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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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TOGETHER WITH PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND GOVERNORS OF THE STATE.
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pathy, and Mr. Harris boles ement stop in the Odd Fellow lodge, the Ofil of United What and the Wordmen. Beth ar commitment of the Unitarian Church, and by the e who kan. them. are held in high regand.
UCIESG. BANNISTER. dececco. for memy Years a prominent and honored citizen of Polk County bar. was Zum in Leroy. Generee County, N. Y. August 22. 1533. mal was a on of William and Iliza ( Havens, Bannister. Bis carly education was acquired in the common sche de sol supplemental by a course in the seminary it kings. ville, Ohio, At the emily age of nine ytt. he was thrown upon his own resource. being bit an orphan, and therefore his advantages were quite limited. After working all day to provide for his maintenance, he would opet this evening - in siu by while other boys of his age were engaged in play. He worked ils way through the seminary to teach- ing, and subsequently entered the law offee of Judge Bangs, where he fried kinnet for the last profession and at 1866, was admitted to the har in . Buffalo. S. Y.
The following year. M: Bannister wa joined i) wedlock with Miss Alice Word of Lamy. N. Y. and after : residence of seven years in the hagen State. comme in ISEL, with BE- Loudly to Des Muitas. where he founded a las garantchip with W. W. Phillips, while was aft verde d' soletby mohl consent. Twee child. tweei ante to
age of two years. The field portal this
Carsident of Whindeso Chy, Mint .. who twice represented his district in the State Legislature, and was twice register of de land ofre: Carrie. wife of J. M. Semmai of Pekskill. N. Y. : Egbert. whi diol in Le Hig Hagen. who's president of the State Hurtientand Society. trest of the Ames Agri- cultural School trustee of Camel Colle w. and a banker and real estate deder of Forest City. Lova; Mary E., willow of Mi. Bannister : Piaghe. is Fving in Puckskill. X. Y ; Demand, in Fine & City. lown: Julia, wie of D. E. Champlin of laden de. Lova. The father of this isalig. Men Seeor was an old time Democrat, sont was kongted with er word local offices of trust de duties of which he discharge ? faithfully and well. It. deah orvarted August 3. 1865. : and his wife, who was a markant men- ber of the Methodist Egyed Coach. died in
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Reader. Ist. That the members of the Beach and bar of Polk County, reed the in the he's 1 ..
worthy and estrend chian, and an what le ami devoted Island and father, and we will always regard him as one who stood high in the nation of his professional brothers, sunt of all the people who knew him.
1. That we tender to the family of the dressed our heartfelt sympathy and regnet at their great and untimely loss.
III. That the court be requested to efter die resolutions upon the record , and a copy be trans- mitted to the family of the deceased.
STATE of jos s. / Polk Conuty. 1
1. William Mosson, Clerk of the District Court of Polk County. lowe, do hereby rarity that the above and foregoing is a full, tene sand moped! copy of the resolutions of the Polk County for. full, true and complete as the same remvie of record in my office,
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Witness by hand and seal of said court this 2nd day of October, 1889.
Wn.m.vy Meses, Clerk. By JAMES G. Gombos. Deputy.
Mrs. Bannister and her chillien still bud in Des Moines, where they have a pleasant home and many warm friends.
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life Lefre gues d in Carlton College of Northfield. toller in the First National Bank of the city. He was ch duty when the bade was raided by the Jaup- send Yougest brothers, on the The of Sept. 1876, an event that coated a good sensation throughout the country. In their attack on the bank. the robbers that the acting cashier deal at the first fire. and shot Mr. Bunker through the shookder, causing a serious round. The party of highway men were eigly in number, Unce of when entere i the bank while five remained on gral outside. The citizens of god fire upon them. kill. ing two of the party. wiele the offere esseqnd, but Is officers, se was HiBed and the others wounded and cy tote Mand atar conviction were committed to Stat pis t for life.
Mr. Bunlar Med Northfield in 1878 going to Bonsas City, where he was engaged in banking for a year. when he went to St. Paul and became a>> tintel with the Western Newspaper Union in chairof the St. Paul de chulice. Hecontinued this connection untit Led. when he sold out and went to Holdme. Mont .. where he was changed in linki ... would Besepting of 1958. He then came to Des Moines and again Lucht into the Westin Now get Union, of which he ly chee hop resident manager. This institution is che of the Lo importante tour in the West in in teljes to med paper dire debons it supplies ready print ne ap rte circulation of over one million wx pic- They live by different ofrece simile to the next De . Mais. to include in the it line
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includes advertised soud collections for other" office. aggregating que alot Si to work. .. W. A. Bunker, Leader of our of Fach. way top nected with the business from the way shiction of the company until August, 1890. when he sold out. He held the office of president and general manager. and is now one of the wealthy wen of Kate's City. The present officers are Gionve A. ochya of Omaha, president: W. H. Remington of X ... York. vice-presi ten : W. H. Welch of Des Moines secretary ; I. C. Akin of Omaha. treasurer: apl1. D. Bunker of Des Moines, resident manager and auditor. The Western Newspaper Union of this city is the successor of the State Printing Company. | which was established in February. 1872. by Gov. Samuel Merrill and others. The transfer to the present company was consummated in slune. Is- 1.
On the 11th of Angust, 18.5. in Red Win .. Minn. Mr. Bunker was united in marriage with Miss Nettie L. Smith. the accon; ishet daughter of Jeffer. on Smith. The lady was born in Hadsas. N. H. and is a graduate of the Minessota Site Normal of Winona. In politics. Mr. Bunker i- a Republican, and for two years served as city treasurer of Northfield. Minn. He is a member of Eaton Lodge. No. 201. A. O. T. W. and lth he and his wife belong to the Congregational Clough.
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man to the his Bear in this co ... .. he cto se the Athat's in 1-20, Fundas Se Cacher. Com . in the month of May. For all Your ver 1. was employed in telefonica . det kanton they come to the Child Matt .. Ting his kem. in New Orleans Lastof two gres. During Se
guerrillas gad a number of his comotales will killed. Mr. Of mindil. however, coupled and sub- sequenty returned to Post Lavara, where. with his regiment. he was transferred from the commun lef Gen. Scott to that of tien, Taylor. The captain. Capt. Issmo. en ployol him as a messager daring the siege of Vera Cruz. during which he performed some important services. He also participated in the Lastties of Sierra Gorda. those around the City of Mexico and Chapultepec, where his horse was : hot under him. On the fth of July, Ists, he le- turned to New Orleans and received his disclenge.
Not long after the close of the Mexican Was. we find Mr. O'Connell in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained for nearly ten years engaged in the pork parking trale with Irwin & Jours. the former a brother of Capt. Irwin. with where hody our sub- just returned as any det to Cincinnati at the close of the War. His connection with the firm continued about ten years of the end of which time he bought a home west of the Mississippi. Having accumulated some capital in Ohio, i. . came to his Moines in March, 1856. and invested in cizlity acres of wild land. but after a short the sold out and engaged in trening between De Moines and Iowa City, the railroad having not then beea built.
In 18GB Mr. O'Connell returned to Cincinnati. Ohio, and was united. in marriage with Miss Mary Clancy. a native of Itsland. He then returned with Ji. Iride to Polk County, where they have since resided. six children have been born to thom-Thomas. a fumer of Ogden. Ich: John. she is mer cap laved ana elett in the Pot County in_ wait her patent -.
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until the war ended, when he was bosorally die- Bruger at St. Louis, in 1865. He was never known to shit any tack imposed apon hi'm. Fut was a faithful soldier and gave strong proof of his loyalty to the home of his adoption.
When again rokased fron publie duty, Mr. O'Conner returned to lowa. and shortly afterward pietroel the form of one hundred and sixty tores upon which he now resides. The home. with py onthe surromlings. indicates thift and entti-
prise the fields are well tilled and he has made , to Polk county. Iowa, being among it- earliest sei-
many excellent improvements. In politics he was a supporter of the Democratic party until LENS. when he east his ballot for Benjamin Harrison. He and his family are members of the Cathohe Church, and are liberal contributors to the cause. Mr. Of camel is also a member of the Old Settlers So- ciety of Polk County, with which organization hs has been connected since 1857. Publi-spirited and progressive, he takes rank among the valued citizens of the township and is numberof among the representative farners of the community.
FOHN STUART DEAN, deceased, was horn in Lancaster County. Po .. August 2. 1707. and closed a busy and useful life. I canber 21. 1872. An honored pioneer, a worthy citizen, and a friend to all, we feel that this volum- would be incomplete without this sketch. He was loved alike by young and old. rich and poor, and throughout the community ve know, a bude bom bean. In early T'te he was takenby his par- Histo Rose & manty, Ohio, where he : 3 to 4: 1 .-
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:: . d. H. Finch. dieter for home in Get Tel. February 9. 1.10. The mother. why
of the sol ving children: John, who died in Ross County, Offe: Hannah Caroline, who became the wife of 1. J. Cole a pioneer of the county. she and her bu bant being now deceased ; Muy. wife of John G. Irwin. of lowa: Willion M .. of Nebraska: Annie, wife of Jam's Hat bor, of Ellsworth, Kan. : and Elizeinth C., wife of George Crystal, of Med- ford. Jackson County, Ore.
In 1817 a party was formel. consisting of five familie . who cinigrated from Ross County, Ohio. thers. Mt. Dean and his family were of the num- ber. He first located apren land in Cast Des Moines. and soon afterward purchased three hundred and eighteen artes of land now included within the boundary of East Des Moines. Four years later he was again called upon to mourn the loss of his wife. who die l in 1951. His third union was with Rachel Sereggs, who is jet living in North Des Moines. As soon as his family was comfortably located, Mr. Dean login the erection of the first stan saw and grist mills built in Polk County, located on the cast bank of Des Moines River. just north of Lo- eust Street. It took some time to make it a pay- ing investment. and in the carlier years proved a source of loss to him. Many of the now leading enterprises of the county were first introduced by him. he taking an netive and promincid part in the promotion of all interests calculated to benefit the community. The cause of education found in him a warm friend. and the church work solvaneed greatly through his assistance. He was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, and was ever an car i worker in the Master's vineyard. The first of ok of that den y enation was drawnized in a minha velin which I si been a trading post on from coastod in be home of its different member-
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and it is safe to say. tal no citizenof the cell nity had more true friends. Mr. Den offer Te- marked that he had a greater number of nieces and nephews than any other man in the whole state. It was an adoption of love, as those who called him by the title of uncle, gave him the fender regard which they would to a dear relative. His birth- days were always an occasion of celebration to his children, grandchildren, and great-giardchildren. On the 9th of August, each year. they would as- semble to do honor to him, and make the day one long to be remembered both by bio and them. On these recusions it was customary to noise I'nele John presents, which remembrance by his friends was always received by him with much feeling.
beenvery. Feeling that he would inever again be able to enter into active service with his company be defined it best to resign and his resignation be- ing septel he returned to his family. In 1803. accompanied by his wife and children he came to Des Moines. Col. Ohusted possesses a natural love for a military life and his experience in two of the struggles in which our country has been involved gave him an opportunity of learning much of the art of war. Although his health was so seriously impaired he yet fult a desire and regarded it as a duty to do something in the way of organizing a force which in case of emergency might be of use to the State or Nation. He accordingly set about that duty at Des Moines and the result of his efforts was the raising and organizing of the first. home company in this city. The company was known as the Olmsted Zonaves and he continued in command of the organization for a considerable time. after which he was commissioned Colonel of the Third Regiment of the Iowa State Militia, a position he occupied for several years. He is now. practically living a retired life and is numbered along the respected citizens of Des Moines. In his carly manhood he married Miss Marcella E. Wall- mine. a native of Ohio, whose father was an eminent Mason and at one time was Grand Lecturer of that fraternity. They have bit two children -- the Portor and Ha. wife of Eliner Wickham of Des Moines. Our subject was about nine years of age when his father removed his family from Ohio to this city. 14. during his boyhood. he was not physi- cally strong he left school at the age of fourteen years being unable to cadare the confinement and work of the school-rooms. He was then variously engaged for a member of years. He served as an apprentis to the trade of book-binding and liter Was engaged in the portcodice department at Des Montes, acting as letter earring No. 1. for this Reps. From his early bus hond he was deeply in- tere bel in the study of estaral history and prod that br: geb of learning by himselfofte loop . the public schools until he of health be manne so ved in
R. JAMES B. OLMSTED is a Homeopathic physician and surgeon engaged in practice in Des Moines. His office is located at the corner of Sixth and College Avenues. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. in 195 1. and is a son of Col. F. Olmsted of this city. His father. also a native of the Buckeye State, was born in April. 1832. and served his country both in the Mexican and Civil Wars. Ho enlisted in the service at Columns for the former and was under the command of Gen. Scott. He enlisted for the late war at Felicity. Clermont County. Ohio, and may narde a captain of the Twenty-second Ohio Regiment. his former ser- 1 vice having ably Attel him for the position. He took part in the memorable let le of Shiloh in April, 1512. bis regiment forming a part of troy. Butit's command and seven 1 time during 1', 1- thet parte ly e raped death on e leving his te shot from mader him. He let never newsand from the results of the expend and hotchip of tending that battle. For a fine be was malle to continue with his cranked and canned home or a furlough, last on the exdramaref his Massif abende. although still in poor b delerin nel to bis regiment, hoping he would be alde there you the command of his way ony. Ile an der however instead of Better need for. . . pind where scarcely i hope was internet for her siden euros in the befund bi ony die hard
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lumbus in 1835, and worked for a tinte on tin State Capitol. In the sneereding spring he came to lowa. It was his intention to brate in Keokuk. but going to Mt. Pleasant he there look up hi- resi- derce, and remained about three yours. when he removed to Ottumwa, whenve. in 1861. he came to Des Moines. In the spring of 18th he emle thed in contracting and building, and soon took rank among the best workmen in the city in that line. Many years he devoted his attention to that work, and gained a wide reputation for skill and ability, and for his strict adherence to all agreements. In the meantime he began making architecture a study. and since 1858. bas wholly retired from building, devoting his entire attention to that seience.
Mr. and Mrs. Rouse have two daughters: An- nie, wife of P. H. Bristow, now an employe in the post office department in Washington. D. C .; and Cora, wife of R. L. Benton, of Englewood now a part of Chicago.
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Mr. Rouse has been a resident of Des Moines for more than a quarter of a century, has withused its growth from a town of five thousand the city of fifty thousand. and has borne no inconsiderable part in its upbuilding and progres. He ranks among the leading architects of Iowa. and his fam- ily are held in as high regard in the social world.
EDGE ALEXANDER R. FELTON, editor of the Western Newspaper Union of Des Moines, is a native of Chillicothe. Ohio. bom October 11. 1825, and is a son of James and Relucca (Green) Fulton. His father was both in Huntingdon. Par, in 1799, and was of South descent. his father having emigrated from t. Wegow to America in the eightin theentry Themnot! ... of our subject was a daughter of No Cami ! fate 1. a Virgin an, whose ancestors left their In ..... in the north of Ireland. to become president of ort nite States. Both parents lived tratipodle In. ing pasa their Galeath birthday. the haber departed the hh h IS 3. mod his wife was called to her Bual hom in 18 :1.
Judge Fulton is one of the well-line . citing .-
of Polk County, and it therefore affinds us grad pleasure to present this sketch to the readers of the Andre. knowing that it will be read with interest by many. H., was equeated in Mt. Pleasant Acad- emy at Kingston. Ross County, Ohio. He made a special study of higher mathematics and surveying. mad in 1851. when a young man of twenty-six Years, come to Jowa, Joeating in Fan feldt. Jefferson County, where his parents had settled the year pre- vious. Soon after uis arrival in that city. he be- came proprietor of the Fairfield Legger, which he contacted until 155l. when he sold out to W. W. Junkin. the present proprietor. He was engaged in surveying during the early years of his residence in Fairtickt, and for twelve years served as County Surveyor.
In politics. Judge Fulton was a Whig in carly life. and later became a Republican. He was elected to the office of County Judge of Jefferson County, which position he held four years. When the R -- Inddivan party was organized in Iowa. he partici- pated in that event as a delegate to the first State Convention. He also served as a clerk of the House of Representatives for three sessions, and represented Jefferson County in the Lower House in the Twelfth General Assembly. In 1870. he he- catue a citizen of Des Moines, and was for a time employed on the Iowa State Register. When the State Board of Immigration was formed be wa- appointed secretary of that boly. and was a mem- her of the same ex-cilleio. In the interest of im- migration, he was the author of several pamphie's. mur of which entitled "love the Home for Immi- grants," was printed in five languages, and liber- ally circulated in the Fastoru States, and in Euro pran countries. aiding materially in encouraging intr igeation for the's state. He vem till Serretny of the Board for four yess, during which time he did cuidient service in the cause of immigration. Ponting the cely part of the construction of the
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the same position and used in the rapretty until the column was said to the Best. Vouspour Uhr in June, ISSO site which time he has had ed- total charge of the reads print sheets issued by that company.
While a resident of Fairfield. November - 20, 1853. Judge Fulton married Mrs. Augusty S. Wheeler. widow of George Wheeler, and a daughter of Sam- nel Connable. She was born in Mesachusetts. of an old New England family, and cung to Iowa in 1×12. By her former marriage she had two chil- dren. a son and daughter: Lizzie. who became the wife of Dr. T. J. Douglass of Ottawa, and died in 1885; and George O. Whecter, who married Mi- Irene Phifer, and is residing in Des Moines.
Judge Fulton is the author of a work entitled the -Red Men of Iowa," and of numerous pamphlets un kowa. He occasionally also court- the mines, and some of his productions in verse possess fare literary merit. He is an easy and fluent writer, where works are real with interest, and rank him trong the able author of the State. He has al- way - been an active temperance worker since his vonth, doing all in his power to destroy the liquor traffic, and has been Chief Templar of Fidelity Lage. No. 259. I. O. G. T. Asan old-time Whig. Indge Fulton was chosen secretary of the Des Moim Tippecanoe ( Inb, and still fills that posi- tion. He is also the secretary of the lowa Asso- ciation of Pioneer Law-makers. He is intensely loyal to the State of las adoption. with whose his- bary he has been so long identified. Everything portabing to her well re, is of interest to him. and the menties of theodien times and cherished as essentials to a proper enjoyment of 8 prosent. Joner Full a has a wide dirch or . graintai - finoschote the New and his inthe @ relations With po! ! men of lowa Tave rish him They wwin fricibl -.
R. HIPPIE. FR. who is me Garin as oprol Helives of the Best of De Meinte is Be dufession .1 .deny all
mert tidto the practice of his profession. but engaged in burgos for about a yer and a holf. and then opened a law office on the West Side. whence after two years be removed to the East Sale. In less he temporarily gave up his low practice in order to accept the office of Justice of the Peace. The duties of such a position in a city I've Des Moines are important and require a good knowledge of law, and Mr. Tippi's practical ex- perience in the legal profession renders him emi- nently qualified to discharge with ability and dispatch the duties of his prevent office.
Om subject is a native of the Buckeye State. He was born in Athens County, April 5, 1817. mid is a son of Joseph and Anna (Wilkins) Tippin. who are still residents of Athens County, the for- mer being now cielity years of age, and the latter seventy-eight years. They were the parents of four sons and four daughters, namely: Sylvina. Received; Wesley M. also deceased; Eliza, who wedded William Ong. and resides in Ohio; Genge J .. a farmer of Springfild. Ohio: Julia, who is the wife of George Young, and Files in Imois; John W. deceased : our subject is next in order of birth; and Martha, who became the wife of John James, a resident farmer of Ohio.
The first busines pursuit which occupied the I attention of our subject was that of railroading. in which he engaged about four years, when having decided to make the legal profession his life work. he entered upon the study of law in 1871, and affor a vigorous toeach in the standard volumes was admitted to the bar January 5. 1877. He began panetier in Pana. Il. as a partner of J. C. Podle with then he hed postal his studies in de d'andare in the prosecution of the pen- foto smil li tout af to Des Moines in Ist. He wished to charge of field of helen, and 1.so- cure the a la tige of a mand populous cis. se dove D. Mensa Asone of his future opera- tions.
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