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878 NEWTON COUNTY. goods that find a ready market. He is one of the enterprising business men of the county; he has served as a member of the city council and as school director. Mr. Rudy was married in 1883 to Miss Ada Campbell, a native of Arkansas, and they have three children: Diva, Earl and Frank. Joseph Schiffbauer is a native of Prussia, born near Cologne, February 2, 1838, his parents being Moritz and Kathrina (Niebach) Schiffbauer, the father a farmer by occupation. Joseph attended the common schools of his native coun- try, from the age of six to fourteen, and then attended college at Cologne for three years. When about twenty or twenty-one years of age he entered the Prussian army as a soldier, and served three years. He then resided with his father on a farm and on the 4th of June, 1865, he took passage by steamer to New York, reaching that port ten days later. From there he went to Indianap- olis, where he remained two years engaged as a gardener for the State Deaf and Dumb Asylum. On account of his health he left there and went to St. Louis, but finding the cholera prevalent at this place he moved from there at the end of two days to Kansas City, and here engaged in gardening. He here experi- enced the grasshopper plague and returned to St. Louis temporarily, but returned to Kansas City, and February 10, 1871, was married to Miss Jane White- crow, a daughter of Jacob Whitecrow, a chief of the Wyandottes in Ohio. He moved from Kansas in 1872, and located on the farm where he now resides, which consists of 125 acres of fine land. He pays considerable attention to the rearing of stock, principally sheep, and has about 500 head, a cross between the common sheep and the Merino. He has a bearing orchard of peach and apple trees, five acres in extent, and about 200 grape vines of the best variety for this State. To his marriage were born three children: Robert, Minnie (who is attending the White College of Indiana), and Fritz. Mr. Schiffbauer lost his first wife in 1880, and in 1883 he married his present one, nee Miss Alice Robertile, a native of the Wyandotte country, of Kansas, and the daughter of Napoleon Robertile. To this marriage two children, Bertram and Amelia were born. They have one adopted child, Lizzie Wind. Mr. and Mrs. Schiffbauer are mem- bers of the Catholic Church. Archibald M. Sevier, editor and publisher of the Neosho Times, was born in Greene County, Tenn., August 2, 1829, and is a son of John Sevier, who was born in Rappahannock County, Va. The mother's maiden name was Sophia Garroutte; she was born in New Jersey, and is of French descent, her father having come from France to the United States with Lafayette. Archibald M. Sevier is the seventeenth of eighteen children, and spent his early life in his native State. He became a resident of St. Louis in 1854, and there worked at the printer's trade, which he had previously learned. In 1858 he came to Neosho and purchased the Neosho Herald, which paper he issued until June, 1861; afterward joined the Federal army, Eighth Missouri Cavalry, and was appointed regimental quartermaster, serving during the existence of this caval- ry division as A. A. Q. M., on the staff of Col. Lewis Merrill, and also as quartermaster at Dewall's Bluff, and then with his regiment until the close of the war. He was mustered out in 1865, and returned to Newton Coun- ty, where he engaged in farming. In 1869 he established the Neosho Times, and has continued the publication of the same up to the present time. He was elected one of the State railroad commissioners in 1878, and served in that capacity for six years. Pauline B. Sutton became his wife in 1861. She was born in Newton County, and is a daughter of Stephen D. Sutton, one of the pioneers of the county. Mr. Sevier's grandfather, Col. John Sevier, was a sol- dier in the Revolutionary War, having commanded a regiment at the battle of King's Mountain, and was afterward governor of Tennessee for twelve years. John F. Shannon, sheriff of Newton County, Mo., is the eldest son in a family of five children, and was born in the county in which he resides Novem- ber 12, 1850, being a son of Andrew and Emma (Britton) Shannon, natives, respectively, of Tennessee and Missouri. The father was a prominent business man, and at the breaking out of the war held the office of county treasurer. He died in Newton County in 1872. John F. was reared in the county in which he resides, received a mercantile experience, and followed commercial life more or less until he was elected sheriff in 1886. He has successfully filled the duties of his office, and that he is popular with the people, irrespective of party, is shown by the vote accorded him at the polls. He was married in 1879 to Miss Cordelia
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 | mch000092p0878 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | 878 NEWTON COUNTY. goods that find a ready market. He is one of the enterprising business men of the county; he has served as a member of the city council and as school director. Mr. Rudy was married in 1883 to Miss Ada Campbell, a native of Arkansas, and they have three children: Diva, Earl and Frank. Joseph Schiffbauer is a native of Prussia, born near Cologne, February 2, 1838, his parents being Moritz and Kathrina (Niebach) Schiffbauer, the father a farmer by occupation. Joseph attended the common schools of his native coun- try, from the age of six to fourteen, and then attended college at Cologne for three years. When about twenty or twenty-one years of age he entered the Prussian army as a soldier, and served three years. He then resided with his father on a farm and on the 4th of June, 1865, he took passage by steamer to New York, reaching that port ten days later. From there he went to Indianap- olis, where he remained two years engaged as a gardener for the State Deaf and Dumb Asylum. On account of his health he left there and went to St. Louis, but finding the cholera prevalent at this place he moved from there at the end of two days to Kansas City, and here engaged in gardening. He here experi- enced the grasshopper plague and returned to St. Louis temporarily, but returned to Kansas City, and February 10, 1871, was married to Miss Jane White- crow, a daughter of Jacob Whitecrow, a chief of the Wyandottes in Ohio. He moved from Kansas in 1872, and located on the farm where he now resides, which consists of 125 acres of fine land. He pays considerable attention to the rearing of stock, principally sheep, and has about 500 head, a cross between the common sheep and the Merino. He has a bearing orchard of peach and apple trees, five acres in extent, and about 200 grape vines of the best variety for this State. To his marriage were born three children: Robert, Minnie (who is attending the White College of Indiana), and Fritz. Mr. Schiffbauer lost his first wife in 1880, and in 1883 he married his present one, nee Miss Alice Robertile, a native of the Wyandotte country, of Kansas, and the daughter of Napoleon Robertile. To this marriage two children, Bertram and Amelia were born. They have one adopted child, Lizzie Wind. Mr. and Mrs. Schiffbauer are mem- bers of the Catholic Church. Archibald M. Sevier, editor and publisher of the Neosho Times, was born in Greene County, Tenn., August 2, 1829, and is a son of John Sevier, who was born in Rappahannock County, Va. The mother's maiden name was Sophia Garroutte; she was born in New Jersey, and is of French descent, her father having come from France to the United States with Lafayette. Archibald M. Sevier is the seventeenth of eighteen children, and spent his early life in his native State. He became a resident of St. Louis in 1854, and there worked at the printer's trade, which he had previously learned. In 1858 he came to Neosho and purchased the Neosho Herald, which paper he issued until June, 1861; afterward joined the Federal army, Eighth Missouri Cavalry, and was appointed regimental quartermaster, serving during the existence of this caval- ry division as A. A. Q. M., on the staff of Col. Lewis Merrill, and also as quartermaster at Dewall's Bluff, and then with his regiment until the close of the war. He was mustered out in 1865, and returned to Newton Coun- ty, where he engaged in farming. In 1869 he established the Neosho Times, and has continued the publication of the same up to the present time. He was elected one of the State railroad commissioners in 1878, and served in that capacity for six years. Pauline B. Sutton became his wife in 1861. She was born in Newton County, and is a daughter of Stephen D. Sutton, one of the pioneers of the county. Mr. Sevier's grandfather, Col. John Sevier, was a sol- dier in the Revolutionary War, having commanded a regiment at the battle of King's Mountain, and was afterward governor of Tennessee for twelve years. John F. Shannon, sheriff of Newton County, Mo., is the eldest son in a family of five children, and was born in the county in which he resides Novem- ber 12, 1850, being a son of Andrew and Emma (Britton) Shannon, natives, respectively, of Tennessee and Missouri. The father was a prominent business man, and at the breaking out of the war held the office of county treasurer. He died in Newton County in 1872. John F. was reared in the county in which he resides, received a mercantile experience, and followed commercial life more or less until he was elected sheriff in 1886. He has successfully filled the duties of his office, and that he is popular with the people, irrespective of party, is shown by the vote accorded him at the polls. He was married in 1879 to Miss Cordelia |
