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ON. GREENWOOD WRIGHT, of Wright Township, residing on section 3, was born in Washington County, Indiana, August 30, 1818, a son of Samuel and Jane (Brinton) Wright, the father born in North Carolina and reared in Wayne County, Kentucky, and the mother a native of Kentucky, born near Lexington, of Irish and English descent. The father is also of English descent, his father, William Wright, coming from England to America when a young man, and served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wright were the parents of thirteen chil- dren, seven sons and six daughters, all of whom grew to maturity, Greenwood being the eldest child. When he was six years old his parents removed to Putnam County, Indiana, and there he was reared to man- hood, his early life being spent in assisting his father on their pioneer farm. His ed- ucation was limited to a few months at- tendance at a subscription school, and study at home. December 6, 1838, he was married to Susan May, a daughter of John and Nancy (Hight) May, of Mercer County, Kentucky. Five children were born to
this union - J. N., of Centerville, Iowa ; Samuel W., of Melrose, Iowa; W. H., de- ceased ; T. R., residing in Wright Town- ship, Wayne County, and Nancy Jane, who died aged three years. All his sons re- ceived good educational advantages, and are good business men. In the fall of 1848 Mr. Wright removed with his family to Lucas County, Iowa, coming from Putnam County, Indiana, by team. Four months later he sold his claim in Lucas County and went to Monroe County, where he re- sided till the spring of 1852. He then came to Wayne County and settled on land where he now resides, entering 200 acres from the Government. Here he crected a log cabin and commenced improving his land. During the war Mr. Wright made a trip South. Three of his sons, J. N., S. WV., and W. H., were soldiers in the war of the Rebellion. J. N. first enlisted in an Indiana regiment, and after serving a year he re-enlisted in Company F, Thirty-sixth Iowa Infantry, of which he was Second Lieutenant. He was taken prisoner at Marks Mill, Arkansas, and was confined for thirteen months at Shrevesport, Louisiana. S. W. and W. H. enlisted in the same reg- iment and company, the latter going as a recruit in the spring of 1864, and died in the service April I of the same year. Mr. Wright has always been active in the sup- port of every movement calculated to pro- mote the public welfare, and has ever taken a prominent position in the community, and has gained the confidence and esteem of all who know him. He has held many official trusts in Wright Township, which was called in honor of him. He has held the office of justice of the peace, assessor, and county supervisor two terms, serving as chairman of the board two terms. He was elected to the Seventeenth General Assembly of the lowa State Legislature on the Republican ticket by about 500 ma- | jority, taking his seat in January, 1878. He
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was in session sixty-six days, and served with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. Mr. Wright is still en- gaged in dealing in stock with J. N. Jeffries & Robinson, this firm shipping about 100 car-loads annually. Mr. Wright has one of the best farms in Wright Township, which contains 435 acres of land under a high state of cultivation.
LLIS SHRIVER is the eldest son of Abraham and Ruth (Adamson) Shri- ver, the latter born in West Virginia in 1818, and his wife a native of Pennsyl- vania. Ellis was born in Monroe County, Ohio, in 1841, and in the spring of 1857 came with his parents to Wayne County, Iowa, they locating in Grand River Town- ship. He was united in marriage to Miss Maria Thomas, who was born in Illinois in 1847, a daughter of George Thomas, who is now a resident of Howard Township, this county. Of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Shriver seven survive- William A., Sara I., Cassah E., Alvia Ray, Julietta, Halloweve, Jasper O., Benjamin F., Thomas J. and Giles W .; the three latter died in childhood. Mr. Shriver was one of the early settlers of Harvard, and has ever taken an active interest in the advance- ment of the place. He has been engaged in the stock business for many years, buy- ing and shipping most of the time since the town was started. He was mainly instru- mental in having a station established at this place, and it was he who circulated the petition which resulted in the establish- ment of the postoffice in the fall of 1876. This postoffice first received the name of Grainville, which was later changed to Harvard. The original plat of the town was named South Grainville, and was plat- ted by Mr. Shriver and Lemuel Kemple, each of whom owned a half interest in the płat, which was located on the south side
of the railroad track. Mr. Shriver has served as secretary of the School Board ever since the organization of Jackson Township School Board. Abraham Shri- ver, father of our subject, was reared in Ohio, going to that State when a boy with his parents. He was married in Ohio to Ruth Adamson, and of the eight children born to this union seven were natives of Ohio. Seven are still living-Ellis, our subject; William ; Sarah A., wife of L. H. Elson ; Eunice, wife of Frank McConnell ; Delilah, wife of J. F. Allen ; Lucy, wife of William Rynor, and Adamson. One daugh- ter died in Ohio. Mr. Shriver settled in Grand River Township, as before stated, in the fall of 1857, and resided on the farm where he first made his home till his death, May 30, 1884, his wife dying on the same farm March 8, 1870. Atter the death of his first wife he married again, a lady who still survives him.
OHN B. EDGMAND, of Wayne County, residing on section 2, Grand River Township, where he is engaged in farming, is a native of Wayne County, Kentucky, born September 13, 1826, a son of Thomas K. Edgmand, who was a native of East Tennessee. Our subject was reared on a farm, his father being a farmer by oc- cupation, and his education was received in the primitive log-cabin schools of his neighborhood. He left his native State in March, 1849, coming West to Missouri, and in October of the same year he set- tled in Wayne County, Iowa. Before be- ginning to work for himself he made a home for his widowed mother in Jefferson Township, Wayne County, after which he settled on his present farm, on which he had worked for some time prior to his set- tlement. Mr. Edgmand was one of the earliest settlers of Wayne County, coming here when everything was in a wild state,
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and here he experienced all the hardships and privations incident to the life of a pioneer. His nearest mill was at Trenton, Missouri, a distance of fifty miles, and his trading in those early days was done at Keokuk and Brunswick, the former place 140 and the latter 125 miles distant. Mr. Edgmand was married March 22, 1857, to Anna J. Hayes, daughter of Joseph Hayes, of Jefferson Township. They have had ten children, of whom seven are living-Joseph T., Thomas K., Nancy A., Robert J., Rettie S., Ini J. and Eva M. In connection with his farming Mr. Edgmand devotes some atten- tion to stock-raising. He has been success- ful through life, and now owns 485 acres of choice land. He was the first school treasurer of Grand River and Jefferson townships when both were in one district, and has served as school director. He has been trustee of his township for twenty years, and has also served as road super- visor. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
AVID PRICE is a native ot South Wales, born in Cardiff, November 7, 1835, a son of John Price. He was reared in his native village, and when a young man learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed in his native country till 1868, when, in August, he came to the United States and settled in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, where he has since lived. He bought a few acres of ground and engaged in general gardening, at the same time working at his trade till about seven years ago, when he added the culture of fruit trees for market to his gardening, and has given the most of his attention to this business. He has a good trade, which is constantly increasing. He makes a spe- cialty of raising vegetables, and supplies them to his customers fresh from the garden. He was married May 5, 1863, to Mary J.
Williams, daughter of Charles Williams, now of Clay Township. They have had a family of eight children; but six are liv- ing-Elizabeth, Charles, Berthena, Louisa, Maude and Elsie. One son, Eddie, died in the eighth year of his age.
- ANIEL W. CARLISLE, M. D., gen- eral merchant and physician, Line- ville, Iowa, was born in Southeastern Kansas, near Osage Mission, on the Osage River, September 17, 1838, when Kansas was a Territory. His father, William Car- lisle, was a native of the State of New York, and in 1819 came West and settled in Booneville, Missouri, where, in 1821, he married Narcissa Black, a native of Ken- tucky, and at the time of our subject's birth he was employed by the Government as a blacksmith. In 1839 he moved to Ray County, Missouri, and thence, in 1840, to Livingston County, where he died in 1861. In 1861 Daniel W. Carlisle came to Line- ville, Iowa, and began the study of medi- cine with Dr. E. Glendening, remaining with him three years, when he located, in the spring of 1864, in Bethlehem, Iowa, having practiced a year with Dr. Glenden- ing in Lineville, and in 1865 went to Cory- don, Iowa, and in 1866 again located in Lineville, Iowa. He afterward went to Spring Hill, Missouri, but in 1870 returned to Lineville, Iowa, where he has since lived. He has a good practice in the town, but does not visit in the country, his mercan- tile interests demanding his attention, where most of his time is consumed. He carries a capital stock of $6,000 to $10,000, and has an annual trade of about $30,000. He graduated and received his diploma as M. D. at the Keokuk Medical College in 1885. Dr. Carlisle married, in the spring of 1867, Mary Butcher, daughter of Samuel Butcher, and to them was born, January
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22, 1869, one child-William S. Mrs. Car- lisle died March 8, 1870. October 29, 1872, Dr. Carlisle married Miss Ellen Helton, daughter of Mitchell E. Helton, of Line- ville. They have one daughter-Hattie C., born August 22, 1874, and a son, John Franklin, born June 17, 1886. Dr. Carlisle is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, South.
ARL S. ALLEN, a member of the general mercantile firm of P. Allen & Sons, is a native of Centerville, Appa- noose County, Iowa, born January 8, 1860, the third son of P. and Tabitha (McCreary) Allen. His early life was spent in assisting his father in his store, and at the age of fifteen he began working in his father's mill, thoroughly learning the business. April 23, 1885, he was married to Alice M. Kelso, of Howard Township, Wayne County. Although yet a young man, Mr. Allen is classed among the best business men of Wayne County.
JENNISON, one of the old pioneers of Clinton Township, Wayne County, is a native of Ripley County, Indi- ana, born January 12, 1830. His parents, Rufus and Lois (Hickcox) Jennison, were natives of New York and Connecticut re- spectively. They were the parents of eleven children, six sons and five daughters, of whom our subject was the eldest child. Our subject remained in his native county till twenty-two years of age, locating in Wapello County, Iowa, in 1852, where he improved a tract of wild land which he sold in the spring of 1855. He then came to Wayne County, Iowa, and settled in Clinton Township, where he has since made his home. His farm in Clinton Town-
ship contains 200 acres of land which, un- der his skillful management, has been brought to a fine state of cultivation. Mr. Jennison has been a successful teacher as well as a successful agriculturist, begin- ning his career in the teacher's profession in Ripley County, Indiana, in 1851. He has also taught in Wapello County, and in Clinton and Warren townships, since com- ing to Wayne County. Mr. Jennison was married December 18, 1851, to Eleanor Standifird, a daughter of William and Re- becca (Broshears) Standifird, of Harden County, Kentucky. They have eight chil- dren living-Alexis H., William R., John H., Francis M., David J., Martha E., Lois E. and Anna. Mr. Jennison has held the office of township clerk for eighteen years, and has been a member of the Board of Supervisors for three years, and justice of the peace twelve years.
OSHUA BURK, section 12, Benton Township, is one of the prominent and prosperous farmers of the town- ship. Locating on his farm in 1871 he has for fifteen years been identified with the agricultural interests of Wayne County, and has by his enterprise and good man- agement made for himself one of the pleasantest homes in the township. His farm contains 127 acres of choice land, and his residence and farm buildings are models of convenience and comfort. He was born in Butler County, Ohio, May 4, 1830, a son of Moses L. and Rebecca (Lem- mon) Burk. In 1836 his parents moved to Dunlapsville, Union County, Indiana, and subsequently to Montgomery County, the same State. His father was a farmer and a merchant, and he in his youth assisted in the work of both the farm and store. When a young man he clerked in stores in Lafay- ette and New Richmond, Indiana, several years, and then for two years engaged in
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business for himself near New Richmond. He then engaged in farming for a time, and for three winter terms taught school, and was assessor in Montgomery County, Indi- ana, four years. He came to Iowa in October, 1869, and lived near New York, Wayne County, a year and a half, moving to his farm where he now lives in the spring of 1871. Mr. Burk was married September 7, 1854, to Sarah L., daughter of Charles and Mary (McCaw) Forbes. They have had a family of five children. The eldest, Mary E., died at the age of seventeen years. The living are-Edward S., Barbara A., Rebecca A. and Charles A. The youngest son, Charles A., al- though but ten years of age, displays won- derful musical talent, both vocal and instrumental, his voice being remarkably fine for one of his age. Mr. and Mrs. Burk are members of the Methodist Episco- pal church. His great-grandfather, Moses Lemmon, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution.
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APTAIN JACOB D. HASBROUCK was born in the town of Lloyd, Ul- ster County, New York, August 25, 1838, the fourth son of Colonel J. J. and Eliza Ann Hasbrouck. He is a descendant of Jean Hasbrouck, one of the original twelve patentees of the New Paltz Patent. The family of Hasbrouck, in Ulster County, New York, trace the line of descent from the old Huguenot ancestry, who fled their country following the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day, in France, and sought refuge in the wilds of America. The name of Hasbrouck is widely known and mem- bers of this old and prominent family- inspired with a love for the truth and un- swerving desire for freedom of thought, and a patriotism that shrinks not from the sacrifices of life for the protection of free institutions and a free people-may be
found during two centuries of the existence of civilization in this country, filling places of honor and trust. Their representatives were on the battle-fields of the Revolution, prominent in the legislative halls of the nation, foremost among the educators of their day, safe counselors in the administra- tion of justice, and judicious in business relations. The Captain received a fair common-school education, supplemented by two years at Charlotteville and Claverack Seminary, New York State. In the spring of 1858 he went to Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois, and taught ten months of district school in South Fork Township. In the winter of 1858 he joined a company that was then being organized to go to Pike's Peak, signed a contract with four others to go in the spring or forfeit his share of the outfit ($75). When the day for departure arrived Mr. H. and two others were the only ones ready. The other two, who had failed to appear, surrendered their part of the outfit. They started from Rochester, Illinois, with a wagon and two yoke of cattle, tent, picks, pans, and all necessary mining tools, ar- riving at what is now Denver City the 18th of June, 1859. They met with sufficient success in mining to get back to the Mis- souri River the following December with about the same amount of money they started from Rochester with. He returned to New York, and December 26, 1860, mar- ried Rowena, daughter of Abram Deyo, of the same town. Their children are four boys and three girls-Herman J., born July II, 1862; Fred L., born January 10, 1866 ; Jacob, born March 5, 1868; Mary E., born March 1, 1870 ; Deyo, born April 12, 1873 ; Pearl, born November 24, 1875, and Hattie, born May 14, 1878. All are living except Pearl, who died October 1, 1876. Mrs. Hasbrouck's devotion to the welfare of her family is incessant and unswerving. She loves education and strives to have her
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children prize it and receive it as the truest means of promoting respectability and hap- piness. In August, 1862, he was commis- sioned by the Governor of the State as a recruiting officer at Highland, New York, and enlisting thirty-five men became a Second Lieutenant in Company B, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York Vol- unteer Infantry, Nineteenth Army Corps. In December, 1862, the company formed a portion of Banks's expedition to New Orleans, participating in all the engage- ments in which the regiment took part. He was promoted to Captain, Company D. same regiment. In August, 1864, they left the department of the Gulf and reinforced, General Sheridan, in the Shenandoah Val- ley. He was wounded in the right leg while leading his company in a charge at Opea- quan Creek, Virginia, September 19, 1864 and was honorably discharged by the Sec- retary of War, on account of wound, March 2, 1865. He moved to Richman Township, Wayne County, Iowa, in the spring of 1869, and engaged in farming by buying 320 acres of wild land. The country made rapid progress in improvement and in 1880 all was changed to luxuriant farms, with Humeston, a flourishing town, in the center of the township with cross railroads. Under his judicious and systematic management he made farming pay, and in 1880 was in- duced by his esteemed friend, Dr. George McCulloch, to engage with him in the bank- ing business at Humeston, Iowa. He has been outspoken against fanaticism and all isms, fearlessly and publicly censuring wrong-doing. He has given little attention to political notoriety and never sought pre- ferment of that king. He identified himself with the Republican party, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. Captain Hasbrouck was a delegate to the Iowa Grand Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which met in April, 1886, at Sioux City, and while there was appointed
delegate to the Grand Encampment o f 1l United States, at San Francisco, Califor- nia, August 2-7, 1886.
OBERT Z. McCOY, although not a pioneer, has been a resident of Wayne County for the past fifteen years, where he has become well and favor- ably known. He was born in Pendleton County, Kentucky, in 1840, and in 1855 his father, J. J. McCoy, went with his family to Scotland County, Missouri, where the father died in 1864. Our subject being the eldest son the care of his widowed mother and family devolved on him after his father's death. After settling up the busi- ness left by his father, he resolved to start out into the world, and endeavor to win his way to success. Accordingly he went to Oregon, where he arrived without money, but possessed of health, youth and energy. There he was eminently successful in the mercantile business, freighting and dealing in stock. He returned from Oregon in 1869, and in 1870 settled on a farm in Clin- ton Township, Wayne County, which he owned, the farm containing 189 acres. He added to this farm till it contained 400 acres, beside purchasing land elsewhere in the same county until he owned 1,000 acres, most of which he has sold, but now has much valuable land in the immediate vicinity of Allerton. He also owns consid- erable property in Allerton, including his beautiful home. Mr. McCoy was married in Oregon in 1869, to Miss M. A. Myers, a native of Scotland County, Missouri, going to Oregon with her parents, where her father, J. J. Myers, died in 1871. Her mother is now the wife of M. B. Baird. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy have known each other since their youth. Their family con- sists of two children-Frata May and Lot- tie G., both of whom were born in Wayne County. Mr. McCoy and his wife are
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members of the Christian church, having belonged to the same since 1860. Mr. Mc- Coy has six brothers and one sister living -S. M. and Jasper, merchants at Allerton; H. B. and W. H., farmers and stock-raisers in Decatur County, formerly in the furni- ture business at Humeston, Wayne County; Dr. J. W. McCoy, of Corydon; Mason, a stock-raiser of Wayne County; Chalista, wife of James T. Moore, of Pratt County, Kansas. His elder sister, Nancy Y., mar- ried Thomas A. Williams in Scotland County, Missouri, and died in June, 1877, leaving three children. The mother of R. Z. McCoy is now the wife H. B. Crawford, of Memphis, Missouri, and was born in Pendleton County, Kentucky, July 1, 1820.
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EORGE A. STECH, section 14, Union Township, postoffice New York, came to Wayne County, Iowa, in 1854, with his family and his brother John and family, from Seneca County, Ohio, coming with wagons and crossing Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in their journey. He entered eighty acres of his present farm and built a house, 14 x 18, of elm logs, with a puncheon floor and clapboard roof, his only tool with which to do the work being an ax. He had only a team and wagon when he came to Iowa, but finally bought a plow and began breaking his land, and as a result of his work and good man- agement has now a fine farm of 230 acres with a good residence and other building improvements. He has been an active supporter of all measures that promised benefit to his township, and has held various offices of public trust, having been honored with some one or more since coming to the county. He was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, January 19, 1822, a son of Philip Stech. His father lived and died in Pennsylvania, having reared a family of six
sons and one daughter. George A. Stech was married in Seneca County, Ohio, March 24, 1853, to Rebecca Crall, who was born on the same farm where she was married, February 14, 1830. They have a family of ten children, the eldest born in Seneca County, Ohio, and the rest in Union Township-Melinda J., Henry C., Samuel, Sophia, Stephen, Morrison, Jacob, Mary, George and Martha J.
N. JEFFRIES, farmer and stock- dealer, section 10, Wright Township, is a native of Kentucky, born in Mont- gomery County, April 1, 1847, the fourth of a family of six children of John and Eliza- beth Jane (McCormick) Jeffries, natives of Kentucky, the father of English and the mother of Irish descent. He spent his youth in his native county, and his father be- ing a tanner, was often employed in the yard. His father was a Union man, and when the war broke out was outspoken in defense of his country, and was killed by rebel bush- whackers, being the first Union man killed in his county. When seventeen years old our subject was employed to drive a Gov- ernment team, which he continued six months, and in the spring of 1865 came to Iowa and lived in Wright Township, Wayne County, about six months. Return- ing to Kentucky he remained there until April, 1866, when he started to cross the plains, but on arriving at Leavenworth, Kansas, he changed his mind and returned to Platte County, Missouri, and two months later to Wayne County, Iowa, where he lived until December, 1868. He then once more returned to the home of his child- hood, where he lived one year, and then located permanently in Wayne County. He worked for some time at farming, and later at coal mining, and then engaged in dealing in stock until 1875, when he bought
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eighty acres of land, adding eighty acres to it in 1877, and eighty more in 1880, hav- ing now a fine farm of 240 acres. He is en- gaged with Wright & Robinson in buying and shipping stock. They are among the largest stock dealers in the county, ship- ping annually about 100 car-loads. Mr. Jeffries is a man of strict business integrity, and is one of the most honored men of his township. He was married February 4, 1877, to Miss Etha Reynolds, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Brown) Reynolds. They have four children-Ed., Roy, John, and Leora. Mr. Jeffries is a member of Vernon Lodge, No. 410, F. & A. M. In politics he, is a Democrat.
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