Biographical history of Cherokoe County, Iowa : Containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with accompanying biographies of each ; a condensed history of Iowa, with portraits and biographies of the governors of the state ; engravings of prominent citizens in Cherokee County, with personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families. A concise history of the county, the cities, and townships, Part 71

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Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago : W.S. Dunbar
Number of Pages: 654

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ETER LINQUIST, of Diamond Town- ship, Cherokee County, is one of the

2 most intelligent, industrious, enterpris- ing and respected citizens of foreign birtlı residing within the limits of the county. He was born in the southern part of Sweden, January 26, 1846. His parents were John and Stena Swenson, and he is the youngest of a family of six children who grew to ma- turity. While a young man he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, and when he had reached the age of twenty years he decided to emni- grate to the United States, believing he could better his condition. Accordingly he took a steamer at Copenhagen for Quebec, which city he reached, having passed through the nsual incidents of an ocean voyage. His destina-

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tion was Chicago; for a few months he was employed at Logansport, Indiana, on a rail- road construction train. He then went far- ther west and spent two years in Wyoming, at work on the Union Pacific Railroad; he thien was in the employ of the Chicago, Bnr- lington & Quincy Railroad, and for one season was engaged in quarrying stone. His next move was to Minnesota, where he worked on the Northern Pacific Railroad, then building into Duluth. He was soon transferred to Kettle River, where he became section fore- man; lie attended to the arduous duties of that position for nearly two years, when he concluded to engage in farming. In order to carry out this desire he purchased eighty acres of land about sixty-five miles from St. Paul. After one year's farming in that rig- orous climate he determined to come farther sonth, and we next find him a resident of Iowa. His first business there was employ- ment in a hardware store at Sheffield, where he became a partner of John Mohl, who afterward came to Cherokee County with Mr. Linquist, in 1876. Our subject first pur- chased eighty acres in Diamond Township, which he improved and made his home until 1887, when he removed to liis present home in section 30, Diamond Township. This place is known as the Maxey farm, and con- tains 160 acres in an advanced state of culti- vation. Mr. Linquist has excellent improve- ments on the farmn, and his surroundings show the management of an experienced hand guided by an intelligent brain. He still re- tains his original farm, upon which most of his life in this connty lias been passed. He has met with financial prosperity and stands to-day one of the stanch farmers of Cherokee County. Mr. Linquist was married at Kettle River, Minnesota, October 5, 1871, to Miss Mary Mohl. She was born in Scandinavia, in May, 1844. They have an interesting

and intelligent family of four children: John, Louisa, Nicholas and Herman. Like most of his countrymen, Mr. Linquist believes that the Republican party is the one that has done most for him and liis people, and in conse- quence he supports it enthusiastically. No man in Diamond Township has more firm friends than lie, and no man has to a greater degree the qualities of head and heart that win and hold friends. Ile believes in be- coming an American, having adopted this country, and in giving his children the ad- vantages afforded by an English education.

EORGE S. JONES .- Few men have made more comfortable homes and have placed themselves in the midst of con- venient and agreeable surroundings at so early an age, unaided by others than a most helpful wife, than he whose name stands at the beginning of this brief biography. George S. Jones is the fourth of a family of ten children, and first saw the light March 19, 1858. He is a son of Samuel and Adelia (Campbell) Jones. The father is a native of Canada, and the mother was born in Ver- mont; her parents settled in Illinois when she was in her eighth year, and she was married to Mr. Jones at Rockford, Illinois. Of the ten children, seven survive: Viola, wife of R. H. Hench, and Elmira, wife of William H. Jolins, reside in the State of Iowa; Flora, wife of William Halsey, died in Diamond Township, Cherokee County, December 30, 1883. The parents still reside in Illinois, and Frank, Della, Willie and Ma- mie are with or near them. George S. passed his youthful days on the farm, and attended the common schools sufficiently to attain a fair proficiency in the fundamental branches. He remained with his father until he was

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united for life with Miss Laura A. Moon, a native of the same county as himself, born September 7, 1859. They were married Feb- ruary 15, 1883, and at once migrated to their new home. Mr. Jones had purchased the body of land the year prior to coming to the State. He had about $1,000 invested in his farm and a fair start in horses and live-stock; with about $40 in cash he fitted up a home among strangers. Both he and his wife are gifted with determined spirits, and they started with energy and confidence that they would succeed; after six years they are be- ginning to realize the fruits of their labors. Their farm comprises the southeast quarter of section 10, Diamond Township; the im- provements are of the best, the buildings having been erected by Mr. Jones himself. Having a naturally mechanical mind, he has put his inclinations into practical use. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of Robert and Hannah (Marston) Moon, both of whom were natives of the Empire State. She is a person of pre- possessing appearance, and is a most excel- lent mother to her three children: Robert Raymond, George Ellis and Lela Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Diamond Center, and have done much to further the cause of the Master. Mr. Jones is a steward and trustee of the church, and it is largely due to his efforts that the society is in its flourishing condition. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party.

IRAM LORD .- When this gentleman settled in Cherokee County it was in- deed new, and neighbors were few and far between. In the fall of 1870 he located on section 2, Diamond Township, and at that time C. H. Johnson, Charles White and R. B.

Rutherford were the only settlers beside him- self in the township east of the Maple; on the south there was not a house until near Ida Grove; all was a vast unbroken prairie, and woe to the belated traveler who chanced to be out on this wide expanse after night- fall. Hiram Lord's ancestors were noted people. His great-grandfather was Russell Lord, who came from England and became a sol- dier in the Revolutionary War, distinguishing himself in many actions of that terrible period. A third of a century afterward, when Eng- land again laid an oppressive hand upon American citizens, his son, Russell Lord, Jr., became a soldier, and fought for the freedom of his country from the oppression of English tyranny. Alonzo Lord, son of Russell Lord, Jr., was a fit man to be father to a pioneer, for it takes such blood to withstand the hard- ships and brave the dangers of frontier life. Hiram Lord was born in the historic town of Chautauqua, New York, September 14, 1833. As has been stated, his father was Alonzo Lord, and his mother was Mary Crosby; slie died when Hiram was but four years old, leaving three other small children: Harriet, who died in 1865; William, and Mary Jane, wife of William Gott. The father was mar- ried afterward to Mrs. Sallie Shadock, a widow with four children, and by this nnion three other children were born: Frederick was killed at Fort Richmond in 1863, aged twenty-two years; Lucy, wife of William Converse, and Hubert, who died in infancy. Alonzo Lord died in 1877, at Batavia, New York, aged eight-four years; his widow died at Elgin, Illinois, in 1881. When Hiram Lord was sixteen years of age he went to live with his sister in Crawford County, Pennsyl- vania, where he remained twelve years. There he acquired a fair education in the public schools, and January 1, 1856, he was married to Miss Mary Jane Bates, who was born in

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Crawford County, July 18, 1835. Her par- ents were P. H. and Emina J. (Fish) Bates, natives of the State of New York. They were inarried in Pennsylvania, and lived the re- mainder of their lives upon a farm which they · had improved. The close of a peaceful life came to them both abont seven years ago, aged respectively eighty and seventy-five years. Mr. Bates's death was the first to occur in a family consisting of nine children and the parents. Mrs. Lord is the third child, all of whom are living. After his marriage Mr. Lord lived abont three years in Ohio, and then returned to Pennsylvania. In 1867 he went to Portland, Michigan, where he re- inained two years, coming thence to Iowa. One year was passed in Jasper County, and he then came to Cherokee County, and since that time his life has been closely interwoven with the history of the county. His sphere of action has been limited, but within that sphere few mnen have accomplished more. Five years ago Mr. Lord sold his old home, and removed to his present place adjacent to the village of Aurelia, that his children might enjoy better. educational privileges. He and his wife have had six children: Eldorns, who died at the age of thirty-one years; Frank and Will, farmers in Holt County, Nebraska; Grant, Elton and Bessie May. The Methodist Church casts its protecting arins about Mr. and Mrs. Lord, and he is a member of the I. O. G. T. His first vote was cast for Fremont, and he has never since missed an opportunity to cast a Republican ballot.

ACOB KIRCHER, a prominent farmer of Rock Township, was born in Germany, March 7, 1837, and is a son of Nicholas and Mary (Styer) Kircher. The father served in the French police under Napoleon. When

our subject was thirteen years of age he emi- grated to America, and spent the first year in Buffalo, New York; thence he went to Milwaukee, and remained there nutil 1864. When there was a call for more men to go to the defense of the old flag, he took up arms in behalf of his newly adopted land, and en- listed in October, 1864, in the First Wiscon- sin Battery, under command of General Grant. After the close of the war he re- turned to his home, and remained there until 1874, when he reinoved to Cherokee County. He bought a farm of 200 acres in Rock Town- ship, where he still resides. Mr. Kircher was united in marriage in 1860, to Miss Mary Monday, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Lan- ter) Monday.

SA C. BAILEY was born in De Kalb County, Illinois, October 30, 1858, and is a son of Cyrenius and Jane (Morey) Bailey, natives of Saratoga County, New York. They settled in Illinois in 1854, and are now residents of De Kalb County. Asa C. is the third of a family of seven children, of whom two are now living, himself and one sister, Anna, wife of George Flinders, of Spring Township. Our subject was reared to the life of a farmer, and received a good common- school education. About the year 1877, his father had purchased 400 acres of land in the Sioux Valley; the fall before Asa reached his majority his father deeded him 160 acres of this land, and he at once removed to the land, and began the task of improving it. D. W. Young, a relative of the family, had set- tled in the same part of the township three years before, and it was while making hini a visit that Cyrenius Bailey decided to :rake some investments in this county. Asa C. Bailey's farm now consists of 480 acres, a

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portion of which is fine bottom land, and the remainder better adapted to grazing. The place is well improved, having a comfortable dwelling, a large barn, and plenty of stable room. He feeds two car-loads of cattle an- nually, and fattens from 100 to 150 head of hogs. He breeds only such horses as he needs on his farm, but they are of the best Clydesdale stock. Mr. Bailey was married March 15, 1885, at Renwick, Iowa, to Miss Jennie M. Rose, who was born in Scott County, Iowa, August 15, 1865. She is a daughter of William and Ruth (Boyce) Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey had the misfortune to lose two children in infancy, but have been blessed with another child, born August 8, 1889. In political thought and action Mr. Bailey is a Republican. He is a man of un- usual energies, and is making his work and influence felt in the township in which he lives. He has excellent business qualifica- tions, good judgment, and is much respected by all who know him.

AVID LOWELL, a prominent citizen of Cedar Township, became identified with Cherokee County in 1881, when he bought the A. C. Salisbury homestead, one of the well-known farins in the township. Mr. Lowell was born in St. Lawrence County. New York, March 5, 1837, and is a son of Amos and Mary Lowell. When he was nine years old his parents removed to Lee County, Il- linois, where hegrew to manhood. He received training in agricultural pursuits, and a fair education in his native State, and in Illinois. In 1859 he determined to see the country be- yond the Rockies; he went overland to Col- orado, and remained there twenty-two months, engaged in mining and freighting. In 1861 he returned to Illinois, and afterward settled

in Jackson County, Wisconsin, at Black River Falls, where he resided four years. He then removed to Ogle County, Illinois, and after a residence there of three years he went to Carroll County, Illinois, and embarked in the lime and stone business at Lanark. In 1881, as before stated, he came to this county. His farm contained 240 acres of well-improved land; there is a good two-story house on a natural building site surrounded by shade and ornamental trees, and all the necessary build- ings for stock and grain. Mr. Lowell devotes his whole time to farming and stock-raising, and has been very successful in his under- takings. Having always had a great love for animals and especially horses, he has made a study of veterinary surgery, and has become quite popular in this business, being an un- usually skillful surgeon. Mr. Lowell was married September 22, 1855, to Miss Jane Bailey, a daughter of Lute and Elizabeth (Gaffen) Bailey. She was born in Canada, near Niagara Falls, and when two years of age was brought by her parents to the State of Michigan; at the age of eight years she was taken to Illinois, and there grew to woman- hood. Eight children have been born of this union: Charlotte E., Harriett J., Frederick F., Gertrude, Albert, William P., Ida and Harry. The parents are worthy and consist- ent members of the Christian Church. Po- litically Mr. Lowell affiliates with the Repub- liean party.

AN GRUNDY is one of the well-known and enterprising farmers of Cedar Town- ship. He was born in Lancashire, England, November 12, 1856, and is the son of Joseph Grundy, deceased, a well-known pioneer of Cedar Township. Dan was thir- teen years of age when his parents came to

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Cherokee County; his father took a homestead of eighty acres, and he being the only son at home, much of the work of clearing and im- proving the land fell upon him. He received his education in the common schools of England, and after coming to this country he availed himself of the opportunities af- forded by the district school. Mr. Grundy was united in marriage September 27, 1883, to Miss Agnes Macy, a woman of culture and education, who was a popular teacher. She is a danghter of D. S. and Delilah (Gardner) Macy, early settlers of Marshall County, Iowa, but formerly from Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Grundy have had born to them two children: Paul Macy and Ione; one child died in in- fancy named Harrison. To those who came to this county at an early day the task of making a new home was not an inviting one, and hearts less brave and hands less willing would not have overcome all the difficulties. Mr. Grundy is now in the full enjoyment of all the efforts made in his young manhood and youth. He is living in the old home, rests beneath the shade trees planted by his own hand, and gathers fruits from the trees which he tended and watched when a child. Politically he supports the issues of the Re- publican party. He is a faithful member of the Christian Church, and has ever been in- terested in all movements tending to benefit the community in which he has so long re- sided. He enjoys the respect and esteem of all who know him.

H. KIRCHER .- Kircher, Begler & Co., dealers in coal, grain, lumber, lath, lime, cement, stucco, etc., became es- tablished in business in Larrabee, lowa, in February, 1889. They own a large elevator that can handle 2,000 bushels of grain per

day, and has a storage capacity of 10,000 bushels. Larrabee, although a small town, is surrounded by a rich and productive country, and ships as much stock and grain as any other town in the county. J. H. Kircher's family has been identified with the interests of Cherokee County since the year 1873; he was born in Shiawasse County, Michigan, in March, 1864, and is a son of Jacob Kircher, a prominent and well-known fariner of Rock Township. J. H. was reared to the life of a farmer, and received a thorough education at Storm Lake, Iowa, an advantage not enjoyed by many of the early settlers of the county. After leaving agricultural pursuits he was en- gaged in carpenter's work for some time, and finally left that trade to embark in his present business. He is a young inan of excellent business qualifications, and has attained an enviable position in the community both from a financial and social standpoint. He has just erected a fine dwelling house which adds much to the appearance of the residence portion of the village. Mr. Kircher is num- bered among Larrabee's most popular and energetic business men.

H. CARNAHAN, dealer in general merchandise at Larrabee, Iowa, is one of the enterprising and energetic men of the village. He was. born in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in 1834, and is a son of Charles Stuart and Elizabeth ( Wolf) Carna. han. The parents, full of courage and bravery to encounter the dangers and hardships of a pioneer life, removed to Lee County, Illinois, in 1850, and settled at Malugin's Grove. There H. H. grew to manhood, receiving his education in the common schools. In 1865 he engaged in the mercantile business at Ma- lugin's Grove, which business he followed for

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fifteen years. In 1882 he decided to make a change in his place of residence, and located in Cedar Township, Cherokee County ; he has a farm in an advanced state of cultivation, well improved with good buildings. All the surroundings bespeak thrift and wise man- agement on the part of the owner. Mr. Carna- han was married in 1859, in Lee Connty, Illinois, to Miss Matilda Beringer. By this union twelve children have been born, six sons and six daughters: Elsie I., Mary E., Margaret I., Edwin, Eliza, Charlotte, Wil- bert, Minnie, Harry, Clyde, Walter and Her- bert. Politically Mr. Carnahan affiliates with the Republican party. The people of his

township have attested their confidence in him by calling him to fill the offices of town- ship treasurer, clerk and justice of the peace, acquitting himself with much credit, and to the entire satisfaction of the public. He was made a Mason in Illinois in 1859 by Brook- lin Lodge, No. 282. He is also a member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Carnahan is a worthy and respected meinber of the Methodist Epis- copal Church: he is a inan strong in his con- victions of right and wrong, and lives a life accordingly. He represents the Phoenix In- surance Company of Brooklyn, and the Etna of Hartford.

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Author: Publication date: 1889 Publisher: Chicago : W.S. Dunbar Number of Pages: 654

Author:
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago : W.S. Dunbar
Number of Pages: 654