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HISTORY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY 649 Charles B. Cleveland was reared on his father's farm and attended the district school and lived at home until he was 15 years of age. He then secured a position as bell boy in the Mosier Hotel, of St. Louis. He remained a year when he went to Pine Bluff, Ark., to work in the Cotton Belt railroad shops, located there. In 1891, he returned to Mo- berly and entered the Wabash shops, where he remained a year. Mr. Cleveland then went to Chicago, where he began firing a locomotive on the Great Western railroad, being employed in that manner until 1894, when a strike was called. He went then to Melrose, Minn., to fire on the Great Northern system. Later he returned to Missouri and located in Springfield, where he was employed by the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis railroad and from there came to Moberly in December, 1895. After getting settled here Mr. Cleveland entered the employ of the Wa- bash again as a freight brakeman and was promoted to conductor June 3, 1903, and was given charge of a passenger train in 1912, a position which he has since held. Feb. 16, 1898, Mr. Cleveland was married to Miss Ada Miller, the daughter of David and Mary (Marvin) Miller, the former a native of Pennsylvania who came to Missouri with his parents when a boy of six years. He lived in Randolph County the rest of his life, passing away Sept. 12, 1918. Mrs. Miller was born in Virginia in 1852, and was married in 1877. She died in 1879, leaving the one child, Mrs. Ada Cleveland. Mr. Miller married again and four children were born to that union. Mrs. Cleveland belongs to one of the old pioneer families of Missouri. Her grandfather, Valentine Miller, was born in Pennsylvania in 1825, came west and located here in 1865, and was one of the well-known men of his day. Mr. Cleveland is a member of the Order of Railway Conductors, No. 49, and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Moberly. John L. Darby, who was engaged in farming for a number of years and later a well-known merchant of Moberly, is now agent for the Sharp- less Cream Separator Company. He is a native of Randolph County, born on the old family homestead, three miles northeast of Cairo, July 9, 1873, the son of John C. and Milissa (Stephens) Darby. John C. Darby was born on the same place June 25, 1844, and reared and educated here At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the army and served four years. His father, John Darby, came to Missouri at an early day and entered 160 acres, in Cairo township, three miles
| Title | History of Randolph County, Missouri |
| Creator | Waller, Alexander H. |
| Subject |
Randolph County (Mo.)--History Randolph County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Date.Original | 1920 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Topeka : Historical Publishing Company, 1920. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000066 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Randolph County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Randolph County; |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri State Library |
| Copy Request | Contact Missouri State Library at (573) 751-3615 or libref@sos.mo.gov. |
| Title | mch000066p0649 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | HISTORY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY 649 Charles B. Cleveland was reared on his father's farm and attended the district school and lived at home until he was 15 years of age. He then secured a position as bell boy in the Mosier Hotel, of St. Louis. He remained a year when he went to Pine Bluff, Ark., to work in the Cotton Belt railroad shops, located there. In 1891, he returned to Mo- berly and entered the Wabash shops, where he remained a year. Mr. Cleveland then went to Chicago, where he began firing a locomotive on the Great Western railroad, being employed in that manner until 1894, when a strike was called. He went then to Melrose, Minn., to fire on the Great Northern system. Later he returned to Missouri and located in Springfield, where he was employed by the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis railroad and from there came to Moberly in December, 1895. After getting settled here Mr. Cleveland entered the employ of the Wa- bash again as a freight brakeman and was promoted to conductor June 3, 1903, and was given charge of a passenger train in 1912, a position which he has since held. Feb. 16, 1898, Mr. Cleveland was married to Miss Ada Miller, the daughter of David and Mary (Marvin) Miller, the former a native of Pennsylvania who came to Missouri with his parents when a boy of six years. He lived in Randolph County the rest of his life, passing away Sept. 12, 1918. Mrs. Miller was born in Virginia in 1852, and was married in 1877. She died in 1879, leaving the one child, Mrs. Ada Cleveland. Mr. Miller married again and four children were born to that union. Mrs. Cleveland belongs to one of the old pioneer families of Missouri. Her grandfather, Valentine Miller, was born in Pennsylvania in 1825, came west and located here in 1865, and was one of the well-known men of his day. Mr. Cleveland is a member of the Order of Railway Conductors, No. 49, and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Moberly. John L. Darby, who was engaged in farming for a number of years and later a well-known merchant of Moberly, is now agent for the Sharp- less Cream Separator Company. He is a native of Randolph County, born on the old family homestead, three miles northeast of Cairo, July 9, 1873, the son of John C. and Milissa (Stephens) Darby. John C. Darby was born on the same place June 25, 1844, and reared and educated here At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the army and served four years. His father, John Darby, came to Missouri at an early day and entered 160 acres, in Cairo township, three miles |
