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THOMAS POLHAMUS, shoemaker, Sec. 10; P. O. Clinton ; was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., in 1825; resided there till 1851, then removed to Iowa, locat- ing on the farm on which he has since resided, which he improved, consisting of eighty acres. He married Miss Matilda, daughter of Reuben and Marinda (Weatherbee) Lacock ; they have two children-Hannah M. (now Mrs. Harvey) and Rachel R. Mr. P. is a shoemaker by trade, which calling he followed prior and for some time after he came to Iowa. He has held the offices of Township Trustee and Collector for a num- ber of years. The parents of our subject, Evan and Hannah (Star) Polhamus were natives of Pennsylvania, where they resided till the death of Mr. P .; he died of hydro- phobia, caused by a bite from his own dog ; his wife then came to Iowa; she is now deceased. Mr. P. was formerly a Whig, and, since the organization of the Republican party, has acted with it ..
CHARLES L. SEYMOUR, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Clinton; son of Reuben and Almira (Haynes) Seymour, was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1818; in 1842, he came West, and after a year's traveling in quest of a place for a future home, be located in Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1843, locating and improving the farm on which he has since resided, consisting of 108 acres. In 1840, Mr. Seymour married Miss Clarissa Day, at Hartland, Niagara Co., N. Y., a native of Vermont; they had nine children, seven of whom are living-Charles S., Julia E. (now Mrs. Charles Seymour), Oscar W., Martha J., Marcus D., Alfred L. and Edgar D. Mrs. S. was a consistent member of the Congregational Church until the time of her death in 1861. Mr. S. again married, in 1864, Miss Mary J. Wilson, of this county, but a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. S. and wife are members of the M. E. Church ; Mr. S. is a Democrat. His parents were natives of New York and Massachusetts, and were married in New York Jan. 1, 1817 ; came to Iowa in 1841, and laid claim to quite a tract of land, and afterward purchased another tract of school land. He was for many years Judge of Probate in the county. He departed this life in 1873, having attained the 79th year of his age. His wife is still living with her son, having attained the ripe old age of 84 years.
A. C. SMITH, farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 34; P. O. Clinton ; owns 360 acres of land in Clinton Co., and 800 acres in Monona Co., Iowa; he was born in Madisonville, East Tenn., Dec. 21, 1824, where he lived until 12 years old, when his parents removed to White Oak Springs, Iowa Co., Wis .; in 1839, they removed to Jackson Co., Iowa, where he received his education; in the fall of 1866, he moved to Clinton Co., on the property now owned by him. He has often been solicited to run for office, but has constantly refused, as he has no desire to be associated with any political office-seeking. He has always been a stanch Republican, taking pride and pleasure in thus following in the footsteps of his forefathers. He married Martha E. Hawkins, a native of Washington Co., Penn., in Jackson Co., Iowa, Feb. 25, 1847, and
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had five children, four now living-Nancy Ellen (married J. H. Walliker, of Clinton), J. W. (married Chloe Hart, a daughter of Hiram A. and Mary Jane Hart, of Clinton Co., and resides in Crawford Co.), Sarah N. and George F. Mr. Smith was brought up in the Baptist Church; his wife in the Presbyterian. When he first started in Iowa, Mr. S. was penniless, and, his family being only in moderate circumstances, could not give bim any aid ; his life shows the results of will, determination, hard work, economy and enterprise. He has a beautiful homestead, costing some $20,000, and a fortune esti- mated at about $75,000.
WILLIAM L. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Lyons; was born Aug. 9, 1816, in South Wales ; emigrated to the United States in 1850, settling in New York State; remained there nine years; in 1859, he removed thence to Iowa, locating a short distance west of Lyons, where he has since resided ; he improved a farm of 162 acres, on which he now resides. He married Miss Sophia Thomas, a native of the same part of the country as himself; they have seven children-John, Elizabeth (now Mrs. Thomas) James, Mary, Benjamin, Isaac and Anna. Mrs. S. is a member of the Epis- copal Church. His eldest son, John, served four years in the war. Mr. S. is a stanch Republican.
CHAS. THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 15 ; P. O. Clinton ; was born in Lewis Ce., N. Y., in 1825 ; in 1835, his parents removed to Chicago, and, in 1837, to Iowa, locat- ing in Clinton Co., on the farm they entered and improved, consisting of 160 acres, and which Mr. Charles Thomas now occupies. Mr. T. married, in 1858, Miss Ellen Little, a native of Ireland ; she came to this country in the fall of 1856; they have six chil- dren-Francis, Maggie, Bennie, Lucy, Fannie and Nettie. Mr. T. is independent in politics. His parents, Robert and Elizabeth (Cady) Thomas, were natives of New York and came to Iowa in 1837, where they resided till their death-Mr. T. in 1862, in the 74th year of his age; Mrs. T. in June, 1876, in her 85th year. They were noted for their hospitality in the early settlement of the country, and a weary emigrant was never turned from their door tired and hungry. He was a wagon-maker and wheel- wright, and, owing to his cunning workmanship -in wood, the early settlers came from. far and near to have their plows made, as the wooden mole-board plows were the style in that early day.
JAMES WHITE, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Elvira; was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1818; emigrated to the United States in 1842, locating first at Pittsburgh, Penn., remaining there till 1851 ; removed thence to Iowa, locating in Clinton Co. He entered and improved the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 160 acres. In 1848, he married at Temperanceville, near Pittsburgh, Miss Keziah Dixon, a native of Pennsylvania ; they have seven children living-Lydia, A. (now Mr. Striley), Cynthia S. (now Mrs. Willson), Martha J. (now Mrs. Wilson), Ida A., William S., Harry J. and Fannie M. Mr. White held several of the most important township offices. He is a stanch Republican.
EDWARD VOSBURG, farmer ; P. O. Clinton ; he owns 240 acres of land; he was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1828, where he was educated; he removed during the fall of 1855, to the property now owned by him, where he has erected a beautiful homestead and amassed a fortune of about $20,000, after having begun life without capital, save in being strong in health, will and determination. He has always been a strong supporter of true Jacksonian Democratic principles. He married Nancy Perrin, of Indiana, in Clinton, Oct. 9, 1857, and had six children, three are living-Noble Eward, Paul Bruce and Veleria Mabel. He and his family are all members of the Methodist Church. He is a carpenter and joiner, but some years ago dropped his profession and has been a farmer ever since.
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THERON BENHAM, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1822, emigrated to Whiteside Co., Ill., in 1856, and into Iowa in 1858, locating upon the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 190 acres. He married in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1853, Miss Loise Ann Sherwood, a native of that county ; they have two children-Mary, now Mrs. Wiley, and Theron. Mr. B. is a stanch Republican.
S. W. BRAZELL, dealer in agricultural implements ; P. O. Low Moor; was born in Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1848 ; in 1858, his parents removed to Clinton Co., where he has since resided. Mr. B. lived on a farm until 1868, when he moved into Low Moor and engaged in the mercantile business, but after a short time returned to his farm again. . In 1871, returned to Low Moor, where he engaged in the agricultural implement business, and has since resided there. He married, in 1869, Miss Elima Ralston, of this county, a sister of the banker Ralston, of San Francisco, Cal., who was drowned in San Francisco Bay, in 1877; they have four children-Robert J., Thomas W., Harriet B. and Maude. Mr. Brazell's parents, Andrew J. and Berenice Brazell, were natives of Kentucky and Indiana. Mr. B. has held many offices of responsibility and trust in the county, although he is yet a young man. Democrat.
GEORGE BURKINSHAW, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Elvira ; owns 200 acres of land; he was born in Lincolnshire, England, May 5, 1828, where he was edu- cated ; in 1855, he emigrated to this country, and located in Clinton Co., where he has lived since. He has served two terms as Township Road Supervisor. Republican. He married Sarah Jane Smith, a native of Lincolnshire, England, in Clinton Co., April 17, 1857, and had seven children, all living-Sarah Ann, William John, Mathew, George, Amy. Eliza and Charles. He was raised in the belief of the Church of England. When he first commenced in Clinton Go., he had but a limited capital, which he invested in a small farm which he has continually increased, until he has built a fine homestead, and has a fortune estimated from $13,000 to $15,000. During his passage to this country, he had a stormy trip, resulting in the death of some of the crew ; he, however, feels recompensed for all the dangers he passed through, by the happy results of his labors in Iowa.
ROBERT CAMPBELL, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Camanche; was born in Gefle, Sweden, in 1825 ; came to the United States in 1839, settling permanently in Iowa, in 1851; he was in the United States sea-service during the Mexican war, and was one of the seamen on board one of the ships that transported Gen. Scott's army from New Orleans to Vera Cruz. He married, in 1853, Miss Charlotte Vincent, daughter of William K. Vincent, known among pioneers as Deacon Vincent ; they have six children. The parents of Mrs. C., William K. and Harriet (Horbottle) Vin- cent, were natives of England; came to the United States in 1834; the mother died in Ohio in 1836; the father, in Iowa, in 1869. Mr. C. has a farm of 100 acres, which is a part of one of the first farms improved in the county, first improved in 1836 by Mr. Ketcham. Mr. C. is Independent.
N. W. COFFMAN, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Camanche; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1808; came to Iowa in 1855, settling in Clinton Co., where he has since resided; he improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of eighty acres. He married, near Lancaster, Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1831, Miss Rhoda Williamson, a native of that county, born in 1811 ; they have nine children-Elizabeth (now Mrs. W. Tall- man), Melvina (now Mrs. Ramier), William H., George, Belle, Carrie (now Mrs. Dins more) Frank, Ella (now Mrs. Edlin) and Blanche. They are members of the M. E. Church. Two of his sons were in the army ; George enlisted in the 8th I. V. I., Co. A, and served through the war; was taken prisoner at Pittsburg Landing, while under Gen. Prentiss; Frank went out with the hundred-day men. Mr. C. is a blacksmith. He was formerly a Whig, and, at the organization of the Republican party, joined ita
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ranks, and has since acted with it. His parents, Martin and Sarah (Whitehurst) Coff- man were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia; his paternal grandparents removed to Virginia while his father was quite young; there he was married and removed to Ohio, which at that time was a new country, and resided there till their deaths.
WILLIAM M. COPE, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Camanche; was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1812; came to the United States in 1840, settling first in Salem Co., Mo., where they resided till 1844, in which year they removed to Iowa, settling in Clinton Co., near Lyons, removing thence to De Witt, thence to the farm on which he now resides, and which he improved, consisting of 440 acres; he located on his present farm in 1852. He married in England, in 1838, Miss Eliza Richardson ; they have four children-William T., Kezia, Nora and George W. Mr. C. is a veteri- nary surgeon. Democrat.
WILLIAM COUSINS, retired farmer; P. O. Low Moor; was born in Killingham, Lincolnshire, England, April 10, 1818, where he was educated ; in 1851, he emigrated to the United States and located in Clinton Co., where he has lived since; has filled the offices of Township School Director and Road Supervisor. He is a Repub- lican. He married Elizabeth Lancaster, a native of Lincolnshire, England, in 1838; had seven children, five still living -. William L., a farmer residing on Section 5, Center Township, post office Elvira ; he owns 400 acres of fine land; he was born in Lincoln- shire, England, May 2, 1839, where he lived until 14 years of age, when with his parents, he emigrated to the United States and located in Clinton Co., where he has resided since ; has been, for a number of years, School Director and Road Supervisor. He married Elizabeth Dawson, a native of Lincolnshire, England, in Clinton Co., Iowa, June 16, 1861, and had ten children, nine still living-Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Emily, Edward, Charles, Merritt, Medelia, George and Arthur. All attend the Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Elvira. He was very poor when he started out on his own account, working the first year for $30 and the second for $50, and now is worth from $30,000 to $35 000. The next child of William Cousins was Elizabeth, who married Robert Boyd;, both were killed in the terrible tornado of June 3, 1860. Sarah Jane married Columbian Halbert, and died in Crawford Co. March 28, 1876. Mary Ann married William Smith, and resides in Eden Township. George married Emily Trousdale, a native of Yorkshire, England. Martha died in infancy, and Aaron, their youngest son. All are members of the M. E. Church. He owns 320 acres of fine land in Clinton Co., Iowa, and two town lots in Low Moor, valued at from $30,000 to $35,000. When he first started in Clinton Co., he was a very poor man and over $100 in debt, and now he has a handsome competency, and the satisfaction of seeing his children all well provided for.
B. J. CROSS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Malone ; born in Grafton Co., New Hampshire, in 1814; his parents, Benjamin and Eliza Cross, removed to Vermont in 1818, and to Essex Co., N. Y., in 1819; they located in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1822; his father died in 1840. Mr. Cross came to Clinton Co., in November, 1852, and located where he now lives the same year. He married, in 1840, Sabina Jackson, who was born in Franklin Co., N. Y .; have three children, two now living-Mrs. Martha Miller, who resides in New Mexico, and Mrs. Adeline Trainor, of De Witt ; his son, Edgar, enlisted in August, 1862, in the 26th I. V. I., and died near Vicksburg, in 1863; his wife died in December, 1874; his present wife was Miss Mary McIntyre.
WM. H. DRAPER, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Malone ; owns eighty-five acres of land ; he was born in Westport, Essex Co., N. Y., Oct. 21, 1840 ; during the war, he was in Company K, 20th Iowa V. I .; served faithfully three years ; he was 3d Sergeant of his company. He married Lelia Nichols, a native of Essex Co., N. Y., in Camanche May 21, 1870, and have one child-Nellie A. His wife is a daughter of Jonathan and Anna Nichols, of Camanche Township; all members of the Baptist Church ; when he first started in Clinton Co., he was without capital and in debt, but, by industry and perseverance, has a snug homestead and a fortune estimated at from $8,000 to $10,000. He has always been a stanch supporter of Republican principles; he first started in Iowa in 1859, in Scott Co., and took up his permanent residence in Clinton Co. in - 1866.
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S. B. DANIELS, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Malone; owns 150 acres of land. He was born in Randolph Co., W. Va., Sept. 5, 1835; in 1857, came to Iowa, where, after spending a year in looking around, he located in 1858 on the property now owned by him in Clinton Co. ; has held the offices of Justice of the Peace. Constable, Township Trustee and Township School Director; during the war, he did gallant service in Com- pany F, 26th Iowa V. I .; was First Lieutenant. He married Sarah Ann Trainer, of Randolph Co., W. Va., Sept. 17, 1857; had ten children, nine still living-Mary, Minerva Eva, Laura Daisy, Charles B., Frank, Harvey, Israel, Edward Sherman and Maggie. All members of the Congregational Church. He is a stanch Republican. He was a poor man when he began life in Clinton Co., without any capital, and, by hard work and economy, he has built a homestead and amassed a fortune of from about $10,000 to $15,000.
B. B. HALL, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Camanche; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1828; came to Iowa in 1854, where he has since resided ; he made the principal improvements on the farm on which he resides, consisting of 160 acres. He married, in Glenn Co., N. Y., in 1853, Miss Alida J. Willett, a native of that State; they have four children-Eugene V., Henry D., Eva M. and Nigal. They are mem- bers of the Baptist Church ; he is a stanch Republican.
B. B. HAMMOND, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Malone; owns ninety acres of land ; he was born in Essex Co., N. Y., March 15, 1822; in 1849, he emigrated to Clayton Co., Iowa; lived there one year, then removed to Fulton Co., Ill., and resided for one year ; again removed to Clinton Co., and entered the land on which he now resides, buying and laying the warrant in person. He has served two terms as Road Supervisor, much against his will, however, as he is no office-seeker. Republican. He married Mary Ann Hawkins, a native of Huntingdon Co., Penn., in Clayton Co., Iowa, Oct. 6, 1856, and had eight children, five now living-Bertie Vincent, Lillie Eluta, Douglas Dakin, Edith Rose and Bertha Barton. When he first came to Iowa, he was without capital, but, going straight to work and putting his shoulder to the wheel, he has succeeded in building a nice homestead and amassing a fortune estimated at from $12,000 to $15,000. Family are all members of the Baptist Church.
R. J. HART, M. D., P. O. Low Moor ; was born in Ripley Co., Ind., in 1852; came to Clinton Co. with his parents, James P. and Anna C. Hart, in 1860, where he and they have since resided ; he attended the Iowa State University at Iowa City, and, in March, 1876, graduated in the Medical Department of that institution with honor to himself and credit to the school. After graduating, he took up the practice of his profession at Camanche, but, in the fall of the same year, removed to Low Moor, where he has since resided, and enjoys a good and successful practice.
ISRAEL HIGGINS, merchant and grain-dealer ; P. O. Malone. Mr. Hig- gins was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., in 1835; removed to Rock Island Co., Ill., in 1856, and to Camanche, Clinton Co., in the fall of the same year; in the spring of 1857, he returned to Rock Island Co .; spring of 1859, returned to Clinton Co. and set- tied on a farm in Eden Township, where. he lived for nine years; then came to Malone and engaged in grain-buying ; has been engaged in mercantile business for several years; has also been station agent and Postmaster for eleven years. Married, Oct. 20, 1859, Hannah S. Daniels; born In West Virginia; have two children-Jonathan M. and Mary A.
MRS. HABIETT HILL, nee Bower, Sec. 29; P. O. Low Moor; was born in Lincolnshire, Eng., in 1833 ; came to the United States with her parents in 1853, settling in Clinton Co., where she has since resided. She married Mr. Thomas Hill in 1856; he was a native of Lincolnshire, England, and came to Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1852; he improved the farm on which Mrs. H. and family now reside, con- sisting of 160 acres. Mr. Hill died in December, 1876, leaving a widow and eight children-Mary, George, John B., Lizzie, Thomas L., Clara, Bertha and Jessie H. ; the parents of Mrs. H. were John and Elizabeth Bower; they were natives of Lincoln- shire, and both died in Clinton Co., Iowa.
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CHAS. KISTNER, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Low Moor; was born in Berks- Co., Penn., in 1821 ; resided there till 1842, when he removed to Lycoming Co .; there he married Miss Hannah Ulsh, in 1845 ; in June, 1850, they crossed the Mississippi River at Camanche; the same year, he entered the tract of land on which he now resides, consisting of 160 acres, but did not improve for several years after; in 1857, he built and moved upon the farm, and has since resided on the same; in the tornado- of June 3, 1860, his house was completely demolished while the family were in it, but, miraculous as it was, none of them were injured ; they have six children-Mary, Ema- line (now Mrs. John Van Epps), George, Martin L., Charles H. and Harry. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. K. is a carpenter, which trade he followed prior to, and for some years after, coming to Iowa ; he built the first school- house in Eden Township in 1856. Republican.
JOHN LANCASTER, farmer; P. O. Low Moor; he lives on Sec. 10, and owns 320 acres of land, valued at $60 per acre; he was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1846, and came to the United States in 1873, settling upon the farm upon which he now resides; in 1874, he returned to England, where he married Miss Sarah Ellen Allwood, in June of the same year ; she was a native of Lincolnshire, England ; they came to the United States and located upon the farm described above ; they have . two children-William J. and Elizabeth Anna. He and his family are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Elvira. He is a Republican.
D. H. PAUL, farmer; P. O. Malone. Mr. Paul was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1826; he came to Camanche, Clinton Co., in 1854, where he labored for some time in the interests of the Baptist Home Missionary Society ; he was also at Bloomfield, Davis Co., three years in the same capacity ; he also preached in De Witt for about the same length of time. His wife was Miss Charlotte E. Cady, born in Otsego Co., N. Y .; they have one son and six daughters-Fanny, Mary, Emma, Eliza- beth, Roger W., Julia and Annie. Mr. Paul purchased the farm where he now resides- when he finished his pastoral labors at De Witt.
GEORGE PEARSON, retired farmer ; P. O. Low Moor; was born in Lin- colnshire, England. in 1806; emigrated to the United States in 1851, locating in Clin- ton Co., near Low Moor, where he has since resided; in 1851, he entered 160 acres of land in Sec. 28, which he improved and resided upon until 1876, when he retired from his farm to the town of Low Moor, where he expects to spend his declining days. He married, in England, in 1829, Miss Elizabeth Dreary; they have two children living- George and Henry. Mr. P. has farms and land to the amount of 570 acres in Clinton Co .; he is Independent in politics.
HENRY PEARSON, farmer; P. O. Malone ; lives on Sec. 7, and owns the celebrated " Cherry Wood Farm" of 280 acres; his farm is justly celebrated, as it is the oldest and most historic farm in Clinton Co., and originally had some 1,400 acres in the tract known as "Cherry Wood;" he was born in Lincolnshire, England, July 2, 1831, where he resided until 1851, when he and his parents emigrated to the United States, and located the same year in Clinton Co., where the entire family have lived ever since. He married, Nov. 16, 1852, at Camanche, Miss . Elizabeth Crampton, a native of Lincolnshire, England, who came to this country about the same time that he did; they had fifteen children, ten now living-George R., Mary Jane, William, Betsy Ann, Sarah, Annie, Emma, Eliza, Jemima and Alice. He is a Democrat; son of George and Elizabeth Pearson, whose biography appears in another part of this history ; his farm is valued at $45 per acre.
CYRENIUS PELHAM, Sr., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Malone ; was born in Greene Co., N. Y., in the town of Catskill, in 1806; came to Clinton Co. in 1855, and has since resided in the county and on the same farm of 220 acres, which he improved. from a wild state. He married, in 1830, Miss Melinda Stratton, a native of the same State and county as himself; they have seven children-Esther (now Mrs. Metcalf), Margaret (Mrs. Ames),? Henry, Walter, Eleta (Mrs. Deen), Adaline (Mrs. Draper) and Cyrenius; they are members of the Baptist Church ; one of his sons enlisted in the 26th I. V. I., Co. H, and served through the war; Mr. P. is a stanch Republican.
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DAVID PURINTON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Low Moor : was born in Dan- bury, Cono., in 1823; removed thence, with his father, to Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1826; he was a seafaring man till 1851, when he came to Iowa from California, first settling in Jackson Co .; in 1869, he removed to Clinton Co., where he has since resided ; he has a farm of 240 acres, on which he has resided and made some improve- ments. He married, in Warren Co., N. Y., in 1852, Miss Lydia J. Moore, a native of that Srate : they have six children-John, Amanda (now Mrs. George Powell), George, Mary, Sidney and Jane. Mr. P. is a member of the A., F. & A. M. and of I. O. O. F .; he was in the United States Army and marine service for some years ; he was with Commodore Biddle when he was sent over to make the treaty with Japan- the first expedition sent out by the Government. Mr. P. is a Republican.
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