“Sunday morning about six o’clock after an illness resulting from paralysis which attacked him more than a year ago and senile debility, Lewis M. Applegate expired at the home of his son in this city, surrounded by his immediate relatives and neighbor friends.
Mr. Applegate was born in Cole County, Missouri January 23, 1832 and with his parents, Lisbon and Elizabeth Applegate, came to this county, settling in Salt Creek township when about a year old. In 1835 the family moved to Keytesville where the subject of this sketch has lived ever since. There were four brothers, George, John, James and Clark, all of whom have passed away.
July 21, 1857 he was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A. Burch of near Glasgow and to them two children, George H. and Mrs. Fannie Rucker, came. The mother died September 5, 1862. December 1, 1863, Mr. Applegate again married, Miss Mary E. Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hawkins, becoming his second wife, who died in April 1904, since which time Mr. Applegate has made his home with his son George.
Mr. Applegate began his career as a school teacher. At the age of 17 he was employed as deputy in the office of the county clerk, to which office he was elected about 1853 and holding until 1861, after which he held various clerical positions. In 1871 he purchased an interest with Mr. T. J. Martin in the drug business, and for a long time he was the custodian of funds for friends who deposited them with him for safe keeping, though he was not engaged in the banking business nor realized profit for his services. He became one of the firm of Applegate and Martin, a dry goods firm about 1880, the drug firm being Martin and Applegate.
The Farmers Bank of Chariton County was organized in 1880 and Mr. Applegate was elected president, holding the position until 1906 when he retired from active business and spent nearly all his time at home, though outdoors. He was fond of hunting and fishing and all his life devoted some of his spare time to the sport, his two hobbies being preservation of forests and fire arms, of which he had a choice collection.
Monday afternoon at two o’clock services were held at the home, Rev. Meyers reading a sketch of the life of the deceased and offering prayer after a song by a quartette. Mr. Applegate was never united with a church though holding as strong charitable and moral principles as the strictest sectarian.” Charitan Courier, October 1, 1915
Mr. Applegate was born in Cole County, Missouri January 23, 1832 and with his parents, Lisbon and Elizabeth Applegate, came to this county, settling in Salt Creek township when about a year old. In 1835 the family moved to Keytesville where the subject of this sketch has lived ever since. There were four brothers, George, John, James and Clark, all of whom have passed away.
July 21, 1857 he was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A. Burch of near Glasgow and to them two children, George H. and Mrs. Fannie Rucker, came. The mother died September 5, 1862. December 1, 1863, Mr. Applegate again married, Miss Mary E. Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hawkins, becoming his second wife, who died in April 1904, since which time Mr. Applegate has made his home with his son George.
Mr. Applegate began his career as a school teacher. At the age of 17 he was employed as deputy in the office of the county clerk, to which office he was elected about 1853 and holding until 1861, after which he held various clerical positions. In 1871 he purchased an interest with Mr. T. J. Martin in the drug business, and for a long time he was the custodian of funds for friends who deposited them with him for safe keeping, though he was not engaged in the banking business nor realized profit for his services. He became one of the firm of Applegate and Martin, a dry goods firm about 1880, the drug firm being Martin and Applegate.
The Farmers Bank of Chariton County was organized in 1880 and Mr. Applegate was elected president, holding the position until 1906 when he retired from active business and spent nearly all his time at home, though outdoors. He was fond of hunting and fishing and all his life devoted some of his spare time to the sport, his two hobbies being preservation of forests and fire arms, of which he had a choice collection.
Monday afternoon at two o’clock services were held at the home, Rev. Meyers reading a sketch of the life of the deceased and offering prayer after a song by a quartette. Mr. Applegate was never united with a church though holding as strong charitable and moral principles as the strictest sectarian.” Charitan Courier, October 1, 1915
“Sunday morning about six o’clock after an illness resulting from paralysis which attacked him more than a year ago and senile debility, Lewis M. Applegate expired at the home of his son in this city, surrounded by his immediate relatives and neighbor friends.
Mr. Applegate was born in Cole County, Missouri January 23, 1832 and with his parents, Lisbon and Elizabeth Applegate, came to this county, settling in Salt Creek township when about a year old. In 1835 the family moved to Keytesville where the subject of this sketch has lived ever since. There were four brothers, George, John, James and Clark, all of whom have passed away.
July 21, 1857 he was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A. Burch of near Glasgow and to them two children, George H. and Mrs. Fannie Rucker, came. The mother died September 5, 1862. December 1, 1863, Mr. Applegate again married, Miss Mary E. Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hawkins, becoming his second wife, who died in April 1904, since which time Mr. Applegate has made his home with his son George.
Mr. Applegate began his career as a school teacher. At the age of 17 he was employed as deputy in the office of the county clerk, to which office he was elected about 1853 and holding until 1861, after which he held various clerical positions. In 1871 he purchased an interest with Mr. T. J. Martin in the drug business, and for a long time he was the custodian of funds for friends who deposited them with him for safe keeping, though he was not engaged in the banking business nor realized profit for his services. He became one of the firm of Applegate and Martin, a dry goods firm about 1880, the drug firm being Martin and Applegate.
The Farmers Bank of Chariton County was organized in 1880 and Mr. Applegate was elected president, holding the position until 1906 when he retired from active business and spent nearly all his time at home, though outdoors. He was fond of hunting and fishing and all his life devoted some of his spare time to the sport, his two hobbies being preservation of forests and fire arms, of which he had a choice collection.
Monday afternoon at two o’clock services were held at the home, Rev. Meyers reading a sketch of the life of the deceased and offering prayer after a song by a quartette. Mr. Applegate was never united with a church though holding as strong charitable and moral principles as the strictest sectarian.” Charitan Courier, October 1, 1915
Mr. Applegate was born in Cole County, Missouri January 23, 1832 and with his parents, Lisbon and Elizabeth Applegate, came to this county, settling in Salt Creek township when about a year old. In 1835 the family moved to Keytesville where the subject of this sketch has lived ever since. There were four brothers, George, John, James and Clark, all of whom have passed away.
July 21, 1857 he was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A. Burch of near Glasgow and to them two children, George H. and Mrs. Fannie Rucker, came. The mother died September 5, 1862. December 1, 1863, Mr. Applegate again married, Miss Mary E. Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Hawkins, becoming his second wife, who died in April 1904, since which time Mr. Applegate has made his home with his son George.
Mr. Applegate began his career as a school teacher. At the age of 17 he was employed as deputy in the office of the county clerk, to which office he was elected about 1853 and holding until 1861, after which he held various clerical positions. In 1871 he purchased an interest with Mr. T. J. Martin in the drug business, and for a long time he was the custodian of funds for friends who deposited them with him for safe keeping, though he was not engaged in the banking business nor realized profit for his services. He became one of the firm of Applegate and Martin, a dry goods firm about 1880, the drug firm being Martin and Applegate.
The Farmers Bank of Chariton County was organized in 1880 and Mr. Applegate was elected president, holding the position until 1906 when he retired from active business and spent nearly all his time at home, though outdoors. He was fond of hunting and fishing and all his life devoted some of his spare time to the sport, his two hobbies being preservation of forests and fire arms, of which he had a choice collection.
Monday afternoon at two o’clock services were held at the home, Rev. Meyers reading a sketch of the life of the deceased and offering prayer after a song by a quartette. Mr. Applegate was never united with a church though holding as strong charitable and moral principles as the strictest sectarian.” Charitan Courier, October 1, 1915
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