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L. M. Carter was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, June 12, 1842. He is a son of Wm. and Mary W. (Hodson) Carter, of North Carolina, who were the parents of nine children, six of whom are living- two daughters and four sons. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm, and received a liberal education. On the 26th of August, 1870, he married Miss Charity Hadley, a daughter of J. S. Hadley. She was born in Morgan county, Indiana, Janu- ary 24, 1846. By this union there were two children-Clare and Vesta. July 6, 1878, Mrs. Carter died, leaving a husband and two children to mourn her loss. She was a member of the Society of Friends, a Christian, and respected by all. Mr. Carter has 80 acres of land under cultivation.
beautifully located, and valued at $40 per acre, and 8 acres of timber, valued at $30 per acre. In politics, he is a Republican, and has held the office of Township Clerk for the past four years.
William M. Whitmore, one of the prominent farmers of Hardin county, Iowa, was born in Columbia county, New York, on the 20th day of January, 1800. He is a son of Christopher and Catherine (Shofer) Whitmore. His father was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. His grandfather was aiso in the same war, and was wounded in Saratoga county, New York, at the time of the surrender of General Burgoyne. His grandfather was of German descent, and, at the time of the Queen Anne rule, came to this country. The first winter here, he dng a hole in the ground and lived in it. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and received a common school edu- cation. Mr. Whitmore has had four wives. For his first, he married Mary Smith, by whom there were two children. She died, and he married Fannie Van Reper, by whom he had one child. She died, and he married Elizabeth Smith. She died, and for his present wife he married Louisa Hughes, by whom he has had one child. In 1847 Mr. Whitmore settled in Ogle county, Illinois, where he purchased land and opened up a farm. He remained there until 1870, when he came to Hardin county. Mr. Whitmore has 40 acres of land in Hardin county, valued at $40 per acre; 130 acres in Marshall county, valued at $30 per acre. In politics, he was an old Jackson Democrat, but of later 'years has supported the Republican party.
H. H. Hendryx was born in Linn county, lowa, on the 8th day of August, 1847. He .
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is the son of Caleb Hendryx, a native of Ohio, and Mary Hemphill, of the same State, who were the parents of nine chil- dren-five sons and four daughters. In the fall of 1835 his father left his home in Ohio and came west to Muscatine county, Iowa, where he remained a short time; when with a sack of corn meal on his shoulders he started out for Linn county, Iowa. Crossing Cedar river, he erected a rude log cabin on the site of the present city of Cedar Rapids, being the second building erected in the town. Here he remained through the winter, subsisting on the corn meal and wild honey he found in the timber. Here he made a claim where the beautiful city of Cedar Rapids now stands, which he afterwards traded for a balky mare and an old set of harness, the whole value not being more than $25. He then returned to his home in Ohio on a visit, where he remained a short time, and again came to Linn county and located in Grant township, where he erected the first cabin in that township. The Hemphill's came to Linn county in 1844, and located in Otter Creek township. Caleb Hendryx and Mary Hemphill were married in 1845. In 1846 Mr. Hendryx traded for a farm in Otter Creek township, where he remained until his death, which occurred in February, 1876. Mr Hendryx is living on the old homestead, which has never changed hands since the patent was issued. H. H. Hendryx, the subject of this memoir, was married in 1871 to Miss Elizabeth Arnett, a daughter of Andrew Arnett, of Ohio. She was born in Cedar county, Iowa, February 15, 1846. Two children blessed this union-Martin B. and Ethel M. Mr. Hendryx is a member
of Industry Lodge I. O. O. F .; also of the A. O. U. W. In politics he is a Republi- can, and is at present Mayor of the town.
James Speer, wagon-maker, Union, Iowa, was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, June 25, 1824; son of Alexander and Eliza B. (Campbell) Speer. His mother was a daughter of General Campbell, of the same county, and his father a cousin of James Buchanan. James Speer is one of nine children, two of whom are living- James and Nancy. He emigrated with his parents to Columbiana county, Ohio, and when sixteen years of age was apprenticed to the trade of a carriage and wagon maker. After serving his three and a half years apprenticeship, he went to Brady's Bend, where he worked at his trade, and after- wards entered the rolling mills at that place. He was married in Armstrong county in 1847, to Miss Mary Wilson. She was born in Allegheny county, Penn- sylvania, in 1827. By this marriage there were six children, three of whom are liv- ing-Mollie, wife of J. W. Wickham, of DesMoines; John and Valonie. In 1850 Mr. Speer left Pennsylvania and came to Muscatine, Iowa, where he remained a short time, when he removed to Cedar Rapids, then a small village of 200 to 300 inhabitants. It being very sickly at that time, he removed to Marion, in the same county. In 1855 he went to Albion, Iowa, at the time they were erecting the first house. In 1862 he enlisted in the 32d Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K, serving three years. He was in several battles, and took part in the Red River Expedition. In 1873 he came to Union. The family are members of the M. E. Church.
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W. W. Scott, one of the early settlers of Union township, was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1825. In 1837 his parents, Thomas and Margaret (Mathews) Scott, emigrated to Holmes county, Ohio, where his father purchased land in the heavy timber of that State, and cleared and made a farm. In 1855 Mr. Scott came to Scott county, Iowa, and located in LeClaire, and afterwards re- moved to Princeton township, where he remained until 1871, when he came to this county. He has been identified with the State for twenty-seven years, and has seen wonderful changes in that time. Mr. Scott has 80 acres of land under a high state of cultivation, valued at $40 per acre. He had two brothers in the Union army.
J. A. Boyer was born in Canada, on the 14th day of July, 1846, and is a son of John and Mahlon Patterson Boyer, natives of l'ennsylvania. J. A., when nine years of age, went to Saranac, Michigan, where he was reared on a farm and received his edu- cation. When twenty-two years of age, he was employed as clerk, continuing in that employment two years. He then went to Chicago, where he secured a clerkship in the wholesale clothing establisment of C. P. Kellogg. In the spring of 1870 he came to Hardin county, when he embarked in his present business. In 1871 he mar- ried Citney M. Doty. By this union four children were born-Freddie, Joseph E., Mabel and George A., who died July 21, 1882. Mr. Boyer is a member of the I. O. O. F., Industry Lodge of Union, and also of the A. O. U. W.
C. T. Gifford the founder of Gifford vil- lage, was born in Otsego county, New York, on the 3d day of April, 1836. He is a son
of Henry and Clarissa (Robinson) Gifford. He was one of a family of six children, five of whom are living. He was reared on a farm, and received a limited educa- tion, being what might be termed a self- educated man. In 1856 he commenced preaching the gospel. In 1857 he married Miss Martha A. Morris, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Morris, of Washing- ton county, New York. She was born in Ontario county, New York, October 19, 1834. In 1875 Mr. Gifford came to Hardin county, Iowa, where he laid out the origi- nal town, giving it the name of Gifford. The family are members of the Society of Friends, and also the temperance organiza- tion. When Mr. Gifford came to the county he began in the mercantile business, but was burnt out in 1876, losing from $1,- 600, to $1,800.
H. J. Benson, one of the enterprising besiness men of the county, was born in Delaware county, Iowa, February 7, 1851. He is a son of John and Amanda (Greene) Benson. Mr. Benson is principally a self- made man, being raised on the frontier. In January, 1878 he married Miss Clara Lockwood, a daughter of L. H. Lockwood, one of the pioneers of the county. She was born in Hardin county, Iowa, in 1857. They have one child-Claude.
W. A. Reynolds, one of the energetic business men of Whitten, was born in Elizabeth, JoDaviess county, Illinois, May 2, 1852. He is the son of Thomas and Mary E. ( Sweetman ) Reynolds. His father is a native of England, and his mother of Ireland. The family came to America in 1846. His parents were mar- ried in Ireland, where four children were born-John, ' Jane, Thomas and Sarah.
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After coming to America five children were born-George, Robert, William A. and Ellen. The subject of this sketch was educated in the normal school at Galena, where he graduated in 1874. He then fol- lowed the occupation of a school teacher for some years. In 1872 he came to Grundy county, Iowa. Mr. Reynolds is a member of the I. O. O. F., Industry Lodge, No. 225. In politics he is a staunch Re- publican, and in 1881 was appointed Post- master of Whitten.
A. B. Strauss, one of the first settlers of Whitten, Iowa, was born in Naperville, Illinois, December 25, 1848. He is the son of Simon and Catherine ' (Butts) Strauss, natives of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. In 1846 his parents emigrated to Naper- ville, Illinois. His mother died in 1853, and his father married Mary Trash. The subject of this sketch enlisted in 1865, in the 156th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and remained in the service until the close of the war. After the war he learned the trade of blacksmith- ing, which he has followed ever since. After coming West he first settled at Blairstown, in Burton county, then to Grundy county, spending one year in Ne- braska, and then to Hardin county. Mr. and Mrs. Strauss are members of the M. E. Church, of Whitten. Mr. Strauss was married in 1873 to Rebecca S. Strauss. She was born in Ohio in 1853. By this union there are two living children-Sid- ney S. and Dema Viola.
Charles M. Warring was born in Sulli- van county, New York, April 16, 1833. He is the son of Josiah and Mary Jane (McEwen) Warring. Charles M. remained on his father's farm until he was sixteen
years of age, when he was apprenticed to the trade of jeweler. In 1853 he removed to Clinton county, Iowa, where he embarked in the business. In 1880 he went to Chi- cago, and from there to Whitten. Mr. Warring is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
W. S. Lane, a son of Dr. R. P. and Mary (Brice) Lane, was born in Rockford, Illinois, September 1, 1856. He was edu- cated at the Mt. Vernon Military Academy, at Princeton, New Jersey. After leaving school, he was engaged on the road as traveling agent, and also was employed by the Rockford Insurance Company up to 1882, when he came to Whitten, where he has since been engaged in the grocery business. He was married September 1, 1880, to Miss Maud Buman, a daughter of A. C. Buman, of Rockford, where she was born March 22, 1862. They have one child-Nannie M., born October 23, 1881. Mr. Lane's father was the founder of the Rockford Insurance Company, and is now President of the same. He is also Presi- dent of the First National Bank of Rock- ford, Illinois.
Daniel Long, one of the first furniture dealers of Whitten, was born in Hamp- shire county, Virginia, July 5, 1831. He is a son of James and Susan (Leatherman) Long, who were the parents of seven children, four of whom are living-Daniel, Catherine, David and Mary. His father emigrated to Hardin county in the spring of 1854, where he engaged in farming, and where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1865. His mother is still living in Waterloo, Iowa. In politics, his father was an old line Whig, but, at the time of the organization of the Republican
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party; he united with, and has since affili- ated with that party. Daniel Long was reared on a farm, and received his educa- tion in the log cabin of Virginia. Hc came with his parents to Hardin county, where he married Mary A. Wood, a daughter of Franklin Wood, of New York, who emigrated to Dodge county, Wiscon- sin, in 1849. She was born in Washington county, New York, April 25, 1842. By this union there were two children-Maria Ellen, now the wife of Jacob Shillinger, was born February 4, 1863; Effie Arrena was born September 10, 1871. Mrs. Long's father, Jonathan F. Wood, died November 9, 1863. Mr. Long is one of the large and successful farmers of the Northwest. He has 400 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. The family are members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Long is at present engaged in the furniture business at Whit- ten, and carries a stock of $2,000.
TOWN OF UNION.
The town of Union is most pleasantly situated on the Central Iowa Railway, ten miles from Eldora and eighteen miles from Marshalltown, the county seat of Marshall county. It was originally laid out in 1868, by R. J. Davis, on the southwest quarter of section 21. Since that time eight addi- tions have been made-two by O. D. Wood, one by S. R. Benson, one by Mr. Rambo, one by Mr. Irvin, and three by R. J. Davis.
The town of Union has at present abont 800, principally of an energetic, go- ahead American class. It has a most excellent school, and several .church edifices, of which more is said under the proper sub-head. As a business point, the town ranks third in shipments on the
Central Iowa Railway. Its mercantile establishments will compare favorably with any town of its size in this part of the State.
MERCANTILE.
The first merchant in Union was John Snively, a native of Perfsylvania, who came to the town from Austin, in 1869, and established a general store. He re- mained here a few years and then went to Kansas where he now resides. The second to embark in the mercantile trade, were Boyer & Robinson. The former yet remains in business in the place. The latter died at Steamboat Rock some tinie ago. E. L. Lyon was the third to venture in the general mercantile trade. He is now a banker in Marshalltown, but whether he obtained his riches from the profits on the goods sold in Union, is not testified to by the "old settlers." Barnes & Sons were the fourth in the general merchandise trade There are now four firms in the general trade, represente:l by J. A. Boyer, Whinery Brothers, S. Benson, and Barnes & Sons. In addition to the general stores, the mercantile trade and business of the place were represented in the summer of 1882 by the following: Two millinery establishments, two hardware stores, by Lawrence & Chapin, and Humiston & Van- Voorheis; one harness shop by A. English; one furniture store by H. H. Hendryx; one paint shop, operated by E. L. Wood; one lumber yard by W. R. Baird; two elevators by S. F. Benson, and G. Barnes & Sons; two wagon shops by George Carpenter & James Speer; three blacksmith shops by Lawrence & Dilly, H. Peterson, Humiston & Butler; two restaurants by Miller &
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Winchell; one agricultural implement house by W. H. Carter & Co .; two hotels- the Union House by C. P. Thompson, and Driscoll House by C. S. Driscoll; one boot and shoe manufacturer and dealer-H. Hill; one barber-H. P. Chandler; one livery by J. W. Pickett; four grocery stores by Westley Barnes, J. R. Laird and Ralls & Humphries & A. D. Wood.
POSTOFFICE.
The postoffice was established in the town in 1869, as already stated. Farwell Barnes was the first Postmaster. He was succeeded, in turn, by J. O. Adams, D. W. Walker and J. H. England, the incumbent, who was appointed and qualified in the spring of 1882. A money order depart- ment was established in this office July 1, 1875. The first order drawn was in favor of William Benbaw, of Union, and pay- able to Jos. Roundsley, Vancouver, Wash- ington Territory. The amount was $20. There were drawn, up to July 13, 1882, a total of 7,854 orders.
RELIGIOUS.
By whom the first religious services in the town were held is unknown, but the first services were held in the school house and private dwellings.
The Congregationalists were the first to enter the field in an organized capacity. The First Congregational Church of Union was organized in 1872, by Rev. Chas. Boy- ington, at that time pastor of the Congre- gational Church at Eldora. The following named comprised the original membership: E. H. Humiston, Maria Humiston, E. L. Lyon, J. W. Lounsberry and wife, Thomas Smith, T. A. Langdon and wife. T. A.
Langdon and J. W. Lounsberry were elected Deacons, and E. L. Lyon, Clerk. The first meetings of the denomination were held at Irwin's hall, and the first sermon was preached by Rev. A. D. Kinzer, who served as pastor four years. He was suc- ceeded by Rev. Mr. Gordon, who was fol- lowed by Rev. Wm. Brooks. The present pastor, Rev. Charles Wyley, who supplies the pulpit every two weeks. A fine frame church edifice was erected in 1873, at a cost of $3,500. In size, it is 32x50, and has a seating capacity of about 300. The Church has now a membership of fifty, with the following officers: Henry Crider, J. W. Lounsberry and J. Langdon, Dea- cons. A Sabbath school was organized in 1873, with A. D. Kinzer, Superintendent. The school is in good condition, with about forty scholars. Frank Freeman is the pres- ent Superintendent.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Union was organized in 1875. Its first Trustees were elected by the Quarterly Conference, which met at Xenia, August 14, 1875. They were, J. Devine, A. Le- Roy, R. L. Rowe, F. Barnes, S. J. Ainott, and W. A. P. Eberhart. The Trustees organized by electing John Devine, Presi- dent; F. Barnes, Vice-President; W. A. P. Eberhart, Secretary; Seth J. Arnott, Treas- urer. In 1876 a church building was erected at a cost of $3,300. It is a frame structure, 28x42 feet in size, Before the erection of the church building, a parson- age was erected on a lot donated by H. J. Davis, at a cost of $700. L. S. Cooley was pastor at the time of the erection of the parsonage and church, and to him much of the credit. is due for the good work done. The church is free from debt, and is in a
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good, flourishing condition, with services every alternate Sabbath, morning and evening. The following named are its present officers: Pastor, E. Hoskyns; Trus- tees, J. Devine; J. Wallace; E. Doty, Wil- liam Dilley, Ira Barnes, W. A. P. Eber- hart, and Marcus Barnes.
The Christian Church of Union was organized in 1876. Elder P. T. Russell, an aged an able minister of the Christian or Disciples' Church, began a series of meetings at Union about the 15th of Feb- ruary, 1876. On the 26th day of February, sixteen persons were baptised, being the first in the place. On the 13th of March, 1876, the organization of the First Chris- tian Church of Union was perfected, with the following named members, by relation and baptism: John Q. Irvin, Mrs. Eliza Irvin, H. L. Burns, Elizabeth Burns, A. I. Nelson, C. Hartinger, Geo. Dunnels, J. A. Adams, O. R. Adams (from Baptist), David Mothersell (from Baptist), Mrs. M. J. Rodwell, Miss Julia A. Rodwell, Miss Rosa Rodwell, Miss Cora Burns, A. J. Harris, B. F. Phelps, A. Phelps, A. Mauk, C. Shaffner and E. Shaffner. G. L. Brokaw held a meeting in March, and a number were added. P. T. Russel, W. R. Slater, C. E. Foote, Mathew Wing and J. E. Denton have filled the pastorate. There have been, since organized, 100 added to the Church. Elder N. A. McCon- nell is at present preaching occasionally with other traveling ministers. In the year 1877 they erected, under the super- vision of Bro. John Q. Irvin, a beautiful church, 32x50 feet, at a cost of about $2,300. The Board of Church Trustees were John Q. Irvin, C. Shaffner, O. R. Adams, David Mothersell and A. J. Harris.
The Methodist Episcopal Church dates its commencement from an early date. The circuit of which Union forms a part was organized in 1855, by Rev. J. W. Stewart. It was then known as Eldora Mission, in the Eldora district, and in- cluded in its bounds a territory as large in extent as Hardin and Grundy counties. One of the classes in the mission was known as the Sawin class, and worshipped in the Sawin school house, three miles southwest of Union.
This congregation, numbering 15 mem- bers, was transferred to Union in Septem- ber, 1869; Rev. J. Haymond, Pastor. Among the members of that class we find the names of Benjamin and Mary Negus, David, Harriet, Ezekiel, Gilbert and Mar- garet Sawin, Mary Carter, Armstrong Wil- son, Rebecca Speake, Harriet Valentine, Thomas Dorman, John Devine, Laura De- vine and John Rogers.
This was the nucleus of the present church. In 1875, under the labors of Rev. L. S. Cooley, a comfortable parsonage was erected, and in 1876 and 1877 the present church was built. The following pastors have served the circuit since 1855: J. C. Stewart, B. Holcomb, A. Critchfield, J. F. Hestwood, E. Kendall, C. F. McLean, D). M. Mallory, A. M. Mulford, J. M. Hudson, Z. R. Coston, J. Haymond, J. Montgom- ery, W. A. P. Eberhart, L. S. Cooley, M. A. Goodell, F. M. Coleman, E. Hoskyn, who is a pastor at present-1882.
The present Official Board is E. Doty, J. R. Wallace, W. A. P. Eberhart, John Devine and Marcus Barnes.
There are at present 53 members. A prosperous Sunday School is now and has for years been run in connection with the
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church. J. R. Wallace is at present the Superintendent.
The Society of Friends, of Union, was established in the summer of 1881. There had been transient services held in the town for several years previous, but no regular organization effected. The first regular minister was Rev. Dr. W. F. Harvey, who supplied the pulpit for a short time, and who was followed by Rev. George P. White, and Rev. Debra Smith, both of whom were still with the congre- gation in August, 1882. The first Elder was A. H. Morris; Mrs. Milicent Newby and Mrs. Eliza White were subsequently elected. Benjamin Whinery was the first Treasurer. The following named, with the number in their family affixed, com- prised the original membership of the Soci- ety: Dr. A. H. Pearson, 5; Benjamin Whin- ery, 4; J. W. McClain, 3; William Carter, 7; Albert Coffin, 1; Willis Newby, 3; Timothy Smith, 5; George White, 6; William Hum- phrey, 8; William Butler, 2; Wm. S. Hall, 2; A.Tyson, 8; Calvin Whinery, 4; Jesse Coffin, Aaron Albertson; David Radcliff; M. C. Kemp; Mrs. Billings, 2; Zachariah Mor- ris, 5; Mrs. M. Pickering; A. H. Morris, 3; Dr. W. F. Harvey; Thomas Frazer. There are now 80 members of the society. The first services of the society were held in Buck's Hall. They are now held in the City Hall, on the Sabbath and Thursday. The Church is in a prosperous condition, with the following nanied Overseers: Loton S. Frazier, Timothy Smith, Mrs. Jane Humphrey and Mrs. Mary B. Morris.
EDUCATIONAL.
The village of Union was made an in- dependent school district in 1871. The
boundaries of the district were the same as that of sub-district No. 1. The first election for School Directors was held April 15, 1871, resulting in the election of the following named: A. F. Wood, G. Barnes, E. H. Hamilton, John Reed, J. T. Turner and W. R. Owens.
At the first meeting of the Board, A. F. Wood was chosen Chairman of the meet- ing, and E. L. Lyons, Treasurer.
The first teachers employed in the dis- trict were Agatha Devine and Addie Beecher.
In 1873 a good, substantial school build- ing was erected.
SOCIETIES.
The moral and benovelent societies of . Union are represented by the Odd Fellows, Masons and A. O. U. W.
The Industry Lodge, No. 225, I. O. O. F. was instituted on the 22d day of June, 1871, by E. S. Foster, District® Deputy. Grana Master, assisted by J. J. Edgington and W. J. Moir of Eldora. The follow- ing named constitute the charter members, the name of the office being given to which they were elected when instituted: D. S. Moore, N. . G .; B. S. Parish, V. G .; J. L. Crittenden, Secretary; J. G. Louns- berry, Treasurer; B. Benbow, Permanent Secretary; T. J. Burnidge, B. J. Parish, O. B. Chapin, A. LeRoy, B. H. Butterfield. The Lodge is in a very prosperous con- dition, and now numbers 70 members in good standing. Its Past Grands are R. S. Moore, B. J. Parish, B. S. Parish, William Bates, W. H. Lloyd, C. O. Frazier, W. A. P. Eberhart, J. W. Lawrence. A. LeRoy, O. D. Wood, L. W.Carter,G. Van Voorhies, S. M. Woodward, J. A. Bayler, O. B.
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Chapin, Peter Strohm, A. English, W. A. Reynolds, F. W. Pillsbury, J. F. Cady. The present officers are H. C. Chapin, N. G .; A. H. Pillsbury, V. G .; J. Ingalls, Sec- retary; J. Boyer, Permanent Secretary; J. W. Lawrence, Treasurer. The Lodge is regarded as one of the best working lodges in the State, and is composed of the best and most influential citizens of the town and vicinity. It has a surplus fund at present of $850. Meets every Friday evening. J. W. Lawrence is District Deputy.
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