Source:  HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY MISSOURI, by Ewing Cockrell.  Topeka, Cleveland: 
Historical Publishing Company, 1918.  Pages:  443-444:
Transcribed for the WWW by Nancy Howland©1999

SURNAMES:  Warnick, Oglesby, Woodford, Denton, Christopher, Whittaker, Bruce.

"E. N. WARNICK, hardware merchant, of the E. N. Warnick & Son Hardware Company of Warrensburg, 
was born seven miles south of Warrensburg, September 24, 1866, son of R. N. Warnick and Amanda (Oglesby) 
Warnick.  R. N. Warnick was born in Tennessee in 1824.  He came to Johnson County with his parents in 1834
and they settled seven miles south of Warrensburg,  Amanda (Oglesby) Warnick was a native of Missouri.  
R. N. Warnick served as probate judge of Johnson County from 1886 to 1894.  He died in Warrensburg in 
1895 and his remains were interred in Shiloh cemetery.  His wife died at Warrensburg in 1891.  R. N. and Amanda 
Warnick were the parents of the following children:  Mrs. Susan F. Woodford, deceased; S. F. Warnick, a farmer 
near Warrensburg; E. N. Warnick, subject of this review; and Mrs. R. L. Denton, wife of R. L. Denton, a wholesale 
grocer at Parsons, Kansas.  E. N. Warnick received his education in the schools of Johnson County and the State 
Normal School of Warrensburg.  He attended the State Normal School two years.  Mr. Warnick began life for himself
in 1891, but for five years prior to that time he clerked in the hardware store of G. K. Christopher, of Warrensburg.  
E. N. Warnick's store was first located on the corner of Holden and First streets.  In 1899 he moved to his present location.
He began business with a capital of $4,000.  At present Mr. Warnick carries a stock valued at $15,000.  
He handles a complete line of hardware and also has the agency for Buick automobiles.  In 1891, E. N. Warnick was 
united in marriage with Emma J. Whittaker, daughter of Joseph Whittaker, who came to Johnson County from Illinois 
about 1868.  Emma J. (Whittaker) Warnick was born in Johnson County.  Her parents are deceased.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Warnick are the parents of the following children:  Raymond N., who is in partnership with his father; Mabel, 
the wife of Clayton Bruce who is associated with Mr. Warnick and son in the hardware business; and Robert E., a 
Junior student in the Warrensburg High School.  Mr. Warnick is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and the 
Modern Woodmen of America.  He is highly respected among the business men of Johnson County and he and 
Mrs. Warnick have a wide circle of friends."


Source:  HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY MISSOURI, by Ewing Cockrell.  Topeka, Cleveland: 
Historical Publishing Company, 1918.  Pages: 444-447.
Transcribed for the WWW by Nancy Howland©1999
SURNAMES:  Mayes, Rothwell, Berry, Jones, Werner, Fryer, Hedges, Markward, Houts, Parker, Eads, 
Clark, Berkley, Gilkeson.

"F. L. MAYES, president of the Commercial Bank of Warrensburg, was born near Montserrat, Johnson County, 
April 25, 1873, son of A. S. Mayes and Nancy J. (Rothwell) Mayes, natives of Johnson county.  A. S. Mayes was 
the son of John Mayes, a native of Pennsylvania. The father of John Mayes was a native of Ireland who immigrated 
to America and settled at an early day in Pennsylvania and there his son, John, was born December 19, 1791.  The 
Mayes family moved form Pennsylvania to Virginia and later to Kentucky and in the sunny southland John Mayes grew 
to manhood.   December 19, 1817, he was united in marriage with Nancy H. Berry in Green county, Kentucky, and to 
this union was born A. S. Mayes, the father of the subject of this review.  A. S. Mayes was born in Johnson County, 
Missouri in 1844.  John and Nancy H. (Berry) Mayes came from Kentucky to Missouri in 1835 and for a short time 
lived in Lafayette county.  John Mayes entered government land near Montserrat to which place he moved and which 
he improved, making of the land a splendid farm.  The Mayes family settled in Montserrat before Johnson county was 
organized.  In 1838, leaving the farm, John Mayes built and operated the first wool carding machine in Warrensburg.  
He also kept the first hotel for two years.  He returned then to the farm and there resided, a quiet, unobtrusive, peace 
loving citizen.  Throughout the Civil War he remained upon his farm.  He was united with the Presbyterian church at the 
age of eighteen and in 1843 joined the Cumberland Presbyterian church.  John Mayes was a charter member of the 
Bethel congregation and was instrumental in the building of Mary's chapel, which was first located two miles northeast 
of Montserrat and later moved to Montserrat.  His death occurred March 4, 1881 when he was eighty-nine years of age, 
and his remains were interred in the family cemetery near Montserrat.   John Mayes was one of the honored pioneers of 
Johnson County, who spent almost a half century assisting in its growth and upbuilding.  A. S. Mayes, father of the subject 
of this review, was reared on the farm near Montserrat.  His life was devoted to agricultural pursuits, and he was one of 
the best known and most highly respected farmers and stockmen of Johnson county.  His home was in Montserrat township. 
He was united in marriage with Nancy J. Rothwell, daughter of James C. Rothwell, of Grover township, who came from 
Virginia to Missouri.  Nancy J. Rothwell was born in Johnson County in 1850.  To A. S. and Nancy Mayes were born the 
following children:  F. L., subject of this sketch;  Mrs. Stella Jones, Warrensburg; James C., Montserrat; Mrs. Wallace 
Werner, Kansas City, Missouri; and Charles S.,  Montserrat.  In 1890 the mother died.  A. S. Mayes was united in 
marriage with Mattie B. Rothwell, a sister of the deceased wife, and to this union were born two children, Nellie and 
Edwin A., who reside in Warrensburg with their mother.  The father died at the age of nearly seventy-one years and is 
interred in the family cemetery near Montserrat.  F. L. Mayes, the subject of this sketch, spent the days of his boyhood 
on his father's farm in Montserrat township assisting his father with the work and attending the district school.  He was 
given good educational advantages and he made the most of his opportunities.  He attended the State Normal School 
at Warrensburg and Gem City Business College at Quincy, Illinois, graduating from the latter institution in the class of 1892.  
In 1897 F. L. Mayes and Margaret L. Fryer, daughter of Judge R. T. Fryer, of Johnson County, were united in marriage.  
Mr. and Mrs. Mayes are the parents of two children: Harland F., a graduate of the Warrensburg High School in the class 
of 1917; and Margaret Frances.  From 1893 to 1897, F. L. Mayes served as deputy county collector of Johnson county.  
In 1897 the Commercial Bank of Warrensburg was organized and Mr. Mayes has been connected with that institution 
since its organization, serving as cashier until January 1917 when he was elected president.  The Commercial Bank of 
Warrensburg was organized September 1, 1897, with the following officers:  W. L. Hedges, president; A. S. Mayes, 
vice-president; F. L. Mayes, cashier; W. L. Hedges, A. S. Mayes, F. L. Mayes, Isaac Markward, George W. Houts, 
James H. Parker, and J. D. Eads, directors and with a capital stock of $25,000.  At the time of the organization the bank 
was located at 122 West Pine street.  In 1900, J. D. Eads accepted the position of cashier with the Peoples Bank and 
W. S. Clark was elected to fill the vacancy on the board of directors.   The present officers are:  F. L. Mayes, president; 
W. L. Hedges, vice-president; W. S. Clark, second vice-president; H. F. Berkley, cashier; A. H. Gilkeson, assistant cashier; 
F. L. Mayes, W. L. Hedges, W. S. Clark. H. F. Berkley, James H. Parker, George W. Houts, and W. J. Mayes, directors. 
James H. Parker, W. L. Hedges, F. L. Mayes and George W. Houts have been on the board since the organization of the 
bank in 1897.  The present capital stock of this splendidly and carefully managed bank is $50,000 with a surplus of $50,000
and deposits of $380,000 at the time of this writing.  The bank purchased their present building in 1912 and remodeled it.  
They still own the original bank building on West Pine Street.  The Commercial Bank of Warrensburg is and has always 
been conducted along conservative lines and all business exceedingly well managed.  Mr. Mayes has reasons to be proud 
of the institution whose success has been in a large measure doe to his tireless efforts and efficient management."

Source:  HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY MISSOURI, by Ewing Cockrell.  Topeka, Cleveland: 
Historical Publishing Company, 1918.  Pages:  442-443.
Transcribed for the WWW by Nancy Howland©1999

Surnames:  Youngs, Mock, Greer, Parker, Houston, Purnell, Cheatham, Wadell, Robinson, Hartman, Stewart, 
Lobban, Eads, Johnson, Murray, Smiser, Lobban, Faulkner, Drummond.

"Marcus Youngs, president of the Citizens Bank of Warrensburg, is a native of Missouri.  He was born in 1856 in 
Lafayette county, son of Edgar and Mary (Mock) Youngs.  Edgar Youngs was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 
1828, the son of Joseph L. Youngs.  Joseph L. Youngs and his son moved from New Jersey to St. Louis, Missouri, 
about 1846.  A few years later they moved to Lafayette county where the son, Edgar, purchased a farm in 1851.  
His father moved to Topeka, Kansas, about 1860, and there his death occurred.  Mary (Mock) Youngs was a native
of North Carolina.  The marriage of Edgar Youngs and Mary Mock occurred in Lafayette county about 1851 and to 
this union was born nine children:  George, Fayetteville, Missouri; William E., deceased; Marcus, subject of this review; 
Mrs. Emma Foster, deceased; Mrs. Mollie Greer, Higginsville, Missouri; Theodore, Sharp, Nevada; Mrs. Annie Parker, 
Warrensburg;  Mrs. Mattie Houston, deceased; and Mrs. Fannie Purnell, Higginsville, Missouri.  Edgar Youngs died on 
his farm in Lafayette county in 1910 and his remains were interred in Oak Grove cemetery in Johnson County.
Marcus Youngs attended the public schools of Lafayette County, the State University at Columbia, Missouri, and Spalding's 
Commercial College at Kansas City, Missouri.   Until he was 21 years of age he followed farming as his vocation.  In 
1877 Mr. Youngs came to Warrensburg as bookkeeper for the old Johnson County Savings Bank and remained in 
their employ for 11 years.  When the Citizens Bank was organized in 1888 Mr. Youngs was elected vice-president 
and he ahs been with the bank continuously since that time.  Mr. Youngs was largely instrumental in the organization 
of the bank.  The Citizens Bank of Warrensburg, Missouri, was organized October 18, 1888, with a capital stock of 
$25,000.  The first officers were: J. T. Cheatham, president; Marcus Youngs, vice-president; O. S. Wadell, cashier; 
J. T. Cheatham, Dr. C. W. Robinson, W. H. Hartman, J. A. Stewart, O. S. Wadell, Marcus Youngs, G. A. Lobban, 
J. D. Eads, and E. N. Johnson, directors.  March 22, 1911, the capital stock was increased by a cash dividend of 
$75,000, making the capital stock $100,000, the present capital stock.  The bank has a surplus of $25,000 and undivided 
profits amounting to $23,000.  The Citizens Bank has paid $78,000 in cash dividends since its organization.  The deposits 
at the time of this writing amount to $425,000.  The present officials are:  Marcus Youngs, president; T. E. Cheatham, 
vice-president; W. H. Cheatham, second vice-president; J. V. Murray, cashier; A. Lee Smiser, assistant cashier; J. A. 
Stewart, G. A. Lobban, T. E. Cheatham, W. H. Cheatham, W. D. Faulkner, J. V. Murray, and Marcus Youngs, directors.  
The Citizens Bank gives special attention to farmers and stockmen.  Of the original officers of the bank three have died:  
J. T. Cheatham, W. B. Drummond, and O. S. Wadell.  Marcus Youngs has been closely identified with the business 
and financial interests of Johnson county for forty years and there is perhaps no better informed man in the county on 
all matters relative to finance.  The noteworthy success of the Citizens Bank has been largely due to his excellent 
judgment, keen foresight, and marked executive ability."