The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its., Part 99

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

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During my labors in Clinton Co., I have ever sought to solve some great problems, or demonstrate some celebrated theorems in the higher mathematics, and thus I fed my

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innate vanity for intellectual pleasures; I have ever been conscious that I seemed odd to most persons who first saw me; the cause was simply this : I was ever thinking intensely on some intricate theorem in physical astronomy, and trying to simplify the integrations of the complex differential formulas in celestial mechanics. The differential and integral calculus were the engines by which I developed my knowledge of the universe. My knowledge of chemistry was a constant source of pleasure, and I hope that more than one young man will, in his future life, think of me, when he thinks of his early studies. We have generally enjoyed good health, with much pleasure and a great many blessings, for all of which we return thanks to God and to the good people of Clinton County."

WILLIAM D. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. De Witt; was born in Rockingham Co., Va., in 1816. Married Miss Catherine Knopp. Came to Clinton Co. and settled on present farm in the spring of 1851; he has two sons-Abraham and Anderson : his youngest son, Isaac, was killed by the walls of the house falling in during the tornado of 1860.

B. T. STUART, Justice of the Peace, Grand Mound; was born in Mont- gomery Co., Mo., in 1842; his parents, Simpson and Mary Stuart, removed from Missouri to Illinois in 1847; his father died in 1856; his mother in 1878. Mr. Stuart enlisted in 1861, in the 9th Ill. V. C .; he served in that regiment three years, and in the 134th for six months; was First Sergeant of a company in both regiments ; was discharged October, 1865; was in the Peninsula campaign, and wounded at Mal- vern Hill; was at the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg ; wounded at Brandeth's Station, in 1863. After the war, he resided in Henry Co., Ill., till 1869, then came to Clinton Co. and engaged in farming until 1874, when he moved to Grand Mound; he was station agent for three years. Elected Justice of the Peace in 1878. He was married, in 1867, to Lucy Kent, of Henry Co .; they have three children-William, Laura and Charles.

PERRY TWOGOOD, farmer and grain buyer ; P. O. Grand Mound ; was born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1817. He married Josephine F. Cranson, also of Madison Co., N. Y. He came to Lyons in 1854; settled permanently in Clinton Co. in 1860; for some time employed in farming in Olive Township; came to Grand Mound in 1864, and engaged in the grain trade, which he has since followed, except two years, which he spent in California, where he went in 1876, returning in 1878. He has three children-Isabelle, Daniel P. and Niles B.

JAMES WEEKS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Grand Mound; was born in Connecticut in 1818; his wife was Miss Phebe A. Smith, also a native of Connecticut ; they removed to Grant Co., Wis., in 1853, and came to present location in 1863; they have three children-Rufus J., resides in Texas; Julia, lives with her brother Rufus, and Fred. W. Mr. Weeks' farm contains 280 acres; he makes a specialty of sheep- raising, having now on his farm a flock of 500.

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EGBERT BANKS, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Welton; born in Putnam Co., N. Y., in 1839; his father was drowned at Albany, N. Y., about 1849; after the death of his father, he lived in the family of his uncle, in Dutchess Co., N. Y., for four years ; he also lived in Connecticut one year ; lived for some time in Fairfax Co., Va .: went to Illinois in 1854; he came to Clinton Co. in the fall of 1864. Fall of 1864, went as a recruit in the 11th I. V. I .; was on detached duty at Ringgold, Ga., until February, 1865 ; was afterward engaged in the battle of Kingston, N. C .; was mus- tered out of service with his regiment in July, 1865. He married, 1867, Elizabeth Dannatt, a native of Lincolnshire, England ; has two children-Caroline and Benjamin D. Mr. Dannatt has a well-improved farm of 120 acres.

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JOHN BLACK, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. De Witt; born in County Antrim, Ireland, Jan. 1, 1817; he removed to England in the spring of 1836, and to New York the same year, where he lived five years; then went to Alabama, where he lived till 1850, when he came to Clinton Co., and bought a claim to the farm where he now lives. He married, in 1836, Ann Comer, a native of County Mayo, Ireland; they have had ten children, none now living, and but one of whom attained adult age- James F., died Oct. 11, 1873, from the effects of an injury received two weeks previ- ous ; he married Mary Ann Eberhart; she has two children-Bridget A. and Mary M.

ANSON W. CARR, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Welton; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1842 ; his father, George Carr, came to Clinton Co. in the spring of 1856, and settled in Welton Township; he now resides in Jones Co., Iowa. Mr. Carr enlisted in the 2d I. V. I., Co. I; was mustered into the U. S. service at Keokuk, in May, 1861; discharged on account of disability, in 1862. His wife was Miss Emma Jane Webster, daughter of Orange Webster, of Welton Township ; has six children- Willis H., Minnie M., Rosella F., George, Frederick and Edward. Mr. Carr owns eighty acres of land, purchased in 1868.

ALPHONSO CHAPPET, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Welton. Married Mrs. Ann Cooper, who was born in Lincolnshire, England, about 1823; her maiden name was Scholey ; she married for her first husband Mr. William Ackerill, who died in England; in 1859, she married Mr. George Cooper, also native of England ; they came to this country the same year. Mr. Cooper had been a resident of Clinton Co. for about eight years, at the time of their marriage, but had returned to England ; he had entered the farm where the family now reside ; he died Aug. 14, 1876; his widow married Mr. Chappet, February, 1878. Mr. John Scholey, a nephew of Mrs. Chappet, resides with her ; he was born in England in 1844, and came to the United States in 1865. He married Martha Ann Smith, a native of Ohio; she died Aug. 14, 1867; had two children-Fred and Mary A.

FREDERICK COUNCILMAN, farmer; P. O. Welton; born in Broome Co., N. Y., in 1816. He married Aucelia Ann Horton ; they removed to Illinois, but came to De Witt in 1854 and settled on present farm in 1855 ; have eight children-Sidney, Almedia, Augusta, Eugene, Bessie, Charles, Addie and Hattie. Mr. Councilman has 170 acres of land; is engaged in general farming and dairying.

NATHAN DAVIS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Welton ; born in Ohio in 1822 ; his parents, Ananias and Sarah Davis, were natives of Virginia; removed to Ohio ; thence to Indiana, where they died. Mr. Nathan Davis came to Clinton Co. and pur- chased the farm which he now owns in 1863. He married Nancy Doty, native of Indiana; they have eight children-Marion C., Samuel D., Joseph D. James B., Abraham L., Thomas and Sarah C .; have lost four children.

MARTIN DOBLER, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Welton; born in Alsace, then a province of France, in 1821 ; his parents, Martin and Maria Dobler, emigrated to the United States about 1829 ; settled in Pittsburgh, Penn. His father was killed by a train of cars in Western Virginia, in 1876; his mother died in Pittsburgh, in 1839. Martin Dobler was a glass-blower in Pittsburgh for about twenty years; he came to Clinton Co. in the summer of 1854, and purchased his present farm, where he located in the spring of 1857. He married Catherine Garshbach, a native of Cam- bria Co., Penn .; they have eight children-John M., George E. W., Catherine C., William L., Charles E., Joseph P., Louis O. and Francis A. ; lost six-Mary Ann, James A., Charles H., James R., Lawrence, and an infant. Mr. Dobler's farm contains 200 acres of land. He has held the office of School Director for seven years; also Road Supervisor for many years.

JEREMIAH DONAGAN, farmer ; P. O. De Witt; was born in County Cork, Ireland; he emigrated to Maine in 1836; from Maine he removed to Boston ; thence to Rhode Island ; then to Connecticut; thence to Chicago, and to Cal- ifornia in 1849, where he remained till 1852; he then returned to Ireland, but came back to the United States in March, 1853; he came to Clinton Co. in the fall of the Digitized by"

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same year, and purchased the farm where he now lives. His wife was Mary Lucey, born in England in 1835; they have eight children-John, Michael, Jeremiah, Patrick, Mary C., Dennis, Morris and James; lost one son-Edward, aged 5 years.

ISAIAH HARMAN, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Grand Mound; son of John A. and Naomi Harman, who came to Davenport in the fall of 1857; remained one year, then settled on a farm in Lincoln Township, and lived there nine years, then pur- chased the farm now owned by their son Isaiah. Mr. John A. Harman died June 30, 1871. Mrs. Harman resides with her son Isaiah ; she has seven children-William G., resides at Grand Mound; Mrs. Mary E. Colder, lives in Nebraska; Mrs. Lucinda Jordon, resides in Orange Township; Urias, who lives in Washington Territory ; Isaiah ; Mrs. Abiah D. Johnson, resides in Missouri, and Rodney, who lives in Sioux Co .. Iowa. Isaiah was born in Canada in 1842; he removed to Genesee Co., N. Y., with his parents, when a child, and thence to Iowa; he enlisted, in 1861, in the 2d I. V. Cav., Co. E; served over three years; was at Fort Donelson and Island No. 10, Shi- loh, the siege of Vicksburg, Corinth, and in all the battles in which his regiment took `part. He married, in 1865, Mary May P. Jordan ; she died in 1868; he married Rosanah Markland in 1873; her parents were early settlers of Clinton Co .; her father died in the army. Mr. Harman has one child by first marriage-Gertrude M., and one by present wife -- Roy L.

IORNS & PERRINE, merchants, dealers in dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, drugs, etc .; Welton. Henry F. Iorns was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1840; he was in the Union service during the rebellion three years; his health became impaired and, after the war, he returned South, where he was engaged in busi- ness for some time ; was employed for a time as steamboat clerk; afterward rented a cotton plantation in Louisiana, which he conducted one year; then returned to Ohio and engaged in farming ; went to Illinois in 1873, and engaged in the drug business with his present partner. Mrs. Iorns is a native of Ohio, a graduate of a Normal school of · that State; they have two children-Martha J. and Leola. Mr. Demas Perrine was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1849; he attended school at Antioch College for three years; he engaged as clerk in a general store, conducted by his brother, at Fort Ancient, Ohio; went to Illinois and engaged in business with Mr. Iorns in 1873; in 1874, they came to Welton, and bought the stock of goods of H. H. Stow; they now keep a large stock and a general assortment of goods, and are doing a good business. Mr. Perrine married Nancy D. Luddington, a native of Clinton Co., Ohio; they have one child-Gertrude.

ISAAC W. JONES, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. De Witt; born in Mt. Pleas- ant, Jefferson Co., Ohio, in September, 1818. He married, in 1840, Hannah Knight, of Harrison Co., Ohio; came to Davenport in May, 1853; in April, 1854, removed to De Witt; he is a cabinet-maker, and followed that business for sixteen years before he came to Iowa; he worked as a carpenter at De Witt for five years; he entered his pres- ent farm in 1853, and settled there April 1, 1859 ; has had ten children, five now living -Mrs. Mary E. Hicks, resides in Welton Township; Jennie, Perley, Josephine and Edwin S .; J. K. graduated at the Medical Department of the University of Michi- gan, at Ann Arbor, in March, 1868; he died Nov. 5, 1874; James Albert was appren- ticed to the harness maker's trade at De Witt; died, November, 1865; two others died in infancy. Mr. Jones has 400 acres of land in Clinton Co. and 160 in Crawford Co .; he has been Assessor of Welton Township six years.

ISAAC W. KNIGHT, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Welton; was born in Bel- mont Co., Ohio, in 1843; he enlisted in August, 1851, in 15th Ohio V. I. ; served four years and eight months; was at the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, etc .; he enlisted as a private, was promoted to Corporal ; discharged December, 1865 ; he returned to Ohio after the war, and came to Welton Township in 1866; he worked two years for Mr. I. W. Jones ; bought his farm in 1868. He married, February, 1868, Miss Sarah M. Robinson, daughter of James M. Robinson ; they have three children-Charles L., Carrie A. and Cynthial

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ROBERT LINCH, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Welton; owns 320 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; son of James and Eleanor (nee Whiteside) Linch, was born in 1805 in Maryland; his parents moved to Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Penn., when he was about 7 years old; at an early age, he was apprenticed to the shoe- makers' trade, and for several years followed journey work through several of the New England States ; in 1831, went to Wheeling, W. Va., and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and, in 1833, removed to Morrison, Belmont Co., Ohio, where he continued the same business till the spring of 1856, when he emigrated to Clinton Co., Iowa, locating on his present farm. Married Miss Eliza Miller, of Pennsylvania, in March, 1827; she was born in 1807; have eight children-Mary, Robert, Sarah, George, Francis, Eliza, James and Edwin; lost two-Virginia and Lucinda. Democrat.

ISAAC N. LOOFBORO, farmer ; P. O. Welton; born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1832. He married Lucy Jane Van Horn; she died before Mr. Loof boro came to Iowa, leaving one son-Augustine. Mr. L. came to Clinton Co. in 1858; he enlisted, in 1860, in the 8th Iowa V. I .; served three years; was at the battle of Shiloh and other engagements ; he was mustered out with his regiment. He married, in 1863, Ann M. Davis; they had four children-Horace R., Yulee, Mary L. ; have lost one child-Viola A. Mr. Loofboro settled on his present farm in 1863.

JOHN W. LOOFBORO, farmer; P. O. Welton; born in Clark Co., Ohio, April, 1834; he came to Clinton Co. with his parents, David and Mary Loofboro, in March, 1858. He married, August, 1862, Susan Forsyth; born in Clark Co., Ohio; her parents came to Clinton Co. from Ohio in 1862. Mr. Loofboro enlisted, in August, 1862, in Co. F, 26th Iowa V. I .; served till the close of the war; was slightly wounded at the battle of Arkansas Post, and severely in the head at the siege of Vicksburg; was mustered out of service. July 8, 1865; has six children-Ralph E., Beecher E., Alice S., Wade J., Eli F. and Erlow B. Mr. L. settled on his present farm in 1865.

LEWIS A. LOOFBORO. former, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Welton; number of acres, 220. Mr. Loofboro was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1838; his parents removed to Illinois in 1850; to Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1858; his father located in Bloomfield Township, where he resided about fourteen years ; he then came to Welton Township; he died, February, 1878; his mother died, August, 1878. Mr. Lewis A. Loof boro pur- chased his present farm in 1865. He married Tamar Forsyth, a native of Ohio; they have five children-A. Chase, Stella, Amelia, Sarah and Orpha. Is engaged in farming and stock- raising.

JOHN L. RANDS, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Welton; born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1833; he came to the United States in 1852; to Clinton Co. the same year; he spent several years in traveling in different parts of the country, and settled on present farm in 1863. He married Jemima Paul, whose parents were early settlers of Clinton Co .; they have six children-George, Mary J., Emma, Lawrence, Florence and Rose.

JOHN SPAIN, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Charlotte; born in Canada in June, 1838; his parents, Cornelius and Margaret Spain, came to Clinton Co. in 1852, and settled in Waterford Township; his father died about 1873; his mother still lives in Waterford Township. He married, in March, 1862, Bridget Quigly, of Clinton Co., formerly from New York ; they have eight children-Margaret, John T., Cornelius, Mary C., Bridget, William E., Ellen and James J.

AI VAN HORN, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Welton ; born in Harrison Co., Va., in 1823 ; his parents, Bernard and Elizabeth Van Horn, removed to Ohio in 1829. He married Amaranda Loofboro ; they removed to Peoria Co., Ill., in 1851 ; came to Clinton Co. in 1856. Mr. Van Horn enlisted in the 26th I. V. I. in 1862; was dis- charged on account of disability, in 1863; was at the battle of Arkansas Post and at the siege of Vicksburg. Has five children-Francis M., Christopher C., Theodore, Athalia A. and Cordelia E. His parents came to Clinton Co. with their children ; they are now deceased.

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JOHN B. VAN HORN, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Welton ; born in Clark Co., Ohio, in 1832; he removed to Illinois in 1851 ; came to Welton Township in 1855, and worked on the farm of his uncle, Job Van Horn, during that season ; he returned to Illinois, but came back in the spring of 1856, and settled on the farm which he now owns. He married, in April, 1856, Martha Babcock, a native of Ohio ; they have four children-Ulysses Sherman, Clara L., Naomi Ruth and Elizabeth. Mr. Van Horn has 100 acres of land.

JOB G. WALROD, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Welton ; son of David Walrod, who came from Chautauqua Co., N. Y., to Clinton Co., in 1843; his grandfather Wal- rod came the year previous ; his father died, September, 1854; his mother still lives in Welton Township. Mr. Walrod enlisted, in August, 1862, in the 26th I. V. I; served three years; was in the battle of Arkansas Post, where he was wounded; was at the siege of Vicksburg, battle of Lookout Mountain, and in all the battles in which his regiment took part; was discharged June 5, 1865. Married Emma McConnell, whose parents. Joseph and Elizabeth McConnell, were early settlers of Jackson Co., now resi- dents of Linn Co. ; have two children-Mary E. and Warren. Mr. Walrod purchased the farm where he now resides, in 1871.

NICHOLAS N. WALROD, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Welton ; he belongs to a numerous family of early settlers of Clinton Co ; he was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1820 ; his parents removed to Onondaga Co. the same year; to Michigan about 1825, but returned to New York, where his mother died in 1842; his father. Abram Walrod, came to Clinton Co. in the fall of 1842; he settled in Welton Town- ship on the farm now owned by his son, John R. Walrod; he died in August, 1863. Mr. Nicholas N. Walrod came to Clinton Co. from Onondaga Co., N. Y., in the fall of 1843; in 1847, he entered forty acres of the farm of 160 acres which he now owns. He married, in July, 1848, Miss Polly R. Tyler, daughter of Mr. C. Tyler, a pioneer of Clinton Co .; have had five children, four living-Mrs. Lucretia Huebner, Mrs. Ellen E. Mudge, Horace H .. married daughter of Capt. Joseph McConnell, and Mrs. Viola Dobler. Mr. Walrod was Justice of the Peace from 1863 to 1869 ; was also County Supervisor for one term.

HIRAM M. WEBSTER,. farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Welton; born in . Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1829; his parents, Orange and Reumah Webster, removed to Illinois about 1838; they came to Eden Township, Clinton Co., about 1853; to Welton Township in 1856; his father still resides in Welton Township; his mother died in 1878. Mr. Webster settled on present farm in 1870; his first wife was Margery A. Blackwell ; born in Indiana; she died in 1870; they have one daughter-Edith L .; his preseut wife was Mrs. Sylvester Markland, who came to Clinton Co. in the fall of 1854 and settled in Camanche. Mr. Markland enlisted, in 1862, in Iowa V. I., and died in hospital at Marietta, Ga., in 1864. Mrs. Webster has four children by her former marriage-Mrs. Alice Harman, resides in Sioux Co., Iowa; Mrs. Rosanna Har- man, resides in Welton Township; William P. and Nellie E.

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HORACE ANTHONY ; P. O. Camanche; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., in 1816; there he received his early education and resided till 1834, when he removed to New Haven, Conn .; in 1838, he came to Quincy, Ill .; remained one year; he then removed to Rock Island, Ill., where he was engaged as clerk in various busi- nesses. Married, in 1840, at Davenport, Iowa, Miss Elizabeth McCloskey, a native of Pennsylvania; she came West in the early part of that year; they formed an acquaintance on board a steamer, while coming up the Mississippi River, and in the fall of that year married ; they have had nine children, eight still living-Mary C. (now Mrs. Toy), Martha O. (now Mrs. Cady), both made widows by the late war; John J., Napoleon B., Lucy J. (now Mrs. Tong), William R., Edward F. and Frederick H. In

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1850. Mr. A. came to Iowa, locating at Camanche, where he has since resided and been engaged in business ; the same year he purchased and improved a tract of land, consist- ing of 320 acres, and, in 1855, engaged in the saw-mill and lumber business, in which he is still engaged quite extensively. Mr. A. is one of Camanche's most enterprising and public-spirited citizens, ever lending.a helping hand to every commendable enter- prise ; he has held several offices of trust and responsibility since he located in the county ; in 1859 and 1860, he represented the county in the Legislature, being elected on the Republican ticket ; he also held the office of Treasurer of the county for four years ; himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church, he being one of the lead- ing members in that Church, having assisted and used his influence in its organization in 1851. Mr. A. is a stanch Republican.

OSCAR ANTHONY, insurance agency ; P. O. Camanche; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., April 15, 1833 ; in 1850, he removed to New Haven, Conn., the birth-place of his parents, and the home of his ancestors for several generations previous ; there, in November, 1853, he married Miss Hannah M. Rood, a native of that city ; they have had three children, two still living-Will O. and Merrill P. Mrs. A. is a daughter of John and Hannah (Baldwin) Rood, natives of New Haven. The Baldwins- emigrated from England in the early part of the seventeenth century, settling near New Haven, Conn., where the original homesteads are still occupied by their descendants. Both . of her grandfathers were soldiers in the War for Independence; her father and one of her grandfathers were also in the War of 1812. In 1855, Mr. Anthony emi- grated to Iowa, settling in Camanche, where he has since resided ; was first engaged in the grocery business for fourteen years; then in the dry goods trade four years ; he has served as Supervisor for years; held the office of Postmaster at Camanche a number of years ; in 1866, he was appointed Assistant United States Assessor of Distilleries at Camanche, and, in 1870, to the office of Assistant United States Marshal, taking the census of a part of Clinton Co. Mr. A. and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; he is also a member of A., F. & A. M. and A. O. U W .; held office of Master in both of them ; is a stanch Republican ; he has ever been a strong advocate of temperance and a foe to human bondage ; his ancestors have been noted for longevity, his father attaining his 99th year, and his mother is still living at the advanced age of 89 years.

EDWARD G. BUTCHER, breeder of thoroughbred horses ; P. O. Camanche ; was born in Beverly, Randolph Co., Va., Sepr. 1, 1823; son of Eli and Elizabeth (Hart) Butcher, both natives of Virginia ; he is also a lineal descendant of John Hart, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, his mother bring the daughter of Edward, who was a son of John Hart; the paternal grandmother of Mr. Butcher was a Drake, related to Sir Francis Drake, of England; in 1837, when 14 years of age, Mr. Butcher came West with Mr. Stalnaker, settling near what is now Cordova, Rock Island Co., Ill. ; there was but one house and family there at that time, and his only playmates that winter were Indian boys. He says they could excel him in shooting with bow and arrows, but when it came to a foot-race, he could distance them They laid claim to a tract of land and began improving it": in 1839, sold that and removed to Whiteside Co., where they made a large claim near what was then known as North Grove; that season they broke 100 acres ; a little over a year after, they sold it; in the fall of 1840, Mr. Butcher was started out to look for another loca- . tion ; crossing the Mississippi at Camanche, he traversed Iowa to the Walnut Forks of

the Wapsipinicon River before he found suitable land; returning, he found that Mr. Stalnaker had partially purchased a large tract of land three miles back of Albany, Ill. ; they concluded the. purchase, improved and resided on it until the death of Mr. S., when the entire property was left to Mr. Butcher ; in 1851, Mr. Butcher sold the farm, consisting of 1,000 acres, 500 under cultivation ; the farm is still known as the Butcher farm ; the same year, he came to Camanche and associated with the firm of McIlvaine & Co, in the general merchandise and grain business, then the largest firm in Clinton Co. ; four years after, the firm was changed to Butcher & Dailey, and for years did the largest grain business in the county. Mr. B. built the first steam saw-mill in the county, at Camanche ; it was burned, and the old brick stack is still standing and in

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The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its., Part 99

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