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SNYDER, MRS. EMALINE
(whose maiden name was Eslick),. farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Snyder; was born in Indiana in 1832, and came to, this State in 1852, settling- in Polk county; in 1872 she mar- ried Philip Snyder, who was born in Virginia in 1809; he removed at an early age to Indiana and came to this county in 1854, and remained here until his death in February, 1875; he left five chil- dren: Wm. R., Sarah A., Mary E., John A. and Marion J.
Snyder, M. D., farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Snyder.
Snyder, J. A., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Snyder.
Snyder, W. R., farmer, Sec. . 25; P. O. Snyder.
Staker, S., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Xenia.
Stover, J. M., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Swede Point.
Stover, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O .. Swede Point.
Sullivan, James, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Xenia.
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Swanson, J. A., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Swede Point.
T 'ABOR, MRS. NANCY, far- mer, Sec. 14; P. O. Xenia. Tarr, Win., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Xenia.
Thomas, G. C. farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Xenia.
Todd, T. J., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Xenia.
W AGNER, PHILIP, far- mer, Sec. 18; P. O. Xenia; born in Germany, Decem- ber 5, 1832; came to the United States in 1837, settling in Ohio; came to this county in 1869; he owns 346 acres of land; has held offices of town trustee and school director, and treasurer of the district; he married Miss Eva Stuber in 1856; she was born in
Germany; has nine children: John P., Elizabeth, Henry, Jacob, George, Clemena E., Rosana, Charlie and Flora; lostone daugh- ter: Catharine.
Waldo, A., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Xenia.
Waldo, Winchester, farmer, Sec. 5; l'. O. Xenia.
Ware, L., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Snyder.
West, F., coal bank, Sec. 14; P. O. Xenia.
Wilson, D. D., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Swede Point.
Wingerson, Jacob, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Xenia.
Winslow, W., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Xenia.
Worden, G., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Polk City, Polk county.
BEAVER TOWNSHIP.
B ARLOW, J. H., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Xenia; born in Chenan- go county, New York in 1850;
came this county in 1876; owns 160 acres of land; he married Miss Jane Siglin in 1873; she was born in De Kalb county, Illinois.
Bennett, E., farmer, Sec, 2; P. O. Xenia.
Biggs, J. H., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Perry.
Bligh, D. C., farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Minburn.
Bligh, A. M., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Minburn.
Burrington, G. M., Sec. 16; P. O. Perry.
C AMERON, K., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Perrv.
Carey, John, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Minburn.
Clarke. T. K., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Minburn.
Conway. M. S. & T. L., farmers, Sec. 14; P. O. Perry.
Conger, S. O., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Minburn.
Conway, Eliza, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Xenia.
Copple, F., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Perry.
Crane, Silas, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Minburn.
Crawford, John, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Minburn.
Crawford, C. E., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Minburn.
AYTON, S. H., farmer, Sec. 15;
D P. O. Minburn; born in Law- rence county, New York, in 1827; he lived several years in Illinois, and shipped the first three car loads of corn on the Alton railroad west of the Kankakee river; he came to this State in 1854; owns 320 acres of land; has held offices of town trustee, town clerk, school director, assessor, justice of the peace and county supervisor; he was largely instrumental in organ- izing Beaver township; he mar-
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ried Miss L. Woolcott in 1848; she was born in Essex county, New York, and died in 1859; he after- wards married Mary Gardiner, in 1860; she was born in Canada; has two children by first mar- riage: Ellen and Frank D .; and seven by second marriage: Addie, Eva, Jane, Herod, Pharaoh I., Minnie and John.
Dills, W. P., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Minburn.
DOTY, IRA S., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Perry; born in Mercer county, Pensylvania, in 1839; came to this
county - -; owns 140 acres of land; holds office of town trustee; he enlisted in Co. K, 26th Iowa Infantry in the late war, and served three years; he married Miss Harriet J. Wells in 1860; she was born in Ohio; have nine children: Ida J., Wm. I., Milton M., George C., John W., Laura, Maud, Lyman and Mark.
E VANS, M. L., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Perry. F RENCH, G. C., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Perry.
G ARDINER, THOS., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Perry.
Gardiner, James, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Minburn.
Gardiner, Chas., farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Minburn.
Gannon, Mark, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Minburn.
Gill, Sylvanus, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Xenia. *
Gill, Stephen, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Xenia.
Girty, E., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Per- ry.
Glyde, Fred, Farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Minburn.
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TALLEY, G. W., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Perry.
Hanson, D., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Perry.
Hayes, H. H., farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Minburn.
Heck, M., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Per- ry.
Holland, M., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Perry.
Huntington, S. A., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Minburn.
Husted, James, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Perry.
K ERBY, J., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Perry; born in Mercer coun- ty, Pennsylvania, in 1838; came to this State in 1858, and to this county in 1866; owns 105 acres of land; has held the office of town clerk; he enlisted in the 2d Iowa Cavalry in the late war, and served four years; he married Miss Sarah Moyer in 1866; she was born in New York; has nine children: Dora, Mary, Sadie, John, Effie, Lefa, Amanda, Nettie and Fred- die.
Kughler, John, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Perry.
LEA EAMING, C. M., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Perry; born in In- diana in 1834; came to this State in 1839, and to this county in 1866; owns 300 acres of land; has held offices of school director, jus- tice of the peace and town trustee; he married Miss Mary Newland in 1855; she was born in Ohio; has eight children: Eunice, Jen- nie, Martha, George, Agnes, Al- bert, Franklin and Eddie.
M cFEE, J. M., farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Perry.
Mclaughlin, E. S., farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Perry.
Maher, E., farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Dallas Center.
Marrs, J. B., farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Xenia.
Miller, E. W., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Xenia.
Mier, Herman, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Perry.
Morressey, S., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Minburn.
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Mortiner, J. H., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Dallas Center.
Murphy, Mary, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Minburn.
MYERS, S. H., farmer, Sec. 31; P.
O. Minburn; born in Morgan county, Indiana, in 1837; came to this county in October, 1853; owns 160 acres of land; he married Miss S. A. Williams in 1859; she was born in Michigan; has six chil- dren: Mary E., Julia A., Charlie J., Minnie J., John C. and Walter B.
NEWBY, M. J., farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Minburn.
Newland, John, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Perry.
Noble & McCrosky, farmers, Sec. 20; P. O. Minburn.
Norwood, D., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Minburn.
'MALEY, PAT, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Perry.
O'Maley, James, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Perry.
O'Maley, Peter, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Perry.
('Maley, Martin, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Perry.
Olsen, C., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Xenia.
P ADDICK, WM., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Minburn.
Parcel, C., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Per- ry.
Parker, Wm., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Perry.
RAI AINOR, G., farmer, Sec. 31; O. Minburn.
Rooney, Pat, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Dallas .Center.
S CHNOOR, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Xenia.
Schnoor, C., farmer and blacksmith, Sec. 3; P. O. Xenia.
Schnoor, Hans, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Xenia.
SIGLIN, M. W ., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Xenia; born in Pennsylvania
in 1850; came to this county in
1876; owns 150 acres of land; married Miss Lottie Lawrence in 1876; has one child: Jacob M.
Siggerson, James, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Perry.
Skiler, J. W., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Xenia.
Stephens, James, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Xenia.
STORMS, J., farmer and stock- dealer, Sec. 25; P. O. Dallas Cen- ter; born in Indiana in 1829; came to this county in 1865; owns 917 acres of land; has held the office of town trustee.
T HOMPSON, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Xenia.
Tovey, F., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Minburn.
Tovey, Reuben, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Minburn.
Tovey, G. W., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Minburn.
Tovey, Job, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Minburn.
TOWNSEND, JACOB M., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Dallas Center; born in Ohio in 1822; came to this State in April 1848, and was one of the organizers of this town- ship; he owns 240 acres of land; has held the offices of town trus- tee, constable, justice of the peace and school director; he married Miss Martha Griggs in 1852; she was born in Indiana; has four children: Alexander, Amy, Sarah and Roxie.
W ALKER, J. J., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Perry.
Wells, John H., farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Perry.
Wells, L. S., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Perry.
Winkler, John, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Minburn.
Woods, W. W., farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Xenia.
Worrell, E. A., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Perry.
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PERRY.
A INLEY, CHAS. H., dealer in stoves, hardware and tin- ware; born in Massachusetts in 1853; came to this county in 1876; holds office of town recorder; he married Miss L. H. Langford in 1874; she was born in Illinois; has two children: Fred L. and Frank C.
Aldrich, John, shoemaker.
Anderson, C. A,, blacksmith.
Ar Shong, W., grocer.
Ashford, E. P., retired farmer.
Atkinson, T. S., clerk.
B AUERLE, S., plasterer.
Beeson, I. N., teamster and farmer.
Bibbins, I. S., horse-dealer.
Bieson, E. J., Mrs.
Blakeslee, G. W., banker.
Bollen, S., livery stable.
Bone, Henry, farmer.
Breckenridge, A., clerk.
Bridgman, C., grain-dealer.
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AMPBELL, W. L., farmer and blacksmith.
CARDELL, W. F., merchant and stock-dealer; born in Vermont in 1839; when he was sixteen years of age he went to California, and remained between two and three years; came to this State in 1856, and was largely engaged in stock and grain-raising; he represented Guthrie county in the Fifteenth General Assembly of the State Legislature; has served as mem- ber of the school board and town trustee; he married Miss Jennie E. Buler in 1858; has three chil- dren: Walter W., Albert L. and George B.
Cardell, H. H., attorney.
Carmody, W. H., grocer and res- taurant.
Carpenter, F. A., wagon-maker. Cavender, Ezra, teamster.
CHANDLER, W. H., dealer in ag- ricultural implements; born in Franklin county, Ohio, in 1844;
came to this State in 1852, and to this county in 1870; he has served as town clerk and member of the city council, and of the school board; he enlisted in the 4th Iowa Cavalry in the late war, and re- enlisted as a veteran, serving in all four years; he married Miss Elizabeth A. Emberling Decem- ber 30, 1873; she was born in Illi- nois; has one child: Elsie M.
CHAPPELEAR, H. A., real es- tate and insurance agent; born in Ohio December 14, 1819; came to this State in 1864, and to this county in 1869, and built the ninth house in the town of Perry; he is associated in business with J. W. Otley, and represent the fol- lowing companies: Phoenix, of Hartford; Home; of New York; Underwriters, of New York; Con- tinental Fire and Marine, of Mas- sachusetts; State, of Des Moines; he married Ruth Newton July 11, 1841; she was born in Worcester, Massachusetts; has four children : Wm. A. J., Nancy J., Luke N. and James N.
Chappelear, W. A. J., drayman.
Clark, Wm., drayman.
Clark, J. D., tinsmith.
Courtney, H. J., druggist.
Conley, M. A., blacksmith.
Courtney & Long, druggist.
Cox, C. E., attorney.
Cross, R. S., painter.
D ANKS, H. S., plasterer.
Davis, J. T., butter and eggs. Downing, J. F., Mrs. Durfee, F. R., lumber.
AMBLE, L. D., justice of the
G peace.
Ginn, R., grain and stock-dealer.
Goss, J. S., druggist.
Grace, J. L., agricultural imple- ments.
Griswold, F. O., shoemaker.
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H AIN, F. M., blacksmith; born in Clark county, Ohio, in 1836; came to this State in 1854; has held offices of town trustee, school director, and served as member of the city council; he enlisted in the 46th Iowa Infantry in the late war; he married Miss Mary Spilker in 1868; she was born in Delaware county, Indiana; has five children, Bertha, Carl, Artie, Grace and Freddie.
Hantz, J. F., painter. Hart, J., grain-dealer.
Harlan & Rude, real estate.
Harlan, Geo., real estate dealer.
Haskins, A. D., hotel keeper.
Hendricks, G. D. & Son, real estate and loan agents.
Holmes, H. J., lumber dealer.
HOYT, H. A., attorney; born in Livingston county, New York, in 1834: came to this county in 1875: has served as member of the city council; he married Mary M. Johnson in 1876; she was born in Pennsylvania.
Hunt, Chas. E., dentist.
Hunter, W. S., agent.
Hunter, D. B., druggist.
TNGLISON, S., shoemaker.
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OHNSON, GABE, laborer.
JOHNSON, T. F., physician; born in Will county, Illinois, in 1849; came to this county in 1871; educated at Cleveland, Ohio; has been practicing for three years; married Miss Lydia E. Andrew in 1877; she was born in Indiana; have one child : Nellie.
Johnson, S., shoemaker.
K EELER, W. N.
Keeley, J. W., contractor. Kelsey, D. N., contractor. Kelley, James, section hand. ANE, C. L., blacksmith.
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Lods & Selby Brothers, hardware.
LUNT, EDWARD D., editor and proprietor of the Perry Chief; was born in Jamestown, New York, in 1844; when he was two and a-half years of age his parents removed to Texas, where they lived for two and a-half years and then went to New Orleans, where they remained but a short time and went to Dubuque, and lived there five years; from here they went to Findlay, Ohio, and were residents of this place until 1861; from this place he started alone on his future career; he came to Des Moines, Iowa, and in October, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 15th Iowa Infantry; he re-enlisted as a . veteran and served until the close of the war, and was mustered out at Louisville, July 24, 1865; while in the service lie was taken pris- oner at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, near Atlanta, Georgia, and was confined in Andersonville prison about two months, and was transferred to Charleston, South Carolina, and detained one month, and from there he was taken to Florence, South Carolina, and paroled December 10, 1864; he participated in the battles of Shiloh, Iuka, second Corinth and in the siege of Vicksburg, and Sherman's Atlanta campaign, un- til his capture; after being mus- tered out of the army he made a visit to his parents in Pennsylva- nia, remaining eight months and returned to Des Moines; he mar- ried Miss Augusta Longshore, November 11,1867; she was born in Delaware county, Ohio; they have three children, two sons and one daughter: Chas. E., Frank P. and Emma I .; he has published in this State the Glenwood Opinion, the Corning Gazette and Quincy Telegram; he came to this place in 1874 and started the Perry Chief, which he has managed to
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the satisfaction of his patrons; lie was town recorder of Perry in 1876-7, and is now a justice of the peace.
M CLUEN, W., harness-maker.
Madigan, John, section hand.
Miller, W. M., farmer and fancy stock-dealer.
Miller, J. R., engineer.
Montgomery, J. P., gunsmith.
Myers, J. P., traveling agent.
N TEWPORT, B. F., lumber and grain-dealer.
Newkirk, B. W., meat market.
Newbury, W. A., pumps and light- ning rods.
· Nichol, J. F., retired farmer.
TIS & Selby Bros., millers and grain-dealers.
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ANGBURN, SAMUEL, physi- cian.
PATTEE, D. J., born in Vermont in 1840; came to this State in 1863, and to this county in 1866; he owns 344 acres of land, aside from city property; was the first merchant in the town of Perry; he is the present mayor, and has held the office of postmaster since 1870; he has served as town trus- tee and school treasurer; he en- listed in the late war in the 9th Vermont, and was discharged, and afterward enlisted in the 47th Iowa Infantry, and was commissioned Captain of Co. F .; he married Miss Belle Moore in 1872; she was born in Iowa; has two children : Mary Belle and Harry M .; lost one son: Wm. H. Pattee, I. G., Clerk.
PARMENTER, I., merchant ; born in New York in 1820; came to this State in 1855 and to this county in 1869; previous to his removal to. this State he lived in Dewitt county, Illinois, and in Michigan, and has been engaged in merchandising all his life; has held offices of justice of the peace
and secretary of school board for five years; he married Miss Phebe Davis in 1844; she was born in Ohio and died in 1864; he after- ward married Mrs. Cornelia Ayres in 1865; she was born in New York; has four children: Almon, Ollie, Smith and Carrie.
Parmenter, A. W., harness-maker. Rossiter, F., gunsmith.
PARKER, A. T., photographer ; born in Thurman, Warren county, N. Y., in 1850, and removed to Saratoga county, where he remain- ed four years, and then emigrated to Oshkosh, Wis., in 1865, where he remained a short time, and came to Boone county, Iowa, in 1865, and remained there until he came to this county in 1869, and there is at present but one person in the town, that is engaged in active business, that was here when he came; he married Miss Maud Elder in 1877; she was born in Iowa; has one child: Charles E. Paul, Geo. B., loan agent.
PAYNE, D. W., dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, and mer- chant tailoring; born in Wash- ington county, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1842; came to this State in 1868, and to this county in 1875; holds office of member of city council; he enlisted in the 18th Ohio Infantry, and served three months, and re- enlisted in the 125th Ohio, and served three years; he married Miss M. Shaw in 1872; she was born in Washington county, Ohio; has one child: Genoveva.
Peter, Perry, boarding house. Phelps, W. H., furniture dealer.
R OSS, JOHN, physician.
Rowley, G. H., merchant. CHUCHART, N., groceries.
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Selby, E. D., miller and grain-dealer. Selby, B. B., miller and grain-dealer.
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Shippey, J. H., groceries and res- taurant.
Sides, J. C., blacksmithı.
Sipes, D. M., barber.
Shortley, John, attorney.
Smith, Isaiah, meat market.
Smith, Barton, restaurant.
SPAULDING, J. P., jeweler; born in Roxbury, Vermont, in 1840: came to this State in 1868, and to this county in 1874; has held offices of town clerk and as- sessor; he enlisted in the 6th Vermont Infantry, and served un- til the close of the war; he mar- ried Miss R. Adelia Ainsworth in 1861; she was born in Calais, Vt .; has four children living: Archie V., Allie B., J. Lillian and Gertie; lost three: Nora D., Edwin L. and Della.
Stiles, R. P., harness-maker.
T HORNBURG, L. B., wagon- maker. Thornley, S. M., merchant.
V TAN PATTEN, A., stock-dealer.
Van Leuven, B. F., merchant. Van Norden, J. J., clothing dealer. W ALDO, J. A., merchant; born in Franklin county, Ohio, in 1833; came to this State in 1849; owns fifty acres of land; has held offices of town trustee, justice of the peace, town clerk, &c .; he enlisted in the 15th Iowa Infantry in the late war and served three years; he married Miss Mary B. Godman in 1856; she was born in Missouri, and died in 1872; he married for his second wife, Miss Julia A. Biggs in 1876; she was born in Dallas county; has three children by first mar- riage: Rosalia, Charles L. and Norman; and two by second marriage: Ralph E., and Lottie; he was recently associated in bus- iness with S. M. Thornley, as dealers in general merchandise. Walker, J. S., clerk.
Wales N. S .. , merchant.
Warren, W. L., harness-maker. Weaver & Cardell, drugs and gro- ceries.
Webster, A. G., attorney.
WILLIS, JOHN H., born in
Wayne county, Indiana, Septem- ber 7, 1823; lived in that vicinity until eighteen years of age; then went to La Porte county, Indiana; was married in Union Mills, La Porte county, in October, 1847, to Hilal Jane Webster; lived there till 1865, when he came to Dallas county, Iowa; was representative in the Indiana legislature one term, 1864-5, from La Porte county, Indiana; was justice of the peace several years; has lived where Perry now is ever since he came to Iowa; owned the land upon which the south part of Perry now stands, and was one of the parties who laid out the town; was elected second mayor of Per- ry, and was for several years one of the board of supervisors of Dallas county; have four children living: Lydia J. Thornburg, Quincy A., Estella and Anna.
WILLIS, LINDSEY, deputy post- master; born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1834; came to this county in 1857; owns 47 acres of land adjoining the town; has held office of town clerk; married Miss L. S. Webster in 1861; she was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y. WILLIS, HARVEY, stock-dealer; born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1831; came to this county in 1859; owns 160 acres of land; he, with his brother, owned the land and laid out the town of Perry; he married Miss Eliza J. Webster in 1852; she was born in Chautauqua county, New York, in 1833; have seven children: Arthur, Lucinda S., Wm. E., Frank, Ella, Kittie G., and baby; have lost five: Emma. Calvin, Reno, Orlando, Alfred. Willis, W. M., farmer.
Winsor, J. R., jeweler.
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A LEXANDER, W., farmer, BUMGARDNER, W. H., farmer,
Sec. -; P. O. Perry; born in Pennsylvania, June 8, 1811; he moved with his parents from Pennsylvania to Brown county, Ohio, and afterward to Dearborn county, Indiana, while it was a Territory, and came to Dallas county in 1854; owns 100 acres of land; has held offices of town- ship trustee and school director; he worked forty-eight years at his trade as blacksmith; he mar- ried Miss Mahala Greggs in 1834; she was born in Ohio; have six children: William D., Mary E., John N., Ann L., Mahala H. and Lucy J. One son, Samuel McC., enlisted in the army during the late war and died from disease contracted in the army.
B ARTON, GEO. D., nursery- man, Sec. 3; P. O. Perry; born in Michigan in 1852; came to this State in 1870; owns 40 acres of land, and is largely en- gaged in setting it with fruit and ornamental trees, adapted to the soil and climate; he has held of- fice of assessor; married Miss Emily Throckmorton in 1873; she was born in Ohio; has three children: Mirian, Raymond and Edna.
Bennett, D., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Perry.
Birdsall, S. G., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Minburn.
Brady, T., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Perry.
Brinfield, S. J., farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Perry.
Brown, R. C., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Perry.
Bryant, W. C., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Perry.
Bryant, J., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Perry.
Buck, T., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Perry.
and stock-raiser, Sec. 19; P. O. Perry; born in Indiana in 1838; came to this State in 1838, and to this county in 1868; owns 160 acres of land; he married Miss R. Woodin in April, 1876; has one daughter: Ruthie.
Bumgardner, G. R., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Perry.
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Burdick, C. C., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Perry. AHILL, C. C., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Perry.
CAMPBELL, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Perry; born in County Down, Ireland, August 25, 1807; came to America in 1847, settling in Knox county, Ohio; came to this county in 1855; owns 80 acres of land; he married Miss Eleanor Leslie in 1832; she was born in County Down, Ireland; have six children : Margaret, Maria A., William, Rachel, Mary and Eliza. Lost two: Stafford L. and John.
Campbell, N. N., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Perry.
Conner, O. H., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Perry.
COUNCIL, WILLIS, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Perry; born in Logan county, Illinois, in 1833; came to this county in 1854; owns 62 acres of land; has held office of constable six years; he married Miss Amelia Simpson in 1855; she was born in Ohio; have three children: Thomas T., Mary C. and William N.
Craft, W. L., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Perry.
Crocker, Joseph, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Perry.
CROCKER, JOHN, farmer, Sec.
29; P. O. Perry; born in Penn- sylvania, January 6, 1832; came to this county in 1857; owns 212 acres of land; has held office of
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school director and township trus- tee; he married Miss Jane Mc- Millan in 1854; she was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Febru- ary, 1867; he afterward married Catharine Miess in 1869; she was born in Pennsylvania; has two children by first marriage: George and Henry, and three by second: Jesse, Annie and Nettie.
CROWEL. HARDMAN, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Perry; born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, in 1835; came to this county in 1857; owns 80 acres of land; has held office of school director; he married Miss Ellen McMillan in 1855; she was born in Pennsylva- nia; has eleven children: Sarah, Bazil, Christian L., Comfort J., Mary I., Viola, Ellen, Emma, Lu- cinda and Mattie M. Lost three. LDER, R. H .. farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Perry; born in Pennsylva- nia in 1829; came to this State in 1854; owns 410 acres of land; has held office of county supervisor; he married Miss Naomi Warford January 1, 1860; has seven chil- dren: Naomi .J., Isaac S., S. James C., Hugh A., Harry E., Homer C. and Daisey P. Lost one daughter: Sarah E. Mr. El- der enlisted in the 39th Iowa In- fantry, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea.
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F AHEY, WM., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Perry.
Feather, H. N., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Perry.
Fessler, J. J., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Perry
G REANEY, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Perry.
Greaney, James, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Perry.
GREANEY, PATRICK, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 33; P. O. Perry; born in Ireland in 1821; came to America in 1846, settling in Philadelphia; from there he re- moved to Indiana, and came to
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