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874 NEWTON COUNTY. Royal Arch Chapter. He was a charter member of Newtonia Lodge, No. 230, I. O. O. F., which was organized May 19, 1870, and is still a member, having filled all the offices of the lodge, including noble grand. In political opinions the captain is independent. His first wife died May 15, 1865, and November 15, 1866, he married Miss Martha L. Wills, daughter of Dr. Lewis Wills, a prominent physician of Neosho. Captain and Mrs. Ritchey have two children: Mary L. and Jesse M. The Captain is still in active business, and stands deservedly high in the opinion of the people. Clark E. Ritter was born in Todd County, Ky., December 14, 1840, and is a son of Burwell C. and Editha Maxey, who were also born in Kentucky. The father was both a farmer and tobacco dealer, and was a prominent man of Ken- tucky. He represented his district in Congress, and was elected presidential elector from the State at large during the McClellan campaign. Clark E. is the fourth of eight children, and was reared on a farm. After attaining his major- ity he began clerking in a store, and then engaged in the wholesale leaf tobacco trade. In 1878 he went to Nebraska, where he remained two years; in 1881 he settled in Neosho, and engaged in the grocery, provision and queensware busi- ness, carrying a fine stock of goods, but was burned out, being a heavy loser thereby. Since that time he has kept a notion store, and sells tobacco and cigars. He was married, September 21, 1873, to Lou Henry, a native of Ver- sailles, Woodford Co., Ky., and they have one daughter, Edna. Mr. Ritter is a member of the Legion of Honor, and is a member of the Christian Church, in which he is an elder. Rev. Marquis T. Robb, of Talmage, Mo., is the son of Milton Robb, who was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., and the grandson of one of the pioneers of the county, who settled here when Indians were plentiful, and wild game was on every hand; on the maternal side, the grandmother shot a bear. Milton Robb learned the cooper's trade, and secured an education under great difficul- ties. He cleared land during the day, and studied at odd times, often by the light of a brush fire. He began teaching school, and became one of the most successful teachers and singing masters of his day. He married Mrs. Mary E. Gregg, a widow, formerly Miss Mary E. Evans, daughter of Jesse and Peggie (Russell) Evans. To Mr. and Mrs. Robb were born five children: James, Mar- quis T., John N., Nancy A. and Alice. Mr. Robb was married at the age of thirty-two, and after that event he purchased a farm. In 1850 he moved to Montgomery County, Ill., and remained here until his death; he died in 1874, at the age of sixty-four. He was in easy circumstances, and his property he left to his children. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, well educated for his day, and one who commanded a great deal of respect. His son, Marquis T. Robb, was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., in 1849, and was reared on a farm. He received a good common school-education, and finished at McKendall College, in St. Clair County, Ill. In 1869 he married Miss Sarah M. Umphres, daughter of Silas H. and Lucinda (Russel) Umphres. To Mr. and Mrs. Robb were born seven children, five now living, as follows: Willie H., Freddie E., John H., Nina E. and Thomas S. After marriage Mr. Robb engaged in farming on land given him by his father in Montgomery County, Ill., and there remained four years. In 1873 he moved to Newton County, Mo., settled on his farm of eighty acres, near Talmage Station; he now owns 337 acres, and also owns a grist-mill. He has been postmaster and railroad agent at Talmage, and is a much respected citizen. Being a very religious man he began to exhort in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873; in 1881 he became a preacher in the Holiness Church, and has followed his ministerial duties since. The Holiness denomination claim to adhere to the original doctrines of John Wesley, and to the true Methodists, believing in conversion and sanctification, taking the Bible as a guide. Mr. Robb is a Republican in his political opinions, and stands high in the estimation of all who know him. He leads a Christian life, devoted to true and earnest work; is a regular ordained minister in his church, a pastor of the church at Granby, and he travels and preaches the Gospel without any remu- neration, sometimes going hundreds of miles. None of the members of this church receive any given salary. Milton L. Robb, farmer, and a descendant of one of the early settlers of Tennessee who had moved to that State from Kentucky, is of Scotch-Irish descent, and the son of John Robb, who went to Tennessee when a young man; was a boatman on the Ohio River, and married Miss Eliza Keys, of Tennessee.
Object Description
| Title | History of Newton, Lawrence, Barry, and McDonald counties, Missouri. |
| Subject |
Newton County (Mo.)--History Lawrence County (Mo.)--History Barry County (Mo.)--History McDonald County (Mo.)--History |
| Description | From the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and private records; besides a valuable fund of notes, original observation, etc. |
| Date.Original | 1888 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Chicago : The Goodspeed Publishing co., 1888. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000092 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Newton County (Mo.) Lawrence County (Mo.) Barry County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Newton County; Missouri -- Lawrence County; Missouri -- Barry County; Missouri -- McDonald County; |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) SHS of Mo (747-6366); (573) 882-7083; fax (573) 884-4950 ; shsofmo@umsystem.edu |
Description
| Title | mch000092p0874 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | 874 NEWTON COUNTY. Royal Arch Chapter. He was a charter member of Newtonia Lodge, No. 230, I. O. O. F., which was organized May 19, 1870, and is still a member, having filled all the offices of the lodge, including noble grand. In political opinions the captain is independent. His first wife died May 15, 1865, and November 15, 1866, he married Miss Martha L. Wills, daughter of Dr. Lewis Wills, a prominent physician of Neosho. Captain and Mrs. Ritchey have two children: Mary L. and Jesse M. The Captain is still in active business, and stands deservedly high in the opinion of the people. Clark E. Ritter was born in Todd County, Ky., December 14, 1840, and is a son of Burwell C. and Editha Maxey, who were also born in Kentucky. The father was both a farmer and tobacco dealer, and was a prominent man of Ken- tucky. He represented his district in Congress, and was elected presidential elector from the State at large during the McClellan campaign. Clark E. is the fourth of eight children, and was reared on a farm. After attaining his major- ity he began clerking in a store, and then engaged in the wholesale leaf tobacco trade. In 1878 he went to Nebraska, where he remained two years; in 1881 he settled in Neosho, and engaged in the grocery, provision and queensware busi- ness, carrying a fine stock of goods, but was burned out, being a heavy loser thereby. Since that time he has kept a notion store, and sells tobacco and cigars. He was married, September 21, 1873, to Lou Henry, a native of Ver- sailles, Woodford Co., Ky., and they have one daughter, Edna. Mr. Ritter is a member of the Legion of Honor, and is a member of the Christian Church, in which he is an elder. Rev. Marquis T. Robb, of Talmage, Mo., is the son of Milton Robb, who was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., and the grandson of one of the pioneers of the county, who settled here when Indians were plentiful, and wild game was on every hand; on the maternal side, the grandmother shot a bear. Milton Robb learned the cooper's trade, and secured an education under great difficul- ties. He cleared land during the day, and studied at odd times, often by the light of a brush fire. He began teaching school, and became one of the most successful teachers and singing masters of his day. He married Mrs. Mary E. Gregg, a widow, formerly Miss Mary E. Evans, daughter of Jesse and Peggie (Russell) Evans. To Mr. and Mrs. Robb were born five children: James, Mar- quis T., John N., Nancy A. and Alice. Mr. Robb was married at the age of thirty-two, and after that event he purchased a farm. In 1850 he moved to Montgomery County, Ill., and remained here until his death; he died in 1874, at the age of sixty-four. He was in easy circumstances, and his property he left to his children. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, well educated for his day, and one who commanded a great deal of respect. His son, Marquis T. Robb, was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., in 1849, and was reared on a farm. He received a good common school-education, and finished at McKendall College, in St. Clair County, Ill. In 1869 he married Miss Sarah M. Umphres, daughter of Silas H. and Lucinda (Russel) Umphres. To Mr. and Mrs. Robb were born seven children, five now living, as follows: Willie H., Freddie E., John H., Nina E. and Thomas S. After marriage Mr. Robb engaged in farming on land given him by his father in Montgomery County, Ill., and there remained four years. In 1873 he moved to Newton County, Mo., settled on his farm of eighty acres, near Talmage Station; he now owns 337 acres, and also owns a grist-mill. He has been postmaster and railroad agent at Talmage, and is a much respected citizen. Being a very religious man he began to exhort in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873; in 1881 he became a preacher in the Holiness Church, and has followed his ministerial duties since. The Holiness denomination claim to adhere to the original doctrines of John Wesley, and to the true Methodists, believing in conversion and sanctification, taking the Bible as a guide. Mr. Robb is a Republican in his political opinions, and stands high in the estimation of all who know him. He leads a Christian life, devoted to true and earnest work; is a regular ordained minister in his church, a pastor of the church at Granby, and he travels and preaches the Gospel without any remu- neration, sometimes going hundreds of miles. None of the members of this church receive any given salary. Milton L. Robb, farmer, and a descendant of one of the early settlers of Tennessee who had moved to that State from Kentucky, is of Scotch-Irish descent, and the son of John Robb, who went to Tennessee when a young man; was a boatman on the Ohio River, and married Miss Eliza Keys, of Tennessee. |
