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Our subject was reared on his father's farm, and when twenty years of age enlisted, in September, 1861, as a member of Company K, 4th Iowa Cav- alry, and served four years, or until the close of the war, and was mustered out Ang. 10, 1865. Mr. Cavenee's regiment was assigned to the 15th Army Corps, and took part in most of the prin- cipal battles in the Southwest. In the battle of Guntown, Tenn., his company lost half their number in killed and wounded. He was detailed as Orderly on the staff of Gen. Thomas, and served in that capacity several months. On his return from the army he resumed farming, and was married at Trenton, lowa, Nov. 3, 1868, to Miss Jane Will- iams, daughter of Hopkin Williams. Mrs. Cavenee
was born in Marshall (now Wayland), Henry Co., Iowa, May 19, 1840. Her people were from Wales, and emigrated to Henry County in 1834, being among the very earliest pioneers (see sketch of Evan Davies). Mr. and Mrs. Cavenee have four children, one son and three daughters: Georgiana, born Oct. 27, 1869; Nellie Winnie, born Sept. 2, 1872; Mary Jane, born July 12, 1876; Clark M. was born on the fifth Sunday in February, 1880, which was the 29th, and he will be forty years old before his birthday again falls on Sunday.
Mr. Cavenee purchased his present farm in 1865, where he has made his home continuously since. and has 220 acres of well-improved prairie land. He has been largely engaged in importing and breeding thoroughbred Norman and English Shire horses. On his last trip to Europe he imported ten fine horses, and has now in his stables two of the finest specimens of Norman and one of English Shire stallions that can be found in the West. 1Ie also breeds full-blood Short-horn cattle and Poland China hogs. Mr. Cavenee has devoted much time to the study of the best methods of improving the stock best adapted to this region. and his travels and investigations of the various breeds in the great stock-growing centers of Europe, have enabled him to mature his judgment and select the best. Ile is widely and favorably known as a successful stockman, and his horses have a reputation second to none in the State. Ile has held various local offices, and has been a consistent Republican sinec the organization of that party. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cavenee are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
H. WISE, of the firm of W. 11. Wise & Co., hardware dealers, of Winfield, lowa, estab- lished a hardware store in 1887. It is one of the neatest stores in that part of the county. They carry a full and complete line of shelf hard- ware, and the business cannot help but be a success when conducted by the genial proprietors, W. H. and C. I. Wise. In connection with hardware they also carry a full line of machinery, including thrash- ers manufactured by the Springfield Engine' and Thrashing Company, of Springfield, Ohio, and also
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D). M. Osborne & Co.'s harvesters and mowers, both of which are leading machines. They also carry first-class buggies. received from Washington, Iowa. The members of the firm are both young men, and by their fair dealing have gained a lib- eral share of patronage.
W. II. Wise was born in Greene County, Pa., April 13, 1856. He is a son of Morgan Wise, now a resident of this county. While yet an infant, his parents removed to La Salle. Ill., where Mr. Wise grew to manhood. He was educated in the com- mon schools of Illinois, and also attended school in Winfield, to which place they removed in 1872, and subsequently he took a partial course at the University of Mt. Pleasant, in the fall of 1874. In 1879 Mr. Wise began business for himself; he purchased an interest in the grocery and restaurant business, and the firm was known as Glass & Wise. The following spring the business was sold out and he began work in a clothing store. In the spring of 1885 he purchased a half interest in the store and the firm name was again Glass & Wise. In the fall of 1886 he sold his interest to Mr. Glass, and engaged in the hardware and implement business, as before stated. In 1878 W. H. Wise led to the marriage altar Ellie L. Farr, daughter of Herman II. and Almira Farr. Mrs. Wise is a native of Ver- mont. One child was born of this nion, Lorena Myrtle. Mr. Wise is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics he affiliates with the Demo- cratie party.
W 11. TAYLOR, SR., residing on section 16, Center Township, Ilenry Co., Iowa, was born in Providence, R. I., Sept. 10, 1816, and is a son of Horace and Hannah ( Ballou ) Taylor. A shoemaker by trade, his father had a contract for making army shoes during the War of 1812. In 1818 he removed to Lewis County, N. Y., where he secured Government land, residing there for some years, engaged in farming during the summer and shoemaking during the winter. Horace and Hannah Taylor were the parents of nine children, five sons and four daughters, six of whom are now living. Later, in 1828, the family removed to Mid-
dlebury, Vt., where the children found employment in the cotton factory.
William Taylor, in 1829, was apprenticed to a harness-maker, Walter R. Gilkey, in Middlebury, Vt., receiving no compensation during the five years of his apprenticeship except his board and clothes, and at the age of twenty he emigrated with his brother Horace and others in an emigrant canal- boat on Lake Champlain to Whitehall, and was three weeks making the journey to Buffalo, N. Y. . Re- maining in that city but a short time, he went to Cleveland, Ohio, working there for six months, and then proceeded to Athens, Ohio, where he had a half-sister living, and remained there for a year. Subsequently going to Marietta, that State, he there became acquainted with Susan H. Talbot, daughter of William and Jemima J. Talbot, and their mar- riage was celebrated Oct. 28, 1838, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Mr. Petty. Carrying on harness-making until 1856 in Marietta, he, with his family, removed to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and again embarked in the same business. Eight chil- dren grace their union : Sarah E., wife of Dr. T. L. Andrews, resides in Wichita, Kan .; B. Franklin enlisted in Company B, 25th Iowa Volunteer In- fantry, under Capt. Smith, participating in the battle of Arkansas Post, and during the siege of Vicks- burg contracted a disease from which he never recovered, dying in the general hospital at St. Louis, Mo., and was buried in Forest Home Ceme- tery, Mt. Pleasant; W. H., Jr., a resident of Wichita, Kan., enlisted in the 100-daysregiment, and served on guard duty near Memphis, Tenn .; Mary S. is in business in Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa; Anna T., wife of Clinton M. Shultz, commercial editor of the Pioneer Press, at St Paul, Minn., where they reside; Laura J., wife of Will Van Benthuysen, who is night editor of the Chicago Tribune, having the general make-up of the paper, and the son of Judge Van Benthuysen, of Bloomfield, lowa; Nellie L., wife of Nelson Culver, a carpenter of Chicago; Rollie, the youngest child, is at home.
Among those who so gallantly defended their country during the late Civil War, besides his two sons, Mr. Taylor had two brothers and five nephews. One brother, Horace, was taken prisoner during the Kilpatrick raid on Richmond, suffering all the cruel-
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ties and miseries of the rebel treatment of prisoners of war, and at last starved to death on Belle Isle. In early life Mr. Taylor was a Whig, casting his first vote for "the log cabin candidate," William Henry Harrison, and since the organization of the Repub- lican party he has been one of its stanch supporters. Nearly half a century has elapsed since Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were married, and we gladly welcome this worthy couple to a place in the history of Henry County.
C HARLES G. WILLITS, one of the prom- inent citizens of Henry County, lowa, re- siding on section 34, Marion Township, was born Jan. 12, 1821, in Fairfield County, Ohio, and is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gossage) Willits, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Maryland. Samuel Willits was mar- ried three times. His first wife was Miss Mary Harrison, by whom he had one daughter, Sarah A., now living in Montgomery County, lowa, at the advanced age of seventy years. His second wife was Elizabeth Gossage, by whom he had seven chil- dren, four sons and three daughters: Charles G .; Jesse married Mary Ann Shields, resides in Mer- cer County, Ill .; George died in 1851, in New Boston, Ill .; Tabitha, deceased wife of Samnel Sheriff, who is a resident of Geneseo, Ill. ; Elizabeth .I. died at the age of twelve; Mary R. died in infancy ; Job died in Chicago in April, 1887, where his wife and children yet live. Mrs. Willits de- parted this life in March, 1831, in Fairfield County, Ohio. She was a devoted Christian. Mr. Willits was again married, in 1836, to Miss Naney Hall, a native of Virginia. In the fall of 1837 they removed to Mercer County, Ill., settling upon a farm, where the children grew to manhood and woman- hood. Mr. Willits' third wife died in August, 1874.
Our subject was united in marriage, in Mereer County. Ill., with Miss Rachel Thornton, a native of Pennsylvania, a daughter of Eli Thornton. Mr. and Mrs. Willits were the parents of four children, who were born in Mercer County, Ill. : Charlotte, wife of William Hendricks, a farmer in Musea- tine County, lowa; Sarah married John Litzen-
burg, a farmer of Hamilton County, Neb .; Alice, the wife of Orville Campbell, a farmer in Wano, Kan .; Thornton married Miss Mary Carrons, the only daughter of Robert Carrons, a large land- owner in Henry County, residing in Center Town- ship. In the spring of 1855 Mr. Willits emigrated to Henry County, Iowa, where he bought 320 acres of land partially improved on sections 35, 31, 26 and 27. In this county three other children were born to them : Samuel died at the age of sixteen ; Ledru married Miss Nancy Lee, a native of Iowa; Novello is the widow of Leander Shields. The mother departed this life in March. 1862; she was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, and a noble wife and mother, and was buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery.
Mr. Willits, in 1863, married Miss Ellen Cozier. a daughter of John and Hannah (Carter) Cozier. both of whom were natives of Clarke County. Ohio; the former born Dec. 21, 1810, died June 7, 1863, and the latter born Oet. 9, 1811, died May 25, 1857. They were the parents of thirteen chil- dren-Benjamin, Ellen, Sophronia. Minerva, Sarah A., Hugh, Henry, Lisset. Martha Jane, Mary Frances, John C., William II. and Harriet V. Of these four are dead-Sarah. A., Minerva, William H. and Henry. Mrs. Willits was born in Clarke County, Ohio, and attended school in her native State, completing her education in Springfield, Ohio. She is a fine scholar, taking an active interest in all educational work, and had seven sisters who were teachers, and a brother who had charge of the schools of Mt. Pleasant for thirteen years. To Mr. and Mrs. Willits have been born two children : John C., now in Boston, Mass., finishing his eduea- tion for the ministry : Wihnot Charles is attending school in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Willits has taken great pride in educating his children. and all are well qualified to hold any position they are called upon to fill. Teaching was always Mrs. Willits' favorite occupation, and she spared no pains to prepare her- self for her work, and withheld no energy that was necessary to success. Mr. and Mrs. Willits have truly a model family, none of them having used tobacco and liquor in any way. Mr. Willits is one of the pioneer settlers of Henry County, and is entirely a self-made man. Without a cent in his
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pocket he began life working by the month, saving his earnings, and in this way got a start. He bought eight acres of land which he improved, afterward buying a farm of eighty acres, adding to this until he had at one time a fine farm of 400 acres, but has sold and given to his son Thornton until he now has 287 acres. He sold his farm of 400 acres in Mercer County, Ill., and came to Henry County, purchasing the land as above stated, and all this he has made by his own industry and ceonomy. An honorable, upright man, always ready to advance any public enterprise, he has the respect of the whole community. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Willits is a zeal- ous Republican, and is always working for the advancement of his party.
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AMES HARVEY PHILPOTT, M. D., a pioneer physician and surgeon of New London, Henry County, and a resident of Iowa since 1837. was born in Barren County, Ky., Nov. 7, 1828. Flis parents, Jonathan and Sarah (Frazier) Philpott, were also pioneers of lowa. Jonathan Philpott was born in Barren County, Ky., Aug. 27, 1806, came to Des Moines County in 1837, and to Henry County in 1854. Ilis death occurred in New London Township, April 29, 1857. His wife, Sarah Frazier, was born in Tennessee, Nov. 12, 1809, and died in Des Moines County, Iowa, July 4, 1841.
Dr. Philpott emigrated from Kentucky to Des Moines County, Iowa, with his parents in 1837. HIe attended a select school at Burlington and the Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant, where he re- ceived his literary education. On the completion of his college course he entered upon the study of medicine at Burlington, with Dr. E. D. Ransom as preceptor. Ile attended both medical colleges of St. Louis, the Missouri Medical and the State Medical, but did not complete a course in either. He then attended the American Medical College at Cincinnati, then a regular medical school, later eelectie in its system of instruction, and graduated in the class of 1854. He entered upon the practice of his profession at New London, Iowa, July 6,
1854, and has pursued it with marked success con- tinuously since, covering a period of over thirty years. Studious in his habits and a close observer, Dr. Philpott has kept well up with the times, and is thoroughly skilled in his profession, both as a physician and surgeon. His practice has extended through Henry and adjoining counties, and has proved eminently successful. The fact that his books show that he has attended 2,683 obstetric cases should convey something of an idea of the extent of his practice in that direction, while his general practice, both as a physician and surgeon, has been extensive. The Doctor is the oldest, both . in years and experience, of the local physicians of New London, and justly ranks as one of the lead- ing members of the profession in Henry County.
He was united in marriage at New London, Iowa, Aug. 15, 1854, with Miss Louisa M. Farrar, daugh- ter of Philetus and Calista (Farrell) Farrar. Mrs. Philpott was born in Rupert, Bennington Co., Vt., April 26, 1831. Her father was born in New Hamp- shire, and her mother in Vermont. Four children were born of their union, two sons and two daugh- ters: Sarah Calista was born Aug. 23, 1855, and died Sept. 11, 1856; John William was born Dee. 24, 1856. Ile began the study of medicine with his father and is a graduate of the Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Keokuk, Iowa, of the class of 1878, and also of the medical depart- ment of the University of Vermont, of the class of 1884. He is at present the local surgeon, at Ft. Madison, Iowa, of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, and enjoys an extensive and lucrative practice. He is thoroughly skilled in the science of medicine and surgery, and has won a place in the foremost ranks of the profession. Dr. J. W. Philpott married Miss Luey L. Bollinger, daughter of Alexander Bollinger, and has one child, Austin Flint, born Feb. 15, 1882. The Doctor is a Knight Templar Mason, belonging to the Lodge, Chapter and Commandery in Ft. Madison. Charles Harvey, the second son, was born at New London, Iowa, May 22, 1860. Ile, too, entered upon the study of medicine with his father, and is a graduate of the medical department of the State University of lowa, of the class of 1882. Soon after his gradu- ation he located at Omaha and engaged in practice,
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and was admitted to membership in the Nebraska State Medical Association, which he had the honor to represent in the American Medical Association at Chicago in the session of 1887. He is also a member of the Iowa State Medical Association, and a member of the Des Moines Valley Medical Asso- ciation, and is engaged in practice at Burlington. Four years since, he was appointed local surgeon of the Iowa Central and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroads, which position he still holds. He has built up an extensive practice and stands at the head of his profession. As a skillful surgeon his services are sought far and near, in difficult and dangerous cases, and his reputation is already assured. Hle was united in marriage with Miss Eva E. Smith, daughter of the Rev. U. B. Smith, of Danville, Iowa. Dr. C. H. Philpott and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he, like his brother, is also a Knight Templar Mason, a member of Malta Commandery No. 31. of Ottumwa. Dr. J. H. Philpott's daughter, Mary Ellen, or "Minnie," as her friends call her, was born at New London, Jan. 23, 1862, and is the wife of E. A. Lyman, editor and publisher of the New London Eclipse, to whom she was married Sept. 4, 1883.
The Doctor is a Master Mason, and a member of New London Lodge No. 28, A. F. & A. M. ]Ie and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and politically the Doctor and both his sons are Republicans.
C HARLES D. WOOD, residing on section 21. Center Township, Henry Co., lowa, was born in Quincy, Ill., Dec. 12. 1837. and is the youngest son of Daniel and Edith Wood. the former a native of Long Island. N. Y .. and the lat- ter. whose maiden name was Edith Athens. of North Carolina. When young people, they came to Hamil- ton County, Ohio, with their parents, where they be- came acquainted and united in marriage. After a few years' residence in Ohio, they removed to Law- reneeburg, Ind., where they remained for three years, and securing some forest land, they hewed down the trees and developed a fine farm. Becom-
ing dissatisfied with the country on account of ill- health, they returned to Ohio, remaining there but a short time, next taking up their residence in Quincy, Ill. At the expiration of two years, they left that city, crossed the "Father of Waters" into Iowa, locating near Lowell, Henry County, and after a residence of six months, removed for the last time to the homestead which was occupied by them until, by the hand of death, they were called hence, the father departing this life Sept. 10, 1881, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, the mother June 8, 1866, aged sixty-two years. Both were con- sistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for over forty years. Mr. Wood was an earnest advocate of every charitable and noble cause, con- tending fearlessly for the rights of his fellowmen of whatever race, color or condition, and for many years was proud to be a member of that heroic lit- tle band of Abolitionists, who so nobly battled and suffered in the cause of human rights, and later, when the war cloud that for years had been gather- ing, burst, and Ft. Sumter was fired upon, at the appeal from the National Government at Washing- ton for money to arm and equip the soldiers in the field, he proved his patriotic faith by cheerfully tendering all his available means to his country, re- ceiving from the Government promise to pay, and continued to do this from time to time, until the war was ended, and the country saved. During the darkest days of the Rebellion, when the armies for the Union were beaten back, the country seemed to be trembling in the balance, and the hope of many had wellnigh given way to despair, he was admon- ished that there was great risk in placing so much of his hard-earned savings in the Government. To this, he promptly replied, "that if the Government went to pieces, it would probably be upon that theory, and that if we should all act on that sup- position the Government would surely not be main- tained. Slavery cannot always exist, or the slave power much longer rule, and in the justness of our canse, and with honest Abe at the head, we are sure to win."
Mr. and Mrs. Wood were the parents of seven children, four of whom are still living : John F., of San Bernardino, Cal .; Theodoeia B., wife of John Dawson, of Henry County, Jowa; Daniel C., also
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of Henry County. Charles D. Wood, our subject, received his education in the primitive schools of the time, and in 1838 came to Henry County with his parents, remaining on the farm until 1856, when he went to Kansas, then a Territory, engaging in the border ruffian war under old Jim Lane, and using his vote and influence in making that State a home for free men. In the fall of 1860, having con- ceived a desire to visit the place of his birth, he bad adieu to Kansas, the land of the cayote and border ruffian, and turning his face toward the rising sun, he started in a private conveyance, in due time hailed the ferryman at Nauvoo, and crossed into the land of his early childhood, remaining there till July 13, 1861. Hle enlisted in Company K, 2d Illi- mois Cavalry, being mustered in at Camp Butler, near Springfield, where the regiment was encamped, and then went to Paducah, Ky., the regiment re- maining there for a year. During this time Mr. Wood was taken sick with measles, and was dis- charged April 30, 1862. Like the prodigal, he then returned home, and on the 12th of February, 1863, was married to Miss Addie E. Willeford, daughter of Samnel and Rhoda Willeford, formerly of Ken- tucky, but pioneers of this county. She was born May 8, 184.1. in Henry County, Iowa. and five chil- dren graced their union-Florence H., Edith A., Ada B., Viola May and Charles R. R.
Shortly after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Wood lo- cated on a farm three miles south of Mt. Pleasant, residing there until the spring of 1873, when they removed to the vicinity of Weaverville. Trinity Co., Cal., purchasing a farm in the Golden State, located on the banks of Trinity River, from whence could be seen the snow-capped mountains all the year. Two very prosperous years were passed, but owing to the rough state of society, and the lack of educational advantages for their growing family, the parents determined to sell and return to Iowa. Carrying out this purpose, they purchased the farm where they reside one and a half miles south of the city of Mt. Pleasant, and again became residents of Henry County.
Mr. Wood's belief is in the Right, having no special preference for sects or creeds. A stanch Republican in politics, he believes that the great evil of intemperance can be so surely suppressed in
no other way then through the policy of Prohibi- tion advocated by that party. Believing that the protective policy of the Republican party to Ameri- can industries will be most beneficial to the Ameri- can laborer, and will more rapidly develop our latent resources, bringing prosperity to all indus- trious classes of society ; believing that through the Republican party we may hope to see the ballot ex- tended to the noble women of our land, bringing in its wake a higher state of refinement, more humane and better laws; believing that no other party is so willing to accord to the Union soldier the justice and honor he is entitled to for the grand achieve- ment wrought on the many bloody battle-fields of the South for the maintenance of the Union. and the suffering endured in hospital and prison pen ; he sincerely hopes, and confidently expects, if he should live to a ripe old age, to see these policies maintained, and in consequence, to witness the brightest, most prosperous and happy era that ever dawned on the American people.
W R. MASON, residing on section 5, Jeffer- son Township, is a prominent farmer of Henry County. The only male represent- ative of the Mason family in this county is our subject, who was born in Monroe County, Tenn., Aug. 18, 1830. His parents and their respective children are severally mentioned in the history of John Kurtz, and we therefore confine the history of this gentleman to his own personal record. He was twelve years of age when his parents came to Henry County, and minutely he has watched the progress of the county as it has developed year by year. Ile was not twenty-one years of age when the desire was formed to see the far western country, and also to engage in gold mining, at that time causing such an exodus of young men from the States. On the 21st of April. 1851, in company with his older brother, James N. Mason, and two of the Moore brothers, an ox-team was rigged out, and with covered wagon the party joined others who were en route from this part of the State. Every- thing progressed finely, and with the exception of one little skirmish at Ft. Ilall, on Snake River, they
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had no trouble with Indians or otherwise. The boys enjoyed the trip; the bracing air, their great game supplies cooked in a huge pot suspended by a crane over the fire, brought with them the best of appetites and perfect digestion. Only a few of the men who made the overland journey to Oregon and California in 1850, or even later, are living, but when one is found the stories of buffalo hunting, the seemingly endless journey, and the graphic way they have of telling the story, make it sound almost like a romance, yet all is true and vonched for by many men of the highest repute. Their first house in Oregon was made Sept. 21, 1851. The brothers sold their oxen when the mountains were reached, and hired to a man at $2 per day to drive cattle over the Cascade Range. This seemed to the boys like big wages, but they were well used to such before their return to Iowa. After footing it over the mountains, they reached Portland, and decided to take a trip on the steamer "Columbia," plying between that city and San Francisco. Both stopped at Milwaukee, Ore., and commenced work on a dam in process of construction, and when that was com- pleted made a trip to Sacramento, and from there went into the mining country, both securing work with the "Bear River Water Company," which furnished water to the miners. Three months later they went further up the mountains and began mining, but after trying it one summer coneluded that more money could be made by farming, and purchasing teams took a claim in the Sacramento Valley, in Yolo County, twenty-five miles from the city. After farming two years, during which time they did well, the brothers again decided to try mining, and selling their claim and teams, made their way back to the mountains, and in partner- ship with Messrs. Ball and Leathers, opened a mine known then as the "Scent Diggings," which paid them handsomely. This was operated six years, when William Mason sold his interest for $3,000, and hired to another company at $1 per day, working for them two years. Ile then began farming again in the Bodega Valley, and for fourteen years re- mained there in that business.
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