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not satisfied with speaking; he wanted to do as well as say, and he conceived the idea of raising a regiment of "Gray-Beards," to be composed of men, who, like himself, were past the legal age for military duty. Accordingly, in 1862, he recruited what was afterward known as the 37th Iowa, or "Gray-Beard " Regiment, the recruits for which were mainly drawn from the Hawkeye State, but many of them were citizens of Illinois and other adjacent States, which he commanded till the close of the war, in 1865. The regiment was mainly engaged on garrison or guard duty, and in this capacity, rendered important service in taking the place of able-bodied troops, who were thereby placed at the front. The regiment was first ordered to St. Louis; thence to the line of the Pacific Railroad, where they did guard duty for several months; from thence, it was transferred to Alton, Ill., and placed on guard over the rebel prisoners incarcerated at that place. where they remained for about a year ; from thence, the command was trans- ferred to Rock Island ; in the spring of 1864, the Colonel, with his "Gray-Beards," was transferred to Memphis, Tenn., where, in command of the second brigade, district of West Tennessee, he took part in the battle on the 23d of August, 1864; from Mem- phis, the regiment was transferred to Indianapolis, and thence to Cincinnati, where they were mustered out May 22, 1865. As a soldier, Col. Kincaid was a stranger to fear ; no braver man ever wore the uniform of his country. As a commander, he was kind and indulgent to men whom he saw willing to do their duty, but stern and severe to refractory subordinates. He was a man of rather striking appearance, being over six feet high, and of remarkable physical strength and endurance; was one of the pioneers of Iowa, and like most men of that period, he began life low down, and by his own energy and industry accumulated a competeney ; leaving his wife and family of three sons and two daughters, Joanna (now the wife of Mr. George Magoon, of Mus- catine), Margaret Lavisa, Charles S., William M. and Warren E., a fine home and farm consisting of 500 acres, upon which Mrs. K. and that part of the family remaining at home reside, and which Col. K. improved from a rough and erude state. Mr. K. was, for many years, a member of the M. E. Church, and was, through his life, a total abstainer and an indefatigable advocate of the cause of temperance. As a husband and father, he was affectionate and indulgent, and was beloved and revered by his family. He died at Muscatine, on the 19th of October, 1876, of typhoid pneumonia, in his 65th year. Mrs. K. is a member of the M. E. Church, and beloved by all who know her. She was one of a committee of three appointed by the Governor to visit and inspect the State Insane Asylum at Mt. Pleasant and Independence, which office she has held for a number of years.
T. F. KIRKPATRICK, farmer, Sec. 16; was born in this county in 1860. Married Miss Flora Countryman, of Muscatine, Jan. 1, 1879. They are members of the M. E. Church ; Mr. K.'s parents, Mark and Synthia Kirkpatrick, nce Mofford, were pioneer settlers of Muscatine Co. and were highly esteemed for the many good qualities they possessed ; they lived a sincere Christian life ; they have some time since been gathered to the home of their fathers in the great beyond,
" Where friends meet to part no more."
WM. D. LAWRANCE, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Muscatine; was born in Lincolnshire, England, April 14, 1818; in 1832, he emigrated to the United States, stopping first in Albany, N. Y .; removed thence to Canada ; in 1836 returned to New York, stopped in Buffalo; thence to several of the Southern States; thence to North Bend, Hamilton Co., Ohio, where he married Miss Sarah Ann Disbrow, when he was 21 years of age ; they had nine children, five still living-William L., John, Mary, Martha and Sarah Ann. He came westward, stopping in several parts of Illinois, and finally landing in Muscatine Co. in 1848, where he has since remained ; he improved the farm on which he resides, consisting of 102 acres. Hle enlisted in the 2d I. V. C; was 3d Sergeant or color bearer, and served durng the war. Losing his first wife, he again married in 1875, Emily Gage, nee Eakins; they have had three children, none now living. Mr. L. is a Democrat.
JOHN LEIBIS, farmer, Sec. 22; Mr. Leibis is a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., born March 4, 1836; while he was a child, his parents moved to Ohio, where
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he remained until he was 18 years of age; then came to Iowa City, where he married Miss A. Caspar ; she was born in Iowa City, her parents having settled there in the pioneer days. Mr. Leibis enlisted in Co. I, 22d I. V. I. ; was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Removed shortly after his return from the army to Muscatine; came on his present farm in the fall of 1877. Members of the United Brethren Church ; he is a Republican. Owns forty acres of land well improved and containing several acres of fruit, located on the Moscow road, two and a half miles from Muscatine.
CHARLES LEIENDECKER, farming and dairy, Sec. 28, two miles from city of Muscatine; Mr. Leiendecker is a native of Bavaria, Germany, born in 1834 ; emigrated to the United States in 1850 ; came to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1856, and to Muscatine the following year. He entered the Sth Michigan Battery, in which he served until after the siege of Vicksburg, then returned home, remained a short time, then entered the 77th Ohio V. I. as Sutler and served in that capacity until the close of the war. He married in Muscatine Miss Ella Heidman, of Scott Co .; they were mar- ried Oct. 5, 1872; have four children-Carroll, Henry, Otto and Katie. Mr. Leien- decker owns a well-improved farm of 160 acres. He is a man of much energy and is ever willing to aid any enterprise that gives promise of general good.
JOHN McCONNAHA, farmer, Sec. 16; was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, May 16, 1823. In 1846, married Miss Mary R. Hagan, a native of same county, born in 1826; they removed to Muscatine Co. in 1856 and settled in Lake Tp., where they resided until 1866, when they removed to their present farm ; they have seven children living-Elizabeth A. (now Mrs. P. Esmoil), Rachel D. (now Mrs. C. Eichelberger), John S., Mary J., Newton, Grant, Chester. Mr. McConnaha and wife are members of the M. E. Church ; he is a Republican. Owns 246 acres of land.
ALEXANDER McDERMONT, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Muscatine; is a native of the Emerald Isle and was born in County Antrim, North of Ireland, in 1844; he emigrated to the United States with his parents, first settling in Berks Co., Penn .. in 1846; remained until 1858, then moved to Indiana, where they died. Mr. McD. enlisted in 1862 in the 82d Ind. V. I., Co. F, and served about two and a half years ; was discharged after the battle of Chickamauga to take charge of two of his brothers, who were wounded in the same battle and died a short time afterward ; his father was taken sick about the same time and died a few weeks later at his home in Indiana, and he was called there to take care of him; he re-enlisted Feb. 5 and served one more year. After the war was over, he came to Iowa and located in Muscatine Co. on the fine farm he now owns and improved. Mr. McD. married Miss Alice M. Corwin, daughter of H. Corwin, of Muscatine Co., in April, 1872; they have four children-John H., Anna Grace, George F. and Arthur. Members of the M. E. Church of the Island. Mr. McD. has held several offices in the county. He has a fine farm of 120 acres, where he resides. Is a stanch Republican.
JOHN W. MILLAR, far., Sec. 6: P. O. Muscatine; was born in Scioto Co., Ohio, in 1838, and came with his parents to Iowa in 1849, locating in Muscatine Co. on the farm on which he now resides and improved ; married Miss Henrietta Mikesell, daughter of John Mikesell, of Muscatine Co., in 1864. They have had four children, three still living-Anna. Hallie and Henrietta. Mr. M. has a farm of 225 acres, located about three and a half miles west of the city; has been very extensively engaged in the stock business for many years; is now engaged in the improvement of stock, hogs and cattle, in which he takes a deep interest; he is also engaged in propa- gating fish, and has several fine fish-ponds filled with trout and salmon. Members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is also a member of the A. O. U. W. In politics, is a staunch Republican. He enlisted in the 1st I. V. I., Co. A, and served six months, and, in 1864, was drafted into the army again. Mr. M. . was married, drafted and had au heir all inside of one year; is among the most enterprising men of the county.
WILLIAM H. MILLAR, far., See. 6; P. O. Muscatine; was born in Scioto Co., Ohio, Feb., 28, 1807; in 1849, with his family, removed to Iowa, and settled in Muscatine Co., on the farm on which he still resides ; married Feb. 17, 1835, Miss Rebecca S., daughter of Charles Steenberger, of Piketon, Pike Co .; Ohio. They
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have had six children, five still living-Charles S., John W., Abraham H., Polly H. (now the wife of Presiding Elder Miller, of Iowa City), and Lavisa S .; members of the M. E. Church ; Mr. M. has been a member of that church for over forty years. All of Mr. M.'s sons were in the army during the late war. He improved the large farm upon which he lives, consisting of over six hundred acres ; is a pioneer of Mus- catine County, and has held several offices of trust and responsibility ; was overseer of the work on the levee while it was being built from Muscatine to a point eight or nine ยท miles below the city. He has raised a family of very enterprising sons to make their mark in the world ; was formerly a Whig, now a stanch Republican, and ever a foe to human slavery.
FREDERICK MITTMAN, far., Sec. 9; was born in Williamsburg, Ger- many, 1825 ; came to this country in 1853; stopped first in Ohio. In 1854, removed to Iowa, and located on the farm on which he now lives, consisting of 263 acres, located in Muscatine Co. Mr. M. is engaged extensively in the dairy business, which he is making a success financially. He carried on the blacksmith business some nine years in the city of Muscatine, prior to moving on his farm. In 1853, he married Miss Catherine Haneigan, prior to leaving Germany for the United States. They have four children-John, Robert, Andrew, Pauline. He is a stanch Republican; members of the Protestant Church.
THORNTON NICHOLS, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Muscatine; was born in Ross Co., Ohio. in 1836; came to Iowa with his parents, settling in Des Moines Co., while he was quite young ; remained there a number of years. Married, in 1859, Miss Emily A. Bier, daughter of Henry Bier, of Louisa Co .; they have four children- Henry H., Martha (now Mrs. C. Platt), Nannie and Lilly. Mr. N. improved the farm on which he now resides, consisting of 205 acres, valued at $100 per acre; in 1877, Mr. N. engaged in the dairy business quite extensively, and still continues, in connec- tion with farming. Members of the M. E. Church. Mr. N. is a stanch Republican.
CHARLES PAGE, Sec. 2, now inside the city limits ; was born in Norfolk Co., England, in 1830; in 1849, Mr. P. sailed for the United States, first stopping a short time in St. Louis, Mo .; thence came to Iowa, locating at Muscatine, where he has since been engaged in several important enterprises, such as the Muscatine Water Works, and various other public enterprises of importance and note. Mr. P. was formerly extensively engaged in distilling in the city of Muscatine. In 1855, Mr. P. returned to England, and married Miss Mary Ann Pycroft, a native of Norfolk Co., England ; they have had five children, all of whom are living-James W., Charles N., Lucinda J., Mary Ann and Henry C. Mr. P. is one among Muscatine's substantial citi- zens ; publie-spirited and thoroughly enterprising. Acts with the Democratic party.
B. F. PATTERSON, farmer, Sec. 11; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, in 1845 ; came West with his parents. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 2d Regt. I. V. I., served until August, 1865. Married Miss Mary Kein, of this county ; have three children-William Elward, Olive Iowa and Oron Eldon. Mr. Patterson and wife are members of the M. E. Church; he is Republican in politics. Owns 80 acres of land.
C. L. PEASLEY, farmer, Sec. 12, Bloomington Tp .; was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., Aug. 3, 1830. In February, 1853, he married Miss M. L. Carpenter ; they removed to Muscatine Co. in May of the same year ; have five children-Elbert D. C., Leslie W., Samuel C., Mary Effic, Alice M. Mr. Peasley and wife are members of the Society of Friends. Politically, he is a Republican ; has held various local offices; has been member of the Board of Township Trustees, and Treasurer a number of terms ; owns 200 acres of land, finely improved and well located.
MRS. ELIZABETH D. PURCELL, nee Parvin, far., Sec. 9; P. O. Muscatine ; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, near Cincinnati, in 1839; came to Indi- ana with her parents while very young, and located in Dearborn Co .; in 1839, her parents removed to Muscatine Co., Iowa, and located at Bloomington (now Muscatine). In 1840, she married Alfred Purcell, a native of Kentucky, born near Maysville in 1804; Mr P. came to Iowa the same year that they were married, and died Dec. 16,
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1878; they have had nine children, eight still living-Melinda (now Mrs. Adkins), Louisa (now Mrs. Pierson), Lydia (now Mrs. Middleton), Charles, James, Rhoda, Alfred Oliver and Lizzie. Mr. P. was a plasterer by trade, which he followed for some years in Muscatine. Mr. P. was formerly a Whig, afterward a Republican. In 1854, they moved on the farm on which they now reside, of 104 acres, which they improved.
SAMUEL ROCKAFELLOW, far., Sec. 32; P. O. Muscatine; is a native of Pennsylvania; born in Montgomery Co., Sept. 23, 1833; in 1861, emigrated to Cedar Co., Iowa; remained one year ; in 1862, located in Muscatine Co., near Mus- catine. In 1857, in the city of Philadelphia, he married Miss Catharine G. Howell ; they have five children-Harry H., Howard W., Clara E., Fanny R. and Charles O. Mr. R. is a machinist by trade, but now follows the occupation of a farmer. Members of the M. E. Church on the Island ; Mr. R. is a Republican in politics, and has ever acted with that party.
W. G. ROWLAND, contractor and builder, Sec. 33; Mr. Rowland was born in Kingston, Canada West, Feb. 10, 1841 ; in 1851, he removed with his parents to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .; thence to Rock Co., Wis., in 1855; in 1857, he came to Muscatine Co., remaining a short time ; went to Kansas; returned to Muscatine in 1860. He enlisted in Co. A, 9th Regiment I. V. I .; was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Married Miss Lydia Hopkinson in Muscatine Co., in 1860; she was born near Cincinnati, Ohio ; they have five children-Lillie Amelia, Lulu, Charles G., May, Phoebe J. Members of the U. B. Church ; he is a Republican. Owns forty-five acres of land.
GEORGE SHIELD, farmer and stock-dealer, Sce. 21 ; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Aug. 28, 1845 ; came to Muscatine Co. with his parents in 1855. Married Miss Rhoda Smalley, of this county, in September, 1875; they have one child- Robert. Mr. Shield is a Democrat. Owns 188 acres of land; he is extensively engaged in stock-dealing, which business he devotes the most of his time to, and has been among the most successful dealers in the county.
SHEPHERD SMALLEY, Sec. 3; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. 12, 1817, where he remained, receiving as good an education as the Western schools of that carly day afforded ; in 1839, in company with his parents, came to and settled in Bloomington ( now Muscatine ), where he has since resided, his father having died since, but his mother is still living in the city of Muscatine, now over 80 years of age; Mr. S. has lived for forty years on the site of his present fine dwelling, the orig- inal house that he built forty years ago making part of the same ; in the same year he built his large barn, hauling the lumber fifty or sixty miles; it was the first barn of any size in the county, and still in a good state of preservation ; Mr. S. erected his house and barn before the land was bought from the Government, which was rather advent- urous. Feb. 19, 1845. he married Miss Minerva Drury, daughter of Isaiah Drury, one of the pioneers of Rock Island Co., Ill .; they have five children-William, . Andrew, Priscilla (now Mrs. Hartman), Rhoda (now Mrs. Shield ) and Frank. Mr. S. has held various important offices of trust and responsibility in the county and State; he was the first Drainage Commissioner appointed by the Governor fer this part of Iowa, and was one of those who got an appropriation bill through the Legislature for a levee fund for Muscatine Co., and helped prosecute the work which made thousands of acres of land very valuable in Muscatine Co. that would otherwise have been worthless. Mr. S. is one of Fowa's early pioneers, and also one of Muscatine Co.'s most, enterprising citizens, ready to help in every publie enterprise. Mr. S. is a Democrat.
ALISON THORNTON, farmer, Sec. 16; was born in Guilford Co., N. C., in 1832 ; in 1854, removed to Arkansas; the following year, to Mercer Co., Ill., where he married Miss Elizabeth Wells in 1858; they removed to this county in 1866, and settled on the farm where he now resides ; they have one child-Sarah Emma. Mr. T. is a member of the M. E. Church on the Island. Republican. He enlisted in the 124th Regt. I. V. I., and served until the close of the war; the Adjutant General's reports of Illinois show that he was a good soldier.
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BARTLETT THORNTON, farmer, Muscatine Co .; was born near Hart- ford, N. C., Oct. 9, 1804 ; in 1815, he removed with his parents to Guilford Co .; remained until 1825, when he went to Wayne Co., Ind .; thence to Mercer Co., Ill., where he married Miss Mary Bachelder, in 1844; she was a native of Maine, born June 16, 1809; they came to Muscatine Co. in 1865; she died in this county in the 69th year of her age ; they had six children, two still living. Mr. Thornton was origi- nally a Whig, but on the formation of the Republican party, he adopted its principles ; .he is a member of the Society of Friends. By his energy and industry, Mr. T. has accumulated quite a property ; he owns 110 aeres of land on his home place, and 410 acres near Wapello, the county seat of Louisa Co.
CHARLES B. VAIL, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Muscatine; was born in Orange Co., N. Y., March 17, 1849; in 1855, he came to Muscatine Co. with his father, J. M. Vail, and has resided in the county since ; has a fine farm of 73 acres, which he improved, located in Sec. 15, Muscatine Island. Mr. V. is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of Muscatine. His occupation is that of farm gardening. Dem- ocrat.
J. M. VAIL, farmer, Scc. 29; P. O. Muscatine; was born in the town of Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y., Nov. 27, 1819; emigrated to Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1854 ; the next year, came to Muscatine Co., and located on the farm on which he now lives and has improved, consisting of 140 acres, situated six miles southwest of Muscatine ; he also owns 180 acres of a farm near the county line in Louisa Co. Mr. Vail mar- ried Miss Louisa C. Chapman, daughter of Hiram Chapman, a physician of Newburg, N. Y., in 1844; they have had six children, four still living-Edward N. C., Charles B., James A. and J. Henry ; William Chapman died in Florence Prison, N. C., Feb. 5, 1865, aged 19 years ; Hiram died in infancy. Mrs. V. was born in Florida, Orange Co., N. Y., in 1817. Members of the Presbyterian Church of Muscatine; Mr. V. has held several offices of honor and trust in the county, and also in the State of New York before coming West; he has always been a Democrat.
A. A. WEBB, farmer, Sec. 16; was born in Allegheny Co., Penn,, May 10, 1826; in 1829, his parents removed to Guernsey Co., Ohio, where he remained until he was 22. years of age, when he went to De Kalb Co., Ill., where he married Miss Martha Jane Bartlett, a native of Ashland Co., Ohio; they were married in 1856 ; she was born March 21, 1839; they removed to Muscatine Co. and settled where they now reside, in 1864; have had six children, four still living-John J., Stella, Annie and Willie. Mr. Webb and wife are members of the M. E. Church ; he is a Repub- lican. Owns 101 acres of land, well improved.
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JOHN C. ALDINGER, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Sweetland Center; born in Muscatine Co., Iowa, Nov. 1, 1853; his parents, John and Catharine Aldinger, came to Muscatine Co. in 1851 ; Mrs. Aldinger was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Nov. 24, 1817 ; John, Sr., born in Germany Oct. 18, 1815, and died Nov. 8, 1856. John Aldinger, Jr., married Miss Lizzie Johnson in 1876; she was born in Queen Anne Co., Md., March 1, 1857 ; they have two children-Katie and Emma. Mr. A. is a Demo- crat.
JOEL BARNARD, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Muscatine; born in York State April 20, 1809; went to Washington Co., Ind., with his parents in 18-, where he was united in marriage to Miss Malvina Bogal in 1832; born in Virginia April 16, 1810 ; removed to Muscatine Co. in 1843; have seven children-Rural, Andrew, Sarelda, Ruth, Levi, Polly and Bathia:
JOHN W. CLENDENEN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Sweetland Center ; born in Mercer Co., Penn., Feb. 18, 1839 ; came to Muscatine Co. with his parents in
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1845; has been twice married ; present wife was Mrs. Mary Montgomery ; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Feb. 12, 1847. Mr. C.'s parents settled near his present resi- dence; remained until their death. Mr. and Mrs. Clendenen are members of the Friends' Church. Mr. C. owns fifty-one acres of land, and has ever been identified with the Democratic party.
ELMUR DAY, farmer, Scc. 33; P. O. Sweetland Center ; born in Washing- ton Co., Penn., Nov. 23, 1821 ; removed in 1850 to Greene Co., where he followed farm- ing until 1865, then returned to Washington Co. ; the same year, came to Muscatine Co. and purchased the farm where he moved his family in October, 1865. Mr. Day married Miss Rachel D. Comkey March 12, 1849, a native of Green Co., Penn. ; born Aug. 18, 1823, and died Jan. 14, 1861. He married again Miss Susan Kelley Dec. 30, 1863; born in Fayette Co., Penn., Dec. 6, 1830, and died March 23, 1870. Mr. Day has five children by former wife-Elizabeth (now Mrs. Mann), John W., Hannah B., Alice J. and Samuel M., Elmur Day, and one deceased-Livisa M., and by second wife two-Ida M. and George I., and one deceased-Laura F. Mr. Day was elected to the Legislature in 1871, and has been a member of the Presbyterian Church since 34 years of age, where he has ever been a faithful member ; is a Democrat.
JOSIAH DAY, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Sweetland Center; born in Washington Co., Penn., July 13, 1828; removed to Muscatine Co. in 1866, settling in Sweetland Tp., where he owns a fine farm of 350 acres. Married Miss Phebe J. Minton, a native of Washington Co., Penn., in 1854; born Ang. 23, 1832; have six children, three sons and three daughters-Laura C., S. Belle, Mary, John W., S. Addison and Goldsmith O. Mr. and Mrs. Day are members of the Presbyterian Church ; Democrat.
MRS. LYDIA A. DAVIDSON, formerly Mrs. Hoope, Sec. 18; P. O. Muscatine ; born in Philadelphia, Penn., Jan. 9, 1842; removed with her parents to Delaware Co., Penn., and thence to Muscatine Co. Feb. 1, 1867. Married William H. Davidson Dec. 12, 1866; he was born in Chester Co., Penn., March 8, 1835 ; died Sept. 19, 1872; have two daughters-Ellie E., born Oct. 17, 1867 ; Sidonia S. G., born July 8, 1871. Mrs. D. is a member of the Episcopal Church; Mr. D. served as clerk in the Quartermaster's Department one year, under J. J. Hooper. Democrat.
ISAIAH DAVIS, farmer, See. 4; P. O. Sweetland Center; born in Virginia Feb. 10, 1816; removed with his parents to Union Co., Ind., when 13 years of age ; remained three years; thence to Madison Co., and lived five years ; came to Muscatine Co., in 1837, and settled in Sweetland Tp .; among the first in the township; there was only one small field broken on the prairie in that vicinity ; Mr. Davis helped to survey the city of Muscatine in 1839, and Bloomington Tp., Sweetland Tp. in 1837, and was Deputy Sheriff in 1838. Married Miss Hannah Drury, May 27, 1844; born in Wayne C'o., Ind., Sept. 23, 1823 ; have had eleven children. eight sons and three daughters- John, Benjamin, Charles, Frank, Lucy, Lincoln, Dell, Isaiah, and three dead; Shepard died in the army; Rachel and James; the first house that was built on the prairie in Sweetland Tp. now stands on Mr. Davis' farm ; he owns 300 acres of land ; has improved 400 acres in the township. Mrs. D. is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Davis has been honest in all his business transactions, an industrious and energetic man. and is highly respected by all that know him ; Republican.
ANDREW DOBBS, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Melpine; born in Juniata Co .. Penn., April 1, 1816. Married Miss Elizabeth Longstreth March 11, 1815; removed to Muscatine Co., 1845, and settled where they now reside, in the spring of 1846 ; Mr. D. was appointed Postmaster of Melpine, by William Dennison, in 1865, which office he has held ever since ; was on the Board of Supervisors four years; taught the first school in the district ; have five children-Marion B., Edward H., Emma U., Chester P. and Elizabeth A. Members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. D. is a Repub- lican.
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