Henry Ernest Warren 1844-1933

CAPT. WARREN, 89, RICHLAND’S GRAND OLD MAN, BURIED THERE DEC. 22

Was town’s Chief Tradition Noted for His Good Deeds

Life’s Resume by Rep. J.W. Armstrong

Henry Ernest Warren was born near New Market, Jefferson county, Tennessee, June 29, 1844; and died at Richland, Missouri, December 20, 1933, aged 89 years, 5 months and 21 days.

On March 4, 1869, he was married to Miss Charlotte Gibson, a daughter of Judge Samuel Gibson, a prominent farmer of Camden county. To this union eight children were born: Mrs. Etta Pippin, Charles W. Warren, Mrs. Maria Dodd, Henry E. Warren, Junior, Mrs. Monta Mahew, Mrs. Vena Yost, Lillie and David R. Warren, the two last named dying in childhood. Mrs. Mayhew passed away at Enid, Oklahoma, several years ago leaving a family.

After the death of his first wife in May, 1890, Mr. Warren was married to Miss Minnie L. Tyree of Webb City, daughter of Dr. James I. Tyree, a pioneer citizen of Pulaski County, and for many years a practicing physician at Richland. To this union was born one daughter, now Mrs. Mabel Kunce.

In many lives this is about all that is worth recording; but in the life of Captain Warren, covering a period of almost fourscore and ten years, there is much that is extraordinary and of more than passing interest and real historical value.

Extreme age does not necessarily imply a life of usefulness to the world and entirely honorable to the deceased; but today I venture that it will not be disputed when I say that Captain Warren has for years been our most honored, respected, and useful citizen.

Richland will hardly seem the same hospitable little city without his smile, warm handclasp, and cheery word of hearty good will addressed to us, or the stranger within our gates.

For nearly 65 years he lived a very large part of our history. As a young man recently married, he cast his lot with Richland when it was little more than a name. Some proposed streets were indicated by wooden pegs driven at intervals among the oak trees. Only dim trails led to the recently built depot that was called Richland. He had been a very important part of Richland from that time until the day of his death.

Here he reared a large family, of which he was justly proud. Also he leaves many grand and great-grandchildren who are both useful and influential in this community and elsewhere. What Richland would have been without the push, vim, and vision imparted to us by Capt. Warren, I will not venture to surmise, but I am sure it would never have become what it is today. The pride of not only its own residents, but challenging the admiration of all who come in contact with its business and civic life.

He expressed pride in the fact that he had taken many young men, not of his own family, into his employ, who became prominent in the larger affairs of life. He paid them well for immediate services rendered, and gave them a training and business education that cannot be computed in dollars and cents.

Let me interpolate right here that the appellation of Captain was not honorary, but real, though many of his associates never heard him speak of his military exploits. But the fact remains that before he was 21 years of age he was a fully commissioned captain in a regiment from

(Rest of text is missing, it was continued on Local Page. If you have the rest of this obituary, please contact me)