In the passing of Hon. James Southard whose death on the night of March 19th, 1913, was briefly referred to in our issue of last week, Dallas county not only loses one of its oldest but one of its most distinguished citizens.
James Southard, son of Mackland Southard was born in Tennessee November 28, 1824. He came with his parents to Missouri when eighteen years of age and made this county his home until the end. He was married at the age of twenty years to Ethalinda Lindsey and this union was blessed with nine children, eight girls and one boy, one of whom, a daughter, preceds him down the valley; all the others being present during his last sickness and at the bedside when the final summons came.
His companion died September 18. 1978. Later he was marred to Caroline Luttrell with whom he happily lived until she was called away May 7 1907.
Soon after the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted and was made first lieutenant of Company C, 46 Mo. Infantry and received an honorable discharge at the end of his enlistment. In 1862 he was elected to represent Dallas county in the lower house of the Missouri legislature, was re-elected in 1864 and was again elected in 1868. He also served four years in the state senate being elected in 1870. He also served as a member of the 29th General assembly being elected representative in 1876. His first official position was that of justice of the peace. He was then elected a member of the county court and after his services in the legislature he sweved one term as probate judge.
Mr Southard was a member of the Missionary Baptist church having accepted Christ at a very early age. He was a man of excellent character, judicial in temperament, and, according to a recent statement of an ol citizen who differed with him politically, no man was ever to question the honesty or sincerety of any official action of Mr. Southard.
Funeral services were conducted by Reb. U.T. Cheek at New Hope, eight miles north of Buffalo, Friday, March 21st and interment was under direction of the Masonic Lodges of Buffalo and Louisberg, a very large crowd being out to show their respect for the departed. Taken from the Buffalo Reflex March 27, 1913
James Southard, son of Mackland Southard was born in Tennessee November 28, 1824. He came with his parents to Missouri when eighteen years of age and made this county his home until the end. He was married at the age of twenty years to Ethalinda Lindsey and this union was blessed with nine children, eight girls and one boy, one of whom, a daughter, preceds him down the valley; all the others being present during his last sickness and at the bedside when the final summons came.
His companion died September 18. 1978. Later he was marred to Caroline Luttrell with whom he happily lived until she was called away May 7 1907.
Soon after the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted and was made first lieutenant of Company C, 46 Mo. Infantry and received an honorable discharge at the end of his enlistment. In 1862 he was elected to represent Dallas county in the lower house of the Missouri legislature, was re-elected in 1864 and was again elected in 1868. He also served four years in the state senate being elected in 1870. He also served as a member of the 29th General assembly being elected representative in 1876. His first official position was that of justice of the peace. He was then elected a member of the county court and after his services in the legislature he sweved one term as probate judge.
Mr Southard was a member of the Missionary Baptist church having accepted Christ at a very early age. He was a man of excellent character, judicial in temperament, and, according to a recent statement of an ol citizen who differed with him politically, no man was ever to question the honesty or sincerety of any official action of Mr. Southard.
Funeral services were conducted by Reb. U.T. Cheek at New Hope, eight miles north of Buffalo, Friday, March 21st and interment was under direction of the Masonic Lodges of Buffalo and Louisberg, a very large crowd being out to show their respect for the departed. Taken from the Buffalo Reflex March 27, 1913
In the passing of Hon. James Southard whose death on the night of March 19th, 1913, was briefly referred to in our issue of last week, Dallas county not only loses one of its oldest but one of its most distinguished citizens.
James Southard, son of Mackland Southard was born in Tennessee November 28, 1824. He came with his parents to Missouri when eighteen years of age and made this county his home until the end. He was married at the age of twenty years to Ethalinda Lindsey and this union was blessed with nine children, eight girls and one boy, one of whom, a daughter, preceds him down the valley; all the others being present during his last sickness and at the bedside when the final summons came.
His companion died September 18. 1978. Later he was marred to Caroline Luttrell with whom he happily lived until she was called away May 7 1907.
Soon after the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted and was made first lieutenant of Company C, 46 Mo. Infantry and received an honorable discharge at the end of his enlistment. In 1862 he was elected to represent Dallas county in the lower house of the Missouri legislature, was re-elected in 1864 and was again elected in 1868. He also served four years in the state senate being elected in 1870. He also served as a member of the 29th General assembly being elected representative in 1876. His first official position was that of justice of the peace. He was then elected a member of the county court and after his services in the legislature he sweved one term as probate judge.
Mr Southard was a member of the Missionary Baptist church having accepted Christ at a very early age. He was a man of excellent character, judicial in temperament, and, according to a recent statement of an ol citizen who differed with him politically, no man was ever to question the honesty or sincerety of any official action of Mr. Southard.
Funeral services were conducted by Reb. U.T. Cheek at New Hope, eight miles north of Buffalo, Friday, March 21st and interment was under direction of the Masonic Lodges of Buffalo and Louisberg, a very large crowd being out to show their respect for the departed. Taken from the Buffalo Reflex March 27, 1913
James Southard, son of Mackland Southard was born in Tennessee November 28, 1824. He came with his parents to Missouri when eighteen years of age and made this county his home until the end. He was married at the age of twenty years to Ethalinda Lindsey and this union was blessed with nine children, eight girls and one boy, one of whom, a daughter, preceds him down the valley; all the others being present during his last sickness and at the bedside when the final summons came.
His companion died September 18. 1978. Later he was marred to Caroline Luttrell with whom he happily lived until she was called away May 7 1907.
Soon after the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted and was made first lieutenant of Company C, 46 Mo. Infantry and received an honorable discharge at the end of his enlistment. In 1862 he was elected to represent Dallas county in the lower house of the Missouri legislature, was re-elected in 1864 and was again elected in 1868. He also served four years in the state senate being elected in 1870. He also served as a member of the 29th General assembly being elected representative in 1876. His first official position was that of justice of the peace. He was then elected a member of the county court and after his services in the legislature he sweved one term as probate judge.
Mr Southard was a member of the Missionary Baptist church having accepted Christ at a very early age. He was a man of excellent character, judicial in temperament, and, according to a recent statement of an ol citizen who differed with him politically, no man was ever to question the honesty or sincerety of any official action of Mr. Southard.
Funeral services were conducted by Reb. U.T. Cheek at New Hope, eight miles north of Buffalo, Friday, March 21st and interment was under direction of the Masonic Lodges of Buffalo and Louisberg, a very large crowd being out to show their respect for the departed. Taken from the Buffalo Reflex March 27, 1913
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