The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its., Part 100

Author: Western Historical Co , Western Historical Company
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 807

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use by W. R. Anthony & Co .; the engine of that mill was the first steam engine brought into the county ; he was also interested in the first steam flouring.mill, known as the Lettig mill, afterward converted into a distillery. Mr. B. is one of Clinton Co's most enterprising citizens; has done more for its improvement than any other man in it; he has, for a number of years, been engaged in raising and breeding thoroughbred horses, and has been the owner of several quite noted ones, among them Alice Ward, now the property of P. Lorillard ; while she was the property of Mr. B., he ran her in 113 races, winning ninety-three of them. Mr. B. married, July 8, 1845, in Whiteside Co., Ill., Miss Sarah Ann Willson, a native of Virginia; they had nine children, four are living-Laura L. (now Mrs. Samuel C. Williams), Elvira V. (now Mrs. T. B. Hatcher), Anna (now Mrs. R. L. Chalk, of Belton, Tex.), and Grace G. (now Mrs. Joseph Aulhon). Mrs. B. died in 1878, leaving a husband and four daughters to mourn their loss. Mr. B. has held the office of Mayor of the city of Camanche for a number of years ; he is a strong Democrat.

ADDISON BARKER, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Camanche; was born in Greene Co., N. Y., in 1825 ; came to Iowa in 1851, laid claim to 160 acres of the Iowa school land, and when it came into market purchased and improved it; he is a broom- maker, which business he followed for ten years after he came to the State, in connec. tion with his family. He married, in the fall of 1850, Miss Christiana Kilmer, a native of New York ; they had five children, four still living-Edith, Kilmer, Florence and Windle A. Mr. B. has held the office of Justice of the Peace for some years, since he has been a citizen of the county. Mr. B. and family are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. B. was formerly a Whig, and at the organization of the Republican party joined its ranks ; was ever an uncompromising foe to human slavery.

WM. CANTY, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1823; emigrated to the United States in 1852, settling in Clinton Co., Iowa, where he purchased and improved a piece of land containing 160 acres, on which he has since resided. Married, in 1850, Miss Sarah Willis, a native of the same shire as himself; they have five daughters and four sons-Mary S., Robert, Dinah, William, George, Joseph, Elizabeth, Alice and Sallie. His parents, William and Mary (Smith) Canty, were natives of England, and resided there till their deaths. Mr. C. is a stanch Republican.

JOHN S. DANNATT, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1834; emigrated to the United States in 1851, settling in Clinton Co., Iowa, where he has since resided on his fine farm of 560 acres. He mar- ried, in 1858, Miss Emily Evison, a native of the same part of England as himself; they have nine children-Johanna L., Mary A., William L., Asa, Eva, Ida, Elbert J., Nettie and Ernest. They are members of the Baptist Church ; Republican.

CHAS. B. ELCE, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Camanche; was born in Clinton Co., Penn., in 1837; came to Iowa in 1855, where he has since resided ; he and his father improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of eighty acres. He married, in 1858, Miss Mary F. Pierce ; she was a native of New Jersey ; they have three chil- dren-Harry M., Georgiana and Fred B. They are members of Methodist Episcopal Church; he is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Mr. E. enlisted in Co. A, 16th Iowa V. I., and served four years. Mr. E. is a stanch Repub- lican.

WM. D. FOLLETT, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Camanche; was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1811; removed to Iowa in 1837; he laid claim to a tract of land in the southeast part of Clinton Co., which he improved, and on which he still resides ; his present farm consists of 400 acres, and is valued at about $65 per acre. He married, in 1830, Miss Maria Ketchem, a native of New York; they had five chil- dren, four still living-Kate (now Mrs. Millar), William E., Mahala and Helen. Mrs. F. died in 1856, leaving a husband and four children. Mr. F. again married, in 1862, Miss Davidson, and has two children-Charles and Genevieve; his son, William E., was the first male child born in Clinton Co .; his oldest son, Zander, died at Little

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Rock, Ark., while in the army. Mr. F. was formerly a Democrat; acts with the Greenback party.

JACOB GROHE, Sec. 30; P. O. Camanche; was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1814; came to the United States when he was 4 years old, locating in Jeffer- son Co., N. Y., where he married, in 1855, Miss Sarah A. Bence, a native of that State; they had eleven children, nine now living-Clemence (now Mrs. Charles), Lavina, William C., Catharine (now Mrs. Charles Thomas), Susan (now Mrs. E. D. Selby), Sarah A., (now Mrs. L. Van Eps), Mila M., Jacob N. and Florence. His wife died in 1870. Mr. G. and family are members of the Baptist Church ; he has been a member of that church for over twenty-seven years ; is a stanch Republican.

HIRAM A. HART, Sec. 20; P. O. Camanche; was born in Butler Co., Ohio, in 1808; came to Iowa in 1849 and entered a tract of land; returned to Indiana, where his family was residing. He married, in Indiana, in 1848, Miss Mary J. McGuire; they have four sons and four daughters living-Abraham P., Flora B. (now Mrs. Ciswell), James W. M., Clotie (now Mrs. Smith), Charles R, Francis M., John S. and Mary Jane; the parents of Mrs. H., James and Susan (Fleck) McGuire, were natives of Ireland and Indiana; her father entered a very extensive tract of land in 1849. lying between Camanche and Low Moor. In 1850, Mr. Hart removed to Iowa with his family, and improved his land, a part of which he now resides upon ; his home farm consists of 800 acres. The parents of Mr. Hart, William and Annabelle (Piatt) Hart, were natives of Ohio, where they resided till their deaths. Mr. Hart was elected to the office of Representative of Dearborn Co., Ind., and served one term prior to coming to Iowa. He is a member of A., F. & A. M., in the higher degrees of that Order. He is a Democrat.

· GEO. F. HOWSON, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Camanche; was born in Lin- colnshire, England, in 1846; in 1856, he, with his parents, Richard and Jemima Howson, emigrated to the United States, settling in Clinton Co., where they have since resided. Mr. H. improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of 160 acres. He married, in Clinton Co., Miss Anna Tongue, in 1871; they have three children-Grace I., Nora A. and Ira F. Mr. H. and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is a stanch Republican.

CAPT. WM. H. HOYT, P. O. Camanche; was born in the city of New York in 1826; he, with his parents, removed to Ohio in 1836, settling in Marietta ; he there learned his trade of millwright ; he came to Iowa in 1853, settling at Camanche, where he has resided since ; he built the first flouring-mill erected in Camanche, in 1860 ; it was destroyed by fire in 1871 ; in 1872, he rebuilt on the site of the former mill, which he operated for a short time and sold, removing thence to Fulton, Ill., and built another, which he operated a short time, removing again to Camanche; in 1861, he enlisted in the 16th I. V. I., Co. A ; was elected Captain of the company, and served through the war ; the last eight months was in the rebel prisons at Charleston, S. C .; he, with the other prisoners, was placed under the fire of the Union batteries, to pro- tect the city ; he was removed thence to Columbia, S. C., and thence to Raleigh, from which prison he was paroled on the 2d day of March, 1865, and received his discharge some time after. He married, at Marietta, Ohio, Miss Adaline Vaughan, a native of that State ; they have three children-Nora (now Mrs. Carter), Andras W. and Free- man V. Mr. H. is a member of the A., F. & A. M., and was for fourteen years the Master of Camanche Lodge, No. 60 ; is a stanch Republican.

S. HYMAN, grain-dealer, Camanche ; was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., in 1828; came to Iowa in 1851, where he has since resided; he is a carpenter by trade, which he followed prior to, and some time after, he came to the State ; in 1858, engaged in the hardware business ; continued until the tornado of June 3, 1860, when his storehouse was demolished with its contents ; he afterward engaged in the grocery and hardware business, which he carried on for several years, then engaged in the grain, flour and feed business, which is still occupying his attention. In 1853, he visited Pennsylvania, the home of his boyhood, and there married Miss Mary E. Elce, a native of Lycoming Co. ; the following spring, returned to Iowa with his wife ; they have two

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children-Thomas J. and William D. ; members of the Methodist Episcopal Church : Mr. H. has taken an active part in the church affairs for many years ; he is also a member of I. O. O. F. and the Encampment, also of the A. O. U. W .; he held the office of Mayor of the city of Camanche, and has been identified with its various offices since the town was first organized. Mr. H. was a Whig, now a Republican ; his par. nts were natives of Pennsylvania, and his mother still resides in that State.

SIMPSON JAMES, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., 1824 ; came to Iowa in 1851 ; he made the principal improvements on the farm on which he resides, consisting of eighty acres ; he first settled in Scott Co., of this State, remaining till 1855. He married, in 1849, Miss Louisa Nichols, daughter of Jonathan and Dexalana (Wallace) Nichols ; they are members of the Baptist Church ; Mr. J. is a stanch Republican.

JOHN MCCLOSKEY, P. O. Camanche ; was born in Allegheny Co., Penn .. in 1823; emigrated West in 1836, locating in St. Louis till 1840, when he went to Davenport. Iowa ; in the fall of 1854, he removed to Camanche, where he engaged in the saw-mill and lumber business, and where he has since resided ; from 1845 to 1854, he was most of the time on the Pacific coast, in Oregon, and, while in that State, he met and married, in 1854, Miss Sarah E. Oxner, a native of Kentucky ; Mrs. McCloskey died in 1860. Mr. McCloskey again married, in 1861, Miss R. A. Lawton, of Clinton Co., a native of Illinois ; they have two children-Lottie and Hor- ace. Mr. and Mrs. McC. are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is also a member of A., F. & A. M .; he was in the Indian war in Oregon, in 1848 ; he was a Democrat before the war, but since that time has acted with the Republican party.

DANIEL NICHOLS, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1816 ; emigrated to Jowa in 1853, locating in Clinton Co., where he has since resided ; he made the principal improvements on the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 224 acres. He married, in 1838, Miss Emily Stone, a native of New York ; they had three children, two of whom are living-Dexalana (now Mra. Fenn) and Nettie E. Mrs. N. died in the spring of 1875. The parents of our sub- ject. Jonathan and Dexalana ( Wallace) Nichols, were natives of New York ; the mother died in New York, in 1844 ; she was born in 1795 ; the father was born in 1793, and served through the war of 1812 ; he came to this State, and died in 1875, at the age of 82 years. Mr. N. again married, in 1875, Miss Josephine Weldrof ; is a stanch Republican.

J. NICHOLS, Jr., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1818 ; came to Iowa in 1853, locating in Clinton Co., upon the farm on which he now resides, consisting of eighty acres. He married, in 1840, Miss Anna Finney, a native of New York ; they had four children-Chestina (now Mrs. George Walls), Elbert W., Adna J., Lelia L. '(now Mrs. William Draper). Mrs. N. departed this life in October, 1850. Mr. N. again married, in 1851, Miss Orrila A. Angier, a native of New York ; they have one child-Luella ; they are members of the Baptist Church ; Republican.

DANIEL PATE, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Camanche ; son of David and Bill- zorah (Peas) Pate ; was born in Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1836 ; came to Iowa in 1856, locating in Clinton Co ; he and his brother, James R., improved the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 160 acres ; Mr. P.'s occupation is that of farmer and stock- raiser ; he is a member of the I. O. O. F. ; is a Democrat.

JAMES R. PATE, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Dear- 'born Co., Ind., in 1840 ; in 1856, he removed to Iowa, locating in Clinton Co., where he and a brother improved a farm of 160 acres, which they still own. In 1870, he married, at Camanche, Miss Alpha Millard, a native of Jackson Co., Iowa, and daugh- ter of David and Emarette (Jinkins) Millard; her father was killed in the tornado of June 3, 1860, at Brophy Creek, of this county ; her mother is still living in Adams Co., of this State. They have two children-Charles P. and Myrtie E. ; members of the Baptist Church ; he is also a member of I. O. O. F. His parents were David and

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Billzorah (Peas) Pate; they were natives of Virginia and New York, both now · deceased ; the father died in 1853, the mother in 1864; Mr. P. is a Democrat.

CHAS. N. PIERCE, carpenter and joiner; P. O. Camanche; was born in Monmouth Co., N. J., in 1835; came to Iowa in 1848, locating at Camanche, where he has since resided. He married, in 1859, at Camanche, Miss Ellen Lee, a native of Ohio; they have one child-Charles A. Mr. P. enlisted in the 16th I. V. I., Co. A. and served through the war; he was promoted to Sergeant, First Lieutenant, and then to Captain of the company ; he was wounded at the battle of Atlanta, Ga., from which will always suffer ; he is a member of A. O. U. W .; he is a stanch Republican.

CHAS. SEWARD; blacksmith ; P. O. Camanche; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1842; removed, with his parents, to Ohio, while very young, settling in Ashtabula Co., where he remained some years, attending school; there learned the blacksmith trade, but before he had finished his apprenticeship, he removed to Erie .Co., Penn., where he finished his trade, and again attended school for some time ; he enlisted in the 2d Independent Battery of Pennsylvania, known as Mehuler's Battery, or the Flying Dutchmen, and served through the war; he returned to Erie Co., Penn., after being discharged, and in 1866 came to Iowa, locating at Camanche, where has been engaged in blacksmithing most of the time. He married, in 1869, Miss Annis Bige- low, of Camanche, daughter of Timothy Bigelow ; they have two children-Eugene and Alice. Mr. S. resided at Low Moor, of this county, for some years, and while there was appointed Postmaster, which office he held for eight years ; Mr. S. is a stanch Republican ; he fought through the war and received four wounds.

MERITT H. SPOONER, agent C. & N. W. R. R .; P. O. Camanche ; son of Elijah and Lois Spooner, who were natives of Connecticut and New York ; were married in the latter State, where they resided till the death of Mrs. S., in 1827, when Mr. S. removed to Ohio, where he died in 1837. Their son was born at Cooperstown, Otsego Co., N. Y., March 16, 1818, where he received a good common-school educa- tion ; in 1856, removed to Iowa, residing at Lyons three years, then removed to Camanche, where he has since resided; while quite young, he was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker trade ; serving out his time, he commenced for himself, carrying on that branch of business for some years after he settled in Iowa; he has for several years been in the employ of the C. & N. W. R. R., as station agent at Camanche. He mar- ried, in 1844, Miss Delia E. Ripley, a native of Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y .; daughter of Noah-W. and Eliza (Bowen) Ripley ; she was born Sept. 10, 1828, and when 10 years old, removed, with her father, to Otsego Co., N. Y., where she was married ; they have had four children, three are living-Emma (now the wife of H. T. Matthews), Willard E. and Mary ; Mrs. S. is a consistent member of the Methodist Church ; Mr. S. is a member of A., F. & A. M., also of the I. O. O. F. ; is a stanch Republican.

ANDREW J. SMALL, farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Highland Co., Ohio, in 1822. He came to Illinois in 1837, locating in Knox and Ful- ton Cos., where he remained till 1839, when he again returned to Ohio, remaining there till 1844; removing thence to Aurora, Ind., where he married Miss Susan McGuire. a native of Dearborn Co., that State ; they were married in 1850. In the same year, he came to Iowa and entered a half-section of land in Section 18; returning to Indiana, he remained till 1861 ; he then moved his family to Iowa, bought some more land, and improved what he had entered. He is now the owner of a fine farm of 400 acres. He is a carpenter and joiner by trade, which he followed for seventeen years in his younger years. They have two children-George H. and Charles McG. Mr. S. is a member of the A., F. & A. M., he has also taken the Chapter degrees. Mr. S. is a Democrat.

BENJAMIN TOLLMAN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Camanche ; was born near New Holland, Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1832. Came to Iowa in 1854, where he has since resided. He improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of 270 acres. He married at Camanche, in 1857, Miss Sarah Lyman ; she was a native of New York; they have eight children, three sons and five daughters. Mr. T. is one of Clinton Co.'s

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enterprising farmers, having one of the finest improved farms in the section of country where he lives. Is a stanch Republican.

J. H. TONG, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Low Moor; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1820. Came to Iowa in 1853, settling on the farm on which he now resides and improved, consisting of 160 acres. Married, in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1843, Miss Rebecca Poorman, a native of that place; they have seven children-Mary C. (now Mrs. Crawshaw), Ann (now Mrs. Howson), William M., Flora (now Mrs. Bittinger), Ada (now Mrs. Risley), John and Rebecca. Members of the M. E. Church. Mr. T. was a Whig; at the organization of the Republican Party, joined its ranks.

W. A. TYLER, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Camanche ;. was born in Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1848, and has always lived on the farm which was his birthplace. His parents, John A. and Phebe J. (Pearsal ) Tyler, were natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania ; came to Iowa in 1837, and were married in this county in 1845, and resided here until their deaths. W. A. married on Sept. 14, 1869, Miss Hulda M. Stafford, a native of Ohio, who came to Iowa in 1863; they have three children-Kittie M., Clara Eva and Fannie. Mr. T. has a farm of 270 acres, which his father located and improved. He is a Democrat.

JOHN V. VAN EPPS, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Camanche; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1813. Came to Iowa in 1855, and has accumulated a com- petence for his declining years. The farm on which he has resided since he came to Iowa consists of 470 acres; he is probably the largest land owner,in the county, owning over 1,450 acres. He married in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in April, 1834, Miss Cath- erine Smith, a native of that State; they have six children-Charles H., Margaret, John E , Lewis, Alden and Clarence. His son Charles served through the war. He is a Democrat. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Veder) Van Epps, were natives of New York. Paternal great-great-grand parents came to America from Holland at an early day, settling in New York State, near what is now the village of Fultonville, which occupies a part of the tract of land that they first located upon, consisting of 1,800 acres, for which they received a patent from the English Government, and which has never gone out of the hands of the Van Eppses, as three of the fifth generation now own and occupy the greater part of it.

A. A. WAGNER, County Auditor, Camanche ; is a native of Allentown, Lehigh Co., Penn .; was brought up there. He came to Illinois in 1862, to Iowa in 1864; located at Camanche, and engaged in the distilling business. He was elected County Auditor in the fall of 1875; re-elected in 1877. He married Ann E. Mertz, from Allentown, Lehigh Co., Penn. ; they have one son-Frank M.

J. C. WILKES, grocer, Camanche ; was born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1824; emigrated into Illinois in 1840, and, in 1847, came to Iowa, locating in the south part of Clinton Co., where he bought and improved a farm, and was for some years engaged in farming. In 1854, he moved into the town of Camanche, where he has been engaged in various kinds of business ; has for several years been engaged in the grocery business. He married, in 1858, Miss Jane Vincent, of Lyons, Iowa ; she is a native of England, and came to this country while very young. Mr. W. is a stanch Republican.

SHELDON WOOD, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Camanche; was born in Addi. son Co., Vt., in 1814. In 1834, he removed to New York, where, in 1834, he married Miss Sibot S. Ketcham, a native of that State. Came to Iowa in 1842, where he has since resided. He located and entered land when he first settled, and the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 275 acres, is a part of the same tract. He enlisted in the 37th Iowa (known as Col. Kincaid's Gray Beards), and served through the war. He is a stanch Republican. His paternal grandfather was a native of England, and came to this country some time in the eighteenth century ; his parents, Lemuel and Hannah (Ives) Wood, were natives of Vermont, and died while he was quite young.

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J. D. AHRENS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Bryant ; owns 200 acres of land ; he was born in Germany, Aug. 29, 1834, where he was educated ; in 1852, he emi- grated, to this country and settled in Lee Co., Ill. ; remained two years, then removed to Clinton Co., Iowa, on the property now owned by him; has been Township Trustee, Township School Director and Road Supervisor; he is a conservative Republican. He married Katie Naeve, a native of Germany, in Clinton Co., March 15, 1860; she was a daughter of John and Katie Naeve, of Elk River Township; he had nine children, five are living-Detleff, Melie, John, Alvenie and an infant; liberal in his religious views ; he started with no capital, but by hard labor and economy, has built a handsome homestead and amassed a fortune of about $15,000.

H. ANDERSON, merchant, Sec. 2; P. O. Bryant ; he was born in Schles- wig, Germany, May 8, 1825; in 1867, he emigrated to the United States and immedi- ately settled in Iowa, where he has lived since; he has been a stanch Democrat since becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States. He married Charlotte Williche, a native of Holstein, Germany, in that country, March 18, 1847, and has four children -Elizabeth, who married. Herman Grouth, of Jackson Co .; Charles Theodore, who married Emma Stalenberg, of Bryant; Mathilde, who married Marenus Van Tull, of Crawford Co .; Adolph G., who married Caroline Voss, of Clinton Co. Members of the German Lutheran Church. He started in Clinton Co. with but a limited capital, work- ing as a laborer for six months; then started in merchandise, which he has kept up, keeping the same stand, known as the "Ten-Mile House," for the past twelve years, and amassing a fortune of from $15,000 to $20,000.

JOSEPH BAIR, farmer ; P. O. Elvira. He lives on Section 3, and owns 160 acres of land. He was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., July 29, 1842, where he was educated. In 1863, he removed to Clinton Co., Iowa, and has lived there ever since, except the time he was in the army. He first enlisted in Company H, 168th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for nine months ; came to Iowa and enlisted in Company F, 11th Iowa, where he remained until the close of the war. During his residence, he has been Road Supervisor for several years. He married Mary Elmira Kelly, a native of Iowa, in Dunleith, Ill., May 26, 1869, and has six children-Elsie Adella, Ora Myrtle, John Torrence, Frankie Bell, Robert Clifton and Adam Kelly. He and his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira. When he first commenced in Iowa, he was poor and without capital, has now a fine homestead and a fortune of from $20,000 to $25,000. He a life time Republican.

N. E. BROOKS, Postmaster, Elvira ; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Sept. 29, 1834. Removed to Iowa in 1850, and located at Camanche ; came to Elvira in 1869. Married Eliza N. Welsh, of Indiana; has two children-Laura E. and Mary Elizabeth. Is not a member of any Church, but attends the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Moved to Tam Co. in spring of 1860, but, finding no place like his old home, returned in the fall of 1862.

WILLIAM WORK BEATTY, farmer, Sec. 24 and 25 ; P. O. Elvira. He owns 170 acres of land. He was born in Crawford Co., Penn., Oct. 29, 1811 ; was educated there. In May, 1846, he removed and located in Kane Co., Ill., where he remained until the spring of 1852, when he removed to Clinton Co., Center Township, where he now resides. He held for several years the offices of Justice of the Peace, Township Clerk, Township School Director and Road Supervisor. He was very active in the war of the rebellion, and sent four sons to battle for their country, one of whom was killed at the battle of Peach Tree Creek. He married Eleanor H. Stuart, in Craw- ford Co., Penn., on the 24th day of September, 1833, and have twelve children- Finlaw, John S., Montelius Murry, Joseph Henry, William Emmett, Mary Ann S., Rebecca J., Annis M., Hattie E., Emma I., Carrie F., Eva Ella. He and most of his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church of Elvira. When he arrived in the West, he had the sum of 25 cents to begin life with; and, as the fruits of industry

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The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its., Part 100

Author: Western Historical Co , Western Historical Company Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co. Number of Pages: 807

Author: Western Historical Co , Western Historical Company
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 807