Memorial and biographical record of Iowa, Part 132

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Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
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Master Workman of the A. O. U. W. Re- ligiously, himself and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

ON. FRANK JENNINGS, an attor- ney at law, of Independence, Iowa, was born in the city of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1835, and is a son of Peter and Betta (Madden) Jennings, both of whom were natives of Ireland, and emigrated to the United States soon after their marriage in 1822. They located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where they continued to reside

until 1855. In that year they removed to Dubuque, Iowa, where the father embarked in merchandising; but for only a short time was he permitted to enjoy his new home; he was stricken with cholera in May, and two of his daughters died at the same time. The mother survived until 1891 and passed away in the ninety-seventh year of her age. In the family were twelve children, -four sons and eight daughters, -all of whom reached years of ma- turity.

Our subject acquired his education in the schools of his native city, completing his liter- ary course in the high school of Pittsburg. After accompanying his parents on their re- moval to Dubuque, he entered St. Vincent College and later became a student in the col- lege at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where he pursued his studies for four years. Returning to Dubuque on the expiration of that period he took up the study of law with the Hon. H. F. McNulta, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. He began practice in Dubuque and was a well known and prominent member of the profes- sion in that city until March, 1877, when he came to Independence, Iowa, where he has since resided. He is now well established in business here and commands a liberal share of the public patronage, his clientage. being a large one. He possesses the qualification of a successful lawyer, having a keen, analytical mind which reaches conclusions quickly, yet never loses sight of any point or detail that

might have a bearing on the case. He pos- sesses superior oratorical ability, is a fluent and forcible speaker and seldom fails to im- press his hearers to such an extent that his case is won.

In 1872 Mr. Jennings was united in mar- riage with Miss Elsie Dow, of Dubuque. In politics he affiliates with the Democracy, and in 1862 he was elected City Recorder of Du- buque. He has also served as Justice of the Peace for eight years, and in 1895 he was the nominee of the Democracy for the office of State Senator from the Thirty-third District of Iowa, which shows his high standing with his party.

J ACOB LONG, a self-made man and prosperous farmer of Washington town- ship, is the owner of a fine farm. Soon after his marriage, which occurred in 1877, he purchased eighty acres of his present farm, then all " raw" prairie. His first home here was a frame house, 16 x 24 feet, and 14 feet high, and to this he has from to time made addi- tions. To his original eighty acres of land he has added by subsequent purchase until to-day his farm includes 265 acres, a portion of which he rents, and the rest cultivates himself.

Mr. Long is a Pennsylvanian by birth. It was in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Sep- tember 28, 1838, that he first saw the light of day, his parents being Christian Long and Susan (Hershie) Long, both natives of the Keystone State. When Jacob was two years old his parents removed with their family to Illinois and made settlement in Carroll county, where his father bought a farm and where they con- tinued their abiding place for a period of eighteen years, after which they came to Iowa. Here Mr. Long worked at the trade of wagon- maker for some time, remaining a member of the home circle until his marriage, since when, as already stated, he has carried on agricultural pursuits at his present location.

Mr. Long was married in 1877 to Miss Frances Wolf, a native of Ogle county, Illi-

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nois, and they are the parents of five children, all born at the home place, their names in order of birth being Christian Howard, Albert E., Leroy, Emma L. and Ada M.

Mr. Long has always voted with the Re- publican party, his first presidential vote hav- ing been given to Lincoln. He is a member of the German Baptist Church.

3 ACOB MANZ .- From the Old World to the New, when a young man of twenty- four, came this gentleman. In strong contrast to the well known capitalist of to-day, who has been an important factor in the business interests of Iowa, was our subject at that time. Leaving family and home behind, with a resolute heart and dauntless courage, he came to America to gain a fortune. He was entirely without capital, but he possessed ener- gy and perseverance, and to-day he is num- bered among the wealthy residents of Buch- anan county. So successful has he been that he is now enabled to lay aside business cares and rest in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil. How he accomplished this. de- sirable result is protrayed in the following rec- ord of his career.

Mr. Manz was born in the town of Wei- molsheim, Germany, February 24, 1824, and is a son of George and Mary (Reynolds) Manz. The father was an honest tiller of the soil and both he and his wife spent their entire lives in Germany. Our subject spent the first four- teen years of his life on the old family home- stead, aiding in its cultivation and attending the public schools in accordance with the laws of the land. He was then apprenticed to a barber, and learned the trade, which he fol- lowed for two years. At length he determined to emigrate to America, and it was certainly a fortunate day in his life when he arrived at this conclusion. On the 22d of February, 1848, he took passage on a vessel which then lay at anchor in the port of London, England. The voyage was at length completed and he landed in New York city, where he remained for six

months. On the expiration of that period he made his way to New Orleans, where he spent one winter, then continued his journey to St. Louis, Missouri, where he remained for three years. As he had no capital and was depend- ent upon his own resources, he eagerly seized every opportunity that offered whereby he might gain an honest living and was employed at his trade. On leaving St. Louis, he re- moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he also spent three years, then went to the southern part of the State, spending some time in Union and Perry counties, whence he later came to Iowa, locating in Dubuque.

In 1867 Mr. Manz arrived in Independ- ence, Iowa. Here he opened a barber shop and soon had a good trade, which increased so rapidly that he was enabled to invest some capital from time to time. He made judicious purchases of land, and though he conducted his shop for twenty years, with the aid of em- ployees he gave his own personal supervision to his real-estate interests, which were con- stantly growing in volume and importance. In his purchases he was far-sighted and sagacious, and his honorable dealing and well known in- tegrity soon gave him a standing among real- estate men that won him a most liberal and paying business. His judicious investments have yielded to him a handsome return, and to- day he is the possessor of a property which relieves him from all business duties save the care of his realty interests. He owns much desirable country property and has a handsome business block in Independence. His home is the inost elegant private residence in the city. It is built in a most modern style of architec- ture and is complete in all its appointments and equipments. The interior has been fin- ished off in different kinds of hard wood and in the arrangement special attention is given to convenience and comfort as well as beauty. It is richly and tastefully furnished and is sup- plied with all the beautiful works of art and rich adornments that wealth can procure and refined taste suggest.

This beautiful home is presided over by

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Mrs. Manz, a most estimable lady, who in her maidenhood was Miss Augusta Ricknor, the only daughter of George and Mary (Clumb) Ricknor. They have four living children: Amelia, wife of P. King, of Iowa; William F., now of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Jacob P., a trav- eling salesman in the employ of a Chicago wholesale house; and Charles E., of Decorah, Iowa.

D. CAROTHERS, one of the wealthy farmers of Seeley township, Guthrie county, Iowa, his post-office address being Bayard, is ranked with the best- known and most popular citizens of the coun- ty. He has made his home here for a period of twenty-five years.

A. D. Carothers was born at York, Du Page county, Illinois, February 11, 1846, and has in his mental constitution Scotch-Irish characteristics. Henry Carothers, his father, a native of the north of Ireland, was born in IS12, a son of Alexander Carothers, of Ire- land. At the age of twenty-three Henry Carothers left the Emerald Isle and came across the Atlantic to America, locating in Chicago, Illinois. That was in 1835, when the proud city of Chicago was but a small town in a swamp. Later he settled at York, Du Page county, where, in 1845, he wedded Miss Mary Buck, a native of Saratoga Springs, New York. She traced her ancestry back to John and Elinor Whitney, who settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, in June, 1635. Her mother's maiden name was Whitney and her grandfather of that nanie made the chains which were stretched across the Hudson river during Revolutionary times to prevent the British from ascending the river. Henry Carothers and his wife continued to reside in Du Page county until 1870, when they re- moved to Guthrie county, Iowa, and settled in Union township, now Seely. In 1877 he went to Des Moines, where the closing years of his life were passed and where he died at the age of eighty-three years. He was a self-made

man, acquired a comfortable competency and spent the latter part of his life in retirement. At different times in his career he affiliated with the Whigs, the Abolitionists and the Re- publicans, and in religion he was for many years a stanch and active member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, doing much effective work in the Sabbath-school. His wife died in Seely township in 1878. She was a most ex- cellent Christian woman, and was admired and loved by all who knew her. In their family were the following named children : A. D., whose name heads this article; Carrie M., wife of T. E. Maris; Etta, Des Moines; John H., Nebraska; Amanda J., who died February II, 1894, was the wife of Charles A. Blanchard, president of Wheaton College, Illinois; Francis S., a prominent physician of Des Moines; and George R., principal of the high school at Tacoma, Washington.

A. D. Carothers, the immediate subject of this review, was reared and educated in his na- tive State, remaining there until 1870, when he came over into Iowa and located in Guth- rie county. Two years later he settled on 160 acres of land in Seeley township, to the devel- opment and cultivation of which he devoted his energies, and has since then from time to time acquired additional lands, until now his farm comprises 1,000 acres, and is rated as one of the best farms in Guthrie county. He has a two-story residence, 24 x 26 feet in dimen- sions. His barn is 50 x 76 feet, with twenty- foot posts and a rock basement. He has a modern windmill, good fences and other im- provements, and his whole premises have an air of prosperity. His broad pastures are well stocked with fine cattle and hogs, and for some time he has made a specialty of dairying.

Mr. Carothers was married November 26, 1872, to Lucy M. Wallar, a native of Seneca- ville, Guernsey county, Ohio, and a daughter of Jacob H. Wallar, one of the prominent early settlers of Guthrie county, honorable mention of whom is found elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Carothers have three children, Min- nie A., Eva G. and Hugh J.

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Religiously, Mr. Carothers is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically, he is a Republican, but is identified with the silver wing of the party. Recently he was brought out by the Populist party as a candi- date for the Legislature.

ARRISON W. HOLMAN .- Down from the earliest ages, in story and in song, have come the tales of warfare, of heroism and of valor; nor can too much be said in praise of the man who risks his life in the defense of a principle or a cause in which he honestly believes. From the mem- orable year of 1776 the children of this land have been told again and again of the patriot- ism and bravery of our Revolutionary fore- fathers. Side by side with these, -their equals in all that was true, noble and courageous, - stand the heroes of the Civil war, who fought to preserve the Union that had not then passed the first century of its existence. Among the brave "boys in blue " was numbered Mr. Hol- man, and had he accomplished nothing else in his life the record would be worthy of perpet- uation. He is, however, a valued citizen of Buchanan county, an attorney of prominence in Independence, and a man of genuine worth in all the relations of life.

Mr. Holman was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, near Waterford, August 22, 1841. His father, Joseph S. Holman, was a native of Massachusetts, born December. 5, 1797, and was by occupation a farmer. The grandfather, Jonathan Holman, was a native of Massachusetts, and for many years was Captain of the State militia. His ancestors came from Scotland and the family was thus established in America during Colonial days. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Polly Brainard, and was born in New York in February, 1804, a daughter of Ahimiaz Brainard, who was born in Connecticut, of English lineage.

The subject of this review spent the greater part of his minority on a farm in Crawford

county, Pennsylvania, near Conneautville. He there attended the common schools, and spent one term in a select school in the town. He afterward engaged in teaching for two terms in a country school, but in April, 1861, he put aside all the pursuits of peace to enter the country's service. He belonged to that noble band of "boys in blue " who at the first call for troops responded, and became a member of Company E, of McLean's Erie regiment. On the expiration of the three-months term the regiment was reorganized, and Mr. Hol- man enlisted for three years under command of John W. McLean, of the Eighty-third Penn- sylvania Infantry. In January, 1862, he was transferred to the Signal Corps, United States Volunteers, a most important and responsible service. He continued as acting Signal Officer with the Army of the Potomac, participating in all the important battles fought by that army, until the close of the war, when, on the 22d of August, 1865, he was mustered out.

Mr. Holman then returned to Pennsylvania, and spent a short time in the oil regions, after which he came West to Iowa, locating in Alla- makee county, where he began reading law with Hon. George R. Miller, late of Mason City, Iowa. He was admitted to the bar in December, 1868, in Waukon, Iowa, and be- gan practice in Allamakee county, where he remained until 1871. In that year he removed to Waterloo, Iowa, where he entered into partnership with Lewis Lichty., under the firm name of Lichty & Holman. After a year he was appointed short-hand reporter in the dis- trict court, and removed to Dubuque, Iowa, where he continued to serve until 1877. In that year he resigned and came to Independ- ence, where he has since devoted his attention to the practice of law in the various courts of the State. In 1886 he was elected County Attorney, which position he filled for six years, in a most creditable and satisfactory manner.

Mr. Holman was married in October, 1867, to Miss Harriet Smith, of Rossville, Iowa, a daughter of John and Eliza (Moore) Smith. They have four children: Grace, wife of

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Hugh McGimeny, a noted musician now living in Richmond, Indiana; Leta G., who is teach- ing music in the schools of Independence; May Belle, wife of Dr. H. W. Bernard, a physician on the staff of the State Hospital at Independ- ence, now of Chicago; and Harold S., at home.

Mr. Holman is a prominent Mason and is at this writing Eminent Commander of Ken- neth Commandery, of Independence. He is also connected with E. C. Little Post, No. 54, G. A. R., and is Past Commander. In pol- itics he is a pronounced Republican, and has often "stumped " his district in the interests of his party. For some time he was connected with the National Guards, holding the rank of Captain, and in Buchanan county he is widely known as a public-spirited, progressive citizen devoted to the welfare of the community.

ILBERT HORTON belongs to that honored class of self-made men who started out in life empty-handed and worked their way steadily upward by earnest labor and good management. Perse- verance overcome the difficulties in their paths and the obstacles which they encountered were surmounted by determined effort. The success of Mr. Horton's life now enables him to live retired in the enjoyment of a well earned rest and the fruits of his former toil.

A native of Wayne county, Pennsylvania, he was born May 24, 1831, and is a son of Manley G. and Sophia (Williams) Horton. His father was probably born in New York and his mother in Rhode Island. Her parents, Goliath and Sarah Williams, were natives of Rhode Island and died in Ohio when well ad- vanced in years. The parents of our subject died in Henry county, Illinois, the father at the age of seventy, the mother when eighty- three years of age. They had a family of seven children, four of whom are yet living.

The childhood and youth of Gilbert Horton were quietly passed on the old home farm and the district schools of the neighborhood afforded him his educational privileges. He

learned the carpenter's and cabinet-maker's trades, which he followed at an early day, but subsequently turned his attention to agricul- tural pursuits. As a companion and helpmeet on life's journey he chose Miss Ann Louisa Stuber, their wedding being celebrated Decem- ber 22, 1853. The lady was born in Ohio, November 19, 1835, and became the mother of eight children, of whom five are yet living, one daughter having died at the age of eight years, a son at the age of four and a baby boy when fourteen months old, -all within a few weeks of one another. The names, etc., of all the children are: Mary Amelia, born November 17, 1854; Zerviah, born October 22, 1856, married John B. Bandholtz, and had one son, and by her second marriage to James Gilli- gam had one son and three daughters; John C., born March 15, 1859; Levi, August 9, 1861; Emma E., who became the wife of Frank Grimm and has four daughters; Daniel, born October 22, 1866, married Melissa Frick and has one son and three daughters; Adam, born August 27, 1871, and is still an inmate of the parental home; and Francis G., born Sep- tember 27, 1875, married Rosa Davis and has one son. All the above have been provided with good educational privileges and have be- come useful and respected members of society.

Upon his marriage Mr. Horton located on a tract of timber land in Ohio, and in the spring of 1858 removed to Henry, Illinois, where he purchased village lots. This property he afterward traded for a partially improved farm of forty acres, which he made his home until 1877, the date of his arrival in Iowa. Here he bought 140 acres of partially improved land, and to this he has added from time to time until now within the boundaries of the farm are contained 420 acres of rich and arable land. At the time of their marriage the only possession which Mr. and Mrs. Horton had was a $30 horse. He followed his trade until locating in Iowa, and then turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he has since ex- clusively followed. He has found in his wife a faithful companion and helpmeet, whose eco-

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nomical and thrifty habits have been of great assistance to him, while her sympathy and en- couragement have always aided and sustained him.

Mr. Horton cast his first presidential vote for Franklin Pierce and has since supported the Democracy. He and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal and Christian Churches. He has always been active in good works, has contributed literally to the support of churches and schools, and has been the champion of every cause that is calculated to advance the general welfare. In several local offices he has efficiently served, and for about ten years has been School Treasurer. He has given to each of his children a good home and is now living retired in the enjoyment of the good property which he has retained for the use of himself and wife.

0 R. EDWARD H. HAZEN. - Ours is a nation that is vigorous, restless, dominating; a composite aggregate that will scarce admit any majestic conception of the mind as impossible of literal and practical realization; a nation that has cognizance of no obstacle as insuperable along the line where moves the column of advance- ment. Progress is the watchword of the na- tion, well earned by its sons and daughters, whose names have become famous as the rep- resentatives of science, art and industry. No greater achievements have been accomplished in any line than in the medical profession, and with this Dr. Hazen has always kept pace. He is an oculist and aurist of superior ability, and for five years has most successfully en- gaged in practice in Des Moines, being the recognized leader in his line.

The Doctor is a native of Lorain county, Ohio, born on the 12th of April, 1834. His father, Edward, was an author of school text- books and other works. He was a descend- ant of English ancestry who emigrated to America in 1638, settling in Massachusetts and founding one of the prominent families of that

section of the country. The Doctor's mother bore the maiden name of Minerva C. Hamlin, a daughter of Jacob Hamlin, and one of the seventh generation of Hamlins in this coun- try, tracing their ancestry back to the Hugue- nots.

Thus from families of worth and promi- nence has the Doctor descended. He was the second of eleven children in one family, and is now the only surviving son, with three sis- ters. He obtained a good knowledge of the common branches of an English education in the public schools of Eastern States, and, ar- riving at the age of maturity, began teaching school, following this profession during the winter of 1857-8, in Winneshiek county, Iowa: In the following spring he returned to the Buckeye State and took up the study of medi- cine. In 1860 he entered the medical depart- ment of the State University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he attended his first course of lectures, but the breaking out of the great rebellion interrupted his peaceful career, and, considering it his duty to risk his life for the integrity of the Union of these States and the enforcement of law, he enlisted in the volun- teer army, as an assistant to the noted pro- fessor and author, Dr. A. B. Palmer, of the University of Michigan. After serving in the hospital department for a year and participa- ting in the battle of Bull Run, he was dis- charged from the volunteer service and be- came hospital steward of the United States Army, in which capacity he remained . for three years, serving in the general hospitals in Alexandria, Virginia.

Being honorably discharged at the close of the war in 1865, he returned to his old Ohio home and soon resumed his studies, entering the Western Reserve Medical College, where he was graduated in 1866, with the degree of M. D. In 1867 Dr. Hazen established him- self in the practice of his chosen profession in Davenport, remaining there for about twenty- five years, when he removed to Des Moines in 1890. For a quarter of a century he has been prominently connected with the profession in

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this State, and for a considerable period has devoted his time and attention exclusively to the treatment of diseases of the eye and ear, nose and throat. For four years he was a lec- turer on the eye and ear in the medical depart- ment of the State University of Iowa at Iowa City. For thirteen years he has been professor of diseases of the eye and ear in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Des Moines, Iowa, and the years of 1894-5 he was made profes- sor of diseases of the nose and throat in the same institution in addition. He is a member of the State Medical Society of Iowa, also a member of the American Medical Association. In 1872 he went abroad and spent several months in London, England, and Paris, France, where he pursued a special course of study on diseases of the eye and ear. He is a specialist of pronounced ability, whose high reputation and large patronage indicates the confidence so justly reposed in him by the public. In 1876 he was a member of the Ophthalmic Con- gress which convened in New York city. He is a medical director of the Bankers' Accident Company at Des Moines. He was medical di- rector of the State Encampment, G. A. R., ill 1894.

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Memorial and biographical record of Iowa, Part 132

Author: Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1360

Author:
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1360