Jefferson City Post Tribune, Jefferson City, Missouri, 13 Sept 1937 Christ H. Asel, co-­‐proprietor of the Hott & Asel Meat Market at 711 Madison Street until illness forced his retirement three months ago, died early today at his home, 206 East Ashley Street. He was 69 years old. One of the South Side's most prominent businessmen for many years, Mr. Asel had suffered since early in June from a heart malady. When he was stricken, he turned his business over to his son, Ralp Asel, and had been confined to his home since that time. For many years he had operated meat markets all over the city. Member of a pioneer Jefferson City family, he learned the trade under his father and worked in a market operated by his brothers, Otto Asel and the late Henry Asel. When Henry Asel retired from the business, Christ Asel became a partner with his second brother. Their first market was on East High Street, but the brothers moved to the south side many years ago. When Otto retired, Christ became associated with William Hott, his partner at the time of his death. Mr. Asel was one of the South Side's substantial business figures for many years. He frequently was identified to make his part of the city a better business district-­‐and his work along that time was apparent in the steady growth of the section. Mr. Asel also was prominent for his fraternal work. For many years he was a member of the Masonic Lodge and participated in all activities of the organization. He was also a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. He was born March 28, 1868 in Jefferson City and lived here throughout his life. After receiving his education in the Jefferson City schools, he took his first job in a meat market. Since that time he had never been identified with any other profession. He was married September 13, 1892 to the former Miss Barbara Ott, who survives. The couple would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary tomorrow. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, Ralph and Elmer Asel. Two daughters preceded him in death. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Herman Boffe of Jefferson City and Mrs. Charles Byers of Kansas City, a brother, Otto Asel of Washington, Mo., and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 pm tomorrow with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Christian Henry Asel was the youngest son of John M. and Margaret B. (Mueller) Asel. His parents met on the ship, immigrating from Germany in 1849. The Asels came to St. Louis, but quickly left there on account of an epidemic of cholera and came to Jefferson City where their children were born, Christ was born 25 Mar 1868. Christ married Barbara Margaret Ott September 14, 1892 and they had four children. When John Asel first arrived here, he had only $20 and with this bought a cow, which he butchered and sold the meat from door to door. For a time he continued to sell meat from door to door, then rented a stall in the old city market house. In 1852, he bought an acre of ground just south of town and with the help of neighbors built a log house at what is now the corner of Ashley and Madison Streets. Christ continued in the family business and his son Ralph was the third generation running the meat market. Margaret (Mueller) Asel is buried here with her husband along with their two daughters who died as children. Row 5-­‐a, Lot 155, #32 Barbara Margaret (Ott) Asel, second wife of Christ Asel was the daughter of Mathias F. Ott and Johanna S. Mueller. Birth: 23 Mar 1875, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri Death: 22 October, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri Row 5-­‐a, Lot 155, #31 Harriet Morgan (Boone) Baber, granddaughter of Daniel Boone was born February 22, 1794 in Lincoln County, Kentucky and died November 17, 1861 in Cole County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Jessie Bryan and Chloe (Van Bibber) Boone, and granddaughter of Daniel Boone. Harriet was the wife of Hiram Howell Baber who was among the first settlers in Cole County. He was born in Buckingham County Virginia September 10, 1794 and died October 23, 1873 in Jefferson City. He was sheriff of St. Charles county one term, and was a reckless, fun-­‐loving sort of a man. He built a brick residence in St. Charles, and carved over the door, in large letters, "Root Hog, or Die." He moved from St. Charles to Jefferson City and became one of the leading men of the State. He made a great deal of money, and spent it as freely as he made it. He would often, in braggadocio, light his pipe with bank bills, to show how easily he could make money and how little he cared for it. Hiram and Harriet raised six children to adulthood, Mary Jane (Baber) Maxey, Jesse Boone, George William, William R., Albert G. and Sally (Baber) Manchester. All but Sally and William R. are buried in Woodland Cemetery. Row 3-­‐a, Lot 44, #8 Green Berry was born September 9, 1831 in Cole County, Missouri and died in his fiftieth year, December 18, 1881. He was the son of John and Nancy (Claybrook) Berry who are both buried in the family cemetery at Russellville. He was a kind, true, good hearted man, full of generous imputes, and lived a life full of good deeds. He worked for several years on his farm on the Moreau river and was Cole County sheriff for and Collector for two terms. On December 20, 1855, he married Virginia I. Parsons who is buried with him along with six of their children, Edward, Fannie, Robert, Nancy, Clay and Julila Virginia. On December 18, 1881, a train on the Bagnell Branch Railway derailed near Russellville killing Berry and two other men instantly. The fine brick home of Green Berry still stands near the Moreau River on the road named for him. Row 1-­‐a, Lot 65, #14 Buffalo Soldiers: Frank Bolton was a slave owned by Walter Bolton at the time he enlisted December 22, 1863 in Jefferson City. He was a member of Company E, 65th Regiment, USCT and his unit contributed to the Founding of Lincoln University. Frank was discharged January 8, 1867. He was born about 1835 in Missouri. He and his wife, Sarah, had four children before he enlisted in the Civil War, Coleman, Horace, Easter and Allen. Four additional children were born after the war, Frank, Sally, Martha and Lewis. Mr. Bolton farmed in Clark and Osage township until his death in 1883. Row A, #1 Thomas Meriwether Bolton -­‐ Row 7-­‐a, Lot 8, #13 Birth: May 18, 1792, North Carolina Death: September 26, 1853, Missouri Wife: Susan Lansdown (Waller) Bolton Palmer -­‐ Row 7-­‐b, Lot 3, #10 Children buried nearby: Lewis Smith, Sally Waller, Lydia Bird, Susana G., Charles P., Eliza F., John W. Dr. Johann Bernhard Bruns. Doctor Bernard Bruns, eminent pioneer physician and citizen, was born in Hanover, December 24, 1801. He graduated at the University of Bonn, after which he studied medicine at Berlin, graduating in medicine in 1829. On graduating he settled in Westphalia for the practice of medicine. In 1832 he came to St. Louis where he met Nicholas Hesse, adventurer and writer, and came with him to Osage County where he bought government land and contracted for the erection of a house, then returned to Germany. In 1835 he came with a small colony and founded the town of Westphalia. He continued the practice of medicine until 1856 when he moved to Jefferson City where he remained until he died of illness, April 1, 1864. Dr. Bruns was mayor of Jefferson City at the time of his death. For some time he conducted a mercantile business here. Row K, #10 Anne Henriette "Jette" Geisberg Bruns On May 4, 1832, before coming to America, Dr Bruns married Henrietta Geisberg who was born at Stromberg, Westphalia, October 28, 1813, and who died in Jefferson City November 7, 1899. She was the daughter of Maximilian Geisberg, chief of forestry and chase for the province of Westphalia, whose paternal ancestry is traced to Johan Georg Geisberg, 1601-­‐
1651. The children of Doctor and Mrs. Bruns included Herman and Henry Bruns, Mrs. Effie Decker and Mrs. Ottilie Hess, Louis and William. Captain Henry Bruns was the first Jefferson Citian killed in the Civil War. Herman Bruns, born in Germany, educated in Westphalia and Jefferson City, was associated with his father in the mercantile business. He was a leader in political and civic activities of the city and county. Jette's letters home to Germany were made into the book "Hold Dear As Always: A German Immigrant Life in Letters", edited by Dr. Adolf Schroeder of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Of her ten children, she lost three -­‐-­‐ Max, Johanna, and Rudolf -­‐-­‐ within a few weeks due to scarlet fever in Westphalia, MO, where the family was then living. Another was killed fighting in Union Army in the Civil War. She was a remarkable lady with great strength and endurance. Row K, #9 Captain Heinrich Gottfried Herman "Henry" Bruns was the son of Dr. Bernhard Bruns. He was the first soldier from Jefferson, Missouri to die in battle in the Civil War. His father was a major and served as a Medical Officer. According to the Missouri Soldier's Database, Henry G. Bruns enlisted on September 1, 1862. He served in the Union Army as a 2nd Lieutenant under Captain McCullough. He was promoted to Captain. Henry Bruns died of wounds on July 9, 1863. Row K, #14 GOODALL FAMILY: Job Goodall, the father of the family known by that name, of Cole County, Missouri, was born March 20, 1797, in that part of the Massachusetts Territory now known as the State of Maine. He was the third son of Capt. Josiah Goodall (commander of a fishing schooner) and Rebecca Brooks Goodall. Josiah was the only son of Paul Goodall, a Methodist minister and a native of Scotland; his wife was a daughter of Joel Brooks, a Scotch Presbyterian minister. Josiah, having lost his health, moved to Madison County, Va., in 1808, where Job grew to manhood. At the age of 16 Job with an elder brother, enlisted in the army (War of 1812). In the year 1826 Job Goodall moved to Jefferson City where he engaged in the grocery business. In April, 1827, he was united in marriage to Sarah McRoberts Embree, daughter of John and Frances Prewitt Embree, of Greenbrier County, Ky. The grandfather of Mrs. Goodall (Joel Prewitt) was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. To Job and Sarah Goodall were born eight sons and one daughter. Oliver Hazard Perry was born in Jefferson City August 1, 1828. He went to Oregon in 1852, where he continued to make his home except for the years 1868-­‐1871 which were spent in Missouri. He married twice and was the father of thirteen children; seven sons and five daughters survived. He was a prosperous farmer and stockman and a prominent citizen of Oregon. Row Y, #31 William Washington Walker Goodall was born March 13, 1844 in Randolph County, Missouri and died January 14, 1824 in Jefferson City. This son of Job and Sarah (Embree) Goodall was raised on a farm at Cole Junction. Along with his cousin, Isham Embree Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon, Walker joined the Confederate Cavalry in Aug. 1862, but a couple months later they were dismounted and integrated into the infantry. Walker and Isham fought at Battle of Prairie Grove in Dec 1862 as well as other Arkansas battles. The 10th Missouri was under command of General M.M. Parsons who was under Sterling Price. Their worst battle was at Helena, AR in July 1863 where the 10th MO lost almost 60% of their men and Walker Goodall was taken prisoner. He remained a POW for 20 months then became part of the famed 2nd MO Cavalry as Sgt. under Col. Robert McCullock in AL. He and several others escaped from the Battle of Mobile by hopping a train to Baldwin, MS. When the war was over he walked back to Cole Junction from MS. For the next 9-­‐10 years, Walker farmed and taught school. He married Sarah Handley, daughter of Tom and Mary Ann Gordon Handley and worked at the Missouri Penitentiary for 18 years as a guard and foreman. At age 60 he entered county politics and served as a Judge for the next 16 years. Judge Goodall had 8 children and numerous grandchildren. He was politically prominent and active in church and civic organizations. Though he was a well known public figure, he practically never talked about his experiences in the terrible war. He was united in marriage to Sarah Dora "Sallie Handley, daughter of Thomas Handley, of Cole County, August, 1864. To this union were born five sons and three daughters, one of each whom died. He was later employed as a guard at the State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. He met with a painful accident while crossing the railroad track, April 15, 1890, and as a result was permanently crippled. Sarah and Washing Walker Goodall are buried together. Row Z, #27 Sarah Goodall, September 21, 1891 and Washington Walker Goodall III, December 14, 1893 November 6, 1895, were the infant children of William Walker Goodall and Sarah Dora (Handley) Goodall. Row Z, #29 Winfield Scott Goodall and Zachary Taylor Goodall were born in Randolph County June 30, 1847. Scott was assassinated February 16, 1870, on the streets of Jefferson City; the assassin was never brought to justice. Taylor was united in marriage December 22, 1870, to Nannie B., daughter of Thomas Mahan, a prominent farmer of Cole County. His tragic death on July 19, 1892, was the result of a fall from a railroad bridge. He was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. The eldest son went to work for the railroad in New Mexico; the second remained in Jefferson City; the youngest daughter was a teacher in the public schools of Cole County; the eldest married James H. Harrison and moved to Fulton, Callaway County, Mo. Zachary Goodall is buried in Row , #28 Winfield Scott is buried in Row &, #33 His tombstone went missing sometime after 1976. Nellie Goodall, November 27, 1900-­‐February 28, 1915 and Ruth Goodall, August 4, 1903-­‐November 20, 1915 were the small children of Thomas C. and Bessie M. (Johnson) Goodall. They are both buried here in unmarked graves. Their parents are at Riverview Cemetery. Hazel Beatrice Goodall June 9, 1924-­‐July 18, 1924, was the infant daughter of Marmaduke L. and Rosa Anna (Landman) Goodall. Her parents are both buried at Riverview Cemetery. Row Y, #34 John C. Gordon -­‐ Row Z, #3 Birth: 1761, Rockingham County, Virginia Death: August 4, 1837, Jefferson City, Missouri He was a Captain in John Marks' Co., 14th Virginia Regiment. Enlisted March 29, 1777. Married Penelope Pope about 1782. Migrated to Cole County, Missouri in the 1830's. John's sons, Alexander Gordon and John C. Gordon were early settlers in Jefferson City. Joseph Henry Green was born at Troy, Lincoln Co., MO, April 2, 1842. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was teaching school in West Prairie, MO. On a Friday afternoon (1861), he dismissed his school, borrowed a horse and rode to Troy. He sent his horse back to its owner and with about 700 others, started for Jefferson City. After 2 days' march they reached the home of Gen. Jeff Jones in Callaway County where they whole neighborhood had prepared a feast. They were unable to cross the MO River as Gen. Lyon had just fought the Battle of Boonville and had the MO River guarded. The command broke up into squads and Green with his stepbrother, James Carter, worked their way south, and ultimately joined Capt. Martin Burke's 1st MO Infantry at New Madrid, MO. During the war, Mr. Green was in a number of conflicts. He was wounded at the battle of Champion Hill and his step-­‐brother, James Carter, was killed at the same time. He was discharged on account of disability, coming across the river where he was commissioned Colonel by Gen. Price and sent to MO to recruit. He was captured and taken to Gratiot Street Prison, then to Johnson Island and exchanged. He went to Mexico for a couple of years then returned to Jefferson City in 1867 where he engaged in the insurance business, then moved on to Sedalia where he worked in real estate. He was general land agent of the M K & T Railroad and returned to Jefferson City in 1899 and died there May 28, 1910. He married two daughters of James B. McHenry, Emma and Eliza. They are both buried next to him. Row 4-­‐a, Lot 36, #6 Alfred Morrison Lay was born May 20, 1836-­‐December 8, 1879, was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Lewis County, Missouri, Lay moved with his parents to Benton County in 1842. He attended private schools, and was graduated from Bethany College, Virginia (now in West Virginia), in 1856. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri. He married Anne Regnar (Boone) Lay who is buried next to him. He was appointed United States district attorney for the western district of Missouri by President Buchanan and served until his resignation in 1861. Enlisted as a private in the Missouri State Guard and was subsequently promoted to the rank of major. He returned to Missouri when the command disbanded. He served as captain of ordnance, Confederate States Army. He resumed the practice of law in Jefferson City, Missouri. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1875. Lay was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-­‐sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 1879. Row 2-­‐a, Lot 52, #16 wife: Anne Regnar "Nannie" Boone Lay is the daughter of William C and Lucy Boone. She married Alfred M Lay and they raised their family in Jefferson City, Missouri. Their family included Halie/Kate Lay, Alfred M Lay, Jr, and James H Lay. Although there are no dates on her headstone, the Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index indicate that she was born on Aug 27, 1839 in Howard County, MO and died on Feb 29, 1920 in Belleville, St. Clair County, IL. She was buried on March 2, 1920 in Jefferson City. Row 2-­‐a, Lot 52, #16 Prosper LePage and his brother Julian settled in Cole County, Missouri and married sisters, Elizabeth and Susan Ross. Prosper stayed in Cole County and Julian moved his family to Leavenworth, Kansas. Prosper was born May 28, 1818 in Le Mans, France. He married Elizabeth Jane Ross December 8, 1853. They had eight children: Nannie Ann Sone, Julian, John Eugene, Mary, Louis Napoleon, Susan Virginia Root, Constant and Prosper A. All but Susan and Prosper are buried in this cemetery. Elizabeth was born July 10, 1833 in Jeffersonville, Indiana and died May 30, 1916. Prosper was born May 28, 1818 in Le Mans, France and died March 26, 1885 in Jefferson City. Row 7, #29 Nannie (LePage) Sone was born October 15, 1854 in Cole County, Missouri and resided here practically all her life. She married Samuel H. Sone, November 16, 1870 and he preceded her in death in 1886. She died December 13, 1929 in Fulton at the age of 75 years. Mrs. Sone was survived by her daughter-­‐in-­‐law and three grand-­‐children, Louise, Margaret and Honorah Sone, one sister, Mrs. George Root, and one brother, Prosper LePage. Her three children, Albert P., Mary E. and Louis H., preceded her in death. She was a member of one of the county's oldest and best known families, and was highly respected and esteemed. Her funeral took place in the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo. Root, 109 Madison Street. Mrs. Sone was a consistent member of the Methodist Church. Row T, #16 Charles F. Lohman Charles F. Lohman and his son, Louis Charles Lohman, were for more than sixty years conspicuously active factors in the development of Jefferson City and central Missouri. Charles F. Lohman was born in Prussia about 1818, the son of a merchant. After serving in the German army he came to St. Louis about 1842 where he was married. His wife, Henrietta, was also a native of Prussia. The Charles F. Lohmans started to the State of California; Mr. Lohman was influenced to stop in Jefferson City, where he remained, becoming one of the wealthiest and most prominent businessmen in Central Missouri. Lohman's Store, situated on the riverfront at the foot of Jefferson and Water streets, was for years the leading mercantile establishment of Jefferson City. This point was the boat landing, and before the railroad was built, the receiving point for all goods coming into Jefferson City. When the Pacific Railway reached Otterville Mr. Lohman established a second store at that place. When it reached Sedalia he established a store in that city, and invested heavily in Sedalia real estate. He operated an iron foundry and helped organize the First National Bank of which he became a director. He had heavy investments in steamboats which he owned and operated. He lost heavily in this hazardous business, however, when some of his boats sank. He died July 29, 1879 at Stringtown, near Lohman, where he had moved and where he conducted a mercantile business on a comparatively small scale after retirement. Row V, #31 James Bennett McHenry was born October 7, 1800 in Kentucky, the son of Edward and Elizabeth Worthington. He and his wife, Sidney Roland Edgar McHenry had ten children. Edward Worthington McHenry died while only a few days old. Ann Loyd, Jane, Ellen Tucker, James Edgar, Clementine H., Eli Bass, Eliza Homan, George Tompkins and Emely M. lived to adulthood. The family made their home at 215 Stewart Street. All but three are buried here at Woodland Cemetery. Two of the daughters, Eliza and Emma, were married to Joseph Henry Green who was connected with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. Mr. McHenry was a building contractor and helped build the second state Capitol about 1838. James B. McHenry died October 7, 1878 in Cole County, Missouri. Birth: October 7, 1800, Kentucky Death: October 7, 1878, Cole County, Missouri Peoples' Tribune, Jefferson City, Missouri, 9 Oct 1878 The old familiar faces are fast passing away, falling around us "like leaves in winter weather." For forty five years the name of James B. McHenry has been familiar to the citizens of Jefferson City; his form has been constantly seen mingling with the busy throng; his gentle footfall heard about the couches of the sick and dying, and his seat in the house of God never vacant. Some months ago Mr. McHenry suffered a slight stroke of paralysis, but he soon recovered so as to get about conveniently. A few days ago it was announced that he was ill again, and he continued to decline until yesterday at 3 o'clock pm, when he breathed his last, on his birthday, having been born October 7, 1800. The parents of Mr. McHenry were moving to Louisiana, by water, and were lying to, with their flatboat at the mouth of the Cumberland river, when he was born, but he never knew if his birth place was in Kentucky or Tennessee. He was raised in Louisiana until he was thirteen years old, and at that age Louisiana and took up residence in Kentucky with an uncle. He left Kentucky in 1819, and came to St. Louis, and from that city made his was to Boonville in a keel boat. Remaining a few years at Boonville, he removed to Potosi, from which place he arrived at Jefferson City in the autumn of 1833, and here he has remained since that time. On October 10, 1827, he was married to Miss S.R. Edgar, at Potosi, and the two for more than half a century have trod life's journey's together, raising a large family of children, and fulfilling all their obligations as Christian parents, neighbors and friends. He became a Mason in 1851, and was one of the oldest Masons as well as the oldest man belonging to the Jefferson City lodge at the time of his death, and was as punctual in attending to his Masonic duties as he was to the duties of his church. At various times he filled important local offices, and brought to his aid in the discharge of his official duties a conscientious diligence and intelligence which gave every person entire confidence in the correctness of his judgment, as well as the purity of his motives and the honesty of his purposes. Mr. McHenry was a very gentle and agreeable man in his social intercourse, ye he was a man of strong will and positive convictions. He was kind hearted to a fault, if such a thing be possible, and gave always, to those in distress, material aid to the extent of his ability, and kind words from a loving, Christian heart, which go far to comfort the unfortunate, and make misfortune almost a pleasure. For more than forty five years Mr. McHenry was an active consistent Christian. In early life he joined the Cumberland Presbyterian church, and remained with it until July 21st, 1850, when he united with the Old School Presbyterian Church in this city, of which he remained a member until his death. His outward Christian walk before this people, for so many long years, was a living witness of that which was within; a practical commentary on his inner life, which no one who knew him could fail to understand. He was faithful to whatever his hands found to do, and whether at his bench, in official labors, in church duties, or in social intercourse with his neighbors, he was the same mild, patient, Christian gentleman. And so the measure of the days was filled, and he died at last of old age, without suffering or pain. Row 7-­‐a, Lot 9, #5 Governor John Sappington Marmaduke Born: March 14, 1833, Arrow Rock, Saline County, Missouri Death: December 28, 1887, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri Inscription: John Sappington Marmaduke. Born in Saline County MO March 14, 1833 . Yale College three years Harvard College one year. Graduate of West Point Military Academy . Lieutenant in the United States Army. Captain and Colonel MO State Guard. Brigadier General and Major General , Confederate States Army. Secretary State Board of Agriculture Railroad Commissioner of MO . Died while Governor of Missouri , December 28, 1887 Civil War Confederate Major General, Missouri Governor. Born in Arrow Rock, Missouri, he graduated from West Point in 1857 and was commissioned a US Army officer. With the outbreak of the Civil War, resigned his commission and became first a Colonel in the Missouri Militia and then Colonel of the 3rd Confederate Infantry. For his conduct at Shiloh and Prairie Grove, he was promoted Brigadier General in November, 1862. During 1863, he took part in the attack on Helena, Arkansas and the defense of Little Rock. Following the Red River campaign of 1864, he was in command of the rear guard, when captured at Mine Creek, Kansas in October, 1864. On March 18, 1865, while still imprisoned, he was appointed Major General and was released after the Confederate surrender. After the war, he returned to Missouri and was a member of the Missouri Railway Commission. In 1884, he was elected as a Democrat the twenty-­‐fifth Governor of Missouri and served until his death. State Lot Governor Thomas Reynolds Birth: March 12, 1796, Bracken County, Kentucky Death: February 9, 1844, Jefferson City, Missouri He studied law in Kentucky and was first admitted to the bar during the November term 1817 of the Madison County Circuit Court (Illinois) which was seated in a community that was becoming known around that time as Edwardsville. From 1818 to 1822 he served as Clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1822 he became a judge, serving on the circuit court and as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1822 to 1825. From 1826 to 1828 Reynolds served in the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1829 he relocated to Fayette, Missouri, where he practiced law and served as Editor of a local newspaper, the Boonslick Democrat. In 1832 he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives and was named Speaker of the House, serving until 1833. In 1837 he returned to the bench as a District Court Judge, serving until 1840. In 1840 Reynolds was the successful Democratic nominee for Governor and served from 1841 until his death. Dismayed by what he regarded as personal attacks by his political opponents, Reynolds committed suicide in his executive mansion office with 10 months left on his term. Mosby Monroe Parsons May 21, 1822-­‐August 15, 1865. Major General, Confederate States Army. He was born in Charlottesville, the son of Gustavus Adolphus Parsons, who was the last personal secretary of Thomas Jefferson. In his youth he moved to Cole City, Missouri, where he studied law and passed the bar. In the Mexican War he commanded a company of mounted volunteers. From 1853 to 1857 he served as Missouri's Attorney General, subsequently being elected to the state senate. During the secession crisis he allied with Governor Claiborne F. Jackson to take Missouri out of the Union. He commanded the 6th Division/Missouri State Guard until he was commissioned a Brigadier General in Confederate service on November 5, 1862. Through the rest of the year, he fought at Carthage, Springfield, Pea Ridge, and in the Arkansas Campaigns. He was then assigned to Major General Richard Taylor's command in the District of West Louisiana. There he participated in the Red River Campaign of spring 1864. He was also heavily engaged at Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, and at Marks' Mill and Jenkins' Ferry against Brigadier General Frederick Steele during the Camden Expedition. He was transferred to Major General Sterling Price's 1864 raid into Missouri. General E. Kirby Smith named him Major General as of April 30, 1864; though he was paroled at that rank, the promotion was never confirmed by President Jefferson Davis. After General Smith surrendered, he fled to Mexico. There he joined the Imperial forces of Emperor Maximilian, however he was killed soon after by the Republican followers of Benito Juarez. He is buried in an unknown location in Mexico. This marker is for memorial purposes only. Row 6-­‐b, Lot 12, #6 Violet and Elijah Ramsey Horace Augustus Swift was born in Zanesville, Ohio, July 1, 1833, where he attended school until the age of 15. His father, Richard S. Swift, a native of New Jersey, owned a large flour mill and a line of canal boats on the Ohio Canal, used for shipping flour to New York before the days of railroads. His mother was Sarah Senter, a native of New Hampshire. After leaving school, Mr. Swift worked in a wholesale notion store for two years. He later went to southern Ohio and worked for an uncle on a farm. From there he went to Portsmouth, Ohio where he spent three years learning brick masonry, teaching school in winter. He then went to Jackson, Ohio and engaged in contracting, being the contractor for the M.E. Church, a large mill, a block of store buildings and a number of private dwellings. In 1855 he built a court house at McArthurs Town, Vinton County and later at Point Pleasant, VA. In the fall of 1856 he went to Keokuk, IA where he worked in the contracting business for two years before coming to Jefferson City May 26, 1858. In 1859 he built two additions to the Lunatic Asylum at Fulton, MO. He served a short time in the Home Militia during the Civil War. Appointed warden of the Missouri Penitentiary by Governor Fletcher, January 4, 1865, he served four years. He also served eight years as Judge of the County Court. He was married December 1857, at Oconomowoc, WI, to Miss Adaline F. Jurden of North Adams, MA. To this union was born six children: Emma, Grace (the wife of W.S. Ferguson), Maude (the wife of E.E. Turner), Albert D., Ulysses (died at the age of 26), and Edison Barrett (died in infancy). The family lived on a farm in the south suburbs of Jefferson City. Mr. Swift was a member of the M.E. Church, the AF & AM, and the AOUW. He died February 24, 1907 in Cole County, Missouri. His wife and children are buried next to him in 1918. Row 4-­‐b, Lot 154, #33 William "Bill" Tilly was born in March 1838 in Greene County, Missouri, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Tilly. He married Lilly Jones in 1872 and they had two children, Louis and Ada. Bill died March 18, 1911 in Jefferson City, at the age of 75. The inscription on his tombstone reads, "In memory of Bill Tilly in appreciation of his long and faithful service as camp attendant and cook. Erected by his white friends of Jefferson City and Missouri." Lilly Tilly was born in 1847, the daughter of William and Ollie (Ward) Jones. She died of tuberculosis on August 5, 1919, in Kansas City, Missouri and was buried in Jefferson City. Though there is no stone for her, it would be logical to assume she is buried here with her husband. Row F, #1 John Tweedie, Sr. was born at Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, September 28, 1838. He learned the business of shoemaking in his father's shop. The trade had been followed by the Tweedie family for generations before him. When John Tweedie was sixteen his father died and John came to the United States in 1856. He worked in New York City and New England prior to the Civil War. At the outbreak of that war he enlisted with the Ninth Rhode Island Infantry, and later in the Fifteenth Infantry of the regular army where he became first sergeant. He saw service from the first battle of Bull Run through Sherman's march to the sea. He remained in government service until 1867, helping to lay out some government cemeteries, and was superintendent of the cemetery at Andersonville, Georgia. He also worked as superintendent of construction for Negro schools under the Peabody fund. John Tweedie went to St. Louis in 1869 as foreman for the Cochran and Linden Shoe Company, and in 1872 took a similar position with A. Priesmeyer & Company. In 1874 he came to Jefferson City where he became one of the organizers of the A. Priesmeyer Shoe Company here and became manager of the factory. Mr. Tweedie was active in this business until his death in 1908. John Tweedie was a quiet and kindly man. On his military discharge papers are written the words, "He was a superior soldier." He was married May 1, 1867, to Anna De Beruff whose father was a native of Germany of French parentage, and an artist by profession. He served in the Confederate Army. Mrs. Tweedie died in 1934 and is buried next to him. Row 7-­‐a, Lot 145, #34 OTHER: One of the ladies expressed an interest inManville/Manfred Daugherty: Jefferson City Post tribune, Jefferson City, Missouri, 5 Apr 1930 Manville (Manfred) M. Daugherty, 72, was found dead in a gas-­‐filled bathroom, 516 Walnut Street, shortly after 10 o'clock this morning by police and Attorney David W. Peters and Dudley F. Calfee, who had been called to learn why he did not appear in court where his divorce case was scheduled for trial this morning. Daugherty had been dead about an hour when the body was found. A pipe had been unfastened from a gas heater and a wrench lying near the body which was fully clothed. Policeman Schatzer and Williams, who entered the house opened the windows and replaced the pipe. Both were ill when they emerged from the gas filled house. Worry over the divorce suit was believed to have actuated Daugherty. He had discussed the case with his attorneys and manifested a reluctance to appear in court, declaring that he could not "stand the disgrace." Other resident of the Walnut Street address were at work and Daugherty had been at the home alone throughout the morning. There was a possibility that Daugherty's death might have been an accident but the physical facts indicated suicide. Dr. E.E. Mansur, county coroner said he regarded it as a case of suicide. He said there would be no formal inquest. The police said that when they reached the house they found the door closed but not locked and the key on the outside. When they received no response to repeated knocking and detected the odor of gas they forced an entrance. Twenty witnesses were to have testified in the divorce suit. Daugherty had alleged that his wife, Lucille Daugherty, paid more attention to the boarders than to him, especially at meal times. He further alleged his wife left him, moving all the furniture out of the house. The wife in turn filed a cross bill in which she alleged general indignities. Daugherty was prominent in labor circles here for many years. He was stationary engineer at the capitol for a number of years and later held a similar position at the Junior College building. He was several times president of the Central Labor Union and was prominent in Republican politics. His first wife died about 15 years ago. Five children, four sons and a daughter, survive him. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of the children. Birth: Feb 24, 1860, Missouri Death: Apr 5, 1930, Cole County, Missouri Row 3-­‐1, Lot 95, #24 Charles Edward Dewey was born December 6, 1875, in Litchfield, Illinois, the son of Harriet Elgiva Howe and Hiram Shipman Dewey. He came with his parents to Jefferson City in 1878. Mr. Dewey was a descendent of Thomas Dewey who came to America in 1633 and many of his ancestors were active in the settlement of the New England states. His grandfather Howe owned and operated Howe's Cave, later known as Howe's Caverns and advertised as one of the scenic wonders of the state of New York. Mr. Dewey's father was a civil engineer and made surveys for the early building of railroads in thirty states of the Union. Upon coming to Jefferson City he superintended the building of the city water plant and also served as city and county engineer. Mr. Dewey was valedictorian of the graduating class of the Jefferson City High School in 1894 and was a student at Missouri University from 1894 to 1899. At Missouri University he was an outstanding student and athlete, being manager of the Tiger football team for the year 1897-­‐98. During vacation he was assistant surveyor for the Jefferson City engineer. In 1901 he was editor of the Jefferson City Press and for several years was reporter for several metropolitan papers. Mr. Dewey was a member of the First Baptist Church and an active member of the Jefferson City Rotary Club. In 1902 Mr. Dewey became associated with the Equitable Life Assurance Company of New York. In 1909 he purchased two thousand acres of land on the Osage River and for fourteen years was actively engaged in farming. Since he became of voting age, Mr. Dewey was active in Democratic politics, serving for twelve years as secretary of the Cole County Committee. He was Official Reporter of the Missouri State Senate for twelve years. In 1922 he ran for Congress in the old Eighth Missouri District and was defeated in the primary by Mrs. Luella St. Clair Moss of Boone County. Again in 1932 he made the race, but was not among the thirteen successful candidates running at large that year. As a member of the local Boy Scout Council, Mr. Dewey selected and surveyed the site for Camp Maries, selected the carpenters and superintended the construction of the Boy Scout Cabin on that site, paying for same with funds collected by a personal canvas. In 1903 he purchased the northwest quarter-­‐
block at the intersection of Washington and McCarty streets. The property at that time was a part of Mrs. Ada Price's pasture and Washington Street at the alley intersection was a public dump. Mr. Dewey prevailed upon the city council to open the street, then built a home upon the corner lot. He also at one time owned the site where the Muny Links Club House stood in 1938 and property on Green Berry Road. In 1935 he purchased five hundred acres of farm land in Callaway County. Mr. Dewey was a member of the Jefferson City Country Club and the Muny Links Golf Clubs. He also was an enthusiastic and skillful fly fisherman. Row 7-­‐b, Lot 160, #41 Ann (Stuart) Dewey, his wife, was born in Jefferson City, Mo. on February 23, 1878, the daughter of Rose Reynolds and John Hart Stuart. She was a descendant of one of the oldest families in central Missouri, three great-­‐grandfathers having been identified with the religious, civic and cultural activities of the state more than a century before. Major Alfred Basye was a member of the state legislature when it met in St. Charles. Governor Thomas Reynolds was elected governor of Missouri in 1840. Samuel Leake Hart, his family and slaves were charter members of the first Presbyterian Church organized in Jefferson City in 1834. Mrs. Dewey's Grandfather Stuart was a vestryman in the first Episcopal Church in Jefferson City and at the time of his death in 1863 was Worthy Master of the local Masonic Lodge. Mrs. Dewey received her education in the local public school, being a graduate of the class of 1894. For two years she taught school in the country and later was employed in the office of the state department of education. She was married to Charles Edward Dewey in Joplin, Mo., on June 25, 1901. One son Charles Edward Dewey, Jr., born June 30, 1917, attended Missouri University school of electrical engineering. Another son, John Stuart Dewey, born April 22, 1919, died July 7, 1921. Mrs. Dewey was a member of the First Baptist Church, BW Chapter of P.E.O., Jane Randolph Jefferson Chapter of D.A.R., the Tuesday Literary Club and the DeMolay Mothers Club. For six years she was president of the Athena Chapter of Delphian and for many years was active in P.T.A. circles. She was secretary of the Cole County Chapter of American Red Cross and a member of the Board of Regents of Central Missouri State Teachers College. Row 7-­‐b, Lot 160, #41 Henry P. Boggs Birth: February 27, 1830 Death: August 29, 1868. He married Margaret Ellen Berry November 14, 1854 in Cole County, MO. They had three children, William H., James J. and Charles A. James and Charles are buried next to their mother. Row BB, #17 Margaret Ellen (Berry) Boggs Birth: November 1832, Kentucky Death: March 15, 1910, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri Row 1-­‐b, Lot x, #38 Christopher Wagner was born November 10, 1823 and died in a train wreck on the old Lebanon (Bagnell)branch running out of Jefferson City on December 18, 1881. Christ Wagner, a veteran of the Mexican War and a lieutenant in the Union army in the Civil War, was the son of Paul Wagner who came from Munich, Bavaria, and settled eight miles east of Jefferson City where he built what was said to be the first brewery in Cole County. Christ Wagner became a baker by trade. He went to the Pacific coast in the gold rush of 1849, and there acquired considerable wealth. He was elected treasurer of Cole County in 1862 and again in 1870. He was a personal friend of Governor Stewart, Joseph Pulitzer, and many prominent Missourians. He was engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business. Christ married Elizabeth M. Wolfrum January 17, 1848 in Cole County, Missouri. She was the daughter of G. C. and Elizabeth Wolfrum. She was killed with her husband in the train wreck and they are buried together in Woodland Cemetery. Row 4-­‐b, Lot 31, #12 Buffalo Soldiers: Buffalo Soldiers: Frank Bolton was a slave owned by Walter Bolton at the time he enlisted December 22, 1863 in Jefferson City. He was a member of Company E, 65th Regiment, USCT and his unit contributed to the Founding of Lincoln University. Frank was discharged January 8, 1867. He was born about 1835 in Missouri. He and his wife, Sarah, had four children before he enlisted in the Civil War, Coleman, Horace, Easter and Allen. Four additional children were born after the war, Frank, Sally, Martha and Lewis. Mr. Bolton farmed in Clark and Osage township until his death in 1883. Row A, #1 George W. Branham, Co. D, 68th USCT Born August, 1844 in Missouri; date of death unknown. He gave his age as 24 at time of enlistment. He was a former slave of Andrew Branham of Callaway County, Missouri. He was married to Fannie Arnold/Arnely August 26, 1866 in Cole County and four of their children are buried at Longview Cemetery: Estella (Branham) Diggs, Sanders Branham, Georgia Lee (Branham) Hemsley and Ardella (Branham) Bostic. Row D, #2 Fannie (Arnold/Arnely) Branham Birth: December 25, 1850, Boone County, Missouri Death: February 26, 1949, Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City Post Tribune, Jefferson City, Missouri, 28 Feb 1949 Mrs. Fannie Branham, 99, negro, one of Cole county's oldest citizen's, died at her home, 211 East Dunklin Street, late Saturday night. She had been ill for some time and died from the infirmities of old age. Born into slavery in Boone County, Mrs. Branham was a member of the Second Baptist Church here. She helped found the church shortly after coming to Jefferson City following the Civil War. Surviving her are three daughters, one son, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her daughters are Mrs. Estella Diggs and Mrs. George Hemsley, Jefferson City and Mrs. Ardella Bostic, Excelsior Springs. Her son, Melvin, lives at Kansas City. Row D, #1 Robert Branham, Co. D, 68th USCT He died January 19, 1890. Gave his age as 22 at time of enlistment. He was a former slave of Hudson Branham of Callaway County, Missouri. His mother, America Langley, applied for pension following his death. Row E, #4 Jerry Longley, Co. A, 62nd USCT African-­‐American Civil War soldier who enlisted December 8, 1863 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Age 20 years at time of enlistment -­‐ Jerry Longley was born the slave of Thomas Longley of Callaway County. After the war, he married a woman named America. He died October 3, 1867 in Jefferson City. Row B-­‐1 Joseph Vaughn Birth: May 1838, Boone County, Missouri Death: August 13, 1915 Military records spell his last name Vaughan and/or Vaughn. United States Colored Troops, 18th Regiment USCT Infantry, Company K. Union. Age 23 years at time of enlistment. Former slave of Saudy Vaughn of Callaway County, Missouri His wife, Margaret (Wilson) Vaughn is also buried in Old City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. She was born June 10, 1861 in Osage County, Missouri and died August 29, 1937 in Jefferson City. Her mother was Mariah Orme of Osage County, Missouri. unmarked burial James Spencer. Private, Company F, 68th Regiment USCT Infantry. Enlisted February 29, 1864 at Rolla, Missouri. Stated age of 25 at time of enlistment. Former slave of Van Shelby of Callaway County, Missouri. He died February 20, 1897 in Missouri. He married Jane Winston Price who is buried at Longview Cemetery. Row D, #4 ************ There are four burials in this cemetery who are recognized as "famous" : Alfred Morrison Lay, Gov. John Sappington Marmaduke, Mosby Monroe Parsons and Governor Thomas Reynolds. Someone asked who the oldest burial in Old City Cemetery. The earliest marked grave found in Old City Cemetery is that of Eliza Jane, daughter of Harden and Fanny Casey who died at the age of 5 years on August 12, 1826. Her father is buried in Old City Cemetery and her mother in Gordon Cemetery in Cole County. Whoever decides to represent the Casey family might cover this bit of information.