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GEORGE L. MILES, farmer. P. O. Lewis, Cass County, was born in Steuben County, N. Y., April 15, 1857. He is the son of William and Nancy E. (Parker) Miles. both natives of Steuben County. N. Y., he born in 1822 and she in 1829. His father has been engaged in the lumber business most of his life, part of the time in New York, and latterly in Princeton, Bureau Co .. III., to which place he removed in 1866. Up to the last few years, he dealt extensively in lumber and lands in Michigan. He has now retired from active life, and is still living in Princeton, Ill. The mother of our subject is also living. Our subject's advantages for an education were good. He graduated from the Princeton (III.) High School in 1875. The following year. he came to this county to oversee his father's farm, and ran it in his father's interest up to 1881, since which time he and his brother have been operating it for themselves. Our subject owns 200 acres of land in Section 11, and, with his brother, has the management of 1,400 acres in Sections 11. 14 and 15, Township 75, Range 38.
Their specialty is fine stock, which includes Cotswold sheep, Poland-China hogs, Short- Horn cattle, and the Percheron breed of Nor- man horses. They own the pure-breed Norman stallion Marquette, as it is their intention to breed draft horses also. Our subject was married, in Princeton, Ill., in May, 1881. to Flora M. Priestly, born in Princeton July 25, 1858. Her father is C. M. Priestly, a native of Cambria County, Penn. He once owned the land on which Johnstown, Penn .. is now located. He has been in the lumber business most of his life, and is now engaged in the hardware business in Princeton, Ill. Mrs. Miles' mother was a Miss Crissy, a na- tive of Ohio. She died about 1864. Our subject's parents had seven children-George L., Lucius P., William L., Edwin, James. Hattie M. (Mrs. Beach) and Louisa. Our subject is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in politics is a Republican. The following is the pedigree of Marquette as officially re- corded: " Marquette (1657), gray, foaled 1980; got by Valiant (473), dam Julie (568), by Malbranche (293); second dam Jeanne (560), bred by W. H. Winter, Princeton, III .. and sold by him, in the spring of 1882. to George L. Miles and Lewis Jones." It is claimed that Marquette is the only pure-breed Norman stallion in this section of the State.
WILLIAM MORFORD, farmer, P. O. Griswold, Cass Co., Iowa, was born in Ohio County, Ind., March 22, 1837. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah (Stoops) Morford. both natives of Greene County, Penn. His father was a farmer, born August 13, 1805. He moved to Indiana in 1835, and to this State in 1838, locating in Muscatine County. There he died December 12, 1868, on the same place that he first settled upon. The mother of our subject was born June 29, 1810, and is still living on the old homestead in Muscatine County. Our subject received
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a common-school education, and afterward attended the Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Linn County, this State, for one year and a half. At the age of iwenty-one, he began life for himself as a farmer. February 23, 1860, he was married, in Muscatine County, this State, to Susan E. Rider. born in Vir- ginia February 3, 1839 She is the daugh- ter of William C. and Sarah (Callahan) Ri. der. Her father was born April 7, 1797. He was a farmer, and at present resides in St. Joseph, Mo. Her mother was a native of Virginia, and was born about 1802, and died in McHenry County, Ill., at the age of forty- eight years. After his marriage, our subject followed farming for four years, when he moved to Iowa City and was there engaged in the insurance business for a like period. For the next six years he was engaged in farming in Muscatine County, this State. and Knox County, Ill. In 1873, he came to this county, locating on his present farm, which now consists of 120 acres of land, sit- uated in Section 15, Township 75, Range 38. His farming has been principally in grain. He has filled several town offices. He has five children living-William H., born De- cember 21, 1860; Edward E., born May 10, 1862; Frank S., born March 5, 1864; Clara B., born November 19, 1867; and Mary C., born January 15, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Mor- ford are members of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. He is a member of the A., F. & A. M., I. O. O. F. and A. H. T. A.
SAMUEL B. PASSMORE, farmer, P. O. Whipple, was born in West Nottingham Township, Chester Co., Penn., December 27, IS27. He is the son of John W. and De- borah (Brown) Passmore, both natives of Chester County, Penn., he born October 31, 1802. and died in his native county June 26, 1848; and she born January 12. 1801, and is still living. The parents were farmers, and
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had four children. The mother is now re- siding in Rising Sun, Cecil Co., Md. She visited her son in 1881, coming and return- ing by herself. Our subject received a dis- trict-school education, and worked ou his fa- ther s farm till the age of twenty-one, when he began life for himself as a farmer. He was married, in New Garden Township, Ches- ter Co., Penn., March 28, 1850, to Hannah M. Jackson, born in the same county March 19, 1829. She is the daughter of Joshua and Sarah C. (Cook) Jackson. both natives of Chester County, Penn. Her father was a physician, born in 1793, and died February 2, 1842. Her mother was born in 1794, and died September 17, 1850. Our subject left his native State and moved with his family to Bureau County, Ill., where he lived until 1870. when he came to this county, locating on his present place, in Wright Township, having purchased the land the year previous. His farm now consists of 320 acres of land, in a good state of cultivation. It is situated in the east half of Section 21. Township 75, Range 38. Mr. and Mrs. Passmore have ten children-Amos C., born March 12, 1851; Ella D. (Mrs. Lipp), born September 17, 1852; Orlando C., born August 6, 1854; Ida A. (Mrs. Morris), born July 8, 1856; Elwood L., born January 13, 1858: Anna M. (Mrs. Nolta), born September 8, 1859; Ellis P., born July 29, 1860; William T., born July 8, 1863; Emma L., born January 6. 1866; and Lincoln G. born December 22, 1867. Our subject has been Town Trustee, and also a member of the School Board. He and wife are members of the Society of Friends. He is an A. H. T. A., and in politics a Repub- lican.
HENRY W. RAREY, farmer. P. O. Whip- ple, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, June 2, 1839. He is the son of W. H. and Eliza (Rine) Rarey. His father was born in
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Franklin County, Ohio, February 22, 1812. 'er; left his native land and came to Ra- He was one of the originators of the Rarey system of training horses, and, according to the report of the Ohio State Board of Agri- culture in 1855, owned more fine horse stock than any other man in the State. He com- menced traveling in 1858, which he contin-
cine. Wis., in July, 1842, where he died about five years after. The mother died shortly afterward, from a broken heart, caused by her husband's death. After the death of his parents, our subject lived with a Scotch- man by the name of Stenhouse for twelve ned until 1870, visiting, during the time, a | years, after which he worked out by the dozen or more States in the Union. He died in February, 1877, at his old home in Grove- port, Franklin Co., Ohio, a town which he laid out himself. He was a brother of J. S. Rarey, the great American horse-trainer, but who traveled mostly in Europe. The mother of our subject was a native of Ohio, and died in 1844. Our subject received but a limited education, and, at the age of twenty-two, be- gan life for himself as a farmer. He was married, in Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio, No- vember 9, 1861, to Eliza McCoy, born in Ross County of the same State. After his mar- riage, our subject operated his uncle's (J. S. Rarey's) farm for four years. He came West in 1871, stopping in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, this State, till the spring of the fol- lowing year, when he came to this county, lo- cating on his present farm. in Wright Town. ship, July 4 of that year. He has made all the improvements himself. He was one of the first Justices of the Peace of Wright Township. He has three children-Estella, William Elmer and Jennie May. Our sub- ject joined the Cadets of Temperance at an early age, and throughout his life has lived up to its obligations. He is also an Odd Fellow. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is Republican. month for two years. He then enlisted in the First Wisconsin Infantry, Company C. Capt. Sheldon. Their principal engagement was at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, where three-fourths of the company were either killed or wounded. He was also at Stone River and Chickamauga, at which latter place he was taken prisoner, together with C. S. Chapman, T. Anderson, L. McDonald and J. Leach, all of Company C. They were first taken to Libby Prison, where they re- mained about six weeks, during which time they were in the " Sugar raid." They were then removed to Danville, where they were kept until April 26, 1864, when they escaped. They were " shipped " from Richmond, Va., in grain cars, with three or four guards in- side each car, and others on top. On the way, one "reb " lost his haversack, the con- tents of which the prisoners had shared. He began a search for it, and, while stoop- ing over, our subject drew from his (the guard's) pocket a dirk, with a lock-spring, which was afterward of invaluable service in their effort to escape from prison. This dirk our subject managed to secrete, though the prisoners were carefully inspected several times. Once he avoided inspection by claim - ing to have the small-pox, which, at the time, was quite prevalent. During his im- prisonment. he was detected in two " serious misdemeanors." One was stealing a loaf of bread, and the other was breaking into the Sutler's store, which joined the prison. For.
JOHN R. SCHOFIELD, farmer, P. O. Griswold, Cass Co., Iowa, born in Yorkshire, England, in 1841, son of Joseph and Elea- nora (Rhoades) Schofield, both natives of Yorkshire, England. His father was a farm- ^each of these offenses he was " bucked;" that
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is, his wrists were tied together and his legs put up through his arms, and a stick put through under the knees. in which knotted condition he was rolled about for a long time. There were fifteen other prisoners who es- caped at the time our subject did, including all who belonged to Company C. They dug a tunnel from the vault of the prison privy up into an old shop, from which they cut through by means of the stolen dirk. They made good their escape just a day or two be- fore they were to be removed to that most cruel and uncivilized institution, Anderson- ville Prison. After his escape, our subject rejoined the Union army, and, at the end of his service, returned home for a short time. He then farmed a few years in Cass County, and, in March, 1868. bought and settled on his present farm, situated in Section 34, Township 75, Range 38, on which he has since resided. It now consists of 280 acres. Our subject was first married, August 6, 1867, in Racine County, Wis., to Almira Mead, born in Rochester, Racine Co., Wis., in April. 1849, and died in this county April 26, 1868. His second marriage occurred February 22, 1871, in Atlantic, Cass County, this State. He wedded Mary E. Bell, born in Madison County, this State, January 31, 1854, daughter of Elisha and Abigail (Wat- son) Bell, who were early settlers in Cass County. Mr. Bell was twice elected Judge of Cass County, but died before the expira- tion of his second term. Mrs. Bell is still living on a farm in Cass County. The par- euts were natives of Greene County, Ohio. and came to Winterset, this State, thirty- three years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Schofield have three children -- Edgar A., born July 7, 1872; Almira B., born August 17, 1874; and Ralph F., born January 19, 1876. Our sub- ject is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and in politics is a Republican.
WILLIAM H. SMITH, farmer, P. O. Griswold, Cass Co., Iowa, was born in Ver- million County, Ill .; May 16, 1842. He is the son of Hiram and Naomi (Dillon) Smith. His father was a native of Virginia. He came to this State in 1855, locating in Cass County, where be died in 1858. at the age of about fifty years. The mother of our subject was born in Clinton County, Ohio, in 1815, and is still living on the old homestead in Cass County. Our subject attended the common schools until he was twelve years old. July 28, 1862, he enlisted in the Twenty-third Iowa Infantry, Company I, Capt. Coe. He took part in mauy heavy en- gagements, including Vicksburg, Fort Gib- son, Black River Bridge and Spanish Fort. He was mustered out of service at Daven- port, this State, August 18, 1865. He was married, in Grove City, Cass Co., Iowa. March 18, 1868, to Amanda Mewhirter, born in Van Wert County, Ohio, in March, 1849. She is the daughter of William and Eliza- beth (Walters) Mewhirter. Her parents left Ohio in 1854, and came to this county, where they have lived ever since. After his marriage, our subject worked his mother's farm for one year. and afterward his broth- er's for two years. He then purchased his present place in Wright Township, where he now resides. It consists of 120 acres of land in Section 24, Township 75, Range 3S. Our subject has been School Director, Road Su- pervisor, and is at present Constable. He has six children-Edward A., born Jauuary 20, 1868; Mary E., born October 17, 1869; Franklin A., born January 11, 1872; Nora E., born March 19, 1875; Maggie M., born Au- gust 2, 1877; and Willie S., born March 5, 18SO. Mr. Smith is an Odd Fellow, and iu politics a Republican.
THUSTON S. WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Griswold, Cass Co., Iowa, born in Noble
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. County, Ind., September 1, 1855, son of Sim- eon and Emeline (Arnold) Wright. (See sketch of W. W. Wright, Wright Township.) His father, after whom this township takes its name, has been Justice of the Peace for ten years, and was also a member of the Board of Supervisors. Our subject received such an education as his limited advantages would admit. He worked with his father till he was eighteen years of age. Was married, at home, September 14, 1873, to Jessie B. Van Riper, born in Wright Township May 22, 1858, daughter of William Van Riper. In November of the same year, our subject pur- chased his present place, and has resided on it ever since. It consists of eighty acres, situated on Seetion 26, Township 75, Range 38. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have two chil- dren-Viola Frances and Edith Pearl. In politics, our subject is a Republican.
WILLIAM W. WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Griswold. Cass Co., Iowa, was born in Noble County, Ind., September 9, 1860. He is the son of Simeon and Emeline (Arnold) Wright, he born in Massachusetts in 1827, she in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., in 1832. They moved to Indiana with their parents, and from there to this county in 1865, locating on Section 25, Township 75, Range 38, | where they lived until the spring of 1882, when they went to Griswold, Cass County, three miles from their original location in this county, and here they at present reside. The father was Justice of the Peace for ten years, and has served one term on the Board of Supervisors. Our subject had a common school education, and worked at home till the age of twenty years. He was married, at the residence of William Deans, Wright Township, September 11, 1881, to Carrie E. Strandell, born in Sweden May 13, 1863, daughter of Louis A. and Catharine Chris- tina Strandell, both natives of Sweden.
They came to the United States about 1869, locating in Cass County. but are at present residing in Des Moines, this State. Our subject farms principally in grain. In poli- tics, he is a Republican.
JOHN M. WORK, farmer, P. O. Walnut, was born in Orange County, Vt., March 21, 1832. He is the son of Elias and Sarah (Tuffts) Work, both natives of Connecticut. His father died when he (subject) was four- teen years of age, and the mother died shortly afterward. The father was a cabinet-maker by trade. Our subjeet was educated in the schools of Williamstown, Orange Co., Vt. After the death of his parents, he worked with his brother in a wagon shop until he (sub- ject) came West in 1855. He was married, the previous year, in Vermont, to Martha D. Conner, born in the same State April 25, 1832. She is the daughter of Gideon and Betsey (Townsend) Conner, both natives of Vermont, and both died in Bureau County, Ill. The year after his marriage, our sub- jeet moved to Sheffield, Bureau Co., Ill., where he started a wagon shop, which he operated for about fifteen years. In 1871, | he came to this county, locating near Walnut, where he farmed till the spring of 1881, when he traded for his present place, which consists of 114 acres in Section 7, Wright Township, where he at present resides. He has six children living-Charles E., born May 30, 1855; Laura N., born August 18, 1858; Willie D., born October 18, 1860; Perley M .. born August 21, 1863; Ella E., born No- vember 12, 1869; and Henry T., born Sep. tember 12, 1873. In politics, our subjeet is a Republican.
C. C. WEAVER, farmer, P. O. Lewis, Cass Co., Iowa, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, July 18, 1840. He is the son of Giles and M. J. (Webster) Weaver, both natives of Franklin County. Ohio, he born in 1813
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and she about 1820. Her father was a mer- chant, but has now retired. and resides in Oskaloosa. Mahaska County, this State. Our subject received a common-school education, and afterward clerked in his father's dry goods store in Ohio, until he was married, in his native county, in 1862, to Miss S. J. Rarey, born in Franklin County, Ohio. She is the daughter of W. H. and Eliza (Rine) Rarey. (See sketch of H. W. Rarey, of Wright Township.) After his marriage, our subject clerked for awhile. He was a Sut- ler in the army during most of our late war. after which he engaged in farming and gar.
dening in Ohio, which occupation he fol- lowed for three years. He then came to this county, locating on his present farm, situat- ed in Section 9, Township 75, Range 38. It consists of 168 acres, which has been brought to its present state of cultivation by his own labors. He raises principally grain. He has been Township Trustee for seven years, and at present fills that position. He has three children-M. G., born April 18, 1864; W. G., born March 3, 1879; and C. C., born March 16, 1880. Mr. Weaver is a member of the I. O. O. F., and also the Anti-Horse Thief Association. Politically, is Republican.
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S. J. ATKINS, farmer, P. O. Neola, was born in Morgan County, Tenn., May 19, 1838. He is the son of Charles and Sarah (Brewer) Atkins. His father was a farmer, born in Tennessee in 1807, and died in 1846. His (subject's) mother was born near Athens, Clark Co., Ga, in 1811. Our subject re- ceived a very limited education in the old subscription schools. He lived at home till he was twenty-two years of age, when he be- gan farming for himself. He was but two years old when his father moved to Putnam County, Mo. He moved with his parents to Texas at the age of fourteen. In 1857, he returned to Missouri by himself. In 1860, he went to Arkansas, where he farmed until the opening of the war. He joined the First Arkansas Cavalry, Company F, and served until the close of the war. He was at the battles of Prairie Grove, Ark., Newtonia, Mo., and Fayetteville. Ark. He spent thirty- seven days with a scouting party, which went east from Fayetteville, which was almost daily engaged in spirited skirmishes. At the
close of the war, he returned to Putnam County, Mo., and afterward to Saline County, Mo. He came to this county in 1870. His specialty is raising grain. His first marriage took place in Crawford County, Ark., where he was married to Nancy Childers, born in Indiana. She was the daughter of Joel and Dolly (Sizemore) Childers. His second mar- riage occurred in 1867, in Missouri. He married Nancy Young, born in Missouri in 1836. She is the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Stump) Young, both natives of Kentucky. Mr. Atkins has seven children .- Stephen, George F., John H., James H., Jo- sephine, Annie and Nancy E. Mr. Atkins' last wife has two sons-Henry S. and Marion D.
WILLIAM H. BUTLER, farmer, P. O. Neola, was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., March 15, 1833. He is the son of J. M. and Ruth (Gates) Butler, both of whom were born in Montgomery County, N. Y., he, December 17, 1808, and she in the year 1812. She is the daughter of William Gates, a
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son of Gen. Gates, of Revolutionary fame. Our subject received his education in the common schools, and afterward taught school. He lived at home until he was twenty-one years of age. During the holidays, in 1854, his parents left New York and came to Adams County, Ill. They kept a hotel in Quincy for three years, on the corner of Sixth and Hampshire streets. In 1857, his father came to this State, and the next year the family followed. They were in the hotel business in Council Bluffs for three years-two years in the old Waverly House, on Main street, and one year in the Robinson House, on Broadway. They then moved on their farm in Union Grove, and afterward to Walk- er's Grove, where the father died, Oc- tober 5, 1866. He was buried at Union Grove. Our subject was married, April 30, 1861. to Elizabeth Seater, born in the county of Orkney, Scotland, January 20, 1832. She is the daughter of William and Ellen (Reid) Seater. She came to America in 1852. After his marriage, our subject followed farming, at first working part of his father's place. In 1862, he bought forty acres of land on Mosquito Creek, in Shelby County. During the summer of this year, he freighted for Charles Bond. He then lived on his farm during the year 1863. He sold out and bought land at Walker's Grove. From here he moved to Honey Creek. While here he bought sixty acres of his present place, to which he moved in the spring of 1867. He now owns 460 acres, besides some fine prop- erty in Neola. He raises large quantities of grain and also stock. The only child of the family is Charles Reid, son of Mrs. Butler by a former marriage. Mr. Butler has been Town Clerk, and is at present Treasurer of the School Board.
MARY DELANTY, farmer, P. O. Neola, was born at Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wis.,
February 29, 1848. She is the daughter of John and Ellen (Mahanoy) Bowe. Her father was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, about 1797. He was a farmer, and was also engaged in railroading. He came to Wis- consin when there was but one house in Mil- waukee. Was in the United States Army five years, and served in the Florida war against the Seminole Indians. He has crossed the ocean four times, and is still living in Wisconsin. Our subject's mother was born in County Cork, Ireland, about 1827; she is also living. Our subject was married at the age of fourteen, in Wisconsin, April 14, 1863, to John Delanty, born in County Kil- kenny, Ireland, about 1835, and died Sep- tember 29. 1881. After her marriage, our subject, with her husband, lived a short time in Minnesota. They came to this county about 1874. Mrs. Delanty has lived on her present farm about three years; she has had twelve children, of whom nine are living- William, born December 4. 1864; Mary Clarissa, born September 9, 1867; John. born March 17, 1869; Michael, born May 1, 1871: James, born April 25, 1873; Ed- ward, born May 25, 1875; Thomas, born September 22, 1878; Mark, born September 29, 1879, and Catharine Agnes, born July 9, 1880. Mrs. Delanty is a member of the Catholic Church.
JAMES FLYNN, farmer, P. O. Neola, was born in County Kerry, Munster, Ireland, May 26, 1827. He is the son of Michael and Honora (Murphy) Flynn, both natives of Ireland. His father died while he (subject) was small. His mother and her father before her were born in the same house as our sub- ject. She died before her son came to Amer- iea. Our subject had no advantages for an education. He lived at home till his father was turned out of house and home while on his sick bed, from which sickness he never
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recovered. He was turned out by six police- men and the landlord, Maj. Daniel Mahoney, of Dunlow, for not paying the rent, which he was unable to do on account of sickness. At this time our subject was nine years and ten months old. He was obliged to go out into the world and earn a living for himself and parents during the year that his father lived. He received 72 cents and his board for the first three months' work. He labored in this manner for one year. As he grew older, he received more pay, but the highest he ever commanded in Ireland was $24 a year. After his parents' death, he helped to send some of his sisters to the United States. He came himself to this country in 1856. Landed in New York City and stayed in Brooklyn, N. Y., from September 13, 1856, to March 5, 1857. He then came to Dyersville, Delaware County, this State. He worked two weeks at' loading cord wood for 75 cents per day, pay- ing $3 a week for board. He then hired ont to Dr. Laird, for $150 per year. He worked for seven months at this rate of wages; he then worked three months for Judge Dyer at $1.25 per day, and boarded himself. After this, he engaged himself to William Dyer, for four or five months, at $20 per month. Then he was in a livery stable, in the same town, receiving $20 per month and board. He then worked as a grader on a railroad, . for six months, at $1.25 per day. After this he burned lime for the use of the railroad, receiving $3 for a night and a half day, sleep- ing the other half day. After this he worked for several years at various occupations. He rented land and farmed in Jones County, this State, until 1868, when he came to this county, having traded eighty acres of land in Jones County for 120 acres in this. He now" owns 560 acres, 300 acres of which is under cultivation. Mr. Flynn has male his farm what it is to-day from out of the raw prairie.
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