The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its., Part 93

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

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M. E. FENTON, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 11; P. O. Maquoketa ; was born in Warren Co., N. Y., in 1933; when he was 10 years of age, he removed with his parents to Oakland Co., Mich .; thence to this county in 1847. He served in Co. F, 31st Regt. I. V. I .; he was enrolled in August, 1862, and mustered into service with the regiment at Davenport Oct. 13, 1862; participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Raymond, Jackson, Black River, Vicksburg, Cherokee, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Taylor's Hills, Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta and Jonesboro; was in Sherman's campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas, and was mustered out with the regiment at Louisville, Ky., June 27, 1865. Aug. 20, 1865, he married Almeda L., hnghter of H. and Eliza Potter, nee Wheaton, pioneer settlers of Jackson Co., Iowa,

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and now residents of Vermillion, Minn. Mr. Fenton's children are Bertram J. and Erma S. He owns 200 acres of well-improved land in this county, 17 acres of timber in Jackson, 200 acres of land in Woodbury Co .; is extensively engaged in stock raising and dealing. Republican.

G. W. HENTON, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Elwood; is a native of Rocking- ham Co., Va .; born in 1836; in 1846, he removed with his parents, Silas and Hannah Henton, both natives of Virginia, to Jackson Co., Iowa, where they settled, thus becom- ing pioneers of that county. Mr. Henton's first wife was Margaret J. Major, a native of Ohio ; present wife was Mrs. Frances M. Whitmore,' nee Blaine; she was born in Rockingham Co., Va. Mr. H. is a Democrat. His farm is well located and nicely improved.

DAVID HICKS, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Elwood; was born in Cornwall, England, June 24, 1846 ; emigrated to this country and to Clinton Co. in 1865. Feb. 24, 1874, he married Miss Hannah S. Hiner, a native of Virginia. Mr. Hicks and wife are members of the M. E. Church. He owns a pleasantly-located farm of 120 acres, which is well improved. He is a Republican.

J. A. HINER, member of the enterprising firm of Leinbaugh & Hiner, dealers in dry goods, groceries, etc., Elwood, Iowa; was born in Pendleton Co., Va., in 1851 : his parents started for the West, but, upon the route, his father was taken ill and died. After his death, his mother continued her journey, arriving in Clinton Co., where she remained, and is now the wife of J. D. Parnell. Mr. Hiper was educated at Mt. Vernon, Iowa ; after finishing his education, he taught school several terms; in June of the present year (1879), he and Mr. Leinhaugh engaged in the mercantile business at Elwood; they have a large store, and their goods are unexcelled in quality ; their assortment is complete in all lines of goods kept by them, and they are having a large trade.

T. T. IRWIN, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Elwood; was born in Union Co., Penn., in 1825 ; early in life he adopted the principles of the Whig party, and was dis- tinguished as a fearless advocate of freedom and for his opposition to human slavery ; in 1853 and 1854, he was proprietor and editor of the Mercer County Whig, in which he strongly advocated the abolishment of slavery ; in the latter part of 1854, he disposed of his interest in the paper until 1862, when he again became its proprietor and editor, changed the name to Whig and Dispatch, and published it in the interests of the Republican party, of which he is a firm supporter. Mr. Irwin was auditor of Mercer Co., a position which he filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the citizens; was also Justice of the Peace several years in Mercer Co. . He has been twice married ; first wife was Miss Elizabeth Alexander; she died in Pennsylvania; married present wife, Matilda Hood, in Erie Co., Penn. ; they came to this county in 1870; have two chil- dren-Clarence and Lewis. Mr. I. has held various local offices in this township. Owns 160 acres of land.

WILLIAM H. IRWIN, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Elwood; was born in Northumberland Co., Penn., June 5, 1830; he removed with his parents to Mercer Co., Penn., where he married Miss Mary Waugh ; they came to this county in 1866, and purchased the farm they now reside on. Mr. Irwin and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is a Republican ; has been a member of the Township Board of Trustees two terms; was elected Assessor in the fall of 1878. He owns a well-located, finely-improved farm of 248 acres.

A. H. JENKINS, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Maquoketa; a pioneer settler' of Clinton Co .; was born in Queensbury, Warren Co., N. Y., Nov. 28, 1809. Married Mrs. Sarah Fenton, nee Goodenow, Nov. 28, 1841 : she was a native of Rockingham, Vt. ; born Dec. 21, 1810; in 1843, they removed to Groveland, Mich., where they remained until the autumn of 1847, when they emigrated to Iowa and located in Brook- field Township, then an unpromising wilderness, with scarcely an inhabitant; they have four children-Alexander P., born in Michigan Oct. 2, 1844, married Miss Ellen Atherton Sept. 8, 1872 ; J. L. Jenkins, born in Clinton Co. in 1850, married Miss

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Alice Simpson May 19, 1870; Maria L., married Mr. M. P. Baker; the youngest daughter married J. S. Dice Mrs. Jenkins has two sons-Marvin and Marshall-by her former husband, J. Fenton ; both are residents of this county. Mr. Jenkins is a Republican.

HI. J. JEPSEN, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 23; P. O. Elwood; was born in the duchy of Schleswig, Germany, Sept. 28, 1823; in early life, he followed the vocation of a sailor, and served in the United States Navy from 1853 until 1856; in the latter year, he came to Clinton Co. In 1857, he married Miss Gertrude Teskey; they have nine children-Maggie C., J. Fred., Sarah J., Anna C., Gertrude, George H., Charles C., Ellen E. and Bertha. Mr. J. owns 280 acres of land; his farm is well located and finely improved.

JOHN H. KREIGEBEIN, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Elwood; Mr. Kreige- bein is a native of Germany; was born June 26, 1815; served in the German army two years; was honorably discharged. He married, in Germany, Miss Sophia Schrae- der ; they emigrated to this country in 1867, and settled in Jackson Co .; in 1869, they removed to where they now reside ; they have three children living-Henry C., Frede rica S. and Birdie E. Mr. Kreigebein and wife are members of the Lutheran Church ; he is a Democrat ; is a school officer in District No. 5; owns 200 acres of land, and is an active and enterprising citizen.

HENRY KINGSLEY, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Maquoketa; is a native of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; was born Dec. 4, 1835. In 1860, he married, in that county, Miss Diana Orton, who was born in Vermont; they removed to this county in 1869; they have four children living-Edward M., born in New York in 1863; Gordon H., born in October, 1865 ; Carrie Eveline, born in this county, January, 1870 ; James, born April 1873. Mr. Kingsley owns 200 acres of land, and is an energetic, enterpris- ing citizen.

D. D. KLISE, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Elwood; born Oct. 5, 1839, in Carro'l Co., Ohio ; he commenced learning the carpenter trade in Bethlehem, Stark Co., Ohio, finished it at Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa, in which county, in 1860, he married Miss Mary Burns; she was born in 1835; they came to Clinton Co. in 1862, where he engaged in contracting and building in various parts of the county until 1875, when he moved on the farm where he now resides, which he had purchased some years previous; this farm is finely improved, and contains 220 acres. Mr. Klise and wife are members of the Catholic Church; they have four children-Charles Louis and Ann Elizabeth, twins, born Sept. 1, 1861; Rosa, born March 5, 1869; Mary M., born Dec. 1, 1873. Democrat.

ADAM LEINBAUGH, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Elwood; born Nov. 29, 1826, in Berks Co,, Penn., where, in 1850, he married Miss Elizabeth Fisher, a native of the same county ; they came to Iowa about 1855, and have been residents of Clinton Co. most of the time since. Mr. Leinbaugh and wife are members of the Reformed Church; their children are Rosa (now the wife of Perry Strawn), Helah (now Mra John Gabriel), Benton (married Miss Ella Wade-they live at Elwood, where he is engaged in the grocery trade), Adam A., James, John D., Franklin, William and Fred. Mr. Leinbaugh owns 200 acres of well-improved land, and is a man of much energy and enterprise; he acts with the Democratic party ; he has held various local offices in all of which he gave general satisfaction.

T. B. LEINBAUGHI, of the firm of Leinbaugh & Hiner, merchants Elwood; was born in Berks Co., Penn., in 1853; in 1856, his parents emigrated to Iowa. July 23, 1874, he married Miss Ella Wade; they have two children. In June, 1879, Mr. Leinbaugh, in company with A. J. Hiner, engaged in the mercantile trade at Elwood, where they are doing a thriving business, and are fast increasing their stock to meet the growing demands of the public.

BENJAMIN F. MAXWELL, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Elwood; Mr. Maxwell was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Feb. 3, 1842; in 1844, with his parents, moved to Hawkins Co., thence, in 1852, to Owen Co., Ind., where he remained until

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he enlisted, Sept. 18, 1861, in Co. A., 43d Ind. V. I .; he served with distinction, par- ticipating in every battle and skirmish his regiment was engaged in, until discharged, at Indianapolis, Ind., in March, 1864. Mr. Maxwell was wounded while in the army, at Marks Mill. On Oct. 19, 1868, he married Miss Margaret Griffith, in Green Co., Ind .; in 1870, they came to this county and settled in Berlin Township, in which place he was elected a member of the Township Board of Trustees for the term of two years; they removed to where they now reside, in 1877; their children are Clarence Arthur, Minnie Alice, William Fletcher, Benjamin F., John S. and Maggie Florence. Mr. M. is Republican ; owns 120 acres finely-improved land.

HON. JOHN S. MAXWELL, Sec. 33; P. O. Elwood; a native of Mor- gan Co., Ohio; was born Aug. 22, 1825; his life exhibits a career of struggle, energy and self-reliance such as characterize few men ; after pursuing a course of study at the common schools, he completed his education at the State University, Athens, Ohio ; in 1850, he went to Calaveras Co., Cal., and engaged in mining; at the end of a year, he had accumulated quite an amount of money, with which he entered the mercantile busi- ness at Mokelumne Hill, a mining town on the Mokelumne River; in 1852, he left his business in California in care of a partner and went to Australia with the intention of establishing an exporting house ; after his arrival there, however, he learned that his partner had squandered the property left in his charge, which amounted to several thousand dollars; he then again engaged in mining, and, at the end of nine months, established a store at Melbourne, Victoria Colony ; meeting with fair success, he remained until burned out, when he went to Ballarat, then one of the most noted min- ing districts in the world, containing a population of over thirty thousand miners; here he started a large store ; he continued in the mercantile business until the spring of 1856, when he disposed of his stock and went to Valparaiso, South America, where he remained but a short time before proceeding to Panama; thence to New York City ; there he remained until fully recovered from an attack of yellow fever, contracted while upon shipboard ; from New York he went to Washington, D. C. ; thence to Owen Co., Ind., where his parents then resided; in the latter part of 1856, he purchased land where he now resides; Mr. Maxwell has become very popular with all classes; has served as Notary Public over fifteen years; was Supervisor ; was also elected a member of the Ninth General Assembly, a position he filled to the honor and credit of his con- stituents ; he is a man of unimpeachable integrity, cool and sound executive ability, as well as benevolent, kindly and social in heart; he is Treasurer of the Pleasant Valley Dairy Association, which was incorporated Feb. 19, 1879. In education and religion, Mr. M. has always taken a deep interest, aiding both in many respects ; he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been a lay minister over ten years. Mr. Maxwell was first married in Hawkins Co., Ohio, to Miss Rebecca Guyre; present wife was Miss Julia M., daughter of John R. and Ann Twiss, of this township; they have eleven children-Jennie (now Mrs. John Whitsel), Douglas L., John S., Jr., B. McClellan, Annie J., Morgan R., Richard F., Charles R., Eddie M., Mary and Emma. He owns 420 acres of well-improved land. Republican.

A. MARSHALL, boot and shoe manufacturer, Elwood; is a native of Don- egal, Ireland; was born in 1829; emigrated to New York in 1856; in 1859, went to Brooklyn, N. Y., in which place he married Miss Alice McGrath; they moved to Lyons in 1862; thence to Elwood in 1877. Mr. Marshall and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; Republican. Owns city property in Lyons, situated on Fifth and Pearl streets.

B. F. NEWCOMER, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Maquoketa; was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Jan. 21, 1853; came to Clinton Co. in 1877. In October, 1878, married Mrs. E. A. Phillips, nee Ward ; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio; moved to Clinton Co. with her parents, Benjamin and Hannah Ward, who settled in this county about 1854. Mr. Newcomer is engaged in farming ; his farm is well improved, and contains 176 acres.

SAMUEL PATTERSON, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Elwood; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, Aug. 7, 1841 ; when he was 3 years of age, his parents Digitized by rente

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emigrated to Iowa and settled near Mt. Vernon; here his father died, and, in 1845, his mother married again, and removed to Linn Co. ; thence to Jackson Co. When Sam- nel was 21, he went to Mt. Vernon ; remained one year, then returned to Jackson Co., where he remained until about 1863, when he came to this county. Nov. 24, 1864, he married, in this county, Miss Mary J. Hiner, daughter of Young and Melinda Hiner ; she was born in Virginia Aug. 7, 1842; they have five children-Malowa, George, Mary Melinda, Eugene Addison and Josephine. Mr. Patterson and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He owns a well-located farm of 120 acres, and is an energetic, go-a-head citizen ; is a Democrat.

JOHN D. PARNELL, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Elwood. This gentleman, a resident of the Northwest for over thirty-five years, is a native of Askham, Westmore- land Co., England ; was born Jan. 23, 1807. He married, in England, Miss Agnes Cooper ; they immigrated to Starke Co., Ohio, in 1834; thence to Pulaski Co., Ind., in 1844, where they remained until 1857, when they removed to this county and settled on the farm where he now resides; his first wife died in this township ; present wife was Melinda J. Hiner, nee Anderson, a native of Rockingham Co., Va .; born in 1810; married, in Virginia, T. J. Hiner; he died in 1854, while on their way from Virginia to this State. Mr. Parnell's children by first marriage were James, who married Eliza- beth Hurst, resides in Kansas; Mary, now the wife of C. L. Davenport, of Brookfield Township, this county. By his present wife had five children, only one now living- Maria E. By her former marriage, there are Mary J. (now Mrs. S. Patterson), Han- nah S. (now Mrs. D. Hicks), Eugene (who married Emma Smith), Hettie J. (now Mrs. John Bowden). Mr. Parnell and wife own 160 acres of land; he is a Republican.

JOHN PERRY, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Maquoketa; is an old resident of Clinton Co., a native of Morgan Co., Ky. ; born Feb. 11, 1809. He married, in Law- rence (now Carter) Co., Ky., Miss Juliet Lester, also a native of Kentucky ; born Jan. 12, 1814; in 1841, they emigrated to Henry Co., Mo .; remained until 1844, when they removed to Clinton Co. Mrs. Perry died March 19, 1879; their children are Minerva Jane (now Mrs. Amos Wilcox, resides in Brookfield Township) ; Elizabeth (Mrs. Henry Clay) lives in Linn Co., Kan. ; Polly A. (Mrs. H. Wilcox, of Miami Co., Kan.); Margaret (Mrs. Daniel Grover, of Sac Co., Iowa) ; William (is married and lives in Benton Co., Towa) ; Thomas D. (married and lives in Cowles Co., Kan.) ; Joseph N., M. D. (is married and lives in Wyoming, Jones Co., Iowa) ; Martha Jane (now Mrs. Stephen Gordon, of Kingwood, Clinton Co); Elvarda (Mrs. John Wright, of California), and James R. Mr. Perry is a Democrat; he owns 140 acres of land, and has ever been an upright, honorable man and an enterprising citizen.

WILLIAM PETCH, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Maquoketa; is a native of Yorkshire, Eng .; was born in 1829; emigrated to this country and came to Clinton Co. in 1849, where, by his industry and integrity, he has won a competence; he is a man of enterprise and a public-spirited citizen ; owns 200 acres of land, upon which are all the modern improvements. He married, in this county, Miss Mary C. Schafer, of Monroe Co., N. Y .; their children are Edward J., Emma Maria and Carrie Jane.

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 3; P. O. Maquo- keta ; is a native of Augusta Co., Va .; born June 4, 1819. Married Miss H. Shaver, a native of Rockingham Co., Va., in 1842; they moved to Clinton Co. in 1869; have six children-Margaret Jane (now Mrs. John Devier, of Brookfield Township), Mary V. (now Mrs. A. L. Dyer) ; Hannah Elizabeth, Cornelia, John E. and De Witt. Mr. Phillips owns about one thousand acres of land; is largely engaged in stock-raising and buying; is one of the leading farmers and stock-men of the State of Iowa ; Democrat.

WILLIAM PITHAN, farmer ; P. O. Lost Nation; is a native of Prussia, born in 1824. He married, in Prussia, Miss Helena Mallman ; they emigrated to Iowa in 1851, and settled in Scott Co., within fifteen miles of Davenport, where they remained until 1854, when they removed to this county and settled where they now reside; their children were Charles and Henry ; Charles was born in 1854; he mar- ried, in 1875, Miss M. Cook ; they have one child-Mary ; he owns 105 acres of land; lives in Sharon Township. Henry was born in 1852; married Miss A. Schults; he

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died April 9, 1877 ; had one child-Charles W. Mr. W. Pithan and family are mem- bers of the Reformed Church ; he is a Republican. Owns 300 acres of land. all most desirably located.

CLAUS C. RUUS, a prominent citizen of Clinton Co .; Chairman of the present Board of County Supervisors; a native of Schleswig, Germany; was born May 5, 1836; was liberally educated at the city of Schleswig; emigrated to this country and to Clinton in 1856. He enlisted in Co. L, 2d Iowa Cav .; was enrolled in September, 1861; participated in nearly all the engagements his regiment was in-Stonington, Boone- ville, Rienzi, Iuka, Corinth, Coffeeville, Palo Alto, Birmingham, Jackson, Grenada, Pontotoc, Tupelo, Old Town, Oxford, and engagements against Hood's march on Nash- ville. He was mustered out in the autumn of 1864, and returned to this county. On March 2, 1865, he married Miss Margaret Teskey; have six children-Ida T., The- resa, Lena, Maggie, Gertie and John. In 1871, Mr. R. was engaged in the lumber trade at. Elwood, in which business he still continues, commanding an extensive trade with the surrounding country. In 1876, he was elected a member of the County Board of Supervisors, and was elected Chairman of the same in the spring of 1879, the duties of which office he fills to the satisfaction of all concerned; he has also held various township offices. Mr. Ruus resides on Sec. 28, Brookfield Township ; his farm con- tains 120 acres, is pleasantly located and well improved; he is a public-spirited man, always r. ady to assist, with time and money, any enterprise that promises to be of advantage to his town or county: In politics, Mr. Ruus is Republican.

G. W. SACKRIDER, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 13; P. O. Maquoketa. Mr. Sackrider was born in Delaware Co. Aug. 24, 1838; in 1853, he emigrated with his parents to Clinton Co. He enlisted in Co. I, 24th Regt. I. V. I .; was enrolled as Corporal in August, 1862; promoted to Third Sergeant, and participated in every bat- tle and skirmish that his command was in until the close of the war; was mustered out with his regiment at Davenport, in August, 1865. Sept. 19, 1866, he married, in this county, Miss Jane A. Rarick, daughter of William and Martha Rarick, pioneer set- tlers of Brookfield Township ; they have two children-Clarence I. and Carrie May. Mr. S. is a Democrat. Owns 260 acres of land; his home farm, on Sec. 13, is well located and finely improved ; he is extensively engaged in stock-raising.

SOLOMON SACKRIDER, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Maquoketa ; a native of Putnam Co., N. Y .; was born Oct. 6, 1827; when he was 6 years of age, his parents removed to Delaware Co., Ohio; thence to this State and county, in 1851. He married, Sept. 9, 1855, Miss Eveline Green, a daughter of Benjamin Green, an early settler of this county ; Mrs. S. was born in Ashland Co., Ohio; they have one child- George. Mr. Sackrider and wife are members of the M. E. Church. He owns 140 acres of finely-improved land. Democrat.

FREDRICK SCHOOF, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Lost Nation ; a native of Mecklinburg, Germany ; was born Feb. 4, 1841 ; came to the United States and to Cook Co., Ill., in 1859. He enlisted in Co. D, 9th Ill. Cav., where he served his adopted country faithfully until honorably discharged. Came to Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1865. In 1868, he married Miss Wilhelmina Wecat, in Cedar Co .; she was born in Hanover, Germany ; they have five children-Charlie T., Sophia, Emma, Albert, Louise. Mr. S. owns 160 acres of land. He is an Independent ; member of the Lutheran Church.

JOSHUA SHULTZ, farmer; a native of Franklin Co., Penn .; born Feb. 22, 1815. He married Miss Catherine Fulton Dec. 27, 1838; she was born Aug. 26, 1817, in Franklin Co., Penn .; in 1850, they emigrated to Muscatine Co., Iowa, and settled near Muscatine; in 1854, they removed to Cedar Co., thence to this county in 1859. Their children are John A., born Dec. 18, 1846, married Elizabeth Kauf- man ; Benjamin, born July 9, 1849, married Elizabeth Newkirk ; Jacob F., born July 8, 1851, married Miss Joanna Bachman ; Hervey C., born Sept. 8, 1853; Elizabeth C., born Dec. 4, 1855; Alva, born Dec. 26, 1861. The deceased children are Martha, born Jan. 16, 1842, died June 24, 1845; Annie B., born Oct. 30, 1843, died

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Oct. 19, 1850 ; William, born Nov. 17, 1857, died April 27, 1858. Mrs. Joshua Shultz died Nov. 16, 1878; she was a member of the Baptist Church, and a sincere Christian. Mr. Shultz owns 105 acres of land.

GEORGE W. SELLERS, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Elwood; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1837 ; came to this county in 1856. Married Miss Rachel Wells, in this county, in 1869; she is a native of Pickaway Co., Ohio; they have eight children-Albert C., Mary E., Eva F., George G., Benjamin T., John M., Christopher H. and Gracie M. Mr. Sellers is a member of the present Board of Township Trustees, which office he has held several terms ; has also filled various other local offices. He has always taken an active interest in the educational interests of the district; has been a school officer a number of years. Owns ninety acres of land. Is a Republican.

H. C. SHULTZ, Elwood; is a native of Muscatine Co., Iowa; was born Sept. 8, 1853; in 1854, his parents moved to Cedar Co., thence to Clinton Co. Mr. S. learned the trade of house-painting while a boy, which occupation he follows during the summer, and, in winter, teaches school. He is a Democrat. Owns one block in Elwood, on which he has a house valued at $2,000.

J. A. SHULTZ, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Elwood; a native of Franklin Co., Penn. ; born Dec. 3, 1846 ; he accompanied his parents, Joshua and Catherine Shultz, to Muscatine Co., Iowa, in 1851 ; thence to Cedar Co. in 1854, and to Clinton Co. in 1859. Married Miss Elizabeth Kauffman ; she was born in Berks Co., Penn .; they have two children-Ivan M. and Sarah Agnes. Mr. S. is a Democrat. Owns forty acres of land.

ISAAC SMITH, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Elwood. Mr. Smith was born in Ticonderoga, Essex Co., N. Y., March 9, 1815, where he married, Sept. 9, 1841, Miss Caroline Potter, a native of Vermont, born Oct. 13, 1820; they emigrated to Iowa in 1852, and have been residents of this county the greater part of the time since ; their children are Lydia P., born Feb. 23, 1843, married Ed. Waugh Jan. 4, 1860; Melissa S., born Sept. 27, 1844, died Feb. 22, 1845 ; Delia S., born Jan. 17, 1847, died Feb. 12, 1856; Emma C., born March. 30, 1855, married E. S. Hines March 16, 1875; Clinton B., born Feb. 26. 1856, died March 18, 1856; William V., born April 16, 1857. Mr. Smith and wife are members of the M. E. Church at Elwood, in which he has been Class-leader and Steward a number of years. He owns 120 acres of well- improved land. Is a Republican. One of his brothers, William, served in the Union army during the war. Both his grandfathers, James Smith and Daniel Gould, fought on the American side at Bunker Hill, and served with distinction throughout the Rev- olutionary war. Two of his paternal uncles served in the war of 1812.

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The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its., Part 93

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