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524 Cleveland, O. S.
529
Austin, E. C.
878 Blum, F.
639 Buttolph, J. T.
759 Cloud, Thomas Clover, Solomon
903
Axtell, S.
660 Bocke, August
885
515 Cady, James F.
305 Cook, C. J ...
333
Babcock, Rev. T. F.
952 Bond, John S
846 Cady, P. P
883 Cook, John P.
Bachman, James.
640 Bond, Wm.
846 Cady, Mrs. O. B
884 Collins, J. A.
Baer, A. P.
916 Bongar, A.
676 Caldwell, John
709 Collins, Amasa
Bailey, James E
594 Boody, Charles
831 Caldwell, A. M.
771 Combelliek, John
Bailey, Thomas M
515 Boody, Fred .
826 Caldwell, J. W
331 Comstoek, J. M
313
Baker, Rev. A. A ..
622 Bossemeyer, E.
869 Calkins, E. R.
729 Conger, Jolin D.
591
Baldwin, Caleb
791 Campbell, Robt.
932 Conklin, Myron
575
Ballard, H. D.
791 Campbell, E. M.
387 Cooper, Robert ..
771
Barber, Joseph
668 Bowman, Samuel
597 Campbell, L. E.
386 Copp, S. G.
612
Barhite, A ...
550 Boyd, J. M.
380 Carawav, W. A.
662 Corfe, Frederick
326
Barnhart, Isaae
875 Boyd, S. W.
610 Carleton, R. A.
771 Cowan, P. J
387
Barnes, Rev. J. R.
622 Boyer, J. A.
957 Carpenter, Walter
667 Coy, G.
525 697 515
Barues, Mark
951 Boylan, W. W ..
876 Carter, L. M.
955 Crawford, Johu
Barnum, A. G.
676 Boynton, Rev .. C. F
622 Carter, O. J.
935 Creatlı, John
761
Barrett, John
516 Bradford, H. S.
909 Carter, H. F.
935 Crim, Adam. 788
Bates, Wm.
930 Bradley, J. H.
28I Carter, Wmn. H.
935 Crippin, E. C ... 799
Bates, {Daniel
568 Bronson, Dr ..
332 Carter, Harlan
655 Crocker, Geo. A
809
CHAPTER XXXV.
MISCELLANEOUS. 967
First Events. 967
Claim Law. 967
Biographieal 970
Defalcation
906
Constitutional Amendment.
Postoffice.
907
Shooting Affray at Aekley.
976
Mercantile 907
Biographieal
909
PAGE
Mills 940
General Merchandise.
894
TOWN OF UNION
The Future
895
Coal Interests. 896
Business Men
897
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Hardin County Mutual Protection Association. 979 Morse Defalcation. 980
Safe Robbery.
Horrible Aceident. 982
Alden, Henry
544 Bigelow, M. F
544 Bueholtz, A.
910 Chadwiek, .I. B.
Audrews, Wm. F
854 Bliss, C. A.
793 Burnham, Loren.
52I Clark, Clifton
372 718 873 528
Barnes, H. H.
951 Boylan, John T.
600 Carpenter, Rev. A.
666 Crandall, A. M.
676
Bolden, Asher
857 Bowers, David 913 Bowers, I. H.
TOWN OF WHITTEN
TOWN OF RADCLIFF
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Crockett, E. W
527 Finkbone, E. M.
299 Hammond, J. C.
765 Ibach, B. F. 600
Cronk, A.
811 Finn, Fred ..
909 Hampton, Levi
867 1sebrands, Henry 565
Cronk, D
811 Finster, H. J.
588 Hardin, J. F.
303 Ingrum, David. 947
Crook, W. H.
853 Fish, Milton.
553 Hardin, John T.
574 Irvin, J. Q. 923
Crosbie, John ..
598 Fisher, John A.
575 Harms, Meno
573 Ives, A. . 729
Crosgrove, Thomas
332 Fisher, O. G ..
322 Harp, Oliver
773 Ivins, G. A.
772
Crosley, Edgar
914 Fisher, W. E.
719 Harp, J. A ..
728
Cross, O. M
729 Fisher, J. M.
543 Harris, Isaac
952 Jackman, W. C. 667
Crosser, D. C.
876 Fitch, J. B.
544 Harris, A. C
635 Jackson, Henry 606
Crosser, M. J.
827 Flesner, Herman
913 Harris, I ..
557 Jameson, A. W. 698
Cundiff, Wm. D.
952 Follett, L. M
970 Harris, Geo.
529 Jensen, A. P. 670
Cunuingham, S. B.
578 Follett, H. F.
611 Hart, Isaac L.
471 Johus, Henry 566
Cusack, J. H.
317 Foote, W. H.
518 Hartinger, James
663 Johnson, C. P 522
Curtis, K. C.
670 Fossler, Samuel.
792 Harvey, Dr. .
324 Johnson, S. M. 559
Cutler, H. P.
331 Foster, J. H.
327 Hathaway, J. B.
679 Johnson, Hugh. 718
Darling, R. J.
806 Fox, John P
887 Hauser, T. N.
Davidson, W. N.
299 Francis, Wm.
684 Hauser, Elias J.
387 Johnson, L. A.
820
Davis, A. A.
521 Frazer, L. S.
936 Havens, James
Davis, Jacob
591 Frisbie, F. B
328 Hayden, Wallen
Davis, Jesse C.
868 Frisbie, M ...
388 Haynes, Wm.
573 Jones, J. W.
377
Davis, M. J ...
539 Fritcher, Dr
322 Heath, R. J.
810 Jones, W. W
480
Davis, Timothy
372 Frost, Isaiah
567 Hecker, Geo.
553 Jones, Pleasant 515
Dawdy, J. A.
919 Fryer, J. H.
688 Heinzerling, E.
910 Jones, R. H.
558
Deere, C ....
819 Fuller, Edwin
313| Henderson, H. C.
277 Jones, L. P
760
Deering, N. C.
373 Fuller, Howard G
314 Henderson, J. B.
597 Jones, Wm.
765
DeGroff, J. N.
809 Fuller, W. A.
616 Hendryx, H. H.
955 Jones, F. Q.
773
Demauder, Ira
719 Furman, Simeon.
636 Hiatt, Joel W.
742 Jones, Rev. W
836
Dersham, Henry
793 Furman, J. A.
602 Higenbotham, J. W.
570
728 Kallmerten, F. J 333
Deyo, B. E.
619 Furry, A. R.
543 Hill, M. W
327 Kelly, Mark J. 478
Dickey, T. J.
588 Fuson, James D
570 Hinshaw, T. D. Hiserote, A. J ..
648 Kellogg, T.
548
Doan, Amos
675 Gaines, E. F
635 Hiserote, Wm. H.
793 Kelocow, F
678
Doan, W. S. T.
803 Galloway, John
942 Hitt, J. L.
515 Kelso, J. S ..
323
Dobbins, Levi.
592 Garrettson, J. F.
811 Hoag, Lindley M.
756 Kelso, John.
567
Dodson, Dr.
322 Garrison, O. W
298|Hoag, J. L.
Doepke, C. H.
694 Gaulding, J. S.
289 Hoag, Z. K.
771 Kennedy, R.
660
Donovan, J. J.
597 Gearhart, J. N
604 Hockett, Francis
Doty, Peter H.
832 George, Jacob
215 Hockett, Norton
655 Kersey, Asher.
854
Downend, John
832 George, Wm.
715 Hoekett, J. S.
855 Kidwiler, A. F.
709
Drake, A. M.
886 Gettis, M. C.
883 Hodson, David H
557 Kidwiler, Jacob
787
Drake, A. N.
914 Ghrist, I. W.
323|Hoelscher, Chas ...
Draper, Franklin
520 Gilbert, C. E.
670 Hoelscher, Henry
Dudley, Henry
868 Gilchrist, Edwin
605 Holt, Robert
844 King, E. H.
328
Duke, J. T. 819 Gilman, C. C ..
512
Hoover, H. D.
886 Kirby, Frank. 640
563 Klopp, Israel. 726
564 Knapp, T. B .. 737
883 Knodell, Rev. J. R.
623 875
910 Ladd, J. A. 328
914 Lake, F 664
554 Laird, John. 529
810
Edgington, Jonathan ..
632 Graham, Edward
678 Howell, Wm.
877 Lambright, Jaeob.
803 593
Eggers, H ..
676 Graves, Rev. A.
622 Hubbard, John A.
Eiler, Daniel.
686 Gray, P. S ..
710 Hubbard, J ..
811 Lane, W. S ..
958
Ellerding, Wm.
825 Green, Chas. R.
575 Hubbard, S. B
831 Lane, J. T.
Ellis, Sidney
567 Greer, Allen.
298 Hudson, T. S.
610 Lane, D. T.
Ellsworth, E. S.
772 Greer, W. A.
631 Huff, Henry L.
Ellsworth, Jolin.
614 Griffin, Jesse
790 Huff, Thomas
Ellsworth, D. F.
592 Griffith, Geo. P
393 Huffman, A
809 Lathrop, S. E. 674
Ely, John ..
828 Griffith, D. P
716 Hughes, A. B
Emerson, Geo
606 Griggs, Geo. L.
306 Hughes, A. S.
794 Lee, C. M ..
637
Estabrook, Edward.
610 Grimsley, A.
917 Hughes, H. P.
803| Leffler, Joseph
553 524
Estabrook, Porter.
568 Grout, M. A.
541 Humphreys, Thos
674 Lenhart, Frank
540
Estes, J. L.
732 Gunn, Alex
867 Lepley, E. M.
947
Evans, L. H.
299
757 Lepley, Geo.
938
Evans, J. L.
327 Hadley, J. S. Hadley, P. C.
855 Hunt, L. G.
648 Leverton Wm.
565 677
Fallfrieht, Dr.
323 Hadley, H. M.
856 Hunter, A. J.
331 Lieser, I. M ..
677
Farrell, Cornelius P
526 Haggin, Greenberry
233 Hunter, J. D.
386 Lieser, W. L.
677
Faulkner, Dr.
323 Hall, John
604 Hurley, J. H.
696 Linn, Richard.
548
Feustra, Dr ..
323 Hall, Otis
Little, E. H ... 662
Fiddler, Henry
389 Hallett, N.
947
Livengood, J. T. 915
Fiddler, J. T.
547 Hammer, Sr., Chas ..
87€ | Hutchinson, John
669 Lockard, Wm
923
Eastman, Josephus.
298 Gillham, John C
913 Hough, Jaeob
Eaton, L. T.
664 Gogerty, B. R.
647 Hough, Chas. P
Eberhart, W. A. P.
394 Gordon, L. D.
877 Hough, Geo. C.
Edgington, J. J ..
633 Gourlay, J. D
379 Houghtelin, S
Edgington, S. R.
633 Graham, Wm.
793 Hoskin, John
528 Lamb, M. M.
Edgington, Joseph
632 Graham, John
609 Hubbard, Asahel
373 Lane, George.
557 Lane, Robert 593
715 716 674 584
789 Lathrop, S. F.
Ellsworth, DeRoy .. 593-897 Griffith, E. F.
558 Huffman, Solomon
805 Lawrence, J. W 936 557
Estabrook, John V
568 Grothaus, J. H.
576 Hulbert, M ..
593 Lemoine, A ..
726 Lesh, Isaae N.
563
Fairchild, John N
289 Hadley, Jeremiah S.
856 Hunter, Isaae N.
604 Leverton, G. W
651 Kidwiler, J. H. 788
651 King, J. E. 321
382
Hoover, Samuel W
Gilman, Fred
302 Hoover, John H.
Eastman, E. W 291 Gifford, C. T.
957 Hornung, J. L.
525 Kelly, L. L .. 762
Devendorf, L. A.
636 Hill, A. P
Devine, Johu.
843 Furman, J. M. 942 Furry, Joseph
517 |Hill, F. C.
848 Kellogg, A. P. 550
Diltz, Geo. W. 874
Foster, Jesse C.
683 Hathaway, Geo.
574 Johnson, P. E. 739
918 Johnson, Wm .. 811
741 Johnson, Israel A.
874
790 Johnston, W. S.
812
772 Kemp, Sumner 516
649 Kennedy, Milton 660
Duren, C. McK 629 Gilman, Z ..
792 Hunnicutt, G. H. Hunt, David.
637 Hunt, Nathan
606 Hutchens, Wm. V. 557
289 Lathrop, I.
793 Lee, William.
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Lockard, Geo. W . 924 Mosely, Henry
728 Pomeroy, Charles
373 Shellenberger, D. M .. . . 899
Lockwood, L. H.
926 Mossman, George
874 Pool, Wm. H.
599 Sheffield, R. F 326
Lohr, Geo. H.
885 Mossman, E. C.
822 Porter, John ..
265 Shepherd, L. J ... 665
Long, Daniel
958 Mossman, S. E
874 Pratt, Henry O.
373 Shepherd, John. 393
Loomis, O. F
804 Mueller, T. E ...
698 Preston, W. S ..
468 Sherwood, Wm. H. 731
Lord, Dr.
317 Multord, S. S.
857 Price, L. W ...
923 Shiere, Rev. P. B .. 622
Lord, L. W
667 Mulford, A. M.
847 Price, Rev. J.
815 Shiffer, Rev. J. K. 620
Lounsberry, J. G
920 Munson, Oliver
553 Pritchard, C. D. 521 Simpson, J. W
662
Lounsberry, A. A ..
703 Pritchard, Martin 519 Simpson, R. D.
789
Lounsberry, Joshua W. 931 Murphy, A. C.
299
Putnam, J. D 378 Simpson, F. H.
789
Lowden, L. O
304 Myers, Wm .. 827
Sime, Colben.
559
Lowe, A. L
331 Myers, Win ..
559
Lundy, E. W.
846 McBride, R. H.
466
Lundy, James
848 McBride, John C.
468 Race, Joseph
833 Slack, Henry 889
886 Rainsbarger, E. M.
586 Slack, Philip.
333
Luttje, Geo. E
730 McCall, Rev. S.
603 Ranesberger, Wm.
565 Sloan, Win. A
941
Lynn, J. W
828 McChesney, T. I.
66] Rash, L. E.
935 Sloan, J. F ..
940
573 Rath, John.
693 Smith, A. E.
322
Maden, J. S ..
720 McCormick, J. B.
853 Rathbone, John Q.
554 Smith, O. M.
477
Madole, James. 945 McCoy, L. S ..
313 Rathbone, Gideon.
554 Smith, James.
717
Mark, Edward
715 McDill, J. H ..
325 Redinger, F ..
812 Smith, S. P
762
Marling, John
820 McDonald, A. W.
596 Reece, Wm
845 Smith, J. S ..
767
Marrow, Robert
669 McElroy, Geo ...
599 Reed, James ..
929 Smith, Leonidas
821
Marshall, Levi
950 McFarland, C. J.
263 Reed, Samuel A.
Marshall, Dr.
322 McGowan, R. J. O
768 Reed, B. F
Marshall, J. L.
899 Mcintyre, A.
821 Reese, J. H ..
385 Smith, J. B.
Marshman, Geo
887 Mckenzie, James W.
277 Reese, Frank M.
Martin, D. H.
859 Mckinley, A. P
322 Reitmeyer, H.
Martin, A. P
726 McMillen, C. T.
663 Reynolds, W. A.
957 Smuck, Geo.
885
Martin, J. A.
726 McMillen. '. D.
663 Reynolds, James
549
Martin, Frank.
687 McMillan, E. H.
741 Richardson, A. W.
Martin, A. H ..
949 McMillan, Geo
741 Rickel, Wm. W.
663 Snider, John.
Martin, Wm ...
929 McNabb, J. W.
900 Ridgeway, J. L.
635 Snyder, Israel.
Martin, Samuel.
598 McPherson, D.
525
Ridout, S. O ..
887 Southard, L. W.
652 Speer, James.
Mason, Wilson R
520
595 Narum, I. O.
635 Rink, John.
696 Spencer, J. Allen.
Mason, Peter ..
595 Newby, Willis. 949
Ripley, R. F.
379 Sperry, J. C ...
Massey, S. M ..
524 Nichols, J. H.
898
Risse, A.
706 Spurgin, Joseph
856 924
Meader, D. G.
612 Nichols, S. J.
898 Ritenour, G. H.
636 Spurlin, Daniel.
Meader, Allen
640 Nicholson, Wm.
938 Robb, B. D ..
636 Stacy, W.
659 634 803
Mendenhall, E: B Merrill, A. M. Meyer, A. F.
526 Noyes, A. A.
587 Roberts, A. Pratt.
299 Starr, A.
806
688 Nuckolls, Ezra
639 Robertson, Wm.
570 Starr, B ..
809 720
Miller, D. B.
948
Rockwell, Chas. H.
566 Stcele, Edwin
792, 813
920 Odell, Elijah
717 Rogers, Jacob S.
527 Orr, B. F
673 Rogers, Jesse
518 Steenblock, J. H.
Miller, Geo. W
729 Oviatt, W. H.
661 Rogers, John.
937 Sterns, F. H ..
Miller J. T.
740
664 Packard, C. H
665 Root, A. S.
589 Stewart, Samuel W
Miller, H. C.
760 Painter, Wm
333 Rorem Bros.
916 Stiarwalt, Wm
Miller, James
816 Painter, Isaac.
899 Rose, Samuel L.
280 Stiles, M. F.
Miller, Peter
819 Palmer, Hiram D.
524 Rose, W. C.
559 Story, Amos.
Miller, F.
820 Palmer, Richard.
527 Ross, James S
475 Stotser, Johu.
677
Mills, Alex
650 Pardee, Erastus.
386 Ross, Geo. H.
666 Stout, Job.
383 592
Mills, Irvin
903 Parish J. B.
946 Rowan, J. N.
819 Strahorn, F. P 680
898 Park, L. L.
819 Rubottom, Levi.
868 Strahorn, Joseph 677
Milner, T. H.
306 Parker, Ellis
377 Rumper, John
913 Strauss, A. B.
958
Mingle, J. H.
884 Parker, R. L.
317 Rummell, L.
540 Strickler, Dr ..
322
Miracle, D. D.
281 Parmelec, A.
525 Ryken, M. E.
529 679 Stringer, Geo. Strother, T. W. 898
Mitchell, J. M
884 Paul, Wm. C.
558 Sawin, E. S.
383 Stuart, L. M ..
668
Mitterer, A.
875 Pearson, A. H.
325 Sayre, L. N
638 Stuart, Ira B.
Moir, William J.
291 Peat, Edwin.
951 Sayre, M. V.
925 Stubbs, Enos P
Moler, Daniel.
773 Pence, Wm. F.
570 Scales, J. H
301 Stuckenberg, F.
640 Surles, Ralph.
816 Perkins, F. 792 Scott, Wm.
573 Swain, A. C .. 382
Moore John.
926 Pickett, Jason, W.
581 Scott, J. M
379 Swartwout, L. D. 812
Moore, W. W.
697 Pearce, Geo
946 Scott, W. W.
957 Swartwout, S. J. 812
563 Pierson, D ..
916 Senter, H. H.
720 Syverson, S
809
563 Pilgrims, The.
547 Shafer, Wm
789
761 Talbott, B. I. 708
Moorman, J. C.
634 Pillsbury, F. W
300 Shattuck, H. B.
806 Tash, S. W ..
603
Morriell, G. L.
550 Platts, J. F.
828 Shaver, W. T.
631 Taylor, L. O. 687
Morse, N. C ..
322 Plough, A. B. 641 Shaw, L. F ..
731 Taylor Bros. 541
Morton, W. M.
328 Plummer, Philemon ... 515 Sheldon, T. J.
873 Texido, F. C.
731
Middleton, T. M.
946 Nye, Joseph S
689 Robertson, Geo ..
805 Stebbins, E. L ..
Miller, Jacob Miller, Geo ..
877 Steenberger, W. 950 675
Roller, Chas.
541 Stevens, Hosmer
589 760 574 680 377 948
Mills, Benj.
857 Parish, B. S.
939 Rosecrans, M. P
299 Stout, F. B.
Milner, J. K
Mitchell, Isaac J. Mitchell, Geo. W
858 Patten, Samuel
680 Saucer, W. H.
697 Strother, C. W 842
668 313 915 700
Montz, Wm ...
919 Perkins, John. 599 Scott, L. L.
Moore, Isaac S.
Moore, John .. Moore, Alfred.
Morris, J. K ...
695 Pillsbury, A. H.
325 Sharp, J. P ..
600 Snider, H ... 528 Snider, Martin
573 548 321 590 956
Martin, N. S ...
652 McWhirter, John
71€ Riel, Harmon Riley, John.
664 Speers, James.
379 394 518
Meeker, A. D
877 Nix, W. J.
.697
Roberts, John S.
302 Staley, Geo.
867 Norris, F. A
637 Roberts, Matthew
768 Starr, J. B
Lyon, J. I.
549 McConkie, J. C. McConnelough, J. M.
553| Rath, Andrew
689 Smith, Samuel
385
300 Smith, James
841
568 Smith, H. C.
869
887 Smith, Sr., Samuel.
679 Smuck, J. B
913 918 880
Lundy, J. D.
841 McBride, James
Quiggle, J.
800 Sink, A. H .. Skellenger, J. W. 900
932 Murphy, Rev. D. H
Mason, Samuel.
Miller, J. B ..
274 Parsons; J. J
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Thayer, E. D.
670 Van Voorhes, S. W
843 Whited, Stephen
388 Wilson, R. P ..
679
Thompson, James D
285 Van Voorhes, G.
609 Whitesell, Wm ..
730 Wilson, Wm. G. 951
Thorington, James.
372
Whitmore, Wm. M.
955 Wilson, J. A .. 942
Thornton, J. R.
605| Wait, W.
666 Whitney, Anson.
595 Winehester, S. G ..
376
Tiddeus T G.
696 Waite, R. H.
579 Whitney, A. C.
540 Windecker, John.
679
Tilton, B. F.
601 Waldo, S. S.
383 Whitney, J. G
520 Windette, E. A.
916
Todd, Geo.
603 Walthall, D. B
730 Wickham, Asel.
576 Wood, A. F.
Tomlinson, John.
526 Walton, J. D.
728 Wilde, Wm ..
767 Wood, James W.
297
Townsend, Nathan
703 Ward, George.
304 Wildman, O. S.
832
Woodruff, M. C.
.461-738
Travis, Rev. G. J.
758 Ward, R. T
719 Wildman, Wm ..
859
Woodside, James
610
Treat, Robert M
520 Warn, C. H.
804 Wilcox, E. B ...
569|
Worden, M. H.
946
Trickey, John.
568 Warring, C. M.
958 Wilcox, P. J. .
948 Wright, E. R.
869
Turk, H. B.
323 Weaver, S. M.
300 Wilkinson, D. K.
719 Wright, Robert. 761
Turner, D. W.
587 Weaver, A. A
750 Wilkinson, Wm. A
528 Wright, John
569
Underwood, Myron.
318 Weaver, J. B.
844 Willcox, W. V.
390 Wumkes, E.
695
Utley, Milton.
544 |Webb, A. E ..
390 Willhoite, G. R
914
Van Buskirk, M.
767 Webb, N. L.
585 Williams, Philo
Vander, Huyl, Dr.
323 Weiland, J. H.
766 Williams. F. C.
698
Young, Duane 542
Vandever, Wm.
372 Wentworth, A.
597| Williams, J. D.
694
VanDornam, A
586 White, Daniel.
661 Williams, H. T.
543
VanPatter, L ...
876 White, Joseph.
740 Wilson, S. L ..
716 Zieger, James
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Barhite, A.
807 Graham, John.
607 McIntyre, A
473 Sloan, J. F. 943
Beard, L. T.
545
McMillan, Geo.
817/Sloan, Wm.
795
Benson, John
911 Hall, Otis.
499
Smith, Samuel
257
Birdsall, B. P.
535
Hauser, T. N.
257 Nickerson, Wm
891 Smith, S. P
763
Boyd, J. M ...
437 Hoag, L. M.
753 Noyes, A. A.
671 Stout, Job
617
Buttolph, J. T.
743 Huff, Henry L. 283 Nye, J. S.
701 Strother, C. W
823
Caldwell, J. W
329 Irvin, J. Q
401 Oviatt, J. M. B.
839 Tomlinson, John 861
Campbell, L. E.
653
turner, D. W.
581
Campbell, Robert
921 Kelso, J. S
509 Parker, Ellis 355
Perkins, John.
785 Underwood, Myron. 319
Devine, John.
801 Lathrop, I.
681
Downend, John
829 Leverton, Wm.
Lounsberry, J. W
927 Reed, James
933 White, Joseph 775
Eastman, E. W
293
Whited, Stephen. 463
Estes, J. L
711 Miller, D. B.
881 State Capitol ..
16 Wildman, Seneca. 849
Moir, W. J.
391 Sayre, M. V
901 Wildman, Jane. 851
Fiddler, Henry
723 Moore, Isaac S.
365 Shaver, W. T.
973 Wood, A. F. 427
Foster, J. H. 733 Morse, N. C ..
643 Sheffield, R. H.
871 Wright, John
769
526 Walker, Wm ..
598 Whitney, Geo ..
931 Wisner, L. F.
739
Tolman, Henry
709 Walton, Benj
595 Wildman, Seneca.
858 Wood, Albert ..
523
Townsend, I. L ..
930
909 Yearick, J. G. 390
571 Rath, John
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CERTIFICATES OF COMMITTEES.
The following are the certificates of the committees appointed by the Old Settlers' Association to examine and revise the general and township histories. The committees each did their work well and conscientiously, and deserve the thanks of the people of the county.
"We, the undersigned, appointed by the Old Settlers' Association for the purpose of examin- ing and revising the History of Hardin County, compiled by the Union Publishing Company, of Springfield, Ill., hereby certify that we have examined the work and have made such corrections and additions as we in our judgment deemed necessary :
Isaac S. Moore, J. W. Boyd, L. W. Southard, H. L. Huff, Stephen Whited."
"We, the undersigned, committees appointed for the purpose of revising and correcting the histories of our respective townships for the History of Hardin County, to be published by the Union Publishing Company, of Springfield, Ill., do hereby certify that the manuscript was submitted to us and that we made such corrections and additions as we in our judgment deemed necessary, and as corrected, approve of the same."
Jesse Rogers, Peter Taylor, J. Allen Spencer, -Alden Township.
G. L. Morrill, A. P. Kellogg, H. Snider, -Buckeye Township.
J. Q. Rathbone, I. N. Lesh, S. F. Lathrop, -- Clay Township.
E. F. Griffith, W. C. Paul, -Concord Township.
Ellis Parker, S. B. Moran, S. R. Edgington, -Eldora Township.
Rezin Kennedy, W. A. Caraway, -Ellis Township.
D. H. Steenblock, H. Frantz, -Etna Township.
J. E. Bailey, N. S. Martin, -Grant Township.
J. H. Foster,
A. Woods,
S. P. Smith,
J. T. Buttolph,
-- Hardin Township.
R. D. Simpson,
Wallen Hayden,
J. H. Kidwiler,
-Jackson Township.
G. H. Myers,
Leonidas Smith,
Isaac S. Moore,
-Pleasant Township.
William F. Andrews,
Asher Kersey,
A. M. Mulford,
-Providence Township.
Fredcrick Finn,
Charles P. Hough,
E. Heinzerling,
-Sherman Township.
Augustus Mitterer,
T. J. Hunter,
-Tipton Township.
T. N. Hauser,
J. Q Irvin,
-Union Township.
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STATE CAPITOL, DES MOINES, IOWA.
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HISTORY OF IOWA.
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CHAPTER I.
T HE traveler, in wending his way across the fair State of Iowa, with its evidences of civilization upon every hand; its magnificent churches with spires pointing heavenward; its school-houses almost upon every hill; palatial residences evincing wealth and refinement, cannot realize that, less than a half century ago, this "beautiful land" was the home only of the red man, who roamed at will over the fair and fertile prairies, hunting in the woods and fishing in its streams. The change would seem too great for him to realize. But it is indeed true. These churches, these school-houses, these pala- tial residences, these railroads, these tele- graph and telephone wires, all have been erected or placed here within the space of a half century.
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Before the advent of the Red Men, who were found in possession by the Europeans, who inhabited this country, is a subject yet unsolved, and is shrouded in mystery. That there were human beings of a distinct race from the red men of later days, is gen-
erally conceded, but scientists fail as yet to agree as to their nature and origin. That this continent is co-existent with the world of the ancients cannot be questioned. Every investigation instituted under the auspices of modern civilization confirms this fact. It is thought by many that the first inhabitants came from Asia, by way of Behring's Strait, and in large numbers. Magnificent cities and monuments were raised at the bidding of tribal leaders, and populous settlements centered with thriv- ing villages sprang up everywhere in man- ifestation of the progress of the people., For the last four hundred years the colo- nizing Caucasian has trodden on the ruins of a civilization whose greatness he could only surmise. Among these ruins are pyramids similar to those which have ren- dered Egypt famous. The pyramid of Chalula is square, each side of its base being 1,335 feet, and its height 172 feet. Another pyramid north of Vera Cruz is formed of large blocks of highly polished porphyry, and bears upon its front hiero-
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glyphic inscriptions and curious sculpture. It is 82 feet square, and a flight of 57 steps conducts to its summit, which is 65 feet high. The ruins of Palenque are said to extend 20 miles along the ridge of a moun- tain, and the remains of an Aztec city, near the banks of the Gila, are spread over more than a square league. The principal feature of the Aztec civilization which has come down to us was its religion, which we are told was of a dark and gloomy character. Each new god created by their priesthood, instead of arousing new life in the people, brought death to thousands; and their grotesque idols exposed to drown the senses of the beholders in fear, wrought wretchedness rather than spiritual happi- ness. In fact, fear was the great animating principal, the motive power which sustained this terrible religion. Their altars were sprinkled with blood drawn from their own bodies in large quantities, and on them thousands of human victims were sacri- ficed in honor of the demons whom they worshipped. The head and heart of every captive taken in war were offered up as a sacrifice to the god of battles, while the victorious legions feasted on the remaining portions of the bodies. It is said that during the ceremonies attendant on the consecration of two of their tem- ples, the number of prisoners offered up in sacrifice was 12,210, while they them- selves contributed large numbers of volun- tary victims to the terrible belief.
The race known as the Mound-Builders next attracts the attention of the ethnolo- gists. Throughout the Mississippi Valley, including many portions of Iowa, are found mounds and walls of earth or stone, which
can only have a human origin. These mounds vary in size from a few feet to hundreds of feet in diameter. In them are often found stone axes, pestles, arrow- heads, spear-points, pieces of flint, and other articles. Pottery of various de- signs is very common in them, and from the material of which they are made geol- ogists have attempted to assign their age.
Some have thought that the Mound- Builders were a race quite distinct from the modern Indians, and that they were in an advanced state of civilization. The best authorities now agree that while the comparatively civilized people called the Aztecs built the cities whose ruins are occasionally found, the Mound-Builders were the immediate ancestors of the In- dians De Soto first saw, and little different from the Indians of to-day.
The origin of the Red Men, or Ameri- can Indians, is a subject which interests as well as instructs. It is a favorite topic with the ethnologist, even as it is one of . deep concern to the ordinary reader. A review of two works lately published on the origin of the Indians, treats the matter in a peculiarly reasonable light. It says :
"Recently a German writer has put for- ward one theory on the subject, and an English writer has put forward another and directly opposite theory. The differ- ence in opinion concerning our aboriginals among authors who have made a profound study of races, is at once curious and in- teresting. Blumenbach treats them in his classifications as a distinct variety of the human family; but, in the three-fold divi- sion of Dr. Latham, they are ranked among the Mongolidæ. Other writers on races
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regard them as a branch of the great Mon- golian family, which at a distant period found its way from Asia to this continent, and remained here for centuries separate from the rest of mankind, passing, mean- while, through divers phases of barbarism and civilization. Morton, our eminent ethnologist, and his followers, Nott and Gliddon, claim for our native Red Men an origin as distinct as the flora and fauna of this continent. Prichard, whose views are apt to differ from Morton's, finds reason to believe, on comparing the American tribes together, that they must have formed a separate department of nations from the earliest period of the world. The era of their existence as a distinct and isolated people must probably be dated back to the time which separated into nations the in- habitants of the Old World, and gave to each its individuality and primitive lan- guage. Dr. Robert Brown, the latest authority, attributes, in his 'Races of Man- kind,' an Asiatic origin to our aboriginals. He says that the Western Indians not only personally resemble their nearest neighbors -the Northeastern Asiatics-but they re- semble them in language and tradition. The Esquimaux on the American and the Tchuktcis on the Asiatic side understand one another perfectly. Modern anthro- pologists, indeed, are disposed to think that Japan, the Kuriles, and neighboring regions, may be regarded as the original home of the greater part of the native American race. It is also admitted by them that between the tribes scattered from the Arctic sea to Cape Horn there is more uniformity of physical feature than is seen in any other quarter of the globe. The weight of evidence and au-
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