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Early Local History.
OLD SETTLERS MEET.
A Large Attendance and Happy Time Enjoyed by All.
The Old Settler's meeting held in Maquoketa, Thursday, Sept. 17th, was one of the most enjoyable affairs in the history of the organization. It was held at the M. E church where there is every facility for such an oc- casion, a good cool kitchen and dining room in the basement with stoves, chairs and tables. By 10:30 o'clock a m the ladies had commenced preparing for dinner, which was served at 12:30, and was one of the best ever spread for the society. President Mitchell was unable to attend the meeting on account of having been left alone in the bank, and at 2 o'clock Secretary J. W. Ellis called the meeting to order and proceeded to put on the program. Martial music was furnished by three veteran Jims: Jim Benadom. Jim Carter and Jim McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Anderson furnished the in- strumental music.
A quartet composed of Z. M. Hoclomb, Mrs. C. L. Ripple, Mrs. F. H. Wilson and Mrs. C. M. Sanborn sang a number of appropriate pieces. Mrs. Wilson sang a solo; Ed Williams also sang a song which he accompanied with a banjo and had to sing another.
All of the above named are entitled to a vote of thanks as well as the gratitude of the society, and, then some.
The program carried out was as follows:
Overture-Anderson or hestra.
Song, America-Led by quartet in which audience joined, standing while singing.
Invocation-Rev. A. T. Foster.
Paper-Prepared for the occasion by Levi Wagoner, who was unable to attend, read by W. C. Gregory.
Music-Orchestra.
Pioneer preaching -- Rev. Millikan.
Solo-Mrs. Wilson.
Reminiscence of the panic of 1858 and 1859-D. A. Fletcher.
A tale of personal experience and reminiscence of Mrs. Mary Anderson. Song-Long, Long Ago, and Music in the Air by quartet. Mrs. J. C. Nitchie played accompaniment for the quaret on the organ.
Mrs. Carrie Edwards gare a reading in her usual happy manner.
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J. A. Buchner gave a reminiscent talk of personal experience in early days in the big woods, which pleased the audience very much.
Ed. Williams sang a song of his own composition, which elicited rounds of applause and an encore brought out another equally fpleasing.
Mrs. I. K. Krane told of early days, so very early that few present could remember back so far. Told of raising watermelons of which they made syrup with which to preserve crab apples, grapes and plums.
Will Cundill, our local poet, entertained the audience in his inimitable way, after which Mr. Ellis, acting as chairman, called for the election of officers, which resulted in the following election by acclamation :
President-J. A. Buchner.
Vice President-J. N. Nims.
Secretary and Treasurer-J. W. Ellis.
There were 300 old set: lers present, but only 92 registered.
The officers of the society are deeply grateful to the officers of the M. E. church for their hospitality, as well as to all who took part in the enter- tainment.
O'd Settlers Obituary List For 1908.
Mrs. Mary Reynolds Depew, born in Linn County Iowa in 1842, died in Maquoketa, Aug. 20 1907.
Mrs. Sylvia Laird. born, Rutland County Vt. May 26 1840, came to Iowa 1865. died Sept. 5th 1907.
Clinton M Graul born Aug. 30 1844, Reading Pa, came to Maquoketa in 1877, died Sept 5th, 1907
W. B. Hunter born, Beaver County, Pa. 1834, came to Iowa in pioneer days, died Sept. 1907, an old settler.
Mrs. W. P. Dunlap born, Warren County N. Y. May 16th 1840, came to Jackson County, July 10th. 1811, died Sept. 1907. Pioneer.
Lydia Elmira (Chandler ) Wilcox born. in Canada April 1824, died Nov. 16 1907 came to Maquoketa 1844, A Pioneer.
Daniel Pillsbury Kimball, born in Lawrens County, Ohio May 18 1853, came to Iowa, 1853, died Nov. 1907.
Mrs. S A Shattuck. horn Reading County Vt. Jan 27th 1824, came to Iowa 1854, died Dec. 4th. 1907.
Ansel P Simpson, born. Schoon, N. Y. Aug. 1841, came to Iowa 1865, died Dec 5th 1907, Veteran of Civil war.
Wm. Fox, Veteran of Mexican and Civil wars, died Dec. 5th 1907, aged about 103 years.
Seneca I. Griffin, born near Maquoketa Sept 27th 1858, died Dec. 24 1907.
Etta (Ogden ) Bolton, born. Clinton County Iowa Dec. 14 1858, died Dec. 23 1907.
Mrs. Fliza (Stephens) McMeans, born, Leesburg, Ohio March 17th 1841, came to Iowa 1844 died Dec 26th 1907.
Abigal Reed Crane, born, Moriah N. Y., March 20 1825, came to Maquoketa 1854, died Jan. 20 1908.
Martha ( Sutton) Thompson, born Fayette County Pa. March 17. 1837, came to Iowa 1851, died Jan. 29 1908 Pioneer.
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Chas. D. Follett born, North Haven, Vt. June 24, 1825 came to Maquoke a May 1862, died Feb. 7th 1908.
Mrs Emma Connery, born, Glens Falls, N. Y .. Oct. 20, 1828 came to Iowa, 1854, died Feb. 16th 1908.
Zera S. Patterson, born, Ashtobula Cour ty, Ohio Feb. 1838, came to Iowa 1855. died Feb. 24 1908.
Margaret Ann (Case) Carrol, born in Ohio Sept. 1847, came to Iowa 1851, died Feb. 25, 1908
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, born, at Fort Erie, Canada June 1819, came to Maq- uoketa 1854, died March 1 1908.
Elizabeth (Boyd) Beesley, born, Coburg, Canada June 1833, came to Iowa 1859, died March 1 1908.
Mrs. Chas, Wycok, born, Valona Springs, .N Y. Aug. 11 1835, came to Iowa 1855, died April 16th 1908.
Robt. Chandler born, St Johns Canada 1835, came to lowa 1845, died June 1908.
Mrs John, Said born, Carthage, Il], Aug 7th 1849, came to Iowa in 1849, died June 8th 1908. A Pioneer.
Pheobe Sweesey, born, Rutland Vt Aug 1825, came to Iowa 1866, died June 29 1908
Mrs. Clara ( Vath ) Holcomb, born New York City Feb 3 1855, came to Iowa 1855, died June 30 1908.
M. Littell, born, St. Thomas Canada in 1827, came to Iowa, 1850, died July 30, 1908. Pioneer.
Expenses of Old Settlers Picnic for 1908.
Invitations, cards, printing, sta-
Ribbon for badges and pins. 2 61
tionery and postage $ 2 50 Pork and beans 1 05
Extra help in office.
2 00 Coffee and sugar 75
Scouring knives. forks and
Soap, salt, pepper and eggs 24
spoons
1 50
Rent of dishes. 2 30
One-half bushel potatoes. 35
Washing dish towels and meat for roast
3 00
Kitchen help 4 00
Butter
50
Bread
50
Milk
10 Total receipts from registering. 22 00
Janitors work at Church and
Deficiency $ 2 75 1 gallon oil 1 85
Old Settlers in Attendance.
BORN WHERE BORN TO IOWA
Edward Taubman,
Oct. 24, 1832
Isle of Mann 1851
M. D. Watson
Feb. 28, 1844
Penn 1865
J. N. Nims.
July 23, 1846
Iowa
Dr. Chas. Collins
Aug. 20, 1867
Iowa
Mrs. J. N. Nims May 26,
1862 Iowa.
Lizzie Jaynes. Oct. 7, 1857 Iowa
Roasting meat. 50
Printing badges 1 00
$24 75
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Mary Ulrich D.c 5, 1845.
Germany
1867
Mrs M. Rice
.Sept 28, 1848
Penn
1868
M. E. Fulton
Mch. 11,
1833
New York 1817
Albert Gee July 29, 1829
Ohio,
1845
Mary E McDonald Oct. 25, 1839
Indiana
1848
Albert Bently
Oct 16, 1818
Iowa
New
York
1839
Mark W. Current Aug. 8, 1837
Eliza J. Currant.
Mch 19, 1838 I11
Iowa .. 1842
Walter Gregory Dec. 4, 1861
Wis
1861
Melissa Sagers
. Aug. 16, 1835
Ohio ..
1852
J A Carson
.. May 13, 1844
Ohio ..
1868
Murray Eaton April 13, 1819 Iowa 1849
Sadie Eaton Aug. 12, 1858
Wis
1861
Elizabeth Weldy
Mch 13, 1850
Canada
1878
Anna Organ
Noy. 16, 1846
Ill.
1856
J. W Ellis
Nov. 25, 1848.
Danville, Ind
1852
Mary King Phillip
Aug. 20, 1844
Penn
1856
J. A. Buchner . .
Oct. 12, 1856
Jackson, lowa
18 9
W. B. Swigart ..
June 22, 1857
M&quoketa, Iowa
1857
Z M. Holcomb
July. 15, 1852
Lima, Ohio
1863
E. R. Cain May, 26, 1849
Canada
1864
E. W. Wilson.
Jan, 16, 1838
Ireland 1856
A. J. Phillips
6, 1832
Mich
1837
W P Dunlap
July 7, 1833
Virginia
1858
John Degr- w
Dec. 22, 1833
Canada
1859
N. E Potter
May 23, 1850.
Jackson Co. Iowa
Joe Brady
Aug. 14, 1838
Penn.
1854
Mary E. Ripley
June 5. 1847
Chicago, Ill
1876
Eliza Davenport
Mch, 14, 1844
New
York
18 .9
James R Wyrick
Nov, 1. 1836
Virginia
1865
L. W. Scott
Sept, 14. 1863
Iowa
F. H. Storm
Jan, 14, 1861
Ill
1862
James Fairbrother
Feb, 14, 1847 Iowa
A. J. Riges
June, 21, 1832
New York
1837
E. L Cook
. Oct, 9, 1830)
Canada
1818
Mrs. I. K Crane.
June, 5, 1836
Penn 1848
Mrs. John Gregg
. Apr, 26, 1850
Geneva Lake, Wis
1863
Mrs. E Jane Riggs
. Mch, 15. 1844
. Ohio 1852
Iowa
1855
Ella Cundill Sept, 12. 1864
Towa
1864
Wm. Reel Feb. 9, 1842.
Ohio 1857
Frank Keeley Feb, 24. 1844
Ind
1853
Geo Dunlap. Mch, 25. 1864:
Iowa 1864
Loyal Goddard Sept, 29. 1848
Iowa 1848
Mary Shaw
Feb, 15, 1848.
Iowa
1848
Miles Eaton Sept. 17 1827
Canada
1848
Almeda Fenton Nov. 26, 1842
Wm. Cundill
.Sept, 27, 1855
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Rob't. M. Woods Jan, 14, 1842 Ind 1850
Maria Roach. Aug, 26, 1834
Ind. 1850
Mrs. Emily Williams May, 8, 1841
Vermont 1852
Dr. L. L. Riggs Aug, 29, 1868
Iowa
1868
Mary Goodenow Anderson Aug, 15, 1846 Iowa 1846
Mary Williams Struble ... Feb, 22, 1858
Jackson Co, Iowa 1858
Emma Rhody Morey May, 29. 1828 New York 1846
Louis Anderson, .Jan, 19, 1854
Iowa 1854
Ella Decker Anderson Dec, 26, 1855
New York 1867
Eliza Wright Goodenow ..
1818
1840
D. A. Fletcher May, 18, 1851
New York 185G
E H Maskery
Feb, 28,
1831
Penn 1855
Richard Bradley Oct, 5, 1841 Ill
1849
Mrs. D. F. Hunt July, 18, 1833.
Mass.
1855
Mrs. Warren S. Clark July, 12, 1831
Vermont. 1854
Germany 1853
1855
Gertrude Buchner Sept, 6, 1863.
Iowa
S. T. McCarron Nov, 29, 1827
Bedfordshire, England .. 1855
Mary C. McAuley
Sept, 12, 1847
Ohio
1851
Charity Keeley
Sept, 30, 1839
New York 1853
Eliza A. Hunter July, 3, 1828
New York 1850
C. U. Johnson Aug, 11, 1843
Iowa
Lizzie Jenkins Aug, 1, 1865
Penn
1868
Sophia Penrose May, 15, 1829
Penn
1868
Geo Jenkins
Feb, 23, 1847
New York
Mrs. S. Nickerson
July, 15, 1838.
New York 1855
Emily Taylor Nov, 19, 1818
New York
1853
H. M. Tracy
Aug, 14,1858
Iowa
1858
Ava May Johnson Jan, 22,
Buffalo, New York
Sam Chambell
Dec, 5, 1854
Ireland
Dan Small Oct,
Ireland 1869
Mrs. Joe Brady
Dec, 12, 1849
Penn 1854
Julia Brammer June, 26, 1857
Iowa 1857
Martha Van Emburge Feb, 1, 1844
Canada 1856
Mrs. Myron Collins Feb, 27, 1838. Il1
1849
Dr. A. B. Bowen Apr, 12, 1842
Conn 1868
Mary A Prindle
June, 20, 1840
Mich 1856
CS Woods
Sept, 8, 1852
Iowa
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MAQUOKETA'S MANY OLD PEOPLE.
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A Remarkable Exhibit of the Longevity of Iowa Pioneers.
Maquoketa, Iowa, Oct. 1st, 1908.
Editors of the Sentinel,
Gentlemen: I noticed an article in a paper some time ago that attract ed my attention. It spoke of the beauty and health of a certain town, I believe, in Wisconsin, that was about the size of Maquoketa and to show how heathy it was, claimed to have about 140 people living in it that were over 70 years old. This excited my curiosity to know about how many we had living inside of the corporation of the City of Maquoketa of that age, and being a resident of this vicinity myself for more than fifty years gave me quite an extensive acquaintance with that class of people and be- lieved Maquoketa had more people living in it of that age, than the town referred to, 1 commenced to write down the names, ages, etc., of those I knew to be in their 70th year and older and by the assistance of those who took an interest in it and helped me to get the names and ages of those they were acquainted with. We find there are living inside of the City of Maquoketa over 234 people that are in their 70th year and over. We proba- bly missed a few and two or three that we knew were over 70 years old refused to give their exact age for reasons better known to themselves, con- sequently their names do not appear on our list. We find 119 men and 115 ladies in their 70th year and over. Total 234. 40 ladies and 21 men over 80 years, 4 men and 7 ladies in their 90th year and over. It will be seen that after they pass 80 years the ladies out-number the men more than two to one.
Uncle Daniel Stpehens. as he is familiarly called, stands at the head of the list of old people, Mrs. John E. Goodenow second, only being his junior a few months and the other nine following c'ose in line. These two old people are among the first settlers of this county, Mrs. Goodenow being here before there was any town of Maquoketa. They both are enjoying good health and are spry and active for people of their ages, and have al- ways been highly respected. In conclusion I will say, without fear of con- tradiction, there is no prettier nor healthier town of its size than Maquo-
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keta, it is surrounded by one of the tinest farming countries in. the State and the people are as good a class of citizens as can be found anywhere on the face of the earth.
W. P. DUNLAP.
The following are the names of people in the City of Maquoketa, Iowa, in their 70th year and over: NAME. BORN. CAME TO IOWA.
Schuyler Atherton
Oct 20. 1832, in New York. 1862
J W Anderson
Apr 12, 1829, in Scotland. 1872
Mrs J W Anderson Dec 23, 1831, in Scotland 1872
John Allison
March 9, 1839, in Canada 1866
Calvin Blanchard.
May 16 1831, New York 1866
Mrs Calvin Blanchard
Aug 11, 1834, New York 1866
James P Brown
Aug 15, 1832, Penn 1852
Chas G Brown
June 23, 1835, Ohio. 1840
Mrs B J Brown
May 8, 1828. New York 1851
Mrs Chas G Brown
April, 1835, New York 1844
N M Balch
Jan 25, 1835, New York 1865
Jos Brady .. Aug 14, 1838, Penn 1855
Benj Broxam May 1, 1831, England. 1853
H W Beidler ยท Nov 23, 1833, Penn 1867
Geo W Bowman
March 3, 1825, Virginia 1847
Jacob K Bowman
May 5, 1826, Virginia.
1851
Isaac Barrett. Dec 27, 1820, England 1850
'T' T Barnes. Jan 7, 1835, Canada. 1857
Mrs T T. Barnes Apr 12, 1828, Ireland.
1848
E M Ballengee
Oct 6, 1836, Michigan
1868
John S Billups.
.Sept 14, 1837, Bellevue, Iowa
A G Bertelsen
Jan 27, 1832, Germany
1853
Mrs A G Bertelsen
Oct 4, 1830, Germany
1854
C F Barnett Apr 19, 1835, New York 1865
J E Baker
.July 11. 1838, Ohio. 1851
Mrs Joel Black . Apr 28. 1837, New York. 1877
Mrs EJ Beggs
Mar 7, 1831, Penn
1852
Mrs Perline Blake Oct 9, 1825, Vermont. 1865
Miss Emma J Burgoyne Mar 13, 1835, England 1871
Mrs Lyddie W Burress Nov 10, 1827, New York 1873
Mrs L D Bears
. Feb 4, 1838, New York ..
1855
Mrs John Brumm
A pr 9. 1836, Germany.
1852
Samuel A Clark. July 29, 1821, New York. 1886
Mrs Warren F Clark July 12. 1831, Vermont. 1854
Mrs D C Chandler Oct 9, 1836, New York 1854
Mrs S N Crane .Nov 7, 1824, New York 1845
Mrs I K Crane June 6, 1836, Penn 1848
Mrs Myron Collins .Feb 28, 1838, Ill 1850
Mrs Mary A Calkins Jan 14, 1824 New York .1818
Mrs.John Clary
Oct 17, 1819, New York
1860
Mrs Elizabeth Coverdale ..
. Nov 15, 1832, England
.1856
S HI Cook May 27, 1838, Ohio 1855
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W P Dunlap
July 7, 1833, Virginia
.1857
H A Denniston
June 26, 1833, Penn
1853
John DeGraw
Dec 28, 1833, Canada
1859
Sullivan Dell
May 30, 1825, Penn
1864
Mrs Sullivan Dell
Feb 26, 1826, Penn
1864
B A Dolph
Aug 27, 1836, New York.
1888 -
Mrs Melvin Decker
Nov 25, 1826, New York
1865
Gilman Doe
June 6, 1836, Maine.
1861
Miles Eaton
Sept 17, 1827, New York
1849
Henry Evers.
Oct 7, 1835, Germany
1880
Miss M C Eye. . . .
Oct 6, 1836, Virginia
1867
Mrs James Edleman
Mar 2, 1832, Penn
1854
.May 30, 1835, Ohio
1853
D A Fletcher ...
May 18, 1831, New York
1856
Mrs D A Fletcher
Feb 14, 1833, Tenn
.
1856
H H French
Dec 25, 1833, New York
.1852
Mrs Charles Follett
Mar 26, 1833, Vermont
1862
M E Finton.
Mar 11, 1833, New York
1847
Mrs J E Goodnow
Mar 5, 1818, New York.
1839
R L Goodnow.
Dec 27, 1820. New York
1845
Mrs R L Goodnow
Feb 8, 1835, Ohio
1854
Albert Gee
July 29, 1829, Ohio
1845
Mrs Albert Gee
.Feb 8, 1829, Ohio
1845
J W Gregory Sr
Apr 1. 1834, New York
1881
Henry Graham
Nov 6, 1837. Ohio
1866
J M Gibson
July 15, 1818, Canada
1850
Mrs William Green
1834, Obio.
1850
Mrs Sybil Griffin
Oct 1, 1835, New York
1853
D F House
May 2, 1831, New York.
1854
Mrs D F House
July 16, 1833, Massachusetts
1855
W D Haven
Dec 6, 1830, New York
1850
Robort Howell
Nov 23, 1835, England
1885
Mrs Robert Howell
Sept 21, 1830, England
1885
I P Hinman
Aug 23, 1819.
1868
H H Hutchins
Feb 5, 1839, New York
1862
M J Harrington
March 27, 1839, New York
1865
Mrs R W Henry
May 12, 1839, New York
Mrs M M Heide
Feb 16, 1832, Germany
1865
Mrs DS Haight
June 6. 1828, New York
1854
Mrs Mary Huntington
Nov 10, 1836, Ohio
1856
Mrs Monona Hazen
April 8, 1873, Pennsylvania
1850
Mrs Eliza Hunter
July 3, 1828.
1850
Mrs Nancy J Hubbell
Dec 11, 1836, Penn
1848
Mrs Margaret Haylock
Feb 18, 1836, Ohio
1857
Mrs L J Hawes
1836, Ireland
1850
Mrs M L Ingalls
Oct 12, 1822, New York
1869
Mrs J A Isman
Aug 27, 1827, New York
1861
Mrs C A Flathers
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Rev A J Kingle June 21, 1819, Ohio. 1957
Marinus King Feb 21, 1833, Penn 1846
Henry Kingsley Dec 6, 1834, New York 1867
Mrs Henry Kingsley
Feb 17, 1834. New York
1867
Godleib Keiser June 20, 1831, Germany 1868
Mrs Godleib Keiser March 27, 1831, Germany 1868
James Kinrade. Aug 15, 1833, Isle of Man 1857
Mrs James Kinrade July 6, 1835, Isle of Man 1857
Peter Kaler Sept 20, 1835, Prusia 1854
Mrs Peter Kaler June 1, 1836, Virginia 1846
Levi Keck.
June 11, 1832, Penn.
1855
John Kegabine.
June 26, 1835, Germany
1867
Mrs John Kegabine
Jan 20, 1838, Germany
1867
Mrs Francis Kudlechek June 8, 1833, Bohemia 1865
John Klima Nov 15, 1834, Austria. 1871
Mrs Charity Keeley
Sept 30, 1839. New York
1853
L S Lovelee
July 18, 1838, New York
1867
Mrs Harriet J Lockwood. . May 13, 1838, New York 1841
Mrs S H Leach. Dec 5, 1824, Vermont 1856
Mrs Henry Le Doyt
Dec 12, 1827, New York
1855
Mrs S D Lyman
Dec 5, 1824, Vermont
1856
Mrs Elizabeth Lubben
May 3, 1839, Mo
John HI Morris. June 5, 1834, Ohio. 1850
Mrs John H Morris Feb 22, 1834, New York 1840
D C Mishler
June 12, 1837, Ohio
1854
H R Maskery
Jan 1, 1830, England
1855
E D Moulton
Apr 16, 1829. New York.
1845
C H Morehead
May 10, 1833, Ohio
1814
Mrs C H Morehead June 16, 1831, Ohio 1853
Rev S F Millikan Sept 8, 1834, Ohio
1872
Mrs S F Millikan
May 3, 1831, New York.
1872
James S Mayes
Sept 21, 1835, Ohio
1860
H P Morse
Oct 1, 1837, Mich
1865
W J Moore Mar 26, 1838, Ohio 1860
Mrs E A Morey May 23. 1828, New York 1815
Mrs George Murray Aug 16, 18%9, Penn 1855
Mrs Adaline Matthews
Jan 25, 1826, Penn
1856
Mrs E HI Maskery
Feb 28, 1831, Penn
1855
Mrs Peter Martin
Nov 18, 1826, Il1.
1850
Mrs G S Martin Jan 8, 1831, New York 1845
Mrs Harriet Moore Nov 16, 1835, Ohio
1861
Mrs Delilah Michael
Mar 18, 1837, Penn
1853
Mr. R P Minion
May 20, 1818. Canada
1864
Mrs Martha J Mitchel June 30, 1831, Ohio 1866
Mrs W C Moffett
Apr 11, 1833, New York
1855
David Neiser
Jan 17, 1831, Germany
1871
Mrs H W McCarron
Nov 27, 1827, England
1855
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Conrad Nigg
Nov 24, 1834, France 1873
Mrs M C Nelson Apr 5, 1822, Denmark 1873
Mrs T K Nickerson
July 15, 1838, New York
1854
John Orr
July 24, 1836, Ohio.
1856
J J Ogden
May 1, 1827, Ohio
1844
Mrs J J Ogden
.Oct 20, 1835, Ohio
1852
Benjamin Phelps Sept 3, 1832, New York 1857
Mrs Benjamin Phelps
Dec 9, 1829, Ireland
1857
A J Phillips
June 6, 1832, New York
Dr F G Potter
Jan 15, 1832, New York
1855
Chris Petersen
March 21, 1838, Denmark
1871
Mrs Chris Petersen
Aug 6, 1838, Denmark 1876
Jared Prindie
July 9, 1824, New York 1878
F E Prior Oct 13, 1832, Ohio 1832
Lewis Peters
March 27. 1838, Germany
1865
Mrs Russel Perham
June 7, 1818. New York
1849
Mrs Samuel Penrose
May 15, 1829, Penn
1868
Mrs Delila Parker
Nov 4, 1326, Ohio
1844
J H Parkinson
Nov 27, 1838. Canada 1860
A J Riggs
June 21, 1832, New York
1837
Wm Rathie
June 27, 1832, Scotland
1858
David Rhea
Feb 18, 1835, Tennessee 1865
Mrs David Rhea
Oct 3, 1833, Indiana
1844
John R Roe
Dec 28, 1828, New Jersey
1856
Mrs John R Roe Jan 15, 1833 1854
Norman Rhodes July 9, 1834, New York 1854
NO Rhodes June 18, 1837, New York 1853
John R Rhodes Aug 18, 1825, Ohio 1853
John Roush
Feb 13, 1832, Ohio
1854
Samuel Roush Jan 1, 1835, Ohio
1855
Mrs Samuel Roush
May 31, 1837, Ohio 1853
Hiram W Robins Feb 7, 1829, Ohio 1845
C L Ripple Nov 16, 1837, Penn. 1855
Mrs Abner Reeve Aug 6, 1818, England 1852
Daniel Stephens Dec 26, 1817, Ohio 1844
Harvey Stephens Dec 11, 1837, Ohio 1844
E D Shinkle Sept 3, 1832, Illinois 1838
Francis Shollenberger
Nov 21, 1836, Penn.
1869
C M Sanborn Aug 26, 1835, New York 1847
George Sears Aug 7, 1832, Penn 1847
Benjamin Sears Nov 22, 1834, Penn 1847
Miss Susan Sears May 3, 1836. Penn 1817
Mrs Wm Sears June 27, 1833, New York 1854
. Nicholas Sprank Nov 7, 1823, Germany 1873
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July 9, 1821, Ohio
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THE TERRITORIAL MILITIA IN JACKSON COUNTY.
(Written for the Jackson County Historical Society by Harvey Reid, Assistant cn Mexican War and Territorial Militia Records to the Iowa Soldiers Roster Board.)
Some old lists on file in the office of the Adjutant General at Des Moines throw interesting light on the organization of the territorial mi- litia, so far as it relates to Jackson County, and I have had copies made and present them herewith.
The Iowa Territorial Militia was organized under an act pasted by the First Territorial Assembly, which met in the winter of 1838.9 By that act. the Territory was divided into divisions correspondinsg with the three Ju- dicial districts. Each district contained two b igades, and each brigade consisted of two or more regiments. Eight companies constituted a regi- ment, and all of those military sub-divisions represented geographical boundaries. The members of the companies included all able bodied males between eighteen and twenty-one. The divisions were commanded by Major Generals, the brigades by Brigadier Generals, and the regiments by Colonels.
The northern, or Third Division included all of the territory north of the south line of Clinton county, and was commanded by Major General Warner Lewis, of Dubuque. The first brigade of that division, included Jackson, Clinton and Jones counties; the second brigade Dubuque, and Clayton counties. The Brigadier General first appointed for the First Brigade was George Cubbage, of Jackson county, who had come from his native state, Delaware, to the lead mines of what was then Michigan Ter- ritory at an early date He took an active part in the Black Hawk war and on the organization of Wisconsin Territory, in 1836, he served for a short time as Adjutant General of the territory. For some reason which does not appear, his nomination as Brigadier General was rejected by the Terri- torial Council at their se sion in 1839 and 1840. As his successor, the gov- ernor appointed John G. McDonald, of Jackson county He was a Scotch- man, who, before the Black Hawk war, lived in Indiana. He received a commission from President Andrew Jackson as Third Lieutenant in Capt. Jesse B. Brown's company of Major Henry Dodge's battalion of U. S. mounted rangers in July, 1832, and served in that battalion for about a year, or until it was merged into the newly organized First United States
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Dragoons. His company, during his service, and stationed at Danville, Ill- inois, ranged the country about Peoria Lake and the region back, of Chi- cago, was then transferred to the lead mine country, and stationed, for a time, in camp on Fourth Lake, near where Madison now is, and also oc- cupied a position at Helena, on the Wisconsin river, and finally at Dodge- ville, the headquarters of the Major commanding the battalion. I think it was whille here that he made the acquaintance of Col. Thomas Cox, who had received a contract for surveying the southern tier of townships of Jackson county and who then lived at White Oak Springs, near Dodgeville. McDonald was a practical surveyor and was employed by Cox to take charge of his survey work, and thus became a citizen, so to say, of Jackson county At the session of the Territorial Assembly held at Burlington in 1839-40, McDonald through Col. Cox's influence was appointed doorkeeper of the House and thus came in touch with the Governor and Adjutant General Ver Planck Van Antwerp and his military experience gained him the ap- pointment to the important military rank that was given him. The first regiment of the first brigade included tive or six companies from Jackson county and two or three from Clinton county it being then very thinly set- tled, as compared with Jackson. Owing to the lack of timber in Clinton county, it was regarded by the early settlers as "desert, land". The first colonel of this regiment was John H. Rose, of Bellevue, clerk of the Board of County Commissioners He soon removed to Galena and was succeeded as Colonel by Anson Harrington, of Bellevue, as we learn by one of the letters quoted. The Lieutenant Colonel was Charles Swan one of the townsite pro- prietors of Charlestown. now Sabula, and the Major was the well known William A. Warren, of Bellevue. Following are the office's of the several companies of the first regiment:
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