Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, Part 48

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Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Chicago, Acme Publishing Company
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While at Washington, Ga., the soldiers were sent to talk with the slaves, and try to persuade them to remain till the cotton erop was taken care of. The regiment was sent from Atlanta, Ga., to Louisville, Ky., thence to Lafayette, Ind., then to Michigan City, Ind., and from there to Chicago, and finally to Davenport, Iowa, where they were mustered out after having served their country for four long years.


On the 25th of March, 1866, Mr. McCoy was united in marriage with Miss Martha I. Allender, daughter of Thomas and Jane M. ( Allred) Allender. Her father was a native of Maryland, and mother of North Carolina. Mrs. McCoy was born in the Ter- ritory of lowa, Oct. 26, 1844. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy have had two children : Ida May, born in Lucas County, Iowa. Feb. 14, 1867; Martha J., born Oct. 1, 1870, died Aug. 1, 1871.


In the spring of 1866, Mr. MeCoy moved his family to Lucas County, Iowa, where they lived for five years. In 1871 they returned to the old home- stead and took charge of his father's farm, where


they remained until 1874, when he bought eighty acres of land on section 3, Marion Township, Henry County, at which place he still resides. For the last fourteen years Mr. McCoy has been extensively engaged in raising Poland-China hogs. He has some of the finest stock in the county, which, placed upon the market, always brings the highest prices paid. Of his hogs he had in the fall of 1887 six recorded females and all eligible of record. Politi- cally Mr. McCoy affiliates with the Republican party, and is, with his wife, a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church.


In October, 1876, Mr. MeCoy went to Philadel- phia, where he remained several days attending the great Centennial Exhibition. With two compan- ions he started from home by way of Chicago, going from thence to Detroit, and by way of Niagara Falls to New York City, and from there to Phila- delphia. From Philadelphia the party went to Washington, D. C., Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pa., and Columbus, Ohio. At Pickaway, Ohio, Mr. McCoy stopped and went from there to Hardin County in the same State, where he visited two brothers and a sister. After enjoying a brief visit, he returned home by way of Indianapolis, Peoria and Burlington.


ACOB WRIGHT, a farmer of Henry County, residing on section 22, Tippecanoe Town- ship, was born in Parke County, Ind., Oct. 12, 1835, and is the son of Thomas and Susan Wright, natives of Tennessee. Our subject came to this county with his parents, who settled in Tippecanoe Township in 1836, and here he was reared on a farm, receiving his education at the dis- triet schools. In the fall of 1861 he went with Cal Moore to Missouri, serving as home guard, and remained about a month. Mr. Wright then returned home and enlisted in Company M, 4th lowa Cav- alry, in November, 1861. serving four years, having re-enlisted at Vicksburg as Sergeant. He was under fire during the following battles: Siege of Vicks- burg; first, second and third battles at Jackson, Miss. ; Tupelo, Meridian, Miss .; Guntown, at which place his horse was shot from under him, Ripley ;


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and on Wilson's raid. He was taken prisoner while on picket duty at Helena, Ark., in the fall of 1862, and was confined in a cell in the Little Rock peni- tentiary for forty days. He was mustered out on the 8th of August, 1865.


After the close of the war, Mr. Wright returned home and again engaged in farming. Ile was united in marriage, on the 6th of December, 1866. with Miss Frances C. Gainson. a native of New York. being born in New York City. and a daughter of E. P. and Frances C. (Devoo) Gainson, of Mt. Pleasant. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have been the par- ents of ten children: Hiliagh Webber, wife of Lucius Handle, residing in Burlington ; Lulu. George W .. Anna M., Ephraim Rennington, Laura Belle, Thomas R., Homer, Nina and Nettie D. Mr. Wright. socially, is a member of the G. A. R. He and his good wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. always ready with time or money to aid in their Master's service. Politically, Mr. Wright takes great interest in and is an active member of the Republican party, believing that although it did a grand and noble work in the past its mission is not yet completed. Mr. Wright's business is that of general farming, he owning a finely cultivated farm of eighty acres. Ile and his wife are highly esteemed throughout the community in which they reside. The silent reaper has passed their home by and the family circle remains unbroken. The chil- dren do honor to the fond parents, and the home is noted for the hospitality and the kindness extended to all.


R OBERT McMURREN, deceased, one of the pioneer settlers of Henry County, lowa, was born in Pennsylvania, May 17, 1826, and was the son of Alexander and Eliza Mc- Murren, both of whom were natives of the Green Isle. They left their native land about the year 1826, coming to America, and lived in Pennsyl- vania until 1837, then removed to lowa, settling in Center Township, Henry County, where they continued to make their home until the time of their death. The early life of Robert MeMurren was spent upon a farm in this county ; he was reared on its virgin soil and he can truly be called one of


its pioneers. In 1862 he went across the plains to Idaho with an ox-team, remaining there eighteen months engaged in mining, after which he again re- turned to łowa and resumed his occupation of farm- ing. Ile was married, in 1865, to Miss Naomi Ann Jay, a native of Henry County, and a daughter of Layton Jay, a native of North Carolina, who was also one of the early settlers of Henry County, but is now residing in Oregon.


Mr. and Mrs. McMurren had a family of nine children : Samuel, born Jan. 30, 1866, is still resid- ing at home; Emma, born April 5, 1868; William, Nov. 2, 1871 ; Alice, April 7, 1873; Pernina, Nov. 15, 1875; Thomas, April 26, 1877 ; Anna, Nov. 25, 1881, and Mary Belle, who was born Nov. 29, 1867, and died Feb. 14, 1868. Mr. McMurren set- tled in Tippecanoe Township in 1837, where he lived until his death, which occurred April 3, 1882. Ile was the owner of a fine farm of 200 acres, situated on section 16 in that township. He was a first- class business man and a very successful farmer. Commencing life a poor boy, by habits of industry and economy he gained a competence. He was well known, and respected alike by young and old, rich and poor. At his death the township lost one of its best citizens, the family a kind father and loving husband, and his acquaintances a noble friend.


OHN ELLIOTT, M. D., one of the well- known practicing physicians of Mt. Pleasant, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio. Sept. 17, 1832, and is a son of Elisha and Susan (Carter) Elliott, both of whom were natives of Ohio. where the former had been engaged in farming for many years. They were the parents of six children. of whom the following are now living: Thomas. a resident of Canton. Stark Co .. Ohio; Charles, living in Rome, this county ; George, in Carroll County, Ohio, and Dr. John. The father died in 18-10. and Mrs. Elliott subsequently married William Felson, by whom she had one child, Mary, now the wife of John Watt, of Carroll County, Ohio. Mrs. Felson, who was a life-long member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Carroll County in 1880.


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a common-school education in Ohio, and in 1855 emigrated to Henry County, Iowa, but returned to Ohio after a year and a half. In 1859 he began reading medicine with a Dr. Vance, at his old home, working his own way, and there receiving a thor- ough practical grounding in the science of medicine. In 1860 he came back to Mt. Pleasant, but staid only six months, again going to his Ohio home, but in 1862 made Henry County his permanent home. In 1868 be attended a course of lectures at the Cleveland Medieal College, and in the spring of 1878 graduated at Keokuk Medical College, Iowa. and commenced practice at Rome, in Henry County.


Dr. Elliott was married in Carroll County, Ohio, in 1857, to Miss Letitia Noble, a daughter of David Noble, one of the early settlers of that county. Their children now living are: Elihn N .. a gradu- ate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago, now in practice with his father at Mt. Pleasant, and Lellie Mand, living with her parents. Dr. John Elliott is essentially a self-made man, who has made his own path in life, and has never re- ceived a penny of pecuniary assistance since he started in the world. Wholly by pluck, close study, industry and a determination to succeed, he has succeeded in making himself an honored mem- ber of an honored profession. He takes an active interest in Masonic affairs ; is a member of Xenium Lodge No. 207, A. F. & A. M .; of Henry Chapter No. 8, R. A. M., and of Jerusalem Commandery No. 7, K. T. In politics he is a supporter of the principles of the Democratic party, and keeps thoroughly posted in public affairs. As physicians the Drs. Elliott take high rank in their profession, and are held in high esteem in the community in which they live.


6 HOMAS H. OLINGER. A prominent citizen of this county, residing upon section 21, Marion Township, will be found the subject of this sketch. He was born May 15, 1843, in Sullivan County, Tenn. His parents, John H. and Nancy (Cox) Olinger, were natives of Pennsyl- vania, but his father was of German deseent. Mr. and Mrs. Olinger had eleven children: George


died in 1863, in Sullivan County, Tenn., and was buried in that county; Mary, widow of W. L. Maury, is now in Kansas; they had one child, Fannie. Our subject was third in order of birth; Sanford, deceased; Sarah, deceased wife of William Walters, a painter by trade, who now resides in Omaha, Neb .; Joan, wife of Aaron Bright; James, a resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Amanda, wife of Lebbius Bright, of Shenandoah, lowa; John, of Council Bluffs, lowa; Caledonia, wife of James Anderson, of Buffalo County, Kan .; Charles, of Ford. Mo. The mother of this family died July 2, 1878. She was a faithful and useful member of the Protestant Methodist Church, whose exam- ple has been followed by her family, all of whom. except three, being professed Christians. The father was also a devoted and pious man, and gave liberally of his time and money to all good works. lle died Feb. 26, 1884, and was buried in the cemetery at Shenandoah, Iowa. His death was caused by a caneer that had existed for nine years, the last two years of which he experienced intense pain, but he bore his long suffering without a word of complaint. llis last words were that he "hoped his children would all meet him in the better world."


Our subject remained at the home of his father until the age of twenty-six, and received his edu- cation in the common schools of Sullivan County, Tenn. At the age of fifteen he entered his father's wagon-shop, where he remained until Oet. 16, 1862, when he entered the army, enlisting in the 45th Kentucky Mounted Infantry of United States troops. He took part in the capture of King's Salt Works, and with the boys drove the rebel General, John Morgan. out of Lexington and kept him out. At Cynthiana they had another hard-fought battle with Morgan, and ran him out of Kentucky, keep- ing his forces from attacking Cincinnati. During the year 1864, Company B. of which Mr. Olinger was a member, aeted as escort and guard to Gen. Schofield from Lexington, Ky., to Cumberland Gap, Tenn. The last payment made to the troops was made in the Gap. The company then returned to Lexington, and from there proceeded to Louis- ville, Ky., where the regiment was discharged.


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ing in the dry-goods store of M. Cramer, remaining there three months. He then went back to the old home, remaining there a year. The family then re- moved to lowa, settling on section 20, Marion Township, Henry County, where he bought seven acres of land and built a shop, house and barn. Here he has since made his home and followed blacksmithing and wagon-making, in addition to which, as the opportunity was afforded him, he has preached the Gospel, being in 1882 licensed to preach for the Protestant Methodist Church. He was united in marriage with Miss Emeline A. Mil- ler. She was born Jan. 24, 1855. Her parents were James and Caroline (Jelett) Miller, both na- tives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Olinger are the parents of six children: Hugh W .; Fannie, in Van Buren County, Iowa; Roy L., Carrie M., Nel- lie, James and Lulu.


Mr. Olinger takes great interest in all publie af- fairs, and devotes much of his time to church work. His wife is also a member of the Protestant Meth- odist Church. They are both highly respected in the community where they live.


B ENJAMIN F. FENTON, a farmer residing on section 13, Wayne Township, is one of the prominent farmers of Henry County. He was born in Frederick County, Va., in 1830, and is a son of John and Mary M. (Steer) Fenton. Both parents were natives of Virginia, the father of Frederick County, and the mother of Loudoun County. Both the Fenton and Steer families of that generation were members of the Society of Friends, but the original Fenton family were owners of slaves, and conducted large farms in Virginia. JJohn and Mary Fenton were the parents of four sons and a daughter : Josiah wedded Mary Lovett; John, father of our subject, became the husband of Mary M. Steer; Benjamin died un- married ; Persilla wedded William Tate; and Enoch married Ester Nichols. The latter is the only one living and is yet a resident of Virginia.


John Fenton was married in Loudoun County. and soon after purchased a farm upon which a mill


was located. This he operated in connection with the farm until the removal of the family to Iowa in 1856. A location was made by the Fentons on section 13, Wayne Township, John purchasing a quarter seetion, sixty aeres of which our subject yet owns. A frame house was erected the same year about a quarter of a mile west of the residence of B. F. Fenton, and this house is still standing, a relic of pioneer days, and a monument to the memory of a man who was one of the best known citizens. John Fenton lived to see the war ended, and the principles for which he was an ardent advocate fully vindicated. lle reached the ripe age of seventy, and his wife, who survived him several years. was nearly eighty-four. These good people were among those who organized the Friends' Church in this township, John Fenton being one of the first Elders, and continuing in that position dur- ing the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Fenton were the parents of Joseph, who died in childhood ; our subject; Samuel, deceased, who became the husband of Catherine Murphy; Sarah A., deceased wife of Joseph Robinson; Mary P., who wedded Clarkson Philips; Phoebe E., wife of Caleb Russell, whose sketch appears elsewhere; and John W., a merchant of Kirwin, Kan.


Our subject preceded his father's family to Iowa, coming in the fall of 1855. Ile formed the acquaintance of Miss Sarah E. Bower during the winter, becoming an inmate of her father's family. The marriage was not celebrated, however, until Nov. 19, 1863, Rev. George B. Jocelyn, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, performing the ceremony. The next year, the young couple removed upon the farm upon which for twenty-five years they have lived so happily, and all their children, except the first one, were born under the hallowed roof which still shelters them.


Mrs. Fenton is the youngest of a family of eight children, her parents being natives of Pennsylvania, from which State they removed, first to Holmes County, Ohio, in 1846, and then became citizens of Iowa in 1850. Joel Bower was married to Sarah Lobaugh, in Adams County. Pa., of which place both were natives. Their children were all born in that county, prior to their removal West, the family consisting of Hiram L., who married Susanna Group;


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Catherine, the wife of Jacob Lishy ; Martha J., who wedded James Kirkpatric; Rebecca, wife of Cal- vin Carey; Mary A., wife of Cornelius Morford : Benjamin F., who married Ruth Cline; Thaddeus S., husband of Lucy Bower; and Sarah E., wife of Benjamin FF. Fenton. The Bower family settled on a farm now owned by Charles Fox, where the parents both lived and died. All the children have left the county except Mrs. Fenton and her widowed sister, Catherine, who finds with the Fentons a comfortable home.


Seven children have graced the union of Mr. and Mrs. Fenton : Phineas S., a teacher of this county ; Laura B. has a teacher's certificate in Henry County ; Howard; Sarah G. is deceased, Mary C., Bertha M. and Eli Preston. All the children are yet with their parents, and for many years this family has been regarded as one of the most prominent in Wayne Township. Benjamin Fenton has been connected with the School Board of Wayne Township, and for several years has been Elder in the Friends' Church.


The maternal great-grandfather of Mrs. Fenton was Ephraim Schultz. His daughter, Catherine, married Abraham Lobangh, who was a prominent teacher for many years in Cumberland County, Pa. He was accidentally killed, and his widow remained in that county the remainder of her life.


W ILLIAM J. FRANCY, a prominent farmer of Baltimore Township, was born Nov. 1, 1844, and is the son of John and Joyce Francy, whose family history appears elsewhere. He was educated in this county, and married into one of its old and highly respected families. His wife, Lonisa Lisle, was born on the Detrieh farm, then the original Lisle homestead. She is a daugh- ter of William and Ella (Reed) Lisle, who came from Knox County, Ohio, to Henry County in 1845. HIer father was born in Devonshire, but was reared in Cornwall, England. He was a son of John and Susanna (Brenscomb) Lisle, who emigrated to Ohio from England in 1837. William Lisle married Ella Reed in Knox County, in April, 1845, and in the autumn left that State, locating in Henry


County, where they still remain. Mr. Lisle became a wealthy man during his experience as a farmer, and with his estimable wife leads a retired life in the village of Salem. Three children were born in this county, two of whom are living: John H., the husband of Hannah Shiller, and Louisa, wife of our subject, who was born Jan. 20, 1851. Mr. Liste entered his first land in 1841, and built his first cabin about forty rods south of his present home site. In this cabin their children were born and reared. Mr. Lisle began life withont capital save the labor of his hands, and when he paid for his land was forced to remain until he could earn money to get back to his Ohio home. llis efforts, however, met with a fitting reward, and after a few years of wedded life the way was easily open for successful business. When he and his good wife left the farm he was owner of 400 aeres of valua- ble land, most of which is now in possession of our subject. The grand farmhouse was erected by Mr. Lisle in 1864, and is one of the best farm resi- dences in the county, costing over $4,000 at the time of its completion.


William J. Francy is accounted one of the most successful business men in Baltimore Township, and although but forty-three years of age, is the owner of 350 acres of land, and is quite a large dealer in stock. Mr. and Mrs. Franey are the parents of five children : Ida and Myrtie, deeeased, and Etta, Frank and Nettie living. Perhaps no man of his age in this township has achieved such a great financial success as William J. Francy, and all this has been done by the fairest business methods. The people of his acquaintance speak of both him- self and wife in the most praiseworthy terms, and as children of honored parents they deserve a place in the history of this county. As an honorable, enterprising and trustworthy man, he has deserved the success he has achieved.


B ALSE YAKLE, residing in Henry County on section 27, in Tippecanoe Township, was born in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 30, 1834, and is a son of Luke and Ann Eliza (Funk) Yakle, both of whom were natives of Hesse-Darm- stadt, Germany. Leaving friends, home and native


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land, they emigrated to America in 1834, settling in Baltimore, Md., where they lived for a few months, then removing to Wheeling, W. Va., mak- ing that city their home for two years. Removing to Indiana, they remained there for a short time and then went to Butler County, residing there for five years. They then moved to Henry County, settling in Salem Township, where he remained until 1813, at which time he entered a farm of forty acres in Tippecanoe Township, on which he remained five years, and then bought a farm of eighty acres on section 29 of Tippecanoe Town- ship, which he improved and cultivated, and there resided until his death, which occurred May 1, 1885, at the age of seventy-eight. His widow still lives on the home farm. They reared a family of eleven children, seven of whom are now living: Mary Eliza, wife of John Nan, of Tippecanoe Township; Balse; Catherine, wife of John Casey, of Adams County, Iowa; Frederick, a resident of Tippecanoe Township; Mary, first wedded to Sanford Abbey, and after his death married Thomas Bieknell; Christiana. wife of William Church, of Tippecanoe Township: Elva died at the age of twenty. The father and mother of this family were members of the Lutheran Church, and estimable people.


Our subject was reared on a farm, but when a lad of fifteen began to learn the miller's trade, and at the age of twenty-one left home. going to l'ike's Peak, Col., in 1860, remaining about two years en- gaged in mining. At the expiration of that time he came back to Henry County, where he has since resided. Ile was married. March 5, 1863, to Martha Smith, a native of Highland County, Ohio, born May 22, 1810, and a daughter of Jefferson and Lydia (Pickering) Smith, both of whom were natives of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Smith came to this county in 1849, and here the father died Oct. 1, 1862, at the age of seventy-one, and the mother died Sept. 15, 1859, at the age of fifty-six. Seven of their children survive them: Rachel, wife of James Nicholson, of Madison County, Jowa ; Milton, of Tippecanoe Township; John. a teacher in Ohio; Samuel, a farmer residing in Taylor County, lowa ; Jonathan. residing in Adams County, Mo .; Mrs. Yakle, and Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Hightown, residing in Madison County, Iowa.


Mr. Yakle owns 257 acres of well-cultivated land, everything on his farm denoting thrift and enter- prise, and all that he has was made by his own honest labor, assisted by his good wife. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and his wife of the Society of Friends. They are always ready to help a fellow traveler through life's journey, and have the esteem of all. Mr. Yakle has held various township offices with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. Politically he is a Republican.


OHN BARR, residing on section 31. Scott Township, Henry Co., lowa, was born in Allegheny County, Pa., March 7, 1826, and is the son of Alexander and Lydia (Kellings) Barr, both natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject was reared upon a farm, and leaving home at the age of twenty-three began working as a farm hand, receiving the first year but $8 a month. He came to this county the year before the Chicago, Burlington & Qniney Railroad was built, coming to Mt. Pleasant. Remaining in the city one year, Mr. Barr then rented a farm, resid- ing upon that for the same length of time. Going to Kansas, he also remained there about a year, en- gaged in farming, and then returned to Henry County, where he purchased forty acres of land in Wayne Township, on which he resided for two years. On account of his love for his country, Mr. Barr enlisted, Oct. 21, 1861, in the 11th lowa Volunteer Infantry, serving three years and six months, and was discharged March 15, 1865. He was under fire during the following battles: Shiloh, Corinth. Miss., Inka, Vicksburg, Kennesaw Mount- ain, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, where he was taken prisoner and held captive for seven months and ten days, one month of which time he was con- fined at Andersonville, one month at Charleston. and the remaining time at Florence. Mr. Barr was at Andersonville Prison when the big spring burst out sufficient to water 40,000 men. and was at Florence a prisoner when rations were not served for three days. as a punishment to the men, who had dug a tunnel to escape, but it being discovered


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by the guard, a demand was made for the men who dug it. None'would tell, and the attempt was made to starve them until they told. Eight hundred per- ished from starvation during the three days.


After the close of the war, Mr. Barr returned to Henry County, where he has since made his home. He purchased a farm of eighty acres in Jefferson Township, where he resided for nine years. Sell- ing that in 1874, he purchased 120 acres of land in Scott Township, his second home. He was united in marriage, in 1865. with Orvilla M. Ives, widow of Erastus Ives, and who is a daughter of Samuel B. and Cynthia A. Spring. She is a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, and had one child by her former marriage, Lucy, wife of Samuel L. Brown, of Washington Territory. Eight children have blessed the nnion of Mr. and Mrs. Barr: Samuel H., who died in infancy; Mary P., who died when twelve years of age; William II., George Frank, Florence I., Nelson M. and Bessie Olive still reside with their parents; Lauren Lesley, the youngest child, died in infancy. Mr. Barr is a member of the Baptist Church, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Hle is also a member of the G. A. R. Post, and in politics is a Republican. His father died in this county at the age of seventy-four, in 1869, and his mother at the age of forty-four years. They were both members of the Baptist Church.




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