USA > Iowa > Henry County > Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county > Part 62
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84
In 1845, previous to his coming to America, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Taylor, who was also a native of Warwickshire, England. After arriving in America he settled in Van Buren County, lowa, where he worked at his trade as a journeyman for three years, and then removed to Henry County. For a year he worked in Way- land, and then came to Mt. Pleasant, working for the Mt. Pleasant Foundry, and buying an interest in the business in 1865. In 1866 Mr. Prince pur- chased some land, on which he built a shop, and commenced business for himself. He was the first machinist who ever worked in this city. Ile still carries on the business in the shop which he built in 1866.
Mr. and Mrs. Prince are the parents of seven liv- ing children: Elizabeth, residing at home; Charles A., who is a machinist working for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and living at Beardstown, Ill .; Joseph H., a machinist, living in Chicago: Frederick, Saperintendent of Water Serv- ice for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, on the St. Louis & Rock Island Division, and a resident of Beardstown, Ill. ; Herman, now residing in Rockbridge, Ill., and also in the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad; Julia, wife of Thomas Johnson, a fireman on same road, is re-
528
HENRY COUNTY.
siding in Beardstown, Ill .; Frank, who is a resident of Galesburg, III., is also a fireman running on the C. B. & N. Division. One daughter, Susan, was the wife of Mr. Brakebill, of Mt. Pleasant ; she is deceased.
Mr. Prince holds liberal religions and political views, and always votes for the one he believes the best man, of whatever party he may be. Mr. and Mrs. Prince came to this country poor, but they . have not only managed to keep the wolf from the door, but by their industry and thrift have been able to accumulate money. They are a credit to the community in which they have so long lived, and are highly respected by all who know them.
OHN W. PALM, editor and one of the pro- prietors of the Mt. Pleasant Journal, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, Oet. 23, 1850. Adam Palm, father of John W., was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 26, 1816. Hle learned the brickmason's trade, which he fol- lowed for several years, but after his marriage set- tled on a farm in Southington Township, seven miles west of Warren, Ohio. In 1856 he removed with his family to Iowa, settling on a farm in Marion Township, Henry County, on which he lived until 1869, when he sold his farm and removed to Mt. Pleasant, where he is now living. He has been a life-long member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and an earnest friend and zealous worker in the church.
In 1838 he was married to Jane West, a native of County Armagh, Ireland, born in 1819. She died in Henry County in the spring of 1857. She like her husband, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She was the mother of two sons and five daughters : Mary Ellen, now the wife of J. W. Vernon, an attorney of Memphis, Tenn .; Martha Jane was the wife of Col. R. K. Miller, of Des Moines, and died July 19, 1883: Julia Eliza- beth is now the wife of Col. Miller, to whom she was married in 1887; Permelia Ann is the wife of William Faulkner, a merchant at Salem, Henry County; John West was next; then came William,
who died in Ohio at the age of four years; Alice Catherine was the wife of Wilber Davis, now of Malvern, Iowa, and died at Winthrop, Iowa, Aug. 18, 1882.
The subject of this sketch graduated from the High School in Mt. Pleasant in 1869. Ile taught school and attended Howe's Academy of the same city until 1872, when he began the study of law in the office of Woolson & Babb in Mt. Pleasant, and was admitted to the bar in the summer of 1874. lle then entered the Iowa Wesleyan Uni- versity, from which he graduated in 1876. Upon the death of Prof. Samuel Howe, County Superin- tendent of Henry County, in the spring of 1877, Mr. Palin was appointed to fill the vacaney occa- sioned by his death. He filled the office for the unexpired term, and in the fall of 1877 was elected for a full term of two years. Jan. 1, 1879, he re- signed to assume editorial charge of the Mt. Pleas- ant Journal, which he edited for nine years.
February 19, 1879, he was married to Florence Eliza Andrews, eldest daughter of M. L. Andrews, of New London Township, Henry County. She was born in Mills County, Iowa, Feb. 11, 1859. Mr. Palm is a member of the Masonie fraternity, Xenium Lodge No. 207, A. F. & A. M. In poli- tics he has always been a stanch Republican and an energetie party worker. In the fall of 1887 he was nominated to the office of County Treasurer by his party and was elected by a large majority, which office he is now filling.
R EV. DAVID STANTON TAPPAN, D. D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, was born in Steubenville, G) Ohio, April 2, 1845. Ilis parents were Ben- jamin and Oella (Stanton) Tappan. Ilis father was born in Steubenville, Ohio, April 1, 1812. The family was originally from Northampton. Mass., and of English deseent. The paternal grandfather of our subjeet was Benjamin Tappan, a brother of Arthur and Lewis Tappan, the great anti-slavery agitators of New England. The founder of the family in New England was Abraham Topham, who eame to America from Yarmouth, England, in Oe-
Davids Tappan
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
ASTOR, LENOX AND TILD N FOUNDATIONS.
531
HENRY COUNTY.
tober, 1837, and settled at Old Newbury, Mass. His wife's name was Susanna Taylor. The family name was spelled Topham up to 1790, when npon an agreement upon the part of his descendants, it was changed to Tappan. Benjamin Tappan, the grandfather of our subjeet, was one of the early pioneers of Ohio, and became one of the leading men of the State, who wielded a great influence in its affairs. Ile settled in the Territory in 1799 and died in Steubenville April 12, 1857, having seen the frontier Territory grow to a populous and wealthy State. For seven years he was Presiding Judge of the Fifth Ohio Cireuit, was appointed United States Distriet Judge hy President Jackson in 1833, and represented the State in the United States Senate from 1839 to 1845. Oella Stanton, the mother of our subjeet, was a daughter of Dr. David Stanton. an eminent physician of Steuben- ville, Ohio, and sister to Edwin M. Stanton, the famous Secretary of War under President Lincoln during the late war. Mrs. Tappan was born in Steubenville, Ohio, and the family were of Scotch- Irish deseent.
David S. Tappan received his classieal education at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and graduated in the class of 1864. He then took a regular course at the Theological Seminary of Allegheny, Pa., and was graduated in the elass of 1867, receiving the degree of B. D. He received the degree of A. M. at Wooster University, Ohio, in 1878, and also at Miami University in 1885, and the degree of D. D. from Lenox College, lowa, in 1887. His first charge was at Chariton, Iowa, to which he was called in 1867. He continued in that field until February, 1871. when he came to Mt. Pleasant to aeeept the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of this place, in which he is now serving his eighteenth year. Mr. Tappan was married at Hillsboro, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1869, to Miss Anna L. Grand Girard, a daughter of Rev. E. Grand Girard, a Presbyterian minister of Eckmansville, Ohio, who was deseended from the French Huguenots. Her mother is a Kentuckian by birth. Eight children were born to bless their union, seven of whom are living: Ben- jamin, born Ang. 27, 1871, died April 17, 1872; Oella Stanton, born May 24, 1873; Julia May, Ang. 7, 1875; Paul, July 25, 1877; David, Oct. 18,
1880; Frank Girard, Sept. 20, 1882; Luey Fred- rica, Oet. 1, 1884, and George, Nov. 25, 1886.
Mr. Tappan is a Trustee of Parsons College, Fair- field, Iowa. He has been identified with the edu- cational interests of Mt. Pleasant, and has been a member and President of the School Board four years, and is now filling that position. He is the Stated Clerk of the Synod of lowa. His labors for the church at Mt. Pleasant, lowa, have greatly endeared him to its members, and his publie spirit as a eitizen who is always to be found advoeating all good measures tending to the moral or material advancement of the eity, has gained him the respeet and esteem of his fellow-citizens. The portrait of this eminent and well-known divine appears on a preceding page.
SAAC P. CONE, a resident of Henry County sinee 1840, and a sueeessful farmer of New London Township, has 120 acres of land and resides on seetion 15. Mr. Cone is a native of Vermont and was born in Rutland County, Oct. 31, 1815. His parents; Rufus and Ursula (Rice) Cone, were. also. natives of Rutland County, Vt. The fa- ther was of Holland descent, and was born in 1778, and died In 1844. " The mother was of an old New England family, and was born in 1798. The family emigrated from Vermont to Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1833, where three of them died of eholera within a week after their arrival. The mother died in that county, and the father and remaining children sub- sequently removed to Butler County, in the same State, where the father died.
Isaae P. was reared on a farm, and was married in Butler County, Ohio, Feb. 2, 1836, to Miss Car- oline Clarke, daughter of Dr. Benjamin Clarke. Mrs. Cone was born in Venice, in that county, Feb. 19, 1817. Iler parents were from Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Cone are the parents of eight chil- dren, four sons and four daughters: Samuel R. was born March 7, 1838, and married Catharine R. Chi- ehester, and they have three children, a son and two daughters, and are residing in Harrison County, Mo .; Augustus was born July 4, 1841, married Sarah L. Hampton, and they are the parents of one
532
HENRY COUNTY.
son and two daughters, and reside in Des Moines County, lowa; Elizabeth, born Ang. 15, 1844, is the wife of Leroy Gambell, and they have four chil- dren, three sons and a daughter, and reside in War- ren County, Iowa; Jethro T. was born Sept. 22, 1847, and died Feb. 26, 1853; M. Esther was born Feb. 28, 1850, and is the wife of Henry Bannister, and has one child, a son sixteen years of age, and resides in Mills County, lowa; Aliee May was born May 1, 1853, and died May 15, 1853; Benjamin E., born April 4, 1855, married Olive Van Trump, and lives in New London Township; Laura Nellie was born Feb. 2, 1863, and died June 13, 1871. Mrs. Cone was an honorable and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and departed this life April 1, 1887.
Mr. Cone emigrated from Ohio to Henry County in the spring of 1840, and settled in New London Township, on the farm where he now resides. Two of his sons served in the late war. Samuel R. en- listed in October, 1861, in Bissell's Engineer Regi- ment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry ; he was promoted to First Corporal and served three years and three months, or until after the fall of Atlanta. Augustus enlisted in the same regiment and at the same time as his brother, was captured at llolly Springs, Miss., afterward released, and served until the fall of At- lanta. Mr. Cone is a Republican in politics, has served several years as Constable, and fourteen years as Township Assessor. He has now been a resident of Henry County for forty-seven years, and is widely and favorably known as an upright, honest gentleman, courteous and accommodating in his intercourse with his fellowmen, and is held in high esteem by all who know him.
6 6
R EV. SAMUEL HUTTON, deceased, was one of the pioneers of Henry County, Iowa. He was born near Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1785, and while yet a young man, went with his par- ents to Tennessee, near Nashville, where he grew to manhood. On the 25th of December, 1814, he was united in marriage with Polly Levy. After their marriage they remained in Tennessee seven years,
Mr. Ilutton in the meantime being engaged in farm- ing. In 1821 they left Tennessee and went to Sangamon, Ill., and were numbered among the pio- neers of that county. They remained there until 1835 and then removed to Henry County, Iowa, thus being pioneers of two States. Mr. Hutton first came to this county with his three sons and made a claim on seetion 8, Center Township, where he built a log eabin, into which he moved his family in the following fall. At this time there were but a few families in Henry County, and those who were here had great difficulty in making their liv- ing. During the first two years their corn was ground by a horse-mill, though at times the family were compelled to use a grater for the purpose of grinding their eorn. Soon after their arrival Pres- ley Saunders built a store at Mt. Pleasant, where they obtained their principal supply of groceries. The Indians were constantly passing to and from Burlington, where they received their annuity from the General Government. Wild game of all kinds abounded and wolves were plenty.
Mr. Ilutton was a member of the Old-School Baptist Church, and while in Illinois was licensed to preach and for many years was actively engaged in the Christian ministry. He was the first Baptist minister in Henry County, and was instrumental in the organization of the Baptist Church. The first meetings of this denomination were held at his house. For many years he was pastor of the Old- School Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, and con- tributed his labor as long as he was able. When Jefferson County was organized Mr. Hutton was elected one of the Commissioners to locate the county seat. The choice of the Commissioners was accepted by the county, and the site selected is that of the present eity of Fairfield. Mr. Hutton was a man of more than ordinary ability, and had received a liberal education for that day. In the neighborhood where he resided he was the chief adviser of the people, who came to him in troubles both spiritual and temporal. Of his family of nine children, all lived to be adults: Benjamin F., who died in Sangamon County, Ill., married Lueie Mason, by whom he had seven children, namely : Thomas, Noah, Benjamin F., Jr., and Lucinda, twins, George, Marian and John. Charles, who is
533
HENRY COUNTY.
now living in Gentry County, Mo., married Jane Smith, by whom he had five children-Martha, Samuel, John, George and Mary. James wedded Susan Hutton, by whom he had one child, Mary E .; his wife dying he subsequently married Mary Bor- ough, by whom he had six children-Samnel, Ellen E., George W., Stella C., Eva E. and Dora A. ; they now reside in Oregon. Thomas, now deceased, married Elizabeth Cole, and their children are- James, Jane, Samuel, Estella and Charles. Ann married Wesley Douty, by whom she had five ebil- dren-James, Benjamin F., Samuel, Hayden and Mary E .; Mr. Douty dying she subsequently mar- ried Mr. Howard and has four children-Martha, Asbury, Laura and Lewis; Mrs. Howard is now a resident of Fairfield, Iowa. Samuel married Re- becca J. Cole, and has five living children-Alzina, Cora, Bell, Harry and Clara; he is now living in St. Joe, Mo. Mary J. is the widow of Robert Cole, and now resides in Mt. Pleasant; they have seven living children-Anna, Sarah, Laura, William, Jay, May and Minnie. Martha, now deceased, married John Stansberry, by whom she had two children- William P. and Franklin. William M. wedded Mary E. Watson, by whom he had seven living children-Charles, James, Benton, Ettie, Emma, Lillie and Alice; the second son, James, is married to Miss Minnie Pennington, of Des Moines County, Iowa, has one child, Mary Rusha, and lives in De- Kalb County, Mo. William M. Hutton, the young- est of the family, now resides on the homestead in Center Township. He lived there from boyhood until 1856, when for six years he engaged in build- ing and other business, renting the farm, to which be returned in 1862. His marriage with Miss Mary E. Watson was celebrated Sept. 26, 1861. She was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, April 4, 1841, and had lived with her parents until her marriage.
Rev. Ilutton died in Mt. Pleasant Sept. 12, 1857, and Mrs. Hutton March 1, 1883. Both were highly respected citizens, sincere Christians, and did all they could for their Master's cause.
James B. Watson, father of Mrs. William M. Ilutton, was one of the pioneers of Van Buren County, Iowa, was a native of Kentucky and from that State moved to Sangamon County, Ill., and in 1836 to Van Buren County, Iowa. Miss Pollie
Long became his wife and five children were born unto them, two of whom are living: William, now of IIenry County, Iowa, and James, of Van Buren County, Iowa. Mrs. Watson dying, he subse- quently married Anna Carter, who was also a native of Kentneky, and by whom he had five living chil- dren : Francis M., now residing in Oregon; Pernina, wife of William H. Shelman, of Van Buren County, Iowa; Nicholas J., of Knox County, Mo .; Mary E., wife of Mr. Hutton, and Isaac N., of Knox County, Mo. To the early settlers of Van Buren and ad- joining counties Mr. Watson was well known. Ile was a member of the Baptist Church for many years. In early life he was a Whig, with which party he continued to aet until it ceased to exist, when he became a Democrat and continued to act with that party until his death, which occurred in 1864. His wife Anna died about a month prior to his decease.
6 HOMAS LASH, a dealer in dry-goods, no- tions, ready-made clothing, boots and shoes, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, has been in business in that eity since 1860. He was born in Frankford, Hampshire Co., Va., in what is now known as Mineral County, W. Va., March 15, 1829, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Barnes) Lash. In his youth he learned the saddlery and harness trade with his father, and at this trade he worked for some years. In the fall of 1847 he left his native State and came to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and here opened a harness-shop, which he operated for two years. Selling his stock he entered the employ of Lash, Smith & Co., as a clerk, continuing with them about seven years, the senior member of the firm being his brother, John B. Lash. In 1856 he be- came a partner in the business with his brother, which relation continued but one year. He then elerked for A. R. H. Allen till 1860, when he bought in with his brother, John B., and the firm of Lash Brothers continued until 1873, when he purchased his brother's interest, and has since continued alone in business. In December, 1854, Mr. Lash was united in marriage with Miss Martha Ross, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1823, and daughter of Samuel Ross, a prominent farmer of Henry County,
534
HENRY COUNTY.
now in his eighty-ninth year. She came to Henry County in childhood with her parents. They have one child, a son, William T., born in 1860, and now engaged in business with his father. Mr. and Mrs. Lash are members of the First Methodist Episco- pal Church in Mt. Pleasant, with which he has been connected since 1850. In politics he is a Democrat. A resident of llenry County a period of forty years has made Mr. Lash well known to all its citizens. Ile is a man who enjoys the respect and confidence of the community in which he has so long resided and in which he has been a promi- nent factor. He has never held any public office, having several times refused to let his name be used, when pushed by his friends for official posi- tion.
ON. HUGHI ROBERT LYONS, residing on section 29, Scott Township, Henry Co., Iowa, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, July 10, 1825, and is a son of Robert and Mary (Hopper) Lyons. The father was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1787, but when two weeks old the grandfather, Hugh Lyons, brought him to America, settling in Pennsylvania. He emi- grated to Belmont County, Ohio, in an early day, and there Robert grew to manhood. Ile wedded Mary llopper, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Robert Hopper, a native of County Antrim, of the Emerald Isle. Robert Lyons died Dec. 23, 1826, at the age of thirty-seven. when his only child, our subject, was but a year old.
Until eighteen years of age H. R. Lyons resided with his mother, but at that time went to West Carlisle, Ohio, where he was engaged as clerk in a general merchandise store. He remained there three years, and then formed a partnership with Samuel Shockey, and continued in business for three years, carrying a full line of general mer- chandise. On the 2d of June, 1855, Mr. Lyons removed to Henry County, Iowa, locating on sec- tion 29, half of which he had previously entered. Immediately commencing to improve the land, he has it now under a fine state of cultivation, and it is considered one of the best farms in the township.
Mr. Lyons was united in marriage, Sept. 1, 1847, to Elizabeth MeKee, a native of Coshocton County, Ohio, born Aug. 18, 1828. and a daughter of Gil- bert and Henrietta (Fairall) McKee. The father was a native of County Donegal, Ireland, and the mother of Maryland, though of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons have been the parents of eight children: Robert Mckee, a railroad employe; Sarah Mariah, wife of Z. P. lledges, of Manning, Iowa; Gilbert Howard, one of the night watches at the Insane Asylum at Independence, Iowa; Mary A., who died in infancy; Henrietta, wife of Edgar Neil, of Scott Township; Lizzie Augusta, wife of J. I. Van Seyoc, of Canaan Township; Minnetta Alice, wife of L. J. Carden, of Marion Township; and Adeline Lincoln, wife of F. W. Hemmings, of Dan- ville, Des Moines Co., Iowa. Mr. Lyons and his wife are hoth members of the Presbyterian Chureb. lle is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and is a Republican in politics, but was a Whig before the organization of that party. He has held the office of County Commissioner for three years, and in the fall of 1863 was elected to the Tenth General As- sembly of the State Legislature, and was again elected to the Fifteenth in 1873. He is now Town- ship Trustee, which office he has held for a number of years. His success in life is all due to his own efforts. He received but few educational advan- tages, and without financial assistance he has risen to a place of prominence. By his honest labor he has become the possessor of 325 acres of land, and the citizens of the district showed in what respect he was held when they elected him to a seat in their legislative halls, and the Ilon. H. R$ Lyons we gladly welcome to a place in the history of Henry County. He is a representative of the best class of its citizens, and his many friends will be pleased to read this brief sketch of his career.
W ILLIAM L. LITZENBERG, residing on section 35, Marion Township, is one of the enterprising young farmers of Henry County, Iowa. He was born in Washington County, Pa., Aug. 27, 1861, and is the son of William and Mary A. (Long) Litzenberg. (The father's sketch
535
HENRY COUNTY.
appears elsewhere in this work.) Young Litzen- berg came to Henry County with his parents in the year 1865, and his life has been spent on a farm. He is a man of excellent judgment in all things pertaining to his business, and has been remarkably successful, being possessed of more of this world's goods than many men of double his age. He owns an excellent farm of 210 acres, all under a high state of cultivation, and adorned with good, sub- stantial farm buildings. Under his management his farm has steadily increased in value until it is now second to none of its size in the county. IIe also has control of 240 additional acres. Mr. Lit- zenberg carries on general stock-raising in connec- tion with his farming, and in this has been equally successful.
On the 10th of February, 1885, he was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Neel, who was born Oct. 6, 1864, in Henry County, Iowa, and is the daughter of John and Martha A. (Swan) Neel. Her father is a native of Indiana and her mother of Pennsyl- vania. Mr. Neel is a farmer of Marion Township, residing on section 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Litzenberg have one child, a bright little boy, Jobn W., born Dec. 9, 1886. Mr. Lit- zenberg is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife of the Presbyterian. Ile is a man full of energy and public spirit, entering heartily into all enterprises for the general good of the community. Ilis farm is one of the best nat- ural stock farms in the county, being supplied with never-failing water in great abundance, and he has built one of the finest barns in this part of the State. It is 48x60 and 18 feet bigb, with a 10-foot base- ment. He has a fine line of stock, horses, cattle and, hogs, and everything about his place betokens thrift and careful oversight. In politics he is a Democrat.
C ALEB RUSSELL, JR., is a farmer residing on section 24, Wayne Township, Henry Co., Iowa. Since 1855 the family bearing the name of Russell have been well known in Henry County. Originally they came from Scotland, and are of both Scotch and Irish lineage, but were
natives of Old Virginia. Caleb Russell, Sr., was a native of Maryland. He was first married to Miss Harriet Fairfax, a daughter of Capt. Fairfax, of Revolutionary fame. Her grandfather, Lord Fairfax, received a large grant of land from the British Crown, and that comprised the county of Fairfax, Va .. and in his honor the county was named. Harriet Russell became the mother of four children: Llewellyn is a prominent merchant of New Albany, Ind. ; Edgar M., the busband of Mary A. Camby, a well-known contractor and builder of Wayne Township; then our subject; and lastly Thomas, who wedded Phobe Hatton, a second cousin of Frank Hatton, and resides in Wayne Town- ship. The mother of these children died when Thomas was but six weeks old. The family resided at that time within thirteen miles of Harper's Ferry. Mr. Russell was a woolen manufacturer, and oper- ated a factory at Rockbridge, and until the family came to lowa in 1855 they had never farmed.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.