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eight to ten thousand bushels. He feeds from eight to ten car-loads of beef each year and has bred some twenty-five calves, but buys most of his stock. He is particu- larly successful in the raising of hogs and annually sells from one hundred and fifty to two hundred head, receiving therefor the highest market price, as they are always of the best grade and in good condition.
When twenty-four years of age Mr. Lundeen was united in marriage, on the 6th of July, 1874, to Miss Clara Peterson, whom he had known in Sweden and who came with her parents to America at the same time Mr. Lundeen crossed the Atlan- tic. They now have two sons and three daughters, namely : Milda, at home ; Logne, who assists in the cultivation of the home farm; Anna, a teacher; Willard, who has completed a college course and is his father's assistant; and Romie, who is a member of the class of 1903 in Tabor College. All of the children have been provided with a col- lege education, and the family is one of cul- ture and refinement as well as prominence. The daughters are members of the Congre- gational church, to the support of which Mr. Lundeen contributes liberally.
Mr. Lundeen exercises his right of fran- chise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party. He has steadily refused to accept office, preferring that his attention shall be given to his business af- fairs. Mr. Lundeen came to this country a poor young man, but to-day he stands among the substantial citizens of Fremont county. His word is as good as his bond and his industry has been the salient fea- ture in his prosperity, enabling him to rise from a humble position to one of affluence.
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WILLIAM L. BOGAN. M. D.
William L. Bogan, whose success as a physician is due to the fact that he is well prepared by comprehensive learning for his profession and applies himself most closely to the discharge of his duties, is numbered among the pioneer representatives of the medical fraternity in Fremont county, where he has made his home since 1872. Integ- rity, activity and energy have been the crowning points of success, and his life history most happily illustrates what may be accomplished by faithful and continued effort in carrying out an honest purpose.
Dr. Bogan was born in Warrick county, Indiana, near the Ohio river. March 28. 1832. Ilis father. Samuel Bogan, was a thrifty and prosperous farmer of that locali- ty, but was born near Wheeling, West Vir- ginia, and was a son of Levi Bogan, who served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and frequently related incidents of that struggle to his little grandson. William Levi Bogan. These details the Doctor has never forgotten, and his accounts of the war which brought independence to the na- tion are therefore authentic. Samuel Bo- gan was married in Indiana, to Miss Cath- erine Clark, who proved to him a faithful companion and helpmate on life's journey. She was a daughter of William Clark, a native of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Bogan became the parents of three children : Mary De Forrest, who is living in Mountain View. California: William Levi: and Sam- nel. deceased. The father died at the age of twenty-eight years, and the mother was married twice. Her second husband was a Mr. Pluck, and unto them were born two children : Patrick, who has now passed away :
and An, the wife of Dr. W. W. Daily. Viter the death of her second husband the mother married Henry Shrode, of Warrick county, Indiana. Her death occurred at the age of ninety-two years, in San Jose, Cali- fornia.
Dr. Bogan, of this review, spent the days of his childhood and youth in Indiana, and after acquiring an academic education he entered AAsbury University, where he completed his literary course. Hle studied medicine under J. R. Tillman, of Warrick county, Indiana, and was graduated in the medical department of the Iowa State Uni- versity, at Keokuk, lowa, with the class of 1856, winning high honors. Opening an office in Lynnville, Indiana, he was success- fully engaged in practice until the inaugu- ration of the Civil war, when he raised a company, which joined the Ninety-first In- diana Infantry and of which he was elected captain. He served for a time in active field duty and later was assigned to the po- sition of assistant surgeon. Subsequently, however, he rejoined his regiment on the field, but ultimately was obliged to tender his resignation on account of paralysis. from which he suffered in 1864 and from which he never fully recovered. Returning to his home in Indiana, he resumed the practice of medicine there and remained in the state of his nativity until 1868. when he removed to Montevallo, Vernon county, Missouri, where he engaged in practice for four years. On the expiration of that pe- riod he came to Hamburg, where he has since resided, and soon he took front rank among the practitioners of Fremont county, a position which he has since maintained.
The Doctor was married in Dubois coun- ty. Indiana, in 1858, to Miss Syrenia M.
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Aust, a lady of superior culture and refine- ment, who to him has been a faithful wife and helpmate on life's journey. She is a daughter of Frederick and Matilda (Allen) Aust, both of whom were natives of Ten- nessee, but, having removed to the Hoosier state, they reared their family there. Unto the Doctor and his wife have been born seven children, namely: C. P., an influen- tial business man of Omaha, Nebraska; William S., who is engaged in the confec- tionery business in Hamburg; Mrs. Matil- da Catherine Taylor, who is living on Mc- Kissick's Island, Nebraska; Mrs. Bertha May Sturgeon, of Hamburg, lowa, whose husband is engaged in general merchandis- ing; Mrs. Mary Louise Green, of Ham- burg ; Nellie A., the wife of Paul Dean, a. railroad agent at Hamburg ; and James \V., who is engaged in the livery business in Hamburg.
The Doctor gives his political support to the men and measures of the Republican party and believes most firmly in its prin+ ciples. He once became a candidate for representative, and, though he met defeat on account of the great Democratic strength in this locality, hie succeeded in reducing the usual Democratic majority of four hun- dred and seventeen. Such a defeat amount- ed almost to a victory and plainly indicates Dr. Bogan's personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow townsmen. Prominent in Masonic circles, he was made a Mason in Booneville, Indi- ana, and he now belongs to the blue lodge, council and chapter, to Bruce Command- ery, of Red Oak, Iowa, and to Moilah Tem- ple of the Mystic Shrine, in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is a worthy follower of the ancient fraternity, taking an active part in
its work and upbuilding, and many times he has been called to office by his brethren. In the council he has served as thrice illus- trious master, and in the chapter as high priest. The beneficent principles of the fra- ternity are exemplified in his life and have gained for him the high regard not only of his brethren of the order but of those outside the craft.
THOMAS J. JOHNSON.
Thomas J. Johnson is one of the honored veterans of the Civil war who upon the field of battle wore the blue and loyally aided in the defense of the Union. He is now a representative of the farming, inter- ests of Mills county, Iowa, and is a citizen of worth, enjoying the high regard of many friends. He was born on the 6th of June, 1827, in Montgomery county, Kentucky, and is a son of Hugh and Sarah ( Knox) Jolinson, both of whom were natives of the same state. He is of Scotch and German lineage and is descended from good old Revolutionary stock, for in both branches of the family are found those who aided the colonies in their struggle for independence. Hugh Johnson, the paternal grandfather, was a native of North Carolina, and at an early day in the development of Kentucky removed to the "dark and bloody ground," where he served as a soldier under General Wing. He also aided in opening up that state to civilization and in performing the arduous task of laying the foundation for its future prosperity and progress. Both he and his wife lived to an advanced old age. On the maternal side the ancestry of the family can be traced back to George Knox, the great-grandfather of our subject, who
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served as chief of artillery with George Washington throughout the Revolutionary war. He lived to be a very old man. The father of our subject died in Kentucky, at the age of seventy-three years, and the mother passed away in the same state, after attaining the very advanced age of eighty years. She was an own cousin of Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
Thomas J. Johnson spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the Blue Grass state, remaining in his parents' home and assisting in the work of the farm. On attaining his majority he began farming on his own ac- count, and his practical experience in that line well fitted him for the duties which thus devolved upon him. After renting land for some time he purchased a farm with his savings of former years, and as a companion and helpmeet on life's journey he chose Miss Mary Hall, their marriage being celebrated on the 18th of October, 1843. The lady was a daughter of Brazer and Sarah ( Hammonds) Hall, both of whom were natives of Alabama. Her pa- ternal grandfather was Major Hall, who won his title by his service in the war of the Revolution. Her maternal grandfather was also a soldier in the struggle for inde- pendence, and both lived to a ripe old age.
Mr. Johnson continued his farming operations in Kentucky until the time of the Civil war, when he aided in the preservation of the Union which his ancestors had as- sisted in establishing. At the beginning of the trouble he gave his influence on the side of the national government at Wash- ington, and throughout the period of hos- tilities he served with the Twenty-fourth Kentucky Regiment of Infantry, being mus- tered in at Lexington. He participated in
many of the most holly-contested engage- ments of the war. He was severely wound- ed in the siege of Knoxville. a large buck- shot and three other shots were imbedded in his hip and carried away a large portion of the pelvic bone. He was afterward wounded by the concussion of a cannon- ball and had to remain in the hospital for about six months before he was able to take up his duties. In 1865 he was mustered out, and with a very creditable war record he returned to his home.
In 1883 Mr. Johnson came with his fam- ily to Iowa, taking up his abode in Mill- county, where he has since made his home. He has valuable farming interests, being to-day the owner of two hundred and twen- ty-one acres of rich land, which is under a high state of cultivation, the productive soil yielding excellent harvests. Upon the place are all the modern accessories and conveniences of the model farm of the twentieth century, and the neat and thrifty appearance indicates the careful supervision of an enterprising owner. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson has been blessed with seven children, and with the excep- tion of Sarah, the fourth in order of birth. all are yet living. the others being Henry, who has been engaged in running the home farm: Alice, now the wife of John Allen; Hugh, who is at home: Elizabeth, the wife of Philip Allen: Lucy, now the wife of J. C. Buckingham : Clara, who married Ed Do Lashmutt: and W. M., who completes the family. Mr. Johnson has given his children good educational privileges, thus fitting them for life's practical and responsible du- ties. The cause of education has ever found in him a warm friend, and he has done effect- ive service in its behalf while serving as
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school director. He filled that position for a number of years and is now school treas- urer. He belongs to the Masonic frater- nity, and in his political affiliations he is a Republican, exercising his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of that party. His has been a busy and useful life, and at all times he has been found as true to the duties of citizenship as when he fol- lowed the old flag upon the battle-fields of the south.
ALPHONSO V. PENN.
Among the prominent business men of Sidney. Iowa, is Alphonso V. Penn, the subject of this sketch. He was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1851. and is the son of Dr. John M. and Emily (Ricky) Penn, the latter still a resident of Sidney, Iowa. Dr. Penn came from Penn- sylvania ancestors, as did his wife, they both coming from that state in 1856 and lo- cating in Fremont county, Iowa. Dr. Penn was a very prominent physician of Sid- ney until the loss of his eyesight in 1876. He was a son of a man of education, having read medicine at Waynesburg. Pennsyl- vania, and the misfortune which fell upon him was felt keenly by his patients as well as by himself. He opened the Penn drug store in 1862 and now this is one of the institutions of the city. The death of Dr. Penn occurred in 1896, when he passed out of life, regretted by a very large circle of friends.
Our subject studied pharmacy and since 1884 has owned and conducted the store established by his lamented father. He was reared and educated in Sidney and has
watched its wonderful growth with a great deal of interest.
The marriage of Mr. Penn took place in this city, in 1874. to Miss Zinzie Gray, the daughter of John B. Gray. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Penn, the eldest, named May, dying in 1900; a son, Valdez Penn, born in 1887, still surviving.
Our subject is a staunch Democrat, prominent in the affairs of the party, and is the chairman of the Democratic central committee, of Fremont county. He is now acceptably filling the office of school direc- tor. Socially he is connected with the K. of P. and Mrs. Penn is a valued member of the Baptist church. They belong to the class of the most respected residents of Sid- ney.
JAMES K. P. GOODFELLOW.
Farming and stock-raising form an im- portant element in the business activity of Fremont county, and of this line James K. P. Goodfellow is a prominent representa- tive. He is a successful man whose deter- mined purpose has overcome all obstacles and difficulties in his path, enabling him to advance steadily on the high road to suc- cess. He was born in Wooster, Ohio, Au- gust 26, 1844, and is of Irish lineage, for his paternal grandfather, William Rufus Goodfellow, was a native of the Emerald Isle. He married a Miss Allison, became a Pennsylvania farmer and subsequently re- moved to Ohio, locating in Wayne county, near Wooster, where he reared his family of three sons and three daughters of whom one daughter is still living. The grand- father died in 1866, when eighty years of age. His son, Matthew A. Goodfellow,
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was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, in 1809, but was reared in Ohio. He mar- ried Drucilla Culbertson, who was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, but their marriage was celebrated in the Buck- eye state, where their eleven children were born. Eight of the number reached years of maturity, and those still living are Hugh C., a leading commercial traveler who re- sides in Chicago and has a wife and one son : Drucilla L., the widow of Edgar Miles, of Denison, Iowa: and James K. P., of this review. The mother passed away in 1853, while the father's death occurred in south- ern Illinois in 1881. He was for some years a resident of Monroe county, Iowa. and for one term represented his district in the state legislature, having been elected to that office on the Democratic ticket.
.At his parental home James K. P. Good- fellow was reared, early becoming familiar with the duties and labors of the farm. In March, 1862, when but seventeen years of age, he offered his services to the govern- ment as a soldier of the Union army, en- listing at St. Louis in the Fifth Missouri Cavalry for three years. He served for three years and one month, and returned to his home before he had attained his ma- jority. He was on active duty in Missouri and Arkansas, and manifested loyalty and bravery equal to that of the veteran of twice his years. After his return from the front he spent three years as a student in Tabor College, and was successfully engaged in teaching for several terms in Mills county, Iowa.
On the 6th of August. 1869. Mr. Good- fellow was united in marriage to Miss Alice M. Hurlbutt, who resided in Mills county, near Tabor, but was born in Ohio. Her
parents were R. H. and Arvilla ( Mead) Hurlbutt, both natives of Ohio, whence they came to lowa in 1853. Mrs. Good- fellow was one of four children and was educated in Tabor College. By her mar- riage she became the mother of ten chil- dren, of whom two died in infancy, the re- maining eight being as follows: Frederick Il., a stockman of western Nebraska, who has a wife and one son; Hugh C., now a student of Tabor College; Ralph A, who is engaged in the stock business with his bro- ther in Nebraska; Eunice M., who is pur- suing the study of piano and violin music; and James, Elsie A., Fanchon and Robert, aged respectively fourteen, ten, seven and three years.
For twenty years Mr. Goodfellow has engaged in feeding stock, fattening over five hundred head of good cattle last year and also shipping several car-loads of hogs, and in connection with his two sons he owns about four thousand acres of land in Ne- braska, where they have over six hundred head of cattle and one hundred head of graded Norman horses. Now, the winter of 1900-1, our subject is feeding two hundred head of cattle near Tabor, and is recognized as one of the successful stockmen of south- western Iowa. He is an excellent judge of stock, which enables him to make judicious investments; and as his methods of feeding are of the best he commands a ready sale and good prices on the markets.
In 1896 he came to Tabor in order to provide better educational privileges for his children. In politics he is a stanch Repub- lican, and socially he is connected with Mil- ton Summers Post, G. A. R., of Malvern. thus maintaining pleasant relations with his old army comrades. His business ability,
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keen insight and sagacity and his unfalter- ing perseverance have enabled him to make steady progress on the high road to pros- perity, and he is now accounted one of the substantial citizens of the community.
MRS. ELISHEBA T. GOODE.
Mrs. Elisheba T. Goode resides on a farm on section 32, Rawles township, Mills county, and is the widow of John Goode, who died on the homestead farm here on the 16th of January, 1889, at the age of seventy-two years and ten months. Hc was born in Northamptonshire, England, and was a mason by trade, serving an ap prenticeship of seven years to that occupa- tion. He acquired a common-school edu- cation and throughout his life was a well- informed man, keeping in touch with the questions and issues of the day through reading, while experience and observation has added to his knowledge. Ere he left his native land he married Miss Elisheba Thompson, who also was born in North- amptonshire, in 1815. After their marriage Mr. Goode engaged in contracting in his na- tive county for a time and afterward re moved to London, where he followed the same business for eleven years or until 1852. when he determined to seek a home in the new world and thus test the various reports he had heard of the opportunities afforded in the United States.
Mr. and Mrs. Goode sailed from Eng- land and after ten weeks spent upon the broad Atlantic arrived at New York, whence they made their way to Cuyahoga county, Ohio. There Mr. Goode followed his trade in Cleveland, and he also owned a smali farm in the Buckeye state, which he sold
in 1867 prior to his removal to Iowa. O11 the 12th of April of that year he arrived in Tabor, where he remained for two years, during which time he erected the first brick residence in the town. He came to the old homestead farm thirty-one years ago and purchased ninety acres of land, for which he paid five dollars per acre. To do this he had to incur an indebtedness, but soon it was all cleared away and by additional pur- chase he secured ninety-three acres, paying fourteen dollars per acre for a tract of forty acres and eighteen dollars for another tract of forty acres. From that time until his death he devoted his attention to agricult- ural pursuits, and the farm yielded to him a good return. He placed his fields under a high state of cultivation and added many substantial improvements to the place, which became one of the attractive properties of the community.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Goode have been born thirteen children, of whom six sons and five daughters reached mature years. namely : Lucy, the wife of Guideme Tracy, of Elkhart, Indiana: Charlotte Weather- head, who is living in Tabor: John T., a merchant of Sidney, Iowa; Anna, the wife of Freeman Jones, of Tabor; Joseph, who resides on the old homestead ; Phillipi, the widow of S. P. Graves, of Omaha, and the mother of nine children: Edward, a farmer of Green township, Fremont county, by whom she has four children; William, who also resides upon a part of the old home- stead and has a wife and three children; Frank, who is married and resides upon the old home farm; Charles, who is married, has three children and is living on the old home . stead ; and Flora, the wife of W. W. Thorn- ton, of Nebraska, by whom she has eight
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children. There are forty-eight grandchil- dren and nine great-grandchildren. Of this family John Goode served in the Civil war and has been in public office. Joseph, who owns forty acres of the old homestead, was always associated with his father in busi- ness. He learned the mason's trade with him and together they worked twenty years at that occupation. Joseph Goode married Caroline Hershey, who was born at Great Salt Lake, Utah, and is a daughter of Henry Hershey, of Glenwood. Iowa. They now have two children : Lucy M. and Ruby A., aged respectively twelve and two years.
At the time of the Civil war Mr. Goode. of this review, enlisted from Cleveland. Ohio, in the Squirrel Hunters' Regiment at the time of Morgan's raid. In his political views he was a stalwart Republican, always voting for the men and measures of the party, while socially he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was a member of the Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ and a man faithful to every duty and rela- tion of life. His widow is an estimable lady and still survives him, and though now. eighty-five years of age she still retains her faculties unimpaired and is a bright and en- tertaining conversationalist.
PATRICK KILMARTIN.
Patrick Kilmartin, who follows general farming in Mills county, was born in Con- naught, in the county of Roscommon, Ire- land, his parents being John and Ann ( Mar- tin) Kilmartin. In 1850 the parents emi. grated with their family to the new world reaching the shores of America on the Ist of June. Taking up their abode in Albany,
New York, they there remained for about seventeen years, removing on the ist of April, 1867, to Mills county, lowa. They established their home in Lyons township, where the parents spent their remaining days, the father's death occurring on the 19th of April, 1884, when he was seventy-two years of age, while the mother passed away May 10, 1891, at the age of sixty-five.
At an early age Patrick Kilmartin started out in business life for himself. He has al- ways followed farming and stock-raising, and in this has been very successful. In 1871 he took up his abode at his present location, where he owns two hundred and forty acres of fine farming land, much of which is under a high state of cultivation. He is also engaged in feeding and raising stock and this branch of his business brings to him a good return. He is a good judge of stock, and in all of his work he is progres- sive, enterprising and energetic, and thus prosperity attends his labors.
In November, 1874. Mr. Kilmartin was united in marriage to Miss Martha AA. Wolf, a daughter of William and Mary ( Mc Pher- ron) Wolf, both of whom were natives of Tennessee, the former of Scotch-Irish de- scent, while the latter was of German lin- eage. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Kilmartin have been born eleven children, six living, name- ly : Anna E., William G .. Mary G., Alfred P., Joseph E., and Florence. Mr. Kilmartin and his family are members of the Catholic church at. Malvern. He votes the Republi- can ticket and keeps well informed on the issues of the day. although he never seeks or desires office, preferring that his time may be given in an undivided manner to his busi- ness affairs, for it is along that line that he is working his way steadily upward and pro-
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viding for his family the comforts and con- veniences which go to make life worth the living. He is very highly esteemed, is lib- eral in all his dealings, generous in disposi- tion and ever ready to assist or encourage any public enterprise. Upon such men de- pend the advancement of all movements in- tended for the general good and the benefit of the community.
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