The following information is excerpted a 2009 article from the Marshall Democrat News:
Garnett Hutcherson, purchased the (his father's) farm. That's how our branch of the family happens to be here. (Anna) had several children, but he was the one who bought that farm. Then he bought another farm, that is across the road ... and sold that to my father (Willis Walker HUtcherson) later on," explained Robert. "My grandfather had brothers who owned land right down the road and also in Malta Bend."
Garnett and his wife, Lillian Grimes Becraft, had six children, W.W. "Pete," Leland, Leon, Dorothy, G.R. and Virginia. With the exception of Dorothy, all the children lived and worked in Saline County their entire lives. The boys all farmed near the Hutcherson farm, too.
Garnett Hutcherson was a well-known and respected cattleman and farmer, said his grandson, Robert.
"He raised cattle and was known for that. Like every farmer, they also had pigs. But hay and grain were the major crops, those were cycled through the animals," he said.
"The farm was really built and operated with the idea of producing animals as the primary way they made some income."
About 1930, Highway 20 was built and Hutcherson donated land for the road. Before that, Shackleford Road was north of the railroad and went east and west from Shackleford to Marshall.
"When they were discussing in the area putting this new highway in, in order to get the highway close to the farm, my grandfather donated the land to the state of Missouri," Robert said.
When they put the highway through there was a small triangle from the farm on the other side of the highway where it made a 90-degree curve, he said. He donated that land for a service station and post office building combination in Shackleford.
"Later there was a garage there," said Robert, adding that in the 1950s the building became a "nightclub." His grandfather, a strict Baptist, would have "never supported anything such as that," he added.
Garnett was very community-minded and helped with the "co-op movement" and was an early member of MFA.
"He helped organize the farmers locally to purchase train carloads of fertilizers and other supplies, including ... lime," Robert said.
"They would go together and purchase at wholesale a carload of something, and then they would bring their horses and wagons over and unload it on to their own vehicles," Robert explained.
Some time during Prohibition, Garnett was elected county sheriff.
"In those days, the sheriff lived at the jail. So he and my grandmother moved in there, and she cooked for the prisoners," he said. Their sons, all in their late teens and 20s, took care of the farm.
After Garnett's death, Lillian retained ownership of the property and her son, Garnett R. Hutcherson Jr., operated the farm. After Lillian's death, the children auctioned the property and Pete and his wife Hattie purchased the land.
Garnett Hutcherson, purchased the (his father's) farm. That's how our branch of the family happens to be here. (Anna) had several children, but he was the one who bought that farm. Then he bought another farm, that is across the road ... and sold that to my father (Willis Walker HUtcherson) later on," explained Robert. "My grandfather had brothers who owned land right down the road and also in Malta Bend."
Garnett and his wife, Lillian Grimes Becraft, had six children, W.W. "Pete," Leland, Leon, Dorothy, G.R. and Virginia. With the exception of Dorothy, all the children lived and worked in Saline County their entire lives. The boys all farmed near the Hutcherson farm, too.
Garnett Hutcherson was a well-known and respected cattleman and farmer, said his grandson, Robert.
"He raised cattle and was known for that. Like every farmer, they also had pigs. But hay and grain were the major crops, those were cycled through the animals," he said.
"The farm was really built and operated with the idea of producing animals as the primary way they made some income."
About 1930, Highway 20 was built and Hutcherson donated land for the road. Before that, Shackleford Road was north of the railroad and went east and west from Shackleford to Marshall.
"When they were discussing in the area putting this new highway in, in order to get the highway close to the farm, my grandfather donated the land to the state of Missouri," Robert said.
When they put the highway through there was a small triangle from the farm on the other side of the highway where it made a 90-degree curve, he said. He donated that land for a service station and post office building combination in Shackleford.
"Later there was a garage there," said Robert, adding that in the 1950s the building became a "nightclub." His grandfather, a strict Baptist, would have "never supported anything such as that," he added.
Garnett was very community-minded and helped with the "co-op movement" and was an early member of MFA.
"He helped organize the farmers locally to purchase train carloads of fertilizers and other supplies, including ... lime," Robert said.
"They would go together and purchase at wholesale a carload of something, and then they would bring their horses and wagons over and unload it on to their own vehicles," Robert explained.
Some time during Prohibition, Garnett was elected county sheriff.
"In those days, the sheriff lived at the jail. So he and my grandmother moved in there, and she cooked for the prisoners," he said. Their sons, all in their late teens and 20s, took care of the farm.
After Garnett's death, Lillian retained ownership of the property and her son, Garnett R. Hutcherson Jr., operated the farm. After Lillian's death, the children auctioned the property and Pete and his wife Hattie purchased the land.
The following information is excerpted a 2009 article from the Marshall Democrat News:
Garnett Hutcherson, purchased the (his father's) farm. That's how our branch of the family happens to be here. (Anna) had several children, but he was the one who bought that farm. Then he bought another farm, that is across the road ... and sold that to my father (Willis Walker HUtcherson) later on," explained Robert. "My grandfather had brothers who owned land right down the road and also in Malta Bend."
Garnett and his wife, Lillian Grimes Becraft, had six children, W.W. "Pete," Leland, Leon, Dorothy, G.R. and Virginia. With the exception of Dorothy, all the children lived and worked in Saline County their entire lives. The boys all farmed near the Hutcherson farm, too.
Garnett Hutcherson was a well-known and respected cattleman and farmer, said his grandson, Robert.
"He raised cattle and was known for that. Like every farmer, they also had pigs. But hay and grain were the major crops, those were cycled through the animals," he said.
"The farm was really built and operated with the idea of producing animals as the primary way they made some income."
About 1930, Highway 20 was built and Hutcherson donated land for the road. Before that, Shackleford Road was north of the railroad and went east and west from Shackleford to Marshall.
"When they were discussing in the area putting this new highway in, in order to get the highway close to the farm, my grandfather donated the land to the state of Missouri," Robert said.
When they put the highway through there was a small triangle from the farm on the other side of the highway where it made a 90-degree curve, he said. He donated that land for a service station and post office building combination in Shackleford.
"Later there was a garage there," said Robert, adding that in the 1950s the building became a "nightclub." His grandfather, a strict Baptist, would have "never supported anything such as that," he added.
Garnett was very community-minded and helped with the "co-op movement" and was an early member of MFA.
"He helped organize the farmers locally to purchase train carloads of fertilizers and other supplies, including ... lime," Robert said.
"They would go together and purchase at wholesale a carload of something, and then they would bring their horses and wagons over and unload it on to their own vehicles," Robert explained.
Some time during Prohibition, Garnett was elected county sheriff.
"In those days, the sheriff lived at the jail. So he and my grandmother moved in there, and she cooked for the prisoners," he said. Their sons, all in their late teens and 20s, took care of the farm.
After Garnett's death, Lillian retained ownership of the property and her son, Garnett R. Hutcherson Jr., operated the farm. After Lillian's death, the children auctioned the property and Pete and his wife Hattie purchased the land.
Garnett Hutcherson, purchased the (his father's) farm. That's how our branch of the family happens to be here. (Anna) had several children, but he was the one who bought that farm. Then he bought another farm, that is across the road ... and sold that to my father (Willis Walker HUtcherson) later on," explained Robert. "My grandfather had brothers who owned land right down the road and also in Malta Bend."
Garnett and his wife, Lillian Grimes Becraft, had six children, W.W. "Pete," Leland, Leon, Dorothy, G.R. and Virginia. With the exception of Dorothy, all the children lived and worked in Saline County their entire lives. The boys all farmed near the Hutcherson farm, too.
Garnett Hutcherson was a well-known and respected cattleman and farmer, said his grandson, Robert.
"He raised cattle and was known for that. Like every farmer, they also had pigs. But hay and grain were the major crops, those were cycled through the animals," he said.
"The farm was really built and operated with the idea of producing animals as the primary way they made some income."
About 1930, Highway 20 was built and Hutcherson donated land for the road. Before that, Shackleford Road was north of the railroad and went east and west from Shackleford to Marshall.
"When they were discussing in the area putting this new highway in, in order to get the highway close to the farm, my grandfather donated the land to the state of Missouri," Robert said.
When they put the highway through there was a small triangle from the farm on the other side of the highway where it made a 90-degree curve, he said. He donated that land for a service station and post office building combination in Shackleford.
"Later there was a garage there," said Robert, adding that in the 1950s the building became a "nightclub." His grandfather, a strict Baptist, would have "never supported anything such as that," he added.
Garnett was very community-minded and helped with the "co-op movement" and was an early member of MFA.
"He helped organize the farmers locally to purchase train carloads of fertilizers and other supplies, including ... lime," Robert said.
"They would go together and purchase at wholesale a carload of something, and then they would bring their horses and wagons over and unload it on to their own vehicles," Robert explained.
Some time during Prohibition, Garnett was elected county sheriff.
"In those days, the sheriff lived at the jail. So he and my grandmother moved in there, and she cooked for the prisoners," he said. Their sons, all in their late teens and 20s, took care of the farm.
After Garnett's death, Lillian retained ownership of the property and her son, Garnett R. Hutcherson Jr., operated the farm. After Lillian's death, the children auctioned the property and Pete and his wife Hattie purchased the land.
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