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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.
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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
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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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