in Missouri for the Confederate service. He participated in the battles of Lexington, Missouri; Pea Ridge, Iuka, Corinth, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and fought through the Georgia campaign under General Joseph E. Johnston, taking part in all its engagements. He was with Hood in his march upon and retreat from Nashville, Tennessee, as well as in the battle of Selma, Alabama, under the famous cavalry officer, General Forrest. He surrendered and was paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, in May, 1865. He was a true soldier, brave, vigilant, and always in his place in time of battle. After the surrender he went to Carlinville, Illinois, and in 1867 began the practice of law in that city. In 1869 he returned to Richmond, Ray county, where he has since resided, practicing his profession. He has served two terms as prosecuting attorney of Ray county. In 1875 he was elected by the people a member of the constitutional convention that framed the present state constitution, and in the deliberations of that body took an active and prominent part. He was elected in 1876 to represent Ray county in the twenty-ninth general assembly, and in that position, as in all others, acquitted himself creditably and to the satisfaction of his constituents. Captain Farris is a brilliant public speaker; his speeches sparkle with wit and humor, and when occasion requires it, his denunciatory language is very powerful, his sarcasm withering; yet he never descends to vulgarity or to indecency of speech. He charms his auditors by his fascinating address, easy manner and graceful, significant gestures. He was married on the last day of July, 1859, to Miss Amanda Tisdale, an intelligent, accomplished lady, of Ray county. Two sons, Don W. and James L., Jr., are the offspring of this marriage. His wife died March 6, 1862, and January 15, 1873, he was again married, to Miss Olivia N. Gaultney, of Yazoo county. She is an intelligent and accomplished lady. They have had one child, a daughter, Jennie I.

JAMES W. GARNER.

James W. Garner was born in Richmond, Ray county, Missouri, on the 4th day of March, 1851. His father is the Honorable Christopher T. Garner, Sr., of Richmond. His mother, E. B. Garner, is the daughter of James Mosby, Sr., and sister of W. W. Mosby, M. D., also of Richmond. The subject of this sketch graduated from the Richmond College in the class of 1870 and '71. Immediately after graduating, he entered upon the study of law, in the office of his father, Honorable C. T. Garner, and General A. W. Doniphan, who were then co-partners in the practice of law at Richmond, Ray county. He was a close, careful and persevering student, and being naturally of superior intellect, his comprehensive mind thoroughly mastered the theory of law in all its intricate fundamental branches; and on the 6th day of March, 1873, was admitted

to the bar. Though the Richmond bar was exceptionally able, and many of its members distinguished for their learning and ability, our subject, by dint of his pluck, energy and manly deportment, entered at once upon a paying practice, which has ever since continued to increase, till he now enjoys a reputation as a lawyer second to few men in the fifth judicial circuit of Missouri. Mr. Garner is a young man, scarcely yet in the prime of life, and an honorable and successful career, both professionally, and as a private citizen, is undoubtedly before him. November 4, 1873, James W. Garner was married to Miss Leonora Snoddy, of Howard county, Missouri, daughter of Samuel W. and Susan F. Snoddy. After his marriage with Miss Snoddy, he formed a co-partnership with his father for the practice of his profession, under the firm name of C. T. Garner & Son. This partnership existed till James W. Garner was elected prosecuting attorney for Ray county, (see list of county officers) which position he now holds. Mr. Garner is a democrat, and on the democratic ticket has been twice elected by the people of his county as their prosecuting attorney. During his first term of office, a great many important cases were tried, among others the noted case of the State of Missouri vs. J. T. Keyes. The trial of this case occupied fourteen days, and was conducted by our subject with singular ability and energy. There was also much litigation arising from the issuance of certain municipal bonds, in aid of the St. Louis & St. Joseph railroad, involving several hundred thousand dollars; all of which he attended faithfully, without assistance, and without causing the county additional expense. Mr. Garner has held several important and very responsible positions, and in the discharge of all his duties, official and private, has been honest, faithful and capable. He was one of the local attorneys for the St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern railway company, and in 1878 was a member of the city council of the city of Richmond. As an officer, James W. Garner is entirely equal to the trust the people have conferred upon him; their confidence is in nowise misplaced. As a gentleman he is genial and obliging, and in every department of life, honest, honorable and reliable.

HENRY C. GARNER, M. D.

Henry C. Garner was born March 21, 1827, in Fayette, Howard county, Missouri, and lived there with his parents till 1841, when he came to Ray county, where he has lived ever since. In 1844 he went to Kentucky to complete his literary and medical education, and entered, as a student, Transylvania Medical College, at Lexington, Kentucky, from which he graduated in the spring of 1850. He then returned to Richmond, Missouri, and formed a co-partnership, for the practice of his profession, with Dr. Joseph Chew, now of Kansas City. After Dr. Chew's removal to Kansas City, Dr. Garner practiced alone for some time, and

entered into partnership with Dr. Geo. W. Buchanan; they continued to practice together till 1860, when he formed a partnership with J. M. Allen, M. D., now the president of the state medical association of Missouri. This partnership lasted until 1861, when Dr. Allen joined the Confederate army. Dr. Garner subsequently became associated with Dr. W. W. Mosby in the practice of medicine, and so continued till 1874, when he was elected cashier of the Ray County Savings Bank, which position he now holds and has held ever since. On becoming cashier of this bank he retired from the active practice of his profession, and, at present, his services are available only in cases of consultation. Dr. Garner had a large and lucrative practice; in his early days it extended into the counties of Clay, Carroll and Lafayette. He was a close student and kept fully abreast of the progress in medical science. Henry C. Garner is eminently a self-made man, having begun life as a poor boy; by energy, perseverance and rigid economy, he acquired means to educate himself— solely by his own efforts, excepting some pecuniary assistance received from his brother, Jno. C. Garner, whom he afterward fully repaid. He has always enjoyed the confidence and esteem alike of his professional brethren and of the people. While Dr. Garner was a remarkably successful practitioner, well read and learned in his profession, it is not as a physician that he is to be most admired; his high moral character, devotion to duty, gentlemanly bearing, and sterling worth as a member of society, challenge the respect of all. He was treasurer of Ray county from 1863 to 1867; has also been mayor of the city of Richmond, and has held other positions of public trust. December the 9th, 1852, Henry C. Garner was married to Eugenia A. Hudwall, of Chariton county, Missouri. They have eight children living, four boys and four girls: Thomas H., Edward S., Mattie M., Eugenia A., Henry C., Trigg, Docia Elizabeth, and Mabel Everett. Dr. Garner and his wife, who is an amiable lady of intelligence and refinement, are members of the M. E. Church South. He is also a Mason.

WILLIAM A. HOLMAN, M. D.

William A. Holman is a native of Ray county, Missouri. He was born October 3, 1837, and, being the son of a farmer, was reared on a farm. In May, 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in company C, 3d Missouri infantry volunteers, of the Confederate army. He was a participant in the battles of Pea Ridge, Baker's Creek, Iuka, Corinth, and Vicksburg, at which place he was captured; he was however, exchanged in a few months and returned to his command. Under General J. E. Johnston, he fought through the Georgia campaign, and was afterward with Hood, who superseded Johnston in his raid through Tennessee. After the battle of Corrinth, he was promoted, for gallant conduct in that

engagement, from orderly sergeant to first lieutenant. He surrendered at Mobile, Alabama, in April, 1865. Upon his return home, he began the study of medicine, subsequently entered the St. Louis Medical College, and graduated from that institution in the spring of 1869; after which he located for the purpose of practicing his profession in Albany, Ray county, where he remained till January, 1874. In that month he came to Richmond, and engaged in the drug business. In 1876, he was elected treasurer of Ray county, after which he sold his drug store. He was re-elected in 1878, and again in 1880, and is now serving out, with honesty, fidelity and efficiency, a third term as county treasurer of Ray county. He is a member of the church, as is his wife, whose maiden name was Eliza McGee, and to whom he was married April 29, 1869. Mrs. Holman is a refined and exemplary Christian lady, and both she and her husband, are respected throughout the entire community in which they live. They have one daughter living-Blanche, born November 18, 1872.

JAMES E. BALL.

James E. Ball was born September 9, 1854, in Carroll county, Missouri. He is the son of Francis M. Ball, who was a native of Ray county, Missouri, born in August, 1826. He lost his life in the cyclone of June 1, 1878, which devastated a large portion of the city of Richmond. At the time of his death he was a member of the city council, and was, as he had ever been, an honored citizen, highly esteemed for the excellence of his moral character, and as a gentleman in all the relations of life. James E. Ball, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Virginia, and immigrated to Ray county in 1818, thus becoming one of its pioneers. He died in Arkansas, at some time in the late civil war. In 1865, the subject of this sketch moved with his father and family to Richmond, where he now resides. He was educated at Richmond College, and in March, 1873, began the study of the law, under the instruction of Hon. John W. Shotwell. He was admitted to the bar in June, 1875; at once entered upon the practice of his profession, in partnership with his former preceptor, with whom he is yet so associated. James E. Ball was married January 17, 1877, to Miss Lizzie Shotwell, an accomplished young lady of Lafayette county, Missouri. They have one child living, Bessie, born November 10, 1878. Mr. Ball has twice served as city attorney, and is now a member of the city council. He is a young man of steady habits, temperate, studious and industrious.

JAMES T. MCGINNIS.

James T. McGinnis, a native of Ray county, Missouri, was born June 12, 1857. His father, Captain Thomas McGinnis, was for a number of years a merchant in Hardin, this county, and when not at school, James assisted him in the store. He was four years deputy sheriff of Ray county, during the incumbency of his father. At the general election in November, 1880, although but twenty-three years of age, he was elected sheriff of Ray county. His term is not yet expired, and he is serving the people faithfully and efficiently. He is the youngest sheriff Ray county ever had, and probably the youngest ever elected to that office in the state. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a young man of great promise.

WILLIAM R. JACKSON.

William R, Jackson, born December 28, 1831, is a native of Ray county, Missouri. He has lived in this county from his birth to the present time. Until 1857 he was engaged in farming. In that year he moved to Richmond, and in 1868 opened a furniture and hardware store. In all his business enterprises Mr. Jackson has been quite successful. In 1880 he erected on the north side of the public square, Richmond, a large brick storeroom, and now has therein the largest stock of furniture and hardware in this part of the state. In 1877, he also opened a lumber yard and an agricultural implement house, which are now under the management of his brothers-in-law, Messrs. John Patton and Calvin Houser. They keep a full supply of all kinds of lumber and farming implements. Mr. Jackson was never sworn in as a soldier in the Confederate service, but he accompanied Colonel Rivers and General Slack to the southern part of the state, and took part in the battles of Carthage, Wilson's Creek, and Dry Wood. He was married April 1, 1863, to Miss Lucy J. Holman, of Ray county, an accomplished lady of gentle and captivating manners. They have two children living: Ellen S., born July 25, 1866, and Elwood, born January 31, 1868, and one deceased-died in infancy. Mr. Jackson is a successful, enterprising business man, and by his liberality and public spirit has done much to build up the city of Richmond.

MAURICE C. JACOBS.

Maurice C. Jacobs was born in Richmond, Ray county, Missouri, August 3, 1838. He received his education at the Richmond College, and in the spring of 1866 graduated from the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio. He began the practice of his profession in Elkhorn, Ray county, but after a time, moved to Napoleon, a town in Missouri, on the boundary line, between Lafayette and Jackson counties. After practicing in that village some time, he returned to Richmond. In the