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SIMMONS, JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, section 1, P. O. Ham- burg; born in Clay county, Missouri, June 29, 1843. Moved with his parents when ten years old to Iowa and located in this immediate vicinity, where he grew to manhood. He spent his youth working on a farm, and has continued in that occupation until the present time. He received his education in the common schools of his native place, and at this place. His father died when he was very young, leaving a family of children. In 1858 his mother and family came to this county. He was married Janu- ary 26, 1875, to Miss Rebecca F. Weaver, a native of Northumberland county, Pennsylvania. They are the parents of four children, all at home: Rosa, Harry, Annie and Oscar. Mr. Simmons owns a fine farm of 109 acres. He is a quiet, unpretentious man, respected by the people of his neighborhood for attending strictly to his own affairs, regardless of public opinion, which his surroundings amply attest.
SIMMONS, THOMAS, farmer, section 13, P. O. Hamburg; born in Harrison county, Ohio, October 20, 1836. In 1841 went to Clay county, Missouri, and in 1852 came to this county. He was married April 25, 1880, to Miss Camellia Cowles.
SHUEY, SILAS, farmer, P. O. Hamburg; born in Preble county, Ohio, Januarv 23, 1823, where he lived until 1827. He then moved to
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Fountain county, Indiana, where he grew to man's estate and was edu- cated. He came to Polk county, Iowa,'in 1857, and to this county in 1877. He was married in March 1848 to Miss Hannah M. Reed, by whom he has ten children, seven living: James M., Melissa, Sophia, Edward R., Matilda, Alonzo F. and Mahala. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reed are members of the German Baptist church.
THOMPSON, SYLVESTER D., farmer, section 16, P. O. Riverton; born in Vermillion county, Illinois, February 13, 1835. In 1875 he came to Fremont county, and has resided here since. He was married Decem- ber 6, 1855, to Miss Margaret H. Woodbury. They are the parents of three children: Fletcher L., born October 8, 1857; Roxanna B., born June 7, 1859, and Lizzie J., born February 18, 1867. He is a P. G. of the I. O. O. F. He has held numerous township offices, and been a member of the school board.
WADDELL, AUGUSTUS, farmer and stock dealer, section 12, P. O. Riverton; born in Gallia county, Ohio, in 1827, where he grew to man- hood and spent his youth working on a farm. When twenty-one years of age he learned the trade of a carpenter and has followed that in con- nection with farming ever since. In 1847 he went to Knox county, Illi- nois. He came to this county in 1870; was married in 1853, to Miss Hen- rietta Powell, a native of New York, by whom he is the father of three children: George K., Mary J., and Winfield A. He was again married in 1877, to Mrs. Helen Wilson, originally Miss Parker. He owns a fine farm of eighty acres. He is a member of the M. E. Church, and has been a class leader in the same for many years. He has been elected township trustee and justice of the peace.
WOODLANDS, W. J., farmer and stock-raiser, section 11. P. O. Riv- erton; born July 15, 1845, in Oswego county, New York. When about nine years old he moved to Wisconsin and located at Appleton, where he grew to manhood, and passed his youth working on a farm. He was educated in the common schools of that city. In 1866 he went to Ne- braska.and lived in Nemaha and Powell counties. Two years later he came to this county and located in Fisher township, and in 1870 settled on the farm where he now lives. In 1876 he went to the Black Hills mining regions, but soon returned to farming. He has at different times held most of the various township offices. He is a consistent member of . the Missionary Baptist church, and has been identified with all forward moves by that denomination. He came to this county with nothing, and at present owns a fine farm of 160 acres. He is a man thought well of by all who know him.
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WING, ORAMEL S., farmer, P. O. Hamburg; born in Montpelier, Vermont, October 31, 1832, where he was educated, and there he learned his trade, at which he worked until 1855. He then became a resident of Chicago, and thence went to Burlington, Iowa, and finally to Nebraska City. In 1857 he came to Fremont county and has since resided here. For the first fifteen years of his residence he worked at the carpenter's trade and then began farming. He was married April 23, 1865, to Miss Catherine O'Neil. They are the parents of five children, three of whom are now living: Nettie B., born April 30, 1866; Levi E. born October 5, 1868, and John W. born July 8, 1873. Two are deceased, Nellie, died April 17, 1870, and Bertie L., died November 26, 1879. Mr. Wing has held several township offices, and is at present secretary of the school board. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. His farm comprises 1060 acres, stocked with the very finest of cattle, and other farm animals.
WOODWARD, SILAS, farmer, P. O. Hamburg; born in Mont- gomery county, Kentucky, April 11, 1812. His father located in Ken- tucky during the days of its early settlement, and was identified with its earliest and most vital interests. Mr. Woodward resided in that state until 1852 when he became a resident of Missouri, and in the year follow- ing, of Iowa, Fremont county. He was married in Kentucky, February 4, 1840, to Miss Jane Calvin, who died August 11, 1864. They were the parents of seven children, six of whom are now living: Sarah M., John C., Nancy A., Almeta, Mary and Caroline. Mr. Woodward is a mem- ber of the M. E. Church south, and a trustee of the same. He is a mem- ber of the A. F. and A. M. His farm is one of the finest in the county, containing 350 acres, all well improved.
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BIRDSALL, HENRY, farmer and grain dealer, P. O. Imogene; was born in Canada, April 13th, 1829, remaining there until 1838, when he moved to Warren county, Illinois. After a residence there of thirty-nine years he moved to Mills county, Iowa, and after one year's residence there came to Fremont county. Was educated in the common schools, and has followed farming as an occupation from youth. Was married April 10th, 1855, to Miss Phebe A. Burton, a native of New York. They have seven children: Elroy, Adaline, Ardell, Edward, William J., Horace, and Harriet. Mr., Birdsall owns a good eighty acre farm and property in Imogene.
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DUNNING, A. F., merchant, P. O. Imogene; was born in Van Buren county, Iowa, November 3d, 1850. At the age of eighteen moved to Des Moines, Iowa, and learned the tinner's trade. After travel- ing several years, he came to Fremont county, Iowa, in 1878, and located in Imogene in February, 1880. He was married February 28th, 1878, to Miss Eliza A. Cook, a native of Illinois. They have had one child, now deceased.
GRAVES, A. S., farmer, section 32, P. O. Shenandoah; was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, June 21, 1840, and passed his early life there. In 1872 he moved to Fremont county. He was married October 3, 1872, to Miss Rhoda Griest, a native of Indiana; by this union they have four children: Omar E., Charles E., William P., and Albert. Is a member of the Society of Friends. Owns a fine well improved farm.
HANNAWALD, L., physician, P. O. Imogene; Dr. Hannawald was born August 24, 1842, in Germany, and located in St. Louis in 1862, remain- ing there four years, when he moved to Nebraska. In 1878 he moved to Red Oak, Iowa, and after remaining there two years, moved to Fremont county. Was educated in the medical college of Saxony and has followed his profession since emigrating to America. He was married June 29, 1869, to Miss Theresie Hahn, a native of Germany, who died May 19, 1878. By this marriage he has two children, Emelie, and Theresie.
HULLINGER, DANIEL, farmer, section 31, P. O., Farmers City; was born in Fayette county, Ohio, October 10, 1808. At the age of twelve years moved to Pickaway county, Ohio, where he remained for three years. He then moved to Champaign county, Ohio. After living in Clark and Allen counties, Ohio, for twenty-nine years he came to Fre- mont county and has resided here since June, 1870. Was married in 1834 to Miss Isabella Dare, who lived but a short time. He afterwards mar- ried Mrs. Ann Ducker, of Clark county, Ohio. By this union they have had five children, three of whom are living: Levi S., Stephen and an infant daughter; Edward and Mary deceased.
HULLINGER, L. S., farmer, section 31, P. O., Farmers City; was born in Clark county, Ohio, July 24, 1841. At twenty years of age moved to Allen county, Ohio, remaining there until he moved to Fremont county, in 1870. Was married October 18, 1868, to Miss Louisa Oneil, of Ohio. They are the parents of four children: Alice M., Ida M., Nettie J. and Edward W.
LEABO, E. A., merchant, P. O., Imogene. Mr. Leabo was born in
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Fremont county, Iowa, November 19, 1859, and spent his youth on a farm and attending school. At the age of eighteen he taught one term of school. He settled in Imogene in December, 1879. June 5, 1880, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Russel, a native of Missouri.
LEFEVER, D. P., clergyman, P. O., Imogene. Mr. Lefever was born in Gettysburg, Adams county, Pennsylvania, January 5, 1839, His early life was spent on a farm. His education was begun in the common schools, continued in Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1871. He then entered the Reform Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and graduated May 13, 1874. After residing in Linn county, Iowa, for one year, he was elected principal of the Blairs- town Academy; leaving there in 1876 he came to Fremont county. Lefever served in company G, 149th Pennsylvania infantry. Entered Mr. the service August, 1863, and after losing an arm was discharged, Novem- ber 30, 1864. Participated in the battles of, the Wilderness and Spottsyl- vania. Was married June 25, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth Boggs, of Cum- berland county, Pennsylvania, who was born September 27, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Lefever are members of the Reformed church.
McGARGILL, ED., farmer, section 14, P. O., Imogene; Mr. McGar- gill was born in Perry county, Ohio, in 1828, and moved in 1845 to Venango county, Penn. After remaining there eleven years he came to Iowa, settling in Jones county. At the end of nine years he moved to Dubuque, remaining there nine years. From Dubuque he came to Fre- mont county, and has lived here since 1874. He has made farming his life business, and was educated in the common schools. He was united in marriage, July 12, 1864, to Miss Eliza Rogers, a native of Ireland. By this union they have six children: William H., Martha L., Amy C., Lewis E., Ida C. and Anna L. He owns a fine farm of 400 acres, well improved. Mr. and Mrs. McGargill are members of the Roman Catholic church.
PARRISH, M. M., farmer, section 28, P. O. Imogene; was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, October 24, 1836. At the age of eighteen moved to Webster county, Iowa, remaining there four years, when he moved to Douglas county, Kansas, remaining there four years, and then moved to Peoria county, Illinois, where he engaged in the hardware busi- ness. In 1874 he located in Fremont county. Enlisted in company C, fourteenth Illinois infantry, and served until the close of the war. Was married August 26, 1860, to Miss Olinda Miller, a native of Ohio. They have two children living: John M. and Carrie E. Three deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Parrish are members of the M. E. church.
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RICHALSON, JOHN, grain dealer, P. O. Imogene; was born in Norway, September 22, 1837. At the age of twenty-four emigrated to America, locating in Chicago. After remaining there six years he moved to Clinton county, Iowa; after eleven years residence there, he moved to Mills county and from Mills to Fremont county in 1879. October 16, 1861, he was married to Miss Catherine L. Caltins. They are the parents of six children: Mary H., Arthur W., Albert J., Grace, Benjamin and an infant. Mr. Richalson owns considerable property in Imogene.
RICE, A. M., merchant, P. O. Imogene; was born in Cuyahoga, county, Ohio, August 14, 1852. Moved to Fremont county, December 17, 1861, and has been a resident of this county from that date, with the exception of five years spent in Mills and Page counties, Iowa. After three years service as a carpenter he engaged in the mercantile business. He was married March 29, 1874, to Miss Ella E. Cox, a native of Wis- consin. They have three children: Iona M., Marcia E., and Burdette.
ROSE, H. T., farmer, P. O. Farmer City; was born in Summerset county, Missouri, April 10, 1837. Removed, at an early age, to Fulton county, Illinois, where he remained until 1862. He then moved to Peoria county, Illinois. In 1868 he moved to Ford county, Illinois, and in 1879 came to Fremont county, where he has since resided. Was married. December 22, 1872, to Miss Helen Z. Hines, of Fulton county, Illinois. They have two children: Albert F. and Brice M. Mr. and Mrs. Rose are members of the M. E. church.
YOUNG, C. S., farmer, section 3, P. O., Imogene; was born in Mor- row county, Ohio, February 7, 1834, and spent his early life on a farm, leaving there in 1855 for Muscatine, Iowa, where he remained a year and a half, and then moved to Henry county, Iowa. January, 1872, he moved to Fremont county, Iowa, and located at his present home in 1874. On the 15th of May, 1855, he was united in marriage to Miss Joanna E. Williams, a native of Ohio. By this union they have ten children: Augus- tus L., William A., Newton C., Myra, Charles L., Hettie M., Martha C., Catherine and John P .; one deceased. Owns 240 acres of well improved land. Mr. and Mrs. Young are members of the Congregational church.
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CRANDALL, SILAS, farmer, section 16, P. O., Riverton; born March 8, 1841, in Adams county, Illinois. Came to the farm on which he now resides in 1854, whereon the first school in the township was taught. Mr. Crandall was married November 9, 1866, to Melvina Brown, of this town- ship. They have two children: Oscar and Emma. Mr. C. has held var- ious local offices, and is regarded as one of the most prominent citizens of the township. When he first settled on his farm large herds of deer could be seen from his door, but now the place is in an excellent state of culti- vation, with a fine orchard, vineyard, etc. He has made one trip to Cali- fornia, where he remained four years, and returned well satisfied to remain in his present comfortable home.
DODD, SILAS, farmer, section 4, P. O. Randolph; was born June 26, 1811, in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, residing there until he reached the age of twenty-eight, and then moved to Jackson county, Ohio. After remaining there one year, he moved to Linn county, Iowa. Succeeding after a severe struggle, in paying for his farm there, he sold out and came to Fremont county in 1870. In 1838, was united in marriage to Miss Eunice Vaughan, of Pennsylvania, who died in February, 1839. Was again married in March, 1854, to Mrs. Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. Dodd are members of the Presbyterian church and were educated in select schools. He has held the office of road supervisor, and school trustee, for a num- ber of years, and is president of the Fremont Lyceum. Has three child- ren: C. W., H. M. and R. W. He was an early abolitionist, and has lived to see the principles of his youth triumph.
DE CAMP, DAVID M., farmer, section 2, P. O. Randolph; born at Succasunna Plains, N. J., Sept. 8, 1830. Came to Jones county, Iowa, in 1870, and to Fremont county the same year. Mr. De Camp was married June 15, 1861, to Margaret T. Tebo. He enlisted September 5, 1864, in company K, Seventy-ninth N. J., and served ten months. He was a member of the pioneer corps; was present at the action at Poplar grove, Va., and at the capture of Petersburg. He is the father of six living children: Lucy E., Almira J., George F., Nancy L., Julius A. and Warren M. His occupation was formerly that of a miner, but since he has been west he has been engaged in farming. He has a good farm of 160 acres, and is well settled in life.
FITCHER, A. C., farmer, section 2, P. O. Randolph; was born in
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New Jersey, March 3, 1836, passed his early life there and moved to Jones county, Iowa, in 1866; after remaining there four years he moved to Fre- mont county, Iowa. On June 19, 1858, married Miss Louisa E. Corby, of New Jersey. Was again married on December 3, 1874, to Mrs. Alice L. Woodard, widow of A. F. Woodard, of Fremont county, who was an early settler, dying ten months after marriage, and leaving one child, Freddie. Mr. Fitcher has seven children: Charles H., Laura H., Mary L., Eva D., Edson H., Joseph A., Grace W. Owns 160 acres of good well cultivated land. Was a member of company K, Thirty-ninth New York volunteers, enlisted in 1864, served nine months.
GOODIN, L. C., farmer, P. O. Farragut; born in Athens county, Ohio, in 1843, raised on a farm, educated at common schools, enlisted in company I, Ninety-seventh Ohio, August 5, 1862. Was in the battles of Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca, and all the other engagements in which his regiment participated; mustered out June 23, 1865, Mr. Goodin was married in 1861 to Miss Mary Snowden. They have four children, George Mc., Eva A., Sarah J. and Lewis L.
GORDAN, FRANCIS, farmer, P. O. Farragut; born in 1848, in Mercer county, Ill., where he grew to man's estate; was educated in the common schools and spent his early life on a farm; came to Iowa in 1877 Mr. Gordan was married in 1873 to Miss Susan Love, a native of Illinois. They are the parents of three children: George E., Alice and Edgar. Mr. G. owns a nice farm of 80 acres, which is well cultivated, and on which are situated a good house, stable, a young orchard, and which is entirely fenced with hedge.
HEATON, WM. Y., farmer, section 10, P. O. Sidney; was born the 4th of March, 1845, in Peoria county, Illinois. Passed his boyhood days at his birthplace, and moved to Fremont county, in 1866. On April 10, 1872, was united in marriage to Miss Margaret J. Gaby. Received his educa- tion in the common schools, and has been a school director for one : term. Has two children: Henry J. and Hattie R. Has passed his life as a farmer, and has 240 acres of fine land with an orchard of 300 trees, con- stituting one of the finest farms in Prairie township.
HOSSELTON, JACOB, farmer, section 20, P. O. Sidney ; born Octo- ber 18, 1832, in Pickaway county, Ohio. Spent his early life at his native place, and at the age of twenty-two moved to Marshall county, Illinois. After remaining there thirteen years he removed to Livingston county, Illi- nois. Enlisted in the forty-seventh Illinois infantry, company G, and par- ticipated in the following engagements: New Madrid, Island No. 10,
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Farmington, Corinth, Iuka, Jackson, Vicksburg, Satarcha, Mechanicsburg, Richmond, La .; Society Hill, Fort Durusy, Henderson Hill, Pleasant Hill, Natchetoches, Old River, Clouterville, Cain River, Mill Bridge, Moore's Plantation, Bayou Bluff, Marksville, Ward's Plantation, Yellow Bayou, Lake Chicot, Tupello, Abbeville. Was twice wounded, once at Corinth, October 3, 1862, and again at Vicksburg, May 27, 1863; was discharged November 16, 1864. December 21, 1855, was married to Miss Ann Fos- dick, a native of New York; has two children: Zalmon S. and Levi G. Is a carpenter and blacksmith by trade. Mr. and Mrs. Hosselton are members of the M. E. Church. Owns 160 acres of well improved land.
KINGSOLVER, JOHN M., farmer, section 24, P. O. Farragut; born in Washington county, Virginia, May 21, 1840; removed with his parents in 1847, to Hawkins county, Tennessee: to Sullivan county in the same state shortly after, where he resided till he was seventeen years of age, when he went to Clark county, Indiana; came to Iowa in 1871, locating at Sid- ney, and in 1875, on his present farm. Mr. Kingsolver enlisted August 28, 1861, in company K, tenth Indiana infantry; served three years; was in the battles of Mill Spring, Chickamauga, Tullahoma, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, the siege of Corinth, and all the other engagements in which his regiment took a part. During the service he contracted an army disease, from which he has never fully recovered. He was married in December, 1866, to Miss Sarah Fitzpatrick, of Washington county, Virginia. They have three children: Lewis H., Mary N., and Sarah L. Mr. and Mrs. Kingsolver are both members of the Presbyterian church, and Mr. Kingsolver is more closely identified with the Sunday school interests of this county than probably any other individual. He owns a good farm and is very comfortably fixed in life.
McMULLEN, WILLIAM, farmer, section 26, P. O. Farragut; born in Onondaga county, New York, March 4, 1834. Removed with his parents to Mercer county, Illinois, at an early age. This was in the early settlement of the county, and, as the nearest school house was fifteen miles distant, he was almost wholly deprived of the benefits of an education. His early life was spent in farming, which vocation he has followed through life. He came to Iowa and located where he now lives March 2, 1876. Mr. McMullen was married November 8, 1855, to Miss Mary Norman, a native of Illinois. They have had born to them eleven child- ren, nine of whom are living, whose names are: Josiah, John, Samuel, Frank, Wesley, Charles, William, and Amos. George and Major are dead. Mr. McMullen owns a well-improved farm of 380 acres, has a good house, barn, etc. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Although not a church member he has always given generously to religious and
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charitable objects, and is a gentleman well respected by all who know him.
MAHONEY, DENNIS, farmer, section 26, P. O. Farragut; born in 1832 in county Cork, Ireland, where he grew to manhood and was edu- cated; spent his early life on a farm. At the age of nineteen he came to America, settling first at Portland, Connecticut, where he remained seven years; thence to Illinois, where he resided until 1869, when he removed to where he now lives. Mr. Mahoney was married in 1859 to Miss Mary Connell, a native of Ireland. By this union there have been born six children, living: Mary, Daniel, Dennis, John, Michael, and David, and Ella and an infant unnamed dead. Mr. M. has a good farm of 150 acres, a good house, barn, orchard, and grove. He and his wife are both mem- bers of the Catholic church.
NETTLETON, A. M., farmer and blacksmith, section 29, P. O. Riverton; born in Genesee county, New York, February 12, 1823; came to Fremont county in 1861; educated in the public schools; worked at blacksmithing forty years. In 1862 he enlisted in company E, Twenty- ninth Iowa, and served nearly three years. He was in the battle of Helena, and at the capture of Fort Blakely, Spanish Fort, and Mobile, and with the regiment on an expedition into Texas on the Rio Grande. While in the service he was on detail as a blacksmith for eighteen months, and was once sent in charge of some prisoners to Florida. Mr. N. has been twice married, the first time to Helen Gillett, in 1848, and the second time to Miss Hannah I. Havens, of Cattaraugus county, New York, May 10, 1859. His children are all by the last marriage and are three in num- ber: Henry Clarence, Herbert A., and John Clifford; he has one child by adoption named Mary. Mr. Nettleton now resides on a good farm, 120 acres in extent, which contains among other valuable features two good orchards.
OPENHEIMER, ELI, farmer, P. O. Farragut; born in Highland county, Ohio, July 15, 1847. Moved to Fulton county, Illinois in 1851; remained there four years, and then moved to Johnson county, Iowa; remaining there until 1873, when he moved to Fremont county. On March 5, 1879, was united in marriage to Miss Emma L. Hall, of Fre- mont connty, Iowa, who was born in this county August 27, 1858. Her father was an early settler, coming to this county twenty-five years ago; she was educated at Tabor college. Mr. Openheimer was educated in the common schools and is a carpenter by trade. Has held the position of road supervisor. Owns 160 acres of good land, with an orchard of one hundred trees.
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SMITH, WILLIAM, farmer, section 23, P. O., Farragut; born May, 1836, in Ohio. Moved to Illinois in 1850. After remaining there sixteen years, came to Fremont county, Iowa, and located on the farm now occu- pied by him. In January, 1874, was united in marriage to Miss Sarah E. Coe, of Illinois. During his early life he followed the profession of teach- ing, but has for many years been a farmer. Is a member in good stand- ing of the I. O. O. F. Owns 160 acres of good tillable land, and has an orchard of 100 trees.
SCHAFFER, LUTHER, farmer, P. O., Farragut; born February 12, 1850, in Fulton county, Illinois; educated in the common schools; spent his youth on a farm; has always been a farmer; came to Iowa in 1875, locating immediately on his present farm. Mr. Schaffer was married in 1877 to Miss Lavina J. Mitchell, a native of Fulton county, Illinois. They have one child: Gertrude. Mr. Shafter owns a good farm of 160 acres, which is well improved, with a good house, orchard, etc. He and his wife are both members of the church.
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