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THEODORE GROSSHEIN. barber and taxidermist, Second street, Muscatine, Iowa : was born in Prussia Dec. 18, 1831; in 1851. he entered the 8th Regt., body-guard of Queen Louisa ; served until 1854, and was honorably discharged. In 1856, he married Miss Bertha Kirschbien in Berlin ; they emigrated to Muscatine in 1860; they have three children-Alexander, Oscar and Franz. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Grosshein enlisted in the 15th Regt. N. Y. Engineer Corps, and served until the close of the war. He is a member of the Turnverein and A. O. U. W. Societies. Is a Republican.
THOMAS HANNA, the senior member of the firm of Hanna, Fitzgerald & Hughes, attorneys and counselors at law ; was born in Salem, Ohio, July 15, 1820; he was brought up and received his education in Indiana; he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852. While living in Indiana, he married Miss Eliza Conner. a native of Kentucky, Ang. 31, 1842. They came to lowa and located in Muscatine in 1856, and he engaged in the practice of his profession ; he represents this district in the State Senate; was elected to that position in the fall of 1877 ; he was commis- sioned to take the vote of Iowa soldiers in the field during the war. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna have four children-Esther, now Mrs. Fitzgerald ; Jane, Isabel and Katie.
MARTIN HAVERCAMP. deceased; the subject of this sketch was a native of Miltingen. Prussia ; was born June 2, 1820; in December, 1841, while in the vigor of manhood, he arrived in this country, and commenced carving his way to prosperity with the toiling thousands of the new world ; he settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, and there was employed in a wholesale grocery store for fourteen years. In 1854. he married Miss Bernadiana Stocker; they removed to Muscatine in 1856, and he accepted a elerkship in Compton's leather store, which he held until 1859, when he formed a partnership with John Knapp in the grocery business; in 1868, Mr. Knapp retired from the firm, and Mr. Havercamp carried on the business until his death. Feb. 9. 1878. In all the relations of life, Mr. Havereamp had few, if any, superiors ; he was a public-spirited. enterprising citizen, and one whose honesty and fidelity to trusts of any kind were unimpeachable.
DANIEL HAYES. fine trotting stock, Muscatine; is a native of Washing- ton. Conn., and is a son of' Rev. Gordon Hayes and Mary Fassett Hayes ; his father was a Congregational minister; Daniel was brought up in Connecticut, and attended school there; when 18 years of age, he came West and entered Knox College, at Galesburg, Ill., and graduated in the class of 1863; after graduating, he was engaged in business in Chicago for a time, but, having a taste for stock-raising, he came to Musca- tine, and sinee then he has given his attention to raising fine horses-Hambletonians and Bashaws ; he is acknowledged to be one of the best judges of the qualities and points of a good horse, and has an enviable reputation as a horseman, to such an extent that he frequently has orders to use his own judgment in selecting fine horses for a eus- tomer before the purchaser has seen them ; his farm is finely located. adjoining the city limits of Muscatine. Mr. Hayes married Miss Alice C. Warfield Nov. 26, 1873 ; she is a native of Muscatine, and a daughter of the late David R. Warfield, one of the earliest settlers of this county ; Mr. and Mrs. Hayes have one daughter-Mary Lillian.
FRANCIS M. HEATON, of the firm of Brown & Heaton. proprietors of the Nevada Mills, corner Third street and Iowa avenue ; was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1835 ; his parents came to Iowa and settled in Muscatine Co. when he was only 5 years of age; he was brought up on a farm until 15 years of age, then learned the trade of mechanical engineer and run an engine until the war broke out, when he enlisted in the first call for troops; his name was first on the muster roll in Co. A, 1st Regt. I. V. I., under Capt. Cummings ; he was in the battle of Wilson's Creek, where Gen. Lyon was killed. After his return, he was an engineer until 1864, when he engaged in the milling business; the Nevada Mills have an established repu- tation ; they manufacture mostly for the trade, and buy their main supply of best wheat
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from Kansas and Missouri ; are doing a large business. Mr. Heaton married Miss Mary J. Wood, of Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1861. When Mr. Heaton's father first came here, he had to go to Peoria to mill, and used to go to Chicago with an ox-team ; he brought the first reaping machine here that was ever used in this county.
JACOB HESS, dealer in harness, saddles, bridles, collars, whips, etc., Second st. Mr. Hess was born in Germany in 1836; emigrated to Muscatine in 1851. He enlisted in Co. C, 35th I. V. C .; was enrolled in 1862 ; served until peace was restored ; was in almost every battle, siege and skirmish his command was in ; was wounded at Vicksburg. He has been married twice; first wife was Miss Susan R. Valet (now deceased) ; present wife was Miss Mary Sieber ; had three children by first marriage, two still living-Mary and Annie ; one child by present wife-Emma. Re- publican ; members of the Catholic Church ; he is also a member of the A. O. U. W.
CHRIS. HETZEL, proprietor of meat market, Second st .; was born in the State of New York in 1855 ; removed with his parents to Iowa about 1855. He mar- ried Miss C. G. Engels of this city (Muscatine) ; they have two children-Anna and Edward N. Mr. H. is a Republican ; is a member of A. O. U. W., Mechanics' Aid Society and of the Fire Department."
WILLIAM HOFFMAN, attorney at law, of the firm of Hoffman, Piekler & Brown ; was born in Prussia in 1845 ; in infancy, his parents emigrated to America, and, in 1852, they came to Iowa and located in Louisa Co., where he grew up and received his education at the common and select schools. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 19th Regiment I. V. I .; he was in all the battles of the regiment; was slightly wounded at Prairie Grove ; he was taken prisoner at Morganza and held ten months, most of the time at Tyler, Texas ; after he was exchanged, he went to New Orleans and was at the capture of Mobile. On his return from the war, he entered the State University, and graduated in the Collegiate Department, taking the degree of B. P. H. in 1870; in 1871, he returned to the University and graduated in the Law Department ; in October, 1872, he engaged in the practice of law here. He married Miss Irene Hutchinson, of Virginia, in September, 1874; they have three children- Arthur, Paul, and a little boy not named.
MI. Y. HOWE, Principal of the First Ward School, Muscatine ; was born in Clarion Co., Penn., March 25, 1835 ; he was brought up there and attended school, and afterward entered Alleghany College, Meadville, Penn., where he received his eol- legiate education ; he engaged in teaching, and continued in that profession until August, 1872, when he came to Muscatine, and since then he has held the position of Principal of the First Ward School. He married Miss Sarah E. Brisbin, a native of Clarion Co., Penn., July 6, 1867 ; they have six children, two sons and four daughters.
WILLIAM HUEPER, dealer in wine, beer and cigars, Iowa av., between Second and Third sts. ; born in Germany, in 1845 ; emigrated to this country in 1866. Married in Chicago, Miss D. F. Pabst ; came to Anamosa, Iowa, in 1871, and to this city in 1878. Mr. Hueper is a member of the Turnverein; aets with the Democratic party.
J. B. HUNT, farmer and stock raiser, See. 25; P. O. Muscatine; was born in Burlington, Iowa, Nov. 27, 1843 ; he was brought up and lived there until 1869, when he removed to Louisa Co., and lived there until he came to Muscatine Co., Nov. 1, 1875, and engaged in farming and stock-raising ; he owns a fine farm of 314 acres ad- joining the city limits of Muscatine. He married Miss Anna A. Sager, of Northfield, Des Moines Co., Iowa, Feb. 5, 1875 ; they have two children-Cora and Hattie.
ALEXANDER JACKSON, retired; is a native of Scotland, and was born May 9, 1818; when 17 years of age, he came to America, in 1835, and went to Albany and learned the trade of harness-maker; he came to Iowa in 1839, but did not remain ; he came to Muscatine and settled permanently in the spring of 1843, and began working at his trade ; he continued in the harness business for fifteen years ; since then he has held the position of Secretary and Treasurer of the Gas Company, and had the active management of the business until within the past eighteen months; he has held town and school offices, and is the only survivor of the original Directors of the
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Muscatine National Bank; Mr. Jackson built the house where he now lives, on the corner of Spruce and Second streets, over thirty years ago ; people then wondered why he went so far in the country to build his house. He married Lucy Ann Daily, from Chillicothe, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1845; they have had five children ; three survive-Mary, Lucy and Frank.
PETER JACKSON, retired ; one of the oldest settlers in Muscatine, and the senior bank officer in the city ; he is a native of Scotland, and was born April 30, 1816 ; he grew up to manhood there, and emigrated to America in 1837; after spend- ing the summer in New York, he came to Muscatine, Iowa, in the summer of 1838, bought a lot and arranged to locate here; in March, 1839, he came here and settled permanently, and entered the store of Adam Ogilvie, as clerk, in the winter of 1840-41 ; he became interested with Mr. Ogilvie in the mercantile business; they also engaged in packing pork, and packed the first pork in this section of the State ; in 1845, Mr. Ogil- vie retired from the firm, and Mr. Jackson continued the business until the spring of 1856, when he retired from the mercantile business. In the spring of 1865, he, with several others, organized the Merchants' Exchange Bank ; in the following November, the bank was organized under the National system, and Mr. Jackson was elected the first President ; he was elected Cashier, and held that position for fourteen years, until January, 1879, when he retired from the active management of the bank. He is Sec- retary of the Old Settlers' Association. Mr. Jackson married Miss C. Sinclair, a native of Canada, in 1857; they have three children-Douglas V., Charles P. and Anna M. Mr. Jackson has one son, George B., by a former wife.
R. C. JEWETT, Sheriff of Muscatine Co. ; was born in the city of Buffalo. N. Y., Feb. 27, 1834; while very young, his parents removed to Portsmouth, Ohio, where both died in 1849; he came to Iowa in 1850, to Muscatine, when 16 years of age ; he learned the cooper's trade ; after following the business for a time, he engaged in farming and continued from 1856 to 1876. He was elected Sheriff of the county in the fall of 1875, and was re-elected in the fall of 1877 ; he has also held town and school offices. He married Miss Sarah H. Parry, of Delaware, May 5, 1859 ; they have four children-Ida. Viola, Adah and Milford.
BERNHARD KEMPER, farmer and gardener, South Muscatine; was born in Prussia in 1830; emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1848; thence to Muscatine in 1854. He married in this city Miss Elizabeth Loreaux, a native of Jefferson Co., Ohio, born in 1837; they were married April 29, 1856; their children are Clara A., George H., Edward B., William, Frederick, Benjamin F., Audley, John, Frank, Oliver, Clinton, Cora Ella, Daisy May. Mr. Kemper owns a valuable property in South Muscatine ; his garden is one of the finest in the vicinity of Muscatine.
I. A. KERR, carpenter and builder, corner Second and Mulberry streets ; was born in Venango Co., Penn., March 29, 1840 ; he was brought up there and began learning the trade of carpenter and joiner; after completing his trade, he worked in different places until coming to Muscatine in 1875 ; since then, he has been engaged in building here. He married Miss Barbara Montreal, of this city, Oct. 11, 1877.
C. F. KESSLER, dealer in groceries and produce, corner of Fifth and Mul- berry streets; Mr. Kessler was born in the Province of Westphalia, Prussia, in 1833 ; emigrated to Philadelphia, Penn., in 1850; thence to Washington, D. C., in 1851. In 1853. he came to Muscatine; in 1858, engaged in his present business. He married Miss A. N. Gehring in this city in 1854; they have two children-Daniel and Frank P. In 1865, Mr. Kessler was elected a member of the City Council and held the office two years ; was Township Clerk two years. He belongs to the Masonic Order ; is a Democrat. As a business man and financier, Mr. Kessler is eminently successful ; he has acquired a good name in the community and is a public spirited citizen, active in all progress, and esteemed as a business man, citizen and neighbor.
COL. GEORGE W. KINCAID, deceased. The subject of this brief sketch was born in West Union. Adams Co., Ohio, April 24, 1812 ; at an early age, was apprenticed to learn the trade of tanner, and thus, from the very beginning, was thrown on his own resources. He married in Ohio Miss Lovisa Steinbergen ; they removed to
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Muscatine Co .. in 1936, thus becoming pioneer settlers of Iowa, though it is not as a pioneer Col. Kincaid was must distinguished and deserved most honer, but as a patriot. and at the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, he was fired with sentiment which Walter Scott must have felt when he wrote these beautiful words :
.. Breathes there a man with soul so lead. Who never to himself hath said This is my own my native lan ! ! If such there breathes, go mark him well,
For him nu minstrel raptures swell : High though his titles. proul his name.
Boun lless his wealth as wish can claim,
Despite th se titles. power and pelf.
The wretch cuncentere.l all in self. Living. shal forfeit fair renown. Anl d ubly dying shall go down T the vile dust from which he sprung U'nwet, unhon red an l unsung.
At the beginning of the war of the rebellion, though past the legal age for military duty, Col. Kincaid's spirit could not be idle, and he spoke un every occasion with fervor and devotion of the Union. In 1862 he organized the 37th Regt. I. V. I. generally known as the Gray- Beards) of which regiment he was made Colonel. and served in that capacity until master-out of the regiment at the expiration of three years' service. Though Col. Kincaid was never an aspirant for office, he exhibited a deep interest in politics ; he was originally a Whig, but became a Republican at the organization of that party, and remained a firm supporter of the same until his death, Oct. 19. 1876. He was a con- sistent member of the M. E. Church.
WILLIAM KINCAID. proprietor of meat market on Mulberry street. Muscatine : Mr. Kincail was born in this county in 1946. He married Miss Agnes Gordon. of Muscatine Co. in le72 : they have one child-Eliza G. Mr. Kincaid and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; politically, he acts with the Republican party. Mr. Kincaid's father. George W. Kincaid, was a native of Adams Co., Ohio : he married Miss Lovisa Steinbergen. a native of the same State ; they removed to this county in 1539: be organized and was made Colonel of the 37th I. V. I. Gray- Beards in 1962; he was mustered out at Davenport, at the expiration of three years" service. He died in 1876. She is a resident of this county.
A. S. KNOWLES. manufacturer of carriages, buggies, spring and farm wagons : factory on Iowa avenue. Mr. Knowles was born in New Haven, Conn., in 1844; in 1855. he removed to this county with his parents. During the war. he enlisted in Co. B. 35th I. V. [ .; was enrolled in August. 1862 ; served until August. 1865, when he was honorably discharged ; participated in every battle, siege and skirmish that his command was in: was severely wounded at Spanish Fort. The war being over. he returned to this city, and. in 1e6s, married Miss Matilda Groshell. of this city; she was born in Massachusetts : they have two children-M lie and Harry. Mr. Knowles is a stanch and earnest Republican. Religiously, he and his wife are members of the Bap- ti-t Church, in which Church he has been Treasurer two years. In his carriage factory. Mr. Knowles employs skilled mechanics, and his work cannot be exceled in durability and tinish.
GEORGE KOEHLER. of the firm of Koehler Brothers. confectioners and bakers, corner of Chestnut and Second streets, Muscatine. Iowa; was born in Germany in 1$48; in 1:49, his parents emigrated to Muscatine. He married Miss Carrie Bickey, of this city. He is a Democrat. Member of A. O. U. W. Koehler Brothers keep a largo stuck of confectionery, t baccos and cigars.
JOHN KOEHLER. of the firm of Koehler Brothers, confectioners, bakers and dealers in candies, toys, fruit, nuts. cigars and tobaccos. corner Chestnut and Second streets : John Koehler was born in Germany in 1845: in 1649, his parents emigrated to this country. He married Miss Mary Buuer, of this city ; they have four children -Charlie, William, Stella and Frederick. Mr. K. served in Co. B, 44th I. V. I., and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of enlistment. He is a
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Democrat. Member of the I. O. O. F. and also a member of the Champion Hose Company.
J. T. KREHE, druggist and dealer in paints, oils, toilet articles and ver fumery, 233 Second street ; was born in Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 28, 1828, where he was brought up and learned the drug business ; he emigrated to this country in 1849 and lived in Cincinnati ; came to Iowa in 1854 and settled in Muscatine and began clerking in Dougherty's drug store : in April, 1867, he bought out Mr. Speer and engaged in the drug business for huuself and is doing a good business He married Barbara Schneider, from Germany, in 1861; they attend the German Protestant Church.
W. C. KULP, dental surgeon, Hare's Block, Second street, opposite post office ; is a native of Summit Co., Ohio, and was born Jan. 5, 1841 ; he was brought up and received his education there; he came to lowa and located in Muscatine and studied dentistry with his brother, who came here in 1859; he afterward associated with his brother in the practice of his profession and has continued since then; he is a member of the Board of Education. Dr. Kulp married Miss Adaline R. Stuver, a native of Summit Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1867; they have three children-Nellie, Bertha and Maggie.
HERMAN J. LAUDER, attorney at law ; is a native of Montgomery Co., N. Y .; was born May 3, 1849; when 9 years of age, his parents removed to Michigan, and, the following year, to Galesburg, Ill., where they lived one year ; then came to lowa and settled in Henry Co. ; he entered the University at Mt. Pleasant and remained there six years, but graduated at Simpson College, Indianola, lowa ; he entered the Law Department of the State University and graduated in 1873; since then he has practiced his profession here. He holds the other of City Alderman ; is a member of the military and fire companies. He married Miss Laura M. Cleaver, a native of lowa, Oct. 13, 1874 ; she is a daughter of Dr. Cleaver, of Keokuk; they have two children-Frank and Albert.
REV. P. LAURENT, Pastor of St. Matthias Church; was born in France in 1828; ordained in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1851 ; came to Muscatine the same year, and has had pastoral charge of St. Matthias Church since.
R. W. LEVERICH, Superintendent of Schools of Muscatine Co .; was born in Muscatine Co. May 1, 1838; his parents were among the earliest settlers of this county, coming here in 1836; he attended school here and entered Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, where he completed his education and engaged in teaching ; he has had a long experience as a teacher, having taught over twenty years ; he was elected Superin- tendent of Schools of Muscatine Co. in the fall of 1875, and was again elected to the same office. He married Miss O. C. Garlock, a native of New York, Dec. 29, 1869; they have had four children, of whom only one, daughter, Maude, survives.
DR. H. LINDNER. physician and surgeon ; was born in Breslau, Germany, March 5, 1827; he received his education there. In 1841, he volunteered to drive the Jews out of the city; in 1846, he took charge of a regiment of Poles to fight against the Prussian Government for liberty; on the 16th of March, 1848, when the new call for liberty came, he went to Berlin and brought powder, ball and arms to the Liberty party; he was afterward sent to Baden to fight against the Liberty party ; he received from King Frederick William IV three medals for bravery; after the war was over, he remained in the military service four and a half years. In 1853, he came to the United States and lived in the city of New York and also at Newburg, N. Y., where he lost everything by fire. In 1834, he married Miss Johanna Pfannsbecker, a native of Germany; they removed to Illinois, and remained there some years ; again removed to Iowa and lived in Marshalltown for twelve years ; came to Muscatine iu 1874, and since then has practiced his profession here ; they have one adopted daughter.
DR. F. H. LITTLE, physician and surgeon; is a native of Muscatine, and was born Dec. 3, 1855; he was brought up and received his education here; in March, 1876, he commenced reading medicine under Dr. Robertson, and graduated in he medical department of the State University in March, 1879; was valedictorian of
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his class. After graduating, he located here and commenced the practice of medicine. He is Secretary and Treasurer of the Muscatine County Medical Society.
RICHARD LORD. apiarian ; was born in East Haddam, Middlesex C., Conn., Jan. 10, 1808; he was brought up and lived there until 20 years of age; then went to Pennsylvania, and lived there and in Ohio until coming to Iowa ; he and Super- visor came together, and arrived in this eounty in July, 1837, and were among the earliest settlers; he settled in Cedar Tp., and made a claim and engaged in farming. Mr. Lord wrote the Claim Laws for Cedar Tp., and also was the bidder for the land in that township at the land sales. Mr. Lord engaged in farming and continued for many years; then removed to Muscatine, where he has lived since ; he has given much atten- tion to bee-raising, and is one of the largest bee-keepers in the State. When Mr. Lord began life, he had nothing, and to his own industry and good management he owes his success in life. He married Miss Jane Smalley, from Ohio, in 1839; she died in 1858, leaving six children - three sons, Byron, Richard and Herman, and three daughters, Catharine (now Mrs. W. D. Cone), Emma (now teaching in the high school, and Manza M. (book-keeper in business house).
R. H. MeCAMPBELL. County Auditor ; was born in Shelby Co., Ky., March 18, 1828; he was brought up in Indiana, where he married Miss Elvina Allen, in June, 1853; she is a native of Shelby Co., Ky., but was brought up in Indiana ; they came to Lowa in 1856 and settled in Muscatine Co .; he engaged in farming until the breaking-out of the rebellion, when he enlisted in the 35th Regiment Iowa Inf .. Co. B ; he remained in the service over two years, aud was discharged, on account of physical disability. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools, and held the office for three years ; was elected Auditor of Muscatine Co. in the fall of 1868, and has been re-elected every two years since, and has held the office for ten years, and has discharged the duties of the office faithfully and well. Mr. and Mrs. McCampbell have four children-Charles, William, Ella and John.
A. G. MeCOLM, of the firm of J. MeColm & Sous, dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods and carpets, 182 and 184 Second street ; is a native of Ohio, and was born in 1848; when 14 years of age. he came, with his parents, to Muscatine, and when 16 years of age, he entered his father's store, and since then he has been con- nected with the business. He married Miss Elloura Cowles, of Iowa, in 1869; they have three children-Anna May, Elloura and Lillian.
J. L. MeCOLM. of the firm of J. MeColm & Sons, dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods and carpets, 182 and 184 Second street, Tremont Hall Building ; is a native of Indiana and was born in 1843; he was brought up in Ohio; when the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. A, 30th Regiment Ohio Inf., and was in a number of battles ; he was in the service three years : after his return, in 1864. he came to Iowa and located in Muscatine ; since then, he has been engaged in the mercantile business, and has built up a large and extensive trade. He married Miss Sarah Pollock, a native of this county ; they have two children-Charlie and Eddie.
GEORGE D. MAGOON, contractor and builder ; residence Fifth street. Mr. Magoon was born in Ware, Mass., in 1825 ; in 1827, his parents removed to Ohio ; thence to Warsaw, Ill., in 1837, where they remained until 1840, in which year they came to Muscatine Co. George D.'s early life was spent in receiving an education and in learning the carpenter's trade. In September, 1861, he married Miss Joanna, daughter of Col. G. W. Kincaid and Louisa Kincaid, nee Steinbergen. On the 11th of September, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 11th Regt. I. V. I .; was commissioned First Lieutenant, served three years ; was honorably discharged; his command was in the battles of Shiloh. Corinth, Vicksburg, Atlanta campaign, battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864. Mr. Magoon and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. They have one child- Edward. Mr. Magoon acts with the Republican party ; he is a member of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. fraternities.
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