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LMER II. BROWN, registered phar- macist, Osceola, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in the village of Rush- ville, February 23, 1850. He removed to Clarke County with his parents, James and Dorothy Brown, in 1857. His father was a native of Virginia, born June 11, 1816, and at the age of twenty-one removed to Ohio. His mother was a native of Mary- land, and moved to Ohio with her parents when a young girl. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were married in Ohio and settled in Fair- field, and in the spring of 1855, removed to Clarke County, settling in Osccola, where Mr. Brown followed the mercantile busi- ness for many years. Later, he kept a liv. ' ery stable. In 1882 they removed to Oak- land, California, where they still reside. They were the parents of cleven children. Three are deceased. Elmer H., who was the fifth child, was educated in the city
schools of Osceola, and remained with his parents until he reached maturity. He en- tered the drug store of Prole & Son, as clerk, and remained with them three years. He went to California and engaged in the livery business, at San Jose, remaining two sears, then returned to Osceola, and en- gaged as clerk in the store of B. F. Garret- son. In 1872 he was married to Miss Alice W. Burns, of this city, a native of Ohio. They have two children-Winnie and Gregg. Mr. Brown is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
ISAAC WHALING, junior member of the lumber firm of McAuley & Whal- ing, was born in Wayne County, Penn- sylvania, the date of his birth being Febru- ary 16, 1831. His parents, Mark and Elvia (Whitmore) Whaling, were both natives of Connecticut. They moved to Pennsylvania in an carly day, where they died, the mother in 1848, and the father in 1859. Of their nine children, eight grew to maturity, three sons and five daughters, our subject being the sixth child. Isaac Whaling passed his youth in a small village in his native State, receiving his primary educa- tion in the village school, and later attend- ed Madison Academy. At the age of seventeen years he started out in life on his own account, learning the blacksmith's trade, which had been his father's voca- tion, which he followed some thirty years. In 1855 he came to Iowa, locating at Peoria, then a small town, where he made his home for twelve years, working at his trade, and at the same time followed farm- ing. He came to Osceola in the fall of 1878, and in 1880, in partnership with J. (). McAuley, bought out the firm of Gilbert, Hedge & Co., dealers in lumber, sash, doors, etc., and together they have carried on a successful business. Mr. Whaling has
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been twice married, his first wife being he owned property, and came North to Iowa, living at Peoria till after the close of ; the war. He then came to Clarke County, and began clerking in a dry-goods store at Chariton. In the spring of 1868 he came to Susan A. Shelley, a native of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died shortly after her marriage. He wasagain married in 1857, to Ellen Hunt, who was born in Morgan County, Ohio, a daughter of Abra- Osceola and engaged in the mercantile ham Hunt, a native of New Jersey. Mr. Whaling is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity. He has been a member of the city council for two years.
OHN O. MCAULEY is the senior member of the firm of McAuley & Whaling of Osceola, dealers in lumber, doors, sash, blinds. Mr. McAuley is a native of Pennsylvania, born at Somerfield, in Somerset County, June 9, 1829, a son of James and Rebecca (Moore) McAuley, the former a native of Ireland and the latter born in the State of New Jersey. Both parents are now deceased. The father was a brick and stone mason by occupation. John O. McAuley passed his boyhood days in his native county. On arriving at maturity he went to Virginia, where he was em- ployed clerking in a store for one year. He then returned to Somerfield, remaining there two years. In the fall of 1855 he came to lowa, locating at Peoria, Mahaska County, where he formed a partnership with P. Glessner, and engaged in the stove and tinware business which they carried on about two years, when they took their stock of goods to Kansas, and from there went to Bittes County, Missouri, locating at Butler. where he disposed of his inter- est to his partner, Mr. Glessner, and began clerking in a store. Ile was married in 1857 to Miss Adaline Whaling, a native of Pennsylvania, but at the time of her mar- riage living in Peoria, lowa. To this un- ion have been born five children, four sons and one daughter. At the outbreak of the late war Mr. MeAuley left Missouri, where
business, purchasing an interest in the firm of MeGrew & Brown, when the firm name was changed to McAuley & McGrew. This firm continued in the general mercan- tile business for one year, when both part- ners sold out. Mr. McAuley then became manager for the lumber firm of Gilbert, Hedge & Co., who had established their business at Osceola in 1868. Mr. McAuley acted as manager for this firm till isSo, when they sold out to the present firm of McAuley & Whaling. This firm is meet- ing with excellent success, and is doing an extensive business in the various depart- ments. Mr. Mc.Auley has been a member of the city council for seven terms. Ile has been a member of the School Board for the past twelve years, part of the time acting as its president. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' order, belonging to Clarke Lodge, No. 95. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a trustee.
AMUEL G. MUSSELMAN, a son of John and Keziah (Odell) Musselman, was born in Missouri, February 8, 1845. When he was an infant his mother died, and his father soon after took the family to Darke County, Ohio, subse- quently, however, moving to Clarke County, lowa, where he remained until seventeen years of age. In 1862 he enlisted in defense of his country, and was assigned to Company B, Sixth lowa Infantry and served three years He participated in many severe battles, including Jackson, Vicksburg and Chattanooga. He started
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with Sherman to the sea, but at the battle of Resaca, May 14. 186 ;. was wounded. and was in the hospital ten months, rejoin- ing his regiment at Raleigh. He was in line at the grand review of the army at Washington, and was soon after discharged and returned home, to Clarke County, Iowa. and went to work by the month. Ile had saved his salary while in the service, and with this money bought 100 acres of land, to which he afterward added 206 acres, and this is now his fine farm, which he has improved andI brought under a good state of cultivation. He is one of the sub- stantial citizens of Fremont Township, and his property, which is one of the finest in the county, has been acquired by industry and good management. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Osceola Lodge. and also of the Grand Ariny of the Repub- lic. Mr. Musselman was married Decem- ber 16, 1866, to Miss Barbara E. Glenn, and to them have been born five children, two sons and three daughters-Charles F., Thomas O., Myrtie O., Fanny A. and Susan A. Charles F. and Myrtie O. are deceased.
OHN W. HALL, proprietor of the Osceola creamery, is a native of White- hall, Indiana, born December 27, 1841. He came to lowa with his parents, Warren and Cynthia (Parks) Hall, in IS51, they lo- cating near Leon, in Decatur County, where the mother died. The father died in ucation, and the first winter spent in Clarke Clarke County. John W. Hall came to Clarke County in 1860 anl settled at ; In July, 1861. he culisted in defense of the Green Bay, where he was engaged in . Union, in Company F. Sixth lowa Infantry. carpentering and contracting for a time. serving till the close of the war. He par- ticipated in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth. Vicksburg, Jackson, Chattanooga, an! Atlanta, and was with Sherman on bis march to the sea. He was honorably di -- charged at Louisville, Kentucky, July 7, 1865, being mustered out at Davenport, He subsequently engaged in farming. which he followed till 1872. He was mar- ried in Mills County, lowa, in 1868, to Sarah A Scott. a native of Wisconsin, but at the time of her marriage living in Mills County. Mr. Hall came to Osceola, where
he again began contracting and building. erecting creameries in different parts of i the State, and was the contractor on the State Asylum for the feeble minded. He continued contracting till he engaged in his present business, as successor to 1. W. John- son. The business was established by Holt & Hall, in IS;8, and has always been car- tied on with success. The building is 30 x 120 feet in size, the rear part being the creamery department, and the front de- voted to their butter-and eggs business. They manufacture about twenty-five hun- dred pounds of butter daily, and also deal extensively in eggs, shipping a car load a weck, their average shipment per year being about 30.000 dozen.
EIDAM C. RARICK, a successful and enterprising fariner and stock-raiser,
1-11 is a native of Darke County, Ohio, born July 5, 1841. At the age of eleven years he was taken by his parents, Phihp and Sarah (Chenowethy Rarick, to Jay County, Indiana, where the mother died in 1862. The father still makes his home in Jay County, being now about seventy- eight years of age. Adam C. Rarick re- mamed in Jay County till attaining the age of nineteen years, when, in 1860, he came to Clarke County, Jowa. He received but a limited education in the district schools, but by private study he secured a fair ed- County, he was engaged in teaching school.
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Iowa. He then returned to Clarke Coun- ty, and has since been successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was married in the fall of 1866, to Miss Lizzie Adkins, daughter of Wyatt Adkins, an old resident of Clarke County. Of the seven chil Iren born to this union, four are living- Wyatt W., Earley E., Chester C. and Jesse J. In 1875 Mr. Rarick removed to his present farm, where he has 340 acres located on sections 17 and 18, of Ward Township, his land being all wellimproved. lle is an enterprising citizen and is classed among the self-made men of Clarke County, he having begun life here without means, but by his persevering industry and good management bas prospered in all his under- takings. Ile is a successful stock-raiser. and has at present on his farm 120 head of high-grade short-horn cattle. Ile lost a fine barn by fire in July, 1883, which has since been replaced by a more substantial and commodious one. Mr. Rarick has served two terms as assessor, and was clerk of his township for four years. He has also served on the School Board. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
quite young he was taken by his parents to Illinois, and in 1822 accompanied them to Clarke County, lova, where they still re- side, their home being in Dock Toan- ship. They are the parents of four chil dren, two sons and two daughters. John J. Taylor, the subject of this sketch, passed his youth in Clarke County, Iowa, and re- ceived his primary education in the common
schools. and later attended Aurora Normal School, completing his education at Val- paraiso, Indiana. He began his career as a teacher in 1878, to which profession he has devoted most of his time since, principally in lowa, becoming well known as a thorough and successful instructor and disciplinarian. In the fall of 1885 Mr. Taylor was appointed superintendent of Clarke County's public schools for a term of two years, and as- sumed the duties of his office January 1, 1886. Mr. Taylor is one of the enterprising and active young men of Clarke County, and is the owner of a good farm of eighty acres, located in Doyle Township, which is being carried on under his direction. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows' orders, and is also a Knight of Pythias.
ICHARD WILLIAMSON, farmer, section 8, Liberty Township, was born in Darlington District, South Carolina, August 16, 181 ;. His parents, Thomas and Elizabeth, were natives of South Carolina. They moved to North Carolina, thence to East Tennessee, and later to Knox County, Kentucky, where OHIN J. TAYLOR, the present efficient superintendent of the public schools of Clarke County, is a native of Guernsey County, Ohio, born near Newcomerstown, , June 3, 1866, the second child of King P. ' and Asenath (Cox) Taylor, his father being Richard reached manhood. They after- ward moved to Virginia, but finally re- turned to Knox County, where they both died. They reared seven children, Rich- ard being the fifth child. In 1839, in Knox County, Kentucky, Richard married Eliz- a native of North Carolina. When he was Fabeth Lambert, daughter of Henry and Sarah J. Lambert, who was born in that county in 1821. They moved to Mercer County, Missouri, where they lived until 1849, then came to Warren County, lowa, where they lived until March. 1851. thence to Clarke County. He entered 160 acres of Government land, upon which he built his first habitation. His nearest neighbor lived four miles away. The men who as-
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sisted in raising the log cabin, lived from four totwenty miles distant. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson have had nine children -- Eliz- abeth, deceased; Thomas B., of Liberty Township ; Sarah A. Mckinney, and Rich- ard, also residents of Liberty Township : Mary Jane, deceased ; Mrs. Susan MeKin- ney; Mrs. Martishy Hudgel, of Liberty Township: Mrs. Nancy J. MeKnight; John H., deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson have been members of the United Breth- ren church thirty-three years, and an hon- est, exemplary citizen. No pioneers will be remembered with more affection and respect. Politically Mr. Williamson is a Democrat.
EASON T. HUDGEL was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, October 31,
Indians, and washonorably discharged late in the year of 1865. He returned to Clarke County. and June 3. 1866, was married to Miss Martishy, daughter of Richard- and Elizabeth Williamson, of Liberty Town- ship. Her parents are pioneers of Clarke County. [Sce biography of R. Williamson.] Soon after their marriage they settled in Liberty Township. Their home consists of 160 acres of land, 120 being under im- provement. They have had no children. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Hudgel arc -- Mrs. Ann Miller, of Warren County; William, of Monona County; Knotts, of Murray, Clarke County; Mrs. Susan Proud. foot, of Liberty Village; Angeline, died at the age of sixteen years; Mrs. Amanda Pattison, of Warren County; John Wes- ley. died young in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. IJudgel are members of the United Breth- ren church. Mr. Hudgel is a Republican.
IS39. His parents, Thomas and Ellen Iludgel, were born, reared and mar- ried in Virginia, emigrating to Ohio ten years after marriage. Reason was reared a farmer. In October, 1856, the family FRAMES LENT, a prosperous merchant of Hopeville, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, July 9, 1829, a son of John Lent, who was a native of Vermont. Our subject passed his youth on the home farm, receiving a common-school education in the rude log-cabin subscription schools of his native county. He was married May 1, 1851, to Miss Mary A. Allison, daughter of James Allison. To this union were born eleven children, seven still liv- ing -- Melville, Lewis, Low A., Samuel, came to Clarke County, and for two or three years the father rented land. IJe then purchased 120 acres in Liberty Town- ship. He died in 1875, aged sixty-two years. His wife died January 27, 1883. in her sixty-seventh year. She had been a member of the Methodist church over fifty years, and her husband over forty years. Both are well remembered by all the old settlers for their many excellent qualities of mind and heart. In 1860 Reason T. Hudgel left the parental home and started ! Leonard. Lillie and Elwood. Mr. Lent out himself. The gold fever took him to ' came to Clarke County, lowa, when he California, where he was moderately suc- ; settled in Doyle Township. De enlisted cessful. In September, 1861, he enlisted in in the late war in Company I, Missouri State Militia, in which he served fifteen months. Hle re-enlisted and served a year and ten months in Company L, Third Jowa Cavalry. He participated in the battles of Ebenezer Church, Selma, Macon and Company MI, First Colorado Cavalry. Serving out histime he re-enlisted in Com -! pany H, and remained in the service four years and two and a half months. He par- ticipated in several campaigns against the
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Columbus, Georgia: Lexington. Missouri, Independence, Blue Hill, Harrisonville, and other engagements of minor impor- tance. Since returning from the war be has made farming his principal vocation, although he has sold goods and kept hotel for several years, and is still proprietor of a hotel. Ile is at present dealing in hard- ware, farm implements, barb-wire, furniture and tinware, and is carrying on a good business. Mr. Lent has been constable sev- cral years, and has filled other local offices of trust. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for twenty- one years. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' order, to which he has belonged for twenty-two years. He is also a com- rade of the Grand Army of the Republic.
TASTILLIAM WHARFF was born in VAN
Washington County, Ohio, January 29, 1825. His parents, William and Debby (Clay) Wharff, were born and reared in the State of Maine, emigrating to Ohio soon after marriage. The father was a tailor by trade, and followed that vocation during his active life. Of his eleven chil- dren nine grew to maturity and are now living. William was the fourth child and the eldest son. His early life was passed in Washington, and from his youth he has been a farmer. June 19. 1848, he was mar- ried to Miss Mary Ann Millard, daughter of John Millard, of Washington County. She was born in Rhode Island, December 22, 1816. In May, 1854. Mr. Wharff came
Caroline, who died at the early age of hf- teen yous. In December, 1870, Mr. Wharf married Mr. Mary An (Gibson) Bowder, widow of Robert Bowder. She was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, October 15, 1824. Her parents, Joseph and Rachel Gibson, died in Fayette County. Hermar- riage with Mr. Bowder occurred May 15, 1853. They settled on eighty acres of land on section 18, Liberty Township, where Mr. Bowder died of consumption, in 1863, aged fifty years. He left three children- John W., now a business man of Osceola ; Frances A., wife of Isaac Stacy, of Liberty Township : Edward died at the carly age of five years. In the autumn of 1873 Mr. Wharff moved upon section is, where he now resides. He owns 120 acres of improved land and ten acres of timber. He has served his school district as an efficient director ever since the district was organ- ized. In early life he was a Whig. but is now an ardent Republican. He voted at the first clection ever held there, his vote be- ing the seventh one cast. Ilis nearest mill was at Red Rock, thirty miles distant ; he afterward went to Des Moines. The near. est grain market was at Burlington. There were only three houses between his house and Osceola.
TYTALLACE G. AGNEW, one of the enterprising and representative citi- 2015 of Osceola, is a native of Ohio, born in Guernsey County, July 10, 1830. the youngest of a family of eight children to Liberty Township and settled uponeighty ; of John and Mary (White) Agnew, natives acres of land on section ;, bought of U. S. , of the Keystone State. When he was thir- Gortland. W. Wharff was bereaved by the death of his wife, which occurred - -. | She left three children -Thomas Dorr, a resident of Crawfordsville, Indians ; Elijah 1 G., a resident of Boone County, lowa, is a
teen years old he left Ohio and came to lowa, where he passed his youth and at- tained manhood. He received a good edu- cation, attending in Ohio the common schools of his native county. He learned conductor on C. & N. W. Railroad, and | the marble-cutter's trade, at which he
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worked antil the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. In May, 1861, he en- rolled at Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa; was mustered into the United States service June 10, 1861, at Keokuk, Iowa, in Company B, Third Regiment, Iowa Infan- try, for three years' service. He partici- pated in the battles at Blue Mills, Missouri, and Shiloh, losing his right arm at the latter battle. He was discharged in July, 1862, and returned to lowa. In November, 1863, he was appointed Deputy United States Marshal of the Fourth District, and was stationed at Grinnell, at that time the ter- minus of the Rock Island Railroad, and served nineteen months, when the post at Grinnell was abandoned. He was then cm- ployed as traveling salesman for a marble company until 1867, when he located in Osceola, Clarke County, and embarked in the grocery business in company with E. Atkins. In 1869 he was appointed post- master at Osceola. a position he filled ac- ceptably until July, 1885. In the fall of 1885 he was nominated and elected to represent Clarke County in the State Legislature, and thus far has served his constituents faith- fully. Mr. Agnew was married in 1867 to Miss Nellie Inglefield, daughter of E. Ingle- field, of Marion County, Iowa. They have a family of three sons and three daughters.
T: EWIS ZINK, deceased, was one of the carly settlers of Washington Town- ship, where he was classed among the enterprising citizens in I successful farmers. I He was a native of North Carolina, born March 22, 1817. When he was two years old his father, Jacob Zink, moved with his family to ladiana, in which State the sub- jeet of this sketch was reared and educated. Hle was married Angust 26, 1841, to Sally P. Burton, who was born in Nichols County, Kentucky, removing with her parents when
a child to Monroe County, Indiana, where she lived at the time of her marriage. Mrs. Zink was the youngest child of Joseph and Louisa (Patrick) Burton, both of whom died in Monroe County, Indiana. Mr. Zink followed farming a few yearsafter his marriage in Indiana, when he removed to Illinois, and in June, 1853, came to Clarke County, lowa. Ile then entered a tract of eighty acres, in Washington Township, which he improved, adding to his original tract till he owned 230 acres. Here he followed farming till his death, which oc- curred in October, 1884. He left a widow who still resides at the homestead, and eight children - Louis J., wife of J. P. Brown; Henry C .; Molhe, wife of N. J. Dean ; Cynthia M., wife of J. R. Buchanan ; James M., Charles T., Lewis E. and Will. iam S. Mr. Zink was an active member of the Methodist Protestant church, of which he was steward for many years. His house was the pioneer Christian home of Washington Township, and was used as a meeting house for his neighborhood. Mrs. Zink is also an earnest member of the san.c church.
TINFIELD SCOTT HENDRICK. the genial and accommodating pro- prietor of Hendrick's store, is one of the successful and enterprising young business men of Lacelle. He engaged in the mercantile business at this place in 1892, and has since conducted his present store. He keeps in stock a general assort- inent of goods. consisting of dry goods, groceries, hardware, boots and shoes, no- tions and patent medicines, which he sells at reasonable prices, and by his fair and honest dealings has established a good trade, which is steadily increasing. Mr. Hendrick is a native of Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa, where he was born,
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January 28, 1858, and here he was reared and educated in the common schools. IIc is a son of Henry and Sarah Hendrick -- the father a native of Washington County. Indiana, born October 26, 1810, and the mother born in Kentucky, but reared in Monroe County, Indiana. Henry Hen- drick is one of the old pioneers of Clarke County, a son of Michael and Polly ( Butler) Ilendrick, who reared a family of seven children. Michael Hendrick was a native of North Carolina, and settled with three of his brothers-all single men -- in Wash- ington County, Indiana, among the first settlers. In 1818 he removed with his fam- ily to Greene County, Illinois, being one of the first pioneers of that county. His son, Henry Hendrick, enlisted in the Black Hawk war in 1831, in Colonel Henry's volunteers, and served in this war till peace was declared, when he received an honorable discharge, and returned to his home. In 1840 he came to the Territory of Iowa, locating in Des Moines County, where he resided fourteen years, becoming acquainted with most of the leading men of the State, the Legislature then meeting at Burlington, Des Moines County. In 1854 he came to Clarke County, locating in Knox Township, where he entered some land from the Government, he having re- ceived a land warrant for his services dur- ing the Black Hawk war. In March, 1869, he settled on the farm on section 17, Knox Township, where he has since made his home. Henry Hendrick has been three times married. For his first wife he mar- ried Elizabeth Fears, June 28, 1832, she being a native of Tennessee. She died April 12, 1851, leaving eight children- Trances Jane, William P., Thomas. Daniel D., Isaac. James, John S. and George. Mr. llendrick was again married May 23, 1852, to Mrs. Lucy .Ann Eggington, who was a native of Kentucky. To this union was born one son --- Alexander. His second
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