Identifier: historyofdaviess00leop (find matches)
Title: History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Leopard, John C Hillman, Mary McCammon McCammon, Robert McMillen, 1842-1922
Subjects: Daviess County (Mo.) -- History Gentry County (Mo.) -- History
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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illiam Duke, in1868. They settled near Albany where they spent the remainder of theirlives. They both died several years ago and their remains are buried inthe City Cemetery at Albany. After the death of Rev. James Henry Ernsthis widow married John M. Canaday, a son of Caleb Canaday, who was atone time probate judge of Gentry County. John M. Canaday is now deadhis widow lives with her son, C. E. Ernst. She is 76 years old. C. E. Ernst was educated in the public school of Albany and later at-tended Christian College at Albany. He then read law with W. F. Dalbeyand was admitted to the bar in December, 1900, and has since practiced suc-cessfully. When former Governor Hadley was in office, he appointed Mr.Ernst the circuit clerk and recorder of deeds of Gentry County to fill outthe unexpired term of Horace J. Peery. This was in April, 1910, and Mr.Ernst held the office for two years, working under Don Hawthorne. Mr.Ernsts success and popularity as an official of the county is shown by the
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C. E. KRNST HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 425 fact that his county elected him to fill the office of prosecuting attorneyin 1918 and reelected him in 1920. C. E. Ernst was married in 1901, to Alice Sparks, a daughter of Col-W. P. Sparks of Grant City. Mrs. Ernst was born and reared in GrantCity. To this union of C. E. and Alice (Sparks) Ernst two children havebeen born: Charles, a graduate of the Albany High School, now a studentat Palmer College, and interested in electrical engineering; and Ernestinealso a graduate of Albany High School, and at present student at PalmerCollege from which she was graduated in music in 1922. Mr. Ernst is a member of the Baptist church and is identified with thefollowing lodges: the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the IndependentOrder of Odd Fellows of which he is a Past Grand Master, the Yoeman, andthe Woodmen of the World. Mr. Ernst is very fond of good horses andkeeps four standard bred horses at his home. He uses them both for driv-ing a

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