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PHILIP KUHNS.
Few of the men of Jones county can show a life of longer and greater use- fulness and productive of a more bountiful share of wealth and property, entirely the result of his own efforts, than can Philip Kuhns, who has now retired from the active pursuits of agriculture although he continues his residence upon his farm in Scotch Grove township. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania, July 8, 1823, and was a son of Philip and Elizabeth (Felger) Kuhns, who were of German ancestry, but for more than a century and a quarter the family has been connected with the life and history of the new world, for the paternal grandparents came to America in that year of 1776, which is memorable as being the period at which the colonies asserted their right to free government and the republic given its first impetus toward growth. The parents of our subject lived
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and died in the county which was the birthplace of their son, but of the seven children born to them Philip Kuhns is the only survivor.
Philip Kuhns had advanced well along the highroad of life before he left the state of his birth and took up his residence in Jones county. In those years of his young manhood he enlisted in the army that carried on the Mexican war, serving under General Scott. Of the many engagements in which he participated during that struggle, the one that has gained the greatest fund of memories was the siege of Pueblo which lasted twenty-eight days, before the enemy succumbed to the onslaught of the American troops. It was in 1860 that Mr. Kuhns came to Jones county, settling in Scotch Grove township, where he purchased a tract of land. This he greatly improved in the course of years, and as he was able added to it until now he owns over one thousand acres in this township. While much of his time was devoted to purely agricultural pursuits he was always a heavy feeder and shipper of cattle and other stock, winning a wide reputation as a man of good judgment in his estimate of the quality of animals, and of integrity in his business negotiations.
On the 17th of May, 1849, Mr. Kuhns was united in marriage to Miss Savilla Rugh, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1831. For more than three score years the couple have passed along life's highway together, sharing alike its joys and its sorrows. Four children were born to them: Elizabeth, William R., Joseph A. and John L. The eldest has passed away, and the two older sons are residing in this township. All his life Mr. Kuhns has been an advocate of the principles of the republican party and has not infrequently taken part in public affairs, although he was never a conspicuous aspirant for popular distinction. Fraternally he enjoys membership in the Monticello Lodge, No. 173, A. F. & A. M. and has lived in accordance with the teachings of the Presbyterian church of which he was a member. He has always been a man of honor and integrity and has gained the confidence, respect and good will of all those with whom he has been associated.
F. D. HOLCOMB.
F. D. Holcomb, a well known farmer of Greenfield township, was born in Mount Vernon, Linn county, Iowa, November 17, 1863. His parents, D. C. and Sarah J. (Pierce) Holcomb, lived on a farm in that county for a number of years and then removed to Greenfield township, Jones county, where they secured a homestead on which their son now resides. In their family were the following children : Mrs. Addie Smith: F. D., of this review ; Eds and Ed, both residents of Fairview township, this county ; Fred, a twin brother of Eds, now deceased ; Anna, also deceased ; Charles, a resident of Linn county ; Harry, who makes his home in Greenfield township: and J., also a resident of Greenfield ; and K., de- ceased.
F. D. Holcomb was but nine years of age when his parents removed from Linn county to Jones county, and was fourteen when they purchased the farm on which he now resides. As the eldest son in the family he early assisted in the work of the farm, attending the district school when the inclemency of the
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weather made outdoor work impossible. He acquired a fair education, never- theless, and obtained a broad practical knowledge of agricultural pursuits that has stood him in good stead since starting out in life for himself. The old home farm embraces two hundred and seventy-seven and a half acres and is one of the well improved tracts of Greenfield township.
On the 7th of February, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Holcomb and Miss Lota Celia Newman, a daughter of Emanuel and Elizabeth (Spade) Newman, and a sister of W. J. Newman, whose sketch appears on another page of this volume. Unto them was born one child, Myron DeWane, who was born December 19, 1904, and died January 28, 1908. He enjoyed the distinction of having been the first initiated into the King's Sons of the Baby Band of Iowa, in October, 1907, in Davenport.
Fraternally Mr. Holcomb is connected with the Knights of Pythias, being a prominent member of White Rose Lodge, No. 279, of Martelle, and with his wife holds membership in the Pythian Sisters. Since attaining his majority he has been a stalwart supporter of the republican party and also takes an active interest in political affairs although not an office seeker. He has, however, been called upon to fill positions of honor and trust, having efficiently served as a member of the school board and as treasurer of the Laurel Hill district. By far the greatest honor that has been conferred upon Mr. Holcomb in testimony of the esteem in which the citizens of the community hold him, was his election to the office of mayor of the village of Martelle, and never were the reins of city government in more capable hands. A man of high principles and progressive ideas, his administration should have significance in the annals of the town. His religious support is given to the church of Christ, in which both he and his wife hold membership.
LEWIS KOHL.
Among the native sons of Greenfield township who are still working diligently for her progress in agricultural lines is numbered Lewis Kohl, who was born on the parental homestead July 19, 1864, a son of Amos and Maria (Grimm) Kohl. In their family were the following children: Mrs. Mary Kline, Henry, Will, Mrs. Nettie Hempy, Lewis, Mrs. Emma Stearns, Mrs. Tena Melton, Charles and Mrs. Minnie Fink.
Reared upon the homestead farm, Lewis Kohl early acquired an excellent knowledge of agricultural pursuits and received a fair education in the schools of the locality. When he engaged in farming on his own account he procured one hundred and six acres of the best land in Greenfield, and there has toiled early and late, obtaining a handsome competence. His farm is well improved and presents to the view a gratifying expanse of carefully tilled fields, and a collection of buildings modern in their construction, and in the good repair in which they are maintained evincing the thrift of their owncr.
On the 6th of April, 1887, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Kohl and Miss Addie Miller, a daughter of Joseph Miller. Their union has been blessed
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with three children: Clarence, who has just attained his majority; Ethel, who was twenty on the 5th of August, 1909, and is the wife of William Bailey ; and Amos, who is a young man of sixteen years.
Mr. Kohl is a member of the Evangelical church, while he gives his political allegiance to the democratic party. He has ever evinced a great deal of public spirit and for twenty years has served his township as one of the school board and is at present a trustee. Progressive in his ideas, high principled in his acts, his part in the administration of the local affairs has been such as to command the appreciation of the citizens.
JAMES L. CARPENTER.
James L. Carpenter, one of the successful farmers of Clay township, where he owns one hundred and sixty acres of excellent land, was born in this county, August 15, 1857, and is a son of Salem T. and Jane T. (Hall) Carpenter. The parents were both natives of Herkimer county, New York, where the fath- er's birth occurred May 24, 1819, and the mother's in the year 1824. After their marriage the couple moved to Ohio, where they lived for about three years, and then in 1852 came to Jones county, where Mr. Carpenter secured eighty acres of timber and prairie land. He was a shoemaker by trade, but after taking up his residence here he forsook his calling, and for several years worked in the saw- mill for Walters & Eckley, while he rented the land he had purchased. Later he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, and with a success that attracted the admiration of his fellow workers. He also entered into the spirit of the public about him ; became concerned for their welfare and for several terms administered the duties of township trustee with an efficiency that proved both his capabili- ties and the high purposes that guided his life. He was a republican in his political sympathies, and a Free Will Baptist in his religious beliefs. Mrs. Carpenter had passed away in 1873, but her husband survived her for almost twenty years, for his useful life was not brought to a close until 1892. Two chil- dren were born to the couple: Mrs. Fannie J. Kerr, who was born in 1849 and is now residing in Colorado; and James L., the subject of this sketch.
James L. Carpenter was reared under the parental roof, receiving ample instruction in the practical affairs of life there, while he received a good educa- tion in the common schools of Clay township. Since he was twenty years of age he has devoted his time assiduously to agricultural pursuits which he re- garded as his vocation, having during previous years learned the best methods of tilling the soil while he was at home assisting his father. In 1890 he pur- chased eighty acres adjoining the old homestead, which he operated in conjunc- tion with his own tract until the death of his father. Then he sold it and moved to Dallas county, this state, where he bought some property, but not being satis- fied with the place, sold his landholdings and returned to Jones county in 1895, taking up his residence upon the eighty acres he had first bought. In 1902 he purchased the one hundred and sixty acres where he now lives and works, al- though he did not make it his home until four years later, when he sold his
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first tract. Since 1906 he has pursued a general line of agriculture upon its spacious fields, finding his industry and progressive ideas well repaid in large harvests and an income that is more than a competence for his needs. This suc- ces is but an adequate return for his labor, for he has spared no effort in bring- ing his farm to a high state of cultivation nor to improve the grounds in every way.
On the 25th of January, 1879, Mr. Carpenter was joined in wedlock to Miss Hannah Ralston, a daughter of Elam Ralston, of Jackson county. He and his wife were natives of Pennsylvania, whence they came to Iowa. He was a miller by trade, and followed that calling throughout his life. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, Leon J., whose birth occurred January 8, 1880, and they have reared a niece, Hannah Ralston. She was born in January, 1889, and is a daughter of Uriah Ralston, a brother of Mrs. Carpenter. As her mother died when she was four years old, she was then taken by Mr. and Mrs. Car- penter, who have bestowed upon her all the love, care and comforts of a home. Like her foster brother she received an education in the public schools.
Mr. Carpenter has always affiliated with the republican party, taking an ac- tive interest in local affairs, and he served for several years as township trustee and assessor. The performance of his duties was marked by his devotion to the needs of his constituents and by the same care and good management which distinguished his private business operations. His allegiance in religious matters is given to the Baptist church.
M. P. CONWAY.
Prominent among the enterprising, progressive and successful business men of Anamosa was M. P. Conway, now deceased. a merchant who in 1895 estab- lished what is known as the New York Store. The development of the business along well defined lines of trade was indicative of the keen discernment and close application of the owner, who won success by diligence and straightforward dealing. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1865, his parents being James and Mary (Jorden) Conway, both of whom were natives of Ireland. In early life they bade adieu to the Green Isle of Erin and sailed for the United States. They were married in Pennsylvania, where they lived for many years. The father was a farmer by occupation and followed that pursuit in the Keystone state until about 1864, when he removed to Jones county, Iowa, and settled on a tract of land near Anamosa, giving his attention for a long period to its further develop- ment and cultivation. He died in 1889 at the age of sixty-eight years, while his wife, who still survives, is now a resident of Missouri. Mr. Conway was twice married, his first union being with Mary Kane, while for his second wife he chose Mary Jorden. By the last marriage there were two children, the daughter, Anna Conway, becoming the wife of A. D. Cochran, a resident of Warren county, Missouri, and they have two children, Wilma and Margaret.
M. P. Conway was but seventeen years of age when he assumed the responsi- bilities of life and for about two years he worked as a farm hand in the neigh-
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borhood of his old home. He had previously mastered the elementary branches of learning and later he reentered school, completing a course in a commercial college. He then took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for two years and at the end of that time he accepted a position as bookkeeper in the employ of J. C. Green, of Stone City, Iowa, with whom he remained for a year. He was next engaged as manager by a company operating stone quarries at Wasioja, Minnesota, where he continued for two years and entered the service of the Savannah Stone Company at Savannah, Missouri. That he capably repre- sented the company in the discharge of the duties which were entrusted to him is indicated in the fact that he finally became a partner and retained an interest in the business for about three years. In the autumn of 1895 he came to Anamosa and engaged in the dry-goods business, establishing what is now known as the New York Store, a general mercantile enterprise, the stock including dry goods, clothing and men's furnishings. He was careful in making selection of goods to anticipate the wishes and wants of the general public and his patrons found in him a courteous and obliging merchant whose prices were reasonable and whose business methods were honorable.
On the Ist of August. 1906, Mr. Conway was united in marriage to Miss Mary McNamara, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McNamara, both natives of Jones county, Iowa, and to this union was born one son, James. Mr. Conway was a member of Anamosa Lodge, No. 167, M. W. A., the Mystic Workers, the Foresters and the Knights of Columbus. His religious faith was that of the Catholic church, in which he was reared and to which he always adhered. His political belief was in accord with the principles of the democratic party and in 1907 he served as a member of the city council. He manifested a progressive citizenship whether in office or out of it and was ever loyal to the best interests of the community. That he prospered in his undertakings is indicated in the fact that he became owner of one of the leading stores of Anamosa and also of a valuable farm in Cass township. His life was well spent and his record proves that success and an honorable name may be won simultaneously.
J. F. LIVINGSTON.
J. F. Livingston is one of the well known cattle shippers not only of Madison township, in which his two hundred acre farm lies. but of Jones county as well. He was born on the place where he now resides October 23, 1859, and is the son of John F. and Margaret (Ferguson) Livingston. The parents were both born in Scotland, where they were reared and married, and in 1853 came to the United States. The father's brother William, had preceded him to this country by about a year and in Madison township had taken up a claim for himself and one for John F. Livingston. Upon the latter's arrival in this country he entered this land, prepared it for farming and resided upon it until his death, which oc- curred in 1872. His widow survived him more than twenty-one years.
J. F. Livingston, of this review, was reared at home and in the public schools acquired his education. He was but thirteen, however, when his father died and
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at that tender age was compelled to assume some of the responsibility in the man- agement of the home farm. He continued to work in partnership with the other members of the family until he became of age, when the estate was settled and he and his brother William bought the place from the remaining heirs. In 1890 Mr. Livingston was able to buy his brother's interest in the land and since that year has been conducting the farm for himself. He also purchased sixty acres in Scotch Grove township. For the past nineteen years he has engaged extensively in the buying and shipping of stock and has found the business very profitable. His animals are of fine grade and every year has seen increase in number and quality, until now he enjoys the reputation of being one of the largest and best known cattle men of this section of the state.
On the 19th of September, 1883, Mr. Livingston wedded Miss May Mc- Neily, of Jackson township, this county. Of this union there have been born five children : Laura Bell, the eldest, has become the wife of John Alexander and lives in Scotch Grove township. Anna remains at home. Daisy married Arthur Corey and lives in Carsonville, Michigan. Myrtle is attending business college at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Frank E., the youngest, is still at home.
In political matters Mr. Livingston looks for guidance to the republican party, and while not active in its ranks has served the township as road supervisor and as school director at different times. He belongs to the Center Junction Lodge, No. 711, I. O. O. F., and to the camp of the Modern Woodmen of America at the same place, and has made many warm friends among his fra- ternal brothers, in whose welfare he has always been interested. With his wife and daughters he attends the services of the Presbyterian church, and like them puts into daily practice the teachings that are impressed upon him on Sundays. Frugal, industrious and guiding his life by high principles, Mr. Livingston en- joys the good will and respect of his fellow citizens he so richly deserves.
WILLIAM MONCRIEF.
One of the well known and highly esteemed families of Scotch Grove town- ship is that to which the four Moncrief boys belong. They have made a repu- tation for themselves as extensive breeders and raisers of shorthorn cattle, and also as being worthy sons of a noble father, William Moncrief, who, during his life, was one of the successful farmers of this township. He was born in Ire- land in 1827, and was reared in the land of his birth. Throughout his youth, however, his imagination had been fired with the accounts of the opportunities that awaited the ambitious young man in America and he was but seventeen years of age when, in 1844, he sailed for the United States. After crossing the At- lantic he spent two years in New York state, where he obtained employment in steel mills, and then went to Pittsburg, where he found similar work for a number of years. In 1853 he came west to Iowa, locating in Jones county. For ten years he farmed as a renter, and then purchased forty acres of arable land. In 1863 he sold that and bought eighty acres of the present Moncrief homestead, to which he removed and on which he spent the remaining years of
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his life. At the time of his death, however, the original farm had tripled in area, and a tract of two hundred and forty acres was his, one of the valuable farms of Jones county, which the sons now' successfully operate in connection with their stock business.
On the 22d of May, 1862, William Moncrief was joined in wedlock to Miss Martha Carson, a native of Scotland. Seven children were born of this union, namely : William J., Margaret, Robert, Charles, Samuel, Sherman and Belle. The eldest is engaged in the real-estate and live stock business in Anamosa, and the older daughter is the wife of Edward F. Rice, of Monticello. The four youngest sons operate the homestead in conjunction, while Robert and Charles are extensively engaged in the buying and shipping of stock, being among the well known men who are interested in that field of activity in Jones county. The four boys make a specialty of breeding and raising shorthorn cattle of high grade, and as they are endowed with the manly qualities that make for success in any operations they have attained a prosperity that is both gratifying to themselves, and, as a record of what may be accomplished through the persistent application of industry and good management, an example to other young men who are ambitious of being ranked among the leading agriculturists of their locality.
William Moncrief was released from the cares of this world, April 4, 1906, while his wife passed away November 16, 1885. The influence of his life, never- theless, still survives, and his memory is potent in upholding those ideals of prog- ress, honor and integrity, which were the guiding motives of his daily work.
CHARLES E. KOHL.
Charles E. Kohl is one of the native farmers of Greenfield township whose industrious toil has contributed materially to the agricultural prosperity of his part of the county. He was born June 9, 1873, on the old homestead which his parents, Amos and Maria (Grimm) Kohl, had secured in 1864 shortly after they came to Iowa. They have since passed away, but the large family they reared still live, many of them in Greenfield township, where they are engaged in farm- ing. The children were Mrs. Mary Kline, Henry, Will, Mrs. Nettie Hempy, Lewis, Mrs. Emma Stearns, Mrs. Tena Melton, Charles and Mrs. Minnie Fink.
Charles E. Kohl passed his boyhood days upon the paternal place, and under the guidance of his parents not only learned those practical lessons in farming but obtained the equally important instruction in the principles by which he should order his life. Training in the rudimentary branches of English edu- cation he received in the little school of his district in the few months in the year when his services were not required on the farm. Desultory, perhaps and incomplete as this instruction may have been it pointed the way to success in his work, for in addition to the four hundred and forty acres on which he makes his home, Mr. Kohl owns two hundred acres in Cedar county, a goodly land- holding to show as the result of his own efforts. His fields are all under excel-
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lent cultivation, whether he himself has directed the work or those to whom he has intrusted it. Progressive in his ideas, he has spared no effort to increase the efficiency of his methods of agriculture, and in consequence is well repaid for his labor.
On the 2d of April, 1896, Mr. Kohl wedded Miss Belle Andre. Her father Reuben Andre, is a resident of Mechanicsville, but her mother, who was Miss Mary Kelsey in her maidenhood, died in 1908. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kohl; Lulu, a young miss of twelve years; Grace, aged ten ; Earl, seven years old; Gladys, aged four, and Darrell, only three years old.
Mr. Kohl belongs to the Evangelical Association of Greenfield, and in politi- cal matters gives his allegiance unswervingly to the democratic party, feeling as- sured of the soundness of its principles as enunciated in the platform and ex- pounded by its leaders. He is a member of the Mechanicsville lodge of the Modern Woodmen of America.
JOHN GORMAN.
John Gorman, for almost a half century a resident of Jones county, during much of which time he was connected with general agricultural pursuits, owning and cultivating two hundred and eighty acres of rich land, was throughout that period classed with the respected and representative residents of this part of the state. He was born in County Sligo, Ireland, in 1819, and after spending his youthful days on the Emerald isle came to America in 1847. For a year he remained in Pennsylvania where he enlisted in the United States regular army, being stationed at the Waterville arsenal in New York for two years and nine months. On the expiration of that period he received an honorable discharge and was paid with a land warrant. While in New York he was married in West Troy to Miss Mary Rooney, who was born in the city of Sligo, Ireland, and came to America in 1850.
Removing to the middle west Mr. Gorman located near Chicago, purchasing one hundred and sixty acres of land, on which he engaged in farming for eight years. This property is now within the city limits. its southern boundary being Randolph street. Mr. Gorman subsequently traded the land for a drove of cattle. and in 1857 took a contract for the construction of seven miles of the air line rail- road. Subsequently he purchased two hundred and eighty acres of land in Hale township. Jones county, and for more than a third of a century thereafter devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits, bringing his fields under a high state of cultivation and adding to his place all of the equipment and accessories of a modern farming property. In 1892 however he left the old homestead and took up his abode in Anamosa, Iowa, where he resided until called to his final rest January 5, 1905. His wife died in Anamosa, July 17. 1903. Through all the period in which he made Jones county his home he was respected as a man of good business ability and enterprise, reliable, methodical and accurate. More- over while he lived a quiet, unostentatious life he was loyal in duties of citizen- ship and ever championed the best interests of the community.
INDEX
Ahrendsen, Ben 454
AAhrendsen, Il. C. 359
Clark, R. P. 406
Ames, C. S. . 280
Clark, Robert 514
Anderson, C. H.
75
Clay, D. A. 367
('lothier. Theodore .109
Coburn. W. P. 597
Babcock, E. M. 107
Bailey, J. C. .611
.544
Ballon, Simeon
.COS
Balster. J. C.
517
Banghart. H. J.
12
Barber, E. L.
CO9
Vorbit, R. M.
530
Barr. Uriah
.559
Batcheller, II. L.
.272
Beatty. Alexander, Jr.
200
Crain. W. II.
.591
Cramer. A. W. .24S
Cunningham, W. A. 136
Daly. P. B. .619
Dannemann, H. O.
592
Darling, Lewis .247
96
Davies, J. E.
116
Boyer, A. E.
487
Bracha, J. A.
131
Brainard, F. J. 192
Dearborn, Henry
20
Dearborn, W. N.
590
Dennison, John
470
Dirks, J. H. 206
Doxsee. J. W. 182
Dunn. T. H. 44
Dusanek, George 449
Easterly, D. C. 455
Easterly, E. R. .613
Eby, J. M. 225
Eckler, William
Eden, J. H. .351
.103
Eichhorn, Henry .572
Ellison, E. F. .357
Ellison, F. O.
168
Ellison, J. P.
51
Erb. B. F.
59
Ercanbrack, T. R.
30
Erickson, II.
111
Eye. C. W.
573
Eye, W. W. 151
Fagan, John .538
Fagan, P. J. .335
Fairbanks, A. L., Jr. 265
Fairbanks, A. L. 144
Fairbanks, A. M. 29
Fairbanks, A. R. 290
Felton, M. O. .
.368
659
Cash, C. J. 166
Chamberlain, B. H. 119
Chamberlain, Park 482
Chamberlain, W. I. 42
Christophersen, A. E. .447
Clark, Mary L. 298
.506
Brown, James
.376
Brownell, S. A.
.347
Brutsman, II. B.
.383
Bumgarner, Jackson 466
Byerly. A. R. .529
Byerly. J. W.
.343
Byerly, Jolin
.615
Byerly, Milton .513
Byerly, W. M. 176
Caffee. A. B. .615
Calkins, M. H. .352
Carlton, H. W. 428
Carpenter, H. M. .321
Carpenter, J. L. .653
Carpenter, E. M. 5SS
Carson, . J. 387
Carstensen, August .543
C'ole, A. A. 198
Coleman, Adney 456
Ballon, Frank
Coleman, G. W. 420
054
Cooley. D. S. 102
612
Corbitt, Hugh 390
Crain. T. 552
Behrends. B. B.
Belknap, Cable
501
Belknap. J. A. 442
Benedict, F. M. .360
Berger, Michael
527
Bittner, Dennis
553
Bohren. Rudolph .319
Booth, T. E. 184
Davis, G. W. 490
Dawson. Thomas 37
Bramer. Ilenry 638
Breed, J. R. . 5.83
Brockman, Herman Bronson. W. W.
174
Brown, E. E.
Clark, N. P. 503
Antons. J. H.
649
Conway. M. P.
Cooley, R. D.
Davidson, Andrew
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HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
Felton. O. J. 123
James, G. W. .274
Finn. T. J. & M.
.364
James. J. W. .519
First, S. A. .627
James. Smith .512
Fisher. J. F. 599
Jansen. A. D. 264
Flaharty. S. W. 36
Flanigan, J. E. .440
Flanigan. M. B.
.441
Johnson. Robert 46
Flenniken. H. W.
100
Joslin, J. M. D.
210
Foust. Michael
.263
French. W. N.
173
Jurgensen, Hans
511
Frey. Fred .407
Fritsch. J. F. .215
Gable. J. E. .115
Gardner. Louis
.577
George, G. H.
.191
Gerdes. Ricklef
.326
Kimball. A. M.
.317
Gillman. William
642
Kirkpatrick. M. & E. 392
Glenn. F. M.
.397
Kline. W. H. .593
133
Gordon. W. D.
.124
Gorman. John
.658
Kohl. H. F.
.567
Gorman, G. C.
132
Kohl. Lewis
.652
Gorman. T. C. 128
Kuhns. Philip .650
Grafft. J. H. 375
Kulhavy. Joseph
59S
Gray, M. W. 563
Green, J. A. 45.8
Lamb, K. T. 312
Lange. J. W. ,549
Lanigan. J. T. .254
Lasack. Vencle .502
Lathrop, F. N. .293
Lathrop, N. B. .266
Hall, G. B.
398
Hamilton. J. A.
485
Hanken, W. H.
.3GG
Hanna. J. A.
413
Hansen. F. F.
472
Lister. Arthur
520
Harper, H. G. A.
83
Lister, James
424
Hart. W. D.
464
Lister. Thomas
25
Harvey, E .M.
.379
Livingston, J. F.
655
Livingston, Robert
5S4
Locher. J. J. 230
Loomis, A. M. 3S
Lorenzen, S. M. 525
Lovell. G. L. .216
McCann. Daniel 610
McCann, Edward 271
McConaughy, H. S. .629
McConaughy, J. C.
626
McDonald. G. D.
70
McDonald, J. A.
354
McGovern, Thomas
20S
McGovern. William
224
McIntyre. William
.604
Holub, Joseph
.623
Hosch, John .297
Hosford, S. M. 26
Honstman, W. F. 628
Hubbell, C. M. .322
Hughes, John .505
Hunter, W. W. .237
Hunwardsen. J. H. .34S
Hutton, J. W. .289
Inglis. James .560
Ingwersen, H. J.
28
McQuillen, John 273
McQuillen. Richard .257
Macomber, G. B. .325
Manuel. II. G. 156
Maple, J. 11. 140
437
Lawrence. L. C.
.240
Leflingwell. C. A.
.421
Levsen. P. (.
.179
Head, E. J. .515
Heaney, T. W. 318
Hejinian. A. G. 78
Henik, James 180
Henik, John .135
Henik, Joseph .125
Henrichs, Henry 217
Herrick, M. W. 207
Hintz, W. F. 60
Hodgden. L.
471
Hogan. W. A.
10S
Holcomb, F. D. .651
Holst, N. C.
522
Holub. John
625
McKean, Alexander 253
McKelvey. Adell I. 457
Mclaughlin, J. A. 100
McLees, John 287
McNally. J. T. 497
McNally, Robert 100
McNamara. P. H. 101
McNeilly. M. J. 474
McNeilly. W. F. A. 479
McPherson. G. D. & T. J. GS
Ireland, L. L. 234
Jackson, A. I. 2SS
James, G. D. .423
Kegley, J. E. 551
Kennedy. J. R.
67
Kenney. Frank 571
Ketcham, J. E.
374
Ketcham. W. L.
.389
Glick. W. H.
.242
Knittle. E. H.
Kohl, C. E. .657
Lamb. Cyrus. Jr. 61
Green. T. L. 525
43
Guhl. Fritz 74
Guilford, Charles 550
Hale, J. K.
.341
Lawrence, G. C.
Grimwood, E. A.
Jansen. A. H. 181
Johnson. G. W. 104
Jurgensen. Fred 527
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IHISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
Mardorf, Christopher C37
Rogers, George 199
Marek, Martin 405
Rogers. Patrick 229
Marek. Mike 422
Rohwedder. H. H. 336
Mayberry. S. C. .232
Rohwedder, J. H. 150
Merritt. J. J.
200
Ronen. John 53
Rorick, S. E. 250
Miller, I. D.
5.ST
Miller. L. K.
562
Mills. William
419
Rummel. J. M. SG
537
Moncrief. William
.C56
Moore, E. R.
(30
Moore, J. F.
.231
Morrison. J. B.
.241
Moses. J. B. 446
Mott. M. M. 431
Murfield. C. J. 246
Myers, E. E. 488
Neelans. J. I. 438
Neelars, John
Nelson. C. H. 239
Schwab. C. A.
165
Newman. A. I. 302
Scott. Joseph
94
Newman, J. W.
5.52
Shaffer, W. O.
84
Noble. E. 350
Shaffer. William
403
Shaw, William T.
5
Sheridan, T. W.
235
Sherman. Benedict
327
Shimerda. Anthony
448
Shimerda. Frank F.
462
Orr. Harbison 427
Orr. J. W. 542
Orr. Samuel
27
Sim. David
351
Overholt. E. S.
429
Skahill, J. B.
414
Slouha. George
382
Smith, Asa W.
.C44
Smith. J. C.
295
Patton, H. K.
73
Paul. C. B. .
19
Paulsen. P. H.
349
Paulsen, Paul 305
141
Peet. C. S.
439
Peet. E. C. 309
Peet, E. G. 554
D'eet. G. A.
.320
Peet. R. M. .634
Peet. W. G. 142
Pieper. D. H. €02
C01
I'ike, J. L.
.373
Porter. Frank
469
Postlewaite. Oliver 558
Potter, Nathan
76
Powers, Rolert
400
Preston. II. C. 92
Prouty. J. L. .279
Puleston, Fred 261
Redmond, T. M. 233
Reed. E. E. .223
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Remley, J. E.
Reyner. S. W. .450
Rhinehart, B. E. 1SS
Rice. S. J. 432
Richardson, J. L. C9
Ricklefs. Herman 430
Robinson. W. R. 196
Tallman, W. E. 561
Tasker, J. F. .(41
Tasker. L. M. & F. P. .640
Tech, II. E. 155
Templeman, J. . 1. .039
Terwilliger, I. D. 270
Thomsen. John 149
Thorn. W. C. 581
Toenjes, H. A. .509
32S
Spence. R. H.
66
Stacy. J. S. 57
Stanton, David 521
Stanton, W. J.
262
Sthalek. Frank
391
Stingley, W. A. 209
Stirton. R. C. .310
Stivers, James 344
Stone, E. S. 277
Storm. F. J. 172
.541
Stout. C. H. 152
Stratilek. Alois 416
Streeper, B. W.
411
Strieby, Piatt 90
Strong, P. E. 526
Stutt, J. II. J. 301
Sutherland, C. A. 546
614
Russell, R. S. 5TS
Saum. George 157
Saxon. C. F.
120
Schatz. C. A.
Schladetzky, John 118
Schmalfeldt, P. TI. 594
Schoonover. G. L.
54
Schoonover. Lawrence
14
Newman, G. A. 498
Scroggs. J. P.
Norris. W. H. 205
Norton. R. A. 296
O'Hara, John 508
Oltmanns, George ('16
Overley, W. L. 574
Pashek, John. Jr.
93
Smith, J. V.
570
Sobotka. V. E.
256
Sokol. F. J.
Shotwell, Emerson
3SS
Sickle, Morey
134
Overley. J. A. 226
304
Rundall, J. W.
Russell, J. F. 4.99
Miller. B. H.
282
Rose. L. J. . 510
Rummel. G. P. 340
Mirick. W. A.
Russell, R. II.
Sutherland. Caroline 450
Swanson. Tobias 5.50
Remley, H. M.
Story. T. H.
Pieper. Samuel
Pawelka, Joseplı
Peet. H. L.
662
HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY
Tomlinson. J. A. .504
Watt, George 255
Tompkins, Chancey 163
Weeks. W. S. .621
Westphal. Charles .636
Wherry. W. G.
007
Woodard. C. O. 187
Wosoba. F. B.
183
Waggoner, C. B. .258
Young. J. M.
.395
Waggoner. J. F. .306
Walston. C. E. 453
Walsworth, Stephen 473
Walters. A. F.
.126
Zeller. L. & L. F. .218
Walters, J. J.
314
Zimmerman. W. R.
.600
Walton. S. W.
164
Zinn, H. A. 256
Walton. W. M.
624
Zinn. J. R .. Jr.
281
Vaughn, A. A.
127
Vaughn. E. C. .330
Von Spreecken, John .579
Young. E. R. .249
Young. James . 405
Zamastil, Frank 112
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