11 June 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our 2nd source information for today was sent to us by a wonderful subscriber who wishes to remain anonymous. My THANKS to this person. Leslie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source (1 of 2): Fairport Centennial Booklet Fairport, Dekalb County, MO Page 4: 1868- First school erected 1869- 1st Settlers included John G. BARTON, who had a general store 1870- Grant Township was formed 1871- Joseph PIERCE and wife had arrived in Fairport in 1866. They were the hotel operators in the 1870s & 1880s, as well as the parents of Mrs. A.V. LINCOLN 1874- Isaac ROSS deeded the land for a cemetery (His 10 yr old son, William, died.) 1875- Mr. BARTON sold his stock to John B. ROBINSON 1876- the Methodist Church was built 1877- Mr. ROBINSON & H.C. BURNHAM formed a partnership 1878- OLIVER & Co opened a drug store 1881- Samuel SHERARD began a furniture business **There are pictures of Mr & Mrs Joseph PIERCE, Isaac & William Ross and Mr & Mrs. J.B. ROBINSON on this page. ~~~~~~~~ Source (2 of 2): History of Callaway County, Missouri 1884 Page #: 770-771 JOHN H. GALWITH, shoemaker, New Bloomfield. Mr. Galwith's father, John W. Galwith, a native of Maryland, but subsequently an early settler in Callaway County, lived to the advanced age of ninety-five and died at the residence of another son of his, George W. Galwith, in this county. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Finks, was also a native of Maryland. They had seven children: Eliza Ann, John H., Peter, Elizabeth, Gabriel, Susanna and George W. John H., the oldest son and the subject of this sketch, was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, February 2, 1820, and was reared in his native State. He was brought up on a farm to the age of fifteen when he entered the shoemaker's trade and has worked at it ever since, except for three years while he was engaged in the grocery business at Fulton, a period now of nearly fifty years. He was engaged in the grocery business of Fulton during the years 1855, 1856 and 1857. Mr. Galwith's first wife, formerly Miss Martha T. Miles, to whom he was married in Charleston, Virginia, died in December, 1847. He was afterwards married to Miss Catherine Sitton, who died in 1854, leaving him one child, William, who now lives near Fulton; one other died in infancy. To Narcissa McCowan, formerly of Tennessee, daughter of Isaac W. McCowan. She has borne him three children: Mabel, I. Mason and Gertrude. Mr. Galwith has been engaged in the shoemaking business (and of course he makes boots too) for sixteen years, since 1867. He is without doubt the most experienced and skillful boot and shoemaker in the county.