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M. T. McMICKLE, of the firm of McMickle & Naylor, general merchants, was born in Indiana January 18, 1827. He received a business education, and at the age of twenty-one went boating on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, continuing in that occupation until 1850, when he went to California and remained two year mining, and then returned to Indiana and farmed two years. He was then engaged in mercantile business in Illinois four years, next in stock and ranch business in Texas until 1865, when he went into mercantile business in the same State, and carried it on until 1872, at which time he came to Baxter Springs, Kan., and opened business in dry goods, which he ran alone six years, and in 1868, associated himself with Mr. Coruth. In 1881, he formed a partnership with Mr. Naylor in the same business. Mr. McMickle owns large city real estate, being residences, business properties and business lots. He was appointed County Clerk, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, County Treasurer and Postmaster in Texas, representing half a dozen counties. He was elected alderman two terms in Baxter Springs. He is a member of the order of Freemasons. Was married to Miss Jane Blunk, of Indiana, in 1855, who died in 1856. Was married to Miss L. E. McCreery, of Illinois, in 1858, who died in 1878, by whom he had two children— Mary Jane (deceased) and Libbie. He was married to Miss L. H. Cummings, of Baxter Springs, in 1881.