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 HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST JIISSOURI 577 largely the outcome of resolute purpose and unfaltering industry, — qualities that are pos- sessed in a large degree by Mr. Anthony. The otiticial headquai'ters of Mr. Edward D. An- thony are in the Telephone Exchange Build- ing, at Frederiektown, Missouri. He is at- torney for the Security Bank of this city and at one time was attorney for a number of mining companies in this section of the state, in addition to which he is also interested in the Citizens" Telej^hone Company at Fred- eriektown. A native son of Missouri, Mr. Anthony was born in Madison county, this state, the date of his bii'th being the 8th of July, 1856, and he is a scion of a fine old pioneer family in this state. His parents, Joseph F. and Martha J. (Stevenson) Anthony, were like- wise born in JIadison county, Missouri, the former in 1818 and the latter in 1835. The father was a son of William J. Anthony, a native of Tennessee, whence he removed to Missouri in the year 1816, locating on a farm three miles east of Frederiektown. The mother is a daughter of Hugh B. Stevenson, who came to Missouri from North Carolina in the year 1820. Mr. Stevenson was a farm- er and stockmau by occupation and his fine old estate is still in the possession of his de- scendants. Mrs. Martha J. Anthony survives her honored husband and she is now residing, at the age of seventy-six years, at Frederick- town. Joseph F. Anthony was summoned to the life eternal in 1883, at the age of sixty- six years. He gained distinctive prestige as a farmer and stockman. In 1849 he made the overland trip to Califoi'nia and subsequently was a lieutenant in the Mexican war, in which he participated in a number of important en- gagements. During his life time he made three trips to California, where he owned considerable mining property and some val- uable real estate in San Francisco. He suf- fered a very heavy loss in the San Francisco fire of the early 50s. The various members of the Anthony family in Missouri are all de- vout members of the Christian church, and it is interesting to note at this juncture that pioneers of the name in Madison county, Missouri, established a church of that de- nomination as early as 1824. A beautiful new Christian church is now being built at Frederiektown. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. An- thony became the parents of five children, Eliza, the wife of Charles Remmert, of St. Louis, Missouri ; Julia, lIrs. Theo. Underrine, of Madison county, Missouri; Sterling P., a merchant at Webb City, Missouri ; James F. maintains his home in Madison county, Mis- souri ; and Edward D., the immediate subject of this review. Edward D. Anthony was reared to maturity in jMadison county, where he has always re- sided, and his rudimentary educational train- ing consisted of such advantages as were afforded in the public schools of Frederick- town. Subsequently he attended the state normal school for two years and eventually he began to read law under the able precep- torship of B. B. Cahoon, of Frederiektown. He was admitted to practice at the Missouri bar in March, 1881, and since that time has won renown as a versatile trial lawyer and well fortified counselor at Frederiektown, where he has been engaged in the active prac- tice of his profession for fully a score of years. Mr. Anthony is a stockholder in the Security Bank, for which substantial mone- tary concern he is attorney, and he is gen- eral manager and principal owner of the Citizens' Telephone Company, at Frederiek- town. He is a business man and lawyer of unusual ability and as such his services are in great demand in this section of the state. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the time-honored Masonic order, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Wood- men of America and the Modern Brotherhood of America. In religious matters he is a devout member of the Christian church, to whose philanthropical work he is a most liberal contributor. In politics he is a Democrat, warmly advocating party princi- ples, although he is not an active politician. He has devoted himself assiduously to his profession and has not sought political office. As a man he is thoroughly conscientious, of undoubted integrity, affable and courteous in manner and has a host of loyal and devoted friends. Mr. Anthony was happily mari'ied in 1880, to Miss Laura Nifong, a native of Frederick- town, Missouri, and a daughter of J. T. and Amanda (Caruthers) Nifong, the former a general merchant and farmer. An uncle of Mrs, Anthony's, Mr. Samuel Caruthers, was congressman from this district. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony have two daughters, namely : Edith, wife of S. S. Clarke, a mining engineer of Saint Francois county, Missouri; and Anna, wife of H. H. Martin, engaged in mining op- erations in Saint Francois county. Mr. Mar-