Memorial and biographical record of Iowa, Part 39

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Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
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In 1871 was consummated the marriage of Mr. Schwaner to Miss Catherine Showalter, Keokuk, Iowa, and they are the parents of three children: John, who is engaged in busi- ness with his father; William, a practicing dentist at Winterset; and Roll, who is at present a student in the Missouri Dental Col- lege, at St. Louis. The parents and sons are all members of tha First Presbyterian Church. The family is one of prominence, holding a high position in social circles.

In his fraternal relations Mr. Schwaner is a member of Evening Star Lodge, No. 43, A. F. & A. M., and Lebanon Chapter, No. 11, R. A. M., of Winterset; and of Temple Com- inandery, No. 4, K. T., of Des Moines; he also holds membership with Madison Lodge, No. 136, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a charter member of Rock City Encamp- ment, No. 65, of Winterset.

Mr. Schwaner is president of the Building, Savings & Loan Association of Winterset, and has a number of times been elected to this office. This is one of the prosperous institu- tions of the town and is spoken of with pride by its citizens. He supports the Democratic party, but is in no sense a politician and has no

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desire for political honors, preferring to devote his energies to his various business enterprises, in which he has won a deserved success.

ENRY CULBERTSON, Panora, Iowa, has maintained his residence in Guth- rie county since the year 1861, and by virtue of his long residence here is entitled to representation among its pioneer settlers and representative citizens.

Henry Culbertson is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, born December 9, 1825. Alexander Culbertson, his father, was born in the north of Ireland, of Scotch-Irish parentage, and was a worthy representative of the race from which he sprang. His father, Alexander Culbertson, Sr., also was a native of the Emerald Isle. The father of our subject came to the United States when a boy and was reared in Pennsyl- vania and Ohio. He married Miss Mary Long- abaugh, a native of Pennsylvania and a mem- ber of a Pennsylvania-Dutch family noted for their frugality. Some time after their mar- riage they moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and sub- sequently to Huron county, that State, where the father died at the age of eighty-four years. Early in life he learned the trade of millwright, which he followed for some years, but later gave his attention to agricultural pursuits and developed a good farm in Huron county. His wife died at the age of forty-two years. Both were members of the Christian Church. In their family were the following named chil- dren: William, Henry, Jacob, Julia and Mary.

Near Massillon, in Stark county, Ohio, Henry Culbertson was reared, receiving a com- mon-school education only. When he was six- teen he began to learn the trade of harness- inaker, served an apprenticeship of four years under a Mr. McLaughlin, and in that time be- came an expert workman. Afterward he trav- eled throughout Ohio, and as a journeyman was employed at different times in a number of cities and towns, among which were Cincin- nati, Columbus, Marietta and New Cumber- land. Also for a time he was employed at

Fort Wayne, Indiana. At New Cumberland, Ohio, he engaged in business for himself, and while there, at the age of twenty-seven, he was united in inarriage to Miss Mary McGregor, of Scotch descent, born near Richmond, Ohio, and a daughter of Willson McGregor, late of Tuscarawas county.

Mr. Culbertson continued his residence in New Cumberland, Ohio, until 1861, when he removed to Iowa, making the journey from that State to this by wagon, and on his arrival here settling in Guthrie county, where he engaged in general merchandising at Panora. Subsequently he was appointed Postmaster by President Lincoln and served as such three years. Then for several years he lived on his farm near Panora, and since 1891 has made his home in town. In 1894, wishing to have his time occupied, he purchased a harness shop which he is now running, and, although well along in years, his hands have not forgot- ten the cunning of their younger days. He keeps a well-selected stock of harness and sad- dlery and does a general repair business. Mr. Culbertson still owns his farm, a valuable one comprising 160 acres, well improved with good buildings, etc., and located a mile and a half from Panora.

Mr. and Mrs. Culbertson have three sons, namely: Leroy, who lives on and conducts the operations of his father's farm; Sherman, a lumber dealer and one of the successful busi- ness inen of Jefferson, Iowa; and Frank, also engaged in the lumber business at that place. They lost two daughters, Marietta, who died in early childhood, and Nettie at the age of twelve years. Leroy married Miss Mary Brown, and they have three children, -Max, Rex and Verne.

Besides the position of Postmaster Mr. Culbertson has filled a number of local offices in the township, his service always being per- formed in a manner creditable alike to himself and his constituents. He is a Republican. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has served as Steward.

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R EV. CHARLES J. ENGLISH .- Prominent among the able clergy of the Methodist Episcopal Church in his own conference is found the sub- ject of this brief review, Rev. Charles J. En- glish, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Panora, Iowa. He is a man whose life work has been a power for good, and in view of what he is and what he has accomplished it is particularly consistent that he find represent- ation in the volume which has to do with the worthy residents of Iowa which has been and is the scene of his effective labors.

Charles J. English was born in Nodaway county, Missouri, January 30, 1855. His father, William K. English, deceased, was a native of Platte county, Missouri, was born January 19, 1830, and was by occupation a farmer. He was married in Platte county to Miss Lydia Elizabeth Fox, a native of Tennes- see and a daughter of Jacob Fox, a descendant of an old Pennsylvania-Dutch family. Wilson Fox, an uncle of Mr. English, was a soldier in the Mexican war. In 1857 William K. En- glish and his family removed to Leavenworth county, Kansas. He took an active part in the border ruffian struggles and in advancing the abolition cause. He served 100 days in the Civil war. In 1866 he went to Cloud county, Kansas, where he took up a homestead and was instrumental in the organization of Concordia. He resided in Kansas until the fall of 1875, at that time removed to a place near Prescott, Arizona, and three years later went to Frisco, Utah, where he passed the rest of his life, his death occurring in Septem- ber, 1884, at the age of fifty-four years. His wife still resides there. They had five chil- dren, one daughter and four sons. The daugh- ter, Mary Catherine, born December 8, 1852, died in infancy. The sons are Charles J., whose name heads this article; Robert W., of Chico, California; Henry F., Frisco, Utah; and George A., also of Chico, California. The father was a consistent member of the Disciple Church, as also is the mother.

Charles J. English was reared on his fa-

ther's farm in Kansas and passed his boyhood in doing such work as was found on a pioneer farm of the Sunflower State. His education was received in the common schools, Concor- dia high school and the State Normal. He learned the trade of printer and February 2, 1882, became editor of the Concordia Empire, one of the pioneer papers of western Kansas, which he edited for some two years. After selling it he established and edited the Concor- dia Times, both a daily and weekly paper, its first issue coming out under date of March 28, 1884, and he continued its publication until Jannary 16, 1885, when he became associate editor and business manager of the Kansas Methodist. Through the columns of his pa- per he ably advocated the prohibition cause and in this way exerted an influence which was widespread and which was a power for good.

In 1886 Mr. English joined the Northwest Kansas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His first appointment was at Lenora, Kansas, which he filled acceptably one year. The next two years he was pastor at Glen Elder, Kansas. In 1889 he came to Iowa. For one year he served the church at Desoto, from there came to Panora, and here he has labored efficiently and acceptably for five years.

He was married in Concordia, Kansas, in April, 1876, to Miss Minnie I. Bradford, an accomplished and refined lady who was edu- cated in the State Normal of Kansas. She is a daughter of Arwin A. Bradford, who was born in Franklin county, Vermont, October 5, 1828, son of Joseph Bradford, also a native of the Green Mountain State and a descend- ant of Governor Bradford, of Mayflower fame, and of Percy, nce Darrow; the latter was a native of New England and a daughter of Captain Darrow, a Revolutionary officer who was of Scotch-Irish origin. Arwin A. Bradford was one of a family of twelve children, -six sons and six daughters. His parents lived in Ver- mont and died there, his father at the age of sixty years and his mother at seventy-five.

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When Mr. Bradford was twenty years old he left the scenes of his childhood and the Green Mountain State and came west to Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, and there the following year he was married to Miss Alma S. Bowen, a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Thorp) Bowen, both of whom died in Wisconsin. After his mar- riage Mr. Bradford settled in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where he was engaged in working at the trade of carpenter and wagon-maker up to the time of the Civil war.

In the first year of the war he enlisted as a member of the Fourteenth Wisconsin Infan- try, Company A, and served until 1865, when he was honorably discharged. At Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing he sustained serious inju- ries, at the latter place having his knee-cap broken. He participated in numerous engage- ments, and was honored by promotion to the . position of Assistant Quartermaster of a Ten- nessee colored regiment. At the close of the war he returned to Fond du Lac, in 1866 re- moved from there to Cloud county, Kansas, and in 1873 located in Concordia, that State, where he has since made his home. His fam- ily is composed of seven children, nainely: H. J., foreman in the roundhouse at Dodge City, Kansas; Clara, wife of a Mr. Chaplin, a rail- road man of Chicago; Minnie, wife of Rev. C. J. English; Fannie G., wife of Dr. Thornton, Glen Elder, Kansas; Kittie, wife of Charles F. Horne, Mankato, Jewell county, Kansas; Mamie E., wife of a Mr. Clark, of Elba, Ne- braska; and I. A., who resides at Emporia, Kansas. Mr. Bradford is a member of the G. A. R., and for over forty years both he and his wife have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Mr. and Mrs. English are the parents of four children, -Myrtle May, George F., Grace A. and Jessie B., deceased.

In politics Mr. English has always acted with the Republican party, and while in Kan- sas took an active part in furthering the Re- publican interests of that State. He has trav- eled extensively, has broad and progressive

views, is decidedly an optimist, and is a most worthy representative of the church of his choice.

EORGE HENRY MOORE, presi- dent of the Guthrie County National Bank, Panora, Iowa, is one of the pioneer settlers of the State, he hav- ing resided here for a period of thirty years.

Mr. Moore is a native of Fauquier county, Virginia, born June 12, 1827. His father, Presley Moore, a native of the Old Dominion, of English descent, and a soldier in the war of 1812, was married in 1824 to Miss Christina Mann, a native of Virginia and a daughter of George Mann, who was of German descent.' Presley Moore's useful career was cut short when he wasin the prime of life, meeting death through an accident when he was thirty-eight years of age. He left a widow and four children, namely: Angeline McKay, a resident of Greene county, Ohio; George H., whose name appears at the head of this article; Eliza Mann, who resides at Baxter Springs, Kansas; and James F., a Union soldier, who died July 20, 1889. The mother died in Greene county, Ohio, in 1849, a member of the Presbyterian Church.

At the time of his father's death George H. Moore was a small boy. He went to school in a log school-house and had very few early educational advantages. March 13, 1851, he was married in Clinton county, Ohio, to Miss Hannah J. Peterson, a daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Stuckey) Peterson, both natives of Virginia, and her father of German descent. Mr. Peterson and his family were among the early settlers of Ohio, their journey from Vir- ginia to that State being made on horseback, the mother carrying her babe in her arms. Their family consisted of nine children, six sons and three daughters.

After his marriage Mr. Moore continued to reside on the home farm and carry on its oper- ations until 1856, when he moved from Greene to Clinton county, Ohio, remaining at the latter place two years. Fromn 1858 until 1865

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his home was in Logan county, Ohio, and in 1865 he came to Iowa. His journey to this State was made by rail to the terminus of the Northwestern Railroad, which at that time was Nevada, Iowa, and from there he came by stage to Des Moines. In Cass township, Guthrie county, he purchased 160 acres of land on section 18. To this he added by sub- sequent purchase until he had 640 acres in Cass township, besides a tract of 800 acres which he bought as early as 1856, thus becom- ing an extensive land-owner. For some years he was largely engaged in raising wheat and live stock, and continued to reside on his farm until he moved into Panora, where for ten years he was engaged in merchandising. He was connected at different times in his business operations with E. J. Reynolds, P. S. Hamil- ton, and his son, H. L. Moore. In 1874 he was one of the organizers of the Guthrie County National Bank, and from that time until 1884 was a member of its board of di- rectors. Since 1884 he has officiated as presi- dent of the bank. Mr. Moore owns an ele- gant and commodious residence in Panora, which was erected at a cost of $2, 300, and in which he and his family are surrounded with all the comforts of life.

Mr. and Mrs. Moore have a family of seven children, three sons and four daughters, namely: Marcellus F., Denver, Colorado; Horace L., a leading merchant of Panora; Willis G., a resident of Stuart, Iowa; Ada C., wife of H. C. Fitz, a prominent grocer of Panora; Clara A., wife of M. M. Reynolds, cashier of the bank of which her father is president; Flora B., a musician of much ability and an excellent teacher; and Artie G., who is deceased. All have had excellent educational advantages, take an interest in church work, and some are prominent and active members of the Method- ist Episcopal Church in Panora.

During the thirty years of his residence in Iowa, Mr. Moore has made a wide acquaint- ance, and his life has been such as to gain and maintain for him the high esteem of all with whom he has had dealings.

ILLIAM H. FORD, one of the honored pioneers of Warren county, resides on the old homestead of P. P. Henderson, that honored and representative citizen whom most men of this county know, and has witnessed the wonder- ful transformation which has taken place in this section of Belmont township.

Mr. Ford was born in a log house in Pres- ton county, not far from Claysville, West Vir- ginia. His father, Daniel Ford, was a farmer by occupation, and died when William was in his eleventh year. About three years after his death, his widow, nee Nancy McGee, mar- ried Jacob Price, a native of Virginia. They had two children, -Jacob, who still resides in that State, and Laura, wife of a Mr. Bucka- loo. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ford had eight children, six now living, namely : William H., the subject of this sketch ; Mary E., widow of James Bartlett, and a resident of Virginia ; Martha Jane, wife of Granville Far- rence, of West Virginia ; Sylvester, of Den- ver, Colorado ; Adolphus, also of West Vir- ginia; and Joanna, wife of John Morris, a coal- miner of Virginia. James Allen lost his life in defense of his country's flag early in the struggle, when eighteen years of age. He was a member of the commissary department, and was killed in a skirmish with rebels on the Potomac river, and, as he was last seen on the banks of that river, presumably he found a watery grave. Adeline died at about the age of fifty-five years, the wife of Joseph Smith, of West Virgina.

William H. Ford, the subject of this sketch, was born March 10, 1838, was early inured to farm life, and received such an edu- cation as a few months of a subscription school can give. When not yet fourteen years of age he bade farewell to his home, and began to earn his own living, securing employ- ment with a farmer of his neighborhood for one year, receiving as compensation $7 per month. He next worked for an uncle, Wesley McGee, making his home there until he came to Iowa, in 1858. Mr. Ford made the journey

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from Keokuk to Indianola, Iowa, on foot, hav- ing spent one week with an aunt in Oskaloosa, and then resumed the journey to Indianola, where he secured work with David Helm, a cattle-buyer and farmer. Soon after arriving here he took a drove of hogs to Iowa City, a distance of 100 miles, having spent one month in making the return journey. Mr. Ford spent about five years in Indianola, and then pur- chased eighty acres of prairie land in Belmont township. He now owns a good farm of 160 acres.

March 13, 1862, our subject was united in marriage with Hannah Maxwell, a native of Illinois, and a daughter of Alfred Maxwell. She was a cousin of Hon. Judge Henderson. To this union were born five children, viz .: Alfred, residing on section 9, Belinont town- ship ; James E., of Union township ; Frank, at home ; Laura, deceased at the age of four years, and one deceased in infancy. The wife and mother did not long survive the birth of her baby girl, having been called to the spirit world in 1845, and her mortal remains now rest peace- fully beside those of her children. Mr. Ford was afterward united in marriage with Mrs. Martha J. Chase, a widow and a native of Ohio. In his political relations Mr. Ford affiliates with the Republican party, his first presidential vote having been cast for Stephen A. Douglas. He has never sought political preferment, preferring to give his entire atten- tion to agricultural pursuits and stock-raising. The family are members of the Friends' Church in Belmont township.

a LIJAH JACKSON REYNOLDS, vice president of the Guthrie County Na- tional Bank, Panora, Iowa, is a man well known and highly respected. Since 1852 he has maintained his residence in this State, and it is eminently fitting that more than a passing mention of him should be made in this work.

A Hoosier by birth, he was born near Spen- cer, the county seat of Owen county, Indiana,

July 5, 1832. His remote ancestors were En- glish and his grandfather Reynolds was a par- ticipant in the American Revolution. Gillium Reynolds, his father, was a native of North Carolina, born in 1806, emigrated to Indiana in early manhood and settled in Owen county when that part of the State was nearly all covered with heavy timber. In Owen county he was married to Miss Winnie Beman, a na- tive of North Carolina and a daughter of Ja- cob Beman, who was born in that State of English parentage. To this worthy couple were born thirteen children, two of whom died in infancy, the names of the others being as follows: Nancy Jane, wife of Thomas Burgess, who was a soldier in the late war and is now deceased; Sarah, wife of Jonathan Morris, Stuart, Iowa; E. Jackson; Isom R., Santa Barbara, California; Wealthy, wife of Artemus McCleran, who resides near Panora; Matilda, wife of Isaac Morris, Mahomish, Washington; Linnie Ann, wife of James Morris, who resides near Panora; Allen H., Panora; Willis, de- ceased; Jasper N., who lives near Panora; and Mary Ellen, wife of Moses Morris, resides in Washington.

The father left his home in Indiana, May 10, 1852, accompanied by his wife and little ones, and set out for Iowa, traveling with an ox team, and bringing with them three horses and twenty-five head of cattle. The journey from Indiana to Guthrie county, Iowa, con- sumed twenty-three days, and on their arrival here they stopped on a hill just south of Panora, where the father bought a claim on which was a log cabin. In July of the follow- ing year he took claim to a tract of Govern- ment land; but he was not permitted to enjoy his new home long, for in October, 1856, at the age of fifty years, he was called to his last home. Politically, he was a Democrat and a strong adherent to that party. He was, how- ever, a great admirer of General Taylor and voted for him, the only time he left his favorite party. He was a man of strong physique and great moral courage, and exerted an influence for good wherever he resided. His widow,

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after surviving him many years, passed away in December, 1876.

E. J. Reynolds, with whose name we began this sketch, was reared in his native county and in his youth rendered his father valued assistance on the frontier farm, chop- ping, grubbing and log-rolling. His education was received in one of the primitive log school-houses of the Hoosier State, the fur- nishings of which consisted of a broad, open fire-place, slab seats, and writing desks made of slabs pegged to the walls. School lasted only about two and a half or three months in each year. After the removal of the Reynolds family to Iowa, E. J. remained a member of the home circle for a year or more. Then he married and located at his present homestead adjacent to Panora. With the growth of the town he has sold off portions of his land for building purposes and now retains for his home place only forty acres. With the ex- ception of two years spent in Guthrie Center, he has resided here with his family ever since. For eight years he operated a gristmill west of town. In 1870 he was elected County Treas- urer, was twice re-elected, and served three terms of two years each, performing the duties of this important position with credit both to himself and to his party. Also he has held many other offices of trust, serving on school boards, as administrator, etc., and is now vice- president of the Guthrie County National Bank, which was organized at Panora in 1874 and in which he takes great interest. He was at one time engaged in the mercantile business, leaving it for the grain business, and bought and sold grain for six or seven years.

Mr. Reynolds was married June 23, 1853, to Miss Eliza Anderson, a native of Richland county, Ohio, born February 27, 1837. Her father, John Anderson, was one of the early pioneers of Guthrie county. He was born in Pennsylvania, was of English descent, and was married in Richland county, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth C. Roe, a native of that State, and from there in 1852 they came to Iowa, locating northwest of Panora. Here he died in March,

1854, at the age of sixty years, leaving a widow and nine children, namely: Delilah, wife of Miles Gammill, deceased; Samuel, a minister of the gospel, residing in California; Rachel, wife of William Queen, of Jewell county, Kansas; Eliza, wife of E. J. Reynolds; Mary, wife of Isom Reynolds; Sarah Jane, wife of John West, Hitchcock county, Ne- braska; Lucinda, wife of Alexander Trent, Panora; Rebecca, wife of Daniel Diehl, Panora; and Elizabeth C., wife of Jacob Robinson, Gentry county, Missouri. The mother died at the age of fifty-four years. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were active members of the Presbyterian Church, and for a number of years he served as an Elder in the same. E. J. Reynolds and wife have had six children, five of whom are living and are as follows: Martha J., wife of William Spurgeon, Panora; Marshall M., cashier of the Guthrie County National Bank, is one of the prominent busi- ness men of the town; Sarah Ellen, wife of H. N. Pentecost, Panora; George M., president of the Des Moines National Bank, with which he has been connected for the past three years; and Arthur, cashier of the Des Moines National Bank. Mrs. Reynolds is a lady of rare culture and refinement and she and her husband have taken a pride in giving their children the best of educational advantages, thus fitting them to occupy, as they all do, leading positions in both social and financial circles. Mr. Reynolds takes an active part in advancing the interests of the temperance cause and both educational and church work. In politics he is a stanch Republican and has frequently served as dele- gate to county, State and Congressional con- ventions. Fraternally, he is identified with Panora Lodge, No. 121, A. F. & A. M.

ARTIN VAN BUREN ADAMS .- It is with marked satisfaction that the biographer reverts to the life history of one who has attained suc- cess in any vocation in life in which he has di- rected his thought and effort, and such a life,

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Memorial and biographical record of Iowa, Part 39

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