Memorial and biographical record of Iowa, Part 185

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Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
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In October, 1876, Mr. Earle was united in marriage with Miss Teda Morgan, a daughter of E. D. and Karilla (Willhite) Morgan. She is a member of the Baptist Church, and is an estimable lady whose friends in the community are many. They have a nice home at No. 1310 West Eighth street.

In his social relations Mr. Earle is a Ma- son, belonging to Capital Lodge of Des Moines, and in politics he is an earnest Republican. He served as president of the Board of Trade in 1894, and is connected with other business interests, beingvice-president of the Des Moines Lumber Company and secretary of the Des Moines Hosiery Company. Success has crowned his efforts, and he has judiciously invested his capital where it yields to him a ready return. He is progressive and enterprising, and is rec- ognized as a lawyer of superior ability who has won for himself a foremost place at the bar of Polk county. A gentleman of quiet demeanor, of genial disposition and pleasant manner, he is popular and has many warm friends.

DWARD H. HUNTER, who is oc- cupying the responsible position of Postmaster of Des Moines, is a native of the Empire State. He was born in Waterloo, New York, September 13, 1855, and is a son of George and Mary (Carney) Hunter, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of the north of Ireland. The paternal grandfather, Edward Hunter, was also born in the north of Ireland and carried on a dis- tillery. His last days were spent in Scotland, after which his wife crossed the Atlantic to America and died in Waterloo, New York. The maternal grandfather, Henry Carney, was born in the north of Ireland, and followed farming and distilling until his death, which occurred when past the age of sixty years.

George Hunter, father of our subject, was

a stone contractor, and about 1850, bidding adieu to friends and native land, he sailed for the New World, locating in Wayne county, New York. He afterward removed to Water- loo, Seneca county, where he did contract work in stone, continuing operations along that line as a means of livelihood until he laid aside all business cares. He died in 1889, at the ripe old age of seventy-one years, and his wife survived him about two years. They were married in New York and were members of the Episcopal Church. Five children graced their union, two sons and three daughters, of whom four are now living, namely: Edward H., James, Margaret, widow of H. W. Boddy, Mary, wife of Charles Graham, and Susie, who died at the age of nineteen years.

Edward H. Hunter continued his residence in Waterloo, New York, during the first twenty years of his life, and the public schools afforded him his educational privileges. While still in the East he learned the business of telegraphy and on coming West in 1875 he located in Burlington in the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com- pany. He served in different capacities, work- ing his way up by steady advances and at last was made general agent at Des Moines, which position he held for some years. He then en- gaged in the banking business in 1891, and was vice-president and afterward president of the Iowa National Bank, with which he con- tinued his connection for three and a half years until receiving his appointment as Post- master on the Ist of August, 1894. On the 15th of the same month he entered upon the duties of the office.

On the 27th of November, 1883, Mr. Hun- ter was united in marriage with Miss Nellie A. Crooker, daughter of Isaac and Harriet (Stearns) Crooker. Four sons have been born to them-Trimble, Glen, Kenneth and Ed- ward. The lady is a member of the Congre- gational Church, and has the warm regard of a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

In his social relations Mr. Hunter is con- nected with the Knights of Pythias fraternity,

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and in politics has been a stalwart advocate of the Democracy since casting his first presiden- tial vote. He was chairman of the Iowa Dem- ocratic State Committee for a number of years, one of the leaders of the party in this State, and has often served as delegate to the county, State and national conventions. He has made a deep study of the issues of the day, is thor- oughly informed on political questions, and is an able advocate of the principles to which he gives his support.

Mr. Hunter is alike prominent in business circles, and the material welfare of the com- munity has been greatly promoted by his well directed efforts in this line. He is now presi- dent of the Avoca State Bank, is a director and stockholder in several banking institutions, and is a capable financier. He is also inter- ested in the Bankers' Accident Insurance Com- pany. He owns considerable city property, including his fine home in North Des Moines, and his possessions have been acquired through his own industry and perseverance, guided by sound judgment and honorable dealing. He belongs to that class of enterprising and wide- awake business men for which the West is noted and to whom the prosperity and prog- ress of the central Mississippi States are due. He is a man of pleasing address, genial and jovial in disposition, and in all the relations of life he has been an honorable, upright man, upon whose record there falls no shadow of wrong.

EWIS A. TUTTLE has been a resi- dent of Lucas county since 1851 and is therefore numbered among its pio- neers. In the work of progress and development he has ever taken a commend- able interest and borne an active part, and is to-day ranked among the valued citizens of the community. He resides in Warren township, where he is now carrying on agricultural pur- suits, having there a pleasant home.

Mr. Tuttle is a native of the Hoosier State, his birth having occurred in Bartholomew

county, Indiana, on the 10th of January, 1839, His father, Abram Tuttle, and his grandfather, Benjamin Tuttle, were both natives of North Carolina. Leaving the State of his nativity, Abram Tuttle removed to Virginia, whence he went to Bartholomew county, Indiana, where he married Miss Lucinda Davis, a native of the Old Dominion. Some years after their marriage they came to Iowa, making the journey by team, and located in Wayne county, where the father spent his remaining days, passing away at the age of sixty-seven years. He made farming his life work, met with a fair degree of success in his under- takings, and enjoyed the respect of all who knew him. His wife passed away at the age of fifty-six years and her death was mourned by many friends. They had eight children; Lewis, William, Rebecca J., Augustus, Sarah Ann, Gates, Ellen and James.

At the time the Tuttle family removed to Iowa the subject of this sketch was a lad of seven summers. Upon his father's frontier farm in Wayne county he was reared and early became familiar with all the arduous duties of developing the wild land. His education was of that primitive character afforded in log school-houses. When the war came on and continued with unabating violence, and the irregular warfare in the West made troops necessary on the frontier, Mr. Tuttle went forth to the defense of his country, enlisting in February, 1863, as a member of the Seventh Iowa Cavalry under Captain Wilcox and Colonel Somers. After being stationed in Davenport for a time, he went with his com- mand into Nebraska and for nearly a year was stationed at Fort Niobrara, in Nebraska. Later he was at other points in the West and met the Sioux Indians in battle at Horse creek. After an honorable service which extended to the close of the war, he was honorably dis- charged, at Leavenworth, Kansas, and from there returned to his Iowa home.

Two years were passed upon his father's farm, and in 1867 Mr. Tuttle was united in marriage to Miss Angeline Clark, daughter of

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David and Sophia Clark, and a native of Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle belongs the distinc- tion of having the largest family in Lucas county. They have ten sons and four daugh- ters, all living and in good health, and named as follows: David, Richard, William, Newton, Harvey, Eli, Noah, James, Cornelius, Henry, Malinda, Emma, Bertha and Nellie.

Upon his marriage Mr. Tuttle began farm- ing on the old homestead, where he resided for three or four years, when he removed to Ben- ton township, Lucas county, there making his home until 1894, when he came to his present home. He purchased eighty acres of choice land in Warren township, about twenty-two acres being rich bottom soil. It is now under a high state of cultivation and yields to the owner a good tribute in return for the care and labor he bestows upon it. He is a progressive, wide-awake farmer, following the most im- proved methods and advanced ideas in his work, and is above all very practical. His political support is given the men and measures of the Republican party. In manner he is frank and jovial and inakes friends wherever he goes.

LBERT S. EVANS, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Lucas county, was born in Knox county, Illinois, June 13, 1847, a son of Josiah Evans, born in New York in 1825. He was a son of Josiah V. Evans, an early pioneer of Knox county, Illinois, having located there as early as 1832, and there Josiah, the father of our subject, was reared until seven years of age. At the age of twenty-three years he was united in marriage with Miss Georgianna Crawford, born in Edinburg, Scotland, and a daughter of David Crawford, a native also of that country. Mrs. Evans came with her father to America when two years old, locating in Knox county, Illinois. Josiah Evans and wife had nine children, namely: Albert S., George, Mary, Ernest, Eliza, William, Jay, Anna and Ruhanna (deceased). Jay Evans has been in the Government employ for eight

years. The daughters were all successful teachers, and the sons also received a good ed- ucation. The father, who was a farmer and brick-mason by occupation, and also owned a brick-yard, departed this life at the age of forty-nine years. In political matters he was identified with the Democratic party. The mother is still living, aged sixty-nine years.

Albert S. Evans, the subject of this sketch, was about sixteen years of age when his father died, and he was afterward obliged to help his mother in the support of the younger children. In 1873 he came to Lucas county, Iowa, and purchased forty acres of land of Rev. Thomas Corkhill, in Jackson township. Hehas added to his original purchase until he now owns 334 acres, where he has all the necessary improve- ments, and is extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising.

Mr. Evans was married at the age of twenty-three years, in Henry county, Iowa, to Sarah, a daughter of John and Susan Woods, natives of Ohio. The mother departed this life in that State, and the father died in Illi- nois. Our subject and wife have had eight children, viz .: Ella Marcus, formerly en- gaged in teaching; Margaret, a successful teacher of this county; Albert, Ollie, George, Emma and Earl. Mr. Evans affiliates with the Democratic party. He has served as a mem- ber of the School Board for many years. In his social relations he is a member of the Good Shepherd Lodge, No. 414, of Lucas county.

W. MITCHELL .- Among the pio- neer settlers of Lucas county is num- bered this gentleman, dating his residence from 1852. Land was largely in possession of the Government, and few indeed were the improvements which had been made, consisting only of widely scattered cabins on the broad prairies. In the work of development and advancement, which has placed Lucas county on a par with the best in

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the State, he has ever borne his part, which renders him a fit subject for biographical honors.

Mr. Mitchell has always lived in the West, and has the progressive, enterprising spirit so characteristic of the country. He is a native of the Hoosier State, his birth having occurred in Jackson county, Indiana, on the 12th of March, 1827. His parents were James and Elizabeth (Bones) Mitchell, the former a na- tive of Kentucky, of Irish descent, and the latter born in Pennsylvania, of Dutch lineage. The father became a resident of Jackson county, Indiana, as early as 1811, and in the war of 1812 he served as a loyal American soldier. His occupation was farming, and to that pur- suit he devoted his energies throughout the years of his active business life. His political support was given the Democracy, and in re- ligious belief he was a Baptist. They had six children,-G. W., John, Jacob, Lucinda, De- borah, and one that died in infancy.

The early life of G. W. Mitchell was passed in a manner similar to that of most farmer boys of the period in Indiana. He worked in the field through the summer, and in the win- ter went to school in one of the primitive structures of the time, a log building with puncheon floor, slab seats and broad fire- places. When a young man of twenty-five he resolved to try his fortune still farther West, and in 1852 came to Iowa, where he entered land from the Government. Three years later he made a permanent settlement, having made the journey to this State with horses and wagon. His first home was a log cabin, 18 x 18 feet, and when it was completed he at once began the arduous task of improving and cultivating his land. On this farm he has lived for forty years almost, his residence here being inter- rupted only by a two-years sojourn in Chari- ton. The log cabin has long since been re- placed by a commodious and modern frame residence, surrounded by a pretty and well- kept lawn, shaded by ornamental trees. A fine orchard containing 200 trees adds to the value and attractive appearance of the place. Small

fruits in season grace the table and add to the comforts of the home life. The farm build- ings, fences, well cultivated fields, -and in fact everything about the premises is indicative of the prosperity which has attended the owner, and he may congratulate himself on owning one of the finest farms in Lucas county. His life has been a busy and useful one, and he has not only succeeded in winning prosperity for himself but has also materially aided in ad- vancing the best interests of the community, taking a most active part in everything that tends to the general welfare. When the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was in process of construction through the county he took a contract and built four miles of the track. In all his business dealings he is thor- oughly reliable, and is regarded by his fellow . townsmen as one of the most substantial men of the county.

In Jackson county, Indiana, when twenty- two years of age, Mr. Mitchell was joined in wedlock with Miss Mary Ann 'Douglas, a na- tive of Indiana, and a daughter of Martin Douglas. In every sense of the word she has proved herself a true helpmeet to her husband. The children of this union are as follows: G. N. and James, who reside in Warren town- ship, Lucas county; John N., Joseph H. and Stephen D.,-all in Colorado; Noah, of Mis- souri; Ida Kincade, of White Breast township, Lucas county; Mary Relaford, of Chariton; and Mrs. Lula Barlow, of St. Joseph, Mis- souri. The children were provided with ex- cellent educational privileges, and several have been successful teachers. G. N. and James were educated in the Valparaiso (Indiana) Normal College, and Nelson and Frank at- tended the Keokuk Business College.

For many years Mr. Mitchell has taken an active interest in local politics, and is one of the leaders of the Democracy in this locality. He has filled various offices of importance, having been Justice of the Peace for four years, Assessor for two years, Township Trustee for three years, and for twenty years a member of the School Board. He has long been a mem-

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ber of the Masonic fraternity, and retains a membership in both the blue lodge and chap- ter. All who know him have for him the highest regard on account of his many excel- lencies of character.

DAM J. STUBER, one of the self- made men of Dallas county, now re- siding in Woodward, was born in Holmes county, Ohio, on the 4th of July, 1843, and is a son of Daniel and Mary (Boda) Stuber. The mother, who was one of twins, was born while her parents were cross- ing the ocean. She passed away in Henry county, Illinois, at the age of sixty-one. The father, who was a native of Germany, fol- lowed nail-making in his earlier life, and after locating in Pennsylvania engaged in glass- blowing for twenty years. He now makes his home with our subject.

Adam J. Stuber is one of a family of seven children, three of whom still survive. He re- mained upon the home farm until his marriage July 4, 1866, the lady of his choice being Miss Susan A. Valentine, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Robert and Caroline (Dun- ham) Valentine. Her father died in Kansas, and her mother departed this life in 1865, in Illinois. Our subject and his wife have be- come the parents of three children: Robert B., who is married and has one son; Carrie, who became the wife of B. F. Brickeril, a grain dealer, by whom she has one daughter; and Maud G., the youngest, who is still at home.

After his marriage, Mr. Stuber lived on the home farm until. 1883, when he disposed of his property and removed to Woodward, there erecting a house in which, he lived until about three years ago, when he erected his present comfortable residence. He is now enjoying a well earned rest, having laid aside business cares, selling his grocery store which he had conducted in Woodward for several years. His entire possessions are the result of his dili- gence and perseverance.

Mr. Stuber cast his first ballot for George

B. McClellan, and to the Democratic party still gives his support. He has served as presi- dent of the School Board and member of the City Council, and both his public and private duties have ever been faithfully performed. His family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, but religiously he is a Lutheran. He is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, and is connected with the Knights and Ladies' Security.

D. SANDY, a highly esteemed and valued citizen of Warren county, who is successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising, is a representative of an honored pioneer family. His career has been one of uprightness and demonstrates what can be accomplished through diligence and perse- verance, supplemented by capable business management.

Mr. Sandy was born on the 2d of Septem- ber, 1841, in Owen county, Indiana, and is a son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Ross) Sandy. The father was born in North Carolina in 1795, and at his death in 1880 was laid to rest in the cemetery in Sandyville, which he gave to the town. In 1818 he married Miss Goss, a na- tive of North Carolina, born in 1797. Her death occurred in December, 1875, and the parents now sleep side by side in the city of the dead. They had a family of twelve children.

Jeremiah Sandy was one of the pioneers of Warren county and one of the founders of Sandyville, which was named in his honor. Few claims had been taken up when he lo- cated here, and he erected one of the first buildings in the town, a fine two-story frame residence, 42 × 48 feet, which was built in 1855, on section 22, Liberty township. He was a man of very great enterprise, possessed a progressive spirit and ever kept abreast with the times. His sons have followed in his foot- steps and have achieved still greater successes. One of the number, S. D. Sandy, is the owner of a beautiful home and one of the finest farins in Warren county, and is a very prominent

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and influential citizen. Jerry has been a wealthy and leading citizen of Indianola, Iowa; and William is an honored and respected resi- dent of Warren county.

The gentleman whose name introduces this sketch occupies an enviable position both in social and business circles. The greater part of his childhood was passed in the county of his nativity, and he attended school in that community, and also pursued his studies in a log school-house in Warren county after the removal of the family to this place. He was early inured to all the labors of farm life and con- tinued to assist in the cultivation of the old homestead until his marriage.

On the 30th of December, 1862, Mr. San- dy was joined in wedlock with Miss Engabee Beem, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Benjamin and Emily (Myer) Beem, who came to this State in 1855, locating in Sandyville. Mr. and Mrs. Sandy had eight children, namely: Jeremiah B., who was born May 31, 1864, and is now farming on section 10, Liberty township, Warren county; N. C., who was born June 18, 1866, and owns a farm on section 22, Liberty township; Emma E., who was born November 13, 1868, and died January 26, 1869; S. B. M., who was born December 17, 1871, and is now operating a farın in Ackworth, Iowa, belonging to his un- cle Jerry; Zetella B., who was born March 5, 1873, and was married December 26, 1892, to Ed Frank, a farmer of Liberty township; Thomas T., born February 4, 1876; William HI., born December 3, 1880; and died Sep- tember 28, 1894; and Mary Engabee, born July 16, 1883.

Our subject purchased for his first farm 160 acres of land on section 15, Liberty township, and in May, 1870, bought the Wilson farm. He now owns 360 acres of rich and valuable land, forty of which is covered with timber, while the remainder is cultivable. It is now highly improved and yields to the owner a golden tribute in return for the care and culti- vation he bestows upon it. In addition he has for many years engaged in buying and ship-

ping stock and has found this a profitable source of income. He has made his own way in the world and his competence has been ac- quired through his own well directed efforts. Any enterprise calculated to prove of benefit to the community receives his support, and he is a public-spirited and progressive citizen. Since casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln he has been a supporter of the Republican party.

LBERT C. HOTCHKISS, editor of the News, Adel, Iowa, and ex-Post- master of the town, was born in Bing- hamton, New York, November 21, 1842. His parents, William B. and Sarah (Gilbert) Hotchkiss, both natives of Connecti- cut, removed from that State to New York about the time of their marriage and resided there until 1867, when they came with their family of five children to Iowa and located near Adel, where both died, he at the age of seventy-two years and she at seventy-four. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits all his life.

Albert C. was the second born in his fa- ther's family, all of whom are still living. When he was fourteen he began clerking in a dry-goods store, and was thus occupied when the Civil war came on. He enlisted in 1862 in Company H, One Hundred and Sixty-second New York Volunteers, under Captain Wood, serving in this command fourteen months, or until the expiration of his term of enlistment, and in September, 1864, he re-enlisted and was on active duty until the close of the war. In 1867, as already stated, he came with his parents to Iowa, and just before coming west he "took unto himself a wife."

During the first seven years of his residence in Iowa Mr. Hotchkiss was engaged in farm- ing. Then he moved to. Adel and during the following six years was Clerk of the District Court. In the meantime, in 1879, he purchased an interest in the News, with which he has since been connected and of which he is now

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editor. Politically, he is a stanch Republican. Under President Harrison's administration he was appointed Postmaster of Adel, and filled the office efficiently for a term of five years.

Mr. Hotchkiss married Miss Lucy Fairchild, a native of the same place where he was born and a daughter of Stephen B. Fairchild. They have three children, -Louis, Jessie and Nellie.

Mr. Hotchkiss and his family are members . of the Presbyterian Church.

3 AMES A. WALLACE, the senior mem- ber of the firm of Wallace & McNam- ara, who are at the head of the lead- ing plumbing establishment of Des Moines, is a native of Montreal, Canada, his birth having occurred in that city on the 10th of July, 1862. He is a son of John and Mar- garet (Keyly) Wallace. The father is engaged in general merchandising, carrying on a good business in that line in Montreal.

James A. is the second in order of birth in a family of five brothers. He acquired his elementary education in the public schools of his native city and subsequently entered a se- lect school. He fitted himself for a business career by learning the plumber's trade, serving an apprenticeship of five years, during which time he acquired a thorough knowledge of the business in all its details, and became an ex- pert workman. The year 1882 witnessed his arrival in Iowa, and since that time he has been identified with the interests of the Capital City. He worked as a journeyman for differ- ent parties until 1890, when he started in busi- ness on his own account in Hutchinson, Kan- sas. The following year he returned to Des Moines, and soon after formed a partnership with P. Michael McNamara, under the firm name of Wallace & McNamara. The firm not only does a large local business, but has a trade that extends throughout the entire State. They take large contracts for plumbing, hot-water and steam fitting in all parts of Iowa, and carry a large and

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Memorial and biographical record of Iowa, Part 185

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