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SPUNANGLE, W. J., farmer, section 25, P. O. Clarinda; born in Pendleton county, West Virginia, January 10, 1839. Grew to manhood on a farm and was educated in the common schools. Has followed farm- ing principally ever since. He moved to McDonough county, Illinois, at the age of seventeen and remained five years. Enlisted in company C, 1st engineer regiment of the west, August 12, 1861 for a term of three years, or during the war. Was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, August 18, 1864. He was in the following principal battles: siege of New Madrid, Missouri, helped to cut the canal around Island No. 10, Fort Pillow, Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing, and the evacuation of Corinth. Was captured at Iuka, kept ten days a prisoner, and paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He returned to his regiment shortly after and served to the expiration of the three years. He was married January 12, 1865, to Miss
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Mary A. Gilson, of McDonough county, Illinois. They are the parents of five children: their names in order are Alice J., Emma B., Charles H., Ada and Eva, all living. Mr. Spunangle owns a farm of 120 acres, all enclosed and under cultivation.
TEMPEST, WILLIAM, coal miner, P. O. Tarkio; born in England, February 14, 1831. Is a self-educated man. Came to America in 1856, locating in Illinois. Came to Page county in 1877, owning at the present time 107 acres of coal-land in Marion county, Iowa. He owns a farm of 160 acres in Tarkio township, and other farm property valued at five thousand dollars.
WESTERGREN, A. G., farmer, section 11, P. O. Essex; born in Sweden in 1845. He was raised to manhood in that country, receiving his education in its common schools. Came to America in 1870 and located on his present farm in 1880. Has a fine farm with all modern improve- ments in the way of machinery.
YOUNG, J. L., farmer, P. O. Essex; born April 18, 1846, in Knox county, Illinois. When quite young went with his parents to Wisconsin, in whose common schools his education was received. He enlisted in 1864 in company G, First Wisconsin Cavalry, ranking as corporal. Was in all the battles in which that regiment engaged. Came to Page county, Iowa, in 1874, locating on his present farm. He was married September 26, 1869, to Miss Eunice Straw, a native of Wisconsin. They have four children: Dora, Lacie and Lewis. The youngest not yet named.
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BADGER, E: P., mill owner, section 29, P. O. Hepburn, Iowa; born in Trumbull county, Ohio, A. D., 1842. Emigrated with his father's fam- ily in 1844 to Washington county, Iowa, where he grew up to mature manhood, and followed the business of farming. He was married to Lizzie Dyarmon, of the same county, in 1863. By this union they have four children living: Minnie O., John O., Clarence V., and Alva R., and one deceased, Martha J. He with his family emigrated to Atchison county, Missouri, in 1870, where he purchased land and improved a farm, and soon after erected a flouring mill, where he continued business seven years. He sold his possessions at this point, and purchased his present lo- cation, during the winter of 1877, near Hepburn, on the Nodaway river,
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where he has erected a fine flouring mill; supplied with a never-failing wa- ter power, and is doing a flourishing business. His enterprise is highly appreciated by the surrounding community.
BEAVERS, SELDON, farmer, section 22, owns 240 acres, P. O. Hep- burn; born November 10, 1819, in Highland county, Ohio. His educa- tion was limited to that obtainable from the common schools. He came to Iowa in 1853, locating where he now resides. He is a man of strict in- tegrity, of uncompromising political faith-having always voted the Dem- ocratic ticket since the existence of the party-and enjoys the highest es- teem of his friends and neighbors. Has been honored with the trust of several township offices, and is now one of its trustees. Was married No- vember 1, 1840, to Miss Rachel W. Spargus, a native of Highland county, Ohio. They are the parents of seven children: Rhoda (wife of Samuel Rodenbaugh of Kansas), Calvin S., Sallie (wife of H. Lovelace of Kan- sas), James, Lydia M. (wife of Amos Beaver), Delilah (wife of W. Epper- son), and Mary A. (wife of Thomas Epperson).
CRUSE, HIRAM, farmer, section 25, P. O. Villisca; was born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1820, where he was raised. He was married to Mary McVicker, of the same county, December 10, 1841, by which union they have had twelve children, all living: Catharine, John, Anna, Eliza- beth, Rebecca, Hiram J., William, Douglas, Richard, Denis, Mary A. and Seymour. Two daughters, Elizabeth and Anna, are married and reside in Illinois. In 1844 Mr. Cruse emigrated with his family to Fulton county, Illinois, where he purchased a farm, on which he resided eight years, then- sold out and emigrated to Texas, and remained two years, and finding the climate and customs of that country less congenial to his feelings, he re- turned to Schuyler county, Illinois, where he re-invested in a good farm, and continued his calling until 1875, when he sold his farm and emigrated to Wapello county, Iowa, where he located for two years, then sold again and purchased his present farm in this county, on which he located in the fall of 1876, and has a well improved farm of one hundred acres, a nice young orchard and native grove about the premises.
DODDS, REV. DAVID, P. O. Hepburn; born December 19, 1838, in Butler county, Pennsylvania. Is a man of fine education; educated class- ically at Westminister College, theologically at Alleghany City and med- ically at Florence, New Jersey. Married to Miss Mary E. Dodds, May 2, 1871. Immediately after his marriage he entered the ministry, in which he has remained until the present time. Mr. Dodds has served charges at Chillicothe, Ohio, New York City, Butler, Pennsylvania, East Brady and Fairview. Came to Page county in 1877, and is now located at Hep- burn. He has three children living: Carrie E., Vida and Pearl.
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GORDAN, W. H., justice of the peace and grain dealer, P. O. Hep- burn; was born in Adams county, Ohio, November 27, 1843, where he was raised, receiving a common school education and followed the occu- pation of farming. He emigrated to this county in the spring of 1866, where he has resided ever since. He was married in April, 1869, to Miss Lucinda Ward, of Brownsville, Nebraska, by which union they have four children, all living: Anna C., Henry W., William S. and Elma E. He has resided in Hepburn two years. Mr. Gordon has filled several town- ship offices in his township. His grandfather participated in the war of 1812, and he, himself, entered the United States service at the beginning of the late war, by enlisting in the Thirty-ninth Ohio infantry volunteers, July 4, 1861, where he served to the close of the war, serving both in the sixteenth and seventeenth corps of the army of the Tennessee. Partici- pated in Sherman's march to the sea, thence to Virginia and on to Wash- ington where the grand review was held.
KELLEY, WILLIAM, farmer, section 19, P. O. Hepburn; born Au- gust 23, 1849, in Adams county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood, re- ceiving a common school education. Came from Ohio to Page county in 1875, and has since been a continuous resident. Was married to Mrs. B. A. Robbins, originally Miss Smith, the mother of four children by her first husband: L. Lincoln, Elizabeth, Jane and Ransom. Mr. Kelley was born and bred a farmer, and has followed that occupation all his life, with what success his present fine farm attests.
MOFFITT, HUGH, farmer, section 24, P. O. Villisca, Iowa; was born in North Carolina, December 4, 1821, where he was raised on a farm by Quaker parents. He was married to Miss Sarah M. Crovan of the same state, by which union they have ten children, living: Elizabeth L., Isaiah Q., Thomas J., Nancy R., Sarah M., John H., George W., Minerva E. and Emma E. Deceased: Prudence E., Rebecca J., and Mary L. William R. and Isaiah D. are married, and reside in the south- east part of Kan. Elizabeth L. Dunn, a married daughter, lives in the north- east part of Kansas. The balance of the family live in Iowa. Mr. Mof- fitt with his family emigrated to Iowa in 1854. Located in Potta- watomie county where he resided until the spring of 1856, when he lo- cated his present farm, which is highly improved, consisting of 294 acres, with large orchard. His daughters Elizabeth and Nancy R., also sons William R., Isaiah D. and Thomas J., are married. He descended from English parentage, who were among the early colonists. J. H. Moffitt, his son, a young man of prepossessing, industrial habits, and enterprising traits of character, aids materially in the management of the home farm.
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MITCHELL, MRS. LYDIA L., farmer, section 2, owns 100 acres of fine land, P. O. Villisca; born March 23, 1822, in Pennsylvania. Her early life was passed among the scenes and incidents common to the farmer's life. In 1838 she came with her father's family to Crawford county, Ohio. She was married on the 20th of August, 1841, to William Leasure, a native of Ohio. He died July 15, 1845, leaving her with a family of three children, one of whom is now living, Nancy A., wife of Benjamin Draper, Page county. She married Mr. J. B. Mitchell, a native of Vermont, on May 2, 1847. Mr. Mitchell died June 26, 1876, leaving her a family of six children: of these the following are living: Mary E. (wife of S. W, Baker), Rosetta J. (wife of Joseph Frist), John A., Susan R. and William.
MOORE, MRS. SARAH, widow of John Moore, farmer, section 9; born in Adams county, Ohio, 18 -. Married to John Moore, in 1838, by whom she had the following children: Millie, Edward, Margaret, Ander- son, John, Thomas, Eliza and Austin, (twins), Benjamin and Catharine. James is deceased. Mrs. Moore came to Page county with her husband -who died April 27, 1874-in 1858. They located on their present farm in 1864. The youngest son, Benjamin, manages the farm. He is a man of more than ordinary business ability, and of sterling worth; respected and loved by all who know him.
OSBORN, WILLIAM, farmer, section 36, P. O. Hawleyville; born January 6, 1825, in Morgan county, Ohio. His early life was passed on a farm, and his education received in the common schools of the state. He came first to Iowa in 1849, on a prospecting tour, carefully looking over the country from Keokuk to Oskaloosa. Finding nothing satisfac- tory to him, he returned to Ohio, remaining until 1852, when he again came to Iowa, with small means, which he increased at labor by the month on farms. In connection with his brother, Dr. Osborn, late of Council Bluffs, he purchased a small farm, which was improved until the fall of 1855. He then purchased the farm he at present owns. The winters of 1855-6-7-8 were spent in teaching school. Mr. Osborn has filled several township positions of trust, thus testifying to the universal esteem and high respect in which he is held. He was married March 27, 1856, to to Miss Caroline Mead, in Clarke county, Missouri. She was a native of Warren county, Pennsylvania. They have had five children, of whom three are living: Corry B., Almena and Lorena. Owns 170 acres of good land.
ORME, MRS. ELIZABETH, farmer, section 36, P. O. Hawleyville; born December 13, 1812, in Belmont eounty, Ohio. There she grew to
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womanhood, and was educated in the common schools. Married William Orme, November 19, 1833, who was a native of Maryland, born April 6, 1808. In 1839 they moved to Knox county, Ohio, remaining until 1854, when they came to Iowa, and located at Oskaloosa, Mr. Orme entering the grocery business. In 1855 came to Page county, and located near where she now lives. Her husband died November 20, 1874, leaving her with a family of eight children: Nathan, William H., Martha E., John W., and the remainder since deceased. She is still an active and very intelligent lady, caring for her farm, and conducting all its affairs.
ORME, NATHAN, farmer, section 36, P. O. Villisca; born in Belmont county, Ohio, June 24, 1836. His father moved to Knox county, Ohio, when Nathan was three years of age. where he resided fifteen years. In 1851 his parents came to Oskaloosa, Iowa. Nathan remained in Iowa but one year, when he returned to Ohio, remaining eighteen months. He was married April 23, 1857, to Miss Lucina Sharp, a native of Ohio. In the month of June in the same year he came to Page county, locating on his present farm. The ability and integrity of Mr. Orme are both witnessed by the fact that he has had several township offices of trust. He has had quite a family of children, the following living: William M., Mary E., Emma B., Louie May, Eva E. and B. N.
PLATTER, E. A., farmer, section 4, P. O. Villisca; born in Highland county, Ohio, May 27, 1837. Received a more than ordinary education. Was married to John P. West, February 1, 1859. By this union she had three children, one living: Frank B. She came with her husband to Page county in March, 1859, locating on the present farm of 324 acres. Her husband died April 26, 1865. September 25, 1867, she was married to Mr. A. Platter, of Ross county, Ohio, by whom she became the mother of two children, William and Sarah. This husband died February 19, 1874. She has resided in Villisca until the spring of the present year, when she came to the farm to look after her interests there.
REED, HAMILTON, farmer, section 26, P. O. Villisca; born in Vigo county, Indiana, August 27, 1842, where he received a common school education. Was married to Miss Isabel Johnson, of same county, October 18, 1866. They have three children, all living: William A., Lucinda and Eva L. He emigrated to this county, and located on his present farm in April, 1866. Has a farm of 120 acres, well improved, and a thriving young orchard of 100 trees bearing. He enlisted in company F, Eighty-fifth Indiana infantry during the late war, and served three years in the depart- ment of the Cumberland. Participated in Sherman's march to the sea, and afterward returned to Tennessee. and participated in the important
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battles there. Was taken prisoner at Thompson's Station, near Spring Hill, and made to suffer the hospitalities of Libby Prison for 26 days. He is of English descent. His father is one of the early settlers of his county in Indiana, and is now one of its oldest living citizens. His grandfather was in the war 1812, as well as frontier war with the Indians. His great- grandfather Reed was a member of the continental congress, while his grandfather on his mother's side participated in the great war of the Rev- olution.
SWISHER, PETER, farmer, section 13, 1'.O. Villisca; born in Frank- lin county, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1836, where he was raised and educated. He enlisted in the Twenty-first Pennsylvania cavalry and served six months. The regiment was then reorganized, and he re-enlisted for three years, and was discharged at the close of the war, after a service of two years, the regiment being attached to General Sherman's cavalry com- mand. He went into the service a private, and was promoted to regimental commissary sergeant. Participated in many of the important battles in Virginia, and was mustered out at Harrisburg, July, 1865. He was mar- ried to Miss Ann R. Kriner, of Maryland, in 1868, by which union they have four children living: Charles B., Emma Kate, Julia and Blanch. Have lost one: Florence May. He, with his family, emigrated to this county, where he now lives, in 1869. He has a well-improved farm of 120 acres; also 36 acres of timber in Taylor county. Has held the office of justice of the peace and other offices of trust in his township.
VANDEVENDER, PHILIP, farmer, section 34, P. O. Hepburn; born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1835. His father's family emigrated to the state of Indiana in 1837, and was one of the frontier settlers of that state for about fourteen years. He moved to this county in 1854, where his family was grown up; and after a sojourn of twenty years, he returned to old Hoosier, leaving his son Philip to manage the Iowa farm, who had established his capabilities by his many adventures across the Nodaway before it was bridged, in search of a life partner, whom he found, who to-day enters into the joys, as well as the adversities of his life, a genial companion. He was married to Miss Nancy C. Harris, of Page county, October 23, 1860, by which union they have two children living: Eliza- beth and Louis. Have lost three. His farm consists of 160 acres of land finely improved and well stocked, and 40 acres of timber. He suf- fered many of the hardships endured by the early settlers, when the wolf and the wild deer roamed at will over the prairie. His grandfathers par- ticipated in the revolutionary war.
WISE, JONATHAN, farmer, section 12, P. O. Villisca; born February
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12, 1839, in Monroe county, Ohio. In 1856, his parents moved to Jackson county, West Virginia, in the common schools of which state he received the larger part of his education. In 1861, he moved back to Monroe county, and in July of that year enlisted in company D, Twenty-seventh Illinois infantry, serving until March, 1865. He was severely wounded in the charge of Ruff's mill, and left for dead on the battle-field, but survived the wound. He participated in many of the famous battles in which his regiment was engaged. In 1868 he came to Iowa, locating in this township, where he has since continuously resided. He was married December 15, 1857, to Miss Sarah E. Rake, a native of Monroe county, Ohio. They have had five children, four of whom are living: Minnie E., William D., Ida Bell and Orlie V.
WEST, ALBERT P., farmer, section 3, P. O. Villisca; born Novem- ber 18, 1854, in Knox county, Illinois. He was left without a mother when eight months old. His father, shortly after the death of young West's mother, moved to Montgomery county, and placed his son in the care of his grand-parents. In 1862 he again joined his father, to come to Iowa in the same year. In March, 1875, he was married to Miss Mary A. Bumgorner, a native of Highland county, Ohio. She was educated in both common and high school, finishing her education at Tabor College, Fremont county, Iowa. By his union with Miss Bumgorner he has two children: Elizabeth and Bessie: Owns 120 acres of land.
WASSON, MIRIAM E., farmer, section 16, P. O. Hepburn; born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1830. She here matured, receiving a common school education. She came to Page county with her brother, Ezra Quimby, in December, 1853, making her home with her mother near Hawleyville, until her marriage with Peter Beaver in 1855, by whom she had six children: Charles V., Sarah J., Eliza A. and Sylvia B., and two deceased. This husband died in October, 1865. On February 1, 1869, she was married to Thomas Wasson, by whom she has three children, one of whom is living, Louis L. Mr. Wasson, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, October 6, 1815, when he was ten years of age went with his parents to Indiana. In 1856 he went to Livingston county, Missouri. He was first married in October, 1836, by which marriage he became the father of fifteen children.
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ARTMAN, O. P., farmer and iron manufacturer, section 28; born September 1, 1815, in Ulster county, New York. When he was ten years old went to work in an iron foundry, and was employed in that busi- ness a number of years. Was married to Miss Caroline Williams, July 3, 1842, by the Rev. Ensign Stover, of the M. E. church. He continued in the manufacturing business until 1853, when Mrs. Artman died, August 27. Then he went to Illinois, where he was married to Miss Lucy Darly, by the Rev. Cowder, of the M. E. church, of Marshall county, Illinois. He came to Iowa in 1876, and located in Washington township. Joined the M. E. church November 3, 1834. Has served as Sabbath school superintendent for a number of years, taking great interest in that work.
BEDFORD, MARK G., farmer, section 30, P. O. Walkerville; born April 20, 1839, in the parish of Lincolnshire, England. Remained with his parents until twenty-one years old. Was then married to Miss Annie Franks. In the same year emigrated to the United States and located in Wisconsin, where his wife died in 1871. In 1875 he came to his present location in Washing township. In 1878 was again married to Miss Medea Shaffer. Mr. Bedford has never had the benefits of an education, never- theless is an intelligent man and respected by all who know him.
HART, CHARLES, farmer, section 12, P. O. Coin; born in 1844 near Cleveland, Ohio. His mother died when he was quite young. At her death his father enlisted in the Mexican war, and has never been heard of since. When nineteen years of age he enlisted in company A, Second Illinois Cavalry. He was engaged in the battles of Mobile, and Baton Rouge. Was married to Miss Lucy Hileman in April, 1867. He came to Page county in the same year and located in Washington township. He owns 400 acres of well-improved land, all gained since coming to the state.
HARRIS, ALEXANDER, farmer, P. O. Shenandoah; born near McComb, Illinois, September 1, 1836. Lived with his parents until twenty-two years old. He remained in that locality until twenty-seven years old, when he enlisted in company L, 7th regiment Illinois cavalry, and served nine months and was discharged and sent home to McComb. In 1863 moved to Adams county, Illinois and remained there about two years when he came to his present location in Washington township. He was married to Miss Matilda Spiker, September 14, 1872. Mrs. Har- ris was born in 1851, in Hancock county, Illinois. They have five chil-
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dren: Ruby M., Louis A., Loy E., Melvina and ARTHUR GARFIELD, THE ยท BABY. Mr. Harris owns 480 acres of land, all in cultivation, and is an enterprising, industrious man.
HOUSER, ROBERT C., farmer, section 3, P. O. Blanchard; born February 8, 1849, near Felicity, Clermont county, Ohio. At the age of twelve years, his parents moved to Champaign county, Illinois, where he resided with his parents until twenty-one years old. In 1874 he came to Page county, Iowa, and located in Washington township. Was married to Miss Priscilla E. Hahn, by the Rev. Samuel Farlow, of the M. E. church. Mrs. Houser was born September 17, 1857, near Galesburg, Il- linois. Mr. Houser owns 320 acres of land, all under cultivation. Has one child, born February 19. 1880.
MARTIN, ROBERT, farmer and stock dealer, section 9; born Sept. 14, 1825, in Butler county, Pennsylvania, living with his parents until 18 years of age. Then he went into the business of lumbering and building. Was married to Miss Margaret Munn, June 4, 1849. Mrs. Martin was born in November, 1832. In the year 1857 came to Lincoln township, Page county, Iowa, and there went into the stock business, and has con- tinued in that ever since. In 1871 he moved to his present location in Washington township. Mrs. Martin died August 25, 1877. Mr. Martin was married to Mrs. Marian Bentley April 13, 1880. Have ten children: Adelia M. (now the wife of Thomas Turnbull), Robert E., Simmonetta M., Plina A., William A., Winfield S., Ella, Myra J., Norma A. and Mag- gie. Mr. Martin owns 405 acres of land, 400 under cultivation, giving his attention to stock-buying and shipping. He owns a good grist mill. He is a stockholder in the First national bank of Shenandoah and a direc- tor of the same.
MERKLE, W. G., farmer, section 8, P. O. Shenandoah; born March 6, 1850, near Shendorf, Wurtemburg, Germany. At the age of seven- teen he left home for the United States, going to Defiance, Ohio, and then to Toledo, working at different avocations; thence to Peoria, Illinois, where he worked on a farm for two years. Was married to Miss Caroline S. Knoos, August 14, 1874. He came to his present location in Washington township in 1877. Mrs. Merkle was born in December, 1849. They are the parents of six children: Charles, Johnny, Anna, Mary, Bertha and Freddy. He owns 160 acres of land, 145 acres under plow, the rest pas- ture.
PAINTER, J. A., farmer, section 29, P. O. Walkerville; born June 11, 1852, in McDonough county, Illinois. Lived with his parents until 1867,
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when he went to Johnson county, Missouri. Was employed in the county recorder's office until the fall of 1869, when he returned to McDonough county, and was employed until 1870 in a dry goods store. He then went to Texas, working at the stock business. He again returned to Illinois, and in the spring of 1873 he went to San Francisco. . Was in the business of abstracts and titles. In the summer of 1878 he came to his present location in Washington township. In the year 1879 he was married to Miss E. May Humphrey, September 2. They have one child: A. Leroy, born July 5, 1880.
PECK, DAVID A., farmer, section 21, P. O. Union Grove; born No- vember 22, 1829, in Toronto, Canada. When he was ten years old his parents emigrated to Oswego, Kendall county, Illinois. In the year 1847 they moved to Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, then back to Canada in 1848, when he was married to Miss Eliza Carey, April 17, 1850. In 1852 he left Canada for California, where he followed the stock business. In 1854 he returned to Canada and remained there till the year 1862, when he came to Page county, Iowa, and located in Washington township. He has eleven children, six living and five dead: John L. E., Edward W., Robert E., Joanna E. and Minnie H. Mr. Peck has a farm of 233 acres, 233 in cultivation, the rest timber. Mr. Peck organized the first church in Lincoln township, being placed in the position of supplied minister and assisted in the organization of the first Sabbath school in his neighborhood, which met in 1863.
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