L. B. SPAINHOWER, is a member of the firm of Twist, Spainhower & Co., proprietors of the Valley Mills. The Twist, Spainhower & Co., mill was built in the year 1881, by Benjamin F. Twist and Levi B. Spainhower, at a cost of $12,000. It contains four run of burrs and a fifty-five horse power engine. In structure and quality it will compare favorably with any in Northwest Missouri, and the builders are deserving of much credit for their enterprise.
Levi was born in Gentry County, Missouri, January 6, 1845. His father, Daniel Spainhower, was a native of Kentucky, and was there married to Miss Polly Canaday, of the same state. They are considered to be among the pioneers of Gentry County. L. B. was engaged in farming till 1868, when he embarked in the grocery business, which he continued for four years. He was then interested in various branches of business till 1876, when he purchased what is now known as the Albany City Mills, which he continued to operate till December, 1880.
Mr. Spainhower was married December 8, 1867, to Miss Eliza Cameron. They have two children: Lillie J. and Gustavus M. Mrs. S. was born in Gentry County, Missouri, August 17, 1849. Her father, Elisha Cameron, was a native of Tennessee, and her mother, formerly Jane Maugnett, was born in Ohio.
Published in the History of Gentry & Worth Counties, Missouri, 1882
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Levi went to the west coast and Pacific northwest after the death of his first wife, Eliza, in 1885. He returned to Gentry County in 1899 and married Mrs. Mary (Evans) Norris on May 9, 1900. Levi and Mary Spainhower remained in Gentry County until June 4, 1919, when they moved to Oakland, California. At that time each of them had at least one or more of their adult children living in California. Mary M. Evans Norris Spainhower died in Oakland less than a year later on April 29, 1920. Her body was brought back to Gentry County and buried in the Shepherd Cemetery. Levi died in Gentry County on January 9, 1925.
Levi was born in Gentry County, Missouri, January 6, 1845. His father, Daniel Spainhower, was a native of Kentucky, and was there married to Miss Polly Canaday, of the same state. They are considered to be among the pioneers of Gentry County. L. B. was engaged in farming till 1868, when he embarked in the grocery business, which he continued for four years. He was then interested in various branches of business till 1876, when he purchased what is now known as the Albany City Mills, which he continued to operate till December, 1880.
Mr. Spainhower was married December 8, 1867, to Miss Eliza Cameron. They have two children: Lillie J. and Gustavus M. Mrs. S. was born in Gentry County, Missouri, August 17, 1849. Her father, Elisha Cameron, was a native of Tennessee, and her mother, formerly Jane Maugnett, was born in Ohio.
Published in the History of Gentry & Worth Counties, Missouri, 1882
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Levi went to the west coast and Pacific northwest after the death of his first wife, Eliza, in 1885. He returned to Gentry County in 1899 and married Mrs. Mary (Evans) Norris on May 9, 1900. Levi and Mary Spainhower remained in Gentry County until June 4, 1919, when they moved to Oakland, California. At that time each of them had at least one or more of their adult children living in California. Mary M. Evans Norris Spainhower died in Oakland less than a year later on April 29, 1920. Her body was brought back to Gentry County and buried in the Shepherd Cemetery. Levi died in Gentry County on January 9, 1925.
L. B. SPAINHOWER, is a member of the firm of Twist, Spainhower & Co., proprietors of the Valley Mills. The Twist, Spainhower & Co., mill was built in the year 1881, by Benjamin F. Twist and Levi B. Spainhower, at a cost of $12,000. It contains four run of burrs and a fifty-five horse power engine. In structure and quality it will compare favorably with any in Northwest Missouri, and the builders are deserving of much credit for their enterprise.
Levi was born in Gentry County, Missouri, January 6, 1845. His father, Daniel Spainhower, was a native of Kentucky, and was there married to Miss Polly Canaday, of the same state. They are considered to be among the pioneers of Gentry County. L. B. was engaged in farming till 1868, when he embarked in the grocery business, which he continued for four years. He was then interested in various branches of business till 1876, when he purchased what is now known as the Albany City Mills, which he continued to operate till December, 1880.
Mr. Spainhower was married December 8, 1867, to Miss Eliza Cameron. They have two children: Lillie J. and Gustavus M. Mrs. S. was born in Gentry County, Missouri, August 17, 1849. Her father, Elisha Cameron, was a native of Tennessee, and her mother, formerly Jane Maugnett, was born in Ohio.
Published in the History of Gentry & Worth Counties, Missouri, 1882
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Levi went to the west coast and Pacific northwest after the death of his first wife, Eliza, in 1885. He returned to Gentry County in 1899 and married Mrs. Mary (Evans) Norris on May 9, 1900. Levi and Mary Spainhower remained in Gentry County until June 4, 1919, when they moved to Oakland, California. At that time each of them had at least one or more of their adult children living in California. Mary M. Evans Norris Spainhower died in Oakland less than a year later on April 29, 1920. Her body was brought back to Gentry County and buried in the Shepherd Cemetery. Levi died in Gentry County on January 9, 1925.
Levi was born in Gentry County, Missouri, January 6, 1845. His father, Daniel Spainhower, was a native of Kentucky, and was there married to Miss Polly Canaday, of the same state. They are considered to be among the pioneers of Gentry County. L. B. was engaged in farming till 1868, when he embarked in the grocery business, which he continued for four years. He was then interested in various branches of business till 1876, when he purchased what is now known as the Albany City Mills, which he continued to operate till December, 1880.
Mr. Spainhower was married December 8, 1867, to Miss Eliza Cameron. They have two children: Lillie J. and Gustavus M. Mrs. S. was born in Gentry County, Missouri, August 17, 1849. Her father, Elisha Cameron, was a native of Tennessee, and her mother, formerly Jane Maugnett, was born in Ohio.
Published in the History of Gentry & Worth Counties, Missouri, 1882
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Levi went to the west coast and Pacific northwest after the death of his first wife, Eliza, in 1885. He returned to Gentry County in 1899 and married Mrs. Mary (Evans) Norris on May 9, 1900. Levi and Mary Spainhower remained in Gentry County until June 4, 1919, when they moved to Oakland, California. At that time each of them had at least one or more of their adult children living in California. Mary M. Evans Norris Spainhower died in Oakland less than a year later on April 29, 1920. Her body was brought back to Gentry County and buried in the Shepherd Cemetery. Levi died in Gentry County on January 9, 1925.
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