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James Harvey Overman

Birth	:	10 Jan 1852 Clark County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	21 Jan 1937 USA
Burial	:	Stella Cemetery, Stella, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2268982, -95.7671967
Description	:	Biography provided by Wendy McIntosh (#47554298). James Harvey Overman, well-known veteran hotel-keeper at Stella, this county, former postmaster of that village, formerly and for years engaged in the mercantile business there and since pioneer days one of the leading factors in the development of the town, is a native of the old Hoosier state, a fact of which he never has ceased to be proud, but has been a resident of this section of the country since the days of his early infancy, having come out to the neighboring state of Iowa with his parents in the, spring of 1852, he... Read More	Biography provided by Wendy McIntosh (#47554298). James Harvey Overman, well-known veteran hotel-keeper at Stella, this county, former postmaster of that village, formerly and for years engaged in the mercantile business there and since pioneer days one of the leading factors in the development of the town, is a native of the old Hoosier state, a fact of which he never has ceased to be proud, but has been a resident of this section of the country since the days of his early infancy, having come out to the neighboring state of Iowa with his parents in the, spring of 1852, he then being but an infant in arms, and one year later, in 1853, came to Missouri. He was born in Clark county, Indiana, not far across the river from the city of Louisville, January 10, 1852, son of James L. and Mary (Dailey) Overman, both of whom were born in that same county, members of pioneer families in southern Indiana, and who later became pioneers of this region, their last days being spent at Stella. The Overmans are of Dutch stock and the family has been represented in this country since Colonial days. James L. Overman's father, whose wife was an Amick, became early settlers in Clark county, Indiana, where James L. Overman was born on February 15, 1824. His father died about six years later and he early began working on his own account, learning the cooper's trade. On December 29, 1845, he married Mary Dailey, who also was born in Clark county, Indiana. May 16, 1819, member of a pioneer family in that section of the Hoosier state, and there made his home until 1852, when he came West and settled in Iowa, one year later settling in Missouri. In 1858 he moved over to St. Deroin, on the river, just at the southeast corner of Nemaha county, where he began operating a ferry, at the same time setting up a small cooperage establishment, and was living there when the Civil War broke out. Previous to the formal declaration of war, however, in March, 1861, he had enlisted as a member of the local company of Home Guards, for service against the "bushwhackers," and was later transferred to Company D, Fifth Missouri Cavalry, with which command he served for sixteen months, that command doing effective service against the guerillas that caused so much trouble in Missouri and throughout this section. Later James L. Overman was engaged in the cooperage business at St. Joseph and at Amazonia, where he established a cooperage shop, but after awhile returned to St. Deroin and there remained until 1884, when he moved to Stella, this county, where he spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring there on December 28, 1894. His widow survived him nearly fifteen years, her death occurring at Stella on February 4, 1909. They were the parents of four children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the last-born, the others being Kate, widow of Peter Fraker, of Stella; Andrew M., who enlisted for service in the Union army during the Civil War and whose fate thereafter was unknown to his family, and Arabella, of Stella, widow of J. M. McCollough. As noted above, James H. Overman was but an infant when his parents came West and he was about six years of age when the family, on March 6, 1858, settled at St. Deroin, this state; the state at that time, however, being under a territorial form of government. He consequently has been a witness to and a participant in the development of this region since pioneer days and one of the recollections of his childhood is of the burial at St. Deroin of the old Indian chief, Joseph Deroin. He received his schooling in the primitive schools of his boyhood days and when seventeen years of age began clerking in his brother-in-law's store at St. Deroin. In July, 1871, Mr. Overman began clerking in a store at Severance, Kansas, and was there engaged in business until 1874. He then returned to St. Deroin and clerked in the store of A. J. Ritter until March, 1879. In 1877 he was appointed postmaster at St. Deroin under President Hayes, serving until 1879, having previously served as deputy postmaster. In 1879 he moved to Corning, Missouri, and was there engaged in business for about three years, at the end of which time he came to Stella. Soon after the townsite was laid out at Stella, this county, in February, 1882, he opened a store at that place, in June, 1882, and has ever since resided there, with the exception of ten months spent conducting a hotel at Humboldt. Mr. Overman was appointed postmaster of Stella on January, 1898, by President McKinley, and on April 27, 1904, was reappointed postmaster by President Roosevelt, and was reappointed by President Taft, serving until October 1, 1916. His life has been practically devoted to merchandising and hotel-keeping and he now has a well-appointed and modern hotel of twenty-three rooms at Stella, one of the best-known and most popular hostelries in this county. Mr. Overman's hotel at the corner of Main and Third streets is of brick, three stories in height and is equipped in accordance with modern demands for the greatest degree of comfort on the part of the traveling public. Mr. Overman is a stanch Republican and has for years been looked upon as one of the leaders of that party in Richardson county. On March 24, 1878, James H. Overman was united in marriage to Lucinda Marie Thomas, who was born in Putnam county, Missouri, daughter of Elijah P. and Samantha Ann (Hillis) Thomas, natives of Kentucky and Indiana, respectively, who became pioneers in Missouri. Elijah P. Thomas was born at Maysville, Kentucky, February 11, 1827, son of John and Margaret (Harmon) Thomas, the former of whom was born in Kentucky about 1795 and the latter in Champaign county, Ohio, not far from Urbana. John Thomas was the son of Solomon Thomas, a Virginian by birth and a soldier of the patriot army during the Revolutionary War, his father, Solomon Thomas, Sr., having been a Welshman who came to this country in Colonial days and settled in Virginia. John Thomas was a farmer and miller and served as a soldier during the War of 1812. He moved from Kentucky to Missouri and died in Scotland county, that state, at the age of eighty years. His wife died in Putnam county, that state, she also reaching a ripe old age. Elijah P. Thomas was married at Knoxville, Iowa, September 15, 1853, to Samantha Ann Hillis, who was born in Indiana on March 18, 1833, daughter of Dr. J. D. B. and Lucinda (Stearett) Hillis. Dr. J. D. B. Hillis was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, January 10, 1810, and his wife was born in the vicinity of Urbana, Ohio, in 1813 Doctor Hillis served in the Civil War as surgeon in a Wisconsin regiment, and served as state senator in Iowa - a capable man. Mr. and Mrs. Overman are members of the Church of Christ (Scientist) and take an earnest interest in the affairs of the same. They have no children of their own, but reared to womanhood a niece of Mrs. Overman, Mary Palmer, who was educated in the schools of Stella and who on September 22, 1895, married George W. Harris, who is now engaged in sheep raising at North Yakima, Washington. Mr. Overman is a member of the local lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and in the affairs of that organization takes a warm interest.

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James Harvey Overman's memorial is located at: Stella Cemetery, Stella, Richardson County, USA.
When did James Harvey Overman death?
James Harvey Overman death on 21 Jan 1937 in USA
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Latitude: 40.2268982
Longitude: -95.7671967

Family Members:

Parent

James L. Overman

(1824 - 1894)

Mary Dailey Overman

(1819 - 1909)

Spouse

Lucinda Marie Thomas Overman

(1859 - 1935)

Siblings

Andrew M. Overman

(1824 - 1894)

Catherine Overman Fraker

(1846 - 1929)

Sarah Arabell Overman McCullough

(1850 - 1929)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Stella Cemetery
Stella, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2268982, -95.7671967

2. Prairie Union Cemetery
Shubert, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2475800, -95.7150200

3. Cupola Cemetery
Verdon, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1892014, -95.7086029

4. Penniwell Cemetery
Shubert, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2619000, -95.6994500

5. Liberty Township Cemetery
Verdon, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1597200, -95.7664100

6. Liberty-Cornell Cemetery
Verdon, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1603000, -95.7375000

7. Mound Cemetery
Humboldt, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1960983, -95.8602982

8. Saint Annes Catholic Cemetery
Shubert, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2042500, -95.6549500

9. Howell Cemetery
Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3008003, -95.8405991

10. Bedford Cemetery
Howe, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3128014, -95.8308029

11. Verdon Cemetery
Verdon, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1450005, -95.6893997

12. Heim Cemetery
Dawson, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1380997, -95.8328018

13. Iliff Cemetery
Dawson, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1241989, -95.8127975

14. Huff Cemetery
Barada, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2039000, -95.6248500

15. Saint Marys Cemetery
Dawson, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1307983, -95.8414001

16. Starr Cemetery
Dawson, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1464005, -95.8692017

17. Berg Cemetery
Barada, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2257996, -95.6168976

18. Kite Cemetery
Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3414001, -95.7842026

19. Brick Church Cemetery
Barada, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2328000, -95.6155000

20. Pleasant View Cemetery
Auburn, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2681007, -95.9163971

21. Saint Marks Lutheran Cemetery
Verdon, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1160100, -95.6864900

22. Holy Cross Cemetery
Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3417015, -95.8405991

23. Maple Grove Cemetery
Verdon, Richardson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1307983, -95.6410980

24. Hillsdale Cemetery
Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2882996, -95.6010971