The History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, containing a history of these counties, their cities, towns, etc.; St Joseph, Mo.: National Historical Company, 1882.
Dale Township, Atchison County, Missouri 1882
(transcribed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net)
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John T. Barkley, was born in Linn County, Iowa, September 5, 1846, and is the son of Gabriel M. and Elizabeth Barkley, nee McIntyre, both Kentuckians by birth. John T. was raised in his native county, and received a common school education. July 2, 1871, his marriage occurred, in that county, to Miss Mary E. Miller, daughter of A.K. and Jane Miller. She was born in Indiana, September 7, 1851. Mr and Mrs Barkley have two children: Blanche B., born April 17, 1872, and Roscoe K., born December 7, 1877. After leaving Linn County, Iowa, the subject of this sketch came to Missouri, and in the winter of 1872, located in Nodaway County, where he continued to live for three years. He then became a citizen of Atchison County, bought some land, and in 1875, settled in Dale Township. He has a farm of eighty acres, all fenced, his place being on section 19, township 64, range 39. Mr Barkley is greatly interested in the stock business. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Church.
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Gustavus Bayha, farmer and stock raiser, section 8, is a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, where he was born November 14, 1834, his parents, Frederick and Nanny (Cayser) Bayha, having been born in the same country. The youth of Gustavus was passed in his native country at school, where he received a liberal education. In 1854 he emigrated to the United States, and settled in Lake County, Illinois, where he engaged in farming. After remaining there till 1877, he came to this county, settling on his present place in Dale Township. This contains 240 acres of improved land, with a good dwelling and a young orchard of 300 apple, 100 peach and twenty-five each of pear, cherry and plum trees, besides a vineyard of [page 760]
page March 20, 1858. They have two children: Ada Mary, born August 9, 1879, and Henry A., born August 25, 1881. Mr B. is independent in politics.
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Thompson Black was born February 8, 1833, and is a native of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He is of Irish descent, his parents, Brice and Jane (Logan) Black, having been born in Ireland. In 1839 Thompson accompanied the family to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where they lived for twelve years, after which they moved to Lee County, Iowa, in 1851. That locality they made their home for five years, going thence to Page County, in 1856. Young Black was raised on the farm and attended the common schools in these different places. In 1877 he moved to Atchison County, Missouri, settling in Dale Township, where he now owns a farm, in section 15, township 63, range 39, of 400 acres of land, with an orchard of 600 apple, 200 peach, 75 cherry and other fruit trees, besides [page 761]