Person:David Naill (3)

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Sheriff David Wheeler Naill
b.25 Feb 1858 Sams Creek, Frederick, Maryland, United States
d.9 Mar 1943 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 Dec 1852
  1. Margaret Grace Naill1853 - 1928
  2. Mary Flora Naill1856 - 1924
  3. Sheriff David Wheeler Naill1858 - 1943
  4. Susannah Catherine Naill1859 - 1931
  5. James Henry Howard Naill1861 - 1915
  6. Martha H. Naill1862 - 1863
  7. Anna Orlando Naill1863 - 1947
  8. John May Naill1867 - 1940
Spouse and Children
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m. 24 Jun 1884
  1. John Arthur Naill1886 - 1974
  2. Mabel Grace Naill1887 - 1888
  3. David W. Naill1889 - 1894
  4. Lieut Ralph Fancher Naill1896 - 1924
  5. Marcus A. Naill1902 - 1902
  6. Ruth Ann Naill1904 - 1963
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Facts and Events
Name Sheriff David Wheeler Naill
Gender Male
Birth[1][4][5] 25 Feb 1858 Sams Creek, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Residence[5] 15 Apr 1876 Jackson, Kansas, United States
Census[2] 1880 Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas, United States
Marriage 24 Jun 1884 Chapman, Dickinson, Kansas, United Statesto Mary Mollie Fancher
Census 1900 Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, United Stateswith Mary Mollie Fancher
Death[3] 9 Mar 1943 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Burial[3] Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, United States
References
  1. ↑ Volume 3, Issue 2, in Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events
    [1].

    Hon. David W. Naill, paternal grandfather of David Wheeler Naill

  2. ↑ David Naill in household of Jerome Ashby, in Mitchell, Kansas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    [2].
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abilene Cemetery, in Find A Grave
    David W. Naill .
  4. ↑ David Wheeler Naill, of Herington, Kan., a citizen of exceptional standing and influence in Dickinson county and a representative citizen of the State, is practically a Kansas pioneer, for his usefulness in the State and his identification with its industrial and commercial development dates back to 1876.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 David Wheeler Naill, of this review, came to Kansas, April 15, 1876, and first secured work on a farm in Jackson county. After three months he went to Abilene, Dickinson county, and from there, in August, 1876, to Topeka, where he secured a position as miller in the mills now owned by the Hon. J. B. Billard, the present mayor of Topeka. On Sept. 15, of that same year, he accepted a position as manager in charge of the Rossville, Kan., Mills, for Messrs. Getty & Alford. On Sept. 20, 1877, he engaged independently in the grain and stock business and bought and shipped the first cars of grain shipped from any station west of Glen Elder, Kan., on the railroad known at that time as the Central Branch of the Union Pacific railroad. In July, 1880, he went to Chapman, Kan., where he formed a partnership with his brother, James H. Naill, to engage in the grain and stock business, under the firm name of D. W. Naill & Company. His adaptability to public duties soon became known and, in April, 1884, he was elected mayor of Chapman, which was the beginning of a long career of public usefulness. He was reëlected mayor of Chapman, in 1885, and in November, 1886, was elected sheriff of Dickinson county. On his reëlection to that office, in 1888, he removed to Abilene; the county seat, which remained his residence nine years. Mr. Naill has served as chairman of the Dickinson County Republican Central Committee four times, being chosen to fill that position in 1891, 1892, 1894, and in 1904. Of his character, as a political leader the Junction City, Kan., "Sentinel" once wrote of him: "Mr. Naill is a true Republican, always at work for the supremacy of the principles it teaches. He is a leader whom the Republicans of Dickinson county are not ashamed to follow and one whom men of all parties respect for the manly stand he has taken in support of his political policies." He was appointed deputy warden of the Kansas State Penitentiary, in 1895, but the Populist wave of 1896 found him again in Abilene, engaged in the grain and stock business. In November, 1898, he removed to Herington, Kan., to engage in the grain, stock and farming business. He was elected treasurer of the Herington Board of Education, in April, 1900, and on March 21, 1906, was appointed postmaster at Herington by President Theodore Roosevelt, to which office he was re-appointed by President William Howard Taft, June 14, 1910, having proved a popular and very capable official in that position. Mr. Naill has been a director in the First National Bank of Herington continuously since January, 1905. His whole career, both as a business man and in the field of political affairs, has been one of great industry and usefulness. A man of sterling common sense, unstained personal character, and stanch and devoted Republicanism, he has won and holds the entire confidence of his community, but it is to them that know him best that his real character is most apparent. An eminent man has said of Mr. Naill, "He works six days of each week for his friends and one day for Dave;" and an editorial friend wrote of him, "He is a royal boy off the old block—honest to the minute—free-hearted and never goes back on a friend." Mr. Naill is a prominent figure in the social and fraternal circles of central Kansas, being a member of the following Masonic orders: Benevolent Lodge No. 98, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Abilene; Kansas Chapter No. 73, Royal Arch Masons, of Herington; Herington Commandery No. 53, Knights Templars, of Herington; Wichita Consistory No. 2, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, of Wichita; and Isis Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Salina, Kan. He is also a member of Herington Lodge No. 228, Ancient Order of United Workmen; of Herington Camp No. 1255, Modern Woodmen of America, and of various other clubs and associations.
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