History of Johnson County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882, Part 1

Author: Johnson Co., Ia. History. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Iowa City, Iowa.
Number of Pages: 980


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HISTORY


150 /757


OF


Johnson County, Iowa,


CONTAINING A :


HISTORY OF THE COUNTY,


AND ITS


TOWNSHIPS, CITIES AND VILLAGES


FROM


1836 to 1882.


TOGETHER WITH


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY ENTERPRISING FARMERS, MERCHANTS, MECHAN- ICS, PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS MEN; A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE STATE; THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES; AN ABSTRACT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LAWS; THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS ORGANIZATION; ITS POLITICAL AND RELIG- IOUS HISTORY; AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND STOCK-RAISING; WAR RECORD; TOWN- SHIP HISTORIES; CHURCHES; SCHOOLS; RAILROADS AND BUSINESS ENTER- PRISES; MISCELLANEOUS MAT- TERS, ETC., ETC.


IOWA CITY, IOWA. 1883.


22549 13


TASSU 38T


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PREFACE.


The writer of this HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY is under obligations to several persons for their friendly co-operation, and in some cases very especial and valuable assistance in preparing matter for our use, or furn- ishing documents, taking us to a personal inspection of historic scenes and localities, etc., without which we could not have succeeded in making so valuable and complete a work as is here now presented.


Hon. Henry Felkner furnished us, in his own handwriting, his well written sketch of the pioneer days, in which he was himself so prominent an actor in the affairs of the young community. Hon. John P. Irish said with a plump, hearty welcome: "There's all my newspaper files; and there's my library; take anything you want, whenever you want it, and as long as you want it-all I ask is that YOU BRING IT BACK!" Col. S. C. Trowbridge, who is himself a walking encyclopedia of early history, and has more old historic documents tucked away for time of need than any five other men in the county was more than generous in his kind and helpful assistance in finding old documents and records which we wanted; and in many ways his friendly offices were most valuable, for all which the whole county as well as ourselves owe him lasting thanks. Others who took some pains to assist us either with their own writing, or with books, records, documents, reports, transcripts, etc., that were really need- ful, were: Prof. T. S. Parvin; President J. L. Pickard; ex-Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood; Prof. Samuel Calvin; Prof. G. Hinrichs; Mr. Bohumil Shimek, a University student from Jefferson township; M. W. Cook, of Oxford; Mrs. Mary Hamilton, of Clear Creek, assisted by Bryan Dennis, Hon. George Paul, and others of the old, old settlers; A. G. Runyon, of Penn township; LeGrand Byington, of Lucas township; Postmaster Jacob Ricord; County Auditor, A. Medowell; Clerk of District Court, Stephen Bradley; Wm. H. Fleming, of Des Moines, who was for ten or twelve years private Secretary to successive Governors of Iowa, and is now preparing a volume of state census and all civil statistics by counties and townships; and to the venerable Hon. Edward Langworthy, of Dubuque. Also to the superintendents of the State Blind Asylum, Deaf Mute Asylum and the Penitentiary at Fort Madison, for full and prompt response to our inquiries after Johnson county people in those state institutions. Some of the other controling officers of state institutions either paid no regard to our request, or else flatly refused to give us the information desired.


The labor of preparing a full history of this county has been very great, for there is a great amount of real history here, more, perhaps, than in any other county in the state, owing to the State Capital, State University, and other institutions having had their beginnings here.


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PREFACE.


We had no friends to puff nor enemies to punch; no old sores to pick open, nor old scores to even up; but "with charity for all and malice toward none," we have wrought patiently, diligently and conscientiously at our task to the end. We have aimed to make this volume so reliable and complete that it will take rank at once as a standard cyclopedia of John- son county history and interests, alike in the family, the private office, the county offices, or the township board meetings. And trusting that this high aim has been reasonably well achieved, we herewith submit our volume to the judgment and the service of its patrons.


Respectfully, THE EDITOR, .


IOWA CITY, IOWA, December 1, 1882.


AND THE PUBLISHERS.


INDEX TO STATE HISTORY.


Discovery and Occupation


17


The Original Owners.


25


Pike's Expedition .


29


Indian Wars.


30


The Black Hawk War


35


Indian Purchases, Reserves and Treaties 37


Spanish Grants.


41


The Half-Breed Tract 42


Early Settlements.


44


Territorial History


51


The Boundary Question


55


State Organization


59


The Agricultural


College


and


Farm ..


64


The State University.


65


State Historical Society


72


The Penitentiary.


72


Additional Penitentiary


73


Iowa Hospital for the Insane (Mt.


Pleasant, .


74


Hospital for the Insane (Indepen-


dence).


74


Iowa College for the Blind ..


75


Institution for the Deaf and Dumb 77


Soldiers' Orphans' Home


77


State Normal School.


79


Reform School for Girls


79


Asylum for Feeble-Minded Child-


ren .. 79


The Reform School


80


Fish Hatching Establishment


81


The Public Lands. 82


The Public Schools.


96


Political Record-Territorial Of-


ficers


100


Officers of the State Government.100


The Judiciary-Supreme Court of


Iowa ..


102


Congressional Representation


102


War Record.


104


Infantry


108


Cavalry


119


Artillery


122


Number of Troops furnished by the State of Iowa, during the War of the Rebellion, to Janu- ary 1, 1865. 125


Constitution of the United States


of America and its Amend-


ments


126


Bills of Exchange and Promissory


Notes


138


Interest.


138


Descent


138


Wills and Estates of Deceased


Persons


139


Taxes. .


140


Jurisdiction of Courts.


142


Limitation of Actions.


142


Jurors .


142


Capital Punishment.


143


Rights of Married Women.


143


Exemption from Execution .


143


Estrays


145


Wolf Scalps.


145


Marks and Brands.


145


Damages from Trespass


145


Fences


145


Mechanics' Liens.


146


Roads and Bridges.


147


Adoption of Children


148


Surveyors and Surveys.


148


Support of Poor.


148


Landlord and Tenant. .


149


Weights and Measures.


150


Definition of Commercial Terms. 150


Notes


151


Orders.


151


Receipts


151


Bills of Purchase ..


151


Confession of Judgement.


151


Articles of Agreement.


152


Bills of Sale ..


153


General form of Will for Real and


Personal Property.


154


Codicil


155


Satisfaction of Mortgage ..


155


Forms of Real Estate Mortgage. . 156


Form of Lease.


157


Form of Note.


158


Warranty Deed


159


Quit-Claim Deed.


160


Bond for Deed.


160


Charitable, Scientific and Relig-


ious Institutions


161


INDEX OF COUNTY HISTORY.


CHAPTER I-PART 1.


The County's Name-Sketch of Col. " Rumpsy-Dumpsy" Johnson-S. C. Trowbridge the First County Officer-Rival County Seats-Act to Organize-First County Board Meeting-Removal of County Seat, etc .. 165-178


CHAPTER I-PART 2.


First Election Precincts-First Road Districts-Complete List of Present Civil Town- ships, their dates of organization, Post Offices, etc .. .179-185


CHAPTER II-PART 1.


Historie Elections-Successive County Officers-The Grand Parliament-Higher Political Honors-Post Office Matters-Census by Townships, 1850 to 1880. . . .. 185-204


CHAPTER II-PART 2.


First District Court-First Criminal Case (Gregg)-First Court in Iowa City-First Naturalizations-A Gang of Petty Thieves-A $5,000 Robbery-The Boyd Wilkin- sou Tragedy .204-219


CHAPTER III-PART 1.


Court House and Jail-County Poor Farm-Complete List of County Bridges, 1876, 1881-Early Roads and Ferries. 220-236


CHAPTER III-PART 2.


Railroad Bond Votes-Frauds-Swindles-Lawsuits-Big Taxes to Pay, etc ... .237-268


CHAPTER III-PART 3.


First Tax list, 1838-First Taxes Collected, 1839-First County Orders-Financial Reports-A Loan Voted-A Lost Record-Financial Troubles in 1861, Etc .- Statistics of 1881-Finances in 1881-'82. .268-287


CHAPTER IV-PART 1.


Mound Builders-Aucient Mounds Indians-etc.,-in Johnson County .288-299


CHAPTER IV-PART 2.


The First Trading House-First Setilers-First Babies-First Wedding-First Deaths -First Doctors-First 4th of July -- First Hotel and Other Buildings in Iowa City -First Mill Dams. 300-312


CHAPTER IV-PART 3.


Old Settlers' Organization-Constitution-Enrolled Names-Various Meetings-Offi- cers, etc .312-323


CHAPTER V-PART 1.


The "Claim Association"-Its Organization, Officers, Members, Mode of Operation -Results. .. .323-331


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INDEX TO COUNTY HISTORY.


CHAPTER V-PART 2.


Agriculture-Live Stock Interests-Horticulture-Land Values-Birds, Bees, etc. . 331-367


CHAPTER VI-PART 1.


Newspapers and Libraries-History of the "Iowa City Republican"-History of the "State Press"-Other Newspapers-History of the Masonic Library-Of the State University Library-Of the State Historical Society's Library-State Librarians, Prof. Parvin and Mrs. North. 368-380


CHAPTER VI-PART 2.


First Schools and Colleges-Public Schools-Local History of the State University -- Johnson County People in other State Institutions. . .381-406


CHAPTER VI-PART 3.


The Temperance Question. 407-415


CHAPTER VI-PART 4.


Notes in 1840-41-Trowbridge's County History-The Gov. Lucas Homestead-Ex- Gov. Kirkwood as Road Supervisor-Jim Hamilton's "Gunpowder Plot"-A Benev- olent Crank-Confusion of Names-Bible Society. 415-435


CHAPTER VII-PART 1.


Steamboats at Iowa City-First Legislature at Iowa City-Hummer's Bell-A Cyclone -A Great Fire -- Obsequies to President Lincoln-A Winter of Distress-The Spell- ing Mania-Paper Mill Explosion (Six Persons Killed) at Coralville-Iowa City's Historic Wind Storm -- Snow-Bound-A Double Tragedy (the Stein Murder and Sui- cide.) 426-448


CHAPTER VII-PART 2.


Governor Lucas-John Gilbert -- Joseph F. Fales-Capt. F. M. Irish-Dr. Wm. Vogt. -- Hon. Rush Clark. . 449-463


CHAPTER VII-PART 3.


A Negro Boy Sold -- Two Black Girls Kidnapped-Old John Brown's Night Escape from an Iowa City Mob. 463-477


CHAPTER VIII-PART 1.


Johnson's County's "Boys in Blue" -- The War of the Great Rebellion .477-517


CHAPTER VIII-PART 2.


Soldiers' Bounty and Relief Funds -- List of Soldiers' Wives aided-The Military Draft -Reception of Returned Regiment-List of Johnson County Men in the Mexican War -- Johnson County's "Mormon War." 517-530


CHAPTER IX-PART 1.


Geography, Topography, Hydrography, Climatology -- The Iowa Weather Service, 530-543


CHAPTER IX-PART 2.


Two State Geologists .- U. S. Geologists at Iowa City .-- Prof. Agassiz at Iowa City .-- Prof. Calvin's List of Fossils of Johnson County. . 544-560


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INDEX OF COUNTY HISTORY.


CHAPTER IX-PART 3.


A Lesson in Zoology -- Mr. Shimek's Report-Lists of Beasts, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes -Native Animals-Bear and Wolf Stories-Wolf Scalp Bounties-The Game Law- Game and Fish Interests. .561-579


CHAPTER X-PART 1.


Pioneer Points, by Hon. Henry Felkner. .579-586


CHAPTER X-PART 2.


Annals of Oxford. .586-598


CHAPTER X-PART 3.


Chronicles of Clear Creek


.598-629


CHAPTER X-PART 4.


Beginnings of "Big Bottom," by Nicholas Zeller .-- Being the Early Settlement of what is now Madison and Per.n Townships. . 630-633


CHAPTER XI-PART 1.


History of Iowa City.


633-645


CHAPTER XI .- PART 2.


Iowa City's School History-Churches-Secret Orders -- Local Societies-Bands- 646-676


Clubs, etc


CHAPTER XI .- PART 3.


The City's Civil Administration, Finances, Manufactories, Etc., 676-691 TOWNSHIP HISTORIES 692 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 763


INDEX TO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.


Page


Abbott Cyrus, Sr.


775


Brunson Henderson.


791


Davis John


.806


Davis Thomas D


.806


Davis L.


807


Davis John ..


807


Dennis Isaac V.


807


Denison J. B. . .808


DeSellem Isaac N


.808


DeSellem George B .. 961


Devoe S. J .. . 808


Devault Strawder.


.809


Dickenson Joseph.


809


Dilatush John.


809


Dille L. B.


.810


Dixon D. M.


810


Dondore J ..


.810


Dodder George W.


.810


Donohoe Michael.


.811


Donohoe Patrick.


811


Donavan Patrick O.


.811


Donavan Patrick .. 811


Douglass J. M.


.811


Douglass William A .. . 812


Douglass James H ..


.812


Draubaugh David.


.812


Duffy Michael.


.812


Dunkel Frank.


813


Dunkel Kasper.


.813


Dunkel William J.


813


Dunlap R. L. .


813


Dupont Edward.


813


Durst Jacob


814


Earhart Henry


814


Eddy W. M.


814


Edmonds Giles.


815


Edwards Joseph A


815


Egerman John


.815


Eggert Charles A


769


Eiuig Michael.


.815


Emonds William


816


Englert Louis.


.816


Englert George.


.816


Englert Henry J.


817


Corrigan Mark


802


Englert John J


.817


Erd Jacob H.


.817


Estabrook C. T.


817


Fackler W. B.


818


Fairall Hon. Samuel H. 818


Fairall Charles H.


.961


Fairchild Isaac ... .


.818


Felkner Hon. Henry .. .. 818


Fellows Stephen N. 769


Fern Thomas.


.819


Fernstrom Charles


819


Fiala Josephi.


810


Figg William L


.962


Finch Silas M


819


Fisher W. R.


.820


Brown E. A.


791


Danzell John.


806


Page


Adair Samuel F.


.775


Bushnagle Alexis.


791


Adams E. M ..


775


Buck W. F.


791


Adams James M.


776


Burgess E. W.


792


Buresh Joseph ..


792


Butler Martin Van Buren. 792


Aichar Ciperian


776


Albin George.


.777


Calagy Owen T


793


Calvin Samuel.


767


Cannon W. D.


793


Carrigan James


793


Carl Fred T.


793


Cavanagh Mathew


794


.960


Anderson Levi.


778


Anderson George.


779


Anderson John A.


779


Anderson George W.


.779


Andrews George.


780


Andrews O.


780


Andrews William.


780


Andrle John W


780


Babcock Orville G.


781


Baker Charles.


781


Baker George T.


.781


Baker William H. 782


Baker Marion.


782


Ball George W


782


Bane James W. .782


Barborka Joseph


783


Bartlett Lyman


783


Baumgardner A. B.


.. 959


Beecher James


.783


Beranek John K.


784


Berry James.


.784


Beuter A. W.


784


Beem Isaac ..


784


Birrer Martin


.785


Black T. H ..


785


Blaine Wilson


785


Bloom Leon.


785


Bloom Hon. M ...


786


Bloom Benjamin


959


Borland George T


787


Boal George J.


787


Boone Abner


787


Cox Aaron ..


803


Borland John.


787


Cox Thomas J


803


Cozine J. R.


803


Crawford Andrew


803


Cray Jerry.


804


Cray John H.


804


Crow Nathaniel


804


Crozier David ..


805


Cree Capt. Alfred B.


805


Custer Alonzo B


805


Brierton Michael


790


Custer Emily


.961


Brown John M.


790


Brown J. G ..


790


Page


Byington Robert W.


792


Alder Ira J ..


777


Alder Louis.


.958


Alloway Samuel.


.777


Alt Jacob H.


777


Alt Joseph A.


778


Anderson Robert.


778


Cavanaugh James.


Cerny Joseph.


794


Cerny John J.


794


Chamberlain James


795


Chamberlain Lewis E.


.795


Cherry Thomas W.


795


Cherry Ames.


795


Christee John A.


796


Clarke Augustus L.


796


Clark John Norwood.


.796


Clark Zachariah A.


796


Clapp Elmer I


767


Clapp L. W.


797


Clark John H.


797


Clench Charles E.


797


Cline M. C.


798


Clifford C. E. 798


Close M. T., Close C. D .. . 798


Cloud James R


799


Cloud Samuel


799


Clute Rev. Oscar.


799


Cochran Mathew


800


Coldren John.


800


Combe Thomas


800


Conklin W. F


800


Conklin D. V.


801


Cook John.


801


Conover Chas. W. 801


Cook M. W


S01


Cotter Wm. H.


802


Cowgill J.


803


Cowperthwaite Allen C. . 768


Bowersox James E.


788


Bowles John J.


788


Bowman Jacob.


788


Bowen Jesse.


.959


Bradley Charles H.


789


Bradley Stephen


789


Brakel J. C ..


789


Bridenstine James


789


Currier Amos. N.


768


Fisher John


820


Adams John E.


776


Adams Moses.


776


14


INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES.


Fisher Jacob H .. .820


Fitzgerald Morris ...... 820


Fitzsimmons Michael. . 821


Fletcher Gilman F .... 821


Floerchinger Jacob .... 821


Floerchinger George. . . 821 Folsom Hon. Gilman .. . 822 Ford Michael .822


Ford Thornton.


.822


Foster W. E. C ..


822


Fountain William L ... 823


Fountain John ..


823


Fountain Eli ..


823


Fracker Edward G ..


.823


Fracker George.


.824


Frazee Joseph.


.825


Fulsom Rev. George P. 825


Garvin T. M. S25


Gaunt William.


.825


Geary James


.826


Geddis R. J.


826


George Jacob A


.826


George Martin.


.827


Getsberg B ...


827


Gillette Omer T


827


Guilleton Jules E


827


Glover T. G.


828


Goetz Wendel ..


.828


Goodrell Maj. Wm. L .... 828


Gower James H.


.829


Graber Jacob ..


829


Graham Col. Harvey ... 829 Graham J. K. .830


Graham Alexander H .. 830 Grebin Christopher .830


Graham Benjamin


831


Granam Thomas


.831


Graham J. Ward.


.831


Gressel Vincent.


.831


Graf Conrad.


832


Green George W


832


Griffith Humphry.


.832


Goss Abraham


832


Grimes Robert ..


.833


Gross Vincent.


833


Gross Gregory.


.. 833


Guthrie Prof. Alfred A. 834


Haddock Hon. Wm. J .. 834 Hall Capt. George R .... 835 Hall Thomas R. 835


Ham Jonathan .835


Ham Emerson M ..


.836


Hamilton Hezekiah.


.. 836


Hamilton Mrs. Mary A. 836


Hamilton Ezra


837


Hanley Bartlett.


.837


Hartsock George 837 Hartman Rev. Ossian . . 838 Hardsock James Rush. 838


Kettlewell George


W .. 856


Kettles Peter


.. 857


Hartman Jonas.


.838


Kirkwood Samuel J.


.763


Kniese Adam.


.857


Koenig Jacob


.857


Koler .J.


.857


Hennessey Patrick. . . . 840 | Korab Paul A. 858


840 | Koser Alexander


858


Koza Joseph.


.962


Hertz Henry


840


Kraus John


.858


Hess John R


841


Hess George P.


841


IIess Samuel S.


841


Hess Samnel J.


8441


Hi .tt Harmon H.


842


Hiatt Amos


842


lIigbee O.


842


Hill M. R.


842


Hindman Rev. John .843


Hinkley H. L


843


Hinrichs Gustavus.


770


Hirt Joseph


.843


Hobby C. M ..


770


Hohenschuh Wm. P.


.. 844


Hogan Dennis ...


844


Holmes Beaumont S. . . 844


Hoffer Jacob.


845


Hollingsworth Mahlon.845 845


Horn Jacob ..


846


Hanke Samnel G


846


Horrell Joseph H. 846


Horak Frank J.


847


Hotz Simeor


847


Hotz Jacob J


.847


Horner Benjamin M. .. 848


Houser J. F


.848


Hughes Hon. Thomas. . 848 Hunt Wm 849


Hunter Adam


.849


Hudson Polly.


850


Hubner Charles.


850


Hutchenson Robert.


.850


Hummel George


851


Hucek Martin.


.851


Irish Hon. John P 851


Isense August


852


Jacobs Peter.


852


Jayne John W


852


Jayne John E.


853


Johnson Sylvanus


.853


Jolinson Rolla.


.853


Johnson Lawrence.


.854


Jones Charles


854


Jayne William


854


Karbulka Joseph


855


Keim Jacob).


855


Kelley Michael.


.855


Keeler Amos.


855


McClain Emlin .. . .


771


McCollister Hon. Chas.962 McCrory Hon. S. H .. .... 963


Mccullough H. B ...... 873


McCune Charles W ... 873 McCune John P. 873


McCreery Hugh ..


.874


McDonnell E.


.874


McGovern Hugh.


.829


McInnery Michael.


.. 874


Medowell Arthur. .875


Kramer Jacob


858


Lanning Edward.


859


Lane F. H.


.859


Lane H. C ..


859


Langdon D. M.


859


Lathrop H. W.


. 860


Laufer Herman


860


Lee J. Walter ..


.860


Leonard A. W


.860


Leonard Nathan R.


771


Letovsky Victoria B .. 861 Lewis Chas .. 861


Letovsky John B.


.862


Letovsky J. M. B.


.862


Levy M.


.863


Lenz August.


.863


Lenz John. .


.863


Lidner Antone


863


Lininger Jacob


.864


Lininger Martin E.


. 864


Loan J. W.


865


Lodge Charles M


865


Long Peter.


.865


Lorenz Robert.


.962


Lord Samuel ..


865


Lovelace Chauncey F. . 865


Love Alexander.


866


Lucas Chas. A ..


.866


Lucas Edward K.


.866


Lucas Hon. E. W.


.866


Luse Judge Z. C.


.867


Luse M. R.


.867


Luse Stephen ..


868


Luther Christopher


.868


Lutz J. H.


868


Mahana Capt. Bradley.869 Maher Mathew. .870


Mahoney Dennis. 870


Madison Thomas H .. 870


Magill Samuel W


.870


Magruder James.


874


Magruder George


.875


Malloy James ..


871


Marvin William E.


.871


Maston George L ...


.871


Mathewson George D ... 871 McConnell L. A. 872


McCarthy Jeremiah. .. 872 Mcclellan D. E .872


Kenyon Rev. Fergus L.855 Kessler Frank S .. .856


Kessler Fidel.


.856


Hawk Jonathan.


.839


Heid John.


.839


Heinricks Henry M .... 839


Henry John.


Hemphill J. K.


.840


Holmes John J.


Honberger W. F


845


Lightner Joel.


863


15


INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES.


Medowell Henry. .875


Mellecker Francis X ... 876


Medowell Margaret H.963


Meyer Matthias.


876


Peters James


893


Merline Antone ..


876


Michael Joseph


877


Miller Valentine.


877


Miller A. J. 877


Miller Aaron P


877


Pickard Josiah L ..


767


Miller John B. . .878


Miller Joseph P.


.878


Moon, M D., Arnold C.878


Moreland Alexander L.879


Moreland John L ......


.879


Morovork Auton.


.879


Moessner Fred.


.880


Morse Mrs. Mary A


.880


Mordoff A. D.


.880


Morseman, M. D., M. J.880 Mullen William. .881


Mulock R. T.


.S81


Myers Valentine


.881


Myers Daniel ...


.882


Meyer Morant


882


Myers Isaac.


882


Myers L. D.


ยท882


Myers Eli.


.883


Nolan Thomas


.883


Nolan James.


.883


Rank Cyrus S.


900


North Mrs. Ada.


772


Rayner Joseph.


900


Slater Owen.


.021


Novak Frank.


.883


Novak Frank


884


Musser J. D.


884


Rees Jacob.


903


Regan Patrick.


904


Oaks John P.


884


Reno Charles M.


904


Smith Dexter P.


923


Smith Frank H.


923


Oathout Alva.


885


Oathout Justus.


885


Oberman Rev. Karl F .. 886


O'Brien Joseph.


.886


O'Hair M. A. ..


887


O'Hanlon James


.887


O'Hanlan William


.887


O'Rilly Frank H


964


O'Riley Michael.


.964


Oglevee M. C.


887


Oglevee John.


887


Ritter Benjamin


.908


Orr William V.


888


Otto Max


888


Robinson James.


909


Robinson Hiram A.


.. 909


Robinson James T ...


.. 910


Robinson James .....


.965


Robotham Charles ..... 910


Rohret Mrs. Catharine.965 Rossler Gottleib F .910


Ross Lewis W


773


Rowe H. D


911


Steele Joseph


929


Rowley .


.911


Stonebarger Jacob.


929


Rubelman Andrew


.911


Runyon S. R.


911


Runyon Asa.


.911


Ruth Alex


.912


Sangester E


.912


Sargent Cyrus


.912


Scales Nathaniel


.913


Schaedler John B.


.914


Schell William J. .914


Schenkemyer Henry ... 915


Schlenk George.


915


Schonborn Joseph.


.915


Scofield Mrs. Phebe ..


773


Seeley H. H ... .915


Seevogel Henry C.


915


Sehorn Mrs.Elizabeth G.916 Serovy A. 916


Seydel Milton.


.916


Seydell Jacob N


.916


Shaver George ..


.917


Shepardson J. J.


.918


Shinn Henry E.


919


Shircliff C. H.


.919


Shirk Daniel.


.919


Shuey Jacob.


.919


Shrader John C.


773


Sies Frank.


920


Simek Francis Joseph .. 920


Simek Bohumil.


921


Slater John W.


922


Slemmons Matthew G ... 922


Slezak Joseph


.922


Smith Mrs. Sarah A .... 952


Remley Milton


.905


Rentz George.


905


Rettemeyer Frances.


.905


Rettemeyer Frank J.


.. 906


Reynolds John.


.900


Ricord Jacob ..


.906


Smith Z ..


925


Ricord Elisha H.


907


Smith Robert A ..


925


Smyth Father Patrick. 925


Snavely Michael T.


.926


Snider Corbly


.926


Snyder J. K.


.926


Sorter Alexander.


.927


Spencer J. O ..


.927


Spinden Samuel


.927


Staley A. W.


.928


Startzer Rudolph.


.928


Staley Charles W


.928


Startsman Oliver.


928


Stach Joseph J ..


.929


Steel John W


.929


Parker Leonard F


772


Parsons John.


.890


Parrott John.


.890


Patterson Bruce.


891


Patterson Hon. L B. .. 891


Pattee Lieut-Col. John.891


Patton J. G.


.892


Paul Hon. George


.892


Pauba Joseph W


893


Parvin Theodore Sutton. . 764 | Saxton Walter .. 913


Payn Evan


893


Scanlon James


.913


Peffer E. H.


893


Scanlon James W


.913


Peters John.


894


Philbrick P. H.


772


Pitlik Joseph.


894


Schaich George ..


.914


Pickering John A.


.894


Plymesser Samuel J ..


.894


Plymesser Samuel.


.895


Poggenpohl H. F


895


Pohler Thomas


.895


Poole Wm. H.


895


Porter John W


.896


Porch L. D.


896


Pratt D. A.


.897


Pratt W. T.


.897


Pratt Charles


.897


Shaver Capt. P. E


.917


Price Jacob F


.898


.918


Price A. O


.898


Sheppard Wm. C.


Shields Andrew.


918


Pryce Richard W., M. D.898


Pryce Capt. S. D. .


898


Pudil Frank J ..


899


Price Benjamin.


.899


Quinn Rev. Jame


.899


Rabenau F. W


.900


Redhead Wesley


.901


Redfield J. A., Jr.


903


Smitn Mrs. Susan F


.923


Smith Harry C.


924


Smith George E.


924


Smith Miss Susan F.


774


Smith William F.


924


Ricord Edward R.


906


Richey N. B .


.908


Rink Charles A.


908


Rinehart Alex.


908


Robinson Levi.


.909


Packard Asby D. 888


Packard G. H.


889


Paine Engene.


889


Paine Stephen E ..


890


Palmer Charles H. Jr ... 890


Palmer Philip.


890


Stover Jerry.


930


Strub Gustave ..


.931


Strang James B ..


.931


Strawbridge Jesse K. .. 931


Strohm Henry ..


.932


Struble John T.


932


Stewart Dr. David.


932


Oaks Charles C.


.885


16


INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES.


Stuart Maria E. 933


Sutliff H. S


.933


Sulek Frank.


.933


Swafford Mrs. Sarah B.934


Sweet Caleb J.


934


Sweet William T ...


934


Swisher Benjamin.


935


Switzer Joshua P.


935


Swofford A. C ..


935


Swofford C. G.


936


Templin James D


936


Tanner Frank


936


Tantlinger Perry.


937


Walker A. P.


.945


Taylor William H


937


Teneick Matthew


937


Teneick William P.


937


Terrell Walter


938


Tharpe Lee.


938


Thompson John H.


.938


Thompson Rev. H. M .. 939


Thorn Graham.


.939


Tice Capt. J. A. L.


.939


Wescott Moses A.


948


Townly David ..


939


Wetoshak Charles


.948


Trimble Peter P


.940


Trumbo George.


.940


Whetstone John H.


949


Whedon W. D ..


949


Whetstone John H.


949


Zabokrtsky Joseph


.956


Zeller Jacob ...


.956


Zeller Jr., N .


957


Zeller Michael.


957


Zeigler David B.


.957


Zeller Sr., Nicholas


.957


Ulch George.


942


Unrath Adam.


942 1


White Harry A. .949


Whitacre Aquilla.


965


Whitsel John. .949


Vonstein Peter


.943


Wical George.


.950


Wieneke Henry J.


.950


Williams Benjamin


.950


Williams Enoch


.950


Williams Robert.


951


Willis Jacob R ...


.951


Wilson William F


.951


Wilson J. W


952


Wilson Thomas W


.952


Wise J. R.


952


Wlack Joseph. .


.952


Wood David W


.953


Worden Edward.


958


Workman Hon. Samuel.966


Wolfe William .. .


.. 954


Wolfe Hon. Lewis R. . . 954


Wray Carson B.


.954


Wray David.


.955


Xanten John A.


955


Yager Jacob.


956


Yenter Jacob.


956


Trobridge Col. S. C ..


.940


Tulloss N. H., M. D.


.. 941


Tullos Frank


.941


Tulloss Ira E.


941


Tudor Edward.


941


Wical George.


950


Wieneke Henry J.


.950


Williams Benjamin


.950


Williams Enoch.


950


Zimmerman William .. 957


Wagner John.


943


Wagner George W


.943


Wagner John P


944


Waldron John L.


944


Walker Henry


944


Walker Robert.


965


Walker James


945


Ward J. R ..


945


Walker Joseph


946


Watson B. P.


946


Watson Lewis H.


.947


Weber Peter J


947


Weeber Isaac S.


.947


Weiser John C ..


947


Welchi Willard J.


.948


Wescott Jr., Albert.


.. 948


Whedon W. D. ..


949


White Harry A ..


949


Whitset John .


949


Ulum J. C.


942


Vanfleet John R ..


.952


HISTORY OF THE STATE OF IOWA.


DISCOVERY AND OCCUPATION.


Iowa, in the symbolical and expressive lauguage of the aboriginal inhab- itants, is said to signify "The Beautiful Land," and was applied to this magnificent and fruitful region by its ancient owners, to express their apprecia- tion of its superiority of climate, soil and location. Prior to 1803, the Mississippi River was the extreme western boundary of the United States. All the great empire lying west of the "Father of Waters," from the Gulf of Mexico on the south to British America on the north, and westward to the Pacific Ocean, was a Spanish province. A brief historical sketch of the discovery and occupation of this grand empire by the Spanish and French governments will be a fitting introduction to the history of the young and thriving State of Iowa, which, until the commencement of the present century, was a part of the Spanish possessions in America.




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