Martha E. Carson was born on Dec 6, 1834 at Virgina. She was the daughter of John Carson and Sally Stephens. Martha married Edward McPike, son of James McPike and Zerelda Sudduth, on Apr 15, 1856 at Marion County, Missouri. Martha E. Carson died on Apr 11, 1857 at Missouri at age 22.

      Joseph Taylor was born on Aug 16, 1848 at Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of Joseph Taylor and Phoebe Turpin. Joseph married Martha Ellen McPike, daughter of Edward McPike and Martha E. Carson, circa 1875. Joseph Taylor died on Jan 5, 1935 at Union Twp., Marion County, Missouri, at age 86.
     

      Callie White Taylor was born on Nov 2, 1878 at Marion County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Joseph Taylor and Martha Ellen McPike. Callie married Eugene Adair Johnson, son of James M. Johnson and Evalyn M. Kneisley. Callie White Taylor died on Nov 5, 1970 at Lewis County, Missouri, at age 92.

      Eugene Adair Johnson was born on Jul 6, 1875 at Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of James M. Johnson and Evalyn M. Kneisley. Eugene married Callie White Taylor, daughter of Joseph Taylor and Martha Ellen McPike. Eugene Adair Johnson died on Feb 11, 1939 at Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, at age 63.

      Carson Kneisley Johnson was born on Jan 8, 1906 at Maywood, Missouri. He was the son of Eugene Adair Johnson and Callie White Taylor. Carson married Donna Iola Lee, daughter of Joseph William Lee and Minnie Bell Mashburn. Carson Kneisley Johnson died on Apr 24, 1965 at Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California, at age 59.

      Donna Iola Lee was born on Jun 29, 1911 at Mabelvale, Pulaski County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Joseph William Lee and Minnie Bell Mashburn. Donna married Carson Kneisley Johnson, son of Eugene Adair Johnson and Callie White Taylor. Donna Iola Lee died on Dec 12, 1993 at Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, at age 82.

      Wanda Lee Johnson was born on Feb 13, 1930 at Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Carson Kneisley Johnson and Donna Iola Lee. Wanda married Richard Duane Focht, son of Persifer Smith Focht and Blanche Elizabeth Copelin. Wanda Lee Johnson died on Aug 30, 1998 at Glendale, California, at age 68.

      Richard Duane Focht was born on Apr 22, 1928 at Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa. He was the son of Persifer Smith Focht and Blanche Elizabeth Copelin. Richard married Wanda Lee Johnson, daughter of Carson Kneisley Johnson and Donna Iola Lee. Richard Duane Focht died on Jan 17, 2010 at Chico, Butte County, California, at age 81.
     

RICHARD DUANE FOCHT RICHARD DUANE

FOCHT

Richard Duane Focht, 81, passed away peacefully of kidney and heart failure on Sunday, January 17, 2010.

He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Roscoe and Blanche; his siblings, Irene, Clark, Ross, Laura, Stanley, and Robert. He is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years, Maysel; and his daughters, Delaine and Susan.

Richard was born in Vallisca, Iowa in 1928. The family moved to Glendale, California in the early 1940's where he graduated from Hoover High School. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.

He and his wife, Maysel moved to Northern California, living in Paradise, Corning, and then in Chico for the last 14 years, where he worked for Biggs Electric until his retirement.

"Dick", as he was called by his friends, loved singing, gardening, and observing the wonders of nature. He and Maysel enjoyed each day together and loved one another deeply.

He was a kind and loving man. He will be greatly missed and will remain in our hearts always.

Bidwell Chapel is handling arrangements. Memorial services are pending.

     Persifer married Blanche Elizabeth Copelin.

     Blanche married Persifer Smith Focht.

     Joseph married Minnie Bell Mashburn.

     Minnie married Joseph William Lee.

     James married Evalyn M. Kneisley.

     Evalyn married James M. Johnson.

     Joseph married Phoebe Turpin.

     Phoebe married Joseph Taylor.

     John married Sally Stephens.

     Sally married John Carson.

      Henry J. Taylor was born on Feb 19, 1877 at Missouri. He was the son of Joseph Taylor and Martha Ellen McPike. Henry married Mary Ellena Cowherd, daughter of David T. Cowherd and Jane Ellen Scobee, circa 1907. Henry J. Taylor died on Jun 2, 1930 at Maywood, Marion County, Missouri, at age 53.
     

      Ira F. Taylor was born circa Jul, 1881 at Missouri. He was the son of Joseph Taylor and Martha Ellen McPike.

      Phoebe A. Taylor was born circa Mar, 1888 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Joseph Taylor and Martha Ellen McPike.

      Mary Ellena Cowherd was born in Jan, 1870 at Missouri. She was the daughter of David T. Cowherd and Jane Ellen Scobee. Mary married Henry J. Taylor, son of Joseph Taylor and Martha Ellen McPike, circa 1907.

     David married Jane Ellen Scobee.

     Jane married David T. Cowherd.

      James K. McPike was born circa 1864 at Missouri. He was the son of Edward McPike and Nancy Gabrella Keach.

      Annie B. McPike was born circa Apr, 1871 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Edward McPike and Nancy Gabrella Keach. Annie married (Unknown) Wiseman.

      Archibald M. McPike was born circa May, 1873 at Missouri. He was the son of Edward McPike and Nancy Gabrella Keach.
     In the census in 1880 Archibald M. McPike was named Archie M. McPike.

      John William McPike was born on Jul 21, 1875 at Missouri. He was the son of Edward McPike and Nancy Gabrella Keach. John married Julida Phillips, daughter of William Milton Phillips and Cora Joephine LaFon, on Oct 4, 1896 at Marion County, Missouri. John William McPike died on Jan 4, 1935 at Union Twp., Marion County, Missouri, at age 59.
     

      Eddie L. McPike was born circa 1867 at Missouri. He was the son of Edward McPike and Nancy Gabrella Keach.

      Charles B. McPike was born circa Sep, 1879 at Missouri. He was the son of Edward McPike and Nancy Gabrella Keach.

      Julida Phillips was born on Apr 21, 1876 at Emerson, Marion County, Missouri. She was the daughter of William Milton Phillips and Cora Joephine LaFon. Julida married John William McPike, son of Edward McPike and Nancy Gabrella Keach, on Oct 4, 1896 at Marion County, Missouri. Julida Phillips died on Oct 4, 1964 at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, at age 88.
     She was also known as Julia Phillips.

      Sarah Jane McPike was born on Apr 7, 1828 at Henry County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of James McPike and Mary Chilton. Sarah Jane McPike died on Sep 11, 1854 at Marion County, Missouri, at age 26.

      Elijah D. Gullion was born on Jun 23, 1826 at Northville, Kentucky. He was the son of George Patty Gullion and Leah Scott. Elijah married Mary Ann McPike, daughter of James McPike and Zerelda Sudduth, on Apr 23, 1853 at Marion County, Missouri. Elijah D. Gullion died on Dec 20, 1884 at Port Royal, Henry County, Kentucky, at age 58.
     

"We are sorry to chronicle the death of Elijah Gullion who died at the residence of John S. Gullion on Saturday, the 20th of December. His home was near Emerson, Marion County, Mo., in which place he removed from this county about thirty years ago. He came to Kentucky last August to visit his brothers, John, Ben and Dock Gullion, not having been here for eighteen years before. Soon after his arrival he was stricken with that terrible foe, typhoid fever, and was prostrated by it for 13 weeks. His wife, who came soon after his long illness began, remained with him until his death. The remains were taken to his home in Missouri for burial. Otis Bates, nephew of the deceased, accompanying the breaved wife. Mr. Gullion was about 58 years of age. His wife and seven children survive."

Carrollton Democrat, Carrollton, Kentucky, January 3, 1885.



Elijah was living in Carroll Co., Kentucky with his parents in 1850. In 1853 he moved to Missouri and married Mary Ann McPike of Emerson, Missouri. In 1860 Elijah and Mary Ann joined the Baptist Church. Their children also became members. About 1884 he owned 406 acres of land and specialized in hog raising. There was a Gullion School and a Gullion Cemetery nearby.

H. Edgar Hill.

      George E. Gullion was born on Apr 3, 1856 at Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. George married Ethel C. (Unknown). George E. Gullion died in 1920.
     

      Eudora Gullion was born circa 1859 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike.

      Martha Lee Gullion was born circa 1861 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. Martha married Benjamin B. Bowles, son of Warren H. Bowles and Zillah A. Ralls.
     In the census on Jun 5, 1880 Martha Lee Gullion was named Leah Gullion.

      Elijah Dement Gullion Jr. was born on Jun 20, 1864 at Emerson, Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. Elijah married Lillie E. Phillips. Elijah Dement Gullion Jr. died on Sep 3, 1932 at Round Grove, Marion County, Missouri, at age 68.
     

     Lillie married Elijah Dement Gullion Jr., son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike.

      Ella Gullion was born circa 1864 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike.

      Mary A. Gullion was born in 1866 at Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas. She was the daughter of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. Mary A. Gullion died in 1884.

      America Gullion was born circa 1869 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. America Gullion died in 1884.

      Otis Gullion was born in 1872. He was the son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. Otis Gullion died in 1878.

      Dr. Wilbur Thomas Gullion M.D. was born in Aug, 1873 at Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. Wilbur married Stella Josephine Banks on Apr 16, 1899 at Missouri.
     Dr. Wilbur Thomas Gullion M.D. resided at at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, in Nov, 1924.

      Stella Josephine Banks was born on Oct 23, 1876 at Round Grove, Marion County, Missouri. Stella married Dr. Wilbur Thomas Gullion M.D., son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike, on Apr 16, 1899 at Missouri. Stella married Luther Walker Yost, son of Levi Yost and Hannah Jane Stotler. Stella Josephine Banks died on Apr 29, 1949 at San Diego County, California, at age 72.

      Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. was born on Aug 23, 1878 at Emerson, Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike. Omar married Anna Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Martin Van Buran Wright and Phoebe Ann Goodson, on Sep 7, 1910 at Carroll County, Missouri; 3 children. Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. died on Dec 29, 1959 at Los Angeles County, California, at age 81.
     



















He resided at at 1457 Schafter Ave., Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, on May 27, 1925. He and Anna Elizabeth Wright resided at at Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, on Aug 10, 1929.

Omar grew up in the Emerson, Missouri are. He went to teacher's college in La Grange, Missouri, getting his BS and Masters degree there. He went to the University of Missouri Medical School. With additional training at Cornell in New York and at the Rush Medical College at the University of Chicago he obtained an MD and PhD. He taught medical pharmacology at Cornell University and then joined his brother Wilbur in a medical practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1911 where he was an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist until he retired in the early 1950s.

      Anna Elizabeth Wright was born on Jul 13, 1884. She was the daughter of Martin Van Buran Wright and Phoebe Ann Goodson. Anna married Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D., son of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike, on Sep 7, 1910 at Carroll County, Missouri; 3 children. Anna Elizabeth Wright died on Nov 26, 1957 at age 73.
     She and Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. resided at at Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, on Aug 10, 1929.

      Mary Elizabeth Gullion was born on Nov 8, 1912 at Oregon. She was the daughter of Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. and Anna Elizabeth Wright. Mary Elizabeth Gullion died on Feb 15, 1988 at age 75; not married.
     In the census on Jan 3, 1920 Mary Elizabeth Gullion was named Elizabeth M. Gullion.


Mary never married. She was a ski instructor and photographer at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, Oregon for a number of years. She then was a ski instructor at the Hans Schnieder Ski School in North Conway, New Hampshire. In the early 1950s she returned to Oregon and became the school's psychologist for the Eugene Public School System. She wrote a book on psychology.

      Phoebe Elenore Gullion was born on Apr 19, 1914 at Oregon. She was the daughter of Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. and Anna Elizabeth Wright. Phoebe married Sol Cornberg. Phoebe Elenore Gullion and Sol Cornberg were divorced in 1950 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Phoebe Elenore Gullion died on May 15, 1994 at Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, at age 80.
     

Most of her adult life, Phoebe was involved with artistic affairs having lived and studied in Crete and Spain. For a period of time she was involved in medical research at UCLA. In 1988 she lived in Newport, Oregon and had become quite sucessful as a watercolor artist.

In the census in 1920 Phoebe Elenore Gullion was named Elinor F. Gullion.

      Gordon Wright Gullion was born on Apr 16, 1923 at Oregon. He was the son of Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. and Anna Elizabeth Wright. Gordon married Ardelle Marie Vicary, daughter of John Henry Vicary and Ardath Maria Thompson, on Jun 4, 1944 at Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Gordon Wright Gullion died on Sep 23, 1991 at Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota, at age 68.
     

Gordon was a wildlife research biologist, first in Nevada and after 1958, on the faculty of the University fo Minnesota where he was a professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in 1988. His specialty was forest wildlife management, especially as related to ruffed grouse. In 1988 they lived in Clogue, Minnesota.

     Martin married Phoebe Ann Goodson.

     Phoebe married Martin Van Buran Wright.

      Sol Cornberg was born on Jun 22, 1910 at Bowman, Bowman County, North Dakota. Sol married Phoebe Elenore Gullion, daughter of Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. and Anna Elizabeth Wright. Sol Cornberg and Phoebe Elenore Gullion were divorced in 1950 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Sol Cornberg died on Oct 2, 1999 at U. S. Consolate, London, Middlesex, England, at age 89.

     Peter Cornberg was the son of Sol Cornberg and Phoebe Elenore Gullion. Peter married Cheryl (Unknown).
      Peter was in the movie and TV business, mostly as a director and producer. In late 1988 he was sailing around the world with his wife in a small sailboat.

     Cheryl married Peter Cornberg, son of Sol Cornberg and Phoebe Elenore Gullion.

     David Cornberg was the son of Sol Cornberg and Phoebe Elenore Gullion.
     

David was an adventurer and had done many things including living alone one winter along the Yukon and working with native tribes in Alaska. He was a published poet and in 1988 was a lecturer in American literature at a university in Taipei, Taiwan.

      Ardelle Marie Vicary was born on Apr 2, 1925 at Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. She was the daughter of John Henry Vicary and Ardath Maria Thompson. Ardelle Marie Vicary was born on Apr 23, 1925 at Oregon. Ardelle married Gordon Wright Gullion, son of Dr. Omar Ray Gullion M.D. and Anna Elizabeth Wright, on Jun 4, 1944 at Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Ardelle Marie Vicary died on Dec 9, 2000 at Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota, at age 75.

      Christina Maria Gullion was born on Dec 27, 1947. She was the daughter of Gordon Wright Gullion and Ardelle Marie Vicary.
     

Christina was single in 1988. She earned her PhD at the University of North Carolina and was a statistician for the staff in the Medical School at the University of Texas in Dallas.

      Anna Lorraine Gullion was born on Apr 16, 1949. She was the daughter of Gordon Wright Gullion and Ardelle Marie Vicary. Anna married Bruce Plante in Jul, 1970. Anna married Robert Watkins on Jul 15, 1985.

     Bruce married Anna Lorraine Gullion, daughter of Gordon Wright Gullion and Ardelle Marie Vicary, in Jul, 1970.

     Robert married Anna Lorraine Gullion, daughter of Gordon Wright Gullion and Ardelle Marie Vicary, on Jul 15, 1985.

      Barbara Elizabeth Gullion was born on Jul 3, 1951. She was the daughter of Gordon Wright Gullion and Ardelle Marie Vicary.

      Rebecca Susanne Gullion was born on Dec 17, 1954 at Elko, Elko County, Nevada. She was the daughter of Gordon Wright Gullion and Ardelle Marie Vicary. Rebecca married Robert Arthur Lindquist on Aug 20, 1983.

     Robert married Rebecca Susanne Gullion, daughter of Gordon Wright Gullion and Ardelle Marie Vicary, on Aug 20, 1983.

     Ardath married John Henry Vicary.

     (Unknown) Lindquist was the daughter of Robert Arthur Lindquist and Rebecca Susanne Gullion.

      Daniel Arthur Lindquist was born on Dec 23, 1985 at Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota. He was the son of Robert Arthur Lindquist and Rebecca Susanne Gullion.

     John married Ardath Maria Thompson.

      Guy G. Gullion was born on Mar 21, 1906 at Missouri. He was the son of Dr. Wilbur Thomas Gullion M.D. and Stella Josephine Banks. Guy G. Gullion died on May 17, 1979 at Atlanta, Cass County, Texas, at age 73.

      Luther Walker Yost was born on Oct 7, 1865 at West Virginia. He was the son of Levi Yost and Hannah Jane Stotler. Luther married Stella Josephine Banks. Luther Walker Yost died on Mar 21, 1951 at Los Angeles County, California, at age 85.

     Levi married Hannah Jane Stotler.

     Hannah married Levi Yost.

      Benjamin B. Bowles was born in Dec, 1869 at Emerson, Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of Warren H. Bowles and Zillah A. Ralls. Benjamin married Martha Lee Gullion, daughter of Elijah D. Gullion and Mary Ann McPike.
     Benjamin B. Bowles was also known as Richard Benjamin Bowles.

      James Marion Proctor was born on Mar 3, 1837 at Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of Columbus Singleton Proctor and Eleanor J. Wood. James married Ellen Keziah McPike, daughter of James McPike and Mary Chilton, on Jun 7, 1860 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. James Marion Proctor died on Jun 5, 1910 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri, at age 73. James was buried at Saint Jude Cemetery, Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri.
     

JAMES M. PROCTOR ~ (Farmer, Stock-raiser and Stock-dealer, Post-office, Monroe City). An outline of the family antecedents of Mr. Proctor has been given in the sketch of his brother, Dr. Thomas Proctor, which precedes this. The father, as there remarked, became one of the well-to-do farmers of Marion county. In early life he was a tanner by trade, and commenced quite poor, but by industry and superior business management became a large property holder. He raised stock quite extensively and also grew tobacco in large quantities. He owned at his death over 1,400 acres of land.

James M. was born near Philadelphia, in Marion county, March 3, 1837, and was educated at the Baptist College at Palmyra. He subsequently taught school two terms and then resumed farming on the old family homestead, where he continued until 1866. Meanwhile he had married, and from the old Proctor homestead he came to Monroe county and settled on his present farm, or rather a part of his present farm. He first had 360 acres, but has since added until he now has 1,160 acres, 480 of which are in his home tract, and the balance only a half a mile distant.

Although farming in a general way all the time, for a number of years he has made a specialty of raising and handling stock. His lands are largely run in blue grass for that purpose, having about 1,000 acres in pasturage. He usually keeps from 100 to 150 head of cattle on hand on his home farm, quite or nearly all of high grade and thoroughbred stock. He now has 110 head of fine short-horn cows that he is crossing with Hereford stock for the Western trade. Mr. Proctor is also a leading stockholder in the Monroe City Bank, and in the Monroe Texas Cattle Company, in the former of which he is a director, and is vice-president of the latter. Mr. Proctor has one of the finest stock farms in Monroe county. His place is handsomely improved, including, buildings, fences, pastures, water facilities, etc. His residence alone, a fine two-story brick, with a stone basement, containing eleven rooms and three large halls, besides a commodious basement, all handsomely constructed and elegantly furnished, cost over $5,000. It is built on a beautiful collado ? or eminence gradually rising from the public road about a quarter of a mile distant, and is approached by a handsome carriage-way. The site commands a fine view, not only of his own large pastures and fields, undulating and stretching away in the distance, but also of the surrounding country for miles.

On the 7th of June, 1860, Mr. Proctor was married to Miss Ellen K. McPike, a daughter of Hon. James McPike, now deceased, of Marion county. Her father came to Pike county, Mo., from Henry county, Ky., in 1840, and was a brother to Aaron McPike, of Audrain county. Her mother was a Miss Mary Clinton. They removed to Marion county in about 1841. He was a leading farmer and stock man of Marion county and died there in the fall of 1878. He represented that county in the Legislature, and was one of its most intelligent, progressive and public-spirited citizens. He was quite wealthy, and was said to be the finest judge of stock in the State. He was a man of the most generous impulses. He was never able to say no when applied to for help, although he was often imposed upon by those who were unworthy of assistance.

His wife died in 1873. His first wife died before his removal to Missouri. Mrs. Proctor has two brothers, Benjamin and Jefferson, the former of Marion and the latter of Knox county. She also has two half-brothers and a half-sister, Edward and William and Mary, the wife of E. D. Gullien, all of Marion county. Mr. and Mrs. Proctor are blessed with a family of eight children: Ellen M., now Mrs. James Randol; Thomas J., Zack C., assistant cashier of the Monroe City Bank; Anna B., James M., Alma C., Mattie and David M. They had the misfortune to lose a little girl, Jennie Lee, at the age of four months. Both parents are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and he is a member of the A.F. and A.M., Chapter degree. Mr. Proctor is a man of marked natural intelligence and culture, and an agreeable, pleasant gentleman in bearing and conversation.

Courtesy of The House Of Proctor Genealogy Collection.

     Columbus married Eleanor J. Wood.

     Eleanor married Columbus Singleton Proctor.

      Ellen Mary Proctor was born on May 2, 1861 at Marion County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. Ellen married James Sharp Randol on May 2, 1883 at Marion County, Missouri. Ellen married Henry Russell Brown on Oct 1, 1889 at Marion County, Missouri. Ellen Mary Proctor died on Jul 14, 1947 at Clark County, Kentucky, at age 86.
     

      Zachariah Columbus Proctor was born on Nov 10, 1865 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. He was the son of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. Zachariah married Annie Quick on Oct 24, 1894 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Zachariah Columbus Proctor died on Nov 25, 1920 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 55. Zachariah was buried at Saint Jude Cemetery, Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri.
     He was also known as Zack Columbus Proctor.





PROCTOR -- Zach C. Proctor, Nov. 25, 1920, at his residence 4133 Michigan-av., beloved husband of Annie and father of Pauline Marie Proctor. Funeral services at chapel, 4227 Cottage Grove-av., Friday, at 7:30 p. m., under auspices of Mispah lodge No. 768 A. F. & A. M. Member of Delta chapter No. 191. Interment at Monroe, Mo.

Chicago Daily News, Friday, 26 Nov 1920.

      Annie Quick was born in Feb, 1872 at England. Annie married Zachariah Columbus Proctor, son of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike, on Oct 24, 1894 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Annie Quick died on Jul 5, 1938 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 66. Annie was buried at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

      Pauline Marie Proctor was born circa 1903 at Illinois. She was the daughter of Zachariah Columbus Proctor and Annie Quick.

      Anna Belle Proctor was born on Oct 13, 1867 at Monroe County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. Anna married Abraham Tucker Baker, son of John Finley Baker and Melvina Frances Frayne, on Dec 25, 1889 at Monroe County, Missouri. Anna Belle Proctor died on Nov 22, 1924 at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 57.

      James McPike Proctor was born on Feb 14, 1871 at Monroe Twp., Monroe County, Missouri. He was the son of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. James married Minnie Wallace on Jan 14, 1893 at LaGrange, Lewis County, Missouri. James McPike Proctor died on Nov 20, 1916 at Monroe County, Missouri, at age 45. James was buried at Saint Jude Cemetery, Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri.
     

      Thomas Jefferson Proctor was born on Feb 2, 1863 at Marion County, Missouri. He was the son of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. Thomas married Mary Sheetz on Dec 24, 1884 at Monroe County, Missouri. Thomas married Ida Marie George on Jun 23, 1906 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Thomas Jefferson Proctor died on Dec 3, 1919 at Jackson County, Missouri, at age 56. Thomas was buried at Saint Jude Cemetery, Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri.
     

      Alma C. Proctor was born on Oct 8, 1873 at Monroe County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. Alma married John Thomas Vaughn on Jun 10, 1891 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. Alma married William Berry Fahy on Jan 12, 1918 at Monroe County, Missouri. Alma C. Proctor died on Apr 28, 1953 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri, at age 79.
     



Despite repeated body exhumations, trial ends in nolle prosequi

By Nancy Stone

When we left the trial of Mrs. Alma Proctor Vaughn and Dr. James Hull last week they were out on bail awaiting a May court date to face charges of murder in the death of her husband, Professor John Thomas Vaughn. At the time of his death Vaughn was a popular professor of history at the State Normal School in Kirksville. The case was followed in major city newspapers as well as those in Missouri through dispatches from Kirksville in Adair County.

Mrs. Vaughn went to Cleburne, Texas, to rest until her trial. Her brother, James, and her attorneys were not resting. About midnight on March 19 Professor Vaughn’s body was once again exhumed by Sexton Ruhn of St. Jude’s cemetery on behalf of the defendant. Dr. George Still of Kirksville and a physician from St. Louis removed the spine, tongue and other organs they deemed necessary for testing by defense experts in St. Louis. Professor Vaughn was said to have believed that he had a cancer on his tongue and the defense hoped to show he may have committed suicide with self-administered strychnine to avoid the painful ordeal and ultimate death from the cancer.

The May trial was postponed and a change of venue to Schuyler County was granted. On June 10, 1910, James M. Proctor, Mrs. Vaughn’s father, died at his home in Monroe City. Newspapers reported that worry over his daughter’s troubles led to his death. He was 73.

The matter was re-scheduled for trial in January 1911. The prosecution asked for another continuance on the basis that their expert witness, Dr. Paul Schweitzer, was in no condition to take the stand and testify that he had found a lethal dose of strychnine in the Professor’s stomach and liver after his body was exhumed in February 1910. Judge Shelton said he believed Dr. Schweitzer, who was more than 80 years old, could “never again appear in court.” Adair County Prosecuting Attorney Reiger, whose term expired January 2, filed a “nolle prosequi” meaning he was unwilling to pursue the charges and Mrs. Vaughn and Dr. Hull were released.

Dr. Schweitzer died later that year and in 1912 Schweitzer Hall at the University of Missouri in Columbia was named in his honor.
Nothing has been learned about the fate of Dr. James R. Hall. The 1920 census shows that his wife Chloe Bell Hull, a widow, was living with her daughter Bessie Spiker and family in West Bishop, Inyo County, California.

On January 12, 1918, at the height of hostilities during World War I, Mrs. Alma P. Vaughn and William B. Fahy were married at the home of Mrs. Vaughn’s sister, Mrs. A. T. Baker, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Monroe City News said: “Although rumored at various times that this marriage would take place, it came as somewhat of a surprise at this particular time to the friends of the contacting parties. The bride, with her daughter, Winnifred Vaughn, had been in Fort Worth the past two months, guests in the Baker home. Mr. Fahy left this city Thursday, very few having knowledge of his destination or the culmination of his trip. Mr. and Mrs. Fahy are well known Monroe City people and held in high regard by all. The former is Deputy United States Marshall and has in the past several months apprehended a number of slackers and other anti-government agents in this district.”

It is interesting to note that shortly after the Fahys returned from a honeymoon in Dallas, he made five more arrests of prominent Northeast Missouri men on charges of uttering disloyal statements against the United States Government and the president. Included were T. E. Sublett, for 25 years editor of The Kirksville Graphic weekly newspaper and Charles N. Roberts, former sheriff of Adair County.
William B. Fahy adopted Winnifred Vaughn shortly after his marriage. He was Deputy United States Marshal in the Hannibal Division from 1914 to 1920 and represented Monroe County in the State Legislature in 1909 and 1911 where he sponsored a bill which gave registered nurses their first legal standing in Missouri. He was appointed United States Marshal for eastern Missouri in 1933 and served four terms, retiring in 1942.

Alma Proctor Vaughn Fahy suffered a stroke on April 22, 1951 and was confined to her home at 733 Stanton Avenue until her death April 28, 1953. Winnifred took care of her step-father until his death February 16, 1960. She died in April 1966 and is buried next to her parents, John T. Vaughn and Alma Procter Fahy, in St. Jude’s cemetery. William Berryman Fahy was buried in historic Brush Creek cemetery in Ralls County. He had organized the Brush Creek Cemetery Association and devoted a great deal of time improving the cemetery grounds where he was buried.

Lake Gazette.

      John Thomas Vaughn was born on Oct 21, 1857 at Monroe County, Missouri. John married Alma C. Proctor, daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike, on Jun 10, 1891 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. John Thomas Vaughn died on Oct 14, 1909 at Monroe County, Missouri, at age 51.

      Winfred Corinne Vaughn was born on Nov 27, 1903 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. She was the daughter of John Thomas Vaughn and Alma C. Proctor. Winfred Corinne Vaughn died on Apr 12, 1966 at Monroe County, Missouri, at age 62.

      Martha Belle Proctor was born on Sep 3, 1875 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. Martha married James M. Johnson, son of James M. Johnson and Judith (Unknown), on Dec 21, 1899 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. Martha Belle Proctor died on Jan 15, 1965 at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, at age 89.
     She was also known as Mattie Proctor.

      James M. Johnson was born circa May, 1875 at Missouri. He was the son of James M. Johnson and Judith (Unknown). James married Martha Belle Proctor, daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike, on Dec 21, 1899 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri.

      Judith E. Johnson was born circa 1907 at Missouri. She was the daughter of James M. Johnson and Martha Belle Proctor.

     Judith married James M. Johnson.

     James married Judith (Unknown).

      Jennie Lee Proctor was born on Feb 25, 1879 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. Jennie Lee Proctor died on Jul 15, 1879 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri.

      David Milton Proctor was born on Apr 21, 1881 at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. He was the son of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike. David married Dayse Mary Whitecotton, daughter of James Henry Whitecotton and Zora Almanza Wilson, on Oct 17, 1906 at Paris, Monroe County, Missouri. David Milton Proctor died on Nov 5, 1955 at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 74. David was buried at Saint Jude Cemetery, Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri.
      In the census on Apr 29, 1910 David Milton Proctor was named D. M. Proctor.










DAVID M. PROCTOR: DEVELOPER, ATTORNEY, MERCIER ST. RESIDENT, who created the third subdivision in the WPHA area, Waldo Ridge. Proctor was a native Missourian, educated at William Jewell College and Columbia University in New York, where he received a law degree. He returned to Kansas City but soon found that being an attorney was not enough. His business acumen led him into real estate, a rapidly growing field in 1907. By 1910, Proctor had organized and become president of the Westmoreland Land and Investment Co. His numerous land purchases and sales from 1907 to 1920 reveal that he was a developer first and an attorney second.

Proctor's goal was to create an attractive, high-quality residential neighborhood of single-family dwellings, with no apartments or duplexes. The four subdivisions he established - Waldo Ridge, Westmoreland, Westmoreland Place and Westmoreland Extension - comprise nearly 40% of the WPHA area. The Ward Parkway Homes Association today is a reflection of the careful planning and hard work of David Proctor, more than any other developer.

In 1900, the land between State Line Road and the east lane of Ward Parkway, and from 75th Street north to Gregory Boulevard, was an 80-acre farm owned by Constance Bartholomees. In 1901, Mrs. Bartholomees sold the land to Charles C. Orthwein for $16,000. Orthwein, a local investor who lived in the Coates House Hotel, sold the south half of the property (40 acres) 15 months later in 1902 to Elizabeth Jackson for $20,000. Actually this was part of a land swap, as the adjacent page in the Jackson County deed book shows Orthwein purchasing parts of two lots in an existing Kansas City subdivision from Mrs. Jackson for $11,500 on the same date. (The map in Part 2 of this series shows the name as "Ortwein." It was drawn from the 1907 city atlas which also misspelled the name).

Mrs. Jackson lived in the farmhouse, near what is now 7410 Wyoming St., until 1907, when she sold the 40 acres to David Proctor for $42,500. In November 1909, from the south half (74th Street to 75th Street), Proctor created the fourth subdivision in the WPHA area, called Westmoreland. The farmhouse was later moved to the southeast corner of 75th Street and Pennsylvania St.

In 1911 Proctor and his wife Dayse built their own home at 7404 Mercier St., a white, two-and-a-half-story neo-Georgain-style house. They owned the lots to the north (7400 Mercier St.) and south (7412 Mercier St.) for many years, keeping them vacant to serve as extended side yards, and lived there until Dayse's death in 1971 (Proctor died in 1955). The present owners, Kevin and Laura O'Rourke, have extensively repaired and restored the home, and contributed much of the biographical information on David Proctor in this article.

      Dayse Mary Whitecotton was born on Oct 28, 1881 at Missouri. She was the daughter of James Henry Whitecotton and Zora Almanza Wilson. Dayse married David Milton Proctor, son of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike, on Oct 17, 1906 at Paris, Monroe County, Missouri. Dayse Mary Whitecotton died on Feb 20, 1972 at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 90. Dayse was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri.

      David Milton Proctor Jr. was born on Jan 10, 1909 at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. He was the son of David Milton Proctor and Dayse Mary Whitecotton. David married Evelyn F. Layson. David married Mary Jane Dodge at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. David Milton Proctor Jr. died on Aug 16, 1999 at Carondelet Manor Nursing Home, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 90. David was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
     

David M. Proctor, Jr., 90, Kansas City, MO, passed away Monday, August 16, 1999, at Carondelet Manor Nursing Home. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, at Wornall Road Baptist Church; private burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

Mr. Proctor was born January 10, 1909, in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Amherst College and the Kansas City School of Law. He served in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Lt. Colonel (Ret.) and was appointed Assistant United States Attorney in 1953. He was the last charter member of Wornall Road Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn F. Proctor. Survivors include two daughters, Virginia P. Young and Janet S. Waller; a son, David M. Proctor III; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Elizabeth Jenks; and nieces and nephews.

      Zora Wilson Proctor was born on Aug 18, 1913 at Missouri. She was the daughter of David Milton Proctor and Dayse Mary Whitecotton. Zora married Richard Currie Montague.
     In the census on Apr 21, 1930 Zora Wilson Proctor was named Zara Wilson Proctor.
She and Richard Currie Montague resided at at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina.

      Elizabeth Ellen Proctor was born circa Jul, 1919 at Missouri. She was the daughter of David Milton Proctor and Dayse Mary Whitecotton. Elizabeth married Robert Ellsworth Jenks.
     Elizabeth Ellen Proctor and Robert Ellsworth Jenks resided at at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

      James Sharp Randol was born in 1857 at Shelby County, Missouri. James married Ellen Mary Proctor, daughter of James Marion Proctor and Ellen Keziah McPike, on May 2, 1883 at Marion County, Missouri. James Sharp Randol died on Jan 14, 1886 at Marion County, Missouri.
     He was also known as James Sharp Randall.