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tration. In 1881 he was appointed alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Green Sparks, and the following year was again elected chief executive of Muscatine. His administration as mayor was characterized by many needed re- forms and improvements. He was one of the original trustees of the Musca- tine city water works; has twice been reappointed and since 1900 has served as secretary of the water works. His public duties have ever been discharged with ability and fidelity above question and he is numbered among those citizens whose activity and loyalty constitute a most potent force in the substantial up- building and progress of the community.
HENRY JAYNE.
Henry Jayne, a member of the law firm of Jayne & Hoffman, attorneys of Muscatine, has long been accorded prominence at the bar and throughout the period of his business connection therewith has ever been most careful to con- form his practice to a high standard of professional ethics. He has ever given to his clients the service of talent, unwearied industry and broad learning, yet he never forgets that there are certain things due to the court, to his own self- respect, and above all to justice and the righteous administration of the law which neither the zeal of the advocate nor the pleasure of success permits him to disregard.
Mr. Jayne is a native of Wayne county, Pennsylvania, his birth having oc- curred upon a farm in Scott township November 8, 1847. The ancestral his- tory of the family is one of close connection with the colonization of the new world. As early as 1620 William Jayne, the American progenitor of the family, settled on Long Island. The grandfather, Benaiah Jayne, was born in Pennsyl- vania, in which state a branch of the family had been founded. He lived at Maple Hill in Scott township, Wayne county, and in early life learned and fol- lowed the chair maker's trade. When the country became involved in the second war with England, he enlisted as a soldier in the American army. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Whitaker, was the oldest child of John and Catharine Whitaker. Her father was born in 1773 in Wyoming Valley and was one of the refugees who fled for safety at the time of the Indian massacre in that valley on the 4th of July, 1778. He and others went on foot to Broome county, New York, abandoning their property, which, owing to the conflict of jurisdiction between Connecticut and Pennsylvania, became lost to those who abandoned their homes and fell into possession of the state of Connecticut, be- coming a part of what was known as the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, also called the Western Reserve. Following their marriage Benaiah Jayne and his wife established their home in Wayne county, Pennsylvania, where he continued to reside until his death in 1853. His widow became a resident of Iowa about 1865 or 1866 and passed away at Lone Tree when she had reached the advanced age of eighty-two years. Their family numbered six sons and three daughters : John W., Squire W., William H., Henry D., Justus, Benaiah G., Rhoda, Cath- arine and Emily.
HENRY JAYNE
T .... PUBLIC L.LFAN
ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDER FLANDATIONS.
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Of this family, John Whitaker Jayne was born in Broome county, New York, and became a logger and rafter on the Delaware river, being thus employed until 1854, when he emigrated to Iowa and took up farming in Scott county, where he remained in 1854 and 1855. The following year he removed to Muscatine county, where he carried on agricultural pursuits until the opening year of the Civil war. In response to the country's call for aid he enlisted in the Eighth Iowa Infantry and served until the battle of Shiloh, during which he was cap- tured. Later in the summer, however, he was exchanged and, returning to his northern home, was elected to the office of clerk of Muscatine county, assuming his duties on the Ist of January, 1863, and serving in that capacity until 1869. He then began farming, also dealing in land and cattle, continuing in the conduct of a profitable business until 1896. In that year he took up his abode at Lone Tree, Iowa, where he conducted an insurance office until meeting an accidental death in July, 1908, when nearly eighty-nine years of age. In early manhood John W. Jayne had married Miss Catharine Gardiner, who was born in Otsego county, New York, and was a daughter of Jacob A. Gardiner, one of the heroes of the Revolutionary war, who always remained a resident of Otsego county, New York, where he died at an advanced age. He and his wife lived seven years beyond their golden wedding and reared a large family, which included Catharine Gardiner, who became the wife of John W. Jayne, her death occur- ring in 1897, when she was eighty-five years of age. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jayne were devout members of the Baptist church, and the integrity and fidelity of their lives won for them the high esteem of all with whom they came in contact. Their family numbered five children : David, now living in Lone Tree, Iowa; Henry, of this review; William, who died at the age of twenty-seven years; Deborah, who died in infancy; and Sarah, the wife of Rev. A. C. Kelly, of Chicago.
Henry Jayne was six years of age when he came with his parents to Iowa. The family lived in Scott county for two years and then removed to Muscatine county, where he has made his home continuously since 1856, or for a period of fifty-five years. He supplemented his common school education by a short course in an academy. This did not complete the period of his study, however, for throughout his life he has been a broad reader and deep thinker, and an in- terested witness of the signs of the times. He has ever kept well informed on questions of vital import and is usually found where the intelligent men of the community gather for the discussion of important themes and problems. From the time that he was eight years of age until his father went to the war he as- sisted his parent in the preparation of a spelling book which he was editing. While the father was at the front he and his brother aided the mother in car- rying on the farm and following the appointment of John W. Jayne to the posi- tion of clerk of the courts, Henry Jayne acted as deputy for five and a half years.
This aroused his interest in the legal profession and he took up the study of law in the office of Judge Brannan, in the meantime providing for his own sup- port by doing book work and indexing in the clerk's office for the years 1869 and 1870. When he had mastered the fundamental principles of law, he suc- cessfully passed the required examination that secured his admission to the bar
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on the first Monday in January, 1871, and that he had won the favor of his former preceptor is indicated in the fact that he was at once admitted to a part- nership by Judge Brannan, under the firm style of Brannan & Jayne. This re- lation was maintained until May, 1872, when the senior member was elected to the bench. Mr. Jayne then continued alone in practice until 1875, when Judge Brannan resigned his position as judge of the county court and the old partner- ship relation was resumed, so continuing without change until the Ist of Au- gust, 1882, when the increasing business of the firm required more help and they admitted William Hoffman to a partnership under the firm name of Bran- nan, Jayne & Hoffman. Again Judge Brannan retired, on the Ist of January, 1887, following his second election to the bench, being one of three lawyers se- lected in the district for judicial honors. The firm continued as Jayne & Hoff- man until January 1, 1904, and the business style has since remained unchanged, although a son of each of the partners has been admitted, Arthur Hoffman and William R. Jayne being now in active relations with the firm.
Mr. Jayne possesses a mind of singular precision and power-in a marked degree a judicial mind, capable of an impartial view of both sides of the ques- tion. In his practice he is absolutely fair, never indulging in artifice or conceal- ment, never dealing in indirect methods but winning his victories, which are many, and suffering his defeats, which are few, in the open fields face to face with his foe. He has achieved high distinction at the bar, and he deserves it.
Mr. Jayne was married on the 18th of November, 1873. to Miss Ella L. Reynolds, who was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, a daughter of William P. and Harriet (Chenoweth) Reynolds, who were likewise natives of the Keystone state. The father was a son of Henry Reynolds, who was born in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1786, and died November 19, 1851. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Reynolds, was born November 27, 1788, and died on the 11th of February, 1846, while living at Terre Haute, Indiana. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Jayne were Arthur and Hannah (Webster) Chenoweth, and the former died in 1817. Wil- liam P. Reynolds and Harriet Chenoweth remained residents of Pennsylvania until after their marriage and on leaving that state settled at Keokuk, Iowa, while later they resided at Hannibal, Missouri, until warned to leave during the refugee exodus of the winter of 1860-61, owing to the bitter hostility that was manifest in the south against people from the north. At that time they established their home in Muscatine, where their remaining days were passed, Mrs. Reynolds departing this life in 1871, and Mr. Reynolds in 1878. They had seven children, four of whom reached adult age: Mrs. Jayne; Mrs. Minnie H. Betts of Elmhurst, New York; Charles P., who died in Colorado Springs in 1902; and Mrs. Mary W. Fitzgerald of Salt Lake City, Utah.
The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Jayne has been blessed with seven children, although death has entered the family circle. Edwin, the eldest, died in 1903, at the age of twenty-seven years. William R. married Stella Moore and has a daughter, Edith. Howard, who is operating a sawmill at Raymond, Washing- ton, married Kathleen De Witt and has a daughter. Arthur, the twin brother of Howard, wedded Margaret Marshall of Des Moines. Roger is attending college at Grinnell, Iowa. The two youngest members of the family died in infancy.
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Both Mr. and Mrs. Jayne are faithful members of the Baptist church in Muscatine and the principles that have weiglied in his life are further indicated in the fact that he is a Knight Templar Mason. Politically he has always sup- ported the republican party but has never sought office, regarding the pursuits of private life as abundantly worthy of his best efforts. He is a man of cour- teous manners, yet firm and unyielding in all that he believes to be right. What- ever he does is for the best interests of his clients and for the honor of liis pro- fession, and no man gives to eitlier a more unqualified allegiance or riper ability.
JOSEPH LINN HOOPES.
J. Linn Hoopes, although he has not attempted to figure prominently in public affairs, has always stood as an advocate of those interests and measures which are of the most value in upholding the legal, political and moral status of a community. For a considerable period he was identified with agricultural pursuits in this county and is now devoting his energies largely to the real-estate, loan and insurance business, in the three departments of which he has secured a good clientage. The city numbers him among her native sons. He was born on the 15th of September, 1841, of the marriage of Joseph J. and Amanda (McGinnis) Hoopes, the former a native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Covington, Kentucky. His paternal grandfather, Isaac Hoopes, also lived in West Chester and was of Welsh descent. He married Hannah Jones and they remained residents of Pennsylvania until called to their final rest. Their family numbered twelve children. The maternal grandfather, James McGinnis, was a native of Ireland. He married a Miss Carey, an aunt of Alice and Phoebe Carey, whose poetical writings have brought pleasure and comfort to many a heart. Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis made their home in Columbus, Ohio, where both passed away at an advanced age. Their family numbered five children, namely : John, James, Ellen, 'Amanda and Minerva.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hoopes were also residents of Columbus, Ohio, for a number of years. The former was a carpenter by trade and about 1839 or 1840 removed with his family to Iowa, settling in Muscatine, where he was largely engaged in building operations in the early days. At that time all flooring, win- dows, sash and doors were made by hand. He possessed a strong and rugged constitution and remained in remarkably good health up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1893, when he was eighty-five years of age. His wife died in April, 1889, at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. Hoopes held several city offices and was a prominent and influential factor in the early develop- ment and progress of the community. Unto him and his wife were born four children : J. Linn, of this review ; Ellen E., the wife of R. R. Lawther, of Dallas, Texas; Fannie L., who became the wife of C. A. Stith, of Galveston, Texas, but is now deceased; and Rebecca, of Muscatine.
No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of life for J. Linn Hoopes in his boyhood and youth. He remained in his parents' home and at the usual age was sent to the public schools, where he passed through con-
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secutive grades, mastering the lessons that usually constitute a public-school curriculum. Later he had the benefit of instruction in the State University of Iowa and after putting aside his text-books he entered business life as a clerk in a general store. Soon, however, he turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits and spent twenty years on a farm in Lake township, comprising three hundred and forty acres, which he afterward sold. While following farming he won a substantial measure of success, owing to his close application and un- faltering industry. Since 1891 he has lived in Muscatine, where he has been engaged in the real-estate, loan and insurance business. Here he has negotiated a number of important realty transfers and is thoroughly familiar with the value of property and the opportunity for sale or purchase.
On the 17th of December, 1874, Mr. Hoopes was united in marriage to Miss Emma Worsham, who was born in Muscatine, January 22, 1852, and is a daughter of Green and Rebecca (Marmon) Worsham. Her father's birth occurred in Kentucky, while her mother was a native of North Carolina. They became pioneer settlers of Richmond, Indiana, and afterward removed to Mus- catine, Iowa, during an early epoch in the development of this city where they continued to reside until called to their final rest. They had one son and three daughters, who grew to maturity, David, Emma, Mary and Ella. The eldest daughter became the wife of Mr. Hoopes and they are well known in the social circles of Muscatine, where they have an extensive circle of friends. Their home is at No. 411 West Third street.
Mr. Hoopes gives his political support to the democratic party but does not seek nor desire office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs. which he has always regarded as abundantly worthy of his best efforts. He is one of the oldest among the native sons of Muscatine, having for sixty- nine years been a witness of the growth, upbuilding and progress of the city. Events which are to others matters of history are to him matters of personal knowledge or experience. He has always felt a commendable pride in what has been accomplished here and his labors and influence have been an element in the general progress and improvement.
HENRY C. MADDEN.
For more than a third of a century Henry C. Madden has practiced at the Muscatine bar and his record in connection therewith is a credit to the profes- sion. He was born in this city October 5, 1854, a son of Henry and Jane E. (Templeton) Madden, the former a native of Perry county, Pennsylvania, while the latter was born near Wooster in Wayne county, Ohio. The Madden family is of Irish origin. The paternal grandfather of Henry C. Madden was Jere- miah Madden, a native of Pennsylvania, who for many years was an associate justice of the courts of Perry county, that state. He died at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1860, at the advanced age of seventy-seven years and fourteen days, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Susanna Rehm, passed away at the age of seventy-nine years. In their family were nine children: Matilda, Joseph,
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James, John, Henry, Jeremiah, Jesse, William F. and Richard R. The maternal grandfather of Henry C. Madden was John Templeton, an early settler of Wayne county, Ohio, who was also a pioneer of Iowa, settling in Jefferson county, this state, in 1839. A residence of two decades there brought him to the year 1859, when he passed away at the age of eighty. He had devoted his life to farming in support of his family. His wife, who in her maidenhood was Elizabeth Tarr, was also eighty years of age at her death, which occurred in 1864. They were the parents of three children: Charlotte K., Catharine and Jane E. By a former marriage with Elizabeth A. Steele, Mr. Templeton also had several children.
Henry Madden, the father of Henry C. Madden, was a carpenter and con- tractor who in the year 1849 became a resident of Muscatine, Iowa, where he spent his remaining days. He died in September, 1900, at the age of eighty- two years, having for only nine days survived his wife, who passed away at the age of seventy-six. She held membership in the Methodist church and Mr. Madden also attended its services. He was a soldier of the Civil war for three years as a member of Company A, Eleventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, partici- pated in the Atlanta campaign and in a number of hotly contested engagements.
Henry C. Madden is the only survivor of a family of seven children, the others having all died in infancy. He was reared in Muscatine and attended the public schools. after which he began clerking in a dry goods store, where he remained for three years. He also followed carpentering for three years in con- nection with his father but believing that he would find a professional career more congenial, he took up the study of law in Muscatine and was admitted to the bar on the 22d of February, 1876, since which time he has continuously practiced. Experiences and continued study have promoted his ability and he has long since ranked with the able representatives of the profession in this county. He prepares his cases with thoroughness, presents his cause in clear and logical manner and the force of his arguments seldom fails to gain the verdict desired.
On the 15th of November, 1882, Mr. Madden was married to Miss Minnie J. Lodge, who was born in Cedar county, Iowa, a daughter of Benjamin S. and Mary A. (Wiley) Lodge, who were natives of Ohio but became pioneer resi- dents of Cedar county, Iowa. She comes of good Revolutionary stock, her paternal great-grandfather, Benjamin Lodge, who was born March 28, 1749, having served as captain in the war for independence. His son Samuel Lodge, the grandfather of Mrs. Madden, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania, December 20, 1799, and died in Henry county, Illinois, January 11, 1864. He was married March 3, 1825, to Jane S. McCord, who was born April 10, 1804, either in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, or across the line in Trumbull county, Ohio. Their son, Benjamin S. Lodge, who was Mrs. Madden's father, was born in Greenville, Mercer county, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1825, and died in Wilton, Iowa, June 21, 1868. His wife afterward went to Maryland, where her last days were passed. Their family numbered four children: Ida M., the wife of Oliver DeLisle; Charles S., Minnie J., and DeLancy, who died in early life. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Madden was blessed with four sons : Arthur L., who is employed in the Muscatine State Bank and who wedded
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Miss Agnes M. Rabbitt, by whom he has a daughter, Carmelete ; H. Ralph, who is an agriculturist by occupation; Kenneth B., who is a high-school student; and Harold G., who died in infancy.
Mrs. Madden is a member of the Presbyterian church and is prominent in the social circles of the city. Mr. Madden holds membership in Iowa Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M .; Washington Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M .; Wyoming Lodge No. 76, K. P .; Eagle Lodge, No. 10, A. O. U. W .; and Colonel S. G. Hill Camp, No. 50, Sons of Veterans. His political allegiance is given to the democracy but he has never sought or desired office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs. He resides at No. 919 Iowa avenue, having erected the residence there in 1893. A lifelong citizen of Muscatine, his record is well known to the readers of this volume and the fact that many of his stanchest friends are those who have known him from his boyhood days to the present is an indication that his has been a most honorable and upright career.
FRANK W. WALKER.
Frank W. Walker, assistant postmaster of Muscatine since 1902, is a native of this city, born March 5, 1871. He is a son of John D. and Eliza Ann ( Hart- man) Walker, the former of whom was born in Richmond, Indiana, October 14, 1818, and the latter in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1836. The father was a school teacher in his young manhood. Later he became a lawyer and on coming to Iowa, settled at Wilton, where he practiced for a number of years and served as county clerk. He was a stanch adherent of the republican party and departed this life at Wilton, August 19, 1897, at the age of seventy- nine years. Mrs. Walker is still living and is now seventy-five years of age. She is a member of the Methodist church, as was her husband. Samuel Walker, the paternal grandfather, was a native of Kentucky, born March 30, 1794, of Scotch-Irish descent. He was identified with agricultural interests during his business career and died in Iowa, September 6, 1843, at the age of forty- nine years. There were seven children in his family, Frank M., Harvey, Andrew, John, Samuel, Sarah and Maggie. The maternal grandfather was George Hart- man, a farmer, who was of German descent and was born in Pennsylvania, be- coming one of the early settlers of Muscatine county, Iowa. He died in Union county, Iowa, well advanced in years. His children were George, John, Callie, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Sadie, Jeannette, Reuben and Eliza. To John and Eliza Walker, the parents of our subject, four children were born: George S., of Montana ; Frank W., the subject of this review; Frances H .; and William, who died in childhood.
Frank W. Walker was reared at Wilton and educated in the public and high schools, graduating from the latter in 1889. He began his business career as clerk in a crockery store in Muscatine, continuing for thirteen years and gain- ing a practical experience that has been of great benefit to him in the discharge of more responsible positions. For eight years past he has served as assistant
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postmaster of Muscatine, discharging his duties in such a way as to gain the hearty commendation of the patrons of the office.
On the 6th of October, 1904, Mr. Walker was united in marriage to Miss E. Elizabeth Preston, a daughter of Albert S. and Elba A. (Garris) Preston, the former born June 19, 1852, and the latter April 25, 1857. Mrs. Walker was born August 31, 1880, in New Jersey, her father also being a native of that state. There were three children in the family, Nettie Arthur and E. Elizabeth. The mother of these children was called from earthly scenes February 7, 1882, and Mr. Preston was again married, the lady of his choice being Ellen J. Bowlby, and there were two children by that union, Frank and Blanche. The family are now living in Muscatine.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker are active members of the Methodist church and as- sist to the extent of their ability in forwarding the various interests with which that organization is connected. Politically Mr. Walker is in hearty sympathy with the republican party, having supported its candidates and principles ever since he arrived at manhood. As a representative citizen he is worthy of the high regard in which he is held on account of the faithful discharge of his duties as a public officer and also as a wide-awake member of a progressive community.
HENRY F. GIESSLER.
Henry F. Giessler, president of the German-American Savings Bank of Mus- catine, ranks as one of the leading financiers of the city and one of the valued members of a community which is noted for the independence and progressive- ness of its people. He was born in York county, Pennsylvania, October 15, 1853. and is a son of Henry S. and Mary (Wildasin) Giessler, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The father was reared in the Keystone state and came to Iowa in 1856, settling at Wilton, where he conducted a general store and for some years acted as postmaster. He built the first house in Wilton and died there in 1861, before reaching middle life. His wife long survived him, being called away at the age of eighty-four years. She was a valued member of the Reformed church. Three children were born to them: Henry F., our subject ; James L., of Muscatine; and Mary, deceased.
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