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MAURICE QUICK is one of the enterprising agriculturists of Johnson County, his finely improved homestead being situated on section 17, township 44, range 28. This is one of the most valuable and extensive farms in this section, and everything about the place is kept up in a very thrifty manner. The pleasant and comfortable house and the large barn can be seen for miles around, as they are located on an elevation. Though but fourteen years have passed since the owner moved to his present residence, vast changes have taken place under his direction, and it is now considered as desirable a farm as can be found in the county.

Our subject’s father, Cornelius Quick, was born in Ashland County, Ohio, January 10, 1826. He was reared to manhood in the Buckeye State, receiving a good education, and while yet a mere youth embarked in teaching. Later he established an academy at Perrysville, Ohio. In 1849 Mr. Quick took the gold fever, and was absent in California for two years, working in the mines. On his return he resumed his profession in Cass County, Mo., where he had previously taught for a year before going West. He was married, in 1852, to Mrs. Docia LeBo, nee Page, and soon afterward settled down to a peaceful farm life. He and his good wife passed their last years on the farm of two hundred and eighty acres which Mr. Quick purchased soon after his marriage. The wife died February 26, 1875, and the husband on the 8th of the following month. At the time of his demise he left an estate amounting to eight hundred acres and some $10,000 in cash. He was first a Whig, and in later life was identified with the Republican party. For many years he served as Township Treasurer, and was also County Assessor during the war. He was a man of strong convictions, and an ardent supporter of the Union cause. Of his eight children, all but one grew to maturity, and five of the number are still living. Howard resides in the West; Mrs. Harriet Little lives on a farm in Henry County, and is the mother of five daughters; Mrs. Pauline McComb is a teacher in the public schools of this county; and Alice, the wife of D. B. Wallace, Cashier of the bank at Creighton, Mo., is the mother of two sons. Mrs. McComb is a widow and has two sons. She owns property in LaVeta, Colo., where she resided until recently. Sallie died at the age of twenty-two years; and Clara, deceased, was the wife of Charles Single, of Cass County.

Maurice Quick was born in Cass County, Mo., February 27, 1857, and during his boyhood passed his time in the usual manner of farm lads, in work and play. He attended the district schools and had planned to complete his education at college, but his father’s death put an end to his hopes in that direction, as the family in a measure depended upon him to manage home affairs. He continued to live on the old farm until about 1881, when he removed to his present residence. In the mean time he had come into possession of his share of the estate, which he sold out, buying instead a farm of four hundred and eighty acres. He has since added other tracts to his original purchase, and now owns altogether twelve hundred and forty acres. October 16, 1884, his marriage with Ida Leora Dodd, of Index, Cass County, was celebrated. She is a native of Ohio, her birth having occurred in Ashland County, September 18, 1861. Her parents, Harvey M. and Margaret (Swarts) Dodd, were both natives of Wayne County, Ohio. Mrs. Quick came to Missouri with her family when quite young, and was only sixteen years of age when she began teaching in the district where her future husband was then living. Subsequently she attended the State Normal at Warrensburg, and completed the course at Holden College, where she then engaged in teaching. Her brothers, Arthur A. and Eugene E., graduated at the State Normal and became able educators. The former taught in the normal for ten years, was County School Commissioner, and in 1895 graduated from Harvard College, where he taught during his student life. Eugene, who attended Cornell University, also took a special course for teachers in New York City, and was Principal of the high school in Carthage, Mo. Another brother, Casper S., who took a course of training at the State Normal, is now studying for the ministry in a Des Moines college. The parents of these children are still residing near Index, Cass County.

Five bright and intelligent children have come to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Quick, namely: Cornelius D., born July 27, 1885; Arthur A., December 9, 1886; Edith, July 22, 1888; Raymond Ross, February 11, 1890; and Lawrence Eugene, August 9, 1892. Mrs. Quick is a faithful member of the Christian Church, and is a lady universally beloved. Our subject cast his first Presidential ballot for James A. Garfield, and is a worker in the ranks of the Republican party, having attended various county and state conventions in the capacity of a delegate.