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on the farm and attending the common schools. After living in Schuyler county for some time, in 1842, he came to this county, and settled in Fabius township, about two miles east of Monterey, and came to the present home- stead in 1850, where he lived until his death. He was a minister of the gospel for many years, and was licensed to preach by the Baptist Church in 1860. He died May 15, 1873.
WISDOM, MARGARET R. HULLETT, was born March 6, 1823, in Clark county, Ky., and at eleven years of age came with her parents to Boone county, Mo., where she resided till July 16. 1841, when she married T. W. Wisdom, by whom she has had seventeen children, eleven now living, viz: Wm. W., Emily E., Sarah F., Levina J., George W., Thomas G., Ros- anna, Mary A., Frances B., Oliver W. and Andrew J. Mrs. Wisdom re- sides with her two youngest sons in a comfortable home, situated on a fine farın of 245 acres.
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CLYMAN, ALBERT G., farmer, section one, postoffice Drakeville; is the owner of 120 acres of land, all under fence and in cultivation. He was born in Illinois, September 8, 1842, where he lived until 1847, when he came to this county, where he has since lived. He enlisted in Company D, Third Iowa Cavalry, and served four years, being mustered out at the elose of the war. Ile was in the battle of Pea Ridge, and was wounded at Helena, Ark., by a gun-shot wound through the right lung. He was married March 7, 1866, to Miss Martha A. Humble.
COONS, RICHARD P., farmer, section 14, postoffice West Grove, or Drakeville; was born in Shelby county, Indiana, February 25, 1843. In 1851. his parents came to this county, where he grew to maturity on a farm, receiving a common school education. He now owns 121 aeres of land, all under fence and in cultivation, on which he moved in the spring of 1866. Ile was married in Missouri, in 1863, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Pile, a native of Indiana. They have had eight children: Martha A., Adeline G., Har- riet A., Clara M., Emma F., Walter N., John M., and one deceased -Nancy E., at the age of five.
COONS. W. J., postoffice Drakeville; was born December 30, 1833, in Shelby county. Ind .; his father being from Virginia, and his mother from Kentucky. His early life was spent on a farm and in acquiring a common school education. In the fall of 1851, he came to this county, settling in Fox River township, adjoining the place where he now resides. Here he engaged in farming till October 5, 1864, when he enlisted in Company A, Fourth lowa Infantry, and took part in the battles of Columbia and Bentons- ville; was in Sherman's army from Atlanta to the sea; was in the grand re- view in Washington; was discharged at Davenport, and returned home to this county, and for two years engaged in railroad bridge building. In 1871 he returned home, where he has since resided, mostly engaged in carpenter- ing. IIe was married October 23, 1856, to Miss Julia Wallace, of Indiana. They have had seven children: Mary Jane, Martha O., Thomas, William W., Nettie E., Charles H., and one deceased. Mrs. C. died February 23, 1871. Mr. C. is an Odd Fellow, and in politics a democrat.
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DOWNING. HON. SAMUEL B., farmer, section 11, postoffice Bloom- field; is the owner of 600 acres of land, nearly all under fence. He is a na- tive of Venango county, Penn., born February 4, 1825. At the age of twelve, his parents, Alexander and Elizabeth Downing, moved to Van Buren county, Iowa. In 1840, they came to this county, and settled in Roscoe township, where Mr. D. grew to manhood, receiving a common school edni- cation, and spending his youth on a farm. He enlisted in the Mexican war, in 1846, in Company E, Third Missouri Cavalry, and served two years, being mustered ont at the close of the war. IIe was in the last battle of the war, March 16, 1848, fourteen days after peace was declared. IIe returned to Davis county, and was married in 1849, to Telitha Stark, a native of Ken- tucky, and relative of Daniel Boone, the Indian fighter. They have had twelve children: John W., Abner A., Temperance E., Indiana, L. V., Wm. L., Sher- man G., Ida I., May L., Lillie J., and two deceased, Roanna and Rosetta. In 1860, Mr. D. was ordained a minister in the Christian Church, and for a number of years devoted himself exclusively to the church; has not depended on the church for a living, but has always made his farm support himself and his family. He was one of the carly advocates of the abolition of slavery, and voted for John C. Fremont, in 1856, when only five votes in his township were cast for him. Until six years ago, Mr. D. was a republi- can. He was elected a member of the Eighteenth General Assembly from this county, and re-elected to the Nineteenth, in 1881, on the greenback ticket.
DOWNING, TIOS. B., farmer, section 17, postoffice Unionville; was born in Pennsylvania in 1822, and there grew up, receiving a common school education. From there he went to Indiana, and two years later, in 1841, came to the southeast part of this county, where he remained till May 1, 1843, the day the Indians gave possession, when he came to this township, where he has lived ever since. He was married in this county in 1845, to Elizabeth Stufflebeem, a native of Ohio. They have two children: Elizabeth K., and James H. When Mr. D. came to this county and commenced the life of a pioneer, he started with nothing, and now, by economy and hard work, he has accumulated an abundance. During his residence here he has made over one hundred and fifty thousand rails for the people of Fox River township. He has a nice farm of 180 acres.
GASTON, JAMES, farmer, section 23, postoffice West Grove; was born in Indiana, in 1833, and at the age of twelve, he, with his parents, Charles and Hannalı G., settled in Van Buren county, Iowa, where he remained un- til coming to this county, in: 1858. His early yonth was spent at hard work on a farm, earning by day labor the money to buy his land. He now owns 208 acres. He was married in this county in 1857, to Ellen Chay, a native of Virginia. They have nine children: Elsburry, Almyra, William, Francis V., Lucinda, Rosa, Alexander, Alpheus, and Sylvia.
HENRY, JOSEPHUS W., farmer, section 13, postoffice Drakeville; was born in Ilancock county, Indiana, in 1842; and raised principally in John- son county. In the fall of 1855, he came to this county, where he has since lived. He has a nice little farm of 110 acres, under a high state of cultiva- tion. He was married in this county, January 18, 1866, to Miss Margaret C. Atwood, daughter of Mason and Catharine A., born in 1844. They have had seven children, Samuel M., James W., Minnie B., Joe Frank, Katie J., and two deceased, Ulysses C. and Thomas B. Mr. H. is an Odd Fellow, a member of Drakeville lodge, No. 88.
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HOCKERSMITH, SYDNEY B., farmer, section 13, postoffice Drake- ville; was born in Randolph county, Va., June 18, 1844. When a child, his parents, John and Lucinda H., moved to Davis county, and here he has grown to manhood on a farm, being edneated in the common schools. He now owns a nice farm of 160 aeres, all under cultivation, which he bought on time, as he had no capital, and has it now all paid for. He was married in this county in 1872, to Miss Rebecca J. Alexander, a native of Indiana, and they have three children, Mary L., James T., and John A. Mr. H. is a member of the Regular Baptist Church.
HUMPHREYS, A. R., farmer, seetion 2, postoffice Drakeville the owner of 183 acres of land; was born in Madison county, Kentucky, July 12, 1817. At the age of seven, his parents, Patrick H. and Sarah, moved to Jefferson county, where he was raised on a farm. At the age of twenty-eight he commenced working at the carpenter's trade, ship building, which he followed about twenty years. In 1864, he came to this county, settling on his present farm. He was married in Indiana, March 26, 1846, to Miss Hannah Hicks, daughter of Lewis and Mary Hicks, a native of Eng- land, born March 14, 1826. They have had seven children, Lewis H., AI- ford H., Augustin' R., Charles, Sarah A., and two deceased, Mary J .. and Edgar A. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Regular Baptist Church. Mr. H. is a self-made and self educated gentleman.
JONES, WILLIAM A., farmer, section 13, postoffice Drakeville; was born in Missouri, in 1822, and raised in that State, receiving an ordinary education. He came to this county in 1843, where he has since lived; mak- ing all his property by farming. He was married in this county, in 1846, to Miss Mary J. Tigart, a native of Missouri. They have had nine children: Robert C., William A., Julia C., Mary M., Martin M., Nancy J., Henry C., Ulyses S., and one deceased, James Wesley. Mr. J. is a Mason, a member of Jefferson lodge, No. 86.
McCONNELL, DAVID J., farmer, section 1, postoffice Drakeville; is the owner of about 1,200 acres of land. He is a native of Dearborn county, Indiana. When a child, his parents moved to Johnson county, Indiana, where he grew to manhood on a farm, receiving a common school education. He was born April 8, 1822; at the age of twenty-seven, settling on his pres- ent farm. He was elected a member of the board of supervisors in 1875, the court house being built and completed during his administration. He was married in Indiana, in 1845, to Miss Sarilda Beard; they have had sev- en children, Sarah M., now Mrs. Reynolds; Jesse W., William W., James H., John D., Mary A. and Seymour B., deceased. Mr. M. is a member of the Masons, Jefferson lodge, No. 86. at Drakeville.
MCCRACKEN, WM., farmer, section 12, postoffice Drakeville; was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, December 26, 1843; and at the age of five, came with his parents, Isaac and Susan M., to this county. Here Mr. Mc- Cracken grew to manhood on a farm, receiving a good common school edu- cation. He owns a good farm of 320 aeres, in section twelve. He was married in this county, September 16, 1866, to Miss Lizzie Riley, a native of Warren county, Indiana. They have had six children, John W., James H., Mattie, Oscar, Eddie, and Ralpli, deceased at the age of two years. Mr. McCracken is a splendid specimen of the western farmer and is highly res- pected by those who know him.
MINEAR, MOSES, farmer, section 14, postoffice West Grove; was born in West Virginia, April 10, 1814, where he grew to manhood on a farm,
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and received a common school education. In 1834, he moved to Indiana, and one year later to Van Buren county, Iowa, and in 1846, to his present home in this county, where he now owns 180 acres of land, all under fence and in cultivation. He was married in Van Buren county, in 1843, to Mar- garet Gaston. a native of Pennsylvania. They have had nine children, Wil- liam, Volney, Jasper, Melgar, Oliver, Mary, Melvina, and two deceased, Ly- curgus and Cyrus. Mr. M. is a member of the United Brethern Church. When he came to this county he was without means, and has accumulated his property by hard work and economy.
RUNKLE, PETER, farmer, section 23, postoffice West Grove; was born in Virginia in 1823. When a child, his parents, Lewis and Mary R., moved to Bartholomew county, Indiana, where he grew to inanhood, receiving a farmers' education. In 1853, he came to this county where he has since lived. He owns 250 acres of land, and has a nice home. He was married in Indiana in 1849, to Savila A. Pile, a native of Kentucky, born in 1823, and died August 24, 1881, leaving a family of six children, Nancy E., wife of G. W. Terrance; James L., Martha J., wife of Albert McFarland; Mar- garet C., wife of Alford Humphrey; Wm. S., Sarah F., and two deceased, Mary C. and Becca A. Mr. Runkle is a Universalist. He was elected a member of the board of supervisors, in 1873. Is a Mason, a member of Jefferson Lodge, No. 86, Drakeville.
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BEAUCHAMP, LEVI, section 36, has a fine farm of 480 acres, most of it under cultivation. He was born in Kent county, Delaware, January 6, 1825, and when eleven years of age, his father moved to Madison county, Indiana. Ile received a good common school education; came to Iowa in 1846, stopping two years in Van Buren county; then came to this county. He taught the second school in Union District in this township. Mr. B. was married June 26, 1851, to Miss Mary Jane Price. They have nine children, J. W., W. T., J. JI., C. D., Robert S., Emma J., Sarah E., F. L., and C. E. Mr. B. is a Mason, and his postoffice is Stiles. He has in his possession an English Gourd, bronght from England by his ancestors, which was used to carry shot in by his grandfather, and has been in the family for over one hundred and twenty-five years.
BRUNK, AMON, farmer and stock-raiser; dealer and shipper of poultry, butter and eggs; postoffice Stiles; was born August 22, 1832, in Grayson county, Kentucky; at the age of fourteen he came with his parents to this county. Here he grew to manhood, acquiring a limited education on the farm. In 1856, he engaged in business at Springville where he remained till 1858, then engaged in farming till 1863, when he engaged in the cattle business in Missouri. The next year he farmed, and the next engaged in business at Savannah. In 1866 he sold to Mr. Hardy, and farmed again; in 1867, he and brother brought out Mr. Hardy in Stilesville, and a year later he bought out his brother. In July 1869, he removed his stock to Glenwood, Missouri, until November 15, then returned to Stiles, and con- tinued business till July 1873; then moved to Schnyler county, Missouri;
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built a hotel at Lancaster, and this, with other reasons eansed his failure in 1876. Settled with his creditors and continued till 1878, when he sold out to his father and brother, and returned to his farm, where he has since re- mained. He owns 314 acres, near Stiles. He was married May 20, 1855, to Miss Maria J. Lunsford, and they have eight children: Win. M., Alfred, Benj. F., Peter, Hugh, Charles, Inez May, and Gracie, and two deceased, Amon and Henry.
BRINK, SALEM, a farmer and stock-raiser, owns a nice farm of 448 acres, in section 30; was born in Grayson county, Kentucky, November 12, 1834; and, when twelve years old, his parents moved to this county, settling in Perry township, and four years later to Wyacondah, and in 1862, came to this township Mr. B. was married to Miss Turner, a daughter of James Turner; they had five children, J. W., Martha Jane, J. H .. Ella, and Philip, deceased, who was the oldest, dying at two years of age. Mrs. B. died Feb- ruary 17, 1874, and he married again, marrying a sister of his deceased wife. They have two children, Bertha and Ira. Mr. and Mrs. B. are worthy members of the Christian Church.
BRUMLEY, JASPER, farmer and stock raiser, postoffice Stiles; was born April 24, 1840, in Ohio, living there till 1853, when his parents came to Iowa and settled in Roscoe township, this connty. Here he grew up to manhood and received a limited education. He learned to labor on the farm, where he remained till the war broke out, when he enlisted in com- pany A, Third Iowa Cavalry, and went with that regiment through most of its hardest fights. At the battle of Lagrange, Arkansas, he was dangerously wounded, the ball passing through his right arm and entering his right side, passing through the point of the right Inng, and lodging in the front part of the abdominal cavity, near the point of the breast bone, where it still re- mains. He then went to the hospital at Keokuk, but rejoined the regiment in the fall; was sick in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, when Forrest made his raid into the city. He was discharged October 19, 1864, and returned home, bringing with him a gentle reminder that he had fought and bled for his country. He was married in 1866, to Miss M. A. Foshee; they have two children. Zora K. and Lucinda. After his marriage he purchased his present farm containing 132 acres, in fine cultivation. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church at Stiles.
COLLINS, T. F., is one of the early settlers of this township, born in Caroline county, Maryland, October 3. 1818. When seven years of age his father moved to Kent county, Delaware, where he resided until 1836, when he came to Madison county, Indiana, and in 1842, to Ross county, Ohio, and three years later came to Iowa, Van Buren county. In 1851 came to this township, entering 100 acres of his present farm. For a while he sold goods in Stiles, and built up a good trade; he sold out that business in Octo- ber, 1880. He married Louisa Beanchamp, of Hancock county, Indiana, June 10, 1841. They have had six children, four living, Mahala Ann, Mary E., Imogene, and Louisa, and two deceased, Sarah Jane and Thomas. Mrs. Collins died August 13. 1881. Mr. C. is nicely located in the village, with a good house and barn, his farm contains 485 acres of good land in section three. He has served several terms as justice of the peace, and as post-mas- ter at Stiles since 1851, except eighteen months. He is a member of the M. E. Church and the Masonic order, Lodge No. 217.
COSSEL, MICHAEL, farmer and stock-raiser, owns a fine farm of 340 acres. Ile was born March 4, 1829, in Washington county, W. Va. When
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seven years of age his father moved to Illinois where he lived thirteen years, then coming to Des Moines county for one year, then to Jefferson county until 1853, when he came to his present home. He was married January 1, 1844, to Miss Martha McCord, a native of Indiana. They have seven children, Thomas, Isaac, Rachel, William, Asa, Sarah, and Rebecca, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. C. went to school in his life just nineteen days. He stands high in the neighborhood. His post office is Stiles.
DOYLE, WM. H., farmer and stock-raiser, postoffice Stiles; was born January 30, 1845, in Manchester, Ind. His parents soon moved to Deca- tur county, Ind., and lived till he was eleven years old, then moved to War- ren county, Ill., for one year, then came to this county. Hle enlisted in company M, Ninth Iowa Cavalry, September 9, 1861, and served with the regiment three years and four months and twenty-seven days; was first en- gaged in a battle at Helena, then at Little Rock, Pea Ridge, Hot Springs, and in fights with bushwhackers too numerous to mention. At the close of the war he returned home and has engaged in farming ever since. He was married September 10. 1868, to Miss Fanny Conaway; they have had eight children, Harry D., Margaret M., Artie E., Frederick L. and four de- ceased.
DUNLAVY. JAMES, M. D., of Stiles; was born February 4, 1844, in Decatur county. Ind. When four years old his father moved to this county. He attended the common schools and graduated at the Keokuk Medical College. Enlisted in the fall of 1863 in company D, Third lowa Cavalry, and served two years. He has a gold medal presented to him by Congress, for capturing the rebel general Marmaduke at Osage, Kansas, also a gold mounted revolver presented by the ladies of Kansas City. He was wounded in the wrist by a piece of shell at the battle of Osage, October 25, 1864. Was married March 24, 1870, to Miss Letitia C. Von Achen, and has a family of four children, C. A., S. W., H. D. and M. E. Ile commenced the practice of medicine in 1870, at Stiles, and has a good practice. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the M. E. Church. He is a Mason and a member of the Des Moines Valley Medical Society.
FOSHEE. H. S., owns a good farm of 300 acres, in section 6. He loeated on this land in 1845; he entered the land from the government, built a good house, and barn. has a fine orchard and surroundings. He was born, De- cember 26, 1819. in Chatham county, North Carolina, near Pittsborough. His father died when he was three years old, and two years later his mother married again. In 1835, they moved to Macon county, Missouri, and in the fall of 1845, he came to Davis county, settling on his present farm. He was married September 5, 1840, to Miss Minerva Montgomery, of Ken- tucky. They have had seven children: Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Mahala Ann, Nancy, Catharine, Henry, and Zachary Taylor, deceased. Mrs. F. died De- eember 6, 1869, and he married again, January 5, 1871, Mrs. Amy Wright, widow of Clemens Wright; they have four boys: T. C., W. W., J. A. and Shelton. Mr. and Mrs. F. are members of the M. E. Church. In the early days, when churches and school houses were scarce. Mr. F's. house was the usnal place for worship in the neighborhood. He is an exhorter. Ile has been justice of the peace since 1875, and being nominated for State Senator, in 1881, on the greenback ticket, he modestly declined.
GIBSON, DAVID, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, January 2, 1828, where he was raised, receiving a common school education. He came
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to Des Moines, Iowa, in March, 1851, and two years later to Davis county. In 1864, he bought the farm that Aquilla Conaway staked as a claim in 1841, consisting of 489 acres. He now has a good honse, barn, and orchard nicely sheltered by native timber. He was married October 28, 1852, to Miss Martha W. Frame. They have had six children : Ellen, Hannah, John F., Robert, Benlah May, and Clara, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. G., and the three oldest children, are members of the M. E. Church.
HARL, JOIIN P., farmer, section fifteeen ; owns 155 acres of land in this township, and 20 acres in Missouri. He was born, Sept. 16; 1816, in Har- din county, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood, getting his edneation, and farming for a living. Moved to this county in 1849, when it was almost a wilderness. He was married February 13, 1840, to Miss Susan Mentire, of Kentucky. They have had seven children, Lucy C., Mary J., John P., Mary E., and three deceased, Richard B., William B., and Thomas L. Mr. and Mrs. Harl are members of the Christian Church. J. P. HARL, son of the former, was born in Davis county, October 19, 1855, and married April 18, 1878, to Miss Maggie Conaway. They have one child living, Minnie, Mand, and one deceased, Hillary. Mrs. Harl is a member of the M. E. Church.
HARTZLER, SOLOMON, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood, receiving a common school education, and running a saw mill in connection with the farm, and part of the time manufacturing pumps. Ile moved to this county in 1872, living in Roscoe township five years, and in this township since 1880. He was married January 22, 1860. to Miss Judith Leather.nan, a native of Switzerland. Mrs. Hartzler was born in 1842. They have nine children, Fanny E., Anna L., Ephraim J., Jeptha A., Lydia E., Mamie E., Enos G., Ben. A., and the baby Mrs. and Mr. Hartzler are members of the Mennonite Church; his postoffice is Stiles. Ile is engaged in making syrup from sorghum ; he makes a good artiele, and sells it for only fifteen cents a gallon. It promises to be a lucrative business.
HOTCHKISS, JOHN W., farmer and stock-raiser, postoffice Bloomfield; was born July 2, 1823, in New Haven county, Connecticut. He was reared a farmer. and educated in the common schools. In 1832, he moved with his parents to Portage county, Ohio, where he lived seven years; then moved to Hawkins county, where he lived till he reached the age of twenty-two, when he returned to New Haven, where he lived till he emigrated to this county, in 1852, where he has since resided. He was married October 25, 1852, to Miss Lonisa E. Hotchkiss, a native of Connecticut. They have six children, Charley C., Edward L., Emerett, Leonard E., William II., and Thomas E. Since Mr. II. came to Iowa, he has engaged very extensive- ly in shipping stock, and is now feeding a number of cattle and hogs. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church.
INSKEEP, PEARSON, farmer and stock-raiser; section 6, postoffice Stiles; was born September 17, 1812, in Logan county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood, and received a common school education. At the age of 21 he engaged in farming for himself, which he continued till 1854, when he came to this county, and purchased his present farm, from the man who entered it. Hle now owns about 100 acres, finely improved, with good buildings and an orchard of about 100 bearing trees. He was married March 12, 1833, to Miss Sarah Lonfellow. They have had nine children : Joel M., Philander H., Oliver W., Richard W., Joseph A., Charles R., Margaret A., Mary Jane, and Hopie M., Philander and Oliver were in Company F.
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Thirtieth Iowa Infantry, and both died of disease contracted in the army; Oliver, at Memphis, and Philander, about three weeks after reaching home. Joel M. is a graduate from the I. W. IT. with the degree of A. B. Joseph is attending the Normal in Bloomfield. Mr. I. is a Master Mason. MAR- GARET A. JAMES, a widow lady, four miles south of Stiles, was born in Logan county, Ohio, where she grew up and received a common school education, At the age of sixteen, she came to this county, where she resided at the time of her marriage, to James L. James, December 12, 1855. During the war her husband enlisted in Company F, Thirtieth Iowa Infant- ry, and was in the battles of Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Jackson, and many others. He lost his health in the army, and coming home, died in about four years. Since then she has lived on the home farm till the fall of 1881. She has two children, Peter P. and Mary V.
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