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JOHN SCHULZ, farmer, P. O. Avoca, was born in Prussia in 1827. He was edu- cated in his native country, and left there when twenty-six years of age, coming to this country in 1853, and settling in Chicago, Ill., where he lived three years, employed as a musician. In 1856, he moved from Chi- cago to Davenport, Iowa, where he contin- ued as a musician for almost twelve years. He next moved, in 1868, to Benton County, Iowa where for three years he engaged in farming, then returned to Davenport for six months, thence to Omaha in 1871, where he resided four years, engaged as a musician. In 1875, Mr. Schulz came from Omaha to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, bought 160 acres of prairie, erected buildings, and now has his farm mostly under cultivation. In 1861, he joined a military band, thus serving his country until receiving an honorable dis- charge, in 1862, on account of sickness. Mr. Schulz was married, in 1856, in Chicago, to Miss Sophia Presler, daughter of John G. Presler, of Germany, for many years a soldier in the German Army, going with Napoleon to Russia, and remaining with his army un-
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til Napoleon was banished. Mr. and Mrs. Schulz have four children-Lizzie, Emily, John and Caroline; the eldest is married. In politics, Mr. Schulz is a Republican.
A. W. WARNER, farmer, P. O. Hancock, born in Indiana in 1850, son of Alpheus and Catharine (Huxford) Warner; was educated in the common schools of Indiana; began by working by the month; came to Iowa in 1874, to Marion County, and was in Marion County for about sixteen months, then came to Pot- tawattamie County and settled on his pres- ent place. Parents both dead. When he came to present farm, it was partly broken out, and a house, 12x16, on it; but that was all the improvements. Was married, in spring of 1877, in Pottawattamie County, to Miss Mary Victoria Griffith, born in Iowa. They have three children-two girls and one boy. His farming is mostly grain-raising. His farm here consists of eighty acres, buying in December, 1875, when land was high, and paid $20 per acre.
CHARLES WARNER, farmer, P. O. Han- cock, born in Indiana in 1852, son of Alph- eus and Catharine (Huxford) Warner; came here in 1876. and bought a farm with his brother, and farmed together for some years, and then sold out to brother, and bought an- other farm by himself, now having a farm of 120 acres. Generally votes the Democratic ticket; is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. H. T. A. His farming is mostly grain- raising. He was educated in Indiana, in common schools. When he and brother bought their first farm, it was partly broken and had a house on it 12x16 feet, but no other improvements. He is one of four own broth- ers and three half-sisters and one half-broth- er, but there are now living but the two own brothers and one half-brother.
JOHN WATTS, farmer, P. O. Hancock, was born in Indiana in 1843, son of John
and Ruth (Cox) Watts; he was born in Vir- ginia, and came to Polk County, Iowa, in the fall of 1849, being one of the early settlers in that county; there he died in 1855. Sub- ject's mother was born in Kentucky; was the mother of ten children, and died in 1878. In 1849, Mr. Watts came with his parents to Polk County, Iowa, where subject received an ordinary education, and engaged in farm- ing till 1872, when he came to Pottawatta- mie County and settled on his present farm of 146 acres. When Mr. Watts first settled on his farm, it was unimproved; it is now in a good state of cultivation, and has good buildings erected upon it. He has an or- chard of 160 trees, just beginning to bear, and other improvements. Mr. Watts has one brother, a dentist, in Des Moines, Iowa. and one sister, Mrs. Carter, who resides in Cali- fornia. In 1861, Mr. Watts enlisted in Company B, Tenth Iowa Infantry. After serving about a year, he received an honora- ble discharge, having been incapacitated for duty by being shot through the wrist while on picket duty at New Madrid, Mo. Mr. Watts was married, in 1866, in Polk Coun- ty, Iowa, to Miss Sarah J. Eairleywine, a na- tive of Ohio, daughter of Abram and Eliza- beth Eairleywine, natives of Ohio. The re- sult of this union is one daughter, Orie A., born September 1, 1868, and one son, Char- lie M., born August 22, 1870. Mr. Watts is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is a Demo- crat.
H. C. WETMORE, farmer, P. O. Hancock, was born in Ohio in 1848, son of O. E. and M. F. (Williamson) Wetmore. He was edu- cated mostly in Ohio, but also attended Ab- ingdon College, Illinois. The mother of sub- ject is still living. His father died when our subject was but eight year sold. Mr. Wetmore attended school till about twenty years of age, and then went to teaching and
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farming, which occupation he has continued since. He has two sisters-one near Carson, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, and the other in Michigan. Mr. Wetmore was married, in No- vember, 1874, to Miss Emma E. Peterson, born in New York; her father and mother are living in Summit County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Wetmore have no children of their own, but
have a girl which they are raising. Mr. Wetmore came from Ohio to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in the spring of 1878, and set- tled on his present farm of eighty acres. Mr. and Mrs. Wetmore are members of the Chris- tian Church. Politically, Mr. Wetmore is a Democrat.
WILLIAM W. WHIPPLE, farmer, P. O. Hancock, was born in Mckean County. Penn .. in 1837, son of Samuel and Mereia Whipple; mother died in 1842, father in 1867; for most of his life, the latter was a lumberman, but, a few years before his death, he followed farming. Mr. Whipple has one brother and two sisters in Wisconsin. He received his education in Pennsylvania; moved from there when he was seventeen years old, and went to Portage County, Wis., and remained five years, engaged in lumber- ing. He next went to Adams County, Wis., and went to farming; remained in Adams County till 1864, when he enlisted in Com- pany E, Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Volun- teers, and served till the close of the war. He was in the battle of Fort Steadman, be- fore Petersburg and at its capture. After the close of the war, he stayed in Wisconsin about one year, and then went to Minnesota, where he followed farming most of the time. In 1860, Mr. Whipple was married to Miss Phylena Seward, born in New York, daugh-, ter of Enos Seward, and slightly related to William H. Seward. Mrs. Whipple died March 11, 1863, and was the mother of one son, who died October 17, 1864. Mr. Whip-
ple was again married, in Minnesota, in 1869, to Miss Annie E. Holloway, born in Maine, daughter of Levi Holloway. By his second wife Mr. Whipple has two children-Eugene W., born August 6, 1871: and Albert L .. born in December, 1876. Mr. Whipple lived in Minnesota till 1869, when he moved to Pottawattamie County. Iowa, and settled in Valley Township, one and a half miles east of Hancock. In 1872, he bought eighty acres of prairie at $9 per acre, and, in 1874. forty acres at $10 per acre. His farm is all under cultivation, with good improvements, good buildings and orchards. He sold his farm in 1882 for $30 per acre. He is a member of the A. H. T. A .: also a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Hancock, and Superintendent of the Sun- day school. In politics, he is a Republican.
J. M. WHISNAND, dry goods and grocer- ies, Hancock, was born in Monroe County, Ind., February 9, IS59, son of Granville and Louisa Whisnand, natives of Indiana, who are living on their farm near Sheridan, Iowa. Our subject attended school at Sheridan. Iowa, and completed his business education at what is known as Mrs. Steward's Academy. Mr. Whisnand removed with his parents from Indiana to Lucas County, Iowa, about 1865: thence, in 1879, he went to Cass County, and remained there till coming to Pottawattamie County. He has three brothers and two sis- ters-one brother in this county, one sister in Guthrie County, and the others in Lucas County. Mr. Whisnand was engaged in farming till early in 1881, when he went into a store at Griswold, Iowa, remaining there till starting his present store in Hancock, December 1, 1SS1. His first partner was Mr. Gordon, who subsequently sold out his interest, and the firm is now Whisnand & Ar- cher. They keep dry goods, boots and shoes. and a complete stock of groceries, their stoek
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invoicing at $3, 200. Mr. Whisnand has charge of the business, his partner being on a farm. Mr. Whisnand is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in politics he is a Republican.
R. M. WHITE, farmer, P. O. Oakland. born in Pennsylvania in 1833: lived in Pennsylvania till 1853, and then went to Ill- inois, and was there till 1860, and came to Kansas and then to his present place the same year, and this has been his home ever since. He was raised on a farm: was edu- cated in Pennsylvania, in common schools. He has always followed farming. When first starting for himself, he went to Illinois and worked by the month for about a year and six months. The first land he ever bought was his present place. He is a son of Samuel and Mary (Leslie) White; father born in Washington County, Penn .; parents both dead. Mr. White is one of seven chil- dren-three sons and four daughters. Six are still living. He has one brother in Iowa now: one sister in Virginia: the other mem- bers of family in Pennsylvania. He is Re- publican in politics. He had two brothers go through the war. Was married, in 1858, to Miss Martha Clark, daughter of Charles and Sarah Clark, both living. Mr. and Mrs. White have five children living and one dead, all boys-Charles, Warren, Uriah, Leslie, Edmond. Charles is married and lives in Valley Township. The others are all at home, except what time Warren is off at school. When Mr. White came here, he bought land, paying $2.50 per acre. He has now 800 acres in a body, and his oldest son 160 adjoining. Besides his home farm, he has other lands. When first settling, he only bonght eighty acres-the remainder after the country began to settle up. When Mr. White came to Iowa, it was with nothing ex- cept a good team of horses, two or three cows and a few household goods. He had moved
in wagon from Illinois to Kansas, and then to Iowa. After crossing the Missouri River into Iowa, he had only 25 cents in money. and provisions for a week. He bought his first eighty acres of Ephraim Bird on a year's time. Mr. Bird was to pay the taxes the first year, and also for recording the deed. Mr. White paid for the land in stock and grain in about fifteen months from buying it. Mr. White has always followed stock and grain raising. When first coming here, he did considerable hauling between Big Grove and Council Bluffs. While in Illinois, he worked by the month till he could buy a team, and then rented land and farmed, making money pretty fast till going to Kansas; he lost all his money, and has made what he now has in Iowa. In 1875, Mr. White was run by the Republican party for Representa- tive for this district for the State Legislat- ure, but, it being an office he did not desire. and his other business needing his attention at the time, he paid no attention to the can- rass, so was beaten by the opposing candi- date, Mr. Hunt, of Avoca, by one vote. In the first two elections in the district, called 1 then No. 3, in Center Township, there were only two voters-Mr. White and Mr. Strong. This was in 1866 and 1867. Mr. White was then Secretary of the School Board, and his vote elected Mr. Strong Sub-Director for two years. Then Mr. White and Mr. Strong voted a 5-mill tax on their subdistrict. Their | subdistrict then was three by three and a half miles. In 1868, they got their schoolhouse, and at the time the tax was voted, there were but two scholars; but, in 1865, as soon as the school was opened, there were eleven scholars, for people began to settle near the school. Mr. White has been Township Clerk for all but one year since 1865.
PETER WIESE, farmer. P. O. Hancock, was born in Holstein, Germany, in 1848, and
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received his eduation there. He came to this country in 1868, locating first in Davenport, Iowa, where he engaged in farming three years; thence he went to West Liberty, Mus- catine Co., Iowa, and engaged in farming till 1872, when he came to this county and purchased eighty acres in Knox Township. In 1878, he sold his farm in Knox Township, and, coming to Valley Township, bought eighty acres in Section 13. Here he has since conducted farming. Mr. Wiese was married, in Davenport, to Mrs. Sophia L. Hansan, daughter of Henry W. T. Bein, a farmer of Scott County, owning 200 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Wiese have four children-Au- gusta T., Jacob H., Eggert and Ida L .- two of them being Mrs. Wiese's children by her first husband, Hans J. Hansan. The parents of Mr. Wiese are living near West Liberty. He has one sister living in Avoca, and one brother in Knox Township. Mr. Wiese was naturalized May 19, 1882, and votes the Dem- ocratic ticket.
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W. S. WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. Han- cock, was born in Indiana in 1848. His fa- ther, S. G. Williams, was born in Maine, and emigrated to Indiana when that State was almost entirely inhabited by Indians. He now lives in retirement, in South Bend, Ind., huving been a farmer forty years. He and ex-Gov. Garcillon, of Maine, were schoolmates. Mr. Williams has one brother and two sisters. He received a good education in Indiana, and, leaving that State in 1872, came to Iowa and located on his present place in Pot- tawattamie County. Mr. Williams' farm consists of seventy acres, well improved, and a $1,500 residence upon it. Besides his farm, he owns considerable town property. He is Postmaster of Hancock. Mr. Williams was married, in 1873, in Avoca, Iowa, to Miss S. E. Sanders, a native of Michigan. They have five children-Mabel, Frank, Wintield, Grove and Clara. Mr. Williams is a member of the I. O. O. F., serving as Permanent Secre- tary. He is a Republican in politics.
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J. K. ANNIS, farmer, P. O. Taylor Sta- tion, was born in the State of Maine in 1835. Before he was a year old, his parents moved to Knox County. Ill., and that was his home till he came to Iowa in 1871. The first two years he lived in Mills County, and then came into Pottawattamie County, living one year in Hardin Township. and since that he has lived in Washington Township, and at the time of coming there was but little settle- ment in the township, there being but about sixteen voters. When buying his farm, he went back from the main traveled road for some distance, thinking that he would al- ways have all the range he wanted for his
stock, but in six months other houses began to go up around him, and soon the entire prairie was inclosed. Mr. Annis was mar- ried, in Illinois, to Miss Drusilla A. Essex, in 1867. They have two children, both girls. He was educated in Illinois. He enlisted in the First Illinois Cavalry in 1861, Col. Thom- as A. Marshall. In the same year, they were taken prisoners at Lexington, Mo., and were paroled, but not exchanged, and were again called into service, and were stationed at St. Louis most of the time, but were again mus- tered out in 1862. He is Republican in pol- itics, and is a member of the Masonic frater- nity, becoming one in Illinois, and still keeps
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his membership there. His farm consists of eighly acres, and he does general farming. By trade he is a mason, and followed his trade for about fifteen years, and occasion- ally since. Mr. Annis has taken an active part in township affairs since coming here, and is now one of the Trustees of the town- ship, and Justice of the Peace.
A. S. CARTER, farming and stock, P. O. Neola, was born in Ohio in 1837, son of Samuel Carter, who was born and raised in Maryland, and is still living and in good health, although seventy-eight years old. Mr. Carter's mother died when he was young. Mr. Carter was educated in Ohio, in common schools. He was raised on a farm, and such has been his occupation all his life. He was married, in Ohio, in 1860, to Miss Malinda Hartley, born in Ohio, in the same county as Mr. Carter-Guernsey County. They have ten children-seven boys and three girls- all at home but one daughter, and she is married, and living in New Sharon. Mahaska Co., Iowa. Mr. Carter first moved to Noda- way County. Mo., where he lived for three years, and then came to his present place, in Washington Township, getting here in De- cember, 1869. He had bought the land, however, before he had moved from Ohio. There were no improvements on the farm when coming here, so Mr. Carter went to work to make him a home, planting out groves, orchards, and building farm build- ings, till now he has a well-improved farm.
His farm now consists of 360 acres --- 160 in Section 3, and 200 in Section 4. Mr. Car- ter's business is raising corn and feeding stock, and has made a success of it. He is Republican in politics. In township affairs Mr. Carter has taken an active part always, and has held most of the township offices. When he first started on the place, there were no groves, but now has eight acres in culti- vated forest trees, besides roads lined with trees. His orchard consists of about two acres, with trees in bearing. When he set- tled in the township, there was no settlement in sight, and no roads in this part of the township. Mr. Carter has also been land agent for a number of years. He was here where he could learn the corners of all pieces near him, and where such tracts lay, so was appointed agent. Although Mr. Carter is not a member of any church, yet his stand ard is morality. No one ever heard him ut- ter an oath, or never was drunk. When he came to this place, in December, 1869, he had only $37 with which to begin building and improving. Of his farm, 270 acres are in cultivation, 225 in corn-the remainder in pasture and grass. His farm is splendidly watered-two fine springs, three wells and the Middle Silver Creek through the farm. Neola is the nearest town of importance, and he is nine miles south of that place, nearly the same distance west of Oakland, and eighteen miles northeast of Council Bluffs.
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HENRY BARNES, farmer, P. O. Elliott Montgomery, Co., lowa, was born in Mont- pelier, Vt., August 16, 1836. His father, Henry Y. Barnes, was born in Vermont in 1796. He was a harness-maker, and died in Vermont in 1872. Subject's mother, Caro- line (Yale) Barnes, was born in Chittenden County, Vt., about 1803, and died in Ver- mont in 1881. The parents had nine chil- dren, four of whom are living. Mr. Barnes began business as a harness-maker in 1857, in Vermont, and followed that trade twelve years. Then he moved to Iowa and became a farmer in Pottawattamie County in 1869, and has continued farming since. He has held divers offices in the township, such as
Justice of the Peace, Trustee. etc., etc. He was married, first to Miss Mary E. Gentle, October 7, 1858; she was born in Canada in 1835, and died in Vermont in October, 1864; her parents are Hiram and Mary (Bateman) Gentle, natives of New York State. Mr. Barnes was married to Miss Emma S. Strat- ton, May 23, 1866. She was born in Green- wich, Mass., July 26, 1840; her father, Na- thaniel H. Stratton, a silver-plater, was born in Rutland, Mass., February 12, 1818; her mother. Susan H. (Legg) Stratton, was born in Orange, Mass., November 25, 1816. Mr. Barnes"has three children by his first wife -- Henry, born July 21, 1859; Charles, born November 1, 1861: and Fred, born Decem- ber 3, 1863. By his second wife Mr. Barnes has two children-Frank, born June 30.1867; and Nellie, born October 21, 1877. Mr. Barnes bought eighty acres in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in May, 1869. at about $7.50
per acre: he now has IS5 acres, valued at $35 per acre. The family of Mr. Barnes are members of the Congregational Church. He is a Republican.
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL. farmer, P. O. Griswold, Cass County, was born in Northern Scotland in 1845, son of Simon and Isabella (Mckenzie) Campbell: he was born in Scotland in 1822, and now lives in that country; she was born in Scotland in 1825, and died in Iowa in 1877. Mr. Campbell was an only child, and began life as a fisher- man. He emigrated to this country and be- gan work as a farm hand in Illinois in 1868. In 1871, he bought 160 acres of land in Waveland Township, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. This farm he moved onto in 1877. Mr. Campbell paid $6.50 per acre for his farm. He now has 547 acres, valued at about $35 an acre. He has two very fine orchards, and some artificial groves. He has fifty-five head of cattle, ten horses and 100 head of fine hogs-a cross between Berkshire and Poland. The cyclone of 1873 passed near Mr. Camp- bell's place, but he fortunately escaped dam- age. In 1876, Mr. Campbell returned to Scotland, and, after a thirteen years' separa- tion, married Miss Mary Ann Mckenzie. born in Elgin, Scotland, October 24, 1852, daugh- ter of William and Betsey Mckenzie; he died in Scotland in 1863; she was born in Scot- land in 1822. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have four children-Bella, William J., Betsey and Janet-all born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. When Mr. Campbell came to Iowa to bny land in 1871, there was not a house to be seen on Walnut Ridge, and he had to use
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his compass to find his way back to a settle- ment. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is Independent in politics.
THOMAS N. CHRISTIAN, farmer, P. O. Griswold, Cass County, was born in Indiana February 2. 1836, son of Lewis and Levina (Frazier) Christian; he, born in Tennessee in 1811, is a farmer by occupation; she, born in Tennessee in 1812, is the mother of ten children, two of whom are dead. Mr. Chris- tian came to Missouri with his parents in 1549, received a common-school education, and afterward taught. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-fifth Missou- ri Infantry, and was mustered out at St. Louis in 1863. After returning from the army, Mr. Christian came to Cass County, Iowa, in 1866, and engaged in teaming till 1867, when he moved to Pottawattamie Coun- ty and rented land. In 1869, he bought 124 acres at $5 an acre. He now has 244 acres, valued at $30 an acre. He has a fine young orchard of 100 trees, and small fruits, be- sides twenty acres of grove. He raises con- siderable stock, now having forty head of cattle and fifty hogs. Mr. Christian was married, in Missouri, May 23, 1861, to Re- becca Cranor, born in Indiana November 24, 1841, daughter of Joshua and Deborah (Pot- ter) Cranor, natives of New Jersey: her moth- er died in July, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Chris- tian have had ten children-Weltha, Ida, Newton, Alner, Lewis, Manlove B., Melcina, Belle, Alice and Flora; the last two died in Missouri; the rest of the children were born in Iowa. Mr. Christian has held some township offices; he belongs to the Masonic fraternity; is a Baptist in religion, and a Republican in politics.
CHESTER M. CLARK, farmer, P. O. Elliott, Montgomery Co., Iowa. was born in Peacham, Vt., September 24, 1845. His fa- ther, Gideon H. Clark, was born in Vermont
February 9, 1803; he is a farmer. Subject's mother, Harriett (Watts) Clark, was born in Peacham, Vt., September 3. 1525. His par- ents had eight children, seven of whom are living. At the age of seventeen, Mr. Clark began business for himself as a farmer, and has thus continued since. He married Miss Dora Kinkade March 12, 1870. Her father, William D. Kinkade, was born in Belmont County. Ohio, February 10, 1819. Her mother, Emily (Ross) Kinkade, was born in Ohio August 18, 1820. Mrs. Clark was born in Rose Hill, Ohio, April 28, 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have one child, Jennie, born August 31, 1872. In 1870, Mr. Clark moved to Boone County, Iowa, from which place he moved to Audubon County, Iowa, thence to Montgomery County, Iowa. In 1873, he moved to Pottawattamie County, where he bought eighty acres at $10 per acre. He now has 230 acres, worth about $35 per acre. In 1873, Mr. Clark's residence was completely destroyed by a cyclone of that year, which damaged him more than $500.
BARNARD CLUSKEY, farmer, P. O. El- liott, Montgomery Co., Iowa, was born in Ireland in 1832. His father, George Cluskey, was born in Ireland, and died in his native country about 1857. Subject's mother, Nancy (Conlan) Cluskey, was born in Ireland, and resided there until her death, which occurred about 1840. The parents had five children, three of whom are still living. In 1851, Mr. Cluskey was married, in Ireland, to Miss Rose Brennen, a native of Ireland, as were her parents. Four offspring are the result of this happy union-Thomas, born in Ireland in 1851; George, also born in Ireland; Ann, born in Massachusetts in 1863; and Rose, born in Illinois in 1867. Mr. Cluskey is a member of the Catholic Church He emi- grated to this country in 1854, settling in Massachusetts, where he pursued farming as
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a laborer for others. He next removed to Illinois, pursuing the same course of employ- ment, until, by economy, he accumulated enough to purchase a pleasant home. In 1876, he removed to Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Waveland Township, where he pur- chased a farm of 160 acres, situated in Sec- tions 31 and 32. This land cost Mr. Clus- key about $10 per acre, and it is now worth at least $30 per acre.
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