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Co., as captain of a boat plying between Pittsburg and Johnstown. Tired of life on a canal, he began a mercantile career at Bolivar, which he maintained two years and relinquished on account of poor health. He went, in October, 1854, to Dodge Co., Wis., where he spent eight years in farming, and then removed to Iowa. He built his fine residence in the fall of 1879. He was married, Dee. 24, 1846, to Margaret Baird, of Westmore- land Co., Penn. Her parents were set- tlers of Derry township, and owned an immense tract of land. Mr. and Mrs. Trindle had eight children, all of whom grew to maturity. Two are now dead. Those living are-George W., Jane A., Sarah O., John F., Julia F. and Mary E. Mrs. Trindle died, June 20, 1880, and was buried in Union Ridge Cemetery, Butler county. Mr. Trindle was married July 4, 1881, to Mrs. Maria Hilliker. She was born in the State of New York and settled in the territory of Wisconsin. Her first husband, E. J. Hilliker, came to Iowa in 1867, and died in Ingham township in 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Trindle are members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Trindle is a republican in politics and has served four years as justice of the peace.
W. K. Tucker, a prominent farmer of Ingham township, was born in Windh m Co., Conn., April 16, 1826. His father was from Rhode Island and was a shoo- maker. The son worked in the cotton mills of Connecticut until 1858, when he went to La Salle Co., Ill., and one year later removed to Lee county in the same State. He came to Franklin county in November, 1865, and began with 160 acres of land in Ingham township, and at
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once entered upon its improvements. He hauled the lumber for his house from Aplington. The roads were in such a state that they were compelled to unload their three wagons five times and carry their lumber through sloughs. Mr. Tucker now owns 320 acres of land and has eighty head of stock and 150 sheep. Mr. Tucker is the only farmer in Ingham who raises sheep profitably. He was married in 1849 to Mary A. Cogswell of Brooklyn, Windham. Co., Conn. They have five children-William C., born Feb. 14, 1850; Charles, born Nov. 20, 1855; Edward H., born Oct. 8, 1858; Ralph E., born July 24, 1868, and Ellen M., born March 24, 1852. All the children are living with or near their parents, with the exception of the youngest daughter, who is the wife of Mr. Bell, of Wright Co, Iowa. Mr. Tucker is a democrat in politics
Jacob Woodley, one of the leading farmers of Ing am township, purchased eighty acres of school land on section 16, in 1864, while on a prospecting tour through Iowa. In 1865, he sold his farm in Wis- 'consin and removed to his present home. He is the son of John and Mary (Rogers) Woodley, who were early settlers in Ly- coming Co., Penn., where Jacob was born Jan. 18, 1837, the father being of Dutch descent, the mother a native of England. The father's occupation was humbering, but he also ran a saw-mill, to which busi- ness Jacob was brought up. In 1847, the family moved to Lodi, Columbia Co., Wis., where Jacob engaged in farming and lumbering until he removed to Franklin Co., Iowa. His first residence here was a log house 13x17 feet In 1878, he built a fine new residence. July 3, 1857, he was mar-
ried at Lodi to Sarah Menzie. Her parents were natives of New York, set- tling in Wisconsin in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Woodley have had eleven children, seven of whom are living-Robert, Richard, Ida Jane, John, Jacob, Frank and Lilly. Mrs. Woodley is a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church. Mr. Wooley is a success- full farmer, and regarded as a good citizen. He takes a lively interest in the affairs of the township. In politics he is a republi- can.
Oscar A. Chambers came to the town- ship in 1866. He was born near Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio, Oct. 25, 1845. He accompanied his father, B S. Chambers, to Bureau Co., Ill., and subsequently went to Kansas. They started to drive from there, Dec. 18, 1865, and arrived in Polk Co., Iowa, January 1. Their trip was one of considerable hardship and disaster. In crossing an icy hill, one of the horses fell and slipped backward down the hill, and it became necessary to unload the wagon and carry the articles over by hand. The same thing happened the next day, Mr. Chambers being dragged down the hill under the wagon, nearly losing his life. He came to Franklin county in 1866, and has lived in Ingham township ever since, excepting three years, in which he was operating as a merchant at Dumont. He disposed of his business there in October, 1881, and has since lived on the farm. In 1882, he made a trip to the Red river country, but was not pleased with the outlook. Mr. Chambers was married June 9, 1870, to Cinderella Cecilia Dearmonn, of Butler county. Her father is one of the oldest settlers in this part of Iowa. Mr. and
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Mrs. Chambers have had four children. Those living are-Arthur E., Nellie M. and Hattie I. The'parents belong to the M. E. Church. Mr. Chambers has officiated in several local offices.
Orlando Hilliker, agriculturist and stock farmer, was born in Dodge Co., Wis. May 28, 1847. His father, Ellis Hilliker, was a native of the State of New York, and a pioneer of Wisconsin. He came to Ingham township with his family, consist- ing of his wife, two sons and a daughter, in 1867. He bought a fine farm of 200 acres, in 1877, which is the property now owned by Orlando Hilliker, who is mak- ing a speciality of stock, and now has fifty- nine head of fine graded cattle. He was married, in 1870, to Merceena Smith, whose parents still reside in Ingham. They are natives of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Hilliker have had six children, five of whom are living-Ida, Flora, Etta, Freddie and Effie. Ellis died in 1876. The parents are members of the Church of the United Brethren. Mr. Hilliker is president of the school board.
Edward Burnham became a resident of Floyd Co, Iowa, in 1867, and the follow- ing year settled where he now resides in Ingham township. He was born in Windsor Co., Vt., Feb. 14, 1819. His parents, Frederick and Hannah (Mason) Burnham, were also natives of the green- mountain State. The father, who was a carpenter, was killed when his son was about two years old, by falling from the ridge of a saw-mill, on the rocks beneath. The mother died five years later. When seventeen Edward went to Rutland, and engaged in farming until 1845, when he removed to Cook Co., Ill., where he rented
a farm. He lived in the counties of Mc- Henry and Cook until after the war. Mr. Burnham enlisted from DuPage county, in company A, 52d Illinois Volun- teers in the fall of 1861. He served one year and was discharged for physical disa- bility, for which he has since drawn a pen- sion. He was married in 1843 to Mary Rollins. She died in Floyd county in 1867, leaving two children. The second wife of Mr. Burnham was Mrs. Prudence M., widow of Thomas Lewis She was born in Ohio, in 1831, and had two chil- dren-Samuel C. and Alfred B. Lewis. The only child of Mr Burnham now living is Emma C. Remembrance H., eldest son, served through the war in the 12th Illinois Cavalry, and was under fire in some of the severest engagements of the war. He was wounded once and had a horse killed under him. Edward Royal, his youngest son, was born, Oct. 16, 1849, in Cook Co., Ill., and died in that county, Feb. 26, 1855. Mr. Burnham has always been a republican in politics and is a zealous member of the M. E. Church, having been connected with it for forty years. He has been leader ten years, also exhorter sixteen years.
Lyman Hall is a native of Knox Co., Ohio, born in March, 1853. His parents, Norman and Betsy (Bell) Hall, were among the early settlers of Knox county, from which they removed to Bureau Co., Ill., where the father died in 1876. Lyman passed his youth on the farm in Bureau county, and when the rebellion broke out, enlisted, but on account of lame- ness in his left arm, was rejected. In 1867 he came to Franklin Co., Iowa, remained through the winter and returned to Illi-
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nois. The following May he came to Iowa again, returning that fall He remained in Illinois for two years, then came to reside in Franklin Co., lowa He bought eighty acres of land of his uncle, Simon Selix, and has improved the place, until he has now a fine home, surrounded with all the comforts of life. In 1858, Mr. Hall mar- ried Lucina Ellen Brotherton, whose par- ents were among the first settlers in Franklin county. Mr. Brotherton died, April 25, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are the parents of two children-Norman Hall and Leona Adell. In poli ics, he is a re- publican. Himself and wife are members of the United Brethren Cheurh.
T'. W. Bailey, farmer, settled where he now resides in Ingham township, on sec- tion 24, in 1869. He came first to Iowa in February, 1866, and selected a farm at Jamison's Grove, Butler county, where he resided three years. Ile was born near Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conn., May 13, 1836. His parents, George W. and M. E. (Bearss) Bailey, were natives of Con- necticut, and in 1844, went to Ohio and settled in Catawba Island. The father was a graduate of. West Point and held the rank of lieutenant. The paternal grandsire of Mr. Bailey was a soldier of the war of 1812, and his great-grand father was a patriot of the revolution. In 1857, Mr. Bailey left Ohio and engaged in farm- ing in Bureau Co. Ill., where he remained ten years. Mr. Bailey was married Nov. 20, 1860, to Mary L., daughter of B. S. Chambers, of Bureau Co., Ill. Their son, Edwin Wheeler Bailey, was born Jan. 11, 1868, in Butler Co., Iowa. Mr. and Mr. Bailey are members of the Methodist Church. He is now class leader and pres-
ident of the board of trustees of the Un- ion Ridge Methodist Church. He has been justice of the peace and also school director. He owns eighty acres of fine land.
W. Wilkins emigrated to Butler Co., Iowa, April, 1866. Feb. 14, 1869, he pur- chased his present home on section 12, from Wesley Allen, who was a pioneer. His farm contains eighty acres, valued at $30 per acre. He was born in Hereford shire, England, Oct. 4, 1829. At the age of eight, he hired to a neighbor and has since worked for himself. When twenty-two, he went to Staffordshire and farmed ten years. He emigrated to America in 1851, landing in New York, where he remained a few weeks, then removed to Mauch Chunk, Penn. In 1854, he went to Cleveland, Ohio, from there to Iowa. He married Mrs Mary E. Davis, a widow, born in South Wales, in 1830, and who emigrated, with her two brothers, to Amer- ica, in 1848. They have had two children, neither of whom are living. They are members of the Union Ridge M. E. Church. Politically, he is a republican.
Gifford Mickel came to his present home in Ingham township, Franklin county, in the fall of 1869. He was born in Scho- harie Co., N. Y., Jan. 21, 1823. His parents were Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Wiley) Mickel, who were natives of the Mohawk valley. The father was a soldier in the war of 1812 'At the age of seventeen Gifford learned the blacksmith trade at Florida, Montgomery Co., N. Y. He fol- lowed his trade in that place for three years, then went to Ogle Co., Ill., and located near Dixon, where he followed farming in summer and his trade in the
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winter, until 1862, when he removed to Clarksville, Iowa. He purchased land east of that place and carried on farming and blacksmithing until 1869 when he came to his present home He built his shop on his own place, which was the first blacksmith shop in Ingham township. He built his shop on Union Ridge in 1875, and in 1878 moved it to its present loca- tion on section 1. Mr. Mickel is an in- dustrious, enterprising man and has all the work he can do, as a blacksmith. In September, 1842, he married Lavinia Sperry, of Ogle Co., Ill. Iler parents were from Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Mickel have had twelve children, eight of whom are living-Annie, Elizabeth, Henrietta, Gifford, Lavinia, Henry, Emma and Owen. The parents are members of the M. E. Church at Union Ridge, and Mr. Mickel has been an officer in the Church ever since he became a member. He com- menced the first Sunday school at Allen's grove and has lived to see a large class grow up there. In politics, Mr. Mickel is a democrat.
J. T. Gans, a prosperous farmer of Ingham township, made his first acquaint ance with Iowa when he was a youth of eighteen, bringing two teams and remain- ing three months. In 1876, he came to the township of Ingham as a permanent resi- dent, and now owns 120 acres of land which he values at $25 per acre. He intends devoting his entire time and atten- tion to stock-raising, of which he is now establishing the foundation. He was born in Green Co., Wis., June 23, 1851. His parents were Joseph and Sarah (Rodrick) Gans. They were natives of Pennsylvania
and pioneers of Green county. Mr. Gans was married in the spring of 1869, to Florence Brown, of Green Co., Wis. She was daugh er of a pioneer of her native county; her father moved from Ohio to Wisconsin, in 1845. Belle, aged nine and Mozelle, aged four years, are the children of Mr. and Mrs Gans. Mr. Gans is a democrat in political faith; is at present a justice of the peace, and is director and secretary of the school board of his district.
L. Reed located in 1871. He was born in Northumberland Co., Penn, Nov. 2, 1834. He is a son of Samuel and Eliza- beth (Chrissinger) Reed, pioneers of Penn- sylvania. Mr. Reed's father was a farmer and miller. The family removed to Mar- ion Co., Ohio in 1844, and located on a farm. At the age of twenty-one Mr. Reed set out on a prospecting tour through Indiana and Illinois, laboring on the route as circumstances or inclination dictated. He was married in 1859, to Eliza Johnson, of Marion Co., Ohio, and went to Indiana, locating near Bourbon, Marshall county, where he lived five years. There Mr. Reed enlisted, but was rejected because of a slight lameness. Ile came to Franklin Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1869, and two years after secured his present farm. He owns 171 acres of land which he values at $4,275 in the aggregate. Mr and Mrs. Reed are members of the Brethren Church. Seven of their ten children are living- John F., David F., Margaret A., Rosetta, Melinda I., Catherine and Ida May. Mr. Reed came to Iowa with good health and determination to make his life-work suc- cessful as his capital stock. He bought land on credit, and has accumulated a fine
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property. He built a good residence in 1881, which is an ornament, to his farm. He is raising stock to some degree and has forty head of cattle. He has held several local offices.
Frank Barry, a leading stock farmer of Ingham township, was born in Green Co., Wis., Aug. 13, 1850. His parents, Edmund and Elizabeth (Kirby) Barry, are natives of Ireland. The father served five years in the English army. They came to America and located in Green Co. Wis., about 1845, where Mr. Barry, Sr., is still living where he originally settled. Frank Barry remained at home engaged in stock-raising until May 1869, when he came to Franklin county. His aggregate capital when he arrived was a pony, a sad- dle and $30 in money. Associated with his brother William, he bought land on section 10, Ingham township, and, in 1873, they sold and came to their present loca- tion, where they commenced operations in stock as a specialty. Their herd num- bered 100 head of cattle as a nucleus. In 1882, the sales of Barry Bros. amounted to $33,000. The firm remained intact un- til July, 1882, since which Frank Barry has managed the farm which includes 560 acres. In 1882, the yield from the farm was 7,600 bushels of corn and 1,400 bushels of oats. The place contains three living springs of water, making it peen- liarly advantageous for stock purposes. Mr. Barry buys young stock and feeds for the market, holding about 200 head of cattle and 200 hogs. Mr. Barry was married, Oct. 6, 1881, to Katie Shehan, at Monroe, Wis. She was born in New
York and her parents were early pioneers of Wisconsin.
Samuel Bailey settled in Chickasaw Co., Iowa, in 1866, and the next year moved to Bremer county, where he re- mained two years and then came to Franklin county in 1869. He bought 106 aeres of land in Ingham township,to which he has added until he is now proprietor of 274 acres of first class land, all under eul- tivation, and devoted to a considerable extent to stock raising. Mr. Bailey was born in Green Co., Wis., Sept. 26, 1842. His father was a native of Georgia, and his mother was born in Virginia. They settled in Green county among the pio- neers of Wisconsin. Mr. Bailey enlisted, April 5, 1862, in company B, 18th Wis- consin Infantry, under Captain Jackson. He served three years and was at Shiloh, where his regiment went into the engage- ment with 900 men and but 300 respond- ed to roll call when the battle was over. He was at Corinth, Jackson, Cham- pion Hills,siege of Vicksburg and Mission Ridge, and in all the campaigns where his regiment was in action up to April, 1864. He was then detailed at Huntsville, Ala., as teamster of headquarters, department and served through Sherman's campaign. He was discharged at Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 5, 1865. At Jackson his company was under the enemy's cross fire, and of thirty-three men, eleven fell within three minutes. Mr. Bailey went through the war wi hout a scratch. He was married, March 8, 1866, to Phobe Devon, a native of Michigan, born Oet. 27, 1844. Her parents afterward removed to Wisconsin, where her mother still lives. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have two sons-Em-
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ery, born in Bremer county, Sept. 8, 1868, and Wellington, born in Franklin county, Nov. 9, 1873.
R. Woodley, farmer, was born in Ly- coming Co., Penn., June 13, 1832. His · father was a farmer, and, in the fall of 1845, moved to Columbia Co., Wis., where Mr. Woodley lived until 1869, when he removed to Iowa. He worked for the Wisconsin Stage Company from 1851 to 1861, and had become the owner of forty acres of land in Wisconsin which he sold, and bought eighty acres in Ingham town- ship, where he has since resided. He was married, Jan. 31, 1863, to Jane Darling, born Sept. 10, 1843, in Washing- ton Co., Vt. She came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1855, and in 1871, moved to Clayton Co., Iowa, where her father still lives. Mr. and Mrs. Woodley have had eight children born to them-Clara, the eldest, died May 29, 1868; Cora, Hat- tie, Frankie, Myrtie, Jane, Julia and Fred- die are the names of those living. Mr. Woodley was drafted into the army, in the fall of 1863, but became exempt by paying $300.
G. H. Minert came to Hampton, Iowa, in the fall of 1870, where he lived two years. He then rented his present farm and three years later purchased it. The farm contains 160 acres, all under cultiva- tion, being well supplied with water, one spring especially having a great flow and is never failing. He devotes his time to farming. He is the son of Henry and Nancy (Riley) Minert, natives of Ohio, and early settlers of Vermilion Co., Ind., where G. H. was born Feb. 20, 1833. In 1844, they emigrated to Green Co., Wis., where the parents still live and are en-
gaged in farming. G. H. remained with his parents until removing to Iowa. In 1868, he went to Montana by way of the Missouri river, to Fort Benton, and from thence to Helena by stage, proceeding to Salt Lake City on horseback, where with two companions he crossed the range, bringing up at Cheyenne, where was the Union Pacific railway. In September, 1857, he married Frances Gasper, of Green Co., Wis., a native of Virginia. They have a family of seven children, six of whom are living-Oscar, Frank, Edith, Martha, Arthur and Guy. Mrs. Minert died July 10, 1877, and is buried at Hampton. Mr. Minert has been assessor, road supervisor and school director. He is a republican in politics, and has been a member of the Masonic fraternity twenty years.
George Sutton came to Franklin county in June, 1870. He was born in Derby- shire, England, Sept. 12, 1229. His father, John Sutton, was a stone cutter, and in 1842 emigrated to America. The family lived in Columbia Co., N. Y., one year, and in June, 1843, moved to Dodge Co, Wis. He remained on his father's farm until after he was twenty-one, and then learned the carpenter's trade at Chicago and Rockford, Ill., working in the latter place for eight years, after which he moved to Chicago, where he worked at his trade for three years and then returned to Dodge Co., Wis., pur- chased a farm, and remained there until 1869, when he came to Iowa, arriving in Franklin county in June, 1870. He mar- ried Margaret McAffee, Feb. 13, 1859. She is of Scotch and English parentage, but was born in Ireland. She came to
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America about 1853. They have three sons. George B. was born in Wisconsin in 1861; Franklin L. was born in Chicago in 1864, and Albert Grant, born in this county in 1872. The eldest son is married to Mary Alice Dearmoun, and lives on his father's farm. The parents are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Sutton has been township trustee, and has held the various school offices; for the past three years he has been township clerk. In politics he is a republican.
James Lefever came to Franklin county in 1870, and bought ninety-four acres of land. He now owns 188 acres, nearly all of which is under cultivation. He built his present residence in 1873. He is chiefly engaged in the raising of stock, and has now thirty-six head of cattle, 100 hogs and ten milch cows. He sells his cream at the Hampton creamery. In 1877 he went to Wexford Co., Mich., where he was interested in farming and lumbering. He remained eighteen months and returned to Iowa. He was married July 4, 1867, in Grant Co., Wis., to Clara, daughter of William Carroll, a resident of Franklin county. Mr. and Mrs. Lefever have six children-Adelbert, Guy, Car- roll, Orland, Ida and Etta. The parents are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Lefever has been president and secretary of the school board, and has also held the office of road supervisor. He is a repub- lican in politics Mr. Lefever was born Sept. 6, 1844 in Lancaster Co., Penn. His father, Abram Lefever, was a farmer in that county and when his son was two years of age, the family moved to the vi- cinity of Erie. Mr. Lefever moved to
Grant Co., Wis., in 1865, and became the owner of fifty acres of land.
G W. Burns is one of the successful farmers of Ingham township. He came in 1872 and has since resided on section 22, where he owns 160 acres of land and has most pleasant surroundings. He is the son of James and Lavinia (Mead) Burns, and was born at Fitchville, Huron Co., Ohio, Nov. 15, 1843. His father was a carpenter. G. W. received such an ed- ucation as the common schools could at that time give. In 1862 he went to, work for the United States government, put- ting np telegraph lines. He was with a party whose business was to run lines over battlefields, after the army. After serving in this capacity for two years he was taken sick and returned home, where he engaged in farming until 1872, when he came to Franklin county. He began to improve his farm as soon as he arrived and camped out while he was breaking.
In 1879, he set out an orchard which is now one of the best in Franklin county, having 500 trees, with seventeen varieties of apples. Among them are the Hass, Duchess of Oldenburg, Plum Cider, Red Astrakan, Walbridge, Tolman Sweet, Fa- mous and Ben Davis. He has 200 crab ap- ple trees, and a fine variety of grapes, plums and other fruit. By good cultiva tion and care Mr. Burns has demonstrated the practicability of fruit growing in Franklin county. Mr. Burns was married at Fairfield, Huron Co., Ohio, to Susan Newton, Dec. 25, 1871. Mrs Burns is of English descent, her family being early settlers of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Burns have five children-Julia, Clarissa, Eliza-
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beth, William and Ezra. The parents are members of the M. E. Church.
J. Darling was born in Waterbury, Vt., Oct. 21, 1838. His parents, Moses and Almira (Braley) Darling, removed from Vermont to Wisconsin in 1859, and in 1868 settled in Clayton Co., Iowa, where the senior Darling is still living. The mother died in 1848. The subject of this sketch obtained his education in the public schools of Washington Co., Vt. He was married in 1859 to Olivia B. Royce, of Vermont, and they set out in life with nothing but a stock of good health as capital. They went to Clayton Co., Iowa, in 1868, and, five years later, came to Franklin county. Mr. Darling had his team and $50 in money when he reached here. In June, 1873, he bought eighty acres of land and the same year broke seventeen acres. He has now a good farm, a pleasant home and is in promising circumstances. He has been secretary of the school board five years, and for two years was road supervisor George F, Emma Jane and Frank are the names of the surviving children of Mr. amd Mrs. Darling. One child, Elmer, died when six weeks old.
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