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In 1886 Mr. Petersen was united in marriage to Miss Lena Peterson, also a native of Schleswig. Germany. Immediately after his marriage he
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went to Syracuse, Nebraska, and opened a bakery which they conducted for about four years, returning to Clarinda on the death of his uncle as previously stated. In his political views Mr. Petersen is a stalwart republi- can and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day. He is a member of the Christian church and his life is in harmony with his pro- fessions, being characterized by all the sterling qualities of honorable, upright manhood.
JAMES HUGHES.
James Hughes, a retired agriculturist residing in Clarinda, is one of the oldest settlers of Iowa, having come to this state in 18446. He was born in Johnson county, Indiana, on the 5th of August, 1844, his parents being David and Delaine (Smith) Huglies, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Wabash county, Indiana. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Jesse Hughes, whose birth occurred in Wales, came to America with three brothers and eventually took up his abode in Indiana, his broth- ers, however, remaining in Tennessee. As a companion and helpmate on the journey of life he chose Miss Nancy Melton. David Hughes, the father of James Hughes, followed farming in Johnson county, Indiana, and there also engaged in the manufacture of brick. In 1846 he brought his wife and children to Iowa, the family home being established in Keokuk county, where he successfully conducted a grist and sawmill. His children were three in number, namely: Jesse, who wedded Miss Harriet Burch and now makes his home near New Market, Taylor county, Iowa; James, of this review ; and Martha, who passed away in childhood. David Hughes was not long permitted to enjoy his new home, for at the end of two years' residence in Keokuk county he was called to his final rest. His widow then removed to Appanoose county, Iowa, where she lived for a time with James Hughes, a brother of her deceased husband, and later joined her father in Indiana. In that state she was again married, her second union being with Simpson Messersmith, with whom she came to Iowa in 1854, locating at Pleasantgrove in Des Moines county. After two years they went to Putnam county, Missouri, subsequently resided for two years in Page county, Iowa, and then returned to Missouri. Later they took up their abode in Audubon county, Iowa, where Mr. Messersmith passed away. The widow then went to Colorado and afterward to Nebraska, where she made her home with a daughter, Mrs. George Osborn, until the time of her demise in 1905, when she had attained the age of eighty-three years. The children of her second marriage are as follows: Elizabeth Caroline, the eldest, is now deceased. Mary M. first wedded Joseph Moody and unto them was born a daughter. By her second husband, Milo Dailey, who has also passed away, she had one son, Milo, now a resident of South Dakota. William Alfred, who resides near Spaulding in Greeley county, Nebraska,
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wedded Miss Mary Clarewatter. Louise Adaline gave her hand in marriage to Nat Hupp and they reside on the boundary line between Nebraska and South Dakota. Their union has been blessed with two sons. Colman B., a resident of Greeley county, Nebraska, married Miss Delancy, by whom he has a son and daughter. Mrs. George Osborn, living in Nebraska, has a family of two sons and three daughters.
James Ilughes was largely reared in lowa, though in early boyhood he spent some time in Missouri and in Johnson county, Indiana, there at- tending the subscription schools. When a lad of fourteen or fifteen years he worked on farms in Missouri and lowa and in 1862 made his way to Colorado with a team of oxen, there laboring in the gold mines for one summer. Returning to Putnam county, Missouri, he there attended school for a time and subsequently went on a three months' visit to Indiana. He next took up his abode in Wayne county, lowa, where he was employed at farm labor until 1864, when he came to Page county and herc also de- voted his attention to the work of the fields and the feeding of cattle. In 1867 he purchased a tract of forty acres of raw prairie land in East River township, this county, and resolutely set to work to improve the property, planting ten acres the first year. He hauled the material neces- sary for the construction of his first dwelling from St. Joseph, Missouri, and experienced many of the hardships and privations incident to the estab- lisliment of a home in a pioneer region. By the second spring the entire tract of forty acres was cleared and he successfully carried on his farming operations there for ten years, extending the boundaries of the place by additional purchase until it comprised ninety acres. On disposing of that property he bought one hundred and sixty acres in Nebraska township, where for ten years he was engaged in general farming and the raising of cattle. Subsequently he traded that tract for a farm of two hundred and forty acres belonging to John Hadfield in East River township and con- tinued his agricultural interests on the latter place until 1908. The farm is still in his possession and now comprises three hundred and eighty acres. In addition to cultivating the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he also bought, fed and shipped cattle on an extensive scale. meeting with excellent success in both branches of his business. Since retiring from the active work of the fields he has made his home in his handsome residence at No. 22 Eighteenth street in Clarinda, enjoying in well earned ease the fruits of his former toil. His landed holdings include a tract of forty acres east of Clarinda and he is a stockholder in the Clarinda Trust & Savings Bank. Ile certainly deserves much credit for his success, as he started out in life empty-handed. Earnest toil has been his lot but this has been guided by sound business judgment and supplemented by keen sagacity until he is now munbered among the substantial citizens of the county, and his life record proves what may be accomplished when one has the will to dare and to do.
In 1868, in Clarinda, Mr. Hughes was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary J. Farrens, who was born and reared in that city, her parents being Henry and Levina (Stafford) Farrens, both natives of Tennessee. Henry Far- rens, who was one of the pioncer settlers of this part of the state, coming to
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Page county about 1838, assisted in laying out the town of Clarinda. His demise occurred when he had attained the venerable age of ninety-two years and his wife has also been called to her final rest. Robert Stafford, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Hughes, made his way to Iowa when the entire state was still covered with tall prairie grasses. Robert Farrens, a brother of Mrs. Hughes, was the second white child born in Page county. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have reared a family of eight children, the record of whom is as follows. Bertie Henry, who married Miss Effie Edmonds, resides near Clarinda and has three children: Paul, Harold and Beulah. Albert A., living in East River township, wedded Miss Nellie Crosby and has three children : Milo, Vera and Dale. Ada, likewise living in East River township, is the wife of A. H. MeFarland, by whom she has two children, Pearl and Alvin. Daisy, residing in Nodaway township, Page county, is the wife of Rome Brooks and has three children: Sylvia, Walter and Ne- vella. Charles, who makes his home in East River township, wedded Miss Belle Farrensworth and has three children: Nola, Loraine and Floyd. Clyde, living near Clarinda, was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Young, by whom he has one son, Ivan. Ferman, who is a resident of Harlan town- ship, Page county, wedded Miss Ethel Ellison and has a son, Lowell. Jesse, of East River township, was joined in wedlock to Miss Lillie McNeece and has two children. Wilma and Mildred.
Politically Mr. Hughes is a stalwart democrat and his fellow towns- men, recognizing his worth and ability, have called him to various po- sitions of public trust and responsibility. Fraternally he is identified with the Royal Arch Masons and also belongs to the Eastern Star. Brought to this state by his parents when it was still a wild and unsettled region, his memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present and he has not only been a witness of the changes which time and man have wrought but has borne his part in the work of upbuilding as a progressive and public-spirited citizen. Both he and his wife are highly esteemed throughout the community and their own home is justly noted for its gracious and warm-hearted hospitality.
JOHN EDWARD HULLMAN.
Among the enterprising and thrifty farmers of Washington township who are meeting with success in their undertaking's is John Edward Hull- man, who owns and operates a fine farm of eighty acres. He was born in Fulton, Illinois, on the 15th of October, 1877, a son of Andrew and Ingred ( Jonasson) Hullman, both natives of Sweden. The former came to the United States in 1872, while the latter arrived in this country about two years previous, and they were united in marriage in the state of Illinois in 1875. In their family were six children, as follows: Sophia, the wife of Fred Gell, residing in Colfax township; John Edward, of this review ;
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Mabel, who married Mark Scotton and resides in Washington township ; Eva, who is still under the parental roof; Charles Grant; and Grace, who also lives at home. The father, who has devoted his entire life to the occu- pation of farming, expects soon to give up the active duties of agricultural life and remove to Coin, where he will live retired in the enjoyment of well earned rest. He is a Methodist in religious faith, gives his support to the republican party and is an honorable, upright gentleman who occupies a high place in the community in which he resides.
No event of especial importance occurred to vary the routine of life for John Edward Hullman in his boyhood and youth, which were spent amid the scenes and environments of rural life, and he attended the com- mon schools of Colfax township until fourteen years of age, when, laying aside his text-books, he devoted his entire time and attention to assisting his father in the cultivation of the fields. He lived at home until his marriage, when his father deeded him forty acres of land, it being agreed that if he remained at home until the home farm was entirely free from debt forty acres thereof should be his. He commenced his independent business career upon this farm and later added to it another forty acres, which he purchased from Mrs. Chambers for one hundred and fifty dollars per acre, so that his farm now consists of eighty acres, which he has brought under a high state of cultivation, the place being one of the well improved farming properties of the township. He carries on general farming and also raises stock, both branches of his business proving sources of gratifying profit to him.
Mr. Hullman was united in marriage on the 17th of September, 1908, to Miss Jennie Boyer, a daughter of John and Mary ( Gillihan ) Boyer. Her mother passed away in November, 1885, and was laid to rest in Elm Wood cemetery at Coin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hullman are members of the Methodist church of Coin, the teachings of which form the guiding influence of their lives, while fra- ternally Mr. Hullman is connected with Coin Lodge, No. 455, I. O. O. F., and also with Coin Lodge, No. 2410, M. W. A. He gives his political sup- port to the republican party, upon which ticket he has been elected road supervisor and also as school director, the cause of education finding in him a warm champion. His influence and activity are always upon the side of progress, reform, improvement and advancement, and these quali- ties constitute him a citizen of worth in the community in which he resides.
DANIEL H. KILLINGSWORTH, M. D.
Daniel H. Killingsworth, who is proprietor of the Clarinda Hospital and is also engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery in this city, came to Clarinda on the 30th of November. 1808. from Tingley, Iowa, where he had previously engaged in general practice. He is a native of Fayetteville, West Virginia, and a son of William and Sarah ( Stone) Killingsworth, who removed from West Virginia to Centerview, Johnson
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county, Missouri. The father was a farmer by occupation and followed that pursuit in Missouri until his son Daniel was thirteen years of age, when he removed to Lorimor, lowa. The Doctor continued in that place until he had attained his majority and in the meantime pursued his educa- tion in the public and normal schools. He then began the study of medicine and was graduated in 1888 from the medical department of Drake Univer- sity at Des Moines. He then began practice in Tingley and in 1895 and 1896 he pursued a post graduate course at the New York Post Graduate College, thus augmenting his knowledge and promoting his efficiency. Returning to Tingley, he there remained until 1898, when he came to Clarinda and entered upon the general practice of medicine in this city. Again in 1901 and also in' 1906 he pursued further post graduate courses in the New York Post Graduate College. In the year in which he came to Clarinda he established a hospital for the treatment of general diseases under the name of the Clarinda Hospital. It contains twelve beds and is a valuable addition to the institutions of this character in southwestern Iowa, being well equipped with every accessory necessary to the care of the sick.
Dr. Killingsworth was united in marriage to Miss Clara Stranahan, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, and their children are Zell G., Virginia and Blanche, the last named now a student of music in Chicago. Dr. Killingsworth is a member of the Modern Woodmen camp at Clarinda and his religious faith is evidenced in his membership in the United Presbyterian church, of which he is chairman. In more strictly professional lines he is connected with the Iowa State Medical Society and the Northwestern Medical Association.
JOSEPH C. BECK.
The agricultural interests of Buchanan township find a worthy repre- sentative in Joseph C. Beck, who owns and operates a valuable farm of eighty acres and who, through his industry, energy and perseverance, has attained a creditable place among the farmers of that township. He was born in Rock county, Wisconsin, April 1, 1849, a son of Jacob and Catharine (Clausett) Beek. The parents, who were both of German descent, came from Wittenburg, Germany, to America in 1840, locating in Wisconsin, where the father engaged in the occupation of farming.
Amid the scenes and environments of rural life Joseph C. Beck spent the years of his boyhood and youth. He attended the district school when his parents could spare him but his educational advantages were somewhat limited owing to the fact that he was unable to attend school more than three months each year. His early training in farm labor, however, was of no limited order, for he soon became familiar with the tasks that fall to the lot of the country lad. He remained at home, assisting his parents, until twenty-two years of age, when he came to Page county, Iowa, where his brother, John Beck, then owned the farm of eighty acres, upon which our subject now resides. Here he engaged in general farming until 1883,
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when he purchased the place from his brother and has since continued to make it his home. The farm is a well improved property, containing a com- fortable, attractive residence, good substantial barns and outbuildings, and the fields are all under a state of high cultivation with the exception of about ten acres of bottom land which overflows. Mr. Beck engages in general agricultural pursuits, is progressive and up-to-date in his methods, and his close application, his good business ability and his untiring industry and perseverance are gaining for him a most gratifying measure of pros- perity.
It was in 1881 that Mr. Beck was united in marriage to Miss Mattie Bevington, a daughter of John Bevington, of Buchanan township. Mrs. Beck was born in Ohio and came west with her parents in 1862, the family first locating in Warren county, Illinois, and later in Page county, Iowa. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Beck have been born two children, namely: Mrs. Lanta Wray, of Clarinda, Page county, Iowa ; and Mrs. Adelia Beery, who makes her home with her parents.
Mr. Beck and his family are all members of the Church of God at Shambangh, Iowa, and take active and helpful interest in the work thereof. Ile votes with the republican party and is publie spirited in his citizen- ship, taking a deep interest in the work of his party and in the public af- fairs of the community. He served for three years as township trustee and also as township supervisor, and any measure which has for its object the substantial upbuilding and improvement of the community finds in him a stanch champion. Fraternally he was formerly a member of College Springs Lodge, No. 228, I. O. O. F., of Braddyville, and was one of the men who were instrumental in moving the lodge from College Springs to Braddyville. His influence and activity are always upon the side of progress, reform, improvement and advancement, and these qualities constitute him a citizen of worth, while he is recognized as one of the substantial farmers of Buchanan township. In this county, where he has resided for so many years, he has gained an extensive circle of warm friends who hold him in the highest estecm and regard because of his unfailing honor, courtesy and chivalry-elements which have been the salient characteristics of his entire life.
ISAAC WHITE.
Isaac White, proprietor of a breeding and sales stable in Shenandoah, Iowa, was born in Kewanee, Henry county, Illinois, October 11. 1856, and belongs to a family that traces its ancestry back to Peregrine White, who was born on the Mayflower. Both his father and mother, Egbert and Mary A. (Wright ) White, were born in Duchess county, New York, where they were reared and married. Shortly after their union the couple removed west to Henry county, Illinois, where the father became one of the exten- sive landowners of the county. In the summer of 1868 he came to Iowa, where he acquired fourteen hundred and twenty acres of land in Fremont
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county. Here he resided until his death, which occurred in 1902, at the age of eighty-two. His wife still survives him and is now in her eighty- second year. Mr. White was ever a heavy speculator in land and at the time of the opening of the Indian reservation at Beatrice, Nebraska, he acquired some sixteen hundred of acres there, adding to this extensive possessions in other parts of the country. In politics he was an ardent republican, but though he was always considered a factor in the councils of his party he never sought public preferment.
Isaac White was reared at home but received his formal education in the public schools, going from these to Tabor College. At the age of nineteen he entered the arena of life to fight for himself, choosing the occupation of a farmer. His father gave him a tract of one hundred and sixty acres, on which he made his home until 1903. In the meantime, how- ever, he had added to the original grant some eighty acres, so that at the time he relinquished his care of it, it had one of the finest tracts of land of the county. In 1903 Mr. White rented his farm and moved to Shenan- doah, where he has since given all his time and attention to the breeding of horses, mules and shorthorn cattle.
On the Ist of January, 1880, Mr. White was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Hyall, of Fremont county, Iowa. Six children have been born to them: Nellie G., the oldest, is now a bookkeeper in a wholesale house in Spokane, Washington, and is the owner of a valuable fruit farm in that part of the country ; Dr. Egbert S. White is a dentist of Shenandoah, Iowa ; Grace Allyce is a teacher in the public schools here; Mable F. is taking a course in music at Oberlin, Ohio : and Mary M. and Halfred H. are both attending the public schools. The four older children are all graduates of the Shenandoah high school, and Miss Nellie, after finishing her course here, attended the Lincoln Business College, where she later taught for a time.
When called upon to exercise his right as a citizen of this country, Mr. White casts his vote for the candidates of the republican party. He is a man sincerely interested in the welfare and progress of Shenandoah. His efforts to this end are appreciated by those who are accustomed to see him one of the prominent members of the Booster Club and who look to him as one of the board of directors of the Shenandoah Fair, for part of the success of this enterprise. For the past two years he has been secretary of the speed department in connection with the fair. Mr. White is a thoroughly rep- resentative citizen of Shenandoah, and his residence at 313 Crescent street, is one of this city's handsome homes.
WILLIAM DARIUS ASBURY JAMIESON.
In the production and conservation of advancement in all the normal lines of human progress and civilization there is no factor which has exer- cised a more potent influence than the press, which is both the director and the mirror of public opinion. Iowa, both as a territory and state, has been
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signally favored with the character of its newspapers, which have been vital. enthusiastic and progressive, ever aiming to advance the interests of this favored section of the Union, to aid in laying fast and sure the foundations of an enlightened commonwealth and further the ends of justice. William D. A. Jamieson is numbered among those whose earnest labors produce a splendid type of modern journalism. He is now editor of the World and since the age of seventeen years has been continuously connected with the newspaper field. He was born on a farm three miles south of Wapello, in Louisa county, Iowa. November 9, 1873. His father, O. Ira Jamieson, is a native of Franklin county, Ohio, born on the 12th of January, 1845. He came of Scotch-Irish ancestry and of Revolutionary stock. In the early '50s he arrived in Iowa, settling in Louisa county, where his father, W. D. Jamieson, purchased land. O. Ira Jamieson thus turned his attention to farming and stock raising. He had partially pursued a collegiate course and was a man of scholarly attainments and strong mental force. He read in- cessantly, thus constantly broadening his knowledge, and after leaving the farm he was elected superintendent of schools at Wapello, holding the position for several years. Subsequently he purchased the Wapello Times and it was in his office that his son William learned the art preservative. The father afterward removed the Times to Columbus Junction in 1883 and con- ducted the paper for a number of years, changing its name to the Columbus Gazette. lle was an earnest and active democrat and took an important part in the campaigns as a speaker, advocating in logical, entertaining and con- vincing manner the principles in which he believed. He served as postmaster of Columbus Junction under President Cleveland's second administration and died in that city on Easter Sunday of 1908. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Jane Gillis, was born in Pennsylvania, October 25, 18.14. Following her husband's death she conducted the paper for more than a year and was quite successful in its management. She is now living with her son William. She is of Scotch lineage and belongs to a family that was represented in the American army during the war for independence. She has long been a member of the Presbyterian church and her life is that of a most carnest and Christian woman.
William D. A. Jamieson, an only child. began his education in a conn- try school. which was tanght by his mother, a lady of college education and of superior intellectual qualifications. Later he entered the public schools of Wapello and also continued his studies in Columbus Junction. He pursued his education at intervals of a year and spent the alternate year in the printing office. He afterward pursued a year's course in the University of Iowa at Iowa City, but discontinued his studies to devote his entire attention to the printing business and went upon the road as a journeynian, spending four years in that way. . At the age of nineteen he located at Idagrove, Iowa, where he entered the office of the Pioneer, a democratic paper. At that time he even had some political aspirations and became chairman of the democratic committee the first year of his residence at Idagrove and was elected to congress from that district. Ile remained there for a year and a half, after which he returned to Columbus Junction
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and conducted the Gazette for three or four years, buying the paper during that period. At the end of that time he turned it over to his father and in 190I came to Shenandoah, where he purchased the World, a democratic pa- per, immediately changing its name to the Shenandoah World. He had practically no capital when he arrived here, but he possessed courage, resolu- tion, energy and mental resources and, moreover, he had a host of friends in his home town.
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