Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908, Volume 2S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1908 - Kansas City (Mo.) |
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active afterward America Association attended avenue Bank became Bellemere born brother building business career business interests Charles Chicago Civil Clay county Club College Colonel commercial Company conducted connected continued daugh daughter death died dollars early elected engaged entered enterprise erected established farm father firm fraternity George graduated honorable hundred Illinois Indiana invested Iowa Jackson county James John Joseph Judge Kansas City Kansas City Athletic Kentucky Knight Templar Knights of Pythias known labors land later Lees Summit lived retired located Louis lumber manager manufacture marriage married to Miss Mary Mason Methodist Episcopal church Missouri mother native Ohio organized parents Pennsylvania pioneer political position practice Presbyterian profession prominent public schools purchased Railroad real-estate regiment removed to Kansas republican republican party resident of Kansas served spent street success trade Unto Virginia wholesale wife William York York city
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