History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago counties, Iowa; together with sketches of their cities, villages, and townships, educational, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 80

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Publication date: 1884
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born on Kelly's Island, Lake Erie, Jan. 22, 1831. They have had six chiklreu, four of whom are living-Alice, now mar- ried; George Albert, the first male child born in Hancock county; Mary, now Mrs. Albert Schmall and Lewis. Mrs. Avery is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Avery is a republican, and has held the office of township trustee for fifteen years. Anson L., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Avery, was killed by light- ning. On Aug. 27, 1878, while still in bed, just before daylight in the morning, lightning struck the house, running down the wali and killing him. His wife was paralyzed for several hours but soon re- covered. Their infant child, who was in the middle of the bed, escaped unhurt. He was township clerk of Avery town- ship at the time of his death. His wife died the following year.

The first child born in the township was George, son of Anson and Lovina Avery, whose birth occurred in January, 1855. He is still living in the township.

The first death was that of George W. Haskins, a son of Benoni and Abigail Haskins, who died upon the 2d of June, 1855, and was buried upon his father's land, the southwest quarter of section 29.

The first marriage was that of Albert Yonkers, and Jane Haskins, which took place in 1856, the parties going to Mason City to have the ceremony performed. This was not a fortunate nor happy mar- riage, the parties separating soon after- wards. Mrs. Yonkers is now in Minne- sota, but her husband drifted into bad ways and when last heard about, was be- hind the prison bars.

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The first sermon preached in the county also occurred in this township, and was delivered by a Congregational minister by the name of MeNutt, at the cabin of B. Ilaskins, on section 29, in the year 1858.

The first school was taught by C. D. Pritchard in the spring of 1857, in the township. Mr. Pritchard was a member of the honorable profession of the law and a prominent official of this county, at a later date. This school was taught in a dwelling house that stood on section 29, now owned by Wilson Robbins, of New York.

The next school was taught the follow- ing year by James M. Elder, who handled the fernle for several years thereafter. Many of the younger generation can look back to boyhood's days and remember this, their old teacher. There gathered together, a motley row, to spell off the words or wade through a reading lesson, sat the little urchins. The teacher, clothed with dignity stands before them.

"Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; And then the busy whisper circling 'round,

Conveyed the dismal tidin 28 when he frowned " Mr. Elder has since risen to considerable prominence in this county, and a full his- tory of the gentleman appears elsewhere.

Avery township was organized in 1858, and then comprised the south half of Han- cock county, or what now constitutes the townships of Ell, German, Erin, Boone, Magor, Amsterdam, Twin Lake and Avery. The first election for township officers took place in June, 1858, at the house of Be- noni Haskins, on section 29. No record exists of this election, and the memory of the oldest inhabitant fails to recall all of

the officers. All that could be gathered was that Robert L. Irwin and Orick Church were elected justices of the peace, and Thomas Magill, constable. After the other townships were cut off and Avery assumed almost its present shape, in 1878, a new organization took place and the following officers were chosen to attend to the township business : Anson Avery and James Wilson, trustees; C. M. Church, clerk; C. S. Farmer, assessor; C. J. Bongh- ton and C. S. Farman, justices : James Thomas and Frank Carpenter, constables. The present officials of the township are: Anson Avery, John Stoddart and William Burgess, trustees; G. W. Eller, clerk; Robert MeNutt, assessor; George Clark and Joseph Fell, justices ; O. P. Butter- field and David Hunt, constables; W. O. Butterfield, Theodore Robbins and Wal- ter Haskell, road supervisors.

There are now five school houses in the district township, all good frame buildings erected at an average cost of $500 each. When this school district was organized does not appear by the records, and some difference of opinion seems to exist, which it is difficult to reconcile. The oldest book, in the possession of the officers, has an entry to show that the first officers were: L. S. Hazen, John Christie and A. D. lines, directors; M. L. Fuller, seere- tary. The present officers are: Thomas Wheelock, Daniel Robbins, R. A. McNutt and C. S. Farman, directors, and M. L. Wiles, secretary.

There is one water grist mill in the township on the Iowa River, on section 30. This was erected by A. D. Hiams, in 1873, and is a frame structure, 20x30 feet in dimension, two stories high. It has

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two run of buhrs, one for flour and one for meal. This mill is at present leased and run by George Houliston.

The pioneer postoffice of Hancock county is located at Upper Grove, or Amsterdam village. This was established at this place in 1857, and Benoni Haskins was commissioned its first postmaster. He was succeeded by Edward Thorpe. The office changed hands quite rapidly for a few years, being presided over by Reuben Church, C. D. Pritchard, C. Boughton, J. B. Kern, and C. Boughton, again. It is now in the hands of Thomas Elder, the enterprising merchant of Am- sterdam village, and who was the imme- diate successor of Mr. Boughton on his second term. It is said, that the first mail carrier in the county, was no less a person than the well known Joe Hew- itt, of Clear Lake notoriety, who carried the mail from Upper Grove to Irvington in Kossuth county and back.

The cemetery of the township is located on the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 29, and was established in 1862. The first burial in this conse- crated ground were two children of M. S. Gillman's and one of George Savogue's. These died in 1863.

The village of Amsterdam was laid out as a town during the fall of 1858, by Rob- ert L. Irwin. This plat was filed for record on the 9th of April, 1859. It was surveyed and staked out upon the eighty acres, known as the south half of the southwest quarter of section 29, township 94 north, range 23 west. Mr. Irwin had a portable saw mill at this time, and sawed the lumber which was used in building up the village. At the time of its dedication

large hopes were indulged in of the future greatness of the little town, but these were illusive. The dreams of its projectors came to naught, and the tiny burg stands, a monument to disappointed hopes and ambition. At one time it was but a short step from being acknowledged the county seat, but a strong opposition developed elsewhere defeated this scheme, and with the removal of the records and county officials to Concord, the new county seat, the chances passed away from Amsterdam, perhaps, forever. Mr. Irwin, soon after this, left the country, and when last heard from was in the State of Alabama.

In 1859 or 1860, a party by the name of Edward Rogers, opened a store for the sale of goods needed in a new settlement. This store was after a time suspended and the town was without any. In 1868 A. D. Ifiams started out in a mercantile venture. This he continued to operate for some time, when Sylvester Stockwell, came here from Ohio, with a stock of goods. These two stocks were put together and Mr. Stockwell run the business. It afterwards passed through the hands of several par- ties, prominent among which were George Rogers and Church and Elder. It finally was purchased by J. B. Kern, and the stock removed to Belmond, Wright county. The village now being without a store for the sale or exchange of merchandise.

In 1876 George Rogers erected a new store building and put in a new stock of goods. This store he operated until 1879, when he was succeeded by Thomas Elder, who has since continued to run it in com- pany with O. M. Morley.

Thomas Elder, a native of Pennsyl- vania, was born Aug. 31, 1854. He lived

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in his native State until July, 1864, when hie removed to Hancock Co., Iowa, locating on section 29, Avery township. When twenty-one years of age he worked his father's farm two years on the shares. In the winters of 1875-6-7-8, he taught school. In 1879 he purchased the gen- eral merchandise business he is now en- gaged in, of J. Rogers & Co., in the village of Amsterdam. He is in partnership with O. M. Morley. Mr. Elder is the present postmaster of Upper Grove, being appointed in May, 1882. On the 22d of April, 1878, he was united in marriage with Charlotte Hewitt, at Irvington, Kos- suth county. They have two children- Ethel, born Feb. 8, 1879, and Charlotte, born July 24, 1883. Mr. Elder is a repub- lican.

The first blacksmith to establish a shop here was Charles Robbins, who located in 1861. Mr. Robbins died during the year 1871. Ile was one of the political refugees who were compelled to leave their home in Missouri at the beginning of the war. Ile was wont to relate many stories of the trials of the anti-rebellion days in that State.

Sylvester Stockwell started a boot and shoe store in 1863, but after a time aban- doned it as a business that would not pay. He is still a resident of Avery township.

The school house in the village of Am- sterdam is a two-story building, the second story of which is finished as a hall and is used for holding all kinds of meetings, dances, ete. These buildings, with about ten or a dozen dwelling houses, are all that there is of the village. The railroad

that built up Garner and Britt, proved the final blow to the future of Amsterdam.

That the religious element of this com- munity may be attended to, the Methodist Episcopal society holds meetings in the school house every Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Cole, of Belmond, Wright county, filling the pulpit.

The Congregational society also holds meetings occasionally in the school house, and Rev. Mr. Sands, of Belmond, ministers to their spiritual wants.

William Christie is a native of Canada, born Oct. 31, 1854. He removed to Wis- consin, where he resided two years, then came to Hancock county and located on section 19, in Avery township. He was married on the Ist of May, 1880, to Mary Carpenter. They have one child-Willic. Mr. Christie is a democrat. llis father is a native of Scotland, as is his mother. They came to Hancock county from Can- ada in 1861. His mother died in 1880.

James F. Elder was born on the old homestead where he now lives with his father, June 17, 1865. His father, George W. Elder, is a native of Pennsylvania, born May 6, 1822. In 1864 he came to Hancock Co., Iowa, and purchased land on section 29. He now owns 230 acres of good land, and is engaged in farming and stock raising. Ile was married Nov. 2, 1848, to Emily H. Bonsoll, of Pennsyl- vania. Mrs. Elder died on the 4th of October, 1857, leaving four children- Walter, Dora, Thomas and Marion. On the 21st of May, 1858, Mr. Elder married Margaret C. MeNutt, a native of Pennsyl- vania, born in 1836. They have eight children-George N., William G., Mary E., James, Margaret E., Cora K., Ruth

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and Adrian. Mr. Elder is a democrat, politically. He has held the office of county judge, was the first county auditor and has been justice of the peace, town- ship clerk, and president of the school board.

R. A. MeNutt, one of the well-to-do farmers of Avery township, was born in Indiana Co., Penn., Feb. 2, 1841. When twenty-three years of age, he removed to Hancock Co., Iowa, loeating in Upper Grove. He remained there six years, when he removed to Wright Co., Iowa, remaining there three years. In 1872 he returned to Hancock county, where he at present resides. In 1866 he was married to Mary Savozne, born in Wabash Co., Ind., in 1849. They have three children .- William F., Mary E. and an infant. He has held the offices of township elerk, road supervisor and assessor. He belongs to I. O. O. F., Belmond Lodge, 265. Politi- cally, he is a democrat.

John Christie, Sr., is a native of Scot- land, born April 17, 1817. In 1833 he emigrated from Scotland to Canada, where he remained until 1858, when he removed to Wisconsin. In 1861 he came to Hancock county and located on section 29, Avery township. In 1864 he removed to section 19, where he owns 240 acres of land. He was married to Agnes E. Craig, a native of Scotland, in 1828. Mrs. Chris- tie died Feb. 7, 1880. They had nine children, seven of whom are living-John, James, George, Jane, Robert, William and Jannet. Mr. Christie is a republican. He has been township trustee and school di- rector. One day, in the winter of 1861, Mr. Christie drove to Hampton, Franklin county, a distance of thirty miles. While

on his way home, a terrible blizzard blew up. He lost the direction, and there be- ing no house between Hampton and his home, he was compelled to remain on the prairie all night. He arrived home the next day, but was unable to do any work that winter. His son, George, was with him, and had his feet so badly frozen that all his toes came off.

M. L. Wiles was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, May 2, 1840. When twenty-six years of age, he removed to Hancock county, locating on section 17, Avery township, where he now has 320 aeres of good land. Ile also has 160 aeres in Cerro Gordo county. Mr. Wiles has held the offices of township secretary, clerk, trus- tee and school director. Ile is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was united in marriage Feb. 13, 1877, with Jannet Christie, born in Canada. They have three children-Agnes, born May 14, 1878; Jennie, born March 16, 1880; and Clarence, born Sept. 3, 1882. Mr. Wiles' father, Samuel Wiles, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1804, and died in Stark Co., Ohio, in July, 1880. His mother, Mahala MeKee Wiles, was born in Ohio. She died while the subject of our sketch was quite small, he being the youngest of seven children. Mrs. Wiles' father, John Christie, was born in Scotland, April 17, 1817. Iler mother was a native of Scot- land, born in 1826, and died Feb. 7, 1880.

D. F. Hunt is a native of Wapello Co., Iowa, born Jan. 12, 1862. In the fall of 1867 he came to Hancock county. He lives on section 32. His father was born in 1832 and died Nov. 27, 1861. The subject of this sketch was born just one month and fifteen days after the death of

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his father. On Jan. 11, 1866, his mother married J. S. Wilson. They live in But- terfield Grove, Twin Lake township, this county. Mr. Hunt owns 170 acres of good land on section 32. He is a republican.

John B. Robbins was born June 10, 1841, in Ilenry Co., Ohio. When eleven years of age he removed with his father to Buchanan Co., Iowa. He enlisted Jan. 27, 1862, in the 13th United States Infantry, serving three years. He was body-guard for Gen. Sherman and was with him in the first battle at Vicksburg, then to Arkansas Post, in the forty-one days' siege and capture of Vicksburg, in the battle of Jackson, Miss., then back to Vicksburg, from there to Memphis, fighting Gen. Forest at Collinsville, twenty-six miles in the rear of Memphis. He then went to Lookont Mountain, par- ticipating in that battle, then to Knox- ville where they had a fight with Gen. Longstreet, and from there to Huntsville, Ala., where they went into winter quar- ters. In the spring he was put on provost duty at Nashville, Tenn., and Jan. 27, 1865, he was discharged, having served his time of enlistment. He then returned to Quasqueton, Buchanan Co., Iowa, he- ing engaged in farming for two years, and in 1867 came to Hancock county and settled on section 16, Avery township. He has eighty acres of valuable land and is engaged in grain and stock raising. Mr. Robbins was married in 1867 to Nancy E. Moore, born Nov. 27, 1844, in 'Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. They have four children-Adella M., born Oct. 20, 1869; Asa D., born Nov. 28, 1871; Chester C., born Sept. 4, 1875; Erma E., born June 18, 1878. Mr. Robbins is a member of

the Odd Fellow's, Belmond Lodge, No. 265. Ile held the office of township clerk from 1877 to 1879 and from 1881 to 1882.

D. T. Warner is a native of Kendall Co., Ill., born Jan. 13, 1845. Ile resided in Kendall county until 1877, where he was engaged in teaming at Oswego. lle came to Hancock Co., Iowa, and purchased ten acres on section 32, Avery township, also fifty-five aeres on section 4, Wright county. He traded this for 160 acres on section 27, Avery township, which he still makes his home. He was married June 8, 1871, to Julia Pratt. born Nov. 7, 1851, in Du Page Co., Ill. They have four children living-William, born Oct. 6, 1872; Charles, born Sept. 6, 1874; John born June 21, 1880; Maud, born Oct. 1, 1882. Mr. Warner is a democrat.

D. E. Brooks, a native of Canada West, was born on the 7th of October, 1847. IIe lived in Canada until five years of age, when his parents removed to Jackson Co., Iowa. They resided in that county nine years, then removed to Carroll Co., Ill. His father died in Carroll county, and he and his mother returned to Canada. IIe remained in Canada three years, and then removed to Crown Point, Ind. In 1863 he enlisted in company G, 12th Indiana Cavalry, serving two years. He partici- pated in the battle of Murfreesboro and many hard skirmishes. He was discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 10, 1865. He went to Wisconsin, remaining there until 1871, when he removed to this county, locating in Avery township. He has eighty acres of good land on section 26, where he resides. He was united in mar- riage Dec. 5, 1868, with Susan A. Lash, born in New York. They have four chil-

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dren-William HI., Anna, John S. and Raymond D. Politically, he is a repub- liean.

John Lasher is a native of Allegany Co., N. Y., born Jan. 23, 1826. At the age of thirteen years he removed to Liv- ingston county. He afterwards went to Albany county, residing there until twenty years of age. He then returned to Allegany county and remained there until 1856, when he removed to Rock Co., Wis., where he resided until 1871. He is a blacksmith by trade. In 1871 he came to Hancock county, locating on see- tion 26, this township. On the 3d of March, 1847, he was united in marriage with Lorinda Weed, born in Allegany Co., N. Y., in April, 1828. They have five children-Susan, wife of Daniel Brooks; Laura E., wife of Nelson Brown; Mary H., wife of William Stockwell ; Perey J., wife of Albert Stockwell, and Kittie L. Mr. and Mrs. Lasher are mem- bers of the Baptist Church. Mr. Lasher is a republican, politically. He lost his right leg below the knee, by being caught in a threshing machine.

Edgar F. Reed, farmer, was born Sept. 18, 1834, in Herkimer Co., N. Y. When eleven years of age he removed to Rock Co., Wis., where he resided five years, then to Walworth county, remaining two years, then moved back to Roek county, remaining one year, then resided eight years in Walworth county. Hle then re- moved to Mellenry Co., Ill., residing there six months with his family. He enlisted in company C, 95th Illinois Vol- unteer Infantry, Ang. 5, 1862, and served two years and ten months. He served in the 17th Army Corps, and was in the

battles of Holly Springs, Fort Duneka, Yellow Bayou and at Guntewn, Miss. He was taken prisoner at the last named battle, stayed at Andersonville, Ga., from June 11, to Sept. 19, 1864, then was removed to Savannah, and kept in prison two months. When he left Anderson- ville, being-too weak to walk, he crawled out on his hands and knees. In Novem- ber, 1864, he was paroled. He was sent to the parole eamp at Annapolis, thenee to Baltimore hospital and received a fur- lough home. Reporting again at Chicago, he was sent to Baltimore. After stand- ing guard one night, he was no longer fit for duty, so he was discharged June 11, 1865, and returned to his home in Me- Ilenry Co., Ill. In August, 1865, he went to lowa, settling in Wright county. In 1875 he came to Ilaneoek county, settling on section 20, Avery township, where he has sinee made his home. He has forty- two and a half acres of well improved land, and raises stoek and grain of all kinds. Mr. Reed was married Sept. 12, 1858, to Susan Brown, born June 3, 1838, in Rochester, N. Y. They have four chil- dren living-Herbert V., Arthur A., George W. and Burton M. Mr. and Mrs. Reed are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Reed is a mem- ber of the G. A. R. at Belmond, Wright county. Politically, he is a republican.

Harry A. Carpenter is a native of Mon- roe Co., N. Y., born March 21, 1831. When twenty-one years of age he re- moved to Michigan, where he resided twelve years. He then removed to Iowa, thence to southern Michigan, thence to Minnesota, thence back to Michigan, thence to Iowa in 1875, locating in Han-

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coek county. He lives on section _18, Avery township, where he has a good farm. Ile was married in 1853 to Lucinda Crawford, a native of Lawrence Co., N. Y. They have five children-Franklin, Mary, Cora, Della and Alfred. Mr. Car- penter is a republican. He has practiced veterinary surgery for over thirty years.

IFarrison P. Russell, farmer, is a native of llarrison Co., Ohio, born March 1, 1834. Ile resided for seventeen years in Ohio, then removed to Jackson Co., Iowa, where he resided three years, after which he removed to Mason City, Cerro . Gordo Co., Iowa, engaging for twenty years in painting and carpenter work. In 1876 he came to Hancock county, settling near Amsterdam. In 1882 he purchased an improved farm of sixty aeres and ten acres of timber, making in all seventy aeres. Mr. Russell was married May 2, 1861, to Sarah Humphrey, also a native of Ohio, born May 26, 1843. They have one adopted child-Ellen, wife of Richard M. Ruggles. She was born Dec. 27, 1864. Politieally, Mr. Russell is a republican.

A. D. White, farmer, is a native Meigs Co., Ohio, born Dec. 5, 1847, where he re- sided until fourteen years of age. In 1864 he enlisted in company F, 174th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving one year. He participated in the battles of De- catur, Ala., and Murfreesboro, Tenn. Ile was discharged at Washington City, in July, 1865, after which he returned to Ohio, being engaged for two years in boring oil wells. In 1872 he came to Hancock Co., Iowa, residing in Garner four years, then locating on his present place, section 6, Avery township. Mr. White has a farm of 240 acres, well improved. He raises

stock and grain of all kinds. In politics he is a republican. Mr. White has held the office of township trustee, also school director. Ile is now one of the county supervisors of Hancock county, an office which he has held for the last four years. He is a member of the G. A. R. at Britt. Mr. White was married Aug. 29, 1876, to Maggie Casiek, born in New Jersey, July 3, 1857. They have four children living -Josephine, born Jan. 17, 1877; Albert, born Jan. 29, 1879; Gethie, born March 19, 1882; Mary E., born Oet. 11, 1883.

Bert Farman was born in Wisconsin, Oct. 14, 1861, where he resided until 1879, when he came to Hancock county, locat- ing in Avery township. He was married to HIannabell Stockwell, Sept. 30, 1882. She was born in Wayne Co., Ill. They have one child. Mr. Farman's father was born in New York in February, 1832. His mother was born in New York in 1831. They had seven children, Bert being the third child. Mr. Farman is a republican.

John Stoddart, farmer, is a native of Wisconsin, born Dec. 17, 1856. In 1879 he came to Avery township, Hancock Co., Iowa, settling on section 21. He has sinee made this his home with the excep- tion of the summer of 1881, which he spent in Wisconsin. John Stoddart, Sr., is a native of Scottland, born in 1819. In 1850 he emigrated to the United States. Ile was a surgeon at West Point for several years, after which he went to Wis- consin, settling at Shullsburg, and prae- tieing medicine there for ten years. Hle entered the ministry about twenty-five years ago and is now preaching in the Congregational Church, being located in

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Dane Co., Wis. His wife, Sophia (Hatt) Stoddart, was born in England in 1830. They had ten children, eight of whom are living, John being the third. Mr. Stod- dart married Jan. 8, 1878, Sarah Carson, born in Windsor Co., Wis., Dec. 18, 1857. They have two children living-Jessie, born April 29, 1879; Gertie, born May 13, 1881. Mr. Stoddart votes the republican ticket. Ile is one of the trustees for Avery township.

George Duryea, farmer, was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., Aug. 28, 1835. When eighteen years of age he moved to Tomp- kins county, removing from there to Du- buque, lowa. After a two years residence there he went to Decorah, and from there to St. Paul, Minn., following teaming for

a time. IIe afterwards removed to Mc- Gregor, Iowa, then living two years in Osage, Mitchell county. He then went to Virginia City, Montana, remaining eighteen months. In 1865 he returned to Osage and in the winter engaged in the livery business, in which he continued until 1880. Ile then came to Hancock Co, Iowa, settling on section 19, Avery township, and having eighty acres of good land, well improved. He is a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 195, Usage, also of the Legion of Honor. Mr. Duryea was married in June, 1858, to Jane Kennedy, born in Dubuque, Iowa. They have five children-James, Mary, George, Nine and Francis. Mr. Duryea is a democrat. Mrs. Duryea is a member of the Congregational Church.

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History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago counties, Iowa; together with sketches of their cities, villages, and townships, educational, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 80

Author: Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Springfield IL : Union Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 950

Author:
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield IL : Union Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 950