37\" 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-23be0f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23be0f8\" 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=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/WhartonDJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-161\" alt=\"WhartonDJ\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c6051\" data-id=\"d4c6051\" 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-2cefa3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cefa3b\" 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>David &amp; Josephine Wharton were married in Adair County, MO on Aug 22, 1870, about a year after each had moved here from their native Mercer County, PA.\u00a0 In 1873, they moved back \u201chome\u201d, stopping off for a year in Illinois and another in Indiana on the way.\u00a0 They returned to Adair with their two young sons, Edwin &amp; Bertram, in 1879 and David bred Shorthorn cattle &amp; Percheron horses on their farm near Novinger. They lived with one of the boys in Dade County after retirement.<i>\u00a0[Violette; 1870 Census; MO Death Certfs]<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4c8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc4c8b1\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ninevah Township August Culler 3 Mar 1853 &#8211; 29 June 1935 Carrie Bell (Clark) Culler 15 Jan 1870 &#8211; 31 Dec 1951 August, son of Jacob and Mary Culler, was born near old Ninevah (Connelsville), in Adair County and spent most of his adult life farming in the Mulberry Community near his birthplace. 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