E. Harvey Bainum

As printed in 1910

E. HARVEY BAINUM

A man of wise discretion and business ability, as his rapid rise from a comparatively modest beginning to his present excellent standing among the enterprising and successful business men of Nodaway county indicates, is E. Harvey Bainum, proprietor of the Union Bus Company of Maryville, and while he has very naturally and properly labored for the advancement of his own interests and those of his family, he has not neglected his duties of citizenship, taking a pride in whatever tends to promote the general good of Nodaway county.

Mr. Bainum was born on March 3. 1860, on a farm near Burlington Junction, this county, and is the son of James F. and Hannah (Moreland) Bainum. His father was a native of Ohio, having been born in Monroe county, September 6, 1836. When he was a young man he came to Nod away county, Missouri, and settled on a farm near Burlington Junction, purchasing eighty acres there. On September 5, 1858, he married Hannah Moreland. James F. Bainum proved his patriotism to the Union when the great rebellion threatened to disrupt it, by enlisting, in 1861, in the Federal army, in which he served with credit until the close of the struggle, taking part in many trying campaigns and hard-fought battles, at last giving up his life for his country, one of the noblest things any man ever had the privilege of doing, he having been killed by Mosby’s guerrillas in 1865, ranking at the time of his death as first lieutenant. His wife was born and reared in Ohio, her birth occurring on February 6, 1838; she now lives with her son, E. Harvey, in Maryville. James F. Bainum was a Republican and a Methodist. He was a good citizen and well liked by all who knew him.

E. Harvey Bainum received a good education in the common schools and the high school at Maryville. He learned telegraphy in his youth and became very proficient in this line of work, having been in the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad for a period of sixteen years as operator and agent, giving eminent satisfaction as a faithful and trusted employe. He then purchased an interest in the Union Bus Company of Maryville, which he retained four years and then disposed of; but after conducting a livery business in a small way for two years, he again, in 1903, purchased the business of the Union Bus Company and has since very successfully conducted the same, being well equipped in every way for this business.

Mr. Bainum is a man who takes great interest in everything that advances the interest of Maryville and community. He is a Republican, and served very faithfully as township trustee, also as city clerk for a period of five years. Fraternally, he is well known and takes an active interest in the following orders, of which he is a member: The Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Mr. Bainum was married to Laura Gruber at Hiawatha, Kansas, and this union has resulted in the birth of two children, Maude and Anna, both living at home.

As printed in Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.