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Concerning Mr. Longman's domestic life, it may be said, he was united in mar- riage March 5, 1842, to Ann Millington, a native of England, born February 13, 1822. She is the daughter of Alexander and Ann (Winrow) Millington, both de- ceased. Our subject and his wife are the parents of six children, five of whom still survive-James, born May 10, 1843; Fan- nie, June 14, 1846; Alfred, April 11, 1848; Louisa, December 23, 1850, who died in April, 1851, in St. Joseph; William, C., born July 28, 1852, and Henry, April 7, 1855.
Politically Mr. Longman affiliates with the Democratic party, and in religious matters makes no profession. He is con-
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sidered one of the wealthy men of Harri- son County and is well and favorably known in every township.
At the time he came to Harrison County there was but a little settlement, and wild game, including deer and wild turkey were very plentiful; but year by year the plow-share of civilization has cut its broad furrows over the bosom of Harrison County, until to-day this well-tilled gar- den spot, exhibits a marked contrast, from those earlier years, when the nimble- footed deer grazed in safety along the fer- tile valleys of the county.
Mr. Longman has been an extensive dealer in thoroughbred Short-horn cattle and has paid as high as $400 for one ani- mal. Being a good judge of stock and a trustworthy man he has made a financial success out of this branch of business.
Unfortunately, since the winter 1863-64, our subject has been afflicted with deaf- ness, which has been constantly growing on him until now he is obliged to use an ear trumpet. Before becoming deaf he was fond of society, and seemed in his na- tive element while entertaining a com- pany of his friends, but since overtaken by this calamity he naturally isolates him- self from society, being assured, however, that he has the sympathy of both his family and the community in which he lives.
ENRY HANNEMAN SR., a farmer living on section 8, of Magnolia Township, (township 79, range 43) came to Harrison County in Octo- ber, 1855, and settled on the farm he now lives upon, at first purchasing eighty acres,
nine acres of which of had been broken. He built a log house 14x18 feet and lived in the same until about 1863, when he built a frame house 14x16 feet, one and a half stories high, to which he has made several additions and improvements. In 1873 he erected a barn 30x40 feet, and has added to his landed estate until he now has four hundred and forty acres, one hundred and fifty of which are under the plow, and the balance in meadow, pasture and timber land. 1
Our subject was born in Geinsheim, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, March 27, 1827, and he remained in his native land until 1851, when he sailed for America, being twenty-eight days on the ocean ; he came direct to Lancaster County, Pa. There he worked by the month on a farm until 1854, at which time he went to In- dianapolis, Ind., where he was variously engaged until the autumn of 1855, when he came to Iowa.
Mr. Hanneman was married in Lancas- ter County, Pa., February 15, 1854, to Miss Mary Hauff, and they are the parents of three children-Henry, born January 23, 1855; Katie, October 18, 1856; and John, May 24, 1861.
Mary (Hauff) Hanneman was also born in Geinsheim, Hessen-Darmstadt, Ger- many, December 12, 1823, and came to Lan- caster County, Pa., in 1851, where she worked out until the date of her mar- riage.
Henry Hanneman, the father of our subject, was born in Germany, about 1790, at the same place in which his son was born, and died there January 1, 1849. The mother, Catherine (Geith) Hanne- man, was born at the same place in Ger- many, and remained there until her death. They were the parents of four children, our subject being the third child.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hanneman are both ac- ceptable members of the Evangelical Church at Magnolia and have belonged to that organization since 1861.
When our subject came from Germany he possessed only $40, and upon arriving in Harrison County, his sole possessions consisted of a team of horses. The coun- try was very thinly inhabited, and their nearest trading point was Council Bluffs, and his children got most of their school- ing at a school-house which stood near W. E. Cutler's, which was about one and three-quarter miles from Mr. Hanneman's house. L. D. Butler had a small mill near where Woodbine now stands. Dur- ing the hard winter of 1856-57, the snow was so deep that it was impossible to get around with horse-teams, so Mr. Henne- man got an ox-team for their keeping, and with them hauled his winter's wood up near his house early in the season, but it was soon drifted under so badly that it was easier to go to the timber and cut and haul more than it was to uncover it.
2 ORMAN B. HARDY, of section 32, near the village of Magnolia, came to the county with his parents in the autumn of 1852, having lived two years in Mills County prior to that. He was born in La Grange County, Ind., No- vember 21, 1840, and in the spring of 1850 his parents moved to Mills County, Iowa, and upon coming to Magnolia Township his father entered a quarter section of land upon which some improvements had been made including a small log cabin. The first winter the family rented a house in Calhoun Township while they were building on their own place. Here our
subject remained with his parents until the autumn of 1862, and then went to freighting between Magnolia and Council Bluffs, and followed this until the railroad got as far west as Jefferson, and then freighted from that point to Magnolia, and as the line was extended west and reached Logan he hauled goods from that point until about 1880, when he bought the farm that his father first located on.
Our subject was married in Magnolia in 1862, to Miss Mary H. Eaton, by whom six children were born-Effie O., Winnie M., Isadora, Rollin B., Bruce H., and Norman E.
Mary H. (Eaton) Hardy, our subject's first wife, died in 1873, and in 1877 Mr. Hardy married Miss Katie Nutterville, and by this marriage five children were born-Harry P., Percy J., C. Myrt and Morell M. (twins) died in infancy and Mag- gie. Mr. Hardy's first wife was born in Ver- mont in 1841, and when she was a small child her father took her brother, a sister and herself to live with an uncle, M. Eaton, with whom she lived until she was mar- ried.
Mr. Hardy's present wife was born in Canada in 1851, and when eighteen years of age came to Harrison County. She is a member of the Congregational Church and an exemplary Christian lady.
Politically our subject believes in the principles of the Democratic party.
OSIAH TUFLY, a retired citizen of Modale, came to Harrison County in the spring of 1858, at which time he took a claim of one hundred and sixty acres in Clay Township. Land at that time was not in the market, but he
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entered the same in 1861. This land is located on section 25. He improved it, built a cottonwood lumber house, 16x24 feet, which was boarded up and down. He remained on this place until the autumn of 1868, when he sold the place and bought one hundred and sixty acres of unim- proved land on section 20, of Taylor Town- ship, where he built a frame house 16x24 feet, with an ell 12x14 feet. He lived in this house until 1882, and then provided himself with a new frame house, 25x36 feet, two stories high. In 1871 he built a barn, 28x24 feet. He now has seventy acres under cultivation, while the balance is in meadow land. In the spring of 1890 he left the farm and moved to Modale, where he is living a retired life. When he came to the county there were but few settlers, and his nearest trading point was Council Bluffs, while his nearest post- office was Magnolia.
Our subject was born in Switzerland, August 7, 1820. His parents were Christian and Lucy (Florine) Tufly. He remained at home with his parents until the 1st of March, 1840, when he sailed for America, landing in New Orleans after a seventy- three days' voyage, arriving August 13. He came up the Mississippi River as far St. Louis, stopped a short time, and then went to Madison County, Ill. His father's family came at the same time. They re- mained there one year, he and his father both following the carpenter's trade. They received fifty cents per day for their skilled labor. Our subject left his parents in Madison County and went to Jefferson County, Mo., where he followed his trade, remaining there four years. We next find him in Galena, Ill., where he worked in the lead mines for two years, and then went to the pineries of Wisconsin, where he worked in the Big Woods for eighteen
months, then returned to Galena, Ill., where he clerked in a hotel for a year, then went to Washington County, Mo., working at the carpenter's trade and.oper- ating a sawmill. A year after he bought a farm, cultivated that and ran the saw- mill, but quit carpentering. A year later he sold the mill and remained in that sec- tion until the spring of 1853, when he came to Harrison County, Iowa. He was married in Jo Daviess County, Ill., July 29, 1848, to Miss Margaret Graber, the daughter of Debold and Margaret D. (Household) Graber, both natives of Ger- many.
Our subject and his wife are the par- ents of ten children, born and named in the following order: Maru M., March 5, 1849; George F., August 29, 1850; John C., November 26, 1851; Lucy M., June 4, 1853; Louisa E., March 23, 1855; Jo- siah H .. April 25, 1857; William D., March 16, 1859; Sophia J., September 1, 1860; Sarah A., October 13, 1862; Peter, May 21, 1868. William D. died March 20, 1859; Peter, May 23, 1868; and Sarah A., November 16, 1881.
Margaret D. (Graber) Tufly was born in Elsace, Germany, January 15, 1828. She remained at home until the spring of 1845, when she bid farewell to her par- ents and to the scenes of her childhood, and with her uncle came to America. After landing they made their way to Ft. Madison, Iowa, where she worked out by the week for about a year, then went to Galena and remained until she was mar- ried.
When Mr. Tufly arrived in Harrison County he had a wife and seven children looking to him for support. He relates how that he had the magnificent sum of $1.25 (?) but was without a team, cow or anything else to obtain a living with, and
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the only reason that he remained in this county was the fact that he did not pos- sess money enougli to get away with. During the first two years of his residence here none of his neighbors knew such a thing as sugar, tea and coffee. Their bread stuff was cornmeal and shorts, but mostly cornmeal.
Politically our subject is a Republican. Among the local offices he has held may be mentioned in this connection that of Township Trustee and School Director. Mr. and Mrs. Tufly are both members of the Christian Church.
Of our subject's children, who are mar- ried, it may be said that Mary M. married Stephen L. Frederick and lives in Barton County, Kan .; Louisa E. married John Mintun and now lives in Harrison County, Iowa; Lucy M. married Clinton D. Arm- strong and lives in Jones County, Iowa; Sarah A. married Charles Lightell and died in Taylor Township; John C. mnar- ried Mary J. Penrod; George F. married Minnie Curtis, and Josiah H. married Emma J. Arbaugh; all are residents of Harrison County, Iowa.
R. SAMUEL W. CLARK, drug- gist and banker, at Magnolia, Iowa, came to Harrison County, March 20, 1868, from Washington County, Ohio, in company with Robert King and family, who remained two years and returned to the Buckeye State, but who are now residents of Western Neb- raska. When our subject first came to Magnolia, he entered a drug store in com- pany with Dr. O'Linn, remained three or four months and sold to O. V. Brainard,
and bought an interest in the general merchandising stock of Reuben Yiesley, the firm name being Clark & Yiesley ; the following spring Dr. Clark sold his interest to Mr. Dalley, now of Woodbine flouring mills, and immediately entered into part- nership with a firm known as Clark, Ford & Noyes, having two stores, one at Mondamin and one at Magnolia. In the fall of 1869, Capt. John Noyes bought the Mondamin store, while W. F. Clark and A. W. Ford retained the Magnolia branch. Mr. Clark sold his interest to his brother, W. F. Clark, and Mr. Ford, and bought the store of Dalley & Yiesley, and con- tinued until March, 1879, when he moved the stock to Tekamah, Neb., and in a short time sold it, and bought a half inter- est in the bank of A. W. Ford, in which business he has contiuned ever since. In November, 1884, he put in a stock of drugs having been carrying a small line of drugs prior to this time. Mr. Clark was reported afterward, but he immedi- ately went to Des Moines, and in twenty- four hours had been examined and was back to Magnolia, receiving a gold seal certificate, which allowed him to handle drugs. On the morning of June 7, 1887, his business house was burned out, des- troying every thing, except the safe be- longing to the banking business. But be- fore the foundation was scarcely cool he commenced the erection of a one-story brick building, 24x46 feet, which he now occupies, and in which he carries a full line of drugs and carries on a general banking business.
Dr. Clark was born in Lancaster County, Penn., August 20, 1832. and is the son of Andrew and Harriet E. (Rhea) Clark. The father was of Irish descent and the mother of English extraction. The father was a farmer, and died in Ohio, in the
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summer of 1862; the mother following in the autumn of 1863. They were the par- ents of ten children, of whom our subject was the third child. He attended school in Lancaster County, Penn., leaving. there and going to Harrison County, Ohio when our subject was seven years old, and later to Washington County, where he died.
Our subject attended the district schools, common to the Buckeye State, and when fifteen years of age, commenced attending school in McConnelsville, the county-seat of Morgan County. After two years, he graduated from the Academy at that place, and then commenced teaching district school and subsequently a select school at Beverly, Ohio, and while in this school, commenced studying medicine, which he continued to do for about three years, after which he commenced the practice of his profession with his brother, W. F. Clark.
In the winter of 1854-55, he entered Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, after which he commenced practi- sing in Washington County, continuing the same until he came to Iowa.
He was married in Morgan County, Ohio, in the spring of 1852, to Mary A. Jordan, one of his former pupils, by whom two children were born. She died in the spring of 1857, and in the spring of 1859, our subject was again married in Wash- ington County, Ohio, to Amanda Dilly, by whom five children were born, three of whom are living. Their mother died at Magnolia, in October, 1875. During the month of December, 1877, the Doctor was married to Helen Taylor, a school teacher, and she died the following summer.
October 7, 1879, the Doctor was mar- ried to Hannah J. Gilkerson, a native of Marshall County, Iowa, born June 30, 1856, By this union four sons have been
born-Rolland, Frank R., J. W. Dean and Harry D.
Politically, the Doctor is a stanch sup- porter of the Republican party, in religi- ous matters, both he and his wife are members of the Congregational Church.
He belongs to Magnolia Lodge, No. 126, A. F. & A. M. and Magnolia Lodge, No. 177, of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
G EORGE E. FERGUSON, editor of the Persia Globe, was born in Marsh- all County, Iowa, in the city of Marshalltown, February 18, 1866, and when nine years of age, his parents re- moved to Crawford County, and lived until he was fourteen years old, and then went to Manning of Carroll County, Iowa, where our subject remained with his par- ents until 1884; he there worked as a printer on the Monitor until 1886, when he went to work on the Manning News, and in April, 1887 went to Manilla, Crawford County. In July of that year he went to South Omaha, where he worked a short time on a stock journal, and from there to Denver, Col., and back to Kansas City, was there a short time, and then went to Chicago, where he remained about a year, after which he came to Manning, and taught school during the winter of 1877- 78. It was a district school in Audubon County.
In the autumn of 1889, he had control of the Gray Eagle at the village of Gray, Iowa. But after six months became dis- satisfied with the town, which was a mere hamlet, and went to Council Bluffs, where he worked on different papers until the
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autumn of 1889, and came back to Man- ning and took charge of the Free Press until September, 1890, when he came to Persia, and started the Globe.
Our subject was married at Denison, Iowa, December 24, 1887, to Miss May Fyoek, and they are the parents of one child, Nile, born July 15, 1890. Mrs. Fer- guson was born in East Des Moines, June 8, 1869, and when she was about nine years of age her parents removed to Perry, Iowa; lived there four years and then re- moved to Panora, where they lived until the spring of 1887.
Our subject's wife remained at home until the date of her marriage. Politically our subject is a supporter of the Demo- cratic party. He belongs to Lodge No. 203, Bluff City Typographical Union. For an account of his newspaper, we refer the reader to Persia village history.
OHN O'CONNOR, deceased, was born in Ireland, June 21. 1822, and in 1849 came to America. He re- mained a few years in New Haven, Conn., but we next find him acting in the capacity of an overseer of a farm near Davenport, Iowa, for Judge Grant. In the spring of 1869 he came to Harrison County, Iowa, and settled on section 10, of Taylor Township. He bought one hun- dred and sixty acres of partly improved land, upon which stood a log house; about thirty acres of breaking had been done. The old log cabin, around which many a hallowed memory clusters, even in these days of beautiful residences, served well the purpose until 1875, when their present two-story farmhouse was
erected, and is now the pride of the town- ship as well as the comfort of the family. Its main part is 18x28 feet. There is also an addition 16x18 feet, and still another twelve feet square. It is one of the best houses in the county. In 1882 a barn was built 30x62 feet, with twenty-two foot posts, with cribbing attached on the north side. To the farm has been added until there is now two hundred acres, be- sides a farm on section 2, of one hundred and sixty acres.
Mr. O'Connor was married in New Ha- ven, Conn., May 14, 1856, to Miss Mary Marley, a native of Ireland, born Febru- ary 14, 1833. She remained in her native land until 1849, and then came to Amer- ica, lived two years in New York City, and then went to New Haven. They were the parents of eight children-James E., Sylvester J., Elizabeth M., Joseph M., Francis M., William E., Margaret J. and Agnes 11.
James E. is married and lives in Blair, Neb. ; Elizabeth was married to Frank W. Schwertley and lives in Harrison County ; Francis M. is married and lives in this county, while the remainder of the fam- ily are at home. Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor were both devout members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. O'Connor brought about $4,000 to the county with him, which was the foun- dation of their present good home. They now keep about one hundred head of cattle on the place and feed two carloads of steers every winter. Our subject was called from the scenes of this life June 19, 1883.
W. E. O'Connor, a son of our subject, has taught five years in one school dis- trict, commencing when eighteen years of age. He exhibits marked ability as an educator, having first fitted himself for
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that calling by attending the High School at Logan and otherwise preparing him- self for a teacher. At this time he is the Farmers' Alliance candidate for Superin- tendent of Schools in. Harrison County. Margaret, his sister, also follows teach- ing, having been educated at the Sisters' School, at Council Bluffs, and in the Woodbine Normal.
OHN CHATBURN, a farmer of sec- tion 2, Magnolia Township, who came to the county in the fall of 1863, will form the subject of this notice.
He was born in Lancashire, England, September 26, 1832, remained at home with his parents until September, 1863, when he sailed for America, and came direct to Harrison County, Iowa, where his uncle, Judge Jonas Chatburn was then living, and who persuaded him to come to this country. He was married in Harrison County, Iowa, October 14, 1885, to Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, who was born in Jersey, England, April 21, 1852, and remained with her parents until about 1874, when she went to London, where she was mar. ried to William Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the parents of three children : Will- iam A., Charles A., and John M. Shortly after their marriage they sailed for America and came direct to Harrison County, set- tling in Woodbine, but shortly afterward bought a farm in Boyer Township, and re- mained there until 1884.
Mr. and Mrs. Chatburn have an adopted child, Lottie, who was born May 1, 1890, in Council Bluffs. Mrs. Chatburn is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
The father of our subject, William Chat- burn, born in Lancashire, England, in 1802, came to America in 1863, his wife coming the next year. He died in Harri- son County. His wife, Mary (Holton) Chatburn was also a native of Lancashire, born in December, 1800, and remained there until her marriage. They were the parents of seven children of whom our subject was the fourth. His mother died in Harrison County. The father belonged to the Church of England, while his wife was a Baptist.
Upon coming to this county in 1863, our subject rented a farm for two years, and then purchased sixty acres of partly im- proved land, a part of which was broken, and had a log cabin 12x14 feet upon it. He lived upon this place five years, and then sold the twenty acres of farming land, and bought one hundred and twenty acres of wild land, and built a frame house 14x20 feet, and afterward made two additions to the same. This constitutes. his present place. .
E DGAR F. CADWELL, a farmer of section 36, Magnolia Township, will form the subject of this bio- graphical notice. He was born in Mag- nolia Township, August 4, 1855, and re- mained at home with his parents, Phineas and Harriet Cadwell, until the spring of 1877, when he moved to the farm he now occupies, which is a part of the old home- stead, and which he obtained from his father in 1873, and consists of two hun- dred acres. In the winter of 1876-77 he built a frame house, two stories high 20x28
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feet, to which he has since made an addi- tion. In 1880 he built a frame barn, 28x46 feet, and everything about the premises shows him to be a man of taste and order.
April 4, 1877, he was united in marriage. in Magnolia Township, to Ella J. Lewis, and they are now the parents of four chil- dren : Vida L., Fannie, Charles F., and James G.
Ella J. (Lewis) Cadwell was born Sep- tember 7, 1856, in Indiana, andl about 1858 her parents came to Harrison County, Iowa, remained until 1861, and went to Ohio, coming back to Harrison County four years later, and settled in Magnolia Township. She taught school about four years, and both she and her husband at- tended the High School at Magnolia.
2 ELSON G. BOYNTON, a repre- sentative farmer of Calhoun Town- ship, whose charming farmhouse is situated on section 29, came to Harrison County, February 12, 1856, and bought eighty acres, which is a part of his present farm. He paid five dollars per acre for the same, but did not make any improve- ments the first year. He being of a busi- ness turn of mind, persuaded himself that there was something to be made in the mercantile business, so he formed a part- nership with Isaac W. Day, and put up a store building in the old village of Cal- houn. This building was 20x36, and one story and a half high. The following autumn they stocked it with dry goods and groceries, and operated under the firm name of Day & Boynton, and con- tinued together until the spring of 1857, when our subject sold to his partner, and
at once commenced breaking up his land. But not having enough land to occupy his whole attention, he worked out for others at times. In the summer of 1861 he had cottonwood lumber sawed at the mill in Cincinnati Township and black- walnut at Calhoun, of which that autumn he erected a house 14x22 feet, one story high, boarding it up and down with the black-walnut lumber.
A great National storm had been brew- ing for years, and our once peaceful land was now divided into two contending forces, the anti and pro-slavery elements. Each successive Congress waxed warmer and warmer. The radicals of the North and the radicals of the South, through their representatives, crossed swords in Congress ; the press, the pulpit and the rostrum, with the more conservative ele- ment tried to avert the impending crisis, but the political conflict was irrepressible, and the blood of tens of thousands of the Nation's best men must needs be sacrificed for the purification of the Nation and the final overthrow of human slavery. Our subject watched with much interest the progress of the Civil War from April, 1861, to January 28, 1862, when he became impressed with the thought that it was his duty to take a personal part in the conflict. So he enlisted as a member of Company H, of the Fifteenth Iowa In- fantry, and wore the loyal blue until hon- orably discharged at Vicksburg, February 20, 1864, and re-enlisted February 21, 1864-the next day-in the same regi- ment and company, and served until July 24, 1865, when he was discharged at Louisville, Ky. He participated in the battle of Shiloh, which had not its equal in the world's history at that time. Here he was wounded in the right hip. This laid him up three weeks, but he joined his
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