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Title: History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Leopard, John C Hillman, Mary McCammon McCammon, Robert McMillen, 1842-1922
Subjects: Daviess County (Mo.) -- History Gentry County (Mo.) -- History
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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rom the Grant City High School in 1901, and then spent one year as a student in William Jewell College at Liberty. He later entered the hardware business with his father and remained in this work until 1909. The next three years he was with E. K. Williams.In 1914 he engaged in the furniture business at Mt. Ayr, Iowa. In the spring of 1916, Mr. Killam went into the insurance business and opened his present office, where he handles the work in connection with fire, tornado, hail, and automobile insurance. From August, 1918, until July, 1921, Mr. Killam clerked in the Gentry County Bank. The Chamber of Commerce of Albany was organized on Feb. 8, 1921, as an outgrowth of the former Commercial Club. At the first meeting of the new organization there were 30 men present, at the second meeting, two weeks later, there were 75 men present. The membership of the organization is now 267 and the work of the members is already felt as a strong integrating force in the town. Mr. Killam was elected president of
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SAM C. KIl.LAM t HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 449 the new club and was reelected for 1922. Mr. Killam has proved himself admirably fitted to the position. In April, 1922, Mr. Killam was appointed acting postmaster of Albany. Sam C. Killam was married June 7, 1911, to Linnie N. Lainhart, a daughter of Robert P. and Melcenia (Sampson) Lainhart. Mr. Lainhart was a grocer in Albany for almost 35 years. He retired from active business life a few years before his death which occurred in February, 1920. His remains are buried in Highland Cemetery. His widow now lives at Albany. Mr. and Mrs. Killam have one daughter, Merilee. Mr. Killam is a member of Athens Lodge No. 127, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Royal Arch Chapter at Albany, also the Josephus Council Albany Commandry, and the Order of the Eastern Star. He is a past officer in all of these lodges except the Council. He belongs also to the Yoeman Lodge and to the Knights of Constantine at St. Joseph. Mr. Killam is the chairman

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