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A. A. Capp, manager of
the men's clothing and furnishing depart-
ment of the J. S. Bowers
and Son Department Store of Moberly has had
a long experience in the
mercantile business ancl has been in the employ
of this company for over
32 years. He is a native of Missouri, born in
Monroe County and is the
son of M. P, and Margaret J. (Wood) Capp,
both now deceased, M. P.
Capp was a native of Pennsylvania and was a
Randolph County pioneer.
He came to Cairo at an early date and was
engaged in farming and the
mercantile business and for a time was en-
gaged in business at
Leverick's Mill, later at Leesburg and then at Wood-
laun, Monroe County and
later Cairo, and spent the latter part of his
life in this county. He and
his wife were buried in the Pleasant View
Church Cemetery which is
located east of Cairo. They were the parents
of ten children, nine of
whom grew to maturity: John W., was a farmer
and died at Cairo at the
age of 25 years; Mrs. Jane Gibson, resides at
Cairo, Mo.; A. A., the
subject of this sketch; Rev. E. M., a minister of the
Methodist denomination,
Milan, Mo.; Mrs. Ella Walker, died at Cairo,
Mo.; Mrs. Emma Newton,
died at Moberly, Mo.; Mrs. Alice Baker re-
sides at Cairo, Mo.; J. C.,
a coal dealer, Moberly, Mo.; and William, who
was accidently killed when
13 years of age. The eldest of the family,
Elisha, died in infancy.
A. A. Capp received a
good public school education in the schools
of the early days in
Monroe County, receiving a part of his education in
a typical old pioneer log
school house. He began his mercantile career
with his father at an early
date and for six years was at Cairo. He came
to Moberly in 1887 and
entered the employ of Bowers and Reese Company
which later became J. S.
Bowers and Son and since Sept. 1, 1887 has been
identified with this
company and is now manager of the men's clothing
and furnishing department.
Mr. Capp was first
married in 1877 to Miss Fannie Cochran of Cairo,
Randolph County, who
died in 1881 leaving one daughter, Era, who is now
the wife of W. H. Eslen,
Moberly, Mo. Mr. Capp's present wife bore
the maiden name of Emma
Belle Nagley, and she was born in Ohio and
came to Monroe County,
Mo., with her parents where she was reared and
educated. Mr. Capp has
three grandchildren, Emma Leta, William
Augusta and Richard
Capp Ensen.
Mr. Capp is one of the
progressive citizens of Moberly and takes
an active part in any
movement, the object of which is for the better-
ment of the community
and the building up of Randolph County. He has
been a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for 50 years and been
trustee and a member of
the board of stewards of his church at Moberly
for 30 years. He is a
member of the National Union. |