McNary Brothers: A Continuing
Family Tradition
[Note: I haven't got all the exact dates yet, but the story reads the
same. - James McNary]
1888 Ross Tuggle (Teddy) Weaver born at
Breckenridge, Mo.
1889 Robert Chesley (R.C.) McNary born at Elizabethtown, Ky.
1891 J.A. McNary family relocates to Kingston, Mo. from Kentucky.
1912 J.A. McNary family relocates from NW Missouri to Chanute, Kan.
1919 R.C. McNary relocates to NW Missouri.
1920 R.C. McNary starts farm at Mirabile, Mo.
1920 Ross Weaver becomes partner with George Miller in "Miller Oil
Co." Breckenridge, Nettleton, and Mooresville, Mo.
1930 Miller Oil closes.
193? R.C. McNary relocates to farm at Breckenridge, Mo.
193? Ross Weaver becomes partner in ?????-Weaver Hudson-Essex, Maryville,
Mo.
19?? Ross Weaver acquires farm at Breckenridge, Mo.
19?? R.C. McNary relocates to former ????? farm at Hamilton, Mo.
1942 Ross Weaver passes away.
1961 Ralph Edward McNary retires to Hamilton, MO from US Navy to farm with
R.C. McNary,
196? Paul E. McNary and Robert L. McNary join McNary Farms at Hamilton.
1970s Paul and Robert McNary start working together as McNary Brothers.
1975 R.C. McNary passes away at age 86.
1979 Paul McNary acquires RadioShack franchise.
1980 Ralph McNary becomes partner in M&P Electronics, RadioShack
franchise at Chillicothe, Mo.
1981 Paul McNary sells previous franchise, becomes partner with Ralph
McNary at M&P Electronics in Chillicothe.
1981 Robert McNary relocates to Jasper, Mo.
1982 M&P Electronics opens second location at Cameron, Mo.
1989 McNary Farms, at one time a 2000-acre operation, is sold.
1989 M&P Electronics sold. Paul McNary continues in business as
"McNary Computer Consulting Services."
1990 Ralph McNary passes away.
1995 James, John and Joe McNary begin working together as McNary Brothers
Mowing.
1997 Robert McNary family relocates to farm at Dudenville, Mo.
1997 McNary Livestock formed as part of McNary Brothers.
1998 Maple Grove-Dudenville Gazette founded as part of McNary Brothers.
1999 Trademarks of The Jasper County News (Est. 1898) acquired by McNary
Brothers for Maple Grove-Dudenville Gazette operations.
2000 Hi-Mark Produce started as part of McNary Brothers.
2001 Dudenville Ventures started as part of McNary Brothers.
2003 John McNary leaves McNary Brothers, McNary Mowing and McNary
Livestock split off from operation.
2005 McNary Consulting Services partners with McNary Brothers in a sales
and service contract.
2008 McNary Brothers Contract Services Operations cancels McNary Consulting Contract, consolidates all offices in Dudenville.