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BIRCHARD, ABNER T., drug- gist ; born in Susquehanna Co., Penn., Aug. 24, 1834; he lived in that State until 1856, and came to Iowa, to Ma- haska Co .; then removed to Humboldt Co., and lived there until the massacre at Spirit Lake. He was in the army ; enlisted in 1862 in the 32d I. V. I., being on non-commission staff Quar- termaster Seargeant. After the war, he returned to Boone Co. and engaged in business ; came to Marshall Co. in Oct., 1870; since then, he has been engaged in . the drug business. He has held town and school offices. Married Mar- garet S. Lytle, from the State of New York, in Dec., 1865 ; he has three chil- dren by a former wife-Ellen U., Theo- dore P. and Mellie.
Blackburn, J. T., clerk. Blodgett, C. P., teacher. Bloomfield, R. E. Boardman, C. E., attorney.
BOARDMAN. H. E. J .. capitalist. Borden, A. M., farmer.
BOVEE, JAMES, firm of Blaney & Bovec, meat market ; born in Caledo- nia Co., Vt., Feb. 19, 1834 ; he lived in Vermont eighteen years, and went to California in Dec., 1851, and was there two years and a half engaged in mining ; returned to Vermont, and came to Iowa in 1856, to this county, Marion Tp., and engaged in farming; he being one of the early settlers, there being only a very few here then ; he has carried grain to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, and has sold wheat at 30c. a bushel ; he came to this city in 1874, and engaged in his present business. Married Miss Eliza Morris, from Ohio, in Jan., 1864; they have three children -- Clyde, Mand and Morris ; have lost one daughter.
BOWLER, J. ROSS, proprietor Boardman House ; born in Geauga Co., Ohio, Jan. 6, 1837 ; he lived in Ohio until the breaking-out of the war. In 1861, he enlisted as a landsman in the Navy ; he was transferred to the Fleet Paymaster on the naval station at Cairo for one year, and then received the ap- pointment and was commissioned Pay- master, with rank of Major ; there were 1,300 applications for the position ahead of him ; the Secretary of the Navy or- dered an immediate examination, and he received the appointment; he re- mained in that position from 1861 until 1865, the close of the war ; he was then Cashier in the Quartermaster's Depart- ment of Water Transportation. Re- mained in New Orleans for two years after the war, and came to Ackley, Iowa, in 1869, and came to Marshalltown in 1871 ; was proprietor of the Williams House and the Willard House, and after- ward built the Bowler House; he was solicited, in 1877, to take charge of the Boardman House, one of the finest hotels in the West. He married Miss Florence E. Bromley, daughter of Charles E. Bromley, in Nov., 1873 ; they have one son-Char- lie Ross.
Bowman, G. M., saloon and restaurant.
BOWMAN, JOHN, proprietor of the Marshall Brewery ; born in Ger- many, Nov. 10, 1820 ; learned the trade of a miller, and came to America in 1847 ; lived in Pennsylvania, and
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in New Jersey, and worked for $8.00 per month, and afterward for fifty cents a day ; worked at the milling business in Pensylvania ; came to Iowa in 1856, to Iowa City, and came here to Marshall- town, in the Fall of 1858, and engaged in the brewing business ; he had only about $1,000 when he came, and com- menced the business in a small way, and enlarged it as he could pay for it, from time to time, until now, by industry and good management ; his buildings and improvements are as complete as can be found in the State ; he has invested over $60,000 ; he makes over 3,000 barrels a year. Married Mary B. Walbert, from Germany, in July, 1847; they have three children-George, John and Fred; they have lost one son and two daughters.
Bowry, Adolphus, painter.
Bowery, Hezekiah.
Boyington, D. D., clerk, lumber yard.
Brackett, J. W., grain dealer.
BRADLEY, JOHN H., Judge of the Circuit Court ; born in Fairfield, Conn., May 9, 1837; he received his education there until 1856, when he attended school in New York; came to Iowa City, and studied his profession and was admitted to the bar in Oct., 1857 ; commenced the practice of his profession there in March, 1858, and continued until July, 1862, when he came to Marshalltown. He was elected District Attorney, and held that office from Feb., 1866, until Oct., 1872 ; he was elected Judge of the Judicial Dis- trict embracing the counties of Marshall, Story, Boone, Webster, Hamilton, Har- din, Wright and Franklin, Jan. 1, 1873. Married Miss Sarah L. Duncan in Iowa City, in Sept., 1859; she was from Fayette Co., Penn .; they have two chil- dren-Charles D. and Susie C .; have lost one son-Henry D., born Dec. 25, 1864, and died in Feb., 1876.
Brainard, M. W., carpenter.
BREMNER, WILLIAM, County Surveyor; born in Scotland, March 21, 1831 ; came to America in infancy ; lived in the States of New York and Massachusetts ; in 1839, went to New Hampshire, and lived there seven. teen years ; was in the engineering corps in Connecticut ; came to Iowa in
1856 ; after looking over the State, he settled here, and was one of the early settlers. He represented this county in the State Legislature in 1860-62; was elected County Surveyor in 1865, and has held the office since then ; has also held the office of Justice of the Peace; he was in the Provost Mar- shal's office in Tennessee one year dur- ing the war. Married Miss Catherine C. Hampton from Columbiana Co., Ohio, during the war, May 24, 1860 ; she came to Iowa, April 11, 1840; one of the earliest settlers ; they have four children -- George H., Frances H., An- na Bell and William H. William P. Hepburn, brother of Mrs. Bremner, came here in 1856, one of the early attor- neys here; he was interested in the county seat trouble ; he was in the army in the 2d I. V. C., Co. B .; he got up the company, and was commissioned as Captain. He is now living in Page Co.
BRENNECKE, CHAS., money loaner ; born in Prussia July 4, 1814 ; learned the business of an architect and carpenter ; came to America in 1840; he lived at Harper's Ferry, and built the bridge there. He married Miss Catharine Reimschneider, from Germa- ny, June 28, 1844, at Cumberland, Md., they lived in Cumberland, Md., nine years, and came to Iowa in 1854, and located at Timber Creek ; they were among the early settlers ; he has a farm, saw-mill and grist-mill there; he lived there until 1866, when he came to this city, and since then, aside from looking after his interests, and loaning money ; he started to Europe in May, and is now in the old country, visiting old friends there ; they have six children-Emma; Augusta, Johanna, John, Frank and Nellie; they have lost one daughter -- Lena.
Britt, W. L., teamster.
Broadhead, John, jeweler.
Bromley, C. E., dry goods and clothing. Brown, Andrew, laborer.
Brown, L. W., carpenter.
BROWN, TIMOTHY, attorney at law, firm of Brown & Binford ; born near Cooperstown, Otsego Co., N. Y., Dec. 27, 1827 ; he was brought up on a farm, attending school during the Win-
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ters ; he was afterward a student in the Unadilla Academy ; he then engaged in teaching in district and select schools; when 21 years of age, he became a stu- dent in the office of Hon. J. C. Gregory of Unadilla ; after two years' study, he en- tered the office of his uncle, Elijah Brown, of Milford, and was admitted to to the bar by the Supreme Court of the State; in 1855 he came to lowa, and settled in Toledo, Tama Co .; in 1857, he came to Marshalltown, and engaged in the practice of his profession, and has been here twenty-one years, acquiring an extensive and remunerative practice. He married Miss Laura Wheeler, from Jefferson Co., N. Y., Dec. 23, 1857; they have three children-Mary A., L. Willie and Fred Arthur ; lost one son in infancy.
Brown, William S., teamster.
BRUSH, WILLIAM R., assist- ant engineer, water works; born in Clay Co., Ind., Jan. 9, 1837, and removed to Bond Co., Ill., when 9 years of age ; came to this State and eounty in 1854 ; they came by wagon, and were twenty days on the way. He was in the army ; enlisted in the 5th I. V. I., Co. D; was in the battles of Iuka, Miss., Cor- inth, New Madrid and at Island No. 10 ; was wounded in the battle of Iuka. After the war, he went to Colorado, and was engaged in the lumber business for seven years, and then returned here. Married Miss Minerva A. Dixon, from Pennsylvania, Feb. 22, 1870 ; they have one adopted daughter-Anna.
Buchwald, Charles, saloon. Buhl, John, brewery.
BULLOCK, J. C., firm of J. C. Bul- lock & Co., dealers in general hardware and house furnishing goods ; born in Ful- ton Co., N. Y., Sept. 10, 1842 ; lived there until 50 years of age. Was in the army ; enlisted in the 153d N. Y. V. I., Co. E ; was in a number of battles; among them were Pleasant Hills, Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek ; at the battle of Cedar Creek Oct. 19, 1864, he was taken prisoner, and confined in Libby Prison, and at Salisbury, N. C., for four months. After his return from the war, he was in business in New York, and in the grocery business four years in Whitewater, Wis .; came to
Marshalltown in Feb., 1878, and with his brother engaged in the hardware business. Married Miss Libby Davis from Palatine, N. Y., in 1868; they have one son-Davis J. Bullock.
BUNCE, NATHANIEL L.,
vineyard and fruits ; born in Huron Co., Ohio, May 8, 1829 ; received his educa- tion and studied medicine and gradu- ated at the Western Reserve College, Cleveland, in 1851; he came to Mar- shalltown and located here in August. 1857, and engaged in practicing his pro- fession ; his practice called him all over this section of the country, and he has frequently ridden fifty to 100 miles before returning home; and swimming the river and being surrounded by prairie fires, and chasing wolves were frequent inei- dents in his early practice ; after some six or eight years, he was obliged, on account of his health, to give up his practice; was afterward engaged in the drug business, and selling goods; for the past few years, he has given his at- tention to cultivating grapes and small fruits, and is now improving a very fine place. He was appointed by the Gov- ernor, Surgeon at Camp McClelland, and aided in the recruiting service dur- ing the war. Ile holds the office of City Councilman. Married Miss Cath- arine A. Bristol July 3, 1852; she was born in Sussex Co., New Jersey, and removed to Ohio when 16 years of age.
Burke, Martin, laborer, C. R. R. BURKHART, CHARLES J.,
editor Statesman.
Burritt, B. L., attorney.
Burrington, P. V., paymaster C. R. R. Butts, David, fireman, C. R. R.
YALDWELL, BROOKS C., farmer, C S. 33.
CALHOUN, W. H., agent and deal- er in agricultural implements; born in Bedford Co., Penn., May 27, 1836; when 10 years of age, he removed to the mineral regions of Western Mary- land, and was brought up there; when 20 years of age, with his knapsack on his back, he started for Illinois, and lo- eated in Ogle Co .; he lived there and in Northern Illinois until 1865, when he came to Iowa, to Marshalltown ; he opened a farm, and the following year
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engaged in business, and has continued in it for the past twelve years. He has held the office of City Councilman for the past ten years, and was one of the committee for building the water works. He married Miss Louisa De Vore, from Bedford Co., Penn, in Nov., 1857 ; they have eight children-Clara A., Emma J., Ella, Albert C., Frank D., Willie H., Hattie and Luln.
Cammick. James, painter. Canfield, G. L., mason. Canfield, J., runs on railroad.
Cavenaugh, J., round house, C. R. R. Carlson, C. P , laborer.
CARNEY, JAMES L., attorney at law ; born in Lawrence, Essex Co., Mass., July 29, 1847, and lived in Mas- sachusetts until 6 years of age, and then removed to Pennsylvania, and aft- erward to Ohio, and came to Powe- shiek Co., Iowa, in 1858 ; he received his education, and graduated at Iowa College, at Grinnell, in 1871, and took degree of B. S .; he then entered a law school, the State University at Iowa City, and graduated in 1873, ; he came to this city and has practiced his profes- sion here.
Carpenter, A. A., teamster. Carpenter, C. S., coal dealer.
Carpenter, J. M., butter and egg dealer. CARTER, GEO. W., DR., physician ; was born in England, April 18, 1827 ; he came to America when 7 years of age ; he lived in New York, and began the study of his pro- fession there in 1850; he removed to Michigan to attend the university there ; he completed his professional education and graduated in 1853 ; after spending the Summer in Chicago, he came to Davenport, Iowa, and engaged in the practice of his profession. He was in the army ; went as Assistant Surgeon of the 9th I. V. I., until May, 1863, when he was transferred and promoted to Sur- geon of the 3d I V. C., and was with that regiment until he was mustered out in the Fall of 1865. He came to Marshalltown in the Fall of 1868, and since then has practiced his profession here. He married Miss Cor- delia N. Parks, from Genesee Co., N. Y., in Feb., 1855.
Cassiday, Michael, laborer.
Caswell, Obed, attorney. Chalfant, E. B., carpenter.
CHAPIN, E. N., Postmaster, and publisher of the Marshall Times ; born in Tyringham, Berkshire Co., Mass., June 5, 1822 ; lived in Massachusetts twenty-seven years ; went to California in 1849; was there five years and re- turned to Massachusetts in 1854; came to Iowa, and arrived in this county in June, 1855 ; he went to Rock Island after a load of groceries, also carted flour from Oskaloosa, which was the nearest flour-mill ; in 1856, he commenced pub- lishing the Iowa Central Journal; sold out to his partner, Mr. Barnhart, who moved the office to this town and they started the Marshall County Times ; Mr. Chapin has been connected with it most of the time since, and now the pa- per has a daily and weekly issue. Has held the office of Supervisor of this county ; was appointed Postmaster under President Lincoln, and was the first government officer removed by Andrew Johnson for political reasons ; he was again appointed Postmaster by President Grant in March, 1876. Married Eliza- beth Moore of Washington, Penn., in 1857.
CHAPMAN, W. A., DR., phy- sician ; born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept 11, 1844 ; lived in Ohio until 16 years of age, and removed to Iowa, re- turned to Ohio and studied medicine and graduated in the Cleveland Medical College in the Spring of 1868 ; he then came to Poweshiek Co., and practiced medicine until 1872, when he came to Marshalltown, and since then has prac- ticed his profession here. Was in the army in the 4th I. V. C., Co. E, and was in the service for eighteen months. Married Miss Mary L. Clark from Powe- shiek Co, Iowa, in Nov., 1868 ; they have two children-Alma J. and Will- iam H .; they lost one son.
CHILDS, JOHN, bee keeper ; born in Massachusetts, Jan. 8, 1815; re- moved in infancy to Steuben Co., N. Y., where he lived until 26 years of age, and then removed to Ohio. Married Miss Lodency Force; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y .; they started to Iowa in May, 1853, coming to La Salle, Ill., and from there by wagon, spending the Winter
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near Princeton, and eame on here in the Spring ; arrived in Marshalltown in May, being among the first settlers; he bought a claim of William Ralls, of 320 acres, north of and adjoining Main street, and built the first frame house in the town ; the first meeting in this town was held in their log house, thirteen feet square ; in 1855, they went back to Ohio with their own team ; on the way, their child was taken sick, and Mr. Childs was also sick ; Mrs. Childs sat under the wagon all night long, out on the prairie, holding her little child in her arms, and watch- ing it by a lighted candle, expecting it would die in her arms before morning ; they have two children-Mrs. Louisa Choate, and Mrs. R. E. Sears ; they have lost one son-Benjamin, and two daughters-Adelaide and Edith.
Chindstrind, James, blacksmith.
Chrisford, John, cabinet maker.
Choate, John P., engineer, C. R. R.
Choate, M. M., wood dealer.
Church, H. A., stock dealer.
Cisne, C. J., earpenter.
Clark, A. G., clerk.
Clark, B. C., law student.
Clark, Chister, mason. Clark, R. K., far .. S. 31. Clark, S. H., dairy.
Clark, Thomas, butcher.
COBURN, JOHN C., of the firm of of Coburn & Rewey, carriage makers ; born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Oet. 2, 1842 ; removed to Wisconsin when 2 years of age ; learned his trade there. He enlisted in the 22d Regt. Wis. V. 1., Co. D; was at the battles of Spring Hill and Brentwood Station, Tenn. ; was taken prisoner ; was with Gen. Sherman from Chattanooga to the close of the war. He came here in 1868, and since then has been engaged in his present business. He married Miss Sadie Shirk, from Pennsylvania, Oct. 21, 1871 ; they have one son -- George O., born Dec. 3, 1875.
Colburn, J. C., wagon maker.
Cole, Albert, carpenter. Cole, Thomas, far., S. 34. Cole, William, carpenter. Collins, Morris, section boss, C. R. R. Colly, J. I., mason. Collyer, Henry, butter, eggs and fruit. Colt, J. C.
Colt, John F.
Colton, F. D., carpenter.
Cook, E. C., real estate.
Cooper, A. B., couper.
Cooper, A. B., grocer. Cooper, A. S., laborer.
Coppock, J. A., carpenter.
Coppock, W. R., gloves and mittens.
COX, A. B., proprietor of the Bowler House at the depot of the C., N. W. and Central R. R. of Iowa.
Craig, George L., tinsmith.
Craig, James, laborer.
Craig, Wm. T., mail agent.
Crambee, J. A., carpenter.
Crandall, E. E., laborer.
Crawford, E., laborer.
Crawford, Edwin, teamster.
Crellen, Cesar, laborer.
Crellen, John, laborer.
Cronkleton, O. T., stock dealer.
Culp, S. R., sewing machine agent.
CUMMINGS, WILLIAM C.,
DR., physician ; born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 22, 1829. After receiving his education, he graduated at Geneva, N. Y., and practiced his profession at Great Bend, Susquehanna Co., and also in Broome Co., near Binghamton, for several years ; then attended a medieal college at Albany and graduated again. and came to Iowa and located for a short time at Eddyville, and then located near Oskaloosa. Upon the breaking-out of the rebellion, he was among the first to offer his services to the Government; all of his father's family were extreme Seymour Demo- crats, and he was the only Republican, and the only one of the family name that was loyal to the Government dur- ing the war. He was appointed First Assist. Surgeon of the 10th I. V. I., and had not been out ten days before he was made Brigade Surgeon ; on account of ill health he was obliged to return home; then went in the field again ; was detailed and had charge of General Hospital at Corinth ; he was in the service eighteen months, and it cost him over $800 more than he received ; after the war, he returned to Oskaloosa, and came here in 1865, and since then he has practiced his profession here. Married Miss Mary Lounsbery, from Windsor, N. Y., in 1852; they have
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two children - William C. and Ben Franklin ; lost one daughter in infancy. Cunningham, C. P., engineer.
CUNNINGHAM, D. W., of the firm of Cunningham & Jones, lumber dealers ; he was born in Orleans Co., N. Y., March 20, 1828; studied civil engineering, and was in the State Engineer Corps in the enlargement of the Erie Canal; in 1850, he went South on account of his health; was connected with building railroads there. He became intimately acquainted with many leading men-Calhoun, Pickens, Keit, Rheitt, Wade Hampton, Colonel Orr, and many others. Upon the breaking out of the war, he came North, sacrificing all of his interests there; came to Lyons, Iowa, without a cent, and when the railroad reached here, he came to Marshall, and engaged in the lumber business. Married Miss Eliza- beth Raymond, from Port Jervis, Orange Co., N. Y., in November, 1865; they have three children-Artie, Charlie and Willie.
Curtis, J. F., carpenter.
D AILY, JOSEPH, shoemaker.
Daniels, John, laborer.
Darling, John, machinist.
Dart, J. T., with Iowa Building Co. Dart, L. S., carpenter.
DATESMAN, PETER, photo- graphic artist; born in Northampton Co., Penn., Aug. 15, 1832; he lived in Pennsylvania twenty-three years and came to Iowa in 1855 ; came to Marshall- town the same year, and is one of the early settlers; he commenced the study of his profession and has been engaged in the business since then, twenty-two years, and longer than any artist in the county. He married Miss Fannie M. Gerhart from Pennsylvania Jan. 12, 1865 ; they have two children-Lillie and Clara.
Davis, Patrick, lab. C. R. R. Dean. DeWitt. clerk.
DEITRICH, E. W., retired ; born in Adams Co., Penn., and lived in that State for twenty-two years ; then removed to Ohio and lived there until 1854 ; he came to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1855, and engaged in the wholesale grocery trade ; then sold out and went to Wis-
consin in 1861, and engaged in the gro- cery trade at Green Bay; afterward in the Planing Mill business until 1869, when he came to Marshalltown and en- gaged in mercantile business ; he was burned out May 4, 1872; he rebuilt his store and again went into business and continued for a time and then sold out. Married Mrs. Ann Tanner, for- merly Miss Ann Whiler, from England ; they have two children-Francis Ann and John Edward, is hook keeper for J. W. Bracket; he has one son, Thomas, by his first wife ; he is not living.
Detereck, J. F., cigar maker.
Diesing, Charles, gardener.
Diesing, Louis, gardener.
Dishmer, John, miller.
DOOLITTLE, MYRON O.,
gram dealer ; born in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York, May 4, 1822; he lived in York State until 1862, when he removed to Michigan, and lived there two years and came to Iowa, to Mar- shall Co., and engaged in farming for three years ; run the Anson House for eighteen months, and since then has been engaged in the grain business. Married Miss Adaline C. Anson, from Canandaigua, Ontario Co., N. Y., March 12, 1855; they have four children- William, Ella, Clara, Mabel and have lost two daughters.
Doty, F. A., carpenter.
Downer, J. D., farmer and stock dealer. Draper, V. V., tailor.
DRUM, CHARLES, firm of Drum & Heald, dealers in groceries and pro- visions ; born in Union Co., Penn., July 24, 1839; he lived there seventeen years and came with his parents to Iowa; they were six weeks on the way and got here in Marshall County June 27, 1856; they were early settlers. He married Miss Anna Windish in Marshalltown Aug. 23, 1868 ; they have one daughter -Maud ; they have lost two sons- Harry and Martin.
Drum, John, teamster. Duer, Fred. E., carpenter.
DUGUID, CORTLAND, mer- chant and dealer in groceries aud crock- ery ; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., July 20, 1826; he lived in that State until 1856, then removed to Virginia, in Fairfax Co., near Bull Run battle
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ground ; he came to Knox Co., Ill., for two years, and came to Marshalltown in 1866 and engaged in his present busi- ness in the same location he now occupies. He married Miss Jane Vincent, from Onondaga Co., N. Y .. in 1848; they have three children-Eva, Mary I. and Emma.
Dunham, S. P., painter. Durant, Alfred, pattern maker. Durell, H. E., livery stable.
E ARLE, G. M., retired.
East, H. D., furniture dealer.
EAST, WILLIAM, firm of William East & Son, furniture dealers; born in Berkshire, England, March 12, 1824, and came to America in 1840; went to Rochester, N. Y., and engaged in chair making; came to Iowa, to Marshalltown in April, 1862. There was not a foot of sidewalk, nor a church in this town at that time. He engaged in the furni- ture business in December, 1862, and has been in the business for sixteen years ; the oldest furniture dealer here. Holds office of City Alderman, is serv- ing his sixth year. Married Harriet J. Ranney, from Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1848; they have four children-Harry D., Mary, William R. and George.
Eastabrook, R., ins. and real estate agent. EASTMAN, HENRY W., Freight and Ticket Agent C. &. N. W. R. R. ; born in Littleton, N. H., Oct. 13, 1831 ; lived there twenty-one years, and removed to Illinois, to Elgin, and entered the employ of the Galena & Chicago Union R. R., now the C. & N. W. R. R. Upon the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in the 52d Regt. Ill. V. I., Co. K, Sept. 1, 1861 ; he was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth and in the siege of Atlanta, and in many fights and skirmishes ; after the war, he returned to the C. & N. W. R. R. again. He held office of Postmaster at Clinton- ville during all of Buchanan's and part of Pierce's administration. He came to Iowa ; was at Cedar Rapids three years, and was also Agent at Tama City four years, and came here December, 1876. He has been connected with the C. & N. W. R. R. since 1853-for twenty- five years, except while he was in the army ; one of the oldest officers on the
road. He married Miss H. M. Guptill,
from Kecseville, N. Y., in April, 1856. Edwards, Albert, tinuer.
Edwards, J. S., agent Hayworth Fence Co. Ehle, Mark, firm B. T. Frederick Co., Foundry.
Eich, Christopher, mason.
Eich, Chris., Jr., laborer.
Elliott, O. F., farmer.
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