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William Hellensmith the
well known owner and manager of the
grocery store located at
900 Franklin street, Moberly, has during the past
five years become well
and favorably known in the city as one of its
progressive men. Through
his careful attention to his business, courtesy
to his customers and from
the high class of groceries and meats he carries
in stock he has built up a
large business. Mr. Helleosmith is a native
Missourian, born near
Prairie Hill, Chariton County. He is a son of
Martin and Bettie (Wilkey)
Hellensmith the former a native of Illinois
and the latter of Chariton
County, Mo. She was reared and educated
there and later met Mr.
Hellensmith and they were married at her home
For about 10 years after
his marriage, Mr. Hellensmith remained in busi
ness in Chariton County
and came to Moberly in 1887, to take a position
with the Wabash Railroad
in the car department where he has remained
for 33 years; he is one of
the oldest employes of the shops in Moberly
There were eight children
in the Hellensmith family: William, of this re
view; Louis, Frank, Carl,
Edward, Martin, all of Moberly; Mabel, the wife
of Clayton Smith, and
Sophia who married Marvin Dunnivent, also of c
Moberly.
William Hellenamith spent
his boyhood days and early youth in
Moberly and attended the
public schools. When his school days were past
he learned the moulder's
trade, a vocation in which he was employed for
14 years then entered the
car department of the Wabash Railroad, where
he remained four years.
During this time Mr. Hellenamith had saved
money and after spending
so many years working for others decided to
engage in business for
himself and in 1915 purchased his present store
from Nelson Elkins, where
he carries a full line of stock and fancy
groceries and meats. From
first entering upon this new enterprise, Mr.
Hellenamith met with
marked success, due to his care of his stock, its
tasteful display and the
courtesy with which his customers are treated
and today he is regarded
as one of the most substantial business men of
the city.
On June 27, 1906, Mr.
Hellensmith was married to Miss Clara Voth
of Moberly. She is the
daughter of Henry and Minnie Voth; the former
is deceased and his widow
now resides in Moberly. There were four chil-
dren in the Voth family, of
whom Mrs. Helleosmith is the youngest. She
and her husband maintain
a charming home at 1209 Bond street. Mr.
Hellensmith is a member
of the National Union, the Security Benefit
Association, and the
Missouri State Life Association. |