History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Containing a history from the earliest settlement to the present time biographical sketches; portraits of some of the early settlers, prominent men, etc., Part 61

Author: Keatley, John H; O.L. Baskin & Co., pub
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago, O. L. Baskin & co.
Number of Pages: 648


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and they were obliged to procure their pro- visions in Missouri. When the Western lands first came into market, Mr. Stoker purchased 160 acres ; he also entered land, and subse- quently added to this till the farm now consists of 360 acres. Mr. Stoker died in 1855, leaving his wife with seven children, two of whom live in Harrison County and five in this county ; they are all married, except the youngest son.


J. W. TEMPLETON, farmer, P. O. Council Bluffs, was born in Scotland in 1835; son of Archibald and Janet (McIntosh) Templeton, na- tives of Scotland, both deceased; the father was a farmer. Mr. Templeton has three brothers and three sisters living and one brother dead; he has two brothers in America, one being in Michigan and one in Dakota Territory, the rest of the children are in Scotland. Mr. Templeton re- ceived his education in his native country, where he dealt in fruits, groceries, etc., and also followed farming before coming to this country. He lost everything in Scotland, and came here to start anew. He arrived in Chicago in De- cember, 1871, and remained there as a laborer one year; then went to Colorado, and followed farming four years, having to irrigate all his land. In 1876, while Mr. Templeton was re- turning to Colorado by wagon from Des Moines, Iowa, a colt injured itself on a wire fence, causing a delay of several days, during which Mr. Temple- ton purchased seventy acres, a part of his present farm, in Iowa ; this land was slightly improved. Hle now has 300 acres all under cultivation, ex- cept 120 acres of pasture ; he has an orchard of ten aeres, two of which are bearing at the present time ; he has three teams. fifty head of cattle and fifty hogs, and carries on general farming. Ile has a comfortable house and ont- buildings, and has set out shade trees, etc. He was married. July 4, 1872, in Kankakee, Ill., to Eliza Hanna, a native of Scotland, from where she emigrated, when quite young. with her par- ents ; her father is dead, and her mother lives


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in Illinois, where Mrs. Templeton also has two sisters. Mr. Templeton is a Republican.


JOHN J. TIARKS, farmer, P. O. Council Bluffs, was born in Germany in 1848 ; son of Henry and Mary Tiarks, both of whom died when subject was young. He is the only child ; was educated in Germany, and also went to school in America. He came to this country when eighteen years of age, and has no relatives here. When first coming to America, he set- tled in Jones County, Iowa, where he farmed in summer and went to school in winter. In 1870. he returned to Germany, was married to Lizzie Oltmanns, and then came to this county and settled on his present farm. When he first took his farm, it was raw prairie ; he bought at that time eighty acres, but has since added to it, till he now has 560 acres, all inclosed by fence, 200 acres being in pasture, with good im- provements, buildings, orchard and small fruits. He pays most of his attention to stock-raising, feeding all his grain. In county elections, be always selects what he thinks the best men, but votes the Republican ticket in national elections. He has four children, all boys. His wife's par- ents are both in the old country. Mr. Tiarks inherited enough money from his parents to give him a good start in life. He has crossed the ocean five times, taking his family over to Germany for a visit in the winter of 1880-81.


T. W. VAN SCIEVER & BRO., farming, P. O. Council Bluffs, were born near Columbus. Ohio, T. W. in 1854, and C. L. in 1860; sons of George and Nancy (Romine) Van Sciever, he born in Philadelphia in 1809, and she in Virginia in 1814; both deceased; eight of the family are dead; our subjects have two broth- ers and two sisters living in Ohio. T. W. and brother commenced their education in the com- mon schools, then T. W. attended the Agricult- ural College of Columbus, Ohio, and afterward


read law at that place; C. L. continued his studies in Shippensburg, Penn. The two brothers began life farming and handling stock. In 1881, they were engaged in the mercantile business, and also the manfacture of brick. They started for Dakota, but arriving at Coun- cil Bluffs changed their minds, and purchased their present farm of 450 acres in Pottawatta- mie County partly improved. They turn their attention mostly to stock-raising, and intend soon to devote their entire time to the raising of Short-Horn cattle and Poland-China hogs. They have an orchard of about three acres, which they are enlarging; they are also setting out groves. Mr. T. W. Van Sciever was mar- ried, December 28, 1875, to Miss Addie B. Smith, of Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Charles C. and Lucy Smith, parents of six children, of whom Mrs. Van Sceiver is the eldest. Her father came to Columbus, Ohio, in 1861, where he, in connection with his father, ran the larg- est steam tannery in Central Ohio, furnishing leather for the Government during the war. Her father died in 1876; her mother lives in Columbus, Ohio, where she has also a brother and sister, they and Mrs. Van Sciever being the only surviving children. Mr. and Mrs. Van Sciever have one child, a son four years old. Mrs. Van Sciever attended Otterbein University, studying three years in the scien- tific course. The Van Sciever Bros. trace their origin to Holland, where their great-grand- father was a Commodore, owning a line of ves- sels, which ran between New York and Liver- pool; he was also one of the first manufactur- ers of shoes in Philadelphia; their grandfather was a sea captain. Their father came to Frank- lin County; Ohio, when he was but nine years old, and lived there till his death, being one of the first settlers of that county; one of his sons now lives on the farm he first located on. Our subjects are Democrats.


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WILLIAM H. BLANEY, farmer, P. O. Gris- wold, Cass Co., Iowa, was born in New York City February 17, 1835, son of John and Ros- hanna (Crook) Blaney, he born in Ireland and she in England, died on Long Island in 1865. They had two children, both still living. Sub- ject received a common school education ; com- menced life as a carriage and wagon maker, and married about 1853, in New Jersey, Catharine Noggle, born in New York September 3, 1816. daughter of William and Leah (Bogart) Nog- gle, both born in New York, and both died there. Subject has held several township offices ; worked for the United States Government from 1861 to August. 1863, repairing wagons at Ft. Monroe : also in South Carolina in 1864, and Nashville through the fall of 1864 and 1865. In 1865, he went to Pennsylvania ; worked in the oil regions until the winter of 1868, when he went to Illinois, staying one month ; thence to this county, in company with John Noggle ; thence to Wyoming Territory, where he worked on the U. P. R. R. in the repair shops for one year. Returning to this county, in 1869, he bought forty acres of land at $5.50 per acre, and now owns eighty acres, valned at $35 per acre. There is a fine young orchard, all kinds of small fruits and a fine grove on the place. Mr. and Mrs. Blaney have two children-George W. and Rosa-both born in New York City. Subject is a Republican.


DAVID BOLTON, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, born in Virginia December 9, 1823, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Insley) Bolton, both born in Virginia. He died in Georgia about 1859, she in Iowa about 1873. They had nine children, five of whom are living. Subject re- ceived a common school education ; commenced life at the age of twenty as a miller ; followed


this avocation abont eight years ; millwright for several years ; carpenter for about sixteen years, and married Miss Martha A. Fisher, in Virginia. on December 11, 1845, who was born in that State July 29, and is a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Catlet) Fisher, both born in Virginia. She died in Iowa about 1868. Sub- jeet sconted for Gen. Cox for a short time in 1862, and drove his staff team awhile. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton have had ten children, nine of whom are living. Mrs. Bolton was formerly a member of the Baptist Church. He is a Re- publican. In 1862, he moved from Virginia to Cedar County, Iowa, renting a farm for his boys, while he worked at his trade as a mill- wright and carpenter, moving in 1875 to this township, renting a farm for two years. He then bought 160 acres at $8.12}, which is now valued at $30 per acre. It has fine improve- ments, with about two acres of young orchard. over one acre of mixed grove, about twenty acres of natural timber and one mile of osage hedge fence. There are also forty bearing grapevines and a large quantity of raspberry bushes. Mr. Bolton is now erecting a beautiful two-story frame residence. The main building is to be 32x16 feet, the L 26x14 feet, the cellar the same size as the L ; five rooms above and five below, the upper rooms corresponding in size with those below ; a hall 6x16 feet on both floors. The front rooms are to be 15x16 feet. the bed rooms 11x8 feet, the kitchen 14x15 feet, dining-room 14x11 feet.


GEORGE BOLTON, farmer, P.O. Macedonia. born in Cedar Co., Iowa, December 9, 1840, son of Wm. H. and Sarah (Southern) Bolton, he, a farm- er, born in Virginia, died in Cedar County, Towa, in 1863; she, born in North Carolina in April, 1808, is still living in Michigan. They


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had nine children, all of whom are living. Sub- ject received a common school education ; com- meneed life as a farmer, and married in Iowa, November 8, 1860, Miss Anna M. Pearce, born in Ohio Mareh 20, 1838, daughter of Dennis and Mary (Pollock) Pearce, both natives of Ohio. He died in Iowa, and she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton have had nine children, viz., Charles E., A. W., Ida M., Minnie A. (dead), L. D. (dead), F. K. (dead), Albert, Nel- lie G. and James Garfield, all born in Iowa. Subject has been Township Clerk, as well as filling other oflices ; is a member of the M. P. Church, a Republican, an Odd Fellow, and moved from Cedar County, Iowa, to this county in 1877 ; bought 240 acres of land at $18 per acre, which is now valued at about $40 per acre. There are about two acres of very fine orchard, and other small fruits on the place.


J. W. CONNOR, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, born in Middlebury, Summit Co., Ohio, July 11, 1847, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Thompson) Connor; he, born in County Kildare, Ireland in 1810; came to America in 1842, set- tling in the Western Reserve, Olio, where he fol- lowed his avocation of woolen manufacturing, moving to Iowa in 1854, and settling on the farm where he now lives in this township, having re- tired from active business; she, born in York- shire, England, in 1809, came to America in 1843, just one year later than her husband; is still living, and is the mother of three children, sub- ject being the oldest son. Subject received a limited common school education; he is a fine conversationalist, being well read, very public- spirited, encouraging any enterprise which is for the public good, and commenced life as a farmer, working on his father's farm for several years after his marriage, generally controlling its affairs, but now he owns a farm of 110 acres adjoining the old homestead, keeping him hap- pily near his aged parents. Subject is a Re- publican, though not a noisy politician; and married Miss Laura Peckenpaugh in this coun-


ty on October 1, 1871, born in Warren County, Ill., on July 8, 1850, daughter of Louis B. and Aurilla (Sellers) Peckenpaugh, he, born in Craw- ford County, Ind., on August 6, 1826, emi- grated to this State about 1854, settled at or near Logan, Harrison County, this State, where he lived till his death, which occurred Decem- ber 6, 1856, leaving a wife and four small chil- dren, which were cast upon the charity of the world; she, born in Crawford County, Ind., May 19, 1826, is still living in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Connor have two bright girls, viz., Minnie, born August 22, 1872; and Kate, born August 21, 1874. Subject's farm is pleasantly located, being five and a half miles southeast of Mace- donia, and two miles southwest of Wheeler's Grove Post Office, just east of Farm Creek, the principal stream running through the township; has forty-five acres of very beautiful, healthy grove of natural young timber, consisting of hickory, oak, walnut, elm and ash. The farm cost abont $1,500, and is now valued at about $4,000.


ISAAC DENTON, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, born in New York April 7, 1821, son of James and Anna (Tillison) Denton, both born in New York; he died in the same State in 1825, and she in Iowa in 1862; they had ten children. Subject received a common school education; commenced life as an orphan boy, working on the farm, and was married in Michigan August 30, 1844, to Mary Etta Moore born in Ohio November 26, 1829, daughter of John and Phebe (Eddy) Moore, he, born in the Eastern States, died in 1851; she, born in Massachusetts, died in Iowa in 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Denton have had nine children, four of whom are living, viz .. Naney, James, Frank and Charley. Subjeet moved from Michigan to Illinois in 1851; six years later to Missouri; in 1859, to Decatur County, Iowa, and the same year to this county, living on his brother's place until 1860, when he bought forty acres of land at $10 per acre, and now owns eighty aeres, val-


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ned at $40 per acre. There is a fine grove, a young orchard, and two good wells on the place. Subjeet is a Republican' and a Method- ist. Williard, William and Wallace Denton were triplets, born September 30, 1863, one of whom lived nine days, another three weeks, and the other five weeks. Two infants also were born and died the same day, January 27, 1864, by which it will be seen that the five children were born within four months of each other. one of the most remarkable circumstances ever recorded in obstetrical history.


JOHN HARDING, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, born in Wiltshire, England, December 28, 1820, son of John and Elizabeth (Hewer) Harding, he born in Gloucestershire, England; died in England abont 1828; she born in Wilt- shire, England, died in England April 3, 1848. They had eight children, and as far is known four are living. Subject received a common school education; began life as a tenant farmer in England; married Miss Louisa Trotman in England about 1850, who was born there June 20, 1825, and is the daughter of Cornelius and Ann (Reeves) Trotman, both born in England; he died about 1869; she died in 1849. Subject has been ever ready to serve his fellow-citizens, and has held the offices of Trustee, School Di- rector and Supervisor; is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and came to this county from England in 1866, buying 109 acres of land, valued at about $6.80 per acre, and now owns 270 aeres, valued at about $28 per acre; of this there are eighty or ninety acres of timber. Mr. and Mrs. Harding have had the following children-Ellen, Elizabeth, born May 29, 1853; Mary, born December 1, 1854; lester D., on January 19, 1856; Bertha C., March 8, 1857; August M., May 6, 1858; Finnetta, June 28, 1859; Fannie S. J., November 22, 1860; Robert J., July 18, 1865; twin girls, October 15, 1866, and Thomas W., October 12, 1867. All were born in England exeept the twin girls and Thomas, who were born in this county. Hester


and Bertha were drowned in England Octo- ber 21, 1858. The twins died in this county October 26, 1866. Mary C. died May 4, 1869, Fannie S. J. died April 6, 1880.


SAMUEL H. HOPKINS, farmer, P. O. Mace- donia, born in Michigan May 17, 1841, son of Samuel and Philancy (Holt) Hopkins, he, a ear- penter, born in Vermont, died in Michigan in 1854; she, born in New York, died in Missouri


- in 1863. They had five children, two of whom are living. Subject received a common school education, commenced life as a farmer, and married Miss Emma Fayborn in Iowa, who was born in Ohio in 1848, and is the daughter of Wooster and Charlotte (McMillan) Fayborn; he born in Vermont, she in Ohio; both are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have had four children, viz., Flora G., Herbert L. (died in 1872), Edith J. and Ione, all born in this county. Subject has filled almost all the town- ship offices at different times, and enlisted in Company B, Fifth Iowa Cavalry in 1861; mus- tered out at Cairo, Ill., in 1863; was in several engagements in Kentucky and Tennessee; was wounded four times, and carries three balls in his body now. He is a Republican, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the M. P. Church; he moved from Michigan to Illinois about 1857, worked on the farm as a laborer until 1859, when he moved to this eounty, working by the month until he enlisted; bought forty aeres of land in 1863 at $7.50 per acre, and now owns eighty acres in this township, valued at about $35 per acre; there are ten acres of natural gimber and is well stocked.


PETER JAMISON, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, was born in Ireland in 1844, son of Alex- ander and Mary (Kain) Jamison, both born in Ireland; he died April, 1882, and she is still living. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren, six of whom are living. Subjeet received a common school education, began life as a farmer, and was married to Miss Ellen Keegan, December 6, 1876, a native of Ireland, born


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about 1852, and daughter of Patrick and Mary (Daly) Keegan, both natives of Ireland; he is still living; she died in Ireland about 1874; they had eleven children, four of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Jamison have two chil- dren-Mary, born October 5, 1877, and Alex- ander, born June 18, 1880. Subjeet came from Ireland to Knox County, Ill., in 1866; from thence to the Rocky Mountains, hunting for gold, which proved so successful that he went back to Ireland on a visit to his parents for three or four months; when he returned to this country, he came to this county, and, in 1874, bought 120 acres of land at $13.50 per acre, which are now worth $35.00 per acre. There is a fine young orchard, and also some fine na- tural timber on the place. Mr. Jamison is a Democrat and a Freemason.


W. T. JOHNSON, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, was born in Kentucky July 15, 1829, son of Evander and Editha (Reedy) Johnson, both born in Kentucky, died in Illinois, he about 1869, she about 1871. They had six children, five of whom are living. Subject re- ceived a common school education; commeneed life as a farmer, and married, in March, 1855, Elizabeth Dehort, born in Indiana in 1835, daughter of Larkin and Sarah (Collet) Dehort. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have two children- Leander, born in Illinois; William R., born in April, 1873. Subjeet is a member of the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church, a Democrat, a member of the Vigilant Committee; and moved from Warren County, Ill., to this county in 1870, and bought 160 acres of land for $15 per aere; he now has about 400 acres, valued at about $30 per acre.


E. J. McBRIDE, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, born in Indiana April 9, 1850, son of William and Mary (Whitted) MeBride; he, a farmer, born in North Carolina, is still living; she, born in North Caroline, died in Iowa in 1874. They were the parents of twelve chil- dren, eight of whom are living. Subject re-


ceived a common school education; commeneed life as a farmer, and married, on February 11, 1875, in Iowa, Sarah L. Woody, born in Indi- ana September 27, 1852, daughter of James and Asenath (Maglemery) Woody; he, born in North Carolina, died about 1877; she, born in North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. McBride have had three children, viz., Minnie May, born March 5, 1876, died August 8, 1876; Annie M .. born August 8, 1879; William D., born Febru- ary 2, 1882, all born in this county. Sub- ject is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a Democrat, and moved from Jasper County, this State, to this county in 1873. and broke prairie for other parties for two years, then rented land for three years. In 1878, he bought forty aeres of land at $20 per acre, now valued at $30 per acre. There is a small or- chard, and about two acres of fine grove on the farm.


A. M. MILLER. farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, was born in Tennessee in 1838, son of John H. and Mary (Ewing) Miller; he, born in Tennessee, died in 1848; she, born in Tennes- see, died in 1844. They had four children. sub- jeet being the only one living. Subject re- ceived a good education, having passed through the high school, commencing life as a carpen- ter, and was married, in this State. on Novem- her 23, 1865, to Naney E. Garrett, born in Ohio April 20, 1839, daughter of Robert and Sarah I. (Patterson) Garrett; he, born in Pennsylva- nia, died in 1855; she, born in Tennessee, died in 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have three children-Carrie, born November 18, 1867; Orion G., born October 10, 1869; Ar- thur E., born July 13, 1872; all of them being born in Davis County, this State. Subject is a member of the C. P. Church; a Republican; mustered in Company I, Thirteenth Iowa In- fantry, November 2, 1861; mustered out at Lonisville, Ky., July 22, 1865; was in the first battle of Shiloh, the two battles of Corinth, Vieksburg, siege of Atlanta; Sherman's march


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to the sea, and the grand review. He has held several township offices; moved from Ten- nessee to Davis County, Iowa, in 1847; from thence to this township in 1874; bought the undivided half of 120 acres for $10 per acre, and now has 120 acres valued at about $30 per acre. There is a grove of natural timber, a small orchard, and he is now erecting a fine one-and-a-half story building on his place.


G. B. OTTO, blacksmith and farmer, I'. O. Wheeler's Grove. born in Pennsylvania, May, 1831, son of James and Mehetabel (Field) Otto ; he, a farmer, born in Pennsylvania in 1796, died in lowa in 1869; she, born in Delaware in 1803, died in lowa in 1880. They had eleven children, eight of whom are living. Sub- ject received a common-school education; com- menced life as a blacksmith, and married, in this county, in 1859, Sarah J. Pritchett, born in Tennessee in 1841, daughter of John W. and Lucinda (Traynor) Pritchett ; he died in 1845 and she in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Otto have had nine children, viz. : John W., Harriet E. (dead), Rebecca J .. Iva E. and Eva I. (twins), James B. (dead), Orpha A., Effie (dead) and Olive L. Subject is a Democrat ; moved with his parents from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1837, then to this county in 1851; about 1855, he bought forty acres of land at $8 per acre, and now has eighty acres valued at about $25 per acre; there is a small orchard and other small fruits on the place.


A. W. PEARCE, farmer, P. O. Wheeler's Grove, born in Richland County, Ohio, Sep- tember 22, 1840, son of Dennis C. and Mary (Pollock) Pearce ; he, a farmer, born in Ohio, died in Scott County, Iowa, about August, 1854 ; she, born in Ohio in 1811. is still living. They had nine children, seven of whom are living. Subject received a common-school edu- cation ; commenced life as a farmer, renting a farm in Cedar County, Iowa, in 1866, and mar- ried Miss Agnes Bolton, September 11, 1866, who was born in Cedar County, Iowa, February


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28, 1847, daughter of William H. and Sarah (Southern) Bolton ; he, born in Virginia, died in Cedar County. this State, in 1863 ; she, born in North Carolina in 1810, is still living in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce have six chil- dren, viz. : Merrill E., born July 13, 1867 ; Mertie C., January 11, 1869 ; Estella K., Oeto- ber 29, 1872 ; Dessie I., February 23, 1877; Ethel G., August 24, 1879, and Laura J., July 15, 1881. Subject enlisted in Company E, Eleventh Iowa Iufantry, on the 23d of Septem- ber, 1861 ; discharged honorably, in Kentucky, July 15, 1865 ; participated in several severe engagements, such as the battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg ; taken prisoner at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; was in prison seven months and four days ; in Andersonville one month : Charleston two or three days and in Sumter Prison, South Carolina, the balance of the time. He has served his township as Clerk, School Director, etc. ; is a member of the M. E. Church and moved with his parents from Ohio to McLean County, Ill. ; lived there one year ; moved to Cedar County, this State, and in 1869 he bought forty acres of land there, but sold out and went to Polk County, Neb., in 1873, where he took a homestead of 160 acres ; in 1875, lie sold out and came to this county, buying 120 acres of land at $10 per acre, but afterward sold forty acres at about $17.75 per acre, and now owns eighty acres valued at about $30 per acre, with a fine young orchard and about four acres of natural timber on the place.


G. M. PUTNAM, farmer, P. O. Carson, born in New Hampshire in 1837, son of George and Elizabeth (Perkins) Putnam ; he died in this State, November 12, 1872 ; she is still living in this State. They had nine children, eight of whom are still living. Subject received a common-school education, commenced life as a farmer and was married in Illinois, in 1868, to Emily A. Jackson, born December 16, 1842, and daughter of William and Maria (Moulton) Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Putnam have six chil-




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