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W. D. CANNON, farmer; post-office, Solon; was born on the farm he now lives on, section 36, Big Grove township, November 6, 1840, and was the first white child born in the township. Is a son of William D. and Julia A. Cannon, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter a native of Maine, her maiden name being Pratt. They came to Johnson county February 10, 1840; here the subject of this sketch has since resided. He attended Cornell College from September, 1857, to January, 1860. He now owns 175 acres of fine land, and has a fine brick residence and good improvements. He was married March 15, 1863, to Miss Delilah A. Eason, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Alexander and Mary Eason, she having taught a school for five years in this county. They have three children, Carrie A., Willie D., and Ray P. Mr. and Mrs. Cannon and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Solon.
JAMES CARRIGAN, a farmer in Union township; post-office, lowa City; was born February, 1825, in Ireland; came to America in 1849, five years in Pennsylvania, and then settled in Johnson county. He was married May 15, 1857, to Miss Ann Reynolds; is a member of the Roman Cath- olic Church at Windham, Hardin township. He is a democrat in politics, and lives on section 2, and owns 120 acres of land, under a good state of cultivation, and plenty of good stock of cattle, hogs and horses.
FRED T. CARL, farmer and stock raiser; post-office, Lone Tree; was born in Indiana, April 18, 1837. In the fall of 1838 his,parents, George and Cordelia, moved to Cedar county, Iowa, where the subject of this sketch spent his early life, and came to Johnson county the fall of 1875. He owns 160 acres of fine land, and gives his attention to farming and raising fine blooded horses of Lexington, Regent and Hambletonian stock,
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all fast animals. He was married November 8, 1855, to Miss Emoline Soper, a native of New York, but came to Cedar county when quite young. She died October 18, 1880, leaving seven children, Minerva E., James R., F. F., Lucina, Addie S., Elard and Eben Davis. Mr. Carl is a member of the U. O. H. No. 2, at Lone Tree.
MATHEW CAVANAGH, a resident of Iowa City, and engaged in the practice of law, and real estate, was born May 12, 1832, in Cass county, Michigan. His parents came to Iowa in 1839, and settled in Johnson " county in 1840. He was married September, 1858, to Miss Mary Fellows, of Lee county, Illinois. They have five children, Amy R., Julia M., Carrie C., James M. and Lucy M. He graduated from Cornell College, Iowa, in 1857, and his wife is a graduate from the same college. His daughter, Julia M., graduated from the State University, class in 1882, and is now teaching at LeMars, Iowa. Amy R., Carrie C. and James are graduates of the Iowa City High School. He was admitted to practice law in Linn county, Iowa, in 1861. He is a democrat in politics, was sheriff of Johnson county, was appointed and filled the unexpired term of S. P. McCadden, 1872, deceased, and was elected in 1873, and re-elected in 1875. He was township trustee of Iowa City township in 1871, a member of the city council in 1862, mayor of Iowa City in 1878, and is at present a member of the Iowa City school board and its president. He is a member of the Unitarian Society ; a member of No. 6, I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., and L. of H., Iowa City.
JOSEPH CERNY, a resident of Iowa City, a clothing merchant doing business on Washington street, was born February 20, 1839, in Bohemia, Austria. Came to America, December 25, 1854; landed in New York, and came to Iowa City January 6, 1855; a carpenter by trade. He clerked for Harrison Eppel prior to going in the clothing bus- iness in 1865. He was married June 14, 1864 to Miss Helen Haas of Iowa City. This union is blessed with six children : John A., George F., Louis F., Rosa, Ida, and Joseph. Member of Tutonia German Lodge, No. 129, I. O. O. F .; a member of the A. O. U. W., and also a member of the Masonic societies; a democrat in politics; was a member of the city council two years from third ward; elected in 1875.
JOHN J. CERNY, a resident of Iowa City; in the saddlery and har- ness business at No. 28 Washington street; was born March 7, 1846, in Bohemia, Austria; came to America in 1855; landed in New York City, and settled in Iowa City the same year. He was married October 13, 1875, to Miss Mary Kasper of Iowa City; has three children, John W., Clara E., and Ella M. He is a member of Tutonia (German) Lodge No. 128, I. O. O. F., and the A. O. U. W. of Iowa City. He is a democrat in politics.
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JAMES CHAMBERLAIN, a farmer residing in Madison township, post-office, North Liberty; was born March 3, 1817, in Adams county, Penn- sylvania. His parents settled in Lafayette county, Indiana, in 1834, where he lived until the fall of 1841, when he settled in Johnson county, Iowa. He was married March 8, 1838, to Elizabeth Laman of Lafayette, Indiana. They had nine children, only two of them now living. His wife died July 10, 1856, and on the 24th day of May, 1857, he married Catharine Snavely, widow of Michael Snavely. By this union one child was born, Ira J. G., born September 10, 1858. He is a member of the United Brethren Church at the Cross Roads Union Church in Madson township. He is a repub- lican in politics. He has held the office of member of the board of super- visors of Johnson county. He was member of the school board for twenty years prior to 1871, and has held the office of justice of the peace for twenty years last past, and is still justice of the peace for Madison town- ship.
LEWIS E. CHAMBERLAIN, a farmer in Madison township, post- office, North Liberty; was born June 2, 1847, in Johnson county, Iowa. He was married September 3, 1868, to Miss Annie J. Moreland of Keo- kuk county, Iowa. They have three children: James L., Lela M., and L. Glen. He is a republican in politics. He served in the late war for the Union in Company G, Forty-seventh Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infan- try. He is secretary of the Northwestern Insurance Company, of Madi- son township, with principal office at his residence; a good company doing a first-class business.
THOMAS W. CHERRY, farmer, Lincoln township, post-office, Iowa City; was born October 8, 1808, in Washington county, New York; came to Iowa City in October, 1856. He was married to Lucinda Robinson, of Iowa City, November 3, 1831. They have four children: James A., born January 7, 1833, and living in Washington township, Johnson county ; Lyman, born June 9, 1835, and died February 23, 1838; Thomas, born September 22, 1836, and died June 6, 1837; Ames, born August 24, 1840, married and living at home with his father. Mr. Cherry is a republican in politics, and voted against the prohibitory constitutional amendment. He and his wife are both members of the Presbyterian Church. He was elected justice of the peace in 1859, and held the office one year; was elected school director in 1859, and held that office four years.
AMES CHERRY, farmer, Lincoln township, post-office, Iowa City; was born August 24, 1840; came to Iowa City with his father, Thos. W. Cherry in 1856. He was married January 10, 1867, to Miss Minnie McClellan. This union is blessed with two children: Louis, born July 4, 1868, and Eugene, born May 27, 1870. Mr. C. went into the Union army in 1861, in Company B, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry, served one and a half years, and was transferred to the Seventh Iowa Cavalry, company L.
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He is a republican in politics; voted against the prohibitory constitutional amendment. Held the office of township clerk five years in Pleasant Valley township before the township was divided, and appointed in 1867 to fill the vacancy of township clerk caused by the resignation of David Higby.
JOHN H. CHRISTEE, blacksmith, post-office, Oxford; was born in Richland county, Ohio, June 25, 1844, where he spent his early life until twenty-one years of age; he then came to Johnson county, where he fol- lowed farming for several years, and then went at his trade in Oxford. He was married to Miss Gertrude A. Gould, also a native of Ohio; they have four children: Ella, Frank H., Lillie V., and Elmer E. Mr. Christie is a member of Canopy Lodge, No. 290, A. F. & A. M.
AUGUSTUS L. CLARKE, post-office, Iowa City; a direct descendent from Abraham Clarke, the signer of ¿the declaration of independence from New Jersey; was born January 17, 1832, in Rahway, Essex county, New Jersey; went to Ohio in 1847, to Iowa City, in 1857, and to California in the spring of 1859, and returned to Iowa City in December, 1864. He was married October 7, 1868, to Miss Florence A. Smith, of Iowa City, a grand-daughter of Governor Lucas. They have the following chil- dren: Caroline L., William L., George Warfield, Robert Sumner and Florence A. G. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Masonic bodies of Iowa City, and is a republican in politics; was justice of the peace of Lucas township for two years, and is at present United States store-keeper at the Iowa City Alcohol works.
JOHN NORWOOD CLARK, proprietor of the "old curiosity shop" on Clinton street, in Iowa City; was born July 30, 1814, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was married July 22, 1836, to Miss Jane Sturtevant, of Ellicott's Mills, Maryland. This union is blessed with six children : only one living, Amanda, widow of Col. S. F. Webb, of Iowa City. He settled in Iowa City, October 21, 1853, and began business (the shoe business, 1853, and his present business, in 1855), and has continued in the present business since. He is a very prominent member of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. Lodges, being Past Grand Master and Past Grand Warden of the I. O. O. F. of the jurisdiction of Iowa representation. He is a democrat in politics. He has held various offices of honor, profit and trust: Marshal of Iowa City in 1855, treasurer of Iowa City in 1873, and assessor of Iowa City in 1877-79-80-81, township trustees for many years, township clerk ten years in succession. He has served on the election board at the Court House voting precinct of Iowa City every year but one, since 1856.
ZACHARIAH A. CLARK, (deceased); was born in Belmont county, Ohio, October 7, 1817, where he spent his early life, and followed the occupation of a farmer. He was married March 31, 1842, to Jane Smith, a native of Huntington county, Pennsylvania; born June 26, 1821. They
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lived in Ohio until 1856, when they emigrated to Iowa and settled in Gra- ham township, this county, where they lived until his death, February 3, 1865, leaving Mrs. Clark and six children to mourn his loss. Names of children were as follows: Eliza J., born May 25, 1843, and died April 19, 1845; John N., born June 30, 1845, enlisted in company D, Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry, September 18, 1862, and died at Helena, February 11, 1863; George K., born November 5, 1847, now in California; Nancy E., born January 7, 1850, now Mrs. James Poland; Sarah C., born April 18, 1852; Jasper N., born December 30, 1854; William H., born June 8, 1857, and Martha, born April 6, 1862. In 1880 Mrs. Clark moved to Fremont town- ship, where she owns eighty acres of land, and has a pleasant home.
L. W. CLAPP, a resident of Iowa City, engaged in the practice of the law, office over the First National Bank, on Washington street; was born September 23, 1857, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Came to Iowa City with his parents in 1858. He is a graduate from the State University of Iowa in the class of 1877, and from the law department of State University of Iowa in 1878, began the practice of law in the spring of 1880. Is a repub- lican in politics, and alwaye takes a lively interest in all questions affect- ing the interest of the party. He enjoys the confidence of a large num- ber of clients, and as a reward for his faithful attention to their business receives a liberal compensation for his services.
JOHN H. CLARK, merchant and stock-dealer, son of Ezekiel Clark; was born in Richland county, Ohio, October 23, 1841, and emigrated to Iowa in 1848, with his parents, and settled in Iowa City; he attended the State University, also Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, at Chi- cago. When only twelve years of age he commenced dealing in stock and made a trip to Philadelphia, when at that age, with stock, and has been engaged in that business ever since. At one time he owned 3,200 acres of land, which he kept well stocked with cattle and hogs; he is the oldest shipper in įthe county. He now owns a general merchandise store at Coralville, where he has lived for the past thirty years, and also owns considerable town property. He was married September 20, 1862, to Miss Mary McCullough, also of Ohio. This union has been blessed with seven children: four now living: Hattie B., Ezekiel, Mary S., and Cora C.
CHARLES E. CLENCH, aresident of Iowa City, and proprietor of a photograph gallery on second floor, over American Express office, on south Clinton street, was born February 17th, 1850, in Niagara county, New York, began business in Iowa City in July, 1882. Came to the State of Iowa in April 1877. He was married in 1870 to Miss Nellie Newell, of Racine, Wisconsin; this union is blessed with two children: Maude and Mabel. The family are members of the Episcopal Church. A member of Eureka Lodge, I. O. O. F., Iowa City, and of the L. of H. of Iowa City. He is a republican in politics.
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M. B. CLINE, post-office Riverside. Was born in Ross county, Ohio, September 2d, 1826; came to Des Moines County, Iowa, March 18, 1839; remained there until June 1841, when he came to Johnson county, and settled in Liberty township. In the spring following he moved across the line into Washington county, where he resided some seventeen years, when he moved back into Liberty township, and has resided in the county ever since. Mr. Cline was married in Louisa county, Iowa, December 25, 1859, to Miss Nancy C. Green of that county. She was born in Monroe county, Tennessee, August 7, 1839, and came to Iowa in April of 1851. Ten children have been born to them, two of whom, Irene and Evelyn, are dead. Those living are: Salathiel G., Walter F., George M., James K., Olena, Melcina, Ama E., and Michael E. Mr. Cline has taught sixteen terms of school in Johnson and adjoining counties. He held the office of clerk of elections in Liberty township, from 1860 until 1877; was for fourteen years successively secretary of school board; township assessor two years, and member of board of supervisors three years. He also held the offices of justice of the peace, assessor, and town- ship clerk, while resident of Washington county. Mr. Cline has been a member of the German Baptist Church for fifteen years. In politics he is a democrat.
C. E. CLIFFORD, a resident of Scott township, post-office Iowa City. Was born in Oneida county, N. Y., December 6th, 1836; by occupation he is a farmer and stock raiser. He owns a farm of 510 acres, and has one of the finest farm residences in the county, built of brick in 1877. He came to Johnson county in 1858 and settled in Cedar township, and remained there about one year. He married Miss A. M. Hartsock of Illinois, and moved to New York, and remained there until 1862, when he returned to this county, and settled on the farm upon which he now resides. They have six children: Lottie E., Belle, Oneida A., Alice M., Edwin C., and Palmyra A. Mr. Clifford is the eldest child of Peter and Charlotte L. Clifford, who are still living in New York State. There were eight children of his father's family, all living at this writing.
M. T. CLOSE and C. D. CLOSE, residence in Iowa City, proprietors of the oil mill; and M. T. Close is one of the proprietors of the paper mill at Coralville. M. T. Close came to Iowa City in May 1854, and C. D. Close came in December, 1854. M. T. Close was born January 3rd, 1829, and C. D. Close was born in September, 1832. They are recogniz- ed as men of enterprise, and as business men they have been a grand suc- cess. M. T. Close owned and filled the first icc house in Iowa City. He started a candle manufactory in 1856, a soap factory in 1858, an oil mill in 1861, and a paper mill in 1866; for a brief history of these enterprises, see sketch under their headings. The firm of M. T. Close & Co., of the oil mill, and M. T. Close & Son of the paper mill, are recognized as solid substantial and successful business institutions. They are republicans in
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politics; C. D. Close represented the fourth ward in the City Council in 1875; M. T. Close served in the City Council from the fourth ward in 1865 and 1871, and was a member of the school board of Iowa City. In all positions of honor, profit or trust, they have both proved faithful and competent representatives of any business entrusted to their care.
JAMES R. CLOUD, farmer, Monroe township, post-office Danforth. Was born in Highland county, Ohio, October 30th, 1827. His parents, Nathaniel and Rebecca Cloud, came to Iowa in 1841, and settled twelve miles north of Burlington. In 1852 they moved to Johnson county. James was on the 14th November, 1855, married to Miss Elizabeth Whit- more, daughter of Lovell Whitmore, deceased, and step-daughter of Benjamin Swisher. To them were born two children, Elizabeth A., and Mamie H. His wife died February 15th, 1880. Mr. Cloud owns a farm in section 3, where he resides, and follows farming. He is a member of the Baptist Church; a republican in politics, and voted for the amend- ment.
SAMUEL CLOUD, farmer, Monroe township, post-office Danforth. Was born October 14th, 1819, in Adams county, Ohio, where he was raised on a farm. Is the son of Nathaniel and Rebecca Cloud. January 13th, 1841, he was married to Miss Eliza A. Case, daughter of Otha and Mary A. Case, of Adams county, Ohio. To them have been born twelve children, nine of whom are living: Caroline, Mary A., James F., Rebecca M., Francis E., Rosan E., Samuel N., John T. W., and William S. Mr. Cloud moved to Indiana in January, 1841, and remained there until October 26, of that year, when he came to lowa, and first settled in Big Grovetown- ship; lived there until 1846, then moved to this township where he now resides, on section 10, though he first lived in section 6. In 1852 he went to California, remained there four years; then came back, and has fol- lowed farming and stock raising ever since. He owns a splendid farm of 200 acres, well improved; and deals in Short-horns and grade cattle, and Clydesdale horses. Until 1856, Mr. Cloud was a democrat; since that time he has voted the republican ticket. His wife died July 22, 1881.
REV. OSCAR CLUTE, the minister of the Unitarian Church, was born March 11, 1837, in Albany county, New York. He entered the ministry in 1866, his first charge Vineland, N. J. He was settled over the charge in Iowa City, in 1878. He was married in 1867, to Miss Mary M. Teswick, of Shetland, Scotland; they have six children: William M., Oscar C., Lucy M., John A., Catharine J. and Edward H. Little Johnnie, a bright active child, full of life, at the age of three years met a horrible death by being burned. Rev. Clute was professor of mathematics at the Michigan State Agricultural College at Lansing, where he graduated in November, 1864, and as soon as he graduated they gave him the chair of mathematics, which he filled for several years, and then entered the min- istry.
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MATHEW COCHRAN, farmer, Graham township, post-office Oasis; born March 6, 1828, in Glasgow, Scotland. Came to America in 1829, and settled in Johnson county, May 9, 1843, in what was then called Newport township, now Graham township, on section 28, township 80, range 5 west, a splendid farm. He is the oldest settler in Graham town- ship. He was married January 22, 1857, to Miss Addina Douglass, a daughter of James Douglass, of Scott township; they have nine children, four boys and five girls: Mary C., Alvin, Laura A., Charles D., Agnes E., Jessie E., George B., Grace and Chester R. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a republican in politics. His father and mother both died in Graham township. He is the eldest brother of J. C. Cochran, the tinner and stove merchant of Iowa City, on Clinton street. When Graham township was organized they had quite a dispute over the name, and Mr. Cochran settled it by proposing to call it after Andrew Graham, the father of Alex. H. Graham, and it was agreed to without a dessenting voice.
JOHN COLDREN, the present sheriff of Johnson county; was born Dec. 4, 1839. Came to Iowa in 1866, and settled on a farm in Union township. He was elected sheriff in 1877, and has held that office ever since. Mr. Coldren was married March 27, 1868, to Mary O. Stevens, of West Lucas township. They have three children: Clymer, Stevens and Paul. In politics he is a democrat. His election to a third term in the face of a powerful opposition is evidence of his great popularity among voters of both parties.
THOMAS COMBE, farmer and stock raiser, post-office Oxford; was born in England, Dec. 25, 1816. At the age of fourteen he came to America with his parents, and first settled in Knox county, Ohio, where he commenced to learn the carpenter trade, then went to Massillon, Ohio, where he worked for some years, and in 1838 he came to Jackson county, Iowa, and lived there till April, 1840, when he came to Iowa City, where he worked at his trade. In the spring of 1850 he went to California and followed mining three years, meeting with good success. He then returned and lived in the city until 1860, then moved on his farm in Oxford township, where he now owns 240 acres of fine land, and has a fine resi- dence, and enjoys the respect of all his neighbors. He was married Feb. 1, 1855, to Mary E. Merritt, a native of Vermont, and a lady of fine social abilities. They have three children: Robert M., Ella and Charles B. Mr. Combe is a member of the Episcopal Church, and during his stay in the city, served as alderman, and in other official capacities.
W. F. CONKLIN, attorney at law and real estate dealer, Washington street, Iowa City; was born August 22, 1853, in Cedar county, Iowa. He graduated from the State University, law department, class of 1873, and began the practice of law in Iowa City in November, 1876. He was
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married, December 17, 1874, to Miss Annie B. Keen, of Solon, Iowa. They have three children: Eddie P., Gertrude C. and Maude I. He is a democrat in politics. Was township clerk of Iowa City township for two years, 1879-80.
D. V. CONKLIN, farmer, near Iowa City; was born March 24, 1827, in Licking county, Ohio. He came to Iowa in 1838, and finally settled in Johnson county, in Big Grove township, in 1850. He was married, October 7, 1849, to Miss Sarah Payn, of Solon, Iowa. They have five children: William F., A. C. Dodge, Loren J., Jessie A., wife of L. P. Kess- ler, of Audubon county, Iowa, and Ernest V. He is a democrat in poli- tics, and has held the office of township trustee of Big Grove township. He is an American in every sense of the word, and has no use for any person that does not belong to America.
JOHN COOK, deceased; son of Michael Koch (Koch, in German, is literally Cook in English, hence the change in name), and grandson of Johann Koch, who emigrated from Germany in Revolutionary times; was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1800, and moved with his father's family in 1811 to Columbiana county, Ohio. In 1851 he came to Iowa with his family, and settled in section 18, what is now Oxford township. He had visited Iowa in 1849-50, and purchased a large tract of land of about 1600 acres. His religious ideas were obtained by asso- ciation with the Quakers, and inclined to the faith of that sect. In poli- tics he was democratic, having began to take an interest in politics in 1828, during the famous Jackson campaign. Up to that time he was only able to read German. Political affairs gave him a desire to read for himself, and he learned to read and write English. For several years he filled a number of township offices with credit, and was county supervisor in 1863-64. He died in 1873, leaving an estate of $20,000.
CHAS. W. CONOVER, farmer, section 35, Scott township, post-office, Downey; was born August 16, 1825, in Monmouth county, New Jersey. Came to Johnson county in 1858, and took up a claim on sections 1 and 2 in Scott township. Was absent ten years in the oil regions, from 1865 to 1875, in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He was married in 1842. Mr. C. is a republican in politics.
M. W. COOK, post-office, Oxford; son of John Cook; born in Carroll county, Ohio, July 16, 1838. Removed with his father's family to Oxford in 1851. He was married to Hester Talbott, of Iowa county, in 1859. They have four children, three sons and one daughter: John H., Milton W., Arthur T. and Ella L. He began teaching in the public schools at the age of nineteen and has taught twenty-nine terms in twenty-five years. He enlisted in the 28th Iowa Infantry, at Marengo, in August, 1862. Served in the southwest and gulf departments till 1864, when the regi- ment was called to Virginia, and participated in the Shenandoah Valley cam-
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