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HOMAS JEFFERSON ROOK, a son of Clarke County's pioneer set- tler, William Rook, resides on section 27, Liberty Township. He was born in Fulton County, Illinois, November 28, 1836. His father was an early settler of that county, and in 1841 moved to Jeffer- son County, lowa, and thence, in 1842, to Holt County, Missouri, where he was the ; first settler. May 5, 1850, the family moved . children-Mary G., Nannie L., Sarah Net- to Clarke County, Iowa, and settled in , tie, Samuel B., Robert J., Blanche A., Vesta what is now Washington Township. Our ; J. aud Marion W. By her first husband subject's mother died in 1858, and hisfather . Mrs. Manly had one son-Eli B. Vance, now lives in Fremont Township, where he ; who died September 8, 1884. in his twenty- owns a good farm of 120 acres. T. J. | second year. Mr. Manly came to Iowa in Rook has lived in Clarke County since ; the spring of 1876; and after living on fourteen years of age, and since 1859 has | rented land in Lee County for three years,
lived on section 27, Liberty Township, where he has a good farm of eighty acres. lle was married in 1859 to Sarah L. Mar- quis, a native of Highland County, Ohio, born December 25, 1837. a daughter of John and Sarah Marquis and sister of John 11. and S. T. Marquis. They have sit liv- ing children-Sarah E., Esther A., John C., Samuel N., Ella F. and Francis M. Three children are deceased. James M. died aged twenty-three years; Oliver B., aged two years and William H., aged two years.
BENJAMIN H. MANLY, son of Ben-
B jamin .and Mary (Riley) Manly was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, December 12, 1843. His father died in 1858, and his mother, at the old homestead, in 1870. He was reared on the old home- stead in his native county, living there till he volunteered in defense of the Union, in April, 1863, enlisting in Battery B, First Tennessee Light Artillery. He served under General Burnside in the East Tenn- essee campaign in the fall of 1863, taking part in the engagement at Blue Springs, in November, 1863. He was in garrison at Cumberland Gap the following fifteen months, serving the rest of the time in that department. He received an honorable discharge at Nashville, Tennessee, in July , 1865. IIc was united in marriage January 1, 1868, to Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Vance, who was born in Smith County, Virginia, March 9, 1843, a daughter of Samuel Phil- ips. To this union have been born eight
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he bought and removed to his present farm on section 25, Liberty Township, Clarke County, lowa, locating on this farm in January, IS;9. llis farm contains 100 acres of good land, eighty acres being under a high state of cultivation, and is classed among the best farms in the town- ship. In politics Mir. Manly is a staunch Republican, having always affiliated with that party. He is a member of Davenport Post, No. 385, G. A. R., of Woodburn, lowa.
JAMES CLARK, one of the leading farmers of Liberty Township, was born in Allegheny County, Pennsyl- vania, January 31, 1833. His father, James Clark, was of Irish birth and of Protestant faith. Ifc left Ireland for the United States on his twenty-first birthday, landing at Quebec, Canada. From there he pro- ceeded to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and fourteen miles from that city purchased land and lived upon it till his death, which occurred in 1874, at the age of seventy- three years. The mother of James was Ellen Stoddardt. born in Pennsylvania, also of Protestant faith. She died at the old home in 1861, aged sixty-eight years. James was the second of six children. He lived on his father's farm until he came to Clarke County. July 10, 1856, he was mar- ried to Miss Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Samuel and Jane (Stevenson) Scott. Her father met his death by drowning before her birth. Her mother died in Allegheny County in 1859. Mrs. Clark was born in that county, October 7, 1837. In 1865 Mir. Clark settled in Fremont Township, on section 22, beginning an improvement of 110 acres; later he added enough to make 230 acres. In 1869 he moved tohis present home, on section 8, Liberty Township. llis farm contains 300 acres under a high state of cultivation. They have seven
children hving-Charles E., resides on the Fremont property ; William 11 .. Jennie L., Emma A., Ella V., Lula L. and Minnie Grace. Maggie, the fourth child, died in 1865, aged one year and twenty-three days; James L., the fifth child, died in 1874, in his seventh year. Mr. Clark is the only representative of his family living in the West. Mrs. Clark has no brothers or sis- ters in the West. One brother, Samuel Scott, lives in California. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are members of the Presbyterian church. In politics Mr. Clark is a Demo- crat. He has been greatly prospered in his undertakings, and is a highly-respected citizen.
ENRY B. HERMANCE, insurance and realestate agent, and dealer in agricultural implements at Murray, was born in Litchfield County, Connecti- cut. February 13, 1830, his father, Jaines Ilermance, who is now deceased, being a native of Kinderhook, New York, and a wagon maker by trade. At the age of fifteen years, our subject began learning the machinist's trade in Guilford. Connecti- cut, which he made the principal avocation of his life till 1885. He went to Cleveland, Ohio, in September, 1856, thence to Cuyahoga Falls, and other places, subse- quently locating in Salem, Ohio, where he lived till 1872. He was married Oc- lober 25, 1857. to Elizabeth A. McCave, a daughter of Daniel McCave. They have seven children -- lvy C., Alice E., Mary M., Carrie A., Henry A., Charles E. and Cora M. During the late war Mr. lJermance enlisted in Company H, Nine- teenth Ohio Infantry, and served over three years. Ile participated in the battles of Rich Mountain, Shiloh, Stone River, Ken- nesaw Mountain, through the Atlanta campaign, the battles of Franklin, Nash- ville, and other minor engagements. Ile
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was on detached service much of the time, acting as scout and spy, and once was taken prisoner, but by the aid of a friendly rebel he succeeded in making good his es- cape. In 1872 Mr. Hermance left Salem and located in Alliance, Ohio, and in 1874 came to Murray, Clarke County, Jowa, where he has since made his home. Since coming to this county he has held the office of justice of the peace for five years, and is at present notary public and township clerk. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a comrade of the Grand Army post. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.
AMES MCKNIGHT, one of the carly settlers of Liberty Township, was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania,
Sa April 15, 1824, the fifth of a family of cight children of James and Hannah McKnight, the parents being from Loudoun County, Virginia. The mother died in Pennsylvania, in 1837, and the father at the home of his son, Daniel. in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1870, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. James McKnight, our subject, was united in marriage in his native county, January 9, 1851, to Miss Rosanna Black, who was also a native of Fayette County, born in 1834, and to this union were born twelve children-John died in 1855 ; Mrs. Mary E. Wright, of Davis City, Jowa ;; James A., living with his parents; Lewis, died aged twenty-five years; Joseph, de- ceased : William married and living in Lib- erty Township; Margaret Jane, at home ; Clark, deceased : Eliza Anne, deceased; Hannah and Wesley, at home, and Charles, deceased. Mr. McKnight lived in Fayette County until 1855, when he removed with his family to Wapello County, Iowa. In 1856 he bought from the Government eiglity acres on section 9, and forty acres
on section 17, of Liberty Township, Clarke County. In 1858 he left Wapello County. coming to Liberty Township, of Clarke County, where he rented a house and forty acres of land of Richard Williamson. In 1860 he commenced improving his own property, and in 1861 moved to his land on section g, where he resided till 1867, when he disposed of his land. He then rented the Warford farm, near Liberty, for two years, when he removed to the James Clark farm, in Fremont Township, remaining there till March, 1872, when he settled on the farm which he now owns and occupies, located on section 21, Liberty Township. llis home farm now contains 170 acres of well-cultivated land, he having added forty acres to his original purchase, and has built his fine, substantial residence which was erected with a view to comfort and convenience. He is a thorough, practical farmer, and everything about his place shows the thrift and taste of its owner. In politics Mr. McKnight is a liberal Demo- crat. Both he and his wife are members of the United Brethern church.
AMBERT P. MYERS, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Doyle Township, residing on section 32, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, Novem- ber 24, 1834, a son of Jonathan Myers, de- ceased, who was a native of Virginia. Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm in Mahoning County, Ohio, receiving his education in the common schools of that county. He located in Decatur County, lowa, in the spring of 1857, and worked at Funk's mill at the carpenter's trade. He also tended the mill, and worked at mill- wrighting. He followed carpentering in lowa for fifteen years. September 20, 1860, he was married to Miss Rebecca Rilea, her father, William Riles, hav-
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ing been an early settler of Clarke County. They have had nine children, of whom eight still survive - Leonard V., Marion U., Harmer E., Anna E., Lizzie B., Armanella, Adna and Ray. Mr. Myers came to his present farm in April, 1863, where he has since devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, and is now the owner of about 189 acres of choice, well-im- proved land. In his religious views Mr. Myers affiliates with the United Brethren denomination. As a citizen he is much respected, having by his industrious habits and honest dealings with his fellow men, won the confidence of all who know him.
forests. Mr. Banker has improved his original purchase of 165 acres and added to it till he now owns 180 acres, his land being under excellent cultivation. He be- gan life without means but has always been an industrious and hard-working citizen, having by his own untiring efforts accumu- lated his present fine property. In pioneer days he did his trading at Des Moines and Palmyra, and after he raised his grain he went to Indianola and Winterset to mill, both places being thirty miles distant. Mr. Banker has always followed agricultural pursuits, and is at present paying special attention to stock-raising, to which he de- votes most of his time. He has held sev- eral township offices, such as constable and school treasurer, besides other local offices. He has been a member of the Masonic fra- ternity for the past seventeen years, and also belongs to the Grange. In his relig- ious views he is a Baptist.
EORGE W. BANKER, residing on section 35. Troy Township, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, December 6, 1827, his father, Jacob Banker, being a native of Maryland. His great-grand- father came with his brother from England - ACOB M. LINDER, an early settler of Clarke County, Iowa, was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, January 24, 1828, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Bun- ger) Linder. When he was three years old his parents moved to Indiana, and from there in 1852 to Illinois, where he had gone in 1850. In the spring of 1853 he came to lowa and located in Knox Township. Clarke County. He afterward sold his claim and returned to Illinois, where, in November, 1853, he was married to Jane lunt, and soon after came again to Iowa and located in the same township. He lived in Knox Township until the fall of 1873, when he was elected treasurer of Clarke County, assuming the duties of his to America before the Revolutionary war. Jacob Banker was taken by his father, Peter Banker, to Guernsey County, Ohio, when twelve years of age, settling there among the Indians, and there he was reared and married. Our subject, George W. Banker, was reared to manhood on his father's farm, receiving such education as the primitive log-cabin subscription schools of that early day afforded. March 6, 1851, he was married to Cynthia Mitchell, a daughter of Hance Mitchell. Six of the nine children born to this union are living -Jacob S., Harriet, Robert M., Hiram, Amanda and Riley S. In the fall of 1853 Mr. Banker located in Fulton County, Illinois, and in the spring of 1855 removed to Clarke County, lowa, when he located on his present farm in Troy Township. The ; office January 1. 1874. He served four surrounding country was then in a wild | years in this capacity and at the expiration state, and many wolves, deer, bears and of his term in 1879, he was appointed dep- uty recorder, a position he held two years. other wild animals roamed through the
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Hle is now serving as deputy clerk of the courts. Mr. Linder has a good faim of 157 acres, in Knox Township, on which his son, Jonas A., is living. Ile has four chil- dren, one son and three daughters.
ENJAMIN JOHNSON was born in Highland County, Ohio, December 19. 1819, a son of Ashley and Nancy (Wright) Johnson. In the spring of 1857 he came to lowa and settled on a small tract of prairie land on Long Creek, in Doyle Township, Clarke County. He lived on this farm until November, 1885, when he and his wife moved to Osceola, and retired from the active labors of farm life. Mr. Johnson was married in 1839, to Jane Simons, a native of Dubois County, Indiana. They have a family of eight chil- dreu, two sons and six daughters. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
VALENTINE F. THRASHER, one of the successful and enterprising citizens of Liberty Township, living on section 32, was born in Ross County, Ohio, April 11, 1827. His parents, Joshua and Elizabeth (Fiddler) Thrasher, were born, reared and married in the State of Virginia. emigrating from Hampshire County, that State, to Ross County, Ohio, in 1815. There they settled in the wilder- ness, and endured all the hardships and privations of pioneer life. They succeeded in building up a good home, where they died, residing in Ohio for over fifty years. Our subject was the fifth in a family of seven children. He was reared on the farm in his native county, remaining on the homestead till about two years after his marriage, which occurred October 29, 1853, to Miss Jane Gibson. She was born in
Adams County, Ohio, October 13, 1825. a daughter of Joseph P. Gibson. Mr, and and Mrs. Thrasher have three children liv- ing-Joshua, in Chariton, Lucas County, lowa; Elijah R., living near his parents, and Mrs. Margaret Jane Rounkles, who lives in Lee County, Kansas. Mary and Joseph (twins) died ininfancy. Mr. Thrash. er came with his family to Iowa in 1856. locating in Lee County, where he lived on rented land for nine years. In 186; he came to Liberty Township, Clarke County, and in the spring of 1866 erected his first dwelling in the county, which was later re- placed by his present comfortable and commodious residence. He has brought his farin of 160 acres from a state of nature to a well-cultivated tract of land, and all the improvements on the placc have been done by his own hands, he having learned carpentering and blacksmithing, which he has followed together with his farming pursuits. Mr. Thrasher came to lowa with but little capital, having, when he settled in Lee County, a good team and $30 in cash; but by a life of industry and fru- gality, he has met with success, and has now a competency for his old age. Besides his home farm, he owns 120 acres adjoining on which his son, Elijah R., resides. In politics Mr. Thrasher is an ardent Re- publican.
JOHN C. JENISON, section 28, Frank- lin Township, has been a resident of Iowa since 1858, and of Clarke Coun- ty since 1870. He was born in Ripley County, Indiana, October 6, 1833. a son of Elias and Polly (Gookins) Jenison natives of New York. The father died in 1839, and the mother afterward came to lowa, and died in Ottumwa. The family consist- ed of six children-Mrs. Orinda Huggins lives in California; Mrs. Lucy Pike died
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in California; Merritt lives in Weldon, lowa: Andrus in Wapello County : John C. is our subject, and Elias in Wayne County, Iowa. John C. Jenison, came to lowa in 1858 and rented land in Mahaska County two years. In 186o he went to Wapello County, from there in 1861 to Wayne County, and thence in 1870 to Clarke County. He owns a good farm of 160acres, on section 28, Franklin Township. He was married October 2, 1856, and has one daughter -- Luella S., wife of Lewis G. Jamison, of Weldon, Iowa.
riage living in Clinton County, Jowa. They have five children-Emily, the wife of A. Overholtzer ; Inez, Willliam H., Susannah and Effie. In I871 Mr. Bechtel left Clin- ton County, removing with his family to Medina County, Ohio, where he followed the butcher's trade for four years. In 1875 he returned to Iowa, and settled on his present farm in Ward Township, Clarke County, where he has 200 acres of choice land all under cultivation, well adapted for grain and stock-raising. Mr. Bechtel is one of the self-made men of Ward Town- ship, having commenced on his own ac- count without means, and by his habits of industry and frugality, combined with his good management, he has become one of the well-to-do farmers of the county. IIc is a member of the Evangelical denomina- tion, his wife being a member of the Ger- man Baptist church.
AVID B. BECHTEL, an active and enterprising farmer and stock-raiser of Ward Township, is a native of Berks County, Pennsylvania, born Novem- ber 25, 1831. His parents, John and Eliza- beth Bechtel, were natives of the same county, where they remained till their death. They had a family of eleven chil- dren -six sons and five daughters -- of ROBERT R. MOVERS is a resident of Franklin Township, Clarke County, Iowa, residing on section 30. Ile made a Government entry of 320 acres of land in 1854. a part of which is his present home. He was born in Clermont County, Ohio, March 22, 1830. His parents were Abraham and Mary (Miller) Moyers, who were natives of Pennsylvania. They were married in Ohio. They had cleven chil- county of his birth ; Abraham lives in Mer- rick County, Nebraska : Catherine Head- rick is a resident of Darke County, Ohio ; Sophia Cornelle and Elizabeth Newkirk live in Jackson County, Iowa : Robert R. and Elizabeth Il. are the subjects of this sketch. The deceased are -- Mrs. Susic Moyers, and Leanna Gibson, who died in Decatur County. Iowa; Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, died in Clarke County, lowa ; Mrs. Delilah Morehead, and Jackson Moyers, whom our subject is the youngest son liv- ing. David B. was reared on the home farm, in his native county, till seventeen years of age, when he started in life on his own account. He attended school one year, then entered a hotel in Philadelphia, where he held the position of clerk for six months. He then learned the art and. engaged in making daguerreotypes for six months, after which he went to Ohio, ; dren, six now living -- David lives in the where he worked in a flouring mill for one year. Ile then clerked in a dry-goo Is store for one year, when he worked at wagon and carriage-making for four years, the ; last two years working on share -. He came to Iowa in the spring of 1857, locat- ing near De Witt, in Clinton County, where he was engaged in farming for fourteen years. He was married in 1858 to Miss Mary C. Castle, a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, but at the time of her mar-
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died in Ohio. The father died before County, and a year later to his present Robert left Ohio, his mother came to Lee home in Clarke County. He was a poor County with him in 1854, then came to , man when he came to lowa, his possessions Clarke County in 1855, and died in this , consisting of a few household goods, a county at the home of her widowed daugh- horse and wagon, and $5.00 in money. He pre-empted a homestead of 160 acres, and to this has added until he now owns 400 acres, nearly all under cultivation. Mr. Welch was married December 27, 1841, to Nancy Truman, a native of Gilmer County, West Virginia, born February 16, 1825, a ter, who is also deceased. Mr. Moyers and Miss Elizabeth H. Myers were united in mar- riage December 26, 1861. The bride was a daughter of David and Sarah (Thomas) Myers, and was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, November 12. 1835. Her father was a native of Virginia, and her mother of Penn- sylvania. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Moyers-Armandus, de- ceased, Effie J., Araline, and Edith; and Wesley Neal, is a child of their adop- tion. Mr. Moyers carly learned the car- penter and joiner's trade, and worked at it a portion of each year. He commenced im- proving his farm in 1855, and in 1861 built his residence, doing the work himself. In politics lie is a Republican. Mrs. Moyers is a member of the Society of Friends.
ANDREW WELCHI, the first settler in the southeastern part of Liberty Township, located in a log cabin near the site of his present residence, on sec- tion 11, in April, 1852. Ile was born in Jackson County, West Virginia, April 22, 1817, a son of Andrew and Hannah (Ilor- ner) Welch. His father was a native of Ireland, and came to the United States when sixteen years of age. His mother was a native of Virginia. They made their home in Jackson County, living to an ad- vanced age, the father being nearly 100 years of age at the time of his death. Their family consisted of but two children, our subject and a daughter, Mary, who married a Mr. McGuire and moved to Kentucky. In September, 1850, Mr. Welch left his native State for lowa, and spent the following winter in Wapello County., In the spring of 1851, he moved to Lucas
daughter of John and Polly (Brown) Tru- man. They have had eight children, but seven are living-James; Diana, wife of Ira Billings, of Lucas County: John: Mary, wife of William Heron, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; William, Charles Newton and Andrew M. Their sixth child, Burnet, died aged two years and three months.
W. AND JOHN H. SHERMAN .- J. W. Sherman was born in Wash ington County, Illinois, September 8, 1852, and came to lowa with his par- ents and located at Bonaparte, Van Buren County, in 1855. John H. Sherman was born at Bonaparte. They became orphans at an early age. In 1875 they purchased an interest in the Leon (lowa) Reporter, but disposed of the same to their partner, G. N. Udell, in the spring of 1876, and bought an interest in the Democratic paper at Newton, lowa. They remained there about a year and returned to their former home, Bonaparte, and established The Journal, which they sold in 1879 to Dr. W. A. George. now editor of the Keokuk Daily Constitution. They came to Clarke County that year and par chased the Osceola Democrat, which they still own and publish. At that time the Democratic vote of Clarke County was only about 400. and the paper searcely known outside the office of publication. By hard and dili-
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gent work the party vote has been in- creased to about 1,000, and the paper given standing and reputation among leading 1 Democrats of the State and county, and placed on a paying basis. In June, 1885. J. W. Sherman received the appointment of postmaster at Osceola, taking posses- sion of the office July 11, 1885. At that time John' H. Sherman was at Kansas City, Missouri, assisting in the manage- ment of a wealthy corporation, but a few weeks later returned home and assumed control of The Democrat, that his brother might give his entire time and personal at- tention to the duties of postmaster. Politi- cally the Sherman brothers are and always have been staunch Democrats-always ready and willing to do any honorable ser- vice for the party, and to contribute of their means to its success.
L. KARR, attorney at law, Osceola, is a native of Meigs County, Ohio, born August 13, 1839, a son of Will- iam and Jane (Murray) Karr. The father was born in the old fort at Marietta, Ohio, and the mother was a native of Clarksburg, Virginia. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was Captain Hamilton Karr, the pioncer Indian hunter of Ohio. H. L. Karr, our subject, received his primary education in the common schools of Ohio, and later, entered Lombard University, at Galesburg, Illinois, where he pursued his studies four years, graduating from that institution in the class of 1862. lle re- turned home immediately after commence- ment day, and enlisted as a private in Com- pany G, One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, but was soon appointed First-Lieu- tenant of his company, and a few months later promoted to Captain of the same com- pany. Subsequently he was commissioned Major of his regiment, and also made Bre-
vet-Major of United States Volunteers by the War Department " for gallant and meri- torious services during the war." Major Karr participated in all the campaigns of Generals Milroy, Sigel, Hunter and Sheri- dan, respectively, in the Shenandoah Valley, including the three noted victories of Gen- eral Sheridan over General Early at Ope- quon (sometimes called the battle of Win- chester), Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. At the battle of Opequon he had his horse killed under him, and at the battle of Ce- dar Creek received a considerable bruise on the right knee from a spent ball ; but, aside from these trivial casualties. passed safely through the war. In December, 1864, the division to which Major Karr belonged was transferred to the Twenty- fourth Army Corps, in front of Richmond, and he consequently took part in the final engagements about Richmond, and was also at Appomattox at the surrender of General Lee's army. He was mustered out of the service in June. 1865, after the close of the war, and returned to his home in Ohio. He attended the law department of the Michigan University one year, and returned to Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1866. Practiced in the State of Ohio for one year, and in 1858 located at Osceola, Iowa, where he has ever since been engaged in the practice of his profes- sion. He has built up a large and quite lucrative practice, and gained the confi- dence and esteem of a large business public. For a number of years he had associated with him Henry Stivers as his law partner, but since 1876 has practiced alone. In 1871 Major Karr was united in marriage with Miss Anna F. Wonner, of the city in which they now reside, and of whom he thus speaks: "Since my marriage, whatever good I have accomplished and whatever successes I have achieve l l attribute di- rectly to my wife, whose wise counsels. carnest support, uncommon patience and
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