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McNEEL, J. S., retired farmer ; P. O. Gilman; owns a farm of 240
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acres of land, two miles east of Gilman, in Tama Co., valued at $40 per acre ; he was born Aug. 31, 1837, in Blair Co., Penn .; emigrated with his parents to Lee Co., Ill .. in 1848, where he re- mained until 1869, when he came to Iowa, and purchased the farm he still owns ; rented his farm and moved into Gilman in the Spring of 1875. Mar- ried Mary Ramsey Nov. 28, 1859, in Illinois ; she was born May 24, 1838, in Blair Co., Penn. ; have three chil- dren-Alice, Willie and Belle. Mem- bers of the Congregational Church ; Re- publican.
MALLETT, I. D., farmer ; P. O. Gilman ; owns a farm of eighty acres, one mile east of Gilman, but lives in in Gilman ; he was born April 8, 1839, in Chemung Co .. N. Y., and emigrated with his parents to Linn Co., Iowa, in the Fall of 1849, and the following Spring, to Rock Island Co., Ill. He enlisted in Aug., 1862, in Company B, of the 126th Ill. V. I .; was mustered out at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1865 ; he was in the battle at the siege of Vicksburg, besides several other minor battles. Came to Marshall Co. in the Fall of 1866, and purchased his present farm. Married Annie Winn June 27, 1866, in Illinois ; she was born July 9, 1848, in Indiana. Member of Congre- gational Church ; Republican. Medhus, G., far. ; P. O. Gilman. Medhus, Ole, far .; P. O. Gilman Minnehan, M., far., S. 18 ; P. O. Gilman. Mooney, T., far., S. 30; P. O. Gilman.
Morehead, A. W., far., S. 29; P. O. Gil- man.
MUNDHENK, H. W., dealer in agricultural implements, Moline wagons ; Gilman ; born Feb. 10, 1843, in Montgomery Co., Ohio. Enlisted in the service of his country Aug. 1, 1862, in Co. B, of the 93d Ohio V. I .; participated in the battles of Stone River, Mission Ridge and Buzzards' Roost in Georgia ; in the latter place he lost his left leg, for which disability he was discharged Feb. 28, 1865. After the war, he engaged in the cabinet busi- ness until he came to this township in 1870 ; he then settled on a farm, where he remained until 1873; he came to Gilman and commenced his present
business. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1872, which office he still fills. Married Louisa Frazee Feb. 19, 1867, in Ohio; she was born in November, 1845; have three children living-Ce- cellia A .. Lulu L., and Glendora ; lost one, William A. Republican.
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'CONNELL, PAT., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Gilman.
Oleson, I., farmer ; P. O. Gilman.
Oleson, J., far., S. 2 ; P. O. Gilman. Oleson, T., far., S. 2 ; P. O. Gilman. O'Neal, D. W., butcher, Gilman.
P ATTERSON, A. W., dealer in agri- cultural implements, Gilman.
PARISH, SPENCER, farmer, S. 25 ; P. O. Gilman; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre; he was born March 3, 1826, in Hampshire Co., Mass. ; he emigrated to Portage Co., Ohio, in 1848, and in the Spring of 1867, went to Warren, Trumbull Co., where he followed foundry facing and roofing, and subsequently went to New Lisbon, Columbiana Co., and engaged in the manufacture of hydraulic cement ; came from there to this county in the Spring of 1877, and settled where he now lives. He was married to Deborah Parker, March 4, 1851, in Ohio ; she was born in 1833, in New York; she died in Aug., 1868 ; he was again married to Ellen F. Frissell June 7. 1870 ; she was born July 7, 1843, in Massachusetts ; has three children by first wife-Addie B., Abbie J. and Charles P., and one by his second wife -- Robert S .; lost one-Emily. Mem- bers of the Congregational Church ; Re- publican.
Patterson, J., ret. far., S. 23 ; P. O. Gilman. Patterson, W. J., dealer in agricultural im- plements, Gilman.
Paulson, L., far .; P. O. Gilman.
Pence, A. J., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Gilman. Pence, G., far., S. 35 ; P. O. Gilman. Pierson, E., far., S. 10; P. O. Gilman.
PINKERTON, C. W., undertaker and dealer in furniture, Gilman ; he was born Sept. 12, 1848, in Merrimack Co., N. H .; went with parents to Fond du Lae Co., Wis., in 1856, where he re- mained till 1872; he then came to this township and purchased 120 acres of land which he still owns; he followed farming till the Fall of 1874, then came
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into Gilman and commenced his present business. He was married to Emma Riley Dee. 22, 1869, in Wisconsin ; she was born in May, 1848, in the same State ; have three children-Alice, Jay and Lynn. Republican.
POTTER, E. E., homeopathic phy- sician and surgeon ; owns fifty-five acres of land adjoining the corporation of Gil- man, valued at $80 per acre, upon which he lives ; he was born April 27, 1823, in Erie Co., N. Y .; emigrated with parents to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1839, and in 1850, he moved to Knox Co., Ill., and to Henry Co. in 1855, and from there to Marengo, Iowa, in 1865, and in the Spring of 1866, came to Gil- man, where he now lives. He com- menced the study of medicine under Dr. Horace Eaton in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, and continued for three years, and subsequently attended lectures at the Kingsville Medical Institute; he subse- quently studied the homœopathic system of medicine, and introduced it in his practice, which system he deems the best. He was married to Miss Thankful Rickard, of Ashtabula Co., Dec. 31, 1843 ; she was born Nov. 16, 1822, in the same county ; have five children living-Orange A., Albert C., Caroline C., Laurens E. and Horace E. His oldest son, Orange E., enlisted Feb. 14, 1864, in Co. D of the 83d Regt. I. V. I., and was transferred to the 61st Regt., and was mustered out Sept. 25, 1865; returned home and was married to Sarah E. Ingersoll Dec. 14, 1868. Mr. Potter is Independent in politics.
Powers, W., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Timber Creek. EAD, J., far., S. 33; P. O. Gilman. R
Renner, V. W., far., S. 20; P. O. Gilman. Reierson, R., farmer ; P. O. Gilman. Ricketts, J. B., ret. far. ; P. O. Gilman. Ricketts, S. S., far. ; P. O. Gilman.
RIGG, W. B., proprietor of steam flouring-mill, Gilman ; born April 25, 1846, in Scott Co., Iowa ; came from there to this county in the Spring of 1873, and purchased the mill he now owns, it then being located on Timber Creek, in Le Grand Tp .; in 1875, he removed it to its present location in Gilman. He was married to Miss Mary Austin, of this county, Sept. 5, 1877; she was
born in February, 1853, in Clinton Co., Ohio. Republican.
Roark, A., far .; P. O. Gilman.
Roff, J., & Brother, fars., S. 14; P. O. Gilman.
Rockhill, E. E., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Gilman. SAWYER, OLE T., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Gilman.
Scurr, J. B., far., S. 16; P. O. Gilman. SCURR, J. H., farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Gilman ; owns a farm of thirty-six acres about three miles west of Gilman, and 114 acres where he lives, adjoining the town plat ; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, July 4, 1835 ; parents moved to Guernsey Co. in 1837, and emigrated from there to Burean Co., Ill., in 1854, and from there he came to this county in Feb., 1868. Married Susan Stevens Oct. 18, 1859, in Illinois ; she was born Oct. 4, 1834, in Belmont Co., Ohio ; have two children-Ida F., born JJuly 27, 1860, and Joseph H., March 7. 1875. Republican.
Seager, C. H., banker, Gilman.
SEAGER, L. G., banking and ex- change business, Gilman ; he was born Ang. 25, 1846, in Onondaga Co., N. Y .; he attended school at the Pompey Acad- emy, near Syracuse, from the time he was 9 years old till he was 18 years old ; then came with parents to Marshalltown, of this county, which was the Spring of 1864; soon after arriving there, he engaged as clerk in the County Record- er's office, and subsequently in the Treas- urer's and Clerk's offices till 1867 ; he then engaged as clerk in the First Na- tional Bank at Marshalltown, where he remained till the Spring of 1872; he then came to Gilman and bought out H. C. Rice in the dry goods and general merchandise business, which he contin- ued till the Fall of 1877, when he, in company with his brother, C. H. Seager, purchased the banking business of Hen- riquis & Rice, which they still continue. Mr. Seager was married to Miss Susan A. Butler Jan. 22, 1867 ; she was born in 1846 in New York, and died Sept. 4, 1871. He was again married to Miss E. L. Sparks Aug. 5, 1872; she was born Jan. 3, 1851, in Massachusetts ; have two children by second wife- George L. and Mary G. Member of the Episcopal Church.
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Seager, J. H., far., S. 9 ; P. O. Gilman. Seavers, J., restaurant and saloon, Gil- man.
SEBRING, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Gilman ; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; he was born April 14, 1835, in Allen Co., Ind., where he remained till 1865; he then moved to Dallas Co., Iowa, and remained in that county till the Fall of 1874, when he purchased his present farm in Marshall Co. He was married to Re- becca Rockhill March 28, 1861, in In- diana; she was born Oct. 27, 1840, in the same State ; have two children liv- ing-Ida L. and Hattie F .; lost two- Melissa A. and an infant. Democrat. Sharp, J. A., far., S. 1 ; P. O. Le Grand. SHAW, CYRUS H., druggist and Express Company Superintendent, Gil- man ; he was born Nov. 15, 1833, in Standish, Me .; he received a liberal edu- cation ; attended the Standish Academy, also several others, and lastly Yarmouth Academy, preparatory to entering Bow- doin College at Brunswick, which he en- tered in 1857 and spent one year ; then followed teaching till 1861, when he came to Jasper Co., Iowa, and stopped at Newton and taught there one year ; then came to Marshalltown, this county ; taught school there a couple of terms ; then was deputy in County Treasurer's office, and was appointed County Super- intendent in 1863, to fill a vacancy. In the the Spring of 1864, raised a com- pany of volunteers for the United States service, which were known as Co. G, 44th Iowa V. I .; he was mustered out in Oct., 1864, and returned to Marshall- town. He was elected to the office of County Superintendent in the Fall of 1863, and re-elected in the Fall of 1865, and was again elected in 1869 and 1871. He came to Gilman in the Spring of 1874, and engaged in the drug business with Dr. W. J. Ward, to whom he sold his interest in the Fall of 1877. Married Marcia Griffin, of Port- land, Me., Jan. 1, 1861, and she died July 27, 1864, while at her father's in Maine, on a visit ; had two children by first wife-Starr C. and Carr L; the first died at the age of 11 months, and the other is with his grandfather. He was again married to Susan Deeter Dec.
23,1877 ; she was born March 19, 1844, in Miami Co., Ohio. Republican. Simcox, J. D., far., S. 8 ; P. O. Gilman.
SKINNER, H. J., butcher, Gilman ; born May 9, 1850, in Cook Co., Ill. ; parents moved to Kendall Co. in 1854, where he remained till Feb. 29, 1864, when he enlisted in Co. I, of the 2d regiment of Illinois Artillery, being a little less than 14 years old ; was in the service till January, 1865 ; participated in the battles of Tunnel Hill, Tenn., Buzzard Roost, Ga., Atlanta, etc. ; was with Sherman in his march to the sea. At the close of the war, returned home and went into Minnesota, Minneapolis, Sauk Center and several other places ; was there about two years, then returned to Kendall Co. and followed farming and butchering for three years ; then moved to Clayton Co., Iowa, where he followed butchering and buying stock till he came to Gilman, in 1875, and com- menced his present business. He was elected Captain of the military company recently formed in Gilman. He. was married to Rosa Bennett Oct. 11, 1869, in Illinois ; she was born in 1853, and died May 28, 1872 ; was again married, to Emily D. Collar, Dec. 20, 1874, in Clayton Co., Iowa ; she was born in the same county April 15, 1858 ; have one son-John H .- by first wife, and two sons by second wife-William N. and Fred W. Member of A., F. & A. M. Republican.
Smith, R. S., dealer in millinery and fancy goods, Gilman.
Sparks, L. B., far., S. 25 ; P. O. Gilman.
Speas, N., far., S. 20 ; P. O. Gilman.
Strand, G., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Gilman.
Sutherland, H., hardware dealer, Gilman. Sutton, R., dry goods merchant, Gilman.
T ALBOTT, MARCUS, far., S. 31 ; P. T O. Gilman.
Thompson, H., far .; P. O. Gilman.
Thompson, J., far., S. 12: P. O. Gilman. Thompson, N., far. ; P. O. Gilman.
TJOSSEM, O. P., farmer ; P. O. Gilman ; owns eighty acres of land, val- ued at $35 per acre; born March 3, 1844, near Stavanger, Norway; emi- grated from there to Le Grand, Mar- shall Co .. Iowa, in June, 1864, and came from there into this township in July, 1869. Married Julia Norland, of Ben-
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ton Co., Iowa, June 8, 1869; she was born April 4, 1851, in Norway ; have five children-Anton, John, Simon, Pauline and Matilda. Independent in politics.
'Tjossem, Thomas, farmer ; P. O. Gilman. Turner, H. S., liveryman, Gilman.
Turner, J. K., far., S. 7 ; P. O. Gilman.
V AN ALLEN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Gilman. Van Ocker, M., Gilman.
W HITEHEAD, C., farmer, S. -; P. O. Gilman.
WAGGONER, C. W., dealer in flour, grain and coal, Gilman ; he was born Sept. 11, 1832, in Union Co., Penn .; he came with parents to Ogle Co., Ill., in the spring of 1848, and from there to Jo Daviess Co., in 1853, and in 1856, to Dakota Co., Minn., where he remained till 1857; then re- turned to Jo Daviess Co .; in the Fall of 1860, he moved to Independence, Buchanan Co., Iowa, and on the 12th of July, 1861, he enlisted in Co. E, 5th I. . V. I .; was appointed Regimental Quatermaster of the regiment in 1862, which position he held until he was mustered out in Sept.,1864. Afterreturn- from the army, he married Fannie Gilman, of Dubuque, Oct. 25, 1864; she was born in Maine in 1833; came to Monticello, Jones Co., the same Fall, and his wife died there the 25th of August following, 1865; he re- mained there till July, 1871, then came to Marshalltown of this county, and the following year commenced his present business in Gilman. He was married the second time to Maria Hughes, of Watertown, Wis., Oct. 19, 1871; she was born Sept. 12, 1848; has two children by second wife-Bessie and Lucille ; lost one-Fannic. Re- publican.
WARD, W. J., Dr., physician and surgeon and dealer in drugs and medi- cines, Gilman ; born Dec. 5, 1845, in Canada West; came from there to this county in the Spring of 1865, and set- tled on a farm in this township, where he remained three years ; he then com- menced the study of medicine with Dr. J. Resley, of Le Grand, where he re- mained two years ; he then went to the Homeopathie Medical College at St.
Louis, where he graduated Feb. 27. 1876 ; commenced the drug business in this town with Capt. C. H. Shaw, and in the Fall of 1877, purchased his interest in the store. He married Nellie Vosburg, of Tama Co., Jan. 8, 1878 ; she was born in March, 1857, in Massachusetts. Republican.
WAUFLE, A. M., dealer in stock : Clydesdale and Norman horses a specialty ; P. O. Gilman ; he was born Oct. 2, 1839, in Montgomery Co., N. Y .; emigrated with parents to Rock Co., Wis., in the Spring or 1851, and came from there to Sheridan Township: Poweshiek Co., Iowa, in 1868, and from there to Gilman, in March, 1878; he owns twenty acres adjoining the corpo- ration, valued at$2,500. He was mar- ried in Wisconsin to Ellen Airis ; she was born in 1839 in New York ; have three children - May, Grace and Jennie. Republican.
WEAVERLING, WILLIAM,
farmer; P. O. Gilman; owns eighty acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; he was born Feb. 8, 1834, in Bedford Co., Penn .; in the Fall of 1860, he came to Rock Island Co., Ill., and on the 23d of Sept., 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 45th Regt. Ill. V. I., for three years, and re-enlisted as veteran in same company and regiment in 1863; at close of war, was mustered out July, 1865. Returned to Illinois a short time, then went to Pennsylvania and was married to Rachel Veach Oct. 12, 1865 ; she was born March 2, 1837, in Pennsylvania ; the following Feb., 1866, came to this county, and purchased the farm he still owns ; have five children- Anna, Jessie, William, George and Myrtle. Members of the Congrega- tional Church ; Republican.
Whittle, R., far., S. 30 ; P. O. Gilman.
Williams, B., ret. far., S. 28 ; P. O. Gil- man.
Winge, M. K., far., S. 1; P. O. Gilman. WILLIAMS, T. J., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Gilman ; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; he was born Jan. 16, 1841, in Westmoreland Co., Penn. ; emigrated with his parents to Scott Co., Iowa, in 1850, where they remained until 1858; then moved to Whiteside Co., Ill. ; while there, he en-
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listed in a company of Indiana Rangers under Captain Graham July 21, 1861, and the August following, were attached to the 13th Mo. V. I., and at the battle of Lexington, Mo., were taken prison. ers and paroled ; he again enlisted Jan. 21, 1862, in Mcclellan's Dragoons, and subsequently transferred to the 12th Ill. Cav., Company I ; he was promoted to First Sergeant in 1863, and was mus- tered out as such Jan. 1, 1865. He then returned home, and came to this county in the Spring of 1865, and settled on his present farm in the Spring of 1865. Married Esther Johnson Nov. 8, 1868; she was born Sept. 18, 1850, in Wis- consin ; have one child living-Frank L., born March 10, 1874; lost two- Willie and Lyle. Republican.
Wolcott, E. R., merchant, Gilman.
WOOD, JAMES R., railroad ticket and express agent, Gilman ; he was born Sept. 7, 1844, in Amherst, Mass .; the following year, 1845, his father, Samuel Wood, moved to Northampton, the same State, and died in November of the same year; the following year, his mother moved to Pittsfield, the same State, and soon after married Chauncey Clark, a dry goods merchant, who moved to New York City in 1851, and his mother died there in Nov., 1854; soon after his mother's death, he went to Saybrook, Conn., and attended school until he came Polo, Ill., in 1858, and in March, 1859, went to Earlville, Del- aware Co., Iowa, which he made his home most of the time for about four years ; then went to Waterloo, Iowa, which he also made his home for four or five years, one Winter of the term spent in Sioux City; commenced in the employ of the Central Iowa R. R. Co., at Eldora, in 1869, and subse- quently, at Steamboat Rock until Jan., 1871; he came to Gilman as the first agent at this station, which he has held
up to this date. He was married to Hattie Riley Feb. 16, 1875 ; she was born in March, 1855, in Wisconsin ; have one child-Eva M. Member of the M. E. Church ; Republican.
Y TOUNGS, FRANK T., Post- master, Gilman ; he was born Feb. 9, 1846, in Miami Co., Ohio; emigrated with his parents to this county in 1855, and settled in Le Grand Tp., where his father died in 1864. At his country's call, he enlisted in Company B, of the 2d Iowa Cav., July 6, 1863, and was mustered out at Selma, Ala., in Oct., 1865 ; he participated in the battles of Nashville, Selma, Coffeeville and Jack- son, Miss. At the close of the war, he returned to this county. Was married to S. A. Conway, of Le Grand, Jan. 12, 1868 ; she was born in Ohio in 1848; have two children-Claude C. and Carl H. In the Spring of 1870, moved to Madison Co., where he remained until the Fall of 1871; then came to Gilman. Was appointed Postmaster Feb. 9, 1876 ; Republican.
YOUNG, MILTON, dealer in hard- ware and agricultural implements, Gil- man ; he was born Nov. 7, 1830, in On- ondaga Co., N. Y .; at the age of 19, commenced learning the tinner's trade, and subsequently, worked in R. R. ma- chine shops, at Dunkirk, for two years ; came from there to Marshalltown in the , Spring of 1865 ; remained about two years and a half, then went to Kansas, and remained about a year; then re- turned to this county and followed farm- ing until the Fall of 1876; he then came to Gilman, and commenced his present business. He was married to Martha E. Crowder May 18, 1856, in this county ; she was born in Sept., 1837, in Illinois; have six children- Elmer, Frank, Myron E., Monroe, Lula and George ; lost two children-Belle and Andrew T. Republican in politics.
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B ALLENTINE, JOHN, far., S. 25 ; P. O. Marshalltown.
Bare, J., far., S. 15 ; P. O. Vienna.
Barger, J., far., S. 11; P. O. Vienna.
Beitehley, C., far., S. 36; P. O. Green Mountain.
Benson, C. A., far., S. 12 ; P. O. Badger Hill.
BISBEE, ALBERT, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Marshalltown; owns 240 acres of land, valued at $6,000 ; born in Windsor Co., Vt., Oct. 26, 1829 ; when 8 years old, he moved with his parents to Orleans Co., and remained until 1862, when he moved to this county, and settled in Marion Tp., but the next year moved to this township, and settled where he now lives. Married Harriet Goodwin in Derby, Orleans Co., March 11, 1852; she was born in Caledonia Co., Vt., March 1, 1834; their children are Willis A. born March 11, 1854; Albert A., born March 13, 1857 ; Homer R., born April 14, 1860; King L., born Jan. 3, 1864; Katie D., born Oct. 9, 1865 ; Warren G., born Dec. 2, 1873. He is a Republican and Uni- versalist.
Blow, J. P., far., S. 11 ; P. O. Vienna. BOVEE, W. W., farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Marshalltown ; born in Caledonia Co., Vt., Nov. 18, 1827 ; when the gold excitement in California was at fever heat in 1851, he went to the Pacific Slope in search of the dust, but not be- ing satisfied in California, in 1853, he went to Australia, where, in 1857, he was married to Johanna Hussey, who is a native of Ireland ; they remained in Australia until 1865, and there their three oldest living children were born- William F., Henry M., and Elizabeth M; they then returned to the States, and settled in this county, where their youngest child, Ernest A. was born ; their son Charles E., born in Australia, aged 16 years, was killed in the Spring of 1877, by being thrown from a horse. Mr. B. is a Republican and Congrega- tionalist.
Bowles, J., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Marshalltown. BREITHAUPT, C. F., retired, Sec. 12 ; P. O. Badger Hill, Tama Co.,
Iowa ; born in Germany, March 31, 1819; came to America in 1840, set- tling in Maryland, where he stayed ten years, and came to Iowa, first settling in Muscatine; from there he went to Cedar Co., thence to Linn Co., and to this county in 1865 ; at that time, owing to the excessive demand for building material, caused by the heavy tide of emigration, Mr. B. could not obtain lumber and nails at Marshalltown, with which to build his house, and was com- pelled to bring the same from Lisbon, Linn Co .; Mr. B. has hauled flour from Lisbon, over these prairies, to Western settlements, when there was not a house for thirty miles ; now not a section is va- cant. Married in Frederick City, Md., to Wilhelmina Sauermann; she was a native of Germany, and died Feb. 3, 1877 ; has four children-Charles, Ann Louisa, Henry and William.
Brock, J. K., far., S. 33; P. O. Green Mountain.
Brown, H. R., far., S. 32; P. O. Mar- shalltowo.
Buchanan, J., far., S. 33; P. O. Green Mountain.
CAHILL, THOMAS, far., S. 31 ; P. O. Marshalltown.
CASE, F. O., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Vienna; owns eighty acres, valued at $2,000; born in Wyandot Co., Ohio, July 2, 1847. Enlisted in the 63d Ohio V. I., Co. K, in April, 1865 ; was hon- orably discharged in June of the same year. Married Lydia Foucht Jan. 8, 1872 ; she was born in Perry Co., Ohio, June 13, 1849 ; they have two children -Pliny W., born in Wyandot Co. April 15, 1874, and an infant, not named, born in this county March 24, 1878. Mr. C. bought this farm in 1872, but did not move to it till the Spring of 1877. He is a member of the M. E. Church, and Mrs. Case of the Reformed Church.
COBER, JONATHAN, farmer Sec. 35; P. O. Marshalltown; owns 320 acres, valued at $10,000; born in Somerset Co., Penn., Oct. 18, 1824. Married Miss Sally Fritz April 20, 1845; she was born in the same county
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Feb. 3, 1829, and died Nov. 10, 1857 ; their children are Aaron, Tracy, Hester A. and Francis ; married again, Miss Phebe Coleman, July 18, 1858 ; she was also born in the same county, July 1,9, 1827 ; their children are Sarah, Henry, Joseph and Peter. Moved to this county in March, 1870, having pur- chased his farm the year previous ; he at once moved to this township, the first year living just across the road from where he now resides, but soon moved to his present residence. Is a Repub- lican and member of the German Baptist Church.
Coffman, A., far., S. 23; P.O. Marshalltown. Conger, W. P., far., S. 31; P. O. Mar- shalltown.
Crambie, A. H., far., S. 21 ; P. O. Vienna. CRAMER, GARARDUS J., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Marshalltown ; owns, with his father, 160 acres, valued at $5,000 ; born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1854 ; came to this county in 1877, settling where he now lives. Married Matilda Barker, of Saratoga Co., Jan. 2, 1878. Principal product of his farm is corn, wheat and oats.
Crater, G. W., far., S. 29; P. O. Marshall- town.
D OWLER, EDWARD, far., S. 15; P. O. Marshalltown.
DWINELL, MARTIN, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Marshalltown ; owns 200 acres, valued at $7,000 ; born in Rut- land Co., Vt., Dee. 24, 1835; when 4 years of age, came with his parents to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and remained till 1850, when he came to Carroll Co., Ill. ; lived there till 1865, when he came to this county and settled where he now lives. Married, in Carroll Co., Ill., Adeline Simmons, Aug. 4, 1856; she was born in Canada March 22, 1836 ; came to America with parents when about 4 years old, and to Carroll Co. about 1855 ; their children are J. Luella, born April 18, 1858; Ida [., Oct. 12, 1860; J. Leonard, Feb. 8, 1867, and Mary W., Sept. 30, 1869. Is in politics a Republican.
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