Silas Alexander

As printed in 1883

SILAS ALEXANDER was born in Mifflin county, Penn., Nov. 16, 1831, where he was reared and educated. His parents are both deceased, his father, Silas, having died Sept. 19, 1878, and his mother, Elizabeth, died when he was small. Having attained the age of manhood he enlisted at Darlington, Lafayette county, Wis., in the Third Wisconsin Infantry, serving more than four years. In 1869 he went to Pike's Peak. He was married in Montgomery county, Ill., Oct. 21r, 1869, to Elizabeth Irving, who was born in Montgomery county, Ill., July 14, 1843. He became a citizen of Illinois in lb68 and of Jasper county. Mo., in 1880. Both Mr. and Mrs. Alexander are members of the M. E. Church. Farm comprises eighty acres, about forty-seven of which is improved, having raised, during the season of 1882, some 400 bushels of wheat and 500 bushels of corn. There are about 200 apple trees, 200 each trees, grape vines and all kinds of small fruits. There are good buildings and general improvements on the farm, which is located in section 20 township 29, range 31, of Marion township.

was born in Louis county, Ky., July 16, 1814. Her father removed to Green county, Ohio, when she was quite young, where she was reared and educated. She was married April 13, 1837, to Samuel Reamer, who was born in Frederick county, Virginia, May 19, 1813. Their children are as follows: Levi A., Sarah E., Fred G., not living, Samuel L., Milo, Mary A., Nancy A., and Olive E., deceased. Mr. Samuel Reamer has been dead since Dec. 18, 1881. He was a carpenter by trade, and was also engaged in milling, and in later life in farming. Mr. Reamer was raised after the good old discipline of Quaker morals, and was a citizen held in high esteem. Mrs. Reamer is a member of the M. E. Church. The farm comprises eighty-six and one-half acres, and there was raised in 1882, 200 bushels of wheat and 800 of corn. There is a good orchard on the place. The farm is in section 12, township 28, range 31, of Marion township.*

WILLIAM ROWMAN was born in Columbia county, Penn., April 24, 1833, and raised there, where his father still lives, whose name is Thomas. The subject of this sketch came to Jasper county in the spring of 1878, and settled five and one-half miles northwest of Carthage, in township 29, range 31, and section 8, Mr. Bowman was married March 18, 1858, to Edith Holmes, who was born Oct. 18, 1833, in the same county with her husband. The children are Frank, not living; Cora, Josephine, who died in September, 1865; Willie, who died in the same month and year; Chester, Harry, and Clarence. There are about seventy acres, of the farm of ninety-four, cultivated; thirty-three acres in wheat, averaging twenty-eight bushels; twenty-two in corn, averaging twenty-five bushels, and seven in oats, averaging thirty bushels. There is an orchard of 100 trees. Mr. Bowman is a member of the M. E. Church and his wife of the Presbyterian. Mr. Bowman worked at the trade of wheelwright for fourteen years in Bloomsburg, Penn., but is at present a prosperous farmer. There are good improvements, good buildings, and the whole farm bespeaks an air of comfort and general good management. Mr. Bowman is a man who believes in good society and public enterprise of all kinds,

As printed in The history of Jasper county, Missouri : including a condensed history of the state, a complete history of Carthage and Joplin, other towns and townships : together with numerous portraits of prominent (1883). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.