Bacon Chapel Neighborhood
2 May 1902
Clarence, Mo. Shelbina TORCHLIGHT
OVERTON WINSTON
This worthy citizen of Bacon Chapel neighborhood was a
native of Kentucky and came to Missouri and settled in
this neighborhood sometime in the thirties.
Mr. Winston improved a farm on Salt River,
one and one-half miles east and one-half mile north of Bacon Chapel. On this farm he raised his family and resided
till his death, which occurred many years ago.
Mr. Winston was a member of Bacon Chapel and began his religious life
with this church in her early history.
He was one of the substantial men of this community, socially,
politically and religiously. He was a
democrat of the old Kentucky
school.
RICHARD WINSTON
This is the oldest son of Overton Winston. He was raised in this neighborhood. In 1862 he joined the Confederate army. He was with Col. Joe Porter on his famous
raid. At the Battle of Newark, Knox County,
Mr. Winston received a very painful wound.
The Federals were in the upper room of a public building and fired from
the windows, when one of their bullets struck Mr. Winston on the nose, passing
through the bridge of the nose at an angle and carrying a portion of the nose
away. When this wound healed it left Mr.
Winston somewhat disfigured, as his nose was crooked and badly scarred.
Mr. Winston improved a farm joining his father’s on the
west, now owned by the Porter brothers and occupied by John Porter. He lived on this farm till some twenty years
ago he moved to the state of Oregon
where he still lives, a worthy citizen of his adapted state. He was a worthy citizen of old Bacon Chapel
neighborhood, a good neighbor, a Democrat and a member of Bacon Chapel church.
WILLIAM WINSTON
The second son of Overton Winston was born and raised on
the old homestead. Mr. Winston owned a
farm dear Duncan Chapel, where he lived for a number of years. Some two years ago he sold his farm and moved
to one of the western states where he still lives. He has been a farmer all his life. He is a Methodist and Democrat.
OVERTON WINSTON
This is the third and youngest son, and was also born and
raised on the old farm above described.
Overton remained on the farm till after he was grown. He married and settled in Clarence where he
lived for a few years, conducting a livery stable for some time. He now lives in the North West part of this state where he is
engaged in the hotel business. Overton
was a member of Bacon Chapel church and a Democrat.
JOHN GURDANE
This gentleman came from Wisconsin in the latter part of 1860 and
bought a farm one-mile east and one-half mile south of Bacon Chapel. The school house that bears his name is near
this farm. Mr. Gurdane
has been married twice. His present wife
is a daughter of Andy McBroom. Mr. Gurdane left this neighborhood some twenty years ago, and
settled in the state of Oregon,
where he became very prominent in political affairs, representing his county in
the state legislature twice. He was a
Methodist and a member of old Bacon Chapel.
JONATHAN WOOSTER
This gentleman is a native of the state of Maine, and came to Missouri
and settled in this neighborhood some time in the sixties. Mr. Wooster was a sailor for many years
before he came to Missouri. He is a man above the average in point of
education. He adopted the profession of
school teaching and taught several terms while living in this
neighborhood. Mr. Wooster married Mrs. Carothers, a daughter of Charlie Christian, and the widow
of Armstrong Carothers. Mr. Wooster farmed for sometime, living on
the Armstrong Carothers farm, which is located two
miles east and a little north of Lentner.
Some twenty years ago when several families left this neighborhood and
went to the state of Oregon,
Mr. Wooster was one of the number, and is yet living in that state.
NATHANIEL MORRIS
Mr. Morris was born and raised in Maryland.
When the Civil war began in ’61, Mr. Morris, then a young man, joined
the confederate army and went to the front where he took part in many of the
hard fought battles. At the close of the
war he returned home and soon after came to Missouri and stopped in Bacon Chapel neighborhood. Here he remained for many years, working at
his trade which is that of plastering.
He is a first class mechanic and has done a great deal of work in this
section of the country. Mr. Morris
settled in Shelbina many years ago where he has since resided, honored as a
brave soldier of the past cause, and respected as an upright, worthy citizen.
J. H. Pollard