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G. W. FURROW, merchant, Carson, was born in Shelby County, Ohio, March 28. 1832. His father, James Furrow, was born in Black- ford County, Va., about 1792; he removed with his family to Ohio, where he owned and ope- rated a large farm, and at the same time was Canal Contractor in Miami Extension Canal, north of Dayton; he died about 1842. Sub- ject's mother, Mary (Peterman) Furrow, was born in Blackford County. Va, and died with the cholera. She was the mother of ten chil- dren, all but one of whom married, and raised families of their own. At fifteen years of age, Mr. Furrow learned the trades of mason, brick- layer and plasterer; these he followed till 1861. April 17 of that year, he first enlisted in the army; the following August he re-enlisted for three years; he next enlisted in the Eighth In- diana Infantry, a regiment organized as vet- erans at Indianola. Texas, January 1, 1864. May 21st of that year, Mr. Furrow was pro- moted from First Sergeant to Captain of Com- pany F, Eighth Indiana Infantry Veteran Vol- unteers, in which capacity he served till the elose of the war. May 22, 1863, at the siege of Vicksburg. Capt. Furrow received a wound which disabled him three months. From Vicks- hurg his regiment went to New Orleans; thence north and joined Sheridan's command. After leaving the army at the close of the war, Capt. Furrow opened a meat market. then. after deal- ing in stock in general for two years, he bought a farm near Wabash, Ind .. where he remained till 1874, then sold out and came to Pottawat- tamie County, Iowa. He farmed first in Knox Township till March, 1882, when he came to Carson, where he owns and operates a grocery store. Capt. Furrow was married in Wabash County. Ind .. November 20, 1866, to Elvira
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Lewis, born in Grant County, Ind., December 25, 1839, daughter of James and Rosanna (McClure) Lewis; be, born in Virginia in 1805, is now living in Shelby County, lowa; she, born in Ohio, died in 1865 in Indiana. The children of Capt. and Mrs. Furrow are L. Edith, James F., Nellie M., Winnie G. and Charles E. (deceased). Capt. Furrow and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Republican.
W. J. HAMILTON, farmer. P. O. Macedonia, was born in Indiana in 1842. His father, David N. Hamilton, was born in Kentucky in Decem- ber, 1918, and is a retired farmer living in Greensburg, Ind. Subject's mother. Martha A. (Taylor) Hamilton, was born about 1820, and died in 1864. She was the mother of eleven children. three of whom are dead. Mr. Hamilton came from his native State to Mills County. Iowa, in 1869, settling near Hastings, where he owned and farmed eighty acres for five years; he then sold out and bought another farm near Macedonia, in the township of that name. Afte living on this farm about four years. he sold it to his brother. J. W. Hamil- ton. and then bought his present farm of 400 acres. This farm is three and a half miles from Macedonia, and has a very sightly location; it is worth $35 an acre. March 12, 1863, MIr. Hamilton married Miss Hattie Phillips, who clied in 1866. He was married a second time, in 1869. to Mrs. Hattie (Brown) Tindal, born in Indiana in 1843, daughter of John C. and Mary (Hattan) Brown; he, born in Pennsylvania in 1799, died in Indiana in 1864; she, born in New Jersey about 1802, was the mother of five children, and died in 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Ham- ilton have had three children-Myrta C., born January 11, 1871; Pearl, born February 4, 1876, died January 3, 1879; William J., born November 13, 1879. Mr. Hamilton and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is an A., F. & A. M., and a Re- publican.
J. D. HOOKER. farmer. P. O. Carson, was born in Chautauqua County, N. Y., in July. 1837. His father, M. H. Hooker, was born in Genesee County, N. Y., in 1810. He was a farmer and lumberman, and came to Iowa in the winter of 1834, settling in Delaware County, where he died in March, 1874. Subject's mother, Nancy (Palmeter) Hooker, was born in New York State in 1816, and is the mother of ten children. Mr. Hooker's first work was in a saw-mill in the pine woods of Pennsylva- nia, where he continued till coming to Iowa in the spring of 1855. In March of that year. he commenced work in a saw-mill. and continued in the employ of the same man five years; he then bought and improved a small farm. which he sold in 1869. He next spent two years at the coal miles of Fort Dodge, then started for Nebraska. changed his mind. and. in 1871. traded with John Hammer, now of Council Bluffs, for the farm of eighty acres, where he now lives. IIe was married. in Delaware County, Iowa, in July. 1861, to Miss T. J. Wil- son, born in England in October, 1843. daugh- ter of John and Jane (Crelling) Wilson ; be. born in Ireland October 5, 1813, died October. 18, 1876; she. born in 1817, lives in Page Co., Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Hooker have eight chil- dren-John MI .. Charles M., Edward D., Joseph D., Jennie L., Lewis E., Shockey E. and Genie E. Mr. Hooker is a Democrat. Mr. Hooker's father was unfortunate in the lumber business, losing his property, with the exception of that in Delaware County, which he had purchased before engaging in the' lumber trade. While in the eity of Cincinnati, Ohio, he received an in- jury by a fall, from which he never fully re- covered.
A. R. HOOKER, farmer, P. O. Carson, was born May 1, 1851, in Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. ; his father, Myron Hooker, was born No- vember 4. 1809, in Allegany County, N. Y. ; was a farmer by ocenpation ; came to Dela- ware County. Iowa, in 1856, where he died
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Mareh 4, 1873. Subject's mother, Nancy (Palmeter) Hooker, was born in Farmington, Ontario Co., N. Y., March 19, 1816 ; she lives with our subjeet, and is the mother of ten chil- dren, four of whom are dead. Mr. Hooker attended the common schools of Delaware County, Iowa, and after working on his father's place in Delaware County, two years, he came to this county and settled on his present farmn of sixty acres, situated two miles northeast of Macedonia. Mr. Hooker was married Novem- ber 23, 1878, at Watson, Mo., to Lizzie M. Folts, born in Oneida County, N. Y., April 26. 1856. daughter of William A. and Amanda (Denslow) Folts ; he, born in Oneida County, N. Y .. July 9, 1828, died September 25, 1867 ; she, born in Oneida County, N. Y., August 1, 1833, is living in Center Township, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Hooker have two children, viz. : Emma L., born August 11, 1879, and Crete, born July 2, 1881. Mr. Hooker is serving his third year as Road Supervisor ; he is a Demo- crat in politics.
DR. S. M. JOHNSON, physician and drug- gist, Carson, was born in Ohio, Greene County, April 27,1840. His father, Christopher G. John- son, was born in Virginia March 15, 1800, and with his parents located in Ohio, Highland County, and a few years after moved to Greene County, Ohio, thence, in 1856, came with his family to Iowa, settling on a farm in Wapello County, where he died in November, 1857. He was a farmer by occupation. Subject's mother, Lydia E. Johnson, was born in Virginia in December, 1806, and is now living in Osage County, Kan. ; she is the mother of ten chil- dren, two of whom are dead. Dr. Johnson at- tended the common schools, and at twenty-one entered Pennsylvania College at Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he remained three months, then enlisted in the army as a private in Company II. Thirty-sixth Iowa Infantry. He served in this company about one year, then received a commission in a colored regiment as Second
Lieutenant, where he served till September, 1866, when he was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark. He was at the battle of Helena, Ark., July 4, 1863, and also served on the frontier. After coming out of the army he en- gaged in the drng business and read medicine under Dr. J. C. Johnson, of Agency City, Wapello Co., Iowa, from 1867 to 1870, and in 1871 attended a course of lectures at Keokuk. Iowa ; then went to Kansas for two years ; returned to Keokuk, and graduated in the Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1873. After graduating he went to Kansas, where he practiced medicine and conducted drug business for one year ; he then returned to Agency City, Wapello County, Iowa, where he followed his profession for a short time. then became Medical Examiner of the Cen- tennial Mutual Life Association of Burlington, Iowa, which position he held for three or four years. In 1878, he located in Mills County, Iowa; practiced medicine and conducted a drug store in Hillsdale, where he remained till 1880, then came to Carson, where he now follows his profession, and is senior partner of the drug firm of S. M. Johnson & Co. Dr. Johnson was the first man to come from a distance and erect a house in the town of Carson; this he did in April. 1880. He was one of the first School Board of Carson, and a member of the Building Committee that ereeted the school- house ; he is now on the Board of Health of Carson. Dr. Johnson married Miss Ellen Stephens, of Agency City, Wapello County, Iowa, September 10, 1868 ; she was born March 31, 1852, in Agency City ; her father, James Stephens, a pioneer of Wapello County. Iowa was born in Kentucky May 1, 1822, and was reared in Indiana ; he came to Iowa when a young man and located at Ageney City, where he remained till his death, July 3, 1868. He was a blacksmith by trade, and erected a large plow manufacturing establishment, but died before his business had fully developed. Mrs. John-
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son's mother. Mary A. (Horrow) Stephens, was born in Kentucky, February 27, 1824; she is the mother of five children. three girls and two boys, and lives in Agency City, Wapello County, Iowa. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson have had three children-Hamilton C. (deceased), C. Clyde and an infant, deceased. Dr. Johnson is a member of the Masonic fraternity of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 21 ; he has always been a firm Republican ; he was reared by Quaker parents and rather adheres to that belief. Mrs. Johnson is a member of the M. E. Church.
R. S. JEFFRYES, farmer, P. O. Carson, was born in Mercer County, Ill., August 30, 1857 ; his father, T. W. Jeffryes, was born in 1818, in London, England, and came to America about 1841, living in different parts of Illinois till 1868, when he came to Pottawattamie Connty. where he still lives. Subject's mother, E. J. (Hamilton) Jeffryes, was born in Indiana, December 27, 1830, and is living and is the mother of five children-William T., Robert E., R. S., F. I. and F. H. Mr. Jeffryes at- tended the common schools and then, for three terms, attended the Malvern Normal School, where he intends to graduate. He began life as a farmer in Pottawattamie County, and he now owns 320 acres in Woodbury County, which he is rapidly improving. Mr. Jeffryes' parents settled on the farm of 160 acres on which they now live in 1868 ; it was at that time entirely unimproved, but is now in a good state of improvement. Mr. Jeffryes is a Democrat.
R. F. JONES, farming, P. O. Carson. was born in Ross County, Ohio, July 12, 1846; his father, Joseph Jones, was born in Campbell County, Va., in June, 1804; came West to Ohio about 1839; thence, in 1849, to Davis County, Towa, where he lived on a farm near Union Vil- lage, till moving to Appanoose County, where he still lives. Subject's mother, Mary E. (Dickie) Jones, was born in Virginia in May, 1804, and is living, and is the mother of nine children.
Mr. Jones began working by the month at farm . ing, in Macedonia Township, this county, in 1866: he worked for A. F. Rayburn for four years; then married. and rented a farm in Davis County, Iowa, where he remained about six months; thence to Page County for eighteen months, when he returned to Macedonia Township, this coun- ty. and rented land for one year of .A. F. Ray- burn; then engaged with him in the stock busi- ness one year. He next bought land east of the town of Carson; this he sold in 1873, and bought the farm of 220 acres where he now lives. This farm cost Mr. Jones about $10.50 an acre, and is now valued at about 845 an aere; it is situated in Section 3, one and one-half miles west of Carson; it was raw prairie when Mr. Jones first took possession of it, and it is now one of the finest farms in the township. Our subject was married in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in September, 1870, to Miss C. F. Crane, born in May, 1853, in Lancaster, Ohio, daughter of John and Tabitha (Thompson) Crane; he, born in Pennsylvania, and she in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have five children-Ora E., James A., Robert F., Albert L. and Loula M. Mr. Jones belongs to the I. O. O. F. of Carson and the Iowa Legion of Honor. He is a Republican.
J. M. KELLEY, banker, Macedonia, was born in Johnson County, Ill., March 18, 1852 ; his father, Richard Y. Kelley, was born in Tennes -. see February 14, 1813 ; emigrated from Ten- nessee to Illinois about 1835, where he raised his family. Ile was a farmer, and died June 10, 1860. Subject's mother, Sarah E. F. (Ballowe) Kelley, was born in Virginia July 3, 1814; was the mother of eight children, of whom our sub- ject is the youngest ; she died in Mills County, Iowa, November 14, 1873, where she and her husband had emigrated in 1854. Mr. Kelley is a graduate of the State University of Iowa. of the class of 1876. He is now Cashier of the Macedonia Bank, where he has been for two years. Mr. Kelley has been a law student, but never sought admission to the bar ; he has been
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engaged in the mercantile business, and served as Deputy Treasurer of Mills County, Iowa. He is connected with the Masonic Lodge of the place, and is a young man of very high stand- ing and influence in the community.
S. F. LEWIS, farmer, P. O. Macedonia, was born in New Jersey in December, 1837 ; his father, Samuel Lewis, was born in New Jersey in 1808, and migrated to Ohio in 1838, settling first in Warren County, then in Shelby County, where he raised his family, and where he now lives, employed as a shoemaker and a farmer. Subject's mother, Catharine (Lake) Lewis, was born in New Jersey in 1807, and died in 1862; she was the mother of six children. two of whom are living. Mr. Lewis enlisted in the army in September, 1861, and served till July 20, 1865; he was at the battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Fort Donelson, Atlanta, Ga., and with Sherman in his march to the sea. After returning from the war, Mr. Lewis remained in his native county in Ohio till March, 1866, when he came to Mace- conia Township, first settling west of Old Mace- donia, where he lived till 1872, when he bought his present farm of 160 acres, at that time un- improved. Mr. Lewis was married in this town- ship in August, 1866, to Catharine Roush, born in Highland County, Ohio, in November, 1842, daughter of John and Rebecca (Rhodes) Roush, he born in 1800, and she in 1806, both living in Marion County, this State. This union has resulted in five children-George A., Mina L., Frederick W., William B. and Bennett. Mr. Lewis is a Republican.
WILLIAM LEWIS, farming and stock-rais- ing, P. O. Macedonia, was born in La Salle County, Ill., in 1848 ; son of Charles and Eliz- abeth (Hougs) Lewis; he, born in Norway in 1826, came to America when fourteen years old. settling in La Salle County. where he was engaged in farming, till his death in 1861 ; she. born in Rochester, N. Y., in March, 1827, is now living on the homestead in La Salle Coun- ty, Ill. ; she is the mother of seven children,
five of whom are dead. Mr. Lewis was engaged in farming in his native State till coming to lowa in 1870, when he bought 160 acres. a part of the farm where he now lives ; this land was in an uncultivated condition, and cost Mr. Lewis $8.50 an acre; he has improved his original farm and added to it, until now he has 760 acres, worth about $30 an aere. Mr. Lewis was married in Mills County, Iowa, May 30, 1873, to Mrs. Elizabeth Richards, born in Parke Coun- ty, Ind., February 10, 1844, daughter of James and Alzina (Fisher) Shank ; he, born in Warren County, Ohio, about 1817, is a blacksmith in Mills County, Iowa ; she, born in Brown Coun- ty, Ohio, in 1819. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have four children-Anna W., Arthur C., Laura I. and Charles M. Since coming to Iowa. Mr. Lewis has given his attention largely to stock- raising; he now has 150 head of cattle, besides hogs. Mr. Lewis is no partisan in politics.
F. LOWE, farmer, and merchant of agricult- ural implements, Carson, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., October 6, 1816, son of Seth and Rebecca (Ryan) Lowe; he, born in North Caro- lina about 1786, and died May 4, 1871; she, born in Virginia about 1791, died about 1867; was the mother of six children, four of whom are dead. When our subject's father was about twelve years old, he, with his father's family, moved into Kentucky, passing through the In- dian nation. On this journey the family were nearly driven to starvation. being without food seven days; their first food was a " hoe-cake." baked in the ashes by a squaw. Subject's father moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1820; thence, in 1869, to Glenwood, Mills Co., Iowa, where the family remained till our sub- ject could finish his house, which he was then building on his farm of 320 acres, two miles southwest of Carson; to this place they moved May 17, 1871. Mr. Lowe's schooling was oh- tained in the days when schoolhouses were com- posed of puneheon floors, benches made of split logs, and the windows of paper, the school year
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being abont three months. Mr. Lowe first worked on the home farm, assisting his parents; then he bought a portion of the place, and took charge of the whole farm till it was sold to Charles Elmore, the former owner of Mr. Lowe's present farm. This was unimproved when Mr. Lowe first took it, but is now in a state of cul- tivation, and worth $35 an acre. January 30, 1854, in Kingston, Ind., Mr. Lowe married Miss Julia A. Sperling, born in Middlesex County, N. J., in 1826; her father was a native of New Jersey, and a farmer and gardener by occupa- tion; her mother, Hannah (Morse) Sperling, was also a native of New Jersey, and the mother of ten children. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe have had six children-Horace G., Oriella, Eddie and Emma (twins, who died in October, 1878), William H. and Alice D. In connection with his farming, Mr. Lowe is a partner in the Carson Implement Company, which began business July 1, 1882. Mr. Lowe is a strong temperance man, and a firm Republican.
O. P. MACE, farming and mining, P. O. Car- son, was born in Western Virginia October 17, 1835. His father, Henry Mace, was born in Ohio in 1811, was a farmer, and has lived most of his life in Missouri, having gone there from West Virginia in 1844, when he settled in Linn County. He then moved to Sullivan County; thenee to Livingston County, where he still re- sides. Subject's mother, Harriet B. (Gibson) Mace, was born in Ohio in 1811, and is the mother of eight children, of whom one is de- ceased. Mr. Mace began life as a farmer in Missouri, where he continued for three years, then went to Kansas, Bourbon County, where he farmed one year; thence to Allen County, where he worked at the carpenter's trade one year; thence to Mills County, Iowa, in 1861, and the same year came to Pottawattamie County and settled at Wheeler's Grove on a farm, where he continued till going to Council Bluffs in the fall of 1863, when he worked in the City Mills, then operated by J. C. Hofmyre. |
At Council Bluffs, Mr. Mace lost his first wife, Barbara Allen, who died February 6, 1864. Mr. Mace returned the same spring to Wheeler's Grove, and again engaged in farming. There he married his second wife, Mrs. Martha E. Elswiek, in March, 1865. She was born in Kentucky March 4, 1833. Mr. Mace remained on this farm till 1874, then moved to where he now lives, two miles northeast of Carson, on a farm of 196 acres, bought in 1873, costing about $1,800, now valned at $40 per acre. The aver- age of crops raised by Mr. Mace, for the past twenty years in Pottawattamie County, has been: Coru, 51} bushels per aere; wheat, 12 bushels; oats, 30, and potatoes, about 75. Mr. Mace, accompanied by Elswick and Bates, of this county, started for Colorado April 13, 1879, and arrived in Gunnison City May 21. From July 2 to July 6, they located eight mines, among which are the famous " Ruby King" and " Little Crown " of Ruby Mining Distriet. They operated the King mine and su- perintended the operation of the others, till in September, when they leased the King for ten months to Henry Lee, of Denver, and Bacy, of Colorado Springs, for $500 cash and one-half of all the ore taken during the lease. They re- turned home, and, in February, 1880, sold the King and Republican lode to Col. W. T. Ilolt, of Portland, Me., for 825,000. In the spring of 1880, Messrs. Mace & Elswick returned to Colorado, and located five mines in Red Well Basin, Elk Mountain District, which they still own and operate. They also own the Little Crown in the Ruby Mining District. These mines are all in a prosperous condition, and valued at $200,000. Mr. and Mrs. Mace have eight children-James F., Harriet J., Emily C., Ulysses, Edith B., Ernest A., Trannie V. and Altie M. Mr. Mace is an Odd Fellow, of Lodge No. 444; in polities, a Democrat.
E. W. MYERS, farmer, P. O. Macedonia, was born in Fayette County, Penn., June 25, 1836 ; his father, Joseph Myers, was born in
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1806 in Greene County, Penn., where he re- sided until 1840 ; then he emigrated to High- land County, Ohio, where he remained till emigrating to Des Moines County, Iowa, in 1854. There he resided till a short time be- fore his death, when he moved to Henderson County, Ill., and died January 8, 1879, being buried in Oquawka. He followed various occupations ; was a shoemaker by trade. Sub- ject's mother, Sarah (West) Myers, was born in Pennsylvania about 1812; was the mother of nine children, of whom five are living. She died in November, 1852, in Putnam County, Ill. Mr. Myers learned engineering, and, after marriage, learned and worked at the carpen- ter's trade, which he followed till 1875, at which time he came to Pottawattamie County, having emigrated from Ohio to Marion County, Iowa, in 1865, where he followed the carpen- ter's trade till coming to this county and buying the farm of 120 acres where he now lives. He has constructed a rotary or endless engine, on which he secured a patent January 3, 1882. Mr. Myers married Miss Rebecca J. Fernow in Ross County, Ohio, March 27, 1857 ; she was born in the same county May 2. 1835. Her father, David Fernow, born in Morgan County, Va., February 2. 1798, was a farmer, and died December 8, 1865. in Ross County, Ohio. Her mother, Rebecca Parrott, was born in Virginia March 4, 1802, died December 2, 1879, and was the mother of thir- teen children, of whom seven are living. Mr. and Mrs. Myers have five children ; two girls are married-Frances E. McConnaughey, Matilda A. Bates. R. Dudley, Willard D. and Joseph H. Subject is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. No. 421. Mr. Myers has been an active member of the Christian Church for over twenty years. He is a strong Democrat.
J. H. PERRY, farmer and stock-dealer, P. O. Carson, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, June 2, 1836. His father, Jesse Perry, was born in Pennsylvania about 1816 ; settled in
Bureau County, Ill .. in 1852, where he was employed in farming till his death in July, 1873. Subject's mother, Malinda (Pool) Perry, was born in Loudoun County, Va., in 1818, and died about 1857, and was the mother of eight children, of whom seven are still living, all in Illinois and Iowa except one in California. Mr. Perry attended the common schools, and began farming in his native county on his own farm, where he continned till moving to the town of Malden in March, 1875. He then came to this county and bought his present farm of 520 acres, paying $4,160 for the same. It is now valued at $35 or $40 an acre, and is situated on Gray Bill or Second Creek, one and one-fourth miles southeast of Carson. After making improvements on his farm, Mr. Perry brought his family to it in April, 1880, from the town of Malden, Ill. Mr. Perry was married, in Bureau County, Ill., January 9, 1861, to Arminda E. Hogue, born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 17, 1838, daughter of Nim- rod and Sarah A. (Palmer) Hogue, natives of Belmont County, Ohio ; he, born in 1816. is a farmer, now living in Pottawattamie County, where he moved in 1880, she, born in 1818, died in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Perry have had four children, two of whom, twins, Elbert and Del- bert, are dead; those living are Nora and Sarah M. When quite young, Mr. and Mrs. Perry both became members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ohio. Mr. Perry has been Township Trustee of Macedonia for the past two years ; he is a Republican.
C. M. PRUDEN, miller, Macedonia, was born in Rock Island County, Ill., at Rapid City, October 19, 1855. His father, L. S. Pruden, was born in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, May 29, 1831 ; he remained in Ohio till twenty years old, then emigrated to Rock Island Coun- ty, Ill., in 1850. He, with his father, owned and operated a grist-mill in connection with an oil mill and salt works near Athens ; there subject's father and grandfather, while boring
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