History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . rom the Grant City High School in 1901,and then spent one year as a student in William Jewell College at later entered the hardware business with his father and remained inthis work until 1909. The next three years he was with E. K. 1914 he engaged in the furniture business at Mt. Ayr, Iowa. In thespring of 1916, Mr. Killam went into the insurance business and opened hispresent office, where he handles the work in connection with fire, tornado,hail, and automobile insurance. From August, 1918, until July, 1921,
History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . rom the Grant City High School in 1901,and then spent one year as a student in William Jewell College at later entered the hardware business with his father and remained inthis work until 1909. The next three years he was with E. K. 1914 he engaged in the furniture business at Mt. Ayr, Iowa. In thespring of 1916, Mr. Killam went into the insurance business and opened hispresent office, where he handles the work in connection with fire, tornado,hail, and automobile insurance. From August, 1918, until July, 1921, 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 meetingof the new organization there were 30 men present, at the second meeting,two weeks later, there were 75 men present. The membership of theorganization is now 267 and the work of the members is already felt as astrong integrating force in the town. Mr. Killam was elected president of. SAM C. t HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 449 the new club and was reelected for 1922. Mr. Killam has proved himselfadmirably fitted to the position. In April, 1922, Mr. Killam was appointedacting postmaster of Albany. Sam C. Killam was married June 7, 1911, to Linnie N. Lainhart, adaughter of Robert P. and Melcenia (Sampson) Lainhart. Mr. Lainhartwas a grocer in Albany for almost 35 years. He retired from active busi-ness life a few years before his death which occurred in February, remains are buried in Highland Cemetery. His widow now lives atAlbany. Mr. and Mrs. Killam have one daughter, Merilee. Mr, Killam is a member of Athens Lodge No. 127, Ancient Free andAccepted Masons and the Royal Arch Chapter at Albany, also the JosephusCouncil Albany Commandry, and the Order of the Eastern Star. He isa past officer in all of these lodges except the Council. He belongs also tothe Yoeman Lodge and to the Knights of C
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